Padmapuran Part 1

SR No.: 001822
Original Sutra Author: Dravishenacharya
Author: Pannalal Jain
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 604
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Mythology, & Story
File Size: 15 MB

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प्रस्तावना
[७] सीता दशरथकी पुत्री है
यह दशरथजातक, जावाके रामकेलिंग, मलयके सेरीराम तथा हिकायत महाराज रावणमें लिखा है ।
इनमें दशरथजातककी कथा पहले दी जा चुकी है। अन्य कथाएँ लेख-विस्तारके भयसे नहीं दे रहा हूँ।
पद्मचरित और आचार्य रविषेण
संस्कृत पद्मचरित, दिगम्बर कथा साहित्यमें बहुत प्राचीन ग्रन्थ है। ग्रन्थके कथानायक आठवें बलभद्र पद्म ( राम ) तथा आठवें नारायण लक्ष्मण हैं। दोनों ही व्यक्ति जन-जनके श्रद्धाभाजन हैं, इसलिए उनके विषयमें कविने जो भी लिखा है वह कविको अन्तर्वाणीके रूपमें उसकी मानस-हिमकन्दरासे निःसृत मानो मन्दाकिनी ही है। प्रसंग पाकर आचार्य रविषणने विद्याधरलोक, अंजना-पवनंजय, हनुमान तथा सुकोशल आदिका जो चरित्र-चित्रण किया है, उससे ग्रन्थकी रोचकता इतनी अधिक बढ़ गयी है कि ग्रन्थको एक बार पढ़ना शुरू कर बीच में छोड़नेकी इच्छा ही नहीं होती।
इसके रचयिता आचार्य रविषेण है, इन्होंने अपने किसी संघ या गणगच्छका कोई उल्लेख नहीं किया है और न स्थानादिकी ही चर्चा को है परन्तु सेनान्त नामसे अनुमान होता है कि सम्भवतः सेन संघके हों। इनकी गुरुपरम्पराके पूरे नाम इन्द्रसेन, दिवाकरसेन, अर्हत्सेन और लक्ष्मणसेन होंगे, ऐसा जान पड़ता है। अपनी गुरुपरम्पराका उल्लेख इन्होंने इसी पद्मचरितके १२३वें पर्वके १६७वें श्लोकके उत्तरार्धमें इस प्रकार किया है
'आसी दिन्द्रगुरोदिवाकरयतिः शिष्योऽस्य चाहन्मुनि
स्तस्माल्लक्ष्मणसेनसन्मुनिरदः शिष्यो रविस्तु स्मृतम्' । अर्थात् इद्रगुरुके दिवाकर यति, दिवाकर यतिके अर्हन्मुनि, अर्हन्मुनिके लक्ष्मणसेन और लक्ष्मणसेनके रविषेण शिष्य थे।
ये सब किस प्रान्तके थे ? इनके माता-पिता आदि कौन थे ? तथा इनका गार्हस्थ्य जीवन कैसा रहा ? इन सबका पता नहीं है । पद्मचरितकी रचना कब पूर्ण हुई ? इसका उल्लेख इन्होंने १२३ वें पर्वके १८१ वें श्लोक में इस प्रकार किया है।
"द्विशताभ्यधिके समा सहस्र समतीतेऽर्द्धचतुर्थवर्षयुक्ते ।
जिनभास्करवर्द्धमानसिद्धे चरितं पद्ममुनेरिदं निबद्धम् ॥१८१॥ अर्थात् जिनसूर्य-भगवान् महावीरके निर्वाण होनेके १२०३ वर्ष ६ माह बीत जानेपर पद्ममुनिका यह चरित निबद्ध किया गया। इस प्रकार इसकी रचना ७३४ विक्रम संवत में पूर्ण हुई। इनके उत्तरवर्ती उद्योतनसूरिने अपनी कुवलयमालामें-जो वि. सं. ८३५ की रचना है वरांगचरितके कर्ता जटिलमुनि तथा पद्मचरितके कर्ता रविपेणका स्मरण किया है। इसी प्रकार हरिवंशपुराणके कर्ता जिनसेनने भी वि. सं. ८४० की रचना-हरिवंश पुराण में रविषेणका अच्छी तरह स्मरण किया है ।
१. जेहि कए रमणिज्जे वरंग पउमाणचरिय वित्थारे ।
कहव ण सलाहणिज्जे ते कइणो जडियरविसेणे ॥४१॥ २. कृतपद्मोदयोद्योता प्रत्यहं परिवर्तिता ।
मूर्तिः काव्यभवा लोके रवेरिव रवेः प्रिया ॥३४॥

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## Introduction
[7] Sita is the daughter of Dasharatha.
This Dasharatha Jataka is written in Java's Ramkeling, Malay's Seriram, and the Hikayat Maharaja Ravana.
The story of Dasharatha Jataka has already been given. I am not giving other stories due to the fear of writing extensively.

## The Padmacharita and Acharya Ravishena
The Sanskrit Padmacharita is a very ancient text in Digambar Katha literature. The protagonists of the text are the eighth Balabhadra Padma (Rama) and the eighth Narayan Lakshmana. Both these individuals are revered by the people, so whatever the poet has written about them is like a Mandakini flowing from the mental Himalayas, as if it were the inner voice of the poet. Acharya Ravishena, taking the opportunity, has depicted the characters of Vidhyadharaloka, Anjana-Pavananjay, Hanuman, and Sukoshal, etc., which has increased the interest of the text so much that one does not feel like leaving it once they start reading it.

Its author is Acharya Ravishena. He has not mentioned any of his sangha or ganagachchha, nor has he discussed the place, etc., but from the name Senant, it seems that he might have belonged to the Sen sangha. It seems that the full names of his guru parampara would be Indrasen, Divakarasen, Arhatsen, and Lakshmanasen. He has mentioned his guru parampara in the latter half of the 167th shloka of the 123rd parva of this Padmacharita as follows:
'Aasi Dindragurodiwakarayati: Shishyo'sya chahanmuni
Tasmal Lakshmanasenasanmuniradah Shishyo Ravistu Smritam'.
Meaning: Divakar Yati was the guru of Indraguru, Arhatmuni was the disciple of Divakar Yati, Lakshmanasen was the disciple of Arhatmuni, and Ravishena was the disciple of Lakshmanasen.

Who were all these people from which province? Who were their parents, etc.? And what was their domestic life like? We do not know any of this. When was the Padmacharita completed? He has mentioned this in the 181st shloka of the 123rd parva as follows:
"Dwishataabhyadhike sama sahasra samatite'ardhachaturythavarshayukte.
Jinbhaaskara Vardhamanasiddhe Charitam Padmamuneridaam Nibaddham ||181||
Meaning: This charita of Padmamuni was written after 1203 years and 6 months had passed since the nirvana of Jin Surya Bhagwan Mahavira. Thus, its composition was completed in 734 Vikram Samvat. Udyotan Suri, who came after him, has mentioned Ravishena, the author of Padmacharita, and Jatilmuni, the author of Varangacharita, in his Kuvalayamala, which was written in 835 VS. Similarly, Jinsen, the author of Harivansh Purana, has also mentioned Ravishena well in his Harivansh Purana, which was written in 840 VS.
1. Jehi Kae Ramanijje Varang Paumaanachariya Vitthare.
Kahav Na Salaahanijje Te Kaino Jadieravishene ||41||
2. Kritpadmodayodyota Pratyahm Parivartita.
Murti: Kavya Bhava Loke Raveriv Rave: Priya ||34||