bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadev vikram samvatake prArambhame hue hain. digambar jain paramparAmen bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevakA sthAn sarvotkRuShTa hai. ‘mangalan bhagavAn vIro mangalan gautamo gaNI. mangalan kundakundAryo jainadharmostu mangalamm..’– yah shlok pratyek digambar jain shAstrapaThanake prArambhamen mangalAcharaNarUpase bolatA hai. isase siddha hotA hai ki sarvagna bhagavAn shrI mahAvIrasvAmI aur gaNadhar bhagavAn shrI gautamasvAmIke pashchAt turta hI bhagavAn kundakundAchAryakA sthAn AtA hai. digambar jain sAdhu apaneko kundakundAchAryakI paramparAkA kahalAnemen gaurav mAnate hain. bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevake shAstra sAkShAt gaNadharadevake vachanon jitane hI pramANabhUt mAne jAte hain. unake pashchAt honevAle granthakAr AchArya apane kisI kathanako siddha karaneke liye kundakundAchAryadevake shAstronkA pramAN dete hain jisase vah kathan nirvivAd siddha ho jAtA hai. unake pashchAt likhe gaye granthommen unake shAstrommense bahut avataraN lie gaye hain. vAstavamen bhagavAn kundakundAchAryane apane paramAgamommen tIrthankaradevon dvArA prarUpit uttamottam siddhAntonko surakShit karake mokShamArgako sthir rakhA hai. vi0 san0 990 men honevAle shrI devasenAchAryavar apane darshanasAr nAmak granthamen kahate hain ki ‘‘videhakShetrake vartamAn tIrthankar shrI sImandharasvAmIke samavasaraNamen jAkar shrI padmanandinAth (kundakundAchAryadev) ne svayam prApta kiye hue gnAn dvArA bodh na diyA hotA to munijan sachche mArgako kaise jAnate?’’ ham ek dUsarA ullekh bhI dekhe, jisamen kundakundAchAryadevako kalikAlasarvagna kahA gayA hai ‘‘padmanandi, kundakundAchArya, vakragrIvAchArya, elAchArya, gRidhrapichchhAchArya – in pAnch nAmonse vibhUShit, jinhen chAr angul Upar AkAshamen gaman karanekI Ruddhi prApta thI, jinhonne pUrva videhamen jAkar sImandharabhagavAnakI vandanA kI thI aur unase prApta hue shrutagnAnake dvArA jinhonne bhAratavarShake bhavya jIvonko pratibodhit kiyA hai aise jo jinachandrasuribhaTTArakake paTTake AbharaNarUp kalikAlasarvagna (bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadev) unake dvArA rache gaye is ShaTprAbhRut granthamen.... sUrIshvar shrI shrutasAgar rachit mokShaprAbhRutakI TIkA samApta huI.’’ aisA ShaTprAbhRutakI shrI shrutasAgarasUrikRut TIkAke antamen likhA hai. 1 bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevakI mahattA darashAnevAle aise anekAnek ullekh jain sAhityamen milate hain; shilAlekh2 bhI anek hain. is prakAr ham dekhate hain ki sanAtan jain sampradAyamen kalikAlasarvagna bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevakA sthAn advitIy hai. ----------------------------------------------------- mUl shlokake liye dekhiye Age ‘bhagavAn shrI kundakundAchAryadev sambandhI ullekh’. 1 bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevake videh gaman sambandhI ek ullekh (lagabhag vikram samvat kI terahavIn shatAbdImen honevAle) shrI jayasenAchAryane bhI kiyA hai. us ullekhake liye is shAstrake tIsare pRuShThakA padaTippaN dekhe.
2 shilAlekhonke liye dekhiye Age ‘bhagavAn shrI kundakundAchAryadev sambandhI ullekh’.