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## The Character of Samantabhadra Samantabhadra, who roamed freely without any restrictions, was a master of extraordinary knowledge. His eloquence, poetry, and other powers were highly developed, as is evident. His words, like a thunderbolt, shattered the peaks of opposing doctrines. In other words, before Samantabhadra, even the most formidable opposing doctrines had little prestige, and their proponents could not stand before him with their heads held high. **Verse:** "Samantabhadra, the foremost of the Munis, roamed freely in the realm of Saraswati. They triumph, their words like thunderbolts, shattering the peaks of opposing doctrines." **From the inscription No. 108 at Shravanabelagola, dated Saka 1355 (new number 258), Mangarajakavi states that Samantabhadra was the "founder of the Jina religion" after Balakapichcha. He was "Bhadramoorti" and his words, like a thunderbolt, shattered the mountains of his opponents. No opponent could stand before him.** **Verse:** "Samantabhadra, born as Bhadramoorti, was the founder of the Jina religion. His words, like a thunderbolt, shattered the mountains of his opponents." **The following two verses from the "Alankar-Chintamani" give us a glimpse of how opponents were humbled, dejected, and bewildered in the presence of Samantabhadra.** **Verse:** "Opponents, harsh in their words to their loved ones, before Samantabhadra, begged for mercy, saying, "Save us, save us!" (4-315)
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________________ गुणादिपरिचय । किसी रोक टोकके पूरी आजादीके साथ विचरती थी और इस लिये समंतभद्र असाधारण विद्याके धनी थे और उनमें कवित्व वाग्मित्वादि शक्तियाँ उच्च कोटिके विकाशको प्राप्त हुई थीं यह स्वतः ही स्पष्ट हो जाता है । साथ ही यह भी प्रकट करते हैं कि उनके वचनरूपी वज्रके निपातसे प्रतिपक्षी सिद्धान्तरूपी पर्वतोंकी चोटियाँ खंड खंड हो गई थीं—अर्थात् समन्तभद्रके आगे, बड़े बड़े प्रतिपक्षी सिद्धान्तोंका प्रायः कुछ भी गौरव नहीं रहा था और न उनके प्रतिपादक प्रतिवादीजन ऊँचा मुँह करके ही सामने खड़े हो सकते थे सरस्वतिस्वैरविहारभूमयः समन्तभद्रप्रमुखा मुनीश्वराः । जयन्ति वाग्वज्रनिपातपाटितप्रतीपराद्धान्तमहीध्रकोटयः ॥ (९) श्रवणबेलगोलके शिलालेख नं० १०८ में, जो शक सं० १३५५ का लिखा हुआ है और जिसका नया नंबर २५८ है, मंगराजकवि सूचित करते हैं कि समतभद्र बलाकपिच्छके बाद 'जिनशासनके प्रणेता' हुए हैं, वे 'भद्रमूर्ति ' थे और उनके वचनरूपी वज्रके कठोर पातसे प्रतिवादीरूपी पर्वत चूर चूर हो गये थे—कोई प्रतिवादी उनके सामने नहीं ठहरता था समन्तभद्रोजनि भद्रमूर्तिस्ततः प्रणेता जिनशासनस्य । यदीयवाग्वज्रकठोरपातश्वीचकार प्रतिवादिशैलान् ॥ (१०) समंतभद्रके सामने प्रतिवादियोंकी-कुवादियोंकी क्या हालत होती थी , और वे कैसे नम्र अथवा विषण्ण और किंकर्तव्यवि. मूढ बन जाते थे, इसका कुछ आभास अलंकार-चिन्तामणिमें उद्धृत किये हुए निम्न दो पद्योंसे मिलता है कुवादिनः स्वकान्तानां निकटे परुषोक्तयः। समन्तभद्रयत्यग्रे पाहि पाहीति सूक्तयः॥४-३१५ Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.010669
Book TitleRatnakarandaka Shravakachara
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJugalkishor Mukhtar
PublisherManikchand Digambar Jain Granthamala Samiti
Publication Year1982
Total Pages456
LanguageHindi, Sanskrit
ClassificationBook_Devnagari
File Size7 MB
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