Jaina Granth Bhandars in Rajasthan

Author(s): Kasturchand Kasliwal
Publisher: Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra Mandir

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Faina Grantha Bhandars in Rajasthan.
(3) AJITNATH PURANA.-This is an Apabhramsa work written by Vijaysingh. It was composed in Samwat 1505 (1458 A.D.) This is only the Apabhraṁśa manuscript so far found in this Sastra Bhandar. It deals with the life of Ajitnatha, the second Tirthankara. The manuscript is a rare one.
(II) SASTRA BHANDAR OF GODHA TEMPLE.
There are 616 manuscripts and 102 Gutakās in the Sastra Bhandar of Godha temple, which was constructed towards the end of the 18th Century. The manuscripts were brought from several places and housed in this Sastra Bhandar
The subjects of the manuscripts pertain to Purana, Catita, Stories, Pūjā and Stotra and the languages in which the manuscripts are written are Samskrit and Hindi
The
Most of the manuscripts are of the 17th, 18th and 19th Century earliest manuscript is VRIHAT KATHA KOSA written by Srutasägar, in samskrit. This book was copied in Samwat 1586 1 c. 1529 A.D and presented to Manḍalācārya Dharmakirti The latest manuscript is 1INALOKA PUJA in Hindi which was copied in Samwat 1993 (1936 A.D) It is a voluminous work and contains 978 pages This shows that there is still the custom among the Jainas to place the manuscripts in the Sastra Bhandārs.
Some of the important manuscripts are as follows ---
(1) VIMAL ANATHA PURANA:-by Arunamani composed in Samwat 3674 1c 1617 AD in Samskrit It describes the life of Vimalanatha-13th Jaina Tirthankata. The manuscript is of samwat 1696 (1639 A.D.)
(2) HOLIKA CAUPAI -composed by Dungaia Kavi in samwat 1629 (1572 AD) in Hindi. It narrates the story of Hohkä according to the Jaina taith. There are 85 Padyas in the work. The last two stanzas of the work are as follows
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नयर सिकदराबाद गुणकरि अगाध, याचकमन्डल श्री विमामात्र ||६४ ||
नामु
सीस गर मनि रली, मध्यू चरित्र गुरू सामली ।
जो नर नारी सुगामइ सदा, तिह घर लीहुइ सपदा ॥८५॥
(3) PANCA KALYĀṆAKAPĀṬHA:-It was composed by Har Cand in Hindi poetry in the year 1773 A.D. It describes the five ceremonies of a Tirthankara celebrated by the Gods. It contains 117 stanzas.