Jaina Granth Bhandars in Rajasthan

SR No.: 011017
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kasturchand Kasliwal
Publisher: Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra Mandir
Publication Year: 1967
Total Pages: 394
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 13 MB

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activity. Jinadatta Carita, an Apabhramsa work of Lakhu, was copied here in the year 1549 A.D. in Santinatha Jaina temple of the fort and presented to Bhattaraka Lalit Kirti. Khidarkhan was then the Governor of the fort. The manuscript is preserved in the Grantha bhandar of Jaina Tholia temple. Brahma Raymall a famous Hindi poet of 16th century wrote Srīpāla Rasa in the year 1583 A. D. According to him the Ranthambhore' was full of wealth in the time of Akbara, Emperor of Delhi. In this work he describes Ranthambhore in detail. Pandit Jinadasa lived near the Ranthambhore fort and wrote Holi Carita' in the year 1551 A.D.
Gachăcăra Sūtra was copied in the year 1587 A.D. by Puranamal Kayastha in the fort. The manuscript is at present placed in the Săstra Bhandar of Surat.
Jaina Grantha Bhandars in Rajasthan.
After Ranthambhore, Sawaimadhopur was founded by Mahārājā Sawāi Madhosingh in the year 1768 A.D. and the population which was previously on the fort settled down under the foot of the fort which is about 10 miles from here. Campărăma a Hindi scholar translated Bhadra Bahu Carita in Hindi in the year 1811 A.D He refers to himself3 at the beginning of the work.
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हो रणभ्रमर सोभो कविलास, मरिया नीर तान चहुपास | वाग बिहर बावडी घरगी हो, धन कन संपत्ति तो निधान । साहि अकबर राजह हो, सोमा धगी जिमो सुर पान ||२||
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श्री ररणस्तममदुर्गे समीपस्थे मखप्रदे ।
नानावृक्षै समाकीर्ण सरोमि सरुजस्तथा ॥ ५८|| जिनागारयुते रम्ये नवलक्षपुरे शुभे । वासिना जिनदासेन पडितेन सुमिता ||५|| दृट्वा पूर्व्वकथामेकपचाशत ५१ श्लोकसयुता : पुरे सेरपुरे शांतिनाथचैत्यालये वरे ॥ ६०॥
काशीतासुमिते : १६०८. सवत्मरेतथा । ज्येष्ठमासे सितेपक्षे दशम्या शुक्रवासरे ॥ ६१॥
3. देश दूढाहड मध्यपुर माधव सूवस्थान ।
जगतसंघ ता नगरपति, पातल राज महान ||३॥ सहा वसे एक वैश्य शुभ हीरालाल सुजान ।
जाति भावक न्याति में, खडेलवाल शुभजान ||४|| गोत गांवसा फुनि घरे, परम गुनी गुण धाम ।
तिनके अति अति दीन सुत उपनो चंपाराम ॥५॥