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IV. 6 Chedasatras Age.- Samvat 1718, Śāka 1584. Author.-- Not mentioned. Subject-- This work mostly narrates stories referred to in Kalpasūtra.
In the opening verse, five kinds of knowledge are referred to as five sons of the Tirthamkara, and out of them śrutajñāna is placed by the Tirthamkara on his own level. This verse praises śrutājñāna. The concluding verse is an
asirvada to sangha, the Jaina church. Begins.- fol. 10 ए ६ 0 ए पंडितश्री५श्रीपुण्यसागरगाणगुरुभ्यो नमः
पुत्रा पंच मति १ श्रुता २ ऽवधि ३ मनः ४ कैवल्य ५ संज्ञा विभो
स्तन्मध्ये श्रुतनंदनो भगवता संस्थापितः स्वे पदे । अंगोपांगमयः स पुस्तकगजाध्यारोहलब्धोदयः
सिद्धांताभिधभूपतिर्गणधरामात्यश्चिरं नंदतात् ॥१॥ श्रीकल्पासिद्धांतस्यादौ ॥ एतन्मध्यगताऽधिकारत्रयवाचिकेयं गाथा ।
पुरिमचरिमाण etc. Ends.-- fol. 68b
जिननम्यो गुणस्थानं वंदनीयो महात्मना (1)
संघः सो(s)घहरोजीयाद्विस्व(श्च स्तुतिपथागतिगः १ Then we have the verses beginning with 5ft gaff and नगररह. These are followed by the lines as under:नक्षत्राक्षतपूरितं मरकत[]स्थालं विशालं नमः
पीयूषातिनालिकेरकालतं चंद्रप्रभाचंदनं यावन् मेरु करे गभस्तिकटके धत्ते धरित्रीवधू
स्तावन्नंरतु धर्मकर्मनिरतः श्रीसंघभट्टारकः १२३ इति श्रीकल्पांतर्वाच्यं समाप्तं संवत् १७१८ वर्षे शाके १५८४ प्रवर्तमाने भाद्रपदतृतीयाशनाविति श्रेयम् ॥ गणिगणमुकुटमणिगणिश्रीधनसागरवाचनकृते ।
1 This verse occurs in the Ms. No. 7477 styled as Kalpasūtra with a bhasha commentary and described in Keith's Catalogue vol. II, pt, II, p. 1258.
2 This verse occurs in No. SII (p. IIO) and No. 560 (p. 212) of this Descriptive Catalogue of Jaina Mss. For variants see No. 516 (p. 121) and No. 546 (p. 194).
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