Book Title: Ambad Charitra
Author(s): Jain Sansti Vanchanmala
Publisher: Jain Sansti Vanchanmala
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ II: jI 20 twiss aMbacaritra. - - - -- - - * *** ** * Ne I = che? = prakAzaka, sastI vAMcanamALA. - bhAvanagara, . S POLOC P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S.., Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust. Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ premapahAra. kavba4 Jbadhas 080841 gyanmandii@kobatirth.org zrImAna 22 ) nAce - . -La janare zeTha nAraNajI bhANubhAI taraphathI bheTa. I bhAvanagara-dhI AnaMda prInTIMga presamAM zAha gulAbacaMda lallubhAIe chApyuM. ---- prakAzake-sarva haka svAdhIna rAkhyA che. - = = = ===== ====== == = P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 DI bhUmikA. AgAmI jagatanA tAraNahAra vartamAna covIzInA tIrthakarone ja ApaNe nathI namatA, paNa atIta ane anAgata covIzIonA tIrthapravartakane paNa ApaNe niraMtara bhaktibhAve smarI vaMdana karIe chIe. A caritranA nAyaka abaDavIra, AvatI covIzInA evAja eka samartha purUSa kivA. vizvanA eka mukhya tAraka purUSa che. temanuM jIvana Azcaryo ane addabhUta - prasaMgothI bharapUra che, asAmAnya keTInA puruSonAM jIvana haMmezA ApaNAM jevAM ja hoya ema paNa zI rIte kahI zakAya? prastuta chavana caritra uparathI pratyeka vAcaka joI zakaze ke abaDa pite eka mahA parAkramI ane sAhasika purUSa hato. teNe jIvanA jokhame. ghaNI ghaNI vidyAo meLavI hatI ane te vidyAno moTe bhAge teNe bIjAnAM duHkha dUra karavA tathA saMsAranAM pAkhaMDa ghaTAvA arthe ja karyo hato. eTaluM chatAM aMbaDa eka manuSya hato e vAta te ApaNe pratyeka prasaMge barAbara anubhavIe chIe, ane e badhA AzcaryonIye pelI pAra aMbaDa eka vIrapurUSa tarIke ApaNane darzana deto ubho rahe che. kanaka ane kAmInInI khAtara deza-videzamAM rakhaDanAra aMbaDa, saMsAranI sAmAnya kSaNajIvI saMpattinI khAtara aneka jahemata kheMcanAra aMbaDa jyAre saMsAranA sukhopabhogathI upazama pAme che, tenuM cita nidoSa deva-gurU-dharmanI zodhamAM vaLe che ane chevaTe jyAre bAravrata laI yathArtha jainatva prApta kare che tyAre jANe sonuM ane sugaMdha sAthe 27) mahArAja P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maLI jatAM hoya evuM manohara dazya ApaNA mAnasa netra pAse khaDo thAya che ! kharekhara vIra purUSa eka tarapha jeTalA kaThora ane sakhata hoya che teTalAja bIjI tarapha komaLa, mRdu ane saraLa hoya che. ' aMbaDa jevA pitAno putra, dInatA ane daridratAno bhoga bane, je pitAe vizvanI Rddhi-samRddhinA ghaNAkharA bhaMDAra pitAnA hAtha - nIce rAkhyA hatA teja pitAnA putra-rUbakane, ekaja peTInI aMdara bIjA rAjA pAse madada yAcavA javuM paDe e paNa karmanI ja eka vicitratA che ? ekaMdare A sthAnaka kevaLa kathAnI dRSTithI to vAMcavA jevuM che, paNa rasapipAsuone rasa tathA nItikArone nItinA upadeza paNa joIe teTalAM AmAMthI maLI Avaze. sAmAnya bALake. tathA bAlikAone mATe A caritra eka AzirvAdarapa thaI paDaze. paMDita zrI amarasUrie saraLa saMskRta bhASAmAM A caritra lakhI kathAnA rasika vAcake upara moTo upakAra karyo che. ame paNa eja paMDita-muni mahArAjanA akSarano AdhAra laI A caritra racAvyuM che ane amane AzA che ke dharmakathA vAMcanArA rasika bALaka-yuvako tathA vRddho suddhAM A caritrano lAbha laI AtmakalyANa sAdhavAmAM satat udyamavaMta raheze. dareka nadI jema Akhare te samudraneja maLe tema dareka caritra Akhare nIti ane dharmakaraNInA mahAsAgaramAMja jaI bhaLe che, A aMbaDa caritra paNa samasvare ekaja vAta kahI rahyuM che ke - dharmAt saMpadyate bhogo, dharmAcca sukhasaMpadaH dharmAt svargApavargoM ca dharmaH kalpadrumopamaH // dharmathIja bhoga, sukhasaMpada, svarga vigere maLe che-ane dharma eja jagatanuM eka mahAna kalpavRkSa che. prakAzakaP.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI aMbahu cAra aMbAnA alaukika parAkrama upakrama | zrI vAsanagaranA rAjasiMhAsana upara rAjA vikamasiMha, eka devanA jevo virAjate hato. tenA nityanAM puNyakArya ane asaMkhya paropakArane lIdhe tenI kIrti duraduranA dezomAM vistarI hatI. keI paNa dIna ke du:khI rAjA vikamasiMhanAM darzana pAmI nirAza hRdaye pAcho na jAya. sArA e saMsAranA eka kalpavRkSa rUpe tene yaza gavAta. cAcakane mana te eka cintAmaNuM ratna samAna hato. eka divase te potAnA amAtya ane anucaronI eka sabhA bharI beTho hato eTalAmAM eka tejasvI purUSa tyAM AvI caDyo. vikramasiMhanI rAjasabhAmAM javA sArU koIne anumati ke AjJA meLavavAnI jarUra na hatI. A navA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust. Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvanAra purUSanI cAla ane dekhAvamAM kaiMka evI vizeSatA hatI ke rAjA vikramasiMha ane tenA darabArIo ekI se tenI sAme nIhALI rahyA. AvanAra purUSanA aMga upara mulAyama vastrone leza mAtra paNa ThaThAro nhote. tema tejasvI hIrA-mANijyanA alaMkArathI tene deha jhagamagato nhoto. chatAM e badhI katrima kAMtine kakkI karI nAkhe evI zAMta-svAbhAvika prabhA tenA aMge aMgamAMthI jharatI hatI. tenA vadana ane nayanamAM kulInatA ne garbha zrImaMtAInA bhAva taravaratA hatA. atyAre jo ke e prabhA ane kulInatA upara garIbAInuM AchuM paDa AvI gayuM hatuM, te paNa bArIkIthI jenAra joI zake ke A na AvanAra purUSa, saMsAranA koI sAmAnya vaMzano vArasadAra na hato. te rAjA vikramasiMhanI barAbara sAme AvI vinItabhAve ubho rahyo ane bhaktibhAva pUrvaka heja zira jhukAvyuM, " . . . * "Apa A dezamAM navA ja AvyA ho ema lAge che. mArA gya kaIM kAmakAja cIMdhavuM hoya te khuzIthI kahI gho." rAjAe pite ja A navA AvanAra purUSane satkAra karatAM e pramANe mIThAM vAkya uccAryo. alabatta. A dezamAM huM na ja chuM, paNa kadAca ApamAMnA keIke te mArA pitA aMbaDa narapatinuM nAma jarUra sAMbhaLyuM haze. * . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMbaDa"uccAra thatAMja rAjA ane AsapAsanA saghaLA sabhya digamUDha jevA banI gayA ! dizAonA aMta sudhI je parAkramI aMbaDa narapatinA yazogAna muktakaMThe gavAtAM hoya tenA nAmathI karyo abhAgI cheka ajANa hoya ? e ja aMbaDano A pratApI putra che ema che ema jANatAM si sabhAjane A vRtAnta sAMbhaLavA adhIrA banyA. "he rAjana ! mArA pitA aMbaDa kSatrIya prathama te bahuja daridra hatA. dhana kamAvA mATe bhAtabhAtanA maMtra, taMtra tatha oSadha vigerene upayoga karavA chatAM temanuM janmadAridraya dUra na thayuM. bhamI bhamIne lagabhaga AkhI pRthvI paga nIce kADhI nAkhI, paNa mananAM manoratha na phaLyAM. eka kavie kahyuM che te akSaraza, satya che ke abhyAsakAriNI vidyA buddhiH karmAnusAriNI / dAnAnusAriNI kIrtiH lakSmIH puNyAnusAriNI // abhyAsanA pramANamAM vidyA maLe, karmane anusarIne buddhi upaje, dAnanI sAthe sAthe ja kIrti prasare ane puNya karyA hoya to ja lamI pote AvIne vare. bahu bahu prayatana karavA chatAM mArA pitAnI upara lakSmInI prasannatA na utarI. Akhare temaNe dhanagiri parvata upara vAsa karI rahelAM gorakha ginIno Azraya lIdhe. e yoginInI salAha ane mArA pitAnA parAkramane lIdhe amAre tyAM aSTa siddhi ne nava nidhi ApameLe AvI utayAM. " P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ? gorakha ginIe sUcavelA mArga ane tamArA pitAe dAkhavelAM parAkramo je A sabhAne kahI saMbhaLAvaze te amane AnaMda thaze eTaluM ja nahIM paNa e puNyAtma aMbaDa narapatinA guNa stavanathI ame kRtArtha thaIzuM, " sabhAnA eka aiDha purUSe aMbaDa-putra kurUgaka tarapha daSTipAta karI, sabhAjanonI vAMcchanA pradarzita karI. huM e ja vRtAnta Apane kahevA ahIM sudhI A chuM. e vRtAntanA aMte mAre je kaI ApanI pAse vinatI karavAnI che te tyArabAda kahIza. atyAre to mArA pitA aMDarAjanA thoDA alaukika jIvana prasaMge ja Apane saMbhaLAvIza." kurUbaka eTaluM kahetAM kahetAM rAjAnI sAme savinaya besI gayo. abaDaputra kurUkane kudaratI rIte ja vANInI mIThAza varI hatI. rAjAne ane tenI AsapAsanA sabhyone parama utkaMTha nIhALI teNe pitAnA pitAnA parAkramo eka eka kahevA zarU karyA. aMbaDanA parAkramI jIvananI alaukika ghaTanAo sAMbhaLatAM zrotAjano rasanA pravAhamAM taNAvA lAgyA. pite eka rAjasabhAmAM beThA che e vAtanuM temane smaraNa sarakhuM paNa na rahyuM. jANe ke kaI manohara devasRSTimAM viharatA hoya e paLe paLe AnaMda-Ada anubhavavA lAgyA. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prathama Adeza ) dhanagiri nAmanA parvata upara zrIgorakha ginI nAme eka gInI vase che. mArA pitA-aMbaDa kSatriye ekadA temanI pAse jaI bahumAna pUrvaka vaMdana karyuM. aMbaDane vinayapUrvaka potAnI sAme beThelo nihALI ceginIe pUchayuM--"tame koNa che? ane tamAro ahIM mArI pAse AvavAne uddeza zuM che te jaNAvo." - aMbaDakSatriya mULathI ja garIba hatA e vAta te tame jANo choja dhana-lakSmI-kIrti vigere zI rIte prApta karavAM e sivAya temanI bIjI eke mukhya abhilASA na hatI. aMbaDe kahyuM:-"he mAtA! mArA manovAMchita ApanA vinA bIjuM kaI purNa nahIM kare, tethI ja Aje ApanI pAse AvI prArthanA karavA mAguM chuM ke je raste mane lakSmI prApti thAya e rasto batAvo. lakSmI meLavavAno mane eke rAjamArga hAtha lAgato nathI. mArA ghaNA ghaNA divaso eja muMjavaNamAM nIkaLI gayA. have koIpaNa upAye huM lamIkIrti Adi jIvana saubhAgya prApta karUM eja atyAre te mArUM mukhya kartavya ane dhyAna-dhAraNuM banI rahyAM che.". ginIe uttara Ape -"he putra ! A AkhAye ' jagatabharamAM tuM joI le ke koIne paNa sAhasa, udyama ke parA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ krama sivAya lakamI pitAnI meLe AvIne varI che? buddhi ane baLa game teTalAM hoya, paNa jyAM sudhI tame keDa bAMdhIne lInI pAchaLa na paDe tyAM sudhI te haMmezAM tamArAthI dUra ne dUra ja rahevAnI kahyuM che ke, sAhasI lacchI haveM, na hu kAyarapurisAiM kAne kuMDala jhalakatAM, masI kaJjala nayaNAhi- sAhasika purUnI pAse lamI dAsI rUpe sadAM hAjara rahe che. ane kAyara purUSa jotAMja tenAthI mukha pheravI rIMsAI jAya che, egya mANasane haMmezA tenA gvaja sAhitya - AvI maLe evo A saMsArano eka sanAtana niyama che. kAnamAM leko kuMDaLa pahere ane AMkhamAM maza copaDe, eTale ke jene je lAyaka hoya teja prApta thAya e kudaratI kamamAM koNa pheraphAra karI zake tema che?" Apa pharamAve te hukama pALavAne huM sadA-sarvathA tatpara chuM. Apa kaho te prakAranuM sAhasa karI nAkhuM, je kemeya karatAM lakSmI prApta thatI hoya to." "paNa tuM mArA sAta Adeza barAbara pALI zakaze? . jIvanA jokhame paNa huM kahuM te pAra pADavA kaTibaddha raheze?" ceginIe aMbaDanI parIkSA levAnA hetuthI prazna karyo. - "Apa kaho te pramANe karavA dareka vAte taiyAra chuM. eka vAra Apa mane AjJA karI juo." AMbaDe eka sAhasika ane vIra puruSane chAje evI draDhatAthI javAba Ape. P.P.AC. Guntatnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 7 ) che tyAre mArA sAta AdezamAM prathama Adeza sAMbhaLa. jema jema eka eka Adezano amala thaze tema tema kame kame huM tane bIjA Adeza ApIza ane te badhA je tuM yathArtha paNe pAlana karaze te tArA gharamAM vizvanI lakSmI svayaM AvIne tArA dhanabhaMDAra ubharAvI deze." ginIe aMkhaDanA aMtaramAM rahelI AzA ane zraddhAne savizeSa uttejana ApI khuba utsAhIta karyo. lakSamI meLavavAnI AzA ane nirAzAmAM Aja sudhI meM ghaNo kALa vitAvI dIdho. have mane evI vAto mAtra thI zAMti vaLe ema nathI. kAM to manovAMchita siddhi meLavavI ane kAM to A dehanuM balIdAna daI devuM evI bhISma pratijJA karIneja ApanI pAse Avyo chuM. have vilaMba na karatAM Apane Adeza saMbhaLAvI mane kRtArtha kare." aMbanI e pramANenI vyagratA ane dRDhatA nihALI ginIe potAno prathama Adeza tenI sanmukha kahI saMbhalAvyuM. e Adezane eke eka akSara Apa dhyAna daIne sAMbhaLaze te Apane khAtrI thaze ke kharekharA vIra ane sAhasika sivAya tenuM pAlana karavuM e kaI ramata vAta na hatI. te vakhate aMkhaDa kSatriyanA hRdayamAM utsAha ane vIratA ubharAI rahI hatI. game te azakata ke asaMbhavita Adeza maLe te paNa tene pahoMcI vaLavA teNe dareka prakAranI taiyArI pitAnA manamAM karI rAkhI hatI. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ginIe potAnI aMtaradRSTine pratApe aMbaDanI merUparvata samI A aDagatA barAbara joI lIdhI, ane prathama Adeza saMbhaLAvavA A pramANe kahyuM - ahiMthI purva taraphanI dIzAmAM guNavadanA nAmanI eka vATikA che ane e vATIkAnI aMdara zatazarkarA nAmanuM eka vRkSa che e vRkSanuM phaLa laI Ava ane mArI pAse raju kara." eginIno A Adeza sAMbhaLatAMja aMbaDa temane praNAma karI purva dizA tarapha cAlI nIkaLe. e phaLa kevuM hiya ane tenAthI kevI Rddhi prApta thAya e viSe zaMkAne eka prazna sarakho paNa na pUchaye. parAkramI purUSonA hRdayamAM zraddhA ne vizvAsa kevA nirmaLa bhAve vAsa karI rahyA hoya che te A uparathI Apa sarva joI zakaze. guNavadanA vATIkA ane zatazarkarA vRkSanuM smaraNa karatAM aMbaDa tyAMthI ekadama cAlI nIkaLyo. jatAM jatAM eka savAre ke kamamaMDala nAmanA nagaranI agAsIo ane aTArIo teNe dUrathI nihALI. A koI mahA nagara che ane tyAM thoDe vakhata vizrAma karI AgaLa cAlIza evo manasubo karI te utAvaLo utAvaLA gAmanA pAdaramAM zobhatA eka sarovara pAse AvI ubho rahyo. mArganI musApharIthI thAka to lAgyo ja hato. eTale jaLanA hilathI chalakAtA ane AsapAsanI vRkSarAjIthI mehaka lAgatA e taLAvanI pALa pAse te hAza karIne beTho. P.P.Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taLAvanI pALane aDhelI aMkhaDa beTho to kharo paNa tenA bhAgyamAM ja nirAMta nhotI lakhI. teNe AsapAsa daSTi karI to eka pachI eka purUSe mAthe baheDAM mukI pANI bharavA AvatA dekhAyA. abaDanA Azcaryane pAra na rahyo. tene thayuM ke kAMte mArI potAnI ja jovAmAM kAMIka bhUla thAya che athavA te huM A satya vizva nahIM paNa kaIka svamaja nihALI rahyo chuM. paraMtu tenI A bhrAMti lAMbo vakhata nanabhI. tene khAtrI thaI ke A pANI bharavA Ave che te badhA barAbara purUSe ja ane temanA mAthe rahelAM pAtro e bIjuM kaMI nahIM pANI bharavAnAja baheDAM che. A vAta je saMpUrNa satya hiya to kharekhara A deza, pRthvInA bIjA bhAgo karatAM udhA AcAra-vicAravA ja hovo joIe. nahiMtara puSe pote uThIne pANI bharavA nIkaLI paDe e na bane. Avo vicAra kare che eTalAmAM bIjI taraphathI keTalIka strIo gheDA upara besI, Amoda, vinoda ane kutUhala karatI sarovara tarapha pharavA nIkaLI paDI hoya evo adbhuta dekhAva tenI najare paDyo. azvArUDha thayelI strIonA mukha upara lajA, saMkoca ke vinayane badale purUSonA jevIja draDhatA, karatA ane sattAnAM bAhya lakSaNo spaSTa dekhAI AvatAM hatAM. .. purUSo badhA strIonAM kAmakAja kare ane strIo badhI purUSonA jevAM AcaraNa kare tenuM zuM kAraNa haze? A deza ja kaMIka uMdhI khoparIvALo lAge che." AvA Azcarya ane P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 10 ) A tarkamAM chelA khato hato eTalAmAM eka purUSa, akhaMDa pAse " AvIne ubhe rahyo. aMbaDe prazna karyo -"are bhAI! jarA khulAse karavAnI kRpA karaze? ahiM A purUSa badhA strIonA jevA kema jaNAya che? saMsArane kema jANe ulaTAvI nAkhavAnuM hoya ane kudaratanA niyama sAme baLa uThAvavAnI taiyArIo cAlatI hoya ema mane je bhAse che te satya che ke mArI bhrAMti mAtraja che?" pilA purUSe A praznano sIdho javAba ApavAne badale potAnA nAka upara AMgaLI mUkI cheka maina rahevAne isAre karyo. AthI aMkhaDanI AzcaryavRtti zAMta thavAne badale ora uzkerAI. tene thayuM ke A dezamAM strIonI zakti eTalI badhI vRddhi pAmI che ke purUSo temane viSe vAta karatAM paNa dhruje che. A viparIta AcArano koInI pAse khulAse kara e paNa jANe ke bhayaMkara rAjadroha hoya ane e suhAnA daMDa tarIke purUSone zULIe caDAvavAmAM AvatA hoya evI dhAka sau purUSonA vahevAramAM te zekhI joI zakyo. aMbaDe TuMkAmAM ja khulAso karavAne vadhAre paDato Agraha karyo. tyAre DaratAM DaratAM pelA purUSe mAtra eTaluM ja kahyuM ke -"bhAI ! ahIM te mAna rahevAmAM ja majA che. je ApaNA vaccenI vAtacIta kamabhAgye koI strI sAMbhaLI le to tArI ne mArI herAnagati pAra vinAnI vadhI jAya. tame tamAre eka khuNAmAM besI A badhuM joyA kare." P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 11 ) are paNa strI jAtine ATalo badho bhaya zA sArU rAkhavo joIe? strIti game tevI baLavAna hoya te paNa Akhare te te abaLA ja kahevAya! tene vazIbhUta karavI ane potAnA paga pAse namAvavI e te purUne mana kiDA mAtra ja hoya ! kharekhara ! tamArA bolavA uparathI jaNAya che ke A dezanA purUSe potAnuM purUSArtha gumAvI sAva bAyelA jevA banI gayA che! sRSTine kamaja ahIM palaTAI gayo hoya ema bhAse che! strInAM dAsa banI jIvatA rahevuM, enA karatAM marI javuM e zuM khoTuM che? bhAI ! huM to kharuM ja kahuM chuM ke mArAthI A uMdhA AcAra joyA nathI jatA. mArUM bane te huM pote ekale purUSanA AtmamAnane jAgrata karI A strI jAtinA anAcAra sAme baMDa uThAvuM ane temanA badhA svaIdI adhikAra paDAvI lauM." . "ema ke? o musAphara? bahu bhAre gumAna dharAvatA lAge che? yAda rAkhaje ke Aje te tuM paNa bIjA purUSonI jema A rAjayanI raiyata che ane tAre paNa A badhAnI jema, strIonI AjJA mAnavI paDaze." aMbaDane uddezI eka vRddha strIe vabANa choDayuM - aMbaDa tene uttara ApavA jato hato eTalAmAM ja rastA upara eka moTI rAjasthArI nIkaLI ! A svArInA. madhya bhAgamAM eka hAthInI suvarNa aMbADImAM eka tejasvI nArI beThI hatI. te potAnI bhrakuTI mAtrathI purUSa jAtine. P.P. Ac, Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . ( 12 ) 'upahAsa karatI hoya ane samasta saMsAranI mahArAjJI hoya evA damAmathI te AsapAsa nihALatI hatI. tenA mastaka upara chatra-cAmara vIMjhAtA hatA. tenA hAthamAM rahelA sonAno rAjadaMDa sUryanA tejane lIdhe camakato hato. hAthInI AgaLa ne pAchaLa strIonuM eka moTuM sainya adabathI cAlatuM hatuM. A strIcArAjya joI aMbaDa to cheka Abhe ja banI gaye. tenI vAcA baMdha paDI gaI zuM bolavuM ane zuM na bolavuM teno kaMija nirNaya tenAthI na thaI zakyo. pAse ubhelI pelI vRddha DozI aMbaDanI A vilakSaNa dazA joI rahI. savArI AgaLa nIkaLI gaI eTale DozIe haLave rahIne kahyuM - loke jene aMbaDa kSatriyanA nAmathI oLakhe che te tuM ja ne? tuM Aje ahIM AvavAno che ema huM kayAranA ye jANatI hatI, have cAla, bIjA koIne puchavA karatAM mArA pitAnA gRhe ja AvI vizrAMti le, ane tAre je kaMI pUchavuM hoya te sukhethI mane puchI khulAso meLavaje." - aMbaDa haiyAmAM himmata ekaThI karI sarovaranA kInArethI UThIne ubhe ane pelAM vRddha DozImAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyo. thoDe dura gayA pachI DozI eka mahelanA dvAra pAse AvI ubhI rahI aMbaDane mana A mahela na lAge. ddhi-siddhi ne eka mahAsAgara ja jANe pUramhArathI uchaLI rahyo hoya P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " ( 13 ) e tene bhAsa thaye. mahelanI AsapAsano gaDha ane dIvAle sapheda ArasanA jevI cakacakI rahI hatI. dhImedhIme bane jaNa eka vizALa AMgaNAmAM AvIne ubhA rahyAM. te vakhate AMgaNAnI vaccovacca eka atIva saMdaryavatI navayauvanA ni. zcitabhAve potAnI kiDAmAM tallIna banI beThI hatI. teNIe. abaDane AvatA je. paNa viveka ke vinayane eka zabda sarakho paNa na ucaccAryo. aMbaDe te gAmanA pAdaramAM paga : mUke tyArathI ja te digamuDha jevo banI gayo hato. tenuM kata-- hala dhIme dhIme ghaTavAne badale vadhatuM ja jatuM hatuM. saMsAranA. samasta lAvaNyanA sArarUpa A lAvaNyavatI yuvatIne nIrakhI. kSaNavAra to te potAnuM bhAna bhUlI gaye. Aja mRtyuleka hoya to pachI apasarAono deza kevo haze tenI kalpanA karavA jatAM tenuM mana cakaDoLe caDayuM yuvatIno varNa jo ke gIra na hato. paNa gaura varNanI aMdara zyAmatAnI AchI chAMTa koI kuzaLa kArIgare nAkhI hoya tema te giAra ane zyAma varNanI dhupachAMya jevI dIpI rahI hatI. tenA bhAlanI sabhAgyanA udaya sarakhI kAMtine mAnavI nahIM paNa koI svarA-. jyanI adhiSThAtrI hoya evuM bhAna karAvatI hatI. tenA vizALa nayana ane yuvAnInA garvathI lacelI deha latA gIonA mAna-abhimAna toDavA mATe ja jANe khIlatI hoya ema keIne paNa jotAMnI sAthe ja lAgyA vinA na rahe. tenI kuMbha samA stana madananA bANanI paNa mazkarI karatA hoya ane tophAna jagavatA hoya emaja lAge. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 14 ) A yuvatInI sanmukha sUrya, caMdra, rAhu ane maMgaLanA cAra daDA paDayA hatA. te vAraMvAra IcchAmAM Ave te daDAne uce uchALI ekalI beThI beThI mananI meja jogavatI hatI. sUryanA prakhara tApathI daze dizAomAM jhAkajhamALa prakAza patharAI rahyo hato. e prakAzanI aMdara mahArANI jevI zakti svarUpI A navayavanA beThI hatI. . aMbaDa A nArI viSe kaMI ja nizcaya na karI zakyA. ne uMghamAMthI uThato hoya tema, vRddhAne kaIke pUchavA jato hato. eTalAmAM te vRddhAe ja aMbaDane kahyuM - : "gorakha ginInA AdezathI zatazarkarA vRkSanuM phaLa levA nIkaLyA che to paNa Aja to tame amArA atithi banyA cho. amArI anumati sivAya tame A dezamAMthI bahAra nahIM jaI zake." : "eka strI potAnI upara Avo niraMkuza adhikAra calAve che tenuM bhAna thatAM aMbaDanI AMkhane eka khuNo lAla thayA. vRddhAe te lAgaNI joI lIdhI. aMbaDane zAMta karavA kRtrima mIThAzathI teNIe kahyuM "ahIM gabharAvI jevuM kaMija nathI. jyAM sudhI zatazarkarAvRkSanuM phaLa tamane na lAdhe tyAM sudhI tame sukhethI ahIMja raheje. mArI A putrI caMdrAvatI paNa tamane kaI vAte muMjhAvA nahIM de. tame bane . sAthe rahe ane nirdoSa sukha bhogavo." "abaDanI pAse A AjJA ke bhalAmaNano kaMIja P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 15 ) javAba taiyAra na hato. te javAba goThavavAnI gaDamathalamAM hate teTalAmAMja caMdrAvatI eka hariNanI gatie tyAM AvI ane aMbaDane udezI bolI ke -"huM paNa tamArA jevoja eka sAthI kayAranI zodhatI hatI. cAlo ApaNe daDe ramIe. ahIM ramavA sivAya bIjuM kaMIja karavApaNuM nathI hatuM." - aMbaDe cadrAvatInA mahe sAme eka draSTipAta karyo. caMdrAvatIe leza mAtra paNa zaramAyA vinA potAnI svAbhAvika amRtajharaNuM vANImAM kahevA mAMDayuM - juo, ramatanA niyama prathama ja jANuM levA jarUrana che. daDe uchALatAM ane jhIlatAM jenA hAthamAMthI daDo paDI jAya te hAryo gaNAya ane je hArI jAya te bIjAnI caraNasevA kare." caraNasevA zabda bolatAM caMdrAvatI khaDakhaDATa hasI paDI. aMbaDane A sarata svIkAratAM saheja saMkoca to thayo. paNa eka abaLA pAse zaramAvAnuM tene egya na lAgyuM. te bolI u -"bhale, kabula che e zarata." - catura caMdrAvatIne mATe A ramata cheka navI na hatI. te to temAM purepurI pAvaradhI hatI ema kahIe to kaMI khoTuM nahIM teNue eka pachI eka sUrya, caMdra, rAhu ane maMgaLanA daDA uMce uchALavA ane jhIlavA mAMDyA. eka daDo hajI arthe nIce na Avyo hoya teTalAmAM te bIje daDe tenuM sthAna levA uce uchaLeja hoya! sUryane daDe addhara uDe ke te ja P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. * Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSaNe jhAkajhamALa divasanI rozanI cetarapha phelAI jAya. ane je caMdrano daMDa addhara uchaLe ke te ja samaye pUrNimAne prakAza sArI pRthvIne ajavALAthI bharI de! caMdrAvatIe A kaLA evI to khubIthI keLavI hatI ke cAramAMthI. eka paNa daDe bhUlathI-ajANatAM pRthvI upara paDavA na pAme ! rAhu ane maMgaLanA daDA jevA AkAza tarapha dhase ke tarataja vArApharatI divasa ne rAtrInI saMdhyAnA prakAzamAM jANe vizva AkhuM ye snAna karatuM hoya tema prakRtinuM drazya palaTAI jAya! baDa pate, caMdrAvatInI A kIDA kUzaLatA joI eka rIte Azcaryamugdha jevo thaI gaye, AvI pAvarathI ramaNa upara pitAno pratApa zI rIte besAravo tenI tene kaMIja gama na paDI. Akhare haiye ne himmatano saMcaya karI AMbaDe caMdrAvatIne udezI kahyuM: "have mAro vAro Avyo. mane daDA uchALavA dyo." . . . . : : : - caMdrAvatIe A mAgaNuM sAMbhaLI saheja pratApasUcaka himata karyuM. tenA hRdayamAM A ajANyA purUSa pratye je dayA ne avajJA bharI hatI. te teNIe A mita dvArA spaSTa karI nAkhyuM. . . . . . aMbaDe saMkecAtA haste sUryane daDe grahaNa karyo. sUryanA dhagadhagatAM sahasra kiraNe AMkha para paDatAM ja tenA heza keza 3DI gayA ! caMdrAvatInI jema sUryane uMce uchALavAnA maneratha manamAMja samAI gayA. tene badale aMkhaDa pateja mUccha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 17 ) pAmI sUrya pradezanI aMdara suI gayo! te pachI caMdrAvatIe e daDe jorathI addhara phagAvI, maMtranA baLathI tyAM ja thaMbhAvI dIdhe. sUrya ane aMbaDa AkAzamAM sthira thaI rahyA. - caMdrAvatI potAnA aMta:puramAM cAlI gaI, - thoDIvAre nAgaDa sArathI sUrya samipe AvIne juve che te sUryamaMDaLane viSe eka purUSa mUcchita avasthAmAM bhAna bhUle dekhAye. nAgaDane te purUSa tarapha dayA chaTI. amRtanAM chAMTaNa chAMTI tene zudhdhamAM lAvavAnI nAgaDane aMtarapreraNa rI. tethI te ekadama doDato doDato caMdramaMDala samipe gaye. tyAM jaIne jue che to caMdranuM sthAna paNa khAlI paDayuM hatuM ane caMdranI strI rohiNI roI reIne mAMDa mAMDa samaya gALatI hatI, nAgaDe rehiNane raDavAnuM kAraNa pUchatAM rehiNIe AMsu lUchI ati dIna vANImAM kahyuM ke - "mArA pati caMdradevane caMdrAvatI nAmanI nArI Aje keTalAya divasathI baMdIvAna karIne ahIMthI upADI gaI che. huM pati virahe niraMtara surUM chuM ane raDI raDIne bAkInuM AyuSa, purUM karUM chuM." ' . . ; - nAgaDa sArathInA hRdayamAM rohiNI jevI sAdhvI strInuM A karUNa Akranda saMtatpa zULanI jema ArapAra bheMkAI gayuM. saM. sAranI eka abaLA caMdradeva jevA samartha ISTa amarane potAno kedI banAve emAM tene samasta devakanuM apamAna thatuM hoya P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 18 ). ema lAgya, roSa ane vairane lIdhe tenAM gAtra kaMpavA lAgyAM. rohiNI tarapha moM pheravI AvAsana ApatAM te bolyo : "tamArUM AkaMda mArAthI nathI joI zakAtuM. huM A ja kSaNe pRthvI upara jauM chuM ane caMdrAvatI jevI uddhata nArInA madanuM mardana karI tamArA priyatama pati devane hamaNA ja A amara bhUmimAM hAjara karuM chuM. eka devanI pAse durbaLa mAnavajAti kayAM sudhI spardhA karI zake che te huM joI laIza.. che. nAgaDa sArathI bIjAM hajAra kAma paDatAM mukI caMdrAvatInA nivAsasthAna tarapha saDasaDATa cAlI nIkaLyo. - caMdrAvatIe nAgaDane dUrathI ja Avato joI lIdhuM. teNIe potAnuM nAgapAza nAmanuM tIra tenI tarapha choDayuM ane jotajotAmAM nAgaDa sArathI nAgapAza vaDe cotaraphathI vIMTaLAI ge. te eka DagaluM paNa AgaLa vadhavAnI zakti gumAvI beThe. caMdrAvatImAM ATaluM baLa ane zakti haze tenI kalpanA suddhAM paNa bhAgyeja AvI haze. nAgane nAgapAzathI bAMdhI caMdrAvatI nizcita mane potAnI mAtA pAse cAlI gaI. ' - nAgaDanI bahena sarpadukhalAne A vAtanI khabara paDI eTale te bebAkaLI, potAnA vIrAnI hAre doDI AvI. teNIe dUrathI ja eka tIra cheDI, nAgaDanA dehanI AsapAsa vIMTaLAI gayelA nAgapAza toDI nAMkhyA. te jevo chaTyo ke rataja tIra vege caMdrAvatInA ghara tarapha doTa mUkI. tenI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (10), rageragamAM vera badalo levAnI vAsanA dhuMdhavAI rahI hatI. bahena potAnA bhAInA manabhAva samajI gaI. teNIe nAgaDane zAMtvanA ApatAM kahyuM-"bhAI ! A caMdrAvatI tudhAre che tevI sAmAnya strI mAtra nathI tenI sAthe jhAmAM tuM nahIM phAve." paNa nAgaDa eka maTIne be na thaye. game te prakAre vairane badale levA tADukI uThyo. - caMdrAvatInA camatkArika baLathI khaMbhita thayele sUrya paNa nAgaDane kahevA AvyuM ke -"he putra ! caMdrAvatI sAme virodha kare mukI de. e sAkSAt zakti svarUpI ginIhovAthI tene baMdhana mAre pitAne paNa mane ke kamane svIkAravAM paDe che. tuM tenI pAse bALaka gaNAya.". . ' - pitA-sUryanA zabdo sAMbhaLI nAgaDa zAMta to . paNa tenA aMtarane talapradeza irSAthI khaLabhaLI uThyA. teNe mAyAkuMDalI nAmanI zaktinuM ArAdhana AdaryuM ane e zaktinA prabhAve caMdrAvatInI mAtA bhadrAvatIno vinAza karyo, caMdrAvatI pAse mAphI maMgAvI, sUryamaMDaLane mukti apAvI ane niraMtara virahathI jhUratI hiNIne tene pati-caMdra deva pAchA lAvI Ape. ' te pachI caMdramaMDalamAMnuM amRta laI mUchavaMza paDelA ebaDanA aMga upara chAMTayuM. aMbaDa ALasa maraMDI uo thaye. teNe potAne jIvitadAna ApavA badala sUryadevane upakArasUcaka abhivaMdana karyuM. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja . : : ( 20 ) aMbaDa-kSatrIyanA vinaya-vivekathI saMtuSTa thayelA sUryo. prasanna thai abaDane eka sarasa varadAna ApyuM ane kahyuM ke -" jA, tuM AjathI anaMtajetA thAya che. koI paNa nArInA kAmabANa tArUM haiyuM nahIM vIMdhI zake." AvA ayAcita ane aNadhAryA varadAnathI abaDane. pAra vinAno AnaMda thaye. te pharI pharIne sUryane zatazaH dhanyavAda ApavA lAgyA. pachI te sUrye paNa bhAre prasanna thaI AkAzagAminI ane iMdrajAtinI ema be vidyAo tene ApI. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa sUryanI AjJAthI nAgaDe, zatazarkara vRkSanuM phaLa ke jene mATe te AkhI pRthvI pharavA jIvanA jokhame nIkaLyo hato te paNa lAvI tenA hAthamAM mUkyuM. sUye kahyuM ke -"A phaLane mahimA lagabhaga dareka deva ane manuSyane paNa suparicita che. jenI pAse A phaLa hoya te kaI divasa paNa duHkhI na thAya. tuM A phaLa tArI pAse rAkhaje ane dharma tathA paropakAranAM kArya karI jIvyuM sArthaka karaje." 1 - nAgaDa ane sUrya ubhayano AbhAra mAnI te pitAputranI madadathI aMbaDa bhUmi upara AvI pahoMce. sUryadeve prasanna thaI ApelI mahA vidyAonI paNa teNe sArI peThe sAdhanA karI lIdhI. pachI, IdrAla vidyAnI sahAyathI aMbaDe sAkSAta IzvaranuM rUpa lIdhuM ane e izvaranA rUpamAM ja teNe caMdrAvatInA ghera AvI darzana ApyAM. pratyakSa zaMkara-mahAdeva P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( ra ) pitAnA AMgaNe AvyA che ema mAnI caMdrAvatIe temanA caraNamAM sASTAMga daMDavata praNAma karyA, ane bhaktithI gadagadda vANImAM kahyuM ke -"he prabhu ! ApanA padhAravAthI Aje mArUM AMgaNuM pAvana thayuM ! ApanI mahatu kRpAthI mAre janma sArthaka thaye. eka saMskRta kAvyamAM kavi kahe che ke mahAtIrtha mahauSadhyo, mahAnAtha muniishvrH| alpa bhAgyavatAM teSAM prApte durlabha darzanaM / / - mahAtIrtha, mahedhI, mahAnAtha ane munIzvaranAM darzana te kaI mahAna puNyazALI ke bhAgyazALI hoya tene ja prApta thAya. abhAgI ke a95 bhAgyazALIne temanAM darzana thatAM nathI. huM mane Aje parama bhAgyazAlI mAnuM chuM ke ApanA jevA vizvanA mahAdeve pratyakSarUpe mAre tyAM padhArI mane darzana dIdhAM." mahAdevanI samipe A rIte bhaktiyukta vacano ucArI pitAne AnaMda pradarzita karI rahI hatI eTalAmAM ja mahAdeve mahoTethI raDavA mAMDayuM. caMdrAvatI A rUdanane artha na samajI zakI. teNIe be hAtha joDI kahyuM ke -"prabhu ! Apa to A samasta saMsAranA pAlaka, piSaka ane saMrakSaka gaNuo che ! ApanI AjJA vinA vRkSanuM eka pAMdaDuM paNa na pharake evo to Apane prabhAva che. prANImAtra Apane kartA hartA mAnI ApanI upAsanA kare che. chatAM Aje Apa Ama kema rUdana karI rahyA cho te mArAthI nathI samajAtuM, " P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( rara ) zive gaLagaLA svaramAM uttara ApeDa-huM saMsArano phakattA hartA chuM e vAta kharI che. paNa Aje mAre potAne mAthe mahAna saMkaTa AvI paDayuM che. have mAruM zuM thaze teno vicAra karatAM mArAthI raDyA vinA rahI ja zakAtuM nathI. A dunIyAmAM Aje mArA jevo bIjo eka paNa jIva du:khI. nahIM hoya. e duHkha TALavAne Aje tamArA vinA bIjuM koI ja zakitavAna nathI. . . caMdrAvatInuM Azcarya vadhatuM ja cAlyuM, te bolI -he. mahAnAtha ! pahelAM ApanuM du:kha kahe. mArAthI e du:kha je dUra thaI zake tema hoya to huM mAruM sarvarava ApanA caraNamAM dharI daIza. " . . . . . . . ' ' ' ' zive pitAnA duHkhane khulAso karatAM kahyuM ke Aje mArI prANapriyA pArvatI mane tyajI sadAne mATe cAlI nIka nyAM! have pArvatIjI vinA jIvavuM e mane kaDavuM jhera jevuM thaI paDayuM che." eTaluM kahetA kahetAmAM zivajI punaH raDI paDayA. "paNa have tene zo upAya kare te mane samajAvo." caMdrAvatIe ati AkAMkSA sAthe prazna karyo. ... teno ekaja upAya che ane te e ja ke je tame mArI sAthe vivAha kare to huM badhAM saMkaTathI chuTI jauM." zivajIe AbAda tIra choDayuM. paNuM huM eka pAmara mAnavI kayAM ane Apa samartha deva kayAM ? mAnava jAta to devo karatAM sahastra gaNuM malIna P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - ( 23 ) gaNAya! Apa mane paraNane zI rIte sukhI thazo? ane huM Apane gya.paNa zI rIte banI zakuM?" "sukhI thaIza ke nahIM te jovAnuM kAma mAruM pitAnuM che. tame mAre egya zI rIte bane tenA upAya paNa mArI pAse ja che. je tame mane varavAne rAjI ho to ja e upAya batAvuM. A upAya evA che ke harakoI mANasa apavitra manu khyatvamAMthI mukta thaI parama pavitra devatvane prApta karI le." zivajIe caMdrAvatInA gaLAmAM eka pachI eka madhalALa mukavA mAMDI. - : , ; to pachI Apa kaho te pramANe karavAne taiyAra chuM." caMdrAvatIe nikhAlasapaNe kabulAta ApI. je tame mAre egya banavA mAgatA ho te se prathama tamAre tamAruM mastaka muMDAvI nAkhavuM paDaze. A bArIka vastro ane kImatI alaMkAne badale phATalAM tUTalAM ne gaMdhAtAM vastro paheravAM paDaze, he upara meza bhUMsavI paDaze eTaluM ja nahIM paNa bIjA koI vAhana upara na besatAM gadheDAnI pITha upara besI mArI pAse AvavuM paDaze. jo tame ATaluM karI zake to ja tamAruM pANigrahaNa mArAthI thaI zake. kahe ATalI AkarI vidhi karI mArA thaI zakaze.? " zivajIe caMdrAvatIne barAbara sakaMjAmAM lIdhI. . ' "emAM te kaI moTI vAta che? ApanI ekeeka AjJA pALavA ApanI A dAsI taiyAra che. zivajInI patnI thavAnuM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 24 ) mahabhAgya prApta thatuM che, te AvI pAMca-pacIza te zuM paNa hajAra vidhi pALavA paNa game te strI taiyAra thaI jAya." caMdrAvatIe pitAne ubhare Thalavyo. te - bapora thatAM caMdrAvatIe mastaka muMDAvyuM, kezakalApa ukheDIne pheMkI dIdho, mahoDhA upara meza bhuMsI ane aMge ukaraDAmAMthI ANelAM gaMdhAtAM cIMtharAM vITALyAM. pachI eka gadheDA upara besI zaMkaranI rAha jotI gharanI bahAra ubhI rahI. lokonAM ToLeTeLAM A zaMkara ane caMdrAvatIne vivAha jevA ekaThAM thaI gayAM. teo aMdara aMdara vArtAlApa karI caMdrAvatInA saubhAgyanA vakhANa karavA lAgyA, strIo paNa caMdrAvatInA sadabhAgya pratye IrSonI najarathI nihALavA lAgI. yathAsamaye zivasvarUpadhArI aMbaDa tyAM AvI pahoMce. lekonA ToLAe tene abhivaMdana karI harSa dhvanI karyA. have ghaDI-be ghaDInI aMdara mahAdevajI A caMdrAvatIne pitAnA paDakhAmAM laI AkAzamAge kailAsa tarapha uDI jaze evI se koIe kalpanA karI. ' ' - caMdrAvatIno garva Aje niraMkuza hato. sAkSAt zaMkara jevA pitAne pati maLaze e abhimAnathI te potAnA dehanuM paNa bhAna bhUlI gaI hatI. eTalAmAM lokonA asAdhAraNa TeLAne lIdhe che ke devasaMgane lIdhe he caMdrAvatInI savArI mATe ANelo gardabha bhaDaka ane caMdrAvatIne nIce paTakI traNa-cAra pAdaprahAra paNa karI vALyA. prekSakomAMnA keTalAka A P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ IT. ! ! ! ! ! ! ra jJAnAnsara zrImahA ArAdhanA kendra vevA (pAna 1ra) pe rU880 adabhUta prasaMga joI khaDakhaDATa hasI paDayA. caMdrAvatI pite paNa zaramAI gaI. teNIe zaMkarane namrapaNe prArthanA karI ke - "prabhu ! ApanI hAjarImAM, ApanA ja dekhatAM A uddhata prANI mane pAdaprahAra kare te Apa kema sahI lyo che ? Ape tenuM tatkALa nivAraNa karavuM joItuM hatuM. tene badale Apa te ulaTA hasI rahyA che ema jaNAya che." - A prArthanA purI kare eTalAmAM te zaMkarane vRSabha paNa ekAeka tophAna karavA lAgyo ane e tephAnane aMge paNa bIjI be-cAra lAto caMdrAvatInA mastaka upara paDI. be kSaNa pahelAM abhimAnathI phulAI gayelI caMdrAvatInA nayana AMsuthI ubharAI nIkaLyAM. mAthuM uMcuM karI gagana bhaNI nihALe che te tyAM zaMkara, ziva ke mahAdeva sAva alepa thaI gayA jaNAyA. lokoe mazkarInA vAmabANa uparAuparI choDavA mAMDyA. teo kahevA lAgyA ke--" kema ca drAvatI ? bahu abhimAna karatI hatI tenAM kaDavAM phaLa cAkhyAM ne ? kailAsa parvata upara mahAdevajInA darzana karIne ghaDIkamAM pAchI paNa AvI gaI ke?" caMdrAvatI te e vakhate evI bheTI paDI gaI ke je dharatI mAtA mArga Ape che te ja kSaNe pRthvImAM samAI jAya. te kaika vicAra karatI hatI ane loko ucca kaMThe teNIne upahAsa karI rahyA hatA te vakhate aMdaDe potAnuM ziva svarUpa saMkelI lai pitAnA svAbhAvika rUpamAM darzana Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIdhA. zivajIne badale aMbaDane pitAnI sAme ubhele joI zaramane lIdhe teNIne maravA jevuM thayuM. A ja - aMbaDe kahyuM - "ApaNI ramatanI zarata te yAda che ne? huM sUryamaMDaLamAM jaI vijaya meLavI Avyo." * * *te mane Ama jagatanI vacce kema be AbarU karI ? tuM mANasa nahIM paNa mANasanA vezamAM cepa gadheDe je che!" krodhanA AvezamAM caMdrAvatInA mukhathI na bolavA jevAM veNa nIkaLI gayAM. have mane vadhAre cIDavaze to tenuM pariNAma sArUM nahIM Ave. eka kaDavuM phaLa te cAkhyuM, ane hajI paNa vadhAre majAsa karaze te kaIne moM batAvavuM bhAre thaI paDaze. kahyuM che ke- 7 jAnIyA jenA sArA hita jattayA , viparItAste jAyaMte rAkSasA iva kecana // che. arthAta hitanI IcchAvALA janoe koI paNa sAkSarane bhUlecUke paNa na cIDavavo, sAkSare jo viphare to teo rAkSasa jevA ja banI jAya. mATe have samajIne zAMta thAo to vadhAre sArU AMbaDe eka vijetAnI jema gaMbhIra bhAve. upadeza AvyA. * * * - 1 abaDanA. A. alaikika vidyAprabhAvathI caMdrAvatI eTalI to bhayabhIta banI gaI ke tenI sAme bolavAno prayatna P.P. Ac. sunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karavA chatAM ochamAMthI eka zabda paNa na nIkaLe. te manapaNe citravat tyAre tyAM ja besI rahI. leke paNa ThaThThA mazkarI karatA potapotAnA sthAnake cAlyA gayA. '' - aMbaDe ramatanI sarata pharIthI raju karI ane kahyuM ke tame hAryA ane huM che. have kAM to mArI caraNasevA svIkAro ane kAM to mane varo ! " - AjanA prayogathI caMdrAvatInuM abhimAnI hRdaya pIgaLIne pANI jevuM thaI gayuM hatuM. te ekadama aMbaDanA caraNamAM namI paDI ane potAnI uddhatAI tathA ravachaMda mATe kSamA yAcatI kahevA lAgI ke -" AjathI mArUM sarvasva ApanA caraNamAM ja nivedana karI huM sarva upAdhithI. mukta thauM chuM. eka nArIne na chAje tevA umada ane utpAta karyo te mATe huM pastauM chuM. huM mAruM kartavya bhUlI ane khoTe bhAge caDI gaI te badala Apa je prAyazcitta pharamAve ne pALavA taiyAra chuM. AjathI mane ApanIja eka dIna dAsI mAnI ApanI chAyAmAM Azraya Apaze. " . - aMbaDe tene sneha pUrvaka AlIMgana ApayuM, ane pUchayuM ke "bIjI badhI vAta javA daI mane mAtra eTaluM kaho ke A nagaramAM Avo viparIta AcAra sarvatra dekhAya che tenuM zuM kAraNa? mane tene saMtoSakAraka khulAso hajI sudhI maLI. zakaryo nathI. mATe te badhI vAta tame pote ja kaho to bahu sArU. Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 18 ) "A nagara meM pite ja mArI potAnI zaktithI sthApyuM che ane mArI zaktithI ja cAle che. mArI zaktinA pratApaja meM saune viparIta AcAra pALatA banAvI dIdhA che. temAM je kaI paNa doSa hoya te tene mATe huM pite javAbadAra chuM. raiyata to bicArI mArI AjJA pramANe ja cAlI rahI che." caMdrAvatIe saraLa bhAve potAnA patideva pAse yathArtha hakIkata kahI dIdhI. ' ' paNa tamArI pAse evI te kaI zakti che te jarA kaheze?" AMbaDe puna: prazna karyo. - "Apane pati tarIke mAnyA ane svIkAryA pachI ApanI pAse kaI paNa vAta chupAvavI e adharma che. tethI Apa je kaI pUcho tenA saMpUrNa satya uttara ApavA taiyAra chuM. have mArI pAse kaI kaI zakti che ane te kaI kaI vidyAnA pratApe mane prApta thaI che te Apane kahI dauM. prathama te, mane AkAzagAmI vidyA sArI peThe AvaDe che, vaLI cititagAma vidyA paNa mane prApta thaI che ane te uparAMta svarUpa palaTAvavAnI temaja AkarSaNa karavAnI-AkarSaNa vidyA paNa huM meLavI cUkI chuM." caMdrAvatIe pitAnA aMtaranA guDha rahasya eke eka prakaTa karavA mAMDyA. - caMdrAvatIne ATaATalI apUrva vidyAo varI che te jANI aMbaine paNa bhAre harSa thayo. pitAnA bhAgyanI manamAM ne manamAM te stuti karavA lAgyo. P.P. Ac. Guyatnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 9 ) parAkramI aMkhaDa ane zaktimatI caMdrAvatInA paraspara saMmelanathI bannenA divase sukha-AnaMda ane vilAsamAM vyatIta thavA lAgyA. thoDA divasa pachI aMbaDe suvarNa-ratra Adi mahA mUlyavaMtI sAmagrI potAnI sAthe laI, caMdrAvatInI sAthe potAnA gAma tarapha prasthAna karyuM. . gerakha yoginI pAse aMbaDa ane caMdrAvatIe jaI premapUrNa namana karyuM. aMbaDane kSemakuzaLa pAcho Avele joI gerakha yoginIe potAno saMtoSa pradarzita karyo. aMbaDe. zatazarkarA vRkSanuM phaLa ginInA pAdapaMkajamAM savinaya arpaNa karyuM ane thoDI ADIavaLI vAto karI aMbaDa ane caMdrAvatI, gorakha yoginInA AzramamAMthI nIkaLI potAne ghera gayA. e rIte teo roja bhAtabhAtanA sukha-vilAsa bhagavatA divasa nigamavA lAgyA. jaina sastI vAMcana mALA. dara varase rU. 3) mAM 900 pRSTanAM ItihAsIka pustako nIyamIta Ape che, mATe grAhaka thavA vilaMba nA karatA- P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - : , . thI cheTA dvitIya AzA che ... . e vAtane thoDA divaso thaI gayA. tyArabAda eka suMdara prabhAte aMbaDa-kSatriye-gorakha yoginInA AzramamAM jaI ginIne puna: abhivaMdana karyuM ane bhaktibhAva pUrvaka kahyuM ke - : "he mAtA ! have Apane bIjo Adeza suNa. jema prathama AdezanuM paripAlana karyuM tema ApanA dvitIya AdezanuM pAlana karavA mana-vacana-kAyathI prayatna karIza." . . " vatsa! ahiMthI dakSiNa dizAmAM, eka vizALa samudranI vacce harichatra nAmano eka dvIpa che, ane te dvipanI aMdara kamala kAMcana nAmanagI vase che, tenI AdhArikA nAmanI kanyAne laI Ava, e mAro bIjo Adeza che," aMbaDa harakoI parAkrama ke sAhasa mATe prathamathI ja taiyAra hato. coginInA AdezapAlanathI pitAnuM kalyANa thavAnuM che evI tene draDha AsthA baMdhAI gaI hatI. tethI eka kSaNano paNa vilaMba karyA vinA "tathAstu" kahI gaganamAge, samudranI madhyamAM AvelA harichatra nAmanA dvIpa tarapha cAlI nIkaLe. phaLa-phula ane vanarAjIthI manorama lAgatA eka vanane viSe teNe ArAma lIdho. e gADhA vananI AsapAsa sAgaranI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (31 ) lahe uchALA mArI rahI hatI. deva-devIone mAtra ramavA khAtara ja jANe A pradeza nimIye hoya tevo te zAMta ane pavitra lAgatuM hatuM. aMbaDane khAtrI thaI ke gerakha ginIe samudranI aMdara je harichatra nAmano beTa kahyo che te ja A have joIe. paNa je A te ja eTa hoya te kamalakAMcana yegInI kuTIra zI rIte zodhI kADhavI e eka heTI muMjha vaNa thaI paDI. . - aMbai beTho hato tyAMthI uThIne ubhe che ane kamalacagInI zodha karavA mArga kApavA lAgyA. te hajI thoDe dUra jAya che teTalAmAM sAmethI koI eka purUSa Avate jaNAye. aMbaDa tene kaMIka pUche te pahelAM pele purUSa ja bolI uThaya. ke -"ahA aMbaDa-kSatriya ! ghaNe divase A vanamAM ApanAM patAM pagalAM thayAM !" dUra dUranA ekAMta jaMgalamAM rahenAro A purUSa potAnuM nAma jANe che te joI abaDane Azcarya te thayuM. paNa mananA * e AzcaryabhAvane manamAM ja dAbI daI te bolya-"ahIM kamalakAMcana nAmanA eka yegI vase che ema sAMbhaLyuM che. te Apa temane Azrama batAvavAnI kRpA karaze? mAre temanI pAse bahu jarUranuM kAma che." - - - "tame je gIne zodhavA nIkaLyA che teja gI Aje potAnI meLe page cAlIne tamArI pAse hAjara thaI A - ga che. spaSTa zabdomAM kahevAnI jarUra hoya to tame jene P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 3 ) maLavA mAge che e kamalakAMcana cigI huM pote ja chuM." navA AvanAre potAno Atmaparicaya Ape. . ; ; aMbaDa heja jhaMkhavANe paDyo. paNa tene A jAtane anubhava kaMI pahelIvArano na hato. tethI te tarata ja svastha thaye, ane bIjI keTalIka ADI avaLI vAta karI, mULa vAtane visAre pADavAno prayatna karyA. " A pramANe eka tarapha aMbaDa ane kamalakAMcana gI vAtacIta karI rahyA che teTalAmAM najIkamAM ja keI eka nArI raDatI hoya te rUdanasvara saMbhaLA. kamalakAMcana yogI tatkALa ubhe thayo ane jaIne joyuM to pitAnI putrI aMdhArikA, eka khuNAmAM besI valepAta karatI AMkhamAMnA azru vahevarAvI rahI hatI. yogIe Ama acAnaka raDavAnuM. kAraNa pUchyuM eTale AMdhArikAe kahyuM ke:- . pitAjI, Ama ajANyA thaIne mane kAM pUchI rahyA che? A aMkhaDa nAmane dhUrta purUSa mane pakaDIne laI javA mATe ja ahIM sudhI Avyo che e hakIkata zuM tame pote nathI jANatA?" eTaluM bolatAM AMdhArikAnuM haiyuM ubharAI AvyuM. ke " huM jyAM sudhI jIvato-jAgato beTho chuM tyAM sudhI keInI tAkAta nathI ke tene hAtha paNa aDADI zake. mArI haiyAtImAM tAre vAMko vALa karanArane huM yamadhAmamAM mokalI dauM ! A AkhA dvIpamAM eka paNa mANasa evo nathI ke je mArA.baLa-sAmarthyanI barAbarI karI zake. te pachI tAre Ama zA sArU gabharAvuM joIe te mane nathI samajAtuM. " . . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - ( 33 ) yogI ane tenI AMdhArikA vaccenI A chupI vAtacIta, aMbaDa Aghe ubho ubho kAna mAMDIne sAMbhaLI rahyo hato. pitAnA uddezanI A kanyAne Ama vagaraka zI rIte khabara paDI haze tene te nirNaya na karI zake. paNa e vicArane manamAMthI hAMkI kADhI teNe tatkALa eTale nizcaya te karI lIdhuM ke "A loko purepurA khabaradAra hovAthI mAre bahu saMbhALathI prapaMcajALa pAtharavI paDaze." eTalAmAM kamalakAMcana yogI paNa tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. aMbaDe jANe kAMI ja na sAMbhaLyuM hoya ane sAva nirdoSapaNe AvI caDyo hoya evA bhAva mAM upara ANyo. parantu A yegI kaMI cheka dekhAva mAtrathI chetarAya evo kAca na hato. teNe aMkhaDanI pAse AvatAveMta ja kahI dIdhuM:-"gorakha cAginInA AdezathI tamArUM atra Agamana thayuM che ne ?" * aMbaDe paNa have kharI hakIkta chupAvavI e ThIka nahIM ema dhArI uttara Ape:-"tamArUM anumAna barAbara che. huM e yoginInA AdezathI ja A tarapha AvI caDyo chuM." bhale, huM tamane mArA atithi tarIke AvakAra ApuM chuM. Apa sukhethI ahIM raho ane AnaMda kare." ema kahI kamalakAMcana yogIe potAnA eka ziSyane sAthe mokalI aMbaDa -kSatriyane potAnA rahevAnA ghara tarapha ravAnA karyo. aMbaDa paNa gInI rajA laI pelA bhomIyA sAthe cAlI nIkaLe P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 34 ) . kamalakAMcana yogIne kALI ane nAgI nAmanI be strI hatI. Aje aMbaDa nAmano eka kSatriya atithi AvavAno che ema te agAuthI ja jANI gaI hatI. te banne jaNIo uMbarAmAM ubhI ubhI rAha jotI hatI teTalAmAM aMbaDa tyAM AvI pahoMce. - aMbaDa tamAruM ja nAma ne gorakha yoginInA AdezathI vanamAM bhamanAra tame pote ja ke?" kAgI ane nAgI bane strIo ekI sAthe bolI uThI. AbhAra ane Azcarya sAthe saMbaDe saheja mastaka namAvI pitAnI sammatI sUcavI. te pachI kAgI ane nAgIe aneka prakAranI mIThI mIThI vAto kahI saMbaDane snehathI navarAvyA, bhAtabhAtanA bhajana rAMdhI aMbaDanI thALImAM pIrasI, Agraha karI tene tRpta karyo. paNa A badhe neha, mAyA, mamatA kevaLa kRtrima hatI enuM abaDane bhAna na rahyuM. Ubhaya nArIonI snehajALamAM te sapaDAyo. ' aMbaDa jamIne paravAryo ane ghaDIvAra beTho eTalAmAM te eka marada maTI pAmara-asahAya kukaDo banI gayo. kAgI ne nAgI nAmanI dRSTAe bhajananI aMdara ja evI auSadhI bheLavI dIdhI ke e bhejana jamyA pachI aMbaDa potAne naradeha gumAvI beThe. kharekhara nasIba zuM nathI karatuM? P.P. Ac. Guriratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . ( 35 ). Arohati girizikharaM samudramullaMdhayati yAti pAtAlaM vidhilikhitAkSaramAlaM phalati kapAlaM hi bhUpAla vidhinA lekha koI divasa mithyA na thAya! vidhija prANuM mAtrane parvatanA zikhare caDAve che, vidhija samudranI pelIpAra laI jAya che ane vidhi ja manuSyane pAtALa paryata pahoMcADe che. pitAnA bAhubaLathI eka kSaNa pahelAM pRthvIne dhrujavato aMbaDa-kSatriya atyAre sAva nirUpAya banI gaye! bhalabhalA vidyAdharo ane zUravIranI sAthe spardhA karatA aMbaDa, eka pAmara pakSInI koTImAM AvI paDe ! tenuM baLa tenI buddhi, tenI vidyA ane tenI kaLA-kuzaLatA e sA tene bacAvavAne niSphaLa nIvaDayAM! moTA moTA camarabaMdhI. paNa kImat pAse garIba gAya jevA banI jAya che ema je kahevAya che te kaMI gAMDAne pralA5 mAtra nathI, paNa te akSarazaH. satya che. aMbaDa kukaDo banyo eTale kALI nAgI nAmanI kulaTA : strIo tene phUrapaNe pajavavA lAgI. pote jANe bIlADIe. hoya ane kukaDArUpI sIkAra mAMDa mAMDa hAtha Avyo hoya tema te aMbaDane pajavavA lAgI. aMbaDanI dazA kharekhara dayAjanaka hatI. na tenAthI mANasanI jema bolAya ke na tenAthI sAme thavAya. manamAM samajIne besI rahevA sivAya bIjo eke upAya atyAre na cAlaye kAgI--nAgInA tophAna teNe muMge - heDhe veThI lIdhA. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 36 ) kamalakAMcana yegI paNa keI koI vAra A kukaDAnI sAme roSapUrNa najara karI jANe dhikkAra varasAvato hoya tema kaheto ke are! bhalA mANasa? tane bIju kaMI na sUjhayuM ke te mArI AMdhArikAne laI javAnuM sAhasa karyuM? tArI kubuddhinAM kaDavAM phaLa have tuM ja bhegava! tane salAha ApanArA sai Aghe rahyA ane tuM teija tArI jALamAM sapaDAI gaye!" aMbaDane AtmA A UdgAra sAMbhaLI aMdarakhAne to ghaNaja UkaLI Avato. paNa vAcA vinA te zI rIte uttara Ape - AvI rIte du:khamAM ne du:khamAM AMbaDe keTalAka divasa kADhI nAkhyA ! te himmata na hAryo koI eka zubha kSaNe pite pAcho manuSya thaze ane A amAnuSI atyAcArane badale leze evI AzA rAkhI muktinA divasa gaNavA lAgyo. . ' chevaTe aMbaDa nahIM, paNa kAgI nAgI ane kamalakAMcana cAgI A kukaDAthI kaMTALyA. eka divase yogIe pitAnI bane priyAone saMbodhIne kahyuM ke - have A pApane - ApaNA gharamAMthI kADhIe to sAruM. eno Akho avatAra have Ama kukaDA pekeja vyatIta thavAne e cokkasa. te ApaNe tyAM paDayo rahe tenA karatAM jaMgalanA TADha-taDakA ane bhukhanAM du:kha veThe e ja tene mATe yogya sajA che. mATe game tema karIne tene vanamAM chUTe mukI do. vananA vikarALa pazu-pakSI kAM to tene phADI khAze ane kAM to bhukha-tarasathI pIDAI kamate marI jaze eTale ApaNe A nakAmI upAdhithI vagara mahenate bacI jazuM." P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 37 ) kALI nAgIne A salAha gaLe utarI. taMbane jaNIo gADha araNyamAM, jyAM mANasano praveza sarakho paNa na thaI zake tyAM jaI A kukaDAne chUTA mUkI AvI. - - abaDanuM bhAgya Aja prasaMganI rAha jotuM beThuM hatuM. mANasanuM bhAgya kayAre ane kevI rIte palaTAya che te nizcaya pUrvaka kahevAne koNa samartha che? ghaNIvAra manuSya bIjAnuM bhUMDa karavA jatAM ulaTuM tenuM kalyANa ja karatA hoya che. aMbaDane viSe paNa ema ja thayuM. kAgI ne nAgIe aMbaDane rIbAvavA sArU vanamAM mukyA to khare, paNa tyAM aMkhaDanuM bhAgya camakayuM. : . eka divase kukaDAnA rUpamAM sarvatra vicarato abaDa vananA eka nirjana bhAgamAM AvelI vAvamAM pANI pIvA Utaryo. tarasa khUba lAgelI hovAthI dharAIne gaLA sudhI pANI pIdhuM. have pANI pIne jevo bahAra nIkaLe ke tarata ja te hata te manuSya banI gaye! teNe vicAra karyo ke Ama ekAeka mArUM svarUpa palaTAI javAmAM zuM kAraNa haze? vicAranA aMte nizcaya karyo ke A vAvanA pANImAM ja evuM kaIMka sAmarthya che ke jene lIdhe rUpAMtara pAmelo prANuM pAcho hato tevo manuSya thaI jAya. - Avo nizcaya karI prasannacitta te vanamAM AgaLa vaze. jatAM jatAM rAtrI paDavAthI eka vRkSanI othe nidrA levAnA irAdAthI vRkSanAM pAMdaDAM AghApAchAM karI saheja aMga nI vaye ! . . * P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 38 ) laMbAvyuM. eTalAmAM dUrathI keI strInAM karUNa rUdana svara tenA kAne AvatAM hoya evo bhAsa thaye, barAbara lakSa ApIne sAMbhaLyuM te kharekhara ja keI anAtha strI DusakA bharIbharIne ritI hoya evI abaDane khAtrI thaI. pachI to nidrA nidrAne ThekANe rahI ane aMbaDa eka vIra purUSanI jema te rUdanasvaravALI dizAmAM cAlyo. : raste jatAM jatAM vicAra karavA lAge ke -"arere! A nijana araNyamAM bicArI komaLasvabhAva nArIne kahyuM pajavatuM haze ? je ThekANe sUryanAM kiraNo paNa dhrujatAM dhrujatAM praveza kare tyAM AgaLa duSTa manuSya kevAM pAkhaMDa racI manuSyatvane zaramAve che! rUdana karatI strInI pAse jaI aMbaDe prazna karyo ke -"he sulocane ! tuM keNa che? ane tAre mAthe evI te kaI mATI Apatti che ke jethI raDI raDIne A vananAM vRkSane paNa dayAdra banAvI mUke che?" vINAnA svarane paNa lajita kare evI miSTa vANImAM peilI bhayabhIta strIe potAno vRtAnta saMbhaLAvavo zarU karyo. * "he narapuMgava ! relagapura pattananA rAjA haMsanI huM rAjakuMvarI chuM. mAruM nAma rAjahaMsI che. huM ummaralAyaka thaI eTale mArA pitAe harizcaMdra nAmanA eka rAjakuMvarane mAruM pANigrahaNa karavA sArU nimaMtraNa mekahyuM. e nimaMtraNane P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 3 ) mAna ApI lagnane divase te kuvara AvI pahoMcyo. lagnanI badhI taiyArIo AgaLathI ja karI rAkhI hatI. mAtra amAre hastamelApa thAya eTalI vidhi ja bAkI hatI. purohito ane sagAM-snehIo amana-camana uDAvatAM ahIM tahIM pharatA hatA. hastameLApane have bahu vAra na hatI. huM mArA zayanA gAramAM jaI uMcAmAM uMcI jAtanAM vastrAbhUSaNo paheravAnI taiyArI karatI hatI ane hajI to sUryadeve prasanna thaI mane samapelI kaMcukI paherI rahe eTalAmAM koNa jANe kyAMthI eka mahA duSTha purUSa mArA aMta:puramAM akasmAt dAkhala thayo. teNe mane dhamakI ApI mArI kaMcukI paDAvI levAno prapaMca karyo. paNa huM tenI sAme TheTha sudhI jhujhI ! chevaTe baLapUrvaka mArI kaMcukI utAravAno prayatna karavAmAM paNa teNe bAkI na rAkhI. paraMtu mArI draDha anIcchA pAse tenuM kaI ja na cAlyuM chevaTe te kodhathI dhamadhamI uThyo. teNe mane tyAMthI emane ema upADI AkAzamAM uDavA mAMDayuM. bhayane lIdhe mArI AMkho mIMcAI gaI ! pachI zuM banyuM te huM nathI jANatI. e duSTa purUSa mane ahIM ekalI mukIne gaye che, paNa jarUra te ahIMthI bahu dUra nahIM gayo . mArI A kaMcukIne tene bhAre meha lAgyo che. paNa huM mArA prANanA bhoge paNa A kaMcukI tenI pAse javA nahIM dauM. ATalAmAM je bIjo koI sapurUSa vasato hoya ane madada kare to huM e duSTanA paMjAmAMthI bacI jauM evI AzAthI A aMdhArI rAtrIe huM rudana karatI hatI. mArA sadbhAgye tame A tarapha AvI caDyA." P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . . rAjahaMsI kaiMka vadhu belavA jatI hatI. paNa eTalAmAM aMbaDa ja bolI uThyo ke: _"sUrya deva tamArI para zI rIte prasanna thayA ? ane tamane A kaMcukI zA sArU ApI?" ..rAjakumArI heja svastha thaI, AMkhamAMnA azra luchI nAkhI potAne june vRtAnta kahevA mAMDyo: te vakhate huM cheka hAnI na hatI. bAlyabhAva vaTAvI yuvAnInA oTalA oLaMgatI hatI. mArA mAtapitAe mane sarasvatI nAmanI eka paMDitAnI pAThazALAmAM bhaNavA mokalI. huM saraLabhAve e paMDitA pAse zAstra-sAhitya vigere zIkhatI. mArI sAthe kulIna kuLanI bIjI sAta kumArikAo paNa eja paMDitAnI pAThazALAmAM niyamita bhaNavA AvatI. ame sAte jaNIo sababhAvathI parasparane hetathI maLatI-haLatI. eka divase ame AThe jaNIoe vicAra karyo ke Aje te ApaNe pAThazALAmAM ja sUI rahIzuM. amArA mAtapitAne sarasvatI paMDitA pratye khuba zraddhA hovAthI temaNe amArA prastAva viSe vAMdho na lIdhe. te rAtrIe ame pAThazALAmAM sUtAM te kharAM, paNa pUrve kaI divasa na joyeluM evuM eka mahadu Azcarya nIrakhyuM." - rAjahaMsIe ATaluM kahI eka uSNa vizvAsa mUko. bhUtakALanA smaraNamAtrathI tenuM kALajuM taDapatuM hoya evAM cinha tenA vadana upara tarI AvyAM. . puna: te sthira thaI nirbhayapaNe kahevA lAgI:-"amane P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 41 ) AThe jaNIone bharanidrAmAM sUtelI samajI paMDitAe eka maheThuM mAMDaluM racyuM ane e mAMDalAnI aMdara cazaTha jogiNIone kriDA karavA AvAhana karyuM. AkAzamAM vijaLI jhaLake tema eka pachI eka ema cosaTha jogaNIoe A mAMDalAnI aMdara pravezI rAsaDA levA mAMDyA. - sarasvatI paMDitAe, jegaNuonI prasannatAne lAbha levAnA AzayathI prArthanA karI ke, "mArA jevI eka daridra dAsIne tamAre ekAdI siddhi to jarUra ApavI joIe." eka ginIe javAba Ape-"siddhi ApavAmAM amArI nA nathI. paNa vidhi vinA siddhi na maLe ! je ema ja siddhio veravA mAMDIe te jagatamAM siddhinI eka kaDI jeTalI paNa kImata na rahe." : "Apa AjJA karo te pramANe vidhi karavAmAM mane koI jAtanI harakata nathI." paMDitAe utsukatA prakaTa karI. . ' pahelA prANapiMDa Apa, pachI ame tane siddhi samapIzuM." cosaTha jogaNIoe eka sAthe uccAra karyo. prANapiMDa athavA te bhaga e ja Apane sarvane abhISTa hoya te A AThe kumArikAnAM balidAna taiyAra che. Apa te balidAnanI vidhi kaho eTalI ja vAra. Apane mATe mAre kaMI navAM balidAna zodhavA javuM paDe ema nathI." ... amArAM ATha kumArikAnAM balidAna maLaze e vAta * P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 4 ) sAMbhaLatAM veMta cesaTha jogaNIonAM homAM pANI AvI gayAM ! temaNe kahyuM:-"ene mATe kRSNa caturdazIno, ravivArano divasa ati egya thaI paDaze. te divase baporanA samaye ame tAre tyAM AvazuM. tuM A AThe kanyAone nivedya sAthe taiyAra rAkhaje." eTaluM kahIne jegaNIo aMtahita thaI gaI. - have tame ja kahe ke A saMsAramAM maraNa sivAya bIjI kaI vastu bhayaMkara che? mANasanI najara sAme mRtyu dekhAtuM hoya to tene rAjavaibhava paNa khArAM jhera thaI paDe. amArAM balidAna devIne dharAze e vAta sAMbhaLI amArAM haiyAM kamakamI uThayAM ! amane koIne te rAtrIe pUrI uMdha na AvI. kayAde savAra paDe ane A duSTA sarasvatInA jhuMpaDAmAMthI nAsI chUTIe e ja ciMtAmAM ame AkhI rAtrI pasAra karI. - savAra thatAM ja ame AThe kumArikAoe uThI, gata rAtrivALI ghaTanA mArA pitA-rAjAjIne kahevAno ane amArA mAthe bhamatA vighanuM nivAraNa karavA sUryanI ArAdhanA karavAno nizcaya karyo. | mArA pitAne to A vAta sAMbhaLI eTale badhe koI vyA ke temaNe te ja kSaNe sarasvatI paMDitAno vadha karavA pitAnA anucarone AjJA daI dIdhI. paraMtu meM mArA pitA jIne purepurA vinaya sAthe AjIjI karI tevuM utAvaLuM sAhasa karatAM rokyA. meM kahyuM ke "e brAhmaNI bahu adhama ane niSphara che. kaI paNa prakAranuM kara karma karatAM tene jarAya P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 43 ) saMkeca thAya ema nathI. evAM duSTa manuSyane cha cheDavA sivAya banI zake teTaluM pitAnuM AtmarakSaNa karI levuM e ja hitAvaha che. " : "paNa e duchAnAM prANa lIdhA sivAya bIjI zI rIte AtmarakSaNa karavuM e mArAthI nathI samajAtuM." rAjAe kaidhanA AvezamAM udgAra kahADyA. meM uttara Apyo: "ame sUryanI ArAdhanA karavAno nizcaya karyo che. amane khAtrI che ke tethI avazyameva amAro vijaya thaze. " . te pachI e ArAdhanAmAM have eka kSaNa jeTalo paNa vilaMba na karavo joIe. rAjAe amane uttejana ApatAM kahyuM. tyArabAda ame purepurI zraddhA-bhaktithI AdityadevanI ArAdhanA karI ane amArI bhaktithI prasanna thaI sUryadeve sAkSAt darzana ApI mane A kaMcukI samarpaNa karI eTaluM ja nahIM paNa mArI bIjI sakhIone teNe eka eka adbhuta gaLI paNa ApI. vizeSamAM sUryadeve amane samajaNa ApI ke: "putrIo ! jyAre pelI duSTa sarasvatI, jogaNIe ApelI sADI pahere tyAre rAjakumArIe A kaMcukI paherI levI ane bAkI tamAre soe hoMnI aMdara eka eka goLI rAkhI mukavI. eTaluM karazo te tamAro vAMke vALa paNa keIthI nahIM thaI zake. duSTa sarasvatI pote ja potAnI meLe paMcatva prApta karaze.. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 4 ) e pramANe amane bhalAmaNa karI sUryadeva adazya thaI gayA. amArI A ArAdhanA ane varadAnavALI vAtano eka akSara suddhAM paNa bIjA koInA kAne na gaye. prathamanI jema ame paMDitAnI pAThazALAmAM bhaNavA javAnuM paNa cAlu ja rAkhyuM. eka divase paMDitAe amane pAse bolAvIne, mAtAnA jevo sneha dAkhavatAM kahyuM ke-"putrIo, tamArI upara keI eka heTI Apatti utaravAnI hoya ema mane mArA jJAnamAM spaSTa dekhAya che. e ApattimAMthI je tamAre chUTavuM hoya to ha tamane teno eka rasto batApuM." . ame paNa evI ja kRtrima mAyAthI javAba Apaze ke -"A saMsAramAM amArI vAstavika mAtA jo koI hoya to te tameja cho. tamane amArA sukha-du:khanI jeTalI ciMtA hoya teTalI bIjI koI nArIne na hoya. amArA zira upara bhamatI ApattimAMthI amane mukata karavA Apane je cogya lAge te mArga darzAvo. ApanI AjJA e ja amAro dharma che." - sarasvatInuM hRdaya AnaMdathI phulI gayuM. teNIe dhImethI kahyuM ke -"juo, Aje ravIvAra che. AjanA jevo uMce divasa pharIpharIne prApta tha dulA che. Aje bapore tame AThe -jaNIe mAre tyAM Avaje, tamAre zuM karavuM te zuM na karavuM e badhuM huM tamane te vakhate samajAvIza." vakhatasara bapore ame tyAM gayAM. paMDitAe ATha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( kapa ) kuMDALAM karI eka eka kuMDALAmAM eka kumArikA evI rIte amane besAryA. pachI, naivedya, pUjA, maMtra vigere prAthamika vidhi patAvI paMDitA eka oraDAnI aMdara cAlI gaI. ame paNa e takano lAbha laI sUryadeve ApelI kAMcaLI temaja goLIono upayoga karI lIdho. have sarasvatI paMDitA jevI sADI paherIne bahAra nIkaLI ke tarataja ame AThe sakhIoe maLI tenI upara hallo karyo ane pelI sADI jabarajastIthI kheMcI lIdhI. sADI e ja tenuM jIvana hatuM, eTale e duSTAe tatkALa tyAM ne tyAM ja pitAno deha choDI dIdho. lokone jyAre A banAvanI khabara paDI tyAre temaNe amArI upara dhanyavAdane bhAre varasAda varasAvyA. rAjakumArI-rAjahaMsa e rIte pitAnI prabhAvavaMtI kAMcaLIno itihAsa kahetAM, aMkhaDanI AMkha sAme puna: raDI paDI AMbaDe AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM:-"he subhaga ?. tAre have ciMtA karavAnuM kaMIja kAraNuM nathI. huM tane mArA prANanA bhege paNa bacAvI laIza. tAro vALa sarakho paNa vAMko karavAne A saMsAramAM koI ja samartha nathI." AMbaDe pitAnuM sAcuM svarUpa prakaTa karavA devakumAranuM rUpa dharyuM. rAjahaMsI A alaukika saudarya nihALI ghaDIbhara dizAmUDha jevI banI gaI. teNIne khAtrI thaI ke A mANasa kaMI je te nathI. vidyA, baLa ne trAddhino eka bhaMDAra ja jANe pAse AvI paDe hoya evI teNIne TADhaka vaLI. paraNavuM te Aja purUSane paraNavuM, evo pAko nizcaya karI te bolI:- P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "he svAmIna ! huM ApanA caraNamAM sadAne mATe dAsI banI rahIza. Aje je lagnanuM zubha muhUrta hovAthI mAruM pANigrahaNa kare. abaDe paNa tatkALa tenI sAthe lagna karI eka asahAya nArIne Azraya Apyo. te pachI ghaNA sukhanA divase temaNe tyAM nirgamA. paNa sukhanA divaso vItatAM keTalI vAra lAge ? eka divase rAja haMsI bhUlathI eka ajANyA vRkSanuM phaLa khAI gaI. e phaLa khAvAthI teno ke maLa nArIne deha kamanasIbe gabhInA rUpamAM palaTAI gaye. abaDane A kAyApalaTa jotAM ghaNuM du:kha thayuM. paNa te ekadama nirAza na thayuM. pelI vAvanuM pANuM ane e pANImAM rahelI zakti te hajI bhUlI gayo na hato. te deDato jaIne eja vAvanuM pANI laI Avyo ane rAjahaMgane pAyuM. pANI pItAM ja rAjahaMsI hatI tevI thaI gaI. - "A abhUta pANInI asara tame zI rIte jANI zakyA ?" e praznanA uttaramAM aMbaDe potAnI vitaka kathA .. kahI saMbhaLAvI. : "paNa je phaLa khAvAthI tame gardabhI thayAM ane pilI duSTa pAsethI je sADI jhuMTavI lIdhI e badhuM kayAM che te mane kaheze ?" aMbaDanI A pramANenI jIjJAsAne uttara vALatAM rAjahaMsIe kahyuM ke-"e phaLa to mArI pAse joIe teTalAM che. paNa sADI te mArA pitAne tyAM-lagapura pattanamAM ja Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P. 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Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 47 ) paDI che. tyAM ekadama zI rIte sahisalAmata javAya eja ciMtA mArA manane muMjhavI rahI che." emAM muMjhAvA jevuM kaMI ja nathI." ema kahI akhaMDa AkAzagAminI vidyAnA baLathI rAjahaMsInI sAthe ekadama uDyo. ane ekalI rAjahaMsIne rAjAnA aMta:puramAM mukI pite pAsenA vanamAM cAlyo gayo. rAjahaMsIne joI rAjA- rANune keTale AnaMda thaye haze tenuM varNana karavuM nakAmuM che. mAtapitA ghaNA ghaNA vhAlathI AMkhamAM azru ANuM potAnI AMkhanI kIkI jevI rAjakumArIne bheTayA. e prAthamika vidhi pure thatAM rAjAe pUchayuM ke:-"paNa tuM ahIM ekAeka zI rIte AvI zakI ? ame to keTakeTalI dharatI khudAvI, paNa tAre patto ja na lAge." pitAnA e prakAranA praznano uttara ApavA rAjahaMsIe aMbaDanI sAthe meLApa ane te saMbaMdhI badhI ItikathA saraLabhAve kahI saMbhaLAvI. pachI rAjAe bhAre dhAmadhUmapUrvaka aMbaDanuM sAmaiyuM karyuM ane tene potAnI hAlI putrI sAthe rAjyane ardho bhAga paNa potAnI rAjIkhuzIthI arpaNa karyo. rAjahaMsInI sAte sakhIo ke je sArA samRddha-sAhasika vyApArIonI putrIo hatI temaNe paNa aMbaDanI vidyA, buddhi, baLa upara mugdha thaI tenI sAthe pANagrahaNa karyuM. e pramANe aMkhaDa ane tenAM strI-parivAranA keTalAya divaso AnaMda ne sukhatimAM nIkaLI gayA. P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . ( 48 ) : - aMbaDe eka divase kahyuM:-"have ApaNe ahIM kayAMsudhI paDI rahIzuM? mane Aje thoDA divasathI mAruM ghara sAMbhare che. tamane keIne je kaMI harakta na hoya to ApaNe ahIMthI prasthAna karIe." AThamAMthI keIe vAMdho na lIdhe. eTale aMbaDe rAjyanI vyavasthA karI, sAnI rajA lIdhI ane eka moTA sainya sAthe pitAnI janmabhUmi tarapha kUca karI. sainya badhuM pagapALe. cAlatuM, jyAre aMbaDa pote gagana mArge gati karato AgaLa javA lAgyo. . ' ' mArgamAM harichatradvIpa AvyuM. abaDanA manamAM pele bhUlAyele prasaMga ane pratijJA tAjA thayAM. teNe ekadama kamalakAMcana yogInuM rUpa dhAraNa karyuM ane e ja rUpe kAgInAgInA Azrama pAse jaIne ubho rahyo. abaDe peluM kAyA palaTI nAkhanArUM phaLa ane vAvanuM jaLa paNa pitAnI sAthe ne , sAthe ja rAkhyuM hatuM. potAno svAmI-kamalakAMcana cagI Avyo che ema mAnI kAgI--nAgI nAmanI tenI priyAoe aMbaDane abhivaMdana karyuM. aMbaDe vadhu kaMI ja vAta na karatAM kahyuM ke: vanamAMthI A tAju ja zAka laI Avyo chuM te sudhArIne ekadama cUle mukI dyo. mane bahu ja sudhA lAgI che. mArAthI have vadhAre vilaMba nahIM khamAya." zAkanI sAthe piluM phaLa paNa A ajJAna abaLAonA hAthamAM bheLavI dIdhuM. - svAmInI AjJAne pahoMcI vaLavA kALInAgI ekadama P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ '(ka ) rasoI karavA maMDI gaI. bIjI tarapha aMbaDe kALInAgInuM svarUpa dharI kamalakAMcana yegI samipe jaI jaNAvyuM ke: svAmInAtha! Aje jarA vahelA vahelAM padhArI bhejanAdi karI lyo to bahu sArU. Apane mATe Aje paNa svAdISTa zAka ame kALajIpUrvaka taiyAra karyuM che. pahelA padhArI u unha jame to amAro AtmA prasanna thAya." priyatamAnA madhurAM vaNa sAMbhaLI bhegI paNa jamavA javAne adhIrA thaye. kAgInAgInA javA pachI teNe paNa tarata ja ghara tarapha prayANa karyuM. - kamalakAMcana yogI saheja A gaye eTale pAchaLathI aMbaDe, tenI jhuMpaDImAM pisI AdhArikone upADI, AdhArikA bhayabhIta banI bUma pADavA jatI hatI eTalAmAM ja aMbaDe be-cAra tamAcA evA ceDI dIdhA ke aMdhArikA sIdhI dora jevI DAhI-DamarI thaI tyAM ne tyAM ja sthira banI gaI. AMbaDe tene upADI AkAzamAge pitAnA sinyanI aMdara mukI dIdhI. rAjahaMsIne kahyuM ke-"huM pAcho AvuM tyAMsudhI A strInI saMbhALa rAkhaje. mane bahu vilaMba nahIM thAya. " .." ' have aMbaDa pitAnA svAbhAvika svarUpamAM kamalakAMcana rogIne tyAM AvIne juve che to khUba gammata ane tophAna macI rahyAM che. eka moTA gadheDAne ane be gadheDIone nhAnI zI jhuMpaDImAM tophAna karatAM ane karkaza svaramAM bhUkatAM joI AsapAsanA loko paNa moTI saMkhyAmAM ekaThAM thaI gayAM hatAM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 10 ) * << paNa A cegI ne ginI Ama gadheDAM zI rIte banI gayAM ? " eka jaNe pUchayuM. bIje kahe ke:-" bhAI ! karmanI gati ja kaMIka nyArI hoya che !" trIje kahe ke - gadheDAM banyAM che te pULa nAkhI, paNa Ama aMdara aMdara zA sArU pATu mAratA haze?" cotha kahe ke:-"e to jyAre mANasa hatAM tyAre paNa gadheDA jevAM ja hatAM to pachI gadheDAnA svarUpamAM pATu mAre emAM to Azcarya jevuM ja zuM che?" A pramANe hajAre prekSake potapotAnA tarka ane anumAna karI rahyA hatA te vakhate AMbaDe gaMbhIra svare ucAryuM ke -"he kamalakAMcana! he kAgI--nAgI? have pachI aMbaDane ke keIne paNa kukaDo banAvazo ke?"sAe aMbaDanI tejomayI AkRti sAme joyuM ane zAMta thaI gayA. ' ' pachI ATalA moTA samAja vacce aMkhaDe e gI kuTuMba upara bhAre phITakAra varasAvyuM. ane chevaTe poteja dhArikAnuM haraNa karI gayA che. ema paNa spaSTa zabdomAM jaNAvI dIdhuM. lekoe dayAdri citte aMbaDane vinaMti karI ke- e duSTone temane yogya ja sajA thaI che. paNa have temano uddhAra kare te bahuja sArU." loka prArthanAne cheka anAdara karavo e ThIka nahIM ema dhArI aMkhaDe potAnI pAsenuM peluM vAvavALuM pANuM kADhIne te traNe jaNane pAI dIdhuM. thoDI ja vAramAM e pANInA prabhA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " kao Aii (51) ja ThIka A abhilAkata nathI. zerane mAthe vathI bhegI ane tenI be strIo puna: hatAM tevAM thaI gayAM. leko A ati AzcaryakAraka ghaTanA joI kahevA lAgyA ke - kharekhara ! baLavAnane hamezAM baLavAna ja maLe, vAdIne haMmezA vAdI ja maLe. ane guNIjanone hamezAM guNajana ja maLe emAM to leza mAtra paNa atizayokita nathI. A aMbaDakSatriye Aje ThIka A abhimAnI kuTuMbano mada utAryo. zerane mAthe savAzera na hoya to A duniyAja na cAle." e pramANe vArtAlApa karatA loko potapotAne sthAne gayA. aMbaDa paNa pitAnA sainyamAM AvI bhaLI gaye. chevaTe aMbaDa sanya pitAnA puramAM AvI pahoMce. teNe pahelI ja take gorakha ginI pAse jaI namaskAra karyA. ane dhArikAne paNa upasthita karI. ginIe abaDanA baLa ane sAhasanA muktaka The vakhANa karatAM kahyuM ke;-"dhanya che aMkhaDakSatriyanI janatAne ! aMbaDa sivAya A parAkrama ane sAhasa anya koithI paNa na saMbhave. AvA purUSone lIdhe ja pRthvImAtA ratnanI khANa tarIke oLakhAya che." . aMbaDa paNa pitAnA parivAra sAthe sukha-bhegamAM jIvana gALavA lAgyo. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tRtIya Adeza. gorakha yoginIe trIjIvAra aMbaDane Adeza ApyoH- " siMhaladvIpamAM somacaMdra rAjA vase che tene caMdrA nAmanI rANI che ane temane caMdrayazA nAmanI eka putrI che. temanA rAjabhaMDAramAM je eka ratnamALA che te laI Ava." 1 . prathamanI jema A vakhate paNa abaDa, yoginIno Adeza pALavA tarataja nIkaLe. keTaleka divase te abhISTasthAna-siMhaladvIpamAM AvyA ane vividha prakAranAM phaLaphelathI hekI rahelA eka upavanane viSe eka jhADanI chAyA nIce ArAma karyo. te vicAra karavA lAgyA ke--" dvIpamAM te. dAkhala thayA, paNa have rAjabhuvanamAM zI rIte sivuM?" eTalAmAM teNe eka rUpavatI vaivanAne potAnI pAse thaIne cAlI jatI nihALI. A nArI je bIjI hajAro nArIonI jevI ja hota to kadAca aMbaDanuM dhyAna te tarapha na kheMcAta. - paNa khUbI to e hatI ke A bAInA kamaLa dehanA mAthA upara eka suMdara udyAna vikasI rahyuM hatuM. aMbane A a- . bhUtadazya nihALI ghaNuM ja Azcarya thayuM. teNe manamAM ne manamAM ja nizcaya karyo ke -"A suMdarIja ghaNuM karIne caMdrayaza pite hovI joIe. mAthA upara udyAna rAkhIne pharanArI . bAi kaMi jevI tevI na hoya." Avo vicAra karI teNe koI paNa prakAranA pUrvaparicaya ke oLakhANa-pIchAna vinA ja P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (pa3 ). saMbodhana karyuM ke;-"he caMdrayazA ? Ama kyAM javA nIka nyA cho ?" pelI navayuvatI A saMbodhana sAMbhaLI stabdhaja thaI gaI. teNIe aMbaDanI mukharekhA upara titra daSTipAta karatAM uttara Ape ke -" bhalA mANasa ! oLakhyA-pAra khyA vinA koIne caMdrayazAnA nAmathI bolAvatAM tane kaMIja saMkoca nathI thato? dunIyAmAM jeTalI nArI che te badhI zuM tAre mana caMdrayazA ja che? caMdrayazA to rAjaputrI che ane pitAnA aMta:puramAM atyAre ArAma kastI haze. alabatta, te mArI sakhI che, paNa mAruM nAma to rAjaladevI che ane mArA pitA virecana ahIMnA pradhAna che." rAjaladevI tyAMthI javA paga upADatI hatI teTalAmAM aMbaDe prazna karyo ke -"paNa he sulecane! tamArA mAthA upara A udyAna zI rIte ugyuM te jarA kRpA karIne A ajANyA pathikane kahezo?" aMbaDanI vinayanamra vANuM ane tenI daSTimAMthI nItaratA sAjanya rAjaladevI upara adhikAra sthA ce. te potAnI AtmakathA kahevA lAgI:-- te eka divase huM ane mArI sakhI caMdrayazA vanamAM kiDA karavA gayAM hatAM, tyAM eka vRddha strIne joI amane kaMIka gabharAmaNa jevuM thayuM. pelI DozI amArAthI dUra javAne badale ulaTI najIka ne najIka AvatI dekhAI. eTale ame manamAM hiMmata ANuM tenI sAme gaI ane evIja himmatathI ubhI rahI. pachIto vRddhAe ja zarUAta karI:- "he putrIe ? tame kayAM jAo che ? " amane sArI mati sUjhI ke bIjuM . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ? (54) kaMI avaLuM mhAnuM batAvavAne badale cekhuM ne caTa kahI dIdhu ke -"ame to tamArA ja darzana karavA ane tamArAja pagamAM paDavA AvatAM hatAM." DozImAne amAro uttara sAMbhaLavAthI bahuja sukha thayuM hoya ema tenA prasanna vadana uparathI ame barAbara joI zakyA. mAjIe kahyuM - "he bAlikAo? je tame banne - jazuo mArI sAthe Ave to huM tamane Izvaradarzana karAvuM! ame prazna karyo-"mAjI ! e Izvara keNa, kyAM rahe che ane tyAM zI rIte javAya" - mAjIe khulAso karatAM kahyuM:-"e Izvarane leke zaMkaranA nAmathI oLakhe che. te potAnI priyatamA pArvatI sAthe kailAsa parvata upara ja varase che. tyAM je tamAre darzana karavA AvavuM hoya to huM mArI potAnI aciMtya zakitathI tamane sAthe laI jauM, huM pote temanI eka pratihArikA chuM. " amane to joItuM hatuM ne vaidhe batAvyuM evo ghATa thaye. ame bane sakhIye mAjInI sAthe ekadama kailAsa parvatanA zikhare AvIne ubhI rahI. sAkSAt zaMkara ne pArvatIjInAM darzana karI bhAre tRpti meLavI. ghaDIvAra to jANe A badhuM svapna heAya eja amane to bhAsa thayo. ame mAjIne pUchayuM paNuM kharuM ke- "mAjI! A badhuM aizvarya dekhAya che te vastuta: kailAsanuM ja che ke mAtra bhrama che." A sarva nirmaLa satya che."ema mAjI kahevA jatAM hatAM eTalAmAM zive ja vRddhA mAtAnI sAme joI pUchayuM: P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (pa) "banne kumArikAo koNa che?" mAjIe uttara Ape ke "e bane bALAo mRtyulokamAM vase che. mAtra ApanA darzana karavA mATe ja ahIM sudhI AvI che." mahezvara A uttara sAMbhaLI bhAre saMtuSTa thayA. temaNe pote rAjakumArikAnA kaMThamAM eka divya ratnamALA paherAvI ane mane potAno kurmadaMDa ApI kRtArtha karI. e mALA ane daMDanA prabhAva viSe temaNe saMkSiptamAM ja kahI dIdhuM ke -" mALAnA pratApe mananuM dhAyuM rUpa laI zakAze ane e mALA paheranAra jyAM jyAM jaze tyAM tyAM teno jayajayakAra vartaze ! kurmadaMDanA prabhAve saghaLA zatruo ane roge paNa zAMta thaI jaze, chatAM ame to eka ja vAta pakaDI rAkhI ke:-"he deva, ApanA darzana ane caraNasevA arthe ame nitya ApanI pAse AvI zakIe evI kaMIka vyavasthA karo to ja amane . saMpUrNa saMtoSa thAya. tyAM sudhI to A mALA ane daMDa paNa amane zuM upayogI thavAnAM hatAM?" amArA zabdothI mahAdeva ghaNA ja praphulla thayA. temaNe tatkALa eka tridaMDa nAmanuM vRkSa amane bhaLAvyuM ane kahyuM ke " A vRkSa roja tamane mArA darzana karAvaze." A pachI te mAjI pite amane mRtyulokamAM mukI gayA.. have ame roja niyamita samaye pelA vRkSa upara caDI zivadarzane kailAsamAM jaIe ane pAchA nIce utarI vRkSane AMgaNAnI vacamAM repI daIe." - A AzcaryakAraka vArtA sAMbhaLavAthI kone vimaya na P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thAya? ebaDane paNa ghaNoja viramaya thayo. paraMtu tene to pelA mAthA upara rahelA udyAna viSe khulAse sAMbhaLavAnI tAlAvelI lAgI hatI. tethI prazna karyo ke;-"paraMtu A udyAna tamArA mastaka upara zI rIte khIlyuM ? " ke "e saMbaMdhe paNa evI ja eka Azcarya vArtA che ema prastAvanArUpe kahI, puna: rAjaladevIe pitAno AtmavRtAnta A pramANe kahevA mAMDe - A "tridaMDa nAmanA vRkSa upara besI ame roja zivanAM darzane jatAM hatAM e vAta to tame jANo cho ja. eka divase amane kailAsamAM jatAM jaI sUryane zaMkA thaI ke -"are A koI bhayaMkara zakti mAre grAsa karavA sArU to A tarapha dhasI AvatI nahIM hoya ne ?" paNa jevAM ame tenI pAse pahoMcyA ke tarata ja tenI zaMkA zamI gaI. teNe amane pUchyuM--"tame - roja A tarapha kayAM jAo cho ? " uttaramAM ame amAruM sarva vRtAnta vistArathI kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. sUryadevane thayuM ke--"aho ! ATalI nhAnI umaramAM A bALAo pitAnA ISTadeva tarapha kevI bhakti ane AsthA dharAve che?" eTale teNe prasannatA pUrvaka kahyuM ke-"he bALAo ! tamArI mahAdeva taraphanI bhakita joI huM bahu prasanna thayo chuM. tamAre je varadAna joItuM hoya te khuzIthI mAgI lyo !" vastutaH amAre kaMIja mAgavApaNuM na hatuM. "amane amArI izvarabhaktimAM koI prakAranuM vigha na naDe, e sivAya amArI bIjI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 7 ) eka paNa vAMchanA ke AkAMkSA nathI, " A uttara sAMbhaLI sUryadeva adhika prasanna thayA. eTale temaNe poteja rAjakumArIne eka sarasa tilakAbharaNa pitAnA bhaMDAramAMthI bheTa karyuM ane mane A rasALa udyAna samapI kRtArtha karI. sUryadeve pote seM pelA A udyAnanAM phaLa-phUla vaDe ame roja zivanI ArA dhanA ane upAsanA vigere karatAM." te pachI aMbaDa, rAjadevI sAthe nagaramAM gayA. tyAM teNe sarIyAna rastA upara ubhA rahI naranuM rUpa upajAvyuM, ane nATaka bhajavavuM zarU karI dIdhuM. mRdaMga uparanI eka thAya sAMbhaLatAM ja e madhura svaranI mohinIthI AkarSAI saMkhyAbaMdha nagarajano ekaThA thaI gayA. "kharekhara ! A naTa keI abhUta vyakti che. AvI nATayakaLA to kaI devane paNa hajI sudhI nathI varI." e pramANe nagarajano aMbaDarUpI naTanA oNphATa vakhANa karavA lAgyA. nATakanI zarUAta to AMbaDe ekalAe ja naTanA rUpathI karI, paNa jema jema bIjI naTIonI jarUra paDatI gaI tema tema teNe barAbara 31 naTaDIo upajAvI pitAne nATAraMbha jamAvI dIdho. A jAhera nATayane lIdhe janasaMkhyA eTalI badhI kheMcAI AvI ke gharanAghara ane dukAno paNa lagabhaga nirjana jevI thaI gaI . caMdrayazAne paNa tenI koI dAsIe A prasiddha nATAraMbhanA samAcAra ApyA. eTale te paNa utAvaLe utAvaLe A nATaya jevA doDI AvI. tyAM bIjI naTaDIo sAthe potAnI prANapriya sakhI rAjaladevIne paNa nRtyagAna karatI, jeTha caMdra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ roja (18) yazA to cheka AbhI ja banI gaI ! tenAthI sahasA bolAI javAyuM-are sakhi ! tane A zuM gAMDapaNa sUjhayuM? kaMI bhUta-preta to nathI vaLagyuM ne? ApaNAthI te Ama jAheramAM nRtya-gIta thAya?" | rAjaladevIe nirbhayapaNe cekhe javAba saMbhaLAvI. dIdhuM ke ---"he sakhi ! atyAre lAja-zarama rAkhavI mane nahIM pAlave ! nAda e to pAMcame veda che, sukhIjanone sukhanA kAraNarUpa, du:khIone vinodarUpa, zravaNa ane hRdayane haranArA evA kAmadevanA agradUta rUpa temaja kAminIone mATe vallabha rUpa je kaI hoya to A saMgItarUpI paMcama . veda ja che. " . nATakamAM masta banelI rAjaladevIne A uttara sAMbhaLI caMdrayazA kaMI ja na bolI. eTalAmAM to rAjaladevInAM mAtApitA paNa te ja sthaLe AvI pahoMcyA. temaNe potAnI putrIne nAcatI-gAtI jaI, rAjAjI pAse pahoMcI pharyAda karI ke-"he pRthvInAtha ! koI dhUtArAe AvI mArI garIba ne bheLI putrIne ThagI lIdhI che ane tenI pAse jAheramArga upara ja mRtya-gIta karAve che." rAjAne potAne paNa A camAra sAMbhaLI bahu lAgI AvyuM. te potAnA anucaro sAthe nATakavALA sthaLe svayaM hAjara thayA. * A tarapha aMbaDa viSNu, maheza ane brahmAnA mehaka varSa laI sArI ye medanIne vazIkaraNa karI rahyo hato. aMbaDanA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 9 ) hAvabhAva, nRtya, gIta ane sUra-tAlathI loko cheka aMjAI ja gayA hatA ema kahIe to paNa kaMI ja atizayekita ma gaNAya. zAMti ane gaMbhIratAnuM evuM eka chatrI sAmrAjya sthapAyuM ke koIne saheja besUro zabda paNa lokone mAthAnA ghA jevo lAgato. chevaTe nATaka puruM thayuM tyAre jANe zrotAo ane prekSako ekAda sarasa svapanamAMthI uThatA hoya tema jAgrata thayA. . pote nATaka jovA AvyA che ane mArga upara ubhA rahyA che e vAtanuM paNa temane atyAra sudhI vimaraNa ja thaI gayuM hatuM. rAjA pite A nATayaprayogathI bahuja prasanna thaye. teNe rana, suvarNa, vastra, AbharaNa vigere mahAmUlavaMtI sAmagrI vaDe aMbaDano satkAra karavAnuM IcchayuM, paNa aMbaDe rAjAnI eka paNa vastuno svIkAra na karyo. rAjAne ane lokone paNa dilamAM vasI gayuM ke "A naTa ke sAmAnya mANasa nahIM paNa vidyAdhara athavA to siddhakumAra ja hovo joIe. " ane je e vAta kharI hoya to jema kAmarahita purUSane nArI , nakAmI che, nirlobhIne rAjabhaMDAra nakAme che tema A devapurUSane paNa A badhI kImatI bheTa zA kAmanI ? " rAjA taraphanI ke anya keI nagarajananI kiMcit mAtra paNa bheTa svIkAryA vinA aMbaDe pitAno nA prayoga samApta karyo. joke tenI kaLAkUzaLatAnA ane tyAgavRttinA vakhANuM ? karatAM potapotAnA sthAne cAlyA gayAM. ' P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * rAjadevI paNa aMkhaDanI rajA laI pitAnA pitRgRhe gaI. teNIe uMbarAmAM je paga muko ke ta ja tenAM mAbApe tene udhaDI lIdhI. teo kahevA lAgyAM ke-" are bheLI chokarI ? pelA ThagArA naTe bhoLavI tyAM sudhI tane tArI ke tArA kuTuMbanI lAja-AbarUnI kaMija khevanA na thai ? te hAthe karIne amAruM nAka vaDhAvyuM." rAjaladevI A badhA vAkaprahAra muMge heDhe sAMbhaLI rahI. "eka sthaLe kahyuM che ke-gurUjanonA kaDavAM veNa sAMbhaLI pacAvI levA enA jevuM bIjuM eka paNa zUrAtana nathI. pitAnAja gharanA khArA jAra- bAjarI hoya to paNa svataMtra svabhAvanA mANase te amRta . jevA mIThAM mAnIne Aroge che, koinA Azraye jIvavuM tenA karatAM marI javuM e vadhAre sAruM che ane garIba mANaso upara dayA karavA jatAM kadAca dAridraya prApta thAya to te paNa eka jAtanuM aizvaya ja che." . . . . : - rAjaladevI pitAnA mAbApa ane bhAI-bhAMDuonA tiraskAra sAMbhaLI, Akhare thAkI, teNathI bolAI javAyuM ke-"e game tevo dharta hoya to paNa mAre to te pati thaI cUkyA che. mAre mana e prabhu che. " sAyaMkALe jyAre te potAnI sakhI caMdrayazA pAse gaI tyAre caMdrayAzAe paNa pahele prazna e ja pUchyuM ke - Aje tuM jenI sAthe nATaka karatI hatI te purUSa keNa che? tenI AvaData ane bAhozI uparathI to kharekhara te ke kaLAkUzaLa hoya ema ja lAge che." - - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A saMga karyo. cakI kaheje | ( 6 ) * rAjaladevIe, aMbaDa saMbaMdhI Aja sudhIne pitAne badhe anubhava caMdrayazA pAse nivedana karyo. caMdrayazA upara e nivedananI evI UMDI asara paDI ke tenAthI heje belAI javAyuM ke -"huM paNa have varuM to te purUSane ja varUM. A saMsAramAM bIjA purUSo mAre have bhAI-bApa samAna che." rAjaladevIe javAnI rajA mAgI eTale caMdrayazAe, garIba gAyanI jema prArthanA karo ke--" hena! Aje te purUSane tuM mArA aMta:puramAM mokalIza ?" "bhale " ema kahI rAjaladevI pitAnA ghare pahoMcI. DIvAre aMbaDa paNa rAjaladevI pAse AvI hAjara thaye. pachI rAjadevIe, Aje sAMjhe caMdrayazA sAthe thayelI vArtA atheti aMbaDane kahI saMbhaLAvI. vizeSamAM jaNAvyuM ke senAnA jharUkhAvALA rAjamahelamAM mArI sakhI-caMdrayazA Aje tamArI rAha jotI besI raheze. mATe Aje tame tyAM - jaI tene zAMtvanA ApI Avo to bahu sAruM.' . ; rAtrIno ekAda pahora vItatAM aMbaDa rAjasutAnA AvAse paho . aMbaDane mAna-sanmAna vaDe vadhAvI prasanna karavAmAM rAjasutAe kaI vAtanI bAkI na rAkhI. ghaNIvAra sudhI ane snehIoe vividha prakAranI vAto karI paraspara nAM dIla jItI lIdhAM. . . . . . vidAyagIrI letI vakhate AMbaDe potAnI hAthacAlAkI ajamAvI. teNe jatAM jatAM rAjasutA mATe pAnanI eka P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bIDI taiyAra karI ane e bIDInI aMdara pelA phaLanuM bArIka cUrNa meLavI dIdhuM. : - ajJAna rAjasutAe abaDanA hAthanI pAnanI bIDI bhAre prema pUrvaka ArogI. moDI rAtrIe aMbaDa ravAnA thayo ane rAjasutA paNa aneka vidha suramya svapa anubhavatI nidrAvaza thaI gaI . . prAta:kALamAM caMdrayAnI sakhIoe AvIne joyuM to caMdrayaza na maLe ! tene badale eka gadheDI Amatema AMTA mAratI hatI. - dAsIonAM mahAM levAI gayAM. temaNe rAjA pAse jaI samAcAra ApyA ke-"rAjakuMvarI to mANasa maTI gabhI thaI gayAM che." - rAjAe pote AvIne tapAsa karI to e samAcAra saMpUrNa satya lAgyA. pitAnI ekanI eka hAlamAM hAlI - putrIne akasmAta gardabhInA rUpamAM pharatI joI tenuM hRdaya cIrAI javA lAgyuM. paNa zuM kare? teno eka upAya atyAre cAlI zake tema na hatuM. te manamAMne manamAM ja samasamIne besI rahyo. bIjA paNa asaMkhya gAmaleke AvI, kapALe hAtha mukI, nisAsA nAkhatAM cAlyA gayA. . vaidya, bAvA, bhUvA, jezI vigerene bolAvI maMtra taMtra, jApavigere karAvavAmAM rAjAe kaMI ja maNA na rAkhI. eTaluM chatAM rAjakumArI gadheDI maTIne strI na thayAM, rAjAnI akaLAmaNa reja re ja vadhatI cAlI. Akhare teNe DhaMDhero pITAvI. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAhera karyuM ke -"je koI mArI putrIne ArAma karI Apaze to huM tene eka karoDa sonAmahAranuM dAna ApIza." A lAlaca sAMbhaLI ghaNA ghaNA maMtra-taMtrazAstrIoe AvI pitAnA upAya ajamAvyA, paNa koinI kArI na lAgI. - rAjAnuM badhuM sukha sUkAI gayuM tene AhAra-nidrA akArAM thaI paDyAM. chevaTe rAjadevIe AvI rAjAne samajAthe ke -"tame adhuM rAjya ane rAjakumArI ApavAno ekavAra DhaDhero pITAvI juve. kuMvarI karatAM adhikapriya Apa- . ne bIjuM zuM hoya?" rAjaladevInI salAha pramANe rAjAe bIjIvAra DhaMDhero pITAvyuM ke--"je keAI rAjakuMvarIne hatI tevI banAvI deze te huM tene mArUM ardha rAjya ane te kuMvarI paNa samapI daIza." A sAda sAMbhaLI aMbaDe eka gInuM svarUpa lIdhuM, ane bharasabhAmAM AvI uccAryuM ke -"huM pote tamArI putrIne saMpUrNa ArAma karI daIza." rAjAne ekadama vizvAsa na beThe. paNa AzAne lIdhe teNe gInI mAgaNI kabUla rAkhI. .. * AMbaDe traNa divasa sudhI rAjaputrInA AvAsamAM rahI bhAtabhAtanA devatArAdhana ane TaeNga karyo. kAraNa ke sabhAmAM, vahevAramAM, zatruonI vacamAM, strIomAM ane rAjakulamAM evA ADaMbara karyA vinA nathI cAlatuM. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " cothe divase sarve sabhyo ane rAjakuTuMbIonI hAja rImAM aMbaDe rAjakanyAne nave avatAra karI. hAjara rahelAM badhAM ja strI-purUSe A dekhAva joI bhAre AzcaryamAM DubI gayAM. parasparamAM teo kahevA lAgyA ke--" kharekhara ! A mANasa koI sAmAnya dehadhArI nathI. kAM to vidyAdhara ane kAM te kaI mahA gIrAja te hovo joIe." " rAjAe DhaMDherAmAM sUcavyA pramANe pitAnuM ardha rAjya ane rAjakanyA aMbaDane bhAre samAroha sAthe samarpaNa karyA. rAjaladevInA mAta pitAe paNa prasanna thaI potAnI putrI aMbaDane vere paraNAvI dIdhI !' .. , A pramANe ce tarapha kuzaLa-maMgaLa pravRttI rahevAthI abaDa paNa thoDA divasa tyAM ja rokAI gayo. pachI pitAnI strIonI sAthe kImatI ratnasAmagrI laI rathanupUranagaramAM AvI pahoMcyo. : : ' ) ke A gAmamAM praveza karatAM ja te se prathama gorakha yoginI pAse gayo ane praNAma karI pelI ratnamALA tenA caraNamAM dharI dIdhI. A vakhate paNa gorakha ginIe puSkaLa dhanyavAda ApI abaDane utsAhita karyo. .. * * aMbaDe pitAnA rAjAva ane ramaNa sAthenA sukha-vilAsamAM ghaNA divaso vItAvyA. che - -- - , , , P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - caturtha Adeza. gorakha ginIne praNAma karI aMbaDa kSatriya , eTale ginIe prasannacitta caturtha Adeza saMbhaLAvya:- . - "navalakSa nAmanA nagaramAM eka hoTe hANavaTI rahe che tenA gharamAM lakSmIno pAra nathI. te uparAMta tene tyAM ekavAMdarI paNa che. e lakSmI ane vAMdarI banne laI Ava." ceginIno Adeza mAthe caDAvI aMbaDa tyAMthI cAlI nIka. jatAM jatAM mArgamAM eka sarasa sugaMdhavana nAmanuM vana AvyuM. A vanamAM jANe sAkSAt vasaMtatratu bAre mAsa nivAsa karatI hoya tema svAbhAvika seMdarya pUrahAramAM vikasI . rahyuM hatuM. vRkSo ane muje paNa phaLa-kula vaDe jhulI rahyAM hatAM. zuSkatA ke dInatAnuM nAma paNa koIne ahIM AvyA pachI na sAMbhare. A vanauMdarya nihALavAthI aMbaDane bahu ja AnaMda thaye. te nirAMte beTho beThe AsapAsanI vanazrI nIhALe che teTalAmAM vanazrI pote ja mArgamAM bhUlI paDI gaI hoya tema vijaLInA teja:puMja samI eka dedIpyamAna bAlikA tyAMthI pasAra thaI gaI. e seMdarya ne lAvaNyanA bhArathI chalakatI bAlikAne nihALI aMbaDanI AMkho aMjAI gaI ! theDIvAra sudhI te te bAlikAnI pAchaLa mITa mAMDI joI rahyo. paNa jevI te adRzya thaI ke tarata ja potAnA bhAgyane dhikkArate P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 66 ) aMkhaDa bebAkaLa uThIne ubho thayo. teNe AsapAsa tapAsa karI, paNa vijaLInA vege jatI bAlikAne te pakaDI zakya nahIM. te nirAza hadaye, lamaNe hAtha daI eka sthAne besI gaye. tenI AMkhamAM nirAzA ne glAnine lIdhe thoDAM azraminda paNa ubharAI AvyAM. aMbaDa jevA eka zUravIra kSatrIyanI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM e vAta sAMbhaLI kadAca tamane Azcarya thaze. tame kaheze ke "evA vIra purUSa jevA bese e vAta na mAnI zakAya." AMbaDakSatrIya bhAre parAkramI ane kaLA kuzaLa hatA e vAta nirvivAda che. paNa kAmadevanA bANe bhalabhalA zUravIronI paNa kevI durdazA karI che tene vicAra karaze to tamane A aMkhaDanA rUdanamAM paNa kaIMja Azcarya nahIM lAge. kahyuM che ke -. . vikalayati kalAkuzalaM hasati zuciM paMDitaM viDaMbayati ' adharayati dhIrapuruSaM kSaNena makaradhvajo devaH makaradhvaja deva kaLAkuzaLone paNa akaLAve che, pavitra purUSene hAsyAspada banAve che, paMDitane pajave che ane dhIra purUSe paNa pitAnuM haiyuM hArI jAya che. e draSTie jotAM aMbaDanI AMkhamAMthI AMsu paDe athavA tenA jevA purUSa hatAza thaI jAya emAM kaI bahu AzcaryanI vAta nathI. e ja vananI madhyamAM eka divase aMbaDa beTho beThe kaIMka tarkavitarka karato hato eTalAmAM eka baTake AvI tenI pAse eka sarasa phaLa mUkayuM ane praNAma karIne vinayasahita P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahyuM ke -" Apa kRpA karIne mArI sAthe padhAraze? Apane amarAvatI potAne tyAM maLavA AmaMtre che." aMbaDane A amarAvatInuM nAma cheka navIna hatuM te keNa che, kyAM rahe che ane pitAne zA sArU AmaMtre che tene nirNaya te na karI zako. baTukane ja AMbaDe pUchayuM - " paNa e amarAvatI keNa che?" : bAgavAne baTake amarAvatIno Akho itihAsa kahe zarU karyo:-"ahIM agnikuMDa nagaramAM devAditya nAmano rAjA rAjya kare che. tene ghaNI rANIo che ane putra paNa * pAravagaranA che. sai rANIomAM je paTTarANI che tenuM nAma , lIlAvatI che. eka divase eka rANIe rAjAne potAnA mahera : lamAM bhejana karavA belAvyA. bhoLe rAjA jamavA gaye paNa bhejana karIne jevo ubho thavA jAya che teTalAmAM te popaTa thaI gayo. rAjAe manuSyano deha palaTI popaTanuM khoLIyuM, paheryuM te jANI o nagaramAM hAhAkAra phelAI gayuM. rAjA : pote dhArmika ane prajAkalyANanI bhAvanAvALA hovAthI prajA.. tene pitAnA deva samAna lekhalo. pachI tapAsa karatAM je rANIe ? rAjA upara kAmaNa karyuM hatuM tene pakaDI dezapAra karI dIdhI. paTTarANuM-lIlAvatI e popaTanuM potAnA patinI jema ja rItasara rakSaNa karavA lAgI. . eka divase popaTane vAcA thaI. te belyo:-" have to mane citAmAM bALI nAkhe to A du:khathI mukta thauM." .! 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 68 ) rAjAnA A du:khAra sAMbhaLI temano Akho parivAra . zekasAgaramAM DubI gaye. kharekhara ! karmanI gati vicitra che smArAjyabhraMzaH svajanavirahaH putramaraNaM priyANAM ca tyAgo ripubahula deze ca gamanaM harizcaMdro rAjA vahati salilaM pretasadane avasthA tasyaiSA ahaha viSamAH karmagatayaH A karmanI e viSama gatine lIdhe ja harizcaMdrane rAjapATa cheDavAM paDayAM, pitAnA sagAothI dUra rahevuM paDayuM, vhAlA putranuM mRtyu najara sAme nihALavuM paDyuM, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa pitAnI patnino paNa tyAga karavo paDyo, pitAnA zatruonA dezamAM jaI vasavuM paDayuM ane caMDALane tyAM pANI suddhAM bharavuM paDyuM. te devAditya rAja AgamAM paDI potAnA du:khano aMta lAvavAnI abhilASA rAkhato hato eTalAmAM tenA sarbhAgya ge kulacaMdra nAmanA eka tapasvI purUSa AkAza mA A. tarapha utarI AvyA. teNe glAnamukhavALA nagarajanone saMbadhIne kahyuM ke -"have tame kaI vAte phakara ciMtA karazAmAM huM e rAjAne thoDAja samayanI aMdara hato, tevo manuSya banAvI daIza." tapasvInuM AzvAsana sAMbhaLI lokone bahuja AnaMda thayo. teNe sAta divasanI aMdara pitAnA maMtra baLathI rAjAne pahelAnA jevo ja kAMtivAna manuSya banAvI dIdha: pradhAne ane purajanoe maLI.nimitte e bhAre utsavo : P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 68 ) kayo ane sArA e zaheramAM AnaMda-pramodanA pura pharI vaLyA. rAjAnuM mana svabhAvika rIte ja have saMsAra uparathI uThI gayuM hatuM. kulacaMdra tapasvIe jatAM jatAM eja saMsAra vairAgyane vadhu sudraDha karavA upadeza AkhyA. temaNe kahyuM:* A saMpatti che te to pANInA eka mejA jevI ja che. Aje ahIM che ne kAle to keNa jANe kayAM cAlI jaze! - vana paNa kaMI sthira nathI. e paNa cAra divasanI cAMdanI jevuM ja che ema mAnaje teja prakAre zarada vAtamAM kSaNe kSaNe caDI AvatA ane pAchA vikharAI jatAM vAdaLanI jema AyuSa * paNa kSaNabhaMgura che, A badhAmAM dharmaja eka mAtra zAzvata ane AdaraNIya che." tapasvInA asarakAraka upadezathI devAditya rAjAno je kaMI thaDe ghaNe meha hato te gaLI gayo ne pitAnA putrane rAjayalakSmI seMpI vanamAM tapazcaryA karavA - cAlI nIkaLyo. tenI sAthe tenI paTarANa paNa vanamAM rahI potAnA patirUpI tApasanI vividha prakAre sevA cAkarI karavA lAgI. eka divase potAnI rANIne sagarbhA joI rAjAe pUchayuM -"ApaNA tapavatamAM dUSaNa lAge evuM te A zuM karyuM?" rANIe zaramAIne javAba Ape ke -"nAtha ! A garbha te ApaNe gRhAvAsamAM hatA tyArano che. tapovrata levAmAM - vilaMba thAya e bIkane lIdhe meM tamane e vAta na karI, - bAkI ApaNuM tapamAM dUSaNano rajamAtra paNa bhaya rAkhavAnI jarUra nathI." rAjA mauna rahyo. " : - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 70 ), divasa pUrA thatAM vanamAM ja rANIe eka mahA manahara rUpavatI putrIno janma Ape. bicArI rANI tenuM mukha jevAne paNa bhAgyazALI na thaI. te to suvAvaDamAMja A dunIyAno tyAga karI cAlI gaI. rAjAne mAthe upAdhino pAra na ' rahyo. chatAM te jaMgalI bheMsa vigerenAM dudha ANI putrIne ucherI heTI karavA lAgyuM. dhIme dhIme putrI paNa yuvAnavayamAM AvatI gaI. te potAnA pitA pAse rahI ghaNA zAstra bhaNI eka to rAjaputrI, ane temAMya prakRtinA kheALAmAM ucharelI eTale tenuM saMdarya eTaluM badhuM manohara thayuM ke tenA darzana mAtra thatAM tapasvInA mana paNa calAyamAna thaI jAya. saMjogavazAta AkAza mArge jato eka dhanada, A amarAvatinA rUpa upara Azaka the. Asakitane lIdhe teNe potAnI pAse gaNa ratna hatA te paNa pANigrahaNanI AzAthI amarAvatinA padakamaLamAM dharI dIdhAM. eka ratnanA pratApe pANanA upadrava zamI jAya, bIjA ratnanA pratApe agninA utpAta zAMta thaI jAya ane trIjA ratnanA pratApe bhUtapretanA - upadrava aLagA thaI jAya evI e dareka ratnamAM khAsa khubI - hatI. dhanadano pitAnA taraphano Avo prema joI amarAva* tIe kahyuM ke -"eka bhAI tarIke temane je traNa ratnanI - bheTa dharI che te svIkArI, mArA aMtaranA AziSa tane samarpa chuM. AjathI tuM mAro sago bhAI ane huM tArI sagI bahena banuM chuM. paNa A ekalA ratno laIne huM zuM karuM ? mane evuM kaMIka Apa ke jethI koI mAro parAbhava na karI zake." P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 7 ) potAne sahodaranA nAmathI saMdhana karyuM tyArathI ja dhanadano kAmarAga utarI gayo hato. teNe amarAvatIne potAnI sagI bahena mAnI, khAsa tenA sArU eka sajala sarovara upajAvI e sarovaranI aMdara mahAmUlyavaMtA ratnothI paripUrNa eka mahela racAvyA, amarAvatI e sarevarane viSe AnaMda pUrvaka rahevA lAgI. rAjAe dhanadane pUchayuM ke -"e te badhuM ThIka paNa mArI A atizaya priya putrI kene varaze te kaMI kahI zakaze?" dhanade avadhijJAnano upaga mukI jaNAvyuM ke -"he tapasvI! A amarAvatIne mahA kaLAvAna aMbaDa nAmano vara prApta thaze." "paNa te kayAre ane kyAM maLaze e jANavuM joIe ne ?" tapasvI rAjAe bIjo prazna pUchyuM. A praznanA uta2mAM dhanade kahyuM ke;-"AjathI barAbara sAtame divase Aja vanamAM bakulavRkSanI nIce beThelA aMbaDane amarAvatI potAnI - sagI AMkhe nIhALaze." ATaluM kahIne te baTuka-bhagavAna aMbaDane pitAnI sAthe AvavAno Agraha karavA lAgyA, aMbaDa tenI sAthe amarAvatInA mahelamAM gaye. amarAvatI aMbaDane dUrathI Avato joIne potAnA Asana uparathI ubhI thaI ane prAthamika vinaya-viveka batAvI tene besavAne sArU siMhAsana ApyuM. tyAra pachI e baMne nehIoe ghaNo vakhata vArtAlApa ane parasparanA kuzaLavartamAna pUchavAmAM vyatita karyo. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 7 ) : " are ! paNa tamArA pitAnA samAcAra pUchavA to rahI ja gayA ? teo kayAM ane kema che?" aMbaDane jANe ekadama kaMIka yAda AvyuM hoya tema te bolI uThyo. amarAvatIe bAgavAna bhaNI daSTi karI sUcavyuM ke -"jA! jaldI mArA pitAjIne ahIM bolAva!" baTuka bhagavAna tapasvI rAjAne bolAvavA jato hato tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa aMkhaDa paNa cAlI nIkaLyo. amarAvatIe tene tema karatAM vAravAno prayana karyo, chatAM aMbaDa pAcho na vaLe, te to baTakanI pAchaLa pAchaLaja javA lAgyo. sarovaranA pANImAM mArga kApatAM aMbaDane eka bhAre - akasmAtuM naDyo. eka sphoTA mAchalAe AvI aMbaDane grAsa karI vAvyo. pachI to e ja mAchaluM eka bagalAnI cAMcamAM . sapaDAyuM ! bagaluM jevuM uDavA jAya che eTalAmAM eka gIdha , pakSI uDatuM pAvI tene keLI karI adhara AkAzamAM adazya thaI gayuM. A tarapha baTuke pitAnI pAchaLa AvatA-aMbaDanI ghaNI * tapAsa karI, paNa abaDane, kyAMI patto na lAgyuM. tenuM mAM - levAI gayuM. teNe amarAvatI pAse jaI prajatA ne kaMpatA svare aMbaDanA ekAeka adazya thavA saMbaMdhI badhA samAcAra * nivedana karyA. amarAvatIne mAthe jANe acAnaka vijaLI paDI hoya tema tenA hoza-koza uDI gayA. te acetanavatu banI tyAM ne tyAM ja dharatI upara DhaLI paDI. rAjarSine A vAtanI jANa thatAM te paNa utAvaLe utAvaLe tyAM AvI pahoMcyA ane mUccha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAmelI potAnI putrIne bhAtabhAtanA zItopacAra vaDe sAvadha karI. hozamAM AvavA chatAM ye amarAvatInA AMsu na sUkAyAM. rAjarSi pitAe tene ghaNI ghaNuM rIte samajAvI, paNa maramanA ghA kaMI ema rUjhAya ? eka prAcina kavie kahyuM che te - dina jAye jaNavattaDI, paNa rataDI navI jAya, eka rAgI te rogIyAM sahaja sarIkhAM thAya. " viyeganA dardathI rIbAtA purUnA divasa to kadAca lokonI sAthe haLavAbhaLavAthI ane vAtacIta vigere karavAthI vItI jAya, paNa temanI rAta to keme karatAM vItatI nathI. kharekhara ! rAgadha strI-purUSa ane dadIomAM kharuM jotAM kaMI ja phera nathI hoto. have A tarapha aMbaDanuM zuM thayuM te joIe. gIdha pakSIe bagaluM gaLyuM to kharuM, paNa te jIravavuM bhAre thaI paDyuM. te eka jhADa upara besI pAMkho phaphaDAvatuM hatuM eTalAmAM eka pAradhInuM saNasaNATa karatuM kAramuM tIra tenA kALajAmAM bheMkAyuM ane mRtavat thaI pRthvI upara paDayuM. gIdha to paDayuM, paNa tenI sAthe tenA peTamAM gayelo bagale paNa mhAra nIkaLI paDyo, bagalAnI sAthe tenA peTamAM pravezeluM peluM mAchaluM paNa taDapatuM taDapatuM uchaLI AvyuM ane mAchalAne pAradhIe cIyuM ke te ja kSaNe tenA jaTharamAM eka purUSa paDela dekhAye. mAchalAnA jaTharamAM eka purUSane sUtelo joI . pAradhI ghaNuM ja Azcarya pAmyuM. teNe te purUSane mhAra kADhI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 74 ) . pANIthI sArI rIte sApha karyo. pachI paMkhA vatI havA nAkhI - eTale teNe jALavIne potAnI AMkha ughADI. krame krame te zuddhimAM AvyuM ane potAnI vitaka kathA pAradhIne saMbhaLAvI. pAradhI tene sArA mANasa samajI pitAne ghera laI gayo. ane zuddha AhArAdithI saMtuSTa karI eka svaccha oraDAmAM utAro kADhI Ape. madhya rAtrI vItatAM aMkhaDa pitAnI pathArImAMthI uThI. nava lakSapattana nihALavAnI IcchAthI vhAra nIkaLe. saheja AgaLa jatAM teNe pelA pAradhInI putrIne kyAMka jatI joI aMbaDa belyA cAlyA vinA tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyo. thoDe dUra gayA pachI vyAdhaputrIne nAginI nAmanI eka kSatriya bALA, sahI nAmanI bIjI vaNikabALA ane rAmatI nAmanI trIjI brAhmaNabALA ema traNa bALAo AvI maLI. cAre kumArikAo e rIte madhyarAtrie cUpacApa AgaLa dhapavA lAgI. * vyAdhaputrI eka sthaLe acAnaka thaMbhI ane bolI - - "sakhIo ! Aja te ApaNe coTAmAM thaIne pelA vahANavaTIne tyAM javAnuM che, kharuM ne?" sakhIoe IsArA vaDe ja tene hakAramAM javAba vALyo. - pachI cAre sakhIoe bakarInAM rUpa lIdhAM ane cauTAnA mArge cAlyAM. cAra bakarIonI jema aMbaDa paNa bakarAnuM rUpa laI temanI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlavA lAgyA. cAre jaNIo * A navA bakarAne potAnI pAchaLa Avate joI gabharAI ane P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 75 ) pitAnA peTamAM pApa hatuM tene lIdhe bhaya paNa pAmI. pariNAme cAre sakhIoe javAnuM mAMDI vALI potAnA ghara taraphano rasto lIdho. savAramAM sakhIoe ekatra thaI vicAra karavA mAMDe. ke -" A bakaro keNu ane kayAMthI AvI caDaye haze ?" emAM kaMIka rahasya jarUra hovuM joIe." aMbaDa chAnomAne ubhuM rahI A sakhIonI aMdara cAlatA vArtAlApa sAMbhaLI rahyo hato. eka sakhIye kahyuM ke -" ApaNe A rahasya. tAga le jeIe. kahe yA na kaho, paNa emAM garbhita rahasya to che ja." bIjI sakhIe uccAryuM ke:-"ApaNe pote ja e, bakarAne sAcesAcuM kahI nAkhavAnI pharaja na pADI zakIe ? uMDA pANImAM utaravA karatAM e rasto zuM khoTo che?" trIjI sakhI Ano javAba ApavA jatI hatI eTalAmAM aMkhaDa pate ja tyAM AvIne pratyakSa thayo, ane kahyuM ke -- "e bakare huM poteja hato. tamAre je puchavuM hoya te sukhethI mane pUcho." deva jevI kAMtivALA eka purUSane pitAnI sAme ubhele joI sarva sakhIo vimAsaNamAM paDI gaI. thoDI vAra sudhI. to koInA mukhamAMthI eka zabda sarakho paNa na nIkaLe. paNa be eka kSaNa pachI eka sakhIe himmata lAvI aMbaDane prazna karyo:-"he deva ! ame Apano zuM aparAdha karyo che? amane nAhakanA zA sArU pajave che ? " bALAonAM AvAM dIna vacana sAMbhaLI ane temanAM paDI gayelAM he nihALI aMba P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 76 ) Dane dayA upajI teNe javAba Apyo ke "je tame mAruM eka kAma karI Apo to huM tamane javA dauM." - "khuzIthI kahI nAkho" ekI sAthe cAre sakhIoe utsAhapUrvaka uttara Apyo. - aMbaDe kahyuM " juo tyAre, sAMbhaLe. ahIMA A ja navalakSa nAmanA zaherane viSe eka vahANavaTInI rUpiNa nAmanI putrI vase che. mAre tene harakeIrIte maLavuM che. tame pote je mane tyAM laI jAo to huM tamane kadi paNa na pajavuM. " sakhIoe e javAbadArI pitAne mAthe laI lIdhI ane aMbaDe paNa have pachI temane koI rIte na pajavavAnuM vacana ApyuM. ( je rUpiNune tyAM javA aMkhaDa talasato hato tenA mahelanI AsapAsa pAMca-pAMca hajAra jeTalA sazastra subhaTo rAta divasa pahero bharatA hatA. seMkaDo dhajA-patAkAo te sAta mALanI havelInI upara niraMtara pharakyA ja karatI hatI. mahela AsapAsa eka tAMbAno gaDha hato ane e gaDhanuM rakSaNa karavA eka uMDI khAI sadA pANIthI paripUrNa rahetI. mahelanI aMdara hIrA-ratnathI zaNagArelA koDIyAmAM sugaMdhI dIpa satat saLagyA karatA. cAra bakarIo ane pAMcame bakaro e mahelamAM AvI pahoMcyA, te vakhate rUpiNI eka kanakamaya gRhane viSe besI pitAnI markaTI sAthe manasvI paNe gela karI rahI hatI. rUpi P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust. Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 77 ) NIe AMkhanA aNasAra vatI cAre sakhIone AvakAra Ave. paNa pAMcamA bakarAne jotAM ja te roSa yukta svare. bolI:-"sAcesAcuM kahI deje ! meM kaI divasa nahIM jecele evo A bakare tame kyAMthI lAvyA? mane je chetaravAne prayatna karaze to yAda rAkhajo ke tamArA mastaka dhaDathI judAM thaI jaze !" eka dAsIe evAja jussAthI javAba Ape - "ema . gussa karavAthI ame DarI jaIe eTalAM badhAM kAcAM na samajatAM. alabatta A bakare navIna che, paNa amArA karatAM to te tamane ja vadhAre sArI rIte oLakhe che. tame ahIM rahe che ane tamAruM nAma rUpiNI che e vAta paNa cokhA zabdomAM je amane koIe kahI hoya te A ja bakarAe, ane chatAM je tamAre kaMI vizeSa pUchavuM hoya to A bakarAne ja pUchI juo." bhayabhrAMta banelI rUpANIe abhimAnano tyAga karI gaLagaLA avAje ajanI sAme draSTipAta karI vinaMti karI ke--"Apa ajanA rUpamAM keNu cho te huM nathI jANatI.. mArA avinaya badala kSamA ApI ApanuM yathArtha svarUpa prakaTa kare evI mArI namra yAcanA che." samaya vicArI aMbaDe potAnuM vAstavika svarUpa prakaTa karyuM. tenA ati manahara rUpane joI rUpiNa ekadama tenA pagamAM namI paDI ane saMkSiptamAM ja pUchI lIdhuM ke-"he deva! Apa koNa che ane Apa kayA nimitte atre padhAryA che ? . . - che P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 78 ) - aMbaDe uttara Ape: "mAruM nAma aMbaDa ane huM gorakha yoginInA pratApe ja A badhI siddhio meLavI zake chuM. AkhuM vizva atyAre mArI hatheLImAM che ane huM nacAvuM tema nAce eTaluM sAmarthya mArAmAM che." A aNadhAryo uttara sAMkaLI rUpiNI AzcaryamAM DubI gaI. teNIe kahyuM:-"AjathI Apa ja mArA svAmI cho. ApanI sevAmAM mAruM sarvasva atyArathI ja samapI dauM chuM." * "mane bIjI koI vastunI jarUra nathI. tArI A lakSamI ane maTI-vAMdarI mane seMpI de." AMbaDe potAne uddeza kahI dIdho. - "Apane sarvasva soMpI dIdhA pachI, kharuM jotAM koI vastu upara mAre adhikAra nathI raheto. paNa A vAMdarI mane zI rIte prApta thaI che ane tenI sAthe mAre kevA prakArano nikaTano saMbaMdha che te ekavAra Apa kRpA karIne sAMbhaLe. pachI Apa je AjJA karaze te huM mAthe caDAvI laIza." aMbaDa to mana ja besI rahyo. rUpiNIe potAnI kathA AgaLa laMbAvI. "meM ekavAra caMdradevanI ArAdhanA mAMDI. caMdradeve pote prasanna thaI mane A vAMdarInI bheTa ApI. temaNe e vAMdarIno prabhAva varNavatAM kahyuM ke jyAM sudhI A vAMdarI tArI pAse raheze tyAM sudhI tArA saubhAgyano. vALa sarakhe paNa keIja vAMko nahIM karI zake. A urapathI Apa joI zakazo ke e vAMdarI mAruM jIvana che. chatAM Apa kaho to P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 9 ) mArA jIvana ane saibhAgyanA bhege paNa A markaTI Apane eNpavA taiyAra chuM."rUpiNanuM saubhAgya eTale aMkhaDanuM potAnuM jIvana aMbaDa muMjavaNamAM AvI paDe. tene sthIrabhAve tyAM beThela . joI rUpiNIe puna: kahevA mAMDayuM:-"A markaTImAM mArUM ane ApanuM jIvana samAyeluM che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa te roja babe lAkha rUpIyAnI kImatanA ratno paNa Ape che." thoDI vAra banne jaNA vicAramAMja besI rahyAM. jANe kaMika yAda AvyuM hoya tema rUpiNue kahyuM - "A badhI guMcavaNane ekaja mArga mane sUjhe che. Apa mArI sAthe lagna kare ane ema karaze to ApaNI sAthe A vAMdarI paNa sukhethI rahI zakaze." "to pachI emAM vilaMba karo nakAme che. Aje ne Aje ja ApaNe vidhipUrvaka lagna karI nAMkhIe. tuM tArA pitAne samajAvI lagnanI badhI taiyArI karAvI le." AMbaDe pitAne utAvaLe abhiprAya vyakta karyo. 0 rUpiNInA vadana upara saheja mIta pharakayuM. kahyuM - purUSo ghaNIvAra evI sAhasikatA ane avicArIpaNAne lIdheja hAthe karIne pitAnA mAthe heTI Apatti vhorI le che." "sA vidhI na kriyAma, avivevA: paramAvavAM - pam e kathanamAM rahelo uMDe bhAva rUpiNIe potAnA udgAramAM prakaTa karyo. - "A te tuM bane kerathI mane muMjhavI mAre che. vAMdarI Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 80 ) ApavI nathI ane lagna paNa karavA nathI." aMbaDa jANe bhAre saMkaDAzamAM AvI paDayo hoya tema bolyA. "utAvaLe AMbA na pAke prathama to tame ahIMnA malayacaMdra rAjAnI vIramatI putrI sAthe vivAhAdi patAvI nAkhe. pachI huM paNa nirvine tamArI sAthe lagna karI zakIza. " rUpiNIe eka navI lAlaca batAvI. "paNa te kema bane teno khulAso paNa tame ja karI nAkhe." abaDane Aveza dhIme dhIme utaravA lAgyo. - "jenI pAse ajavidyA hoya tene mATe kaMIja asAdhya nathI. tame rAjAne e vidyAnA baLathI bakaro banAvI zakazo. ane rAjA bakaro baLe eTale kaLAkuzaLatAthI vIramatInI sAthe tenuM rAjyapaNa pacAvI zakaze." rUpiNInI A yukti abaDanA dIlamAM vasI gaI. - karmasaMge te vakhate malayacaMdra rAjA azva upara besI nagara nirIkSaNa karavA nIkaLyo hato. aMbaDe ajavidyA mukI tatkALa tene baka banAvI dIdho. nagarajano pitAnA rAjAne bakaro bane joI bahuja du:kha pAmyA. rAjagaro ane pradhAna vigere AvI kapALa kUTavA lAgyA. e vAto jema jema prasa. ratI gaI tema tema gAmamAM zokanuM ghara vAdaLa chavAI gayuM. have A rAjyanuM zuM thaze tenI ciMtAmAM se kaI potapa-. ! tAnA gharabAra saMbhALI chAnAmAnA besI rahyA. paNa have aMbaDe vakhata vicArI potAnI bahurUpiNI vidyAnA. tenAthI vIramatInI aMbaDanA dIkaNa pacAvI zakaze P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 81 ) baLathI eka moTuM sainya ubhuM karyuM. ane temAMnA thoDA subhaTene nagaranA siMhadvAra tarapha ravAnA karyo. A siMhadvAra pradhAne cAlAkI vAparI AgaLathI ja baMdha karAvI dIdhA hatA, ke jethI koI duzamana ekadama nagaramAM pesI hAhAkAra na vartAvI zake. nagarapAlikAe pradhAna pAse jaI samAcAra ApyA ke rathanupura nagarano rAjA potAnA subhaTo sAthe siMhadvAra pAse AvI daravAjA ughADavAno Agraha karI rahyo che. te kahe che ke amAre nagara jevA mATe ja mAtra AvavuM che. to ApanI AjJA hoya te daravAjA ughADIe." pradhAne dIrdhadaSTi vAparI, dvArapALane daravAjA ughADavAnI AjJA ApI. aMkhaDa ane tenuM sainya nagaramAM AvI pahoMcyuM. pradhAna pote ebaDanuM svAgata karavA page cAlIne tenI sAme gaye. aMbatuM jANe kaMI ja na jANato hoya tema sAva nirdoSapaNe pradhAnane pUchavA lAgyo ke:-" AvuM sarasa nagara chatAM cheka sUnakAra jevuM kema bhAse che ?" pradhAne badho vRtAta sajaLanetre kahI saMbhaLAvyo. aMtamAM teNe kahyuM ke dunIyAno rIvAja ja e che ke - viralA jANaMti guNa viralA pAjaMti nidraNa nehA, viralA parakajaja karA paraduHkhe dukhIyA viralA. arthAta guNane jANanArA to koI viralA ja hoya che, te ja pramANe nidhanonI sAthe sneha nIbhAvanArA paNa kaI vira P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 82 ) lAja maLe che, ane paragaju mANase tathA pArakAM duHkhe du:khI evA mANase durlabha ja samajavA. are, paNa ATalI najIvI vAtamAM tame badhA kema gAMjI jAo cho ? rAjAne mArI pAse laI Avo bakarAmAMthI rAjAne tenA mULa svarUpamAM lAvavo emAM heTI visAta ja zuM che ?" thoDI kSaNa paryata ma.na rahI abaDe umeryuM. paNa huM bakarAmAMthI rAjAne prathamanI jema hato tevo banAvuM tethI mane potAne zuM lAbha?" te ja ame tamane tenA badalAmAM adhuM rAjya temaja rAjakanyA vIramatI ApavA taiyAra chIe. ethI adhika tamAre zuM joIe ?pradhAne khulAso karyo. A pachI abaDe potAnA vidyAprabhAvathI rAjAne hato te manuSya banAvyA. nagarajano jevA udvigna thayA hatA tevAja pAchA harSonmatta thaI gayA. aMbaDe paNa pitAnuM vAstavika svarUpa prakaTa karI sainA AnaMdamAM umero karyo. saMtuSTa thayelA rAjAe tatkALa pitAnuM ardharAjya ane vIramati kanyA aMbaDane apIM dIdhAM. pachI te rUpiNI vigere pelI pAMca kanyAoe paNa aMkhaDa sAthe lagna karI jayajayakAra vartAvyA. A pramANe puSkaLa saMpatti ane kanyAro maLavA chatAM ama rAvatInA virahane lIdhe aMbaDano aMtarAmAM aMdara ne aMdara saLagI rahyAM hatAM. te ja pramANe amarAvatI paNa sugaMdhavanamAM rahI niraMtara suryA karatI hatI. aMbaDanA adazya thavA pachI tene AhAra-pANI ane uMgha akArAM thaI paDyAM hatAM. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 83 ) aMbaDa amarAvatInI dhamAM pharato pharato puna: e vanamAM gayo. tyAM acAnaka ja pele baTaka bAgavAna tene bheTa baTuke aMbaDane oLakhyo ane doDate jaIne rAjarSine bolAvI lAvyA. aMbaDe rAjarSinA padamAM vaMdana karI pitAnI vItakakathA vistArapUrvaka saMbhaLAvI, rAjarSie paNa prasaMgopAta amarAvatInI virahavyathA varNavI DAM Asu pADyAM. have vadhu vilaMba karavo e ThIka nahIM ema dhArI rAjapIe pitAnI kanyA-amarAvatI sAthe saMbaDanA vivAha karI nAkhyA. aMbaDe paNa sarve strIonI madhyamAM amarAvatIne pitAnI paTTarANuM karI sthApI. e rIte amarAvatI ane aMbaDa dIrdhakALanI virahavyathAmAM baLatA bacyAM ane aMte. rAjarSinI rajA laI teo sarva aMbaDanI janmabhUmi tarapha . ravAnA thayA. - ' , baDe gorakha ginI pAse jaI lakSmI ane markaTI raju karyA. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa markaTI prApta karatAM keTakeTalA . prapaMca karavA paDayA te sarva hakIkta zAMtithI kahI saMbhaLAvI. aMkhaDanI vIratA anubhavI ginInA mukhamAMthI paNa bhAre prazaMsAnA udgAra nIkaLyA. jagatamAM aMbaDanuM nAma vIra. ziromaNI tarIke te divasathI sarvatra prasiddha thayuM pachI ginIne namaskAra karI temano aMta:karaNapUrvaka upakAra mAnyo , ane AnaMda- vidamAM bAkIne vakhata vItAvavA lAge. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcama Adeza. zeDA divasa pachI gorakha yoginIe A pramANe paMcama, Adeza Ape - sirASTra dezamAM devapattana nAmanA zaheramAM devacaMdra nAmano eka rAjA che ane tene vairocana nAmano pradhAna che. e pradhAnane tyAM ravicaMdra nAmano eka dave che te laI Ava." - peginIne namaskAra karI aMbai saiArASTra dezamAM AvI upasthita thayo. mArgamAM eka brAhmaNa maLe tene aMbaDe pUchayuM:--"are vipra ! Ama kyAMthI kaI tarapha padhAro che?" brAhmaNe javAbamAM jaNAvyuM ke -" huM devapattana nagaramAMthI ja ravAnA thaI ahIM sudhI Avyo chuM. have kyAM javA mAguM chuM te TuMkamAM kahIza te tame kadAca nahIM. samajI zako. eTale mAre uddeza savistara sAMbhaLo ema IcchuM chuM." : : | aMbaDanI taviSayaka tatparatA anubhavI brAhmaNe kahevA mAMDayuM -ahiMthI uttara dizAmAM mahAdurga nAmano eka parvata che ane tenI pAse siMhapurI nAmanI eka nagarI che. tyAM sAgaracaMdra rAjA rAjya karato. tene samarasiMha nAme putra ane rehi nAme putrI che. rAjA pote parakAya pravezinI vidyA bahu sArI rIte jANato. te vRddha thavAthI rAjapATa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 85) vigere pitAnA putrane seMpI vanamAM cAlyo gayo. sAMbhaLavA pramANe teNe potAnI putrInA Agrahane tAbe thaI parakAyapravezinI nAmanI vidyA potAnI putrI-hiNane zIkhavI che; eTaluM ja nahIM paNa e vidyA bIjA koI game tevA mANasane na zIkhavavAno khAsa Agraha paNa karyo che. temaja potAnA bhAI-bhAMDu vinA anya ke purUSanuM maheM suddhAM na jevAnI e putrIne bhalAmaNa karI che. te uparAMta A vidyA zIkhavatI vakhate rAjAe rehiNIne kahI rAkhyuM che ke bhaviSyamAM " jene tuM A vidyA zIkhave tenI ja sAthe tAre pANi grahaNa karavuM. " rehiNIe rAjIkhuzIthI e pratijJA svIkArI che. have te e rAjA pote kayAranoya mRtyu pAmyo che. nagaramAM samarasiMhanI ANa cAle che. rohiNI potAnA pitAnI zayyA sAcavatI besI rahe che ane kaI vAra parvatanA zikhare, ke vAra guphAmAM to vaLI koI vAra potAnA mahelanA khUNAmAM chAnImAnI besI potAnAM jIvananAM divase vItAve che. huM pote tenI pAse pelI parakAyapravezinI vidyA zIkhavA tyAM jauM chuM. - aMbaDe e sarva vRtAnta zAMtithI sAMbhaLe. ane pachI jANe kaMI uMDA vicAramAMthI jAgyo hoya tema eka parama hitiSI tarIke prazna :-"e to badhuM ThIka, paNa tamArI pAse evI kaMI alaikika vidyA che ke amathA ja hAlI nIkaLyA cho ? zAstramAM spaSTa kahyuM che ke:-- - - - - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 86 ) . . vinayena vidyA grAhyA puSkalena dhanena vaa| . athavA vidyayA vidyA caturtha naiva dRzyate // : traNa prakAre vidyA meLavI zakAya. vinaya vaDe, puSkaLa dhana vaDe, athavA sAmI vidyA ApIne. e sivAya vidyA prApta karavAno cotho mA nathI. " , vipra mahArAja A prazna sAMbhaLI jara phelAI gayA. temaNe kahyuM. "amathA te kaI thoDI ja hAlI nIkaLe ! mArI pAse mohinI vidyA che e vidyA ApI tenA badalAmAM pelI vidyA meLavI laIza." - "vidyA ApIne vidyA laIza e to barAbara che. paNa e rAjakanyA tArUM mahe jevA ja nahIM Icche to zuM karaze?" AMbaDe bIjI bArIkI zodhI kahADI, ane tenA TekAmAM zAstrIya loka paNa TAMye ke - : grAmo nAsti kutaH sImA, patnI nAsti kutaH sutaH prajJA nAsti kuto vidyA, dharmo nAsti kutaH sukhaM ? ' arthAt gAma na hoya to hada to kyAMthI ja hoya? strI na hoya to pachI putrAdi parivAra paNa zeno hoya ? buddhi na hoya to vidyA AvaDe ja zAnI ane dharma na hoya to pachI sukhanI AzA rakhAya ja kema ? - vipra mahArAja muMjhAyA. temaNe TuMkAmAM ja javAba Ape-"kaIke prapaMca karavo paDaze. e vinA kAma nahIM paDe." Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 87 ) - viprane muMjhavaNanA mahAsAgaramAM gaLakAM khAto joI aMbaDe eka avalaMbana dharyuM. teNe kahyuM:-"mArI pAse akSaya lakSmI ApanArI eka sarasa vidyA che..." eTalAmAM brAhmaNa bolI uThyo:-"ApaNe ApaNI . vidyAnI adalAbadalI karIe to kema ? " - aMbaDane to eTaluM ja joItuM hatuM. teNe e darakhAsta svIkArI lIdhI ane vidyAnI adalAbadalI karI vALI. pachI bane jaNA thoDe divase cAlatAM cAlatAM siMhapuranagara pAse AvI pahoMcyA. : aMbaDe vicAra karyo ke brAhmaNanI sAthe sAthe rahevAthI kAryasiddhi nahIM thAya. nagaramAM gayA pachI yuti-prayukti racavI paDe temAM koI trAhita mANasanI dakhalagIrI hoya to rakhene dhaNyuM senuM dhULamAM maLI jAya. tethI teNe brAhmaNane jUde raste javAnuM sUcavyuM ane pote paNa jUja mAge zaheramAM dAkhala thayA. aMbaDe nagaramAM AvI tapasvinInuM rUpa lIdhuM, ane jyAM cAra rastA maLatA hatA tevA eka cokamAM Asana jamAvyuM. mohinI vidyAnA pratApe gAmanAM mANase aMba upara ApharIna thavA lAgyAM. tapasvinIe nagarajanone saMbo dhIne kahyuM ke -"he puravAsIo ! huM sarva prakAranAM nimitto. te samajI zakuM chuM, kenI kAryasiddhi kayAre ane kevA prakAre thaze te huM lIlAmAtrathI kahI zakuM chuM." A vAta phelAtI phelAtI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 88 ) pilA brAhmaNa mahArAjanA kAne jaI pahoMcI. teNe tapasvinI pAse AvI vinayapUrvaka pUchayuM: "he bhagavati ! meM mArA manamAM je kAryadhArI rAkhyuM che te siddhi thaze ke nahIM ?" " tuM eka navI vidyA meLavavA ahIM sudhI Avyo che. ema jaNAya che, paNa tane e vidyA nathI maLavAnI e khAtrIpUrvaka mAnaje." tapasvinIe vipranA bhAgyano chello phesale kahI nAkhyo. brAhmaNane A phesalo sAMbhaLI ghaNuM Azcarya thayuM. te ekadama nirAza na thayo. teNe ghaNA ghaNA prayatno karI joyA. paratu puNyanA udaya vinA Akhara sudhI e vidyA na maLI. pachI to te badhI himata hArI, potAnA dezamAM cAlyo gaye. kALakrame tapasvinIvALI vAta rahiNanA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI. teo potAnI dAsIne AjJA karI ke -" game tema karIne paNa e tapasvinIne mArI pAse laI Ava?" - dAsIe tapasvinI pAse AvI kahyuM ke;-"he mAtA amArI nRpaputrI-rahiNuM Apane ghaNuM ja sanmAnapUrvaka saMbhAre che ane Apa tyAM padhAro ema Icche che. ApanAM darzana karavA te bahuja utsuka che. mAre potAne mukhe e rAjaputrIno paricaya Apavo e ThIka nahIM, chatAM kahuM chuM rahiNI jevI rAjakanyA saMsAramAM bIjI nahIM hoya te pote badhI kaLAmAM kuzaLa che ane tethI ApanA jevI kaLAvatI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tapasvinInA darzana vAMche e sarvathA svAbhAvika ja che. kahyuM paNa che ke - haMsA rati sare, bhamarA rajUti ketakI kusume; caMdanavane bhujaMgA, sarasA saraseNa rati. - haMsane nirmaLa sarovaramAM ja rahevuM game, bhamarA ketakInA parAgamAM ja masta banI rahe, sarape caMdanavana maLe tyAMsudhI bIje na jAya tema rasika mANasane rasikanI sAthe je Ameda ane AnaMda maLe che te bIje kaI sthaLe na maLe. - dAsInA mukhamAMthI nIkaLelA zabdoe tapasvinInuM hadaya harI lIdhuM. te tatkALa pitAnA Asana uparathI uThIne ubhI thaI ane rohiNI pAse AvI pahoMcI. aMbaDe tapasvinInuM rUpa lIdhuM hatuM e vAta to tame kadAca nahIM bhUlI gayA ho. tapasvinInA vezamAM aMbaDe rohiNInuM citta cakaDoLe caDAvI dIdhuM. tapasvinInAM AchAM alaMkAra, tejasvI mukhamudrA ane nayanamAMthI jharatA amIe rohiNI upara eka prakAranI juduI asara karI. rohiNI tenuM svAgata karavA sAme gaI, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa bhAre samAnapUrvaka eka suvarNamaya siMhAsana upara virAjavAnI abhyarthanA karI. tapasvinIe paNa hA-nA karyA sivAya rohiNInuM sanmAna sAbhAra svIkArI lIdhuM. prAraMbhamAM parasparanA kuzaLa-vartamAna pUchayA bAda keTalIka vAtacIta thaI. . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja jamavAno samaya thavAthI rohiNIe tapasvinIne bhojana svIkAravAnI prArthanA karI. paNa tapasvinIe e prArthane maMjura na rAkhI teNIe kahevA mAMDayuM ke -"saMsArIonI jema bhejano vilAsa e amAre mATe kaMI AnaMdanI vastu na gaNAya tapazcaryA eja amArA jIvanane mudrAlekha hoya che. tapa vinA dharma na saMbhave dehadamana sivAya AmaLaddhi aza. kayavat samajavI ane dharma temaja Atmazuddhi vinAnuM jIvana e vastutaH jIvana nahIM paNa narI viTaMbaNA ja gaNAya. ramyeSu vastuSu manoharatAM gateSu re cita khedamupayAsi kathaM vRthaiva puNyaM kuruSya yadi teSu tavAsti vAMchA, puNyarcinA nahi bhavaMti samIhitArthAH ramya vastuo viSenI manoharatA jyAre uDI jAya che, tyAre mugdha saMsArIo khinna banI valopAta kare che. paNa e khinnatA ke vepAta cheka nakAmAM jANavAM. kharekharI ramyatA ane manoharatA mANavI hoya to jema bane tema puNyano khuba saMcaya kare eja prANI mAtranuM kartavya banI rahe che. puNya vinA A jagamAM koInI ISTasiddhi thaI nathI ane thAya e saMbhava paNa nathI. amArAM jevAM tapasvI ane saMyamIo mATe to tapazcaryA-saMyama-vairAgya eja zAzvata dhana-aizvarya che. amane game tyAM, game tevA svAdiSTa bhojana levAM e nA zebhe. " : P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 6 ) tapasvinono A upadeza rahiNIe talInatA pUrvaka sAMbhaLe. ATalI hAnI vayamAM, AvA anupama komaLa dehane tapazcaryA vaDe bALI nAkhavA A bALA kema taiyAra thaI haze ? e zaMkAthI rohiNInA vadana upara bhAre zyAmatAnI rekhAo aMkita thaI yathAsthita vRtAnta jANavAnI IcchAthI teNIe rihiNane e prazna pUchayo paNa kharA. paraMtu tapasvinIe vAtane TALI devAnI bhAvanAthI kahyuM ke -"he rAjasute ! mArA vairAgyanuM nimitta mane na pUcho to bahu sAruM. ame amArA pUrvAzramanI hakIkatane lagabhaga pUrvajanma jevIja mAnIe chIe. e saMbaMdhI vadhAre Agraha na karo ema IcchuM chuM." ATaluM chatAM rAjasutAe potAno Agraha na che, eTale 'tapasvinIe potAno AtmavRttAMta kahevA mAM - ' " surIpura nagarane viSe mArA pitA-sUrasena rAjya karatA hatA. huM temane tyAM putrI tarIke janmI. bALapaNamAM ja mArI mAtA svargavAsa pAmI. je vakhate mAtAnI kharekharI jarUra hoya teja vakhate mArI mAtA cAlI nIkaLI tethI amArA AkhA rAjakuTuMba upara eka moTI Aphata utarI hoya ema amane lAgyuM - bAlassa mAyamaraNaM, bhajAmaraNaM ca jUvaNAraMbhe, .. buDhassa puttamaraNaM tinnivi dukhkhAi guruAI: bALapaNamAM mAtA marI jAya, yuvAnInA AraMbhamAM bhAya marI jAya, vRddha vayamAM putra marI jAya tenA jevI dukhada Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAta bIjI eka paNa nathI. evI huM, pitAnI sArasaMbhALa nIce pAThazALAmAM javA-AvavA lAgI. eTalAmAM eka divase koNa jANe kayAMthI maNibhadra nAmanA vidyAdharanI draSTi mArI para paDI. mane jotAM ja te madanaparavaza banyo. eka kSaNanI paNa rAha joyA vinA teNe mane tyAMthI ekadama upADI, gananamAge vaitADhaya parvata upara utArI, zarUAtamAM teNe garI, prajJapti nAmanI be vidyAo mane zIkhavI. pachI ame jevI lagnanI taiyArI karatAM hatAM teTalAmAM e maNibhadranA putra subhadravegane durbaddhi upajavAthI teNe pitAnA pitAno tyAM ne tyAM ja jIva kADhI lIdho. AthI vidyAdharonA samAja vacce hAhAkAra macI gayo. subhadravege pitAnA pUjya pitAnuM khana karyuM temAM mAruM - rU5 kAraNabhUta hatuM ema huM joI zakI. mane mArA potAnA saMdarya ane kAmavikAra tarapha bahu bhAre tiraskAra chuTa. subhadravega potAnI nIca mAgaNI mArI pAse raju kare te pahelAM ja kiraNaga nAmanA trIjA eka vidyAre AvI tene haNI nAkhe. eka rUpalAlasAe AMkhanA palakArAmAM kALe kera vartAvyo huM A drazya nihALI dhrujI uThI. bahena ! e vakhate mArA hRdayamAM jANe dAvAnaLa saLagato hoya ema ja mane to lAgyuM. have ahiMthI kyAM nAsI javuM ane zuM karuM ene vicAra karavA lAgI. chevaTe game te prakAre AtmaghAta karI, A seMdarya ane jIvanane aMta ANa evo nizcaya karI, eka mahAna araNyamAM AvIne ubhI rahI. pRpApAta karI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 3 ) maravuM, jIbha karaDIne maravuM ke pANImAM DubIne marI javuM evI tarka paraMparA cAlatI hatI teTalAmAM pANIthI bharapUra evI eka mioNoTI vAva mArA jevAmAM AvI. vAvanI upara eka ghaTAdAra vaDe chavAI rahyo hato. e vaDalA upara caDI pelI vAvamAM paDatuM mUkavA jauM chuM eTalAmAM pAchaLathI akasmAt koIe AvI mAro hAtha pakaDe. pAchaLathI huM jANI zakI ke mane AtmahatyA karatAM aTakAvanAra A paNa eka vidyAdhara ja hato ane tenuM nAma kiraNaga hatuM. - kiraNavega mane aMtaranA uMDANamAMthI cAhe che evI pratIti thatAM meM mArI jAta temapI dIdhI. te mane pitAne tyAM laI Avyo ane ame bhAtabhAtanI rati-kiDA karI amArA sukhanA divaso vitAvavA lAgyAM. paraMtu bahena! purU ne prema haMmezA asthira hoya che ane zikArInI jema teo nitya navA upabheganI zodhamAM ja pharatA hoya che ema ApaNe bIna anubhavI abaLAo zI rIte samajI zakIe ? kiraNane huM atyAra sudhI mAre potAno mAnatI hatI e mAnyatAmAM chetarANI. meM tene eka bIjI ja strImAM Azakta thayela pratyakSa je. zarUAtamAM vinavaNI-prArthanA-AjIjI vigere karI tene sanmArga upara lAvavAno prayatna karyo. paNa temAM mane nirAzA zivAya bIjuM kaMIja na dekhAyuM AjasudhI hadayamAM vairAgyarasanI je dhArA maMdamaMdapaNe vahI rahI hatI temAM navo vega AvI maLe. vairAgya ane Atmazuddhi sivAya saMsAramAM kaI keinuM saguM nathI evI pAkI gAMDa vALI lIdhI. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. . Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 4 ) zAlve sunizcitta dhiyA ciMtanAM ArAdhito'pi nRpatiH parizaMkanIyaH AtmIyakRtApi yuvatiH parirakSaNIyA ___ zAstre nRpe ca yuvatau ca kutaH sthiratvaM ? nizcalabuddhivALA manuSyoe paNa zAstranA artha viSe ekAnta nirNaya karI levo na ghaTe-zAstranA artha jema jema vicAratA jaIe tema uMDuM uMDuM rahasya samajAvA lAge. rAjAnI game teTalI maherabAnI hoya to paNa te viSe haMmezA niHzaMka na rahI zakAya. rAjA keyAre bagaDI besaze te AganathI kahevAne koNa samartha che? teja pramANe yuvati game teTalI AtmIya hoya to paNa tenI satat saMbhALa to rAkhavI ja. kAraNake zAstra, nRpa ane yuvatimAM sthiratva jevuM bhAgyeja hoya che. A pramANe vicAra karI huM gaMgAkInAre jaIne rahevA lAgI. tyAM tapasvItA svIkArI thoDo samaya vItAvyo. pachI tIrthayAtrA karatAM pharatI pharatI Aje ahIM AvI caDI." . tapasvinInuM jIvanavRttAMta sAMbhaLI rezahiNanuM hRdaya paNuM sahAnubhUtithI dravavA mAMDayuM. tapazivanI upara tene mamatva ryuM. prasaMgopAta potAnA pUrvajIvananI ghaTanAo varNavI rAjasutAe kahyuM ke:-"Aje tamArA jevA satpAtranA darzana thavAthI huM mane bhAgyazALI mAnuM chuM. mArI pratijJA Aje saMpUrNa phaLIbhUta thaI hoya ema mane lAge che. mArI vidyA Apa aMgIkAra kare evI mArI namra prArthanA che. " . Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 5 ) * tapasvinIe uttara Ape:-"amane saMnyAsinIone evI vidyAnI kaMija jarUra nathI hotI." chatAM rAjakumArIe potAnI IcchAthI, parANe tapasvinIne parakAyapravezinI vidyA zIkhavI. thoDIvAra rahIne rAjakumArIe pUchayuM:-"he mAta ? ApanA jevo kaLAvA-vicakSaNa ane vIratAvALo kayo purUSa mAre bharathAra thaze e saMbaMdhe je jarA spaSTIkaraNa karo te mane nirAMta thAya." tapasvinInA caherA upara AnaMda ane saMtoSanAM cinha tarI AvyAM. samAdhino thaDe beTe DALa ane jJAnadraSTi vaDe jANe mAMDa mAMDa bhaviSyanA aMdhakAramAM nihALatI hoya tema kahyuM -"he rAjakanyA ! tamAruM bhAgya to bhAre ujaLuM dekhAya che. thoDA divasanI aMdara ja tamane khuba rUpa-kAMti ane guNanA samuharUpa bhattara maLavo joIe." " << paNa tenI prathama nizAnI zI rIte jANavI?" rAjakumArIe eka utsuka nArIne zobhe tevI jIjJAsA darzAvI. - "he sulocane? tamAro e bhaviSyane bhattara, tamAM Raa ja mALI mAraphate tamane ghera beThA puSpanI kAMcaLI pahoMcADaze. e nizAnI uparathI ja tamAre jANI levuM ke tamAre bhAgyavidhAtA have thoDA ja vakhatamAM tamane AvI maLaze." e pramANe kahI tapasvinIe potAnA utAre javAnI IcchA darzAvI. paraMtu rAjakumArIne tapasvinInI vAtamAM evo te Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rasa paDato hato ke te vAraMvAra ati Agraha karI. temane tyAM ne tyAMja rahevAnI prArthanA karavA lAgI. tapasvinIe pitAnI. sthiti skUTa karatAM kahyuM ke;-"amArAM jevAM tapasvIoe saMsArIono sahavAsa vadhAre paDato na rAkhavo joie:- strI pIyara nara sAsare, saMjamiyA sahavAsa; paga paga heya aLakhAmaNAM, je mAMDe thiravAsa. . strI je potAnA bApane ghera-payaramAM lAMbo vakhata rahe, purUSa potAnA sAsare paDI rahe ane saMyamIo eka sthaLe thira thaIne vase to pagale pagale temanuM apamAna thAya. aMte rAjakumArInI rajA laI, bahAra nIkaLI, tapasvinInuM rUpa tyajI dIdhuM ane aMbaDanA svAbhAvika vezamAM devapattana pahoMcyA, tyAM rAjAno eka mALI raheto hato ane tene dematI nAmanI eka ghaNuM ja kuzaLa putrI hatI. aMbaDanA ati suMdara rUpa upara dematI mugdha banI eTaluM ja nahIM paNa pitAnI mAhinIvidyAnA pratApe teNe nagarajanone maMtramugdha jevA banAvI dIdhA. dematInI mAtA pitAnI putrInA manabhAva samajI AMbaDa pAse AvI kahevA lAgI ke-"he pratApI purUSa ! Apane jotAM ja-prathama darzane, mArI putrI Apane pitAnuM sarvasva apI cukI che, mATe je Apa kRpA karIne tenuM pANigrahaNa kare to amAre uddhAra thAya." AMbaDe te mAgaNI svIkArI lIdhI. kAraNa ke A mALInI putrI tene petAnI uddezasAdhanAmAM ghaNI rIte upayegI thAya tema hatuM. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . * eka divase mALInI putrIe aMbaDane kahyuM:-"rAjA ane nagaranA badhA mANase Azcaryamugdha banI jAya e kaIka prayAga karI batAvo te tamArA camatkAra joI lo namaskAra karavA prerAya." avasara Ave e badhuM banI raheze." AMbaDe dukAmAM ja javAba Ape. bIje divase mALaNa, phalanA hAratorA laI rAjasabhAmAM jatI hatI. te vakhate aMbaDe te hAra jevA mAgyA. pachI jALavIne e hAranI aMdara maMtreluM cUrNa nAkhyuM ane hAra pAchA soMpatAM kahyuM - "A hAramAM eka tuM rAjasabhAmAM jaI khuda rAjAne Apaje, ane bIjo hAra pradhAnane Apaje." mALaNe rAjasabhAmAM jaI rajanA niyama pramANe ekahAra rAjAne ane bIjo hAra pradhAnane Ave eTale temaNe pitAtAnA hAra mAthe caDAvyA ane tenI suMdara suvAsa laI AnaMda pAmyA. ' phulahAra ApI mAlaNa pitAne ghera AvI. AMbaDe bIjuM thoDuM cUrNa maMtrI thoDuM thoDuM cUrNa, rAjAnA, pradhAnanA ane nagaranA killAnI upara nAkhyuM. e maMtrelA curNanA pratApathI aMtaHpurano gaDha, pradhAnanA mahelano gaDha ane nagaranI AsapAsanA killo, pavanamAM jema vastra pharake tema ekAeka dhrujavA lAgyA. kIllAone kaMpatA joI nagarajano vigere bhaya P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 98). pAmI gharamAM saMtAI gayA ane nagaramAM cArekora hAhAkAra vizI gayo ? teo aMdara aMdara vAto karavA maMDyA ke: kharekhara, A nagara upara bhUta, preta, yakSa ke rAkSasane kepa utaryo che, kAMte nagara ujajaDa thaI jaze ane kAMto AkhuM nagara bhUgarbhamAM samAI jaze." kAI DAhyA mANase kahyuM - " ApaNe aMdara aMdara baDabaDyA karIe te karatAM rAjAjI pAse jaI pharIyAda karIe te A devI AphatamAMthI bacavAne kaIke mArga maLI Ave. bAkI bhayathI gharamAM bharAIne besI rahevAthI kaI artha nahIM sare." .' A darakhAsta ghaNuM sujJajanonA gaLe utarI. temaNe rAjA pAse jaI pharIyAda karI ke -"rAjA ! A upAdhimAMthI amAruM rakSaNa karo ! ame A prakaMpathI gabharAyA jevA thaI gayA chIe." nagarajanonI prArthanA sAMbhaLI, rAjA teno uttara Ape teTalAmAM to rAjA ane pradhAna banne jaNAM, pelA curNanA prabhAvathI mUchita thaI nizveTa jevA banI gayA. nagaravAsIonI anAthadazA ora vadhI paDI. jemanI pAsethI rakSaNanI AzA rAkhatA hatA teja rAja-pradhAnanI AvI durdazA nihALI teonI nirAzA pAravinAnI vadhI gaI. vaidha-hakIma-bhUvA-ojhA vigerene bolAvI ghaNA ghaNA upacAra karyA. paNa sthiti na sudharI. bIje divase rAjA ane pradhAna zIyALanI jema bhayAnaka P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 9 ). kIkIArI pADI pitAnI anAthadazA pikAravA lAgyA. trIje divase te banne nAgAM thaI nRtya karavA lAgyAM ane cothe divase kIcaDa tathA dhULamAM ALoTatAM bhAre kaThera svare bhasavAnuM zarU karyuM. pAMcame divase eka bhAnabhUlelAnI jema mRdaMga bajAvI besurA tAna AlApavA lAgyA ane chaThuM divase parasparane bheTI ati karUNahare poka mukIne raDavA lAgyA. - sAtame divase aMbaDe mALaNane pUchayuM:-"gAmamAM nagarajanonI zI dazA che?" mALaNe sArA ye zaheramAM vyApelI vyAkuLatA ane gamagInInuM haiyAphATa varNana karyuM. chevaTe umeryuM ke -"have kRpA karIne je A badho upadrava zAMta kare to nagara upara Apane moTo upakAra thAya. leke Apano camatkAra joI, mRtyuthI mANasajAta bIe tema hebatAI gayA che." pachI aMbaDe killAonI sAme ubhA rahI eka evo maMtra uccAryo ke te ja kSaNe kIllA, hatA tevA-parvatanI jema acaLa banI ubhA rahyA. leke paNa samajI zakayA ke-A purUSa koI sAmAnya keTIne nathI-kharekhara ja te eka siddhapurUSa che, ane je te mana upara le to zaheranA tamAma upadrava AMkhanA eka palakArAmAM TALI de. . - nagarajane aMbaDane AjIjI karavA lAgyA ke --"he sapurUSa! nagara ane rAjA AdinuM rakSaNa karo amane bacAvo!" AMkha temane javAba Ape:-"tame na kahe to P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (100) paNa tamArA mananI vyathA huM barAbara samajI zakuM chuM. mArA IsArA mAtrathI badhI bagaDelI bAjI sudharI zake tema che. paNa huM tamane pUchavA mAguM chuM ke tame mArA zramanA badalAmAM huM mAguM te ApI zakaze kharA?" lagabhaga eka aThavADIyAnA du:khabhArathI kaMTALelA nAgariko samasvare pokArI uThyA:-"Apa mAgaze te ame pAtALanA cheka chellA khuNAmAMthI paNa lAvIne hAjara karI ApazuM. " . * " huM tamane eTalI badhI takalIpha ApavA nathI mAgato mane to ardha rAjya ane rAjakuMvarI maLe eTalAthI ja saMtoSa mAnI laIza. ane" pradhAna tarapha drASTa karI AMbaDe uccAryuM. A pradhAnanA gharamAM ravicaMdra nAmanI je dIvI che te paNa mane badalA tarIke maLe evI mArI manaHkAmanA che." A mAgaNuM sAMbhaLI loko ja vicAramAM paDI gayA. aMbaDa temanI manodazA pAmI gayo chatAM pitAnA dIlanI nirmaLatA ane nikhAlasatA samajAvavA teNe kahevA mAMDayuM ke mArI mAga kadAca tamane vadhAre paDatI bhAsaze, mAgaNI karavAmAM viveka bhUlI gayo chuM ema paNa tamArAmAMnA keIne lAge to te svAbhAvika che. paraMtu zAstramAM spaSTa kahyuM che ke: . dhana dhAnya prayogeSu vidyA saMgrahaNeSuca / . AhAre vyavahAreca tyakalajjaH sukhI bhavet // P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 101). dhanadhAnyanA viSayamAM, vidyA meLavavAmAM ane AhAra. vyavahAramAM jeo lAja-zarama choDI cokhA zabdomAM vAtacIta kare tene pAchaLathI pastAvApaNuM nathI rahetuM. huM paNa e ja zAstrIya daSTine pradhAna gaNa tamArI sAthe A zarata karI rahyo chuM.. aMbaDanI nIkhAlasatA ane daDhatA avalokI nAgarikoe tenI mAgaNI svIkAravAnuM abhivacana ApyuM. te pachI thoDA dhyAnane ADaMbara karI aMbaDe pitAnI vidyAnA pratApathI rAjA temaja pradhAnane svastha karyA, nagaramAM ghera ghera mahotsava maMDAyA, rAjA ane pradhAne jyAre A saMbaMdhI sarva vRttAMta sAMbhaLyo, tyAre temanAM haiyAM paNa upakArabhArathI gaLagaLAM thaI gayAM. rAjAe pitAnuM adhuM rAjya ane madirAvatI nAmanI putrI aMbane samarpaNa karyo, temaja vaicana maMtrIe ravicaMdra nAmanI dIvI sAthe pitAnI karamajarI nAmanI putrI paNa saMbaDane paraNAvI. mALInI putrI demati paNa A be yuvatIo sAthe AvI sAmela thaI ane aMkhaDa e traNe kuLalakSamInA sahavAsamAM rahI AnaMdavinoda karavA lAgyo. thoDA divasa e pramANe sukha vaibhavamAM nIkaLI gayA. te pachI aMbaDe potAnI samRddhi ane kalatra sAthe siMhapura tarapha javA prayANa karyuM. eka divase, mArgamAM cAlatAM cAlatAM eka nArI haiyAphATa rUdana karatI tenA jevAmAM AvI. A strInAM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) khabhA upara eka bALakanuM zaba paDayuM hatuM. ane bAinA netramAMthI codhAra AMsu vahI rahyA hatA. aMbaDe tene vilApa karatI joI bahaja anukaMpA ane premabhAvathI pUchyuM ke - he subhAge ! tuM keNa che ane Ama vanamAM zA sArU AnaMda karI vyartha du:kha pAme che?" bAIe javAba Ape -"he satparUSa! huM eka mALaNa chuM. mane mArA mAbApe A gAmamAM paraNAvI hatI. vakhata jatAM huM eka putranI mAtA thavA bhAgyazALI thaI. eka vAra mArA mAbApane maLavA huM pIyara gaI hatI eTalAmAM mArA durbhAgye mArI gerahAjarImAM ja A putra mRtyu pAme, mane tenuM chelluM veNa sAMbhaLavAnuM ke chellA mukhadarzana karavAnuM paNa sadbhAgya prApta na thayuM. A putranA maraNathI mane mArA jIvana upara eTale badho kaMTALo Avyo che ke putravirahe jIvavuM tenA karatAM e putranA zabanI sAthe cItAmAM baLI maravuM e mane vadhu ISTa lAge che." - mAtAne ApaghAta karavA taiyAra thayelI abaDe eka dharmopadezanI jema kahevA mAMDayuM:-" are ! bhalI bAI ! A saMsAramAM tame sarvatra tapAsa karI juo, mRtyue keIne Aja sudhImAM mArI ApI che? rAjAthI raMka sudhInA tamAma manuSya upara tene abAdha adhikAra cAle che. brahmAthI mAMDI idra, sUrya, caMdra, kapALa, surapati, buddha, ane nArAyaNa sudhInA sarva jIvadhArIo mRtyunI hakumatamAM ja Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 13) vase che. zikAranI pAchaLa pAradhI jema doDe tema mRtyu paNa ApaNI saunI pAchaLa doDI rahyuM che. temAMthI chuTavAne ke koIne choDAvavAno prayatna karavo e sAva niSphaLa che. ane jayAM mANasathI laI deva-dAnava ke deveMdrano adhikAra paNa na cAlato hoya tyAM AkaMda ke vilApa karavAthI zuM vaLe?" zekamagna nArInA aMtaramAM navo prakAza utaryo hoya tema te saheja svastha thaI. teNIe kahyuM -"mRtyu anyathA na thAya e huM ApanA upadezathI samajI zakI chuM. paNa mArA dIlane viSe eka ja kAMTe khuMcI rahyo che. je vakhate mAre A putra mRtyu pAmyA te vakhate huM tenI pAse na hatI, tethI huM tenI sAthe chellIvAranI vAtacIta karI hadayane manAvavAnI sarasa taka meLavI zakI nathI. Apa je jarA kRpA karo ane A bALaka sAthe mane cheDe vArtAlApa karAvo to huM AtmahatyA karavAnuM mAMDI vALuM." AtmaghAtanA mahApApamAMthI eka abaLAne bacAvavA abaDe bALakanuM zaba, strInA khaMbhA uparathI nIce dharatI upara mukAvyuM. pachI potAnI parakAya pravezinI vidyAnA baLathI tenA dehamAM dAkhala thaI pelI mAtAne kahyuM: "huM mAta ! tuM nakAmI rUdana karI zA sArU tArA AtmAne melIna kare che? mArUM AyuSa khuTavAthI-mArA potAnA karmayoge ja mRtyu pAmI saMsAramAMthI cAlI nIkaLyo chuM. tuM tAre ghare jA ane zAMti-samAdhimAM rahI dharmakRtya karI tArUM jIvatara P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 14 ) sArthaka kara" A sAMbhaLI mAtAnA roma roma pulakita thayAM te tyAMthI cAlI pitAnA ghare AvI ane tenA ati Agrahane lIdhe aMbaDa paNa thoDA divasa te mAlaNane tyAM rahyo. .. mAbaNe aMkhaDanI soLa soLa prakAranI pUjA-bhakti karavA mAMDI. eka divase aMbaDe mAlaNane pUchayuM:-"rAjAne tyAM tame kula vigere ApavA jAo cho ke nahIM ? " mAlaNe tene hakAramAM javAba Ape. te vakhate to abaDe e vAta eTalethI ja patAvI dIdhI. mAlaNanA mRtyu pAmelA putrane bolato karyo e purUSa kaI jevo te na hoya e matalabanI vAta gAmamAM vAyuvege pracAra pAmI gaI. dhIme dhIme e vAta rAjakuMvarI rohiNInA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI. eka vAra ekAMta sAdhI rAjakuMvarIe. pelI mAlaNa pAsethI e purUSa saMbaMdhI ati hakIkata meLavI. mAlaNa paNuM bhakitabhAvavALA zabdothI aMbaDanI sarasa ALakhANa karAvI. rohiNIne te sAMbhaLI atyaMta AnaMda thaye. teNIe mAlaNa mAraphate abaDane pitAnA praNAma kahevarAvyA. bIje divase aMbaDe rAjakuMvarInA praNAmanA javAbarUpe mAlaNa mAraphata puSpamaya kaMcukI rAjakuMvarIne mokalI ApI. e kaMcukI jotAM ja rohiNIne pelI tapasvinIvALI vArtAnuM AlhAdaka smaraNa thayuM, pitAno aMkhaDa nAmano bharathAra AvI pahoMcyo che ema jANI tenI remarAjI khIlI uThI ! - rAjakuMvarIe tatkALa potAnA bhAI pAse jaI badhe PP. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (125 ) vRtAnta nivedana karyo ane aMbaDanI sAthe potAnA lagna karI ApavA vinaMtI karI. bhAIe paNa bhAre samAroha pUrvaka lagnautsava karyo ane potAnI bahena aMbaDa vere paraNAvI. keTalAka divasa tyAM ne tyAM ja rahI, aMbaDa pitAnA kalatra sAthe potAnI janmabhUmi tarapha ravAnA thaye. janmabhUmimAM pahoMcatAM ja teNe gerakha coginI pAse AvI savinaya potAno yAtrAvRttAMta nivedana karyo. ginIne A parAkramono paripUrNa vRtAMta sAMbhaLI ghaNA ja harSa thaye, aMbaDane AzIrvAda ApI ghara tarapha vidAya karyo. te pachI ghaNA divase aMbaDe sukha-zAMti ane dharmadhyAnamAM vItAvyA, -- (c) - - ------------- tAkIde maMgAvI leze. vidhiyukta paMcapratikramaNa je vAMcI javAthI pratikramaNa thaI zake che. pRSTa 175 pAkuM bAIDIMga chatAM kiM. rUA. 1-4-0. - lukhajaina sastI vAMcanamALA. rAdhanapu rIbajAra-bhAvanagara, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SaSTha Adeza. savIra dezamAM, siMdhu nAmanA parvata pAse koDina nAmanA nagaramAM devacaMdra rAjA rAjya kare che. tyAM vedavedAMga pAraMgAmI somezvara nAmanA eka brAhmaNa pAse savarthasiddhi nAmane daMDache te laI Ava." e prakArano chaThTho Adeza gorakha yoginI pAsethI maLatAM aMbaDa saivIra deza tarapha cAlI nIkaLyA. mArgamAM eka sthaLe nadInA jaLa pravAha upara eka nAjuka jhuMpaDI hatI jatI hoya ema aMbaDane lAgyuM. barAbara nirIkSaNa karIne nihALavAthI eka yogI e jhuMpaDInI aMdara nirAMte beThe beThe eka mRgalIne paMkhAvatI havA nAkhato hoya evA dRzya pratyakSa thayo. jhuMpaDIne keLanA thaMbha tathA AsopAlavanA toraNa vaDe zaNagAravAmAM AvI hatI. aMdara beThelI mRgalInuM rUpa jANe sUryanA kiraNa sAthe spardhA karatuM hoya tema AkhI jhuMpaDImAM ajavALAM jhokAra patharAI gayAM hatAM. - aMbaDane A ghaTanAmAM kAMIka asAdhAraNatA hoya evI khAtrI thaI te leza mAtra paNa vilaMba karyA vinA AkAzamA-- thI saDasaDATa nIce utarI Avyo ane bhAre bhayaMkara rU5 - upajAvI pelA yogIne jhapATAmAM lIdho. jhuMpaDIne tyAM ne tyAMja * thaMbhAvI daI, aMbaDa pelA jegIne AkAzamAM adhdhara upADI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (107) gayo. mane viSe e banne samartha purU vacce tumula yuddha jAmyuM, temAM jegI ghavAyo ane Akhare moye. jhuMpaDInI aMdara dAkhala thaIne joyuM te pelI mRgalI eka sonerI sAMkaLa vaDe baMdhAyelI beThI beThI uMDA ni:zvAsa nAkhI rahI hatI. pAse ja ratnamaya kuMDaLavALe eka suvarNamaye purUSa paDa hato ane tenI paDakhepaDakha veta ane lAla ganI netaranI soTIo paDI hatI. A badhI AzcaryakAraka vastuono khulAso karavA aMbaDe mRgalI upara dabANa karyuM. paNa vAcA vinA te zI rIte potAnA manobhAva prakaTa karI zake? aMbaDe AvezamAM AvI jaI eka soTI mRgalInI pITha upara pachADI seTIno sparza thatAM ja mRgalI, raMbhA samAna rUpavatI eka yuvatInA svarUpamAM UThIne ubhI thaI! aMbaDa A navayuvatIno rUparAzI jatAM ghaDIbhara aMjAI gaye. "he caMdravadane? tame koNa che? ane A yoganA paMjAmAM zI rIte sapaDAyAM? temaja ahIM sonAno je purUSa paDe che temAM zuM rahasya samAyeluM che te mane kahI dyo." baDe sattAvAhI svaramAM navAvanAne prazna karyo. A prazna sAMbhaLatAM bALikAnI AMkhamAM jaLajaLIyAM ubharAI AvyAM, chatAM dhairya rAkhIne te bolavA lAgI ke -"he paropakAra ziromaNuM ! he guNAkara ! tame mArI vItakavArtA. dhyAna ApIne sAMbhaLo. aMgadezamAM bhejakaNaka nAmanuM eka nagara che. tyAMnA varasiMha rAjanI huM putrI chuM. eka divase P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (108) pitAnI AjJA meLavI huM vilAsakRpamAMthI pArada levA, azva upara svAra thaIne bahAra nIkaLI. mArA kamanasIbe azvane zikSaNa ja udhuM maLyuM hatuM. te mArA aMkuzamAM na rahyo ane mane eka gADha vanamAM laI gayo. eka durbhAgya bIjA durbhAgyane tANI lAve tema A yogI mane bhALI gayo. tyArathI ja mane purepurI zI rIte sapaDAvavI tenI te vetaraNa karavA lAgyA. eka divase sAruM muharta joI te megI mArA pitAnA darabAramAM AvI hAjara thayo. tyAM teNe sanI ajAyabI vacce eka supallavita keLano thaMbha upajAvyo. mArA pitAe ane bIjA darabArIoe tene mahAtmA mAnI sArI AdarasatkAra Ape. e karatAM paNa vadhu adbhUta prayoga karI batAvavAnI mArA pitAe prArthanA karI eTale egIe pele keLane thAMbhale cIravAnI AjJA karI mArA pitAe hAthamAM talavAra laI jevo eka ghA keLanA thAMbhalA upara karyo ke te ja kSaNe jANe keLanA saMkhyAtita daLamAM eka asara yugonA yugo thayAM pitAnA saMdaryane vikasAvatI beDI hoya tema eka navAvanA pratyakSa thaI ! mArA pitA ane sabhAjano paNa A devAMganAnA svarUpane joI digamUDha jevA thaI gayA. rAjAe cagInI sAme Atura draSTipAta karI pUchayuM ke;-"he yogIrAja! huM A drazya joi rahyo chuM te vastuta: satya che ke mAtra iMdrajALa ja che?" gIe uttara Ape -"AmAM hAthacAlAkI jevuM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 10 ) kAMi ja nathI A yuvati te bIjI koI nahIM, paNa maNiga vidyAdharanI putrI ranamALA poteja che ane tame jANIne AnaMda pAmaze ke tamane paraNAvavA mATe ja meM teNIne A bharasabhAmAM ANI che. A vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne rUpathI mugdha banelA rAjAjIne keTalo AnaMda thayo haze tenI to tamAreja kapanA karI levI paDaze rAjane kAmavAsanAthI unmatta banelo nihALI bhegIe potAnI prapaMcALa pAtharavI zarU karI dIdhI teNe kahyuM - paNa mArI eka zarata tamAre pALavI paDaze." vAsanAparavaza banelA mANaso eka zarata to zuM paNa AvI pAMca pacIza zarasto karavAne kabula thAya emAM to kaMI puchavAnuM ja na hoya, mArA pitAe zarata pALavAnI sammati darzAvI eTale yogIe chaTAthI kahevA mAMDayuM ke--" huM je eka mahAna sAdhanA karI rahyo chuM tenI samApti AvatI AThamane dine sAyaMkALe thavAnI che. tamAre te divase barAbara te ja samaye zrIparNA nadInA kinAre tamArI putrI ratnAvatIne sAthe laIne tyAM padhAravuM." rAjAe vagara vicAryuM e zarata maMjura rAkhI. yegI paNa rAjA pAsethI vacana laI pitAnA sthAne cAlyA gaye. maMtrI vigeree jyAre A zaratavALI vAta sAMbhaLI tyAre teo bahuja khinna thayA. temane A zaratamAM kapaTa heya. ema dekhAI AvyuM mArA pitAne vinavaNI karatAM teo P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (110) kahevA lAgyA ke- "he svAmIn ! Apa jevA sujJa kuzaLa purUSe A prapaMcamAM phasAvuM na joIe. AvA camatkAra karanArA rogIo moTe bhAge hamezAM dhuta ane mahA nirdaya hoya che. Ape rAjakuMvarI sAthe tyAM javuM e kaI rIte vyAjabI na gaNAya." * rAjAe uttara Apyo:-tame kaho che te vAta saMpUrNa satya hoya to paNa meM je vacana ApyuM che te mithyA na thAya. rAjya ane lakSamI kAle jatAM hoya to bhale Aje ja cAlyA jAya, paNa ekvAra mukhamAMthI je vacana nIkaLyuM te to prANAte paNa pALe ja chUTake." - aSTamInI sIjhe cogI pote mArA pitAjIne bolAvavA AvyA. vastrAlaMkAra paherI mArA pitA bahAra nIkaLyA eTale rogI belI uo. "paNa rAjakumArI kyAM ? " sAdhanAmAM kuMvarInI zI jarUra che? huM ekalo basa chuM !" rAjAe aparAdhInI jema ujJAra kahADayA. rAjan ! je vacanabraNa thavAno prayatna karaze te tenuM pariNAma viparIta Avaze ! rAjakuMvarI vinA siddhi azakaya che " yogIe kodhanA ADaMbaravALe uttara Ape. na chUTake rAjAe mane pitAnI sAthe lIdhI. pachI ame badhAM zrIparNA nadInA taTe pahoMcyAM. mArgamAM jatAM jatAM gIe veta ane lAla raMganI A be netaranI soTIo vanamAMthI laI lIdhelI te huM joI zakI. . . Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (11) - amArI sAthe te eka guphAmAM gayA. tyAM agnikuMDa prajaLatA hatA tenI samIpa besI te homanI kriyA karavA lAgyA. guphAnI aMdarano romAMcakArI dekhAva jotAMja mArA pitAne thayuM ke A gIno vizvAsa karyo tenuM pariNAma sArU nahIM Ave. paNa AvI bharANA pachI evA vicAra zA kAmanA kharekhara ! te gInA rUpamAM eka pizAca ja hato ema kahuM to cAle. teNe mane eka veta netaranI soTI mArI huM tatkALa mRgalI banI gaI ! pachI mArA pitA pAse jaIne teNe kahyuM ke-"rAjan ! tame A traNe gaLI che te A agnikuMDamAM nAkho ane mane page lAge. " mArA pitAjIthI atyAranAM saMgamAM koI jAtanuM parAkrama thaI zake tema hatuM ja nahIM. eka baMdIvAnanI jema temaNe dInavadane geLI kuMDamAM nAMkhI ane yogInA pagamAM namI namaskAra karyo. mArA pitAnuM mastaka jevuM naryuM ke te ja kSaNe e che temane upADI agnikuMDamAM nAkhI dIdhA. jotajotAmAM mArA pitAjI sonAnI pratimA samA nikSetana banI gayA. . e pramANe potAnI kAryasiddhi thavAthI yogIe pilo suvaNe deha ane mane pitAne dorIthI bAMdhI A jhuMpaDImAM mukayAM ane kaMpaDIne nadInA pravAhamAM rahetI mukI dIdhI. te pachI zuM banyuM e badhI hakIkata tame pote bahu sArI jANe che. Ape e nara pizAcane haNI mArI upara mATe upakAra karyo che ema na kahuM to huM akRtajJa gaNAuM. ' P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) - aMbaDa A chelluM vAkya sAMbhaLavA taiyAra na vAtane palaTAvavAno DoLa karatAM pUchayuM--"paNa A kuMDaLa saMbaMdhI vRtAMta to rahI ja gaye ? " * kAlikAdevInI ArAdhanA karavAthI devIe prasanna thaI A be kuMDaLa AvyAM che. eno mahimA e che ke je eka kuMDaLa AkAza tarapha pheMkayuM hoya to eka varSa lagI caMdranI jema te pitAno ujavaLa prakAza tat varSAvyAja kare ane bIjuM kuMDaLa pheMkayuM hoya te barAbara be varSa lagI sUryanI jema prakAzanA pUra ubharAvyA kare !" - e rIte agatyanA badhA khulAsA thaI javAthI AMbaDe pitAnuM svAbhAvika rUpa pragaTAvyuM. aMbaDanI dedIpyamAna dehakAMti jotAMja rAjakuMvarI tenI tarapha maMtramugdhanI jema tAkI rahI. te vicAravA lAgI ke -"A purUSa kharekhara, koI asAmAnya keTIno ja hovo joIe," mahA mahenate te potAnI lAgaNIne zamAvI daI aMbaDa tarapha netrapAna karI kahevA lAga:-"he svAmina ! dayA karIne A dAsIne ApanI aganA banAvo to mAruM jIvana sArthaka thAya." AMbaDe paNa kuMvarInA atyAgraDane lIdhe takALa tyAMne tyAMja gAMdharva lagna karI nAkhyA. eka divase ratnAvatie kahyuM:-" svAmin ! mArA pitAnA rAjyamAM Aje mAro bhAI-samarasiMha rAjya calAvato haze. mArA pitAnI zI dazA thaI che ane huM kevI sthi P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. . Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 113) timAM chuM e vAtathI more bhAI cheka aNuvAkepha che. have je vRtAta kahI daIe to tene potAno mArga sUjhe ane ApaNe paNa ApaNA kartavyathI chUTA thaI zakIe." . . . ( aMbaDane A prastAva buddhisaMgata lAgyo. te ranavatIne laI AkAzamAge ekadama jaTaka nagaranI pAse AvI pahoMce. paNa bhejakaTaka nagaranI Aje zI dazA? tenI upara duzamanonI senA caDI AvI hatI. saMkhyAbaMdha sinika nagaranA kIllAnI AsapAsa ghere nAkhI paDayA hatA. ratnAvatie abaDane uddezI kahyuM -" nAtha ! amArA bhAyAto ja mArA pitAnA avasAnano lAbha laI A rAjya paDAvI levA mathI rahyA che. sAruM thayuM ke ApaNe barAbara vakhatasaraja ahIM AvI pahoMcyAM. have Apa ApanI addabhUta zakitano upaga karI A rAjyane chinnabhinna thatuM bacAvo !" te pachI AMbaDe bhAre vikarALa svarUpa dharyuM. hAthamAM mugara laI zatrunI senA upara sAkSAt camatanI jema te kUdI paDe. AkhI zatrusenA A ddhAne joI zithila thaI' gaI. jene jema phAvyuM tema nAsatAM nAsatAM gharanA khUNAmAM jaI saMtAI gayA. . . . . . - nagarane cheka nirupadrava banAvI ranavatI pitAnA bhAI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 114) samarasiMhane maLI. samarasiMha eto A aNadhAryA vijayathI bhAre AnaMdamagna thayA hatA ane te uparAMta ghaNA vakhatathI vikhuTI paDelI bahena AvI maLI tethI tene anava AnaMda thAya emAM kaMI Azcarya nathI. ratnAvatIe aMbano paricaya paNa pitAnA bhAIne karAvyo. samarasi he bhAre dhAmadhama sAthe saMbaDanuM sAmaiyuM karyuM ane potAnI bahena paNa vadhipUrvaka paraNAvI. - eka rAtrAdhe ratnAvatIne sUtI mUkIne aMbaDa gaganamArga kumakoDa nagaranA pAdaramAM jaI pahoMcyA. prAta:kALane baha vAra na hatI. aMbaDe tyAM jaIne, somezvara brijanuM ghara zodha vAnI hIlacAla zarU karI. bhAgyayoge eka mANasa maLe tene aMba pUchyuM; " A gAmamAM somezvara mahArAja kyAM rahe che?" pilA rAhadArIe javAba Apyo ke:-" ahIM some tamAre kayA somezvaranuM kAma che?" aMbaDa A praznano uttara ApavA taiyAra na hato. tethI te nirAza thaI prAta:kALa thatAM sudhI pAse AvelA kAmadeva-cakSanA maMdiramAM jaIne beTho. - DIvAra thaI eTale eja maMdiramAM eka yuvatI AvatI hoya tevAM pagalAM saMbhaLAyAM. aMbaDanI AMkhamAM uMghanuM to nAma paNa na hatuM teNe jALavIne-chAnAmAnA tapAsa karI to kharekhara ja koI navayuvatI maMdiramAM nirbhayapaNe cAlI A thatI hatI. aMbaDe eka zabda sarakhe paNa uracAyA vinA pitAnA sthAne ja besI rahevAnuM vadhu pasaMda karyuM. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (115) - pelI yuvatI maMdirane cheka nirjana samajI eka pASANa putaLI pAse jaI ubhI rahI. te ja kSaNe mANasanI jema A pASANumunine paNa pArAvAra kodha ubharAI nIkaLe hoya tema gharatI upara DhaLI paDI. krodhathI kaMpatA svare te putaLI bolI:-"are caMdrakAMtA ? Aje teM ATaluM badhuM azurUM zA sArU karyuM ?" " mArA pitA semezvarajIne rAjAnI pAsethI ghera AvatAM Aje jarA vadhAre vAra thaI gaI tethI mAre paNa dhAryA karatAM kaMIka vadhu vilaMba thaI gaye. . te pachI e bane sakhIoe nRtya-gIta zarU karyo ane kAmadevanI AgaLa aneka prakAranA vinoda karI AkhA maMdiranuM vAtAvaraNa palaTAvI dIdhuM. nRtya-hAsya-gItanA surathI maMdiranAM khuNekhuNAmAM vidano bhAva pharI vaLe. aMkhaDa have dhIraja na rAkhI zako. ne heja smita karato pelI bALAo pAse jaI pUchavA lAgyA -" bALAo ! tame keNa che?" A eka ajANyA purUSanA Akasmika AvirbhAvathI bALAenA he phikkA paDI gayAM. chatAM caMdrakAMtA himmata dharIne bolI:-"he saMpurUSa? prathama tame ja kaho ke tame keNa che?" mAruM nAma paMcazI che. " AMbaDe navo ja veza bhajavavo zarU karyo. - caMdrakAMtA paNa jANe ke kaMI sAMbhaLatI ja na hoya evo P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun AaradhaksTrust Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (16) bhAva mukha upara ANI, pitAnI puttalIkArUpI sakhI sAme joI kahevA lAgI. "bahena ! je tane harakana na hoya to Aje ApaNe priya sakhI vAsavadattAne tyAM javAne udyama karIe." "javAmAM to kaMI harakata nathI, paNa sArathI vinA ApaNane eTale dura kaNa laI jaze ? " puttalikAe pitAnI muzkelI darzAvI. "sArathI vinA Aja sudhI koInuM thoDuM ja paDI rahyuM che? A paMcazIrSa pote ApaNe sArathI banaze !" paMcazISa sAme joI caMdrakAMtAe kahyuM:-"kema, paMcazISa? sArathI tarIke amane pAtAlapurImAM, amArI sakhI pAse laI jaze ? caMdrakAMtAnA zabdomAM ane zailImAM cI mastI, dekhAI AvatI hatI. paNa aMbaDa je kUzaLa mANasa eTa.. lethI ja parAbhava na pAme teNe kahyuM:-"pAtALamAM to zuM, paNa pAtALanI ye pelI tarapha laI javAne huM to taiyAra chuM, paraMtu tamAre mane tamArI manavAMchita vidyA zIkhavavI paDaze." 1. sakhIoe e mAga kabula rAkhI. maMdiranI hAra, - bALakone ramavA yogya eka hAnI gADI paDI hatI tenI upara ane sakhIo caDI beThI ane aMbaDane uddezI kahevA lAgI:- paMcazIrSa? cAle, gADI calAvo." aMbaDe AsapAsa joyuM, paNa kayAMI baLada bAMdhyA hoya ema na lAgyuM, teNe javAba Ape -"sArathI tarIke meM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (117) kAma karavAnuM vacana ApyuM che, paNa baLadavinA gADI zI rIte calAvavI ? " * * aMbaDanI A prakAranI muMjhavaNa sAMbhaLI ane sakhIo khaDakhaDa hasI paDI, caMdrakAMtA bolI:-" baLada hoya to nhAnuM karUM paNa gADI hAMke, A te retImAM vhANa hAMkavAnA che kema, banI zakaze ne ?" aMbaDa paNa A mastIkhora sakhIone eka pATha bhaNAvavA mAMgato hato. teNe kahyuM -" baLada vinA A jarI-purANuM gADuM ApaNAthI to nahIM haMkAya !" * caMdrakAMtA abhimAnapUrvaka bolI:-"tame nizciMta thaIne ekavAra A gADI upara besI jAo. amArAmAM kevA prakAranuM baLa che tenI have tamane khAtrI thaze." aMbaDa muMge moDhe gADI upara beThe. caMdrakAMtAe potAnI vidyAnA jorathI gADIne addhara uDADavAno ghaNeya prayatna karyo, paNa kAdavamAM paiDAM khuMtI gayA hoya tema te gADI jarA paNa na khasI. caMdrakAMtA ane puttalikA paNa muMjhANI. temanA abhimAna gaLI gayAM. aMbaDe A takano lAbha levAnA IrAdAthI kahyuM"kyAM gaI tamArI vidyA ? kayAM gayuM tamAruM abhimAna ? " sakhIone khAtrI thaI ke potAnI vidyAne vyartha banAvanAra A paMcazIrSa pote ja gADI thaMbhAvIne beThe che. teo karagarIne kahevA lAgI ke - he devapurUSa ! nAhakanA amane zA sArU pajave che ?" . "keIne pajavaNI karavI e mArA svabhAvathI virUddha che. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (118 A te tamAruM abhimAna bhaviSyamAM tamane na naDe eTalA sArU tenAM mULa kheDI rahyo chuM, have to eka sarate A gADuM AgaLa cAlavA dauM-vagara baLada gADI hAkavAnI vidyA mane zIkhavo." aMbaDanA bANa jevA zabdo be sakhIonAM kALajAMmAM uMDAM utarI gayAM. temaNe e vidyA aMbaDane zIkhavI ane aMbaDapaNa temane pAtALapurImAM, vAsavadattAnA AvAsa pAse laI AvyuM. vAsavadattAe pitAnI sakhIone sAre satkAra karyo. teNIe phaLa-phUla vigerenI je bheTa dharI te badhI bheTo caMdrakAMtAe abaDanI pAse savinaya upasthita karI. caMdrakAMtAne A vinaya ane bhaktibhAva joI vAsavadattAe pUchyuM:"A navIna purUSa koNa che?" amAro navo sArathI che." caMdrakAMtAe saMkSitamAM ja patAvyuM e ja pAtALapurImAM nAgazrI nAmanI temanI bIjI eka sakhI paNa rahetI hatI. teNInA AgrahathI te traNe sakhIo aMbaDa sAthe nAgazrIne tyAM gaI. nAgazrIe pitAnI bahenapaNIone sAre AvakAra Ape, ane teo parasparanA kuzaLa vartamAna pUchI alaka-malakanI vAto karavAmAM guMthAyAM. bIjI tarapha aMbaDe e siAne mATe pAnanI bIDIo taiyAra karavA mAMDI, ane keI na jANavA pAme tevI hAtha cAlAkI vAparI dareka pAnapaTTInI aMdara peluM phaLanuM curNa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bheLavI dIdhu sakhIoe bhejanAdikathI nivRtta thaI jevAM pAne cAvavA mAMDayAM ke tarata ja te traNe sakhIo mRgalIo banI gaI ! sArI ye pAtALabhUmimAM, A samAcAra sAMbhaLI, hAhAkAra thaI rahyo. baDane raste dhIme dhIme sApha thavA lAgyo. teNe mRgalIrUpI caMdrakAMtAne laI nagara tarapha prayANa karyuM ane teNIne tenA bApane tyAM pahoMcADI dIdhI. purohitane jyAre khabara paDI ke potAnI priya putrI karmasaMyoe mRgalI banI gaI che tyAre tenuM abhimAnathI uchaLatuM garama lehI ThaMDugAra banI gayuM. rAjAnA jANavAmAM e vAta AvI eTale te paNa bIjA hajAra kAma paDatAM mukI pitAnA pure hitane tyAM javA cAlI nIkaLe. mArgamAM jatAM jatAM rAjAe aMbaDane baLada vinAnuM gADuM hAMkatA je. ghaDIbhara to rAja Azcaryamugdha banI tenI sAme tAkI rahyo, pachI teNe aMkhaDanI pAse jaI pUchayuM: "he siddhapurUSa ? Apa kaI deva athavA vidyAdhara ho ema ja lAge che ! e sivAya baLada vinAnuM gADuM calAvavAnI bIjA keImAM tAkAta na hoya ! kRpA karIne kahe ke Apa koNa che?". "tamAruM anumAna satya che. huM eka vidyAdhara chuM" ema kahI aMbaDe pitAnuM tribhuvana mehaka svarUpa prakaTa karyuM lokone Azcarya ane AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. A rAjAe aMbane saMbadhI kahyuM:-"he siddhapurUSa! Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArA eka purohitanI devAMganA jevI putrI kamabhAgye mRgalI banI gaI che tene uddhAra karo to huM ane mAre purohita paNa ApanA sadAne mATe dAsanudAsa banI rahIzuM." banatAM sudhI te ame evI sAMsArika khaTapaTamAM nathI paDatAM, chatAM tamAro Agraha ja hoya to cAlo ApaNe e somezvara purohitane tyAM jaI e viSe nirNaya karIe." AMbaDe rAjAnA hRdayanI anaMta AzAnA tAra jhaNajhaNAvyA. - somezvara purohitane tyAM jaI aMbaDe mRgalIrUpa caMdrakAMtAnuM barAbara nirIkSaNa karyuM ane rAjAne saMbodhIne kahyuM ke -"A caMdrakAMtAne prathamanI jema yuvatI banAvavI e zakya che. paNa sahaja vAta nathI. jo mane tenA badalAmAM kaMIka maLI zake tema hoya to prayatna karI jouM. " - "Apa je mAgaze te ApIzuM." rAjAe gaMbhIra bhAvathI javAba Ape. : "huM keI asaMbhavita vastu nahIM mAguM. mane te A purohitanA gharamAM rahela sarvArthasiddhi nAmano daMDa maLe te paNa mAre mATe ganImata che." AMbaDe lAga joI pitAnuM tIra cheDayuM. rAjA ane purohitane mATe atyAre kaI vastu adeya na hatI. temaNe aMbaDanI mAgaNI kabulI. pachI aMbaDe paNa pelI lAla netaranI seTI caMdrakAMtA upara ugAmI, maMtroccAra P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 121 ) karatAM karatAM, teNInA aMga sAthe aphaLI. te ja kSaNe mRgalorUpe haratI-pharatI caMdrakAMtA eka devAMganA rUpe khaDI thaI gaI! - somezvaranA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo teNe sarvArthasiddhi nAmano daMDa aMbaDane Age eTaluM ja nahIM paNa pitAnI kanyA paNa aMbaDane vere ja paraNAvI dIdhI. pachI caMdrakAMtAnA AgrahathI aMbaDe pAtAlamAM jaI puttalikA, nAgazrI temaja vAsavadattAno paNa uddhAra karyo. ' e pramANe thoDA divasa zAMtimAM vItAvI aMbaDa, caMdrakAMtAne laI koDinna nagaramAM AvyA ane devacaMdra rAjAnI AjJA laI bhojakaMTaka nagaramAM rAkhelI sarva vastuo bharI pitAnA rathanupUra nAmanA janmasthAnamAM pahoMce. ' * niyama pramANe, A vakhate paNa aMbaDa se prathama gorakhaceginInI pAse hAjara thayA ane A chaThThA AdezanuM pAlana karavA jatAM keTakeTalA kaDavA--mIThA anubhava thayAM te badhuM kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. ginIe e vRtAMta sAMbhaLI aMbaDane bhAre dhanyavAda Ape. pachI aMkhaDa ceginInI rajA laI, rAjasukha bhagavate jIvananA bhAgyamaya divaso vitAvavA lAgyo. paMcapratikamaNa-pekeTa sAIjha pRSTha 300 pAkuM rezamI puMThuM navamaraNa uparAMta bIjAM stotro, chaMdo, rAsa sAthe chatAM kiM. rUA. 0-10-0 - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saptama Adeza ApanA cha Adeza to meM barAbara pALyA che. have chello eka ja Adeza bAkI che te sukhethI pharamAve." . . "dakSiNa dizAmAM sopAraka nAmanuM nagara che. tyAM caMDIzvara nAmano rAjA rAjya kare che. tenA mukuTamAM ja eka vastra raheluM che te laI Ava." gorakha ginIe vIra aMbaDane e pramANe sAtama Adeza saMbhaLAvyo. - aMbaDa leginIne namaskAra karI pAraka nagara bhaNI cAlI nIkaLe. mArgamAM eka suMdara vana AvyuM. asaMkhya vRkSa-latAo phaLa-phUlanA bhArathI lacI rahI hatI. temAMya eka vRkSa to manahara phaLathI evuM to raLIyAmaNuM lAgatuM hatuM, ke kaI paNa pravAsIne tenA tarapha AkarSaNa thayA vinA na rahe. aMbaDe e vRkSa AhalAdapUrvaka nIrakhyuM. ajANyA vRkSanuM phaLa nahIM vAparavuM joIe e siddhAMta jANavA chatAM aMbaDa pitAnI manovRttine aMkuzamAM rAkhI zakyA nahIM. te potAno hAtha laMbAvI eka phaLa toDavA jato hato, eTalAmAM e ja vRkSanI zAkhAmAM chupAI rahele eka vAMdaro bolI uTha:- "he sahurUSa! tane phaLa toDavAnI huM nA nathI pADato, paNa tenuM pariNAma sArUM nahIM Ave." abaDanI mIThI AzA . upara jANe kuhADAne kArame ghA paDayo hoya tevI tene vedanA thaI. te pelA vAMdarAne kaIka javAba ApavA jato hato - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (13) eTalAmAM vAMdarAe ja kahevA mAMDayuM:-"A bAganI dakSiNa bAjue tuM bagiri nAmanA eka parvata che, ane e parvatanI upara eka manahara AmravRkSa che. pahelAM e vRkSanAM phaLa laI Ava, pachI tuM khuzIthI A vRkSanAM phaLa toDI zakaze." vismaya pAmelo aMbaDa, vinodanI khAtara tuMbagiri parvata upara AvelA AmravRkSa pAse pahoMcyA. tyAM jaIne jevo te phaLa toDavA jAya che eTalAmAM to cheka najIka lAgatI DALI jANe uce ne uMce jatI hoya ema te spaSTa joI zake. pRthvI sAthe lagabhaga vAta karatI DALIo paNa aMbaDanA hAthane sahaja sparza thatAM ja rIsAI jatI hoya tema dUra ne dUra ja rahevA lAgI. abaDa muMjhAye to kharo, paNa te kAyaranI jema kaMTALIne mukI de tevA kAca purUSa na hato. te chalAMga mArI vRkSa upara ja caDI beTho. tenI sAthe e vRkSa paNa mULa sAthe saDasaDATa karatuM AkAzamAge tvarita gatie uDavA lAgyuM. pharatuM pharatuM e vRkSa naMdanavanamAM jaIne ubhuM rahyuM. vRkSane. sthira thaeluM anubhavI aMbaDa thApAka nIce utaryo, ahIMA ATale dUra AvavA chatAM paNa Azcaryamaya jagatuM tenI ja rAha jotuM beThuM hoya ema tene lAgyuM. te sthaLe eka bAjue agnikuMDa saLagato hato, eka, pachI eka ema vividha rUpa--alaMkAra vaDe dIpatI yuvatIo vAraMvAra Ava-jA karI rahI hatI. mRdaMga ane vINAnA suratAlathI vAtAvaraNa guMjI rahyuM hatuM. aMbaDa A paristhitine. artha samajavAno potAnI meLe prayatna karato hato teTalAmAM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 124) eka divyapurUSa baDanI pAse AvI ubhe raho. ne aMbaDane je ekadama khaDakhaDATa hasI paDo. hasatAM hasatAM paNa tenA hemAMthI "hA...hA...pile vAnara, hAhApeluM AmravRkSa kevI majA !" evA udgAra nIkaLI paDyA. : "tamAre hasavuM ja hoya te khuzIthI peTa bharIne hasI . paNa A badhuM zuM che teno kaMI khulAso kara !" aMbaDe kaMTALIne pelA divyapurUSane pUchyuM. aMbaDanA vadana upara chavAyelI gaMbhIratAne divyapuruSane paNa thoDI ja kSaNomAM mahAta karI dIdho. te belyo:-" huM kaNa chuM ? pelo vAnara keNa hato, peluM uDatuM vRkSa vastuta: zuM hatuM ane ahIM AgaLa A badhuM nATaka zA sArU bhajavAI rahyuM che ?" e ja hakIkata jANavA mAge che " ne ? sAMbhaLe tyAre...." A pramANe prastAvanA karI, divyapurUSe samasta rahacano bheda kahevA mAMDa:-- pAtALalokane viSe lakSamIpura nAmanuM nagara che, tyAM haMsa nAmano rAjA rAjya kare che. e haMsa rAjA huM pite ane vAnara tathA AmravRkSanuM rUpa dharI tamane ahIM sudhI laI AvanAra paNa huM ja chuM, have A nATaka vigere zAM kAraNathI thAya che teno khulAse sAMbhaLe. ahIM zivaMkara nAmanuM nagara che, tene zivaMkara nAmano rAjA aputra hovAthI teNe putra meLavavA ghaNuM ghaNI bAdhAo, mAnyatAo karI. paNa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (15) tenA manoratha na phaLyA. eka divase vizvadIpaka nAmanA tapasvIe rAjAnI bhaktithI prasanna thaI tene eka phaLa ApyuM ane A phaLa tame tamArI strInI sAthe besI Arogaze to jarUra tamane putra thaze." ema kahI rajA lIdhI. . . : zivaMkara rAjAe eka mUkhoI karI. teNe potAnI strInI sAthe e phaLa khAvAne badale, ekalAe ja khAI lIdhuM. tapasvInA maMtra kema niSphaLa thAya ? maMtranA prabhAva pAse purUSa ke strInA bheda nathI TakI zakatA. thoDA divasa vItyA eTale rAjanA peTamAM bhAre du:khAvo thavA lAgyo. vidyoe AvI nidAna karyuM to rAjInA peTamAM gabha rahyo hoya evI sonI khAtrI thaI. arere! karmane vipAka prANImAtrane keTakeTalI rIte kanaDe che? karma ja A saMsAramAM ATalIbadhI vicitratAo janmAve che, karmanI ja mahAzakti rAjAonAM rAjapATa uthalAvI nAkhe che, purUSone strI jevAM kaMgALa banAvI de che ane e ja karmazakti kalapanAmAM paNa na Ave evA prasaMge janmAve che.' - rAjA have koIne pitAnuM mahe batAvI zake tema na rahyuM. te udaranI pIDAthI rIbAto rIbAtA pitAnA dhavalagRhanI aMdaraja paDI rahevA lAgyA. vakhata jato gayo tema e udaravyAdhi ghaTavAne badale niraMtara vRddhi pAmato cAlyo. prajAmAM paNa badhe arerATI prasarI gaI. saune khAtrI thaI ke have rAjA A akudaratI upAdhine lIdhe lAMbuM AyuSya nahIM bhegavI - zake. sAta mahInA thayA eTale to rAjAne ane mRtyune mAtra be tasunuM ja cheTuM rahyuM. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 126 ) A duHkhadAyaka vAto dhIme dhIme vidyAdharonA kAna sudhI jaI pahoMcI. temane paNa, eka purUSanA peTamAM garbha rahyAnI vAtathI ghaNI navAI lAgI. temaNe nirNaya karyo ke game tema karIne paNa ApaNe bicArA bheLA rAjAne A du:khathI choDAvo joIe. eka vidyAdhare kahyuM:-"e du:kha TALavAno mane te eka . rAjamArga dekhAya che. rAjA je dharaNendra devanI ArAdhanA kare to AMkhanA eka palakArAmAM A badhI upAdhi TaLI jAya." * bIjA vidyAre potAno abhiprAya Ape. ke - "Aje te e rAjA eTale be bezuddha che ke tenI dvArA dharaNe dradevanuM smaraNa karAvavuM e paNa azakayavat che." . zivaMkara nRpane bhAI te vakhate tyAM upasthita hate. teNe potAnA bhAinAM sukha tathA kalyANane mATe dharaNenuM dhyAna dharavAnI kabulAta ApI. aMta:karaNapUrvakanI ArAdhanA keI divasa paNa niSphaLa na jAya. sAtame divase dharaNendranuM Asana DagyuM, teNe pote pratyakSa thaI AvI ugra ArAdhanA AdaravAnuM kAraNa pUchayuM. tenA uttaramAM zivaMkaranA bhAIe jaNAvyuM ke-"huM bIjI kaMI Rddhi ke samRddhi mATe ApanuM ArAdhana nathI karI rahyo. mArA bhAInI vedanA dUra thAya eTaluM ja huM ApanI pA vinItabhAve yAcuM chuM." dharaNendra e duHkha ane du:khanAM kAraNa barAbara jANI lIdhAM. pachI te - zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI pratimAnuM snAnajI laI AvyA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 17 ) ane kahyuM ke:-"A pANI tamArA bhAIne ApavAthI tatkALa tene ArAma thaI jaze. " dharaNe deva eTaluM kahIne adazya thai gayA. . . . ane kharekhara banyuM paNa e ja pramANe. snAtrajaLa pItAMveMta ja rAjAnI kAramI vedanA ekadama zamI gaI. rahI rahIne pAchI sADAATha mahine rAjAnA udaramAM bhAre vyathA upaDI. paraMtu te vakhate paNa dharaNendra devanuM ArAdhana karavAthI prathamanI jema snAtrajaLanA pratApe e vedanA zamI. ane navame mahIne kAmudInA manohara prakAza zame, rUparUpanA bhaMDAra je eka putra avataryo. zivaMkara rAjA to prisUtImAM ja maraNa pAmI paralokamAM cAlyA gayA. - bALa-kuMvaranI sAra-saMbhALa levAnI badhI javAbadArI dharaNendra upara AvI paDI. temaNe pote AvIne kuMvarane gAdIe besADyo ane tenuM nAma dharaNendra cUDAmaNI tarIke jAhera karI dIdhuM. Aje je A pAtAlapura - Apa juo cho te dharaNe ke poteja pratiSThita karyuM che. ahIM agnikuMDa saLagI rahyo che e ja kuMDanI aMdara tyAM pahoMcavAne eka sarasa rAjamArga che. prajAne paNa te dharaNe kreja vasAvI che.. dharaNendra devano e upakAra kaMI jevo tevo na gaNAya." aMbaDe AnaMdanA AvezamAM AvI vacamAM ja kahI nAkhyuM. A che paNa te se upakAra karatAM ye caDe e eka bIje upakAra paNa teNe amArA upara karyo che amAre mATe teNe eka P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 128) khAsa svarNamaya jInamaMdira baMdhAvI ApyuM che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa tenI aMdara prabhAvazAlI, sarva vidanone nivAravA zaktizAlI evI zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunI eka pratimA paNa teNe ja padharAvI ApI che." - pratimAjInI pUjA-bhakti paNa reja niyamita rIte thatI haze." AMbaDe vadhArAmAM jANavA IchayuM. - "are, dharaNendra deve pote ja evI AjJA pharamAvI che ke soLa varSanI uparane koI paNa vidyAdhara prabhunI pratimAnA. darzana karyA vinA AhAra na laI zake. parvatithinA divasomAM te je koI pArzvanAtha pratimAne namaskAra karyA vinA bhUlecake paNa khAi le to te potAnI saghaLI vidyAothI bhraSTa thAya ja, tenI sAthe te kaDhanA yaMkara rogathI paNa du:khI thayA vinA na rahe." rAjA dharaNendra cuDAmaNi pAse caMdrakAMta maNivALuM je anupama siMhAsana che te paNa e ja dharaNendra deve samagyuM che. Aje tame je snAtra, nRtya-gAna-utsava vigere juo cho tenuM eka kAraNa che ke Aje aSTamIno pavitra divasa hovAthI sarva vidyAdharo sAthe maLI prabhunI pUjA-bhakti-upAsanA karI rahyA che, " abaDanA mananI muMjhavaNa dhIme dhIme osarAvA lAgI. teNe kahyuM: "mane e pratimAjI tathA maMdiranA darzana karAvaze ? " . . . . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 129) aMkhaDanI vinaMtithI teo baMne jaNA caityane viSe gayA. zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunI manohara-kAMtimaya pratimAjI jotAMja aMbaDano bhaktisAgara sahasA uchaLI AvyuM. haMsabhUpa nRpatine pUchayuM ke;-"rAjana ! A devanuM lakSaNa to Apa jANatA ja haze! mane kRpA karIne e vAta samajAvaze?" haMsa rAjAe pArzvanAtha prabhunA janamathI laI nirvANa sudhInuM sarva prabhAvazAlI jIvanavRtAMta aMbaDane saMbhaLAvyuM. ane upasaMhAra karatAM kahyuM ke-"dunIyAmAM deva-devIo to pAra vinAnAM che. paNa je devane koI mAna-mAyA-lobha-Adi aMtaraMga verIono leza mAtra paNa saMga na rahyo hoya evA deva to kevaLa janadeva ja hoya che ! temane bIjA deva-devIenI jema hAsya, gIta, kAMtA ke putra-mitra ke zatru jevI keI upAdhi nathI hotI. prANImAtrane tAravAnuM sAmarthya jevuM jIdevamAM che tevuM anya koImAM nathI hotuM." A pramANenuM mAmika vivecana sAMbhaLI aMbaDanAM aMtaradvAra ughaDavA lAgyAM. teNe pote paNa sarvajJa devanuM svarUpa sabhyapaNe avadhArI temanuM stavana karyuM. te uparAMta prabhunI AgaLa nRtya-gIta karI pitAnI bhaktinI uchaLatI umI e prakaTa karI. - baDanA mukhanI rekhAo uparathI ja dekhAI AvyuM ke tene zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunA caritra zravaNa tathA darzanathI bhAre - saMtoSa ane sukha upajyuM hatuM. tene A prakAranA AnaMda-u P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (130) llAsamAM nimagna thaele joI haMsa rAjAe pote ja bAkIno vRtAMta kahe zarU karyo - , , paNa tamane ahIMA zA sArU AmaMcyA e vAta te hajI have kahevAnI che. vAta evI banI ke je dharaNendra cuDAmaNI viSe meM Apane hamaNuM vAta kahI teo eka divase-parvanI pavitra tithinA prasaMge ja A jIna pratimAne namaskAra karavAnuM bhUlI gayA ane pramAdane vaza banI bhajana karI lIdhuM. te divasathI rAjAnI badhI vidyAo nAza pAmI eTaluM ja nahIM paNa temanA zarIramAM bhAre bhayaMkara kaDhane rega phATI nIkaLyo. temaNe dharaNenuM smaraNa karyuM eTale dharaNe deve pratyakSa thaI jaNAvyuM ke mArI AjJAno te lepa karyo tenuM ja A pariNAma tuM sahana karI rahyo che. have tane kaI paNa prakAranI madada karavI e mAre mATe asaMbhavita thaI * paDayuM che - - prAjJAna nareMdrA, mahatta mAnapiMhane - marmavAkyaM ca lokAnAM, azastro vadha ucyate* nareMdranI AjJAno bhaMga kare, mahATA purUSanuM apamA na karavuM, ane koIne maramanA vAgabANa mAravA e vastuta: . vagara zatre temano vadha karavA barAbara che." ema kahI te deva . adazya thaI gayA. dharaNendra cuDAmaNi rAjAnI rANIne paNa A * aNadhArI Apattine lIdhe bahuja du:kha thayuM. teNe cAre prakArane AhAranuM pratyAkhyAna karI bhAre tapazcaryA karavA mAMDI. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 11 ) ekavIsa divasanA upavAsa thayA-ane kaMThe prANa AvavA jevI dazA thaI tyAre dharaNendradeve svapnamAM AvI rANIjIne kahyuM: he suMdarI! tArI patiti ane dharmazraddhAthI huM prasanna thayo chuM. tArA patine je sukhe jIvato rAkhavo hoya to teno have mAtra eka ja upAya bAkI rahyuM che. sAMbhaLa: pArakapuranI pAse AvelI devabrahma nAmanI vADImAM zrIphaLa toDavA sArU aMkhaDa nAmano eka siddha purUSa Avyo che, te purUSane tuM ahIM bolAva. te ja eka evo purUSa che ke je tArA patino kuSTaroga dUra karI zakaze." Apane ahIM zA sArU bolAvavAmAM AvyA che te have e uparathI Apa joI zakazo. A je agnikuMDa jovAmAM Ave che te kuMDanI aMdara thaIne lakSamIpura javAno sIdhe mArga taiyAra karavAmAM Avyo che. ApaNe paNa eja raste tyAM pahoMcI zakIzuM." aMbaDe haMsarAjAnI sAthe AvIne joyuM to kharekhara pelo prabhAvazAlI rAjA koDhanA regathI rIbAI rahyo hato. aMbaDe rAjAnI pAse zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunI pratimAnI tathA caraNe dradevanI sarasa prakAre pUjA karAvI ane dAna-puNyAdi vidhi vaDe tenAM pApa dhoI nAkhyAM, te pachI maMtreluM thoDuM pANI pAI rAjAne hato te nirogI banAvI dIdhuM. zaheramAM ghera ghera utsava maMDAyA. paTarANIe aMbaDano aMta:karaNapUrvaka : upakAra mAnya ane bIjI rIte paNa sanmAna-upahAra-bhakti P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (132) vigerethI vadhAvyo. sArUM muharta joI rAjA dharaNe dra cuDAma. Nie potAnI madanamaMjarI nAmanI putrI aMbaDa vere paraNAvI ane lagnAdi utsavamAM khUba dhAmadhUma karI potAnI kRtajJatA batAvI ApI. * karIyAvaramAM hAthI-ghoDA-pAlakhI vigere asaMkhya kImatI vastuo aMbaDane maLI. te uparAMta dharaNendradeve ApeluM caMdrakAMta maNivALuM siMhAsana paNa rAjAe aMbaDane ja arpaNa karyuM. te pachI keTalAka divaso tyAM ne tyAMja sukhabhegamAM nIkaLI gayA. AMbaDe vidyAdharonA sahavAsano lAbha laI bIjI paNa keTalIka navI vidyAo zIkhI lIdhI. tyArabAda madanamaM.jarIne sAthe laI aMbaDa sopArakanagArane viSe AvyA. tyAM keTalAka uparAuparI camatkAro karI lekanAM mana jItI lIdhAM. . paraMtu je kAryane mATe te AvyA hatA te kAryanI siddhi to dUra ne dUra ja rahI gaI ! aMbaDa A pramANe vilaMba thato joI manamAM ne manamAM muMjhAvA lAgyA. . eTalAmAM vasaMtaRtunI vadhAmaNI AvI pahoMcI. kekIlAe AMbAnI DALamAMthI paMcamasvara pukArI vasaMtanuM svAgata karyuM. rAjA ane tenA anucaro vigere vasaMtanuM Agamana ujavavA udyAnamAM AvI vasaMtakiDA karavA lAgyA. temanI sAthe rAjaputrI surasuMdarI paNa vasaMta mANavA udyAnamAM AvI. rAjabhuvanamAM dAkhala thavAnI kaDAkUTamAMthI aMbaDane P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti maLI. teNe udyAnamAM AvI rAjakumArI tarapha mohinI vidyAne praga karyo, pachI pote je gIveze tenI pAse AvI ubho rahyo ke te ja kSaNe surasuMdarI maMtramugdha jevI banI gaI. gIe rAjakumArIne AzIrvAda ApyA ane e rIte bIje paNa keTalAka ADaMbara karI pitAno gIveza bhajavavo zarU karyo. kumArInA hRdayamAM mohinIvidyAe pitAno adhikAra kayAranoya jamAvI dIdho hato. teto aMbaDanA mukha sAme animeSa nayane nirakhI rahI. aMbaDe aMga ne kaliMga dezanI adbhuta vArtAo kahI rAjakumArInuM hRdaya paravaza karI lIdhuM. vArtAnA aMte aMbaDe thoDI vibhUti maMtrI rAjakumArInA hAthamAM mukI; eTale teNIe te maMtrelI vibhUti pitAnA mastake caDAvI. pachI gIrAja potAno hetu thoDeghaNo phaLIbhUta thayo ema mAnI tyAMthI vidAya thayA. sakhIoe A vRtAnta rAjAne kahI saMbhaLAvyA. rAjane thayuM ke e megI kharekhara ja mArI putrIne bharamAvavA mATe ahIM sudhI AvyuM haze. e vezadhArI pAkhaMDI-gIne pakaDI ANavA teNe pitAnA subhaTo ravAnA karI dIdhA. . ' rAjAnA subhaTone potAnI pAchaLa AvatA jeI aMba temanI tarapha potAnI mohinIvidyA mukI. subhaTe badhA nhAnA nizALIyAnI jema AMkhaDanI pAse AvI vinItabhAve besI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 134) gayA. subhaTane pAchA AvatAM bahu vilaMba thavAthI rAjAe pitAnA khAsa senApatine ravAnA karyo. senApatine jotAM ja aMDe vikarALa vaitAlanuM rUpa dharyuM ! bicAre senApati tyAMthI meMThI vALIne evo nAThe ke mAMDamAMDa rAjAnI pAse jaIne chuTakArAno dama kheMcyA. : ( A pramANe eka gIne lIdhe utpAta macele joI rAjA pote potAnA sainya sAthe dhasI AvyuM ane pahelI ja take aMbaDa sAme pitAnuM bANa cheDayuM ! aMbaDa, rAjAnA eka eka bANane potAnI vidyAnA prabhAvathI thaMbhAvavA lAgyA. rAjAne thayuM ke kharekhara A purUSa keI sAmAnya mANasa nahIM paNa mahAna siddhapurUSa ja hovo joIe. rAjA Avo vicAra karI rahyo che eTalAmAM to AMbaDe staMbhana vidyAnI sahAyathI rAjAne putaLA je sthira banAvI dIdho, pachI aMbaDe tenI pAse jaI gerakha yoginInA Adeza pramANe, rAjAnA mukuTane viSe raheluM peluM vastra laI lIdhuM. nA pitAnA pitAne keI eka gIe thaMbhAvI dIdho che evI jANa thatAM rAjakuMvarI ekadama tyAM AvI pahoMcI. teNI pelA cagIne ati vinayI vANImAM karagaravA lAgI ke - "he gIrAja! kRpA karIne mArA pitAne chUTA kare! amArA aparAdha mApha karo !" kuMvarInI prArthanA sAMbhaLI AMbaDe rAjAne ane tenA anucarone chuTA mukI dIdhA.. rAjAne potAnI bhUla samajhAI te joI zako ke jene P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhakrust Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (13pa ) pite pAkhaMDI mAnI rahyo hato te eka vAstavika devapurUSa hato ane tenI sAme thavAmAM pote mahaTI bhUla karI hatI. * pachI to aMbaDa potAnA svabhAva suMdara svarUpamAM rAjA pAse AvI upasthita thaye. rAjA tene namI paDe ane pitAnI surasuMdarI putrI tene paraNAvI, te uparAMta hAthI, ghoDA, suvarNa, vastra vigere akhaTa saMpatti ApI pitAnI kRtajJatA batAvI ApI. e pramANe sAtamo Adeza paripUrNa thavAthI abaDe, gerakha ginInI pAse AvI pitAno anubhava nivedana karyo. saMtuSTa banelI ginIe aMbaDane aMtaranA AzIrvAda apI, havethI sukha pUrvaka-nizcitapaNe jIvanane saphaLa karavA anumati ApI, aMbaDa e AzIrvAdane mAthe caDAvI pitAne ghera AvyA. ' bAra vratadhArI aMbaDI batrIsa batrIsa ramaNIo vaDe vIMTaLAyele aMbaDa, saMsAranA sarva sukhapaga bhegavata thake pitAno samaya vItAvavA lAgyA. sArA ke vizvamAM aMbaDavIranuM nAma lokonI jIlDA upara ramI rahyuM ? aneka rAjAo AvI vividha prakAre tenI sevA ane upAsanA karavA lAgyA. rAjyazrI paNa dina pratidina vRddhi pAmatI gaI. che , ATalA vaibhava-vilAsa ane bhogapabheganI madhyamAM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (13) vasavA chatAM teNe eka divasa paNa pramAda na karyo. je gorakha ceginInA pratApe te ATalI Rddhi-samRddhi meLavavA bhAgyavaMta thayo hato te ginIne traNe kALa niyamita vaMdana karavA jato. mArA pitA-aMbaDa upara e ceginInI eTalI badhI kRpA varasavA lAgI ke te temane vidyAsiddha aMkhaDa zivAya bIjA nAmathI bhAgye ja saMbodhana karatAM. | mArI mAtAnuM nAma caMdrAvatI hatuM. huM jyAre ATha varasanI umarano hato tyAre je eka ghaTanA banelI te hajI mane barAbara smaraNamAM rahI che. te vakhate ginIe pitAnI dhyAnakuMDalI nIce rahelA harizcaMdra rAjAne dhanabhaMDAra mArA pitAne batAvyA-e bhaMDAranI upara vaitAla nAmanA saMrakSaka satata cokI karato. e vaitAle pote ja prasanna thaIne ginInI hAjarImAM mArA pitAne e dhanabhaMDAra samapI dIdhe pachI te mArA pitAe paNa yoginInA kahevAthI dharaNendra cUDAmaNivALuM ratnamaya siMhAsana e vaitAlane samagyuM. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa pelo suvarNapuruSa paNa e ja bhaMDAramAM sthApita karyo. Aje paNa e badhuM pUrvavata surakSita che. mArA pitAe pite ja mane A vAta kahI hatI eTale e viSe koIne. kaMI ja zaMkA laI javAnuM kAraNa nathI. ja kALadharma pramANe gorakha ginI svarga saMcaryA. mArA pitAnA hadaya upara enI bahu mAThI asara thaI, teo ginInA avasAna pachI haMmezA ciMtA ane gamagInImAM ja P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (17) rahevA lAgyA. teo jANe cheka ja anAtha banI gayA hoya tema saMsAranA sarva sukha temane khArA jhera jevA thaI paDayA. AvI ciMtAmaya sthitimAM teo eka divase pitAnI batrIsa strIonA parivAra sAthe vanakiDA karavA nIsaryo. saMsAra pratyenI Asakita to badhI uDI gaI hatI-mAtra manane zAMti ApavI eja temane uddeza hato. azvanI pITha upara besI pharatA pharatA teo eka suMdara kuMja pAse AvyA tyAM temane, pUrvanA koI mahAna puNyadayane lIdhe eka parama tapasvI ane svAbhAvika munirAjanA darzana thayAM. munidarzana thatAM ja temanA romeromamAM pravrutA vyApI gaI. jANe ghaNA junA samayathI gumAvelI saMpatti punaH prApta thatI hoya tema ullAsano vidyutuM pravAha sArA zarIramAM pharI va. teo ghoDA uparathI ekadama nIce utaryA ane muniva- . 2ne gaMga6 hRdaye praNAma karyA. | munivaranuM nAma kezIgaNadhara hatuM. temaNe abaDanA vahevAra uparathI joI lIdhuM ke A koI pavitra ane parAkramI purUSa che. yogya pAtra samajI gaNadhare sarva zAstranA sArarUpa tAttvika upadeza Ape. e upadezano ekeeka akSara aMbaDanA hRdayamAM ArapAra utarI gaye. jIMdagIbhara aMdhArAmAM rahela mANasane sUryano prakAza jevo AhalAdaka lAge tema e upadeza paNa tene cheka apUrva jevo lAgyo. kezI gaNadharanuM dharmapravacana samApta thayuM eTale aMDe vinayapUrvaka jIjJAsA karI ke -"he bhagavana ! Ape upadeza P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 138) kya te pramANe jenadharma ghaNe ja upakAraka ane kalyANakArI dIse che, paNa zivadharma zuM teTalo ja upakAraka ane kalyANakAraka nahIM hoya? " "kuvAnA deDakAne ku eja vizva lAge te emAM kaMI Azcarya nathI. te hajI zivadharma ja je che. jenazAsanane pratApa te purepure nathI anubhavyo. eTale tane AvI zaMkA thAya e svAbhAvika che. jeNe vanamAM paNa kaI divasa thI na khAdhuM hoya tene tela paNa amRta jevuM ja mIThuM lAge. tArI paNa lagabhaga evI ja sthiti che. paramAnaMda na anubhavyo hoya tene sAmAnya ramaNIyatA paNa bahuM bhAre AnaMdadAyaka lAge. te hajI jainadharmanuM rahasya nathI sAMbhaLyuM, ekavAra avakAza meLavI sadagurU, sadaiva ane satadharma viSenA satye tuM sAMbhaLa. pachI tuM pite ja tArI buddhithI tene nirNaya karI zakaze. " aMbaDane e prastAva rU. te kezI gaNadharane vinaMtI karI pitAne tyAM dhAmadhUmapUrvaka laI gaye. roja niyamita rIte gaNadhara mahArAjanI bhakita karato thake temanA mukhano dharmopadeza sAMbhaLavA lAgyo. e dharmopadezanA pariNAme te sabodha pAmyo eTaluM ja nahIM paNa mokSasukhanA nidAnarUpa, sarvasaMpattinA nidhAnarUpa ane puNyathI ja prApta thAya tevuM - samyakatva paNa teNe meLavI lIdhuM. samyaktvanA mULarUpa zrAvakanA bAra vrata paNa teNe svIkAryA. te divasathI te bAravratadhArInA nAmathI paMkAvA lAgyo. . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri Ms. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust . . Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (19) bhagavAna mahAvIranI amRtavANI. * eka divase bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI vihAra karatAM vizAlAnagarIne viSe semesaryA. pitAnA pUjya gurUnA mukhathI A AnaMda vartamAna sAMbhaLatAM ja aMbaDa atizaya AnaMdamAM AvI, prabhunA darzana ane upadeza zravaNa karavA adhIro banyo. ekapaNa kSaNano pramAda karyA vinA te paramAtmA zrI mahAvIranI sevAmAM AvI hAjara thayo. prathama vidhipUrvaka namaskAra karI bhagavAnanI samipa beThA. mahAvIra prabhue potAnI haMmezanI svAbhAvika amRtajharaNI, sarva pApa nivAraNa, AnaMdadAyinI vANImAM dharmadezanA ApI. A dharmadezanA sAMbhaLI aMbaDanI zrI jainadharma viSenI zraddhA vajalepa samI acaLa ane sthira banI. prabhunI dezanA samApta thaI eTale AMbaDe vinayavANImAM prabhune uddezI kahyuM ke:-"he tribhuvanapati ? te kevaLajJAnadivAkara ? huM pote A saMsArasamudrano pAra pAmavA kayAre bhAgyazALI thaIza ?" zrI vardhamAnasvAmIe uttara Ape:-"he aMbaDa ! AvatI utsapiNane viSe tuM bAvIzama devatIrthakRta nAmane tIrthakara thaze." ' e pramANe zrI mahAvIranA mukhanuM vAkaya sAMbhaLI aMbaDane keTale AnaMda thaye haze tenI to ApaNe atyAre ka5nA ja karI zakIe. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (10) puna: bhagavAna nA pAdapadmamAM zira namAvI aMbaDe vinaMti karI ke-"he vitarAga prabho ! mArI vaMdanA A5 nityaprati avadhArajo.--have huM caMpAnagarI tarapha prayANa karavA bhagavAne kahyuM:-"caMpAnagarImAM tArI ja eka sAdhamikA sulasA nAmanI zrAvikA vase che. tene tuM amArA dharmAzirvAda pahoMcADaje ane amArIvatI sukhazAtA pUchaje." . aMbane A saMdeza sAMbhaLI bahu Azcarya thayuM. teNe vicAra karyo ke AvA sarvajJa purUSa je zrAvikAne ahIM beThA saMbhAre, ane dharmAzirvAda mekale te janadharmane viSe keTalI badhI daDha AsthAvALI hovI joie ? te game tema ho. paNa mAre to tenI zraddhAnI barAbara koTI karavI paDaze. prabhunAM vacanane vadhAvI laI aMbaDa tyAMthI cAlI nIka caMpAnagarI pAse pahoMcatAM pahelAM ja teNe sulasAnA samyaktvanI parIkSA arthe manamAM ne manamAM keTalIka pejanA nakakI karIvALI. . caMpApurInA pUrva taraphanA daravAjA pAse AMbaDe sAkSAt caturmukha brahmAnuM svarUpa laI Asana jamAvyuM. dhIme dhIme nagaramAM A vAta phelAvA lAgI. lokone thayuM ke kharekhara gAmanA keI apUrva sadbhAgyayege ja brahmA svayameva A - pRthvI upara ane te paNa A gAmanI ja najIkamAM AvI utaryA che. lokonA ToLeToLAM A brahmArUpadhArI aMbaDanA P.P. 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Gunratnasuri M.S.: Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (11) darzane AvavA lAgyA. paraMtu khUbI to e hatI ke e hajAre. mANasenA ToLAmAM kayAMI paNa sulasAnAM darzana aMbaDane na thayA. bIje divase dakSiNa dizAmAM svayam zaMkaranuM svarUpa upajAvI sulasAnI kasoTI karavAno aMdaDe nizcaya karyo. te vakhate paNa gAmanA ghaNuM strI-purU zivajInA darzana karI. pitAnA AtmAne dhanya mAnavA lAgyA. paraMtu Akhara sudhI sulasA na AvI. - trIje divase pazcimanA daravAjA sAme viSNunuM rUpa upajAvI sulasAne AkarSavAnI AzA rAkhI. paraMtu temAM aMbaDine phatteha na maLI. e rIte traNe yojanAo nakAmI javAthI AMbaDe vicAra karyo ke tulasA jInadharmane viSe daDha AsthAvALI che te jANe nirvivAda che. paNa have huM pote je jInarUpa dhAraNa karUM to te mArA darzane AvyA vinA rahI ja kema zake? sulasAne ThagavAne mATe Aja rasto DIka che. evo vicAra karI, uttara dizAnA daravAje, iMdrajAla vidyAnA prabhAve eka jInasamavasaraNa vikuvyuM ane e samavasaraNanI aMdara, aSTa mahA prAtihAryayukata-caturmukha jInarUpa dhAraNa karI dharmadezanA varasAvavA mAMDI. "kharekhara pacIsamA tIrthaMkara padhAryA che? evI vAta jotajotAmAM gAmanA khuNe khuNAmAM pharI vaLI, jeo sulasAne oLakhatA hatA, tenI jInadeva ne jIna dharma viSenI zraddhA bhalI rIte jANatA hatA. temaNe sulatAne kahevA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) mAMDayuM ke- "have to tamArA pitAnA deva samAsayo che, zaMkara, viSaNune brahmAnAM darzana karavA na AvI to kaI nahIM. have tamArA ISTadevanA darzane to padhAro." A badhAne sulatA evo cokho javAba saMbhaLAvavA lAgI ke-"kadAcit merUparvata calAyamAna thAya, tathApi jInavacana anyathA na thAya. eka covIzImAM vIza tIrthakara karatAM vadhu heIja na zake evuM svayaM sarvajJa purUSanuM kathana che. ane eja satya che. loke game tema mAne tenI sAthe mAre kaMI ja saMbaMdha nathI. sallurU vinA anya koIne A mAthuM na name te naja name." matalaba ke pacIsamA tIrthaMkaranuM kRtrima samosaraNa paNa sulatAne kheMcavAmAM niSphaLa nIvaDayuM. sulasAnI jInavacanaparanI zraddhA na DagI, te eka TaLI be na thaI! - aMte aMgaDa potAnA svAbhAvika rUpamAM ja sulatAne tyAM gaye, rasulasAe tene potAno sAdharmika mAnI sAre Adara-satkAra karyo. mA aMbaDe piteja kahevA mAMDayuM:-"meM tamArA samyakatvanI kasoTI karavA ghaNuM ghaNA upAya ajamAvI joyA, paraMtu tame TheTha sudhI acaLa ja rahyA e joI mane bahu AnaMda thAya che. janadharmane viSe tamane kevI daDha zraddhA che tenI have mane bhArobhAra khAtrI thaI cUkI che. zrI vardhamAnasvAmI jevA jagavaMdya purUSe tamArA je vakhANa karyA ane tamane dhamazi"rvAda ApyA te kharekhara yogya ane susaMgata che ema mAre muktaka The kabulavuM joIe." P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (143) 1 . te pachI aMbaDa sulasAnI anumati mAgI pitAnA ghara tarapha vidAya thaye. kame krame te sabhya jinadharmanI ArAdhanA karato potAnA AtmAne nirmaLa karavA lAgya-ane chevaTe vIza sthAnakanI ArAdhanA karI tIrthaMkara nAmakarma paNa upArjana karyuM. aMbaDaputra-kurabake vikramasiMhane uddezI kahevA mAMDayuM:"pachI mArA pitAe rAjya-pATa, dhana-mirakata vigere mane saMpI dIdhA ane vairAgyamaya citta vaDe teo janadharmanI ArAdhanA karavAmAM tallIna thayA. chevaTe ArAdhanApUrvaka anazana karI, sukha-samAdhie amarabhUmimAM jai vasyA. mArA pitAnI pAchaLa, temanA virahathI khinna thayelI temanI batrIsa strIo paNa anazana karI, samAdhipUrvaka kALadharma pAmI, vyaMtarIrUpe utpanna thaI. Aje paNa mehane lIdhe eja strIo pelA bhaMDAranI AsapAsa-siMhAsana upara pAMcAlikArUpe cokIpahero bharI rahI che. mArA pApakarmanA yoge mArUM badhuM rAjya mArA zatruoe Aje paDAvI lIdhuM che. aMbaDa jevA eka samartha ane adabhUta purUSano putra huM, Aje lagabhaga nirdhana jevo banI gaye chuM, e nirdhanatA dUra karavAne mane eka ja mArga sUjha. mane lAgyuM ke je pele bhaMDAra ughADuM to mArI kamanasIbI kAcI ghaDImAM uDI jAya. pachI je dhyAnakuMDalI pAse jaIne ubhuM rahyo ane ' saheja ughADavA lAgyuM ke te ja kSaNe mArI mAtA caMdrAvatIne P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (144) huM pratyakSarUpe joI rahyo ! mane mArI mAtAnA darzanathI navAI nIpaje e svAbhAvika ja hatuM. meM prazna karyo:-"he mAtA? tame ahIM zI rIte AvyAM ?" mAtAe uttara Ape:-"he vatsa! ame badhI ja strIo marIne vyaMtararUpe ahIM utpanna thayAM chIe. tArA pitAnA divya siMhAsanane viSe ja pAMcAlikA rUpe vasIe chIe. paNa huM tane je khAsa vAta kahevA AvI chuM te to jUdIja che. mArI to tane eja salAha che ke tuM A bhaMDAra khelavAno vyartha prayatna na karIza. tArA bhAgyamAM ja lakSamI nathI, beTA ! eka mAtAnA sneha vaDe prerAI sAcI salAha ApavA huM tArI samakSa AvI ubhI rahI chuM. tArI jagyAe je bIje koI hota to ame tene kyAranoya raMjADIne nasADI dIdho hota." " eTaluM kahIne mArI mAtA adazya thaI gaI. mane paNa khAtrI thaI ke je bhAgyamAM ja vaibhava na lakhyuM hoya te pachI nAhakane parizrama zAsAruM karavA joIe ? bahuja vicAra karatAM mane lAgyuM ke je huM koI eka bhAgyazALI purUSane mokhare rAkhI, A sAhasa karUM to kadAca e purUSanA puyapasAthe thoDuM ghaNuM dhana meLavI zakuM. eTalA mATe je te rAjA! Aje huM ApanI hajuramAM hAjara thaye chuM, ane eja hetuthI meM mArA pitAnA jIvana prasaMge ATalA viratArathI ApanI pAse nivedana karyA che. A . rAjAne kurUbakanA A vRtAMtamAM kRtrimatA ke zaMkA jevuM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaMija na bhAsyuM. tethI te pote jAte kumbakane sAthe laIne pele dhanabhaMDAra hastagata karavA ginInI dhyAnakuMDalI pAse AvI pahoMcyo. jevo te kuMDalI bolavA jAya che teTalAmAM, pRthvInA paDamAMthI avAja nIkaLyo ke;-"rAjan ! tAre paNa A vyartha parizrama levAnI kaMI ja jarUra nathI tuM game. teTaluM prayatna karaze to paNa tane A bhaMDAra nahIM maLI zake." rAja ane kurabaka A AkAzavANI sAMbhaLI cakita thayA ane dimUDhanI jema hatA tyAMne tyAMja sthiracitta vicAra nimagna banI gayA. thoDI vAre puna: evI ja gaMbhIra vANImAM kaI kahevA lAgyuM - A bhaMDArano bheMkatA vikramAditya nAmano rAjA thoDAja samayamAM, ujajayinI nagarIne viSe utpanna thaze. e vikramAditya zivAya koInI magadUra nathI ke A bhaMDArane hAtha sarakho paNa aDADI zake." - banne jaNA A udgAra sAMbhaLI nirAza jevA thaI gayA. rAjA vikramasiMha ane kurabake paNa have vyartha prayatna karavAnuM mAMDI vALyuM. | vikramasiMhe kurUkane sArUM vaSAsana bAMdhI ApI pitAnI pAse rAkho. puNyazALI pitAne putra mAtra bhAgya. doSane lIdhe rakhaDato phare e tene ThIka na lAgyuM rAjAne Azraya pALI kurabaka paNa ghaNo sukhI thaze. kALakrame e rAjA paNa kALadharma pAmI devalekamAM jaI P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 14 ) vo ane e AghAtane mAMDamAMDa sahana karato kurabaka paNa Akhare mRtyunI pAMkhamAM sapaDAye. te pachI keTaleke kALa nIkaLI gayo ujjayinInA rAjasiMhAsana upara mahAsAhasikaziromaNI vikramAditye pitAno adhikAra jamAvyuM. enA jevo sAhasika, niya, parAkamI ane paraduHkhabhaMjana rAjA vizvanA ItihAsamAM kaI viralA ja haze!teNe potAnA parAkramathI agnitAla jevAne paNa vazIbhUta karI lIdhA. e dAsAnudAsa jevA vaitAla svayameva saMtuSTa thaIne, aMbaDanuM divya siMhAsana temaja suvarNapurUSa vigere vikramadityanI pAse lAvI hAjara karI dIdhA. teja pramANe harizcaMdra rAjAne dhanabhaMDAra temaja bIjI ghaNI ghaNI adbhuta vastuo paNa teNe vikramAdityane bheTa dharI. vaitAlanI sahAyathI vikramAditye asaMkhya du:khIonAM duHkha, dadIonAM darda ane karajadAranA karaja pheDI nAkhyAM dizAnA aMta sudhI tenI kIrti puSpanA parAganI jema vahI nIkaLI: vikama rAjAnA pratApe bhArata-vasuMdharA dhanya banI ! lokee paNa e prAtaHsmaraNIya rAjAnuM nAma amara rAkhavA tenA nAmano saMvatsara pravartAvyo ke je Aje paNa e rAjAnA paropakAra, sAhasa, vIratA ane udAratAne bherInAda gajavI rahyo che. e vikramAditya rAjA paNa kALakrame mRtyu pAmI devaloka gaye. chatAM tenu amara ane paMvitra nAma te Aje paNa hajAro jIhA ucArI rahI che. dhanya e jIvana! ane dhanya e mRtyuM ! : P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ k 1 ka jaina kuTuMbamAM -- amArAM pustako hovA ja joIe. kAraNake vArSika rU 3) mAM 900 pAnAnAM itihAsIkautama pustaka niyamita paNa maLe che. amArAM pustakathI ghaNA bhAIo je te pustake vAMcavAnuM bhUlI gayA che. divase divase grAhaka saMkhyA vadhatI hovAthI. pAllAM varSanAM pustake zIlIkamAM rahetAM nathI. mATe grAhaka thavAmAM vilaMba nahi karatA. saM. 1981-82 baMne varSanA lavAjamanA rUA. 5) . . piSTa kharca jude. | pRSTI kiMmata 1 siddhasena divAkara yAne vikramanA samayanuM hiMda 304 1-8--- 2. zrI saMkhezvara pAzvanAthaM caritra . . 256 18 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (148), 3 kazI muna ane pradeza rAjA 100 0-6- 5 zrI bapabhaTTasUri ane AmarAjA bhA na le 260 4 jenonA mahAna ratno. 160 che mahAna saMprati ane jainadharmano digavijaya 305 1375 7-6-0 - - saM. 1983 mAM rUA. 3) mAM maLavAnAM lagabhaga 900 pAnAnAM traNa pustaka. ----- 1-9- 1-8-0 1 bapabhasUri ane AmarAja bhAga 2 -pahelA karatAM paNa bIjo bhAga vadhu rasika thaze. zrI bappabhaTTasUrie zaMkarAcArya ane baudha sAme karelo paDakAra ane vijaya. kAjarAja AmarAjanI jaina dharmanI, ahiMsAvratanI upAsanA, zrI zatruMjaya ane giranAranI bappabhaTTasUri sAthe saMdha sahita karelI yAtrA, digaMbaroe dabAveluM giranAra tirtha, AmarAjAnA pautra bhoja rAjAe gAdI upara AvatAM ja aMgIkAra karelo jenadharma vagere hakIkatono samAveza karavAmAM Avyo che ghaNIja AkarSaka navalakathA sAdI ane sarala bhASAmAM A pustaka taiyAra thAya che. 2 aMbiDa caritra-ati adabhUta alaukika parAkramathI paripUrNa, * mahA parAkramI aMDa kSatriya mAraphata paramAtmA zrI mahAvIra svAmIe P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 14 ) sulazA zrAvikAne dharmAziSa mokalelA te aMbaDa zrAvakanA jIvanane adabhuta ghaTanAo vAMcatAM tamArI bhakita bhAvanA praphullIta thaze. jagaDuzAha ke jagatane pAlanahAra-vikramanI teramI sadInI zarU AtamAMja prasiddha thayelA A mahApurUSonA nAmathI bhAgyeja koI ajANuM * haze Aje paNa jeno ane bhATa cAraNe dAtAra jagatano jIvADanAra : Adi vizeSaNathI jenI stuti karI rahyA che. e mahApurUSa jagaDuzA hanAM parAkrama, lakSmIdevInI prasannatA, saMvata 1315 nA traNa varSanA - dukALamAM emaNe khullA mukelAM annagraha. temaja dhana bhaMDAro guja* rAtanA rAjAne, siMdhanA rAjAne, dilhInA sulatAnane, kAzInA rAjAne, - ane ujajyanInA rAjAne temaja kaMdahAra dezanA rAjAne chUTe hAthe dukALamAM karelI anAjanI madada vigere saMpUrNa hakIkate navalakathAnI zilIthI rasamaya bhASAmAM AlekhavAmAM Avela che. AvA ItihAsika navIna pustako vAMcavA jIvanane UMce banAvavA pUrve thayelA mahApurUSonAM caritra , : vAMcavA pahelI take grAhaka thAo. la-jaina sastI vAMcanamALA.. rAdhanapurI bajAra-bhAvanagara . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 150) . : haMmezanI jarUrIyAtavALA upayogI pustako. 1 vidhiyukta paMcapratikamaNa-A pustakanI ghaNuM bhAIonI mAga" NI hovAthIja amoe pragaTa karyuM che. sArA kAgaLa suMdara pAkuM bAI ' DIMga pRSTa ra75 akSara moTA vAMcI javAthI pratikramaNa thaI zake che * pAkSika caumAsika ane saMvatsarI pratikramaNa vidhi sAtheno paNa temAM * samAveza che uparAMta chevaTanAM bhAgamAM upayogI maityavaMdana, stavane, che ane stutiono saMgraha che. zrI mahAvIrasvAmInA suMdara phoTA sAthe * chatAM tenA upayoganI khAtara kiMmata rUA1-4-0 rAkhI che * zrImaMtoe A pustakanI sAmaTI nakala maMgAvI gAmaDA! emAM potAnA taraphathI mekalavAnI amArI namra sucanA che. ke vidhiyukta devasIyAI pratikramaNa-pRSTa 125 akSara meTA vAMcI javAthI savAra sAjanuM pratikamaNa thaI zake che zrI mahAvIra svAmIne - suMdara phoTA sAthe suMdara bAIDIMga chatAM kiM. 8-10-0. 3 paMcapratikramaNa pekeTa sAIjha-tenI bIjI AvRti teja tenI upayogItA pRSTa 300 pAkuM rezamI paM navasmaraNa uparAMta bIjA stotro, chedo rAsa sAthe ki. 0-10-0 so nakalanA rUA. pa0) A pustaka ekI avAje vakhaNAyuM che akSare moTA ane jetAja manane AnaMda Ave tevuM che. . ' ' 4 vIvIpUjA saMgraha-bhA. 1 thI 4-atyAra sudhInI tamAma pujAone saMgraha. pRSTa lagabhaga 700 nuM moTuM daLadAra pustaka sArA kAgaLa pAkuM bAIDIMga ki. rUA. 2-0-0 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust. Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (15) - paM parvatithi vagere caityavaMdanAdino saMgraha-(sAdhvIjI lAbha CzrIjIvALuM) AvRtti bIjI-A pustaka darekanI jANamA che kiM1-4-0 6- bhaktimALA - vaMdana stavana rastuti vigerenA saMpUrNa saMgraha * sAthe ratnAkara pacIzI vIgare ghaNuM bAbatonA saMgrahavALI A bukanI cothI AvRti che. ki. 0-6-0 , . 7 navalastavanAvALI-vAlInA rAgamAM aneka stavano temaja caitya - vaMdano temaja rAjanAM jANavA jevI bAbatonA saMgrahanI A buka - zIlIkamAM nAmanIja che. ki. 0-6-0 , , : 8 zrI AdinAtha caritra bhASAMtara-pAkuM rezamI puDuM khAsa | vAMcavA jevuM A caritra darekane maMgAvI levAnI jarUra che (vAMcana-. - mALAnA grAhakane A pustaka saM. 1980 mAM apAyeluM che) rki - 2) hatI te ghaTADIne rUA. 1-8-0 rAkhI che. te che " . ; prabhAvanA karavA mATenAM pustaka. ' ' prabhAvanA karavA lAyaka amArAM pustako ekI avAje vakhaNAyA che kAraNa ke bALakane te uttama prakAranuM cAritra ApI ucca saMskArI banAve che. dekhAvamAM suMdara zuddha chatAM kimata ghaNIja sastI che ghaNA zrImaMtoe amArAM pustaka pAThazALAnA inAmI meLAvaDAmAM lagnAdi zubha prasaMgomAM sAmaTAM maMgAvI vahe che. maMgAvI khAtrI kare-bALakathI te vRddhaparyata darekane eka sarakhAM upayogI che. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (15ra) kIMmata. sonakalanA 1 paMcapratikramaNa pikeTa sAIjha pAkuM mimI puMThuM AvRti bIja pra 300 navasmaraNastotra, chaMda, rAsa sAthe...0-10-0 5-62 vijayazeTha ane vijayA zeThANI. ... ... -4-0 15-0-0 2 IlAyacI kumAra caritra. ... ... ...0-3-0 10-0-0 4 araNIka munI caritra.. ... ... ... -3-9 10--- pa saune nitya pATha saMgraha navasmaraNa ane bIjAM ... ... . stotro chada, rAsa vi.) . .. ...0-3-0 10-0- ka prAtaHsmaraNamALA (chado rAsa vi. ) .0-2- 8-0- 7 snAtrapujA zrIdevacaMdrajIta tathA aSTaprakArI ... ... ... - pujAnA dihA ... .. *** .. ***0-2-0 -0-0 8 pAMca padanI anupUrvI .. .. .. -1-6 6-0-0 9 puNya prakAzanuM stavana ... 0-1-0 -0 10 ratnAkara paccIzI ... .. ... ...0-0-6 2 ja lakhe--jaina sastI vAMcanamALA, , rAdhanapurI bajAra-bhAvanagara, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina sastI vAMcanamALAnA igrAhakone dara varase rUA. 3) mAM 900 pRSTanAM traNa ItihAsIka pustake pAkA bAIDIMganAM maLe che. Aje ja grAhaka thaI maMgAvo. jena sastI vAMcanamALA, - bhAvanagara. Well tilt][][][][][][Phillie seriway Ji-Shasan 080841 Syanmandirokobatirth.org P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust