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10 Swami Samantabhadra. His grandfather was Mrigeshavarma, his great-grandfather was Ravivarma, his great-great-grandfather was Harivarma, and his father's name was Kakutsthavarma; because the donation deeds of Kakutsthavarma, Mrigeshavarma and Harivarma, which are found in the places of Halsi and Vaijayanti, given to the Jains or Jain institutions, reveal this lineage * . There is no doubt that the ancient Kadamba kings were mostly Jains and were the kings of the southern (Banavasa) country; but from this alone, due to the similarity of names, it cannot be said that Shantivarma Kadamba and Shantivarma Samantabhadra were the same person. Some special means and evidence are needed to prove that they are the same person, which are currently lacking. In our opinion, even if Samantabhadra got married, he did not stay in the household for a long time, he took monastic vows at a young age, and only then could he have attained the extraordinary ability and importance that is found in his works and in the mentions of him in the works of other scholars, which will be shown later. It seems that Samantabhadra had dedicated himself to Jainism and the service of the Jinadeva from childhood, he had a natural love for them, and every fiber of his being was devoted to their stories. In such a situation, it can be expected that he would have delayed leaving home. Meditation and not done In India, there has also been a custom that, upon the death of the father, the eldest son inherited the throne, the younger sons then left the family * See 'Studies in South Indian Jainism', Volume Two, page 87.
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________________ १० स्वामी समन्तभद्र । मृगेशवर्मा, पौत्रका रविवर्मा, प्रपौत्रका हरिवर्मा और पिताका नाम काकुत्स्थवर्मा था; क्योंकि काकुत्स्थवर्मा, मृगेशवर्मा और हरिवर्मा के जो दानपत्र जैनियों अथवा जैन संस्थाओं को दिये हुए हलसी और वैजयन्ती - के मुकामोंपर पाये जाते हैं उनसे इस वंशपरम्पराका पता चलता है * । इसमें संदेह नहीं कि प्राचीन कदम्बवंशी राजा प्रायः सब जैनी हुए हैं और दक्षिण ( बनवास ) देशके राजा हुए हैं; परंतु इतने परसे ही, नामसाम्यके कारण, यह नहीं कहा जा सकता कि शांतिवर्मा कदम्ब और शांतिवर्मा समंतभद्र दोनों एक व्यक्ति थे । दोनोंको एक व्यक्ति सिद्ध करनेक लिये कुछ विशेष साधनों तथा प्रमाणोंकी जरूरत है जिनका इस समय अभाव है । हमारी रायमें, यदि समंतभद्रने विवाह कराया भी हो तो वे बहुत समय तक गृहस्थाश्रम में नहीं रहे हैं, उन्होंने जल्दी ही, थोड़ी अवस्थामें, मुनि दीक्षा धारण की है और तभी वे उस असाधारण योग्यता और महत्ताको प्राप्त कर सके हैं जो उनकी कृतियों तथा दूसरे विद्वानोंकी कृतियोंमें उनके विषयके उल्लेखवाक्योंसे पाई जाती है और जिसका दिग्दर्शन आगे चल कर कराया जायगा । ऐसा मालूम होता है कि समन्तभद्रने बाल्यावस्था से ही अपने आपको जैनधर्म और जिनेन्द्र देवकी सेवाके लिये अर्पण कर दिया था, उनके प्रति आपको नैसर्गिक प्रेम था और आपका रोम रोम उन्हीं के उन्हीं की वार्ताको लिये हुए था । ऐसी हालतमें यह आशा जा सकती कि आपने घर छोड़ने में विलम्ब किया होगा । ध्यान और नहीं की भारतमें ऐसा भी एक दस्तूर रहा है कि, पिताकी मृत्युपर राज्यासन सबसे बड़े बेटेको मिलता था, छोटे बेटे तब कुटुम्बको छोड़ देते * देखो ' स्टडीज इन साउथ इंडियन जैनिज्म' नामकी पुस्तक, भाग दूसरा, पृष्ठ ८७ । 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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