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besanagar ya prachin vidisha (bhootapoorv gvaliyar siyasat) ke nikat udayagiri vidisha nagari hi ka upanagar tha. ek any gufa mean gupt sanvath 425-426 ee॰ mean utkirn kumar gupt pratham ke shasan kal ka ek abhilekh hai. isamean shankar namak kisi vyakti dvara gufa ke pravesh-dvar par jain tirth kar parshvanath ki moorti ke pratishthapit kie jane ka ullekh hai- yah lekh is prakar hai-

'namah siddhebhyah shri sanyutanaan gunatoyadhinaan guptanvayanaan nripasattamana rajye kulasyadhivivardhamane shadbhiryyutaiah varshashateth mase sukartike bahul dineth panchame guhamukhe sphatavikatotkatamimaan jitodvisho jinavar parshv-sanjnika jinakrirti shamadamavanachikarath achary bhadranvay bhooshanasy shishyohmasavary kulodgatasy achary gosharmmamunestusutastu padmavatavashvapatebbhatasy parairajayasy sipughn maninasy sanghil syetyabhi vishrritobhuvi svasanjnaya shankaranam shabdito vidhanayuktan yatimargamasthitah s uttaranaan sadanshe kurunaan udagdishadeshavare prasootah kshayay karmariganasy dhimanh yadatr punyan tadpasasarjj.'

gufaean

paha diyoan se andar bis gufaean haian jo hiandoo aur jain-moortikari ke lie prakhyat haian. moortiyaan vibhinn pauranik kathaoan se sambaddh haian aur adhikaansh guptakalin (chauthi-paanchavi shati ee॰) haian. yahaan paye jane vale sthaniy patthar ke karan in gufaoan mean se adhikaansh gufaean moorti- vihin gufaean rah gee haian. khudaee ka kam asan tha kyoanki yah patthar naram the, lekin sath- hi- sath yah mausami prabhavoan ko jhelane ke lie upayukt nahian haian.

gufa san॰ 1

is gufa ka nam sooraj gufa hai. is gufa mean athakheliyaan karati vetravati, saanchi stoop tatha rayasen ke qile ki shilaean spasht dikhaee p dati hai. is gufa mean 7 fit lanbe aur 6 fit chau de kaksh haian.

gufa san॰ 2

yah gufa 7 fit 11 ianch lanbi aur 6 fit 1.5 ianch chau di ek kaksh ki bhaanti hai, jisaka ab keval nishan rah gaya hai.

gufa san॰ 3

yah gufa bhitar se 86 fit chau di aur 6 fit 3 ianch gahari hai. isamean bachi 5 moortiyoan mean se kuchh moortiyaan chartumukhi hai v vanamala dharan kiye hue haian.

gufa san॰ 4

is gufa mean shivaliang ki pratima hai. isake pravesh dvar par ek manushy vinavadan mean vyast dikhaya ganya hai jisake karan is gufa ko 'bin ki gufa' kahate haian. yah gufa 13 fit 11 ianch lanbi aur 11 fit 8 ianch chau di hai.

gufa san॰ 5

is gufa ko varah gufa kahate hai kyoanki isame varahavatar ki sundar jhaanki hai. isamean varah bhagavan ko nar aur varah roop mean aankit kiya hai. unaka bayaan paanv nagaraja ke sir par dikhalaya gaya hai jo sanbhavatah guptakal mean gupt-samratoan dvara kie ge namashakti ke parihras ka pratik hai. yah gufa 22 fit lanbi aur 12 fit 8 ianch ooanchi hai.

gufa san॰ 6

is gufa ke daravaje ke bahar do dvarapal, do vishnu, ek ganesh aur ek mahishasuramardini ki moorti banaee huee hai. ye bhavy moortiyaan bharatiy moortikala ke itihas mean ek mahatvapoorn sthan rakhati hai.

gufa san॰ 7

is gufa mean ab sirf do dvarapaloan ke chianh avashisht haian, jo gufa s॰ 6 ki tarah hi banayi gayi hai. prapt shilalekhoan se pata chalata hai ki yah ek shaiv gufa hai.

gufa san॰ 8

is gufa ka kuchh bhi nam aur nishan nahian bacha hai.

gufa san॰ 9, 10 aur 11

yah tinoan vaishnav gufaean haian, jinamean sirf vishnu ke avashesh rah gaye haian.

gufa san॰ 12

yah gufa bhi vaishnav gufa hai, isamean bhi vishnu ki moorti banaee gee thi aur bahar do dvarapal bhi banaye gaye the. jinaka ab koee nam aur nishan nahian bacha hai.

gufa san॰ 13

is dalananuma gufa ka mukh uttar ki or hai. isake samane se udayagiri paha di ke oopar jane ka pramukh marg hai. yah gupha sheshashayi vishnu ki moorti ke lie prasiddh hai. moorti ki lanbaee 12 fit hai. moorti ke sir par farasi mukut, gale mean har, bhujabandh v hathoan mean kangan haian. vaijayantimala ghutanoan tak lanbi hai. gufa ke as- pas v samane vali chattan par shankh lipi khudi huee hai, jo sansar ki prachinatam lipiyoan mean se ek mani jati hai.

gufa san॰ 14

is gufa ka bhi koee nam aur nishan nahian bacha hai.

gufa san॰ 15 aur 16

in gufaoan ki moortiyaan nasht kar di gee haian isalie yah gufaean khali haian.

gufa san॰ 17

isamean bhi gufa san॰ 6 ki taraha donoan taraph dvarapal haian, parantu ganesh ki moorti par nikhar a gaya hai. moorti ke sir par mukut bana hua hai. isake alava isamean mahishasuramardini ki bhi ek moorti sthapit ki gee hai.

gufa san॰ 18

yah gufa ab khali rah gee hai kyoanki isaki sari moortiyaan to d di gee haian.

gufa san॰ 19

yah gufa udayagiri ki guphaoan mean sabase b di hai. isake andar ek shivaliang hai, jisaki pooja sthaniy log aj bhi karate haian. oopar bhitari chhat par kamal ki akriti bani huee hai. bahar donoan or dvarapaloan ki do b di- b di ksharanayukt moortiyaan haian. oopar ki taraph ek suandar samudr manthan ka bhi drishy hai. bich mean mandarachal ko vasuki nag ke sath baandhakar ek or devagan v doosari or asuragan manthan kar rahe haian. dvar ke charoan taraph anek prakar ki lataean, belean, kirtimukh v akritiyaan khudi huee haian.

gufa san॰ 20

is gufa mean char moortiyaan haian, jo kamalasanoan par virajaman haian. isake charoan or abhamandal v oopar chhatr haian. isamean tin moortiyoan mean niche ki taraph, jo chakr hai unake donoan or do sianh amane- samane muanh kare hue baithe haian.