Book Title: Acharya Jinvijayji
Author(s): Sukhlal Sanghavi
Publisher: Z_Darshan_ane_Chintan_Part_2_004635.pdf
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya jinavijyajI [13] gujarAta purAtatva maMdiranA AcArya zrImAna jinavijayajI gaI tA. 12mI mee jarmanI sidhAvyA. temanA AcArya tarIkenA jIvanamAM sIdhI rIte paricayamAM AvanAra ke emanI sAhitya kRtio dvArA paricayamAM AvanAra badhA meTe bhAge temane gujarAtI tarIke oLakhe che ane jANe che. ane tethI dareka ema mAnavA lalacAya ke gujarAtanI vyApArajanya sAhasa vRttie ja emane dariyApAra mokalyA haze, paNa kharI binA judI ja che. tevI ja rIte, temanI sAthe sIdhA paricaya vinAnA mANasa, mAtra temanA nAma uparathI temane jaina ane temAM paNa jaina sAdhu mAne ane tethI ja kadAca temane vaizya tarIke oLakhavA paNa prerAya, paraMtu te bAbatamAM paNa binA judI che. AcArya jinavijayajInA jIvanamAM A videza yAtrAnA prasaMgathI tadana navuM prakaraNuM zarU thAya che ane tethI A prasaMge temanA atyAra sudhInA jIvanane ane tenAM mukhya preraka baLane paricaya Apa ucita gaNAze. temanuM janmasthAna gujarAta nahi paNa mevADa che. teo janma vaizya nahi paNa kSatriya rajapUta che. paradezamAM janArA ghaNuMkharAo pAchI AvI ahIM ISTa kArakIrdIi zarU karavA jAya che. A jinavijayajInuM tema nathI. temaNe ja dizAnI eTale prAcIna saMzodhananI kArakIrdi ahIM kyAranI zarU karI dIdhI che. pitAnI zodhe, lekha, nibaMdha dvArA A dezamAM ane paradezamAM teo mazahUra thaI gayA che ane have, temane pitAnA abhyAsamAM je kAMI vadhAre karavo Avazyaka jaNAye te karavA teo paradeza gayA che. temane janma ajamerathI keTaleka dUra rUpelI nAmanA eka nAnA gAmaDAmAM thayeluM. te gAmamAM eka varasathI vadhAre uMmaranA jena ti rahetA. temanA upara temanA pitAnI prabaLa bhakti hatI, kAraNa ke e jena yatithI vaidyakatiSa AdinA paripakava anubhavane upaga mAtra niSkAma bhAve janasevAmAM karatA. jinavijyajInuM mULa nAma kisanasiMha hatuM. kisanasiMhanA Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcAya jinavijayajI [9 paganI rekhA joI ne e tie temanA pitA pAsethI temanI mAgaNI karI. bhakta pitAe vidyAbhyAsa mATe ane vRddha gurunI sevA mATe 8-10 varasanA kisanane yatinI paricaryoMmAM mUkayA. vananA chellA divasomAM yatizrIne kAI khIjA gAmamAM jaIrahevuM paDyu. kisana sAthe hatA. yatijInA jIvana avasAna pachI kisana eka rIte nirAdhAra sthitimAM AvI paDayo, mAbApa dUra, ane yatinA ziSya parivAramAM je saMbhALanAra te taddana mUkha ane AcAraSTa. kisana rAtadivasa khetaramAM rahe, kAma kare ane chatAM tene peTapUru ane premapUrvaka khAvAnuM na maLe. e bALaka upara A AphatanuM paheluM vALu AvyuM ane temAMthI ja vikAsanuM khIja naMkhAyu. kisana bIjA eka mAravADI jaina sthAnakavAsI sAdhunI sAbatamAM Avyo. enI vRtti prathamathI ja jijJAsApradhAna hatI. navuM navuM tevuM, pUchyuM ane jANavuM e tenA sahaja svabhAva hatA. e ja svabhAve tene sthAnakavAsI sAdhu pAse rahevA preryAM. jema dareka sAdhu pAsethI AzA rAkhI zakAya tema te jaina sAdhue paNa e bALaka kisanane sAdhu banAvyA. have e sthAnakavAsI sAdhu tarIkenA jIvanamAM kisanane abhyAsa zarU thAya che. emaNe keTalAMka khAsa jaina dharma pustakA thoDA samayamAM kaMThastha karI lIdhAM ane jANI lIdhAM; paraMtu jijJAsAnA veganA pramANamAM tyAM abhyAsanI sagavaDa na maLI. ane prakRti svAtaMtrya na sahana karI zake evAM niraka rUDhidhana khaTakathAM. tethI ja keTalAMka varSa bAda dhaNA ja mAnasika mathanane aMte chevaTe e saMpradAya cheADI jyAM vadhAre abhyAsanI sagavaDa hAya tevA kAI paNa sthAnamAM javAnA alavAna saMkalpa karyo. ujjiyanInAM khaMDerAmAM karatAM karatAM sadhyAkALe siprAne kinAre teNe sthAnakavAsI sAdhuveSa cheDyo. ane aneka AzakAo tema ja bhayanA sakhata dAbamAM rAtArAta ja pagapALA cAlI nIkaLyA. mADhe satata bAMdhela mumatIne lIdhe paDela sapheda DAdhAne kAI na oLakhe mATe bhUMsI nAkhavA temaNe aneka prayatnA karyo. pAchaLathI kAI ALakhI pakaDI na pADe mATe eka e diva samAM dhaNA gAu kApI nAkhyA. e doDamAM rAte ekavAra pANI bharela kUvAmAM tee acAnaka paDI gayelA. ratalAma ane tenI AjubAjunAM paricita gAmAmAMthI peAtAnI jAtane khacAvI laI kavyAMka abhyAsayAgya sthAna ane sagavaDa zeAdhI levAnA Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100] darzana ane ciMtana ugamAM temaNe khAvApIvAnI paNa paravA na rAkhI. paNa puruSArthane badhuM acAnaka ja sAMpaDe che. keI gAmaDAmAM zrAvake pajusaNamAM kalpasUtra vaMcAvavA kaI yati ke sAdhunI dhamAM hatA. daramiyAna kisanajI pahoMcyA. kaImAM nahi joyeluM evuM tvarita vAcana e gAmaDiyAoe emanAmAM joyuM ane tyAM ja temane rokI lIdhA. pajusaNa bAda DI. dakSiNa bahu satkArapUrvaka ApI. kapaDAM ane paisA vinAnA kisanajIne musApharInuM bhAtuM maLyuM ane temaNe amadAvAda javAnI TikiTa lIdhI. emaNe sAMbhaLeluM ke gujarAtamAM amadAvAda moTuM zahera che ane tyAM mUrtipUjaka saMpradAya mATe che. e saMpradAyamAM vidvAne bahu che ane vidyA meLavavAnI badhI sagavaDa che. A lAlace bhAI amadAvAda AvyA, paNa puruSArthanI parIkSA eka ja Aphata pUrI thatI nathI. amadAvAdanI prasiddha vidyAzALA AdimAM kyAMya dhaDa thaze nahi. paisA khUTyA. eka bAju vyavahAranI mAhitI nahi ane bIjI bAju jAtane jAhera na karavAnI vRtti ane trIjI bAju utkaTa jijJAsA, e badhI kheMcatANamAM emane bahu ja sahevuM paDyuM. ati bhaTakatAM bhaTakatAM mAravADamAM, pAlI gAmamAM eka suMdaravijayajI nAmanA saMgI sAdhune bheTe che, jeo atyAre paNa vRddhAvasthAmAM vicare che, ane atyAra sudhInAM badhAM parivartanamAM saraLa bhAve ema kahetA rahe che ke te je karaze te ThIka ja haze. emanI pAse temaNe saMvegI dIkSA lIdhI ane jinavijayajI thayA. emanA guru tarIkeno Azraya temaNe vidvAnanI dRSTie nahi paNa temanA AzrayathI vidyA meLavavAmAM vadhAre sagavaDa maLaze e dRSTie lIdhele. A bIjuM parivartana paNa abhyAsanI bhUmikA upara ja thayuM. thoDA vakhata bAda mAtra abhyAsanI vizeSa sagavaDa meLavavA mATe jinavijayajI eka bIjA jaina suprasidhdha sAdhunA sahavAsamAM gayA. paraMtu vidvatA ane gupadanA moTA pada upara beThela sAMpradAyika guruomAMthI bahu ja ochAne e khabara hoya che ke kayuM pAtra kevuM che ane tenI jijJAsA na pivAthI ke piSavAthI zuM zuM pariNAma Ave ? je ke e sahavAsathI temane jovA jANavAnuM vistRta kSetra te maLyuM paNa jijJAsAnI kharI bhUkha bhAMgI nahi. vaLI e uge temane bIjAnA sahavAsa mATe lalacAvyA ane prasidhdha jaina sAdhu pravartaka kAMtivijayajInA sahavAsamAM teo rahyA. tyAM temane pramANamAM ghaNuM ja sagavaDa maLI ane temanI svatasiddhi aitihAsika dRSTine pi ane tRpta kare evAM ghaNuM ja mahatvanAM sAdhano maLyAM. game tyAM ane game tevA pratikuLa ke anukULa sahavAsamAM teo rahetI chatAM pitAnI janmasidhdha Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcAya jinavijayajI [ 101 mitabhASitva ane ekAMtapriyatAnI prakRti pramANe, abhyAsa, vAcana ane lekhana cAlu ja rAkhatA. eka bAju sAdhujIvanamAM rAtrIe dIvA sAme vaMcAya nahi ane bIjI bAju vAMcavAnI prabaLa vRtti ke lakhavAnI tIvra preraNA rokI zakAya paNa nahi. samaya niraMka javAnuM duHkha e vadhArAmAM. A badhAM kAraNothI temane ekavAra vIjaLInI meTarI meLavavAnuM mana thayuM. AthI lagabhaga 13 varSa pahelAM jyAre huM tenA paricayamAM pahelavahelA AvyA tyAre temaNe mane *TarI letA AvavAnu` kahyuM. huM baeNTarI amadAvAdathI pATaNa laI gayA, ane ene prakAze temaNe taddana khAnagImAM kAI sAdhu ke gRhastha na jANe tevI rIte lakhavA ane vAMcavA mAMDayu. jo huM na bhUlatA hAu tA tilakamaMjarInA kartA dhanapALa vize emaNe je lekha lakhelo che te e ja baeNTarInI madadathI. te sivAya khIjAM paNa temaNe tenI madadathI dhaNuM vAMcyuM ane lakhyuM, paraMtu durda le kheMTarI bagaDI ane vighna AvyuM. Akho divasa satata vAMcyA--vicAryA pachI paNa temane rAte vAMcavAnI bhUkha rahetI. te uparAMta abhyAsanAM Adhunika ghaNAM sAdhanA meLavavAnI vRtti paNa utkaTa thatI hatI. chApAM, mAsikA ane bIjuM navIna sAhitya e badhuM temanI najara bahAra bhAgye ja rahe. te anya jaina sAdhuonI peThe kAI pati pAse bhaNatA. paNa bhaNavAnA ArAma ane aMta lagabhaga sAthe ja thatA. saMskRta sAhitya hAya ke prAkRta e badhuM emaNe mukhyapaNe svAtrita vAcana ane svAtrita abhyAsathI ja jANyuM che. jenI STi tIkSNa hAya ane pratibhA jAgaruka hoya e game tevAM paNu sAdhanene sarasa upayAga karI le che. e nyAye teo bhAvanagara, lImaDI, pATaNa Adi je je jaina sthaLAmAM gayA ane rahyA tyAMthI temaNe abhyAsanA khArAka khUba meLavI lIdhA. paraMtu jUnI zodhakheALAne aMge jyAre tee Adhunika vidyAneAnAM lakhANA vAMcatA tyAre vaLI temanI jijJAsA bhabhUkI UThatA ane jaina sAdhujIvananuMrUDhibaMdhana khaTakatuM. teo ghaNIvAra mane patramAM lakhatA ke tame bhAgyazALI che. tamArI pAse relavenI labdhi che, game tyAM jaI zake che ane game te rIte abhyAsa karI zako che. e lakhANu zokhIna manettinuM nahi paNa abhyAsaparAyaNu jIvananuM pratibiMba che, ema mate tA te vakhate ja lAgeluM; paNa Aje e saune pratyakSa che. pATaNanA lagabhaga badhA bhArA, jUnAM kalAmaya maMdiza, ane khIjI jaina saMskRtinI aneka prAcIna vastuonA avalAkane emanI janmasiddha vaiSaNAttine uttejI ane UMDA abhyAsa karavA tema ja lakhavA Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102] darzana ane ciMtana preryA. mahesANA ane pATaNa pachI trIjuM mAruM meM vaDodarAmAM temanI sAthe gALeluM. huM jete ke senTrala lAyabrerInAM pustakonAM pustaka ane jaina bhaMDAranI thiIonI thiIo upAzrayamAM temanI pAse khaDakAyelI rahetI. ane je kaI jAte jaIne na bolAve che teo makAnamAM che ke nahi tenI khabara mAtra lekhaNunA avAjathI ja paDatI. saddagata cimanalAla e emanA jevA ja vidyAvyasanI ane zodhaka hatA. cimanalAla agrejInA vidvAna eTale temane mArga vadhAre khUlyo. zrI jinavijayajI aMgrejI na jANe eTale te e bAbatamAM parAdhIna chatAM jijJAsA mANasane sUvA daI zakatI nathI. tethI dhIre dhIre teo aMgrejI tarapha DhaLyA. daramyAna pitAnA viSayanuM aMgrejI bhASAmAM ke jarmana bhASAmAM pustaka lakhAyuM che te tene meLavI game te rIte tene anuvAda karAvI matalaba samajI tene upayoga karatA; paNa A rIte eka abhyAsaniSTha mANasa lAMbA vakhata sudhI saMtuSTa rahI zake nahi. huM jANuM chuM tyAM sudhImAM kRpArakeza, vijJaptitriveNu, zatruMjaya tIrthoddhAra prabaMdha, vagere pustaka lakhavAne pAyo vaDodarAmAM ja naMkhAyo. ane temanI sAhitya viSayaka AkarSaka kArakirdI tyAMthI zarU thaI. jema jema vAcana vadhyuM ane lakhavAnI vRtti tIvra banI tema tema vadhAre UNapa bhAsatI gaI ane jaina sAdhujIvananAM baMdhane temane sAlavA lAgyAM. kAlakrame muMbaI pahoMcyA. aneka jaina sAdhu sAthe hatA. muMbaImAM samazIla vividha vidvAnonA paricaye ane tyAMne svataMtra vAtAvaraNe temanI abhyAsavRttine aneka mukhe uddIpta karI. e emane maMthanakALa hate. huM vAlakezvaramAM teone ekavAra maLyo tyAre joyuM ke te satata vAMcavA-vicAravAmAM magna chatAM UMDA asaMtoSamAM garaka hatA. cheDA mAsa pachI temanI vRtti pUnAnA vidyAmaya vAtAvaraNe AkaSa. teo pUjya buddhasAdhuone sAtha choDI dukhita mane ekalA paDyA, ane page cAlatA pUnA pahoMcyA. ahIM bhaMDAra ane vidvAnonA iSTatama paricayathI temane khUba goThI gayuM. tyAMnI prAkRtika ramaNIyatA, sAduM jIvana ane vidyArthI tathA vidvAnonI bahulatAe temane pUnAnA sthAyI nivAsa mATe lalacAvyA. bhArata jaina vidyAlayanI cAlu saMsthAne temaNe sthAyI rUpa ApavA prayatna karyo, ane bIjI bAju bhAMDArakara InsTITayUTamAMne likhita jaina pustaka saMgraha joI kADhyo: AmAMthI temanI zodhaka buddhine puSkaLa sAmagrI maLI. atyAra sudhI teo mane ke kamane dRDha jainatvanA Azraya taLe vidyAvyAsaMga pikI rahyA hatA, te jainatva have pUnAnA rASTrIya vAtAvaraNamAM, ane dezavyApI rASTrIya hIlacAlanA vAvAjhoDAmAM esaravA mAMDyuM. asaha Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya jinavijayajI [103 kAranA maMDANanA divase AvyA, ane temanI vadhu vizALa kAryakSetra zedhavAnI vRttine joItuM navuM kArya kSetra maLI AvyuM. A emane trIje maMthanakALa. ane te sauthI vadhAre mahattvane. kAraNa, A vakhate koI nAnI uMmaramAM jaina sAdhuveSa pheMkI dIdhe tevI sthiti na hatI. atyAre teo jaina ane jenetara vidvAnamAM eka prasiddha lekhaka tarIke jANItA thayA hatA. jaina sAdhu tarIkenuM jIvana samApta karavuM ane navuM jIvana zarU karavuM, te kema ane kevI rIte tathA zA mATe e vikaTa praznoe ghaNA divasa temane ujAgara karAvyuM. ujAgarAnAM A kAraNe mAM eka vizeSa kAraNa hatuM je seMdhavA yogya che. pitA te pahelAM gujarI gayelA tenI temane khabara hatI. paNa mAtA jIvita tethI temanuM darzana karavuM e IcchA prabaLa thaI hatI. ekavAra teoe mane kaheluM ke "huM mAne kadI joI zakIza ke nahi ! ane jAuM te mAtAjI oLakhaze ke nahi ? zuM mAre mATe e janmasthAna tadana punarjanma jevuM thaI gayuM nathI ? svapnanI vastuo jevI paNa janmasthAnanI vastuo mane Aje spaSTa nathI." mAtAne maLavA TrenamAM besavAnuM je pagaluM bharI zakyA nahi te pagaluM rASTrIyatAnA mejAnA vegamAM bharyuM. jaina sAdhujIvananAM baMdhane cheDI devAne pitAno nizcaya temaNe vartamAnapatremAM prasiddha karyo ane gujarAta vidyApIThanI sthApanA sAthe purAtattva maMdiranI ejanAne aMge temane amadAvAda lAvyA tyAre teo relave TrenathI gayA ane tyArathI temaNe relave- vihAra zarU karyo che. mahAtmAjIe ane vidyApIThanA kAryakartAoe temanI purAtatva maMdiramAM nimaNUka karI ane temanA jIvanane navo yuga zarU thayo. jaina sAdhu maTI teo purAtattva maMdiranA AcArya thayA. maMdira zarU karavAnA kAmamAM teo mAtAjIne maLavA tarata te na jaI zakyA, paNa ekAda varSa pachI gayA tyAre mAtAjI videha thayelAM. jinavijayajI A AghAtathI raDI paDyA. jinavijayajIe saMsAra paramukha saMnyAsanAM ATalAM varasa gALyAM che paNa temanAmAM mAnavatAnA sarva kumaLA bhAvo che. temane anuyAyIo karatAM sahRdaya mitro vadhAre che tenuM A kAraNa che. lagabhaga ATha varSanA purAtatva maMdiranA kAryakALa daramiyAna teonI bhAvanA ane vicAraNAmAM temanA krAntikArI svabhAva pramANe meTuM parivartana thayuM. purAtattva maMdirane mahatvane pustaka saMgraha mukhyapaNe temanI pasaMdagInuM pariNAma che. ahIM AvyA pachI paNa temanuM vAcana ane avakana satata Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104] darzana ane ciMtana cAlu ja rahyuM. aneka dizAomAM temanI kArya karavAnI vRtti temanA paricita ja jANe che. temane priya viSaya prAcIna gujarAtano ItihAsa ane bhASA e che. tene aMge temaNe je je graMthe chapAvavA zarU karyo temAM temane jarmana bhASAnA jJAnanI UNapa bahu ja sAlavA lAgI ane saMga maLatAM e ja vRttie temane jarmanI javA pretsAhita karyA. temanA utsAhane temanA AtmA vidyApriya mitroe vadhAvI lIdhe. eka bAju mitro taraphathI protsAhana maLyuM ane bIjI bAju khuda mahAtmAjIe emanI videza gamananI vRttine saprema sIMcI. daramiyAna jarmana vidvAno ahIM AvI gayA. temanI sAthe nikaTa paricaya thaI gaye. bIjI bAju temanI atihAsika gaSaNAthI saMtuSTa thayela pra. yAkebIe temane patradvArA jarmanI AvavA AkarSyA ane lakhyuM ke tame jaladI Ave. tamArI sAthe maLI huM apabhraMza bhASAmAM amuka kAma karavA IcchuM . A rIte AMtarika jijJAsA ane sAhasanI bhUmikA upara bahAranuM anukuLa vAtAvaraNa racAyuM ane pariNAme jaina sAdhunAM rahyAMsaDyAM cihnonuM visarjana karI temaNe abhyAsa mATe yurepagya navIna dIkSA lIdhI. vAcaka joI zakaze ke A badhAM parivartananI pAchaLa temane dhruva siddhAnta vidyAbhyAsa e ja rahyuM che. jaina tatvajJAnamAM kahyuM che, ke pratyeka vastumAM dhRvatva sAthe utpAda ane nAza saMkaLAyela che. ApaNe A siddhAMta AcArya jinavijayajInA jIvanane aMge babara lAgu paDele joI zakIe chIe. cheka nAnI uMmarathI atyAra sudhImAM temanAM krAMtikArI aneka parivartanamAM temane mukhya pravartaka hetu eka ja rahyo che, ane te pitAnA priya viSayanA abhyAsane. e te koI paNa samajI zake tema che ke je teo ekane eka sthitimAM rahyA hota te je rIte temanuM mAnasa vyApakapaNe dhaDAyeluM che te kadI na dhaDAta ane abhyAsanI ghaNuM bArIo baMdha rahI jAta, athavA sahaja vikAsagAnI saMskAra gUMgaLAI jAta. AjakAlanI sAmAnya mAnyatA che ke ucca abhyAsa te yunivarsiTInI kolejomAM ane te paNa aMgrejI prophesarenAM bhASaNa sAMbhaLIne ja thaI zake; ane etihAsika gaSaNa te ApaNe pazcima pAsethI zIkhIe te ja zIkhAya. AcArya jinavijayajI kaI paNa nizALe pATI para dhULa nAkhyA vagara hiMdI, mAravADI, gujarAtI, dakSiNa bhASAomAM lakhI-vAMcI-belI zake che ane baMgALI paNa temane paricita che. ATalI nAnI vayamAM temaNe Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcAya jinavijayajI [15 vIseka graMthA saMpAdita karyo che. prAcyavidyApariSadamAM'haribhadrasUrinA samayaniNaeNya' e upara emaNe eka lekha vAMcyA jethI prakhara vidvAna yAkALIne pazu potAnA abhiprAya AyuSyamAM pahelI ja vAra badalAvave paDyo che. jUnA dastAvejo, zilAlekhA, saMskRta, prAkRta ke jAtI gujarAtInA game te bhASAnA lekhA te ukelI zake che ane vividha lipinA temane kheAdha che. khAravelano zilAlekha khesADavAmAM praoN. jayasvAle paNa temanI salAha anekavAra lIdhI che. temane zilpa ane sthApatyanI ghaNI mAhitI che. paryaTana karIne pazcima hiMdanI bhUgoLanuM temaNe evuM sAru nirIkSaNa karyuM" che ke jANe jamIna temane javAba detI haiAya tema te itihAsanA anAvA temAMthI ukelI zake che. purAtattvamAM paNa temaNe eka prAcIna gujarAtI bhASAnA - gheMsa darbha ' saMpAdita karyAM che. kAI paNa cAlu bhASAnA enA jeTalA jUnA graMtha hiMdamAM virala ja che, uparAMta gujarAtanA itihAsanAM sAdhanAnA graMthA bahAra pADavA mAMDyA che, je kAma teo jarmanI jaI AvyA pachI vadhAre vemathI AgaLa calAvaze. temaNe calAvela jaina sAhitya sAdhaka nAmanA traimAsika patranuM khI varSa pUruM thavA Ave che. jaina samAjanA kAIpaNa phrikAmAM e kArTinuM patra adyApi nIkaLyuM nathI. e patra jaina sAhityapradhAna hovA chatAM tenI pratiSThA jainetara vidyAnemAM paNa ghaNI che. tenuM kAraNa temanI taTasthatA ane aitihAsika niSNAtatA che. jaina samAjanA loko temane jANe che te karatAM jainetara vidvAno temane vadhAre pramANamAM ane mArmika rIte pichAne che. jo ke jaita samAja taddana rUDha jevA DAvAthI bIjA badhA laoNkA jAgyA pachI ja pAchaLathI jAge che, chatAM saMtoSanI vAta e che ke meDAM meADAM paNu tenAmAM vidyAvRttinAM sucihno najare paDavA lAgyAM che. eka tarI, aMgrejI bhASA ane pAzcAtya vastumAtrane bahiSkAra karavA tatpara evA sakINuM va, je muMbaImAM rahe che te ja muMbaImAM, jo vidyAruci ane samayasUcaka jaina vidvAna varga paNa vase che. vidAyagIrInA mitroe karelA chellA nAnakaDA meLAvaDA prasaMge meM je dRzya anubhavyuM te jaina samAjanI krAntinuM sUcaka hatuM. je loko AcAya jinavijayajIne Aja sudhI baLavAkhAra mAnI temanAthI dUra bhAgatA agara teA pAse javAmAM pApane bhaya rAkhatA tevA lAkA paNa temanI vidAyagIrInA meLAvaDA prasaMge upasthita thaI sAkSI pUratA hatA ke have jUnuM kAzmIra ane jUnI kAzIe videzamAM vase che. Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ darzana ane ciMtana AcArya haribhadra bauddha maThamAM ziSyone bhaNavA mokalelA. AcArya hemacandra kAzmIranI zAradAnI upAsanA karelI. upAdhyAya yazavijayajIe kAzImAM gaMgAtaTane seveluM. have paristhiti pramANe je jaina sAhitya ane jaina saMskRtie mAnapUrvaka sthAna meLavavuM hoya te dezanAM prasiddha sthaLe uparAMta videzamAM paNa jyAMthI maLe tyAMthI dareka upAye vidyA meLavavI ane haribhadra, hemacandra ke yazavijayajInI piThe navIna paristhiti pramANe navI vidyAo dezamAM AvI. A vastu taddana rUDha gaNAtA jaina sAdhu vargamAM paNa keTalAkane samajAI gaI hoya ema lAge che. tethI ja abhyAsane aMge thatA A videzagamanane keTalAka pratiSThita jaina sAdhuoe patrathI ane tArathI abhinaMdana mokalyAM hatAM. atyArasudhI AtmAnA koI adamya sAhasathI ja temaNe abhyAsa AgaLa calAvyo che ane atyAre paNa aMgrejInA adhUrA abhyAse ane phreMca ke jarmananA abhyAsa vinA yuropanI musApharI svIkArI che. emanuM A sAhasa paNa atyAra sudhInAM temanAM badhAM sAhasanI peThe saphaLa nIvaDaze. --prasthAna 4, 1984.