Sumati Jnana

Author(s): Shivkant Dwivedi, Navneet Jain
Publisher: Shantisagar Chhani Granthamala

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II. Inscription of VS 1085
The inscription of VS 1085 is engraved on the pedestal of a massive image of Śāntinātha, placed in a Jain temple (no. 1).
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Samvat 1085/ Śrīmat Acārya putra Śrī ṭhākura Śrī Devadhara suta / Śrī Sivi Śrī Chandradevaḥ Śrī Santināthasya pratimākārī /
Sumati-Jñāna
III. An Adinatha image, with the inscription of VS 1142 on its pedestal, is preserved in Jardine Museum of Khajuraho. This inscription records the name of a religious Śreshthin Vīva and his wife Sethānī Padmavati'.
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Sam (Samvat) 1142 Srī (Śrī) Ādināthāya pratishṭhākāraka śreshthi Vīvatasā (śā) ha bhāryyā seṭhānī Padmavatī
IV. An inscription is engraved on the pedestal of a Jina image in the sanctum of Mahāvīra temple in which some names are readable.
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1. [Samvat] 1148 bhţaraka Lokaṇaṁditasya sīsha Gopāņaṁdī
2. nāṇamdiḥ/jasna sari Jalhaṇaḥ /
V. The pedestal of an Arhat image bears the inscription of VS 12058. It records in the Grahapati family, the Śreshthin Panidhara, his sons, the Śreshthin Trivikrama, Alhana and Lakshmidhara, and the date.
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Om // Grahapatyanvaye Śreshthi Panidharastasya suta Śreshthi Ti (Tri) vikrama tathā Ālhaṇa / Lakshmidhara // samvat 1205 / Māghavadi 5 //
VI. Samhavanatha image of black stone in Jaina temple no. 27, consists the inscription of VS 1215 on its pedestal". It records that in the prosperous reign of victory of the illustrious Madanavarm, the statue on which the inscription is engraved, was caused to be set up by the Sadhu Salhe, the son of Pahilla, who was the son of the Śreshthin Dedu, of the Grahapati family and further mentions that the sons of Salhe, Mahāgaņa, Mahīchaṁdra, Sirichaṁdra, Jinachaṁdra, Udayachamdra and others, always bow down to Samhavanatha. The name of the sculptor is Ramadeva.
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Om // samvat 1215 Māgha sudi 5 Śrīman-Madanavarmmadeva pravarddhamānavijayarājye // Grahapativaṁse (se) Śreshthi Dedū tatputra Pāhillah/Pahillāmgaruha sadhu Sālhe tenedaṁ (yam) pratimā kāriteti // // tatputrāḥ Mahāgaṇa / Mahichṁdra / Sirichaṁdra / Jinachaṁdra /Udayachaṁdra prabhṛiti / Sambhavanathaṁ praṇammati nityam // maṁgalaṁ mahāśrī [h]