Tilakamanjari

SR No.: 022659
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dhanpal, Sudarshankumar Sharma
Publisher: Parimal Publications
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 504
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
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कदाचित्पर्वदिवसे निविश्य पुरतः पुरातनमुनेरादिनाधस्य' भगवतः नाभितनयेन जनितमहिमानमष्टापदाभिधानमचलराजमव्रजम् 'भविष्यतां जिनवृषाणामप्रतिरूपाभिर्मणिप्रतिमाभिरध्यासितोदराणि- चैत्यायतनानि
'अभ्यर्च्य भक्त्या परमया परमिव समाज सप्तसप्तीनां सप्तलोकीमहितमर्हतां सप्तत्यधिकशतमवलोक्य तत्प्रतिमाभिरध्यासितोदराणि हिमवन्ध्यादिषु वर्षधरपर्वतेषु हैमवतहरिवर्षपुरःसरेषु वर्षेषु सौमनसविद्युत्प्रभमुखेषु वर्षान्तगिरिष्वपरेषु परमरम्येष्वद्रिकूटेषु शाश्वतानि सिद्धायतनानि""
etc. all these refer to Jina lord Rsabha and the last one refers to the assembly of the Arhatas i.e. the Jaina monks or Jaina gods comprising of a hundred and seventy in number such as -
Śrī Rșabhadeva, Śrī Vimalanātha, Śrī Ajitanātha, Śrī Anantanātha, Śrī Sambhavanatha, Sri Dharmanatha, Sri Abhinandana, Sri Santinatha, Sri Sumatinātha, Śrī Kunthunātha, Śrī Padmaprabhu, Sri Arahanātha, Śrī Supārsvanātha, Sri Mallinātha, Sri Candraprabhu, Sri Munisuvrata, Sri Suvidhinātha, Śrī Naminātha, Śrī Śitalanātha, Śrī Aristaneminātha, Śrī Śreyāṁšanātha, Śrī Pārsvanātha, Śrī Vasupūjya, Śri Mahāvīrasvāmi etc. twenty four and others.'
Apart from the Jina lord Dhanapāla has illustrated the Vedic gods and the gods of the Hindu family i.e. Brahmā, Visnu and Mahesa in their proper order- (त्रयीभक्तेनेव गाढाञ्जितहिरण्यगर्भकेशवेशेन) ___Indra' occurs numerously and synonymously as 'Satamakha Amarapati Sakra, Tridaśanātha, Vāsava," Purandara, '2 Sahasrākṣa,3 Samkrandana,'4 Pākaśāsana,"" Akhandala,'' Jambhāri," Maghavan etc.'8
1. TM. Sm. ed.p.394. 2. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 405. 3. Ibid. Sm. ed.p.406. 4. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 412. 5. M. William under Ashat. 6. TM. III, p. 64 7. Ibid. Vol. Ip.48, Vol. Ip. 156. 8. Ibid. Voi. I p. 87. 9. Ibid. Vol. I p. 107, Sm. ed. p. 325. 10. Ibid. Vol. Ip. 123. 11. Ibid. Vol. I 125. 12. Ibid. Vol. I p. 149. 13. Ibid. Vol. II p. 235, Sm. ed. p. 306. 14. Ibid. Vol. II p. 235. 15. Ibid. Vol. IIIp.3. 16. TM. Vol. III p. 11. 17. Ibid. Vol. III p.61. 18. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 305, Satamanyu Tridaśanātha Vol. I p. 123 Hiranygarbha vedhasa vol.
Xp. 108, Vol. IIIp.76.