- Raighu
Raighu was the last of the great
Apabhramsha poets. He also supervised thepratishtha of the many, perhaps most of theJain idols carved on the hill side in theGwalior Fort during the rule of TomarDungarsingh .He wrote many books during sam. 1440-1530 (1383-1468), and is mentioned as the supervising scholar in several inscriptions in the Gwalior fort.
He was born in the
Padmavati Purval Jain community. He was a lay disciple of Bramha Shripal, who was a disciple ofBhattaraka Yashahkiriti ofKashtha Sangh .His known works are [Jain Dharma Ka Prachin Itishas, Paramanand Shastri, Gajendra Publication, 1975] :
* Appa Samboha Kavva: (literally addressing myself)
* Sammat Gunanihana: written on the request of GoelAgrawal Kamal Singh in sam 1492.
* Sammai Jinachariu: (life of LordMahavira ) written on the request of Bramha Khelha, the son of Agrawal Sahu Tosau of Hisar. Bramha Khela has an idol ofChandraprabha carved in the Gwalior fort of "11 hand" height. The book also gives a history of the family of Sahu Tosau since the time ofFeroze Shah .
* Sukaushal Chariu
* Savaya Chariu: at the request ofGolalare Sandhadhip Kusharaj
* Balahadda Chariu: at the request ofAgrawal Sahu Harsi.* Mesehar Chariu
सं १५१० वर्षे माघ सुदी ८ सोमे गोपाचल दुर्गे तोमर वंशान्वये राजा श्री डूंगरेन्द्र देव राज्य पवित्रमाने श्री काष्ठासंघ माथुरान्वये भट्टारक श्री गुणकीर्ति देवास्तत्पट्टे श्री मलयकीर्ति देवास्ततो भट्टारक गुणभद्रदेव पंडितवर्य रइघू तदाम्नाये अग्रोतवंशे वासिलगोत्रे सकेलहा भार्या निवारी तयोः पुत्र विजयष्ट शाह ... साधु श्री माल्हा पुत्र संघातिपति देउताय पुत्र संघातिपति करमसीह श्री चन्द्रप्रभु जिनबिंब महाकाय प्रतिष्ठापित प्रणमति ..शुभम् भवतु ..|| A Gwalior Fort Inscription 1453 CE [http://www.webdunia.com/dharm/jain/gopachal/19_gopachal9.htm Gopachal ke Jinamandir]* Ritthanemi Chariu
* Dhanakumar Chariu
* Anathmi Kaha
* Siddhantartha Sar
* Vrattasar
* Punnasava kahakosa
* Jivandhar Chariu
* Siripal Chariu
* Dashalakshana Jayamala
* Shodhashakarana JayamalaSome of his texts are still being discovered in Jain libraries.
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History of the Hindi language References
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