shrI guNadhar AchAryako gnAnapravAdapUrvake dashaven tRutIy prAbhRutakA gnAn thA . us gnAnamense tatpashchAt honevAle AchAryonne kramasha siddhAntonkI rachanA kI . is prakAr sarvagna bhagavAn mahAvIrase chalA A rahA gnAn AchAryonkI paramparAse bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevako prApta huA . unhonne panchAstikAyasangrah, pravachanasAr, samayasAr, niyamasAr, aShTapAhuD Adi shAstra rache; aur is prakAr dvitIy shrutaskandhakI utpatti huI . usamen gnAnako pradhAn karake shuddhadravyArthik nayase kathan hai, AtmAke shuddha svarUpakA varNan hai .

bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadev vikram samvatke prArambhamen ho gaye hain . digambar jain paramparAmen bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevakA sthAn sarvotkRuShTa hai . ‘mangalan bhagavAn vIro mangalan gautamo gaNI . mangalan kundakundAryo jainadharmostu mangalam ..’ — -is pavitra shlokako pratyek digambar jain dharmAnuyAyI shAstra-paThanase pUrva mangalAcharaNake rUpamen bolatA hai . isase siddha hotA hai ki sarvagnabhagavAn shrI mahAvIrasvAmI aur gaNadhar bhagavAn shrI gautamasvAmIke pashchAt turanta hI bhagavAn kundakundAchAryakA sthAn AtA hai . digambar jain sAdhu apaneko kundakundAchAryakI paramparAkA kahalAnemen gauravakA anubhav karate hain . bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevake shAstra sAkShAt gaNadharadevake vachanon jitane hI pramANabhUt mAne jAte hain . unake pashchAt honevAle granthakAr AchArya apane kisI kathanako siddha karaneke lie kundakundAchAryadevake shAstronkA pramAN dete hain jisase vah kathan nirvivAd siddha hotA hai . unake pashchAt likhe gaye granthommen unake shAstrommense anekAnek avataraN lie gaye hain . vAstavamen bhagavAn kundakundAchAryane apane paramAgamommen tIrthankaradevon dvArA prarUpit uttamottam siddhAntonkI surakShA kI hai aur mokShamArgako sthir rakhA hai . vi0 samvat 990men shrI devasenAchArya ho gaye hain, ve apane darshanasAr nAmak grantha 1kahate hain ki ‘‘videhakShetrake vartamAn tIrthankar shrI sImandharasvAmIke samavasaraNamen jAkar shrI padmanandinAthane (-kundakundAchAryadevane) svayam prApta kiye hue gnAn dvArA bodh na diyA hotA to munijan sachche mArgako kaise jAnate ?’’ ham dUsarA bhI ek ullekh dekhen, jisamen kundakundAchAryadevako kalikAlasarvagna kahA gayA hai : — ‘‘padmanandI, kundakundAchArya, vakragrIvAchArya, elAchArya, gRidhrapichchhAchArya’’ — in pAnch nAmonse vibhUShit, chAr angul upar AkAshamen gaman karanekI jinhen Ruddhi thI, jinhonne pUrvavidehamen jAkar sImandhar bhagavAnakI vandanA kI thI aur unase prApta hue shrutagnAn dvArA jinhonne bhAratavarShake bhavya jIvonko pratibodh diyA hai aise shrI jinachandrasUribhaTTArakake paTTake AbharaNarUp kalikAlasarvagna (bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadev) unake rache hue is ShaTprAbhRut grathamen....sUrIshvar shrI shrutasAgar dvArA rachit

1 mUl shlokake lie dekhiye pRuShTha – 16 .