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________________ Adarza tapasvI AcArya namisAgara : eka paricaya AcArya : misAgarakA janma san 1888 meM dakSiNa karNATaka prAntake zivapura gA~va (jilA velagA~va) meM haa| ApakA janmanAma 'mhoNappAhoNappA' hai / Apake pitAkA nAma yAdavarAva aura mAtAkA nAma kAlAdevI hai / do varSakI avasthAmeM pitAkA aura 12 varSakI avasthAmeM mAtAkA viyoga ho gayA thaa| prArambhika zikSA bacapanameM Apako par3hane meM ruci nahIM thii| apane adhyApakoMko cakamA dekara skUlase bhAga jAte the aura tIna-tIna dina taka jaMgalameM vakSoMpara peTase kapar3A bA~dhakara cipake rahate the tathA bhUkha-pyAsa bhI bhala jAte the / ataeva Apane prArambhika zikSA karNATakIkI pahalI do pustakoM bharakI lii| vivAha aura gRhatyAga san 1914 meM 26 varSako avasthAmeM ApakA vivAha huA, 4 varSa bAda gaunA huA aura eka varSa taka dharmapatnIkA saMyoga rahA / pIche usase eka zizukA janma huA, kintu tIna mAha bAda usakI mRtyu ho gaI aura usake tIna mAha bAda zizukI mA~kA bhI svargavAsa ho gyaa| Apa dasa-dasa, bIsa-bIsa bailagAr3iyoM dvArA kapAsa, mirca, bartana AdikA vyApAra karate the| eka dina Apa kapAsa kharIdaneke lie jAmbagI nAmake gA~vameM, jo teradAr3a rAjyameM hai, gaye / vahA~ rAtako bhojana karate samaya bhojanameM do mare jhiMgarA (eka prakArake lAla kor3e) dIkha gaye / usI samaya Apako saMsArase vairAgya ho gayA aura manameM yaha vicAra karate hae ki "maiM kitanA adhama pApI aura dharma-karma hIna hU~ ki isa Arambhaparigrahake kAraNa do jIvoMkA ghAta kara diyaa|" ghara-bAra chor3akara saMvegI zrAvaka ho gye| tIna varSa taka Apa isI zrAvaka veSameM ghUmate rhe| boragAMvameM pahuMcakara zrIAdisAgarajI nAmake munirAjase kSullaka-dIkSA le lI aura phira do varSa bAda ailaka-dIkSA bhI le lii| pAMca varSa taka Apa isa avasthAmeM rhe| sAdhu-dIkSA san 1929 meM zrI sonAgirajI (madhyapradeza) meM cAritracakravartI taponidhi AcArya zAntisAgarajI mahArAjake nikaTa sAdhu-dIkSA grahaNa kI aura unheM apanA dIkSA-guru banAyA / kSullakAvasthAse lekara Apane janavidrI, jayapura, kaTanI, lalitapura, mathurA, dehalI, lADanU TAMkATUkA (gujarAta), jayapura, ajamera, vyAvara, hA~sI Adi aneka sthAnoM-nagaroM tathA gAMvoMmeM 30 cAturmAsa kiye aura bhAratake dakSiNase uttara aura pazcimase pUrva samasta bhAgoMmeM vihAra kiyaa| isa vihArameM Apane lagabhaga dasa hajAra molakI paidala yAtrA kI aura jagaha-jagahakI janatAko Atma-kalyANakA AdhyAtmika evaM naitika upadeza dekara unakA bar3A upakAra kiyA / AcArya-pada san 1944 meM Apa tAraMgAmeM AcArya kunthusAgarajIke saMghameM sammilita ho gye| saMgha jaba vihAra karatA huA dhariyAvAda (bAgar3a) pahu~cA to AcArya kunthusAgarajIkA vahA~ akasmAt svargavAsa ho gayA / saMghane pazcAt Apako tapAdi vizeSatAoMse 'AcArya' padapara pratiSThita kiyaa| -451 -
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________________ tapasyA aura tyAga ApakI tapasyA aura tyAga advitIya rahe / san 1924 meM Apane jayapura meM vahA~ke anAjoM kI bhASAkA jJAna na ho sakanese 8 mAha taka lagAtAra kevala kar3hIkA AhAra liyA / san 1931 meM dehalI meM prathama cAtumAsameM 21 dina taka upavAsa aura bAdameM Der3ha mAha taka kevala chAcha grahaNa kI / san 1933 meM saradhanA (meraTha) ke cAturmAsa meM 36 dina taka sirpha nIvUkA rasa liyA / meraThameM do mAha taka lagAtAra kevala gannekA rasa grahaNa kiyA / san 1940 meM jera (gujarAta) ke caumAse meM sAr3he chaha mahInoM meM sirpha 29 dina AhAra aura zeSa dinoMmeM 164 upavAsa kiye| yaha siMha-vikrIr3ata vrata hai / san 1941 meM TAMkA TraMkA (gujarAta) meM caumAse meM sarvatobhadra vrata kiyA, jisameM eka upavAsase sAta upavAsa taka car3hanA aura phira sAtase kramazaH eka upavAsa taka AnA aura isa taraha sAr3he ATha mahIne meM kevala 49 AhAra aura 245 upavAsa kiye / san 1947 meM ajamerameM DhAI mAha taka jalakA tyAga aura kevala chAchakA grahaNa kiyA / san 1948 meM vyAvara meM kevala anna (dAla-roTI) kA grahaNa aura jalakA tyAga kiyA / san 1935 meM dehalI meM dUsare cAturmAsa meM lagAtAra cAracAra upavAsa kiye aura isa taraha kaI upavAsa kiye| san 1952 meM bhI tIsare cAturmAsa ke Arambha meM dehalI meM Apane 20 dina taka anna aura jalakA tyAga kiyA tathA sirpha phala grahaNa kiye / mahInoM Apane sirpha eka pairake balapara rahakara tapasyA kI / namakkA tyAga to Apane koI 27, 28 varSakI avasthA meM hI kara diyA thA aura chaha rasakA tyAga bhI Apane paune do varSa taka kiyA / isa taraha ApakA tamAma sAdhujIvana tyAga aura tapasyAse ota-prota rahA / dhyAna aura jJAna bAgapata (meraTha) meM jaba Apa eka Der3ha mAha rahe to vahA~ jamanAke kinAre cAra-cAra ghaMTe dhyAnameM lIna rahate the / bar3egA~va (meraTha) meM jAr3oM meM aneka rAtriyAM chatapara baiThakara dhyAna meM bitAyIM / pAvAgar3ha (bar3odA), tAraMgA Adike pahAr3oMpara jAkara vahA~ cAra-cAra ghaMTe samAdhistha rahate the / tapobalakA prabhAva aura mahAnatA Apake jIvanakI aneka ullekhanIya vizeSatAe~ haiM / jodhapura meM Apake netroMkI jyoti calI gaI aura isase janatA meM sarvatra cintAkI lahara phaila gaI kintu Apa isa daivika vipatti se lezamAtra bhI nahIM ghabarAye aura AhAra-jalakA tyAgakara samAdhimeM sthita ho gaye / antameM sAtaveM dina Apako apane tapobala aura AtmanirmalatAke prabhAvase A~khoMkI jyoti punaH pUrvavat prApta ho gaI / usa marubhUmimeM grISmaRtu meM, jahA~ darzakoM ke pairoMmeM phole par3a jAte the, bAlU meM tIna-tIna ghaMTe Apa dhyAna karate the / pIpAr3a (jodhapura) meM 5000 hajAra harijanoMko vaiyAvRtya tathA darzana karanekA Apane avasara diyA tathA unakI icchAko tRpta karake dharmapUrvaka apanA jIvana bitAnekA unheM sandeza diyA / 15 disambara 1950 meM jaba Apako AhArake liye jAte samaya mAlUma huA ki saMyukta bhAratake mahAn nirmAtA sva0 upapradhAnamaMtrI saradAra ballabhabhAI paTelakA bambaI meM dehAvasAna ho gayA to Apane AhAra tyAga diyA aura upavAsa kiyA / Apa kitane guNagrAhI, nispRhI aura vinayazIla rahe, yaha Apake dvArA cAritracakravartI AcArya zAntisAgarajI mahArAja aura zrI 105 kSullaka gaNezaprasAdajI varNI nyAyAcAryako likhe gaye patroMse vidita hotA hai aura jinameM unakI guNagrAhakatA aura vinayazIlatAkA acchA paricaya milatA hai / - 452 -
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________________ unakA nidhana 22 aktUbara 1956 kA duHkhada dina cirakAla taka yAda rhegaa| isa dina 12 baje zrI siddhakSetra sammedazikharajI kI pAvana bhUmi (IzarI - pArasanAtha ) meM jahA~ 20 tIrthaMkaroM aura agaNita RSiyoMne tapa va nirvANa prApta kiyA, isa yuga ke isa advitIya tapasvIne samAdhipUrvaka deha tyAga kiyaa| DhAI ghaNTe pUrva sAr3he nau baje unhoMne AhAra meM jala grahaNa kiyaa| do dina pUrva se hI apane dehatyAgakA bhI saMketa kara diyA / kSu0 zrI gaNeza prasAdajI varNI, bhagata pyArelAlajI Adi tyAgIgaNane unase pUchA ki 'mahArAja, siddhaparameSThIkA smaraNa hai ?' mahArAjane 'hU~' kahakara apanI jAgRta avasthAkA unheM bodha karA diyaa| aisA uttama sAvadhAna pUrNa samAdhimaraNa sAtizaya puNyajIvoMkA hI hotA hai| AcArya namisAgarajIne ghora tapazcaryA dvArA apaneko avazya sAtizaya puNyajIva banA liyA thA / eka saMsmaraNa jaba ve bar3auta meM the, maiM kuMthalagirise Akara unake caraNoMmeM pahu~cA aura AcArya zAntisAgarajI mahArAjakI uttama samAdhike samAcAra unheM sunAye tathA jaina kAleja bhavana meM Ayojita sabhAmeM bhASaNa diyA to mahArAja gadgada hokara rone lage aura bole---' guru cale gaye aura maiM adhama ziSya raha gayA / ' maiMne mahArAjako gharyaM baMdhAte hue kahA - 'mahArAja Apa vivekI vItarAga RSivara haiM / Apa adhIra na hoN| Apa bhI prayatna kareM ki gurukI taraha ApakI bhI uttama samAdhi ho aura vaha zrI siddhakSetra sammeda zikharapara ho / vahA~ varNIjIkA samAgama bhI prApta hogA / ' mahArAja dhairyako baTorakara turanta bole ki 'paMDitajI, ThIka kahA, aba maiM cAturmAsa samApta hote hI turanta zrI sammeda zikharajIke liye cala dU~gA aura varNIjI ke samAgamase lAbha uThAU~gA / ' ullekhanIya hai ki cAturmAsa samApta hote hI mahArAjane bar3auta se vihAra kara diyA / jaba maiM unase khurjA meM disambara-janavarI meM milA to dekhA ki mahArAjake pairoMmeM chAle par3a gaye haiM / maiMne mahArAja se prArthanA kI ki - 'mahArAja jAr3oMke dina haiM / 10 mIlase jyAdA na calie / ' to mahArAjane kahA ki - 'paMDitajI, hameM phAlgunakI aSTAnhikAse pUrva zikharajI pahu~canA hai / yadi jyAdA na caleMge to usa samaya taka nahIM pahu~ca pAyeMge / ' mahArAjakI zarIrake prati nispRhatA, varNIjIse jJAnopArjanakI tIvra abhilASA aura zrIsammedazikharajI kI ora zIghra gamanotsukatA dekhakara anubhava huA ki AcAryazrI apane saMkalpakI pUrti ke prati kitane sudRr3ha haiM / unake dehatyAgapara zrI di0 jaina lAlamandirajImeM Ayojita zraddhAJjali sabhA meM mahArAjake adhyavasAyakI prazaMsA karate hue lA0 parasAdIlAla pATanIne kahA thA ki 'bar3e mahArAjako anna tyAga kiye 2|| varSa ho gayA aura hama saba loga asaphala ho gaye to A namisAgarajI mahArAjane ajamerase Akara dillI meM caumAsA kiyA aura harijana mandira - praveza samasyAko apane hAtha meM lekara 6 mAha meM hI hala karake dikhA diyA / ' yathArthameM ukta samasyAko hala karanevAle AcArya misAgarajI mahArAja hI haiM / AcArya mahArAjane apanI kAryakuzalatA aura buddhimattAse aisI-aisI aneka samasyAoM ko hala kiyA, kintu unake zreyase vaM sadaiva alipta rahe aura use kabhI nahIM cAhA / unameM vacana - zakti to aisI thI ki jo bAta kahate the vaha satya sAvita hotI thI / dehatyAga se ThIka eka mAsa pUrva 23 sitambara '56 ko jaba maiM saMsthA (samantabhadra saMskRta vidyAlaya, dehalI) kI orase varNI- jayantIpara unake caraNoMmeM pahu~cA, to mahArAja bole-- 'paMDitajI, Apako mere samAdhimaraNake samaya AnA / ' mahArAjake ina zabdoMko sunakara maiM cauMka gayA aura nivedana kiyA ki 'mahArAja - 453 -
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________________ yaha kyA kahate haiM / cAturmAsa bAda to Apako dillI calanA hai| dillIkI samAja aura jaina anAthAzrama Apako lAneke liye utsuka haiM / mahArAja cupa raha gaye / para unakA saMketa unakI saumya mukhAkRtise mujhe unako samAdhike avasarapara Aneke liye hI thaa| mahArAjakI AjJA zirodhArya karate hue cintAke sAtha kahA'mahArAja, caraNoMmeM avazya upasthita houuNgaa|' usI samaya eka patra lA0 saradArImalajI goTevAloM aura eka patra Azrama-maMtrI lA0 raghuvIrasiMha koThIvAloMko likhA aura usameM mahArAjake cintAjanaka svAsthyakA ullekha karate hae vaidyarAja kanhaiyAlAla jI AyurvedAcArya pradhAna cikitsaka jaina auSadhAlaya, dehalIko zIghra bhejaneke lie preraNA kii| vaidya jI mahArAjake caraNoMmeM pahu~ca gaye aura unhoMne 22 dina taka mahArAjako pUro vaiyAvRtya ko / kintu hama jAte-jAte raha gaye / hamaloga yahI socate rahe ki mahArAja apanI asAdhAraNa tapaHzaktike prabhAvase abhI hamalogoMke madhyameM avazya raheMge / kintu jinake caraNa-sAnnidhyameM pichale chaha varSoM meM saikar3oM bAra AyA, gayA aura svAdhyAya kraayaa| unake tapase prabhAvita hokara unakA bhakta banA aura mere hI parAmarzase varNIjIke samAgamameM sammedazikhara siddha kSetrapara jAnekA unhoMne nizcaya kiyA / para samAdhimaraNake samaya na pahuMca skaa| aise mahAna tapasvIko zata-zata vandana hai| - -454 -