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________________ devendra muni amiMTa - rekhAeM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ zrI tAraka guru jaina granthamAlA kA bAvIsavAM puSpa amiTa rekhAeM lekhaka rAjasthAnakesarI prasiddhavaktA parama zraddheya paM0 pravara zrI puSkara munijI mahArAja ke suziSya devendra muni zAstrI, 'sAhityaratna' prakAzaka zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya padarAr3A, udayapura (rAjasthAna) Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pustaka. amiTa rekhAe lekhaka , devendra muni zAstrI 'sAhityaratna' prakAzaka zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya padarAr3A ji0 udayapura (rAjasthAna) prathama saMskaraNa 8 agasta 1973 mudraNa @ saMjaya sAhitya saMgama ke lie dvArA. rAmanArAyana mer3atavAla zrI viSNu priMTiMga, presa rAjAmaNDI, AgarA-2 manoar Am PreraniuroMI mUlya : do rupae mAtra Jain Education Internationa
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________________ samarpaNa jinhoMne mujhe bAlyakAla meM apanI pyArI goda meM biThAkara aitihAsika aura dhArmika kahAniyAM sunAIM, aura mana meM vairAgya kI bhAvanA udbuddha kI unhIM vAtsalyamUrti mAtezvarI mahAsatI zrI prabhAvatI jI ma0 ke kara kamaloM meM -devendra muni Jain Education Internationa
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________________ Jain Education Internationa
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________________ lekhaka kI kalama se kahAnI sAhitya saMsAra kA sarvazreSTha sarasa sAhitya hai / sAhitya kI jitanI bhI vidhAeM haiM usameM kathA sAhitya hI saba se adhika madhura hai| yuga ke prAraMbha se lekara vartamAna yuga taka mAnava kahAnI ke mAdhyaya se apanI anubhUti ko abhivyakta karatA rahA hai| veda, upaniSada, Agama aura tripiTaka tathA purANa aura sAhityika granthoM meM va lokajIvana meM hajAroM lAkhoM kahAniyAM pracalita haiM jo isa satya tathya kA jvalaMta pramANa hai ki mAnava Adi kAla se hI kahAnI se kitanA prema karatA rahA hai aura kitane cAva se sunatA rahA hai| isI bAta kA samarthana pAzcAtya vicAraka ricarDabarTana ne isa prakAra kiyA hai-kahAnI saMsAra kI sabase purAnI vastu hai, isalie Azcarya nahIM ki isakA prAraMbha usI samaya huA ho, jaba mAnava ne calanA sIkhA thA / ___kahAnI sAhitya ko vizva ke mardhanya-manISiyoM ne bhASA. paribhASA ke baMdhana meM Abaddha karanA cAhA hai| vibhinna vicArakoM ne vibhinna paribhASAeM likhI haiN|| ___aMgarejI kathA sAhitya ke Adya-nirmAtA 'eDagara elara po' kA mantavya hai ki pAThakoM kI bhAvanA tathA buddhi ko Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 10 kI sparza karanA lekhaka ke lie Avazyaka hai para pravAha ekatA kA nirvAha to usake lie anivArya rUpa se Avazyaka hai, vaha ghaTanAoM kA tAratamya upasthita kare, vaha caritra nirmANa kA aisA Adarza grahaNa kare, jo abhiSTa prApti meM sahAyaka hoM, para usameM bharatI kA eka zabda bhI nahIM honA cAhie / ' jaika laNDana kA mata hai-- kahAnI mUrta sambaddha, tvarA gaNamayI, sajIva aura ruci kara honI cAhie / " je0 vI0 IsanabIna ne likhA hai 'prabhAva kI ekatA, kathAnaka kI zreSThatA, ghaTanA kI pradhAnatA pAtra aura kisI eka samasyA kA samAdhAna kahAnI meM ye pA~ca guNa hone cAhie / " zailI kI dRSTi se kahAniyoM kA vibhAjana isa prakAra ho sakatA hai / 1 varNanAtmaka 2 kathopakathana - pradhAna 3 Atma-kathana-pradhAna 4 DAyarI - pradhAna 5 patra - pradhAna prastuta pustaka meM jo kahAniyAM hai ve varNanAtmaka aura kathopakathana kI mizrita zailI meM likhI gaI haiM / viSaya kI dRSTi se Aja taka jo kahAnI sAhitya likhA gayA hai unakA vargIkaraNa isa prakAra kiyA jA sakatA hai Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 1 prema kahAniyAM 2 aitihAsika-kahAniyAM 3 jAsUsI-kahAniyAM 4 jIvana-hAsya para prakAza DAlanevAlI AzcaryakahAniyAM 5 vyaMga tathA hAsya kahAniyAM 6 Adarza kahAniyAM 7 manovaijJAnika-kahAniyAM viSaya kI dRSTi se prastuta pustaka meM aitihAsika, aura Adarza kahAniyAM jA rahI haiN| ye kahAniyA~ kucha to jUna 1973 meM likhI haiM aura kucha kahAniyA~ 1663 meN| isa prakAra kucha naI aura kucha purAnI kahAniyoM kA isameM sUmela ho gayA hai| parama zraddheya rAjasthAna kesarI pUjya gurudeva zrI puSkara munijI ma0 kI apAra kRpA dRSTi se hI maiM pragati ke pavitra patha para bar3ha rahA hU~, ataH kina zabdoM meM unakA AbhAra vyakta karU yaha mujhe sUjha nahIM rahA hai| sAtha hI 'sarasa' jI ke madhura sneha ko bhI bhUla nahIM, sakatA, jinhoMne pustaka ko mudraNa kalA kI dRSTi se sundara hI nahIM ati sundara banAI hai| -devendra muni zAstrI sthAnakavAsI jaina paMDAla lAkhana koTaDI ajamera 1 agasta 1973 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ prakAzAkIya apane premI pAThakoM ke kara kamaloM meM amiTa rekhAeM pustaka thamAte hue mana Ananda ke sAgara meM uchAle mAra rahA haiM / prastuta pustaka ke lekhaka haiM rAjasthAna kesarI prasiddhavaktA pUjya gurudeva zrI puSkara munijI ma0 ke suziSya devendra munijI shaastrii| devendra sUni jI pratibhAsampanna lekhaka haiM, unhoMne vividha-vidhAoM meM cAlIsa se bhI adhika pustake likhI haiM, jisakA sAhityika saMsAra meM acchA sammAna huA hai| prastuta pustaka meM unake dvArA likhI haI aitihAsika va Adarza kahAniyAM haiN| ye kahAniyAM mana ko preraNA detI haiM aura cintana ko ubuddha karatI haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI paccIsa sau vIM nirvANa zatAbdI ke upalakSya meM likhI huI 'mahAvIra yuga kI pratinidhi kahAniyA~' pustaka bhI hama zIghra hI pAThakoM ko samarpita karanA cAhate haiN| sAtha hI muni zrI kA mahAvIra jIvana para zodha-prabandha bhI zIghra hI prakAzita kara rahe haiN| anta meM hama una sabhI udAramanA dAnI mahAnubhAvoM kA hRdaya se AbhAra mAnate haiM jinhoMne udAra artha sahayoga dekara prakAzana zIghra karane ke lie hameM utprerita kiyA hai / bhaviSya meM bhI unase adhika sahayoga kI apekSA rakhate haiN| -~-maMtrI zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya Jain Education Internationa
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________________ anukramaNikA 1 saccA kalAkAra 2 AcArya sthUlabhadra 3 mahAyajJa 4 khIjha aura rIjha 5 bhakta raidAsa 6 rAjakumAra kA cAturya 7 vijaya kA rahasya 8 pratibhA kI pratibhA 6 sandeha se mukti 10 suyogya putra 11 amara phala 12 samasyA kA samAdhAna 13 anamola jIvana : kauDI kA mola 14 kyA mAnava garIba hai ? 1 5 x 16 21 23 26 35 40 44 48 54 56 66 68 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 14 15 Adarza bhAvanA 16 Ananda kahA~ ? 17 kalAkAra kI AlocanA 18 bAdazAha kI rAmAyaNa 16 parIkSA 20 kaliyuga kA bodha 21 pRthak-pRthak sajA 22 kalA kA devatA 23 pAvana-vrata 24 mUl kA sUcIpatra 25 parivATa aura samrATa 26 kSamAmUrti 27 karuNA mUrti 28 ziSyoM kI parIkSA 102 107 106 114 116 122 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ '' saccA kalAkAra rAjA nanda apane rathika ke kamanIya kalA kauzala ko nihAra kara mugdha ho gayA ! usane kahA rathika / jo cAhe vaha mAMga sakate ho / rathika kozA ke manohArI rUpa para pAgala thA, use jJAna thA ki kozA rAjamAnya hai vaha binA rAjA kI AjJA ke kisI ko A~kha uThAkara bhI nahIM dekhatI hai / rathika ne nanda se nivedana kiyA ki maiM eka bAra kozA se milanA cAhatA hU~ | rAjA nanda ne usakI bAta saharSa svIkAra kara lI / rAjA ne kozA ke pAsa sandeza bhijavA diyA / rathika sajadhaja kara kozA ke AvAsa para pahu~cA ! kozA ke sAmane jaTila samasyA thI / vaha svayaM pavitra jIvana jInA cAhatI thI aura idhara rAjAjJA thI / kozA ne rathika ke sAmane AcArya sthUlabhadra ke kaThora brahmacarya vrata kI muktakaMTha se prazaMsA kI / rathika ko vaha bAta pasanda nahIM AI / usane kahA calo, pramadavana meM vahA~ krIr3A kreNge| pramadavana (gRhodyAna) meM saghana hariyAlI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM thI ! phUloM kI madhura madhura gaMdha mAdakatA paidA kara rahI thii| donoM pramadavana meM phuNce| AmravRkSa ke nIce ArAma kursI para baiTha gaye / kozA ko apanI ora AkarSita karane ke lie usane apanI kalA kA pradarzana kiyaa| usane Amra phala para eka bANa chodd'aa| bANa phala para jA lgaa| usa bANa ko dUsare bANa se, dUsare bANa ko tIsare bANa se, tIsare bANa ko cauthe bANa se, isa prakAra itane bANa bIMdha diye ki antima bANa kA antima chora rathika ke hAtha meM thaa| rathika ne halakA-sA jhaTakA dekara Amra phala ko zAkhA se tor3a diyA / rathika ne kuzalatA se ekaeka bANa ko nikAlA, Amra phala hAtha meM AgayA / usane atyanta sneha se Ama kA phala kozA ko samarpita kiyaa| vaha vicArane lagA, mere kalA kauzala se aura sneha kI adhikatA se kozA pighala jAyegI aura apane Apako samarpita kara degI, kintu usakI icchA saphala na ho sakI / kozA kalA kI pratimUrti thii| usane muskarAte hue kahA-rathika ! aba jarA merA bhI kauzala dekhleN| usane usI samaya dAsiyoM ko Adeza dekara sarasoM kA Dhera krvaayaa| usa para usane sUI rkhvaaii| sUI kI tIkSNa noka para phala-pate sajAye, aura usa para nRtya prArambha kiyaa| nRtya lambe samaya taka calatA rahA, para mahAn Azcarya, na to sUI unake pairoM ko bIMdha pAI aura na sarasoM ke dAne hI asta-vyasta hue| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ saccA kalAkAra 3 rathika kI A~kheM isa adbhuta kauzala ko dekhakara cuMdhiyA gaI / merI kalA isa mahAn kalA ke sAmane parAjita hai / maiM isa para saba kucha nyocchAvara karatA hU~ / kozA ne kahA- rathika ! tuma jisa kalA ko duSkara kaha rahe ho aura usa para itane anurakta ho, vaha to kucha bhI nahIM hai ! kaThina kalA to muni sthUlabhadra kI thI / rathika ne jijJAsA prastuta kI Apa jisa sthUlabhadra kI itanI atyadhika prazaMsA kara rahI haiM, ve kauna haiM aura unhoMne aisA kauna-sA kArya kiyA ? kozA ne gaurava ke sAtha kahA- kyA Apako patA nahIM ? ve rAjA nanda ke mahAmAtya zakaDAla ke putra the / ve mere pAsa bAraha varSa taka rahe haiM / unake sAtha jIvana ke ve madhura kSaNa bitAye haiM, kintu pitA ke maraNa se ve prabuddha hue aura jainAcArya saMbhUti vijaya ke pAsa unhoMne ArhatI dIkSA grahaNa kara lI / dIkSA lene ke pazcAt bhI ve yahAM para varSAvAsa ke lie Aye the / ekAnta - zAnta vAtAvaraNa, varSARtu kA suhAvanA samaya, baDhiyA rasa se chalachalAtA huA bhojana, sundara citrazAlA, merA prema bharA namra nivedana / itanA saba kucha hone ke bAvajUda ve apanI sAdhanA se kiJcita mAtra bhI vicalita nahIM hue / unakA brahmacarya pUrNa rUpa se akhaNDa rahA / kozA ne apanI bAta kA spaSTIkaraNa karate hue kahA - dUdha ko dekhakara billI apane mana ko adhikAra meM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAe nahIM rakha sakatI hai, usakA mana use pAne ke lie macala uThatA hai, vaise hI rUpavAna strI ko prApta kara bar3e-bar3e sAdhaka bhI vicalita ho jAte haiM. parantu sthUlabhadra kAjala kI koTharI meM rahakara bhI bedAga rahe, kyA yaha mahAn kalA nahIM hai ? m rathika ke vicAra zAnta ho gae the| usane kahA- maiM usa ghora tapasvI kA ziSya bananA cAhatA hUM, maiM bhI usa mahAmArga para calanA cAhatA hU~ / kozA ne kahA -- jisa dina muni varSAvAsa pUrNa kara yahAM se prasthita hue usI dina maiMne bhI yaha pratijJA grahaNa kI thI ki rAjA ke dvArA preSita puruSa ke atirikta kisI ke sAtha krIr3A na karUMgI, para aba merA mana sarvathA zAnta hai / merI yahI hArdika kAmanA hai ki aba pUrNa pavitra jIvana jIUM / rathika ne apanA zira kozA ke caraNoM meM jhukA diyAtU merI guru hai / tU apanA jIvana pavitra rUpa se bitA / maiM bhI sthUlabhadra ke caraNoM meM rahakara apanA jIvana pavitra banAUMgA, saccA kalAkAra banUMgA / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 2 AcArya sthUlabhadra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke lagabhaga eka sau ATha varSa ke pazcAt bAraha varSa kA bhayaMkara duSkAla girane se zramaNa saMgha chinna-bhinna ho gayA / aneka bahuzruta zramaNa prAka AhAra- pAnI ke abhAva meM anazana kara svargastha hue| saMgha kI sthiti dayanIya ho gaI / AcArya bhadrabAhu kucha apane ziSyoM ko lekara mahAprANa dhyAna kI sAdhanA karane ke lie nepAla pahuMca ge| kitane hI zramaNa dakSiNAMcala meM samudra ke samIpavartI pradeza meM cale ge| bhUkhe peTa AgamoM kA punarAvartana na hone se ve vismRta hone lage / durbhikSa miTane para saMgha paTanA meM ekatra huA, unhoMne gyAraha aMga saMkalita kiye / para dRSTivAda ke jJAtA AcArya bhadrabAhu nahIM padhAre the / unake atirikta use koI bhI zramaNa jAnatA nahIM thA; ataH saMgha ne do sAdhuoM ko AcArya bhadrabAhu ke upapAta meM bhejakara nivedana karavAyA ki ve atizIghra hI pATaliputra Akara saMgha ko dRSTivAda kI vAcanA pradAna kareM / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAe AcArya bhadrabAha ne saMgha ke nivedana ko asvIkAra karate hue spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA----maiM isa samaya mahAprANa dhyAna kI sAdhanA kara rahA huuN| yaha sAdhanA bAraha varSa meM pUrNa hogI / maiM isa sAdhanA ko bIca meM nahIM chor3a sktaa| saMgha mere isa kArya meM sAdhaka ho, para bAdhaka na bne| donoM zramaNoM ne Akara sagha ko AcArya bhadrabAhu ke nirNaya se avagata kraayaa| usI samaya saMgha ne ekatra hokara gambhIra anucintana ke pazcAt nirNaya liyA ki dubArA do sAdhuoM ko phira se bhejA jAya aura unase kahA jAya ki jo AcArya saMgha ke Adeza kI avahelanA karatA hai use kyA daNDa diyA jAya / AcArya bhadrabAhu yahI kaheMge ki use saMgha se bahiSkRta kara diyA jAya / taba ucca svara se yahI kahA jAya ki kyA bhagavan ! Apa bhI usI daNDa ke bhAgI nahIM hai| saMbhava hai, isase hamArI samasyA kA samAdhAna ho jaaegaa| donoM zramaNoM ne jAkara AcArya ko vahI khaa| AcArya asamaMjasa meM par3a gye| kucha kSaNoM ke cintana ke pazcAt AcArya ne samasyA kA samAdhAna karate hue kahA-saMgha mahAna hai| vaha mere para anugraha kre| medhAvI ziSyoM ko mere pAsa bhejeM / maiM unheM pratidina sAta vAcanAeM duuNgaa| prathama vAcanA bhikSAcaryA ke pazcAt, tIna vAcanAeM tIna kAla velA meM aura tIna vAcanAeM sAyaMkAlIna pratikramaNa ke pazcAt isa prakAra saMgha kA kArya bhI sampanna hogA aura merI sAdhanA meM bhI bAdhA upasthita na hogii| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ AcArya sthUlabhadra ___ donoM sAdhuoM ne Akara AcArya kA madhyama mArga saMgha ke samakSa meM rakhA / saMgha ko prasannatA huii| saMgha ne muni sthUlabhadra Adi pAMca sau adhyayana karane vAle muniyoM ko aura sAtha hI eka vidyArthI muni kI do-do sevA karane vAle muniyoM ko, isa prakAra pandraha sau muniyoM ko prasthita kiyaa| ve kucha samaya ke pazcAt AcArya bhadrabAhu ke sAnidhya meM pahuMce / AcArya ne vAcanA dene ke pUrva batAyA ki yahAM para koI bhI paraspara ekAnta-zAnta sthAna para baiThakara punaH cintana kare, kintu saMbhASaNa na kareM / AcArya bhadrabAhu ne vAcanA prArambha kii| sabhI sAdhu manoyoga se adhyayana meM laga gaye / mahAprANa dhyAna kI sAdhanA se adhyayana meM samaya kI kamI rahatI thI, sAtha hI paraspara vArtAlApa kA niSedha hone se adhyayanazIla muniyoM kA mana na lgaa| kucha samaya ke pazcAt ve adhyayana chor3akara punaH pATaliputra A gye| eka muni sthUlabhadra jame rahe / ve sthira buddhi aura pratibhA sampanna the / ATha varSa taka nirantara adhyayana calatA rahA aura ATha pUrvo kA adhyayana bhI sampanna ho gyaa| AcAryabhadrabAhu ne sthUlabhadra kI parIkSA ke lie prazna kiyA-kyA tumhArA mana to adhyayana se nahIM ucaTA hai na ? sthUlabhadra ne namra nivedana karate hue kahA -bhagavan ! mana to nahIM ucaTA hai, para samaya bahuta kama milane se vaha bharA bhI nahIM haiN| bhadrabAhu ne sneha kI varSA karate hue kahA-vatsa ! Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM mahAprANa ko sAdhanA aba zIghra hI pUrNa ho rahI hai. usake pazcAt maiM tumheM pUrA samaya duuNgaa| _sthUlabhadra ne punaH jijJAsA prastuta kI, bhagavan ! kitanA adhyayana kara cakA hU~ aura kitanA avazeSa hai ? ___ AcArya bhadrabAhu ne smita muskAna ke sAtha uttara diyA -- abhI taka tumane bindu grahaNa kiyA hai aura sindhu . avaziSTa hai| sthUlabhadra pahale se adhika utsAha ke sAtha adhyayana meM juTa gaye / jaba kucha dinoM ke pazcAt bhadrabAhu ke mahAprANa dhyAna kI sAdhanA sampanna huI taba taka sthUlabhadra do vastu kama dasa pUrvo kA adhyayana pUrNa kara cuke the| __ mahAprANa dhyAna kI sAdhanA sampanna hone para AcArya bhadrabAhu vihAra kara pATaliputra padhAre aura nagara ke bAhara udyAna meM Thahare / muni sthUlabhadra pAsa ke laghu devakula meM dhyAna kara rahe the / yakSA, yakSadattA Adi sAtoM bahaneM jo sAdhviyAM bana cukI thIM ve bhAI ke darzana ke lie aaii| ve AcArya bhadrabAha ke Adeza se laghu devakula meM gaI / bahanoM ko AtI huI dUra se dekhakara sthUlabhadra ko jJAna kA abhimAna AgayA aura camatkAra dikhAne ke lie siMha kA rUpa banAyA / sAtoM hI bahane vahAM AI, para bhAI ke sthAna para siMha ko dekhakara Dara gii| unheM mana meM zaMkA huI ki kahIM bhAI ko siMha khA to nahIM gyaa| ve ulaTe pairoM AcArya ke pAsa AI, aura AcArya se sampUrNa vArtA nivedana kii| AcArya ne upayoga lagA kara kahA-vaha siMha nahIM, tumhArA hI bhAI hai, aba jAo aura darzana kro| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ AcArya sthUlabhadra sAtoM bahaneM bhAI ke pAsa pahuMcI, vandanA kara apanI tathA apane bhAI zriyaka aura apanI dIkSA kI bAta batAtI huI bar3I bahina sAdhvI yakSA ne kahA-Apake dIkSA lene ke kucha samaya ke pazcAt hamAre mana meM bhI saMsAra se virakti huI / jaba hama sAtoM bahaneM dIkSA ke lie taiyAra huI to bhAI zrIyaka ne bhI kahA-maiM bhI tumhAre sAtha hI dIkSA luugaa| usane pradhAnamaMtrI pada ko chor3akara dIkSA kI taiyArI kI / hama AThoM ne eka sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kii| bhAI zrIyaka atyanta sukumAra thaa| navakArasI karanA bhI usake lie bahuta hI kaThina thA / paryuSaNa kA punIta parva aayaa| merI prabala preraNA se usane paurasI kA pratyAkhyAna kiyA, paurasI sAnanda sampanna huI / maiMne parva kI mahattA batAte hue do paurasI kA Agraha kiyA aura itanA samaya to dhArmika ArAdhanA karate bIta jAyegA, bhAI bhUkha se Akula-vyAkula thA tathApi usane merI bAta kI avahelanA nahIM kI usane merI bAta saharSa svIkAra kara lI / isa prakAra saMdhyA kA samaya nikaTa A gyaa| maiMne bhAI se phira kahA-aba to rAtri kA samaya hI avaziSTa hai, vaha to Ananda se sote-sote hI bIta jaaygaa| ___ anuja muni sukomala to the hI, para antamukhI vRtti vAle the| kSadhA-vedanA kI paravAha kiye binA hI unhoMne upavAsa kA pratyAkhyAna kara liyaa| rAtri dhIre-dhIre vyatIta ho rahI thI aura bhUkha bhI apanA ugra rUpa dhAraNa kara rahI thii| eka ora samatA thI aura dUsarI ora kSudhA thii| para anuja zrIyaka adhyAtma-sAdhanA meM lIna ho gye| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM kintu kSudhA kI atyadhikatA se zarIra ne unako sAtha nahIM diyA aura ve rAtri meM hI svargastha ho gye| bhAI ke svargavAsa se mere mana meM vicAra ubharA ki bhAI kI matyu kA kAraNa maiM huuN| maiMne yaha hatyA kI hai| merA mAnasika santApa pratikSaNa bar3hane lgaa| maiMne zramaNa saMgha se namra nivedana kiyA ki prAyacizta dekara mujhe zuddha kreN| zramaNa saMgha ne kahA-tumane vizaddha-bhAvanA se upavAsa kI preraNA dI thI, ataH prAyazcita kA prazna hI khar3A nahIM hotaa| saMgha ke prastuta nirNaya se mujhe santoSa nahIM huaa| maiMne punaH anunaya kiyA yadi yaha bAta bhagavAna zrImandhara svAmI se suna lUM to maiM Azvasta ho sakatI huuN|' ____saMgha ne mere lie kAyotsarga kiyA, jisase AkRSTa hokara zAsanadevI upasthita hii| usane saMgha ko smaraNa karane kA kAraNa puuchaa| saMgha ne merI ora saMketa karate hue kahA--isa sAdhvI ko zrImandhara svAmI ke pAsa le jAkara Azvasta kreN| zAsanadevI ne kahA-gamana aura Agamana nividhatA se sampanna ho etadartha saMgha taba taka kAyotsarga mudrA meM rhe| zAsana devI mujhe zrImandhara svAmI ke samavasaraNa meM le gii| maiMne bhagavAna ko jAkara vandanA kI ora paryupAsanA karane lgii| zrImandhara svAmI ne mujhe lakSya kara kahA-bharata kSetra se Ane vAlI sAdhvI nirdoSa hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ AcArya sthUlabhadra bhagavAna ke mukhAravinda se apane sambandha meM nirNaya sunakara mujhe bahuta hI prasannatA huI / merA saMzaya naSTa ho gyaa| zAsanadevI punaH mujhe yahA~ le aaii| saMgha ko maiMne samasta ghaTanA sunaaii| maiMne usa samaya bhagavAna kA jo upadeza sunA thA, vaha eka bAra ke sunane se maiMne use smaraNa rakhA thA, vaha bhAvanA, viyukti, ratikalpa aura vicitra-caryA ye cAra cUlikAyeM bhI saMgha ko arpita kI, saMgha ne do cUlikAyeM AcArAMga ke prathama do adhyayanoM ke rUpa meM niyukta kI aura do dazavakAlika ke anta meM niyojita kii| sAdhvI yakSA Adi ne muni sthUlabhadra ko sArI bAta batAyI aura vahAM se lauTa gii| muni sthUlabhadra muni bhI dhyAna se nivRtta hokara AcArya bhadrabAhu ke pAsa phuNce| vAcanA dene kI prArthanA kI, para AcArya ne spaSTa inkAra karate huye kahA-tU isake lie sarvathA ayogya hai| muni sthUlabhadra ne yaha sunA to unheM bahuta hI duHkha huaa| unhoMne atyanta anunaya-vinaya ke sAtha pUchAbhagavan ! Apa itane samaya taka mujhe bar3I vatsalatA ke sAtha vAcanA pradAna kara rahe the, Aja sahasA yaha akRpA kaise ho gaI? AcArya bhadrabAhu ne kahA-tU pAtra nahIM hai aura apAtra ko diyA huA jJAna kabhI phalavAna nahI hotA / ___ muni sthUlabhadra apane jIvana kA avalokana karane lage, para koI bhI skhalanA unheM smaraNa nahIM AI / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 12 amiTa rekhAe unhoMne punaH nivedana kiyA, bhagavan ! mujhe apanI skhalanA smaraNa nahIM A rahI hai, kRpayA Apa hI batAyeM / sAtvika roSa prakaTa karate huye AcArya bhadrabAhu ne kahA - "pApa karake bhI usakA smaraNa nahIM ho rahA hai usI kSaNa muni sthUlabhadra ko apanA siMha kA rUpa smaraNa ho AyA / ve AcArya deva ke caraNoM meM gira par3e - bhagavan ! kSamA prArthI hUM, mere se avinaya huA hai / bhaviSya meM kabhI bhI aisA na hogA / bhadrabAhu ne kar3aka kara kahA jJAna aura sAdhanA kA kiJcitamAtra bhI abhimAna kSamya nahIM hotA / jitanA jJAna tujhe milanA thA mila gayA, aba nayA jJAna nahIM mila sakatA / muni sthUlabhadra ne bahuta hI anunaya-vinaya kiyA, para AcArya prasanna na hue / unhoMne saMgha se prArthanA kI / saMgha ekatra huA / AcArya bhadrabAhu ne saMgha se kahA- jo bhUla muni sthUlabhadra ne kI hai vaisI bhUla bhaviSya ke sAdhu manda buddhi aura ADambara priya hone se karate raheMge, ataH zeSa pUrvo kA jJAna mere taka hI sImita rahe, jo muni sthUlabhadra ko daNDa diyA jA rahA hai / vaha bhaviSya ke sAdhuoM kI zikSA kI dRSTi se bhI hai / saMgha ne punaH Agraha kiyA ki bhagavan ! Apako anugraha karanA cAhie kyoMki sabhI muniyoM meM eka sthUlabhadra hI aise muni haiM jo jJAna ko grahaNa karane meM samartha haiM yadi Apa inheM Agamo kA jJAna nahIM deMge to vaha Jain Education Internationa
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________________ AcArya sthUlabhadra vicchinna ho jaayegaa| kevalajJAna to pUrva hI naSTa ho gayA hai aura pUrvo kA jJAna bhI na rahA to dharma saMgha kisa prakAra cala sakegA / jaina-saMgha ke bhaviSya ko socakara hI Apako nirNaya karanA hai| bhadrabAhu dhyAna magna hue, kucha kSaNoM ke pazcAt unhoMne kahA-maiM eka zarta para agale pUrvo kI vAcanA de sakatA haiM, vaha yaha ki sthUlabhadra ina pUrvo kI vAcanA anya kisI sAdhu ko nahIM de sakegA, yadi yaha abhigraha svIkArya hai to vAcanA prApta ho sakatI hai| ___muni sthUlabhadra ne AcArya zrI kI zarta ko saharSa svIkAra kiyA ! AcArya bhadrabAha ne puna. vAcanA denI prArambha kI ! kucha hI samaya meM muni sthUlabhadra caudaha pUrvo kA samagra jJAna prApta kara gItArtha ho ge| AcArya bhadrabAhu ne muni sthUlabhadra ko apanA uttarAdhikArI niyukta kiyA aura ve svargastha hue| __ AcArya sthUlabhadra vicarate hue eka bAra zrAvastI ke vAhara udyAna meM pdhaare| hajAroM nAgarika AcArya ke pravacana ko sunane ke lie upasthita hue| AcArya sthUlabhadra kA eka gRhasthAzrama kA mitra dhanadeva vahAM rahatA thaa| AcArya ne dekhA merA priya mitra dhanadeva kyoM nahIM AyA hai| saMbhava hai, vaha bImAra ho yA kahIM bAhara gayA huA ho, ataH AcArya sthUlabhadra svayaM usake ghara para padhAre / dhanadeva kI patnI dhanezvarI ne AcArya pravara kA svAgata kiyaa| dhanezvarI devI se AcArya pravara ne pUchA-dhanadeva kahAM hai ? vaha dikhalAI nahIM diyA ? Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM dhanadeva kA nAma sunate hI dhanezvarI kI A~kheM AMsuoM se chalachalA aaiiN| bhagavan ! ghara meM jitanA bhI dhana thA vaha kharca ho gyaa| kahate haiM ki pUrvajoM ne ghara meM bahuta sArA dhana gAr3a rakhA hai, para sthAna kA patA na hone se vaha hameM mila na sakA dhanahIna vyakti kA kahIM bhI Adara nahIM hotA, ve anta meM dhana kamAne ke lie videza gye| AcArya sthUlabhadra ne apane nirmala jJAna se jAna liyA ki ghara meM kahAM para dhana gar3A huA hai| AcArya jI jahAM khar3e the sAmane hI eka stambha thA, jisake nIce virAT vaibhava gar3A haA thaa| dharmopadeza ke vyAja se AcArya sthUlabhadra ne stambha kI ora hAtha kA saMketa karate hue kahA-bhadra ! saMsAra ke svarUpa ko to dekho, ghara meM dhana gar3A par3A hai aura terA pati videza meM ghUma rahA hai ! dhanezvarI samajha gaI ki dhana kahAM para gar3A huA hai| AcArya kucha dinoM taka zrAvastI meM ruke phira anya pradeza kI ora prasthAna kara diyaa| kucha samaya ke pazcAt dhanadeva videza se ghara lauTA / dhanezvarI ne prema se usakA svAgata kiyA, aura kahAApake videza jAne ke pazcAt Apake parama mitra jainAcArya sthUlabhadra yahAM para padhAre the| unhoMne isa kuTiyA ko bhI pavitra kiyaa| dharma dezanA pradAna karate samaya unhoMne isa stambha kI ora saMketa kiyA thaa| dhanadeva cintana karane lagA-mahAn AcArya kI koI bhI pravRtti niSprayojana nahIM huA krtii| avazya hI isa Jain Education Internationa
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________________ AcArya sthUlabhadra stambha ke nIce dhana gar3A huA honA cAhie / zubha mUhUrta meM dhanadeva ne bhUmi kA utkhanana kiyA : prabhUta dhana kA bhaNDAra prApta huaa| AcArya sthUlabhadra kI asIma kRpA se dhanadeva dhanya ho gyaa| vaha apane pUre parivAra ke sAtha AcArya deva ke darzana ke lie pATaliputra AyA, aura AcArya se nivedana kiyA-bhagavan ! ApakI apAra kRpA se maiMne daridratA ke samudra ko pAra kiyA hai| kRpayA batAie ki Apake isa RNa se mukta hone ke lie mujhe kyA karanA caahie| AcArya sthUlabhadra ne kahA-Apako arhat dharma svIkAra karanA caahie| dhanadeva ! bhagavan-ApakA jo bhI Adeza hogA, vaha mujhe svIkAra hai| ___AcArya ne usI samaya use samyaktva dIkSA pradAna kI / vaha jaina dharma kI ArAdhanA va sAdhanA karane lgaa| Arya sthUlabhadra tIsa varSa taka gRhasthAzrama meM rhe| caubIsa varSa sAdhu paryAya meM aura paiMtAlIsa varSa taka yugapradhAna AcArya pada para rhe| vIra nirvANa saM0 do sau pandraha (215) meM unakA svargavAsa huaa| ve antima zru ta kevalI the| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ m mahAyajJa kurukSa etra kA yuddha samApta ho gayA / yudhiSThira hastinApura kI rAjagaddI para AsIna hue / azvamedha mahAyajJa kA Ayojana kiyA gayA / jisameM bhArata ke bar3e-bar3e rAjA ekatrita hue | yajJa kA kArya sAnanda sampanna huA / sarvatra yaha udghoSaNA karavAI gaI ki jise jo bhI cAhie use mahArAjA yudhiSThira udAratA ke sAtha pradAna kareMge / hajAroM vyakti dAna lene ke lie upasthita hue / yajJa kA antima dina thA / eka vicitra nevalA yajJazAlA meM AyA / usakA AdhA zarIra sunaharA thA aura AdhA sAdhAraNa nevale kA thA, usane vahAM upasthita rAjA, mahArAjA, aura vidvAna brAhmaNoM ko saMbodhita kara mAnava kI bhASA meM kahA Apa yaha socakara mana meM prasanna ho raheM hoMge ki hamane mahAn yajJa kiyA hai, para yaha ApakA bhrama hai / isase bhI pUrva isa kurukSetra meM eka mahAna yajJa ho cukA hai / eka garIba brAhmaNa ne eka sera ATA atithi ko dAna meM diyA Jain Education Internationa
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________________ mahAnyajJa thA, kintu Apake dvArA apAra sampatti dAna meM dI gaI, para vaha usake barAbara nahIM ho sakatI / ___ yAcaka brAhmaNoM ne usa nevale se kahA-tuma kauna ho, aura yahAM para kisa prakAra A gae aura kyoM isa azvamedha yajJa kI burAI kara rahe ho ? yaha veda-vidhi se kiyA gayA hai / jo bhI isa yajJa meM Aye haiM, unakA ucita satkAra kiyA gayA hai, dAna diyA gayA hai| sabhI usase santuSTa haiN| yaha sunate hI nevalA kahakahA lagAkara ha~sane lagA, usane kahA-merA kisI se kucha bhI virodha nahIM hai / tathApi maiM jo kucha kaha rahA hU~ vaha pUrNa satya hai / mahAbhArata yuddha ke pUrva yahA~ eka brAhmaNa parivAra rahatA thA, jo kheta meM bikhare hue anAja ke dAnoM ko cuna-cuna kara ikaTThA karake apanI AjIvikA calAtA thaa| unhoMne yaha pratijJA grahaNa kara rakhI thI, jo kucha bhI anAja ikaTThA ho, usako barAbara bA~Takara tRtIya prahara ke prArambha hone se kucha samaya ke pUrva hI khA liyA kreN| kisI dina niyata samaya ke pUrva anAja prApta nahIM hotA to ve upavAsa kara liyA karate the aura anAja milane para niyata samaya para khA lete the| eka samaya bhayaMkara akAla par3A / anna pAnI ke abhAva meM loga chaTapaTAne lge| jaba anna hI paidA na huA to, phasala kATane kA prazna hI na thA aura jaba phasala na kaTatI to anna ke dAne khetoM meM kisa prakAra bikharate; ataH usa brAhmaNa parivAra ko aneka dinoM taka bhUkhA rahanA pdd'aa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 18 amiTa rekhAeM eka dina brAhmaNa, brAhmaNI usakA putra aura putravadhU ye cAroM bhUkhe aura pyAse dhUpa meM parizrama se eka sera jvAra ke dAne ikaTThe kara sake / usakA ATA pIsA gayA / use cAra bhAgoM meM bAMTakara ve khAne ke lie baiThane lage, usI samaya koI bhUkhA brAhmaNa A gyaa| brAhmaNa ne uThakara atithi kA svAgata kiyaa| atithi ko dekhakara ve phUle nahIM samAye / unhoMne ne atithi se kahA-vipravara ! maiM garIba huuN| yaha ATA maiMne niyama va parizrama se kamAyA hai, kRpayA Apa isakA bhojana kara mujhe anugRhIta kreN| brAhmaNa ne apanA ATA atithi ke sAmane rakha diyaa| vaha ATA usane khA liyaa| phira bhUkhI najara se brAhmaNa kI ora dekhaa| atithi santuSTa nahIM huA hai; ataH brAhmaNa deva cintita ho utthe| usakI patnI ne pati ko cintita dekhakara kahAnAtha ! mere hisse kA bhI ATA brAhmaNa deva ko khilA dIjie, yadi brAhmaNa ko usase bhI saMtoSa ho gayA to maiM bhI saMtuSTa ho jaauuNgii| brAhmaNa ne kahA-tumhArA kathana ThIka nahIM hai, pati kA kartavya hai ki patnI kA bharaNa-poSaNa kre| tumhArI bhUkha se har3iyAM nikala gaI hai, mAMsa aura rakta kA kAma nahIM hai, aisI sthiti meM tumheM bhUkhI rakhakara atithi kA satkAra karU~, yaha mere lie ucita nahIM hai| brAhmaNI ne kahA-nAtha ! maiM ApakI sahadharmiNI huuN| Apane svayaM bhUkhe rahakara apane hisse kA ATA atithi ko Jain Education Internationa
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________________ mahAnyajJa 16 diyA hai, vaise hI merA hissA bhI khilA diijie| merI prArthanA ko amAnya na kreN| patnI ke atyadhika Agraha karane para brAhmaNa ne usake hisse kA bhI ATA brAhmaNa ko khilA diyA, to bhI atithi kI bhUkha nahIM miTI / brAhmaNa pahale se bhI adhika udAsa ho gyaa| usI samaya brAhmaNa-putra ne kahA-mere hisse kA yaha ATA lIjie aura atithi ko khilA dojie| pitA ne kahA-vRddha kI apekSA yuvaka ko adhika bhUkha lagatI hai, ataH maiM tumhArA hissA nahIM de sktaa|| putra-pitA ke vRddha hone para usakI rakSA kA bhAra putra para hotA hai| pitA hI to putra banatA hai ataH merA hissA svIkAra kara adha-bhUkhe atithi ko saMtuSTa kreN| putra kI bAta ko sunakara brAhmaNa ko prasannatA huii| usane usakA hissA bhI atithi ko khilA diyaa| tathApi atithi kA peTa na bharA / brAhmaNa kiMkartavya vimUDha ho gayA / aba inheM kaise santuSTa karU ? usI samaya putra-vadhu ne kahA-maiM apanA hissA bhI atithi deva ko samarpita karatI haiN| yaha unheM khilA diijie| brAhmaNa ne kahA-putrI ! tuma abhI lar3akI ho, tumane kitane kaSTa kiye haiM, tumhArA zarIra bhUkha se bahuta hI kRza ho gayA hai / tumheM bhUkhI rakhakara atithi ko dAna denA nyAya nahIM hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM putra-vadhU ne kahA-'Apa mere svAmI ke pitA hai, guru ke guru haiM, merA ATA Apako svIkAra karanA hI hogA / ' yaha sunate hI brAhmaNa kI prasannatA kA pAra na rhaa| usane usake hisse kA ATA bhI atithi ke sAmane rakha diyaa| atithi ne use khAkara tRpti kA anubhava karate hue kahA - tumhAre isa dAna se maiM santuSTa huuN| usa samaya maiM vahAM para gayA, usa ATe kI sugandha se merA sira sunaharA ho gayA usa ATe ke kaNa-kaNa meM loTA, jisase merA AdhA zarIra sunaharA ho gyaa| usake bAda kaI sthAnoM para gayA, para AdhA zarIra sunaharA nahIM huaa| mahAn yajJa kI bAta sunakara yahAM AyA ki zeSa zarIra sunaharA ho jAya, para AzA pUrNa na huI, etadartha hI maiMne kahA-usa mahAn yajJa ke samAna ApakA yajJa nahIM hai / usa dAna ke barAbara ApakA dAna nahIM hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 2 hai | sI khIjha aura rIjha mahArAjA amanasiMha bahuta manamojI, alhaDa, aura sarala hRdaya kA rAjA thA / use savArI kA bahuta hI zoka thA / usane savArI ke lie vizeSa hAthI rakhA thA / usa para jo vizAla bhUla DAlI jAtI thI, usa para sone-cAMdI kA jar3AU kA kAma kiyA gayA thA aura hajAroM bahumUlya hIre aura motI jar3e hue the | vaha dekhane meM bahuta hI sundara lagatI / eka bAra savArI nikala rahI thI ! eka nAI hAthI ke pIche cala rahA thA / camacamAte hue hIre ko dekhakara usake muMha meM pAnI A gayA / usane idhara-udhara dekhakara logoM kI A~kha bacAkara bhUla meM se eka hIrA nikAla liyA / rAjA amanasiMha ne use hIrA nikAlate hue dekha liyA, unheM bahuta hI krodha AyA / sajA sunAte hue sipAhiyoM ko Adeza diyA 'isa nAI ko lekara tAlAba para jAo, pAnI meM DubAo aura nikAlo, jaba taka ki isake prANa na nikala jAya / usI samaya rAjA kI AjJA kA pAlana kiyA gayA / sipAhI nAI ko lekara tAlAba para gaye / punaH punaH pAnI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 22 amiTa rekhAeM meM DubAne aura nikAlane lage / nAI kI sthiti gaMbhIra se gaMbhIratara hotI gaI / maraNAsanna hone lagA tabhI nAI ke mastiSka meM eka bAta AI aura usane sipAhiyoM se nivedana kiyA - aba maiM saMsAra se vidA ho rahA hai| pratyeka prANI kI antima icchA pUrNa kI jAtI hai, merI bhI eka icchA hai use pUrNa kareM / sipAhiyoM ne nAI kA sandeza rAjA ke pAsa pahu~cAyA, amanasiMha kucha kSaNa taka cintana karate rahe, phira unhoMne Adeza diyA ki nAI ko darabAra meM upasthita kiyA jAya / nAI darabAra meM lAyA gayA / usane rAjA ke caraNa chUkara hAMphate hue kahA- rAjan ! yaha merA antima samaya hai, maiMne sunA thA ki rAjA sAhaba kI khIjha aura rIjha donoM hI vicitra haiM / khIjha kA namUnA to maiMne apanI A~khoM se dekhA para antima icchA ApakI rIjha ko dekhane kI raha gaI / nAI kI bAta sunakara rAjA kA ceharA khila uThA / unhoMne vaha hAthI sajAyA, usa para vahI jhUla DalavAI aura nAI ko usa para biThAkara usake ghara para bhijavA diyA aura usa saje-sajAye hAthI ko bhI nAI ko dAna meM de diyA / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ bhakta raidAsa bhakta raidAsa kA jIvana prAmANika aura pavitra jIvana thaa| ve pratipala-pratikSaNa bhakti meM hI lIna rahate the| kartavya ko vismRta hokara bhakti karanA unheM pasanda nahIM thaa| parivAra ke bharaNa-poSaNa ke lie ve jUte gAMThate the| dina bhara ke kaThora zrama ke pazcAt jo kucha bhI kamA pAte usase unakI gRhasthI cltii| Aya kama hone para bhI santoSa adhika thaa| ve saMgraha ko pApa mAnate / jaba bhI unheM samaya milatA use ve satsaMgati aura prabhu-bhakti meM vyatIta karate / eka bAra gaMgA ke kinAre bhArI melA lagA thaa| hajAroM vyakti dUra-dUra se gaMgA snAna ke lie jA rahe the| eka paNDita bhI udhara bar3ha rahA thaa| usakA adhyayana kama thA para ahaMkAra bahuta jyAdA thaa| usake jUte phaTa gaye the| jyoM hI ve raidAsa ke gAMva meM se gujare raidAsa ko jUte gAMThate hue dekhakara apane jUte bhI ThIka karane ko khaa| raidAsa ne kahA-paNDita pravara ! Apa kucha samaya vRkSa kI zItala Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 24 amiTa rekhAeM chAyA meM vizrAma liijie| pahale jo anya kArya AyA huA hai use sampanna kara ApakI sevA kruuNgaa| paNDitajI vizrAnti ke lie vRkSa kI zItala chAyA meM baiTha gye| apane pANDitya kA pradarzana karane ke lie unhoMne gaMgA ke mahattva para lambA caur3A bhASaNa diyA aura kahA-ki tumheM bhI gaMgA-snAna kara pavitra honA caahie| raidAsa ne kahA- paNDitajI ! maiM asamartha haiM, maiM gaMgA snAna ke lie calUMgA to pIche merA parivAra bhUkhA mara jaayegaa| maiM prAmANikatA ke sAtha apane dAyitva ko nibhAtA huA jo bhI samaya milatA hai prabhu smaraNa kara letA huuN| paNDitajI kA ahaM sAtaveM AsamAna ko chUne lgaa| unhoMne ghRNA se muMha pherate hue kahA- tumhArA jaisA adhama kabhI bhI gaMgA-snAna kA puNya nahIM kamA sktaa| paNDita ke mithyA ahaMkAra ko naSTa karane ke lie bhakta raidAsa ne kahA- paNDita pravara ! maiMne Apake jUte ThIka kiye haiM, maiM usakA pArizramika Apase nahIM luugaa| eka merA choTA-sA kArya kara deMge to ApakA ahasAna jIvana bhara nahIM bhuuluuNgaa| paNDita ne utsukatA se pUchA-batAo kyA bAta hai ? raidAsa ne apanI jeba meM se supArI nikAlI aura paNDita ko dete hue kahA-Apa to gaMgA-snAna kA mahAn puNya kamAyeMge, para maiM vaha nahIM kamA sktaa| merI bhI gaMgA ke prati gaharI niSThA hai| merI ora se yaha supArI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ bhakta raidAsa 25. Apa gaMgA ko samarpita kareM, para zarta yaha hai ki yadi gaMgAmAtA svayaM hAtha phailAeM to deM, anyathA nhiiN|| paNDita kA roSa bhar3aka uThA, mUrkha kahIM ke, Aja dina taka bar3e-bar3e RSi aura maharSiyoM ke lie bhI gaMgA ne hAtha nahIM pasAre, kyA vaha terI supArI ke lie hAtha psaaregii| bhakta raidAsa ne usI zAnti ke sAtha kahA- yadi gaMgAmaiyA hAtha na pasAre to merI supArI punaH le AiegA, kyoMki Apako punaH apane ghara lauTane kA rAstA to yahI hai na / paNDita mana hI mana meM raidAsa kI mUrkhatA para haMsa rahA thA / vaha supArI lekara cala diyaa| gaMgA-snAna se nivRtti ke pazcAt usane supArI kI parIkSA ke lie hAtha meM supArI lekara kahA-gaMgA maiyA ! hAtha phailAo, bhakta raidAsa kI supArI grahaNa kro| para paNDita dekhatA hI raha gayA, usI samaya gaMgA meM se eka hAtha bAhara A gyaa| ucca svara meM AvAja huI-- mere bhakta kI supArI mujhe do, aura merI aura se yaha kaMgana raidAsa ko de denaa| ___ kaMgana bahumUlya hIroM se jar3A thaa| usakI kImata karor3oM kI thii| kaMgana ko dekhakara paNDita kA mana llcaayaa| usane apane ghara jAne kA mArga hI badala diyaa| kaMgana raidAsa ko dene ke badale vaha use apane ghara le aayaa| sabhI ne tIrthayAtrA kI saphalatA para use badhAI dii| paNDita ne apane vRddha pitA ko kaMgana dikhAte hue kahA-dekhie Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 26 amiTa rekhAeM gaMgA-maiyA ne mujhe yaha samarpita kiyA hai| pitA ne kahAtU mahAna saubhAgyazAlI hai jisase gaMgA tere para prasanna hai| yaha karor3oM kI kImata kA kaMgana koI bhI dekhegA to yahI samajhegA ki curA kara lAyA hai / zreyaskara to yahI hai ki ise rAjA ko bheMTa kara do. jisase usakI kRpA hamAre parivAra para rhegii| aura hama sadA ke lie sukhI bana jaayeNge| paNDita ko pitA kA sujhAva acchA lgaa| vaha kaMgana ko lekara rAja-sabhA meM pahu~cA / rAjA ko kaMgana samarpita karate hue gaMgA kA prasaMga sunAyA to rAjA ke Azcarya kA pAra na rhaa| rAjA ne kaMgana rakha liyA aura eka lAkha rupae use puraskAra meM de diye / rAjA ne vaha kaMgana apanI rAnI ko bheMTa kiyaa| rAnI ne kaMgana ko pahanA, sabhI ne usako sarAhanA kii| itane meM eka dAsI ne kahA--rAnI sAhibA ! eka hAtha to sundara lagatA hai para dUsarA hAtha sUnA-sUnA laga rahA hai| kyA dUsarA aisA kaMgana nahIM hai kyA ? dAsI kI bAta rAnI ke dila meM cubha gii| usane tatkAla rAjA ko bulAkara khaa| rAjA ne paNDita ko bulAkara dUsarA kaMgana lAne kA Adeza diyaa| paNDita ke to hoza hI gAyaba ho ge| ve hakke-bakke hokara jamIna kI ora dekhane lge| kyA uttara dUM samajha meM nahIM A rahA thaa| tabhI rAjA ne lAla AMkheM kara kahA ki zIghra hI Adeza kA pAlana honA cAhie / paNDita ne dhIre se Jain Education Internationa
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________________ bhakta raidAsa 27 gaMgA kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| gaMgA ke kinAre khar3e rahakara usane prArthanA kI / gaMgA ne prakaTa hokara kahA-narAdhama / tujhe zarma nahIM AtI, vaha kaMgana maiMne apane bhakta raidAsa ko dene ke lie diyA thA, tune use batAyA bhI nahIM, aura rAjA ko diyA, aura rAjA ke diye hue rupae bhI hajama kara gayA / aba bhI rupae le jAkara raidAsa ko de, anyathA tujhe naSTa kara duuNgii| _ mRtyu ke bhaya se ghabarAyA huA, paNDita ulaTe pairoM ghara pahu~cA aura ve sAre rupae lekara raidAsa ke yahA~ pahu~cAye / rupae raidAsa ke sAmane rakha kara rote rote sArI ghaTanA sunAdI / bhakta raidAsa ne kahA--maiM rupaye lekara kyA karUM, ise rakhane ke lie mere pAsa jagaha hI nahIM hai / maiM binA zrama kA paisA nahIM le sakatA / Apa hI inheM le jAiye / paNDita ne rote hue kahA--maiM to mArA gayA / mere para gaMgA ruSTa hai, rAjA ruSTa hai, aura Apa bhI ruSTa ho ge| merA aparAdha kSamA karo, merI rakSA kro| bhakta raidAsa ke sAmane kaThina samasyA thI ki vaha kisI se kucha bhI lenA nahIM cAhatA thA, aura pratidina zrama karate gaMgA taka bhI nahIM jA sakatA thaa| usakA dayAlu hRdaya paNDita ke karuNa-krandana ko sunakara dravita ho gyaa| usane socA, to smaraNa AyA ki 'mana caMgA to kaThautI meM gaMgA' maiMne Aja dina taka kisI kA bhI mana se burA nahIM kiyaa| yadi maiM yahAM se bhI gaMgA kI stavanA karUM to kaMgana mujhe mila sakatA hai| usane camar3A bhigone kI kaThautI apane Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 28 amiTa rekhAeM sAmane rakhI aura pAnI ko gaMgA mAna stavanA karane lgaa| paNDita ko yaha dekhakara gussA A gayA, usane kahA-are pApI ! isa apavitra pAnI ko gaMgA mAnatA hai| bhakta raidAsa bhakti meM lIna thaa| kucha hI kSaNa meM gaMgA mAtA hAtha meM kaMgana lekara upasthita huI, usake hAtha meM kaMgana diyA aura usake hAtha meM rakhI supArI ko lekara antardhyAna ho gaI / raidAsa ne vaha kagana paNDita ko de diyaa| paNDita dekhatA hI raha gyaa| usane zraddhA se bhakta raidAsa se caraNoM meM sira jhukA diyA / tuma camAra nahIM brAhmaNa ho, tumhArI sAdhanA mahAna hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ | rAjakumAra kA cAturya devanagara ke rAjA vikrama kI svarNalatA ikalautI putrI thI, atyanta vilakSaNa pratibhA kI dhanI thI, sAtha hI rUpa meM apsarA ke samAna thii| rAjA usakA pANigrahaNa aise medhAvI rAjakumAra ke sAtha karanA cAhatA thA, jo unake parIkSaNa prastara para kharA utare / rAjA ne apane buddhimAna maMtrI se maMtraNAkara bIhar3a jaMgala meM durgama ghATiyoM ke bIca parvata kI apatyakAoM va upatyakAoM se ghirI huI samabhUmi thI, jahAM para pahu~canA kisI ke lie saMbhava nahIM thA, vahAM para mahala bnaayaa| mahala banAne vAloM ke lie kalAkAra va majadUroM ko AMkhoM para paTTI bAMdha kara vahAM para le jAyA gayA aura punaH usI prakAra lAyA gyaa| rAjakumArI svarNalatA ko usI mahala meM rakhA gyaa| rAjA vikrama ne yaha udghoSaNA karavAI ki tIna dina kI avadhi meM jo rAjakumAra rAjakumArI svarNalatA ko khoja legA usa rAjakumAra ke sAtha rAjakumArI kA prANigrahaNa kiyA jAyegA / jo rAjakumAra yaha kArya na kara sakegA vaha bandI banA diyA jaaegaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 30 amiTa rekhAeM rAjakumArI ke saundarya aura buddhi-kauzala kI carcAeM phaila cukI thI / aneka rAjakUmAra usake sAtha vivAha karanA cAhate the, unhoMne rAjakumArI ko prApta karane ke lie prayatna kiyA, para prApta na kara sake / anuttIrNa hone se rAjA ke dvArA bandI banA lie ge| rAjakumAra zauryasiMha ne svarNalatA ke sambandha meM sunA, use pAne ke lie usakA mana bhI lalaka uThA, sAtha hI yaha bhI sunA ko bIso rAjakumAra parIkSA meM anuttINa hone se bandI banA lie gae haiM / zauryasiMha ne gaMbhIratA se vicAra vimarza kara yaha nirNaya kiyA ki apanI buddhi kA camatkAra dikhAkara rAjakumArI ko prApta bhI karanA hai aura sAtha hI bandI rAjakumAroM ko mukta bhI karanA hai, ataH bandI rAjakumAroM ke pitAoM ko apane yahAM nimantraNa dekara bulavAyA aura kahA--yadi Apa kucha bhI sahayoga pradAna kareM to maiM Apake putroM ko eka mahine meM muka karavA sakatA hUM / sahayoga meM Apa kevala sau-sau tolA sonA aura pAMcapA~ca sahasra mudrAeM diijie| yadi eka mahIne kI avadhi meM mukta na ho to Apako va svarNa mudrAe lauTA deNge| sabhI rAjA apane putroM ko mukta karavAnA cAhate the, unheM vaha yojanA pasanda A gii| unhoMne usI samaya sausau tolA sonA aura pAMca-pAMca hajAra mudrAe~ rAjakumAra ko de dii| ___ rAjakumAra usa svarNa aura dhana ko lekara devanagara aayaa| usane rAjakumArI ke mahala ko anveSaNA kI, para Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 31 rAjakumAra kA cAturya patA na laga skaa| logoM ne kahA-rAjakumArI aise mahala meM hai usakA mArga maMtrI aura rAjA ke atirikta koI bhI nahIM jaantaa| __ zauryasiMha pratibhA kA dhanI thA, vaha eka mahAna kalAkAra svarNakAra ke pAsa pahu~cA, aura svarNa kA Dhera usake sAmane rakhakara kahA ki isa sone se aisA kalAtmaka ghor3A banAo ki jisake peTa meM eka vyakti ArAma se baiTha sake / aura ratnoM ke jar3AI kA kArya isa taraha se kiyA jAya ki andara baiThA vyakti kisI ko na dIkha sake / Aja se pandraha dina ke pazcAt rAjA vikrama kA janma dina Ane vAlA hai usake upalakSa meM yaha bahumUlya upahAra bheMTa karanA hai, ataH zoghra taiyAra kara do| / kucha hI dinoM meM ghor3A taiyAra ho gyaa| rAjakumAra zausiMha ko ghor3A bahuta hI pasanda aayaa| usane svaNakAra ko upahAra pradAna karate hue kahA-mujhe ghor3e meM biThAnA, aura janma-divasa ke upalakSa meM ghor3A rAjA ko bheMTa kara denA aura sAtha hI rAjA se yaha nivedana bhI kara denA ki yaha upahAra rAjakumArI ko bhI dikhAyA jAya / svarNakAra sahamata ho gyaa| ___ janmadivasa ke upalakSa meM anekoM vyaktiyoM ne rAjA ko upahAra arpita kie, para sabase bahumUlya aura adbhuta upahAra svarNakAra kA rhaa| rAjA ne use bahuta hI prema se grahaNa kiyA / samaya dekhakara svarNakAra ne kahA-kitanA acchA ho, yaha upahAra rAjakumArI ko bhI dikhAyA jAya / rAjA Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 32 amiTa rekhAeM ne svarNakAra ke prastAva ko svIkAra kara liyaa| usI dina rAjA ne anucaroM ke A~khoM para paTTiyAM bA~dha kara ghor3e ko le calane lie Adeza diyA / rAjA Age cala rahA thA aura maMtrI pIche / vikaTa ghATiyoM ko lAMghate hue ve kucha hI ghaMToM meM rAjakumArI ke mahaloM meM pahuMca gye| rAjakumArI ghor3e ko dekhakara atyanta prasanna huii| ghoDe ko vahIM para chor3akara maMtrI aura aura rAjA lauTa ge| rAjakumArI hAtha phirAkara acchI taraha se ghor3e ko dekha rahI thii| sahasA ghor3e kA peTa khulA aura usameM se zauryasiMha bAhara nikala AyA / rAtri ke samaya eka yuvaka ko apane mahala meM dekhakara rAjakumArI stambhita thii| zauryasiMha ne usI samaya kahA- rAjakumArI ! bhayabhIta na bano, maiM koI ucakkA yuvaka nahIM hU~, maiM rAjakumAra hUM, binA terI icchA ke maiM eka kadama bhI Age na rakhUgA / merI icchA tumhAre sAtha vivAha kI hai, yadi tuma cAhogI to tumhAre pitA kI pratijJA pUrNa ho skegii| rAjakumAra zauryasiMha ke divya rUpa aura vAk cAturya ko dekhakara rAjakumArI svarNalatA atyadhika prabhAvita huI / usase kahA-Apa mere pitA kI pratijJA pUrNa kreN| ___ rAta bhara svarNalatA ke sAtha zauryasiMha kI madhuramadhura bAteM hotI rhii| rAta pUrNa hone ke pahale hI zauryasiMha ghor3e meM jAkara baiTha gyaa| dUsare dina rAjA rAjakumArI ke mahaloM meM AyA, ghor3e ke sambandha meM carcAyeM calI, rAjakumArI ne mukta Jain Education Internationa
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________________ rAjakumAra kA cAturya kaMTha se ghor3e kI prazaMsA kii| rAjA ne pUchA-batAo ! isameM koI kamI to nahIM hai na ! __rAjakumArI-ghor3A sundara hI nahIM, ati sundara hai| yadi isakI A~kheM ratnoM ke sthAna para motI ko hotI to adhika sundara rhtii| rAjA ne kahA-isameM kyA bar3I bAta hai, svarNakAra se kahakara parivartana karA diyA jaayegaa| rAjA ne usI dina anucaroM se ghor3A svarNakAra ke yahA~ pahu~cA diyaa| rAjA ke Adeza ke anusAra ghor3e kI AMkha meM parivartana kara diyA gyaa| zauryasiMha ke sthAna para kisI bhArI vastu ko usameM rakha diyA gyaa| __rAjakumAra zauryasiMha rAjA vikrama kI rAja sabhA meM pahu~cA aura rAjakumArI ke sAtha vivAha kA prastAva rkhaa| rAjA vikrama ne tIna dina meM rAjakumArI ke mahala ko khojane kI bAta khii| rAjakumAra ne tapAka se kahA-yadi maiM eka dina meM khoja dUM to kyA puraskAra deNge| rAjA vikrama ---jo Apa cAheMge, vaha rAjakumAra--sabhI bandI rAjakumAroM ko mukta karanA hogaa| zauryasiMha ne usI samaya rAjakumArI ke mahala ko khoja nikaalaa| sabhI cakita the| rAjA vikrama kI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 34 amiTa rekhAeM jijJAsA para rAjakumAra ne svarNa - azva kI sArI ghaTanA sunA dI, maiMne Ate aura jAte mArga kA patA lagA liyA thA / rAjakumArI svarNalatA ke sAtha utsAha ke kSaNoM meM pANi grahaNa sampanna huA, aura sabhI bandI rAjakumAroM ko mukta kara diyaa| sarvatra rAjakumAra ke buddhi-kauzala kI prazaMsA hone lagI / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ vijaya kA rahasya bahuta hI purAnI ghaTanA hai, usa samaya kaliMga deza para eka yuddha premI rAjA rAjya karatA thA / usake pAsa virAT senA thI / vaha sabhI ko yuddha ke lie lalakAratA rahatA thA / AtaMka sarvatra chA gayA, koI bhI usase lar3ane kA sAhasa nahIM karatA thA / vaha jisase bhI lar3ane ko taiyAra hotA vaha pahale hI rAjA ke sAmane ghuTane Teka detA / eka dina kaliMga rAja ne apane maMtriyoM se kahA- maiM isa prakAra baiThA-baiThA Uba gayA, mere se koI bhI yuddha karane ko prastuta nahIM hai, koI aisA upAya batAo, jisase merI icchA pUrNa ho sake / eka catura maMtrI ne kahA- rAjan / ApakI kanyAeM rUpa aura guNa meM advitIya haiM / aneka rAjA unase vivAha karane ke lie lAlAyita haiM / rAjakumAriyoM ko svarNa ratha meM biThAkara cAroM ora paradA DAla dIjie, aura sArathI ko yaha Adeza de deM ki sabhI rAjyoM meM kramazaH ratha ko le jAyeM, aura ratha ke Age sainika yaha udghoSaNA kareM ki jo bhI vyakti apane ko marda mAnatA ho, vaha ina kanyAoM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM ke ratha ko apane mahaloM meM le jA sakatA hai bazarte ki use kaliMga rAja ke sAtha yuddha karanA pdd'egaa| saMbhava hai koI mUrkha rAjA isake lie taiyAra ho jaayegaa| kaliMga rAja ko yaha yukti bahuta pasanda aaii| usane usI samaya apanI kanyAoM ko biThAkara ravAnA kara dii| ratha binA rukAvaTa ke nintara Age bar3hatA huA calA jA rahA thaa| sabhI kaliMgarAja se bhayabhIta the| ratha ghUmatA huA assakarAja kI ora bar3hA / assakarAja ne upahAra Adi dene kA socA, kintu nahAmaMtrI nandisena ne kahA --- rAjan / paurasahIna kahalAne ke bajAya to puruSArtha dikhAte hue maranA zreyaskara hai| Apa unake caraNoM meM samarpita na na hoie, para sasammAna una kumAriyoM ko mahala meM bulA liijie| bhaviSya meM jo hogA vaha dekhA jaayegaa| logoM ko jJAta to ho ki abhI duniyA meM eka saccA marda to hai / ____ maMtrI nandisena kI prabala preraNA se utprerita hokara ussakarAja ne rAjakumAriyoM ko mahala ke bhItara bulavA liyA aura kaliMgarAja ko sUcanA bhijavA dii| kaliMgarAja to yuddha ke lie pahale se hI chaTapaTA rahA thaa| usakI bhujAeM phaDaka rahI thii| vaha apanI virAT senA sajAkara assakarAja kI ora cala pdd'aa| liMgarAja kI senA assakarAja ke rAjya kI sImA para Akara rukI, idhara se assakarAja bhI apanI senA lekara vahAM pahu~ca gyaa| - yuddha bhUmi ke sannikaTa hI eka pahu~ce hue yogIrAja Jain Education Internationa
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________________ vijaya kA rahasya 37 kI kuTiyA thii| kaliMgarAja veza parivartana kara mahAtmA ke pAsa pahu~cA aura pUchA bhagavan / yuddha meM kisa rAjA kI vijaya hogI? ___ mahAtmA ne kahA-isa prazna kA sahI uttara Aja nahIM kala duuNgaa| rAja meM mahAtmA ne deva ko AhvAna kiyA, aura vahI prazna usake sAmane duhraayaa| deva ne kahA-kyA pUchate haiM vijaya to kaliMgarAja kI hI hogii| yaddha meM assakarAja ko kaliMgarAja kI senA meM sapheda raMga kA baila dikhAI degA, vahI baila-usakI vijaya zrI kA kAraNa hogaa| aura assakarAja kI senA meM kaliMgarAja ko kAlA baila dikhAI degA, jo mahAn azubha hai, vahI usake parAjaya kA kAraNa hogaa|' deva itanA batAkara antAna ho gyaa| dUsare hI dina kaliMgarAja ne yogIrAja se pUrvavata hI guptaveza meM Akara prazna kiyaa| yogIrAja ne deva kI bAta batAdI ki vijaya kaliMgarAja kI hogI" kaliMgarAja uchalatA haA apane Dere meM AgayA, aura usane yogIrAja kI bhaviSyavANI kI bAta apane sainikoM ko btaadii| guptacara ke dvArA assakarAja ke pAsa ye samAcAra pahu~ce, vaha pahale se hI DarA huA thA aura yaha sunate hI vaha adha-marA ho gyaa| maMtrI nandisena ne samajhAyA para usakA rAjA ke mana para kucha bhI prabhAva na par3A / ___maMtrI nandisena svayaM yogI kI jhopar3I meM gayA aura sArI bAteM pUchI, yogI ne vistAra se use vaha batA diyA / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 38 amiTa rekhAeM maMtrI ne punaH prazna kiyA ki jItane vAle aura parAjita hone vAle ke kyA zubha aura azubha lakSaNa hoMge? yogI ne kahA-assakarAja ko kaliMgarAja kI senA meM sapheda baila dikhAI degA, vahI kaliMgarAja kI vijaya kA kAraNa hogA aura kaliMgarAja ko assakarAja kI senA meM kAlA baila dikhalAI degA vahI usakI parAjaya kA kAraNa hogaa| maMtrI nandisena apane sthAna para lauTa aayaa| kintu vaha nirAza nahIM huaa| usane eka hajAra cuninde vIra sainikoM ko apane pAsa bulAyA aura kahA--satya kahanA, kyA tuma apane rAjA ke lie prANa de sakate ho, sabhI ne svIkRti sUcaka sira hilaayaa| nandisena ne kahA-to tuma apane rAjA ke kalyANa hetu isa pahAr3a se kUda pdd'o| sabhI Age bar3he, para nandisena ne kahA isa samaya nahIM, para samaya para Atma-balidAna ke lie taiyAra rhnaa| kaliMgarAja aura usake sainika pahale se hI apanI vijaya mAnakara gulacharre ur3A rahe the| usane vijaya ke lie koI vizeSa prayatna nahIM kiyA, para assakarAja apanI pUrI zakti lagAkara lar3a rahA thaa| nandisena use barAbara preraNA de rahA thA / atyadhika prayatna karane para bhI kaliMgarAja kI senA pIche nahIM haTa rahI thii| nandisena ne assakarAja se pUchA-rAjan ! kyA Apako kaliMgarAja kI senA meM koI jAnavara dikhalAI de rahA hai ? Jain Education Internationa
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________________ vijaya kA rahasya 36 rAjA ne kahA- usakI senA meM eka vicitra DhaMga kA zveta baila dikhalAI de rahA hai| nandisena ne apane vizvasta eka hajAra sainikoM ko Age kara kahA-rAjan / sarva prathama Apa usa baila ko mAra dIjie. usI baila ke kAraNa kaliMgarAja kI vijaya hai, phira zatruoM ko parAsta kiijiegaa| rAjA assakarAja vIra sainikoM ke sAtha zatru kI senA ko parAsta karatA huA usa divya baila ke pAsa pahu~ca gayA, aura use samApta kara diyaa| daivI baila ke samApta hote hI kaliMgarAja kI senA maidAna chor3akara bhAgane lgii| kaliMgarAja kA vijaya svapna mithyA ho gyaa| prANa bacAkara bhAgate hue kaliMgarAja ne mahAtmA ko pukArA ki are dhUrta / terI bhaviSya vANI ko satya mAnakara maiMne bar3A dhokhA khAyA hai terI bAta para vizvAsa na kara yadi mana lagAkara yuddha karatA to yaha durgati na hotii| __ yogI ko bhI deva-vANI mithyA hone se Azcarya huaa| usane punaH rAta meM deva ko AhvAna kiyaa| devane kahAbhAgya puruSArthI vyakti ko hI sahAyatA karatA hai| usane saMyama, dhairya aura sAhasa ke sAtha parAkrama dikhAyA usI se use saphalatA milI hai| puruSArthI deva-vANI ko bhI mithyA kara sakatA hai| (bauddha sAhitya meM se) Jain Education Internationa
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________________ | pratibhA kI pratibhA rAjA kSitipratiSThita ke pAsa eka mora thA, vaha bar3A hI manohara thaa| rAjA jaba bhI bhojana karane baiThatA taba prathama use bhojana karAtA, kyoMki viSa-mizrita bhojana kara vaha nAcane lagatA, viSa kA usa para sAdhAraNa rUpa se asara nahIM hotaa| rAjamahala ke pAsa hI pravINa zreSThI kA makAna thA / pravINa kI patnI pratibhA garbhavatI huii| use mayUra mAMsa khAne kI prabala icchA huii| rAjA kA mora ghUmatA huA vahAM AyA, aura pratibhA ne use mAra kara apanI dohRda icchA pUrNa kii| bhojana kA samaya huA, para mora mahala meM talAza karane para bhI nahIM milA, to rAjA ne usakI khoja prArambha kI, para kucha bhI atA-patA na lgaa| rAjA ne usakI khoja ke lie nagara meM DhiMDhorA piTavA diyA ki jo mora ko talAza karake lAyegA use puraskAra pradAna kiyA jaayegaa| eka buDhiyA nAIna ne DhiMDhorA sunakara sAta dina meM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratibhA bhI pratibhA khoja nikAlane kA vAyadA kiyaa| usane socA mayUra rAjamahala ke AsapAsa ke gharoM meM hI gayA hogA ataH vaha sarvaprathama pravINa ke bhavya bhavana meM gaI / pratibhA se usane pUchA-Apa garbhavatI haiM, Apako kyA dohRda utpanna huaa| bur3hiyA nAIna kI bAtoM ko caturAI se pratibhA itanI prabhAvita huI thI ki usane sArA mayUra kANDa sunA diyaa| mayUra kA sahI patA lagAne se bur3hiyA atyadhika prasanna thI, vaha zIghra hI vArtAlApa pUrNa kara rAjamahaloM meM gaI aura rAjA ko abhivAdana kara mayUra kI kahAnI ko namaka mirca lagAkara sunAdI aura puraskAra kI prArthanA kii| para rAjA ne usakI bAta kA prativAda karate hue kahA-terI bAta mithyA hai, maiM terI bAta svIkAra nahIM kara sakatA, pravINa aura pratibhA ko maiM jAnatA hU~ ve aise nahIM haiN| bUr3I nAIna ne kahA--Apa merI bAta para bhale ho vizvAsa na kareM, para pratibhA ke muMha se maiM kahalA hU~ phira to vizvAsa kareMge na ! Apa mere sAtha caleM, maiM apanI caturAI se Apako sArI bAta sunavA duuNgii| veSa parivartana kara rAjA pravINa ke makAna ke sahAre khar3A ho gyaa| buDhiyA ne makAna meM praveza kiyA aura ucca svara se bolane lagI ki merA mana kahatA hai ki isa samaya tumhAre putra hogA, yadi tumhAre putra ho to mujhe miThAI khilAnI par3egI aura puraskAra bhI denA pdd'egaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM pratibhA ne muskarAte hue kahA- tumhArI bAta satya siddha ho ! tuma kahoge vaisA hI kiyA jAyegA / kucha samaya pratIbhA kI mIThI-mIThI bAtoM meM ulajhA kara usane dhIre se pUchA- batAo na ! tumane rAjA ke mayUra ko kaise mArA | 42 pratibhA ne kahA- vaha pratidina merI dIvAla para AtA hI thaa| khAne ke pralobhana se vaha mere AMgana meM utarA aura maiMne eka jhaTake meM usakI gardana tor3a dI, aura hRdaya kA mA~sa pakAkara khA gaI / aura paMkha, paira, haDDI Adi bhUmi meM gAr3a diye / rAjA ko lakSya meM rakhakara nAIna ne kahA - dIvAla tuma bhI suna lo pratibhA kyA kahatI hai / pratibhA sakapakA gaI, vaha samajha gaI ki yaha dIvAla ke bahAne kisI ko saMketa kara rahI hai, yaha to SaDayaMtra hai / usane usI kSaNa kahA- merA sapanA TUTa gayA aura A~kha khula gaI / Azcarya cakita ho nAIna ne pUchA- kyA tuma sapane kI bAta kara rahI ho / pratibhA -- Apa kyA samajhI, kyA maiM kabhI hatyA jaisA nikRSTa kArya kara sakatI hU~ / tuma itane dinoM se mere samparka meM rahI ho tathApi tuma mujhe nahIM pahacAna sakI / nAIna ke to pairoM ke nIce kI jamIna hI khisakane lagI / usakA sira cakarAne lagA, paira laDakhaDAne lage / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratibhA kI pratibhA 43 jaba vaha rAjA ke pAsa pahu~cI taba rAjA ne use phaTakArate hue kahA- tumheM lajjA nahIM AtI bur3hI ho, phira bhI jhUTha bolatI ho / jAo isa samaya maiM tumheM mAMpha karatA hU~ aura jAkara mora kI talAza karo / vaha mora ko talAza karatI rahI para mora use milA nahIM / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ | sandeha kI mukti eka zreSThI apane pyAre putra kI zAdI kara lauTa rahA thaa| usakA zahara usa zahara se assI mIla dUra thA / bArAta ne rAtri vizrAma jaMgala meM kiyA, pAsa hI saritA kI sarasa dhArAeM baha rahI thIM, cAroM ora hariyAlI chA rahI thI, saghana vRkSAvalI thii| sAyaMkAla kA bhojana kara sabhI loga so gye| dulahina jaga rahI thI, use abhI taka nidrA nahIM AI thii| AdhI rAta ho cukI thI, sahasA eka zRgAla ke zabda usake kAnoM meM gire yadi samajha hai to suno, jambuka vacana udAra / nadI tIra zava jAMdha meM, ratna par3e haiM cAra / / dulahina pazu-pakSiyoM kI AvAja pahacAnatI thii| vaha bahumUlya cAra ratnoM ke lene kA lobha saMvaraNa na kara skii| vaha usI kSaNa utthii| usane cAroM ora painI dRSTi se dekhA ki koI jaga to nahIM rahA hai use anubhava huA ki sabhI gaharI nidrA meM so rahe haiM, vaha akelI nadI kI ora cala pdd'ii| dulhA kI nidrA ekAeka khula gii| dulahina kI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ sandeha kI mukti gati-vidhiyoM ko jAnane ke lie vaha bhI dhIre se usake pIche ho gyaa| aMdherI rAta thI, bhayAnaka jaMgala thA aura akelI dulahina ko isa prakAra nadI kI ora jAte hue dekhakara usake mana meM aneka prazna ubuddha ho rahe the, vinA kisI AhaTa ke vaha usakA anugamana kara rahA thaa| dulahina nadI ke taTa para pahu~cI, usane jhAr3iyoM ke bIca meM zava par3A huA dekhA, usane ghasITa kara bAhara nikAlA, usakI jAMgha ko dhyAna pUrvaka dekhA, use jJAta huA ki yahAM TAMke lage hue haiM apane pAsa kI churI se use cIra kara / cAra anamola ratna nikAla liye, ratnoM ko lekara, nadI meM snAnakara vaha punaH apane zivira meM Akara so gii| use sandeha hI nahIM thA ki usakA koI pIchA kara rahA hai| dulhe ne jaba yaha dekhA to use yaha vizvAsa ho gayA ki usakI patnI DAyana hai, usane murde ke mAMsa ko khAyA hai, yadi kabhI ise isa prakAra mAMsa na milegA to yaha mujhe khA jaayegii| usakI sArI prasannatA samApta ho gii| usake sAre raMgIna sapane eka dama miTa gaye / / dulahina sasurAla pahuMcI, usane mana meM aneka kalpanAeM saMjoI thI, para pati kI sakhta nArAjagI dekhakara vaha sahama gaI, usane bahuta cintana kiyA, para koI bhI kAraNa use jJAta na ho skaa| dina para dina bItate cale gaye, para donoM kA durAva jyoM kA tyoM banA rhaa| seTha aura seThAnI ne aneka prayatna kiye, para kucha bhI sukhada pariNAma nahIM aayaa| eka dina Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 46 amiTa rekhAe duHkhita hRdaya se seTha ne putra vadhu ko kahA--beTI calo maiM tumheM tumhAre pIhara pahu~cA dUM, kucha dina dUra rahogI to saMbhava hai sneha kA sAgara umar3a pdd'e| putra vadhu ko lekara seTha cala diye| usI sthAna para seTha ne rAtri vizrAma kiyaa| putra vadhu jaga rahI thI, seTha ko bhI abhI taka jhapakI nahIM AI thii| pAsa ke per3a para baiThA huA kauA bolA__ yadi samajha hai to suno, kaue ke udgAra / do vRkSoM ke bIca meM, caru gar3eM haiM cAra // putra-vadhu ko purAnI smRti tAjA ho gii| vaha sArA dRzya AMkhoM ke sAmane nAcane lagA, ho na ho usa rAtrI ko chipakara vaha dRzya kisI ne dekhA hai ataH usane usI samaya kahA pati kA rati na doSa hai, hai aisA hI bhaag| jambuka ne to yaha kiyA, aba kyA bAko kAga // he kaag| zRgAla kI bAta ko sunakara to cAra ratna liye, usase to mere pati ruSTa ho gaye aura mujhe chor3a dI, yadi aba maiM sonA lUMgI na jAne kyA hogA, isalie maiM sonA lenA nahIM cAhatI huuN| zvasura ko lagA ki putra vadhu kisI se bAta kara rahI hai, isa bAta kA kyA rahasya hai| usane putra-vadhu se spaSTIkaraNa karane ko khaa| putravadhu eka bAra to cauMka uThI, ki maiM to soca rahI thI ki zvasura so rahe haiM, para ye to jaga rahe haiN| aba bAta Jain Education Internationa
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________________ sandeha kI mukti 47 ko chipAnA ThIka nahIM hai, usane pichalI sArI ghaTanA sunAdI aura cAroM ve ratna bhI zvasura ke sAmane rakha diye / do vRkSoM ke bIca gar3e svarNa ko nikAlakara batAyA / zvasura usakI pratibhA se prabhAvita huA, vaha sArA sonA lekara ghara aayaa| putra ko sArI bAta btaadii| usakA sandeha dUra ho gayA, sandeha kI mukti hI sneha kA kAraNa hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ andir suyogya putra vasiTTaka pitA kA parama bhakta thaa| usakI mA~ bAlyakAla meM hI mara cukI thii| pitA vRddha ho gaye the| vaha rAta dina pitA kI sevA meM lagA rahatA, samaya milane para zrama karake kucha kamA lAtA jisase donoM Ananda se rhte| eka dina vRddha ne kahA-putra / kamAne aura saMbhAlane kA kArya eka sAtha nahIM ho sakatA, ataH maiM bahUrAnI lAnA cAhatA hU~ jisase vaha ghara saMbhAla legI aura tuma acchI taraha se kamA skoge| putra ne kahA-pitAjI ! Apa cintA na kareM, maiM yaha donoM kArya eka sAtha kara lUgA / para pitA na mAnA aura putra kA vivAha eka kanyA ke sAtha kara diyaa| vaha rUpa meM to sundara thI, para svabhAva usakA acchA nahIM thaa| vasiTTaka ne ghara Ate hI usase kaha diyA ki mere pitA kI sevA tumheM acchI taraha karanI hai, unako sevA meM kamI hone para ThIka na rhegaa| kucha dinoM taka to vaha prema se sevA karatI rahI, para kucha dinoM ke bAda Jain Education Internationa
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________________ suyogya putra usane socA ki pitA putra meM kara dUM jisase ki maiM pati ke 46 isa prakAra mana-muTAva paidA sAtha AnandapUrvaka raha sakUM / vaha jAnabUjha kara zvasura ke sAtha aisA bartAva karane lagI ki jisase vaha parezAna ho gayA / jaba vaha kucha bhI to kahatA vaha lar3ane ke lie taiyAra rahatI / vasiThaka ke sAtha isa prakAra kA bartAva karatI ki vasiTThaka ko jJAta hone lagA ki yaha nirdoSa hai aura pitA kI hI galatI hai / eka dina vasiThaka ne ghara ke jhagar3e se Uba kara kahA - pratidina kA yaha jhagar3A bahuta burA hai, pitAjI jyoM-jyoM vRddha hote jA rahe haiM na jAne unakA vyavahAra hI kaisA hotA jA rahA hai / tumhIM batAo aba maiM kyA karU / strI ne namaka mirca lagAkara kahA- mujhe kyA pUchate haiM / jaba se isa ghara meM AI hai taba se eka dina bhI acchI taraha nahIM rahI hU~ / aba to ye itane adhika vRddha ho gaye haiM, zarIra meM bhayaMkara roga bhI paidA ho gae haiM, jisase ve yahA~ sAkSAt naraka kA upabhoga kara rahe haiM / unake kAraNa ghara bhI naraka ho gayA hai / jahA~ cAhate haiM vahA~ thUka dete haiM / zreSTha to yahI hai ki inheM zmazAna meM le jAkara eka gaDDA banA kara gAr3a do, jisase ve kaSTa bhoga rahe haiM vaha bhI miTa jAyegA aura ghara kA bhI uddhAra jAyegA | vasiThaka ko patnI kI bAta pasanda A gaI / usane kahA bAta to tumhArI ThIka hai, para pitA AsAnI se Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 50 amiTa rekhAe~ ghara chor3ane ke lie taiyAra na hoMge / yadi Asa-pAsa ke loga suneMge to ijjata miTTI meM mila jAyegI / patnI ne kahA- Apa aisA kareM ki kala subaha hI pitAjI se kaheM ki amuka vyakti rupaye nahIM de rahA hai, usane kahA hai ki Apa jAneMge to vaha rupaye de degA ataH Apa gAr3I meM baiThakara caleM / isase pitAjI calane ko taiyAra ho jAyeMge aura unheM zmazAna meM gaDDhA khodakara gADa denA / aura yahA~ Akara hallA macA denA ki rAste meM DAkU mile the ve dhana ko lUTa kara dAdA ko pakar3a kara na jAneM kahA~ le gaye / isase ApakI pratijJA bhI banI rahegI / vasiTThaka ne kahA - vAha, tumhArI buddhi bar3I tIkSNa hai, tumane jaisA kahA hai vaisA hI karU~gA / mAtA aura pitA kI isa bAta ko usake sAta varSa ke putra ne sunI / prAtaH jaba vaha vRddha ko lekara jaMgala meM jAne lagA, taba bAlaka ne bhI haTha kI ki maiM bhI calUMgA / bAlaka kyA samajhatA hai yaha samajhakara use sAtha le liyA / gAr3I jaba zmazAna meM pahucI to vasiTThaka pitA-putra ko vahIM chor3akara svayaM kudAla - TokarI lekara utara par3A aura kucha dUra para jAkara gaDDhA khodane lgaa| kucha samaya ke pazcAt bAlaka ghUmatA- ghAmatA vahIM pahu~ca gayA jahA~ para pitA gaDDhA khoda rahA thA / pitAjI ! yahA~ para AlU zakkarakanda to nahI hai phira Apa gaDDhA kyoM khoda rahe haiM / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ suyogya putra vasiTThaka ne bAlaka samajhakara lAparavAhI se kahAputra ! tumhAre dAdA jI bahuta hI vRddha ho cuke haiN| bImArI meM bahuta kaSTa bhoga rahe haiM, unheM isameM gAr3ane ke lie hI gaDDhA khoda rahA huuN| __bAlaka ne kahA-pitAjI ! yaha to bahuta hI burA kArya hai| dAdA jI ko jIte-jAgate gAr3a denA bahuta bar3A pApa hai| vasiThThaka kI buddhi bhraSTa ho rahI thI usane bAlaka kI bAta para dhyAna hI nahIM diyaa| kucha samaya ke bAda thakakara vaha vizrAnti ke lie eka ora baiTha rhaa| bAlaka uThA, usane kudAlI lI aura usa gaDDhe ke pAsa hI dUsarA gaDDhA khodane lgaa| vasiTThaka-putra ! kyA kara rahe ho ? putra-pitAjI jaba Apa bhI vRddha hoMge taba Apako bhI jamIna meM gADhanA par3egA isalie abhI se gaDDhA khodakara rakhatA hU~, kyoM ki pitA kA anusaraNa putra ko karanA hI caahie| maiM kabhI bhI Apake dvArA calAI gaI isa prathA ko TUTane nahI duuNgaa| vasiTThaka ne bigar3a kara kahA-nAlAyaka kahIM kA putra hokara merA ahita karanA cAhatA hai| bAlaka-nahIM pitAjI ! maiM to Apako mahAn pApa se ubAranA cAhatA huuN| Apa svayaM socie| yaha kaisA rAkSasI kRtya hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 52 amiTa rekhAeM vasiTThaka-putra ! maiM apanI icchA se nahIM, para tumhArI mA~ ke kahane se yaha kArya karane jA rahA huuN| putra-pitAjI ! galata bAta to mAM kI bhI nahIM mAnanI cAhie / aba bhI Apako isa ghora pApa se bacanA hai|" putra kI bAta ko sunakara vasiTThaka meM girate-girate sambhala gyaa| vaha pitA aura putra ko gAr3I biThAkara punaH ghara kI ora cala par3A / vasiTThaka kI patnI usa dina bahuta hI prasanna thI ki Aja ghara kA pApa Tala gyaa| baDhiyA bhojana banAkara vaha baiThI hI thI ki buDhe ko punaH gAr3I meM AyA huA dekhakara krodha se tilamilA pdd'ii| are ! tuma to punaH isa jindA lAza ko ghara meM le Aye / vasiTThaka ne kahA-tuma pApina ho, maiM tumhArI eka bhI bAta nahIM mAnUMgA, tumheM ghara meM rahanA hai to acchI taraha se raho, varnA ghara se bAhara nikala jaao| itanA sunate, hI vaha ghara se nikala gaI aura pAsa ke dUsare makAna meM calI gii| use AzA thI ki vasiTThaka use manAne AyegA, para AzA nirAzA meM pariNata ho gii| dina para dina bItate gaye kintu vasiTThaka nahIM AyA / eka dina putra ne socA, mAM ko bahuta zikSA mila cukI hai ! pitAjI se kSamA mAMga kara ghara para A jAya to acchA hai| usane upAya nikAla liyaa| usane pitA se kahA, Apa subaha jora se kahiegA ki maiM dUsarA vivAha karane jA rahA hUM, gAr3I meM baiThakara ravAnA ho jAiegA, aura zAma ko punaH lauTa aaiegaa| vasiTThaka ne putra kI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ suyogya putra bAta ko mAnakara vaisA hI kiyA / usakI patnI ne yaha bAta sunI, sauta kI bAta se vaha sihara uThI, yadi vaha A gaI to merA-bhAvI jIvana hI bigar3a jaayegaa| usane putra ko bulAkara kahA- tuma pitA se kahakara mere aparAdhoM ko kSamA karavA do, aura mujhe punaH isa ghara meM bulAlo bhaviSya meM maiM kabhI bhI aisA kArya nahIM kruuNgii|' putra ne pitA ke Ane para khaa-pitaajii| mAtAjI punaH yahAM AnA cAhatI hai| ve apane aparAdha kI zuddha hRdaya se kSamA mAMga rahI hai, kaisI bhI kyoM na ho Akhira to merI mAM hai| vasiTThaka-yadi tumhArI icchA ho to bulAkara lA sakate ho / vaha gayA, aura mAM ko bulA lAyA. usane pati aura zvasura se kSamA yAcanA kii| suyogya putra ke kAraNa punaH ujaDA huA ghara basa gyaa| suyogya putra ne jahA~ apane pitA ko pApa ke garta meM girate hue bacAyA, vahAM apanI patita mAtA kA bhI uddhAra kiyaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 1 amara phala dhArA nagarI meM eka garIba brAhmaNa rahatA thaa| usane apanI daridratA ko dUra karane ke lie aneka prayatna kiye, para kisI meM bhI saphalatA prApta na huii| usane tIna dina taka anna jala grahaNa kiye binA hI ekAgracitta se devI kI upAsanA kii| tIsare dina devI ne sAkSAt darzana diye| brAhmaNa phUlA nahIM samAyA usane devI se daridratA miTAne kA anurodha kiyaa| devI ne spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA -- bhUdeva ! tumhAre bhAgya meM sampatti nahIM kintu vipatti likhI hai, kisI kA bhI sAmarthya nahIM ki use koI bhI badala ske| brAhmaNa ekadama nirAza aura hatAza ho gyaa| usane dIna svara meM kahA to kyA merI tIna dina kI tapasyA bhI vyartha ho jaayegii| devI ne sAhasa baMdhAte hue kahA-itane ghabarAo mata, tumhAre, bhAgya meM kucha saphalatA bhI likhI hai| brAhmaNa meM AzA kA saMcAra ho gyaa| usane kahAjo likhA hai vaha diijie| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amara phala 55 devI ne brAhmaNa ke hAtha meM eka phala rakhate hue kahAyaha sAdhAraNa phala nahIM hai| yaha amara phala hai, ise khAne para vyakti sadA ke lie amara ho jAtA hai| devI antAna ho gii| brAhmaNa ko dhana cAhie thA, para dhana ke sthAna para amara phala milA! usane use khAne kI taiyArI kI para dUsare hI kSaNa use vicAra AyA, yadi amara phala khAkara amara bana gayA to jIvana bhara daridratA meM phaMsA duHkha bhogatA rhuuNgaa| isase to zreSTha yahI hai paropakArI rAjA bhartRhari ko samarpita kara dN| jisase janatA kA bhI bhalA hogA, rAjA prasanna hokara mujhe dhana degA, jisase merI daridratA miTa jaayegii| usane usI samaya rAja-sabhA meM jAkara vaha phala rAjA ko arpita kiyaa| bhata hari ne vinoda karate hue kahAbrAhmaNa devatA ! mujhe tumheM dakSiNA dekara sammAna karanA cAhie thA, para Apa to ulaTA mujhe upahAra de rahe haiN| brAhmaNa ne kahA-rAjan / yaha sAdhAraNa phala nahIM hai| tIna dina kI upAsanA va sAdhanA ke pazcAt devI ne prasanna hokara ise mujhe diyA hai / isakA nAma amara phala hai ! jyoM ho maiM ise khAne baiThA, tyoM hI mere mana meM yaha vicAra AyA ki maiM garIba hU~ phira pRthvI kA bhAra kyoM banU / Apake samAna paropakArI samrAT khAyeMge to janatA kA bhI dIrghakAla taka kalyANa hogaa| ataH ise svIkAra kara mujhe Apa anugRhIta kreN| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAe rAjA bhartRhari ne usa phala ko grahaNa kiyA aura usake badale meM brAhmaNa ko bharapUra dakSiNA dekara usako Arthika saMkaTa se sadA ke lie mukta kara diyA / bhartRhari mahaloM meM jAkara jyoM hI use khAne ke lie tatpara hue tyoM hI unheM vicAra AyA ki isa phala ko khAkara maiM amara ho jAUMgA to merI dharmapatnI jisake abhAva meM eka kSaNa bhI mujhe acchA nahIM lagatA hai ! yadi vaha nahIM rahI to merA lambA jIvana bhI nIrasa ho jAyegA / ataH ise maiM apanI priyarAnI ko arpita kara dU~ jisase vaha dIrghakAla taka jI sake 56 bhartRhari ko apane jIvana kI apekSA rAnI kA jIvana adhika mUlyavAna pratIta huA ! vaha phala lekara rAnI piMgalA ke pAsa phuNcaa| aura apane hRdaya ke apAra anurAga ko pradarzita karatA huA vaha phala rAnI ko pradAna kiyA / rAnI phala ko pAkara phUlI na samAI / rAjA rAja sabhA meM calA gyaa| rAnI anya vyakti meM anurakta thI / usane socA amara phala khAkara meM amara bana jAUMgI, para merA premI hastipAlaka yoM hI raha jaayegaa| rAnI ko apane jIvana kI apekSA hastipAlaka kA jIvana adhika mahatvapUrNa lagA / usane usI samaya hastipAlaka ko bulAyA aura apane sneha ko darzAtI huI vaha phala use bheMTa kiyA / hastipAlaka bahuta hI prasanna huA / aura usa phala ko lekara apane ghara A gayA / hastipAlaka ke Asakti kA kendra rAnI nahIM kintu Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amara phala vahAM kI prasiddha gaNikA thii| vaha rAnI se bhI adhika mahatva use detA thaa| usane amara phala gaNikA ko dene kA nizcaya kiyaa| vaha usa phala ko lekara gaNikA ke yahA~ gayA aura manovinoda karate hue usane amara phala gaNikA ko upahRta kiyaa| daivika phala ko pAkara gaNikA kI prasannatA kA pAra na rahA / ___ amara phala ko pAkara gaNikA cintana karane lagI ki merA jIvana kitanA adhama hai mere kAraNa kitanoM kA patana huA hai| yadi maiM amara bana gaI to hajAroM vyakti vAsanA ke kardama meM girakara apane jIvana ko barbAda kareMge ! isalie yahI zreyaskara hai mahAn paropakArI samrATa bhartahari ko yaha phala bheMTakara dU jisase ve dIrghakAla taka vaha prajA kA prema se pAlana karate rheN| gaNikA dUsare dina rAja sabhA maiM phala ko lekara upasthita huii| usane sasammAna vaha amara phala rAjA ko bheMTa kiyA / rAjA ne phala ko dekhate hI pahacAna liyaa| parantu mana meM prazna kauMdha gayA ki piMgalA rAnI ko diyA gayA yaha phala gaNikA ke pAsa kaise pahu~ca gyaa| bhartRhari ne anajAna banakara gaNikA se pUchA--- yaha devanAmI zreSTha phala tumhAre pAsa kisa prakAra AyA / gaNikA ne sahaja bhAva se kaha diyA ApakA jo hastipAlaka hai vaha merA premI hai, usane yaha amUlya upahAra mujhe diyA hai| rAjA ne puraskAra dekara gaNikA ko vidA kiyaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 58 amiTa rekhAeM rAjA ne apane vizvasta anucara ke dvArA ekAnta meM hastipAlaka ko bulAyA aura amara phala ke sambandha meM pUchA, hastipAlaka ke to bhaya se roMgaTe khar3e ho ge| mRtyu ke bhaya se usane sArI bAta rAjA ke sAmane spaSTa rUpa se rakha dii| use sunate hI bhartRhari kI AMkheM khula gii| unake muMha se sahasA nikala gayA yAM cintayAmi satataM mayi sA viraktA sApyanyamicchati janaM sa janonyasaktaH asmat kRte ca parituSyati kAcidanyA dhika tA ca taMca madanaM ca imAM ca mAM ca ? jisa piMgalA ko maiM apanI ananyA samajhatA thA are jisake pIche-dIvAnA banA haA thA, vaha to anya meM Asakta hai, vaha jise apanA samajhatI thI usake hRdaya meM dUsarI kA hI nivAsa thaa| dhikkAra hai mujhe, paTarAnI piMgalA ko, hastipAlaka aura isa gaNikA ko| sabase bar3hakara dhikkAra hai mujhe jo viSayoM meM Asakta ho rahA hU~ / prastuta ghaTanA ne rAjA bhartahari ko saMsAra se virakta kara diyaa| ve rAjya kA parityAga kara giri kaMdarAoM meM pahuMcakara sAdhanA karane lge| unakI jIvana gAthA Aja bhI bhAratIya jana mAnasa meM vairAgya kI nirmala jyoti jagAtI hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 12 samasyA kA samAdhAna eka yuvaka thA, jisakA jIvana satya niSTha va paropakArI thA / kintu usake pAsa sampatti kA abhAva thaa| vaha ghara meM akelA thA, use akelepana kA abhAva sadA khaTakatA thA / eka dina usane kuladevI kI upAsanA kara garIbI aura akelepana ko miTAne ke lie prArthanA kii| kuladevI yuvaka kI satyaniSThA paropakAra kartavya parAyaNatA para mugdha ho gii| usane kahA - putra, terI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna eka jJAnI puruSa karegA jo yahAM se cAra yojana dUra uttara dizA meM rahatA hai tU usake pAsa calA jA | AzA se lagA huA yuvaka vahAM se usI dizA meM cala diyA / vaha itanA garIba thA ki vAhana ke lie usake pAsa paise nahIM the, aura calane kA bhI abhyAsa nahIM thA / tathApi sAhasa se vaha cala diyA eka yojana bhI vaha kaThinatA se cala sakA / itanA thaka gayA thA ki eka kadama bhI aba vaha nahIM cala sakatA thA, choTe se gA~va meM eka bur3hiyA kI jhopar3I para vizrAma lene ke lie pahuMcA / vRddhA ne prema se usakA satkAra kiyA / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 60 amiTa rekhAe usake eka rUpavAna kanyA bhI thI yuvaka snAna aura bhojana se nivRtta hokara bur3hiyA ke pAsa baitthaa| ghara bItI aura Apa bItI aneka bAteM calatI rahI, anta meM vRddhA ne yuvaka se pUchA --- tumhArI yAtrA kA uddezya kyA hai ! yuvaka ne kahA--merI kucha vyaktigata samasyAyeM haiM, kuladevI ke kahane se ne unakA samAdhAna karane ke lie jJAno pUruSa ke caraNoM meM jA rahA hai| vRddhA ke muMha para prasannatA kI rekhA camaka uTho, usane kahA-putra ! merI bhI eka samasyA hai, jisameM maiM kAphI ulajhI huI hUM, tuma merI samasyA kA samAdhAna jJAnI puruSa se karanA-merI yaha putrI hai, jo vivAha yogya ho gaI hai| jaba maiMne isake sAmane vivAha kA prastAva rakhA taba isane mujhe apanI dRr3ha pratijJA batAte hue kahA --maiM usI puruSa ke sAtha vivAha karUMgI, jo savA karor3a kI kImata kA bahamUlya hIrA lAkara mujhe degaa| maiMne aneka prakAra se ise samajhAyA para yaha apanI haTha chor3atI hI nahIM hai, to tU usa jJAnI se pUchanA ki isakI pratijJA kaba pUrNa hogii| yuvaka vRddhA ko AzvAsana dekara dUsare dina Age bddh'aa| usa dina bhI vaha eka yojana se adhika na cala skaa| vizrAnti ke lie usane idhara-udhara dekhA, para Asa-pAsa meM kahIM bhI gAMva nahIM thA, jaMgala meM eka jhauMpar3I thI, yuvaka usI jhauMpar3I meM pahu~cA, vahA~ eka sanyAsI japa tapa kara rahA thA, yuvaka ne rAtri meM vahA~ rahane kI anumati maaNgii| sanyAsI ne prasannatA se kahA-Apa Jain Education Internationa
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________________ samasyA kA samAdhAna niHsaMkoca yahA~ raha sakate haiN| sanyAsI ke sAtha yuvaka kI bAta hotI rahI anta meM sanyAsI ne kahA-tuma jJAnI puruSa ke pAsa jA rahe ho to merI bhI eka samasyA hai usakA samAdhAna karake laanaa| vaha samasyA yaha hai ki mujhe bAraha varSa se adhika samaya ho gayA hai sAdhanA karate, kintu abhI taka merA mana ekAgra nahIM ho pAyA hai / merA mana atyadhika becaina rahatA hai| yavaka ne sanyAsI ko AzvAsana dekara Age prasthAna kiyaa| eka yojana calane para vaha thaka gayA, usane usa dina eka mAlI ke bagIce meM vizrAma liyaa| mAlI ne bhI usake sAmane apanI samasyA rakhate hue kahA-~-mere pitA jaba maraNAsanna sthiti meM the taba unhoMne mujhe Adeza diyA thA ki makAna ke uttara ke kone meM campA kA vRkSa lagAnA, yaha kaha kara unhoMne A~kheM mada lI, maiMne unake batAe huye sthAna para campA kA vRkSa lagAne kA atyadhika zrama kiyA para vahA~ vRkSa na laga skaa| mere hRdaya meM yaha asahya pIr3A satA rahI hai ki maiM pitA kI yaha choTI sI icchA bhI pUrNa na kara skaa| usa jJAnI pUruSa se pUchakara merI pahelI ko sulajhAne kA prayAsa kreN| yuvaka mAlI ko AzvAsana dekara prAtaHkAla vahA~ se Age bddh'aa| eka yojana jAne para use usa jJAnI kI jhauMpar3I mila gii| usake muMha para adbhuta AbhA camaka rahI thii| yuvaka prathama darzana meM hI usase itanA prabhAvita huA ki usakA zraddhA se usake caraNoM meM sira jhuka Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 62 amiTa rekhAeM gyaa| usa jJAnI ne AzIrvAda pradAna karane ke pazcAt Ane kA kAraNa pUchA-navayuvaka ne kahA-Apa mahAn haiN| Apake divya jJAna kI prazaMsA svayaM kuladevI ne kI hai, ki Apake pAsa jo bhI vyakti jaTila se jaTila samasyA lekara AtA hai vaha samAdhAna pAkara prasannatApUrvaka lauTatA hai| merI bhI aneka samasyAyeM haiM, maiM una samasyAoM ke samAdhAna kI AzA lekara AyA huuN| jJAnI puruSa ne kucha kSaNoM taka yuvaka ko painI dRSTi se dekhA, phira kahA-tumhAre kitane prazna haiM ? maiM sirpha tIna praznoM se adhika praznoM kA uttara nahIM duuNgaa| navayuvaka kucha jhijhkaa| tathApi sAhasa baTora kara usane kahA-bhagavan ! sujhe Apase cAra prazna hI pUchane haiN| eka merA svayaM kA hai aura tIna prazna anya vyaktiyoM ke haiM jinakA mArga meM maiMne Atithya grahaNa kiyA thaa| Apa mujha para vizeSa anugraha kara cAroM praznoM kA samAdhAna pradAna kreN| yadi eka bhI prazna adhUrA rahA tA maiM kaThinAI meM phaMsa jaauuNgaa| jJAnI puruSa ne dRr3hatA ke sAtha kahA- maiM tIna se adhika praznoM kA uttara nahIM duuNgaa| yadi tumane adhika lobha kiyA to hAni ko saMbhAvanA hai| ___ navayuvaka cintita ho gayA, yuvaka ko apanI samasyA bhI parezAna kara rahI thI, sAtha hI tInoM ko diyA gayA vacana bhI vaha nibhAnA cAhatA thii| vaha apanI samasyA kI taraha unakI bhI samasyA kA samAdhAna cAhatA thA / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ samasyA kA samAdhAna kucha kSaNoM taka cintana ke pazcAt usane yaha nirNAya liyA ki maiM apanI samasyA chor3a sakatA hU~, para unakI nhiiN| usane jJAnI ke sAmane tInoM kI samasyAeM rakhI, jJAnI ne samAdhAna diyaa| navayuvaka vahAM se lauTa gayA eka yojana mArga pAra karane para vaha mAlI ke ghara pahuMcA ! mAlI ne prema se use bitthaayaa| navayuvaka ne kahA-maiM ApakI samasyA kA sahI samAdhAna kara ke lAyA huuN| usa jJAnI puruSa ne mujhe batAyA ki tumhArA pitA bahuta hI catura thA, jaba vaha mRtyu zaiyyA para par3A huA thA, usa samaya aneka loga Asa-pAsa baiThe the, vaha tumhAre se gupta bAta karanA cAhatA thA, para logoM ke bhIr3a-bhaDakke meM vaha na kaha sakA, usane tumhAre ko saMketa meM kahA-campaka vRkSa jahAM lagAne ke lie kahA usa sthAna para bahuta sA dhana gar3A huA hai, tuma kevala Upara se khodate ho / utanI miTTI meM vRkSa laga nahIM sakatA jar3e gaharAI meM jA nahIM sakatI, Apa jarA gaharA khodeM Apako paryApta mAtrA meM dhana prApta hogaa| mAlI ne jyoM hI khudAI kI tyoMhI dasa-dasa sahasra svarNa mudrAoM se bhare hue cAra kalaza nikale / mAlI ke harSa kA pAra na rhaa| navayuvaka kI ora mur3akara mAlI ne kahA-Apane mujhe dhana dikhAkara mere para mahAna upakAra kiyA hai, yadi Apa yahAM para nahIM Ate to mujhe yaha koSa prApta nahIM ho sakatA thA, Apa isa dhana ko le jAie, para yuvaka usa dhana para tanika mAtra bhI nahIM llcaayaa| kintu mAlI ke Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAe atyadhika Agraha para yuvaka ko bIsa hajAra mudrAeM lenI hI pdd'ii| eka dina ruka kara yuvaka Age bar3hA bIsa hajAra mudrAeM usake sAtha hI thiiN| eka yojana mArga pAra karane para use sanyAsI kI kuTiyA milii| sanyAsI ne Ate hI pUchAbatAo merI samasyA kA kyA samAdhAna laaye| yuvaka ne kahA - sanyAsI banane ke pUrva Apa rAjA the, Apane sanyAsa to grahaNa kiyA para mana meM yaha saMzaya banA rahA ki bhaviSya meM kyA hogA, isa dRSTi se savA karor3a kA kImatI hIrA apane pAsa chupA rakhA hai, usa hIre ke kAraNa ApakI sAdhanA meM ekAgratA nahIM A pAtI hai| ___ sanyAsI ne sunA, adhyAtma kI bhUkha usameM tIvra lagI huI thii| hIre kI mamatA chUTa gii| usane usI samaya hIre ko nikAla kara use de diyaa| aura svayaM dhyAna meM dattacitta ho gyaa| yuvaka Age bar3hA aura tIsare dina buDhiyA ke ghara para pahuMcA / buDhiyA usakI pratIkSA kara rahI thii| beTA! jJAnI puruSa se merI putrI ke sambandha meM pUchA kyA ? yuvaka ne kahA-mAM tumhArI bAta ko maiM kisa prakAra vismRta kara sakatA thaa| jJAnI puruSa ke saMketAnusAra tumhArA manoratha abhI pUrNa ho jAyegA, apanI putrI ko zIghra hI yahAM bulA lAo / buDhiyA ne zIghra putrI ko bulaayaa| yuvaka ne savA karor3a kI kImata kA camacamAtA hIrA usake hAtha para rkhaa| vaha usa bezakImatI hIre ko pahacAna gaI vaha Jain Education Internationa
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________________ samasyA kA samAdhAna 65 usI samaya usake caraNoM meM apanI pratijJA ke anusAra samarpita ho gii| buDhiyA ne usakA vivAha kara diyaa| yuvaka dhana aura patnI ko lekara apane ghara pahu~ca gyaa| yuvaka kI garIbI ora akelA pana sadA ke lie samApta ho gyaa| usane jJAnI puruSa ke sAmane bhale hI apanI samasyA nahIM rakhI para, anya tIna vyaktiyoM kI samasyA ko usane pramukhatA dI, jisase usakI samasyA kA bhI samAdhAna ho gyaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ anamola jIvana : kaur3I kA mola eka rAjA prAtaHkAla jaMgala meM ghUmane ke liye gayA / vaha rAstA bhUla gyaa| use bhUkha pyAsa satAne lgii| vaha eka araNyavAsI kI jhauMpar3I para jA pahu~cA, bhIla ne usakA hRdaya se svAgata kiyA, rAjA prasanna ho gyaa| vidA hote samaya rAjA ne kahA-maiM tumhArI sajjanatA mAnavatApUrNa sadvyavahAra se prabhAvita huuN| maiM apanA candanabAga tumheM arpita karatA hU~ jisase tumhArA jIvana Anandamaya vyatIta hogaa| vanavAsI candanavana ko prApta kara prasanna ho gayA, kintu candana kA kyA mahattva hai, usase kisa prakAra lAbha uThAyA jA sakatA hai, usakA use jJAna nahIM thaa| vanavAsI ne socA isake koyale banAkara zahara meM bece jAyeM jisase acchA lAbha hogaa| vaha candana kI lakar3I ke koyale banAkara becane lagA, aura kisI bhI prakAra se apanA gujArA karane lgaa| eka-eka karake sAre vRkSa samApta ho gaye / eka per3a baca gyaa| varSA kA samaya thA, usase koyalA na bana Jain Education Internationa
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________________ anamola jIvana : kor3I kA mola sakA, usane gujAre ke lie lakar3I ko becane kA nizcaya kiyaa| lakar3I kA gaTThA lekara vaha eka seTha ke yahA~ pahu~cA, seTha bar3A hI bhalA thA, usane vanavAsI ko kahA --yaha lakar3I sAdhAraNa nahIM bar3hiyA candana kI hai| usane usake badale meM kAphI dhana diyaa| aura kahA ki tamhAre pAsa aura bhI isa prakAra kI lakar3I ho to vaha lete aanaa| vanavAsI apanI nA samajhI para pazcAtApa karane lgaa| usane bahumUlya candanavana ko atyadhika kama kImata meM koyalA banAkara beca diyA thaa| eka samajhadAra vyakti ne use sAntvanA dete hue kahA-mitra ! aba A~khoM se A~sU bahAkara pazcAtApa na karo sArA saMsAra hI tumhArI taraha hI hai| jIvana ke anamola kSaNa candana kI lakar3I ke samAna bahumUlya hai para vikAra aura vAsanA ke koyale banAkara use barvAda kara rahe haiM / tumhAre pAsa eka vRkSa bacA hai usakA sadupayoga karo, tuma naunihAla ho jaaoge| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 14 kyA mAnava jIvana garIba hai ? eka yuvaka mahAtmA TAlsaTAya ke pAsa pahu~cA / usane unase nivedana kiyA ki vaha atyadhika garIba hai / usake pAsa eka paisA bhI nahIM hai jisase vaha bahuta hI duHkhI hai / TAlsaTAya ne painI dRSTi se yuvaka ko dekhate hue kahA - kyA tumhAre pAsa kucha bhI sampatti nahIM hai ? yuvaka ne nirAza hote hue kahA- bilkula nahIM hai / TAlsaTAya ne kahA- maiM eka aise vyApArI ko jAnatA hU~ / jo mAnava ke netra kharIdatA hai / donoM netra ke vaha bIsa hajAra rupaye degA, kyA tuma unako becoge ? yuvaka ne kahA- nahIM, bilkula nhiiN| maiM kabhI bhI apanI A~kheM beca nahIM sakatA / vaha hAtha bhI kharIdatA hai, donoM hAthoM ke vaha pandraha hajAra degA, hAtha to becoge na ! ina hAthoM ko bhI kabhI beca nahIM sakatA / acchA, vaha paira bhI kharIdatA hai, donoM pairoM ke dasa Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kyA mAnava garIba hai ? hajAra degA, inako beca do, tumhArI garIbI dUra ho jaayegii| yuvaka bhayabhIta hogayA, usane kahA-Apa yaha kyA kaha rahe haiN| ___maiM tumhAre ko acchI salAha de rahA huuN| tuma adhika amIra bananA cAhate ho to eka lAkha meM tumhArA sampUrNa zarIra ko bhI le sakatA hai / vaha vyApArI manuSya ke zarIra se kucha viziSTa auSadhiyA~ banAtA hai, tumhAre ko prasannatA se itanA mUlya de degaa| ___TAlsaTAya ne muskarAte hue kahA- yuvaka ko sambodhita karate huye kahA-tumhAre pAsa lAkhoM kI kImata kA zarIra hai, phira bhI tuma apane Apako daridra mAnate ho, kitanI aTapaTI bAta hai| isa sampatti ke akSaya koSa se tuma jo cAho vaha kArya kara sakate ho, apane Apako daridra mAnanA bhayaMkara bhUla hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ | Adarza bhAvanA baMgAla meM vaiSNava dharma kA pracAra prasAra aura vistAra karane kA zreya zrI caitanya ko hai| ___ ve eka dina gA~va ko jA rahe the, mArga meM eka bahuta bar3I nadI thI, jo binA naukA ke pAra nahIM kI jA sakatI thii| anya yAtriyoM ke sAtha caitanya bhI naukA meM baiTha gaye, aura nadI kI nirmala dhArAoM ko dekhane lge| usI samaya eka vyakti ne unako jhakajhorate hue kahAcaitanya kyA tumane mujhe nahIM pahacAnA, maiM tumhArA bAlamitra gadAdhara haiM / Aja bahata varSoM ke pazcAt Apake darzana hue haiN| caitanya -mitra gadAdhara ! maiM prAkRtika saundarya suSamA ko nihAra rahA thA ataH maiMne tumhArI ora dhyAna nahIM diyaa| donoM mitroM meM snehapUrvaka vArtAlApa prAraMbha huA ! atIta kI dhudhalI smRtiyAM ubudhya hone lgii| gadAdhara ne kahA-mitra ! tumheM smaraNa hai na / jaba hama gurukula meM par3hate the usa samaya hama donoM ne yaha pratijJA Jain Education Internationa
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________________ Adarza bhAvanA 71 grahaNa kI thI ki hama adhyayana pUrNa hone para nyAya zAstra para grantha likheNge| kyA vaha tumhArI pratijJA pUrNa ho gaI, yA tumhArI smRti meM hI vaha bAta nahIM rho| caitanya mitra ! maiM usa pratijJA ko nahIM bhUlA, maiMne nyAyazAstra para eka grantha likha diyA hai / vaha grantha Aja maiM apane sAtha hI lekara AyA hU~, tuma use dekhalo aura usakA bhASA Adi kI dRSTi se jo bhI pariSkAra karanA cAho, saharSa kara do| gadAdhara ne motI ke samAna camacamAte hue sundara akSaroM meM likhe hue grantha ke do cAra pRSTha ulaTe ki sahasA usakA mukha kamala murajhA gayA ! usane grantha ko nIce rakha diyaa| caitanya-mitra ! kyA bAta hai ! kyA grantha azuddha hai ? yA isameM truTiyAM raha gaI haiM ? tumhArA ceharA ise dekhakara mlAna kyoM ho gyaa| tumheM smaraNa hai na / vidyArthI jIvana meM tuma mere se kabhI bhI koI bhI bAta chipA kara nahIM rakhate the| jo bhI hotA use sApha-sApha mujhe batA dete the, para Aja apane hRdaya ke udgAroM ko kyoM chipA rahe ho| gadAdhara kI A~kheM AMsuoM se gIlI ho gii| usane ruMdhe kaMTha se kahA-mitra maiM adhama hI nahIM, mahA adhama hai| mujhe apane pyAre mitra kI zAnadAra kRti ko dekhakara prasanna honA cAhie thA, aura tumheM isake lie badhAI denI cAhie thI para maiM vaisA nahIM kara sakA, usakA kAraNa hai ki maiMne bhI nyAyazAstra para apanI pratijJA ke anusAra eka grantha Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 72 amiTa rekhAeM likhA hai, maiM soca rahA thA ki vidvadavarga mere grantha ko mAnya karegA, usakI mukta kaMTha se prazaMsA karegA parantu tumhAre grantha ko dekhakara merI AzA para pAnI phira gyaa| tumhAre grantha meM bhASA kA lAlitya hai, bhAvoM kI sundara aura sarasa abhivyakti hai aura zailI kI praur3hatA hai| tumhArA grantha sUrya ke samAna hai to merA grantha nanhe dIpaka ke samAna hai| tumhAre isa grantha ko eka bAra vidvAn dekha leMge, to mere grantha ko koI bhI vidvAn pasanda nahIM kregaa|" isI adhama-bhAvanA ke kAraNa hI merA ceharA mlAna ho gayA hai| __ caitanya-mitra ! tuma cintA na karo, merA grantha tumhArI kIrti meM bAdhaka nahIM bnegaa| jisa grantha se mitra ke hRdaya ko kaSTa ho, vaha grantha hI kisa kAmakA ? lo, maiM tumhAre sAmane hI isa grantha ko saritA kI sarasa dhArA meM bahA detA huuN| gadAdhara caitanya kA hAtha pakar3ane ke lie Age bar3hatA hai / taba taka grantha nadI meM DUba jAtA hai| gadAdhara ne kahA-mitra tumane yaha kyA kara diyA tumane isa prakAra kI anamola kRti ko bhitra ke lie pAnI meM DabA kara naSTa kara diyA / tumhAre tyAga kI amara kahAnI itihAsa ke svarNa pRSThoM para camakegI aura merI adhama manovRtti para loga thuukeNge| caitanya-mitra ! tuma prasanna raho tumhArI prasannatA meM hI merI prasannatA hai| hama donoM eka hI guru ke ziSya haiN| tumhArA nAma hI merA nAma hai, aba tumhArI pustaka kA Jain Education Internationa
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________________ Adarza bhAvanA 73 adhyayana karane para hI nyAya zAstra kA adhyayana pUrNa samajhA jaayegaa| naukA nadI ke kinAre jAkara khar3I ho gii| donoM naukA se utara pdd'e| donoM ke mukha kamala khile hue the| donoM ko Atma-santoSa thaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 16 Ananda kahAM ! eka seTha videza se dhana kamAkara apane ghara kI ora A rahA thA, mArga meM use eka Thaga milA, usane seTha se prazna kiyA, Apa kahAM jA rahe haiM / uttara meM - seTha ne kahA - maiM dhana kamAne ke lie videza gayA thA, vahAM para bAraha varSa rahA aura jitanA bhAgya meM likhA thA utanA dhana kamAkara ghara lauTa rahA hU~ / dhana kI bAta sunakara Thaga ke muMha meM pAnI A gayA, usane socA, kisI upAya se seTha ke pAsa ke dhana ko le lenA cAhie, phira aisA sunaharA avasara hAtha na lagegA / Thaga ne madhura zabdoM meM seTha se kahA - bandhuvara / Apa jisa grAma ko jA rahe ho usase dasa mIla Age hI merA gAMva hai, maiM bhI vahIM jA rahA hU~ / tumhArA sAtha mila gayA, bar3I prasannatA hai / vArtAlApa karate hue mArga AsAnI se kaTa jAyegA / seTha bhI yahI cAhatA thA ki rAste meM koI sAthI mila jAya to acchA hai mIThI bAteM karate hue donoM Age bar3ha rahe the / sUrya astAcala kI ora tejI se bar3ha rahA thaa| Thaga Jain Education Internationa
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________________ Ananda kahAM ne kahA-saMdhyA hone jA rahI hai aba Age bar3hanA ucita nahIM hai| isI pAsa kI dharmazAlA meM hama Thahara jAyeM to kitanA acchA rahegA, yaha dharmazAlA hara dRSTi se surakSita seTha ne Thaga ke prastAva kA samarthana kiyA, aura ve donoM usI dharmazAlA meM khA pIkara so gye| Thaga ne vicArA ki kahIM seTha ko merI niyata para sandeha na ho jAya etadartha vaha nidrA kA nATaka karane lgaa| seTha ko jyoM hI gaharI nidrA AI tyoMhI vaha uTha baitthaa| dhIre se seTha ke bistara va jeba ko TaTolane lgaa| para use eka bhI paisA prApta nahIM huA, usakI sabhI AzA nirAzA meM pariNita ho gaI, muMha laTakAye, karavaTeM badalate hue vaha bhI so gyaa| uSA kI sunaharI kiraNe hI muskarAne lagI tyoMhI ve donoM apane lakSya kI ora Age bar3he ! vArtAlApa karate hue Thaga ne kahA - bandhuvara ! tuma bAraha varSa taka videza meM rahe ho, vahAM se kucha kamAkara ghara lauTa rahe ho, yA yoM hI khAlI hAtha lauTa rahe ho? seTha-mitra ! jitanA bhAgya meM hotA hai utanA hI to milatA hai, maiMne vahAM kevala bhAr3a hI nahIM jhauMkA hai, kucha kamAyA bhI hai, jise lekara maiM apane bAla baccoM se milane jA rahA huuN| dhana kI bAta ko sunakara Thaga ke cehare para prasannatA kI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM rekhAeM camaka utthii| seTha ke sAmAna meM kahIM na kahIM dhana avazya hai| saMdhyA hote-hote ve dUsarI agalI dharmazAlA jA tthhre| pahale dina kI bhA~ti hI Thaga nidrA kA nATaka kara so gyaa| jaba seTha ko gaharI nidrA AI taba vaha uThA aura bar3I hI sAvadhAnI se usane seTha kI jebeM, bistara, va sAmAna TaTolanA prAraMbha kiyA, jaba ghaMToM taka mehanata karane para bhI use kucha nahIM milA to use vizvAsa ho gayA ki seTha ke pAsa kucha bhI sampatti nahIM hai, kevala mujhe dhokhA dene ke lie apanI bar3hAI baghAratA hai| maiM isa dhUrta ke sAtha kaise phaMsa gyaa| tIsare dina kucha cale hI the ki seTha kA gAMva A gayA Thaga ko lekara apane ghara pahu~cA, bhojana Adi se nivRtta hone para usane apane sAtha kA bistara kholA. bistara meM se eka gaThaDI nikAlI jisameM pAMca hajAra svarNa mudrAeM thiiN| pAMca mudrAeM usako dete hae kahA-abhI tumhArA gA~va dUra hai, khAne kA sAmAna le lenA ora sAtha hI apane bAla-baccoM ke lie bhI kucha vastueM kharIda lenA / Thaga nirmimeSa dRSTi se usa gaTharI ko dekhane lagA, use vizvAsa hI nahIM ho rahA thA ki yaha kyA ho gayA, jisa gaTharI ko maiM do rAta se DhUMDhatA rahA, mujhe nahIM milI, Aja yaha kahAM se A gaI ? ThagaseThajI ! Apa mujhe nahIM pahacAnate haiM ki maiM kauna haiN| Apako sunakara Azcarya hogA ki dUsaroM ke dhana kA apaharaNa karanA hI merA eka mAtra vyavasAya hai| Apake Jain Education Internationa
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________________ Ananda kahAM? 77 sAtha isI kAraNa se AyA thA, maiMne do rAta taka isa gaTharI ko DhUMDhA, para vaha mujhe kahIM bhI upalabdha nahIM huii| aba Apa apane ghara A gaye haiM, ataH Apako aba koI khatarA bhI nahIM hai, kRpayA batAiye ise Apa rAta meM kahAM rakhate the| seTha ne muskarAte hue kahA-isa rahasya kA udghATana maiM tabhI karUMgA jaba Apa yaha pratijJA grahaNa kareM ki maiM bhaviSya meM kisI ke dhana kA apaharaNa nahIM kruuNgaa| Thaga ne jaba pratijJA grahaNa kI taba seTha ne kahA-prathama darzana meM hI mujhe yaha anubhava ho gayA thA ki Apa kisa prakAra ke vyakti haiN| maiMne socA-tuma rAta bhara merI sArI vastueM saMbhAloge, kintu apanI vastueM nahIM dekhoge dhana kI anveSaNA ke lie rAta bhara jAgate rahoge ataH dUsarA koI cora bhI nahIM A sakegA, isalie maiM yaha dhana kI gaTharI jaba tuma idhara-udhara pezAba Adi ke lie jAte to maiM dhIre se tumhAre sirahAne ke nIce rakha detA thaa| rAta meM yaha poTalI tumhAre pAsa hI rahI thI, para tumhArA dhyAna udhara gayA hI nhiiN| Thaga ke AMkhoM meM A~sU A gaye, hAya jo dhana mere hI pAsa thA use maiMne tumhAre pAsa hU~DhA / Aja kA mAnava bhI usa Thaga kI bhAMti bhautika padArthoM meM sukha kI anveSaNA kara rahA hai para vaha Ananda bAhara nahIM apane andara hI hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 17 / kalAkAra kI AlocanA eka kalAkAra mUrtikalA meM nipuNa thaa| usake yathArthavAdI citraNa ko nihAra kara darzaka Azcarya cakita ho jAtA thaa| vaha apane yuga kA sarvazreSTha kalAkAra thaa| vaha javAnI ko pAra kara bur3hApe meM praviSTa ho rahA thaa| usakI bar3hatI huI vRddhAvasthA ko dekhakara usake snehIjanoM ko cintA satAne lagI / unhoMne apane hRdaya kI vyathA kalAkAra ke sAmane prastuta kii| kalAkAra ne kahA-Apa kyoM cintA kara rahe haiM ! una snehIjanoM ne kahA-yamarAja jaba AtA hai to vaha na kalAkAra ko dekhatA hai aura na sAhityakAra ko hii| netA aura abhinetA kA bhI vaha bheda nahIM karatA hai| usakI smRti mAtra se hI siharana hone lagatI hai| kalAkAra khilakhilA kara haMsa par3A, usane kahA-maiM apanI kalA kauzala se yamarAja ko bhI cakamA de sakatA huuN| vaha mujhe sugamatA se nahIM le jA paayegaa| logoM ne prazna kiyA-vaha kisa prakAra ho sakatA hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kalAkAra kI AlocanA 76 kalAkAra ne sagarva kahA-maiM apanI dasa mUrtiyAM banAUMgA, aura jaba yamarAja AyegA, to maiM jhaTha se una martiyoM ke bIca chipa jaauuNgaa| vaha yathArtha aura marti kA bheda nahIM kara sakegA aura merA bAla bhI bAMkA nahIM hogaa| logoM ko vizvAsa nahIM haA parantu kalAkAra ko pUrNa vizvAsa thA ki usakI kalA kabhI bhI nirarthaka nahIM ho skegii| vaha mUrti-nirmANa meM juTa gyaa| usane dasa mUrtiyA~ bnaaii| aura eka nUtana kakSa meM unheM sthApita kara dI aura svayaM usameM jA baiThA / darzaka yaha bheda nahIM kara sake ki mUrtiyAM kauna hai aura kalAkAra kauna hai| kalAkAra apanI buddhi-kauzala para phUlA nahIM samA rahA thaa| eka dina vaha mUrtiyoM ke bIca meM baiThA huA thA ki yamarAja A gyaa| kalAkAra ne yamarAja ko pahacAna liyA / kalAkAra nistabdha baiThA rahA lambe samaya taka gaharAI se dekhane para bhI yamarAja pahacAna na sakA ki kalAkAra kauna hai aura mUrti kauna hai| yamarAja ne buddhimatA se kAma liyaa| usane kahA-kaisA mUrkha kalAkAra hai jo ina sabhI mUrtiyoM ko bhI eka sadRza nahIM banA skaa| kisI kI nAka sIdhI hai, kisI kI TeDhI hai. kisI kI moTI hai to kisI kI patalI hai| kalAkAra ne jyoM hI apanI kaTu AlocanA sunI tyoMhI vaha vahIM baiThA cIkha uThA ki merI kalA ko kauna Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 80 amiTa rekhAeM cunautI detA hai| yamarAja ne usakA galA dabocate hue kahA-maiM jAnatA thA ki asalI kalAkAra apanI kalA kI AlocanA kabhI suna nahIM sktaa| isI dRSTi se merA yaha upakrama thA / acchA calo aba mere sAtha / kalAkAra aba kyA karatA, use usake sAtha jAnA hI pdd'aa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ bAdazAha kI rAmAyaNa prAtaHkAla kA samaya thaa| eka bAdazAha apane vajIra ke sAtha ghUmane ke lie jA rahA thaa| mArga meM eka vyAsa jI kathA kara rahe the| hajAroM loga baiThe hue kathA kA Ananda le rahe the| vyAsa jI ke kathA kahane kA DhaMga itanA nirAlA thA ki bAta-bAta meM haMsI ke phavvAre chUTa rahe the, loga prasannatA se jhUma rahe the| bAdazAha ne pUchA-vajIra jI ! yahAM para kathA kisakI ho rahI hai ? vajIra-jahA~panAha ! ayodhyA ke rAjA rAma aura sItA kI kathA kahI jA rahI hai| ___ bAdazAha ko bahuta hI burA lagA ki mere rAjya meM merI kathA na karake loga dUsaroM kI kathA karate haiM / bAdazAha ne, usI samaya vyAsa jI ko bulAyA aura kahA dekhanA aba se rAjArAma kI kathA na sunAkara merI kathA sunAyA kro| jaisI sItA rAma kI kathA hai vaisI habaha merI bhI kathA likha do| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM vyAsa pUrA ghAgha thaa| usane kahA-jahAMpanAha ! maiM aisI bar3hiyA kathA likha dUMgA ki loga rAmAyaNa ko paDhanA bhUla jaayeNge| para isake pArizramika ke rUpa meM mujhe gyAraha hajAra rupaye caahie| bAdazAha ne usI samaya rupaye use rAjakoSa se dilavA diye| vyAsa, pAMca mahine ke pazcAt bAdazAha ke pAsa pahu~cA aura kahA-jahA~panAha ! rAmAyaNa kI taraha hI bAdazAyaNa maiMne taiyAra kara dI hai kintu usameM kevala eka khAsa bAta likhanI raha gaI hai ki rAma kI patnI sItA ko rAvaNa curAkara le gayA thA, kRpayA batAyeM ki usa Azika kA nAma kyA thA tAki bAdazAyaNa meM likha sk| bAdazAha ne sunA aura ghabarAkara kahA -- mujhe aisI rAmAyaNa nahIM caahie| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ parIkSA anilakAnta ujjainI kA eka buddhimAna aura supratiSThita seTha thA / ghara meM dhana ke ambAra lage hue the| patnI pratibhA bhI usI ke samAna buddhimatI thii| kintu pratibhA kI goda sUnI hone se vaha sadA udAsa rahatI thii| ___anilakAnta use samajhAtA ki tuma rAta dina cintA na kiyA karo, yadi bhAgya meM likhA hai to putra avazya hogaa| pratibhA-nAtha ! binA putra ke yaha virAT vaibhava kisa kAma kA? __ anilakAnta-tU AMsU na bahA ! Aja hI mujhe eka pahuMce hue santa ne batAyA hai ki tumhAre eka putra hogaa| usI rAta prAtaHkAla pratibhA ko svapna AyA ki eka gaMbhIra garjanA karate huA siMha ne usake mukha meM praveza kiyaa| pratibhA samajha gaI ki aba mere eka tejasvI putra ratna hogA / anilakAnta kI bAta satya siddha huii| pratibhA kI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM prasannatA kA pAra na rahA / putra ko prAptakara seThAnI bAMso uchalane lagI / usakA nAma usane pravINa rkhaa| pravINa bar3A huA, usakA pANigrahaNa vINA ke sAtha sampanna huA / eka dina anilakAnta bImAra ho gayA / pravINa usake pAsa jAkara baiThA ! pitAjI abhI bahuta bar3e DAkTara ko bulAletA huuN| vaha koI asaradAra davAI de degA jisase svAsthya zIghra hI ThIka ho jAyegA / 2253 84 anilakAnta - pravINa ! aba maiM kucha hI ghaMToM kA mehamAna hU~ / DAkTara ko bAda meM bulAte rahanA / abhI merI antima tIna zikSAeM dhyAna se sunanA aura unheM jIvana meM apanAnA / ve zikSAeM ye haiM (1) jahA~ para rAjA apanA na ho, apane prati sneha na ho vahA~ para nahIM rahanA / (2) jisa strI kA apane prati prema na ho jisameM arpaNa karane kI bhAvanA na ho vahAM na rahanA / (3) jahA~ para munIma apanA na ho vahA~ para na rahanA / pravINa -- pitAjI Apako maiM vizvAsa dilAtA hUM ki maiM ApakI zikSAoM ko apanAUMgA jyoM hI usane yaha AzvAsana diyA tyoM hI anilakAnta ko eka hicakI AI aura sadA ke lie AMkha mUMda lI / pravINa para aba sArI ghara gRhasthI kI jummedArI A gaI / usane gRhasthAzrama kI gAr3I ko isa prakAra calAI ki loga usakI buddhi se vismita ho gae / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ parIkSA 85 eka dina rAjA kA eka pyArA aura sundara mora rAjamahala se uDatA huA usakI havelI kI chata para A gayA / usane vicAra kiyA ki acchA hai rAjA kI parIkSA bhI kara lU / usane mora ko eka kamare meM chipA diyaa| rAjA mora na milane se cintita haA, usane ujjainI meM yaha udghoSaNA karavAI ki jo mora lAkara degA use puraskAra diyA jaayegaa| - pravINa rAjA ke pAsa gayA, rAjA ko ekAnta meM jAkara kahA-rAjan / ApakA mora uDatA huA mere yahA~ AyA, usa samaya merI buddhibhraSTa ho gaI aura maiMne mora ko mAra diyaa| ye dekhie mora ne jo hIre panne Adi ke AbhUSaNa pahane the ve ye haiN| rAjA-kyA kahA tU ne mora mAra diyA, are duSTa yaha tUne kyA kiyA, isakA yahI daNDa hai ki tujhe abhI mRtyu daNDa detA hUM, maiM tere samAna hatyAre kA muha taka dekhanA nahIM caahtaa| jA tere antima samaya meM merI icchA hai ki eka prahara kA samaya hai tU apane parivAra vAloM se milake aajaa| itane meM sUlI bhI taiyAra ho jaayegii| vaha sIdhA hI ghara para paha~cA aura apanI patnI voNA se kahA-vINA ! dekha mere se eka bhayaMkara bhUla ho gaI hai, maiMne rAjA ke priya mora ko mAra diyA hai| rAjA ne mujhe mRtyu daNDa kI sajA dI hai, batA kyA mujha tU isa makAna meM kahIM chipA sakatI hai ? isa samaya mere prANoM kI rakSA karanA terA kartavya hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 86 amiTa rekhAeM vINA-are kyA kahA Apane ! rAjA ke mora ko Apane hI mArA hai| rAjadrohI ko maiM apane ghara meM kisa prakAra sthAna de sakatI huuN| Apake kAraNa mere sAre bAlabaccoM ko maranA par3egA, aura mujhe bhii| isalie Apa zIghra hI makAna chor3akara cale jaaie| yadi Apa makAna meM hI chipakara raha gaye to mujhe bAdhya hokara apane parivAra kI surakSA ke lie rAjA sAhaba ko sUcanA karanI hogii| pravINa-vINA ! ghabarAo nahI, mere kAraNa se tuma sabhI ko kaSTa ho aisA maiM nahIM kruuNgaa| lo yaha maiM calA, tuma ghara meM Ananda se rho| pravINa sIdhA hI ghara se dukAna para phuNcaa| dukAna para bar3e munImajI baiTha the| pravINa ne munImajI ko ekAnta meM lejAkara kahA, dekhie merI baddhi kuNThita ho gaI aura maiMne rAjA ke mora ko mAra diyA, aba mujhe rAjA sUlI para car3hAegA maiM Apase prANoM kI bhikSA mAMgatA haiM, tuma mujhe kahIM chipA do| munIma ! seTha sAhaba / Apane mora ko mArakara bahuta bar3I bhUla kI hai Apa jAnate haiM mere bhI pAMca bAla bacce haiM, Apake kAraNa mere ko rAjA ke kopa kA bhAjana bananA par3e, yaha kahAM taka ucita hai ? mere meM yaha sAmarthya nahIM hai| Apa anyatra pdhaarie| pravINa --- munImajI / Apa cintA na kareM, maiM jAtA hU~ / pravINa ne jahA~ mora ko chipAyA thA vahAM gayA aura use lekara rAjA ke pAsa phuNcaa| rAjA ke hAthoM meM mora ko thamAte Jain Education Internationa
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________________ parIkSA 87 hue bolA, lIjie, ApakA yaha pyArA mora / maiMne pitA zrI kI antima zikSA kI parIkSA ke lie hI yaha sArA prapaMca kiyA thA, Apa mora sNbhaalie| aba maiM ApakA rAjya chor3akara jA rahA hUM kyoMki jahAM kA rAjA apanA na ho vahAM mujhe nahIM rahanA hai ! rAjA ne bahuta hI inkArI kI, para vaha na maanaa| ghara Akara vINA se kahA ki maiMne pitAjI kI antima zikSA ke anusAra tumhArI parIkSA lI thii| maiMne mora nahIM mArA thA, vaha to maiM rAjA ko de AyA huuN| tumhArA ghara saMbhAlo maiM videza jA rahA hai| dukAna Adi kA saMcAlana bhI tumheM hI karanA hai| vINA ne bahuta manuhAra kI, para pravINa rukA nahIM, munIma jI ko saceta kara cala diyaa| vaha ekAkI mahArASTra meM pahu~cA / prAraMbha meM usane eka seTha ke yahAM para naukarI kii| kucha paisA kamAne ke pazcAt, usane eka svataMtra dukAna khollii| bhAgya aura puruSArtha ke kAraNa usane kucha hI dinoM meM lAkhoM kI sampattI kamAlI, aura eka suyogya kanyA ke sAtha usakA pANigrahaNa bhI ho gyaa| vahAM ke rAjA ke sAtha bhI usakA madhura sambandha ho gyaa| eka dina usane socA kI jarA parIkSA karalU / parIkSA ke lie usane ekAeka rAjakumAra ko apane makAna meM chipA diyaa| tIna dina taka rAjA ne rAjakumAra kI zodha phuNcaa| para naukarI usane Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM kI, para vaha kahIM na milA, rAjA cintA ke sAgara meM gote lagAne lgaa| pravINa rAjamahala meM pahu~cA aura rAjA ko ekAnta meM lejAkara kahA rAjan / mere se eka bhayaMkara aparAdha ho gayA hai / maiMne rAjakumAra ko mAra diyA hai, Apa mujhe jo bhI daNDa denA cAheM saharSa deveN| __ rAjA ne bahuta hI gaMbhIratA se kahA-Apa rAjaputra ko kabhI bhI mArane vAle nahIM haiM, tathApi bhAvoM ke vaza isa prakAra ho gayA hai to aba cintA na kareM aura sAtha hI yaha bAta anya kisI ko na kheN| Apa Ananda se jaaiye| pravINa ghara para AyA, aura A~khoM se A~sU bahAte hue usane patnI se kahA-mere se eka bhayaMkara bhUla ho gaI hai, maiMne rAjakumAra ko mAra diyA hai| patnI ne kahA--patideva ! Apa cintA na kareM, mere rahate huye ApakA bAla bhI bAMkA nahIM ho sakatA, yadi rAjakarmacArI AyeMge to maiM kaha dUgI ki maiMne mArA hai| sArA aparAdha merA hai| pravINa ghara se dukAna para AyA usane vahI bAta munIma se bhI kahI / munIma ne kahA seTha sAhaba! Apa cintA na kareM maiMne ApakA namaka khAyA hai, jaba taka maiM jIvita hUM, vahA~ taka Apako koI bhI kucha bhI kaSTa nahIM de sktaa| maiM rAjakarmacAriyoM se spaSTa zabdoM meM kaha Jain Education Internationa
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________________ parIkSA daha dUMgA ki seTha sAhaba ! pUrNa nirdoSa ! pUrNa nirdoSa hai, merA aparAdha hai, mujhe daNDa diyA jAya / pravINa ko to parIkSA lenI thI, rAjA, patnI aura munIma tInoM parIkSA meM prathama zreNI meM uttIrNa huye the / usane usI samaya rAjakumAra ko nikAlA aura rAjA sAhaba ko pradAna kara diyA / aura vaha vahIM para jamakara rahane lagA / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kaliyuga kA bodha eka samaya pAMcoM pANDava udyAna meM krIr3A kara rahe the| usa samaya vicitra veSa-bhUSA ko dhAraNa kiye huye, eka AdamI yudhiSThira ke sAmane upasthiti huaa| use dekhakara yudhiSThira ko bar3A Azcarya huA ki yaha AdamI eka sAtha brAhmaNa aura yavana ke veza ko kisa kAraNa se dhAraNa kie huye haiN| usa Agantuka vyakti ne kahA-mahArAja ! merI nirAlI veSa-bhUSA ko dekhakara Apa cakita ho rahe haiM, para Apako Azcarya dekhanA hai to apane cAroM bhAiyoM ko cAroM dizAoM meM bhejeM, Apako jJAta hogA ki saMsAra meM kaisI-kaisI vicitra bAteM haiN| bhIma pUrva dizA meM gaye / eka nadI kala-kala chala-chala baha rahI thI, cAroM ora hariyAlI lahalahA rahI thI, harI-harI ghAsa bar3hI huI thii| unhoMne dekhA eka bAraha muMha kA bhesA tejI se cara rahA hai, para usakA peTa aura kamara eka sadRza ho gaI hai| itanA sArA ghAsa khAne para bhI vaha bhUkhA hai| yaha to mahAna Azcarya kI bAta hai / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kaliyuga kA bodha arjuna ko dakSiNa dizA meM bhejA gayA thaa| unhoMne dekhA-eka tatkAla prasUtA gAya apanI sadyaHjAtA bachar3I ke stanoM kA pAna kara rahI hai| apanI hI bachar3I ke stanoM kA pAna karatI huI, gAya ko dekhakara arjuna cakita ho gye| nakula ko pazcima dizA meM bhejA gyaa| ve udhara bar3ha rahe the ki sahasA unake paira ThiThaka gye| unhoMne dekhA-azoka vRkSa kI zAkhA para eka piMjarA laTaka rahA hai| vaha piMjarA sone se banA haA hai aura bahumUlya hIre panne, mANaka motI javAharAta usameM jar3e huye haiM, usa piMjare meM eka kauA baiThA huA hai, aura rAjahaMsa sevaka kI bhAMti usakI sevA kara rahA hai| ___ sahadeva ko uttara meM jAne kA nirdeza kiyA gayA thA / jaba vaha uttara dizA meM apane kadama bar3hA rahA thaa| eka sthAna para usakI A~khe vismaya se visphArita ho gii| vahAM paraspara meM saTe huye tIna kaMDa the| eka madhya meM thA aura do kuNDa usake agala-bagala meM the| agala-bagala ke kuNDoM meM se lahareM uThatI aura laharoM ke mAdhyama se eka kuNDa kA pAnI dUsare kuNDa meM giratA, kintu bIca ke . kuNDa meM eka bUda bhI nahIM giratI thii| cAroM bhAI yudhiSThira ke pAsa pahu~ce aura unhoMne vistAra ke sAtha meM apanI Azcarya kI kathA unheM sunaaii| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM usI samaya vicitra - veSa-bhUSA dhArI puruSa ne kahAmahArAja ! jarA Apa bhI mere sAtha caliye maiM Apako eka bahuta hI vicitra dRzya batAtA hU~ / yudhiSThara unake sAtha gaye, unhoMne dekhA - eka AdamI ke sira para jUte baMdhe huye haiM / vaha eka ghar3e ko uThAtA hai aura usake pAnI ko chaha ghar3oM meM DAlatA hai to ve chaTToM ghar3e bhara jAte haiM, aura dUsarI bAra vaha chahoM ghar3oM ko sAtaveM ghar3e meM uDelatA hai to bhI vaha sAtavAM ghaDA nahIM bharatA hai / yudhiSThara hi yaha bAta bar3I AzcaryakArI lagI / 62 dekhate hI dekhate vaha vyakti divya deva rUpa meM prakaTa huA. usane kahA jo Apane citra vicitra vastuyeM dekhI haiM usakA hAla isa prakAra hai Apane prathama bhaiMsA dekhA thA jo bAraha maMhoM se carate haye bhI usakA peTa khAlI thA / isakA rahasya hai ki kaliyuga meM rAjya ke adhikArI cAroM ora se rizvata leMge. tathApi santuSTa nahIM hoMge / sadyaH prasUtA bachaDI ke stanapAna karane kI bAta isa bAta kI pratIka hai ki kalayuga meM mAtA-pitA apanI laDakI ke paise lekara apanI jindagI kA nirvAha kareMge / paise ke liye apanI laDakI kA vivAha rUgNa va vRddha vyaktiyoM ke sAtha karane meM hicakicAyeMge nahIM / svarNa piMjare meM kauA baiThA hai aura rAjahaMsa usakI sevA kara rahA hai isakA tAtparya hai ki kalayuga meM nimna vyakti rAjya kareMge aura uttama puruSa unakI sevA kareMge / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kaliyuga kA bodha agala-bagala ke kuNDoM kA pAnI eka-dUsare meM gira rahA hai, para bIca ke kuNDa meM eka bUda bhI nahIM gira rahI hai vaha isa bAta kA dyotaka hai ki kaliyuga meM mAnava apane sannikaTa ke bandhu-bAMdhavoM ko chor3akara, patnI kA jo dara kA sambandha hai usakA bharaNa-poSaNa kreNge| sira jUte bAMdhane kA artha hai ki puruSa nAriyoM kA gulAma hogA aura usa para nAriyAM zAsana kregii| eka ghar3e ke dvArA chaha ghar3oM kA bharanA aura chaha dvArA eka ghar3e kI pUrti nahIM kara sakeMge, isakA tAtparya ki mAtApitA apane sAta-ATha putroM kA poSaNa kareMge, kintu sabhI putra milakara bhI eka pitA, va mAtA kA poSaNa nahIM kara skeNge| yudhiSThira ne jijJAsA prastuta kI ki Apa kauna haiM ? usane kahA-maiM kalayuga hU~ ! kalayuga kA rekhAcitra prastuta dRzya karane lie maiMne ye vividha dRzya prastuta kiye haiM / aura vaha Age bar3ha gyaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 21 | pRthak-pRthak sajA bAdazAha akabara apane siMhAsana para AsIna the / vajIra- darabArI bhI apane-apane AsanoM para jame hue the / usa samaya kotavAla ne bAdazAha ke sAmane eka aparAdhI upasthita kiyA hajura, isane corI kI hai / ' bAdazAha ne use Upara se nIce taka dekhA aura madhura svara meM kahA - 'yaha kArya tumhAre sammAna ke yogya nahIM hai, jAo, acchI taraha se raho / vaha calA gayA ! dUsare aparAdhI ko lAyA gayA / usane bhI corI kI thii| bAdazAha ne use acchI taraha dekhA, kucha apazabda kahakara kahA- jAo mere sAmane se / vaha calA gayA / tIsare aparAdhI ko lAyA gayA / usane bhI corI kA hI aparAdha kiyA thA, bAdazAha ne use bhI samyak prakAra se dekhA, sipAhI se usake sira para sAta jute lagavAye aura dhakke dekara use mahala se bAhara nikAla diyA / taba caturtha aparAdhI ko lAyA gyaa| usane bhI corI kI thI / bAdazAha ne use bhI Upara se nIce taka dekhA / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pRthak-pRthak sajA 65 bAdazAha ne Adeza diyA isakA kAlA muMha kara ke aura gadhe para car3hAkara zahara bhara meM ghumAyA jaaye| cAroM aparAdhI kA aparAdha eka thA kintu daNDa alagaalaga thaa| sabhI sabhAsadoM ke mana meM tarka uTha rahe the ki yaha kyA hai| __bAdazAha se chipA na raha sakA, bAdazAha ne pUchAApa logoM ko kucha kahanA hai / sabhAsad-jahAMpanAha ! Apake nyAya meM hamArA pUrNa vizvAsa hai, para hameM yaha samajha meM nahIM AyA ki jaba sabhI kA aparAdha eka hai to daNDa meM jamIna AsamAna kA antara kyoM hai ? isa rahasya ko jAnane ke lie una cAroM ke pIche ekaeka guptacara rakhatA huuN| jisase Apako sahI sthiti kA jJAna ho ske| dUsare dina bAdazAha akabara siMhAsana para baiThA, cAroM guptacaroM ne apanI-apanI riporTa unake sAmane peza kii| eka ne nivedana kiyA-jahAMpanAha ! jise Apane yaha kahakara vidA kiyA thA ki yaha kArya tumhAre sammAna ke yogya nahIM hai| usane yahAM se ghara jAkara viSa khA liyA aura Atma hatyA krlii| jise Apane apazabda kahakara nikAlA thA, vaha apanA saba sAmAna lekara dillI chor3akara calA gyaa| __tIsare aparAdhI ke sira para sAta jUte lagavAye the, vaha apane ghara gayA aura kamarA baMda kara baiTha gayA hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM cauthA aparAdhI jisakA muha kAlA kiyA gayA thA aura gadhe para biThAkara jaba use le jAyA gayA taba rAste meM use dekhane ke lie hajAroM vyakti ekatrita ho gaye / kitane hI vyakti usa para thUkate aura kitane hI gAliyA~ de rahe the| rAste meM usakI patnI mila gaI, usane use AvAja dI, ghara jA aura mere nahAne ke lie pAnI bhara denA / thor3I sI gAliyA~ bAkI haiM unameM ina duSToM ko ghumAkara abhI AtA hU~, tU merI tanika mAtra bhI cintA na karanA / 66 w sabhAsadoM ko jJAta ho gayA ki isI kAraNa bAdazAha ne eka aparAdha kI alaga-alaga sajA dI thI / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ | kalA kA devatA eka ziSya guru ke pAsa bhikSA lekara pahuMcA aura bhikSApAtra eka-eka kara dikhalAne lgaa| guru ne kahAvatsa ! Aja itanA vilamba kaise huA ? ziSya ne vinamra-vANI se nivedana kiyA-gurudeva ! maiM eka UMcI aTTAlikA meM pahu~cA, ghara kI adhikAriNI ne merA svAgata kiyA aura eka laDaDa mujhe diyaa| laDDU lekara jyoM hI maiMne vahAM se prasthAna kiyA tyoM hI mAnasa meM ye vicAra jAgRta hue ki yaha laDDU to gurudeva zrI ke kAma aayegaa| laDDU kI manomugdhakArI suvAsa se merA mana vicalita huA aura maiMne zIghra hI vaikriyalabdhi se bAlaka kA rUpa banAyA aura laDDU kI kAmanA se vahA~ pahu~cA, pUrvavat hI ghara kI adhikAriNI ne eka laDDU mujhe aura diyaa| aura vahAM se calate samaya phira-vicAra AyA ki yaha laDDU to mere sAthI ko milegA, maiM to yoM hI laDDU se vaMcita rahU~gA ataH maiMne tIsarI bAra eka vRddha kA rUpa banAyA aura lar3akhar3AtA huA pahu~cA, aura tIsarA laDDU lekara AyA / ataH vilamba ho gayA" / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM gurudeva ne upAlambha dete huye kahA - vatsa ! yaha zramaNa kA AcAra nahIM hai / isa prakAra labdhi kA prayoga karanA anAcAra haiM, tumheM isakA prAyazcita grahaNa karanA hogA / aura bhaviSya ke liye pratijJA / 68 ziSya ne kahA -- gurudeva ! Apa merI kalA kI kadra nahIM karate haiM / kalA kA upayoga karane para mujhe upA lambha dete haiM ! aura prAyazcita ke lie kahate haiM ? kyA merI kalA isIlie hai ? maiM aba yahAM nahIM rahU~gA / gurudeva ne zAnta aura madhuravANI se kahA -vatsa ! uttejita na bano, joza meM hoza ko na bhuulo| maiM jo kahatA hU~ mere lie nahIM, para tumhAre Atma utthAna ke lie / anAcAra kA yadi prAyacita grahaNa nahIM kiyA jAtA hai to vaha jIvana meM adhikAdhika vikRtiyA~ paidA karatA hai ataH tumheM Atmazuddhi ke lie prAyazcitta lenA hI cAhiye | ziSya ne kahA- mujhe aba prAyazcita nahIM lenA hai / sAdhu kI kaThora caryA mere se pAlana nahIM hotI, maiM jisa ghara se bhikSA lAyA hU~ vaha nATakamaMDalI ke ucca adhikArI kA ghara thA usane rUpa parivartana karate huye mujhe dekha liyA thA, aura usane apanI pyArI putriyoM se kahA thA ki yaha sAdhAraNa puruSa nahIM hai, yaha to kalA kA devatA hai / tuma donoM inakI upAsanA karo / yadi tuma prema se inako AkarSita kara sakI to yaha tumheM camakA degA, aura sAtha hI nATakamaMDalI bhI camaka uThegI / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kalA kA devatA donoM lar3akiyoM ne mere se atyadhika anunaya kiyA aura kahA-nAtha ! pitA ne Apake caraNoM meM, hameM samarpita kara diyA hai, Apa kahAM padhAra rahe haiM ? Apa yahIM raheM, laDDUoM kI koI kamI nahIM hai / santa jIvana Apa jaise sukumAroM ke lie kaThina hai! jaba maiMne manA kiyA taba ve Tapa-Tapa A~sU barasAne lagI, maiMne kahA-roo mata, gurudeva se pUcha kara AtA hU~, ataH gurudeva' maiM jA rahA hai, ve merI intajAra kara rahI hoMgo / jahA~ kalA kI parakha ho vahIM rahana meM Ananda hai / jAte huye ziSya ko rokate huye gurudeva ne kahAvatsa ! jA to rahe ho, maiM tumheM bAMdha kara nahIM roka sakatA, para jAte-jAte eka bAta merI smaraNa rakhanA ki 'jisa ghara meM madya-mAMsa kA AhAra hotA ho vahA~ mata jAnA' / ziSya zIghratA meM thA, hAM karake cala diyaa| usane donoM bAlAoM se pUchA-tuma madya mAMsa kA AhAra to nahIM karatI ho na ! yadi karatI ho to maiM punaH jAtA huuN| bAlAoM ne kahA-nahIM! aura vaha vahAM raha gyaa| Amoda pramoda karate huye kaI varSa vyatIta ho gye| Aja use nATaka karanA thA, usane apanI donoM patniyoM se kahA-Aja maiM punaH nahIM lauTa skNgaa| aura vaha nATaka karane ke lie cala diyaa| patniyoM ne socA pati Aja to AyeMge nahIM ataH cirakAla kI abhilASA pUrNa karaleM / unhoMne khUba madya-mAMsa kA sevana kiyA aura naze meM behAla ho gii| makkhiyAM bhinabhinAne lgii| idhara Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM vaha nATaka karane gayA, para mana lagA nahIM, ataH madhya meM se hI vaha lauTa AyA, parantu patniyoM kI yaha avasthA dekhakara use ghRNA ho gaI ! pati ko dekhakara ve ghabarA gaI, usane unheM phaTakArate huye kahA--tumane vacana kA bhaMga kiyA hai ataH aba maiM yahA~ nahIM raha sakatA, vaha ulaTe pairoM lauttaa| donoM ne paira pakar3a liye, nAtha ! aparAdha kSamA karo, para vaha mAnA nahIM / unhoMne kahA-acchA, Apa nahIM mAnate haiM, jAnA hai to jAyeM, para kucha Arthika vyavasthA karake jAye / acchA, kahakara vaha zIghra hI nATaka maMca para AyA, hajAroM kI janamedinI ko sambodhita kara kahA-Aja aisA nATaka karUMgA jaisA Aja se pUrva kabhI na dekhA hogaa| nATaka prAraMbha huaa| darzakoM kA hRdaya uchalane lgaa| yaha mahAn abhinetA hai| isakA nATaka bar3A hI nirAlA hotA hai| vaha nATaka kara rahA thA samrATa bharata kaa| kisa prakAra janmate haiM, bar3e hote haiM, rAjya vyavasthA karate haiM, cakraratna kI sAdhanA karate haiM, ArIsA ke bhavya-bhavana kA nirmANa karAte haiM aura vastra AbhUSaNoM se susajjita hokara zIza bhavana meM pahu~cate haiN| zIza bhavana ko nihArate hue hAtha kI aMgUThI giratI hai| tabhI mana meM cintana kI cinagAriyA~ uchalane lagI, are DhoMgI ! kahA~ tU aura kahA~ bharata cakravartI ! kahA~ terA nikRSTa jIvana aura kahA~ usa mahApuruSa kA jIvana ! kahA~ vaha rAjarSi jo kamala kI taraha nirlipta aura kahAM tU vAsanA kA gulAma ! usa mahA Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kalA ko devatA 101 puruSa kI nakala karate huye tujhe lajjA nahIM AtI ? antara cetanA jAgrata huI, AbhUSaNa utArate huye Atma-maMthana calA, Atmajyoti jAgRta huI / darzakoM ne dhana ke ambAra lagA diye ! para vaha usameM ulajhA nahIM / kevalajJAna aura kevaladarzana aura apAra Atma-vaibhava use prApta ho gayA thaa| vaha aba nihAla thA, darzaka yaha dekhakara avAk the| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 23 pAvana vrata AcArya pravara pravacana kara rahe the| AtmA ko mAMjane ke sundara sAdhana batalA rahe the / AtmA malIna kyoM banI ? ve una kAraNoM para prakAza DAla rahe the / zrotA jhUma-jhUma kara vyAkhyAna zravaNa kA Ananda le rahe the / I pravacana samApta huA / janatA calI gaI ! taba eka yuvaka AcArya ke pAsa AyA / namaskAra kara AcArya zrI ke caraNoM meM nivedana kiyA - gurudeva ! Apane abhI apane pIyUSa varSI pravacana meM pharamAyA hai ki 'AtmA' candra ke samAna hai / candra kI cAru candrikA rAhu se mukta hone para hI chiTakatI hai / jaba taka vaha rAhu ke pAza meM Abaddha rahegA taka taka candramA kA camacamAtA huA prakAza saMsAra ko dRSTigocara nahIM hogA / zukla pakSa meM rAhu kA vimAna pratidina haTatA rahatA hai jisase pratipadA se dvitIyA aura dvitIyA se tRtIyA kI kiraNeM bar3hatI rahatI haiM / pUrNimA kA cA~da pUrNakalA se yukta hotA hai / Atma cA~da para bhI karmoM kA rAhu lagA huA hai jisase Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pAvana vrata usakA Aloka acchanna hai| jyoM jyoM vaha atyAcAraanAcAra, bhraSTAcAra durAcAra aura vyabhicAra se mukta hotA jAtA hai, tyoM-tyoM usakI jyoti adhikAdhika jagamagAtI hai, maiM Atma jyoti ko vikasita karane ke lie zukla pakSa ke candra kI bhA~ti Age bar3hanA cAhatA hai| cA~da jaise apanI caMcala kiraNe bikheregA vaise maiM apane AtmaAloka kii| __ AcArya ne muskarAte hue pUchA-vatsa, tumhArA kyA abhiprAya hai ? maiM zukla pakSa meM sadAcAra maya jIvana vyatIta karanA cAhatA hU~, pUrNa brahmacarya kA pAlana karanA cAhatA hU~, yuvaka ne apanI bAta kA spaSTIkaraNa karate hue khaa| vatsa ! pratijJA grahaNa karane meM zIghratA apekSita nahIM haiM / talavAra para calanA sarala hai kintu brahmacarya ke mahAmArga para calanA kaThina hai ? jisa mArga para calate samaya jJAniyoM, dhyAniyoM aura tapasviyoM ke bhI kadama lar3akhar3A jAte haiN| vAsanA kokila kuhuka kuhuka kara antarmAnasa meM gudagudI paidA karatA hai| usa samaya pratijJA kA bhaMga na karanA vIratA hai, svIkRta saMkalpa kA parityAga na karanA dhIratA hai, sAhasa hai-AcArya zrI ne khaa| bhagavana ! maiMne isa para gaMbhIratA se socA hai / vicArA hai aura usake pazcAt hI atamAnasa kI bAta Apake samakSa prakaTa kI hai....."AtmA bAlaka nahIM hai, durbala nahIM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 104 amiTa rekhAeM hai| usameM anantazakti hai sAmarthya hai| maiM Apako pUrNa vizvAsa dilAtA haiM ki bhogoM kI cakAcauMdha meM kRta saMkalpa se vicalita nahIM hoUMgA-yuvaka ne vinamra nivedana kiyaa| yuvaka kI prazasta bhAvanA ko dekhakara "jahA suhaM devANuppiyA" ke rUpa meM AcArya pravara ne svIkRti pradAna kii| yuvaka pratijJA grahaNa kara ghara lauTa aayaa| ___ x x zItala manda sugandhamaya samIra ke sAtha hI nagara meM ye sukhada samAcAra phaila rahe the ki satI samudAya kA Agamana huA hai, bhAvuka bhAvuka bhakta-bhramara sadguNoM kI sarasa saurabha grahaNa karane ke lie pahu~ce / satIjI ne andhakAra aura prakAza kA gaMbhIra vizleSaNa karate hue kahA-andhakAra ke pudgala azubha hote haiM aura prakAza ke pudgala zubha hote haiM / mana-vANI aura karma jaba azubha kArya kI ora pravRtti karate haiM vikAra aura vAsanAoM kI ora bar3hate hai, taba AtmA andhakAra kI ora bar3hatA hai, jaba ve zubha meM pravRti karate haiM, tyAga vairAgya ko grahaNa karate hai| saMyamasAdhanA, tapa, ArAdhanA aura manomanthana karate haiM taba AtmA prakAza kI ora bar3hatI hai|| bhakta-bhramara jaba ur3a gaye taba eka kumArikAne Age bar3hakara vaMdanA karate hue kahA--sadguruNI jI ! pApa andhakAra hai vikAra andhakAra hai, vAsanA andhakAra hai / maiM pakSa andhakAra ke andhakAra kI ora nahIM bar3hegI, kRSNa pakSa meM AtmA ko kRSNa na bnaauuNgii| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 105 pAvana vrata kyA Azaya hai tumhArA ?-- satIjI ne pUchA maiM kRSNa pakSa meM pUrNa brahmacarya kA pAlana karUMgI - zAnta kintu sabala vANI meM uttara milA / satIjI kI mudrA se prakaTa ho rahA thA ki ve usake uttara ko sunakara prasanna hai / unhoMne kucha ruka kara kahAtumhAre vicAra zreSTha hai, kintu pratijJA para dRr3ha rahanA yaha Arya bAlA kabhI vicalita na hogI - usane dRr3hatA se kahA / ! + + suhAga kI prathama rAta thI / dIpaka ke prakAza se prakoSTha jagamagA rahA thA / ratna jaTita ucca Asana para baiThI huI sundarI dvAra kI aura apalaka dRSTi se dekha rahI thI ki naI umaMge, naI taraMge lekara dhIre se yuvaka ne praveza kiyA / sundarI ne uThakara svAgata kiyA aura abhyarthanA karatI huI bolI - Aryaputra ! yaha kRSNa pakSa hai na ! isa kRSNa pakSa meM AtmA kyoM kRSNa banAI jAya, yahI socakara maiMne sadguruNI jI ke samakSa pUrNa brahmacarya pAlana kA saMkalpa kiyA hai aura vaha bhI jIvana bhara ke lie / sundarI kI bAta sunate hI yuvaka cauMkA / usakA ceharA murajhA gayA, vaha cintA ke mahAsAgara meM DubakI lagAne lagA / svAbhAvika muskAna bikheratI huI sundarI ne kahApriyatama ! Apa cintA na kiijiye| yadi Apa vAsanA para vijaya prApta nahIM kara sakate haiM, vikAroM ko nahIM jIta Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 106 amiTa rekhAeM sakate haiM to maiM saharSa Apase abhyarthanA karatI hUM ki Apa dUsarA vivAha krleN| subhage ! yaha bAta nahIM haiN| cintA kA rahasya kucha aura haiN| maiM apane lie cintita nahIM hU~, tumhAre lie cintita hU~-yuvaka ne gaMbhIra mudrA meM khaa| Aryaputra ! Apa mere lie kisI prakAra kI cintA na kreN| maiMne jo pratijJA grahaNa kI hai vaha soca vicArakara kI hai-bAlA ne gaMbhIratA aura dRr3hatA se khaa| ___ priya ! maiMne bhI AcArya vara se zukla pakSa meM brahmacarya kA niyama le rakhA hai, jaba tuma apane para kAbU pA sakatI ho to kyA maiM apane para nahIM pA sakatA ? jisa patha para Atmabala kI nyUnatA ke kAraNa hama nahIM bar3ha sake the| usa mahAmArga para Aja hameM eka dUsare kA bala pA kara bar3hanA hai, hama maMtroM kI sAkSI se eka dUsare se bandhe haiN| jIvana ke mahAn lakSya ko prApta karane ke lie hamane vivAha kiyA hai, to hAtha Age bar3hAo, Aja se hama apane dAmpatya jIvana meM bhAI-bahina kI pavitratA kI pratiSThA kareMge / avazya hamArA yaha pAvana vrata jagata meM eka anUThA aura amara Adarza hogaa| isa mahAna saMkalpa para AkAza meM asaMkhya-asaMkhya tAre camaka kara badhAIyAM de rahe the| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 24 | mUkhoM kA sUcIpatra eka saudAgara bar3hiyA ghor3e dillI darabAra meM lekara aayaa| bAdazAha akabara ne una ghor3oM ko bahuta pasanda kiye aura ve sabhI ghor3e kharIda liye| aura sAtha hI usa saudAgara ko eka lAkha rupaye isalie de diye ki dUsare varSa vaha isI prakAra ke ghor3e le Ave / saudAgara ke cale jAne ke kucha dina pazcAt bAdazAha ne pUchA-bIrabala ! merI eka icchA hai ki hindustAna meM jitane bevakUpha haiM unakI eka phaharista taiyAra kI jAya / bIrabala-jI hajUra ! yaha kArya Aja se hI prAraMbha kara diyA jaayegaa| kucha hI dinoM meM mUkhoM kI sUcI taiyAra ho gaI aura vaha bAdazAha salAmata kI sevA meM peza kI gii| sUcI kholakara bAdazAha ne dekhA ki sabase prathama unakA hI nAma hai jise dekhate hI bAdazAha lAla pIlA ho gayA aura kahA ki yaha kyA ! batalAo yaha tumane kyoM likhA ? bIrabala-jise hajUra na jAnate haiM aura na pahacAnate haiM usa saudAgara ko eka lAkha rupaye diye to kyA vaha Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 108 amiTa rekhAeM mUrkhatA nahIM hai| akabara-yadi saudAgara ghor3e le AyA to batalAo tumheM kyA daNDa duuN| bIrabala-jahA~panAha ! yadi vaha ghor3a le AyegA to Apake nAma ke sthAna para usakA nAma rakha diyA jaayegaa| hamAre daNDa kA savAla to paidA hI nahIM hotA / bAdazAha cupa ho gyaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ | parivrATa aura samrATa Aja mukha kamala kyoM murajhAyA huA hai, ceharA prasanna nahIM hai, kisa cintA sAMpinI ne DasA hai ? parivATa ne eka dIvAna se puuchaa| __ kyA pUchate haiM gurudeva, anartha, mahAanartha ! kahate-kahate galA rUMdha gayA, Age zabda jihvA ke bAhara nahIM nikala sake, A~kheM AMsuoM se DabaDabA gii| AcArya zrI ne kahA-maiM samajha gayA tumhAre duHkha kA kAraNa / kisa prakAra samajha gaye, mere mana kI bAta ! mere kaSTa kA kAraNa kisI ko bhI patA nahIM, aura pharamA rahe haiM ki maiM samajha gayA, to batalAiye, Apa kyA samajha gaye haiM ? dIvAna khisiMha te AzA ki dRSTi se jainAcArya pUjya zrI amarasiMha jI mahArAja kI ora dekhaa| niraparAdha rAja kanyA ko mauta ke ghATa utArane kI ghaTanA ne hI to tere dayAlu hRdaya ko dravita kiyA hai ? dIvAna AcArya zrI kI bAta sunakara avAk thA / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM kyA AcArya zrI kA AdhyAtmika vikAsa itanA bar3hA car3hA hai jisase mana kI bAta jAna lete haiN| dIvAna ne dInasvara se pUchA-bhagavan ! kyA koI upAya hai, kyA usa avivAhitA kanyA ke prANa baca sakate haiM, bAdazAha ne isa kArya kI jAMca karane ke liye vajIra ko niyukta kiyA, vajIra kA aura merA ghaniSTa prema hai / bAlA ko dekhane ke lie usane mujhase Agraha kiyA ki kyA tuma bhI caloge / maiMne saharSa anumati de dii| gaye, kamarA banda thA ? andara se karuNa krandana spaSTa sunAI de rahA thaa| vaha abalA bAlA chAtI matthA pITa rahI thI, hAya kismata ! meM rAjakula meM janmI, apanA anamola ratna kisI ke hAtha nahIM becA, samajha meM nahIM AtA, kisa karma ke udaya se mujhe garbha raha gayA, vaha apane durbhAgya ko kosatI huI ro rahI thI, use hamAre pairoM kI khanakhanAhaTa sunAI dI, vaha uThI aura tejI ke sAtha bar3hI, dvAra kI ora dekhane ke lie ki kauna khar3A hai bAhara, dvAra kholA, vajIra ko aura mujhe dekhate hI dhar3Ama se gira par3I, patthara se sira TakarA gayA, mastiSka se khUna bahane lgaa| pRthvI rakta raMjita ho gii| usa abalA ke sira para vajIra ne hAtha pherA, beTI? ghabarAo mata, havA kI, usake muMha meM pAnI diyA, ghAva para paTTI bAMdhI, mUrchA dUra huI, kucha cetanA AI, AMkheM kholI phira mIcalIM aura kucha samaya bAda bolI-vajIra jI Apake sAtha ye kauna haiN| isa duniyAM meM merA to koI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ parivAda aura samrATa 111 nahIM hai, maiM akelI hU~, asahAya hU~, kyA Apa merI sahAyatA karane ke lie Aye haiN| vaha Age kucha na kaha sakI, sisaka-sisaka kara rone lgii| bajIra ne kahA-ye jodhapura ke dIvAna khisiMha haiM, mere dosta haiM, mujhe ko bAdazAha bahAdurazAha ne tumhAre kArya kI jAMca karane ke lie niyukta kiyA hai| bAdazAha ne kahA hai-sAta dina meM tuma sahI nirNaya nahIM karoge to maiM sAtaveM dina usa pApinI ko phAMsI car3havA dUMgA, usane zAhI kula meM kalaMka lagAyA hai| maiM isI kI jAMca karane ke lie tumhAre pAsa AyA huuN| usakI AMkhoM se AMsuoM kI avirala dhArA baha rahI thii| mRtyu ke bhayAnaka bhaya se vaha kAMpa rahI thI, tathApi dhairya dhAraNa kara usane kahA-vajIra, jI maiM sApha hRdaya se kahatI haiM ki maiM pAka haiM, maiMne kabhI bhI niMdyakarma nahIM kiyA, kutsita aura ghRNita AcaraNa nahIM kiyaa| tathApi kyoM garbha raha gayA, maiM kaha nahIM sakatI, usane sira vajIra ke caraNoM meM rakha diyA, vaha prANoM kI prArthanA karane lagI, isa nirIha abalA bAlA ko bacAo, bacAo ! usako AzvAsana dene ke lie vajIra ne kahA, beTI ? ghabarA mata, tU phikra matakara, tumhArA koI aniSTa nahIM hogaa| maiM pUrNa prayatna karUMgA, ye zabda kahate-kahate bUr3he vajIra kI AMkhoM meM bhI AMsU A gye| he bhagavAna ! merA to isa karuNa dRzya ko dekhakara hRdaya kA~pa gayA, raha-raha kara usa bAlA kI darda bharI pukAra Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 112 amiTa rekhAeM karNakuharoM meM gUMja rahI hai, bacAo, bcaao|......" na maiMne tabase bhojana kiyA, isI vicAra meM soyA, kintu nIMda nahI AI, vajIra bhI isI cintA meM rAtabhara tar3apate rahe, kintu samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM kara ske| maiMne vicArA prAtaHkAla jAkara hI AcArya deva se pUchUgA ki bacAne kA koI upAya hai| AcArya zrI ne kahA-mantrIvara ! cintA kI vizeSa bAta nahIM, yaha to maiM Agama pramANoM se nizcita rUpa se kaha sakatA hU~ ki usa abalA kA tanika mAtra bhI aparAdha nahIM hai| aba use bacAne kA eka upAya hai yadi tuma kara sakate ho to vaha upAya yaha hai ki jaba taka vaha bAlaka utpanna na ho jAya taba taka use mArA na jAya / dIvAna ne kahAisakA kyA matalaba hai gurudeva, kyA bAda meM maarnaa| AcArya zrI ne kahA-nahIM ! isameM eka kAraNa hai, yadi vaha bAlA apane kartavya mArga se phisala gaI hogI to usa bacce ke roma hogA, haDDiyAM hogI, yadi usane aparAdha nahIM kiyA hai, to vaha nava jAta bAlaka haDDiyAM aura romarahita hogA, vaha ar3atAlIsa (48) minaTa meM pAnI ke budabude kI taraha naSTa ho jAyegA / dIvAna ne namaskAra kiyA, aura khuza hotA huA vaha vajIra ke pAsa gayA, usane AcArya zrI kI bAta vajIra ke sAmane rakhI, vajIra ko yaha bAta bahuta pasaMda aaii| khisiMha ke sAtha hI vajIra bAdazAha salAmata ke pAsa phuNce| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ paribATa aura samrATa vajIrajI, kyA usa sambandha meM jAMca kI ? bAdazAha ne puuchaa| vajIra ne sArI rAmakahAnI bAdazAha ko sunAI, bAdazAha ko Azcarya huA, use phakIra kI bAta para vizvAsa nahIM huaa| vaha khila-khilAkara haMsa par3A, acchI mArI hai gappa tumne| ___ anubhava karake dekhie, AcArya zrI ke vacanoM meM satya hai aura tathya hai| bAdazAha vicAra meM par3a gayA, acchA, tuma, kahate ho to abhI rahane detA haiM, kintu yaha bAta jhUThI hai| dina bItate gaye, bAlaka ne janma liyA, bAdazAha vajIra aura dIvAna sabhI use dekhane gaye, dekhA bAlaka AcArya zrI ke kathanAnusAra hI hai / haDDI aura romarahita / dekhate hI dekhate usa mAMsa piMDa kA kSaNa bhara meM pAnI-pAnI ho gyaa| barpha kI taraha vaha pighala gayA, sabhI sahama gaye, AcArya zrI kI vANI satya siddha huii| samrATa cala paDA parivrATa kI sevA meM, janatA yaha dekhakara Azcarya cakita thI ki parivATa ke caraNa kamaloM meM bhArata kA samrATa jhukA huA hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kSamAmUrti bhUtala jala rahA thA, grISma kI uSNavAyu mAnava deha meM santApa paidA kara rahI thii| grISma ke tApa santApa se bacane ke lie prANI apane gharoM meM jA chipe the| jalate hue madhyAnha meM bhI rAjaprAsAda meM zItalatA thI, samrATa apanI pradhAna mahiSI ke sAtha baiThA huA raMgareliyAM kara rahA thA, candana kI sumadhura saurabha se mahala mahaka rahA thaa| bikhare haye vaibhava ko dekhakara abhimAna kA samudra ThAThe mAra rahA thaa| ___mahArAnI ne apane sauhArda va cAturya se mahArAja ko apane vaza meM kara liyA thaa| hAtha meM pAna kA bIr3A lete hue mahArAja ne kahAmerI hRdaya sAmrAjJI ! maiM Aja tujhe apane hAthoM se pAna khilAU~gA, madirA kI pyAlI to tuma nahIM pItI ho, kintu pAna khAogI na, muMha kholo, pAna khAlo ! rAnI ne bhI hAtha bar3hAyA, lo mahArAja ! isa tuccha dAsI ke hAtha kA pAna Apa bhI khAlo na! muMha meM pAna detI huI rAnI haMsa pdd'ii| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kSamAmUrti 115 rAjA ne thUkane ke lie apanA muMha gavAkSa ke bAhara nikAlA tyoMhI usakI dRSTi eka yogI para girI ! khulA sira thA, naMge paira the, pRthvI para dRSTi DAle huye sAvadhAnI se cale jA rahe the / zarIra bhavya thA, tapasteja aMga-aMga se Tapaka rahA thA, sira bar3A thA, usa para ghuMgharAle bAla havA se laharA rahe the, aMga sauSThava ko dekhakara darzaka ke dila meM yaha vicAradhArA paidA ho jAtI thI ki kisa kAraNa se isa mahAmAnava ne saMsAra kI mohamAyA ko chor3A hai, yaha javAnI meM itanA bar3A tyAgI kaise banA hai ? muni ko dekhate hI mahArAnI ke hRdaya meM eka yuga kI vaha purAnI smRti jAga uThI / merA priya bhrAtA bhI to aisA hI thA na ! dhanya hai usa bhrAtA ko, jo merI javAnI meM isa prakAra tapakara rahA hogA, dhikkAra hai mujhako jo usakI bahina hokara isa prakAra viSayAsakta hU~ / kahA~ usakA prakAzamaya jIvana aura kahA~ merA aMdhakAramaya jIvana ! usakA kitanA U~cA jIvana hai, merA kitanA nIcA jIvana hai ! vicArate-vicArate AMkhoM se azrukaNa gira pdd'e| mahArAja bole, kaba taka dekhatI rahogI, merI ora dekho na, maiM to tumhArI ora kaba se TakaTakI lagAkara dekha rahA hU~, kintu tuma to bilkula hI be-paravAha ho gaI / mahArAja ne AMkha Upara uThAkara dekhA, mahArAnI ke AMkhoM se azrukaNa gira rahe the, kyA kAraNa hai ? AMkhoM meM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amiTa rekhAeM ye A~sU kaise ? mahArAnI ne bAta TAlate huye kahA-kahAM hai AMsU ? nAtha ! Apako yoM hI bhrama ho gayA hai| __ samrATa ne khir3akI se bAhara muha nikAlA to dekhA, vIthikAeM janazUnya hai, eka hI yogI usa dIrgha patha para calA jA rahA hai / mAlUma hotA hai yaha usakA premI hai, maiM bhI isakA premI hU~. isake rUpa ke sAmane merA rUpa to dina ke candra ke samAna hai / eka myAna meM do talavAreM kabhI nahIM rahI hai, Aja hI maiM ise kyoM nahIM paraloka pahu~cAeM, na raheMgA bAMsa na bajegI baaNsurii|| mahArAja ! kahAM cala die, jarA bAta to sunakara jAie ! sundarI ! abhI nahIM, phira kabhI, yoM kahate-kahate hI mahArAja raMgabhavana kA tyAga kara, bAhara nikala gye| sundarI stabdha hokara dekhatI raha gaI, yaha raMga meM bhaMga kisa prakAra ho gayA, vaha kucha bhI nahIM samajha skii| ___ mahArAja padhAriye ! siMhAsana ko zobhita kiijie| nahIM ! nahIM ! abhI maiM siMhAsana para nahIM baiThegA jaba taka maiM apane zatru kA kAma tamAma nahIM kara dUMgA, taba taka mujhe zAMti nahIM ! rAjA kI gaMbhIra garjanA se sainika kAMpa gaye, samrAT ! Apake zatru kauna haiM, isa pRthvI para ? AjJA dIjie ina sainikoM ko, AjJA hote hI use jIvita hI kaMda kara lAeM yA usakA sira kATakara laaeN| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kSamA mUrti 117 ___ mere pyAre yoddhAoM ! jAo mukhya rAjapatha para eka yogI jA rahA hai, use pakar3a laao| kandhe para dhanuSa bANa laTakAe hue hAtha meM talavAreM lie huai azvArohI cala pdd'e| Thaharie, yogIrAja ! kAna kholakara sunie, rAjA kI AjJA hai; tumheM kaidI bnaaeNge| muni zAnta bhAva se khar3e the, mukha maMDala mRdu hAsya se Alokita ho rahA thaa| janatA bola uThI. are AtatAiyoM ! isa tyAgamUrti tapasvI ko kyoM kaidI banA rahe ho ? kintu kisakI himmata thI jo rAjAjJA ko Thokara lagAkara Age bar3hatA / nagara meM sarvatra hAhAkAra maca gayA / mahAn anyAya haA hai / eka niraparAdha muni ko rAjasevaka pakar3a kara le gaye haiM / rAjA to itanA acchA hai, kintu Aja isane yaha kyA kara diyA hai ? sainikoM ne mahArAja ke sanmukha muni ko upasthita kiyA / mahArAja ! yaha hai ApakA aparAdhI / samrAT rakta pUrNa netroM se muni ko dekhatA hai| dAMta pIsate huai, mUchoM para hAtha rakhate huai, rAjA daNDaka bolA-Aja maiM ise bar3A daNDa dUgA, tabhI mAlUma hogA ise mere parAkrama kaa| daNDaka kI AMkheM krodha se raMjita thii| sabhI sevaka natamastaka khar3e hue AjJA ko rAha dekha rahe the| ____ gaMbhIra garjanA karate huai daNDaka ne kahA--isa aparAdhI ko zmazAna meM le jAo, isake zarIra kI camar3I utAra do, gaDDhA khodakara, isake zarIra ko usameM gAr3akara isake Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 118 amiTa rekhAeM sirapara ghor3e daur3A do| aura anta meM isakA sira talavAra se ur3A do| jo AjJA kI avajJA karegA use bhI isI prakAra kA daNDa diyA jaavegaa| kSaNabhara sabhI stabdha raha gaye, kucha bhI nirNaya kara nahIM pA rahe the ! yaha kyA hai ? daNDa hai yA mahAdaNDa ! pASANa hRdaya hatyAroM kA hRdaya bhI kAMpa uThA, samrATa ke nirNaya . ko sunakara muni ke cehare para krodha kI eka bhI rekhA nahIM thii| vahAM zAnti kA akSuNNa teja thA / muha se vedanA kA eka bhI zabda nahIM sunAI de rahA thA, vahAM to yahI zabda sunAI de rahe the| "khAmemi savve jIvA savve jIvA khamaMtu me, mittI me savva bhUesa, veraM majhaM na keNaI / ' maiM saba jIvoM ko kSamA karatA hUM aura ve saba jIva bhI mujhe kSamA kreN| merI saba jIvoM ke sAtha mitratA hai kisI ke sAtha bhI vaira virodha nahIM hai| muni mairu kI taraha avicala khar3e the, upasargoM ko zAnta bhAva se sahana kara rahe the, krodha ko prema se jIta rahe the| zarIra se rakta kI dhArA baha rahI thI, kintu hRdaya se to isase bhI adhika prema dhArA baha rahI thii| na rAjA para hRSa thA aura na zarIra para rAga hI thaa| karma paTala dUra hote hI AtmA kevala jJAna aura kevala darzana ke divya prakAza se prakAzita ho gii| daNDa dene vAle hatyAroM ke hAthoM se talavAreM gira par3I, kSamA mUrti ! hameM kSamA karanA ! Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 27 | karuNAmUrti bhagavAna bhAskara apanI svarNima razmiyoM ke sAtha vyoma para Adhipatya sthApita kara aThakheliyA~ kara rahA thA, cAroM ora bhISma grISma kA sAmrAjya thaa| eka mahAmuni jisakA damakatA huA, ceharA lambI lalATa, gauravarNa, vaibhavapUrNa ujvala nayana, ha~satA mukhar3A jise dekha nAgarika AzcaryAnvita ho rahe the, yaha kyA ho gayA ? eka dinakara to AkAza meM hai, dUsarA pRthvI para kahAM se A gyaa| tapa se kRzakAya hote hue bhI kyA teja hai inake mukhar3e para, inakI tejasvitA ke sAmane vyoma meM vicaraNa karane vAlA sahasrarazmI sUryadeva bhI phIkA mAlUma ho rahA hai| vaha mahAzramaNa to nIcI dRSTi kiye huye, calA jA rahA thA, cupacApa, apane ApameM lIna hokara / ekAeka bhavyabhavana kA dvAra khulA, eka bahina ne AvAja lagAI, mahArAja kRpA kIjie, AhAra sUjhatA hai| zramaNa pahu~cA bhojanAlaya meM, bahina kA kara kamala zAka Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 120 amiTa rekhAeM ke pAtra se suzobhita thA / muni ne pRthvI para pAtra rakhA, bahina ne vaha bhojana, nahIM, nahIM, vaha zAka DAla diyA, sAdhu pAtra meM / muni to kahatA hI rahA thor3A-thor3A kintu usane samasta zAka dekara hI vizrAma liyaa| ____ muni lekara lauTa par3A, AcAryazrI virAjamAna the, AhAra sArA sAmane rakhA, dekhie gurudeva ! yaha lAyA huuN| vatsa ! mAsakhamaNa kI dIrgha tapasyA ke pAraNe meM kevala zAka hii| __ bhagavan ! kyA kahU~, usa bahina kI bhakti, mere manA karane para bhI, usane samasta zAka de diyA / kRpA kIjie "sAha hujjAmi tAriyo" ke zAstrIya svara meM usa zramaNa ne sadguruvarya se prArthanA kii| prArthanA ko sanmAna dete hue AcAryazrI ne zAka kA eka kaNa muMha meM rakhA, turaMta use punaH bAhara nikAla diyaa| vatsa ! yaha kyA lAyA hai, yaha to jahara hai, halAhala deva ! mujhe patA nahIM thA, kRpayA mere aparAdha ko kSamA kIjie / Apako kaSTa huaa| ___ anya ziSyoM ko AjJA pradAna karate hae AcAryazrI ne gaMbhIra mudrA meM kahA-jAo! isa AhAra ko ekAnta sthAna meM DAla aao| gurudeva ! yaha merA kArya hai, ise maiM hI karUMgA, anya ko isake lie kaSTa na dIjie, AcArya vivaza the| vaha mAsikabratI muni, hAtha meM pAtra lekara cala par3A Jain Education Internationa
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________________ karuNAmUrti 121 vana pradeza kI ora, taptatave ke samAna bhUmi tapa rahI thii| mukha kamala murajhA rahA thA, kintu vaha yogI to bar3hA hI jA rahA thA, isI dhuna meM jahAM koI jIva-jantu na ho| ___ eka svaccha sthAna dikhAI diyA, prANiyoM se rahita, eka kaNa AhAra DAlA, bhUmi para aura pAsa hI baiThakara dekhane lagA, ki koI prANI to nahIM AtA hai| ghRta aura zakkara se pake hue zAka kI gandha se pRthvI para vicaraNa karatI huI cITiyAM AI, mAno halAhala zAka ke rUpa meM mRtyu unheM AhvAna kara rahI thii| ____ muni kA mana kSubdha-vikSubdha ho uThA, tilamilA uThA, kyA isa zAka se maiM prANiyoM kA vinAza yA sarvanAza karUM, nahIM kadApi nahIM, bhUla karake bhI nhiiN| karuNA sAgara kA hRdaya karuNA kI hiloreM lene lgaa| anukampA kI parama pavitra bhAvanA hRdaya samudra meM ThAThe mArane lagI, usane pAtra uThAyA, cITiyoM kI rakSA ke lie, anya prANiyoM ko sukhI dekhane ke lie, zAntabhAva se usa halAhala ke zAka ko khAyA, usa dharmamUrti dharmaruci anagAra ne, gagana maMDala meM anukampA kI mahimA kA jaya nAda gUMja uThA "diyA nAgazrI ne kaTuka zAka jisako, usa dharmaruci ne, piyA kaise vissko|" Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 28 | ziSyoM kI parIkSA sandhyA kI lAlimA samApta ho gaI thii| AcArya vizvakIrti adhyApana se nivRtta ho tRNasaMstaraNa para leTe hue vizrAnti kI mudrA meM the| sahasA unake tIna antevAsI ziSyoM ko vandana kara nivedana kiyA-"gurudeva ! hamArI zikSA samApta ho gaI hai aba hama gRhasthAzrama meM praveza kI anujJA cAhate haiN| AcArya ne ziSyoM kI icchA dekhakara AjJA pradAna kii| tInoM ziSya saharSa apane sthAna para Akara prasthAna kI taiyArI karane lge| AcArya ne unake jAne ke pazcAt socA-maiMne anumatI to de dI hai, para parIkSA kara nahIM dekhA ki ina tInoM meM kauna jAne ke yogya hai ? ina tInoM meM se kauna mere nAma ko, cAra cA~da lagAyegA aura kauna nhiiN| USA kI sunaharI kiraNa abhI nikalI hI nahIM thI, AcArya uThe aura zaucAdi nivRtti hetu usI dizA meM gaye jisa dizA meM Aja tInoM ziSya gamana karane vAle the| ziSyoM kI parIkSA ke lie kucha kAMca ke Tukar3e mArga meM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ ziSyoM kI parIkSA 123 bikhera diye aura svayaM sannikaTa kI jhAr3I meM chipakara dekhane lge| kucha hI samaya ke pazcAt tInoM ziSya vahIM A gaye / prathama ziSya kAMca ke Tukar3oM ko lAMghakara binA saMkoca Age bar3ha gayA / aura dUsare ziSya ke kadama zithila ho gaye / vaha socane lagA--ye tIkSNa kAMca ke Tukar3e kisI rAhI ke komala pairoM ko kSata vikSata na banAde ataH inheM mArga se haTA denA cAhie, para jAnA dUra hai, mArga lambA hai / yadi isa taraha haTAtA rahA to kaba ghara pahu~ca pAUMgA, aisA soca usake kadama punaH teja ho gye| tIsarA ziSya vahIM ruka gayA, usane apanI pothI-patroMko eka tarapha rakhA aura dhyAna pUrvaka una kAMca ke Tukar3oM ko bInane lgaa| donoM sAthiyoM ne kahA-bhAI ! yaha kyA kara rahe ho ? jaldI calo, dhUpa car3ha jaaegii| yoM tuma kahAM taka rAstA sApha karate rhoge| usane kahA-bhAI yaha to merA kartavya hai, usakI vAta pUrI bhI na hone pAI thI ki AcArya jhAr3I meM se nikala Ae / tInoM ziSya Azrama se cAra mIla kI dUrI para AcArya ko dekhakara daMga raha gye| ___AcArya ne kahA - maiMne abhI tuma tInoM kA apanI AMkhoM se AcaraNa dekhA hai aura kAnoM se tumhArI bAta bhI sunI hai / mujhe mahAn Azcarya hai ki varSoM taka tuma mere antevAsI bana Azrama meM rahe ho| zAstroM kA gambhIra adhyayana kiyA hai para tuma donoM kA adhyayana abhI apari Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 124 amiTa rekhAe pakva haiM / tuma jaba rAha meM par3e hue patthara va kAMca ke Tukar3oM ko haTAkara kinAre nahIM kara sakate taba tuma se maiM yaha kaise AzA rakhU ki samAja-parivAra aura rASTra kI rAha meM Ae vighna aura bAdhAoM kI caTTAnoM ko tuma dUra kara sakoge / zikSA kA artha pustake kaMThAgra kara lenA nahIM hai aura na kisI viSaya para lacchedAra bhASA meM bhASaNa de denA hI haiM kintu zikSA vaha hai jo jIvana ko sajAtI ho saMvAratI ho aura mukti prApta karAtI ho "sA vidyA yA vimuktaye / ' __ tRtIya ziSya ke sira ko cUmate hue AcArya ne kahAvatsa ! tuma parIkSA meM pUrNa saphala ho, tumhArAjJAna nirantara bar3hatA rahe, zukla pakSa ke caMdra kI taraha tumhArI kIrti kaumudI pratipala pratikSaNa bar3hatI rahe / merI zubhAzISaH tumhAre sAtha hai, tuma jAo, aura khUba camako / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ lekhaka kI mahattvapUrNa kRtiyAM 1 RSabhadeva : eka parizIlana (zodha pravandha) mUlya 3)00 ru0 2 dharma aura darzana .. (nibandha) mUlya 4)00 ru0 ___ donoM ke prakAzaka-sanmati jJAnapITha, lohAmaMDI AgarA-2 3 bhagavAn pArzvaH eka samIkSAtmaka adhyayana (zodha prabandha) mUlya 5)00 ru0 prakAzaka---paM0 muni zrImala prakAzana jaina sAdhanA sadana, 256 nAnApeTha pUnA-2 4 sAhitya aura saMskRti (nibandha) mUlya 10)00 ru0 prakAzaka --bhAratIya vidyA prakAzana __po0 boksa 108-kacaur3I galI, vArANasI-1 5 cintana kI cAMdanI (udbodhaka cintana sUtra) mUlya 3)00 ru0 6 anubhUti ke Aloka meM (maulika cintana sUtra) mUlya 4)00 ru0 donoM ke prakAzaka-zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya, padarAr3A Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 126 amiTa rekhAeM 7 saMskRti ke aMcala meM (nibandha) mUlya 1)50 prakAzaka-samyak jJAna pracAraka maMDaya; jodhapura 8 kalpa sUtra, mUlya : rAjasaMskaraNa 20, prakAzaka-zrI amara jaina Agala zodha saMsthAna gar3hasivAnA, jilA bAr3amera (rAjasthAna) 6 anubhava ratna kaNikA (gujarAtI; cintana sUtra) mUlya 2) ru0 sanmati sAhitya prakAzana va sthAnakavAsI jaina saMgha upAzrayalena ghATakopara bambaI-84 10 cintana kI cAMdanI (gujarAtI bhASA meM) prakAzaka-lakSmI pustaka bhaMDAra, gAMdhI mArga (ahamadAbAda) 11 phUla aura parAga (kahAniyA~) mUlya 1)50 12 khilatI kaliyAM : muskarAte phUla (laghu rupaka) mUlya 3)50 ru 13 bhagavAn ariSTanemi aura karmayogI zrIkRSNaH eka anuzIlana (zodha pravantha) mUlya 10) ru0 14 bolate citra (zikSAprada aitihAsika kahAniyAM) mUlya 1)50 15 buddhi ke camatkAra mUlya 1)50 ru0 16 pratidhvani (vicArottejaka rUpaka) mUlya 3)50 ru0 17 mahakate phUla (laghu kathAyeM) mUlya 2)00 ru0 zrI tAraka guru-jaina grathAlaya, padAr3A Jain Education Internationa
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________________ lekhaka kI mahatvapUrNa kRtiyAM 1. pratidhvani 2. bolate citra 3. mahakate phUla 4. amiTa rekhAe~ 5. dharma aura darzana 6. phUla aura parAga 7. buddhi ke camatkAra 8. cintana kI cAMdanI 6. vicAra razmiyA~ 10. saMskRti ke aMcala meM 11. sAhitya aura saMskRti 12. anubhUti ke Aloka meM 13. RSabhadeva : eka parizIlana 14. khilatI kaliyA~ : muskarAte phUla 15. bhagavAna ariSTanemI aura karmayogI zrIkRta 16. bhagavAna pArzva : eka samIkSAtmaka adhyayana In EOLICE