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bhagavan RuShabhadav
temanA chhellA das avatAranI kathA
(mahA purANanA AdhAre le. bra. harilAl jain: lekhAnk sAtamo)
(jinavANInA ansharUpe je kaShAyaprAbhRut, tenA upar
60,000 shlokapramAN jayadhavalA TIkA chhe; tenA sharUAtanA vIs
hajAr shlok shrI vIrasenasvAmI rachit chhe; ne pachhInA chAlIs
hajAr shlokanI rachanAvaDe shrI jinasenasvAmIe potAnA gurunun
adhUrun rahelun mahAn kArya pUrun karyun chhe, ane tyAr pachhI A
mahApurANanI rachanA paN temaNe ja karI chhe. A rIte jayadhavalAnI
40,000 shlokapramAN TIkAnA rachanAr evA bhagavat
jinasenasvAmInI rachanAne AdhAre A RuShabhakathAnun Alekhan
thaI rahyun chhe. samyaktva kem pamAy? te vakhatanA jIvanAn pariNAm
kevA hoy? vagere anek siddhAntik rahasyo AmAn bharyA chhe.)
ApaNA kathAnAyak bhagavAn RuShabhadevano jIv mahAbalarAjAnA bhavamAn jain dharmanA
sanskAr pAmyo; pachhI lalitAng–dev thayo; vajrajanghanA bhavamAn munione AhAradAn dIdhun;
bhogabhUminA bhavamAn ‘prItikar’ ane ‘prItidev’ e be munivaronA upadeshathI apUrva
samyaktvadharma pragaT karyo; shrIdharadevanA bhavamAn mantrInA jIvane narakamAn pratibodhIne,
samyagdarshan pamADayun; pachhI videhamAn suvidhirAjA thaI shrAvakadharma pALI antasamaye muni thayA;
ne samAdhipUrvak deh chhoDI, atyAre svargamAn achyutendrapaNe birAjI rahyA chhe; have tyAnthI
manuShyalokamAn avataravAnI taiyArI chhe; ahIn sudhI ApaNI kathA pahonchI chhe. have kathA AgaL chAle
chhe; temAn, ApaNA kathAnAyak manuShyalokamAn kyAn avatare chhe ne tyAn shun kare chhe–te ApaNe joIe.
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pUrvano trIjo bhav: vajranAbhi chakravartI, munidharmanun pAlan ane tIrthankaraprakRiti
bhagavAn RuShabhadevano AtmA achyutaIndra svargathI chyut thaIne, atyant shobhAyamAn
evA jambudvIpanA pUrvavidehakShetramAn puShkalAvatI deshanI punDarIkiNI nagarImAn avataryo,–
vajranAbhI enun nAm; rAjA vajrasen tIrthankar tenA pitA, ane shrIkAntArANI