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Grantha Bhandara of Kota Division
centuries are written. The Gutakā was written in the year 1587 A.D. at Ranthambhore Fort. Some of the important works collected in the Gutaka are as follows:
(1) Sārśikhamani Rāsa by Bhattāraka SakalkIrti 15th century
(2) Neminātha Gita by Brahma Yasodhara 16th century. Pancendriya Gita by Jina Sena 16th century.
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Neminatha Rajmati Veli by Singha dāsa 16th century. ( 5 ) Vairāgya Gita by Brahma Yasodhara 16th century.
There are 96 small works collected in the above Gutakā.
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(97) GRANTHA BHANDĀR OF TERĀPANTHI JAINA TEMPLE
There are 80 manuscripts in rhe Grantha Bhandar of this temple. Most of these manuscripts are written in Samskrit and Hindi and on the subjects like Purāņa, Carita and Pūjā. The manuscript of Sammeda Šihar Pūjā composed by Lal Cand pupil of Bhattaraka Jagat Kirti at Rewari in the year 1787 A.D. is an important one The poet gives his description in the following way :
देवेन्द्रकीति तत्पद बखान, शील शिरोमरिण क्रियावान | तिनके पद परम गुरणवान, जगतकीर्ति भट्टारक प्रात । शिष्य लालचन्द सुधी, भाषा रची बनाय | एक चित्त सुनै, पढे, भव्य शिव के जाय || ३५ ।। सवत् अठारासे भयो व्यालिस उपर जान,
पाच फाल्गुन शुक्ल कु, पूरण ग्रन्थ बखान ||३६||
रेवाडी शहर मनोग्य, वसे श्रावक भव्य सब,
श्रादित्य ऐश्वर्य योग, तैतीस पहर पूरण भयो || ३७||
Apart from these manuscripts there are three Yantras written on cloth in the 16th and 17th century. RISI MANDALA YANTRA is the earliest one. It was wiitten in the year 1528 A.D. The size of the Yantra is 22" x 23". The Praśasti given on the Yantra is as follow:
श्री श्री श्री शुभचन्द्रसूरिभ्योनम । श्रथ सवत्सरेस्मिन श्रीनृपविक्रमादित्यगताब्द सवत् १५८५ वर्षे कार्तिक वदी ३ शुभदिने श्री रिषिमन्डलयन्त्र ब्रह्म अज्जयोग्य प० महदासेन शिष्य प० गजमल्लेन लिखित । शुभ भवतु ।