Aabhna Teka

Author(s): Pradyumnasuri
Publisher: Pathshala Prakashan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005634/1

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AbhanA TekA prarddhamari pAThazALA prakAzana surata For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 'pAThazALA' dvimAsikanA 1 thI 60 sudhInA aMkomAM prakAzIta samagra vArtAono saMcaya lekhaka : AcAryazrI pradyumnasUri mahArAja dvitIya AvRtti : kArtakI pUrNimA, vIra saMvata 2539, vikrama saMvata 2069, nemI saMvata 64, I.sa.navembara 2012 mUlya H rUpiyA 100/ saMpAdana : saMyojana - rameza zAha (saMparka : 094271 52203) prakAzaka : pAThazALA prakAzana : bApAlAla manasukhalAla zAha TrasTa, 703, nUtana nivAsa, bhaTAra mArga, surata - 395001 anya prAptisthAna : saMdIpabhAI zAha, 402-jaya epArTamenTa;29-vasaMtakuMja sosAyaTI;zAradA maMdira roDa; pAlaDI amadAvAda-380007 jitubhAI kApaDiyA, ajaMtA prinTarsa, sattara tAlukA so.,12,lAbha kaoNmplekSa, posTa : navajIvana, amadAvAda-380014 cimanabhAI dozI, kAnamura hAusa, 281/87,narazI nAthA sTrITa, bhAta bajAra, muMbaI vijaya dozI, sI-602, dattANI nagara, bilDIMga naM.3, vivekAnaMda mArga, borIvalI(pazcima),muMbaI-400092 zaradabhAI zAha, vI.TI. eNpArTameMTa, kALA nALA, bhAvanagara-364 001 25 AbhanA TekA pustaka arthapUrNa ane ramya citro-zilpo-tasavIrothI vibhUSita thaI zakyuM che, temAM ahIM ullekhAyelA temaja aneka anya nAmI-anAmI kaLAkArono lAbha amane maLyo che. A sahunA ame RNI chIe : naMdalAla bojha | kanu desAI | gopena rAya/dazaratha paTela / sI. narena/hira somapurA rAmaprasAda / amRtalAla vegaDa/ cetana/ prIti ghoSa / madhukAMta mahetA / savajI chAyA / For Personal & Private Use Only

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3: AbhanA TekA * zrutanA lAbhArthI : sva. pratAparAya mohanalAla zAha | (dAThA -hAla aMdherI, muMbaI) ha. lIlAbahena, ajaya-harSA, ketana-zailA, niteza-phAlyunI, harSA-bipinabhAI, bhAvikA-dIpakakumAra ROSE kathAnI AgaLa-pAchaLa vArtAnuM AkarSaNa anAdinuM che. bALako ane vRddhone to che ja, jo jhINavaTathI joIe to badhAne ja che. ahIM je vArtA ane kathAnako ApyAM che te badhA prAyaH prasiddha ja che, jaina saMghamAM khUba jANItI vArtAo che. kathAnA rasathI vAMcavA prerita thAya evo paNa eka varga che. tenI rasa-pipAsA pUrNa thAya evI A kathAo che. Akhara A badhI kathA kahevAya. temAM jhINuM nakazIkAma kareluM jaNAya che te mahAna vyaktitvanA aMzo ja che. temanA sattvane joI tapAsIne hRdayathI prazaMsA karavAmAM Ave ke AvA sattvano aMza amane maLo, to bhale saMpUrNa rUpe e kadAca na maLe, kAraNa ke e sattvane jIravavAnI zakti paNa joIe. tethI sattva jeTaluM jIravI zakAya teTaluM to jarUra maLe. jemake, satI madanarekhAnuM sattva asamAna jaNAya che. potAnA patinA mastakane khoLAmAM rAkhIne zaraNAgamana karAvavuM, patinA moTAbhAI maNiratha pratye temanA dilanA khUNAmAM paNa durbhAva, vaiSa ke vaira na jamA thAya tenI takedArI rAkhIne samajUtI ApavI. AmAM potAnI asalAmata paristhitino to vicAra suddhAM na karyo. kayuM baLa temane sthira rAkhI zake te to ApaNe kalpanA ja karavI rahI. satI madanarekhAnA A kathA prasaMgane cArebAjuthI kArya-karaNanI dRSTithI vicAravAmAM Ave to thoDuM naivedya jarUra lAdhe. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekAH 4 anya eka kathA-prasaMga joIe. maMtrIzvara jhAMjhaNa je rIte rAjA taraphathI AvatAM paDakArane jhIle che ane tene savAyo karIne paripUrNa karI zobhAve che te prasaMganuM pRththakaraNa karIe tyAre ApaNe hisse ghaNuM hAthavaguM karI zakAya. Ama to pratyeka kathA ane kathA-prasaMgomAM A kauvata che ja. mAtra tene vicAraNAnI eraNa upara caDAvavAthI te spaSTa thAya che. mane AvI Teva che. mAtra vArtA jANI huM rAjI na thAuM, enA kathA-rasamAM paNa na taNAuM. e ghaTanA pAchaLanA paribaLone jovAmAM TaToLavAmAM mArI buddhine parovI dauM. pachI mane je navanIta prApta thAya, sattva taraphano jhoka jANavA samajavA maLe tethI jijJAsA khIlI uThe. "AbhanA TekAnAM pAnAMomAMthI pasAra thatAM kathAone A dRSTie jovAnI che, mUlavavAnI che. kevuM acaraja che ! ApaNI uparanuM vizALa ane amApa Abha-AkAza vagara TekAe TakeluM dekhAya che. A kalpanAthI ye AgaLa evI eka kalpanA che ke AvI kathAonA e mahAna vyaktitvanA sathI A AkAzI mAMDavo TakI rahelo che. ATalI uMcAIe pahoMcelI pratibhAo e ja to AbhanA TekA che ! zatruMjaya rakSaka kapardI yakSanI vAta hoya kedAdA AdIzvaranI chaDI pokAratA karasana copadAranI hoya; dariyAva dilanA manasukhabhAI hoya ke vazarAma-rUDI jevA saraLa dilanAM bhoLA grAmajana hoya --AvI AvI vAtonA A saMgrahane sahasA nAma apAI gayuM: bAbhanA TekA. uttama vyakti ane uttama grantho ja sAra che, bAkI badho bhAra che. jeTha sudi pAMcama vi.saM. 2063 dolata nagara borIvalI (pUrva) muMbaI - 66 For Personal & Private Use Only

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anukrama kathAnI AgaLa pAchaLa - 4 RSabha caraNa aMguTha...- 7 AnaMdanA AMsu - 9 AnuM nAma udAratA... - 12 veNa kADhyuM te, nA laTavuM. nA laTavuM... - 14 ahitanI nivRtti ApaNo manoratha ho - 16 pravajyAyAH prathama divase...- 20 deve banAveluM derAsa2 - 25 Antara gAMTha chUTyAnI veLA - 28 anAsakta yogI zAlIbhadra mahArAja - 31 sakala munisara kAusagga dhyAne - 40 AvI UMDI zAMta vairAgyadazAne praNAma ! - 42 AMsunAM pratibiMba - 44 UghADA daravAjAthI uddhAra - 48 darzana karavA na gayA chatAM - 50 varasatI AgamAM malhAra - 52 vipattinI vaNajhAra - 56 harakhanAM AMsu - 64 jhaLahaLatA vairAgyanI mUrti - 68 sAdharmikavAtsalya AbhUzeThanuM - 71 aMdaranA avAjane AvakArIe - 79 vicAra karavAnI kaLA - 82 vitelI ghaTanAne kaI rIte vicArIzuM ? - 86 dharmanuM sAdhana : antaHkaraNa - 90 Aja roTI rAma nahIM bolatI hai ! - 92 sukhanI cAvI : ApaNA ja hAthamAM - 93 huM e ja khumArI mAMguM chuM - 98 salAma karasana bhagatane ! - 100 emAM zuM ? - 101 saMgrAmasiMha sonInI a-mArI bhAvanA - 102 corI ane te pustakanI ! bhale thAya - 104 vANI vyaktinuM mApa che - 105 zeDhAno AMbo - UMDI zodha karIe ane mULa sudhI pahoMcIe - 110 bhrAtR devo bhavaH bhAI ho to AvA hajo -112 = - 108 114 - sajjano ramatAM bole... 116 - bharoso - davAno ke duvAno ? 118- dharmanI dRDhatAne dhanyavAda 119 - mane sanmitrano samAgama ho ! 121 - AvI 'nA' ApaNane paNa maLe ! 122 - jJAnanuM phaLa : samajaNanA sImADA.. 126 - ko' mIThA haiyAnI 'nA' 128 - A kathAnuM mathALuM zuM hoI zake ? 137 - - be - -'nArA' mAM kayo caDe ? 138 - navA varasamAM 'nA' nathI kahevI ne ! 142 - zeraDIno sAMTho 146 - ghaDo 147 - sUpaDuM 148 - have mAre javAnuM prayojana zu ? 149 - mArA prabhujI pahelA, pachI huM 152 - Agama lekhana : eka bapore... 153 - grISmanI eka bapore... 154 - gharaDA vAMdarAnI zIkhAmaNa 156 - adhikAra vinAnAM kAmathI DaphaNAM... 157 - ThaMDu pANI 159 - sAMbelu 163- eka adbhuta vAta 164 - jUo dUta Avyo ! 165 - hemAcAryane ho praNAma 16 6 - prabhu darizana sukha saMpadA 168 - navuM phroka 170 - eka strInA veNe tAMbu bane che sonuM 174 - sonuM UMcAmAM UMcuM - raNakAra sAdo 176 - karuNAnajananInA jAyAne salAma 177 - haThIbhAIno roTalo 178 - saMvedanahInatAnI sajA 179 - banne sthitimAM majA ja majA 180- 'divasa' -A zabdano artha... 181 - baMdha samaya citta cetIye re 182 - prabhAvanA For Personal & Private Use Only

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Sii vArA EE EED ISo kIDI copaDI vAMcatAM pahelAM... vAratA sAMbhaLavAno rasa badhAne ja hoya che. juga jUno A cAla che. ahIM je vAratA vAMcavA maLaze te vAratAmAMthI kAMI ne kAMI meseja maLe che, ene vAgoLavAno che, AtmasAt karavAno che. jaina saMghamAM thayelA AvA uttama puruSo che. kALano kATa na lAge tevuM jIvana jIvI gayA che. e ja emano saMdezo che. ApaNe emanA jevI ja uttamatA khIlavavAnI che. ApaNA raoNla maoNDela e badhA strI-puruSo che. tethI A pustakane eka vAra vAMcI mUkI devAnuM nahIM. karatAM; paNa saheja jhINI najara karI bIjI vAra, trIjI vAra vAMcajo. A vAratAomAMthI pasAra thajo. jethI tamArA manamAM AdarzarUpe e caritra nAyakanI pratimA kaMDArAya. A badhA satu puruSo ane satI strIonA satu baLathI ja A AkAza ApaNA upara chatrarUpe TakyuM che te A badhAnA satnA prabhAve. | ApaNe A badhI dharmakathAno ApaNA jIvana sAthe anuyoga (joDANa) karIe jethI A dharmakathAno yoga bane. e ja zubha kAmanA sAthe.. mAchalI ane haMsa, svabhAva ane samaja ! mAchalI jevo tarala svabhAva badalAto badalAto, sudharato chevaTe haMsa jevo zubhaamalina thaI, nIra-kSIranA bheda pArakhI zake evI samaja keLavI, cheka pAtALamAMthI Urdhva dizAe AkAzagAmI thaI muktinI uDAna hAMsala karaze. A parivartana Ama krame krame ane anAyAse sahajapaNe thatuM, jagakhyAta kalAkAra eNcare, kunehabharI kaLAthI dazyamAna karyuM che. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 7 RSabha caraNa aMgUThaDe... ... Aje RSabhakumAra rAjA banavAnA che. RSabhakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka che. ayodhyAnagarInA bahira bhAgamAM taDAmAra taiyArIo cAle che. maMDapane sajIdhajIne zaNagAryo che. sonAnuM siMhAsana racAI gayuM che. pitA nAbhinA moM para paNa ullAsa chalakAya che. prajArUpa yugalIyAo, potAne tyAM rAjAno abhiSeka che e eka avasara che mATe ApaNAthI thaI zake te karavA thanaganavA lAgyA che. pahelIvArano ja Avo prasaMga che. hAjara rahelA devone yugalIyAo pUche che : zuM zuM karavAnuM hoya ! zuM zuM joIe ? khabara paDI ke Aje abhiSeka thaze eTale sahu sAthe maLIne abhiSekanuM jaLa levA upaDyA. aMbhojinI (kamalinI)nA moTA pAMdaDAMonA paDIyA banAvI, nirmaLa jaLathI bharelA taLAvanA pANIthI e paDIyA bharyA ane uchaLatA utsAhathI maMDapa bhaNI cAlyA... jaldI jaldI utAvaLe cAlyA paNa... maMDapamAM AvI jue che to RSabhakumArane to snAna-vilepana karAvIne, uttama vastrAlaMkAra paherAvIne siMhAsana para virAjamAna karI dIdhAM hatA! yugalIyAo jevA abhiSeka For Personal & Private Use Only

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8: AbhanA TekA jaLa levA gayA ke sahasA IndrAsana kaMpyuM ane IdramahArAjA ane devoe maLI tIrthajaLathI abhiSeka karI, divya vastro dhAraNa karAvI mugaTa ane ratnAlaMkAro dhAraNa karAvyA. devone A badhuM karatAM zI vAra ! yugalIyAone manamAM ghaNI hoMza hatI : Aje ApaNe ApaNA lAvelA jaLathI abhiSeka karIzuM pachI tene vastra alaMkArathI sajja karIzuM. paNa ahIMnuM dazya to judu hatuM. have? badhA yugalIyAo akhinna hRdaye tyAM ja UbhA rahyA. Indro ane devonuM AvAgamana cAlu ja hatuM. saheja paNa chobhIlA paDyA vinA, RSabhakumAranA pagano eka aMgUTho dekhAto hato tyAM potAnA paDIyAnA jaLa vaDe, AcAra sAcavavA abhiSeka karyo ! saMtoSa mAnyo. abhinava RSabhakumAra prasanna prasanna theI gayA. mukhamAMthI sahasA udgAro sarI paDyA : saho vinItA pattA (aho ! A badhA keTalA vinayavaMta che !) IndramahArAjA paNa A ghaTanAthI khUba prabhAvita thayA. nUtana rAjAnA mukhamAMthI nIkaLelA zabdone kAyamI banAvavA mATe jAhera udghoSaNA karI ke, "A ghaTanAnI smRtine ciraMjIvinI banAvavA ahIM A sthaLe eka nagarI vasAvavAmAM Avaze ane tenuM nAmAbhidhAna vinItA rAkhavAmAM Avaze. yugalIyAo rAjI rAjI thaI gayA.9 A RE karo NOON For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA:9 AnaMdanA AMsue mahAAnaMdanI bheTa ApI parama saubhAgyabhaMDAra zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna ane temano parivAra sakaLa uttamatAne hAMsala karavAmAM pahelo rahyo che. e RSabhadeva bhagavAnananA mAtA mAdevA mAtA prakRtithI sahaja bhadramUrti. temanuM mana sphaTika jevuM nirmaLa ane pAradarzI. temano parivAra khAsso bahoLo moTo. RSabhadeva emanA suputra ane temanA so putro ane be putrIo. puro parivAra evo haLukarmI ke badhA e je bhavamAM anAdi kALanA sakaLa karmone kheravI vikherIne AtmAnA svAdhIna sukhane meLavanArA thayAM. | mArudevA mAtAne, putra RSabhadeva pratye, mAtAne hoya tevo anargaLa asIma prema eTale ke vAtsalya hatA. putrane dIkSA levAmAM nA na kahI, paraMtu saMsAra tyAgIne dIkSA laI jaMgalanI vATe e cAlI nIkaLyA pachI roja roja ' ciMtA kare : mAro rikhavo Aje kyAM haze ? ziyALo cAle che, TADha paDe che. ene ThaMDI lAgatI haze. tenuM zarIra to kevuM komaLa che ! komaLa enI kAyA che, aMgo che sukomaLa; sukhamAM dukhamAM ehanI, koNa kare saMbhALa? e muja nAno bALuDo, eka ja muja saMtAna; vikaTa paMtha eNe grahyo, tyajI mamatA ne mAna. ziyALe ThaMDI ghaNI, unALe lU vAya; comAsu ati dohiluM, duHkhamAM divaso jAya. For Personal & Private Use Only

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10: AbhanA TekA temanA pautra bharata cakravartI roja savAre mAtAne praNAma karavA Ave tyAre mAtA ene pahelo prazna pUche ke : rikhavAnA zuM samAcAra che? mAnuM haiyuM che, kyAreka to tene bALuDAnI yAda AvatA haiyuM bharAI jAya ane AMkhamAMthI anarAdhAra AMsu vahevA mAMDe. samaya vitavA lAgyo. Ama eka hajAra varSa vItyAM. pautrano roja vaMdana karavAno krama ane mAtAno putranA kuzaLa pUchavAno paNa rojano krama ! mAtA marudevAno rojano eka ja prazna hato ane bharata cakravartIno eka ja uttara hato. Aje to saMtoSakAraka uttara ApI zakAya tevo divasa Ugyo che! bharata : cakravartI mAtAne praNAma karavA gayA tyAre prazna pUchAyo: 'rikhavo kyAM che?' putra premane kAraNe hRdaya vAraMvAra bharAI Ave, AMkhamAMthI AMsu to vahyA ja kare. satata raDavAnA kAraNe AMsu paNa thIjIne paDaLa banI gayA hatA. kAMI dekhAya paNa nahIM, paNa bharata caraNa-sparza kare eTale oLakhI jAya ane pUche : "rikhavAnA zuM samAcAra che ?' bharate kahyuM : "mA ! ApaNA nagaranA pAdaramAM padhAryA che. cAlo jaIe prabhujIne vAMdavA." jo ke bharatane Aje eka sAthe be samAcAra maLyA hatA AyudhazALAmAM cakraratnanI utpati ane zrI RSabhadevane kevaLajJAna prApti ! kSaNabhara to mUMjhavaNa thaI hatI ke tAtaM pUgayAmi ta va pUgayAmi? paraMtu manamaMdiramAM dIpaka jevo viveka ajavALAM pAtharato hato. prabhunI pUjAmAM cakaratnanI pUjA AvI jAya" ema manamAM samAdhAna karIne prabhujInA kevaLajJAna mahotsavamAM javAnuM TharAvyuM. marudevA mAtAne hAthInI aMbADI para besADyA ane vAjate gAjate, A avasarpaNI kALanA prathama samavasaraNa ane temAM vIrAjelA ahadharmacakravartInA darzana vaMdana karavA nIkaLyA. samavasaraNa paNa UMcuM, traNa vizALa gaDha jhAkamajhALa. tenA para traNa bhuvananA bAdazAha ahaMtu RSabhadeva virAjelA hatA. indro cAmara viMjhatA hatA. gaganabhedI duMdubhinA madhura svaro comera, dharmajanone AmaMtraNa ApatAM gAjatA hatA. azoka vRkSa AnaMdathI nAcato hoya tema lAla sukumAra pAMdaDAMthI Dolato zobhato hato. vAMsaLInA sumadhura svarothI bharAyeluM AkAza gUMjatuM hatuM. pAMce varNanAM jhINAM puSpo sugaMdha relAvatA hatA. AvA vAtAvaraNa vacce potAnA dIkarAne beThelo joIne mAtA marudevAnI AMkhamAM harSanA AMsu For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 11 dhasI AvyA. AMsunuM pUra AvyuM. "mArA dIkarAnI AvI siddhi ! AvI samRddhi ! AvuM aizvarya ! zuM ThATha che ! zuM vaibhava che !' Ama vicAratA vicAratA azrunI nadI vahetI rahI. AMkhamAM pelA pALa bAjhayA hatA te dhovAI gayA. cakSu cokhA thayA, nirmaLa thayA ! sAmenuM adbhuta dazya barAbara dekhAyuM. AvA pAvana darzanathI marudevA mAtAnA aMtaramAM AnaMda ubharAyo. prabhunI sAthe tAdAmya sadhAyuM. dazya, daSTA ane darzana ekAkAra thayA. kalikAla sarvajJa jene 'bhagavadarzanAnadayoga" kahe che te AnaMdayoga siddha thayo. temAM sthiratA AvatAveMta mohanIya Adi cAreya ghAtikarmano kSaya thayo ane lokAloka prakAzaka kevaLajJAna ane kevaLadarzananI prApti thaI. marudevA A avasarpiNImAM sarvaprathama strIkevaLI thayA. emanI AMkhomAM AvelA anargaLa AMsu AnaMdanA hatA ane te mahAnaMdanA kAraNa banyA ! sAva bhadrika jIvane kyAreya na joyuM hoya tevuM adbhuta dazya joIne AnaMda thAya ja. temAM ya potAnA dIkarAne AvA aizvaryanI vacce joIne hRdayamAM harSanI choLa UchaLe. Ane vismaya kahevAya. prabhune joI ApaNe paNa AvA bhAvavibhora banIe to vANI gadgad bane, deha romAMcita bane ane AMkhe AMsu ubharAya to ApaNane thayelA apUrva darzanathI je AnaMda thAya te paraMparAe mahAAnaMdanuM bIja banI jAya. marudevA mAtAnI jema -karmanA paDaLane kADhavAnI tAkAta pANI jevA A AMsuomAM che. AvA AMsuone AvakAra ApIe. ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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12 : AbhanA TekA AnuM nAma udAratA... vikrama saMvata 2055, vaizAkha sudI trIjano zubha divasa che. zrI siddhagirinI Toce, dAdAno darabAra che. Adiprabhu zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnane zeraDInA rasathI abhiSeka thavAno che. varSamAM mAtra eka vAra A lahAvo levAya che. varSItapanA ArAdhakomAM Ano khUba mahimA che. pahelo abhiSeka koNa kare enI utkaMThA hoya che. bhaktonI bhAre bhIDa jAmI che. cotarapha varSItapanA ArAdhako dekhAya che. koIne cAra upavAsa thayA che. koIne be upavAsa thayA che. zraddhAne sahAre A badhA bhAviko, girirAja caDIne AvyA che. sahunA moM para A zraddhAnuM teja vilase che. zeraDInA rasanA abhiSeka mATenI bolI zarU thaI. Ajano anero mAhola kAMI ajaba-gajabano che. zarUAta ja UMcI thaI. jotajotAmAM to lAkho maNa sughI pahoMcI. eka eka pANa eka lAkhanI, evuM vAtAvaraNa sarjAyuM... ...pUjA karanAranI vATakI hAthamAM addhara rahI ! caityavaMdana karanAranI jIbha aTakI ! badhI ja zakti AMkha ane kAnamAM kendrita thaI ! kAna saravA thayA, AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI. Azcarya ane kautukathI mizra bhAvomAM badhA taravA lAgyA ! bolI AgaLa AgaLa vadhatAM, be mahAnubhAvo vacce dora cAlato rahyo. cAra lAkha maNa... cADA cAra... pAMca lAkha maNa... A ja rIte haraNaphALe kUdakA bharavA lAgyA. (pAMca rUpiye eka maNa pramANeno zirasto zeTha A. ka. peDhImAM che) pAMcalAkha pacAsa hajAra maNa ghI bolAyuM. sAMbhaLanArA loko ATalI moTI bolInA rUpiyA keTalA thayA te gaNavA lAgyA ! je kharace che te gaNatA nathI ane je gaNe che te nathI kharacI zakatA ! chevaTe cha lAkha maNa ghI bolAyuM ! peDhInA copaDA lakhAya che tyArathI koI holDarathI A AMkaDo copaDe lakhAyo nathI. pahelI ja vAra A AMkaDo copaDAne zobhAvAno hato. bolI aTakI. eka vAra... be vAra... traNa vAra...kahIne For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 13 Adezvara bhagavAnanI je bolAI. Adeza apAyo. * lAbha lenAranA ghera traNa bahenone varSItapanA pAraNA hatA. kuTuMba moTuM hatuM ane parivAra paNa bahoLo hato. Adeza maLatAveta badhA nAcavA lAgyA. nAnA bALakathI laI moTA badhA harSavibhora banI gayA. Adeza lenArane peDhI taraphathI, prabhujInA prakSAla mATe agiyAra pAsa ApavAmAM AvyA. agiyAra jaNA sarva prathama dAdAne abhiSeka karI zakaze. pAsa jevA hAthamAM AvyA tevA tarata ja emAMthI cAra pAsa, je bhAI pAMca lAkha pacAsa hajAra maNanI bolI bolyA hatA temanA hAthamAM ApyAM. pelA bhAI to AbhA ja banI gayA ! mAnyAmAM na Ave evI vAta che, bolyA : bhAI A zuM karo che? Adeza tame lIdho che, vizALa parivAra che. ATalA badhA pAsa na hoya, eka Apo, ghaNuM kahevAya. javAba maLyo : nA re nA, tame to mArA upakArI cho. ATalo moTo lAbha amane tamArA kAraNe maLyo. nA nA pADatA rahyA ane cAra pAsa ApI dIdhA. svajano paNa vimAsatA rahyA. Ane udAratA kahevAya. ' paisAnI udAratA e ja udAratA nathI paNa mananI udAratA te udAratA. karelo dharma pariNata thAya tyAre AvA guNonI khIlavaNI thAya che. A dazya jonArA bhAvikonA haiyA A bannene vaMdI rahyA. dAdAnA darabAramAM. For Personal & Private Use Only

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14: AbhanA TekA pAMDavonI jIvanakathAnuM eka pAnuM veNa kADhyuM te, nA laTavuM. nA laTavuM... AzvinamAsarAkAyAM, koTiviMzatisaMyutAH / pANDavAH paJca samprAptA, yatra nirvANasampadam // vAta jUnI thayelI lAgaze, paNa e ghaTanAnAM pAtro to nitya nUtana che. pAMDava zabda bhAratamAM AbAla-gopAla suprasiddha che -- e pAMDavonI A vAta che. pAMceya pAMDavoe dIkSA lIdhI e pachIno prasaMga che. e kALe tapanuM mahattva sAmAnyajanathI viziSTajana sudhI sahaja ja hatuM. temAMye, dIkSA grahaNa kare, sAdhu bane eTale to tapomaya jIvana jIve. tapodhana e to sAdhu-jIvanano paryAya che. A pAMDava-munioe mAsakSamaNa tapa eTale ke eka mahinAnA upavAsa AdaryA. jeTha sudi sAtamathI A tapa AraMbhya. gaNatrIe, aSADha suda sAtamanA divase pAraNuM Ave, vrata samApti thAya. vihAra karatAM teo A divasa sudhImAM jUnAgaDha pahoMcyA. baporanI veLA hatI. pAraNAM mATe gaucarI mATe javAnI vAta AvI tyAre jANa thaI ke zrI neminAtha paramAtmA giranAra para virAjamAna che. badhAne eka sAthe zubha vicAra AvyoH "ahIMja prabhu virAje che to AvatI kAle paramAtmAne vaMdana karIne pachI pAraNuM karIzuM.' eTale e divase pAraNA karI anna vAparavAnuM mAMDI vALyuM. bIje divase giranAra pahADa caDavo zarU kare che tyAM ja samAcAra maLyA ke zrI neminAtha prabhu nirvANa pAmyA! have to pAraNAno prazna ja na rahyo! saMkalpa ema karyo hato ke zrI neminAtha prabhune vaMdanA karIne pAraNuM karIzuM. teo nirvANa pAmyA. have to pratijJA nibhAvavI joIe. saMkalpanI nizcalatA e saphaLatAnI pUrva zarata che. eka vAra manamAM je zubha vicAra pragaTa thayo ane te saMkalpa svarUpe nizcala banyo tyAre tene have koI calita na karI zake ! For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 15 na lAlaca ke na bhaya ke na bhUkha ke na duHkha! A badhAthI calita na thAya evuM paNa mana hoya che. ddaDha saMkalpathI vibhUSita baneluM nizcala mana evI sapATI sara kare che ke tyAM AvA koI paNa pralobhananI lahera paNa sparza karI zakatI nathI. pAMva munioe aNasaNa karavAno nirdhAra karyo ! zatruMjaya mahAtIrthano bAramo uddhAra pAMDavoe karAvyo hato eTale e tIrthabhUminuM AkarSaNa hatuM. sau cAlyA siddhAcalanI vATe ! anaMta siddha bhagavaMtonA dhyAnamAM rAta-divasa vItavA lAgyA. karmanAM baMdhana DhIlAM thavA lAgyAM, chUTatAM gayAM. siddhazilAnuM AkarSaNa vadhatuM gayuM. saMsArano ane pudgalano saMga chUTato gayo. krame krame karma kharatAM gayAM. Aso sudi pUnama - zaradanI pUrNimAnI cAMdanI soLe kaLAe khIlI rahI hatI tyAre vIsa karoDa munivaro sAthe pAMDavo siddha thayA, buddha thayA, mukta thayA. AtmAnI saMpattinA amara svAmI banyA. pratijJAnA pUrNaphaLane pAmyA.] navaTUMkamAM caumukhajInA derAsaranI pazcima bArI bahAranA maMdiramAM kAusagga dhyAne pAMca pAMDava For Personal & Private Use Only

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16 : AbhanA TekA ahitanI nivRtti ApaNo manoratha ho vAta bahu jANItI che. 'caMDakauzika' zabda sAMbhaLatAM veMta -hA, amane khabara che - ema ghaNA badhA kahI UThe ! barAbara che. e jANItI vAta ja mAMDavI che ane emAMthI nIpajatA bodha sAthe kAma pADavuM che. emAMthI kazuMka nakkara tAravavuM che, gAMThe bAMdhavuM che. ApaNI mULabhUta samajaNanI mUDImAM umero karavo che. janmathI brAhmaNa. vairAgyanA juga jUnA, bhava jUnA saMskAravALo jIva. paropakAra to zvAsa ane prANamAM bhaLI gayelo guNa. koInuM duHkha dIThuM nathI ane te dUra karavA doDyo nathI ! paropakAranI AvI lAhyamAM to eNe kuTuMba gumAvyuM. patnI bALakone thayuM 'gharanA ghaMTI cATe che ne upAdhyAyane ATo maLe che' Ama te kema cAle ? eTale gharane sAMkaLa caDAvIne patnIe bALakone laIne pIyaranI vATa pakaDI. brAhmaNane thayuM : 'bhaluM thayuM ne bhAMgI jaMjALa, sukhe bhajazuM zrI gopALa' koI sAdhu mahArAjano samAgama thayo. hRdayamAM to sAdhutA janmI cUkI hatI ja. tene TakAvavA bahAranI sAdhutA svIkArI lIdhI. sAdhunuM bhUSaNa tapa. are ! sAdhunuM jIvana ja tapa. mATe to kahevata paDI che : For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 17 tapodhanA hi saadhvH| dikSAnA divasathI ja tapano yajJa maMDAyo. saMcita karmane khapAvavAnuM amogha sAdhana tapa. AvatAM kamone rokavAnuM sAdhana tapa. mAsakSamaNane pAraNe mAsakSamaNa(trIsa upAvasa) ! saMsArano moha to ghaTyo che ja, sAthe zarIrano moha paNa ghaTyo che. zarIrano moha jAya pachI ja aMdaranuM sAdhupaNuM pragaTe che. gRhasthane dhanano moha ane sAdhune zarIrano moha utAravo muzkela hoya che. paraMtu ahIMyA to e moha ramata ramatamAM utaryo che ! zarIra bhale sUkAya, kAna-AMkha bhale rIsAya; manamAM to prasannatAno mahAsAgara pArAvAra ghUghave che. tapa cAlu che. tapamAM ja AtmAnuM hita che --e ja laganathI tapa cAle che. vairAgya to mULathI hato ja. udayaratna mahArAje gAyuM che : sAdhu ghaNo tapIyo hato, dharato mana vairAga vairAgya vAsita antaHkaraNa ane tapathI prabhAvita zarIra vaDe sAdhanA barAbara cAlu che tyAM ja ahite AvIne hitane DahoLI nAkhyuM. ahitanuM AcaraNa bheMsa jevuM che ! bheMsa pANIne bhALe tyAM enuM mana uchaLavA lAge ! kahe che ne : bheMsa, bhAmaNa ne bhAjI, traNe pANIthI rAjI. bhesa pANI pIvA jAya to kinAre UbhA rahIne te pANI nahIM pIe. pahelAM to te sIdhI ja moTAM DagalA bharatI pANInI aMdara jaze, dhUmbAka daIne badhuM pANI DahoLaze. taLiye jAmelA kAdavane upara lAvaze. pachI pANI pIze ! ahitanuM kAma paNa AvuM ja che. hitanI pravRtti karatAM sAvadha na rahyA to ahitano uchALo AvI manane DahoLI nAkhe. hitanA pariNAmane Thesa to pahoMcADe ja, vadhArAmAM pariNitIne paNa kAbaracItarI karI mUke che. vardhamAna bhAve niraMtara cAlatA tapa-saMyamanI sAdhanAmAM eka vAra vighna AvyuM. mAsakSamaNanuM pAraNuM hatuM. comAsAnA divaso hatA. zarIra durbaLa, AMkhamAM jhAMkhapa, cAla dhImI. gaucarI vahorIne pAchA pharI rahyA hatA. sAdhu-jIvanano AcAra evo hoya ke gaucarI vahoravA be sAdhuoe sAthe javAnuM hoya. saMghATaka(sAthI) tarIke, bALa sAdhu hatA. varasAdane viramyA For Personal & Private Use Only

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18 : AbhanA TekA samaya to thayo hato, paNa gAmaDAM gAmanA gArAvALA rastA kevA hoya ? eka nAnI deDakI kUdatI kUdatI rastAnI eka bAjuthI bIjI bAjue jatI hatI. vayovRddha tapasvI muninA komaLa caraNa nIce te AvI gaI. tapasvInA caraNa karatAM paNa e deDakInI kAyA vadhu komaLa hatI. te cagadAI. kamajora AMkhane kAraNe pahelAM to te najare na caDI. sAthenA bALamunie tarata dhyAna doryuM ke deDakI cagadAI gaI. tapasvI munie jANe kAMI ja na banyuM hoya tema kahyuM : kyAM che ! kAMI nathI ! mana avaLA vicAre caDyuM hatuM. AvA nAnA sAdhu mane kahI jAya ?'mAna khaMDita thayuM. manamAM bhale sakaLa jIva pratye dayAno bhAva satata ramato hato. judAM judAM gharamAMthI gaucarI vahorIne upAzraye AvyA. sAdhunI sAmAcArI mujaba, guru mahArAja pAse gaucarInI AlocanA karavA lAgyA. je je gharamAMthI gaucarI vahorI hoya, je je zerImAM gayA hoya te badhuM kramathI bolavA lAgyA. sAthI bALamuni paNa A badhuM dhyAnathI sAMbhaLatA hatA. sAMbhaLavAnuM to gurune ja hatuM. chatAM bAlyAvasthA sahaja je kutUhala che te dhyAnathI sAMbhaLe che. temAM pelI deDakI cagadAI gaI hatI te vAta na AvI ! bALamunie tarata yAda karAvyuM ke pelI deDakInI vAta rahI gaI. A sAMbhaLatAM ja vRdgha tapasvInA manano mAna kaSAya khaLabhaLI UThyo. krodha madade Avyo. viveka palAyana thaI gayo. dhutkArIne bALamunine kahyuM : evuM kyAM thayuM che ? pachI gaucarI vAparavA beThAM. gaucarI vAparyA pachI bapore svAdhyAya paNa karyo. sAMje devasI pratikramaNanI veLA thaI. guru samakSa 'phaiAjAreLa saMsiha bhAvan ! tevasIya Aloka ?' e Adeza mAMgIne divasabharamAM thayelA ane sevAyelA aticAro pragaTa karI rahyA hatA. upAzrayamAM AchuM aMdhAruM phelAvA lAgyuM hatuM. upAzrayanA junA makAnamAM ghaNA badhA thAMbhalA hatA. tapasvI mahArAja divasanA aticAro bolatA hatA tyAre bALamuni najIka rahIne sAMbhaLatA hatA. devasiya aticAro bolAI rahyA ane temAM pelI deDakIvALI vAta na AvI. tarata bALamuni bolyAH 'pelI deDakI cagadAI hatI te to na bolyAM ! ' For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA H 19 ATaluM sAbhaLatAM veMta, eka ja divasamAM Ama trIjIvAra A svarUpe mAnabhaMga thavAthI, tapasvI muninA mana para krodha savAra thaI gayo. bALamuni para dveSa bhabhUkI UThyo. teo bALamunine mAravA doDyA. ahitanI preraNA jhilAI. tapa hita che. krodha ahita che. krodhano vijaya thayo. pelA to bALasAdhu. caMcaLa ane capaLa nAnuM zarIra. jhaDapathI doDI gayA., pAchaLa A vayovRddha muni doDyA. pakaDadAva ramatA hoya tema bALamunine pakaDavA jatAM vacamAM thAMbhalA joDe jorathI mAthuM bhaTakAyuM. marma sthAne vAgyuM. krodhane kAraNe temanuM aMga aMga kAMpatuM hatuM. krodha tIvratAne kAraNe UMDo UtarI gayo hato. koI paNa vRtti pahelAM saMskAra bane che, pachI svabhAva bane che ane svabhAva gADha banatAM te saMjJA bane che. tapasvI munino krodha have saMjJA banI emanA tana-mana-zvAsa-prANa sAthe vaNAI gayo. pakaDadAvamAM bALamuni to chaTakI gayA paNa tapasvI muninA prANa tIvra krodhanI sAthe paraloke prayANa karI gayA. A thayo caMDakauzika sarpanA pUrvabhavanA pUrvabhavano paNa pUrvabhava. caMDakauzikanA bhavamAM je krodha, dravya-kSetra-kALa ane bhAvanI dRSTie kabIravaDanI jema vistAra sAdhanAro banyo e krodhanuM vAvetara enA tapasvI muninA A bhavamAM thayeluM hatuM. I For Personal & Private Use Only

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20: AbhanA TekA pravajyAyAH prathama divase... meghane vaMdanA ho! vAta atyaMta jANItI che. koIne kahevAnI zaruAta karIe ane jenuM nAma bolIe - 'meghakumAra...' tarata sAMbhaLanAra bolI uThaze ke, khabara che ! AvuM "khabara che' ema bolanAranI jIbhane myAna kare tevI vAta che; khUba rasALa vAta che. ApaNe e prasaMgamAMthI nipajI AvatA bodhaka sphaliMgone jovA che. sthaLa che magadha deza. e dezanI rAjagRhI nagarI. zreNika rAjA. dhAriNI devI. suputra megha. garbhanA pratApe mAtA dhAriNI devIne je svapna AvyuM hatuM te mujaba megha nAma pADavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. sAme cAlIne karelA nAnA sukRtanI tAkAta keTalI? kyAM e tiryaMcano bhava ane kyAM A, prabhu mahAvIrano sahaja saMparka jyAM sulabha che tevo rAjaputra meghakumArano bhava! khare ! sukRta to UrdhvagAmI maMtra che. yuvAna rAjaputra meghane ATha patnIo hatI. sukha-samRddhi bharyA rAjamahelamAM jIvana saritA saraLa vahetI hatI. parisaramAM vizALa bagIcAo hatA. enA suzobhita latA maMDapomAM nAcagAna ane vAjiMtranAda to satata cAlatA rahetA. manane tarabatara rAkhe tevA sAdhanonI bharamAra hatI. AvA mAholamAM bIjuM kazuM zuM yAda Ave ! paNa kahevatamAM kahenArAe kahyuM ja che ne ke : bhAgya chUpe nahIM bhabhUta lagAye! e mujaba, je nasIba hatuM tenA kAraNe zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra mahArAjAnA darzana-vaMdanano yoga maLyo. vIranI vANI zravaNano saMyoga thayo. roja-roja e vANInuM sevana karavuM khUba gamyuM. e vANInI vizeSatAone emanA vizALa munivRndomAM ghaNA-ghaNAM munivaro sAthe maLIne meghakumAra vAgoLatA hatA. prabhue varNavelI saMsAranI nirguNatAnuM, niHsAratAnuM varNana manamAM paDaghAtuM hatuM : For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 21 saMsAramAM cAre gatimAM, covIse daMDakamAM coryAsI lAkha jIvAyonImAM ane caudarAjalokamAM jIvo kevA-kevA prakAre saMkalezavALA pariNAmathI karma bAMdhe che; bhogave che ane dharmanA prabhAve kevI rIte te karmathI mukta thAya che... --A badhuM kAnamAraga thaIne haiyA sosaravuM UtarI gayuM. raMgarAganI duniyA have akArI lAgI. mAtAne vAta karI. mAtAnuM mana bALakane paTAve tevA zabdo kahe che : saMsAra to sukhathI bharelo che. saMyama to duHkhanI khANa che. vaLI tArA ane tArA svajanonA saMbaMdho to mIThAM madhurAM che tArI eka-eka patnI tArA mATe potAno jAna kurabAna karavA tatpara che. AvI sukhabharI choLa choDIne -tarachoDIne javAnuM zAne vicAro cho? kumAra meghe prabhuvANInuM aMjana karyuM hatuM tethI temanI najarane have samagra saMsAra tenA vAstavika rUpamAM dekhAvA lAgyo hato. mAtAne eka-eka mudAnA sacoTa uttara ApyA : saMsAra sohAmaNo lAge che te to kolasA uparano varakha che tyAM sudhI ja. jevo varakhe khasyo pachI tenuM svarUpa kevuM varavuM lAge che ! saMyama duHkha bharyo che te eka pUrvagraha bharelI mAnyatA che. sukha ane duHkha sApekSa ja hoya che. uparathI dekhAtAM duHkhanI nIce kevuM chalochala sukha bharyuM che te to najaranuM dAna maLe pachI ja samajAya. he mAtA ! tame kaho cho ke svajanono sneha che. mane e to kaho ke AyunI daSTie tame pahelA jazo ke mAre pahelAM javAnuM thaze e jJAna konI pAse che? eTale e sneha paNa keTalo baTakaNo pAMgaLo ane pokaLa che te anubhavavAno viSaya nathI paNa badhI rIte samajAI cUkelI bAbata che. manuSyabhavanA A dehanI sArthakatA, sakaLajIvone abhayadAna ApavAmAM che eTale meM saMyamano nirdhAra karyo che. mAtAne khAtrI thaI ke vairAgya che ane te jJAnagarbhita che. ThAlo Ubharo nathI. mAtAe saMmati ApI. Ameya rAjaputranI dIkSA anekane bodhinI prApti karAvanAra bane. A to, magadhasamrATa zreNika rAjA, jeo nizcala samakitI che, tenA putra. vaLI zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra mahArAjA pAse pravajyA -dIkSA grahaNa kare te prasaMga to anekanA haiyAmAM saMveganA dIpakane pragaTAvanAro banI rahyo. For Personal & Private Use Only

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22: AbhanA TekA prabhujIno varada ka2 jema-jema mastaka upara pharI rahyo hato tema-tema meghanA hRdaya-vINAnA tAra raNajhaNavA lAgyA. amRtano saMcAra anubhavavA lAgyA. megha navo avatAra pAmyA. jIvananI dhanyatAno ahesAsa thayo. zrutasthavira munivarane meghamuni prathama divasathI ja soMpAyA. grahaNazikSA ane AsevanazikSAnI tAlIma zaru karavAmAM AvI. meghamuninI grahaNazakti atitIvra hatI. khUba ja jaladIthI teo zikSaNa grahaNa kare che tevuM sthavira munivarone lAgyuM. divasa to kyAMya pUro thayo tenI khabara na rahI. rAta paDI. pratikramaNa thayuM. saMthArAporisI bhaNAvAI. sAdhugaNanA vyavasthApaka vRSabha munivare badhI vyavasthA karI, temAM meghanuM saMthArAnuM sthAna, nUtana muni hoI TheTha bAraNA pAse AvyuM. Ajano A anubhava pahelIvArano ja hato. saMthAro thayo. sUtAM, paNa nidrA ? nidrA na AvI ! kyAMkathI avAja Avato hato. alagaalaga jUthamAM besI munio sUtravAcanA, arthavAcanA, pRcchanA, parAvartanArUpa svAdhyAya karatA hatA. bhale badhA dhImethI ja bolatA hatA paNa jema rAta Thare tema avAja moTo lAgato. A avAjathI nidrA veraNa banI. adhurAmAM pUruM je munio laghuzaMkAe jAva-Ava kare te badhAnA paga, kAM to koNIe aDe, kAM pIThane aDe, kAM paga para paDe. vAraMvAra beThAM thaI javAtuM. mana vicAre to caDyuM paNa pachI AhaTTa doTTa ciMtavavA lAgyuM; nabaLA vicAre caDyuM. are ! A e ja munivaro che je mane pahelAM bolAvatA hatA, dharmacarcA karatA hatA ! Aje jANe oLakhatAM ja na hoya tema, pagathI koNIe, pIThamAM ane pagamAM teo Thesa pahoMcADe che. manamAM paNa enI Thesa lAgI. huM to have savAra paDe ke tarata prabhu mahAvIrane pUchI ghera cAlyo jaIza. rAta kyAre pUrI thAya ne savAra kyAre paDe ! upavAsa lAgyo hoya ane jema savAranI rAha jue tema meghe jematema rAta pUrI karI. vahelI savAre prabhu pAse hAjara thayA. prabhu keTalA karuNAvaMta che ! kahone ke prabhunI karuNAnA koI kinArA ja nathI. prabhue meghane to nabaLI vAta kahevAno moko ja na AvavA dIdho ! madhura avAje prabhu vadyA : megha ! zuM rAtre UMgha na AvI ? sAdhuonA paganI For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekAH 23 Thesa vAgI? dhULa ane rajathI zarIra ane saMthAro bharAI gayo ? vatsa ! tame to uttama kuLanA cho. ATaluM sahana karavAmAM kaMTALI gayA ! gayA bhavamAM to tame keTa-keTaluM sahana karyuM hatuM ! A tamAro manuSyabhava che. tyAre to tame hAthI hatA. vanamAM vAraMvAra lAgatAM dAvAnaLathI tamane khUba ja Dara lAgato. ethI bacavA mATe tame jAta mahenatathI eka vizALa mAMDaluM banAvyuM. emAM eka paNa taNakhaluM na rahe te mATe traNa-traNa mahine tame svaccha karatAM. kALane karavuM ne dava lAgyo. bhayabhIta thayelAM vananAM badhAM ja pazu-prANIo tyAM tamAre Azare AvI gayA. saMkaDAza to khUba paDI paraMtu tamArI udAratAe sahuno sukha-du:khe mAMDalAmAM samAveza thaI gayo. koI halI-calI zake teTalI paNa jagyA na rahI. temAM tamArA eka pagane saheja khajavALavA eka paga UMco karyo. khajavALIne jevo paga pAcho jamIna para mUkavA gayA tyAM paga taLe poco-poco sparza thayo. vaLIne joyuM to paga mUkavAnI jagyAe sasaluM hatuM ! tamArA manamAM zubha vicAra Avyo : bhale rahyuM ! hamaNAM dava zamI jaze pachI to paga nIce mUkI daiza. atyAre tame zuM sahana karyuM che ! gayA bhavamAM te je sahana karyuM te jANo ! aDhI divasa pachI dava zamyo. badhA pazuo vanamAM doDI gayA. UMco rAkhelo paga nIce mUkavA gayo paNa jakaDAyelo paga nIce na mUkI zakAyo. bhArekhama zarIra nIce paTakAyuM. bhUkhyo-tarasyo tyAM paDyo chatAM tAruM mana na duHkhAyuM. ahIM mAtra eka rAtamAM tArA zarIrane AvA parama tapasvI munivaronA caraNa aDyA ne mana duHkhAyuM ? For Personal & Private Use Only

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24: AbhanA TekA C]y[SWT] UKWYwNDHYPTS Warranhahta ha prabhujInI prazAMta vANI sAMbhaLI; jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. pUrvabhava samakSa dekhAyo ! e vANI para vizvAsa vadhyo. mana lajjita thayuM. be hAtha joDI, lalATe lai jaine kahevA lAgyA : prabho ! Ape mahAupakAra karyo. mArA jIvanarathane unmArge jatAM aTakAvIne sAce raste vALyo. rAtabharano udvega laIne huM ApanI pAse saMyamano tyAga karavAno vicAra laI Avyo hato. ApanI karuNAe kamAla karI. saMyamatyAganI vAta to vilAI gaI, sAthesAthe dehanI mUcha tyAgavA mATe mana taiyAra thaI gayuM. AvA pavitra munivaronA caraNa vaDe, ke koInA paNa vaDe mArA zarIrane sparza thAya ke Thebe caDe, cagade to paNa manamAM durthAna nahIM karuM; kazI darakAra nahIM karuM. Avo abhigraha Apo ! Aje ATalI kRpA karo ! prabhue prasannavadane pacakhANa ApyA. prabhunA upakArane vAgoLatA vAgoLatA meghamuni sthAne AvyA. cittavRttionuM gaMgAsnAna thayuM hatuM ! dIkSAnI pahelI ja rAtre thayelA anubhavathI manamAM tumula yuddha thayuM, mana saMyama tyajI devA sudhI pahoMcyuM. A kuvikalpa Avyo e sAcuM paNa e kALA vAdaLamAM rUperI kora e hatI ke prabhumApRcchasya gumAsvAmi (prabhune pUchIne ghare jaIza) AvA kAmamAM paNa prabhune vacce rAkhyA te teonI uttamatA. tethI te bacyA. jIvananI bAjI hAravAnA kinAre pahoMcyAM hatA temAMthI AkhI bAjI jItI gayA ! je dehane kAraNe saMyamamAM aprIti thaI hatI te dehane ja vosirAvyo. dehanI mamatAnuM visarjana karyuM. zarIrane vividha tapazcaryAmAM gALI dIdhuM. pApavRttio vikharAI gaI. mAtra bAra varSano saMyama paryAya pALI anuttaramAM deva thayA. tyAMthI mahAvidehamAM jaI sakalakarmano kSaya karI mokSamAM virAjamAna thaze. . For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 25 deve banAveluM derAsara : zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAnanuM deruM vAta mAMDIne kahevI gamaze. vAta lAMbI che. zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAnanA vArA pahelA A vAtanuM mULa che. bhAI brAhmaNa hatA. svAbhAvika ja yajJayAgAdimAM DUbelA rahetA hatA. eka jaina sAdhu maLyA. temaNe karuNA chalakatI vANImAM pUchyuM A hiMsA karIne tamane zuM maLe che ? Avo prazna sAMbhaLatAM ja ahaM ghavAyo ane krodhita thaI muni mahArAjane mAravA doDyo ! kudaratane ema maMjUra na hatuM. AvA pavitra mahAvratadhArI muninI hiMsAnA kRSNa pariNAmathI enuM ja mRtyu thayuM! dveSabhAvanI prabaLatAne kAraNe te tiryaMcagati pAmyo ane siMha rUpe avatAra thayo. have juo ! rAga ane dveSanI vRtti kevI janma-janmAMtarAnuyAyI hoya che te jANavuM rasaprada banaze. siMhanA bhavamAM zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAna maLyA. jotAveta, manamAM rahelo muni mahArAja pratyeno dveSa jAgyo. mAravA doDyo. vacamAM kazuMka ADuM Ave ne mANasa pAcho paDe tema siMha pAcho paDyo ! dveSanI sAthe krodha bhaLyo. pAcho bamaNA vegathI dhasyo. vaLI pAcho paDyo ! have manamAM thayuM ke sAme koI jabbara prabhAvazALI vyakti lAge che. eTale ja pAcho huM paDuM chuM. TIkITIkIne joyA karyuM. pelA muni mahArAjanI deha-mudrA AmanI sAthe maLatI hovAthI smaraNa thavA lAgyuM : AvI dehamudrA pahelA kyAMka joI che ! manamAM UhApoha thatAM jAtismaraNajJAna thayuM. potAno brAhmaNano bhava dekhAyo. munivaranI | ha | I/A AT For Personal & Private Use Only

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26 : AbhanA TekA hiMsA karavA gayo ane tenA krUra pariNAmanA kAraNe to siMha thayo chuM! A smaraNa thatAM manamAM zaramiMdo banyo. prabhue A joyuM. eno jIva jarA zAnta thayo jANI tene hitakArI vacano kahyA : he brAhmaNa ! have zAnta thA. gayA bhavamAM tuM muni mahArAjane haNavA doDyo hato. A bhavamAM paNa hamaNAM tuM tIrthaMkarane haNavA Avyo. tane A zobhe che? siMhanA manamAM jANe caMdanano zItaLa lepa thayo ! sAruM lAgavA mAMDyuM. vacananI savaLI asara thatI joI prabhue AgaLa vAta calAvI : jIvonI hiMsA choDI de; dayAthI hRdayane bharI de; dharmathI manane raMgI de; manamAM kheda pAmyA vinA tIrthanI ArAdhanA kara. --A badhA vacanothI tenA mananuM aMdhAruM gayuM. ajavALuM patharAyuM.aMtaraMga parivartana mATe AvA thoDA zabdo paNa ghaNIvAra kAma karI jAya che. marmavedha thavo joIe. prabhu tyAMthI svargagiri girirAja para ArUDha thayA. siMha to have prabhuno sevaka banI gayo. prabhu jAya tyAM javuM. prabhu rahe tyAM rahevuM. pAchaLa-pAchaLa cAlato rahyo. prabhue pAchaLa AvatA siMhane joIne te jIva para anugraha karIne kahyuM H sarva prANI upara samabhAva dhAraNa karIne tuM ahIM rahe. A kSetranA prabhAvathI ahIMthI ja tane svargagati maLaze. pachI ekAvatArI deva thaIne tuM mokSe jaIza. A sAMbhaLI tene bhItaramAM ghaNI zAMti thaI. tenA para prabhunI karuNAno abhiSeka thayo. prabhunI AjJAne hRdayamAM ane mastaka upara vahana karato ane prabhunuM dhyAna dharato siMha tyAM ja rahyo. manane dayAthI bhInuM-bhInuM banAvIne zAnta manavALo thaIne rahyo. zubha dhyAnathI AyuSyane aMte te svargalokane pAmyo; deva thayo. tIrthanI sevA kadI For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 27 niSphaLa jatI nathI. deva tarIke upajelA jIve pahelo vicAra karyo ke huM vaLI deva kema thayo ! ane ema vicAra karatAM zAMtinAtha prabhuno upakAra yAda Avyo. - zrI zAMtinAtha prabhue marUdevA TuMka upara cAra mahinA nirgamana karyA, tyAM gaMdharva vidyAdhara, devatA, nAgakumAra ane aneka manuSyo AvI prabhunI pUjA karatAM bhaktino parimala phelAvatA. cAturmAsa pUrNa thaye prabhue anyatra vihAra karyo. prabhu jyAM cAramAsa virAjyA tyAM marudevA zRMga (TUMka) para pelA siMhadeve zrI zAMtinAtha prabhunuM vizALa caitya banAvarAvyuM. pratimAjI sthApana karyA. ghaNAM devoe paNa tyAM AjubAju caitya banAvarAvyA. girirAjanI taLeTI valabhIpura hatI te samayanI A vAta che. (saMdarbha : zatruMjaya mAhAbhya : sarga AThamo.) kALakrame bhaugolika pheraphAra thatAM e bhAga chUTo paDyo, vacce puSkaLa aMtara paDyuM. e kALa paNa keTalo badho pasAra thayo ! vadhelA A aMtarane dhyAnamAM rAkhIne pachI e ja zAMtinAtha prabhunuM pratIka caitya A vAghaNapoLamAM pravezatAM ja DAbI bAjue nirmANa pAmyuM. samaye-samaye tenA saMkhyAbaMdha jIrNoddhAra paNa thayA, paNa sihadeve kareluM e caitya Aje paNa prabhu zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAne karelA upakAranI chaDI pokAratuM aDIkhama UbhuM che. A daSTie A deruM adakeruM che; raLiyAmaNuM che, sohAmaNuM che. zAntinA ujAsane prasarAvanAruM che. pratyeka yAtrika saluNA zAMtinAtha bhagavAnane mujaro arpa yAtrA-darzana-vaMdana-pUjana karIne pachI ja dAdA AdIzvarane bheTavA AgaLa vadhe che.A hetuthI siMhadeve sarjeluM zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanuM derAsara che. ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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28 : AbhanA TekA Antara gAMTha chUTyAnI veLA ... vartamAnamAM avaguNanA oraDA jevA jaNAtA jIvo paNa ekAda guNanuM puSTa AlaMbana laIne, daDhapaNe tene vaLagI rahIne, dehanI mamatAnA vaLagADane oLaMgI jaIne, kSaNika lAbhanA vaLagaNane tarachoDIne, saDasaDATa UMce ne UMce caDatA hoya che. AvuM jovA maLe tyAre, evuM lAge che ke koI paNa jIvanI vartamAna viSama sthiti joIne tenI niMdA na karavI, paNa tenAmAM rahelI zreSTha saMbhAvanAnI kalpanAne jIvatI rAkhavI. juo to kharA ! vaNakaranI jAta ! ene divasa-rAta zuM karavAnuM ? gAmanA chevADe nAnuM sarakhuM eka ghara. gharane oTale besI tANo ane vANo vaNavAnA. roja roja nAnA-moTA vastra mATe kApaDa vaNavAnuM cAle. raste jatAM-AvatAM lokone 'kema cho ? bhalA cho !' ema divasa Akho pUchaparacha cAle. gAmanI bhAgoLethI ja sAdhumahArAja khetara bhaNI roja vaDIzaMkA nivAravA jatAM-AvatAM hoya te badhAne A vaNakara jue, manamAM harakhAya. bolavAnI For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 29 icchA thAya paNa kema karI bolAvuM ? evI avaDhavamAM rahe. malakIne aTakI jAya ! ekavAra zubha saMyoga racAI gayo. bagAsu khAtAM patAsu moMmAM paDe evuM banyuM ! mahAprabhAvaka AcAryazrI dharmaghoSasUri mahArAja vaDanA jhADa nIce UbhA hatA, vaNakaranA oTalAthI thoDe dUra. pahelAM AMkhathI ane pachI smitathI kuzaLapraznanI Apa-le thaI. pachI paNa, pUchuM na pUchuMnI dvidhAmAM anAyAse - bhAviArtAnusAreLa vALucchannati napatAm / (bhAvikAryAnusAriNI vANI UchaLatI dIse) - sahaja pUchyuM 'Ape to bhagavAnano bhekha paheryo che to Apa to bhava tarI javAnA; paNa amArA jevA to rakhaDI javAnA' AvA matalabanuM bolyA. karuNAsAgara AcArya mahArAje kahyuM : 'evuM nathI. dareka jIvone potAnA AtmAnuM kalyANa thAya evA rastA che ja.' AvAM AzvAsanabharyAM vacana sAMbhaLIne vaNakarane utsAha Avyo. oTalethI UbhA thaI mahArAjanI pAse AvIne vinayAvanata mudrAmAM UbhA rahyA. mahArAje kRpA karI, bodha Apyo : 'tame paNa dharma karI zako che.' vaNakara kahe : 'tame to kahezo ke dArU, mAMsa tyajI do. amArA jIvanamAM e to zakya nathI. Apa evuM kaho, je mArAthI sukhethI pALI zakAya.' AcArya mahArAje jIvadaLanI kakSA joIne kahyuM : 'tame gaMThisahiyaM -nuM paccakkhANa karIne AtmAne karmathI haLavo banAvI zakazo. kapaDAnA cheDe gAMTha vALI rAkhavI. e gAMTha kholI. namo arihaMtANuM bolIne ja AhArapANI levAM. AvI pratijJAnuM pAlana tame sukhethI karI zakazo.' vaNakarane A salAha jacI gaI. pratijJAnuM pAlana zarU thaI gayuM. apramattapaNe saheja paNa bhUlyA vinA lIdheluM sAduM vrata paLAya che. manamAM ddaDhatA che, AnaMda paNa che. mahinAo ane varaso vItI gayA; vRddhAvasthA paNa AvI. niyama `akhaMDitapaNe ni25vAda paLAya che, kyAMya kacAza nathI. ekavAra rAtre rogano humalo thayo che, pANInI tIvra tarasa lAgI che. pANI hAjara che. paNa niyama mujaba gAMTha choDavAnI che. gAMTha chUTe to moMmAM pANI pese ! potAthI prayatna paNa thaI zake tema nathI. bIjAnI madadathI paNa gAMTha na choDAya. e sthitimAM prANa chUTI gayA ! pratijJAno vijaya thayo ane pANIno parAjaya thayo. bahAranI gAMTha na bhedAI, paNa aMdaranI gAMTha - granthino bheda chUTI gayo. AtmA kumanuSyamAMthI nIkaLIne sudevatvane pAmyo. For Personal & Private Use Only

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30: AbhanA TekA | tIrthAdhirAja zatruMjayanI rakSA-sevAnuM kArya karavAnI anokhI taka maLI. kapardI yakSa banyA. AcArya mahArAja zrI dharmaghoSasUrIzvarajI mahArAja pratye kSaNekSaNa kRtajJatAbhAvathI sabhara banIne vaMdanA karatA rahyA. e mahApuruSanA prabhAve A UMcAI maLI. emaNe darzAvelA najIvA dharmanA pratApe AvI sthiti maLI. pratijJAnuM dRDhatApUrvaka pAlana sarva pranthithI mukta banAvyA vinA na rahe. pratijJA bhale nAnI rahe, tenuM dRDha pAlana manobaLathI thAya, to AkAzane AMbe tevA AMbA phaLe. pratijJA-pAlananI A vizeSatA che. te ApaNAmAM Ave to ApaNe paNa kasoTInI kaparI veLAe prabhukRpAthI acaLa rahIe, to ghArelI siddhinA svAmI banI zakIe. yaH pUrvaM tantuvAyaH kRtasukRtRlavo pUrito duritaughaiH, pratyAkhyAnaprabhAvAdamaramRgadazAmAtitheyaM prapede / sevA hevAkazALI prathamajinapadAbhbhojayostIrtharakSA - dakSaHzrIyakSarAjaH sa bhavatu bhavinAM vighnamardI kapardI // mULa prAcIna zloka - stuti ane padyAnuvAda je pahelA vastra vaNatAM vaNakara jIvane, A pApamAM rAcatA'tA, nAnuM eka, sAva nAnuM, aDaga mana vaDe, alpa satakRtya kIdhuM; pratyAkhyAna-prabhAve durita nija ghaTyuM, tIrtha yakSatva pAmyA, sevAmAM sajjaevA nita, vighana haro he! kapardI amArA. For Personal & Private Use Only

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anAsakta yogI zAlibhadra mahArAjano jaya ho ! jaya ho ! AbhanA TekA : 31 , vizALa vaDalAnI zItaLa chAyAmAM gAyo, vAgoLatI beThI che. nAnAM vAcharaDAM paNa Amatema care che, phare che ane kUNuM-kUNuM ghAsa khAya che. carAvavA AvelA govALiyAo kaDIyALI DAMga-lAkaDIo AghI mUkI phALiyAnuM phIMDaluM karI tenI upara mAthuM TekavI ADe paDakhe thayA che. vAcharaDA carAvavA AvelA gopa-bALako moI-dAMDiyAnI ramata rame che. paNa, te mAMhyalo eka chokaro to e vaDalAnI pAsenI gADAvATanI sheja uparanI TekarIe caDI eka nAnA jAMbuDAnA jhADa nIce beTho che. enuM dhyAna ramatamAM nathI; paNa tenI AMkho, pAse UbhelA eka muni mahArAjanI mukhamudrAmAMthI nItaratA amInuM pAna kare che. dhyAna-lIna munirAja para A chokaro ovArI gayo che. emanA para anahada heta UbharAya che. hetanI bharatImAM tene bhAna nathI rahetuM ke huM je boluM chuM teno javAba maLe che ke nahIM ! te to potAnI jAte bolato ja jAya che. manamAM Ave tevuM bole che : 'tamAruM ghara kyAM che ? tame kyAM raho cho ? tamArI mA kyAM che ? tame kyAre jamo cho ? mAre ghare tame Avazo ? mArI mA tamane jamavAnuM Apaze. Avazone ?' kazA paNa javAbanI rAha joyA vinA chokarAno eka-taraphI sneha-AlApa Ama cAlu ja rahyo! A krama rojano banI gayo. baporanI veLAe bIjA badhA chokarAo, cAre tarapha verAyelA taDakAnI vacALe je je ghaTALA jhADano chAMyaDo hoya tyAM ramatA hoya tyAre, A chokaro - saMgama - kAussagadhyAnamAM lIna munirAjanA vikasita mukhAraviMdanA sauMdaryabharyA smita-madhunuM gaTaka gaTaka pAna karato. divaso vItatAM, jotajotAmAM mahino thayo. munirAjane mAsa khamaNa pUruM thayuM. pAraNuM Aje che. najIkanA nesamAM gaucarI mATe padhAryA. For Personal & Private Use Only

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32: AbhanA TekA yogAnuyoga, Aje gAmamAM khIranA jamaNano occhava hato. ghara gharamAM khIra raMdhAI hatI. zerI ane AMgaNAM khIranI mIThI soDamathI maghamaghatAM hatAM. badhA chokarAo, vADakI jevA vAsaNamAM thoDI-thoDI khIra laIne, cokamAM AvIne, AMgaLAthI cATatA hatA. ekanuM joI, bIjAne mana thAya evuM hatuM. badhA bhAIbaMdhone Ama khIra khAtAM joIne, bALasulabha svabhAve, saMgamane paNa e khIra khAvA icchA thaI. ghera gayo to mA haju hamaNAM Aju-bAjunAM ghara-kAma karIne AvI hatI. pitAnI gerahAjarI hatI. garIba gharamAM mA ane dIkaro be ja jaNa hatAM. sImamAM khetara na hatuM ke Dhora-DhAMkhara paNa nahIM. tethI gujarAna calAvavA, mA gAmanA kapaDAM-vAsaNa karatI hatI, dIkaro vAcharaDA carAvavA laI jato. saMgame mAne kahyuM: mA, khIra khAvI che. khIra to kyAMthI lAvuM, dIkarA ! loTanI rAbano mAMDa veta thAya che, tyAM khIra ? khIra mATe to ghaNuM joIe te kyAMthI lAvuM? nA... mAre to khIra khAvI ja che. dIkarAnI jIda pUrI thaI zakaze nahIM, evuM lAgatAM mAthI rovAI gayuM. avAja saheja moTo thayo. ADozI-pADozI bhegAM thaI gayAM. kaheH alI zuM thayuM che? bola, to upAya karIe. mAe raDatAM raDatAM badhI vItaka-vAta kahI. A sAMgo kyAre paNa koI jIda karato nathI. Aje, khIra khAvAnI haTha laI beTho che, paNa tene khIra kyAMthI khavaDAvuM? bhegI thayelI bAIo ekasAthe bolI : are ! emAM zuM! huM dUdha ApIza. bIjI kahe cokhA ApIza. trIjIe kahyuM : huM sAkara ApIza. cothIe ghI ApavAnuM kahyuMbasa, have to chAnI rahe ! hajIye zAne raDe che? A badhuM to tame Apazo, paNa huM khIra rAMdhIza zemAM? oho...ema che. cAlo tapelI ane tAsaka huM ApIza. eka bAIe kahyuM ane rudana zAMta thayuM. badhI sAmagrI AvI ane gharamAM khIra thavA lAgI, UkaLavA lAgI. kamoda ane gAyanA dUdhanI mizra sugaMdhathI ghara bharAvA lAgyuM. sAMgAnI AMkhamAM paNa navI camaka AvI. hAza! have khIra khAvA maLaze. manamAM harakha mAto nathI. taiyAra thayelI garama-garama khIra, tAMsaLImAM pIrasI mA vaLI bIjAnAM ghara-kAma karavA bahAra gaI. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 33 evAmAM muni mahArAje 'dharmalAbha' kahI gharamAM praveza karyo. sAMgAnI pAse AvIne UbhA rahyA. e to khIramAMthI nIkaLatI varALa joI rahyo hato. 'dharmalAbha' no svara sAMbhaLI, eNe jevuM UMce joyuM, to thayuM : aho ! e ja munirAja che jemane roja roja kahyA karato. te ja padhAryA. pulakita haiye, khIra bharelI tAsaka be hAthe UMcakI, munirAjanA hAthamAMnA pAtramAM ThalavavA lAgyo. enI zuddha, zubhra ane zubha bhAvadhArAne akhaMDa rAkhavA munirAja paNa 'nA' na bolI zakyA. pAtru AkhuM khIrathI bharAI gayuM. saMgamanuM mana bhAvathI bharAI gayuM ! AtmA puNyathI bharAI gayo ! na munirAja 'dharmalAbha' kahI ghara bahAra padhAryA eTalAmAM mA pAchI AvI. saMgama maraka-maraka khuza thato hato ane tAsakamAM thoDI vadhelI khIra AMgaLAthI cATI rahyo hato. mAne thayuM H dIkaro haju bhUkhyo lAge che. vadhelI badhI khIra enI tAsakamAM pIrasI dIdhI. sAMgo to kAMI bolato nathI. ene rUMve rUMve harakha ubharAya che. thALamAMnI khIrane badale munirAjanuM pAtru ja dekhAyA kare che ! e ja munirAja padhArI gayA. 'sarasa thayuM sarasa thayuM' ema vicAramALA cAlatI hatI; tyAM mA, gharanA naLiyAMmAMthI caLAIne AvatAM cAMdaraNAM batAvI kahe che : "jo, sUraja to mAthe caDI Avyo. tArA bheruo to kyAranAya gAmanI sImamAM vAcharaDAMne laI AgaLa nIkaLI gayA che. tuM ya jaladI khAIne pahoMcI jaje. " ema kahI mA to gaI. garama khIra moMDhe mAMDI, peTamAM paDI. paNa mana have khIramAM kyAM che ? e to munirAjanI pAchaLa-pAchaLa cAlyuM che ! 'kyAre khIra khavAI, kyAre e Ubho thayo, lAkaDI laI ghara bahAra nIkaLIM doDavA lAgyo' tenuM bhAna-sAna na rahyuM. khIra khAdhI tenI garamI, mAthe tapatA sUrajanI garamI, pANIno sosa ane doDavAno zrama - badhuM bheguM thayuM. vacce moTo khADo Avyo, eno khyAleya na rahyo ne te emAM UMdhe mAthe paDyo. pANInI tarasa to khUba lAgI hatI. 'pANI, pANI' ema bUma pADe che, tyAM ja pelA munirAja aneka ghare gaucarI vahorI pAchA vaLI rahyA hatA, temanA kAne A avAja saMbhaLAyo. turta ja khADA pAse AvyA. kahevA lAgyA : pANI...pANI hamaNA Ave che.. bolo 'namo arihaMtANaM, namo arihaMtANaM.' For Personal & Private Use Only

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34: AbhanA TekA zarIranI vedanA vacce paNa, saMgamanA manamAM prasannatA chalakAvA lAgI. nirdoSa ane bhoLI, kALI-kALI AMkhamAM aMkAyelI muni mahArAjanI prazAMta chabI barAbara yAda AvatAM veMta ; aho ! A to e ja munirAja che ! jemanI sAthe prIti baMdhAI hatI. temanA mukhanAM vacano maLyAM, eTale e pramANe bolavA lAgyo. mana vedanAmAMthI nIkaLIne namo arihaMtANaM e sAta akSaramAM ramavA lAgyuM. e ja pariNatimAM parabhavanA AyuSyano baMdha ane A bhavanA AyuSyano aMta Avyo. jIva parabhavamAM pahoMcI gayo ! rAjagRhI nagarI. gobhadrazeTha ane bhadrAmAtA. zAlinA kSetranuM uttama svapna ane pachI bALakano janma. e samayamAM jAtakanAM nAma pADavAmAM rAzino vicAra pradhAna na hato. svapnadarzanane ja kendramAM rAkhIne zAlibhadra nAma rAkhyuM. samagra parivAramAM AnaMdanI bharatI ja varte che. sarvatra puNya prakarSanAM darzana ja thatAM hatA. ahIM paNa pelA janmanI jema pitAnI gerahAjarI thaI. paraMtu e zarIrathI jaNAtA na hatA eTaluM ja. emanA astitvano parimala sarvatra prasarelo -anubhavAto hato. kevo te putraprema ! putranA puNyaprAbhArathI vistaryo ke dIkarAne pIvAnuM pANI paNa devalokamAMthI pUruM pADatA. pANInI vAta AvI hoya, to pachI khAvAnuM, paheravAnuM, zaNagAra mATenA ghareNAM-dAgInAnuM to pUchavuM ja zuM ? eka zAlibhadra ane temanAM batrIsa For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekAH 35 patnI, eka ekane mATe traNa peTI. tetrIsa tarI navvANuM. pUrI so ye nahIM ane aThThANuM ya nahIM! vasatA to hatA manuSyalokamAM paNa, comera chalakAtA vaibhava ane aizvarya to pUrepUrA devatAI ja ! Avo vaibhava to maLe, paNa sAthe ene jIravavAnI zakti to joIe ne ! kyAreka to dekheluM aizvarya paNa jIravAtuM nathI ! ghaTanA bane che to UMDANa-vistArano aMdAja Ave che. eka ghaTanAnI kAMkarI taLAvamAM paDe che tethI te sIdhI taLIye jaIne besatI nathI. e pahelA to tenAM aneka valayo, vartuLo racAya che ane kAMThA sudhI te vistare che. ratnakaMbalanA vepArI pAsethI soLa ratna-kaMbala levAnI eka sAdI ghaTanA. tenA paDaghA keTalA laMbAyA? magadhasamrATa zreNikanI rAjagRhImAM to, anekAneka zrImaMta gRhastho vasatA hatA. paNa zAlibhadra evA zrImaMta gaNAyA ke tenI putravadhUo AvA ratnakaMbalane pagalUchaNiyArUpe vAparIne nirmAlyarUpe nikAla karatI hoya, e asAdhAraNa ghaTanA hatI. rAjagRhImAM navvANuM peTInI vAta jANItI nahIM hoya, ema lAge che. callaNArANIe zreNikarAjA pAse ratnakaMbalanI mAMgaNI karI; paraMtu rAjAne e jarUrI lAgyuM nahIM. jarUrata ane icchA vacceno bheda je samaje che te sahaja rIte saMtoSI banI zake che. rANI, game tema to ye eka strI che. tenI najara jyAre zerI vALanArI bAI para paDI ane tenI oDhaNI ratnakaMbalanI joI, eTale khUba khinna thaI. tenA rANIpaNAmAM eka gobo paDyo. rAjAne kahevA lAgI : tamArA rAjApaNAmAM dhULa paDI. juo to kharA ! tame mane nA kahI diIdhI ane tamArI nagarInA vasAvAya AvuM moMghuM vastra pahere che ! rAjAne paNa lAgI AvyuM. vAtanA mULa sudhI javA jevuM lAgyuM. tapAsa karatAM jANavA maLyuM ke A to zAlibhadra zreSThIne tyAMnA nirmAlyamAMthI sAMpaDI che ! hajI hamaNAM to e vepArI vecavA AvyA hatA tyAM A nirmAlyaya banI gaI ! to to bolAvo vepArIne. pUcho ! hoya teTalI laI lo ! - paNa...vepArI kahe : soLa naMga hatAM te badhAM ja bhadrAmAtAe lIdhAM. have nathI. rAjAe kaheNa mokalyuM. tyAMthI paNa hAtha pAchA paDyA. Apa maMgAvo ane nA kahevI paDe ! A to maravA jevuM gaNAya ! e ja vakhate soLa kaMbalanA For Personal & Private Use Only

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36: AbhanA TekA batrIsa bhAga karIne putravadhUone ApI dIdhAM hatAM. sAMbhaLIne rAjAne thayuM : AvI samRddhi, vaibhava che, to jovA javuM joIe. magadhasamrATa sAme cAlIne gayA hoya tevA dAkhalA traNeka mAtra che. temAM eka te A, bhadrAne tyAM javAno dAkhalo che. bhadrAe AmaMtraNa pAThavyuM. rAjAne pUrA doradamAma sAthe AvakAryA. rAjA zreNika ane cellaNA rANI sAthe che. eka-eka mALa caDe che ane AMkha pahoLI thatI jAya che, mana ovArI jAya che. cAra mALathI upara na caDI zakAyuM. zAlibhadrane nIce bolAvavAnI pharaja paDI. bolAvavA koNa jAya? e kAma to bhadrA zeThANI ja karI zake ! gayA. veDhamImAM kAMkaro Ave tevuM lAgyuM ! vaNajamAM zuM pUcho cho ? ThIka lAge te bhUla karI, dAma cUkavI, vakhAre mukAvI do ! bhadrA mUMjhAyA. zuM kahevuM? AvuM na kahevuM paDe to sAruM, paNa have upAya nathI. kaheH A rAya kariyANuM nathI. A rAya to rAjA zreNika che. magadha dezanA mAlika che. ApaNA svAmI che. teo AvyA che. cAlo ! thoDI vAra mATe Avo! mana udAsa thaI gayuM ! puNya ochAM paDyAM? pUrve sukata navi kIdhAM, supAtre dAna navi dIdhAM, tene kAraNe re hajI amAre mAthe nAtha che! mana vinA AvyA. zreNika to zAlibhadranuM rUpa, sauMdarya ane lAvaNya joI ja rahyA ! AvuM devatAI rUpa to samavasaraNanA devomAM paNa dIThuM nathI. deha manuSyano ane sauMdaryadevatAI ! moM paranI rezamI kumAza ane rUpamAdhuryane callaNA paNa apalaka netre nihALI rahyAM. AMkho coLavA lAgyAM. A zuM jouM chuM ! AvuM netradIpaka deha sauMdarya ane lAvaNyabharapUra rUpa A pRthvIloka para jovA maLavuM dohyaluM che. vahAla varasAvavA rAjA zreNike khoLe besAryA paNa kSaNamAM to zAlibhadranA mukha para motI jevAM prasveda-biMdu bAjhavA lAgyAM ! mAtA bhadrA kahe : mANasano saMga sahI zakatA nathI; ahIMnuM pANI paNa pIdhuM nathI. Apa satvare rajA Apo. zAlibhadra uparanA mALe gayA. eka eka zreNi upara caDatA, caDatA ja gayA ! nIce kyAre ya na UtaryA. saMkalpa thaI gayo. AvuM Azrita jIvana na joIe. AtmAnI svataMtratA para tarApa che. lokhaMDanI beDImAMthI to jhATake For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 37 chuTAya paNa A to sneha-rAganA sUtaranA tAMtaNAnAM baMdhana ! haLave haLave, jALavIne aLagA karavA paDe. roja eka baMdhana aLaguM karavuM ema vicAryuM ane zarU karyuM ! bhadrAne AMcako lAgyo. manamAM aMdezo hato ja ke Avo divasa eka vAra UgavAno che ja. cakamakanA pASANane pANImAM rAkho eTale evuM na mAnavuM ke te pANIne svIkArI leze. tenI aMdarano agni to akabaMdha ja rahe che. gata bhavamAM chellI paLoe "namo arihaMtANaM" saMbhaLAvanAra pelA munivaranI chabI UMDe UMDe aMkita thaI hatI enuM kAma zarU thayuM hatuM. kevA yogAnuyoga racAya che! eka bahena subhadrA. tenA svAmI dhanyakumAra. padmarAgamaNinI khANamAM maNi ja pAke. kAca to gotyA na jaDe. dhanyanA jANavAmAM AvyuM na hatuM. sthaLa samAcAronI Apa-le rojiMdI na hatI e vakhatanI A vAta che. "bhAI eka eka patnIne parihare che. devatAI RddhimAM anAsakti hatI, have te tyAganA rUpamAM paripakava banI che." -- AvuM jANIne, saMsAranA sahaja rAgathI cUMTAyelI vedanA, subhadrAnI AMkhamAMthI AMsu rUpe dhasI AvI. snAnaveLAe ja dhanyakumAranA khabhe UnAM AMsu paDyAM! atyaMta saMvedanazIla dhannAnI AMkha upara jovA lAgI. subhadrAnI goLa goLa kALI AMkhamAM AMsu tagatage che. acaraja thayuM. zuM uNapa AvI haze? subhadrAnI AMkha bhInI paNa na thavI joIe; A to cUve che! che? zuM che?" - svaramAM vihvaLatAno kaMpa Avyo.. bhAI roja-roja eka tyaje che... gadgad svare kahevAyuM. | vAkya judA svarUpe pAchuM pharyuM : A to kAyaranAM kAma ! A zuM? choDavuM to choDI jANavuM. dhIme dhIme baLatA IdhaNAmAMthI rasoI na thAya, are ! tApaNuM paNa na thAya! bolavuM saheluM che. karavuM agharuM che. ema che? to AjathI ATheya patnIno tyAga ! svaramAM e ja svasthatA. 'nathI Aveza ke Avegano kaMpa ! kaMpavAno vAro have subhadrAno hato. are, are ! bhAI to jAya che. A to pati paNa jaze ! nA, nA, deva! huM to upahAsa karatI hatI, nAtha ! evuM nA bolo! For Personal & Private Use Only

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38 AbhanA TekA dhannA kahe : A to hAthInA dAMta. nIkaLyA te nIkaLyA. dhanyakumAra mAthAnA lAMbA lAMbA kALA vALa vALIne zAlibhadrane bAraNe pahoMcyA. kamADanI sAMkaLa khakhaDAvI. bhAI ! gUmaDAno bIyo kADhavo che to vilaMba zAne ? vAyadA zAne? cAla ! jaIne vIranA caraNamAM TharIne besIe. zAlibhadra to icchatA hatA je. ekathI bhalA be ! AvA kaparA caDANamAM sathavAro kyAM maLe ? bherunI sAthe ja - bhagavAna pAse pahoMcyA. prabhue svIkAryA, bAMhya dharIne udhdhAryA. - have to jaMga jItavA nIkaLI paDyA che. navAM navAM tapa Adare che. choDyuM enuM to smaraNa paNa nathI. UMcI-UMcI bhAvadhArAmAM niraMtara vadhe jAya che, temAM ja mahAle che. ekAvali tapa Adare che - eka upavAsa pachI eka pAraNuM ema caDatA krame soLa sudhI pahoMcavAnuM ane e ja krame UtaravAnuM - soLapaMdara-cauda-tera-bAra ema chelle eka upavAsa Ave. A rIte dehanI darakAra karyA vinA tapomaya banyA che. bAhya tapa ane atyaMtara tapa - e ja jIvana banI gayuM che. je dehane ahIMnuM pANI paNa aDatuM na hatuM e dehe AhAra-pANI bane tyajyAM che. prabhunuM vAtsalya satata varasatuM rahe che. badhAM junAM karmo kharI rahyAM che, enI dostI have nahIM nabhe. karmapaDaLa kharavAthI aMdaranI ujjavaLatA vadhatI rahe che. aMdaranA ughADathI ajavALuM-ajavALuM varatAya che. deha to zaramAI gayo, vilakho paDI gayo. vilAyeluM moM to kALuM ja hoya ne! Aje tapanuM pAraNuM hatuM. rAjagRhImAM AvavAnuM thayuM che. madhyAhna veLAe gaucarI jatI vakhate prabhu pAse anumati levA gayA. prabhue kahyuM : Aje tame tamArA mAtAne hAthe vhorazo. 'tahatti." kahI, zAlibhadra mAtAnI zerI tarapha saMcaryA. bhadrAnI havelImAM to halacala macI che. upara-taLe doDadhAma che. Aje zAlibhadramuni padhAryA che. temane vAMcavA mATe javAnuM che. badhAne haiyAmAM umaMga mAto nathI. saMbhrama zuM kahevAya te jaNAya che. umaLakAne utAvaLa joDe saMbaMdha che. deha karatAM mana to gatimAM AgaLa ja hoya ne! zAlibhadramunisAkSAt AMgaNe AvIne UbhA che. paNa koNa kone bolAve? koNa jue? jIbha bIje rokAI che. AMkha bIjuM ja zodhe che. zAlibhadra nata For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 39 netre UbhA che. "dharmalAbha' nA veNa jIbhathI bahAra Ave che, paNa tyAM ja verAI jAya che. raNamAM paDelA varasAdano relo kyAMya na dekhAya ! zAlibhadra pAchA vaLe che. manamAM saheja vikalpa Avyo. tyAM, rastAmAM gharaDA govAlaNIe lAbha devAnI vinaMti karI ! tene haiye heta ubharAyAM ! chAtI bhIMjAI ! vahAlapa phoravA lAgyuM. bhAva joI munivare lAbha Apyo. dahIM vhoryuM. hRdayanA chalakatA bhAva e bhAva-maMgaLamAM dahIMnuM dravya-maMgaLa bhaLyuM. prabhu pAse pAchA AvyA. manamAM prazna hato chatAM pUchavuM na paDyuM! prabhu vadyA : tamane jeNe dahIM vhorAvyuM te tamArA mAtA hatA. tamAro navo janma che. teono e ja bhava che. zabdoe hRdayamAM jaIne AvaraNa dUra karyA. e bhava AMkha sAme Avyo. mA joyAM! khIra joI ! munimahArAja joyA ! dehano moha to gayo hato ja. have saMsAravAsano moha gayo! mULa svarUpane pAmavAnI tAlAvelI thaI AvI. aNasaNanI anujJA mAMgI. prabhue ApI. dhannAjI sAthe vaibhAragiri upara zilApaTamAM aNasaNa svIkArIne siddhone zaraNe mana mUkI dIdhuM. dhyAnanuM anusaMdhAna tyAM ja sadhAI gayuM. dehabhAra gayo ! dehabhAna gayuM! bhadramAtA parivAra sAthe ADaMbarapUrvaka vAMdavA AvyA. saunI AMkha zAlibhadrane zodhavA lAgI. jANavA maLyuM ke aNasaNa svIkAryuM che ane vaibhAragiri para tapa karI rahyA che. kAphalo tyAM pahoMcyo ! paraMtu zAlibhadramuni to "meru caLe to tenAM manaDAM na caLe tevI samAdhimAM lIna hatA. bhAvapUrvaka ardhavanata banI, laLI laLI, vAraMvAra praNAma karyA. emanI nirIhatAne sajaLa netre badhA vaMdI rahyA. rAjA zreNika paNa A badhuM, zraddhAnamra hRdaye joIne prabhAvita thayA. Rddhi to zAlibhadranI. tyAga zAlibhadranA tyAga jevo ! vairAgya paNa zAlibhadrano ! tapa paNa zAlibhadranuM ApaNAM hRdayane bhIMjavI jatI zAlibhadranI kathA ApaNAM aMtaranA oraDAne ajavALI raho ! ajavALI raho! 2 For Personal & Private Use Only

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40: AbhanA TekA sakala munIsara kAusagga dhyAne jagadaguru zrI hIravijayasUri mahArAjanI paraMparAnA suprasiddha upAdhyAyazrI sakalacandrajI mahArAjanA jIvanano prasaMga che. gujarAtanA kapaDavaMja gAmamAM banelI A ghaTanA che. nityakrama pramANe, rojanI sAdhanAnA bhAgarUpe, rAtrIpratikramaNa pachI niyama mujaba kAusaggadhyAnamAM mahArAjazrI beThA che. AvI ucca sAdhanAne AvA munivaro dravya-kSetra-kALa-bhAvathI sugaThita karatA hoya che. e mujaba emaNe eka ajaba saMkalpa karelo. upAzrayanI najIkamAM eka kuMbhAranuM ghara hatuM. roja sAMja paDe pachI...vagaDAmAMthI mATI levA gayelA enA gardabharAjo pAchA phare. jevA ghare Ave eTale potAnI hAjarI purAvavA avAja kare, eTale ke bhUke sakalacandrajI mahArAje saMkalpamAM nirNata karyuM ke -"A kuMbhAranA vaizAkhanaMdano AvIne avAja kare tyAM sudhI kAusagnamAM rahIza." saMkalpa kevo sAdo? paNa nirNaya vaja jevo! kAyAnI bhUmikA parathI manano AtmAnI bhUmikA para praveza thayo. bahAranuM badhuM chUTatuM gayuM. Atma-ramaNatAno anahada AnaMda ubharAvA lAgyo. dhyAna sahaja thayuM. ekAda prahara jAgRta mane noMdha lIdhI. kuMbhArane gherathI haju jANIto avAja nathI Avyo. roja to niyamita samaye somo kuMbhAra ghare AvI jAya che. jogAnujoga banyuM evuM ke te divase moDuM thaI javAthI kuMbhAra enA vaizAkhanaMdano sAthe bahenanA ghare rokAI gayA ! have saMkalpanuM sonuM kasoTIe caDyuM. dRDhatA e zuM cIja che e samakSa thayuM. avicaLa saMkalpanuM svarUpa mananI pele pAra pahoMcIne nikhare che. samaya to vItato rahyo. dhyAnAnsarikAnuM pariNAma e AvyuM ke zubhabhAvanI bharatI AvI, temAM prabhu sAMbharyA. temanI bhAvapUjAnA vicAro AvyA. A vicAro zabdamAM ane saMgItanA layamAM DhaLAvA lAgyA! eka pachI eka kaMDikAo racAtI gaI. eka pUjA, bIjI pUjA ema pUjAo racAtI gaI. paroDha thatAM to sattaramI pUjA racAI gaI!. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 41 kuMbhAra vahelI savAre ghare Avyo tyAre enA sAgarItoe paNa sAthe AvyAnI chaDI pokArI ane zrI sakalacandrajI mahArAje "namo arihaMtANaM " kahIne kAussagga pAryo, pUrNa karyo. vaizAkhanaMdananA pratApe ApaNA sakala zrI saMghane "sattarabhedI pUjA' maLI, kaho ke pUjA sAhityanI gaMgotrI pragaTa thaI ! "sakala munIsara kAusaggadhyAne e adhikAra banAyo' A pUjAnA zabdo evA bhAvathI bhIMjAyelA hatA ke pratigrAma, pratidraga dareka gAme ane dareka nagare parvAdhirAjanI ArAdhanAnA bhAgarUpe A sattarabhedI pUjA bhaNAvAya ja. are ! pratiSThA mahotsavamAM pratiSThA pachInA divase A pUjA Aje paNa bhaNAvAya che. A rIte eka saMkalpamAM dRDha rahIne e munivare je karmanirjarA sAdhI teno mahAlAbha thayo ja gaNAya. sAthe zrI saMghane paNa kevo moTo Adarza maLyo ! saMkalpathI calita na thavA mATe upAdhyAyazrI sakalacandrajI mahArAjano A prasaMga preraNAnuM parama pAtheya pUruM pADe che. ApaNA jevAne dharma-pratijJAmAM vadhune vadhu dRDha rahevA mATe AlaMbanarUpa bane che. ] iNi pari sattarabheda pUjA vidhi, zrAvakakuM jine bhaNIo; sakala munisara kAusagnadhyAne, citavita so phala cUNIo re. prabhu tuM surapati jima guNIo. bhAvapUrvaka ane ahobhAvathI bhaNAvAtI A sattarabhedI pUjAnI A aMtIma paMkti sudhI pahoMcatA zrotA dhyAnamagna banI jAya che. racanAkAre paNa rAga-rAgiNInI apAra vividhatA thakI A racanA amara karI che. rAganI vipula yAdI pUjAnI mahattA darzAve che: -- rAmagiri - toDI - bhImapalAsa - AzAvarI - zabAba - dezAkha - siMdhuDo - mAlavI toDI - kAnaDA - naTa- kedAro-bihAga malhAra - vasaMta - kalyANa - zrI - zuddha naTa- sAmerI - dhanyAzrI - gurjarI - soraTha ... For Personal & Private Use Only

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42: AbhanA TekA AvI UMDI zAnta vairAgyadazAne praNAma! mAtA-pitA bauddha dharmanA anuyAyI hatA. putrane paNa e saMskAra maLyA. sAdhuno samAgama sane jagAve che. aMdara paDeluM satra jAgyuM. sAdhutA gamI gaI. gamatuM meLavyA vinA manane ArAma nathI thato. sAdhu thayA. sAdhu thayA pachI sAdhutAnA pariNAma TakAvavA mATe sAdhutAthI bharyA-bharyA puruSonI vANI ja, vADa, khAtara ane vArinuM kAma kare che. tenI laganI lAgI ane divasa-rAta enA abhyAsamAM DUbelA rahyA. jyAM-jyAMthI je-je viSayanuM jJAna maLe, te badhuM meLavavA mAMDyA. ' pote je gAmamAMthI dIkSA lIdhI hatI tyAM moTo bauddha vihAra hato. gAmanI alaga alaga vyaktioe emAM eka-eka oraDI bheTa karI hatI. emAM A sAdhu mahArAjanA pitAnuM paNa yogadAna mahattvanuM hatuM. temanI eka oraDI to hatI ja, uparAMta e vihAramAM AgaMtuka sAdhunI sevA-suzruSA karavI e paNa temanuM nitya kartavya hatuM. pitA to sthitaprajJa kakSAnA puruSa hatA paraMtu mAtAne mamatA hatI. vihAranA vyavasthApaka adhyApakane mAtA haMmezA kahyA karatI ke mArA dIkarA tamane maLe to kahejo : "bAra bAra varSa thayA, have eka vAra to A tarapha AvIne amane darzana Apo." adhyApake A vinaMti manamAM rAkhI ane bahAragAma anya vihAra-sthAnomAM javAnuM thayuM ane e yuvAna bhikSu maLyA tyAre emane AmaMtraNa ApyuM. sAdhu kahe : "ApanI AjJA che to te tarapha AvavAnuM jarUra vicArIza."

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AbhanA TekA : 43 ane e samaye paNa Avyo. vicaratAM vicaratAM e sAdhu potAnA gAmanA vihAra-sthAnamAM gayA. yogAnuyoga emanA pitA hastakanI oraDImAM ja rahevAnuM thayuM. pitAe e oraDI kholI ApI ane A sAdhu e sthAnamAM barAbara eka mahino rahyA. bhikSA levA mATe potAnA ghare roja javAnuM banatuM, mAtAnA hAthe roja bhikSA svIkAratA ! eka mahinAnI maryAdA pUrI thatAM pharI grAmAnugrAma vicaratAM AgaLa vadhyA. raste pelA adhyApaka pharI maLyA. adhyApake pUchyuM : jaI AvyA? tyAM rahyA hatA? tamArI mAtAnA ghare jatA hatA? badhA praznonA javAba hakAramAM maLyA. adhyApaka pAchA potAne gAma AvyA tyAre e yuvAna sAdhunA mAtAne maLyA. mAtAe adhIrAIthI pUchyuM : mAro dIkaro maLyo hato? ene kahejo ne, A tarapha Ave. ene joyA bahu varSo thayAM. adhyApakane A sAMbhaLI hasavuM AvyuM. hasatAM joI mAtA jhaMkhavAyA. adhyApaka kahe : mAI ! tamAro dIkaro to ahIM AvIne rahI gayo. tamArI oraDImAM ja rahyo hato. roja-roja tamArA ghare bhikSA mATe paNa Avato hato. tame ene na oLakhyo? mAjI to A badhA zabdo sAMbhaLatI avAka thaI gayAM! paga taLethI dharatI sarakatI lAgI ! kahe : "zuM bolo cho? te ahIM eka mahino rahI gayo? mAre tyAM roja Avato hato e zuM e ja hato? aho ! mane to aNasAra suddhAM na Avyo ! e to badhI rIte badalAI gayo." mAjI tyAM UbhA rahIne dIkaro je dizAmAM hoI zake te dizAmAM be hAtha joDI, mAthuM namAvI bhAvathI praNAmI rahI. - gadgad svare bolI : dhanya che tenA vairAgyane ! jatanathI ucherI moTo karyo, enAthI ciraparicita hatAM chatAM eNe amane jarA jeTalo aNasAra paNa AvavA na dIdho ! Avo tIvra vairAgya, Avo sahaja vairAgya jemanA prabhAve maLyo tene paNa mArA kroDo praNAma ! ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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44: AbhanA TekA AMsunAM paNa paDe pratibiMba --evA darpaNanI eka amara kathA dUra dUrathI jenAM darzana thAya che te caumukhajInI savA-somAe baMdhAvelI TUMka vAta thoDI jUnI che. vi. saM. 1665 AsapAsanI, itihAsamAM noMdhAyelI ghaTanA che. te kALe ane te samaye soraTha dezamAM vaMthaLI gAma. gADha vanarAjinA lIlAchama pradezanuM mULa nAma to hatuM vanasthaLI. gAmamAM zrI zItaLanAtha bhagavAnanI zILI chAyA. zrAvakanA kuLa dhana-dhAnyathI samRddha hatA, kuTuMba parivArathI bharyA bhAdaryA hatA. temAMnA eka te savacaMda zeTha. vepAra dhaMdho jAmelo. deza paradezathI vachiyAta Ave. dariyApAranA zaherothI vahANamAM mAla Ave. zeThanI AbarU jAmelI. badhuM raMgecaMge cAlatuM hatuM temAM musIbata AvI. saMsAra konuM nAma ? taDako-chAMyo, sukha-du:kha, saMpattivipatti --AvA AvA joDakAMthI ubharAya te saMsAra ! najIkanA eka gAmanA garAsadAra ThAkoranA kAna bhaMbherAyA : savacaMda zeThanI peDhI kAcI paDI che. ThAkoranA eka lAkha rUpiyA savacaMda zeThane tyAM jamA che. vaLatA divase savAre ja ThAkora ghoDe besIne savacaMda zeThane tyAM pahoMcyA. savacaMda zeTha zrI zItaLanAtha bhagavAnanI sevA pUjA karavA jaI rahyA hatA, maghamaghatA phUlonI chAba sAthe hatI. manamAM evA ja rUDA bhAva hatA. ThAkorane jotAMveta manamAM phALa paDI. Ama aTANe savAramAM ThAkora kyAMthI ! je hoya te, mAro prabhu sau sArA vAnAM karaze. ThAkora bolyAM : zeTha kyAM padhAro cho? zeThe kahyuM : bhagavAnanI pUjA karavA. ThAkora kahe : jaladI Avajo hoM. mAre tAkIdanuM kAma che. taDako thAya te pahelA gAma bhegA thavuM che. zeTha kaheH A Avyo. tame zirAvo tyAM AvI pahoMcIza. prabhunI bhAvathI vidhipUrvaka pUjA karI, ghaMTanAda karI zeTha ghare AvyA. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA:45 vepAra-vaNajanI vAta hoya to te peDhIe karAya, ghera nahIM. zeTha taiyAra thaI peDhIe pahoMcyA. rAha jotA beThelA ThAkora kahe : mAro dIkaro dezAvara javA mana kare che mATe mArI badhI rakama joIe che. hamaNAM ne hamaNAM gaNI Apo. koI paNa vepArI pAse eTalI moTI rokaDa rakama to hAtha upara kyAMthI hoya ! eka to kariyANAM bharelAM so-savAso vahANono patto na hato. temAM A eka lAkha rUpiyA gaNI ApavAnI vAta ! vaLI ThAkoranA rUAba ne tora bhAre ! vAyado karAya evuM na hatuM paNa, thoDo vilaMba karAya evuM lAgyuM. zeThe kahyuM : ATalI moTI rakamano veMta eka sAthe kema thAya? ochAmAM ocho traNa divasano samaya to joIze. munimane AjubAjunA gAmomAM ugharANIe mokalyA. be divase e, jevA gayA hatA tevA ja pAchA AvyA. jyAre nabaLI bhavitavyatA hoya tyAre cArekorathI AvuM ja bane. trIjo divasa Ugyo, vimAsaNano pAra nathI. upAya ke ukela jaDato nathI, tyAre sarvazaktimAna prabhujInuM smaraNa zvAse zvAse thavA lAgyuM. aMte to zaraNa temanuM ja che. bapora vItI, ThAkora utAvaLA thayA che. takAdo kare che. evAmAM savacaMda zeThanA manamAM eka vicAra jhabakyo. amadAvAda-rAjanagara che. tyAMnA zeTha sodAgara dariyAvadila che. dharmAtmA che. mAruM veNa pAchuM nahIM ThelAya evA bharose, somacaMda zeThanuM nAma mukhe AvyuM. emanA nAme hUMDI lakhI. paNa, lakhatAM jAya ne kalama tharatharatI jAya ! akSaro vAMkAcUMkA paDavA lAgyA. manamAM mUMjhavaNa che. ApaNe kazI oLakhANa nathI. vaNI ene copaDe ApaNuM - nAma-ThAma na hoya ne AvaDI moTI rakama kema karIne Apaze? paNa, premaLadAsanuM pada che ne -- harine bhajatAM hajI koInI lAja jatI nathI jANI re...! e zraddhAthI bhagavAnane bharose hUMDI lakhI. kalamanI zAhIthI caLakatAM akSaro para retI bhabharAvavI zarU karI paNa hRdayamAM valoNuM cAlatuM hatuM te hAtha na rahyuM. hRdayanI vedanA ke zoka ke harSa pragaTa karavA mATe zabdo jyAre lAcArI jAhera karI de tyAre AMsu vaDe e zoka-vedanA-harSa dhasI Ave che. ahIM paNa emaja banyuM. khyAla paNa na rahyo ane lakhelA e kAgaLa para be azru biMdu daDI paDyA. thoDAM akSaro relAI gayA. jhAMkhA thaI gayA. kAgaLa(hUMDI) bIDAI gayo. amadAvAda - jhaverIvADa - somacaMda zeThanI peDhInuM For Personal & Private Use Only

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46 : AbhanA TekA saranAmuM karI ThAkoranA hAthamAM Apyo. ThAkora paNa zuM thaze ? eka lAkha rUpiyA maLaze ke kema ? --evI avaDhavamAM raste caDyA. pahoMcyA amadAvAda. somacaMda zeThanI peDhI zodhatAM vAra na lAgI. nAma khUba jANItuM hatuM. zAkha sArI hatI. peDhI para munima, mahetA ne gumAstA ane vAchiyAtonI bhIDa hatI. paNa soraThI pAghaDI paherelA ThAkora koI mahemAna che ema lAgyuM. zeThanI najara paDatAM ja temaNe mITho AvakAra Apyo : Avo, Avo, Avo zeTha, ajANyA lAgo cho ! hA, chIe to soraTha - vaMthaLI pAsenA gAmanA. A hUMDI laIne AvyA chIe. somacaMda zeThe hUMDI hAthamAM lIdhI. jevuM lakhanAra savacaMda zeThanuM nAma vAMcyuM ke kapALamAM karacalI vaLI gaI. sAva ajANyuM nAma ! khUba moTI rakama ! chatAM munimane pUchyuM : khAtAvahImAM juo ne, savacaMda zeTha -vaMthaLInuM khAtAmAM zuM bole che ? lAMbo copaDo, upara-nIce AgaLa-pAchaLa karIne uthalAvIne munime haLavethI kahyuM : A nAma ApaNe tyAM che ja nahIM. somacaMda zeThe pharI hUMDI hAthamAM lIghI, pharI pharIne vAMcatAM acAnaka chelle chelle eka-be akSara relAyelA joI hRdayamAMthI avAja Avyo. mANasa mUMjhANo haze. koI ja Aro-ovAro nahIM jaNAyo hoya tyAre ja A huMDI lakhI che. pUrA vizvAsathI lakhI che. AMsunAM e be buMdanuM pratibiMba somacaMda zeThanA hRdaya-darpaNamAM AbAda jhIlAI gayuM. tarata ja munimane kahyuM : lAkha rUpiyA gaNI Apo. munime vaLato prazna karyo : kayA khAte lakhavAnA che ? zeTha kahe : kharaca khAte lakhIne ApI dyo. rUpiyA apAI gayA. ThAkora malakyA. cAMdInA sikkAnA lAkha rUpiyAnI kothaLIo banAvIne teo gAma bhegA thaI gayA. A bAju savacaMda zeThane pelA vahANanA sArA samAcAra maLyA. mAla badho hemakhema AvI pahoMcyo. nasIba eTalA pAdharA ke vepArIone mAla vecatAM sudhImAM to bhAva paNa sArA vadhI gayA ! ThIka ThIka Avaka thaI eTale sau prathama somacaMda zeTha sAMbharyA, jemaNe vagara oLakhANe moTI rakama ApI dIdhI hatI. hUMDI lakhI hatI te divasathI savacaMda zeThe ghI-dUdha ane badhI mIThAInI bAdhA karI hatI. vepAra thayo ane jevA paisA hAthamAM AvyA ke tarata ja amadAvAdanI vATa For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 47 pakaDI. somacaMda zeThanuM ghara zodhyuM. savAranA pahoramAM ja somacaMda zeTha, rUpAnA loTAmAMthI nirmaLa pANI laI moM dhoI rahyA hatA. savacaMda zeThe emane tarata oLakhyA, hAtha joDI praNAma karyA, jaya jinendra karyA. somacaMda zeThe AvakAra Apyo. koI jaina zrAvaka bhAI lAge che. padhAro, padhAro zeTha kahyuM. sAmAna aMdara levarAvyo. gharamAM aMdara laI AvyA. garbhazrImaMtanA gharano vaibhava joIne savacaMda zeTha aMjAI gayA. somacaMda zeThanI sAthe besIne zirAmaNa karyuM. savacaMda zeThe kahyuM : zeTha, rUpiyA lAvyo chuM. gaNI lyo ane nAmuM sarakhuM karI gho. somacaMda zeTha kahe H rUpiyA kevA ane vAta kevI ? copaDo bolato nathI. rUpiyA na levAya. tame ApyA hatA ane mAre tamane pAchA ApavAnA che. mAre na levAya. Ama mIThI rakajhaMka ThIka ThIka lAMbI cAlI. munimane bolAvyA. copaDA jovarAvyA. zuM maLe ? nAma hoya to nIkaLe ne ? somacaMda zeTha makkama rahyA : amAre copaDe lakhyuM nathI mATe mArAthI levAya nahIM. savacaMda zeTha paNa aDaga rahyA ke mArI huMDI pramANe 2kama maLI che mATe mArAthI ApyA vinA rahevAya nahIM. vAta vadhI paDI. banne potapotAnI vAtane vaLagI rahyA. chevaTe A kheMcatANano toDa kADhavAnuM guru mahArAjane soMpavAmAM AvyuM. teo pAse zuM toDa hoya ? badhI samasyAnuM samAdhAna dharma ja hoya. tamAre levA ja na hoya ane tamAre rAkhavA ja na hoya to girirAja para vizALa jinAlayanuM nirmANa karAvo. tamArA bannenuM emAM hita che. tarata nirNaya karavAmAM Avyo. jotajAtAmAM to vAdaLathI vAtuM kare evuM gaganacuMbI, zikharabaMdhI ane vizALa, caumukhajInuM jinAlaya banI gayuM. vi. saM. 1675nI sAlamAM tenI pratiSThA, banne - savacaMda seTha ane somacaMda zeThanA vizALa parivAra sAthe maLIne karI. nava TUMkamAM mukhya TUMka rUpe savA-somAnI A TUMka ati vikhyAta che. ApaNane, dUra dUrathI je Abha-UMcuM zikhara dekhAya che, zrI pUjyanI TUMka pAsethI je paheluM zikhara dekhAya che te A ja caumukhajInuM zikhara che. I For Personal & Private Use Only

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48 : AbhanA TekA ughADA daravAjAthI uddhAra thaI gayo rAta vItI rahI che. darabAragaDhanA paheregIre DaMkA vagADavA che...bAra..eka..be... gAma AkhuM jaMpI gayuM che. zAMti to evI patharAI gaI che ke gAmanA pAdaramAM vahetI nadInA pANInA khaLakhaLa pravAhano avAja, pelA tamarAMnA trama trama avAja sAthe bhaLIne madhura saMgIta pragaTAve che. badhe badhuM ja zAMta che paNa .. ...eka gharanA oraDAmAM yuvAna putravadhU ane enI sAsunAM mana azAMta che. madharAte paNa emanI AMkhamAM niMdaranuM nAma-nizAna nathI. phATI AMkhe gharanA baMdha daravAjAne tAkI tAkIne AMkho paNa have thAkI. tyAM.. bahAra pagarava saMbhaLAyo. vahue dIvAnI vATa saMkorI. patideve bahAra phaLiyAmAM lathaDatAM page bAraNe TakorA mAryA. jugAramAM badhuM hArI, thAkI have ghara yAda AvyuM hatuM. mana ane magaja ThekANe na hatA. gharanI aMdarathI koIno saMcAra na sAMbhaLyo eTale have, daravAjAnI sAMkaLa khakhaDAvI. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 49 tyAM ja e dIkarAnI mAe - ciMtIta putravadhUnI sAsue saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM : Aje A kamADa nahIM khUle. je gharanA kamADa khUllA hoya tyAM rAtavAso karI leje. A daravAjA kAyamane mATe bhUlI jaje. gharano marada paNa vaTano kaTako hato. paLavAra mATe ja Ubho rahyo ane tarata ja kazuM bolyA vinA tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLyo. rophamAM ne rophamAM zerI galI vaTAvatAM eNe eka makAnanA daravAjA ughADA joyA. thAkeluM na hatuM. gharamAMthI maLelA jA' kArAthI mana paNa Azaro zodhatuM hatuM. ughADA daravAjAvALuM e makAna, sAdhuono upAzraya hato. traNeka pagathiyA caDIne upara joyuM. koI sAdhu mahArAja UbhA hatA, bIjA be sAdhu beThA hatA, haLavA svare pATha karI rahyA hatA. bIjA sAdhuo saMthArI rahyA hatA. vAtAvaraNa zAMta ane pavitra hatuM. tyAM be paLa UbhA rahevAthI paNa enuM mana zAMta thavA lAgyuM. DhaLatI rAtano aMdhakAra paNa snigdha ane sohAmaNo lAgyo. bAraNA pAsenA oTalA para A bhAIe laMbAvyuM. upAzrayanA paMcamahAvratadhArI tapasvI sAdhuonA paramANuMnI mUka asara A bhAInA mana para thavA lAgI. thoDI thoDI vAre jhabakIne jAge, beThAM thAya, cotarapha najara pherave, vaLI sUI jAya. eka sAdhunuM dhyAna gayuM. aDadhI rAte ahIM AvIne koI sUtuM lAge che. thAkyo vaTemArgu lAge che. paNa ghaDI sUe che, bese che, vaLI sUe che. zuM che? najIka jaIne pUche cheH bhAI ! kema UMgha nathI AvatI ? bhAI !' --evA mIThAM saMbodhanathI ja mana bharAI AvyuM. mAMDIne vAta kahI. haiyuM haLavuM karyuM. tapasvI sAdhue saMsAranI asAratA samajAvI. tyAgamAM ja sukha che. saMsArano to A ja svabhAva che. tapta mana para zItaLatAno chaMTakAva thayo. pratibodha thayo. sAdhunuM zaraNa maLyuM. dIkSA lIdhI. bhaluM thayuM bhAMgI jaMjALa --evo ghATa thayo! saMyamanA prabhAve teo samartha graMthakAra banyA. sidhdharSi mahArAja banyA. teoe racelo upamitibhavaprapaMca kathA nAmano amara graMtha Aje paNa temanI digaMtavyApI kIrtigAthAnuM gAna karI rahyo che. eka nAnI amathI Takora ane jIvanabharanI siddhi! ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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50: AbhanA TekA darzana karavA na gayA chatAM zreSTha gaNAyA IJ vIra vibhunI vizeSatAo to AkAzanA tArA ane nakSatra karatAM paNa vadhAre che. prabhunuM jJAna to asIma hatuM paraMtu emanI karuNatAnA to koI kinArA ja na hatA. buddhithI agamya puruSanuM badhuM ja agamya hatuM. aMbaDa parivrAjaka prabhu mahAvIranA aThaMga bhakta hatA. prabhuthI vidAya letI veLAe prasthAna samaye prabhu mahAvIrane pUche che : 'rAjagRhI taraphanI kAryasevA pharamAvo !' mahAvIra prabhue kahyuM : 'tyAM sulasA zrAvikAne dharmalAbha kahejo.' mahAvIra bhagavAnanuM kaheNa to yAda rAkhIne amalamAM mUkavAnuM ja hoya ! parivrAjaka aMbaDe barAbara vicAryuM. rAjagRhImAM to prabhu mahAvIranA dharmanA rAgI ane upAsaka to ghaNAM badhAM che, te chatAM sulasAmAM evuM te zuM vizeSa che ke tene ja dharmalAbha pAThavyA che ! mAre jANavuM paDaze. A kAma mATe jIbhane vAparatAM pahelAM mAre manane vAparavuM joIe; ema vicArI aMbaDe potAnI vidyAnA baLe, vArApharatI traNa daravAjethI, brahmA viSNu ane mahAdevanA svarUpe nagara praveza karyo ! bhalabhalAMne kautuka ane kutuhala thAya tevuM joNuM banyuM. rAjagRhI uparataLe thaI gayuM. nagara AkhuM umaTyuM. gharaDAbuDhDhA ne nAnA bALako paNa, strI ane puruSa, zeTha ane vANotara, sahu koI A svarUpane darzane AvyAM. aMbaDanI AMkho A badhAmAM sulasAne zodhatI hatI. sulasA ema thoDI doDI Ave ? hAryo bamaNuM 2me tema, cothe divase, aMbaDe have to svayaM prabhu mahAvIranuM rUpa kADhyuM ! samavasaraNa paNa racyuM. prabhu mahAvIranA darzane to sulasA Ave For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 51 ja ne? aMbAnI AvI gaNatarI kAcI nIkaLI. sulatAnA mananI uMcAIne aMbAnI manachA AMbI na zakI. bahurUpI Akhare to bahurUpI ja hoya ! ane tulasAmAM "strI jIvatI hota to e vAjiMtronA nAdathI kheMcAI AvI hota. evA enA lakSaNa hota to prabhu mahAvIranA mukhamAM enuM nAma kyAMthI hota? strInI badhI ja maryAdAne oLaMgI, mAtRtvanA saghaLA aMzo vikasAvI sulatA to mAtra prabhumaya banI gaI hatI. enA mukha para prabhutvanA teja vilasatAM hatAM. lokoe kahyuM paNa kharuM: 'AvavuM che ne ! udyAnamAM prabhu mahAvIra padhAryA che!" sulAsA konuM nAma ! mahAvIra ane mahAvIranI AbhA ! asala ane nakala! bhramarane paNa khabara hoya ke A asala puSpa nathI ! sulasA enuM nAma ! "mArA mahAvIra to ahIM che. hajarAhajUra che. tamAre javuM hoya to jAo." sulasA na gayA......ane...ane...pAMcame divase parAsta thaI aMbaDane ja sulatAnuM ghara pUchatAM AvavuM paDyuM ! sahadharmAcArakane AvakAra ApI, abhivAdana karI, tulasAe aMbaDane zreSTha Asane birAjamAna karyA. aMbaDamAM paNa parivartana AvyuM hatuM. prema ane bahumAnapUrvaka karabaddha aMjali sAthe prabhu mahAvIranA saMdezAne "dharmalAbha kahevarAvyo' tema kahyuM. sAMbhaLatAM ja sulatAnA netro azrudhArathI chalakAI rahyA; romarAjI vikasvara thaMI. mukha-kamaLa praphullita thayuM. jAtane kRtakRtya ane dhanya mAnI. prabhunA anargaLa upakAra mAthe caDAvyA. aMbaDa parivrAjakanI hRdayanA umaLakAbhera azana-pAna-khAdima dravyo vaDe bhakti karI. sanmAna sAthe prabhunA ane parivAranA kuzaLa pUkyA. | tulasAnI asAdhAraNatA jaNAI AvI ! prabhu mahAvIranA dharmalAbhane lAyaka koNa hoya, kevA hoya te samajAyuM. pote AvA saMdezAvAhaka banavA badala aMbaDe dhanyatA anubhavI! . For Personal & Private Use Only

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pa2: AbhanA TekA varasatI AgamAM besI malhAra gAnArAM caMdanabALA vAta A pramANe che: -- mULa nAma vasumatI. dehanuM lAvaNya ane varNa assala caMdana jevA. zIlanI suvAsa paNa tevI ja. tethI badhAM caMdanAne nAme ja oLakhe. mAtA paNa e nAme ja bolAve. vaya soLanI. paNa RjutA, svabhAvavI bhadrikatA, netranI nirdoSatA daza varSa pahelAnI ! jotAM parANe vahAla ubharAya. caMdanA saMpUrNa sukhamAM UcharelAM. TADha taDako nAmeya joyelAM nahIM. paNa kahevatamAM kahe che ne ke agnimAM paDavAnuM sonAnA nasIbamAM lakhAyuM che, kathIranA nahIM. banyuM paNa ema ja. re! sattAnI lolupatA! tArA pApe te kevA nirdoSane rakhaDAvyAM, rajhaLAvyAM! mA ane dIkarI jIva bacAvavA bhAgyA to kharAM ! rathamAM caDyA. ratha cAlyo. paNa A zuM? "gharamAMthI vanamAM gayA, to vanamAM lAgI lhAya! ratha calAvanAra rathikanI najara bagaDI. caMdanAnuM cAru rUpa nirAbharaNa chatAM suMdara hatuM to temanI netA to ethIye suMdara hatA. vaLI zIla suMdaratAne vadhu AkarSaka banAve che. zIla ane zarIra e bemAMthI ekanI pasaMdagI karavAnA vakhate, AvA uttama jIvo arIranA bhoge zIlane akhaMDa rAkhatAM hoya che. ema ja thayuM . zIla rahyuM. zarIra gayuM. e bIje maLavAnuM ja hatuM. bIje bIjuM maLI gayuM. sAthe rahelI dIkarIe A najaronajara joyuM. have vAro teno Ave tema hatuM. paraMtu puNya jema eka tattva che tema zubha bhavitavyatA paNa eka tattva che. caMdanA UgarI gayA. paNa cauTAmAM vecAvA UbhA rahevuM paDyuM. vaLI tyAM puNya tattva madade AvyuM. muzkelI sAva bAraNe AvI to AvI UbhI paNa teNe joyuM ke ahIM ApaNuM thANuM to nahIM thapAya. dhanavAha zreSThinA nAmane amaratA varavAnI hatI. te dhanavAhane tyAM gayAM. maNi-kAMcana saMyoga te AnuM nAma. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 53 caMdanA tyAM ja zobhe. caMdanA pratye dhanavAha zeThane vahAlasoyI dIkarInuM heta UbharAvA lAgyuM. caMdanAne dhanavAha zeThanA rUpamAM vatsala pitA maLyA. sahaja sneha varSothI caMdanA rAta-divasa bhIMjAvA lAgyA. mUNA zeThANI. nakha-zIkha strI. strInI be bAju. eka UjaLI ane eka aMdhArI. aMdhArI bAjue mULAne jItI lIdhI. kabajo tenI pAse. caMdanAmAM tene dIkarI na dekhAI. zokya dekhAI. AMkhamAM amIne badale AganuM AMjaNa thayuM. caMdanA para amI varasavAne badale Aga varasavA lAgI. sAdA suMdara dazyane paNa mULAnI AMkha AbhaDI gaI. aprIti gherI banI, sToreja thaI. veranuM vAvetara thaI gayuM. caMdanA vairiNI lAgI. vera zatrunuM kAma kare. ekazeSa thavAnI raDha levA lAge. kAM te nahIM, kAM huM nahIM. dhanavAha zeThane dhanyatAthI navarAvavAnuM mana thAya ke AvI mULAne kema jogavI jANI haze ! Akhare vera vALavAno lAga mULAne maLI gayo. dhanavAha zeTha kAma prasaMge bahAragAma gayA hatA. dhanavAha zeThe potAnI lAkaDIthI je vALane UMcakyA hatA te vALane, vALaMdane bolAvIne caMdanAnA te vALa utarAvI dIdhA ! paganI pAnIne DhAMke evA rajanI thakI ye kALA evA sukomaLa kuMtala' - lAMbA vALa mastakathI UtarAvI dIdhAM. keza aLagA karyA. caMdanAe sahajatAthI karavA dIdhA. have ethIya AkarAM pagalAM levA mana karyuM. hAthe-page lokhaMDanI sAMkaLanI beDI paherAvI. koI jue nahIM, dayA khAya nahIM tethI nIcenA bhoMyarA jevA avAvaru bhaMDakiyAmAM pUrI dIdhI. AvI aLakhAmaNI sajA karI mULAne hAza thaI. IrSAnuM e ja lakSaNa che. mAruM je thavuM hoya te thAya, sAmAne zAMtisuvidhA-sukha na maLavA joIe. e badhuM chinavAI javuM joIe. e duHkhamAM paDe to ja manane TADhaka vaLe. koIne paNa doSa dIdhA vinA sahana kareluM duHkha te tapa che. evA tapane AdhAre to pRthvI TakI rahI che. uMmara nAnI che. mAtA-pitAnA chatra ane chAyA gumAvI dIdhAM che. mULAne mAtA gaNI pUjavA gayA to jAkAro maLyo. pitA dhanavAhanuM apAra vAtsalya ja jIvanano mUlAdhAra banI rahyo hato. tyAM AvI aMdhArI kALa-koTaDImAM For Personal & Private Use Only

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54: AbhanA TekA kudarata, kALa ane karmanA bharose tene choDI devAmAM AvI hatI. AvI sthitimAM abaLA zuM kare ? AMsu sivAya kaI mUDI enI pAse che ! e AMsu AMkhanI kUImAMthI cUyAM kare che. keTalAMye AMsu AMkhathI daDIne gAla para thIjI gayA. caMdanano sAtha choDavo game ja kema ? AMkho sUjhavA lAgI. divasa ane rAta eka banI gayA hatA. divasanA sUraje ane rAtanA tArAoe mULAno AbhAra mAnyo. A sukomaLa kaLInuM ka2vata jevuM duHkha na jovAta! sAruM ja thayuM. caMdananA haiyAmAM vaizAkha hato. AMkhamAM zrAvaNa hato. hAtha-paga sAva ThaMDA eTale tyAM poSa hato. varSA-grISma-hemaMta Ama eka ja zarIramAM vasyA, to zarIra zaradanA vAdaLA jevuM - rUnI pUNI jevuM sapheda thaI gayuM. mAtra tenA cittanA upavanamAM maitrInI vanazrI vasaMtanI jema laherAtI hatI. mULA pratye saheja paNa aNagamo na hato. rudana hatuM. paNa te to potAnuM bALapaNa yAda AvyuM, AjanI sthiti joDe te divasonI sarakhAmaNI thaI tethI rahI rahIne rovuM AvI jatuM hatuM eTaluM ja. doSa koIno jovAno nahIM. upAdAna eTaluM UMcuM che ke nabaLuM nimitta paNa uttama upAdAna pAmI uttamamAM nimitta banI rahe che. e sthitimAM bhUkha-tarasa to samajyA - e badhAne to sAme cAlIne svAgatam karI zakAyAM paNa A rIte koIe tIvra dveSathI - dajhADatAM dveSathI tarachoDI te kema jIravAya ? hIbakAM ane DUsakAM paNa dhIre dhIre viramI gayAM. vedanA jyAre carama bhUmikAe pahoMce che tyAre te mUMgI banI jAya che. basa, tyAre ja dhanAvaha zeTha bahAragAmathI AvyA. zeThano kAyamano zirasto - vaNalakhyo niyama : gharamAM paga mUke tyAM pahelI najara caMdanAne zodhe. naryuM vAtsalya ja nItare. caMdanA najare na caDyAM eTale dAsa-dAsIne pUchyuM. badhAne mULA zeThANInI bIka bahu. koI na bolyuM. chevaTe caMdanA pratyenA sahaja sadbhAvathI eka gharaDI dAsIe dhImethI kahyuM ke caMdanA to bhoMyarAmAM che. dhanAvaha zeTha jhaDapathI bhoMyarAmAM gayA. joIne sUnamUna thaI gayA. vALa vinAnuM mAthuM, sUjhIne lAla lAla thaI gayelI AMkho. AMsunA ogharALA gAla ane sAva karamAI gayeluM moM joIne du:khI du:khI thaI gayA. caMdanA paNa svajanane joI ora DhIlI paDI gaI. sau prathama aMdhArIyA bhaMDakiyAmAMthI tene bahAra lAvyA. pagamAM to sAMkaLa For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 55 bAMdhelI hatI tema chatAM jema tema, mahAparANe pagathiyAM caDIne bAraNA pAse, zeTha laI AvyA. yAda AvyuM : luhArane bolAvI lAvuM. tyAM sudhI kaMIka khAvAnuM ApuM. bhUkhathI ane duHkhathI AMkho kevI UMDI UtarI gaI che ! dIvAlanI khIMTIe sUpaDuM vaLageluM hatuM. jhaTa daI hAthamAM lIdhuM. rasoDAmAM to kaMI najare na caDyuM. paNa Dhora mATe bAphelA aDada tyAM paDyA hatA te joyA. aDada sUpaDAmAM mUkI caMdanAnA hAthamAM ApI, pote pagarakhAM paNa paheryA vinA, hAtha-paganI beDI toDAvavA luhArane bolAvavA gayA. caMdanA ekalI paDI. dhanAvaha zeThano vyagratAthI bharelo sneha joI vaLI hRdaya bharAI AvyuM. AMkho pharI cUvA mAMDI. basa, e ja veLAe zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra, pAMca mAsa ane pacIsa divasathI niyamita rIte ucca-nIca kuLamAM gocarI mATe pharatA hatA, teo tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. zramaNa mahAvIra mahArAjAe joyuM to abhigraha pUrNa thayelo jaNAyo hato. caMdanAe paNa A mahAzramaNane joyA ne dAna devA manamAM ullAsa Avyo. zramaNa bhagavaMte hAtha laMbAvyA. sUpaDA vaDe aDadanA bAkuLAnuM dAna caMdanAe prabhunA hAthamAM ApyuM. e ja kSaNe, AkAzamAMthI devoe jaya jayArava karyo. paMca divya - deva duMdubhi, vasudhArA-sonaiyAnI vRSTi, vastra vRSTi, gaMdhodaka puSpa vRSTi, ahodAnanI ghoSaNA pragaTyAM. sADA bAra karoDa sonaiyAnI vRSTi thaI. caMdanAne zire kALA, lAMbA, suMvALA vALa AvI gayA. dhanAvaha zeTha luhArane tyAM hatA ne ja A sADA bAra karoDa sonaiyAnI vRSTi thaI. svarUpa ja badalAI gayuM. je AMsu joI prabhu padhAre tevA AMsu ApaNane paNa maLe to kevuM sAruM evI prArthanA karavAnuM mana thaI Ave che. ApattinI Aga vacce manamAM asamAdhi na thAya evo maitrIbhAvano malhAra rAga gAIne AnaMdanI varSA mANanAra caMdanA juga juga sudhI jayavaMtA raho. C For Personal & Private Use Only

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56:AbhanA TekA vipattinI vaNajhAra vacce, nahIM AvelAM AMsunI kathA vizvane amRtathI taraboLa karanAra caMdramA jyAre caMdrikAne badale Aga varasAve tyAre tenI phariyAda kone karavAnI? potAnA patinA moTAbhAI taraphathI AvatI bheTa-sogAdanI pAchaLa vAtsalya ane snehanuM ja darzana karavAnuM rahe. vahema ke vikArano to aNasAra paNa vicArAya nahIM. paNa banyuM evuM ke yugabAhunA moTAbhAI maNirathanI lolupa najara, madanarekhAnA apArthiva rUpa-sauMdaryane joIne kAmuka banI. pote pitA sthAne hatA temAMthI UtarIne pazu jevA vicAre pAgala banyA. jIdabharI icchAno nazo jyAre mana upara savAra thAya che tyAre paheluM kAma AMkho mIcAI javAnuM thAya che, eTale hita-ahita ke kartavya-akartavyano vicAra pharake nahIM. pariNAmanI paNa phikara nahIM. rAjA maNirathane lAgyuM ke madanarekhAne vaza karavAmAM yugabAhuvacce Ave che. yugabAhunI hAjarI nahIM hoya to ja madanarekhA mane maLe, maLI zake. Avo durvicAra manamAM dhArI teNe vasaMtapaMcamInA meLAnuM Ayojana goThavyuM. gAmanI bahAra vizALa udyAnomAM nagaranAM aneka nara-nArIo, bALakonAM ToLeToLAM Utare ane e vakhate bhIDamAM kAma thaI jAya. AvI melI murAdathI e divase samasta rAja parivArane A meLAmAM bhAga levA javAnuM ema jAhera karyuM. badhAM ja gayA eTale madanarekhA-yugabAhu paNa udyAnamAM AvyA. vanarAji pUra bahAramAM khIlI hatI. palAza vRkSo upara kesuDAnA phUlo jhUmakhejhUmakhe phAlyA hatA. enA upara popaTanAM lIlA ToLA uDAuDa karatA hatA. koyalonA mIThA TahUkA vana-upavana gajavatA hatA. puSponI parAgaraja mATe bhamarAo cAre bAju gUMjatA hatA. jyAM najara nAkho tyAM lIlIchama vanarAji AMkhane ane manane ThAratI hatI. Akho divasa Ama nAca-gAna-khela-kUda For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 57 ane khANIpINImAM pUro thaI gayo ane chevaTe aMdhakAranA oLA e vanarAji para UtarI AvyA. rAtrInA prathama pahore ja aMdhakAranI pichoDI oDhelA, sAva ajANyA mANasoe AvIne yugabAhunI hatyA karI. madanarekhA to A joI stabdha ja banI gayAM. paLavAramAM samajAI gayuM. svaccha aMtaHkaraNamAM tarata pratibiMba paDI gayuM. jhAjhuM vicAravuM na paDyuM. paraMtu atyAre e vicAromAM manane rokavuM paravaDe tema na hatuM. manamAM to khUba lAgI AvyuM, mArA nimitte mArA patinI hatyA thaI e vicAre AMkhamAM AMsu dhasI Ave tema hatAM paNa A samAdhidAnanI veLAe DagI na javuM joIe e samajaNathI svastha thaIne patinuM mAthuM khoLAmAM laIne, patinA cittamAM maNiratha pratye verano kaNIo paNa na rahevA pAme te mATe zAtAdAyaka vacano saMbhaLAvyA. sakaLa jIvo maitrIne lAyaka che, verane lAyaka nathI; badhA jIvo karmavaza che. mULa AtmA to nirmaLa darpaNa jevo svaccha che, sata, ci ane AnaMdarUpa che, duHkhano bhaMDAra paNa che. je koI pratye ApaNe aghaTita AcaryuM hoya te badhAne mApha karI devAnA temanI pAse mAphI mAMgavAnI. kSamApanAthI cittanI zuddhi karavAnI, sadbhAvanAthI jIvonI maitrI keLavavAnI ane taraNatAraNa paMca parameSThi bhagavaMtane zaraNe javA rUpa bhakti karavAnI. ApaNA tamAma pAponI niMdA-gaI karavAnI. jIvIe to prabhunuM kAma karavAnuM ane jaIe to prabhunI pAse javAnuM. " AvA amRta jevA hita vacano madanarekhA bolatA gayA; chAtIne kaThaNa karatA gayA. gAma bahArano pradeza, rAtrIno samaya; grAmajano gharabhegAM thaI gayA pachIno nirjana ekAMta pradeza, pote sagarbhA strI. AvI viSama vattA viSama evI kaparI paristhiti vacce paNa AMkhano khUNo bhIno karyA vinA potAnA patinI AMkhamAM AMkha parovIne ArAdhanA karAvI. yugabAhune pUchI paNa lIdhuM: manamAM zuM cAle che? ahaMtu prabhunuM smaraNa cAle che. dehanI vedanA manamAM nathI. e vedanA denAra paNa manamAM nathI. mArA AtmAnA tAraNahAra prabhu ja mArA manamAM che. Ama zubhabhAvomAM ramatAM ramatAM dehano tyAga thayo. yugabAhunuM mRtyu dhanya banyuM. mUkavA jevuM badhuM mUkIne jAuM chuM evA bhAva sAthe gayA. madanarekhAnA For Personal & Private Use Only

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58 : AbhanA TekA haiyAmAM paNa, AvelA dekhAtA duHkhano anubhava nathI paNa yugabAhune samAdhinuM dAna ApavAno AnaMda hato. AjubAju mANasonI tapAsa karI, teone agnisaMskAranI sUcanA ApI ane manamAM thayuM ke mAre jaladIthI A nagarInI sIma choDIne nIkaLavuM joIe. zI khabara ! maNiratha have potAnI lAcArIno lAbha zuM na le ? prabhunA nAma smaraNanA ajavALe ajavALe madanarekhAe kALarAtrI pAra karI. udaramAM rahelA garbhano kALa pUrNatAne Are hato eTale cAla dhImI hatI. mana svastha ane zAMta hatuM. vagaDAmAMthI vahI AvatA vAyumAM jUInI sugaMdha AvatI hatI. bahiraMga vizvadarzanano AdhAra manovizva che. tenA prabhAve ja gADha aMdhakAra chatAM bhayAnaka araNyamAM paNa madanarekhAnA manamAM bhaya na hato. tamarAMnA trama trama avAjamAM layabaddha saMgIta saMbhaLAtuM hatuM. co-pAsa ziyALavAnI lALI saMbhaLAtI hatI. manamAM leza paNa ciMtAnI lakIra pharakatI na hatI. ekano eka putra to rAja mahelamAM che, te zuM karato haze, tenuM zuM thaze -AvuM kazuM ja manamAM nathI. haLave haLave AkAzanA tArA AchA thatA gayA. UgamaNI dizAmAM UjAza patharAyo. udaramAMthI saMketa AvatA hatA. eka vizALa vRkSa nIce besI gayA. zAMtipUrvaka prasuti thaI. manane jarA kaLa vaLI. have dehazuddhi mATe jyAM nadI ke taLAva hoya tyAM javuM paDe tema hatuM. navajAta zizune ratna kaMbala oDhADI, keLanA eka moTA pAnamAM jatanathI vIMTALI enI nAnakaDI muThThImAM eMdhANarUpe yugabAhunA nAmanI eka vIMTI mukI. vanadevatAne prArthanApUrvaka bALakanI surakSAnuM kAma soMpI pote pANInI zodhamAM gayA. saMjogo to juo ! A ta2pha maNi2the mokalelA mArA, yugabAhunuM kAsaLa kADhI maNiratha pAse AvyA tyAre, maNirathanuM sarpa-daMzathI mRtyu thaI gayuM hatuM ! kahevata che ne ke ---- jevuM iccho avaranuM tevuM potAnuM thAya, na mAno to karI juo, jethI turta jaNAya ! yugabAhunI hatyA, maNirathanuM mRtyu, madanarekhAno nagara-tyAga, putrajanma --A badhI ghaTanA AMkhanA palakArAmAM banI gaI. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 59 madanarekhA nadInA jaLamAM potAnA dehanI zuddhi karIne kAMThe Ave te kSaNe eka ajaba ghaTanA banI. AkAzamArge jatAM eka vidyAdhare madanarekhAnuM adbhuta rUpa-lAvaNya joyuM. tenA para mohI paDyo ane apaharaNa karyuM. A bAju, je bALakane janma ApIne dharatImAtAnA khoLe mUkyo hato tene, vahelI savAre vanavihAra mATe nIkaLelA eka rAjA -padmarathe joyo. pAMdaDAmAM vIMTaLAyeluM bALaka khilakhilATa hasatuM hatuM. gulAbanI pAMdaDI jevI komaLa, paganI pAnIne uchALatuM bALaka jotAveMta gamI gayuM. vanadevatAne praNAma karI, rajA mAMgIne rAjAe e bALakane laI lIdhuM. rAjamahelamAM e bALaka rANInA heta-premanA amI rasathI sIMcAvA lAgyuM. lADa-dulArathI ucharavA lAgyuM. kALa, kudarata ane karmano kImiyo kevo AzcaryakArI che ! kalpanAnA pradezanI pele pAranI vAto che ! madanarekhAnA jIvanamAM kevI kevI diladhaDaka ghaTanAo banatI rahI ! parvatane dhrujAve evA evA vAvAjhoDA phUMkAtA rahyA. A badhAnI vacce paNa madanarekhAnuM mana meru jevuM avicaLa rahyuM. kayA aNu-paramANuMthI madanarekhAnA mananuM nirmANa thayuM haze ? bhalabhalAnA hradayano baMdha tUTI paDe ane pAMpaNanI pALa tUTIne daDa daDa AMsunI dhAra cAlu thaI jAya tene badale haiyuM bhInuM hovA chatAM AMkha korI rahe, buddhi svastha rahe. A vAta jaladI mAnyAmAM na Ave tenI che. AvuM joIne kavimukhethI paMktio sarI paDe : zAyada lAkho nArI meM oka hI nArI hotI hai| hRdaya hai jisakA sAgara gaharA, jIvana gagana kI bhAMti hai // strItvanI tamAma maryAdA oLaMgIne strItvanA sakala guNone khIlavIne strI pUrNa bane che. pUrNa strI devI che. temAM mAtRtvanAM darzana thAya che. hRdaya zraddhAthI bhareluM hoya che tyAre buddhi hRdayanI dAsI thaIne varte che. zraddhAthI zuddha thayelI buddhi kAmadhenu jevI che. je kSaNe vidyAdhare apaharaNa karyuM te kSaNe paNa madanarekhA svastha che. vidyAdharanA bada-IrAdAne samajatAM vAra na lAgI. strInuM komaLa haiyuM phaphaDI UThyuM. have A kSaNa pachI zuM thaze ? mana jAta jAtanI zaMkAothI gherAyeluM hatuM. prabhAta to thaI cUkyuM hatuM. pUrvAkAzamAM bAla-ravi dhIre dhIre dIpti verato For Personal & Private Use Only

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60: AbhanA TekA pradIpta thato hato... have, kSaNa pachI A zuM karaze te kema jaNAya ? kharAba kAma jeTaluM AchuM ThelAya eTaluM sAruM. evA kAmane ThelavA mATe paheluM kAma kALakSepa karavAnuM jarUrI che. manamAM AvA bhAva rAkhIne madanarekhAe vidyAdharane kahyuM ke naMdIzvara tIrthanI yAtrA karavAnI mArI bhAvanA che. vidyAdhare vicAryuM - pachI to mArA hAthamAM che ja. 'bhale' kahIne naMdIzvara tIrthe laI AvyA. darzana vaMdana karyA pachI, A maNiprabha vidyAdharanA pitA manicUDa vidyAdhare dIkSA lIdhI hatI te manicUDa munirAja pAse dharmopadeza sAMbhaLavA sau beThAM. jJAnanA pratApe potAnA putranA manano Azaya jANI, parastrIgamananA pApathI zuM nukazAna thAya te varNavyuM. A sAMbhaLI maniprabha vidyAdharanA vicAra palaTAyA. vinamratAthI UbhA thaI eNe madanaprabhAne 'micchA mi dukkaDam' karI kSamA mAMgI kahyuM : have tame mArA bahena cho, huM tamArI zI madada te kaho. madanarekhAe kahyuM : tame mArA para anahada upakAra karyo che. mane naMdIzvara dvIpanI yAtrA karAvI. tame mArA parama bAMdhava cho. pachI sAme birAjamAna munirAjane vinIta svare potAnA navajAta zizuno vRttAMta pUchyo. muni mahArAje kahyuM : mithilApurI nagarInA rAjA padmaratha potAnI rANI puSpamAlAne e bALaka arpaNa karyuM che. tAruM A bALaka ane rAjA padmaratha pUrvabhavamAM devalokamAM hatA ane A bhavamAM putrane laI jaI sArI rIte rAkhe che. tAruM bALaka sukhI che. Ama vAtacIta thatI hatI tyAM eka deva Ave che ane madanarekhAne pradakSiNA daIne, praNAma karIne parSadAmAM rahI dharmazravaNa karavA bese che. devanuM AvuM vartana joI, tyAM beThelA sahu koIne aucityabhaMga thato dekhAyo. Avo avinaya kema karyo ? sahunI zaMkA jANI, jJAnI munirAje samAdhAna karAvyuM : A deva pahelAnA bhavamAM yugabAhu nAme madanarekhAnA pati hatA. temanA aMtima samaye madanarekhAe temane, svasthatApUrvaka niryAmaNA sArI rIte karAvI hatI jene pariNAme te pAMcamAM devalokamAM deva tarIke utpanna thayA che. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 61 avadhijJAnathI madanarekhAne upakArI jANyA eTale temaNe madanarekhAne vaMdana pahelA karyA che. madanarekhAe kahyuM : deva ! mane mithilA nagarImAM laI jAva, tyAM putranuM mukha joIne huM saMyamano svIkara karuM. devatA tene mithilA nagarImAM laI AvyA. praveza karatAM, sau prathama, jinezvara bhagavaMtanA darzana karyA ane najIkanA upAzraye sAdhvIjI mahArAjane vaMdana karavA gayA. sAdhvIjI mahArAje yogya pAtra jANI hita-zikSAnA be zabda saMbhaLAvyA. saMsAra nirarthaka che. saMyama sArthaka che. jIvananI sArthakatA niSpApa saAcaraNamAM che. zubhakAryamAM vilaMba na karavo joIe. AvA saraLa bodha madanarekhAe hRdaya-paTamAM jhIlI lIdhA. gharmane hRdaya joDe saMbaMdha che, buddhi sAthe nahIM. dharmathI hRdaya praphullita thAya che. praphullita hRdaye karelo dharma phaLyA vinA raheto nathI. hita-zikSA pUrI thaI eTale devatAe yAda karAvyuM: cAlo rAjamahelamAM jaIe. dIkarAnuM mukha dekhADuM. madanarekhAnA vicAramAM have parivartana AvyuM hatuM. kahe : have saMsAranA paribhramaNanA kAraNabhUta putranA mukhane zuM jovuM? mAre to sAdhvIjInA caraNanuM ja zaraNa ho ! AvA udgAra sAMbhaLI deva svargamAM gayA. madanarekhAe prabhunA zaraNamAM jIvana samarpaNa karyuM. dIkSA lIdhI. guru mahArAje "suvratA evuM nAmakaraNa karyuM. dIkSAnA pahelA divasathI ja suvratA sAdhvI tapamAM lIna banI gayA. dehanI mamatA Utare eTale tapa sahaja bane che. dehanI mamatA gayA pachI sAdhutA dIpe che -jema dhananI mamatA UtaryA pachI zrAvakapaNuM zobhe che tema ! suvratA sAdhvInA tapanI vAta rAjAnA kAne AvI. A sAMbhaLI rAjA prabhAvita thayo. rAjAnA mahelamAM UcharatA bALakanA sArA prabhAvathI AjubAjunA pradezanA rAjyo anukULa thavA lAgyA. rAjAo namavA lAgyA. AthI bALarAjAnuM namA "nami' rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. varaso vitatA gayA. yuvarAja banIne nami rAjyanI dhurA saMbhALavA yogya banyA eTale padharatha rAjAe namikumArano rAjyabhiSeka karAvyo ane pote jJAnasAgarasUri mahArAja pAse dIkSA lIdhI. For Personal & Private Use Only

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62 : AbhanA TekA saMyama laIne tapomaya jIvana-sAdhanA vaDe mohanIya Adi ghAti karmo khapAvI kevaLajJAna pAmI aMte mokSe padhAryA. mithilA nagarImAM mirAjAe rAjya zAsana ujALyuM. A bAju maNiratha rAjAnuM sarpadaMzathI mRtyu thayA pachI te jIva mocI tarIke Upanyo. tenA sthAne madanarekhAnA moTA dIkarA caMdrayazane rAjagAdI para sthApana karavAmAM AvyA. ekadA, namirAjAnA rAjyamAMthI airAvata jevo zveta hAthI sAMkaLa toDIne viMdhyAcaLa tarapha bhAgI nIkaLyo ane tyAMthI caMdrayaza rAjAnI rAjyasImAmAM peTho. rAjAnA sainiko, AvA viziSTha gajarAjane jotAM ja tene pakaDI, vaza karI rAjAnI hastizALAmAM laI gayA. mi rAjAne AnI jANa thatAM ja dUtone mokalyA ane hAthI pAcho meLavavA mAMgaNI karI. kabajo haMmezA baLavAna hoya che. caMdrayaza rAjA kahevarAve che : raNanuM nItizAstra bhaNI lyo. vIrabhogyA vasuMdharA che. A hAthI ema nahIM maLe. joIe to baLa ajamAvI juo. saMgrAmabhUmi para pheMsalo thaze. dUta Avo saMdeza laI Ave che eTale nima rAjA yuddhanI taiyArI kare che. tyAre maMtrI salAha Ape che ke Apane nagara choDI javAnI jarUra nathI. rAjA nagaramAM ja rahyA to caMdrayaza rAjA lazkara laIne caDAI laI AvyA. nagarane gherI lIdhuM. beu baLIyA rAjAnI mAtA, have suvratA sAdhvIjI, A jANI vyathita thayA. guruNInI AjJA laI, yuddhabhUmi para pahoMcyA. ajJAnavaza A banne bhAIo yuddha karavA jaMge caDyA che. Avo khUMkhAra jaMga khelIne durgatimAM jaze. Ama vicArI, karuNAvaza teo AgaLa AvyA. prathama teo namirAjA pAse jaIne ekAMtamAM temane samajAvavA lAgyA : A caMdrayaza to tAro moTo bhAI thAya. tenI sAthe yuddha kema karAya ? Azcaryavat teNe rAjamAtA puSpamAlA rANIne pUchyuM : mAtA ! kaho, huM kono dIkaro ? rANIe putra para nehabharI najara nAkhI kahyuM : vAta sAcI che. tame A suvratA sAdhvIjInA saMtAna cho. vizvAsa mATe, je ratna kaMbalamAM vIMTAyela bALa maLyo hato te kaMbala ane mudrA batAvyA. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 63 have sAdhvIjI caMdrayaza rAjA pAse pahoMcyA. kahyuM: dIkarA, te A zuM mAMDyuM che? tArA laghu baMdhu sAme tuM yuddha caDyo che? rAjA kahe che. sAdhvI thaIne tame ahIM samarAMgaNamAM kema AvyA? sAdhvIjIe kahyuM: dIkarA, tane jANa karavA ke nami tAro nAno bhAI che ! caMdrayaza kahe e mAro nAno bhAI kyAM che? sAdhvIjIe kahyuM : je nagarane tame ghero ghAlyo che te nagaranA rAjA tamArA nAnA bhAI che ! eka mahA durghaTanAmAMthI ugaryAnA AnaMda sAthe, caMdrayaza turata rAjA namine maLavA cAlyA. bhAIne Avato joI nami rAjA sAme gayA. banne bhAIo hetathI bheTyA. badhe apAra harSa ane AnaMdanI choLa UDI. banne bhAIoe suvratA sAdhvIjIne bhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karyA. caMdrayaza rAjAe namirAjAne kahyuM : Aje ja mane khabara paDI ke tame mArA nAnA bhAI cho ! mArA rAjyanI dhurA saMbhALanAra koI na hovAthI meM Aja sudhI saMbhALyuM. have tame A rAjya paNa saMbhALo. mArA saMyama grahaNa karI AtmakalyANa sAdhavuM che. ane caMdrayaza dIkSA laIne saMyamane paMthe vaLyA. namie paNa potAne jyAre dAhavara thayo tyAre ekatvabhAvanAthI bhAvita thaIne saMsAra tyAga karI kalyANa sAdhyuM. zakrendra mahArAjAe temanA vairAgyanI parIkSA karI tyAre temAM paNa uttIrNa thaIne, kevaLajJAna pAmIne mokSe gayA. sAdhvI suvratA paNa tapa karI, karma khapAvI kevaLajJAna pAmyA, anukrame mole padhAryA. madanarekhA sAdhvI tarIke jIvyA temanuM sattva keTaluM badhuM ! nirmohI avasthA eTalI badhI ke dIkarAnuM mo jovA paNa na gayA! AvA vairAgI jIva mATe prabhu zAstro pharamAvI gayA che. AMsu vinAnI kathA vAMcatAM ApaNI AMkha jarUra bhInI thAya che ane AvI vibhUtine name che. dhanya madanarekhA! dhanya temano parivAra ! dhanya! 2 For Personal & Private Use Only

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64: AbhanA TekA harakhanAM AMsu vidyAnI parabo jevI pAThazALAo jyAM galIe galIe cAle che evA devagirinA(vartamAna dolatAbAda) eka zAMta, nAnA upAzrayamAM traNa munivaro beThAM che. traNeyanA mUkha para ciMtAnI vAdaLIo gherAyelI che. traNeya pAse pAse beThAM che paNa traNeya mauna che. A mauna muMjhavaNanuM che, bhAravALuM che. vAtAvaraNamAM gamagInI patharAyelI che. sUryane AkAzI yAtrA zarU karyAne haju kalAkeka mAMDa thayo che. e vakhate upAzrayamAM mani mahArAjane vaMdana karavA eka jAjaramAna zrAvikA Ave che. dhImA svare vaMdana kare che. munizrI taraphathI kazo pratibhAva maLato nathI chatAM zAMtithI bese che. heja vAre eka munivaranI najara UMcI thaI tyAre e zrAvikAe vinIta svare pUchyuM : monI rekhA jotAM Apa munivaro koIka ciMtAmAM ho ema lAge che. mane jaNAvI zakAya tema hoya to kaho, jarUra te dUra karavAnuM karIza.. kahone ! e zrAvikAnA zabdomAM komaLatA to hatI ja. eka eka zabdamAM mAnuM hetALa vAtsalya nItaratuM hatuM. zabdo javAbadArIpUrvaka uccArAyA hatA. bhItaranI saMvedanAne jhaMkRta kare evA emanA zabdo hatA. traNamAMthI eka munivara prauDha hatA, te vaghA : bahena ! guru mahArAje amane, devagirinA paMDitonA vakhANa sAMbhaLI ahIM bhaNavA mATe mokalyA che. cheka rAjasthAna taraphathI ahIMA bAju bhaNavA mATe AvyA chIe. paMDitajIno saMparka paNa karyo, je graMthono amAre abhyAsa karavo che te ahIMnA paMDito bhaNAve tema che; paNa... munirAja AgaLa bolatAM aTakI gayA. AgaLa eka harapha paNa na nIkaLyo. vaLI zrAvikAe pUchyuM : kaho ne, paMDitajIe zuM kahyuM? javAbamAM muni mahArAjane jhAjhA zabdo na bolavA paDyA. catura zrAvikA muMjhavaNa pAmI gayA ane bolyA : paMDite rakamanI vAta karI haze ! emAM mUMjhAo cho zAne? For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 65 eka divasanA keTalA kahe che ? mane paMDitajInA nAma-ThAma Apo. javAba maLyo sUrajapoLamAM paMDita haradatta zAstrI. zrAvikAe tarata kahyuMH Apa sukhethI bhaNajo. jeTaluM jJAna levAya teTaluM lejo. rakamanI leza mAtra paNa phikara na karazo. amArI saMpattino A ja sadupayoga che. bIjA ja divasathI pATha zarU thaI gayA. eka pachI eka grantho, nanyAyanA tathA sAMkhya-mimAMsA vagere darzanazAstranA.grantho sArI rIte bhaNAvA lAgyA. abhyAsI munivaronI tatparatA ane khaMta joIne paMDitajI khuzakhuzAla thaI gayA. A muni mahArAja te AcArya hIravijayasUri mahArAja. zrAvikA sAthe vAta karanAra te upAdhyAya zrI dharmasAgarajI mahArAja ane jAjaramAna zrAvikA te jasamAI have dazya badalAya che. jagadguru zrI hIravijaya sUri mahArAjano madhyAhna tape che. akabara bAdazAhanuM zAsana cAle che. sthaLa che rAjadhAnI dilhI zaheranA cAMdanI coka vistArano rAjamArga. vAjIMtranA sumadhura sarodothI vAtAvaraNa guMjI rahyuM che. zobhAyAtrAmAM sAjanamAjana malapatI cAle AgaLa vadhI rahyA che. prabhu mahAvIranA jayanAda cAre tarapha gAjI rahyA che. vAtAvaraNamAM bhAre uttejanA chavAI che. A zobhAyAtrAnA madhya bhAgamAM eka myAno che. myAno hoya pAlakhI jevo; pAlakhI khullI hoya, jyAre mAnAne bArI-paDadA hoya che, tethI te baMdha hoya. A mAnAmAM tapasvinI caMpA zrAvikA birAjamAna che. eka so eMsI(180) divasanA upavAsa karavAnI bhAvanAthI tapa AdaryuM che. dilhI zaheranA mukhya mukhya jinAlayo juhAravA arthe zrI saMgha sAthe A 'tapasvinI jaI rahyA che. vAjIMtranA kala-ninAda, mANasonA jayajayakAra nAda ane bhIDanA kolAhAla sAMbhaLI bAdazAha akabara jharUkhAmAM AvIne medanI nihALavA For Personal & Private Use Only

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66 : AbhanA TekA lAgyA. kaMI samajAyuM nahIM, bhAre kautuka thayuM. pAse UbhelA anucarane pUchyuM ke A zuM che ? jeTalI samaja hatI teTaluM teNe samajAvyuM. bAdazAhane A sAMbhaLI Azcarya thayuM. asaMbhava paNa lAgyuM. upavAsa, ane te paNa ATalA badhA divaso sudhInA lAMbA samayanA kema hoI zake ? rAjAne rasa paDyo. tapAsa karAvI. cokIyAta paNa besADyA! badhuM aNizuddha jaNAyuM. AvI tapazcaryA jANI ahobhAva thayo ane pUchyuM : AvuM adbhuta ane AzcaryakArI tapa kayA kAraNe ane kayA nimitte thaI zake ? caMpA zrAvikAno uttara hato ; 'zrI deva guru pasAya'. akabara bAdazAhe ora jijJAsA pragaTa karI. tapasvinI caMpA zrAvikAe kahyuM : pAlitANAnA dAdA te deva ane AcArya zrI hIravijayasUrIzvarajI te guru. temanI kRpAnA prabhAve A dIrghakALano duSkara tapa sAdhya thaI zakyo che. vadhu IMtejArIthI bAdazAhe zrI hIravijayasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanI vigata pUchI : hAla kyAM che ? javAba maLyo ke teozrI gujarAtamAM gAMdhAra gAme birAjamAna che. pachI to bAdazAhanuM teDuM gayuM ane pUjyazrI dilhI padhAryA. akabara bAdazAha temanAthI khUba prabhAvita thayA ane pUjyazrI jagadguru tarIke aDhAre AlamamAM paMkAyA. ahiMsAnA pharamAno maLyA vagere banyuM. A ghaTanA teonA madhyAhnakALamAM banI temAM nimitta A mahAprabhAvazAlinI tapasvinI caMpA zrAvikA banyA. have Ave che pUjyazrInA AkharI varSonI ghaTanA. vi.saM.1950nA varSamAM ghaNA varSo bAda pUjyazrI taraNa-tAraNa jahAja zrI girirAjanI sparzanA karavA padhAryA. yAtrA karI AdIzvara dAdAne bheTyA. zrI puMDarIkasvAmInA cokamAM dezanA cAlI. dezanAnA aMte aneka puNyAtmAoe vidhavidha vrata-niyamapratijJAo lIdhA. pachI Avyo tabakko cAturmAsa mATenI vinaMtino. bAvana saMgho akitrita thayA hatA. gujarAtamAMthI khaMbhAta-pATaNa-rAdhanapura-rAjanagarasurata jevA zaheronA tathA rAjasthAna-mevADa taraphanA saMgho hAjara hatA. atizaya bahumAna saha, bhAva-vibhora thaIne badhA, pUjyazrI potapotAnA gAma-nagara padhAravA vinaMti karI rahyA hatA. eka pachI eka ema sahue For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 67 potAnI rajuAta karI, pachI AturatAthI rAha jotAM, jAjama para sthAna lIdhAM. co-tarapha utkaMThAbharI zAMti chavAI hatI. tyAre eka bahena, prauDha vayanA paNa TaTTAra cAle, pUjyazrI najIka AvI, hAtha joDI UbhA rahI, haiyAmAM hatA eTalA heta-hAma-hiMmata bhegAM karI kahyuM : kRpALu ! eka prazna pUchavo che. rajA maLe to pUchuM. aneka lokonI kutUhalabharI najara tyAM noMdhAI rahI. badhAnA kAna eka thaIne, bolAtAM zabdo sAMbhaLI rahyA. kRpALue saMmati darzAvI. bahena bolyA : duniyAnA bahAranA padArthone to hajAra kiraNavALo sUraja ajavALe che, rAha dekhADe che; paNa je bhaMDakiyAmAM, bhoyarAmAM hoya tene koNa ajavALe ! mahArAjazrIe uttara Apyo ke tyAM dIvaDI kAma lAge. vaLI pUchyuM : bahena, kayA gAmanA cho? bahena kahe che : saurASTramAM eka khUNAmAM dariyA kAMThe dIva nAme gAma che. tyAM koNa Ave ! bharI sabhA A bahenane, daMga thaI joI rahI. enA bhAva bhInA hRdaye thayelI vinaMtinA zabdo sAMbhaLI ja rahyA. bahenanA hRdayano bhAva joI, pUjyazrIe e dizA, e gAma mATe kSetra sparzanA jaNAvI. gaganabhedI jayanAdathI A saMmatine vadhAvI levAmAM AvI. A bahena te dIvanA lADakIbAI. pUjyazrI UnA padhAryA. tyAM ja 150 -1651 temaja trIjuM 16paranuM cAturmAsa paNa lADakIbAInA AgrahathI UnAmAM svIkAryuM! chelle varSe bhAdaravA suda agiyArasanA divase mahAprayANa thayuM, kALadharmane pAmyA. svargastha thayA. aMtima kriyAnI pAlakhI vageremAM paNa mahattama yogadAna A lADakIbAInAM ja rahyA, pUzrIne bhAvapUrvaka vinaMti karI jANI, lAbha laI jANyo ane vardhamAna bhAvollAsathI janmane ujamALa karI jANyo. jIvatarane raLiyAta karI jANyuM. Ama, pUjya jagadguruvaranA jIvanamAM prAraMbha, madhya ane aMtima tabakkAmAM jAjaramAna A traNa zrAvikAoe lAbha lIdho e jANI ApaNane harakhanA AMsu AvI jAya tema che. ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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68: AbhanA TekA jhaLahaLatA vairAgyanI mUrti samA e mahApuruSane zataza: praNAma vIrajI bhAvasAra. pUrvabhavathI sAthe khAsuM jamA pAsuM lAvelA. AvyA ahIM, paNa AMkha to agama lokamAM maMDAyelI. ' muni mahArAja thobhaNavijayajI mahArAja nAmanA bheru maLI gayA ane saranAmuM meLavI lIdhuM. mAe lagnanI beDI pagamAM nAkhI hatI. paNa, ene gaNakAre e bIjA ! e to upaDyA nAtamAM bhaLavA mATe. TheTha paMjAbanA kSetra joDe e leNuM nIkaLyuM. copaDe lakhelA lekha mithyA na thAya. paNa, thoDo khAMco paDyo. e kALamAM paNa mADI pageruM zodhatAM paMjAba jaI caDyAM. be-cAra sagAMne paNa sAthe laI gayAM hatAM. vIrajI bhAvasArane mAMDamAMDa samajAvyA ane ghare pAchA laI AvyA ! dIkarA pAse vacana lIdhuM : eka dIkaro thaI jAya, pachI tuM chUTo ! mAnuM veNa na uthApyuM. gharamAM AvIne rahyA to kharA paNa mana to paMjAbamAM mUkIne AvelA. divasa ne rAta, zvAse zvAse, basa e ja dhUna, eka ja lagana : kyAre chUTuM A kedakhAnAmAMthI... saMsAra mAMDIne beThelA. Amatema mADInA kAma kare. eka divasa bapore mAe vIrajIne kahyuM kadAca jarUra paDe to kAma Ave, mATe thoDuM ghI leto Ava ne ! tapelI ane pAvalI laI ghavALAnI dukAne jaI vIrajI Ubho rahyo. gharAkI ghaNI hatI eTale dukAnadAre kahyuM ke khamo ! hamaNAM dauM chuM. tyAM to eka chokaro doDato Avyo ane vIrajInI sAme joIne bolyo : jhaTa jAo. tamAre ghera dIkaro Avyo che ! he! bolatAM ja vIrajIe tapelI ane pAvalI dukAnadArane ApI. kahI dIdhuM : ghI ghare pahoMcADI dejo ane pachI kahejo ke vIrajI paMjAba dIkSA levA gayo che ! For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 69 gharanA phaLiye DokAvA paNa na gayA. paga UpaDyA sIdhA bhAvanagara tarapha. sTezane pahoMcIne je gADI UpaDatI hatI, temAM ja besI gayA. athaDAtA-kUTAtA paMjAba pahoMcyA. aMbAlA zaheramAM supArzvanAtha prabhunA sAMnidhyamAM jIvane hAzakAro thayo ! tyAM paMjAbI kamaLasUri mahArAjanA caraNomAM jIvana samarpita karyuM. dIkSA laI vIrajI bhAvasAra maTI muni vIravijaya mahArAja banyA. e sAla hatI vikrama saMvata 1935 nI. vairAgya jhaLahaLato hato. kSayopazama tIvra hato. kAvya-stavanonI saheje sphuraNA thatI hatI. Ameya paMjAbamAM to gAnA-bajAnA jyAM ne tyAM cAlatAM ja hoya. munizrI vIravijayajIe e raMgamAM bhagavAnano raMga bheLavyo ane bhaktibhAvanAM aneka stavanonI manahara racanAo karI. pote janamyA to gujarAta-saurASTramAM paNa bolacAla hiMdImAM ja karatA rahyA. vividha rAga-rAgiNIthI zobhatI racanAo paNa hiMdImAM karI. emanAM racelA stavano paMjAbamAM ane gujarAtamAM lokajIbhe caDyAM; gavAtAM rahyAM. jANe prabhujInI sAthe vAto karatA hoya evA bhAva emanI racanAomAM Ave ! teo pUjAo, stavano khUba raMga-DhaMgathI ane bhAvathI gAtAM. rasa ane ruci evI ke dila ekatAra thaI jatuM. jIvananI pavitratAnA kAraNe munizrIne vacanasiddhi prApta thaI hatI. AvA be prasaMga yAda karavA jevA che. eka varateja gAmamAM banelo ane bIjo sihoramAM banelo. munizrI varatejamAM birAjelA. tyAM zrI saMbhavanAtha bhagavAnanA derAsaramAM navvANuM prakArI pUjA bhaNAvavA gavaiyo bhAvanagarathI AvavAno hato, evAmAM mUzaLadhAra varasAda cAlu thaI gayo. gavaiyo have samayasara nahIM AvI zake tevuM lAgyuM. pUjAnI badhI taiyArI thaI gaI hatI. munizrI pote paNa AvIne beThA. pUjAo lalakAravI zarU karI; paNa thayuM ke hAramoniyama upara sUra ApanAra koI hoya, to gAvAnuM barAbara jAme ! tabalAnI paNa jhamaka Ave ! zuM karavuM ? evI vimAsaNamAM hatA tyAM emanI najara pUjAmAM beThelA sAkaracaMda bhAvasAra nAmanA tera-cauda varSanA eka chokarA para paDI. vIravijayajI mahArAje kahyuM : sAkaracaMda, Ubho thA ! peTI zarU kara ! For Personal & Private Use Only

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70: AbhanA TekA sAkaracaMda to bAgho banI A sAMbhaLI rahyo; kahe : bApajI ! meM peTIne kadI amasto paNa hAtha aDADyo nathI. sAregamanA sUranI kazI gatAgama nathI. mahArAja kahe: besa. tane AvaDaze. tu gAI zakIza, vagADI zakIza. sAkaracaMde gurune praNAma karyA. mahArAje ene mAthe hAtha mUkyo. AzIrvAda ApyA. guruno caraNa sparza karI, peTInuM abhivAdana karI cAkaracaMde saMgAtha Apyo ! peTIe sUra purAvyo. AMgaLIo pharavA lAgI. dezIo gavAtI gaI tema tema sUra nIkaLavA lAgyA ! pUjA bhaNAI. gAma AkhAmAM vAta phelAI. pachI to sAkaracaMde varSo sudhI pUjAo bhaNAvI. ame paNa vikrama saMvata 201819mAM emane sAMbhaLyA che. barAbara DhabathI rAga-rAgiNIthI pUjAo bhaNAvatA! A te vacana siddhi ja ne? have sihora gAmamAM banelo prasaMga joIe. varateja pAsenuM gAma. tyAM vihAra karIne munizrI padhAryA hatA, upAzrayamAM birAjamAna hatA. upAzrayamAM popaTa nAmano eka mANasa kAma kare; sAdhu bhagavaMtonI sevA kare. e kAjo. kADhato hato. vIravijayajI mahArAje enI sAme joI, ene bolAvavA bUma pADI - popaTa ! javAba na maLyo. bIjI bUma, trIjI bUma popaTa ! popaTa! javAba kyAMthI maLe? eka bhAI tyAM hAjara hatA. te kahe : mahArAjajI A popaTa sAMbhaLato nathI. bolato ya nathI. e ene mahArAja samakSa laI AvyA. vIravijayajI kahe : bola ! popaTa bola! mahArAjazrInA A vacano jANe enA aMtarapaTane bhedI aMdara UtarI rahyAM hatAM ! jJAnataMtuo jhaNajhaNI UDyA ! ene vAcA phUTI. janamano mUMgo popaTa paMcAvana varSe bolato thayo! munizrI vIravijayajI AvA vacanasiddha ane saMkalpasiddha hatA! vairAgya, virati ane vacanazuddhino A camatkAra hato. ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 71 sAdharmikavAtsalya AbhUzeThanuM to rAjyavAtsalya maMtrIzvara jhAMjhaNanuM parvAdhirAja paryuSaNAnA kartavyamAM je sAdharmika vAtsalyanuM sthAna che te gRhasthone mATe ghaNuM mahattvanuM che. tenA lAbha varNavatAM yAvat tIrthaMkara padavInI prApti jaNAvI che. A guNanA pAyAmAM audArya joIe. hRdayanI vizALatA vinA te saMbhave nahIM. A guNa tenI parama ane carama kakSAe siddha thayelo virala vyaktimAM jovA maLe che. te paikInuM eka nAma madhyakALamAM AbhU saMghavInuM che. ane bIjuM nAma maMtrIzvara jhAMjhaNanuM che. Aje A be mahApuruSanI thoDI vAtone vAgoLavI che. vikramanI caudamI sadInA jaina zramaNopAsakonA itihAsanA pRSTho para najara pheravIe to tarata je pahelAM daza nAmo noMdhavAnuM mana thAya, temAM maMtrIzvarajhAMjhaNanuM nAma to pahelA pAMcamAM samAvavuM paDe, kAraNake eka vyaktimAM eka sAthe virala guNonuM darzana durlabha hoya che. te jevA sAhasika hatA tevA ja te catura hatA. jevI caturAI hatI tevI ja udAratA hatI. e udAratAne zobhAve tevuM aNIzuddha zIla paNa hatuM. eka vAkyamAM kahevuM hoya to kahI zakAya ke zrAvaNa mahino, sudI pakSa, sAtama tithi ane somavAra A cAre bhegA kyAre thAya ! jhAMjhaNazeThamAM A cAre eka samaye maLyA hatA. mAtA prathamiNI ane pitA pethaDanA subhaga saMskAronuM darzana ahIM thatuM hatuM. kahevAya che ke bhadrika pitAnAM saMtAna catura hoya che ane zIlavaMtI mAtAnAM saMtAna zIla saubhAgyathI zobhatAM hoya che. e ahIM tAdazya thayuM hatuM. AbhijAtyathI opatuM vyaktitva sarvatra suvAsa phelAvatuM hoya che. kadAca karmayoge vipattimAM gherAI jAya to paNa tenI suvAsa akabaMdha hoya che - - kAMTA vaccenA gulAbanI jema ! jhAMjhaNa jyAre juvAna hatA tyAre navAM navAM puSkaLa kautuka karatA. temanI For Personal & Private Use Only

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72: AbhanA TekA ramUjamAM paNa UMDo artha chupAyelo hoya! evuM ja ekavAra temanA manamAM sUjhayuM. tharAdanA AbhUzeThanI sAdharmikabhaktinAM comera ane cAra mukhe vakhANa thatAM sAMbhaLelAM. jhAMjhaNazeThanA haiye A vAta na cI. na.. nA... evuM te hoya? loko to vAta joDI kADhatA hoya che. vaLI emAM mIThuM ane maracuM paNa gAMThanuM bhabharAvatA hoya che ! AnI to kyAreka parIkSA ja karavI joIe. AbhUzeTha che. to sajjana, bhale thaI jAya ! "cheDyA bhalA sujANa" e nyAye eka divasa : nakkI karyo. parIkSA karavI to pAkI ja karavI. TipaNAmAM joI caudazano divasa lIdho. mAMDavagaDhathI nIkaLI caudazanI savAramAM tharAdanA pAdaramAM pahoMcAya ema goThavyuM, ane AvA ekalA to hoya nahIM. e to nIkaLe ane enI pAchaLa cAlanAro saMgha AvI maLe ! pUrA paMdaraso juvAna taiyAra thaI gayA.. pAMcaso - pAMcaso juvAnonA jutha eka pachI eka tyAM pahoMce tema prayANa karyuM. ' badhA ghoDe caDIne nIkaLyA. eka kAphalo pahoMce pachI bIjo ane pachI trIjo - ema TharAvyuM. barAbara caudase ja tharAdamAM dAkhala thayA. derAsara zodhyuM. devadarzana karyA. cAra-pAMca stutiolalakArI bAjumAM ja pauSadhazALA AbhUzeTha pazmIno pauSadha uccarIne rahelA. temaNe AvA eka sAthe moTI saMkhyAmAM moTA avAje stuti karatA ghaNA badhA juvAnone joyA. vicAryuM : A badhA to paragAmathI AvyA lAge che. mArA gAmanA atithi te mArA atithi. paroNA to kyAMthI Ave ! kahyuM che ne caDhatA dinanuM pArakhuM, nita Ave mahemAna. bhale, bhale. juvAno mastInA toramAM raMgamaMDapanI bahAra AvyA. AbhUzeThe praNAmanI mudrA dhArIne pUchyuM: saMgha padhAryo to bhale padhAryA. kiyA mulakathI padhAryA cho? sAthI juvAnaDAne to jhAMjhaNanI cAlanI kAMI khabara nahIM ! e to enI AMgaLIe AvelA. javAba Apyo : Ama dUra mALavAmAM mAMDavagaDha che tyAMthI AvyA chIe. bhale, to Aje tame badhA mArA paroNA." maMDaLInA nAyaka jhAMjhaNa bahAra AvI khoMkhAro khAdho. lalATanA tejathI aMjAyA vinA ja pUchI lIdhuM: "Apa ja AbhUzeTha ?' hA bhAI hA !" praNAmanI levaDa-devaDa thaI ne AbhUzeThe notaruM dIdhuM. "Aje amAre For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 73 AMgaNe padhAro." jhAMjhaNa kahe : " ame pAMca-pacIsa nathI hoM !' AbhU kahe: 'jeTalA hoya te badhA mArA AMkha-mAthe ! tame te vaLI amAre pAdara ho kyAMthI? AbhUzeThanA bhAI jinadAsa tyAM ja hatA. mahemAnone kahyuM : huM to Aje pI che eTale pauSadhavratamAM chuM, paNa mArA bhAI jinadAsa tamane ghera laI jaze." AbhUzeThanuM ghara to emanA haiyA jevuM ja vizALa ! moTo Delo, khUlluM phaLiyuM, lAMbI parazALa. gaNatAM thAka lAge teTalA DholIyA. ghoDA mATenI ghoDAra alaga. jhapATAbaMdha sevakonuM ToLuM AvI gayuM ane badhA ghoDAne ghoDAramAM dorI gayuM. mahemAno mATe sonAnA kaTorA ane thALInI paMgata paDI. badhA juvAna navakAra gaNI mukhazuddhi karI zeDakaDhA dUdhathI bharelA kaTorA moDhe mAMDe che tyAM to bIjA pAMcaso juvAna ghoDA uparathI AbhUzeThanI DelIe ja UtaryA. e Avo, Avo !' evo mITho AvakAra ApIne navA AvelA paroNAnuM paNa saharSa svAgata thayuM. "badhuM ya abaghaDI taiyAra che, Avo, beso. thoDo thAka khAo, tAjA-naravA thAo tyAM badhuM hAjara !' e ja kaDhelA dUdhabharyA rUpAnAM kacoLAM ne ghI nItaratAM garama-garama roTalAthI bharI bharI thALIo mukAI. malAIdAra dahIM joItuM hoya tene mATe dahIMnAM doNAM taiyAra hatAM. jhAMjhaNanI cakaLavakaLa najara cAre bAju pharI rahI che. ene to kyAM khAvuM hatuM? te to A badhuM nIrakhavA ne parakhavA ja Avyo hato ! e mATe eNe A badho takhato goThavyo hato ! ene haiye have gaMbhIratA chavAI. "aho ! A badhuM zuM dekhAya che !' haju pahelI paMgate jyAM oDakAra khAdho tyAM trIjI pAMcaso juvAnanI hAra hAjara thaI gaI ! na to jinadAsanA moDhAnI rekhA badalAI ke na to tenA kapALe karacalI vaLI ! satkAra che ane te mIThAM veNa sAtheno che, je manane dharavI de che. parivArano strIvarga paNa sAbado che. sevakagaNa paNa UbhA page che. badhAnAM For Personal & Private Use Only

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74: AbhanA TekA mo para naryo, nItaryo AnaMda pharakyA kare che. haLave hAthe, hetabharI rIte, AgrahathI trIjI paMgatane paNa sonA-rUpAnA thALa-kaTorAmAM pIrasavAmAM AvyuM! . sarabharA to evI ke jamanAro acaMbAmAM ja paDe ! traNeya paMgata have paravArI, nhAI-dhoI pUjA-sevA-munivaMdana karI tathA anya caityo juhArIne, sahu sAthe jevA AbhUzeThane AMgaNe AvyA tyAM to rasoDAmAMthI maghamaghatAM ghInI soDama AvavA lAgI. badhAe nAka bharIne e sugaMdha mANI. A vakhate to lApasImA levAnA ghInA gADavA ja bAjumAM mUkI dIdhA hatA! jhAMjhaNa to ghInA gADavAnI lAMbI hAra joIne ja Abho banI gayo ! Ane te kevAM ne keTalAM dUjhaNAM haze ! anAjanA koThAra bharyA hoya e to samajAya che, paNa sugaMdhathI mana-magajane tarabatara karI mUke tevA tAjAM ghI ane saLI UbhI rahe tevA dUdhanAM bogharaNAM! vAha! bhAI vAha! dilanI dilAvarIthI badhuM AvI maLe, te AnuM nAma ! peTane bharavAnI have jarUra na hatI ane mana to kyAranuM ye bharAI cUkyuM hatuM. sAMja pahelAM paMdarasonuM dhADuM upaDyuM posALamAM AbhUzeThane praNAma karavA! jhAMjhaNa to sIdho AbhUzeThanA pagamAM ja paDyo ! harakhanAM AMsuthI zeThanA pagane pakhALavA lAgyo ! keTalIye vAra sudhI jhAMjhaNe mAthuM tyAM ja TekavI rAkhyuM ! gadgad svare mAMgaNI karI : "mahAzrAvaka AbhU ! Aje ApanI pAse grAhaka thaI mAMguM chuM. ApanAmAM siddha thayelA A sAdharmikavAtsalya nAmanA guNano kRpA karI mArAmAM viniyoga karo ! mAro beDo pAra karo !" ane evA ja harSathI bhInAM bhInAM netre AbhUe jhAMjhaNanA manobhAvanuM abhivAdana karatAM, temanI hRdaya-maMjUSAmAMthI : "prabhukRpAthI tene paNa AvA guNanI prApti thAo!' ema motInI sera jevA zabdo sarI paDyA, je sAcA thavA ja niramAyA hatA. A zabdo sajIva hatA, prANa hatA. haiyAnA bhAvathI nItaratA hatA. jhAMjhaNe premabharyA haiye AbhUzeThanI kSamA mAMgI : 'meM to chokaramata karI paNa Apa to nagada sonuM puravAra thayA !' AbhUzeThe kahyuM "Aje mArA mananA manoratha pUrNa thayA. ghaNA vakhatanI bhAvanA saphaLa thaI! tame mane lAbha ApIne upakAra karyo.' For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 75 bhInA haiye vidAya mAMgIne mAMDavagaDha padhAravAnuM AmaMtraNa ApIne badhA raste paDyA. raste badhA A ja vAto karatA hatA. koIe, jamatAM-jamatAM rasoInA svAdane kAraNe patnIne ane pIrasanAranA heta-prItanA kAraNe mAtAne visarI gayAnI vAta karI. koI kahe, AvA kamodanA bhAta to cAkhyA ja nathI, zI zenI mIThAza hatI ! koI kahe, ghInI zuM kamAla soDama hatI, huM to nAkathI sUMghatAM sUMghatAM jANe pIvA ja mAMDuM ema thaI AvyuM ! bhAI ! ApaNane to A sadAkALa yAda raheze. kALaje kAyama mATe korAI jaze ! dhanya udAratA ! dhanya bhakti ! dhanya ghaDI ! ApaNe AvuM kyAre karIzuM ! evA evA manoratha sAthe potAnA gAmane pAdara pahoMcyA. saMgha hemakhema pAra paDyo tethI jhAMjhaNa khuza hatA. vaLI moMgherA AzIrvAdanI mUDI bheTa pAmyA hatA tethI vadhu AnaMdita hatA. A bIja evuM vavAyuM hatuM ke e eka divasa rAjya-vAtsalyanA gheghUra vaTavRkSa rUpe pAMgaravAnuM hatuM. A ghaTanA pachI ghaNe varSe A prasaMga banyo. vAta Ama banI hatI. maMtrIzvara jhAMjhaNe mAMDavagaDha-mALavAthI jUnAgaDhanA zrI giranAramaMDana zrI neminAtha bhagavaMta ane girirAja-zaNagAra zrI RSabhadeva bhagavaMtanI yAtrAno saMgha kADhyo. zramaNa bhagavaMta, zramaNI varga, zrAvaka-zrAvikA ane sAjanamahAjana -badhA maLIne saMkhyAno kula AMkaDo be lAkha AsapAsa pahoMcyo ! Avo bhavya saMgha mArgamAM AvatAM nAnA-moTA aneka tIrthone juhAratAM, sparzanA karatAM tathA banne mahAna tIrthonI yAtrA karI, punaH mAMDavagaDha tarapha AvI rahyo hato. saMgha gujarAtamAM Avyo; karNAvatIne pAdara, sAbaramatInA vizALa paTamAM paDAva che. harakhaghelA be lAkha yAtriko AcAryazrI dharmaghoSasUri mahArAjanI nizrAmAM tathA pUrNa saphaLatAnI pUrva zarata jevA nirahaMkArI netRtvathI zobhatA jhAMjhaNanA saMghapatipaNA heThaLa kallola karatA hatA. jhAMjhaNanI sAhasikatA ane caturAInA camakAra to yAtrikone roja roja jovA-jANavA maLatAM hatA. enA audArya, zIla ane saubhAgya evA siddha thayA hatA ke dharmaghoSasUri mahArAjanI vANI paNa evI vAto karatAM thAkatI na hatI. evAmAM eka banAva banyo. -- For Personal & Private Use Only

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76: AbhanA TekA karNAvatInA rAjA sAraMgadevanI pAse jhAMjhaNamaMtrI moTuM bhaMTaNuM laIne padhAryA. rAjAe paNa svAgata-sanmAna sAthe satkAra karyo. rAjA pAse jhAMjhaNanI kIrtinI vAto to pahoMcI hatI ja. rAjAne umaLako Avyo! maMtrIzvara saMghapati jhAMjhaNane AmaMtraNa ApyuM ke, "AvatI kAle ApanA yAtrikavargamAMthI be hajAra yAtriko saha bhojana samaye Apa padhAro, ApaNe sAthe bhojana karIzuM." jhAMjhaNa vimAsaNamAM paDyA. rAjAe jhAMjhaNa saMghavIne Ama mUMjhAyelA joIne kahyuM ke : A prakAranuM ijana kyAreka ja apAya che; bIjA to rAjAnA AmaMtraNa tarata jhIlI letA hoya che, jyAre Apa Ama mauna zuM thaI gayA ! manamAM zuM vimAsI rahyA cho? jhAMjhaNa kahe rAjana! bahu moTI mUMjhavaNa che. mAro prANa-pyArA be lAkha bhAI-bahenomAMthI huM kayA be hajArane kahuM? mArI jIbha ze UpaDe ? anyane rAjyanA mahemAna thavA mATe binalAyaka gaNuM e nahIM banI zake. sAraMgadevanI sabhAmAM beThelA maMtrI, purohita, nagarazeTha ane sau nagarajano maMtrIzvara jhAMjhaNanI nIlama ratnanI vALIthI zobhatI karNapAlI, pANIdAra AMkho, daDhatAsUcaka hoTha ane zAMta apArthiva tejathI jhagajhagATa lalATane visphArita netre nihALI rahyA ! zuM siMha jevI nirbhayatA ! zuM sAdharmikapremanI parAkASThA ! rAjAnI vAtathI saheja paNa aMjAyA vinAnI daDhatA ! jhAMjhaNanI vAta sAMbhaLI rAjA kSaNa vAra to DaghAI gayA. paNa vaLatI ja kSaNe rAjAnI AMkhamAM camaka AvI. manamAM yukti sUjhI. kahyuM to zuM mAre tamane AmaMtraNa ApavuM hoya to te mATe mAre tamArA tamAma be lAkha yAtrikone AmaMtraNa ApavuM joIe? jhAMjhaNa kahe cokkasa! have bolavAno vAro rAjAno hato. rAjA kahe : mAnI lo, tamane mArA para sneha Avyo ane tame mane jamavA mATe notaruM ApyuM. huM kahIza, nA ! ema huM ekalo na AvuM. mane jamADavo hoya to mArI gujarAtanI samagra pAMca lAkha prajAne paNa AmaMtraNa ApavuM paDe ! huM kAMI mArI vahAlasoI prajAne mUkIne tamAre tyAM jamavA na AvuM. to zuM tame mane e rIte samagra prajA sahitanuM AmaMtraNa Apazo? For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 77 paLano paNa vilaMba karyA vinA jhAMjhaNe A taka jhaDapI lIdhI. kahyuM: jarUra, huM tamane amArI sAthe bhojana levA AmaMtraNa pAThavuM chuM. rAjA kahe : mArI pAMca lAkha prajA pahelAM ane pachI huM! jhAMjhaNa kahe: bhale ! maMjUra che. eka mahinA pachInI tithi kaho. rAjAe tithi kahI. noMtaruM svIkArAyuM. khuzakhuzAla thatAM jhAMjhaNa utAre AvyA. kyAMya na mAya re eTalo Aja to urane thAya umaMga (niraMjana bhagata) zrI dharmaghoSasUri mahArAjanA caraNomAM mAthuM mUkIne kahe kRpALu ! ApanA baLathI A bIDuM jhaDapyuM che, Apa pAra pADajo. vAcharaDuM khIlAnA jore kUde, evuM che. AcArya mahArAje vahAla chalakatA svare kahyuM: sAruM karyuM. jaina dharmanI zAkha vadhArI che. prabhukRpAthI sau sArA vAnAM thaze. jhAMjhaNa atyAre aSADhano bharyo-bharyo megha nathI paNa zarada Rtuno megha che. mAMDavagaDhathI prayANa karI tIrthayAtrA karI have gharabhaNI jaI rahyA che chatAM haiyuM to bhAvathI bharapUra che. zrAvaka-ratna kone kahevAya? eka mahinAmAM to saghaLI taiyArI thaI ane sAbaramatInA vizALa kinAre kinAre lAla-lIlA maMDapo baMdhAyA ! gujarAtanA gAmegAmathI, gAmaDAMomAMthI pAMca lAkha mANasa tyAM 'UmaTyuM! jhAMjhaNa maMtrI sAthenA yAtriko to hatAM ja. e maLIne thayA sAta lAkha ! daza hajAra mahemAno eka sAthe besI zake tevo eka maMDapa. evA to gaNyA gaNAya nahIM eTalA maMDapo ! rAjAe ane prajAe abhUtapUrva mahemAnI mANI. pAMca-pAMca pakavAno jamIne sahu tRpta thayA! kyAreya joyuM-jANyuM na hoya tevuM badhAe mANyuM ! devaguru kRpAthI badhuM ja aNIzuddha ane nirvina pAra paDyuM. jaina dharmano jayajayakAra varyo. rAjAnA manorAjyanA sAMkaDA sImADAmAM A samAya nahIM tevuM hatuM. kalpanAnA AkAzane paNa oLaMgI jAya tevI A ghaTanA hatI. jhAMjhaNanI UMcAIne AMkhathI paNa AMbavAnI haju bAkI hatI. puNyAtmAnA caritro to Abha jevA agAdha che. - nAnAlAla kavi. For Personal & Private Use Only

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78: AbhanA TekA rAjA to A bhagIratha kAryane azakya gaNato hato. badhuM ja khUTI paDaze, vyavasthAtaMtra bhAMgI paDaze tevuM mAnI beTho hato. jyAre sAMje badhuM jAte nihALavA nIkaLyA tyAre acaMbAthI AMkha pahoLI thaI gaI ! mananA bhramanI bhogaLa bhAMgI gaI ! emAMye jyAre jhAMjhaNe pAMca pakavAnanA DhagalAthI ubharAtA oraDA batAvyA tyAre to AzcaryanI avadhi AvI gaI ! badhA pakavAna lAla kapaDAMthI DhAMkelAM hatAM. ATaATalo maherAmaNa bharapeTa jamyA pachI paNa bhaMDAra bharyA paDyA che ! zeno che A badho prabhAva? jhAMjhaNa kahe ke A badho camatkAra to amArA guru mahArAja zrI dharmaghoSasUri mahArAjanI kRpAno che. utsuka rAjA kahe che teo kyAM virAje che? jhAMjhaNa rAjAne AcArya mahArAja pAse laI gayo. rAjA jhUkI paDyo. nispRhatAthI bharyA bharyA sUrivarane joI rAjAno garva gaLI gayo ! itihAsane pAne jhAMjhaNa maMtrIzvaranuM rAjyavAtsalya amITa akSare aMkita thayuM ! prathamiNI mAtanI kUkha ujALI; pethaDanA vaMzane dIpAvyo ane AbhUzeThanA AzIrvAda phaLyA! AvA dharmaprabhAvaka maMtrIzvara amara raho ! sAdharmika pratyenI AvI athAga lAgaNI amara raho ! jaya ho ! jaya ho ! prabhuzAsanano jaya ho ! ] - - For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 79 aMdaranA avAjane AvakArIe; pramANika banIe pakSIvidda salImaalI jAtanI sAthe vaphAdArI e unnata jIvananI sIDInuM paheluM pagathiyuM che. mANase potAnA aMdaranA avAjane kadI avagaNavo joIe nahIM. aMdarathI Avato avAja sAco ja hoya che. e tamArI cokI kare che, hUMpha Ape che. avasare AzvAsana paNa Ape che. tame bhale tene na sAMbhaLo to paNa te bIjIvAra ane udAratApUrvaka trIjIvAra paNa tamAre bAraNe TakorA mAre che. pachI paNa tame tene AvakAro nahIM to te tamAre AMgaNe pharakavAnuM kAyamane mATe mAMDI vALe che. jo kyAMyathI paNa nA maLe to pUcha aMdara, hara ekanI pAse kAMIka akhUTa hoya che aMdara. A aMdarano javAba sAco ja hoya che. hitakArI hoya che. tene anusaravuM eTale pramANika hovuM. A pramANikatA ja ApaNA jIvanano pAyo che. A saMdarbhamAM eka sAcI banelI ghaTanA yAda Ave che : A ghaTanAne bahu varSa thayA nathI. jANItA muslima birAdara pakSIvid salImaalIne sahu jANe che. temanA pitA pAlanapuramAM dhIradhArano dhaMdho For Personal & Private Use Only

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80: AbhanA TekA karatA hatA. tyAMnA eka AbarUdAra ane AgalI haroLanA gaNAtA sukhI vepArI nANAMbhIDamAM sapaDAyA hatA. sahevAya to nahIM paNa, kahevAya paNa nahIM evI mUMjhavaNa ! mahAmUlo dAgIno mUkavAnI jagyA kyAMka maLe paNa hRdayanI vAta karavAnI jagyA maLatI nathI. jenI pAse AvI sagavaDa hoya te bhAgyazALI. bahu lAMbI mathAmaNane aMte e vepArIne salImaalInA pitA yAda AvyA. temane ekAMtamAM maLyA. peTachUTI vAta karI ane hRdaya ThAlavyuM. joItI madada maLI gaI. moTI zAkhavALA vepArI pAse lakhApaTTI thoDI karavAnI hoya ? dhaMdho bhale dhIradhArano hato paNa mana hatuM udAra. vepArI haLavo thayo. saMkaTa TaLyuM. AbarU bacI. bajAramAM nANAMbhIDanI jANa thaI gaI hota to varSonI jamAvelI pratiSThA dhULamAM maLI jAta. jANe jIvatadAna maLyuM ! pachI e vepA2Ino vepAra to jAmyo nahIM eTale paradeza javAnuM TheravyuM. AphrikA gayA. tyAM jaIne zAkha jamAvI. nasIbe paNa sAtha dIdho. sthAnAntaritAni mAnyAni| e nyAye ThIka ThIka sAruM kamAyA. ema divaso vitatA gayA, uMmara paNa thaI hatI. deza yAda Avyo. mAdare vatana AvI sagAM-saMbaMdhIone maLyA, haLyA. aNIne vakhate jeNe madada karI hatI, bhAMgyAno bherU banyA hatA enI pAse javAnuM nakkI karyuM. mULa rakama ane Aja paryaMtanuM vyAja gaNI, 2kama laI e zeThanI peDhI para paga mUkyo. zeThane na joyA. dIkarA hatA. puchyuM, to kahe : zeTha paraloka prayANa karI gayA. dIkarAne kahyuM : copaDA juo ane A rakama gaNI lo. copaDA uthalAvyA. kyAMye nAma - nizAna na maLe ! dIkaro muMjhAyo. vepArI kahe : huM hisAba karIne ja A rakama lAvyo chuM, laI lo. dIkaro kahe H sopaDo bolato nathI. mArAthI na levAya. pitAjI jannatazIna : thayA che. temanI marajI virudhdha rakama lauM to teo jahannamazIna thAya. vepArI kahe : rakama lenAra huM pote chuM. huM ApavA Avyo chuM. te veLAe tamArA bhAI salImaalI hAjara hatA. dIkarAe kahyuM tame temane maLo. teo muMbaImAM che. vepArI muMbaI gayA. maLyA. salImaalI kahe : vepAra-vaNaja badhAnI vaheMcaNI thaI gaI che. tyAMno vepAra moTAbhAI saMbhALe che. mane kazI gatAgama nathI. huM ahIM pakSIonI For Personal & Private Use Only

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duniyAmAM khovAyelo rahuM chuM. vaLI pAchA pAlanapura gayA. paNa e dIkarAe rakamane hAtha lagADavA suddhAM IcchA na karI te na ja karI. A kisso zuM kahI jAya che ? artha-lAlasAnA A yugamAM A ghaTanAne koI sAcI mAnI zake kharAM ? lohInA saMbaMdho paNa paisAnI vAta Ave eTale retInA thAMbhalA puravAra thAya. aDakavA jAo ke tarata jamInadosta ! vAta ema banI hatI ke, AbarUdAra vepArIne ApelI rakama copaDe lakhAya to mahetA-munImanA hAthe, najare caDyA vinA na rahe. bajAramAM vAta vahe ane A vepArI bhIDamAM AvyA che eTale vyAje paisA lAvyA che e badhA jANe. AvuM na thAya te mATe 2kamanuM nAma-nizAna copaDe caDAvyuM ja nahIM ! kevI khAnadAnI ! ane kevI dUraMdezI ! kevI hRdayanI udAratA ! A badhuM pitAjInA pakSe. ane copaDo bolato nathI eTale, tame kahetA ho to paNa amArAthI A rakama na levAya tevI pramANikatA dIkarAnA pakSe. ane meM lIdhA che eTale mAre ApavA ja joIe evI chaLa-kapaTa vinAnI saccAI vepArInA pakSe ! - A prasaMgane samajIne ApaNe ApaNA jIvananuM nirIkSaNa karavAnuM che. darekane AvA tevA prasaMga jIMdagImAM AvatA ja hoya che. te vakhate ApaNe aMdaranA avAjane sAMbhaLavo joIe, tene AvakAravo joIe.paisAnI lAlaca ane ghelachAthI vegaLA rahevuM joIe. tene prArabdha upara choDavuM joIe. eka pablika keriyara pAchaLa lakheluM vAkya, vihAramAM raste vaMcAyuM hatuM te yAda rAkhavA jevuM che : kisI ko vakta se pahele aura kismata se jyAdA na minA hai, na mitatA hai / AbhanA TekA : 81 For Personal & Private Use Only

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82: AbhanA TekA vicAra karavAnI kaLA Adhunika manovijJAne TelipathI" evuM nAmakaraNa hamaNAM karyuM paNa manomana vicAranuM AvAgamana to yugothI thatuM rahyuM che. manamAM je sUkSma vicAra-taraMga - jAgyo te, vijaLI vege enA lakSyane eTale ke sAmI vyaktine sparze che. sUkSmatA jema vadhu tema tenI zakti vadhu. manogata bhAvane pragaTa karavAnA je mAdhyama che temAM sauthI vadhu sUkSma ane zaktizALI mAdhyama saMkalpa che. sthULatAthI zarU karIe to, pahelA "zabda" che, tenAthI sUkSma "sparza' che. sparza dvArA ApaNA manogata bhAva sAmI vyaktimAM saMkrAMta thAya che. keTalAMka yogIono to mAtra daSTipAta paNa sAmI vyaktimAM soMsaro utarI jAya che. A badhAthI upara che "saMkalpa'. sabaLa saMkalpa mananI samagra zaktine kendrita karIne eka ja lakSa tarapha ekAgra karavAmAM Ave to te saMkalpa tatakSaNe ja pariNAma darzAve che. bhAva tevuM pariNAma. manamAM koI bhAvAtmaka vicAra niraMtara cAlatA ja hoya che. te zubha bhAva svarUpa hoya athavA azubha bhAva svarUpa paNa hoya. Ama zubha azubha svarUpa vicArane svAdhIna hoya to zubhabhAva svarUpa vicAra kema na karavA? paNa nA, e vicAra svAdhIna thoDAM che? hakIkate to azubha vicAro ja vadhu tIvra vege AvatA rahe che ! ApaNe sanI IcchA bhale karatAM haIzuM, vAvetara to asanA bIjanuM ja karatA rahIe chIe. A ApaNAmAM rahelA nakArAtmaka abhigamanuM phaLa che. ApaNane sat karatAM asatu para vadhu zraddhA che ! jagatanuM maMgaLa karanAra bhagavAnanuM nAma lIdhuM che mATe ApaNo divasa sAro jaze avI zraddhA nathI hotI paNa, sAyelA gAmanuM nAma lIdhuM eTale khAvAnuM moDuM maLaze evI zraddhA draDha hoya che! AvI nakArAtmaka vicAradhArA niSphaLatAne notare che. vaLI nakArAtmaka vicAronI vipulatA ane prabaLatAne kAraNe thoDIghaNI hakArAtmaka vicAradhArA hoya te paNa dabAI jAya che. e prasaMga A vAtane prakAza Apaze : For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekAH 83 junA jamAnAnI vAta che. eka rAjyamAM rAjA ane prajA vacce pitA putra jevA mIThAM saMbaMdho hatA. hakka karatAM pharajonuM bhAna banne pakSe vadhu hatuM. prajAnA dilamAM rAjA pratye samarpaNa bhAva hato. roja darabAra bharAto ane rAjA prajAne maLatAM, emanAM sukha-duHkhanI kALajI karatA. sabhAmAM sahukoI prajAjane AvI zakatAM. sabhAmAM zrImaMto, amIra, umarAvo, anucaro ane Ave bIjA bahu nagaranA yogya puruSo" * A badhA prajAjano AvatA temAM eka vaNika vepArI paNa Ave. te jevo sabhAmaMDapamAM praveza kare che tene jotAveta rAjAnA vicAromAM pheraphAra thatAM. AMkhanA amI sukAvA lAge ane Aga varasavA lAge ! badhAnuM kalyANa IcchanAra rAjAnA manamAM enA pratye virodhI bhAva jAgatAM. AvuM roja thatuM. roja e vepArI sabhAmAM praveze ke rAjA kALajhALa thaI UThe ! rAjA kaMTALyo. A zuM? AvuM kema cAle? Ano upAya karavo joIe. kone kahevuM ? maMtrI sAMbharyo. rAjAe maMtrIne ekAMtamAM bolAvI peTachUTI vAta kahI. ukelanI tAkIda karI. maMtrIe cha mahinAnI avadha mAMgI. rAjAnuM mana kAMIka haLavuM thayuM. ciMtAmAM bIjI vyakti bhAgIdAra bane ke tarata ja thoDI rAhatano anubhava thAya che. koInI nikaTa javAno sauthI saraLa rasto che maitrI. koInA hRdayamAM pravezavAno adhikAra mAtra mitrane maLe che. rAjAe aMgulinirdeza karI je vyakti batAvI enI tarapha maMtrIe dostI karavA mATe kadama upADyA. mitra banavAnI zarUAta smitathI ja thAya ne ! smita sAthe bolAyelA zabdomAM "ApoApa mIThAza AvI jAya. haiyAnI mIThAzathI bolAyelA zabdo badhAne game. maMtrI mitra banavA mAMgato hoya ene koNa na AvakAre? vepArIe maMtrInA hAthane premathI svIkAryo. maitrI pAraMgatI jAya tema AdAna-pradAnano dora cAlu thaI jAya. prItinA cha lakSaNo che : Ape, ApeluM ke, gupta vAta kahe ane pUche, jame ane jamADe. unALAnA divaso hatA. maMtrIe vepArIne jamavA mATe notaruM ApyuM. vepArIe svIkAratA kahyuM : mAre mATe dhanyabhAgya che. Apa paNa mArA ghare jamavA AvavAnuM nimaMtraNa svIkAro. maMtrI paNa AvuM ja kaMI IcchatA hatA. For Personal & Private Use Only

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84: AbhanA TekA vepArI ane enA parivAranI khUba AgatA-svAgatA karI maMtrIe vepArIne : cakita karI dIdho. vepArIe dhanyatA anubhavI. thoDA divasa pachI vepArIe maMtrIne nimaMtrayA. vepArIe vaLatI mahemAnagata karavAmAM maNA na rAkhI. jamyA pachI beu mitro bahAra varaMDAmAM hiMcake besI haLavI paLo mANatA hatA. evAmAM maMtrInI najara phaLIyAmAM eka khUNAmAM paDelA lAkaDAnA moTA DhagalA para paDI. e lAkaDAnA gaMjamAMthI bhAre sugaMdha AvI rahI hatI. sahaja rIte maMtrIe pUchyuM A zuM che? vepArI A acAnaka praznathI sAvadha thaI bolyo te caMdana kASTano Dhagalo che. ekavAra huM malabAra gayo hato tyAM caMdana sAva sastAbhAve maLatuM hatuM. mane sAro napho maLaze e AzAe moTo jaththo kharIdI lAvyo. ahIM e pramANe vecAyuM nahIM. mArI mUDI aTavAI gaI. ATaluM caMdana koNa kharIde? mane divasa-rAta A ja ciMtA kore che cena paDatuM nathI. pAme jo bhUpa mRtyu to citA caMdananI bane, te vinA koI rIte A mAla moMgho nahIM khape. * vaNika vepArIne caMdana khapAvavAno A eka ja rasto dekhAto hato. e vicAranI dhUnamAM bIjo koI rasto hoya evI kalpanA kyAMthI Ave ? maMtrI pAse bolatAM bolAI gayuM. mananA khUNe paDelI vAta uchaLIne bahAra AvI gaI. tarata khyAla Avyo : zuM bolAI gayuM? sAvadha thayo. A to mitra che. kahyuM : A vAta ahIM ja dATajo. maMtrI ivakAIthI kaheH phikara na karo. manamAM thayuM, kAraNa pakaDAI gayuM. pachI bIjI trIjI vAta karI, vidAya lIdhI. be-eka divasa pachI rAjyanA kAme amuka bAbatamAM salAha levI jarUrI hatI. te bapore ja maMtrI rAjA pAse gayo. unALAnA divaso hatA, baporano dhoma dhakhato hato. zerIo sAva sumasAma hatI. cakaluM na pharake, jANe dhoLe divase dhADa. evuM vAtAvaraNa hatuM. rAjA tApathI AkaLa vikaLa thatAM hatAM. khasanI bhInI caTAIo bArIe ane jharukhe laTakatI hatI. sevako tenA para thoDI thoDI vAre gulAbajaLano chaMTakAva karatAM hatAM. rAjAe maMtrInI vAta sAMbhaLI utAvaLe salAha ApI. pachI kahe : * kavi boTAdakaranI kAvya paMktio For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekAH 85 A garamIno kAMIka upAya karavo joIe, mahelamAM ekAda khaMDa caMdanano hoya to ThaMDakano anubhava thAya ane zAtA vaLe. maMtrIe satvare kahyuMrAjana, ApanI IcchA thaI che to jarUra e banI jaze. puNyavaMtane IcchA mAtra vilaMba." rAjA kahe : thaI jaze kaho che paNa te to Avate unALe khapamAM Ave. maMtrI kahe turta ja karAvI dauM. vaLate divase savAramAM ja vepArIne kahevarAvyuM : tamArA phaLIyAmAM jeTaluM caMdana che te badhuM ja rAja darabAre mokalI Apo, sAthe tenI kiMmata paNa jaNAvajo, je kaMI vyAja caDyuM hoya te paNa umerajo. vepArI A jANI rAjInA reDa thaI gayo. ene thayuM, koI mAThA samAcAra to nathI. to pachI ATalA badhAM caMdananI te zI jarUra paDI haze? paNa mAre vicAravAnuM zuM kAma che? dAma maLe che pachI zuM? caMdana rAja darabAre pahoMcI gayuM. suthAre enuM kAma zarU karI dIdhu. vepArIne pUratA paisA maLI gayA. enuM mana haLavuM thaI gayuM. ciMtA TaLI gaI. manamAMthI rAjAnA mRtyuno vicAra gayo. vAdaLa varasI jAya ke vikharAI jAya paNa te pachI to sUrajane prakAza maLe che ! pachI rAbetA mujaba te vepArI rAjasabhAmAM gayo. rAjAe tene joyo. rAjAnA manamAM sahaja prasannatAno anubhava thayo. Azcarya thayuM. sabhA barakhAsta thayA bAda maMtrIne A pUchyuM : tame kaMIka karyuM jaNAya che ! maMtrI kahe : ApaNe pariNAma sAthe nisbata che. Ape sopeluM kAma thaI gayuM. A kathAno sAra mahattvano che. ApaNA caMdana vecavA mATe koInI citA khaDakavAnI jarUra nathI. ApaNA 'sukhane mATe koIne duHkha devAno vicAra na karavo joIe. koIne duHkhI karavAno vicAra karIe chIe tyAre e ApaNe vAveluM ja duHkha ApaNane pAchuM maLe che. ApaNo ja vicAra ApaNA tarapha pAcho vaLe che. mananA vicAronI sUkSma asara thAya che. zubha hoya ke azubha, mananA vicAronI asara thavAnI ja. ApaNane zubha vicAro ja joIe che, to zubha vicAro ja phelAvavA. sarva 'dizAethI AvatA zubha vicAro jhIlavA e ja ApaNuM kartavya. p. For Personal & Private Use Only

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86: AbhanA TekA vitelI ghaTanAne kaI rIte vicArIzuM? vikramanI aDhAramI sadImAM, uttara gujarAtanA eka gAmamAM banelI eka ghaTanA che. jo ke A ghaTanA, koI paNa sAlanA, koI paNa divase, koI paNa gAmamAM banI zake che. e gAma hatuM. sAva nAnuM gAmaDuM nahIM ane zahera paNa nahIM evuMe gAma. gAmanuM bajAra nAnuM paNa roja savArathI sAMja sudhI dhamadhamatuM rahetuM. Aju bAjunA keTalAMye gAmaDAMnuM haTANuM hatuM. AsapAsanA gAmaDAnA seMkaDo mANaso potAnA gAmanI nIpaja - cIjavastu ahIMnI bajAramAM vecavA lAve. potAne joItI cIjavastu letA paNa jAya. AnuM nAma haTANuM. gAmamAM eka ja UbhI bajAra paNa enA alaga alaga bhAga. ugamaNethI gAmamAM pesatAM pahelAM ja ghInI dukAno Ave. vacce traNa gADAM cAlI zake evo pahoLo rasto. ghInuM bajAra somavAre bharAya. gAmaDethI ghInA gADavA bharI aneka bharavADo, rabArIo ghI vecavA Ave. bajAramAM sAmasAmI ghInA vepArIonI dukAna. ziyALAnA divaso hatA. Aje somavAra eTale savArathI ja gAmaDethI bharavADa vagere ghInA doNAM, bogharaNA laIne, vadhu hoya to gADavAthI gADuM bharIne AvavA lAgyAM. savArano kUNo taDako relAyo ne bajAra ubharAyuM. khulelI ghInI dukAno pAse rojIMdA gharAko AvavA lAgyA. vepArIo paNa evA kuzaLa; ghInI parakha evI to karI jANe ke ghInA gAvAmAMthI ghIne aDakavuM paNa na paDe! mAtra najara paDene kahI de ke A cokhyuM che, AmAM bhega che. pAsenA gAmaDAnAM vazarAma ane ruDI, ane e ja gAmanA bharavADavAsanA, khoDo ane ratana; banne dhaNI-dhaNIyANI. gAmamAMthI ghaNA gADA nIkaLyA eTale ghInA gADavA bharI, potapotAnA gADA joDI, sArA zukana joIne pote paNa nIkaLyA. jotajotAmAM gAmanI bajAramAM AvI, vazarAma mIThAbhAInI dukAne ane khoDAbhAI jIvaNabhAInI dukAne UbhA rahI gayA. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 87 bannenI sAmasAmI dukAna. varSothI ekabIjA para vizvAsa. bAI mANasa, A bAju ruDI ane sAme dukAne ratana, gADA pAse UbhA. ane vazarAma ane khoDo dukAnane oTale UbhA. bannenA gADAmAM vIsabAvIsa gADavA hatA. dhaNIyANI gADAmAMthI gADavo laIne ghaNIne Ape. oTale Ubhelo dhaNI vepArIne Ape. vepArI jue, cakAsa; sAruM lAge e rAkhe, kAgaLamAM TapakAve. ThIka na lAge e bAjue rakhAve. Ama krama cAle. banne sAmasAmI dukAnomAM A sIlasIlo ekasarakho cAle. bAra-tera gADavA to barAbara apAyA, mukAyA, lakhAyA. te pachI eka gADavo rUDIe laI vazarAmanA hAthamAM mUkyo paNa zuM banyuM te koIne khyAla na rahyo ne gADavo dukAnanA oTalAnI dhAre ja paDyo. taDApha daIne gADavo phUTayo, ne ziyALAnuM jAmeluM ghI ane tenA daDabA UDIne paDyA. rUDI zaramAI, vazarAmanuM moM paNa jhaMkhavAyuM. eka kSaNa koI kaMI ja na bolyuM. vaLatI kSaNe ja ruDI bolI : mArA hAtha sTeja cIkaNAM thaI gayelA eTale Ama banyuM. vazarAma kahe : te to Apyo paNa mArAthI jarA zaratacUka thaI gaI ne gADavo paDI gayo. kaMI nahIM have huM barAbara dhyAna rAkhIza. banne Ama bolyA ane gADavA ApavA levAnuM kAma pUrvavata cAlyuM. gaNatarInI miniTomAM gADAnAM gADavA dukAnamAM ThalavAI gayA, hisAba paNa thaI gayo. paisA gaNIne apAI gayA. vazarAma ane ruDI gAmamAM bIjI cIja vastu kharIdavAnI hatI temAM mana parovIne gADuM AgaLa laI gayA. A bAju ratana ane khoDo maLIne gADuM khAlI karatAM hatAM. ratananA hAthamAMthI gADavo chaTakyo, nIce paDyo. khoDAe A joyuM. enuM magaja chaTayuM, ratanane kahe : gADavo ApatAM khyAla to rAkhIe, meM lIdho che ke nahIM? basa, Ama bedhyAnapaNe ApavAno? sAme ratana bolI : meM to barAbara Apyo hato, paNa tame ja raste jatAM loko sAme TIkI TIkIne jotAM raho emAM huM zuM karuM ! be vacce caDabhaDa thaI. bannene UMcA avAje bolatAM sAMbhaLI loka tamAzo jovA bheguM thayuM. ratana paNa AgaLa pAchaLanI yAda karI karI bolatI rahI For Personal & Private Use Only

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88: AbhanA TekA ane khoDo paNa kAMI bAkI rAkhe? banne hAtha lAMbA lAMbA karI ghUMka uDADatA rahyA. ToLe maLelA lokoe Ano lAbha laI, gADAnA gADavA para hAtha ajamAvavA lAgyA! phAve tema gharabheguM karavA lAgyAM. bolatAM ne bakatAM banne thAkyAM tyAre dukAnadAra kahe : bhAI ! A badhI gharanI vAto ghare karajo. tamAruM A joNuM joIne mArA gharAka pAchA jAya che. baMdha karo. ziyALAmAM ye ratana khoDAne kapALe parasevo vaLelo joI dukAnadAre kahyuM : pANI pIo ane TADhA thAo. pANI pIne jevI ratana gADA tarapha vaLI tyAM to enA manamAM phALa paDI. gADAmAM ekeya gAvuMnahIM! huM ! badhA gADavA koNa laI gayuM? dukAnadAre bhegAM thayelA lokone bhagADyAM jAva ! ahIM kazuM nathI. dukAnadAre hisAba karyo: tera gADavAnA paisA ApavAnA thayA. vIle mADha paga pachADatAM ane babaDATa karatAM, khoDAe paisA gajavAmAM mUkyAM tevIsa gADavA lAvyo hato tenA ATalA paisA Avaze, temAMthI AvuM AvuM laIzuM. enA oratA ne manasUbA badhA dhULamAM maLyAM! mana khATuM thayuM ? cAlo, have kaMI bajAramAM javuM nathI. jaladI gAmabhegAM thaIe. dhoLI pUNI jevA moMe gAmanI vATa pakaDI ghara bhaNI ravAnA thaI gayA. A vAta ahIM pUrI thAya che. paNa ApaNuM kAma ahIMthI ja zaruM thAya che. kathA-prasaMga mAtra kutUhala saMtoSavAnA prayojanathI nathI jovAno. jIvanane ujamALa karatAM be naradama satya ahIM upalabdha thAya che tene samajavAnuM ApaNuM prayojana che. junI vitaka vAtone ukheLIne, banI gayelI ghaTanAmAM ja aTakIne ke aTavAIne zuM prApta thAya che? ghaTanA jevI banI ke tenI javAbadArI svecchAe svIkArI, temAMthI thayelI bhUla pharI na thAya tenI kALajI rAkhavAnA vicArane sthira karI AgaLa vadhIe to zuM prApta thAya te A kathAnA saMdarbhe vicAravuM che. prathama e vicAravuM che ke A kathA-prasaMga jevuM ApaNA jIvanamAM paNa banatuM For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanATekAH 89 hoya che, tyAre ApaNI bhUmikA vazarAma-ruDInI che ke khoDA ratananI che? AtmanirikSaNa karIe ane ApaNA jIvananI ghaTanAmAMthI zo bodha laIe? banelA banAvomAM ApaNI vicAradhArAmAM ke daSTikoNamAM pheraphAra karIe chIe? ATalA prazno vicAravA mATe rAkhIe ane prasaMganA niSkarSane gAMThe bAMdhI laIe. jo ANe Ama karyuM hota, jo Ama na karyuM hota; A banAva A rIte nahIM paNa A rIte banyo hota to Ama pariNAma Avata. --AvA hisAba ke gaNatarImAM mana-magaja-samaya-zakti kharcavA te mAtra mUrkhatA che. nukazAnInA banAvamAM aTakI javAthI ke tene aMge ciMtA karavAthI mAtra rAgadveSanI vRddhi ja thAya che, je hAthamAM nathI te bhaviSyanI vicAraNAmAM ja DUbelA rahevAthI puruSArthanI hAnI ja thAya che. A banne prakAranI vicAraNA vidheyAtmaka zaktino hrAsa karanArI che. banI gayelI ghaTanAne baLatarA sAthe ghUMTavAthI, ghUMTI ghUMTI gherI banAvavAthI te vyakti pratye dveSa pedA thAya che. je nakArAtmaka lAgaNI utpanna thaI tenAthI jIvanaurjAnuM adhogamana thAya che. kAMI paNa lAbha thavAne badale nukazAna ja thAya che, tethI cittane evuM keLavavuM joIe ke e AvA vicAramAM rokAya ja nahIM. Ave vakhate cittane zAntimAM rAkhavA niyativAdano, bhavitavyatAno sahAro levAno; e kALe ghaTanA banavAnI hatI te banI, have teno zoka, saMtApa ke viSAda zA mATe? je ghaTanA banI nathI tene mATe niyativAdano sahAro levAno nathI. jo tema karIzuM to puruSArthanI hAnI thaI jaze. "je kALe banavAnuM che te banaze ema bolavAnuM ke vicAravAnuM nathI paNa je kALe banavAnuM hatuM te banyuM. have navesarathI puruSArtha karIzuM to je dhArIzuM te banaze ema vicArIne puruSArthane sateja banAvavAno che. rAgadveSanI vRddhi nathI karavAnI ane puruSArthanI hAnI nathI karavAnI, evA vicAro karavAthI zaktinuM udghakaraNa thAya che. citta akAraNa prasanna rahe che. ghaTanA game tevI hoya, tene jovAnI ApaNI daSTi savaLI hoya to dekhItI rIte duHkhada dekhAtI ghaTanA paNa ApaNA mATe sukhada banI jAya.] For Personal & Private Use Only

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90: AbhanA TekA dharmanuM sAdhana : antaHkaraNa jJAnI puruSe dharma ArAdhavAnA traNa prakAra batAvyA che : karaNa-upakaraNaantaHkaraNa. te uttarottara vadhune vadhu sUkSma che. pahelo prakAra : karaNa. dharma ArAdhanAmAM zarIra e sAdhana che. zarIranI sapATIthI dharma thAya che. bIjo prakAra: upakaraNa. dharma karavA mATe joItA sAdhana upakaraNa kahevAya. ogho, muhapatti, caravaLo, kaTAsaNuM, navakAravALI, pUjAnI thALI-vATakI vagere upakaraNa joIe. dharmakArya karavA A badhAnI jarUra paDe. trIjo prakAra : antaHkaraNa. pahelA be prakAra vaDe dharma thAya. ethI vizeSa ane sarvocca A prakAra che. kadAca karaNa ke upakaraNa vinA dharma thaI zake paNa antaHkaraNa to joIe ja. tame vicAra karo. paMcAzaka zAstramAM je eka gharaDI DozInI kathA Ave che temAM A antaHkaraNa dvArA thatAM dharmano ja mahimA batAvyo che. bAkI karaNa ke upakaraNamAM kyAM kazo bhalIvAra hato? atyaMta darIdra DozImAnI pAkI uMmara, karacalIvALuM kRza zarIra. 80varSanI vaye potAnI AjIvikA mATe roja jAte jaMgalamAM jaI lAkaDA kApI bhArA laI AvavA paDatA hatA ! AMkhanA dIvAnuM tela khUTavAmAM AvyuM hatuM eTale ke e akhama thavA AvI hatI. kAna paNa javuM javuM karatAM hatAM. paga to kyAranA ye rajA mAMgatA hatA. paNa badhuM ema ja nabhatuM hatuM. eka divasa e gharaDAM mAjI mATe sonerI divasa ugyo. lAkaDA levA jaMgalamAM javA ghara bahAra nIkaLIne jevA te cokamAM AvyA tyAre, mANasanA ToLe ToLA eka dizAmAM jaladI jaladI jatAM joyAM. mAjIe pUchyuM : ATalA badhA mANasa Aje kyAM jAya che? koIke kahyuM: gAma bahAra bhagavAna AvyA che. tyAM darzana mATe jAya che. ATaluM sAMbhaLI mAjInA manamAM zubha vicArano saMcAra thayo. thayuM : lAvane huM paNa Aje bhagavAnanA darzane jAuM. mAjIe jaMgalamAM javAne badale bhava-jaMgalano aMta lAvanAra bhagavAna tarapha Dagumagu cAle Daga mAMDyAM. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA:91 vaLI manamAM thayuM : Ama AvA zarIre kema javAya? eTale nadI tarapha cAlyA. tyAM pANImAM hAtha-paga boLyA. nadI pAra karatAM bIjo vicAra jhabakyo: khAlI hAthe kema javAya? tyAM sAme nAgoDanA choDa para nAnA nAnA lAla phUla dekhAyA, te laI lauM ! thoDAM phUla lIdhAM ane AgaLa vadhyAM. | rastA para jevA AgaLa vadhavA jAya tyAM jANe kIDIyAruM ubharAyuM hoya teTaluM mANasa ! are, mANasa ja nahIM, pazusRSTi paNa tyAM dhasamasatI dekhAI ! AmAM mAraga kema thAze, evI ciMtA manamAM ghoLAtI hatI. tyAMthI pasAra thatAM rAjAne paNa A mAjIne joI dayA AvI. pAsenA maMtrIne kahyuM ke sainikone sUcanA Apajo ke mAjI kyAMka cagadAI na jAya. rAjA to AgaLa vadhyA. paNa manamAM A bhAvuka mAjI vasI gayA. jevA teo prabhu pAse pahoMcyA tevo ja prazna pUchyo : prabho ! pe'lA mAjI kyAM pahoMcyA ? tyAM prabhu kahe : A tamArI sAme beThAM che te. rAjA kahe : A to deva che ! prabhu kahe : e mAjI darzana karavAnI caDhatI bhAvadhArA sAthe AvI rahyA hatA, tyAM ja mANasanI bhIMsa thatAM cagadAI gayA ane teonuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. emanA manamAM prabhunA darzananI tIvra bhAvanA hatI. hAthamAM nagoDanA phUla hatA tethI devalokanuM AyuSya bAMdhyuM ane A tamArI sAme ja beThAM che. hIna, dIna ane darIdra avasthAmAMthI kevA puNyazALI banI gayA ! AmAM karaNa ane upakaraNa taddana gauNa nagoDano choDa che hatA. mAtra antaHkaraNathI temanuM kAma thayuM ! ApaNe paNa dharma sAdhavA mATe vadhumAM vadhu jora antaHkaraNa upara devAnuM che. manamAM ja prabhunuM sthApana karI temanI sAthe tadAkAra thavA prayAsa karavAnA che. tema karavAthI ja sAdhanA phaLavatI ane baLavatI banI raheze. ]

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92: AbhanA TekA Aja roTI rAma nahIM bolatI hai! bhAratIya AryaparaMparAne zobhAvanAra aneka saMto thayA temAM najIkanA samayamAM eka saMta thayA - raNachoDadAsajI mahArAja. eka ja TaMka bhojana le; ane te paNa eka ja dravya khIcaDI. teo jAte ja rAMdhe. emAM paNa cokhA ane dALa, trIjuM pANI basa! Aja bapore te AvatI kAla bapore ! e khIcaDI jemAM rAMdhI hoya te tapelImAM coMTelA anAjanA kaNa khAnArA kahetA ke amRta kevuM hoya te cAkhyuM nathI paNa amRta hoya to te AvuM ja hoya ema lAge che! varSo vItatAM emanI vaya vadhI tyAre bhaktono Agraha thayo eTale roTI ane zAka letAM. chellA varSomAM to mAtra roTI ja letAM ane te paNa roja roja eka ja vyaktie taiyAra karI hoya te ja ! ekavAra bIjA eka bahena AvyA. roja satsaMgamAM AvatAM. bhAvika hatA. temane mana thayuM. je bahena haMmezA roTI karatAM hatA temane kAlAvAlA karIne te divasa pUratI mAMgaNI karI ane temaNe roTI banAvI dIdhI. pIrasavAnuM kAma to pelA roja taiyAra karanAra bahene ja karyuM. roTI pIrasAI sAthe pANI paNa mUkAyuM. raNachoDadAsajI mahArAje jamavAnuM zaruM karyuM. eka koLIyo khAdho. bIje koLIye mahArAja bolI uThyA Aja roTI rAma nahIM bolatI hai ! pIrasanAra bahenabAjumAMja hatA. zaramAI gayA. moM paDI gayuM. kSamA mAMgI. aMtaraMganI nirmaLatA zI haze! e bahena roja roTI karatAM emanAM cittamAM mAtra rAmanuM ja raTaNa smaraNa karatAM ! roja potAne hAthe loTa daLavAnuM zaru kare tyArathI laIne kaNaka bAMdhatA, roTalI vaNatAM, ene coDavatAM; raNachoDadAsajIne pIrasatAM... te cheka mahArAja jamIne UbhA thAya tyAM sudhI e bahenanA hRdayamAM satata rAma rAma nA jApa cAle! e maMtra evo jape ke, jamatAM jamatAM jamanArane paNa e ja maMtrano hRdayamAM paDagho paDe ! jyArathI meMA prasaMga sAMbhaLyo tyArathI mAruM mana, manaroTIrAmanIM vonnatI ! te vAkya bolyA ja kare che. ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA:93 sukhanI cAvI : ApaNA ja hAthamAM ApaNA jIvananAM moTA bhAganAM duHkho ApaNe ja notarelA ane ApaNe ja UbhA karelAM, ApaNe ja ucherelA hoya che. tenA be kAraNo hoI zake, adaSTa kAraNa ane daSTa kAraNa. adaSTa kAraNamAM to ApaNe bhAgya ane karmane nimitta mAnI laIe chIe. jyAre daSTa kAraNamAM to ApaNe svayaM javAbadAra hoIe chIe. Ameya ApaNA svabhAvane kAraNe ApaNA jIvanamAM sukha ane sukhanA kAraNo karatAM duHkha ane duHkhanA kAraNo vadhu ja maLavAnA. che mAnavI jIvananI ghaTamALa evI, duHkha pradhAna, sukha alpa thakI bharelI. zarIranA rogo ane evA evA duHkha, jIvana jIvavAnI ApaNI aNaAvaData ane ArogyanA niyamonI aNasamajanI ja nIpaja che! moTA ane bhAre rogomAM pUrve bAMdhelA karma paNa nimitta banatAM hoya che. jyAre, mananI caMcaLatAne kAraNe, khoTA daSTikoNane kAraNe, khoTI rIte vicAravAnI Tevane kAraNe UbhA thatAM duHkho to pArAvAra che, DhagalAbaMdha che ! je rIte vicAravAthI sukha upaje evI rIte vicAravAnI Teva pADIe to ApaNe viSama paristhitimAM paNa duHkhI duHkhI thaI javAne badale svastha rahI zakIe. sukha zodhavAnI eka alaukika daSTi ughaDI jAya to sarvatra sukhanI sRSTinuM nirmANa thaI jAya. laukika rIte bhale jIvananA tamAma sukhacenane harI lenAra ghaTanA bane tyAre paNa temAM kyAMka chUpAyelA, lapAyelA eka sukha nAmanA pradezane zodhI le che. jemake bhakta kavi narasiMha mahetAnA jIvanamAM banelI duHkhadAyaka ghaTanAne pote "bhaluM thayuM bhAMgI jaMjALa, sukhe bhajazuM zrI gopALa' e zabdomAM navAje che. ApaNe eTalI UMcI apekSA ApaNI jAta pAsethI bhale na rAkhIe, toye evI eka vicArasaraNI jarUra khIlavI zakIe ke : je kAMI banyu hoya te bhale banyuM; tenAthI vadhAre aniSTato nathI banyuM ne ! A najarathI joIne haLavAza anubhavavAnuM ApaNe jarUra zIkhI zakIe. juone ! A nAnakaDo prasaMga AvuM ja zIkhave che ne?

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94: AbhanA TekA eka zaheramAM eka nokarIyAta bhAI hatA. sIdhuM sAduM emanuM jIvana ! mAtA, patnI ane traNa bALakono emano parivAra, nAmuM lakhavAmAM e bhAI niSNAta hatA. rUpiyA sAtasono pagAra, dara mahinAnI sAtamI tArIkhe maLe. roja niyata samaye nokarIe basamAM javAnuM ane niyata samaye basamAM ghare AvavAnuM. jANe, "nizALethI nIsarI javuM pAsaruM ghera." ADe avaLe kyAMye emanI beThaka nahIM. ekavAra sAtamIe pagAra thaI gayA pachInA . divase eka ghaTanA banI. rojanA krama mujaba basamAM sAMje ghera AvavA nIkaLyA. roja jyAM besatAM tyAM ja beThaka maLI. ghara najIkanuM sTopa AvyuM tyAM utaryA. ghera AvyA. patnI rasoDAmAM sAMjanI rasoI karI rahyA hatA, bhAkharI vaNavAnuM kAma cAlatuM hatuM. bhAI gharamAM dAkhala thayA. jhabAmAMthI cazmA, pAkITa kADhavA hAtha gajavAmAM nAkhyo to hAtha ja sIdho bahAra Avyo! rasoDAmAMthI patnInI najara paNa paDI; hAtha bahAra nIkaLelo joIne patnInA hRdayamAM phALa paDI. paraMtu bhAI to khaDakhaDATa hasavA lAgyA! e joI, patnIne gusso Avyo, kahe : eka to khIsu kapAyuM ane tamane hasavuM Ave che? bhAI kahe huM hasuM nahIM to bIjuM zuM karuM ? je thayuM te sAruM ja thayuM. Aje banyuM ene badale kAle banyuM hota to kevI muzkelI thAta? gaI kAle mArA A ja gajavAmAM AkhA mahinAno pagAra hato. Aje mAtra sAta rUpiyA ane vAMcavAnA camAM ja hatAM. ATalethI patyuM eTale mane hasavuM AvyuM. emanA patnInI jema ApaNe sahu, AvuM kAMI bane tyAre akaLAI jaIe chIe. ciMtAthI mo karamAI jAya che. jyAre A bhAIe A ja ghaTanAne evA eMgalathI daSTikoNathI joI; haLavAzathI mUlavI ke, tene duHkhane badale sukhano anubhava thayo. jIvanamAM AvuM bane tyAre ApaNe paNa, vadhu nukazAnathI bacI gayA' evuM vicArIne zULInuM soye saryuM ema manane vALIe to haLavAzano anubhava ApaNane paNa thAya. ghaTanAne jovAnI daSTino, mUlavavAnI daSTino mahimA che. pyAlAmAM thoDuM pANI bhareluM hoya ene be rIte joI zakAya. koI kaheze, pyAlo ardho bharelo che. koI kaheze artho khAlI che. banne sAcA che, chatAM ApaNane khAlImAM rasa For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 95 nathI paNa ardhA bharelAmAM rasa che. prayatna karavAthI A diSTa keLavI zakAya che. e mATe ApaNI pAse saMtoSavRttinI mUDI hovI jarUrI che. saMtuSTa manovRtti hoya to je kAMI prApta thayuM hoya te ochuM nahIM lAge, vadhAre ja lAgaze. phariyAda ke aphasosane avakAza nahIM rahe. kharekhara to ApaNane ApaNI lAyakAtathI vadhu ja maLatuM hoya che. ApaNe ene kaI apekSAe mUlavIe chIe e vadhAre mahattvanuM che. be hajAra rUpiyAnI AvakavALo vepArI jo hajAra-paMdarasonI AvakavALAne najara samakSa rAkhI vicAre to potAnI Avaka vadhAre lAgaze. paraMtu pAMca hajAranI AvakavALAne sAme rAkhe to potAnI Avaka ochI ja lAgaze. Avaka vadhu lAge to potAne sukhI mAne ane ochI lAge to potAne duHkhI mAne. Ama sukha duHkha e eka mAnyatA ja che. sukhI thavuM ke du:khI thavuM e pote ja nakkI karavAnuM che. ApaNI dRSTi pramANe ja sRSTi racAya che. eka navayuvAna zrAvaNI meLAmAM jaI rahyo hato. raste seMkaDo naranArIone AnaMdamAM rAcatAM ane nAcatAM jatAM joyAM. acAnaka enI najara e badhAnA paga tarapha gaI ane mana viSAdathI bharAI gayuM...A....... A huM zuM joI rahyo chuM ? koI mANasa evuM na hatuM ke jenA pagamAM pagarakhAM na hoya. koInA pagamAM buTa, to koInA pagamAM caMpala, seMDala, slIpara..basa, huM eka abhAgI ke mArA paga, pagarakhAM vinAnA aDavA. huM ja ughADapago ! na badhAnA paga parathI enI najara haTe nahIM. koInA navAnakkora, koInA phezanebala che. joto jAya ane baLato jAya. ema karatAM to meLo AvI gayo. jAta jAtanI dukAno bharAI che, ramakaDAMnI, khANIpINInI; nAnAmoTA cakaDoLa ane cakaraDIo che. A badhuM jotAM enI najara eka nAnI gADalImAM sUtelA mANasa para paDI ane te camakyo ! A zuM ? Ane to paga ja nathI. ane chatAM AnaMdathI meLo mANI rahyo che ! jANe ke pahelIvAra A badhuM nIhALI rahyo hoya evo AnaMda enA moM para chalakAI rahyo che ! kSaNavAramAM A AnaMdano cepa A ughADapagAne lAgyo. viSAdane sthAne AnaMda ! A te kevuM jAdu ? ughADapagAne thayuM : Ane to paga che ja nahIM ! mArA paga to sAbUta che. che to pagarakhAM paNa maLaze. paga AvA rastA che sukhI ke du:khI thavAnA. Izvare mane ghaNuM ApyuM che e bhAva For Personal & Private Use Only

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96 : AbhanA TekA satata 2matA rahe to sukha ja sukha che. ApaNe game te pagathiye UbhA hoIe, nIce joIzuM to ApaNe UMcAI para hovAno anubhava thaze. jyAre UMce najara paDe tyAre abhAvano anubhava karavAne badale, e rasto dekhAyo che mATe tyAM javAnI preraNA pAmavI. najara kyAM ane kevI rIte TheravavI e ApaNe nakkI karavAnuM che. dharmanA ane saddabhAvanA kSetramAM UMcI bhUmikAvALA jIvone najara samakSa - rAkhavA ane saMsAranA kSetramAM nimna stare rahelAM jIvone jovA. dharmamAM UMce jovAthI preraNA maLe che. jyAre saMsAramAM nIcenAne jovAthI dInatA na Ave tathA tRSNA kAbumAM rahe. Avo abhigama keLavavAthI jIvanamAM taTasthatA Ave che. A abhigama keLavavA, saMtuSTa manovRtti jarUrI che. thoDuM AgaLa vicArIe. ApaNane je kAMI maLyuM che te ApaNI lAyakAtathI vadhAre che ane sAruM paNa che. A mATe prabhuno anahada upakAra che. ATalA vicAra ddaDha karavA mATe samajaNanA sImADA vistAravA joIe. paMcataMtranI eka saraLa vArtAno AdhAra laIe. dAdA dAdIe nAnapaNamAM A vAto kahIne A samajaNa ApaNAmAM ropelI che ja. aDAbIDa nirjana jaMgalamAM ghaNAM badhAM pazu pakSIo nirbhayatAthI rahetA. temAM eka hRSTapuSTa sAbara baporanI zAMta veLAe nAnA taLAvamAMthI nirAMte pANI pItuM hatuM. pANI pItAM tenI najara, pANImAM dekhAtA potAnA zIMgaDA para paDI. ahA ! kevA maroDadAra lAMbA ane aNIyALA zIMgaDA che ! vaLI kapALa para najara gaI. kevI mulAyama ruMvATI ! sthira ane nirmaLa pANImAM sUrya prakAzathI caLakatAM svaccha pratibiMba joIne to moha thAya ja ne ! lAMbI ane aNIyALI AMkho kAmaNagArI lAgI. suDoLa ane ghATIluM peTa joI moM malakAyuM. chevaTe paga tarapha najara gaI. moM macakoDyuM. ara22.. bhagavAne ATalI suMdaratA ApI paNa paga ApavAmAM kevI kaMjusAI karI ? vAMkAcUkA ane khaDabacaDAM paga. kevA kadarUpA ! are bhagavAna ! A te zuM karyuM ? AvA vicAromAM aTavAyuM hatuM evAmAM sananana karatuM eka tIra enA cAra paga vaccethI pasAra thayuM. sAbara coMkI gayuM. tatkSaNa khyAla AvI gayo ke For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA:97 koI zikArI tene mAravA pAchaLa paDyo che. paLavAramAM jIva bacAvavA doDyuM. moTI moTI chalAMgo bharatuM ghaDIbharamAM to jaMgalamAM UMDe doDI gayuM. have zikArI ke enuM bANa ahIM nahIM pahoMce. thoDIvAra paDI rahyuM. DaranI sAthe thAka, bhUkha, tarasa bhegAM thayA hatA. najIka eka nAnI talAvaDI hatI. tyAM jaI pANI pItAM vaLI potAnuM pratibiMba joyuM. A suMdaratA thoDIvAra pahelAM ja joI hatI. paga tarapha najara jatAM ja, dhikkAranI lAgaNI have dhanyatAmAM pheravAI gaI. mArA A khaDabacaDA lAgatA page ja mane Aje bacAvyo ! mArI suMdaratA joIne ja zikArIe mAro pIcho karyo hato. hAza ! huM bacI gayo. mArA A paga kevA suMdara che ! are ! badhAthI suMdara che. ApaNe A ja sAravavAnuM che. kudarate je kAMI ApyuM che te gaNatarIpUrvaka ja ApyuM che, pUratuM ApyuM che. upayogamAM laI zakIe ethI to vadhuM ja ApyuM che. ApaNane sAmeno kinAro raLiyAmaNo dekhAya; bAjunA bhANAmAMno lADavo moTo dekhAya e ApaNI samajadArInI kacAza che. khAmIo jotAM rahIe to khUbI kyAMthI dekhAya? mATe ApaNI aMdara rahelI khUbIo samajavI ane vikasAvavI emAMja ApaNI bhalAI che. bIjAne je maLyuM che te bIjAne mubAraka. mane maLyuM che e ja mAre mATe pramANa. amara marato pekhIyo, bhIkhaMto dhanapAla! lakhamI chANAM vINatI, bhalo mAro kaMThaNapALa ! --sukhI thavAnI A cAvI che ane te ApaNI pAse che. ] AVAVAVAVAVAV For Personal & Private Use Only

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98: AbhanA TekA e ja khumArI mAMguM chuM vAta varSo pahelAnI che. tyAre pAlitANAmAM mAnasiMga ThAkoranuM rAjya cAle. ThAkora bhAre karaDo, bharADI ane eMTavALo mANasa. A ThAkoranA rAjyamAM karasana copadAra nAmano bhagata hato. ApaNe tenI vAta karIzuM. zatruMjaya parvata para dAdA AdIzvara bhagavAnanA darabAramAM roja cAravAra chaDI bolAya. chaDI bolanAranuM nAma karasana copadAra. karasana pUro sADApAMca phUTa UMco; sIsamanA soTA jevo bAMdho ane vAna paNa camakatA sIsama jevo ja. avAja aSADhI meghanI garjanA jevo ane laheko to jANe moranA TahUkAno mALo ! chaDI bolAya tyAre bhalabhalA DolI UThe. enA avAjanI khUbI to kharI ja, paNa enA raNakAramAM je raMga hato te to AdIzvara dAdA pratyenI coLa-majITha jevI zraddhAno raMga hato. kyAMya jovA na maLe evo rUDo raMga. eka divasa mAnasiMga ThAkora girirAjanI yAtrAe AvyA. rasAlo to sAthe ja hoya. te jevA dAdAnA darabAramAM AvyA tyAM kaMrasane halakadAra kaMThe dAdAnI chaDI pokArI dhrupadanA gAna jevI, gheghura avAje karasananI nAbhimAMthI nIkaLatA naravA sAde bolAyelI chaDI sAMbhaLIne ThAkora khuzakhuzAla thaI gayA. khuzAlI pragaTa karavA, potAnA jamaNA pagano sonAno toDo hato eno peca kaDhAvIne hAthamAM lIdho. savAso tolAno e nakkara toDo karasanane ApavA hAtha lAMbo karyo paNa, catura ThAkora ApatAM aTakI gayA : karasana DAbo hAtha kAM dhare ? karasana kahe : jamaNo hAtha dAdA sivAya koInI pAse na dharAya ! ThAkora bolyA : to thayuM. ane toDo pAcho paherI lIdho. jonArA badhA avApha thaIne jotAM rahyAM. darabAranA manamAM karasananI chaDIno guMjArava ane eno vaTa --bane vasI gayA. karasana to dAdA AdIzvarano hADasAco bhakta. bhagavAna paNa, je tene dila de che tene te paNa dila daIne de che. roja savAre bhaLabhAMkhaLuM thatAM dAdAno gabhAro khUle te TANe karasana nAhI-dhoIne, svaccha thaIne gabhArA pAse AvI jhUkI jhUkIne namana kare. mokaLA mane ane khUllA kaMThe dAdAnI chaDI pokAre. pachI aMdara jaI, dAdAnA simAMnA khoLAmAMnA) phUlanA DhagalAne For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA:99 hAthathI thoDAM AghApAchAM kare ane tyAMthI rANI chApa cAMdIno eka rUpiyo ane eka pAvalI (savA rUpiyo) enA hAthamAM Ave ! kahe : dAdA roja mane Ape che. A vAta bAroTa lokonA kAne pahoMcI. badhA bAroTa kahe : A rUpiyAno hakka amAro. copadAra kahe : bhale bApA! tame lejo. vaLate divase darabAra khUlatAM bAroTa paNa AvI gayA. karasana paNa Avyo. pUjArIe gabhAro kholyo. chaDI bolAI. bAroTa aMdara gayA. phUla AghApAchAM karI kaladAra rUpiyo gotavA lAgyA paNa phUla sivAya kazuM hAtha na AvyuM. vIle moDhe badhA bahAra AvyA. pachI karasane aMdara jaI dAdAne namana karIne phUla saheja Amatema karyA. badhA joI rahyA hatA. khUllI AMkhe jotA hatA ane karasananA hAthamAM cAMdIno caLakato rUpiyo Avyo. badhA ekI avAje bolI UDyA : vAha! Adezvara dAdA sAcA ane teno bhagata paNa sAco. vijayA dazamIno divasa che. dazerAnI savArI ThAThamAThathI nIkaLI che. pAlitANAnA Thakora rAjA mAnasiMga hAthInA hodde beThA che. sAjana-mAjanarAma-rasAlo paNa bahoLo che. savArI havAI mahelathI nIkaLI, gAmanI madhyamAM thaIne taLeTI tarapha AgaLa vadhI rahI che. Aje jyAM vallabha vihAranI sAme pAMca baMgalA che tyAM pahelAM khIjaDAnuM bahu moTuM jhADa hatuM ane tenI nIce vizALa goLa oTalo hato. e khIjaDiyo oTalo kahevAto. tyAM karasana copadAra beTho hato. savArI tyAMthI pasAra thatI hatI tyAre hAthI para beThelA rAjA mAnasiMganI najare A karasana caDyo. cAlu savArI thobhAvI ane karasanane kahyuM : karasana chaDI bola ! tane AkhuM gheTI gAma InAma daIza. AkhI savArInA ane bheLAM thayelA lokanA kAna eka thaI gayA. karasana zuM bole che? karasana kahe chaDI dAdA pAse ja bolAya. gheTI to zuM badhAM gAma do to ya huM ahIM chaDI na boluM. rAjA mAnasiMga cUpa thaI gayA. savArI ema ja AgaLa cAlI. badhA loko karasananI nIDaratA ane dAdA pratyenI avihaDa AsthAnI vAto ahobhAvathI karatA rahyA. ApaNane paNa A khumArI sparzI jAya tevI che. mAMgavAnuM mana thAya to A khumArI. ApaNAmAM e pragaTe to kevuM sAruM ! ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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100: AbhanA TekA salAma karasana bhagatane! varSo pahelAMnI eTale ke lagabhaga nevuM varSa pahelAMnI A vAta che. nevuM varSa e kAMI bahu purANI vAta na kahevAya. saurASTranuM pIThavA jALa nAme eka nAnuM gAma. gAmamAM eka bhalo mANasa rahe. karasana enuM nAma. dhaMdho luhArano. kAma loDhA sAthe paNa haiyuM to jANe mINanuM baneluM ! dayA to rUMve-rUMve bharelI. bhUkhyAne bhojana karAve ane tarasyAne jaLa Ape, thAkyAne visAmo de. AvAM badhAM kAmo joI loko ene bhagata kahetA. e nAme ja oLakhAya. ane vAta paNa sAcI. koDhamAM thoDuM ghaNuM kAma karIne bhagata nIkaLyA ja hoya. gAyone ghAsa nIre, paMkhIone caNa nAMkhe, kUtarAne roTalA de. A ja temanuM kAma! beThI daDInuM zarIra, bhIno vAna; paNa AMkho pANIdAra. koInuM ye duHkha bhALyuM na jAya. svabhAve bhAre TekIlA. gAma AkhAmAM emanI zAkha sAcA ane dharmI tarIkenI. paNa ekavAra gAmamAM evuM thayuM ke sAMbhaLanAra vicAramAM paDI jAya. divasa hato hutAzanIno, hoLIno. nAnuM evuM gAma. e paMthakanA gAmamAM evo rivAja ke e divase badhA kAMI ne kAMI bhUMDuM bole. dareke darekane apazabda bolavAnA! bhale ekavAra to ekavAra, paNa gALa bolavAnI.gAmacorA pAse AkhuM gAma bheguM thayuM hatuM. vAro Ave tema eka-eka jaNa momAMthI apazabda okato jAya ! evAmAM karasana bhagata tyAMthI pasAra thatA badhAe joyA ane ADA UbhA rahI temane AMtaryA : bhagata, DuM bolo. bhagata kahe : jiMdagImAM nathI bolyo to Aje kAM boluM? ToLuM jIde caDyuM. gAmanA mukhI paNa emAM bhaLyA! gAmamukhI kaheH bhagata gALa bole to gAmane je lAgo bharavAno che te mApha karI daIza. AvI lAlace. paNa bhagata ekanA be na thayA. ToLuM jIda karatuM rahyuM. mukhIno mUkko majabUta thayo. enuM mana vaLe caDyuM. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 101 kahe: bhagata, tame eka paNa apazabda nahIM bolazo to AvatIkAla savAra sudhImAM UcALA bharI A gAma choDI devuM paDaze. have to gAmanA moTerAo bhagatane samajAvavA lAgyA. bhagata, ekavAra bolI do ne ! paNa bhagata konuM nAma. mauna ja rahyA. moMmAMthI apazabda kema nIkaLe? na ja nIkaLyo! vaLate divase vahelI savAre, peDhI dara peDhInuM vatana, jAmelo dhaMdho, kAyamI gharAkI, jUnA gADha saMbaMdhone pITha karIne, gharavakharI bharelA eka gADA sAthe cAlI nIkaLIne najIkanA taraka taLAva gAme jaIne rahyA ! kevuM dhIMguM khamIra ! svIkArelA dharmamAM kevI aDagatA! ||akrtvyN naiva kartavyaM prANai kaNThagatairapi // na karavuM te na ja karavuM, bhale gaLe Ave prANa' a emAM zuM? vaibhava hoya paNa vyavasthA na hoya to vaibhava Take nahIM evuM kyAreka jovA maLe che. eka kALanA dhanavAna evA eka zeThane nabaLA divaso jovAno vAro Avyo. leNadArone cUkavaNI karavA mATe saMpatti vecavI paDI. Ama sAmethI saMpatti vecavA nIkaLe eTale to sonA sAITha ja upaje ne ! ghareNAM ane dukAna vecyA pachI have vAro ghara vecavAno Avyo. jAhojalAlImAM banAveluM ghara paNa khAsse havelI jeTaluM moTuM ! enA paNa bhAva-tAla nakkI thayA. rAcaracIlAM sAthe ja sodo thayo. . * levAla vepArI kabajo letA pahelAM rAcaracIlAM vagerenI yAdI karavA beThA. vecanAra zeTha eka-eka vastu gaNAvatA jAya. lenAra yAdI pramANe cIja-vastu meLavatA jAya. 1 kramamAM badhuM AvatuM gayuM, gaNAtuM gayuM, meLavAtuM gayuM. temAM khurazIono vAro Avyo. hAthAvALI ane hAthA vinAnI khurazIo gaNAtI gaI ane nizAnI thatI gaI. noMdhamAM tera khurazIo hatI ane gharamAMthI gotI gotIne bhegI karatAM bAra ja thaI. - lenAra vepArIe kahyuM : kyAMka ADI-avaLI upara-nIce paDI haze. jovarAvo. vecanAra zeTha kahe : emAM zuM? tene badale bAra che to bAra ! lenAra vepArI tarata bolyo : "emAM zuM " evuM tame kaho che temAM ja tamAre badhuM vecavAnA divase AvyA ane mAre levAno vAro Avyo! 2. For Personal & Private Use Only

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102 : AbhanA TekA saMgrAmasiMha sonInI a-mArI bhAvanA traNasoeka varSa pahelAnI A vAta che. zaMkhezvara tIrtha najIkanA lolADA gAma che. gAmamAM jainonA trIsa-cAlIsa ghara vacce suMdara raLiyAmaNuM eka derAsara che. gAma sukhI che. prajA zANI ane saraLa che. eka musalamAna sUbAnuM tyAM rAja che. e gAmamAM saMgrAma nAmano eka zrAvaka vase che. eno nAno paNa sukhI parivAra. mAtA che, suzIla patni che, eka bALaka che. saMgrAma saMtoSI svabhAvano che. eka sonInI dukAnamAM cAMdInA ghUgharA, poMcI vagere dAgInA ghasavAnuM kAma kare che. vaizAkha mahinAnA divaso hatA. garamI paDatI hatI. eka divasa savAre saMgrAma gAmanI bahAra pAdaramAM vaDIzaMkAe gayA hatA. vaLatAM eka AMbAvADImAM sUbAne tenI sAthe ATha-daza mANaso sAthe joyA eTale e paNa AMbAvADImAM gayA. vADInuM rakhopuM ka2nA2 mALI sathe sUbA vAta karI rahyA hatA. AMbAvADImAM AMbAo para mabalakha pAka thayo hato. keTalAMka AMbA to kerInA bhArathI sAva namI gayA hatA. sUbo A joI khuzakhuzAla thato hato. temAM acAnaka enI najara eka AMbA para gaI. tyAM eka paNa kerI na hatI ! sUbAe mALIne pUchyuM : Ama kema ? mALI kahe ke A AMbo vAMjhIyo che, AnA para kerI nathI AvatI. e sAMbhaLI sUbAe pharamAna karyuM : Isako nikAla do. saMgrAme paNa A sAMbhaLyuM. jIvadayA premInuM mana dubhAyuM H mArI hAjarImAM eka paNa vRkSa cheda thavAnI vAta kema thaI zake ? A na banI zake. paraMtu kyAM A gAmano dhaNI sUbo ane kyAM sAmAnya prajAjana ! jIva mAtra pratyenI bharapUra dayAne kAraNe tenAthI rahevAyuM nahIM. sUbAnI pUrI adaba jALavI eNe vinaMti karI : jahAMpanAha ! merI IcchA hai ki yaha vRkSa ko na kATA jAya. taraMgI ane torIlA sUbAne A sAMbhaLavuM gamyuM to nahIM chatAM teNe kahyuM : Isa para di Ama laga jAye to 2khe. AvI behudI vAta loko sAMbhaLI rahyA. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 103 saMgrAma kahe : sAta dina kI mahetala dI jAya, taba Isa vRkSa para Ama laga sakate haiM. sUbo karaDAkIthI bolyo ke jo sAta divasamAM AnA para kerI nahIM lAge to tamane dehAMtadaMDanI sajA karavAmAM Avaze ! saMgrAme vI ja kalpanA karI hatI. manamAM jIvadayAno prabhAva hato eTale A AkarI zarata svIkArI. sAMbhaLanArA AzcaryamAM paDyAH are ! saMgrAme A kyAM kahyuM? sAta divasamAM A kema thAya? bicArAno jAna jokhamamAM mukAze! saMgrAma ghare Avyo. mAtAne praNAma karIne bolyo : mA ! tArA ApelA saMskAranA pratApe Aje AvuM kahIne Avyo chuM. koI paNa jIvanI hatyA huM sAMbhaLI na zakyo. have tAre mane rAha dekhADavAno che. mA khUba rAjI thayA. mAthe hAtha mUkIne kahe: beTA ! te khUba sAruM kAma karyuM. eka zrAvakane zobhe evuM karyuM. AjathI have tuM roja snAna karIne tArA bhInAM vastranA jaLathI e AMbAne sIMcaje. jarUra phaLa maLaze. mAnA zabda pramANe saMgrAme roja e vADImAM javAnuM, pANI gALIne tyAM ja paththara para besIne snAna karavAnuM ane e bhInAM vastranA jaLathI AMbAne sIMcavAnuM cAlu karyuM. prabhune sAcA dilathI prArthanA karavA mAMDI. aneka lokonA Azcarya vacce, pAMcame divase bapore mALIe saMgrAmane vadhAmaNI ApI : bhAI ! e AMbA para to Aje mAMjara dekhAya che ! chaThe divase AMbA para "maravA' paNa dekhAyA ! ane barAbara sAtame " divase to zAkhavALI kerIo jovA maLI ! sAcA dilano bhAva kevo phaLe che e badhuM gAma lokoe pratyakSa joyuM. saMgrAmanA zIla para enI mAtAne pUrepUro bharoso hato. AMbAnA jIvane bacAvavAnA saMkalpanuM suMdara pariNAma AvyuM ! AThamA divase sArI majAnI cAMdInI thALImAM sAteka kerI mUkI, upara rezamI vastra DhAMkIne vAjatA gAjate, sUbAne bheTa dharavA gayA; bheTa dharI UbhA rahyA. sUbo to te divasanI vAta bhUlI gayo hato. pUchyuM: yaha saba kyA hai? saMgrAmanI vAta sAMbhaLIne to te chaka thaI gayo ! mANasone tapAsa karavA mokalyA. mALIne sAthe laI badhA pAchA AvyA ane badhI hakIkata sAMbhaLI, zAbAza ! zAbAza! ema bolI UThyo. For Personal & Private Use Only

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104 : AbhanA TekA saMgrAmanI niSThAthI sUbo prabhAvita thayo. enI jIvadayA ane pramANikatA joI, ene rAjyano sonI banAvyo. saMgrAmanA sArA divaso AvyA ane e saMgrAmasiMha sonI tarIke jANItA thayA. emaNe uttarottara ghaNAM sukRtyo karyo. bhagavatIsUtra zravaNa vagere kAryo jANItA che. temanAM jIvananA abhyudayamAM a-mArInI bhAvanAno moTo phALo che. emanuM jIvana ApaNA mATe preraNA pUrI pADe che. I corI ane te pustakanI ! bhale thAya vAta che zeTha premAbhAInA nAme taiyAra thayelA haoNlanA udghATana prasaMganI. amadAvAdanA te vakhatanA koTanI aMdaranA vistArano eka zobhIto ane jAjaramAna haoNla. teno udghATana samAroha paNa ThAThathI ujavAyo. zeTha kastUrabhAI lAlabhAI to mukhya hatA ja; sAthe amadAvAda zaheranA tamAma kSetranI TocanI vyaktionI hAjarImAM A samAroha saMpanna thayo. samAroha pUro thayA pachI AmaMtrita mahemAno navA makAnanA eka-eka rUma jovA lAgyA. pharatAM pharatAM lAibrerI vibhAgamAM AvyA. kastUrabhAI zeThanI sAthe anya paMdaravIsa zeThIyAo hatA. lAibrerInA utsAhI vyavasthApaka bhAI kabATanI goThavaNInI vAta samajAvatA hatA. bArI pAsethI kabATanI hAra goThavavAnI vAta karI to e vRndamAMthI eka jaNa bolyuM ke A bArI pAse kabATa rAkhazo to kabATamAMthI copaDIo koIka corI jaze, mATe bArIthI to dUra ja rAkhajo ! A sAMbhaLI kastUrabhAI bolyA : zuM kahyuM ? ema karavAnI jarUra nathI. corI ane te pustakanI ? amadAvAdamAM ? evo divasa kyAre Uge ? pustaka corIne paNa koI vAMce to-to prajAne ghaNo ja jJAnalAbha. are ! kabATa paNa khullAM ja rAkhajo ! badhAnA hAsyanA paDaghAthI premAbhAI haoNla gAjI rahyo ! D aMgrejI pustakomAM copaDI-coro mATe sucanA lakhAtI : Steal not this book for the fear of shame, For here you see the owner's name, And when you die, the Lord will say Where is that book you stole away? And if you say you do not know, He'll send you into the hell below. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 105 vANI vyaktinuM mApa che vANI eka varadAna che. mANasa sAro che ema jo kahevAya to eno AdhAra che eka teno bAhya dekhAva ane bIjuM tenI vANI. e kevuM bole che ! bhASA sArI che ke nahIM! enI vANImAM tucchatA AvI to enA TakA mUkAI gayA je samajo ! yAda rAkhajo, je vyakti tamArI samakSa nathI tenA viSe tame bahuvacanamAM, mAnapUrvaka bolo cho to te vANI pelI vyaktine acUka pahoMce che te nakkI jANajo. piyasAvi mittalsa de nA mAsasAdhana artha : apriya evA mitranuM paNa ekAntamAM sAruM ja kahe. gujarAtI kavitAmAM paNa eka sarasa vAta Ave che: bhUMDu bolo nA kadApi mUelAnuM sarvathA' AmAM paNa evA ja bhAvanI vAta che ke gatAtmAnI nabaLI vAta na karavI. | mAruM to namra maMtavya che ke dareka vyaktie paMdara varSanI vaya thAya eTale potAnI bAne bahuvacanathI bolAvavAno vyavahAra daDha paNe zaru karI devo joIe. mAtA sauthI upakAriNI che. emanAM pratye bahumAnathI kRtajJatA nAmanA eka uttama guNanA vikAsanI zaruAta thAya che. bolavuM to paDe ja. bolatI vakhate jAgRta rahIne evA zabda vAparIe ke ApaNAM ane sAMbhaLanArAnA kAnane sukha upaje, zabda zravaNamadhura ane karNapriya hoya. jarA jeTalI paNa zodha calAvazo to AvA zabdo maLI raheze. zarUzarumAM kadAca sArA zabdanI zodhamAM jarA vAra lAge paraMtu pachI tamAruM zabdabhaMDoLa ja evuM banI jaze ke temAM nabaLo ke karNakaTu zabdano praveza ja For Personal & Private Use Only

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106 : AbhanA TekA nahIM rahe, jema dakSiNa gujarAtanA khetaromAM ke khetara laI jatI vATamAM tamane eka kAMkaro nahIM maLe ! eka sacoTa yAdagAra rAjasthAnI kahevata che : thArI mArI vANImAM etalo phrk| ___meM bolu varu ne theM bolo jhrkh|| ahIM kahevAnuM to eka ja che paNa varu zabdanI komaLatA jharakhamAM che kharI? banne zabda ApaNane svAdhIna che to sArA zabdathI. ApaNA mukhane kema na zobhAvIe? jyAre manamAM je vyakti mATe, padArtha mATe tiraskAra ane a-bahumAna thaI Ave tyAre tyAM tochaDAI Ave che. pariNAme te saMbodhana ke nivedana karavAmAM tochaDA zabdo nIkaLI Ave che. badhe vakhate paristhitinuM kAraNa sAme pakSe hotuM nathI, ApaNI cittabhUmi paNa agatyano bhAga bhajave che. Ave samaye ApaNe bhale bahumAnabharyA vacanothI e vyaktino ullekha na karI zakIe paNa ApaNe to ApaNA vyaktitvane chAje tevo, aucityabharyo ullekha to karavo ja joIe. je vakhate ApaNe te vyakti mATe tenuM nAma bolIe, tenA viSe be zabda bolIe tyAre ApaNI bhUmikA, ApaNI manovRtti ja bahAra Ave che. bhASAparathI bolanArano darajjo nakkI thAya che. pelI prasiddha upadeza-kathA che ne! e kathA pAtro sAthe ApaNe ApaNane mUlavIe : maMtrI, divAna, sipAI vagere rasAlo laI mRgayA karavA nIkaLelo rAjA aTavImAM bhUlo paDyo. rAjA thAkIne lothapotha thaI gayo. pANInI sakhata tarasa lAgI. bhUkha to sahana thaI zake paraMtu tarasa kema sahana thAya? tyAM dUra eka nAnI zI jhUMpaDI najare caDI. koIka to rahetuM haze ja. tarasa chIpAvA pANInuM pavALuM to maLaze ja. AzA jAgI. AvA kAmamAM to sipAIne ja doDAvAya ne ! ene doDAvyo. jhUMpaDImAM vRddha mAjI ekalA rAma-nAma letAM beThAM hatA. sipAI aMdara pravezyo. doDhaDAhyA vANotaranI jema hukama karyo, "abe buDhIyA, thoDA pANI de !' AMkhe akhama vRddha mAjIe For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 107 UMce joyA vinA "nA" kahI. sipAInA zabdamAMnI tucchatAe A kAma karyuM! sipAI pAcho pharyo. pachI e ja pramANe divAna ane maMtrI paNa pANI mAgavA gayA ane pANI vinA pAchA AvyA ! have chelle rAjA svayaM gayA. haLavA page jhUMpaDImAM pravezyA. mAjIne joI bolyA, "mADI, kevuM rahe che. tabiyata sArI che ne! thoDuM pANI pIvuM che, maLaze !" mAjI mulAyama svare bolyA, "koNa tame rAjA cho !' rAjA kahe, mA, tamAro to dIkaro !" mAjIe ThaMDu hima jevuM pANI pIvarAvyuM. rAjAe dharAIne pIdhuM. A khUbI vANInI che. vANInI tucchatAne kAraNe sipAI to ThIka, divAna ane maMtrI suddhAM pANI na pAmyA. ApaNe koI vAtamAM vyakti ke padArtha pratye tucchatA ke tochaDAI na dAkhavIe eTaluM aucitya pALIe. kahevAya che. tucchatA dIvAla che ane bahumAna ke aucitya vyaktitvanA vikAsa-dvAra che. eTale ApaNe madhura vANInI utpatibhUmine madhura-madhura banAvIe. eka vAkya ane bIjA vAkya vacce ke eka vArtAlApa ane bIjA vArtAlApa vaccenuM aMtara jema vadhe tema vANInI zakti vadhe, teja vadhe. ane eka vicAra ane bIjA vicAra vaccenuM aMtara vadhAratA raho to khoja vadhe -vANImAM zuddhi Ave. are ! kramazaH temAM siddhi Ave. jema ajavALAmAM khADo dekhAya ane sIdho rasto paNa dekhAya, ADAavaLA raste javAne badale sIdhI rAha para cAlI zakAya tema, bolavAnI jagyAe ja bolAya ane na bolavAnI kSaNe vANI para lagAma rahe e uttama puruSanAM lakSaNa che. vANIno saMyama uttama vyaktitvano bhAga banI rahe. yAda rAkho : vacana ratana mukha koTaDI, cUpakara dIje taal| grAhaka hoya to kholIye, vANI vacana rsaal|| For Personal & Private Use Only

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108: AbhanA TekA zeDhAno AMbo saurASTranA eka nAnA gAmaDAmAM banelI ghaTanA che. gAmanA pAdaranA rastethI, khetara kheDIne, be dIkarA sAthe bApA, ghara bhaNI cAlyA Ave che. bApAnI vAtsalyabharI najarathI UcharelA banne dIkarA paNa prema-sabhara rahetAM. ane Ama, premabharyA amIthI sIMcAyelAM emanAM kasadAra khetara paNa madhamIThA pAkathI chalakAtAM ! A pathakamAM A kuTuMba, khArA dariyAmAM mIThI vIraDI jevuM, paMkAyeluM hatuM. - kALane karavuM ne bApA devaloka pahoMcyA. kAraja-vidhi karIne, bApAnI AMkhaDInA amIthI sIMcAyeluM kuTuMba evuM ja rahe mATe, banne bhAIoe khetaranA be bhAga karyA. moTAe kahyuM, tuM nAno che eTale tAro hakka pahelo, tane game te khetara tAruM. nAno kahe, mArI pharaja che, tamane game te tame rAkhI lo. bAkInuM mAruM. Ama mIThI rakajhaka thaI ! pUravanuM moTAe rAkhyuM ane pazcimanuM nAnAnA bhAge AvyuM. pachInA unALe, kerI AvavAnuM TANuM AvyuM. banne bhAIo bhegA thayA. khetara to be hatAM ane bannene maLyAM; paraMtu A AMbo to eka ja che, be khetaranA zeDhA vacce che. moTo kahe, emAM zuM? jeTalI kerI Utaraze enA be bhAga karIe. ema ja thayuM. koI kaMkAza nahIM, kacavATa nahIM. bannenA hRdayamAM bApAe sIMcelA amI evAM ja bharapUra sacavAyelAM eTale kIcUDakIcUDa evo avAja ja nahIM! For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA 109 kALano krama cAlato rahyo. banne bhAIo, eka pachI eka ema, bApAne maLavA cAlI nIkaLyA; eka mAgasaramAM ane bIjo mahAmAM ! bannene vistAra hato. moTAne traNa dIkarA ane nAnAne eka. paraspara prema A saMtAnomAM paNa UtarI Avelo. saMpa to dUdha-pANI jevo ! dUdha upara tApa Ave eTale pANI kahe : huM chuM tyAM sudhI tane baLavA nahIM dauM. eka bIjA mATe pANI-pANI thaI jAya evA. vaLI vasaMte vidAya lIdhI ne unALo Avyo. AMbe mora AvyA; maravA AvyA. zAkha beThI ne kerInA bhArathI AMbo lacI paDyo. be khetarane joDato AMbo zobhI rahyo hato. vaDIlonA AziSanI saravANI pavananI laherakhI banIne heta varasAvatI hatI. AMbo veDAyo tyAre cAreya bhAIo Topale TopalA bharIne ThalavAtI kerIo nihALI rahyA ! moTA bhAInA dIkarAoe dara varSanI jema badhI kerIonA be bhAga pADyA. tyAM nAnA bhAIno dIkaro bolI UThyo : A zuM karo cho? moTA bhAIno dIkaro kahe : haMmezanI jema bhAga pADyA. nAnA bhAIno dIkaro kahe : ema nahIM. cAra bhAga pADo. ApaNe cAra bhAIo chIe. " ATaluM bolatAM e raDI paDyo. vaLI kahe : be bhAga karI mane pApamAM na pADo. huM to eka chuM ane tame traNa cho. mArAthI tamArA bhAganuM na levAya. aNahakkanuM mAre na khape. khUba rakajhakane aMte cAra bhAga paDyA ! badhAnI neha-bhInI AMkha chalakAtI hatI. nAnAnA dIkarAe kahyuM havethI kAyama mATe Ama ja karavAnuM. jhoLIne kAyama sAcavavI hoya to emAM mApanuM ja bharAya. vadhAre bharAya to phasakI jAya ane badhuM dhULamAM jAya. nyAyanuM laIe ane nyAyanuM daIe. tame badhA moTA cho. huM bhUlato houM to mane vArajo. A to ApaNA zeDhAno AMbo ! eno chAyo ApaNane badhAne maLe. enAM phaLa paNa badhAne maLe, evI kudaratanI marajI che; ene ApaNe vadhAvIe ane sukhI rahIe. ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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110: AbhanA TekA mUlazuddhiM gvessy| UMDI zodha karIe ane mULa sudhI pahoMcIe vartamAnapatramAM vAMcelI ghaTanA che. teno sAra bhAga rasa paDe tevo che. dakSiNa bhAratanA eka nAnA zaheramAM eka brAhmaNa parivAra rahe che. tenA paraMparAgata ghara-maMdiramAM aneka deva padharAvelA che. badhA devanI nitya-niraMtara pUjA-sevA karavAmAM Ave che. gharanA vaDIla sarakArI nokarImAMthI nivRtta thayelA te, pUjA-sevAnuM kArya khUba zAMtithI bhAvapUrvaka saMbhALatA hatA. ekavAra temano janmadivasa hato tyAre, badhA bhagavAnane paMcopacAra pUjA karatAM pahelAM abhiSeka karI rahyA hatA. kramazaH eka pachI eka devane abhiSeka karatAM, zivaliMgane abhiSeka karavAnuM zarU karyuM. dhIre-dhIre, hAthavaDe komaLatAthI mArjana karatAM kyAMka cIkAza lAge to mardana karatAM pANI le, mardana kare; vaLI pANI le, mardana kare. ema karatAM karatAM zivaliMgamAM eka jAtanI camaka dekhAI ane sapATI paNa vadhu lIssI thatI lAgI. bahuvAra sudhI sApha ane svaccha thayA pachI bArIkAIthI joyuM to te mA lAgyo! khUba Azcarya thayuM, jANe ke janmadivasanI bheTa maLI! ATalA moTA kadano maNi A pahelAM kyAre paNa joyo-sAMbhaLyo na hato ! e nAnA zaheranA eka jUnA-jANItA jhaverIne ghare bolAvIne batAvavAno vicAra karyo ane bolAvI maNi batAvyo. temaNe A joI kahyuM : meM paNa mArI jiMdagImAM Avo maNi kyAre ya joyo nathI, tethI enI kiMmata vize zuM kahI zakAya? chatAM tamAre Apavo hoya to lAkheka rUpiyAmAM levA huM taiyAra chuM. bhAIne thayuM mANasa potAnI bhUmikA mujaba, najara mujaba mUlya AMkato hoya che ! tenuM zAstra kevuM hoya che, tenI zuM jANa hoya? huM A jANuM to ja mane khabara paDe. pote sAruM evuM bhaNelA. vaLI saMskRta bhASA paNa jANe. vadhu utkaMThAthI ratna-parIkSAnA graMtho meLavavA mAMDyA; vAMcIne enA abhyAsamAM UMDA UtaratA gayA. videzamAMthI paNa aMgrejI grantho maMgAvyA; pUro samaya ApI For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 111 A viSayano saghana abhyAsa Adaryo. A abhyAsathI e viSayanI navInavI dizA UghaDatI gaI. rAjA-mahArAjAo pAse kevAM ratno hoya, vizvamAM AvA ratnonA vepArIo kyAM hoya; AvA ratnonuM lIlAma kyAM ane kyAre thAya; badhI mAhitI ekaThI karI. enI moTI moTI phAIlo taiyAra karI. dezavidezanA vepArIo sAthe saMparka karyo. pUrA doDha varSanI athAka jahemata ane abhyAsa pachI e maNinI viziSTatAonI jANa thaI. emAM rahelA teja-pANI-mUlyanI bhALa lAgI. te pachI nava mahinA bAda, je sthaLe lIlAma thatuM hatuM tyAM jaIne e maNino vyApAra karyo ane e mATe emaNe sADA traNa karoDa rUpiyA meLavyA! A eka ja ghaTanA ApaNane keTakeTalAM Igito tarapha dorI jAya che? jo e bhAIe sthAnika vepArI sAthe ja vyApAra karyo hota to ene lAkha doDha lAkha rUpiyA maLyA hota. ema na karatAM, teo tenA mULa sudhI gayA. e viSayamAM jAte ja kheDANa karI kyAMya aTakyA vinA, adhavacce saMtoSa mAnyA vinA, AgaLa ane AgaLa vadhatAM, lAMbo paMtha kApIne maMjhIle pahoMcyA ane e maNinuM sarvocca mUlya hAMsala karyuM. ApaNe paNa tAttvika padArthanI vicAraNAmAM mULa sudhI javAnI koziza karavI joIe. A sukha zuM che ! A duHkha zuM che ! A pApa zuM che ! A pUNya zuM che ! A AtmA zuM che ! paramAtmA zuM che ! A badhAnI eka athAka zodha cAlu karIe, to jarUra tenA yogya nirNayane pAmI zakIe. Ama karI zakIe to ApaNAM samagra jIvananuM valaNa-vaheNa ane vartana badalAI jaze. je mULagAmI mArga hoya che tenA para cAlavAthI mukAme jaladI pahoMcAya che. ApaNe paNa jIvananA maulika arthonI gaveSaNA karavAmAM, ApaNane maLelI buddhi ane vicArazaktinI sArthakatA samajIe. ] po HTRA na 'rA ii . = For Personal & Private Use Only

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112: AbhanA TekA prAtRdevo bhavaHo bhAI ho to AvA hajo. vikramanI vIsamI sadInA rAjanagaranA nararatnonI yAdI banAvIe to zrI manasukhabhAI bhagubhAInuM nAma levuM ja paDe. evuM temanuM kAma ane nAma hatuM. zrI deva ane gurunI athAga bhakti, udAratA, bAhozI, dIrdhadaSTipaNuM, A badhuM to hatuM ja paNa temanA dariyAva dilanA darzana karAvato eka prasaMga Aje ahIM varNavavo che. zrI manasukhabhAI bhagubhAI ane jamanAbhAI bhagubhAI be bhAIo mULa pethApuranA paNa varSothI amadAvAda AvI vaselA. zaheramAM kAlupura TaMkazALa pAse TemalAnI poLamAM rahetA. puNya jAgatuM hatuM. bhAgya jhagArA mAratuM hatuM. deza-paradezamAM emanA vyApAra-vaNaja cAle. vachiyAta-vepArI roja roja saMkhyAbaMdha AvatA. badhAnI khUba mahemAnagati thatI rahetI. ghara moTuM ane vizALa hatuM, to paNa nAnuM lAgatuM. zaheranI bahAranA vistAramAM khAnapuramAM eka navo baMgalo banAvIne rahevA lAgyA. paNa A baMgalo paNa sAMkaDo paDavA lAgyo tethI manasukhabhAI mATe eka vizALa baMgalo banAvavAno vicAra karyo ane zAhIbAga-giradharanagara pAse eka moTo baMgalo banAvavo ema vicAryuM. bhAIo be hatA paNa jIva eka hato.manasukhabhAIne eka saMtAna - mANekabhAI jamanAbhAIne saMtAna na hatuM. paNa mANekabena zeThANI jAjaramAna nArI-ratna hatAM. jANe harakora zeThANInuM ja bIjuM rUpa joI lo. jamanAbhAI bhalA ane bhadrika hatA. manasukhabhAI kAbela, vicakSaNa ane nekadila hatA. vyApAra-vaNaja badhuM teo ja saMbhALatA; eTale temane tyAM avara-javara vadhAre rahe tethI temane mATe moTo baMgalo- bAga-bagIcA, moTara gereja, mALI - dhobI vagarenI vasAhatavALo baMgalo ane tyAM manasukhabhAIne rahevA javAnuM. ane je khAnapurano baMgalo hato tyAM jamanAbhAIe rahevAnuM; Ama nakkI thayuM. vi. saM. 1974nI A vAta che. baMgalo taiyAra thaI gayo. vAstunuM muhUrta For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 113 paNa nakkI thayuM. sagAM-vahAlAM ane mahemAno badhAne nimaMtraNa pAThavavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. vAstunA Agale divase banne bhAIo, parivAra, mahetA-munimane laIne banne baMgale naja2 ka2vA gayA. badhuM kAma lagabhaga pUruM thayuM hatuM. thoDuM thoDuM bAkI hatuM. ThIka-ThAka karavAnI sUcanAo apAtI hatI. baMgalAnA raMga-rogAna, bArI-bAraNAM, bhIMta-pharasa-chata --badhuM ja majabUta, TakAu ane suMdara banyuM hatuM. manasukhabhAI Ama tema pharatA hatA tyAM ekAeka, jamanAbhAI bAraNA vacce UbhA rahI Tagara-Tagara jotA hatA enA para emanI najara paDI. manasukhabhAI pAse jaIne nAnAbhAIne khabhe hAtha mUkI pUche che : jamanA ! zuM jue che ? jamanAbhAI kahe H bhAI ! baMgalo to suMdara banyo che. tarata manasukhabhAI bolyA H jamanA ! tane A baMgalo gamato hoya to tuM rAkha. huM tyAM ja rahIza. jamanAbhAI kahe : nA..nA..bhAI, A baMgalo ApanA mATe barAbara che. moTAbhAIe pharI kahyuM H tane game che to tuM rAkha. eka sAdI bola-pena koIkane ApatA hoIe tema Akho vizALa baMgalo ApI dIdho. bIje divase baMgalAnuM vAstu thayuM. jamanAbhAInI ghara-sAmagrI gIradharanagaranA baMgale AvI. tyArathI A baMgalo zeTha jamanAbhAIno baMgalo banI rahyo. Aje paNa Ubho che. bhAI-bhAI vacceno Avo prema joI ApaNA mukhamAMthI paNa sahaja udgAra nIkaLe ke, 'bhAI ho to AvA hojo.' AvA hRdayano nirmaLa sneha ApaNane maLe to kevuM sAruM ! D For Personal & Private Use Only

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114: AbhanA TekA sajjano ramatAM bole, zilAlekha samAna te... vi.saM. 2009nI vAta. eTale hamaNAMnI vAta gaNAya. nAma emanuM phulacaMda kALIdAsa. rahevAnuM sAraMgapura taLIyAnI poLa - amadAvAda. peDhInuM nAma phulacaMda nAnacaMda. dhaMdho kApaDano. dukAna pAMcakuvA kApaDa mArakITa. dhaMdho sAro cAle, saMpatti sArI. nadI pAra baMgalo paNa bAMdhelo. jIva bhadrika, premALa; bALako upara bahu vahAla. dharmano raMga sAro lAgelo. prabhupUjA, jinavANI zravaNa; sAMje pratikramaNa- AvuM badhuM rojiMdA jIvanamAM vaNAyeluM jIva nirAMtano ane jIvana to ethI paNa vadhu nirAMtanuM. jo ke e jamAno ja AjanI sarakhAmaNImAM ghaNI zAMti ane saMtoSa vALo. e vakhate poLamAM loko gharanA oTale besI dAtaNa-pANI kare. sAmasAmAM beThAM hoya, kyAreka to aradho-poNo kalAka mAtra emAM ja vIte. duniyAbharanI vAto tyAM thAya. gAma AkhAnI khabaranI Apa-le thai jAya. ekavAra sAMjanuM pratikramaNa karavA phulacaMda upAzraye gayA. pacIsa-trIsa zrAvako pratikramaNa kare. munirAja zrI prabodhavijayajI mahArAja tyAM sthiravAsa. pavitra ane prabhAvazALI saMyamaveza. pratikramaNa puruM thayuM. zrAvakomAM eka nAthAbhAI zeTha (ratilAla nAthAbhAinA pitAjI) paNa hatA. poLanA zeTha gaNAya. temanI uMmara paMcAvana sATha AsapAsanI. bIjA paNa lagabhaga e ja vayanA. e badhAmAM nAnA lAge tevA; mAMDa cAlIsa-beMtAlIsanA lAge evA A phulacaMda bIjI vAra paraNelAM. svabhAve AnaMdI tethI badhAM temane be ghaDI bolAve, majAka mazkarI paNa kare vAtavAtamAM nAthAlAla zeThe phulacaMdane kahyuM - alyA phulA! jo tuM cothuM vrata (brahmacarya vrata) le to amadAvAda zahera jamADuM. phulacaMde kahyuM - zeTha zuM kahyuM? pharIvAra bolo to! nAthAlAla zeThe pharI kahyuM. pratikramaNa karanAra badhAnA kAna tyAM maMDAyA. phulacaMde kahyuM - badhAM sAkSI cho ne! badhAe hA kahI. phulacaMda kahe : meM vrata lIdhuM. to nAthAlAla kahe : meM gAma jamADyuM. bIjA badhA bhAio e kahyuM H hAlo subodhavijayajI mahArAja pAse vAta karo ane muhUrta jovarAvo. A to badhuM aMke thavA lAgyuM For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 115 nAthAlAla zeThe to goLo gabaDAvelo. emane to gaLA lagI evI khAtrI hatI ke navI paraNyo che te zAno vrata le! paNa phulacaMda to marada bacco nIkaLyo. 'sajjano ramatAM bole, zilAlekha samAna te...' sajjananAM vacana te paththaranI lakIra.muhUrta jovarAvyuM. poLamAM to AnaMdanI lahera pharI vaLI. je sAMbhaLe teheM haiM..kahe. zuM vAta karo cho. kharI karI. A bAju nAthAlAla zeThe taiyArIo karavA mAMDI. poLanA ekamAtra yuvaka maMDaLane rUparekhA ApI. yuvakoe badhI javAbadArI saMbhALI lIdhI. AkhA amadAvAdanA samagra zrI saMghone rItasara AmaMtraNa pAThavavAmAM AvyuM. jamavAnA sthaLa tarIke jANIto bhagubhAino vaMDo rAkhavAmAM Avyo. sAraMgapura taLIyAnI poLanA upAzrayamAM phulacaMda ane DAhIkAkIne sajoDe caturtha- brahmacarya vrata uccAravAnI vidhino prAraMbha thayo ane A bAju zaheranI poLonA alaga alaga saMghanA bhAi bahenonuM bhagubhAinA vaMDe jamavAnuM zaruM thayuM. gherathI thALI lAvavAnI ane paMgata mAMDIne besavAnuM. magasa, phulavaDI, vAla ane dALa bhAta. phAgaNa mahino hato. savAranA navathI sAMje sUryAsta sudhI loko AvatAM rahyAM. koi roka Toka vinA trIsathI pAMtrIsa hajAra mANasa dharAine jamyuM. e jamAnAmAM A bhagubhAino vaMDo e vizALa jagyA hatI. jJAtinA nAnA-moTA jamaNavAra paNa ahIM thatAM. paNa nAthAlAla zeTha taraphathI rakhAyela A svAmivAtsalyamAM to lokonA ToLe ToLAM jamavA AvatAM joine loko bolatAM 'bhagubhAino vaMDo, ane Ave te jamavA mAMDo.' Aje junA mANaso hajI kahe che ke basa, amadAvAda zahera e vakhate chellIvAra Ama jamyuM. ane te paNa AvI rIte-vAta vAtamAM. tethI e ghaTanA loka-batrIsIe kAyama jIvatI raheze. mAtra cAlIsa-beMtAlIsa varSanI vaye eka saMpanna zrAvake Ama ramata ramatamAM AvuM vrata lIdhuM. loko tenI khUba prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. emaNe vrata lIdhuM e prazaMsApAtra kAma thayuM to nAnI vAtamAM 'zahera jamADIza' evuM boleluM vacana nAthAlAla zeThe pALI batAvyuM te paNa prazaMsApAtra ane anumodanIya gaNAyuM. bannenI yazogAthA comera gavAi. I For Personal & Private Use Only

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116: AbhanA TekA bharoso - davAno ke duvAno? vikAsanA mArge ApaNe haraNaphALa bharI rahyA chIe, evuM Aje gAI vagADIne kahevAmAM Ave che. pariNAma tapAsatAM tenAthI viparIta paristhiti mAluma paDe che. sthULathI sUkSma taraphanI gatine ja vikAsa kahI zakAya. enA badale ahIM to kyAreka sUkSmano svIkAra paNa nathI, evuM lAge che. sUkSma tattvo daSTigocara nathI, paNa anubhavagocara che. A anubhavavAnI saMvedanazIlatA ja ghaTatI hoya tevuM nathI lAgatuM? | saMvedanazIlatA e hRdayano dharma che. tene ADe buddhino paththara evo naDe che ke tenA saMsargathI saMvedanazIlatA buThThI thatI jAya ane kramazaH haNAtI jAya tevuM paNa bane. saMvedanazIlatA sateja hoya to sUkSmanI sakriyatAno anubhava thayA vinA na rahe. keTalAka mahAnubhavomAM sUkSmanI amaryAdita zaktino pUro bharoso jovA maLe che. ApaNe paNa ene saravA kAne sAMbhaLavAno prayatna karIe, to ApaNane ya saMbhaLAya! davA-auSadha e sthULa che. A dazya AMkhathI dekhAya che ane tenI asarakArakatA paNa che; jyAre duvA e sUkSma che. e eka manobhAva che. e anubhavasvarUpa che. duvAnI asarakArakatA ghaNI vadhAre che, ghaNI jhaDapI che. duvAnA prasaMgo tamArA jANavAmAM, sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyA haze. tenA para manana karazo to, caitanyano eka aMza sakriya bane che; tenuM AzcaryakAraka evuM phaLa maLe che, te tamane samajAyA vinA nahIM rahe. duniyAdArInA kArobAramAM jene azakya evuM lebala lagADavAmAM AvyuM che tevAM kAma kudaratanA kArobAramAM zakya banI gayAM che. tethI ApaNe sthULathI paNa vadhu bharoso sUkSmano keLavIe ane tenAM mIThAM phaLa pAmIe? have eka prasaMga joIe: For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 117 vAta che bhAvanagaranA mahArAjA bhAvasiMhajInI. teo koI kAma prasaMge dharamapura sTeTanA mahemAna thayelA. tyAM, ghoDA para besIne bahAra padhAryA hatA ane ghoDA parathI paDI gayA; bebhAna thaI gayA. A samAcAra bhAvanagara pahoMcyA ke tarata ja divAna zrI prabhAzaMkara paTTaNI tAbaDatoba dharamapura javA ravAnA thayA. sAthe rUpiyA traNa hajAra rokaDA paNa lIdhA. dharamapura pahoMcI paTTaNIjIe paheluM kAma karyuM, be hajAra rUpIyA dAna mATe judA rAkhyA ane raste je koI saMnyAsI-bAvA-phakIra-garIba-gurabAM maLe tene chUTe hAthe dAna devA mAMDyuM ane mahArAja mATe duvA mAMgI. ema karatAM teo darabAragaDhanI najIka pahoMcyA. tyAM eka oTalA para eka phakIra beThA hatA. AMkhe akhama lAgyA. temanI pAse jaI temanA hAthamAM rUpiyA mUkavA mAMDyAM. phakIra kahe : 'mAre na joIe.' divAna paTTaNIjIe kahyuM ke, 'bhale; ApanA hAthe bIjAne Apajo, paNa lyo.' prasanna phakIre AjubAju bhegAM thayelAne rUpiyAnI kherAta karI ane chelle eka rUpiyo pote rAkhyo. paTTaNIjIe duvA mAMgI. sara prabhAzaMkara paTTaNI darabAragaDhamAM gayA. tyAM vAtAvaraNa gaMbhIra hatuM. mahArAjA sAheba sUnamUna bebhAna paDyA hatA. ciMtIta vaidyo upacAra karI rahyA hatA. paTTaNIjI mahArAja najIka jaI, zAMta citte AMkha mIMcI, jarA vAra beThA. manomana pelA phakIrane yAda karIne mahArAjane mAthe hAtha pheravyo.mahArAja haLave-haLave bhAnamAM AvyA. sau avAk thaI A camatkAra joI Azcarya pAmyA ! A camatkAra duvAno hato. For Personal & Private Use Only

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118 : AbhanA TekA dharmanI dRDhatAne dhanyavAda sa2 hukamIcaMda e gAMdhIjInA jamAnAnuM bahu jANItuM nAma . teonA jIvananI ghaNI vAto loka-batrIsIe jhIlAI che. eka kAnathI bIje kAna saraLatAthI vahIche. A prasaMga teonA ciraMjIvIno che. vAta che teone tyAM thayelA mahemAnanI. IMdoramAM je koI rAjapuruSa Ave te badhAnuM rokAvAnuM saranAmuM sara hukamIcaMda. emane tyAM je koI mahemAna banne temanI khAtara baradAsta rAjA-rajavADAmAM thAya tevI ja thAya; temAM mIna-mekhano phera nahIM. zrI javAharalAla naheru vaDApradhAnapadane zobhAvI rahyA hatA tyAre teone ekavAra IMdora AvavAnuM banyuM. teo sara hukamIcaMda zeThane tyAM mahemAna banyA. divasa Akho aneka nAmavIra vyaktionI mulAkAtano dora cAlu rahyo. uparAMta be-eka saMsthAonA udghATanano kAryakrama saMpanna thayo. sAMjanI jAherasabhA paNa noMdhapAtra rahI. rAtre sAmAnya vAtacItano dora pUro thaye zrI naherunA aMgata sacive rasoDAmAM jaI garama dUdhano prabaMdha karavA kahyuM. rasoIAe kahyuM : zeTa sAva ii anumati tI nAya / pelA sacivane samajAyuM nahIM eTale eNe sa2 hukamIcaMdanA dIkarAne kahyuM. dIkarAe vAta sAMbhaLI zrI naheru pAse AvIne savinaya kahyuM : baMgale ke pAsa hI gADI khaDI hai| DrAivara bhI hai hii| Apako cAhe vahAM le jaayegaa| Apa dUdha le kara vApasa lauTa AIe yahAM rAta ko kucha nahIM milatA - sivAya pAnI ! gustAkhI mApha kreN| vAtAvaraNamAM sannATo chavAI gayo ! zrI naheru kazuM bolyA cAlyA vinA sUvAnA rUma tarapha cAlavA lAgyA. jatAM-jatAM bolyAH Aja mujhe bahuta khuzI huI hai| Apa saba to rAta meM kucha liye binA calAte hai to maiMne bhI Aja kI rAta kucha bhI nahIM lenA jaisA taya kiyA hai| svataMtra bhAratanA prathama vaDA pradhAna zrI naheru, rAtabhara sukhanidrA mANIne savAre zeTha hukamIcaMdanI vidAya laI AgaLanA pravAsa mATe vidAya thayA ! I For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 119 mane sanmitrano samAgama ho! sAva sAdA sUtaranA dorAmAM khAsa kazuM nathI. ema ne ema gaLAmAM ke mAthA para mUkyo hoya to te, pote nahIM to bIjA, e dekhatAM veta, hAthathI laIne dUra karI de. e ja doro jyAre sugaMdhathI UbharAtAM suMdara puSponI sobatamAM hoya tyAre hajAro mANasonI hAjarImAM loko hoMze hoMze tene gaLAmAM phUlahAra tarIke paherAve che, ke mAthAmAM veNI-gajarA tarIke gUMthe che. A prabhAva phUlo sAthenI dostIno che. A ja doro jyAre TImaruM (tamAku)nA pAna nI sobata kare tyAre, pahelAM te baLe che ane te pachI pAna sAthe phUMkI, tene pheMkI devAmAM Ave che. sobata tevI asara e kahetI ahIM siddha thAya che. koI zetAna jevA lAgatA mANasanI hevAniyata mATe javAbadAra koNa hoya che? alabatta, koI kumitranI sobata ja jIvanane avanatinI gartA tarapha dhakelavAmAM nimitta banI hoya che. koI saMtanA pUrva jIvanamAM DokiyuM karIe to temanI pAvana jIvanagaMgAnA mULane zodhatAM mAluma paDaze ke uttamanI sobatanA prabhAvathI pote ucca jIvananA zikhara sara karI zakyA che. Ama, jIvananI unnati ke avanatinA mULa, kusaMga ke satsaMgamAM rahelA che. sanmitro to jIvananI moMgherI mUDI che. AjanA viSama ane viSamaya kALamAM sauthI vadhu kALajI mitra banAvavAmAM rAkhavA jevI che. mitra tamArA - jIvanano nakazo badalI zake che. are ! mitra to tamArA saphaLa jIvanano nakazo dorI paNa zake che. kumitro to Dagale ne pagale maLaze ! sanmitra ochA ja hovAnA. ene to zodhavA paDe che. ekAda sanmitra maLI jAya to duHkhI jIvana paNa sukhamaya banI zake che. jyAre koI kumitra bhaTakAI jAya to jIvanano khIlelo bAga paNa ukaraDAmAM pheravAI jAya che. eTale, sanmitra karavAmAM jema kALajI levAnI che tema kumitrathI aLagA rahevAmAM ethIye vizeSa sAvacetI rAkhavI jarUrI che. For Personal & Private Use Only

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120H AbhanA TekA prasiddha keLavaNIkAra nAnAbhAI bhaTTanA jIvanano eka mahattvano prasaMga A bAbatamAM mananIya che. tera-cauda varSanI vaye temanA lagna thayelA. lagna pachI patnI zivakora sAthenI prathama mulAkAtamAM thayelI vAtacIta emanI AtmakathA "ghaDatara ane caNatara"mAM Ama lakhAI che : jIvanamAM huM pahelovahelo ja ene maLyo. mArAthI pUchAI gayuM: "A vakhate to tuM rokAIza nA?" zivanI AMkhomAM AMsu AvyA : "huM zuM rokAuM? tame roja UThIne tamArA bhAIbaMdhone lAvyA karo cho ne huM baLI jAuM chuM...' A zabdothI mane bhAre AghAta thayo : "bhAIbaMdho to Ave ja nA ! tuM emane kyAM oLakhe che? "e badhAyane huM pagamAMthI oLakhuM chuM. e badhAya sArA nathI. e haze tyAM sudhI huM AvavAnI nathI." zivakora Ama eka ja divasamAM e kahevAtA mitronA dedAra joI, cALA joI turta kaLI gayA hatA; "A mANasono paga ApaNAM ghera na joIe." dhanaterazano divasa hato. vaLI nAnAbhAIno janmadivasa ! eka pachI eka mitro savArathI AvA lAgyA. paraMtu zivakoranA zabdoe nAnAbhAIne bAMdhI dIdhA hatA. "AjathI ApaNI bhAIbaMdhI baMdha che." tyArathI e mitro gayA te gayA.. e badhA mitronuM uttara jIvana jouM chuM tyAre thAya che ke zivalakSmIno mArA parano moTo upakAra che. enA nirmaLa AgrahathI huM bacI gayo. Aje paNa ghaNIvAra mArA jIvanadevIno prasaMga huM ghaNA garvathI gAuM chuM. patnI sanmitra banI ane kumitranA kaLaNamAMthI ugArI lIdhA. tyAra pachI to emanuM jIvana saDasaDATa UMce ne vadhu UMce caDhatuM rahyuM. amaravela ne vaLI AMbe caDI ! pachI bAkI zuM rahe? sArA mitro ja zodhavA. na maLe to prabhu prArthanA karavI paraMtu nathI maLatA eTale je tenI sAthe hAtha na milAvavA. phUlanI chAbamAM mUkavA jevA phUla na maLe to kAMI temAM kolasA na bharAya ! khAlI rahelI chAbanuM paNa eka For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 121 mUlya che. bhatRharie lakhyuM che ke mitra bhUpati tivA eka mitra hoya pachI te rAjA ho athavA sAdhu ho. AvA eka mitra paNa basa che. sAcA mitro keTalA hoya e gaNavA mATe, veDhA to ThIka, AMgaLIo paNa vadhAre che. zerI mitro so maLe, tALI mitra aneka, jemAM sukha-duHkha bATIye, te lAkhomAM eka --ApaNane AvA sanmitrano dukALa na ho. ] AvI "nA" ApaNane paNa maLe ! vasaMta paMcamIno divasa che. nagara bahAranA vizALa udyAnamAM Aje meLo che. sarvatra ullAsano dariyo UchaLI rahyo che. tamAma nara-nArI, yuvaka-yuvatI, bAla-AbAla, ToLe-ToLA meLo mhAlavA e dizA tarapha jaI rahyA che. Aje to divasabhara ane moDI sAMja sudhI, khANI-pINI, nAcagAna, khela-kUda ane raMga-rAga cAlaze. loka hiloLe caDaze. samaya thatAM rAjA paNa A meLAmAM sAmela thavA jaI rahyA che. mahAlayamAMthI nIkaLatAM kumAra samarAdityane emanAM kakSamAM beThelA joyA. kamADa khullAM hatAM. eka gavAkSa pAse kumAra ciMtana mudrAmAM sthira beThelA hatA. prazAMta mukhamudrA para apArthiva tejanuM sarovara laherAtuM hatuM. rAjA paLavAra emane nihALI rahyA; pachI pUchyuM: kumAra ! cAlo, meLAmAM , Avo cho ne? nA! pitAnA praznano uttara vALavo joIe, ethI kumAre vinamratAthI kahyuM, pachI umere che : AvavuM nathI evuM nathI. A badhI moja-majA kone na game? paNa e tarapha jevo hAtha laMbAvuM chuM ke tarata mane e moja-majAnI vizALa zilA nIce aneka nara-nArIne rotAM, kakaLatAM, chUMdAtA, cagadAtAM jouM chuM ane mAro hAtha pAcho vALuM chuM. mane pariNAma dekhAya che tethI mAre AvavuM nathI. huM eTale 'nA' pADuM chuM. Ama, 'nA' game tevo zabda nathI ; paraMtu pariNAma-darzana thayA bAda, AvatI 'nA' priya to che ja paNa spRhaNIya paNa che. AvI 'nA' mAMgavAnuM ApaNane mana thAya che. e maLe to kevuM sAruM ! ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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122 : AbhanA TekA jJAnanuM phaLa samajaNanA sImADAno vistAra vAcana-zravaNa karavuM joIe e vAte badhA ja saMmata che. paraMtu jevI e vAcana-zravaNanA phaLanI vicAraNA karavAmAM Ave tyAM matabheda pravarte che. moTA bhAganA lokono nizcita karelo mata che ke jJAnastha taM viratiH| - jJAnanuM phaLa viratI che, AcaraNa che. AcaraNa vinAnuM jJAna nakAmuM che, vAMjhiyuM che. evA jJAnanI kazI kiMmata nathI ke je jJAna pachI AcaraNamAM na pragaTavAnuM na hoya. jJAna to ja sArthaka kahevAya ke jyAre e pramANenuM jIvana hoya, karaNI hoya. A mata sAco che paraMtu AmAM paNa jJAnanA bAhya phalaka sudhInI ja pahoMca che. jJAnanA phaLanI bIjI bAju che; e che jJAnanI aMtaraMga bhUmikAe phaLanI vicAraNA. A vAta to ApaNA cetovistAranI bahAra rahI gaI che. Aje e muddA para thoDI vicAraNA karavI che. pravacana-zravaNanuM phaLa zraddhA che. A vAta pharI pharIne UMDANamAM jaIne vicAravA jevI che, sthira karavA jevI che. pravacana-zravaNane sIdhAM AcaraNa sAthe na sAMkaLatAM, vacalI kaDI zraddhAnI che tenI sAthe tene pahelA joDavI joIe. zraddhA e amUlya padArtha che. paraMtu A zraddhA sUkSma buddhigamya che. sthULa daSTivALA loko pravacana sAMbhaLanArane pUchatAM hoya che : sAMbhaLIne zuM karyuM ? teo pravacana-zravaNanuM phaLa AcaraNamAM zodhatAM hoya che. tyAM evuM apekSita phaLa jovA nathI maLatuM tyAre, Ama kema bane che ? evA prazna laIne UMDANamAM javAnuM TALIne sIdhA ja pravacana-zravaNane doSapAtra TharAve che. kavi akhAnA zabdo : kathA suNI suNI phUTyA kAna, to ya na AvyuM brahmajJAna --ema bolIne akho paNa amArI vAtamAM saMmata che ema kahIne saMtoSa mAnatA hoya che. kharekhara to A vAta thoDI judI rIte vicAravAnI che. eka rasaprada udAharaNa A vAtane samajavAmAM upayogI banaze. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 123 eka nAnuM nagara hatuM. aDhAre Alama temAM saMpIne rahetI hatI. gAma vyavasthita hatuM. nagarazeTha hatA. nAta hatI. tenA niyama ane kAyadA hatA. vepAra-vaNaja sArI rIte cAlato hato. badhA potapotAnI rIte gujAro karatA hatA. nagarazeThanA manamAM eka vicAra Avyo : dIkarAnA lagna karyA tyAre saMyogo anukULa na hatA tethI jamaNavAra karyo na hato. have sAro samaya Avyo che to nAtano jamaNavAra karIe. putrone bolAvyA. vAta karI, taiyArIo karI. nAtane notarUM apAyuM. nakkI karela divase jamaNavAra karyo. AkhI nAta AvI hatI. jAta jAtanA pakavAna ne bhAta bhAtanI rasoI hatI, badhAe premathI ArogI. jamaNa lagabhaga pUruM thavA AvyuM eTale nagarazeTha pote pApaDa pIrasavA mATe nIkaLyA. dIkarAnA hAthamAM pApaDano Topalo levarAvyo ane zeTha eka pachI eka badhAnA bhANAmAM pApaDa pIrasatA jAya. zabdonI mIThAzathI ane AMkhanA amIthI eka eka mahemAnanI oLakha tAjI thAya che. eka-be zabdonI Apa-le thAya che ane pote AgaLa vadhe che. ema karatAM AgaLa vadhatAM eka mahemAnanA bhANA pAse AvyA. TopalAmAM chello aDadho pApaDa rahyo hato, te Apyo. tarata bIjo bharelo Topalo Avyo. AgaLa vadhyA. bhANAmAM pApaDa mUkatAM jAya che. ema karatAM jamaNavAra pUro thayo. sahu ghara bhegAM thayA. paNa pelA je bhANAmAM aradho pApaDa Avyo hato tenA manamAM tumula ghamasANa macyuM. pote sAmAnya sthitino-madhyama vargano vepArI mANasa hato. tenA manamAM A ghaTanA dvArA evAM vicAra valayo racAyAM ke huM daridra chuM, pahelI haroLanA zrImaMta kahevAya tevo nathI tethI jANI bUjhIne mArA bhANAmAM aradho pApaDa mUkyo. huM batAvI daiza ke huM paNa kAMi kama nathI. moM maraDI dAMta kacakacAvyA ne teNe nakkI karyuM ke huM paNa A ja rIte nAta jamADuM ane A ja rIte chelle badhAne pApaDa ApavA nIkaLuM ane nagarazeTha beThA hoya tenA bhANAmAM barAbara evo aradho pApaDa pIrasuM. Ama na karuM to mAruM nAma nahI. thatAM to Avo nirdhAra thai gayo paNa jyAre nAtanA jamaNavAra mATenA kharcano aMdAja mAMDyo tyAre khyAla Avyo ke kharca to khUba thavA jAya che. For Personal & Private Use Only

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124: AbhanA TekA Aveza e eka evI bUrI cIja che ke bhalabhalA bAhoza mANasane paNa behoza banAvI de che. jyAre mANasanA mana upara eka jIdabharI icchAno nazo savAra thai jAya che tyAre tenI AMkha baMdha thai jAya che. Akhare to eNe ghara, ghareNuM ne hATa vecIne paisAno veMta karyo ane nAtane notaruM ApyuM. badhAne Azcarya to thayuM ja. kAraNa kAMi samajAyuM nahI. badhA aneka aTakaLo karatAM jamavA beThA. rasoi sArI banI hatI. jamavAnuM lagabhaga pUruM thavA Avyu tyAre zeTha malapatA malapatA pApaDano Topalo levarAvIne pApaDa pIrasavA nIkaLyAM. kramamAM AvatAM AvatAM nagarazeThanuM bhANuM AvyuM tyAre yAda rAkhIne rAkhelo aradho pApaDa temaNe nagarazeThanA bhANAmAM mUkyo. potAno ahaM saMtoSAyAno AnaMda thayo. pachI AgaLa vadhyA ne badhAne pApaDa pIrasatA jamaNavAra pUro thayo.sau ghara bhegAM thayA. nagarazeThanA manamAM kAMi vicAra paNa na Avyo. ahIMyA A vArtA-prasaMga pUro thAya che. paraMtu ApaNe je bodha levAno che eno vicAra have karIe. potAnA bhANAmAM aradho pApaDa Avyo tyAre huM daridra chuM mATe mane naga2zeThe jANI bUjhIne aradho pApaDa Apyo e vicAra Avyo. eka vakhata ApaNe mAnI laie ke AvI sthitimAM Avo vicAra Avavo svAbhAvika che. paNa jo tenI pAse vAcana-zravaNa-manananI bhUmikA hota to te A sivAya bIjuM koi kAraNa paNa hoi zake evuM te vicArI zakata. svAbhAvikapaNe paNa nagarazeTha mArI pAse AvyA tyAre TopalAmAM chelle aradho pApaDa rahyo hoya evuM paNa bane. AvuM te vicArI zakyo hota to mAtra eka khoTA khyAlanA AdhAre te khuvAra thayo te na thAta. manamAM ghara karI gayelA khoTA khyAlathI For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 125 ane potAno ahaM saMtoSavA khAtara A mANasa sAva rastA upara AvI gayo ! jiMdagI pharI ekaDe ekathI zarU karavAnI thaI. keTalo badho pAyamAla thaI gayo. zI jarura hatI ATalA badhA behAla thavAnI? paNa... hAM, to vAta evI che ke, aMtaraMga bhUmikAe samajaNanA sImADAno vistAra e jJAnanuM phaLa che. vAcana-zravaNa-mananane mananA ane hRdayanA UMDANamAM laI jaI ApaNI aMdaranA piMDanA eka bhAga rUpe pariNAmavAnA che. tenAthI ApaNI daSTi maMjAya che. A maMjAyelI daSTinuM darzana samyapha hoya che. potAnI jAtane daridra gaNatA vepArInI samajaNanA sImADA vistarelA hota to teNe te ghaTanAne sAva judA ja daSTikoNathI ane sahajatAthI mUlavI hota. kadAca sAva haLavI najare ja joine jamaNavAranA maMDapane choDatAM te vAtane tyAM ja bhUlIne te ghare Avyo hota. ApaNe paNa eka taTastha mANasa tarIke A prasaMgane joIne vicArIe to ApaNane paNa lAgaze ke sAva mAmUlI vAtane kAraNa vinA moTuM rUpa ApI dIdhuM. mUrkhAmI ja karI. Ama gharabAra vecIne kapaDAMbhera nathai javAya ! aMte maLyuM zuM? eTaleja jema jema ApaNe vAcana-zravaNane jhIlatAM jaie tema tema tenA ajavALe vidheyAtmaka daSTi vikasAvatA jaIe. jAtanuM nirIkSaNa karIne ApaNe ApaNI mahattA ane maryAdA samajatA jaIe. ApaNAmAM je guNo khIlyA che temAM sthiratA pAmavAnI che. e guNo sacavAI rahe te mATe kALajI levAnI che. sAthe navA guNono vikAsa satata thato rahevo joie. Ama, guNavikAsa sAtatya ane guNavizeSe sthiratA- A badhA pravacana-zravaNanA aMtaraMga phaLa che ane te meLavavA mathavAnuM che. je AcaraNa aMdaranI samajaNamAMthI Uge che te lAMbo kALa lIluMchama rahe che, kyAre paNa karamAtuM nathI. niSThANa banatuM nathI. pAkaTa samajaNa UgyA vinAnA AcaraNanI vikrama ADaasaro Aje khUba jovA maLe che. ene kAraNe dharmadaMDAya che te ghaNuM anicchanIya che. dharma kyAreya nIrasa nahoya; dharma sadAya ArTa hoya. rasika hoya. sarvatra zubhadarzI hoya. A phaLa meLavavA mATe maMthana jarUrI che. ApaNe jJAna dvArA ApaNI samajaNanA sImADAno vistAra sAdhIe. ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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126 : AbhanA TekA ko' mIThA haiyAnI "nA" vAta Ama banI che. muMbaI zaheranI vAta che. kolasAnA eka vepArIne tyAM potAnI dIkarInA lagna prasaMga che. mahemAna-paroNA AvavAnA che. mahemAnonI sarabharA sAcavavA mATe UtaravA-rahevAnI jaMgyAnI sagavaDa karavAnI che. najara doDAvatAM, potAnI dukAna sAme ja eka moTA makAnamAM pahelA mALe eka leTa khAlI che ane AvI rIte, AvA prasaMge teo vAparavA paNa Ape che; ema jANavA maLyuM. mAlika to haidrAbAda rahetA hatA. sthAnika dekhabhALa bAjunA phleTavALA rAkhatA hatA. sAmAnya paricaya hato. emanI sAthe vAta karI laIe ema vicAryuM. phona karI pRcchA karI. samaya mAMgIne maLavA gayA. ' bela sAMbhaLI bAraNuM ya khulyuM. AvakAra maLyo. besADyA. cA-nAsto dharI ucita svAgata thayuM. pachI, AvavAnuM prayojana puchAyuM. kahyuM : ghare lagna prasaMga Ave che. mahemAnone utArA mATe be divasa vAparavA A bAjuno phleTa joIe che. javAba maLyo ke teo haidrAbAda rahe che. cAvI amane soMpI che; paNa chellA be-traNa prasaMgoe evo anubhava thayo che ke, havethI teoe ApavAnuM baMdha karyuM che. mATe ame Apane e phleTa vAparavA ApI zakatA nathI. rajUAta bahu ja vyavasthita ane saraLatAbharI hatI tethI mAtra, 'bhale. amane ema ke A jagyA maLe to prasaMge anukuLatA rahe mATe ApanI pAse AvyA hatA." ema kahIne UbhA thayA. te ja vakhate gharanI putravadhu hAthamAM zrIphaLa laIne AgaLa AvyA ane mahemAna vepArIne arpaNa karavA lAgyA. AvanAra bhAIe e na levAno bhAva pradarzita karyo : A zA mATe ? ema prazna paNa karyo. bhAI bolyA : For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA 127 tame amAre tyAMthI kaMIka levA AvyA hatA. temane joItuM to ame ApI na zakyA, to ATaluM to amAruM svIkAro. amAre Apane kaMIka to ApavuM joIe. bhAvathI bhIMjAyelA A alpa zabdoe asara karI. zrIphaLa svIkAryuM. dAdarAnA pagathiyA UtaratAM UtaratAM kolasAnA vepArI bhAInA manamAM phleTa na maLavAnI je cacarATI thaI hatI, tenA upara jANe zItaLa lepa karavAmAM Avyo hoya tevuM lAgyuM. mana vicAre caDyuM: zuM 'nA' paNa ATalI mIThI hoI zake che? ApaNe to prasaMge 'nA' kahIe chIe to moTebhAge te keTalI lukhI-sUkI hoya che ! vaLI kyAreka to daMbhanA rezamI kapaDAMmAM lapeTelI hoya che ! paNa AvI mIThI "nA" to pahelI vAra sAMbhaLI ! manane vAge evI Thesa pahoMcADe tevI 'nA' to ghaNI maLI che, paNa AvI "nA" sAMbhaLyA pachI to zIkhavA maLyuM ke nA pADavAno prasaMga Ave to AvI "nA" pADavI joIe. juvAnIyAone hoThe caDelI pelI prasiddha paMkti paNa A ja bhAvane pragaTa kare che ne! huM kyAM kahuM chuM - mArI badhI vAtamAM hA hovI joIe, paNa nA kahetAM tamane vyathA hovI joIe. nA" paNa koIne sAMbhaLavI game evI hoI zake ? hA, hoI zake. AvI 'nA' paNa sAMbhaLavI jarUra game, paNa evI 'nA' kahevA mATe haiyuM mIThuM hovuM joIe. . -- e meLavIe. ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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128: AbhanA TekA A kathAnuM mathALuM zuM hoI zake? guNasaMgraha, doSa-saMyama ane puNyodaya e traNa sAva svataMtra ane taddana judI ja vastu che. pahelA be che te Atma saMbaMdhI che; trIjuM che te karma saMbaMdhI che. pahelA be che te AtmAna nakkara paga para UbhAM che ane trIjuM che te karmanI kAcI mATInA paga para UbheluM che. te kyAre besI jAya te nakkI nahIM. Aje ApaNe, eka prasaMgakathAne saheja jhINavaTathI jovAno prayatna karIe ane ApaNe anAyAse ja ApaNI jAta sAthe sarakhAvIe; athavA enI jagyAe potAnI jAtane mUkI ne vicArIe. nAma emanuM mUladeva. sukhI ane saMpanna. paraMtu jIvanamAM dazA-vIzI Ave. sArI nabaLI sobatathI jIvananuM vaheNa phaMTAI jAya. cIlAnI bahAra paNa paga paDI jAya. sobatavaza unmArge caDI gayA; khuvAra paNa thaI gayA. devadattA nAmanI gaNikA. bhAre catura; tejasvinI ane kuzaLa. tenA saMparkamAM AvatAM mULadeva potAnA gharane bhUlI gayo. varSo vityAM. svajano gAma tyajIne vidAya thaI gayAM. dhana khUTI gayuM eTale gaNikAnI mAtAe mUladevane rastA upara mUkI dIdho. devadattAe mAtAne samajAvavA mUladevanA guNa gaNAvyAM. tenAmAM kevI kevI vizeSatA che te badhuM supere prayogathI samajAvyuM. eka atyaMta dhanavAna paraMtu gamAra mANasa paNa roja devadattA pAse Avato. devadattAe tene kahyuM ke, "AvatI kAle zeraDI khAvAnuM mana che. lAvajo." vaLate divase savAranA pahoramAM ja eka gADuM devadattAnA AMgaNe ThalavAyuM. temAMthI zeraDInA bhArA gharamAM lAvavAmAM AvyA. mokalanAre je kahevarAvyuM hatuM te kahyuM ke, "gaI kAle vAta thayA mujaba zeraDI mokalI che. sukhethI upayogamAM lejo." devadattAe pelA saMdezavAhakane to vaLatuM kahevarAvyuM ke zeraDI mANasa mATe mokalavAnI hatI, pazu mATe nahI. e ja icchA mUladevane paNa jaNAvI hatI. kalAkavAra pachI mUladeva pote Avyo. suMdara-svaccha tAsaka laI Avyo. tAsakamAM zeraDInA cholelAM nAnA TukaDA-gaMDerI, tenI upara eka eka laviMga khoselA. AjubAju phulanI goThavaNa paNa tenI suMdaratAmAM vadhAro karatI hatI tenA upara rezamI vastra DhAMkeluM. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 129 devadattAe A tAsaka premathI laI ane mAtAjIne ApI. Avo spaSTa bheda dekhAyA chatAM mUladeva nirdhana thavAnA kAraNe tene keLAMnI chAlanI jema tyajI devAmAM Avyo. mUladeve A ghaTanAne koi saMketa rUpe joI. eNe vicAryuM ke AvI sthitimAM A gAmamAM rahevuM ThIka nahI. bhAgya ughADavA mATe anya gAmamAM javuM evo vicAra karyo, saMbhava che ke tyAM bhAgyodaya thaI paNa jAya. Ama svasthapaNe vicArI, vivekIne zobhe tevo nirNaya karyo. te samayamAM eka nagarathI bIjA nagaramAM javA mATe vacce moTAM jaMgala AvatAM. tene pasAra karavA paDatA. rastAmAM pazuono bhaya raheto. lUMTAruo paNa ekala dokala mANasane lUMTI letA; eno paNa bhaya raheto. vaLI jaMgala pasAra karatA traNa-cAra divasa lAge. ekalA mANasane to rasto keme ya na khUTe. eTale koi ne koino sAtha saMgAtha zodhe. ekathI bhalA che. vaLI vAte vATa khUTe, vAta karatAM rasto kyAM pasAra thAya te khabara na paDe. tethI mUladeva, bIjo koI pagapALe cAlanAra maLe to sAruM ema vicArIne sAthInI rAha jovA lAgyo. ane e aTavinI zarUAtanA bhAge ja eka brAhmaNa-bhUdeva maLyA. joine pUchayuM: 'vasaMtapura javuM che ?" "hA! mAre paNa e ja nagara javuM che." cAlo tyAre ekathI be bhalA. ane mUladeve e TAlavALA brAhmaNa sAthe Daga mAMDyA. na saMkalpo, na saMcaravuM, na eka zabda sAMbharaze. niruddeze majhAnuM mana, ghajAnI jema pharapharaze. rAjendra zukla) vizALa aTavi, snigdha chAyAvALAM vRkSonA jhuMDanA jhuMDa. jAta jAtanA pakSIono mITho kalarava. sAthe vAtonA taDAkA. vAtomAM jo strI kathA, rAja kathA, bhojana kathA mAMDatA AvaDe to teno akhUTa khajAno badhA pAse saMgharAyelo hoya che. basa, paga cAlyA kare, jIbha cAlyA kare. rasto kyAM gayo te khabara ja na paDe. paNa cAlatAM cAlatAM peTa pAtALa jAya tyAre khabara paDe ane paga aTakI jAya, jIbha paNa aTakI jAya. For Personal & Private Use Only

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130H AbhanA TekA divasamAM ekAdavAra bhojanano samaya rahe. koi ghaTAdAra vaDalo Ave tyAre hAza karIne besI paDAya. AjubAjumAM pANI zodhe. kUvo, vAva, taLAva, ke jharaNuM maLI Ave. nirmaLa jaLathI khobe khobe hAtha-moM svaccha karIne bhAtuM khole. dhIre dhIre peTa pUjA cAle. mUladeva te vakhate brAhmaNathI thoDe dUra paththara para bese. laMbAve. bhUdevane pUro oDakAra Ave eTale mUladevane kahe, kema cAlazuM ne! mUladeva kahe; bhale cAlo. vaLI vArtAono e ja dora saMdhAya, laMbAya. vacce vacce raste AvatAM vRkSo ane phaLa-phaLAdInI vAto thAya. carcA paNa cAle. sAMja thAya ane sUraja dAdA AthamaNe DhaLe ane aMdhArA patharAya eTale koI nirbhaya jagyA zodhIne baMne jaNA laMbAve. thAkyAM pAkyAM UMghI jAya. kyAreka rAtre jAgI javAya to tArAone oLakhe ane tenI sAthe goThaDI mAMDe. koi phariyAda nathI; koino nyAya karavAnI vRtti nathI. chatAM manamAM thAya. kevI mUrkhatA keLavAi haze. to ja AvuM bane; banI zake. sAthe cAlanAro mANasa DAhI DAhI vAto karI jANe. bhojana veLA thAya tyAre sAva ekalapeTo thaIne jamI le! vaLI oDakAra khAIne sAthe cAlavA lAge. chatAM mUladevane tenA pratye aprIti, dveSa ke aNagamo na upaje. AvuM bane? banI zake? ApaNane Avo prazna thavo sahaja che. paNa viveka daSTinI jAgarukatAthI mUladevanuM mana ghaDAyuM hatuM. AvA saMyogomAM brAhmaNe cAlavAmAM sAtha Apyo. e kAraNe jaMgalamAM enuM rakSaNa thai rahyuM che. dhIre dhIre paMtha paNa khUTe che. AvuM sahaja AzvAsana potAnA manamAM meLavato. ekAdavAra manamAM evo vicAra jhabakyo: aho! Aje e brAhmaNe mane nathI ApyuM paNa AvatI kAle to Apaze. ane kadAca na paNa Ape. ApavuM na ApavuM te tenA potAnA mananI vAta che. tenI icchA para AdhArita che. mArAthI kema maMgAya ke evI AzAbharI najare kema jovAya? e na paNa Ape. e na Ape tethI te kAMi vaiSa pAtra nathI banato. mUladevanI AvI vicArasaraNI kAlpanika ke mAtra Adarza che ke avyavahAru che evuM nathI. AjanA jamAnAmAM paNa AvA udAtta hRdaya hoya che. tamane eka vartamAnakAlIna udAharaNa ApuM. e paNa koi saMta ke sAdhu paruSanuM nahIM For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 131 paNa pUrI saMsArI vyakti ane te paNa strInA jIvananI vAta che. hajI puruSa AvuM badhuM gaLI jAya; bhUlI jAya. paNa strI? strI to sAta peDhInuM saMgharanArI jAta. e paNa kevI udAtta thaI zake che teno A dAkhalo che. DaoN. sunIla kamaLAzaMkara paMDyAe potAnA bA viSeno eka aMjali lekha lakhyo che. temA temanA bA viSe je citra doryuM che te temanA zabdamAM ja joie. potAnI bahena kumudalakSmInA kaparA jIvane mArAM bAne eka bIjo padArthapATha paNa zIkhavyo hato. koIe ApaNuM bUruM karyuM hoya, ApaNane trAsa ke duHkha ApyA hoya to paNa ema karanAranI sAthe vartatI vakhate paNa ApaNI abhijAta saMskAritA ane ApaNuM gaurava gumAvavA nahIM; e pATha bAne temanAM mA pAsethI kumudalakSmI nimitte maLyo hato. pAchalA varSomAM kumudalakSmI viSe, ke temanA vaNaselA lagnajIvana viSe, ke temanA pati indulAla yAjJika viSe ame bAne pUchatAM tyAre paNa bAe kyAreya e amane kaDavAzapUrvaka vAta karI nathI ke koinI TIkA karI nathI. bane tyAM sudhI to bA e AkhA prasaMga viSe amArI sAthe vAta karavAnuM ja TALatAM. jo ke indulAla yAjJika jevI pratiSThita vyakti A bAbatamAM saMDovAyelI hoI ame sau bA pAsethI eka yA bIjI rIte vAta kaDhAvavAno prayatna avAra navAra karatAM paNa A aMge amane je kAMI jANavA maLyuM te bIjAo pAsethI. ane khAsa karIne IndulAla yAjJikanI potAnI AtmakathAmAMthI. mArAM bAne mana te AkhuMya prakaraNa kyAranuM samApta thaI cUkyuM hatuM. vakhata jatAM potAnA bhAI dharamasukharAma sAthe bAne kaleza thayo tyAre paNa bAe evI ja dRDhatA dAkhavI hatI. e be vacceno jhagaDo cheka adAlate pahoMcyo chatA. e jhagaDAnI vigatathI ame sau kuTuMbIjano dhaMdhavAi UThatA, paNa bAe potAnA moM paranuM tALuM kyAreya kholyuM nathI.jIvananI DhaLatI saMdhyAe jyAre dharamasukharAme bahenone maLavAnI icchA vyakta karI tyAre badhA matabhedo ane jhagaDA bhUlI jaIne baheno maraNapathArIe paDelA bhAIne maLavA gaI hatI. potAnA ekanA eka bhAInI sAthe je kAMI banyuM hatuM tenA ghA to bAnA mana para UMDA paDyA haze; paNa potAnA para paDelA e ghA bAe kyAreya batAvyA na hatA. 0 0 0 For Personal & Private Use Only

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132: AbhanA TekA bahu sahelAithI ajANyA lokone paNa bA potAnA mitro banAvI zakatI. eka vakhata maitrIno saMbaMdha baMdhAya pachI tene te AjIvana TakAvI rAkhatI. pAradarzaka nikhAlasatA, koInuM ya bUruM bolavAnI svabhAvagata azakti ane sAmA mANasane madadarUpa thaI paDavAnI tatparatA - bAnA A guNone kAraNe tenA paricayamAM AvanAra sau koI tenI sAme mAnathI jotuM. potAnA A guNo amArAmAM paNa Utare e mATe paNa bA satata prayatna karatAM. bAnI hAjarImAM ame jo koInI paNa TIkA karIe to tarata ja e vyaktinA guNo gaNAvI tenAM vakhANa karatA. ame je vAte TIkA karI hoya teno bA virodha karatAM. paNa haLaveka rahIne amane samajAvI detAM ke e vyaktine jarA judI rIte paNa joI zakAya. AvuM thAya tyAre manamAM ne manamAM ane kyAreka akaLAie ke gusse paNa thaIe paNa e vakhate bAnI AMkho sAme jotAM ja amAro badho roSa ogaLI jato. pustaka : mAtR paMcamI - saMpAdaka : dIpaka mahetA lekha : mArA bA - lekhaka: sunIla ke. paMDyA | he mAnava!bana tuM haMsa | vAta AgaLa vadhe che. . . . . . . rasto dhIre dhIre khUTato jAya che. mUladeve zarIra ane manane pahelethI evAM keLavyAM che ke nAnI nAnI pratikULatA Ave, muzkelIo Ave tyAre citta para enI jarAya asara thavA na de ane badhuM hasIne sahana karI le. AvA divaso kyAreka ja AvatA hoya che eTale ene paNa mANI levA. AvI rIte ghaDAyelAM mana ane tana AvA prasaMgomAM sahAyaka bane che; bAdhaka banIne baLavo nathI karatAM. khAvAnuM na ApyuM, na maLyuM; tethI to zarIra kAbUmAM rahyuM, manane paNa saMkalezana thayo. ApaNe jene daSTAbhAva kahIe chIe te mUladevamAM sahaja hato. Akhare gAma AvI gayuM. sAMja paDavA AvI hatI. AvA mahAnagaramAM bhAgyodaya mATe praveza karavAno che to namatAM pahore zA mATe javuM? rAta ahIM For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA 133 ja koi musApharakhAnAnA oTale gALI, savAre ja sArA zukane gAmamAM javuM. Avo vicAra karIne gAmanI bahAra eka dharmazALAnI oraDImAM rAtavAso karavAnuM vicAryuM. brAhmaNe paNa tema ja karyuM. sAthe AvyA hatA ne! thAka to hato ja! gAma AvI gayuM hatuM enI paNa nirAMta hatI. rAta kyAM pasAra thaI gai tenI khabara paNa na rahI. savAre jAgyA tyAre bannenAM moM malakatAM hatAM. e rAtre bannee suMdara svapna joyAM hatAM-thALImAM candranuM pAna karyuM hatuM. brAhmaNe to potAnI meLe, potAnI rIte ja svapna phala-kathana samajI lIdhuM ke AnA prabhAve mane Aje uttama bhojana prApta thaze. svapna-phaLamAM niyANA jevuM hoya che; tame jAte ja phaLa mAMgI lo - nakkI karI lo eTaluM ja phaLa maLe. brAhmaNa to gAmamAM pesatAM kazI vAtacIta karyA vinA uttama bhojana maLaze evA khyAlamAM rAcato nagaranI zerImAM cAlavA lAgyo. koIke tene jamavA mATenuM notaruM paNa ApyuM. brAhmaNato mAruM svapna phaLyuM" evA harakhathI tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa gayo. jyAre mUladeve vicAryuM ke AvuM suMdara svapna rAtrInA chellA pahore AvyuM che to tenuM viziSTa phaLa hovuM joie. koi sArA jyotiSane jai pUchIza. gAmamAM pesatAM ja jyotiSanI bhALa meLavI ne tene tyAM gayo. jyotiSa A svapna viSe sAMbhaLI mUladeva sAme joI ja rahyA. svarodaya ane svapnazAstranA AdhAre vicAryuM ke svapnadarzananA prabhAve A vyakti jarUra "rAjA" thaze. vaLI potAnA manamAM svArtha paNa jhabakyo. nirNaya kahetAM pahelAM mUladevane teNe kahyuM, "tame mArA jamAi thavAnI 'hA' to A svapnanuM kathana karuM." mULadeva vicAra kare che; joSI mahArAja anubhavI che, zAstranA jANakAra che. mArA bhalA mATe ja kahetA haze. jJAnInAM vacanano anAdara na thAya. ema vicArI aNe hA kahI eTale joSI mahArAje kahyuM, "tame najIkanA bhaviSyamAM "rAjA" thavAnA cho." A sAMbhaLI mUladeva rAjI thayo. jyotiSanA AzIrvAda lai AgaLa cAlyo. zerImAMthI pasAra thatAM eka vayovRddha mAjIe ene joyo. dedAra joI pUchayuM, "vaTemArgu lAgo cho. bhUkhyA hazo, lyo. bIjuM kAMI nathI paNa thoDo bAjarIno loTa ane goLa che." mUladeve khesano cheDo laMbAvyo. premathI maLatuM For Personal & Private Use Only

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134: AbhanA TekA hatuM eTale je maLyuM e eTalA ja premathI svIkAryuM. cAlatAM cAlatAM nadI kinAre pahoMcyo. nirmaLa pANI vahI rahyuM hatuM. khobe khobe pANI lai hAthamo dhoyAM. nadInI svaccha retImAM besI khesanI gAMTha kholI, loTa ane goLa, bhegAM karI, masaLI, thoDuM pANI bheLavI, sAthavo banAvyo. manamAM bhAva Upajyo ke koikane ApIne pachI jamuM. Ubho thaIne cotarapha jovA lAgyo. tyAM dUra eka tapasvI dIThA. moTethI bolAvIne AvakAra Apyo. hAthano izAro karI pAse bolAvyA. enA cittanA zuddha bhAva joi enAthI AkarSita thai munirAja pAse AvyA. mUladeve gadgad svare "padhAro padhAro evAM bahumAna bharyA vacane satkAra karyo. pulakita mane ane romAMcita zarIre muninA pAtramAM sAthavo vahorAvyo. munie paNa dravya-kSetra-kALa ane bhAvanI vimaladhArA joine e grahaNa karyo. Avo lAbha pAmIne muladevanuM mana prasanna thayuM. mUladevanAM puNya jAgyAM hatAM. devasRSTinA samyagadaSTideva enA puNyathI AkarSAyA. pragaTa thai kahyuM, 'mUladeva! tArA apAra dhairyathI, nirAbhimAna audAryathI ane anupama saujanyathI huM khuza thayo chuM, prasanna thayo chuM. tArA para mane atyaMta prIti thaI che ane ene kAraNe kAMIka ApavA icchuM chuM, paNa mArA puNyanI maryAdA che tethI mAtra soLa akSaramAM tuM mAMgIza teTaluM huM ApI zakIza." muLadeve kahyuM, gaNiyaMcadevadattaM daMti sahassaMya rjjN|| (devadattAgaNikA hajAra hAthI ane rAjya) deva A sAMbhaLI prasanna thayAM; antardhAna thayA.joSInuM vacana sAcuM paDaze evA eMdhANa dekhAyAM. vaLate divase savAre haju sUryodaya thavAno hato tevAmAM te nagarano rAjA akALe, niHsaMtAna maraNa pAmyo hato, tethI rAjyanA maMtrI-purohita vagere sulakSaNI hAthiNI sAthe pharatAM pharatAM jayAM mUladeva sUto hato tyAM AvI che pahoMcyA. pAse AvIne hAthiNIe sUMDha vaDe muladeva upara abhiSeka karyo. maMtrIe udghoSaNA karI, "AjathI amArA rAjA Apa cho.' mUladeva AMkha coLIne jAgIne jue che, tyAM to badhuM palakavAramAM banI gayuM. manuSyanuM For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 135 bhAgya e evuM aTapaTuM che ke enA mATe koI kAMI cokkasa AgAhI na karI zake. enA nasIba ADenuM pAMdaDuM kyAre khase te kahI na zakAya. mUladevano rAjA tarIke rAjyAbhiSeka thayo. rAjA mUladeva siMhAsanArUDha thayA. gAma gAma ne jAta jAtanA loko vadhAmaNI devA, khuzAlI jaNAvavA, bhaTaNA dharavA AvavA lAgayA. navA rAjA gAdIe beThA che to ApaNuM daLadara phITaze ema mAnIne ghaNA yAcako paNa AvavA lAgyA. temAM pelo brAhmaNa, je musApharImAM sAthe hato te paNa hato. eno vAro Avyo ane teNe rAjAne AzIrvacana saMbhaLAvyA. mUladeve ene ghaNuM ghaNuM dAnamAM dIdhuM. brAhmaNa rAjAne na oLakhI zakyo paNa mUladeve bhUdevane oLakhI lIdhA. bIjAothI vadhu dAna pAmIne bhUdevane acaraja thayuM. e acaraja zame te pahelAM ja muLadeva rAjAe brAhmaNane yAda devaDAvyuM, 'tame sAthe hatA to huM A nagara sudhI pahoMcyo. tame hatA to mArAmAM rahelA guNone kasoTIe caDavAnuM, te bahAra ANavAnuM banI zakyuM. e rIte tame mArA upakArI cho." brAhmaNa to A sAMbhaLIne vicAramAM ja paDI gayo ! huM A zuM jouM ? sAMbhaLuM chuM? A mANasa. A mANasa to mArI joDe cAlato hato; dharmazALAnI eka ja oraDImAM sAthe sUto hato te... rAjA banI gayo ! ane huM. ...kyAM chuM? kema karatAM A banyuM? e praznanA uttaramAM mUladeve chellI rAtanA svapnanI vAta karI tyAre brAhmaNa ekAeka moTethI bolI UThyo, "are! mane paNa AvuM ja svapna AvyuM hatuM. ane ene prabhAve suMdara khIra-pUrInuM bhojana maLyuM hatuM. bhale bhale...tame sukhI thAo ane tamAruM rAjya sUrajanI jema sadAye tapo." AvAM vacano uccArI bhUdeve vidAya lIdhI. A vArtA to ahIM pUrI thAya che. emAMthI ApaNe ApaNAM jIvanamAM je bodha grahaNa karavAno che te kAma have ahIMthI zarU thAya che. mUladevanA jIvanamAM AvelI vizeSatAno mULa strota kayo e ApaNI zodha che, jijJAsA che. enA uttaramAM AvuM kAMIka vicArI zakAya. viveka-jaLa vaDe dhovAyeluM, svaccha thayeluM mana kalpavRkSa samAna che. vivekanI A dhArAnuM ugamasthaLa sapuruSono samAgama che. sat samAgamanuM sevana khullAM For Personal & Private Use Only

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136: AbhanA TekA manathI grAhaka banIne thAya. ane e rIte pAtALamAMthI paNa saravANI phUTI Avo satsamAgama, izvaranI kRpA ane enA anugrahanA prabhAve thAya che. Ane pAtra banavAnuM saubhAgya izvaranA upakArano satata svIkAra karavAthI sAMpaDe che. ApaNA upara izvaranA upakAranI varSA satata thatI ja rahe che evuM je kSaNe anubhavAya tyAre satparuSano bheTo thAya che. teonA samAgamathI aMdaranuM tamasa- aMtarano aMdhakAra ulecAya che, pIgaLe che. ajavALuM ajavALuM thaI jAya che. hAthamAM rahelA AmaLAnI jema spaSTa bhaLAya che. zuM karavA lAyaka, zuM na karavA lAyaka; zuM bolavA lAyaka, zuM na bolavA lAyaka; zuM vicAravA - lAyaka, zuM na vicAravA lAyaka - A badhuM pariNAma daSTie samajAya. tethI moTo lAbha thAya che. guNavikAse sAtatya rahe che. guNa vizeSa sthiratA Ave che. Ama guNasaMgraha thato rahe che. bIjI bAju vivekanI satata hAjarIthI doSasaMyama Ave che. doSa dUra thavA, nirmULa thavA e bahu ja muzkela kAma che. doSa para vivekanI lagAma lAgI jAya to te AgaLa na vadhe. AvezamAM AvI javAya ane doSa pragaTa thAya, pastAvAno vAro Ave- A badhAthI bacI javAya, aLagA rahevAya to e doSa-saMyamanuM phaLa che. viveka dvArA ja A banI zake. AthI vivekano bahu mahimA che. viveka-ratnanAM ajavALAM haMmezA jhaLahaLatAM rahe che. enAMthI cittamAM saMkaleza jAgato nathI. saMkaleza rahita citta ja ApaNuM sAce sAcuM AMtara-dhana che. je A dhana prApta kare che te ja sAco dhanavAna che. puNyodayathI prApta dhana vaDe thatA dhanavAnanI dazA to caMcaLa hoya che; e kyAreka kaMgALa dazAmAM paNa jovA maLe. jyAre jene AMtarU-dhana prApta thayuM che tenI to vAta ja judI che. kaThIna lAgatI A badhI vAto samajavA mATe AvAM udAharaNo ghaNAM upayogI nIvaDe che. jIvanamAM satsamAgamane sarvoparI sthAna ApIe to ja A viSama kALanAM ghaNAM badhAM duritothI-aniSTothI bacI zakAze. jene mATe A durlabha saMyogonAM guNagAna gavAya che tene saphaLa banAvI zakAze. e sArthaka ane saphaLa banaze to ApaNuM jIvana sva ane parane zAtAdAyI banaze. ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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be '-nArA' mAM kayo caDe ? lenArA ghaNA che to denArAno ye toTo nathI; paNa kyAreka denArA karatAM ye lenArAnI UMcAI jovA maLe che. -- tyAre bhale hAtha teno nIco raheto haze, paNa dila UMcuM che ema kahevuM paDe. eka evI ghaTanA hamaNAM jANavA maLI. jyArathI e ghaTanA jANI tyArathI abhAva dAritrya ane svabhAva dAritryanI bhedarekhA spaSTa thaI gaI, denArAmAM abhAva-dAritrya ane svabhAva dAritrya nathI hotuM te to anekavAra jovA maLe che paNa, lenAramAM paNa svabhAva-dAridraca na hoya e to ghaNuM prazaMsanIya gaNAya. prasaMga A rItano che. sAMjano samaya che. DaoN. smoleTa laTAre nIkaLyA che. kudaratanA vaibhavano kArobAra pUrabahAramAM che paNa Aje DaoNkTara utAvaLamAM che. eka 'epoInTamenTa' ApI che teno samaya thaI gayo che. cAla utAvaLI che. evAmAM pAchaLathI eka yAcakano avAja kAne paDyo. svaramAM yAcanA hatI. UbhA rahI pAchaLa vaLI joyuM. AbhanA TekA : 137 laMgaDAtA page ane lathaDAtI cAle e DaoNkTara tarapha AvI rahyo hato. enI dhImI gati joIne DaoNkTarane ja thayuM ke A bicAro kyAre najIka Avaze ! tethI utAvaLa hovA chatAM teo ja sAme gayA. enuM dayAmaNuM moM joyuM. laMbAyelo kRza hAtha joyo. gajavAmAM hAtha nAkhyo ane je sikko hAthamAM Avyo te yAcakanA hAthamAM mUkIne evI ja teja gatithI AgaLa cAlavA lAgyA. vaLI yAcakano avAja saMbhaLAyo. paga thaMbhyA. yAcaka have utAvaLo thaI najIka AvI rahyo hato. enA laMbAyelA hAthamAM pelo caLakato sikko hato. sAheba ! A lyo. Ape ghaNI moTI rakamano sikko ApI dIdho che; Avo sikko na hoya. sAmAnya sikko Apo. DaoNkTare gajavAmAMthI evo ja bIjo sonAno sikko kADhI pharI yAcakane Apyo. kahyuM : pahelo sikko tArI yAcanAno ane A bIjo sikko tArI prAmANikatAno ! ATaluM kahI, yAcaka pAsethI vaLatA koI paNa uttaranI apekSA vinA DaoNkTare AgaLa cAlavA mAMDyuM. yAcaka be hAthamAM be sikkA laI DaoNkTaranA rUpamAM AvelA koI phirastAne joI rahyo ! hAthamAM AvelA sikkAne --A vadhAre paDatuM che mATe laI lyo. evuM dAtAne sAmethI kahenAra yAcaka paNa mahAna che. denArA ane lenArA e banne zabdomAM 'nArA' zabda to Ave che. to A bannemAM koNa caDe ? -- vicAratAM thaI jaIe, evuM che. For Personal & Private Use Only

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138 : AbhanA TekA have navA varasamAM 'nA' nathI kahevI ne ! vAte vAte ApaNane nA kahevAnI Teva hoya che ! 'nA' pADavAnI jarUra na hoya to paNa pahelAM to 'nA' no uccAra thaI ja jAya ! pachI 'hA' nuM valaNa kyAreka Ave. AvI Teva-vaza paDAI gayelI 'nA' nuM pariNAma jovA maLe tyAre pArAvAra pazcAttApa paNa thato hoya che. e 'nA' thI bagaDelI bAjI sudhArI zakAtI nathI, eno vasavaso to pelA pastAvAthI paNa vadhu tIvra hoya che. AvI eka satya ghaTanA tamArI samakSa lAvavI che. ghaTanA satya hoya, najIkanA kALamAM banelI hoya tyAre enI asarakArakatA ghaNI hRdayasparzI hoya che. lyo. sAMbhaLo tyAre e vAta ! jAmanagara zahera eka kALe saurASTranuM 'choTIkAzI' kahevAtuM. tyAMnA jaino ene aDadho zatruMjaya kahetA hatA. A choTIkAzImAM brAhmaNo ghaNAM vase. tyAM brAhmaNa baTuko paNa khUba bhaNatAM. 'mAdhukarI'thI potAnI AjIvikA nibhAve. keTalAye sukhI ane zrImaMta sadgRhasthone tyAMthI 'mAdhukarI'mAM dALa-cokhA maLe. chAlIyuM bharI loTa paNa maLe. AvI dAna-dayA vRtti para ghaNA nabhatAM. vaNiko paNa Ape, brAhmaNo paNa Ape. A vAta e jamAnAnI che, jyAre gharomAM roja-roja tAjo loTa gharanI ghaMTI para daLAto. yAcaka brAhmaNone paNa A loTa apAto. jenI vAta mAMDI che e sukhI ane udAra zukla brAhmaNanA dvAre paNa saMkhyAbaMdha yAcako roja samayasara AvatA. badhAne roja 'mAdhukarI' maLatI. eka nabaLuM varasa AvyuM. dukALanA oLA patharAyA. yAcakonI laMgAra vadhatI gaI, to dAtAonI saMkhyA ghaTatI gaI ! Ama bevaDI rIte dukALa sarvatra chavAI gayo. zukla brAhmaNane tyAMthI traNa divasa apAto loTa eka ja divasamAM dAnamAM apAI jato. sau pahelAM to gorANInA bhAva khUTyA ! mana ane tana rIsAyA. pati-patnI vacce mana-du:kha thAya evo kalaha thayo. gharavakharI vecIne paNa dAnano pravAha cAlu rAkhavo evuM zuklajIe vicAryuM hatuM. gorANIe, emanA For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekAH 139 manobhAva pAmIne, "ApaNAthI ATale lAMbe nahIM kheMcAya" ema mAnI, eka divasa savAre pitA-putra zivAlayamAM bilI caDAvavA gayA hatA tyAre, gharane sAMkaLa caDAvI piyaranI vATa pakaDI ! dAna karatAM paNa dAnanA bhAva TakAvavA, te ghaNuM kaparuM kAma che. dAna ApanAra hAtha to kahyuM kare, paNa kahenAranuM mana TUMkuM thaI jAya to hAthanuM zuM gajuM che ke te Ape? zukalajIno to nirdhAra hato. godaDAM ne DAmacIyuM vecIne paNa dAnanI saritA vahevaDAvI. chevaTe gharamAM khAvA mATe capaTI loTa paNa na rahyo tyAre, bApa ane dIkaro banne eka dorI-loTo laI gharane ema ja bhoLAnAthane bharose mUkIne gAmaDAnI vATe, bhagavAnane bheru banAvI nIkaLI paDyA. eka pachI eka gAma vaTAvatAM jAya che. AjIvikA mATe bhikSAvRtti kare che. eka TANuM cAle eTaluM le che. Aje bapore, ne pachI kAla bapore ! pANI pIvAya teTaluM maLI rahe to paNa Izvarano pADa mAne che. TaMkArA - morabIne raste thaI gohilavADa pahoMce che. kAThiyAvADa AkhuM dukALanA bharaDAmAM bheMsAtuM hatuM. bhalabhalA dAtAranA paNa hAtha saMkocAI jAya tevA kaparA divaso AvI gayA hatA. cAlatAM-cAlatAM bhAvanagaranI pAsenA sihora gAme bApa-dIkaro pahoMcyA. zakalajI dIkarAne jIvanI jema saMbhALe che. bahu varase emane ghera pAraNuM baMdhAyuM hatuM. dIkaro haju to sAta ja varasano thayo hato. enA para heta-prIta to adakAM ja hoya ! AvI kumaLI vaye ene paNa eka gAmathI bIje gAma pharavuM paDe che. kyAreka peTa-pUratuM maLe; kyAreka be baTakAM khAIne pANI pI levuM paDe. nAnI vayamAM AvI kAramI paLo jovI paDe, e paNa karamanI balihArI ja che ne! '' sihoramAM Aje trIjo divasa che. gAma bahAra prakaTanAtha mahAdevanI jagyAmAM UtaryA che. be divasa thayA, annapUrNAnI jhoLIe capaTI loTa joyo nathI. bIjA ghaNA yAcaka brAhmaNo paNa zuklajInI jema gAma gAma bhaTakatAM ahIM sihora AvI pahoMcyA che. emAMnA ghaNAMe to jAmanagaramAM zuklajIne tyAMthI keTalIye vAra bhikSA paNa meLavI hatI, te oLakhI gayA. vakhata vakhatane mAna che ! trIjA divasanA aMte paNa jhoLI khAlI joI dIkarAe peTano khADo batAvI kahyuM ke, "thoDuM paNa khAvAnuM Apo." ema 'vana' lIdhuM tyAre dIkarAnI AMkhanA sphaTika jevA nirmaLa AMsu joI bApanI AMkha paNa cUvA lAgI. For Personal & Private Use Only

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140 AbhanA TekA mAMDa haiye hAma dharI zuklajIe kahyuM, "hajAra hAthavALo kAle to sAmuM joze. sihoramAM to ghaNAM udAra gRhastho vase che. jarUra ApaNo khADo purAze." sAthenA bhUdevoe paNa zrImaMtonA gharanI zerInI dizA dekhADI. rAta to jema-tema pasAra karI. bhUkha jevuM bIjuM eke ya duHkha nathI. kahevAya che ne ke bhUkhyo mANasa kayuM pApa na kare ? savAre nIkaLyA. cAla lathaDatI hatI. gaLAmAMthI svara mAMDa nIkaLatA. jIvanabhara jeNe ApyuM ja che, e dAtAne Aje ghera ghera pharI hAtha lAMbo karatAM zuM zuM thatuM haze ! koNa jANI zake? -- jANe ko sarvavedI athavA samaduHkhIyo jaNa. pAMca DagalAM cAle ne AMkhe aMdhArAM Ave ! lathaDatAM page cAlatAM paththara sAthe Thesa vAgI ane paganA aMgUThAno nakha UkhaDI jAya che. to paNa, kyAMka AzA baMdhAya evA ghara pAse UbhA rahIne lakSmI prasanna", "kalyANa hajo - evA bhAvanAM vAkyo bole ane paLavAra rAha jue; koI Ave che? Ama ghara pachI ghara ane zerI pachI zerI badalAtAM jAya che ! kahe che ne ke, "paDe che tyAre ? badhuM paDe che." ema banavAnuM haze eTale koIe kazuM ApyuM ja nahIM. AzvAsananA mIThA be zabda paNa na maLyA. cAlatAM cAlatAM eka zerImAM meDIbaMdha moTuM ghara joyuM. ThagArI to ya AzA ja ne? manamAM thayuM, sukhI ghara lAge che. DelInuM bAraNuM khUlyuM hatuM. paga upADyA. lAkaDIne Teke be pagathiyAM caDI DelImAM paga mUkyo. uparanA mALethI kaMIka taLAtuM hoya evI soDama AvI. phaLiyuM moTuM hatuM. eka bAju khATalA para cokhAnI pADelI vaDIo sukAtI hatI. uparanA mALe cahala-pahala thatI hatI. zuklajIe moM UMcuM rAkhIne saheja moTo avAja kADhI AzIrvAdanA zabdo uccAryA. eka puruSe bahAra osarImAM AvI kaTheDA pAse UbhA rahIne kahyuM : AgaLa jAva. ahIM kazuM nahIM maLe. nIce khATalA para sukAtI vaDI joI dIkarAne emAMthI be-cAra levAnuM mana thayuM. jevo teNe hAtha laMbAvyo ke tarata zaklajIe hAthamAMnI lAkaDI vaDe dIkarAne vAryo. upara UbhelA sajjane A joyuM. zuklajIne haju AzA hatI. koInA manamAM saheja paNa dayA pragaTe evA vizvAsathI pharIthI emaNe UMcA avAje AzIrvacano uccAryA. evo ja UMco ane have to kaDavAzabharyo avAja uparathI pheMkAyo ! : tamane kahyuM to kharuM, ahIM kazuM nathI, AgaLa jAva. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 141 A chelluM ghara hatuM. chello prayatna hato. zuklajIe manamAM vicAryuM : bhale ! hari icchA. saheja nisAso nIkaLyo. DelInA kamADane lAkaDI vaDe ThelIne pagathiyAM UtaravA jAya che tyAM zarIre samatulA gumAvI. eka lathaDiyuM khAIne zarIra Dhagalo thaIne paDyuM. moTo dhabAko thayo. avAja sAMbhaLI AjubAjuthI mANaso bhegAM thayA. koI pANI laI AvyuM. koI sUMTha laI AvyuM. koI kaMI laI AvyuM. pANI chAMTyuM. pivarAvavA moMmAM ToyuM. paNa pInAra hAjara na hatA ! prANa paMkheru UDI gayuM hatuM. meDI para UbhelA sajjana paNa dhaDAdhaDa dAdaro UtarIne nIce AvI pahoMcyA. dilamAM phALa paDI. aparAdhabhAvano tIvra AMcako lAgyo. lokoe joyuM. maranArane khabhe janoI ane mAthe zikhA joI. are ! A to ucca varNanA brAhmaNa lAge che ! pRcchA karI. dIkaro to hebatAI gayo hato. zUnna thaI gayo hato. bahAragAmanA lAge che. kyAM UtaryA che? Amane koNa jANe che ? pragaTanAthanI jagyAe laI gayA. anya brAhmaNoe oLakha ApI. pelA meDIvALA sajjana paNa sAthe hatA. emanA manamAM saLavaLATa cAlI rahyo hato! brahmahatyAnuM pAtaka lalATe lAgyuM ! mana kaDavuM-kaDavuM thaI gayuM. agnisaMskAra to karyo paNa manamAM ethI ye bhAre lhAya lAgI hatI. apAra pastAvo karatAM karatAM mAMhyalo jAgI gayo ! agnisaMskAra pachI gautama kuMDamAM snAna karavAne badale e pAtaka dhovA himAlayanI vATa pakaDI ! enA manane thayuM, AvA nirdoSa ane uttama kuLanA uttama AcArasaMpanna * brAhmaNane meM nA kahI. ema nA kahetAM mArI jIbha kema sivAI na gaI? mAruM A pApa che dhovAze? pote paNa brAhmaNa hatA. samajaNa to hatI ja. paraMtu javAnInA toramAM nA paDAI gaI hatI. Teva vaza, "AvA to yAcako AvyA ja kare; badhAne ApyA karIe to pAra ja na Ave -- AvA sAmAnya, tuccha ane chIcharA vicArothI prerita thaIne nA kahevAI gaI hatI te ghaNI bhAre paDI gaI. ApaNe 'nA' to na ja kahIe. thoDuM to bhale thoDuM. ApIe jarUra. have eTaluM to nakkI karIe ke "nA" to na ja kahIe. p. For Personal & Private Use Only

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142: AbhanA TekA zeraDIno sAMTho citoDanA mahArANA karaNasiMhane Aje gherI ciMtA gherI vaLI che. gujarAtanI rAjadhAnI pATaNathI samAcAra AvyA che ke rAjA bhImane koI mahA roga thayo che, te jIvaleNa che. badhA ja kuzaLa vaidyoe A rogano, amArI pAse koI IlAja nathI' ema kahI dIdhuM che. rAjA ane prajA ekamekathaIne jIvatA hatA. prajAnA sukhacena vyApakapaNe harAma thaI gayA che. rAjAne have maraNa e ja zaraNa che; e maraNane notaravuM kaI rIte tenI mathAmaNa cAle che. ghaNAM dharmAnurAgIjanonI paNa salAha levAmAM AvI. rAjA jIvavA mAMgatA nathI, jIvavAmAM rasa nathI. jIvanano aMta lAvanArA je rastA che jo ke tene rastA na kahevAya, paNa chevaTe badhAne saMmata thavuM paDyuM che kAraNake svajanothI rAjAnI vedanA-pIDA jovAtI nathI. kSaNe-kSaNe mAthAmAM bhAlA bhoMkAtA hoya ane charI pharatI hoya tema lAgatuM hatuM. cittoDanA mahArANAne gujarAtanA rAjA bhIma para apAra vahAla hatuM. temanA rAjyamAM goviMda nAmanA, janmathI vaidya hoya tevA eka rAjavaidya hatA. mahArANAe temane bolAvI paDakAranI bhASAmAM kahyuM ke, tamArA suzruta, vAbhaTTa ane caraka jevA vaidyonA mahAgraMthanA pAnAMmAMthI rAjA bhImanI vedanA zamAve tevA auSadho zodhI kADho. rAjA bhImano vyAdhi koI paNa upAye maTavo joIe. tame tamArI auSadha-maMjUSA laIne pATaNa jAo, tyAM rahIne temano upacAra karo. auSadhonuM saMyojana karo ane mArA mitra rAjA bhImane sAjA-naravA karo to tamAruM vaidakanuM jJAna ane te mATe veThelo parizrama lekhe lAgaze. tame jaladI jAo.rAjavaidya badhI sAmagrI laIne rasAlA sAthe pATaNa pahoMcyA. emanA praveza sAthe ja pATaNa rAjyamAM eka AnaMda-lahara pharI vaLI. AzAnA toraNa baMdhAyA. vaidyanI khyAti vikhyAta hatI. goviMda vaidya AkRtithI prabhAvazALI hatA ane prakRtithI kuzaLa hatA. sArA bhAvathI temaNe rAjAnA For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 143 vyAdhine joyo, cikitsA mATe karyuM auSadha kAmayAba nIvaDaze tenI divasarAta mathAmaNa karI. paNa teno upAya zuM? divase tapAse. vaLI rAte paNa tapAse. ema tapAsatAM rahyA ! roga ja evo vicitra hato ke sUryAsta thAya ne jIvaDAM romarAjInI najIka AvI jAya. havaLa-havaLa thAya. akaLAmaNa to evI thAya ke kSaNa mAtra UMgha na Ave. citta becena bane. sAthe anubhavI vidyArthIone laI AvyA hatA te badhAnI sAthe roganI carcA vicAraNA kare. roga pakaDAyo. nidAna thayuM. aTaMgahRdaya ane carakasaMhitAmAMthI pATha maLyo. graMthamAM jevuM varNana hatuM evA ja lakSaNo rAjAnA rogamAM jovA maLyA. paNa... nivAraNa mATe auSadha, pathya, anupAna vagerenI vicAraNA karatAM ja kuzaLa cikitsaka mauna thaI gayA ! eka zabda paNa kema karI uccAravo? chevaTe to rAjAne na gamatI vAta to kahevI ja paDaze. Ano koI vikalpa ja nathI. pahelA rAjAnA taMtrImaMDaLane ane pachI rAjAsAhebane, mana kaThaNa karI kahI dIdhuM ke A mahArogano upacAra amArI pAse nathI tethI ame jaIe chIe. vaidyarAja to cittoDathI jevA AvyA hatA tevA, pAlakhImAM besI punaH pATaNathI cittoDa pahoMcI gayA. cittoDanA mahArANA karaNasiMha vATa joIne ja beThAM hatA. emane vizvAsa hato. rAjavaidya to vaidyakaLAmAM nipuNa ane niSNAta che. mitrarAjAne jarUra sAjA-naravA karI dIdhA haze evA khvAbamAM ja hatA! paNa re deva ! vaidyarAje AvIne kahyuM e mahAroga che. teno upAya amArI pAse nathI. je cIja azakya hoya te tenA svarUpe kahevI paDe ja. A bAju svajanavarga, maMtrImaMDaLa, rAjyanA variSTha zreSThIo sAthenI masalatanA aMte nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM ke pATaNathI najIka siddhapura che. siddhapuranA kAMThe sarasvatI jevI pavitra saritA vahe che. nadI to lokamAtA che. tyAM jaI deha gALI devo. lAvalazkara sAthe rAjA siddhapura javA upaDyA. nagara AkhuM DUsake caDyuM che. rAjAnA aMtaHpuranI rANIonAM to AMsu sUkAtA nathI. kevuM banI gayuM ! rAjya rAjA vihoNuM banaze. A te zuM thayuM ! roga hoya to tenA kAraNa paNa For Personal & Private Use Only

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144: AbhanA TekA hoya. tenA nivAraNa paNa hoya. zuM A roganuM koI nivAraNa ja nahIM ! maMtrataMtra-TUcakA kazuM ja kAma nahIM Ave? lAkha marajo paNa lAkhonA pAlaNahAra jIvajo evuM lokajIbhe bolAtuM hatuM. pATaNa nagarInI saraLa ane pavitra hRdayI prajAe badhI bAdhA AkhaDI rAkhI. duvA gujArI. paNa e kAMI kAmIyAba nIvaDe tema na jaNAtA, siddhapuranA raste prayANa zaru thayuM. mArgamAM eka coMkAvanArI ghaTanA banI. hAthInA UMcA hodde besI rAjasavArI je cIlethI pasAra thaI rahI hatI tyAM temanI AgaLa eka gADuM jaI rahyuM hatuM. emAM zeraDInA sAMThA bharyA hatA. rAjAnI najara e zeraDInA bhArA para paDI temAM je bhAro badhAthI upara hato te zeraDI khAvAnI prabaLa icchA thaI. rasAlo tyAM aTakyo. gADuM paNa thaMbhAvyuM. rAjAe sauthI upara hato te bhAro batAvyo. gADAvALo to rAjI rAjI thaI gayo. e bhArAmAMthI zeraDI laI ene cholI, gaMDerInA nAnA nAnA TUkaDAo rAjAne ApavAmAM AvyA. rAjA tene cUse che. paNa ahA ! A zuM che? koI camatkAra thaI rahyo che? zuM A amRta haze ! amRta AvuM ja haze? eka pachI eka ema sAta-ATha TUkaDA cUsI lIdhA. zeraDI khUba bhAvI. hAza thaI ! paDAva para jaIne rAjA to ghasaghasATa UMghI gayA. keTalAye mahinAo vityA haze, AvI niMdara AvI nathI! AMkha ja mIMcAtI na hatI. tenA badale gADha niMdara AvI hatI. jAgyA tyAre tana-manamAM ajabanI haLavAza ane skUrti anubhavyA, jANe ke roga kyAMya gAyaba thaI gayo ! rogamukta thayAnI khuzAlImAM rAjAe mana mukIne dAna dIdhA. rAjadhAnImAM paNa A khuza khabara paLavAramAM pahoMcyA. prajAe thanaganatA haiye rAjAnA pravezanA utsavanI bhAre taiyArIo karI. dIrdhAyu rAjA sAheba padhAryA ! haiyAmAM AnaMdano pAra nathI. rAjA sAjA thayA eno AnaMda apAra che. kema thayuM? kaI davAthI rAjA nIrogI thayA te jANavAmAM koIne rasa nathI. mola to talavArano ja thAya ne! myAna to bhale paDI rahe. ullAsanI uchaLatI choLa vacce rAjAno nagara praveza thayo. rAjAno roga gayo che. rAjA sAjA thaI gayA che. A vAta harakhabhera For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 145 rAjyanA khUNe khUNe pahoMcI gaI. prajAmAM have cetana AvyuM. hoMze hoMze eka bIjA sAthe A ja vAto karatA rahe che. e vAta cittoDanA mahArANA karaNasiMhane kAne pahoMcI. khuza khuza thayA. navAI paNa lAgI. potAnA niSphaLa nIvaDelA vaidyane bolAvyA. 'A zuM? tame to kahetA hatA ke A mahArogano koI ilAja nathI !' vaigharAje zAMta citte kahyuM ke, kRpALu ! tapAsa karAvavI paDaze. Ayurveda graMthomAM je upAya darzAvyo che tenAthI ja maTyuM hoya ! rANAe kahyuM, 'zuM vAta karo cho ?' mahArANAe tapAsa karAvI. kayA gAmanA sImADAmAM A ghaTanA banI, gADuM bharI janAra kheDUtanuM khetara kyAM hatuM...A badhI tapAsanA aMte jANavA maLyuM ke AyurvedamAM je upacAra varNavyo che te mujaba ja banyuM che. e zeraDI jyAM ugI hatI tenA mULamAM eka sApaNa vIyAI hatI. tenI prasuti e zeraDInA mULamAM thaI hatI. te ja zeraDInA bhArA para rAjAnI najara paDI hatI. te ja zeraDI rAjAe cUsI hatI ane tenAthI roga gayo hato. pATaNathI jyAre A vAta AvI tyAre goviMda vaidyarAje caraka graMthamAMthI A pATha batAvyo. mahArANA khuza thayA ane bharI sabhAmAM vaidyarAja goviMdanuM sanmAna karavAmAM AvyuM. AyurvedanA graMtho para rAjAnA ane mahArANAnA bhAva ane vizvAsa khUba vadhI gayA. ghaTanA banavAnI hoya che tyAre te game tyAMthI banIne ja rahe che. AvA kissA parathI te mAnyatA phalita thAya che. vAta itihAsanI che paNa te evI pracalita ke jANItI nathI. duniyAmAM AvuM bane che, banI zake che. temAM prabaLa kAraNa bhavitavyatA che. alabatta, koIpaNa kArya bane che temAM kALa-svabhAva-bhavitavyatA-pUrvakarma-puruSArtha A pAMca kAraNa hoya che. temAM paNa gauNa ane mukhya vibhAga hoya che. A prasaMgamAM bhavitavyatA mukhya gaNAya che. I For Personal & Private Use Only

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146: AbhanA TekA ghaDo A ghaDo che. joyo! tame ghaDo juo tyAre kazuMka yAda Ave che? A ghaDAnA kAMThAmAM ghaNA smaraNonI mALAnA darzana thAya che ! A ghaDo je divasathI paMkAyo e divase jaga jAhera thayo. lokoe kahyuM ke bhAI ! have A divasa kevo che te mATe TipaNe jozo nahIM. e divasa joDe A ghaDo joDAI gayo ! , e divasa eTale akSayatRtiyAno divasa ! e ghaDo sUkAyelI mATIno hovA chatAM cAra hAthanA komaLa-komaLa sparza jhaMkRta thaI uThyo hato. enA kaNa-kaNamAM nartana cAlu thaI gayuM hatuM. e ghaDAmAM mITho-mITho izu-rasa bharyo hato. enA jevA bIjA ghaNA ghaDA hatA. so uparAMta haze. paNa, pahelo ghaDo eTale pahelo ghaDo. tene ja zeraDInA rasanA dhArA pravAhathI, prabhujInA sukumAra hAthano sparza pAmavAnuM saubhAgya sAMpaDyuM hatuM. vaLI ghaDAne hRdayanA UMDANamAMthI AvatI uchaLatI bhAvadhArAnI jhaNajhaNATI, hajIe tenA taLiyAnA bhAgamAM sacavAI che. tenuM parama saubhAgya ke te ghaDo dAna devAnI sAthe ne sAthe ja saMkaLAI gayo. vaLI temAM je zeraDIno rasa hato e zeraDI, jyAre bALaRSabha, pitA nAbhirAjAnA khoLAmAM beThAM hatA tyAre eka Agantuka jagatanA tAtanA hAthamAM e zeraDIno sAMTho hato, e levA mATe nAnAM-nAnAM, gulAbanI pAMdaDI jevA komaLa hAtha laMbAyA hatA. ene kAraNe to vaMzanuM nAma ikvAku paDyuM. e zeraDI Aje pAraNAmAM, saMyamajIvananA zarUAtanA bAraNAMmAM --kahone saMyamanA bALapaNamAM A ja AvI ! prabhue ghaDAnA rasanuM pAna karyuM. are ! ghaDAnA mAdhyamathI vahI AvatAM rasa vaDe zreyAMsakumAranI bhAvadhArAnuM pAna karyuM ! e ghaDAne dhanya! e ghaDIne dhanya ! ane e ghaDA-trIjane paNa dhanya! 9, For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 147 sUpaDuM juo A sUpaDuM che ! hA, sUpaDuM, navuM nAma lAge che ne ! A eka ghara vaparAzanuM sAdhana che. jugajUnuM sAdhana che. A sUpaDuM tamAre mana to, gharanI sAMNasI, cAraNI, tavetho, loDhI jevA rasoInA sAdhano jevuM eka sAdhana mAtra haze! paNa...paNa, mAre amAre mana to, A eka divya sAdhana che. A sUpaDAne ja ApaNe pUchIe. e kahete kAna daIne sAMbhaLIe to kevI majAnI vAta ApaNane maLe ! cAlo sAMbhaLIe ! khabara che! A sUpaDuM vacce hatuM. ane kamaLanuM phUla paNa kaThaNa lAge evA komaLa-komaLa be hAtha AjubAju hatA. A sUpaDAMnI sAmenI bAju paNa bIjAM be hAtha hatA. te hAtha paNa komaLa hatA. hAthanI rekhAo paNa komaLa hatI !tenI AMgaLIo, AMgaLInA veDhAM, nakhabadhuM komaLa komaLa... sUpaDuM khAlIna hatuM. emAM sUkA ane lukhkhA lAge evA aDadanA bAkaLA hatA. evaDAM moTA sUpaDAMmAM mAMDa khobA jeTalAM haze !bAkaLAM thoDAM ane sUpaDuM moTuM kauzAMbI nagarInI zerIo halacala vinAnI ane sUnI hatI. samaya zAMta hato. bhikSAcaro paNa bhikSA meLavIne gAma bahAra, potAnA oTale ke koI moTA jhADa nIce pahoMcI gayA hatA. AkAzamAM gati karanArA vidyAdharo thaMbhI gayA hatA. koka ja vAra jovA maLe tevuM ekadazya hatuM. abhUtapUrvadazya hatuM. jeTha sudi dazamano divasa hato. pAMca mAsa ane paccIsa divasathI je dazyanI jhaMkhanA hatI te dazya jovAno sauthI pahelo lAbha A sUpaDAMne maLyo hato ! te vakhate hAjara rahyuM hoya to eka mAtra A sUpaDuM! pachI to gAma AkhuM bheguM thayuM. AkAza parathI devo paNa kauzAMbImAM utaryA. lokoe to A badhuM ene badale cAra AMkho karI-karIne joyuM ! co-tarapha A eka ja vAta! gAma vAte vaLagyuM; ToLe maLyuM. comera khuzI chavAI ! ane A maMgaLa prasaMganI duMdubhi vAgI ane sADA bAra karoDa sonaiyAnI vRSTithaI tene gAma lokoe cAra-hAthe ekaThI karI. A adbhuta ghaTanAnAM prathama prekSaka banavAno yaza A ekalA sUpaDAMne ja. dhanya te kauzAMbI gAma, dhanya te veLA. dhanya sUpaDAMne kara-meLA ! ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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148: AbhanA TekA have mAre javAnuM prayojana zuM? eka jamAno hato, saMskAranuM pacAsa TakA zikSaNa to gharamAMthI ja maLatuM. bALaka cha-sAta varSanuM thAya pachI ja ene nizALe mUkAtA. Aje badhuM badalAI gayuM che. be traNa varSanI nAnI vayeto nizALe mUkI bALakane baMdhanamAM bAMdhI devAmAM Ave che. ethI bALaka gharathI ane mA-bApathI vikhUTuM thAya che. amerikAnA pravAse nIkaLelA eka samIkSake tyAMnI paristhitinuM bArIkAIthInirikSaNa karyA pachI enuM kAraNa zodhavA prayatna karyo ke tyAMnA ane ahIMnA mAbApanI lAgaNImAM taphAvata kema che? enA anusaMdhAne eka coTadAra (ke coTa lAge evo!) banAva TAMkyo cheH dIkaro oNphisamAM hato. phona Avyo ke : pitA bimAra che, siriyasa che, tame Avo. rIsivara mUkAI gayuM. dIkarAe oNphisamAMthI ja DaoNkaTarane phona karyo tamArI tAkIde jarUra che; mArA pitA mAMdA che. emane tarata ja haoNspiTalamAM dAkhala karo. ane haoNspiTalanA trIjA mALe, AThamA vaoNrDamAM, 23 naMbaranI rUmamAM emane dAkhala karavAmAM AvyA. TrITamenTa zarU thaI. putra to potAnA kAmamAM parovAI gayo. haoNspiTala javAno eno vicAra hato paNa, ATaluM kAma patAvIne jaIza, ema dhArI e oNphisamAM ja kAma karato rahyo. eTalAmAM haoNspiTalamAMthI phona Avyo; pitA avasAna pAmyAnA khabara hatA! putra vicAramAM DUbI gayo: pitA have rahyA nathI, mAre tyAM javAnuM prayojana zuM? zabavAhinInI vyavasthA mATe vaLato phaoNna karyo, sAthe jaNAvyuM. emanA aMtima saMskAra paNa patAvI dejo ane je bIla thAya te mane mokalI Apajo. A koI kAlpanika kathA nathI, vAstavika ghaTanA che. teone A bAbatano koI raMja paNa hoto nathI. lAgaNInA koI taMtu tyAM rahyAM nathI. saMzodhana karatAM e bhAIne jaNAyuM ke, tyAM nAnapaNathI ja bALakane vAtsalya maLatuM hotuM nathI. sIdhosAdo niyama che jene je maLyuM hoya te pAchuM vALe ! bALaka ekAda varSanuM thAya e pahelAthI ja ene sUvA mATe judo beDarUma maLe. bALakane prema-hUMpha maLyAM nathI e bIjAne zI rIte ApI zake ? ghara-nizALa-dharma A traNe jagyAethI saMskAra-siMcana thatuM ane ema jIvanano pAyo nakkara banato e have banatuM nathI.] For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 149 mArA prabhujI pahelA, pachI huM mAM vAta jAmanagaranI che. sthaLa cAMdI bajAra. jamanAdAsa monajInuM ghara. sAMjanA sAta vAgyAnI vAta. comAsAnA divaso hatA. AkAza gherAyeluM hatuM. rastAmAM Ama to aMdhAruM hatuM paNa mananI aMdara ajavALuM hatuM. sAMjanuM vALu karIne pati-patnI hiMDoLe beThAM hatA. sAme pADozI mitra paNa beThAM hatA. sarakhA vicAravALA ane sarakhI samRddhivALA hatA. sAmAnya vAtacIta cAlatI hatI. evAmAM muMbaIthI pharI phona Avyo. munIe lIdho ane vAta karI. samAcAra sArA hatA. kamANI hatI emAM uchALo Avyo, na dhArelI rakama Avaze. zeThanI muMbaInI peDhInI Avaka upara ja AdhAra hato ane vepAra evo jAmelo hato ke Avaka eTalo napho hato ! - jamanAdAsa mojamAM AvI gayA. patnIne kahe ke, AvatI kAle sonIne bolAvyA che. tamAre jeTalAM ghareNAM banAvarAvavA hoya tenA mApa ApI dejo. bAjumAM beThelA mitrane paNa thayuM ke ApaNe zA mATe pAchaLa rahevuM? temaNe temanA patnIne bolAvyA ane kahyuM ke kAle sonI Ave ja che, tame paNa mApa ApI dejo. ghareNAM eka sAthe thaI jAya. jamanAdAsa monajIno utsAha joI zrAvikA vicAramAM paDI gayA. sAmethI bevaDo utsAha chalakavo joIe tenA badale thoDIvAra mATe gharamAM mauna chavAI gayuM. For Personal & Private Use Only

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150H AbhanA TekA kyAreka vAtanA be zabdo vacce mIna hoya che to kyAreka be vAtanI vacALe mauna hoya che. alabatta, A maunamAM mIThAza hatI. akaLAmaNa na hatI. mIThI muMjhavaNa jevuM lAgyuM eTale teno aMta lAvavA mATenI zaruAta jamanAdAsabhAIe ja karI : zuM vicAraNA che ! bolo to rasto thAya. zrAvikA bolyA : tame to mane haMmezA hatheLImAM rAkhI che, tethI huM samaju chuM ke tame mane sonethI maDhavA taiyAra cho paNa mAruM mana mAnavuM joIe ne! A vAkyano marma pAmatA jamanAdAsane vAra lAgI. vaLI A zabdoe vAtAvaraNane gaMbhIra svarUpa ApyuM hoya tevuM lAgyuM. pADozIne to A badhuM bIjI bhASAmAM bolAtuM hoya tevuM lAgyuM ! bhArekhama vAtAvaraNa ane vaLI temAM mIna ! have jamanAdAsabhAIne maunamAM chIMDu pADavAnuM kArya karavuM paDyuM. kahyuM : tame bolone! tamAruM mana vadhe te paheluM karIe. zrAvikAne thayuM temanuM mana taiyAra to lAge che. chatAM raNakAra sAMbhaLavAnI icchA thaI AvI. kahyuM : huM hamaNAM kahuM paNa, hA, nA, to nahIM thAya ne! jamanAdAsa kaheH tame kaho te soLa AnI. kAraNa pUchavAmAM paNa nahIM Ave ! have to bolo! zrAvikAe manamAM hatA te badhA bhAva caherA para lAvI kahyuM : juo! tamAre ghareNAM ghaDAvavA hoya to pahelAM mArA prabhujInA ja ghaDAvo. pachI bIjI badhI vAta! jamanAdAsa to rAjInA reDa thaI gayA : amArI hA ! bolo have to tamArA nakkI ne! hasu-hasu thatAM zrAvikA bolyAM: e pachI pahelAM prabhujInA zaru karAvo. vaLate divase sonI Avyo. prabhujInI aSTaprakArI pUjAnA badhA ja dravyo uttama utkRSTa ane UMcAmAM UMcI jAtanA banAvavAnuM nakkI thayuM. sAva nakkara sonAnAM e dhUpIyuM, divAnuM phAnasa evA banyA ke tenA kAca sIdhAM beljayamathI oNrDara anusAra ANavAmAM AvyA. Aje paNa che. anya upakaraNomAM moTI sarakhI thALI, sonA vATakaDI, cAmara, paMkho, badhuM ja vajanadAra ane nakazIbharyuM taiyAra thayuM. tame kutUhala khAtara paNa tenA joDe sarakhAvavA zodha karo to paNa bIjethI te jaDe ke kema ! --te prazna che. prabhu For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 151 mATenA upakaraNo thayA to prabhunA vacano lakhavAnI kalama paNa sonAnI ja banAvAI. ATalA varSe paNa e badhI vastuomAMthI bhaktinI surAvalInI saragama saMbhaLAya che ! e daMpati to A nazvara deha choDI gayA paraMtu AvA ne AvA, kALano kATa na lAge evA kAma karavA AnAthI paNa vadhAre sArA sthAne gayA ane A upakaraNo evA ja bodhane vistAratA-prasAratA rahyA che. bahenanA dAgInAnuM zuM thayuM tenI to khabara nathI. nirmaLa jaLano dhodha raNanI retamAM bhaLe, sUkAya ane jarA vAramAM to vilAI jAya. bhInI sleTane tApamAM rAkhatAM tenI bhInAza paLavAramAM varALa thaI uDI jAya evuM ja A badhA vaibhavanuM che. paNa e pANInA buMdane prabhu-bhaktinA samudramAM bheLavyuM to te akSaya-abhaMga banI jAya che ane e samajAvI de che ke -- pahelAM prabhujI, pachI huM. gaMdakInA gADavA jevA A dehane sonAthI zaNagArIzuM to paNa te pavitra thavAno nathI; jyAre prabhu to vadhu ne vadhu sohAmaNAM lAgaze. prabhunI bhaktimAM anero uchaLato ucharaMga Avaze. ane te ja to sAthe AvanAra che. sadAya sAtha ApanAra che. hoMkAro e Apaze. mATe tenA tarapha vaLIe. ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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15ra: AbhanA TekA Agama lekhana eka bapore. vi.saM. 98pa nI vAta che. jeTha mahinAnI pUnamanI vAta che. baporanA traNa vAgyAnA sumAra che. Agama granthanA lekhananuM kArya muni mahArAjAonA sAMnidhyamAM cAlI rahyuM hatuM. tADapatramAMthI eka sarakhA pAnAM banAvelA taiyAra hatA. emAM lahIyAo sAdhu mahArAjanI sUcanAo samajIne zuddha lakhANa, kaLAmaya asarothI aMkita karI rahyA hatA. sAta ATha abhyAsa rata sAdhu zAstra paThane ane nirmIta pAThane tADapatramAM lakhAvavA mATenuM kArya karI rahyA hatA. Ama to je je tADapatro lakhAI rahyA hoya tene dorIthI barAbara bAMdhI karIne, eka bhAvika zreSThie ApelA vizALa AgAramAM moTI maMjUSAmAM saMbhALapUrvaka mUkavAmAM AvatA hatA. AkarI garamInA divaso hatA eTale A kArya valabhInagaranI pAchaLano bhAga, je atyAre pacchegAma che tenAthI valabhI taraphanA raste eka khetaramAM ghaNI badhI vaDavAIothI vIMTaLAyelA vaDanI chAyAmAM khaMtapUrvaka cAlI rahyuM hatuM. garama garama lUnI vacce A vaDanuM zItaLa sAMnidhya kAmane yogya vega ApI rahyuM hatuM evAmAM jora jorathI pavana phUMkAvA lAgyo. enI jhaDapa vadhavA lAgI ane AMdhI jevo bhAre vaMToLIyo khetaramAM paDelA sUkA taraNAM, DAMkhaLA, pAMdaDA ane nAnI moTI cIjo goLa goLa phUdaraDInA cakarAvAnA AkAramAM uDADavA lAgyo. tADapatronA pAnAM to moTI vaDavAInA AzramamAM ahIM-tahIM chUTA veravikhera paDelA. jANe moTI bichAta ! A badhuM bheguM paNa thAya? - sAdhuo vicAramAM paDI gayA. have zuM thaze? keTalo zrama laI A kAma hAtha dharyuM hatuM ! paNa...ahIM kevo camatkAra sarjAyo ! goLa goLa pharato vA-vaMToLa vaDanA vistAramAM Ave te pahelA ja enI dizA badalAI jatI ! hamaNAM A vaMToLIyo vaDanI chAyAmAM AvI badhA tADapatro taNakhalAnI jema kyAMnA kyAMya uDADI mUkaze evI bhIti sahune lAgatI. paNa vaMToLIyo vaDa pAse AvIne pharI jato ane zamI jato! aho ! Azcarya ! A bhagIratha kArya prakRtine paNa maMjUra hatuM. AvA saMjogomAM kudarata ja enI rakSA karI rahI hatI. | For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 153 grISmanI eka bapore... cA kuMDagrAma nagara, kSatriya parivArano mahollo. siddhArtha mahArAjAno mahela. mahelanA pahelA mALanA eka kakSamAM zrI vardhamAnakumAra yazodA vagere beThAM che. jeTha mahinAnA divaso che. vAtAvaraNano baphAro akaLAve tevo che. satyAvIsa varSanI vayanA vardhamAnakumAra pUrNa gaMbhIra ane svastha che. yazodA kahe che : gAma bahAranA rAja udyAnamAM jaIe. vardhamAnakumAra mauna rahyA. eTalAmAM traNa yuvaka maLavA padhAryA. vinamra svare bolyA : nagaranA vayovRddha vINAvAdaka potAnI kaLA-sAdhanA darzAvavA AvyA che...Ave ?zrI vardhamAnakumAranI mUka saMmati jANIne pAkaTa vayanA vINAvAdaka padhAryA. vizALa jAjama para Asana jamAvyuM. vINAne AdarapUrvaka praNAma karIne tAra meLavyA. pachI dhIre dhIre ughADa thAya tema rAga bhUpAlInA svara vAtAvaraNamAM relAvA lAgyA... haju to sUranI jamAvaTa thaI rahI hatI tyAM to vaMToLIyA sAthe vAdaLomAMthI varasAdanI jhaDI zaru thaI. nIce bhoMyataLIyAnA oraDAnI khullI bArIo baMdha thavA lAgI. mAtA trizalA traNeka sakhIo sAthe vAte vaLagyA hatA ne tyAM bArImAMthI varasAdanI vAchaTa ane phorA aMdara AvavA lAgyA. sakhIo UbhI thaI bArI bAraNA ADA karavA lAgI. kamADa paNa ADA karyA. mAtAne acAnaka yAda AvyuM. sakhIo sAthe uparanA mALe teo padhAryA. vardhamAnakumAra yazodA sAthe je oraDAmAM hatA tenI bArIo khullI hoya to te vAsavAnA vicAra sAthe e oraDAmAM paga mUkyo. paNa A zuM? ahIM to vINAnA madhura sUro relAtAM hatA. bahAranA vAvAjhoDA sAthenA varasAdanA kAraNe saheja kAna saravA karavA paDe, paNa bArIo to khullI ja hatI. bArI pAse gayA to tyAM joyuM ke varasAdanI vAchaTanuM eka TIpuM paNa A oraDAmAM AvyuM na hatuM ! - tyAM paNa varasoda to trAMsI dhAre ja varasI rahyo hato. paraMtu e mahelanI bahAranI bhIMtone ja palALato hato. bArImAMthI aMdara AvyA vinA ja bhIMtane aDIne nIce varasI jato !mAtA trizalA to A joIne avApha banI rahyA. putra vardhamAnanA moMnA bhAva jaladI na vAMcI zakAya tevA jaNAyA. bahAranI kudaratano saMyama caDe ke virdhamAnakumArano saMyama caDe e avaDhavamAM mAtA bahAra AvI gayA. vINAvAdana cAlatuM rahyuM. kayuM saMgIta caDe? aMdaranuM ke bahAranuM? prakRti paNa pUrepUrI rIte zrI vardhamAnakumAranI surakSA mATe saMlagna rahetI hatI. jaya ho ! jaya ho! vardhamAnakumArano jaya ho! 2 For Personal & Private Use Only

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154: AbhanA TekA gharaDA vAMdarAnI zIkhAmaNa pUjya dhurandharasUri mahArAja likhita anya eka kathA IrAnano zAha bhArata dezanI mulAkAte Avyo. potAnA deza javAno divasa Avyo tyAre ene zuM bheTa ApavI e mUMjhavaNa hatI. catura divAne sAmethI ja pUchavuM Apane zuM gamyuM? Apane ahIMthI laI javA jevuM zuM lAgyuM? IrAnanA rAjAe kahyuM : A vAMdarA gamyA che. kUdAkUda karyA kare che e jovAnI majA Ave che. amArA IrAnamAM vAMdarA nathI. vicAra thAya che e ja thoDAM laI jaIe ! dIvAne 20-25 jeTalA nAnA moTA vAMdarA pakaDAvI ApyAM. zAhe pUchyuM : vAMdarAone poSaNa mATe zuM joIze? dIvAne kahyuM : mokaLAzavALA jaMgalo hoya to te nirAMte rahe. zAha kahe : amAre tyAM mahelanA bagIcAmAM to vRkSonA jhUMDa che ja. rAjA ane vAMdarA IrAna pahoMcyA. prajAne paNa A navatara prANI jovAnI majA paDI. nAnA ane moTA loko sI roja-roja bhegAM thAya ane vAMdarAone kAMIne kAMI khavarAve. vAMdarAone paNa A navI jagyAe rahevAnI majA paDI. AvA jaMgalamAM rahevAnuM ane te paNa kazI rokaToka vinA ! zAhI mahemAna hatA ne! AvI mojamAM varasa kyAM vItI gayuM enI khabara paNa na paDI. koI zubha prasaMge rAjAne tyAM deza-paradezanA mahemAno AvyA hatA. moTI mijabAnI hatI. rasoIyAonI moTI phoja sAthe rasoDAmAM halacala macI hatI. kAMIka raMdhAtuM hatuM. kAMIka taLAtuM hatuM. kAMIka zekAtuM hatuM. rasoDuM dhamadhokAra cAlatuM hatuM. rasoImAM vaparAyelAM eThAM vAsaNo eka bAju hatAM tyAM vAMdarAo ToLe vaLI emAM coMTeluM badhuM nirbhayapaNe zAMtithI cATatAM hatA. mahemAnothIye pahelA emane lAbha maLyo hato ! zAhI mahemAna hatAne! eka rasoyAne tavetho ke sANasI joItA hatA. te levA jatAM tenI najara A vAMdarAo para paDI. teNe eka moTuM lAkaDuM upADIne chUTuM mAryuM. vAMdarAone vAgyuM eTale bhAgyA, badhA jhADa para caDI gayA. badhA bhegA thayA eTale emAnA eka gharaDA vAMdarAe kahyuM : ahIM AvyA, mokaLAzathI rahyA; khUba lahera - A za karI. have vatana bhegAM thaIe. temAM ja zrI hita majA che. paNa juvAna vAMdarAo jatA mAne? ekavAra Ama lAkaDuM vAgyuM temAM zuM bI javAnuM? DarIne thoDuM For Personal & Private Use Only

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jIvAya ? buDhIyAe kahyuM : bhAIo ! A to mane sUjhayuM te kahyuM. huM to gharaDuM pAna chuM. palaLelo kAgaLa chuM. Aje chuM. kAle na paNa houM. paNa tamArI hajI jiMdagI che mATe kahyuM. vAMdarAnA ToLAe A zIkhAmaNa havAmAM uDADIne mastImAM AvI hUpAhUpa karI zAhI mahelanA parisarane gajavI mUkyuM. AbhanA TekA : 155 be-traNa mahinA pasAra thayA. vaLI eka mijabAnInI taiyArIo thavA lAgI. vaLI rasoDuM dhamadhamatuM thayuM. vAMdarAonI jIbha saLavaLI. ekavAra cAkhelo svAda yAda rahI gayo hato. jhADa parathI utarIne eka sAthe vAsaNanA khaDakalA pharatI paMgata jamAvI. vAsaNa cATI-cATI 'savAda' levAmAM mazagUla thayA ! rasoyAnI najara paDI. eNe to eka moTuM saLagatuM lAkaDuM lIdhuM ane vAMdarAnA ToLA para jhIMkyuM. badhA vAMdarAonI pITha para vAgyuM ane komaLa cAmaDI baLavA lAgI. baLatarA TADhI pADavA badhA ghoDAramAM ghUsyA ane ghAsamAM ALoTavA lAgyA. ghAsamAM Aga lAgI. tyAM bAMdhelA ghoDA khUba dAjhayA. rakSako sAravAramAM lAgI gayA. badhA jAtavaMta ghoDA kiMmatI hatA. pazu-cikitsakone tAbaDatoba bolAvyA. temaNe joIne nidAna-upacAra batAvyA. kahyuM : ghoDAonA dAjhelA bhAga para vAMdarAonI carabI copaDavAmAM Ave to ThaMDaka paNa lAgaze ane jaladIthI rUjha AvI jaze. zAhane pUchavAmAM AvyuM. rAjAe kahyuM : Ameya ghaNo samaya thayo che. kUdAkUda karI badhe bagADa karatAM vAMdarAo abakhe paDyA che. bhale tema karo. ane eka pachI eka vAMdarAnI carabI kADhI-kADhIne ghoDAne lepa thavA lAgyo. vAMdarAnI saMkhyA ghaTatI gaI ! pelo gharaDo vAMdaro to eka makAnanI othe ja raheto hato. lukhkhuM-sUkuM je kAMI maLatuM tenAthI nabhAvato hato. keTalAka juvAnIyA tenI pAse AvyA. buDhIyo kazuM bolato nathI. eka juvAna ja bolyo H te vakhate tame kahyuM hota ke Apatti AvavAnI che to ApaNe bhArata bhegAM thaI gayA hota ! buDhIyo bhAre haiye bolyo : mane je sUjhayuM te kahyuM paNa tame kAne na dharyuM tenuM A pariNAma AvyuM........gharaDAMnI AMkha ane juvAnanI pAMkha teja hoya che. : na Ama kathA kahIne pUjya rantharasUri mahArAja umeratA ke gharaDAMonA vacanano Adara karavo. bhale te vakhate e vAta gaLe na utare to paNa e puruSonA nirmaLa manamAM AgAmI ghaTanAnA eMdhANa jaNAtA hoya che; bhaNakArA vAgatA hoya che. jo vAMdarAoe zIkhAmaNa mAnI hota to te badhA bacI gayA hota ! Z For Personal & Private Use Only

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156 : AbhanA TekA adhikAra vinAnAM kAmathI DaphaNAM maLe ghaNAM.. koI vAta samajAvavA mATe AcArya zrI dhurandhara sUri mahArAja prAsaMgika daSTAMto ApatAM. paMcataMtranI vAto jevuM A eka daSTAMta --eno marma gaLe utarI jAya evo che. eka dhobIno gadheDo kapaDAM nadIe laI javA-lAvavAnuM kAma karato. vaLI kapaDAM sAcavavA eka kUtaro paNa pALelo hato. dhobI kapaDAM dhoIne jamavA bese tyAre kUtaro enI sAme ja pUMchaDI paTapaTAvato besI rahe. mAlika ene potAmAMthI thoDuMka khAvAnuM paNa Ape ! Ama rojano krama cAlato hato. ziyALAnA divaso hatA. eka divasa mAlikane khUba bhUkha lAgI hatI. jeTaluM hatuM te badhuM ja pote khAI gayo. kUtarAne ApavAnuM rahI gayuM. kUtaruM : bhUkhyuM rahyuM ane eNe A vAta manamAM sAcavI rAkhI ! rAta paDI. mAlika ane teno parivAra godaDAM oDhI sUI gayA hatA. evAmAM cora AvyA. doraDA para sUkAtAM kapaDAM coravA lAgyA. kUtaruM joyA karatuM hatuM. mitra gadheDAe kahyuM : mAlikano mAla corAya che. tuM bhasa to cora bhAgI jAya! kUtaro kahe: "Aje huM nahIM bhaluM ! mAlike mane khAvAnuM nathI ApyuM.' gadheDo kahe "mArAthI to rahevAtuM nathI. ApaNI hAjarImAM mAlikanI cIja corAI jAya te jotAM kema rahevAya? huM to bhUkuM chuM." -ane gadheDo bhUkyo! mAlikanI UMgha tUTI. tene thayuM: "A mALo rAtre paNa jaMpavA deto nathI." UThI gadheDAne be-cAra DaphaNAM jhIMkI daI, pAcho mAthe oDhIne sUI gayo! kUtarAe kahyuM: 'joyuM ! meM tane nA kahI to paNa tArAthI rahevAyuM nahIM. tane enuM phaLa maLyuM ne?' Ama jenuM kAma je kare to mAlikanI mahera Utare. anyathA bIjAM AvuM kAma kare to tene DaphaNAMnuM phaLa maLe. AvI vAto karI AcAryazrI be zabda umeratA ApaNo adhikAra hoya teTaluM ja ApaNe karavuM. bAkI sAkSIbhAve joyA karavuM. ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 157 ThaMDu pANI dakSiNa bhAratanuM moTuM gAma. vaizAkha vadinA divaso. mANasane dajhADatI garamI evI paDe ke savAranA nava vAgyAthI gharamAM pUrAI rahevuM paDe. AvA pradezamAM ugaracaMda nAmanA eka vepArIne uttara gujarAtanA eka gAmathI ahIM dhaMdhAnA kAraNe AvavAnuM thayuM. koInI oLakhANa pIchANa nahIM. dharmanA saMskAra kharA. tethI eka derAsara zodhIne prabhujInA darzane gayA. sthAnika lokonI najare temano paradezI paheraveza ane ajANyo cahero mahoro achato na rahyo. dhUpa-dIpa pUjA karIne jevA derAsaranI bahAra AvyA eTale svarUpacaMde ja vAta zaru karI ane pUchyuM : bahAragAmanA lAgo cho ! ugaracaMda kahe : "hA! ahIM vyApArika kAraNe AvavAnuM thayuM che." svarUpacaMda kahe: "mAre tyAM padhArI mane lAbha Apo." doDavuM hatuM ne DhALa maLyo ! ugaracaMda svarUpacaMdane ghera pahoMcyA. divaso to AkarA unALAnA hatA. vaLI A pradezane kAraNe garamI vadhAre lAgatI hatI. svarUpacaMdanI paroNAgata badhI rIte zAtArUpa hatI. pUchAyuM: "navakArazI karatAM pahelAM snAnavidhi karIe." svarUpacaMdanA vANI vartanamAM dharmanI rItinItinA saMskAro maghamaghatA hatA. dakSiNadezamAM hoya evA gharanI pAchaLanA vADAnA bhAgamAM ghaMTInA eka paDaparamahemAnane besAryA. ThaMDA pANItI snAna karAvyuM. ThaMDA pANIthI bhIMjavelA mulAyama kapaDA vaDe ThaMDaka lAge tevI rIte mahemAnane pavana vIMjhavA lAgyA. eTalI badhI TADhaka lAgI ke ghaNAM samayano thAka utaryo hoya evuM ugaracaMdane lAgyuM. uparathI varasatI AgamAM satata zekAI rahelA tanane ghaNI rAhata lAgI. pachI, khAvA-pIvAmAM gulAbanuM anAra khasanuM zarabata, dahIM-chAsa-lassI - vagere kalAke kalAke apAtA rahyA. hRdayanA bhAvathI ugaracaMdanuM mana bharAI AvyuM. vicAratA rahyA ke kuMvArA sAsare gayA hatA tyAre paNa AvA achovAnAM thayA na hatA! have manamAM ema thavA lAgyuM ke kyAre A bhAI mAre tyAM Ave ane huM paNa temanI A rIte badhI sarabharA karuM ! namatI bapore ekAda kalAka For Personal & Private Use Only

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158: AbhanA TekA bajAramAM gayA ane vyApArika kAma paNa thaI gayuM. ' sAMja paDI. vaLI gulakaMdano ane mIThA murabbAno dora cAlyo. rAtre paNa phaLIyAmAM lImaDA nIce khATalo DhALI, AjubAju ThaMDA pANIno chaMTakAva karAvI vAtA pavanamAM ThaMDaka ANI. jarA vAramAM to AMkha gherANI. ghasaghasATa mIThI uMgha evI AvI ke jANe paLa vAramAM savAra paDI gaI ! javAno samaya thayo. ekabIjAnA saranAmAMnI levaDa-devaDa thaI. gujarAtamAM potAnA vatanamAM AvavAnuM sAcA hRdayathI AmaMtraNa apAyuM. gADI upara mUkavA svarUpacaMda gayA. ugaracaMda gADImAM beThAM pachI hAthanA abhinayathI Avajo...Avajo thayuM. samayane vitatA kyAM vAra lAge che! sAteka varSa bAda svarUpacaMdane uttara gujarAtanA gAma tarapha javAnuM thayuM. ugaracaMdanuM gAma yAda AvyuM. poSa mahino : hato. sAMja paDe te pahelAM aMdhArA utaravA lAge. chatAM moM-sUjhaNuM hatuM ne svarUpacaMda pahoMcI gayA. nAnA evA gAmamAM ugaracaMdanuM ghara ochI mahenate maLI gayuM. ugaracaMda to harakhaghelA thaI gayA. ghaNAM vakhatathI manamAM saMgharI rAkheluM, e AgatA-svAgatA karavAno divasa AvI gayo. svarUpacaMde karelI mahemAnagati barAbara yAda rAkhI hatI. huM paNa Ama karuM ne tema karuM evA manorathanI mALA gUMthI hatI. emAM sAruM thayuM ke rAta maLI gaI. paroNAgatanI zarUAta thaI gaI. vahelI savAre mahemAnane gharanA pAchalA vADAmAM dorI gayA. vADAmAM to ghaMTInuM paDa varSothI lAvI mUkeluM. tenA para svarUpacaMdane besAryA. pharatI ThaMDA pANImAM bhIMjAvelA dhotiyAnI dIvAla racI. kaLaye kaLazya ThaMDu pANI mahemAnane mAthe reDatAM rahI, ugaracaMda vAre vAre bolatAM hatA --svarUpacaMda ! barAbara che ne ! kAMI khAmI hoya to kahejo ! svarUpacaMdanI to datavINA cAlatI hatI. zarIra AkhAmAM thatharATI anubhavatA hatA, tethI bolyA ke : "ugaracaMda ! tArI bhakti ghaNI che. chatAM paNa mAro jIva evo to kaThaNa che ke te nIkaLato nathI.' For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 1pa9 ugaracaMdamAM bhakti kharI paNa vivekanA khAte moTuM masa mIMDu ! svarUpacaMde je bhakti dhagadhagatAM unALAmAM karI hatI tevI bhakti ugaracaMde uttara gujarAtanA gAmamAM, poSa mahinAnI kaDakaDatI TADhamAM karI ! je bhaktimAM vivekano aMkuza nathI te bhakti bhArarUpa che. bojArUpa che. kyAreka to jIvaleNa paNa thAya ! bhaktinuM mUlyavAna naMga vivekanI vIMTImAM maDhAyeluM hoya tyAre te jIvAdorI jevuM nIvaDe che. aMtaraMga bhaktibhAvamAM samajapUrvakano viveka bheLavIe. ] sAMbelu nAnuM evuM gAma. gAmanA pAdaramAM eka DelIbaMdha ghara. DelI ughADIe ne vIseka DagalAM cAlIe eTale gharanA pagathI Ave. pahelo oTalo pachI osarI ane aMdaranA oraDA rasoDuM vagere Ave. gharanA mAlika ugaracaMda. ugaracaMdabhAI svabhAve oladola. khAve-khavarAve rasavALA. - bapore bajAramAMthI ghare roTalA khAvA jAya tyAre je koI paroNAM mahemAna maLe tene Agraha kare. na mAne to karagare paNa sAthe lIdhe ja pAra kare. ghare lAvI sArI sarakhI paroNAgata kare. e divase najIkanA gAmathI AvelA cha jaNAM, jeo vepArI mahAjana hatA, temane parANe ghare laI AvyA. DelI kholI. e chae jaNane aMdara lIdhAM. khATalo DhALyA. badhAMne ThaMDuM pANI pote pAyuM. pachI ugaracaMda rasoDe gayA. bahenane kahyuM : "Aje to mahAjana AvyuM che. ziro ane bhajIyA banAvo." bahena kahe : "badhuM banAvuM For Personal & Private Use Only

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160 AbhanA TekA paNa zirA mATenuM ghI kyAM che?' ugaracaMda kahe: 'lAvo tapelI. abaghaDI ghI laI AvuM.' tapelI ane DhAMkaNuM laI bahAra AvI : 'tame poro khAva, huM A Avyo." ema kahI joDAM paherI DelIno daravAjo ThAlo baMdha karI utAvaLe gAma bhaNI cAlyAM. mahemAno vAte vaLagyAM. jarA vAra mAMDa thaI haze, tyAM to rasoDAmAMthI bahenano raDavAno avAja saMbhaLAyo. hIbakAM baMdha na thAya! ekalI bahena gharamAM Ama raDatI jANI mahemAno vimAsaNamAM paDyAM. ekAeka zuM thayuM haze? be prauDha evA bhAIo UbhA thaI dhIme pagale rasoDA pAse gayA. gharamAM koI marada nathI ane A ekalA bAI mANasa raDe che. kAraNa zuM haze? acakAtAM acakAtAM pUche che : bahena! kema raDo cho? prazna sAMbhaLIne DUsakAM vadhyAM. bhAIo gabharANAM : "bahena, amane kahevAya tevI vAta hoya to kaho. kahezo to upAya thaI zakaze." Agraha vadhyo eTale bahena kahe: "mane tamAro vicAra Ave che ne rovuM Ave che." "zuM vAta che kaho to kharA ! rotAM rotAM, sADalAno cheDo ADo rAkhI bahena kahe che: "A tamArA bhAI che ne ! te ghIthI lasalasato ziro pIrasIne tamane badhAne jamADaze. pachI tame badhA jamI lezo eTale, A khUNAmAM je sAMbeluM che te laIne ekaeka jaNanAM vAMsAmAM sAta vAra mAraze. tame evA suMvALA cho ke sAMbelAno eka ghA paNa kema khamI zakazo e prazna che. A to sAta sAtanI vAta che, kevI musIbata gaNAya ! A vAta yAda AvI eTale mane rovuM Ave che. bhAIo dhIre pagale AvyA hatA, have utAvaLe pagale khATalA pAse jaIne badhAne kahe che ke ApaNe have ahIMthI jaladI jaIe emAM ja ApaNuM bhaluM che. sAMbhaLIne saDAkU daIne badhA UbhA thayA ane DelI kholI cAlavA lAgyA. bAI moTo moTe avAje bolavA lAgI : "na jAva, na jAva ! hamaNAM tamArA bhAI Avaze ane tame cAlyA gayA cho e jANI mane vaDhaze, dhamakAvaze." For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 161 paNa mahemAno e kAMI sAMbhaLavA thoDAM UbhA rahe? e to eka hAthe dhotiyAnI pATalI ane bIje hAthe pAghaDI saMbhALatAM utAvaLI cAle, UbhI bajArano rasto choDI bIje raste cAlavA lAgyAM. A bAju ugaracaMdabhAI ghI bharelI tapelI saMbhALatAM AvI pahoMcyAM. DelI khUllI paDI hatI. aMdara paga mUkyo ne joyuM to khATalAM khAlI bhALyAM! manamAM phALa paDI. bAIne pUchyuM to te kahe: 'tame kevA ne kevA paroNA laI Avo che ?' kema? zuM thayuM? 'thAya zuM? tame to gayA! mahemAno badhAM UbhA thaI gharanA oraDAmAM pharavA lAgyA. tyAM A khUNAmAM paDeluM sAMbeluM joyuM ne kahe A sAMbelu khUba ghATIluM che ame laI jaIe. tame hA kaho to ja ame jamavA rokAIe. meM kahyuM ke e kema bane? A sAMbelu to mArA piyarathI lAvelI chuM. e huM na ApuM. bhAIo A sAMbhaLIne cAlatA thayA." ugaracaMda kahe: alI gAMDI! AvuM te karAtuM haze? kevA sArA mANaso che. Ama bolAvavA jaIe to Ave ya nahIM.' nirdoSa bhAva lAvI bAI bolyAM : "evuM hoya to tame sAMbeluM ApI Avo ne jamavA bolAvI lAvo! ugaracaMdabhAI sAMbelu laI DelI bahAra AvyAM. dhULamAM sagaDa joI rasto pakaDyo. tyAM thoDe dUra mahemAnone dhImI gatie jatAM bhALyA. moTe moTethI bUma pADI : "are ! A sAMbelu to letA jAva !" mahemAno AgaLa ane bhAI pAchaLa. taDakAmAM caLakatAM sAMbelA sAthe jhaDapathI A tarapha AvatAM e bhAIne mahemAnoe joyAM! mahemAnoe jhaDapa vadhArI. aMdara aMdara bolavA lAgyAM: "bAI kahetI hatI te sAruM lAge che. kAMI khAdhuM nahIM, pIdhuM nahIM ne A to sAMbeluM mAravA doDyA Ave che. e badhAM jaladI gAma bhegAM thaI gayA. sAMbelu uMcakI doDavAthI ugaracaMda thAkIne hAMphI gayA. aTakI gayA ane pAchA ghara bhegA thaI gayA. For Personal & Private Use Only

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162: AbhanA TekA kathAnuM nirIkSaNa ane arthaghaTana mahemAnagati e gharasaMsArano zaNagAra che. mahemAnagatinuM kAryastrIvarganA AdhAre che, kaho ke gharanI AdhArazilA ja strIvarga che. strInI AMkhamAM amI hoya eTale mananAM sukhane eNe potAnuM karyuM ane tenA hAthamAM amI hoya eTale gharane potAnuM karyuM gaNAya. mahemAnane bhALI e rAjI thAya ane mahemAnane rAjI karavA badhuM ja kare to te ghara vakhaNAya. A kathA bhale lokakathA che, kalpita che paraMtu te ApaNane keTaluM badhuM kahI jAya che ! eka duhAmAM kahevAyuM che: caDhatAM dinanuM pArakhuM, nita Ave mahemAna; paDatAM dinanuM pArakhuM, AMgaNa nA've zvAna. atithine joIne gharanI strIvarga rAjI thAya. potAnI AvaData ane mahemAnagatinI kaLA pragaTa karavAno eka avasara maLyo ema paNa thAya. mahemAnane paNa saMtoSa thAya. A badhAmAM gRhastha jIvananI zobhA che. puruSanA lakSaNomAM eka ema kahevAyuM che ke : movattA parinane sattA ghaNAM uttama svabhAvI puruSonI evI rUci hoya che ke : "ekala khAvuM na lakhIza". ekalA ekalA khAvAmAM ghaNAMne manamAM zarama AvatI hoya che e to ghaNAne moDhe sAMbhaLyuM che. ApaNA dezanI saMskRti ja e che ke --ApaNe ghera mahemAna kyAMthI ! mahemAna joI ApaNe rAjI thaIe. zakti pramANe enI AgatA svAgatA karIe. vaLI ApaNe AvA gharamAM mahemAna thaIne jaIe tyAre yajamAne zuM zuM karavuM joIe eno paNa khyAla Ave che. ApaNe yajamAna hoIe tyAre te khyAlane khapamAM laIe. AtithyanI vAta mAMDI hoya tyAre kavi dulAbhAyA kAganI madhamIThI gItapaMktio acUka hoTha para ramavA mAMDe : tArA AMgaNiyA pUchIne koI Ave to AvakAro mITho Apaje kAga' ene pANI pAje bheLo besI jamaje re tene jhAMpA sudhI vaLAvavA jAje re... tArA AMgaNiyA pUchIne... For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA : 163 zabdo sAdA paNa emAM AtithyabhAvano ullAsa lAvavAnI kevI preraNA che ! ane pe'lo kAThIyAvADI lalakAra to svarganA bAraNAM sudhI pahoMcI jAya tevo che : kAThIyAvADamAM ko'kadI bhUlo paDa bhagavAna ane thA mAro me'mAna, tane saraga bhUlAvuM zAmaLA ! thoDAmAM ghaNuM samajI mahemAnagati karajo, paroNAgati karajo; sAMbelAvALI nahIM ! n eka adbhuta vAta jyArathI vAta jANI che tyArathI manamAM AnaMda AnaMda chavAyo che. zuM AvuM banI zake ? AvuM banyuM to viratinI -saprANa saMyamanI zakti keTalI badhI ! ApaNAM saMyamapAlana dvArA paNa AvuM kyAre banI zake ! AvA vicAro manamAM AvyA. vAta ema che ke eka mAtA-pitAnA saMtAnamAM be dIkarIo. banne dIkarIne janmatAveMta koI vyaMtarI vaLagI hatI. banne dIkarIo khAya nahIM, pIe nahIM, UMdhe nahIM ne raDa raDa kare. mAtA-pitA kaMTALI gayA. e dIkarIonA dAdAne manamAM zuM sUjhyuM ke baporanA samaye e bannene laIne bajAramAM jaIne eka oTale beThAM. vacce rasto ane sAme gharamAM sAdhu mahArAjanI vasati. bapora veLA, gocarI vAparIne maLI (gADAnAM paiDAM pAse je kALI maLI vaLe enAthI raMgelA pAtrA) vALA pAtrA. e gocarI vAparIne emAM je paheluM pANI hoya te pI lIdhuM hoya (prathama sahitaM pivanti niyamena ) pachInA bIjI trIjI vakhata pAtrA vasatinI bahAra jaI dhovAnA ane tenuM pANI bahAra paDe. pAtrA dhovAnuM zaru karyuM ke tarata ja dAdAe pelI banne dIkarIone pAtrA nIce dharI dIdhI. jevuM e virativaMtanA pAtrAnuM pANI zarIrane aDyuM ke tarata ja e vyantarI dhrujIne zarIra choDIne bhAgI. dIkarIo sAva nirogI ne naravI banI gaI ! virativaMtanA saMparkamAM AvelI vastumAM paNa upadrava zAMta karavAnI kevI kudaratI zakti che ! saMyamano A prabhAva che. I For Personal & Private Use Only

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164: AbhanA TekA jUo dUtaAvyo! savArano zAnta samaya hato. rAjA hamaNAM ja snAnAdi patAvIne AvyA hatA. rastA para paDato mahelano jharUkho hato. mAtra be ja jaNA hatA. rAjA hatA ane rANI hatA. rAjA bAjoTha para beThAM hatA ane rANI bAjumAM besI rAjAnA vALa savAratAM hatA. bhAratamAM puruSo paNa lAMbA vALa rAkhatA evo varSo pahelAMno e samaya hato. evA gucchAdAra vALamAM ghUpela sIMcatAM rANI ekAeka bolI UThyA : dUta smaagtH| rAjA sahasA UMcA thaI jharUkhA bahAra rastA para jovA lAgyA. koI mANasa na dekhAtAM rANIne pUchavA lAgyA : kyAM che dUta? kyAM che dUta? javAbamAM rANI mIThuM-mIThuM hasavA lAgyAM ! rAjAne caTapaTI thaI ! jarA rahIne rANIe smita sAthe kahyuM ke, A yamarAjAno dUta - zveta vALa - AvI gayo ! sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjAnA moMDhAnI ronaka badalAI gaI. mAM paDI gayuM. have duHkhI thavAno vAro rANIno hato! evuM te zuM thayuM? rAjA gaMbhIra svare bolyA : amArI samagra pitR paraMparAmAM AvuM banyuM nathI. mArA pitA, emanA pitA ane emanA paNa pitA-prapitA ema vaMza paraMparAthI, mAthAmAM sapheda vALa Ave te pahelAM ja rAjya tyajIne yogano mArga svIkAratAM ! A paraMparA hatI ane che. priye ! haM patnitavAn pi huM paLIyA AvyA chatAM gharamAM beTho chuM. basa, have e ja yogI janone raste huM paNa prayANa karIza. maMtrI, purohita, senApati ane anya javAbadAra darabArIone bolAvyA. kahyuM : yuvarAjane rAjya siMhAsana upara sthApana karavAnuM muhUrta joI gho. maMtrIne paNa utsavanI taiyArI karavAnA sUcano ApyA.. ...ane gaNatrInA samayamAM to yuvarAjano rAjyAbhiSeka karAvI, vananI vATe saMcarI gayA. dIkSA laIne tapomaya ArAdhanAmAM DUbI gayA. AtmAne khoLavAmAM ane oLakhavAmAM lIna banI gayA. e rAjA hatA somacandra, jeo prasannacandra rAjarSinA pitA thAya che. AvA rAjavI hatA ApaNe tyAM. rU. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 165 jenA sparza thAya A sarva hema te zrI hemAcAryane ho praNAma kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacandrAcArya mahArAjanA jIvanano kathA-prasaMga che. temanI dIkSA sAva nAnI vayamAM thaI hatI. nAma apAyuM hatuM somacandra muni. hajI to bALapaNa che. savArano samaya che. gocarI vAparavAnI icchA thaI. eka vayovRddha muni vIracandrajI mahArAja sAthe choravA padhAryA. najIkanA ja eka ghare padhAryA. sAva sAmAnya sthitivALuM dhanada zeThanuM ghara. savAre-savAre pANImAM ghauMno loTa bheLavI ane temAM mIThuM(lavaNa) umerI rAba taiyAra karelI hatI. - gharamAM pravezatAM tyAM paDelA kolasAnA cosalAne hAtha aDADI nAnA mahArAja somacandra munie vRddha munivarane kahyuM: "AmanI pAse ATaluM sonuM che chatAM AvA loTavALI rAba ja pIe che !' teonA hAthano sparza jevo e cosalAne thayo ke tarata ja te sonuM banI caLakavA lAgyuM ! vaNika gRhasthanI cakora najara pAmI gaI ke A nAnA munivara khUba ja puNyavaMta che. teonA sparzamAtrathI A kolasAmAMthI sonuM banI gayuM. gRhastha bolyA : "nAnA mahArAja! Apa A badhAne Apano hAtha aDADone ! A badhAM dhana vaDe ApanA sUripada pradAna samArohamAM lAbha laIza. e ghaTanA pachI vira saMvata 11 nI sAlamAM akSayatRtiyAnA zubha dine sUripada pradAna avasare teonuM nAma zrI he maca drasUri mahArAja rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. 2. For Personal & Private Use Only

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166: AbhanA TekA prabhu darizana sukha saMpadA bI. jADA vizALa ane gADha jaMgala hatuM. ghaTAvALA vRkSono to pAra nathI. evA eka vRkSanI DALe mALo bAMdhIne popaTa ane popaTI rahe che. nAnA-nAnA garI gayelA phaLa Aroge che. jAMbuDAnAM UMcA UMcA vRkSonA vacce AvelA taLAvanuM pANI pIe che. A popaTa yugala to pharatArAma che. ekabIjA sAthe pakaDadAva ramatAM hoya tema UDAUDa karatAM, ekavAra pAsenA jaMgalamAM pahoMcyA. tyAM manohara sarovara hatuM. enI pALa paranI oTalI para eka nAnakaDI derI joI. derInA be kamADa khUllAM hatAM. thAkelI popaTI e kamADa para jaI beThI. derInA garbhagRhamAM AchuM ajavALuM hatuM. vacce pIThikA para bhagavAna RSabhadevanI saumya mUrti hatI. pratimAnA caherA paranA malakATa para popaTInI najara paDI. Ama acAnaka najara paDI ane mana mohI UThyuM ! aho ! A bhAI kevA rUpALAM beThAM che ! saheje halatAM paNa nathI ! ane moM to kevuM malake che ! suMdara dazya joyA pachI e bIjAne kahevAya tyAre ja cena paDe ! hajI Amatema UDatAM popaTane ahIM AvavA, avAja dIdho : jo ne ! kevuM sarasa che ! popaTa AvI sAmenA bIjA kamADa para beTho : suMdara che, paNa A kamADa parathI dekhAya che tevuM nahIM hoya! For Personal & Private Use Only

Page #168
AbhanA TekA: 167 popaTI : A kamADa parathI jovAmAM ja khUbI che. kevA suMdara ane raLiyAmaNAM lAge che ! ghaNI veLA thaI. darzananI tRpti mANI ane potAnA mALAmAM jaI poDhI gayA, jANe svapnamAM paNa e mUrti nihALI rahyAM ! vaLI bIje divase e derInA kamADa para jaI beThAM. Aje to cAMcamAM AMbAnI maMjarI laI AvyA hatAM ! prabhu khUba pyArAM lAgyAM hatAM ! niyama evo che ke je khUba pyAruM lAge tene kazuMka ApavAnuM mana thaI Ave; ne Ape. sAmo pakSa te grahaNa kare tyAre to mana rAjI-rAjI thaI jAya ! Ama, roja-roja taLAvane kAMThe AvavAnuM. pANI pIne A maMdiranA kamADanI Toce goThavAI javAnuM. TikI-TikIne prabhune nirakhavAnuM jANe vyasana thaI gayuM ! mAtra prabhu gamI gayA. pachI prabhu ja gamI gayA! ane chelle prabhu sivAya kazuM ja na gamavA lAgyuM. | prabhunI prasanna mukha-mudrA, zAMta-svastha TaTTAra beThaka, maraka-maraka hasatI moM-phADa. verInuM vera paNa zAMta thaI jAya tevuM co-tarapha phelAyeluM pavitra AvaraNa --A badhA sameta, manamohaka vAtAvaraNe manamAM mALo bAMdhI dIdho. mana tenA para ovArI gayuM. mananA khUNe khUNAmAM prabhu ja vasI gayA. A popaTapopaTInA sAta bhava thayA. badhe vakhate unnata sthitine pAmyAM. pachI to janamanA pherAmAMthI ja chUTakAro thaI gayo. gamI gayelA prabhue kevI kamAla karI ! A prabhu darizanano prabhAva che ! 2, Aii bhagavAna zrI RSabhadeva: khajurAho For Personal & Private Use Only

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168: AbhanA TekA navuM phroka gAma nAnuM hatuM. gAmamAM nAnI nizALa. nizALamAM bIjA dhoraNano nAno oraDo. samaya thayo eTale ghaMTa vAgyo. Ta... Tan... sAMbhaLIne nAnAM-nAnAM bALako vargamAM goThavAyA. zikSikA bahena paNa AvI gayAM. vargamAM pravezatAM ja emaNe snehabharI najare bALakone joyAM. eka cheDethI jotAMjotAM emanI najara eka bALakI para paDI ane aTakI. rojanI jema ja Aje paNa meluM, phATeluM ane TuMkuM phroka paherIne e bALakI AvI hatI. rojanI jema Aje paNa zikSikA bahena bolyAM : kema AvuM meluM dATa phroka paherIne AvI che ? tArI mammIne kaheje, kAle AvuM phroka paherIne AvI che to vargamAM pesavA ja nahIM dauM ! chokarI bicArI AvA kaDavA veNa sAMbhaLI, nImANA moDhe hIbakAM bharIbharIne roI paDI. AMkhamAMthI daDa-daDa AMsu vahevA lAgyA. enI pAse AMsu luchavA rUmAla ke koruM kapaDuM paNa na maLe ! jema tema divasabhara nizALamAM rahI ane vIle moDhe ghera gaI. mammInI pAse pharI roI paDI. badhI vAta kahI. mammI paNa bicArI zuM kahe ? bIje divase samaya thayo. A nAnI nirdoSa bALakI paNa nizALe gaI. e ja meluM phroka. bIjA bALako paNa pota-potAnI jagyAe goThavAyA. zikSikA bahene eka pachI eka bALako upara neha nItaratI dRSTinuM pIMchuM pheravyuM. A zuM banyuM ? e ja meluM phroka paherIne AvelI bALakI para najara TheravI, jarA avAja karI ene pAse bolAvI. badhAMne thayuM ke have AnuM AvI banyuM. paNa badhAnI pahoLI najara vacce kAMI juduM ja banyuM. sheja bAju para laI jaI e bALakIne dIkarI jevuM vahAla karI, enuM jUnuM phroka UtarAvIne navuM nakora phroka paherAvI dIdhuM ! enAM vALa sarakhAM karI enI jagyAe besADI AvyAM. navA phrokamAM to e bALakI evI zobhI UThI ke varganA badhAM ja ene TIkI-TIkIne jovA lAgyA, jANe dharAtAM ja na hatA ! ene jUe ane vaLI eka-bIjA sAme jUe ! are bhAI ! A e ja bALakI che. zuM badalAyuM? are ! zuM vAta karo cho ? For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 169 A to e bALakI ja jANe badalAI gaI. kevI rUDI-rUpALI lAge che! parANe vahAlI lAge evI khIlI UThI che. ene mAthe-gAle hAtha pheravI levAnuM mana thAya evI sohe che! | nizALa chUTI eTale zikSikA bahenane page lAgIne e ghare gaI. gharamAM pravezatAM ja ghara jANe jhaLAMjhaLAM thavA lAgyuM. enI mammIe to ene oLakhI ja nahIM. pagathI mAthA sudhI dIkarInI sAme joyA ja karyuM. vAha! vAha! koNe AvuM sarasa phroka ApyuM? dIkarIe vAta kahI. meDame kevuM vahAla karI ene navuM phroka paherAvyuM! e jevI rasoDAmAM javA lAgI ke tarata ja enI mammI bolI : thoDI vAra thobha dIkarI! jarA rasoDuM sApha-sutharuM karI cokhkhuM karuM. AvI sArI cokhkhI dIkarInuM ghara AvuM? Ama kema cAle? ane mammIne cAnaka caDI. jota-jotAmAM to eNe AkhuM ghara cokhuMcaNaka karI dIdhuM. badhI cIja-vastu ThekANe goThavI ghara zobhe tevuM karI dIdhuM. eTalAmAM to enA pappA paNa AvyAM. are ! A zuM joI rahyo chuM huM! ghara jUe ne dIkarIne jUe. dIkarIne jUe ane gharane jUe ! haiyAmAM heta UbharAyuM. dIkarIne UMcakI. hAthamAM letAM ja potAnA melA hAtha tarapha dhyAna gayuM. AvI caMdana jevI dIkarIne UMcakavA mATenA hAtha paNa cokhkhA hovA joIe. dIkarIne nIce mUkIne tarata hAtha dhovA doDI gayA. pADozIne thayuM: AvI ThaMDI-mIThI sugaMdha kyAMthI AvI? AvIne jUe to ghara-AMgaNuM badhuM ja svaccha ane sughaDa! dhUpa-dIpa pragaTAvavAnuM mana thaI Ave evuM ! pADozaNane thayuM enuM ghara cokhyuM hoya to mAruM paNa ke nahIM? eNe paNa vALI-jhUDIne ghara cokhkhuM karyuM. pachI to Ano cepa AkhI zerImAM lAgyo. ghara-gharamAM jANe divALI AvI na hoya ! e nAda zerImAM ja na rahetAM bAjunA lattAmAM ane AkhA gAmamAM pharI vaLyo. gAma Adarza gAma banI gayuM. enA sArAM chAMTA bAjunA gAmamAM paNa paDyAM. te gAma paNa AMkhe UDIne vaLage evuM rUpALuM banI gayuM. eka navA phrokanI kevI asara ! ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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170: AbhanA TekA eka strInA veNe tAMbu bane che sonuM AkhA gharamAM Aje eka ja raMga cotarapha phelAyo che. AvelA tamAma sagAM-snehI ane svajanonI jIbhamAM ja nahIM AMkhamAM paNa mAtra bhavadeva ja dekhAya che sAthabIjuM nAma nAgilAnuM umerAyuM che. paNa atyAre to Adarza diMpatInA nAmanI jema nAgilA bhavadevamAM samAI gaI che. ekazeSa thaI gaI che. tene zuM joIe chIe ! te zuM kare che ! hajI gaI kAle ja lagna thayA che. coLelI pIThInI haLadaranI sugaMdha vAtAvaraNamAM maheke che. ghara to enuM e ja che paNa koika navI vyaktinI hAjarIthI e paNa navuM navuM lAge che. AvelA svajanono umaMga ane umaLako AgiyAnI jema cAre bAju uDAuDa karato ane caLakato dekhAya che. bhavadava to kuLa ane dezanA rivAja mujaba baMdha oraDAmAM navavadhU nAgilAne zaNagArI rahyAM che. yakSakaIma kastUrI gorocana aMbara jevA sugaMdhI dravyonA drAvaNamAM morapIMchInA cheDA vaDe nAgilAnA kapola pradezamAM puSpavallarInuM citraNa cAlu hatuM. mukha zobhA to thai rahI hatI paNa e phulavelI citaratAM citaratAM ja nIce cibukanI vacALe je lAla tala hato te bhavadevane khUba gamato hato. tenA pharate goLa valaya racavAnuM manamAM goThavatA hatA. tyAM bahAranA varaMDAmAM kolAhala vadhyo. bhavadevanA moTAbhAI bhavadattamuni bahArathI vihAra karIne padhAryA hatA. sagAM-snehInA hRdayano umaLako mukharita thaI uThyo. padhAro...padhAro..evA AvakAranA avAja gUMjavA lAgyA. koka bolyuM paNa kharuM, badhA sagAM-svajana AvI gayA hatA. A eka bAkI hatA te paNa AvI gayA. cAlo sAruM thayuM. paNa bhavadattamuninA kAna A vAkya sAMbhaLavA kyAM taiyAra hatA ! temanI AMkho to Atura najare bhavadevane zodhI rahI hatI. pUchI ja lIdhuM. bhavadeva kyAM che? gharanA svajanoe baMdha oraDAnA bAraNe TakorA dIdhA ane kahyuM ke, bhavadattamuni padhAryA che tamane bolAve che? nAgilAe ja kahyuM ke, tame jaI Avo. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA 171 bhavadevanuM mana aradhI zaNagArelI nAgilAne emane ema mUkIne javA mATe mAnatuM na hatuM paNa nAgilAe haiyAdhAraNa ApI, thoDIvAra mATe jaI Avo, huM ahIM ja beThI chuM. kacavAte mane, manane tyAM oraDAmAM mUkIne zarIrathI ja bahAra gayA. bhavadattamunine praNAma karyA. bhavadattamunie bhavadevanA mukha sAme achaDatuM ja joI lIdhuM. AjubAju gherAyelA ToLAne TALIne tarata ja gharanA pagathIyAM utaravA lAgyA. temaNe to bhavadevane pAtaruM ApI dIdhuM, e vhelI Ave upAzrayanI vATa... ! bhavadevanI sAme joyA vinA vAta ja mAMDI dIdhI... svajano to zerI sudhI.. thoDA najIkanA jana pAdara sudhI vaLAvavA AvyA. bhavadava to mana pelA oraDAmAM mUkIne AvyA hatA chatAM bhAi mahArAje ApeluM pAtaruM teo na mAMge tyAM sudhI sAmethI kema apAya! A sudAkSiNya guNathI hRdaya raMgAyeluM hatuM. mahArAja to e nadI, e AMbAvADIyuM,e jemAM poMka pADIne khAdhA hatA te khetaranI vAto yAda karAve che. bhavadava to "hA" pADavAnI jagyAe "nA" pADe che ane "nA" pADavAnI jagyAe "hA" pADe che. manamAM gaNatrI satata cAle che. gharanA pagathIyAM utaratAM ApelA pAtrA vakhate zerIno vaLAMka e sImA hatI. AgaLa cAlyA tyAre bhAgoLa sudhI manane vistAryu. vaLI AgaLa vadhyA tyAre upAzraya sudhI laI jaze pachI to teo pAtru laI leze ane te pachI e ja nAgilAnA zaNagAramAM ramamANa thaiza. manamAM nAgilAnA kuNAzabharyA aMgopAMga rame che tene zaNagAravAnA oratA racAya che. lajjAthI zaramALa baneluM namaNuM mukha tene atipriya hatuM. lajjAthI DhaLelA netranA popacAMnI surakhI tene TIkI TIkIne jovA jevI lAgatI hatI. atyAre e yAdamAM mana khovAyeluM hatuM. tyAM acAnaka bhavadattamuni upAzrayamAM pesatAM moTe avAje nisahI nisIhI bolyA ane bhavadevano rAga tAMtaNo tUTyo. jyAM guru mahArAja pAse thaIne bhavadattamuni samavayaska munio beThA hatA tyAM pahoMcyA tyAre eka majAkIyA munivara bolyA, juo, bhavadattamuni potAnA bhAine dIkSA ApavA lai AvyA che! For Personal & Private Use Only

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172 AbhanA TekA bhavadattamunie pahelIvAra bhavadeva sAme joIne pUchyuM, kema, dIkSA levI che ne? ATalA badhA munionI sAme mArA moTAbhAI khoTA paDe tevuM kema thavA devAya ! pelI sImA upAzraya sudhInI hatI. te bhavadattamuninA jIvana sudhI laMbAvI dIdhI ane "hA" bhaNAI gaI ! e "hA" kevI hatI te kone jovI hatI ! ahIM to "hA" e muhUrta ! rAkha hAthamAM lIdhI, navakAra bhaNyo, loca karyo, dIkSA thai gai, saMyama pALe che, sAmAcArInuM pAlana thAya che. mAtra paccakhANa pADatI vakhate dazavaikAlikanI sattara gAthAnA pATha vakhate eka padamAM judo pATha bole che. mULamAM "ra sI marda no vi ahaM pi tIre' , evo pATha che. bhavadevamuni kahe ke, ema khoTuM kema bolAya ! e nAgilA mArI che ane huM teno chuM! evo ja pATha pote roja bole che. potAnA manamaMdiramAM padharAvelI nAgilAnI trikALa AratI utArAya che. enA manamAM to oraDAmAM beThelI e ja ardhazaNagArelI nAgilA che. eka divasa to e ugavAno ja hato. bAra varSe e divasa ugyo. bhavadattamuni svargavAsI banyA. bhavadevamuni koIne kazuM kahevA paNa na rokAyA. sIdhAM ja rASTrakUTanagaranA raste paDyA. pahoMcyA e gAmanA pAdaramAM ! zukana sArA thayA. panIhArIoe gAmanA pAdaranA kUvethI pANInI gAgara bharI mAthe mUkI ghara bhaNI cAlatI hatI ! kyAreka traNa...kyAreka cAra... sarakhe sarakhI uMmaranI jatI hatI tyAM eka tarUNI jevI mAthe ghaDo mUkI cAlavA lAgI tyAM ja bhavadevamunie pUchyuM, "A gAmamAM nAgilA rahe che, tenuM ghara kyAM AvyuM!" "tame mArI pAchaLane pAchaLa cAlyA Avo, huM e bhaNI jAuM chuM." bhavadevane haiye TADhaka thai. hAza ! have e ghara maLaze e nAgilA paNa maLaze ! eka vaLAMka Avyo tyAM vaLIne eka khaDakI AvI. AgaLa pANIhArIne pAchaLa muni ! jevA muni khaDakImAM peThA eTale pANIhArIe ghaDo oTale mUkIne khaDakI aMdarathI vAsI. bhavadevamuni jyAM ubhA hatA tyAM AvI muninI DhALe ja ubhA ane bolyA, "huM ja nAgilA chuM, bolo zuM kAma che !" muni to nAgilAne paganA aMgUThAthI mAthAnI oDhaNI sudhI nirakhI rahyA. pelI manamaMdiramAM virAjita nAgilAnI mUrti kyAM ane parama tapasvinI mudrAmAM virAjatI nAgilA kyAM ! deha kAMtithI dIpato hato paNa mAMsa lohI nahivat hatA. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 173 bolavAnI zarUAta nAgilAe ja karI teNe munine oLakhatAM, muninA Azayane jANatAM vAra na lAgI. keTalIka strImAM sAmI vyaktine mApavAnI zakti kudarate dIdhI hoya che, tevI bheTa nAgilAne maLI hatI. te pAmI gaI. teNe kahyuM, "A kAyAmAM zuM juo cho? tame to saMsAra choDyo, ghara choDyuM, hajI mane visaryA nathI? je divase tame saMyama svIkAryuM te jANyuM te divasathI meM AyaMbila mAMDyA che ! AjakAla karatAM bAra varSanI vasaMta vItI che. meM to manane vALI lIdhuM. paristhitino svIkAra karIne mana : sthitine ghaDIne antarmukha banI rahI chuM." Ama vArtAlApa cAlato hato tyAM ja khaDakInuM bAraNuM khakhaDyuM. eka yuvAna brAhmaNa putra dAkhala thayo. nAgilAnA gharane aDIne ja bIjuM ghara hatuM, tyAM bahAra oTalA pAse ubhA rahI potAnI mAne bolAvIne kahe che ke, "eka moTI katharoTa Apo, huM suMdara khIranuM bhojana karIne Avyo chuM. tene ochI kADhavI che, thoDI vadhu dakSiNA maLe tema che. tene tyAM thoDuM jamIne pachI A khIra khAi laiza.' mA kAMI javAba Ape te pahelAM ja bhavadevamuni bolyA, "are mUrkha! A kevI vAta kare che, je vamI dIdhuM che te pharI khAvA icche che !' nAgilAe tarata taka jhaDapI lIdhI. munine kahe, "ene vaseluM na khavAya tema kaho cho to tame zuM karavA AvyA cho? tame mane ekavAra vamI dIdhI ne have A hADa, cAma, mAMsanI pUtaLIne meLavavA AvyA cho ?' bhavadevamuni zaramiMdA banyA. vacano soMsarA vAgyA. aMdaranuM mana vIMdhAyuM. mananI badhI ja vicAra laherIo zAMta thaI gaI ! - nAgilA manaH parivartanane paLamAM pAmI gayA. kahe ke, "tame kevuM suMdara kAma karyuM che, have hiNuM kAma karavAnA koDa thayA che! mArAmAMthI mana kADhIne tarata pAchA vaLo, gurumahArAjanA caraNomAM mAthuM mUkIne badhA pApa AlovIne zuddha thaine bAkInA varSo saMyama pALIne AtmAnuM kalyANa sAdho, tame to uttama kULanA cho." bhavadeva munine kazuM ja bolavA jevuM na lAgyuM. enA jevA bola A agAu bhavadevanA karNapaTa para AvyA hatA paNa tyAMthI ja pAchA pharyA hatA. jyAre A zabdo to sIdhAM hRdayane ja sparyA ane temanI vRttio urdhvamukhI banI, teo guru zaraNe jaI saMyamI banyA ! ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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174: AbhanATekA sonuM UMcAmAM UMcuM - raNakAra sAdo khemo dedarANI balavata bhaTTI varSo pahelAMnI vAta che. haDALA gAmanI bhAgoLe thaI mahAjananA gADAM jatAM hatA. savArano samaya hato. moM sUjhaNuM thayuM hatuM. khemo loTe jaine pAcho vaLI rahyo hato. dUrathI gADA bhALyA. beThelA mANasone joyAM to ujaLAM varaNanA lAgyA. pAse jaIne joyuM to mahAjananA zeThIyAva hatA. jaya jinendra' karIne kahyuM ke, "Ama keNImarathI gADAM hAlyA Ave che !' gADA kheDUe kahyuM ke, "Ama pAMcALathI AvavAnuM thayuM che, ne Ama Ave dUra javAnuM che." khemo kahe, 'gAmamAM ghara che. ema ja mahAjananuM ghara oLaMgIne mahAjanathI na javAya.' mahAjanamAMthI gharaDA vaDIle pAghaDI UMcI karIne kahyuM ke, ame to mahAjananA kAme nIkaLyA chIe. aMtarIyALa Ama rokAvuM na pAlave." For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 175 khemo kahe, "ghare to hAlo sau sArAM vAnAM thaze.' badhAMe khemAnA dIdAra joyAne mana kacavAyuM paNa khemAnI vANImAM baLa hatuM. aMtaranI vANI ThelavI muzkela hoya che. Agraha hato paNa dilathI hato. Akhare gADA khemAnA AMgaNe chUTyA. zirAmaNanI taiyArI thaI gaI. mahAjanane zirAmaNanI utAvaLa nathI paNa, utAvaLa kharaDAmAM rakama noMdhAvAnI hatI. khemAe ThaMDakathI kahyuM, "Apa badhAM nirAMte zirAvo, kAravo pachI tama tamAre je kahezo te karIzuM!' khemAnA bApAe Agraha karI karIne navakArazI parAvI pachI sAva sAdA lAgatA gharamAM najara pheravatAM mahAjanane nIce bhoMyarAmAM laI gayA. sonArUpA jhara jhaverAtanA kothaLAM batAvyA. "je joIe jeTaluM joIe teTaluM laI lo ApanuM ja che !" A ApaNI paraMparA che. mahAjana to joine AbhuM ja banI gayuM. badhAnI jIbha baMdha, AMkho pahoLI, haiyuM harakhAvA lAgyuM - mana cakarAve caDhyuM. eka eka jaNa aMdara aMdara vAta karavA mAMDyuM. svagata bolatAM hoya tema ja bolyA, e to kahe, paNa ema thoDuM ja levAya che! dhaNI Ape te levAya! ' khemAnA bApe khobe khobA ThAlavavA mAMDyA. khesanI cALa phasakI jAya teTaluM dIdhuM. "basa... basa... khamaiyA karo !" badhAMe ekI avAje kahyuM tyAre khemo ane tenA bApA thobhyA. mahAjane gADAM have gAma bhaNI vALyA. khemAe be majabUta voLAvIyA ApyA. cAMpAnera paMthakano dukALa sukhethI oLaMgI gayA. jaina zrAvakanI dilanI dilAvarI AvI hatI ane che... mAtra avasaranI rAha hoya che. te For Personal & Private Use Only

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17: AbhanA TekA karuNAjananInA jAyAne salAma jesiMgabhAInI vAta pelI ghI kAMTA pAse vADI che e jesiMgabhAInI....hA.... e jesiMgabhAinI vAta che. banyuM evuM ke gAyakavADa sarakAre vaDodarA jIllAnA tamAma gAmonI gocara bhUmimAM te te gAmanA Dhora-DhAMkharane caravAnuM baMdha karAvyuM. tyAM mAtra gAyakavADa sarakAranA pazuone caravAnuM. Ama cariyANa baMdha thatAM mahAjana jesiMgabhAI pAse AvyuM ane kahyuM ke kAMika karo.... gAmanA Dhora jAya kyAM? cariyANa to gAmanuM che. gAyakavADa sarakAranI mAtA tIratha kare che te jANI jesiMgabhAi sAthe thaI gayA. je gAma jAya tyAMno jamaNavAra jesiMgabhAI taraphathI thAya. mAtA kahe : A zuM ! jAtrA huM karuM ane jamaNavAra tamArA taraphathI ! jesiMgabhAi kaheH mA, A badhuM eka ja che ne! mA prasanna thayA, kaheH zuM joIe che? jesiMgabhAI kaheH vaDodarA jIllAnA gAmonA cariyANa chUTA karAvI dyo...basa, ATaluM joIe che ! " rAjamAtA kaheH mAMgI mAMgIne A zuM mAMgyuM? pachI kahe: bhale! hA, rAjAne kahevaDAvI tarata tamAma gAmonI gocara jamIna gAma mATe chUTI karAvI. mahAjano bhegAM thaI AbhAra mAnavA AvyA to kahe: A to mAro AbhAra mATe mAnavAno thayo! dayAnA kAma to sAme cAlIne karavAM joIe... puNya kamAvAnI taka maLI gaNAya. mAre to tamAro upakAra mAnavAno thayo. A lakSmI mUMgA abola jIvo mATe khapamAM nahIM Ave to kyAre Avaze? jesiMgabhAinA hRdayamAM dayAno jharo cAlu ja rahyo. e vaheNa satata vahetuM rahe te mATe ApaNe paNa nAnA-moTA dayAnAM kAma karatAM rahevuM joie. jainonA vaibhava, aizvarya ane amIrInuM mULa A lokopakAramUlaka jIvadayA che. mUMgA abola prANInI AMtaraDI Thare ane temAMthI je zubhAzIrvAda Ave te aizvaryane sthira kare che. ] For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 177 haThIbhAIno roTalo oladola jIvanI vAta ja nirALI che. jesara paragaNAmAM haThIbhAI lAkheNo mANasa. vepArI mANasa, paNa enA jevo jIva, A manakhanA meLAmAM maLavo dohyalo na hoya tevuM to kema kahevAya ! khavarAvavA jamADavAnI bAbatamAM to temane kyAreya dharava na thAya ! eka urdU zAyaranI paMkti che ne! --vo bhI vina re , korpha mAve tava nimA e emanuM mana ane e emanuM jIvana! emano rojano niyama. bapora thAya ne jamavA TANe bajArethI ghare jatAM, rastAmAM je najare caDe teno premathI hAtha pakaDIne ghera laI ja jAya ! gharavALA paNa evA ja puNyazALI. rasoDAmAM garavuM roTalIthI ubharAtuM hoya ! e uparAMta thIjelAM ghI lagADelA roTalAnI thappI to judI ja! haThIbhAIne khabara hatI ke zirAmaNamAM ke vALuM vakhate to bahu ja ochA hoya; paNa jamatI veLAe to malaka AkhAne notare. roja roja paccIsa-trIsa mahemAnanI paMgata hoya ja : "kyAMthI Avo cho? kaye gAma rahevuM? jesaramAM zuM AvyA cho?' --AvI koI paDapUcha nahIM. aDhAre Alamane AvakAra. haThIbhAI mATe to annadAna te moTuM dAna ! koNa AvyuM; koNa gayuM --e - jANavAnI te zI jarUra? jamavAmAM paNa vero-AMtaro nahIM. eka ja paMgate besAvAnuM. badhAnA bhANAMmAM eka sarakhuM pIrasAya. peTa bharIne jamADe. jamyA pachI roTalAM ne chAsa to Agraha karI karIne jamADe. to ja haThIbhAIne cena paDe ! ekavAra baporAM karI-karAvIne gAmatare nIkaLyA hatA. ugharANI karI gAma pAchA vaLatAM sAMja paDI gaI hatI; ziyALAnI sAMja. rAta jevuM aMdhAruM thaI gayuM hatuM. ghoDo hoMziyAra ane rastAno jANakAra. moDuM to khAsuM thayuM hatuM. haThIbhAI bephikarAIthI gharabhaNI AgaLa dhapI rahyA hatA. sanALA gAmanA pAdare pahoMce te pahelAM to cAra lUMTArAe AMtaryA. ghoDo aTakyo nahIM, dhIre dhIre cAlato rahyo tethI karaDAkIbharyo avAja Avyo: 'alyA koNa che? thobhI jAva!' najIka AvIne jue che tyAM moMkaLA joI eka bolI uThyo: "A to haThIbhAI kAmadAra !"nAma sAMbhaLatAMveta bALanA traNeya ekI sAthe bolI uThayA : "alyA bheru, ene noM vatAvAya ! be jaNA sAthe rahIne emane jesara sudhI vaLAvI Avo. jo, jo, koI aDapaluM na kare. haThIbhAIno roTalo to haju dADhamAM che." 0 For Personal & Private Use Only

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178: AbhanA TekA saMvedanahInatAnI sajA rAjakumArI sudarzanane manamAM evo manoratha thayo ke huM tIrthanI yAtrA karavA jAuM. rAjaputrI hatAM. mAtra icchA pragaTa kare eTalI ja vAra ! badho rasAlo taiyAra thaI gayo. nokara, cAkara, rasoIyA ane evA aneka sevako tahenAtamAM hAjara hatA ja. lAvalazkara sAthe eka pachI eka tIrtha thavA lAgyAM. eka vAra eka ghaTanA banI. sudarzana kumArI rathamAM besatAM hatAM. daSTi mArga para rahe te rIte rathamAM beThaka goThavI hatI. eka tIrtha choDI bIje tIrtha javAnI taiyArI thaI hatI. eka pachI eka ema gAmo AvatAM gayAM. evA eka gAmanI bhAgaLa bahArathI ja je tIrthe javAnuM hatuM te raste rasAlo cAlyo. rastA vaccethI eka nAgarAja pasAra thatA hatA. emanI gati sthira ane sIdhI hatI. paNa mANasanI jAta. potAnA bhayano paDagho ene sApamAM dekhAyo. re ! mANasa ! rasAlAnI AgaLa cAlatA mANasoe DAMga ugAmI. be-traNa phaTake to nAgarAjane yamasadane pahoMcADI dIdhA. sudarzanA rAjakumArInI najaramAM A ghaTanA banI. teo jotAM hatAM ane temanA karmacArIoe nAgarAjanI hiMsA karI. rathanA AgaLanA bhAge rAjakumArI beThAM hatAM. temanI najara mArga para hatI ne A ghaTanA banI. joyuM chatAM teo kAMI na bolyAM. mANasoe DAMga vaDe ghA karyA tyAre paNa "AvuM na karAya" eTaluM ya na bolyAM. A ghaTanA banI tyAre sudarzanA kumArInA AtmAe pachInA bhavanI gati karI ane AyuSyano baMdha paDyo ! ane te samaLIno bhava pAmyAM. bhavitavyatA sArI ke samaLIne pAradhIe tIra mAryuM ane te taraphaDatI derAsaranA pagathIA para paDI.e samaLIne taraphaDatI joIne karuNAvaza muni mahArAje navakAra maMtra saMbhaLAvyo. navakAra maMtra sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM navA bhavanA AyuSyano baMdha paDyo temAM maMtranA zabdanA prabhAve manuSyano bhava paDyo. eTale, vacce je tiryaMca - samaLI - tarIkenA bhavanuM kAraNa, jyAre nAganI hatyA thaI rahI hatI tyAre te mauna rahyAM te che. For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 179 yAda rAkhI levA jevo prasaMga che ane upadeza che. hiMsA ke AtaMka najare dekhAya tyAre, bhAIo ! A zuM karo che? AvuM na karAya! eTaluM to avazya kahevuM joIe. AvA samaye mauna rahevuM e paNa saMmati sUcaka che ema uparanA prasaMgathI pramANa thAya che. evuM na thAya ane hiMsA aTake evI bhAvanA haze to ja saMvedanA jIvatI raheze. ] bane sthitimAM majhA ja majhA vizALa vanarAjithI viMTaLAyelI TekarI upara eka bAvAjI rahetA hatA. sAta ATha vidyArthIne bhaNAvatA hatA. vidyArthIo ja jaMgalamAMthI sUkAM lAkaDAM vINI lAvI rasoi karIne badhAne jamADatA hatA. eka divasa bhaNanAra chokarAoe AvIne samAcAra ApyA ke, gurujI, gurujI ! sAta-ATha gAya kyAMkathI pharatI pharatI AvI gaI che." gurujIe kahyuM, "bhale! tyAM ja sTeja bAMdhIne chAMyaDo karI dyo. mAtAjI sukhe sukhe tyAM rahI zake." te pramANe chAMyo karyo. gAyo nirAMte rahevA lAgI. dUdha maLavA lAgyuM. dahIM, ghI thavA lAgyA. badho parivAra majhAmAM AvI gayo. divaso sukhamAM vitatAM hatA. tyAM e ja chokarAo bheLAM thaine AvyA. gurujIne kahevA lAgyA. gurujI, gurujI ! e badhI gAyo kyAMka cAlI gaI ! gurujI kahe, "cAlo sAruM thayuM, gobara sApha karavuM maTyuM." bhaNatAM vidyArthIoe kahyuM, "gAyo AvI tyAre Ape kahyuM ke gorasa maLaze ane eno mAlika e badhI gAyone laI gayo to Ape kahyuM ke gobara sApha karavuM maTyuM. to banne avasthAmAM Apane sAruM ja dekhAya che? gurujI kahe, "hA, bhaNatarano sAra ja A che ne. najara evI TevAI jAya ke sAruM hoya te ja najare caDhe. ane je jue temAMthI sAruM zodhI kADhe.' ApaNane sAruM jovA ja AMkha maLI che. tenI sArthakatA temAM che. jovuM che to sAruM ja jovuM. 3 For Personal & Private Use Only

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180: AbhanA TekA 'divasa - A zabdano artha keTalo vistarI zake? vAta jasadaNanA AlA khAcaranI che. AlA khAcaranA hRdayamAMdAnanI pAtALagaMgA samI saravANI satata vahetI rahetI hatI. yAcaka Avyo nathI ane dAna dIdhuM nathI! sahaja rucivALA jIva jyAre dAna Ape tyAre lenArane eno bhAra lAgato nathI ane denArano haLavo thAya che. AlA khAcaranI dAna-saravANI nadInuM rUpa dhAraNa kare, AgaLa vadhatAM eno dhodha racAya tyAre rAjyanA dIvAnane ciMtA thAya ja thAya! Amane Ama satata dAnapravAha cAlu raheze to tijorInuM taLiyuM AvI jaze. rAja kema cAlaze? ekavAra ekAMta joIne dIvAne izAro karyo : bApu! have to hAuM karo ! A to vAcako che. roja-roja AvyA karaze. Apa Apo cho eTale Ave che. bApu kaheH yAcaka Ave che eTale huM AvuM chuM. dIvAna kahe : e to goLa che to mAkhI Ave ja ne! bApunA svabhAvamAM dAna ApavAnuM vaNAI gayuM hatuM. svabhAvane kAraNanI zI jarUra? ApyA vinA cena na paDe tevo svabhAva hato. eka rAtre DAyaro barAbara jAmyo hato. cheka moDe sudhI cAlato rahyo. chevaTe bagAsAe teDuM mokalyuM ane DAyaro vikharAyo. AchAM ajavALAM veratA dIvA TamaTamatAM hatAM. bApue dIvAnane najIka bolAvyA: ahIM Avo to ! juo, A zuM che? sevaka pAse kapaDuM AvuM karAvyuM joyuM to goLano ravo ! : bApu ! goLa che ! AlA khAcara kahe to mAkhI kAM nathI? dIvAna kahe: e to divasa hoya tyAre Ave ! bApue A sAMbhaLatAM ja kahyuM huM paNa e ja kahuM chuM. mArA paNa divaso che, to yAcako Ave che! catura dIvAna marma samajI mUchamAM marakI rahyA. bApune manomana praNAma karyA. ('AlA' arabI bhASAno zabda che. "avvala" zabda paNa emAMthI banyo. AlA eTale moTo. AlA khAcare A nAmane paNa zobhAvyuM !) a For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 181 baMdha samaya citta cetIye re, udaye zo saMtApa salUNA unALAnA divaso hatA. sUrajanA kiraNo na'tA dekhAtA paNa lAvArasa pheMkAto hoya tevuM lAgatuM. baporanuM bhojana jematema pUruM karI naranArI badhAM udyAnano Azaro levA doDI jatAM. emAM dhanakumAra ane dhanavatI paNa hatA. tAjAM tAjAM paraNelAM hatA. uchaLatI yuvAnI hatI. AkarA tApathI bacavA dhanakumAre eka latAmaMDapanI zItaLa sukhada chAyAmAM zarIra laMbAvyuM hatuM. dhanavatI paNa pAse ja beThAM hatA. baLabaLato unALo ane baporanA eka vAgyAno dhoma dhakhato tApa. bagIcA bahAranA rastA para jatAM eka kRzakAya munirAjane cakkara AvyAM ane paDI gayA. dhanavatIe A joyuM ane dhanakumArane tvarita mokalyAM. dhanakumAra ane anya eka yuvAne maLI bezuddha munirAjane sarakhI rIte bagIcAmAM lAvI suvarAvyA ane zItopacAra karI zuddhimAM ApyAM. munirAjanA pagamAMthI kAMTA kheMcI kADhyA. lohI vahevA lAgyuM. dhanakumAranA manamAM bhaktinI saravANI phuTI. hRdaya dravI gayuM. lohIlUhANa pagamAM cIrA paDelAM joI dhanakumAre vinita svare pUchyuM : A zuM? paga kema karI dharatI para mUkAya che?' munirAje sahaja svare kahyuM: "A to virAma saMbhavatA vihAra karIe to A badhuM thAya. kheda che te to A janmamaraNano che, e dUra thAya tenI ciMtA che.' dhanakumAranA manamAM to munirAjanI nirvedavANI sAMbhaLIne ajavALA patharAyAM. rAgadveSanI nibiDa graMthI bhedAI, samakita maLyuM. ApaNe karma udayamAM Ave tyAre raDIe chIe ane munivaro karmanA baMdha samaye ja raDe che ane cete che. A dhanakumArane neminAtha bhagavAnano jIva ane dhanavatI te rAjamatIno jIva. muni mahArAjanI sevA samakita Ape che. te garanAra tIrtha For Personal & Private Use Only

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182: AbhanA TekA prabhAvanA vAraMvAra bAjuvALA bhAIne pUchuM chuM kema! pUjArIbhAI dekhAtA nathI ? kyAM gayA hatAM? sAsare majA karI AvyA lAgo cho ! juone ! moM paNa lAla-lAla thayuM dekhAya che ! tame game te kaho. nahAyAnA vALa ne khAdhAnA gAla chAnAM na rahe! have to bolo? huM ja ekI zvAse bola-bola karuM chuM. moMmAM maga to nathI bharyA ne? are bhAI ! huM boluM chuM. mane bolavA to do! juo tamane khabara to haze ke, ke.pI.saMghavInA pAvApurImAM prabhujI gAdIe besavAnA hatA eno moTo occhava hato, barAbara ! tyAM ApaNAM sirohI paTTAnAM badhAM maMdiranA pUjArIone bolAvyA hatA. jamADyA. rAkhyA. pachI badhAne moTA-moTA kavara ApyAM !" ema ! ghaNuM sAruM kahevAya ! sauthI vadhu sAruM e kahevAya ke, amArA eka sALA paNa sAthe AvyA hatA. teo TheTha jAlora taraphanA gAmamAM pUjA kare che. AmaMtraNa na hatuM. jovA AvyA hatA. temane paNa khAlI hAthe javA na dIdhA!" are bhAI ! badhI vAta to sAMbhaLI. paNa tame maganuM nAma marI to paDo? ApyuM zuM? ApyuM zuM e pUcho cho? amane badhAne kavara ApyuM." are bhAI mArA ! kavara to barAbara che paNa e kavaramAM zuM bharyuM hatuM e to prakAzo! kahuM, kahuM !' kahetAM to pUjArInuM moM AkhuM bharAI gayuM : "pUrA agIyAra hajAra !!" tamArA hAthamAM pahelIvAra ATalA rUpiyA AvyA haze ! For Personal & Private Use Only

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AbhanA TekA: 183 hA! vAta sAcI che, bhAI ! kudarate paNa muThThI vALIne nahIM paNa khobA bharI-bharIne ApyuM che ! ane AvA badhAne ApyuM te pramANa! ApaNe to bhAI ! nyAla thaI gayA ! jaino ATalA udAra hoya che te pahelIvAra jANyuM. mane pAMtrIsa varSa thayA. mArA bApA paNa A ja maMdiramAM pUjA karatAM. huM vIsa varSathI pUjA karuM chuM. ghaNAM zeThIyA maLyAM paNa ke.pI. zeThathI heTha. mAro bhAIbaMdha A bAjunA gAmanA maMdiramAM pUjA kare che te kahe : huM bhagavAnane navarAvuM, ghaNIvAra ema ne ema rAkhyuM paNa Aje mArA vicAra badalAyA che. havethI sarasa rIte pUjA karIza, deruM cokhkhuM rAkhIza. ApaNAM mATe A badhA ATaluM kare to ApaNe paNa samajavuM joIe ne !' sarasa ! sarasa ! prabhAvanAnuM phaLa maLI gayuM! paNa e to kaho ! tamArA sALAne zuM maLyuM? 'te badhAne pUrA agIyAra so rUpiyA maLyA !" ema ! bahu sAruM kahevAya ! che hajI A pRthvI para AvA ratana ! kahenArAe kahyuM ja che : vahuratnA vasuMdharA cAlo majA AvI ! ] - pAvApurI - rAjasthAna For Personal & Private Use Only

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