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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stanzas are not there. It is preserved in the Grantha Bhandar of Khandelwal Jaina Mandir, Udaipur. The last two verses of the work are as follows:
बला गिरो पीमा घाट, पुण्य तणी वहती कोषी वाट ।
मेहउ कहिउ मुगति नउ ठाम, सदा लिउ तीथकर नाम ।। ८८ ॥ तीरथ अजी घणां छइ भला, मइ कहिना दीठा ते तला।
तीरथमाल भरणउ सभलउ, जाइ पाप घट हुइ निरमलउ ।। ८६ ।। इति तोरथमाला स्तवनं समाप्तं ।। संवत् १५२६ वर्षे माह वदि ६ दिने शुक्रवारे लिखितं ।
8. RAYA HAMMTRADE CAUPAL:
This is a historical work written by the poet Bhadau. It was composed in the year 1481 A. D. It describes the life story of Rāja Hammira and the famous battle fought between him and the Emperor Allauddin. It is a Rājasthāni work which describes every event in a very lucid way. The total number of verses is 326. The last two are as follows:
गमायण महाभारथ जिमउ, हमीरायण वीतउ तिसउ। पढइ गुणइ समलइ पुराण, तीया पुरुषा हुइ गगा स्नान । दहा गाहा वस्तु चउपही, तिनिमइ इनवीसा हुई। पनरहसइ अढतीसइ सही, काती मुदि सातमि सोम दिने कही ॥३२५।। सकल लोक राजा रजनी, कलिजुगि कथा नवीनी पनी ।
भरणता दुख दालिद सहु टल इ. माडउ कहइ मो प्रफला फलइ ॥३२६।। सवत १६३६ वर्षे भादवा वदि १० रविवारे लीखत विजकीरति मलधार गर्छ।
9. DONGARA KI BĀVAN.
The Bavani was written by the poet Padma Nābha. As this was composed on the request of Sanghapati Düngar, hence it is named after his name. It is in Rajasthäni language and was completed by the poet in 1486 A. D. The work deals with various subjects of general nature and contains 54 stanzas in Savaiya metre. The manuscript is housed in Sastra Bhandar of Tholia Jaina temple, Jaipur. This was copied in the year 1656 A. D. by: Sah Rupsi. It is also called by the name of AKSARA BAVANI, In the last two stanzas, the poet gives the date of completion of the work and his short description which is as follows: