Ajahara Parshwanath Charitra

Author(s): Manilal Nyalchand Shah
Publisher: Jain Sasti Vanchanmala
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/032381/1

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ni sastI vAMcanamALA naM. 28. ==== == == varSa 7 muM. saM. 1985 = = = == | zrI ajAharA pArzvanAtha caritra. SE lekhaka maNIlAla nyAlacaMda zAha prakAzaka, na sastI vAMcanamALA bhAvanagara, vIra saM. 2455 vikrama saM. 1985 kiMmata rU. 1-4-0 = == == ==

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bahena ratanabAI smArakamAlA naM AbhAra. zrI kaccha AsAMbI nivAsI zeTha kerazIbhAI vijapAlabhAI ke jeone raMgunamAM bahoLo vepAra che. jemaNe raMgunamAM eka pramANIka vepArI tarIke nAmanA meLavavA sAthe tevA pradezamAM paNa jemanuM jIvana naitika ane dhArmika saMskArothI bharapura che. jemanI udAra sakhAvate dharmaprema, ane sAhityaprema temanA paricayamAM AvelA ane bIjA sau koIne anukaraNIya che, jemaNe vakhato vakhata mArA sAhityane pragaTa karavAmAM sahAnubhUti ApI che temaNe temanAM svadharma patnI ratanabAInI yAdagIrI mATe trIjA puSpa tarIke A pustakanI base nakalanA grAhaka thaI mArA kAryane vadhu sahAnubhUti ApI che te mATe temane AbhArI chuM. lI. namra sevaka, acaratalAla. prakAzake-sarva haka svAdhIna rAkhyA che. ------------------------

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samarpaNa, a. si. svargastha bahena ratana bena.* AsAmIA, (kaccha) - tamArI haiyAtI nahi chatAM tamane A pustaka arpaNa karavAnI IcchA thavAnuM kAraNa tamArA saguNe che ane tamArA tevA sadaguNanuM anukaraNa bIjI bahene paNa karaze. nAnapaNathIja dharmaprema-sAdAI saraLatA ane naitika temaja dhAmaka jJAna meLavela hovAthI tamArA gRhavyavahAramAM paNa kuTuMbI janone ( baMne pakSane ) saMpUrNa saMtoSa ApI tamAruM nAma amara karI gayAM che. zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunuM smaraNa teja tamAruM nitya kArya hatuM. tamArA AvA prabhu-premathI zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunA addabhUta mahimAvALuM "zrI ajAharA pArtha. nAtha caritranuM" A pustaka tamane samarpa tamArA AtmAnI parama zAMti IcchuM chuM. lIH dharmabadhu . te acaratalAla.

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prastAvanA ajAharA pArzvanAtha ane paMcatIthInI prAcInatA mATe jemAM be mata hoI zake ja nahi. je tIrtho eka vakhata kevI apUrva jAherajalAlI bhAgavatAM hatAM te Aje kALanA badalAvAthI jarjarIta thaIne Dagumagu sthitimAM sapaDAI gayAM che, duniyAnA eka khuNAmAM paDelA A tIrthonuM nAma paNa keTalAka bhAIo te bhAgye ja jANatA hatA. to keTalAka lupta prAyaH sthitimAM mAnatA haze, jenonI bedarakArI chatAM e tIrtho jIrNa sthitimAM Dagumagu hovA chatAM jainenI prAcInatA batAvI rahyAM che. e hajI jaina kemanAM saubhAgya che. prakAzaka temaja lekhakano hetu tyAre ja saphaLa thAya ke ajArApArzvanAthajI temaja A taraphanI paMcatIthI ke jenuM nAma paNa keTalAka bhAgyeja jANatA hatA teomAM A paMca tIrthanuM mAhAsya prasare, A paMcatIrthI jaina samAjane khuNe khuNe pitAno saMdezo pahoMcADe ane jagatabharanI jaina samAjane A paMcatIrthI tarapha AkarSavAne A pustaka sahAyakAraka thaI paDe. vastu game tevI ane game teTalA mahatvavALI hoya, paraMtu tenuM mahatva jyAM sudhI manuSyanA jANavAmAM AvatuM nathI tyAM sudhI e vastunA mAtAmyanI tene khabara paDatI nathI ane enA mAhAsyanI khabara vagara enA tarapha ekadama janasamAjanuM AkarSaNa thatuM nathI. vastunuM gaurava, enI prAcIna sthiti enuM mAhAsya, vastuno dharma batAvavAne A pustakadhArA yatkiMcita prayatna sevyA che. samAja enI kiMmata kare ane A paMcatIthI upara bhaktibhAva vadhe toja amAro prayatna saphala thAya.

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amane vidvAnanI prazaMsAnA zabdonI jarUra nathI. amArI mahenatathI amArA kAryathI vidvAne prazaMsAnA be zabdo belI patAve te amAre nahi joIe. tamane je tIrtho pratye bahumAna hoya, bhakti hoya, aMtaranI lAgaNI hoya te ahIM AvIne juo, tamane yogya lAge te AvA aitihAsika tIrthasthaLAnI prAcInatA enuM gaurava jaLavAI rahe te mATe madada kare, madada karanArA lAve, madada mATe prayatna kare, tamArA peTa mATe kare che tenAthI paNa adhika karI batAvI tamArI tIrthabhakti jagatabharane batAve, je amAre haka che te ja he jaina bAMdhava?tu vidvAna he ke tavaMgara, game te he paNa te ja tAro paNa haka che. dareka jaina bAMdhava tIrtha tarapha bhakti batAvavAne baMdhAyela che, pitAnI pharaja yathAzakti batAvavAne te baMdhAyela che. dareka jaina baMdhue yatkiMcita paNa ene mATe karavuM joIe. manuSyabhavamAM AvI maLelI aNamelI takane upaga karavo joIe.' A pustakamAM ajAharA pArzvanAthane aMge ajayarAjAnuM varNana ApeluM che tene udezIne navalakthAnI zailIe A pustaka lakhAyuM che, chatAM ajAharA pArzvanAthanA saMpUrNa varNana pachI unnatapura, delavADa, dvIpa dIva ane keDInAranuM varNana paNa anukrame ApeluM che. chellAM chellAM cheka keDInAranAM jagata prasiddha zrI aMbikAdevInuM varNana paNa ame ApavAne bhUlyA nathI. keTalAka lekho paNa levAmAM AvyA che. maLI eTalI sAmagrIne upayoga A navalakathAmAM jaina samAjanI jANa mATe banatA prayAse karavAmAM AvyuM che. samAja ene Adara karI pitAne udAra hAtha A paMcatIthI tarapha laMbAve, toe jIrNa thayelAM aitihAsika tIrthasthaLe no uddhAra thaI zake. amArI e zubha manobhAvanA dareka jaina baMdhunA hadaya upara asara karanArI nivaDe. amAre A Adarelo prayatna saphaLa nivaDo !

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kemake A paMca tIrthImAMnAM derAsarAmAM upAzrayAmAM, ane dharmazALAomAM hajI paNu ghaNu' kAma karAvavAnu bAkI che. ane te kAma huM jaina bAMdhavA ? tamArI sahAya vagara pAra paDI zake tema nathI. jo tamane A tI pratye mAna hAya, bhakita hAya teA te khatAne A tIrthAne madada karA, madada vagara A kArya sudharI zake tema nathI. eka te zrAvakanI vastI alpa che temaja relve Adi sAdhanAnA abhAva hovAthI yAtrALuonu AvAgamana paNu ahIyAM meTA pramANamAM thatuM nathI. TIpa mATe ahAra nikaLI mahenata kare tevA zrAvakA paNa nathI, AvI paristhitimAM A tIrthonuM astitva kevI rIte kAyama rAkhavuM. e mATe moTI muMjhavaNu ubhI thayelI hatI. chevaTe eka pachI eka ema e rIpATaeN bahAra pADayA hatA. Avaka kharcanA saMpUrNa hIsAba sAthe khAtA AMkaDA samAjane tAvyA, keTalAMka he`khIlA paNu kADhamAM. paNu jANA chene, ApaNI samAjanA rIDhA thayelA baMdhuoe mukhethI vAhavAhanA prazaMsAnA e zabdothI kAne patAvI dIdhuM. jevidvAnA che te te prazaMsAnA mezamAM peAtAnuM kArya patAve che. jyAre, zromAtAne vAMcavAneA ne A hakIkatAne jANuvAnA samayanA pazu avakAza nathI. AvI sthitimAM sArA phUlanI AzA te zIMrAkhI zakAya !. aneka prayAsAthI nAzIpAsa thavA chatAM DubatA mANusa jema taravAne, bacavAne kAMkAM mAre ema A amArA AkharanA prayatna che. A amArA AkharanA prayatna chatAM jaina samAja pAtAnA udAra hAtha A tarapha nahIM lakhAve, teA have ame amArI pharajamAMthI mukata thaIe chIe, A karajamAMthI mukta thai amArI jokhamadArI ame jaina samAjane mAthe AreApita karIye chIe enuM astitva have te tamAre hAtha atralakhelu che. jAgA ? jAgA ? svastha vakIla merArajI raghubhAinA } maNIlAla nyAlacaMda zAha hRdayA gAra

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prakaraNa 1 lu. prakaraNa 2 jI. prabhu 3 jI. prakaraNa 4 yuM. prakaraNu 5 mu. anukramaNikA viSaya chAvaNImAM rAjakumArI mAhiSmatI nagarImAM ... kuLadevIne maMdira cAmAM de prakaraNa OM OM': ramaNIya mudraNa zaraNu mudrAnI khAtara prakaraNa 8 bhuM. bhUta ke addabhUta prakaraNa 9 su. jaMjIrane jhaNakAre prakaraNa 10 muM sATI prakaraNa 11 mu.madhyarAte prakaraNu 12 muM prakaraNa 13 muM prakaraNa 14 muM prakaraNa 15 mu prakaraNa 16 muM prabhu 17 muM ajayarAmha garaNa 18mu . manuSya prayatna ... ... zatru ke mitra svayaMvara maMDapamAM bhaTTajInI muzIbata yeAdhyAmAM bhavitavyatA : : : : ... H . ... 130 ... : ' H :: $ : 3. 000 ... ... ... : ka ... ... : ... ... 180 *** ... ... : ... ... .20 .. : : ... : : : : : 100 ... H ... ... pRSTha ra Ar 5 34 bharU A 7 s 76 91 12 109 116 14

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prakaraNa 19 muM samayane lAbha .. prakaraNa 20 muM kuTilatA . ... prakaraNa 21 muM siMhae siMhaja . prakaraNa 22 muM yuddha karavAne prakaraNa 23 muM trivijaya" prakaraNa 24 muM saurASTramAM prakaraNa 25muM samudramAM - - prakaraNa 26 muM zrI pArzvanAtha prakaraNa ra7muM svapnAmAM .. prakaraNa 28 muM ajarApArzvanAtha ... prakaraNa 29 muM sahastrAMsunI dikSA , prakaraNa 30 muM anaraNyarAjAnI dIkSA prakaraNa 31 muM te pachI zuM? prakaraNa 32 muM unnatapura * * prakaraNa 33 muM delavADA ... prakaraNa 34 muM dIvabaMdara prakaraNa 35 muM keDInAra . . prakaraNa 3 muM keDInAranAM aMbikA devI. upasaMhAra ane chevaTa. * * : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : * bhAvanagara-dhI AnaMda prI. presamAM zA, gulAbacaMda lallubhAIe chApyuM

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a. sA. sva. vhena ratanabAI jaina te zA. kArathI vijapAlanA dhama pati kaccha AsakhIo meTA 0 janma saMvata 1936 Fa Shi dehatyAga sa. 1983

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a.sau. svargastha bena ratanabAInuM saMkSipta - jIvana rcAritra. svargavAsa pachI paNa jemanA jIvananI yAdagIrI kuTuMbIjanone ane sahavAsamAM Avela darekane rahe che tenuM kAraNa temanAM sArAM kRtya, zuddha hRdaya ane dharmaparAyaNatA che. tevAM purUSa ke strIonI jIvanarekhA pustakamAM levAthI vAcakavarga tevI guNIyala vyaktinuM anukaraNa kare te ja amArI bhAvanA che. ratanabahenane janma zrI kacchI jaina vizA ozavALa jJAtimAM zrI bIdaDA mukAme zeTha ladhAbhAinA patni mANekabAInI kukSIe saM 1936 mAM thayuM hatuM. A jJAtimAM bake kaccha dezamAM keLavaNuM prathamathI ja ochI chatAM strIo ke purUSa svAbhAvIka saraLa hRdayI hoya che tema ratanabenane abhyAsa nAnapaNamAM nahi chatAM puNyazALI jIva hevAthI bAlyAvasthAthI ja temanuM jIvana dhArmika saMskAro meLavavA tatpara rahetuM hatuM. temanI 13 varSanI ummare temanAM lagna saM. 1949 nA phAgaNa sudI 2nA roja kaccha AsabIA nivAsI zeTha vIjapAlabhAI neNazIbhAinA suputra zeTha kerazIbhAinI sAthe thayAM hatAM. ahIM zeTha karazIbhAInA jIvanano TuMka paricaya ApavAnI jarUra paDe che. kaccha AsabIA gAmamAM zeTha neNazIbhAinuM kuTuMba pratiSThApAtra, khAnadAna ane dharmapremI gaNAya che. zeTha neNazIbhAIne cAra putro hatA temAnAM nAnA putraratna zeTha vIjapAlabhAIne tyAM kArazIbhAIno janma saM. 1929 nA bhAdrapada vadI navamInA roja thayo hato. vijapAla zeTha svabhAve saraLa, dharmaparAyaNa, sAcA vyApArI hatA. temanA AvA guNo karazIbhAIne bAlyAvasthAthI ja vArasAmAM maLyA hatA. vaLI temanA mAtuzrI hIrabAIe te guNenuM vadhu sIMcana karyuM hatuM.

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AvA ucca guNanI sAthe temanAmAM khAsa guNa te e che ke aneka pratikuLa saMjogomAM paNa dhIraja, sAhasa ane pramANIkatAthI teo AgaLa vadhI raMgunamAM eka nAmAMkita vyApArI tarIke potAnuM jIvana Adarza karI zakyA che. Apa baLathI meLavelI lakSmIne sadavyaya dareka kAryomAM udAra dIlathI karI rahyA che. temanI udAra sakhAvate jAhera karavA paNa jemanI IcchA thatI nathI tevuM te temanuM saraLa hRdaya che AvI uttama vyakitadharma premI nararatna sAthe ratanabahenanA lagna thayAM hatAM. ratanabahenanA lagna thayA bAda eka khAnadAna kuTuMbamAM ratana (jhaverAta) vadhu prakAze tema ratana blena zeTha karazIbhAinA ucca vicAra, satyatA, saraLatA, sAhitya prema, Adi guNee alaMkRta thaI jIvana ujavaLa banAvI zakyAM. gujarAtI, dhArmika vigere abhyAsa karU karI gujarAtI sAta copaDI temaja dhArmika pratikramaNAdi vigerene sAro abhyAsa karavA uparAMta teo Avazyaka kriyAo karavAnuM paNa cUkatAM nahetAM kudaratI rIte ja temane dharma prema vadhato ja gayo. pratiSThIta kuTuM. bamAM dareka prakAranI sagavaDatA hoya temAM navAI zuM ! AvI dareka prakAranI sAmagrImAM mAjazekha ke vaibhavI jIvana nahi banAvatAM ratana bahena sAmAyaka, pratikramaNa navasmaraNa te vIgere bhaNavA gaNavAnuM temaja dhArmika pustama vAMcavAmAM samayano sadupayoga karatAM hatAM gharamAM nokara moTara gADI, gheDA, dareka prakAranA vaibhava chatAM ratana bahenanI sAdAI hada vagaranI hatI, jAte ja gRhakArya karavAnI Teva sAthe darekathI mIlanasArapaNuM kAIpaNa jAtanI meTAI ja nahi AvA temanA guNethI baMne pakSamAM temaNe kuTuMbI janene sAro prema meLavyo hate. dharmacusta eTalA badhAM havA sAthe zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunuM smaraNa te temanI eka Avazyaka kriyA hatI. pragaTa prabhAvI zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunA te teo ananya bhakitavALAM hatAM.

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kudarate ratana bahenane temanA AvA uccaguNe nirmaLa, niSkapaTI jIvanathI dareka jAtane vaibhava ApyA hatA. temane eka putra bhAI ravajI bhAI, ke jemanI umara hAla 35 varSanI che. temane paNa be putra nAme zAMtIlAla ane jeThAlAla temaja traNa putrI nAme suMdarabAi, kezarabAI ane nirmaLAbAI nAme che. AvI kuTuMbanI vizALatA dareka prakAranI samRddhi temanAM sAsu hIrabAI (zeTha karazIbhAInAM vRddha mAtuzrI) paNa meLavI zakyAM, saMsArane ubhaya prakArane hA laI rahyAM che. sArA hiMdustAnamAM AvAM kuTuMba ke jyAM mAtA-pitA, putra-putrI, prapautra-prapautrI vigere saMpatti vaibhavamAM nIrakhavAne samaya kAIka ja bhAgyazALIne maLe che. pUrvanI purI puyAne yoge ja AvI sAmagrI maLe che ane Take che. adhurI puNyAImAM kaMikane kaMika saMsArIka vyAdhi ubhI ja hoya che. jyAre ratana bahena jevA puNyazALIne A vaibhava sAMpaDe hate. AvA svargIya sukhamAM paNa ratanabahena pitAnuM kartavya cUkyA nahatAM. zrI zatruMjaya, zrI giranAra, sametazikharajInI moTI yAtrA karavA uparAMta ghaNuM gAmanAM jinAlayanAM darzanano lAbha temaNe lIdho hate. ATalI zrImaMtAImAM nirAbhImAnano khAsa guNa vaLagI rahyo hato. garIba, abhyAgata, lulAM, laMgaDA, bhukhyA dukhyAne hajAra kAma paDatAM mukIne saMtoSathI jamADatAM. AdhunIka bahene game te zrImaMta che ke game te sAdhAraNa che. temaNe AvAM ugnajIvanamAMthI ghaNuM grahaNa karavAnuM che. saraLa hRdayI, vAtsalyabhAva,nirAbhImAna vigere guNone zaNagArarUpa mAnI tadarUpa thavAnI jarUra che. AvI rIte ratana benanA ucca jIvanathI zeTha karazIbhAInuM jIvana paNa saMsAranI Adhi vyAdhithI mukta hatuM. nizcita hatuM. daMpati jIvana sukha saMpati ane dhArmika kRtyothI pasAra thatuM hatuM. kaleza ke upAdhInuM te svapna paNa nahatuM. AvuM Adarza sukhI jIvana dareka prakArane vaibhava kudaratane nahi

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gamyA hoya tema A kuTuMba raMgunathI sagA sabaMdhInA lagna nimitte dezamAM ( AsAMkhIyA kacchamAM ) AvyA. thoDA ja divasamAM ratana mhenane peTamAM asAdhAraNa vAyu duHkhAvA utpanna thayA. mAne ke jIvaleNa rAga thayA. kuTuMbIjanA temanA A vyAdhithI hatAza thai gayA paraMtu kudaratane je vAta na gamI tyAM manuSyanuM zuM gajuM. zeTha kArazIbhAi dhairya zAlI, dharmapremI hovAthI temaja abhyAsI hAvAthI temanAM patni ratana mhenane dhArmika sUtreA, stotrA, sajhAya vigere sa MbhaLAvI temanuM duHkha ANu karatA hatA. Akhare sarve kuTuMbI jatAne, sagA sabaMdhIone khamAvI ratana mhene sa. 1983 nA vaizAkha zudI 14 zanIvAranA rAtrInA lagabhaga nava vAge bIdaDA mukAme ( pAtAne meAsALa ) deha tyAga karyAM. AvAM atIma samaye paNa temanuM jIvana keTalu' dharmoMmaya che te vicAravA jevuM che. zeDa kArazIbhAi dhArmIka ucca saMskAravALA DhAvAthI vRddhAvasthAmAM lAgelA A dhA zAMtithI sahana karI rahyA che temaNe temanAM saddagata suzIla patninA smaraNurthe kaccha sA bIyAmAM jaina pAThazALA khAlI rUA. 10000) daza hajAra aNu karyo che temaja bIjI keTalIye sakhAvatA karI rahyA che. uparAMta svargasthatI yAdagIrI mATe AvAM itihAsIka pustakA paNa pragaTa karAvI sAhityanA phelAvA karI rahyA che. aMta samaye potAnA jIva mAha-mAyAmAM, putrAdi premamAM na paDI jAya mATe temaNe saune Agale dIvase AsAMbIyA ravAnA karyA. AvAM srI ratnanI jIvana rekhA lakhatAM amArI kalama paNa cAlatI nathI ke AvI uttama sannArIo kema apAyuSI haze ! paramAtmA temanA AtmAne parama zAMtI Ape| te vA sAthe strIonAM AvAM ucca jIvana dareka strIe vAMcI sAra grahaNu karI peAtAnA jIvanane ucca banADI kuTuMbamAM vAsaNyabhAvanA vadhAre eja ameA icchIe chIe.

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OM hI zrI pArzvanAthAya namaH zrI ajAharA pArzvanAtha. prakaraNa 1 luM. chAvaNImAM AjathI lagabhaga cha lAkha varSa pahelAMnA eka samayamAM sAketapura nagaranI samIpanA eka gIca vastIvALA pradezamAM udyAnanI ramaNIyatAne apUrva AnaMda meLavavAne rAjA anaraNya chAvaNI nAkhIne paDa hato. paDakhe sarayu nadInAM athAga uMDA jaLa potAnI gaMbhiratA batAvatAM zAMta vahI rahyAM hatAM.e vananA kudaratI saMdaryamAM vadhAre karI rahyAM hatAM. vasaMtaRtunA sehAmaNA divaso eka pachI eka vyatita thatA hatA. nagarane AnaMda laIne dharAI gayelo anaraNya rAjA, pitAnA aMgata aMgarakSako ane subhaTe sahita kudaratI saMdaryanI moja atyAre mANI rahyo hato. jethI vananI bhUmi nirjana chatAM atyAre aneka taMbuo tyAM ubhelA AkAza sAthe vAta karI rahyA hatAM. enI vacamAM rAjA anaraNyane manohara

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(2) ane bhavya taMbu hate. chAvaNImAM rAtadivasa pahero bharanArA subhaTo pitAnI pharaja adA karI rahyA hatA. rAjA anaraNya zarIre majabuta ane kadAvara hato. enuM vaya lagabhaga trIzeka varSanuM lAgatuM hatuM. e rAjAnuM zarIra pracaMDa, bharAvadAra ane bhavya hatuM. jo ke te pracaMDa ane vi. zALa sainyanA baLavALo hovA chatAM rAjA anaraNya pitAnA parAkrama upara vizeSa mustAka rahe. rAjyagAdI upara AvyA pachI ghaNA zatruone eNe pitAne hAtha batAvyuM hatuM enA pitAnA je e parAkramI ane zUravIra hatA. ghaNA rAjAone jItIne enA pitA raghurAjAe ayodhyAnI gAdI niSphaTaka banAvI hatI. e gAdI upara AvelA anaraNya rAjAe tAjane nahi mAnanArA rAjAone namAvI pitAnI AjJA manAvI hatI. Aje enA rAjyamAM zAMti hatI, e zAMtine lAbha laIne prajA pitAne dhaMdhe nirbhayapaNe karyo jatI hatI. jayAre prajAjane zAMtine lAbha letA hatA, te pachI rAjA zAMtine AsvAda kema na le? | bhajana kAryathI nivRtta thaIne anaraNya (ajaya) rAjA pitAnI rAvaTImAM beThele hatuM, aneka prakAranA vicAromAM te nimagna hatuM. enI AMkho pANIvALI ane tejadAra hatI. jenI upara paDatI te tejathI DaghAI ja jato. e bharAvadAra geravadanane pratApa zatruone aMjAvAne puratuM hatuM, e 1 ajayarAjAnuM bIjuM nAma anaraNya hatuM.

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zAMtimAM beThelA vicAranimagna rAjAnI AgaLa AvIne paheregIra name. "deva! mAhiSmatI nagarIthI eka dUta Avyo che ne Apane maLavA mAge che." , , - mAhiSmatInuM nAma sAMbhaLI rAjA camaka. "zuM mAhiSmatIne dUta mAhiSmatInA parAkrama te jANatA hatA, pitAne te harIpha hatuM, "jA ene jaladI praveza karAva? kema Avyo che? zuM kAma Ave che?" prabho! te huM nathI jANato? Apane te rUbarUmAM kahevA mAge che. adhyAmAM Apa na hovAthI te mArate ghoDe ahIM AvI ApanI pAse hAjara thavA mAge che." paheragIranuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe ene praveza karavAnI AjJA ApI thoDIvAramAM paheregIra dUtane teDI lAvyA. mahArAjane namana karI ubhuM rahyo. rAjAnI netra saMjJAthI, paheragIra tyAMthI cAlyA gayA. mahArAja! amArA mahArAja sahastrakiraNa rAjAe mane Apane khAsa AmaMtraNa karavAne mokalyo che. mArA svAmIne ne Apane koIpaNa jAtane saMbaMdha te nathI chatAM atyAranuM AmaMtraNa svIkArI eTalo anugraha karo?" sahastrAMzu rAjA khuzI AnaMdamAM te che ne?" ajaya rAjAe prasanna vadane pUchayuM. - teo khuzImAM che, ne Apane tyAM sAkSAt jaIne vizeSa khuzI thaze?" dUte javAba Ape.

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oLakhANa nahiM chatAM AmaMtraNa kaI khAsa kAraNane aMgeja ke svAbhAvika che?" kAraNa te kharUM jane! mArA svAmI sahastrAMzune pRthvI nAme eka nAnI bena che. ene svayaMvara maMDapa thavAne che thoDAeka divasamAM enuM muhUrta paNa Ave tema che te e muhUrta jevA mAMgalika prasaMgamAM ApanI hAjarI prathamathI thAya evI amArA svAmInI IcchA che." rAjakumArI pRthvIdevIne svayaMvara thavAne che zuM?" rAjAe puchayuM. hA pra? emaja che. evA uttama prasaMge Apa AvI pahoMcazo te mArA svAmI behada khuzI thaze. anya navIna nehanI vRddhi thaze. aneka rAjA mahArAjAone paNa te samaye padhAravAne AmaMtraNe thayAM che." dUta! tArI e rAjakumArI kevIka che vArU?". ajayarAjAe kaMIka viziSTa AzayathI lUchyuM. game eTale vyApAra cAle chatAM vyApArI asaMtoSI ja heya, brAhmaNane joIe teTalI dakSiNA Apa chatAM ene saMtoSa hoya ke? kRSikArane khetaramAM game teTaluM anAja pAke chatAM e te emaja kahe ke barAbara na pAkyuM. agara kadAca bahu kahetA ka che, evI rIte rAjAo paNa game eTalI pRthvI ke strIothI saMtoSa pAmyA che vArU? subhUma cakavartIne cha khaMDanI samRddhi chatAM bIjA cha khaMDa sAdhavAne lebha thaye, vAsudevane

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( 5 ) atrIza hajAra cakravatI ene cAsaTha hajAra aMte urI chatAM ane evA saMpUrNa pacidriyanA viSaye bhAgavatA chatA paNa te tRSTi pAmatA nathI. zI mAnava prANIonI vicitra tRSNA mahArAjaMnA praznanA javAbamAM dUte javAba ApyA. " deva ? e rAjabALAnuM dana jyAM devAne paNa durlabha hAya te pachI amArI te zI vAta ? chatAM kapika sAMbhaLavA pramANe jagatamAM enI joDI Aje vidhAtAe bhAgyeja kdAca ghaDI DAya, enA sAMDha nA enI cAturya tAnA varNana karavAnI mArAmAM zI zakita hAya, strIonI cAsaThe kaLAmAM enI prAviNyatA, temaja strIne ceAgya je guNA joie temAM enI dakSatA, enI kArya kuzaLatA, DahApaNu nyunate nathI ja. svayaMvara maMDapa karavA chatAM dunyAnA sarve rAjA mahArAjAomAMthI ene cAgya vara malaze ke kema enI ja mane te zaMkA che. ja 99 rAjAne enAM vakhANa kaMika vadhAre paDatAM lAgyAM, " are vAcALa ? tuM kaika vadhAre paDatu khele che. AvI vizALa ane vaibhavavALI duniyAmAM vidhie ene mATe patija nahi usanna karelA hAya, evI te e kevIka che ke jenAM tuM AvAM varNana karI rahyo che ? " ve " Apa jAte joze te pachI khAtarI thaze .ke mArU thana Apane satya lAge che ke asatya, enA svarUpanuM vastu ta: varNana tA huM paNa karI zakuM tema nathI. chatAMya, Ata

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yatkiMcita tamane kahuM chuM. deva jarAya emAM atizayokita che ema na mAnatA?" 2 "ThIka che, tAruM kathana kadAca satya haze. nahi te sahasAM sAthe mitratA thaze, e kAraNathI tAruM svAgata svIkAravA mArI paNa IcchA che." - "mATeja kahuM chuM ke Apa jAte juo. ane kadAca vidhinI marajI hoya te -dUta belatAM aTakI paDe. te eTale zuM?" - "ApanuM tyAM padhAravuM sArthaka thAya, ne Apane ne emane saMbaMdha judA svarUpamAM baMdhAI jAya?" "e bhAvInA paDadAmAM chupAyelI vAta te jJAnIthIja jANI zakAya?" - "chatAMya ApanA tyAM padhAravAthI hAnI te kaMI nahi ja thAya." - "e te bezaka ni:saMdeha vAta che.' "" " jyAM hAnI na thAya tyAMthI lAbha thAya evuM jagatamAM jovAya che, mane paNa ema jaNAya che. deva? Apa jarUra padhArazI" ThIka che, tuM bahu cAlAka ne hoMzIyAra che tArI jabAna mIThI che. hAlamAM te tuM amArA memAna thA?" ..

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(7). ' " ApanI rajA laI mAre jhaTa svAmIne saMdeza pahecADa joIe." te te mATe ucIta vyavasthA karavAmAM Avaze. " be divasa ajayarAjAne mahemAna thaI dUta rAjA taraphathI maLelI bheTa, sagAta svikAra karI cAlyA gaye. - dUtanA AvI gayA pachI capaLa cittavALA rAjAne kaMI paNa cena paDatuM nahi, mAhiSyamatI tarapha javAno enI Atu2tA vadhavA lAgI. A vana vihAra paNa ene khuza karanAra nA nivaDaye aneka vicAro enA magajamAM AvavA lAgyA. "ahA ! e sahastrAguM zAmATe pitAnI bena mane na Ape? paNa evo prazna asthAne che. rAjabALAe hamezAM svataMtra vicAravALI hoya che. teo potAne pasaMda paDe anukuLa Ave evAja patIne pasaMda karanArI hoya che. enI marajI jenI upara utare enI sAthe e pitAnuM bhAgya joDe che, tethI ja sahastrAzuM e svayaMvara maMDapamAM enuM bhAgya ene pitAne hAthe ja ghaDavAnI taka ApI haze atu? game te he? eka vakhata mahimatI javuM te kharUM." chAvaNInI pAse sarayunA taTa upara pharatAM rAjA aneka prakAranA evA abhinava vicAremAM lIna hatuM. eTalAmAM eka avAja tarapha mahArAjanuM lakSya kheMcAyuM. "e mahArAja? deDaje? deDa? marI jAuM chuM, marI jAuM chuM." ''" "are? A keNuM madada mATe mane bUma pADe che A te

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(8) zivaza karanA zabda ? zuM kai AphattamAM sapaDAyA ke nadImAM taNAyA ? " rAjA avAja tarapha doDayA sarayunA jalamAM DubI maratA zivaza'karanI najara mahArAja upara paDatAM e mahArAja ? DUbI marU chuM re bApa ? ' rAjA kapaDAM utArI tarataja sarayUnA athAga jalamAM paDayA. taratAM taratAM e bhaTTajInI pAse jaI zivaza Mkarane pANInI bahAra kheMcI kADhayA. enA peTamAM gheADu ghaNuM pANI paNa gayeluM tethI gheADIvAra tA te nizceSTa jevA paDI rahyo, paNa vananI eHsu Mdara havAnA sparzathI enu mattu paDelu caitanya pAchu jAgRta thayuM dhIre dhIre bhaTTajI hAlyA, e caMcaLa AMkhA ughADI " mahArAja ? huM kayAM chuM ? " " " bhaTTajIne gabharAyelA joi mahArAja melyA, "ziva zakara ? ATalA badhA gabharAya che kema ? " ' sAvadhAna thavAthI ekadama ubheA thaine melyA " gaNazau nahi te zuM karU ? A rAMDa sarayU mane AkhAne AkhA hajama karI jatI hatI. e rAMDane kAi nahi ne huM' malyA eka brAhmaNa ? huM... ene zrApa Apu" ? " ,, bhaTTajInA javASa sAMbhaLI mahArAja khaDakhaDa hasI paDayA. " are bhALA ? tArA zrApa ene zuM karavAnA ? tuM nadImAM zuM karavA paDacA. " " mahArAja tarasa lAgelI tethI kinAre besI

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pANI pIvA lAge eTalAmAM paga sarakI gaye ne e sarayue mane ekadama pitAnA utsaMgamAM kheMcI lIdho. Apa na AvyA hota te e rAMDa te mAro jIva leta?" "haze cAla have tAre e gusso javAde? tArA gussAthI e kAMI DarI javAnI nathI pharI ene vizvAsa na karatA have?" "have? e zuM bolyA, have te e rAMDa jAtane vizvAsa ja nahi karuM. hari! hari! ziva! zivA" . "ziva te tuM pateja che, cAla have?" te pachI vAta karatA bane chAvaNImAM gayA. pachI zajAnuM citta caMcaLa thavAthI te vanavihAra pUre karI nagaramAM cAlyA gaye. prakaraNa 2 - rAjakumArI. bALA gaMbhira vadane pitAnA divAnakhAnAmAM atyAre Amatema AMTA mArI rahI hatI. e bALA chatAM enI catarAI enA haiyAnI guMca dUra karI zake tema na hatuM. eka pachI eka vicAra haiyAmAM AvatA ane asta thaI jatA aneka sejakumArenA ane rAjAonA kreTAo enA divAnakhAnAmAM

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( 10 ) vidyamAna hatA. temaja dareka dareka rAjakumArI ane rAjAonAM banI zake teTalAM caritra jANavAnA khALAe abhyAsa karyAM hatA, chatAM mALAnuM mana kayAMya sthira thaI zakayu nahi, jethIja te mujAtI hatI. gheADA divasamAM peAtAnA svayaMvara maMDapa thaze. e samaye te game te rAjA ke rAjakuvarane avazya pasa Mda karavA paDaze, chatAM hajI lagI mana kema keAinI tarapha AkaSotuM nathI, kaMI samajAtuM nathI ke bhAvI zuM thavAnuM che ! "are strInuM jIvana eTale parAdhina jIvana, purUSane Adhina jIvana e jIvananA sAthI purUSa jo lAyaka na male te strInI zuM dazA;? kayA purUSane varavAthI jIvana sarvAze sukhI thaze, evu jJAna hAta tA kevuM sAruM, ATa ATalI vyavasthA, sagavaDatA ane kharce karavA chatAM bhAgya e eka ajaba vastu che. manuSya prayatna chatAM bhAgyamAM jevu lakhAyela hAya temaja bane che. teA mArA bhAjyamAM ANa lakhAyela heze tyAre lagnanA divaseA pAse AvavA mAMDayA tema tema khALA pRthu kumArI vizeSa ga Mbhira thatI jatI hatI kAryanA pariNAma tarapha enu lakSya vadhAre hatuM, vArevAre enA manamAM eja prazna thatA ke " bhAgyamAM zuM haze ? athavAtA A badhu zA mATe, paraNIne parAdhinapaNe jIvana gujArI patinI tAkhedArI uThAvA karatAM prabhunI cAkarI karavAmAM AvetA khATu zuM ? saMsAranA mAhamAM paDavA karatAM e sa'sArane tajavAmAM Ave

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( 11 ). te vadhe zuM? saMsArano tyAga karI tyAgI thavAmAM te eka kAMte hita che. jyAre ATaATalo kharca, vyavasthA karavA chatAMya bhAgyamAM jevuM hoya tevuM ja maLI zake che, eka te pUrve ghaNuMya pApa kareluM hoya tyAre strIne avatAra Ave, temAMya AtmAe savizeSa mAyA, kapaTa, daMbha sevyA hoya te strIpaNuM male, joyuMne, mallInAtha bhagavAna tirthaMkara thayA chatAM emane strI avatAra le paDo, pUrve emaNe eTaluM badhuM tapa karyuM ke jethI emaNe tirthaMkara nAmakarma bAMdhyuM, paNa mAyA sahita e tapa karavAthI emane strI veda baMdhAye, evAja koI pApanA vege huM paNa strIveda pAmI chuM. ne A bhavamAM paNuM je saMda sAranA mehamAM lapaTAI pati temaja kuMTuMbIjanone mAyAthI ThagavA vaDe je kapaTa kaLAne abhyAsa karIza te khacIta A manuSya bhava mAre niSphaLa jaze ne huM adhogatimAM utarI ja Iza. mATe bhulyA tyAMthI pharIthI gaNavuM e niyamane anusarI sAvadhAna rahevuM joIe tyAre zuM huM saMsAranI moha mAyAne tyAga karI zakuM tema chuM?" ghaNuM vicArane aMte eNe pitAnA mana sAthe prazna karyo. - "hA e viSa samAna viSaye mane cheDe ema nathI. are, bhUtakAlamAM anaMtIvAra e viSaye bhegavyA, chuTayA, ane chelyA, chatAMya tRpti thatI nathI. dareka bhave navA navA taiyAraja, ne kadAca na male te pUrvanA rUNAnuM badhe enI tarapha eTaluM to AkarSaNa rahe che ke AtmA rAta divasa ene ja jhaMkhyA kare che. enIja ArsithI rAta divasa pIDA pAme che.

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( 12 ). namale chatAMya enA dhyAnathI te mukta thatuM nathI. samartha, zakti saMpanna AtmA ene paravaza paDI rAMka, dIna, hIna banI jAya che. are viSayamAM sukha mAnI pite pitAne, pitAnA sukhane paNa bhulI jAya che. Aje mArI paNa eja sthiti che. atyAre te tyAga karatAM bhege vadhAre game che, paherI oDhIne AhA sukhamAM magna rahevuM e adhika priya che, e bAhA alpa sukhanA baMdhanamAM paDelA AtmAne ethI adhika vastusthiti samajavAnI phurasada kyAM che? saMsAranI vicitratA juo, prAzuonA sukhanI paNa hada kevI che. nAnuM bALaka mAtAnI chedamAM sukha mAne che. jarIka moTo thayo ke ene ramata gamatamAM majA paDe che. to koIne tephAna, kalaha karavAmAM AnaMda paDe che. yuvAna vayamAM koI priyAnI gedamAM sukha mAne che te kaI dhana kamAvAmAM, keI nATaka ceTaka jovAmAM majA mANe to kaI hakumata calAvavAmAM, evI rIte prANIonA sukhanI dizAo nyArI nyArI hoya che. evI rIte huM paNa vaibhamAM sukha mAnI beThI chuM. e gavavAne mAruM mana talasI rahyuM che. chatAM sukAnI keNu ane keya maLaze e te jJAnI jANe?" e vairAgI chatAM saMsAranA bhego bhegavavAne Atura thayelI bALA pRthukumArI pitAnI jamaNA hAthanI tarjanI aMgulI haDapacIe lagADI vicaramAM beThI hatI. bALAmAM dhA. rmika saMskAra paDelA hovAthI kSaNavAra tyAga mArganI bhAvanA AvatI chatAM bhegathI lipta enuM mana tarata ja pAchu palaTAI jatuM hatuM. e vicAramAM paDelI bALAnI cikitsA enI

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palA, ( 13 ) pachavADe ubhelI enI sakhIo joyA karatI hatI, enI ATalAM badhAM kAMI vicAramAM ketumatI pragaTa thaI sAme AvIne bolI. le? vicAra kema na Ave jene ekalA ja rahevAnuM hoya jene ekalA thavuM na gamatuM hoya ene kAMI vicAra karavAne na hoya, paNa benane te have. " bIjI taraphathI puSpAvatI majAka karatI bahAra nikaLI AvI. "alI ! have eTale zuM. kema adhurUM choDI dIdhuM purU karanI?" trIjI sakhI belI. lenI purUM huM ja karuM, bena, ekalAmAMthI have ekalA thaze eja ke bIju vaLI?" kaLAvatI pragaTa thatI bolI. eka pachI eka eka sakhIne pragaTa thatI nihALI pRthakumArI belI "are, A badhe rAphaDe kayAMthI phATI nikaLyo. "kayAMthI zuM? have thoDA divasa pachI tame amane cheDI jaze eTale have thoDA divasa maLI bheTI laIe, vaLI bIjuM zuM?" "paNa kahe to sahI, bena? kenAM bhAgya ughaDayAM, 5saMdagI kenA upara utarI?" ketumatI belI. kenI upara vaLI zuM? je parAkramI haze e. jItI jaze, rAjAone te parAkramamAMja lakSamI rahelI che." kaLAvatI bolI.

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( 14 ) " ekalA parAkramane zuM kare, cAturya paNa joie, te sAMdarya paNa joie, guNNA teA vaLI vizeSe karIne joIe, samajI ? " puSpAvatI khelI. ,, "paNa e badhuMya eka ThekANe hAya enI kema khakhara paDe, dareka vastunI te prasaMga paDe khabara paDe, " rAjakumArI pRthu belI. " eja khukhI che ne ? khabara kema na paDe, khabara na paDe te ApaNI caturAi dhuLamAM maLe, ApaNe strIo, purUSa upara STi paDatAMja enu mApa kADhIye. " caMdrAvatIe kahyuM, " ThIka che tArUM kahevu caMdrAvatI ? anumAna pramANathI paNa vastunA ni ya te thai zake tema che ? " pRthumArIe jaNAvyuM . dd " ena ? paNa tamane zuM pasaMda che, baLa, buddhi ke svarUpa ? " caMdrAvatI e AturatAthI pUchyuM. ?? " tamane badhAne zuM game che te te kahe| pachI mArI vAta ? " rAjakumArI e kahyuM. " svarUpe sAhAmaNeA hAya tA ApaNune te game, kALA mANasA huMmezA haiyAnA melA ghelA heAya che. jevA uparathI svAma DAya che evAja aMdarathI paNa hAya che eTaluMja nahiM kiMtu pAtte jevA che evA jagatane paNa jue che, evA zyAma svarUpavALA purUSAthI sukhanI AzA te kayAMthIja rakhAya ? " LAvatIe potAnA vicAra jaNAvyA.

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( 15 ) - "mane te rAta divasa amArI sevA cAkarI kare, mane zALa rAkhe, ne hAjI hA kare evo pati pasaMda che bAI?" sarasvatI nAmanI kanyA bolI. sarasvatInuM vacana sAMbhaLI sarve sakhIye hasI paDI. vAha alI svAmIne tuM vaza karanArI, tuM tArA patInI seva karIza te te paNa tArI karaze vaLI." * " svAmI guNi hoya to strIone enAthI adhika sukha thAya che. strInI e kadara kare che. enA hRdayanI kiMmata karI zake che." * "paNa guNa hoya ne rasa vihIna hoya te zuM karavuM? rasIka heya, zRMgAra rasane zekhIna hoya; premanA marmane samajanAre haiya, te priyAne rIjavI zake, snehanI mIThAza ApI zake laI zake."ketumatIe jaNAvyuM. sae pita pitAnA abhiprAya ApyA. "bena ! have tame te bele karI. tamane je game te?" kaLAvatIe pazukamArIne kahyuM. "kahuM mane te tamArI vAta karIye gamatI nathI?" pRthukumArI belI. - "kema nathI gamatI, na gameto emAM khAmI batAvo?" caMdrAvatIe kahyuM, svAmI eka suMdara hoya te paNa zuM kAmane, zuM rAta

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( 16 ) divasa e suMdara mukhane joI jAIne ja saMtoSa mAne, e bahu suMdara hoya te paNa nakAmuM ? kema vArU?" e saMdarya pAchaLa kaMI suMdarIo divAnI banI ApaNe saMsAra bagADI nAkhe, mATe saMdarya sAthe guNe paNa joIe. svAmI je guNa saMpanna hoya te anAcAra sevatAM aTakI pitAnI patnIne ja sukhI karavAnI IcchA rAkhe." "guNavAna karatAMya rasIka hoya te zuM khoTuM?" pelI rasIkane pakSapAta karavAvALIe pitAnA pakSanuM samartha karyuM. ekela rasIka banAvI Akho divasa zuM tAre rasaja huMTayA kare che. eka rasIke zuM kAmane sAthe sAthe 5rAkamI paNa joIe parAkramI hoya te patnInuM rakSaNa karI zakaze. ApamAM paDelI patnInuM rakSaNa karI zatrune mArI haThAvatAM patnIne prema paNa meLavI zake." pRthukumArI bolI. e vAta to sAcI che hA, badhI bAbate karatAM 5rAkramI purUSa tarapha strIone pakSapAta vadhAre hoya che ne temAMya rAjakumArIone to bA vadhAre?" pelI sarasvatI belI. "e DIkaja che, rAjakumArIo te rAjAo sAtheja varavAnI? rAjAo je parAkramI na hoya te e rAjyanI. e rAjAnI e rAjakuMvarInI hAlata zI thAya, mATe ja rAjakumArIe parAkramI tarapha vizeSa kheMcAya?" ketamatI bolI,

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( 17 ). paNa huM te emAMnuM kazuMya pasaMda karatI nathI." rAjakumArI belI. tyAre zuM pasaMda kare che?" tyAgI thavuM te, dIkSA levAnuM?" te ATalI badhI dhamAla zA mATe?" sa rAjAonI mazkarI karavA mATe kema?" nA ema nahi." tyAre?" je kaI cogya malI Ave te" . te vaLI zuM?" te varavA mATe-ema ja kanI?" kaLAvatI bolI. "samajanI ema?" pRthukumArI bolI. te pachI sarve sakhIo samaya thaI javAthI pitapatAne ghare cAlI gaI. pRthukumArI paNa bhAvInuM badhuM bhaviSya upara cheDI atyAre te pitAnA kAmakAjamAM lAgI gaI.

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prakaraNa 3 ju. mAhiSmatI nagarImAM. Aje mAhiSmatI nagarI manuSyothI ubharAI gaI hatI. nagaranI cAre kora mAIlanA mAIla paryata rAjAonI chAvaNIo paDI hatI. dareka rAjAoe jANe svagIya nagara ubhAM karyA hoya ema tipitAne jhaLahaLATa batAvavAnuM cukyA na hatA. chAvaNIo ekabIjAthI caDhIyAtI hatI sarakhAmaNImAM ekabIjA vadhI jatA hatA. rAjA ane rAjakumArane pRthakumArIne varavAnA umaMgamAM pitapotAnI sAhebI, sattA ane vaibhava batAvavAnI A aNamolI taka hatI. AvA ane vasare mANasane lAgyayoge ja maLe che. lagnanA divasa najIka AvatuM hovAthI lagabhaga sarve rAjAo potapotAnA sainya sAthe AvI pahoMcyA hatA. sAketapura pati ajayarAjA paNa pitAnA A AmaMtraNane svIkAravAne bhUlyA na hatA. pitAnA vizALa sainya sAthe temaja bIjApaNu gya parivAra sAthe te mAhiSmatI AvI pahoMce hate. sahastrAMzue e pitAnA harIphane sArI rIte satkAra karI emane 5 utAro Ape hatuM, jethI nagaranI bahAra ajayarAjAe pitAnI chAvaNI nAkhI hatI. enA gupta anucare navIna samAcAra meLavavAne gurU ane judA judA veze zahera ane zaheranI bahAra pharatA hatA, rAjA pote paNa kaMIka navIna parAkrama karavAne Atura hate.

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( 19 ) zIlpa zAstranA jANukAra zilpIone melAvI rAjAe eka maneAhara svayaMvara maMDapa baMdhAvyA maMDapanA citrAmaNamAM nAca karatI vArAMganA ane devAMganAone joi prekSakAnAM capaLanetrA paNa sthira thai jatAM hatAM, enI cAre kAra havAmAM nRtya karI rahelI dhajAe musAphAnA parizramane zAMtidAyaka thatI hatI. maMDapanA e sthaMbhAmAM karelI citra vicitra racanAnAM pratibiMkha nIcenI ATIka bhUmi upara paDavAthI citra vagaranI paNa e bhUmi citravALI thai jatI hatI. temaja pRthvI sphaTika ratnathI jaDI lIdhelI hAvAthI dUrathI sarovaranA pANInI sapATI mAphaka zeAlI rahI hatI. maMDapamAM dareka rAjA mahArAjAone besavAne mATe temane cAgya suMdara macA gAThavavAmAM AvyA hatA. e maMDapanI cAre dizAe cAra daravAjA hatA. ma`DapanI evI avaNIya zAbhA svA~nI zeAbhAnA paNa tiraskAra karatI manuSya leAkamAM peAtAnuM apUrva gArava batAve teA emAM Azcarya paNa zuM ? * hajI lagnanA divasane thADAeka divasanI vAra hAvAthI dareka rAjAe ane rAjakumArA potapotAnA vaibhavanA upayAga karatA AnaMda, meAjazAkhamAM samaya vyatita karI rahyA hatA. evA samayamAM ajayarAjA paNa zAMtithI besI rahe tenA karatAM anA utsuka hRdayane kaMika karavAne mana thayuM. enA vayasyamitra zivazaMkara paNa enI sAthe hatA, kaiMka vicAra AvavAthI rAjA zivaza Mkara pAse javAne uThayA; zivazaMkara rAjAnI najIkanA ja taMbumAM hatA.

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( 20 ) peAtAnA nAnakaDA taMbumAM zivaza Mkara bhaTTa ekaleA vicAra karatA ubhA hatA, e bhaTTa vaLI vicitra svabhAvanI vyakti hatI rAjAe peAtAnA AnaMdanI khAtara, ane pAse rAkhyA hatA kaMIpaNa TALaTapu karIne mahArAjAne rIjavavA e enuM mukhya kAma hatuM. atyAre e vicAra karatA ubhA hatA tyAM mahArAje pAchaLathI AvI enA khabhA upara hAtha mUkaye mahArAjanA hAtha aDatAMja zivaza kara bhaTTa camakayA. " e khApare keNu .........." he....? " zivazaMkara ? gabharAya che kema ATalA badhA, ete 27 mahArAjane joi bhaTTajI zAMta thayA. " mahArAja ? zuM che ? " 64 ApaNe nagara carcA jovA javuM joie, tane khakhara che A dezanI ramaNIe bahu suMdara che te ? " " sAre ne tamAre enuM zuM kAma. " " kAma kema nahi ? " cr "tame paraNelA che ne huMtA paraNavA mAgatAja nathI ?" paraNyA eTale pharI zu na paraNAya, ane tuM kema paraNavA mAgatA nathI. " " mahArAja ? sukha teA vAMDhAeneja che. phikara ke ciMtA e kAIpaNa jAtanI ene, ke enA mApane ? "

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( 21 ) - "tyAre paraNelAne ciMtA che evuM teM anubhava vagara zI rIte jANyuM ?" _"mahArAja paraNyA nathI tethI zuM pATeya na beThA hoIe." ema tyAre zuM tuM pATe beThelo che ke ?" - "paraNelAonA bhavADA joIne huM khacIta kaMTALI gayo chuM. ete TakAnI telaDI teravAnAM mAMge." "tenI phikara na karate, tArI paraNavAnI marajI hoya te te badhuM huM purU karIza." e hAtha ghasIne ApaNe te sApha nA che."hAthane laheke karatAM bhaTTajI che . te marajI tArI, paNa mArI sAthe te tAre AvavuM ja paDaze." mane laI jaIne zuM karaze. A nagarInI ramaNuMethI huM te bahu bahuM chuM." e tArI bIka badhI dUra thaze, samaje ?" paNa ATalA badhA chene Apa mane kayAM teDI jAo che." te chatAM tAruM ja kAma che. je ApaNe veza badalIne Aja rAtanA javAnuM che. ?" "ane teya rAtanA, pArakAgAmamAM ekalA ApaNe be jaNe rAtanA javuM e to mahArAja? bhayaMkaramAM bhayaMkara kAma che."

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( 12 ) cupa ! tArI salAha mAre nathI joItI. je ApaNe ane saMgIta jANIe chIe, tuM paNa gAvAnuM sAruM jANe che. mATe tAre zene pITha kare khabara che?" * zene?" DaratAM DaratAM bhaTTa belyA. - "gaye, vRddha gaye thaIza ne tAre seLa varSanI yuvAna bALAne pATha karavAne che samajyo." mahArAja ema bolIne hasI paDyA. mahArAjane javAba sAMbhaLI bhaTTajI camakyo. "eya mArA bApa? e mahArAja ? tame te purI mArI kamabakhtI besADavA mAge che. mane jIvate ayodhyA bhegA thavA de thajenI? koNa tane upADI javAnuM hatuM nahi te." "are mahArAja ? huM suMdarI banuM pachI te thaI rahyuM ane te mAMya rAtanA ApaNe ekalA pharavA jaIe, mane ekalI. joIne duSTa purUSe mArA Azaka banI herAna kare tyAre mArI zuM dazA?" huM chuMne tArI sAthe, tuM kema muMjhAya che." ghaNuM duSTa purUSa hoya te tame eklA zuM kare. ne. huM te nakAma?" * "te tAre paNa emanI upara Azaka paDI javuM." mahArAjA hasI paDyA.

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( 3 ) "huM te strI chuM ke purUSa, zuM purUSa te vaLI purUSa upara Azaka thatuM haze. mahArAja e matanA DAcAmAM huM ke rIte maravA AvavAne nathI." cUpa! mukha?" mahArAje eka lapaDAka kheMcI kADha. sAyaMkALe strInAM kapaDAM paherI banI ThaNune taiyAra raheje." e pramANe saMbhaLAvI mahArAja pitAnA taMbumAM gayA mahArAjane hukama sAMbhaLI bhaTTajI mahArAjanAM metIyA marI gayAM, "mahArAjane paNa A zuM sUjhayuM. huM purUSa jevo purUSa thaIne strI, suMdarI banuM. ziva ! ziva ! ziva ! he - LAnAtha ? mArI arajI sAMbhaLa ? ne mane A AphatanA mahIsAgaramAMthI bahAra kheMcI kADha?" bicArA zivazaMkara bhaTe bheLAnAthanI prArthanA karavA, mAMDIne AMkhamAMthI azru paNa pADyAM. paNae nirdaya bheLAnAthane dayA na AvI. enI arajI maMjura na karI. garIba bicAre zivazaMkara ? vicAramAMne vicAramAM divasa asta thaye. bhaTTajInA heyAmAM gabharAmaNa thavA lAgI. "zuM karU? strI banuM ke nahi. mahArAjanI sAthe javuM ke nahi. are chuTake che kAMI, mahArAja kayAM cheDe ema che. purUSa je purUSa thaIne huM strI banuM, bIjAnAM cittane AkarSaNa karavA huM yuvAna bALAne pATha karuM. ane emAM je kaI Azaka banI puMThe paDaye to mArI zI dazA? e phajetAmAM kAMI khAmI bAkI rahe vAruM?"

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( 4 ) " bhaTTajI ? bhaTTajI ? " mahArAjanA mokalelA eka 5haragIre bhaTTajInA vicAramAM DakhalagIrI karI. " tamane mahArAjA jhaTa khelAve che. aTa cAle ? " pahegIranuM vacana sAMbhaLI bhaTTajI camakyA. " have jAnI nathI AvatA ? " " e....ma, nathI AvatA, nahi Avaze. te ucakIne upADI lAvavAnA mahArAjanA hukama che leA, tamane zuM game che. sIdhe sIdhA AvavuM che ke nahi. ' 66 jarUra, A yamadUta jakharAithI paNa mane lai gayA vagara nahi rahe. cAla bhAi, cAla, jevI zivazaMkaranI marajI" dayA upajAve evA caherA karatA bhaTTajI ubhA thayA. .. have kevA DAhyA DamarA thayA, bhaTajI ? " bhaTTajInA haiyAmAM zI hALI hatI enI paheragIrane zI khabara hoya. " are bhAI mArU' huM:kha jANe te jarUra tane mArI dayA Ave. " Yi

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prakaraNa 4 chuM. kuLadevInA maMdire. bhAvInA aneka vicArA karatI pRthukumArInuM mana caga DAle caDhayu' hatuM. svayaMvara muhUttane have mAtra gaNyA gAMThayA becAra divasanI vAra hatI. " ATalI badhI mahenata chatAM bhAIe ATalA badhA kharca karavA chatAM mane jo managamatA vara nahi maLe te| . mArI chagI pAyamAla thai jaze, khAMdhavanI mahenata paNa dhULa thaze. aneka rAjAo ane rAjakumArI eka ekathI caDhIyAtA Aje ahIyAM ekatra thayA che. e badhAya bAhya ADaMbarathI yukata che. emanA parAkramanI ke emanA jhuAnI keAnAmAM keTalI lAyakAta che ane keAnu` keTaluM purUSArtha che etA prasaMga vagara kevI rIte khakhara paDe. jo ke emanuM ghaNuM kharuM caritra jANavAnI te meM mahenata karI che chatAM pratyakSapaNe pazu mAre jANavu' joie, temaja kuLadevIne paNa mAre prasanna karavI, ke jethI mArI maneAkAmanA saphaLa thAya. mANasa tA banI zake teTalA upAyA kare che. cArekArathI mANasa sAvadha thai nazIkha devIne anukuLa karavA prayatna kare che te bhAgyadevI ane ge tA na ja de, pachI te jevuM bhAgya ? " eTalAmAM sarasvatI AvI paheAMcI. sarasvatI prathakumArInI priya sakhI ane vizvAsa karavA yAgya hatI. sarasvatI eka to brAhmaNanI mALA hatI. e paNa zrRMgAra rasanA rasa cAkhavAne

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( 16 ) have Atura hatI. chatAM pRthukumArI upara ene atyaMta sneha hatA. pRthukumArIthI vikhuTAM paDavu. ene gamatu nahAtuM. te mATe pRthukumArI je rAjyamAM jAya e rAjyamAM te enI sAthe rahevAne Atura hatI. je mATe te atyAre kaMika vAta karavAne ahIyAM AvI hatI. AvA gariSTha kArya mAM anI zake te pRthukumArIne sahAya karI kaiMka enI sevA bajAvavI, enA sukha du:khamAM sAthI khanI nazIkha paNa ajamAvavu, ane pRthunA lagnanI rAjalIlA paNa jovI. sarasvatI AvI tyAre pRthukumArI pAtAnA divAnakhAnA mAM ekalI hatI. e vicAramAM paDelI pRthunI AMkheA pAchaLathI AvIne sarasvatIe dAkhI dIdhI. " kANu che tuM ? " cIDAtI pRthukumArI elI. pRthukumArIne cIDAyelI joi sarasvatIe e hAtha lai lIdhA. " ena ? hamaNAM tame ahu cIDIyAM thai gayAM che ? " ,, " atyAre tuM kema AvI sarasvatI ! " sarasvatInA praznanA javAba nahi ApatAM pRthukumArIe judoja prazna karyAM. " kema na AvIe, zuM atyArathI ja AvAM ekalapeTAM thaI gayAM, hajI teA paraNyA nathI tyAM AvA prazna ? paraNyA pachI kANu jANe tame kevAMya badalAI jaze, AhAM ?? jI tamArA svabhAvamAM phera paDI gayA te hajI paraNyA pachI mane lAge che ke A hisAbe ghaNA phera paDI jaze. zuM paraNavAthI AvuM ekalapeTu thai javAtuM haze. te te e paraNavuM nahi sArU ?"

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( 7 ) " pachI kenI, atyAre khAsa kAma kADhIne AvI che ke AvI vAtA karavA ! mAre hamaNAM bahAra javuM che. hamaNAM mane *rasuda nathI ? " " atyAre rAtanA bahAra jAe che| kAnI sAthe jA che ! kema jAe che ? '' " te badhuM tane huM kahuM, kahevAthI phAyado zuM ? " " phAyadA ! ena ! AvI juThThAI zA mATe rAkheA che ? huM icchuM chuM ke AvA samayamAM huM paNa tamArI kaika sevA karI zakuM? " * ema....mArI sevA karavAnI icchA rAkhe che, satya kahe che tuM ? " " ALakapaNAthI ApaNe sAthe ramIye chIe chatAM hajI tamane asatyanI emAM gaMdha Ave che. nazIkha hamArAM ?" sarasvatI dayAmaNAM jevuM mAM karI jarA AzIyALI thai gai. " yAda che bacapaNathI huM tamArI sAthIdAra chuM. tame dareka vAtA mane karelI che. mArAthI tame kAMi chupAvatAM nathI, chupAvyuM nathI chatAM atyAre kema tamArA svabhAva badalAi gayA, Azcaya ?" pRthukumArIe sarasvatInA khabhA upara hAtha mukayA. " sarasvatI ? manamAM duHkha lAvIza nahi. mane paNa lAge che ke mArA svabhAvamAM hamaNAM krUraka paDI gayA che. zuM karU nirUpAya? mArI jagAe tuM hAta te tuM paNa emaja karata?"

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( 8 ) " huM tA ema kAMi paNa nA karata ? zA mATe emaja karata? tamArA bhAgyane ceAgya vidhie koi purUSa sarajye haze. mATAMonAM bhAgya hamezAM meTAM ja hAya che, lAgya upara bharAMsA rAkhA, so sArU ja thaze, kuLadevI tamane ceAgya vara Apaze ja ! " " mATe ja huM atyAre kuLadevInA darzane javAnI samajI, kuLadevInAM dana paNa thAya ane bIjI paNa gheADu ka kAma thAya ? p 22 " bIjuM kAma chuM eTaluM badhu... khAnagI che ke ? '' " nA ! jo sAMbhaLa ? paNa tu koIne kahIza nahi. purUne veza paherIne huM ane mArI dhAvamAtA rAjA ane rAjakumArAnAM khAnagI AcAra vicAra kevA che tenI tapAsa karavA javAnA chIe. " ra paNa ena ? rAtane samaye ekalAM ? " hA ? kuLadevI amArU rakSaNa karaze, hamaNAM teM ja kahyu ne bhAgya upara bharAMsA rAkhA, muzkelImAM paNa puNyazAlI ne vinna AvatuM nathI. " " te vAta satya che, chatAM paNa jANI jIjIne ekalAM javuM e ThIka teA nathI. ' " e tArI salAha mAre nathI joitI. hamaNAM te huM kuLadevIne hane jAuM chuM. 99

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( 29 ) " tA bena ? tamArI sAthe huM AvuM tyAre ? " CC paNa ena kuLadevInA darzIne javuM teA pachI ekalAM zAmATe javuM, gheADAka piravAra laIne javAmAM zu' harakata che, Aje kuLadevIne prasanna karA, vidhi bhakitathI enI pUjA kare, utAvaLa karI nAza bhAga karavAthI zuM. ame madiranI bahAra ceAgAnamAM tamArI rakSA karatAM esazuM. tame vidhi pUrvaka pUjA karI nirAMte bhakita kareA. prasanna karI, jo e prasanna thai tamane varadAna Ape te pachI tamAre utAre utAre dhAvamAtA sAthe rakhaDavAnI paNa zI jarUra che? sahaja svabhAve kAma thatuM hAya tA paryaMta teADavAnI kAMi jarUra ? " sarasvatIe potAnA abhiprAya ApyA. " kuLadevInu maMdira zaheranI bahAra AveluM che. tyAM bhAinI rajA vagara javuM e paNa ThIka nathI. bhAinI rajA lai piravAra sAthe javu eja mane teA ThIka lAge che. ena ? " " sarasvatI ? tuM bahu DAhI che hA ! tuM teA sAthe laI javA jevI che ? huM jyAM jAuM tyAM tuM mArI sAthe Ave ke ?"" kema na Avu? huM te tamane paraNelI chuM ne ? eTale AvuM ja ? " " tArI marajI paDaze. tevA ceAgya purUSa sAthe tane paNa aphaLAvI dezuM pachI kAMi ? " " ThIka che; ena, e vAta javAde hamaNAM, pahelAM tamArU tA kAma thavA do, pachI amArI vAta, ame te tamArI pAchaLa ja chIe ne ? "

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( 30 ) " huM bhAinI rajA lai AvuM te arasAmAM tu pUjAne sAmAna vagere taiyAra kara. " pRthukumArI sarasvatIne AjJA karIne cATTI gai, sarasvatI manamAM aneka vicAra karatI pUjA taiyAra karavA lAgI. pRthunA bhAI sahasrAMzuM te jamAnAmAM vIrAne paNa vIra mahArathI purUSa hatA enAM baLa parAkrama advitIya hatAM. jagatamAM enI kharAbarI karI zake evA vIra vidhie bhAgye ja sarajyeA haze. ghaNA rAjAone jItI eNe potAnA tAbedAra banAvyA hatA. evA ja yuddhone pariNAme sahasrANu kahevAyA hatA. baLamAM ane parAkramamAM Rddhi samRddhimAM samAnatA kare evA vIra dula bha hatA. mahAbAhu sahastrAMzu pAse AvI hAtha joDI pRthakumArI elI " bhAI ? huM kuLadevInA darzane jAu chuM. " " atyAre ? " '' hA ? 99 " te ApaNA aMgarakSakAne laIne jaje " sahasrAMzu khelyA. " pRthu ? mArA AziSa che ke kuladevI tArI upara prasanna thAya, ne tArI maneAbhilASA pUrNa kare ? " p '' bhAinI AziSa meLavI pRthu pAchI vaLI, kaMika yAda AvavAthI sahasrAMzu meklyA, " pRthu ? sAMbhaLa ? tyAM kuLadhruvInI mUrttinI pachavADe eka cApa rAkhelI che. jo samaya kadAca upasthita thAya te e cAMpa dabAvIza eTale ta

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( 31 ) daravAje ughaDI jaze. tyAM aMdara kudI paDI aMdaranI cAMpa pheravIza eTale daravAjo baMdha thaI jaze mATe saMkaTa samaye banI zake te eno upayoga karaje." bhAInuM vacana pathue aMgIkAra karyuM. haraNanI gate cAlatI pRthu pitAnA sthAnake AvI tyAM sarasvatI temaja bIjI dAsIo pUjAne sAmAna taiyAra karI enI rAha jotI hatI. sahastrAMzue keTalAka aMgarakSakane sAthe mokalyA. pRthu hAthI upara beThI sarasvatIne paNa potAnI sAthe besADI. AyA vagere bIjI dAsIo bIjA hAthI upara beThI. maMdamaMda gatie cAlatA hAthIo kuLadevInA maMdira tarapha ravAne thayA. . . rAjakumArI jyAre gaMbhira vicAramAM hatI tyAre sarasvatI judA ja vicAramAM hatI banI zake te pote paNa pRthukumArInI sAthe rahe to kevuM sAruM." - - - prakaraNa 5 muM. mArgamAM. divasa asta thayA pachI thoDIka vAra thaI jagata upara aMdhakAre pitAnI cAdara bichAvavI zarU karI, e arasAmAM mahArAja anaraNyanA taMbumAMthI be vyaktio nikaLI, e be vyaktione joI paheragIra camakayA, paheragIrenA uparI

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( 2 ). amaladAre emane jotAMja taravAra tANI. "khabaradAra? keNa che tame?" e be vyaktiomAMthI eka vRddha sAraMgIvALA, ane bIjI vyakti te eka soLa varSanI umaranI navakumArikA yuvatI hatI. paheragIranA uparInI talavAra joI pelI kemala hRdayavALI bALA gabharANI, "mahArAja ! joyuM A prathama maMgalAcaraNa gharanA AMgaNuMja ? AMkhanI IzAratathI ane nAka upara AMgaLI mukI pelA sAraMgIvALAe suMdara kumArikAne bolatAM aTakAvI. paNa mahArAjanuM nAma sAMbhaLI paheragIre camakyA. "mahArAja zuM te A sAraMgIvALe zuM ene bheda che?" jamAdAre talavAra myAna karI. mahArAje potAnAM banAvaTI dADhI mucha kADhI nAkhyAM. paheragIre mahArAjane joI namyA, talavAra namAvI vaMdana karyuM: "veza badalI nagaracarcA jevA jAuM chuM." rAjAe khulAso karyo. paNa deva! rAtrIne samaye, parAyA nagaramAM Ama ekAkI javuM salAmatI bharyuM nathI temAM paNa Ama strI sAthe te nahi ja." A strI kezu che te tame jANo cho?" rAjAe pUchyuM. keNa che e?" - - 4 -

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( 33 ) " e ApaNA zivazaMkara, zivasuMdarInA pATha bhajavI mahArAja hasyA. " kAi vatI teA na ja 27 rahyo che. zake evA. ,, e vRddha sAra'gIvALA ane mALA chAvaNI cheADIne AgaLa cAlyAM, lAkaDInA TekAnI madadathI dhIme dhIme DagalAM bharatA, ane jenAM sapheda dADhI mUccha pavanathI skurAyamAna thatAM havAmAM nRtya karI rahyAM che evA te khacIta anyane dayApAtra hatA. lAkaDInA TekA chatAM e khALAnI madadathI buDhDho mAMDa mAMDa cAlI zakatA hatA. rAjAonI chAvaNIomAM peAtAnI gAyanavidyA saMbhaLAvatAM te AgaLa cAlyA. madhyarAtrI lagabhaga thavA AvI hatI; chatAM cAMdanInA prakAzathI ajavALuM hatuM paNa mANasane avara javara bahu oche thai gayA hatA. vRddha mANasa lAkaDInA TekAe cAlatA hatA e lAkaDI jevI tevI nahAtI; prasa'ga paDaye lAkaDI hathIyAranA upayeAgamAM paNa vAparI zakAya, seMkaDa zatrue! sAme enA upayAga karavAmAM Ave chatAMya e peAtAnI majabutAi na cheDe, ane duzmanAnI khAra paNa lai nAkhe. vRddha sAragIvALA ane mALA je raste pasAra thatAM hatAM te tethI paMdara vIza luccA mANasAnu TALu pasAra thatuM hatuM. mahA muzkelIthI temaNe kAma kareluM chatAM paripUrNa thayela na hAvAthI temaja kaMIne badale kaMi thai javAthI teo nirAza 3

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( 34 ) thayA hatA. ane pitAnA svAmIne ThapakA ane tiraskArane bhegA thayA hatA. evA vicAramAM pasAra thatA e lekamAMthI eka jaNanI najara A tarapha kheMcAI. "bIrAdara! je ! je ! pele zikAra?" - bIjA lekanI najara te tarapha AkarSANI, "vAha! zuM zikAra che. suMdarI to suMdara che ho?" . - "ApaNu svAmIne pasaMda paDe evI kharI ke nahi?" eka jaNa . khacIta, Ane jue te tarataja e ApaNI upara prasanna thAya." te cAle ?" " "paNa enI sAthe pele buDhDho koI che ne?" eka jaNa be - "ApaNe ATalA badhA chIe, te e bAne samajAvatAM zI vAra! e bicAre te ekale ja che ne ApaNe te ATalA badhA. ' ' "te cAle jhaTa," " e badhAya jhaTapaTa e bALAnI AgaLa pharI vaLyA, emane joIne zivasuMdarI bhaya pAmatI pAchI haThI. "eya mArA bApa?" "suMdarI ! Dare che. zAne, cAla amArI sAthe, tAruM bhAgya ughaDI jaze A buTTo tAre keNa che ?"

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(35) tame kevuM che? tamAre tenI zI paMcAta che? jAo, tame tamAre raste jAo."buDhDhAe AgaLa dhasI AvIne kahyuM buTTAnAM vacana sAMbhaLI badhA buddAnI AsapAsa pharI vanyA." are buddhIyA ! A tArI dIkarI tAre te kAMI kAmanI nathI. mATe amane Apa?" e buThThIMAnI mazkarI karavA lAgyA, ene aDapalA karavA lAgyAM. ' " jAo che ke nahi." paNa emaja camatkAra vagara kaI namaskAra kare che, ke A leke samaje e leke te kumArIne ucakI javA AvyA hatAemane mana e raMka buDhIcAne hisAba nahote tethIja ene banAvatA hatA. sAraMgIvALAe vicAryuM "camatkAra vagara namaskAra nathI, phegaTa vakhata gumAve e ThIka nathI, mATe jarI para batAvavA de" - tarataja e vRddha kuvo be jaNanI upara paDe ane be jaNane pitAnA bane ThaMDI hAthee gaLacImAMthI pakaDI mAthAM aphaLAvI nIce paTakyA; mArAmArI zarU thaI. emanI mArAmArIne lAbha laI pelI zivasuMdarI tyAMthI gupacupa bhAgI gaI-pasAra thaI gaI. - mArAmArI pUra jesa upara AvI. e badhAya ekasAmaTA pilA sAraMgIvALA buDhDhAyA upara tUTI paDyA. e lekene kyAM khabara hatI ke e buDhDho buddho nahi paNa mahArathI, virapurUSa hate. e te mAtra vizaja jaNa hatA, kadAca evI thai (

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( 3 ) vIzIe sAthe maLelA hAya paNa e badhAne mArI haThAvavAne e ekAkI vIraja ni:zastra khasa hatA. koIne lAtathI teA kAine upADI upADIne pRthvI upara phekI detA, kAine gaLacImAMthI pakaDI sAmasAme aphaLAvIne nIce paTakI emane ni:satva karI detA. eka be vAra enA hAthanA svAda cAkhyA pachI qIne enA sAme jovA jeTalI paNa e lAkAmAM zakita rahetI nahi. laDI zakAya eTalI paNa zakita hatI tyAM lagI te laDyA, e vRddhanA hAthanA mAra khAIne ni:sanna thayA te aDAdarIthI te pAchA haThavA lAgyAM. muThIo vALIne chAtI batAvavAne badale puMTha batAvavA lAgyA. mArAmArIne a Mte e vRdhdhe badhAne mArI haThAvyA, DAmIca leAkeAnu e TALu bhAgI gayA pachI jayAre vRddha ekAkI hyo, tyAre e bhaTTajI sAMbharyA, e zivasu MdarI kayAMya paNa dekhANI nahi. "zuM e duSTa lAke ene upADI gayA ke, paNa ene laI tA gayA nathI. mane lAge che ke mArAmArIthI bhaya pAmelI te kyAMka bhAgI gaI haze ane kadAca ATalAmAMja kayAMya bharAi gai haze." e vRddha Amatema zivasuMdarIne zeAdhavA lAgyA. dUrathI eka vRkSanI peAlamAM bharAi gayelI zivasuMdarInI najara Amatema karatAM e vRddha upara paDI, peAlamAMthI bahAra nikaLI huM e mahArAja ! mahArAja ! ahIM AvA ? " zivasuMda rIe bUma mArI !

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( 37 ) zivasuMdarInA avAja sAMbhaLI mahArAjae vRddhe enI pAse Avye . " are mahArAja ! AvI upAdhI nAhaka zA mATe ? " nAka upara AMgaLI mUkI mahArAje cUpa rahevA izArata karI. " tu mahArAja ! mahArAja ! nA kara ? atyAre mahArAja nathI. vRddha sAraMgIvALA cheM. eTaluMya nathI samajatI. hajI ApaNuM mULa kAma teA bAkI che. 29 " vaLI kayuM kAma ? " rAjakumArIne jovAnuM. 66 " tA have madhyarAtrI teA thavA AvI che atyAre tamane enu daza na kayAMthI thaze ?? kuLadevIne maMdire. te atyAre daza na karavA AvavAnI (( che.. tyAM "9 '' "9 mahArAja ! paNa huM te strIethI bahu khIuM chuM. " " tethIja tu paraNavA mAgatA nathI. emaja ne ? " '' 99 paNa hajI tamArU maMdira keTalu' krUra che te ? " gabharA nahi ApaNe AvI pahoMcyA chIe. " vAta karatA banne AgaLa cAlyA. eTalAmAM sAme madira joine vRddha olyA " jo ApeluM maMdira AvyuM, hejI kuMvarI pUjA karavA AvI nathI; paNa madhyarAtrI thavA AvI che eTale AvavI jAIe. "

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( 3 ) mane madiranA AMgaNAmAM AvI pahoMcyA. rAjakuvarIne paNa pAtAnA parivAra sAthe dUrathI hAthI upara AvatAM joi tethI vRddha Aye.. "tu maMdiranI esarImAM besa, huMaMdaranA bhAgamAM chUpAI rahuM chuM. tu N hovAthI ne A paNa strIo hAvAthI tane aDacaNa karaze. nahi." vizeSa samaya nahi hAvAthI e zivasu darIne AMgaNAMmAM cheghaDI vRddha aMdara cAlyA gayA jANe peAte paricita kema na heAya tevI rIte mandiramAM dAkhala thatAM ja te kuLadevInI mUrti pachavADe adazya thai gayA. -= prakaraNa 6 chuM. ramaNIya mujhavaNu, pRthvIkumArI peAtAnA parivAra sAthe kuLadevIne maMdire AvI pahAMcI. rakSakavaga maMdiranI bahAra cAkI karatA beThA. pRthu dAsIe sAthe kuLadevInA maMdiranI osarImAM AvI, dAsIe bahAra osarImAM beThI ne rAjakumArI sarasvatInI sAthe pUjAnA thALa lai aMdara gai. kesara, caMdana, kuMkuM ma, puSpa, dhUpa, dIpa vagerethI kuLadevInI pUjA karI pRthu dhyAna karatI devInI sanmukha prArthanA karavA lAgI. sarasvatI kumArIne prAthanA karatI joI thADIkavAra mahAra nikaLI Amatema jovA lAgI. sarasvatInI najara eka vastu upara paDI ane camakI

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( 3 ) 4 AvI mAjhama rAte e zuM haze?" dhIre dhIre DagalAM bharatI te pAse javA lAgI. Ama potAnI pAse kaI vyaktine AvatI jaI pelI vyakti adhika saMkecavA lAgI. "AnI najara mArI upara paDI gaI. ziva ! ziva ! ziva ! zuM pariNAma Avaze." . . bhaya pAmatI ane saMkecAtI joIne sarasvatIne jarI hiMmata AvI che te koI manuSya !"te tadana najIka AvI te keI strI mAluma paDI "AhA! A te kaI strI jevI lAge che." "keNa che tuM?" sarasvatIe pUchayuM. paNa pelI vyakie manatAja dhAraNa karI. . . . . . ' " kema bolatI nathI?" pharIne sarasvatIe pUchayuM. e pharIthI pUchAyelA prazno paNa javAba na maLe, sarasvatIe enuM bAvaDuM pakaDI halAvI "kema?nathI bolavuM hamaNAMja pakaDAvI dauM chuM, mArA mANasone buma mArUM chuM?" e vyakti gabharANuM. "rakhene sIpAhIo Avaze te pUrepUrI phajetI thaze bAjI badhI dhuLamAM maLaze." nAka upara AMgaLI mukIne ene cupa rahevA izArata karI. te bela tyAre tuM keNu che?" sarasvatIe puchayuM. jotI nathI, huM paNa tArA jevI eka strI chuM." pelI vyakti belI, te vyakti te pele zivazaMkara bhaTTajI hate. e te samajI, paNa ATalI moDI rAtre ahIyAM

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( 40 ) ekAkI kema AvI. kenI sAthe AvI..?" karIne khulAso pUchaye. ' kema AvI te page cAlIne AvI, kuLadevInI mAnatA karavAne AvI chuM. samajI?" bhaTTajIe aDAvyuM. zI mAnatA karavA AvI chuM.? . "tAre zuM kAma che, te jANIne tuM zuM karaze." nahi bela jhaTa? mAre badhuMya jANavuM joIe." " le te sAMbhaLa? mAre paraNavuM nathI e pratijJA mArI akhaMDa rahe e mATe mAtAnI prArthanA karavA?" zuM hajI tuM kuMvArI che? dekhAya che te mATe berI." "chatAM huM kuvArI chuM eja khubI che samajI?" enI bolavAnI DhabachabathI sarasvatI hasI paDI. "tuM ya eka ramakaDuM che. tAre nahi paraNavuM hoya te tane mArakUTIne keNa paraNAve che." strIo kuMvArI sAMbhaLI che, maratAM lagI paNa purUSa vAMDhA hoya che. strI nahi?" , "te tAruM kahevuM ThIka che chatAM strIo paNa kumAra, pALI zake che." paNa mAruM vrata rahI zake ema nathI." "kAraNa?" . !

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( 41 ) kamaLapuSpanI vAsa levAne bhamarAo ochI hoya che?" tethI zuM muMjhAI gaI che" . hA ! kSaNabhara mane kaI jaMpavA detuM nathI." tArI vAta kadAca sAcI haze, tuM che te evI dekhAvaDI." tArA jevI te nathI ne?" mArA jevI?" sarasvatI camakI. " zuM huM bahu rUpALI chuM. tArA jevI te nahi ja, je huM purUSa hota te" - "te zuM ?" "jarUra tArI upara Azaka paData ne tane mArI vahu banAvata?" ema kahI sarasvatI pelI vyakitane vaLagI paDI. oya mArA bApa?" e vyakita gabharANI ene chuTI karavA gaDamathala karavA lAgI. "kema alI! gabharAya che zAnI?" vAha ? tuMya kharI, AmavAta vAtamAM zuM AzakapaDI javAtuM haze. "e vyakitanuM haiyuM to tharatharI rahyuM hatuM. je pigaLa verAI gayuM te ahIMthI jIvatAM chakaTavuM paNa muzkela thaze." are bAI ! cheTe rahIne vAta kara? eka strI Ama zuM bIjI strIne bAjhI paDatI haze? zuM prIti ema thatI haze?" tyAre kema thatI haze. prIta karatAM tuM jANe che ke ?" ..

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( ra ) " "huM zuM jANuM, mAre te paraNavAnI ja pratijJA che. te pachI evI vAte te kema thAya?" zA mATe te paraNavAnI pratijJA karI, paraNyA vagara te cAle?" e vaLI bIjAne Adhina keNa rahe, strIo paraNe eTale patine Adhina rahevuM paDe. sAsarIyAmAM darekanuM kahyuM mAnavuM paDe. badhA kahe tema karavuM paDe evuM dukha zA mATe joIe." "tuM te gAMDI chuM. patine Adhina zuM karavA rahIye, patine ja ApaNe vaza na karIye ke e ApaNe tAbedAra thaIne rahe." e te kema bane?" . "kema nA bane? ApaNI pAse paNa eka evI mAhitI zakita che ke e zakitathI game tevAne paNa ApaNe mahAta karI zakIye-ene Adhina rAkhI zakIye." "enA karatAM paraNIye ja nahi te zuM aDacaNa AvI jAya." , ' " tyAre zuM tuM nahi ja paraNavAnI?" nA? . huM purUSa hota te tane batAvata ke tuM kema nathI paraNatI !

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( 3 ) . " paNa atyAre te te strI che ne eTale zuM? "tethI ja lAcAra chuM, paNa lAvanI kSaNabhara tA pu rUSa banI jAuM." sarasvatI pharIthI ene vaLagI paDI. pilI vyakti ene cheDAvA lAgI. e rakajhakamAM enuM paheluM vastra nIkaLI gayuM, ane je kRtrima ceTa hatuM te paNa bhaTTajInA mastaka uparathI chuTa thatAM sarasvatInA hAthamAM AvyuM. ... acAnaka AvuM parivartana joI sarasvatI camakI. AhAA koNa? zuM A suMdarI che-tuM te suMdarI che ke suMdara?" . " bhaTTajI to tharathara dhrujavA lAgyo. enuM meM te jovA jevuM thayuM. caMdramAnA prakAzathI mAMDa mAMDa te sarasvatI joi zakatI hatI. "luccA ! AvI rIte ThagavA Avyo che?" sarasvatI ene bahAra kheMcavA lAgI. "je have tArA hAla thAya te?" - jema jema sarasvatI ene bahAra kheMce tema tema bhaTTajI khuNAmAM bharAvA lAgyo. sarasvatIe buma pADI aMgarakSakane bolAvyA. AMgaLInI IzAratathI A bhAIne batAvI dIdhA. aDadhe strI ne aDadhe purUSa jaNAtA ane khuNAmAM bharAyelA bhaTTajIne rakSake bahAra cegAnamAM kheMcI lAvyA. bhaTTajIe buma pADavA mAMDI. mahArAja ! deDaje deDajo? mArI nAkhe re bApa?" - maMdiranA bahAranA cagAnamAM lAva. rakSakoe bhaTTa

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( 44 ) jInI khabara levA mAMDI. enI mazkarI karavA mAMDI. "vAha! zuM suMdarI banI che.?" bhaTTajInI bumethI maMdiranA bhUgarbhamAM adazya thayela pele vRddha sAraMgIvALo camakya, vaLI kAMI Aphata AvI. tarataja cApa pheravI ne aMdarathI daravAjo khulle thaye; te aMdarathI mUrtivALA gabhArAmAM dhasI AvyuM. dhyAnamAM beThelI ane prArthanA karatI pRthukumArI A vRddhane joIne camakI. e vRddha chatAM atyAre enAmAM juvAnIne puratA vega hatA. "zuM A kharekhara vRddha che?". prathane vicAramAM cheDI sAraMgIvALe bahAra dhasI gayo. pelAo te bhaTTajInI khabara levAmAM rokAyA hatA eTalAmAM uMcA oTalA uparathI te ku ane te TeLA upara paDe che cAra pAMca, cha jaNane te paDatAnI sAtheja cagadI nAMkhyA, mAthe mAthAM aphALavA mAMDyA. eka ekane ucakI ucakIne gophaNanA geLAnI mAphaka dUra pheMkI devA mAMDayA. A acAnaka pitAnI upara AvI paDelI Apatti joI aMgarakSako camakyA ne pelA navA AvanAra harIpha upara tUTI paDayA. e takane lAbha laI bhaTTajI tyAMthI pibArA gaNI gayA. A pheraphArathI sarasvatI te AbhIja banI gaI. strInA svarUpamAM Avelo e purUSa koNa? A acAnaka dhasI Avele purUSa kyAMthI dhasI AvyuM ne te koNa haze? "mahArAja ! deDe? deDe? ene marma zuM? A badhuM kevI rIte banyuM." ene marma sarasvatI kaMI paNa samajI zakI nahi.

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(45 ) - dAsIo te nAsabhAga karavA lAgI. mArAmArI te pUra jesamAM hatI. paccIsa trIsa ne paccAsa mANasanA TeLA vacce A eka vIrapurUSa ghumatA hatA. eNe keTalAkane nIce paTakathA, keTalAkane uMcakI ucakIne dUra paTakI dIdhA. e mahArathIne mana e badhAya tRNa samAna hatA. mANase keTalAka to marI gayA, keTalAka zakita rahI tyAM sudhI laDyA. eke upAya na cAlyA eTale jIva bacAvavA nAsavA lAgyA, dAsIo paNa rakhene pite motanI memAna na thAya-jIva bacAvavAne te nAThI. sarasvatIne kaMI paNa na sUjhayuM... karavuM? bahena! bahena! nAso?" eNe aMdara rAjakumArIne buma pADI. aMdara rahelI rAjakumarrInI prArthanAmAM te bhaMgANa kayAranuMya paDI cukayuM hatuM. pele purUSa aMdarathI bahAra nikaLyA ane mArAmArI zarU thaI, mAre mAronI buma paDavA lAgI, dAsIo paNa jene jema phAvyuM tema nAsI gaI. rAjakumArI paNa zuM karavuM?" e mATe vicAramAM paDI gaI. bhayaMkara kolAhala jANI rAjakumArI paNa adazya thaI gaI. sarasvatI aMdara AvI, paNe pRthukumArI na maLe, Ama tema joyuM paNa kayAMya jovAmAM AvI nahi. sarasvatIe jANyuM ke pRthu game tyAM kyAMya chupAI gayAM haze. dAsIo badhIya jatI rahI, pite ekalI rahI te potAne mAthe kAMI AvI ne paDe eTalAmAM eNe paNa nAzI chuTavuM, sarasvatIne paNa je mArga sUjhayo e mAge pasAra thaI gaI.

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mArAmArIne aMte keTalAka maraNa pAmyA, keTalAka adhamuA thayelA mRtyunI ghaDIo gaNavA lAgyA, keTalAka mahArAjane pharyAda karavAne deDyA, ekAkI paDele e vRddha pitAne veza ThIka karate bhaTTajIne Amatema zodhavA lAge. paNa bhaphachane patte kyAMya paNa lAge nahi. kelAhala zAMta thatAM pRthakumArI maMdiramAMthI bahAra nikaLI te sarve zAMta hatuM. dAsIonAzI gaI hatI, pitAnA aMgarakSakemAMnA keTalAka marI gayA hatA, keTalAka mRtyunI taiyArI karI rahyA hatA, eNe eka ni:zvAsa nAkhe "are A badhuM kone mATe? sarasvatI kayAM jatI rahI haze? e vRddha purUSa keNa haze?" * ', 'cAMdanInA prakAzamAM rAjakumArIne dekhIne mahAvata chupAI gayela hatuM te doDI AvyuM. rAjakumArI pAse AvI namaskAra karate bA! cAle? cAle? jhaTa gharabhegA thaI jaIe." pitAnA mahAvatane joI rAjakumArI tarataja maMdiranA pagathIyAM nIce utarI hAthI pAse AvI. mahAvate hAthIne besADa, rAjakumArI ne mahAvata besI gayAM. hAthI zaherane raste paDayo, paNa laDAInA bhaNakArA ene vAgelA hovAthI hAthI aMkuzane vaza rahyo nahi ne Amatema nAsavA lAgyuM.

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prakaraNa 7 muM kevI khAtara ? . " hAthIne aMkuzamAM rAkhavAne mahAvate aneka prayatna karyA, paNa tophAne caDelo hAthI aMkuzane vaza rahyo nahi. ubhe raste nAsavA ja lAge. rAjakumArInI jIMdagI bhayamAM AvI paDI, "are A te elAmAMthI nikaLI culAmAM paDyA. eka bhayamAMthI hajI mAMDamAMDa chuTyAM tyAM A bIjo bhaya sAme Avya, bhAgyadevInAM nakharAM to juo, sAruM ke huM kaI samajAtuM nathI." Amatema nAsatA ane kudAkuda karatA hAthI uparathI rAjakumArI paDu paDu evI sthitimAM AvI paDI, jIdagInI salAmatIne ene eka paNa upAya hAthalA nahi deva upara bharose rAkhI jIvana maraNa vacce jholAM khAtI rAjakumArI pariNAmanI rAha jovA lAgI. raMka bicAre mahAvata ! eNe paNa jIvananuM nizAna devanA bharose choDI dIdhuM. rAjakumArIne AvI hAlatamAM mUkI pote potAne bacAva kare te paNa vyAjabI nahetuM ne rAjakumArIne kema bacAvavI e paNa ene kyAMthI sujhe? zivazaMkara bhaTTajIne zodhatAM Amatema phAMphAM mAratAM pele vRddha jarI AgaLa nikaLI gayo, acAnaka e vRddhanI najara cAMdanInA prakAzamAM bhaTTajIne badale A hAthI upara

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( 4 ) paDI. hAthIne aniyamitapaNe nAsabhAga karatA joi eNe kaMika vicitra ghaTanAnI kalpanA karI lIdhI. zu' anyuM che te jANavAne mATe tarataja te hAthI tarapha dhasI AvyA, najIka AvatAM ja hAthI upara beThelI kAi suMdara yuvatinI bhayabharelI sthiti joi ane vastusthiti te samajI gayA; koI paNa bhAMge hAthInA paMjAmAMthI khALAne macAvavI joie. hAthInA AvavAne mAge te eka moTA vRkSa upara caDhI gayA. hAthI je raste dhasI AvatA hatA te rastAnI aTakaLa AMdhI te mArga uparanI jhukI rahelI DALI upara AvyA. hAthI e raste DALI nIce AvatA gayA. najIkamAM Avye eTalAmAM pelAe mALAne peAtAnA hAtha uMcA karavAne phmAMLyu. * ' bALAe uMcI najara karI te maMdiramAM joyeleja e vRddha purUSa te ema lAgyuM. eNe peAtAnA hAtha uMcA karyo, jevA hAthI nIcethI nikaLyA ke pelA vRddhe e mALAnA hAtha peAtAnA majabuta hAthAe pakaDI lIdhA ne AstethI laghulAghavI kaLAthI mALAne ucakI lIdhI. hAthI tyAMthI pasAra thai gayA. rAjakumArInuM rakSaNa thayela joi mahAvate paNa eka vRkSanu avala ana lai jIva bacAvyA. dhImethI rAjakumArIne e vRddhe vRkSa uparathI nIce utArI bhayathI vyAkuLa thayelI rAjakumArI gabharAyelI a suti jevI sthitimAM hatI. vastranA pavanathI ene sAvadha karavA mAMDI. e khALA sAvadha thai eTalAmAM mahArAjA

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( 4 ) sahasrAMzunA sainike rAjakumArIne zeSatA tyAM deDI AvyA? A vRddhanI pAse rAjakumArIne joi sainike pelA vRddha upara dhasyA. luccA ! rAjabALAne kayAM upADI jate hato?" talavAre ekasAthe keTalIya nikaLI paDI. pelo vRddha purUSa sAvadhaja hate. e te sAvaja haste, evAM zastrabaddha seMkaDo mRgalAM enI AsapAsa bhalene pharI vaLe, ethI kaMi sAvaja pAchI pAnI kare kharo? beThe hate tyAMthI ja ekadama kudyo, eka senika upara paDyo enI DhAla ane talavAra AMcakI lIdhA, acAnaka A banAva joI pelAenI talavAre hAthamAM ja rahI gaI. e vRddha DhAlathI zarIrane rakSaNa karate talavArathI emanI sAthe ramavA lAgyo. pelA paNa talavAre pheravatA cArekorathI ene gherI vaLyAM, ne vacamAM rAkhI vRddhane mahAta karavA lAgyA; paNa e vRddhe potAnA zarIranuM rakSaNa karatAM ghAsanI mAphaka eka pachI ekane jamIna upara nAkhavA mAMDyA. enuM parAkrama niHsima hatuM. raNamAM smata karatAM parizrama te e jANateja nahi. e raNazayyAmAM upara keTalAya sutA, chatAM seMkaDenI vacamAM pite sahisalA mata zatruone vidArI rahyo hate. - A vRddha jaNAtA purUSanuM AvuM apUrva parAkrama jotAM rAjakumArInA haiyAmAM zuM hatuM. e vRddhane jotAM ja enuM haiyuM ullAsa pAmatuM hatuM. eka to potAne upakArI hate, mRtyunA

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( 10 ) paMjAmAMthI eNe ene bacAvI hatI. e upakArane AbhAra mAnavAne samaya Ave tyAM A ramakhANa jAgyuM. e tophAnimAM paDelAene satya sthiti samajAvI paNa kema zake? chatAMya eka parivartana thayuM, bALAnuM haiyuM e vIrapurUSa upara prItivALuM thayuM hatuM. yuddhamAM ene jaya thAya e mATe prArthanA karI rahyuM hatuM. ' sahastrAMzunA sainike eka pachI eka ema seMkaDe jamInasta thayA, eka vIra ane vRddha purUSathI sainyane nAza thata joI becAra jaNa muThIo vALI mahArAjane vinavavA doDyA. mahArAja sahastrAMzu pitAnA senApati ane subhaTa sAthe gheDe caDI A tarapha dhasI AvatA hatA. dhasyA jatA sainike emane mArgamAM maLyA. "deva! doDe? deDo jhaMTa. eka ja vIrapurUSa keI Avela che, teNe ApaNA seMkaDo subhaTane mArI nAkhyA ane hajI keTalAkane mArI rahyo che, chatAM pote marAte nathI." "ahe! chatAM mArA subhaTane nAza?" mahArAja sahastrAMzu cIDAyA. e parAkramIne A vAta sAMbhaLI jarA zarama lAgI. . . tarataja e mArate ghaDe e tarapha dhasyA, enI pachavADe enA subhaTe, senApati, saradAre paNa tIranI mAphaka chUTyA. * lagabhaga najIka AvI pahoMce ne dUrathI eNe laDAIne raMga cAMdanInA prakAzamAM nihALe, eka ja vIrapurUSa

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( 5 ). pitAnA seMkaDo subhaTane nAza karI rahyo hato jethI enuM abhimAna ghavAyuM. * dUrathI e mahArAja sahastrAMzue dhanuSya upara zarasaMdhAna karI bANa caDAvyuM. e vIrane yuddhamAM jIvatAM pakaDe e muzkela hatuM, tema ATalA mANase vacce paNa e virapurUSa jItI zakAya tema nahoto, karNa paryata bANa kheMcI sananana karatuM e nAgapAza bANa dhanuSya uparathI choDI dIdhuM, ane pariNAmanI rAha jotA e vIranara tyAMja sthaLe. cuddha karatAM e vRddha purUSa upara e bANa paDatAMja cArekera nAgapAzathI e baMdhAI gaye. nAgapAzathI baMdhAyela vRddhane joIne sainike badhA khuzI thayA. teo enI upara dhasIto gayA paNa pelA sarve emanI tarapha phaMphADA mAravA lAgyA, jethI te pAchA haThyA, eTalAmAM . te mahArAja sahastrAMzu tyAM AvI lAgeenI sAthe enA saradAre paNa AvI pahoMcyA. ' azva uparathI kudI paDI sahastrAMzue pelA vRddhane nihAje, ene kautuka thayuM "oho ! A vRddha chatAM eNe mArA seMkaDo sainikone zI rIte mArI nAMkhyA." manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyA. sahasrAMzue pragaTapaNe kahyuM. "keNu * barAjabALAne upADI janAra aThaMga uThAvagIra! " sainike bAlyA.

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( para ) " ema, rAjabALAnuM haraNa karI nAzI jatA hatA, zuM pRthvI namAlI thai gai che, ne tuM gharaDA peAtAne vIra mAne che kema ? '' "hA, mahArAja ! jIone ApaNA kai sainike mArI nAkhyA che! gharaDA che paNa jakharA tA mahu che hA ? " " ThIka che, nyAyanI adAlatamAM ene insApha thaze, saradArA ene lai cAleA ? " sahasrazue hukama karyo. e vIrapurUSanA parAkrama upara prIdA thayelI rAjabALA vRddhane nAgapAzathI baMdhAyelA joi ekadama sUcchita thaI gai. rAjA AvyA ane jyAre sAvadha thai tyArerAja kuMvarIe bhAine vinati karI. " badhA ! emane chuTA karo ?" " kAne chuTA karavAnuM kahe che ? A rAjadrohIne ! jotI nathI eNe mArA seMkaDA sainikone mArI nAkhyA te, huna AngeA hAta teA mane lAge che ke A gharaDA mArA sivAya kAithI jItAvA muzkela thai paData ! " sahasrAMzue kahyuM. " evA vIranaranAM sanmAna Ama na thAya, emane tA satkAra karavA joIe, khaMdhu ! emaNe mArI jAta bacAvI enI tanane khabara nahi hAya ? " 27 " tArI jAta macAvI ke tane upADI jatA hatA ? " mArI jAta bacAvI, ApaNA hAthInA prANahAraka sarkajAmAMthI mane bacAvI. " pRthvIe vaddhanI mahAdrInu vaNuM na karyuM..

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(53) e paNa enuM ja kArastAna hatuM, tyAM paNa eNe ApaNuM aMgarakSakane mArI nAkhyA, e laDAI joI hAthI bhaDakele. vastutaH te A badhAya anarthanuM kAraNa te e vRddha ja che. evA gunhegArane huM jAte karuM, pRthvI! tuM zuM bele che? mArAthI e nahi bane, ene te sakhtamAM sakhta zikSA thaze, jAhera darabAramAM kAle ene InsApha thaze." baMdha! huM tamane page paDIne kahuM chuM ke emane acAve? mAro jIva bacAvanArate tame paNa jIva bacAve, bhAI! upakArane badale apakArathI te naja vAvI zakAya." tuM ATalo badhe e DosAne pakSapAta kema kare che vArU?" zaMkAnI najare sahastrAMzue pUchayuM. "emaNe mAre jIva bacAvyo che." tethI zuM ?" e vRddhanI sAthe badhA nagaramAM cAlyA gayA. prakaraNa 8 muM bhUta ke addabhuta? rAjakumArI levAmAM na AvI, jethI sarasvatIe dhAryuM ke kayAMka chupAI gayAM haze. have je samajAya che emAM pote paNa TakI jAya te ThIka, e vicAra Ava

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vAthI sarasvatI paNa nAzI chuTI. garIba bicArI sarasvatI, sahIsalAmata thavA chaTakI te kharI paNa AgaLa ene mATe muzkelI taiyAra hatI. ema sahelAIthI Aktane mahIsAgara tarI javAto hato te mAnavIne ene aMta jaldIthI Avata. haraNanI peThe bhayathI bhAgatI sarasvatInI upara pasAra thatA keI cAreka badamAsonI najara paDI. ekAkI suMdara mRgalIne joI sAvaja pitAne zikAra sahelAIthI jAte kare khare? badamAzoe nAzI jatI sarasvatIne pakaDI, sarasvatI e chuTavAne ghaNIya beMcatANa karI, paNa game tevI teya e eka abaLA, badamAsenA hAthamAMthI chaTakavuM e kAMI saheluM hatuM ke chaTake ! cAlo pelA vRkSa nIce jaIe, A zikAra kAMI vAreghaDIye hAtha AvatuM nathI, Aja zukana te sArA thayA lAge che." eka badamAse sAme dUra eka vRkSa tarapha AMgaLI batAvI kahyuM. hA, tyAM ThIka paDaze. kevI ekAMta che, zAMta che." bIjAe javAba Ape. - ', - e kemaLa mRgalIne uMcakI cAre badamAse pelA vRkSa tarapha cAlyA. A vRkSanA thaDane takI karIne pelI zivasuMdarI kAM khAtI hatI. aMgarakSakanI prasAdI cAkhI nAzI chuTelI ziva suMdarI (bhaTTajI) A vRkSa pAse AvI enA aMdhakArane

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( pA ) lAbha laIne chupAI gaI hatI. thoDIkavAre zAMti thayA pachI thaDanuM ozIkuM karI jarI ADe paDakhe thaI. ene kAM AvavA lAgyAM, tyAM vaLI khaDakhaDATa thayene bhaTTajI sAvadha thaye. jINI AMkhe najara karI to cAra badamAse kaMIka uMcakIne A vRkSa tarapha cAlyA AvatA hatA. "vaLI kayAM Aphata AvI!" : aMdhakArane lAbha laIne bhaTTajI vRkSa upara caDI gaye. enI zAkhA upara AvI chupAI rahyo ne zuM thAya che te jovA lAgyo. - pelA cAre guMDAoe A jhADa nIce AvIne sarasvatIne nIce mUkI. sarasvatI ekadama ubhI thaI gaI. A Tucara ethI salAmata kema rahevuM te mATe vicAra karavA lAgI. "kema, khuzIthI amAre Adhina thAya che ke nahi?" bhAIo! mane mAre raste javAdo, mAre ghera javA de?" pelA cAre aTTahAsa karatAM krUra hasI paDyA. "ghera javuM che. amArI sAthe rAtrI gujArI prabhAtanA tuM tAre ghera ne hame amAre ghera." eka guMDe che . ' "bhAIo! mane garIbane satAvI sAra nahi kADhe." cAla, tArUM TAyaluM javAde, jenI kevI suMdara che tuM tane meLavyA pachI kANu bevakupha hoya ke emane ema tane javA de." bIjAe kahyuM.

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( 5 ) sarasvatIe bhAgavA mAMDayu, eka jaNe DhADIne pakaDI lIdhI ne pAchI tyAM lAvIne paTakI. "kema? emane ema bhAgI javuM che. khIrAdara ! A sIdhI rIte mAne tema nathI. ' "te khaLajorIthI ene samajAvA, ene nIce paTakI enI upara ApaNI tAkAta ApaNe ajamAvA?" khIjAe kahyuM, hA ? emaja. strIonI jAta ja evI che ke e kadi svamukhe hA bhaNe nahi. '' tarataja eka mANasa sarasvatIne paTakavA taiyAra thai gayA, sarasvatI tharatharI, kapAyamAna thai gaI. " e prabhu ! mArI rakSA karI rakSA kara ? A zayatAnAnA paMjAmAMthI mane bacAvI' ra " suMdarI ! zA mATe zAka kare che. ame tane jAnathI mAravAnA nathI. phakata AjanI rAta amArI sAthe rahe, a mArI upara prasanna thA ? ?? guMDA ene pakaDavA dhasyA, khALA sarasvatI nAzabhAga karavA lAgI. pelA ane A bAju pakaDavA jAya teA khIjI tarapha bhAgI jAya, chevaTe cAre khAjuethI cAre 'DAoe ene gherI lIdhI. sarasvatI kharAkhara sapaDAI gaI. peAtAne sukata karavA e leAkeAne vinavavA lAgI, tema tema e zuDhAenAM hRdaya enA sAMdarya thI vizeSa vyAkuLa thayAM. " khAuM ? khAuM ? " evA bhayaMkara avAja acAnaka emane kAne AvyeA.

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( 17 ). - guMDAo "khAuM? khAuM?" avAja sAMbhaLIne bhaDa kyI ne bhaya pAmyA, bhayanI mArI emanI kAmavAsanA zAMta thaI gaI. "alyA! A vaDanA jhADamAM bhUta rahe che e vAta. sAcI ho?" eka guMDe che. cAle bhAge Ane upADIne?" guMDAo sarasvatIne pakaDavA dhasyA. khAuM? khAuM? karatI eka bIhAmaNuM balA vRkSanI zAkhA uparathI emanI upara tUTI paDI. dAMta batAvatI, bhayaMkara moM karatI, aMdhakAravALI rAtrIne lAbha laI pelA guMDAone dAMtIyAM karavA lAgI. uparathI pitAnI upara kaMIka paDayuM sAMbhaLI pelA zuMDAo sarasvatIne choDI jIva bacAvavAne, "nAza mArA bApa, A te muA ThAra." ema bolatA muThIo vALIne nAThA. guMDAonA palAyana pachI A banne vyakitao pAchI ekatra thaI. bhaTTajIe te jANyuM hatuM ke pelI kuLadevInA maMdiramAM maLelI A bAI jevI jaNAtI hatI. belavuM, cAlavuM, vaya, saMdarya sarve tenA sarakhuM ja hatuM. sarasavatIe te dhAryuM ke ene paramezvare bacAvI. aNune vakhate ene kAraNe madada karI. "Ate sAce sAcuM bhUta che ke adbhuta jeuM te kharI." - upakAra karanAra tarapha AbhAranI lAgaNI pradaziti karabane teNI pelI vyakti tarapha pharI. e vyakitae pitAnuM

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( 58:) AkhuM zarIra kALA vastrathI AcchAdita kareluM hatuM. aMdhArAmAM enI be AMkhe mAtra camakatI hatI. enI pAse AvI eNe AbhAra mAnyo. "Ape mane A dukhanA mahAsAgaramAMthI bacAvI mAruM rakSaNa karyuM tethI Apane AbhAra mAnuM chuM." . bhaTTajIne khAtrI thaI ke A bALA teja vyakti hatI ke jeNe maMdiramAM pitAnI phajetI karAvI hatI. eNe maina dhAraNa karyuM. sarasvatI pharIthI bolI. "Apane mahAna upakAra thayo, e upakAranA badalAmAM Apane zuM ApuM?" - sarasvatInA javAbamAM hAthanI IsAratathI te vyaktie kahyuM, "jatI rahe, jatI rahe." javAnI sUcanA karI. vaDalAnA thaDanuM sIkuM karI Asana lagAvIne te besI gaye. enI AvI vartaNUkathI sarasvatIne vahema paDyo. Apa keNuM che, ApanuM nAma ThAma te kahe? mahArAjane kahI Apane huM kaMIka InAma apAvIza." ' , te vyakitae hAthanI saMjJAthI nA pADI. sarasvatIne lAgyuM ke A eja vyakti che je maMdiramAM strI thaIne AvI hatI. ene jarA hiMmata AvI. te enI pAse AvI, ene pAse AvatI joI pelI vyakti jarI dUra khasI jethI enA mukha uparane cheDe khasI gaye, enuM mukha jotAM sarasvatI pAmI gaI ke nakkI A teja vyakti hatI. aho bhaTTajI ! huM tamane oLakhI gaI chuM. tame maMdiramAM bAIjI thaIne AvyA hatA tejanI?vAha! veSate

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(50) bahuM sArA bhajave che?" sarasvatI bolI. "tame brAhmaNa jevA lAgo cho kema bhaTTajI kharuM ne?" bhaTTajIe mAthu namAvIne hA pADI, bhaTTajIne javAba sAMbhaLI sarasvatIne zera lehI caDayuM. "huMya brAhmaNa chuM huM, gabharAzo nahi, bhaTTajI ApaNe banne ekaja jJAtinA, e te vivAhathI raLIyAmaNuM?" sarasvatI ema belatI bhaTTajInI jeDamAM besI gaI. hAthanI saMjJAthI pitAnA tarapha bolAvatI. " jarA Ama AvonI?" dUra besa? dUra besa?" ema belatA bhaTTajI jarA dUra khasyA. - "bhaTTajI? TADha vAya che jarI oDhADene?" ema kahI bhaTTajInuM oDheluM lugaDuM sarasvatIe kheMcavA mADayuM. * "ziva ! ziva ! ziva ! A zuM kare che, tamAre ghera nathI javuM have ?" / "TADha vAya che, sAMbhaLo che ke nahi?" sarasvatIe ardha lugaDuM pite eyuM ne adhu bhaTTajIe te oDheluM hatuM. sarasvatInI AvI ceSTAthI bhaTTajIe oDheluM vastra badhuMya sarasvatIne ApI dIdhuM ne jarA AghA khasI gaye. " bhaTTajInI AvI ceSTA jeI saravatI bolI. "bhaTTajI! Ama zuM karo cho?" "huMsuMdarIyethI bahu bIuM chuM, zuM karuM?" bhaTTa bAyA,

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( 10 ). - "zuM eme te kAMI vAghabAgha chIe ke tame bIe che"? are zaM! bheLAnAtha! A ApadArUpI mahAsAgarathI mane cheDavI mArI araja sAMbhaLI bhaTTajIe hAtha joDI bhoLAnAthane araja karavA mAMDI. bhaTTajInA be hAtho pakaDatI ne bheLAnAthane bhUlavatI sarasvatI bolI. "paNa bhaTTajI! tamane zuM paraNavuM nathI gamatuM?bheLAnAtha kAMI navarA nathI ke tamArI araja sAMbhaLe. bhaTTajIe mAthuM dhuNAvI cemmI nA pADI. tamane kema paraNavAnuM mana nathI thatu?" pharIne sarasvatIe pUchayuM. e hRdayamAM kaThora ane uparathI kemala jaNAtI lalanAethI huM bahuM bIuM chuM tethI, samajyAM?" paNa tamane bahArathI ane uparathI banne rIte kamaLa vahu maLe te paraNazo ke nahi?" teya nahi." - "kAraNa?" mArI pAse dravya nathI, enuM puruM karavAne mArI zakita nathI." paNa tamane vagara paise vahu maLe te pachI.? "sarasvatIe bhaTTajIne keDe lIdhe, chatAMya marajI nathI." kema vAra?"

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( 61 ) "mane vizvAsa uThI gayo che. strIo lugrI ane matalabI hoya che. temAMya mAre te strIo sAthe leNuM ja nathI." paNa mArA jevI maLe te? huM tamane sukha ApIza, sukhI karIza." * "keNa tuM? ziva ! ziva ! ziva ! mArA zatrune paNa tuM na maLaje, evI tuM te?" sarasvatI bhaDakI "eya mA!tame mANasa che ke phAnasa! A zuM bele che?" "chuM? bhUlI gaI hamaNunI ja vAta, mArA ghATa ghaDAye te te, mAMDamAMDa tyAMthI nAsI chuTA chuM, ne have pharI A balAne vizvAsa karuM." bhaTTajI ! te bhUla mArI kSamA karo, eka bhUla te sarve kaI kSamA kare che. ne tame paNa?" bhUlI jAu? te bIjI vakhata mAre ghaDelA karAve ja te." sarasvatI bhaTTajInA pagamAM paDatI bolI. "nahi, nahi, bhaTTajI have ema nahi thAya, ane e bAbate badhI bhUlI jAo." "have kaI paNa rIte mAre pale cheDIza? mAre parathavuM nathI te tAre mane parANe paraNavuM che kema?" bharujIe tyAMthI cAlavA mAMDayuM.

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( 12 ) '' sarasvatI bhaTTajIne vaLagI paDatAM khelI. " bhaTTajI ! mArI mAgaNI tarADI nA jazeA hA, have tamAre paraNyA vagara chuTakA thavAnA nathI. huM have tamane cheDIne javAnI nathI." " are bhagavAna ! A khalA mane kyAM vaLagI. zuM Ama baLAtkAre te paraNI javAtu haze. AvA julama muja 24 upara, A duHkhamAMthI mane phANu khacAve ? " bhaTTajI ene taracheADI javA lAgyo " bhaTTajI ! yAda rAkhajo kAle savAre tamane mahArAjane kaDI na pakaDAvuM te, Ama prIta karIne kAine tajI devAtI haze zuM ? " "tu tA kharekharI gaLepaDu lAge che, kevI jakharI che, vAha ! zuM hiMmata ? " " e tA have kAle khabara paDaze, tame mane cheDaze paNa huM tamane chApuM ema nathI samajyA ? mahArAja sahusrazune kahI jarUra tamane pakaDAvIza. " sarasvatI ema khelatI tyAMthI zaheramAM cAlI gaI. ramaNIya mujhavaNamAM paDelA bhaTTajI ArttonA DuMgara enI upara dhasI paDeleA, tenA vicAra karatA mahArAjanI bhALa na maLavAthI temaja rakhene kayAMka pakaDAI javAya evA bhayathI peAtAnI chAvaNI tarapha palAyana thai gayA. ----

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prakaraNa 9 muM. jaMjIrane jhaNakAre. - rAtrI vahI gaI ne prAta:kALe sUryane udaya thayo. e rAtrImAM kaMI kaMI parivartana thaI gayAM, kone mAthe zuM vItI gaI. enI makhamalanI pathArImAM sutelA sukhI AtmAne zI khabara paDe? mANasa zI IcchAthI kAryanI zarUAta kare che, tyAre pariNAma akasmAt juduM ja banI jAya che. saMsAranI vAsanAne bhUkhe mehamastAna prANuM e badhuM kenI khAtara kare che? aMtaramAM udabhavelI kei paNa mahatvAkAMkSA manuSya pAse zuM nathI karAvI zakatI? prayatna te manuSya Adhina che tyAre phaLa devAdhina che. nAgapAzathI baMdhAyela e vRddha purUSane hAthe page majabata lekhaMDI jaMjIre nAMkhavAmAM AvI. majabutamAM majabuta jaMjIra zuravIra mANasa paNa paheravAne azakata hoya evI jaMjIre sahastrAMzue pelA vRddhane paherAvI, subhaTanA paherA nIce rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM chatAMya e vRddha nirbhaya hate. enA manamAM jarA paNa ciMtA ke vicAra nahote. e bAhA baMdhanenI ene leza paNa paravA nahotI. potAnI zakita upara e eTalo badho mustAka hatuM ke sarvane e tRNa samAna gaNatuM hatuM. ATaATalA paheregIra chatAM emanA sakaMjA

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( 38 ) mAMthI chaTakI javuM' e tA ene mana ramata hatI te pachI e aMdhanamAM kema hatA tyAre ? prAta:kALe paheAra divasa caDhaye rAjadarakhAra bharavAmAM AvyA. amaladAra, saradArA temaja bIjA parANAgata svI. kAravAne AvelA rAjAothI darabAra khIcAkhIca bharelA hatA. rAtrInA banAvanI vAta prAta:kALanA haiA phATatAM sarvatra prarArI gai hatI. jethI insApha jovAnI khAtara pAtapeAtAnI chAvaNImAMthI rAjakumArA ane rAjA paNa padhAyA hatA. mahArAja sahasrazu ucca siMhAsane birAjamAna thayA. rAjamahAlayanI strIone paNa paDade na khAvI besavAnI jagyA rAjAe karI hatI. temAMya vizeSe karIne rAjakumArI pRthvIdevI aneka rAjAo ane rAjakumArAne jue ane pelA vRddha uparathI enuM mana utarI koi peAtAne cAgya rAjakumAra sAthe joDAya e niSThAe rAjA pRthvIdevIne e khAsa darakhAramAM khelAvI hatI. rAjA AvyA eTale. naNaMda bhAjAI AvIne paDadAmAM beThA. temanI pachavADe ramaNImaDaLa paNa eThuM. darabAramAMnI dareka hIlacAla strIo joi zakatI hatI paNa strIone kAi joi zakatuM nahAtu. mahArAjA sahasrAMzue pAtAnI beThaka lIdhA pachI subhaane AjJA karI. "jAe ? pelA rAjadrohI kedIne ahIMyAM pakaDI lAvA, enA vyAjakhI insAk thaze. " rAjAnI AjJA sAMbhaLI tIranA mAphaka subhaTA chuTyA,

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( 6 ) vRddhane jyAM rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM tyAM AvIne temaNe dUra ubhA rahI rAjAnI AjJA saMbhaLAvI. rAjAnuM AmaMtraNa sAMbhaLI vRddha ubhe thaye, emanI sAme joI jarIka hA, ne maMda maMda DagalAM bharate te AgaLa thaye. subhaTe hajAro alI samazerethI ene gherIne samazeranI dhAra batAvatA enI pachavADe cAlyA. bhaTTajIe rAterAta chAvaNImAM pahoMcI jaine mahArAjane patto nathI ne huM pote mAMDa mAMDa nAzIne chuTI A, tenuM vistArathI vivecana pradhAne AgaLa kahI batAvyuM. mahArAjanA guma thavAthI pradhAnamAM dilagIrI prasarI rahI, paNa enA amAtye mahAcatura ane zANu, hAIne bhaTTajInI vAta tyAMja gopavI dIdhI, jANe kAMI jANatAja na hoya, ane mahArAja be divasa bahAra gayA hoya te dekhAva dhAraNa karyo. prAta:kALe chAvaNamAM samAcAra phelAvyA ke-"mahArAja kArya prasaMge bahAra gayA che. acAnaka mahArAja bahAra gayA jethI sarve ajAyaba thayA. prAta:kALe pradhAnanAM jANavAmAM AvyuM ke mahArAja sahastrAMzue eka vRddha purUSane rAtrInA pakaDa che ane Aje eno InsApha thavAno che. pradhAna samajI gayA ke e vRddha purUSa eja pitAne mahArAja hatA, have e mATe zuM karavuM? nagaranI, chAvaNuonI gupta hakIkata temaja e InsAphanI

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hakIkate temaja bIjI navA junI jANavA mATe pradhAnoe gupta jAsuso choDI mUkyA. InsApha zuM thAya che tenA pariNAsanI rAha jotAM pradhAne thobhyA sahastrAMzunA bhavya darabAramAM hajAre meTA moTA purUSa ThAThamAThathI beThelA hatA. mahArAja sahastrAMzu eka moTA siMhAsana upara bIrAjamAna thayA hatA. subhaTee enI AgaLa A vRddha purUSane lAvIne hAjara karyo. e majabuta beDIonA baMdhanamAM paDelA e vRddha purUSa tarapha eka sAthe seMkaDo AMkho paDI. vRddhAvasthAnI hAlatathI e jarjarita thayeluM hatuM. enI vRddhAvasthA bIjAne dayA upajAve tevI hatI. e vRddhAvasthAthI mAMDamAMDa DagalAM bharatA sAno cahere kadarUpe hato. pitAne lIdhe veSa atyAre ja sArthaka karavAnuM hatuM. pUchelA uttarenA javAba mAMDamAMDa belI zakta hatA, mahAmahenate bolatAM paNa te thAkI jato hate. badhA ajAyaba thayA ke AvA mRtyunA kAMThe pahelA mANase ni:zastra chatAM seMkaDe subhaTane zI rIte mArI nAkhyA? e vRddhane jotAMja pRthvIkumArIe bhAbhInA kAnamAM kaMIka vAta karavA mAMDI. pRthvInI najara e vRddhanA tarapha hatI. rAtrIne banela vRttAMta saMbhaLAvatI e vRddhane bacAvavA bhAIne bhalAmaNa karavA bhAbhIne vinavI rahI hatI. ' ' e akhaMDa zAMti vacce sahastrAMzue pelA vRddhanI sAme

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najara karI. enI vRddhAvasthAnI hAlata te AvI majabuta beDIothI enA manamAM ene mATe jarA dayA skarI. bIjIja paLe potAnA subhaTane nAza nihALatAM enA manamAM tiraskAra ubharAI AvyuM. "bela. vinA kAraNe mArA seMkaDo mANasane saMhAra kema karyo?" - "mArA bacAva mATe.". vRddhe nirbhayatAthI javAba Ape. "tamArA hajAre zatruo niHzastra evA mArI upara dhasI Ave, e zuM nIti che? kaheze ke ni:zastra upara zastra calAvavuM e kayAMnI nitI che?" "tuM mAro gunhegAra che, gunhegArane game tevI sthitimAM pakaDo ke zikSA karavI e nyAya che." sahastrAMzue kahyuM. keNa kahe che ke huM gunhegAra chuM?" vRddha chatAM garva bharI chaTAthI eNe javAba Ape. te chatAM vRddhAvasthAne veSa bhajavavAmAM khAmI AvavA detA nahi. gunhAne zuM tuM InkAra kare che? rAjabALAne haranAra, upADI janAra tuM nahi te bIje keNa che?" "e pharyAda rAjabALA pAsethIja sAMbhaLavI ThIkapaDaze." vRddhe kahyuM. * "mArA mANase, subhaTe kahe che te zuM khoTuM che? kuLadevIne maMdire paNa mArA aMgarakSakone saMhAranAra tuM ja ke bIje kaI?" "hA, te huM ja?"

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( 8 ) "zAmATe, buDhDho thaye eTale zuM AvavAthI dharAI gaye ke have maravA mAge che?" - "mArA nokarane bacAvavA mATe, mArA nekarane teo mArI rahyA hatA, mArI nAkhatA hatA, huM pote hAjara chatAM ene kema maravA dauM!" tAre nekara gunhegAra ho, kuLadevInA maMdiramAM jyAM strIo gayelI tyAM ene javAnuM zuM kAraNa? temAMya strI thaIne evI luccAI karanArane te saSTha zikSA karavAmAM Avaze, ene paNa pakaDavAmAM Avaze." nekara eka khuNAmAM chupAI gayuM hatuM, na te eNe tamArI strIonI cheDa karI, na te eNe kaMI vaphAna karyuM. chatAMya khuNAmAM bharAyelA nekarane gunhegAra mAnI bahAra kheMcI kADhI zikSA karavI e kAMI nIti nathI." e kheTe bacAva karI tuM mane nItine pATha zIkhAvA AvyA che kema? tAre gunha tuM chupAvavA mAge che zuM? e bacAva tAre bacAva nathI, e tArI mastI mATe tane bhAre zikSA thaze. tArA jevAne jato mUkave e te dUdha pAIne sApa choDI devA barAbara che." "te tamane phAve tema kare, mane je ThIka lAgyuM te meM te mane ThIka lAgaze te huM karIza, tane sakhtamAM sakhta zikSA karIza."

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( ! ) vRddha sahasrAMzunIvANI sAMbhaLI mAna rahyo, e tAniya hatA, sabhAmAM beThelA badhAya ene mana mRgalAM samAna hatA, emanI madhyamAM pAte sAvaja hatA. e samajatA hatA ke enI areAkharI karanAra teA mAtra sahastrAMzuM ekaja vIra hatA. e vRddhane joi sahasrAMjI hasyA. "DAsA ! e seMkaDI subaDhAne mAranArUM tArU khaLa kyAM gayuM ? " " mahArAja sahasrAMzunAM vacana sAMbhaLI vRddha mAna rahyo. enA hATha ka'Ika vaDhavAne phaDI rahyA paNa maiAna rahyo. cArekAra tIvra najara pheravI eka tIkSNa najara e vIranara upara nAkhI. enI najara paDatAM sahasrAMzu paNa kSeAbha pAmyA. "DAsA ! tArA bhayaMkara gunhAo dhyAnamAM letAM tuM kSamA karavA yAgya nathI. tethIja AvatIkAle tane trIje prahara phrAMsI devAmAM Avaze.'' mahArAja sahasrAMzune hukama eNe zAMtithI sAMbhaLyeA, enA hukamanI ene jarI paNa paravA naheAtI. e zabdo sAMlaLavA chatAM enA manamAM kaMi paNa asara thaija nahi. enuM prasanna mukha joi rAjA sahasrAMzune jarI Azcarya lAgyu sabhAmAM beThelA sarve ajAyaba thayA. atyAre enI dayA khAya evu tyAM kAiye nahAtuM.

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prakaraNa 10 muM. kaseTI. paDadAmAM beThelI eka vyakti rAjAnA mukhamAMthI nika gelA uparanA zabdo sAMbhaLI ekadama nIce utarI AvI. rAjadarabAramAM AvI rAjAnA caraNamAM namI eNe mahArAjane araja karI. e vyakti te pRthukumArI hatI. "tame rAjA che, saramukhatyAra cho. gunhegArone zikSA karavI ane nirdone bacAvavA e tamAre rAjadharma che. temAMya baMdhu ! je upakAra karanAra hoya, jIvanane rakSaka heya, e te vizeSa rakSaNa karavA yogya che. pUjavAyegya che." pAchI tuM kema AvI? tArI evI kAkaludIthI huM mArI pharaja nahI cukuM, samajI jatI rahe ahIMthI mukhI ! gAMDI thaI gaI che ke zuM ?" - "sAceja, huM gAMDI thaI gaI chuM. emaNe mAro jIva bacAvyo enA badalAmAM Aja InAma? tame te bahuja sArA. kadaradAna!". tArA eka jIvanA badalAmAM eNe hajArenA jAna lIdhA che, e hajAranA jAnanA badalAmAM enAja jIvanuM balidAna!" e nahi bane, keIpaNa rIte tame emane bacAve

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( 7 ). mane jIvatI jovA mAgatA ho e purUSane bacAve. hena upara kAMIpaNa heta hoya lAgaNI hoya-te emane bacAvo?" pRthvIe siMhAsananAM pagathI cuMmatI bhAIne vinavavA lAgI. enI AMkhamAM AMsu hatAM, vadana upara duHkhanI chAyA hatI, keI anerI lAgaNuM tarI AvatI hatI. . : "pRthu? zA mATe tuM A DosAne pakSapAta kare che te nathI samajAtuM. eNe tAre jIva bacAvyo eTalAja mAtra kAraNathI ke bIjuM kAMI?" aMdhe! e purUSane huM cAhuM chuM." A vAkyathI AkhI sabhA daMga thaI gaI. "huM zuM tuM Ane cAhe che ? satyAnAza, pRthu ! tuM A zuM bake che?" sahastrAMzue ajAyaba banIne pUchayuM: hA ? huM satya kahuM chuM ke huM ene cAhuM chuM." "jarA enI sAme te je. e Dose che, keTale badhe rUpALe che te?" jevuM mAruM bhAgya !" nazIba upara hAtha mUkatI pRthvI bolI. "A bhave te eja mAruM zaraNa che. eja mArUM sarvasva che." 'pRthunA makkamatAthI sahastrAMzu ajaba thaye. "pRthu ! e nahi bane, tuM divAnI thaI gaI che. huM jANI joIne tAre bhAva nahi bagADuM, A buDhDhAnA hAthamAM tAre hAtha ApI lekamAM zuM mahe batAvuM?"

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( 72 ) "huM mAre hAtheja ene hAtha mAgI lauM chuM. emAM lokane zuM? enA sukhe huM paNa sukhI chuM, enA duHkhe mArI paNa e hAlata che" - "aphasa! kaI rIte tAro durAgraha tuM tajI de. nahIMtara A duSTane huM hamaNane hamaNuMja marAvI nAkhIza." e vRddha rAjadarabAramAM thaI raheluM AnATaka joI rahyo hate, manamAM e hasI rahyo hate; chatAM uparathI e gaMbhira ane vRddhone vRddha jevo dekhAte hate. kheM karI pitAnI hAlata e batAvI rahyo hato. ene lAgyuM ke nATakane pATha te ThIka ThIka bhajavAI rahyo hato. khe che karatA DesAne joI rAjA che. jo A DosAnI hAlata, mRtyune bheTavAne Atura thayelAne varI tuM zuM sukha mANavA Icche che? vicAra kara?" vidhinI marajI haze te banaze, patinI sevAbhakti e satine dharma che, patinA viyege prabhunI bhakti karavI eja kalyANane mArga che." "zuM tAre eja vicAra che?" hA, mAre e vicAra aDaga ane makkama che." tAre e vicAra vRddhanI jIMdagI TUMkI karaze." je emanuM thaze te mAruM paNa?". zuM ema che ...te je, subhaTe hazIyAra, tamArI samazera calAve, ane ene ahIMyAMja pUre kare". "

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( 3 ). pahelAM e talavAra mArI upara calAve." pRthukumArI e vRddhanA paDakhAmAM jaI ubhI rahI. pRthune vRddhanA paDakhAmAM ubhelI joI subhaTenI samazera aTakI gaI. rAjA pRthuna eka vRddha tarapha A ananya sneha joI ajaba thaye. siMhAsana uparathI nIce utarI pAse AvyA."dUra jAya che ke nahi?" rAjAe ene hAtha jhAlI ene dUra haDaselI. "mArA kuLane kalaMka lagADe che e nahi bane. kalaMkinI!" e garIba gAyane na satAvo." e vRddha che . rAjA sahastrAMzue pharIne hukama karyo. "subhaTe! hezI cAra? rAjAnA hukamathI eka sAthe seMkaDo talavAro uMcakAI, vRddhane parAkrama dekhADavAnI taka have maLI gaI, eNe bhayaMkara garjanA karI. "khabaradAra?" sihanAda samAna e garjanA hatI. enA e avAjathI keTalAkanA hAthamAMthI talavAre jamIna upara paDI gaI. bhayanA mAryA keTalAkanA hAtha talavAra sahita javA lAgyA. keTalAka bahAdUrIthI pAchaLa pagalAM bharavA lAgyA. "mArA subhaTene DarAve che kema?" rAjA sahastrAMzune paNa lAgyuM ke AmAM kaMIka bheda che. che te parAkramI paNa e AbatanI kAMI eNe jhAjhI darakAra karI nahi mahArAja ! e bicArA subhaTane zAmATe mApha

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( 74 ) che, ApaNeja ane anya samajI laIe. baLIyA sAthe nabaLA bicArA mAryA jAya, mare nahi te mAMdA paNa paDe." ema, tAre mArI sAthe laDavAnA koDa che te bhale pUrA kara ! subhaTo! enI beDI teDI nAkhe, ene eka pANadAra DhAla taravAra Apo." subhaTo enI beDI teDavAne enI pAse javA lAgyA, paNa e pAse Ave eTalAmAM pitAnA be hAthe Amatema AmaLI e beDIne teDI jamIna upara nAkhI dIdhI, pagamAM paDelI e lekhaMDI beDIne paNa AMcake mArI toDI nAkhI. enA AvA parAkramathI badhA tAjuba thaI gayA. mahArAja sAhasa zune paNa lAgyuM ke A mANasa kharekhara durjaya ane parAkramI te cheja chatAM A vRddha ane beDaLa eno meLa maLatuM nathI, vRddhane chuTa thayela joI subhaTe te jIva laIne nAsavA lAgyA. rAjadarabAramAM he hA thaI rahI, rAjAo paNa samazera camakAvatA khaDA thaI gayA. tuM koNa che? tArI oLakha Apa?" rAjA sahastrAMzue pUchayuM. "huM eka vRddha chuM. mRtyune kinAre AveluM eka musAphara chuM." rakhene sabhAmAM keInA jAnamAlane nukazAna pahoMce. ema mAnI maMtra bhaNane eka nAgAstra bANa mAryuM ne ene pharIne catuja karyo.

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( 5 ) ene baMdhanamAM paDelo jotAMja cArekera zAMti prasarI. bhayathI vyAkuLa thayelA lake pAchA zAMta thayA. "A badhAya anarthanuM mULa A vRddha Desa ja che. subhaTe ene laI jAva, AvatIkAle huM enI sAthe dvaMdva yuddha karIza, emAM je e jIvate raheze te huM ene matanI zikSA karIza." sahastrAMzue hukama karyo. dayA ! dayA! badhe! dayA ! AvA parAkramI purUSane Ama mArI nAkhe e sAruM nathI. bhAI! dayA karo ! dayA kare!" pRthvIkumArIe dayA mATe prArthanA karI. teMja mArI badhI bAjI dhULamAM meLavI che. zuM joIne A DosA upara tuM mohI paDI che?" paganI eka lAta lagAvI ene dUra paTakI dIdhI. "dAsIyo? ene upADI jAo?" dAsIo pRthvIkumArIne aMta:puramAM upADI gaI. - caturbhuja thayela vRddha paNa tiraskArathI A banAva nihALate subhaTenI sAthe tyAMthI ravAne thaI ga. rAjAe darabAra paNa barakhAsta karyo.

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prakaraNa 11 muM. madhya rAte. A vruddha purUSe AkhA nagane ghelu karyuM hatu. leAkeA ene mATe aneka prakAre khelatA, kai kai vAtA karatA hatA. Aje te zaheramAM zu ke chAvaNImAM, ekaja vAta hatI. "zuM e mRtyune Are AvelAnuM parAkrama! taiAkhAha ! " rAjakumArInu vana juduM hatu. rAjA sahasrAMzu judA ja vicAramAM hatA. A badhu` zu` ane che enI ene samaja paDI nahi. e vIra ane parAkramI hatA. ene mana kai ene hisAba nahetA, chatAM te Aje ciMtAtura hatA. rAjakumArIne e vRddhanA mehathI kevI rIte bacAvavI, e mATe ene eka paNa yukti jaDI nahi. " tyAre zu kAle enI sAthe dvaMdva yuddha karI ane mArI nAkhavA ! e kANu haze ? enI jAtane tema muphta e mALakhAvatA ja nathI " citAyukta divasa ena pasAra thaye. vaLI eNe vicAra karyAM. " mane lAge che ke rAtanA enI tapAsa mAre jAte rAkhavI, ene jyAM keda rAkhyA che tyAM kAMipaNa banAva banaze khare. " ,, pRthukumArInuM citta vyAkuLa hatu. e vRddhane bacAvavA bhAbhInI bhalAmaNa paNa kAma lAgI nahi. divasa asta thayA pachI keTalIka ghaDIyeA pasAra thai gai. badhAMnAM citta Aje udAsa hatAM. eka taraphthI sarasvatI paNa AkuLavyAkuLa hatI.

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( 77 ) evuM mana vaLI judA ja vicAra karI rahyuM hatuM. A vRddha ane pelA bhaTTajI e ane eka bIjA saba dhavALA che. mArUM kAma tyAre ja thaze ke je pRthvIkumArI A vRddhane vare. enA sukhamAM ja mArUM sukha che. mATe hAlamAM te pRthvI sArInA sukha mATe kaMika upAya karavA, tyAre e vRddha kANu ? bhaTTajIe * mahArAja ! dADajo, ' karIne chuma pADI ke tarataja e mahAra dhasI AvyA mane lAge che ke e kayAMkanArAjA heAvA joIe." sarasvatI ityAdi vicAra karatI pRthukumArInI pAse jatI hatI. tyAM te pRthukumArI pAtAnI bhAbhI lIlAvatI sAthe vAta karI rahI hatI. sarasvatIne lAgyuM ke emanI pAse javuM ke kema, vicAra karatI sarasvatI tyAMja ubhI rahI, tyAMja pRthunI rAha jotI eka ThekANe beThI. '' pRthu potAnI bhAbhIne bhAine ekavAra pharI samajAvAne kahI rahI hatI; chatAM lIlAvatInuM mana paNa pAchu haThatu hatu. " vRddhane paraNIne tame zuM sukha mANazeA ? AvatIkAle svayaMvara maMDapa thaze tyAM aneka rAjakumArAane rAjAA Avaze, emAMthI game te ekane pasaMda karI tamArU lAgya tame kAM nathI joDatAM " " bhAbhI ! game tevA paNa mAre mana e deva jevA che. eka vakhata pati tarIke svIkAryA pachI satI strI anyane bhajatI nathI, svayaMvara maMDapa thAya ke na thAya, mane have enI sAthe kAMi paNa nisbata nathI. enA vagara huM kSaNamAtra paNa jIvavAnI nathI. "

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( 7 ) " jevI tamArI marajI. tame kadAgrahI che, jakkI che, ThAkara vAgaze tyAreja samajazeA; tamArI marajI paDe tema karo." " bhAbhI ! eka khIjIvAta kahuM? rAtanA mAre emanI pAse javuM che, mATe mArI sAthe tuM paNa kArAgrahamAM cAla ?" " jelakhAnAmAM ! tyAM zuM kAma che ? " 8 chellAvAra, emanA upakAra mAnavA, bhAie te upakAranA badalA apakArathI vAnyA, paNa ha tA e upakAranA adalAmAM AbhAranA e zabda saMbhaLAvuM..." " ThIka che tamArI javA icchA thAya tyAre khelAvajo. " " ApaNe madhyarAta thavA Avaze eTale cAlajI '' pRthu bhAbhInI rajA lai pAchI pharI tyAM sarasvatI maLI mhena! AvA samayamAM huM tamane kAMipaNa upayAgI thai zakuM te ThIka, prANAMta sudhI paNa ApanI sevA karavA taiyAra chuM. ,, ' vAta karatAM karatAM baMne jaNu pAtAnA sthAne cAlyA gayA. prahararAtrI vItI gai eTale pRthune kaMika vAta acAnaka cAda AvavAthI sarasvatIne kahyuM "tuM mArI jagyAe sUI rahe. huM bhAbhI sAthe eka kAma mATe javAnI chuM. huM AvIne tane jagADIza. " ,, prabhu tyAMthI pasAra thai. ekalI sarasvatI aneka prakAranA vicAra karatI pRthvInI zayyAmAM nidrAvaza thaI gaI. naNa Mda bhAjAma kALA abhA ADhI kArAgRha dvAra samIpa

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( 7 ) AvI pahoMcyAM. khulI samazere pahero bharatA paheregIre pRthunA hukamathI kArAgrahane daravAjo ughADI nAMkhe. avAjathI zAMta niMdrAmAM paDele vRddha camakI uThaze. " kAMI daze te nathIne?" vRddha sAvadha thaye ane daravAjA tarapha najara karI to eka strI upara enI draSTi karI. kALA jhabhAmAM AkhA zarIrane chapAvatI te vyakti vRddhanA sanmukha AvIne ubhI rahI. koNa che tuM?" vRddha bolyo. * "e te huM !tarataja e vyakitae kALo jhabhe utArI nAkhe. lIlAvatI daravAjA upara ubhI hatI. te si. vAya eka vyakita chupAIne A badhuM joyA karatI hatI. pRthu! AvI madhyarAte zAmATe AvI, kema AvI ? " "tamane maLavA, tamAre upakAra mAnavA !" * " upakAra zAne?" mAro jIva bacAvanArane AbhAranA be zabdo kahevA." eja ke bIjuM kAI ?" "bIjuM, tamArI kSamA mAgavA." kSamA zAnI?" ke mAro jIva bacAvanArane huM bacAvI zakatI nathI." bALA ! zAMta thA? kSatrIya pitaja pitAnuM rakSaNa karavA samartha che."' : "chatAM atyAranI paristhiti judIja che. tamane mArI eka araja che."

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(80 ) zI?" "atyAre ne A samaye tame nAzI jAo, tamArI beDI lAva huM belI dauM." huM nAzI jAuM? bALA ! tuM mane AvI salAha Ape che. vIrapurUSe kadi nAzI jatA nathI." nAzavuM e te bAyelAnuM kAma?" ApaNa banne nAzI jaIe, huM paNa tamArI sAthe. AvuM. bhAgyane pAso ekavAra pharIne ajamAvuM." mArI sAthe AvIne tuM zuM karaze? bALA? mArA sAthe prIta bAMdhI tuM pastAze." huM tamane varI cukI chuM. manathI paraNI cukI chuM!" tuM jANe che ke huM have vRddha thaye chuM. ke beDeLa chu." vRdhe ene kasavA mAMDI. te chatAM mAre nizcaya avicaLa che." "bALA! je kare te vicArIne karaje, hajI paNa vicAra karI je, barAbara ?" ? vicAra kare che." khabara che kAle mArI zI hAlata thaze te?" "tethI ja kahuM chuM ke atyAre ApaNe nAzI jaIe." "nAzavAnI vAta cheDI de nAzI javuM heta te Avata zuM karavA? "

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( 81 ) " tyAre zuM karavA AvyA?" "tArUM darzana karavA, ahIM na AvyA hatA te tAruM darzana kayAMthI thAta ?" ' "zuM tame mane cAho che?" te te vakhata Ave khabara paDaze." have eka ja vAta kaho ke tame ke?" ' "huM! atyAre tuM mane jue che te, eka vRddha ! paNa gAma ThAma te kaho?" e badhuMya samaye jaNAze, bALA ! have tuM jA , cAle ! cAle ! keTalI badhI vAra thaI." vacamAM lIlAvatI bolI. lIlAvatI vAta karatI pRthane laIne tyAMthI ravAne thaI gaI. "are, A vRddha te koNa haze?" ' ' prakaraNa 12 muM. 'zatru ke mitra? madhyarAtanA keTalAka purUSe gupacupa pasAra thatA hatA. kALA jhabhAthI vIMTaLAyelA te purUSa jIvane jokhame eka mahAbhArata kAma karavAne taiyAra thaI gayA hatA. teo zAMta ane

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( 1 ) ahuja dhImI gatie paNa utAvaLI cAle cAlatA kArAgrahanI bahAranI divAla pAse AvIne aTakayA. e majabUta ane vizALa, uMcI dIvAleA sudhI najara pakSu pahoMcavI muzkela, te pachI hajArInI AMkhamAM dhULa nAkhI e divAlA bhedI aMda rathI kAine bahAra kADhavA e tA ati muzkela ! kIllAnA daravAjA pAse teo jai zake tema nahatuM, seMkaDA mANasAnA paherA vaTAvI kIllAnI aMdara ghusavu e kaThINa vAta ! temAMya jANu thatAM sahasrAMzunA hajArA cAddhAe dhasI Ave, te samaye badhA khela bagaDI jAya, khaLa karatAM kaLathI kArya karavAnI, temaja jema mane tema keAInI najara na paDe e mATe sAvadhAnI rAkhavAne te ati Atura hatA. grIllAmAM rahelI kArAgrahanI divAle pAse AvIne teo aTakayA. e divAleAnI majabutAi, enI uMcAi badhuM tINI najare nihALyu. cAre bAjue najara pheravI, upara caDI kArAgrahanI divAle vIMdhI peAtAnA svAmIne kevI rIte zeAdhI kADhavA, e mATe teai vicAra karavA lAgyA. kaMi khAjuethI upara caDhI zakAya te mATe teo cArekAra karIne tapAsa karavA lAgyA. eka bAjuethI caDhavAnu chevaTe emaNe pasaMda karyuM. e badhAya subhaTA-saradArI hatA. ekaeka saradAra ghaNA ghaNA subhaTAne paheAMcI vaLe tema hatA. mAthu mUkIne save chAvaNImAMthI nikaLyA hatA, peAtAnA svAmIne mATe jarUra paDe prANu ApavA paNa Atura hatA. kArAgrahamAM pUrAyelA

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( 83 ) pelA vRddhane killAnI divAle teDI upADI jo eja temanuM lakSaya hatuM. banI zake teTale manuSya prayatna karavAne te udyuta thayA hatA, eja nizcayathI teo chAvaNImAMthI ravAne thaI ahIM sudhI AvI zakyA hatA. manuSya prayata hoya te devakRpA thaI zake. ' rAjadarabAramAM banelI hakIkatonuM savistara khyAna ajaya rAjAnI chAvaNImAM pradhAnanA jANavAmAM AvyuM. jethI teo gabharAyA, AvatIkAle temane phAMsIe caDhAve te pahelAM rAjAne choDAvavA joIe. rakhe kaMI navAjunI thAya to ayodhyA zuM meM laIne javuM. jagatamAM ulaTI kALI TIlI rahI jaze. ghaNuM ghaNuM vicArane aMte pahora rAta gaI eTale pradhAne e rAjAne mATe prANa Ape evA pazcIza saradAre niDara, nirbhaya ane zUrA zodhI kADhayA. emane khAnagImAM bolAvI mahArAja saMbaMdhI sarva hakIkata nivedana karI. kayA kIllAmAM emane keda kya che, kayAM rAkhyA che e badhI vAta dUta mAphate jANelI te kahI saMbhaLAvI. saradAre badhI vAta samajI gayA. pitAnA svAmIne madada karavA kaTibaddha thaI gayA. lagabhaga madhyarAtrI thavA AvI eTale paccIze saradAre zastrabaMdha sajaja thaIne upara kALA jhabhA oDhIne chAvaNamAMthI nikaLI nagara tarapha cAlyA. ane kArAgrahanI divAla pAse AvIne thaMbhyA. - aneka nAnAM moTAM vRkSe divAlenI AjubAju AvelAM hatAM, vRkSonI sahAya vagara sIdhuM divAla upara caDhavuM kaThINa

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( 84) hatuM. eka moTAmAM moTA vRkSa upara teo caDhayA ane jaI zakAya eTalA uMce teo gayA; chatAM kArAgrahanI divAla ane temanI vacce trIzeka hAthanuM aMtara rahyuM. e aMtara kevI rIte vaTAvavuM te mATe teo vicAra karavA lAgyA. kUdIne javAya ke kema, eTaluM badhuM aMtara kUdIne vaTAvI zakAya nahi, kUdatAM kadAca koI phaLa cUkI gayo te mahenata phika thaI jAya, vicAra karI eka lAMbuM doraDuM mINa pAyeluM caMdanane pUMchaDe bAMdhI, e caMdanaghone eka cANakaya saradAre sAme divAla upara pheMkI, caMdana e divAlanI sAthe paDIne cUMTI gaI. bIje cheDo vRkSanI zAkhA sAthe bALe, e deraDAnA avalaMbe banathI teo eka pachI eka sAme divAla upara pahoMcI gayA. emanI pAse evI jAtanAM hathIyAra hatAM ke teone divAlamAMthI raste karavAnI jarUra paDe te e hathIyAronA upagathI rastA sahajavAramAM karI zaktA hatA. - divAlo uparathI jema jema raste maLate game tema teo nIce utaratA gayA. kalAnuM nirIkSaNa karatA teo kedInI najIka AvI pahecA. cAre bAjunI majabuta divAlanI madhyamAM rahelA kedIne choDAvavA emaNe e divAlemAMnI eka jagyAethI pelAM hathIyAra vaDe jagyA karI. eka pachI eka be cAra jaNa aMdara kUdI paDayA. bIjAo bahArathI tapAsa rAkhavA lAgyA. manuSyane avAja jei pele vRddha vaLI camaka. kArAgrahamAM kUdI paDatI vyakitao tarapha eNe najara nAkhIe te zatru che ke mitra?

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( 85 ) - aMdara AvelI vyakitaonI najara pelA vRddha upara paDI. "mahArAja ! nAsa? nAsa? "kezu? mArA saradAra !" pele vRddha bebhe. hA, mahArAja ! ApanA sevake ame?' ' zA mATe ahIM AvyA?" "Apane bacAvavA!" te mATe tame zuM kAma karavAne AvyA?" "tamArI AvI hAlata ame kevI rIte joIe." " jAo? keIne khabara paDe te pahelAM chaTakI jAo." "Apane choDIne ame kayAM jaIe ?" "huM mAruM saMbhALI laIza, tame tamAruM saMbhALo?" sevakano dharma mAlIkanuM hita saMbhALavAno che." "mAlekane dharma sevakonuM rakSaNa karavAnuM che.. - svAmInA rakSaNamAM ja sevakonuM rakSaNa samAyeluM che." mAlekanuM rakSaNa te pote ja karavAne samartha che." "chatAM amArI pharaja che." tamArI pharaja pUrI thaI. jAo have ?" - "Apa zAmATe nAsatA nathI? Apa pahelAM ne pachI ame !"

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( 86 ) huM nAnuM ? cha? kaI divasa tame tamArA mAlekane nAsI jatAM je che?" paNa atyAre samaya oLakha joIe. " . "nahi ? kadi nahi?" , A kadAgraha atyAre zA kAmane?" huM satya kahuM chuM, kadAgraha karatA nathI." saradAre eka bIjAnA meM sAme javA lAgyA. mahArajane kevI rIte samajAvavA enI emane gama paDI nahi. A badhuMya eka vyakti pracchannapaNe jotI hatI, jema jema samaya vyatita thaye tema ene ajAyabI thatI gaI. AvA AvA parAkramI to A vRddhanA saradAre che. tyAre A vRddha koNa? zuM A kharekhara vRddha haze ke banAvaTI, vRddhanuM AvuM parAkrama na hoya, AmAM kaMIka bheda che. pRthue jenI sAthe prIti bAMdhI che e bhale atyAre vRddha ane namAla jaNAte heya paNa khIta e parAkramI keI navajuvAna che. pRthanuM bhAgya kAMI nAnusunuM te na ja hoya. ke evIra ane dhIranI pratimA che. ATaATalI madada chatAM nAsI chuTavAnuM te ene mana paNa thatuM nathI. tyAre e keNa?" sAthe saradArane masalata cAlatI hatI, tyAM acAnaka eka purUSa pragaTa thaye, teNe "khabaradAra!" zabdathI pelA saradArene camakAvyo.

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( 87 ) e vyaktine joI saradAre paNa sAvadhAna thaI gayA. pitapitAnI talavAra kheMcatA "oMzIyAra?" kahI samazoranI aNu batAvatA ene DarAvavA lAgyA. teo samajI gayA ke AvanAra vyakti mahArAja sahasrAMzu teija hate. - mahArAja sahastrAMzune joI vRddha paNa nirbhayapaNe zuM bane che te jete zAMtithI thobhyA. sabara? tamArI talavAra myAna kare? A vRddha koNa che te kahe?" mahArAja sahastrAMzue saradArane pUchyuM, "e amAro svAmI che- mahArAja che." . kezaladezanA " "pa! cUpa! zAMta thAo?" vRddhe bolatAM saradArane aTakAvyo. " "kyAMnA mahArAja che? zuM nAma che? zuM kharekhara A vRddha che ke?" saradAre eka bIjAnA sAme jovA lAgyA. "te te mahArAja ! emane ja pUcho. ene khulAse te e teija karI zake." te tamAre karavuM ja paDaze?" mahArAjanI AjJA sivAya te nahi? "huM tamane hukama karUM chuM?" tame amArA svAmI nathI."

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(8) "to hoziyAra ! sAvadhAna! " samazere kheMcatA saradAre sahastrAMzu upara dhasI gayA. e talavAre sahastrAMsu upara paDe te pahelAM te keIne peDhumAM lAta mArI, keIne dhakko mArI nIce paTakI dIdhA. be jaNanA te talavAro sahita be hAtha pakaDI laI dabAvyA ke talavAro emanAM hAthamAMthI nIce paDI. e vIra purUSane mana te e ramata hatI. aMdaranI A dhamAcakaDIthI divAlanI pachavADe ubhelA paNa eka pachI eka badhAya aMdara kUdI AvyA. badhAya mAmale pheravAyele joI sahastrAMzu upara dhasyA, sahasrAMzu emanI khabara levAne Atura hatuM, paNa vRdhe jANyuM ke sahastrAMzu paNa mahArathI purUSa che. AvA seMkaDo saradArane paNa vinA zaste ramatamAtramAM mArI nAkhaze. mATe mAre emanuM rakSaNa karavuM joIe. "saradAra zAMta thAva, mahArAja ! zAMta!" ema belato e lekhaMDI beDIone teDI pheMkI dete AgaLa bannenI vacamAM dhasI AvyuM. mahArAjane vacamAM AvelA joI saradAre dUra khasI gayA. mahArAjane je ke e vRddhanA tarapha mAna utpanna thayuM hatuM chatAM enA baLanI kaTI karavI hatI. "e vRddha! pAchI beDI teDI nAkhI, cAla uThAva talavAra, sAme Ava?" sahastrAMzue paNa talavAra kheMcI kADhI. banne harIpha sAme thayA, yuktithI eka bIjAnA dAvapeca cukavatA, eka bIjA upara ghA karavA lAgyA, paNa bane pota

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( 89 ) potAnA bacAva karavA lAgyA. ane baLavAna hatA, vIra hatA, mahArathI hatA, gheADIvAra yuddha thayu' paNu kAi thAkyuM nahi. evuM yuddha jo anya manuSyA sAthe heAta tA sekaDA raNazayyA upara sUtA hAta, yuddha pachI banne bahuyuddha karavA lAgyA. eka khIjA eka bIjAne nIce paTakI harAvavAnA prayatna karavA lAgyA; paNa kAi kAinAthI utare tema naheAtuM. evI rIte dAvapecanA yuddhamAM paNa vRddha Ache utaryo nahi. sahasrAMzue jANyu ke A kAi vIrapurUSa che; mArA mitra thavAne cAgya che, paNa e vRddha che eja mAtra aDacaNa che. te ekadama ubhA thai gayA. vRddhapurUSa ! basa kara ?" laDAI zAMta thaI gaI. saradAreya paNa gupacupa potAnAM hathIyAra saMbhALatA eka bAjue ubhA rahyA. "vRddhapurUSa ! huM tamane mukata kar chuM. tamArA saradArA sAthe jAo, khuzI thAe ?' "paNa huM mArI vastu mUkIne kema jAuM ?" vRddha melyA. " ane te tamArI vastu ? " "" "pRthvIkumArI ! " "te tamane maLaze ja, svayaMvarama'DhapamAM e tamane ja vaze. " .

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javuM ke na javuM te vicAra karate vRddha che . bhale jAo, paNa tamArI oLakha ApatA jAva. "ema" vRddha ha, eNe dADhI mUccha kheMcI kADhayAM, meMmAM rahelI devI gaLI kADhI nAkhI. trIsa varSane juvAna, suMdaramAM suMdara gaNate purUSa pitAnA mULa svarUpamAM pragaTa thaye. sahastrAMzu ene joI khuzI thayA. "tame koNa?' e zabdo jyAM pUchavA jAya che teTalAmAM te "ayodhyApati ajayarAjAne ya thAva?" enA saradAree dhoSaNA karI. zuM tame ajayarAja?" sahastrAMzu ajayarAjane bheTI paDyo. tamane joyA nahotA, tamAruM parAkrama meM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM ke yuddha karavA ubhA che tyAre tamArI jagatamAM jeDI nathI." .. "chatAM mane haMphAve evI eka vyakti jagatamAM hayAta che ane te tame pote !" ane mitra arasparasabheTI paDyA. "tamArA jevA mitra ane snehIthI huM bahu khuza thAuM chuM. mArI pRthunuM nazIba te moTuM che. ajayarAja vagara AvuM parAkrama anya naranuM to na ja hoya, mArI zaMkA Akhare kharI paDI." ane vAte karatAM kArAgrahanI bahAra nikaLyA, emanI pachavADe pelA saradAra paNa nikalyA. bane haLImaLI judA paDatAM sahamAM

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( 1 ) jIe kahyuM. "mitra ! svayaMvaramaDapamAM AvA tA A svarUpe na Avaze| je svarUpe tame mArI pRthune lalacAvI che teja svarUpamAM Avajo.. ? javAmamAM ajayarAja hasyA ane saradArI sAthe chAtraNImAM cAlyA gayA. prakaraNa 13 muM. svayaMvarama'DapamAM. Aje svayaM varamaMDapanA divasa hatA. aneka rAjA mahArAjAe mAhISmatImAM padhAryA hatA. dareka jaNa bhAgyadevI anukULa thAya te mATe prayatno karI rahyA hatA. jema jema sU cediya thatA gayA tema tema rAjAo ane rAjakumAre sarvottama vastrAla kArI sajI svayaMvaramaDapamAM AvI khetapeAtAnI jagyAe besavA lAgyA. pAtapAtAnI cAgyatAne anusAra sarvenI jagyAe mukarara karavAmAM AvI hatI. te pramANe nA karAe temane potapotAnI jagyAe besADyA. dhanuSya khANu sahita sarve sazastra hatA. temaja jarUra paDe potapAtAnAM sainya paNa taiyAraMja hatAM, emanA gupta dUtA potapeAtAnA mA lekanuM dhyAna rAkhatA ne jarUra paDe madada karavA mATe AsapAsa pharatA ja hatA. 2

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( ra ). - thoDA samayamAM te badhAya rAjAothI svayaMvaramaMDapa bharAI gaye, eTalAmAM mahArAjA sahastrAMzu paNa AvI pahoMcyA. eNe pitAnA siMhAsana upara jagyA lIdhI. ene aMgarakSako, enuM senca enA saradAre, senApatie sarve saja thaI ubhA. hatA. darekanAM mana Ajano divasa kevI rIte pasAra thaze te mATe ciMtAtura hatAM. svayaMvaramaMDapa mANasethI cikAra thaI gaye hate. have rAjakanyAnI ja mAtra rAha jovAtI hatI. darekanI najaro enA AvavAnA mArga tarapha lAgI rahelI hatI, jyAre rAjakanyA Ave ne pitAnA kaMThamAM varamALA Ape evI bhAvanA darekanA manamAM ramyA karatI hatI. eTalAmAM pele vRddha kese paNa AvI pahe, te vayaMvaramaMDapanA eka cheDe jagyA karIne ubho rahyo. bIjI taraphathI rAjabALA pRthukumArI snAna, sevA-pUjA karI aMge caMdana arcana karI, sarvAge AbhUSaNene dhAraNa karI pAlakhImAM besIne vAtranA nAda sAthe AvatI najare paDIne sarve rAjAenuM dhyAna te tarapha AkaSAyuM. e dazya manoraMjaka hatuM, enI sakhI sarasvatI varamALA laIne pAlakhInI AgaLa cAlatI hatI. pAlakhInI pAchaLa saubhAgyavatI strIo madhurAM gIta gAtI hatI. bALA pRthukumArI pAlakhImAM beThelI ciMtA grasta hatI. maMtrabaLathI kheMcAyalAnI mAphaka te maMDapamAM zA mATe jatI hatI tenI tene gama paDI nahi. pelo vRddha te kArA

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grahamAMthI adazya thayelahate, potAnuM sarvasva te eja hatuM chatAM potAne svayaMvaramaMDapamAM zA mATe javuM? chatAMya maMtrathI mugdha thayelAnI mAphaka bALA svayaMvaramaMDapamAM AvI pAlakhImAMthI nIce utarI. A bALAne joI badhA rAjAo vicAramAM paDI gayA ke-"A zuM ? A te lakSamI ke sAkSAta sarasvatI, raMbhA ke rati, nAgakumArI ke vidyAdharI, A bALA keNa haze? A rAjayabALAne jovA mAtrathI ATale dara A vavAne parizrama saphaLa thaye." pAlakhImAMthI nIce utarelI bALAe cAre tarapha daSTi pheravI. sarve rAjAo ane rAjakumArI tarapha eNe najara karI. rAjAo ane rAjakumArano ThAThamATha, doradamAma upara jhaLahaLATa ene ADaMbara mAtra lAgyA. "e bahAranA daMbhanI aMdara zuM zuM viSa bharyuM haze, e alpajJa manuSya kyAMthI jANe? uparathI sapheda dekhAte bagale aMdarathI keTale bhayaMkara hoya che e te enA paMjAmAM sapaDAyeluM mAchaluM ja samajI zake. sAkaranI mAphaka mIThA madhurA zabdo bolanArA durjanenI bhayaMkaratA enA anubhavIye vagara bIjo te koNa pArakhI zake? garIba bicArA, huM AmAMthI keIne paNa mAre hAtha ApI zakatI nathI-ApI zakuM tema nathI. e mArI AzAmAM divAnA banelA hamaNuMja nirAza thaI jaze." sarve rAjAonAM caritrane jANanArI eka vRddhA pratihAriNI tyAM rAjakumArI pAse AvI, dareka rAjAone oLa

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khAvatI cAlavA lAgI. "kumArI! sarve rAjAo rUpa, vaivana ane lakSmIthI garviSTha thayelA tene meLavavAnI AzAthI AvyA che. te emAMthI tAre lAyaka ke egya purUSane tuM zodhI le?", * "mAtA! badhAya rAjAo ane rAjakumAre uparathI te kezuDAnA phUlanI mAphaka raLIyAmaNA dekhAya che, paNa aMdaranA zuNa deSa jANyA vagara huM temane zuM karuM?" "bALA ! sAMbhaLa. jo A mAlavapati, jenA tApathI zatrurAjAo trAsa pAmI gayA che. temaja sevakane paNa e kalpavRkSa samAna vela jema vRkSane vIMTAya che tema tArI varamALa paNa tuM enA kaMThamAM Aje paNa karI?" - "mAtA! je e eTalo badho parAkramI hatuM te kezalapati ajayarAjathI kema hArI gaye?" kanyAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI vRddhA AgaLa cAlI. "je, jeNe potAnA parAkramathI rAjAone namAvI siMhane vaza karyA che evA A siMha samAna aMgAdhipa siMha narezane tame vare?" e siMhanI pAse te siMhaNa zobhe. ne huM te baLa vinAnI abaLA ! mAre ne ene meLa na maLe." vRddhA tyAMthI AgaLa cAlI. baje, A magadhapati, jenI kIti bhATa cAraNe rAta divasa gAyA ja kare che, jeNe pitAnA adbhUta vaibhavathI lekenAM

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( 5 ) gRhe paNa dhana dhAnyathI bharI rAjagRha jevAM karelAM che; evI atulya saMpadAnA svAmIne pAmI tuM sukhI thA?" e mAre tAta samAna praNAma karavAne gya che." te pachI pratihAriNI AgaLa cAlI. "sakalakaLAno nidhAna A kAzI nareza, paMDito ane devatAone vallabha evI A rAjAnI kIrtirUpI gaMgA vetavarNavALI thaIne samudra paryata :heMcI gaI che. evA A rAjAnA kaMThamAM tuM varamALA Aropa ?" "A rAja dehe te kALo che chatAM kIrti kema ujavaLa thaI? kAraNa ke jeo uparathI kALAM hoya che emanAM haiyAM paNa evAM ja kALAM hoya che." dhImethI kuMvarInuM AvuM vacana sAMbhaLI dAsI tyAMthI AgaLa cAlI. "je, A sairASTrane rAjA! jene bhaMDArInI mAphaka saMpadAo hamezAM samudra arpaNa kare che, durbhavyane duHkhe pAmavA gya zatruMjaya ane giranAra jenA rAjyamAM sthiratA karIne rahyA che. tuM paNa AvA patinI sAthe sukhe tIrthone namana kara?" e sairASTravAsIne najIkamAM ja samudranI bhayaMkara garjanA kAnamAM athaDAtI hoya tyAM uMgha ja zenI Ave?" sarve rAjAo ane rAjakumAranuM varNana karatI vRddhA TheTha cheDA sudhI pahoMcI gaI, paNa rAjakumArI pRthanI najara keInA upara TharI nahi. e rAjAo ane rAjakumAra vilakhA thayA

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rAjakumArIne meLavavAnI emanI AzA jhAMjhavAnA jaLanI mAphaka niSphaLa nivaDI. eka bIjAnA meM sAme jevA lAgyA, dAsI paNa manamAM vicAra karavA lAgI. aneka rAjAo ane rAjakumAra sabhAmAM padhArelA hatA chatAM rAjabALAe keIne pasaMda karyo nahi, tyAre enI zuM marajI haze ?" bIjI bAju pRthukumArI kAMI bIjuM ja nihALatI hatI. pele vRddha svayaMvaramaMDapamAM Avela che ke nahi? te mATe cAre kera enI AMkha pharatI hatI, eTalAmAM eka bAjue pachavADe pelA vRddha upara kuMvarInI najara paDI. kuMvarI enI tarapha ekI najare joI rahI e te eja che ke bIje? ene lAgyuM ke rAtrIne viSe pitAne bacAvanAra eja vIrapurUSa hatuM, chatAM e vRddha ane jarjarita thaI gayela Deso hate. jANe mAMDa mAMDa zvAsa lete heya, bolato hoya, vArevAre khuM chuM karate hoya te dekhAva karate te ubhe hate. kuMvarInI najara paDatAM e dhIme dhIme jagyA karate AgaLa AvyuM. A vRddhane ekI najare rAjabALA nihALatI joi pelI vRddhA belI. "bALA! je A vRddha nara ! mUcha ane dADhImAM jene eka paNa zyAma bAla nathI, avasthAe karIne paNa je mRtyune kAMThe suvAnI taiyArI karI rahyo che ane cAlavAnI ke kamAvAnI paNa jenAmAM zakti nathI; vRddhAvasthAne lIdhe jenA zarIra upara karacalIo paDI gaI che temaja jene khuM chuM nA avAje thayA kare che evA A purUSa upara tane umaLake AvatA hoya te ene varamALA ApI tAre managamatuM tuM le."

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" vRddhAnAM vacana sAMbhaLI bALA pRthukumArIe tarataja varamALA e vRddhanA gaLAmAM nAMkhI dIdhI. rAjAo ane rAjakumAre A banAvathI gusse thayA. "vAha! sahastrAMzu rAjAe zuM ApaNuM mazkarI karI! athavA te A ajJAna bALAe AvuM niMdavA lagya kRtya kema karyuM? A sarvemAMthI keInA upara enI najara na karI ke AvA beDoLa vRddhane varamALA ApI pati banAvyuM, nakkI A keI jAdugara lAge che, jeNe pitAnI jAduI vidyAthI kanyAne mehamugdha karI che." sarve rAjAo ane rAjakumAre AvezathI talavAra kheMcatA ubhA thaI gayA. - eka rAjAe AgaLa AvI sahastrAMzu mahArAjane kahyuM, deva! A te geravyAjabI thAya che, A kaI jAdugara lAge che eNe rAjabALA upara jAdu calAveluM che, tethI rAjabALAnuM AkarSaNa thayuM che, paNa Ape rAjabALAne bacAvavI joIe." . "huM zuM karuM? rAjabALAne be divasathI huM te samajAvI rahyo chuM, paNa e mAnatI nathI. eNe ene ja pasaMda karyo che, jevuM enuM bhAgya !" paNuM jANIbujhIne AvI bhUla tame karI e ThIka na kahevAya! A te amAruM apamAna karyuM kahevAya, ame e varamALa enI pAsethI paDAvI laIzuM." . "A te svayaMvaramaMDapa che. bALA game tene pasaMda

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( 9 ) kare tene mATe ke tamAre mAnya kare ja paDe." sahastrAMzue ThaMDe kaleje uttara Ape. bezaka, paNa te rAjakumAra ke rAjA have joIe. A kaI kadarUpe bhikSukanahi!" . "e te jevuM chokarInuM bhAgya !" - "ame tema nahi thavA daIe." te e lekene samajAve." sahastrAMzue kahyuM. rAjAo pelA vRddha pAse dhasI AvyA, talavAranI aNI batAvatA ane DarAvatA bolyA. e DosA! gharaDI gheADIne lAla lagAma zI ! mRtyune kinAre ubhelA tane zuM paraNavAne umaLake Ave che ke ? e varamALA kADhI nAkha?" * "kema bhAIo ! rAjakumArI mane varI emAM tame zAmATe peTa phUTa che?" pelA vRddhe zAMtithI ane nirbhayatAthI kahyuM. "e varamALA pAchI kADhI nAkha, nahiMtara e jANaje " rAjAe tADukayA, cArekorathI ene gherIne madhyamAM ghA. zatruonI talavAranI aNuonI madhyamAM ubhelA vRddha emanuM hAsya karate bolyA "kema bhAI ! tamane paraNavAno eTale harSa hate evo mane na hoya!" - te, A te rAjadarabAra che. rAjabALA sAthe tAre paraNavuM che kema?"

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( 9 ) "paNa rAjabALA jANIbujhIne mane varI emAM mAre zuM upAya?" e te gAMDI-divAnI thaI gaI che." - "gAMDI ke DAhI atyAre eNe je karyuM che te tamAre mAnya karavuM joIe." kadi nahi, tuM che keNu? zuM tuM rAjA che?" ' ' hA, huM mArA gharane rAjA chuM." varamALa kADhe che ke nahi ?" . "ema? tamAro eja nizcaya che." "hA " "nahi kADhuM te?" tete tuM yamapurImAM jaze!" ema." rAjakumArI ane pelI vRddhAne eka bAjue dUra karI dIdhI. e bannene nirbhaya karyA pachI pelo vRddha bolyo. bhAIo ! hajI paNa kahuM chuM ke rAjakumArInA A kAryamAM sahamata thAo." mAre? mAre?" cArekerathI rAjAonA avAra AvyA. "enI pAsethI mALA paDAvI ." badhA ene upara dhasI gayA.

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(100) pilA vRddha raMga badalAyelo joI ugra garjanA karI. huMzIyAra !" e bhayaMkara garjanAthI rAjAo tyAM ja thaMbhAI gayA, kaIka talavAra hAthamAMthI paDI gaI, keTalAka pUjatA bahAdUrIthI pAchA haThavA lAgyA, keTalAka upara dhasI AvyA. temanA ghA cukAvate vRddha navajuvAna ddhAnI mAphaka rAjAonAM mAthAM aphALavA lAge, eka jaNanI talavAra AMcakI e talavArathI zatruonI khabara levA lAgyA, pitAne bacAva karatAM eNe ghaNA zatruone ghAyala karyA. rAjAe pAchA Daga bharavA lAgyA, laDI zakAya tyAMsudhI laDavuM paNa Akhara upAye maravAne prasaMga Ave te bahAdUrIthI pAchA haThI javuM e nItisUtra che. kaIka rAjAone kRDhyA pachI rAjAe jyAre pAchA haThyA tyAre emaNe potAnuM sanya sajaja karavA mAMDayuM. sahastrAMzue vacamAM AvIne bane pakSene zAMta kya. "are rAjAo! tamArI buddhi kayAM caravA gaI che? jenuM AvuM baLa che te zuM kharekhara vRddha ke bhikSuka haze !" " tyAre e keNa che?" rAjAo belyA. mitrahave tamArUM mULa svarUpe pragaTa karo? sahastrAMzue e vRddhane kahyuM. "tamane mULa svarUpamAM joI sarva kaI tamane barAbara oLakhI khuzI thaze.".. e vRddha tarataja dADhI mUcha kADhI nAkhyAM, ne meMmAMthI

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(101) guTikA kADhI nAkhI. eTale eka divya dhanurdhArI navajuvAna purUSa hAthIonA TeLAmAM jema kesarI uo heya ema dareka rAjAeAe ene je. "zuM kezalapati mahArAja ajyarAja !" | sarve rAjA mahArAja ajayarAjane joI khuzI thayA, ne rAjakumArI to vizeSa karIne Ava pati pAmIne khuzI thaI. te pachI dhAmadhumathI ajayarAja ane pRthukumArInAM maheTA mahotsavapUrvaka lagna thaI gayAM. dareka rAjA ane rAjakumAree e lagnamAM bhAga lIdhe. lagna thayA pachI rAjAe darekane yathocita sanmAna karI vidAya karI dIdhA ne ayodhyApati mahArAja ajayarAjane sanmAna karI AgrahapUrvaka ceDA divasa rekI rAkhyA. mahArAja ajayarAje potAnA sainyane ayodhyA tarapha ravAne karyuM ne mAtra upayoga pUratAM ja mANase rAkhI lIdhAM. rAjAe temane rahevA mATe vizALa mahAlaya arpaNa karyo. itihAsika, daLadAra pAkAM puThAnAM sacitra A traNe pustake vAMcavA jevA che. sIlIkamAM nakala juja che mATe turata maMgAvo. 1 gurjarezvara kumArapALa saMcitra puSTa 450 | kiMmata rUA4-0-0 hatI tenA rU 28-0 2 vimalamaMtrI vijaya pRSTa ra25 ki. rUA2) hatI tenA rUA 1-8-0 3 7-giranAranI mahAyAtrA. puSTa 350, trIza citra, pAkuM rezamI puDuM ki. rU 2-8-0 hatI tenA rU 1-12-7 lakho -jene sastI vAMcanamALA,. rAdhanapurI bajAra-bhAvanagara . .

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prakaraNuM 14 muM. bhaTTajInI muzIbata. ajayarAjAe pAtAnAM mANasA khapapUratAM ja rAkhelAM, temAM bhaTTajI zivazaMkarane paNa sthAna hatu. zivaza Mkarane te ghaNya ayAdhyA javAnuM mana thayeluM, paNa ajayarAjA ane cheDe ema kayAM hatuM ? marajI nahi chatAM bhaTTajIne rahevuM paDayuM hatuM. kemake ahIMyAM ene mAthe zuM zuM hajI vitavAnI khAkI haze ! pRthukumArI tA paraNIne have sukhamAM paDI hatI, paNuM sarasvatInuM kAma hajI AkI rahyuM hatuM. eNe jANyuM ke bhaTTajI mahArAja ajayarAjanA khAsa mANasa hatA; jethI pote paNa bhaTTajI sAthe joDAi jAya teA kAma pAra paDe, paNa e rasahInane samajAvavA kevI rIte ? sarasvatIe pRthu pAse AvI A saMbaMdhI badhI vAta tene samajAvI ane bhaTTajIne samajAvavAmAM pote madada karavA samajAvyuM; banne jaNe e saMbaMdhI kaiMka masalata karI. madhyAhna samaya vahI gayA che, sakAi potapAtAnA kAryoMmAM mazagula che, koi zAMtine khALe jhule che. mahArAja ajayarAjA madhyAhna samayanA bhAjanakArya thI paravArI ArAmamAM pADhelA hatA. potAnA nivAsasthAnamAM bhaTTajIne cena nahi paDavAthI te uThyo, udyAnanI zAsA joi cittane prasanna

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(103). karate te bhaTTajI bAgamAM laTAra mAravA nikaLe. TheTha bagIcAne khuNe eka cheDevizrAma levAne te jarAka beTho. enA manamAM kaMI kaMI vicAra ghumatA hatA. rakhene kaMI balA vaLagI paDe te vaLI paMcAta ubhI thaze, ene vicAra AvyuM. "duniyAnA leke kharekharA mukha che. zA mATe teo paraNatA haze? paraNavAmAM temane zuM sukha lAgatuM haze? A amArA mahArAjaneya paNa ghelachA vaLagI che, eka upara bIjI strI karatA ja jAya che. keNa jANe ke teo keTalI strIo karaze! mANasane eka strI hoya che te purUSane jaMpavA detI nathI, rAta, divasa enI peThe lAgI purUSane herAna karI nAkhe che. are hajI te meM pelIne dAda ApI nathI teya kevI e mArI peThe vaLagI che; DAkaNanI mAphaka jIva lIdhe ja e choDe. bicArA, purUSane enAthI thoDI herAna gati che! chatAM paNa purUSa keNa jANe kema paraNavAne Atura thatA haze? na paraNavAmAM kevuM sukha che. Adhi, vyAdhi, upAdhi na te keI che, na te jarAya keInI tAbedArI che. manaphAve tyAre cAlyA ne mana game tyAre AvyA, bhUkha lAge tyAre manane game te karIne khAI levuM naphikarA, mastAna thaIne rahevuM.vidhie strIo na saracha hota te jagatamAM purUSane keTale mArga saraLa thAta-purUSe mAthethI ghaNe bhAra halake thaI jAta. paraNavuM eTale te saMsAranA khADAmAM paDavuM-baMdhanamAM paDavuM. 1bhaTTajI vicAra karatA hatA, pote paraNyA nahi hovAthI manamAM malakAtA hatA. eTalAmAM e vicAromAM bhaMgANa

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( 104) paDayu. sarasvatI cAreka sIpAhI Ane lai AvI pahoMcI. mANusanA avAja sAMbhaLI bhaTTajI cAMkayA. peAtAnI pAchaLa paDelI chekarI ane sIpAhIone joi camakyA. tyAMthI palAyana karavA mAMDayuM. bhaTTajIne palAyana karatA joi sarasvatIe pelA sipAhIone kahyuM " pakaDA, A nAzI jatA cArane." sIpAhIe enI pAchaLa paDyA. bhaTTajI muDIovALIne bhAgyA. amarANa karI mUkI. Akhare nAzI jatA bhaTTajIne sIpAhIoe pakaDI lIdhA, ane enA hAtha mAMdhyA. " kema, cArI karatAM sArI lAgI hatI . kharUne ?" sarasvatIe aDAvyuM. " ALakhIne mane, te rAtanA pelA vaDanA jhADa taLethI mArI vastu cArIne nAzI gayA cheAne ? ,, " me' cArI karI! taddana juduM, haThahaDatuM jIduM." catubhuja thayelA bhaTTajIe bacAva karyo. " juThThuM' ! enA tA hajI insApha thaze, samajyA ? " 66 99 'huM kAMi tArA gunhegAra nathI. "e teA insApha thaze tyAre enI khakhara paDaze, sIpADIe! lai cAleA A cArane ajayarAjA pAse." sarasvatIe sIpAhIone hukama karyAM. sIpAhIe bhaTTajIne pakaDI tyAM kheMcI lAvyA, bhaTTajInI khumANumathI mahArAja paNa jAgI gayA hatA te taiyAra thaIne beThA hatA. pRthukumArI paNa emanI pAse beThI hatI.

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( 105 ) pRthvIe badhI vAta mahArAjane samajAvI hatI Aje insApha karavAne Atura thai rahyA hatA. insApha karavAne mane gaMbhiratA dhAraNa karIne sarasvatI keTTIne laine mahArAjanI samakSa AvI pahoMcI. mahArAja ! kyA ! oDha ! ApanA mANasA dheALe divase amArA gharamAM dhADa pADe ne Apa insApha na karo, amane nyAya Ape ! insApha Ape| ? " sarasvatIe pharyoda karI. sarasvatInA kahevAthI sIpAhIe tyAMthI pasAra thai gayA. * kema bhaTTajI ! A mAinI zuM kyAMka che? mArA khAsa mANasa thaIne tame Avu... kAmakarA che ? " mahArAja ajayarAje zaTTajIne kahyuM. ,, (6 mahArAja ! huM bInagunhegAra chuM." " teA A khAI khATI ryAda kare che ? " paNa tethI te A ramaNIya beThAM hatAM. " hA ! tadna khATI ? " "" " kema khAI ! A bhaTTajI zuM kahe che ? " e taddana khATu khele che. " sarasvatI melI. " tArI zuM kyAMka che khAI ? " rAjAe kahyuM. ,, "kema, pelA vaDa nIcenI vAta kahI dauM ?" bhaTTajIne DArA atAvatI sarasvatI khetI. " mahArAja ! rAtanA e vaDalAnI nIce mane ekalI mArIne........kema kahI dauM ? " te 1. " ema Avu kAma kare che bhaTTajI ! kema, * "" blyu karyu ? ?

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(106) ANe mane phesalAvI." arararara julamanI vAta?" hasavuM khALI rAkhatAM gaMbhIra meM karI rAjA bolyA. . phesalAvI eTaluM ja nahi paNa lalacAvI." sarasvatI bolI. eha.ene te tyAre sakhta zikSA karavI paDe." rAjA bolyA. tamArA bhaTTajI AvA kAmaNagArA che, emane huM te bahu sArA mAnatI hatI." pRthvIdevI bhaTTajIne sakaMjAmAM letAM bolyA "mahArAja ! Apane mANasa che ema dhArI ene jAte na karaze. evI zikSA karajo ke jIdagI paryata yAda kare." huM te naheAte dhArate ke zivazaMkara tuM A haze! hane vaLI kyArano svAda lAge? tuM te strIothI Darate hate ne A himmata kyAMthI AvI?" "mahArAja ! huM te AmAMthI kaMI paNa jANatA nathI. A badhuM tarkaTa che. mane phasAvavAne eka mahAbhayaMkara prapaMca che." che A bALAne phasAvI pAche uparathI bacAva kare che? tane sapaDAvavAnI e bALAne zI jarUra?" rAjAe kahyuM, jarUra vagara te kaI Ama karatuM haze ke?".. mahArAjanI AgaLa te gunho kabula kare, InsA

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(17) phanI adAlatamAM te tamAre kabula karavuM joIe, samajyA. lalacAvIne paNa tame mane javA dIdhI hatI te huM paNa mahArAja pAse pharyAda na karata paNa sarasvatI AgaLa belatAM aTakI paDI. paNuM -zuM bela, jhaTa bela, eTale huM ene InsApha karI nAkhuM." rAjAe kahyuM. " "mahArAja ! kahetAM mane zarama Ave che. mane ekalI dhArIne tamArA bhaTTajIe mane sapaDAvI." "julama ! julama! mahArAja!tamArA bhaTTajIne to?" pRthvIdevI belI. "mahArAja! ene janmakedanI zikSA kare." basa emaja thavuM joIe, ene gunha sAbIta thaye che-pUravAra thaye che." mahArAja ! kSamA kare! kSamA karo!" bhadajIe prArthanA karavA mAMDI. AvA gunhA karIne chaTakI javA mAge che, harAmakhera !" rAjAe kahyuM. "tane zikSA karavAnuM kAma huM A bALAne japuM chuM. bALA! kahe, tuM ja ene zikSA kara !" "kema bhaTTajI! mArI zikSA sahana karavAne have taiyAra thaI jAva." mahArAja tarapha pharIne belI "mahArAja ! ene janma paryata mAre kedI banAvI che. mArA pitAnA kedakhAnAmAM rizaja rahe." . .

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(108) bALA ! ene barAbara kedamAM rAkhaje, bhAgI na jAya enI kALajI rAkhaje." rAjAe marmamAM kahyuM. eka vakhata Apa mAre havAle kare, pachI e che ne huM chuM, bhaTTajI ! mahArAje kahyuM ke, mArA sapATAmAMthI nAsavAnI kezISa karaze te yAda rAkhaje." bhaTTajI! jAo tamAre guhe sAbIta thayela che, eTale lAcAra, huM tamane A bALAne havAle karUM chuM." mahArAjA ajayarAjAe bhaTTajIne hAtha pakaDI sarasvatInA hAthamAM mUkI baMnene hAthevALo meLavI Ape ane AziSa ApI. "bALA ! le A tAro kedI !" sarasvatI ! A tAre cera, tArI najarakedamAMthI jarA paNa bahAra na javA detI." pRthudevI bhaTTajI tarapha pharIne bolI "khabaradAra bhaTTajI. sarasvatInI rajA sivAya kedakhAnAmAMthI bahAra nikaLyA che te?" tyAre zuM amane bene paraNAvI dIdhAM?" bhaTTajI bolyA ne badhA hasI paDyA. "te te A sarasvatI tamane samajAvaze, sarasvatI ! laI jA tArA kedIne?" sarasvatI hasate meM e kedIne hAtha pakaDI bhaTTajIne kheMcatI tyAMthI pasAra thaI gaI. tyAre zuM Ama parANeya jagatamAM paraNAtuM haze!" bhaTTajI garIba gAya jevA thaI gayA. garIba bicArA bhaTTajI!

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( 109 ) mahArAjanI sattAmAMthI bhaTTajI sarasvatInI sattAmAM gayA, sarasvatIe thADA divasamAM ane evA tA mAhAMdha banAvI dIdhA ke eja bhaTTajI pAchaLathI sarasvatInA svata: kedI anI gayA. sarasvatI e kedamAMthI jarA bahAra havAkhAvA mAkale, paNa e baMdhanamAMthI emane bahAra javuM jarAya gamatuM nahi. => '* prakaraNa 15 muM ayAdhyAmAM. mahArAja ajayarAjAne mAhiSmatI nagarImAM keTalAka divaseA pasAra thai gayA. sukhamAM manuSyane jatA samayanuM bhAna rahetu nathI. jo ke du:khamAM ane sukhamAM bannemAM manuSyeAnA kALa tA pasAra thAya che, paNa du:khamAM eka kSaNa teA yuga samAna tyAre sukhamAM lAMkhA kALa paNa kSaNamAtra jevA lAge che. samaya sAthe mANasanA bhAgyanI paNa balihArI che. puNyavata purUSane jagatamAM kai vastu anukULa thatI nathI ! hajArA yAjana dUra paDelI vastuo paNa puNyathI kheMcAi pAse Ave che. mANase pUrvabhavamAM kareluM zubhAzubha kama avazya lAgavavu paDe che, jema pApAthI du:kha, du:khanAM sAdhanA-aneka rAgA utpanna thAya che tema jagatamAM mANusane puNyathI lakSmI, bhAgasAmagrI maLe che, manane anukULa sagavaDatA thai zake che, hajArA rAjA

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(10) mahArAjAomAM pRthakamArI e eDaLa vRddhane ja varI, e ajayarAjAnI bhAgyalakSamI anukULa nahi te bIjuM zuM ? : puNya hoya te mANasane IcchA na hoya chatAM bhege maLe che. kAraNa ke IcchA hoya ke na hoya paNuM puNya pitAne svabhAva pragaTa karyA vagara rahetuM nathI. anyathA te game teTalI IcchA kare, ene mATe prayAsa kare, aneka kAvAdAvA karI prapaMca kare; chatAM koI paNa bhAgya vagara maLatuM nathI. kAraNake IcchAe paNa tyAre ja saphaLa thAya ke puNya kareluM hoya, bhAgya jAgatuM hoya te puNyavaMta prANIne jyAM tyAM ani. chAe paNa bhegonI ja prApti thAya che. nahitara sarasvatI jevI guNavatI, suMdara bALA bhaTTajInA upara phidA thAta ja nahi. bhaTTajInI anicchA chatAM sarasvatI enI pAchaLa lAgata ja nahi, paNa pUrvanA rUNAnubaMdha kevI rIte pharI zake? bhalene bhaTTajInI IcchA nahi paNa bhaTTajInuM puNya jAgatuM ja beTheluM hatuM, te sarasvatIne kheMcI rahyuM hatuM. e puNyathI AkarSAyelI sarasvatI bhaTTajIne kema jatA kare? enI marajI thaI, strIenA hRdayamAM je vAta utarI e te strIne kare ja chuTako. kezalarAje pitAne vatana javAne sahastrAMzunI rajA mAgI. sahastrAMzue ahIMyAM rahevAne Agraha karyo, paNa ajayarAje ghaNuM ghaNuM dalIle ane kAraNe batAvavAthI chevaTe rAjAe rajA ApI. rAjAe potAnI bahenane vaLAvavAnI taiyArI karI. dAyajAmAM ApavuM ghaTe teTaluM dAsa-dAsI, nekara-cAkara,

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. (11) vagere ApyuM. dhana, dhAnya, hAthI, ghoDA vagere akhuTa kali ApI pRthane vaLAvI. chellAM chellAM naNaMda bhejAIe maLI bheTIne harSanAM AMsu pADyAM, lIlAvatIe naNaMdane aneka prakAre zikhAmaNa ApI. badhAM nagarInI bahAra AvyAM. bane mitroe paNa maLI-bheTI lIdhuM. kaMIka harSa ane zAkanI chAyA chavAI che. tyAM dUra vRkSa nIce kAussagga mudrAmAM rahelA eka muni upara sahastrAMzunI najara paDI. "kezalarAja ! juo, pelA vRkSa nIce muni ubhA che, ApaNe emane vaMdanA karIne pAvana thaIe, dharmanA be zabdo zravaNa karIe." sahastrAMzunA kathanane ajayarAje anumodana ApyuM. ane jaNA e vRkSa nIce AvIne munine namyA-vaMdana karyuM, temanI pachavADe strIvarga temaja parivAravarga paNa AvIne munine vaMdana karavA lAgyA. avasara jANa munie kAryotsarga pAryo ane dharmopadeza devA zarU karyo. "rAjan ! tamane dharmalAbha thAo ! dharma, artha, kAma ane mokSa e cAra purUSArtha kahevAya che. saMsArI manuSya mekSa zI vastu che ene . te samajato paNa nathI; temaja artha ane kAmamAM rakta thayelAne dharma karavAnI phurasade nathI. dharmathI bAkInA traNe purUSArtha siddha thAya che. evA dharmanI avagaNanA karIne mANasa artha ane kAmamAM rata rahetaene sukha kyAMthI maLe? kAraNa ke artha ane kAma e paNa dharmanuM ja phaLa che, chatAM je dharma na karavAmAM Ave te prANuM game teTalA prayatno kare, kAvAdAvA kare chatAMya artha ane kAmanI siddhi thatI nathI. jagatamAM

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(12) Aje tame je baLa, aizvarya, zakti, vaibhava pAmyA che e baMdhuya pUrve karelA dharmanuM phaLa che. dharma vagara je artha ane kAma vinAprayAse maLI zakatAM hoya te jagatamAM kaI dukhI, daridrI ke hatabhAgya heta ja nahi. mATe ja khAtrI thAya che ke jagatamAM prANuone sukha ApanArI kaI paNa vastu hoya te eka dharma ja che. - sAdhudha ane zrAvakadharma e be prakArane dharma ane zvarae kahela che, apa satvadhArI prANIo sAdhudharma ArAdhavAne asamartha hevAthI yathAzakti zrAvakadharmanuM ja ArAdhana kare che, paNa parAkramI te sAdhudharmane ArAdhI svalpa samayamAM pitAnI Atmasiddhi karI le che. e sAdhudharma saMsArane tyAga karyA sivAya maLI zaktA nathI ne saMsAramAM jyAM sudhI mohabaMdhana hoya tyAMlagI tene tyAga karI zakAtuM nathI. pugala uparathI lAlasA ochI thaI jAya che tyAre ja mohanuM jora narama paDe che. pudagale eTale strI putrAdika uparathI, lakSamI uparathI sattA vaibhava uparathI evA bAhA AtmAnA saMbaMdhamAM AvelA padArtho uparathI mamatA ochI thAya che tyAre ja enI lelupatA ghaTe che ne tyAgabhAvanA tarapha prIti thAya che. e prIti jema jema daDha thatI jAya che tyAre ja eka divasa te saMsAranAM mehabaMdhane teDavA samartha thAya che. dhanya che evA AtmAone ! AtmAnuM satya vAstavika sthAnaka to mekSanagara che tyAM

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(13) na jAya tyAM lagI te keIpaNa sthaLe sthiravAsa karI zakato nathI. devatA, manuSya, nArakI ane tiryaMca e cAre gatimAM janma- maraNa karyA kare che. e nikaLe che nigedamAMthI te me pahoMce tyAM sudhI ene jarAya zAMti maLatI nathI. mokSe jAya tyAre ja te anaMtasukhane dhaNI thAya che. anaMtakALa paryata tyAM rahevA chatAM pAchA AvavApaNuM nathI. e satyasukhanuM varNana karavAnI keI manuSyaprANInI zakti nathIe te enA anubhavI ja jANI zake. khuda tIrthakara bhagavaMte paNa ene anubhava karatA ApaNane kahI rahyA che ke-bhAIo! saMsAranA bADhAsukhene tyAga karI mokSanA zAzvata sukhane anubhava ekavakhata , ke emAM kevuM anupama sukha raheluM che. ApaNe paNa jyAM sudhI e sukha na laIe tyAM sudhI zAMti nathI-ArAma nathI ema nakkI samajajo. e mokSasukhanI icchA paNa moTA bhAgya vagara thatI nathI." | munivaranA upadezanuM zravaNa karatA e bane nara5tio aMjali joDatAM bolyA. "bhagavad ! atyAre te ame dIkSA levAne azakta chIe, paNa bhaviSyamAM ame IcchIe chIe ke amane dIkSA levAnuM mana thAya, evA amArA puNya daya jAge. " astu! jevI tamArI marajI, paNa tyAgamArga tarapha 'prIti rAkhaje." munivare kahyuM.

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(114). bhagavad ! A bhavamAM mAre dIkSA levI evI mane badhA Ape?" sahastrAMzue kahyuM. munivare sahastrAMzune pratyAkhyAna karAvavA mAMDayuM eTale vacamAM ajayarAjAe kahyuM. "bhagavad ! jyAre e mArA mitra dIkSA grahaNa karaze tyAre huM paNa tarataja grahaNa karIza. mATe mane paNa paccakhANa karAve ke emanI pachavADe mAre paNa dIkSA grahaNa karavI." munivare bannene paccakhANa karAvyAM, te pachI bane mitre maLI-bheTI judA paDyAM. sahastrAMzu ane temano parivAra ajayarAja dekhAyA tyAM sudhI thobhe, pachI teo nagaramAM AvyA ane ajayarAjA pRthvIdevI sAthe ayodhyAmAM AvyA. kezalarAjane rAjaparivAre ane pradhAnee moTA mahatsavapUrvaka nagarapraveza karAvyuM. ATha divasa sudhI ane dhyAmAM mATe mahatsava thaye, e mahotsava paNa pUro thayo. navI vAte junI thaI gaI. divasa upara divase vyatita thavA lAgyA : mahArAja ajayarAja rAjAne aMta:puramAM keTalIya rANIo thaI. tyArapachI divijaya karavA nikaLelA e rAjAe ghaNAya rAjAone yuddhamAM jItI lIdhA. je rAjAoe emane satkAra karyo temanI upara prasanna thaI emanuM bheTazuM svikArI tyAMthI AgaLa cAlyA. jeo sAme thaI baLa batAvavAne AvyA temane yuddhamAM jItIne vaza kya. ajayarAjAe diga vijaya karI samudra paryata pitAnI kIrti prasarAvI.

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(115). ayodhyAmAM sukhe samAdhe rAja karatAM mahArAja anarazyane kaMI varSo pANInA pravAhanI mAphaka pasAra thayAM, emanI sAthe zivazaMkara ane sarasvatInuM gADuM paNa jesapUrvaka saMsA2nA pravAhamAM dhasya jatuM. emane saMsAra paNa ghaNuM sukha ane rejanA navA navA vinade, premakalathI bharela pasAra thato hato. ghaDImAM eka bIjA kajIo karatAM, rIsAtAM ane manAtAM; chatAM emanA gADAmAM paNa prema ane videnuM ja vAtAvaraNa hatuM. saMsArIne emanuM daSTAMta anukaraNIya hatuM. ajayarAjAne pRthvIdevI sAthe saMsArasukha jogavatAM keTalAMka varSo vahI gayAM, tyAre emanA premanuM sAkSAt phaLa kema na hoya eve eka putra temane thaye, e putranuM temaNe anaMtaratha nAma pADayuM. bIjanA caMdranI mAphaka vRddhi pAmate anaMtaratha paNa varSonA vahevA sAthe yauvanane AMgaNe ubhe rahyo, bhaNI gaNI purUSanI boMtere kaLAmAM pravINa thaI strIo-amadAonA manane haraNa karanAra . ajayarAjAe aneka rAjakanyAo sAthe enuM pANigrahaNa karAvyuM. aneka rAjabALAone vallabha thayelA e. rAjakumAre yuvarAjapada prApta karI bhegomAM pitAne kALa vyatita karavA mAMDyo. paMcaMdriyanA viSayamAM rakta rahelA e yuvarAjane jatA evA samayanI paNa kayAMthI khabara paDe ? - prANuone prArabdha yAne pUrva saMcita karma sAruM hoya che te saMsAramAM emane sukha upara sukha Ave che jyAM jAya

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(16) tyAM bhegIne bhego ja maLe che. jaMgalamAM jAya ke araNyanA bhayaMkara vAsamAM jAya paNa enA puNyathI tyAM paNa ene maMgaLa ja thAya che, tyAre puNyarahita chane gharanA khuNAmAM rahyAM thaka paNa ApadAo zuM nathI gherI letI? prakaraNa 16 muM. bhavitavyatA. saMsAramAM sadAkALa koIne sukha maLatuM nathI, harahaMmezAM koIne duHkha rahetuM nathI. rathanA cakranI mAphaka eka pachI eka Ave ja che. temAMya uttamajanene ke prasaMge duHkha Ave che. tadbhava mekSe janArA rAma jevAne paNa ugatI yuvAnImAM vanamAM pitAnA bhAI ane patnI sAthe vAsa karavo paDyo. pAMDene paNa vanavAsanAM saMkaTa bhegavavAM paDyAM. jethI jaga. tamAM prANIone ekAMte sukha nathI maLatuM kiMvA ekAMte duHkha nathI hotuM. kadAca apakSAe mAnI laIe te devatAene potAnI jIMdagImAM niraMtara sukha che tyAre nArakIone pitAnI nimAM niraMtara du:kha che, paNa manuSya jevA uttama bhavamAM sukha ane duHkha bane Ave che. keIne prathama sukha Ave te pAchaLathI duHkha Ave che te keIne prathama duHkha hoya te pAchaLathI sukha Ave che. keInAM jIvana

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( 117) pahelAM te keInAM pachI duHkhI ja hoya che, paNa AtyaMta sukhI manuSyajIvana te kavacita ja jovAya che. duHkha aneka prakAre Ave che. cAhe to vaibhavane kSaya thaI jAya, strI marI jAya athavA te durAcArI thAya, zarIre regotpatti thAya, zarIra sAthe leNadeNa sArI na rahevAthI kaMIne kaMI zarIra asvastha rahyA kare. aneka prakAre pApa pitAne svabhAva pragaTa kare che. game tevA mahAna naranI paNa te bhayaMkara viSama sthiti kare che. saMsAranA vaibhavomAM, bhegomAM anaraNya rAjA pitAne kALa sukhamAM vyatita karatA hatA, paNa e sukha emanuM lAMbA samaya TakI rahyuM nahi. bhaviSyamAM aniSTanuM sUcana karanArAM nimitte emane vAraMvAra thavA lAgyAM, kharAba svapane AvavA lAgyAM; chatAM e samartha purUSe enI paravA karI nahi. sukhamAM je rAcI jatA nathI, ne duHkhamAM dilagIra thatA nathI evA samartha purUSe game tevI sthitimAM paNa madhyasthabhAva dhAraNa kare che. kharAba svapna ane aniSTa nimittothI ajayarAjAne eTaluM te lAgyuM ke "nakkI kAMIka bhaviSyamAM Apatti AvavAnI che chatAM zI Apatti AvavAnI che e jANavAnuM jJAna te manuSya zaktinI bahAranI vAta che. manuSyavyavahAranA anubhavI jyotiSIo ke najumIo paNa eTaluM kahI zake ke kaMIka aniSTa thaze, Aphata Avaze, chatAM bhaviSyanA paDadAmAM rahelI vastu koI nirALI ja hoya che.

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(118) ajayarAjAne paNa have duSkarmane udaya AvI pahoMce hate, enI sthiti paripakava thayelI hatI, have to te sthaMbhI jAya ema hatuM. kemake bhavAMtaranA karelAM zubhAzubhakarmonI jyAre paripakava sthiti thAya che, tyAre sahaja nimitta pAmIne paNa udaya Ave che. ajayarAjAne paNa bhavitavyatA vege evAM nimitte maLyAM, e bAhyanimittane vege ajayarAjAne koI roga utpanna thaye, dhanavaMtarI samA vaidyo enA sevake hatA, aneka prakAranA rogone nAza karanArI kiMmatI auSadhio enA bhaMDAramAM hAjara hatI. rAta divasa sevA karanArA sevake ene hisAba nahote, evI sagavaDe chatAM anukULatA chatAM e vaidyonA aneka bhinna bhinna upacAre chatAM eka regamAMthI bIje rega ne bIjAmAMthI trIje rega utpanna thavA lAge. manuSya prayatno kaMI kare che tyAre vidhi juduM ja karI batAve che. vaidyoe aneka prakAranA graMthanAM pAnAM pheravavA mAMDyA, aneka prakAranI rAjAnI cikitsA karavA mAMDI, navI navI davAo banAvavA mAMDI, lAkhonA kharce e dhanavaMtarIo davA taiyAra karI mahArAjane ApavA lAgyA, rAtadivasa emanI sevAmAM hAjara rahI tana, mana ane dhanathI mahArAjanI sevA kALajIpUrvaka karavA lAgyA. chatAMya e davAo bhavitavyatA coge kaMI paNa guNa karanArI thaI nahi. khAMsI, kapha, pIDA, vara, zarIra dukhavuM vagere re eka pachI eka vadhatA jatA hatA. e davA jANe rogane janma karanArI jana thaI paDatI

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(119) hoya ema ajayarAjAne anukrame ekane sAta vyAdhio utpanna thaI. jagatamAM eka ja vyAdhi mAtra prANuone utpanna thaI hoya che te tethI jIvane keTalI herAnagati bhogavavI paDe che ? e vyAdhithI AkuLavyAkuLa thaI jAya che, ene nAza karavA mATe-e pIDAmAMthI mukta thavA mATe aneka prakAranI davAo, kiMmatImAM kiMmatI auSadhonuM paNa sevana karIne vyAdhine nAza karavAne te tanatoDa mahenata kare che. jyAre eka mAtra vyAdhithI paNa prANI vihvaLa thaI jAya che to pachI ekane sAta vyAdhi jenA zarIramAM utpanna thaI pIDA karI rahyA hoya enI pIDAnI bIjAne zuM khabara paDe? prasUtAnI pIDA vadhyA te na ja samajI zake. e asahyA vyAdhionI pIDAone paNa samartha ajayarAjA zAMtipUrvaka sahana karavA lAgyA. pUrvanA koI duSkarmane ja e marma che ema ciMtavavA lAgyA. "ekane sAte mane kAM vaLagyA, bIjAne nahi. ATalI badhI vizALa pRthvI paDI che chatAM mAre zarIre ja kAM pragaTa thayA, paNa huM mAnuM chuM ke pUrve emane meM ja AmaMtryA hatA, svataMtrapaNe e vyAdhione utpanna karanAre huM ja hatuM, game te bhavamAM paNa meM kaMIka aniSTa prasaMgane AcarI Amane poSyA cheupArjana karyo che ane e kareluM zubhAzubhakarma game tyAre paNa pitAnA kartAne te game te bhAvamAM hoya chatAM zodhI kADhe che. sthiti paripAka thaI ke jhaTa udaya AvyA vagara rahetuM nathI. te pachI emAM anyane zuM deSa?

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(1ra0) ve bicArA aneka prakAre davA karI rahyA che, mArA mATe pitAnA jAna paNa kurabAna kare evA che chatAM mAre roga nAza pAmavAne badale vadhate ja jAya che. tyAre mane lAge che ke pUrvabhavanuM mAruM ariSTa kaI baLavAna che. udaya AveluM e karma mAre bhegavyA vagara have chuTake thavAnuM nathI, zAMtithI ke azAMtithI paNa jogavavuM te paDaze ja, samaju ane tatvane ciMtavanArA viveka manuSya narabhavanAM duHkha jyAre samabhAva, zAMtipUrvaka sahana kare che tyAre alpaNa mUkhajane dhamapachADA karatA hAya, hAya pikAratA paNa bhagave che te kharA ja; chatAM zAMtithI sahana karanAre pharIne navIna pApabaMdhana karatuM nathI, pele eka pApanA vipAkane bhogavatAM bIjA aneka pApane baMdha kare che-bhavanI paraMparA vadhAre che. emAM khoTuM te nathI ja !" pitAnA ke pUrvanA duSkarmane vipAka samajIne ajayarAjA samyaka prakAre e vyAdhione sahana karavA lAge. vaio bicArA davA karI karIne thAkyA, ema eka pachI eka navI davAo karI ajamAyasa karI, paNa ethI mahArAjanA zarIre kAMI pharaka paDyo nahi. svajana kuTuMbavarga A asAdhya regothI niraMtara ciMtAtura rahevA lAge, kaye upAya mahArAja vyAdhimukta thAya, ane pharIne ekavAra navapallava jIvana prApta kare e mATe aneka prakAre kalpanA karavAmAM AvatI. vaidya paNa aneka prakAranA vicAra karatA, paNa e keInA vicAre saphaLa thayA nahi. sthiti evI bhayaMkara hatI ke

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( 11 ) emane du:khe du:khI thavuM, khanI zake teTalI temanI sevAtrAkarI karavI e sivAya trIjo kAi rastA jaNyo nahi. pelA zivaza Mkara bhaTTajI-mahArAjanA khAsa mANasa, te paNu mahArAjanI sevA karavA lAgyA, mahArAjane sArUM karavA mATe aneka upAyA ci MtavavA lAgyA, aNu jyAre eke upAya joyA nahi, tyAre badhA paDitAne, zAstra jANunArA brAhmaNAne bhegA karyo, mahArAjanI AgaLa e badhAne elAvyA. mahArAjanA rAganI cikitsA saMbadhI paDitAne kahyuM, " mahAzaya ! rAgonI cikitsA mATe zAstramAM chu upAyA ceAjyA che te kahA ?" cr pradhAnAne, snehI saMbaMdhIjaneAne paNa khelAvavAmAM mAvyA hatA. paMDitAe rAjAnA bhayaMkara roga joi manamAM ni ya karyAM, arasparasa vicAronI Apale karI eka paMDita AlyA. " mahArAjanA A rAga atibhayaMkara che, ekasAne sAta rAge ekasAmaTA utpanna thayelA che, kAMi paNa aiSadha A vyAdhi upara kAma karI zakatu nathI. viparIta bhavitavyatAne cege ASadhe te eka pachI eka rAgaiAne vadhAravAnuM kAma kyu che. ema jaNAyuM che. have teA koi daivIzakti ajamAvavAmAM Ave te ja kAma thAya. "" ,, "kevA prakAranI daivika zaktinuM ArAdhana karavAthI mahArAjanA rAgAnI zAMti thAya vArU ? " pradhAnAe pUchyuM rAgA mahArAjane thayA hatA chatAM du:kha badhAne thatu hatu.

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(12) - "kRtiomAM kahelI vidhipUrvaka mahArAja yajJa karAve te A rega zAMta thAya, athavA te sUryanuM ArAdhana kare ke maMtrazakitathI azvanIkumArane belavavAmAM Ave te te vyAdhi dUra kare" paMDita mahAzaye abhiprAya Ape. "enAthI vyAdhine nAza thAya ema tamane lAgatuM hoya te jarUra e upAya ApaNe karIe. sArAmAM sAre upAya joIne tame kahe ke mahArAjane jaladI ArAma thAya." pradhAne pUchayuM. sacivajI ! prathama azvanIkumAranuM ArAdhana kare, mahArAja bhakitathI prasanna karI temane bolAve te jarUra kArya siddha thAya." mahArAja te vyAdhigrasta che. devatAne bolAvavAnuM kAma mahArAja kevI rIte karI zake ?" yathAzakti mahArAja pite ja prayatna kare te kArya siddha thAya." chatAM tamAre yathAzakti mahArAjane madada karavI joIe. maMtra, taMtra, hema, havana Adi anuSThAnathI tamAre devatAonuM AkarSaNa karavuM joIe ane mahArAja paNa yathAzakti dhyAna karI azvanIkumAranuM AkarSaNa karaze." pradhAne kahyuM. bahu ja sArI vAta, Apa mUA vagara svarge javAtuM

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( 123) nathI. huM pote paNa hajI zaktisaMpanna chuM. ApaNe badhAya azvanIkumArane ArAdhavAne mATe besIye. akhaMDa tapa, japa ane bhaktithI prasanna karIye, ema tamAruM kahevuM che, paNa pUrvakRta karmane kSaya vagara kareluM karma nAza pAmatuM nathI. ApaNe mahenata karazuM; chatAMya je karma jyAM sudhI bhegavavAnuM haze te te misyA thavAnuM nathI, zAmATe ApaNe svArthanI khAtara devatAone nakAme parizrama Ape?" mahArAjabhAgya upara AdhAra rAkhI besI rahevAnuM nathI. eka pachI eka prayatna zAmATena karavA? devika prayatna paNa karI te jevA, devatAo zaktimAna hoya che. Icchita ApavAne te samartha che." te chatAM evA prayatno karavAnI mArI marajI te nathI ja." rAjAe kahyuM. bhale ApanI marajI na hoya paNa amArA mATe Ape eTaluM karavuM paDaze ja. prasaMge pitAnI marajI nahi hovA chatAM sevakene rAjI rAkhavAnI khAtara paNa svAmIe karavuM joIe." pradhAna vagere snehI ane saMbaMdhI jenee Agraha karyo. cAre taraphathI Agraha thavAthI mahArAja anaraNya maina svIkAryuM.

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prakaraNa 17 muM. ajayarAjA, e ayodhyAnuM aparanA vinitA vinitA e rUSabhadeva bhagavAnanI rAjyadhAnI, bAra jojana lAMbI pahelI vinitAne rUSabhadevane mATe iMdranI AjJAthI kubere vasAvelI, enA siMhAsana upara IkvAkuvaMzamAM rUSabhadeva, bharata mahArAja vigere rAjAo thayA, bharata mahArAja cakravattI hatA. bharata pachI emanA putra sUryayaza gAdI upara AvyA, temanAthI sUryavaMza cA. adhyAnI gAdIe sUryavaMzI aneka rAjAo thaI gayA jemAMthI keTalAka mekSe gayA ne keTalAka svargamAM gayA. rUSabhadeva pachI anukrame vazamAM tIrthakara munisuvratasvAmI rAjagRhanagaramAM thayA, emaNe dIkSA laI tIrtha pravartAvyuM. te vakhate ayodhyAnI gAdI upara sUryavaMzI vijaya rAjA rAjya karate hate. vijayarAjAne hemaculA rANathI vajIbAhu ane puraMdara e be putra thayA. nAgapuranA ibhavAhana rAjAnI cuMDAmaNa rANIthI manoramA nAme eka putrI thaI te svayaMvaramaMDapamAM vajabAhu sAthe rahiNI jema caMdrane paraNe tema paraNuM. ' vajIbAhamanoramAne laIne pitAnA nagara tarapha cAlyA, udayasuMdara nAme ene sALa paNa enI sAthe hatA, mArgamAM guNasAgara nAme munine joI vajAbAhu emane namana-vaMdana

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(125) karavA gaye, sALAe mazkarImAM kahyuM "zuM dIkSA levA jAo che? dIkSA le te vilaMba karatA nahi, huM tamane sahAya karIza." mazkarImAM kathelAM sALAnAM vacanane vajAbAhue satya karI batAvyAM ne guNasuMdara pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI. hajI te maMgalasUtra paNa hAthathI chuTyAM nahotAM, evA vajIbApue mora uparathI utare tema vAhana uparathI utarI cAritra grahaNa karyuM. enI pachavADe maneramA, udayasuMdara ane bIjA paccIza rAjakumArae dIkSA lIdhI. A dIkSAnA samAcAra adhyA pahoMcI gayA. rAjA vijayane vairAgya AvyuM. "dhanya che. e bAlaka chatAM uttama che ne huM vRddha thaye chatAM uttama nathI." pitAnA puraMdara nAme nAnA putrane rAjyagAdI upara besArI nivaNamokSa nAmanA muni pAse vijayarAjAe dIkSA grahaNa karI. puraMdara ne pRthivIdevI rANathI utpanna thayela kIrtidharane rAjya sepI puraMdare kSemakaramuni pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI. kisiMdharane sahadevI nAme patnI hatI. rAjAne dIkSA levAnI IcchA thaI, paNa pradhAnoe niSedha karyo ne kahyuM ke "Apane putra na thAya tyAM sudhI vrata levuM sAruM nathI. ema karavAthI pRthvI anAtha thaI jaze mATe putra thAya tyAM sudhI rAha juo. maMtrIonA AgrahathI kIrtidhara rAjA anicchAe paNa gRhavAsamAM rahyo. anukrame sahadevIthI suzala nAme putra thaye. e bALaputrane rAjya upara besADI rAjAe dIkSA grahaNa karI ekadA vihAra karatA kIrtidharamuni ayodhyAmAM AvyA,

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(16) rAjamahela AgaLathI pasAra thatAM sahadevIe jeyA, emane jevAthI rakhene mArA putra dIkSA grahaNa kare AzayathI munine nagara bahAra kaDhAvyA, sukozala rAjAne khabara paDatAM aniSTanuM kAraNa A rAjya che tema samajI pitA-muni pAse jaI vrata grahaNa karyuM. mukezala ne citramAlA strIthI utpana thayelA hiraNyagarbhane ayodhyAnI gAdI maLI. pati gayelA hatA ne putra paNa dIkSA grahaNa karI jethI kheda pAmatI sahadevI dharmarahitapaNe AdhyAna karatI maraNa pAmIne kaI parvatanI kaMdarAmAM vAghaNa thaI. - pUrvanA vairane saMbhAranArI e vAghaNe pelA munirUpa pitA putrane maraNAMta upasarga karyo. e ane karmane kSaya karIne kevaLajJAna prApta karI zivalakSmIne varyA. putrane phADI khAtAM vAghaNane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. enA ge pUrvane bhava jANe pitAnA pati putrane nAza karavAthI ene ati pazcAttApa thaye, e pazcAttApane lIdhe anazana svIkArI tyAMthI kALa karI AThamA devaleke gaI. | hiraNyagarbhane mRgAvatI rANIthI naghuSa nAme putra thaye. nathuSane rAjya upara besADI trIjIvaye hiraNyagarbhe vimalamuninI pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI. naghuSane siMhikA nAme patnI hatI. eka samaye naghuSa rAjA uttarapathanA rAjAone jItavAne gaye tyAre dakSiNapathanA rAjAe ene rAjyanI bahAra gayele jANI enuM rAjya laI levAne caDI AvyA. jethI siMhikA purUSane

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. (127) svAMga dhAraNa karI sainya laI emanI sAme gaI ane yuddhamAM emane jItIne nasADI mUkyA. vijayalakSamI varI uttarapathanA rAjAone jItI nahuSa ghera-ayodhyAmAM AvyuM tyAre pitAnI patnInA parAkramanuM varNana sAMbhaLyuM jethI vicAra karavA lAgyo ke-"mArA jevA parAkramIne AvuM kArya duSkara che te pachI mArI patnIe kevI rIte karyuM haze? mATe jarUra enAmAM kaMI deSa ho joIe." ema vicArI rAjAe siMhikAne tajI dIdhI. ekadA naghuSa rAjAne dAhajavara utpanna thaye, seMkaDo upacAre karatAMya jyAre zAMta thaye nahi te samaye siMhikA tyAM AvI jaLa laI saMkalpa karatI belI. "he svAmI! tamArA sivAya bIjA keIpaNa purUSane meM kayAre paNa IcchA na hoya to A jaLasiMcanathI tamAro javara atyAre ja nAza pAmI jAo." ema kahI e jaLathI rAjAnA zarIrane abhiSeka karyo. tatkALa te varamukta thaI gaye, siMhikAnI pavitratAthI karIne te svAmIne vallabha thaI. ene saidAsa nAme putra thayo sodAsane rAjya upara besADI naghuSe dIkSA grahaNa karI. - dAsa mAMsAhArI thaye, jethI maMtrIoe enA putra siMharathane gAdIe besADI sodAsane padabhraSTa karyo. naramAMsa bhakSaNa karato sadAsa pRthvI para ghaNe kALa bhaTakya, paNa bhavitavyatA ge te jainamuninA samAgamamAM AvatAM parama zrAvake tha, ane mahApura nagarane rAjA thaye, ayodhyAnI gAdI

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- (128). upara AvelA siMharatha ane sodAsane yuddha thayuM. laDAImAM sodAse siMharatha rAjAne jItI laI pakaDI lIdhe ne pitAnuM rAjya paNa pitAnA putra siMharathane arpaNa karI sodAse kuLaparaMparAnA niyamane anusarI dIkSA grahaNa karI. - siMharatha rAjAne brahmaratha putra thaye. te pachI anukrame caturmukha, hemaratha, zataratha, udayapRthu, vAriratha, Induratha, Adityaratha, mAMdhAtA, vIrasena, pratimanyu, padmabaMdhu, ravinyu vasaMtatilaka, kuberadatta, kuMthu, zarabhA kirada, siMhadazana, hizukazipu, pujasthaLa, kAkusthaLa ane raghu vagere aneka rAjAo eka pachI eka gAdI upara AvyA ne gayA. e sarve rAjAoe dIkSA grahaNa karelI, munisuvratasvAmInA zAsanamAM temAMthI keTalAka kSe gayA ane keTalAka sthaLe gayA. raghurAjA mahAparAkramI hate. yuddhamAM eNe sarve rAjAone jItIne pitAnI AjJA kabula karAvI hatI. zatruone tApa utpanna karanAra e rAjAe trikhaMDa dharatInA rAjA pAse pitAnI ANa manAvI hatI. saMsArasukha bhogavatAM raghurAjane anaraNya nAme putra thayA. putra yauvanavayamAM AvatAM ja aneka rAjakanyAo sAthe pANigrahaNa karAvI ayodhyAne rAjamukuTa ene arpaNa karI dIkSA grahaNa karI. nAnI ummaramAMthI anaraNya vizALa rAjyane mAleka thaye. enI bALakatAne lAbha laI keTalAka enA sAmaMta rAjAo enI AjJA aNamAnatA svataMtra thayApaNa anaraNya bhogavatAM rara kanya thayo. putra vana

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( 12 ) rAjAe pitAnI AjJAne nahi mAnanArA rAjAo sAthe yuddha karI pAtAnI AjJA akhaMDita karI, rAjyane niSkaTaka karyuM. bALaka chatAM paNa siMhanuM baccuM hajAre hAthIonI madhyamAM ubhuM chatAM DaratuM nathI te pratyakSa siddha karI batAvyuM. anaraNya rAjA mahAparAkramI ane zatruomAM akhaMDaviyavaMta hovAthI temaja keInAthI jItI zakAya evo na hovAthI enuM ajaya evuM bIjuM nAma paDayuM. e rAjA je parAkramI hatuM te ja athIjanone arthane denAre hato; anAtha belI, raMkanuM rakSaNa karanAra jagatanuM rakSaNa karavAmAM samartha hato. zaraNAMgate e rAjAnuM zaraNa pAmIne Icchita meLavatA hatA. duSTakarmanA baMdha keIne paNa choDatA nathI. vasudeva, cakravattI ke tIrthakara sarakhA atulI baLavaMta purUSane paNa karmanAM baMdhano sahana karavAM paDe che te pachI ajayarAjA paNa karmanI acaLa sattAthI kema vimukha rahe ? je jagatanI upara sarvopari sattA calAve che, evAnI upara paNa karmarAjA pitAnI acaLa sattA calAve che. enA pAzamAM sapaDAyela saMsArI prANuM enI zikSA muMge muMge sahana na kare te bIjuM zuM kare ? jarUra vAMcajo. kaccha giranAranI mahAyAtrA zeTha nagInadAsa bhAie kADhela mahAna saMdhanA apurva itihAsanuM A pustaka dareka kuTuMbamAM levuM joIe. pRtha 350-30 citro pAkuM rezamI purha chatAM ki. rUA. 1-12-0.. -jaina sastI vAMcanamALA, rAdhanapurIbajAra,bhAvanagara.

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prakaraNa 18 muM. manuSya prayatna azvanIkumAradevanA AhAhana mATe brAhmaNa paMDita pratidivasa rAjamahelanI eka vizALa pavitra jagyAmAM nAhI dhoI pavitra thaI kRtio ane cha nA maMtranuM smaraNa karatA homahavanathI anuSThAna karavA lAgyA. rAjA anaraNya paNa pavitra jagyAe besI saMbaMdhIjanonA Agrahane mAna ApI azvanIkumAranI upAsanA karavA lAge. haMmezAM brahmacaryane dhAraNa karate, nirAhArapaNe eka cittathI te devanuM dhyAna karavA lAge. rasagavazAt samartha prANIone paNa ehika sukhanI lAlasAnI khAtara dhArmika kriyAone emAM javI paDe che, bhavitavyatA baLavAna che. je dhArmika kriyA, vrata, japa, ane tapa mekSane ApanArA hoya che te kriyAo vaDe prANI ehi sukhanI AzA rAkhate AlokanuM sukha meLavI eTalAthI ja AnaMda mAne che, ethI kAMI dhArmika kriyAnuM mahatva ochuM thatuM nathI. kriyAo te enI e ja hoya che, paNa phaLa te prANIonI manovRtti pramANe ja maLe che. sAta bhave mese jAya evI kaSTakriyA karanArA tAmalI tApasane mAtra IzAneMdranI padavI maLI. bAra bAra varSa paryata chaThTha chaThThanI tapasyA karanAra ane pAraNe paNa mAtra nirAhAra annanuM prAzana karanAra pUrNa

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(131 ) tApasane-e svargasukhanA pipAsune camareMdranI ja baddhi maLI; chatAMya kriyAonuM mahatva nyUna te kahevAya ja kema? aihikamukhanA lAlacune te AlekanuM sukha Ape che ne pAralaikika sukhanI abhilASAvALAne paraleka saMbaMdhI sukha maLe che. eja kriyAo samajaNapUrvaka zAstromAM kahelI vidhipUrvaka aticchApaNe je karavAmAM Ave te khacita mokSanI ApanArI amRtakiyAo thAya che, paNa saMsArasukhanA anAdikALanA abhyAsI ane pugalanA ja viSayamAM AnaMda mAna. nArA prANuo jyAM sudhI e sukho uparathI viraktabhAva pAmatA nathI tyAM sudhI e amRtaphaLane ApanArI dhArmika vrata, japa Adi kriyAo paNa prANIonI manovRtti pramANe phalitArtha thAya che. anaraNyarAjAne azvinIkumAranuM ArAdhana karatAM keTalAka samaya pasAra thaI gayo. eka divasa rAtrIne samaye madhyarAtrIne samaya thayo hato, jagatuM badhuM zAMtine khoLe hatuM, kRtionAM maMtravaDe azvinIkumAranuM pratidivasa homahavanathI AkarSaNa karanArA maMtrazAstrIo paNa atyAre ArAmamAM hatA te samaye paNa rogonI aneka prakAranI pIDAo chatAM zAMtithI sahana karanAra anaraNyarAjA dhyAnamAM ekacittavALA beThela hate. azvanIkumAranuM ArAdhana karatAM Aje keTalAeka mAsa vahI gayA hatA, zAstramAM kahelI zuddha vidhividhAnavaDe kriyAo karavAmAM AvatI hatI, chatAM hajI sudhI azvanIkumAranAM

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(1ra) darzana thayAM hatAM. jyAM sudhI enuM pariNAma na jaNAya tyAM sudhI azvanIkumAranA AhvAhana mATe e kriyAo karavI e temanA nizcaya hatA. madhyarAtrIe evA aneka vicAra karate rAjA azvanIkumAranA dhyAnamAM nimagna hatA tevAmAM akasmAt tejanA gaLAmAMthI kaI divyapurUSa pragaTa thAya evI rIte anaraNya rAjAnI AgaLa azvanIkumAra pragaTa thayo. dhyAnamAM ekAgra cittavALA anaraNyarAjAe akasmAt prakAza ane emAMthI pragaTa thayela divyapurUSa joI ene namana karI enI stuti karI. "rAjan ! zA mATe mane yAda karyo?" . "Apa dhanavaMtarI vaidyathI paNa adhika che, ApanuM ArAdhanA karIne mRtyune kAMThe AvelA prANIo paNa regamukta thaI navajIvana pAme che ane evA ja khAsa kAraNathI meM paNa Apane yAda karyo che." anaraNyarAjAe azvanIkumAranI stuti karatA kahyuM. "ane te kAraNa?" "ame rAta divasa jene mATe prayatna karI rahyA chIe. teja azvanIkumAra Apa zrImAna pote ja ?" rAjAe kahyuM. hA, azvinIkumAra huM pote ja chuM." deva! Aja ghaNA divasathI A rogothI huM pIDAuM chuM. jagatamAM jeTalI davAo, upacAre che e sarva upacAre karavA mATe meM bAkI rAkhI nathI. kuzaLamAM kuzaLa mArA vaidya

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(133) dhanavaMtarI samA jagatanA bIjA dhanavaMtarI che. emanA aneka upacAre karavA chatAM mArA roge zAMta thatA nathI. e badhIya amUlya davAe Aje mane te ulaTI regone vadhAre karanArI thaI che. A prANahAraka rege jyAre keI paNa upAye dUra na ja thaI zakyA. tyAreja AkharanA upAya tarIke Apane yAda karyA che." anaraNyarAjAe paNa khAsa kAraNa jaNAvyuM. anaraNyarAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI azvinIkumAra vicAramAM paDyo. khacita A rAjAne rega asAdhya che." potAnAthI dUra thaI zake ema che ke nahi e saMbaMdhI pUrate vicAra karyo. eNe jANyuM ke e rega dUra kare e pitAnI zaktibahAranI vAta hatI. kema Apa zuM vicAramAM paDyA?" rAjAe pitAnI vAta yAda karAvI. rAjana ! kAma karAvavAnI tamArI IcchA che te kAma karavAne huM azakta chuM." azvinIkumAranuM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjA camaka. "zuM ka Ape?" "tamAre roga huM nahIM nivArI zakuM." kAraNa?" - "tamAre hajI bhAgyamAM e roge bhegavavAnA che. bhAgye lakhAyeluM dUra karavAne devatAonI paNa tAkAta nathI."

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(134) azvanIkumAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA ThagAra jevo thaI gaye. "devatAo te sarvazakitamAna hoya che!" chatAM paNa bhAyIbhAva AgaLa te lAcAra che." - "kaI paNa upAya?" - "nahi, tamArA duSkarmane udaya vajalepa che. e bhegavyA vagara chuTake nathI; je banavAnuM hoya che te avazya bane che, tene TALavAne manuSyaprayatna te zuM paNa devaprayatno paNa zaktimAna nathI. " tyAre zuM A roga dUra karavAne kaI paNa zaktimAna nathI? keIpaNa kALe dUra thaI zake tema paNa nathI?" " hAlamAM te nahi, rAjan ! hajI ghaNAkALa tamAre A duSkarma bhogavavAnuM che." ghaNA kALathI huM bhegavuM chuM, chatAM hajI ghaNo kALa bhegavavAnuM che. astu jevI bhavitavyatA!" e badhAMya pUrvanAM duSkarma che. karmonI acaLa sattA tame kyAM nathI jANatA? devatAo sarvazaktimAna hoya che, chatAM e karmonI sattA emanI upara paNa acaLa hoya che. karmonI zaktine pheravavAnI manuSyaprayatnamAM tAkAta hatI ke devatAo zaktimAna hatA te soLahajAra devatAo jenA sevaka che evo AThame subhUma cakravartI pitAnI sarva sAmagrI sahita lavaNasamudramAM garaka thAta nahi, paNa je banavAnuM te dUra karavAne devatAo paNa lAcAra che."

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(135) bezaka ApanuM kathana satya che. bhavitavyatA baLavAna che." rAjAe kahyuM, bIjuM kAMI kArya hoya te kaho." anaraNyarAjAe mastaka dhuNAvI nA pADI. "ApanuM darzana thayuM e Apane mATe upakAra ! kemake manuSyone devatAnuM darzana puNyanA yoge ja thaI zake che." devadarzana durlabha che, chatAM tamAruM A regone dUra karavAnuM kAma karavAne azakta chuM tethI lAcAra chuM." tarataja azvanIkumAra adazya thaI gaye. prAtaHkAle rAjAe pradhAne ane paMDitane belAvI rAtrIne vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. rAjAnA mukhathI Ave vRttAMta sAMbhaLI badhA zokA thaI gayA. "ahA ! dhikaka che A kamene-A duSTa rAgane ke jeo devatAnI zaktithI paNa dUra thai zakatA nathI." kheda karavAthI saryuM, meM te tamane kahyuM hatuM ke prANIoe kareluM zubhAzubhakarma udayakALe avazya jogavavuM paDe che. ApaNAthI banI zake teTalA prayatna ApaNe karyA che chatAM kArya siddha na thAya to emAM zoka zAne? jyAM devatAno zakti paNa kAma na karatI hoya tyAM saMtApa zuM kare?" . chatAM hajI paNa ame IcchIe chIe ke Apa eka pharI prayatna kare !" paMDitAe kahyuM. "zuM prayatna tame karAvavA mAge che?" rAjAe pUchyuM.

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( 136 ) ' ,, Apa sUryanuM ArAdhana kareA ! " paDitAe kahyuM. " sUrya khIjA devA karatAM sazaktimAna che. Ape te mATe kaMika prayatna karavA joie. " pradhAnAe paDitAnA kathanamAM anumati ApI. " hajI tamane A zuM mAhu che! je kAma azvanIkumAra na karI zakayA, te zuM sUryathI khanI zako ? " rAjAe kahyuM, "" mahArAja ! zA mATe na banI zake ? sarve devatAo kAMi sarakhI zaktivALA nathI hAtA. eka kAma karavAthI nAsIpAsa thayA ke khIjA kArya mATe prayatna na karavA evuM kaMI nathI. " " tame game teTalA prayatna karo, paNa mAre A rogA bhAgavavAnA ja che emAM jarAya kAraphera nathI. e vidhinA lekhA kadi mithyA thavAnA nathI. " " deva ! chatAM eka pachI eka prayatnA tA cAlu ja rAkhavA joie. Apa bhaviSyavAdI zA mATe aneA che ? kAI vakhata purUSA paNu kAma kare che. " pradhAnonA atyAgrahathI rAjA maiAna rahyo. azvanIkumA ranI upAsanA pUrNa karI badhAe sUryanI upAsanA zarU karI. e sUryanI upAsanA karatAM keTalAka samaya pasAra thaI gayA, enuM AkaSa Nu karavAne eka pachI eka utkRSTa vidhio thavA lAgI. rAta divasa maMtrA, Rtie bhaNAvA lAgI, ane

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( 137 ) e maMtro dvArA sUryanuM AkarSaNa paNa thayuM. jJAnadaSTithI sUryadeve vastune marma samajI lIdhe, jethI ahIMyAM AvavAnI eNe takalIpha lIdhI nahi. manuSyanA cAlu satata prayatnathI anicchAe paNa sUryane darzana ApavuM paDayuM. eka divasanI madhyarAtrIe anaraNyarAjAnI AgaLa sUrya pratyakSya thayA. "rAjana ! tamane A zuM meha thayo che? zA mATe mane yAda karo che?" rAjAe vastusthiti samajAvI. "e vastusthiti tamAre bhagavye ja chuTake che. tamArA rogone mATe huM paNa kAMI karI zakuM tema nathI." sUryadevanuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA ajAyaba thaye, "rAjana ! azvanIkumAranI zakti na cAlI te huM te kAMI na ja karI zakuM ! tamAre pUrvanA duSkarmane udaya gADhapaNe che, e dUra karavAnI koInI tAkAta nathI. huM te tamane eTaluM ja kahevA Avyo chuM ke nAhaka mAruM ArAdhana karI tame mane herAna zAmATe kare che? amArA devatAonA sukhamAMthI tame maMtra dvArA amane kAM calita-bhraSTa kare che? tamAre hamaNuM keTalAka kALa e rego bhegavavA paDaze mATe nAhaka devatAone have takalIpha Apaze nahi. dhirajathI sahana kare." sUryadeva tarataja adazya thaI gayA. e rAtrI vahI gaI. sUryane udaya thayo ne rAjAe paMDitene ne pradhAnene bolAvI sarva rAtrIne vRtAMta kahyo ne

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(138) te divasathI devatAonI upAsanA karavAne niyama choDI dIdhe. paMDitene emanI mahenatanA badalAmAM dakSiNa ApI, vidAya kyo. pUrvanA e gADha saMcita karmonA vipAkane sahana karato rAjA eka pachI eka divase vyatita karavA lAgyuM. kudaratanI kRpA na hoya te manuSya prayatna paNa zuM kAmane? prakaraNa 19 muM. samayano lAbha. anaraNyarAjAnA A asAdhya ekane sAte raMgenA samAcAra dezaparadeza paNa phelAI gayA. dezaparadezathI AvatA jatA vaidya, emanA niSphaLa prayatna, nirAza thaIne emanuM potapotAnA vatana tarapha gamana e kaMI jagatamAM chupuM rahI zake tema nahotuM. e regone dUra karavAne devikazakitao paNa niSphaLa nivaDI. e vAta dezaparadezamAM prasarI gaI. enuM pariNAma e thayuM ke je rAjAone sattAne baLe ja namAvyA hatA, jeo aMdarathI zatru chatAM uparathI talavAranA ja baLane Adhina thayelA hatA, teoe paNa vicAra karyo ke-have ajyarAjAnI zaktine nAza thaI gaye che, enA rogo janmaparyata ene cheDe ema nathI, te enI sattAnI dhusarI have zA mATe joIe? mAtra samayanI ja rAha jonArA, aMdarathI zatrutAvALA chatAM uparathI mitratAne dekhAva karI sattAne

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( 139 ) kabula rAkhI parAdhina rahelA sAmata rAjAone A acAnaka taka maLI gai. AvI takane javA devI e temane ceAgya lAgyuM nahi. jethI rAjAo potapotAnA rAjyamAM rahelA ajayarAjAnA elacIAne have kevI rIte ahIyAMthI ravAne karavA te mATe vicAra karavA lAgyA. kAMTAthI kAMTA dUra karavA ke jAhera sattAnA inkAra karI emane pANIcuM ApavuM te mATe ceAjanA ghaDavA lAgyA. hukama magadhanA rAjAe potAnA pradhAnane khAnagImAM khelAvI karyo ke" ApaNe have ajayarAjAnuM dhAsarUM niha joie; enA elacIne ahIMyAMthI kAIpaNa yuktithI hAMkI kADhA ? 99 pradhAne rAjAne samajAvyuM, paNa rAjAe enu kahevuM kAne yu" nahiM, " tame zAmATe DarI che ? rAjA te have maravA paDyo che. have e ApaNane thru karI zake tema che ? have tA ene ApaNe pahoMcI vaLIzuM. kadAca laDavA Avaze teA kAzI, mithilA vagere rAjAene ApaNe sahAye elAvazu ne ene harAvazuM. 29 "paNa mahArAja ! utAvaLe AMbA pAke nahi. prathama ApaNe meTA mATA rAjya sAthe sa MbaMdha khAMdhI salAha karavI joie. e rAjAonA paNa zu abhiprAya che te ApaNe jANavA joie, dareka meATA mahArAjye enAthI chuTA paDavAM mAge che ke ApaNe ekalA ja A kAma karavA bahAra paDIe

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(140) chIe ! mATe prathama moTA moTA rAjyanA vicAre jANavA joIe. laDAIne prasaMga ubhe thAya te eka bIjA madada karavAne taiyAra che ke kema te paNa jANavuM Avazyaka che." paNa ApaNane jema svataMtratA priya che tema temane paNa hovI joIe, teo e svataMtratA sAcavavAnI khAtara paNa jarUra ApaNane madada kare, athavA na kare te ApaNuM zakita kayAM ochI che?" ApaNI zakti ochI che, hajI anaraNyarAjAnuM parAkrama bhUlI gayA-kAla savAranI vAta eTalIvAramAM visarI gayA?" "paNa te te maravA paDyo che. aneka rogothI AkuLavyAkuLa thaye che." tethI zuM? chatAMya e mahArathI vIrapurUSa che. sUtele paNa e siMha che. bhale e nidrAmAM hoya paNa ene jotAM ja hAthIonAM TeLAM dUrathI palAyana karI jAya che." "amAre mana Aje te nirmAlya che. samajyA ke?" rAjAe kahyuM. chatAM bIjA rAjAonA vicAro jANavAmAM, salAha levAmAM ApaNane zuM harakata che?" te paNa ThIka che, te moTA moTA rAjyamAM rAjAonA abhiprAya jANavA mATe ApaNA dUta mokalI Ape." pradhAne tarataja mahorachApa mArI lakhoTA taiyAra karyo.

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( 141) kAzI, mithilA, caMpApurI, sarapurI, rAjapura, lATa, saiArASTra, avaMtI vagere sthaLe te mokalI dIdhA ke je dUte bolavAmAM catura hatA, svAmInuM kAma karavAmAM nimakahalAla hatA, svAmInA ja hitamAM potAnuM hita samajanArA hatA, zaa. gatie gamana karanArI sAMDhaNIo upara besI te pitapotAnA kArya mATe ravAne thayA. A tarapha pradhAne paNa rAjAnI AjJAthI ayodhyAnA elacIne herAna karavAnI zarUAta karI. - je sthAnamAM elacIne mukAma hatuM tyAM AgaLa enuM ja rAjya cAlatuM hatuM. pitAne joIe te pramANamAM eNe mANase rAkhelAM hatAM. ayodhyAnA rAjAnA pratinidhipaNAnuM kAma elacI karatA hatA. adhyAnA rAjA taraphathI je kAMI samAcAra Adi hoya te elacI mArphate magadharAjane maLatA hatA. kanaDagatanI zarUAta karavAnI taka eka divasa rAjAnA hAthamAM anAyAse AvI gaI. elacIdvArA dareka varSe khaMDaNIo paNa rAjya pAsethI ugharAvavAmAM AvatI hatI. navA varSa daramiyAna elacIe adhyAnIvatI magadhapatinI pAse khaMDaNInI mAgaNI karI. be traNa vakhata mAgaNI karI chatAM e tarapha rAjAe lakSya ja ApyuM nahi. jyAre rAjA nathI AvuM vartana AcaravAmAM AvyuM, tethI elacI vicAramAM paDyo; eNe rAjAne tAkIda karI ke tamAre khaMDaNa bharI devI, adhyApatine pagAma

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(14) AvyA che, paNa pradhAne jaNAvyuM ke "hamaNAM rAjyane nANAnI sagavaDa nathI mATe A varSe rAjya ApI zake tema nathI." - pradhAnane A javAba sAMbhaLI elacI vicAramAM paDyo. A zuM thAya che enI kAMI paNa ene samaja paDI nahi. eNe tAbaDatoba rAjAne maLavA AvavAne jaNAvyuM. elacIne mANasa rAjAnuM darzana te kayAMthI ja pAmI zake? rAjAnA pratihArIe kahyuM ke "hAlamAM rAjAjIne phurasada nathI." eka divasa jemanAM mAnasanmAna mATe yojanAo ghaDAtI hatI, sArAmAM sArI Dhabe satkAra karyo prakAre thAya e mATe vicAra karavAmAM AvatA hatA, Aje eja motInAM pANI have utaro nisteja thaI gayAM hatAM, bhAvamAM ghaNe ghaTADo thaI gaye hate. samayanI balihArI che! elacIne mANase AvIne badhI hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI. mANasanI hakIkta sAMbhaLI elacI vicAramAM paDyo. ene lAgyuM ke rAjA baLavAra thatuM jAya che. ajyarAjAnI bimArIne lAbha laIne rakhene svataMtra thavA prayatna karate hoya, ane jo tema haze te mArI jIMdagI jokhamamAM che. jarUra e svataMtratAnI zarUAta mArAthI ja karaze. eNe ekadama A samAcAra eka cAlAka dUta mAte ayodhyA ravAne karyA. - bIjA mANasane rAjA pAse mokalI sUcanA karI ke "tame mane maLavA Ave che ke kema ? tamAro zuM vicAra che? tamArI AvI vartaNukano tamAre javAba Ape

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(143) paDaze. tamArI AvI vartaNUkanA samAcAra mATe mahArAjane ApavA paDaze." dUte e samAcAra rAjamahelamAM AvI rAjAne kahe varAvyA. dUtanAM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAne hADohADa lAgI gaI. krodhathI enuM vadana lAla lAla thaI gayuM; ene hAtha talavAra upara gaye, paNa pradhAne rAjAne zAMta karI dUtane kahyuM. "jA, tArA svAmIne kahe ke pradhAnajI pote tamArI sAthe vAta kara. vAne Ave che." pradhAnane javAba sAMbhaLI dUta cAle gaye. eNe sarve hakIkata potAnA svAmIne kahI saMbhaLAvI ke-"have ApaNe ahIMyAM rahevuM salAmatIbharyuM nathI; kaye divase zuM thaze enI kaMI khabara paDatI nathI." elacIe paNa pitAnI salAmatI mATe sAvadhAnI rAkhavA mAMDI. pitAnA killAmAM rAtrInA paNa sakhta pahere rAkhavA mAMDyo. ajANyA mANasa athavA te zaka paDatA mANaso jaNAya ke ene pakaDavA tarata ja hukama ApI dIdhuM. aneka prakAranA gupta veza paherAvI pitAnA mANasane rAjAdikanI hIlacAla jANavAne nagaramAM pharatA karI dIdhA. pradhAna vakhatasara elacInI pAse AvI pahoMce. rAjyanA dhArA pramANe elacIe AdarasatkAra karI ene besADyo. "kahe, zAmATe Apa rAjAjIne bolAvatA hatA?" pradhAne zarUAta karI.

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(144) "khaMDane mATe!" elacIe kahyuM, ene javAba te Apane maLI gayA che. A varSe rAjya karajadAra che tethI ja bharavAne te azakta che." A javAba kAMI sabaddhithI ApavAmAM AvatA nathI. rAjya karajadAra che ke joradAra che e kAMI mArI jANabahAra che? kaI nItie tame kaho cho ke rAjya karajadAra che?" kaI nIti te rAjyanItie! ame kahIye temAM tamAre vizvAsa rAkhavo joIe." Aja sudhI rAjya karajadAra nahetuM ne A varSe rAjaya karajadAra thayuM kema? sApha sApha vAta kare ke tamArI zuM icchA che?" bIjI zI IcchA hoya, paNa khaMDaNI na le to e zuM? ame tamArA mitra chIe ke nahi! ApaNI mitratAmAM kAMI ocho pharaka paDavAne che." ane AjasudhI mitratAnI vRddhi mATe khaMDaNI bharatA hatA kema, ame ahIMyAM rahyA te tamArI mitratAne saMbhArI rAkhavA kema?" , "zAMta thAva! utAvaLe kAma thatuM nathI. duniyA hamezAM yoja kare che. mitro zatru thAya che, zatru mitra thAya che. svAmI sadAkALa svAmI nathI, sevake kAMi chaMdagI paryata sevaka paNAne paTTo laIne AvyA nathI."

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( 145) paNa ApaNe saMbaMdha te che te ne te-akhaMDa rahevAne che. je saMbaMdha thavAno hate te thaI gayela che. samajyA ? mATe khaMDaNI ApyA vagara tamAro chuTake ja nathI.. hA kahe yA te nA ?" " ame zAMtine IcchIe chIe, ApanI sAthe mitratA cAhIye chIe chatAM tame pote ja jANIbujhIne dArUmAM devatA kAM mUke che te samajAtuM nathI." huM mukuM chuM kema? tamArA karatAM zAMti ane adhika priya che mATe ja kahuM chuM ke khaMDaNI ApI gho?" '. "tame te eka ja vAta kare che, basa khaMDaNuM ja. khaMDaNI ! amArI khaMDaNuM na Ave te ayodhyAnarezane kAM te paDavAne hate?" tyAre huM ayodhyAnAthane zuM jaNAvuM?" jaNAve ke hAlamAM rAjyane agavaDatA che mATe bharI zatuM nathI, paNa ApanI sAthe mitratAthI ApaNe Ame. joDAyelA chIe." pradhAnajI ! e tamArI vAkapaTutA nahi cAle tamAruM masarIpaNuM rahevA dyo." elacIe jaNAvyuM. Apa samajatA nathI, mAruM kahevuM zAMtithI mAnavAmAM ja Apane lAbha che. mAhaka kAlano dukALa. Aje mATe elA cho?" 19

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( 4 ) " eTale tame zu" kahevA mAgA che ? " " khIjuM kAMi nahi, paNa AvI rasAkasInuM pariNAma sArU Avatu nathI. " pradhAne kahyuM. " tyAre zuM khAMDaNI bharavAnI Apane icchA nathI ja ne ? " " tenA javAba meM Apane jaNAA che. " " tA e javAkha ApavA Ape ayeAdhyAmAM javuM paDaze, kAM tA rAjAjIne tyAM javuM paDaze. " " ayAkhyA javAnI tA hamaNAM kAIne phurasada nathI. aya dhyAnA ramaNIya gaDha jovAne kAnu` mana na thAya, paNa zuM karIe; chatAM samaya Avaze te e paNa banaze. " pradhAne mamAM vAta karI. " samaya te| Avaze tyAre Avaze, paNa atyAre te tamArA rAjAne ke tamAre avazya javu paDaze. tyAM jaIne A javAba tamAre mahArAjane rUbarUmAM ApA paDaze. " " amArI vatI tameja jAo teA zu' harakata che ? ahIM hAlamAM zAMti che, sulehanA bhaMga kAMi thavAnA nathI. tamArA mANasAne laine tame ja A samAcAra ApavAne sIdhAvI jAze. vaLI kAika divase IcchA thAya te amArI memAnI cAkhavAne Avajo. " pradhAne jaMgamAM karyuM. " tyAre tamArI Aja javAba che?" kaika sakhta thaIne elacIe kahyu.

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(147 ) atyAranA samayane anusarIne ethI vadhAre sArA javAba bIjo zo hoI zake vArU? kezalarAja hAlamAM roga grasta che. e samayane bhUlI jaI nAhaka jyAM tyAM rasAkasImAM utarI tame jaga macAvI emane kAM herAna kare che? ame te zAMti jaLavAya eTaluM ja IcchIe chIe. AvI sthitimAM ame emanuM bhaluM IcchIe chIe, chatAM tame pote ja amane duzamana banAve to tamArI marajI. dareka elacIo tamArI mAphaka karaze te e virodhI banelA rAjAo sAthe kezalarAja kyAM laDavA jaze ? jarIka te svAmInuM hita saMbhALo !" pradhAnanAM vacana sAMbhaLI elacI enA sAme ja joI rahyo, pArAdhInI jALanI mAphaka enAM mehaka vacana sAMbhaLI elacI bolyuM. "vAha! zuM tame kezalarAjanA bagalAbhakta lAge che. virodhIonI khabara levAnI hajI mahArAjamAM tAkAda che-nathI ema na samajatA. samajyA!" * "jevI tamArI marajI!" " "jAo, tamArA rAjAne kahI gho ke traNa divasamAM khaMDaNI mokalI Ape, te daramiyAna tamArI khaMDaNI nahi Ave te tamane virodhI tarIke jAhera karI jema ThIka lAgaze tema karavAmAM Avaze." - - elacIe taranaja pradhAnane rUkhasada ApI dIdhI pradhAne rAjA pAse jaIne sarva hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI. elacIe paNa bahu saMbhALathI rahevA mAMDayuM. * * acha06) * *

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prakaraNa 20 muM. kuTilatA. magadhapatie ravAne karelA, meTA moTA rAjyane abhiprAya jANavAne gayelA daMta keTalAka divasa pachI eka pachI eka AvI gayA ane temaNe paNa dareka moTAM moTAM rAjyamAM adhyA virUddha agni saLagAvI mUkyuM. dareka mahArA. ayodhyArAjanI AvI sthitino lAbha laI svataMtra thavAne tatpara thaI gayAM hatAM, dareka rAjyamAM ekasAthe ayodhyAnuM dhusarUM kADhI nAkhavAnuM nakkI karyuM, te mATe emaNe taiyArIo karavA mAMDI, kadAca yuddhane prasaMga ubhuM thAya te e mATe sainyanI sAmagrI sajaja karavA mAMDI. eka bIjA rAjAo eka bIjAnI madadamAM ubhA rahe te mATe emaNe maMtraNA karI. dareka mahArAnA vicAra jANavAmAM AvavAthI magadharAja ajatharAjAnA elacanI khabara levAne taiyAra thaI gaye, tenI zarUAta elacIdvArA ja karavI ema nakakI karyuM. elacInI traNa divasanI mudata ene khaTakatI hatI. e traNa divasamAM eNe elacIne ja AlekamAMthI vidAya karI devAne vicAra karyo. teja rAtanA eNe cAre malene ravAne karyA. ' - madhyarAtriIne samaye kALA jhabhAthI DhaMkAyelA e cAra mANaso gupacupa kalA tarapha pasAra thatA hatA. uparathI zAMta . . = =

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jaNAtA e manuSya kaMIka mahatvanA kAma prasaMge jatA heca ema jaNAtuM hatuM. cAlatAM cAlatAM teo kIllAnI pAse AvIne aTakyA. "birAdaro ! kIllAnI aMdara ghusI ApaNe ApaNuM kAma pAra pADavAnuM che. kAma pUruM karIne ja ApaNe pAchA pharavAnuM che. temaja zatruone khabara na paDe tevI rIte pracchannapaNe ApaNe kAma karavAnuM che te dhyAnamAM rAkhavuM joIe. have ApaNe killA upara caDhIne aMdara jhaTa utarI ApaNuM kAma zarU karIe." aMdara aMdara masalata karI mINa pAyelI majabuta derI caMdanane pUMchaDe bAMdhI caMdanaghone kIllAnI upara pheMkI. dhAvela sthaLe te tyAM eMTI gaI, eTale tenI madadathI eka pachI eka cAre jaNA upara caDhI gayA. killAnI upara AvyA pachI teo pagathIyAM vATe killAmAM utaryA. rAta aMdhArI hatI. e aMdhArI rAtrImAM emane paheraveza paNa kALa hato ne kazuM karavA mATe temanuM prasthAna hatuM. teo chupAtA chupAlA elacInA rahevAnA makAna AgaLa AvI pahoMcyA. makAna baMdha hatuM jethI aMdara kaI bAjuethI ghusavuM te mATe upAya ciMtavavA lAgyA. aMdhArI rAtrI chatAM cAre bAjue teo pitAnI najara doDAvavA lAgyA. keIpaNa upAya hAtha na lAgavAthI bArIo toDI aMdara praveza karavAne temaNe vicAra karyo - kIllAmAM ceka-paherA mATe paheregIre khullI zamazera cekI karI rahyA hatA, ekabIjAne jAgRta-sAvadhAna karavAmAM

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( 150) hukAranA zabdo karI rahyA hatA. cAre tarapha pahere hevA chatAM A cAra DAkuo elacInA mahelanA dIvAla sudhI AvI gayA teja ajAyabI bhareluM hatuM. teo chupAtA chupAtA, paheregIre e tarapha AvatA tyAre khuNe khAcare bharAI jaI ahIM sudhI AvyA hatA. ekAda paheregIrane Avate dekhI ene pUro karavAnuM mana te emane bahu thatuM, paNa nAhaka dhAMdhala thAya ane pitAne mULa uddeza pAra na paDe, e mATe teo pitAne mULa hetu pAra pADavAne A lokone jatA karatA hatA, emanuM nizAna te elacI-pelA adhyAnA pratinidhi thaIne rahelA para hatuM. ene mUkIne bIjAne mAravAthI zuM ? | madhyarAtrIne samaya hovAthI keTalAka paheregIre narcita thaIne sUtA hatA, keTalAka pitAnI jagyAe ubhelA DAMganA TekA upara mAthuM mUkI jhokA khAtA hatA. keTalAka jAgatA sAvadha chatAM nidrAthI AMkhe gherAyelI hovAthI AjubAju zuM thAya che enI paravA echI karatA hatA, AvI paristhitithI paheregIrenI cekI chatAM DAkuo ahIM sudhI AvI pahoMcyA hatA. e laTakatI derI pakaDIne eka pachI eka cAre jaNA upara caDI gayA. pachI teo mahelamAM utaryA. cAre jaNAe sAthe ja rahevuM ke ekabIjAe sahAya mATe thoDe thoDe aMtare rahevuM, cAre jaNA sAthe rahIye ne kaIka sAvadha thaIne dvAra baMdha karI aMdara sapaDAvI de te zuM karavuM?

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( 151 ) ghaNA ja dhImA pagale DagalAM bharatA eka pachI eka eraDAo pasAra karatA teo pratinidhinA zayanagRhanA eraDA zeAdhavA lAgyA. makAnamAM dIvAonA prakAza paNa hatA. jethI e leAkAne peAtAnA kAya mAM muzkelI naDavA lAgI. sArA bhAgye kAMipaNu vighna nahi AvavAthI e suzkelIo paNa teo vaTAvatA gayA. zayanagRhanA divAnakhAnAmAM nirbhayapaNe elacI pala'ga upara mIThI nidrAnA svAda letA hatA. temaja bIjA AraDAAmAM enI patnIo, dAsIe vagere sUtelAM hatAM. kaMika khaDakhaDATathI eka dAsI jAgI uThI. eNe cAre bAjue jovA mAMDayuM', kudaratI rIte kaika ene bhaMya lAgavA mAMDyo. 'madre maMda prakAza karatA dIpaka acAnaka keAie khujhavI dIdhA evA dAsIne bhAsa thayA. enelAgyuM ke kaMika che! ' eNe tarata ja hAMka mArI " kANu che e ? " paNu javAba maLyA nahi. ,, paNa enI hAMkathI DAkuo samajI gayA ke koi sAvadha thai gayuM che. jethI teo eka khuNAmAM bharAi gayA. dAsIe bIjI vakhata chuma mArI chatAMya javAma maLye nahi. dAsI dIvA laIne tapAsa karavAne cAlI, je AraDAmAMthI dIvA ekAeka gula thai gayA ta eraDAmAM AvI cAre kAra jovA mAMDayuM, paNa enI najare koi paDayuM nahi, paNa ekAeka enI upara koi paDayuM ne hAthamAM rahelA dvIpaka upara tarApa mArI; dvIpaka bujhAi gayA ne. aMdhakAramAM aMdhakAra

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(15ra ) prasarI gayA. A bhayAnaka AphatathI dAsIe ekAeka cIsa pADI, enA meMmAM Do mArI cIsa pADatAM aTakAvI dIdhI, chatAM cIne bhaNakAre cAre tarapha prasarI rahyo. ' e bhaNakArAthI zayanagRhamAM sUtelA elacInA kAna camakI gayA. palaMga uparathI kUdake mArI nIce kUdI paDyo. paheregIrene sAvadha karyo. "kyAMthI buma AvI, tapAsa kare? mahelamAM kayAMka gaDabaDa che." aMta:puramAM AvI strIo ane dAsIone sAvadha karI rakhene kAMI dago na hoya, kuTila zatruo e mIThAza vAparI rAtrInA samaye AvI ja kuTilatAthI kAma kADhI nAkhe che, chatAM koI dago hoya te AMgaNe AvelA zatruone bhAgI javAnI taka paNa na ApavI. jIvatA ke mUA emane pakaDavA joIe, nahitara e koNa che, konA mANasa che e bheda aMdhArAmAM ja rahI jAya. elacIe je ke pitAnA mANasone sAvadha karI dIdhA chatAM makAnamAM kaI ghusI gayuM hoya te emane khabara na paDe te mATe ghaNuM ja dhImethI pote tapAsa karavA mAMDI. te pitAnA zayanagRhanAM dvAra khAlI baMdha karI pracchannapaNe zuM thAya che te jete gupacupa zastra sahita ubho rahyo. temaja mahelanI bahAra killAmAM paNa cArebAjue paheregIre sAvadha thaI gayA ane dIpakane prakAza sateja karavAmAM AvyuM. eka DAku pelI dAsI upara tarApa mArI ene meMmAM

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(153 ). e mArI dUra ghasaDI gaye, dAsI enA paMjAmAMthI chaTakavAne prayatna karavA lAgI. ene pUrI karI nAMkhavAne DAkue vicAra karyo, paNa je bAjue DAku dAsIne ghasaDI gaye tenAthI Deka dUra pracchannapaNe eka vyakti ubhI hatI; teNe A drazya nihALyuM. ene pitAnAthI thoDeka dUra kaMIka tophAna thatuM hoya ema lAgyuM. tarataja e vyakti tyAMthI kUdI, pele DAku jyAM dAsIne svadhAma tarapha ravAnA karavAnI taiyArI karI rahyo hata-mRtyunI chellI ghaDIe dAsI gaNu rahI hatI te samaye A vyaktie vacamAM kUdI paDI pelAne dUra paTaka, paNa e samajato hato ke A ekale na hoya, enA sematIo ATalAmAM ja hovA jaIe mATe e AvI pahoMce te pahelAM AnuM kAma sameTavuM joIe. enA sAthe mArAmArI na karatAM eNe pitAnuM zastra enA zarIra upara calAvI tyAMthI dUra chaTakI gaye. enA sAkSIo kyAM che, keTalA che ane zuM kare che tenuM nirIkSaNa karatA ubhe raho. sAvadha thayelI dAsI tyAMthI pitAne sthAnake jatI rahI. eka DAku te ahIyAM jIvana ane mRtyu vacce jholAM khAI rahyo hato, pelA traNe jaNA pitAne birAdara bAIne ghasaDIne dUra gaye dhArI, elacInA zayanagRha tarapha vaLyA. zayanagRhanA dvAra pAse AvI aTakyA, paNa tyAM te pitAnA birAdaranA dhImA ArtanAde emane kAne athaDAyAthI camakyA, teo zabdanA anusAre tyAM gayA ane joyuM te pitAne sAgrIta mRtyunA kAMThe AvI rahyo hate, enuM zarIra rUdhIrathI

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(154). bhIMjAI gayeluM ThaMDu paDatuM jatuM hatuM; pitAnA birAdarane pAse AvelA joI AstethI "nAso! nAso!" eTalA ja zabda te bolyA jIva upara AvelA teo pelA zayanagRha tarapha upaDyA, tyAM AvI dvAra ughADI traNe jaNA ghusyA. aMdara dIpakanA prakAzathI palaMga upara kaI vyakti oDhIne sUtI hoya tevuM bhAna thavAthI tarata ja emaNe ekasAmaTI traNe talavAre calAvI dIdhI. e pANIdAra talavAro ArapAra nIkaLI gaI, paNa emane mAluma paDayuM ke e ghAva emane khAlI gayo, hate. teone khAtrI thaI ke elacI pate sAvadha thaI gayo che pitAnA bhAIbaMdhane mAranAra paNa eja have joIe. atyAre te ApaNe hArI gayA chIe, ApaNuM nizAna AbAda chaTakI gayuM che mATe jema bane tema ahIMthI salAmata chaTakI javuM joIe. pAchA pharIne teo zayanagRhanA dvAra pAse AvyA, bahAra nikaLavAnA irAdAthI emaNe bAraNuM ughADavA mAMDayuM, paNa Azcarya! dvAra te bahArathI baMdha karI devAmAM AvyuM hatuM. dIvAnA prakAzamAM teo eka bIjAnA sAme jotAM vicAra karavA lAgyA "sapaDAvavA jatAM ApaNe ja sapaDAI gayA!" - traNe jaNAe talavAre tANuM "gabharAvAnuM zAmATe, maravA te ApaNe AvyA ja hatA." bIje che.

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( 155 ) " chatAM ApaNuM kAma purU karIne mUA hAta te harakata naheAtI; A tA vagarapheAkaTanA marazuM... !" " e tA ThIka, paNa bahAra nikaLavu che ke aMdara bharAI rahevuM che ? " eka sAgrIta khece. khAraNAM teDIne bahAra nikaLIe, taiyAra thAe, Apazune AmaMtraNa ApavAne ApaNA hitaciMtake khAraNAmAM taiyAra ja haze. 97 chIe. 66 " phikara nahi, ApaNe kyAM cuDIyA paherIne beThA 27 tarata ja emaNe bAraNuM teADavA mAMDayu. temanI A hIlacAlanI khabara paDatAM bahAranA mANaseAe baMdha bAraNAne ughADI nAkhyuM ane teo bahAra nikaLyA tA kaIka subhaTonI bhAlAnI aNIe emanI chAtI upara paDelI emaNe joi. khabaradAra ! jIvatA rahevA mAgatA hai| tA hathIyAra cheDI ghe ? " eka pahADI avAja AvyA. cr '' bhAlAnI aNIe chAtI upara paDavA chatAM DAkue nirbhaya hatA. temaNe cAre bAjue talavAra pheravavA mAMDI. DhAla upara bhAlAnI aNIe jhIlI macAva karavA lAgyA. tyAM nAnIsarakhI eka jhapAjhapI thai, keTalAka ghA thayA pachI amRta jevA thayelA e traNe DAkuone bAMdhI levAmAM AvyA. teone satya bInA pUchavAmAM AvI, paNa teoe kai javAma ApyA nahi, paNa e ayAdhyAnA pratinidhi samajI gaye

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(156 ) hatA, teNe te jagyAe rahevAmAM jokhama mAnyuM; pitAnI taiyArI karI pelA traNe DAkuo sAthe keTalAka mANase laIne teNe adhyAne mArge rAtanA ja musApharI zarU karI. prakaraNa 21 muM. siMha e te siMha ja. ayodhyAnA tAjane tAbe rahelA rAjAo eka pachI eka mahArAjAnI bimArIne lIdhe svataMtra thavAnI taiyArI karI rahyA che, te mATe rAjAo judI judI caLavaLathI adhyAnA uparIpaNAne InkAra karavAnI peravI karI rahyA che. evI aneka khabaro judA judA rAjyomAM rahelA pitAnA pratinidhio taraphathI adhdhAnA maMtrIone maLI rahI hatI, jethI teo zuM karavuM e mATe muMjhAI gayA hatA. mahArAja atyAre bimAra che, emanI bimArIno lAbha laIne talavAranA baLane ja mAna ApanAra A hitazatruo atyAre samayane ke lAbha laI rahyA che? emane ThekANe kevI rIte lAvavA athavA to A vAta mahArAjanA kAna upara kevI rIte lAvavI? AvI sthitimAM emane kahevI paNa zI rIte? | magadha ane kAzI Adi dezonA elacIoe te ekalIne vartamAna paristhitinA samAcAra ApI dIdhA hatA

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( 117). te dbhutAe AvIne maMtrIone snAnanA samAcAra ApyA. vizeSamAM jaNAvyuM ke tyAM rahelA ApaNA pratinidhionI jIMdagIe paNa atyAre te bhayamAM che mATe satvara upAya karavA joIe. e rAjAone camatkAra batAvavAmAM nahi Ave tA te jarUra tAjathI chuTA thai svataMtra thai jaze. " pradhAnAe yuvarAja ana tathane khelAvI A paristhiti samajAvI, zatruonI khabara levA mATe taiyAra karavAnA vicAra karyo. mahArAja anaraNya rAjA maMtrIAne hamaNAM hamaNAM gahana vicAramAM paDelA jANI vicAra karavA lAgyA. " nakkI mArA maMtrIe kaiMka upAdhimAM che; chatAM e mane jaNAvI zakatA nathI tema hRdayamAM jIravI zakatA paNa nathI ne manamAM muMjhAyA kare che. zu kAMi rAjyaciMtA haze ke bIjI kAMI kAraNu AvI paDayuM haze ? huM rAgeAthI gherAyela azakata chuM tethI teo mane kahetAM acakAtA haze; chatAM mAre kAraNe te avazya jANavuM ja joie. " vicAra karatAM rAjAe pAtAnI pAse beThelA maMtrIo tarapha najara karI prathama emanu aMtara pArakhavAnA nizcaya karyo. AstethI rAjAjI elyA "matrIzvara! kai ciMtAthI tame ciMtAyukata che. hamaNAM hamaNAM tamane badhAne ciMtAtura joi mane vicAra thAya che ke AnuM kAraNa zuM ?" " mahArAja ! Apa zAMta thAva, ame enA rastA kADhazuM. e saMbadhI Ape vicAra karavA Avazyaka nathI. "

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( 8) - "mAre zA mATe vicAra na kare bhalA? huM rAja nathI ? rAjya mAruM nathI?" - "Apa mahArAja che, rAjAonA rAjAdhirAja che. ApanuM nahi te A rAjya kevuM che? paNa Apa hamaNAM regagrasta che, AvI sthitimAM Apa zuM karazo?" pradhAnajI ! huM zuM karIza ne zuM nahi. e bAbate tamane kahevAthI zuM? paNa bhale huM kAMI na karI zakuM tethI navA junI zuM hakIkta banI che te jANavAnI paNa mAre jarUra nathI zuM? : "deva! kSamA kare, Apane jANavAnI amAre jaNAvavAnI ghaNuM jarUra che, paNa Apa bimAra che. A hakIktA jANavAthI Apa uzkerAI jAo ane bimArI bhayaMkara svarUpa pakaDe evA DarathI ame Apane vAta karatAM acakAIe chIe." * bephikara nahi, enI ciMtA tamAre na karavI, tame je vAta karaze te huM zAMtithI sAMbhaLIza ne ene mATe mane ThIka lAgaze te upAya karIza. kahe e zuM vAta che?" prabhu! Apane zuM kahIye? kAzI, magadha, mithilA, avatI jevAM meTAM moTAM mahArAje Ape aneka vakhata jItIne tAjane vaphAdAra banAvyAM hatAM, te ApanI rogagrasta sthitine lAbha levA mAge che." ; che. eTale zuM teo svataMtra thavA mAge che ema tamAruM kahevuM che?" rAjAe kahyuM,

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(59). : " svataMtra thavA mAge che eTaluM ja nahi paNa anukUlasamaye ApanI paNa khabara levA mAge che-varane badale levA mAge che, te mATe meMTAM moTAM mahArAjyo laDAyaka taiyArI karI kaMIka nimitta maLavAnI rAha joI rahyAM che." eja ke bIjuM kAMi!" rAjAe zAMtithI jaNAvyuM. hA, mahArAja! AvI paristhiti hovAthI A pane kevI rIte vAta karavI te mATe ame muMjhAI gayA hatAM. ThIka thayuM ke Aje anAyAse Apane nivedana karavAnI taka maLI gaI." ja AvI khabara ke lAve che? ApaNuM te mAraphate A vAta jANavAmAM Ave che ke svAbhAvika uDatI vAte saMbhaLAya che? ' deva! pratidivasa ApaNA pratinidhio te mAraphate AvI khabare mokalAve che ane pitAnI jIMdagI paNa jokhamamAM che ema jaNAve che. divasa ugye mAmale te gaMbhIra thato jAya che. ye divase eka agni bhabhUkI uThaze te kahI zakAtuM nathI." ' ' - e DhAMkelo agni jAge te pahelAM te ApaNe emanI khabara laI lezuM, paNa AmAM satyAMza keTaluM che te te ApaNe prathama sAbIta karavuM joIe : - e arasAmAM magadhane pratinidhi pelA traNa DAkuone laIne parivAra sahita AvI pahoMce. pradhAnoe ene mahArA

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(16) janI AgaLa hAjara karyo. eNe magadhanI bhayaMkara paristhiti mahArAjanI AgaLa varNavI batAvI ane pitAnI jIMdagIno nAza karavAne tyAMnA rAjAe kevI kuTilatA karI hatI te paNa mahArAjane kahyuM. uparathI vadhArAmAM jaNAvyuM ke-"te khaMDaNa bharavAnI sApha nA pADe che. svAmI sevakane saMbaMdha, tAjane vaphAdAra rahevAno saMbaMdha bhUlI jaI have te ApaNI sAthe te mitratAne dAvo karavA nikaLe che." - te pachI pelA traNa DAkuone mahArAja pAse ubhA karyA. "mAre jAna levAne rAtrIne samaye ApaNA kIllAmAM ghuselA A DAkuo ! temAM eka te paraloke sidhAvI gaye. bhavivyatAge emanA paMjAmAMthI huM bacI gaye ne A leka sapaDAI gayA." - mahArAje pelA DAkuo tarapha najara karI pradhAnane kahyuM A loka gunho kabula kare che ke kema? te tame pUchI juo?" kema, nA hukamathI tame amArA mANasanI jAna levA gayA hatA vArU?" pradhAne pelA DAkuone pUchayuM. koinA hukamathI nahi, ame terI karavA ghuselA!" cerI karavI hatI te enA zayanagRhamAM zA mATe gayA?" - " tijorI teDavA, jharajhaverAta tyAM rAkhavAmAM AvatuM haze evI AzAe!"

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( 11 ) - "ThIka, te jatAMnI sAthe palaMga upara zA mATe ghA karyo?" . - "ene mAraze te sukhethI ceArI karI zakIzuM e mATe!" A badhI vAta satya kahe che?' "hA! asatya kahevAthI zuM phAyado?" "emanI pAse dIvya karAve?" rAjAe vacamAM pradhAjIne kahyuM. mahArAjanuM vacana sAMbhaLI pradhAne pelAone kahAM.. tame sAcA che te tamAre dIvya karavuM paDaze." eTale zuM karavuM paDaze amAre ?" dhagadhagatA aMgArA hAthamAM levA paDaze. jo tame sAcA hazo te tamArA hAtha baLaze nahi, khoTA hazo te avazya baLaze." divya karavAnI vAta sAMbhaLIne pelA DAkuo bhaDakayA, e to amArAthI nahi banI zake." emanA haiyAmAM kaMpArI chuTI. . "zA mATe na bane? tame sAcA ho te avazya bane. nahiMtara satya zuM che te kahe?" ' - pelA eka bIjAnAM meM jevA lAgyA. " kahevuM ke na kahevuM" emanuM mana DAmADela thavA lAgyuM, ekanizcaya karI - 11

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'' ( 162 ) DAkue satya vArtA kahI dIdhI. "mahArAja ! je taiyArI karavI hAya te karI lejo. rAtArAta tamArA mANasA nAsI AvyA te phAvyA nahitara amArA paMjAmAMthI rAtanA salAmata rahyA haiAta te, savAranA magadhapati temanI khakhara lai leta, paNa temane ApanI pAse jIvatA AvavA devA emanI marajI nahAtI. " vagere savistAra myAna kahI saMbhaLAvyu. asa khalAsa, e sUtelA siMhanI AMkhA phATI; pathArImAM paDyA paDyA rogagrasta sthitimAM enuM parAkrama-enA jIssA phATI nikaLyeA. pahele jhapATe magadharAjanI khabara lai levA eNe nizcaya karyo. catura'gI senA sajja karavAnA senAdhipatione hukama karyAM. ---- prakaraNa 22 muM. yuddha karavAne. " AhA ! pApA jema chIdrAnveSI hAya che eka pApa udaya AvyuM ke bIjI taiyAraja hAya, khIjAmAMthI trIjI pragaTI nIkaLe, tevI ja rIte zatruo kevA duSTa che? rAtadivasa je mArA caraNamAM paDyA rahetA, mArA samAcAra laIne gayelA kutazanuM pazu bahumAna karatA AdarasatkAra karatA, kai rIte huM prasanna thAuM e mATe rAtadivasa ci'tavana karatA, mArI sattAne mAna

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(13) ApanArA rAjAo atyAre mane nabaLe dhArI svataMtra thavA mAge che-mArA tAjathI chuTA paDI javA mAge che eTaluM ja nahi paNa talavAranI aNuM batAvIne tAbe karelA zatruo samaya badalAye samajI e vairane badale levAne taiyAra thaI gayA che. phikara nahi, huM paNa emane batAvuM ke rogagrasta chatAM huM hajI e ne e ja chuM. ADA phATyA te tamAre mATe bhayaMkara chuM. siMha maravA paDayo hoya chatAM hAthIo enI pAse paNa jaI zakatA nathI te mAravAnI vAta te kayAM ?" mahArAja anaraNyanA magajamAM evA aneka vicAro pasAra thaI gayA. emaNe senAdhipatione lazkaro sajaja karI prasthAna karavAne hakama ApI dIdhI ane pote paNa chAvaNImAM vakhatasara AvI pahoMcaze ema jaNAvI dIdhuM. pradhAnee mahArAjane yuddhamAM nahi javAne ghaNuMya samajAvyuM, paNa mahArAje potAnA vicAre pheravyA nahi. e cuddhanI raNubhA vAgatAM yuvarAja anaMtarathanA kAna camakyA. rANIvAsamAMthI ekadama te pitAnI pAse doDI AvyuM. pitAne yuddhanI taiyArI karatA joI putra vinaMti karI "bApu! tamAre A zuM? kyA rAjAe tAjanI AjJAne anAdara karyo ke jethI ApanA kopano e bhegA thaye?" : "vatsa! yuddha e kSatrIne dharma che. prajAnI zAMtine mATe, rAjyanI AbAdIne mATe, julmI rAjAnA julmamAMthI prajAnuM rakSaNa karavA mATe, tAjane anAdara karanArA nimakaharAmI rAjAone ThekANe lAvavA ApaNe hathIyAra uThAvavA

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(164) joIe. keTalIka evI paristhitithI Aje yuddhanA saMge ubhA thayA che." : "bhale, paNa pitAjI! Apa mane hukama kare, yuddha karavAne zuM huM nAlAyaka chuM ke Apa pote ja yudhe caDe che?" putre pitAne araja karI. " "putra! tuM hajI bAlaka che. yuddhamAM zatruonA dAvaprapaMca ghaNA viSama hoya che. evA chaLakapaTathI bharelA dhUrta zatruone vaza karavA e jarA kaThINa kArya che." putrapaNanA snehane lIdhe Apa Ama bele che. Ape kharI rIte temane ja AjJA karavI joIe, Apa kema bhUlI jAo che huM paNa eka siMhanuM baccuM chuM. siMhanAM baccAM dekhIne paNa hAthIonAM TeLAM bhAgI jatAM nathI zuM?" A "tArI vAta satya che; chatAM yuddhane mATe mAre paNa utsAha che. aneka vakhata namAvelA e rAjAo atyAre mane gagrasta mAnI nimolya dhAre che, paNa huM emane batAvavA mAguM chuM ke rogagrasta chatAM tamArI khabara levAne huM hajI zaktivAna chuM." paNa ApaNu vaMzanI rIti e che ke putra kavacadhArI thAya tyAre vinita ane zUravIra putro pitAne ghaNe bhAra pite upADI le che. temaja yuddhanA kAryamAM te kavacadhArI putra yuddhane mokhare rahI dezanI apUrva sevA bajAve che. huM gharamAM bharAI rahuM ne Apa yuddha jAva e te mAruM parAkrama lAje!"

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(165) " "chatAM A vakhate mane javA de, have pachI javAnuM thaze tyAre tane ja mekalIza. mAre utsAha A vakhate apUrva che tene bhaMga na kara." "pitAjI ! mane ja Apa AjJA kare, sarva zatruonI huM barAbara khabara laIza. mane parAkrama batAvavAne Ave rUDA avasara pharI kayAre maLaze? AvI regagrasta sthitimAM huM hayAta chatAM Apa jAo te khacita mArA jIvavAmAM paNa dhULa paDI." tAro ATale badhe raNotsAha che te ThIka tyAre mArI sAthe cAla." mahArAja anaraNyarAjAe putrane sAthe AvavAnI anumati ApI. paNa bApu! mane potAne ekalo ja javA gha, AvI sthitimAM Apa zA mATe sAthe Ave che? zatruonI khabara huM kSaNamAtramAM laI zakIza. regagrasta zarIrathI mArgamAM Apane keTalIka pIDAo sahana karavI paDaze." : "mane enI kaMI paravA nathI. enA karatAM zatruo mArI hAMsI-mazkarI kare ke mane nirmAlya gaNe e mane kAMI ochI pIDA nathI ! zatruonA e zabdoe mane eTale te tejasvI banAvI dIdho che ke evAM vacana bolanArA zatruone mArUM parAkrama batAvuM tyAre ja mane zAMti thaze-ArAma thaze. mATe ja huM pote yuddhe caDhavA mAguM chuM." -. chevaTe pitA-putra ane yuddha javA mATe taiyAra thayA.

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ne nikaLe A gIthI pI. pattAnA rAja uddha (16) senAdhipationI AjJAthI lakare dhIme dhIme pitAnI kuca zarU karI dIdhI hatI. cAra pAMca divasamAM lazkara sAketapurathI daza gAu upara paDAva nAMkhIne rahyuM. mahArAja anaraNya temaja anaMtaratha sahita sarva keI AvI pahoMcyuM. mahArAja anarayanA hukamathI magadha tarapha lazkare pitAnI kuca zarU kIdhI. magadharAjanA guptacaree anaraNya rAjAnA yuddha prasthAnanA samAcAra rAjagRhI jaIne potAnA rAjAne ApI dIdhA. ekane sAta raMgothI pIDA pAmele rAjA pote yuddha karavAne nikaLyo che e te Azcarya, mAne ke kadAca nikaLe haze te yuddhamAM e zuM parAkrama karaze ! magadharAje paNa laDAInI teyArI karavA mAMDI. sahAya mATe kAzI, mithilA, caMpApurI vagere sthaLe te ravAne karI dIdhA. magadhanA simADAmAM chAvaNuM nAkhIne anaraNyarAjAe magadhanI sabhAmAM dUta kalya. dUte pitAnA svAmIne saMdezo magadhanI rAjasabhAmAM rAjA AgaLa kahI saMbhaLAvyuM, magadharAje dUtane tiraskAra karIne kADhI mUkyo. pitAnI caturaMgI senA laIne anaraNyarAjAnI sAme AvyuM. banne pakSo vacce laDAInI zarUAta thaI. rathe rathapALe pALA, ane ghoDezvAre ghaDezvAranAM yuddha thayAM, anaraNyarAjAnA lazkare magadhanA lazkarane hAra khavaDAvI, sainiketane ghANa kADhavA mAMDe. magadhapati pitAnA sainyanI bhayaMkara hAni joIne bAkI rahelA tAjA sainya sahita dhasI

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( 167) A ne anaraNyarAjAnA sainyano ghANa kADhavA mAMDyo, tarataja anaraNya ane anaMtaratha lazkara sahita deDI AvyA. zatrunA bANathI bacAva karatA ane zatrune trAsa pamADate, anaraNyarAjA magadhapati upara dhasI AvyuM. roganI pIDAthI vyApta chatAM enuM parAkrama joI raNabhUmimAM magadharAja trAsa pAmI gaye. anaraNyarAjAe bANa mArIne magadharAjanA sArathIne mArI nAMkhe. anaraNyarAjAnA sArathIe pitAnA rathane evI rIte calAvavA mAMDyo ke eka ratha chatAM aneka rUpe ratha dekhAvA lAgyuM. rAjAe chevaTe magadhapatine ratha vagarane karI dIdhe, ekAkI ratha vagaranA magadharAjane karelA joI magadharAja ekadama gusse thaI gayo. eka moTI gadA upADIne ratha sahita anaraNyarAjAne chuMdI nAMkhavAne dha, mahArAja anaraNya ene potAnI sAme dhasI Avate joI rathamAMthI kudI paDyA. ne ekI chalaMge gadA sahita dhasI AvatA magadharAja upara paDyA. gadA sahita magadharAjane ekadama upADI nIce paTakyA, gadA dUra jaIne paDI. magadharAjanA sainike anaraNyarAjA upara dhasI AvyA, paNa e seMkaDe senike ajayarAjAnuM parAkrama sahana karI zakyA nahi. banne hAthe talavAre dhAraNa karI talavArone pheravatAM zatruonI khabara levA mAMDI. temaja anaMtarathe keTalAka sainikane kApI nAkhyA. jamIna upara paDele magadharAja sAvadha thaye, ubho thaI gadA, upADavA jAya che teTalAmAM chalaMga mArate anaMtaratha tenA upara paDyo. bannenuM baMdha yuddha thayuM. anaMtarathe magadhanAthane

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( 18 ) ga yuktithI yuddha karatAM paDI lIdheA ane potAnA sainikAne svAdhina karyAM. anaraNyarAjAe paNa zatrunA ghaNA sainikAne nAza karI zatrune niLa banAvI dIdhA. magadharAja pakaDAi gayAnI buma cArekArathI paDI. jethI magadhanA sainikAe nAsabhAga karavA mAMDI ne yuddha baMdha paDayuM. mahArAja anaraNya peAtAnA parivAra sAthe magadharAjAnI sAthe magadhanA darabAramAM Agye. darakhAra bharI magadharAjanA insApha karyA. hAthamAM ja jIrAthI akaDAyelA magadharAjane have ghaNAya pazcAttApa thayA. " are, mane A zI kruti sujhI ke meM tamArAthI virAdha karyAM. meM bhUla karI tA tenuM pariNAma mAre avazya lAgavavu' paDayuM ja." darabAramAM anaraNyarAjAnI sanmukha ubhA rahelA magadharAja zaramathI nIcuM joi rahyo. anaraNyarAjAe ene chuTA karyAM. rAjyanu jharajhaverAta vagere kabaje karyuM; temaja je kAMi sArasAra vastuo rAjyamAM hatI te paNa lai lIdhI. enA lazkarane paNa peAtAnA lazkara sAthe joDI dIdhuM; kemake hajI AgaLa ghaNA zatruone jItavAnA hatA. maMgalAcaraNanI A te zarUAta hatI. sArA bhAratavarSomAM karIne krivijaya karavAne mATe A prasthAna hatu. ni:satya magadharAjane cheDI dai zikSA ApavI ghaTe te ApIne samajAvyA, anaraNyarAjAnA dareka zabdo magadharAje nIcI suDIe sAMbhaLI lIdhA. magadharAjanA yuvarAja putranA rAjyAbhiSeka karI khaTapaTI

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( 169 ) magadhapatine peAtAnI sAthe zatruonI sAme dharavA mATe lIdhA. tyAMthI mahArAja anaraNya anya rAjAone jItatA jItatA caMpApurIne jItI kAzI taraph cAlyA. prakaraNa 23 muM. vijaya. sArA-AryAvarttamAM anaraNyarAjAnA yuddhaprasthAna mATenA samAcAra pharI vaLyA hatA. magadha sAthenA yuddhanI vAta satra prasiddha thaI gai hatI. keTalAka divasa paryaMta e yuddha cAlyA karyuM hatu. e saMsArazetrajanI ramatamAM kANu hAraze ke jItaze e mATe cAre dizAnA rAjAonuM lakSya kheMcAyuM hatu. ane mATe rAjerojanA samAcAra rAjA aa dvArA jANavAne Atura thai rahyA hatA. darekanI e AturatA eka divasa dUra thai gai. samAcAra sarvatra prasarI rahyA ke magadharAnAM sapaDAI gayA, enuM sainya nAzI gayu' chevaTe ene padabhraSTa karI enA putrane magadhanA svAmI banAvyeA. magadhane vaza karyo pachI anaraNyarAjA jyAM jyAM gayA tyAMnA rAjAone vaza karI caMpAe gayA, e caMpApatine ASita karI kAzI tarapha vaLyA, aneka rogathI bharelA chatAM enu akha'Da parAkrama sAMbhaLI anya rAjAe ane mahArAjye

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(178) paNa kSobha pAmI gayA, enI sAthe laDavuM ke kema te mATe manamAM bhAMjagaDa karavA lAgyA. anaraNyarAjAne pitAnI nagarI upara dhasI Avate jeI kAzIne rAjA camaka, eNe mithilA, rAjapura vagere rAjAone pitAnI madade bolAvyA. anaraNyarAjA potAnI upara dhasI Ave te pahelAM mithilA, rAjapura vagere rAjAo enI madade AvI pahoMcyA. kAzIrAjanuM baLa akhuTa kahevAyuM, pitAnuM sainya tathA aneka mitra muguTabaMdhI rAjAo joI kAzIrAja malakAyo, "nakkI have ajayarAja ahIM AvIne pAcho nahi jAya." aneka moTAM moTAM mahArAje pitapatAnA vizALa sainya sAthe kAzInI madade AvyAM che evA samAcAra anaraNyarAjAne guptacaro mAne maLyA. anaraNyarAjAe tarataja anaMtarathane ardha sainya ApIne mithilA, rAjapura vagere rAjA vagaranA rAjya sara karavAnI AjJA karI ane pote kAzI tarapha ca. | gupacupa anaMtaratha potAnA sainya sahita mithilA tarapha ravAne thaI gaye, anaraNyarAjAnuM ahIMnuM kAzIrAjA sAthe yuddha zarU thayuM. pratidivasa hajAro manuSyane saMhAra thavA lAge, kAzIrAjA ane bIjA rAjAe jIva upara AvIne anaraNyanI sAthe laDatA, paNa raNamAM enuM parAkrama asahya hatuM. anaraNyane sapaDAvavA yuddhamAM ghaNAya rAjAo enI

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nA ghANa kaDhAvI nA dhanuSya bANa 20. nyAyapriya ( 171) upara dhasI jatA, paNa enA mArathI jIvavAnI AzAe pAchA bhAgI jatA. nAsatAM paNa e rAjAo kaI ratha vagaranA thaI jatA, keInA muguTo paDI jatA te keinA dhanuSya bANa paDI jatA ne kaMI sainyano ghANa kaDhAvI nAkhatA. nyAyapriya anaraNyarAjA yuddhabhUmi upara koI paNa sainikane vinA kAraNe mArate nahi. pitAnI upara dhasI AvatA sainikane te pitAnI zakitane paricaya karAvI nimeSamAtramAM hajArene dharAzAyI karI dete, sainike paNa enA parAkramathI eka divasamAM paricita thayelA enAthI dUra rahetA ne laDavAmAM maMda utsAhavALA thayA chatAM svAmIbhakita batAvavAne jarAtarA zakita batAvI rahyA hatA. anaraNyarAjAne te rAjAonI khabara levI hatI, jethI koIpaNa rIte rAjAone sapaDAvavAne tene IrAde hatuM, jethI pitAnA sainyane pANI caDAvate. rAjAe yuddhabhUmi upara AvI anaraNyarAjAnA sainya sAthe yuddha karatA, tevAmAM te kayAMyathI temanI rAha jote anaraNyarAjA temanI tarapha dhasI Avate, rAjAo mAMDamAMDa enI sAthe yuddha karatA eTalAmAM keIne sArathI marI jate, koInA ghaDAo paDI jatA, koI dhanuSya bANa vagarane thaI jate jIvavAnI lAlace rAjAo raNabhUmimAMthI palAyana karI jatA. e rogagrasta chatAM ajaya dhanurdhArI naraeNka yuddhabhUmi upara pitAnA rathamAM dhanuSyanA TekAthI ubhele palAyana karatA zatruone udAsabhAve joyA karatA hatA. palAyana karI jatA rAjAonA prANe eka eka

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(17ra ) ANamAtramAM harI levAnI enAmAM tAkAta hatI, paNa taddana bhave mokSe janArA e narottamane yuddha karavuM paNa priya na hatuM te emanA prANa levAnI te ene zAmATe IcchA hoya! chatAM jIvadayAne pALanArA dhamI rAjAo bAyalA to nathI ja. e vastusthiti batAvavAne potAnuM parAkrama te avazya mahArAjane batAvavuM paDatuM hatuM. ' yuvarAja anaMtaratha mithilA upara caDyo, tyAMnA sainya pitAne bacAva karyo, paNa yuvarAjane mAra sahana nahi karavAthI senApatie nagaranAM daravAjA baMdha karAvI dIdhAne kallA upara rahIne laDavA mAMDayuM. parAkramI ane taraze kIllAnA dara vAjA toDI nAMkhyA ane je sainya sAme thayuM tene katala karI zahera kabaje karyuM. sainyane tAbe thavA pharaja pADI. pitAnuM sainya ane saradAre tyAM mUkI tyAMnuM sainya vagere sAmagrI pitAnI sAthe bheLavI laI parAkramI anaMtarathI tyAMthI AgaLa rAjapura tarapha cAlyA. mithilA upara adhyAne vAvaTA pharakate karI yuvarAje AgaLa prayANa zarU karyuM. mithilA paDyAnA samAcArakAzI pahoMcI gayA. mithilA patinI AMkho phATI gaI. anaraNyarAjA te ahIMyAM che tyAre mithilA koNe lIdhI? anaMtarathanA dUta mithilApatinI khabara rAkhatAkAzIthI mithilAne mAge pharatA ja hatA. adhavacamAM ja mithilApatinI khabara laI nAMkhavAnI yuvarAjanI IcchA hatI ane

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( 173) jarUra paDe to mithilAthI potAnuM sainya tatkALa AvI maLe te mATe paNa goThavaNa karI rAkhI hatI. mithilApati temaja kAzImAM rahelA dareka rAjAonI paLepaLanI khabare yuvarAjane maLatI hatI. te daramiyAna yuvarAje rAjA vagaranAM aneka rAjya kabaje karyo, rAjyane jItato te rAjapura tarapha upaDyo. kAzImAM rahelA rAjAonA peTamAM tela reDAyuM. mithilA paDavAthI mithilA hAtha karavA mATe mithilApatie mithilA javAnI taiyArI karavA mAMDI. mithilA paDavAnA samAcArathI bIjA rAjAonA manamAM paNa phALa paDI. mithilA pachI amArI vArI te nahi Ave ? vaLI tyAM samAcAra AvyA ke mithilA sara karI tyAMnI vyavasthA karI yuvarAja ghaNI vagaranAM rAjene kabaje karavA tyAMthI ravAne thaI gayuM che. dareka rAjAo muMjhavaNamAM paDyA, badhA ekatra thaI laDavuM ke pitapitAnuM rAjya saMbhALavA javuM ane javuM te bIjAnI sattAne svAdhina thayeluM zahera tAbe karavAnI potAnAmAM tAkAta hatI! A te bakarI kADhavA jatAM uMTa ghusI gayuM. dareka rAne phikara karatAM cheDI mithilApati potAnuM zahera svAdhina karavAne bIje ja divase potAnA sainya sahita ravAne thaI gaye. - kAzIrAjanA sainyane utsAha maMda paDI gaye, mithilApatinuM sainya jatuM rahyuM, bIjA rAjAo paNa laDavAne maMda utsAhavALA thaI gayA hatA, rAjapura vagere keTalAka muguTa

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(174) baMdha rAjAo zakitavAna hatA, paNa laDavA karatAM pitAnI bhUmi saMbhALavAnI kALajI utpanna thavAthI te paNa pitAnA sainya sahita svadezagamana karavAnI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. kAzIpatinuM jItanuM rahyuM huM svama have dhULamAM maLI gayuM. have te jItavAnI vAta te dUra rahI, paNa jIvatA rahI rAjya kevI rIte karavuM te mATe phIkara peThI. baLavaMta zatrune Adhina thayA vagara have chuTako nahote. pita mahArAjane rogagrasta dhArI samayane lAbha levAnI zI mUkhAI karI hatI enuM pratyakSa bhAna thayuM, pradhAnane salAha karavAne mekalyA. anaraNyarAjAnA pradhAne phaphaDyA. "salAha kevI? yuddha Apo, nahitara rAjaya choDI jatA rahe. prathama tamAre rAjA meMmAM tRNa pakaDI amArA mahArAjAnA caraNamAM paDI kSamA yAce te pachI amane ThIka lAgaze te karazuM." kAzIrAjanI pradhAnoe potAnA rAjAne e hakIkata nivedana karI. rAjA memAM tRNu pakaDI dina jevo banela nisteja anaraNyarAjanA caraNamAM AvIne name. thayelI bhUlanI mAphI mAgI, pharIthI AvI bhUla na thAya te mATe sakSamAM sakhta pratijJA karI ane kAzI ayodhyAnA tAjane harahaMmeza Adhina raheze evI khAtrI ApI. kAzI patinA zaraNe AvavAthI bIjA paNa keTalAka rAjAo zaraNe AvyA, paNa rAjapura Adi keTalAka moTA rAjAonA garva hajI utaryA nahotA. teo pitapotAnA sainya sAthe pitAnA nagara tarapha ravAne thayA.

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( 175 ) shalles cuvarAja ana'tarathane dareka khAtamI maLyA karatI hatI. mithilApati vAne thayAnA samAcAra sAMbhanyA. te pachI kAzIrAja tathA khIjA rAjAe zaraNe AvyAnI vAta jANI ane rAjapura AdinA rAjAe peAtAnA vatanamAM dhasyA Ave che te paNa jANyu. vamAna paristhitine anusarI anaraNya rAjAe yuvarAjane mithilApatinI khukhara levAne AjJA karI ane peAte rAjapura AdinI khabara leze tema jaNAvyu. dUra AvelA rAjapura Adi dezAne cheDI ana taratha mithilApatinI khabara levAne rokAyA. mithilAmAM rahelA lazkarane mithilApati sAme laDavAnI samra AjJA karI temaja pote paNa kharAkhara TAime AvI mithilAnA rAjAne sapaDAvI deze, yuvarAjanI AjJAthI mithilAmAM rahelu lazkara mithilApatinI rAha jotu taiyAra thaI gayuM. mithilAnareza Avye ane bhayAnaka laDAI zarU thaI. mithilAmAM rahelA yuvarAjanA senAnIo talavArathI AvakAra ApavAne sajja ubhA hatA. yuddha zarU thayuM. mithilApatie pAtAnI nagarI kramaje karavAne gajaba prayatna karyo, tAkIde nagarI kamaje karavA eNe udyama karyo. eNe zatrusenAnA saMhAra karavA mAMDyo. mithi lApatinA mArAthI yuvarAjanI senA trAsI gai; yuvarAjanA AAgamananI rAha jotI kALakSepa karavA lAgI. e yuddhamAM mithilApati vijaya meLave te pahelAM yuvarAje AvI pahoMcI

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(176) mithilA patinA sainyane pachavADethI sapaDAvI dIdhuM. madada AvI pahoMcavAthI yuvarAjanA lazkaramAM utsAha Avyo. - mithilApati lazkara sahita sapaDAI javAthI muzkelImAM AvI paDyo. maravuM ke mAravuM te sivAya bIjo kaI ene mATe raste nahAte, sainikane pAchuM caDAvate te zatruo upara tUTI paDyo. yuvarAje vicAryuM ke mithilApati jyAM sudhI svataMtra haze tyAM sudhI laDAI baMdha paDaze nahIM ne hajAre mANasone vinAkAraNe kSaya thaI jaze mATe ene ja sapaDAvavA de. anaMtaratha pitAnA rathane mithilApatinI sAme lAge, banne sAmasAme thaI gayA. bannenuM kaMdva yuddha jesabhera cAlyuM. , dhanuSyathI yuddha karatAM bANa khuTyA eTale khaDjhAkhazmI yuddha cAlyuM ane temAMthI bAthe bAtha thaI gayA. pariNAme yuktithI yuvarAje mithilApatine pakaDI bAMdhI lIdho ane, enA lazkaramAM vijayanAda thaye. mithilApati keda pakaDAvAthI sainike nAzabhAga karavA lAgyA ane bAkInA hathIyAra cheDI zaraNe AvyA. zALAo mATe ekI avAje vakhaNAya che, kimatamAM cALA bhAi. sastAM, zuddha ane moTA saMdaraTAIpa1 devasarAI pratikramaNuM 0-3-0 se nakalanA rU 1500 2 paMca pratikramaNa satra 0-8-0 , ra 40-00 i , lakhe--jena sastI vAMcanamALA-bhAvanagara.|

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prakaraNa 24 muM. sairASTramAM - mithilApatine laIne yuvarAja aneka rAjAone jItI tAbe karate rAjapura tarapha cAlyA. rAjapurapatinI sAthe bIjA paNa zAjAo hatA. te sarve zIdhragatie mArga kApatA pitapatAnA rAjyanA rakSaNa mATe jatA hatA. vatana tarapha jatA e rAjAone gupta mANasoe khabara ApyA ke-ajayapALa rAjA emanI pAchaLa dhasI Ave che. jethI teo tvaritagatie raste kApI rahyA hatA. emanA manamAM juduM hatuM, deva emane mATe juduM ja nirmANa karI rahyuM hatuM. * yuvarAje gaNatrI karI hatI ke-mithilApatine vaza karI zIdatAthI AgaLa pharIvaLIne rAjapuranA rAjAne mArga rokI le ane pachavADe pitAjI lazkara laI dhasyA Ave che. tethI ene paNa sakaMjAmAM sapaDAvI de. e gaNatrI pramANe mithilApatinI sAthe te ADe mArge cAlIne rAja puranA mArge -rAjapurapatine AvavAne mAge chAvaNa nAkhIne ro. enA jUtA khabara ApyA karatA hatA ke-rAjapurapati keTale dUra ane kayo hato. rAjapuranA rAjAne paNa khabara paDI ke yuvarAja pitAnA mArgamAM mithilAnA rAjAne pakaDI chAvaNI nAMkhIne paDyo che jethI enI sAthe yuddha karyA vagara AgaLa cAlI 12

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(18) zakAya ema nathI. tenuM lazkara paNa mArgamAM taiyArI karatuM sAvadhAnapaNe rasto kApatuM AvatuM hatuM. yuvarAjane khabara maLyA ke-rAjapurapati sainya sAthe AvI pahoMce che. tenI sAthe bIjA paNa rAjAo che. evA samAcAra maLatAM ja tenuM lazkara rAjapurapatine satkAra karavAne ubhuM rahyuM. yuddhanAM nizAna gagaDyAM, yuddha karI yuvarAjane jItyA vagara rAjapurapati AgaLa mArga karI zake tema nahotuM, jethI jIva upara AvIne yuddha zarU karyuM. kemake anaraNya rAjA pAchaLa AvI lAgyuM hatuM. te je AvI pahoMce te ene khAtrI hatI ke vacce gherAI gayelA pitAnI suDI vacce sepArInI jema kamabakhtI hatI, mATe tAkIde yuddhane nikAla lAvavAne te Atura hatA. jIva upara AvIne te yuvarAjanA mANasane saMhAra karI rahyo hato, enuM lazkara paNa maraNIyuM thaIne yuddha karatuM hatuM. rAjapuranA rAjAne maraNI banI yuddha karate joI tarata ja yuvarAje vacce kUdI paDI ene paDakAryo. "Ama Ava? Ama Ava? e bicArA sipAhIo sAthe - zuM mastI karI rahyo che? laDAI te barobarIyAmAM ja che." Ava? huM tane ja zodhI rahyo chuM. ekAda vijaya maLavAthI tuM chakI gaye che, paNa A kAMI kAzI ke mithilA nathI, samaje? A te rAjapuranuM pANI che!" rAjapurane rAjA gAjo. jeTaluM hoya eTaluM pANI batAvajo, rakhe pAcho abhilASa rahI jAya!" yuvarAje kahyuM.

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( 10 ) '' ,, hamaNAM ja tArA garva utArU dhyuM. caDA utarI karatA eka bIjA upara tUTI paDayA. khaDganAM yuddha thayAM, khANanA yuddhathI eka khIjA anya jaNAyA tyAre eka khIja sAme AvI gayA. ajayapALarAjA paNa sainya sAthe AvI pahoMcyA ane pachavADethI sainyane trAhI trAhI pAkarAvI dIdhuM. rAjA anaraNya je rAjAe enI sAme thayA te sarvene yuddha karatAM harAvI pakaDI lIdhA ne peAtAnA saradArAne svAdhIna karyo. rAjapurapati ane yuvarAja eka bIjAnA jIvanA tara syA banIne yuddha karI rahyA hatA. pitAjIe alpasamayamAM yuddhamAM sainyane harAvI anya rAjAone pakaDI svAdhIna karyo hatA ane pete hajI rAjapurapati sAme yuddha karatA hatA tethI zarama lAgI, jaladI yuddhanA niveDA lAvavAne te Atura thai gayA hatA. rathA sAmasAme thaI gayA. ekabIjA ghurakAghurakI karatA eka bIjAnA jIvanA tarasyA banyA hatA. kaI yuktithI trune sapaDAvavA e mATe dAvapeca ramatA ekabIjAne sapaDAvavAnI peravI karI rahyA hatA. 3 " saMbhALaje, hajI tuM bALaka che tethI tArI dayA Ave che, paNa tArA khacAva kara ? " rAjapurapati elyeA. " A samaye evA nirmAlya zabdo na hoya, tamArI pUrepUrI tAkAta ajamAvA ? " yuvarAje paDakAra karyo. 99

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( 180 ) yuvarAjanA zabdothI gusseA karatA rAjapurapati AlyA. " ema che te hAzIyAra ! " eNe eka mATI gaDhAnA yuvarAjanA ratha upara ghA karyo. gadA ratha upara paDatAM pahelAM yuvarAja ratha uparathI nIce kUdI paDatho ane rAjapurapatinA ratha upara dhasyA. potAnA bacAva karatA yuvarAja zatrunA ratha upara kyo, yuvarAjane ratha upara dhasI AvatA joI rAjapurapatie eka mATI bhAgalanA enI upara ghA krayA. yuvarAje capaLatAthI te laghulAghavI kaLAthI e ghA cukAvI dIdhA, rAjapupatie peAtAnI upara dhasI AvatA zatrune joi chevaTe kaSTa upAya nahi cAlavAthI talavAra kheMcI. talavAra kheMcavA jeTalA avakAza yuvarAje ApyA nahi. ekadama zatrunA ratha upara caDhI jai ene pakaDayo. ,, khabaradAra ! '' ghaNAkharA zajAe anaraNya mahArAjanA paMjAmAM sapaDAI javAthI temaja anaraNyarAjAnA AvI pahoMcavA pachI zatruonA mArAthI trAsI jai rAjapurapati temaja khIjA rAjAonAM sainya palAyana karavA lAgyAM hatAM. rAjAe zaraNe thatAM bAkInA lazkare paNa zatrunA hAthathI marI javA karatAM mahArAja anaraNyarAjAnA zaraNamAM hathIyAra mUkI dIdhAM jethI laDAi tA aMdha jevI thai gai hatI. rAjAe paNa pakaDhAi gayA hatA, paNa yuvarAja ane rAjapurapatinuM dvaM yuddha cAlI rahyuM hatuM. hArajIta 3

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(181) kenI thAya che te jovAne bane taraphanA mANasanuM dhyAna temAM lAgeluM hatuM. sarva ke potapotAnA pakSavALAne jaya Icche temAM te navAIja zenI? mahArAja anaraNya yuddhabhUmi upara vijaya meLavI pitAnA putranuM parAkrama nirakhI rahyo hate. e mahArathI virapurUSane yuddhabhUmipara zAMtithI ratha upara dhanuSyanA TekAe ubhA rahI putranuM yuddha nirakhatA joI saradAra bolyA. "deva! phakata, dhanuSya upara eka ja bANa caDAvo ke jethI rAjapurapatinuM kAma khalAsa thAya, A parAkramI rAjapurapati koNa jANe zuM karaze." nahi, e bannenA ThaMdvayuddhamAM huM ene jAna lauM e te hIcakArUM kRtya kahevAya, e bannenuM huM yuddha jeuM chuM, je parAkramI haze te jItaze. pariNAma AvI gayA pachI rAjapurapati je chatye haze te huM ene paDakArIza, paNa atyAre to nahi ja." paNa svAmI! juone yuvarAja sAthe kevo bhayaMkara banI jIva upara AvI laDI rahyo che!" - "yuddhabhUmi upara saine potapotAnAM parAkrama batAvavAnI taka maLe che. jItavAnI umeda kone nathI hotI? vijayanI varamALa badhAne game che." te ame yuvarAjanI madade jaIe mahArAja?" * "nahi?" araNyarAjAe temane aTakAvyA. je

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( 182) rAjapurapatine enA subhaTe madada karavA dhase te tamAre javAnI jarUra che. enA saradAre, subhaTe te dUra ubhA ubhA joI rahyA che ne ApaNe emanA vaMdvayuddhamAM dhasI javuM e nIti nathI." paNa prabhu! AvI bhayaMkara rIte laDato rAjapurapati dAvapecamAM phAvI jAya te pariNAma zuM Avaze?" "laDavuM, dAvapeca karavA, chaLaprapaMca ke dagAbAjI ramavI e badhuM te ApaNe hAtha che, chatAM yuddhamAM vijaya e te vidhine hAtha che." ekane sAta renI pIDAthI yukta e chatAM zatruone dussaha tejavALo mahAbhUja anaraNya samarAMgaNamAM zatruone ajAyabI pamADate zAMtithI ubhuM hatuM. rAjapurapatinI jIvanalIlA samApta karavA mATe ene phakata eka ja jherI amAgha bANanI jarUra hatI; chatAM banatAM sudhI dayALu manane e naravIra ke rAjAnA jIvatane harate nahi, paNa jIvadayAnA pALanArA bIkaNa ane bAyelA nathI, evuM jagatane batAvavAne dhamI chatAM-zrAvaka chatAM zatruonI khabara levAne te yuddhabhUmi upara deDI Ave ne vaLI jema cArekera rUnI pUNIone uDADI mUke tema paLavAramAM zatruone chinnabhinna karI nAkhate, temaja yuddhanA nAyakanI te te prathama take ja khabara laI lete, zuravIra chatAM te nyAyapriya hatuM, parAkramI chatAM rAjanItine jANakAra hatuM ane mahArathI chatAM caturaMgI senAne e zokhIna hate.

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(183) samazera kheMcatA pahelAM te yuvarAje ene pakaDI lIdhe, rathamAMja ane mArAmArI karavA lAgyA. pahelItake yuvarAje pakaDIne rathamAM paTaka, paNa eTalAthI rAjapurapati hArI jAya ema nahote, e paNa vIra hatA jethI rathamAM bhayaMkara mArAmArI thaI. banne ekabIjAne dAvapecamAM sapaDAvavAnI peravI karavA lAgyA. jIvaleNa ane bhayaMkara gaDamathala pachI yuvarAje zatrurAjAne pakaDI ratha uparathI nIce pRthvI upara paTaka,nIce paDele baLavAna zatru uThIne ubhe thAya e pahelAM te pote paNa enI upara kUdyo. Akhare zatrurAjA thAkI javAthI yuvarAja phAve ane ene pakaDI muzkeTATa bAMdhI pAse ubhelA potAnA saradArane havAle karyo. yuddhanI pUrNAhuti thaI. vijayI yuvarAja pitAnI pAse AvI pitAnA caraNamAM na. e rAjapurapati, mithilApati vagere pite svAdhina karelA rAjAone pitAnI samakSa hAjara karyo. thoDA divasa vizrAMti lIdhA pachI mahArAja anaraNya tyAMthI rAjapura AvyA. rAjapurapatinI jagyAe zikhAmaNa ApI enA yuvarAja putrane abhiSeka karI gAdIe besADyo. keTalAka divasa tyAM nirgamana karI mahArAja anaraNya tyAMthI uttara dizAnA mArge vaLyA. tyAMnA rAjAone jItatA jItatA teo avaMtI tarapha cAlyA. e rogagrasta rAjAnA parAkramanI vArtA dharatInI cAre

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( 184 ) dvAra prasarI rahI. aneka rAgeAnI pIDAthI gherAyelA ane du:khI chatAM yuddhabhUmi upara samarAMgaNamAM e zatruone mATe dussahu tejavALA thatA hatA, jethI keTalAka rAjAe te vagara laDAie ja najarANuM mUkI peAtAnuM AdhinapaNuM mAnya rAkhatA hatA. je garviSTa manI sAme thatA te yuddhamAM hArI jatA tyAre ThekANe AvatA hatA. avaMtIpatie paNa yuddhamAM mAra khAine AdhinatA svIkArI. divijaya tA prathama paNa karelA hatA; chatAM rogagrasta thayA pachI AryAvarttanA ghaNAkharA samartha rAjAe pUrvanu vera yAda karI badalA levAne uThyA hatA. jethI rAgeAnI pIDAthI pIDAtA e mahAbhUja peAtAnuM parAkrama ekavAra pharIne zatruone batAvavAne te parAkramI catura'gI senAsahita nikanyA. eka pachI eka AryAvarttanA aneka rAjAone jItatA jItatA TheTha hAlamAM avaMtI sudhI AtmyA, tyAMthI zatrurAjAone potAnuM parAkrama khatAvatA lATanI bhUmi tarapha gayA. e dezanI vijayamALa laie narAttama sArASTranI bhUmimAM AvyA. sArA AryAvarttamAM enAM parAkrama prasiddha thavAthI sArASTramAM kAipaNu rAjA enI sAme na thayA. nAnAM moTAM saurASTranAM rAjgyAnu leTaNa ane Atithya svIkAratA anaraNya rAjA samudrane kAMThe dvIpamaMdara nagara samIpa chAvaNI nAkhIne rahyo ne cha du rAjAne najarANuM laIne pAtAnI sevAmAM hAjara thavA hukama karyAM.

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prakaraNa 25 muM samudramAM. vyApAra karI dhana meLavavAnI icchAe mANasa jaLa, sthaLa ke AkAza game tyAM musApharI karavAne cUkatA nathI. peAtAnI jeTalI zakita hAya eTalI zakitanuM mApa vyApAra pAchaLa te khacI nAkhe che. dhana e manuSyanuM jIvana che--prANa che. dhana vagara jIvatAM chatAM paNa mANasa mUelA che. duniyA jeTalI dhanavAnonI che teTalI garIbAnI nathI. dravyahIna purUSane te jagatamAM keTalIkavAra jIvana uparathI paNa kaMTALA Ave che. e dhana meLavavAne aneka prayatne te kare che, paNa pUrvakRta zubhakarma vagara dhana paNa maLatu nathI, e dhana vagara saMsAramAM Dagale Dagale mujhavaNa paDatI hAvAthI jIvavuM paNa gamatuM nathI. pote nirmAlya hAvAthI maravuMya gamatuM nathI. tyAre e dhana prANIone maLe kevI rIte ? evA ja dhananI AMkAkSAvALA ratnasAra zeTha, pAse aSika dhana chatAM, aDhaLaka dhananI mahatvAkAMkSAthI samudranI musApharI karavAne taiyAra thayA. samudramAM vyApAra karavAnI IcchAe eka mATu vahANu eNe taiyAra karI samudramAM lAMgayuM. aneka jAtanAM kariyANAM Adi vastue emAM bharavA mAMDI temaja bIjA kAipaNa vyApArIone paradezamAM vyApAra karavAne Ava

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( 186 ) vAnI icchA haiAya temaNe amArA vahANumAM AvavuM, vahANumAM emane joitI sagavaDa karI ApavAmAM Avaze, te saMbadhI bhADA mATe amane pUchIne rUbarUmAM nakkI karI javuM. e mujakhanA DhaDhaDherA pheravavAthI ghaNAMeka vyApArI vepArane mATe enI sAthe javAne taiyAra thayA. vahANane upaDavAnA divasa nakkI karyo. te mujaba te divasa AvI pahAMcyA. ratnasAre potAnA mAla vahANamAM bharyo, te uparAMta khIjA paNa aneka vyApArIo potapotAnA mAla ane parivAra sAthe e vahANamAM cacA. vahANane upaDavAnu muhUta AvI pahoMcyuM. te samaye vahANu mAla ane mANasAthI cikAra bharelu hatu. ghaNA vyApArIonA AvAgamanathI bhADAnA sArA taDAkeA paDavAthI ratnasAra vyavahArIye| manamAM malakAyA, zubhamuhUtaeN ane zubhazakune vahANa samudrane mArge rastA kApavA lAgyu. kinAre ubhelAM sagAM, snehI, sabadhIjanoe jyAM sudhI vahANu dekhAyuM tyAM sudhI peAtAnAM saMbaMdhIjanAne joyA karyu. jema jema vahANu dUra jatu gayu tema tema te adRzya thayuM ane sagAMsnehIo viyeAgathI azru pADatAM tyAMthI potapotAne ghera gayAM. * vahANa samudra mArge potAnI gati pramANe rastA kApatu hatu. pavana anukULa hatA. vAyunI zAMtithI samudra paNa zAMta ane gaMbhIra hatA jethI muzkelI vagara vahANa samudranA mArga pasAra karatuM hatuM. khAravAe paNa samudranI zAMtinA lAbha laI anukULa sthaLe kinAre pahoMcI javAnI varA karI

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(187). rahyA hatA. jo ke tophAnane samaye bacAvamAM jeTalAM sAdhana rAkhavAM joIe te badhAMya taiyAra hatAM. vahANanA sukAnIo vahANa calAvavAmAM nipuNa hatA, temaja avAranavAra eka bIjAnI madada mATe cAlAka mANase paNa sahAya karavAne taiyAra hatA. muzkelInA samaye kema ane kevI rIte vartavuM e vastusthitanA jANakAra khAravAo nirbhayapaNe e moTA vahANane haMkAre jatA hatA. keTalAka divasa pasAra thayA ne vahANa madhya sAgaramAM AvyuM. tyAMthI enA sukAnIoe pavananI anuku LatA meLavI kinArA tarapha vALyuM. anukULa pavana ane samudranI saimyatAthI vahANa sapA TAbaMdha raste kApatuM hevAthI sarva koI AnaMdamAM hatA. aneka prakAranA vicAramAM vyApArIe mazagula hatA. ratnasAra sArthapati judA ja vicAramAM hate bhADAnI ene Avaka sArI thavAthI kharca te majare vasula thaI gayuM hatuM chatAM aMdara mAla bhareluM hatuM enA phavikayathI je lAbha thAya te vadhArAmAM hatuM. dareka jaNa evA suMdara dravyaprAptinA svapnamAM hatA tyAre kudarata kaMI judA ja vicAramAM hatI. vahANa sapATAbaMdha rasto kApatuM kinArA tarapha dhasI AvatuM hatuM. thoDAeka divasamAM te kinArA najIka AvI pahoMcyuM. vahAzumAM beThelA manuSyone dUrathI kinAre dekhAvA lAge, emanA jIvamAM jIva Avyo. AnaMda AnaMda thayo. basa have te kinAre AvI pahoMcyA "juo! juo! pelA parvate kevA raLIyAmaNu jaNAya che!" mANase ekabIjAne kahevA lAgyA,

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( 12 ) kinAre pahoMcavAnI AzAmAM utsAhavata thayelA e manuSyAnI AzA kSaNamAtramAM dhULamAM maLI gai. agnidizA taraphathI acAnaka vaTALIyA utpanna thayA, e bhayaMkara vAvAjhADAthI samudra khaLabhaLavA lAgyA, pANInAM seAjA AkAza paryaMta uchaLavA lAgyAM. vaTALIyA paNa adhika adhika peAtAnI gatimAM vadhArA karatA gayA cegInI kathAnI jema cAre dizA taraphathI caDhI AvelA vAdaLanA samUhe AkAzane DhAMkI dIdhuM ne varasAda paNa muzaLadhAra varasavA lAgyA. samudre AvI sthitimAM peAtAnI udAratA cheADI dIdhI ne te layaMkara ganA karatA AkAzamAM uchaLavA lAgyA. dhIre dhIre e tAkAna vRddhi pAmatuM gayu. sthiti bhayaMkara thavAthI vahANumAM beThelA nAvikA paNa gabharAyA, aMdara beThelA mANasA ane vyApArIye| bhayabhrAMta thayelA jIvavAnI AzA paNa emaNe choDI dIdhI. jIvananI AzAe keTalAka bhIrUjanA kalpAMta karavA lAgyA, keTalAka gabharAyelA emAkaLA banelA gAMDAnI mAphaka Amatema jovA lAgyA. vahANu tA tyAM sthira thayeluM ne samudranA tAphAnathI uMcuM nIcuM thavA lAgyuM. nipuNa nAvika vahANu calAvavAne badale hamaNAM teA tene DAlAyamAna thatuM aTakAvavAnA prayatna karI rahyA hatA. A bhayaMkara AkRtathI temaNe paNa kudaratane bharAMse jIvanane cheADayu hatuM. kSaNamAtramAM A pramANe parivartana joI vahANupati vicAramAM paDyo keTalAya mANasAnA kalpAMtathI enA dayALu hRdayamAM dayA utpanna thai. kaiAi rIte vahANunI salAmatI mATe

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(189), te nAvikanI pAse Avyo. "jema bane tema vahANane kinAre jhaTa pahoMcADI gho?" vahANapati ratnasAre kahyuM ahIMthI cAlavAnI te vAta karatA nathI ne kinAre pahoMcavAnI vAta kare che. atyAre te ahIMthI AgaLa cAlavAne paNa ame samartha nathI. zeThajI?" nAvikee kahyuM. "zAmATe cAlatuM nathI? nahi cAle te ghaNA loke gabharAIne marI jaze mANase badhA hebatAI gayAM che." ratnasAre kahyuM. "ame te calAvavAne ghaNeya prayatna karIe chIe, paNa jANe keIe pakaDI rAkhyuM hoya tema ahIMthI ratibhAra khasatuM nathI." khalAsIoe kAraNa kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. "vahANa nahi cAlavAmAM khAsa kAraNa tamane zuM lAge che vArU?" eka te kudaratanI pratikULatA temaja bIjuM muddAnuM kAraNa mANase ghaNAM besavAthI vahANa ghaNuM bhAre thaI gayuM che. jethI ame lAcAra chIe." 4 " tyAre have bIjo upAya?" "amArI buddhi pramANe nAvane bacAvavAne ame prayAsa karIzuM, pachI te bhAvabhAva. A vaLI sAme nahi ane samudranAM tephAna zAMta thAya nahi te ApaNe badhA A samudramAM garaka thaI javAnA. bIje zuM upAya!"

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(190 ) evAM nirAzavacane zA mATe bele che? tArAM vacane je kaI sAMbhaLaze te kAcI hiMmatavALAnAM chagara tUTI jaze. tuM tAro banatA prayatna kara?" te te huM karIza ? aMdara bhAra vadhAre che tethI lAcAra chuM, te chatAM huM upAya karIza, mahenata mArI che. bhAgya sarvanAM che. pachI te jevI devanI marajI." nAvikanA nirAzabharyA samAcAra sAMbhaLI ratnasAra vyavahArI dilagIra thaze. te tephAna jevAne vahANanA kinArA tarapha AvyuM. enA vadana upara zeka-dilagIrI hatI. enA paga bhAMgI gayA hatA. cAlavAnI zakti mule enAmAM nahotI, maMdamaMda DagalAM bharate aneka vicAra karate te vahANane kAMThe AvI samudranuM tephAna jevA lAge. eka tarapha khalAsIo vahANane sthira karavA aneka prayatna karI rahyA hatA, vahANamAM rahelA mANase jIvavAnI AzAe kalpAMta karatAM bahAvarA banI gayAM hatAM. bIjI tarapha samudranAM tephAna te vacce jatAM hatAM, dara paLe vahANanI sthiti gaMbhIra banatI hatI. vahANavaTI upara enI jokhamadArI ethI vacce jatI hatI, AvI bhayaMkara sthiti nihALI pite pazcAttApa karavA lAge. "mane dhikAra che ke A sarvenA mRtyunuM kAraNa huM tha, jagamAM huM nipuNya ane nibhAgI chuM. lebhI ane dravyanA lAlacu purUSemAM mukhya chuM ke dravyanA lebhathI meM ghaNuM mANasone vahANamAM besADyA. have zuM thAya, A

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(191) . vaLI jIvanahArI che. megha paNa maraNane najIka karanAre vaLIyAne sahAyaka che. eka ja vastu anarthane karanArI che chatAM A te bane bhegI thaI tyAre jIvItanI AzA have kayAMthI ja rAkhavI? A te moTuM saMkaTa prApta thayuM. atyAre te cArekera aMdhakAra aMdhakAra dekhAya che. kSaNa pahelAM manuSyanA hadayamAM uchaLate AnaMda ke naSTa thaI thaye! A badhAMnuM kapAta nirmAlya thaIne huM joyA karuM to mArA jIvitane dhikkAra che. mATe A vahANa DUbe nahiM ane loko nAza pAme nahi te pahelAM huM ja A dedhAMdha ane tephAnI samudrane mAre bhega ApI dauM te zuM huM ?" vahANapati vicAra karatA karate vahANanA prAMtabhAga upara AvyuM. atyAre samudranI bhayaMkara sthiti vAsamA hadayavALA purUSanuM haiyuM paNa hacamacAve tevI hatI. samudranAM e uchaLatAM mojAMthI khalAsIonA prayatna chatAM vahANa te DabuM DumuM thaI rahyuM hatuM. A dhyAnamAM paDelA kAcA hadayanA loko samudranA tophAnathI bhaya pAmyA chatA kalpAMta karI rahyA hatA. A samaye kalpAMta kare zuM vaLe tema hatuM. bhAIo! aMta samaye kalpAMta karavA karatAM prabhunuM smaraNa karo." namaskAramaMtranuM smaraNa karate vahANupati samudramAM pApAta karavAne ughukata thayo. upara AvyA che paNa hacamacAve te vA vahANa

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prakaraNa 26 muM zrI pArzvanAtha ratnasAra vahANavaTI vahANane nAza thatAM aneka mANasenA nAzanuM kalaMka pitAne mAthe Ave te pahelAM pitAnA jIvitane nAza karavAne je paDavA jAya che tyAM te "khabaradAra!" AkAzamAMthI divya zabda tene kAne paDyo. A zabdathI vyavahArI camaka. koNa besuM?" eNe cAre tarapha jovA mAMDayuM, paNa keI najare paDayuM nahi, temaja mRtyunI ciMtAmAM paDelA manuSyane paNa e zabda nahote. "kAMI nahi, khAlI bhaNakArA e to?" eNe bIjI vakhata jhaMpalAvavAnI taiyArI karI. e jhaMpalAve te pahelAM eNe divyavacane sAMbhaLyAM sabura, he sAhasika! pRpApAta karIza nahi, tArI AvI sthiti te meM ja karelI che." "tame koNa che? ne AvI sthiti karavAnuM kAraNa? ratnasAra vyavahArI adRzyavANI samajI javAbamAM be. huM padmAvatI nAme devI chuM." padmAvatI ! tame te jaina dharmanuM rakSaNa karanArAM cho, jAte dayALu ane ahiMsAdharmamAM prItivALA chatAM vinAkAraNe

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( 193 ) amane badhAMne mRtyunA mukhamAM zA mATe kheMcI jAo che? jImmA, vitanI AzAe hujArA mANasA mArA vahANumAM kalpAMta karI rahyAM che-trAsa pAmI rahyAM che. " " chatAM hai sAhasika ! khAsa amuka kAraNane age A adhu teAphAna mAre viSuvu paDayuM che, tethI nirUpAya chuM. 99 '' paNa mAtAjI! kRpA karI athavA te| A tAphAna zAMta karI ke jethI jIva Ave te nizciMta thAya. " cAhe tA kAraNa kaDA, mANasAnA manamAM " vatsa ! utAvaLA na thA ? tArA mANasAmAM koinA jIvitanI hAni te nahi ja thAya; hA, jarA gabharATa thAya te bhale thAya, paNa A taphAna have alpa samayamAM zAMta thai jaze. jo dhIre dhIre teAphAna have zAMta thatuM jAya che te ?" " ApanI kRpAe, paNa kayA kAraNane aMge ApazrIne AvI lIlA karavI paDI hatI te Apa jaNAvA ? " "" " sAMbhaLa ? je sthaLe tArUM vahANa thayuM che. tenu DhAraNu bhAvI tIrthaMkara zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunI pratimAnA prabhAvathI tArUM vahANu thayuM che, tyAM nIce samudramAM te pratimA che tene tArA nAvikAne utArI tu bahAra kaDhAva ? 99 " ahA ! dhanyabhAgya mArAM, ke mAre hAthe Avu anupama mahAna kArya thAya che. " vyavahArIyA Sita thayeA. 79 13

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(194) "e pratimAne lIdhe tAruM vahANuM thaMkyuM che. tArA nAvikene utArIza te kalpavRkSanA pATIyAnA saMpuTamAM e bhagavAnanI mUrti che. mahAna prAbhAvika e pratimA che. pUrve eka lAkha varSa dharaNe pUjI hatI te pachI chaso varSa kubere pUcha, bhakitavALA varUNadevatAe pitAnA bhuvanamAM laI jaI sAta lAkha varSa sudhI pUjI hatI, AvI mahA prabhAvakapArzvanAtha prabhunI pratimAne tuM bahAra kaDhAva." "ahAkhacIta mArA koI pUrvanA zubha bhAgyane yoge ja te ahIM AvyA che. emanA darzanathI mArAM pApa nAza thaze, mArUM jIvita saphaLa thaze." "e to ThIka, paNa e pratimA atyAre te IkvAkuvaMzamAM utpanna thayelA ajayarAjAnA bhAgyathI ahIM AvelAM che. ene sAtegothI e vyApta thayele aneka varasathI enI pIDAone sahana karI rahyo che. e regone nAza karavAmAM aneka davAo, aneka upacAre temaja aneka daivika prayatno enA niSphaLa gayA che; duSTa regonI pIDAthI du:khI chatAM sarva dizAonA rAjA mahArAjAone jItate jIte e IvAka rAjA hAla divijaya karI dvIpapattana (dIva) mAM chAvaNuM nAkhIne paDela che. tuM kinAre utarI e IkvAkurAjAne A pratimA Apaje. A prAbhAvika pratimAnuM darzana karatAM rAjAnA ekane sAte raMge nAza pAmI jaze." padmAvatIe adazyapaNe spaSTatAthI kahI saMbhaLAvyuM.

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( 195) mAtAjI! AvI prAbhAvika pratimA chatAM lAbha te eka ja IvAkurAjAne thaze ne? ke bIjAone paNa ene lAbha maLaze?" "bIjAone paNa bhAvakALamAM aneka lAbha thaze. ajayarAjA tyAM nagara sthApana karI moTuM vizALa maMdira baMdhAvI e pratimA tyAM moTA mahatsavapUrvaka pratiSThita karaze. e nagaranuM nAma ajayapuranagara thaze, temaja A pratimA paNa ajAharA pArzvanAthane nAme oLakhAze. bhAvIkALamAM je je manuSya A pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI sevAbhakti karaze, temanI je je manavAMcchAo haze te saphaLa thaze, bhakti karanArane bhaktinuM phaLa temanI bhAvanA pramANe maLaze jethI duHkhIyA che upara A pratimA ghaNe upakAra karanArI thaze." ApanuM kathana huM mAthe caDAvuM chuM. ApanA kathana anusAre huM A prabhune ajayapAlarAjAne arpaNa karIza." - "astu ! e pratimAnI pAse rahenArI ane enI bhakti karanAranAM manavAMchita pUranArI huM padmAvatI nAme devI chuM. jo ke enI bhakti karatAM prANIone svAbhAvika rIteja icchita maLe che, evI e moTA prabhAvavALI che. huM te phakata eka nimittarUpa chuM temaja bhAvakALamAM-paMcamakALamAM paNa bhakitathI enI sevAbhakita karanArA duHkhI nahi rahe, jethI emanI bhAvanA haze te pramANe enuM phaLa bhakatajanene maLyA karaze." e kathananI sAthe ja adazyavANI baMdha thaI gaI.

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(16) hadayamAM bhaktibhAvathI bharelA ratnasAre tarataja nAvikone samudramAM utAyo. e pratimA hAtha lAgatAM ja jema dharmane prApta karIne jIva svargalokanI pAse Ave tema nAvanI pAse AvyA. vyavahArIyAe e kalpavRkSanA saMpuTane tarata ja nAvamAM laI lIdhe. bhagavAna vahANamAM AvyA eTale nAvanI aTakelI gati have cAle tevI thaI gaI ne vahANa AgaLa cAlavA lAgyuM. alpasamayamAM peluM aMdhakAramaya muzaLadhAra varSo vara sAvatuM meghapaTala dUra thaI gayuM. temaja durjananI maitrInI jema vaLIye paNa adazya thaI gaye; e bane kAraNe naSTa thatAM samudranuM tophAna paNa zAMta thaI gayuM. je tophAnathI manuSya AkuLavyAkuLa thayelA jIvavAnI AzA choDI kalpAMta karI rahyA hatA te sarve jANe pharIne navajIvana pAmyA hoya tema parama prasannatAne pAmIne eka bIjAnA kuzaLa vartamAna pUchavA lAgyA. kalpavRkSanA saMpuTane sAcavatA, bahumAnapUrvaka enI bhakita karatA teo kinAre pahoMcavAnI rAha jovA lAgyA. samudra zAMtimAM hovAthI temaja gatine anukULa thaI paDe te pavana hovAthI vahANa dvIpapattana AvI pahoMcyuM. vahANa kinAre AvyuM eTale nAvikee laMgara nAMkhyuM. vahANapatie eka catura mANasane vadhAmaNI ApavAne rAjAnI pAse meka. kaI divasa nahi sAMbhaLelA evA A karNapriya samAcAra sAMbhaLI mahArAja anaraNyarAjAe e samAcAra

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( 197) ApanArane aneka prakAranAM dAna ApI enuM dAridraya dUra karI nAkhyuM. AnaMdathI jenAM zarIranAM remarAya vikasvara thayAM che temaja netre praphullita thayAM che e rAjA prabhunAM darzana karavAne Atura thayela tatkALa sAme Avyo, enI pachavADe anaMtaratha temaja bIjA paNa rAjAo ane saradAre vigere AvyA. samudrataTe AvelA ajayapAlarAjAe vahANamAMthI e pratimAnA saMpuTane kinAre utAryo. te samaye tyAM samudrataTe aneka prakAranAM vAjIMtra vAgavA lAgyAM. A pratimAnA samAcAra phelAtAM AkhuM dIvanagara samudra tarapha AvyuM hatuM. vAjate gAjate prabhune nagaramAM laI javA mATe vAjItrAnI paNugoThavaNa karI hatI. jethI bhagavAna kinAre utaryA eTale aneka prakAranAM rAgarAgaNIthI vAjIMtro vAgavA lAgyAM, lAke ane subhaTa vagere nRtya karavA lAgyA, keI gAyana karatA pitAne harSa jaNAvavA lAgyA, saubhAgyavatI strIo maMgalagIte gAvA lAgI, bhATacAraNe birUdAvalI bolavA lAgyA. temane rAjAe aneka prakAre dAna ApavA mAMDyAM. temaja dIna, hIna, duHkhI ane raMkajanene paNa rAjAe muktahAthe dAna ApI emane saMtoSavAno hukama karyo. rAjAonAM kArya te vacanamAtrathI siddha thAya che. rAjAnA hukamathI samudranA taTathI te nagara paryata rastAne tAraNe ane dhvajAothI suzobhita karavAmAM AvyuM. kapUra ane agara

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(18) Adi sugaMdhita dravyothI raste suvAsita karI dIdhe. nagarane paNa dhvajA tAraNathI zaNagAravAmAM AvyuM. evA suzobhita rastAmAM AgaLa vArjige vAgI rahyAM che, pAchaLa saibhAgyavatI strIo maMgala gIte gAI rahI che evA mahatsavapUrvaka pratimanA sAMpuTane nagaramAM praveza karAvyuM. pitAnA AvAsamAM AvI ramaNIya siMhAsana upara pratimAnA saMpuTane mUkI, bhaktithI e saMpuTanI pUjA karI rAjAe e saMpuTane ughADyo te mastake zeSanAganI phaNA rahelI che evI prAbhAvika zrI pArzvanAthanI pratimAnAM rAjAne darzana thayAM. phaNA upara rahelAM maNiratnothI aMdhakArane samUha nAza thatuM hatuM, mastakapara traNa chatro zobhI rahyAM hatAM, padmAsane beThelA te prabhunI banne bAjue cAmara laIne be pratimAo rahelI hatI. kRtrima ane svAbhAvika vine nAza kare evI e pratimAnA urUmAM zrIvatsanuM lAMchana hatuM. kalpavRkSanA puSpanI sugaMdhithI prabhunAM darzana thatAM ja sarvatra suvAsanA prasarI rahI hatI. e prabhunAM darzana thatAM ja harSathI romAMcita marAyavALo rAjA paMcAMgavaDe pRthvIne sparza karate prabhune namaskAra karavA lAgyA. zarIramAM AnaMdasudhAnuM pUra prasaratAM tene regarUpI sarpa dUra thaI gayA.

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prakaraNa 27 muM. svamAmAM rAjAnA zarIramAMthI prabhunAM darzana thatAM alpa samayamAM ja re nAza thavA lAgyA ne zarIramAM phAraphera thavA lAgyuM. Aja sudhI asahya pIDAe rAjAne sahana karavI paDatI hatI te dhIre dhIre have ochI thatI gaI. pIDAo zAMta thaI, vyAdhi paNa zAMta thaI gaye. prabhunA darzanathI rAjAnA zarIramAM acAnaka A pramANe parivartana thayeluM jei sarve leke prabhu upara ekaniSTha bhakitavALA thayA. ke AlekanA svArthanI khAtara, keI paralekanA svArtha sArU e leyanA nAtha upara bhakti dharavA lAgyA. e prabhunuM mAhAmya eTalAmAM te zuM balake sArA Ayovarsa upara prasarI rahyuM temaja ajayapAla mahArAjanA bhAgyanI prazaMsA te cAre khuNe thavA lAgI. prabhunA nAmanI sAthe eka rAjAnuM nAma joDAIne jyAM tyAM vAta thavA lAgI. pitAnA ja bhAgyathI pragaTa thayelA e prabhune pitAnA prAsAdamAM eka ramaNIya jagyAe sthApana karI rAjA pUjana karavA lAge aneka davAonA upacAro karavAthI temaja devizakitao paNa te rege dUra karavAne zakita dharAvatI nahatI evA asahya ekone sAte rego je prabhunA phakata darzana mAtrathI laya

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(ra00). pAmI gayA, evA prabhunA upakArane pratyakSa jonArA purUSanI bhakitamAM te zI khAmI hoya? | tvaritagatie rege nirmULa thavAthI prasannacittavALo rAjA prabhunA darzathI pitAne bhAgyazALI mAnate prabhunA mAhAonI manamAM prazaMsA karI rahyo hate. "ohi ! zuM prabhunuM mAhAsya ! leke kahe che ke-"e to vItarAga che, prasanna thavAthI kAMI ApI zaktA nathI. are prasanna paNa thatA nathI te ApavAnI te vAta ja zI ! temaja jeo krodhita paNa thatA nathI. evA vItarAganI sevA zuM phaLa ApI zake paNa khacIta ke mUrkha che. moTAonA mAhAbhyanI apaNa janene zI khabara hoya? e bicArAte jADI buddhinA hevAthI e buddhimAM mapAya teTale ja vicAra karI zake. emane kayAM khabara che ke rAgadveSI de je karI zakatA nathI ApI zakatA nathI te mAtra vItarAganA darzana mAtrathI maLe che, kemake rAjAenA hukamamAM ja kAryasiddhi rahelI che, devatAonA vacanamAM kAryasiddhi rahelI che jyAre sarvathI ucca kakSAmAM rahelA tIrtha kara bhagavaMtanA darzanamAM ja kAryasiddhi rahelI che. mane te ene pratyakSa anubhava thaye, pUrve paNa dIkSA lIdhA pachI vihAra karI rahelA rUSabhadevanI sevA karatA nami-vinamine darzana mAtrathI ja vidyAdharanuM aizvaryane AdhipatyapaNuM maLyuM hatuM. pite vItarAga chatAM prANIone emanAthI je maLI zake che tevuM koInAthI maLI zakatuM nathI. emanI sevA-bhakti karatAM mokSanI lakSamI maLe te A saMsAranI samRddhi te zuM mAtra che?

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( 21 ) lAMbAkALe pitAnA zarIramAM Aje parivartana thavAthI ene harSa anupama hate, prabhu nagaramAM AvyA ane potAnA zarIramAMthI roge adazya thayA jethI bhagavaMtanI bhakita nimitte ATha divasane mATe mahatsava mahArAje zarU karyo. temaja raMka-anAthajanane dAna ApIne khuzI karyo. sarvatra jayajayakAra vartAI gaye. jo ke prabhu te rAjAne mahAna upakAra karanArA hatA, chatAM e upakAra karavAmAM -e rezene dUra karavAmAM ratasAra vyavahArIo paNa nimittakAraNa hovAthI rAjA ene pitAnA anujabaMdhunI mAphaka jevA lAge. e upakAranA badalAmAM mahArAja ene jeTaluM Ape teTaluM ochuM ja hatuM, chatAM mahArAje ene aDhaLaka dravya ApyuM ane baMdhunI jema potAnI sAthe rAkhe. mahArAja rAtrInA nirAMte palaMga upara sutelA hatA. sukhathI, ArAmathI ane zAMtithI teo atyAre niMdrAdevInI upAsanA karI rahyA hatA. mIThI niMdrAmAM paDelA mahArAjane eka apUrva svapna AvyuM; e svamAmAM kaI divasa nahi evuM dazya joyuM. ekane sAte re svamAmAM rAjAe pratyakSa pitAnI sAme ubhelA dIThA. "rAjan ! eALakha che ne?" tamArA jevA junA-purANuM detene zuM eTalI ja vAramAM bhUlI jaIe !" hA, tamArA daste te kharA, paNa have ame tamArI dastI karavAne zakitavAnuM nathI."

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(202) tyAre zuM tame have javAnA ke?" "na jaIe te zuM karIye, bIjA keI nara ke devanI te amane tamArI pAsethI dUra karavAnI zakita nathI, paNa je gelekyanA nAtha che, enI AgaLa te ame paNa lAcAra chIe." "jagatamAM je eka zaktinI sAme pratirodha karanArI zaktio na hatA te jagatane vyavahAra cAlI ja kema zaktI' jyAre rege nirmANa thAya che te pachI e rogone upAya paNa kema na hoya?" " ane tethI ja Aje tame phAvyA che, rAjana ! A bhavamAM ame tamane ghaNuM duHkha dIdhuM che te kSamA karajo?" paNa e te kahe bhalA ke, evA amArA kyA karmo tamArA panetA pagalAM thayAM hatAM?" rAjan ! kaI paNa prakAranA duSkRta vagara te amArAthI avAya ja kema? pUrve je prANIo jevA prakAranAM karma karyo hoya te pramANamAM ame regapaNe ene vaLagIye chIe. tame ja kaho AmaMtraNa AvyA pachI ame zA mATe ene tyAM na jaIe ?" jAo, jAo, bALaka, mUrNa manuSya hAthe karIne ja jhera khAya te eNe maravuM joIe, jANI joIne pApakarma kare te enI zikSA ene avazya bhegavavI joIe." ane evI ja eka bhayaMkara bhUla tame irAdApUrvaka

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(203) karI hatI. e bhUla karIne Ape amane nimaMcyA hatA. Ape nimaMtryA eTale ApanAthI ame baMdhAI gayelA hovAthI mAtra samayanI rAha jotA hatA. emAM amAre zuM deSa?" evI kaI mUrkhAI mArAthI thaI gaI hatI ke jene pariNAme tamArA jevA aNagamatAone mAre lAMbA kALa paryata dastadAra banAvavA paDayA vArU?" "rAjana ! tame pUrvabhavamAM munine dubhavyA hatA. tame emanI kadarthanA karI hatI, niMdA karI hatI, tame vinAkAraNe emane duHkhI karyA hatA. e duSkarma karavAvaDe amAre tenuM phaLa ApavAne A samaye AvavuM paDyuM che. sarva pApa karatAM munijanane dubhavavAnuM pA5 adhika che. saMsArano tyAga karI dharmadhyAnamAM lIna rahenArA munione joI ApaNe temanA jevA mAge vaLavAno prayatna kare, na bane te emanI anumodanA karavI, paNa evA dharmamAM pravartanAranI niMdA karI enI avahelanA karI emane dubhavavA, enAthI Adhaka pApa bIjuM kayuM hoI zake vArU?" e bhUlanuM phaLa meM barAbara bhogavyuM. rAjAe kahyuM. * " hajI jogavavAnuM bAkI rahyuM che, chatAM pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanA darzanathI ame tamArA aMgamAMthI dUra thayA chIe." "zuM tyAre hajI bhegavavAnuM mAre bAkI che ke?' hA, adyApi chamAsa paryata bhegavavAnuM te duSkarma tamAre bAkI raheluM che."

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(24) tyAre te vaLI tamArI pAchI padharAmaNa thaze. kharuM ?" tame eka kAma kara." ane te kAma?" rAjA ekadama vacce be. A nagaranA parAmAM sUra nAme pazupAlaka rahe che tene tyAM chAtI, pU7 ane mukhanA bhAgamAM vetavarNavALI eka bakarI che. pUrva karmathI baMdhAIne ame tenA zarIramAM teTalA kALa paryata rahezuM, mATe cha mAsa sudhI tame e bakarIne tRNAdikane cAro Apaje temaja tamArA zarIranuM jaLa caMdana mizrita udvartana Apaje, tenuM pAna karIne te tRpta thaze. ame paNa tenA zarIramAM rahyAthakA tenAthI adhika prasanna thaIzuM." tame je pramANe kahyuM che te pramANe huM avazya karIza, te sivAya bIjuM kAMI tamAre kahevA jevuM che? " nahi, cha mAsa pachI tame e pArzvanAtha prabhunA prabhAvathI suvarNanA jevI kAMtivALA thaI bahu kALaparyata tamArA rAjyanuM rakSaNa karazo. sukhI thazo." ema kahIne vyAdhio aMtardhAna thaI gayA. e vyAdhione have nizcitapaNe nAza thayelA mAnI rAjA svapnAmAM svastha thaye, svamAmAM paNa prabhubhakitamAM zuddha pariNAmavALe rAjA regone adazya thatA jeI navAI pAmyA. "ahA ! prabhunuM zuM mAhAbhya, traNa lekamAM enAthI adhika mahatvanI kaI zakita ja nathI."

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(25) re adazya thayAne prAta:kALane samaya thavA Avyo hate, prabhAtakALanAM maMgaLamaya vAtra vAgavA lAgyAM ne e manohara ramaNIya zabda kAne paDatAM rAjA jAgRta thayo, peluM vicitra svanuM yAda AvatAM manamAM ghaNe ajAyaba thaye. "AhA! zuM svapna ! sAkSAt ubhelA e bhayaMkara AkRtivALA regene jaI kA manuSya chaLI na jAya? te pachI zarIramAM rahyA te e jIravAya ja kema? evA ekaso ne sAte re chatAM, enI asahRA pIDA chatAM, huM jIvate ra te kudaratanI ja maherabAnI. AyuSyanI derI balavattara tethI ja!" prAta:kALe rAjAe pitAnuM zarIra nirogI thayeluM joyuM jethI adhika dAnavaDe lekene AnaMdati karyA. meM mahAtsava karyo. adhikapaNe pArzvanAtha prabhunI bhakita karavA lAge. "AhA! zuM prabhunuM mahAmya che, AvA prabhunuM darzana te bhAgyayege ja prANIone maLI zake che. koI pUrvanA zubhakarmanA udayathI Aje mane A prabhunuM apUrva darzana thayuM che. prabhu te hajI bhAvIkALamAM thavAnA che chatAM enuM mAhAsya ane upakArakapaNuM te apUrva che. A mahada upakArI bhagavAnanI mAre zI bhakita karavI-kema bhakita karavI?" rAjAnI bhakti e rIte vRddhi pAmatI hatI. -trA -

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prakaraNa 28 muM. === zrI ajAharA pArzvanAtha eka meATu nagara vasAvI mATeA prAsAda baMdhAvI bhagavatane temAM pratiSThita karavA, e icchAthI ajayarAje hAMziyAra gaNAtA zilpIone khelAvI, ahIM najIkamAM sArI bhUmine joi nagara bAMdhavAnA hukama karyAM. zilpIee dIvanagaranI samIpamAM sArI bhUmikA joi tyAM zubha muhUtte nagaranuM khAtamuhU karyuM. aneka nAnA mATA mahela-prAsAdo aMdhAvyA, majArane mATe lAine deravAmAM AvI. pALA, cATAM, cAka, bajAra, bhAga-bagIcAo vagere paddhattisara karavAmAM AvyA. dharmazALAo, kacerIo, rAjyanAM makAna paNa adhAvavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. nagaranI vacamAM eka moTA vizALa sa thI uMcA ane ramaNIya kAMtivALA prAsAda karavAmAM AvyA. kuvAo, vAvA vagere pANInA sAdhana paNa taiyAra karavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. aneka sagavaDatApUrvaka A nagaranI racanA karavAmAM AvI hatI. zilpIoe ceDA samayamAM e nagara taiyAra karI rAjAne batAvyu. mahArAja paNa pAtAnA sAmatA, rAjAo sAthe e nagara jovAne padhAryA, nagaranI racanA joi mahArAja paNa khuza thayA. zubhama e nagaramAM mahArAjanA hAthathI ja vAstu

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( 207) karavAmAM AvyuM. ne leAkeAne tyAM vasAvavA mAMDayAM. thADA samayamAM AkhI nagarI mANaseAthI cikAra thai gai, pelA uMcA bhavya prAsAdamAM pArzvanAtha prabhune zubha muhUrto meTA maheAtsavapUrvaka sthApana karyAM, ATha divasa sudhI mATe mahAtsava zarU thayA, nagaramAM AnaMdaeN AnaMda chavAi rahyo, vyApAra rAjagAra, Arabha samAraMbha vagere rAjAe khabaMdha karAvI dIdhA. Akhu nagara eka sAthe jamaNu karatuM hatuM. lAkA AnaMdamAM peAtAnA samaya vyatita karatA hatA. saMgIta karanArA saMgIta kaLAthI, vADhiMtra khajAvanArA vAjiMtra vagADIne leAkeAnAM mana leAbhAvI rahyAM hatA. AThe divasa evA AnaMdamAM A leAkeAnA mana pasAra thayA hatAM. mahArAje A navIna nagarInuM nAma ajayapUra pADayuM. peAtAnA nAma uparathI ja A nagarInuM nAma rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatu. tevI ja rIte bhagavAna pArzvanAtha paNa ajAharA pArzvanAthane nAme oLakhAyA, bhagavAnanI pratisthApanA karI mahArAja anaraNya rAjA trikAla bhagavAnanI pUjA karavA lAgyA. e bhaktithI manuSyajanma saphaLa karavA lAgyA. ja svasa vRtAMtane anusarIne rAjAe pelA pazupAlaka pAsethI akarIne potAne tyAM ANIne ene tRNu cAre| ApavA lAgyA. temaja caMdanArdikathI mizra peAtAnuM navaNu paNa pAvA lAgyA. cha mAsa lagI eNe te pramANe karyuM. pratidivasa adhikAdhika bhaktivaDe te bhagavAnanI bhakti karatA adhika nimaLa thA. suvarNa samAna kAMtivALI evI deha adhika prakAzavA lAgI.

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" (ra08). rAjAe bhakti nimitte ajayapuranagara daherAsaranA nirvAne arthe arpaNa karyuM. temaja bIjAM paNa daza gAma anaraNyarAjAe ApyAM. gIrIdurgane vajapANi anaraNya rAjAnA AgamananA samAcAra sAMbhaLI dvIpapattana nagaramAM tenA caraNamAM AvIne namyA, enI aneka rIte sevAbhakti karavA lAgyo, najarANuM bheTa karI rAjAe mahArAjane prasanna karyo. nagara vasAvyA pachI bhakti karatAM karatAM cha mAsa jeTale kAlAvadhi pasAra thaI gaye, ane rAjAnI kAyA paNa nirmala ane pUrvanA karatAM adhika kAMtivALI thaI, te pachI vajapANi rAjAe mahArAjane giranAra upara caDhIne nemi bhagavAnane namaskAra karavAnI ane zatruMjaya tIrthanI mahAyAtrA karavAnI prArthanA karI. tene mATe Agraha karyo. je ke anaraNya rAjA zatruMjayanI mahAyAtrA karIne dvIpapattana AvyA hatA chatAM giridurga rAjAnA AgrahathI giranArAdika tIrthanI pharIne yAtrA karavAno vicAra karyo. tyAM javAne eka divasa nimaNa karyo. te arasAmAM kaI jJAnImuni ayapuramAM pArzvanAthane vaMdana karavAne AvyA. bhaktithI vaMdana, stavana dhyAnA dika kRtyathI paravArI jyAre te svastha thayA tyAre rAjAdike praNAma karI vaMdanA karI. jethI muni derAsaranI bahAra AvI eka vizALa maMDapamAM dharmopadeza saMbhaLAvatA beThA.

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( 20 ) dharmanuM keTaluMka svarUpa mahArAje kahetAM tIrthakaranI bhakitanA mAhAbhyanuM varNana karyuM. "tIrthakaranI bhakti prANIonA sakaLa manerane siddha karanArI che. tIrthakaranI bhakti karatAM prANIo svargAdika prApta kare che eTaluM ja nahi paNa mokSa jevI lakSmI paNa tIrthakaranI bhakti karatAM ja prANIo meLavI zake che. te kahe che ke-tIrthakare prasanna thaI kaMI ApatA nathI, paNa e tIrthakare te bhakita karanArane pitAnuM tIrthakara jevuM pada paNa ApI de che te bIjI vastuo keNa mAtra che? lenAranI tAkAta joIe. lenAra je grahaNa karavAne zakitavAna hoya te ApanAra dAtAra te evA ja che ke te potAnuM sarvasva ApI de che." prabhu! A bhagavAnanuM mAhAsya kevuM che te kahe?" hAtha joDI namaskAra karatAM rAjAe pUchayuM. "he rAjana ! A pratimAnA prabhAvanuM varNana karavAne mArI jIllA samartha nathI. iMdranA gurU bahaspati sarakhA paNa sahastra brahmAe ene prabhAva varNavI zake nahi. e te tamArA keI zubha bhAgyayoge ja A saMjoga banyA che. enA prabhAvanI tamane te anubhavasiddha vAta che. jyAM anubhavasiddha vAta hoya tyAM kaye purUSa saMdeha kare vArU? A pArzvanAthanA darzanamAtrathI tamArA cIrakALathI prarUDha thayelA vyAdhio paNa nAza pAmI gayA." 14

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(10) "mArA sivAya jagatamAM A bhagavAnathI kAMI upakAra thaze ke?" rAjAe pUchyuM. dareka leke AturatAthI sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. tamArI mAphaka je leke A prabhunAM darzana karaze, bhakita karaze tenAM netra, mukha, udara saMbaMdhI save roge, temaja anya kaI vyAdhio paNa nAza pAmI jaze. tamArI mAphaka jagatane paNa A prabhu upakAra karanArA thaze." - "vAha zuM prabhunuM mahAsya che! jagatamAM je ni:svArtha paNe upakAra kare che tenA ja jIvatarane dhanya che, te ja jagatamAM zreSTha che. rAjAe kahyuM. badhI jAtanA ge temaja kuSTinA vyAdhio paNa nAza pAmI jaze temaja DAkinI, zAkinI, bhUta, vaitAla, rAkSasa, pakSa saMbaMdhI doSa ke upasargo paNa nAza pAmI jaze. vaLI A jagatamAM tIrtha tarIke pragaTa thaze. bhAvIkALamAM A tIrthanuM mAhAtmya vRddhi pAmaze. je ke manuSya A tIrthamAM AvI bhagavAnanI sevA-bhakti vagere karaze, temanA javara, jhera, unmAda, sannipAta Adi de dUra thaI jaze, enI manaabhilASA saphaLa thaze. vidyA, lakSamI, strI, putra ane koIpaNa prakAranA sukhanI abhilASA karanArA purUSanA manoratha A bhagavAnanA prabhAvathI saphaLa thaze." bhagavad ! tIrtha kone kahevAya?"

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( 21 ) rAjana ! je jInapratimA se varSa agAunI hoya te tIrtha kahevAya che, te A prabhunuM biMba te lAkha varSa agAunuM hAvAthI kahevAya ja ! A pratimAne lAkha varSa sudhI devatAoe svargamAM ane samudramAM pUjelI che, mATe A tIrthamAM AvIne bhagavAnane namaskAra karanAranAM pApa zAMta thaI jaze. A tIrthamAM dAna kareluM paNa ghaNuM phaLane apanArUM thaze." "A pArzvanAtha bhagavAna kyAre thavAnA che?" rAjAe paDyuM. hajI emane tIrthakara tarIke avatAra dhAraNa karavAne ghaNe samaya bAkI che. hAlamAM te bhagavAnane AtmA dazAmA prANAMta devalokamAM devatAnAM sukha bhogave che. vartamAna samayamAM vIsamA tIrthakara munisuvratasvAmInuM zAsana cAle che. munisuvratasvAmInA mekSagamanathI ekavIsamA tIrthaMkara naminAtha svAmI chalAkha varSe mekSe jaze. te naminAtha tIrthaMkara pachI bAvIzamAnemanAtha pAMcalAkha varSe mekSe jaze. te pachI tyAsIhajAra sAtase ne pacAsa varSe A bhagavAna mokSe jaze. te pachI aDhI varSane aMtare mahAvIrasvAmI mekSe jaze. jethI hajI A bhagavAnane pRthvI upara avatAra dhAraNa karavAne mATe kALa ghaNuM bAkI che, chatAM paNa emanA nAmanI pratimA mahAprabhAvika temaja prANuonAM mane vAMchita denArI thAya che. jo ke tIrthakare te A avasarpiNI kALamAM covIza thaze, chatAM paNa e covIze tIrthakaromAM

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(ra12). pArzvanAtha jagatamAM adhika pUjanika ane prabhAvika thaze. bhAvIkALanA saMsAranA duHkhathI dukhI thayelA mAne te upakAra karanArA thaze. A pArzvanAthanI sevA-bhakti prANIone te ja bhAvamAM paNa zighra phaLadAyaka thaze. are yatkica sevA paNuM jagatane lAbhakAraka thavAthI sarvatra adhika pUjAze. emanI prabhAvanA adhika thaze. bhinna bhinna ekasene ATha nAme te jagatamAM pUjAze temaja eka hajAra ne ATha nAme paNa te jagatamAM gavAze." "badhA tIrthaka karatAM A bhagavAnanI bhakti tAtkAlika phaLadAyaka thaze enuM kAraNa?" rAjAe pUchayuM. A bhagavAna Adeya nAmakarmavALA che. Adeya nAmakarmane udaya hevAthI jagatanA jaMtuonI abhilASA a5bhakti karatAM paNa phaLavALI thaze. kAraNa ke bhAvIkALamAM saMsAranI pIDAthI duHkhI thayelA che tAtkAlika sukha meLavavAnI IcchAmAM ghaNuM lubdha raheze ne tethI A bhagavAna temane jhaTa anukULa thaze. vaLI pArzvanAtha puri sAdAnI pArzvanAthane nAme prasiddha thaze, jethI purUSane kaMIka ne kaMIka temanI mane vRtti pramANe ApanArA thaze. bIjA tIrthakaro karatAM A bhagavAna pragaTa prabhAvavALA kahevAze. prakaTa prabhAvI, purisAdAnI ane Adeya nAmakarma AvA anupama birUdadhArI hovAthI jagatamAM e mahAna upakAraka thaze. kalikALamAM, paMcamakALe agara game te samaye te kalpavRkSa

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(23) samAna thaze." e pramANe rAjasabhA AgaLa pArzvanAthanA mAhAonuM varNana karI e mahApurUSa munivarya vegathI AkAzagAminI vidyAnA prabhAvathI AkAzamAM adazya thaI gayA. te pachI rAjA paNa zubha muhUrta giranAra, zatruMjaya A dikanI yAtrA karate, sainya sahita potAnA nagara ayodhyAmAM A ne sukhapUrvaka pitAnuM rAjya karavA lAgyA. prakaraNa 29 muM. sahastrAMzunI dIkSA. te pachI keTaleka kALa sukhamAM vyatita thaye. samaya samayanuM kAma karyuM ja jAya che kALa kAMI kaIne mATe bhata nathI. atyAranI sthitimAM ne te samayanI sthitimAM ghaNuM parivartana hatuM. manuSyanAM baLa, buddhi, AyuSya, satA, vaibhava vagere te samaye atyAra karatAM ghaNuM ja adhika hatAM. sAmAnya rIte atyAre eka dhanuSyapramANu kAyA ane te paNa chevaTe ja saMghacaNavALI gaNAya che tyAre te samaye prathama saMghayaNa vidyamAna hatuM soLa dhanuSyathI paNa adhika te samayanA manuSyanuM dehapramANa hatuM. te ja pramANe AyuSyamAM paNa mahadu aMtara hatuM. atyAranuM AyuSyanuM mApa te ApaNe joI zakIye chIe tyAre te samayamAM cAra hajAra ke paMdara hajAra varSanuM AyuSya

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(14) te madhyama gaNAtuM hatuM. e ja pramANe baLa ane buddhimAM, vaibhava vageremAM paNa ghaNuM aMtara samajavuM. te pachI kAlAMtare rAvaNa rAjA traNa khaMDane adhipati prativAsudeva thaye. eNe traNakhaMDa sAdhavAne laMkA nagarIthI prayANa karyuM. anya dvIpamAM rahenArA vidyAdharo ane rAjAone vaza karI te pAtAlalaMkAmAM gaye. tyAMthI satkAra pAmI prativAsudeva rAvaNa AgaLa cAlyo. pote ekale ja jagatane jItavAne samartha chatAM enI pAse asaMkhya sainya hatuM. aneka mahArathI vIre enI sAthe yuddhamAM AgaLa rahIne laDavAne taiyAra thayA hatA. pite te atirathI virapurUSa hate. khara vidyAdhara ceda hajAra vidyAdharanI sAthe enI pAchaLa cAle. sugrIva vAnarapati paNa pitAnA agaNya sainya sahita rAvaNanI pachavADe cAlyuM. evI asaMkhya senAthI paravarele rAvaNa AkAza ane pRthvIne rUdhI dete vidhyagirinI samIpamAM AvI pahoMce. tyAM revAjInA taTa upara kudaratanI apUrva suMdaratA joI rAvaNarAye paDAva nAMkhe. 1 mahAparAkramI rAvaNa revAjImAM snAna karI, ujavaLa vastra paridhAna karI, samAdhivaDe daDha Asana vALI beThe. maNimaya paTTa upara ratnamaya ahaMdu biMba sthApana karI revAjInA jaLathI temane snAna karAvI vikasvara kamaLa vaDe pUjA karavAne prAraMbha karyo. prabhunI pUjAmAM ekacittavALo rAvaNa pUjAmAM layalIna hatA te samaye samudranI velanI jema revA nadImAM

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( 215) akasmAt pUra AvyuM. ekAeka revAnAM jaLa vRddhi pAmatAM hAvAthI sarvatra pANI pANe prasaravA lAgyuM. e phINa sahita revAnI urmio uMce uchaLavA lAgI. e phINavALA ane kacarAthI malIna thayelA jaLavaDe rAvaNanI karelI arhada bhagavAnanI pUjA dhovAI gaI. pUjAno bhaMga thavAthI rAvaNane adhika krodha vyApe. te kepanA AvezathI kaMpI uThyo. "mArI pUjAmAM vinna karanAra A jaLapravAhane akasmAta keNe cheDyo ? akAraNe e keNa verI thayo ? A jaLa choDanAra ke manuSya che ke sura, asura ke vidyAdhara che tenI tapAsa karIne mane kaho?" rAvaNe pitAnA subhaTane kahyuM. te samaye kaI vidyAre rAvaNanA caraNamAM namaskAra karI kahyuM. "deva ahIMthI AgaLa jatAM mAhiSmatI nAme eka nagarI Ave che. te nagarImAM bIje sUrya hoya e sahastra rAjAothI sevA sahastrAMzu nAme rAjA mahAparAkramI che. e rAjAe jaLakrIDA karavAne mATe revA nadI upara setubaMdha karIne revAnuM jaLa bAMdhI dIdhuM hatuM. kAraNa ke parAkramI vIrene zuM asAdhya che? e sahastrAMzu rAjA sahastra rANIonI sAthe sukhe karIne jaLakrIDA kare che, te vakhate revA nadInA bane taTa upara lAkhe rakSake kavaca paherIne uMcA hathIyAra karIne ubhA rahe che. aparimita parAkramavALAe rAjAne e rUvAba ane parAkrama che ke enA sainike te phakta zobhAne ja mATe che. jyAre e parAkramIe jaLakrIDA karatAM ugra karAghAta karavA

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( 216) mAMDyA te samaye jaLadevI paNa kSobha pAmI gaI. jaLajatuo badhA palAyana karI gayA. te rAjAe kriIDA karIne A jaLa have svecchAe choDI mUkeluM che jethI tamArI devapUjA paNa tenAthI vAI gaI che." vidyAdharanI AvI vANathI rAvaNa adhika krodhAyamAna thaye. parAkramI vIra eka bIjAnuM parAkrama sahana karI zakatA nathI. jethI rAvaNa garjanA karate be. are maravAne IcchatA te rAjAe mArI devapUjA dUSita karI che. mATe he rAkSasa subhaTa matsyane jema mAcchImAra bAMdhIne lAve tema e pApI ane vimAnI rAjAne bAMdhI mArI samakSa hAjara kare?" rAvaNanI AjJA thatAM lAkho rAkSasa vIre revA nadInA kinArAne anusarIne te tarapha deDyA. ne sahastrAMzu rAjAnA sainike sAthe te nizAcare yuddha karavA lAgyA rAkSaso AkAzamAM rahIne vidyAvaDe temane mehita karI temane nAza karavA lAgyA. pitAnA senine anAtha duHkhI thatA joI krodhathI hoTha ne adhara kaMpAvate sahastrAMzu pitAnI priyAone hAthanI saMjJAthI AzvAsana Apate, gaMgAmAMthI jema erAvata hastI bahAra Ave tema pote revA nadImAMthI bahAra nikaLe. tarata ja dhanuSya upara bANa caDhAvI AkAzamAM rahelA rAkSaso upara choDavA mAMDyAM. eka bANamAMthI asaMkhya bANa thaIne rAkSasene vidhavA lAgyAM.

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(217) rUnA samUhane jema pavana uDADI mUke tema alpa samayamAM te mahAbAhu parAkramI vIre AkAzamAM rahelA rAkSasa virene upadravita karI nAkhyA. sahastrAMzuthI parAbhava pAmelA rAkSasa vire tyAMthI palAyana karI rAvaNa pAse AvyA. rAvaNa sainya sahita keSita thaye ne sahastrAMsu upara caDhI AvyA. bannenuM dArUNu yuddha thayuM. ane varee cirakALa paryata ugra ane sthira thaIne vividha prakAranA AyudhothI yuddha karyuM. pitAnA pratispadhIne parAkramI dhArIne sahasrAMzu adhika parAkrama dazAvavA lAge. Ajaparyata ene A parAkramI nara kaI maLe nahete, lIlAmAtramAM e sahastrAMzu dareka rAjAone jItI lete hatuM, paNa A rAvaNa ene jude ja lAgyo ene e asahyA parAkramavALo mAluma paDaye. rAvaNanA manamAM paNa lAgyuM ke sahastrAMzu eka vIrapurUSa che. manamAM enA parAkramanI rAvaNa prazaMsA karavA lAge chatAM sahastrAMzu mahArathI hatA tyAre rAvaNu te atirathI vIranara hate, evA keTalAya sahastrAMzune jItavAnI enAmAM zakti hatI. bhUjAnA parAkramamAM sahastrAMzune ajeya mAnI vidyAthI mohita karIne tarata ja rAvaNe pakaDI lIdhe. sahastrAMzune jItIne mahAparAkramI rAvaNa pitAnA sainya sahita pAche chAvaNImAM Avyo. chAvaNImAM AvIne rAvaNu manamAM khuzI thatA sabhA maMDapamAM AvIne beThe. te samaye zatabAhu nAme cAraNamuni

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( 218 ) AkAzamAMthI utarI sabhAmAMDapamAM AvyA, munine joi rAvaNuM si'hAsana uparathI nIce utaryAM. maNimaya pAdukAne cheDI daI emanI sAme Avye ne munine tIrthaMkara bhagavAnanA gaNadhara jevA mAnatA paMcAMgathI bhUmine sparza karatA temanA caraNamAM paDyo, munine Asana upara besADI pAte temanI sAme pRthvI upara beThA. munie rAvaNane dharmAziSa ApI. pachI rAvaNe sunine majali joDIne AvAgamananuM kAraNa pUchyuM. javAkhamAM muni nirdoSa vANIthI khelyA. " rAjan ! zatamADu nAme huM... prathama mAhiSmatInA sajA hatA, ekaMdA saMsArathI bhaya pAmelA me' sahasrAMzu nAme mArA putrane rAjya ApI meAkSamArge javAmAM ratha samAna A vrata grahaNa karyuM . ?? peAtAnuM mastaka namAvatAM rAvaNa te samaye vacamAM khelI uThyo tyAre zuM A parAkramI vIranara ApanA putra thAya che ?" munie pratyuttara ApyA. " hA, jene tame madhana karyo che te mArA putra che. " tr munivara ! divijaya karavAne nikaLelA me ahIMyAM hAlamAM paDAva nAkhyA che. ahIyAM jInapUjA karatAM jInezvaranA dhyAnamAM ekAgra cittavALA hatA, tevAmAM tamArA putra peAtAnA nAnajaLathI mArI pUjAnA bhaMga karyo, tethI meM A kArya kareluM che; paraMtu mane lAge che ke te mahAtmAe A kArya ajJAnathI karyu haze, kAraNa ke ApanA putra arjunI zAzA

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( 219 ) tanA kadApi kare nahi. " rAvaNe tarata ja sahasrAMzune peAtAnI pAse melAvyA. lajjAthI namra mukhavALA sahasrAMzue munirUpa pitAne praNAma karyo. potAnA sAdharmika aMdhu jANI rAvaNe sahasrAMzune kahyuM. "he sahasrAMzu ! AjathI tame mArA bhrAtA cheA. tamArI jema A muni paNa mArA pitA che. mATe jAe, tamArA rAjya upara adhikAra calAvA ane bIjI paNa pRthvI grahaNa karo. ame traNa bhAie chIe tema rAjyalakSmInA aMzane bhajanArA AjathI tame paNa amArA cAthAbhAi che." sahasrAMzune mukta karI enI svataMtratA ane pAchI ApI. " mAre have A rAjya ke zarIranuM kAMi pratyeAjana nathI; kiMtu pitAe Azraya karelA saMyamamAM ja hu... avalaMbana karIza, nirvANune ApanArA tA eja mArga che." sahasrAMzue rAvaNane e pramANe kahI peAtAnA putrane rAjya arpaNa karI pitAnI pAse vrata grahaNa karyuM. ne pete dIkSA grahaNu konA samAcAra aceAdhyApatine mAkalAvyA. rAvaNe zatabAhu ane sahasrAMzu munine vaMdanA karI. sahasrAMzunA aparAdhane khamAvI pAte sahasrAMzunA putrane rAjyAsana upara besADI peAtAnI chAvaNImAM AvyA. divijaya karI aDhAra varSo rAvaNu laMkAnagarImAM AvyA. dareka apa bharatanA muguTakha`dhI rAjAoe prativAsudevapaNAnA abhiSeka karyo.

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prakaraNa 30 muM. anaraNyarAjAnI dIkSA. sahasrAMzue meAkalAvelA samAcAra anaraNya rAjAne maLyA. " ehu ! mArA mitra ane sa MbaMdhI sahasrAMzue dIkSA grahaNa karI, e mahAbAhu vIramAnI jagatamAM advitIya vIranara gaNAtA. evA vIrapurUSa paNa Aje rAvaNuthI parAjaya pAmyA. khacita svataMtrapaNe pRthvIne bhAgavanArA vIrapurUSA hArIne jIvavA karatAM maravu ja pasaMda kare che. hArIne parAdhinapaNe rahI rAjyagAdI bhAgavavI e ene thADu du:khadAyaka nathI. e vIra Aje pitAne pagale cAlI dIkSita thayA, enI sAthe dIkSA levAnI mArI paNa pratijJA hatI teA mAre paNa have dIkSA levI joie. kAraNa ke satyapratijJArUpI dhanavALA purUSA kyAre pazu pAtAnI pratijJAnA bhaMga karatA nathI. mAre paNa avasara tA prApta thayA che. mArA pUrvajo samaya Ave vratane grahaNa karatA hatA. avasara prApta thayelA chatAM, yAvananAM pUra vahI gayAM hAvA chatAM hajI huM mArA pUrvajone pagale cAlavAne samartha thatA nathI evA mArA jIvitane dhikkAra che! A mitre saMsAramAM khu McelA mane ThIka yAda karAvyuM. parAkramI chatAMhujArA rAjAethI sevAyela chatAM avasara prApta thatAM tRNunI jema eNe sAmrAjyalakSmIne tajI dIdhI. "

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(22) sahastrAMzunA dIkSAnA samAcAra jANyA pachI saMsAra uparathI jenuM citta uThI gayuM che e vrata levAnI AkAMkSAvALo anaraNyarAjA have cAritra grahaNa karavAne utsuka tha. anaraNyarAjAne yuvarAja anaMtaratha sivAya dazaratha nAme bIjo putra phakta eka mAsanI uMmarane hatuM jethI yuvarAja anaMtarathane sAmrAjyane rAjamuguTa paherAvI ayodhyAnA takhta upara ene abhiSeka karI dIkSA levAno nizcaya karyo. bIje divase rAjadarabAra bharI dareka saradAre, maMtrIo ane moTA moTA adhikArIone rAjadarabAramAM lAvyA temaja nagaranAM pratiSThita janene paNa belAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. anaraNyarAjAe maMtrIone uddezIne kahyuM " maMtrI mahAza ! Aje huM tamane eka agatyanA samAcAra jaNAvuM chuM te prazAMtacitte sAMbhaLo ? mArA mitra ane saMbaMdhI sahastrAMzu rAjAe dIkSA grahaNa karyAnA samAcAra mane maLyA che. amAre banene e saMketa hatuM ke emanI sAthe mAre paNa dIkSA levI, paNa emaNe te dIkSA laI lIdhI jethI mAre have tAkIde levI joIe, emanI sAthe meM karelI pratijJA mAre have saphaLa karavI joIe." mahArAja ! dIkSA levA karatAM saMsAramAM zuM nathI banI zakatuM? dharmasAdhana, devagurUnI bhakti-upAsanA, vrata, tapa, japa yathAzakti saMsAramAM rahyAM paNa banI zake che." maMtrIe kahyuM.

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(22) te chatAM huM vrata levAne utsuka thaye chuM ane mArI pATe rAjamukuTa yuvarAja anaMtarathane mAthe mUkuM chuM. AjathI have tame mArI tarapha jevI vaphAdArI batAvI che tevI tenA tarapha paNa rAkhaje. mArI mAphaka tame enA tarapha paNa vaphAdAra raheje." - maMtrIone be zabda kahyA pachI rAjA anaraNya yuvarAjane udezIne kahyuM. "vatsa! saMsAramAM ane temAMya ApaNA kula paraMparAmAM evI maryAdA che ke putra kavacadhArI thAya, rAjyanI pUrA upADavAne samartha thAya eTale pitAe ene rAjyamAM AgaLa karI pite AtmasAdhana karavuM ne rAjyadharAne bhAra putrane samarpaNa kare." mahArAja anaraNyanAM vacana sAMbhaLI hAtha joDI yuvarAja anaMtarathe vinaMti karI. "mane te ApanI sevA eja pramANa che. vinita putra eja kahevAya ke je pitAnI sevA na taje." vinita putra te eja kahevAya ke je pitAnuM vacana mAnya kare, huM have vrata levAnI utkaMThAvALo chuM. mAre nizcaya keIpaNa rIte have pharI zake tema nathI. saMsAranAM mohabaMdhane have jarApaNa mane bAMdhI zake tema nathI. Aja sudhI moharUpI niMdrAmAM huM suteluM hatuM. mArA mitra sahastrAMzue e niMdrAmAMthI mane jAgrata karyo che. eka rItie mArI upara upakAra karyo che te A rAjyanA bhAramAMthI mane mukta kare te tArI pharaja che tuM rAjaya grahaNa kara, huM vata grahaNa karuM."

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(ra3) "pitAjI ! ATalI badhI sAhAbI, vaibhava ane sattA temaja hajAre rAjAo sevakanI peThe ApanI AjJA uThAvI rahyA che chatAM Apa vrata grahaNa karI AnAthI vizeSa kaI lakSamInI IcchA kare che ke jethI AvI sAhyabIne Apa tyAga kare che?" A rAjyalakSamI te anitya vastu che. bahArathI mIThI madhurI jaNavA chatAM e ati bhayaMkara che. pariNAme enI pachavADe aMdhakAra raheluM che. rAjyane tyAga karI vrata grahaNa karavAnuM kAraNa eTaluM ja ke zAzvatI lakSamI je mokSalakamI te vrata sivAya maLI zakatI nathI. teja bhavamAM mokSe janArA tIrthakara bhagavaMto paNa samaya AvatAM vrata grahaNa karI kevaLajJAna prApta kare che tyAre ja ziva lakSamIne vare che. mATe e ziva lahamIne varavAne utsuka thayele huM avazya vratapayAyane grahaNa karIza." to zuM e zivalakSamI rAjyalakSmI bhagavatAM nahi maLe ke jethI ene tyAga karavo paDe?" rAjyalakSamI te duHkhadAyaka che. enAthI te durgati ja maLe che. zivalamI te zuM paNa devalamI paNa rAjyalakSamI bhegavanAre bhAgyayege ja meLavI zake, bAkI rAjyalakSamI bhogavatAM naraka, tiryaMca Adi durgati maLavI e te ghaNI ja sahelI vAta che." enuM kAraNa?" kAraNa eja ke rAjalakSamI jogavatAM ahaMkAra, abhi

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(24) mAnathI, sattAthI purUSa aneka anartho karI nAkhe che. pApamAM rakata banI nahi karavA gya durAcaraNe seve che, samartha hoya te aneka yuddha karI ghera prANavadhanI hiMsAne bhAgIdAra thAya che. rAjyanA vilAsathI, sattAnA zekhathI AvAM aneka pApa karIne manuSya mRtyu pAmI e pApanAM phaLa bhogavavA durgatimAM cAlyA jAya che." te bApu! narakagatine ApanAruM A sAmrAjya jyAre Apa pote paNa tyAga karavAne taiyAra thayA cho tyAre e uparathI jhaLahaLate chatAM bhayaMkara rAjamukuTa mAre mAthe mUkI Apa mane tyAM mokalavA taiyAra thayA che. rAjamukuTa dhAraNa karI huM durgatimAM jAuM te zuM Apane ISTa che?" yuvarAjanAM vacana sAMbhaLI anaraNyarAjA vicAra karate enI sAme joI rahyo. "vatsa! tyAre tArI zuM IcchA che?" huM paNa ApanI sAthe vrata grahaNa karavAnI icchA rAkhuM chuM. durgatine ApanAruM A siMhAsana jyAre Apa tyAga karI che tyAre kyAM sukhane mATe huM ene aMgIkAra karUM? je tamArI gati te mArI !" " tyAre zuM tuM dIkSA levAnI IcchA rAkhe che?" "hA, pitAjI!" "vatsa! tuM hajI bALaka che. vrataparyAyanAM kaI tArI sukamaLa kAyA nahi sahana karI zake. tArI yauvanavaya hajI

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( 225) tAruja che, vanamAM viSayavikArane kAbumAM rAkhI saMyama mArganuM ArAdhana karavuM e duSkara che, mATe hamaNuM te tuM rAjamukuTa dhAraNa kara, amArI mAphaka vana vItyA pachI avasara Ave vrata grahaNa karaje." "pitAjI! hAla vana che. vana vItI gayA pachI praDha avasthA Avaze, te pachI vRddhAvasthA Avaze ne te pachI ja mRtyu Avaze tenI kaMi khAtrI ! samayanI kaMi khabara nathI paDatI. mRtyu kayAre kayA mANasane pakaDaze enuM ApaNane kaMI jJAna nathI, amuka varSa pachI huM dIkSA grahaNa karUM. ne amuka varSa lagI huM jIvaza tenI kAMI khAtrI nathI mATe huM te. ApanI sAthe saMjamane ja grahaNa karIza. huM paNa saMsAra thakI udvigna pAmyuM chuM." - "putra! tArI jevI IcchA. tArAM mehabaMdhane zithila thayAM haya, saMjama pALavAne tuM je zakitavAna hoya te enAthI rUDuM manuSyabhavanuM bIju phaLa kayuM? ApaNuM pUrvajo je mArge cAlyA te ja mAge ApaNe paNa gamana karavuM e ApaNane zobhArUpa che." anaraNyarAjAe putrane dIkSA levAnI anumati ApI dIdhI. eka mAsanI ummaravALA bIjA putra dazarathane anaraNya rAjAe ayodhyAnA siMhAsana upara zubha muhUrte sthApanA karI. rAjyanI lagAma pradhAnene svAdhIna karI, maMtrIone bhalAmaNa 15

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(26). karI kahyuM ke-dazaratharAjA hajI eka mAsane kSIrakaMThI bALaka che, te e bALakamAMthI rAjya keLavaNInI tAlIma ApI ene rAjA kevI rIte banAvavuM e badhuM tamArI maMtrIonI buddhi upara raheluM che. vaLI rAjA te eka nimittarUpa che, rAjyanI ane kharI rIte vahana karanArA te rAjyanA maMtrIe ja che. mATe ayodhyAnuM rAjya niSkalaMka ane pratApavaMtu rahe tema karaje." - e pramANe rAjyavyavasthA karI maMtrIo temaja rANIo vagerenI anumati meLavI anaraNyarAjAe yuvarAja anaMtarathanI sAthe cAritra grahaNa karyuM. tadbhave mokSe janAra saha sAMzu kevaLajJAna prApta karI zivalaNamIne varyA temaja anaraNyarAjA paNa keTalAka varSa paryata cAritra pALI mokSe gayA. anaMtaratha muni tIvratApa karatA saMjamalakSamIne pALavA lAgyA. eja dazaratharAjAne cAra rANIo hatI. kaizalyA, sumitrA, suprabhA ane kevI temanAM nAma hatAM. kaizalyAthI cAra svasUcita paddha athavA rAma nAme putrane janma tha, sAta svathI sUcita sumitrAne lakSamaNa nAme putrane janma thaye, jemanuM bIjuM nAma nArAyaNa hatuM. kekevIe bharata nAme putrane janma Ape ne suprabhAe zatrune nAme putra prasa. e cAre putravaDe dazaratharAjA adhikAdhika zobhavA lAgyA.

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(27) kAlAMtare rAma lakSamaNane prativAsudeva rAvaNanI sAthe mahAyuddha thayuM. e mahAbhayaMkara yuddhamAM prativAsudeva rAvaNanuM khIleluM vaMzavRkSa karamAI gayuM. rAvaNa paNa e yuddhamAM mRtyune memAna thaye ne rAma lakSamaNa AThamA baLadeva ane vAsudeva jagatamAM prakhyAta thayA. prakaraNa 31 muM. te pachI zuM? ajayapuranagara dIva, unA ane delavADAnI samIpamAM AveluM che. pUrvanA samayamAM ane vartamAna samayamAM enI sthitimAM ghaNuM parivartana thayuM che. kALe karIne dareka vastuomAM je parivartana thayuM che tevI rIte ahIMyAM paNa thayuM che. anaraNyazAjA ane rAma lakSamaNanA samayamAM A tIrthanI je jAhojalAlI haze te Aje te na ja heya,samaya jatAM keTalAka kALa pachI ajayapuranagaranI vastI kamI thatI gaI. te eTale sudhI ke atyAre te nAnA gAmaDA jevuM jaNAya che. temaja 1 eka daMtakathA evI che ke A zahera agAu ATaluM badhuM samRddhivALuM hatuM paNa AvuM thaI javAnuM kAraNa zuM? to Ane mATe evI daMtakathA che ke-lagabhaga traNa varasa pahelAM mA zahera sAdhAraNa sArI sthitimAM hatuM. A vakhate ahIM

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(28) derAsaranA kharcane mATe ajayapura zahera sahita daza gAma anaraNyarAjAe bakSIsa karelAM te upara Aje derAsaranI hakumata nathI, paNa cha vIghAM jeTalI jamInane eka TukaDe che te paNa geracha dabAvI paDela che. jene kesa junAgaDha sTeTanI keTamAM cAle che. nagaranA cheDA upara ajAharA pArzvanAthane prAsAda eka vANIyAnuM kuTuMba rahetuM hatuM. te dhaNIne eka gAya hatI. A gAya haMmezA dhaNamAMthI judI thaI ajArathI eka keza dUra amodarA gAma che tyAM eka mUtti devInI che ane joya che je haju paNa che tyAM jatI ane dudha devI dehI letAM. dhaNI haMmezA zevALane Thapako ApavA lAgyo AthI govALe kahyuM ke huM gAya dehI letA nathI. AthI eka divasa sAMjanA te jevA Avyo tyAM gAya dhaNamAMthI judI thaI judI tarIne amodarA tarapha cAlavA lAgI. AthI dhaNIne paNa kautuka thayuM ane te paNa pAchaLapAchaLa cAlavA lAge. devI hatAM tyAM AvIne gAya ubhI rahI eTale devIe gAyanuM dUdha pIvA mAMDayuM. dhaNIe ghaDIkavAra te chAnuMmAnuM joyA karyuM pachI bahAra AvI devI tarapha devIne mAravA gayo tyAM devI ekadama bhoMyarAmAM utarI gai, paNa devIne coTale sadarahu dhaNunA hAthamAM AvI gaye AthI devIe tene vacana mAgavA kahyuM. paraMtu vacananA phaLanI (labdhInI) riddhi siddhi A vANIyAnA nazIbamAM nahi hovAthI nazIbe tene bhUlavyo ane ulaTa vadhAre gusse thayA ane kahevA lAgyo kejA, tArAthI te zuM vacana apAvAnuM hatuM ? kekanI gAyanuM dUdha corIne pI le che ne vacana ApavA beDI che? AthI devI gusse thayA ane zrApa Apo ke jAva tamArA gAmano vANIyo kadI paNa sukhI rahevAno ja nathI. haju sudhI upara pramANe banatuM ja Ave che ahIMnA vANIyA joIe tevA sukhI nathI.

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(29) bhavya ane alokika taddana zAMta pradezamAM AveluM che. atyAre manuSyanI vastI tyAM ochI hovAthI bahu dhamAdhamI jevAmAM AvatI nathI. temaja tyAM zrAvakanI vastI paNa rahI nathI. e zAMtimaya sthAnamAM rahelA prAsAdamAM bhagavAnanAM darzana karatAM ati AnaMda thAya che. pUjA, stavanA ke bhakti karatAM temaja dhyAna karavAthI cittanI ekAgratA sArI thAya che. ganA athI janene mATe te AvuM zAMtimaya sthAna taddana upayogI ane uttamaTInuM sthaLa che. A prAsAdamAM traNa te gabhArA che. dareka gabhArAmAM traNa traNa biMba, eka pASANanA covIzI ane ekautamasvAmInuM biMba che. gabhArAnA dvAranI banne bAjue pahelA ane chellA tIrthakaranI kAusagga dhyAne rahelI pratimAo che ane e pratimAone pharatI bAvIza tIrthakaronI padmAsanavALI pratimAo che. A kAusagganA paradhara ane tenApharatI bAvIza tIrtha. karonI pratimAonI AsapAsa pharatI vela ane zAsanarakSake deva-devIonI mudrAo ghaNuM ja suMdara ane uttama kArIgIrInA namunArUpa che. derAsaranA dakSiNa bhAgamAM goLAkAra racanAvALI stupanI eka derI che, temAM vacce AdIzvara bhagavAnanAM pagalAM che. A cAra dizA ane cAra vidizAmAM AcArya bhagavAnanAM pagalAM che. AvA stupa hAla bahu jovAmAM AvatA nathI. tupanI eka tarapha siddhAcaLanI mAphaka rAyaNanuM vRkSa AveluM che. te prAcina hoya ema jaNAya che.

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( 230 ) derAsaranI bAjumAM dharmazALA che, temAM prathama teA mAtra e eraDA ne eka oraDI hatI, paNa te pachI temAM vadhArA karI khIjA cAra AraDA ane e nAnI oraDIe bAMdhavAmAM AvI che. 1983 mAM mAhanasUrIzvarajI mahArAja ahIM padhArelA; e vakhate temaNe keTalAka camatkArI joelA. e uparathI temaNe kahyuM ke A derAsaranI pAsenI dhama zALA che te taddana nakAmI che. kAraNa ke ahIM zrAvaka chekarAo, strI sAthe rahe ane AzAtanA thAya eTale ahIMnA adhISThAyaka devA cAlyA jaze mATe tame bahAranA kampAunDamAM dharmazALA karI. AthI bahAra jInA derAsaranA nAmathI je jagyA eLakhAtI hatI te jagyAmAM cAra eraDAo-raseADA-beThaka ane AsarIvALA taiyAra karAvavAmAM AvyA che. traNa eraDA verAvaLa-pATaNavALA taraphathI tathA eka rAdhanapuravALA masA lIA bApulAla jamanAdAsa taraphathI taiyAra karAvavAmAM Avela che. A sthaLanAM kudaratI havA pANI eTalAM te sArAM, svaccha ane cekhkhAM che ke bimAra mANasa kAMipaNa upacAra na kare tApaNa te tandurasta banI jAya che. A sthaLanA pANInA A sapAsanA gAmeAmAMnA pANI sAthe mukAbalA karatAM ratale rUpaiyAbhAra Achu' vajanamAM thAya che. pUrvanI badhAvelI A nagaranI doDhasA vAvA atyAre jIrNasthitimAM mAjIda che, e jINu vavAnu` AMdhakAma jotAM AgaLanI zIlpakaLA ane jADAjalAlInI jhAMkhI ApaNane saheja thai zake che. ajAharA pArzvanAthanA anaraNyarAjAnA sthApana pachI

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( 231 ) atyAra sudhImAM cAda vakhata uddhAra thayAnu N tapAsa karatAM mAluma paDayuM che; chatAM mULanAyakanu mamatA teja che. saMvata 1955 ane sa'. 1979 nI sAlamAM jyAre khima upara navA lepa karAvavAnA hatA tyAre junA lepa kADhI nAkhyA te samaye paNa lAkho varSoM uparanuM biba hAya ema nihALatAM anumAna thatuM hatuM, tevA aneka pUrAvA paNa hayAta hatA; chatAM ApaNI ane vyavasthApakAnI bedarakArIthI tyAMnA aneka pUrAvAnA nAza thayA che temaja aneka zilAlekhAneA paNa nAza thai gayA che. temAMya eka zilAlekha teA ghaNA kiMmatI nAza pAmyA che. te lekhamAM ' saMvata 1677 nI sAlamAM ajAharA pArzvanAthajInA thayelA jIrNoddhAra cAdamA hatA. ' e saMbaMdhI lakhelu hatu. saMvata 1842 sudhI e lekha hayAti bhAgavatA hatA. ajAharA pAzvanAthajInA maMdiranI divAla upara paNa eka lekha kotarAvelA che. temAM lakhyuM che ke saMvata 1677 mAM ajayapurImAM zrImAlI deAzI jIvarAjanA dIkarA kuMvarajI unAnA rahevAsIe dIvanA saMdhanI sahAyatAthI temaja hIravijayasarinA ziSyanI sahAyatAthI jIrNoddhAra karAvyA. ' A lekha hajI paNa hayAta che. tyArapachI te AjasudhImAM jIrNoddhAra thayelA jaNAtA nathI; para'tu sa. 195ra mAM paramANu da karazanajIe derAsarajInu rIpera kAma zarU karAvyuM, paNa pAte aMdha hAvAthI bahArathI ahuja madada meLavI zakatA nahi. tyArapachI mArArajI vakIla AvyA ane temanA hAthe bahAragAmathI madada meLavI. derAsara tardUna jINuM thai gayuM hatuM. je derAsaramAM mANasanI praveza "

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(23ra) karavAnI paNa IcchA thatI nahatI, jyAM kammara kammara sudhInA te ghAsa ugelA rahetA hatA te sudharAvyuM ane atyAre tA navIna hoya tevuM banAvI dIdhuM. jeno lAbha hAlamAM ApaNe laI zakIe chIe. ajAharA pArzvanAthajInA maMdiramAM eka prAcina vakhatane ghaMTa AjasudhI jaLavAI rahe che, te ghaMTanuM vajana Azare 35 ratala jeTaluM che. tenI upara eka lekha che ke-"zrI ajAharA pArzvanAthajI savaMta 1014 zA. rAyacaMda jecaMda." - bIjA ghaMTa upara bALabodha lIpImAM lekha che tene bhAva e che ke-saMvata 1622 nA varSe aSADa zudI 2 unA vAstavya zrI jagapAla bhAya bAI TabakabAInA puNyArtha ghaMTakAva ItyAdi." ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAthajInuM biMba, kAussagga, pazvara, yakSa, yakSaNa ane navagraha yukta zyAma vaNe che. saMvata 1939 nI sAlamAM A gAmanI sImanI jamInamAMthI pragaTa thatAM temane zrI ajAharA pArzvanAthanA traNa gabhArA paikI uttara dizAnA gabhArAmAM padharAvyA che. temanA siMhAsana uparanA lekha uparathI te biMba saMvata 1343 nA mahA vadI 2ne zanivAranA roja pratiSThita thayAnuM jaNAya che. A prAsAdamAM be kAusaggaja che, te saMvata 1940nI sAla lagabhagamAM ajayapALa rAjAnA nAmathI oLakhAtA cirA pAse khodakAma karatAM pragaTa thayelA che. e kAussagna

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(233) chanI mudrA, pharatI bAvIza tIrthakarenI pratimA vagere saMbaMdhI hakIkta AvI che te biMbanA lekha uparathI temanI pratiSThA saMvata 13ra3 nA jeSTha vada 8 gurUvAranA reje udayaprabhasUrinA paTe thayelA zrI maheMdrasUrie karAvelI che ema jaNAya che. - dakSiNa dizA tarapha pAdukAne stupa che, te stupanI mayamAM zrI rUSabhadevajInI pAdukA che. tene lekha nIce mujaba che. "saMvata 6678 nA phAgaNa sudI 9 ne zanIvAre vijayadevasUtra rirAje kalyANakuzala ziSya dayAkuzalagaNi zrI dIvabaMdara nivAsI kIkA bhAryA hIrAke sUta desI madanakena." e rUSabhadevanI pAdukAnI pUrve zrI ANaMdavimalasUrIzvaranI, dakSiNe vijayadAnasUrIzvaranI pazcime jagadagurU zrI hIravijayasUrIzvarajInI ane uttare savAIvijayasenasUrIzvarajInI pAdukAo che. temaja cAra vidizAmAM agnike zrImehamunIzvara, naiRtya tatvakuzalajI, vAyavya rUSIvIrajI ane IzAnakANe upAdhyAya vidyAsAgarajInI pAdukAo che. ' - A nagarIne viSe vadhAre prAsAde hatA. bAroTanA cepaDAmAM sAta prAsAda hatA ema lakheluM che. enI nizAnI tarIke khaMDita ane akhaMDita pratimAo nikaLelI che ane jema jema khedakAma thAya che tema tema tevI nizAnIo avaraya nikaLe che. ajAharA pArzvanAthajInI bAjunA vaMDAmAM eka paDI gaela derAsaranuM khaMDera hatuM, tyAM dharmazALA taiyAra thayela che.

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(234 ) A derAsara ane tenI khaMDita thayelI pratimAnA zIlAlekhene saMgraha bhAvanagara sTeTanA prAcina zodhakhAtA taraphathI karavAmAM Avela che. jemane zIlAlekhe jovAnI IcchA hoya temaNe bhAvanagara prAcIna zodhasaMgraha bhAga pahele e pustakamAM jaI levuM. e pustakamAM chevaTe TuMka matalabanuM sUcipatra bahAra pADeluM che temAM naidhe karelI che. khaMDita derAsaranI sAmI bAjue traNa derI che. temAM eka hanumAnajInI, bIjI pAWyakSa ane yakSiNInI hatI. pArzvayakSanI mUrtine jainetare gaNapati tarIke mAnatA hatA ane yakSane devI tarIke mAnatA hatA. kAlAMtare e derI ane pratimAo khaMDita thavAthI mUrtione durasta karAvI temane mATe navIna derInI goThavaNa karI. jemAM zilAlekha che. khaMDita thayelA derAsaravALI jamInane pharatI cAre bAjue dIvAla mejuda che, temAMthI eka dIvAla jIrNa thaI gayelI te pharI navIna banAvavA mATe tene pADI nAMkhavAmAM AvI hatI. te jamIna zrAvakenA vaDA tarIke oLakhAtI hatI. ene kabaje paNa zrAvaka lekanA hAthamAM hatuM. tenuM bAMdhakAma sarakAranI paravAnagI meLavI zarU karyuM, paNa pAchaLathI keTalAka visaMteSI durjanee sarakAramAM sAruM juThuM bharAvyAthI kAma aTakI paDeluM. enI tapAsa thaI ne Akhare baMdha paDeluM kAmakAja pAchuM pharIthI zarU thayuM.

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(35) ajAranA derAsarane lagatA vaMDA saMbaMdhI TharAva AkAmanI sthAnika tapAsa karavAmAM Avela che. temAM pUrAvA, mULa jubAnI ane dastAvejo raju thayA che. te parathI sAbIta thAya che ke A jApharavAra vaMDAne kabaje lAMbI mudatathI derAsarajIne che temaja te upara prasaMgepAta sudhArA vadhArA saMgha taraphathI thayelA che. mAtra A vaMDAmAM amuka amuka sthaLe derIo, gaNapati ane hanumAnajInI hatI. temaja mahAdevano oTe hatuM, te jIrNa thavAthI kADhI nAMkhI. keTalIka mudata pahelAM saMvata 1954 nA arasAmAM porabaMdaravALA paramANaMdadAsa karazanadAsa nAmanA jene padharAvela che. te devenI sevA agAu mAphaka pUrIhameza karye jAya che, e devene jema hiMduo mAne che teTalAja jene paNa mAne che. te saMbaMdhI zatruMjaya, giranAra Adi tIrthomAM tevI pratimA hevAnI khAtrI thAya che. jethI mAtra teTalA ja kAraNuM uparathI jAkaravALo vaMDa no nathI ema mAnavAne kAraNuM nathI. temaja bIjI bAjue hiMduone kaze pitAnI sAbItIne pUrA nathI. jethI ekaMdare pUrA jotAM temaja laMbe kabaje jogavatAM jAkaravALo vaDo jainone che e amAre abhiprAya che. jethI nikaLela manAI hukama rada karavAmAM Ave che." (sahI) A. R. Bhat uDI. 20 A0. zrI ajAharA pArzvanAthajInA hastI dharAvatA prAsAdanI

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( 236 ) bhramatI taraphnA eka kalamatrAMsa jamIna TukaDA prathama te divAlama'dhI hatA, pAchaLathI te divAla paDI gai tene phrIthI caNAvavAnA kAie prayAsa na karyo, jethI e jamIna sarakArI jamIna sAthe bhaLI gai tevIja rIte paDI gayela derAsaravALA vaDAnI pUrva taraphanA eka khAMcAnI jamInanI paNa tevI dazA thatAM te jamIna paNa sarakArI jamIna sAthe bhaLI gai ane te upara AMdhakAma karavA paravAnagI mAgatAM rajA na maLI, sarakAramAMthI e jamIna vecAtI levI paDI che. ajAharA pArzvanAthajInA prAsAdamAM eka bhoMyarU che e bhoMyarAmAMthI amuka amuka gAmeAe javAya che ema ka 1 A bhoMyarA mATe evI daMtakathA che ke( bAroTanA copaDA uparathI 1953 mAM sAMbhaLela hakIkata ). A gAmamAM eka zrAvaka dhanADhaya zreSTo rahetA hatA. zeThane ajAharA pArzvanAthajInI bhakti upara bahuja pyAra hatA. A vakhate A zahera sAdhAraNa sArUM hatu. A vakhate allAuddIna khIlajI prabhAsapATaNamAM AvyA ane pATaNamAM lUMTa calAvI ane pATaNamAM teNe ghaNAja upadrava karelA ane aneka pratimA khaMDita karI nAkhelI. A vakhate ajAramAM sAta derAsaro hatA. zreSTInA manamAM thayuM ke kadAca A derAsarA tADI nAMkhaze ane pratimA khaMDita karA nAMkhaze AthI teNe evA vicAra karyAM ke A jovA karatAM tA maravuM sArUM eTale te aThThamanA tapa karavA derAsaramAM besI gayA eka ane be divasa purA thayA tyAM rAtrInA ekAeka adhiSTAyaka deva prasanna thayA ane kahyuM' ke- 'zu che ?' eTale roThe hakIkata jaNAvI. A uparathI teNe kahyuM -' A

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(237 ) vAtA kare che, paNa emAM satya keTaluM che tenI khAtrI karI nathI. kemake bhoMyarAmAM saMvata 1954 nI sAlamAM tapAsa thacelI hatI, paNa temAM ghaNI bhInAzavALI ane du dha mAratI huvA jevAmAM AvI ne bhoMyarAmAM eka chupA mArga jevu jaNAyu', paNa mArga ghaNeA kaThINa ane vikrALa bhAsyA. jethI AgaLa tapAsa karavAnuM kArya aTakI paDayuM. hAlamAM te bhayarAnA uparathI tenA chupA mArga baMdha karAvI dIdhA che. derAsaranA raMgama`DapanA naiRtya khuNAmAM khAdare tyAM eka bAyarU nIkaLaze tyAM A pratimAo bhaDArI deje ane kahyuM ke zrI ajAharA pArzvanAthanI pratimA ahIMthI 5 kAza dUra gAMgaDA karIne gAma che tyAM eka zrIanaharA pArzvanAthajInA kharA hRdayathI bhakita karanArA bhakata che. tene rakatapata thayela che eTale A pratimAjI tenA makAnamAM eka khuNAmAM prasiddha thaze mATe tene te hakIkata kaheje ane tenuM nhavaNu lakhane zarIra upara cepaDe eTale ArAma thai jaze.' vaLate divase prabhAtamAM teNe pratimAjI utthApana karI bhaMDArI dIdhA ane te mANusa gAMgaDA gayA, jyAM jAya che tyAM pratimAjI tyAM AvelA hatA ane pAse dIpaka vi. hatAM. ahIM prabhujInI yAgya pUjA pakhAla karI rakatapitavALA mANusane prabhujInu nhavaNu traNu divasa sudhI cApaDayuM eTale taddana ArAma thai gayA. have ahIM allAuddIna khIlajI AvyA teNe pratimAjI na jovAthI ekadama krodhe bhANA ane derAsarA pAMca pADI nAMkhyA. allAuddIna gayA ane navame divase zrI ajAharAjInI pratimAjI pAchI asala sthAnake AvI gai. haju pazu lagabhaga daza varasa pahelAM gAMgaDAmAM bheAMyarU hatu, pakhAzana paNa hatuM, pazu mithyAtvI dharma pALanArA have thai javAthI badhuM baMdha karI dIdhuM che.

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(38) A bheMyarAmAM khaMDita pratimAone mATe ja che. atyAre paNa khodakAma karatA khaMDita pratimAonA AkAra avazya nikaLyA vagara rahetA nathI. A nagarImAM ghaNI khaMDita thayelI ApaNI pratimA anyadarzanInA kabajAmAM levAya che. tene jene jema phAve tema leke upayoga kare che. ajAharA pArzvanAthajInA prAsAdanI pUrve tene besavAne eka gadhare che tyAM eka meTuM vaDanuM vRkSa che. jenI ghaTA ghaNI vizALa ane suMdara hovAthI tyAM besanArane tApane anubhava thato nathI. mULa pAse eka khaMDita pratimAnuM mastaka paDeluM che, te mastaka siddhagiri upara comukhajInA derAsaramAM bIrAjelA mULanAyakanA mastaka jevaDuM che ane te mastaka tIrthakara bhagavAnanA biMbanuM hovA chatAM zitalAdevInA sthAnaka tarIke anya lekee tene beThavI dIdhuM che. tyAM siMdura vagere caDAvIne leke AtmakalyANa mAne che. delavADA tarapha javAnA daravAjAnI divAle vairAgI bAvAone utaravAnI eka jagyA che. tyAM AgaLa pAnArtha bhagavAnanI kAussaga dhyAne rahelI cAra kuTa uMcAIvALI eka pratimA che. jenAM upAMga kahevAya tevAM aMgene cheDe thoDo bhAga khaMDita thayela che. jene anya darzanI judI judI rIte pUje che. uttara tarapha javAnA daravAje ane ajAharA pArzva nAthajInA derAsarathI thoDeka dUra cakezvarImAtAnI mUrti lagabhaga cAra phuTa uMcAInI pASANanI che. jenA pagane cheDe

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( 239) bhAga khaMDita thayelA che te ubhelI che. tene mAthe chatrI ke derI kAMi nathI. tene leAkA gAmanI rakSaka devI tarIke gaNe che. A cakrezvarI devInI mUrtinI najIkamAM ajayapALanA cArAne nAme oLakhAtA eka cArA che. cArAmAM dhana che evI mAnyatAthI sarakAre khAdyakAma karyuM, paNa aMdarathI bhamarAo chuTayA eTale te kAma baMdha karavAmAM AvyuM. A cArA pAse kha'Dita pratimAenA ghaNA avazeSo paDelA che. A cArAnI pAse e kAussaggajI pragaTa thayelA hatA jemane prAsAdanI aMdara takhtanazIna karelA che. kAussaggajI paradhara sAthe phuTa 4-9nI uMcAInA che. jethI temanA pramANamAM khima te jagyAnI AsapAsamAM pragaTa thavA sa'bhava che. C ajayapALanA cArAnI AsapAsa 7-8 phuTa uMcA eka jAtanA jhINA jINA pAMdaDAvALAM jhADa thAya che, jene ajayapAlanA jhADane nAme leAkeA ALakhe che. e jhADa zenAM che te hejI parakhAyu nathI; chatAM te vRkSanA pAMdaDAMmAM evA guNa che ke tene vATIne game tevA gaDagumaDa upara mAMdhavAmAM Ave tA turata te gaLIne phUTI jAya che. pleganI gAMTha upara paNa te asarakAraka phAyadna kare che. A pAMdaDA mATe leAkeAnI mAnyatA che ke te pAMdaDAM letAM pahelAM te lai javAnI vRkSa pAse yAcanA karavI. ' AvI yAcanAne vRkSa netayuM ema leAkeA kahe che, nAto pachI amuka TAima gayA Ada zrIphaLa vadherIne nAtarela vRkSanAM pAMdaDAM teADavAM. 3 ' ajAharA pArzvanAthanA namaNuthI ajayarAjAnA kuSTaroga

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( 140 ) ,, nava divasamAM dUra thayA ema Aje paNa tyAMnA loko mAne che. jainetarI paNa te namaNune Aje " amIjaLa " evI sa'jJA ApI potAnA zarIranI vyAdhio upara cALavAnA prayAga kare che, te mujaba A gAmamAM eka kAlaNe potAnA che.kAne pleganI gAMTha nikaLelI tenI upara navaNunA cApaDavAnA upacAra karyA. tA kharAbara navame divase gAMTha phUTI gai ne tadna ArAma thai gayA. A prAsAdamAM hajI paNa divya nATAraMbha thayA kare che temaja kriSya yAti pragaTa thAya che. AvA dekhAvA ghaNI vakhata haju paNa jovAmAM Ave che. ki vajrati che ke ahIMyA eka vakhata kezaranA varasAda thayA hatA. savata 1954 mAM jyAre jIrNoddhAranI zarUAta karI tyAre prAsAdanA zikhara upara saMdhyA samaye divya prakAza jovAmAM AnyA hatA ane te samaye jINoddhAranI zarUAtamAM zikharanA agra bhAga upara prAMca khAMdhI zikhara upara kArIgaro kAma karatA hatA te samaye "sAvaceta thAo nIce utarA" evI AkAzavANI thayelI te mujaba kArIgarA nIce utaryo ke turata ja prAMca tUTI paDI, derAsarajInA agrabhAga upara kAi samaye tejasvI dIpaka paNa maLatA jovAmAM Ave che. koi prasaMge pratimAjInI pUjA rI gayelI ane pAchaLathI khAtrI karavAne tenI tapAsa karavAmAM AvI tA pUjA thai gayelI. A sivAya sa. 1979 nI sAlamAM jyAre pALe lepa jINu thai gayA eTale navA lepa karAvavA amadAvAdathI lepa karavA be jaNA AvyA tyAre savAre

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(rajA) zeThIe vahelI pakhAla pUjA karI lIdhI hatI. chevaTa prabhune maMgala dIvo utAratI vakhate tenA lepanA hathIAro laIne te kArIgaro prabhunA pabAzana upara gayA tyAre goThIe kahyuM kechevaTa prabhune maMgalIka dI utArI lauM eTalI ghaDI jALave, paNa te kArIgara te samaye evuM bolyA ke tamArA zrAvakanA deva te joyA ! e ja samaye tepa je ekadama avAja thaye. kArIgaranA hAthamAMthI ojAra paNa paDI gayA ane AkhA derAsaranI aMdara lAla raMga, prabhujIne raMga lAla che te ja chavAI gaye ane mANasa bIjA mANasane paNa joI na zake tevI lAla ghaTA AkhA raMgamaMDapa ane gabhArAmAM thaI gaI. A ghaTA lagabhaga 10 mInITa sudhI rahI tyAre kArIgaro bolyA ke-ame A devane lepa nahi karIe. AvA deva . ame kadI paNa joyA ja nathI; A pachI tene samajAvyA ane pachI teoe lepa karyo. " e sivAya divya nATAraMbha te aneka jaNAe jeele che. 1983 mAM mehanasUrIzvarajI mahArAja AvelA tyAre paNa A camatkAra thayele. ahiM vizeSa A derAsaramAM dIvAo kadI paNa vadherAtA nathI. 1954nI sAlamAM ahIM kAma cAlatuM hatuM e vakhate pAchaLa kAca jaDAvatA hatA tyAre kAma jaladI purUM karAvavA sArU rAtrInA paNa kAma karAvatA hatA eTale sAMjanA be glAsa ghInA bharIne mUkayA. kAma khalAsa thaI gayuM: A vakhate talacaMda mANekacaMda ahIM AvelA, teNe beThIne - 16

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(24) sUcanA karI ke A dIpaka ThArI nAMkho eTale teNe kahyuM ke e dIvA TharAze nahiM eTale teNe bIjA mANasa pAse karAvI nAMkhyA jyAM bahAra Ave tyAM pAchA dIpaka thayA AmatraNa vakhata karyuM ane traNavAra dIpaka pAchA thaI gayA. haju paNa A derAsaranA prabhAvathI kaI zikhya derAsaranI ekapaNa cIja upADI zakatuM nathI. koI prasaMge pratimAonI pUjA rahI gayelI ane pAra chaLathI khAtrI karavAne tenI tapAsa karavAmAM AvI te pUjA thaI gayelI jovAya che. AvA camatkAro paNa bane che. AgaLa kahevAyuM che ke vartamAna samayamAM tyAM jenonI vastI rahI nathI, temAMya vetAMbarI zrAvake tyAM hAlamAM nathI. La jJAtinA gRhastha che te anya dharma pALanArA che tyAre soraThIyA gRhastha sthAnakavAsI ane anya dharma pALanArA hovAthI inabiMbane cheDe ghaNe aMze niMdanArA banyA che, paNa ahIMnI pratimAnA lekhe uparathI te prathama teo jainadharma pALanArA hatA. evuM te lekee bharAvelAM biMba uparathI sAbIta thAya che. kemake keTalAeka biMba uparanA lekhathI te mAluma paDe che. AvuM pUrvakALamAM apUrva jAhojalAlI jogavatuM tIrtha Aje nAmazeSa jevI sthitimAM rahyuM che. Aje joItA pramA mAM enI sArasaMbhALa levAtI nathI ane je haju AvA sArA tIrthane pharIne uddhAra karavAmAM na Ave te bhaviSyamAM

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(243) tenI kevI sthiti thaze! te samajI levuM. e badhI jokhamadArI kene mAthe AvI ja bedarakArIthI ApaNe ghaNuM gumAvyuM che-hajI gumAvIe chIe. zAmATe jainasaMgha, enA kAryavAhaka, janasaMghanA netAo, zrImate bedarakArIthI AvAM aNamola tIrtho naSTa thavA de che te samajAtuM nathI. jene pAse dravya nathI ema kAMI nathI. dravya che, sAdhane che, sarva kaMI che, phakata tIrtho upara bhaktibhAva nathI. huM mAruM saMbhALuM, je mArUM nathI ene game te thAva, e tIrthone pitAnA mAnyAM nathI tethI saMghanA netAonI bedarakArI vadhI che. emanI bedarakArIne pariNAme A jaina tIrthonI AvI dazA thaI rahI che. jene pAse dravya puSkaLa che. temaja jenuM tIrthadravya ke devadravya paNa che. e devadravyane sAcavavAne meha, vyAja upajAvavAno meha hamaNAM hamaNuM netAone vadhyo che. e mohane pariNAme eka tIrthanuM dravya bIjA tIrthamAM kharcAtuM nathI ne e sAcaveluM-saMgraha kareluM dravya jyAre ADakatarI rIte nAza pAmI jAya che tyAre akasesa kare che. vastuta: A paMcamakALano prabhAva ja e che ke manune bIjAnI satya vAta karatAM potAnA manamAM je vicAra utpanna thayela hoya teja vyAjabI lAge che. Aje te manuSya jyAre juduM karI rahyo che tyAre bhAvI kaMI juduM ja ghaDAI rahyuM che. e bhAvInI sthiti kaLavAnI mAnavaprANImAM zakti heta te ghaNI bhUle ochI thaI jAta; chatAM Aje sthiti

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(ra44) judI ja che. nAnA mANase bhUla kare, jyAre moTA mANaso te bhayaMkara bhUle karI rahyA che. vize kalAka potAnA ja svArthamAM mazagula rahenAro prANu bIjAne mATe zuM karI zake? jene pitAne ja svArtha lAgela hoya te paramArthane mATe keTaluM karI zake ? dharmanAM sAkSAt phaLa nahi jeelAM hovAthI dharmanI mahattA e zI rIte AMkI zake ? are AjanA paMcamakALanA manuSyaprANa dharmanAM sAkSAt phaLa najare juve te paNa pitAnA tucchasvArthanI AgaLa enI mahattA Aje bhUlI jAya che ane AvI ja sthiti Aje janasaMghanI-enA netAonI thaI rahI che tIrthonI emane zI paDI hoya? phakta pitApitAnI mAlIkInuM jeTaluM hoya teTaluM sAcavavA ne saMgrahI rAkhavA ja te samajyA che. nahitara eka jagyAe raheluM tIrthadravya ke devadravyane upaga bIjA jarUrIyAta tIrthasthaLe kema na thAya? netAonI kaMIka AMkha ughaDe, ajAharA pArzvanAtha jevAM tIrthasthaLe jovAnI emane taka maLe, e tIrthonI bhaktine teo lAbha meLave ane dravyane vyaya karI mAnavabhava saphaLa kare.

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prakaraNa 32 muM. utapura. unnatapura zrI ajAharA pArzvanAthathI eka keza hara AveluM che, enuM bIjuM nAma unA che ene mATe kivadaMti paNuM saMbhaLAya che ke "unA, pUnA ane gaDha junA e traNe junA!" e kahevatamAMnuM prathama gAma unA che. tyAM pAMca derAsare, hIravijayasUrina upAzraya ane stupanI bAra derIo Avela che pAMca derAsaramAM moTuM AdIzvara bhagavAnanuM bIjuM saMbhavanAtha bhagavAnanuM, trIju zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanuM, cothuM pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanuM ane pAMcamuM neminAthajI bhagavAnanA nAmathI oLakhAya che. AdIzvara bhagavAnanA derAsaramAM meTo bhAga saMprati rAjAe bharAvelo che, bhamatImAM paccIsa derIo ane raMgamaMDapanI pUrva bAjue be moTAM bhoMyarAM che. bheMyarAmAM amIjharA pArzvanAtha che. paDakhe be kAussaggIyA che. bIjA beMyarAmAM mULanAyaka AdIzvara bhagavAna cha phuTa uMcAInA che. tenI pakakhe bIjAM be biMba AdIzvara bhagavAnane manAthanAM che. dezasaramAM mukhya bhagavAna AdIzvara bhagavAna che, temaja bIjAM paNa zabiMbe che. bIjI be oraDIomAM ekamAM cArane bIjI mAM traNa biMbe che. kula A derAsarajImAM ekAvana pratimA pASaNanI che, te sivAya dhAtune parivAra judo che.

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( 246 ) amIjharA pArzvanAthamAM nAma pramANe ja guNu jovAya che. e khikhamAMthI vakhatA vakhata amI jharatu najare paDe che. ahIyAM eka mATI sarpa sapheda muvALA, ane vRddha ja rIta thayelA che; te bhagavaMtane mAthe kAi kAivAra potAnI pheNathI chatra karatA jovAmAM Ave che. A sarpa kAinA upara dhasArI karatA nathI. bhoMyarAmAM svAbhAvika rIte zAMti thAya che. tyAMthI khasavAnuM mana thatuM nathI. A derAsara kANe ane kayAre kha MdhAvyu` te saMbaMdhI kaMi itihAsa maLatA nathI, bhAMyarAnA rastA hamaNAM sudharAvI sApha karAvce che. A derAsaranA pamAzana, raMgamaMDapanu ane bheAMyarAnu sAMyataLIyuM sa Mvata 1958 nI sAlamAM ArasathI baMdhAva vAmAM Avela che. A derAsaramAM birAjatA mULanAyakajI AdIzvara bhagavAna temanI DAbI bAjunA pahelA mitra AdIzvara bhagavAna temaja mATA bhoMyarAnA mULanAyaka AdIzvara, A traNa mi N ghaNA chagu thai javAthI saMvata 1963 nI sAlamAM kaMcanavIya lepa karAvela che. A derAsarajImAM keTa uMka suthArakAma karavAmAM AvyuM che. ( chatAM hajI derAsaranA gabhArA, bhoMyarAmAM javAnA rastAnA daravAjAnA bAraNAMe karAvavAnu, bhoMyarAnI sIDIee mArasa patharAvavAnuM hajI ghaNuM kAma bAkI rahelu che. ) saMbhavanAthajInA derAsaramAM mULanAyakajI saMbhavanAtha bhagavAnanA biMbanA paradhara ANujInI kAraNI bhUlAve tevA . che, paradharanAM dareka gAMga zAstramaryAdAnA pramANa pramANe

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( 247) che. biMba dIvanA rahIza pArekha meghajInI bhAryA suzrAvikA lADakImAie bharAvelA che ane pratiSThita kriyA hIravijayasUrIdharajInA paTTadhara vijayasenasUrIzvara mahArAje saMvata 1965 nA jeTha zudI 11 nA rAja karelI che. A derAsara traNa khAranA gabhArAnu ane suAAbhita che. kula cAda pratimAo che. bhikha meTAM ane mAhUlAda upajAve tevAM maneAhara che. A prAsAda prathama kuMbhAravADAmAM hatA, paNa hAlamAM navA baMdhAvelA caityamAM sa Mvata 1959 nA vaizAka zudI 12 nA rAja pratiSThita karavAmAM AvyA che. navIna caitya AdIzvara bhagavAnanI samIpamAM Avelu che. junA caityamAM pASANanA 62 Si hatAM. eka pASANanI cAvIzI ane pASANunI aSTama`galika hatI. temaja A gAmanA keTanI aMdara khAdakAma karatAM pASANanA 18 biMba nikaLelAM, te maLIne kula 82 khi'kha nI pratiSThA karavAnI hatI, paNa parivAra keTalAka AchA thai javAthI navA caityanI pratiSThA vakhate 13 Si A rahevAthI temaja eka kAusaggIyAjI maLI 14 nI pratiSThA thaI hatI. ( ahIyAM keTaleka sthaLe kAma sudhAravAnI temaja samarAvavAnI jarUra che. ) zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanA derAsaramAM mULanAyakajI zAMtinAtha bhagavAna che, gabhArAne pharatI bhamatImAM 23 derIo che. che. raMgama'DapamAM eka cAmukhajInI derI che. ragama'DapanI pazcime eka oraDImAM ghaNAM khaMkhe che. A oraDImAM mukhya khiMkha saMbhavanAtha bhagavAnanu che. zAMtinAtha bhagavAnana

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( 248 ) mi. A gAmanA rahIza kIkA vIrajI dezIe sa. 1965 nA jeTha sudI 11 nA roja bharAveluM che, ne tenI pratiSThA savAi vijayasenasUrIzvare karelI che. mULanAyakajI zAMtinAthanI jamaNI tarapha ajItanAtha bhagavAna ne DAbI tarapha vIrabhagavAna che, te khie paNa mULanAyakanA pramANu jevaDAM che. derAsaramAM pASANuno kula 44 pratimAo che. eka pASANunA aSTamagalika temaja pASANunA e savAgajA ArasacArasa aSTama Mgalika che. aSTamagalikanI vacce paramAtmAnAM pagalAM che. derAsara jINu prAya: jevI sthitimAM che. ( jemAM keTaluMka samArakAma thayuM che ane keTaluMka kAma bAkI rahelu che. ) ceAthuM derAsara pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanuM che. mULanAyakajI zyAmavarNe pArzvanAthajI che. te pratimA sa Mprati mahArAje bharAvelAM che. jyAre temanuM prakSAlana karavAmAM Ave che athavA tA rAtrInA bhagavAnanI pAse rAzanI karavAmAM Ave che. e vakhate bhikhanA dareka bhAgeAmAM kAi evA prakAranI tejasvitA dekhAya che ke jANe biMba ratnamizrita hAya evA bhAsa thAya che. A bi'anI paDakhenAM e biMba pAlItANAmAM AbunI dharmazALAmAMnA derAsarajImAM padharAvelAM che. moTA biMba mULanAyajjI tarIke che ne bIjA aMkha temanI paDakhe zyAmavaNu vALA che. A derAsarajImAM pASANanAM kula 19 kha kha che. temAM tamasvAmInAM e khima che. A derAsarajInu pabAsaNa,

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(29). gabhArAnI divAle ane bheMyataLIye saMvata 158 mAM Arasa jaDAvelA hatA. (te sivAya A derAsarajImAM hajI ghaNuM kAma bAkI raheluM che.) - pAMcamuM derAsara neminAtha bhagavAnanuM che. A derAarajImAM pASANanAM 24 biMba che. te sivAya nemanAtha bhagavAnanI zAsanarakSaka aMbikAdevInI mUrti ane eka pAdukAne stupa che. aMbikAnI mUrti AmravRkSanI nIce pitAnA ane putranI sAthe ekane AMgaLIye ane ekane godamAM rAkhI dhyAnArUDha sthitimAM jovAmAM Ave che. (A derAsarajInA pabAsaNu, gabhArAnI divAlo, bheMya taLIye saMvata 158 nI sAlamAM Arasa ceDAyeluM hatuM, chatAM bIje ThekANe kAmakAja karI sudhAravAnI jarUra che.) - A derAsaranAM biMbemAMthI keTalAMka biMba bahAragAma paNa mokalavAmAM AvyAM che. ahIMthI 40 biMbe muMbaI gaDajInA derAsaramAM, 32 bhAvanagara dAdAsAhebanA derAsaramAM, traNa biMba jAmanagara tAe lAlapuranA derAsarajImAM ane 2 biMba pAlItANuM onbunA derAsarajImAM bAkInA anya sthaLe laI jaI padharAvavAmAM AvelAM che. te sivAya dhAtunAM lagabhaga 1000 jeTalA bibe jude jude sthaLe mokalavAmAM AvelAM che. ahInAM pAMce maMdire prathama jude jude sthaLe hatAM. jyAre ahIMnI jAhojalAlI hatI tyAre ahIMyAM sAtase te

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(250 ) paSadhazALA hatI. tyAre hAla mAtra ATha gharanI vastI rahI che. paDatI AvelI hovAthI jude jude sthaLe AvelAM derAsare barAbara sacavAya tema na hovAthI pArzvanAtha ane neminAthanA derAsara mULa jagyAethI pheravI zAMtinAthajInA derAsaranI samIpamAM joDAjoDa goThavyAM che. temanI pratiSThA vaizAkha sudI 7 saMvata 1924nA roja karavAmAM AvI che. temAM saMbhavanAthanuM derAsara te zAMtinAtha ane AdIzvaranI vacce khAlI jagyA hatI tyAM goThavyuM che. jethI pAMce derAsare ekaja hAramAM rahelAM che. temanI vacce 1000 mANasa besI zake evaDo moTe ceka Avela hovAthI siddhagiri ane giranAranI eka TuMka je dekhAva Ape che. phulavADInI jagyA A saMsthAnI mAlIkInI hatI, chatAM vaLAMkI lIdhela nahi hovAthI temAM bAMdhakAma karavA mATe sarakAranI paravAnagI mAgatAM na maLI jethI jamIna vecANa levI paDI che. bhagavAnanA prakSAlana mATe nadIethI pANI maMgAvavAmAM AvatuM hatuM, paNa dUra hevAthI temaja garamInI mosamamAM nadInAM pANI sUkAI jatAM hevAthI ghaNI muzkelI paDatI hatI. derAsarajImAM be kuvA che, paNa tenuM pANI khAruM hovAthI pratimAnI kAMti bagaDI jatI hatI. jethI pakhAlanA kAmamAM te AvI zakatuM nahi, paNa madada maLavAthI hAlamAM te jagyAe eka TAMkuM bAMdhavAmAM AvyuM che.

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( 251 ) A derAsarA gAmanA eka cheDA upara AvelAM che. jethI manuSya vastI arUpa hAvAthI zAMti levAmAM Ave che. hIravijayasUri je jagyAe kALadharma pAmyA te jagyA hIravijayasUrinA upAzrayanA nAmathI oLakhAya che. prasiddha hIravijayasUrijInuM jIvanacaritra jagajAhera che. eja hIzivajayasUrIzvaranI icchAthI varSamAM cha mAsa paryaMta khAdazAha akabare amAripaDaDu vagaDAvyeA, jajIyA nAmanA kara mApha karyAM. khadIjanone mukta karyo, DAbara nAmanA moTA sarovaramAMthI macchavadha baMdha karyo. jainonAM tIrthA, kAThIyeA, pUjAnI jagyAo vagere je hatAM te yAvatacaMdra divAkarI sudhI jainonI pAse rahe evAM pharamAnA ApyAM. hIravijayasUri tyAMthI vihAra karatA siddhagirinI yAtrAe padhAryA, tyAMthI paMcatIthI taraph AvyA. ahIyAM cAtumAMsa karavAnuM nakkI karyuM ne e cAturmAsa karyAM. temanuM iMphlu cAturmAsa A jagyAe hatu. ahIMyAM bhAdaravA zudI 11 ne divase peAtAnI pAchaLa ehajAra ziSyAnA parivAra mUkI kALadharma pAmyA. zrAvakoe AmravRkSanI pavitra chAyAmAM pavitra bhUmi joi tyAM emanA agnisaMskAra karyA, te ja rAtanA tyAM nATAraMbha thatAM eka manuSya joyA, te nagaramAM jaI khIjA mANasAne teDI lAvyA, eTalAmAM kAMi jovAmAM Avyu nahi; parantu te jagyAnI samIpamAM rahelA AmravRkSeA upara phaLa AvelAM jovAmAM AvyAM. agnisa'skAra vakhate kaMi nahi chatAM te ja rAtrie pAkI kerIe thayelI prAta:kALe jovAmAM

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(2para) AvI jethI nagarajanoe te kerIo teDI lIdhI. temAMnI keTalIka khaMbhAta, keTalIka amadAvAdanA subAnene keTalIka dilhIpati akabarazAhane-ema aneka sthaLe mokalAvI. gurUnA vicethI teo bahu duHkhI ane dilagIra thayA. zrAvakoe je jagyAe teo dehamukta thayA tyAM derI baMdhAvI, tema je je jagyAe agnisaMskAra karyo te jagyAe gurUjInA stupanI sthApanA karI. A banne sthaLoe adyApi paryata ghaNA camatkAra jevAmAM Ave che. e upAzraya, e derI vigere jagyAe Aje daza varasa pahelAM taddana jIrNa jyAM kammarakamara sudhInAM ghAsa ugI gayelAM, jyAM chIpA-ghuvaDa AdI pakSIonA asaMkhya mALAo thaI gayA hatA, te upAzraya ke je gAmanA madhyabhAgamAM A jagyA AvelI che te, saMvata 1972 nI sAlamAM taddana jIrNa hAlatamAM thaI gayela hovAthI rUA. 7000) khacI navesarathI kAma karAvyuM. A rU.7000) tATe mahUma merArajI vakIla, vallabhavijaya mahArAja muMbaImAM cAturmAsa hatA e vakhate gayelA ane phakta paMdara divasamAM rUA. daza hajAra laI AvelA ane e pramANe junA upAzrayanI jagyAe atyAre sAruM upAzrayanuM suzobhita makAna banAveluM che. gAmanA cheDAthI paNa maila dUra zrI ajAharA pArzvanAthajInA tIrthasthaLa vacce zrI hIravijayasUri ane vijayadevasUrinA sthaLadehane agnisaMskAra karavAmAM Avela che ane tenA upara hIravijayasUri temaja temanI pATe thayelA tamAma

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(253) AcAyanA stUpe che. kula 12 derIo che. tene krUratA suMdara eka bagIcA che. A magIcAnI jamIna prathama 100 vIghAM hatI, paNa hAlamAM 62 vIghAM rahelI che. bagIcAmAM 500 AMkhA temaja 400 nALIyerInAM jhADa che. te sivAya khIjA paNa keTalAMka jhADa AvelAM che. ( A bagIcA prathama saMdhanI mAlekInA hatA, tenI upaja vagere pa McatI imAM vaparAtI hatI, paNa lakSmIvijaya nAme eka ArajI paMcAnI paDela hatA; tenI upaja te pAte ekalA ja khAi jatA hatA, tenA kesa brunA gaDhamAM aDhAra varSa sudhI cAlye ane chevaTe ApaNane temAM lAbha maLyuM che. } bagIcAnI derIe jarjarita sthitimAM che ane te derIo upara zIlAlekhA mATA mATA che. pahele hIravijayasUrIzvaranA stupa upara ne bIjo devasUrIzvaranA stupa upara che. AThamI derI upara vijayakSamAsUrinI pAdukA upara lekha che keH-- kSamAsUri, dayAsUri pratiSThitA. 1785 mahotsavenonnatapura saghana sthApanA kAritA. navamI derInI pAdukA uparanA lekha:-- saMvata 1815 nA mAhA zudI 2 ne maMgaLavAre bhaTTAraka zrI 108 vijayayAsUri pAdukA tapAgacche zrI vijayayAsUrI. zvara pAdukA zeTha nizcalaca'da acalAtA. mIThA satrIrA dA. vanajI kAnajI sa Mghe pratiSThitA unnatapure

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(254) Aje ahIMnI sthiti palaTAI javAthI AvI pavitra jagyAonAM samArakacihe bhayabrAMta sthitimAM AvI paDyAM che. saMghanA netAo AvAM aNamola kArya tarapha dhyAna ApI nAbuda thatAM AvAM amUlya smArakacinhone kAyama rAkhe. prakaraNa 33 muM delavADA. A sthaLa unAthI traNa mAIla ane ajArathI eka mAIla dUra AveluM che. mULanAyaka ciMtAmaNi parvanAthajI che. A derAsara prAcina samayanuM che. keNe baMdhAvyuM ane jyAre bAMdhyuM tene ItihAsa maLatuM nathI, paNa A derAsaraane chelle jIrNoddhAra vikrama saMvata 1784 mAM thayAnuM derAsarachanA zIlAlekha uparathI mAluma paDe che. A zIlAlekhamAM mela bharAvAthI AkhI nakala thaI zakI nathI, chatAM bhAvanagara sTeTe ene lekha pitAnA zodhakhoLa khAtAvALAo mAte pragaTa karela che. te mujaba vikrama saMvata 1784 mAM kasturabAIe maMdirane jIrNoddhAra karyo che. e maMdiramAM prathama pASANanAM 37 biMba ane eka pASANunA covIzI hatAM. te sivAya dhAtune parivAra judo hatuM, paNa vartamAnakALe zrAvakanI vastI tyAM bilakula na

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(55) rahevAthI te parivAramAMthI phakta pAMcabiMba tyAM rAkhI bAkIne parivAra jude jude sthaLe mekalavAmAM Avyo che. avyavasthA ane dravya tathA dekharekhane abhAve A derAsarane gaThI derAsara dabAvI paDela, eNe derAsarane pitAnuM rahevAnuM ghara banAvI ati AzAtanA karavA mAMDI. pachI pAchaLathI geDIne hisAba cekhe karI ene rajA ApavAmAM AvI; chatAM zrAvakenI vastI na hovAthI vyavasthA jaLavAya tevuM nahatuM tethI derAsaranI najIkano upAzraya paDI gaye ne rahyuM huM eTaluM utaravAnuM sthAnaka paNa nAza pAmyuM. - evI aneka jAtanI muzkelIothI tyAM kaI bhAgye ja jatA hatA. temAMya sAdhu-sAdhvIone to ghaNuM ja agavaDatA bhegavavI paDatI hatI jethI A jagyAe jyAM prathama upAzraya hatA tyAM dharmazALA baMdhAvAI che. tene mATe traNa oraDA ane rasoDA mATe eka eraDI ema nirmANa thaI gayAM che te saMbaMdhI keTaluMka kAma hajI adhurUM raheluM che. ekane eka gRhasthanI pAse vAraMvAra madadanI yAcanA karavAthI enI zraddhA khaMDita thavA saMbhava che mATe judA judA gRhastha AvAM kAryo tarapha sahAnubhUti dharAve te dharmazALAne aMge je te rahe che te khoTa pUrAI jAya ne kAma AgaLa vadhe. kapaNa ane dAtAra, lakSmIvAna purUSamAM A be vastu emAMthI eka te emane avazya varelI hoya che. lakSamIvAnanI lakSamI kRpaNutAthI niMdanIya thAya che. tyAre dAtArapaNAthI zobhAyukta thAya che. lakSamI kayAre nAza pAmaze te nakkI nathI

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(256 ) mATe nAza pAmatAM pahelAM ane sadvyaya karI lAbha levAmAM Ave te te saphaLa lekhAya che. je lakSmI dAnanA kAmamAM AvatI nathI te pramAdathI athavA tA anIti anAcAramAM uDAupaNAthI nAza pAmI jAya che. jema madhamAkhIe ekaThuM kareluM madha khIjAe harI jAya che, temaja kRpaNanuM saMcaya kareluM dhana bIjA ja bhAgave che, pazu kRpaNa bicArA te bhegu karIne ja marI jAya che-mAnavabhava hArI jAya che. dhana vyAjathI khamaNuM thAya che, vyApArathI cAragaNuM ne kSetramAM vAvyu hAya teA se(gaNuM, jyAre yAtramAM ke dharmAMkAmAM rAgya sthaLe kharce luM anaMtagaNA lAbha Ape che. jemanI lakSmI dharma kArya mAM joDAya che temanI ja vAstavika rIte lakSmI tA che. je mANasA jInamaMdira baMdhAve che, jIna ikha bharAve che, vividha prakAre vidhipUrvaka pujAe racAve che; teja A pRthvI upara dhanya che. nara, deva ane meAkSanAM sukhA paNuM temane ApAApa maLI Ave che. ghAsanu paNa maMdira ba MdhAvanAra maNI, mANeka AdinA vimAnAnu sukha pAme che teA maNi mANekathI maMdira baMdhAvanAranI te vAtaja zI karavI ! enA mULanuM varNana karavAnI te konI zakita hAya? e maMdirathI paNa AThagaNuM phaLa jIrNoddhAramAM raheluM che. peAtAnA uttama dravyathI jIrNoddhAra karAvanAra sa`sArarUpa samudranA pArane pAme che. navina caitya dhAvanAra, chIddhAra karAvanAranA dAkhalA Aje ApaNI pAse mAjIda che ke jemanAM nAma prAta: kALe paNa yAda karavA yAgya che.

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(257) AvI sthiti hovAthI derAsara usthApanA karI anya sthaLe sthApana karavuM ke kema te mATe vidvAna sunionA abhiprAya mAgyA.darekanA abhiprAya bhinna bhinna maLyA. tyAre eka muni rAja taraphathI snAtra bhaNAvI cIThThI nAMkhavAmAM AvI. te mujaba vartavuM ema nakkI thayuM, paNa cIThThI nakAranI nikaLI. pachI derAsaranA tamAma bibenI be judA judA gRhasthoe mAgaNI karI. te saMbaMdhI paNa cIThThIo nAkhavAmAM AvI, temAM paNa nakArane javAba maLe eTale utthApanano vicAra mAMDI vALe. A nagaramAM sAdhu-sAdhvI ke zrAvaka-zrAvikAne utaravAnuM bIlakula sAdhana nahotuM, paNa have sAdhAraNuM utaravAnuM sAruM AMkha thaI gayuM che. zeTha khuzAlacaMda karamacaMdanA suputrAe prathama eka hajAra rUA. ApyA temAM kAma karAvyuM. dhIme dhIme te leke ahIM madada ApatA gayA ane derAsarano jIrNoddhAra, pharate gaDha taddana jIrNa thaI gaye te sudharA temaja A sthaLe bIlakula utaravAnuM sAdhana DatuM nahi, mANasane kyAM jaIne ubhA rahevuM, kayAM suvuM, kayAM besIne mANasane vizrAma leve, rAtrInA AratI utArI bhAvanAmAM besavAne vicAra thAya te pAchuM suvuM kayAM? jyAM mANasone evA vicAre thatA hatA tyAM koI darzana mATe paNa bhAgye ja jatA hatA. temAMya sAdhusAdhvIne ghaNI ja agavaDatA bhegavavI paDatI hatI. jethI A jagyAe-jyAM prathama upAzraya hato tyAM dharmazALA baMdhAvAI 17

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( 258) che A derAsaranI kuMDIthI te derAsaranA jIrNoddhAra-dharmazALAmAM daza hajAra zeTha khuzAlacaMda karamacaMdanA suputrae dhIme dhIme madada karI sArI sthitimAM ANela che. prakaraNa 34 muM. dIvabaMdara. unAthI ATha mAIla ane delavADAthI pAMca mAIla temaja ajArathI cha mAIla dUra A sthaLa AveluM che. ene cAre bAjue pharate samudra Avela che. dIva ane ghaghalA gAma sAmasAme che. vacce 100 thI 150 vAranI khADI oLaMgavI paDe che. vartamAna samaye tyAM pirTugIjha sarakAranI hakumata che. samudranA kAMThAne pradeza ane vastI gIca na hovAthI A divasa zitaLa havA rahe che. tyAM suMdara traNa prAsAdo che. mukhya prAsAda navalakhA pArzvanAthanA nAmathI, bIje neminAtha ane trIjo suvidhinAthanA nAmathI oLakhAya che. traNe prAsAdanAM maLIne kula 3ra biMba che temAM be phATika ratnanAM biMba che. A biMbe paNa ghaNAM prAcIna vakhatanAM che. dhAtunA biMbane parivAra 1000 uparAMta ahIyAM hata; pAchaLathI e parivAramAMthI keTalAMka bibe jude jude sthaLe mokalavAthI ghaTADo thayo che. keTalAMka varSa upara eka jagyAethI khedakAma karatAM 400

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( 250) jeTalAM dhAtanAM biMba nikaLelAM hatAM. jemAMnA keTalAMka muMbaI vagere sthaLe mokalavAmAM AvyAM che. ahIMyA pUrve traNa karatAMya paNa vadhAre prAsAda haze ema jaNAya che. jamInamAMthI pratimAo nikaLe che. e tanI hakIkatane puSTi maLe che. traNe prAsAdo jude jude sthaLe hatA, paNa rena vastI ochI thaI gaI jethI derAsare sAcavavAnuM kAma muzkela thaI paDayuM. temAMthI derAsaro paNa jIrNa thaI gayelAM hatAM jethI te utthApana karI navalakhA pAzvanAthajInI jeDamAM be navIna citya karI vikrama saMvata 1949 nA phAgaNa sudI 5 nA reje te biMbanI pharIne pratiSThA karelI che. temAM suvidhinAthajInA maMdiramAM mULanAyaka suvidhinAtha hatA, pAchaLathI te biMba khaMDita thavAthI temanI jagAe zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanuM biMba sthApana kareluM che. khaMDita thayeluM suvidhinAtha bhagavAnanuM biMba bheMyarAmAM padharAvavAmAM AvyuM che. pAchaLathI te biMba manuSyakRtisivAya pabAzana upara bIrAjamAna thayeluM lekae joyuM. pharI vakhata paNa padharAvyA che temaja banyuM. traNa vakhata bheMyarAmAM padharAvyA ane traNa vakhata manuSyakRti sivAya pabAzana upara birAjamAna thayA tethI zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanI gAdI nIce pabAzana upara temane ja birAjamAna karavAmAM AvelA che. - dIvabaMdaramAM jenenI vastI meTA pramANamAM ane dhanADhya hatI, navalakhA pArzvanAthanuM mAhAmya vikhyAta kahevAya che. temanA eka stavanamAM lakheluM che ke-prabhune muguTa nava

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(260) lakho, hAra navalakhe, AMgI navalakhI, temaja navalakho saMdha hovAnuM jaNAveluM che. senasUrinI mukhya zrAvikA lADakIbAI. devabaMdaranI hatI, emaNe dharmakAryamAM lAkho rUpiyA kharcelA che. unAmAM saMbhavanAthanuM derAsara baMdhAvanArane biMba bharAvatAra temaja hIravijayasUrine sthabha baMdhAvanAra teja zrAvikA hatAM, A lADakIbAIno rAsa eka jagyAe jovAmAM Avela hatA, paNa pAchaLathI tene patte maLe nahi. A rAsa Aje hAjara hatA te ItihAsa upara kaMIka ThIka prakAza paData. : pAlItANA zaheranuM mukhya derAsara baMdhAvanAra paNa ahIMnA vatanI hatA. AdIvara bhagavAnanuM devaLa ahIM. nAja zrAvaka rUpacaMda bhImajIe baMdhAveluM hatuM, temaja giranAra upara paNa emaNe lAkha rUpaiyA kharcelA hatA. kiMvadaMti saMbhaLAya che ke, teo ghaNuM ja garIba ane nirdhana hatA. paNa sudeva, sugurU ane sudharma upara temanI zraddhA ane thAga hevAthI teo evI sthitimAM paNa deva,gurU ane dharmanI bhakti karatA hatA ane ghaNe kALa dhyAnastha sthitimAM ja gALatA hatA. temanI AvI dharma bhAvanAthI prasanna thayelI pAvatIdevIe temane sAkSAt darzana ApyAM-temanAM kaNa kApyAM, varadAna ApyuM, tyArathI temanI nirdhanatA dUra thaI. - lakSamIdevInI jema jema temanI upara kRpA thatI gaI, tema tema teo tene sadvyaya karavA lAgyA. teo sArA kavi paNa hatA. pitAnI uttarA avasthAmAM bhagavAnanuM eka sAruM

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(26) svatana banAvavAno abhigraha karele, jethI emaNe te sivAya bIjAM paNa ghaNuM stavane banAvyAM che. e stavanane saMgraha karavA prayatna adyApikAMI ye nathI. keTalIka stavanAvALImAM hAlamAM temanAM chuTA chuTAM stavane jovAmAM Ave che. " tapAgacchanI pATa paraMparAmAM thayelA 64mI pATe zrI ziI vijyakSamAsUrIzvara vikrama saMvata 185 mAM A sthaLe maLadharma pAmyA che. temanA agnisaMskAra samaye, temaja te ja sAlamAM vijayadayAsUrine sUripada ApavAnI kriyA thaI temAM A nagarInA zrAvakoe puSkaLa dravya kharce huM chuM vijayakSamArine vijayaratnasUrinA ziSya hatA. e vijayaratnasUri 62 mI pATe thayelA gatamAvatAra zrIvijayaSabhasUrinA ziSya hatA. vijayaprabhasUri saM. 1749 mAM svargavAsa thayA hatA. | vijayadayAsUrie saMvata 1917mAM zatruMjaya upara pratiSThA karAyelI che. temanI pachI 66 mI pATe vijayadharmasUri thayA. te saMvata 1838 sudhI vidyamAna hatA. vijayadharmasUri pachI vijayajIneMdrasUri 67 mI pATe thayA. te saMvata 1889 lagabhaga sudhI hatI ema jaNAya che. saMvata 1859 temaja saMvata 1875 mAM giranAranA zilAlekhe emaNe karAvyA hatA. temanI pachI vijayadeveMdra pachI vijayadhara anukrame thayA ! - dIvanagarInA zrAvakoe te sivAya ghaNI sakhAvata karelI che. giranAranA pagathI ane uddhAra dIvanA saMghe karAvelo che.

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(22) evuM te pAja uparanA eka zilAlekhathI jaNAya che, temaja prabhAsapATaNanA jaina maMdiranI aMdara pabAsaNane lekha vikrama saMvata 169 no che, temAM lakhyuM che ke-"dIvabaMdaranA ukezajJAtiyanA zeTha sadgaNanI bhArthI saMpurAInA dIkarA zIvarAje pArzvanAthanI mUrti bharAvI." samaya pitAnuM kAma karyuM jAya che. jaLa tyAM sthaLa ane sthaLa tyAM jaLa e niyamane anusarIne Aje e dIva zaheranI jAhejalAlI sUkAI gaI che, jyAM navalakhA saMgha taraphathI navalakhI AgIo thatI, dhArmika kRtye pAchaLa lAkho rUpiyA kharcAtA hatA, tyAM Aje bhagavAnane mastake caDAvavA cAMdIne muguTa paNa na maLe! navalakho saMgha hatuM te paNa pAchaLathI upadezane abhAve DhaMDhakamatanA sAdhuonuM AvAgamana thatAM emAM bhaLI gaye. Aje mUrtipUjakanuM mAtra eka ja ghara raheluM che ane bhaMDAramAM je zilika hatI tenI paNa geravyavasthA thaI gaI, chevaTe derAsarane kharca kema calAve tenI paNa muzkelI naDI jethI bhagavAnanAM je kAMI AbhUSaNe geravyavasthA thatAM baccAM te muMbaI geDIjInA derAsara mAphate vecAyAM ane temAMthI kharca calAvavAne vakhata AvI lAge. ethI vizeSa zocanIya bInA bIjI zI hoya ? A traNe prAsAdanuM bAMdhakAma bhukharA pattharanuM che. pabAsaNamAM pANI bharAI rahetuM hatuM, joyataLIyAmAM gAbaDAM

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(263) o paDelAM hatAM ane varSARtumAM jIvajaMtunI bahu ja utpatti thaI AvatI tethI saM. 179 nI sAlamAM bheMyataLIye tathA pabAsa ArasathI baMdhAvyA tathA saMvata 1981 nI sAla sudhI ahIM zrAvaka-zrAvikAo tathA sAdhu sAdhvIne utaravAnI bahu ja agavaDatA hatI te ahIM bhAvanagaravALA zA. nAnAlAla harIcaMda AvelA teo zrI DIjI mahArAjanA derAsarajImAM padharAvavA be pratimAjI laI gayA hatA temaNe rU. 1800) AkhyA jethI tyAM dharmazALA cAra eAraDA ane eka oraDI baMdhAvavAmAM Avela che. prakaraNa 35 muM keDInAra, A sthaLa unAthI bAra keza dUra AveluM che. Aje te tyAMnA tamAma prAsAdane viccheda thayela che. neminAtha bhagavAnanAM zAsanarakSaka aMbikA pUrvabhavamAM A keDInAranA vatanI hatAM. ahInA prAsAde chevaTa saMvata 18 sudhI astitva dharAvatA hatA, evuM lakhArAma nAmanA zrAvake siddhAcaLathI giranAra sudhImAM AvatAM dareka tIrthanI jAtrA karI che te saM. baMdhInuM eka stavanA jovAmAM Ave che. temAM "keDInArenamaNuM nema, ane suhAgaNa aMbikA deva" ema lakheluM che e uparathI siddha thAya che.

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(264) A paMcatIthInI AsapAsamAM keTalAMka tIrthasthaLo viccheda gayA che. e hakIkata jANa kharA benane dilagIrI thayA vagara raheze nahi. ahIMthI sAta gAu upara rehIsA nAme gAma che. tyAM eka jaina maMdiranuM khaMDera hastI dharAve che. 15 thI 17 keza upara samudranI vacce jApharAbAda najIka beTa che. je vartamAna samaye ziyALabeTane nAme oLakhAya che. tyAM aneka jaina maMdiranAM khaMDera ane khaMDita biMba jovAmAM Ave che. tene judA judA mANasoe jene jema phAvyuM tema tene upaga karela che ane kare che. A beTamAM cAMcIyA leke sivAya bIjA ke IlekenI vastI ja nathI. tyAMnA keTalAeka lekhene saMgraha bhAvanagara sTeTa taraphathI thayelo che. temAMnA traNa lekho nIce pramANe che-"vikrama saMvata 1300 mAM sahajIgapuranA rahevAsI vallIvALa jJAtinA zeThe mallInAthanI pratiSThA karI." | vikrama saMvata 1315 mAM mahuvAmAM mahAvIrasvAmInA dezamAM poravADa zeTha AsapALanA dikarA AzadevanA gAMdhI jIvAe pitAnA kalyANa sArU pArzvanAthanI mUrti karAvI. - vikrama saMvata 1272 mAM TImANAnA maherarAja raNasiM. nA zreya mATe sarva saMghe maLIne mahAvIra svAmInI pratiSThA karI. janabiMba ane tenA avazenA durUpayeganI hakIkta dareka jaina baMdhune zaramAvanArI che. taLAjAmAM hajIrApIranI kabaramAM jaina pratimAnI beThakane lekha che. jemAM lakhyuM che ke

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( 5 ) vikrama sa vata 1302 mAM Thakkara huNe tenI mAtA jImmIdevInA zreya mATe mahAvIranI pratimA sthApI. gAvAmAM nA ghAMcIvADAnI masIdamAM nagArakhAnAnI uparanA ane nIcenA bhAgamAM e tevA ja lekho vikrama sacata 1719 nI sAlanA che. temAM ekamAM sarasvatI gacchanA kumudacakre pratiSThA karI che tyAre khIjAmAM dharmasAgara sAdhue pratiSThA karI. prabhAsapATaNamAM sutAraphaLIyAmAM paNa e tevA lekhA che, temAM vikrama saMvata 1338 mAM palIvALa jJAtInA kara AsavaDa tathA AsapAle maLIne potAnI mAtAnA kalyANuM sArU madInAthanI mutti bharAvI temaja bIjA lekhamAM sAMvata 1340 mAM vIrapALanA bhAI pUrNasiMhanI bhAryA vejaladevIne putra DuMgarasi'hu tatha kelIsihe potAnA kalyANu sArUM pApanAthanI mutti karAvI. AvA aneka pUrAvA jovAmAM Ave che. AvA dAkhalAe vAMcI ApaNuM hRdaya avazya kapA yamAna thAya ja. ene AvI sthitimAM lAvavAnuM kAraNa ma netAonI bedarakArI ja che, temanI AvI bedarakArIthI Aja sudhImAM ghaNAM tIrtho viccheda thayAM che ane viccheda thAya che, hajI emanI gha uMDe ane tee jAge ne AvAM aNumela tIrthA tarapha dhyAna Ape, A pAMcatIthI'nA vahIvaTa mAtra ATha gharanI vastIvALA saMdhane hastaka che. AvI prAcIna ane mATI paMcatIrthInA

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vahIvaTa vagara paise calAvavAnuM kAma ghaNuM vikaTa hoya che. A paMcatIthIne vahIvaTa prathama dIva nivAsI eka zrAvakane ghera hatuM. pAchaLathI te mAsAmI kAcI paDI gaI. jethI e vahIvaTa enA gharamAM ja rahI gaye. ekahaththu vahIvaTa rAkhavAmAM kevAM mAThAM pariNAma Aja lagI AvyAM che ne hajI Avaze chatAM zrAvakene potAnI sthitinuM bhAna thatuM nathI. ahIMyA darasAla muMbaIthI 151) ne bhAvanagarathI 151) maLI rU 302) nakarAnA Ave che. temaja bhagavAnanAM AbhUSaNa vecAyAM tenuM vyAja rUA. 150) lagabhaga Ave che. ema rU 450) AvakamAM ghaNuM ja karakasarathI kharca karavAmAM Ave che te paNa dareka derAsara dITha vArSika rU. 125)ne kharca Azare gaNavAmAM Ave te paNa vArSika rU 1250) jeTale paMcatIthIne kharca thavA jAya che jethI darasAla taTe rahe e banavAjoga che. re vagerenuM sAdhana nahi hovAthI A tarapha yAtrAzuo vizeSa pramANamAM AvatA nathI, temaja Aje junA karatAM navA tarapha janapravRtti vadhAre kheMcAya che. paisAnI relamachela cAle che, jyAre prAcIna tIrthone game teTale mahimA hoya chatAM tenA tarapha khyAla paNa AvatuM nathI. eja A kalikAlanI balihArI che. Aje te bharatImAM ja bharAya che. jyAM dravyanI jarUrI yAta nathI ane silikamAM bharapUra devadravya hoya che tyAM vRddhi chatAM vacce ja jAya che. nathI tyAM koI sAme paNa jotuM, ne

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(27) netAo A tarapha dhyAna Ape te sArI vAta che. A paMca tIthI mAM hajI ghaNuM kAma bAkI che. rU 25000) sivAya A paMcatIthInI sthiti sudhare tevI nathI. AvI jarUrIAta bAbato tarapha avazya darekanuM lakSya kheMcavAnI jarUra che. ekAda vakhata paMcatIthInI yAtrAe AvIne enI sthitine bArika abhyAsa karI pachI cogya lAge tevA upAye levA - mArA-tArAnuM mamatva ja vinAzanuM kAraNa che, je e mamatva TaLI jAya te ja je sthaLomAM nANAne sAre bhaMDaLa che temAMthI vItarAganI AzAtanA TALavA mATe kharca thAya te AvAM kArya sugamatAthI thaI zake che. dhyAna rAkhaje A prAcina sthaLe tamArA dhamanI, tamArI udAra, tAnI jAhojalAlI sUcavanArAM che, tene vinAza thavA deze te ene bhAra netAo, kAryavAhake tamAre zira raheze, Aje jeTaluM che teTaluMya ApaNe saMbhALI rAkhatA nathI enuM kAraNa svAthI pAcuM-mamatvapaNuM ja che. e svArtho, e mamatve jANIbujhIne bIjI kiMmatI vastuone nAza thate ApaNe joIe chIe. are zrImaMte ! netAo! tame tamArA gharanuM dravya kharcavA na IcchatA ho to bhale, tIrthonAM lAkhenAM dravya tamArI dekharekha nIce haze. jarA tamArI najara vizALa kare, e lAkhonA ddha vyAjanA ke game te lobhanA kAraNe tame saMbhALI rahyA che, paNa AvA tIrtho tarapha najara rAkhI e dravyano upayoga AvAM jIdvAramAM thAya te jenenI prAcIna

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(168 ) heAjalAlI jaLavAya tema che mATe mamatvane tyAgI vizALa bhAvanA dhAraNa karI AvAM tIrthone nAza thatA aTakAveA. A sthaLeA verAvaLapATaNathI 22 kAza, mahuvA khaMdarathI 30 kAza, kuMDalAthI 20 kAza, ane jApharAbAdathI 11 kAza dUra AvelAM che. jApharAbAda utaravAmAM sTImaranuM sAdhana ane verAvaLapATaNa temaja kuMDalA taraphathI AvavAmAM tyAM sudhI relvenuM sAdhana hAla hastI dharAve che. dareka sthaLethI sastA bhADAe elagADIo maLI zake che. rastAe sulabha hAvAthI cAra ke lU'TArAone jarA paNa bhaya nathI. eka vakhata AvavAthI AvA ramaNIya sthaLe vAravAra AvavAnuM mana thAya che ke nahiM tenI ahIM AvIne khAtrI karA. jo ke A pacatIthI' mATe keTalIka madado AvI che; chatAM eTalI madadathI kAryasiddhi thai zake tema teA nathI. je kA mAM jeTale a Mze rakamanI jarU2 hAya che teTalI rakamanI madada na maLe tA thoDI madadathI thayelu andhu kArya paNa nAza pAmI jatAM e kharce la nANAM paNu vyatha thai jAya che. evI evI jokhamadArIe ane javAbadArIo mATe ghaNuM kahevAyuM che ne hajI ghaNuM kahevAya che. sAMbhaLanAra kAna saravA karI e ghaDI sAMbhaLI hRdayamAM lAgaNI batAvI edIlagIrInA zabdothI peAtAnA mama batAve e ThIka na kahevAya ! mAnavIhRdaya evuM te rItuM thayelu hAya che ke upade zanA pravAhanA vega dhodhamadha vahevA chatAM e kAtIla

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(29) jIgarane jarA paNa asara thatI nathI eja navAi che, je vastu Ane ApaNI cAnI nathI evI vastuo bhale saDatI hoya ke na pAmatI DAya chatAM enI tarapha upekSAvRtti dhAraNa karAya che. jyAre je vastu peAtAnI mAnavAmAM Ave che, ene mATe ApaNI sthiti pramANe kharca karavAne ApaNe zI nyUnatA rAkhIe chIe? svArtha mATe te, ApaNA putra vagere mATe ApaNA peAtAnA ghara kevADI baMgalA mATe ApaNe game teTaluM karavAne acakatA nathI, kharca karavAne pAchI pAnI karatA nathI, tyAre AvAM jaina jAheAjalAlInAM prAcIna ane aitihAsika sthaLeA mATe samartha chatAM--zaktisaMpanna chatAM kapALa upara hAtha mUkI bhAvIbhAva kahI jaina netAo chuTI paDe, madhyasthabhAvanA dhAraNa kare enAthI adhika kamabhAgya ApaNuM jagatamAM khIjuM kai haze kharu ke? prakaraNa 36 muM. kADInAranAM aMbikAdevI. giranAranI dakSiNa dizAe dhanadhAnyathI bharapUra, samRddha kADInAra nAme nagara Avelu che. je samayanA kADInAranAM ApaNe varNana karIe chIe, te samaya zrI neminAthanA samaya hateA. te samayanA kADInAramAM ne Aje teA Abha-jamIna jeTalu aMtara che; chatAM ApaNe te te samayanA koDInAra

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( 270) tarapha jaie. e keDInAranA UMcA prAsAdomAM vasatA manu khyAnI samRddhi alaiAkika hatI. e ezvarya, e samRddhi upara zAsana teA dvArikASapati zrI kRSNavAsudevanuM hatu. e samRddha koDInAramAM deva nAme eka brAhmaNa rahetA hatA, tene devalA nAme strIthI sAmabhaTTa nAme putra utpanna thayA. sAmabhaTTane satIomAM muguTa samAna aMkhikA nAme strI hatI. sAmabhaTTa prathama jainadhamI hatA, paNa tenA pitAnA maraNa pachI tenA paNa jainadharma svarga mAM gayA. te chatAM udAraAzayI aMkhikA jainadharma mAM prItivALI divaseA nigamana karatI hatI. have dude va brAhmaNanA zrAddhanA divasa AvI pahoMcyA, te ja divase madhyAhna samaye mAseApavAsI e munie semabhaTTane ghera padhAryA. tapa ane kSamAthI sUrya caMdra samAna te mahAmunione joi aMbikA ghaNIja harSita thai gai. "AhA! Aje pane divase mArA agaNya puNyo A mahAmuni mAre tyAM padhAyo che, jethI huM tamane annadAnavarDa pratilAbhita karUM. " ema vicAratI harSanAM azru varasAvatI aMbikA ubhI thai hAthamAM anna lai te bhaktithI munine kahevA lAgI. " munivara ! mArA koi puNyAdaye Apa ahIM padhAryA che. tA A anna laIne mArA upara anugraha karA ? 99 aMkhikAnI bhaktithI sAdhue pAtra thayuM. akhikAe harSathI uttamagatinuM jANe khIja vAvatI hoya tematemAM anna vaheArAkhyuM. AhAra grahaNa karI munie tyAMthI dharmIlAba ApIne cAlyA gayA.

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(21). dharmathI pApane nAza thatAM zubha pariNAmane lIdhe tyA2thI aMbikA gRhakAryamAM maMda thaI gaI. aMbikAe ApeluM munidAna kalahapriya eka pADozaNe joyuM. sAkSAt kRtyAnI hena hoya evI gharamAMthI bahAra nikaLI krodhAMdhapaNe aMbi.. kAne kahevA lAgI. "he vadhu! tArI svataMtratAne dhikkAra che! atyAre tArA gharamAM sAsu ke keI nathI, chatAM te devatAone ane pitRone ApyA sivAya munione dAna ApI A raseI nakAmI karI nAkhI hajI te piMDadAna paNa karyuM nathI", ityAdi uMce svare bolatI ne badhAne bhaDakAvatI e kRtyA pADozaNa aMbikAnI sAsune bolAvI lAvI ane A badhI vAta marI maracAMthI yukta karI kahI saMbhaLAvI. - have kRtyA pachI sAsune vAre Avyo. "are mUkhI ! te A zuM karyuM ? mArI rajA zivAya teM munine kema dAna ApyuM? huM chatAM gharamAM tAro adhikAra kema cAlI zake?" - e banne kRtyAonI vacamAM ramelI aMbikA hadayamAM kaMpavA lAgI. enI nabaLAIne A banne jaNa lAbha levA mAMDayo ne enI upara adhikAdhika reSa utAravA mAMDyo eTalAmAM asaMkhya prakRtivALo samabhaTTa paNa brAhmaNone laIne ghera AvI pahoMcyo. teNe paNa pADezaNa ane mAtAnA mukhathI vRttAMta sAMbhaLI aMbikAne tiraskAra karyo. - gharamAM AvI rIte kaleza utpanna thavAthI potAnA be putrane laIne aMbikA tyAMthI cAlI nikaLI. manamAM vicAravA ja zALA,

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( 272 ) lAgI ke" giranAra upara jai tapasyA karI huM mArUM AtmasAdhana karU, " ema vicArI giranArane mArge cAlI. eka putrane hAtha upara besADyo che, bIjA keDa upara che. evI rIte manamAM giranAranuM smaraNu karatI tyAMthI AgaLa cAlI. keDa upara teDeluM khALaka aspaSTa zabdo khAlatu rahevA lAgyuM-tRSAnI vedanAthI mAM lAlacALa thai gayelu che evu te raDavA lAgyuM. pANI pANI pAkAravA lAgyu ne khInne putra tulakara nAme hatA te hAthanI ceSTA karatA khAvAnuM mAgavA lAgyA. khanne bALakone zAkathI rUdana karatAM joI akhikAne kIne pAchA zAka utpanna thayA-aMbikA kheda karavA lAgI. k " AhA ! garajavAnanI mAphaka A bALaka paNa samajatA nathI. atyAre emane kai paNu ApavAne asamartha zuM karI zakuM ? he pRthvI ! tuM mane mArga Apa, jethI huM tArA Azraya lai du:khamukta thAuM athavA te A araNyamAM rUdana vRthA che. azAtAvedanIyanA udayathI prANIone je je karmA udaya AvyAM hAya te badhAM sahana karavAM paDe che. bya zAka karavAthI zu phAyadA ?" ci'tAthI glAnI pAmelI aMbikA zeka karatI eka vRkSanI nIce beThI. teA mIThA pANIthI bharelu. svaccha jaLa yukta eka sarAvara dIThuM; temaja pAkI gayelI AmravRkSanA phaLanI be lukha tanA hAtha upara paDI. aMbikAe bALakone phaLa khavaDAvI pANI pAyuM. dharmanA mAhAtmyanAM phaLa citavatAM tenuM mana kaMika zekathInivRtta thayuM.

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( 73) aMbikAnI sAsu kopathI aMbikAne zrApa ApatI munine ApeluM anna aniSTa mAnI navIna anna taiyAra karavAne gharamAM AvI, te bane munimahArAjanA sparzathI te muni jenA upara ubhelA hatA te Asano suvarNanAM thaI gayAM hatAM, temaja sarve pAtro annathI pUrNa bharelAM joI te atyaMta khuzI thaI. eTalAmAM divyavANI tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI. he caMDikA ! he krodhamukhI ! te mUDha thaIne aMbikAne kapAvI che, paNa temAM tAro doSa nathI. tuM rAMka brAhmaNanI putrI, e munidAnanA mahAphaLane egya tArUM ghara kayAMthI hAya ? aMbikAe je dAna ApyuM che tenuM te aMza mAtra meM tane phaLa ApyuM che, paNa ene te adabhUta vaibhava che, ene pariNAme te aMbikA devatAone paNa pUjanIka thaze, ene ghaNuM uMcca sthAnaka maLaze." * AkAzavANIthI bhaya pAmelI aMbikAnI sAsu bahAra AvI pitAnA putrane kahevA lAgI. "putra! ApaNuM ghara dhanadhAnyathI bharAI gayuM che. te je ane jo satvara vahune bolAvI lAva? e puNyavatI vahune teDI lAvI enuM sanmAna kara? enA vinA A ghara, huM ane tuM mUelAM chIe." mAtAnA mukhathI AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI somadeva aMbikAne zodhavAne cAle. mArgamAM teNe aMbikA eka vRkSanI nIce be bALako sahita beThelI dUrathI joI. jhADa nIce beThelI

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(274 ) aMbikA vizrAMti laIne beThI hatI tyAM emadevane Avate joI AgaLa cAlavA lAgI. e AgaLa cAlatI aMbikAne semadeva bolAvavA lAgyuM. "he aMbikA! ubhI rahe? ubhI rahe? aMbikAe pAchA pharIne joyuM te teNe pitAnA patine Avato je. are, A akAraNa verI thayele kedhane vaza thaI nakkI mArI upara Ave che. have A vanamAM mAre kenuM zaraNa che? e duSTa balAtkAre mane pakaDIne herAna karaze. tema have mAre jIvIne paNa zuM karavuM ? enI kadarthanA sahevA karatAM te mAre maravuM zuM khoTuM?" ema vicAratI te eka kuvAnA kAMThA upara AvIne ubhI rahI. maratI vakhate je kaMI zubha dhyAna karavuM joIe te karI lIdhuM. cAra zaraNa aMgIkAra karyA. pApanI niMdA karI, puNyakAryanI anumodanA karI. manamAM namaskAramaMtranuM maraNa karatI, neminAthanuM dhyAna karatI aMbikAe banne putra sahita kuvAmAM jhapApAta karyo aMbikA manuSyano deha cheDI dIvyadehane dhAraNa karanArI ramaNIya kAMtinAM kiraNe varasAvatI vyaMtarene sevavA gya devI thaI. aMbikAne kuvAmAM paDatI jaI "hAM hAM" ema bUma mArate samabhaTTa kuvA pAse AvI pahoMce ane joyuM te kuvAmAM putro sahita aMbikAnAM avayavo viziNuM thaI gayAM

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(275) che evI aMbikAne joI kheda pAme. "AhA! bAle! teM kepane vaza thaI akALe A zuM karyuM? mArA je jaDabharata kadi AvuM kArya kare, paNa te viduSI thaIne A ThIka na karyuM. mAninI! tArA vinA kalaMktipaNe huM paNa have jIvIne zuM karUM ? ghare jaIne svajanene huM zuM mukha batAvuM? strI ane putranA mRtyuthI duHkhI thayelA mane paNa mRtyu ja have sukhakArI che." duHkhathI AkadakaratA taNe aMbikAnA vicAramAM ja te kuvAmAM jhapApAta karyo. semadeva bhaTTa mRtyu pAmIne avadhijJAnane dhAraNa karanAre aMbikAnuM siMharUpe vAhana thanAre deva thayA. siMhavA. hinI aMbikA be putro sahita harSavaDe ujvaLa jaNAvA lAgI. aMbikAdevInAM vastro veta hatAM, cAra hAthe karIne zreSTha evAM aMbikAdevInA jamaNu be hAthamAM pAza ane AmraphaLanI luMba hatAM, ne be DAbA hAtha putra ane aMkuzane dhAraNa karanArA hatA. kanakavaNIya prabhAvavALAM, temaja varadAna ApavAmAM zreSTha evAM aMbikAne tyAM utpanna thayelAM joI bhaktithI harSita, prItine dhAraNa karanAra ane be hAthe chaDI pakaDIne ubhe rahele temane pratihArI praNAma karIne paricita vacane karIne pUchavA lAgyo. "he devI! he svAminI! pUrve tame zuM puNyadAna Adi dharmakRtya karyo che ke jethI tame vyaMtara devIone sevavA yogya thayAM che. pratihArInAM vacana sAMbhaLI sAvadhAna thaI aMbikAdevIe pUrvabhavanuM avalokana karavA mAMDayuM. jJAnathI pUrvabhava jANIne kahI saMbhaLAvyuM.

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( 276) - te pachI devee vikalA vimAnamAM besI aMbikA raivatAcale AvyAM. A samaye karmane nAza thatAM zrI neminAtha kevaLajJAna pAmyA hatA. te samavasaraNamAM besIne dezanA detA hatA. tyAM temanI parSadAmAM jaI aMbikA dezanA sAMbhaLavA beThAM. dezanAne aMte varadatta rAjA pramukha ghaNu jaNAe dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. yakSiNI nAme rAjAnI putrI bIjI strIonI sAthe sAdhvIjI thaI. dazArva, bhojakRSNa, baLabhadra pramukha zrAvake thayA ne temanI strIo zrAvikAo thaI. evI rIte caturvidha saMghanI sthApanA karI. prabhunA mukhathI aMbikAnA cAritranuM varNana sAMbhaLI ati bhaktivALA IMdra bIjA devatAonA AgrahathI aMbikAne zrI neminAtha prabhunA zAsanamAM vidanone nAza karanArI devI TharAvI. - neminAtha prabhu pitAnuM sarvoyu eka hajAra varSanuM pUrNa karIne zivavadhune varyA ane temanA zAsananI adhiSThAyikA devI aMbikA te Aje paNa kahevAya che. Aje paNa te hAjarAhajura che. giranAranI rakhevALI neminAthanI adhiSThAyikA Aje paNa e ja aMbikAdevI che. jAgatI ta samI e aMbikA zAsananuM sAnnidhya karanArI thAo! zAsanane zobhAvavAmAM sahAya karanArI thAo ! ! !

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upasaMhAra ane chevaTa. jarjarIta thaI gayelI, Dagumagu thaI gayelI A paMcatIthInuM kAma chellA paMdara varasamAM ghaNuM thaI gayuM che. haju kAma keTaluMka adhurUM che. haju madadanI jarUra che Aja sudhImAM je je gRhasthAe madada karI che te mATe temane AbhAra mAnavAmAM Ave che. ahIM mATe gajIA ArasanI madada vakhatovakhata zrI yaNajI kArakhAnA taraphathI zeTha jesIMgabhAI cunIlAle ApI che. zeTha manasukhabhAI temaja zeTha jamanAbhAI ane zeTha manasukhabhAinA suputra mANekalAlabhAIe paNa sArI madada ApI che, temaja muMbaI geDIjI mahArAjanA derAsarajInA TrasTIo, eDananA derAsaranA kAryavAhakoe paNa sArI madada ApelI che. zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajInI taraphathI, mahuvA derAsara taraphathI, temaja verAvaLa-pATaNanA sadagRhasthoe, bhAvanagaranA gRhasthAe, kecInavAsI zeTha jIvarAja dhanajIe, verAvaLavAsI khuzAlacaMda karamacaMdanA suputroe, zeTha otamacaMda hIrajIe, luNInivAsI bahecaradAsa joItArAma temaja amadAvAda nivAsI dalachArAma vakhatacaMdanI vidhavA bAI pAravatIe, zApurUSottamadAsa kapuracaMdanA TrasTIoe, zeTha devakaraNu mulajIe; rAdhanapuravALA masAlIA bApulAla jamanAdAse, lIlAdhara nemacaMde, harakhacaMda makanajIe temaja nAradIpuranA saMghe temaja zeTha nathamalajI jAvAlavALAe temaja bIjA anya gRhasthAe udAra Azraya Ape che. saMvata 172 mAM mahUma morArajI

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(24) raghubhAI muMbaI Tapa karavA gayA tyAre phakta paMdara divasamAM udAra gRhasthAe rUA. 10000) jevI rakama ekaThI karI ApI te mATe te gRhasthane paNa khAsa AbhAra mAnavAmAM Ave che. unAnA zA. motIcaMda gAMgajInA TrasTIo temaja hIrAcaMda jIvarAjanI vidhavA kasturabAIe anupama udAratA dAkhavI che. delavADA derAsara dharmazALA mATe verAvaLanivAsI zeTha khuzAlacaMda karamacaMdanA suputrAe temaja zeTha nemacaMda goviM. dajI ane ghelAbhAI manasukharAme je lAgaNI batAvI che te mATe temane upakAra mAnavAmAM Ave che. unAmAM paNa porabaMdaravALA zAha paramANuMda karazanajIe derAsaramAM keTaluMka sudharAI kAma karAvyuM che. te mATe temane upakAra mAnavAmAM Ave che. zrImAna AcArya mahArAja zrI vijayanItisUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA sadupadezathI A tIrthamAM sArI madada AvelI che, temaja AcAryazrI vijaya mehanasUrIzvarajI, AcAryazrI vijyadarzanasUrijI, AcAryazrI vijayadurlabhasUrijI, paMnyAsajI bhaktivijayajI mahArAja (rAdhanapura tathA samIvALA baMne) vigere mahAtmAonA sadupadezathI A tIrthane avAranavAra madada maLyA kare che.. AvA sakhI gRhastha keipaNa bhoge AvAM kArya hAthamAM laI saMpUrNapaNe pAra pADe ane pUjya munimaMDaLa paNa A hakIkatane vadhu dhyAnamAM le-te ja jenenAM pavitra tIrthasthaLe jaLavAI rahe.

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- * * 1-4-0 jaina sastI vAMcanamALAe tenA grAhakone dara varase rU. 3) mAM niyamita ApelAM pustake. saM. 1979-80-81nI sAlanAM pustako zAlIkamAM bIlakula nahi levAthI nAmo ApyAM nathI. saM. 1982 nAM 1 jenA mahAna ratno 2 mahAna saMprati ane jainadharmane digvijaya 8 thI bappabhaTTasari ane AmarAjA bhAga 1 . 1-8-0 " saM. 1983 nAM 4 zrI bappabhaTTasUri ane AmarAjA bhAga 2 5 jagaDuzAha ke jagatane pAlanahAra . ... 1-80 6 zrI aMbA caritra * * * 100 7 sadA suzIlA * * * 1000 saM. 1984 nAM 18 magadharAja zreNIka caritra .. 1-8-0 8 zrI aMjana pArzvanAtha caritra ... ... . -- 10 yIkumAra yAne mahAmaMtrI pethaDa 1-40 15 mAnatuMga mAnavatI-buddhimatI pramadA --0 saM. 1985 nAM caMpakakI kathA che. * 1-4-0 2 citrasena padmAvatI .. * --- 2 syulIbhadranI saMsAra naukA ... ... 4 zrI rAjArA pArzvanAtha caritra , * A nAnIvALAM pustake zIlIkamAM nathI. 1-41-4-0

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saMvata 1986nI sAlamAM nIcenAM pustakamAMthI cAra pustake grA ApavAmAM Avaze. grAhaka puratIja nakala chapAtI hovAthI pAchaLathI ? kamAM rahetI nathI jethI grAhaka thavA vilaMba na kara. 1 zrI gIranAra mahAmya 2 zrI pragaTa prabhAvI pArzvanAtha 3 zrI mahAvIra ane zreNIka (magadharAja zreNIka bhAga 2 ) 4 kIrtidhara kAcara. 5 jenA prabhAvIka purUSo (jenA mahAna ratna bhAga 2) 6 tilaka maMjarI zAhone apAyelAM uparAMta bIjA amAre ItihAsIka pusa gurjarezvara kumArapALa sacitra paNa 450 pAkuM pUMThuM kiM. rU. 4 te rUA. 2 2 vimaLamaMtrI vijaya-pRSTarara5 pAku puDuM kiMrUA. 2) hatI te rUA. 13 kaccha giranAranI mahAyAtrA pRSTha 350 pAkuM rezamI paDuM zeTha nagIna bhAIe kahela kacchanA mahAna saMdhano saMpurNa itihAsa 30 citra kiM. rU. 2-8-0 hatI te rUA. 1-1 4 pratibhAsuMdarI yAne pUrva karmanuM prAbalya 1-8 5 zrIpALarAjane rAsa sacitra pArka rezamI | kiM. rU. 2 pAkuM sAduM juduM rUA. 1-12 zAkhA ophIsarUbarU levA mATe ) lakhe - pAlItANA-amArI dukAne ( sa sastI vAMcanan amadAvAda- zeTha harIlA mulacaMda che jene sastI vAMcanamALA che. ratanapoLa zeThanI poLa. ) rAdhanapurI bajAra-bhAvanA