namah shri varddhamanaya nirdhutakalilatmane
salokanam trilokanam yadvidya darpanayate
Dear friends,
Jaya Jinendra
SHRI JINA TARANA TRIVENI
3 Dvatrimshikas by Taranasvami
Hindi translation in Prose by Br. Shitalaprasada
Hindi tranlation in Poetry by Br. Jayasagara
English translation by Dashrath Jain
2005 220 x 145 mm 134 pp
Hardcover Rs. 60
Students of Jain history will be familiar with Taranasvami, the 16th century mystic from Bundelkhand. Taranasvami was a lay scholar and spiritualist. He was known to his followers as Shrimad Taranatarana Mandalacarya.
He composed 14 works in a language that was a combination of Prakrit and Sanskrit. 9 of his works are in prose, 5 are poetry. Of these, 3 of dvatrimshikas have been chosen, along with his Chadmasthavani.
Hence the books has the following 4 works:
Pandita Puja
Malarohana
Kamalabattisi
Chadmasthavanisara
The first 3 works have an accompanying Hindi translation in prose, Hindi translation in poetry as well as an English translation.
This is followed by a conspectus of Taranasvami's Chadmasthavani, entitled "Chadmasthavani-Sara".
The book is very easy to read. The spiritual content is very important and Taranasvami is a unique personality in the subaltern history of Indian spiritualism.
His life and writings deserve serious study from the socio-anthropological angle as well as the ecclesiastical angle.
The book ought to be read by each and every Jain shravaka.
shramanopasako,
Manish
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