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Editor's Note
The Stavana (78100), Stotra (PTIE) grantha leads to the spiritual aspect for every religion. Like that there are a lots of Stavana, Stotra granthas written in Jain religion & every work has its own aspect or subject matter. From that here in one of the stava (Fra) leading towards the subject matter of 45 Agamas putting in front of you.
The main author of this (Halfholska:) work is Aa. Shri Jinaprabhasuri (
fyrruf), who was the scholar & the founder of Laghukharatara (aceat) (one kind of Monks branch). There are plenty of Stotras written by Shri Jinaprabhasuri.
Aa. Shri Jinaprabhasuri met Aa. Somatilakasuri (सोमतिलक सूरि) near the Deesa (डीसा) at the town named Jagharala (Harici). Later Aa. Shri Jinaprabhasuri gives the 700 Stotras to Somatilakasuri, by knowing the risen of Tapagachh (AM1789) (one kind of Monks branch) from Padmavati Devi. Aa. Shri Somatilakasuri is desciple of Somaprabhasuri (सोमप्रभसूरि) (the author of Karpurastav).
With the General Editor Munishree Vairagyarati vijayajim.s. I have taken this for the critical edition of this work. As far as the editing of this work (wafusha:) is concerned, there are four manuscripts which I have deciphered. Into that two manuscripts (A & B ya) are from Bhadarakar Oriental Research Institute, Pune and other two (C & D ya) are from Hemachandracharya Gyanbhandar, Patan.
The work consists the Stavana of Jinagam (farm), the brief introduction of 45 Agamas. And this contains 46 Shlokas & Avacuri as well. 25 Jan. 2011
- Amitkumar D. Upadhye
