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________________ ja ga ' : * "" -- R : 10. mahAtapasvI AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarajI mahArAja bhUmikAH bhAratabhUmi saMtonI, jJAnIonI, Si-munionI bhUmi rahI che. bhAratano AdhyAtmika vAraso jagataprasiddha che. ApaNI A AdhyAtmika paraMparAmAM AthI 115 varSa pahelAM eka divya puruSano janma thayo, jemaNe potAnA viziSTa cAritrabaLathI ane AgAmoddhAranAM satkAryo dvArA jaina darzanano uddhAra karyo hato. keTalAMya varSothI digaMbara munionI paraMparAno lagabhaga viccheda thaI rahyo hato ane mahAvIra tathA kundakundanA mArgane prakAzita karavAvALA digaMbara munio nahivat hatA, tyAre dakSiNanA eka nAnA gAmamAM AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarano janma thayo hato. teozrIe AgaLa upara munidIkSA aMgIkAra karI, digaMbara paraMparAne punaHjIrtita karavAmAM ananya phALo Apyo hato. temanA cAritroddhAranA kAryane lIdhe ja vartamAna digaMbara ke samAja temane pUrvAcAryo jeTalA ja AdarathI jue che. janma tathA bALapaNaH vi. saM 1929 (I. sa. 1871) aSADha vada chaTha ne budhavAranI rAtre temano janma kSatriyakuLamAM thayo hato. bhojagAMvathI cAra mAIla dUra te AvelA belagula gAmamAM zrI bhImagoMDAnAM dharmapatnI zrImatI sapavatI(satyabhAmA)nI kUkhe mosALamAM AcAryazrIno janma thayo hato. temanuM bALapaNanuM nAma sAtagauDA !
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________________ 78 arvAcIna jaina jayotiro hatuM. je nimAM bhaTTAraka jinasena Adi aneka mahApuruSono janma thayelo te prabhAvazALI caturtharjana kuLamAM A nararatnano janma thayo hato. belagula" gAma dakSiNa bhAratanA belagAMva jillAmAM AveluM che. teo pAMca bhAIbaheno hatAM. temAM be moTA bhAI, be nAnAbhAI ane eka bahena hatAM. AkhuM kuTuMba saMskArI hatuM. pUyya ane saMskAravArasoH nAnapaNathI ja temanuM zarIra hRSTapuSTa ane baLavAna hatuM. AjubAjunAM badhAM gAmomAM kustInI ramatamAM temanA samAna koI na hatuM. cokhAnI pAMca maNanI gUNane paNa teo sahelAIthI upADI zakatA hatA. temanA asAdhAraNa zarIrasauSThava ane madhuravANInA prabhAvathI badhA emane khUba ja cAhatA hatA. zaktibaLanI sAthe sAthe emaNe bALapaNathI ja zAMtibaLa-samatAbaLa paNa prApta karyuM hatuM. koInI sAthe laDAIjhaghaDo karavAnuM ke koIne apriya-kaThora vacano kahevAnuM temanA svabhAvamAM ja na hatuM. bALapaNathI ja teo mitabhASI ane miSTabhASI hatA. bAlyAvasthAthI ja teo laukika AmodapramodanAM sAdhanothI virakta rahI dhArmika utsavomAM hoMzapUrvaka bhAga letA, mAtA sAtheniyamita devadarzana mATe jatA, dhyAna tathA zAstrAbhyAsamAM khUba ja ruci letA. khAdInAM sAdagIpUrNa vastrono ja teo upayoga karatA hatA. mAtA haMmezAM dharma ane sadAcArano upadeza ApatI: 'pApa karuM nakA", "jIva hiMsA karuM nakA', 'corI karuM nakA' Adi uttama sadAcArapUrNa jIvana jIvavAnI preraNA temane saMsakArI mAtA taraphathI haMmezAM maLyA karatI hatI. pUsaMkAranA prabhAve A puNyAtmA bALapaNathI ja aneka asAdhAraNa guNonA bhaMDArasamAM hatA. temano parivAra ghaNo sukhI, samRddha, vaibhavapUrNa tathA jinendra bhagavAna pratye apratima zraddhALu hato. sAtagoMDAnI smaraNazakti ghaNI ja tIvra hatI ane tenI prasiddhi jana sAdhAraNamAM sArA pramANamAM thaI gaI. temane mAtA satyavatI taraphathI satyaniSThA-dharmaniSThA ane pitAzrI bhImagoMDA taraphathI daDhatA, gaMbhIratArUpI uttama guNono amUlya vAraso prApta thayo hato. "putranAM lakSaNa pAraNAmAMthI"--e kahevatane caritArtha karatAM cihano bALapaNathI ja temanAmAM dekhAtAM hatAM jethI anumAna thatuM ke A eka lokottara mahApuruSa banaze. A alaukika bALaka pratyeka naranArInA manane potAnAM gaMbhIratA, karuNA ane parAkrama dvArA AkarSita karI zakyo hato. bALapaNanI temanI pravRtti paNa asAdhAraNa hatI. sAce ja bAlyakALamAM maLelA mAtA-pitAnA suMdara saMskAra bALakanA aMta:karaNa para bIjarUpamAM kotarAI jAya che ane bhAvi jIvanamAM hajAro gaNA vRddhigata thaI bALakane lokottara mahApuruSa banAvI de che ! jema mahAtmA gAMdhIjI ane chatrapati zivAjInA jIvana para temanAM mAtA-pitAnA saMskAranI UMDI ane amITa chApa paDelI, tema sAtagoMDAnA jIvanaghaDataramAM temanA mAtA-pitAno phALo sAce ja amUlya hato. bhoja gAmamAM prApta thaI zake teTaluM laukika zikSaNa prApta karIne, AcAryazrIe vItarAga maharSionA alaukika zikSaNane AtmasAta karavAno ane anubhavajaya zikSAne jIvanamAM vaNavAno prayatna karyo hato. anubhavanA AdhAre prApta thayeluM jJAna ja vAstavamAM sAra ane mArmika hoya che. prAya: mahApuruSo anubhavanI zALAmAM
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________________ mahAtapasvI AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarajI mahArAja zikSaNa meLavIne ja potAnA jIvananuM ghaDatara karatA hoya che. uttama dhAraNAzaktinA kAraNe temaNe satsaMga-svAdhyAyathI sAcA jJAnano sAro evo lAbha prApta karyo hato. vairAgya, AjIvana-brahmacArya ane zAstra-adhyayana : te vakhatanA rivAja mujaba AcAryazrI jyAre mAtra nava varSanI uMmaranA hatA tyAre ja mAtA-pitAe cha varSanI bAlikA sAthe temanA vivAha karI dIdhA, paraMtu prArabdhavazAta che mahinAmAM te bAlikAnuM maraNa thaI gayuM. pachI aDhAra varSanI uMmare mAtA-pitA taraphathI puna: vivAha karavAno Agraha thavA lAgyo paNa temaNe dRDhatAthI potAnI anicchA pragaTa karI ane AjIvana nirdoSa, naiSThika brahAcaryavratanuM pAlana karyuM. mAtra sattara-aDhAra varSanI uMmare ja nirgava dIkSA aMgIkAra karavAnI temanI icchA hatI, paNa pitAnI saMmati na maLavAthI teo tema karI zakyA nahi. Ama yuvAvasthAnA AraMbhathI ja temanAmAM atyaMta vairAgyano AvirbhAva thaI cUkayo hato. saMsAra pratyenI temanI anAsakti yuvAvasthAnA prAraMbhakALathI ja spaSTapaNe dRSTigocara thAya che. teo kapaDAMnI dukAne besatA, paNa pUrNa satyatAthI vepAra karatA ane saheja paNa anyAya ke anIti na AcarAI jAya tenI sAvadhAnI rAkhatA. vyApArAdi kAryomAM udasa bhAvathI kAma karatA ane prabhubhakti, satsaMga, svAdhyAya tathA citanamanananI pravRttiomAM potAnuM mana joDeluM rAkhatA. temanI dIkSA levAnI icchA jANIne mAtA-pitAe temane vrata, niyama, upavAsa vagere karavAnI maMjurI ApI. sAthe sAthe evI AzA karI ke amArA jIvatAM ghara choDIne cAlyA javuM nahi. teo vadhu samaya kapaDAMnI dukAna upara vitAvatA hatA ane kAma sivAya zAstrAdhyayanamAM ja magna rahetA hatA. moTAbhAIne kAmakAja mATe bahAra javuM paDatuM tyAre dukAnanI dekharekha teo rAkhatA. grAhake kapaDuM pasaMda karyA bAda kiMmana banAvIne kahetA hatA ke tame tamArI jAte mApIne kApIlyo ane paisA ahIM mUkI do athavA copaDAmAM lakhI do. Ama, vepAramAM temanI ni:spRhatA ane anAsaktinAM darzana thAya che. dhIre dhIre temanI dukAna svAdhyAyazALA jevI banI gaI. bapore tyAM 15-20 mANaso ekaThAM thatAM ane teozrI temanI samakSa pravacana ApatA. yuvAvasthA ane dIkSA grahaNa : 32 varSanI uMmare AcAryazrI tIrtharAja sameta zikharanI yAtrA mATe gayA. temanI tIrthabhakti adabhuta-alaukika hatI. tIrthayAtrAnI pAvana smRtimAM temaNe saMyamanA pratijJAniyamo levAno nizcaya karyo ane AjIvana ghI tathA tela nahIM khAvAnI deDha pratijJA lIdhI. Ama temaNe bhAvi munijIvanane yogya saMyamamArge prayANa karavAno zubhAraMbha karI dIdho ! yAtrAthI ghare pAchA AvIne mAtra eka vAra AhAra levAnI pratijJA lIdhI. AcAryazrInA pitAzrIe paNa 16 varSa sudhI eka ja vAra bhojana ane eka ja vAra pANI lIdhuM hatuM. eka divasa temaNe badhA putrone ekaThA karIne gharano boja soMpI dIdho, samAdhi-maraNa dhAraNa karyuM ane paMca parameSThInuM smaraNa karatAM karatAM zarIra choDI dIdhuM. AcAryazrInI uMmara te vakhate 37 varSanI hatI. 3 varSa pachI temanI mAtAe paNa samAdhimaraNa dhAraNa karI, 12 kalAkamAM ja dehatyAga karyo. have teozrI mAtApitAnA anuzAsanamAMthI mukta thaI gayA.
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________________ 20 arvAcIna jaina jyotidharI pitAnA svargavAsa pachI AcAryazrIe thoDAMka varSo gharamAM rahI potAnA AtmAne nirjhanyadakSAne yogya banAvavAno prayatna zarU karyo. jyAre digambara munirAjazrI devAyAsvAmI (devendrakIrtijI mahArAja) ujUra gAmamAM padhAryA, tyAre ne maMgala avasarano lAbha laI temanI pAse nirgastha dIkSAnI mAMgaNI karI. gurudeve virakta ziSyane samajAvyuM ke A pada atyaMta kaThina che. te para hRdayapUrvaka ArohaNa karavAthI AtmAnA patanano bhaya raheto nathI. gurudevanI AjJAnusAra zrI sAtagoMDA pATIle ujUra gAmamAM vi. saM. 1972(I. sa. 1915mAM jeTha sudI 13 nA zubha divase 43 varSanI avasthAmAM kSullaka padanI dIkSA lIdhI. be vastra paheravA mATe ane eka pAtra AhAra mATe rAkhIne bAkIno badho parigraha choDI dIdho) ane ladhu munitva-pada aMgIkAra karyuM. sAtagoMDA have gRha-parivAranI mamatA choDI kSullaka zAMtisAgara banyA. ane bhojana bhUminI mamatAne haMmezane mATe choDI "vasudhaiva kuTumbakam'nI bhAvanAne AtmasAt karavA mATe prayANa karyuM. parama vizuddhatA ane utkRSTa naisargika vairAgyathI alaMkRna aMta karaNavALA mahArAjazrI have parataMtratAnA piMjarAmAMthI mukta thaIne AdhyAtmika banyA ane vasuMdharA para svayara kalyANa arthe vihAra karavA lAgyA. sulaka avasthAmAM aneka nAnImoTI muzkelIo sahana karIne samatAvAna "zAMtisAgaranA rUpamAM deDha banI vihAra karatAM karatAM mahArAjazrI bhagavAna neminAtha tIrthakara dvArA punita thayelA giranAra parvata para pahoMcyA. neminAtha bhagavAnanI nirvANa bhUmimAM saMyamanI vardhamAna thayelI bhAvanA elaka dIkSAnA rUpamAM pariNamI. mahAvratI thavA mATenI anukULa sAmagrIne ekaThI karatAM karatAM mahArAja potAnI AdhyAtmika saMpattine dina-pratidina vadhAravA lAgyA. mahArAja vihAra karatA karatA paranAla gAmamAM padhAryA. tyAM jinendra bhagavAnano paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA mahotsava khUba ja ThAThamAThathI ujavAI rahyo hato. tyAM digaMbara muni devendrakIrti mahArAja paNa birAjamAna hatA. mahArAje temanA caraNomAM nirgaLyuM dIkSA pradAna karavA mATe prArthanA karI. gurudeve ninya dIkSAne talavAranI dhAra samAna atyaMta kaThina jaNAvI, paNa vairAgya sAgaramAM DUbelA mahArAjazrIe gurudevanA hRdayamAM potAnAM saMyama-sadAcAra ane satyanA baLa dvArA evo vizvAsa utpanna karyo ke devendra kIrti mahArAje dIkSA kalyANakanA pavitra divase hajAronI medanI samakSa eka zAMtisAgarane muni zAMtisAgara banAvI mahAvrata aMgIkAra karAvyAM. te vakhate mahArAjanI umara 45 varSanI hatI. te samayano mahArAjano vairAgya avarNanIya hato. cirakAMkSita munipadane aMgIkAra karIne mahArAjazrI atyaMta prasanna thayA ane hajAro strI-puruSoe temano jaya-jyakAra karyo. mahArAje vanapAlananI daDhatA darzAvatAM jaNAvyuM ke vratapAlanathI jarA paNa DaravAnI jarUra nathI. tapAlananI yogya sAmagrI nahi maLe to huM jaMgalamAM rahI samAdhi-maraNa karI laIza paNa vratabhaMga nahi thavA dauM. - mahAvratonuM daDhatAthI pAlana karatAM karatAM temaNe dakSiNa prati vihAra karyo. te pradezamAM dharmano prabhAva vistAryo tathA aneka kurItionuM nivAraNa karyuM. dhIre dhIre
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________________ mahAtapasvI AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarajI mahArAja temanI khyAti vadhatI gaI. temaNe keTalAye zrAvakone tyAgI ane vratInI dIkSA ApI. vi. saM. 1980mAM sanArA jillAnA samaDolI gAme zrI vIrasAgarajInI munidIkSA ane zrI nemisAgarajInI elaka dIkSA prasaMge teozrIe vidhipUrvaka zramaNAMdhanI racanA karI. te samaye, 52 varSanI vaye teozrIne samAje AcAryapada dvArA vibhUSita karyA. tyArabAda 26 varSe vi. saM. 2007 mAM gajaUthA(mahArASTra)nA paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA mahotsavanA maMgalaprasaMge mahArAjazrIne 'cAritracakravartI'nA padathI alaMkRta karavAmAM AvyA. 21 puNyamUrti AcAryazrI saMghasahita je gAma ke nagaramAM jatA, tyAM dharma tathA AtmakalyANanI dIpamAlikA prakAzita thatI. mahArAjanA sAMnidhyamAM utkRSTa zAsracarcA, tAttvika pravacana, suMdara saMgIta-kIrtana vagere sva-parakalyANanI pravRttio aharniza cAlu rahetI. vi. saM. 1984 mAM AcAryazrIe saMdhasahita sammedazikharanI vaMdanArthe vihAra karyo. nirgandha munionA sAmUhika vihArano A maMgala prasaMga zatAbdIo pachI prathama vAra uttara bhAratamAM AkAra laI rahyo hato. uttara bhAratamAM dhArmikatAnI lahera AvI. sthAna-sthAna para bhAre svAgata thayuM. sammedazikharamAM paMcakalyANaka utsava thayo. e vakhate tyAM AkhA hindustAnamAMthI lAkhonI saMkhyAmAM yAtrIo ekaThA thayA hatA. AcAryazrIe sAta varSamAM padayAtrA dvArA lagabhaga 35,000 mAIlano pravAsa kheDyo hato ane lAkho strI-puruSoe AdhyAtmika lAbha uThAvyo hato. mahArAjazrIe munivihArano mArga cokhkho banAvI dIdho. teozrInA haste dIkSita banelA paraMparAnA AcAryo, munio, kSullaka, kSullikA, brahmacArI vagerenI saMkhyA lagabhaga 300-400 uparAMtanI gaNavAmAM Ave che. toddhAra ane teno prastAra : eka vAra AcAryazrIne jANavA maLyuM ke bhUtabalIsvAmIracita dhavala-mahAdhavala prAcIna zrutaskaMdha grantha eka hajAra varSa pahelAMnA tADapatra para lakhAyelo che ane atyAre te jIrNa thaIne kIDAno bhakSya thavAnI sthitimAM che. te vakhate temane zAsrAMrakSaNanI atyaMta jarUra lAgI ane tethI muMbaI-solApura vagerenA zreSThIo samakSa zruta-saMrakSaNanI yojanA mUkI ane te AgamagraMthone tADapatronA AdhAre tAmrapatra para lakhAvyA, jethI hajAro varSa sudhI surakSita rahe. dhavalAdi AgamagraMthono tAmrapatra para punaruddhAra karAvIne te amara karAvyAnuM puNyaprada ane cirasmaraNIya kArya teoe karyuM che te zrutohAranA itihAsamAM suvarNAkSare lakhAze. upasarnabiI ane dhairyavAna dAsAgara cAritracakravartI : AcAryazrInA jIvanamAM keTalAya mahAna upasargo, parISaho AvyA hatA, je temaNe a yaMta nirbhayatAthI, dhIrajathI, samabhAvapUrvaka sahana karyA hatA ! A badhAM dvArA ApaNane temanA udAtta cAritranI sahajapaNe pratIti thAya che. eTale ja AcAryazrI "cAritra-cakravartI" tarIke prasiddha thayA hatA.
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________________ arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo eka vakhata mahArAjazrI vihAramAM hatA tyAre eka chidhA nAmanA krodhI brAhmaNe lagabhaga 500 mANaso sAthe mahArAja ane temanA saMgha para AkramaNa karyuM. te vakhate polIsanI sahAyathI temanI dharapakaDa karavAmAM AvI. AcAryazrIne jyAre khabara paDI ke humalAkhoranI dharapakaDa thaI che tyAre temaNe polIsa suparinTenDanTane tene choDI devA mATe jaNAvyuM. tema na thAya to mahArAje AhAratyAga karavAnuM jaNAvatAM tarata ja te vyaktine choDI devAmAM AvI. kevo prANadhAtaka upasarga ! kevI kSamAvAna AcAryazrInI ahiMsA ! eka vAra eka guphAmAM AcAryazrI sAmAyikamAM beThA hatA, te samaye hajAronI saMkhyAmAM lAla kIDIo temanA zarIra para caDhI gaI ane lohI pIvA lAgI chatAM AcAryazrI tevA upasargamAM paNa be kalAka sudhI dhyAnamagna rahyA. zarIra parathI lohI vahevA mAMDayuM, chatAM mauna ane aDaga rahyA. chevaTe zrAvakoe khAMDa nAkhI kIDIo dUra karI tyAre mahArAje mauna choDyuM. kAganolI nAmanI guphAmAM AcAryazrI baporanuM sAmAyika karI rahyA hatA, tyAre eka bhayaMkara kALo sarpa mahArAjazrInA zarIra para vIMTaLAI vaLyo ane lagabhaga 20 miniTa sudhI aMgane vIMTaLAyelo rahyo. chatAM mahArAjazrI mana ane dhyAnamAM aDaga rahyA ! AvA to keTalAya prasaMgo AcAryazrInA jIvanamAM banyA che ane tevA dareka prasaMge teozrI meruvanu, niSkapa ane sthira rahyA che. sAce ja teo ugra tapasvI ane mahAna upasa-vijetA hatA. AcAryazrIe sAmAnya janatA para dharmaprabhAvanA dvArA asAdhAraNa prabhAva jamAvyo hato. sAMgalI, phalaTaNa, kolhApura, pratApagaDha, IDara, dholapura vagere keTalAya rAjA-rajavADA ane navAba AcAryazrInA darzanArthe AvatA. keTalAya aMgreja padAdhikArIo paNa AcAryazrInA jIvanathI prabhAvita thayA hatA. mahArAjazrIno vidvatApUrNa prabhAva jaina-jainetara, garIba-tavaMgara dareka para ekasarakho ja hato. AcAryazrInA ziSyoe paNa sArI evI dharma-prabhAvanA karI. AcAryazrInuM uttama samAdhimaraNa : AcAryazrI zAMtisAgara mahArAje jIvanAnta yamasallekhanA" dhAraNa karI je parama vIratAthI--dhIratAthI dehatyAga karyo te to suvarNamaMdira para ratnakaLaza caDhAvavA barAbara adbhuta, anupama, AzcaryakAraka ane lokottara che. gajakaMthA siddhakSetramAM jinendra bhagavAnanI samakSa AcArya mahArAje 12 varSanuM paramotkRSTa bhakta-pratyAkhyAna nAmanuM lekhanA vrata aMgIkAra karyuM. tyArathI ja temaNe jIvanaparyanta annano tyAga karI dIdho hato. gaLapaNa, ghI tathA namaka Adino tyAga to temaNe munidIkSA aMgIkAra karI tyArathI ja hato. tyAra pachI thoDAka samayathI teozrIe phaLo ane zAkAhArano paNa tyAga karI dIdho hato.
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________________ mahAtapasvI AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarajI mahArAja sana 1955mAM jyAre AcAryazrInI AMkhonuM teja ochuM thavA mAMDyuM tyAre paramavivekI, pUrNa niraticAra prANIsaMyama tema ja indriyasaMyamanA pALanArA mahArAje vicAryuM ke have IryA-eSaNA-Adi samitionuM (AMkhothI barAbara joIne ja cAlavuM ke bhojana levuM evI pratijJAonuM niraticAra pAlana azakya che. tenA vagara prANIsaMyama pALavo muzkela che ane te sthitimAM parama vizuddha mahAvratonuM pAlana paNa azakaya che. Ama jANI mahArAjazrI sahalekhanI dhAraNa karavAnI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. AcArya mahArAje zarUAtamAM ATha divasa phakta be-be grAsa AhAra lIdho. ATha divasa pachI phakta kALI drAkSanuM pANI 8 divasa sudhI lIdhuM tyAra pachI temaNe phakta pANI levAnuM rAkhIne "niyamasallekhanA" aMgIkAra karI. kyAreka cAra divase to kayAreka pAMca-cha divase teo jaLa grahaNa karatA. A krama lagabhaga be mahinA cAlyo. aMte jyAre zarIranuM sAmarthya ekadama kSINa thavA mAMDayuM ane sahArA vagara UbhA rahevAnuM paNa muzkela banyuM tyAre AcAryazrIe iMgitImaraNa-saMnyAsa nAmanI yamasallekhanA aMgIkAra karI. Ama chevaTe pANIno paNa jIvanaparyata tyAga karyo ane zarIra ekadama kSINa thaI gayuM hovA chatAM bIjA dvArA athavA potAnAthI vaiyAvRya (sevA-zuzraSA) karavA-karAvavAno paNa tyAga karyo. AvI avasthAmAM AcArya-mahArAja divasa-rAta paMca parameSThI ane AtmadhyAnanI sAdhanAmAM rata rahetA hatA. mahArASTranA sAMgalI jillAnA kuthalagiri tIrthamAM AcAryazrInI yamasallekhanAnA parama darzanArthe bhAratanA khUNe-khUNethI naranArI AvavA lAgyAM. be mAsamAM lagabhaga eka lAkha jeTalA mANasoe AcAryazrInA darzanano lAbha lIdho. AcAryazrInI dhyeya_niSThA, daDhatA ane alaukikanAnAM darzana karI loko potAne dhanya anubhavavA lAgyA ane AcAryazrInI dhIra-gaMbhIra, anupama AtmasAdhanAmAMthI preraNAnAM pIyUSa pAmavAno prayatna karI narabhava saphaLa karavAno vicAra karatA thayA. bhAdaravA suda bIja vi.saM. 2012 tA. 18-9-1955 ne savAre 6-50 vAge 84 varSanI umare AcAryazrIe A nazvara deha choDIne potAnI jIvanalIlA atyaMta vIrabhAvathI-samabhAvathI samApta karI. samAdhimaraNanI 5 miniTa pahelAM ja AcAryazrIe jinendramUrtine potAnA hAthothI sparza karI temanA caraNomAM potAnuM zIza rAkheluM. chevaTe pUrNa sAvadhAnI sahita "nama: sibhya:' no aMtara-jApa karatAM karatAM AcArya. zrIe parama zAMtabhAvomAM sthita rahI dehotsarga karyo. parama pUjya AcAryazrI-zAMtisAgara mahArAja eka Adarza muni hatA, tevuM temanA jIvana-prasaMgothI spaSTa jANI zakAya che. trIsa-cALIsa varSa sudhI teoe e Adarza munipadane Avazyaka evA ahiMsAdi paMcamahAvratonI nirdoSa sAdhanA karI, sihaniSkrIDita vrata sarIkhuM atyaMta kaThaNa tapazcaraNa karIne zarIrane ane indriyone potAnA dAsa banAvI dIdhA. teozrIe kAmakrodhAdi SaDaripu para vilakSaNa vijaya meLavyo. temaNe game tevI pratikULa ane bhayAnaka paristhitimAM paNa potAnA cittanI zAMti DagavA dIdhI nahIM. chevaTanI temanI 35 divasanI salalekhanA pachI to e vAta
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________________ arvAcIna jaina jyotiro pratyakSa ane utkaTatAthI hajAro lokonA sAkSAta anubhavamAM AvI ke anna-jaLano tyAga hovA chatAM AcAryazrInA mukha para koI paNa udvignatA athavA vedanAnI chAMTa paNa jovAmAM AvI nahotI paraMtu zAMti ane prasannatAnI spaSTa chAyA joI zakAnI hatI. sallekhanA samaye temanA mananI ane mukhamudrA paranI jhalakatI zAMti ane zuddhi sAce ja temane ahiMsAnA-dharmanA eka ucca ArAdhaka tarIke pragaTa kare che. temanuM Adarza, ucca jIvana ane eka vIranI jema mRtyune temaNe kareluM AhavAhana temanI daDha AtmazraddhA ane divya AtmabaLanuM Adarza pratIka che ! sAce ja eka vijayI vIranI jema AcAryazrIe vizvane adhyAtmanI-dharmanI-mahattA batAvI che ane temanA Adeza-upadeza anusAra jIvanapatha banAvavA ujajavaLa preraNA karI che. AcAryazrIe digaMbara muni paraMparAno punaruddhAra karyo ane uttara bhAratamAM munivihAranI je prathA luptaprAya thaI gaI hatI tene puna: jIvita karI. temanA prakhara vyaktitvathI preraNA ane mArgadarzana pAmIne aneka punita AtmAoe AtmakalyANanA mArgane grahaNa karIne tyAgamArgano svIkAra karyo, jemAM zrIvIrasAgara, zrIcandrasAgara ane zrInemisAgara jevAM tapasvIo, zrI kuMthusAgara ane zrI samaMtabhadra jevA zrataniSTha mahAmunio tathA aneka ArNikAo ane tyAgIono samAveza thAya che.