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## Introduction of Qualities If any man, due to ego or foolishness, raised any opposition, he would soon be silenced. In this way, Samantabhadra, like an undefeated lion, roamed fearlessly across the east, west, south, and north of India, engaging in debates. Once, while wandering, he reached the city of 'Karhaṭaka', which some scholars have identified as the modern 'Kanhad or Karaḍ' in the Satara district, and others as the city of 'Kolhapur' in South Maharashtra. This city was filled with many 'Bhaṭas' (brave warriors), was a prominent center of learning, and was either sparsely populated or densely populated. At that time, while expressing his intention to debate with the king there, he presented his introduction, in a verse, which is preserved in the aforementioned 54th inscription at Śravaṇa Belgola, as follows: **"I have been to Pāṭaliputra in the east, and to the Malava-Sindhu-Thakkavishaya in the west, to Kāñcīpura in the south, and to the Vaidiśa in the north. I have reached Karhaṭaka, a city filled with many Bhaṭas, a prominent center of learning, and a place of great challenge. I am wandering, seeking debate, O King, like a lion playing."** _1_ _See, Mr. Edward P. Rice B.A.'s "History of Kannada Literature", p. 23._ _See, Mr. B. Lewis Rice's "Inscriptions at Śravaṇa Belgola", p. 42; however, in the second revised edition of this book, prepared by R. Narasimhachar, a corrigendum has been issued to replace 'Kolhapur' with 'Kanhad'._ _This verse is also found in Brahma Nemidatta's 'Ārādhanākathākoṣa'. However, this text was composed several hundred years after the inscription._ **For Personal & Private Use Only**
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________________ गुणादिपरिचय । कोई मनुष्य अहंकारके वश होकर अथवा नासमझीके कारण कुछ विरोध खड़ा करता था तो उसे शीघ्र ही निरुत्तर हो जाना पड़ता था । इस तरह पर, समंतभद्र भारतके पूर्व, पश्चिम, दक्षिण, उत्तर, प्रायः सभी देशोंमें, एक अप्रतिद्वंद्वी सिंहकी तरह क्रीडा करते हुए, निर्भयताके साथ वादके लिये घूमे हैं । एक बार आप घूमते हुए 'करहाटक' नगरमें भी पहुँचे थे, जिसे कुछ विद्वानोंने सतारा जिलेका आधुनिक 'कन्हाड या कराड़' और कुछने दक्षिणमहाराष्ट्रदेशका 'कोल्हा-.. पुर' नगर बतलाया है, और जो उस समय बहुतसे भटों ( वीर योद्धाओं ) से युक्त था, विद्याका उत्कट स्थान था और साथ ही अल्प विस्तारवाला अथवा जनाकीर्ण था । उस वक्त आपने वहाँके राजा पर अपने वादप्रयोजनको प्रकट करते हुए, उन्हें अपना तद्विषयक जो परिचय, एक पद्यमें, दिया था वह श्रवणबेल्गोलके उक्त ५४ वें शिलालेखमें निम्न प्रकारसे संग्रहीत है-- पूर्व पाटलिपुत्रमध्यनगरे मेरी मया ताडिता पश्चान्मालवसिन्धुठक्कविषये कांचीपुरे वैदिशे । प्राप्तोऽहं करहाटकं बहुभट विद्योत्कटं संकटं वादार्थी विचराम्यहं नरपते शार्दूलविक्रीडितं ॥ _१ देखो, मिस्टर एडवर्ड पी० राइस बी० ए० रचित 'हिस्टरी आफ कनडीज लिटरेचर 'पृ० २३ । २ देखो, मिस्टर बी. लेविस राइसकी 'इंस्क्रिप्शन्स ऐट श्रवणबेलगोल' नामकी पुस्तक, पृ० ४२; परंतु इस पुस्तकके द्वितीय संशोधित संस्करणमें, जिसे आर० नरसिंहाचारने तैय्यार किया है, शुद्धिपत्रद्वारा ' कोल्हापुर' के स्थानमें - 'कन्हाड' बनानेकी सूचना की गई है। ३ यह पद्य ब्रह्म नेमिदत्तके 'आराधनाकथाकोष' में भी पाया जाता है. परंतु यह ग्रंथ शिलालेखसे कई सौ वर्ष पीछेका बना हुआ है। 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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