Charlotte Krause her Life and Literature

Author(s): Shreeprakash Pandey
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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Hindi section of this book includes two important articles of the celebrated author namely “Jaina Sāhitya aura Mahākāla Mandira” and “Adhunika Jaina Samāja kī Sāmājika Paristhiti”. The latter is the Hindi version of her English article "Social Atmosphere of Present Jainism”, which I have already commented upon. In the former article, in the beginning, Dr. Krause has supplied various literary evidences proving the existence of Mahākāla temple at Ujjain. No doubt she has made exhaustive survey of Jaina literature in support of her view starting from 'Kahāvali' of Bhadreśvara (1205 A.D.) to Upadeśaprāsāda of Vijayalakşmi Sūri ( 1778 A.D.). She has also quoted Avantisukumāla episode, cited in some early canonical and non-canonical works of the Svetāmbaras and Digambaras in support of the existence of Kālakādīśvara or Kudangeśvara or Kuțumbeśvara with Mahākālavana which later on said to be changed as Mahākāla Mandira. It may be a matter of dispute whether a Jaina temple was changed into Mahākāla Mandira or the Śivalinga, after the recitation of Siddhasena Divākara's eulogy in its praise, itself got changed into the Jaina image or whether Vikramāditya became a Jaina or not, but literary, archaeological and epigraphical evidences refers to in her work establishes her as a serious scholar, ever worked on this subject.
Gujarati section includes some important articles authored by Dr. C. Krause namely, Śrī Hemavimala Sūri krta Tera Kāthīyāni Sajjhāya, Bhānumeru krta Candanabālā Sajjhāya, Kainka Sankheśvara Sāhitya, Sri Phalavardhi Pārsvanātha Stuti along with some reviews. These articles shows her efficiency of Gujarati language and deep insight as well as interest into hymnical literature. Indeed it was her laudable effort.
Last book section includes her two famous work “Ancient Jaina Hymns" and "Nāsaketarī Kathā". In Ancient Jaina Hymns she has edited some very important hymns noted amongst are ‘Munisuvrata Stavana', 'Śrī Devakulādinātha Stavana', 'Sri Varakāņa-Pārsvanātha-Stotram', 'Sri Sīmandhara Svāmi Stavana',