bhanuchandragani charit

SR No.: 002310
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Siddhichandra Upadhyay
Publisher: Jinshasan Aradhana Trust
Total Pages: 180
Language: Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 21 MB

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INTRODUCTION
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. While on his way to Abmedābād, with the royal firmān appointing him the Governor of Gujarāt, Makarabkbān" halted at Jālore and saw Bhānucandra with due respect. The Khan asked him whether he could be of any service to him. The Upādhyāya thereupon said to him that Jaina sadhus belonging to the Sāgara group were acting contrary to the behests of the late and the most revered Hira-Vijaya Sūri: Vijayadeva Sūri had, moreover, joined hands with them, and this act of bis was improper. Makarabkbān replied that if Siddhicandra was sent with him, he would act as desired by him. Accordingly, Siddhicandra started with him and both reached Siddhapur after a time.
8 to the Sãcan. The Uparespect.
Vijayadeva Sūri from Patan sent a monk by name Dhanavijaya and ten leading Jainas to receive Siddhicandra at Siddhapur and invited him to come to Patan and to receive the title of Upādhyāya from the Sūri. Siddhicandra rejected the said offer saying that he would act up to his Master's instructions. He without being deflected from his project reached Abiedābād via Mehsāņā.
At Ahmedābād Siddhicandra joined Somavijaya Upadhyāya who exerted his best to dissuade Vijayadeva Sūri from taking the side of the Sāgara group and suggested peaceful steps for bringing about unity. All his attempts however failed. It was then felt that adoption of some drastic action was necessary.
Prominent Upādhyāyas by name Somavijaya, Nandivijaya, Vijayarāja, Dharmavijaya and Bhānucandra and the poet Siddhicandra and other monks, who on invitation gathered at Ahmedābād from different places, got a learned monk by name Rāmavijaya invested with the title of Acārya at the hands of Vijayasundara Suri Bhattāraka of Vadašākhā, named him Vijayatilaka Sūri on Paoşa Sudi 12 S. Y. 1673 Wednesday (8-1-1617 A. D.) at Ahmedādād and accepted him as the successor of Vijayasena Sūri. At the time Siddhicandra was granted the title of Vācaka i. e. Upādhyāya. This festive occasion was celebrated with great eclat by the help of Subā Mukarabkhān who greatly honoured the new Sūri and supplied his men, horses and elephants for the occasion.
At the instance of the Sūri, Nandivijaya went to Māndu, while Bhānucandra with his pupil Siddhicandra went to Sirohi. At Māndu, Nandivijaya saw Emperor Jahāngir who was there at the time. The Emperor paid respects to him and remembering Bhānucandra wished that he was there.
93 Makarabkhān:-or Mukarrabkhăn was the 14th Viceroy of Gujarat, from 1616 to 1619
A.D. He started for Ahmedabad to take the charge on 1st Aswin Sudi 13 S. Y. 1673 (Hindi) i. e. (13-9-1616 A. D). "In A.D. 16I6, on their (Jahinagir and Nür Jahan's) return to Delhi, Mukarrab Kbăn, n surgeon who had risen to notice by curing Emperor Akbar, who was ennobled by Jehängir, and who, since A. D. 1608, had been in charge of Surat or of Cambay, was appointed 14th Viceroy of Gujarät, with Muhammad Safi as his minister. Jehāngir appointed Shah Jahan, 15th Viceroy of Gujarat in the place
of Mukarrab-Khān in 1618 A. D." (History of Gujarat-Bombay, Gaz. pp. 375-6) 94 Jahangir leaving Agră in the autumn of 1613 A. D. reached Ajmere on Monday 26th Aban
i. e. Märgasirsa Sudi 7th S. Y. 1670 (8-11-1613 A.D.) and from there he started on Saturday (Tuesday in Tuzuk-i-Jah. p. 340 is corrected by Debiprasad in bis Jahāngir Nämä p. 225 ) the 1st Zilqada corresponding with the 21st Alan November 2nd 1616 A. D. (Kärtika