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 समंतभद्र।
___ " इहं हि खलु पुरा स्वकीय-निरवद्य-विद्या-संयम-संपदा गणधर-प्रत्येकबुद्ध-श्रुतकेवलि-दशपूर्वाणां सूत्रकृन्महर्षीणां महिमानमात्मसात्कुर्वद्भिर्भगवद्भिमास्वातिपादैराचार्यवरासूत्रितस्य तत्वार्थाधिगमस्य मोक्षशास्त्रस्य गंधहस्त्याख्यं महाभाष्यमुपनिवनंतः स्याद्वादविद्याग्रगुरवः श्रीस्वामिसमन्तभद्राचार्यास्तत्र किल मंगलपुरस्सर-स्तव-विषय-परमाप्त-गुणातिशय-परीक्षामुपक्षिप्तवन्तो देवागमाभिधानस्य प्रवचनतीर्थस्य सृष्टिमापूरयांचक्रिरे।"
इस वाक्य द्वारा, आचार्योंके विशेषणोंको छोड़कर, यह खास तौर पर सूचित किया गया है कि स्वामी समन्तभद्रने उमास्वातिके 'तत्त्वार्थाधिगम-मोक्षशास्त्र' पर 'गंधहस्ति' नामका एक महाभाष्य लिखा है, और उसकी रचना करते हुए उन्होंने उसमें परम आप्तके गुणातिशयकी परीक्षाके अवसरपर 'देवागम' नामके प्रवचनतीर्थकी सृष्टि की है । __ यद्यपि इस उल्लेखसे गंधहस्तिमहाभाष्यकी श्लोकसंख्याका कोई हाल मालूम नहीं होता और न यही पाया जाता है कि देवागम ( आप्तमीमांसा ) उसका मंगलाचरण है, परंतु यह बात बिलकुल स्पष्ट मालूम होती है कि समन्तभद्रका गंधहस्ति महाभाष्य उमास्वातिके 'तत्त्वार्थसूत्र' पर लिखा गया है और 'देवागम' भी उसका एक प्रकरण है। जहाँ तक हम समझते हैं यही इस विषयका पहला स्पष्टोल्लेख है जो अभीतक उपलब्ध हुआ है । परंतु यह उल्लेख किस
१ यह प्रस्तावनावाक्य मुनिजिनविजयजीने पूनाके 'भण्डारकर इन्स्टिटयूट'की उस ग्रंथ प्रतिपरसे उद्धृत करके भेजा था जिसका नंबर ९२० है।
२ "मंगलपुरस्सरस्तवोहि शास्त्रावतार-रचित-स्तुतिरुच्यते। मंगलं पुरस्सरमस्यति मंगलपुरस्सरः शास्त्रावतारकालस्तत्र रचितः स्तवो मंगलपुरस्सरस्तव इति व्याख्यानात् ।”
-अष्टसहस्री।

Translation AI Generated

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Swami Samantabhadra.
_"Indeed, in the past, the venerable Bhagavats, Uma Swami, having assimilated the greatness of the Sutra-creating Maharshis, the ten predecessors of the Ganadharas, each a Buddha, a Shruta Kevali, with their impeccable knowledge and restraint, composed the great commentary, Gandhasti, on the Tattvarthaadhigama, the Moksha Shastra, as instructed by the Acharya. The great teacher of the Syadvada Vidya, Shri Swami Samantabhadra Acharya, while composing this, included a praiseworthy examination of the supreme qualities of the Paramatma, as a prelude to the composition, and thus created the Pravachana Tirtha, known as Devagama."_

This sentence, excluding the epithets of the Acharyas, specifically indicates that Swami Samantabhadra wrote a great commentary called Gandhasti on Uma Swami's Tattvarthaadhigama-Moksha Shastra, and while composing it, he created the Pravachana Tirtha called Devagama, on the occasion of examining the supreme qualities of the Paramatma. Although this mention does not reveal the number of verses in the Gandhasti Maha Bhashya, nor is it found that Devagama (Aapta Mimamsa) is its Mangalacharan, it is quite clear that Samantabhadra's Gandhasti Maha Bhashya is written on Uma Swami's Tattvartha Sutra and Devagama is also a chapter of it. As far as we understand, this is the first clear mention of this subject that has been available so far. But this mention is from which
1 This introductory sentence was quoted by Muni Jinavijayaji from the manuscript number 920 of the Bhandarkar Institute in Pune.
2 "Mangalapurassarastavohi Shastravatar-rachit-stutiruchyate. Mangalam purassaramasyati Mangalapurassarah Shastravatarakalastatra rachitah stavo Mangalapurassarastavo iti vyakhyanat."
- Ashta Sahasri.