hashe ke jyAn padmapurANanI ek be hastalikhit prato na hoy.
padmapurANanI hindI vachanikA pt.. daulatarAmajIe vikram san. 1823 mAn karI chhe. te
jayapuramAn rahetA. temanI jAti khanDelavAl ane gotra kAshalIvAl hatun. jayapuramAn temanA ek
paramamitra shrI rAyamallajI rahetA hatA. temanA atyant sneh ane preraNAthI pt.. daulatarAmajIe
A bhAShA TIkA banAvI chhe. te pote potAnA shabdomAn lakhe chhe -
rAyamalla sAdharmI ek, jAke ghaTamen sva-paravivek,
dayAvanta guNavanta sujAn, par-upakArI param nidhAn.
daulatarAm sutAko mitra, tAson bhAShyo vachan pavitra;
padmapurAN mahAshubh granth, tAmen log shikharako panth.
bhAShArUp hoy jo yeh, bahujan vAnch karain ati neh;
tAke vachan hiyamen dhAr, bhAShA kInI mati-anusAr.
hindI padmapurANanI bhAShA
hindI padmapurANanI bhAShA DhUnDhArI athavA rAjasthAnI chhe. AjathI 100 varSha pahelAn jeTalA prasiddha
digambar jain vidvAno thayA chhe te ghaNun karIne jayapur athavA tenI AsapAs ja thayA chhe ane
temaNe potAne tyAn janasAmAnyamAn prachalit rAjasthAnI bhAShAmAn ja potAnA maulik ke anuvAdit
grantho rachyA chhe. chhatAn paN A DhUnDhArI bhAShA eTalI shruti-madhur ane janapriy thaI chhe ke
bhAratavarShanA vibhinna prAntonA nivAsI badhA digambar jain tene sArI rIte samajI shake chhe.
prastut sanskaraN
A hindI bhAShA vachanikAnA keTalAk sanskaraNo agAu prakAshit thaI chUkayA chhe. paN
Aje tenI prApti asambhav jevI banI gaI chhe. e vAtanun dhyAn rAkhIne shrI 10p kShullak
chidAnandajI mahArAjanI preraNAnusAr sastI granthamALAnA sanchAlakoe tene prakAshit karavAno
nirNay karyo.
keTalAk lokonI IchchhA hatI ke bhAShAne AjanI hindI rUpamAn parivartit karavI paN
em banI shakyun nahi. enA be kAraN hatA-ek to e ke prAchIn lokone ukta DhunDhArI
bhAShAj sAmbhaLavI gamatI hatI, bIjun kAraN e ke tenun vartamAn rUpamAn parivartan ghaNo samay
mAgatun hatun. mane sArI rIte yAd chhe ke mArA pUjya guru sva. pt.. ghanashyAmadAsajI nyAyatIrthe 3p
varSha pahelAn shrI sva. pt.. udayalAlajI kAshalIvAlanI preraNAthI vishuddha hindImAn padmapurANano
anuvAd karyo hato ane prakAshan mATe tene pt.. udayalAlajI pAse mumbaI mokalyo hato. te banne
vidvAnonA akAL avasAnathI te anuvAd kyAn paDayo paDayo potAnun dukhI jIvan vItAvI rahyo
chhe tenI kAI khabar paDI nathI. jo sva. pt.. udayalAlajInA utarAdhikArIo pAse te anuvAd
surakShit hoy to te sastI granthamALAne ApavAnI kRupA kare ke jethI AgAmI sanskaraNamAn te
prakAshit karAvI shakAy.
prastut sanskaraN bhAratIy jain siddhAnt prakAshinI sansthA kalakattAthI mudrit padmapurANanI
kopI parathI chhApavAmAn Avel chhe. paN temAn di. jain mandir dharmapurI, dilhI shAstrabhanDAranI hasta
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