Ratnakarandaka Shravakachara

SR No.: 010669
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jugalkishor Mukhtar
Publisher: Manikchand Digambar Jain Granthamala Samiti
Publication Year: 1982
Total Pages: 456
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 7 MB

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स्वामी समन्तभद्र। तस्यैव शिष्यश्शिवकोटिसूरिस्तपोलतालम्बनदेहयष्टिः । संसारवाराकरपोतमेतत्तत्वार्थसूत्रं तदलंचकार ।।
-श्र० शिलालेख । ' 'विक्रान्तकौरव' के उक्त पद्यमें 'शिवकोटि' के साथ 'शिवायन' नामके एक दूसरे शिष्यका भी उल्लेख है, जिसे 'राजावलिकथे' में 'शिवकोटि' राजाका अनुज (छोटाभाई ) लिखा है और साथ ही यह प्रकट किया है कि उसने भी शिवकोटिके साथ समंतभद्रसे जिनदीक्षा ली थी; * परंतु शिलालेखवाले पद्यमें वह उल्लेख नहीं है और उसका कारण पद्यके अर्थपरसे यह जान पड़ता है कि यह पद्य तत्त्वार्थसूत्रकी उस टीकाकी प्रशस्तिका पद्य है जिसे शिवकोटि आचार्यने रचा था, इसी लिये इसमें तत्त्वार्थसूत्रके पहले 'एतत् ' शब्दका प्रयोग किया गया है और यह सूचित किया गया है कि 'इस' तत्त्वार्थसूत्रको उस शिवकोटि सूरिने अलंकृत किया है जिसका देह तपरूपी लताके आलंबनके लिये यष्टि बना हुआ है। जान पड़ता है यह पधै उक्त टीका परसे ही शिलालेखमें उद्धृत किया गया है, और इस दृष्टिसे यह पद्य बहुत प्राचीन है और इस बातका निर्णय करनेके लिये पर्याप्त मालूम होता है कि ' शिवकोटि' आचार्य स्वामी समन्तभद्रके शिष्य थे + । आश्चर्य नहीं जो ये 'शिवकोटि' कोई राजा ही हुए हों ।
* यथा-शिवकोटिमहाराजं भव्यनप्पुदरिं निजानुज वेरस...संसारशरीरभोगनिगदि श्रीकंठनेम्बसुतंगे राज्यमनित्तु शिवायनं गूडिय आ मुनिपरालिये जिनदीक्षेयनान्तु शिवकोट्याचार्यरागि.... ।
१ इससे पहले दो पद्य भी उसी टीकाके जान पड़ते हैं; और वे ऊपरसे 'गुणादिपरिचय'में उद्धृत किये जाचुके हैं।
+ नगरताल्लुकेके ३५ वें शिलालेखमें भी शिवकोटि ' आचार्यको समन्तभ द्रका शिष्य लिखा है ( E.C. VIII.)।

Translation AI Generated

Swami Samantabhadra. His disciple, Shiva koti Suri, whose body is a staff for the creeper of penance. This Tattvartha Sutra, which is a boat for crossing the ocean of the world, was adorned by him.
- Shra. Inscription.
In the verse mentioned in 'Vikranta Kaurava', along with 'Shiva koti', there is also mention of another disciple named 'Shivayana', who is described as the younger brother of 'Shiva koti' in the 'Rajavali Kathe' and it is also revealed that he also received Jain initiation from Samantabhadra along with Shiva koti; * but there is no mention of him in the inscription verse and the reason for this seems to be from the meaning of the verse that this verse is a praise verse for the commentary of the Tattvartha Sutra which was composed by Acharya Shiva koti, therefore the word 'etat' is used before Tattvartha Sutra in it and it is indicated that 'this' Tattvartha Sutra has been adorned by that Shiva koti Suri whose body is a staff for the creeper of penance. It seems that this verse has been quoted from the said commentary in the inscription, and from this point of view, this verse is very ancient and seems to be sufficient to decide that 'Shiva koti' Acharya was a disciple of Swami Samantabhadra + . It is not surprising if this 'Shiva koti' was a king.
* As - Shiva koti Maharajam bhavya nappedari nija anuj veras... Sansar sharir bhog nigadhi Shrikant nembasutange rajya manittu Shivayana gudiy a muni paralie jin diksheyanantu Shiva koti Acharya ragi.... .
1 Before this, two verses also seem to be from the same commentary; and they have been quoted above from 'Gunad Pari Chaya'.
+ In the 35th inscription of Nagar Talluke, Shiva koti is also written as a disciple of Samantabhadra (E.C. VIII.).