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नमः श्री पुरुदेवाय, धर्मतीर्थप्रवर्तिने ।
सर्वाविद्या-कला, यस्मा – दाविर्भूता महीतले ।।१।।
इस वर्तमान अवसर्पिणी काल में यहाँ भरत क्षेत्र के आर्यखण्ड में तृतीयकाल में जब पल्य का आठवाँ भाग शेष रह गया तब कुलकरों की उत्पत्ति प्रारंभ हो गयी । इनके नाम – प्रतिश्रुति, सन्मति, क्षेमंकर, क्षेमंधर, सीमंकर, सीमंधर, विमलवाहन, चक्षुष्मान, यशस्वी, अभिचन्द्र, चन्द्राभ, मरुदेव, प्रसेनजित् और नाभिराज थे ।
हरिवंश पुराण में लिखा है कि – बारहवें मरुदेव कुलकर ने अकेले पुत्र ‘प्रसेनजित’ को जन्म दिया, अतः यहाँ से युगलिया परम्परा समाप्त हो गई । इनका विवाह किसी प्रधान कुल की कन्या के साथ सम्पन्न हुआ है । यथा—
प्रसेनजितमायोज्य प्रस्वेदलवभूषितम् ।
विवाहविधिना वीरः प्रधानकुलकन्यया ।।
भोगभूमिज मनुष्यों के शरीर में पसीना नहीं आता था । परन्तु प्रसेनजित् का शरीर कभी-कभी पसीने के कणों से सुशोभित हो उठता था । वीर मरुदेव ने अपने पुत्र प्रसेनजित् को विवाह विधि के द्वारा किसी प्रधान कुल की कन्या के साथ मिलाया था । इन प्रसेनजित् से नाभिराज भी अकेले जन्में । इन्द्र ने इनका विवाह कु. मरुदेवी के साथ सम्पन्न किया । कहा भी है —
तस्यासीन्मरुदेवीति, देवीदेवीवसाशची ।
रूपलावण्यकांतिश्री मतिद्युतिविभूतिभि: ।।२।।
तस्याः किल समुदवाहे, सुरराजेनोदिता ।
सुरोत्तमाः महाभूत्या, चक्रु: कल्याणकौतुकम् ।।३।।
हरिवंश पुराण में भी कहा है—
अथनाभेरभूद्देवी मरुदेवीतिवल्लभा ।
देवी शचीव शक्रस्य शुद्धसंतानसंभवा ।।६।।
शुद्ध कुल में उत्पन्न हुई मरुदेवी राजा नाभिराज की वल्लभा (पटरानी) हुई । जिस प्रकार इन्द्र को इन्द्राणी प्रिय होती है उसी प्रकार वह राजा नाभिराज को प्रिय थी ।Read More
Indian culture is full of festivals. All these festivals aim at the establishment of human relations and eternal cultural & spiritual values. ‘Rakshabandhan’ is also one of these festivals and in present times, it is mainly associated with the sacred relation of brother & sister.
However, as per Jain tradition, Rakshabandhan is supposed to be originated at the pious land of Hastinapur about 12 Lac years before. The Jain story behind this festival is as follows:
Once upon a time, a large Sangh (group) of 700 Jain Saints (Munis) came to Ujjaini, where the head of the Sangh-Shri Akampanacharya gave the vow of silence i.e. Maunvrata to all the Sadhus due to the doubt of some mishappening in his heart.
As a matter of fact, the King of the city was a true Jain and the devotee of Jain-Saints but his four ministers-Bali, Brahaspati, Prahlad and Namuchi were jealous of Jain Saints & Jainism. All of them came for the darshan of the Sangh but as per the order of their Acharya, all the Saints remained engrossed in their meditation etc. and nobody talked with the King.
When the King was returning to his palace, the 4 ministers started criticizing the Sangh, as no Saint had given the blessings to the King. At that time, a Saint named Shrutsagar, who did not know about the order of Shri Akampanacharya Muniraj, was returning from the city after taking his meals (Ahar)..Read More
The Terahdweep Structure This article details the structure of Terahdweeps i.e. the first 13 islands of the Middle Universe. The Middle Universe is consisting innumerable concentric islands, which are circular like a plate. Consider the following points-
1. The first dweep or island is ‘Jambudweep’, which is 1 Lac Yojan (40 Crore Miles) in diameter. Lava¿a Samudra (i.e. Salty Ocean) encircling Jambudweep is double of it i.e. 2 Lac Yojan (1 Mahayojan = 2000 Kosh = 4000 Miles).
2. Encircling Lava¿a Ocean, there is the 2nd island named as Dhatkikhand Dweep of 4 lac Yojan. Kalodadhi Ocean of 8 lac Yojan diameter encircles this Dhatkikhand Dweep.
3. Kalodadhi Ocean is encircled by Pushkarvar Dweep, which is 16 Lac Yojan in diameter. This 3rd island is encircled by Pushkarvar Ocean of 32 Lac Yojan diameter.
In the just middle of the circumference of the Pushkarvar Island, bangle shaped Manushottar Mountain is lying. As the name suggests, the Manushottar Mountain is the boundary, beyond which the human beings cannot go.
The region upto this mountain is called as Dhaei Dweep or two and a half island-the first being Jambudweep, the second being Dhatkikhand Dweep and then half of the Pushkarvar Dweep.
Beyond Pushkarvar Island also, there are innumerable islands and oceans alternately.
The diameter is double than that of the previous one in each case upto the last Swayambhuraman island and Swayambhuraman Ocean.
महापुराण प्रवचनप्रिय पाठक बंधुओं, महापुराण ग्रंथ के इस मंगलाचरण में श्री जिनसेनाचार्य ने किसी का नाम लिए बिना गुणों की स्तुति की है। जो अंतरंग – बहिरंग लक्ष्मी से सहित एवं सम्पूर्ण ज्ञान से सहित हैं, धर्मचक्र के धारक हैं, तीन लोक के अधिपति हैं और पंचपरिवर्तनरूप संसार का भय नष्ट करने वाले हैं उनको-अर्हन्तदेव को हमारा नमस्कार है। सकलज्ञानसाम्राज्य-यौवराज्यपदे स्थितान्। |