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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Jajna Grantha Bhandars is Rajasthan,
the Jaina mythology. The scholar was the pupil of Prabhā Candra. The manuscript has been discovered in the Sastra Bhandar of Khandelwă la Jaina temple, Udaipur. It was copied in the year 1696 A. D. at Udaipur. The end of the work is as follows
श्रो मूलसध माहि उदयो दिवाकर, विद्यानद विशाल जी । सास पट्ट गुरु मल्ली सु भूषण, वाणी प्रमीय रसान जी ।। तास पट लक्ष्मीचंद सूरि मोहि, मोहे भवियण भन्न जी। बीरचंद नाम ज जन जपि, तस जीव्यु धन धन्य जी ।। प्रगट तस अनुक्रमि जागु, ज्ञानभूषण मानवत जी । तस पद कमल भ्रमर अविचल, जस प्रमाचंद प्रभावत जी ।। जग मोहण तस पाटि उदयो वादिचंद गुणाल जी । नवरस गीते जिणे गायो, चक्रवति श्रीपाल जी।। सवत सोल-एकावन वर्षे कीधोए परवध जी । भवियण थिरमल करिने सुण ज्यो, नित २ ए संबध जी ।। दान दीजि जिन पूजा कोजे, समकित मनराखी जे जी । नवकार मणीय सूत्र ज मणीये, प्रसत्य नवि भाषी जे जी ।। लोमत्य जी जे ब्रह्म घरीजि साभल्यांनु फल एह जी । ए गीत जे नरनारी सुणस्ये, अनेक मगल तसगेह जी। संघपति धन जी सवाचने करी, कोधो एह विस्तार जी । केवली श्रीपाल पुत्र सहित तह्म, नित नित करय जयकार जी।
इति श्रीविदेहक्षेत्रे श्रीपाल-सौभागी आख्यानकथनं भट्टारक श्रीवादीचद्रविरचिते चतुर्थ परिच्छेदः सपूर्णः । विदेह क्षेत्र श्रीपाल सौभागी चक्रवति हवो तेहनी कथा सपूर्ण ।
श्री सवत् १७५३ वर्षे मागमिर शुदि दिने रविकारे लिपिकृतं उदयपुर मध्ये लिखित ।।
30. ARGALPURA JINA DEVA VANDANA:---
This is a description writte by the poet Bhagwati Dăsa of the Jaina temples situated at Agri. The work was composed in the year 1594 A. D. by him From the work, it appears that Agră remained the centre of Jainas from the very beginning of the city and during the time of poet there were a number of Jaina temples. The poet belonged to Delhi. This is a good description from the historical point of view. The manuscript of the work exists in the collection of the Bhattarktya Sastra Bhandar of Ajmer.