ABOUT GIRNAR · HISTORY
History of Girnar
Girnar has been alive since before human memory. Kings built its steps. Merchants restored its temples. Devotees died on its slopes. And through every era, the mountain has kept its promise.
These are the chapters that built this Tirth.
GIRNAR THROUGH TIME
01 · Ancient Era
Bharat Maharaja
In this Avsarpini — the descending cycle of time — the first Sangh to Shatrunjay and Girnar was organised by Bharat Maharaja, son of Lord Adinath. After completing his Yatra at Shatrunjay, he journeyed towards the eternal Tirth Girnar.
02 · Ancient Era
Gajpad Kund
Once when Bharat Maharaja had the Pratishta of Neminath Bhagwan performed at the hands of Gandhar Bhagwant, Lord Indra came to Girnar on his Airavat Elephant with great zeal and excitement to see and pray to Neminath Bhagwan.
03 · Ancient Era
Ratnasa Shravak
Once, in the Samavasaran of Neminath, King Indra with folded hands asked: "O Lord! What good deeds had Gandhar Vardatt done in the past that he got to become a Gandhar?" The Lord replied with the story of Ratnasa Shravak.
04 · V.S. 1170 (c. 1113 CE)
Sajjan Mantri
King of Patan, Siddhraj Jaysingh attacked the city of Saurashtra during V.S. 1170 (c. 1113 CE), capturing the erstwhile King Ra Khengar. When Ra Khengar passed away, King Siddhraj Jaysingh appointed Sajjan Mantri as Governing Officer of Saurashtra.
05 · 12th Century
Kumarpal Maharaja
Maharaja Kumarpal and Kalikal Sarvagnya Hemchandra Acharya went on a cha-ri palit sangh — a Yatra on foot following 6 sacred principles — to Shatrunjay and Girnar. After much enthusiasm and celebration, the Sangh reached the Girnar foothills.
06 · 1889 AD
The Girnar Lottery
In 1889 AD, the steps from Taleti to Mali Parab were completely broken. The steps from Mali Parab to the Main Neminath Toonk, made of white and ash-coloured stones, had worn off completely — and beyond the Ambaji temple there were no steps at all.
07 · V.S. 1979
Nitisuri Maharaj Saheb
There was a critical and immediate need to restore and repair the temples on the first Toonk of Girnar Tirth. In those circumstances, around V.S. 1979, Param Pujya Acharya Shri Nitisurishwarji came to Girnar.
08 · 20th Century
Acharya Himanshusuri Maharaj Saheb
Acharya Himanshusuriji Maharajsaheb was especially involved in the various services of the Jain religious order — seeking to relieve himself partly from the indebtedness he owed to the Jain tradition. Once, during his Yatra to Girnar, he experienced unprecedented joy.
Jay Jay Garvo Girnar.
Jai Neminath Dada.
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