Radadraha
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Radadraha (राड़द्रह) is name of an ancient Jaina pilgrim mentioned in 'Tirthamala Chaityavandana'. It has been identified with Malani region of Barmer, Rajasthan.
Origin
Variants
Identification
Gudha Malani (गुढा मालानी) is a town and tehsil in Barmer district. Its PIN Code is Gudha Malani-344031. The Malani region was known as Radadhara (राड़धरा) or Lataharda (लाटर्हद) in ancient times.
History
XII Kiradu Stone Inscription of Alhanadeva S.V. 1209 (1153 AD) - This inscription was found in a Saiva temple standing amidst the ruins of Kiradu near Hathma, about 16 miles north-north-west of Badmer, the principal town of the Malani District, Jodhpur State . ...The record opens with the date, viz. Saturday, the 14th of the dark half of Magha in the vikrama year 1200, when Kuma(ma)rapala was the paramount sovereign and Mahadeva was doing all the business of the seal, relating to the drawing up of documents, etc Lines 4-6 speak of his feudatory, the Maharaja Sri- Alhanadeva, who obtained Kiratakupa, Latarhada and Shiva - through his (i.e. Kumarapala's) favour. (5. प्तश्रीकिराटकूपलाटर्हदशिवा ……राजश्रीआलण )
The three towns mentioned were secured by Alhanadeva through the favour of Kumarapala. These are:
- 1. Kiratakupa (किराटकूप) = Kiradu in Barmer Rajasthan, where the present Inscription was found.
- 2. Latarhada (लाटर्हद) = It must be same Latarhada occurring in Bhinmal Inscriptions XI and XII and Ratarhada in Sundha Inscription of Chachigadeva. It must be Raḍdhaḍa which was the riginal name of district in Malani province, Marwar.
राड़द्रह
राड़द्रह (AS, p.785): का उल्लेख जैन स्त्रोत 'तीर्थमाला चैत्यवंदन' में इस प्रकार हुआ है-. 'वंदे सत्यपुर च बाहडपुरे राडद्रहे वायडे।'. इसका प्राचीन साहित्य में लाटह्रद नाम भी प्राप्त है. यह तीर्थ गुजरात में था किंतु इसका अभिज्ञान संदिग्ध है. 1209 विक्रम संवत के एक अभिलेख में इस स्थान को गुजरात नरेश कुमारपाल के सामंत राजा अल्हणदेव की जागीर के अंतर्गत बताया गया है.[1]