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Importance of The Jaina Grantha Bhandars
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8. SANGANER
Sängāner, an old town of the former Jaipur State is 8 miles from Jaipur City. Before the foundation of the Jaipur City, it was a prominent business and literary centre of Rājasthan. It remained under the Rulers of Amer. There is a Jaina temple called temple of Sanghiji which was constructed in the 12th century. This temple was a seat of literary activity. There were also other Jaina temples, manuscripts of which were transferred to Sastra Bhandars of Jaipur.
From 16th to 19th century the town remained a centre of literary activity. It was the birth place of several poets and scholars such as Khuśal Canda Kala (17th century), Jodhrāja Godika (17th century) Kisana Singh (18th century) etc. etc. Brahma Raymalla, a 16th century poet, settled down here and composed some Hindi works. He describes Sanganer in his Bhavişya Datta Kathå about as under :
देश ढूढाहड सोमा घणी, पुजं तहा प्रालि मण तणी।
निर्मल तल नदी वहु फिरे, मुख से बस बहु सांगानेरि । चहु दिमि बरण्या भला बाजार, भरे पटोला मोती हार ।
भवन उत्तुग जिनेश्वर तरणा, सौभे चंदवा तोरण घणा । राजा राजे भगवतदास, राजकंवर सेतहि बहतास ।
Kishan Singh, a poet of 18th century lived here and wrote Kriya Koşa' in the year 1727 A.D. His other works are Punyasrava Katha Kosa, and Caubisa Dandaka, etc. Poet Hemarāja also lived here for some time and after-wards he went to Kama where he composed Doha Sataka.
1. सत्रह सवत् चौरासिया सु भादों मास,
वर्षा रिति श्वेत तिथि पन्यो रविवार है। सतिविषा रिषि प्रति नाम जोग कुम,
समिस्यंध को दिन समूहरत प्रति सार है। टूडारह देश जानं बस सांगानेरि थानं,
जैसिंह सवाई महाराज निति पार है। ताकै राजसम परिपरण की इह कथा,
भव्यन के हिरदै हुलास देनहार है।
