Sapta Bhashi Atmasiddhi

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra, Pratapkumar J Toliiya, Sumitra Tolia
Publisher: Jina Bharati Bangalore

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(७) सप्तभाषी आत्मसिद्धि
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SAPTABHASHI ATMASIDDHI
About the Inspirers, Translators and Translations YOGINDRA YUGАPRADHAN SRI SAHAJANANDAGHANJI MAHARAJ (BHADRA MUNI) Born: Dumra-Kutch: Bhadra Shukla 10,
V.S. 1970: 30 AUG 1913; Left: Hampi, Karnataka : Kartik Shukla 2,
V.S. 2027: 2 NOV. 1970. After an "Inner-call-based ecstasy" of the Self at 19 in Bombay, renounced the world, became a Shwetambar Jain monk, studied deeply all Jain-Non Jain Scriptures and Philosophies with rigorous seeking for Twelve years under Gurus; studied Srimad Rajchandraji's entire Literature thoroughly, visualized previous-birth's relationships with Srimad Rajchandraji and other Great Souls and again the inner Call resounded with clear orders of the Self and the Masters to go into Solitary Seclusions and Silence, away from the people in caves and forests in the footsteps of Bhagawan Mahaveera and Srimadji. With Dikshaguru's permission, he left on his lonely voyage with the only aim of Atma Darshan and Atma Samadhi, which he acquired in course of his more strenuous seeking and Meditations throughout during his unusual wanderings in PAD VIHARA of Rajasthan, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas (searching original, Ashtapada-Kailas) Bihar (Sammet Shikharji-Pavapuri), Orissa (Khandgiri Udaygiri caves), Andhra, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Visiting everywhere Srimad Rajchandra Ashramas and other JainHindu places of pilgrimage, inspiring the real seekers and keeping away from all Jain Sects and Sectarian fragments like Prabhushri Laghurajji, made no disciples or inmates, but initiated a Post-Graduate Doctorate holding genuine seeker Sarlabahen, transmitted her in open Atma-Darshan-Samadhi followed by SAMADHI MARANA - making her leave the body in Self Awareness, after enabling her a glimpse of the inner spirit of Srimad Rajchandraji at Pavapuri.
The realized and departed Soul of Sarlabahen became instrumental in inspiring Bhadra Muni's aunt and herself an inborn great soul Mataji Dhandeviji to bring to him and resume her left link of Atma Samadhi which she also attained following her solitary Cave-Meditations and rigorous penanceful seeking. Bhadramuni, now Sahajanandaghan, after leaving the sects and sampradayas following Srimadji's order that "I belong to the self and not to any gachcha or mata" (fragments or ideologies), went on deeper and deeper into his Silenceful Solitary seeking in course of which MANTUNGACHARYA-type testing episode took place at Bordi, during his meditative devotion, conferring upon him the title of YUGАPRADHAN by the celestial beings, simultaneously subliming nearby imprisoned Mataji also,
reminding the infinite powers of Devotion and utmost sanctity-purity born of Self-Realisation, proving SRIMADJI'S saying: "There is supreme achievement (siddhi), where there is supreme sanctity (shuddhi)."
After these happenings at Pavapuri and Bordi-Gujarat, he again went to more severe seclusion undertaking three years' SILENCE at Gokak in Karnataka. From there, while naturally moving in his Vihara, he came to South India's ancient most pilgrimage place of Ramayana and Munisuvrata Swami's time Hampi-Kishkindha-Vijayanagar, the place of his previous birth's Sadhana. The caves, the hills, the rocks, the rivers all were aloof from his realized detached Self. Impressed by his Discourses on Rama, a local Vaishnava Acharya forcibly presented him a piece of land, he in turn handed over the same to the Sangha. As a result, SRIMAD RAJCHANDRA ASHRAM naturally sprung up there, imparting SRIMADJI'S teaching all over South India. Sahajanandaghanji breathed his last in Samadhi at the age of 57 in 1970 at Hampi after guiding several aspiring seekers.
WORKS: Most of his works and writings are lost, however a few that are preserved are: Anubhooti Ki Awaz, Anandaghan Chovisi, Samajsar, Atmasiddhi Shastra (Hindi), several Padas and verses poetically composed exactly on SRIMADJI'S VACHANAMRITAS collected in "SAHAJANANDA SUDHA", Sections from SRIMADJI's classified sayings titled "TATTWA VIGYAN" and also a number of his guiding letters collected in "SAHAJANANDA VILAS" and "PATRA SUDHA". Apart from his writings a few audio-cassettes and CDs are now made available in his original realized voice containing very important subject titles like Sahaj Samadhi, Raj-Jivangatha, Atmasakshatkar Ka Anubhavkrama, Samadhi Maran Ki Kala, Sri Kalpasutra (Hindi), Dashlakshan Pravachanas and others. These are available at Vardhaman Bharati, Bangalore, now even in U.S.A.
More about his life and works could be gathered from (1) Jain Journal (January 1972) (2) Sahajananda Chariyam: Prakrit-Hindi (Bhawarlal Nahata) (3) Dakshinapath Ki Sadhanayatra: Hindi/Gujarati (Both by Prof. Pratapkumar Toliya). (4) Nag ki Atmakatha: Kathalok: Hindi (Ganesh Lalwani) and others. About this Hindi Translation of Atmasiddhi
It was written following repeated requests of a Digambara Brahmachariji at Nisreyiji Teertha in M.P. 57 years after Srimad Rajchandraji's Nirvana. This was done on 9-4-1957 in one short sitting just in the same self-realizing mood of Srimad Rajchandraji, absorbing his inner spirit of meaning and in colloquial Hindi of the Hindi speaking masses of M.P. The author-Translator had shown no inclination of getting it republished, since being in deeper
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