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Godha Jain Temple Granth
Bhandari
The Jaina Temple of Godha, situated in NAGORIYAN KA CHAUK, has a Bhandar containing 718 Manuscripts, dealing with the subjects like PURANA, CHARITA, KAVYA, STOTRA etc. in Sanskrit and Hindi belonging to 17th to 19th century. The carliest manuscript available in the Bhandar is “VRIHAT KATHA KOSHA" of "SRUTA :.. SAGAR" in Sanskrit. This manuscript was copied in Samvat" 1586. The latest manuscript is “TIN LOKA KI PUJA” in Hindi which was copied in Samvat 1993. The Bhandar claims a transcript copy of the BIHARI
AI with original DOHAS with translations both in Hindi prose and poetry. It was copied in Jaipur in 1733 A. D.
The details of some of the important manuscripts of the Bhandar are as follows :S. No. Name of the manuscript Author Language Time (=V.S). 1. Chintamani Jayamal Thakur Kavi Hindi .. 16th 2. Simandar Stavan
..-do-- -do- do3. Geeta & Adinath Stavan khal Kavi -do : :: 17th . 4. Nemiswar Choumasa Muni Singh Nandi-do- -do5. Chetangeet
-do- -do- :--do6. Nemiswar Ras
Muni Ratana Kirti--dom -do7. Dravya Sangrah Bhasha Hemraj
1719 8. Nemiswar Hindolna Muni Ratna Kirti -do
. . 17th , 9. Chaturdasi Katha . Daluram
do : 1795 10. Vimalnath Purana Arurmani. : Sanskrit :: 1696 11. Holika Chopai Dungar Kavi " Hindi
1629 12. Panch Parmesthi - Uma Swami Sanskrit :: 13. Dhanya Kumar Charitra 'Gunshadracharya -do- :;" 1652 14. Vidagdh Mukh Mandan
-doin
1683
1. Dr. K. C. Kashliwal, pp. 56-57
