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________________ aImuttA muni 24. aImuttA muni eka vakhata bhAratanA polAsapura gAmanI zerImAM cha varSano aimuttA tenA mitro sAthe ramato hato. te rAjA vijaya ane rANI zrImatino kuMvara hato. ramatAM ramatAM teNe sAdhu joyA. teo mahAvIrasvAmInA ziSya gautamasvAmI hatA. temane mAthe muMDana ane khulle page hatA. teo gocarI mATe eka gherathI bIjA ghera jatA hatA. teNe doDatA jaIne sAdhune kahyuM ke jo Apa mArA mahelamAM gocarI mATe padhArazo to mane tathA mArI mAtAne AnaMda thaze. gautamasvAmI kabUla thaI tenA mahelamAM gayA. aimuttAnI mAtA rANI zrImati bAlkanImAM UbhA UbhA bagIco jotA hatAM. temaNe aimuttAne tathA gautamasvAmIne potAnA mahela tarapha AvatA joyA ane khUba khuza thatI temane AvakAravA gaI. bhaktibhAvathI temano satkAra karyo ane kahyuM, "martheNa vaMdAmi." temaNe aimuttAne potAne bhAvatA khorAka gautamasvAmI mATe laI AvavA kahyuM, te lADu laI Avyo. ane gautamasvAmInA pAtrAmAM mUkavA ja mAMDyA. gautamasvAmIe kahyuM ke ATalA badhA lADunI jarUra nathI. aimuttA sAdhune gocarI vahorAvavAthI khuza thayo. gautamasvAmI tyAMthI pAchA pharyA tyAre aimuttAe kahyuM, "ApanI jhoLI bahu bhAre che. mane uMcakavA do." gautamasvAmIe kahyuM, 'aimuttA, e huM koIne UMcakavA mATe na ApI zakuM sivAya ke jeNe dIkSA lIdhI hoya ane sAdhu thayA hoya te ja UMcakI zake." teNe pUchyuM, "dIkSA eTale zuM?" gautamasvAmIe samajAvatAM kahyuM ke jeNe jagatanA tamAma sukho, kuTuMba tathA sagAMvahAlAM temaja sAmAjika ane vyApArI saMbaMdhono tyAga karyo hoya te ja dIkSAno saMkalpa karI zake, ane to ja te sAdhu thaI zake. loko potAnA jUnA karmo khapAvavA ane bhavobhavanA pherAmAMthI mukti meLavavA dIkSA le che. rojiMdA jIvanamAM mANasa potAnI rojiMdI pravRttio dvArA karma bAMdhe che. bIjI bAju sAdhu tathA sAdhvI AvI koI pravRttio na karatA hovAthI teo navA karmo bAMdhatA nathI." aimuttAne jijJAsA thaI ane teNe pUchyuM, "gurudeva! tame pApa karatA ja nathI? tamAre khAvA joIe, rahevA joIe, A badhI pravRttithI tame kharAba karmo bAMdho ja cho." bALakanI vadhu jANavAnI utkaMThA joIne gautamasvAmI khuza thayA. temaNe kahyuM, "ame khorAka laIe kharA paNa khAsa ja amArA mATe banAvyo hoya tevo khorAka ame letA nathI. ame upAzrayamAM rahIe kharA paNa te amArI mAlikIno na hoya. ane tyAM ame thoDA ja divasa rahI zakIe. ame paisA paNa na rAkhIe ane koI dhaMdhAkIya vyavasthAmAM ame bhAga na laIe. Ama eka sAdhu pApa thAya tevI koI pravRttimAM bhAga na le." aimuttAe kahyuM, "gurudeva, to to mAre dIkSA levI che." aimuttA ane gautamasvAmI jyAM mahAvIrasvAmI upadeza ApatA hatA tyAM pahoMcI gayA. aimuttA jayAM bIjA sAMbhaLavA beThA hatA tyAM besI gayo. upadezamAM mahAvIre samajAvyuM ke jIvana zuM che ane koI kevI rIte jIvananA duHkhono tyAga karI zake. aImuttAe potAnI sAdhu thavAnI icchA mahAvIrasvAmI pAse pragaTa karI. mahAvIrasvAmIe kahyuM, "tArA mAtA-pitAnI AjJA vinA ame tane dIkSA na ApI zakIe." aimuttAe kahyuM, "A to bahu sahelI vAta che. huM ghera jaIne teonI AjJA laI AvuM chuM." aimuttA ghera gayo. teNe tenI mAtAne kahyuM, "mA, huM dIkSA levA icchuM chuM. tame ja kahetA ho cho ke ApaNI gharelu jiMdagI aneka jaina kathA saMgraha
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________________ 98 bhagavAna mahAvIranA samayanI jIvana kathAo pApo tathA hiMsAcArathI bharelI che. gautamasvAmI ane mahAvIrasvAmI paNa tema ja kahe che. mAre pApamAMthI mukta thavuM che tethI maherabAnI karIne mane dIkSA levAnI anumati Apo." ardhamuttAnI mAtA A sAMbhaLIne AzcaryamAM paDI gaI. pote dhArmika vRttinI hoIne AimuttAno pApano Dara ane dIkSA levAnI icchA jANI manathI khuza thaI. dIkSA levI eno artha te barAbara samajyo che ke kema te teo cakAsavA mAMgatA hatA. tethI temaNe kahyuM, "dIkarA, dIkSA levI e ghaNI agharI vAta che. tyAM bahu zistabaddha jIvana jIvavuM paDe. tyAM tArI sArasaMbhALa levA mAtApitA nahi hoya. badhAM kaSTo tuM kevI rIte sahana karIza ?" aimuttAe kahyuM, "mAtAjI, A gharelu jIvanamAM paNa ghaNI takalIpho hoya che. sAdhu thavAthI je kaMI takalIpho paDaze te karmono nAza karaze ane mukti tarapha laI jaze." A sAMbhaLIne tenI mAtA khuza thaI, chatAM tenA dIkSA levAnA nirNayane vadhu cakAsavA mAMgatA hatA. temaNe kahyuM, "dIkarA, zA mATe dIlA levAnI utAvaLa kare che, thoDAM varSo thobhI jA. amArA dhaDapaNane sAcava ane tArA potAnA kuTuMbanuM paNa dhyAna rAkhavuM paDaze ne!" aimuttAe kahyuM, "mAtAjI, mahAvIrasvAmInA upadezamAMthI huM zIkhyo chuM ke koI juvAna nathI ke koI gharaDuM nathI. kAle zuM thavAnuM che tenI koIne khabara nathI. koNa paheluM maraze ke pachI maraze te paNa khabara nathI. to pachI zA mATe rAha joIne mane Aje maLelI taka javA devI?' have mAtAne khAtrI thaI gaI ke dIkarAne dIkSA levAno artha barAbara khabara che, ane tethI teo khuza thayAM. temaNe dIkarAne kahyuM, "dIkarA, khUba abhinaMdana! mane tArA mATe garva thAya che. tuM sAro sAdhu banI zakIza. tAruM dhyeya mukti che te tuM bhUlIza nahi. AkhI jiMdagI ahiMsAnuM pAlana karaje. huM tane dIkSA levAnI anumati ApuM chuM." aimuttAe kahyuM, "pUjya mAtAjI, Ape mane anumati ApI mATe Apano khUba khUba AbhAra. tamArI sonerI salAha huM kAyama yAda rAkhIza." ardhamuttAnA mAtAe temane AzIrvAda ApyA, ane navA jIvananI saphaLatA icchI. pachI temaNe pitAzrI rAjA vijaya pAsethI paNa anumati apAvI. aimuttA yoDA divasa pachI dIkSA laI te sAdhu banyA. sahu temane bAlamuni ardhamuttA kahetA hatA. eka divasa bAlamuni aimuttAe keTalAka chokarAone khAbociyAmAM kAgaLanI hoDI banAvI ramatA joyA. tene ramavAnI tIvra icchA thaI. te bhulI gayo ke sAdhu thaIne pANI sAthe ramAya nahi. te doDato chokarAo pAse gayo ane ramavAnI icchA pragaTa karI. bALako paNa eka sAdhu potAnI sAthe ramavA AvyA che te jANI khuza khuza thaI gayA. emaNe emanA pAtrAnuM DhAMkaNa kholI nAMkhyuM. ane e jANe ke hoDI hoya tema ramavA lAgyA. temaNe badhAne kahyuM, "juo, mArI hoDI paNa tare che.'' eTalAmAM bIjA sAdhuo tyAM AvyA ane joyuM to bAlamuni pANI sAthe ramatA hatA. temaNe kahyuM, "bAlamuni! A zuM karo cho? sAdhu thaIne pANIthI na ramAya te bhUlI gayA? pANI sAthe ramavAthI pANInA jIvone duHkha thAya. sAdhu tarIke ApaNe pratijJA lIdhI che ke koIpaNa jIvane duHkha nahi ApuM. tame tamArI pratijJAno bhaMga karyo ane kharAba karmo bAMdhyAM." bAlamuni aimuttAne potAnI bhUla samajII. emaNe tarata ja prAyazcitta karavA mAMDyuM, "are! meM A zuM karyuM? meM mArI mAtAne vacana ApyuM hatuM ke pApa lAge evuM koI kArya huM nahi karuM, A sAdhuo dhaNA dayALu che ke mane mAruM kartavya yAda karAvyuM, jo A sAdhuo na AvyA hota to mAruM zuM thAta?" tene pote je kaMI karyuM tenuM sAcuM prAyazcitta karyuM. te bIjA sAdhuo sAthe upAzrayamAM pAchA pharyA. sAdhu bahArathI potAnA upAzrayamAM pAchA phare tyAre temane rastAmAM thayelI jIvahiMsAnA prAyazcitta mATe iriyAvahiyaM jaina kthA saMgraha
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________________ aimuttA muni sUtra karavuM paDe. A banAva ardhamuttAnI sAta varSanI uMmare banyo hato. tyArapachI temaNe vaDIla munio pAse agiyAra aMga Agamano abhyAsa karyo ane tera varSanI uMmare eka vakhata iriyAvadhi karatAM bolatAM bolatAM teo pANakamaNe, bISamaNuM, hariyakkamaLuM, osA...uniMga, paNaga...ga....maTTI.... bolatA daga zabda upara vicAra karatAM pUrvanA prasaMganuM smaraNa thatAM vicAravA lAgyA jo meM koIpaNa pANI, lIlotarI athavA mATImAM jIvaMta jIvane duHkha pahoMcADyuM hoya to huM mAphI mAMgu chuM. Tabl pANImAM ramatA Alamuni manA tenA prAyazcittano koI cheDo na hato. pote je kaMI karyuM hatuM tene mATe teo duHkhI hatA. teo vicAravA lAgyA, meM A zuM karyuM? kevaLa AnaMda khAtara keTalA badhA jIvaMta jIvone duHkha pahoMcADyuM? huM A pApamAMthI kevI rIte mukta thaIza ? he jIvo, huM tamArA duHkhanuM nimitta banyo chuM. mArA pApo mATe mane mApha karo. pharI AvA pApa huM kyAre ya nahi karuM." sAcA dilanA prAyazcittane kAraNe temanA badhA ja kharAba karmono kSaya thayo ane temane kevaLajJAna prApta thayuM. have teo kevalImuni kahevAyA. pachI kevalI ardhamuttA muni mahAvIrasvAmInI sabhAmAM gayA ane jyAM kevalI sAdhuo beThA hatA tyAM besavA gayA. keTalAka vaDIla jaina kathA saMgraha 99
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________________ bhagavAna mahAvIranA samayanI jIvana kathAo sAdhuoe A joyuM ane kahyuM, "o aimuttA, tuM kyAM jAya che? e jagyA to kevalI muni mATe che. mATe jyAM bIjA sAdhuo beThA che tyAM jaIne beso." mahAvIrasvAmIe tarata ja kahyuM, "sAdhuo, kevalI muninuM tame apamAna na karo. aimuttA muni have koI sAmAnya sAdhu nathI. jyAre iriyAvahIyA karatA hatA tyAre ja temanA ghAtI karmono nAza thayo che ane teo kevalI banyA che." sAdhuone temanI bhUla samajAI temane vaMdana karavA lAgyA. ane vicAryuM "kevaLajJAna prApta karavA mATe uMmarano koI bAdha nathI hoto." aMte bAlamuni aimuttAne bhavobhavanA pherAmAMthI mukti maLI. jaina dhrarma samajyA ane tenA pAlana mATe uMmaranI koI maryAdA nathI. paNa tene mATe sAcI zraddhA, samaja ane jainadharmanA siddhAMto samajavA ane amalamAM mUkavA mATenA ghIraja mahatvanA che. ApaNe bhUlo karUe (-e ane khoTAM karyA bAMdhIe (e. te bhUlo pachI sahetuka hoya ajANatAM thatI hoya. e zakya che ke kamone dalIdhe ajANatAM thaeNTalI bhUlone sAcA ane dayapUrvakanA prAyazcitathI sudhANa zakIe. game tema paNa pAchaLathI prAyazcita karI bhUlo sudhAraze tema mAnIne koIe jANI joIne sahetuka bhUlo na karavI joIe. smAnuM prAyazcita vyartha che. [100 jaina kathA saMgraha