
jainadharmo.astu ma.ngala.nm..’– yah shlok pratyek digambar jain shAstrapaThanake prArambhame.n ma.ngalAcharaNarUpase
bolatA hai. isase siddha hotA hai ki sarvaj~na bhagavAn shrI mahAvIrasvAmI aur gaNadhar bhagavAn shrI
gautamasvAmIke pashchAt turta hI bhagavAn ku.ndaku.ndAchAryakA sthAn AtA hai. digambar jain sAdhu apaneko
ku.ndaku.ndAchAryakI paramparAkA kahalAneme.n gaurav mAnate hai.n. bhagavAn ku.ndaku.ndAchAryadevake shAstra sAkShAt
gaNadharadevake vachano.n jitane hI pramANabhUt mAne jAte hai.n. unake pashchAt honevAle gra.nthakAr AchArya apane
kisI kathanako siddha karaneke liye ku.ndaku.ndAchAryadevake shAstro.nkA pramAN dete hai.n jisase vah kathan
nirvivAd siddha ho jAtA hai. unake pashchAt likhe gaye gra.ntho.nme.n unake shAstro.nme.nse bahut avataraN lie
gaye hai.n. vAstavame.n bhagavAn ku.ndaku.ndAchAryane apane paramAgamo.nme.n tIrtha.nkaradevo.n dvArA prarUpit uttamottam
siddhA.nto.nko surakShit karake mokShamArgako sthir rakhA hai. vi0 sa.n0 990 me.n honevAle shrI devasenAchAryavar
apane darshanasAr nAmak gra.nthame.n kahate hai.n ki
prApta thI, jinho.nne pUrva videhame.n jAkar sIma.ndharabhagavAnakI va.ndanA kI thI aur unase prApta hue
shrutaj~nAnake dvArA jinho.nne bhAratavarShake bhavya jIvo.nko pratibodhit kiyA hai aise jo
jinachandrasuribhaTTArakake paTTake AbharaNarUp kalikAlasarvaj~na
ShaTprAbhR^itakI shrI shrutasAgarasUrikR^it TIkAke a.ntame.n likhA hai.
hai.
1 bhagavAn ku.ndaku.ndAchAryadevake videh gaman sambandhI ek ullekh
2 shilAlekho.nke liye dekhiye Age ‘bhagavAn shrI ku.ndaku.ndAchAryadev sambandhI ullekh’.