Book Title: Amrut Sarita Athva Ayogya Diksha Uper Drushtipat
Author(s): Mahasukhbhai Chunilal
Publisher: Mahasukhbhai Chunilal
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ibollebic 10% dAdAsAheba, bhAvanagara, phona : 0278-2425322 3004846 * mAra mArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SeSeeSeSeSeSeeSeSeSeeSeSeSee amRta-ritA athavA acAgya dIkSA upara dRSTipAta. (bedhadAyaka sAmAjika navalakathA ) prathama taraMga lekhaka mahAsukhabhAI cunIlAla kAvyasaritA, anavarakAvya, kamanasIba kumArikA, visanagara ane vaDodarA rAjyanI TUMka hakIktanA kartA. visanagara A 000000000000000000000000000000000000 600 500 00. prathama AvRtti, prata 2000 saMvata 1986. sana 1930 amadAvAda-dhI DAyamaMDa jyubIlI prInTIga presamAM parIkha devIdAsa chaganalAle chApyuM. kIMmata rU. 1-8-0 0 0 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A pustaka maLavA saMbaMdhI sUcanA. A pustaka nIcene DemaNethI rekaDI kIMmate agara TapAla ane te vahupebalathI maLaze. TapAla kharaca je paDaze te vizeSa levAmAM AvI A pustakanuM vajaNa Azare cALIsa tolA che tethI TapAlakharasa manIoraDaranA kamIzana sAthe eka pustaknA sAta AnA thAya che. mATe je sAmaTAM pustake reve pArasaladvArAe maMgAvavAmAM Ave to ghAja phAyade thAya. pArasalanI rasIda vI.pI.thI mokalavAmAM Avaze. saranAmuM svaccha akSare lakhavA kRpA karavI. mahAsukhabhAI cunIlAla mukAma-visanagara, jIllo-gujarAta, graMtha svAmitvanA temaja tene lagatA tamAma haka lekhake potAne svAdhIna rAkhyAM che. Printed by Devidas Chhaganlal Parikh at the Diamond Jubilee Printing Press, Salapose Road, Ahmedabad and Published by Mahasukhbhai Chunilal Sheth Late member of the Legislative Council Baroda State. VISNAGAR (GUJARAT). Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja arpaNa patrikA. agya dIkSAnA himAyatI muni mahArAjonA caraNakamaLamAM. pavitra bhAgavatI dIkSAkumArikAne vikarALa rAkSasI banAvI, ziSya parivAra vistAravAnI tIvra tRSNAne navadIkSitanAM snehI janenI azrudhArAnA pAnathI tRpta karI, te nizAsA bharelA amRpAnanA gumAnamAM pavitra paMca mahAvratane khullI rIte bhaMga karI pacIsamA tIrthaMkara rUpa manAtA parama pUjya saMdhane apamAna bharelA zabdothI saMbodhI, "sAkSarA viparItA rAkSasA bhavati" e nyAyAnusAra jainasamAjane tAraka maTI ghAtaka banI, ayogya dIkSAne bhAgavatI manAvI, dharmanA nAme adharma pravartAvI, je munimahArAje bhAratavarSanI jainajanatAmAM jherI rasane pravAha reDI saMghamAM jhera vera kusaMpa ne kaleza phelAvI rahyA che te jherI rasane dhoI nAkhI zuddha karavA te munimahArAjanA caraNakamaLamAM A mArI amRtasaritA arpaNa karuM chuM. te evI AzAthI ke teo A amRtasaritAmAM paripUrNa rIte nimajajana karI pitAnA hadayane amRtamaya banAvI, vicAra vANI ane vartana dvArAe amRtane pravAha vahevaDAvI bhAratavarSanA saMdhamAM saMpa suleha ane zAMti prasAre. adhiSThAtA devo temane buddhi ApI A mArI aMtaranI AzAne saphaLa karI mane kRtArtha kare. lI. saMghane sadAne sevaka mahAsukhabhAI cunIlAla Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 9 tArI amRta-saritAmAM kalpanA pradezano nakazo. world we" 2tA mamama LAGUE vIramagAma Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat che Q khAna kana nagara karo * mAla 'gAMdhA 'may khay 3 Ul naH kA tI ' vA Da 'bhajurI AySH mAra va tI 2 0 13 }navAnuM? * eii ? ***log banIce bana www.umaragyanbhandar.com -- - -- navI kazelI lAIna. -- halana cAlu be lAIna ===== nakala meTarane raste. , ba) Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastAvanA. keTalAMka varSothI keTalAka jaina AcAryo ane muni mahArAjee ziSya parivAra vadhAravAnI lAlasAne tRpta karavA parama pavitra bhAgavatI dIkSAne evI khedajanaka dazAe pahoMcADI dIdhI che ke te saMbaMdhI sAdhusaMsthA ane jaina samAjamAM bhAre uhApoha thaI rahyuM che eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu janaAlamanuM vAtAvaraNa kalezamaya banI rahyuM che ane dina prati dina temAM vadhAre thatuM jAya che. ziSya parivAra vadhAravAnI lAlasAthI thatA anartho keTalAka vicArazIla AcAryo ane muni mahArAjonA dhyAna upara AvavAthI temane sAdhusaMsthA sudhAravA dIkSA para aMkuza mukavA preraNA thaI hatI ne te preraNAnusAra saMvata 1968 nA jeTha vada 13 gurUvAra tA. 13-6-1912 nA roja savAre vaDodarA mukAme sAdhusaMmelana maLyuM hatuM, jemAM savanumate covIsa karAvo thayA hatA, te paikI khAsa dIkSA saMbaMdhI nIcenA be TharAja thayelA te vAcakonA dhyAna upara lAvuM chuM-- "jene dIkSA ApavI hoya tenI ochAmAM ochI eka mahInAnI mudata sudhI yathAzakti parIkSA karI tenA saMbaMdhI mAtApitA bhAI strI vagerene rajIsTarDa kAgaLathI khabara ApavAno rIvAja ApaNa sAdhuoe rAkhavo, temaja dIkSA nimitte ApaNI pAse je vakhate Ave te ja vakhate tenA saMbaMdhIone rajIsTarDa kAgaLathI tenI pAse khabara apAvavAne upayoga rAkho." (TharAva 20 ) AjakAla keTalAka sAdhue ziSya karavA dezakALa virUddha vartana calAve che jethI zAsananI helanA thavAnA aneka prasaMge prApta thAya che, temaja munione kaI kaI vakhata aneka muzkelIomAM utaravuM paDe che, jethI A saMmelana AvI rIte dIkSA ApI ziSyo karavAnI paddhatine temaja tevI rIte dIkSA lenAra tathA ApanAra apA * juo AtmAnaMdaprakAza pustaka 9 aMka 12 pAna 368 tathA 371 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vanAra mATe atyaMta nApasaMdagI jAhera kare che ane TharAva kare che ke ApaNA samudAyanA sAdhuo paikI keIe paNa AvI khaTapaTamAM utaravuM nahIM ane je muni AvI khaTapaTamAM paDaze tene mATe AcAryajI mahArAja sakhta vicAra karaze." (TharAva 23 mo). e saMmelananA adhyakSasthAnethI bolatAM sagata AcAryazrI vijayakamaLamUrie jaNAvyuM hatuM ke "dezakALane vicAra karyA vagara ziSya vadhAravA taraphanA mehamAM taNAI keTalAka sAdhueAmAM na sahana thAya tevI vartaNuMka cAle che ane tenA pariNAme te jainadharmanI niMdAnuM kAraNa thaI paDe che. te tene mATe paNa ApaNe evI kaI goThavaNa karavI joIe ke jethI A prasarelI badIne cepa ApaNuM sAdhuene lAge nahIM." vaLI temaNe upasaMhAra karatAM bhAra daI jAhera karyuM hatuM ke "dIkSA saMbaMdhI je koI TharAva ApaNe pasAra karyA che te tarapha tamAre khAsa dhyAna ApavAnuM che. AjakAla sAdhuone mATe jyAM jeze tyAM eja niMdAnuM kAraNu thaI paDayuM che te tamAre temAMthI bacavA prayatna karavA ja joIe. ApaNuM mahAna pUrvAcAryoe ApaNuM. mATe je niyama bAMdhyA che te tarapha najara karaze te saheje jaNAze ke ziSyo vadhAravA mATe dezakALa virUddhane hAla keTaleka prasaMge je vartana cAle che te ayeca che."$ A uparathI vAcakone khyAla Avaze ke ayogya dIkSAeja sAdhusaMsthAnI gaMbhIra sthiti banAvI mukI che. ayogya dIkSAthI sAdhutvanI pAtratA nahIM dharAvanAra ghaNuM purUSo sAdhusaMsthAmAM joDAya che ane pariNAme temAMthI keTalAka AcArabhraSTa thAya che, bIjAone bagADe che ane samagra sAdhusaMsthAne kalaMka lagADe che. upara pramANe sAdhusaMmelanamAM TharAva thayA che ane tenA upara sahIo paNa thaI che chatAM keTalAka AcAryo ane sAdhuo te TharAvane ThAkare mArI agya dIkSA ApI ThAma ThAma jheranAM bI vAvI juo sadara pustakanuM pAna 357. 6 juo sadara pustakanuM pAna 376. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahyA che. AvI agya dIkSA aTakAvavA ghaNuM zaheramAM ane gAmamAM yuvakasaMgha ane samAja sthapAyA che ane tenA kAryavAhako, ayogya dIkSAnA himAyatI sAdhuonAM vartana sudhAravA dIkSA saMbaMdhI TharAva karI prayatna karI rahyA che. saMvata 1986 nA mAha suda 10 nA roja junera mukAme maLelI teramI jaina vetAMbara konpharaMse paNa dIkSA saMbaMdhI TharAva karyo. jaina kaeNnpharaMsanI virUddha paDanAra oNla IDIA yaMgamensa jaina sosAyaTInI saMvata 1986 nA caitra vada 1 ne semavAre suratamAM maLelI pahelI pariSadanA pramukhe paNa pitAnA bhASaNamAM muktakaMThe jAhera karyuM che ke "pUjya sAdhusaMsthAmAM kusaMpa ghara ghAlyuM che, ekala vihArI svachaMdI sAdhuonI saMkhyA vadhatI jAya che.. keTalAka patita sAdhuo dharmanA nAme adharma upadezI rahyA che" A uparathI vAcako samajI zakaze ke baMne pakSavALA kabula karIne cAle che ke keTalAka sAdhuomAM patitatA dAkhala thayelI che te vAta nirvivAda che. sAdhusaMsthA te saMvata 1968 thI cetavaNI ApI rahI che. eTale have prazna eTalo ja rahe che ke e saDe kema dUra karavo ? te dAbI rAkhIne ke ughADe bahAra pADIne? - sAdhuo dharmanA netA, upadezaka ane mArgadarzaka hovAthI ane jyAre temanAmAMja patitatAe praveza karyo che tyAre temanA cepathI AkhI sAdhusaMsthAne ane jaina samAjane hAnI pahece emAM zuM Azcarya? A sthaLe mAre dilagIrI sAthe kahevuM paDe che ke "sAcuM te mAruM" e siddhAMtanI avagaNanA karI "mAruM te sAcuM" evA pitAnA haThavAdane vaLagI rahI, sAdhusaMmelananA TharAvane paNa kerANe mukI, keTalAka AcAryo ane sAdhuo kevaLa dveSanI dRSTithI joI dharmanA bahAnA nIce celAnI lAlasA tRpta karavA yena kena prakAreNa agya dIkSAnI pravRtti calAvI rahyA che ane tene keTalAka aMdhazraddhALu ane keTalAka dharmane ADaMbara karanAra dAgmita bhakate nibhAvI laI eTaluM ja nahIM ka vAMco tA. 21-4-1930 nuM vIrazAsana patra pAna 443. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paraMtu uttejana ApI saDAne dUra nahIM karatAM tene chupe rAkhI paNa kare che. AthI te saDe hAlamAM bhayaMkara jherI rogamAM phATI nIkaLyo che, jenA pariNAme jaina samAjamAM ghere ghera jheravera kaleza ane kusaMpano pavana phUMkAI rahyA che. amadAvAdanI korTamAM cAlelo bAI ratanano kesa, kutarAprakaraNane kesa, khaMbhAtamAM bAi lIlAvatIne kesa, vAsadamAM bAi menA kesa, jAmanagarane jainajhagaDe, jayavijaye jAhera rIte eka vidhavA sAthe kareluM punarlagna ane temanI AtmakathA, keTalAka sAdhuoe cheDelI dIkSA temanI patitatA ane ekarAra, vaDodarAnI korTamAM navadIkSita sagIrane kesa, muMbaImAM sAdhu upara cAlelA keso, pATaNanA jhagaDA ane kAraTe caDelA kesa, suratanA ane chANanA jhagaDA ema ghaNuM ghaNuM prakAranA banelA banAvo kevaLa ayogya dIkSAmAMthI ja janma pAmelA che e jagajAhera che. vaLI keraTe caDelA keTalAka kesemAM mejIsTreTee TharAvamAM dIkSA saMbaMdhI ane ayogya dIkSAnA hImAyatI sAdhuo saMbaMdhI pitAnA vicAre jaNAvI sakhta TIkA karelI che. ayogya dIkSAthI AvA prakAranuM niMdApAtra kalezamaya vAtAvaraNa ubhuM thayeluM hovAthI tenI Abehuba paristhitine khyAla ApavA ane te sthiti che temane tema cAlaze to bhaviSyamAM kevuM gaMbhIra pariNAma Avaze teno bhAvI citAra khaDo karavA A eka navalakathA lakhavAne vicAra mane krurI Avyo. ayogya dIkSA upara lagabhaga cAra varasathI huM jAhera vartamAnapatramAM ane khAsa karI muMbainA sAMjavartamAna patramAM chuTaka lekho lakhyA karuM chuM paraMtu tevA chuTaka lekhe sAthe kAyamane mATe vAcakonA hAthamAM te saMbaMdhI vAMcana pUruM pADavA, je je banAvo banyA che ane jAhera vartamAnapatramAM prasiddha thayelA che, je je jAheramAM AvyA nathI ane chuTA chavAyA gupta rIte koI kaI sthaLe banyA ja kare che tathA jenA bhaviSyanA bhaNakArA vAgI rahyA che te tathA mana niraMkuza banI kevI prapaMca jALo pAthare che, anIti ane durAShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAre kevI kevI gupta yukti prayukti racI dharmanA oThA nIce pagapesAre kare che te tamAma uparathI uddabhavelI kalpanAe, temaja hAlamAM janatAmAM navalakathA vAMcavAno zekha ghaNeja vadhI gayo che tethI vAcakavarganI abhirUcine satkAra karI te dvArAe uddeza saphaLa karavAnI mArA hRdayamAM utpanna thayelI preraNAe A mArI amRtasaritAnI navalakthAne janma Apyo che. amRta ane saritA patipatnI tarIke che ane te pAtra A navalakathAnA nAyakanAyikA che. bhAvasUcaka nAma agya dIkSA upara dRSTipAta che." huM hRdayapUrvaka jaNAvavAnI rajA lauM chuM ke sAdhusaMsthAnI ane jainasamAjanI AMkha ughADI temAM je je bhayaMkara badIo dAkhala thaI che ane vadhu dAkhala thavAno saMbhava che tenuM dazya janatA AgaLa khaDuM karI durAcAranI paristhiti samajAvI te dUra karI sudhAre karo ane sAdhusaMsthAne vadhu kalaMkita thatI aTakAvI zuddha karavI eja A navalakathA lakhavAne mAre uddeza che. vAcake kabula karaze ke kaI paNa dhAtunA ke mATInA pAtramAM paNuM hoya ane temAMthI pANI jatuM hoya te ApaNe prathama te pAtramAMnuM chidra zedhI kADhavuM paDaze ane te zodhI kADhayA pachI ja tene pUravAne prayatna thAya che. DokaTara vaidya ke hakIma paNa rogInA roganuM prathama nidAna karI tenuM kAraNa zodhI kADhI pachI davA ane ciki lyA kare che. te ja pramANe A navalakathAmAM vastunI saMkalanA vAcakonI dRSTigocara thAya e svAbhAvika che. deSa ke niMdAnI khAtara nahIM paNa aMdha zraddhAnA pATA cheDAvI dharmanA beTA daMbhane prakAzamAM lAvI mAtra sudhAravAnI khAtaraja mArA zuddha hRdayathI bhUta vartamAna ane bhaviSyanA saMbhavanuM satya svarUpa vAcako AgaLa mukI hAlanI paristhiti sudhAravA zuM zuM prayatna karavA joIe tene vicAra karI jaina janatAmAM kharI dhagaza jAgRta karavA A navalakathA dvArA kAryanuM kSetra najara AgaLa dharavA meM yathAzakti prayAsa karyo che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huM pavitra sAdhusaMsthAne temaja bhAgavatI dIkSA cahAvAvALA chuM. samayane anusarI, AcAra vicArathI cAlavAvALA pavitra vicArU zIla cAritravAna sAdhuothI sAdhusaMsthA ane jaina samAjane phAyado che evI mAnyatAvALo chuM. paraMtu te saMsthAmAM je je eba, saDA ke badI hoya te te nibhAvI laI temAM vadhAre karI prega phelAya evI bhayaMkara sthiti ubhI karavI tenAthI huM virUddha chuM. tevI badIne ugatI ja chevI joIe. koIpaNa upAye te nAbuda thavI ja joIe. paMca mahAvratadhArI sAdhunuM vartana evuM hovuM joIe ke temAMthI uzkeraNane, kaleza ke niMdAno eka paNa aMkura kadI raphurAyamAna the na joIe, temanAM pagalAMnI sAthe sarvatra saMghamAM utsAha AnaMda ane saMpa phelAI rahe joIe, temanAM darzana thatAMja suleha ane zAMti vyApI rahevI joIe, ane temanAM vacana sAMbhaLatAM ja krodha, TheSa ane kusaMpa baLI bhasmibhUta thaI javo joIe. enuM nAma sAdhu. enuM nAma gurU ane enuM nAma dharma. aMgreja kavi kAupara kahe che ke Religion should extinguish strife, And make a calm of human life. arthAta "dhameM kaleza ane jhagaDAne ThArI nAkhavA joIe ane manuSyajIvanane zAMtirUpa banAvavuM joIe." adhiSThAtA devane prArthanA che ke teo evo maMgaLakArI ane zAMtidAyaka divasa jaladI prApta karAve. vAcakone vAMcavAmAM ane samajavAmAM saraLatA thaI paDe te uddezathI navalakathAmAM AvelA keTalAka jana pAribhASika zabdonI samajutI chevaTe ApI che, zarUAtamAM mukhya mukhya pAtronI oLakhANanI yAdI mukI che ane navalakathAmAM kapelA pradezane nakaze paNa ApavAmAM Avyo che. AzA che ke vAcako amRtasaritAne satkAra karI tene uddeza bara lAvI AbhArI karaze. visanagara mahAsukhabhAI cunIlAla saMvata 1986 jeSThapUNimA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A navalakathAnA mukhya pAtrAnI oLakhANu. rasikalAla bhadrApurIneA zrImaMta yuvAna grejyueTa. ayogya dIkSA pratiba`dhaka samAjane sekreTarI. rasikalAlanI strI. bhaginIsamAjanI kAryavAhikA. meTrIka. rasikalAlane snehI mitra, aMgreja vepArI kaMpanImAM klAka. cadrakumAranI sro. navanItarAya bhadrApurIne vakIla. risakalAlane! nAgaramitra. navanItarAyanI sI. sAgarikA azvinIkumAra bhadrApurInA vakIla ane zrImaMta gRhastha. rasikalAlane mitra. mahAzvetA azvinIkumAranI srI. grejyueTa, ginIsamAjanAM pramukha. manasukhalAla bhadrApurImAM nyAtanA zeTha. dharamacaMda bhadrApurImAM ayeAgya dIkSAnA hImAyatI sAdhunA bhakta. udayacaMda sAdhune khaTapaTI bhakta. bhadrApurImAM chupI dIkSAe apAvanAra nAmAMkita zeTha. mAlatI caMdrakumAra saralA cImanalAla kumArapALa cImanalAlanA karo. chupI dIkSAnA bhAga. kumArapALanI strI. caMdrikA kasturacaMda bhadrApurImAM aMdhazraddhALu vRddha gRhastha. kasturacaMda DAMsAnI svacchaMdI sI. tArA capakalAla bhadrApurIne guma thayelA vidhavAnA che.kA. kamaLathI sAdhvIne saMsArIpaNAne mAsIAI bhAI. rAjabihArIlAla muMbaine ekaspA ane ispoTanA moTA vepArI. jagajIvanadAsa rAjabihArIlAlanA bhAgIdAra. uttamazrI sAdhvIne sa`sArIpaNAneA cheAkarA. uphe lATarIvALA. ratilAla urmi lA ratilAlanI srI. ramaNikalAla kanakanagarano yuvAna grejyueTa. ratilAlane mitra. caturA dazarathalAla rAjabihArIlAlanI muMbaInI oNphIsane klArka ane jagavanadAsanA tathA ramaNikalAlanA mitra. ramaNiklAlanI srI. ramaNilAlanA mitra. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 saritA amarApuramAM rahetAM maiyata thayelAM garIba mAbApanI nirAdhAra chokarI. amRtakumAranI strI. navalakathAnI nAyikA. kalyANa saritAne bhAI. dIkSA mATe vecANa thayelo chokare. lalitA dIkSAne bhegA thaI paDelI sAdhAraNa paisAdAra chokarI. amRtakumAra mANekapuranA eka gRhastha kezavalAlane bhatrije. saritAne pati. navalakathAno nAyaka. chupI dIkSAne bhega. lAlabhAI kanakanagarane dhanADhaya gRhastha. dIkSArakSaka samAjane pramukha. AcArya sUryavijayane zrImaMta bhakta. hararabAI lAlabhAInI strI. bAlAbhAI lAlabhAIne mATe chokare. vidyAlakSmI bAlAbhAInI strI. navInacaMdra lAlabhAIne nAne chokare. suzIlA navInacaMdranI strI. kalAvatI lAlabhAInI putrI. caMdrakAMta kalAvatIne pati. lAlabhAIne jamAI. chupI dIkSAne bhega. jayaMtIlAla bhadrApurIne sAdhune dAMbhika durAcArI bhakta ane lAlabhAIne Azrita basaMtIlAlane zikAra. vIrabALA jayaMtIlAlanI strI. menakA jayaMtIlAle anIti mATe nokara tarIke rAkhelI strI. mAlaNa. basaMtIlAla jayaMtIlAlane pADozI mitra. khAnagI kuTaNakhAnuM calAvanAra. bakula basaMtIlAlanI strI. urphe bulabula prANalAla zaira ane jhaverAtane vepAra karanAra vyabhicArI yuvaka. u bAbusAheba. jayaMtIlAlane grAhaka mitra. bhAratIkumAra kanakanagarane vakIla, azvinIkumArane pitarAI, vardhamAna vidyA layane peTrana ane rasikalAlane mitra. kAdaMbarI bhAratIkumAranI strI. zazIkAta gAMdhArIne yuvaka. avicArI chupI dIkSAne bhega. prabhAvatI zazIkAMtanI strI. kapuracaMda citrANa gAmane prabhAvasAgarane bhakta. purUttamadAsa Isamapurane khaTapaTI tAlamabAja dAMbhika gRhastha. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 sUryavijaya ayogya dIkSAnA custa hImAyatI AcArya, zuddhivijaya sUryavijayane khAsa cele cakoravijaya sUryavijayane patita paNa mAnIte cele. guptavijaya) rahasyavijaya sUryavijayanA mAnItA thaI paDelA cAlAka bhedI celA. marmavijaya prabhAvasAgara sUryavijayanA sahAyaka AcArya. kaMcanazrI sUryavijayanA saMdhADAnI trAsadAyaka sAdhvI. uttamazrI kaMcanazrInI celI (saMsArIpaNAmAM jagajIvanadAsanI mA.) caMdana zrI uttamazrInI celI. kumAra avasthAmAM chupI dIkSAne bhega. catuzrI kaMcanazrInI celI (saMsArIpaNAmAM ramaNikalAlanI strI.) kamaLathI paraNyA pachI dIkSAne bhegA thaI paDI duHkhathI pazcAtApamAM divasa gujaratI sAdhvI. saMsArIpaNAmAM caMpaklAlanI mAsIAI bena. kumudathI kamaLathInI sAthe rahI caMpakavijaya(caMpalAva)nI saMbhALa lenAra ciMtAgrasta sAdhvI. kAMtizrI kumAraavasthAmAM dIkSAmAM sapaDAI gurUsAdhvInA ati trAsathI kesarazrI, duHkhamAM rIbAtI tarUNa sAdhvIo. pavijaya dezakALa upara dhyAna ApI AcAravicAra pALI jaina samAjane uddhAranAra ane agya dIkSA pravRttine dUra karI sAdhusaMsthAne sudhAranAra AcArya. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukramaNikA. prakaraNa. viSaya. 1 vasaMtapa camI ane udyAnamAM vArtAlApa ... 2 premALa parApakArI dampatI. ... 3 vATasana TreDIMga kaMpanInI ApIsa. 4 mahAjana samrA, aThThAI utsavanA pahelA divasa. rAtre ... bhAvanA ane gaNe... 5 nadIkinAreA, meTaramAM suMdara dRzya ane dIkSAmAM yAnA alidAnanA samAcAra... 6 garA ane bhaktizRMgArarasa 7 vyAkhyAnamAM AcAryanA kredhAgni ane khAnagImAM ... cakeAravijayanI cAlAkI. 8 DrAi utsavamAM dIkSApravRtti. saMmatipatra ke hRdayane aLApe ? 9 dhaNIdhaNIANInuM dhIMgANuM. tArAnuM vAkcAturya. 10 dIkSArthIonI eLakhANa ane dIkSAnI Ama traNa patrikAnuM vAMcana. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... :: ... ... ... 900 11 dIkSAsamAraMbha ane vAtAvaraNanA paDadhAnI patrikAo. 1ra chupI dIkSAnI aphavA ane tapAsa. 13 panAnI sahelagAha, dhArAsabhAnA hevAla. hRdayadrAvaka ... ... ... ... .. ... ane hAsyajanaka draSTAMtA. 14 vyAkhyAnamAM AcAryanA bAdhAne upadeza ane bapAre dharmazALAmAM polIsanI dhamAla... 15 zeTha cImanalAlanA dhara upara peAlIsanA darADe. pakaDAyelI ... chupI dIkSA... Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat ... ... 1800 pRSTha. 1 8 15 rara 28 36 43 50 57 65 72 78 * re 95 101 www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 110 149 181 16 chupI dIkSAne tAMtrika tapAsa, kacerImAM AcAryazrInI padharAmaNI, lAbhAlAbhanA vicAramAM asatya jubAnI, kalekaTaranI udAratA. kalyANa ane saritAne meLApa. 17 rasikalAla ane lAlabhAI. narmadAkinAre yuvakamaMDaLa. na jAgRti ane preraNA.. * *** 130 18 jainamahAjana ane AcAryanI uzkeraNI. .. 140 19 agya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja. racanAtmaka kAryakrama. bhaginI samAjanI sthApanA * *** 20 suvarNapuramAM AcArya sUryavijaya ane dIkSA mahotsava. 21 caturathI sAdhvIne vihAraparizrama. * * 173 22 saritAnAM mAmA mAsI. 23 kanakanagaramAM jayaMtIlAla ane vIrabALAne navo gRha saMsAra. basaMtIlAlanI dastI. basaMtIlAlanuM bulabula. 187 24 kanakanagaramAM be AcAryonI padharAmaNa, dIkSAne bodha, lAlabhAI zeThanI aMdhazraddhA. mahAvIra jayaMtI. ... 201 25 vardhamAna vidyAlayanI sIlvara jyubIlI ..... ... 26 lAlabhAIne tyAM ujamaNuM ane sapta purUSone dIkSA mahotsavane varaghoDe... *** ra7 kahevAtA zAsanapremIonI sabhA, lAlabhAIne apAyeluM mAnapatra. eka bALAne khullo patra ... . 28 lAlabhAIne tyAM lagnotsava, lagnamAM vigha. * 246 29 jayaMtIlAla ane vIrabALA. saritAnA saMkaTanI zarUAta. svachaMdI menakA. -- 260 30 kanakanagaramAM janapariSadanI khAsa beThaka. rA. ba. bhAratIkumAranuM bhASaNa ane TharAva. ... ... 278 31 vIrabALAne sapaDAvavA menakAnI kapaTajALa. 292 32 bAbu prANalAlanA paMjAmAMthI chaTakI vIrabALAe karekse ApaghAta. tenI maratI vakhatanI jubAnI 311 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com ST 233 *.. Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 338 33 kanakanagaranI haipITala. daradI pati patnIne meLApa. 321 34 rasikalAla upara corIne Arepa. saritA guma thayAne bheda. ... * * * * 35 muMbaimAM ramaNikalAla ane caturA. jarmanIthI jagajI vanadAsanuM AvavuM. temane thayeluM sAdhvI mAtAnuM smaraNa 351 36 sAdhvI mAtAnuM tatra smaraNa. tapAsa ane meLApa. 365 37 menakAnI durdazA , * * 378. uparanA prakaraNamAM AvelAM kAvya tathA bhASaNe. kAvya. pRSTha. strInI hRdayavINA *** ******** mAnI hRdayavINuM . *** 34 bhaktizRMgArarasanI garabIo ... * 38-39 bhaviSyavANuM 75 bhakti ke kAyaratA . 77 dIkSAnA himAyatI AcAryane zIkhAmaNa 206 vardhamAna vidyAlayanI sIlvara jyubIlI prasaMge kaTAva. dIkSAne varaghaDe (vyAja stuti alaMkAra) .. are jaine have jAge! * * * dagA nahIM kIsIkA sagA. * * * bhASaNe. azvinIkumAranuM bhASaNa * * 149 (ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjanuM kArya.) mAlatInuM bhASaNa (bhaginI samAjanI sthApanA) . bhAratIkumAranuM bhASaNa (jainapariSanI khAsa beThaka.) 281 215 156 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amRta-saritA athavA aceAgya dIkSA para dRSTipAta. (prathama taraMga. ) // 3 // OMkAra bindusaMyuktaM nityaM dhyAyanti yoginaH / kAmadaM mokSadaM caiva kArAya namo namaH // prakaraNa 1 luM. vasaMtapaMcamI ane udyAnamAM vArtAlApa. ( harigIta ) vicAra manamAM udbhavelA vAtamAM ubharAya che, udgAra tenA jo kadI vartana mahIM mukAya che, pachI khaMtathI te jIgarathI jo kArya AraMbhAya che, te jANajo pariNAma sArUM, eja kudarata nyAya che.--lekhaka saMdhyAsamaye suMdara bagIcAnI aMdara ramya sthaLe eka kheMca upara cadrakumAra beThA beThA vicAra karatA hatA tevAmAM pAchaLathI tenA mitra rasikalAle AvIne puchyuM-- 66 are cadrakumAra ! Aja te tuM tarka vitarkanA arkamAM garka thayeleA jaNAya che. zuM saMdhyAsuMdarIe ke Aje vasaMtapaMcamInA divase vasaMtakumArikAe tane mehapAzamAM phasAvI stabdha banAvI dIdho che ?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 1 luM. "bhAI rasikalAla ! khAtAM pItAM, besatAM uThatAM, haratAM pharatAM dareka bAbatamAM tame te tamArI kAvyakalAnuM pradarzana karI rahyA che, saheja vAtamAM paNa jhaDajhamaka bharelA zabdono chuTathI upayoga kare che. paNa tamane Aje sajoDe AvavAnuM mana kyAMthI thayuM ? ghaNA divase sajoDe bahAra nIkaLyA jaNAo che." "nA nA, hamaNAMthI te sAthe ja pharavA javAne mahAvaro rAkhelo che" ema kahI baMne beMca upara beThAM. "tamArA jevI maMDaLInI ja rAha joIne beThe hata; Aje to mAruM mana evuM vigahaLa banI gayuM che ke te zIvAya bIjA vicAroja AvatA nathI." rasikalAlanI strI mAlatIe vacce dhIme rahI puchyuM "saralA bhAbhI te khuzImAM che ne ? " te to khuzImAM che, paNa Aje mArA upara mArA pitAzrIne amarApurathI patra che " ema kahI khIsAmAMthI kAgaLa kADhI muddAnI lITIe caMdrakumAra vAMcavA lAgyo- bicArI saritAnI mA marI gaI, cAra divasa mAMdagI bhogavI inphalyueMjhAthI acAnaka upaDI gaI. saritA tadana nirAdhAra thaI paDavAthI tene ApaNe tyAM rAkhI che, tenI saMbhALa le tevuM koI rahyuM nathI. garIbanI keNa saMbhALa le ?" rasikalAle dilagIra thaI puchayuM "saritA koNa? keTalI umara che ?" tenI uMmara Azare paMdara varSanI haze. tenA mAbApa amarApuramAM amArI pAse bhADAnA gharamAM rahetAM hatAM. bApa dara mAse paMdara rUpIA gumAstInA meLavI kuTuMbanuM poSaNa karato hato. garIbanuM nasIba garIbaja hoya che. gaI sAla te kSayanA regathI maraNa pAme, tethI mA dIkarI nirAdhAra sthitimAM AvI paDayAM. ame temane avAranavAra madada karatAM, AvI rIte duHkhamAM teo divasa kADhatAM hatAM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vasaMtapaMcamI ane udyAnamAM vArtAlApa. tevAmAM mA marI gaI. have saritAnI zI dazA thaze tenA vicAra AvyA kare che. bApanA marI gayA pachI saritAe nizALa choDI dIdhI che. gujarAtI sAta copaDIne abhyAsa pUro karyo che, saMskArI che, buddhizALI ane cAlAka che, paNa duHkhI avasthAne lIdhe tenA mukha upara lAcArI chavAi rahelI che." mAlatI dayA lAvI belI " tyAre te tamArA pitAzrIe ghaNuMja sAruM karyuM ke tene tamAre tyAM rAkhI che. tevAone to pUratI madada karavI joIe. umara lAyaka thayelI che tethI sAruM ThekANuM zodhI tene paraNAvI sAsare mokalaze eTale lAMbI ciMtA karavA jevuM raheze nahIM. sAre pati meLavI Apavo joIe, je bane to atre lA. saralA bhAbhI ekalAM che tethI temane paNa gamaze." mAlatI bena ! huM paNa saritAne atre lAvavA mAguM chuM. eTaluM ThIka che ke tenuM sagapaNa tenA bApe kareluM che, tene vara Azare visa varSane che, eka moTA vepArInI kaMpanImAM nokarI kare che, tenuM nAma bhulate na houM to amRtakumAra che, tenA kAkAnA bhege rahe che, ghaNe bhAge tenAM mAbApa marI gayelAM che." tame tene je che ?" "nA, meM tene je nathI. mArA pitAzrIe joyelo che, temanI salAhathI ja sagapaNa thayeluM che. mANekapura rahe che, dekhAvamAM paNa ThIka che, svabhAve paNa sAro che ema te kahetA hatA. AthI te taraphanI ciMtA karavA jevuM nathI." " tyAre to kadAca A sAla lagna paNa thAya." huM teja badhA vicAramAM guMthAyelo chuM. huM ekavAra tyAM jaI AvuM ane pitAzrInI salAha meLavI saritAne ahIM laI AvuM. te bicArI ghaNuMja kalpAMta karatI haze. keI nIkaTanuM saguM nathI. upara Abha ane nIce jamIna evI nirAdhAra avasthA thaI paDI che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 1 luM. rasikalAle kahyuM "caMdrakumAra ! tyAM javAne vicAra nakkI rAkha, tene hiMmata ane AzvAsana Apa, eAchuM AvavA daIza nahIM, ahIM tene lete Ava, lagna karavA IcchA hoya te tema kara, huM paNa yathAzakti madada ApIza." eTalAmAM temanA nAgaramitra vakIla navanItarAya majamudAra pitAnI patnI sAgarikA sAthe tyAM AvI pahoMcyo ane khIsAmAMthI ekadama "prajApakAra" nAmanuM dara sAMje prakaTa thatuM chApuM kADhI moTA avAje te kahevA lAgya lo, vAMce, tamArI janenI pavitra dIkSAnI pravRtti kevI palaTAI gaI che te jarA vAMcI peTamAM TADhuM kare. garIba kuTuMbanAM chokarAM addhara upADI javAM, mAbApa tene tapAsa karavA jAya te tene kaI madada kare nahIM, ulaTA tene tiraskAra kare, chokarAM saMtADavAmAM sAdhuene janabaMdhuo madada kare, A te tamAre ahiMsAne dharma ? rasikalAle chApuM hAthamAM lIdhuM. pahelA pAnA uparaja eka suMdara chokarAne pheTo jovAmAM Avyo. Ama chApAnI vAta nIkaLatAM ane vakIlane uMcA sAde bolatAM sAMbhaLI bIjA keTalAka pharavA AvelA te paNu bAjunA bAMkaDAo upara goThavAI gayA, ane "prajApAra"nI vAta sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. rasikalAla manamAM vAMcate hato tethI chApuM tenA hAthamAMthI paDAvI navanItarAya moTethI vAMcavA lAgya jAhera vinaMtI. guma thayelA chokare. zodhI ApanArane pacAsa rUpIenuM InAma. mAre phare nAme caMpaklAla umara varasa tero, raMge ghauM varaNe, kArataka vada 5 nA divase jaina pAThazALAmAM bhaNavA gayelo tyAMthI pAchA AvyA nathI, tenI zodhakhoLa karAvatAM adyApi sudhI tene patto lAgyuM nathI, naNavAmAM AvyuM che ke tene koI jaina sAdhue saMtADela che. mATe mAsa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vasaMtapaMcamI ane udyAnamAM vArtAlApa. karAnA je kAI patto meLavI Apaze tene huM rUpIA pacAsanuM InAma ApIza. chekarAnI AkRtinA phoTA upara pramANe che. lI. mAi saMtAka bhadrApurI mAha suda 5 te geApALadAsa trajalAlanI vidhavAnI sahI. mAraphata vakIla navanItarAya baLavaMtarAya majamundAra bI. e. elaela. mI. A sAMbhaLI cadrakumAre kahyuM kRtaja A neTIsa bahAra paDI che. amane AvI vadhAmaNI khAtA haze. "" " are ! AvAM te keTalAM badhAM pAkaLA che. dhIme dhIme prajA peAkAra" patramAM vAMcaze. A te ekaja banAva bahAra paDayeA che paNa khIjA banAvA vAMcI ajaba thaze. mIsTara caMdrakumAra ! huM tamane cIDavavA nathI kahetA, paNa tamArI AMkheA udhADuM chuM. chokarA guma thayA che tyArathI tenI mA kalpAMta karI rahI che. mArI pADeAzamAMja rahe che. ekanA eka cheAkare che, sagAM vahAlAM paNa rAkakaLa karI rahyAM che, tene pattA nahIM lAge te sAta ghera khaMbhAtI tALu vasAya tevI sthiti che, garIba hAvAthI te bicArAM polIsane paNa khabara ApI zakyAM nahIM. mA ane sagAM khuba zodhakheALa karI thAkI nirAza thaI pAka mukI raDatAM hatAM. te joi amane temanA rUdanathI khuba yA AvI, temanI pAse jaI hakIkatathI vAkephagAra thai neTIsa lakhI ApI sahI karAvI me' mArA kharace patramAM chapAvI prakaTa karI che.' sAgarikA khelI " tame jaine jIvayAnA upAsA, balke jIvadhyAnA ijArA rAkhanAra ijAradArA kahevA ane AvA guma thayelA cheAkarAnI dharaDI DezIne madada prakArane jIvadayAne siddhAMta kahevAya te nathI. mane chekarAnI mA kahe che zI vAta kahuM? madada mATe keAne kareA nahIM te tamAre kevA ame bIlakula samajI zakatA mena ! tamane amArA duHkhanI puchuM chuM te te kahe che ke jo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com " tyAre kahAne ke tamArI mAra cIDavavAnI khAtaraja Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 1 luM. kaI sAdhu mahArAja laI gayA haze to te tene dIkSA Apaze, tethI tenA AtmAne uddhAra thaze. saMsAramAM rahIne zuM karavAno che?" A pramANe kahI madadane badale bicArI mAne dAjhayA upara DAma de che. mane te eTalI badhI rIsa caDI che ke mAruM cAle to temane kAraTamAM ghasavuM. zrImaMteja pAse rahI chekarAne nasADe, saMtADe ane sAdhuone ADakatarI rIte badhI madada Ape. zuM A tamane jenene zebhe che ? meM te temane (navanItarAyane) kahyuM che ke gharanA paisA kharacI caMpakalAlane zodhI kADhI rUdana karatI tenI mAne meLavI Apa joIe. jaDe te inAmanA paisA paNa amAreja ApavAnA che." navanItarAya ane sAgarikA ubhAM rahIne ja belatAM hatAM. temanA mukha upara gussAnA ane dayAnA AvezanuM mizraNa thayeluM jaNAtuM hatuM. AjubAjunA bAMkaDA upara beThelA lokonuM dhyAna temanI tarapha kheMcAyeluM hatuM tethI temanAmAM paNa janonI AvI dIkSA tarapha tiraskAranI lAgaNuo utpanna thavA lAgI, ane sAdhu viSaya upara carcA thavA mAMDI. mAlatIe "prajApakAra" hAthamAM lIdhuM ane pharI vAMcI jaI sAgarikone kahevA lAgI "A prata huM mArI pAse rAkhI lauM chuM. AjanI carcAthI amane jarA paNa cheTuM lAgeluM nathI, tame kharepara upakAranuM kAma kareluM che. ame ghaNA vakhatathI AvA banAve sAMbhaLIe chIe; ame paNa tamArA jevA ja vicAra dharAvIe chIe; paNa zuM karIe ? aMdhazraddhALu zrAvake. sAdhuonuM jarA paNa paDavA detA nathI. jarA kaI sAdhunAM geravartananI vAta kahevA jAya te tenA upara A saMdha tuTI paDe ane tene saMdha bahAra mukavA taiyAra thAya. jarApaNa vicAra nahIM kare ke emAM sAdhune doSa che ke kahenArane che. ame te ghaNI vakhata manamAM baLIne rahIe chIe. puche A caMdrakumArabhAIne, te sAkSI che, eka vakhata sAdhvInA upAzrayamAM sAdhvIne huM jarA zIkhAmaNa devA gaI, eTalAmAM to te temanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vasaMtapaMcamI ane udyAnamAM vArtAlApa. ~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~~~~V\^^^ ^^^^^^^. gurU pAse jaI ADuM avaLuM samajAvI AvI. sAdhue kapAyamAna thaI mahAjana ekaThuM karyuM ane temane (rasikalAlane) belAvavA mANasa mokalyo." te vAtanuM smaraNa thatAM caMdrakumAre kahyuM "are ! e vAta te evI vadhI paDI ke rasikalAla mahAjanamAM na gayA tethI temane savA rUpI daMDa karavAmAM AvyuM. AvI amArI dharmanI ghelachA ane aMdhazraddhA che?" navanItarAye kahyuM " tyAre tamArA jevA bhaNelA gRha AvI dIkSA aTakAvavA prayatna na karI zake ?" rasikalAle kahyuM "ame te aTakAvavAne "agya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja" paNuM sthApyo che paNa haju sudhI keTalAka loke temAM joDAvAne AMcake khAya che. jo ke hRdaya amArI tarapha che chatAM jAhera rIte bahAra paDatA nathI." A sAMbhaLI navanItarAye jussAbhera bhAra daI javAba Ape "nA, te na cAle, bhASaNa ane lekha dvArA lokamata keLa, samAjamAM jAgRti lAva, khaMtathI ane chagarathI tenI pAchaLa maMDayA rahe eTale tamArA upara bIjAone pAke vizvAsa paDaze ane tamArI sAthe joDAze. AvAM aghaTita kAmo to baMdha ja thavAM joIe. jIvadayAne ijA laI beThelA jene mATe AvI ayogya dIkSA te bhAre kalaMka rUpa che evI mArI mAnyatA DozInA dAkhalA uparathI thaI cukI che. tamArA jevA saMskArI grejyueTa ane tamArAM dharmapatnI a. sau. mAlatI bena jevAM maeNTriIka thayelAM strI AvuM garIbone madada karavAnuM kAma nahIM upADe te pachI bIjA konI pAsethI te kAmanI AzA rAkhI zakAze ? tame maMDaLa sthApyuM che te jANuM amane saMtoSa thayuM che. te maMDaLane evuM banAvo ke te ThAma ThAma thatA AvA trAsadAyaka ayogya dIkSAnA banAvo keI paNa prakAre aTakAvavA zaktimAna thaI zake." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 2 juM. A vakhatano dekhAva jANe vakIla navanItarAya jAhera medAnamAM ubhA rahI bhASaNa ApatA hoya tevo ghaDIbhara banI rahyA. temanA bulaMda avAjathI pharavA AvelA leko AkarSAI AsapAsa ubhA rahI eka cittathI sAMbhaLatA hatA. AvA bhASaNa rU5 vArtAlApamAM aMdhAruM thavA lAgyuM ke teo tyAMthI uThI sAthe sAthe vAta karatAM bAgamAMthI ghara tarapha gayAM. prakaraNa 2 . premALa parepakArI dampatI. * AtmArtha jIvaloke'sminko na jIvati mAnavaH / paraMparopakArArtha yo jIvati sa jIvati // + Sum up at night what thou hast done by day, And in the morning what thou hast to do. --George Herbert. rAtre zayanagRhamAM rasikalAla ane mAlatI gRhasaMsAranI vAte karatAM hatAM eTalAmAM mAlatIne "prajApakAra" vartamAnapatra sAMbharI AvyuM ke tarata ja AgalA dIvAnakhAnAmAM jaI chApuM laI AvI ane caMpakalAlane pheTo jeI uMDA vicAramAM paDI. thoDIvAramAM tenI AMkhamAM AMsu bharAI AvyAM. rasikalAla mAlatInA sAllAnA cheDAne rUmAla tarIke upayoga * A duniyAmAM potAnA svArthane mATe kayo mANasa jIvate nathI ? paNa je paropakArane arthe jIve che te ja kharekhara jIve che. + divasamAM je je kAryo karyA hoya tene rAtre sUtI vakhate ane bIjA divase je je kAryo karavAnAM hoya tene savAre uThatAM ekIkaraNa karI vicAra kare. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A AMsu ra karI ane je premALa pare pakArI dampatI. ~~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~ karI AMsuthI bhIMjAtA gAlane sApha karavA lAgyo. mAlatI jarA vivekanI khAtara rasikalAlane tasdI nahIM ApatAM te kAma pote upADI laI AMkhe sApha karI dhImA sAde belI "AvA kumaLA khubasurata chokarAne upADI jatAM sAdhune dayA nahIM AvatI hoya ? mAne A chokare zI rIte visAre paDe ? ApaNe cAra varasane kIke je ke lAMbI mAMdagI bhogavIne maraNane zaraNa thayuM hatuM chatAM jyAre jyAre sAMbharI Ave che tyAre tyAre mAruM hadaya bharAI Ave che ! te AvA ucharelA suMdara chokarAne ekadama sAdhu upADI jAya te tenI mAne kema pAlave ? upADI janAra kharekhara kasAI karatAM paNa vadhAre nirdaya hovA joIe. bicArI saritAnI dayA khAtA hatA eTalAmAM A chApAmAM chekarAnI mAnI dayA khAvAne prasaMga ubho tha, daivanI gati gahana che ! zuM tamArAthI caMpakalAlane zodhavAnuM kAma na banI zake ? sarakAramAM tamArI lAgavaga sArI che tene upayoga na thAya ? kharaca thAya te karavuM paNa A chekarAne te jarUra zodhI Apa joIe. mane te A pheTa joI ane hakIkata sAMbhaLI ghaNI ja asara thaI che." kharekhara dayA Ave teja banAva banyo che. vakIla navanItarAyane dhanyavAda ghaTe che. huM temane maLI temanI mAraphata badhI tajavIja karIza. munimahArAjene madada karanAra be cAra zrImaMte che te ATaluM badhuM tophAna macAve che. have te sAdhu kahe sAdhu nathI ane AcArya kahe AcArya nathI. sAdhusamudAyamAM keTalAka sAdhuo celA muMDavAnI tIvra lAlasAvALA che te ATalI badhI dhamAla kare che, ane garIbonA chokarA upADI vaMzanuM nikaMdana kADhe che, have temanI khabara lIdhA vinA chuTake nathI. temanI sAme beThe baLa jagADavoja paDaze. paNa mAlatI ! pelI saritAnI kevI dayAjanaka sthiti thaIne paDI ! caMdrakumAra ghaNoja dayALu ane paropakAra vRttivALo che eTale Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 prakaraNa 2 juM. te bicArIne ThekANe pADaze. tenuM sagapaNa thaI gayuM che tethI eka be varasamAM ThekANe paDI jaze. mAlatI! bekArI burAmAM burI cIja che. game tevAnuM mAna utAre che, game tevAne bhraSTa kare che, temAM strIonI te vAtaja karatAM hRdaya kaMpe che. paisAnI khAtara dhaNu pAse rahI zIlane bhaMga karAve che. gharane chAnA kuTaNakhAnA jevuM banAve che. sAdhue AvI mahatvanI vAta tarapha jarA paNa lakSa ApatA nathI ane moTI moTI mokSanI vAta karI bheLAM strI purUSone bharamAve che. tamAruM-strI jAtinuM-hRdaya ghaNuMja komaLa hoya che tethI AvI AvI vAtothI tamArI AMkhamAMthI ekadama AMsu kharavA mAMDe che, paNa A AMsu araNyarUdanavata nIvaDavAthI tenI kAMI asara samAja upara thatI nathI, mATe tamArA jevAM dasa paMdara bhegAM thaI eka strI samAja jevuM baMdhAraNa bAMdhI pokAra uThAve te samAja upara bhAre asara thAya. ame tamane madada ApIzuM. tamArI ekaja sabhA je asara karaze te asara amArI dasa sabhAo karI zakaze nahIM. dIkSAnA himAyatI sAdhuone madada karavA temanA aMdhazraddhALu jenee eka "dIkSArakSaka" maMDaLa ubhuM kareluM che tenI sAme aAgya dIkSA aTakAvavA amoe "ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja" sthApyo che te tuM jANe che. A sAthe tamAruM strImaMDaLa sthapAya te amane ghaNuM ja baLa maLI zake tema che." e rIte rasikalAle mAlatI AgaLa sAmAjika sudhArAnA prazna mukI strImaMDaLa sthApavAnA vicArane janma Apyo. A vAta mAlatIne rUcI ane te dizA tarapha strIonuM dhyAna kheMcavA tenI preraNA thaI. mAlatI meTrIka sudhI bhaNelI hatI, rasikalAla grejyueTa hate. kAvya sArI rIte lakhato hate, vyavahArakuzaLa, zAMta, DAhyA ane saMskArI hato; sAre paisAdAra hato ane sAmAjika sudhArAne hImAyatI hato. saMtatimAM eka chokare thaIne marI gayuM hatuM. patipatnInA. svabhAva samAna hovAthI temane gRhasthAzrama keine iSa pamADe te hate. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ premALa parepakArI dampatI. ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^ zayanagRhamAM A pramANe sAmAjika vAta cAlI rahI che eTalAmAM vIjaLInA ghaTe gaNaNaNaNa avAja karyo ke mAlatI uThI, cokanI bArI ughADI cAkarane kahevA lAgI " rAmA ! kema bolAve che ?" rAmAe javAba Apyo " kaI bAI maLavAne AvyAM che." A sAMbhaLI mAlatI nIce gaI. mAlatIne dekhI te bAie dhImA sAde kahyuM "tamAruM kAma paDyuM che, bhAinI sAthe vAta karavI che, duHkhanI mArI bhAInI pAse AvI chuM " ema kahI te gagaLI thaI. A zabdo sAMbhaLI mAlatI tene upara laI gaI ane AgalA dIvAnakhAnAmAM besADI rasikalAlane suvAnA oraDAmAMthI bolAvI lAvI. jarA zAMta rahI te bAI bolI "huM tamArI baMnenI khyAti sAMbhaLuM chuM, ApaNuM jJAtimAM tamArA jevA parepakArI mANaso ghaNAja ochA haze. mAruM duHkha tamArA zIvAya kaI TALI zakaze nahIM ema samajI tamArI pAse AvavAnI meM hIMmata karI che. mArA mAthe duHkhane pAra nathI. dayA AvavAthI mAlatI tene AzvAsana ApI kahevA lAgI "tame dhIraja rAkhe, tamAre je madada joItI hoya te kahe, amArAthI banatuM ame jarUra karIzuM, duHkhanA vakhate hIMmata nahIM hAravI joIe. hIMmata hAravAthI bamaNuM duHkha thAya che. je duHkha hoya te sukhethI kahe. Ama lAja rAkhavAnuM kAraNa nathI. khullA dilathI saMkoca vinA vAta karo." mAlatInA AvA zabdo sAMbhaLI bAine dhIraja AvI. vAtane visAme maLavAthI aradhuM duHkha kamI thAya che tema tene jarA zAMti maLI. pachI dhIme rahI, sAthe lAvelI eka dAbaDI sAllAnA cheDAmAMthI bahAra kADhI rasikalAla AgaLa mukI te kahevA lAgI. "bhAI le, ATaluM saMbhALo, jyAre huM levA AvuM tyAre mane Apaje." "bena ! temAM zuM che? jeyA zIvAya zI rIte rAkhI zakAya? mAre jANavuM te joIe." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 prakaraNa 2 jI. "huM tamane dekhADayA zIvAya mukavA nathI mAgatI. temAM zuM che te mAre batAvavuM joie ane te sAthe mAre badhI hakIkata paNa tamArI AgaLa khullA dilathI kahevI joie." ema kahI teNe dAkhaDI uparanuM kapaDuM cheADI dAbaDI udhADI dAgInA bahAra kADhyA. ATha baMgaDIo, eka gaLAnA nekalesa, e nakkara kaDAM, cAra dorA ane eka lokeTa e rIte sAnAnA sALa muddA rasikalAlane gaNI ApI vajana ane vIgata sAthenI yAdI rajI karI te khAIe kahyuM " bhAI ! A yAdI pramANe meLavI jue ! '' rasikalAla yAdI hAthamAM laI uMDA vicAramAM paDI gayeA. huMmezanA paheravAnA A dAgInA che. khAi yuvAna che, sadhavA che. zA mATe mukavA AvI haze ? AvA vicAranI sAthe rasikalAle puchyuM "bena ! AvI rIte A dAgInA mAre tyAM rAkhavAnuM zuM prayeAjana ?" khAie javAba ApyA. "huM tamArAthI kazuM paNa chAnuM rAkhavAnI nathI. mane paraNe pAMca varSa thayAM, mArA bApe kuLavAna dhArI meATA ghere paraNAvI. jyArathI sAsare AvI chuM tyArathI sukhanuM svapra paNa AvyuM nathI. temane zaTTAnA evA chaMda lAgyA che ke te temAM pAyamAla thayA ane thAya che, chatAM te dhaMdhA mukatA nathI. judA rahe che. kAipaNa sAthe saMbaMdha rAkhatA nathI, bhAgamAM sArA paisA AvelA paNa badhA zaTTAmAM gumAvyA. nabaLA purUSa rAMDa upara zA e pramANe paisA gumAve tyAre dharamAM kaleza karI saMtApI mane tAvI nAkhe, na sahana thAya tevI mArAM mAbApane gALe de ane mane mAre. mArA duHkhanI vAta huM tamane kahI zakatI nathI. mArA pIyaranA dAgInA mArI pAse hatA te temaNe mane gharamAM asadya trAsa ApI kuMcI paDAvI laI mArI peTImAMthI kADhI lIdhA. eTaluM vaLI ThIka che ke chekarAM nathI tethI ekalI mArI jAtanI pIDA veThavAnI che. mArA dAgInA pAchA meLavavA meM ghaNI vakhata kaheluM tyAre kahetA ke dAva pAMsarA paDaze tyAre navA karAvI ApIzuM. A pramANe mArI rAja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ premALa popakArI dampatI. 13 ugharANuM cAlatI hatI, tevAmAM zaTTAmAM temane kAMI na thavAthI mArA dAgInAne badale temaNe mane A dAgInA banAvI ApyA che ane khAsa dhamakI ApI kahyuM che ke "rAMDa! have A dAgInA mArA gharamAM rAkhIza nahIM. tArA pIyaramAM ke tane phAve tyAM rAkhaje. je gharamAM rAkhIza te mane jarUra paDaze tyAre paDAvI laIza ane pharI banAvI ApIza nahIM.' A pramANe dhamakI ApI. mArA pIyaramAM nathI mAbApa ke nathI bhAI. badhAM marI paravAryo. duranA pitarAI che, mane temano vizvAsa nathI, A kAraNathI huM tamArI pAse mukavA AvI chuM mATe tapAsI le ane A yAdI tamArI pAse rAkhe. A hakIkata sAMbhaLI mAlatIne dayA AvI. te rasikalAlane kahevA lAgI "emAM ApaNane zI harakata che ? yAdI pramANe dAgInA meLavI dAbaDImAM bharI tIjorImAM mukI do. paisA vagaranA khAlI zaTarIne jyAre nukasAna Ave che tyAre teo temanAM bairAM upara kharekhara ghaNeja trAsa vartAve che. bajhAranI dAjha bairAM upara kADhe che, AvA dAkhalAo ghaNe ThekANe jovAmAM Ave che. bicArI bairIone bhIkha mAgatI karI nAkhe che. strIne bApa je zrImaMta hoya che te tenA bApa pAsethI paisA kaDhAvavA bicArI bairI upara julama gujAre che ane roja satAve che. rasikalAla yAdI pramANe dAgInA meLavI jovA lAgyo. A vakhate te bAInI AMkhomAMthI AMsu kharavA lAgyAM. A joI dhIraja ApI mAlatIe kahyuM "bena ! have e vAta saMbhArI raDaze nahIM. tamane jyAre jarUra paDe tyAre sukhethI laI jaje. " rasikalAle jaNAvyuM paNa mArI IcchA evI che ke A je yAdI lakhI che temAM nIce eTalo zera mAre ke "A dAgInA mArA che ane te tamane sAcavavA ApI gaI chuM." te pramANe lakhI nIce tamArI sahI ane AjanI tArIkha nAkho." bAIe kahyuM "tame kaho te pramANe lakhI ApavA taiyAra chuM" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 prakaraNa 2 juM. A zabdonI sAthe mAlatIe Tebala uparathI khaDIo ane helDara te bAInA AgaLa dharya, bAIe te yAdInI nIce "A dAgInA mAre che ane te tamane sAcavavA ApI gaI chuM. lI. vIrabALA te jayaMtIlAla choTAlAlanI sadhavAnI sahI. dA. potAnA. mAha suda 5. bhadrApurI." e pramANe lakhI yAdI rasikalAlanA hAthamAM mukI. rasikalAle yAdImAM tenuM nAma ane tenA akSare joI kahyuM "vIrabALA bena ! tamArA akSara te ghaNA sArA Ave che." vIrabALA gadagada svare bolI "paNa te badhuM nakAmuM che." rasikalAle dayAdramukhe kahyuM "tame gabharAzo nahIM, je banI zake to tamArA pati jayaMtIlAlane samajAvI sudhAre, zaThe cheDAvo, temane jema bane tema khuza rAkhavA prayatna kare, premathI vaza kare." vIrabALAe kahyuM "huM tema karavA prayatna karuM chuM paNa mArA prayAsamAM niSphaLa nIvaDuM chuM. zaTerIAnA cittanI dazA vicitra hoya che. huM kAMI kahI zakatI nathI. aThavADIAthI dhaMdhAnI zodhamAM kanakanagara gayelA che. teDAvaze tyAre huM tyAM jaIza. bhAI! huM have jAuM chuM." "rAta gaI che mATe tamArI sAthe rAmAne phAnasa laine mokaluM chuM, ubhAM raho" ema kahI mAlatIe rAmAne vIrabALAnI sAthe phAnasa laine javA sUcanA karI. vIrabALA baMnene upakAra mAnI rAmAnI sAthe pitAnA ghera gaI. tenA gayA pachI rasikalAle te yAdI kabATamAM mukI dIdhI ane dAgInAnI dAbaDI tIjorI ughADI temAM mukI dIdhI. A kAmathI paravArI baMne suI gayAM. dIkSAnI ane saritAnI vAtano pravAha cAlato hato temAM A trIjI vIrabALAnI vAtane vadhAre thayo ane te vicAramAM ne vicAramAM A premALa paropakArI daMpatI nidrAvaza thayuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ voTasana TreDIMga kaMpanInI phIsa. 15 15 prakaraNa 3 che. voTasana TreDIMga kaMpanInI eNphIsa, * He, that wrestles with us, strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. --Burke. eka aThavADIA pachI rasikalAla paranA vakhate caMdrakumAranI ophIsamAM gaye. caMdrakumAra eka aMgrejI vaeNTasana TreDIMga kaMpanInI ophIsamAM menejaranA hAtha nIce cIpha kalArka tarIke hate. meTrIka pAsa thayela hatuM. kAma karavAmAM cAlAka ane pramANika hevAthI menejaranuM lagabhaga tamAma kAma pote ja karatA hatA. ekasapirTa ane ImporTa ema baMne dhaMdhA hovAthI te ghaNuM ghaNuM nAnA moTA vepArIonA saMbaMdhamAM Avate, tethI caMdrakumAra vepArI maMDaLamAM meTI lAgavaga dharAvate hate. rasikalAlane bAraNAmAM AvatA dekhI caMdrakumAra hasIne bolyo "bhAI rasikalAla! tamAruM AyuSa ghaNuM lAMbuM che. tamane bolAvavAnI hamaNAM ja mane IcchA thaI hatI, tamAruM nAma manamAM ramyA karatuM hatuM eTalAmAM tamArA mukhAraviMdanAM darzana thayAM. be divasanI rajA laI mANekapura jaI pitAzrIne maLI AvyuM." paNa pelI saritAne sAthe teDI lAvyo che ne?" "nA nA, hamaNAM teNe nA pADI, mArI bAnI pAse rahe che. bicArI ghaNuMja kalpAMta kare che, saheja bAbatamAM mA yAda AvatAM raDI paDe che? AMkhamAMthI AMsu sukAtAM nathI." hamaNAM tAje ghA paDe che, mAnuM duHkha ekadama visAre che je mANasa ApaNI sAthe virodha kare che te ApaNA jJAnataMtuone majabUta kare che, ane ApaNuM buddhine tIkSNa banAve che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 3 ju. nahIM paDe; vakhata jatAM zAMti vaLaze, ekalI nirAdhAra jevI thaI paDI eTale tene vadhAre lAgI Ave temAM navAI nathI." "paNa eja vicAra rAkhe che ke jarA tene zAMti vaLe te pachI atre lAvuM te ThIka. gharane mAlIka evo nirdaya che ke tenI mAnA maraNa pachI bIjA ja divase bhADAnI ugharANuM karavA koI uddhata mANasane mokalyo. cha mAsanuM bhADuM caDeluM hatuM, te saritAne game tema bolavA lAgyA. A bInA mArA pitAzrInA jANavAmAM AvI ke tarata ja temaNe caDeluM tamAma bhADuM pelA mANasane cukAvI ApyuM ane ghara paNa khAlI karIne sepI dIdhuM. mArI bAne svabhAva evo premALa che ke saritAne jarA paNa ochuM AvavA deze nahIM. meM paNa ghaNe dilAso Apyo che, ane thoDA divasa pachI atre AvavA tene Agraha karyo che, te saralA sAthe atre raheze, ane dhIme dhIme duHkha visAre paDaze. A pramANe tajavIja karI che. A te vacce vAta karI. khAsa tamane maLavAnuM kAraNa e che ke atre thoDA divasathI pelA ayogya dIkSAnA himAyatI AcAryazrI sUryavijayajI mahArAja padhArelA che, temanI sAthe bIjA ATha dasa sAdhue che ane keTalIka sAdhvIo paNa AvelI che. te AcArya kalezatpAdaka e upanAmathI jagajAhera che te tamane khabara to haze." mAlatI mAraphata evuM jANavAmAM AvyuM che, sAdhvInA upAzrayamAM sAdhvIo tema jaNAya che, paNa ApaNuM upAzrayamAM to kaI sAdhu jaNAtA nathI tenuM zuM kAraNa?" bhAI rasikalAla ! temAM uDe bheda samAyeluM che ? tame jANo cho ke ApaNe upAzraya khullo che. temAM koI eraDIo ke baMdha bAraNuM karI besAya evAM sthAna nathI. ThallAnI paNa jevI joIe tevI umadA savaDa nathI, tethI sAdhuoe ApaNuM maTI jaina dharmazALAmAM paDAva nAkhe che. AgaLa moTA meDe che temAM jevI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaiTasana reDIMga kaMpanInI phIsa. 17 joIe tevI savaDa che. nIce moTo khullo ceka che. meTI esarIo ane oraDIo che." "caMdrakumAra ! te ThIka bArIka avalokana karyuM che. ApaNA upAzrayamAM te chAnI yukti prayuktione prabaMdha karavo hoya te banI zake tevuM nathI. sAdhuoe dharmazALA ThIka zodhI kADhI." "temanA saMbaMdhI ghaNI ghaNI vAte mArA pitAzrIe mane karI che. temanA ToLAmAM eka be sAdhu te taddana patita thayelA che. eka cakoravijaya karIne yuvAna sAdhu che, te temane ziSya che, temaNe te hada cheDI che chatAM AcArya tene nibhAvI rahyA che. AcArya je ke evA jaNAtA nathI paNa celAone lIdhe te paNa vagovAya che. meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke Aje rAtre ApaNuM jainamahAjana jainadharmazALAmAM ekaThuM thavAnuM che." IntajArIthI rasikalAle puchayuM "zA mATe ?" " AvA moTA kalezatpAdaka AcArya padhAryA che temanA mAnArthe kAMIka dhAmadhuma karI temanuM bahumAna karavA mATe." mane lAge che ke temanA bhaktoe A vAta upADI haze." "te vinA bIjuM koNa upADe? siddha ane sAdhakanI yukti che. huM khAsa karIne sabhAmAM javAno chuM ane tame paNa jarUra Avaje, kAraNake ApaNuM maMDaLInA gRhastha hoya to ThIka phAve. A AcArya agya dIkSAnA custa hImAyatI che. bAvA beThA jape je Ave te khape evI pravRttivALA che. pAtratA ke apAtratA jotA ja nathI." "caMdrakumAra ! tane A jANuM dilagIrI thatI nathI ? ApaNuM jainanA sAdhu je kaMcana ane kAminInA tyAgI kahevAya temAM keTalAka badamAsa nIkaLavAthI A sAdhusamAja vagovAya che. tevA sAdhuene temanA gurUoe kADhI mukavA joIe. zarama che gurUne ke tevA celAone te nibhAve che ane sAthe rAkhe che." "rasikalAla! tamAruM kahevuM barAbara che. mane paNa lAgI Ave Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 prakaraNa 3 ju. che. ApaNe mATe jenetara prajA zuM bole che ane chApAmAM zuM lakhe che tene jyAre vicAra karuM chuM tyAre eTalo badho krodhanA Aveza AvI jAya che ke je sAdhu durAcArI hoya temane ane temane madada karanAra zrAvaka zrAvikAone saMgha bahAra karavAM joIe. paNa e dina kyAMthI ? ulaTA AvA vicAra jaNAvanArane saMgha bahAra mukavA sAdhuo ane temanA bhakto taiyAra thAya che." tyAre zuM ApaNe ApaNA samAjane A pramANe cAlavA de? ane evA anAcArIone nibhAvI levA ? ethI to e pariNAma Avaze ke je sAdhuo ghaNA sArA che ane samAja upara upakAra karI rahyA che temanA uparathI paNa zraddhA uThI jaze. sukA lAkaDAnI sAthe lIluM paNa baLI jaze. ApaNe temanI sAme ApaNA maMDaLadhArAe beThe baLavo jagADavo joIe e mAre daDha nizcaya thaI gayo che." A pramANe beThAM baLavAnI vAta sAMbhaLI pAsenA oraDAmAM menejara beTho hato te tyAM Avyo. baMne ubhA thayA. menejara aMgreja gRhastha hatA paNa gujarAtI vepArIonA sahavAsathI gujarAtI bolI zakato hato. "tame beTho baLavo kayAM jagADavA mAge che?" ema kahI Tebala AgaLa AvIne ubho rahyA. pachI rasikalAle aMgrejImAM keTalAka sAdhuonI dIkSAnI ayogya pravRttinI vAta upADI. pelA sAhebane rasa paDyo tethI te baMnene potAnI ophIsamAM laI gayo. rasikalAle dIkSA prakaraNa calAvyuM. caMdrakumAra vacce vacce Teko ApatA gayo, eTalAmAM to sAhebanAM memasAheba tyAM AvI pahoMcyAM ane te paNa temanI vAtamAM bhaLyAM. rasikalAla cAlAka ane samayajJa hovAthI strIonuM hadaya bhedAya tevI navaparaNita strIonA patinI dIkSAnA hRdayadrAvaka hevAlo eka pachI eka Apate gaye. memasAheba to sAMbhaLIne vismaya thaI gayAM ane badhuM sAMbhaLI chevaTe abhiprAya ApI dIdho ke "je tamArAthI AvI dIkSAo na aTakAvI zakAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaiTasana TreDIMga kaMpanInI eNkIsa. 19 to sarakAra pAse kAyado karAvI AvI dIkSA aTakAvavI joIe. AvA banAvathI sarakArane vAkephagAra karavI joIe." A pramANe dIkSAnI vAta cacIM tyAMthI rasikalAla ane caMdrakumAra pitAnI ophIsamAM AvyA ane rAtre mahAjananI sabhAmAM javAnuM nakakI rAkhyuM. eTalAmAM sUryavijaya AcAryanA khAsa zrAvaka - custa bhaktarAjazeTha dharamacaMda tyAM AvyA ke temane joI caMdrakumAre AvakAra Apyo "padhAre zeThajI! ghaNe divasathI tame kAMI kAma batAvatA nathI ? ophIsa upara maherabAnI ochI karI jaNAya che." zuM kAma batAvIe ? mAla mokalo pAlava nathI, huMDIno bhAva ghaTavAthI amArA vepAra upara chINuM mukAI che. eka pAuMDanA rUpIA paMdarane badale savAtera hAthamAM Ave che. zI rIte mAla mokalI zakIe ?" tamArI vAta sAcI che. huMDI dhyAnamAM rAkhI hamaNuM kharIdInA bhAvanI lImITamAM vadhAre karyo che, mATe marajI hoya to sarasava ke aLazI mokalo. jarUra paSANa thaze." ema kahI caMdrakumAre jarmanInA hembarganA bhAva batAvyA. dharamacaMda zeThe bhAva joI uDe vicAra karI keTaloka mAla Apavo kabula karyo. eTalAmAM nokara cA laIne Avyo ane traNe jaNa pIvA lAgyA. vepAranI vAta paTI javAthI caMdrakumAre kahyuM "zuM Aje ApaNuM mahAjana maLavAnuM che ?" hA, kharI vAta che, mahAjana meLavavA mATe meMja ApaNuM nyAtanA zeThane sUcanA karI che. nyAtanA netarIAne sau bhAIone khabara ApavA jaNAvyuM che, jarUra rAtre Avaje." "zA mATe ekaThuM thAya che?" "vAha mArA sAheba ! AvA meTA AcArya ApaNuM zaheramAM padhArI ApaNuM bhUmine pAvana kare ane ApaNe kAMI aThThAI utsava Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 3 jI. jevuM na karIe te ApaNe zrAvaka zAnA? mATe mAre vicAra e che ke ATha divasa sudhI khUba dhAmadhUma karIe. vakhate eka be jaNane dIkSA ApavAno paNa lAbha maLI jAya. A avasara pharI pharIne kyAMthI Ave ? A sUryavijaya AcAryathI ja ApaNo jainadharma TakI rahyA che. hAlamAM padmavijaya, zAMtisAgara, pupavijaya jevA keTalAka sudharelA AcAryo nIkaLyA che temane AvA utsava, ujamaNAM, dIkSA mahotsava vagere dharmakAryo gamatAM nathI. paNa te badhA A sUryavijaya AcAryanA teja AgaLa jhAMkhA paDI jAya che. keTalAka tamArA jevA sudharelA temane madada kare che tethI temanuM jarA jarA TakI rahyuM che. nahIM to kyAranA bhekha choDIne ghera besI gayA hatA." kaTAkSa bharelA zabdo sAMbhaLI caMdrakumAre javAba Apyo, "zeTha sAheba! tamArI vAta sAcI che. evA sAdhuone ame Teko ApIe chIe ane AvA sAdhuone tame Teke Ape che. A AcAryanA celA cakoravijayanuM caritra kevuM che tene khAnagI rIte tapAsa kare eTale tamane samajAze ke ame kharA ke tame kharA. gayA mAsAmAMja bhavADe thayo hato. evA durAcArI celAne AcArya sAthe laIne phare te zuM AcArya mATe sAruM kahevAya ? ane tame badhA tevA celAne upAzrayamAM ke jenadharmazALAmAM utaravA de te tamArA mATe paNa sAruM kahevAya ? cakoravijayane laIne te AcArya paNa bahAra vagovAya che. vadhAre divasa rAkhaze te ahIM paNa kAMI navAjunI thaze. je tamArA jevA gRhastha AvA cakoravijaya jevA sAdhune Teke na Ape to temanuM zuM cAlavAnuM che ? eTaluM kharuM che ke tame badhA paisAvALA rahyA tethI game tene paisAthI dAbI zake. mAre atyAre kahevuM paDe che ke sAdhuone tamArA jevAnI madada na hoya to hAlamAM apAtI ayogya dIkSAo tarataja baMdha karI zakAya, ane chApAmAM dIkSAnA bhavADA sAMbhaLIe chIe te sAMbhaLavAne prasaMga Ave nahIM." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaiTisana reDIMga kaMpanInI oNphIsa 21 dIkSAnuM nAma sAMbhaLI anAcAranI vAta paDatI mukI dharamacaMda zeTha bolI UThayA "caMdrakumAra ! bhulo che, dIkSA eja kharI cIja che, eja mokSamAM laI janAra che, bAkI badhAM phAMphAM che." dIkSA mokSamAM laI janAra che te vAta kharI, te mATe be mata che ja nahIM, paNa game tevI dIkSA mokSamAM laI jaze ? sAdhunAM kapaDAM paheryo eTale dIkSA?" " hA hA, kapaDAM paheryA eTale dIkSA, tethIja AtmAne uddhAra che." vAta jarA palaTAvI vacce rasikalAle jaNAvyuM "sAdhu AcAra virUddha vartatA hoya te zuM ApaNe temane temanuM vartana sudhAravA sUcanA na karI zakIe ?" rasikalAla ! tame bhulo che. AcArya je karatA haze te samajIne ja karatA haze. ApaNuM zuM gajuM ke meTA gItArthanI ApaNe bhulo kADhI zakIe ? ApaNe to zraddhA rAkhavI, jarA paNa zaMkAthI jevuM nahIM, AvI zraddhA hoya to ja ApaNe uddhAra thAya. tame badhA aMgrejI bhaNI sudharI gayA tethI tamane AvI dharmanI vAta na game." ema kahI dharamacaMda ubhA thayA ane jatAM jatAM Agraha karI kahevA lAgyA " jarUra tame baMne rAtre mahAjanamAM Avaje. jainadharmazALAnA cekamAM mahAjana maLavAnuM che, tamane lAbe vakhata nahIM rokIe. jarUra Avajo. sAhebajI, " ema kahI dharamacaMda zeTha tyAMthI cAlyA. temanA gayA pachI caMdrakumAra rasikalAlane kahevA lAgyo "kema rasikalAla! dIkSAnI vAta karatAM zeThane mijAja kevo khasI gaye?" teM paNa ThIka ThaMDA kALaje dIkSAnA javAba ApI TuMkAmAM paTAvI dIdhuM; cakAravijayanI vAta karI AMkha ughADI te paNa sAruM karyuM. je ApaNe kaDaka javAba ApyA hatA te vadhAre belAcAlI thAta. have rAtre dharmazALAmAM bhegA thaIzuM" ema kahI rasikalAla paNa tyAMthI vidAya thayo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rara prakaraNa 4 yuM. prakaraNa 4 zuM. ~~^^^.^. mahAjanasabhA, aThThAi utsavanA pahelA divasa, rAtre bhAvanA ane gara. ( harigIta). uddeza jyAM prabhubhaktine tyAM kArya kevuM sadhAya che ? jonAranI saMkhyA thakI tenI parIkSA thAya che. pUjA ane vaLI bhAvanAmAM bhAva kyAM uDA~ jAya che ? garabAnI racanA nirakhavAne bhAva zeA ubharAya che!! --lekhaka. jANe meATI pariSad maLavAnI hoya te pramANe dharmazALAnA moTA khullA cokamAM jAjama patharAI gaI hatI, eka bAjue gAdI TakIA geAThavI devAmAM AvyA hatA. cAra cheDe cAra kITasana lAITa prakAza mArI rahI hatI. A badhI goThavaNa zeTha dharamacaMda taraphathI karavAmAM AvI hatI. Ane zumAr thayA ke mahAjananA gRhasthA eke eke AvavA lAgyA. nyAtanA zeThe manasukhalAlanI sAthe rasikalAla, caMdrakumAra vIgerenI maMDaLI paNa AvI. jANe prekSakAnI gelerImAM birAjamAna thayA hoya te pramANe meDA upara muni mahArAjo bArImAMthI avaleAkana karI rahyA hatA, ane AcAryazrI manamAM malakAtA hatA ke mAre lIdhe kevA utsAha ubharAI jAya che ane dhAmadhuma thAya che! sADA AThe tA badhI jAjama bharAI gaI ane ghaNAkharA AgevAne AvI gayelA joI nyAtanA zeTha manasukhalAle vArasAmAM maLelI pramukhasthAnanI gAdI upara eke eke sabhA bharavAnA uddeza samAvatAM jaNAvyuM ke "mArI joDe birAjamAna thayelA zeThe dharamacaMda te ApaNA zaheramAM zrImaMta gRhastha che, ApaNI nyAtamAM te AgevAnI bharyo bhAga le che, dharmanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAjana sabhA. 23 staMbharUpa che ema kahIe to te khoTuM nathI. temanI IcchA evI che ke AcAryazrI sUryavijayajI mahArAja atre padhArelA che temanA mAnArthe ApaNe kAMI dharmakArya karyuM hoya te jinazAsananI zobhAmAM vadhAre thAya ema dhArI moTA ThAThathI Aja dharmazALAmAM aThThAI utsava bhaNAvavAno vicAra rAkhe che. te mAha vada 1 thI zarU karavAne che ane te nimitte mAha vada 9 nA roja navakArazrI jamADavAnI che. AThe divasa bapore pUjA bhaNaze ane prabhAvanA thaze, rAtre bhAvanA besaze ane pachI Aja cokamAM strIone garabA gAvAnI goThavaNa karavAmAM Avaze. rAtre paNa prabhAvanA thaze ane gAvA AvanAra strIone yathAzakti lhANI ApavAmAM Avaze. koIe prazna karyo "paNa A sthaLe munimahArAje rahe che eTale rAtre garabAnI goThavaNa zI rIte thaze te samajAtuM nathI. cokamAM to kITasana lAITane prakAza cAre bAju jhagajhagI rahevAne." zeThe javAba Apyo "temAM kAMI harakta nahIM, munimahArAje te upara rahe che, ajavALuM Avaze eTalI ghaDI bArIo baMdha raheze." A pramANe khulAso karI AgaLa bhASaNa karatAM zeThe jaNAvyuM "bhAI ! e pramANe zeTha dharamacaMda taraphathI aThThAI utsava jaNAze ane rAtre garabA gavAze mATe temAM dareka bhAI bena padhArI zeThane AbhArI karaze evI AzA che." A pachI zeTha dharamacaMda ubhA thaI be hAtha joDI namratA dhAraNa karI kahevA lAgyA "huM to badhA bhAIone dAsa chuM. ApaNa ahebhAgya ke AcAryazrInAM A zaheramAM pagalAM thayAM. ApaNe AvI sonerI takane lAbha na laIe te ApaNe ApaNI pharajamAMthI pAchA haThayA gaNAIe. nyAtanA zeTha sAhebe kahyuM che te pramANe mArA taraphathI aAI utsava vada 1 thI zarU thaze mATe tamAma bhAIo ane bene AmAM bhAga leze. Avo avasara pharI pharI Avato nathI, nANuM maLe che paNa TANuM maLatuM nathI, mATe AvAM dharmakAryo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 prakaraNa 4 thuM. karI AcAryazrInuM mana prasanna thAya evI rIte ApaNe ApaNuM kartavya karma bajAvavuM joIe. A badhuM Apa bhAIonuM kAma che ema samajI pUrepUrI madada karaze. AcAryazrI mAha vada 10 nA roja atrethI vihAra karavAnA che; kAlAvAlA karI pAghaDI utArI page lAgI mahA mahenate eozrIne rekyA che mATe jarUra lAbha leze. je dhArelI dhAraNa bara Avaze to moTo varaghoDe paNa caDAvavAmAM Avaze, paNa te vAta haju nakkI nathI.'' vaccethI koIe prazna karyo "zI dhAraNA che te jaNane?' dharamacaMde javAba Apyo "jyAM sudhI te vAta nakkI na hoya tyAM sudhI te vAta bahAra pADavI te ThIka nahIM." caMdrakumAre kahyuM " kahevAmAM zI harakata che ? badhA jANe te kharA. dharamacaMda jarA khacakAyA. eTale nyAtanA zeTha bolI uThayA dharamacaMda? zA mATe bolatAM khacakAo che ? jene virUddha AvavuM haze te Avaze. pAchaLathI kahyA karatAM hamaNAM ja vAta karavI sArI che mATe gabharAyA zIvAya sukhethI kahe. joIe chIe keNa virUddha Ave che ?" A pramANe hIMmata maLavAthI dharamacaMda kahevA lAgyA "juo bhAIo sAMbhaLe ! atre eka caturA nAme sadhavA bAI AvelI che tene AcAryazrI pAse dIkSA levAno vicAra thayo che. bAIe dharmanuM jJAna sArI rIte saMpAdana kareluM che. mAbApanI saMmati che. joke uMmara Azare pacIsa varSanI che chatAM duniyA uparathI rAga utarI gayo che. tenAM mAbApane teDAvyAM che te je Avaze te sAre divasa joI varaghoDo caDAvI dIkSA ApavAmAM Avaze. je mAbApa nahIM Ave to dIkSA ApavAno vicAra nathI. huM dhArato nathI ke AmAM koIne vAM hoya." vacce koIe zaMkA uThAvI "bAI pacIsa varasanI sadhavA che to tenA dhaNInI saMmati che ke nahIM?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAjana sabhA. 25 ApatAM haze A zaMkAnA javAbamAM, " jyAre mAbApa rajA tyAre dhaNInI rajA temaNe AgaLathI meLavIja haze " ema jarA sarvane saMbhaLAya tevI rIte khAlI joDe eka jaNanA kAnamAM kahevA lAgyA " dhaNIe teA kADhI mukI che kADhI, A vAta kAMI jAheramAM kahevAya ? samaje nahIM ane AvI zaMkAo AvI mATI bhara sabhAmAM lAve, dharmanA kAmamAM Ama vighna nAkhe, Ama dhIme dhIme paNa pAsenA mANase sAMbhaLI zake tevI rIte dharamacaMda zeTha babaDavA lAgyA. rasikalAle hasIne puchyuM " zeTha! e zuM dhImuM dhImuM babaDavyA ? aradhA zabdo teA kAne paDayA che. 99 99 dharamacaMde . javAba ApyA " kAMI khAnagI vAta atre ceALIne cIkaNI karAya ? thaI paDaze vakhata Ave. " "" vacce kAi e dhImA avAje kahyuM "rAkho badhuM khAnagI, cakeAravijaya AvyA che eTale khAnagI badhuM bahAra paDavAnuM che. AvI vAtA ane zaMkAe upara zI rIte dhyAna apAya ? " ema kahI "kheleA jInazAsananI jaya" ema jaya elAvI nyAtanA zeTha ubhA thayA ane sabhAnI pUrNAti jAhera karI. tr rasikalAla, caMdrakumAra tathA temanI maMDaLI sAthe sAthe ghara tarapha upaDI. te caturAbAI krANu che, kyAMnI che, tenA dhaNInuM nAma zuM vIgere vIgere tamAma hakIkata meLavavA badhAnI icchA thai. kAgaLa lakhI hakIkata maMgAvI kAMI bheda jevuM hoya tA bhavADe bahAra pADavA evA nizcaya upara AvI sau peAta peAtAne ghera gayA. caturAbhAi dIkSA levAnI che te vAta vIjaLInI mAphka AkhA gAmamAM phelAI gai. A vAta AgaLa aThThAi utsavanI vAta khAI gaI. khIjA divase, caturAbAI kANa che, kevI che, tenI mAhItI levA icchA dharAvanAra strIpurUSA khAsa karIne vyAkhyAnamAM AvyAM. caturAbAi strIonI sAthe sauthI agADI beThI hatI. kapaDAM paNa hAlanI phaeNzana pramANe paherelAM hatAM, yuvAna ane dekhAvaDI hatI, tethI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 4 thuM. svAbhAvika rIte darekanuM dhyAna tenI tarapha kheMcAtuM hatuM; zarIra upara alaMkAro paNa sArAM dhAraNa karyA hatAM. dIkSA levAnI che eTale jeTaluM paherI lIdhuM teTaluM kharuM ema dhArI Ajano ThATha vadhAre karyo hoya ema saheje kalpanA thatI hatI. vyAkhyAnamAM zuM vaMcAya che tenuM bhAna ghaNuM thaDAneja jaNAtuM hatuM. A pramANe vyAkhyAnamAM dIkSAbhilASI caturAbAInAM darzana thavAthI sarvenA manamAM tene khyAla AvI gaye. mAdhavada 1 thI dharmazALAmAM aThThAI utsava zarU thayo. bapore pUjAmAM purUSonI saMkhyA ghaNIja ochI jaNAtI hatI. je lekA temAM rasa letA hatA te ja vakhatasara AvelA hatA. chellI pUjA vakhate strIonI saMkhyA ekadama vadhI gaI. te badhAnuM lakSa kyAre pUjA pUrI thAya ke prabhAvanAnAM patAsAM laI ghera jaIe eja jovAmAM AvatuM. strIonA satkAra karavA dharamacaMdanAM patnI parizrama uThAvI rahyAM hatAM. pUjA pUrI thaI ke prabhAvanAnAM patAsAM laI sau vidAya thayAM. rAtre AratI ane bhAvanA pUrI thayA pachI cokamAM strIonA garabAnI racanA taiyAra thatAM strIo geLa AkAramAM goThavAI gaI. kITasana lAiTanA prakAzathI gAvA AvelI strIonA dekhAva spaSTa jaNAI AvatA hatA. temAM gAvA AvelI bhalI sAdI bAIe to cALA caTakA karyA sIvAya sIdhI rIte tALI pADI gAtI hatI paraMtu keTalIka chakela yuvatIe potAnA hAvabhAva bhagavAnane korANe mukI jenAra purUSone khuza karavA manasvIpaNe batAvI rahI hatI. loke to baporane pUjAno rasa bhulI gayA, bhagavAnane paNa bhulI gayA ane strIonA mukha ane zarIranA avayavo tarapha joI AnaMda mAnavA lAgyA. rasikalAla ane caMdrakumAra jevA beThA hatA ane te strIonI tathA jenArAonI cikitsAnuM avalokana karI rahyA hatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ^^^^^^^^~~ aThThAI utsava, rAtre bhAvanA ane garabA. 27 ^ A garabAmAM ke pelI caturAbAI gAvA utarI hatI paNa tene kaMTha madhura nahIM hovAthI loke te tarapha vadhu AkarSAyA nahotA paraMtu eka gulAbI sADI paherIne yuvAna strI tINA madhura sAde gAtI hatI tenI tarapha lekanI daSTi ane kAna kheMcAyAM. tenA zarIrane bAMdhe, AkRti ane svarUpa jonArane moha pamADe tevAM hatAM. kaMTha paNa teja kemaLa hate garabI pUrI thaI ke dharamacaMda zeThanI strIe kahyuM "tArAbena ! have eka garabe gAo, te pachI ApaNe lhANI vaheMcavI zarU karIe. Aje tamane vadhAre tasdI paDI che. paNa tamAre lIdhe ja ApaNe ATalI badhI prabhubhakti karI zakyAM chIe. tame na AvyAM heta to ATale tAla na Avata. tArAe hasIne javAba Apyo "prabhubhaktimAM tasdI zAnI ? A pramANe tame roja garabA gAI prabhubhakti karavAnuM rAkho to huM roja gAvAne AvuM. AvuM te mane vadhAre pasaMda paDe che" ema kahI tArAe bIjI garabI upADI. lekene rasa paDele hevAthI lake verAyA nahIM. paraMtu jenAranI saMkhyAmAM vadhAre thavA lAge. garabI barAbara tAla sAthe gavAtI hatI tevAmAM rasikalAlanI najara uMce bArI tarapha gaI. jarA bArIka tapAsa karatAM bArInA kaTheDAnI aMdaranA bhAgamAM eka yuvAna sAdhu jevAmAM Avyo. temanI najara pelI tArA tarapha kheMcAyelI jovAmAM AvI. jyAre jyAre te gAtI gAtI sAmethI AvatI jaNAtI tyAre tyAre te sAdhu jarA AgaLa AvI nIhALIne jotA hatA. rasikalAle A bAbatane caMdrakumArane isAre karyo. caMdrakumAra hasIne bolyo. "temane na oLakhyA ? teja khuda cakoravijaya. huM A tArAne nAmathI oLakhato hato tenAM Aje khAsa darzana thayAM. te te vaTImAM javA jevuM naMga che. saralA tene sArI rIte oLakhe che. badho ItihAsa te tamane kaheze. jyAM A cakAravijaya tyAM A tArA taiyAra. mahArAjane vAMdavAnA bahAne dhaNInI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 prakaraNa 5 muM. rajA lai mahArAjane maLI Ave tyAre tene cena paDe che. evA temanA paraspara saMbaMdha che. 99 garakhA baMdha thayA ke zeThANIe lhANI vaheMcavI zarU karI. bIjA bAraNethI purUSo javA lAgyA, paNa kAI kAi tA pAchA pharI dhArI dhArIne pelI gulAbI sADIvALI tArA tarapha najara karI jotA hatA. prakaraNa 5 muM. nadIkinAro, meTaramAM suMdara dRzya, ane dIkSAmAM dayAnA khaLIdAnanA samAcAra ( deAharA). dayA dharmakeA mUla he, pApa mUla abhimAna, tulasI dayA na cheADIe jabalaga dhaTame prAna. aThThAI mahAtsavanA khIjA divase saMdhyAsamaye rasikalAla ane mAlatI meTaramAM mezI cadrakumArane tyAM jai patipatnIne sAthe lai nadIkinAre pharavA gayAM. rastAnI baMne bAjue suMdara jhADe AvelAM hatAM. meTara dhIme dhIme cAlatI hatI. vasaMtarUtunI maMdamaMda lahurIe hRdayane AlhAda pamADatI hatI. saralA ane mAlatI joDe beThAM hatAM. temanI sADInA cheDAne Apavana laharIe vAra vAra khaseDI nAkhatI, tethI maryAdA jALavavA cheDAne aMkuzamAM rAkhavA hAthane vAraMvAra tasdI ApavI paDatI hatI, jANe laharIrUpa temanI sakhIe vAravAra hRdyavastra khaseDI mazkarI karatI heAya evA ghaDIbhara AbhAsa thatA hatA. AvI laharIonI mIDI mazkarI cAlI rahI che teTalAmAM sAmethI dharamacaMdazeThanI meTara dUrathI AvatI dRSTigAcara thai. te paNa dhImI dhImI calAvI sRSTisauMdaryanuM avaleAkana karatA hoya evI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nadI kinAre, meTaramAM suMdara dRzya. 29 kalpanA thatI hatI, gheADIvAramAM zeThanI meATara AvI paheAMcI ane caMdrakumArane dekhI meATara ubhI rAkhI. A meTara paNa thAbhI. jANe gADha paricaya hAya ane aMtaranI lAgaNI duHkhAi hAya tema temanI tarapha dRSTipAta karI ThapakA ApI mAlatI ane saralA tarapha AMgaLI karI uMcA sAde dharamacaMda zeTha kahevA lAgyA 86 kAle rAtre nyAtanI badhI khAie AvI hatI paNa A baMnee padhAravAnI tasdI lIdhI naheAtI, A ThIka kahevAya nahIM. "" A zabdonI sAthe joDe eThelAM zeThANI jarA vadhu ThapakAnA svarU5mAM kahevA lAgyAM mArA ghere avasara ane tame na Ave tethI mane khoTuM na lAge ? temanI sAthe tame AvyAM hAta te mane keTalA badhA harakha thAta ? saralA benane te gAtAM paNa sArUM AvaDe che. temaneA lAbha A vakhate nahIM maLe te kyAre maLaze ? jarUra Avajo" ema kahI meTara calAvI. rasikalAlanI meTara paNa cAlI. jarA dura gayAM ke saralA hasI paDI ane kheAlI " joyuM peluM sAme beTheluM joDuM ? pelA dharaDA DAsA beThA hatA temanuM nAma kasturacaMda zeTha ane temanI joDe jarA Adhu eDhI beThelI pelI suMdara yuvatI te temanAM dharmapatnI tArAbAi ! kevI jovA jevI joDI banI rahI che? peleA DeAseA upAzraya cheADI ghera AvatA nathI ane A bAIne nATaka ane sInemA joyA vinA dha AvatI nathI. ,, rasikalAla Azcarya pAmI khelyA " are e te rAtre garabA gAtI hatI te gulAbI sADIvALI tArA ! atyAre te zANI sItA jevAM banI jarA lAja kADhI maryAdAmAM kheDelAM che. me' te na oLakhI," caMdrakumAre vismaya pAmI kahyuM " huM paNa kharekhara bhulamAM paDayA." saralAe hasIne jaNAvyuM " tame bhule emAM jarA paNa navAi nathI. divasamAM cAra cAra raMga kare che, savAre derAsare jatAM judA, pUjAmAM judo, bahAra jatAM judA, rAtre judA, ema navA navA peAzAka badalI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 prakaraNa 5 muM. duniyAne lhAvo le che. e te ajaba strI che. baDI pahecelI che. jyArathI e DosAne paraNuM che tyArathI tenAM parAkrama eka pachI eka bahAra paDatAM ja jAya che. DosAne te kyAranI cothA vatanI bAdhA che" ema kahI mAlatInA sAmuM joI saralA hasavA lAgI ane zarama dabAvI rAkhavA meM AgaLa rUmAla ADo dharyo. caMdrakumAre kahyuM "bAIne joie nATaka sInemA ane garabA ane DosAne joie upAzraya, e bannene kyAM meLa khAya! vaLI sAMbhaLyuM che ke DosAne dIkSA levA vicAra che. mAlatI belI. "dIkSA le ke na le, paNa tArAbAI gharaDA DosAne jyArathI paraNuM che tyArathI ja dIkSA jevuM ja che ne ? mAbApe kAMIja vicAra karelo jaNAto nathI. vagara vicAranuM A pariNAma. rasikalAle kahyuM "gaIkAlanA garabAmAM tenI eNkaTIMga to kharekhara jovA jevI ja hatI. Aje tamAre paNa garabAmAM bhAga levAne che. evI eNTIMga purUSane pheMdAmAM phasAvavA mATe tamAre zIkhavI joIe. e paNa vazIkaraNanI mahAna vidyA che." saralA bolI "vAta te kharI che. evI ekaTIMgamAM ghaNA loko phaMdAmAM phasAyA che. moTA moTA munivara jevA paNa phasAya che to sAmAnya mANasanI zI vAta karavI ?" e zabdo sAMbhaLI rasikalAla caMdrakumAranI sAmuM joI maMdahAsya karavA lAgyo. saralA temanuM smita joI mAthuM halAvI belI kema hasavuM AvyuM ? kAMI te banAva banyo che" caMdrakumAra kahe "vadhAre to nahIM paNa ghaNuM jovAmAM AvyuM." mAlatI kaTAkSamAM bolI "zuM jovAmAM AvyuM? kaI sAdhunI najara te bagaDI nathIne ?" caMdrakumAre kahyuM "tema paNa kadAca heya, najara gunhegAra che." vacce saralA bolI "e te pelA cakoravijayajI haze. rUSTapuSTa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nadI kinAre, meTaramAM suMdara dazya. 31 ~~ ~ ~ pacIsa varasane yuvAna sAdhu che, tenI ghaNuM ghaNI vAto thAya che, sAMbhaLavA pramANe te pelI tArA sAthe vadhAre paricayamAM che. temane tyAM divasamAM traNa vakhata vaheravA jAya che. DasA pote te sAdhune pitAne tyAM vahoravA laI jAya che, mANekapura gAme comAsuM rahyA hatA, tyAMnAM temanAM pikaLa meM ghaNuM sAMbhaLyAM che. jemane jAta anubhava thayo che evI keTalIka strIoe evI bAdhA lIdhI che ke te sAdhu jyAre ekalA vahAravA Ave ane gharamAM pate ekalI hoya tyAre temane vahorAvavuM nahIM. evI halakI pratiSTAvALA e cakaravijayajI che. e avaguNa sUryavijaya AcAryamAM nathI paNa AvA celAne potAnI sAthe rAkhe che ane khAsa mAnItA celA tarIke mAne che tethI loke AcAryanI paNa vAta kare che." rasikalAle kahyuM "anumAna barAbara che, garabAmAM teja sAdhu uparanI bArIthI tArAne dhArI dhArIne jatA hatA, te lIlA amArA baMnenA jovAmAM AvI hatI, Aje ApaNe pharI AvI, ghera jaI vakhata thAya eTale tyAM javuM. eka paMtha ora de kAja. prabhudarzana thaze ane tamAre jevAze." mAlatI belI "ema bolI AtmAne chetaraze nahIM. bemAMthI eka kAma karo. bhagavAnanA darzana karavAM hoya te darzananI zuddha bhAvanAthI jAo ane darzana karI pAchA vaLe. ane je lIlA jevI hoya te vacce bhagavAnanAM darzanane phajeta karaze nahIM." rasikalAle javAba Ape "eja khubI che. dharmanA oThA nIce game tevAM pApa sevIe te paNa puNyamAMja gaNavAmAM Ave che. khulAse levo hoya to AcAryazrIne puchI juo. Aje rAtre tArAbAI jevI strIo kevI bhakti kare che te tame jue, bicArI sArI ghaNue birIo haze te zuddha bhAvathI bhAga letI haze temane bhAva tyAM puchAze nahIM, paNa keTalIka te mAtra cALAja batAvavA Ave che temane bhAva puchAya che. Ano lAbha keTalAka aMdhazraddhALu bhakto le Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 prakaraNa 5 muM. che. te te lAbha levAne zuM amAre adhikAra nathI? e bahAne bhakti to che ne? ema vAtavidamAM nadIkinAre utarI teo pharavA lAgyAM. narmadA nadI maMda maMda taraMge uchALI cAlI rahI hatI. A baMne daMpatI premALa saMtoSI ane sukhI hovAthI kharekharuM sRSTisauMdaryanuM rasapAna karI rahyAM hatAM. "prajApakAra eka Ana, prajApokAra" ema bela belate eka pherIe tyAM AgaLa Avyo ke rasikalAle eka Ane ApI eka prata lIdhI. pAnuM uthalAvatAMja "jano dhyAna Apaze?" evuM mathALuM meTA akSare vAMcavAmAM AvyuM ke pherIAne pAcho bolAvI. bIjA traNa AnA ApI traNa prate lIdhI. bhAI caMdrakumAra! vakIla navanItarAyanI vAta kharI paDI. te pelA bAgamAM kahetA hatA ke prajApakAramAM dIkSAnA bIjA kIssA vAMcaze. tenI ja A zarUAta jaNAya che" ema kahI eka beMca upara besI rasikalAle te lekha vAMco zarU karyo- jene dhyAna Apaze? dIkSAmAM dayAnuM baLIdAna. mA ane strInA dukhanI hRdayavINA. mArA dayALu jainabaMdhuo ! Apane be hAtha joDI namra vinaMtI karuM chuM ke gAMdhArInA rahIza zA. zazIkAMta sukhalAla potAnI vIsa varasanI yuvAna patnI bAI prabhAvatIne tarachoDI tene nirAdhAra jevI sthitimAM mukI, pacAsa varSanI vidhavA mAtAnI AMtaraDI kakaLAvI, temanI AjIjIne Thekara mArI, temane neTIse ApI dIkSA levAne bahAra paDe che te Apa sArI rIte jANe che. te kuTuMbanuM pAlana karanAra gharane mobhI che, AvA eka yuvakane ayogya dIkSAnA eDavokeTa AcAryazrI sUryavijayajInA ziSya zrI zuddhivijayajIe traNa cAra mAsathI upAzrayamAM potAnI dIkSAnI jALamAM sapaDAvI dIdhuM che. tenA magajamAM dIkSAnuM bhUsuM bharI dai citta bharamAvI dIdhuM che. ghere khAvA mATe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nadIkinAre, meTaramAM suMdara dasya. Ave che, upAzrayamAM suI rahe che, mA ane strInI AMtaraDI kakaLAvI rahyo che. temanA rUdanathI kaThora hRdaya paNa pIgaLI jAya. A pramANe muni mahArAja dIkSAne upadeza ane potAnI murAda koIpaNa upAye bara lAvavA sAdhakanI madadathI pUrajozathI vartana calAvI rahyA che. ApaNI jJAtinuM A kuTuMba TaLavaLe ane Apa sarva joI rahI madada na kare te kharekhara kheda upajAvanArI vAta che. zuM tenI strI ane mAnI hRdayabhedaka dazA joI ApanA komaLa hRdayamAM dayA nathI AvatI ? jIvadayAnA upAsako mArA sujJa jainabaMdhuo ane nyAtanA agresare ! Apane dayAne ubhare bahAra pADe ! strI ane mAnI AMtaraDI ThAre ! strIne dhaNI gayo eTale bAkI tene zuM rahyuM ? te bicArInAM mAbApa paNa marI gayAM che tethI koI AMsu lhoI AzvAsana ApanAra paNa nathI. dIkarA dIkSA levAne che evA vicAranI sAthe mA bebhAna thaI bhaya paTakAya che. AvA duHkhI kuTuMba tarapha dayAnI lAgaNI batA ane muni mahArAjane vinaMtI karI dIkSA ApatAM aTakAve, tevA ayogya kAmamAM bhAga na lo, tevA kRtya tarapha tiraskAranI najarathI jue, muni mahArAjanI zaramamAM rahI ApanI dayAnuM baLIdAna na Apo, satya vastu jAhera karI baLatAne ThAravAmAM Apane jIvadayAne dharma samAyelo che, nahIM ke AMkha ADA kAna karI temano jIva saMtApavAmAM. AvA kuTuMbanI madadamAM rahI ayogya kAmamAM madada ApanAra baMdhuone zIkhAmaNa Ape. je tema karavAmAM pAchA haThaze te strI ane mAnI zI durdazA thaze tene khyAla kare, potAnA chokarAne ke pitAnI mAne ke potAnI strIne chAnI rIte dIkSA ApavAmAM Ave che te te vakhate temane zedhI kADhI ghere lAvI saMsArI kapaDAM paherAvavA kaTIbaddha thAo che te A bicArA nirAdhAra kuTuMbanI vahAre kema dhAtA nathI ? jJAtibaMdhunA kuTuMbone potAnA jevAMja gaNavAM joIe. "Atmavata sarva mUteSu ca parathati pati ! je sarvane pitAnA AtmA samAna jue che te ja kharuM jue che." AvI samadaSTi rAkhavI joIe. zA. zazIkAMtanA kuTuMbanI kevI dayAjanaka sthiti ubhI thayelI che tene zuddha dilathI vicAra kare. temanA duHkhI hRdayano citAra jANa hoya te temanI hRdayavINAnA tArane jarA cheDI joze te vINAnA tAramAMthI nIcenA vilApanA sUre ApanI AMkhone AMsuthI bharI deze. zuddha cittathI sUranA vaninuM zravaNa karo - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 5 muM. strInI dadayavINA - (lalita vRtta). arara hAya re! zuM have karuM? pati mukI jaze! kyAM have TharuM ? jIva muMjhAya che! zAMti nA vaLe! TaLavaLuM are ! deha A baLe ! 1 priya pati! tame ke dayA dharo, garIba dAsIne tyAga zuM kare ? vacana lagnanuM kema visare ? hadayamAM are! yAda te kare. 2 paraNI lAvIne, prema pAIne, karI tamArI che sneha sAMdhIne, aLagI te have kema re thaze? pati vinA priyA prANa tyAgaze. 3 vaDIla baMdhuo ! jJAti mahAjane ! arara zuM tame belI nA bane ? garIba ApanI putra mAnaje, madada ApIne duHkha TALajo. 4 nava tame mane hAya je kare, uDI jaze ane svAmI mAhare, adhika zuM kahuM ? arja eTalI, viraha jevI huM khIlatI kaLI. 5 zikha daI kaMI svAmIne tame haTha mukAvI do dukhanA same, mati sIdhI kare mAguM e mukhe, pati kane rahe mahA sukhe. 6 mArA sujJa dayALu sajajano ! upara pramANe TaLavaLatI - are murI maratIreka strInA duHkhI hRdaya rUpI vINAnA tAramAMthI dukhanA raNakArane dhvani gAjI raheze. te sAthe je Apa tenI mAnA - are putranA bhAvI viyoganA AghAtathI pIDita banelI nirAzA nAkhatI tenI janetAnA - hRdaya rUpI vINunA tArane ApanI dayAbharI AMgaLIthI jarA cheDaze te temAMthI nIcenA karUNa rasathI bhIMjAtA sUre ApanA aMtaHkaraNane karUNAthI bhInavI nAkhaze, sAMbhaLa mAnI hadayavINA, (bhekhare utAre rAjA bharatharIe rAha) A zuM sUjhayuM mArA dIkarA ? e Teka. bhAI ! ucherI mATe karyo, veThI sukha duHkha bhArajI, paraNu ghaNI hoMzathI ANa guNavaMtI nArajI. A zuM. 1 amane tajavAnuM hAya che, choDIne gharabAra che, buddhi sujhI tane kyAMthI A ? tajavA mAta ne nArajI. A 0 2 khoLA huM pAtharuM dIkarA ! kAMI karane vicArajI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSAmAM dayAnA baLIdAnanA samAcAra, 35 AMtaraDI kakaLe che mAharI, dhULa banyo avatAra che. A zuM 3 koNe tene A zIkhavyuM? koNa tane de sahAya? jevI kakaLe muja AMtaraDI, tevI temanI thAya che. A zuM4 je je tane be hAyatA, tene lAgo muja zApajI, prabhu tuM are arajI sAMbhaLI, putra sudhArI ApajI. A zuM5 nArI bicArI TaLavaLe, dekhyuM mujathI nava jAya, AdhaNa mukAyAM che lehInAM, ghara sau khAvAne dhAyajI. A zuM 6. duHkhane DuMgara AvI paDe, jIvaDe mAra muMjhAyajI, putra manAvo te he prabhu! dilamAM mahA sukha thAya che. A zuM che mArA priya dayALu baMdhuo ! upara pramANe tenI mAnI hRdayavINa gAjI raheze, ane Apane zekasAgaramAM DubAvI deze. AzA che ke dayAnA upAsake mArA jaina baMdhuo A mArI vinaMtI dhyAnamAM laI zA. zazIkAMtanA kuTuMbane madada karaze ane zazIkAMtane dIkSA lete aTakAvI tenI mAnI ane strInI AMtaraDI ThArI AzIrvAda meLavI puNyanA bhAgIdAra thaze. kahevata che ke "ThAre te Thare." gAMdhArI, mAha suda 10 lI. jinabadhu. A lekhathI cAre jaNanI AMkho azrumaya banI gaI. dayAnI sAthe krodha paNa vyApI rahe. chApuM beMca upara pachADI krodhanA AvezamAM AvI rasikalAle kahyuM "have te sAdhuo hada cheDavA lAgyA. DezI ane strI upara gujarate A trAsa kema sahana thAya? ayogya dIkSAnA himAyatI traNa cAra sAdhuone lIdhe badhA sArA sAdhuo vagevAya che ane jenenA jIvadayAnA siddhAMta upara chINI mukAya che." mAlatI belI "have to tamAre lokamata keLavavA kartavyaparAyaNa thavuM paDaze ane lokonI AMkha ughADI garIba kuTuMbane ane strIene madada karavI paDaze. AvA je je sAdhuo hoya temane ughADA pADI bahiSkRta karavA joIe. nahIM te AvA zuddhivijaya ane cAravijaya jevA pAkaze te AkhI sAdhusaMsthA kalakita thaze Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 -- AMgaLI saDe tyAMthI kApI nAkhavI joIe. nahIM te te saDe hAthamAM dAkhala thaze ane tyAMthI zarIramAM dAkhala thaI prANa leze. saDAne ekaThe thavA devo joIe nahIM. barAbara jAgRti lAvyA vinA chuTakoja nathI" Ama te viSaya upara carcA calAvatAM tyAMthI uThayAM ane moTaramAM besI vAto karatAM karatAM ghara tarapha upaDayAM. rastAmAM caMdrakumAra ane saralAne utArI rasikalAla ane mAlatI pitAne tyAM gayAM. prakaraNa 6 . garabe ane bhaktizRMgArarasa, (harigIta) zRMgArarasa ne bhaktirasa be sAtha jyAM joDAya che, janatA bhalI bhoLI bicArI kuMdamAM sapaDAya che; daI nAma bhaktinuM bhaluM pachI kAma chuTathI thAya che, zRMgArarasa tyAM dharmanA nhAnA nIce poSAya che. -lekhaka rasikalAla ane caMdrakumAra baMne jaNa sajoDe barAbara ATha vAge dharmazALAmAM gayA. darzana karI rasikalAla ane caMdrakumAra bhAvanAmAM beThA. mAlatI ane saralA strIvarga tarapha vaLyAM ke dharamacaMdanAM patnIe AvakAra ApI temanI pAse besADyAM. AratI maMgaLadI ane bhAvanAnI pUrNAhuti thayA bAda garabAnI racanA ekadama goThavAI gaI loke paNa tenI rAha joI rahyA hatA. rasikalAla ane caMdrakumAra meDAnI sAmenI eAsarImAM eka beMca upara jaI beThA. zeThANIe saralA ane mAlatIne garabAmAM gAvA utae ravA Agraha karyo, paNa temaNe zaramane laIne nA pADI. ane eka Ajue keTalIka strIonI sAthe jovAne besI gayAM. Ajano ThATha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ garabA ane bhaktizRMgArarasa. a7 maja aMdara ane sabhyatA hatA. pIsI badana gaI kAla karatAM vadhAre jaNAto hato. gAnAra strIonI saMkhyA temaja jenAra purUSanI saMkhyA vadhAre hatI. DI vAra thaI ke pelAM tArAbAI Aje gulAbI jhINuM sADImAM saja thaI bAjunA oraDAmAMthI padhAryA. sADInuM pita evuM bArIka hatuM ke aMdaranuM AkhuM zarIra pUrepUruM sADInA chidromAMthI prakAza mAratuM hatuM. meTaramAM je sabhyatA dekhAtI hatI tenAthI ulaTo ja dekhAva A sthaLe jovAmAM Avato hato. pIna bharAvavAnI khubI evI hatI ke je avayave DhAMkI rAkhavA joIe tene badale khullA rAkhavAmAM AvyA hatA ane rakhene te sADInA cheDAthI DhaMkAI jaze evA DarathI sADIne pInanA aMkuzamAM rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. jANe ke AkhA zarIranI zobhA temaja samAyelI hoya te pramANe tenI najara te tarapha vadhAre dorAyelI rahetI hatI. vRddha kAkAnI dharmapatnI eTale nAnI chatAM badhAMthI moTI gaNatI. meTAM AdheDa vayanAM birAM paNa tene kAkI kahI mAnathI bolAvatAM. A vaDIlapaNAnA kAraNathI tene lAja kADhavAnI ke jarA AthuM oDhI viveka rAkhavAnI ciMtA kyAMthI hoya ? zeTha kasturacaMdane to AvuM tevuM jovAnuM gamatuM nahotuM. te te paDikkamaNuM karI AcAryanI pAse beThA hatA. dharmanA nAme je kAMI karavuM hoya te temanAM dharmapatnI tArAbAIne karavAnI chuTa hatI. A kAMI zaradapUrNimAnA garabA je garabA nahato paraMtu purUSa jema bhagavAna AgaLa nagArAM sAthe kAMsIjaDA vagADI bhakti kare che tema strIo mATe garabA gAi tALI pADI bhakti karavAnI eka A dharmanI kriyA hatI eTale AvA dharmanA kAmamAM dareka prakAre bhAga levA mATe tArAbAIne tenA svAmIjInI pUrepUrI chuTa hatI ane te chuTane te upayoga karatI hatI. game tevAM AchAM kapaDAM pahere, game te pramANe cheDe chUTa muke, game tevA hAvabhAva kare, te badhuM dharmanA kAmamAM svAmInAthane rucatuM hatuM. pitAnI strInA AvA vartanathI DesA pitAnI jAtane bhAgyazALI mAnatA ke gharamAM bairuM dhama maLyuM che; Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 A divasa dharmanA kAmamAM gALe che. bairI paNa pitAnI jAtane lAgyazALI mAnatI hatI ke dhaNu taraphathI dharmanA bahAne svachaMdapaNe vartavAnI chuTa maLI che. garabo zarU thayo. strIe goLa AkAramAM goThavAI garabI upADI tALA pADI pharavA lAgI ke rasikalAla ane caMdrakumArane moTaranI vAtanuM smaraNa thayuM ane meDAnI bArIo tarapha najara karavA lAgyA. mAlatI ane saralAne paNa te ja vicAra uddabhavyA. saralA te caravijayane sArI rIte oLakhatI hatI. teNe dhArIne joyuM to teja cakoravijaya sAdhu bArIthI jarAka dura beThelA jaNAtA hatA. eka garabI pUrI thaI ke bIjI garabI tArAe madhura sAde upADI. prekSakavarganI daSTi te tarapha derAI. Ajane pizAka e dhAraNa karyo hatuM ke tenI bhAtabhAtanI TIkAo thavA lAgI. bairIo paNa tArAnI TApaTIpanI vAta karI "muI e te vaMDI gayA jevI che " evA tiraskAranA uddagAra kADhatI. kAmAMdha purUSonA bakavATanI te vAtaja karaze nahIM. tArAnI sADI paNa evI haThIlI thaI hatI ke te vAraMvAra mAthA uparathI khasI jatI hatI, jethI mAthuM ughADuM thaI jatuM, AthI pharI pharI DhAMkavAne hAthane tasdI ApavI paDatI hatI. ane kaI kaIvAra ekAda tALIne tAla paDatA mukI nibhAvI letI hatI. lekenuM citta garabI sAMbhaLavA karatAM tenA hAthanA cALA ane hAvabhAva jovAmAM vadhAre rokAyeluM rahetuM. e garabI pUrI thaI ke nIcenI garabI zarU karI e raMgarasiyA kyAM ramI AvyA rAta je ? AMkhaDalI rAtI ne bhara ujAgarA re lola. e Teka. ame gayAM'tAM senIDAnA hATaje, mugaTa ghaDAvatAM vahANuM vahI gayAM re lola. e. 1 ghere mArA sasare deze gALaje, sAsuDInA taDa taraphaDA nahIM khamuM re lola. o0 2 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 39 garabA ane bhaktizRMgArarasa. ame gayAM'tAM gAMdhIDAnA hATaje, zrIphaLa vasAvatAM bahANuM vahI gayAM re lola. A0 3 - ame gayAM'tAM DozIDAnA hATa, dhajAe vasAvatAM bahANuM vahI gayAM re lola. A0 4 ame gayAM'tAM kaMdoInI hATa, niveda karAvatAM vahANAM vahI gayAM re lola. e. 5 A pramANe bhaktirasathI nItaratI garabI sAMbhaLI zeThANIe khuzInA khuba udgAra kADhayA ane tArAne dhanyavAda ApI kahevA lAgyAM "AvI eka bIjI garabI gAI khuba bhakti bhAve. gai kAla karatAM Aje ThIka tAla jAmelo jaNAya che." zeThANunA AvA bhAre utsAhajanaka zabda sAMbhaLI tArAe vizrAMti nahIM letAM bIjI nIcenI garabI upADI rAtuM rAtuM gulAbanuM phUla, gulAbamAM ramatI'tI re. Teka. sasarejI ANe AvyA, gulAbamAM ramatI'tI re, sADI ne polakuM lAvyA, gulAbamAM ramatI'tI re. rAtuM. 1 sasarA sAthe nahIM jAu, gulAbamAM ramatI'tI re, gurUjI ANe AvyA, gulAbamAM ramatI'tI re. rAtuM. 2 ogho ne mumatI lAvyA, gulAbamAM ramatI'tI re, e kAmaNagAre, gulAbamAM ramatI'tI re. rAtuM. 3 mumatIe mana mohyuM, gulAbamAM ramatI'tI re, gurUjI sAthe jaIzuM, gulAbamAM ramatI'tI re. rAtuM. 4 A garabIo sAMbhaLI rasikalAla kahevA lAgyo "joyuM caMdrakumAra ! ApaNuM bhaktinI dharmanA nAme kevI agati thavA lAgI che ? je garabI tadana zRMgArarasathI bhIMjAyelI hatI tene bhaktirasanI banAvavA vacce vacce strInA alaMkAronA zabdo kADhI nAkhI tene badale bhagavAnanI AMgInA mukuTa jevA alaMkAre mukI, miSTAna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 6 8. bhojananA padArthone nivedasAmagrImAM badalI, paheravAnAM vastrane dhajA patAkAnuM svarUpa ApI kevA prakAranI zabdaracanA karI che ! bIjI garabImAM sADI ane palakAne badale e ane mumatI (mahupattI) zabdagoThavI sasarAne badale sAdhunI sAthe javAnI vAta karavI meM temAM bhakti AvI gaI? A te bhaktirasa ke ce zRMgArarasa ? dharmanA nAme garabImAM paNa kevI racanAo racAya che? kevI zabda guMthaNI thAya che ? te divase mahAjanamAM eka gRhastha sApha kahyuM hatuM ke "dharmazALAmAM te munimahArAje rahe che tyAM garabAnI goThavaNa zI rIte thaze ?" tyAre tene javAba maLyo ke "e te cAle, bArIo baMdha raheze che eka bArI baMdha? zo jamAno Avyo che? sAdhune citramAM paNa strInI mUrti jovAnI manAI tyAM AvA garabA jevAnI chuTa hoI zake ? AmAM ane nATakamAM zuM phera che? vaLI tArA jevI gAnArI ane hAvabhAva karanArI chakela strI gAya ane sAdhu sAMbhaLe ane durathI jue ! zuM A sAdhune AcAra che? kharekhara mane te Ajane dekhAva joI ghaNuMja lAgI AvyuM che. aThThAI utsavamAM A garabe nIkaLato haze? A karatAM te bapore pUjAmAM sAre garva lAvI vAgha sAthe ThAThathI pUjA bhaNatI hoya to hadaya upara sArI asara thAya ane pUjA paNa sArI rIte bhaNAya. temAM te veTha, ane A bhaktinA bahAne garabAnI racanA karavAmAM chuTA hAthe paisA kharaca karavAmAM Ave e keTalo badho anyAya? dekhAdekhI karavAmAM keTalo badhe anartha thAya che tene A eka dAkhalo che. bhaktinuM eka paNa kArya evuM na hovuM joIe ke jemAM zRMgAra rasane puSTi maLe ane kAmavikArane uttejana maLe. temAM te zAMti ane vairAgyanI bhAvanA chavAyelI hovI joIe ? AmAM prabhunI bhakti kayAM thAya che te samajAtuM nathI, mAtra prabhune mukuTa ke sAdhuno Agho ke mumatI eTalA zabado mukhamAMthI nIkaLyA eTale basa bhakti thaI jatI hoya to te siddhAMta vicAravaMta manuSya kadI paNa svIkAraze Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 41 garabA ane bhaktizRMgArarasa. ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ nahIM. dharmanA nAme koI koI kAmamAM AvA garabAo nIkaLe che tenuM A anukaraNa zIvAya bIjuM kAMI nathI. tevA garabAothI rAtre kevAM kevAM mAThAM pariNAma Ave che te ApaNI AMkhe joIe chIe, chatAM te tarapha lakSa nahIM ApatAM bhaktinA nAme A pramANe AdaravAmAM Ave te Akhare temAMthI aniSTa phaLa prApta thAya emAM zuM Azcarya ? AvA dekhAvathI ucharatI prajAnA mana upara kevI mAThI asara thAya te vAta vicAravA jevI che, ane ghaNI aphasosanI vAta to e che ke AvA kRtye aTakAvavAne jemane khAsa adhikAra che te te AvAM kRtyane uttejana Ape che ane teja chupI rIte temAM bhAga le che. caMdrakumAra bolyo " AvI savaDa mATe te AvA keTalAka sAdhuo upAzrayamAM rahetA nathI paraMtu AvI anukULatA bharelI dharmazALAmAM ke khAnagI bhavya makAnamAM rahe che. upAzrayamAM garabe. jevAnI - are strIonA hAvabhAva ane cALA caTakA jevAnI - zI rIte taka maLe ? kadAca tyAM evuM karavAmAM Ave te lokomAM TIkA paNa thAya. cAlo uThe ApaNe, e to haju gAze." ema kahI caMdrakumAra ubhe thaye, paNa rasikalAla hAtha pakaDI besADI kahevA lAge "have uThavAnI taiyArI che, Ama vaccethI ApaNe uThIne jaIzuM te te ThIka nahIM lAge." dhAravA pramANe thoDI vAra thaI ke tArAbAInI garabI pUrI thaI ane lahANa zarU thaI. dharmapasAthe sAruM hatuM ke te dharmazALAne be bAraNuM hovAthI eka bAraNe purUSo dhakkA mukkI karI nIkaLavA lAgyA ane bIjA bAraNe strIe javA lAgI. dharmazALA bahAra jANe kAyadAthI chuTa maLI hoya te pramANe tArA saMbaMdhI ke vicitra prakAranA uddagAra kADhavA lAgyA. tevAmAM acAnaka bahAra oTalA AgaLa bharAvelI battI ekadama bhapakIne gula thaI gaI ke aMdhAruM vyApI rahyuM. aMdhArAmAM keTalAMka strI purUSe jANatAM ajANatAM eka bIjA sAthe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 prakaraNa 6 iM. athaDAvavA lAgyAM. tevAmAM koI purUSa sArA yA nabaLA bhAvathI hAlamAM nIkaLelI khIsAbIonuM baTana dabAvI chuTA chavAyA prakAza nAkhavA lAge, eka banIne prakAza te sarcalAITanI mAphaka dharmazALAnA meDA, tarapha camakavA lAge. A vakhatano dekhAva nahIM pasaMda karavA joga banI rahyA. niraMkuzI mANasanuM rAja hoya tevo ghaDI bhara dekhAva daSTigocara thavA lAge. rasikalAla, caMdrakumAra, mAlatI ane saralA mATe te temanA mANaso phAnasa laIne AvelA hatA tethI teo te muMjhavaNa vagara ToLAmAMthI nIkaLI sAmI bAjue nirbhayapaNe ubhAM hatAM. temanA phAnasanI madadathI te ghaNuM strI purUSoe pitAne raste sahelAIthI karI lIdho hate. A dekhAva joI rasikalAle kahyuM "jeya A phArasa ? dharmazALAmAM nATaka bhajavAyuM ne dharmazALAnI bahAra A phArasa bhajavAya che." caMdrakumAra kahe "bhAI rasikalAla ! sanemAmAM jema aMdhAruM thayA pachI acAnaka vIjaLInI battIthI ajavALuM thAya che tyAre sahelANuM prekSakamAM kaI kaI sthaLe kaI kaI prasaMge ramujI daye jevAmAM Ave che ane prakAzanI sAthe ja te sAvadha thatAM jaNAya che te pramANe aMdhArAmAM AvI battIonA prakAza paDavAthI evAM dRzya dekhAya temAM zuM Azcarya ? kema mAlatI bena ?" mAlatIe javAba Apyo "A te vIsamI sadInA vijJAna zAstrIonI abhuta kaLAnuM digdarzana karAve che. aMdhArAnA bhedI banAvo vIjaLI prakAza ekadama ajAyabI vacce bahAra lAve che ane manuSyajAtine tenuM rahasya samajAve che." A pramANe thoDIvAra pachI battI tyAM mukavAmAM AvI ke phArasanA A dekhAva upara paDado paDyo ane rasikalAla vigere pitapitAne ghera gayAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyAkhyAnamAM AcAryane kedhAgni. 43 prakaraNa 7 muM. vyAkhyAnamAM AcAryane krodhAgni ane khAnagImAM caravijayanI cAlAkI. * najArajAtasya lalATazRMgam / kulaprasUtasya na pANipadmam / yadA yadA muMcati vAkyabANam / tadA tadA jAti kulapramANam // bIjA divase savAranA ATha vAge haMmezanA niyama pramANe AcArya zrI sUryavijayajIe pATe birAjamAna thaI vyAkhyAna zarU karyuM. rAja je vyAkhyAna cAlatuM hatuM tenAthI judA ja prakAranuM AjanA vyAkhyAnanI zarUAta thaI. Aja te AcAryazrInI AMkhe kedhathI lAlacaLa banI gaI hatI. zAMtine chAMTo paNa mukhamudrA upara jovAmAM Avate nahote. basa Aje te mUrkha, gadheDA, bevakupha, jaMgalI, ajJAnI evA evA zabdone chuTathIja upayoga thavA lAgyo. AthI nyAtanA zeTha manasukhalAla ubhA thaI dhIme rahI hAtha joDI mahArAjane vinavavA lAgyA "mahArAja sAheba! amAre ze aparAdha thaye che? Apane keI e kaDave zabda kahyA hoya to ame tene zikSA karIe, mApha kare, ame te kaI jANatA nathI, koIne gunha thaye hoya to tenI vatI huM jAtane zeTha ApanI mAphI mAguM chuM.' A pramANe zeThe namratApUrvaka AjIjI karI ke AcAryazrI bamaNA krodhAyamAna thayA, ane meTe ghAMTe kADhI bolavA lAgyA " are duSTa, caMDALa, pApI zrAvake ! tame sAdhuonAM chi zedhavA lAgyA che, kaMcana ane kAminInA tyAgIone kalaMka lagADavA beThA che, badhI ka jAra purUSanA mAthe zIMgaDAM hatAM nathI ane kuLavAna purUSanA hAthamAM paDyuM hotuM nathI. jyAre jyAre te vAkya bole che tyAre tyAre tenI jAti ane tenuM kuLa jaNAI Ave che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bharelA rIbAine maramAM javAna - krodha 44 prakaraNa 7 muM. hakIkata mArA dhyAnamAM che. AvI khabara hatI te tamArA bhadrApurI zaheramAM paga mukata nahIM. tame loko badhA narakamAM javAnA che. tamAre saMdha haMmezAM duHkhamAM rIbAI rIbAIne maravAne che." AvA zApa bharelA zabdo sAMbhaLI zeThe kahyuM "mahArAja kSamA kare, krodha na kare, hAtha joDI mAphI mAguM chuM, saMghane Avo zApa na de, saMgha te pacIsamA tIrthaMkara rUpa che, temAM to sAdhu sAdhvani zrAvaka ane zrAvikA ema cArene samAveza thAya che. zAMti dhAraNa kare. amAre aparAdha thayo hoya te kahe. te mATe amo daMDa ApIe ane kaho te prAyazcita karIe." AcArya A pramANe saMghanI vyAkhyA sAMbhaLI siMhanI mAphaka garjanA karI kahevA lAgyA "zeTha ! jANyuM tAruM DahApaNa, tArA karatAM huM vadhAre bhaNelo chuM, saMdha kene kahevo te huM sArI rIte samajuM chuM, tuM mane zuM samajAvatA hatA? bhAta bhAtanI TIkA thAya ane te baMdobasta rAkhI zake nahIM. tuM zAnI zeThAI kare che! kAla rAtre tuM Avyo hato?" zeThe kahyuM "huM Avyo hato paNa bhAvanA uThayA pachI huM ghere gayo hato, garabA jevA beThe nahoto." AcArya kahyuM "rAtre ahIM te TaLyo hota to tane batAvata. berAM bicArAM ahIM cekamAM gAIne prabhubhakti karatAM hatAM. tyAre keTalAka jonArAo keI bAInI TIkA karatA hatA, vaLI keI AvIne mane evuM kahI gayo ke "cakoravijayajI bArImAMthI cakatA hatA" AvI AvI A dharmazALAmAM rAtre TIkAo thAya te mArAthI kema sahana thAya? cakoravijaya kevo zAMta ane DAhyA sAdhu che! cAlatAM jarA AMkha paNa uMcI karatuM nathI, nIcI najare javuM ane nIcI najare AvavuM, evA cakoravijayanI TIkA karI tame duSTa loke temane niMdavA mAge che ? jAo tamAruM kALuM kare. zeTha! zodhI kADhe te bolanArane - bAinI TIkA karanArane? te zIvAya ame gocarI nIkaLavAnA nathI, ane ame tamane ahIMthI javA devAnA paNa nathI, samajyA? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyAkhyAnamAM AcAryane kaidhAgni. 45 zeTha bicArA gabharAyA paNa samayasUcakatA vAparI hIMmata lAvI belyA "mahArAja ! huM garabA vakhate hAjara nahato paraMtu tapAsa karatAM ane bhAIone puchI jotAM Apa kahe che te pramANe koIe cakoravijayanuM nAma dIdheluM nathI. Apane keIe khoTuM samajAveluM che. chatAM ghaDIbhara mAne che ke halakA mananA mANase e udagAra kADho hoya to Ape te vAta gaLI javI joIe. Ama chANe vIMchI caDAvI Dhela pITAvo joIe nahIM. keI cakeravijayanI vAta jANatuM nathI te Apa coLIne cIkaNuM kare che. te mane te vyAjabI lAgatuM nathI. AcArya kahevA lAgyA " tyAre zuM amArA AgaLa vAta AvI te TI? kahetA he te hAtha pakaDI te mANasane ubhe karuM" ema kahI damathI kAma levA lAgyA. A sAMbhaLI eka mANasathI kahyA vinA rahevAyuM nahIM tethI te vacamAM bolI uThayo "sAheba ! jANatA he te sukhethI hAtha pakaDI ubhe kare, ubho karyAmAM kAMI paNa sAra kADhaze nahIM. duniyA te jevuM dekhaze tevuM kaheze, pAdazAhanI paNa pUMTha che. jyAM AvA garabA gavAya tyAM sAdhuthI rahevAtuM haze ? ane bArIo ughADI mukAtI haze ? aDhAI utsavanI rajA ApatI vakhate ja keIe te vakhate mahAjanamAM isAre paNa karyo hato ke meDA upara sAdhu rahe che te zI rIte cekamAM garabAnI vyavasthA rakhAze ? te vAta upara koIe dhyAna ApyuM nahIM tenuM A pariNAma AvyuM." ema kahI te mANasa tyAMthI cAlate ja thayo. AcArya kedha ane rIsanA AvezamAM bolyA "zeTha ! A zuM? che kAMI baMdobasta ? zA mATe AvA bhAmaTA lokone vyAkhyAnamAM pesavA do che ? garabo khalAsa thayA pachI paNa ghaNuM ja geravyavasthA jovAmAM AvI hatI. loke pelI khIsAbattInA prakAza amArI bArIo tarapha pheMkatA hatA. AvI rIte amArAM chi jevA mAge che? mATe zodhI kADhe gunhegArane ane temane daMDa karI mAphI magAve. te zIvAya ame gocarI nIkaLavAnA nathI." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 7 muM. zeThe vicAra karI kahyuM "sAheba! AvI haTha na levAya, ame ghera jaI bArIka tapAsa karI bolanArane ApanI pAse lAvI mAphI magAvIzuM!" A pramANe sAmasAmI svAla javAbamAM loko dhIme dhIme khasavA lAgyA, te dekhI AcArya gusse thaI utAvaLA avAje bolyA "kema javA mAMDayuM ? zuM tamArA manane samaje che ? amAruM apamAna kare che?" A pramANe AcArya bolatA rahyA ane loko te temanuM nahIM gaNakAratAM nIcuM joI ghera javA lAgyA. muddAnA paMdara vIsa mANase rahyA. pachI dharamacaMdanI sAmuM joI AcAryazrIne kedha hAthamAM nahIM rahevAthI badhI rIsa temanA upara utArI te AMkha caDAvI bolyA, "dharamacaMda ! A badhuM tArA lIdhe ja thayuM che. tArA aThThAI utsavamAM mArA pavitra celA cakAravijayane kalaMka ! tuM evA lokone kema dharmazALAmAM pesavA de che?" A pramANe kalezane Topale dharamacaMdane mAthe paDavAthI keTalAka lAga sAdhI tyAMthI khasI gayA ane khasatAM hasatAM nyAtanA zeTha ane dharamacaMda ema be gRhastha AcAryanI najara AgaLa ubhA rahelA jaNAyA. A sthiti banelI joI dharamacaMde kahyuM "sAheba! badhA gayA, have ame be jaNa zuM karIe ? bapore bAtamI meLavI zodhI kADhI ApanuM mana manAvIzuM" ema AcAryane samajAvI tyAMthI uThADI meDA upara laI gayA. teo meDA upara gayA ke eka baTakabolo chokare nIcenuM kAvya utAvaLe belavA lAgyo (manahara chaMda) UMTa kahe A samAmAM vAMkA aMgavALA bhaMDAM bhUtalamAM pakSIo ne pazuo apAra che, bagalAnI Doka vAMkI, popaTanI cAMca vAMkI, kutarAnI pUMchaDIne vAMkeja vistAra che, vAraNanI suMDha vAMkI, vAghanA che nakha vAMkA, bheMzanA mAthe to vAMkAM zIMgaDAne bhAra che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyAkhyAnamAM AcAryane kaidhAgni. 47 sAMbhaLI zIyALa bolyo dAkhe dalapatarAma anyanuM te eka vAMku ApanAM aDhAra che. A kAvyanA zabdoe AcAryanA zravaNamAM praveza karyo ke krodhAyamAna thaI te bolyA "joyuM zeTha ? che kAMi maryAdA ? mane uMTanI upamA ApavAmAM AvI." e te nAdAna chokarA pAchaLa bhase, ApaNAthI kAMI temanA jevuM thavAya?" ema kahI baMne jaNa mahArAjane vaMdanA karI tyAMthI vidAya thayA. jANe jelamAMthI chuTayA hoya tevo temane ghaDIbhara AbhAsa thayo. rastAmAM cAlatAM cAlatAM zeTha kahevA lAgyAM "dharamacaMda! tame A vadhAre dhAmadhuma karI tenuM A pariNAma AvyuM. rAtre garabAnI goThavaNa na rAkhI hota to A banAva banavA pAmata nahIM. tame pelI vaMDI gayelI rAMDa tArADIne haju oLakhatA nathI. tame ghaNuM vakhata tenA dhaNIne ane tene sAthe lai moTaramAM pharavA jAo che, tethI ke tamArI paNa TIkA kare che. mArA upara khoTuM lagADaze nahIM, Aje ATalI vAta nIkaLe che tyAre tamArA hitasvI tarIke tamane kahevAnI pharaja paDI. AvI strIne tame mArA mAne caDAvI garabAmAM gAvA ubhI rAkho tyAre loke AMgaLIo kare emAM zI navAi? vAMkaja tamAre che ne ? jeTaluM vyavahArathI AgaLa cAlIe teTaluM pastAvuM paDe. ghaNue aThThAI utsava thAya che paNa AvuM te Ajaja jANyuM mATe mArI salAha evI che ke mahArAjane kaIpaNa prakAre zAMta kare, nahIM te temanA bhavADA bahAra Avaze ane mahArAja phajeta thaIne nIkaLaze. badhI bAjI tamArA hAthamAM che. mATe nyuM tame upADayuM che tevuM tame nirvine pAra pADe. mane khAtrI che ke pelA cAravijaye AcAryanA kAna bhaMbheryA haze mATe tene sama javavAthI saghaLuM pAra paDaze." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 prakaraNa 7 muM. 1 : 1 - - 1 paNa zeTha ! mAre temane zI rIte samajAvavA ?" dharamacaMda ! tame kasturacaMdane tyAM jAo, A vAta temane samajAvo ane temane kaho ke cakoravijayane vahoravA teDI Ave, te jarUra Avaze ane kasturacaMda samajAvaze eTale saghaLuM zAMta paDI jaze. A tamane kuMcI batAvI. dharamacaMda tyAMthI sIdhA kasturacaMda DosAne tyAM gayA. Aje zeTha kasturacaMda tathA temanAM dharmapatnI tArAbAI vyAkhyAnamAM nahIM AvelAM hovAthI vyAkhyAnamAM banelI hakIkatathI banavAkephagAra hatAM tethI dharamacaMde keTalIka vAta samajAvI ane DosA cakoravijayajIne vaharavA bolAvavA gayA. dharamacaMdane tArA sAthe bolavAnI chuTa hovAthI temaNe badhI bInA athathI iti sudhI tArAne kahI. tArA to garabA vakhateja badhuM samajI gaI hatI, paNa te bheda nahIM uDatAM teNe kahyuM "emAM zuM? huM temane samajAvIza. mAruM kahevuM mAne tema che, kAraNa ke DosA A AcArya pAse dIkSA levAnA che eTale amArA upara krodha nahIM karatAM celAnI lAlacamAM amAruM kahevuM mAnaze, mATe tame jarA paNa ciMtA karaze nahIM, mahArAjane nahIM javA daIe. tamAre aThThAI utsava barAbara nirvidane pAra pADIzuM." Ama vAta cAle che eTalAmAM "dharmalAbha" zabdo kAne paDayA. "padhAre mahArAja" ema kahI dharamacaMda zeTha bAraNA AgaLa AvyA. tArA rasoDAmAM gaI. cakoravijaya tathA DosA aMdara AvyA. dharamacaMda mahArAjane kahevA lAgyA "AcArya rIsAine jAya te ThIka nahIM. mArA aThThAI utsavamAM AvuM vidhra hoya ! e mATe tamane khAsa bolAvyA che. vahoravAnuM te mAtra nimitta che." vacce tArA bolI " juo mahArAja! AcArya pAse te dIkSA laI tamArA celA tarIke thavAnA che have thoDA divasa khuTe che ane tame Ama rIsAIne jAo to pachI tamArI pAse dIkSA levI te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khAnagImAM cakAravijayajInI cAlAkI. 49 temane kema zebhe? mATe je amAre hetu bara lAvavo hoya to badhI vAta manamAMthI kADhI nAkhe ane mahArAjane samajAvI do. je kuMcIthI tALuM ughADayuM hoya te kuMcIthI baMdha karI de." cakAravijayajI tArAnI bhASA samajI gayA; vAta eLavAthI dhArelo hetu bara Avaze nahIM ema samajI temaNe javAba Apyo "dharamacaMda zeTha! have tame sukhethI jAo, AcAryane jarUra samajAvIza, badhI bAjI mArA hAthamAM che, jAo sukhethI, paNa vAta manamAM rAkhaje." dharamacaMda gayA, have rahyA gharaDA DeTA, tArI hatI cAlAka, tene kAMI zIkhavavA jevuM nahotuM. teNe samayane lAbha levA DosAne kahyuM "upara kAtarelI sopArI che te laI Ave, mahArAjane vaherAvavI che." DosA bicArA bheLA, te to mahArAjane vahorAvavAnI vAta AvI ke harSaghelA banI AgaLa pAchaLa jevAnAja nahIM. DosA upara gayA ke tArAe mahArAjane isAro karI samajAvyA ane dhIme rahI jaNAvI dIdhuM ke "A pramANe AcAryanI haThathI ApaNA dhArelA hetumAM ghaNuM vino Avaze, ane bAjI bagaDaze. mATe vAta palaTAvI nAkhe. ApaNuM saMketa pramANe badhI taiyArIo meM karI rAkhI che. AjanA banAvathI ghaNuM nukasAna thayuM che paNa te huM cAlAkIthI sudhArI laIza. vAtane vadhAre cheDavAthI DosA vahemAI jaze te te haThIlA hovAthI dIkSA letA aTakaze ane mane cheDaze nahIM. chuTI pharavA paNa deze nahIM. mATe AcAryane barAbara samajAvI leje." eTalAmAM nIsaraNuM khakhaDI, DosA nIce AvyA "lo mahArAja! kAtarelI sepArI taiyAra che" ema kahI sepArI vahorAvI, ane mahArAja dharmalAbha daI vidAya thayA. 4 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 prakaraNa 8 muM. prakaraNa 8 muM. aThThAi utsavamAM dIkSA pravRtti. saMmatipatra ke dadayane baLApe? ( harigIta) jyAM svArthane kai upAye sAdhavAno svAla che, tyAM nyAyI ke anyAyI kRtyeno nahIM kai khyAla che, lakhanAranI che saMmati ke hadayane ukaLATa che ? sukhI ke EkhI che te are tene nahIM ucATa che.-lekhaka. cakoravijayajIe jevI rIte AcArya sUryavijayanA kAnamAM maMtra bhaNuM krodhAgni prakaTAvyo hate tevI rIte pAcho bIjo maMtra bhaNI agni upara pANI chAMTI agni zAMta pADI dIdhe. vyAkhyAnamAM te vAta upara bIlakula paDado paDI gayo. aThThAI utsavanA pAMcamA divase eTale ke mAha vada pAMcame pelI dIkSAbhilASI caturAbAInAM mAbApa baporanA 11 vAge AvI pahoMcyAM ane teja dharmazALAmAM caturAnI oraDImAM utAre karyo. AcArya mahArAjane vAMdI sukhazAtA puchI temanA hAthamAM caturAnA bApe kAgaLa mukyo. kAgaLa bahu lAMbo hato paNa upara uparathI sArAMza vAMcI laI mahArAja malakAyA ane "zAbAza che maganabhAI !" ema kahI dharmazALAmAM kAma karanAra nokarane bolAvI tene nyAtanA zeThane teDavA mokalyo. - AcAryazrI jyArathI padhAryA hatA tyArathI nyAtanA zeThane AcAryanI sevAmAM hAjara ne hAjara rahevuM paDatuM hatuM. jamIne hAtha joI pATa upara bezI bIDI phUMkI maMda maMda dhumADA kADhatA vicAramAM beThA hatA tevAmAM dharmazALAne nokara AvI kahevA lAgyo "mahArAja sAheba ekadama bolAve che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aThThAI utsavamAM dIkSA pravRtti. 51 "kema kAMI navAjunI che ?" "nA, tevuM kAMI nathI, paNa kaI be jaNe paragAmathI AvelAM che." zeThe tarataja bIDI pheMkI dIdhI ane pAghaDI aMgarakhuM caDAvI dharmazALAmAM cAlyA. temane dAdaramAM caDatA dekhI mahArAja kahevA lAgyA "juo ! caturAnA bApa maganabhAI AvyA. ame kAMI evI chupI dIkSAo ApatA nathI. badhA loko zaMkA uThAvI vAta karatA hatA tene badhe khulAso temanA jamAInA kAgaLathI thaI jAya che. caturAnI mA paNa AvI che, te nIce oraDImAM che." zeThe kAgaLa hAthamAM laI upara uparathI vAMcI bhAvArtha jANuM lIdhe ane "Aje bapore pUjAmAMthI uThI dIkSAnI vAta hAthamAM laIe" ema kahI zeTha, maganabhAI tathA temanI vahune jamavA mATe teDI javA nIce caturAnI oraDImAM gayA. thoDAka Agraha pachI te baMne zeThane tyAM jamavA gayAM. ghara AgaLa jamatAM jamatAM dIkSA saMbaMdhI badhI vAta zeThe maganabhAI pAsethI jANuM lIdhI. jamyA pachI zeThe dharamacaMdane potAne tyAM bolAvI khAnagImAM badhuM nakakI karI nAkhyuM. bapore pUjA bhaNAI rahyA pachI teo meDA upara AcAryazrInI samakSa bhegA thayA. ravivAra hovAthI caMdrakumAra paNa AvyA hato. AcArya caturAne dIkSA ApavAnI vAta cheDI. AcAryanA hAthamAM caturAnA dhaNInA kAgaLanuM sabaLa hathIAra AvavAthI jANe mahAna vijayaDaMko meLavyo hoya ema AcArya tADukIne bolyA "keTalAka bhAmaTAe khoTI beTI zaMkAo lAvI kahetA hatA ke "bAI sadhavA che mATe tenA dhaNanI saMmati hovI joie" kyAM gayA te zaMkA uThAvanArA ? temane lAvIne batAvo A kAgaLa, ane kahe ke tamArI AMkho phaDe. ame kAMI lUTArA ke cera nathI ke bIjAnI strIo upADI jaI sAdhvIo banAvIe, ke chAnI rIte chokarA upADI mAthuM muMDI celA banAvI daIe. jevo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para prakaraNa 8 muM. samaya; ame te samaya ane vAtAvaraNane oLakhIne cAlavAvALA chIe. ApaNe dharma syAdavAthI bharelo che te tame nathI jANatA ? le dharamacaMda zeTha! kAgaLa vAMce." mahArAjane hukama thatAM dharamacaMda zeThe kAgaLa hAthamAM lIdho ane cazmA caDAvI vAMcavA lAgyA-- murabbI zrI maganabhAI umedacaMda. kanaknagarathI lI. ramaNilAla karasanalAlanA jayajInendra vAMcaze. Apane patra maLe. A5nI dIkarI caturAnI icchA dIkSA levAnI thaI che to temAM mArI pUrepUrI saMmati che. huM lagabhaga jyArathI mAMdagInA bIchAne paDaye chuM, tyArathI temanI manovRtti dharma tarapha vadhAre derAyelI che te mArI jANa bahAra nathI. Aja kala karatAM cha mAsa thavA AvyA. dina prati dina rega ghaTavAne badale vadhato jAya che. je bhAvamAM haze te banaze. nekarImAM joDAye cAra varasa thayAM. hAla te huM bInapagAre rajA upara chuM. mArA zeTha mane pAchA nekarI upara rAkhaze ke kema tenI mane zaMkA che. pagAramAMthI je kAMI bacata karI hatI temAMthI atyAra sudhI meM mAruM nibhAvyuM. hAlamAM eka mAre mitra che te mArI sAravAra kare che. tamArI dIkarInuM mana dharma tarapha vadhAre hovAthI huM jAte tastI uThAvatA paNa temane takalIpha paDavA deto nahIM. sAMje savAre bapore mane ghaNI ghaNI vakhata jarUra paDatI chatAM huM temanA pratikamaNa ane sAmAyikane bhaMga paDavA detA nahatA; kaI kaI vakhata posaha karatI tyAre paNa mArA mitrane tyAMthI khAvAnuM maMgAvI calAvI leto. mane ema lAgyuM ke A regamAMthI huM have beTho thavAnuM nathI tethI mArA manamAM evo vicAra thaye ke mAruM te bagaDavAnuM che paNa temanuM zA mATe bagaDavA devuM? eka mAsathI mitronI salAhathI haispITalamAM Avyo chuM. bIchAnAvaza jevI sthitimAM che. tamArI dIkarIe ekAda divasa mArA mitronI strIo sAthe mane sukhazAtA puchavA mATe tasdI lIdhI hatI. mane temanI komaLatA joI dayA AvatI. kAraNa ke tamAre tyAM ArAmamAM ucharelI putrIne mArA jevA lAMbI mAMdagInA bhegA thaI paDelA kamanasIba daradInI sAravAranI tasvI uThAvavI muzkela thaI paDe. vaLI sAdhu ke sAdhvInuM mana dukhAya tevuM kAMI paNa karavA huM temane nA pAData. jyArathI tame temane dIkSA ApavAnI vAta mane kAgaLathI jaNAvI che tyArathI mane ghaNo ja AnaMda thaye Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMmatipatra ke hadayano baLApe ? 53 che. mArI jAtane bhAgyazALI mAnuM chuM ke mArI AvI mAMdagImAM te AvA prakArano mane AnaMda ApavAne prasaMga prApta karAvI zake che. temanA manobaLa ne temanI daDhatAne dhanyavAda ghaTe che. sAdhu ane sAdhvI pratyenA temanA premane joI mane harSa thAya che. AvA dharma AtmAnA pavitra kAmamAM huM vacce AvuM te moTAmAM meTe pApI gaNAuM. huM to have thoDA divasane ke thoDA mAsane A duniyAne paraNe chuM, mArI sAthe temanuM bagADavuM mane durasta lAgatuM nathI ke temAM pApa samajuM chuM, mATe tame sukhethI tamArI dIkarI caturAne dIkSA apAvaje. je dharmapasAye A asAdhya roga mAMthI beThe thaIza to jarUra temane vAMdI mArI jAtane kRtArtha karIza. vaLI tame AcArya zrI sUryavijayajI pAse dIkSA apAve che ane temanA samudAyanAM sAdhvI kaMcanazrInAM celI banAvavA mAgo cho te jANIne huM ghaNAja khuzI thayo chuM. kAgaLa AthI paNa vadhAre lAMbe lakhI , hRdayane ubhare bahAra kADhavA vicAra hatuM paNa have thAka lAgavAthI ane DAkaTaranI salAha pramANe vadhu tasdI levAnI manAI hevAthI ATaluM lakhI baMdha karuM chuM. thoDuM lakhuM ghaNuM karI mAnaje. jevo bhAva rAkhe che te bhAva rAkhajo. ane tamArI dIkarIne kahejo ke jANatAM ajANatAM mana vacana ane kAyAthI kaI paNa prakArane mAre aparAdha thayuM hoya te micchAmi dukkaDama. patra lakhe to nIcene saranAme lakhaze. kanakanagara. ) lI. Apane sarakArI haispITala. ramaNilAla karasanalAla nANAvaTI. bI. e. A pramANe akSare akSara patra vaMcAI rahyA pachI te patra caMdrakumAranA hAthamAM mukI dharamacaMda zeTha kaTAkSamAM bolavA lAgyA juo A aMgrejI bhaNelA che. bI.e. thayelA che, paNa kevA vicAranA che? dharma upara ke prema che ? bhale pite nahIM pALatA hoya paNa je pALe che tene mATe kevI lAgaNI dharAve che! AvAM ratno jyAre samAjamAM pAkaze tyAre ApaNe uddhAra thavAnuM che. pote jAte duHkha bhagavyuM ane mitranI madada mAgI paNa temanI dharmapremI strInI dharmakriyA aTakAvI nahIM. dhanya che te be jaNane." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 prakaraNa 8 muM. caMdrakumAre dhIme rahI kaTAkSamAM javAba Apyo "tame eka vAra dhanyavAda Ape che te huM be vAra dhanyavAda ApuM chuM. ke umadA saMmatipatra lakhyo che? ramaNikalAla jevA jyAre pAkaze tyAre ja uddhAra thavAno che te tamArI vAtane huM saMpUrNa rIte Teko ApuM chuM." AvI rIte zarU thatA saMvAdane aTakAvavA vacce nyAtanA zeTha bolyA " have ApaNe muddAnI vAta upara AvIe." AcArya-"caturAbAI je atre AvelI che te dIkSA le te che have koine vAMdhe? juo A maganabhAI beThA che te caturAnA bApa, mA nIce oraDImAM beThI che, ane A hamaNAM je patra vAMcyuM te tenA pati ramaNikalAlanI saMmatino patra. kahe have koInI zaMkA che?" nyAtanA zeTha--"mahArAja ! have bIjA kone vAMdhe hoya ? sAruM muhUrta zedhI kADho. dharamacaMda dIkSAnuM badhuM kharaca upADI levA taiyAra che. te divase navakArazrI paNa jamADavAnA che. mAre te saMbaMdhI temanI sAthe vAta thaI gaI che." AcArya-"meM te dIkSAno divasa kayArano zodhI kADhaye che, mAha vada 7 no divasa uttamamAM uttama che. Aje pAMcama thaI. vacce Akho eka divasa che. A sAtamo divasa evo zreSTa che ke je koI A divase dIkSA le te pitAnuM kAma jaldI saphaLa karI zake. Avo yoga pacIsa varasamAM AvyuM nathI ane bhaviSyanuM TIpaNuM jotAM paNa jaNAya che ke pacIsa varasamAM AvanAra nathI. na bhUto na bhaviSyati jevuM muhUrta che. jene lAbha le hoya te le. gayo. vakhata pharI AvavAne nathI." A zabdo sAMbhaLI jarA mazkarImAM zeTha dharamacaMda kahevA lAgyA "kasturacaMdabhAI ! AcAryazrIe kahyuM te sAMbhaLyuM ? A divasa pharIne Avaze nahIM. senerI taka che. tame ghaNuM divasathI dIkSA lauM, dIkSA lauM" ema vAta karI rahyA cho. be varasathI to cothA vratanI bAdhA paNa lIdhelI che. bAravratadhArI zrAvaka che. mATe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com o che, Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aThThAi utsavamAM dIkSApravRtti. 55 pharI pharI AvuM murta maLaze nahIM, have kAnI rAha jue che ? gharamAM kharAM paNa jANe che ke tame dIkSA levAnA che, eTale tamArI dIkSAthI te nArAja thavAnAM nathI. vaLI AvA AcArya mahArAjane yogya paNa puNyanA udaye acAnaka maLI AvyA che tene lAbha le. sugadha ane sAnAne yAga thayeA che. jAe tamArI dIkSAnuM kharaca paNa huM ApIza ane khuzAlImAM navakArazrI paNa huM jamADIza. thAe taiyAra." A sAMbhaLI kasturacaMda zeThe khelyA "devagurUnI kRpAthI kharaca karavAnI zakti che, dIkSA levAnA vicAra gai sAlathI cAle che paNa pApanA udaya eve jAge che ke vicAra khara AvatA nathI." - AcArya --" jIe tame sAdhu jevAja che, ceAthA vratanI bAdhA che, ukALeluM pANI rAja pIe che, pAMca tithie upAvasa karA che, aMte vakhate paDikkamaNuM kare che, rAtre niyama dhArA che, bAkI have phakta ghara cheDavAnuM che, te cheADI de, tenA uparathI meha utArI de, vinA kAraNe cha kAyanA kuTAmAM zuM karavA saDI marA che ? cAritra vagaranA eka divasa gumAve che. te dararAjanuM lAkha rUpIAnuM nukasAna che ema huM samajuM chuM, mATe cheADI de! tamArUM dharabAra ane saphaLa kareA avatAra. bairAM tA samajI che, dhamI jIva che, dharmanI khAtara prANa pAthare che, eTale te vacce Avaze nahIM eTaluMja nahIM paraMtu pAse rahI dIkSA apAvaze, upakaraNanI chAba paNa teja upADaze. te paNa samaje che ke saMsAramAM kAMi nathI, eka divase marI javAnuM che, te paNa dhIme dhIme tamArA paMthe cAlaze. hAla paNa sAdhvIe pAse Ave che ane banatI sevA kare che. temanI taraphathI jarA paNa vAMdhA ke nA marajI hoya ema mAnavAne kAraNa nathI. mATe have rAkhA vicAra nakkI." mahArAjane Ave upadeza sAMbhaLI kasturacaMda zeTha pIMgaLyA, ane vicAra karI kahevA lAgyA huM jarA ghara AgaLa jai nakkI karUM." dharamacaMda--"have ghera jai kAne puchavAnuM che ? khelAvuM chuMjaya ?" 66 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa prakaraNa 8 muM. kasturacaMda zeThe jANe UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayA hoya tema keTalIka vAra zAMta rahI chevaTe padmA nirNaya upara AvI AcAya ne jaNAvyuM " jevI gurUnI AjJA". ' A zabdo zeThanA mukhamAMthI nIkaLatAMnI sAtheja " eleA jInazAsanakI jaya '' ema dharamacaMda zeThe jaya kheAlAvI kasturacaMdane nizcaya jAheramAM mukI dIdhA. kasturacaMda--" mArI dIkSAnuM badhuM kharaca mArI pAsethI karavAnuM che. vacce divasa ekaja rahyA eTale mArA sagAM saMbaMdhIone khelAvavAne avakAza maLaze nahIM eTalI mane dilagIrI thAya che. "" vacce dharamade salAha ApI " mukI do badhAne arjeTa tAra eTale kAle badhA AvI pahAMcaze, chevaTe parama divase apeAra sudhI Avaze te paNa harakata nathI. "" kasturacaMda----" tyAre tamArI salAha pramANe ema karIzuM." e rIte mAha vada 7 nArAja caturAne ane kasturacaMdane dIkSA ApavAnuM nakkI thayuM ane kasturacaMdanI navakArazrI vada 10nA divase jamADavAnuM TharAvyuM. AvI rIte traNa navakArazrIe zeThanI noMdhapAthImAM noMdhAI. vada cha caturAnI dIkSA nimitte, vada 9 aThThAi utsavanI ane vada 10 kasturacaMdanI dIkSAnI. uThatAM uThatAM AcAryazrInI joDe beThelA eka muni mahArAje nyAtanA zeThane sUcanA karI " zeTha! dIkSAnA divasa nakkI thayA paNa A bAbatanI tamArA nAmanI kakutrIe chapAvavI joI e, ame tenA musaddA karI ApIe te pramANe presamAM chapAvI gAmamAM ane paradezamAM khIDI ApeA. sAMje vALu karIne jarUra Ave. bhulazeA nahIM. muddAnI vAta che. te sIvAya mahAtsava zeAbhazeja nahIM. musaddA ame lakhIne taiyAra rAkhIzuM. 99 A pramANe nakkI karI mahAjana dharmazALAmAMthI verAi gayuM. kasturacaMda ane caturA dIkSA le che evI vAtA zaheramAM dAmaThAma thavA lAgI ane leAkeA bhAtabhAtanA udgAra kADhI TIkA karavA lAgyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhaNadhaNIANunuM dhIMgANuM. pa7 prakaraNa 9 muM. dhaNI ghaNIANInuM dhIMgANuM tArAnuM vAkyAturya, (dehare ). baja upADe baLadIo, abudha le jo rAja, buDhe paraNe bALakI, e sau parane kAja, - kavi dalapatarAma mahAjanamAMthI kasturacaMda zeTha ghera AvyA. vALu karavAne vakhata thayo hato, tArAe temane jamavA besavA kahyuM. kasturacaMda manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyA "dIkSAnI vAta hamaNuM karuM ke pachI karuM ?" Ama vicAramAM ne vicAramAM te jamavA beThA. paNa vAta karavA jIbha upaDI nahIM, jamI rahI hAtha dhaMI ubhA thayA, tArAe paNa jamI lIdhuM tyAM sudhI dIkSAnI vAta nIkaLI nahIM. thoDA vakhata pachI teo baMne beThelAM hatAM ane sonAnA dAgInAnI vAta karatAM hatAM eTalAmAM dharamacaMda zeTha tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. zeThe dIkSAnI vadhAmaNuM tArAne khAdhI haze ema dhArI hasatA mukhe dharamacaMda kahevA lAgyA "kema tArA zeThANuM ! upakaraNanI chAba parama divase savAre tame upADazene?" tArA bolI "upakaraNanI chAba mAre kyAMthI upADavAnI hoya ?" "kema, tame nathI jANatAM?" kharekhara huM kAMIja jANatI nathI. mArA sogaMda khAIne kahuM chuM." " kasturacaMda zeTha te parama divase dIkSA levAnA che." "mane te te kAMI vAta ja karatA nathI. hA have mane samajAyuM, te jamIne uThayA pachI mane dAgInAnI vAto karatA hatA te A muddA upara ja haze." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa prakaraNa 9 muM. *Z // A vAtane paDado ughaDatAMja dharmazALAne nAkara AvIne kahevA lAgyA " zeThe dharamacaMda ! tamane mahArAja sAheba elAve che. huM tamAre tyAM jai AvyA, tyAMthI samAcAra maLyA ke kasturacaMda zeThene tyAM gayA che tethI ahIM teDavA AvyA chuM; utAvaLanuM kAma che mATe cAlA. " A pramANe mahArAjanuM teDuM AvavAthI dharamacaMda uDIne cAlatA thayA ke tArAe dharanA bAraNAnI jALI baMdha karI dIdhI ane jarA uparathI krodha karI meAlavA lAgI dIkSA levI hatI te! jakha mAravA mane paraNyA ? huM te tamAre tyAM meAjaze!kha mAravA AvI hatI. paNa tame te| ceAthA vratanI bAdhA laI mArA saMsArasukhane e varasathI khaMbhAtI tALuM mArI dIdhuM che. have bAkI hatuM te dIkSA le! eTale huM kAnA AdhAre ? "" kasturacaMda zeTha samajI gayA ke have krodha karIza te te vadhAre upaDaze ane vidma lAvI dIkSA aTakAvaze mATe dhIme rahI zAstrane Adha detA haiAya te pramANe samajAvI kahevA lAgyA "tuM bhALI che, Ama krodha na karIe, tuM jANe che ke huM vRddha thayA chuM. cothA vratanI khAdhA che, eTale huM dharamAM chuM te nahIM jevA chuM. ' "" "" paNa tame bhulA che, mINane mAMTI paNa kyAMthI ? tame tamArA manathI gharamAM nahIM jevA che paNa mAre te tamArI hayAtIne lIdhe badhA AnaMda pAmavA maLI zake che te tame nathI jANatA ? divasamAM bhAtabhAtanA sAllA paherUM chuM, peAlakAM paNa navAM navAM paheruM chuM, cALAnA paNa ThATha mArUM chuM, prasaMga maLe tamArI sAthe meTaramAM paNa pharavA AvuM chuM. A badhA vaibhava tamArA lIdhe ja che. dhareNAM paNa rAja judI judI jAtanAM zarIra upara dhAraNa karUM chuM te badhA rAk kAnA upara ? tamArA upara ja, samajyA ? tame dIkSA lezeA eTale e badhA zaNagAra sajI A tamArI tArA suMdarI jevI rIte garabAmAM mana mAnatA zAkha mArI zake che tevA zeAkha pachI mArI zakaze ? - sALe zRMgAra sa suMdarI sAsarIe sacA ' evuM sukha pachIthI mArAthI bhAgavI , Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com (6 Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tArAnuM vAkyAturya. 59 zakAze ? vicAra karo vicAra, mArA svAmInAtha! mArA karatAM tame traNagaNA moTA che, mATe tamArAmAM traNagaNuM akkala hovI joIe." A badhuM tuM bolatI nathI paNa tArI yuvAnI belAve che." "hAja ! yuvAnI kema na lAve ? vIsa varasanI yuvAna strI chuM te kAMI tame dIkSA leze eTale tamArA jevI sATha varasanI DazI thaI javAnI chuM ?" "paNa tuM sAMbhaLa ! ema phaTa phaTa javAba na de, vicAra kara, A yuvAnI cAra divasanuM cAMdaraNuM che, pachI aMdhArUM ne aMdhAruM. yuvAnIne jusse gayA pachI mANasane potAnI satya vastunuM bhAna thAya che mATe yuvAnIno mada mukI daI mArI vAta dhyAnamAM le. huM tane kharuM kahuM chuM. A duniyAmAM kAMI sAra nathI. jemaNe sAra mA te sarva pastAyA. AcArya kahe che ke dIkSA vinA mukti nathI e vAta mane kharekharI gamI che. tuM jANe che ke tArI sAthe jyArathI huM paraNe chuM tyArathI huM sAdhu jevuM jIvana gujAruM chuM." tArA kaTAkSamAM belI "mArAthI kayAM ajANyuM che? ane tethI, ja huM mArAM mAbApane cerImAMthI gALo detI hatI te tame kema bhulI gayA ? mAbApa mane kuvAmAM nAkhI marI gayAM. kyAM haveM temane chokarInuM duHkha jovAnuM che?" ema kahI sAllAnA cheDAvatI AMkho coLI dhImuM dhImuM raDavA lAgI. "tuM te eka vAtamAM bIjI ADI avaLI vAte kADhI Ama raDe te ThIka nahIM, tAre to mane AvA dharmanA kAmamAM madada karavI joIe. pAse rahI dIkSA apAve te kevuM sAruM dekhAya? loko tane ane mane dhanyavAda Ape." " tyAre zuM tame parama divase nakakI dIkSA levAnA che ? ane mane vidhavA jevI banAvavA mAgo che?" "emAM vidhavA banavAnuM kyAM che ? kyAM hAthethI zaNagAra utAravAnuM che? mATe AvI gAMDI gAMDI vAta karavI mAMDI vALa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 prakaraNa 9 muM. ane badhI taiyArI kara, pAse rahI mane dIkSA apAva." tame dIkSA lo eTale mAre baMgaDIo pachI kene dekhADavI che? paherI te na paheryA barAbara che." huM dIkSA lauM te paNa tArAthI saubhAgyanI tamAma zaNagAra rAkhI zakAya che. jyAre huM sAdhuavasthAmAM kALa karuM tyAre te zaNagAra tArAthI kere mukAya." tyAre te dIkSA lIdhA pachI maratA sudhI tamArI hayAtInI nizAnI tarIke baMgaDI rAkhavAne saMbaMdha khare! e zAstra paNa tame mane ThIka zIkhavyuM. kahevAmAM saMbaMdha nahIM paNa mULa sagapaNanA saMbaMdhanI baMgaDI rAkhI zakAya ? e paNa ThIka nyAya che." A pramANe bAhya DoLamAM vAtacIta karI kharA svarUpamAM AvI tArA kahevA lAgI " juo tamArI vAta uparathI lAge che ke tame dIkSA lIdhA vinA rahevAnA nathI, tyAre have gharanI tamAma mIlakata mane batAvo ane mArA kabaje seMpI do, koI tamArA pitarAI bhAIo AvI mane satAve te mane nahIM pAlave. huM tamane AgaLathI sApha jaNAvuM chuM." te tArI vAta kharI che paNa dIkSAnI kriyA pAchaLa mAre kharaca karavuM paDaze te karyA vinA cAlaze?" temAM te zuM bhAre kharaca thavAnuM che? te kharaca karavAnI huM kayAM nA pADuM chuM?" pAse rahI dIkSAnI kriyAo karAve te kevuM sAruM dekhAya? saghaLI vyavasthA tAre hAthe na thAya te mATe te vyavasthA nyAtanA zeThane ke dharamacaMdane soMpavI paDaze. have tene game te kara. tArI munasaphI upara che. mArI dIkSA dIpAvavI hoya te dIpAvaje ane bagADavI hoya te bagADaje. le AjathI gharanI kucIo. AjathI A ghara tAruM che. tene yoga lAge tema kara, huM te have kAlane divasa paNa tarIke gharamAM chuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tArAnuM vAkyAturya. tArA vicAramAM paDI ane cokasa khulAse nahIM ApatAM jaNAvyuM "kAle tamane javAba ApIza, have to dharmazALAmAM javAne vakhata thayo che. dharamacaMda zeThanAM vahu mArI rAha jotAM haze." ema kahI garabAne pozAka dhAraNa karavA lAgI. thoDI vAra pachI baMne jaNa gharamAMthI dharmazALAmAM gayAM. kasturacaMda zeTha meDA upara sAdhu pAse gayA. paDikamaNuM karI AcAryanI pAse ekAMtamAM vAta karavA lAgyA. zeThe sAMje banelI vAta mahArAjane kahI. A vakhate mahArAjanA mAnItA celA pelA cakAravijayajI pAse beThelA hatA te samajI gayA. temanA manane AvyuM ke je tArA, pAse rahI dIkSA nahIM apAve te bAjI bagaDaze, kinAre AveluM nAva DubI jaze mATe tene cetAvavAnI jarUra che. navane sumAra thayo ke bhAvanA pUrI thaI ane garabAnI zarUAta thaI. tArAbAI to taiyAra ja hatAM. tene svara kAne paDatAM ja cakAravijayajI dura ubhA rahI bArImAMthI najara nAkhavA lAgyA. Aje prekSakavargamAM dIkSAnI ja vAto cAlavA mAMDI. keTalAka to AMgaLI karI batAvatA hatA ke "juo pelI bharajuvAna gAnArI tArA! temanA dhaNuM kasturacaMda parama divase dIkSA levAnA che. tenI joDe pelI caturA cAle che te pote dIkSA levAnI che." eka bAIe udagAra kADhayA " hAya hAya ! tArA te bApaDI nAnI bALaka che, ghaNuM dIkSA leze eTale tene Akho bhava bagaDaze." sAme javAba maLe ke "paraNuM tyArathIja bhava bagaDelo che. Doso to nAmane che. tene to cothA vratanI bAdhA che." vRddhAvasthA eTale cothAvatanI bAdhA jevuM ja samajavuM" ema koIe mazkarImAM uddagAra kADhayA. "hAya hAya! mAbApa, pAse rahI pelI yuvAna caturAne dIkSA apAve che ane jamAInuM ghara bhagave che." evo eka bAjuthI bIjo dhvani nIkaLe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com lAgyA. ke "juomAMDI. Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 prakaraNa 9 muM. "are jamAie te rajA ApI che. haiospITalamAM te mAMdA che, mare tevo che, evuM kAMIka haze tyAreja mAbApa dIkSA apAAvatAM haze. raMDApa bhogavyA karatAM dIkSA zI khetI ? dhumADe dhumADe "dharmalAbha " deze, upAzrayamAM raheze ane lahera mAraze." e bIjI bAjuthI javAba maLyo. are dhaNInI cAkarI karavI AkarI lAgI, dhaNune saMgrahaNa jevuM darada thavAthI bAIthI kaMTALI davAkhAnAmAM rahe che." Ama bhAtabhAtanI TIkAo strImaMDaLamAM cAlI rahI. samaya pUre thayo ke garabAnI pUrNAhUti thaI. bIjA divase savAranA sAta vAgyA ke pANI vaheravAnA bahAne dharmalAbha" kahI cakoravijaye kasturacaMdanA gharamAM praveza karyo. tArA rasoDAmAM cA banAvatI hatI, cA culA parathI nIce utArI bahAra AvI bolI "padhAre mahArAja! zAne khapa che? dudha cA taiyAra che." mahArAje ADI avaLI najara karI puchayuM "zeTha kayAM che?" tArA hasIne bolI "gabharAze nahIM, zeTha dizAjagala gayA che, hamaNAM AvatA haze, tame je atyAre na AvyA hota to huM tamane teDavA AvavAnI hatI." mahArAje dhIme rahI kahyuM "mAre te tamArI sAthe muddAnI vAta karavAnI che, kAle sAMje tamArA baMne vacce banelI hakIkata zeThe AcAryane karI che te vakhate huM joDe beTho hato, te vAta meM jANI lIdhI che, have tame ze vicAra rAkhe che?" "mAre to tamArI salAha pramANe vartavAnuM che. je kahe te pAse rahI temane dIkSA apAvuM ane temAM bhAga lauM; agara kaho te rIsAIne bahAra gAma cAlI jAuM." huM evA nizcaya upara Avyo chuM ke jo tame rIsAIne jaze te badhe tAla bagaDaze. paisA ane gharane kabaje jato raheze, mATe tame pAse rahI dIkSA apAvo. Ama karavAthI ame jyAM vihAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tArAnuM vAkyAturya. laine mane kahyuM ke e cA karIzuM tyAM tamArAthI vAMdavAnA bahAne avAze, haju mArA saMge jevA joIe tevA anukULa nathI, ApaNane ahIM phAvI zake tema nathI, A zaheramAM ghaNuM TIkAo thAya tema che mATe eja salAha che ke pAse rahI dhAmadhumathI dIkSA apA. gharabAra daradAgInA paisATakA rAcaracIluM vIgere kabaje karI lo, pachI badhuM joI levAze." eTalAmAM zeTha sAheba padhAryA, mahArAjane dekhI utAvaLA utAvaLA hAtha paga dheAI mahArAjanI pAse AvI hAtha joDI ubhA rahI tArAne kahevA lAgyA "mahArAjane cA dudha vahorA." tArA bolI "kayArano Agraha karuM chuM paNa phakta merIo ja laIne AvyA che, sAthe tarpaNuM ke pAtramAM lAvyA nathI." mahArAje kahyuM phakta pANInI ja jarUra che mATe bIjAM pAtro lAvyA nathI, Apane bhAva joIe, cA dudhathI kAMI vizeSa nathI." tArAe kathareTamAM kareluM pANI vaherAvyuM eTale "dharmalAbha" daI mahArAje cAlavA mAMDayuM. jatAM jatAM zeTha hAtha joDI kahevA lAgyA "mahArAja! jarA gharamAM upadeza Ape te sAruM. mArI mAgaNuM evI che ke te pAse rahI mane dIkSA apAve. meM ghaNuMe kahyuM paNa mAnatAM nathI. mATe tame temane jarA bedha daI samajAve. tamArA upara temane bhAva vadhAre che, tamArI zIkhAmaNa te mAnaze." mahArAje javAba Apyo "telamAM jIva che, samaju che, DAhyAM che, tamArI AjJAmAM che, tamAruM bolyuM te nahIM uthApe." A sAMbhaLI zeTha tArAne kahevA lAgyA "sAMbhaLyuM ? mahArAja sAheba zuM kahe che ? mATe have vadhAre Agraha nahIM karatAM kAmanI zarUAta karo." tArA hasIne bolI " meM tamane kyAre nA pADI che? vicAra karIne javAba ApavA meM kahyuM hatuM. tamAruM sAruM dekhAze te pramANe karIza. mahArAjane sAkSI rAkhavA hoya te tema kare." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SY prakaraNa 9 muM. "samajunI balIhArI che, zrAvikA kyAM nA pADe che ? karo have kAlane mATe taiyArIo, Avo avasara pharIne nahIM maLe," ema kahI dharmalAbha daI mahArAja vidAya thayA. temanA gayA pachI tArA belI "juo sAMbhaLo, tamArI badhI mAgaNIne huM svIkAra karuM chuM, huM pAse rahI dIkSA apAvIza, ApaNuM gharane chAje te pramANe kharaca karIza, paNa mArI eka mAgaNe che te tamAre svIkAravI paDaze." "teM mArI mAgaNuM svIkArI to mAre tArI mAgaNI svIkAryA vinA cAlaze ? sukhethI kahe." AcArya tamane dIkSA Apaze paNa tame A cakoravijayanA celA thaje. AcArya kadAca bIjA celAne tamArA gurU banAve te tame sApha nA pADajo. kAraNa ke cAravijayanA celA thavAthI mAre tamane vAraMvAra vAMdavA AvavuM haze te banI zakaze ane mArAthI tamArI bhakti thaze, tamArI veyAvacca paNa rAkhI zakAze. tamArI vRddhAvasthA thaI eTale zarIranI saMbhALa rAkhavI paDe, tame gharamAMthI gayA eTale zuM mAre tamArA zarIranI darakAra na rAkhavI joIe ? mAMdA sAjA thAo tyAre davAo vagere karavuM paDe. zarIra aLaguM thAya paNa kAMI mana aLaguM thAya tema che?" ema kahI gaLagaLI banI sAllAnA cheDA vatI AMkhe caLavA lAgI. tuM Ama kacavAI AMsu nAkhe che tethI mArA manane ghaNuM lAgI Ave che, huM te samajato hatuM ke kAMI moTI mAgaNI haze, AmAM zuM? jarUra cakoravijayane cela thaIza. AcAryanI paNa teja IcchA che, vAta thaI gaI che, tema chatAM kadAca te potAne vicAra badalaze. te huM sApha nA pADIza. mATe te bAbata jarA paNa ciMtA karIza nahIM. ema tArAnA mananuM samAdhAna karI zeTha pitAnA kAme vaLagyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSArthIonI oLakhANa. 65 prakaraNa 10 muM. dIkSAthIMonI oLakhANa ane dIkSAnI AmaMtraNa patrikAnuM vAMcana. (harigIta.) je mANaso nija lobhanI lAlaca mahIM lapaTAya che, vicAra te karatA nathI ke kRtya kevAM thAya che; aMtara svarUpa samaje nahIM ne uparathI harakhAya che, jyAre phajetI thAya che tyAre pUre pastAya che. -lekhaka. bIje divase savAranA ATha thayA ke AcAryazrI haMmezanA niyama pramANe vyAkhyAna ApavA mATe pATapara birAjamAna thaI gayA. jAgRta thaele krodha to temanA mAnItA celA cakAravijayanI akakasIra davAnA upacArothI kyArane zamI gayo hato eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu be jaNane dIkSA ApavAne amulya prasaMga prApta thayelo havAthI khuba AnaMdamAM AvI gayA hatA. AvatI kAle kahucaMdazeThane tathA kanakanagaranI bAI caturAne dIkSA ApavAnuM kareluM hovAthI Aje vyAkhyAnamAM zuM bane che te jANavAnI khAtara ghaNuM strIpurUSoe hAjarI ApI hatI. AcArye te Aje dIkSAno viSaya hAthamAM lIdhe. vivekanI maryAdA kere mukI meTA avAje te bolavA lAgyA "mokSane mATe tyAgamArga zIvAya bIjo eka paNa rarato nathI. mATe dareka strI purUSe dIkSA levI, je dIkSA levA puNyane udaya na hoya to te levAnI bhAvanA paNa rAkhavI ane AkarAmAM AkarI bAdhA paNa levI, je gharamAMthI eka paNa mANasa dIkSA na le te ghara smazAna barAbara che. kadAca pApanA udayathI potAnAthI dIkSA na levAya te bIjAo pAse dIkSA levarAvavAno prayatna kare, temAM madada karavI, anumodana ApavuM ane khuba dhAmadhumathI dIkSA mahotsava ujavavA udAra dilathI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 prakaraNa 10 muM. paisA kharaca karavA. gRhasthAzrama te eka pApanI khANa che, naraka che; temAM paDI rahevAthI koI phAyado nathI. gRhasthAzramane vakhANanArA sAdhuo ane saMsArIo potAnuM te bagADe che ane temanI sAthe pArakAnuM paNa bagADe che. baMnene A bhava to niSphaLa nIvaDe che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa ulaTa pApano poTalo bAMdhI narakagAmI thAya che. gRhasthAzramane vakhANanArA sAdhuone ane saMsArIone eka vAra nahIM paNa hajAra vAra dhikkAra che. ema zAstraAdhAre huM tamane kahuM chuM. dhanya che be bhavI jIvone! te mokSAbhilASI be jIvonI oLakhANa karAvatAM mane Aje ghaNo ja AnaMda thAya che. kasturazeTha te tamArA zaheranAja che, temane tame sArI rIte oLakho che. temanAM vakhANa karyA karatAM mAre temanAM puNyazALI, dharmarAgI, dharmapatnI tArAbAInAM vakhANa karavAM paDe che. yuvAna vaya hovA chatAM pitAnA dhaNIne ulAsathI dIkSA apAve che; keTalo badhe temane dharmarAga ? keTalI badhI sAdhu pratye bhakti! ane keTalI badhI dharma upara zraddhA ! AvI strIo jyAre pAkaze ane pitAnA dhaNIne pAse rahI dIkSA apAvaze tyAreja dharma ane samAjane uddhAra thaze. huM tArAbAInI zraddhA mATe jeTalAM vakhANa karuM teTalAM ochAM che. hAlamAM te evI phuvaDe pAkI che ke dhaNuM dIkSA levA nIkaLe che eTale te sAdhunAM chAjI le che ane khuba rUdana karI duniyAnI dayA meLavI sAdhune phajeta kare che. dhikkAra che tevI kulaTA strIone. ghaNuM dIkSA lete hoya te tArAbAInI mAphaka temAM ulaTathI bhAga le ane moha mAyA ane rAga rUpa jherI sarpone zraddhA rUpa majabuta lAkaDI upara caDAvI dura pheMkI devA joIe. dhanya che te puNyazALI jIvane ke pitAnA dhaNane mokSa mArge caDAvI pote AnaMda mAne che. have bIjAM dIkSAbhilASI caturAbAI che. temanAM mAbApa atre AvyAM che, te kanakanagaranAM rahIza che. jevAM dharmarAgI mAbApa tevAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSArthIonI oLakhANu. 67 temanAM dIkarI pAke temAM zI navAI ? cha mAsathI temanuM mana dIkSA tarapha vaLI gayuM che. mAbApa AgaLa te vicAra jAhera karatAM mAbApa ghaNAMja khuzI thayAM ! e divasa kayAMthI ke dIkarI dIkSA le. paraNelI che eTale tenA dhaNanI rajA joIe, ema lokalAjanI daSTie tenA mAbApanI mAnyatA hovAthI mAbApe temanA jamAInI saMmati paNa patra lakhIne maMgAvI che. A sthaLe paNa mAre caturAbAI karatAM temanA vidvAna pati ramaNikalAla nANAvaTI je grejyueTa che temanI prazaMsA karyA vinA cAlatuM nathI. aMgrejI bhaNelA che chatAM dharma upara ane temAM vaLI dIkSA upara ke rAga che ane pitAnI yuvAna strIne dIkSA levA mATe kharA dilathI hA pADe che te tenA AvelA saMmati patra uparathI spaSTa jaNAya che. dilagIrI eTalI che ke te haiospIsTalamAM asAdhya mAMdagInA bichAne paDelA che eTale atre AvIne dIkSAmAM bhAga laI zakatA nathI. temane patra vAMcavA jevuM che mATe dharamacaMdazeTha te patra sabhA samakSa vAMcI saMbhaLAvaze." AcAryanI AjJA thavAthI dharamacaMda zeThe te kAgaLa moTA avAje vAMcI saMbhaLAvyo ke AcArya bolyA "kema kevo patra che? hAlamAM keTalAka aMgrejI bhaNuM aMgArA pAkelA che temane mATe A patra eka diSTAMta rUpa che. kanakanagaranI "vardhamAna vidyAlaya"nA kAryavAhake upara mokalI ApavA jevo che. dhanya che te ramaNikalAlane, caturAbAIne ane temanAM mAbApane. A pramANe AcAryazrI dIkSAbhilASIonI oLakhANa ane prazaMsA karI rahyA che tevAmAM chApakhAnAvALAne mANasa AvIne nyAtanA zeThanA hAthamAM eka baMDala ApI cAlyo gayo. te joI AcArye puchyuM "kema zeTha zuM che?" "sAheba! kAlanA dIkSA mahotsavanI kaMkutrIo chapAine AvI che." ema kahI baMDala cheDI temAMthI pAMca prato mahArAjanA hAthamAM mukI ane bIjI badhAMne vaheMcavA mAMDI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 10 muM. AcAryazrI nimaMtraNa patrikA joI khuba malakAyA, dhArelo hetu pAra paDavAthI AnaMdano pAra rahyA nahIM. pitAnA nAmanI AgaLa mukAyelA traNathI cAra phuTa jeTalI laMbAIvALA aneka prakAranA alaMkAranuM ane vidhavidha guNAnuvAdonuM vihaMgAvalokana karI sahI karanAra nyAtanA zeTha manasukhalAlane saMpUrNa prasanna mukhe saMbodhana karI AcAryazrI kahevA lAgyA "zeTha ! A AmaMtraNa patrikAo tamAma bhAI benene vaheMcAI rahyA pachI tame jarA moTA avAje ubhA thaI vAMcI saMbhaLAvo, jethI zrAtAjane samajI zake. atre birAjamAna thayelI keTalIka bene evI haze ke jemane vAMcatAM paNa nahIM AvaDatuM hoya, mATe manasukhalAla zeTha! barAbara zabdoccAra spaSTa rIte karI nimaMtraNa patrikA zravaNa karAvo jethI temAM raheluM rahasya bALajIvane pUrepUruM samajavAmAM Ave. AvA prasaMge pharI pharIne AvatA nathI, e te pUre puNyane udaya heya teja Avo alabhya avasara prApta thAya che. AthI nyAtanA zeTha gabharAyA. mahAjananI jAjama upara gAdI TakIe besI siMhagarjanA karavAne mahAvaro hato paraMtu AvI sabhAmAM balavAne hAvare nahe, to paNa zeTha rahyA eTale nA kahe to huM dekhAya tethI hIMmata lAvI ubhA thayA. zeThe AmaMtraNa patrikAne kAgaLa hAthamAM lIdhe, paNa hAtha tharathara dhrujavA lAgyA. vaLI mathALe bALabodha akSare lakhelo loka dekhyo eTale muMjhavaNamAM atizaya vadhAre thayo. mathALuM vAMcatAMja e goTALA vaLyo ke AkhI sabhA khaDakhaDa hasavA lAgI. A pramANe zeThanI mazkarI thavAthI AcArya samajI gayA ke zeThane bALabodha vAMcavAne jarA paNa abhyAsa jaNAtuM nathI, thar karInAya namaH eTalA sAdA ane saraLa zabdo vAMcatAM ja jIbhanA locA vALA ane hasI thaI to have parama pavitra pravAhIsara e vAkya temanAthI zI rIte vaMcAze !! joDAkSara vAMcavAmAM pUrepUrI temanI phajetI thaze tethI AsapAsa najara pheravI AcAryaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 69 dIkSAnI AmaMtraNa patrikAnuM vAMcana. unaonanamin zrIe samayasucakatA vAparI zeThanI joDe beThelA rasikalAlane AMgaLI karI kahyuM "rasikalAla tame AmaMtraNa patrikA vAMce. zeTha Aje utAvaLamAM cazmA ghera bhUlI gayA che tethI temane vAMcatAM phAvatuM nathI. mATe vAMcavAnI tasdI tame le." rasikalAla tarataja ubhe thayo ane zeThanA hAthamAMthI patrikA laI nIce pramANe bulaMda avAje vAMcavA lAgyo- || zrI vInAya namaH | parama pavitra pravrajyAmahotsavaprasaMge *yaH saMsAranirAsalAlasamatirmuktyarthamuttiSTate / yaM tIrtha kathayati pAvanatayA yenAsti nAnyaH samaH / yasmai tIrthapatirnamasyati satAM yasmAcchubhaM jAyate / sphUrtiryasya parAvasanti ca guNA yasminsa saMgho'rthyatAm // sugurUcaraNakamalopAsaka, samyakatva mULadvAdazatrata samArAdhaka, parama devagurUbhaktikAraka, samAnadhArmika badhuvargavAtsalyadhAraka, dhamapremI, mArgAnusArivAdi guNagaNavibhUSita, sarvasaTTuNAlaMkRta, samasta zramaNopAsaka, zeTha sAheba. gyazrI bhadrA pUrIthI lI. sakaLasaMdha taraphathI zeTha manasukhalAla harakhacaMdanA praNayapUrvaka jaya jInendra vAMcazojI, atre zrIsaMghamAM zrIdevaguradharmapasAye AnaMda maMgaLa varte che. jenI buddhi saMsArano tyAga karavA tarapha arthAt vairAgya mArga tarapha vaLe che ane muktine artha sAvadha rahe che, jene pavitratAne lIdhe tIrtharUpa kahevAmAM Ave che, jenI samAna bIje kAI paNa nathI, jene tIrthaMkara pAte namaskAra kare che (vyAkhyAna samaye namo tiththassa kahe che. jenA vaDe sajanenuM kalyANa thAya che, jene mahImA uttama prakAre pravarte che, jemAM gAMbhIrya ya, AdAya vIgere sadaguNe vase che evA caturvidha saMghanI, he bhavyajane ! pUjA kare, bhakti kare. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 71 prakaraNa 10 muM. vizeSa vinaMtI sAthe ame vinavIe chIe ke paMcamahAvratadhAraka, samya jJAna kviAnvIta, uttamottama guNAlaMkRta, sarasvatI kaMThAbharaNa, zAsanonnatiparAyaNa, prAtaHsmaraNIya, AgamAddhAraka, sakaLa siddhAMta mahedadhi, nyAyavizArada, vAcaspadI, kavikula kirITa, tarkavyAkaraNAdi vividha zAstrajJa zIromaNI, sunItibhAskara, jagatagurUzAsanasamrA, pravacanata kriyAkalApa, paMcaprasthAnamaya zrIsUrimaMtrasamAdhAraka, mahAmahopakArI, kRpAsiMdhu, sakaLa hRdayasaMzaya vidAraka, bhadadhitAraka, akhaMDa sukhazAMtidAyaka, dayAnidhi, mokSamArgadarzaka, dharmastaMbha taponiSTa, ricakacakavata, tapAgacchAdhipati bhaTTAraka paramapUjya AcArya mahAdhirAja zrIzrI zrIzrI 1008 zrImAna vijayasUryasUrizvarajI mahArAja sAhebanA sadupadezathI atrenA popakArI bAravratadhArI zeThajI kasturabhAI abhayacaMda tathA kanakanagara nivAsI zeThajI maganabhAI umedacaMdanAM dharmarAgI suputrI akhaMDa saubhAgyavatI caturAbena pitAnA nirmaLa hRdaya ane pavitra zuddha bhAvathI mAha vada 7 nA savAre barAbara kalAka 9ne 17 mInITe (TeMDarDa thaIma) parama maMgaLakArI, muktidAyaka dIkSA uparata AcAryazrInI pAse aMgIkAra karavAnAM che. te nimitte savAre sAta vAge gAjate vAjate vara jaina dharmazALAmAMthI nIkaLI zaheramAM pharI vikaTerIA daravAje AvelI sArvajanika vADImAM utaraze jyAM dIkSAnI kriyA karavAmAM Avaze. tamAma kriyAo zAstra pramANe vidhi sahita barAbara vakhatasara sAdhavAnI hovAthI sau bhAI bene vahelAM taiyAra thaze. AvA maMgaLakArI voDAmAM ane dIkSA samAraMbhamAM sahakuTuMba ane mitramaMDaLa sahita padhArI jinazAsananI zobhAmAM vRddhi karaze. A sAthe jaNAvavAnI rajA laIe chIe ke zeTha dharamacaMda taraphathI bAI caturAnA dIkSA nimitte mAha vada 7 nA reja tathA temanA aThThAIutsava nimitte mAha vada 9 nA roja svAmIvatsala che. te sAthe zeTha kasturabhAInI dIkSAnA ullAsa athe temanAM dharmapatnI a. se. tArAbAI taraphathI mAha vada 10 nA. divase paNa svAmIvatsala che mATe AvA alabhya prasaMgane lAbha levA pramAda nahIM sevatAM jarUra padhAraze evI AzA che. bhadrApurI-jaina dharmazALA la. zrI caturvidha saMdhapAdapaMkaja sevaka | nyAtanA zeTha manasukhalAla harakhacaMdanA mAha vada 6. J jItendra vAMcazojI.. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSAnI AmaMtraNa patrikAnuM vAMcana. 71 upara pramANe nimaMtraNa patrikA evI chaTAthI ane spaSTa uccArathI rasikalAle vAMcI ke sau tenA upara khuzI thaI gayAM. ane tenI mukta kaMThe prazaMsA karavA lAgyAM. "are vAMcatA vAMcatAM jIbhanA kakaDe kakaDA thaI jatA hatA" ema kahI keTalAMka strI purUSo tArIpha karatAM hatAM. "Avo kaI nyAtane zeTha pAke te hamaNAM nyAtamAM sudhAro thAya, je zeTha kaMkutrI na vAMcI zake te ApaNe zuM kalyANa karaze? ThIka thayuM ke mahArAje cazmAnuM bahAnuM kADhI zeThane besADI dIdhA, nahIM te Aje pUrepUre temane phArasa hate." Ama ugAre nIkaLavA lAgyA ane loko rasikalAla tarapha AkarSAyA. patrikAmAM AcAryanA nAmanI AgaLa lAgelAM vizeSaNanI lAMbI zabdAvalI rasikalAle khAsa bhAra daI dhIme rahI madhura sAde spaSTa uccArathI vAMcI saMbhaLAvyAthI AcAryanA hadayano AnaMda ubharAI jato hato. samajuvarga te te atizayokti bharelAM vizeSaNa tarapha hAsyanI dRSTithI jete hate. eTalAmAM durathI avAja Avyo ke "kaMkutrImAM sahI to zenI baLI che paNa vAMcatAM te zeThane jANe TADhIe tAva caDyo hoya ema dhrujavA lAgyA tenuM zuM kAraNa? jenI sahI hoya teNeja patrikA vAMcavI joIe jethI loko samaje ke lakhanAra pite che ke koNa che? moTA moTA jaDabAtoDa zabdomAM vakhANa karyA che te tamAma jJAna AcAryamAM che ke kema tene khulAse zeTha Apaze ?" "e to emaja cAle" ema rasikalAle hasIne kaTAkSamAM javAba ApI TuMkAmAM paTAvyuM. A pramANe AjanuM vyAkhyAna pUruM thayuM ane sabhA visarjana thaI. zaheramAM ThAma ThAma chuTathI A dIkSAmahotsavanI nimaMtraNapatrikAo dharamacaMdanA khAMdhIAo chuTathI vaheMcavA maMDI paDayA. keTalIka to buka posTa karI TIkITa lagADI TapAla peTI bharI nAkhI. zaheramAM dIkSA ne dIkSAnI vAte cAlI rahI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 prakaraNa 11 muM. prakaraNa 11 muM. dIkSAsamAraMbha ane vAtAvaraNanA paDaghAnI patrikAe bhale ne hoya te rAjA, na duniyA keIne cheDe, jue tevI kare TIkA, na duniyA keIne cheDe. bhale ne hoya saMsArI, bhale ne hoya saMnyAsI, badhAnI te kare TIkA, na duniyA koIne cheDe-lekhaka. mAha vada 7 nA divase prAta:kALe zeDa kasturacaMda menAmAM bezI gAjate vAjate dharmazALA AgaLa AvyA, tyAM saghaLAM strI purUSo bhegAM thayAM hatAM, tyAMthI caturAbAIne pAlakhImAM besADavAmAM AvI ane rItasarane varaghoDe cAlavA mAMDyuM. jainadharmanA nizAna tarIke sauthI AgaLa chedradhajA pharakatI hatI, pachI nagArazI ke gaDagaDATa bharelA avAjathI prekSakone jAgRta karate hote, pachI moTuM mIlaTarI eNDa chatrIsa sUrathI jonAranAM mana raMjana karatuM hatuM, tyAra bAda moTA ThAThathI sAjana cAlatuM hatuM. nyAtanA zeTha ane dharamacaMda zeTha jANe dharmane ane samAjano uddhAra karatA hoya tema AgevAnI bharelo bhAga laI malakAtA malakAtA cAlatA hatA. rastAmAMthI keTalAka jANItA gRhasthone temanI dukAnethI uThADI potAnI sAthe sAjanamAM kheMcatA hatA. te pachI kasturazeThanI menA, pachI caturAnI pAlakhI ane te pachI strIo gIta gAtI cAlatI hatI. be strIoe nAmaNa dIvo pakaDelo hate. tArAbAIe uMcA prakAranAM suzobhita kapaDAM ane alaMkAra sajI kasturacaMdanA upakaraNanI chAba pUra ThAThathI upADI hatI, dharamacaMdanAM patnI harSabhera caturAnA upakaraNanI chAba upADI kAryavAhikA tarIke cAlatAM hatAM. AvA ThAThathI cAlate varaghoDo zaheranA mukhya mukhya lattAomAM pharI vikaTerIA daravAje sArvajanika Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAtAvaraNanA paDaghAnI patrikAo. 73 vADImAM vakhatasara utaryo. jyAM AcArya, muni mahArAje ane sAdhvIo AgaLathI AvIne birAjamAna thaI gayAM hatAM. AcAryanI AjJAthI dIkSAnI kriyAnI tamAma sAmagrI taiyAra thaI gaI hatI. sabhAnI vaccenA bhAgamAM nANa mAMDavAmAM AvI ane leke dIkSAnI kriyA jevAne Atura banI gayAM. caturAne pAlakhImAMthI utArI eka eraDImAM tenAM sagAM ane sAdhvI laI gayAM, jyAM tenA zarIra uparanA dAgInA utArI nAkhavAmAM AvyA. hajAme phakata pAMca vALa mAthA upara rAkhI tamAma vALa kADhI nAkhyA. pachI hajAmane bahAra kADhI caturAne snAna karAvI sAdhvInAM kapaDAM paherAvavAmAM AvyAM. A badhI vidhi caturAnAM sagAM tathA sAdhvIoe pAse rahI karAvI. A vakhatane eAraDI aMdarano dekhAva gamagInI upajAve tevA hatA. caturA ane tenI mAnA AMkhamAMthI kharakhara AMsu kharatAM hatAM. tenAM saMsArIpaNAnAM kapaDAM tathA dAgInA tenI mAe potAnI pAse rAkhI lIdhAM. A pramANe sAdhvInAM kapaDAM paherI e laI caturA nANu AgaLa AvIne ubhI rahI. eja rIte kasturacaMdazeTha paNa bIjI oraDImAM hajAmata karAvI phakata pAMca vALa rAkhI snAna karI sAdhunAM kapaDAM paherI e laI nANu AgaLa AvIne ubhA rahyA. pachI dIkSAnI kriyA zarU thatAM eka sAdhue kasturacaMdanA mAthe rAkhelA pAMca vALa kheMcI loca karyo, te pramANe eka sAdhvIe caturAnA mAthAmAM rAkhelA pAMca vALanI locakriyA karI. A dayathI prekSakone AMkhamAM AMsu bharAI AvyAM. pachI keTalIka vidhi karI mAthA upara vAsakSepa nAkhatI vakhate kasturacaMdane kasturavijaya e nAma ApavAmAM AvyuM ane temane cakoravijayanA ziSya tarIke jAhera karavAmAM AvyA. ane caturAnA mAthA upara vAsakSepa nAkhatI vakhate tene caturathI e nAma ApavAmAM AvyuM ane tene kaMcanazrInI celI tarIke jAhera karavAmAM AvI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 prakaraNa 11 muM. A pramANe dIkSAnI vidhi pUrI thavA AvI ke cAra pAMca yuvakee AmaMtraNa patrikA jevI bIjI patrikAo ekadama chuTathI vaheMcavA mAMDI. DAja vakhatamAM dareka strI purUSanA hAthamAM te patrikA pahoMcI gaI. koI koI te rAga kADhI dhIme dhIme vAMcavA paNa lAgyA. AthI AcArya ane bIjA sAdhuonuM lakSa te patrikA tarapha kheMcAyuM. jANavAnI I-tejArI vadhI ane dhIraja nahIM rahevAthI AcAryo koInI pAsethI vAMcavA mAgI lIdhI. temanA manamAM kadAca haze ke AvA mAMgalika prasaMge kaI dharmarAgIe samayane anusaratuM ane temanA guNAnuvAdanuM kAvya lakhyuM haze paNa vAMcatAM te temAMthI judu ja nIkaLyuM. samayane anusaratuM te hatuM paNa temane rUce tevuM nahIM nIkaLavAthI tiraskAra yukata hAthamAMthI te patrikA pheMkI dIdhI. AnaMdathI ujavAyelA utsavamAM A jarA temane vidharUpa lAgyuM, krodha jAgRta thayo paNa cakoravijayanI davA evI akasIra hatI ke te pAcho zamI gayo ane kAMI bolyA nahIM. eTalAmAM eka mANasa hIMmata lAvI ubho thaI patrikAvALuM kAvya madhura sAdathI uMcA avAje gAvA lAgyo. zarUAtamAM jarA jarA garabaDa thaI paNa tene kaMTha evo kemaLa ane karNapriya hatA ke sau thoDI vAramAM zAMta thaI gayAM ane dhyAnapUrvaka sAMbhaLavA lAgyAM. A vAta AcAryane rUcI nahIM tethI ekadama zeThane hukama karyo "tene belate baMdha kare." A pramANe mahArAjazrIne hukama thatAMja cAre bAjuthI pokAra thaI rahyA ke " zA mATe baMdha kare che ? belavA de. nyAtanA zeTha hoya ke game te hoya tene zuM adhikAra che ke bolatAM aTakAve ?" zeTha samaya oLakhI gayA, lokalAgaNI paNa samajavAmAM hatI tethI AcAryanI pAse jaI kAnamAM kahevA lAgyA. "sAheba! A vakhatanuM vAtAvaraNa juduM che? je ApaNe te lokone ubhare bahAra nahIM pADavA daIe to jabaruM tophAna thaze. ahIM hamaNAM "ayogya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAtAvaraNanA paDaghAnI patrikAo. 75 - .", ' jaV V VVV . " , " " , " . " , " , " - --~-- dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja" nIkaLe che tene puSTi ApanAra ghaNA loke che, mATe atyAre gama khAI jAo. te loke bIjuM zuM karavAnA che? gAIne ghAMTo besADavA de, ApaNe vacce belavAnI jarUra nathI." ema mahArAjanA kAnamAM vAta karI zeThe gAvAnI chuTa ApI. Ama satyAgrahathI jAhera rIte chUTa maLavAthI tALIone gaDagaDATa macI rahyA ane te yuvaka nIce pramANe kAvya moTA avAje ane spaSTa samajAya tevI rIte lalakAravA lAge. bhaviSyavANI. ( prabhAtIuM- jaLakamaLa chAMDI jA tuM bAlA - e rAha ) he sujJa kasturazeThajI kyAMthI sujhI AvI mati? - kyAMthI sujhI AvI mati ? vicAra zuM karatA nathI? kevI thaze strInI gati? e Teka. dIkSAja je levI hatI, paraNyA zuM karavA suMdarI ? hAthe karI vidhavA karI, jarIM zuM dayA nathI AvatI? he sujJa- 1 zRMgAra mAMhe rAcanI, ratithI pUrI vikAsatI, nirdaya banIne hAthathI chedI kaLI zuM khIlatI ? he sujJa0 2 divasa are zida gALaze? vaibhava are zida mANaze? te ThAThathI je mahAlaze, karaze TIkA duniyA ati, he sujJa- 3 nija kAmane je mAraze, saMtoSa mAnI cAlaze, je jIvana sAduM gALaze, te to tamArI kIratI. he sujJa0 4 zRMgAra je cheDI daI, vairAgyane sAthe laI je cAlaze sIdhI rahI che te thaze sAcI satI. he sujJa0 5 paNa A yuvAnI kAramI, aMkuzamAM je nava rahI, vaMDI gayelI jANavI nakakI tamArI yuvatI, he sujJa0 6 burI dazA tenI have ! saMbhALa tenI koNa le? beThA tame upAzraye ! te ekalI che jhUratI ! he sujJa0 7 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 11 muM. prIti thaI je bhogathI, prIti thaI je jegathI, nava hAtha raheze keIthI, karaze ubhe bIjo pati. he sujJa0 8 A aMdha zraddhAnI mahIM pariNAma sAruM che nahIM, mAne mahAsukhanuM sahI, AMkha ughADene rati. he sujJa0 9 lI. jANabhedu jana A eka kAvya pUruM thayuM ke AcAryazrIne mIjAja khasI gayo. krodhAyamAna thaI te kahevA lAgyA "basa have baMdha kare. huM vadhAre sAMbhaLavA mAgato nathI. AvA mANasane A vADImAM koNe dAkhala thavA dIdhA? basa huM cAlyo jAuM chuM." A zabdonI sAtheja cAre bAju meTe zorabakora thaI rahyA. maLelI medanImAMthI aneka prakAranA udagAre nIkaLavA mAMDayA. "zuM beTuM lakhyuM che? duniyA te dekhe tevuM kaheze, pAdazAhanI paNa pUTha che." "dIkSA levI hatI te zeTha jakha mAravA AvI yuvAna strIne paraNyA." "basa cAlavA de, belatA koNa baMdha karanAra che? AcAryane na pAlave te jAya, keNa rekI rAkhe che?" ema uparA uparI vAjyanAM bANe chuTavA lAgyAM ke nyAtanA zeThe ubhA thaI mahArAjane uThatA aTakAvyA ane kAnamAM jaNAvyuM ke "mahArAja! Ajane mAmalo gaMbhIra che, mATe vicAra karI kAma kADhI levAnuM che, bIjI vakhata paNa gama khAo. haju tyAMnuM kAma aTapI levAnuM che. mATe atyAre tadana namatuM. muke. nahIM to meTo bhavADo thaze ane kinAre AveluM vahANa DubI jaze. A yuvaka ToLImAM meTAonA hAtha che mATe zAMta rahe. garabaDa thaze te pelI vAta prakAzamAM Avaze ane phajetI thaze" Ama bhedI vAta karI mahArAjane zAMta karyA ke pelo yuvaka bIjuM kAvya teja rAgamAM uMcA svare nIce pramANe gAvA lAgyo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAtAvaraNanA paDaghAnI patrikAo. 77 bhakti ke kAyaratA? (prabhAtIla - jaLakamaLa chAMDI jA tuM bALA - e rAha) he catura sadaguNa suMdarI! A bhakti kayAMthI AdarI? A bhakti kyAMthI AdarI ? vairAgya mArga saMcarI, saMsAra zuM gaI visarI ? e Teka. saubhAgyavatI tuja jIMdagI, prabhunI kRpA te mAnavI, A sarva zuM bhUlI gaI? ughADI je jarI. he catura 1 vicAra kara tuM prathamamAM, zo dharma tAro jagatamAM? bAjI gumAvIza mamatamAM, gaI paLa nahIM Ave pharI. he catura0 2 svAmInI bhakti svAmI sevA, svAmI nija sukha mAnavuM, strIne pati sAkSAta devA, zAstravAnuM A kharI. he catura 3 svAmI bhale duHkhadAyI ho, duHkhIo bhale ke rogI he, bhegI bhale ke jegI he, satine sadA te IzvarI. he catura 4 gharakAma tuM bhUlI gaI, para kAmamAM rAcI rahI, sevA patinI nava gamI, darakAra patinI nava karI. he catura0 5 patibhakti visArI daI prabhubhaktimAM DUbI gaI, patiduHkhathI chuTI thaI, patibhakti lAgI AkarI. he catura 6 A bhakti prabhu svIkAraze ke nyAya che te Apaze? pariNAma kevuM Avaze ? vicAra kara prabhuthI DarI. he catura0 7 patibhakti sAcI mAnavI, Aphata zIre upADavI, bhakti prabhu te mAnaze, leze araja ura tAharI. he catura 8 sukha duHkhane mAlIka tuM, A jagnane darakAra zuM? tuM mAna ke nahIM mAna tuM zikSA mahAsukhanI kharI. he catura 9 lI. jANabhedu jaina kAvya pUruM thayuM ke lokee te yuvakane tALIonA avAjathI vadhAvI. lIdhe. dIkSAnI kriyAnuM kAma saMpUrNa thaI gayeluM hovAthI prabhAvanA zarU thaI ane meLAvaDa visarjana thayo. garadI maTI gaI ke AcArya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 prakaraNa 11 muM. ane muni mahArAje baMne zeThane sAthe laI jana dharmazALAmAM gayA ane sAdhvIo pitAnA upAzraye gaI. dharmazALAnA meDA upara mahArAja, dharamacaMda tathA nyAtanA zeTha ema traNa jaNanI tripuTIe khAnagI masalata karI. uThatAM uThatAM dharamacaMda mahArAjane hIMmata ApI kahyuM "huM ane nyAtanA zeTha jyAM sudhI ApanA pakSamAM chIe tyAM sudhI Apane vAMke vALa thavA devAnA nathI. bhale saMghamAM be pakSa paDe, paNa tamane nirvine vidAya karIzuM. sarakArI kAmamAM ame be jaNa evA vAkephagAra chIe ke eka vAra polIsane paNa kAnapaTI pakaDI ubhI rAkhIe. udhuM cItuM karavAmAM, sAmA mANasane pheDavAmAM, polIsane mAravAmAM ame pAchA paDIe tema nathI. mATe Apa gabharAze nahIM. hIMmata rAkhe. huM te ThekANe jaI AvuM chuM. badhuM pAra paDI jaze. paNa have eTaluM kare ke krodha karI ghAMTA kADhazo nahIM. krodhathI virodha vadhe che." AcArya-"e te huM jANI joIne pha rAkhuM chuM. rapha rAkhIe eTale sAmAvALA Dare." zeTha-"e vAta kharI paNa te to nAnA gAmaDAmAM cAle. ahIM na cAle. meM jaNAvyuM che ke ane te rItasaranI dIkSA virUddhanI ToLI baMdhAI che. temAM samAjane moTo bhAga ane khAsa karI keLavAyela bhAga joDAyelo che. zarUAtamAM yuvakone AgaLa karyA che paNa pAchaLa pITha ThakanAra moTA moTA AgevAna ane keLavAyelA gRhastha che. te prasaMga Ave badhA bahAra paDe tevA che. peluM kAma pAra paDI jAya eTale Apa vihAra karI ahIMthI upaDI jAe caMdrAvatI dezamAM ke keAIne tyAM patto lAge nahIM." AcArya "mAre paNa eja vicAra che. kaho te vada navamInA divaseja vihAra karuM." zeTha-"dazamanA divase dIkSAnI navakArazrI che eTale te pahelAM vihAra karo te ThIka kahevAya nahIM ane ApaNuM virodhI gRhastha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chupI dIkSAnI aphavA ane tapAsa. 79 kaheze ke kevA DarIne upaDI gayA. bhale agIAraze vihAra kare." AcArya-agIAra nahIM paNa bAraze savAre nIkaLIza." zeTha-"bAraza te baDabaDatI kahevAya, baDabaDATa karAve." AcArya-"e baDabaDATano garabaDATa tamAre saMsArIone mATe. bArazane divasa utama che, savAre sAta vAge nIkaLIzuM. mATe te daramIAna badhu saMbhALI leje. mane pelI vAtanI ghaNuM ciMtA rahe che. sAdhvIone paNa sAthe levAnI che. kaMcanazrIne khAnagImAM kaheje eTale te barAbara tajavIjamAM rahe. pelI nAnI sAdhvIone kacavATa cAle che eTale ahIM rahyAmAM phAyado nathI. je uzkeranAra maLI Ave te vinAkAraNa vina AvIne ubhuM rahe." mahArAja! badhI tajavIja karIza. bephikara raho" ema hIMmata ApI kAnamAM khAnagI vAta karI dharamacaMdane sAthe laI nyAtanA zeTha tyAMthI vidAya thayA. prakaraNa 12 muM. hupI dIkSAnI paphavA ane tapAsa. * First to doubt, then to inquire and then to gutl. discover has been the process univers." followed by our great teachers. bhadrApurImAM ghaNA ghaNA sthaLe ane je dIkSAnA akhADAvALA ghere ghera dIkSAnI vAto thavA lAgI. prajApyAM Aje mAha vada 7nA divase badhe hevAla prakaTa thayo. pelI be patrikA dIkSA ApanAra sAdhu tathA akSara prasiddha thayAM ane tenA upara bI. mATe zeTha cImanalAlane tyAM vALa pakaDAze ? A choka- prathama zaMkA, pachI tene tapAsa ane aMdara aMdara takarAra paDI che. paddhatine ja ApaNuM maya upadezake sarvamAna hatI. jaina TeTIva. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 prakaraNa 12 muM.. paNa AvI. bapore rasikalAla chApuM hAthamAM laI vAMcatuM hatuM eTalAmAM TelIphenanI ghaMTaDI vAgI, rasikalAla tarata ja phena upara gayo ane rIsIvara hAthamAM laI puchavA lAge- "hele! koNa?" "caMdrakumAra, tame koNa ?" huM rasikalAla, kema zuM kAma che ? belo." "kAma ghaNuM ja agatyanuM che, huM mArI ophisamAMthI vAta karuM chuM. tamArI pAse te kaI nathI ne?" nA, keI nathI, sukhethI puche, javAba ApIza." "ApaNuM racelI bAjImAM ApaNe phAvI gayA chIe, pelI chupI dIkSAnI je aphavA AvI hatI te vAta pilIsa sudhI pahoMcI che, je kAMI tamArA jANavAmAM hoya te jANavA mAguM chuM. chupI rIte pelA dIkSAnA akhADA vALA zeTha cImanalAlane tyAM eka nAnA chokarAne dIkSA apAI che tevI vAta tamArA jANavAmAM AvI che?" hA, mAlatI pAse te vAta strIomAMthI AvI che, ane ghaNA bhAge te vAta satya che." " atyAre menejarane maLavA mATe polIsa InspekaTara mIsTara mekapharsana amArI ephIsamAM AvyA che, teo baMne uparanA hailamAM - mAM beThA che. meM temane badhI vAta karI che. temanA upara be pITha ThakanAra che paNa AvelA che. vadhu khAtrI karavA mATe mArI te prasaMga Ava balA che. mATe tame mAlatI pAsethI tamAma hakIeTale Apa vihAra karI de atre Avo. InspekaTarane tamArA AvatA koIne tyAM pattA lAge nahIMdI Avo." AcArya-"mAre pashvuM che. sAhebajI." divaseja vihAra karUM." ja kara. mAM vAta cAlatI hatI te vakhate mAlatI vAta cAlatI hatI te vapa zeTha "dazamanA divarataja meTara taiyAra karavA nokarane sUcanA vihAra kare te ThIka kahevAyanI vAtathI vAkephagAra karI chupI dIkSA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chUpI dIkSAnI aphavA ane tapAsa. saMbaMdhI je je mAlatInA jANavAmAM AvyuM hatuM ke te tamAma tenI pAsethI jANuM lIdhuM. polIsa sudhI dIkSAnA akhADAnI vAta pahoMcI che te hakIkata jANI mAlatIne ghaNo ja AnaMda thayo ane bhAra daI kahevA lAgI. "dIkSAnA akhADAvALA cImalAla zeThane tyAM eka nAnA chokarAne dIkSA apAI che e vAta jarA paNa khoTI nathI. je barAbara dAbathI polIsa kAma leze te jarUra bheda pakaDAI jaze." "tuM zAMtithI joyA kara, tAla barAbara jAmaze. AcArya paNa jANaze ke chAnI dIkSAo zI rIte apAya che? zuM sAdhuo ane aMdha zraddhALuonA prapaMca!' ema kahI rasikalAla traNa divasanA prajApakAranA aMka hAthamAM lai nIce utarI moTaramAM bezI tarataja caMdrakumAranI phIsamAM pahoMcI gayo. caMdrakumAra to rAha joIne beThe hato. rasikalAla Avyo ke tene laI caMdrakumAra uparanA holamAM gayo. caMdrakumAre inspekaTarane rasikalAlanI oLakhANa karAvI. ikaTara gujarAtI bhASA ghaNuM sArI rIte jANato hato ane te menejarano khAsa mitra hato. menejarane dIkSAnI bAbatamAM rasa paDelo hovAthI teNe rasikalAlane kahyuM, "have je tame barAbara pUrAvo meLavI Ape ane polIsane madada kare te barAbara kesa ume thAya tema che, polIsa pAse nanAmA kAgaLa AvyA che te vAMce" ema kahI menejare inspekaTara pAsethI be kAgaLo laI rasikalAlanA hAthamAM mukyA. rasikalAla vAMcavA lAgyomaheraAna sAheba, atrenA rahIza zeTha cImanalAla nagInadAsa je dIkSAnA akhADAvALA tarIke amArI jena komamAM oLakhAya che tene tyAM Aje mAha vada 7nA divase eka nAnA chokarAne dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI che. dIkSA ApanAra sAdhu tathA te celAne temanA gharamAM chupI rIte rAkhelA che. mATe zeTha cImanalAlane tyAM ekadama chupI rIte tapAsa karavAmAM Ave te paLa pakaDAze ? A cherAne dIkSA ApavA bAbata sAdhuomAM paNa aMdara aMdara takarAra paDI che. bhadrApurI- mAha vada 7 hatI. jena TeTIva. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 prakaraNa 12 muM. e kAgaLa vAMcI bIjo kAgaLa rasikalAla vAMcavA lAgyo polIsakhAtAnA adhikArI sAheba. hAlamAM jainanA sAdhuo chupI rIte manuSyaharaNa jevA ke dharmanA nAme kare che. gaI kAle je vakhate savAre vIkaTerIA daravAje sArvajanika vADImAM eka strIne sAdhavaNu ane eka purUSane sAdhu banAvavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. te vakhate jemAM eka kasAI je cImanalAla karIne keI zrAvaka vANIe che tenA gharamAM trIje mALe eka chokarAne chUpI rIte eka sAdhue sAdhunAM lugaDAM paherAvI dIdhAM che. chokaro bicAre raDyA karatA hatA tyAre zeTha dhamakAvatA hatA. te baMne jaNane trIjA mALe pUrI rAkhelA che. A hakIkta temanA gharanI pAchaLa AvelA eka makAnanA nAnA jALIAmAMthI najare jenAre mane kahI che te ApanI AgaLa raju karuM chuM, mATe tAtkALika tapAsa karazo to kharI hakIkata jaNAI Avaze. Ate manuSyaharaNa nahIte bIjuM zuM? bhadrApurI, mAha vada 8, lI. dayALu janetara. kAgaLa vAMcI rahI rasikalAle mAthuM uMcuM karI menejaranI sAmuM joyuM ke menejare puchayuM, "kahe AnI puSTimAM tamArI pAse kAMI hakIkata AvI che ?" rasikalAle javAba Apyo "hA AvI che. mArI pAse je hakIkata AvI che te strIo dvArA maLI che. A be kAgaLamAM je bInA jaNAvI che te akSareakSara kharI che. dIkSAnI AgalI rAtre cImanalAla ane temanI strI vacce chokarAne chupI dIkSA ApavA bAbatamAM takarAra thaI hatI. bAI nA pADatI hatI ane kahetI hatI ke te chokarAne dIkSA ApavI hoya to vADImAM bIjAM le che tenI sAthe Ape. chupI ApavI nathI. dIkSA ApanAra sAdhu paNa sAMjanA gharamAM AvIne bharAI gayA hatA. A vAta temanI pADozamAM rahenAra strIonA jANavAmAM AvI ane tyAMthI te vAta mArI pAse AvI. vaLI sAdhvInA upAzrayamAM eka kaMcanazrI sAdhvI che te temanI celIene bahuja trAsa ApI satAve che, temane chuTAM paDavA detAM nathI ane saMtoSa paNa ApatAM nathI; joyuM hoya te gulAmIgIrI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chupI dIkSAnI aphavA ane tapAsa. karAve che. temAMnAM be jaNAM eka bAIne tyAM vahoravA gayelAM te te bAI AgaLa pitAnA duHkhanI vAta karatAM hatAM. te vAtamAM ne vAtamAM sAdhuomAM thayelI takarAranI vAta karI. te takarAramAM muddAnI vAta e hatI ke chupI dIkSA ApavA mATe eka sAdhune kahevAmAM AvyuM tyAre teNe nA pADI, bIjAne kahyuM tyAre bIjAe paNa nA pADI. tethI mahArAja gusse thayA ane takarAra thaI. pachI eka manaharavijaya sAdhu hatA temane tyAM mokalyA ane dIkSA apAI A vAta te bAIe mArA gharamAM karI. te vAtamAM paNa cImanalAlanuM nAma bolAya che. vaLI gaI kAlanA mAhavada 9 nA prajApakArapatramAM dIkSA upara thayelI TIkAnI thoDIka lITIe A vAtane Teko Ape che" ema kahI rasikalAla prajApakAramAMthI te phakara zodhI vAMcavA lAgyo- "A dIkSA mahotsava prasaMge tamAma ayogya dIkSAnA himAyatI AgevAna gRhastha padhArelA hatA paraMtu temanA khAsa netA zeTha cImanalAle hAjarI ApelI nahatI, temaja sAdhumaMDaLImAMthI manaharavijayajI mahArAja paNa padhArelA nahatA. khAnagI kAmanA dabANane lIdhe kadAca rekAI gayA haze." te pachI je je jANavA jevA phakarA hatA tene lAla pensIlathI nizAnI karI rasikalAle InspekaTarane ApyA ane AcAryazrI ane temanI pravRttithI InspekaTarane mAhItagAra karyA. inspekaTara jANe khuzI thayo ane jaNAvyuM "huM AphIsamAM jaI kesa taiyAra karuM chuM. mArI ophIsamAM paNa keTalIka jainenI bAtamI . meLavavAnAM sAdhana che. huM atyArathI teja kAmamAM rokAuM chuM. paTsava A sAdhuo AjakAla javAnA te nathIne?" te temane caMdrakumAre kahyuM--"mane cokasa khabara maLI che ke te nathI. saune mAha vada bAraze atrethI savAre javAnA che. sAdhvIeNe paNa huM temanI "kadAca je te pahelAM te javAnA hoya te gama khAuM chuM paNa Apaje. paNa bAtamIdAre mukI tapAsa ke te bakarI banI jAya che inspekaTara menejara sAthe zekaheDa karI tyAMthI jANavI joIe." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 prakaraNa 12 muM. temanA gayA pachI menejara rasikalAlane dhanyavAda Apo "A pramANe polIsane tame madada kare che te sahelAIthI guhAe pakaDI zake ane lokone thate trAsa aTake." ema sUcana karI potAnA khAnagI rUmamAM cAlyo gaye ke rasikalAla ane caMdrakumAra nIce utarI potAnI AphisamAM AvI nekara pAse cA maMgAvI. caMdrakumAra-"kema rasikalAla! ThIka tAla jAmyo che ne ? tamArA. AvatA pahelAM te amAre ghaNuM vAta thaI hatI. mArI oNphisamAM ghaNe ThekANethI judI judI vAta Ave che. dharamacaMdana gumAstoja ghaNI vakhata eNphIsanA kAme Ave che ane te navAjunA samAcAra khAnagImAM kahI jAya che. te zIvAya cArapAMca dalAlo che te vepAramAM dharamacaMdanA virUddha pakSanA che eTale dharamacaMdanI kAMIka vAta hoya che te te tarataja mane kahI jAya che." rasikalAla "have ApaNe ApaNe pakSa bahu majabUta karavo joIe. gaphalatamAM rahevuM nahIM, AvelI taka hAthamAMthI javA devI nahIM, yogya lAge to ApaNe ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja meLavIe." caMdrakumAra-"nA nA, hamaNAM kAMI karavuM nathI. polIsa have zuM kare che te ApaNe jovAnuM che. mArA menejare A vAta upADI che eTale jarUra te pAra utAraze. dhoLI cAmaDInI jevI zarama paDe tevI ApaNuM na paDe. polIsa InspekaTara keInAthI Dare te nathI. ApaNe eTalI khabara rAkhavI ke sAdhuo ekadama vihAra karI upaDI jAya te . bAkI hamaNAM ApaNe kAMI hIlacAla karavAnI nathI. zAMtithI Apo. karavAnuM che." gharamAM Ave tyAre, tArI salAha pramANe hamaNAM kAMI hIlacAla karato strIonA jANavane Teke ApI rasikalAla tyAMthI cAlato thayo. jatAM vaLI sAdhvInA upAzrarya bane tayAra raheje, pharavA jaizuM." ene bahuja trAsa ApI che ke sAmethI dharamacaMda zeTha AvI pahAMnathI ane saMtoSa paNa A hAtha pakaDI tene pAchuM vALyo ane bane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chupI dIkSAnI aphavA ane tapAsa. 85 eNphIsamAM AvyA. traNa jaNanI tripuTI maLI. dharamacaMda rasikalAlanI pITha thAbaDI mazkarImAM kahevA lAgyA "A baDI pahoMcelI buTTI che, AmaMtraNa patrikA vAMcavA taiyAra ne pelI kavitAo lakhavA paNa taiyAra ! baMne bAju lakI bajAvatAM ThIka AvaDe che. kema caMdrakumAra ! kharI vAtane ?" caMdrakumAre ThaMDe kALaje javAba Apyo-"tamArA jevA jyAre emanI pITha ThakanAra maLe tyAre zA mATe evA guNe temanAmAM na Ave ? e to tamArA jevAnI maherabAnIne pratApa che. mAre abhiprAya pucho te mAre kahevuM paDaze ke tame baMne sarakhA che, balake tevI be bAju DhelakI bajAvavAmAM tame caDIAtA haze. juone, tame na heta te AcAryano saMgha kedArajI pahoMcavAno hato ? tame hatA to. aThThAI utsava bhaNAvyo, hA nA karI dIkSAo apAvI, meLAvaDAmAM patrikAo vaMcAI chatAM te kAma paNa gama khAIne sAdhI lIdhuM. nahIM te tophAna thAta ane dIkSAmAM vigha Avata. AvA krodhI AcAyene to tameja samajAvI zake. tame ane nyAtanA zeTha je A pramANe kunehathI kAma na le te gAma gadheDe caDe. tamArA jevA kAbela ane samayajJa mahApurUSa saMghamAM che tethI saunI zobhA che. nahIMte hAlano yuvakavarga keIne gAMThe te nathI. saheja bAbatamAM vivAhanI varaNI kare che." dharamacaMda zeTha AvA vakhANanA zabdo sAMbhaLI jarA phulAyA ane kahevA lAgyA "bhAI caMdrakumAra ! e to ema karIe tyAre ja kAma pAra paDe. huM kAMI samajatuM nathI ke hAlanA yuvAnIAo ane keLavAyelA purUSo AvA sAdhuthI virUddha che ? mane te badhA anubhava thayA che, taDakA chAMyaDA joyA che. AcArya te meTA rahyA eTale temane zuM vadhAre kahIe ? temane krodha jAge che tyAre te koInA nathI. saune gALo bhAMDe che, mane paNa koI vakhata saMbhaLAve che paNa huM temanI gALAne khesathI khaMkherI nAkhuM chuM. te vakhate gama khAuM chuM paNa ekAMtamAM evI cuMTalI bharI samajAvuM chuM ke te bakarI banI jAya che ane siMhanI garjanA bhUlI jAya che. kuMcI jANavI joIe.' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 12 muM. wowestermann caMdrakumAra-" Aje eka uDatI gapa AvI che ke AcArya ane be sAdhuo khuba laDayA ane te sAdhuo rIsAine cAlyA gayA. kAMka dIkSAne vAMdho Avyo hate. kahenAra barAbara samajAvI zako nahoto. A bAbata kAMI tamArA jANavAmAM che?" dharamacaMda--"tamane kahIe ? kAMI kahevA jevuM ja nathI. gAjatuM vAjatuM mAMDave Avaze. AcArya kAMi kAma batAvyuM haze te temane ThIka nahIM lAgyuM hoya tethI nA pADI haze. AcAryanA manathI ema AvyuM ke amArI AjJA uthApe che. AcAryane krodha kevo che te tame jANo cho. bolyA ane takarAra thaI. huM to jANe joIne vacce paDe nahIM. Aje navakArazrI thaI jAya eTale gaMgA nahAyA.. meTA AcAryane belAvavA e hAthI ghere bAMdhavA barAbara che. raMge caMge jAya eTale nirAMta. huM kAMI thaDe kaMTALI gayo nathI. keTalIka tamArI bAbate te mane game che paNa dharmanI helanA thAya che tenI khAtara sahana karuM chuM ane bolatuM nathI. sAdhuonI paNa bAra gAdalAM bhulo thAya che." caMdrakumAra-"tyAre tame temane khAnagImAM zIkhAmaNa na de ane sudhAravAno prayatna na kare?" dharamacaMda-"pucho pelA nyAtanA zeTha manasukhalAlane. khAnagImAM te huM temane jhATakI nAkhuM chuM, kaI kaI bAbatamAM te evI bhula kare che ke huM tamane zuM kahuM? hamaNAM traNa divasa uparaja banyuM che ane te ja kAraNathI pelA be sAdhuo rIsAyA che. zuM tamane jhAjhuM kahIe? eTalAmAM samajI leje. rokakaLa karAvI chokarAne saMtADI dIkSA ApavI amane pasaMda paDatI haze? paraMtu zuM karIe ? sAdhunI vAta karavAthI narakavAsI thaIe eTale temanAM pokaLa ema ne ema dAbI rAkhIe chIe. bheMzanAM zIMgaDAM bheMzane bhAre, temanAM karma temane khAze. ApaNe te sAdhunI bhakti karI ApaNI zrAvakanI pharaja bajAvIe chIe." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chupI dIkSAnI aphavA ane tapAsa. 87 caMdrakumAra "zeTha dharamacaMda ! Aje tamArA vicAre jANI mane ghaNo ja AnaMda thayo che ane tamArA pratye mane ghaNuM ja mAnanI lAgaNI utpanna thaI che. A pramANe tame badhI rItane uDo abhyAsa karela che tenI to kharekhara mane Aje ja khabara paDI. huM to tamane aMdha zraddhAvALA mAnate hate paNa tame te barAbara parIkSA karavAvALA che." ema kahI temanA mATe cA maMgAvI. rasikalAla prasanna mukhe kahevA lAgyo, "dharamacaMda zeTha! je huM eka mInITa vahelo uThe heta to A ApaNe bheTo thAta nahIM ane A hakIkata jANavAnI ane tamAruM kharuM svarUpa oLakhavAnI mane taka maLata nahIM. sAruM thayuM ke ApaNe acAnaka maLyA ane mananA mela dura thayA. ApaNA AcAryazrI kyAre javAnA che te jANavAmAM che?" dharamacaMda-"parama divase mahA vada bArazanA savAre sAta vAge vihAra karI javAnA che, te pahelAM javAnA nathI, e vAta nakkI che. caMdrakumAra vacce bolyo "kema kAMI vepAranA navA samAcAra ?" zeThe javAba Apyo "huM te hamaNAM sAdhuonA kAmakAjanA vepAramAM paDo chuM eTale kazIja khabara nathI. aThThAI utsava, dIkSAnA varaDA ane navakArazrI jamADavAnA kAmamAM thoDI mahenata che? huM to bhAvatAla jANavA Avyo chuM." caMdrakumAre AvelA tAre temanA AgaLa mukyA ane te vAMcI tyAMthI vidAya thayA. temanA gayA pachI caMdrakumAra ane rasikalAla khuba hasyA. "caMdrakumAra! tane paNa vAta ThIka jamAvatAM AvaDe che ane sAmAnuM dila AkarSa levAmAM sArI buddhi pahoMce che. teM jarA temane caDAvyA eTale te caDayA ane thoDI ghaNuM vAta besI gayA. jarUra chupI dIkSA apAI haze. joIe chIe pelIsa kevI rIte pagalAM bhare che" ema kahI rasikalAla pitAne tyAM gayo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (8 prakaraNa 13 muM. prakaraNa 13 muM. panAInI sahelagAha, ghArAsabhAne hevAla, hRdayadrAvaka ane hAsyajanaka dRSTAMta dehare. jyAM sudhI hadamAM rahe pApa ane anyAya, tyAM sudhI duniyA mahIM vAta nahIM carcAya. paNa jyAre te jAya che choDIne hada bahAra, tyAre Dhela pITAya che jANe sau nara nAra. -lekhaka. saMdhyA samaya thayo ke rasikalAla mAlatI sAthe narmadA nadInA kinAre pharavA javA nIkaLyo. rastAmAMthI caMdrakumAra ane saralAne sAthe lIdhAM. nadIkinAre AvI eka evArA upara beThAM. A vakhate vakIla navanItarAya ane temanI patnI sAgarikA eka panAImAM bezI nadInI sahelagAha karavAnI taiyArImAM hatAM, eTalAmAM A be joDAM najare paDyAM ke temane sAthe AvavA Agraha karyo. temaNe te Agrahano svIkAra karyo ane e jaNa panAImAM goThavAI gayAM. panAIne zaDha ca. pavana anukULa hovAthI halesAM vagara panAI cAlavA lAgI. AvAM sahelANunI bIjI panAIo paNa ghaNI najare paDatI hatI. nadInA madhya bhAgamAMthI baMne kinArAnI racanA ghaNI ja manahara lAgatI hatI. pavananI laharIo paNa khuzanumA vAtI hatI. vakIla navanItarAye khIsAmAMthI "kanakanagara samAcAra" nAmanuM vartamAnapatra kADhI rasikalAlanI AgaLa nAkhyuM. sAgarikAe hasIne kahyuM "Aje A chApAmAM ghaNuM ja vAMcavAnuM che. tamArI jainenI dIkSA te kanakanagaramAM gayA aThavADIAmAM maLelI dhArAsabhAmAM caDI. dIkSAnA kAyadAne kharaDo lAvavAnI paravAnagI paNa maLI cukI." mAlatI belI "ThIka thayuM, tema thavAnI jarUra hatI." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhArAsabhAne hevAla. 89 sAgarikAe kahyuM "darakhAsta lAvanAra tamAre jana che jana." vakIle hasIne kahyuM "jaina zIvAya eTalA badhA pUrAvA, dAkhalA, dalIlo vagere koNa lAve? mane te te vAta ghaNuja gamI che. kadAca jinene na game paNa te kAyado thavAnI jarUra che. AjanuM kanakanagara samAcAra je kaI vAMcaze tene jarUra ema lAgaze ke kAMI paNa kAyado thavAnI jarUra che. mAlatIbena ! tame pUrepUre hevAla vAMce." mAlatIe chApuM hAthamAM lIdhuM ane teo sAMbhaLe te pramANe vAMcavA lAgI-- dhArAsabhAmAM jainonI dIkSA. jANItA jaina vakIla vasaMtalAla jayaMtalAla zeTha ema. e. ela ela. bI. nI darakhAsta ane dalIlo. dhArAsabhAnI trIjA divasanI beThaka maLI. barAbara bAra vAge kAma zarU thatAM, pahelI darakhAsta vakIla vasaMtalAla jayaMtalAlanI hAtha dharavAmAM AvI hatI. temanI darakhAsta jainamAM apAtI dIkSA saMbaMdhI kAyadAne kharaDe raju karavA paravAnagI meLavavA bAbata hatI. pramukhe hasatA mukhe kahyuM "mane lAge che ke AvI darakhAsta prajAnA sabhAsada taraphathI na ja hoI zake. AvI darakhAsta jainenA dharmamAM hAtha ghAlavA jevI che tethI kadAca tamArI darakhAsta AvakAradAyaka manAze ke kema tenI mane zaMkA che. sarakAra pote thaI kadAca hAtha ghAlavA prayatna kare te banavA joga che paNa tamArA taraphathI mukAya che tethI mane navAI lAge che." maNIlAla-" huM A darakhAste Teko ApuM . " vasaMtalAla-"Apa nAmadAra kadAca nahIM jANatA he tethI ApanA. dhyAna upara lAvuM chuM ke huM jena chuM ane jena thaIne ja A darakhAsta lAvyo chuM te saMbaMdhI meM pUrepUre vicAra karyo che. dhArmika kAmamAM sarakAranI dakhala na ja joI e e huM samajuM chuM. paraMtu huM kevA saMgamAM A darakhAsta lAvavA taiyAra thayuM te jyAre Apa nAmadAra jANaze tyAre khAtrI thaze ke mArI darakhAsta vyAjabI che ane kharaDo raju karavA mane paravAnagI Apaze. dareka mANasane, pachI te game te dharmane hoya, tene vairAgya dazAmAM rahevAnI IcchA thatI hoya te tema karavA tene saMpUrNa haka che, A haka upara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 prakaraNa 13 muM. huM, talApa mAravA mAgatA nathI. paraMtu hamaNAM keTalAMka varSothI keTalAka evA jaina sAdhue nIkaLyA che ke teo nAnI umaranA chokarAM saMtADe che, mAbApo zevyA kare che paNa te temane ApatA nathI. chupI jagee pachI temane dIkSA ApI sAdhu banAvI de che." pramukha--"A saMbaMdhI thaDA banelA dAkhalAo TuMkAmAM raju karaze te amane hAlanI paristhiti sArI rIte samajAze." vasaMtalAla--"Aje huM keTalAka dAkhalA meghama ApIza. paravAnagI maLyA bAda kharaDe raju karatI vakhate nAma ane purAvA sAthe badhI hakIkta sabhAmAM sAdara karIza." pramukha--yogya lAge tema raju karo." vasaMtalAla-(1) "eka gAmamAM kei sAdhu beDIMgamAM bhaNatA vidyAthIne lAlaca ApI bIjA sthaLe laI gayo. chokare ghera nahIM AvavAthI bApe tapAsa karyo. patto lAge nahIM. chevaTe te chokare keTalAka mAsa pachI amuka gAmanA upAzrayanA bheAMyarAmAMthI polIsanI madadathI meLavavAmAM Avyo. bApa bicAre kharacamAM khuvAra thaI gayo hate. (2) eka sAdhvI evI hatI ke pAThazALAmAM bhaNatI choDIne bharamAvatI hatI ane keAI rAMDarAMDa nirAdhAra jevAnI chaDI maLI AvatI ke bahAribahAra upADI dIkSA ApI detI hatI. mA rAtI retI Ave eTale zrAvako pAsethI paisA apAvI bhAve ke kabhAve tenuM mana manAvatA. AvI rIte teNe cAra pAMca chaDIo guma karI che. (3) eka vidhavA pAsethI tenI chaDI meLavI potAnI sAthvInI celI banAvavA eka sAdhue eka zrImaMta gRha pAsethI be hajAra rUpIA te vidhavAne apAyelA, arthAta mAe be hajAramAM choDIne vecI. celI thavA cheDInI bIlakula marajI nahatI. paraMtu tene retI kakaLatI sthitimAM sAdhvInAM kapaDAM paherAvI dIdhAM. atyAre te chaDI sAdhvIonI dAsI tarIke kAma kare che ane codhAra AMsu nAkhe che. keI madada karanAra na maLyuM. (4) eja bIjo dAkhale--mAe choDIne vecI paNa cheDInI marajI paraNavAnI hatI. tenI umara Azare sattara varasanI hatI. sArA nasIbe tenI madadamAM sudharelA vicAranA gRha maLI AvyA ane chaDI upara Ave dIkSAno baLAtkAra gujArato joI eka hIMmatavAna gRhastha vacce paDI cheDIne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhArAsabhAno hevAla. 91 tyAMthI laI potAne ghera lAvyA ane lAyaka vara zodhI kADhI tenI sAthe tene paraNAvI dIdhI. tenI pakSamAM lAgavagavALA mANasa hatA tethI te bALA phAvI. nahIM to te pelI sAvIne dAsIpaNuM karatI hota ane pelI celInI mAphaka AMsu nAkhatI hota. (5) bIna traNa dAkhalA evA che ke sujJa sabhAsadone sAMbhaLI AMsu AvyA vinA raheze nahIM. eka vIsa varasano yuvAna chokare sAdhu pAse saMskRta bhaNavA jatA hatA. lagna thaye mAtra be ja varasa thayAM hatAM, soLa varasanI yuvAna strI hatI. sAdhu chokarAne dIkSAne bedha devA lAgyA. zarUAtamAM tene cothA vratanI bAdhA ApI. " pramukha-"zuM vrata eTale zuM ?" vasaMtalAla--"paraNelA hovA chatAM paNa taddana brahmacaryavrata pALavuM tene amArAmAM cothuM vrata kahe che." pramukha-"paraNelI strI hoya chatAM paNa ?" vasaMtalAla--"hA" (hasAhasa). pramukha--"pachI." vasaMtalAla--"pachI chokarAne sAdhue evI lAlaca batAvI ke saMsArI mANaso marIne narakamAM javAnA, ane sAdhu thAya te ja mokSamAM jaya. tyAM aneka prakAranAM sukha bhogave, ahIM strInuM je sukha dekhAya che tenA karatAM karoDagaNuM sukha tyAM maLaze. AvA upadezathI te chokare bhramita thayo ane dIkSA levA taiyAra thayo. mAe tathA strIe ghaNA kAlAvAlA karyA chatAM sAdhue pelA yuvakane dIkSA ApI dIdhI. tenI strI chAtI phATa rUdana karavA lAgI. kAraNa ke dhaNue dIkSA lIdhI eTale te vidhavA jevI banI. chatA ghaNue raMDape te AnuM nAma. umara lAyaka chokare eTale mA ke strInuM na cAlyuM. vakIlanI salAha lIdhI paNa jevI joIe tevI ane strInuM ghara maMDAya. tevI kAyadAnI kalama jaDI AvI nahIM. strIne kabaje levAne kAyade maLI A paNa ghaNuM kabaje levAne kAyade jaDI AvyA nahI." (hasAhasa). pramukha-"cheDAchuTake mAgI pharI lagna kare." vasaMtarAya-"amArA jainemAM strI pharI lagna karI zaktI nathI." pramukha-dhaNuM A pramANe cAlyA jAya chatAM paNa strI bIjI vAra na paraNI zake ? " maNIlAla-"nA, nAmadAra ! vasaMtalAla kahe che te vAta barAbara che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 prakaraNa 13 muM. pramukha---" sAdhue AvA dhaNIne dIkSA na ApavI joIe. vasaMtarAya---- Apa nAmadArane paNa lAgyuM ke AvA dhaNIne dIkSA nahIM ApavI joIe, chatAM sAdhuo haThavAda karI chupI rIte dIkSA ApI AvA dayAjanaka banAvA ubhA kare che. temane aTAvavAnuM amArI pAse kAMi paNa kAyadAnuM sAdhana nahIM hovAthI te bAbata kAyadAnA kharaDo rajI karavA darakhAsta lAvelA chuM. 23 pramukha-- khInna dAkhalA che "" .. vasaMtalAla----" hA, nAmadAra ! khIjA ghaNA che paNa huM muddAnAja have eka be jI karUM chuM. (6) eka dAkhaleo hasavA jevA che. eka gRhastha jarA buddhimAM meALA hatA ane strI cAlAka hatI. bairInI prakRti jANyA zIvAya te bhAI e ceAthA vratanI bAdhA lIdhI. ceAthA vratanI bAdhA eTale brahmacarya e prathama huM samajAvI gayA chuM. A pramANe bhAie bAdhA lIdhI eTale ApaNe mAnIneja cAlavuM paDaze ke bAine paNa te khAdhA thai cukI. (hasAhasa). A bAdhA ApyA pachI sAdhue tene dIkSAno bAdha ApyA. ' pramukha--" sAdhu pAtratA jotA hazene ?" . re " vasaMtalAla--" tyAMja meDhA vAMdhA che. dIkSAnI pAtratA jevAtI nathI. keTalAka sAdhu basa khAvA beThA jape je Ave te khape e pramANe celA muMDavAnI pravRtti laine beThA che. upAzrayamAM AvI temanI gulAmagIrI karatAM AvaDaze ke kema eTalIja pAtratA jue che. " pramukha- pachI. .. vasaMtalAla--" e gRhastha sAdhunA upadezathI dIkSA levAne taiyAra thayA ane bairI AgaLa peAtAnA vicAra eka rAtre jaNAvyA. bairIe javAba ApyA. tame dIkSA lezeA eTale huM zuM karIza ?' dhaNI kahe "jema mane sujhatuM huM karUM chuM' tema tane sujhatuM tuM kara.' A zabdo sAMbhaLI bairI tyAMthI uThI pAtAnI peTImAMthI daradAgInA paisA TakA kapaDAM vIgere laI nIce utarI ane paDAzamAM eka rAkhelA cAranI sAthe nIkaLI gaI te gaI. (hasAhasa). ATalAthI zeThane satASa na thayo, temaNe vartamAnapatramAM noTIsa chapAvI ke mArI bairI tenA cArane laIne nAzI gai che mATe have tenA bharaNapASaNanA mArA upara haka nathI. (khuba hasAhasa). Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhArAsabhAne hevAla. * pramukha-"noTIsamAM te ema lakhavuM joItuM hatuM ke zodhI kADhanArane InAma ApavAmAM Avaze." vasaMtalAla--" vAstavika rIte emaja joI e, paNa dhaNune te dIkSA levI hatI tethI tenA manamAM ema hatuM ke gaI te pApa gayuM. vacce ADakhIla karatI maTI. TADhA pANIe khasa gaI. (hasAhasa). thoDA vakhata pachI te gRhastha dIkSA lIdhI. tenI eka nAnI choDI che te nirAdhAra thavAthI mesALamAM rahe che. te zIvAya chupI rIte nasADIne saMtADelA chokarAe ghaNA pAchA maLI AvyA che temanI AtmakathAo ghaNI che paNa te atyAre raju karI A sabhAne amulya vakhata levA mAgatA nathI. upara jaNAvelA tathA evA bIjA banAvamAMthI mArAmArInA ghaNA kese keraTe caDelA che temAM nyAyAdhIzee ayogya dIkSA saMbaMdhI TIkA karelI che ane ayogya dIkSAnA himAyatI sAdhuonA vartananI paNa sakhta jhATakaNI kADhelI che. surata, amadAvAda, khaMbhAta, vAsada, pAlItANA, vaDodarA, jAmanagara vigere sthaLemAM AvA ghaNA kese banelA che. te kharaDe raju karatI vakhate jarUra jaNAze te raju karIza. AvA banAvo banatA hovAthI dIkSAne kAyade karavA ame saMghane aneka vakhata vinaMtI karIe chIe, kharaDA paNa raju karIe chIe chatAM keAI dhyAna upara letuM ja nathI. ulaTA amArA jevAne mAravA taiyAra thAya che. je sAdhunuM rAja heya te amArA jevAne phAMsIne lAkaDe laTakAvI de. sAdhuo dhoLA divase raDApITa karAvI dIkSA ApI de che ane kahe che ke " dIkSA ApavI e te amAre dhaMdhe che. ame te game tene game te rIte dIkSA ApIzuM " ema kahetAM jarA paNa zaramAtA nathI. lAcAra chIe ke amArA keTalAka bhAI eja temane uttejana ApI rahyA che. je teo madada na kare to hamaNAM teo pAchA haThe ane AvI dIkSAo aTake. jayAre amArA bhAI o ane sAdhuo AlluM badhuM kyA chatAM mAnatA nathI tyAre ja ame sarakAra pAse dIkSA saMbaMdhI kAyado karAvavA mAgIe chIe. je mane tene kharaDe raju karavAnI paravAnagI ApavAmAM Ave te kAyado kevA prakArane karavo ane sAdhuo para keTale aMkuza mukavo te te vakhate kSamavAra jaNAvIza. Aja te paravAnagI maLavA pUratI ja mArI darakhAsta che. sujJa sabhAsado ! mane AzA che ke meM je hakIkta, dAkhalA, dalIla vIgere ApanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Mannararnrunnenranna 94 prakaraNa 13 muM. mawan AgaLa raju karyo che tethI khAtrI thaI haze ke dIkSA saMbaMdhI kAMIka kAyado karI sAdhuo upara aMkuza mukavAnI khAsa jarUra che. hAlamAM koI paNa kAyadAnI agara kAyadAnI kalamanI madada maLI zaktI nathI tethI sAdhuo ane temane madada karanAra guhAmAMthI chaTakI jAya che, mATe mArI darakhAstane anumedana ApI pasAra karaze evI AzA che. " uparanI darakhAsta upara mata letAM pANAbhAganI bahumatIthI darakhAsta maMjura thaI hatI. A vakhate gelerImAM beThelA jaina prekSakomAM moTA bhAge khuzAlI pedA thayelI jaNAI AvatI hatI. upara pramANe muddAnI darakhAstanuM kAma pUruM thayA pachI badhA sabhAsade cA pANI levA uThayA. (te pachIne hevAla AvatA aMkamAM). A pramANe chApAmAM Avela hevAla mAlatI vAMcI rahI ke sAgarikA tALI pADI "hIyara ! hIyara !"ne pikAra karI kahevA lAgI mIsTara vasaMtalAlane khuba dhanyavAda ghaTe che. kharekhara temaNe TuMkAmAM evA dAkhalA raju karyA ke AkhI sabhA upara uMDI chApa paDI gaI. tamArA janomAM AvA jyAre pAkaze tyAre ja sAdhuonI johukamI ane dharmasattAne abhimAna dura thaze. keTalAka sArA sAdhuo haze paNa AvA keTalAka svacchaMdI sAdhu hovAthI sArA uparathI paNa lokonuM mana uThI jAya." rasikalAla--"bhAI! navanItarAya! Aje ApaNe bheTo ThIka . je na maLyA hatA te Aje A hevAla vAMcavAmAM Avata nahIM." caMdrakumAra-"rasikalAla! chApuM tamArI pAse rAkhI lo. ApaNane ghaNuM upayogI thaI paDaze. AjanI panAInI sahelagAha bahuja AnaMdadAyaka lAgI." Ama AnaMdamAM vakhata gujAratAM aMdhAruM thavAthI teo kinArA tarapha vaLyAM. panAI kinAre ubhI rahI ke teo eka bIjAne hAtha pakaDI kinAre utarI sAthe sAthe cAlatAM thayAM ane sAheba kahI potapotAnI meTaramAM bezI ghera gayAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyAkhyAnamAM AcAryane bAdhAne upadeza. 95 prakaraNa 14 muM. vyAkhyAnamAM AcAryane bAdhAne upadeza ane bapore dharmazALAmAM polIsanI dhamAla. ( harigIta ). abhimAnane nIza caDe tyAM bhAna uDI jAya che, AcAra ne vicAra cheDI pApane poSAya che, jyAre ghaDe nija pApane paripUrNa rIta bharAya che, tyAre putrI te jAya che, Akhara phajetI thAya che. -lekhaka. agIArasane moTo pavitra divasa hate, bArazanA divase savAre AcAryazrI vihAra karavAnA hovAthI temane mATe potAnAM parAkrama pUrepUrAM pradarzita karavAnI chellI taka hatI tethI vyAkhyAna vakhate mAtAjananI hAjarI moTI saMkhyAmAM jaNAtI hatI. AcAryazrIe te haMmezanI mAphaka tyAgamArga upara pitAnuM vyAkhyAna jussAbhera calAvyuM. AgaLa beThelA custa bhakato paNa tevAja jussAthI vAye vAgye "jI, jI sAheba" kahI kAre bhaNavA lAgyA. thoDuMka vyAkhyAna thayuM ke potAnI paDelI prakRti pramANe AcArya chakAre bhaNanArA gRhasthonI sAmuM joI kahevA lAgyA. " ema moTA avAje kheTe jIkAre bhaNe te zA kAmane ? jIkAre te kyAre khare gaNAya ke jyAre tame badhA dIkSA levAne bAdhA lo tyAreja. jyAre garaja hoya che tyAre mahArAja padhAre, mahArAja padhAre, dasa divasa rahe, cemAsuM rahe' ema vinaMtI karI viveka kare che paNa tevA khoTA vivekathI zuM vaLyuM ? A ame paMdara vIsa divasa rahyA. phakta be jaNue ja dIkSA lIdhI, te aTakAvavA paNa keTalAka vidvasaMtevI ane abhavI mANaso prayatna karI cukyA, paNa temanuM kAMI vaLyuM nahIM. dhULa phAkatA rahyA. sUryanI sAme dhULa uDADanArane potAnI AMkhomAM ja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 14 muM. dhULa paDe che. mAre ATale badhe upadeza chatAM tame kAMI paNa prakAranI bAdhA na lo te e navAI jevI vAta che ! kAM to mArI upadeza devAnI kamatAkAra, kAM te tamArA hRdayanI kaTheratA. bIjA abuja sthaLe to meM ghaNuM lokene dIkSA ApI e jagajAhera che eTale mArI zaktinI khAmI te tame nahIM ja kADhI zake. mAtra tamArA hRdayanI kaThoratA zIvAya bIjuM kAMI samajI zakatuM nathI. AvI kaThoratA e narakanI nizAnI che. AvatA bhavamAM tamArI zI dazA thaze teno vicAra karuM chuM tyAre mane tamArI dayA Ave che. aphasa !" ( A pramANe mahArAjanI vANI sAMbhaLI AgaLa beThelA betraNa aMdhazraddhALu purUSo bAdhA levA ubhA thayA ke gADarIA pravAhanI mAphakra bIjA paNa ubhA thayA ane strIo paNa ubhI thaI. keTalAke cothA vatanI, keTalAke dIkSAnI bhAvanA rAkhavAnI, keTalAke dIkSA koI letuM hoya te vacce nahIM AvavAnI, keTalAke lIlotarInI, keTalAke sAmAyika karavAnI ema vidhavidha prakAranI bAdhA levA jaNAyuM. AcAryuM darekane vidhipUrvaka paccakhANa ApyAM. ATaluM badhuM thayuM paNa mahArAjanA mukha upara prasannatA jaNAI nahIM. sarva bAdhA laI rahyA ke eka yuvAna 30 varasane purUSa pAchaLanA bhAgamAM ubhe thaI hAtha DI mahArAjane vinaMtI karavA lAgyo "mahArAja sAheba ! meM atyAra sudhI ghaNAM pApa karyo che, rAtribhojana karyo che, kaMdamULa khAdhAM che, jyArathI ApanAM vyAkhyAnanI rasadhArA mArA kAnamAM paDI che tyArathI mAruM dila sApha thavA mAMDyuM che. mana upara jabarI asara thaI che. mane have jarA paNa saMsAra upara rUcI thatI nathI, nekarI karI divasa gujAruM chuM. have mArA hRdayamAM ApanA bedhathI jJAnane prakAza thaye che ane te prakAzathI mAruM mana dIkSAnA mArga tarapha derAyuM che. dIkSA levAno mane saMpUrNa bhAva thayo che. banatA sudhI comAsA pahelAM ja dIkSA laIza ane mArI sAthe bIjA traNa cAra mitra che temane paNa sAthe lete AvIza. jyAM sudhI A mAre aShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharmazALAmAM polIsanI dhamAla. ~~ ~~ ~ bhigraha pAra na paDe tyAM sudhI mane cha vigayanI bAdhA Ape. huM vIsAporavALa zrAvaka chuM. mArAM mAbApa dakSiNamAM rahetAM hatAM tethI huM dakSiNamAM nAne mATe thayela tethI A taraphanA loko mane ochuM oLakhe che. mA ane bApa kyAranAM svarge sIdhAvI gayAM che. bhAI bena paNa nathI. strI hatI te marI gaI che. AgaLapAchaLa koI ciMtA kare tema nathI. A pramANe dIkSAne umedavAra bahAra paDelo joI AcArya prasanna thayA ane kahevA lAgyA " juo ! A kharekhara dhama jIva! kevA tenA vicAre palaTAI gayA che! teno ja uddhAra thavAne. AvA jIvone uttejana ApavAthI phAyado che. pote to dIkSA levA taiyAra thayo che paNa sAthe traNa cAra mitronA AtmAne paNa uddhAra karavA taiyAra thayo che. Aja khare mitra kahevAya, pite tare ane bIjAne tAre. have mAruM mana kharekhara prasanna thayuM che." ema kahI AcArya tene puchavA lAgyA- bhAI tamAruM nAma zuM?" "mahArAja sAheba! mAruM nAma gopALadAsa maganalAla." "gopALadAsa ! hAtha joDe" ema kahI mahArAje cha vigaya tyAganuM paccakhANa ApyuM ke nyAtanA zeThe khuzAlImAM "janazAsanakI jaya ! bole belo, sUryavijaya AcArya mahArAjakI jaya !" ema uparA uparI jaya bolAvI dharmazALA gajAvI mukI. pachI AcAryazrIe dIkSAnAM parAkramonI AtmalAghA karI vyAkhyAnanI pUrNAhUti karI. zretAjane prabhAvanA laI ghare gayA. AhArapANa karI bapora thayA ke badhA sAdhuo AvatI kAlanA vihAranI taiyArIo karavA lAgyA. sAdhuo meDA upara ekaThA thayelA hatA, sAdhvIo paNa vAMcavA mATe, temaja vihAra saMbaMdhI AcAryanI zI zI ajJA che tenI sUcanAo meLavavA mATe meDA upara AvelAM hatAM. Ama vihAra saMbaMdhI vAte cAlI rahI hatI, eTalAmAM nIcethI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 prakaraNa 14 muM. phejadAra, nAyaba phojadAra tathA keTalAka polIsanA sIpAIo upara AvyA ane AcAryane praNAma karI temanI AgaLa beThA ane dhIme rahI viveka maryAdAthI pharajadAre puchayuM "AcArya mahArAja ! amArA upara uparI amaladArano hukama thaye jeTalA sAdhuo ane sAdhvIo AvyAM hoya temanI jubAnI lo. A uparathI ApanI pAse ame AvyA chIe." AcArya te polIsane dekhI AbhA ja banI gayA. vaLI kaI paNa zrAvaka A vakhate pAse nahIM hovAthI vadhAre gabharAmaNa chuTI. Ama tema phAMphAM mArI eka celAne kahevA lAgyA "alyA maNuvijaya! dharmazALAnA nokarane kahe ke te nyAtanA zeTha ane dharamacaMdane ekadama bolAvI lAve. tAkIde javA kaheje." AcArya-"je puchavuM hoya te sukhethI pucho, huM javAba devA taiyAra chuM." phojadAra-polIsakhAtAmAM ghaNI arajIo AvI che te saMbaMdhI tapAsa karavAnuM che. Apa dharmagurU cho eTale juThuM te nahIM ja bolo. kahe ahIM bhadrApurImAM Ape keine dIkSA ApI che?" AcArya-"hA, be jaNane mAha vada 7nA divase ApI che, kasturacaMda zeThane ane caturA nAmanI strIne." phejadAra "te zIvAya bIjA koIne dIkSA ApI che ?" AcArya "bIlakula nahIM." phojadAra-"Ape nahIM te ApanA keIsAdhue ApelI che?" AcArya A prazna sAMbhaLI jarA camakyA paNa dharmanA kAmamAM juThuM bolavAthI pApa nathI evo pitAne siddhAMta tarataja sAMbharI AvavAthI javAba Apyo "nA, amArA koI sAdhue paNa ApI nathI." jadAra-"e be zIvAya trIjA koIne dIkSA apAI che evuM ApanA jANavAmAM che ?" AcArya-"huM trIjI dIkSA saMbaMdhI kAMI paNa jANatA nathI." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharmazALAmAM polIsanI dhamAla. jadAra-"Ape hamaNAM be jaNane dIkSA ApI te kyAM che?" AcArya-"juo, A kasturavijayajI jemanuM saMsArINAnuM nAma kasturacaMdazeTha hatuM ane juo pelAM dUra beThelAM caturazrI sAdhvI jemanuM saMsArIpaNAnuM nAma caturAbAI hatuM. amArA dharma pramANe dIkSA laI tarataja bahAra gAma vihAra karavo joIe te pramANe temaNe vada 7nA roja pAsenA gAmamAM vihAra karI vada 9nA reja atre AvelAM che." phejadAra-"te baMne jaNe rAjIkhuzIthI dIkSA lIdhI che?" AcArya-"hA. khAtrI karavI hoya te mahAjanane puchI juo. kAgaLanA paNa purAvA che." jadAra-"caMpakalAla nAmanA chokarAne dIkSA ApI che ?" AcArya-"nA. meM tenA guma thayA saMbaMdhI chApAmAM neTIsa vAMcI che. juo A badhA celA, temAM hoya te pheTA pramANe joI eLakhI lo." jadAra-"kaI be sAdhu tamArAthI takarAra karI ahIMthI cAlyA gayA che?" AcArya-"hA. amArI AjJAmAM na rahevAthI kADhI mukyA." jadAra-"amArA jANavAmAM AvyuM che ke tamArA koI .celAe ahI mahA vada 7 nA roja eka nAnA chokarAne dIkSA ApI che, te dIkSAnI kriyA karAvA saMbaMdhI vAMdho paDavAthI tamArA be celAo tamArAthI chuTA paDyA che te vAta kharI ke TI?" AcArya-bIlakula banAvaTI vAta che. te celA tadana nAlAyaka hatA tethI kADhI mukyA che." jadAra-"tamAre tyAM uttamathI karIne sAdhvI che temane dIkSA lIdhe keTalAM varSa thayAM ?" AcArya"temane to ghaNAM varSa thaI gayAM. juo pelAM beThAM te. temanI joDe pelAM caMdana zrI beThAM che te temanAM celI che, temane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 prakaraNa 14 muM. gaI sAlamAMja dIkSA ApI che. te zIvAya pelAM kumudazrI, kamaLAzrI, kesarazrI kAMtizrI vagere sAdhvIo beThI che te badhAne hamaNAM be cAra varSomAM dIkSAo ApelI che." phojadAra-"A badhAMe rAjI khuzIthI dIkSA lIdhelI ?" AcArya"hA, ame koIne saMtADIne ke koIne kaleza karAvIne dIkSA ApatA nathI." jadAra-"kRpA karI tamAma sAdhuo ane sAdhvInAM nAma vigere lakhAvazo ?" AcArya-"bhale sukhethI lakhI le." pachI phejadAre puchIne sAdhu sAdhvInAM nAma, gurUnAM nAma saMsArIpaNAnAM nAma ThAma gAma vagere lakhI lIdhAM. A pramANe javAba levAI rahyA ke nyAtanA zeTha manasukhalAla tathA dharamacaMda AvyA, temane joI phejadAre kahyuM "Apa zrImaMta gRhastha che, Apane eTalI vinaMtI karavAnI che ke A sAdhuo ane sAdhvIo amAre hukama thatAM sudhI ahIMthI jAya nahIM tevI tamAre jAmInagIrI ApavI paDaze. ame jyAre belAvIe tyAre temane hAjara karavA." AcArya "amAre sone kAla te vihAra karavAnuM che. phejadAra-"te badhI vAta te kharI, paNa mAre te je hukama che teno amala karavo paDe. Apa moTA AcArya che tethI ApanA mebhAne chAje tevI rIte kAma laIe chIe ane te kAraNathI zeThane jAmIna mATe vinaMtI karIe chIe, emAM kAMI harakata nathI." zeTha manasukhalAla tathA dharamacaMda A sAMbhaLI gabharAyA. AcAryane jarA dUra bAjunA oraDAmAM laI jaI kAnamAM kahevA lAgyA "kema zuM karavuM? A te sarakArI kAma? ApaNe ahIM nahIM cAle, kahe jAmIna thaIe ke nahIM ? nahIM te kAyadA pramANe sUcanApatra kADhI aTakAvaze. ame jAmIna thaIe chIe, paNa jeje Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharmazALAmAM polIsanI dhamAla. 101 -- -- ApanAthI vihAra nahIM thAya. je pramANe sarakAra kaheze te pramANe vartavuM paDaze. '' AcArya-"hA, tame kahezo te pramANe karIzuM, paNa A polIsanuM pApa kADhe. ATalethIja paTayuM." 'lAja mAM banAsakAra tyAMthI teo phojadAra pAse AvyA. baMne zeThe jAmInadAra thavAnI hA pADI, phojadAre rItasara lakhANa karI temanI sahIo lIdhI, ane AcAryane namaskAra karI, "avinaya thayo hoya te mApha karaze, ame te cIkInA cAkara" ema viveka karI tyAMthI pharajadAra pitAnA mANase laI cAlato thayo ane polIsanA eka mANasane tyAM mukatA gaya. AcArya muMjhAyA. vihAra aTakyo ane have zuM thaze, sarakAra zuM karavA mAge che, enI ciMtAmAM paDyA. prakaraNa 15 muM. zeTha cImanalAlanA ghara upara polIsane dareDe. pakaDAyelI chupI dIkSA, * He who tells a lie is not sensible how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain onori -Pope. je vakhate polIsa dharmazALAmAM sAdhuone tapAsa karavA upaDI teja vakhate phojadAra, pUratA mANasonA baMdobasta sAthe zeTha cImanalAla nagInadAsane tyAM jaI pahoMcyo. gharamAMthI kaI mANasa nAzI na jAya te mATe gharanI AsapAsa mANase mukI dIdhA. * je mANasa jUThuM bole che te mANasa potAne mAthe keTalI meca jokhamadArI bArI le che tene tenuM bhAna hotuM nathI. kAraNa ke eka juThAne TakAvavA tene bIjA vIsa jaThAM bolavAnI pharaja paDe che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 prakaraNa 15 muM. ~ ~~~ zeTha cImanalAla pitAnA ghara AgaLa polIsanI AvI dhamAla joI di mUDha thaI gayA "Avo sAheba padhAre" ema kahI phojadArane gharamAM lAvI pATa upara besADI zeThe puchayuM "mAre tyAM A zuM?" "zeTha cImanalAla ! zuM karavA gabharAo che? pArakAM chokarAMne saMtADI dIkSA ApIe te to dharmanuM kAma che, dharmanA kAmamAM gabharAmaNa hAya ja nahIM." ema mazkarI karI khIsAmAMthI kejadAre cAra pAMca arajIo kADhI. zeTha sAheba tamArA saMbaMdhI ATalI badhI arajIo AvI che. ghaNIkharI te tamArA jaina bhAIoe ja lakhelI che. badhI vAMcatAM vAra lAgaze. mATe tene muddAne sAra tamane kahI saMbhaLAvuM chuM- mAha vada 7 nA roja savAre tamArA A gharamAM eka nAnA 12-13 varasanA chokarAne chUpI rIte dIkSA ApI che. dIkSA ApavA mATe sUryavijaya mahArAjanA eka celA tamAre tyAM AgalA divase AvelA che. kaho, A vAta kharI che?" cImanalAla-"sAheba! A badhuM juduM hAla eka evI ToLI zaheramAM ubhI thaI che ke AvI beTI khoTI nanAmI arajIo karI amArA jevAne kharAba kare che. mAre tyAM evuM kAMI paNa baneluM nathI. zaheramAM te divase be jaNane jAhera dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI hatI te te AkhuM zahera jANe che." phojadAra-"tame te jAhera dIkSAma. bhAga levA gayA hatA ?" cImanalAla-(yAda karIne) "nA sAheba." phojadAra-"nA kahevAmAM kema ATalI vAra lAgI ?" cImanalAla-"mane te divase savAre tAva Avyo hato tethI jevA jaI zakAyuM nahotuM. zAthI huM nahoto gayo tenuM kAraNa zodhavAmAM vAra lAgI." phojadAra-"ame nanAmI arajIo samajI zakIe chIe. arajIo AvyA pachI ame bArIka tapAsa karyo. tapAsane aMte jaNAI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zeTha cImanalAlanA ghara upara polIsano daroDa. 103 AvyuM ke temAM satya che mATe tamAruM ghara tapAsavA AvyA chIe." cImanalAla zeTha gabharAi kahevA lAgyA "AvA badamAsa mANasenI arajI uparathI mArI AbarU upara hAtha nAkhe te ThIka nahIM." phejadAra-"amane khAtrI thaI che ke tamAre tyAM gupta dIkSA eka chokarAne apAyelI che. cheka tamAre tyAM che. mATe DAhyA te chokarAne raju kare. nahIM to AkhuM ghara zodhavuM paDaze. mANasanI ja laIne Avyo chuM te jue." cImanalAla zeTha dhrujatAM dhrujatAM bolyA "sAheba! juo mAruM ghara. paNa AthI mArI AbarU upara pANI pharaze." phejadAre zeThanA kahevA upara bharose nahIM rAkhatAM ThAmaThAma mANaso mukI dIdhAM. teo nIce tamAma sthaLo jeIne upara gayA. tapAsa karatAM karatAM trIjA mALe gayA to eka moTo sAdhu ane eka nAno sAdhu ema be jaNa eka oraDImAM beThelA jovAmAM AvyA. te to piolIsanA mANasothI AbhA ja banI gayA. nAne sAdhu te raDavA lAgyo. temane Ama gabharAyelA ane raDatA joI phejadAre dhIraja ApI kahyuM "mahArAja gabharAze nahIM, raze nahIM, tame baMne nIce cAlo." teo baMne TheTha nIce AvyA. Ama temane pakaDAelA joIne zeThanA motIAja marI gayA. phejadAra-"zeTha zuM karavA muMjhAo cho ? tamAre kAMI vAMka nathI. tame to mAtra eka hathIAra rU5 che. badho vAMka tamArA gurUne che. tame temanI zIkhavaNathI cAle che ane avicArI pagaluM bhare che tenuM A pariNAma." cImanalAla-"sAheba A baMne sAdhu to atre vahoravA AvyA hatA." A sAMbhaLI phejadAra hasI gayo ane bolyo "zeTha sAheba ! te vaharavA AvyA hatA ke zuM karavA AvyA hatA te hamaNAM jaNAze. maherabAnI karI have vacce belazo nahIM, nahIM te saptAInAM pagalAM bharavAM paDaze." ema kahI nAnA sAdhune dilAse ApI phojadAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 prakaraNa 15 muM. puchavA lAgyA mahArAja ! sAcuM melo. sAcuM khelaze te tamane jarA paNa harakata thavAnI nathI. kheAle tamArUM nAma zuM? kalyANa----"mArUM nAma kalyANa. "" pheAjadAra--" sAdhu thayA pachI zuM nAma rAkhyuM che? " kalyANa-- sAheba ! mane "kalyANavijaya" kahe che paNa huM te nAmathI khelatA nathI. "" "" pheAjadAra--" tame kyAre dIkSA lIdhI ? " yAda karI kalyANe javAba Apyo "sAheba cAra divasa thayA.' pheAjadAra keAnI pAse lIdhI ?" "L 99 joDe ubhelA sAdhune batAvI kalyANe javAba ApyA mahArAje mane A kapaDAM paherAvyAM che. phojadAra--" A kapaDAM kyAM paherAvyAM ? 99 r "" kalyANa--" sAheba! trIje mALe jyAM ame beThA hatA tyAM. phojadAra~~ tamArAM mAbApa che ? kalyANa-- hA. sAheba. pheAjadAra--" nAma zuM?" "C "" kalyANa bApanuM nAma bhagavatIdAsa, mAnuM nAma jamanA. pheAjadAra--" tamArUM gAma kayuM ? 99 "" "6 " rr kalyANa--" amArUM gAma amarApura. pheAjadAra--" tame tamArA mAbApathI kyAre chuTA paDacA ? " kalyANa--" traNa cAra varasa thayAM haze. pheAjadAra--" te pachI mAbApane maLyA che! ? 99 A "" "" kalyANa--" te pachI khIlakula mane maLavA dIdhA nathI. huM maLavAnI vAta karUM tyAre nA pADe. '' . pheAjadAra--" tame ahIM zI rIte AvyA ? sAheba ! mArA bApa mane ahIM pAThazALAmAM bhaNavA tathA rahevAnuM kahI cAlatA thayA. huM garIba hatA eTale huM rahyA. " ema Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pakaDAyelI chupI dIkSA. 105 " - - ~~ ~ ~* kahI kalyANa revA lAge. phejadAra- "chAnA rahe, gabharAze nahIM. tamArA bApane A zeThe paisA ApelA che ?" kalyANa-"mane zI khabara paDe? te te A mArA zeTha ane mArA bApa jANe." phojadAra-"tamAre koI bhAI ke bahena che ?" kalyANa-"bhAI nathI paNa eka bena che. tenuM nAma saritA che. mArAthI moTI che." phojadAra-"tamane keTalAM varSa thayAM ?" kalyANa-"sAhebatera thayAM che. " phejadAra-"tamane A kapaDAM sAdhue parANe paherAvyAM che ke tame tamArI rAjIkhuzIthI paheryA che?" A sAMbhaLI kalyANa kAMI nahIM bolatAM zeThanI sAme jovA lAgyo ane khuba raDI paDaze kejadAre jarA kaDaka najara karI kahyuM "mahArAja! tamAre javAba mArI sAmuM joine sAce sAce ApavAno che. juThuM bolaze te zikSA thaze. tame have zeThathI jarA paNa Daraze nahIM. tamane tamArA mAbApane soMpI daIzuM, mATe sAce sAcuM bolo." AthI kalyANavijaya gabharAyo ane thoDI vAra zAMta raho. phojadAra-"mahArAja! kema javAba ApatA nathI?" kalyANa-"sAheba! parANe mArA tamAma vALa hajAma pAse kADhI naMkhAvyA, mane navarAvyo, huM revA lAgyo, pachI mane parANe sAdhunAM kapaDAM paherAvyAM, A sAdhuo (manaharavijayane batAvIne ), mArA mAthAmAM rAkhelA thoDA vALa ekadama cuMTI lIdhA, huM camakyo ane ravA lAgyo. pachI mArA mAthA upara kAMIka nAkhI mArA hAthamAM A Agho ane daMDa Ape. " phejadAra "tamArA mAbApane tyAM javAnuM mana thAya che ?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 prakaraNa 15 muM. kalyANa-"mAre te have mAbApane ghera javuM che, mane tyAM laI jAo, mAre sAdhune veza rAkhavo nathI" A pramANe kalyANanI jubAnI laI phojadAre zeTha cImanalAlanI ane pelA manaharavijayanI savistara jubAnIo lakhI lIdhI. temanI jubAnIthI kesa upara ghaNuM ajavALuM paDyuM. phojadAra A pramANe vidhi karI cImanalAlane puchavA lAge "bolo zeTha ! A chokaro tenA bApane ghera jAya te tamane vAMdho che?" cImanalAla-"vAMdhe te rUpIAna, bIje zuM vAMdho ? pIA cAra hajAra rokaDA kaladAranuM pANI thayuM ane phajeta thayo te naphAmAM. sarakAra AgaLa ApaNuM zuM cAle ?" phejadAra-"juo zeTha! tamAre be hajAranA jAmIna ApavA paDaze. A baMne sAdhune jyAre ame tamArI pAse mAgIe tyAre amane saMpavA. je tema karavAmAM kasura karaze te tamane kAyadesara zikSA thaze, mATe jAo be hajAranA lAyaka jAmIna khaDA kare, agara be hajAranI noTo mukI hAtha mucarake lakhI Apo." cImanalAla zeThe thoDI vAra vicAra karyo ane pachI meDA upara jaI tIjorImAMthI be hajAranI noTa lAvI raju karI hAtha mucarake lakhI Apo. pAvatI vagere je je kAgaLo karavA ghaTatA hatA te karI phejadAra vagere tyAMthI cAlavA lAgyA. jatAM jatAM jadAre kalyANane puchyuM "kema! tamAre kyAM rahevuM che? marajI hoya to cAlo mArI sAthe." "sAheba! mAre te tamArI sAthe AvavuM che. mane A zeTha have mAraze. mane mArA bApane ghera mukI Avo" ema kahI kalyANa pAcho revA lAgyo ane temane hAtha pakaDI. A dekhAvathI saunI AMkhomAM AMsu bharAI AvyAM. phojadArane paNa dayA AvI, ane bolyo.kema zeTha! A chokarAne barAbara saMbhALaze ke kema ? cImanalAla- kema nahIM saMbhALIe ? have te sarakArI mIlakata thaI. " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -~ ~ ~ ~ jAmanalAla : huM temanI ne ahI rAuna hato te pakaDAyelI chupI dIkSA. 107 A vakhate phojadAranI jeDe eka jaina kArakuna hato te kahevA lAgyo "sAheba! have A kalyANane ahIM rAkha ThIka nathI, mATe ApanI pAse rAkho. huM temanI saMbhALa laIza." cImanalAla-"tamArI dhyAna pahoMce te pramANe kare." "mAre te have kaI paNa rIte A gharamAM rahevuM nathI ane A kapaDAM rAkhavAM nathI" ema kahI e pheMkI daI kalyANa kahevA lAgyo "mAre keTa khamIsa chetIuM TopI vIgere che te mArI peTImAMthI maMgAvI Ape te huM paherI lauM." phejadAre tenAM kapaDAMnI peTI maMgAvI paraMtu tenAM kapaDAM nahIM badalatAM mahArAjanA pizAkamAM moTaramAM besADI pitAnI sAthe eNphIsamAM laI gayo ane peTI sAthe lIdhI. A vakhate AcAryanI tapAsa karavA gayelA bIjA phejadAra vagere phisamAM AvI gayA hatA. sarve ekaThA maLI je je sthaLoe tAra mukavAnA hatA te te mukI dIdhA ane ghaTatI tajavIja karI dIdhI dharmazALAmAM tathA zeTha cImanalAlane tyAM polIsano dareDa paDavAnI vAta tathA chupI dIkSAvALA nAnA celAne meTaramAM besADI polIsa laI gaI te vAta khuba carcAvA mAMDI. rasikalAla ane mAlatI paNa te ja vAta karavA lAgyAM. teo hamezanA niyama pramANe meTaramAM berI pharavA javAnI taiyArImAM hatAM tevAmAM TreDIMga kaMpanInA menejaranA baMgalethI TelIphena AvavAthI rasikalAla caMdrakumArane teDIne ekadama menejaranA baMgale gayo. menejara baMgalA upara agAzImAM beThA hatA temane joIne bolyo "mArA upara polIsa InspekaTarane TelIphena hatuM ke temane belA huM AvuM chuM." tethI meM tamane TelIphona karI bolAvyA che te hamaNAM AvatA haze. eTalAmAM te temanI moTara bhU bhUM karatI AvI. upara AvI polIsa inspekaTara khuba hasI paDI menejarane kahevA lAge "Aje temanA sAdhunI chupI dIkSA pakaDI kADhI che ane nAnA sAdhune amArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 prakaraNa 15 muM. oNphIsamAM lAvyA chIe, polIsa amaladAree sArI hIMmata batAvI kAma karyuM che" ema vadhAmaNuM khAI bane tapAsanA taiyAra thayelA kAgaLa caMdrakumAranA hAthamAM mukI kahevA lAgyo. "vAMcI juo tamAma kAgaLo. AvA dharmAcAryo ane zrImaMta gRhastho kevuM juThuM bole che te jaNAI Avaze." rasikalAla ane caMdrakumAra ghaNuja intajArIthI kAgaLa vAMcavA lAgyA. navA celAnI jubAnImAMthI navI vAta nIkaLI AvI. saritAnuM nAma jaNAyuM, AthI caMdrakumAre zaMkAthI jaNAvyuM "jenAM mAbApa marI gayAM che ane nirAdhAra sthiti thavAthI je mArA ghare rahe che te A saritA te nahIM ? amarApura gAma te vAta sAcI, bApanuM nAma mane yAda nathI." rasikalAle kahyuM "kadAca te paNa hoya. ApaNe tamArA pitAne amarApura tAra karIe ke "saritAne laine jaladI Avo.' je teja saritA hoya te bhAI bena bhegAM thAya." Ama dhIme dhIme vAta karI baMne jaNe tamAma kAgaLo vAMcI lIdhA. - rasikalAle A bAbata polIsa InspekaTarane dhanyavAda ApI puchyuM "te kalyANa mahArAjane kayAM rAkhyA che?" InspekaTara-"meM mArA eka jana kalArkane sepelA che, te bahuja lAyaka che eTale temane jarApaNa harakata Avaze nahIM. rasikalAle viveka karatAM kahyuM "je tyAM harakata jevuM lAge to sukhethI mAre tyAM mokalaje." caMdrakumAra "have AgaLanI zI tajavIja karI che?" IspekaTara-"amoe amarApura tAra karI kalyANa mahArAjanA mAbApane teDAvyAM che." caMdrakumAra-"kenA upara tAra karyo che?" inspekaTara "phojadAra upara tAra karelo che te khabara Apaze." caMdrakumAra- "huM je dhAruM chuM te je hoya te tenAM mAbApa marI gayelAM che. huM tenI bena saritA uparathI aTakaLa karuM chuM. tenI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pakaDAyelI chupI dIkSA. 109 - -- -- ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~*-- -- ~~~ thoDA vakhate paNa sArIthI sAdhuonI " bena saritA tenAM mAbApa marI javAthI amarApuramAM mArA bApane tyAM rahe che. te kuTuMba saMbaMdhI mArA pitAzrI vAkephagAra che." InspekaTara-"tyAre tame tamArA pitAjIne te saritA sAthe atre teDAvo eTale ThIka paDaze." rasikalAla-"temanA pitAjI AvI vAtothI vAkephagAra che. te badhI mAhitI pUrI pADaze." ispekaTara-"jarUra tAra muko." caMdrakamAre kAgaLa kADhI tAra lakhI sIpAIne tAra karavA mokalyo. inspekaTara-"amoe tamArI sAdhuonI AvI dIkSAo teDI nAkhavA gayA aThavADIAthI sakhta upAyo levA mAMDayA che. chupI polIsane paNa hukamo maLI cukyA che. dhArAsabhAmAM A vAta thoDA vakhatathI carcAmAM che ane amArA upara chupA hukama chuTayA che tenuM pariNAma tame keTalAka vakhata pachI jozo. AjathIja tene amala thavA lAgyo che. hAlamAM suparInTenDeTano cArja mArI pAse che. polIsa kamIznara bahuja sakhta che. AmAM jevI rIte bAtamI maLI tevI bAtamIo AvA gRhasthA taraphathI maLI Ave te jarUra temane saDA kADhI nAkhIe. A vAta nahIM laMbAvatAM kAle mAha vada 12 nA roja kalekaTaranI oNphIsamAM eka vAge hAjara thavA tamAma upara samansa kADhavA nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM che." rasikalAla-"Ape uThAvelI tasadI mATe Apane kharekhara dhanyavAda ghaTe che, ApanA mANasoe bAhezathI ane cAlAkIthI kAma lIdhuM che. ame Apane dareka prakAranI madada karavA taiyAra chIe. amArA pakSamAM samAjane moTo bhAga che ane te chagarathI kAma kare che. Ape lIdhelI tasdI mATe AbhAra mAnIe chIe." ema AbhAradarzaka lAgaNuM pradarzita karI rasikalAla ane caMdrakumAra tyAMthI uThI ghera vidAya thayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 prakaraNa 16 muM. prakaraNa 16 muM. chupI dIkSAne tAMtrika tapAsa, kacerImAM AcAryazrInI padharAmaNI, lAbhAlAbhanA vicAramAM asatya jubAnI, kalekaTaranI udAratA, kalyANa ane saritAne meLApa * Truth can hardly be expected to adopt herself to the crooked policy, and wily sinuosities of worldly affairs; for truth like light, travels only in straight lines.-Colton, SAn excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded. -Pope. mAha vada 12 nA roja baporanA eka vAge kalekaTaranI kacerImAM hAjara thavAnI maMgaLakArI AmaMtraNa patrikAo AcAryazrI sUryavijayajIne temanA bhaktarAja dharamacaMda mAraphata polIsa taraphathI pahacADavAmAM AvI. polIsanI tapAsa pachI AcArya tarapha lokone ghaNo ja aNagame jAhera rIte jaNAI AvatA hatA ane ThAma ThAma teja vAta thatI hatI. temanA bhaktoe keTalAka zrImaMtone bahAra gAmathI madada mATe bolAvavA tAra choDI dIdhA hatA. polIse AcAryane pakaDyA evI aphavA keTalAka aMdha zraddhALuoe calAvI atizayokita karI gaMbhIra ravarUpa ApI dIdhuM hatuM. sAdhuone kalekaTaranI keraTamAM eka vAge belAvyA che evI vAta jAhera thavAthI loko te divase baporathI satya evuM hoya che ke te bhAgye ja vaka paddhatine ane duniyAdArInA khaTalAnI kapaTI prapaMcI vakatAne baMdha besatuM hoya che. kAraNa ke prakAzanAM kiranI mAphaka satya hamezAM sIdhIja gati kare che. mhAnuM te juThAnA karatAM vadhAre bhayaMkara hoya che. kAraNa ke bahAnuM te saMbhALapUrvaka chupAveluM juThANuM hoya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chupI dIkSAne tAMtrika tapAsa. 111 kAraTamAM bharAvA lAgyA. kalekaTara rajA upara hovAthI temano cArja DepyuTI lekaTara pAse hato, te gujarAtI hate. AcArya ane temanI sAthenA tamAma sAdhuone tathA pelA cImanalAla zeThane tathA temane ghera dIkSA ApanAra manaharavijaya sAdhune baporanA eka vAge keraTamAM hAjara rahevAnuM jaNAveluM hovAthI dharmazALAmAMthI sAdhumaMDaLa kacerImAM javA nIkaLyuM. A vakhate moTA saraghasa jevo dekhAva thaI rahyA hate. AgaLa AcArya ane pAchaLa paMdara sAdhunuM ane temanA bhakatanuM ToLuM cAlatuM hatuM. bhakto taraphathI koraTamAM temane mATe pATonI goThavaNa karavAmAM AvI hatI. badhA muni mahArAje te upara birAjamAna thayA. kacerI cIkAra bharAI gaI. garabaDa ke tephAna na thAya eTalA mATe polIse sAro baMdobasta rAkhyo hate. barAbara eka che ke kalekaTara cembaramAMthI AvI nyAyAsana para beThA. tamAma pakSakAre hAjara thayelA hovAthI dIkSAkesane tapAsa zarU karyo. kalekaTare prasannatAthI AcArya tarapha joI kahyuM "mahArAja ! Aje Apane tasdI ApavI paDI che. tethI kadAca Apane khoTuM lAgyuM haze paNa kAyadAnuM baMdhAraNa evuM che ke nyAyane mATe uMcA nIcAne bheda rAkhyo nathI. ApanA jevA AcAryane keraTamAM bolAvavA te paNa amane ThIka lAgatuM nathI. polIsanI tapAsamAM je hakIkata mArA jANavAmAM AvI te joI mane dilagIrI thAya che. ApanA jevA AcAryuM AvuM vartana rAkhavuM joIe nahIM. sarakAra tarapha dIkSA saMbaMdhI thayelA jhaghaDAonI ghaNuM arajIo Ave che, vaLI hamaNAM dhArAsabhAmAM paNa A vAta carcAI che. AvI paristhitimAM baMdobasta ane tapAsa mATe amArI tarapha kAme AvyAM che eTalA mATe polIsa inspekaTarane hukama ApI tapAsa karAvyo che jemAM ApanA sAdhupaNAne bIlakula nahIM chAje tevI hakIkata bahAra AvI che tethI vadhu cekazI mATe Apane tasdI ApI che. AzA che ke sAdhu purUSa juThuM nahIMja bele ane kharI hakIkata jAhera karaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 prakaraNa 16 muM. Ape polIsanI tapAsamAM jaNAvyuM che tene sAra e che ke "mAruM nAma vijayasUrya sUrIzvara che, gurUnuM nAma vijayaparamAnaMda sUrIzvara che, ahIM AvyA pachI meM be jaNane dIkSA ApI che. eka kasturacaMdane ane bIjI caturAbAIne. A zavAya bIjA koIne meM dIkSA ApI nathI. amArA koI sAdhue paNa dIkSA ApI nathI. koIne ApyAnuM paNa amArA jANavAmAM nathI" A pramANe hakIkata Ape polIsamAM jaNAvI che ? AcArya javAba Apyo "hA, te pramANe meM lakhAvI che." kalekaTara "te hakIkata Ape sAcI lakhAvI che ?" AcArya-" hA, sAcI lakhAvI che." kalekaTara-" zuM A Apa haDahaDatuM juThuM bolatA nathI ?": AcArya-"nA, bIlakula nahIM." kalekaTara--"kadAca dharmanA kAmamAM juduM belavAne prasaMga Ave to Apa juThuM bolo kharA ?" AcArya A zabdo sAMbhaLI uMDA vicAramAM paDayA." kalekaTara-"Ama zA mATe vicAra karavo paDe che? Apane pALavAnA siddhAMte nakakI thayelA che te pachI vicAra karavAne hoya ja nahIM." AcArya "lAbhAlAbhane vicAra karavo paDe." kalekaTara "dhAre ke juThuM bolavAthI Apane dharmane vadhAre lAbha thAya to te vakhate A5 juThuM bole che ?" AcArya- vicAra karIne) "je samaya." kalekaTara-"huM Apane khAsa bhAra daIne ane khAsa ApanA dhyAna upara lAvIne kahuM chuM ke uparanA ApanA siddhAMtane vaLagIne polIsa AgaLa hakIkata lakhAvI che te kharekharI satya lakhAvI che ?' A zabdothI AcAryanI muMjhavaNa vadhatI gaI. lAbhAlAbha zabda meMDhAmAMthI nIkaLI gayo te have zI rIte pAchA pese ? vyAkhyAnamAM te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chupI dIkSAne tAMtrika tapAsa. 113 game te taDAke mArI hAjI hA kahenArA zrAvakone uMdhuMcatuM samajAvAya, paNa ahIM to sattAdhIzAnI kacerI rahI eTale bIjuM zuM bole ? javAba detAM vilaMba thayo eTale kalekaTare jarA krodha karI puchayuM AcArya mahArAja ! kema tame javAba detAM vAra lagADo che ? jevuM hoya tevuM kahI de. kaho ke dharmane laIne juThuM beluM chuM." kalekaTaranA AvA kaDaka zabdo sAMbhaLI AcAryanA kapALamAMthI parasevAnAM biMdu chuTavA lAgyAM. polIsa amaladAra AgaLathI te chuTayA hatA paraMtu kalekaTara AgaLa vAta vadhI paDI. sApe chachuMdara gaLyA jevuM banyuM. AcAryanI mukhAkRti ane javAba devAnI paddhatithI kalekaTaranA manamAM temanA pratyenuM mAna uDI gayuM, AcAryane "Apa" zabdathI saMbodhavuM baMdha karI kalekaTare "tame " zabda vAparo zarU karyo. vicAra karI AcAryo javAba Apyo "huM sAce sAcuM kahuM chuM. juThuM bolatuM nathI." kalekTara-"mahArAja ! tamArA satyanI vyAkhyA meM jANI lIdhI. tame sAcuM bolo cho ke juduM tenA tamAma pUrAvA mArI pAse che. huM have tamane puchuM chuM ke "tamAre manaharavijaya nAmane cele che?" AcArya-"hA, paNa te mArI sAthe nathI." kalekaTara-"hAla te kayAM che ?" AcArya-"huM jANato nathI." kalekaTara-"te atre cImanalAla zeThane tyAM che te tame jANe che ?" AcArya--" nA, huM jANato nathI." kalekaTara-" cImanalAla zeThane ghera manaharavijaya sAdhue eka nAnA tera varasanA kalyANa nAmanA chokarAne chAnI rIte dIkSA ApI che te vAta tame jANo cho ?" AcArya-"nA, A vAta banAvaTI che." kalekaTara-"banAvaTI che ke kema te jovAnuM kAma mAruM che. have tame keTalA sAcA che te tamane batAvuM chuM." ema kahI manahara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 * prakaraNa 16 muM. vijaya sAdhune keraTamAM hAjara karavA polIsa amaladArane hukama karyo. te kacerImAM hAjara thatAM temane eka pATa upara besADavAmAM AvyA. - kalekaTara-" AcArya mahArAja ! A manaharavijaya sAdhu je tamAre celo thAya che tene tame oLakhe che AcArya-"hA, oLakhuM chuM. paNa te hAla mArA celA tarIke nathI." pachI kalekaTare manaharavijaya tarapha najara karI temane puchayuM manaharavijaya! tamArI pAse polIsa tapAsa karavA AvI hatI ?" - manaharavijaya-"hA sAheba! zeTha cImanalAlane tyAM hatA te vakhate polIsa tapAsa karavA AvI hatI." kalekTara-"tame piolIsa AgaLa nIce pramANe lakhAvyuM che te sAMbhaLo- "mAruM nAma manaharavijaya che, vijaya sUrya sUrIzvarane celo thAuM chuM. huM hAlamAM temanI sAthe atre Avelo chuM. temaNe mane cImanalAla zeThane ghera mokalela tethI temane tyAM chuM. meM eka kalyANa nAmanA bAra tera varasanA chokarAne zeTha cImanalAla gharanA meDA upara mAha vada 7 nA savAre 9 vAge dIkSA ApI che. te chokaro dIkSA levA mATe AnAkAnI karato hato ane raDato paNa hato, paNa zeTha lAlaca ApI samajAvatA hatA tethI te zAMta rahe che. dIkSA ApyAnA AgalA divase bIjA sAdhuone dIkSA ApavA mokalavAnA hatA paNa temaNe nA pADI tethI mane mokalyo. te pahelAM huM AcAryanI pAse dharmazALAmAM hato." A pramANe tame polIsa AgaLa lakhAvyuM che?" manaharavijaya-"hA lakhAvyuM che." kalekaTara-"te sAcI vAta lakhAvI che?" manaharavijaya-"hA sAheba! sAce sAcuM lakhAvyuM che." A vakhate badhI kacerI zAMta ane stabdha banI gaI ane kaI kaI ThekANethI udagAra nIkaLavA lAgyA ke "have AcArya sapaDAyA, maryA, AvI banyuM. kalekaTare jarA meM malakAvI kahyuM "kema AcArya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chupI dIkSAne tAMtrika tapAsa. 115 mahArAja? tame keTalA satyavAdI che te tamArA celAnI jubAnI uparathI nathI samajAtuM ?" AcArya-"e te juThe che. te mAro celo ja nathI. teNe to navo gurU karelo che. temanI sAthe amAre aNabanAva che tethI mane sapaDAvavA mAge che." kalekaTara-"mahArAja ! tame jANo cho ke eka juThuM belavAmAM tenA TekAmAM aneka juThAM belavAM paDe che, paNa tamane te dharmanA eThA nIce juThuM bolavAmAM harakta nathI tethI hajAre juThAM belavAnI tamane chuTa hoya emAM Azcarya pAmavA jevuM nathI. ATalethI haju tamane saMtoSa thayelo jaNAto nathI" ema kahI cImanalAla zeThane hAjara karavA polIsa InspekaTarane sUcanA ApI. cImanalAla zeTha dhrujatA dhrujatA AvyA ane salAma karI kalekaTaranI AgaLa ubhA rahyA. kalekaTara-"tamArA ghare tapAsa karavA polIsa AvelI?" cImanalAla-"hA sAheba!" kalekaTara-"tamAre tyAM kalyANa nAmanA chokarAne chupI rIte dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI che ?" cImanalAla-"hA sAheba! meM polIsamAM kharekharuM lakhAvyuM che. te saghaLuM kAgaLamAM che te vAMcavAthI samajAze. pharI puchavAnI tasdI levAnI Apa nAmadArane jarUra nathI. kalekaTara-" huM te badhuM samaje chuM paNa tamArA AcAryane khAtrI karAvavAnI jarUra che." cImanalAla-AcArya mahArAja kyAre jANatA nathI? te chokarAnI bhAMjagaDamAM te te hatA. vaLI dIkSA ApavA mATe manaharavijayane paNa temaNeja mokalelA che. vinAkAraNa pelI sudharelI ToLIthI AcArya hInyA, ughADA choge dIkSA ApI hatI to keNa rokanAra hatuM?" kalekaTara-"AcArya te badhuM jANe che paNa kabula karatA nathI eTalA mATeja tamane lAvyA che. tame kahe che ke tame polIsamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ~ ~ ~~~ 16 prakaraNa 16 muM. ~~~ kharekharuM lakhAvyuM che te tene sArAMza vAMcI batAvuM chuM." cImanalAla-"hA sAheba! vAMcI batAvo, mAre AcAryanI rUbarU bolavuM maTayuM" ema kahI be hAtha joDI namaskAra karyA. (hasAhasa) kalekaTare tiraskArabharI najare AcAryanI sAmuM joI kahyuM "AcAryazrI ! tamArA bhakta cImanalAle polIsa AgaLa satya hakIkata lakhAvI che te sAMbhaLa " mAruM nAma cImanalAla nagInadAsa che. kalyANa nAmanA chokarAne mArA gharamAM chAnI dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI hatI, hamaNAM amya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja sudhArelA lokene nIkaLe che. tenA sabhAsade dhAMdhala macAve ane sulehane bhaMga thAya tevA DarathI chupI dIkSA ApI hatI. huM kAMI kalyANane chAnI rIte upADIne lAvyA nathI ke koI mArA ghera chupI rIte mukI gayuM nathI. paNa tenA bApa bhagavatIdAsa amaracaMda pAsethI vecAte rAkhela che. temanuM ghara amarApuramAM che. tenI pAse huM eka hajAra rUpIA mAgato hate te mATe tenA upara meM dAva karyo hato. te vakhate sUryavijaya AcArya amarApuramAM comAsu hatA. bhagavatIdAsa mahArAja pAse AvatA hatA, ane temanA duHkhanI vAta karatA hatA. te saghaLI bhAMjagaDa mahArAja pAse AvI. mahArAje mane khuba samajAvyo. chevaTe ema TharAvavAmAM AvyuM ke bhagavatIdAsanA mAthe bIjuM traNa hajAranuM devuM hatuM te devuM mAre cukAvI ApavuM ane mAre dAvo pAcho kheMcI laI mArUM laheNuM lakhI vALavuM; tene badale tenA chokarA kalyANane AcAryane celA tarIke ApavuM. A pramANe nakkI thavAthI bhagavatIdAsa kalyANane mAre tyAM mukI gayA ane temanuM devuM rUpIA traNa hajAranuM cukAvI ApyuM. te vakhate kalyANanI umara Azare dasa varasanI haze. chokarAne bhaNavA mATe pAThazALAmAM muke. traNa varasathI ahIM pAThazALAmAM bhaNe che. hAla tenI umara tera varasanI che. AcAryazrI atre AvyA, temanI IrachA dIkSA ApavAnI thaI tethI mArA gharamAM dIkSA ApI. hakIkta beTI heya te AcAryazrIne puchavAthI khAtrI thaze. upara pramANe jubAnI vAMcI rahI kalekaTare kahyuM "zeTha ! A pramANe tame lakhAvyuM che ?' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chupI dIkSAne tAMtrika tapAsa. 114 zeH cImanalAle tarataja javAba ApyA " hA sAheba! madhuM kharekharUM lakhAvyuM che. sAheba! AcAryane puchene! te khulAsA Apaze, bhAMjagaDamAMja te hatA. amArI sAthe temaNe paNa e divasanA ujAgarA karelA che, te pUrA vAMkegAra che. kahA, meM AmAM ze| gunho karyo che ?" A zabdonI sAthe kAraTamAM khuba hasAhasa cAlI rahI, AcAryanuM mhAM vhIluM paDI gayuM, nUra uDI gayuM, zeTha upara jarA gussA thaye paNa zuM kare? zeTha paNa AdhApAchA thAya tema nahetuM. A kAMI aneAnI vyAkhyAnanI sabhA nahotI ke AcArya siMhagarjanA karI zrotA jatAne Ave ! kalekaTara--" zeTha ! tame kalyANane ALakhe che ?" cImanalAla--" traNa varasathI khavarAvI pIvarAvI, pALI pASI, bhaNAvI gaNAvI mArI pAse rAkhI mATe karelA che tene kema na oLakhu? te te mArA dIkarA kumArapALa karatAM paNa ghaNA vahAlA che, ( tyAre ene zuM karavA dIkSA ApI ? evA dhImeA udgAra-hasAhasa) AvA mArA dIkarA jevA kalyANane meM dIkSA ApI temAM me ze gunhA karyAM ? meM te dharmanuM kAma samajI A AcArya mahArAjanA AgrahathI temaNe kADhI ApelA uttamamAM uttama muddate anusAra mAhe vada 7 nA savAre ceAdhaDIuM, ghaDI paLa barAbara sAdhI pAse rahI dIkSA apAvI kalyANanA AtmAnA uddhAra karyo che ane AcAryazrIne paNa pUrepUrA saMtASa ApyA che, chatAM polIsa mAre tyAM dhAMdhaLa karI mArA jAmIna le ane mane jaita kare temAM mAre zA aparAdha te mane samajAtuM nathI. meTA leAkeAnI laDAImAM huM nirdoSa mANasa mA jAuM chuM." ( khuba hasAhasa ) 1, kalekaTara----" zeTha cImanalAla! tame A pramANe jubAnI Ape che tethI AcArya mahArAja tamArA upara nAkhuza nahIM thAya? cImanalAla----"sAheba ! nAkhuza thAya te temAM huM zuM karUM ? mArA zeA deya ? meM te| temaNe kahyuM te pramANe karyuM ane sAce sAcu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 16 muM. lakhAvyuM. mAre keTalA kALa kADhavA che? mhAta gaI cheDI rahI. zA mATe juThuM boluM ?" ema kahI zeTha gaLagaLA thaI gayA. kalekaTara-"zeTha ! kacavAze nahIM. huM jANuM chuM ke tame ju bolavAmAM pApa samaje che. AcAryanI viruddha satya bolavAmAM tame je hIMmata batAvI che te mATe tamane dhanyavAda ghaTe che." cImanalAla-"sAheba! amArA AcArya roja amane bodha Ape che ke juThuM bolavAmAM pApa che, tethI narakamAM javAya, to zA mATe juThuM bolI hAthe karI narakamAM jAuM? jene narakamAM javuM hoya te bele juThuM (hasAhasa)" Ama kahI jANe kalekaTaranI maherabAnI meLavavA prayatna karatA hoya te dekhAva karI mukyo. kalekaTare gaMbhIra svarUpa pakaDI kaDaka svare kahyuM "mahArAja ! have tamane jaNAya che ke tame keTalA badhA satyavAdI che ?' . AcArya-"A vANuo tadana juTho che. vANIA hamezAM prapaMcI, dagAbAja ane judA hoya che, khoTA sogaMda khAya che, saMbaMdhIone phasAve che, amArA jevA meTA AcAryathI paNa dagAthI rame che, juone te zrAvaka thaI AcAryane sapaDAvavA nIkaLe che. evA adharmI o narakamAM javAnA." kalekaTara-" jyAre Izvara te gunhAne nyAya karavAnuM kAma tamane sepe tyAre tene narakamAM mokalaje paNa atyAre tamAre sAvadha rahevAnuM che, samajyA? ATalethI tamane khAtrI thatI nathI te juo huM tamArI AgaLa eka vadhu pUrAvo raju karuM chuM." ema kahI kalyANane hAjara karavA polIsane hukama karyo. AthI tamAma prekSakone te chokarAne jovAnI AturatA thaI. polIsa InspekaTare te chokarAne koraTamAM hAjara karyo. tene joI kalekaTarane maMda hAsya AvyuM ane sAmI bAju khurazI upara besavA sUcanA karI. loko ubhA thaI tene jovA lAgyA. kalekaTara-"tamAruM nAma kalyANane?" . . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chupI dIkSAne tAMtrika tapAsa. 119 kalyANa-"hA sAheba. mAruM nAma kalyANa ne bApanuM nAma, bhagavatIdAsa. " kalekaTara-"kalyANa! bIjA sAdhuonI mAphaka kema tamArA bagalamAM e rAkhelo nathI?" kalyANa-"sAheba! te to meM gaI kAle zeTha cImanalAlanA ghere pheMkI dIdho che. huM te A pILA kapaDA kADhI dhotI keTa ane TopI paheravA mAgatA hatA paraMtu phejadAra sAhebe tema karavA nA pADI." kalekaTara-"tamane AvAM sAdhunAM kapaDAM koNe ane kevI rIte paherAvyAM ?" kalyANa-"sAheba eka sAdhu AgalA divase Avelo teNe kapaDAM paherAvyAM che. pahelAM mAruM mAthuM hajAma pAse sApha karAvyuM, ane mAthAmAM thaDA vALa rAkhyA. ane pachI parANe navarAvyo ane sAdhue A kapaDAM paherAvI mArA mAthAmAM rAkhelA thoDA vALa kheMcI nAkhyA." kalekaTara-"A badhuM tame rAjI khuzIthI karAvyuM?" kalyANa-"nA sAheba! mane to te vakhate khuba raDavuM AvatuM hatuM. hajAmane paNa gALo dIdhI hatI. paNa mAruM temanA AgaLa zuM cAle? mane to kahetA hatA ke tuM mokSamAM jaIza, tyAM tane khuba sukha maLaze ema kahI samajAvatA hatA, paNa mane kAMI cena paDatuM nahatuM tethI huM raDato, raDato eTale mane dhamakAvI lapaDAka mAratA ane meMDhuM dabAvI raDavA detA nahIM. rakhene kaI pADozI jANe." e zabdonI sAthe AMkhamAM jhaLajhaLIyAM bharAyAM. kalekaTara-"kalyANa! raDaze nahIM. tamane have koI mAraze nahIM tamArI IcchA tamArA mAbApa pAse javAnI che ke A veza kAyama rAkhavAnuM che?" kalyANa-"sAheba ! mAre mArAM mAbApa pAse javuM che. mane temanI pAse mokalAve." ema belI khuba raDavA lAgyo. A banAvathI AkhI kacerImAM gamagInI phelAI gaI. keTalAkanI AMkha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1ra0 prakaraNa 16 muM. AMsuthI bharAI gaI ane ugAra nIkaLavA lAgyA ke sAdhuo kevAM nirdaya kAma kare che? ATalA nAnA chokarAne dIkSA zI?jainadharmamAM A baLAtkAra karavAnuM kaheluM che?" kalekaTara-"kalyANa! tamane atyAre tamAruM jotI, peraNa, keTa TopI ApavAmAM Ave te tame paheravA khuzI che?" kalyANa--"mane te ApavAmAM Ave te A pheMkI dauM. A pramANe keraTa svAla puche che eTalAmAM InspekaTare eka lekhI rIporTa raju karyo. kalekaTare te rIporTa vAMcI te uparathI vicAra karI kalyANane prazna karyo " kalyANa! tamAre bena che?" kalyANa-hA sAheba." kalekaTara-"tenuM nAma zuM?" kalyANu-"tenuM nAma saritA che." kalekaTara-tene tame oLakho cho?" kalyANa-"kema na oLakhuM? te mane bhaNAvatI hatI." kalekaTara-"tamArAM mAbApa jIve che?" kalyANa-"hA sAheba." kalekaTara-"tame temanAthI kyAre chuTA paDyA?" kalyANa-"sAheba traNa varasa thayAM." kalekTara-"te pachI maLyAja nathI?" kalyANa-"nA sAheba! mane ghaNuMe maLavAnuM mana thatuM, paNa zeTha maLavA javA detA nahotA." kalekaTara--" kalyANa! tame gabharAze nahIM. tame kahezo tema karIzuM. jarA tame bAjunI oraDImAM bese. hamaNuM tamane pAchA bolAvuM chuM ane tamane tamArAM kapaDAM paherAvI tamArA ghera mokaluM chuM." ema kahI kalekaTare temane joDenI cembaramAM besADavA hukama karyo ane caMdrakumAra tathA temanI sAthe AvelI chokarI tathA bIjA mANasane keraTaramAM raju karavA InspekaTarane jaNAvyuM. te traNe jaNa hAjara thatAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalyANa ane saritAne meLApa. 121 temane besavA khurazIo ApavAmAM AvI. chokarI navAnavI keriTamAM AvelI hovAthI gabharAtI hatI. paNa tenI sAthe caMdrakumAra tathA caMdrakumAranA pitA avaMtIlAla hatA tethI tenAmAM hIMmata hatI. kalekaTare dhIme rahI te cheDIne puchayuM "bena ! tamAruM ane tamArA ApanuM nAma zuM?" saritA-"sAheba! mAruM nAma saritA che ane bApanuM nAma bhagavatIdAsa amaracaMda che." kalekaTara-"tamArI mAnuM nAma zuM?" saritA-"bAI jamanA." kalekaTara-"tamAre koI sagA bhAI che ke ?" saritA-"hA sAheba paNa..........." "paNa" zabda bolatAMnI sAthe tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsu kharavA mAMDayAM. kalekaTare dilAse ApI kahyuM "bena! gabharAze nahIM. "paNa" kahI kema aTakI paDavAM? kahevA mAgo cho ?" saritA-"sAheba! mArA bApe devA peTe kaI sAdhune mArA bhAIne vecI dIdhuM che ema mArI bA eka divasa kahetI hatI." kalekaTara "tenuM nAma tamane AvaDe che ?" saritA-"hA, tenuM nAma kalyANa." kalekaTara "kyAM vecelo che te tame jANo che?" saritA-"sAhebasAdhune vece che eTaluM ja jANuM chuM." kalekTara-"hAla kyAM che te tamArA jANavAmAM che?" saritA-"nA, sAheba! mane zI khabara paDe? sAdhu AvA nAnA chokarAne upADI laI jaI celA banAve che ema mArI bA tathA pADozInAM bairAM kahetAM hatAM." kalekaTara-"tamArAM mAbApa hAla kyAM rahe che?" A praznanI sAthe saritA raDI paDI. raDatAM raDatAM bhAgyA tuTayA zabda bolI "baMne jaNa marI gayAM che, bApa gaI sAla marI gayA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 prakaraNa 16 muM. ane mA hamaNAM thoDA divasa upara marI gaI" ema kahI belatI baMdha thaI, mana ghaNuMja bharAI AvyuM, mA sAMbharI AvI. lAcAra avasthAnuM bhAna thayuM ane dukhIArI jevI banI gaI. bAjumAM beThelA avaMtIlAle tene dIlAso daI dhIraja ApI. A vakhate kalekaTaranI AMkho paNa bhInI thaI. mana zAMta karI kalekaTare AzvAsana ApyuM "bena gabharAze nahIM, hIMmata rAkhe, ema na karIe, hAla tame kyAM rahe che ? saritA-"sAheba! A avaMtIlAla kAkAne tyAM rahuM chuM. te amArA pADozamAM rahe che. mA marI gayA pachI huM ekalI hovAthI te mane temanA ghera rAkhe che. kAkInuM mArA upara ghaNuM heta che. hAlamAM te te baMne mArAM mAbApa tulya che." kalekaTara-bena ! tame tamArA bhAIne oLakhI zakaze ? " saritA-"hA, kema na oLakhuM ? ame bhegAM ramatAM hatAM. huM tene bhaNAvatI." A sAMbhaLI kalekaTare kalyANane cembaramAMthI lAvavA InspekaTarane AMgaLIthI IsAra karyo ke ispekaTare cembaramAM jaI kalyANane tarataja koraTamAM raju karyo. tenI khurazI AgaLaja saritAne joI ekadama kalyANa belI uThe. "bena saritA ! tuM kyAMthI ?" ema kahI tenI pAse khurazI upara beThe. saritA Ama ekadama pitAnA bhAIne sAdhu vezamAM jaI vismaya pAmI. "bhAI kalyANu! tuM ahIM A vezamAM kyAMthI?" ema kahI raDavA lAgI. A dekhAvathI jonAranI AMkhamAMthI AMsu kharavA lAgyAM. kalekaTarane paNa khIsAmAMthI rUmAla kADhI AMsu lhAI AMkho sApha karavAnI pharaja paDI. jyAre A pramANe tamAmanAM hadaya dhyAthI pIMgaLI gayelAM jovAmAM AvyAM tyAre pelA AcArya te krodhanA AvezamAM pelA manaharavijaya ane cImanalAla zeTha tarapha karaDI najarathI jotA hatA. pATa upara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalyANa ane saritAneA meLApa. 1ra3 birAjamAna thayelA cAra pAMca sAdhuenI AMkhamAMthI paNa AMsu TapakatAM hatAM. A dekhAvathI AsapAsa zAMti phelAI rahI. baMne bhAI enane bheTavAnuM mana thayuM paraMtu kATamAM hatAM tethI maryAdA rAkhI potAnA sthaLe rahI eka bIjAnI sAmuM azrumaya AMkhe vAraMvAra jovA lAgyAM. .. kalekTara--" kalyANa ! have tamArI zI marajI che? kalyANa--" have huM mArI benanI sAthe ghera jaiza. A kAkAne paNa oLakhuM chuM. temanA gharamAM ame bhAibena khuba ramatAM hatAM." A vakhate tenA mukha upara AnaMdanI jhAMkhI chAyA jovAmAM AvI. AgaLa prazna puchatAM kalekTaranA hRdayane vicAra thayA ke "jevA A chekarAne potAnI benane maLavAnA Anada thayA che tevAja mAbApanA maraNanA samAcAra jANI tenA hRdaya upara AdhAta thaze. 99 A pramANe vicAra utpanna thAya che. eTalAmAM kalyANanA moMDhAmAMthI svAbhAvika nIkaLI gayuM ke " ena siratA ! ApaNI bA AvI che?" A praznanI sAtheja saratA raDI gaI ane raDatAM raDatAM melI bhAI kalyANu ! A te hamaNAM marI gaI " kalyANu A mAThA samAcAra jANI raDI gayA. avaMtIlAla baMnene chAnAM rAkhavA lAgyA. jarAvAra kalyANa zAMta rahI saritAne kahevA lAgyA "saritA ! bApA kayAM che ? " dhIraja ApI gadagada svare saritA kheAlI "bhAI kalyANa ! bApA te gaI sAla gujarI gayA che. A sAMbhaLI aMte vadhAre rUdana karavA lAgyAM. A bhAienanuM rUdana badhAMne hRdayadrAvaka ane asahya lAgyuM. ane tamAma leAkeAne sAdhu upara khuba tiraskAra chuTayA. ghaDIbhara kATane dekhAva maTI nATakanA karUNarasanA dekhAva thaI rahyA. zAkanuM AvaraNa chavAi rahyuM. leAkeAmAMthI udgAra nIkaLavA lAgyA ke " A te sAdhu ke kasAi ? che jarAe dhyAneA chAMTA ! AvI rIte dIkSA ApI leAkeAmAM trAsa vartAvI rahyA che. dhikkAra che evA sAdhune!" AvI rIte tiraskAranA zabdo vAtAvaraNamAM paDadhA pADI rahyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 prakaraNa 16 muM. - kaccha pachI inspekaTara pAse kalyANanA kapaDAMnI peTI maMgAvI kalekTare kahyuM "kalyANa! tamArI IcchA hoya te A kapaDAM kADhI nAkhI tamArAM kapaDAM A peTImAMthI paherI lo." Avo hukama thatAM kalyANe pILAM kapaDAM pheMkI daI dhotIuM, paNa keTa TopI paherI lIdhAM baLAtkAre banAvelo sAdhu cAra divasamAM pAcho saMsArI banI gayo. tenA hRdayamAM AnaMda ane zoka chavAI rahyA. dIkSAnI jALamAMthI chuTI pitAnI sagI benane maLavA bhAgyazALI thayo ane kamanasIbe mAbApanA devagata thayAnA samAcAra benanA meMDhethI sAMbhaLI dilagIra thayo. A vakhate tenA hadayanI kevI sthiti haze tenI kalpanA bhAgyeja thaI zake ! kalekaTara-"kalyANa ! have tamAre tamArI bena pAse rahevuM hoya te sukhethI raho. saritA bena tamane tamArA bhAI seMpavAmAM Ave che. tamArA kamanasIbe tamArAM mAbApa marI gayAM che paNa prabhukRpAe A tamArA avaMtIlAla kAkA tamArA pitArUpa che te tamArI saMbhALa rAkhaze, bhaNAvaze ane ThekANe pADaze. caMdrakumAra! jAe A baMne bhAIbenane laI jAo. tamArA pitAzrI pAsethI mAre keTaloka khulAse levAno che mATe temanI hamaNAM mAre jarUra che." pachI baMne bhAIbenane laI caMdrakumAra kacerImAMthI vidAya thaI gADImAM bezI pitAne tyAM gayo. tyAra bAda kalekaTare avaMtIlAlanI jubAnI levI zarU karI. kalekaTara-avaMtIlAla ! tame A AcAryane oLakho che?" avaMtIlAla "hA sAheba! ghaNuM lAMbA vakhatathI oLakhuM chuM." kalekaTara-"tame ahIM kyAre AvyA?" avaMtIlAla-"Aje savAre dasanI TrenamAM amarApurathI Avyo." kalekaTara "kalyANane dIkSA ApyAnI vAta tame kyAMthI jANuM ?" avaMtIlAla-sAheba ! gaI kAla rAtre polIsane mANasa saritAnA bApa bhagavatIdAsane tapAsa karavA Avyo hato. te to marI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chupI dIkSAne tAMtrika tapAsa. 125 ~ ~~~ ~~ ~ ~ gayA hatA eTale puchato puchatA te mArI pAse Avyo. eTalAmAM mArA dIkarA caMdrakumArane tAra Avyo temAM jaNAvyuM hatuM ke saritAne laine jaldI Ave. te uparathI tene laI atre Avyo. atre AvyA bAda caMdrakumAre mane saghaLI hakIkata kahI tethI Apane pAchA hevAla sAdara karavA Apane vinaMtI karI." kalekaTara-"tame kalyANane dIkSA ApyA saMbaMdhI kAMI jANo che?" avaMtIlAla-"nA, te huM jANatA nathI." kalekaTara -" tyAre tame pahelAMnI vAta je jANatA ho te kahe." avaMtIlAla-" kalyANane traNacAra varasathI meM joyo nathI. te pahelAM te mAre ghera Avato. saritA paNa AvatI. temanA mAbApanI Arthika sthiti ghaNI ja nabaLI hatI, mAthe devuM hatuM, koI gRhastha tenA bApa bhagavatIdAsa upara dAvo kare che tethI te ghaNe muMjhavaNamAM rahe, te vakhate A AcArya amArA gAmamAM comAsuM hatA. eka bAju pelA gRhastha bhagavatIdAsane paisAnI bAbatamAM khuba satAvavA lAgyA ane bIjI bAju AcArya mAraphata chokarAnI mAgaNI karI. paisAnI muzkelI dura karAvIne sukhI karavAnI moTI lAlaca ApI. keTalAka divasa sudhI AvI bhAMjagaDa cAlI. ghaNI vakhata kaleza paNa thayo paNa chevaTe bhagavatIdAsa paisAthI lalacAI chokarAne A AcAyene celo karavA pelA gRhasthane seM. te pachI tenI hakIkata zuM banI te mArA jANavAmAM nathI. ahIM AvyA pachI jANyuM ke tene sadara gRhasthane ghera chupI rIte dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI che ane temanI kapaTajALa sarakAre pakaDI che." kalekTara-"sadara gRhasthanuM nAma zuM ?" avaMtIlAla-"temanuM nAma zeTha cImanalAla nagInadAsa." kalekaTara-"te cImanalAla zeThane oLakhe che ?" avaMtIlAla-"hA sAheba. A bAjumAM beThA che te. temanAM parAkramothI huM temane ghaNA vakhatathI oLakhuM chuM." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 prakaraNa 16 muM. kalekaTara-"parAkramathI eTale zuM?" avaMtIlAla-"sAheba! A bhadrApurI zaheramAM jeTalI chupI dIkSAo apAya che tenI tamAma goThavaNa te zeTha taraphathI temanA ghere thAya che tethI temanuM ghara dIkSAnA akhADA tarIke amArI jana kemamAM oLakhAya che, temAMthI AvA dIkSAnA pahelavAne pAke che. (hasAhasa) keTalAka ke temane dIkSAnI phekaTarIvALA paNa kahe che. ( khuba hasAhasa) duniyA te dekhe tevuM kahe." kalekaTara-"AvuM kAma cImanalAla zeTha zuM samajIne karatA haze ?' avaMtIlAla-"dharmanuM kAma samajIne karatA haze. sAdhuo evA maMtra bhaNAve che ke sAdhune celA ApavAmAM jainadharmane uddhAra che. celo thanAranA AtmAno uddhAra thAya che ane apAvanArane khuba puNya baMdhAya che, ane pApano nAza thAya che." kalekaTara-" tyAre te kAmamAM juThuM bolavuM paDatuM haze?" avaMtIlAla-"sAheba! Dagale ne pagale juThuM bolavuM paDe che." kalekaTara-"tyAre juThuM bolavAmAM pApa na lAge ? tame jene te pApathI ghaNA Dare che." avaMtIlAla-"paNa sAheba! AvA meTA AcAryo evA samartha ane vidvAna hoya che ke zAstromAMthI pApa karavAmAM paNa puNya jodhI kADhI pApanA rastA khullA muke che. ane tema karatAM pApa thavAno saMbhava lAgatuM hoya te tene AlavaNa yAne prAyazcita karAve che tethI te zuddha thAya che. " kalekaTara-" tyAre to A hisAbe tame jeno pApamAM puNya mAnI pApanAM kRtyo karI zako!" avaMtIlAla "ame te ema nathI mAnatA. paNa AvA AcAoMnI tevI mAnyatA che. A AcArya bahu vidvAna che, amArA tamAma sUtronA abhyAsI che, tamAma Agama-amArA dharmanA graMtho-joI gayA che. ane te graMthamAMthI evA siddhAMto vAcAturya ane dAkhalA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chupI dIkSAne tAMtrika tapAsa. 127 lIleAthI aMdha esatA kare che ke amArA aMdhazraddhALu zrAvakA hAjI hA kahI te pramANe vartana calAve che. 99 kalekaTara--" tyAre tamArA jevA kema virUddhu paDatA nathI." avaMtIlAla-- sAheba! ame virUddha paDIe chIe. amArAmAM dhaNA AcAryAM AvI ayeAgya dIkSAnI pravRttithI taddana virUddha che. te kadApi pApanuM kAma AdaratA nathI." avaMtIlAla "" kalekaTara--" tyAre teA tamArAmAM e bheda paDelA jaNAya che. hA sAheba. AvA ayeAgya dIkSAnA hImAyatIoe 'dIkSArakSaka' maMDaLa sthApI 'dIkSAvAjIMtra' patra kADheluM che. tethI AvA trAsadAyaka kaise banavAthI temanI virUddha amArA pakSe ayeAgya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja' sthApelA che. AvA dIkSAnA hImAyatI sAdhunI pakSamAM jo zeTha cImanalAla jevA gRhasthA na hoya te hamaNAM temanI pravRtti baMdha thAya paraMtu kahevata che ke kuhADImAM jhADanA lAkaDAnA hAtheA maLe tA ja jhADanuM nikaMdana jAya. dIkSAnA chaThThAne nahIM kahevAya evA anarthAMnA upadeza devA paNa cukatA nathI. kalekTara--" evA te kevA anartho ?' avaMtIlAla--sAheba ! te kahevAmAM ame amArA hAthe amArI jAga udhADI karIe chIe. tethI kahevuM ThIka lAgatuM nathI. 99 99 "9 kalekTar----" ahIM kahevAmAM zuM harakata che ! ulaTa tethI phAyadA thaze, sarakAranA dhyAna upara vAta Avaze teA sarakAra tenA sakhta aMdeobasta karaze. mATe tamArA jevA anubhavI vidvAna ane paripakava vicAravALA gRhasthe te satya vastu jAheramAM mukavI joie. " avaMtIlAla--"sAheba! hamaNAMja gheADA mAsa upara Aja AcAryazrIe jAhera vyAkhyAnamAM kahyuM ke "navA muMDelA celAne kAI pakaDavA Ave te tene saMtADavA mATe ame game te upAyeA lai zakIe. eka cheda sUtramAM evA dAkhale! nIkaLI Ave che ke te celAne sAdhvInAM kapaDAM paherAvI sAdhvInA upAzrayamAM rAkhIe ane sAdhvI tenI sevA kare Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 prakaraNa 16 muM. chatAM paNa pApa lAge nahIM" AvuM kathana jAheramAM kahevA jarA paNa pAchA haThayA nahIM. (hasAhasa). sAheba! vicAra kare ke jyAre AcAryo AvA upadeza kare tyAre zeTha cImanalAla jevA gRhastha pitAne tyAM dIkSAnA akhADA ughADe ane celA banAvavAnI phekaTarI calAvavA mATe garIba mANasanAM kumaLAM chokarAMnI kharIdI kare emAM zuM navAI ? (hasAhasa) mAtra temanA maMDaLanA keTalAka AcAryo AvuM dIkSAnuM dhatIMga laI beThA che. A kAraNathI eMzI TakA jeTalo samAja temanI virUddha thaI paDayo che." kalekaTara- avaMtIlAla ! tame te A kesa upara ghaNuM sAruM ajavALuM nAkhyuM." avaMtIlAla-"sAheba ! A saMbaMdhI ghaNuM divasathI vAte carcAya che. dIkSAne lIdhe ghera ghera jheranAM bI vavAyelAM che, je amArA dharmagurU, je amArA pAlaka, je amArA rakSaka teja atyAre amArA bhakSaka thaI paDavyA che, ane teja kAraNathI have rItasara baMdhAraNa bAMdhI yuvakoe ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja sthApela che, te maMDaLamAM ghaNuM loko joDAyA che ema mArA jANavAmAM che. A AcAryazrIne meM ghaNI vakhata ekAMtamAM kaheluM ke mahArAja AvI ayogya dIkSAnI pravRtti choDI de, temAM sAra nathI. dharma vagovAya che, ane jainetara prajA hAMsI kare che, paNa te te yogI purUSa rahyA eTale yogImAM haThavAda hoya te koNa mukAve?" kalekaTara-avaMtIlAla! tame tamArA anubhavano ane mAhItIne lAbha ApI keraTane nyAyanA kAmamAM je amulya madada karI che te mATe koraTa tamAre upakAra mAne che." A pramANe kahI kalekaTara AcAryanI sAmuM joI saheja tiraskArayukta kahevA lAgyA "gurU mahArAja! AthI paNa vadhAre pUrAvAnI jarUra che? tamane pastAvo thato nathI ? ATalAthI tamArI AMkhe ughaDI zake tema nathI?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chupI dIkSAno tAMtrika tapAsa. 129 AcArya-"sAheba! A badhI hakIkata khoTI che. cImanalAla zeTha potAne ghera game te sAdhune bolAvI dIkSA Ape tethI mAre zuM ? mane temAM saMDovI cheTI rIte phajeta karavA mAge che. A to amArI sAthenA dveSanuM kAraNa che. keTalAka AcAryo sudhAraka pAkelA che, te basa hAlanA jamAnA pramANe vartana rAkhavA, zikSaNa ApavA ane dareka kAma AdaravA prayatna karI rahyA che. huM to temane adharmI ane nAstika mAnuM chuM. A avaMtIlAla te paikInA che, eTale temanA upara AdhAra rAkhI amArA virUddha beTo abhiprAya bAMdhavAno nathI, te keraTanI dhyAna upara lAvuM chuM." kalekaTara-" A to tAMtrika tapAsa cAle che, huM tamane guskegAra TharAvI zikSA karavA mAgato nathI. tamArA upara Aropa ghaDI kesa polIse raju karela nathI. te to mejIsTreTa ane nyAyAdhIza AgaLa kesa cAle tyAre tamane puchavAne ane tamAma hakIkata raju karavAno adhikAra che, tevo prasaMga kadAca Ave tyAre tamArA vakIlo laIne koraTamAM hAjara thaje. paNa ATalA tapAsa uparathI eTalo hukama karavAnI mane pharaja paDe che ke tamAre dasa hajAranA be sArA jAmIna ApavA paDaze ane te eTalA mATe ke jyAre sarakAra tamane bolAve tyAre tamAre hAjara thavuM ane amArI rajA zIvAya tamAre koIne dIkSA ApavI nahIM. hAla te tamArA jAmIna tarIke manasukhalAla zeTha tathA dharamacaMda zeTha che. pAMca divasamAM upara kahyA pramANe jAmIna raju karavAnA che. have tamane javAnI chuTa che." A jAmInanI baMdhagIrI je ke sakhta hatI te paNa temanA upara AveluM AphatanuM vAdaLuM ATalethI vIkharAI gayuM ema saMtoSa mAnI AcAryazrIe uThatAM uThatAM jaNAvyuM, "je keraTano hukama. kesane prasaMga Avaze tyAre keraTane khAtrI thaze ke ame kevA nirdoSa chIe." ema kahI tyAMthI vidAya thayA. koraTane vakhata thai javAthI badhI kacerI paNa visarjana thaI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 prakaraNa 17 muM. prakaraNa 17 muM. rasikalAla ane lAlabhAI, narmadA kinAre yuvamaMDaLa, jAgRti ane preraNa. *Are you not willing to suffer ? Then you are not willing to do good. The degree with which you are willing to do good is according to the degree in which you are to take misconstruction, opposition, and suffering in the world. vALu karI tarataja rasikalAla ane mAlatI, kalyANa ane saritAne maLavA mATe caMdrakumArane tyAM gayAM. aradhA kalAka pachI tyAM moTara lAvavA sapharane sUcanA ApatAM gayAM. mAlatI nIce saralA ane saritA pAse beThI ane rasikalAla upara avaMtIlAlane maLavA gayA. teo cAlatA prasaMganI vAto karavA lAgyAM. eTalAmAM kalyANa upara Avyo ane avaMtIlAlanI pAse beThe, tene joI rasikalAle mazkarImAM kahyuM "kema muni kalyANavijayajI mahArAja? kAle mAre tyAM vahoravA padhAraje." kalyANe hasatA mukhe javAba Apyo, " have huM kyAM sAdhu chuM ke vahoravA AvuM." cAlo tyAre Aje amArI sAthe pharavA, ghaNA divasathI pAThazALAmAM akaLAI gayA haze." ema kahI rasikalAle ADakatarI rIte caMdrakumArane pharavA javA mATe sUcanA karI. tame bhoga ApavAne khuzI nathI ? je tema hoya te tame kalyANa karavAne khuzI nathI. jeTalA pramANamAM tame duniyAmAM samajaphera virodha ane bhAga sahana karavA taiyAra che teTalAja pramANamAM kalyANa karavAnI tamArI IcchAnuM mApa thAya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 131 rasikalAla ane lAlabhAI. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ caMdrakumAre sUcanA upADI letAM jaNAvyuM " kalyANanI sAthe saritAne paNa pharavA laI jaie, bairAM sAthe Avaze eTale harakata nathI. ahIM sTeDa AgaLathI gADIo karI laIzuM." rasikalAla "bhADAnI gADInI jarUra nathI. meTara hamaNuM AvatI haze, ahIM lAvavA kaheluM che. ApaNe cha jaNuM sArI rIte samAi zakIzuM. tame nIce taiyAra kare. pahelAM ApaNe pArSanAthanA dere jaI darzana karI tyAMthI narmadA kinAre jaIe. DIvAra tyAM bethI pAchA pharIzuM." sAMjanA pharavA javAnA pozAkamAM teo taiyAra thaI gayAM. eTalAmAM to moTara tyAM AvI ane teo temAM bezI derAsara tarapha gayAM. pArzvanAthanuM devAlaya AvyuM ke te darzana karavA mATe utaryo. A vakhate ghaNAM strIpurUSo darzana mATe AvA karatAM hatAM. kalyANane jeI kaI bolatAM ke, "sarakAre dIkSA mukAvI te A che kare, koI AMgaLI karI batAvatAM ke "mahArAje vecAto rAkhele A chokare. " ane kaI ke te tene dhArI dhArIne jovA mATe ubhA rahetAM. vaLI kaI to virUddha ugAre kADhI kahetA ke " A sudharelI ToLI AvI, cAritrane bhaMga karAvyo tethI zuM temanuM kalyANa thavAnuM che! dIkSA kAyama rAkhI hatI te tene mekSa thAta." rasikalAla vIgere darzana karI pAchAM pharatAM hatAM evAmAM gADha paricayavALA ane parama snehI jevA pukhta umaranA zrImaMta gRhastha AvatA jaNAyA. pAse AvatAM rasikalAlane dekhI hAthane aMguTho ane AMgaLI bhegI karI mazkarImAM te kahevA lAgyA "vAha ! mIsTara rasikalAla ! bhaNyA eTale nAstika banI javuM? tame jyArathI A caMdrakumAranI sobatamAM bhaLyA che tyArathI tamArI dharma pratyenI lAgaNuM kamI thavA lAgI che. tame paNa pelI vardhamAna vidyAlayamAM vidyA prApta karI che eTale tame aMgArA pAko emAM zI navAi? tamAre deva nathI, e to e vidyAlayano prabhAva che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 prakaraNa 17 muM. -~-~~ - ~rasikalAle AvI ThaMDI mazkarIne javAba ApatAM jaNAvyuM lAlabhAI zeTha! je je amane aDakatA, bhUle cUke hetathI ke vagara hetathI je amane jarA aDavA te jarUra phollo uThaze. ame rahyA aMgArA. je amArI sAthe vAta karaze to tame nAstika ane adharmI banI jaze, mATe bolatAM cAlatAM ke aDakatAM tamAre saMbhALa rAkhavAnI che, paNa e to kahe ke kayAre tame A zaheramAM pagalAM karyA ?" lAlabhAI-"huM atyAre pAMca vAgyAnI TrenamAM Avyo, ane bajhAramAM thaI dharamacaMdane tyAM jaI vALu karI atre darzana karavA Avyo chuM eTalAmAM tamArAM darzana thayAM." rasikalAla-"mArA maherabAna ! mane khabara te ApavI hatI ? sTezana upara gADI mokalata. vaLI mAre tyAM utaravAne rejane saMbaMdha toDIne bIje sthaLe gayA te tamane zobhe che ?" lAlabhAI--" zuM karIe? zeThane ekadama mArA upara tAra Avyo ke "AcArya upara Aphata mATe jaldI Avo" tethI AvyA vinA chuTake ? tame saLagAvI vegaLA raho." A vAtavinoda daramIAna saralA mAlatI saritA ane kalyANa moTaramAM besI gayAM hatAM. moTara heja dUra ubhI rahI hatI ane rasikalAla tathA caMdrakumAranI rAha jotAM hatAM. rasikalAla-"saLagAvIne kayAM vegaLA rahIe chIe? juo pelo chokaro-kalyANa moTaramAM beThelo che tene vada 7 nA roja zeTha. cImanalAlane tyAM chAnI dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI hatI. tenI joDe beThI che te tenI bena saritA che." lAlabhAI moTara tarapha najara karI dhArI dhArIne jeI kahevA lAgyA " ema ke ? te te avaMtIlAlane tyAM utarelAM chene?" rasikalAla- paNa te avaMtIlAla A tamArA parama snehI mIsTara caMdrakumAranA pitA thAya che te tame kema bhUlI gayA ?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 133 rasikalAla ane lAlabhAI. mm caMdrakumAra kaTAkSamAM be "moTA leke bhUlI jAya, na bhUle te moTA lokonA lakSaNamAM khAmI gaNAya ! Apa sAhebe to badhA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA haze." lAlabhAI--"hA. mane have khyAla Avya, caMdrakumAra ! mApha karaje. kalyANanI thoDIghaNI vAta sAMbhaLI, paNa tame badhA Ama karI zuM karavA dhAre che ?" rasikalAla "ame ke tame ? kare tame ane vagovo amane te konA gharane nyAya ? AvI te vaLI dIkSA apAtI haze? AvI dIkSAne tamArA jevA uttejana ApavA lAgyA tethI ame sAmA thaIe chIe. je AvI dIkSAe na apAtI hatI te amAre balavAnuM koI kAraNa che ? tame jAhera rIte dIkSAne uttejana ApavA dIkSA rakSaka sabhA sthApI ane tenA tame pramukha banyA tyAre amAre tenI virUddha ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjanI sthApanA karavI paDI. tame mahArAjane khAnagImAM zIkhAmaNa do nahIM, ane ulaTA temane merU parvatanI zIkhare caDAvo, ane paisAnI madada kare, tethI te vadhAre AvAM dIkSAnAM dharyAge ubhAM kare che." lAlabhAI-"are rasikalAla ! dIkSA te vaLI dhatIMga kahevAya?" rasikalAla-"dIkSAnA nAme tame AvI trAsadAyaka pravRttio Adare te dhatIMga nahIM to bIjuM zuM kahevAya ? paNa ThIka, te vAta paDatI muke, kAle jamavAnuM mAre tyAM rAkhaze ? " lAlabhAi--"nA nA, kAla te nahIM. pachI tamane jaNAvIza." caMdrakumAra-"bhAI rasikalAla ! ApaNe hamaNAM bolaze nahIM, ApaNe tyAM temanAthI na avAya. ApaNe rahyA nAstika ane adhama eTale ApaNA gharanuM anna ane pANI vApare te temanAmAM nAstikapaNuM dAkhala thaI jAya. AhAra evo oDakAra e kahevata bhUlI gayA ? mATe hamaNAM temane jamavAnuM kaheze nahIM!' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 prakaraNa 17 muM. lAlabhAI--" kayAranA A bhAI A vAtamAM bolatA nahatA. bolyA eTale sAma dAva vALI nAkhyo. kAle to bIjA ghaNuM gRhastha AvavAnA che. A sUryavijaya AcAryane bacAvavA kAMI prayatna karavo paDazene ?" caMdrakumAra-"bhAI rasikalAla ! ApaNe cAle, ApaNuM upara te lekenI moTI caDAI thavAnI che ane caDAImAMthI moTI laDAI thavAnI che mATe cAlo." ema hasatA mukhe kahI rasikalAlane hAtha kheMcI sAhebajI kahI chuTA paDayA ane meTaramAM bezI nadI kinAre eka suMdara evArA upara jaIne goLa AkAramAM teo goThavAI gayAM. rasikalAle AjanA dazyano viSaya upAya. "Ajane kAraTane dekhAva jovA jevo hato. huM te kaI jANe nahIM tevI rIte kArakuna maMDaLamAM goThavAI gayo hato. athathI iti sudhI kesa meM sAMbhaLyuM che. huM bhUlate na houM te ke presavALA AjanA dekhAvane pheTe letA hatA. Ajane dekhAva nATaka ane sInemAmAM mukavA je che. prabhue sAruM karyuM ke cAre bAjuethI sArA saMyogo maLI gayA. saritAnA AvavAthI keraTanI lAgaNuM sAdhu virUddha sakhta thaI gaI che. je tenuM cAlaze te temanA upara barAbara kesa ghaDI zikSA karAvaze." mAlatI-"bhAI caMdrakumAra ! have A saritA ane kalyANane ahIM tamArI pAseja rAkhaje, amarApuramAM rAkhaze nahIM. kalyANane aMgrejI zALAmAM dAkhala karAvo." rasikalAla-"marajI thatI hoya te mAre tyAM banene rAkhe." saralA-"e te banne bhAi bena mAre tyAM ja rahevAnAM. amAre eka bIjAne jIva maLI rahelo che. ame paNa temanAM bhAI bena jevAM chIe." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nadIkinAre yuvakamaMDaLa. jAgRti ane preraNA. 15 - A zabdonI sAthe saritAnI AMkhamAM jhaLajhaLIAM bharAI AvyAM. mAlatI saritAnuM hRdaya samajI gaI tethI tenuM dhyAna pheravavA te bolI " bena saritA ! je nadImAM pelI be ryelI beTonI kevI sarata cAle che ? je AgaLa jAya te inAma le. AvI ghaNuM vakhata nadImAM vaeNlI boTonI sarata cAle che. ApaNe eka be divasa pachI evI beTamAM pharI AvIzuM ane AkhuM zahera paNa batAvIzuM. saritAbena ! tame kyAM sudhI abhyAsa karyo che !" saritA-"gujarAtI chaThThA dhoraNa sudhI abhyAsa karyo che." mAlatI - aMgrejI abhyAsa nathI karyo?" saritA-"nA, vicAra te hato paNa zI rIte bhaNAya !" mAlatI--"ahIM bhaNavAnI goThavaNa karIe to bhaNe?" saritA-"e avaMtIlAlakAkA jANe." Ama vArtAvinoda karI rahyAM che eTalAmAM paMdara vIsa yuvakonuM ToLuM te tarapha AvyuM. temane nAyaka AgaLa AvI rasikalAlane kahevA lAgyo "pramukha sAheba ! have taiyAra thAo. laDAI jAhera karavAno vakhata Avyo che. dIkSArakSaka sabhAnA pramukha zrIyuta lAlabhAI zeTha Aje AvyA che, dharamacaMda zeThanA makAna AgaLa 1012 zAsanapremI gRhastho bhegA thayA hatA ane sabhyatA bharelA zabdomAM tamane caMdrakumArane ane temanA pitAzrI avaMtIlAlane peTa bharI gALe daI rahyA hatA. amane to te sAMbhaLI sahana thayuM nahIM." rasikalAla-"amane paNa te zeTha sAheba maLyA. sAMje pArzvanAthanA dere darzana karavA gayA hatA tyAM temane bheTe thaye. amane paNa kaTAkSamAM be zabdo saMbhaLAvyA che. eTale amArI gerahAjarImAM te game tema bele emAM kAMI navAI nathI. kahe have tame zuM karavA mAge che ?" nAyaka-"tame ApaNuM ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjanA pramukha che, eTale ame yuvake tamane puchIe ke tame amane pucho ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 prakaraNa 17 muM. ame to tamArA hukamanI rAha joI rahyA chIe. ame eka vAra A sthaLe AvI gayA hatA paNa tamane na dekhyA eTale jarA AgaLa AMTe mArI pharI AvyA." . rasikalAla "amane derAsara AgaLa vAra lAgI. mArI IcchA evI che ke ApaNe zAMtithI joyA karavuM. sau sArAM vAnAM thaze. dhAMdhala karavAnI jarUra nathI, te je kare te karavA do." mAlatI vacce belI "tamArI A vAta mane bIlakula pasaMda paDatI nathI. sAdhue AvA ( kalyANane batAvI ) nAnA chokarAne mAbApathI vikhuTo pADI chAnI rIte dIkSA ApI de ane have zAMti rAkhe evo upadeza karo te zA kAmanuM ? tenAM mAbApa marI gayAM che, e te ThIka thayuM ke sarakAre kesa upADyo ane A tenI bena saritAne meLApa thaye, nahIM te zuM pariNAma Avata ? tene kayAMhI nasADI mukata. mATe tamArA maMDaLane AvI zAMtine pATha bhaNAvI nirUtsAhI na banAvo. AvA vakhate tamArI zAMti te "azaktimAna bhaveta sAdhu" jevI zAMti mAnuM chuM. jo tame have narama paDaze te jarUra temanA bhakta zeThIAo tamArA mAthA upara prapaMca karIne caDI besaze, mATe have te "zaThaM prati zAThaya kuryAta " e siddhAMta hAthamAM lIdhA vinA chuTako nathI. te hathIArathIja AvA haThIlA AcAryo pAMsarA thaze. " zaThaM prati satyaM kuryAta " karyAMthI keTalIka bicArI strIo chatA dhaNIe vidhavA jevI banI rahelI che, dhaNuMene bharamAvI chAnI rIte nasADI strIone rotI kakaLatI mukI celA banAvI upADI jAya che mATe have te A yoddhAone jora Ape, temanA utsAhane narama na pADe. eka vakhata dhAka batAvyA vagara AvA haThIlA sAdhuo sIdhA thavAnA nathI." - A zabdo sAMbhaLatAMja badhA yuvake e khuba jorathI tALI pADI ane mAlatInA zabdo upADI lIdhA. joItuM hatuM ne vaidya kahyuM. temanI manovAMchanAne Teke maLavAthI harSita thayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nadIkinAre yuvakama`DaLa. jAgRti ane preraNA. nAyaka--" mAlatI mena ! amArA pramukha sAthe haMmezanI Aja pharIAda che. tee zAMtithI kAma levA mAge che te amane pAlavatuM nathI, je vakhate kATamAMthI chuTI AcAya dharmazALAmAM AvyA te vakhate temaneA hAMkATA joyA hAya teA jANe mIyAM paDayA paNa haju temanI TAMgaDI UMcI ne uMcI. te kahe che ke kalekaTare zuM karyuM ? tenA mAthAmAM vAge tevA javAba ApyA eTale te kAMi karI zakayeAja nahIM, AvavA do bahAragAmathI badhA zeDIAene, te pachI batAvuM ke sarakAra zuM kare che ? dhArUM to eka vakhata kalekaTarane paNa uthalAvI nAkhuM. A pramANe temanA taDAkA sAMbhaLeA to khyAla Avaze ke te keTalA badhA makkama che, ApaNe tevA makkama thavAnI jarUra che." 137 mAlatI--" bhAi caMdrakumAra ! mane tamArA pramukha sAheba khAnagImAM kahe che ke jevI rIte ayeAgya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja purUSonA che tevI rIte strIone samAja banAvA, eka bAju AvI rIte kahe che ane bIjI bAju pote zAMti dhAraNa karavAnuM kahe che. have kayAM sudhI zAMti ? " lazkara AtA huM te Ane '' TheTha mahela "Ane de e DIka nahIM. have .. sudhI lazkara AvyuM chatAM paNa kayAM sudhI rAha jovI ? " mAlatInI AvI garjanAthI yuvakAmAM khuba jAgRti AvI. nase nasa navuM cetana reDAyuM hoya tevA apUrva utsAha tamAmanA mukha upara prakAzI rahyA. - rasikalAla--" ApaNe te khelavA karatAM kAma karI batAvavuM. khelavuM thADuM ane karavuM ghaNuM. vaLI vizeSamAM zekaspIara kahe che ke Give every man thine ear but few thy voice." caMdrakumAre dalIla karI "bhAi rasikalAla! ahIM ApaNA matabheda thaze. saMyeAgA upara dhyAna Ape|. A sAdhuonI pravRtti tarapha tame lakSa Ape. tee vyAkhyAnamAM khelI kheAlI kAma kADhI le che. aMdhazraddhALu dharma pahelA zrAvake temanA avAjathI ane tADukAthI aMjAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 prakaraNa 17 muM. che, ane kahe che ke "zuM temanI suMdara vANuM ! zuM temane kaMTha ! zuM temane jusso ! zuM temanuM jJAna! zuM temano upadeza !" Ama sAdhuo ajJAna bheLA mANasone vAkyAturyathI phasAve che mATe ApaNe paNa temanA jevA barADA pADatAM zIkhavuM, sabhAo bharavI, lokone samajAvavA, lekha lakhI khUba prajAmata keLavavo ane kharI vastu prakAzamAM lAvavI, mATe yuvake kahe te pramANe ApaNe pagalAM bharavAM." rasikalAle hasIne javAba Apyo " cAle AjathI caMdrakamAra kahe tema karavuM. bole yuvaka baMdhuo ! zI marajI che ?" A zabdo sAMbhaLI yuvake tyAM beThA, ane temaNe vAta upADI je pramANe te loke mahAjana meLave te pramANe ApaNe ApaNe samAja meLavavo, ThAmaThAma bhASaNo ApavAM, chApAmAM patita sAdhunAM satya pita jAheramAM mukavAM, jethI te phITakArane pAtra thAya. je je sAdhuo ane AcAryo pitAnA AcAramAM rahI jaina samAjano uddhAra karI rahyA che temanI pAse vyAkhyAne karAvavA ane lokonI AMkho ughADavI. A amArA pokArane sAre che." rasikalAla-" tamArI hakIkata samajo. sAMbhaLo, kalekaTaranA hukama pramANe pAMca divasa sudhImAM dasa hajAranA be jAmIna AcAryo ApavAnA che eTale temanI madadamAM ghaNuM zrImaMta Avaze, temane AvavA do, mahAjana bharavA do, ApaNe paNa te sabhAmAM javuM ane sAmA thavAno prasaMga Ave to sAmA thavuM. huM lagabhaga Akho divasa ghara AgaLa houM chuM. game te vakhate Avo ane ghaDIghaDInI khabara ApatA raho. kharaca karavA mATe tamAre kALajI karavAnI nathI. jeTalAM e pagalAM bharaze tethI ApaNe bamaNAM pagalAM bharIzuM. kAle mAre tyAM Avo ane zuM karavuM te nakakI karIe." rasikalAlanA AvA utsAhanA zabdo sAMbhaLI yuvakoe tALIo pADI ane saMtoSa pAmI tyAMthI cAlatA thayA. thoDI vAra pachI rasikalAla mAlatI vagere paNa caMdrakumAranA ghara tarapha vidAya thayAM. tyAM jaIne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nadIkinAre yuvakamaMDaLa. jAgRti ane preraNa. 139 ~~~~ ~ ~~~ caMdrakumAra rasikalAla ane avaMtIlAla agAzImAM khurazIo nAkhI beThA. avaMtIlAla Tharela vicAranA ane pUrA anubhavI hatA. vayevRddha ane jJAnavRddha hatA. lagabhaga tamAma sAdhuonA sahavAsamAM AvelA hatA, tethI keTalAka patita sAdhuonI pola sArI rIte jANatA hatA. temAMnA keTalAka to temanAthI dabAyelA hatA, kAraNa ke sAdhu samajI, bahAra dharmanI helanA thaze te jANI javA dIdhelA hatA, vAtane prasaMga nIkaLatAM te bolyA "A AcArya vinAkAraNa khUTI dhamAla kare che, te keTalA AcAramAM che te temanA saMbaMdhamAM AvanAra dareka jANe che, temanI pAse je cakeravijaya sAdhu che te sarva avaguNa saMpanna che. temanA bhavADAne pAra nathI. amAre tyAM te comAsuM hatA tyAre meM AcAryane khAnagImAM sApha kaheluM ke cakoravijayane kADhe, nahIM te tame paNa vagevAze, paNa te kyAM koInuM mAne tevA che ? temanA gumAnamAMthI hAtha kADhatA nathI. temanA pakSamAM keTalAka zeThIA, che te temane caDAve che eTale te caDe che ane avicArI pagalAM bhare che. huM dhAruM chuM ke eka be divasamAM temanA keTalAka khAMdhIA. Avaze ane dhAMdhaLa macAvaze paNa kharA. saMdhamAM kaleza karAvaze. bAkI temanAthI bIjuM kAMI paNa thavAnuM nathI. polIsa AgaLa zuM karI zakyA? kalyANane Apavo paDe. kalekaTara udAra dilane hovAthI AcArya jANuM keTaluMka daragujara karato hato. kaDaka hota to temane samaja :: SNA zrImaMta bhakato evA ghahelA che ke sAdhu AcAramAM na ha , ya te paNa tene nibhAvI temanA durAcArane DhAMkI rAkhe che, A tio jeramAM Ave che ane durAcAremAM vadhAre karatA jAya che, ane prasaMga Ave bhagavatIdAsa jevA garIba mANasanI bekArIne lAbha laI tene dabAvI paisAnA baLe kare upADe che." A pramANe temanA anubhavanI keTalIka vAto sAMbhaLI paristhitithI vAkephagAra thaI rasikalAla nIce AvI mAlatIne laI ghera gaye. * bahAra taya tema Ave - ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 prakaraNa 18 muM. prakaraNa 18 muM. jaina mahAjana ane AcAryanI uzkeraNI. . * Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall. ( Bible-Proverbs ) ni nirmitA kena na dRSTapUrvA / na zrUyate hemamayI kuraMgI / tathApi tRSNA raghunaMdasya / vinAzakAle viparIta buddhiH // kalekaTaranI kacerImAM dIkSA prakaraNa pUruM thayA pachI bIjA divase "prajA pokAra" vartamAnapatramAM te tapAsane saMpUrNa hevAla sAMje prakaTa thayo, taMtrIe agralekha lakhavAmAM ane TIkA karavAmAM bAkI rAkhI nahIM. kalyANanI gupta dIkSAno bhavADe jAheramAM Avyo. AcArya ane cImanalAlanI pUrI phajetIne caMdaravo baMdhAyo. "AcAryanA dasa hajAranA jAmIna - ayogya dIkSAnuM dhatIMga - AcAryanAM parAkrame - asatyamAM paNa satya - bhAI benane meLApa" evA AkarSaka mathALAvALA lekhe te aMkamAM ubharAi gayA. jANe dIkSA prakaraNane khAsa aMka kADhayo hoya te pramANe te aMkamAM dIkSAnA ane sAdhunA lekhe pAne pAne jovAmAM AvyA. zaheramAM jainetara prajA A banAvathI AcAryane ane cImanalAla zeThane khUba tiraskAra karavA lAgI. keTalAka to khAsa kalyANane jovA mATe caMdrakumArane tyAM jatA hatA. be divasamAM bahAragAmathI AcAryanA zrImaMt "bAvI DadhInI pahoMcyA. temanI sAthe temanA Azrita yAne khAMdhIe paNa AvyA. * vinAza pahelAM abhimAna ane paDatInA pahelAM gumAnI mijAja utpanna thAya che, arthAta abhimAna e vinAzanuM ane gumAnImijAja e paDatInuM AgAmI sUcana che. fsonAne mRga utpanna thayela nathI, koI e joyo ke sAMbhaLyo paNuM nathI chatAM te meLavavA raghunaMdananI IcchA thaI. mATe manuSyane vinAzanA vakhate avaLIja buddhi sujhe che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina mahAjana ane AcAryanI uzkeraNI 141 eka zrImaMta te potAnI sAthe vakIlane paNa letA AvyA. A pramANe AcAryane AphatanA paMjhAmAMthI bacAvavA temanuM bhaktamaMDaLa ekaThuM thayuM, paNa atrenuM vAtAvaraNa je temanA TAMTIA TAITa TakI rahyA nahIM. cAre bAjuthI phITakAranA vani kAne paDatA hatA. "prajA pakAra"mAM saMpUrNa hevAla prakaTa thayo hato tethI loke AcAryanAM parAkramathI vAkephagAra thayelA hovAthI AkhI janatA javAba ApavAne zaktivAna thayelI hatI. AthI zeTha lAlabhAIe jAhera sabhA bharavAno vicAra koNa che ? tamALe. mAha vada 14 nA roja dharmazALAnA meDA u... te amane tenA mANasonI sabhA bharAI. jyAM dIvAno sIdho prakAza . papAvI to evA sthaLe AcArya ane temanA sAdhuo AvIne birAjamAna thayA. tsarI pratikramaNa vakhatanA cALIsa logasanA kAusaga jevI zAMti phelAI rahI, jevA umaMgathI bahArathI AvyA hatA tevIja nirAzA lokonA ugAre uparathI utpanna thayelI hovAthI zuM bolavuM tene darekane vicAra thai paDayo hato. manasukhalAla zeTha, dharamacaMda zeTha, cImanalAla zeTha vagere nArAja thayelA hatA. A pramANe pAMca mInITa sudhI jyAre kaI bolyuM nahIM tyAre AcAryazrIe pitAnI kaThora bhASAnA zabdonI lahANa zarU karI- kyAranA bhegA thayA che paNa kema kaI bolatuM nathI ? darekanA meMDhAmAM maga bharyA che ke zuM? ahIMnA zeThIA pANumAM beThA eTale tame bahAragAmanA paNa temanI zaramamAM taNAI pANImAM beThelA jaNAo che. dhikkAra che tamane! tame AvA zrImaMto ane tamArA AcAryanA mAthA upara ATalI badhI Aphata ? tamAro paiso zA kAmamAM Avaze? asalanA zrAvako sAdhu mATe marI phITatA hatA, ane hAlanA tame badhA bAyalA hIjaDA jevA thaIne beThA che. bhara keraTamAM pelo sALo badamAsa avaMtIDe game tema bolI gayo tene tame keI kAMI karI zake nahIM ? zarama che tamane ? tame te zrAvaka che ke koNa che ? jaina dharma mATe ame prANa ApI dharma TakAvIe ane tame amane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 prakaraNa 18 muM.." * * * 2sAheba tathA pele Teko Ape nahIM! pahere badhA hAthe baMgaDIo ane eDhe sADIo! dharma mATe te lohIM chAMTavuM joIe." AvI madhura vacanAmRtanI vRSTie varasavAthI lAlabhAI zeTha dhIme rahI bolyA "mahArAja ! ATalA badhA gusse na thAo. ame kAMI marI gayA nathI. vakhata Ave joI levAze ! te lokone chuMdI nAkhatAM vAra zI? lAkha be lAkha rUpIA toDI nAkhIzuM paNa temane kharAba karIzuM. tame jarA paNa gabharAze nahIM, zAMti dhAraNa kare." AcArya-"zAMti te zI rIte rahe? A chI bIjA divase cImanalAla zeTha polIse dhamakAvyo ane dAba dIdho che bakI vaLyo. phojadArane gharamAM zuM karavA pesavA dIdho ? ke vAtane kADhI mukavo hato. pelo sALo manaharIe sAdhu paNa polIsathI DarI gayo. mane AvI khabara hota to A gAmamAM paga mukata nahIM. "sAheba rahe, sAheba rahe, Ama karIzuM tema karIzuM,' ema karI mane vaLagyA ane mane rokyo. pelo sALo dharamacaMda zeTha aThThAIutsava laI beThe ane hAthe karI A tephAna karAvyuM. bAyalAthI kAMI bane nahIM ane moTI meTI vAto kare. aNu vakhate sai nAzI jAya. lAlabhAI zeTha ! A zahera mane have kaDavuM jhera jevuM thaI gayuM che mATe tame kAle jAmIna ApI amane chuTA kare eTale ahIMthI vihAra karI upaDI jaIe. havethI ahIMnuM pANI pIvAmAM mahA pApa che. jyAM AvA adhama ane nAstika rahe tyAM kyAMthI sukha hoya ? A tamAma tophAnane mATe dharamacaMda jokhamadAra che. A zaheramAM AvA bhayaMkara mANaso hatA te jakha mAravA mane ahIM rokavA Agraha karyo? mIThuM mIThuM belI nAzI jAya, moTI moTI baDAIe hAMkyA kare paNa aNune vakhata Avyo ke temanuM pikaLa jaNAI AvyuM. dharamacaMda! huM tamane oLakhuM chuM, tame mAtra bolavAmAM ja che. A banAvanuM pApa tamArA mAthe che, samajyA? tamArA jevA dagAbAja bhakto mATe joItA nathI. jAo tamAruM kALuM kare. zuM moM batAvatA haze?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com karAvyuM. je nAza Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina mahAjana ane AcAryanI uzkeraNa. 143 ka sarakhA ja che zuM makavADa thayA e atyAra sudhInA prahAra thavA vApara, tame za lAlabhAI-"mahArAja ! Ama krodha na karIe, saMdhamAM kAMI sa sarakhA heya? mATe tamAre moTuM dila rAkhavuM joIe." AcArya "moTuM dila rAkhIe ? A sALo dharamacaMdaja eve che. tene lIdhe ja A bhavADe thayo." atyAra sudhI te dharamacaMda zeTha gama khAIne zAMta besI rahyA hatA paNa vAraMvAra gALAnA prahAra thavAthI krodhAyamAna thaIne bolyA mahArAja ! sALA, sALA, zabdo na vApare, tame te sAdhu che ke koNa che ? tamArA mATe marI maTIe ane pariNAme AvAM khAsaDAM mAre te amane zI rIte sahana thAya ? pAse rahI dhAmadhumathI be dIkSAo apAvI, varaghoDe caDAvyo, aThThAIutsava bhavya, e rIte A zaheramAM cotho Are vartAvI dIdho temAM tamane zuM vizna AvyuM ? vAMka tamAro che ane gALa mane Ape che ? cImanalAla zeThane tyAM chAnI dIkSA ApI ane te vAta pakaDAI, temAM rajanuM gaja thayuM, zuM A mAruM kAma che ? cImanalAlane tyAM chAnI dIkSA ApavAnuM sthaLa rAkheluM che, tyAM keTalI badhI chAnI dIkSAo apAya che ane jhagaDA ubhA thAya che te tame nathI jANatA ? pApano ghaDe bharAya eTale phaTayA vagara rahe ? tamane celAne lobha kayAM ocho che je Avyo tene muMDave, je Avyo tene muMDa, pAchaLa vaLIne jotAja nathI, mane jhAjhuM bolAvaze nahIM" ema kahI dharamacaMda tyAMthI rIsAine uThavA lAgyA. lAlabhAIe temane hAtha pakaDI besADyA. lAlabhAI manamAM samajyA ke have bAjI hAthathI gaI, ghara phUTe ghara jAya, evo kIssa ubho thayo. tethI dhIraja rAkhI lAlabhAI kahevA lAgyA dharamacaMda zeTha! Ama gusse na thAo. mahArAjane svabhAva tame nathI jANatA ? ApaNe temanA zabdo upara dhyAna ApavuM na joIe. A zaheramAM tame dharmanA thAMbhalA rUpa che te ame nathI samajatA ? atyAra sudhI tame dharma jALavI rAkhyo che. mahArAjane satkAra karaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 prakaraNa 18 muM. vAmAM paNa tame AgevAnI bharyo bhAga bajAvyo che te mahAjananA jANavAmAM che. mATe Ama rIsAIne jaze te bahAra kharAba dekhAva thaze ane ApaNA virodhIo khuzI thaze. mahArAja sAheba ! have tame paNa bolaze nahIM. tame krodhamAM jarA AkarA zabdo belI jAo che eTale temane khoTuM lAge che." vacce dharamacaMda bolyA "zuM lAlabhAI ! A te belavAnI rIte? A te sevAne badale ApatA haze. rAtadivasa ame badhA temanI sevAmAM hAjara rahIe chIe, dAsanI mAphaka kAma karIe, je joIe te tamAma lAvI ApIe, tame be divasathI Avyo che, juo A dharmazALAmAM kevI temane savaDa karI ApI che ? mahArAjanA mukhamAMthI zabda nIkaLyA ke " rAtre marachara karaDe che mATe na karaDe tevI goThavaNa thAya te ThIka " ATalA zabdo nIkaLatAMnI sAtheja juo jhINuM malamalanI maccharadAnIo dareka saMthArAe bAMdhI dIdhI che temane vAMdavA AvanAra gRhastha ane bAIo mATe khAsa rasoDuM Aja dharmazALAmAM udhADeluM che. dararoja umadA bhejane banAvavAmAM Ave che, ukALelA pANInI paNa tajavIja rAkhelI che. kApa kADhavA mATe sAbune kothaLo paNa oraDImAM bharI rAkhyo che. jaMgalamAM dalle javAnI tasdI paDe te mATe juo arIsAbhuvana jevuM hale javAnuM sthAna bAjumAM banAvI ApyuM che, celAone bhaNavavA mATe ekanA badale be paMDitanI jogavAI cAra mAsa mATe karI ApI che. te temanI sAthe vihAramAM raheze. ATaluM badhuM karI ApyA chatAM paNa badalAmAM Avo amane ArzIvAda ! ! amane khoTuM na lAge lAlabhAi zeTha ?" lAlabhAI-"juo dharamacaMda zeTha ! ApaNe te ApaNI pharaja bajAvavI joIe. je ApaNe karIe te badhuM dharma samajI karavAnuM che. have tame zAMta raho. atyAra sudhI nibhAvyuM tevuM eka be divasa nibhAvI lo. peTa moTuM kare." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina mahAjana ane AcAryanI uzkeraNI. 145 wwwvouum dharamacaMda "zuM peTa moTuM karuM? peTa meTuM karyAnI ja A mahekANa ubhI thaI che! jema jema mahArAja mAgatA gayA tema tema ame ApatA gayA tethI te vadhAre caDatA gayA, mane jhAjhuM bolAvaze nahIM. jainetara prajAmAM mAre kevuM sAMbhaLavuM paDe che tene mahArAjane kayAMthI khyAla hoya ? mane bahu nahIM cheDavAmAMja phAyado che. lAlabhAI! mAruM peTa aMdarathI te baLI jAya che, mahArAjanA nimitte A zaheranA saMdhe pAMca sAta hajAra rUpIA kharacyA ane chevaTe AzIrvAda Ape ke " A zaheranuM pANuM pIvuM nahIM." AcAryane bolatAM kAMi vicAra paNa Avato nathI. ema kahe ke ame cAra pAMca jaNa hatA te ATaluM karI zakyA. nahIMte virodhIonuM maMDaLa evuM che ke temane TheTha pahoMcADI deta, samajyA lAlabhAI?" lAlabhAI-"have baMnene hAtha joDI kahuM chuM ke zAMta thAo. pAchalI tamAma vAta bhUlI jAo ane kAla ApaNe zuM karavuM te muddAnI vAta upara AvI jAo." nyAtanA zeTha-"kalekaTaranA kahevA pramANe jAmIna thAo eTale paravAryA. jyAre jyAre sarakArane jarUra jaNAze tyAre tyAre bolAvaze, te saMbaMdhI AgaLa upara vicAra karI levAze." AcArya-" lAlabhAI ! kAla je karavAnuM hoya te karI le, mAre have ahIM rahevuM nathI. meM saune joI lIdhA. dharamacaMda belyA e sAMbhaLyuMne ? temano eke eka zabda TAMkI leje. jyAre te AvuM bole tyAre virodhIo bele temAM zuM Azcarya ? huM to samaja hatuM ke tame sau bhegA thaI pelA virodhIonuM vera vALavA temane saMgha bahAra mukaze ane tamArI lAgavagana ane paisAno upayoga karI te tophAnI adhama leke upara kesa karI temane jelajAtrAe mokalaze, jethI pAchA bolI zake ja nahIM. paNa jyAM tamArAmAM ja AvI phuTA phuTa ane dharamacaMda jevAja mane game tema bolI jAya tyAM pachI bIjI zI vAta karavI ? lAlabhAI! e kAma tamArAthI upaDaze. 10. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 prakaccha 18 muM. dIkSA rakSaka maMDaLane have barAbara jAgRta kare, tame tenA pramukha che. susta kAma na rAkhe. paDatI bume hAjara thAo." lAlabhAI-"nyAtanA zeThane tAra AvavAthI mIlanA tamAma kAme paDatAM mukI kanakanagarathI tarataja huM atre AvI ApanI sevAmAM khaDe thaye, ApaNuM maMDaLa susta nathI, ahI ApaNuM maMDaLa virUddha ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja sthapAyo che te huM jANuM chuM." AcArya-"tenA pramukha koNa che te tame jANo che ?" lAlabhAI-"hA sAheba. pramukha pelA rasikalAla che. te mANasanA vicAra khoTA nathI." AcArya-" tame bhUlo che, te te ApaNuM pAse Ave che, mIThuM mIThuM bole che ane ApaNe gALa laI jAya che, vidvAna ane hoMziAra che, paNa te badhuM avaLA raste doravAI gayuM che. chevaTe to te aMgArA, mIThuM temAM tela, vardhamAnavidyAlayamAMthI pAkelAne ? tethI temane ApaNuM zabdo upara kayAMthI zraddhA bese ? te sarvane abhavI jIvo samajavA. mane te rAta divasa vicAra thAya che ke A abhavI jIvonI zI dazA thaze ? AvI vidyAlaye sthApavAthI zuM puNya thatuM haze ? zuM samajIne temAM loko paisA ApatA haze ? mane te A bAbata ghaNuja dilagIrI thAya che. e rasikalAlane vardhamAna vidyAlayane cepa na lAgyo hota to jarUra jainamAM hIro pAkata hIre ! paNa tene cepa lAgavAthI pathare pAka che." lAlabhAI--" te bhAI sAheba mane be divasa upara pArzvanAthanA derAsara AgaLa maLyA hatA. mAre temanI sAthe meLApa che. mazkarImAM paNa A saMbaMdhI ghaNuM vAta thaI hatI. sAthe avaMtIlAlanA cIraMjIvI caMdrakumAra paNa hatA. teo hAlanA jamAnAnA pavananA vaMTeLAAmAM paDI gayA che. mAre rasikalAlane tyAMja utaravAno vyavahAra che paNa atyAre A pravRttine laIne temane tyAM utaryo nathI. mane jamavAnuM paNa kaheluM chatAM meM nA pADI. have te saMghamAM be pakSa. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina mahAjana ane AcAryanI uzkeraNuM 147 paDI gayA che, ane dilagIrI sAthe kahevuM paDe che ke ApaNA pakSamAMthI ghaNA loko khasatA jAya che, kAraNa samajAtuM nathI." AcArya-"kAraNuM ughADuM che. keIne dharma vahAlo nathI. AcAryonA zabdo upara zraddhA nathI. darekane jamAnA pramANe cAlavuM ane junI vAtane mArI nAkhavI che. A tenuM kAraNa. vaLI AvA lekene sudharelA AcAryo Teke Ape, gRhasthAzrama calAvavA teo upadeza kare, vardhamAna vidyAlaya" jevI saMsthAo sthapAya tene madada karavA AcAryo bhAga le, vyAyAma zALAo ughaDe, kasarata zALAo sthapAya, suvAvaDakhAnAM nIkaLe, A kAraNathI temane pakSa vadhe emAM zuM navAI ? paNa tethI zuM? ApaNe ceDA haIzuM, paNa custa jainadharma ane parAstika huIzuM te chevaTe ApaNoja jaya che. mahAvIranA palamA are ! jenI hatA, ane gozALAnA pakSamAM sADA . tethI zuM thayuM ? chevaTe mahAvIranoja jaya thayA ane dvitI - nAma amara raheluM che. gozALAnuM nAma ke lAlabhAI! tamArA jevA puNyazALI zAsanapremI, dharmanA A jemAM ratna samAna, jJAnanA uddhAraka, anAthanA nAtha, dharmane 'me prANa pAtharanAra, lAo balake kare pisA sAdhu sAdhvInA bacAva mATe kharcanAra jyAM sudhI dhyAna che tyAM sudhI jainadharma jarA paNa nIco paDavAno nathI." lAlabhAI-"sAheba! e badho Apane pratApa che." AcArya-"lakSmI zA kAmanI che ? vaibhava zA kAmane che? juo vaiSNanI bhakti ! temanA dharmagurUo mATe keTaluM badhuM kare che? kevI zraddhA rAkhe che? "paDa kuvAmAM" kahetAMnI sAthe kuvAmAM paDavA bhakta taiyAra thAya che, temanI bhakti jevI bhakita janomAM hota to samAjane uddhAra kayAra thai gayo hota, savAre vyAkhyAne vAMcavA paNa amAre tasdI levI na paData, zraddhA hoya te vyAkhyAnano sAra gaLe utare paNa atyAre te tarkavAdIo bhegA thayA che, kAMI kaheShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com agIAra ane sa jenA hatA, Aja ya che. ma thayo ane te sarvAnumate ane tethI zuM thayALAnA pakSamAM tha ane zvinIkumAra 6 hAlabhAI! tamArA jevI ke nizAna rahe ane e Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 prakaraNa 18 muM. vAmAM Ave te tarka uThAvI vAta teDI nAkhe. AcAryonA zabdo upara zraddhAja nahIM." lAlabhAI_"sAheba! have to zraddhAnI vAta karaze nahIM. mahAvIra bhagavAna kahI gayA che ke "dharma cAraNInI mAphaka caLAze tenI A badhI nizAnIo che, paDate kALa Avyo che, mATe mahArAja sAheba! have ArAma lo. bahu parizrama na lo." AcArya-"paNa eTaluM te dhyAnamAM rAkhavuM ke prasaMga Ave. ApaNA virodhIone joI levA. dharmanI virUddha paDanAranI sAthe te ApaNe temanA jevA thaI temane dabAvI devA joIe ane jema bane tema moTI saMkhyAmAM dIkSA ApI sAdhunI saMkhyAmAM vadhAre kare, jethI ThAma ThAma vyAkhyAna ApI adharmI one dhama banAve. nAstikane Astika banAve, ane temanA AtmAnuM kAMI gayu pakSapadane prApta karAvI zake, te mATe chuTA hAthathI vidyAlayamAMthI 9 karavAmAM sAdhuone pUratI madada karo, temanA mATe zraddhA ane mAro vaibhava zA kAmane che ? temanA pratyeka zabdane zavasa vicApa mAne. temAM jarApaNa zaMkAne sthAna na Ape. temanI liyA mAthe caDA. temanA bola upADI lo. tema karaze teja tamAruM kalyANa che. nahIM to bhavasAgaramAM rakhaDyA karaze. lAlabhAI zeTha ! huM to A zrAvakothI kaMTAnyo. mATe kAle keraTanI je vidhi karavAnI hoya te kare eTale atrethI vihAra karI ane bIjA gAma jaIe." - rAta vadhAre vItI javAthI gRhastha trikALa vaMdanA karI tyAMthI verAI gayA. bIjA divase amAsa jevo azubhadivasa hovAthI te javA daIne phAgaNa suda 1 nA roja kalekaTaranI pAse zeTha lAlabhAI tathA bIjA be gRhastha jaI jAmIna saMbaMdhI tamAma tajavIja karI AvyA ane. kalekaTare sAdhu sAdhvIone vihAra karavAnI rajA ApI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja-racanAtmaka kAryakrama 149 prakaraNa 19 muM. ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja racanAtmaka kAryakrama, bhaginI samAjanI sthApanA * Let courage be proved by deeds and not by words. vikaTorIA daravAje jyAM dIkSA mahotsava ujavavAmAM AvyuM hato te ja sArvajanika dharmazALAmAM phAgaNa suda 1 nI rAtre ATha vAge ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjane eka moTo bhavya meLAvaDo racanAtmaka kAryakrama ghaDavA mATe bharavAmAM Avyo. samAjanA sabhAsado uparAMta prekSaka tarIke sarakArI amaladAre ane ghaNA jaina temaja jainetara gRhasthane AmaMtraNa karavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. Azare eka hajAra purUSo ane se strIoe hAjarI ApI hatI. darakhAsta mukAtAM ane sarvAnumate anumodana maLatAM tALIonA gaDagaDATa vacce rA. bA. azvinIkumAra vijayakumAra ema. e. elaela.bI. vakIle pramukhasthAna lIdhuM ane bulaMda avAje pitAnuM bhASaNa zarU karyuM mArA jaina baMdhuo, suzIla bane ane gRhastha ! A bhadrApurI zaheramAM A aThavADIAthI ghera ghera jainadIkSAnI vAto cAlI rahI che, vartamAna patromAM paNa dIkSAnA bhavADA vAMcIe chIe, dIkSAnA khaTalA sarakAra darabAramAM paNa caDyA. Ama deza paradezamAM jenenI nAlAzI thaI rahI che. AnuM mULa kAraNa je ayogya dIkSA che tene ekadama nAbUda karavA mATe prajAmata keLavavA vyavahAra pagalAM bharavA, racanAtmaka kAryakrama ghaDavAnA uddezathI Aje A agya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja bharavAmAM Avyo che. hAlamAM kevI paristhiti utpanna thaI che teno zeDoka khyAla ApavAnI jarUra hovAthI te saMbaMdhI keTaluMka vivecana karavAnI AvazyaktA che. vANIthI nahIM paNa vartanathI hIMmata ane bALa sAbIta karI batAve. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ~-~ ~-~~-~~ ~ 150 prakaraNa 19 muM. -~-~ sujJa sabhAsade ane prekSaka sajajana ! je kaIne manane evo khyAla hoya ke A samAja dIkSAnI virUddha che to te khyAla manamAMthI kADhI nAkhaje. paraMtu keTalAka muni mahArAje ane AcAryo jeo ziSya parivAra vadhArI gaNadhara padavI levA tIvra abhilASA rAkhe che, pitAne dharNoddhAraka kahevaDAvavA mAge che ane celA mATe agya vartana calAve che temaNe pavitra dIkSAne tadana adhogatimAM lAvI mukI che. temanI pravRttithI dIkSA zabda ThAme ThAma tiraskAra pAtra thaI paDe che. kayAM mahAvIra svAmI bhagavAne lIdhelI bhAgavatI dIkSA ane jyAM hAlanA keTalAka sAdhuoe calAvelI aAgya dIkSA ? AkAza pAtALa jeTalo phera che. ekamAM dayA bIjAmAM nirdayatA, ekamAM zAMti bIjAmAM kaleza, ekamAM ahiMsA bIjAmAM hiMsA, ekamAM satya bIjAmAM asatya, ekamAM hadayanI zuddhi bIjAmAM kapaTa ane prapaMca, ekamAM vacananuM pAlana bIjAmAM vacanabhaMga, ekamAM mAtRbhakti bIjAmAM mAtRbhaktinuM khUna, ekamAM ghera ghera AnaMda bIjAmAM zeka, azupAta ane hAyapITa; keTalo badhe pheraphAra ?! A pramANe keTalAka sAdhuoe dIkSAnI A durdazA banAvI mukI che tyAreja AvI dIkSA mATe ATalo badhe virodha ubho thayo che. ApaNA chellA covIsamA tIrthaMkara mahAvIra bhagavAnanI pavitra dIkSAne Thokare mArI keTalAka agya dIkSAnA himAyatI sAdhuo manasvI dIkSAnI pravRttio calAvI rahyA che. "bAvA beThA jape je Ave te khape" e pramANe pAtratA joyA zIvAya game tenuM mAthuM muMDI kapaDA paherAvI upAzrayamAM goThavI de che. mA pAchaLa chAtI kuTI kalpAMta karatI hoya te paNa tenI te darakAra karatA nathI. yuvAna bairI chAjI letI hoya te paNa temanuM hRdaya pIMgaLatuM nathI, chokarAM TaLavaLatAM hoya te paNa dayA AvatI nathI (zarama! zarama !). basa dIkSA dIkSA ane dIkSA. yena kena upAyena dIkSA ApavAmAM adharma calAvI jainadharmane vagovI rahyA che. vartamAnapatramAM tevI dIkSAnA keTalA badhA banAvo vAMcIe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja racanAtmaka kAryakrama 151 chIe te Apa jANe che. AvI ayogya dIkSA aTakAvavA mATeja A ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjanI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI che. te mATe tenA utpAdakane kharekhara dhanyavAda ghaTe che. A sthaLe mAre dilagIrI sAthe kahevuM paDe che ke keTalAka muni mahArAje pATe caDI je vakhate vyAkhyAna vAMce che te vakhate evI DAhI DAhI vAta kahe che ke jANe te sarva guNo temanAmAM bharelA haze ane te pramANe vartana rAkhatA haze. paNa ghaNuM vakhata "pothImAMnAM rIMgaNuM jevuM jovAmAM Ave che. vAMcatI vakhate kaheze ke juThuM bolavuM nahIM, juThuM bolavAmAM pApa che, paNa nIce utayAM ke mRSAvAdanuM sevana kare che. guma thayelA chokarAno bApa AvIne puche ke mahArAja ! mAre chokare batAvo! tyAre jANatA hoya te paNa kaheze ke huM jANato nathI. vAMcatI vakhate kaheze ke corI karavI nahIM, cerI karavAmAM pApa che. nIce utaryA ke guma thayelA patinI strI AvIne puche ke mahArAja ! mAre dhaNu batAvo. poteja oraDImAM saMtADelo hoya chatAM sAdhu javAba Apaze ke tArA dhaNane kAMI meM saMtADanyA che ke rAMDa tuM mArI pAse mAgavA AvI che? keNa tArA dhaNanI vAta jANe che? pATe caDI upadeza deze ke hiMsA karavI nahIM, koinuM dila dukhAvavAmAM paNa pApa thAya che, potAnA AtmA jevo pArakAne AtmA. mAna, ahiMsAdharma pALavo, tema nahIM karavAthI ghaNuMja pApa lAge che ane e jIvane naraka ane nigodanAM duHkha bhogavavAM paDe che. mahArAja pATethI nIce utaryA che mA, strI chokaro ane sagAM vahAlAne retAM rajhaLatAM mukI yuvAna chokarAne dIkSA ApI devAmAM jarA paNa AMcake khAtA nathI. (zarama ! zarama !) zuM A hiMsA nahIM ? A te bolavuM kAMI ane cAlavuM kAMI ! temanA zabdo upara zI rIte zraddhA rahe? mATeja AvA keTalAka sAdhuonI pravRtti sAme ApaNe karI baddha thayA vinA chuTako nathI. ApaNe joIe chIe ke AvI rIte ekaThA karelA celAomAMthI keTalAka nAzI jAya che, keTalAka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15ra prakaraNa 19 muM. durAcArI thAya che, keTalAka AcAramAM zithila thAya che ane pariNAme tamAma sAdhuonI vagovaNI thAya che. naThArAnI sAthe sArA paNa dhikakArAya che. gRhastha ! AcAryanA vaibhavanI vAta to puchazo ja nahIM. khAtrI karavI hoya te atrenI janadharmazALAmAM najara karI Avo. celAo pAsethI kevI cAkarI uThAvavAmAM Ave che tenuM avalokana covIse kalAkanuM karI vicAra karaze te gulAmagIrIne khyAla Avaze. sAdhvIo paNa celIo pAsethI evuM kAma le che. dareka kAma nAnA celAe ane nAnI celIe karavuM ja joIe evI pharaja pADelI hoya che. evA ghaNA sAdhuo jovAmAM Ave che ke jeo dIkSA lIdhA pachI ghaNA pastAya che. paNa zuM kare ? " ane bhraSTa to bhraSTa " jevI sthiti banavAthI muMge meDhe sahana karI Arta dhyAnamAM aMdagI gujAre che. keTalAka saMsArIpaNumAM bekArI yAne bhukhamarAnA bhaMga thaI paDelA te dIkSAne AjIvikAnuM sAdhana maLeluM jANuM saMteSa mAnI nitya karma karI jIvana calAve che. AvI bhinna bhinna prakAranI avasthA bhogavanAra sAdhuo ApaNe joIe chIe. gRhastha ! mArA anubhava uparathI huM kahI zakuM chuM ke moTA meTA AcAryo karatAM sAmAnya sAdhuo potAnA AtmAnuM kalyANa vadhAre karI zakatA haze. kAraNa ke jJAna e evI vastu che ke je tene jIravI zake che te ja AtmakalyANa sAdhI zake che, teja ucca gati prApta karavAne zaktimAna thAya che. ane je tene jIravI zakatA nathI, arthAta jene jJAnane apaco thAya che temanAmAM abhimAna rUpI baLavAna zatru praveza kare che, jenA pariNAme te adhama gatinA paMthe jAya che. jJAnanI sAthe abhimAna thayo ke basa badhI bAjI bagaDI. je jJAna mekSa pada Ape che te ja jJAna abhimAna thavAthI narakane raste laI jAya che. je muni mahArAje khapa pUratuM bhaNelA che te te ema samaje che ke ApaNe vadhAre bhaNyA nathI, ApaNe kAMI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja-racanAtmaka kAryakrama 153 moTA AcArya ke panyAsa nathI. AthI te namratA bhareluM jIvana gujAratA hovAthI temanAmAM abhimAnanA durguNo AvatA nathI. sAdhAraNa buddhithI avalokana karatAM AvA dAkhalAo maLI Ave che. A to huM mArA anubhava uparathI anumAna karuM chuM. sujJa baMdhuo ane bene ! huM zAstrajJa nathI. jaina siddhatino abhyAsI paNa nathI. paNa mArI sAmAnya buddhithI huM je joI rahyo chuM te Apane jaNAvI rahyo chuM. prAcIna kALanI jeTalI vAte hAla baMdha besatI hoya te alabata svIkAravI. "junuM eTaluM beTuM ane navuM eTaluM sAruM" te mAre siddhAMta che ja nahIM. huM to eTaluMja kahevA mAguM chuM ke prAcIna kALamAM ApaNe game tevA haIzuM paNa hAlamAM ApaNuM sthiti kevI che, ApaNe keTalI saMkhyAmAM chIe, divase divase ghaTatA jaIe chIe ke vadhatA jaIe chIe, bIjAo karatAM AgaLa chIe ke pAchaLa chIe, bIjAo upara ApaNe sattA bhogavIe chIe ke bIjA ApaNA upara sattA bhegave che, ApaNe koI bhAva puche che ke "traNamAM nahIM, teramAM nahIM, chapannanA meLamAM nahIM" evI kahevata jevI ApaNuM sthiti che, junI praNAlikAthI phAyado che ke nukasAna che, lakSmI vadhe che ke bekArI vadhe che, vigere vigere aneka bAbatane vicAra karI A apAra saMsArasAgaramAM ApaNuM jIvana haMkAravI joIe. emAM bha kALamAM ApaNuM jIvananaukAnA je rastA nirbhaya ane sahIsalA bharelA jaNAtA hatA te kadAca hAlanA saMyogone laIne pavananA vAvAjoDAthI tophAnI banI gayA hoya, ane vacce DuMgara samAna moTA khaDako ubhA thaI vidatarUpa thaI paDayA hoya ! je naukA eka vakhata prAcIna kALamAM jadI cAlavAne zaktimAna hatI, te hAlamAM saMcAnA ghasArAthI zithila banI maMdagatithI kadAca cAlatI hoya, mULa sthitimAM kAyama rAkhavA mATe temAM je je sudhArA vadhArA karavAnI AvazyakatA hoya te te vakhatovakhata kadAca na thayA hoya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 prakaraNa 19 muM. te te badhAnuM eja pariNAma kalpI zakAya ke ApaNuM naukA bhavidhyamAM eka divase mahAsAgaramAM DubI jAya che temAM Azcarya nathI. A pramANe prAcIna ane arvAcIna paristhitine khyAla karyA zIvAya ane tenI sAthe ApaNe potAnI sthitinI sarakhAmaNuM karyA zIvAya mAtra junI praNAlikAne ja vaLagI cAlavAthI mane te zaMkA che ke ApaNI kAmanI zI dazA thaze ! samayAnusAra ApaNuM rIvAjo, vartana ane dharmanuM baMdhAraNa raheze to ja phAyado thavAnuM che. ApaNe joIe chIe ke AvA vicAravALA keTalAka AcAryo ane ghaNuM munimahArAje che tethI ApaNe khuzI thavA jevuM che (tALIo) paNa dilagIrI eTalI thAya che ke ayogya dIkSAvALA AcAryoe AvA AcAryothI asahakAra karyo che ane temane sudharelA sAdhu kahI vagove che. teo kanakanagaramAM keTalAMka varSothI sthApana thayelI "vardhamAna vidyAlaya" jevI ghaNuMja upayogI saMsthAne teDI nAkhavA prayatna karI rahyA che, lokone upadeza kare che ke te saMsthAmAM badhA adhama ane aMgArA pAke che mATe temAM paisA ApavAthI pApa che. haze tenI ciMtA nahIM. ApaNe te tevIja saMsthAone tana mana ane dhanathI madada karavAnI che. (tALIo) ApaNe te samayAnusAra cAlanAra sAdhuonI pravRttine Teke ApavAnuM che. ApaNuM gRhasthAzramane sudhAravA je munimahArAje prayatna karaze ane ApaNI jIvananaukAne sahIsalAmataja hiMsA rate laI jaze teja pUjAze evuM mAruM cekasa mAnavuM che. je graha sthAzrama upara sAdhusamAja avalaMbIne rahelo che te gRhasthAzramane dhikkAranAra sAdhuone satkAra thavAnuM nathI. jhADanI je DALa upara besavuM teja DALa kApavAthI besanAranuM zuM pariNAma Ave te nAnAM chokarAM samajI zake tevI sahelI vAta che. gRhastha ! ati lobha te pApanuM mULa. jyAM sudhI dareka vastu hadamAM hoya che tyAM sudhI ThIka che, paraMtu jyAre te hada muke che tyAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja-racanAtmaka kAryakrama 155 gaMbhIra pariNAma Ave che. prAcIna kALane dAkhalo rAvaNa ane avaoNcIna kALano dAkhalo jarmana kaisara che. kesare dareka sAthe bagADayuM, chevaTe amerIkAne paNa saMbhaLAvyuM ke tuM paNa laDavA AvI jA. lobhanI maryAdA rahI nahIM. amerIkA laDAImAM utaryuM, ane Akhare kaisarane sakhta hAra khAvI paDI. A zAnuM pariNAma ? cakravatI thavAnI lAlasAnuM. Aja pramANe ayogya dIkSAnA hImAyatI sAdhuonI dIkSAnI lAlasA evI vadhI gaI che ke tenuM pariNAma kesara jevuM Avaze. mArA jevA ke rasikalAla jevA upara bhale humalA kare paNa have to tevA AcAryathI asahakAra karI yuvake temanI sAme caDAI karI vijayane vAvaTo pharakAvavA taiyAra thayA che. mane lAge che ke sUryavijaya AcAryane vinAzakALe viparita buddhi sujhI che. huM sAdhu samAjane cahAvAvALe che, temanI AvazyaktA paNa che, paNa AvA ayogya dIkSAnA himAyatI sAdhuone ane gRhasthAzramane dhikkAranAra sAdhuone te virodhI chuM. AvA sAdhuonI dIkSA pravRtti teDI nAkhavAja A samAjanI sthApanA thaI che ane kAma karanAra utsAhI yuvakene zuM kAma ApavuM tene nirNaya karavA A sabhA maLI che. mane paNa A samAjanI sevA karavA ane uddeza pramANe kAma karavA adhiSThAtA devo saMpUrNa tAkAda Ape (tALIo). ATaluM kahI AjanuM kAma zarU karavA vinaMtI karI besI javAnI rajA lau chuM. oma zAMti ! zAMti ! zAMti ! A pachI samAjanA sekreTarI rA. dinakaralAle vigatavAra nIce pramANe racanAtmaka kAryakramano TharAva raju karyo. 1 hAlamAM je ayogya dIkSAo apAya che te aTakAvavA A samAjanA aMge gAme gAma pracAra samitio sthApavI. 2 A samitinA sabhyoe jyAM jyAM jarUra jaNAya tyAM tyAM bhASaNa ApavAM, lokamata keLava ane strI purU ke chokarA chokarIone saMtADyAnI khabara paDe ke tarataja. temanI hakIkata meLavI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 prakaraNa 19 muM. kenI jANa mATe vartamAnapAmAM prakaTa karavI ane yogya lAge to polIsamAM jAherAta ApavI. 3 evI rIte guma thayelA IsamanAM mAbApa ke sagAM vahAlAne dareka prakAranI madada karavI. kadAca virUddha pakSavALA vAMdhe uThAve ane sarakAranI madada meLavavA jevuM hoya te te meLavavI. kadAca sAdhuone To pakSa laI temanA bhakta zrAvake laDavA Ave te temanI sAme yogya pagalAM bharavAM. kora kesa caDe to ApaNuM pakSane sarvathA madada karavI. 4 AvI sthapAyelI pracAra samitioe pitAnA hevAlo bhadrApurInI heDa eNphIsamAM mokalI ApavA. 5 A samAja taraphathI je jarUra jaNAya to "ayogya dIkSAniSedha" nAmanuM aThavADIka patra kADhavuM. pracAra kAma karavAmAM je koInA upara Aphata Ave to tene A samAje dareka prakAranI madada karavI. 6 gurUonA ayogya trAsathI pIDAtAM sAdhu sAdhvIne sahAya ApavI ane temane dukhamAMthI mukta karavA prayatna karavA. uparanA TharAva upara judA judA gRhasthanAM vivecana thayA bAda te TharAva sarvAnumate pasAra karavAmAM Avyo hato. te pachI pramukhanI AjJA laI mAlatI bena bhASaNa karavA ubhA thayAM ke tALIonA gaDagaDATa thaI rahyuM. temaNe madhura kaMThe jaNAvyuM pramukha mahAzaya, bhAIo ane bene ! Aje mAruM hRdaya khAlI karavAne mane je acAnaka lAbha maLyo che te mATe pramukhane upakAra mAnuM chuM. huM strI chuM tethI strIonuM hadaya kevuM narama hoya che te sArI rIte jANuM chuM. purUSoe amane evI sthitimAM mukI che ke cUM ke caeN karavAno amane adhikAra nathI. huM te ema samajatI hatI ke amArA pakSamAM sAdhuo haze, kAraNa ke teone dayALu kahevAmAM Ave che, rAgadveSathI rahita gaNavAmAM Ave che paNa huM te jyArathI samajaNuM thaI chuM tyArathI joI rahI chuM ke keTalAka sAdhuomAM te dayAne chAMTe paNa jovAmAM AvatA nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja racanAtmaka kAryakrama 157 nnnnnnnn temanAM hRdaya kALA pathara karatAM paNa kaThaNa hoya che. navaparaNita strIonA dhaNuM upADI jaI temane ADuM avaLuM samajAvI celA banAvI de che. bicArI strIo temanAM chAjI le che. chatAM sAdhune dayA AvatI nathI. yuvAnIthI khIlatI tarUNa strIone chatA dhaNue raMDApa Ape che. ghaNaja dilagIrI sAthe kahevuM paDe che ke sAdhunI pakSamAM purUSo rahI bicArI raDatI bALAne dhakkA mArI kADhI muke che. lAcAra chIe ke dhArAsabhAmAM dhArA ghaDavAnI lagAma strIonA hAthamAM AvI nathI (hasAhasa). purUSo potAnA hako jALavI rAkhe che. purUSone pitAnI strI kabaje levAno adhikAra, strI ghera na Ave te keraTe jAya ane keraTa tene kabaje sepe. paraMtu strIonA dhaNane sAdhu upADI jAya ane keraTa strInI dAda pharIAda sAMbhaLe nahIM. zuM A te nyAya ke haDahaDato anyAya ? (eka avAja-anyAya) zarama che AvA kAyadAo ghaDanAra pakSapAtI purUSone ? hamaNAM thoDA divasa upara dhArAsabhAmAM dIkSAno kAyado ghaDavA kaI jana baMdhue darakhAsta karelI che te mATe kharekhara temane dhanyavAda ghaTe che. darakhAsta raju karatAM temaNe je je dAkhalAo ApyA che te vAMcatAM koIne paNa AMsu AvyA vinA raheze nahIM. je dAnalAe ApyA tethI vadhAre hRdayabhedaka banAvo banelA che ane hAla bane jAya che. pramukhazrI rA. bA. azvinIkumAra jevA bAhoza vidvAna vakIne ApaNI jJAtimAM hayAtI bhogave ane amArA jevI strIo upara sAdhue temanA dhaNuM chokarAM vagere upADI jaI trAsa vartAve e thoDuM zaramAvA jevuM che ! (hasAhasa). huM dhAruM chuM ke A zabdothI pramukha mahAzayane kheTuM nahIM lAge. teo amArA vaDIla che. huM jANuM chuM ke strIonA uddhAra mATe teo AgevAnI bharyo bhAga le che paNa A tarapha temaNe najara pheravI hoya ema jaNAtuM nathI. mane khAtrI che ke je pramukha sAheba A upara dhyAna Apaze te jarUrI sAdhuonI AvI pravRtti rama paDaze. dhArAzAstrIone ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 prakaraNa 19 muM. dhArAsabhAnA sabhyone mArI khAsa namra vinaMtI che ke purUSo strIo sAthe hastameLApa karI vacanathI baMdhAya che chatAM AvI rIte strIne rajhaLatI mukI lagnane vacanabhaMga karI dIkSA le che te baMdha thavuM joIe eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu vacanabhaMga mATe zikSA karAvavI joIe. (hasAhasa). hAlamAM cAlu kAyadAmAM e sudhAre thavo joIe ke strIo pitAne dhaNane kabaje levo hoya te laI zake ane dIkSA aTakAvI zake. A sivAya A dIkSAnI ghelachA maTavAnI nathI. sAdhuo amArA dharmagurUo che, pUjya che, paNa jyAre teja rakSaka amArA bhakSako thAya, amArAM chokarAM upADI jAya, dhaNIne upADI jaI bhIkha mAgatAM kare, tyAre evA dharmagurUone hajAra gAu dUrathIja namaskAra che. ame sAruM sAruM vaharAvIe, ane huM ghaNe sthaLe jevuM chuM to strIo potAnAM chokarAMne gaLe TuMpo de paNa umadA vastu mahArAjane Agraha karI vaherAve. kadAca kAMI cUka Ave ane munimahArAja vahoryA vinA pAchA jAya te AMkhamAM AMsu lAve ane Akho divasa jIva bALe. AvA bhAvathI strIo gocarI Ape ane tenA badalAmAM temanA dhaNIne ke chokarAne phelAvI laI jaI muMDI nAMkhe! ke upakArane badale !! che kAMI bAkI ? (zarama ! zarama !) mane mApha karaje, kahyA vinA chuTakeja nathI ke sAdhuo vyAkhyAna vakhate bhaLI strIone evAM dRSTAMta Ape che ke juo amuka mANase muni mahArAjane bhAvapUrvaka amuka bhajana vaherAvyuM mATe temanI sadgati thaI. A pramANe bhojana vahorAvavAthI muktinuM phaLa maLe che, evI temanI udarapoSavAnI yuktio vyAkhyAna dvArA prasaMgopAta bhoLI strIe AgaLa raju kare che. mekSa ane svarganuM sukha meLavavuM kene na game ? maLaze ke nahIM te to jJAnI mahArAja jANe paNa sAdhunA zabda upara bharoMse rAkhI bhoLI strIo sAruM sAruM umadA bhejana vaherAve che. pachI bhale dhaNI ke chokarAM bhukhe mare tenI darakAra karatAM nathI-ulaTa AjanI rasoI saMkaLa thaI ema Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja-racanAtmaka kAryakrama 159 mmmmmmmmmm mAnI manathI harakhAya che. AvuM bheLapaNa strIonA hRdayamAMthI dUra karavAnI jarUra che. vaLI ghaNe sthaLe evuM paNa jovAmAM Ave che ke koI chokarAM vinAnI zrImaMta vidhavA sAdhune jANamAM Ave che te sAdhue temane tyAM traNa cAra vakhata jAya che, savAre pANI levA, pachI cA dudha levA, pachI daza vAge ane sAMje gocarI levA. e pramANe traNa cAra vakhata jaine bAIne dharmakriyA karavAne baMdha karaze. je strI jarA mAthAnI maLI agara mArA jevAnA sahavAsamAM AvI pahoMcelI (hasAhasa) banelI jovAmAM AvI to te prayoga be traNa divasa ajamAvI pAchA haThaze. paNa jo bhoLA dilanI maLI che te tene bhegaja maLyA. ukALeluM pANa-nahIM pItI hoya te te pIvA Agraha karaze. ane e Agraha keva! "je paccakhANa nahIM lo te tamArA gharanuM nahI vahora" evA Agraha sAthe dhamakI. mahArAjane beThuM lAgaze ane pAchA jaze evuM dhArI strIo bAdhA le che. pachI lIlotarI baMdha karAve. ema dhIme dhIme tene bheLavI dIkSAnA pATA upara caDAvavA siddha sAdhake maLI prayatna karaze, temanI sAdhvIone vaLagADaze ane pachI tenA paisAnI gAMsaDI upara najara karaze, "jo bena ! sAta kSetramAM paisA kharacavAthI dhaNanI kamANIne sadupayoga thaze, sAta kSetramAM sAdhu, sAvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA, devAlaya, pratimA ane jJAna" ema AMgaLInA veDhA upara gaNAvI prathama sAdhu sAdhvI upara bhAra mukI keAI Thagabhakta ubhA karI tenI mAraphata pisAnI vyavasthA karavA ADakatarI sUcanA karaze. ema kahI tenuM mana palALI dIkSA ApavAnI taiyArI karaze ane chevaTe dIkSA ApI te paisAnI gAMsaDI pelA bhakta mAraphata hAI karI jaze. (khuba hasAhasa) alabata sAdhu paisAne na aDe e vAta sAva sAcI che paNa joDe prAiveTa sekreTarIo jevA Thaga bhakto rAkhyA hoya te badhI vyavasthA kare. eTale sAdhune paisAne aDavAne ke jevAne saMbhava paNa kayAM che ? mApha karaje mArA baMdhuo! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 prakaraNa 19 muM. wuwuunuvuruvuvimo mAre kahevuM paDe che ke A pramANe sAdhuo khAnagI peDhIe calAve che peDhIo ! ! khAya tenuM ja khode che ! sAruM sAruM vaharAve teneja luMTe che, AvI rIte keTalAka sAdhuo bheLI strIone trAsa ApI rahyA che e amArAthI bIlakula sahana thatuM nathI. atre AvelI sAdhvIomAM paNa evI duHkhI sAdhvIo che ke temanI sthiti sAMbhaLIne AMsu Ave che. A sthaLe mAre zrImaMta gRhasthone paNa be zabdo kahevAnI jarUra che. gRhastho ! bekArI e burAmAM burI balA che. ghaNu vakhate te strI purUSone potAnA dharmathI patita kare che. evI bekAra avasthAno lAbha tAkIne beThelA zikArIo laI le che. tamAmanAM hRdaya eka sarakhAM hotAM nathI. darekamAM sahana karavAnI ane Atmabhoga ApavAnI zakti hotI nathI. tethI jenAmAM jeTalI nirbaLatA teTalI tenAmAM nItithI zithilatA praveza kare che. dharmadhahelA zrImaMta sAdhune khuza karavA celA ANuM Ape che, temanI pAse lokone phasAvavA paisAnuM jabaruM sAdhana tethI bekAra avasthA bhogavanAra purUSo temanA bhoga thaI paDe che. te bicArA devAthI DubI gayA hoya, khAvAne takalIpha paDatI hoya, kuTuMbane nirvAha karavA sAdhana na hoya. dhadho ke nokarI na hoya, ane sAdhu pAse jatA AvatA hoya eTale bhakta zrImatenA paricayamAM Ave, sAdhu bIjA sAdhako dvArAe dIkSAnI vAta calAve, Ama yukti prayuktithI teo pisAthI bheLavAI dIkSAnI jALamAM bekArInI lAcArIthI sapaDAya. strI raDatA mukhe bekArIthI muMge meDhe sahana karI le ane pitAnA saubhAgyane vece. dhaNunA badalAmAM paisA maLyA eTale te saubhAgyaviya nahIM te bIjuM zuM ? zrImaMta gRhastha bekArIne Ama lAbha le che. strIone paNa vagaranI kare che. temanI pavitra pharaja te e che ke evI garIbAImAM AvelA dhaNIne dhaMdhe lagA joIe, tene lAyaka ne karIe vaLagADa joIe, temAMja kharuM puNya samAyeluM che. AvA dharma ghahelA zrImaMta bekA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat ami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja-racanAtmaka kAryakrama. 161 rIne lAbha laI garIbane dIkSA apAvI temanI strIone paisA ApI vidhavA jevI banAvI puNya bAMdhatA nathI paraMtu pApanA poTalA bAMdhe che, temanA nizAsAnA chAMTA A bhavamAM nahIM to bIjA bhavamAM uDayA vinA rahevAnA nathI. bekArIno AvI rIte sAdhuo ane zrImate upayoga kare te amArA jevI strIothI te bIlakula sahana thatuM nathI. huM je kadAca moTI mIlana ejaMTa houM te jarUra AvAM garIba kuTuMbanA mukhya purUSone nokarIe caDAvuM, temanA mATe zikSaguno kalAsa ughADuM, (sAMbhaLo) ane temane bhaNAvI mIlamAM rAkhuM, paNa temanI strIo ane bALabaccAMthI vikhuTA naja pADuM. (tALIo) viraha vedanA, vaidhavya, vhAlAnA viga, e kevAM hadayaghAtaka du:kha che te strIo ja jANI zake. prasUtinI vedanA vaMdhyA strIo kadI na jANuM zake. zrImaMta bhaktane puchuM chuM ke tamArI strIo tamAre viyoga sahana karI zake che? vADI, vaibhava, maTara, bAgabagIcA vigere hoya che, pachI dhaNuthI zuM vadhAre che ? (hasAhasa). A temane nathI pAlavatuM te garIba strIonA dhaNuM paDAvI laI temane paisA ApI mana manAvo tethI zuM vaLyuM ? te pisAthI dhaNanuM sukha maLI zake tema che ? (hasAhasa) zrImaMta bhakato ! sAdhuonA bhamAvyA na bhamo. paisA ApI strIenA dhaNa na paDAvo, temAM te ghera pApa samAyeluM che, sAdhuo te gRhasthAzramo enAM ghara bhAgavA kuhADAnA prahAre mArI rahyA che, dara sAla keTalAM ghara bhAge che tene vicAra kare. | gRha ! AvA sAdhuo upara dAjha te evI caDe che ke - je ke kahevuM zobhatuM nathI paNa kahevAI jAya che ke - evI vidhavA jevI banelI strI bIjAonI sAthe ghara bAMdhI agara jAhera punarlagna karI upAzrayanI sAme ja ghara laine rahe ane sAdhune roja satAve tyAre vera vaLe (khuba hasAhasa). paNa lAcAra ! ! tema karavAmAM jAtane bhraSTa karavI paDe che. vera vALavAnI khAtara jAtane bhraSTa karI jIvana patita karavuM bIlakula ucita lAgatuM nathI tethI te vicAra dabAvI rAkhavo paDe. 11 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 prakaraNa 19 muM. che. paNa jarUra samajajo ke e prasaMga paNa ubho thaze. tevA nahIM te tenA jevA eka be dAkhalA paNa banelA che. te vartamAnapatromAM vAMcavAmAM AvyA haze. je vicAra meM upara darzAvyo te vicAra no janma pALyo nathI. paNa keTalAMka phaLadrupa bhejAMmAMthI kyArane bahAra paDI cukelo che. aMgrejImAM kahevata che ke Necessity is the mother of invention arthAta jarUrIAta yAne AvazyakatA e navI navI zodhakhoLane janma ApanAra mAtA che. matalaba ke jarUrIAta pitAne raste pitAnI meLe sIdhI ke ADakatarI rIte zodhI le che. vaLI kahyuM che ke Necessity has no law arthAta jarUrIAta kAyadAkAnUne rItarIvAja ane vyavahAranAM baMdhana kere mukI pitAnuM kAma sAdhI le che. ApaNAmAM paNa kahyuM che ke "khapa tene zeSa nahIM." kahevAne sArAMza e che ke jyAre AvA sAdhuo chatA dhaNue strIone raMDApa Ape tyAre kudarata temAMthI navA navA rastA zodhI kADhavA strIone preraNAkarAve temAM zuM AzcaryA? A uparathI khyAla Avaze ke strIonA hakamAM sAdhuo bhayaMkara nukasAna karI rahyA che. tethI AvA vicAre janma pAme che. mATe sAdhuonAM AvAM kRtya aTakAvavA mATe jevI A saMsthA sthApana thaI che tevI saMsthA amo strIo paNa sthApavA taiyAra chIe. je A kAma pramukha mahAzayanAM dharmapatnI a0 sau. mahAzvetA ke jeo gejyaeTa che ane je mArI joDe ja beThelAM che te upADe te jarUra ame pharahamaMda nIvaDI zakIe (tALIo). je pramukhazrInI AjJA hoya to tevI saMsthA Ajeja sthApIe ane tenuM nAma "bhaginIsamAja" rAkhIe. AvI saMsthA sthApyA sIvAya chuTako nathI. (tALIo). strI jAtine mATe saLagatI sItamanI bhaThThI kAyama ja che. cAre bAjuthI strIo temAM homAI rahI che. bhAIo ! mApha karaje, mAre tamane kahevuM paDe che ke tame purUSo amArI jarA paNa dayA khAtA nathI. sATha varasane Dose thAya che te paNa tene ghoDe caDavAnuM mana thAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaginI samAjanI sthApanA. 163 che ane bicArI bAra tera varasanI kanyA sAthe lagna karI kumaLI kaLIne ghAtakI banI chuMdI nAkhe che. AvA dAkhalAo dara varase keTalA bane che te tame juo che. eka bAju tame gRhasthAzrama Ama amane satA ane bIjI bAjue amArA dharmaguruo amane satAve. gharaDA DosA marIne strIne raMDApo Ape tyAre sAdhuo chatA dhaNue raMDApa Ape. nyAta sAMbhaLe nahIM, sarakAra dAda Ape nahIM, tyAre have amAre zuM karavuM? have jAhera pokAra karI duHkha rahyA zivAya chUTako ja nathI. AvI saMsthA ughADI pramukhazrInAM dharmapatnI a. sau. mahAzvatAne mokhare khaDAM karI ame strIo amArA upara gujaratA trAsamAMthI mukta thavA prayatna karIzuM ane tamArA jevA ke je amArA pratye dayAnI lAgaNIthI jue che ane amArA hItanuM kAma karI rahyA che temanI madadathI phakta maMda thavA bhAgyazALI nIvaDIzuM. purUSo mAnaze te bhale, nahIM to pachI amAruM hathIAra je rUsaNAnuM yAne asahakAranuM che te ugAmIzuM. joIe chIe purUSo strIo vinA kevI rIte gRhasthAzrama calAvI zake che ? (khuba hasAhasa). bhAIo! A vAtathI Apane hAsya Ave temAM navAI nathI. paNa Apa jANI zakaze ke A mArA hRdayanA baLApAne ubhA che. te ubharo ghaNA divasathI bharAI rahyA hatA te bahAra kADhavAnI Aje mane taka maLI che tene huM lAbha laI rahI chuM. baLapAthI kadAca mArAthI kaThora zabdo belAI gayA hoya to zabdonI koratA upara dhyAna nahIM ApatAM teno aMdarano bhAva samajI te upara dhyAna Apaze. AzA che ke pramukhazrInA hAthe ja ame Aje amAro "bhaginIsamAja' udhADelo jAhera karavA bhAgyazALI thaIzuM. te saMbadhI zuM karavuM te vidvAna daMpatIne bhaLAvIe chIe. bhAIo! Aje bolavAmAM kadAca mArAthI aviveka thayo hoya to mane kSamA karaze. meM mAre hRdayane ubhare bahAra kADhyo che. ATaluM kahI besI javAnI rajA lau chuM. (jozabhera tALIo) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 prakaraNa 19 muM. te pachI pramukhazrIe nIce pramANe upasaMhAranuM bhASaNa zarU karyuM gRhastha ane suzIla bene ! huM dhArato hato te karatAM bamaNe AnaMda prApta thayuM che. eka te je kAma mane rucatuM hatuM te kAma uThAvavAnI Aje mane taka maLI ane bIje AnaMda e ke "bhaginI samAja"nI sthApanA thaI. ApaNe strI varga je ghaNo pAchaLa che, kahe ke jene ApaNe AgaLa vadhavA dIdho nathI te varga Aje pita thaI pitAnuM rakSaNa karavA bahAra paDe che. A samAcAra jANuM ayogyadIkSAnA himAyatI gRhastha ghaNuM dilagIra thaze. kAraNa ke "nArI narakanI khANa che,"--"bALa pazu era nArI e saba tADana ke adhikArI" evA siddhAMtanA te gRhastha che. AjanuM mAlatI benanuM bhASaNa bhASaNa nathI paNa manane - kharA jIgarano - baLatA hRdayane - ubhare che. temaNe strIonA duHkhane pokAra purUSa AgaLa raju karyo che. temaNe jaNAvelI eke eka vAta kharI che. "strIo bhaNe eTale vaMThI jAya che e mAnyatA keTalAka gharaDAoe ane dharmagurUoe purUSonA magajamAM evI ThasAvI dIdhI che ke te bicArI ajJAnane lIdhe pitAnAM duHkha kahI zakatI nathI. zarIramAM game tevAM rUpALAM dekhAtAM hoya paNa hIMmatamAM evAM ke je koI DarAve te tarataja gharamAM nAzI jaI hAya hAya karI buma pADe. eja kAraNathI kahevata paDI che ke bAra strIe bagalAnuM jora - zekyo pApaDa. bhAgavA jeTalI zaktine paNa abhAva hoya che.' evI temanI zaktinI kalpanA karavAmAM Ave che. AthI e pariNAma AvyuM che ke ApaNI saMtati dina pratidina nirmAlya thatI jAya che. A badhuM kayAre samajavAmAM Ave che ke jyAre jJAna thAya tyAreja. paNa bhaNe te strIo vaMDI jAya evI meTI hajAra maNanI zIlA ApaNuM pragatinA paMthamAM paDelI che te dUra kyAre thaze ke jyAre AvAM mAlatI bena jevAM strI ratna samAjamAM pAkaze tyAreja (tALIo). evI strIo purUSonI AMkha ughADaze. keLavaNI lIdhAthI strIo vaMDI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaginI samAjanI sthApanA. 165 jAya che te bhAvanA tadana khoTI che. keLavaNI lIdhA vagaranI strIo paNa vaMDI gayelI joIe chIe tenuM zuM? keLavaNI zIvAya magaja keLavAtuM nathI. samajavAnI zakti AvatI nathI. satya svarUpa samajAtuM nathI. hIMmata AvatI nathI. jANavA chatAM paNa elavAne ke samajAvavAne jIbha upaDatI nathI. A tamAma khAmIo jJAna saMpAdana karavAthI dUra thAya che. huM strIkeLavaNI upara Ama vivecana karI Apane vakhata levA mAgato nathI paraMtu mAlatI benanuM daSTAMta ApI jaNAvavA mAguM chuM ke keLavaNI pAmavAthI strI pitAne bacAva karavA tAkAta meLavI zake che. (tALIo) gRhastho ane eno ! mAlatI bene jemane mATe bhaginIsamAjanA pramukha thavAnI sUcanA karI che te temanI joDe ja beThelAM che ane temaNe ghaNI ja khuzInI sAthe svIkAra karyo che (tALIo) paNa te sAthe mArI sUcanA paNa evI che ke te saMsthAnA sekreTarI tarIkenI padavI ApaNAM mAlatI bena svIkAraze evI khAtrI che (tALIo) huM AzA rAkhuM chuM ke A bhaginI samAja have pitAnuM baMdhAraNa bAMdhI kAma AvatI kAlathI zarU karaze, ane te A agya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjanI sAthe joDAineja karaze jethI kAma karavAnI saraLatA paDe. vaLI jANune AnaMda thAya che ke A samAjanA kAyamanA pramukha rA. rasikalAla che, mAlatI bena te temanAM dharmapatnI thAya che. Ave temane patipatnIne saMbaMdha baMne saMsthAne sukharUpa kalyANakArI ane phaLadAyI nIvaDe evI prabhu pratye prArthanA che. A ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjanA racanAtmaka kAryakramanuM kAma kAryavAhake kAlathIja hAthamAM leze evI AzA che. A saMsthAnA phaMDamAM huM eka hajAra rUpIA bakSIsa ApuM chuM. (tALIo) have vizeSa nahIM bolatAM AjanI sabhAnuM kAma pUruM thayeluM jAhera karuM chuM. pramukha, mAlatIbena tathA gRhasthane upakAra manAyA bAda sabhA visarjana thaI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 prakaraNa 20 muM. prakaraNa 20 muM. suvarNapuramAM AcArya sUryavijaya ane dIkSA mahotsava. (gajhala) madaazvathI nIce utara, vicAra kara duHkhI upara, kudarata upara tuM kara najara, nasIhata tane de sAnamAM. cetana! samaja haradama laI AlamatamAzA khyAlamAM. phula jIgara kheMce che phajhara, karamAya jAtAM dinakara, tevI dazA vicAra kara asthira A saMsAramAM. cetana ! samaja haradama laI AlamatamAzA khyAlamAM. -lekhaka kAvya saritA. AcAryazrI sUryavijyajI kalekaTaranI keraTanI upAdhimAMthI phAgaNa suda 1 nA roja mukta thayA ke ziSya parivAra sahita suda 2 nA divase prabhAte cha vAge suvarNapura tarapha javA nIkaLyA. temane vaLAvavA mATe ghaNuM strI purUSo darabAjA sudhI gayAM. temanA khAsa bhakatonI AMkhamAMthI AMsu kharavA lAgyAM. AcArya darabAjA bahAra eka sthaLe ubhA rahI sarvane dezanA ApI maMgaLAcaraNa saMbhaLAvI cAlatA thayA. temanI sAthe dIkSAne abhilASI gopALadAsa maganalAla tathA dIkSAnA. umedavAra tenA cAra mitro sAthe joDAyA. bahAra gAmathI AvelA jaina gRhastha mahArAjane vaLAvI TrenamAM pitapatane gAma vidAya thaI gayA. keTalAka custa bhakate joDenA eka gAma sudhI AcAryanI sAthe page. cAlatA gayA. sAdhvIoe paNa teja vakhate sAdhvIonA upAzrayathI vihAra karyo ane te paNa AcAryanI pAchaLa suvarNapura tarapha javA upaDayAM. ughADA page cAlavuM, upakaraNa tathA pustakanA bhAra zarIra upara bAMdhavA, vaLI moTAM sAdhvIne sAmAna paNa levo vIgere sAdhvIpaNAnA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ suvarNapuramAM AcArya suryavijaya ane dIkSA mahotsava. 167 AcAranI upAdhio vihAramAM pelAM navadIkSita sAdhvI caturazrIne AkarI lAgI. dIkSA lIdhA pahelAM to "Ava bena bese, padhAre" vagere mAnabharelA zabdo maTAM sAdhvInA mukhathI sAMbhaLatAM paNa have tene badale kaTu zabdanAM bANa chuTavA lAgyAM. "alI caturathI kayAM gaI ? kyAranI zuM kare che ? mahArAjane thAka lAgyo che samajaNa nathI paDatI ?" evI gulAmagIrI karAvavAnA isArA ane sUcanAo joDenI sAdhvIo karavA lAgI. have to dAsI tarIke tenI pAsethI kAma levA mAMDayuM. vihAra karatAM karatAM eka meTuM gAma AvyuM ke tyAM badhA sAdhuo ane sAdhvIo rokAyAM ane kasturavijaya tathA caturazrIne temanI dIkSA vakhate pelI be patrikAo bahAra paDI hatI tenA DarathI ekadama utAvaLa karI temanA sagA saMbaMdhIone khabara ApyA zIvAya vaDI dIkSA ApI dIdhI. caturazrIe vaDI dIkSA lIdhI eTale tenA mAthe kAmane baje vadhI paDaje, atyAra sudhI te tene mATe bIjI sAdhvIo AhAra pANI vahorI lAvatI temAMthI tene AhAra pANI maLatAM, paNa have to tenuM vahorI lAveluM badhAne upayogamAM AvatuM hovAthI tenA mAthe pANu tathA gocarI vahorI lAvavAno bojo paDe. ughADA page cAlI vihAra karavo ane mukAma karatAMnI sAthe moTI sAdhvIo mATe pAlabhAI-"te che , 1 bharI lAvavA, gocarI lAvavI, temanI bhakti uThAvavI, paga dAbara bela kavi kADhavA ityAdi pharajyAta kAmane baje A caturathInA mAnavI paDa. dIkSAmAM temane naMbara chello hatuM tethI te darekanI dAsI, darekanA TuMkArA sAMbhaLavA paDe, darekanuM kAma karavuM paDe, ane je vAra lAge to moTAM sAdhvI meTA sAde tADuke, rovarAve ane trAsa Ape. temanAM gurU kaMcanazrIno svabhAva ghaNeja ugra hato, navI celI mukavAmAM ghaNAM kuzaLa hatAM, tethI ghaNuM bicArI bArIo ane kumArikAo temanI dIkSAnI jALamAM sapaDAtAM hatAM. atyAra sudhImAM evI ghaNI ghaNI strIonA bhava bagADayA che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com ukALelAI gepALa Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 prakaraNa 20 muM. keTalAMke te dIkSA choDI dIdhelI, keTalAMka temanAthI chuTAM paDelAM ane kaI kaI jatAM rahelAM. dareka sthaLethI zrAvikAo temane Thapako Ape paNa te mAne ja nahIM. pitAnuM dhAryuM ja hoMkyA kare. AkhA divasano hevAla AcArya sUryavijyanI AgaLa pUrepUre te raju kare ane temanI mAraphata purUSone laDAve, sAdhvIone paNa ThapakA apAve ane keTalIka vakhata te khUba AMsu paDAve. AvA prakAranA kaMcanazrInA svabhAvathI A bicArI catura zrI vAkephagAra nahatI, tethI te phasAI paDI. je umaMga ane hoMza dIkSA levAmAM hatAM tene aMza paNa tenA mukha upara dIkSA lIdhA pachI jaNAto nahoto. suzikSita maLelA dhaNInI cAkarI karavAthI kaMTALelI caturazrI dIkSA laI ArAmamAM vakhata gALavA IcchA rAkhatI hatI te badhuM uDI gayuM eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu hatI tenA karatAM dasagaNuM ApadAmAM AvI paDI. paNa have zuM kare ? phasAI paDI, divase divase tenuM zarIra ghasAtuM cAlyuM. page phellA paDavA lAgyA. ughADA page cAlI zakAya nahIM, chatAM paNa cAlavAne pharaja paDatI, hA nA karatI to gALe sAMbhaLatI, evAM saMkaTonI zarUAta thavA lAgI. parizramathI tAva paNa Avate, page kAMTA vAgavAthI ane phelA phuTavAthI herAna thatI paNa koNa tenI cAkarI kare ? ulaTa tenI pAsethI cAkarI levAmAM AvatI, tAvathI zarIra na cAlI zake chatAM lathaDI khAtI khAtI lagana. - parizrame teo nAnA nAnA gAme vihAra karatAM maganalAla divase suvarNapura AvI pahocyAM. Dora gAra AcArya sUryavijaya tathA temanI sAdhvIo suvarNapura pahoMcanA samAcAra jAkta temanA bhakta lAlabhAI zeTha kanakanagarathI meTaramAM bethI tyAM AcAryazrIne vAMcavA AvyA. suvarNapura relve sTezana nahotuM paraMtu meTaranI AvajA vadhAre hovAthI lokone re jevIja musApharInI savaDa thaI hatI. suvarNapura sAdhAraNa rIte ThIka gAma hatuM, jainAnI vastI sArI hatI. ahI paNa saMdhamAM be pakSa jovAmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Ata thara parathI zrI ganalAla tathA * . suda 12 nA Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ suvarNapuramAM AcArya suryavijaya ane dIkSA mahotsava. 169 AvyA. kAraNake AcAryazrInA keraTe caDelA khaTalAne saMdeza vartamAna patroe gAme gAma ane ghere ghera pahoMcADI dIdhuM hatuM tethI atre paNa AcAryazrInA mukhamAMthI bola paDe tevA jhIlI lenAra bhakato ghaNAja ochA hatA. paNa kanakanagarathI lAlabhAI jevA zeTha AvI pacavAthI AcArya mahArAjanuM mAna ThIka jaLavAyuM hatuM. AcArya ane lAlabhAI zeTha ekAMtamAM vAto karatA hatA tevAmAM pelo dIkSAne umedavAra gepALadAsa AcAryanI AjJA meLavI temanI pAse gayo ane vinaMtI karI "mahArAja ! have to mAre ane A mArA be mitra rajulAla ane mastulAlano sAthe dIkSA levAne vicAra thayo che. bIjA be jaNA hamaNAM nA pADe che paNa te ApanI sAthe rahevA mAge che, jyAre temane amArA jevo barAbara bhAva prakaTa thaze tyAre te dIkSA leze. tyAM sudhI ApanI sAthe vihAramAM raheze ! amane A gAmamAMja dIkSA Apo. jeTalA divasa cAritra vagara kADhIe chIe eTaluM amane nukazAna thAya che. amArI pAchaLa koI nathI, traNe paMDapathArI chIe. amAre kAMIpaNa joItuM nathI." AcArya-"tamAre ahIM ja dIkSA levAne bhAva hoya to ame -taiyAra chIe. tamArA sArA nasIbe lAlabhAI zeTha paNa atre AvelA che te moTI dhAmadhuma sAthe dIkSA apAvaze. kema lAlabhAI zeTha ?" lAlabhAI_"te kAmamAM huM to taiyAra chuM. muhUrta zedhI kADho." AcArya-"gopALadAsa! tamArI sAthe dIkSA levA IcchA rAkhanAra tamArA mitrone belAvo." mitre to nIce beThAja hatA. gepALadAsa temane bolAvI lAvyo. AcAryazrI temane joI khuza thayA, traNe juvAna hatA, mahArAjanI bhakti sArI rIte uThAvI zake tevA hatA. A pramANe temanI mukhAkRti joI pAsa karI traNene nIce javA sUcanA karI. AcArya-"lAlabhAI! ApaNe eka araja ApI bhadrApurIthI kalekaTaranI rajA maMgAvavI paDaze, tame mArA jAmInadAra rahyA eTale Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 prakaraNa 20 muM. tamane jarA paNa harakata na Ave e rIte mAre kAma levuM joIe. eTalI vivekabuddhi rAkhavAnI pharaja che." lAlabhAI-"vAha! emAM zuM? bhadrApurI jaI rajA meLavatAM keTalI vAra ? kaho to Aje temane laI jaI rajA meLavI AvuM. dharmanA kAmamAM DhIla zI?" ema salAha meLavI traNe umedavArone AcArya upara bolAvyA ane lAlabhAInI sAthe bhadrApurI jaI te kahe tema karavA jaNAvyuM. gopALadAsa-"ame te tame kaheze te pramANe tyAM lakhAvIzuM. ame amArI rAjIkhuzIthI bhAvapUrvaka dIkSA laIe chIe emAM bIjAne bolavAne ke vacce AvavAne haka zuM che ? nathI mAbApa ke nathI berI. keNa vAMdho uThAvavAnuM che? Apa kahe te vakhate temanI sAthe jaIe." A rIte nakkI karI lAlabhAI zeTha vALu karI pelA traNa jaNane laI meTaramAM kArI sTezane jaI tyAMthI TrenamAM bhadrApurI gayA. dharamacaMda zeThane tyAM mukAma karyo. pelA dIkSAnA umedavAre potAne mukAme gayA ane jyAM maLavA javA jevuM hatuM tyAM maLI AvI pAchA savAre zeThane maLyA. teone khAnagI rIte sUcanA ApI ke "tame kalekaTarane baMgale jAe, ame pAchaLathI AvIe chIe."te temanI sUcanA pramANe gayA ane thoDIvAra pachI lAlabhAI zeTha ane dharamacaMda kalekaTarane baMgale upaDyA. bahAra paTAvALAne lAlabhAIe pitAnA nAmanuM kArDa ApyuM. AvavAnI varadI maLI ke te aMdara gayA. kalekaTare AvakAra Apyo. lAlabhAIe badhI vAta raju karI. kalekaTare TelIphAnathI polIsa inspekaTarane bolAvyo. DIvAramAM te AvI pahoMcyo. te ane kalekaTara aMdaranA holamAM jaI khAnagI masalata karI bahAra AvyA. kalekaTare lAlabhAI pAsethI mahArAjanI vatI arajI lIdhI ane pelA traNa umedavArone bolAvI temane khulAse laI saDIo. laI kAmanI pUrNAhUti karI. kalekaTarano upakAra mAnI baMne jaNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ suvarNapuramAM AcArya suryavijaya ane dIkSA mahotsava. 171 - - - - - - tyAMthI vidAya thayA. kAMI paNa vAMdho uThAvyA zIvAya ekadama kalekaTare arajIno svIkAra karI rajA ApI tenI khuzAlImAM paravAnagI maLyAnA samAcAra tArathI AcAryane ApyA ane kArI sTezane meTara mokalavA jaNAvyuM. harakhamAM ne harakhamAM zeTha pelA traNa jaNane laI suvarNapura upaDI gayA. AcAryazrI TIpaNuM kADhI mudata jevA lAgyA, mAtra vidhati ke vyatipAta jevo maTe avaga na Avato hoya teja dRSTithI jovA lAgyA. trIjo divasa eTale ke phAgaNa vada 1ne dhULeTIne divasa avajoga vagarane ane duniyAnI dRSTie uttamamAM uttama jaDI Avyo. dIkSA lenAra pitAnA hetumAM saphaLa thAya tevo temAM uttama siddhiga jaNAya. - lAlabhAi zeTha AvI pahoMcyA ane jANe iDarI gaDha jItI AvyA hoya tema mahArAja AgaLa moTI moTI vAto karavA lAgyA. AcArya sAMbhaLIne khuza thayA. kalekaTare dIkSA ApavAnI manAI karI che evI lokamAM je vAta phelAI rahelI che te beTI pADavA caDasane laIne A dIkSA mahotsava moTA ThAThathI ujavAya evI AcAryane mahatvAkAMkSA utpanna thaI ane te lAlabhAIne jaNAvatAM lAlabhAIe te vAta upADI lIdhI, ane vacce A ekaja divasa bAkI hovAthI lAlabhAI tenI tajavIja karavA lAgyA. kanakanagarathI kuTuM. bane bolAvavA tathA baeNDa lAvavA tAra karyo. AcAryazrInA musaddA pramANe moTI kaMkutrIo chapAvI, te divase navakArazrI TharAvI ane AjubAjunA gAmaDAnA loko AvI zake te mATe khepIA mekalI . saMdezA pahoMcADI dIdhA. tAra chuTatAM meTA zaheromAMthI keTalAka temanA bhakate AvI pahoMcyA. lAlabhAi zeTha AvA puNyanA kAmamAM kAMkarAnI mAphaka rUpIA kharca karavA lAgyA. patrathI nahIM paNa tArathI ja tamAma sAthe vyavahAra rAkhyo.eka dharmazALAmAM meTuM rasoDuM ughADavAmAM AvyuM. vada 1 nA savAra sudhImAM tamAma loko AvI gayA, lAlabhAInuM kuTuMba paNa AvyuM. dIkSAnA divase A suvarNapura eka moTI jainaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 prakaraNa 20 muM. purI banI gayuM. paraMtu A AvanAramAM meTo bhAga tamAso jevA ja maLyo hato. vartamAnapatromAM AvelA bhavADA lokenI jANa bahAra nahotA. kaI kaI sthaLe te kaI kaI vacce zabdonI laDAIo paNa cAlatI. AcArya hukama karyo hato ke koIe koI paNa jAtanuM chApuM upAzrayamAM ke dharmazALAmAM lAvavuM nahIM. muhUrta sAMjanA 4 vAge hatuM. daivayoge tyAM koI moTA bAvAnI jamAta AvelI temAM hAthI hato. koI kharace lAlabhAI zeThe te hAthI maMgAvI tenA para pele traNe dIkSAnA umedavArane zaNagArI besADavA ane meTA ThAThathI varaghoDe AkhA zaheramAM pheravI dIkSAbhilASIone khUba saMsArane hA levaDAvyA. AcAryazrI paNa caDasanA mAryA jema bane tema vadhAre ThATha karavA lAlabhAIne uzkeratA. lAlabhAI zeTha paNa vAyare caDayA hatA. varaDe dharmazALAmAM utaryo ane traNe jaNane AcArya vidhipUrvaka dIkSAo ApI. gopALadAsanuM "guptavijaya." rajajulAlanuM rahasyavijaya" ane maMjulAlanuM "marmavijaya" e pramANe nAma rAkhavAmAM AvyAM ane temane sUryavijaya AcAryanA ziSya tarIke jAhera karavAmAM AvyA. teo teja divase aradhA gAu dUra AvelA eka nAnA gAmamAM vihAra karI bIje divase pAchA AvyA. A pramANe dIkSA mahotsava ujavI lAlabhAI zeTha mahAvIra jayaMtI kanakanagaramAM ujavavA mahArAjane AgrahapUrvaka vinaMtI karI temanI AjJA laI sahakuTuMba kanakanagara gayA. A prasaMge AcAryanA parivAranA ghaNA sAdhuo AjubAjunA gAme mAMthI tyAM AvyA hatA. phAgaNa vada 5 nA roja savAre AcAryazrI kanakanagara tarapha javAne nikaLyA. keTalAka bIjA sAdhuo temanI sAthe joDAyA ane keTalAka chuTA paDavA. cakoravijaye paNa pitAnA khAsa celAne tathA bhadrApurIvALA navadIkSita ziSya kasturavijayane sAthe laI AcAryathI chuTA paDI bIjA gAma tarapha vihAra karyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caturathI sAdhvIne vihAraparizrama. 173 prakaraNa 21 muM. caturazrI sAvIne vihAraparizrama | (dehare.) divasa phare teve same, samajaNa saghaLI vyartha, dharmarAja jugaTu ramyA, evo karyo anartha. savaLe dina savaLuM paDe, avaLe avaLuM thAya, aNa IcchayuM AvI maLe, Icchita aLaguM jAya. - kavi dalapatarAma. AcArya sUryavijyanI sAthe sAdhvIoe paNa suvarNapurathI vihAra karavAnI taiyArI karI paNa temane meTuM vigha AvI paDayuM. navadIkSita sAdhvI caturathI cAlI zake tevI sthitimAM rahI nahIM, page vAgelA kAMTAnI ane phuTI gayelA phollAnI evI vedanA tene thatI hatI ke tenAthI sahana thatI nahotI paraMtu temanAM gurU kaMcanazrIe tevA page kapaDAM baMdhAvI dhamakI ApI parANe parANe sAthe lIdhI. mahA mahenate vacce besatAM besatAM teo gAMdhArI gAmamAM AvI pahocyAM. A gAma paNa suvarNapura jevuM hatuM. sAdhu ane sAdhvInA upAzraya hatA. be jana devAlo hatAM. sAdhuoe sAdhunA upAzrayamAM ane sAthIoe sAdhvInA upAzrayamAM mukAma karyo. A vakhate AcAryanA ziSya zuddhivijaya, temanA keTalAka ziSya sahita rahelA hatA, te zazIkAnta nAmanA eka yuvakane dIkSAnI jALamAM sapaDAvavA prayatna karI rahyA hatA. ahIM caturazrI sovInI tabIata ghaNuM bagaDI, paga sujhI gayA, eka DagaluM paNa cAlavAnI zakti rahI nahIM ane Thale javuM paDe te ghaNeja trAsadAyaka thaI paDayuM. AcAryane khabara paDatAM temaNe zrAvakane bolAvI vaidyanI davA karAvavA kaMcanazrIne sUcanA karI. vaidya dUrathI tabIatanA samAcAra puchI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 prakaraNa 21 muM. davA ApI. upAzrayamAM jANe caturazrI nakAmuM mANasa thaI paDayuM hoya tevuM temanA pratye ghaNAMnuM vartana jaNAyuM. bicArIne maraDAnI AMkaDI Ave, keI hAtha pakaDI Talle javA laI jAya nahIM, nirUpAye paga ghasatI ghasatI bAjumAM ThallA mATe rAkhelI jagamAM jAya. kadAca kaMcanazrI bahAra gayAM hoya te koI sAdhvI madada kare, paNa temanI hAjarImAM te madada karavAnI koInI hIMmata cAle nahIM. eka bAju AvuM temane zArIrika duHkha thAya tyAre bIjI bAju kaMcanazrI evAM vAkabANa cheDe ke tenuM hadaya bhedAI jAya. "sAhebI karavI hatI te jakha mAravA dIkSA lIdhI ? ahIM to duHkha bhogavavAnuM che, duHkha paDe te te sahana karavuM joIe, kAyA paMpALavAnI nathI, kAyAne kaSTa ApI ekSapada meLavavAnuM che" ema kahI trAsa Ape. evAmAM koI zrAvikA AvI samAcAra puche che te bamaNa phALe caDe ane javAba Ape ke "khAvAnuM bhAna rAkhe nahIM, je je vaherI lAve te te khUba khAya, pachI mAMdI paDe emAM zI navAi?" ema juThuM bolI te bicArIne vagove. maraDAnI bimArIthI ThalAvALI jago bagaDe temAM paNa te cekIne doSa kADhe. celI zuM kare ? cAlavAnI zakita hoya to bahAra jaMgalamAM jAya. A pramANe kaMcanazrIe ThalAnI agavaDanuM bahAnuM kADhI bIjI sarva sAdhvIone sAthe laI gAmamAM eka sagavaDavALI dharmazALA hatI tyAM rIsamAM ne rIsamAM cAlavA mAMDayuM. pelI caturazInI pAse bIjI enA jevI dAsInuM kAma karanAra sAdhvI hatI tene cAkarI karavA mATe mukI. A joI uttamazrI je AdheDa uMmaranAM hatAM temane dayA AvI tethI te tathA temanI celI caMdanathI tyAM rokAyAM. A jANuM kaMcanazrI gusse thayAM ane temaNe pelI rAkhelI celIne pAchI bolAvI lIdhI ane uttamazrIne saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM ke "karaje caturazrInI cAkarI." A sAMbhaLI uttamazrI e paNa rokaDa javAba parakhAvI dIdho ke "ame cAkarI karIzuM, have ame tamArI sAthe rahevA paNa mAgatAM nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caturathI sAvIne vihAraparizrama. 175 thAya te karI nAkhaje." A pramANe chuTAM paDI uttamazrI ane tenI celI caMdana zrI caturazrInI pAse rahI temanI baradAsa rAkhavA lAgyAM, vaidyAnA kahevA pramANe davA karatAM ane emane anukULa AhAra pANuM lAvI ApatAM. A rIte thayelI khaTapaTa sAdhuonA upAzraye pahoMcI ane vAta carcAvA lAgI. - AcAryazrI uttamathI upara krodhAyamAna thayA ane sAdhvInA upAzraye jaI laDavA lAgyA. uttamazrIe vinayapUrvaka javAba Apo mahArAja! Apane ahIM AvavuM zubhatuM nathI, A rIte kaMcanazrIne pakSa laI amane beTI rIte Thapako Ape te vyAjabI nathI. A bicArI caturazrI maravA paDI che, cAlI zakAtuM nathI, tAva Ave che, maraDo thayo che, AvI du:khI dazAmAM tenI pAse eka celIne mukIne dharmazALAmAM rIsAine cAlyAM jatAM hatAM te zuM sAruM kahevAya? maraDAne lIdhe ThalAvALI jage bagaDe temAM te zuM kare? je page calAya tema hota te zuM karavA ahIM bese? tenA paga te juo! mahArAja mane temanI dayA AvI mATe ame baMne temanI cAkarI karavA rahyAM chIe." AcArya-"dIkSAmAM to duHkhaja bhogavavAnAM hoya! dIkSAmAM kAMI ezaArAma karavAnuM nathI. duHkha thAya te sahana karavuM joIe, duHkha bhogavavuM te to dehane dharma che, duHkha pApane dhue che." uttamazrI-"duHkha sahana karyA sivAya chUTakoja nathI, jene duHkha thAya che te teja bhogave che. paNa tenI saMbhALa te levI joie ne ? dIkSA lIdhI che tyArathI ja tenA upara keTalo badhe trAsa vartAvavAmAM Ave che te mArI jANa bahAra nathI. tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsu sukAtAM nathI. gulAmaDI karatAM paNa vadhAre nokarI uThAvI che tenuM A phaLa maLe che. huM kayAM bhUlI gaI chuM ? jyAre huM temanA mAthAnI thaI tyAre mane jaMpIne besavA dIdhI che. mArI paNa tenAthI vadhAre muMDI hAlata hatI. temanA trAsathI veza choDI devA huM taiyAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ~ ~~- ~~ -~ 176 prakaraNa 21 muM. -~-~~- thaI hatI te tame kema bhUlI jAo che ? mATe mahArAja! kaMcanazrIne AvI rIte pakSa na kheMce, temAM tamArI halakAI che. sAvIenA kAmamAM have vadhAre mAthuM mAravAthI pariNAma kharAba Avaze. tamArI hIlacAla huM joI rahI chuM. nAlAyaka celAone paNa tame. sAthe rAkhe che. sarakAre ATale sudhI tamane pahoMcADavA chatAM haju sudhI Teva bhUlI jatA nathI. mATe amArA upAzrayamAM paga deze nahIM. tamArI ane tamArA mAnItA celAonI hIlacAlathI ame dharAyAM chIe. mATe amArA upAzrayamAMthI cAlyA jAo." A rIte uttamazrIe AMkha caDAvI garjanA karI ke AcArya jhaTa pAchA vaLyA. A vakhate temanI sAthe bIjA saMdhADAnA traNa cAra sAdhuo jovA mATe AvyA hatA te kAMI nahIM bolatAM sIdhA pitAnA upAzraye AcAryanI sAthe cAlyA. temanA gayA pachI caturathI khUba raDavA lAgI ane bolI "uttamazrI ! tame mArA mATe ATaluM badhuM duHkha na bhego : meM hAthe karI patharo uchALI mAthuM dharI lohI kADheluM che, koIne paNa doSa nathI. doSa mArA nasIbano che. have to prabhu mAruM heta lAve te sArUM. mAre khare duzmana kaMcanazrI che. ane tene madada karanAra mArA bApa che. have pastA kare zuM thAya ? bAjI meM mArA hAtheja bagADI che. mArA hAthe ja mArI jIMdagI dhULa karI che." ema kahI raDavA lAgI. tene Ama raDatI dekhI uttamazrI dilAso ApI kahevA lAgI caturazrI ! caturazI! raDIza nahIM ! ulaTuM zarIra vadhAre bagaDaze. have pastAvo kare zuM thAya ?" raDatAM raDatAM caturazrI bolI " have mane khyAla Ave che ke duHkhamAM mANasanI kevI jarUra paDe che. ane te vakhate je madada kare che te ja kharA snehI gaNAya che. duHkhaja mitra ane strInI parIkSA kare che. huM kevI kamanasIba abhAgaNuM strI ke mArA patinA duHkhanI vakhate - cAkarI karavAnA aNI vakhatanA prasaMge parizramathI kaMTALI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caturazrI sAdhvIne vihAra parizrama. 177 kaMcanazronA pakSamAM peThI. mAbApe te vAtane Teke Apo. "pati te svArthanA sagA, te kAMI parabhavamAM madada karanAra nathI. " AvI AvI zIkhAmaNathI mane bhramita karI A dIkSAnI jALamAM sapaDAvI mArA patithI vikhuTI karI du:khanA mahAsAgaramAM DubAvI dIdhI che. koNa jANe patinI zI dazA haze ? mArA jevA pathArIvaza haze. mANasa vinA mane duHkha thAya che te huM temanI patnI chatAM temane cheDIne ahIM AvI tethI temane keTaluM badhuM duHkha thayuM haze ? Ane vicAra mane te vakhate bIlakula Avyo nahIM. he kamabakhta nasIba" ema kahI kapALe hAtha mArI nasIbane dhikkAra Apyo. are cArazrI! tuM A zuM kare che?" ema Thapake ApI uttamazrIe tene hAtha pakaDa ane kapaDAvatI AMsu sApha karavA lAgI. caturazrI-" uttamazrI ! have A AMsu mane mArA duHkhanAM nathI AvatAM. mane to mArA patinAM AMsu sAMbharI Ave che, temanA du:khanI kalpanAo manamAM khaDI thAya che, temanA duHkhanuM smaraNa mane duHkha rU5 thaI paDayuM che ane te duHkhanAM AMsu nIkaLI rahyAM che. atyAre mane kaI kahe ke "tamArA pati sAjA thayA che, duHkhamAMthI mukata thayA che ' eTalAja zabdo kAne paDe te huM mAruM tamAma duHkha visarI jAuM. " A tenA zabdothI uttamatrone paNa lAgI AvyuM, jeDe beThelI caMdanazrInI AMkhamAMthI te AMsu TapakavA lAgyAM. jarA vAra zAMta rahI uttamazrIe kahyuM "caturathI ! tArA kahevA pramANe tAre pUrva ItihAsa koI judA ja prakAranuM che. eTaluM ja jANatI hatI ke tAre pati vyasanI, daridrI ne mavAlI jevo hovAthI tane trAsa Apato hato mATe tenAthI kaMTALI dIkSA laI tenA pApamAMthI tuM chuTI che." caturazrIe javAba Apyo " uttamazrI ! meM te amRtanA yAlAne hAthe karI pheDI nAkhI amRta DhaLI nAkhyuM che. te eka 12 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 prakaraNa 21 muM. meTI peDhImAM nekara che, bI. e. sudhI aMgrejI bhaNelA che. sAro pagAra maLe che. paraMtu cha mAsathI temane gaLatInuM darada lAgu paDavAthI bIchAnAvaza che huM upAzraye sAdhvI pAse jatI AvatI eTale te ja zIkhavaNI kare ke dhaNuM to svArthI che, mAbApa paNa tevIja zIkhAmaNa Ape. have mane tene khyAla Ave che ke mAbApa mArA svArtha mATe nahIM paNa temanA svArtha mATe kahetAM hatAM. dhaNuM marI jaze eTale cheDI vidhavA thavAthI pIyaramAM saMbhALavI paDaze, mATe chene dIkSA le, jethI saMbhALavI maTe. Ama sau potapotAnA svArtha tAkatuM hatuM. paNa mAre svArtha bagaDe che tenuM bhAna na rahyuM. saMsAropaNamAM dhaNune pANIno loTo bharIne pAvo na pAlavyo ane ahIM merIA bharI bharIne thAkI gaI, AhAra pANI laI AvavAmAM ane paga dabAvavAmAM mArA hAtha dukhavA mAMDyA, gALe sAMbhaLI mArA kAna bahera mAryA gayA; ane chevaTe mArI A bhuMDI dazA thaI. meM mArA dhaNIne loTo bharI pANI pAyuM heta, hAtha paga paMpALyA hota, joIe tevI rasoI banAvI ApI hatI, madhura zabdomAM temanI AjJA pALI hota, to meM hAla jeTalI gulAmagIrI uThAvI che tene sema bhAga paNa thAta nahIM. temane saMgrahaNanuM darada hovAthI parANe parANe uThI jAjarUmAM jatA, paNa meM abhAgaNue eka divasa eTaluM paNa na kahyuM ke "tame bahAra jaze nahIM, khATalA pAse vAsaNamAM bese, huM sApha karIza." ane ahIM mAtru paravAmAM ane kapaDAM dhevAmAMthI uMcI AvI nahIM. aphasosa !! have hAyapITa kare zuM thAya?" uttamazrI-"te hAla jIve chene?" caturazrI "mAMdagI gaMbhIra hatI tethI koNa jANe zuM banyuM haze. atyAre koI mane kahe ke te jIvatA che te huM...zuM kahuM ? mArI jIbha upaDatI nathI." uttamazrI--"dhIraja rAkha! mane paNa duHkha paDavAmAM bAkI rahyuM nathI. amArI tadana garIba avasthA hatI. nAnI uMmaramAM rAMDI te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caturathI sAdhvIne vihAraparizrama. 179 vakhate mane pAMca varasane dIkarela hatuM. bAra varasano karatAM karatAM mane AMkhe pANI AvyuM. eTaluM vaLI sAruM hatuM ke caMdrAvatI gAmamAM amArI mAlikInuM ghara hatuM temAM rahetAM hatAM. AvakanuM kAMI sAdhana nahatuM. keIne tyAM rasoI karavA rahe te duniyA vAte kare. duniyAnA mArathI chevaTe ghaMTIno dhaMdhe hAthamAM lIdhuM hatuM. daLaNAM daLIne mAruM ane chokarAnuM pUruM karatI hatI. chokare cauda varasano thaye ke kharAba sebatane laIne bagaDI gayo, pUruM bhaNe paNa nahIM, mane paNa gALo de, tethI mane khUba kaMTALo Avyo. huM upAzrayamAM jatI hovAthI mane jarA bALabodha vAMcavAne abhyAsa hato. sAdhvIo pAse pratikramaNa zIkhI hatI. evAmAM amArA caMdrAvatI zaheramAM A kaMcanathI sAdhvI AvyAM. temaNe mane dIkSAnuM pANI chAMTavA mAMDayuM, te vakhate paNa A sUryavijaya AcArya joDe hatA. te lAgavagavALA hovAthI temaNe chokarAne ThekANe pADavA mATe keI zeThane bhalAmaNa karI. paNa zeTha e maLyo ke "tame dIkSA lo to chokarAne nokarI rAkhuM" AthI mArA manane ema lAgyuM ke chokare ThekANe paDe che, te mATe che eTale paraNI pitAno saMsAra calAvaze ane huM pite dIkSA lauM to zuM khoTuM ? ghaMTI cheDI chokarAne mATe karavAnI upAdhimAMthI mukta thai upAzrayamAM dharmadhyAna karI jIvana gujArIza. e nizcaya upara AvI chevaTe meM dIkSA lIdhI. mAre chokare hAla kyAM che tenI mane khabara nathI. kAraNake te bedarakAra ane uddhata hovAthI tenuM nasIba hoya te. sudharyo hoya. hAla te vAtane Azare ATha varasa thai gayAM; A ATha varasamAM jyArathI huM kaMcanazrIne uce svare bolI chuM tyArathI mane jarA kaLa vaLI che. nahIM te lAga cAra varasa sudhI tArA karatAM mArI vadhAre bhuMDI ava sthA hatI. kaMcanazrInA bhavADAnI to zI vAta karuM ? A bicArI caMdanathI mArI celI sattara varasanI che tene dIkSA Ape be aDhI varasa thayAM. tenAM mAbApa marI gayelAM hovAthI te mAmAnA ghera rahetI hatI. tene jyAre tera varasa thayAM tyAre tene paraNAvavA mATe tamAma Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 prakaraNa 21 muM. taiyArIo thaI rahelI. te paNa paraNavAne taiyAra hatI paNa tene meTa mAme nirdaya hatuM te paisAnA lobhamAM paDe. eka zeDIAe traNa hajAranI noTa tenA hAthamAM mukI ke cheDIne kaMcanazrInA tAbe seMpI dIdhI. kaMcanazrI prapaMca karavAmAM ane chokarIo saMtADavAmAM evAM jabarAM che ke bhalabhalAne patte lAgatuM nathI. temaNe gupta sthAne evA zedhI rAkhelAM che ke guma karatAM vAra lAgatI nathI. kaMcanazrIe tene bAra mAsa sudhI chupA sthaLe rAkhI, pAMca mAsa sudhI to eka jaNanA bhaMyarAmAM rAkhI. tene bIje mALe je tene paraNAvavAnI tarapheNamAM hato teNe khUba tapAsa karyo paNa kaMcanabInI prapaMcajALa AgaLa tenuM phAvyuM nahIM. ecite te maraNa pAme. paisA pAra mAme paNa devagata thayo. vAta jarA zAMta paDI ke tene dIkSA ApI dIdhI. te saMsArIpaNAmAM sAruM bhaNelI hatI, hamaNAM paNa bhaNe che, paNa hamezAM ciMtAgrasta rahe che. AvI cheDIne dIkSA ApyAthI zuM phAyado thAya ? zarUAtamAM paNa AnA upara khuba trAsa thavA mAMDaze. te te roja pike poka mukIne raDe. huM roja tene mArI pAse rAkhI dhIraja ApatI, jyAre vadhAre trAsa karavA lAgyAM tyAre mAre kaMcanazrIne kahevuM paDayuM ke " jAo te mArI celI che, tamAre DahApaNa karavuM nahIM." jyArathI A pramANe saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM che tyArathI A caMdana zrI duHkhamAMthI mukta thai che. tArA duHkhanI A zarUAta che tethI tene vadhAre lAge che. ame te rIDhAM thaI gayAM chIe eTale ATaluM bolI zakIe chIe. " thAya tevA thaIe te gAma vacce rahIe" e kahevata khetI nathI. mATe caturathI dhIraja rAkha ane tAruM mana kara kaThaNa. mane ghaNuM vakhata dIkSA choDI devAnuM mana thAya che, paNa zuM karuM ? lAcAra AvasthAmAM chuM. tArA jevuM hota te AvI upAdhi hAthe karI nahIM vahorI lIdhI heta ! bhAvI AgaLa keAIne upAya cAlatuM nathI. tArI cAkarI amArAthI thaze teTalI karIzuM. kaMcanazrIne mane jarA paNa Dara nathI, tuM have DarIza nahIM. kadAca te Ave ane huM bahAra gaI houM te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saritAnAM mAmA mAsI. 181 nanam tuM rokaDe javAba temane ApI deje. zaramamAM rahIza nahIM." A pramANe vAtacIta kare che eTalAmAM keTalAMka bairAM caturazrInI khabara puchavA AvyAM ane te paNa vAtamAM joDAyAM. ahiM AcArya tathA kaMcanazrI 3-4 divasa rokAyAM. vadhAre rahevAno vicAra AcAryo hate; kAraNake atre zazIkAMtane dIkSAnI jALamAM sapaDAvavA zuddhivijayane vicAra cAlato hato paNa atre dhAMdhala thavAno saMbhava hovAthI tene anne dIkSA ApavAno vicAra mAMDIvALI mAlikA gAme dIkSA ApavAnuM nakakI karyuM. tethI tamAma sAdhuoe tyAMthI vihAra karyo ane sAdhvIoe paNa pelI caturazrI uttamazrI ane caMdanathIne gAMdhArImAM mukI AcAryanI sAthe vihAra karyo prakaraNa 22 muM. saritAnAM mAmA mAsI. (deha) bheda kadI nija bhAgyane prathamathI nava parakhAya, sAruM narasuM e badhuM pariNAme samajAya. -lekhakasamaya samaya baLavAna che, nahIM purUSa baLavAna, kAbe arjuna luMTI, eDI arjuna ehI bANa. caMdrakumAra, saralA, saritA ane kalyANa ema cAra jaNa savAre jevAnI khAtara bAgamAM AMTo mArI tyAMthI vaLatAM eka pheTogrApharanI TuDIo AgaLa AvyAM ke caMdrakumArane bhAI benane phoTo paDAvavAne vicAra thaye, saralAnI salAha lIdhI, abhiprAya maLato thayo ke teo TuDIomAM dAkhala thayAM. judA judA prakAranA pAMca cha pheTA paDAvI najIkamAM AvelA zAMtinAthanA derAsaramAM jaI darzana karI ghera AvyAM. traNa cAra divasamAM saritAne kakaDe kakaDe AkhuM zahera dekhADavAmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 prakaraNa 22 muM. AvyuM. mAnA akALa mRtyuthI tenA komaLa hadaya upara paDelA ghAne bhAInA meLApathI ane AvI rIte navuM navuM jevAthI saheja rUjha vaLatI hoya tevuM kaI kaI vakhata AnaMdathI vikasita thatA tenA mukha uparathI jaNAI AvatuM. vadhAre sahavAsamAM AvavAthI "saralA bhAbhI, saralA bhAbhI kahI" chuTathI vAtamAM bhAga letI. ghaNuM varase maLelA kalyANane bhAI bhAI kahI vAraMvAra bolAvatI ane tenA meDhethI vItelI AtmakathA saMbhaLatI. ayogya dIkSa. pratibaMdhaka samAja taraphathI bharAyelA meLAvaDAmAM mAlatIe ApelA bhAraNathI avaMtIlAla ghaNAja khuzI thayA hatA, temanA hadaya upara UMDI chApa paDI hatI. bIjA divase sAMje prajApikAramAM meLAvaDAne pUrepUre hevAla prakaTa thayo, temAM bhaginI samAjanA pramukha mahAnatA ane sekreTarI mAlatInA pheTA paNa AvyA. mAlatInuM bhASaNa ayogya dIkSAnA hImAyatIone ghaNuM ja AkaruM lAgyuM, paNa zuM kare? tenA traNa divasa agAu sAdhune keraTane bhavADe bahAra paDyo hato. Ama uparA uparI banAvo banavAthI teo mAthuM upADI bolatA hatA te baMdha thayA. - caMdrakumAra jamIne ophIsamAM javAnI taiyArI karatA hatA eTalAmAM TapAlavALo kAgaLa ApI gaye. caMdrakumAra patra pheDI vAMcI avaMtIlAlane kahevA lAgyo "bApujI ! amarApurathI mArI bAne patra che. temAM lakhe che ke saritAnA bhAI kalyANane dIkSAnA duHkhamAMthI cheDAvI sarakAre temane soMpyo te jANuM ame khuzI thayAM chIe. Aje bakSIpura gAmathI saritAnAM mAmA tathA mAsI saritAne maLavA mATe AvyAM che mATe je have tyAM khAsa kAma jevuM na hoya to saritAne laIne AvavAnuM kaheje." saritAne belAvI caMdrakumAre puchayuM "bena ! tArA mAmA ane tArI mAsI amarApura tane maLavA AvyAM che, te tene amarApura teDAve che mATe javAnI marajI che?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ~ ~ saritAnAM mAmA mAsI. 183 ~~ ~ ~~~ saritA jarA hasIne bolI "temAM mane zI khabara paDe? kAkA kahe te temanI sAthe tyAM jAuM, ahIM kaho te ahIM rahuM." caMdrakumAra-"tArA mAmAne ane mAsIne oLakhe che?" saritA-"maLe te ghaNe vakhata thayo, teo keIka divasa AvatAM." caMdrakumAra-"A tArAM sagAM mAmA mAsI che?" saritA - "nA, sagAM te kaI nathI, paNa dUranAM sagAM haze, huM barAbara jANatI paNa nathI." caMdrakumAra-"te gharanA sukhI che?" saritA-"mane kazI khabara nathI." avaMtIlAla-"saritAne kayAMthI khabara hoya? paNa have atre mAre kAMI kAma jevuM nathI. AcArya paNa gaI kAle upaDI gayA eTale kAMI navAjunI sAMbhaLavA jevuM nathI. mATe kAle savAranI gADImAM saritAne laIne jAuM. lokAcAra ane bhANune maLavA mATe te baMne AvyAM che te vinA kAraNe temane tyAM rokI rAkhavAM ThIka nahIM. kalyANane laI javAnI jarUra nathI." saritA-" kalyANane caMdrakumArabhAInI pAse ja rAkha che. ahIM bhaNaze." e rIte nizcaya karI bIjA divase savAre avaMtIlAla saritAne laI amarApura gayA. sAMje amarApura pahoMcyAM. gADI karI ghera gayAM. gharamAM saritA paga muke che ke tene dekhI bAhya premane ADaMbara karI tenI mAsI navalakuMvara revA lAgI ane "Ava mArI bhANuM tane khuba duHkha paDayuM" ema kahI vaLagI, tenI mAne saMbhArI meM vALavA lAgI. saritA pitAnuM duHkha jarA jarA visarI gaI hatI, te tene pAchuM smaraNa karAvI raDAvI. A avaMtIlAlane pasaMda paDayuM nahIM, paNa temane kheTuM lAgaze eTalA vivekanI khAtara te bolyA nahIM. mAsI te TuMkAmAM nahIM paTAvatAM junA bApadAdAnA parIAnA parIA saMbhArI meTa ghAMTo kADhI khUba mAM vALavA lAgI, avaMtIlAlanAM patnI menAShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 prakaraNa 22 muM. bAIe AvIne chAnAM rahevA ghaNuMe kahyuM paNa te to ucuM jueja nahIM, AthI Aju bAjunAM pADozI bhegAM thayAM ane AzcaryapUrvaka puchavA lAgyAM "che zuM?" avaMtIlAle kahyuM "kAMI nahIM, A to saritAnI mA marI gaI che tethI tenI mAsI kANe AvI che." A pramANe dhAMdhaLa thavAthI menAbAIe kahyuM "bena tame Ama na kare, chAnAM raho, loko Ama bhegA thAya te ThIka na kahevAya, saritA tamane maLavA AvI tyAre tame tene gharamAM paga mukatAMja rovA besADI." menAbAInA A zabdo sAMbhaLI bIjAM berAMe paNa te vAtane Teke ApI mahA mahenate meM mukAvyuM. avaMtIlAle tenA mAmA kesarImalane paNa chAnA rAkhyA. A prakAre mAmA mAsI rovAnI vidhimAMthI paravAryo tyAra pachI saritAnAM sukha duHkhanI vAto puchavAno avasara maLyo. navalakuMvare vAtamAM paNa saritAne rovarAvavAnI vAtano AraMbha karyo. te menAbAine sahana na thavAthI bolI "navalakuMvara! tame vakhata oLakhatAM nathI. rasoI ThaMDI thaI gaI, gADImAMthI jevAM AvyAM tevAM temane jamADI levAnI vAta kare mukI ane A revAnI dhAMdhaLa karI mukI, mATe hamaNAM te vAte rahevA do ane temane jamavA do. bhANune te hIMmata ApavI ke AvI AvI vAta karI tene raDAvavI ? tamAro A rIvAja mane to gamata nathI" ema kahI menAbAIe avaMtIlAla, kesarImala ane saritAne vALu karavA besADayAM. A pramANe jyAre menAbAIe jarA uMcA sAde kahyuM tyAre teo zAMta thayAM. jamI rahyA pachI sAMje avaMtIlAla nAma ThAma sagapaNa vIgerenI mAhItI meLavavA kesarImala sAthe vAto karavA lAgyA. avaMtIlAla-"tamAre kyAM rahevuM?" kesarImala-"ame bakSIpura rahIe chIe. bakSIpura ahIMthI pUrvadizAmAM AvyuM. ahIMthI sIdhA bhusAvaLa javAnI pAkI saDaka che tenI vacce bakSIpura Ave che. hamezAM rItasara bhADAnI moTaro Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com hamaNAM te vAte AvI vAta karI karI menAbAIe paNa tyAre Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saritAnAM mAmA mAsI. Ava kare che. ahIMthI 25-30 gAu thatuM haze. nAnuM gAma che paNa 99 vepAra rAjagAramAM DIka che. ,, avatIlAla--" tamArUM nAma zuM ? kesarImala--" mArUM nAma kesarImala che. khenanuM nAma navalakuMvara che, te bicArI bALavidhavA che. amane keAie samAcAra kahyA ke tamArI ena jamanAbA+- amarApuramAM devagata thaI che te jANI ame ekadama kANe besavA atre AvyAM." "" - avaMtIlAla lakhyA vinA kyAMthI khabara paDe? saritAne DI gama paDe? gharanA mAlIke tAkIda karI eTale ghara khAlI karI nAkhI sAmAna mAre tyAM mukyA che ane bhADuM ame cukAvI ApyuM che. saritA amAre tyAM raheze. tame saritAnA sagA mAmA thAe ?" kesarImala--" nA, sagA teA nahIM, paNa traNa peDhIe sagA thaie. ahIMAM kAraTanA kAme kAi vakhata AvavAnuM thAya tyAre maLavA mATe bhagavatIdAsanI pAse AvatA hatA. "" 185 avaMtIlAla--" siratAnA bhAi kalyANane tame oLakhatA haze. hamaNAM sAdhu tene dIkSA ApatA hatA temanI pAsethI sarakAre cheDAvI amane soMpyA che. "" kesarImala--" kalyANane joye eLakhuM. tene ghera lAvyAnA samAcAra ame sAMbhaLyA. mane te bAbatanI pUrI mAhItI nathI paNa eTaluM jANavAmAM che ke saritAne eka bhAI hatA te kAi zeThane tyAM bhaNavA mukyA hatA, evuM tenA bApa bhagavatIdAsa kahetA hatA. sArUM thayuM ke sarakAre tene dIkSAmAMthI cheDAvI tamane soMpyA. saritAnI sAthe tene atre lAvavA hatAne? " tr avaMtIlAla-- nA, hamaNAM na lavAya ! kadAca kAi sAdhuna bhaktA tAphAna kare! mATe hamaNAM te tene barAbara aMdeobasta rAkhaveA paDaze. A navalakuMvara tamArAM sagAM ena thAya ? 27 . kesarImala--" hA, sagI ena thAya. mArAthI nAnI che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 prakaraNa 22 muM. pachI jarA vAra zAMta rahI vicAra karI gaMbhIra svarUpe kesarImala kahevA lAgyo "A be chokarAM amAre ghera na mokalo? ame temane saMbhALIzuM ane amArAM chokarAM jevAM rAkhIzuM." joDe beThelAM menAbAIe tarataja javAba Apyo "nA, bA, e chokarAM mAre tyAM moTAM thaze. nAnapaNathI ja mAre ghera rahelAM che. amArI sAthe temano jIva maLI rahyA che mATe ame temane kayAMI mekalavAnAM nathI." navalakuMvara belI "kema bhANuM ! mAmAne ghera AvavuM che ne ? tyAM tane game tevuM che. mAmAne be choDIo ane be moTA chokarA che, meTA chokarAnuM ane cheDInuM A sAla lagna che. bakSIpura A. amarApura jevuM moTuM zahera nathI. nAnuM gAmaDuM che." saritAe javAba Apyo "mAre te A ghara mukI bIje ThekANe javuM nathI. mane ahIM zIvAya kyAMI game nahIM. bhAI kalyANa caMdrakumArabhAIne tyAM che te tyAM bhaNaze." - A pramANe saritAne javAba sAMbhaLI kesarImale avaMtIlAlane jaNAvyuM. "tamArI hakIkata jANIne ame laI javAne vadhAre Agraha karatAM nathI paraMtu eTalI amArI mAgaNI che ke vaizAkha mAsamAM chekarAnuM ane cheDInuM lagna che te upara jarUra bhAI benane mekalaje. AgaLathI tamane khabara ApIzuM ane khAsa teDavA mATe mANasa mokalIzuM." avaMtIlAle javAba Apyo te vAta barAbara che. lagna upara saritAne jarUra mokalIzuM. kalyANane mATe kahevAya nahIM. jevo samaya! caMdrakumAra ane tenA mitro hA pADaze to mokalIzuM." A pramANe vAtacIta karI bIjA divase mAmA mAsI moTaramAM pitAne gAma bakSIpura ravAnA thayAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaramAM jayaMtIlAla ane vIrabALA. 187 prakaraNa 23 muM. kanakanagaramAM jayaMtIlAla ane vIrabALAne navo gRhasaMsAra, basaMtIlAlanI dAstI. basaMtIlAlanuM bulabula (deha) bhoLI bhalI bhAminIne, bharamAve bharathAra, avaLA raste dorIne jIvana kare khuvAra; saguNa nArI saMpaDI guNanI nahIM darakAra, hIrAnI kIMmata nahIM te narane dhikkAra. -lekhaka. are! tame mane kyAM ahIM lAvyA ? divAnakhAnuM ane be oraDIo te sArI savaDavALI che, paNa tame kahetA hatA ke pADoza ghaNo ja sAre che, temAM vastI paNa sArI che, paNa mane te kAMI samajaNa paDatI nathI." vIrabALA! hamezAM dareka navuM sthAna evuM ja lAge, jema jema sahavAsa thaze tema tema pADozI sAthe oLakhANa thaze eTale ataDApaNuM nIkaLI jaze, pachI tane gamaze." paNa mane to A jage bhayabharelI lAge che." je tema tane lAgaze te ApaNe badalI nAkhIzuM. ApaNuM A joDenA pADozI bhAI basaMtIlAla ghaNAja mAyALu che. temanAM bairAM premALa ane sArA svabhAvanAM che, temanA AgrahathIja ahIM Avyo chuM. basaMtIlAla paNa zerabajhAramAM kAma kare che. temaNe mane kahyuM che ke zerabajhAramAM nokarInI jarUra goThavaNa karI ApIza. tema chatAM kadAca bajhAramAM je kaMI karI dhAryA pramANe sArI nahIM maLe. to dara mAse se rUpIA pramANe mane nokarI ApavA temaNe IcachA batAvI che. vaLI atre lAlabhAI zeTha che temanI paNa maherabAnI che. temaNe paNa dara mAse pacAsa rUpIA raLAvavA kahyuM che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 prakaraNa 22 muM. upara pramANe dhaNadhaNIANuM oraDImAM besI vAto kare che eTalAmAM temanA pADozI basaMtIlAla tyAM AvI vivekabharI dRSTithI kahevA lAgyo "kema bhAI jayaMtIlAla! tamArAM patnI ATalAM badhAM kema udAsa jaNAya che ? gaI kAlanAM tame baMne AvyAM che chatAM haju kema barAbara ThekANuM paDayuM nathI ? tamArA baMne jaNa mATe traNa hila pUratA che. vaLI A cothe mALa che eTale ekAMta jevuM che. keInI AvajA nathI. A majale ApaNe traNa cAra kuTuMbe rahIe chIe, sarvane bhAIcArA je saMbaMdha che mATe jayaMtIlAla ! tame temane madada karI pAse rahI badhe sAmAna goThavI Ape, ane vizeSa madada joItI hoya to mArA gharamAMthI mokaluM" ema kahI pitAnI oraDImAM jaI temanI strI bakulane mekalI. A bakula te bahuja cAlAka hatI, gAmaDIApaNAnuM eka rUvATuM paNa tenAmAM nahotuM, apa Tu DeTa phezanamAM rahetI hatI, bolavAmAM premALa ane kaMTha madhura hovAthI tene bulabula paNa kahetA. te AvI kahevA lAgI "bhAI jayaMtIlAla ! tamArI patnI to bahuja zaramALa jaNAya che. mane gharamAMthI sUcanA ApI ke tuM pAse rahI gharavAparAnI vastuo goThavI Apa ane madada kara. te mATe huM AvI chuM. bhAI jayaMtIlAla! temanuM nAma zuM? temane ja puchone" "tamane berInuM nAma detAM zarama AvatI haze? tamArA jevA sudharelAne bairInuM nAma devAmAM zarama zI ?" jayaMtIlAla taraphathI javAba nahIM maLavAthI bakule vIrabALAne puchyuM "bena ! tamAruM nAma zuM ?" "mAruM nAma vIrabALA." "nAma ghaNuM suMdara che, hAlanA jamAnAnuM che. paNa tame kema udAsa ezI rahyAM che? navAnavI te evuM ja lAge. jyAre huM navAnavI ane rahevA AvI tyAre te huM ro ro karatI hatI, jarA paNuM gamatuM nahotuM. paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAno navo gRhasaMsAra. 189 thoDA divasa thayA ke saunI sAthe meLApa thayo tyAre gamavA lAgyuM ane have te evuM game che ke ahIMthI bIjA sthaLe javuM ja gamatuM nathI, mATe vIrabALA bena ! cAlo huM tamane pAse rahI badhI vastuo goThavI ApuM ane je kAMI khuTatuM hoya te tamAma tamane mArI oraDImAMthI lAvI ApuM. bhAInA kahevA pramANe Aje te tamAre tamArA sagAne tyAM jamavAnuM che, kAlathI atre rasoI banAvo. rasoDAnI eAraDI paNa sArI ajavALAvALI che, suvAne oraDe paNa ghaNo ja sAre ekAMta ane havAajavALAvALo che. A divAnakhAnuM paNa sAruM savaDavALuM che. pharanIcara to goThaveluM che ja. tamAre baMnene AthI zuM vadhAre joIe ?" ema kahI vIrabALAne dhIraja ApI kAme lagADI. jayaMtIlAla-"bakulabena! Aje te mATe tamAre upakAra mAnavo paDaze. tame na AvyAM hatA te A ghara vApare ThekANe na paData. tenI muMjhavaNane lIdhe mArI muMjhavaNa paNa vadhata. huM te kanakanagarane bhemIe, paNa A to pahela vahelI A zaheramAM paga de che tethI muMjhAya temAM navAI nathI." bakula-"are bhalabhalA muMjhAya che te temanuM zuM gajuM? paNa ciMtA nahIM, amArA pADozamAM che eTale jarApaNa muMjhavaNa raheze nahIM. paNa dezanA jevI ane lAMbI lAja nahIM kaDhAya. lAja kADhI te dAdara caDatAM utaratAM, drAmamAM besatAM utaratAM athaDAI paDAze ane loke mazkarI karaze e juduM. mATe vIrabALA ! mArI te tamane pahelI zIkhAmaNa e che ke lAja dhIme dhIme khasatI karavI, bolavAmAM zaramAvavuM nahIM, keI Ave te puche tene javAba Apavo, meTAnI hAjarImAM kema belAya evo beTo viveka rAkhI maunavrata dhAraNa na karavuM. kAma hoya te moTAthI sukhethI vAtacIta karavI, A to muMbaI jevI bIjI nagarI che. tame muMbaI joyeluM ke ?" vIrabALA-"muMbaI te be vakhata gayelI chuM, muMbaImAM paNa AvAja mALAo, rastAo ane gADIonI dhamAla che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 190 prakaraNa 22 muM. bakula-"tyAre te ThIka thayuM. muMbaI jevuM che tethI tamane ahIM kAMI navAI jevuM lAgaze nahIM." Ama baMne jaNa vAtamAM ne vAtamAM sAmAna goThavavAnA kAmamAM guMthAyAM eTale jayaMtIlAla uDIne basaMtIlAlanI oraDImAM gayo. basaMtIlAla mazkarImAM kahyuM "jayaMtIlAla ! tAruM bulabula kAMI mArA bulabula karatAM kamI utare tema nathI. jarA zikSaNanI nyUnatA jaNAya che. paNa bakula tene zikSaNa ApI apa Tu DeTa banAvI mukaze. bakulamAM e kArIgarI vadhAre che. kharekhara huM te jyArathI bakulane atre lAvyo chuM tyArathI sukhI thayo chuM, moTA sArA sArA mANasonA paricayamAM Avyo chuM, paisA paNa sArA maLe che, te paisAnI ciMtA karIza nahIM. mArA karatAM tArI pAse sAdhana sAruM che, paNa yuktithI kAma levAnuM che. AvA kAmamAM utAvaLa karavAthI mAmale bagaDe che. te yuktio bakula zIkhavaze. bakula gurU ane vIrabALA ziSyA." bakula vIrabALAne badhuM goThavI ApI basaMtIlAla pAse AvI ane eraDI baMdha karI. jayaMtIlAlane mAthe TapalI mArI mazkarI karI bakula kahevA lAgI "jayaMtIlAla ! bhAbhI sAheba te alabelAM che, huM to samajatI hatI ke te ThIka ThIka haze paNa A to bhalabhalAne caLAve tevAM kAmaNagArAM che." basaMtIlAla "kema jayaMtIlAla! mAro ane tene abhiprAya maLyAne ? meM kahyuM ke mArA bulabula karatAM tamAruM bulabula kamI nathI." "tyAre to ema kahone be bulabulanI joDI banI" ema kahI bakula khuba hasavA lAgI." basaMtIlAla-"bakula! je have tAre eka kAma karavuM. te zaramALa che, tenI zarama dhIme dhIme cheDAva, chuTathI vAta karatAM, hasatAM, tALI ApatAM zIkhava, judI judI DhabathI kapaDAM paherAvatAM zIkhava, piIne kevI rIte bharAvavI tene pATha bhaNAva." bakula-"juo to kharA! paMdara divasamAM kharekhara bulabula Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ basaMtIlAlanI dostI-basaMtIlAlanuM bulabula. 191 banAvI dauM chuM, paNa bhAI jayaMtIlAla tema karavA mane chuTa Ape che. te mArA upara krodhAyamAna thAya che te mane na game." jayaMtIlAla-"tamArA kahevAthI huM tene ahIM teDI lAvyo chuM te tame kema bhUlI jAo che ? tame tene phezanebala leDI banAvI de. paNa jarA dhIme dhIme gADI pATA upara caDAvaje. rIsAya nahIM tevI yukti karavI." bakula-"mArAthI te nahIM rIsAya paNa tame rahyA tenA svAmInAtha eTale tamArAthI kadAca rIsAya. mATe tamAre saMbhALavAnuM che. jema te rAjImAM rahe tema tamAre vartavuM. huM rAjImAM ne rAjImAM saghaLuM kAma kADhI laIza." ema kahI AMkhanA palakArAthI mazkarI karavA lAgI. thoDA divasa gayA ke jayaMtIlAlanI oraDInuM barAbara ThekANuM paDI gayuM. vIrabALAnI muMjhavaNa dhIme dhIme kamI thavA lAgI. keI koI vakhata cAre jaNAM sAthe nATakamAM ane sInemAmAM javA lAgyAM. A nagaramAM patipatnInAM yugalonI chuTa, baMne sAthe pharavA javAnI rUDhIo, bolavAnI bhASA, vigere Adhunika sudhArAo vIrabALAnI najara AgaLa ramavA lAgyA ane tevA sudhArA tarapha lai javAnI jayaMtIlAlanI preraNA hovAthI vIrabALA te tarapha dorAI jayaMtIlAla paNa dekhAvaDe yuvaka hatuM tethI vIrabALAne bIjAonI IrSA karavAnuM kAraNa nahotuM, vaLI tenA manamAM jayaMtIlAlanA kahevAthI ema paNa kazI gayuM hatuM ke have saTTAne vepAra cheDI dIdhuM che, sAre pagAra che, paisAnI taMgInA duHkhane aMta Avyo che, tethI te saMtoSamAM rahetI ane patine nArAja nahIM karavA ane tene khuza rAkhavA prayatna karatI. jayaMtIlAla kahe tema vIrabALA karatI. pharavA jatI vakhate amuka phezanathI kapaDAM paheravAM, amuka prakAranuM polakuM paheravuM, cheDA chuTA mukavA, vagere jayaMtalAla kahe te pramANe te karatI. jo ke bakula pAsethI A zikSaNa lIdhuM paNa jayaMtIlAlanuM mana pArakhavAnuM zikSaNa meLavI zakI nahIM. sAmA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 192 prakaraNa 22 muM. mANasanI dRSTi pArakhavAnI tenAmAM zakti nahotI. atyAra sudhI patinA trAsathI duHkhIArI jevI banI gaI hatI, tethI te rakhene pharI e duHkhI thavAne vakhata Ave evA DarathI patine hasatA mukhe jevAne te patinA hukama uThAvatI. potAne divasa ghera Avyo hoya ema samajI prabhuno upakAra mAnatI. A badhuM basaMtIlAla ane bakulane laIne AbhArI che evuM tenA manamAM hovAthI te temanA tarapha kharA bhAvathI jotI hatI. AvI te bheLI ane bhalI bAI hatI. divase divase vIrabALA bakulanA gADha saMbaMdhamAM AvI gaI, bakula paNa khAnagImAM ughADI mazkarI karatI. paNa haju sudhI badhuM maryAdAmAM hatuM. koI kaI vakhata basaMtIlAlanI gerahAjarImAM kei sahelANuM gRhastha bakulanI pAse AvatA, bakula oraDInAM bAraNAM tarataja baMdha karI detI ane lAMbA vakhata sudhI aMdara rahetAM. thoDAka divasathI A badhuM vIrabALAnA jANavAmAM AvyuM, paNa te vAta tenAthI hAra pADI zakAI nahIM. chatAM tene te te vAta rojanI thaI paDI tethI te hakIkata jayaMtIlAlanI AgaLa jAhera karavAno vicAra thayo, " kahuM ke na kahuM? kadAca temane khoTuM to nahIM lAge ? kahevAthI meLavelI maherabAnI pAchI jatI to nahIM rahe ? evI zaMkAthI tenI jIbha upaDI nahatI.' eka rAtre vIrabALA ane jayaMtIlAla sInemA joI ghera AvI suI gayAM. sInemAmAM joyelAM dasya pramANe bakulane hevAla hovAthI vIrabALA jayaMtIlAlane dhIme rahI kahevA lAgI "mAre tamane eka khAnagI vAta karavI che, khoTuM na lagADe to kahuM." "kheTuM nahIM lagADuM sukhethI kahe !" "mArA sama khAo !" tArA gaLAnA sama" ema kahI jayaMtIlAle tenA gaLe hAtha mukI vacana ApavAnI sAthe bhegAbhegI mazkarI paNa karI nAkhI. gaLAnA sogana khAvAmAM paNa AvI mazkarI heya?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ basaMtIlAlanI dostI-basaMtIlAlanuM bulabula. 193 e to mane sInemAnuM peluM dazya yAda AvI gayuM tethI te vicAramAM kudaratI rIte aDapaluM thaI gayuM." tyAre huM paNa sInemAnA eka dekhAvanI vAta karavA mAguM chuM. jarA paNa cheTuM lagADaze nahIM." "segana khAdhA pachI tArA upara khoTuM lagADAtuM haze?" tyAre juo sAMbhaLo, ghaNA divasathI tamane kahevAnuM karatI hatI, paNa Aje je sInemAmAM joyuM te huM keTalAka divasathI ApaNuM joDe joyA karuM chuM." "sInemAmAM zuM joyuM?" pelA khAnabahAduranuM ghara. bAI sAhebane keTalA badhA maLavA AvatA, khAnabahAduranI gerahAjarImAM bAI sAheba bIjAonI sAthe bALa ramatAM, mazkarI karatAM, dArU pItAM, ane vIjaLInI battI baMdha karI saMtAge ramatAM. temanAM kapaDAM kevAM dekhAtAM hatAM ? mane to jotAM zarama AvatI." "AvuM sInemA jevuM kyAM joyuM?" "ApaNuM jeDeja. A basaMtIlAla bahAra jAya che ke sArA pizAkamAM keTalAka zekIAo Ave che ane keNa jANe teo aMdara sAMkaLa vAzIne zuM kare che ! ! huM te rAtre paNa tevuM kaI kaI vAra jeu . mane te lAge che ke sInemAmAM jevuM bane che tevuM teo karatAM haze. babe kalAka sudhI oraDI vAzI aMdara rahe che. huM dhAruM chuM ke tene dhaNInI bIka nahIM hoya! kadAca eciMtA basaMtIlAla Ave phArasa thAya ane bakulanA bAra vAge." basaMtIlAlanA ghaNA mitro che. te saunI sAthe bakula chuTathI bole che. vaLI bakulane zetruMjabaja sarasa ramatAM AvaDe che tethI keTalAka ramavA ane keTalAka vAte karavA AvatA haze. basaMtIlAle evI chuTa ApI haze." "paNa bAraNuM zuM karavA baMdha karatAM haze?" 13 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 194 prakaraNa 23 muM. "bAraNAM baMdha karavAnuM to kAraNa eTaluM ja ke ghaNA loke irSAnI dRSTithI jue che, temane AvI tevI chuTa gamatI nathI tethI kadAca chuTathI vAta karatAM ke mazkarI karatAM keinA jovAmAM Ave te TIkA kare tethI baMdha rAkhatAM haze." vaLI huM aThavADIAthI navuM jouM chuM, koI vakhata rAtanA mArA jevI juvAna eka be strIo paNa Ave che, thoDI vAra pachI basaMtIlAlanI sAthe bIjA purUSe paNa Ave che. kyAre pAchA jAya che tenI samajaNa paDatI nathI. mane lAge che ke ahIM ja teo suI rahetAM haze. Avo sInemA huM to reja atre jouM chuM. eka vakhata te huM tamane kahevAnuM karatI hatI ke tamAre rAtre bahAra javuM nahIM, paNa tamane khoTuM lAge tethI kaheluM nahIM." e te mitrAcArImAM cAle che, mane to emAM kAMI navAI lAgatI nathI. kanakanagara jevA zaheramAM kaI kaIne puche tema nathI. sau pitAne dhaMdhe kare ke niMdA kare ?" "mane te navAI lAgI. bakulanA cALA paNa evA ja lAge che, game tevAne zIzImAM utArI de tevI che." paNa have tArA cALA bakula karatAM vadhe tevA che. have te tuM badalAI gaI che. tuM sAthI badalAI gaI te mane samajAtuM nathI." tame badalAyA eTale huM paNa badalAI. tame badalAyelA nathI jaNutA ? pahelAMnI tamArI rIsa, tamAre trAsa, tamAre mAra, e badhuM saMbhAre ne ? te tame cheDI daI have mArI sAthe kevuM AnaMdI vartana rAkhe che? "A pramANe tame badalAyA eTale huM paNa badalAI." "tuM paNa have barAbara parIkSA karatAM zIkhI gaI." "eTalI parIkSA karatAM huM zIkhI gaI mATeja mane zaMkA paDe che ke bAraNuM baMdha karI aMdara kAMI goTALo karatAM haze. ApaNe sInemAmAM pAchaLathI joyuM tevuM ja hovuM joIe." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayaMtIlAla ane vIrabALAne na gRhasthAzrama. 195 "heya te zuM bagaDI gayuM ? dhaNI dhaNIANuM rAjI kayA kare mIA kAcha ? baMnene pAlavatuM haze, eTale AMkha ADA kAna karI calAvatA haze. temAM basaMtIlAlanuM zuM bagaDI gayuM? temanA grAhake be ghaDI AvI zetraja ramatA haze, meja mAratA haze ane khIsuM khAlI karatA haze. pisA vagara gheDIja kAMI bakula pesavA de evI che? AvI bulabula jevI bakulane meLavavA mATe te ghaNuM priImaMte phAMphAM mAre che ane dalAlane dalAlI Ape che." AnA paNa dalAla haze ke ?" "are ghaNae. A kanakanagara kAMI muMbaIthI utare tema nathI. dareka jAtanA dhaMdhA. jugAranA dhaMdhA, vyabhicAranA dhaMdhA, luccAInA dhaMdhA, dareka jAtanA dhaMdhAdArIo ane tenA dalAlo taiyAra che. dhaMdhAmAM utaranAra joIe, duniA jhukatI he jhukAnevAlA caIe." " A dhaMdhAnI ane dalIlonI mane Ajaja khabara paDI." bhoga mAtra amArA purUSanA che ke koI amAre dhaDe kare nahIM. strIone te majA che, ane temAM vaLI tArA jevI phAMkaDIne to ghaNIja majA. jarAka AMkhane isAre thayo ke zrImaMte AvIne page paDe. munivare caLI gayA te sAmAnya mANasa zA hisAbamAM ? ame mahA mahenate se rUpIA eka mAsamAM pedA karIe ane tame dhAre te teTalI kamANuM eka divasamAM karI lo. tamArA upara phIdA thanAra je Azaka tevI tamArI kamANI!" " tyAre te tamArA kahevA uparathI mane lAge che ke A bakula bAI te dhaMdhe karatAM haze." e to badhuM cAle." "tyAre A basaMtIlAla dalAlI jevuM kAma karatA hazene ?' "nA nA dalAlI zAnI ? e te badhA potapotAnI khuzInA sedA thAya ane bakSIsa maLe." tyAre A je bIjAM bairAM AvatAM haze te?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 196 prakaraNa 23 muM. te badhAM jazekha mATe Ave. amuka sAthe prema thayo heya ane temane maLavuM hoya tyAre kyAM maLAya ? te mATe AvuM eka meLApInuM sthAna rAkhyuM hoya te vAyadA pramANe maLI zakAya. temAM temanuM zuM bagaDI gayuM ? te baMne taraphathI bakulane ane basaMtIlAlane bakSIsa maLe. eTalA mATe te temaNe khAsa te kAma mATe cAra dIvAnakhAnAM rAkhyAM che. sau potapotAne phAve te vakhate AvI AnaMda bhogavI cAlyA jAya. kahe, basaMtIlAlane A dhaMdhe che kheTa? meTAothI oLakhANa thAya ane paisA maLe, pAInuM nukasAna nahIM ane hajArene phAyado. jyAre meM A kArasthAna joyuM tyAre mane to lAgyuM ke evuM pisA kamAvAnuM khAtuM ughADayuM hoya te meTo lAbha thaI jAya ane sArI rakama bhegI thAya, cAra pAMca varasamAM vIsa pacIsa hajAra rUpIA kamAI jaIe to dezamAM jaI lahera mArIe ? " are A zuM bolyA? evuM ApaNAthI thAya ? bakula te kare." "nA nA, tArI vAta nathI, huM te pelI kamANunI vAta karuM chuM. bahAre bahAra kAInAM cokaThAM besADI ApavAnI vAta che. pArakI patnI ane pArake pati e baMnene meLavI ApavAnA dhaMdhAne huM te paropakAranuM kAma gaNuM chuM, te bApaDAM baMne saMtoSa pAme. je tuM. bArIkAIthI joIza te tane jaNAze ke keTalAka kuMvArA, keTalAka rAMDelA, ane keTalAka zekhIna mAMDelA purUSonA saMbaMdhamAM, keTalIka zIMgamAMthI saDelI zekhIna sadhavAo, avaLe raste utarelI ane lAlacamAM phasAyelI keTalIka vidhavAo kevI rIte joDAya che ane te mATe kevI kevI yuktio racAya che; temane saMsAravilAsanI IcchA thAya, yuvAnIno mada ubharAto hoya, ane mana upara aMkuza hoya nahIM, vezyAvADe ke halakI jagAe javAya nahIM, te te pachI zuM kare? chAnI rIte AvAM sthaLe zodhe ane manokAmanA pUrI kare. mane A badhuM joIne ema lAgyuM ke Avo dhaMdho karavAmAM phAyado che. bola Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayaMtIlAla ane vIrabALAne na gRhasthAzrama. 197 ~~~~~~~~ ~ tane have ATalI vAta uparathI zuM samajAyuM ? Avo dhaMdho karavA salAha Ape che ?" mane salAha ApavAnI samajaNa na paDe, purUSanA kAmanI purUSane samajaNa paDe." "barAbara, tArI vAta kharI che, purUSanA kAmanI mane samajaNa che paNa strInA kAmanI te tane samajaNa paDazene ? je strIo Ave che tenI sarabharA bakula kare che te tArA jANavAmAM che eTale je strIo Ave tenI sarabharA te tAre karavAnI che." "paNa purUSo Avaze tenI sarabharA keNa karaze ?" tenI sarabharA huM karIza." paNa tame nahi te vakhate?" basaMtIlAlanI gerahAjarImAM keNa kare che?" basa tIlAlanI gerahAjarImAM bakula kare che." " tyAre mArI gerahAjarImAM keNa kare teno khulAso tArA hAtheja thaI gaye. jema bakula kare tema tuM paNa kara" paNa te te bakulane AvaDe, mane na AvaDe. pArakA purUSanI sarabharA karatAM zarama na Ave ? hAya hAya! A zuM bolyA ?" ATalA badhA bheLapaNamAM vIrabALA potAnA kharA svarUpamAM AvI gaI, tenuM zuddha ane daDha hadaya ekadama camakI uThayuM. AvA tenA ugArathI jayaMtIlAlane lAgyuM ke have AgaLa na vadhavuM. vadhAre utAvaLa karavAthI kadAca bAjI bagaDI jAya ane thoDI ghaNuM pATA upara gADI caDI che te pAchI utarI jaze. haju vadhAre pANI chAMTavAnI jarUra che. mATe te vAta ulaTAvI te kahevA lAgyo, "nA, nA, bakulanI mAphaka vavAnuM kahetA nathI, vaLI bakula jevuM tane karatAM paNa na AvaDe. temAM to ghaNI cAlAkInI jarUra che. sArA mANasane sIsAmAM kesa utAre tenI vidyA zIkhavI paDe che te vidyA tane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198 prakaraNa 23 muM. eTalAmAM kyAMthI AvaDI jAya ? paNa te sAthe bIjI bairIo pAsethI kema kAma levuM te te zIkhavA jevuM che. dhAro ke ApaNe kaI rIte nekara rAkhI tenI pAsethI tene lAyaka kAma levAmAM ochI hoMzIArI nathI. tuM te haju bhoLI ne bhoLI rahI. je tane khAnagI vAta kahuM, sAMbhaLa, ApaNI sAmenI cAlImAM be traNa jaNa rahe che temane te barAbara oLakhI gaI che ?" "hA. barAbara oLakhuM chuM, te ApaNuM eAraDImAM Ave che, huM paNa keAI vakhata temane tyAM jAuM chuM. traNe eraDIvALAM dhaNuM dhaNuM ANuM che." je ATalI tuM bhoLI." "te te dhaNadhaNaANuM nathI paNa dhaNadhaNu ANuM je saMbaMdha dharAvI rahe che. A basaMtIlAla kAma karavAmAM e hoMzIAra che ke vAta pakaDAya nahIM. je e traNe jaNa kevI phAMkaDI che ? dekhAvamAM kevI maryAdAvALI dekhAya che paNa te badhI rAkhelI che. temanI pAsethI bakula evuM kAma le che ke te rAjIkhuzImAM rahe che ane bakula temanI mAraphata moTI kamANI kare che." A tame zuM bolyA? dekhAvamAM te zANuM che. koI jANe nahIM tevI temanI rahevAnI chaTA che." mATeja huM tane bhoLI kahuM chuM. kahe, bakulane kevuM kAma letAM AvaDe che? bakula te vegaLIne vegaLI. khAsa kaI e gInIo ne gInIonI kathaLI khAlI karanAra Ave tyAre bakula pote temAM bhAga le. bAkI to bIjAo pAsethI kAma le." mane te A mALAmAM ghaNuM zIkhavAnuM maLyuM. tame ThIka sUcanA ApI." atyAra sudhI te sanemA jevuM joyuM paNa ahIM dhArIne jeje eTale ghaNuM zIkhavAnuM maLaze. tuM jarA temanAthI chuTa leje eTale khAnagImAM ghaNuM javAnuM maLaze. ApaNe kAMI bakula jevuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayaMtIlAla ane virabALAne na gRhasthAzrama. 199 wman thavAnuM nathI. paNa tane nathI lAgatuM ke A dhaMdhAmAM ghaNe phAyado che? evI eka kayAMhIthI zodhI kADhI hoya ane gharamAM kAmakAja karavAnA bahAne rAkhI hoya to koIne zI khabara paDe ? gharamAM tuM rahI eTale ke zaMkA lAve nahIM. vaLI pAse huM rahyuM eTale ke I purUSane AvavuM hoya te AMcake khAdhA zivAya AvI paNa zake ane ApaNe baMne jarA dUra khasI jaie ane temane goThavaNa karI ApI hoya to temane jema karavuM hoya tema kare ane AnaMdavilAsa bhogave temAM ApaNuM zuM bagaDI jAya ? ApaNe te grAhakanuM kapALa joI tenI pAsethI phI levAnI." "paNa tevI kayAMthI maLI Ave ?" are ! tevI te maLI Ave, rAkhanAra jaIe. te bAbatamAM basaMtIlAla ane bakula ghaNuM hoMzIAra che. je ApaNe IcachA hoya te eka be rAkhI laIe, ane bakula kare che tema tuM kara ane basaMtIlAla kare che tema huM karuM." nA nA, tamArI gerahAjarImAM ke purUSa Ave te te mane na pAlave. kAraNa ke kadAca te purUSanI mArA upara najara bagaDe te mArI zI vale thAya? te vakhate phAMso khAI maravA jevuM thAya. tamArI hAjarImAM baMne jaNa game te kare te vAta judI che." hajI tuM barAbara samajI nahIM, mArI gerahAjarInI vAtaja karatuM nathI. tAre to alaga rahevuM, mAtra huM tane kahuM teTalI tAre goThakarI ApavI. vaLI je tAre nakaranI paNa jarUra che eTale eka paMtha ane do kAja. nekarane badale evI koI yuvAna strI maLI Ave eTale basa. te kAma karaze ane te sAthe je kaI uMcI nyAtanI maLI Avaze te tene rasoI mATe rAkhIzuM. A pramANe be bAIo raheze. tuM zeThANuM ane zeTha. ApaNe be cekhAM ane pavitra. jarUra paDaze te eka be divAnakhAnAM jeDe rAkhI laIzuM. mArI te salAha beThI che, kema tAre ze vicAra thAya che ?' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 23 muM. "AmAM mArI salAha zA kAmanI? mane to kAMI samajaNa paDe nahIM, paNa eTaluM ke ApaNane harata na Ave te pramANe karaje." te mATe te ciMtA karavI nahIM, mane bahArano bhapake rAkhatAM AvaDe che te to tArA jANyAmAM che. hamaNAM keTalAka sAdhuo upazrayamAM che, tyAM be traNa AMTA mArIzuM. mahArAjanI jarA cAkarI uThAvIzuM, ane dharmane 3La vadhAre karIzuM, eTale zrImaMtonI eALakhANa thavAnI, temAMthI keTalAkane phasAvIzuM. lAlabhAI zeTha paNa sAdhunA bhakta che, vaLI temanA mAnItA AcArya sUryavijaya mahAvIra jayaMtI upara atre AvavAnA che. tethI temanI huMphathI kAma paNa levAze. mahArAja ane lAlabhAI kaheze te kAma upADIzuM eTale beDe pAra. bahArathI dharmamAM khapIzuM, eTale A dhaMdhAnI koIne mAlama paNa nahIM paDe. vaLI ApaNe dhaNuMdhaNaANuM chIe tethI koIne zaMkA paNa lAvavAnuM kAraNa nahIM rahe. duHkha ghaNuM divasa bhagavyuM, have te ApaNe khUba meja mArIe. ghaNuM divasanI bhukha lAgI nAkhIe. tArA mATe eka eNpamAM jaI dAgInA paNa laI AvavA che, thoDA divasa thAya ke khAsa meTara rAkhI tene zeThANuM tarIke pheravuM tyAre mArA mananI umeda pUrI thAya. meM tane ghaNuM duHkha ApyuM che te mane sAMbhare che tyAre khUba jIva baLe che. tArA jevA ratnanI huM parIkSA prathama karI zako nahIM. have mane ghaNaja pastAvo thAya che." nA nA, jIva bALaze nahIM, mArA sama jIva bALe te, pAchaluM bhUlI jAo, have te jeTalo AnaMda bhogavavo hoya teTalo bhogave, tamAruM mana jarA paNa duHkhAvavA mAgatI nathI. tame kaheze te pramANe cAlIza." ema kahI vilAsanI vAta upara caDI gaI ane baTana dabAvI battI gula karI prakAzathI uddabhavatI lajajAne tilAMjali ApI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaramAM be AcAryonI padharAmaNI. 201 prakaraNa 24 muM. kanakanagaramAM be AcAryonI padharAmaNI, dIkSAno bedha, lAlabhAI zeThanI aMdha zraddhA, mahAvIra jayaMtI. * Happy the man, who early learns the wide chasm that lies between his wishes and powers. - Goethe. - sUryavijaya AcArya tathA temanA ziSya zuddhivijyajI vagere sAdhuoe gAMdhArI gAmathI vihAra karI mAlikA gAmamAM AvI, zuddhivijaye dIkSAnA mehamAM phasAvelA zazIkAMtane phAgaNa vada 12 nA divase gupta rIte dIkSA ApI, tyAMthI ekadama nIkaLI kanakanagara tarapha vihAra karavo zarU karyo. kaMcanazrI vIgere sAdhvIo mAlikAnI chuTAM paDI madhurI gAma tarapha gayAM. ziSyanA parivAra sAthe AcArya sUryavijaya citra suda 6 nA roja kanakanagaramAM AvI pahoMcyA. A vakhate keTalAka yuvAnIAoe evo nizcaya kare ke temanA saraghasa vakhate kALA vAvaTA hAthamAM rAkhI "pAchA padhAre" vALA lekhanI patAkAo pharakAvI saraghasa kADhavuM, A vAtanI jANa thavAthI lAlabhAI zeThe polIsanI madada mAgI pUratA baMdobasta sAthe AcArya sUryavijayanuM sAmaiyuM karyuM. sAmaiyAmAM meTuM baMDa lAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, lAlabhAI zeThanA saMbaMdhIo tathA thaDAka zrImaMta custa bhakti zIvAya ghaNaja ochA jainenI hAjarI sAjanamAM jaNAtI hatI. A pramANe lAlabhAIe svAgata karI AcAryane meTA upAzrayamAM utAryo. emAM paNa lokone kacavATa hato chatAM lAlabhAInI zaramane lIdhe lokoe virodha uThAvyA nahIM. kanakanagaramAM saMdhane ghaNe moTo bhAga A AcAryanI virUddha hato. bhadrApurImAM banelAM AcAryanAM parAkrama chApAmAM bahAra paDelAM che te ja sukhI mANasa che ke je pitAnI IcchA ane potAnI zakti vacce rahelI moTI khINa AgaLathI samajI zake che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 202 prakaraNa 24 muM. hovAthI loke temane dIkSAnA eDavokeTa tarIke kahetA hatA. temanI pakSamAM je loko hatA temanAM hadaya te temanA vartana pratye tiraskAra batAvatAM hatAM paNa zuM kare? evA ghaNuM purUSo hatA ke jeo zrImatanA Azrita hatA. vaLI keTalAka aMdha zraddhALu zrImaMte temanA khAsa bhakata hovAthI te leke AcAryanuM bahumAna karavA paisA teDI nAkhatA hatA, AthI AcAryano mada kamI thatuM nahotuM. bIjA divasathI moTA upAzraye AcArya vyAkhyAna zarU karyuM. lAlabhAI zeTha hamezAM vakhatasara vyAkhyAnamAM AvatA. upAzraya cIkAra bharAI javA lAgyA, temAM ghaNe mATe bhAga tamAse javA AvatA. ke ahI koI bhadrApurI jevo banAva bane che ane kAMI jevAnuM maLe che. agya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjanA sabhAsade paNa meTI saMkhyAmAM jovA AvatA. zarUAtamAM to AcAryazrIe jarA bIjA viSayo upara vyAkhyAna zarU karyuM paraMtu jema jema paga jAmate gaye tema tema padmavijaya, zAMtisAgara, vivekavijaya, puSpavijaya, bhAratIkumAra vagere jeo ayogya dIkSAnI virUddha hatA temanI khuba niMdA karavA lAgyA, ane dIkSAnI prazaMsA ane gRhasthAzrama pratye tiraskAranAM vyAkhyAna zarU karyo. eka divasa vyAkhyAnamAM bhadrApurInI mAphaka zrAvaka upara gALone varasAda varasAvI AcArya kahevA lAgyA "hAlamAM keTalAka adhama, pApI, nAtika abhavI jI nIkaLyA che te dIkSAne teDI pADavA mAge che ane gRhasthAzramane TheTha AsamAna sudhI caDAvavA mAge che. gRhasthAzrama eTale zuM? chakAyanA kuTAmAM saDabaDatA zrAvakanuM pApAzaya. bIjA zabdomAM kahIe te haDahaDatI narakanI khANa. AvA gRhasthAzramane vakhANanAra pelA caLavaLIAenI zI gati thaze? temanI mane dayA Ave che ke are cetana! bhavItavyatAthI nigoda ane nArakImAMthI nIkaLI A manuSyabhava pAmyA, temAM paNa anya jAtimAM nahIM jatAM zrAvaka kuLamAM utpanna thayA ane uttamottama e jainadharma pAmyA chatAM temane AvI duSTa buddhi Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSAne bedha. 203 -.... . . . - - ~ ukalI. hAthamAM AvelA ratnane kAcane kaDake gaNuM pheMkI de che, ahA ! ke temane pApane udaya? temane joI mAruM hRdaya baLI jAya che. taraNa tAraNa sAdhuo, bhavasAgarathI pAra utAranAra sAdhuo, dIkSA ApI mekSamAM laI janAra sAdhuo ane jemane vaMdanA karatAM ja pApa dhovAI jAya evA sAdhuonA puNyaprabhAvathI AvelA vegane vadhAvI nahIM letAM temanI sAme baMDa uThAvavA taiyAra thayA che. ane temanI zI dazA thaze ? sAdhuonI vaiyAvaca karanArane bhava kevo sudhare che! uttama prakAranAM AhArapANa ApavAthI keTalA badhA cho tarI gayA? e badhe kene pratApa? amArA jevA sAdhuone. A pramANe eka sAdhu keTalA badhA jIvone tArI zake che? mArA jevA ghaNuM sAdhuo thAya te jainakema keTalI badhI tarI jAya? loke keTalA badhA sukhI thAya ? keTalAka bhAmaTI ke barADA pADe che ke jenavastI ghaTI gaI, paNa tevA barADAthI zuM? ame phakta 350 thI 400 sAdhuo chIe ane Azare 1500 sAdhvIo che. jainenI vastI pramANe te ochAmAM ochA be hajAra sAdhuo ane pAMca hajAra sAdhvI joIe. jyAM sudhI eTalI saMkhyA nahIM thAya tyAM sudhI jainonA uddhAranI AzA. rAkhavI te AkAzakusumavata che. vardhamAna vidhAlaya, davAkhAnAM, suvAvAkhAnAM, nizALo, baraDIge, ityAdi rAkhavAthI kAMI paNa phAyado nathI, te te mAtra paisAnuM pANuM che. temAM paisA bharanAra ane tene lAbha lenAra narakane paMthe cAlI rahyA che, temAMthI adharmI, nAstika ane aMgArA pAke che. juo ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjamAM kaNa joDAyA? te keLavaNuM levAvALA. keLavAyelAnI pAchaLa bIjA paNa jhaMpalAyA. juo ApaNa puNyazALI zeTha lAlabhAI ane bIjA zeThIAo! tevI keLavaNI tarapha tiraskArathI jue che, te puNyAtmAo meTA moTA saMghe kADhI kayAranAM tIrthakaragAtra bAMdhI cukyA che. ujamaNuM karI nAma amara karyo che. dhanya che lAlabhAI zeThane! hamaNuM thoDA vakhata upara suvarNapuramAM sAmaTI traNa jaNane dIkSA apAvI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 prakaraNa 24 muM. dIkSAnA varaghoDA vakhate temane hAthI upara besADI saMsArano chelo lahAvo levaDAvyo. A pramANe karI temanA AtmAne uddhAra karyo ane temane saMsAranA pArAvAra duHkhamAMthI mukta karyA. te navadIkSita ziSyo mArI sAthe atre AvelA che. vihAramAM temane vaDI dIkSA paNa ApI che, tame temanI mukhAkRti uparathI samajI zakaze ke te kevA cAlAka che." koI harAmakhora bake che ke A AcAryane te dIkSAnuM gAMDapaNa hAlyuM che. huM tene javAba ApuM chuM ke "hA, gAMDapaNa hAlyuM che. je loko dharmane mATe gAMDA thAya che te ja kharA DAhyA che. basa, amAre to dIkSA dIkSA ane dIkSAne bodha ApavAne che. dIkSA ApavI eja amAre dhaMdho che. keI mANasane dIkSAne bhAva thayo ke tarataja tene dIkSA ApavI joIe. jarA paNa vilaMba karavo nahIM. ame to game te Ave tene dIkSA ApavAnA. ekaso ATha celA karavAne mAre abhigraha che. atyAra sudhImAM bAvana jaNane dIkSA ApI mekSanA mArge caDAvyA che." jaMbusvAmI pachI to mokSanAM dvAra baMdha thayAM che. badhA marIne kayAM bhegA thaze?" e udgAra sabhAmAM dUrathI koinA mukhamAMthI nIkaLe. AcArya-"joyuM? sAMbhaLyuM ? che keIne amArA upara zraddhA ? tamArA DAcAmAM vAge te jaDabAtoDa javAba mArI pAse che, paNa atyAre huM gama khAi bolato nathI, vyAkhyAna pachI mArI pAse Avaje, khulAso karIza. AvI rIte vyAkhyAna DoLI nAkhanAra adhamIonI zI gati thaze? mane dayA Ave che." "amArI dayA khAvAnI jarUra nathI." evo sabhAmAMthI bIje udagAra nIkaLyo. vacce lAlabhAI zeTha bolyA "mahArAja ! Apa vyAkhyAna zarU rAkho, keinA bolyA upara dhyAna ApavAnI jarUra nathI." AcArya "mArI dIkSA pravRtti vacce je kAMI vigha AvyAM na hota to atyAra sudhImAM bIja 257 AtmAno uddhAra karI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSAne bedha. 205 zakayo hato. tethI ema samajazo nahatuM ke hIMmata hAryo chuM. pahelA. karatAM to bamaNuM hIMmata AvI che. bhartRharie kahyuM che ke prArabhyate na khalu vighna bhayena nIcaiH / prArabhya vighnavihitA viramanti madhyA / vighnai punaH punarapi pratihanyamadhyAH / prArabhya cottamajanA na parityajanti // nIca purUSo vidananA bhayathI kArya AraMbha karatA nathI, madhyama purUSano AraMbha kare che paNa temAM vidana AvavAthI kAma choDI de che ane uttama puraSo te kAryane AraMbha karIne temAM vAraMvAra vina AvyA chatAM paNa te kAryane cheDI detA nathI. te pramANe huM mArI dIkSAnI pravRtti choDI devAne nathI, bhale game teTalAM vizna Ave te sahana karavA taiyAra chuM, paNa dIkSA te ApavAneja." "sagAM ane saMdhanI rajA zIvAya dIkSA ApI zakAya nahIM tenuM zuM?" e trIje ugAra. sAmethI nIkaLyo. AcArya "joyuM lAlabhAI ! A tophAnI lokonuM rUpaka samajatuM nathI. te loko laDavA AvelA jaNAya che mATe have mArA vicAra e che ke AjanuM vyAkhyAna baMdha karuM." lAlabhAi tathA bIjA zeThIAe ubhA thai hAtha joDI karagaravA lAgyA "mahArAja! Ama tapI na jAe, koI bole tenuM meM ApaNAthI zI rIte pakaDaya?" mahArAja gusse thaI bolyA "evA mANasane saMgha bahAra mukavo joie, lAlabhAi zeTha ! A kAMI nAnA chokarAnA khela nathI. A te AgamanI vAto che, zAstranAM pAnAM che, kAMI chApAM nathI. je kAMI baMdobasta nahIM kare to AgaLa kharAba pariNAma Avaze." jaIe to kharA ! saMdha bahAra zI rIte mukAya che ?" A pramANe cotho uddagAra ToLAmAMthI nIka. lAlabhAI paristhiti sUjI gayA, tethI AcAryane vinaMtI karI aDhAra e saraLa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 - ~-- -- -- --* mahArAja! keAIne vyAkhyAnane lAbha le nathI ane laDavuM che, have to vyAkhyAna DahoLAi gayuM che, mATe kRpA karI baMdha kare." AvI garabaDa vacce cAramAMca yuvakee ekadama nIcenI chApelI patrikAo vaheMcI dIdhIdIkSAnA himAyatI AcArya sUryavijayane sAcI zIkhAmaNa. (gajhala) munizrI sUryavijayajI ! vighAmAM eka lo arajI, na ho ke ho bhale marajI, dayA dilamAM jarA lA. 1 zuM Apa bodha dIkSAne daI hameza vyAkhyAne ?! jarA vicAra mana ANe, dayA dilamAM jarA lA. 2 yuvAnane bhamAvIne, judA paMthe caDAvIne, dubhAve che. kuTuMbane, dayA dilamAM jarA lAvo. 3 banI virahI raDe nArI, raDe che mAta bicArI, chatAM cheDe na haTha bhArI, dayA dilamAM jarA lAvo. 4 kare rUdana kuTuMbI jana, na bhAve pIvuM khAvuM anna, chatAM nava pIgaLe che mana, dayA dilamAM jarA lA. 5 maLe je kaMI kahenAre, kare che Apa dhrujAre, nahIM kaMI kahevuM gaNakAre, dayA dilamAM jarA lA. 6 mahAvrata paMcane dhAre, dayAne kema visAre ? munizrI Apa vicAre, dayA dilamAM jarA lAvo. 7 svajanane Apa saMtApI dayAne dharma uthApI, zuM rAce che pIDA ApI? dayA dilamAM jarA lA. 8 jhukAvI Apane mastaka, munizrI vinavuM A taka, mukI done have rakajhaka, yA dilamAM jarA lA. 9 taNAI dharmanA rAge jAvyuM ApanI Age, mahAsukha zuM vagAge ? dA.lipta jarA lA. 10 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAI(zeThanI aMdha zraddhA. 207 A patrikAothI garabaDa khUba vadhI paDI. AcAryanA hAthamAM paNa keIe patrikA mukI. mahArAje prathama cAra lITIo vAMcI dhikakAranI sAthe pheMkI dIdhI. vAta carcAvA lAgI. lAlabhAI vAtAvaraNa samajI gayA ane tarataja AcAryane tyAMthI upara laI gayA ke dhIme dhIme sau verAI gayA. A pramANe virodha thavAthI ane mArAmArIne saMbhava lAgavAthI lAlabhAI ane bIjA cAra pAMca zekIAe AcAryane tyAM nahIM rAkhatAM lAlabhAI zeThanA baMgalAnI joDe temane khAlI baMgalo ke jenuM nA: lAlabhavana hatuM tyAM laI gayA. ahIM temanA bhakatonI khAsa maMDaLI maLatI hatI. bhakata paisAvALA rahyA eTale temanA Azrita ane khAMdhIAo AcAryanI cAkarImAM goThavAI gayA. lAlabhAI zeThanI AsthA temanA upara eTalI badhI bezI gayelI ke te temanI AMkheja dekhatA. mIlanA ejaMTa hovAthI kAmamAMthI uMcA AvI zakatA na hatA te paNa game tema vakhata kADhI mahArAjanI sevAmAM rahetA. eka rAtre mahArAja ane lAlabhAI baMne jaNa ekAMtamAM vAte karatA hatA tevAmAM AcArye kahyuM "lAlabhAI zeTha ! juo mane paMcAvana varasa thavA AvyAM. mArI janmakuMDaLImAM aThThAvanamA varase kALa che, eTale bAkI traNa varasa rahyAM. mArI pratijJA bara na AvI te mane khAtrI che ke mAre pharI pAche A bhava levo paDaze mATe tame game tema karI ekase ATha celA pUrA karI Ape, haju chapana celA khuTe che." lAlabhAI-"mahArAja! huM eja peravImAM chuM, mArI mIlamAM keTalAka zrAvake che temane lAlaca ApI che, temanA kuTuMbamAM keTalIka vidhavAo paNa che te paNa taiyAra thaze, meM te cAre tarapha mAravADa, kAThIAvADa, gujarAta, tathA TheTha mubaI, pUnA, bhusAvaLa ane ratalAma kalakattA karAMcI sudhInA pradezamAM mANaso choDI dIdhA che.' AcArya-"zAbAza ! lAlabhAI! huM te ema samajato hato ke tame bolatA nathI eTale vAta bhUlI gayA haze." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 prakaraNa 24 muM. lAlabhAI-"A bolyA mahArAja sAheba! huM te vAta bhUlI jAuM? Apane mATe te prANa ApavA taiyAra chuM. mAre paise zA kAmane che? game tyAMthI celA bhegA karI ApuM chuM. vaizAkha mAsamAM mArA nAnA dIkarA navInacaMdranuM lagna karavAnuM che, have vacce eka mAsa rahelo che." AcArya-"ema ke ? tyAre ThIka prasaMga Avyo che. lagna pahelAM aThThAI utsava kare ane bane to dasa bAra dIkSAo apAvavI, ane dIkSA mahotsava paNa ujavo." lAlabhAI-"sAheba juo to kharA ! eka vakhata A zaherane batAvuM ke dharmanI kriyAo kevI thAya che, anya darzanIo | jANaze ke jainadharma ke che? Apa nizcita rahe. banaze te dasa bAra purUSone te lagnaprasaMge dIkSA ApIzuM, ane pachI comAsAmAM AjubAjunA pradezamAMthI koI koIne zedhI kADhI chAnI rIte rAkhI zIyALAmAM dIkSA ApI daIzuM. tamArA pakSanA tamAma sAdhuone khabara Apaze ke amArA mANasane madada Ape, be varasamAM tamArI pratijJA pUrI karIza. jyAM sudhI tamArI pratijJA pUrI na thAya tyAM sudhI mAre pAna khAvuM nahIM. AjathI bAdhA lau chuM. paccakhANa Apo." ema kahI hAtha joDayA. AcArya-dhanya che puNyazALI lAlabhAI! mane te tamArI khAtrI che, mArA sAdhue upAzrayanAM gupta sthAne ane khAsa bhaktinAM gharanAM gupta sthaLe jANe che mATe te bAbata citA karaze nahIM ema kahI AcAryo paccakhANa ApyuM. lAlabhAI-"have A saMbaMdhI adhara jIva rAkhaze nahIM. kadAca tamArI pAse mArAthI ochuM avAya to ciMtA karavI nahIM. divasamAM eka vakhata te AvI javAne. have lagnanI taiyArIo paNa karavI paDaze. eTalAmAM eka mANase AvI chApelI jAhera khabara lAlabhAinA hAthamAM mukI. te lAlabhAI vAMcavA lAgyA. te joi mahArAje kahyuM "zI bAbata che ?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAI zeThanI aMdha zraddhA. 209 ---- lAlabhAi-"vardhamAna vidyAlayanI sIlvara jyubIlI ujavavA mATe tenA kAryavAhakee jAhera patrikA kADhI che. caitra suda 15 nA roja vidyAlayanA makAnamAM hAIkorTanA cIpha jasTIsa mIsTara mATananA pramukhapaNuM nIce jyubIlI ujavavAnuM rAkhyuM che." AcArya "joyuM lAlabhAI zeTha ? A mArAthI kema khamAya ? AvA mAMsAhArI mANasane vidyAlayamAM lAvI pramukhanI khurazI upara besADe ane tenA pramukhapaNa nIce mahotsava ujave ! AvuM haDahaDatuM pApa mArAthI zI rIte sahana thAya ? te loko jainadharmanuM satyAnAza vALavA beThA che. aMgArA pAkyA ane bIjA seMkaDo aMgArA pakavavAnI bhaThThIo saLagAvI rahyA che. bhAI zuM karuM? ghara phuTe ghara jAya che. jyAre amArAmAMthI bIjA pAMca sAta AcAryo ane sAdhuo temanI pakSamAM bhaLyA. ane khoTA upadeza dIdhA tyAre e ATalA badhA kAvI gayA. lAlabhAI ! tame temAM jaze nahIM ane tamArA gharanA koI paNa mANasane temAM bhAga levA javA deze nahIM. nahIM te bhraSTa thaI jaze. jene javuM hoya te jAya. janArA saghaLA abhavI cha samajavA." lAlabhAI-" are ! huM temAM paga dauM? huM te taddana virUddha chuM. je kaI madada karavA jAya che temane aTakAvavA prayatna karuM chuM. jyubIlI ujavavA do. pacIsa varSa sudhI kevI TakAvI che evuM ApaNane jaNAvavA - are cIDavavA - sIlvara jyubIlIno mahotsava zedhI kA. aThThAI utsava ke ujamaNAM sujhatAM nathI ane AvAM phekaTa kharaca karavAM ukale che. mahArAja ! emAM koIne doSa nathI. pAMcamA ArAne mahImA che. lokone buddhi avaLI sujhavAnI. zrAvako to bagayA paNa AcAryoe evI saMsthAo ubhI karAvI che. moTA pAMca AcAryo tene puSTi ApI rahyA che. teo gRhasthAzramane vakhANuM vakhANuM pANI caDAve che, paNa mahArAja ! jarUra te pastAvAnA che. dIkSAmArga zIvAya bIjA koI paNa mArga uddhAra nathI. jaina pAThazALAne uttejana apAya te to ThIka, kAraNa ke temAMthI dIkSAnA ume 14 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ^^^ * * * 210 prakaraNa 24 muM. ^^^^ davAre bahAra paDe che tethI baMnenuM sacavAya che. paNa AvI saMsthAthI te tadana virUddha chuM." Ama rAtre vAtacIta karI lAlabhAI pitAne tyAM gayA. A lAlabhuvanamAM AcArya savAre pitAnA bhakto AgaLa vyAkhyAna vAMcatA ane bapore tathA rAtre dIkSAnI pravRttinA taDAkA mAratA hatA. A vakhate bAjunA gAmamAM vardhamAna vidyAlayanA saMsthApaka AcAryazrI padmavijayajI AvelA hovAthI ane caitra suda 13 nA reja mahAvIra jayaMtI ane suda 15 nA roja vardhamAna vidyAlayanI sIvara jayubIlI ujavavAnI hovAthI vidyAlayanA kAryavAhake ane navA junA vidyArthIo temane khAsa teDavA mATe gayA. A paddhavijaya AcArya A saMsthAmAM rasa letA hovAthI AmaMtraNane svIkAra karyo. padyavijaya AcAryanA AvavAnI vAta jANuM hajAre mANase sAmaiyAmAM joDAI gayA. chatrI vAjAM ke nizAnaDakA ke hAthInI zobhA nahotI. paraMtu svayaMsevako madhura sAdathI gAtA gAtA cAlatA hatA. AvI acAnaka padharAmaNa hovA chatAM paNa saraghasa ghaNuMja moTuM thaI gayuM. jayajayanA pokAra vacce AcAryazrIe moTA upAzrayamAM mukAma kIdhe. pATe birAjI eka maMgalAcaraNa jainone saMbhaLAvyuM. pachI vardhamAna vidyAlayanA sekreTarIe moTA avAje jAhera karyuM ke " kAle mahAvIra jayaMtI atre savAranA 8 vAge ujavavAnI che mATe te prasaMge AcAryazrI padmavijayajI mahAvIra bhagavAnanuM jIvanacaritra saMbhaLAvI apUrva lAbha Apaze. atre jayaMtI ujavI rahI gAjate vAjate mahAvIrasvAmInA derAsare darzana karavA javAnuM che. mATe kAle jarUra vahelA padhAraze. vaLI Apane bIjI vinaMtI che ke Apa jAhera patrikAothI jANyuM haze ke caitra suda pUrNimAe hAIkorTanA cIpha jasTIsa mIsTara mAraTInanA pramukhapaNa nIce vardhamAna vidyAlayamAM vidyAlayanI sIlvara jyubIlI ujavavAnI che mATe tenA makAnamAM te divase bapore eka vAge padhAraze. AcAryazrI padmavijayajI paNa te prasaMge padhAravAne che mATe tene lAbha levA cukaze nahIM. vardhamAna vidyAlayane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra jayaMtI. 211 ~ ~ ~ - ~ pacIsa varSa pUrAM thaI chavIsamuM varSa bese che tenI khuzAlImAM sIlvara jyubIlI ujavavAnI che. e rIte jAhera thayA pachI sau verAI gayAM. rAtre upAzrayane dhajApatAkAthI sArI rIte zaNagAravAmAM Avyo. bIjA divase ATha vAge upAzraya cIkAra bharAI gayuM. zarUAtamAM mahAvIra bhagavAnanI stuti thayA bAda traNa cAra vidvAna gRhasthAe mahAvIra bhagavAnanuM jIvanacaritra kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. pachI AcAryazrI padyavijayajIe madhura avAje nIce pramANe TuMka vyAkhyAna ApyuM jANuM chuM ke tame akaLAI gayAM che, tethI huM dukAmAM paTAvIza. AgaLanA vaktAoe mahAvIra bhagavAna kevA hatA te tamane kahI saMbhaLAvyuM che, dareka paryuSaNa parvamAM temanuM jIvanacaritra sAMbhaLe che. Aje temano janmadivasa che. janma zabda saMbhAratAnI sAthe AkhuM temanuM jIvana sAMbharI Ave che. lAkho karoDa - are asaMkhya mANaso A phAnI duniyAno tyAga karIne marI gayA, kema temane ApaNe saMbhAratA nathI ne mahAvIrane saMbhArIe chIe ? jyAre ApaNe temanAmAM asAdhAraNane apUrvazakti dekhI tyAreja. temanI asAdhAraNa zaktio juo. pahelI te temanI mAtRbhakti. garbhavAsamAMja te vyakti utpanna thaI. trizalA mAtAnI kukhamAM gabhaoNvAsamAM je vakhate mahAvIra bhagavAna hatA te vakhate temane vicAra thayo ke mArA hAlavAthI mArI mAtAne duHkha thaze tethI temaNe hAlavuM baMdha karyuM. A pramANe garbha hAlate baMdha thayo ke trizalA mAtAne ciMtA thaI. hAya! mAro garbha kema hAlato nathI ? marI te nahIM gayo hoya ? zuM thayuM? zuM pApa karyuM haze ke AvI sthiti thaI? koInAM dhAvatAM chokarAM vikhuTA paDAvyAM haze! ke mA dIkarAnA viyAga karAvyA haze! vagere aneka prakAranA tarko karI kalpAMta karavA lAgyAM. tevA samaye mahAvIra bhagavAne avadhijJAna mukIne joyuM to mAtA zokasAgaramAM DubI gayelAM jaNAyAM. "are A to sAruM karavA jatAM khoTuM thayuM. mAtAne te sukhane badale duHkha thayuM." ema cintavana karI mahAvIra bhagavAne pitAnuM aMga halAvyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 212 prakaraNa 24 muM. garbha hAlavAnI sAthe trizalA mAtA ghaNAM ja khuzI thayAM. tamAma zoka dUra thaye. mAtAnI AvI manodazA joI teja kSaNe bhagavAne vicAra karyo ke haju mArI mAtAe mArUM mukha joyuM nathI chatAM ATalI badhI prIti rAkhe che, ATalo badho mArA pratye moha rAkhe che te jyAre mAre janma thaze ane mAruM pratyakSa meM joze tyAre to te mArA pratye keTalo badho rAga rAkhaze? Avo mAno prema ! ! A vicAranI sAtheja temaNe saMkalpa karyo ke mAtAnI thAtI sudhI dIkSA levI nahIM. A rIte mahAvIra bhagavAne garbhavAsamAM lIdhelA saMkalpa pramANe vartana karI batAvyuM. mAtAnI AjJA dareka vakhate mAthe caDAvI potAnI aThThAvIsa varasanI vaye jyAre mAtA devagata thayAM tyAre temaNe dIkSA levAno vicAra temanA moTA bhAI naMdIvardhana AgaLa jAhera karyo. moTA bhAIe kahyuM "bhAI mahAvIra ! mAtA gaI, have tame dIkSA laI gharamAMthI jAo eTale mane zI rIte gamaze" ema kahI AMsu nAkhI kahevA lAgyA be varasa rAha joI karavuM ghaTe tema karaje." mahAvIra bhagavAne kahyuM jevI bhAInI icchA. be varasa pachI dIkSA laIza." A pramANe te be varasa TakyA ane trIsamA varSe dIkSA lIdhI. gRhastho ! AnuM nAma dIkSA, AnuM nAma mAtRbhakti, AnuM nAma AjJAnuM pAlana, AnuM nAma dharma, AnuM nAma satya, AnuM nAma hadayanI zuddhi ane zAMti. mAre A sthaLe kahevuM paDe che ke hAlamAM keTalAka yuvAna chokarAo mAtAnI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karI, temano tiraskAra karI dIkSA le che. ane sAdhuo mAbApanI ke sagAMnI saMmati zIvAya dIkSA Ape che. AvI dIkSAthI zuM phAyado ? jeNe nava mAsa sudhI udaramAM rAkhI poSaNa karyuM, ane janma thayA pachI jeNe maLamUtra dhoi dhavarAvI meTa karyo, tenI AjJAne Thekare mArI, AMtaraDI kakaLAvI, tiraskAra karI chekare dIkSA le te te pachI gurUnuM zuM kalyANa karaze ? ATalA badhA upakAra karanAra mAne na gAMThe te pachI gurUne gAMDI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra jayaMtI. 213 temanI AjJAmAM rahI zI rIte dharma karaze ? e dIkSAthI kadI paNa uddhAra nathI. mAtAnI bhakti khUba karavI ema mahAvIra bhagavAnanuM jIvanacaritra Dhela vagADI kahe che. have temanI bIjI mahAna asAdhAraNa zakti te sahanazIlatA che. juo temanA upara keTalA badhA upasarga thayA chatAM paNa te sahana karI potAnA dhyAnamAMthI na DagyA. macchara, bhamarA ane madhamAkhInA DaMkhanI vedanAo, caMDakAziyA nAganA DuMphavATA ane tenA jherI kha, gazALAne asahya trAma, govALIAe kAnamAM mArelA khIlA, ane khIra banAvavA pagamAM prakaTAvelI agninI pracaMDa vALA vagere upasarge jarA paNa krodha karyo zIvAya zAMtithI sahana karyA. AvI temanI ajaba sahanazIlatAnI zakti! atyAre to mArA jevA mahAvIrane bhekha dhAraNa karanAra saheja bAbatamAM krodhAvezamAM AvI dhamapachADA kare che ane mahAvIranA sAdhu thavAne dA kare che, tyAM pachI dharma ke samAjano uddhAra kayAMthI thaI zake ? sema prabhAcArya siMdUraprakaramAM kahe che ke - yo mitraM madhuno vikArakaraNe saMtrAsasaMpAdane / sarpasya pratibimbamaMgadahane saptArciSaH sodrH| caitanyasya niSUdane viSataroH sabrahmacArI ciraM / sakrodhaH kuzalAmilASakuzalaiH pronmUlamunmUlyatAm / / arthAta potAnA jIvananA kalyANanI IcchAmAM kuzaLa purUSoe bdhane mULamAMthIja chedIne ukheDI nAkhavo joIe, kAraNake te krodha cittano vikAra karavAmAM dArUne mitra che, trAsa utpanna karavAmAM sApanA pratibiMba rUpa che, zarIrane bALavAmAM agnine bhAI che, jJAnane nAza karavAmAM vipakSane sAdharmika che arthAta jhera samAna che. evA krodhane mahAvIra bhagavAne bALIne bhasmibhUta karI nAkhyo hate. mATe mahAvIranA jIvanacaritramAMthI kharekhara sAra grahaNa karavAno e che ke temanI mAphaka krodhane mArI zAMti dhAraNa karavI joIe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 prakaraNa 25 muM. gRhastho! Apane gAjate vAjate devadarzana karavA javAnuM che mATe ATaluM kahI mAruM bolavuM samApta karuM chuM." te pachI tyAMthI uThI gAjate vAjate saraghasa rUpe tamAma strI purUSa mahAvIrasvAmInA dere darzana karI potapotAne ghera vidAya thayAM. lAlabhuvanamAM sUryavijaya AcAryane mahAvIra jayaMtI prasaMge maTe varaghoDe kADhavAne hato paraMtu vAtAvaraNa temanA viruddhamAM vadhAre hovAthI mAtra vyAkhyAnamAMja TuMkAmAM mahAvIra jayaMtI mahotsava paTAvI devAnI temane pharaja paDI hatI. meTA upAzrayamAM ujavAyelI jayaMtIne hevAla temanA kAne paDyo. sAMbhaLI bahuja baLI gayA paNa zuM kare ? bhakatoe maLI vakhata Ave vera levAno nizcaya karI AcArya padmavijaya ane agya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjavALAne gALo bhAMDI verAI gayA. prakaraNa 25 muM vardhamAna vidyAlayanI sIkavara jyubIlI. * mArUMva rAti vi hite niyu kAnteva cAbhiramayatyapanIya khedaM / lakSmI tanoti vitanoti ca dikSu kIrti / kiM kinna sAdhayati kalpalateva vidyA // caitra pUrNimAe baporanA eka vAgyA pahelAM "vardhamAna vidyAlaya"nA bhavya makAna AgaLa bAMdhelA maMDapamAM purUSo ane strIo AvavA lAgyAM. AcArya padyavijayajI tathA temanI sAthe AvanAra * vidyA mAtAnI peThe rakSA kare che, pitAnI peDe hitamAM jeDe che, mInI peThe khedane TALI AnaMda Ape che, lakSmIne vadhAre che, ane sAthe dizAmAM kIrtine vistAre che, mATe te kalpalatAnI peThe zuM zuM meLavI ApatI nathI? arthAta badhuM meLavI Ape che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna vidyAlayanI sIlvara jyubIlI. 215 ziSyone besavA mATe uMcI jagAe judI pATo goThavI rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. maMDapa paNa meTo vizALa bAMdhelo hato. thoDI vAramAM te cikAra bharAI gaye. vakhatasara pramukhe maMDapamAM praveza karI sthAna lIdhuM ke temanI pAchaLa AcArya padmavijayajI temanA keTalAka ziSyo sAthe AvI pATa upara potapotAnA sthAne birAjamAna thaI gayA. A dekhAva ghaNaja bhavya ane AkarSaka lAgatuM hatuM. zarUAtamAM eka vidyArthIe madhura sAde jussAbhera nIce kaTAva gAvo zarU karyo (kayava ) vardhamAna vidyAlayanaukA, pacIsa varSa pUrAM karI Aje, ura umaMge, aMtara haze, kare praveza chavIsamA varSe. utsava tene ujavAya che, "sIlvara jyubIlI" e nAme, prakAza jene rUperI che, caMdrikA sama zAMtidAtA. parama dayALu mahAvIranI kRpAdraSTie divasa A ujavavAno prasaMga AvyA, jayajaya bolo jaya jaya bolo! pacIsa varSa sudhI naukAe janatA rUpI mahAsAgare, saphara karIne vijaya meLavyo, cAre pAse kIrti gavAI. sapharasamayamAM vIrazaraNa che, tephAnanI vAta zuM karIe ? vIra sAcave, vIra bacAve, vIra musApharI pAra utAre. kaIvAra ke khaDaka naDe te, sukAna maraDI saphara kare che, thAya kadI je vAvAjhoDuM, zAMta rahI te sahana kare che. kadI bhayaMkara DuMgara jevAM mojAM uchaLe to paNa te te, vIraprabhunA prabhAvabaLathI zAMta thaIne zamI jAya sau. kaI vAra te TaeNpaDanA thAya humalA duzmana rUpe, paNa temAMthI sukAnI lo ke dharmapasAthe bacAvI le che. pacIsa varSanI kArkIdIthI kIrti jAmI A naukAnI, duzmana thAkI dUra haThayA che, nirAza thaIne hAtha ghase che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 prakaraNa 25 muM. A naukAne uDADI devA suraMga je je hatI zatrunI, te te zatruthI athaDAI paDI bhAgI sau prapaMcI racanA khADe chede te ja paDe che e nyAye sau zatru hAryA, vijayadhvajA naukAnI pharakI, zraddhA ceTI A duniyAnI. A naukAmAM besI je je saphara kare che te te sarve, pAra utare nirbhaya rIte, Icchita vastu prApta kare che. jevo sIlvara jyubIlIne utsava Aje ujavAye che, te utsava suvarNa kere ujavAo A kanakanagaramAM. dina dina caDatI naukAnI he, prabhuprArthanA eja amArI, vidyArthI rUpa musApharonI saphara thAya sau saphaLa sukhethI. evI janatAne sukhadAyaka vardhamAna vidyAlaya naukA amara raho A bhAratava, mahA sukha ne zAMti mAMhe. jaya jaya bolo jaya jaya bolo ! mahAvIrano jayajaya bolo! zAMti zAMti oma ! zAMti zAMti ema! ema ! zAMti ! zAMti ! zAMti ! A kaTAvathI zrAtAjanA utsAhamAM khUba jAgRti AvI, ane ekadama zAMti phelAI gaI. pachI sekreTarIe moTA avAje sabhA bharavAne hetu kahI saMbhaLAvI, A sabhAnA pramukha tarIke hAIkorTanA cIpha jasTIsa mIsTara mATanane nImavA darakhAsta raju karI, ane tene judA judA gRha taraphathI anumodana maLatAM tALIonA gaDagaDATa vacce teo pramukha sthAne birAjamAna thayA. te pachI pramukhanI AjJAthI vardhamAna vidyAlayanA vyavasthApaka maMDaLanA kAyamanA pramukhe moTA avAje vardhamAna vidyAlayane pacIsa varSane hevAla savistara vAMcI saMbhaLAvyuM. temAM tenA saMsthApaka tarIke padmavijayanuM nAma jAhera thatAM khUba jorathI tALIo paDI. pramukhane gujarAtI bhASAnuM bhAgye tuTayuM jJAna hovAthI temanI joDe beThelA vidyAlayanA peTrana rA. ba. bhAratIkumAra vizvakumAra pramukhane dareka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com karI ane te ja rIte Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna vidyAlayanI sIlvara jyubIlI. 217 hakIkata aMgrejImAM samajAvatA hatA. AcArya padmavijayanA nAmathI tALI paDavAthI AcAryanA jIvanacaritranI ane temanI pravRttinI TuMkAmAM mAhItI ApatA hatA. tyAra bAda sekreTarIe A saMsthA upara jyubIlI prasaMge AvelA mubArakabAdInA tAre tathA patra vAMcI saMbhaLAvatAM AnaMdanA AvezamAM AvI jaNAvyuM "mAnavaMtA pramukha sAheba, pUjya munimahArAje gRhastha ane eno ! A saMsthA pratye lokonI keTalI badhI lAgaNuM che te nIce AvelI bheTa uparathI samajAze" ema kahI AvelI moTI rakame sAthe nAme vAMcI saMbhaLAvI prasanna mukhe jaNAvyuM "A uparathI Apane khyAla Avaze ke kula se gRhastha taraphathI Azare eka lAkha rUpIA A jyubIlI prasaMge bheTa tarIke maLe che." A zabdonI sAthe tALIonA gaDagaDATa cAlI rahyA ane evo utsAha jAgRta thaye ke birAjamAna thayelA gRhastha paNa AMka bharI nAma lakhI uparA upara cIDIo mekalavA lAgyA. aradhA kalAkamAM bIjA pacAsa hajAranI bheTa AvI gaI. tyAra bAda AcAryazrI pAvijayajIe moTA avAje pATa upara beThe beThe bhASaNa zarU karyuM- pramukha mahAzaya ane gRhastha ! A vardhamAna vidyAlaya eka mahA kalpavRkSa barAbara che. (tALIo) tamArI tamAma IcchAe ane mahatvAkAMkSAo pUrI pADavA zaktimAna che. AcAryazrI vijayahIra sUrIzvara ane akabara zahenazAha vakhate tame Azare cALIsa lAkha jene A bhAratavarSamAM hatA. hAla mAtra poNAbAra lAkha jano che. dara sAla ATha ATha hajAra kamI thatA jAo che, A pramANe ghaTADe cAlu raheze to daDha saMkAmAM tamAruM nAma nizAna raheze ke kema tenI mane zaMkA che. jamAnAne oLakhe. AjubAjunI duniyA tarapha dRSTi kare. tamArI AsapAsanI kema AgaLa vadhatI rahI che ane tame AgaLa nahIM vadhe te tamArI burI dazA thaze. jJAna saMpAdana karo. rAjakIya prakaraNamAM AgaLa dhase, nyAyanI kacerImAM ke mulakI kAraShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218 prakaraNa 25 muM. bhAramAM ane lazkarI tAlImamAM mAthuM mAre, dareka khAtAmAM hoddA dharAvela, vepArI te che paNa saTTAnA vepAramAM paDI pAyamAla na thAo, keLavaNuM saMpAdana karI duniyAnA arthazAstrano abhyAsa karI vepArane khUba keLavI bIjAonA hAthamAM gayelo vepAra pAcho meLavo. sArA Ijanere pAko, sArA vakIle ane berIsTara thAo, bAhoza DokaTare bane, sArA vijJAnI nIvaDe. ema judI judI vidyA prApta karI sAthe sAthe jainadharma ane tenA siddhAMta samajI jainadharmane dIpAvo. aphasosanI vAta che ke hIMdI mahAsabhAmAM nAnI nAnI keme pitAnA haka mAge paNa janakemane pikAraja nahIM. koNa pikAra kare? pikAra karavAnI tAkAda joIe. paristhitine samajIne samajAvavAnI zakti joIe. A zaktio pUrI pADanAra A vardhamAna vidyAlaya che. A vidyAlaya rUpa kalpavRkSa Aje te pacIsa varSa pUrAM karI chavIsamA varSamAM praveza kare che. tene pANInuM khUba siMcana kare. AvI saMsthAo astitvamAM Avaze teja tamAruM bhaviSya sudharavAnI AzA che. temAMthI nararatna makaze ane teja rane jAte zebhI jainajanatAne zobhAvI zakaze. vidyArUpI alaMkArethI kAyAne dIpAve. te ja kharA alaMkAre che. bhartuhari kavi kahe che ke - keyUrA na vibhUSayanti puruSaM hArA na caMdrojjvalA / na snAnaM na vilepanaM na kusumaM nAlaMkRtA mardhajAH / vANyekA samalaMkaroti puruSaM yA saMskRtA dhaaryte| kSIyante khalu bhUSaNAni satataM vAgabhUSaNaM bhUSaNam // arthAta bAjubaMdhathI, caMdra jevA caLakatA hArathI, snAnathI, caMdana vagerenA lepanathI, phUlathI, zubhAvelA vALathI purUSa zobhato nathI paraMtu je saMskAravALI vANI vidvAne dhAraNa kare che te vANathIja purUSa zebhe che. tamAma bhUSaNe nAza pAme che mATe vANIrUpa bhUSaNa eja kharuM bhUSaNa che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna vidyAlayanI sIlvara jyubIlI. 219 A saMsthAmAMthI vidyAthI vibhUSita thayelA vidyAthIo pAkaze, te ja sArAsArane vicAra karI zakaze, teja prAcIna ane arvAcInanI tUlanA karI vivekabuddhithI samayasUcakatA vAparI vidyAnA baLathI janasamAjane baMdha besatA sudhArAnI cejanA temanA hAtheja ghaDaze. junI purANI vAte karavAthI kAMI vaLavAnuM nathI. TUMkAmAM e ke jema naTa dera upara najara rAkhI pitAnA khela kare che tema tame paNa jamAnA sAmI najara rAkhI tamArI pravRttio calAvo. temAMja tamArA vijayanI cAvI che. oma zAMti ! zAMti ! zAMti !' te pachI pramukha sAhebe aMgrejImAM bhASaNa karatAM jaNAvyuM- "dharmagurUo, sannArIo ane gRhastha ! jANIne khuzI thayo chuM ke pacIsa varSamAM A saMsthAe ghaNuM sArI pragati karI che. rIporTa uparathI jaNAya che ke lagabhaga pacIsa varSamAM Azare cAraso vidyAthIo ucca keLavaNa laI bahAra paDayA che ane teo nAnA moTA dhaMdhAmAM ane nekarImAM joDAI gayA che. hAlamAM traNa vidyArthIo lAbha le che. vaLI te sAthe dhArmika zikSaNa ApavAmAM Ave che tethI. je vidyArthIo nIkaLe che te kharA jana tarIke bahAra paDe che. Aje khAsa mAruM dhyAna ApanA vayovRddha AcArya mahArAja kheMcI rahyA che. teo AvI saMsthAo mATe prayatna karI rahyA che ane A vidyAlayanA utpAdaka tarIke eo che te khuzI thavA jevuM che. (tALIo) AvI rIte sAdhue upadeza karI kAma kare te jarUra jainanI unnati thAya. upadezakenI pharaja che ke temaNe cAlu paristhiti, saMyogo ane jamAnA tarapha najara rAkhI kAma karavuM joIe. tema karavAthIja dhArele hetu bara AvI zake che. vidyAnA baLa vaDe ja deza AgaLa vadhI zake che, te ja sArA sudhArA karI zake che. vidyAthIja manuSyajIvana ujavaLa dekhAya che. jyAM ajJAna tyAM aMdhakAra hoya che. A prasaMge mane aMgreja lekhaka eDIsananA. zabdo yAda Ave che. te kahe che - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 prakaraNa 25 muM. *" How different is the view of past life, in the man who is grown old in knowledge and wisdom, from that of him who is grown old in ignorance and folly ! The latter is like the owner of a barren country that fills his eye with the prospect of naked hills and plains, which produce nothing either profitable or ornamental; the other beholds a beautiful spacious landscape divided into deli. ghtful gardens, green meadows, fruitful fields, and can scarce cast his eye on a single spot of his possession that is not covered with some beautiful plant and flower." vidyA A pramANe jIvanano pheraphAra karI zake che. anubhavI loke kahe che ke "samayanI sAthe cAlo" A vAta bIlakula satya che. prAcIna kALamAM ghoDA ane baLadanA khaTArAmAM bezI musApharI karatA hatA te vAta have relave ane eraplenanA vakhatamAM zI rIte baMdha besatI thaI paDe? tamArA dharmagurU kahe che ke jamAnA upara najara rAkhI AvI saMsthAone uttejana Ape e vAta tamAre lakSa bahAra kADhavAnI nathI. tamArI kAmamAM AvA upadeza ApanAra dharmagurUonI jarUra che. (tALIo) * vidyAjJAna ane DahApaNamAM jIvanane vakhata gujArI pAkI umare pahacelA mANasanA gata jIvananuM svarUpa, ajJAna ane jADaya buddhimAM jIvanane vakhata gumAvI pAkI umare pahoMcelA mANasanA gata jIvananA svarUpa sAthe sarakhAvatAM atizaya bhinna hoya che; bIje mANasa arthAta ajJAnamAM aMdagI gumAvanAra eka verAna pradezanA mAlIka samAna che, ke je pradeza, nathI ramaNIya ke phAyadAkAraka evA zuSka TekarA ane medAnane dekhAva dRSTi AgaLa dhare che; prathama mANasa arthAt jJAnamAM jIvanane gujAranAra, suMdara ane vistIrNa bhU pradezanuM avalokana kare che ke je pradazenI, AnaMdajanya udyAna, lIlAM medAna ane phaLadAyaka kSetramAM nAnA prakAre racanA thayelI hoya che ane je suMdara vanaspatI ane puSpathI alaMkRta ane AcchAdana nahIM hoya evuM svasthAna tene bhAgye ja daSTigocara thAya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna vidyAlayanI sIlvara jyubIlI. 221 gRhastha ! mane kSamA karaze. A sthaLe mAre dilagIrI sAthe kahevuM paDe che ke hAlamAM tamArA keTalAka dharmagurUe celA muMDavAnA kArabhAramAM paDI gayA che. te vAta ghaNIja carcAya che, sarakAranA kAne paNa AvI che, dhArAsabhAmAM te vAta mukAI che. vaLI keTalAka sAdhuo upara phejadArI kesa paNa thavAno saMbhava che (sAMbhaLo! sAMbhaLo) polIsa sakhtAIthI pagalAM bharavA lAgI che, ane chupI polIsa paNa bArIkAIthI tapAsa kare che. A tamArA mATe keTaluM badhuM zaramAvA jevuM che? je kamane, zAMtine cahAnArI, duzmananuM paNa bhaluM IcchanArI, hiMsAne dhikkAranArI, pApathI DaranArI kahevAmAM Ave che te kAmanA khAsa dharmagurUo ane temanA bhakta bhayaMkara ujadArI gunhA kare ane sarakArane satsainAM pagalAM bharavAM paDe te jaine mATe nAmozI bhareluM nathI ? sarakAra dharmagurUo pratye atyAra sudhI mAnanI dRSTithI jotI AvI che ane hAla paNa jue che ane moTA moTA AcAryo jANa keTaluMka daragujara kare che, keraTamAM temane mobho jALave che paNa jyAre khuda sAdhueja dIkSAnA nAme bhayaMkara gunhAo karanAra thayA che te pachI sarakAra jarUra sAdhuo ane temanI dIkSA pravRtti upara santa aMkuza mukaze. vaLI te sAthe mAre tamane A prasaMge jaNAvI devuM joIe ke tamArAmAMthI keTalAka jaino evA sAdhuone uttejana ApI rahyA che. temanA baLa uparaja sAdhuo ayogya dIkSA pravRtti calAvI rahyA che. teja bahoLA hAthe paisA kharacI evA sAdhuone madada karI rahyA che ema mArA jANavAmAM AvyuM che. tame je temane uttejana na Ape te temanI pravRtti ApoApa tUTI jAya. mArA nyAyakhAtAmAM paNa A bAbata sarakAra sAthe lakhApaTI cAlI rahI che. huM tamane salAha ApuM chuM ke tevA sAdhuone nyAya tame kare. sArA sArA anubhavI nyAyI ane pramANika gharaDA mANasanI kamITI nIme ane te dvArA tapAsa kare. je je sAdhuo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 prakaraNa 25 muM. gunhegAre jaNAya temane sAdhu saMsthAmAMthI dUra kare, ane te bAbatanI jAhera janatAne khabara Ape. atre birAjamAna thayelA AcArya jevA sAdhuone sAdhusamAja banAvo, tevAothIja phAyado che. (tALIo) huM to tamArA bhalAnI khAtaraja salAha ApuM chuM. keInI lAgaNuM dukhavavAno mAre hetu nathI. chevaTamAM jaNAvatAM AnaMda ane saMtoSa thAya che ke ke AvI saMsthAthI zA phAyadA che te samajatA thayA che, ane teja kAraNathI Aje doDha lAkha rUpIAnI vRSTi thaI (tALIo). zrImaMta gRhasthane mArI vinaMtI che ke AvI saMsthAone khuba uttejana Ape. tamArI koleja banAvo, tamArI yunIvarsITI banAvo, bahAranA jJAna sAthe tamArA dharmanuM zikSaNa maLavAthI sArA ja pAkaze, ane teja tamArA dharmane ane samAjano uddhAra karaze (tALIo). junA purANuM rIvAjomAM pheraphAra kare. jamAno oLakhe, dIkSAo ApavI cheDI do. ke mArA jevo gharaDo umedavAra agara ke pUre vairAgI ane lAyaka vidvAna purUSa dIkSA lete hoya te tene dIkSA Ape (hasAhasa). paNa yuvAna chokarA chokarIone te khUba keLavaNI ApI bhaNu, temane celA celIo thavA deze nahIM. temane dIkSA ApavAthI sArAne badale beTuM pariNAma Ave che. te huM atyAra sudhInA bIjA dezanA ane A dezanA anubhava uparathI kahI zakuM chuM. gRhastha ! huM sarvane ane khAka karI A AcAryazrIne upakAra mAnI A vidyAlayanI phatteha icchI bhaviSyamAM suvarNa jyubIlI ujavavAne prasaMga prApta thAya evI prabhune prArthanA karI bezI javAnI rajA lauM chuM." ziSTAcAra pramANe paraspara upakAra manAyA bAda sIlvara jyubIlI mahotsavane meLAvaDe visarjana thayuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAIne tyAM ujamaNuM ane sapta purUSone dIkSA mahotsava. 223 prakaraNa 26 muM. lAlabhAIne tyAM ujamaNuM ane sapta purUSane dIkSA mahotsavano varaghoDA, * Oh! it is excellent, To have giant's strength; but it is tyrrannous To use it lik a giant. -Shakespeare. putranA lagnanA pahelAM zeTha lAlabhAIe kanakanagaramAM ujamaNAnI ane dIkSA samAraMbhanI pravRtti zarU karI. AcArya sUryavijayanA abhigraha pramANe ekaso ATha celA paikI bAkI rahelA chapana celA AcAryane karI ApavA mATe pAnanI lIdhelI pratijJA pUrI karavA lAlabhAI zeThe pitAnI mIlanA nokarImAMthI tathA keTalAka garIba AzritamAMthI sAta purUSone dama, bhaya, prapaMca, yukti, prayukti lAlaca ema aneka sAdhanane upayoga karI dIkSA levA mATe ubhA karyA. A sAta purUSonI bekArInI lAcArIthI uddabhavatI dIkSAthI kakaLI uThelI temanAM kuTuMbIjanenI AMtaraDInuM rUdhira pIvAne AcAryanI tatpara thaelI pipAsAne tRpta karavA zeTha lAlabhAIe khAsa caDasane laIne moTA pAyA upara khAnagI rIte taiyArIo karavA mAMDI. ubhA karelA umedavAromAMthI traNa jaNa te kAMIka janadharmanuM jANatA hatA paraMtu bAkInA cAra mahAtmAo te sAva nirakSara hatA. darekane sArI rakamanI lAlaca ApI temanA ane temanA kuTuMbanA kacavATane ane temanA aMtaranA duHkhanA avAjane dAbI rAkhyo hato. A kAmamAM lAlabhAI kAMkarAnI mAphaka paisA kharacatA hatA. koine kema samajAvI aMdhArAmAM rAkhavA, koine kema saMtADI nasADavA, vagere * rAkSasanA baLanI prApti hevI te kharekhara zreSTha che. paNa tene upaga rAkSasanI mAphaka karavo te nirdayapaNuM che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224 prakaraNa 26 muM. , mmmnum aneka prakAranA anartho dharmanA bahAne nIce lAlabhAI ane temanA khAMdhIAo sevatA hatA. basa dIkSAthI ja dharmoM uddhAra che, te zivAya bIjo eka paNa mArga nathI ema samajI dIkSAnI pAchaLa lAlabhAI ghahelA thaIne pharatA hatA. sUryavijayane siddhAMta e hatuM ke chene game te nirakSara, regI, durAcArI svachaMdI celo Ave te paNa tenI temane darakAra nahotI. basa, teNe zarIre pILA kapaDe dhAraNa karyo eTale temAM ja tenA AtmAne ane janadharmane uddhAra thaI gayo. lakhatAM vAMcatAM nahIM AvaDatuM hoya te zrAvakonA kharace paMDIta rAkhI bhaNAvavAmAM Avaze, kharacane je kyAM sAdhuone upADavAno che ke jethI temane temanA pagAranI ciMtA heya; celA mAMdA raheze te ghaNAe zrAvake paisA kharacI vaidya ane DraoNkaTare belAvI davAo karaze; tenuM bIla gRhastha bharaze. gRhasthanA paisA sAdhunA kAmamAM nahIM Ave te bIjA zA kAmamAM Avaze? tethI vadhu sadupayoga bIje hAI zake ? sAdhu che te temanA upadeza dvArA derAsara baMdhAvI zakAze, mATe sAdhu prathama ane pachI deva, derAsara ke saMgha, evA prakAranI mAnyatA sUryavijayanA magajamAM vAsa karI rahI hatI. eka bAju khAnagI rIte lAlabhAI zeTha dIkSA pravRtti calAvI rahyA ane bIjI bAju ghaNuM meTA ADaMbarathI potAnA baMgalAnI pAse khAsa maMDapa bAMdhI ujamaNuM mAMDayuM. dekhAva ghaNe AkarSaka banAvavA giranAra ane zatruMjayanA DuMgaranI alaukika racanA karavAmAM AvI. dararoja seMkaDe mANasa darzana karavA Ava ja karavA lAgyAM. strI purUSonI gIradIne pAra rahyo nahIM, paDe tenA kakaDA, strIonI AbarU paNa pUrI jaLavAya nahIM. rAtre vIjaLInI battIenI evI manahara racanA karavAmAM AvI hatI ke strI purUSo khAsa karIne rezanI jovAnI khAtara rAtre darzana karavA AvatAM. AvA prasaMge tephAnI lo ke kAMika yuktithI vIjaLInA tAra teDI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAIne tyAM ujamaNuM ane sapta purUSone dIkSA mahotsava. 225 nAkhI lAITa baMdha karI aMdhArAmAM tophAna karavA paNa pAchA hatA nahetA. evA acAnaka aMdhArAmAM strIonI kevI durdazA thatI haze tene vicAra jeno gaMbhIrapaNe karaze. zuM AvA prasaMge jainabaMdhuonI dRSTimAM kadI nathI AvyA? dharmanA eka sIdhA kAmamAM ADakatarI rIte bIjA aneka adharmo thAya te mATe tevA dharmanA kAmano AraMbha karanAre dIrgha dRSTi pahoMcADI pUrepUre vicAra karavo joIe. strIo bicArI darzana mATe Ave ane temAM potAnI lAjane hAnI pahoMce e prasaMga Ave te mATe zuM kAma AraMbha karanAra guhAne pAtra nathI? zuM te bAbata temaNe saMbhALavAnI nathI? puNya karatAM pApanuM vadhAre poSaNa thAya te tarapha dhyAna ApI vivekadRSTi rAkhavAnI nathI ? A ujamaNune varaghoDe vaizAkha suda 13 nA roja caDavAne hato ane te divase te nimitte navakArathI jamADavAnI hatI paraMtu lAlabhAInA gharamAM strImaMDaLamAM aDacaNane aMtarAya pUro thayelo nahIM havAthI AcArya sUryavijaye suda 13 ne badale suda 14 nA roja varaDe caDAvavA ane te ja divase arthAta suda 14 jevI bhAre tithinA divase navakArazrI jamADavA sucanA karI. A vakhate keTalAke vAMdhA uThAvyA paNa AcAryo sApha jaNAvI dIdhuM ke "AvA dharmanA kAmamAM caudazanA divase navakArazrI jamADavAmAM zAstrane bAdha AvI zakate nathI. zAstramAM tevI chuTa che." AthI caudazanA roja varaghoDe caDyo ne navakArazrI jI. keTalAka lokoe vAMdho uThAvyo hato. paraMtu navakArazrI tuTaze evA bhayathI te vAta jatI karI hatI. te paNa pAchaLathI tenI carcA janatAmAM vadhAre cAlI. "caturdazInA divase svAmIvatsala thAya ke kema?" "cAlu jamAnAnuM caturdazInuM accheruM' evA mathALAvALA leo bIjA divase vartamAna patromAM prakaTa thayA. A ujamaNunI AvI rIte pUrNAhUti thaI ke be divasa pachI eTale ke vada 1 nA divase pelA sasa maharthIione dIkSA ApavAne varaghoDo caDAvavAnuM muhUrta nidhAravAmAM AvyuM. lAlabhAI zeTha meTA 15 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 prakaraNa 26 muM. mIlaejaMTa hovAthI sarakAramAM temaja vepArIvargamAM sArI lAgavaga dharAvatA hatA. te lAgavagane upayoga karavAnI A TANe sArI taka maLI. bhadrApurInA dIkSAnA varagheDAnI mAphaka A varaghoDAmAM paNa mIlITarI baMDanI goThavaNa karavAmAM AvI. dIkSAnA sAte umedavArane umadA pizAka paherAvI zaNagArI rAjakumAra jevA banAvI judI judI babbe ghaDAnI gADImAM besADavAmAM AvyA. dareka gADI AgaLa baDa, sAjana AgaLa baMDa, strIo AgaLa bhai, ema Akhe vaDe eDamaya banAvI dIdho paraMtu aMdarathI lAlabhAInuM hRdaya kaMpatuM hovAthI polIsa baMdobasta rAkhavAnI jarUra paDI hatI. topaNa caDasane laine pitAnAthI banI zake teTalA pUrabhapakAthI lAlabhAie varaghoDe caDAvyo. lAlabhAIzeThanI dharmapatnI harakoIbAIne to AvI pravRtti barAbara rUcatI nahatI paNa zuM kare? te lAlabhAinA dabANa AgaLa lAcAra hatI, tethI strImaMDaLamAM je ke te AgevAnI bharelo bhAga letI hatI chatAM te badhuM vagara manathI karatI hatI. varagheDa cAlavA mAMDyo ke A prasaMgane anusaratuM, koI jANabhedue dIkSArthIonAM nAma sAthenuM taiyAra kareluM dhaLa eka strIe madhura sAthe nIce pramANe gAvuM zarU karyuM dIkSAne varaghoDa!! (vyAjastuti alaMkAra.) [ rAga-dhoLa. cAlo bene! dIkSAne varaghoDAmAM. varaghoDAnI zobhA che apAra, dise manohAra. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 1 zAsanapremI dharmI lAlabhAI che, evAM patnI che harakerabAI, kevI zrImaMtAI? dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 2 zeTha lAlabhAIe DaMke karyo, sAta dIkSAnA umedavAra, karyA che taiyAra. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 3. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sapta purUne dIkSA mahotsavane varaghaDe. ra27 AgaLa dhajA uDe gaganamAM, Dake vAgI Ape che jANa, pharake che nizAna. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 4 chatrIvAje vAge purAsurathI jevA Ave che nagaranA leka, maLI keka. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 5 judI judI gADImAM birAjyA che sAta dIkSAnA umedavAra, ke che zaNagAra ! dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 6 evA sAta mahAtmAe nIkaLyA, choDIne gharabAra saMsAra, varavA muktinAra. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 7 guNe temanA mukhe zuM gAIe ! eka ekathI caDIAtA sAta,kevI nyAta jAta ! dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 8 kevA kedAramala che keDIlA ! pUre zAstrane kIdha abhyAsa, nahIM che kacAsa. dIkSAne dIpAvIe, 9 caMdulAla bIja dIkSAbhilASI, sarve AgamamAM che nipUNa, e che saguNa. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 10 trIjA jesIMgalAla zirAmaNa, jainadharmanA che jANakAra, bhaNataranA bhaMDAra. dIphane dIpAvIe. 11 cothA rUpAjI paMDIta dIkSAthI, nyAne dadhA vinAnA darabArI, pUrA brahmacArI. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 12 paMcama dIkSAthI mULajIbhAI che, mahA brahmajJAnI brahmabhATa, nahIM kacavATa. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 13 chaThThA rAmA paTela rAma mUrti che, pIstALIsa AgamanA nidhAna, evuM jenuM jJAna. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 14 bhIkSAthI dIkSAthI sAtamA, pUrA paMDIta tArAcaMda, mahA akalamaMda ! dIlAne dIpAvIe. 15 ema sAte puNyAtmAo prakaTayA che, dIkSAsuMdarI varavAne kAja, levA muktirAja, dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 16 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 228 prakaraNa 26 muM. ke temaNe narabhava sudhAryo! cheDI duHkhadAyaka saMsAra, chaDI parivAra. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 17 sarve svArthI che mAta pitA patnI, svAthI snehI sagAM parivAra, te che duHkhabhAra. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 18 dhanya dhanya haje tevAM ratnene jeo dIkSA le che ulaTabhera, varte lIlAhera. DIkSAne dIpAvIe. 19 AvyA atre zrIsUryavijayasUri, ke puNyanA baLane jega, maLyA susaMga. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 20 sAjana mAMhe hajAre zrImaMta che, che paNa joIne harakhAya, ure irSA thAya. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 21 strIo chAba laI upakaraNanI nAmaNa dIvo laIne hAtha, cAle sadga sAtha. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 22 lAlabhAinA koDa pUrA thayA, kIrti phelAI deza videza, khAmI nahIM leza. dakSiAne dIpAvIe. 23 AvA ThAThanI zobhA zuM gAIe? gAvA sabaLa nahIM che mukha, thAke mahAsukha. dIkSAne dIpAvIe. 24 varaDe dhIme dhIme cAlate bhara bajhAramAM AvavA thayo ke tene khAsa hIrAbajhAramAM thaIne laI javAnuM hatuM paraMtu rastAnI baMne bAjuethI "zema! zema !" ( zarama' zarama !) nA pikAronA dhvani gAjI rahevAthI polIsa inspekaTare lAlabhAInI pAse chupI rIte AvI kAnamAM jaNAvyuM ke "lokalAgaNI ghaNu virUddha che, hIrAbajhAramAM thaIne lai javAthI jarUra sulehane bhaMga thaze mATe tyAM thaIne javAne mamata cheDI de." lAlabhAIe lAcArIthI polIsanuM kahevuM svIkAryuM ane te raste cheDI bAjunA raste hIlA meMDhe varaghoDe laI javAnI lAlabhAIne pharaja paDI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sata purUSone dIkSA mahotsavane varaghaDe. 229 varagheDe dharmazALAmAM utaryo. keTalAka sAdhuo AgaLathI AvI te sthaLe goThavAI gayA hatA. nANu mAMDI dIkSAnI tamAma sAmagrIo taiyAra rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. AcArya sUryavijayanA ziSya zuddhivijayanA hAthe sAte mahAtmAone dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI. tamAma vidhi pUrI thaI ke zrIphaLanI prabhAvI thaI. e rIte dIkSA mahotsavanI samApti thai. bIjA divase savAre lAlabhAI zeTha lAlabhuvanamAM AcAryanI pAse vyAkhyAna pahelAM maLavA gayA. A vakhate teo baMne ane temanI maMDaLInA khAsa zAsanapremI gRhastha eTalA badhA AnaMdanA AvezamAM AvI gayA hatA ke basa tenI teja vAta hazI hasIne karatA hatA. ane ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjanA sabhAsadone gALo bhAMDatA hatA ane te sAthe AcArya padyavijayanI niMdA karatA hatA. Ama AnaMdathI vArtAlApa cAlI rahyA che evAmAM eka pherIo kanakanagara samAcAra" "dIkSAne varaghoDe "-"dIkSAnI jALamAM sapaDAyelAM sAta pakSIo"--"sarakAra tapAsa karaze?" ema eka pachI eka vAkya bolo bolate lAlabhuvana AgaLa AMTA mAravA lAgyA. AthI AcAryanI joDe beThelA marmavijayajI sAdhu ke jemaNe suvarNapuramAM hAthI upara besI dIkSA lIdhI hatI ane je atyAre AcAryanA khAsa mAnItA ziSya thaI paDayA hatA temaNe intajArI batAvI kahyuM "chApAmAM zuM AvyuM che te jarA juo to kharA ?" ema kahI chApuM levA lAlabhAIne sUcanA karI. lAlabhAIe cAra AnA ApI cAra prate lIdhI. AMTA mAravAno pherIAne satyAgraha saphaLa thaze. mavijaye chApuM hAthamAM laI pAnAM pheravI te lekha zodhI kA. hevAla lAMbe hovAthI vadheDAnA varNananI bInA paDatI mukI nIcene muddAne hevAla vAMcavA lAgyAShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 230 prakaraNa 26 muM. dIkSAnI jALamAM sapaDAyelAM sAta pakSIo. sarakAra tapAsa karaze? amane bharosApAtra maLelA hevAla uparathI jAhera janatAne jaNAvavA rajA laIe chIe ke zeThalAlabhAI AcAryane 56 celA yena kena prakAreNa pUrA karI ApavA mATe dIkSAnA agnikuMDamAM garIba sAta mANasenA bhAga ApyA che tene dayAjanaka hevAla nIce pramANe che pahele kedAramala nAmane je mAravADI che ane jenuM nAma kedAravijaya rAkhavAmAM AvyuM che te zrAvaka che, tene paraNe mAtra traNa ja mahInA thayA che. bicArI tenI navaparaNita strInI have zI dazA thaze ? bIje purUSa caMdulAla ke jenuM nAma caMdravijaya rAkhavA AvyuM che tene eka dharaDha DezI che. tenI saMbhALa lenAra keI nathI. caMdulAla te caMdravijaya banI upA* camAM beThA, have tenI gharaDI DozIne pAMjarApoLamAM ke bevAramAM mukavAnI vyavasthA karI che ke kema tene koIe vicAra karyo che. trIjA jesIMgalAla ke jemane jayavijaya nAma ApavAmAM AvyuM che temane yuvAna bairI ane nAnAM be bALake che. temane samajAvIne kyAM saMtADI rAkhyAM che te jANavAmAM AvatuM nathI. A traNenI zI dudarzA thaI haze ? cothe dIkSita rUpA nAmano rabArIne kare che tene strIoe varaghoDAmAM gAtI vakhate rabArI nahIM kahetAM daDA vinAnA darabArI kahI ThIka mAna jALaveluM che, te bhAIne kazo ujAgare nathI. paNa jainadharma ke navakAra zuM tenI tene gamaja nathI. tenuM nAma rUpavijaya rAkhavAmAM AvyuM che. A mahArAja jainenA gurU banI jenenuM zuM ukALavAnA che ? pAMcamAM mULajIbhAI bAroTa che. A. bhAIne kavita gAtAM ThIka AvaDe che. zarIre mAMdA jevA rahe che, roTalAnuM ane davAnuM jarA paNa sAdhana nahotuM. dIkSA lai mULavijaya mahAsaja banyA che eTale have davAne ane kherAkane bojo zrAvaka upara paDayo che. vyAkhyAnamAM kavitA gagaDAvI junA bhATacAraNanA jamAnAnuM digadarzana karAvaze. dIkSA levAthI muLajIbhAIne khuzAmatane dhaMdhe karI udara bharavAnI upAdhi maTI. chaThThA eka jevA jevA rAmA paTela che jemanuM nAma rAmavijaya rAkheluM che te bicAre mIlamAM kAma karatA ane avakAza vakhate roThano. hukama hevAthI sAdhuonA paga cAMpato hato ema panuM pUruM karate hate. have Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sapta purUSane dIkSA mahotsavane varaghoDe. 231 dIkSA levAthI peTalAnuM dUkha macyuM ane te zrAvakane nakara maTI zrAvakanA gurU banyA. lakhatAM akSara paNa AvaDatuM nathI. te have meTA zAstranA nANakAramAM khapaze. sAtame dIkSita tArAcaMda nAmane bhejaka che te zarIre mAMdo rahe che; yAcakavRtti karI peTanuM pUruM kare che. lAlabhAI pAse cAcanA arthe gayelo, tyAM tene dIkSAnI jALamAM sapaDAvyA. temanuM nAma tArakavijaya rAkhavAmAM AvyuM che. A tArakavijaya jainadharmane ane jaina samAjane zuM tArI zakavAnA che ? bhale bIjAnuM game te thAya paNa pote dIkSA lai bhIkhanA dukhamAMthI potAnA dehane tArI zakyA te vAtanI nA nahIM paDAya. upara pramANe sAta dIkSitene TuMkAmAM hevAla che, prathamanA traNa umedavAranA kuTuMbI jananI sthiti dayAjanaka ane gaMbhIra thaI paDelI che. temanI bekArInI lAcArIne geraupayoga lAlabhAI zeThe paisAnA baLe karela che. temanA snehI sagAM ane kuTuMbI janene kevI rIte phasAvyAM che tenI bInA haju prakAzamAM AvI nathI. bAkInA cAra umedavAre tadana abhaNa che. jenadharmanuM kAMIja jANatA nathI. kapaDA paherAvI nAmanA sAdhu banAvelA che. kayAM sudhI AvI ayogya dIkSAo jaine cAlavA deze ? upara pramANe lAlabhAI zeThe AcAryane abhigraha pUre karavA sAte jaNane dIkSA ApavAnuM je kAma karyuM che te tarapha ame tiraskAranI dRSTithI joIe chIe. A dharma nathI paNa adharma che. dharmanA nhAnA nIce AvAM kRtya karavAM te mahApApa che, ame dhAratA nathI ke koI paNa samajI mANasa AvAM kRtyane jarA paNa vakhANe. amane khAtrI che ke jene AvI dIkSAo aTakAvaze, ane sarakArane paNuM amArI vinaMtI che ke AvI ayogya dIkSAnA kAmamAM je je kAMI prapaMca, chaLabheda, kapaTa, jevA gunhAnA prakAre banatA hoya tene tapAsa karI sarakAre gunhegArone zikSA karavI joIe. upara pramANe hevAla sAMbhaLI AcArya lAla pILA banI gayA. AnaMdathI je taDAkA cAlatA hatA te tamAma baMdha paDyA, vyAkhyAnano vakhata thavAthI ane " kanakanagara samAcAra" patramAM A pramANe dIkSAnA varaghoDAne hevAla prakaTa thayela hovAthI thoDI vAramAM AcArthanA kahevAtA zAsanapremI bhakto lAlabhuvanamAM eka pachI eka jhaLakavA lAgyA ane chApAnI vAta carcAvA mAMDI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 232 prakaraNa 26 muM. Aje AcArya vyAkhyAna vAMcavuM mAMDI vALI lAlabhavananA meDA upara temanA zAsanapremIone ekaThA karI tADukIne kahevA lAgyA "tame badhA hIjaDA banI besI rahe, kAMI samajaNa paDe che ke A vakhate ApaNe zuM karavuM joIe? na samajaNa paDatI hoya te pahere baMgaDIo ! lAlabhAIe ATaluM moTuM parAkrama karyuM e kAma Ama chApAvALA pANInA rele tANuM nAkhe eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu ulaTa tiraskAra batAve e thoDI zaramAvavA jevI vAta che? tamAre te temanA kAmane dIpAvavuM joIe. ThAma ThAma gAme gAma temanI prazaMsA thavI joIe. gAme gAmanI vAta te kere muko paNa A kanakanagara jevA moTA zaheramAM eka moTI gaMjAvara sabhA bharI zeTha lAlabhAIne mAnapatra na Apo? tame temAM moTAM bhASaNa ApI A badhI chApAnI peTI hakIkatane teDI pADe ane ApaNe hevAla ApaNuM dIkSAvAjIMtra patramAM savistara prakaTa karI hajAra nakalo maphata vahecA, ane duniyAne kharekharI paristhitithI vAkephagAra kare. hAla ne hAla taiyArI kare. yogya lAge te zaheranA TAuna hailamAM moTI jAhera sabhA bharI jate uparAMta janetarane paNa AmaMtraNa kare. zuM A bAbata zeTha lAlabhAI tamane kaheze? temane mAnapatra ApavuM te te tamArI pharaja che. mATe karo atyArathI taiyArI. ApaNA vicArane je heya tevo yogya purUSa pramukha mATe pasaMda kare. sabhA bhare, khUba jussAbhera bhASaNa kare ane lAlabhAIne evuM mAnapatra Apa ke AkhI duniyA paNa temanA kAmanI prazaMsA kare. lAlabhAinA ghera te have lagnane prasaMga che ane temane ja mAnapatra ApavAnuM che mATe temane puchavAnI ke tasdI ApavAnI jarUra nathI. A pramANe mAnapatra ApavAnuM nakakI karI jamavAne vakhata thaye ke kahevAtA zAsanapremIonuM maMDaLa tyAMthI verAI gayuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahevAtA zAsanapremIonI sabhA. 233 mnam prakaraNa 27 muM kahevAtA zAsana premIonI sabhA, lAlabhAIne apAyeluM mAnapatra, eka bALAne khule patra, | (deha) abhimAnInA upare, rUThe zrI bhagavAna, jarUra aMte ehanuM utAre abhimAna. rAvaNa duryodhana taNuM rahyuM nahIM abhimAna, te paNa te vAte suNe nava samaje nAdAna. (dalapatarAma) savAre lAlabhuvanamAM sUryavijaye karelI AjJA pramANe "dIkSArakSaka samAjanA zAsanapremI sabhAsado lAlabhuvananI najIkamAM AvelI samAjanI eNphIsamAM baporanA bhegA thayA. lAlabhAI zeThane kevI rIte, kyAre ane kaye ThekANe mAnapatra ApavuM tenI carcA cAlI rahI. eka zAsana premIe jaNAvyuM ke "AcAryanI icchAnusAra TAuna holamAM moTA pAyA upara goThavaNa karI jaina ane jainetara prajAnI samakSa atrenA lokapriya maherabAna revanyu kamIznara sAhebanA pramukhapaNa nIce ApavuM." ema ekanI sUcanA pUrI thaI ke bIjA zAsanapremIe sUcana karyuM "revanyu kamIznara karatAM te nAmadAra gavarnaranA pramukhapaNuM nIce A kAma thAya che te vadhAre sAruM dekhAya. jyAre A pramANe karIzuM tyAre ja pelA adhama, nAstika ane dharmadehIonA hAtha heThA paDaze. ApaNuM dIkSArakSaka samAjamAM puSkaLa paisA che temAMthI je kharaca thAya te karavuM; lAlabhAI zeThanuM A parAkrama kAMI jevuM tevuM nathI. bhale game teTaluM kharaca thAya to te karavuM, paNa duniyAne jaNAvavuM ke jainamAM AvA dharmA purUSo paDayA che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 234 prakaraNa ra7 muM. Ama te bhAine sudhAre pUre thayo nathI eTalAmAM te bIjA eka bhAIe vacce lAMbA hAtha karI jaNAvyuM, "jarA mane vacce kahevAda, mane eka vAta yAda AvI che, huM te bhAInA vicArane maLato thaI sUcanA karuM chuM ke je mAnapatra Ama ekadama tAkIde na ApavuM hoya te paMdara divasa pachI nAmadAra vAIsaroya dIllIthI atre AvanAra che, mATe acAnaka hAtha AvelI sonerI takano lAbha laI ApaNe te nAmadAranA mubAraka haste mAnapatra lAlabhAI zeThane ApIe te AkhA bhAratavarSamAM ApaNe ke vAgI jAya ane duniyAmAM khuNe khuNe ApaNuM jainadharmanI vAha vAha belAya." A pramANe sabhAmAM darakhAstonAM havAIvimAna uDatAM je eka vayovRddha gRhastha je lAlabhAI zeThanA sALA thatA hatA te tyAMthI uThayA ane lAlabhAInA baMgale jaI temanA moTA dIkarA bAlAbhAIne vAta karI temane sabhAmAM bolAvI lAvyA. temane joI sabhAsadoe sanmAna ApI carcAyelI vAta temanA AgaLa raju karI ane jANe temanI saMmati letA hoya te pramANe temane abhiprAya puchavA lAgyA. kSaNavAra zAMta rahI gaMbhIratAthI bAlAbhAIe jaNAvyuM "sau bhAIe mArA pitAzrIne mAnapatra ApavA taiyAra thayA che te jANuM mane AnaMda ane saMteSa thAya te svAbhAvika che paraMtu kamIznara,gavanara ane vAIsaroyane pramukha nImavAnI vAta kare che te mane pasaMda paDatuM nathI. sAruM thayuM ke mArA mAmA mane teDavA AvyA tethI mane mArA vicAre jaNAvavAnI taka maLI. mArI ane mArA mAmAnI IcchA evI che ke AvI moTI moTI vAta kare muke. kadAca dhAro ke tamAro tema karavA Agraha che to ame jANavA mAgIe chIe ke gavarnara ke vAIsayanA hAthe mAnapatra ApavAnI goThavaNa karavAnuM kAma koNa mAthe le che? tame jANe che ke mArA pitAzrIne mAnapatra ApavAnuM che eTale temanAthI ke mArAthI te kAmamAM bhAga laI zakAya nahIM. mATe te jyAM sudhI nakkI na thAya tyAM sudhI moTI moTI vAta karavI nakAmI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahevAtA zAsanapremIonI sabhA. 235. che. vaLI tevA meTA mANasane netaravAthI keTaluM badhuM kharaca thaze tene vicAra karyo che?" vacce eka bhAIe javAba Apyo "te badhuM kharaca dIkSArakSaka samAja pAse je dIkSA ane jJAnakhAtAnAM phaMDa che temAMthI karavAnuM che." bAlAbhAIe pratyuttara Apyo "te vAta mArA mAmAe mane jaNAvI che te mATe mAre vadhe che. te paisAne upayoga mAnapatra ApavAmAM ke levAmAM na hoya. tene upayoga te te paisA ApanAre je uddezathI paisA ApyA hoya te ja pramANe thavo joie. A pramANe te phaMDamAMthI kharaca karI mAnapatra ApatA ho te tevuM mAnapatra mArA pitA levA khuzI hoya evuM huM mAnatA nathI. evA dharmAdA pasAthI maLelA mAnapatrathI te ulaTe. DubavAne prasaMga Ave. vaLI eTalI khAnagI vAta paNa tamArA dhyAna upara lAvavA mAguM chuM ke ApaNI virUddha ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjavALA kAma karI rahyA che te vAta jAhera che. dIkSAnA varaDAmAM moTuM vina AvavAnI taiyArI hatI. sAruM thayuM ke polIsa inspekaTare samayasUcakatA vAparI hIrAbajhAramAM thaI varaDe lIdhe nahIM, nahIM te mArAmArI thAta ane varaDAne varaghoDe keraTe utarata. je TAuna haeNlamAM sabhA bharavAnI vAta karaze te jarUra kALA vAvaTA nIkaLaze ane "zama zema"nA pokAro thaze. mATe A traNe praznane vicAra karI kAmane, kharaca ne jokhamano bojo mAthe upADavA zaktimAna ho te moTI moTI gavarnaranI ke vAIsaroyanI vAta kare." A sAMbhaLI zAsanapremIo ThaMDA gAra jevA banI gayA. phaMDanA pisA upara meTI moTI darakhAsta ane sudhArA raju karanArAonI jIbha baMdha thaI gaItemane te pArakA paise ane bIjAnA baLa upara tAgaDadhInnA karavAnA hatA. ane khIsAmAMthI paisA kADhavA nahatA ane meTI moTI vAto karavI hatI. jANe cAra logasano kAusaga lIdhe hoya tevI zAMti phelAI rahI. pachI sabhAnA sekreTarIe dhIme rahI puchayuM tyAre tamArI marajI hoya te pramANe mAnapatra ApIe." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 236 prakaraNa 27 muM. bAlAbhAIe javAba Ape "amArI IcchA evI che ke atyAre garamAgarama thayelA vAtAvaraNamAM gama khAI kunehathI kAma lo. ApaNuM samAjanA sabhAsadonI ane ApaNI tarapha sahAnubhUti dharAvanAra gRhasthanIja sabhA bhare, temAM ApaNA pratye lAgaNuM dharAvanAra jainetara gRhasthane AmaMtraNa Ape. ane temAMthI je koI lAyaka jaNAya tene pramukha nImI mAnapatra ApavAnI tajavIja karo. AvI nAnA pAyA upara tajavIja karavAmAMja ApaNuM zabhA che. vAIsarayanI vAto kare muke. mAre aMgada abhiprAya jANavA mAgatA ho te huM jaNAvuM chuM ke huM AvAM mAnapatrothI ane AvI hIlacAlathI viruddha chuM, chatAM AcAryane Agraha che te huM mAnapatranI hilacAla mATe nA pADatuM nathI." jokhamadArI ane kharacanI vAta kaI mAthe lenAra nahIM hovAthI AvI sahelI vAta zAsanapremIonA gaLe utare temAM zI navAI ? moTI moTI vAte paDatI mukAI ane chevaTe bIjA divase jainadharmazALAmAM rAtre mAnapatra ApavAnuM nakkI karyuM. mAnapatra tathA AmaMtraNa patrikAo chapAvavAnuM, tathA dharmazALAmAM beThakanI vyavasthA karavAnuM kAma sau saune seMpavAmAM AvyuM. e rIte meTo DuMgara khodI udara kADhavAnuM kAma karI zAsanapremIonI sabhA visarjana thaI. mAnapatrane musA AcArya pAse ghaDAvI chapAvI taiyAra karyo. AmaMtraNa patrikAo vaheMcavAmAM AvI ane dharmazALAnuM makAna dhajApatAkAthI zaNagAravAmAM AvyuM. rAtanA sAta vAgyA ke dharmazALAmAM zAsanapremIonI sabhA maLI. sabhAmAM sarva gRhastha AvI gayA ke lAlabhAI zeThane be gRhastha moTara laI mAna bharI rIte teDI lAvyA. ziSTAcAra pramANe sekreTarIe sabhA bharavAne hetu kahI saMbhaLAvI pramukhanI darakhAsta karI. Teke ane anumodana maLatAM eka jaina gRhastha pramukhasthAne birAjamAna thayA, ane kAmanI zarUAta thaI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahevAtA zAsanapremIonI sabhA. 237 "jhama evA tyAgamAM prakhyAta eka gRhastha zeTha lAlabhAInI oLakhANa karAvatAM jaNAvyuM "pramukha mahAzaya ane gRhastha ! amArA jaina dharmanA staMbha rU5 ane mokSadAyaka evA tyAgamArganA custa hImAyatI zrIyuta zeTha lAlabhAI pratApabhAI vepArI maMDaLamAM prakhyAta che, moTA mIlaejaMTa che, temanI khyAti jagajAhera che te huM jaNAvI Apano vakhata levA mAgata nathI, paNa temanAmAM dharmanuM je jhanuna che ane te jhanuna dvArAe je dharmanAM kAryo te karI rahyA che te jAhera karavA mAguM chuM. saMsAranI khoTI mAyAnAM kAme te dareka kare temAM navAI nathI paraMtu lAlabhAI zeTha te gRhastha hovA chatAM tyAgamArganAM yAne pravajyAnAM yAne dIkSAnAM kAme laI beThA che. te ja temanI jIMdagIne dhyeya che. tyAgamArga eTale mokSane raste, te ja uttamamAM uttama rasto che. lAlabhAI zeTha tyAgamArga mATe prANa pAthare che, are ! lohInuM pANI kare che, AkAza pAtALa eka kare che. AvI temanI tyAga pratye lAgaNuM che. game tevA dIkSA lenAranI tarapha te premathI jue che. tene mATe hajAre rUpIA kharace che. gRhastho! Apa sau jANe che ke be divasa upara zeTha lAlabhAIe eke divase sAta mahAtmAone ApaNuM prakhara vaktA Agama dhAraka AcArya vijayasUrya sUrIzvaranA ziSya mahA mahopAdhyAya zrI zuddhivijayanA haste mekSadAyaka dIkSA apAvI temanA AtmAne uddhAra karyo. kevA ThAThathI temane dIkSAvaraghoDe caDAvavAmAM Avyo hato te ApanI jANabahAra nathI. A kAMI jevI tevI vAta nathI. vIsamI sadImAM A paheloja banAva banyo hoya ema mAruM mAnavuM che. vaLI temaNe thoDAka vakhata upara suvarNapuramAM traNa puNyAtmAone hAthI upara besADI teja AcAryanA hAthe dIkSA apAvI hatI. vaLI temaNe ujamaNAnA mahatsava prasaMge giranAra ane zatruMjayanA tIrthonI je manehara racanA karI jenajanatAne apUrva darzanano lAbha Apyo hate te haju amArI najara AgaLa ramyA kare che ane AnaMda thAya che. A pramANe jainadharmane dIpAvanAra ane para AtmAone uddhAra karAvanAra lAlabhAI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 238 prakaraNa 27 muM. zeThane jeTaluM mAna ApIe eTaluM ochuM che. rAjA mahArAjAothI na banI zake tevuM kAma karavAne te zaktimAna thayA che. AcAryazrIno ziSya banAvavAne abhigraha zeTha lAlabhAI jevAja pUre karI zake. abhigraha pramANe ekaso ATha celA pikI bAkI rahelA chappana celAmAMthI sAtane dIkSA apAI. have bAkI ogaNapacAsa rahyA. huM dhAruM chuM ke temanI pravRtti A pramANe cAlu raheze te thoDA mAsamAM AcAryazrInA mananA manoratha pUrA thaze. (tALIo) AvA purUSo jyAre jaina janatAmAM pAkaze tyAreja jainadharmane ane jaina samAjane uddhAra thaze temanA jevI hIMmata, kuneha, zraddhA ane buddhi huM bIjAomAM jete nathI. nAstika ane adharmIone ATalo badho virodha hovA chatAM teja bahAdUra nara ATaluM badhuM sAhasa kheDI jainadharmane dIpAvI zake. huM to temane narakesarI samAna mAnuM chuM. (tALIo) AvA narakesarIne mAnapatra ApI kadara karavAmAM ApaNe pAchI pAnI karIe to te ApaNe ApaNI pharajamAMthI pAchA haThayA barAbara che. lAyakane lAyaka mAna maLavuM ja joIe." (tALIo) ema eka zAsanapremInI siMhagarjanA pUrI thaI ke bIjA gRhastha ubhA thaI jaNAvyuM "dIkSAnA premI mArA jana baMdhuo ? tame lAlabhAi zeThane zuM samaje che ? te hoya to ja ApaNe jainadharma TakI zake, teja duzmananA ghA sahana karI duzmanane ghA karI zake, virodha hovA chatAM dIkSAne varaDe teja caDAvI zake, ujamaNune A ThATha teja karI zake, are! dharmanI khAtara caudazanA divase AcAryazrInI AjJAnusAra teja puNyAtmA zeTha lAlabhAI kanakanagara jevA zaheramAM navakArazrI jamADI zake, bIjo hota to mAra khAIne ghera Avata. AvI temanI dharmanI dhagaza!! AvI dhagazavALA dhama ane adhiSThAtA deva rakSaNa kare temAM zI navAI! mATe temane jeTale dhanyavAda ApIe teTalo ochA che. huM te temane dharmanA moTA staMbha rUpa mAnuM chuM." (tALIo) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAIne apAyeluM mAnapatra. 239 -~~~-~- ~~~-~~-~--------------------~. Ama e grahasthane dhrujAre pUruM thayuM ke eka kevaLI samAna jJAna dharAvanAra kevaLajJAnI jevA gaNAtA dharmapremI baMdhue be hAtha lAMbA karI jaNAvyuM "bhAIo ! tame mAno yA na mAne, paraMtu kahyA vinA cAlatuM nathI ke jyAre huM mArI AMkho baMdha karI uMDe vicAra karI bhaviSya tarapha dRSTinAM kiraNo phekuM chuM tyAre mane jaNAya che ke A lAlabhAI zeTha ucca gotra bAMdhI rahyA che, koI paNa covIzImAM te tIrthaMkara thavAnA, te sAthe huM ema paNa jaNAvuM chuM ke sUryavijaya AcArya jevA bIjA cAra AcArya pAke ane temanI AjJA mAthe caDAvanAra zeTha lAlabhAI jevA bIjA cAra zAsanapremI bhakta pAke te hAlamAM bAra lAkha jaine che te thoDA varSomAM vadhI bAra koDa jaine thAya! ane eka vAra e Ara vartAI rahe. bhAratavarSamAM kAma kAma jana jana ane jana jovAmAM Ave. huM te AcAryazrInI vANInA eka bola uparathI bhaviSyamAM zuM thaze te pArakhI zakuM chuM, huM te lAlabhAi zeThane kanakanagaranA rAjA kumArapAla tarIke ane AcAryazrI sUryavijayane hemacaMdrAcArya tarIke mAnuM chuM. kadAca temaNe ApaNo uddhAra karavA A avatAra dhAraNa karyo hoya!" (tALIo) A pramANe kahevAtA kevaLI bhAinI bhaviSyakALanI ane bhUta kALanI vANuM pUrI thaI ke mAnapatra vAMcavA pramukhanI AjJA thatAM dIkSArakSaka samAjanA upapramukhe nIce pramANe mAnapatra vAMcavuM zarU karyuM- jena AlamanA zahenazAha samAna zrIyuta zeThajI lAlabhAI pratApabhAInI sevAmAM. mukAma- kanakanagara. dharmadhuraMdhara lAlabhAI zeTha! ApanAM mahAna dharmakAryothI AkarSAI ame "dIkSArakSaka samAja" nA sabhAsado, snehIo ane dharmabaMdhuo, Apane phUla nahIM te phUlanI pAMkhaDI samAna A mAnapatra ApavA prerAyA chIe te svIkArI amane AbhArI karaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 240 prakaraNa 27 muM. AA. zuravIra vIrakesarI zeTha lAlabhAI! ApanI zaktinAM zAM vakhANa karIe ? soLamI sadImAM jema mevADanA pratApasiMha rANAe akabara bAdazAhane kanyA nahIM ApI mAthuM nahIM namAvIrajapUtapaNuM jALavI rAkhyuM tema Ape paNa A vIsamI sadImAM dIkSAnA raNasaMgrAmamAM virodhIene namatuM nahIM ApI pitAnuM jainatva bacAvI jainadharmanA vijayane vAvaTo pharakAvI rahyA che te ApanI ochI bahAdUrI nathI. vaLI gumAveluM citoDa pAchuM na chatAya te senAnI thALIne badale pAMdaDAmAM khAvuM ane pathArIne badale parALa para suI rahevuM evI pratijJA. lenAra rANuM pratApasiMhanI mAphaka Ape paNa AcAryazrI vijayasUrya surIvarane ekase ATha celA pUrA na thAya tyAM sudhI pAna nahIM. khAvAnI pratijJA lIdhelI che tevI ApanI Teka mATe jeTalI prazaMsA karIe teTalI ochI che. | dAtAra ziromaNuM dAnavIra zeTha lAlabhAI ! teramI sadImAM vizaLadeva rAjAnA maMtrIo vastupALa ane tejapALe karaDe rUpIA kharacI Abu upara bhavya ane manahara devAlaya baMdhAvI temanAM nAma amara karI gayA che tema A vIsamI sadImAM mahAvIrasvAmInA pratinidhi tarIke manAtA ApaNA AcAryo ane munimahArAjAonA dAnavIra, maMtrI tarIke Apa vastupALa ne tejapALanI mAphaka parAkramo karI amara nAma karI rahyA che te mATe ame aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka dhanyavAda ApIe chIe. narakesarI zeTha lAlabhAI ! ApanA jevA bAravratadhArI kriyA tatpara jaina phIlosophara virUddha keTalAka dharmadehIo, bhAnabhUlelA, nAkakAo, adharmIo nIkaLyA che paraMtu teo ApanI siMhagarjanA sAMbhaLI bhayathI kaMpAyamAna thaI paga vacce puMchaDI ghAlI nAzI jAya che. ApanA jevA kesarI AgaLa tevA zvAnamaMDaLanuM zuM cAlI zake ? ApanI yALa vikAsamAna thatAMja virodhIonA hAMjA gagaDI jAya che. Apa AvA baLavAna hovA chatAM paNa Apa vAMkI puchaDIvALA bacakAM bharanAra ane dAMtIA karanAra pApI jIvo tarapha dayAbharI dRSTi karI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAIne apAyeluM mAnapatra. 241 javA de che ane temanA nIca kRtya tarapha hasatA mukhe jue che. A ApanI udAratA ane ApanA vizAla hadaya mATe kharekhara Apane mATe ghaNuM ja mAna utpanna thAya che. dIkSAkartavyaparAyaNa zeTha lAlabhAI ! chevaTe zrI mahAvIra prabhune prArthanA karI ame icchIe chIe ke AvI ApanI dIkSAkartavya parAyaNa buddhimAM dina prati dina vRddhi thAo. jevI rIte anne sAmaTI sAta puNyAtmAone dIkSA ApI temane narabhava saphaLa karyo che tevI rIte bIjI sAmaTI dIkSA ApavA Apa pUrA bhAgyazALI thAe ane AvA aneka mAnapatro meLavI jainadharmane jaya jayakAra bolAve, ane virodhIo sAme Takakara jhIlI jainadharma TakAvI rAkhavA Apa dIrdhAyuSI thAo. tathAstu. kanakanagara lI. ApanA dharmabaMdhuo vaizAkha vada 3 idIkSArakSaka samAjanA sabhAsado ane mitra upara pramANe mAnapatra vAMcI eka cAMdInI peTImAM mukI te peTI zeTha lAlabhAIne ApavA mATe pramukhanA hAthamAM mukavAmAM AvI ke zahenaprasannamukhe zeTha lAlabhAIne arpaNa karI tALIonA gaDagaDATa vIrapALa, ratanarAvyo. te pachI lAlabhAI zeThe mAnapatrane javAba ApatAM jaNAvyuM " Aje ApanA AvA apUrva bhAvathI mane evI lAgaNuM thaI che ke mAruM hRdaya AvezathI ubharAI jaI jIbhane bolatAM aTakAve che. TuMkAmAM eTaluM jaNAvuM chuM ke A mAre deha sAdhu mATe arpaNa karelo che, sAdhu mATe prANa pAtharavA taiyAra chuM, mAre tamAma vaibhava temane mATeja che. sAdhuthIja ApaNe dharma che. jema bane tema sAdhunI saMkhyAmAM vadhAro karavo joIe. hAlamAM Azare cArase sAdhuo che 16 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rara prakaraNa 27 muM. mmmmmmmmmmmm te vadhArI cAra hajAra karavA joIe. sAdhu banAvavA banatA prayatna kare. pApane udaya hovAthI bhale ApaNane dIkSA levI na sujhe paNa bIjAone apA, temane madada kare, anumodana Ape, chuTA hAthe paisA kharace. huM to te pramANe cAluM chuM ane prabhune prArthanA karuM chuM ke prabhu mArI AvI buddhi sadA kAyama rAkhe jethI dIkSAnA kAme mArA pitAne sadupayoga thAya. mAruM hRdaya bharAI javAthI vadhu nahIM belatAM jaNAvuM chuM ke Ape mane je mAna ApyuM che te mATe Apano badhAne AbhArI chuM." te pachI pramukhanuM upasaMhAranuM bhASaNa thayA bAda kahevAtA zAsanapremI dharmI purUSonI sabhA visarjana thaI. A sabhAno pUrepUre hevAla atizayoktimAM rAtorAta taiyAra zake ane khAsa "dIkSA vAjIMtra" nA vadhArA tarIke dIkSArakSaka samAja taraphathI prakaTa karI, bIjA divase zaheramAM vaheMcavAmAM Avyo. "samagra jainenI maLelI gaMjAvara sabhA"--"jaina ane jainetare lIdhela bhAga"-"samagra prajAnI sahAnubhUti"--"virodhIonAM kALAM thayelAM " -"lAlabhAI zeThanI apUrva daDhatA"- evAM aneka AkarSaka mathALAM te vadhArAmAM daSTigocara thayAM. A vadhAre vAMcI AcArya - nI thayA paNa jAhera janatA te lAlabhAinA vakhAbApAe peTa pakaDI hasavA lAgI. kumArapALa, vastupALa, teja tAravra pratApasiMha zahenazAha vigerenI upamAo vAMcI loko lAlabhAInI prazaMsAne badale mazkarI karavA lAgyA. bIjA divase lAlabhuvanamAM vyAkhyAna vakhate mAnapatranuM vyAkhyAna nIkaLyuM. AcAryazrI zAsana premIone dhanyavAda ApavA lAgyA. eTalAmAM lAlabhuvanamAM eka chokaro AvI pacAsa sATha heMDabIlane eka thekaDo pheMkI gayo ke garabaDa thavA lAgI. AthI AcArya ane khAsa temanuM maMDaLa meDA upara gayuM ane muni marmavijaya heMDabIla hAthamAM laI vAMcavA lAgyA- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka bALAne khulle patra 263 kanakanagaranA kumArapALa, vIsamI sadInA vastupALa ane tejapALa, pratApI rANA pratApasiMha, narakesarI, jaina AlamanA zahenazAha dAnavIra, zuravIra Adi aneka alaMkArathI vibhUSita thayelA zeThajI lAlabhAI pratApabhAIne khullo patra. vIra mAsa gaja thakI utare gaja caDe kevaLa na hAya re mArA dharmabaMdhu zeTha lAlabhAInI sevAmAM. mu. kanakanagara. Apane mAnapatra ApavA vaizAkha vada 3 nI rAtre ApanA dIkSA rakSaka maMDaLanI je sabhA maLI hatI tene savistara hevAla dIkSA vAjaMtranA vadhArAmAM vAMcI tathA bIjAone meDhethI sAMbhaLI A khullo patra lakhavA huM prerAI chuM. zeThajI! zuM e sabhA Apane mAnapatra ApavA maLI hatI ke ApanuM apamAna karI Apane banAvavA maLI hatI tene Apane khyAla Ave che ? mAnapatranA mathALeja Apane jainaAlamanA zahenazAhanI upamA ApI che. zahenazAha kone kahevAya te Apa jANo che ? kumArapALa, pratApasiMha, vastupALa, tejapALa vagere je mahAna puruSonI sAthe ApanI sarakhAmaNI karavAmAM AvI che te mahAna puravAmAM kevA guNe hatA ane te kevA parAkramI hatA tenuM Apane jJAna che ? je tamArAmAM te zakti heta te pAlItANAnI yAtrA savA be varasa sudhI baMdha na rahata ane sATha hajArane asahya kara jenenA mAthe na paData. zahenazAha che te tAMbara digaMbaranA jhagaDAne aMta kema lAvatA nathI ? tamArI zaktine upayoga kema karatA nathI ? jemAM bekArI dAkhala thaI hADamAMsa ane lohI cUsI rahI che to evA dukara kALane ApanI ajaba zaktithI maTADI daI kema ceAtho Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 244 prakaraNa 27 muM. A vartAvatA nathI ? ghaNuM bALa vidhavAe duHkhasAgaramAM DubI rahI. che teno kema uddhAra karatA nathI ? Ape evAM zAM parAkrame karyo che ke Apa mAnapatra levA tayAra thayA ? sAta purUSone temanA kuTuMbane trAsa ApI dIkSA ApI te ApanuM parAkrama zuM stutine pAtra che ? zuM caudazanA divase navakArazrI jamADI te parAkrama che ? zuM ujamaNA. vakhate pUrato baMdobasta nahIM rAkhI darzana karavA AvanAra strIonI aMdhArAmAM AbarU lUMTAvI te parAkrama che ? bhadrApurImAM je AcAryanA bhavADA thayA temane Apa ApanA lAlabhuvanamAM uttejana ApI. aneka anartho karI rahyA che te zuM parAkrama che? vAta karavAmAM vAyu kAyanA ja haNAya tevA DarathI meM AgaLa khesane Duce rAkhI vAta kare che ane ApanA mIlanA dhaMdhAmAM dhagadhagatAM ukaLatA pANuM ThaMDA pANImAM dhodhabaMdha paDyA kare, kAMjI mATe carabIne upayoga thAya. te chatI AMkhe joyA kare te zuM Apane parAkrama? zuM e paMcendriya. jIvonI carabInA upayogathI janadharma TakAvI rAkhavAnA che ? zeTha lAlabhAI! dIkSArakSakavALA tamane banAve che, tamane TheTha merU parvatanA zIkhara upara caDAve che. tame jeTalI uMcAIe caDe che teTalI uMcAIthI bamaNA jorathI bheAMya paDI kharAba thavAno vakhata Avaze te tamane nathI samajAtuM? AvA mAnanA nazAmAM tame tamAruM jJAna bhUlI. jAo che, tamArI buddhi mArI jAya che. saptamaharSionI dIkSAmAM tame keTalA badhA chaLabheda ane prapaMce karyA che te tame samajaze nahIM ke duniyA jANatI nathI. vakhata Ave te tamAruM bhopALuM bahAra Avaze. tamArA pApane ghaDo have bharAI rahyA che. phuTavAnI taiyArI che. kudarata phayA vinA nahIM rahe. tamane vinAzakALe viparIta buddhi sujhI che. zAsana premIe tamArA jJAtibaMdhuone zvAna ane vAnaranI upamA Ape ane te tame sAMbhaLI raho te tamane zarama bhareluM nathI lAgatuM ? lAlabhAI zeTha! zaramAo ! mAnane nIze cheDI do. abhimAna narakamAM laI jAya che te tame jana phIlaeNsaeNphara thaI nathI samajI zaktA ? tamane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 245 eka bALAne khulle patra 48 .-.-. . --~ -- ~caDAvanAra tamane narakesarI banAvatA nathI, paraMtu narakezvarI arthAta narakanA adhikArI banAve che te jarA jaina phIlosophInI daSTithI juo, kharA bAravratadhArI ane zAsanapremI thavA mAgatA ho te ayogya dIkSAnI kalezamaya dhamAla cheDI do, mAnane tyAga kare, mAnathI jarUra adhogati thaze. chevaTamAM Apane lakhI jaNAvuM chuM ke vIra mArA gaja thakI utare, gaja caDe kevaLa na hAya re ... e pramANe brAhmI ane suMdarIe potAnA bhAI bAhubaLane Apelo upadeza dhyAnamAM lo. abhimAnarUpI gaja uparathI utaryA pachI ja kevaLajJAna thayuM hatuM te vAta bhUlI na jAo. kanakanagara, lI. ApanI dharmabhaginI, vaizAkha vada 5 mi. sA. nehalatAnA jayajIneM vAMcaze. A pramANe bAinA hAthane lakhele khulle patra vAMcI badhA AzcaryacakIta thaI gayA. keTalAka samaju gRhastho bAInA akeka vAkyanI kIMmata TAMkatA hatA ane aMdara aMdara prazaMsA karatA hatA. paNa have zuM kare? AcAryanA hukamathI badhuM taMtra cAlatuM hatuM. AcAryanuM meMThuM jANe eraMDIuM pIdhuM hoya tevuM thaI rahyuM. te paNa "mIyAM paDayA paNa gheDe to caDayA" e kahevata anusAra tADuke karI AcArya kahevA lAgyA "zuM A bAInA lakhavAthI lAlabhAI je zeTha namatuM mUkaze? evAM to ghaNAMe petarAM bahAra paDe ! dIkSAvAjIMtra AgaLa tenI zI kIMmata che? ApaNe to je karatA hoIe te kareja javuM. lAlabhAIne kahevuM ke AvA lekho tarapha dhyAna nahIM ApatAM lagnano utsava sArI rIte ujave. e rIte vAta karI tyAMthI kahevAtA zAsanapremIe vidAya thayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 246 prakaraNa 28 muM. prakaraNa 28 muM. lAlabhAine tyAM lagnotsava. lagnamAM vidha. | (deha). tulasI hAya garIbakI kabI na khAlI jAya, mue Dharake cAmaseM luhA bhasma jAya. lAlabhAI zeThane tyAM ujamaNAnI ane dIkSAnI dhAmadhUma pUrI thaI ke temanA dIkarA navInacaMdranA lagnanA gaNeza beThA. vacce vaizAkha vada 3 nA roja mAnapatra levAne paNa bhAgyazALI thayA te vAcakoe vAMcyuM. lagnanuM muhUrta vaizAkha vada 10 nuM nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. te upara deza paradezathI mahemAno ane sagAsaMbaMdhIo AvavA lAgyA. kanyAnA bApa zeTha saubhAgyacaMda paNa paisAvALA hovAthI temaNe paNa mAMDavo bAMdhI moTI dhAmadhUma karI hatI. lagnanA divase rAtre zeTha lAlabhAIne tyAM varaghoDe caDAvavAnI taiyArIo thavA lAgI. vIjaLInI battIthI prakAzamAna thayelA moTA suzobhita maMDapamAM mahemAne, netarelA gRhastho, amaladAre birAjamAna thayA. lAlabhAI mIlanA ejaMTa hovAthI mIlovALA gRhasthanI meTI hAjarI hatI. vararAjA navInacaMdra badhAne namaskAra karI vacce gAdI upara beThA. varaghoDo laI javAnI taiyArIo cAlI rahI che tevAmAM eka DozI, eka nAnI yuvAna mAravADI bAI tathA trIjI eka bAI tenAM be chokarAM teDIne, sAthe be mANaso laIne aMdara dAkhala thaI. mAMDavAmAM sarvanI samakSa poke poka mukI raDavA lAgI. pelI be chokarAnI mA te gALo daI kahevA lAgI "mArA dhaNane dIkSA ApI che te have mArAM bALakane saMbhALaje. mArA dhaNane khoTuM khoTuM samajAvI, phosalAvI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAine tyAM lagnotsava-lagnamAM vina. 247 rUpIA ApI laI gayA che te mAre tamArA rUpIA nathI joitA, lAve mAre dhaNuM, agara rAkhe be chokarAM." ema kahI retI retI chokarAMne mAMDavA vacce mukIne bahAra jatI rahI. eka chokaruM te phakta traNa mAsanuM hatuM ane bIjuM be varasanuM hatuM. jenAra te ajaba thaI gayA ke A zuM ? pelI DozIe te mAthuM kuTI lohI kADhayuM ane khUba chAtI kuTavA lAgI. "lAvo mAre dIkare," ema bolatI jAya ane chAtI kuTatI jAya. pelI bicArI mAravADI nAnI strI taratanI paraNelI Dusake dhrusake raDatI hatI. garIba nirAdhAra hatI, bhalI hatI, raDatAM raDatAM meM vALatI ane belatI ke "hamaNuM paraNuM chuM. zuM karIza?" vagere kahIM chAo letI hatI. A dekhAvathI saunI AMkhamAM pANuM AvyuM. AvelA gRhamAM je vRddha hatA te lAlabhAI zeThane kahevA lAgyA "are lAlabhAizeTha! A zuM che? A te bIlakula sAruM dekhAtuM nathI. varaghoDo vadhe jaNAya che. sAthe polIsanA mANaso AvelA dekhAya che. vakhata oLakho. A be chokarAM raDe che, juo, tene vicAra karo. A upAdhi kayAMthI hAthe karI horI lIdhI ?" eTalAmAM joDe keAI gRhastha beThA hatA temaNe mazkarImAM kahyuM "e te pelA sapta rUSinA dIkSA mahotsavanuM pariNama jaNAya che." lAlabhAI te levAI gayA. zuM karavuM tenI sujha paDI nahIM. eka bAju e chekarAM raDe, DozI chAjI le, pelI mAravADIbAI lAja kADhI meM vALe ane bIjI bAju lokone bumA ane tiraskAra thavA lAgyo. mAmale bhAre thai gayo. mIlane menejara A vakhate mAMDavAmAM hato te DezIne ane pelI chokarAMnI mAne oLakhate hate. te ubhA thaI DozIne samajAvavA lAgyo ane bahAra jaI pelI bAIne sama jAvI parANe kheMcI lAvI chekarAMne levA mATe Agraha karato aMdara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 248 prakaraNa 28 muM. Avyo paNa te te nAja pADavA lAgI. peluM be varasanuM chokaruM to gAMDaghaNuM karI detuM rAtuM mAnI pAse AvyuM paNa peluM traNa mAsanuM chokaruM te TaLavaLavA lAgyuM. A dekhAva sahana nahIM thavAthI eka pArasI amaladAre te chokarAne upADI potAnA kheLAmAM lIdhuM. ane chAnuM rAkhavA lAgyo. pachI pAMca sAta moTA moTA gRhastha menejarane jarA utAvaLA avAje kahevA lAgyA "game te bhoge samAdhAna kare agara temanA dhaNuone sAdhu pAsethI pAchA belAvI lo. A to gaMbhIra prakArano gunha banaze. lagnamAM jabaruM vizva Avaze. mATe lAlabhAIne bolAvI samajAvo." menejare lAlabhAInebAjumAM laI jaI emanuM samAdhAna karavA samajAvyA. eka bAju varagheDAnI taiyArI thaI rahI che, vararAjA moTaramAM paga muke teTalI ja vAra che ane bIjI bAju vacce A vigha AvI paDayuM ane te vaLI mAMDavA vacceja ane moTA moTA zaherIonI samakSa. lAlabhAIe chevaTe menejarane jaNAvyuM "tame temane moTaramAM besADI lai jAo ane pAMca dasa hajAre game tema chuTaka kare." menejara te bAIo pAse jaI temane samajAvavA lAgyo "ame tamArA mANasane mahArAja pAsethI pAchA lAvI ApIe chIe ema kahI pArasI amaladAra pAsethI bALaka laI tenI mAne ApyuM. dilAse ApI game tema samajAvI mIlamAM temanAM makAna hatAM te tarapha teo gayAM. sAthe AvelA pelA polIsanA mANaso paNa moTaramAM caDayA. temanI moTara upaDI ke vararAjA navInacaMdra meTaramAM beThA ane varaghoDe cAlavA lAgyo. vaDAne AnaMda uDI gayo ane A bhavADAnI vAte cAlI rahI. pachI pelo pArasI amaladAra mazkarImAM lAlabhAIne kahevA lAge "zeTha tamane A zI lata lAgI che? hamaNAM meM peparamAM vAMcyuM hatuM ke tame suvarNapuramAM traNa jaNane dIkSAo hAthI upara besADIne ApI ane hamaNAM sAta jaNane ahI ApI tene Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAIne tyAM lagnotsava-lagnamAM vidana. 249 A bhavADo thayo che. tame zA mATe mahArAjanI khAtara Ama kharAba thAo che ? te bAvAone zA mATe uttejana ApI phaTADe che ane paisAnuM pANI karI AvA garIbonA trAsa lo cho ? AmAM tamane zuM puNya che te huM kAMI samajI zakato nathI. tamArA dharmagurUo emAM puNya samajatA hoya to te tamAre dharma ane tevA tamArA gurUe tamane mubAraka che. ame to temane boyakoTa karIe. A pramANe trAsa vartAvI dIkSA ApavI temAM lAlabhAI tamane dayA nathI AvatI ?" lAlabhAI te kAMI javAba ApI zakayA nahIM. zuM javAba Ape ? ema eka pachI eka mahArAjane gALo devA lAgyA ane dharma upara TIkA karavA lAgyA "joyA meTo cAMllo karanAra jIva dayAnA upAsaka jano? jhIMNA jIvonI dayA khAya ane AvI bicArI strIonI AMtaraDI kakaLAve! jemAM temanI ahiMsA ? badhA Thaga bhakate che." ema ThaThThA mazkarI karI sAjanamAM cAlatA hatA. lAlabhAInA kAne te - zabdo paDatA hatA, pastAvo thaDo thaDe thavA lAgyo, paNa have zuM kare ? ema karatAM karatAM varaghoDo vevAI zeTha saubhAgyacaMda gIradharalAlanA ghara AgaLa AvI pahoMcyA. temanA taraphathI sAro satkAra karavAmAM Avyo. mAMDavAmAM badhA besI gayA ane khAsa goThavelI beThaka upara vararAjA beThavyA. A vakhate temanA meM upara glAni chavAyelI hatI. khubasurata be chokarIonA nAca ane gAyana zarU thayAM. ghara AgaLa cerImaMDapa racAyo. varakanyA mAyarAmAM beThAM. gora mahArAja lagnavidhi karavA lAgyA. ane barAbara rAtanA agIAra vAge hastameLApa thaye, vArA pharatI purUSo ane strIo maMgalASTaka bolI daMpatIne AzISa ApavA lAgyAM. lagnavidhi pUrI thaI eTale varakanyA-navInacaMdra ne suzIlA-moTaramAM ghara tarapha vaLyAM. A pramANe lagna ghaNu ThAThathI karavAmAM AvyAM paNa lAlabhAI ane kuTuMbajane tene lhAvo laI zakyAM nahIM. lAlabhAI ane temanAM patnI harakerabAI ghaNAMja nArAja thaI gayAM hatAM. temane nIkaLatAM ja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 prakaraNa 28 muM. AvA apazukana thavAthI temanuM hRdaya dhaDakatuM hatuM, "hAya hAya zuM, thaze ? pelI DozInA zApa lAgaze. ghaNuM ja khoTuM thayuM" ema manamAM vicAra karI muMjhAI jatAM hatAM. lAlabhAIne moTo dIkare bAlAbhAI jANe rIsA hoya tema te bolateja nahoto. lagnanA kAmakAjamAM bhAga lete paNa bIjI dhamAla karate nahote. dIkSA saMbaMdhI bApa dIkarAnA vicAra barAbara baMdha besatA nahotA. AvI rIte lagnane prasaMga para thaye. menejare lagnanA varaghoDAmAM bhAga levA Avyo hato paNa te to dIkSAnA bhavADAnA varaghoDAmAM rokAyo. pelAM bairAMe haTha lIdhI ke ghera javuM nathI paraMtu upAzrayamAM mahArAja pAse javuM che ane temanI pAsethI amArAM mANasa pAchAM levAM che. A mATe rakajhaka cAlI. pelo polIsane sIpAI kahe "amane te temanI sAthe ja rahevAne hukama che. te jyAM jAya tyAM temanI madadamAM rahevAnuM che. temane te temanA mANaso joIe che mATe jyAM mANaso hoya tyAM gayA vinA cAle tema nathI." meTara upAzraya tarapha cAlI. bairAMne moTaramAM rAkhI menejara sAdhu pAse gayo. menejara mahArAjane oLakhato nahoto tethI A mahArAje dIkSA ApI haze ema samajI temanI sAthe vAta karavA lAgyA. mahArAje hakIkata vigatavAra sAMbhaLI javAba Ape "huM te AvI dIkSAthI virUddha chuM. lAlabhAI zeThanA gurU to pelA sUryavijaya AcArya che temane maLe. te ghaNe bhAge lAlabhAInA baMgalA joDe lAlabhuvanamAM rahe che. mAruM nAma te padmavijaya che. AcArya sUryavijayane maLavAthI khulAse thaze." "Apane tasdI ApI mATe mApha karaje." ema viveka karI menejara tyAMthI uThI moTaramAM bezI lAlabhuvana tarapha upaDe. A pahelAM AcArya sUryavijayanA kAne vAta AvI gaI hatI. kAraNa ke lAlabhAInA baMgalAthI A lAlabhuvana cheTe nahotuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAine tyAM lagnotsava-lagnamAM viddha. 251 lAlabhuvana AgaLa traNa bairAMvALI moTara dekhI AcArya sUrya-. vijaya khUba gabharAyA. pelA sAte celAone te tarataja rAte rAta tyAMthI vihAra karAvI amuka gharamAM saMtADI devAmAM AvyA hatA. tethI temAMne keI paNa sAdhu tyAM nahote. menejare aMdara praveza karyo ane mahArAjane vAta karI. mahArAje javAba Apyo "huM zuM karuM? tamArA zeTha jANe, temaNe kahyuM tethI dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI. temAM mAre zuM doSa che ? baMgalAnA varaMDAnI vIjaLInI battIono prakAza aMdara sArI rIte paDatuM hatuM. tethI mahArAja je ke aMdhArAvALI jagAe hatA te paNa barAbara joI zakAtA hatA. A vakhate keTalAka bhakati paNa joDe beThelA hatA. e rIte menejarane vAta karavAmAM jarAka vAra lAgI ke pelI traNa bAIo ane be purUSo aMdara dAkhala thayA ane mAMDavAmAM je phArasa karyo hatA tevo phArasa karavA mAMDyo ane pelI be chokarAMvALI bAIe te pelA traNa mAsanA bALakane ekadama pAse jaI sUryavijayanA khoLAmAM mukI dIdhuM. "arere ! julama thayo ! julama thayo !" ema sAdhuo ane beThelA bhakato bolI uThayA. "A keNu luccAo AvyA che?" ema eka bhakta bolyo ane mahArAjanA khoLAmAMthI bALaka laI nIce mUkyuM. menejare javAba Apyo "ema buma pADaze nahIM." bhakta bolI uTho "zuM buma pADaze nahIM ema bele che? bairAM mANasathI sAdhune aDAtuM haze ane Ama karUM mahArAjanA khoLAmAM mukAtuM haze ?" A sAMbhaLI pelI bAI bolI " tyAre zuM mArA dhaNane mArI raja zIvAya dIkSA apAtI haze ? emAM pApa nahIM ane A pApa ! mAro dhaNu lai jatAM jarA vicAra nahIM thayo? lA dhaNa pAche agara saMbhALo A be chokarAM." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 252 prakaraNa 28 muM. vacce DozI te hAyapITa karI chAtI kuTavA lAgI. pelI mAravADI strI te lAja kADhI meM vALI mahArAjane khUba gALo detI hatI. AcArya menejarane kahevA lAgyA "A tophAna mAre tyAM zA mATe ?" menejara... tamAre tyAM nahIM te kyAM laI jAuM?" AcArya-"lAlabhAi zeThane baMgale." menejara-"te te varaDAmAM che, baMgale to kAI nathI." AcArya-"e Ave tyAre thaI paDaze." menejara-"e Ave tyAre thaI paDe tevuM A kAma nathI. joDe A be polIsanA mANaso che temanI madadathI A kAma baneluM che. vAta gaMbhIra thaI che. bIjA celAo pacyA paNa A pacavA muzkela che mATe temanA traNa mANasane ApI do eTale badhuM paTI jAya -ane lAlabhAI zeThanI AbarU jaLavAya. nahIM to phajetInA phALakA che. AcArya-" A lAlabhuvanamAM hoya te laI jAo." menejara-"lAlabhuvanamAM na hoya te batAvo te kayAM che?" AcArya-"tenI amane kyAMthI khabara? te te dIkSA laI -ahIMthI vihAra karI gayA che." menejara--"yAM vihAra karI gayA ? " AcArya-"te ame jANatA nathI." menejara--"mahArAja! mane lAlabhAI zeTheja mokalyo che. game tema karI A lekene saMtoSa ApyA vinA chUTakoja nathI. juo, be chokarAM kyAranAM raDayA kare che ! DozIe mAthuM evuM kuTayuM ke tenA mAthAmAMthI lohI nIkaLyuM che ane bicArI navI paraNelI strI to kyAranI muMjhAI gaI che, mATe maherabAnI karI e traNe jaNa kayAM gayA che te batAve." menejare ghaNue mAthAkuTa karI paNa mahArAja DagyA nahIM. AvI rIte rokakaLamAM temaNe traNa cAra kalAka kADhayA. paraNIne varakanyA paNa ghera AvI gayAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAIne tyAM lagnotsava-lagnamAM viM. 253 : ~-~-~-~-~-~~- - ~ ~~- ~ menejare pharI mahArAjane kahyuM "mahArAja ! kyAranA ame TI. thaIe chIe ane Apa sIdho javAba ApatA nathI. temanA mANasane lIdhA zIvAya ame khasavAnA nathI. Apano haThavAda sarakAra pAse nahIM cAle." AcArya-"belA lAlabhAI zeThane ?" menejare beThelAmAMthI eka bhaktane lAlabhAIne bolAvavAne mekalya. lAlabhAI samajatA hatA ke menejare samAdhAna karyuM haze ema vicAra karI jarA suI javAnI taiyArI karatA hatA evAmAM te mANasa Avyo ane tamAma hevAla kahI saMbhaLAvyo. lAlabhAinA peTamAM phALa paDI. ujAgarAthI AMkho baLatI hatI, thAka lAge. hate, chatAM uThIne AcArya pAse javuM paDayuM. lAlabhuvanamAM jaI AcAryane lAlabhAI zeTha kahevA lAgyA, "kema mahArAja sAheba ?" mahArAje javAba Ape "tamArA menejara kyAM A badhAM pApane laIne mArI pAse AvyA?" lAlabhAI-te temanA dara javAnuM kahyuM hatuM." menejara--" te temanA ghere mAlamAM jatA hatA paNa temaNe sApha nA pADI ane meTaramAMthI muske mArI utaravAnI taiyArI karatAM hatAM. amAre mahArAja pAse javuM che evI haTha levAthI huM pelA upAzrayamAM mahArAja haze ema samajI tyAM gayo ane tyAMthI khabara paDI ke lAlabhuvanamAM che tethI ame badhAM ahIM AvyAM." lAlabhAi- "laI jAo temanA ghera, ahIM zuM che ?" A zabdanI sAthe traNe bAio khUba gALo devA mAMDI ane beDalavA lAgI "ame te ahI lohI chAMTIzuM paNa amArA mANaso lIdhA vagara javAnAM nathI, samajyA zeTha ! moTA te tame tamArA gharanA ! amArAM mANasa Ama kAMI upADI javAya nahIM." DezI-"Apane tamArA chokarAne dIkSA ? zuM karavA tene paraNAvyo ? tamAro zrImaMtane chokare vahAlo ane amAre garIbane, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 254 prakaraNa 28 muM. chokare aLakhAmaNe ? hAya mArA dIkarA! hAya mArA dIkarA!" ema kahI DozI chAza levA mAMDI. menejara "zeTha! Apane bhale mArA upara beThuM lAge paNa mAmalo gaMbhIra thayele che, temanI sAthe A polIsanA mANase che. sarakAre kesa upADela che mATe te traNe jaNane pAchA soMpavA paDaze. eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu emane khuzI karavAM paDaze. have mahArAjane tame samajAve. huM te thAkayo." lAlabhAImahArAja sAheba! have kema karavuM?" AcArya-"zuM jANuM? tame jANe. tame mane temane dIkSA ApavAnuM kahyuM tethI meM mArA celA pAse dIkSA apAvI." lAlabhAI- paNa have A vighna AvyuM enuM zuM karavuM ?" AcArya-"tene vicAra tamAre karavAnuM che." lAlabhAI-"te navA dIkSitene ApaNe pAchA bolAvI puchI joie. je te hA pADe to temane sujhe tema karIe. huM dhArato nahote ke ATalA darajaje vAta pahoMcaze. mATe A vakhate haThavAdanI jarUra nathI. vaLI huM tamAre jAmIna thayelo chuM tethI jarA huM kahuM chuM te upara tamAre dhyAna ApavuM paDaze." AcArya-"jyAM hoya tyAMthI tame temane belAvI karavuM ghaTe tema kare." lAlabhAI-"paNa te kayAM che tenuM ThekANuM te batAvo?" AcArya-"jANatA nathI. temanI sAthe cAra pAMca celAo che. ahIMthI javAnA hatA, kayAM gayA te mane kaheluM nathI." lAlabhAIe ghaNuMe kahyuM paNa AcArya haThavAda choDayo nahIM. menejara paNa mAthuM pheDI thAka. tene paNa mijAja gayo. baMgalAmAM khUba dhAMdhaLa thaI che evuM jANavAmAM ApavAthI lAlabhAInAM patnI harakIrabAi tathA bAlAbhAI tathA bIjI strI purUSo tyAM AvI pahoM vyAM. traNa strIonuM tathA pelAM be chokarAMnuM rUdana joI darekane dayA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAIne tyAM lagnotsava-lagnamAM vina. 55 AvI ane mahArAja upara ghaNo ja tiraskAra chuTa. DozI mAthuM kuTatI kuTatI tammara khAI nIce paDI ke thAMbhalAnI kuMbhI sAthe tenuM mAthuM jorathI athaDAyuM ane bebhAna thaIne catIpATa paDI. A joI badhAM gabharAyAM. mAthAmAMthI lohInI dhArAo chuTavA lAgI ane gaMbhIra sthiti thaI paDI. lAlabhAInA baMgalAmAMthI davAo lAvI upacAra karavA lAgyA paNa TekI lAgI nahIM. zvAsa dhIme paDavA lAgyo, pAse DokaTara rahetuM hatuM tene moTara mokalI bolAvyA. tenA AvatA pahelAM te hadaya dhabakavuM baMdha paDI gayuM. AMkhe paNa pharI gaI. DekaTara AvIne zarIra tapAsavA lAgyo, hAthanI nADI joI, hRdaya joyuM, AMkha tapAsI, nAka tapAsyuM, paNa kAMIja nahotuM. dasa mInITa bArIka tapAsa karyo ane chevaTe jAhera karyuM ke "DozI marI gaI che. tenAmAM prANa nathI. mAthAmAM magaja upara sakhta ghA thavAthI tenA prANa gayA che." A banAvathI sau stabdha thaI gayAM. AcArya sUryavijayanA moM upara phIkAza vaLI gaI harakerabAI krodhanA AvezamAM AvI bolI "mahArAja ! teno chokaro A heta to A dazA thAta ? bAlo have zuM karavuM? celA muMDavAmAM taiyAra che ane vidana Ave tyAre khazI jAo che." pachI te lAlabhAI sAme hAtha karI Thapako ApavA lAgI "huM to tamane ghaNI vakhata nA pADatI, paNa keNa jANe sAdhue tamane zI bhabhUti nAkhI che ke tame temanI AMkheja de che. vaLI moTI dIkSArakSaka sabhA kADhI tenA pramukha thayA che. baLI tamArI e sabhA. huM te tene "bALabhakSaka" sabhA mAnuM chuM. (pachI mahArAja tarapha joI ) mahArAja! chokaro jyAM hoya tyAMthI lAve eTale tene pAse rAkhI A DozIne ThekANe pADIe. rAtanA traNa cAra vAgyA che. kAMI vicAra Ave che? pachI pelA be polIsanA mANase hatA temAMthI eka kahevA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 256 prakaraNa 28 muM. lAgyo "temanA navA muMDelA celA kayAM che te ame jANIe chIe. mahArAja nahIM batAve te ame lAvIzuM ane bAIone saMpIzuM. paNa zeTha sAheba ! have DozInI lAsanuM amArA inspekaTara sAheba AvyA zivAya bIjuM kAMI thaI zakaze nahIM. rItasara jayurI bharavI paDaze ane kerenara bALavAnI rajA Apaze tyAre smazAna upara laI javAze." lAlabhAI-"tame cekasa jANe che ke te kayAM che?" polIsavALo-"hA, barAbara jANIe chIe." cAlo tyAre ApaNe badhAM ApaNuM baMgale jaIe." ema kahI pelI be bAIone tathA be chokarAMne laI lAlabhAI tathA harakorabAI pitAne baMgale gayAM. harakora bAIe temane eka oraDAmAM besADI AzvAsana ane dhIraja ApI. lAlabhuvanamAM eka bAjue eka oraDI hatI tyAM maDadAne uMcakIne laI gayA ane tenA upara kapaDuM oDhADavAmAM AvyuM. pAse be mANasone besADavAmAM AvyA. pelA polIsanA be mANasomAMthI eka lAlabhuvanamAM rahe ane bIje lAlabhAInA baMgale strIo ane menejara sAthe Avyo. lAlabhAInI aMdha zraddhAnA pATA have thoDA thoDA chuTavA lAgyA. ane AMkha ughaDI. bAlAbhAI kahevA lAgyo "te tamane mULathI ja kaheto hato paNa tame te mahArAjanI pAchaLa ghahelA thaIne pharatA hatA ane paisAnuM pANI karatA hatA. joyuM ne ? zuM pariNAma AvyuM ? Aje ApaNe lagnanA divasa ujavyo ke mahArAjanI moMkANa mAMDI ?" lAlabhAI kahe "mane vadhAre kaheze nahIM, je kAma karavAnuM che te kare, have A be bAIonA dhaNane laI Ave, polIsanA mANasanI sAthe jaI e baMne sAdhuone moTaramAM besADIne jaladIthI lAvo." menejara tathA bAlAbhAI pelA polIsanA mANasane sAthe laI moTaramAM gayA. je gharamAM sAdhuo hatA temanA ghara AgaLa meTara ubhI rAkhI. gharanAM mANaso gabharAyAM. peTamAM pApa eTale kAMI bolI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAIne tyAM lagnotsava-lagnamAM viddha. 257 zakyAM nahIM. gharamAM jaI menejare kahyuM "tamAre tyAM sAdhuo saMtADelA che te kayAM che?" - gharadhaNuM AgalI rAtre thayelI dhAMdhaLa jANato hato tethI lAMbI paMcAta nahIM karatAM "sAheba! pAchaLanA oraDAmAM che" ema kahI temane oraDAmAM laI gayo. A sAdhuomAM guptavijaya hatA te polIsanA mANasane je kahevA lAgyA "tamAre kenuM kAma che ?" menejare javAba Apyo "amAre te DozIne cheka caMdulAla, eka mAravADI bAIne dhaNu kedAramala ane nAnAM be chokarAMvALI strIne dhaNuM jesIMgalAla ema traNanI jarUra che." guptavijaya" juo ! e traNe A rahyA." menejara-"traNene lAlabhAI zeTha bolAve che mATe cAle." kedAramala-"atyAre rAtre amArAthI zI rIte nIkaLAya?" menejara-"nIkaLAya ke na nIkaLAya, paNa AvyA vinA chuTake nathI. bAIe zeThanA baMgale lAMghavA beThI che ane DezI mAthuM kuTI maravA paDI che." A sAMbhaLI caMdulAla balI uThe "hAya ! mArI mA maravA paDI ! meM zeThane ghaNue nA kahI paNa mane parANe dIkSA ApI, huM te temanI sAthe jAuM chuM ane DozIne maLI AvuM chuM" AvA caMdulAlanA zabdo sAMbhaLI kedAramala tathA jesIMgalAla sAthe javAne taiyAra thayA ane menejarane kahevA lAgyA "cAlo ame paNa tamArI sAthe AvavAne taiyAra chIe, amAre A veza joIta nathI. ame cAra divasamAM pUrepUrA dharAyA." menejara traNe jaNane moTaramAM besADI baMgale laI gayA ane DozInA maraNa thayAnA samAcAra zIvAya sarva hakIkata jaNAvI. A vakhate savAranA chane zumAra thaye hate. lokonI AvajA zarU thavA mAMDI, ane lAlabhuvana AgaLa to DozInI dhamAla thayelI hovAthI keTalAka loko tyAM ekaThA paNa thayelA hatA. 17 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 258 prakaraNa 28 muM. traNene joI lAlabhAIne dhIraja AvI. pitAnI DozIne maLavA AtUra banelA caMdulAle puchayuM. "mArI mA kyAM che?" lAlabhAI A praznathI muMjhAyA. zuM javAba Ape ? menejara dhIme rahI javAba Apo "bhAI ! je banavA kALa hatuM te banI gayuM. zuM kahuM ?' "saMpata gaI te sapaDe, gayAM vaLe che vahANa, gata avasara Ave nahIM, gayA na Ave prANa." (dalapatarAma) DozI marI gayAM che, mahArAjanA baMgalAnI oraDImAM che." caMdulAla A zabdo sAMbhaLI pika mukI raDavA lAgyo. raDatAM raDatAM teNe kahyuM "mane mArI mAnuM mAM jovA laI jAo." menejara tene lAlabhuvanamAM laI gayA. mAne AvI rIte marI gayelI joI caMdulAla chAtI phATa rUdana karavA lAge ane mahArAjanA upara gALone varasAda varasAvI dIdhA. menejare tene zAMta karyo ane tyAMthI tene laI baMgale Avyo ane traNenA sAdhuveza utArI saMsArI kapaDAM paherAvyAM. caMdulAla lAlabhuvanamAM gayo ane DozInA zabanI joDe beThe. kedAramala tathA jesIMgalAla menejarane kahevA lAgyA "zeThanI zaramane lIdhe ame bolI zakyA nahIM. ame te temane sApha kahI dIdhuM hatuM ke "kuTuMba bhukhe mare tenuM zuM ?' tyAre temaNe "pAMca pAMca hajAra rUpIA mIlamAM tamArA nAme jame rAkhI vyAja tamArA kuTuMbane ApIzuM' ema kahI ghaNuM dabANa karyuM tethI ame bolI zakyA nahIM." je banyuM te kharuM, jad 7 vAmi, cAlo aMdara harakoIbAI pAse, tamArA berAM chokarAM aMdara beThAM che." ema kahI menejara temane aMdara laI gayo. A baMnene joI bAIone ghaNeja harSa thayo. AMkhamAMthI harSanAM AMsu kharavA lAgyAM. harakeIbAIe temane AzvAsana ane saMtoSa ApatAM jaNAvyuM "tamArI nokarI mIlamAM kAyama che, ema samajaze nahIM ke zeTha tamane kADhI mukaze. tamane ATalA divasa duHkha paDayuM mATe tamane so se. rUpIA ApIzuM. thayAM have rAjI ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlabhAIne tyAM lagnotsava-lagnamAM viddha. 259 ahIMthI tame rAjI khuzIthI jAe e jovA icchuM chuM. meTara bahAra taiyAra che temAM bese. amAre mANasa tamane tamArA ghera sahIsalAmata rIte mukI Avaze." teo harakorabAIne upakAra mAnI tyAMthI pitAne ghera gayAM. pachI harakerabAI pelA caMdulAlane bolAvI AzvAsana ApI kahevA lAgI "je bhAI! banavAnuM hatuM te banI gayuM. tAre tArI mA sAthe eTalo saMbaMdha haze. tArI nokarI mIlamAM kAyama che ema samajavAnuM che. te uparAMta so rUpIA ApavA zeThe jaNAvyuM che. tamAre jamavAnI aDacaNa paDe tevuM hoya to amArA rasoDe jamavuM. rasoDe jamavA marajI nahIM hoya to dara mAse tene badale rU. 20) vadhAre ApavAmAM Avaze. paNa manamAMthI amArA pratye roSa kADhI nAkhe." caMdulAla vizeSa nahIM bolatAM "jevI zeThanI marajI" ema kahI pAcho lAlabhavanamAM gayo. lAlabhuvana AgaLa to lokonA ToLe ToLAM jevA mATe pharavA mAMDyAM. savAranA nava vAgyA eTale purIe AvI tapAsa karyo. saghaLI hakIkata lakhI lIdhI ane "DozI paDI javAthI mAthuM phUTI javAthI maraNa pAmI che. sUryavijaya AcAryo te DozInA chokarA caMdulAlane dIkSA ApavAthI te kalpAMta karI sAdhu AgaLa rUdana karatI hatI ane chokarA mAgatI hatI. tevAmAM cakarI AvavAthI paDI gaI hatI." e abhiprAya jaNAvI bALavAnI rajA ApI. A vakhate sAdhu upara khUba tiraskAra varasI rahyo. DozIne smazAne laI jaI agnisaMskAra karavAmAM Avyo ne te vidhi pUrI thaI A divasathI lAlabhAInuM mana mahArAja uparathI uThI gayuM. saMyogane vaza thaI mahArAjane tyAMthI vihAra karavAnI pharaja paDI ane pAchA pUrva taraphanA pradezamAM keTalAka sAdhuo sAthe upaDI gayA. kanakanagaramAM pesatAM keNa jANe kevA apazukana thayelA ke satkAra thayo nahIM, sthira karIne rahyA nahIM ane DozInA maraNathI kALI TIlI ane dhikkAranI sAthe kanakanagara choDavAnI pharaja paDI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 260 prakaraNa 29 muM. - prakaraNa 29 muM. jayaMtIlAla ane vIrabALA, saritAnA saMkaTanI zarUAta svachaMdI menakA. * When sorrows come, they come not in single spies, but in battalions. -Shakespeare. tame hamaNuM meDI rAta sudhI kyAM rokAe che?" "jANatI nathI? huM keTalAka divasathI lAlabhAI zeThanA AcArya pAse ja hato." lAlabhAI zeThanA AcArya kayA ?" "pelA sUryavijaya kahevAya che te! teaThavADIAthI upaDI gayA che.' "temanA paNa khUba bhavADA thayA, te teM sAMbhaLyA ?" "nA nA, kahe te kharA !" are ! vIrabALA ! e vAta te chApAmAM junI paNa thaI gaI." "paNa evo te kevo bhavADe banyo?" eka caMdulAla nAmanA chokarAne te sAdhue dIkSA ApI. tenI mane khabara paDI ke te atre AvI ane lAlabhAInA baMgalAnI joDe lAlabhuvana nAmano lAlabhAIne baMgalo che tyAM AcAryane mukAma hatuM tyAM jaI mAthuM kuTIne maraNa pAmI. khUba dhAMdhaLa thayuM !! caMdulAle tathA temanI sAthe bIjA bee dIkSA lIdhI hatI ane jemanI strIo paNa tyAM AvI lAMghavA beThI hatI temaNe paNa dIkSAo cheDI dIdhI. AvA kAraNathI mahArAjane javuM paDyuM. ApaNe to lAlabhAI taraphathI temanA kAmakAjamAM AMTA mAratA hatA. A badhuM temanA chokarA navInacaMdranA lagnanA divase vaizAkha vada 10 nI rAtre * jyAre Apatti Ave che tyAre thoDA pramANamAM chupI ekalI AvatI nathI paNa sAmaTI yuddharUpe Ave che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayaMtIlAla ane vIrabALA. saritAnA saMkaTanI zarUAta. 261 banyuM. lagnane sAre sIrapAva paNa maLavAno hate paNa A vacce vidhra AvyuM tethI badhuM aTakI paDyuM. have je thAya te kharuM." ema kahI jayaMtIlAla suvAnI taiyArI karato hato eTalAmAM basaMtIlAla aMdara AvI jarA bAjumAM jaI kahevA lAgyo "jayaMtIlAla ! be strIo AvI che. eka te ApaNe tyAM rahe tema che, mATe je marajI hoya te tAre tyAM rAkha. paNa bIjI pace tema nathI. te te haju nAnI ugatI yuvAnIvALI che ane te vaLI tArI nyAtanI che. tene upADI lAvavAmAM mUrkhAI karI che. tenI pAchaLa jarUra tapAsa cAlatuM haze, vaLI pilIsa paNa hAlamAM kuTaNakhAnA upara ghaNuja karaDI najarathI jue che. je jarA khabara paDI te polIsa kharAba karI nAkhe che ane bAInI arajI laI keraTamAM ghasaDe che. have je banyuM te kharuM. addhara upADI lAvyA che. rAta che eTale sAruM thayuM, divasa hota te jarUra pAchaLa piolIsa lAgu paDI hata. mAre tyAM rAkhyAM che. huM kyAranI tArI rAha joIne beThA hatA. tArA AvavAnI khabara paDI ke tArI pAse Avyo. paNa kAMI DaravA jevuM nathI. tame baMne jaNa AvIne temane AzvAsana Ape. tame paNa zrAvaka che ema jANe temane dhIraja Avaze. huM mArI oraDImAM chuM. tuM vIrabALAne laIne Ava." A vakhate vIrabALA joDenI oraDImAM ubhI hatI. jayaMtIlAla tenI pAse jaI kahevA lAgyo. "bicArI ke be bAIo bhUlI paDelI AvI che, basaMtIlAlanI oraDImAM che, temAM eka zrAvaka hovAthI ApaNe temane ApaNuM pAse lAvIe. cAla" ema kahI vIrabALAne sAthe lIdhI. jyAM te baMne beThAM hatAM tyAM gayAM. teo ezIALAM hatAM, bakula temanI pAse beThelI hatI ane dhIraja ApatI hatI. jayaMtIlAle dayAnA upAsakane ADaMbara dhAraNa karI merI strInA sAmuM joI puchyuM "bena ! tamAruM nAma zuM?" menakA-"mAruM mULa nAma menA paNa menakA kahI belAve che. A benanuM nAma saritA che ane jAte zrAvaka che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 262 prakaraNa 29 muM. vIrabALA-"cAlo mAre tyAM. ame paNa zrAvaka chIe. tamane koIpaNa rIte harakata paDaze nahIM, tamane badhI savaDa karI ApIzuM. ane tamane tamArA ghara bhegAM karIzuM." ema hadayapUrvaka dilAse ApI vIrabALA temane potAnI oraDImAM laI gaI. khAvAne mATe Agraha karyo paNa temaNe nA pADI. pANuM pAI svastha karyo ane suvAne mATe pathArIo karI ApI. pachI jayaMtIlAle dhIme rahI menakAne puchayuM "bena! tame kyAM bhUlAM paDyAM ane kevI rIte atyAre ekalAM ahIM AvI pahoMcyAM ?" menakA ezaALe moDhe bolI "A saritAbena tenA mAmAne ghera vaizAkha mAsamAM lagnanA prasaMge AvI hatI." jayaMtIlAla-"lagna kayA gAma hatAM?" menakA-"bakSIpura gAmamAM. amarApurathI moTaramAM bakSIpura javAya che. nAnuM gAmaDuM che. lagna thaI rahyA pachI mAmAne Agraha hovAthI tyAM tene rAkhI. pachI mAmAe joDenA kuMdana gAmamAM meLe hevAthI ane bIjA keTalAka puruSo tyAM javAnA hovAthI temanI sAthe jevA mATe tene mekalI. huM paNa tyAM jatI hatI tethI sAthe rahevA mane tenA mAmAe bhalAmaNa karI. ame baMne sAthe sAthe meLe jevA nIkaLyAM. meLAmAM ame bhUlAM paDayAM. amArI sAthe AvanAra purUSamAMthI kaI jaNAyuM nahIM. kyAMthI te chuTA paDyA tenI amane khabara paDI nahIM. ame temane zedhavA lAgyAM, paNa pattA lAge nahIM, thAkyAM, ghaNuM gabharAyAM ane raDavA lAgyAM. amane A sthitimAM jemAM eka moTaravALAne dayA AvI; te amArI pAse AvI kahevA lAgyo. "bena ! gabharAze nahIM. tamAre kyAM javuM che? ame javAba Apyo. "amAre bakSIpura javuM che. amArI sAthenAM mANasone patto lAgatuM nathI. tyAre teNe kahyuM "ATalA moTA meLAmAM kaI kaIne patto lAgaze nahIM. amArI sAthe cAlo, ame tamane hamaNAM bakSIpura pahoMcADIzuM. A be bhAIone paNa bakSIpura javuM che; mATe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saritAnA saMkaTanI zarUAta. svachaMdI menakA. 263 mm cAle amArI moTaramAM' ema kahI gRhastha jevA jaNAtA joDe ubhelA be purUSane batAvyA. temaNe paNa amane kahyuM "bena ! jarAe Dara rAkhaze nahIM. A meLAmAM te kai keIne patto lAgaze nahIM mATe rAha joyA zIvAya cAle. hamaNuM eka be kalAkamAM bakSIpura lai jaze. A pramANe kahevAthI ame temanA upara bharose rAkhI moTaramAM beThAM ane moTara upaDI." jayaMtIlAla-"pachI zuM banyuM ?" menakA-"amArA manamAM ke hamaNAM bakSIpura Avaze. paraMtu bakSIpura nahIM AvatAM rAtre bhusAvaLa sTezana AveluM jaNAyuM. amane tathA pelA be mANasane utArI moTara cAlatI thaI. ame gabharAyAM paNa zuM karIe ? kAMI bolyAM nahIM amane dhIraja ApavA pelA be mANase kahevA lAgyA "A meTaravALe kaI badamAsa jaNAya che. eTaluM vaLI sAruM thayuM ke vagaDAmAM nahIM utAratAM ahIM utAryA. haze ciMtA nahIM, ApaNe relamArge navApura jaI tyAMthI amarApura thaI moTaramAM bakSIpura jaIzuM. atyAre ahIM paDI rahevuM jokhama bhareluM che, mATe hamaNuM na Ave temAM jaIe. tamAre jarA paNa ciMtA karavAnI nathI.' Ama amane samajAvI kAle rAtre TrenamAM besADI Aje rAtre amane ahIM lAvI oraDImAM mukI e bhAIne soMpI cAlyA gayA." - jayaMtIlAla-"te koNa hatA te tame jANe che?" menakA-"nA, te ame jANatAM nathI. AvI amArI durdazA thaI che. have tame amane game tema karI bakSIpura pahoMcADe te tamAre upakAra thAya. amArAM bhAgya ke tame zrAvaka bhAI maLI AvyA." jayaMtIlAla-"have tame jarA paNa ciMtA karazo nahIM. ghara jevuM samajaje. have te mArI pharaja che ke tamane ThekANe pADavAM. jarA paNa manamAM avizvAsa ke zaMkA lAvaze nahIM." menakA-" amane to prabhueja madada karI ema samajIe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 264 prakaraNa 29 muM. chIe. huM te sahana karI zake tevI chuM paNa A bena bahu muMjhAya che, be divasathI annapANuM baMdha jevuM che. Aje baporanA parANe meM tene khavarAvyuM che." ema kahI jayaMtIlAlane bAjunA oraDAmAM laI jaI khAnagImAM kahevA lAgI "tame zrAvaka che eTale tamArI AgaLa huM kharI vAta karuM chuM. A benane huM tathA bIjA be zrAvake kaMcanazrI sAdhvI pAse chAnI rIte laI javA kuMdanagAme meLAnA bahAne lAvyA, tyAMthI amAre vicAra bhusAvaLa AvI tyAMthI khaMDavA thaI mahu sTezane utarI meTaramAM jyAM kaMcanazrI hoya tyAM laI javAno nizcaya hate paNa meLAmAM bhUlAM paDayAM, pelA be zrAvakane zodhyA paNa jaDayA nahIM. huM te ghaNuM gabharAI. temAM moTaravALo ane bIjA be badamAse maLyA ane amane Ama phasAvyAM. mATe je tamArAthI bane te kaMcanazrI sAdhvI pAse laI jAo. ghaNe bhAge te madhurI gAme ke eTalAmAM haze. tame zrAvaka che eTale oLakhatA haze ema samajI A khAnagI vAta tamArA AgaLa jAhera karuM chuM. saritA AmAMnuM kAMI jANatI nathI. sAruM thayuM ke te be badamAso amane tamAre tyAM mukI gayA. nahIM te amArI pUrI durdazA hatI." jayaMtIlAla-"tamAre ane rahevAnI marajI hoya te mAre tyAM sukhethI rahe ane saritAne mokalI ApavAnI tajavIja karuM." menakA-"tene mArA upara khoTuM na lAge te pramANe goThavaNa kare." ema vAtacIta karI baMne saritA pAse AvyAM. menakA-"mane mArI ciMtA karatAM A saritAnI vadhAre ciMtA che. tenA mAmAe mane khAsa bhalAmaNa karI che." vIrabALA-"saritA bena ! have tame manamAMthI ciMtA kADhI nAkho. tamArA bhAI tamane tamArA mAmA pAse mukI Avaze." AthI saritAne dhIraja AvI. jayaMtIlAla-saritAbena ! huM kAle tapAsa karI AvIza ane sArI sebata maLaze to tamane bakSIpura mokalI ApIza. je nahIM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saritAnA saMkaTanI zarUAta. svachaMdI menakA. 265 sebata maLe to huM jAte mukavA AvIza." A pramANe saritAnA mananuM samAdhAna karI teo suI gayAM. bIje divase savAre jayaMtIlAla lAlabhAi zeThane maLavA gaye; saritAno hevAla kahyA. te sAMbhaLI lAlabhAIe kahyuM "have huM khaTapaTamAM paDavA mAgatuM nathI. to have dharAyo, lagna vakhate thayelA bhavADA meM joyA. meM te AcAryane sApha jaNAvI dIdhuM che ke jAo jyAM javuM hoya tyAM, ahIM rahevAthI vadhAre apakIrti thaze. sAruM thayuM ke te ahIMthI varadhInagara gayA." jayaMtIlAle samaya oLakhI kahyuM, "paNa AmAM te pApakAranuM kAma che pArakA lAbha laI jaze ane cheDI adhura vecAze. kuTaNakhAnAvALA teno bhava bagADaze. mATe A kAma to puNyanuM che." A sAMbhaLI lAlabhAIne vicAra thavAthI javAba Apyo "tyAre to tuM jA, tene varadhInagara mukI Ava. kaMcanathI paNa ghaNe bhAge tyAM haze. kharaca thAya te mArI pAsethI leje." A pramANe tajavIja karI jayaMtIlAla ghera Avyo. jamI rahyA pachI jayaMtIlAle saritAne puchayuM " kaho bena! ze vicAra che? kaI saMgAtha te nathI. paNa huM jAte tamane mukavA mATe AvIza." saritA-"tame Avo te ghaNuM sAruM." jayaMtIlAla-"cAle tyAre Aje baporanI TrenamAM ApaNe nIkaLIe. bola, menakA tArI zI marajI che? ahIM rahevuM hoya te tAre mATe mAre tyAM nokarI taiyAra che. te vidhavA che, tAre cheka chayuM nathI, mAbApa nathI, eTale nathI ujAgare ane nathI koIne puchavAnuM. mAre tArA jevA mANasanI jarUra che." menakA-"saritA bena kahe te pramANe karuM, temane beTuM na lAgavuM joIe. temanI rajA hoya te rahuM." saritA-menakA bena ! tamAre rahevuM hoya te sukhethI rahe, mArI sAthe jayaMtIbhAI che eTale mane jarA paNa phIkara nathI." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 266 prakaraNa 29 muM. menakA tyAM rahI ane baporanI TrenamAM jayaMtIlAla ane saritA ratalAma thaI phattehabAda utarI moTaramAM rAtre varadhInagara gayAM. tapAsa karatAM AcArya sUryavijaya ane kaMcanazrI tyAM hatAM. parabhAre sAdhvIenA upAzraye gayo ane kaMcanazrIne ekAMtamAM khAnagI vAta karI saritAne tyAM mukI chAnI rIte jayaMtIlAla ravAnA thaI gaye. saritA bicArI kaMcanazrInI jelamAM pUrAI. jayaMtIlAla AcAryanI pAse gayo ane gupta rIte te badhI vAta kahIne suI gayo. savAre meTA pareDhIe rAtre nakkI karI rAkhelI moTaramAM pagaraste parabhAre kanakanagara upaDI gayo. ghare gayo te menakAe Azcarya pUrvaka puchayuM " kyAMthI tame ATalA TuMkA vakhatamAM pAchA AvyA ?' jayaMtIlAla "sTezana uparathI ja evI sArI sebata maLI ke javAnI jarUra paDI nahIM, paNa saritAne harakata na Ave te mATe pAMca sAta sTezana sudhI jaI savAranI vaLatI gADImAM pAcho Avyo." vIrabALA-"sabata to sArI hatI ne ?" jayaMtIlAla " are kevI ? ApaNA ghara jevI. jarA paNa ciMtA nathI. ApaNe have menakAne pagAra nakkI kare. te atrenI bhomIaNu che. cAlAka che, eTale tane jarA paNa aDacaNa Avaze nahIM. tAre phakta rasoI karavI. bAkI badhuM te kAma karaze. tenI rasoI ApaNane khape nahIM. nahIM te te paNa karavA taiyAra che." menakA khuza thaI bolI "vIrabALA bena ! tamAruM tamAma kAma huM upADI laiza. gharamAM paNa dIvA jevuM rAkhIza." jayaMtIlAla tenA hAtha tarapha najara karI mazkarImAM kahevA lAgyo paNa AvA ughADA tArA hAtha A zaheramAM na zobhe, baMgaDIo pahere te zuM bagaDI jAya ?" menakA-"amArAmAM vidhavAthI kAcanI baMgaDIe na paherAya, senAnI paherAya, paNa amArA nasIbamAM sonAnI baMgaDI kyAMthI hoya?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svacchaMdI menakA. 267 ~ ~~ -~jayaMtIlAla-"tAre tenI zI paMcAta che ? huM sonAnI paheravA ApuM te tArAthI paherAyane ?" menakA-" tame Ape te paherAya?" jayaMtIlAla-"ThIka. tArI zeThANune huM kahIza eTale te badhuM tene kADhI Apaze." ema kahI jamIne te lAlabhAI zeThane tyAM gayo ane saritAne varadhInagaramAM kaMcanazrI pAse pahoMcADI AvyAnI hakIkata savistara kahI. lAlabhAI sAMbhaLI khuzI thayA ane bolyA "jayaMtIlAla! tuM mAruM ghaNuM kAma kare che ane te paNa jokhamI kAma kare che. AvAM sAhasa tArAthI ja banI zake. saritAne teM ThIka ThekANe pADI. nahIM te kaI badamAse upADI kuTaNakhAnAmAM laI jAta ane AkhI jIMdagI bagAData. sAdhvI pAse mukI Avyo te ThIka karyuM. kAle mAre jIva udAsa hatA tethI barAbara khulAse ApI zako nahote. keTaluM kharaca thayuM ?" jayaMtIlAla "vadhAre kharaca thayuM nathI. pacAsa rUpIA thayA che." lAlabhAIe tIjorImAMthI pacAsa rUpIAnI noTo gaNuM ApI kahyuM. "tuM jarA e tarapha dhyAna rAkhatA raheje. kadAca khAsa kAma prasaMge mahArAja bolAve to jaje. ApaNe bIjA mANaso te che. dara mAse pacAsa rUpIA pramANe ApaNe tyAMthI tuM laI jaje. sAdhuenI sarabharA rAkhavI e tAruM kAma che. hAlamAM jarA kaTokaTIne mAmalo che. ApaNuM virUddha lokalAgaNI khUba vadhelI che. mATe barAbara saMbhALIne kAma leje. ApaNA duzmane hAtha Ave te choDavA nahIM. ApaNuM nAka theDuM kApI nAkhyuM nathI! paNa tuM jene mukI Avyo tenuM nAma zuM? jayaMtIlAla-"tenuM nAma saritA. A saritAne na oLakhI? bhadrApurImAM pelo chupI dIkSAvALa kalyANa pakaDAya tenI sagI bena." lAlabhAi-" tyAre to tene ThIka zikSA thaI che. vaLI varadhInagaramAM kaMcanazrI pAse mukI Avyo te paNa ThIka karyuM. pelI ToLI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 268 prakaraNa 29 muM. paNa jANaze. ApaNA gharamAM vAta karIza nahIM. kAraNake bhAI vIgerene A kAma pasaMda nathI. mArA upara bahu gusse thayelA che." A pramANe vAta karI jayaMtIlAla zerabajhAramAM gayo. tyAMthI paravArI ghera Avyo ane vALa karI rahyA pachI vIrabALAne kahevA lAgyo "Aje ApaNe sInemA jovA jaIe. sAthe A menakAne paNa laI jaIe. teNe kyAMthI joyuM haze ? Aje te tene pozAka badalI nAkhIe. sonAnI pelI be sAdI baMgaDIo kADhI Apa. eka sAduM palaMkuM ane sAro sAlle Apa." vIrabALA-"have te ApaNe badhI cIja tene ApavI ja joIe. ApaNuM gharanuM mANasa banyuM. tenuM khoTuM dekhAya te ApaNuM khATuM dekhAya" ema vIrabALA hasIne bolI kabATa ughADI kapaDAM kADhI menakAne zaNagAravA lAgI. menakAe to na dIThAnuM dIThuM. dareka vastu paheravAnI IcchA thaI. pacIsa varSanI yuvAna strI hatI. ghaNuM ujaLI nahotI paNa ghATIlI hatI, ghauMvarNI hatI. junI kAMcaLI kADhI nAkhI phensI pilarka jhukAvI dIdhuM. sAllo paNa na paherI lIdhe. pataLI baMgaDIo paNa caDAvI dIdhI. mAthAnA vALa paNa oLAvyA. vIrabALAe paNa pote hamezanI mAphaka suzobhita kapaDAM paheryA. jayaMtIlAla to bhapakAdAra hoja. Ama teo taiyAra thayAM ane oraDIe tALuM lagAvI dIdhuM. utaratAM dAdara AgaLa bakula sAmI maLI ke jayaMtIlAlanI sAmuM joI hasIne dhIme rahI "ekanAM be bulabula banAvyAM' ema mazkarI karI cAlatI thaI. nIce utarI gADImAM besI teo sInemA jovA gayAM. pahelA varganI TIkeTa laI traNe jaNa khurazI upara goThavAI gayAM. baMnenI vacce jayaMtIlAla beThe. zaMgArarasa zIvAyanAM nATako ke sInemA nakAmAMja hoya che. hAusa khAlI rahe che, eTale mAleke zRMgArarasamAM jenAravarga DubI jAya ane bhAna bhUle tevI vastusthiti ubhI kare che. AjanA sInemAmAM dareka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svacchedI menakA. 269 ~~~~ ~~~ ~ khAva zaMgArarasamaya hato. cuMbana vagara te daMpatIne cAle ja nahIM, AleMgana zIvAya te jeDI zobhe ja nahIM, ghaDI ghaDImAM stananA bhAga udhADA thAya tevuM sarI paDatuM kapaDuM yuvAna strI pahere tyAre tene kapaDuM paheratAM AvaDayuM kahevAya, evI kAmettejaka bhAvanA pradarzita karatAM. dasyo najarane AkarSI rahyAM hatAM. vaLI nagna jevI dekhAtI strIo vagarane eka paNa dekhAva najare paDatuM nahotuM. menakAne jovAmAM khUba rasa paDe. ghaNuM ghaNuM vastuo navAI jevI lAgatI ane jayaMtIlAla pAsethI khulAso puchatI. menakA che ke nokara tarIke hatI chatAM tenA svabhAva pramANe te jANe khAsa saMbaMdhI tarIke hoya tevA hAvabhAva karI vAta karatI. A pramANe AnaMdamAM vakhata gujArI bahAra AvI gADImAM bethI teo ghara tarapha cAlyAM. rastAmAM sInemAnI vAto cAlI rahI. "teNe Ama paheryuM hatuM, te AvI dekhAtI hatI, pelo mazkarI karato hato, te zaramAtI hatI." ema vAtamAM ThaThThA mazkarI karatAM ghere AvyAM. theDI vAra thaI ke khAnagI vAta karavA basaMtIlAle jayaMtIlAlane potAnI oraDImAM bolAvyo. jayaMtIlAlane dekhIne bakula joDe AvIne ubhI rahI. basaMtIlAle puchyuM "kema jayaMtIlAla! dhAryuM kAma karIe chIe ke nahIM ? tame phAMkaDI mAgI to phAMkaDI maMgAvI ApI. amAre te kuTaNakhAnA sAthe eTalo badhe saMbaMdha che ke te amAruM kAma karyA vinA rahe ja nahIM. pelI choDI tamArI jAtanI nIkaLavAthI jatI mukI te ThIka karyuM paNa tene 2-3 mAsa rAkhI keLavI heta to eka khubasurata suMdarI thAta. paNa mArI salAha pramANe eTaluM DahApaNa vAparyuM te mATe dhanyavAda ApuM chuM. paNa tene kyAM mukI Avyo? jayaMtIlAla-"eka sArI sAdhvI pAse varadhInagara mukI Avyo. te tenI marajI pramANe tenA ghare pahoMcADaze. vAta manamAM rAkhaje. meM pelI menakAne ane vIrabALAne saMgAtha sAthe tenA ghera pahoMcADI che ema jaNAveluM che. " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra70 prakaraNa 29 muM. basaMtIlAla-"cAlo te te ThIka thayuM. paNa tame be divasamAM pelI menakAne DoLa pheravI dIdho. mane lAge che ke te dhaMdhAmAM utarelI haze. te vinA tame be divasamAM bheLavI zake nahIM." jayaMtIlAla-"haju kAMI parIkSA karI nathI." bakula-"karI juone parIkSA! konI rAha jue che ? tenAthI te dhaMdhe levAno che. mArI pAse jarA AvatI jatI karaje eTale huM taiyAra banAvI daIza. che te barAbara majabuta ane ghATIlI. tame te hAthe baMgaDIo paNa paherAvI. mane lAge che ke jenI baMgaDI je pahere te tenI gaNAya. vidhavAnI sadhavA banAvI " Ama mazkarI karI nakharA karatI bakula aMdara cAlI gaI. jayaMtIlAla paNa uThayo ne pitAnI oraDImAM gaye. oraDI baMdha karI traNa jaNa vAtamAM caDayAM. jayaMtIlAla-"menakA ! tAre Ajane ThATha te evo hato ke je A tArI zeThANuM jeDe na heta te loke judI judI vAta karata. koI kahe ke nokara hatI? kapaDAMthI rUpa kevuM pheravAI jAya ? tAruM zarIra evuM che ke tame je paherAvI te zobhe che. tuM te moTA zrImaMtanA gharamAM zebhe evI apsarA jevI che. tAruM nasIba evuM ke tuM mALInA ghera avatarI ane pAchI rAMDI. paNa menakA! tamArAmAM to nAtarAM thAya, kaI khoLI kADhane phAMkaDe mALI ke je moTA zeThanA bAgamAM rahetA hoya ! bAgamAM judA makAnamAM tamane baMnene rahevAnuM maLaze ane zeThANu sAthe mahAlavAnuM paNa maLaze." menakA-paNa tevuM dezamAM kyAMthI maLI Ave ? ahI rahuM to kadAca maLI Ave. paNa have paga bAMdhIne rahevAnI mArI marajI nathI. Ama chuTAM pharIzuM ane peTanuM pUruM karIzuM. tamArA jevA sArA zeThanI nokarI karavAmAM ghaNI majA che. pharavAnuM maLe, rahevAnuM maLe, khAvAnuM maLe, jevI zeTha zeThANunI maherabAnI." jayaMtIlAla "paNa tArI umara nAnI che eTale tAre ghaNI ghaNI rIte sAcavavuM paDe ne?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svachaMdI menakA. ra71 ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~ menakA-"e to sAcavIe. badhue sacavAya, jevo sahavAsa. eka ekanAM mana upara AdhAra rAkhe che. gharamAM eka bIjAnI sAthe mana maLyA pachI uMDA utarAtuM nathI." eTalAmAM vIrabALAne hAjata thavAthI loTAmAM pANI nAkhavA menakAne sUcanA karI. menakAe pANI ApyuM ane vIrabALA jAjarU gaI. menakA prathama jayAM beThI hatI tyAM te pAchI AvIne besatI hatI ke jayaMtIlAle kahyuM "bAraNAnI sAMkaLe baMdha kara." menakA-"chane ughADA rahyAM, hamaNuM zeThANuM pAchAM Avaze." jayaMtIlAla-baMdha karavAthI kAMI harakata che? tane Dara lAge che? menakA-"nA nA, tamAro Dara mane zAne ? ema Dara heta to tamAre tyAM zuM karavA rahetA ane tamArI sAthe pharavA Avata? paNa zeThANuM kadAca Ave to temane lAge." jayaMtIlAla "tane te khoTuM lAgavAnuM kAraNa nathI ne ?" menakA-"nA nA, mane te jarA paNa kAraNa nathI, ame te mALI rahyAM, nokarI karavAnI, eTale evuM khoTuM lagADatAM rahIe to kema pAlave ? samaje ke zeThANI gAma gayAM hoya tyAre zuM mAre tamArI sAthe gharamAM na rahevuM ? ame te evI bAbatathI TevAI gayelAM, ame te zeThanI marajI pramANe cAlIe." ema mArmika zabda bolI AMkhanA palakArAthI menakAe potAnuM hadaya khAlI karyuM. A sAMbhaLI jayaMtIlAle pitAnA gaLAmAM senAne jhINo achaDe hato te kADhI menakAnA gaLAmAM paherAvavA hAthamAM rAkhI kahevA lAgyo "menakA! AthI AvI A paherane, je kevo lAge che?" menakA jarA bAraNuM sAmuM joine jayaMtIlAlanI pAse AvI ane mAthuM ughADuM karyuM. jayaMtIlAle achaDo gaLAmAM nAkhyo ane AMkaDe chAtI AgaLa lAvI bharAvavA lAgyo. vAra karavAnI khAtara jANe AMkaDe kaThaNa che, jhaTa bharAto nathI, evA udagAra kADhavA lAgyo. pelI menakA paNa dhIme dhIme pitAnA sAllAne cheDe khasata karavA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 272 prakaraNa 29 muM. lAgI. enI paNa tasatasatI paherelI hatI. jyAM sudhI vIrabALAe bAraNuM khakhaDAvyuM nahIM tyAM sudhI achaDAne AMkaDo bharAyo nahIM. ane AMkaDe banAvanAra sanInI aneka kasure nIkaLavA mAMDI. vIrabALA AvI ke menakA jhaTa camakI ubhI thaI. zeThANanA. hAthapaga dhavarAvyA. pAchAM traNe jaNa vAtAmAM guMthAyAM. A vAto ane pelI vAtamAM phera paDyo. pele AMkaDe bharAvavAnI vAta to jarA. AgaLa vadhelI hatI eTale A pAchaLa paDatI vAte gamI nahIM. baMnenAM hRdaya vadhu ekAMta meLavI khAlI karavA tarapha rekAyAM. evI rIte thoDAka divase gayA. jayaMtIlAlanI adhIrAI vadhatI. gaI. menakAne nATaka sInemA khUba dekhADayAM. eka rAtre vIrabALAne jayaMtIlAla kahevA lAgyo "teM A menakAnI parIkSA karI ? je kAma mATe ApaNe rAkhI che te tuM bhUlI gaI? te kAmane tenAmAM guNa che ?" vIrabALA-"mane parIkSA karatAM na AvaDe, te te badhuM tamane AvaDe, tame sukhethI puchI juone? emAM zAnI zarama ?" jayaMtIlAla "paNa zI rIte puchI jou ? tArA dekhatAM te zarUAtamAM na bole. belatAM zaramAya." mArA dekhatAM zaramAya te huM bAjunI oraDImAM besI rahIza.. tame tenuM mana pArakhI lo, te badhI vidyA tamane AvaDe che" ema. kahI vIrabALAe menakAne aMdara bolAvI. kema zuM kAma che ? tame baMne ekAMtamAM che tethI aMdara nA AvI." ema vivekathI belI menakA vIrabALAnI joDe AvIne beThI. pachI vIrabALA bahAnuM kADhI bAjunI oraDImAM jaI eraDI baMdha karI suI gaI. menakAe zaMkAthI pUchyuM "zeThANuM kema aMdara jaI suI gayAM ?" jayaMtIlAle javAba Apyo "Aje tene uMgha Ave che eTale vahelI suI gaI. mane te moDA suvAnI Teva che. jarA pANI pIvAnuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svacchaMdI menakA. rahe lAva. bAraNuM ughADuM hoya te baMdha karaje. bhUlathI ughADuM rahI na jAya. sAMkaLa vAsaje. keI Avaze te udhADIyuM." menakA pANuM laI AvI ane bAraNuM tapAsI joyuM. "baMdha kareluM che' ema kahI jayaMtIlAlanI pAse AvIne beThI. baMnenI najara kSaNavAra bhegI thatAM baMne romAMca thaI gayAM. baMne AvA samayanI zodhamAM hatAM. tenI acAnaka prApti thavAthI aMdarathI AnaMne prakAza vAI rahe. have hadayane bhAva bahAra prakaTa karavA baMne potapotAnI yuktio sAdhavA lAgyAM. jayaMtIlAle puchayuM "menakA! tane keTalAM varSa thayAM ? menakA-"pacIsa varSa thayAM che." jayaMtIlAla "keTalAmAM varSe paraNuM hatI ?" menakA-"paMdaramA varSe paraNuM, ane ogaNIsamA varSe rAMDI, cAra varSa paraNeta rahyuM." jayaMtIlAla-"eke suvAvaDa AvI hatI ?" menakA"nA nA, eke AvI nahotI." jayaMtIlAla-"tethI ja tArA zarIrane bAMdhe sAre jaLavAyelo che ema tane nathI lAgatuM?" menakA-"tame kaho cho tema mane sau vIsa varSanI gaNe che." jayaMtIlAla-"tAre te ahIMnI aMdagI gujAravI joIe. vagara mahenate paisAnI kothaLI ThalavanArA ghaNA zokhIna zrImaMta ahIM hoya che. A pADezamAM koNa rahe che temane tuM oLakhe che?" menakA-"oLakhatI te nathI paNa temanI rItabhAta samajI gaI chuM. mane te kuTaNakhAnA jevuM lAge che, bapore pelAM phAMkaDAM bakulabAI pAse keTalAka maLavA Ave che ane aMdara vAzIne be traNa kalAka sudhI meja kare che. bAIne DALa barAbara vesyA jevo che. kaI vakhate basaMtIlAla hoya che ane koI kaI vakhate gerahAjara heya che. kaI kaI bAIe paNa rAtre Ave che ane lahera uThAve che.* 18 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 274 prakaraNa 29 muM. jayaMtIlAla jamenakAmAre tArI salAha levAnI che." menakA-"vaLI mArI salAha zA kAmanI ? tame to moTA zeTha rahyA. tamArI maherabAnIthI huM game tevI moTI thaIne pharuM paNa mULa to garIba mAlaNane?" jayaMtIlAla-"te badhuM kharuM, paNa tArI pAse kAmaNa che, ane te kAmaNanIja kIMmata che mATe tArI salAha levAnI che." menakA-"Ama ApaNe khAnagImAM ekalAM vAta karIe chIe tethI zeThANuM nahIM vahemAya?" je tane kharekharuM kahuM, sAMbhaLa, tuM jarApaNa zaramAIza nahIM. teNe mane kahyuM che ke tamAre tenI sAthe chuTathI vAta karavI hoya te karaje ane te mATe te suI gaI che. mATe tuM jarAe gabharAIza nahIM. nizcita besa" ema chuTa laI jayaMtIlAle teno hAtha pakaDI pitAnI pAse keca upara besADI. kecanI sAme moTo Ayo hato temAM te baMne jaNa dekhAtAM hatAM. vIjaLInI battIo barAbara prakAza ApI rahI hatI. menakA pitAnuM aMga suzobhita dekhAya te pramANe AyanAmAM vacce vacce najara karI kapaDAnA cheDA AghApAchA karatI. ema cALA karatI menakA bolI. " zI salAha levAnI che?" jayaMtIlAla-"mArI IcchA evI che ke A basaMtIlAle jevo dhaMdhe ughA che te dhaMdhe ApaNe ughADIe to phAvI zakIe ? A dhaMdhAmAM khAsa strInI jarUra che mATe tamArI salAha mAguM chuM." menakA-"paNa zeThANanI marajI puchI che?" jayaMtIlAla-"zeThANIe eTaluM kabula karyuM che ke tame AvI strIo rAkhI bIjAone bolAvI jema karavuM ghaTe tema karaze temAM mAro vAMdho nathI." menakA-"zeThANa pitAne mATe nA kahetAM haze." jayaMtIlAla "hA pitAne mATe nA pADe che. tevI vAta karatAM te te gusse thAya che. mATe hamaNAM tene Agraha karavo mukI daI tArA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svacchaMdI menakA. rakama jevAnI mAraphata kAma laIe te banI zake ? mAre ne tAre aradho bhAga. tArI bIjI benapaNuo hoya to te tuM jyAre lAve tyAre dhaMdhe vadhArIe. hamaNuM te tArI hIMmata upara badhuM kAma laIe. je tuM che yuvAna, dekhAvaDI, tane alaMkAra ane suMdara kapaDAM paheravA ApIzuM eTale game tevA paNa aMjAze. A basaMtIlAla to kaI kaI vakhata eka rAtamAM pAMca pAMcase kamAya che." A sAMbhaLI menakA vicAra karavA lAgI. Ama tene vicAramAM paDelI joI jayaMtIlAle puchyuM "kema che vicAra kare che ?" menakA-"vicAra te bIjo nahIM, paNa zeThANuM mArA upara gusse thAya to phajetI thAya tene vicAra karuM chuM." jayaMtIlAla-te to meM tane eka vAra kahI dIdhuM che ke temAM tene jarA vAMdho nathI. tuM jene, tene paNa dhIme dhIme tArA jevI banAvI daIzuM. tAruM jarA jaze eTale te paNa zIkhaze. ApaNe kAMI vezyAvADA jevuM karavuM nathI. paraMtu khAnadAnI bhareluM khAMjarA jevuM banAvIzuM. tArI hIMmata hoya to te dhaMdhe ughADIe ane sAre divasa joI zarUAta karIe. roja roja tArA lAyaka phAMkaDA grAhake tane ANI ApuM. pachI paisA kaDhAvavAnI jevI tArI caturAI." ema kahI jayaMtIlAle tenA khabhA upara hAtha mu. menakA tene saharSa svIkAra karI bolI "tame je vAta karI temAM zeThANa bhegAM bhaLe teja phAvI zakAya." jayaMtIlAla-"ema kema ? je tane samajAvuM. dhAro ke ApaNe traNe beThAM chIe. tevAmAM ApelA vAyadA pramANe kaI gRhastha Avyo. prathama to ApaNe tene AvakAra ApI besADIe. ame AgalA - raDAmAM rahIe ane tene aMdaranA oraDAmAM koI bahAne mokalIe, pachI pelA AvelA gRhasthane aMdara javA sUcana karIe. tame aMdarathI bAraNuM baMdha kare ane basaMtIlAlanuM bulabula kare che tema tame kare. kahe, emAM zuM harakata che ?" menakA-" Ama karavAmAM te kAMI harakata jevuM jaNAtuM nathI." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 276 prakaraNa 28 muM. -------- - -- --- - -- - -- " ema vAta kA to che paNa A ane . . jayaMtIlAla-"tyAre maracha hoya te aradhA bhAge peDhI ughADie." ema vAtamAM ne vAtamAM khabhA upara hAtha jarA nIce gatimAna thavA lAge. menakA tene hRdayapUrvaka satkAra karatI cAlI. ... menakA-"tame kahe che te kabula che paNa A kAma mATe eTalI bhalAmaNa che ke je je grAhake lAve te sArA zrImaMta ane khAnadAna lAvaje. tophAnI ke tAlaMbAja lAvaze nahIM. vaLI ApaNA ThAThamAM vadhAre karavuM paDaze. basaMtIlAlanA dIvAnakhAnAne ThATha huM joI AvI chuM. je vakhate te barAbara kapaDAM paherI palaMga upara bese che te vakhate game te paNa aMjAI jAya ! asara jevI lAge che." A zabdo sAMbhaLI jayaMtIlAla magarUrI sAthe be "menakA! te te dekhAva pUratI be ghaDInI apsarA, paNa tuM te kAyamanI kharekharI asara che tenI tane kyAM khabara che ? tuM jo to kharI, tane paNa tenAthI vadhAre zaNagArIza. mArI pAse eka palakuM che te tuM je " ema kahI ekadama kabATa ughADI temAMthI polakuM kADhI tenA kheALAmAM. nAkhyuM. menakA hAthamAM laI barAbara je kahevA lAgI "bahuja sarasa che. bakulanA palakA karatAM paNa caDe tevuM che." * jayaMtIlAla " nA nA, ema belIne mAre tAre abhiprAya joItuM nathI. paherI je, barAbara phITa thAya che ?" bahuM paherI jouM chuM, ceLI upara na phAve, tethI te kADhI nAMkhIne paheruM chuM" ema kahI menakA coLI kADhI nAkhI cAlAkIthI piAlaka paheravA lAgI. baTaNa pAchaLa hovAthI te bharAvavAmAM aDacaNa paDI ke te bolI "mane te A baTaNa bharAvavAM phAvatAM nathI." are! temAM zuM bagaDI gayuM ? huM bharAvuM" ema kahI menakAne tatA AgaLa ubhI rAkhI jayaMtIlAla pAchaLathI baTaNa bharAvavA lAgyo. jema jema bharAvato gayo tema tema menakAnA avaye Akavika banatA gayA. sAme taka hovAthI baMne joI zaktAM hatAM. sAta baTaNa bharAvavAmAM aradho kalAka thayA. "darajIe gAja ghaNAMja nAnAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svacchaMdI menakA. 277 banAvyAM che tethI bharAvatAM vAra lAgI" ema darajInI kheDa kADhI jayaMtIlAle kahyuM "kema menakA ! pelakuM tArA zarIranA mApanuM che ne ?" menakA khuza thaI hazIne bolI "tamArA kAmamAM zAnI khAmI haiya? barAbara baMdha besatuM che. AvuM ja joIe" ema kahI menakA pAchaLa hAtha nAkhI baTana kADhavA lAgI ke jayaMtIlAla tene hAtha kheMcI laI kahevA lAgyo "utAvaLa karavAnI nathI, haju te tane zaNagAravI bAkI che." managamatuM banatuM hovAthI menakA bolI, "zaNagAravI hoya teTalI zaNagAre, tamArI AgaLa ubhI chuM." jayaMtIlAle kabATamAMthI sADI kADhI, nekalesa kADhI, baMgaDIo kADhI. menakA tene satvara satkAra karavA lAgI, ane thoDI vAramAM basaMtIlAlanA bulabula jevI banI gaI. takatA AgaLa baMne cheDe ubhAM rahI bhapake jevA lAgyAM. thoDIghaNuM rahelI lajAne paNa tilAM iApI dIdhI. baMne kAmAtUra thaI gayAM. adhIrAI tathA vyAkulatA bharelA jayaMtIlAlanA cALAthI menakAthI svAbhAvika rIte belAI javAyuM "have battInI zI jarUra che?" A zabdonI sAthe jayaMnIlAla battI gula karI dIdhI ane baMne aMdhakArane vaza thaI gayAM. AjathI jayaMtIlAla ane menakAnI peDhI zarU thaI. bheLI bicArI vIrabALA joDenA dIvAnakhAnAmAM nidrAvaza thaI gaI hatI. tenuM hRdaya evuM zuddha hatuM ke dhaNunI ceSTA jevA koI paNa bAraNanI taDamAMthI jovAnI ke kAna mAMDI sAMbhaLavAnI icchA paNa tene thaI nahotI. duniyAmAM AvAM bhalA mANase chetarAI ghaNuM prakAre duHkhI thAya che ane menakA jevI kulaTA strI majamajA bhegavI ghaNuM AnaMdamAM rahe che. A keyaDAne keI ukela karI Apaze? AvA banAva banavAthI keAI kavine lakhavAnuM mana thaI AvyuM ke ghelA nara ghoDe caDe, DAhyAne behAla, pativratA bhukhe mare, lADu khAya chInALa. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 278 prakaraNa 30 muM. prakaraNa 30 muM. kanakanagaramAM jainapariSadanI khAsa beThaka, rA, ba, bhAratIkumAranuM bhASaNa ane TharAve, Our deliberate conviction has grown upon us with every effortthat it is only a religious revival that can furnish sufficient moral strength to work out the complex social problems which demand our attention. Only a religious revival, not of forms, but of sincere earnestness which constitutes true religion, can effect the desired end. M. G. Rasade. + For just experience tells in every soil, That those that think must govern those that toil. -Goldsmith. kanakanagaranAM temaja bahAranAM tamAma vartamAnapatramAM zeTha lAlabhAinA lAlabhuvanamAM dIkSA nimitte DozIe prANa gumAvyAnI carcA khuba jozabhera cAlI rahI. ane sUryavijaya jevA ayogya dIkSAnA himAyatI sAdhuo tathA lAlabhAI jevA aMdha zraddhALu bhakto * ApaNA tamAma prayatnothI udbhavelI pukhta vicAra yukta mAnyatA evI thaI che ke dhArmika sudhAraNuMja, ApaNuM dhyAna kheMcI rahelA guMcavADA bharelA saMsArasudhArAnA siddhAMtane amala karAvavA kAma karavA pUratuM baLa ApI zakaze. mAtra dhArmika sudhAraNA - bAhya dekhAvanI banelI nahIM paraMtu dharmanuM baMdhAraNa racanAra kharI aMtarabhAvanAnI sudhAraNuM - dhArelI IcchAne ara lAvaze. dareka dezanA anubhava uparathI jaNAya che ke jeo vicArazIla arthAta mAnasika parizrama uThAvanAra che teo, mahenata karanAra athata zArIrika parizrama uThAvanAra upara rAjya kare che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaramAM jainapariSadanI khAsa beThaka. 279 pratye TIkAkAroe ghaNoja tiraskAra batAvyuM. ekaMdara rIte temanA virUddha evuM vAtAvaraNa bagaDI gayuM ke sAdhunuM nAma detAM temanA pratye aNagamAnI lAgaNI utpanna thatI. A saMgemAM ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja taraphathI dIkSA saMbaMdhI vicAra karI TharAva karavA janapariSadanI khAsa beThaka TAunaholamAM bharavAnI jabarI taiyArIo thavA lAgI. deza paradeza AmaMtraNa patrikAo ravAnA karavAmAM AvI ane te sAthe bhadrApurImAM kalyANanI dIkSAnA thayelA bhavADA tathA kanakanagaranI dhamAlanA dayAjanaka havAlo temaja bIjA tevA banelA banAvonA rIporTa mokalAvI jainemAM jAgRti ANavAmAM AvI. aSADa mAsanI vRSTi varasatI hatI chatAM ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjanI jyAM jyAM zAkhAo hatI tyAM tenA kAryavAhako ane pracAra samitinA sabhAsado aThavADIA pahelAM kanakanagaramAM AvI pahoMcyA ane zaheranA janenA judA judA latAomAM nAnI nAnI sabhAo bharI lokamata keLavavA lAgyA. dezAvaramAM paNa pracArasamitinA sabhyoe gAme gAma pharI jainenI uMgha uDADI dIdhI. sabhAmAM kArya vadhAre hovAthI aSADha vada chaThTha tathA sAtama, ravivAra ane semavAra ema be divaso rAkhavAmAM AvyA. sarakArI temaja bIjA nokaravargane anukULatA thaI paDe eTalA hetuthI ravi ane temanI joDe joDe rajA hevAthI te divase pasaMda karyA hatA. pramukha tarIke kanakanagaranA bAhoza berIsTara, janakAmanA AgevAna, vardhamAna vivAlayanA peTrana ane vaDI dhArAsabhAnA sabhAsada zrIyuta rA. ba. bhAratIkumAra vizvakumAra ema. e. ela ela. bI. nI pasaMdagI karavAmAM AvI hatI. A bhAratIkumAra bhadrApurInA rA. ba. azvinIkumAranA pitarAI bhAI thatA hatA. temanuM AkhuM kuTuMba keLavaNI pAmeluM ane saMskArI hatuM. te janadharmanA kAmamAM AgevAnI bharela bhAga letA ane vagara phIe janakemanA kesa laDatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 prakaraNa 30 muM. bhadrApurIthI rasikalAlanI AgevAnI nIce se pratinidhio ane temanI patnI mAlatInI AgevAnI nIce pacIsa strI pratinidhio kanakanagaramAM AvI pahoMcyAM. mAlatI paNa kanakanagaramAM zrImaMta gRhasthonA ghere jaI temanI strIomAM sArI jAgRti lAvI. sabhAmAM hAjarI ApavA keTalAka gRhastho lAlabhAi zeThane Agraha karatA paNa DozInA banAva pachI temanI hIMmata kamI thaI gaI hatI. tethI mIlanA kAmanuM bahAnuM kADhI te bahAra gAma upaDI gayA. TAuna hailamAM cAra pAMca hajAra mANasanI savaDa thAya teTalI vizALa jago hatI. sabhAnuM kAma eka vAge zarU thavAnuM hatuM paNa prekSako to agIAra vAgyAthI AvIne bezI gayA hatA. Azare pAMcaso strIoe hAjarI ApI hatI. moTA moTA amaladAre tathA jainetara prajAnA AgevAnone AmaMtraNa karI lAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. temanI paNa saMkhyA sArI jaNAtI hatI. eka vAgatA sudhImAM hala cIkAra bharAI gayo. sadabhAgye varasAda baMdha hato ane mAtra AkAzamAM vAdaLAM chavAI rahyAM hatAM. zarUAtamAM maMgalAcaraNa thayA bAda eka yuvake vAgha sAthe nIcenI gajhala zarU karI are jene have jAgo! are e jaina baMdhuo ! have jAgI jarA juo! rUThayA che ke sAdhuo ! are jene have jAge ! hatA je jananA tAraka, hatA je dharmanA pAlaka, have te te banyA ghAtaka ! are jaine have jAgo! jagAvI yuddha dIkSAnuM, batAvI dharmanuM bahAnuM, macAvyuM khUba dhIMgANuM ! are jene have jAgo ! tamArAM mAnItAM bALaka, luTI le che juo bezaka ! kahI rakSaka bane bhakSaka ! are jene have jAgo! mukI daI zAstra kerANe, nasADe putra hAlAne, na puche bApa ke mAne ! are jaine have jAge ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaramAM jenapariSadanI khAsa beThaka. 281 kare rUdana pitA mAtA, nathI sAdhu dayA khAtA, dise te teja malakAtA ! are jaine have jAge ! pati vinAja duHkhIArI mare mUrI tarUNa nArI, na cheDe sAdhu haTha bhArI, are jeno have jAge. sagAMnI rADane suNI na pIgaLe che jarA muni ! dayAnA che kharA khUnI ! are jene have jAge. paDAvI saMtati vahAlI kare che Ama ghara khAlI ! jarA juoja nIhALI, are jene have jAge. banyA saMsArInA duzmana, gujAre je upara jIvana, zuM A te sAdhunuM vartana ? are jaine have jAge. vasAvI tALuM khaMbhAtI, ghaTADe jananI jAti ! vadhe che AthI zuM khyAti ? are jaine have jAgo 11 are sau sAthe joDAe, dabAve AvI dIkSAo, mahA sukha je tame DhAo ane jaine have joge! 12 tyAra bAda svAgatamaMDaLanA pramukhanuM bhASaNa thayA pachI ayogya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjanA sekreTarIe jaina pariSadanI khAsa beThaka bharavAno hetu kahI saMbhaLAvI pramukhanI darakhAsta mukI, tene bIjA gRha taraphathI Teko ane anumodana maLatAM tALIonA gaDagaDATa vacce rA. ba. bhAratIkumAre pramukhapada svIkArI potAnuM bhASaNa bulaMda avAje nIce pramANe zarU karyuM- pratinidhibaMdhuo, gRhastha ane suzIla bena ! Ape mane pramukhapada ApI je mAna ApyuM che te mATe Apane upakAra mAnuM chuM. te mAnanI sAthe je jokhamadArI mArA upara AvI che te upADI levA adhiSThAtA deva mArA hRdayane baLa Ape. AjanI khAsa beThaka bharavAne hetu jyArathI AmaMtraNa patrikAo bahAra paDI che tyArathI sau bhAI jANe che ke ayogya dIkSAnI je pravRtti keTalAka durAgrahI AcAryo ane sAdhuo taraphathI cAlI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 282 prakaraNa 30 muM. rahI che tene koI paNa upAye nAbuda karavI joIe. sekreTarIe te saMbaMdhI pUratuM vivecana kareluM che tethI pharI kahevA mAgatA nathI. je kAma zAstra virUddha thAya, dharma virUddha thAya, lokalAgaNI virUddha thAya, jenA pratye AkhI bhAratabhUmi tiraskAra batAve te kAmane nAbuda karatAM keTalI vAra? tene mATe ATalo badho uhApoha ane AvI moTI moTI sabhAo bharI hajAre rUpIA kharca karavAnuM prayojana zuM? AvI zaMkA keInA manamAM janma pAme te temAM navAI nathI. paraMtu, gRhastha ! dharma e evI cIja che ke jenA nAmathI game tevI durAcAra bharelI pravRtti calAvavI hoya te calAvI zakAya che, dharmane nAme hajAre rUpIA ekaThA karI zakAya che, dharmanA nAme vyabhicAra sevAya che ane te dvArA kAyAne pavitra karAya che evI mAnyatA paNa ThasAvI zakAya che. AcArya ke sAdhu bolyA eTale te te mahAvIra bhagavAnanI vANI thaI cukI. paNa kyAM te mahAvIra bhagavAnanuM hRdaya ane vartana ane kyAM hAlanA sAdhuonuM hRdaya ane vartana? be cAra evA sAdhuo nIkaLyA che ke jeoe atyAre jainasaMdhamAM kaleza karAvyo che. AvA sAdhuone zrImaMta gRhastha ane temanI maherabAnI upara jIvana gujAranAra Azrita bhakato paisAnI ane khaTapaTanI madada karI uttejana ApI rahyA che. AvA zrImaMta ane aMdhazraddhALu bhaktonI temane madada na hoya te jarUra temanA hAtha heThA paDe. ApaNuM jAti bhAIoja duzmananuM kAma karI rahyA che tethI ja AvI uparathI dekhAtI najIvI paNa aMdarathI jherI bIjanA jevuM kAma karanArI vastune mATe ATalo badhe prayatna karavo paDe che. e nAnuM bIja jamInamAM ropAyuM che, mULa nakhAyuM che ane aMkurA paNa skurAyamAna thai cukayA che. je te nAnA cheDavAne nacha gaNuM phAlavA daIzuM te te jamInamAM uMDAM mULa ghAlI bhaviSyamAM moTuM vRkSa banI jaze. mATeja ugatAne chedavA prayatna karavAmAM Avyo che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rA. ba. bhAratIkumAranuM bhASaNa. 280 vagara temanA dile A kalA mATe lAika chokarAMne saMtADavAM, sagAM saMbaMdhI tathA kuTuMbIjanene saMtApa karAvavA, strIonA prANapriya patine paDAvI levA, chokarAM rajhaLatAM karavAM, A badhAM kRtyomAM pApa samAyeluM che e nAnuM bALaka paNa samajI zake tema che chatAM AcAryo moTAM moTAM daSTAMta ApI temAM puNya samajAvavA durAgraha ane haThavAda laI beThA che. te jene mATe thADuM zaramAvavA jevuM che? bhadrApurImAM sUryavijaya AcAryanI ane zeTha cImanalAlanI gheDI nAlAsI thaI? kalekaTara sArA hatA tethI te mAnapUrvaka kAma letA hatA. keNa jANe temAMthI kevuM gaMbhIra pariNAma Avaze ! atyAre to lAlabhAI vagere temanA jAmIna thayelA che eTale AcArya chuTA phare che. ATalethI dharAyA nahIM eTale A kanakanagaramAM paNa saptamaharSione dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI. tevA ghAtakI kRtya mATe lAlabhAI zeThane mAnapatra ApavAmAM AvyuM. temane jana AlamanA zahenazAha ane kanakanagaranA kumArapALanI upamA ApavAmAM AvI. paNa Akhare pariNAma zuM AvyuM? DozIne prANu gayo ! ane te paNa kyAM? AcAryanI AgaLa (zarama zarama). vaLI bIjI bAIe te. AcAryane aDI kheALAmAM nAnuM bALaka mukyuM. yuvAna strI, je nAnAM be bALakonI mA hatI ane jenA dhaNIne paisAnI lAlaca, zarama dhamakI ane lAgavaganA prayAsathI upADI jaI sAdhu dIkSA Ape te strIthI zI rIte sahana thAya ? AvuM banyA chatAM paNa AcArya kyAM tenA dhaNane batAvatA hatA ? polIse kaI dharmaghelA zeThIAnA gharamAMthI zodhI kADhayA ane temane kuTuMba bhegA karyA. lagnanA divase lAlabhAInA mAMDavAmAM huM paNa hato. huM te joIne Azcaryacakita thaI gayA hatA. te vakhatane dekhAva jeNe je haze tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsu AvyA vinA nahIM rahyAM heya." A pramANe te banAva upara pramukhe ghaNuM ja hadayadrAvaka bhASaNa karI AkhI sabhAne raDAvI mukI hatI. vacce vAraMvAra "tharama zarama " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 284 prakaraNa 30 muM. nA pokAre cAre bAjuthI thatA hatA. keTalAka vidhI pakSanA prekSakenA hadaya upara evI asara thai che te paNa lAlabhAI ane AcArya virUddha baLApo kADhatA hatA. strIo to kharekhara raDavAja lAgI. bicArI ozI! bApaDAM be bALako! hAya ! hAya ! AvuM te AcAryathI karAtuM haze ? ema strIomAMthI dhImA dhImA ugAre nIkaLavA lAgyA. AgaLa cAlatAM pramukhe jaNAvyuM "dayAnA upAsaka mArA jaina baMdhuo! AvI dIkSA pravRtti have kyAM sudhI nibhAvaze? tevI pravRtti calAvanAra sAdhuonI virUddha ApaNe sakhta pagalAM bharavAM paDaze. pachI bhale te jelamAM jAya ke darIApAra thAya. temane jarA paNa bacAvavA nahIM (tALIo). jyAre temane ApaNe chokarA chokarIo ane strIo upara dayA nathI AvatI te ApaNe zA mATe temane mATe dayA khAvI joIe ? lokamAM evI mAnyatA sAdhue ThasAvI dIdhI che ke "sAdhunI je niMdA kare te narakamAM jAya. celo game te hoya paNa veza dhAraNa karyo eTale sAdhu" A mAnyatA bheLA jenene ThagavAnI che, ajJAna strIone phaMdAmAM nAkhI phasAvavAnI che. je dIkSita pitAnA mana vacana ane kAyAnA vartanathI ja sAdhu hoya te teja sAdhu kahI zakAya, teja pUjya che. kahevAya paMcamahAvratadhArI ane jIva levAmAM zarA! juThuM belavAmAM bAhoza, kaI keinA vyabhicAranAM gupta chIdro jevAM hoya te vAMce peluM "pilavAjItra" patra. aThavADIe aThavADIe keAinI nAnI moTI pola paDaghama vagADI janonA kAna ughADe che. cerI karavAmAM kyAM pAchA paDe che? chokarAM saMtADavAM e corI nahIM te bIjuM zuM? pustake paNa koI keAinAM upADI le che. kavitAo paNa bIjAnI corI laI nIce pitAnuM nAma prakaTa kare che. parigrahane te pAraja rAkhatA nathI. zrAvakane tyAM peTI paTArA muke che, temane tyAM rUpIAnAM khAtAM rAkhe che, pustakane dhamadhokAra dhaMdhe jJAnanA oThA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rA. ba. bhAratIkumAranuM bhASaNa 285 nIce calAve che. sAdhuo kaI chokarAne chAnI rIte upADI eka gAmathI bIje gAma jAya che tyAre aMdhazraddhALu zrImaMto tathA kahevAtA zAsanapremIo pApano jarA paNa Dara rAkhyA zIvAya temane mATe khAsa raseiA, nekare sIdhuM sAmAna vagere tamAma sAmagrIe temanI sAthe taiyAra rAkhe che. A rIte ayogya dIkSAnI pravRttimAM sAdhuo paMcamahAvratathI patita thAya che. AvA patita sAdhuonAM bhopALAM bahAra pADavAmAM zuM pApa che te huM samajI zakato nathI. temane saMgha bahAra mukI devA joIe. jethI ApaNe janadharma ane sAdhusamAja kalaMkita thata aTake. tevA keTalAka nAlAyaka sAdhuonA pApe sArA sAdhuo paNa vagevAI rahyA che. eka kavi kahe che ke - pAdapAnAM bhayaM vAtaH padmAnAM ziziro bhayaM / parvatAnAM bhayaM vajraH sAdhUnAM dujano bhayaM // arthAta vRkSane pavanane bhaya che, kamaLane jhAkaLane bhaya che, parvatane vIjaLIne bhaya che ane sArA mANasane durjanane bhaya che. mATe evA nAlAyaka sAdhuone te vINI vINane sAdhusaMsthAthI dUra karavA joIe. temanA saMsargarUpI jherI cepane ekadama nAbuda kare joIe evI mArI mAnyatA che. dhanya che padmavijayajI jevA AcAryane ke jeo paMcamahAvratanuM pAlana karI samayane mAna ApI ApaNI janakemanuM kalyANa thAya te tarapha temanI pravRtti calAvI rahyA che. vardhamAna vidyAlayanI sIlvara jyubIlI vakhate temaNe ApeluM bhASaNa saue chApAmAM vAMcyuM haze. te vakhatanA mahatsavanA pramukha amArI korTanA cIpha jasTIsa mAraTIna paNa khuza thayA hatA. AvA padmavijayajI jevA AcAryo ane muni mahArAje pAkaze tyAre ja ApaNe uddhAra thavAne che. pAtratA joyA zIvAya, kasoTI karyA zIvAya, sahavAsamAM rAkhI vartana joyA vinA game tene muMDI nAkhI celA banAvavAthI kevAM mAThAM pariNAma AvyAM che te sau jANe che. mahInAmAM eka be dIkSA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 286 prakaraNa 30 muM. mukIne nAzI jAya che, koI vaMThI jAya che; AvI durdazA joI kene dilagIrI thayA vinA raheze? amAre tevA sAdhuo joItA nathI. cAritravAna sAdhuo joIe che. thoDA paNa zuddha ane jainakemane uddhAra karanAra haze te basa che. kahyuM che ke- varameko guNIputro na ca mUrkhazatAnyapi / ekazcaMdastamo hanti na ca tArAgaNo'pi ca // arthAta se mUkha putra karatAM eka guNavAna putra hoya te bahu sAruM. karaDe tArAthI rAtrI prakAzamAna thatI nathI paNa basa eka caMdra tamAma aMdhakAra haNI rAtrIne prakAzita kare che. vaLI kahyuM che ke zaile zaile na mANikyaM mauktikaM na gaje gaje / sAdhavo nahi sarvatra caMdanaM na vane vane // arthAta dareka parvatamAM mANeka pAkatAM nathI, dareka hAthInA kuMbhasthaLamAMthI motI maLatAM nathI, dareka sthaLe sAdhu purUSa - purUSa nIvaDatA nathI ane dareka vanamAM caMdananAM vRkSa thatAM nathI. e rIte je guNavAna hoya che tenI kIMmata gaNAya che ane te ja upayogI thaI paDe che." A pramANe kahI kevA kevA prakAranI dIkSAo apAya che tenA upara jozabhera vivecana karyuM hatuM. AgaLa cAlatAM pramukhe jaNAvyuM- gRhastha ! ApaNe vepArI rahyA eTale dareka vastu vepAranI dRSTie joIe. muMbaInI mAphaka A kanakanagaramAM dareka jAtanA vepAra ane zadA, tene mATe khAsa bajhAra. juo zera bajhAra, eraMDA bajhAra, sonAcAMdI bajhAra, rU bajhAra, aLazI bajhAra, A badhA bajhAramAM have eka nava dIkSA bajhAra upADavAmAM Avyo che. (hasAhasa) te bajhAramAM tenA vepArIo ane dalAlo dhamAla macAvI muke che. dIkSAnA umedavAronA bhAva bolAya che. keI hajArane kaI be hajArane to koI cAra hajArane, kaI ke te sAta ane dasa hajAranA paNa hoya che, jevI jenI lAyakAta. je bicAre ekalo heya te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rA. ba. bhAratIkumAranuM bhASaNa. 287 DI kImata aMkAya, kAraNa ke pAchaLa koInI ciMtA hoya nahIM. je devuM hoya te te ApavA pUratI kIMmata gaNAya, jene yuvAna barI heya tenI tethI vadhAre kImata, jene berI ane chokarAM hoya tenI tethI paNa vadhAre kImata ane je mAbApa berI vagere baheLA kuTuMbavAne hoya to tene sado meTI rakamathI sahI paDe (hasAhasa). A pramANe dIkSAne bajhAra ughaDelo che. jema kanyAvikraya thAya, varavikraya thAya tema dIkSAvikraya na thAya te pachI dhanavAnonA lakSaNamAM meTI khAmI gaNAya. lAlabhAI zeThe sapta maharSaone dIkSA ApI te tamAmane moTI moTI rakame ApavAmAM AvI hatI ane te uparAMta darasAlA sAlIANuM bAMdhI ApyuM hatuM. zeTha nA pADe te mArI pAse purAvA mejuda che. ThAmaThAma lAlabhAI zeThanA dalAlo kAma karI rahyA che. ane paisA verI rahyA che. Apa sau jANe che ke lAlabhAI dIkSArakSaka maMDaLanA pramukha che. eka divasa jyAre sAmaTuM bhopALuM phuTaze tyAre A bajhAra pelA baeNkabenA zeranI mAphaka bezI jaze. juo A dIkSAnA himAyatI zrImaMtanA paisAne upayoga ! (zarama ! zarama !) jainenI bekArI dUra karavI sujhatI nathI ane AvAM dIkSAnAM dhatIMge sujhe che. mahArAjane celA karI ApavAnI zeTha lAlabhAIe pAnanI bAdhA lIdhI che (hasAhasa). AvI bAdhAne badale jana baMdhuonA uddhAra karavAnI pratijJA lIdhI hoya te keTalo badhe phAyado thAya?" A pramANe dIkSAbajhAranA zaTorIAo ane dalAle upara dAkhalA dalIlo sAthe evuM hAsyajanaka ane asarakAraka bhASaNa karyuM ke AkhI sabhAnA mana upara uMDI chApa paDI. pramukhe AgaLa cAlatAM jaNAvyuM ke gRhastha ! tamArI dIkSA te dhArAsabhAnA Tebala upara jaIne beThI. (khuba hasAhasa) bese temAM zI navAI? dIkSAnimitte keTalA badhA kese keraTe caDyA? dareka jajamenTamAM dIkSA ane sAdhuonA vartana upara nyAyAdhIzoe TIkA karelI che. dhArAsabhAmAM darakhAsta mukanAra mIsTara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 288 . * prakaraNa 30, muM. thI AvatI. vasaMtalAle hadayabhedaka dAkhalAe sabhAmAM raju karI sabhAsadonA mana upara asara karAvI vadhu mate darakhAsta maMjura karAvI che te vartamAna patrathI jANyuM haze. tethI te viSaya upara vadhAre vivecana karatA nathI paraMtu eTaluM te kahyA vinA cAlatuM nathI ke je ApaNe dIkSA saMbaMdhI baMdobasta nahIM karIe te jarUra sarakAra hAtha ghAlaze. je ApaNe dIkSA jevA dharmanA kAmamAM sarakArI daramI AnagIrI cahAtA na hoIe to mAtra belIne ke bakavATa karIne besI rAthI kAMI vaLavAnuM nathI. evA sAdhuo ane temanA bhaktanI sAme baLavo uThAvavo paDaze ane temanuM baLa toDavuM paDaze. temanI AvI pravRtti have vadhAre vakhata cAlavA devI e bhayaMkara nukasAna bhareluM che. amegya dIkSAnA hImAyatI sAdhuo kahe che ke jema tamAre kamAvAne dhaMdhe che tema amAro dIkSAno dhaMdhe che, e amArI peDhI che, AvuM kahetAM temane jarA paNa zarama nathI AvatI. je gRhasthAzrama sAdhusamAjane poSI rahyA che temanuM ja nikaMdana kADhanAra sAdhuone kRtajJI kahevA ke kRtaghI kahevA ? lagnane vyabhicAra kahe, vardhamAna vidyAlaya jevI saMsthAne toDI pADavA taiyAra thAya, temAMthI pAkatAM ratnane aMgArA kahe, adhama kahe, nAstika kahe. AvA vicAravALA sAdhuethI ApaNuM samAjane ghaNuM ja nukasAna che. temanI dIkSA pravRtti keI paNa upAye teDI nAkhavI joIe. . vardhamAna vidyAlayanA junA ane cAlu vidyArthIone jaNAvavA rajA lauM chuM ke sUryavijaya AcArya tamane aMgArA kahe che tethI dhAyamAna thaze nahIM. te to eka uttama prakAranI DIgrI che, te gujarAtI zabdamAM ane tenA aMgrejI akSaramAM uThuM rahasya samAyeluM che te zAMta magaja rAkhI samaje. atyAra sudhI tame badhA kALA kolasA hatA, vardhamAna vidyAlayamAM praveza karavAthI tamArI kALAza-malInatA-uDI gaI ane tene badale suvarNa jevo raMga prApta thaye, vaLI kolasA rUpe jaDa hatA te have Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com mAjane poSI rahyA che te sAdhuone kAna Page #306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rA. ba. bhAratIkumAranuM bhASaNa. aMgArA banavAthI cetanamaya banyA che. tamArAmAM agni rU5 cetana dAkhala thayuM che, eTale kArya karvAne zaktimAna thayA che. AkhA vizvanuM jIvana agni-garamI che te tame tamArA kolejanA abhyAsamAM zIkhI gayA che, tevI agni tamArAmAM prApta thavAthI tamArI kALAza ane tamArA aMdhakArane TALI zakayA cho, eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu aMdhArAmAM rahelI tamAma vastuo jevAne tame zaktimAna thayA che. havethI aMdhArAmAM rahelI vastu ane paristhiti saMbaMdhI bIjAo satyane asatyanA svarUpamAM batAvI arthane anartha karI game tevuM ADuM avaLuM samajAvI aMdhArAmAM rAkhI mane kalpita citAra khaDo karI avaLA mArge doratA hatA te havethI baMdha thayuM. tame tamArI meLe jevAne ane tene vicAra karavAne tAkAda prApta karI zakayA che; hAlamAM janasamAja ane sAdhusaMsthAmAM pezI gayelA saDA je je prakAzamAM AvavA lAgyA che tene bALI bhasmIbhUta karavA tamArAmAM agni rU5 zakti prApta thaI che. tame jANe che ke jene AMgaLI aDADavAne zaktimAna na hoya te baLavAna gaNAya che ane te prajA rAjya karavAne lAyaka hoya che. tamArAmAM paNa te guNa prApta thayo che evuM aMgArAnI DIgrI maLavAthI sAbIta thai cukayuM che. have te koinI - are khuda sUryavijaya AcAryanI paNa tAkAda nathI ke tamane AMgaLI aDADI zake ! alabata tamArA jevA thavAnuM mAna te prApta kare toja tema banavAno saMbhava che. (hasAhasa) - have aMgArA zabdanA aMgrejI akSare A. N. G. A. R. A. je mAtra mArmika saMjJA rUpe che tenuM spaSTikaraNa karatAM "Advocate of Noble Grand And Revolutionary Activity arthAta ucca mahIna ane jamAne palaTAvanAra krAntipravRttinA hImAyatI" evo bhAva nIkaLI Ave che, mATe have tamArA nAmanI AgaLa "aMgArA" ane aMgrejImAM tamArA nAmanI pAchaLa Esquire A. N. G. A. R. A. evI DIgrI koI lagADe to dilagIra nahIM thatAM AnaMda ane satiSa mAnaze. (tALIo) ka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 290 prakaraNa 30 muM. A pramANe vardhamAna vidyAlayamAM praveza karavAthI mahAvIra prabhunA prabhAvathI AvI ajaba zakti meLavavAne tame bhAgyazALI thayA che te jANu evA kayA jaine haze ke jenA hRdayakamaLanI pAMkhaDIo praphullita thayA vinA rahI haze?! ATaluM kahI have ApaNe kayA raste javuM te saMbaMdhI nirNaya karavA Apa pratinidhi bhAIone sepI besI javAnI rajA lauM chuM." tALIonA avAja vacce teo potAnA sthAne bezI gayA. te pachI sekreTarIe AvelA sahAnubhUtinA tAra tathA patra vAMcI saMbhalAvyA hatA. te badhAne kahevAno Azaya e hato ke dIkSA mATe kAyado ghaDavo ane te pramANe sAdhuo ane zrAvakee vartavuM. sAdhuo upara aMkuza mukavAnI jarUra che. te pachI viSayaniyAmaka samiti cuMTAi, tenA sabhyonAM nAme pramukhe vAMcI saMbhaLAvyAM, ane temane rAtre ATha vAge maLavA mATe sUcanA karavAmAM AvI. vALane vakhata thavAthI sabhA visarjana thaI rAtre viSayaniyAmaka samiti maLI. dIkSA upara aMkuzanI darakhAstanA judA judA kharaDA sabhAmAM raju thayA. pramukha AvelI darakhAsto samajAvavA lAgyA ane banatA sudhI eka bIjAnI sAthe haLI maLIne kAma levAya te dhoraNa upara sudhArA vadhArA karI darakhAstane kharaDe temaNe taiyAra karyo. bIjA divase barAbara eka vAge sabhA maLI, ane TharAvanuM kAma hAthamAM lIdhuM. darakhAsta mukanAra, TekA ane anumodana ApanAranAM vivecana thayA bAda nIce pramANe sarvAnumate TharAva karavAmAM AvyA TharAva 1 le-AcArya sUryavijaya mahArAje bhadrApurImAM kalyAnI dIkSA saMbaMdhI je avicArI ane uddhata pagaluM zeTha cImanalAlanI pAse bharAvyuM, te saMbaMdhI khaTalo keraTe caDyo ane jainenI apakIrti karAvI te mATe A sabhA dilagIrI jAhera kare che ane te baMnenA kRtya tarapha tiraskAranI dRSTithI jue che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rA. ba. bhAratIkumAranuM bhASaNa. 291 ^^^^ ^^ ^ TharAva 2 je-AcArya sUryavijaya mahArAja pAse zeTha lAlabhAIe kanakanagaramAM sAta jaNane dIkSA apAvI temAM traNa jaNanAM kuTuMbane duHkha thavAthI te AcArya pAse gayAM. DozI mAthuM kuTI maraNa pAmI. AvI temanI dIkSA mATe AcArya tarapha tathA zeThanA vartana tarapha A sabhA dhikkAra batAve che ane enI dIkSAone sakhta rIte vakhoDI kADhe che. TharAva 3 -je koine dIkSA levI hoya teNe prathama pitAnAM nikaTanAM sagAMnI saMmati laI arthAta temanuM jarA paNa dila dukhAvyA zivAya rAja khuzIthI saMmati meLavI te gAmanA janamahAjanane lekhI arajI karavI. te arajImAM lakhyA pramANe hakIkata sAcI hoya ane tenA dIkSA levAthI jainadharmane hAnI pahoMce tevuM na hoya te tene dIkSA ApavA IcchA batAvanAra sAdhue tene saMsArIpaNe eka varasa sudhI potAnI pAse upAzrayamAM rAkho ane vartana uparathI lAyaka jaNAya to tene sagAMnI ane mahAjananI rajA meLavI sAdhue dIkSA ApavI. te zIvAya sAdhue tene dIkSA ApavI nahIM. kadAca ke A TharAva pramANe na varte to temAM keIe bhAga le nahIM ane bane te te aTakAvavA prayatna kare ane tevA sAdhuthI asahakAra kare. TharAva 4 -dIkSA upara aMkuza mukavA dhArAsabhAmAM je darakhAsta raju thai che tene A sabhA Teko Ape che. dIkSA upara aMkuza mukanAre khAsa kAyade agara pInala koDanI kaI kalamamAM tevo sudhArA vadhAre karavAnI AvazyatA A sabhA hAlanA saMyogomAM svIkAre che. AvI darakhAsta raju karanAra rA. ra. vasaMtalAlane A sabhA dhanyavAda Ape che. TharAva 5 me-AcAryazrI padmavijaya tathA tevA je AcAryo ane muni mahArAje AcAranuM pAlana karI, deza ane kALa tarapha najara rAkhI janasamAjanuM kalyANa karavA bodha ApI popakAra karI rahyA che temanA pratye A sabhA pUjya bhAvathI jue che, temane dhanyavAda Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 292 prakaraNa 31 muM. Ape che ane bIjA sAdhuo temanuM anukaraNa kare evI A sabhA AzA rAkhe che. TharAva 6 phe-dIkSArakSaka maMDaLa taraphathI "dIkSAvAjIMtra" nAmanuM aThavADIka patra nIkaLe che te ayogya dIkSAne poSanAruM pAtra che mATe te tarapha A sabhA tiraskAra batAve che ane te patra kharIda karIne ke bIjI koI paNa rIte uttejana ApavuM nahIM. upara pramANe TharAva thayA pachI pramukhe upasaMhAranuM bhASaNa karyuM, te pachI kAma karanAra samiti nImAyA bAda ziSTAcAra pramANe upakAra manAyA ane pariSadu visarjana thaI. prakaraNa 31 muM. vIrabALAne sapaDAvavA menakAnI paTajALa, * durjanaH priyavAdI ca naitadvizvAsakAraNam / madhutiSTati jihvAgre hRdaye tu halAhalam // upakAro'pi nIcAnAmapakAro hi jAyate / payaHpAnaM bhujaMgAnAM kevalaM viSavardhanam // "kema bAbu sAheba ! hamaNAM dasa divasathI ghara AgaLa darzana detA nathI?" "bhAI jayaMtIlAla ! ThIka tame zera bajhAramAM maLyA. cAlo jarA haiTalamAM cA pI AvIe, kAMI bajAramAM kAma to nathI ne?" kAmathI te kyArane paravAryo chuM." * durjana game tevo priyavacanI hoya te paNa te vizvAsane pAtra nathI. kAraNake tenI jIbhamAM madhu bhareluM hoya che paNa hRdayamAM jhera hoya che. nIca purUSe upara upakAra karyo hoya to paNa te apakAra rU5 nIvaDe che. sarpane dudha pAvuM te mAtra jherane vadhAravA rUpa che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAne sapaDAvavA menakAnI kapaTajALa. 293 ema vAta karatA joDenI hoTalamAM eka oraDAmAM teo beThA ane be kapa spezIala cAno orDara karyo. A bAbu sAhebanuM nAma prANalAla hatuM, zera ane jhaverAtane dhaMdho karate hato. svachaMdI AcaraNa hovAthI bAbu sAheba kahevAtA. meMmAM bIDI rAkhI dhumADe kADhI prANalAla kahevA lAgyo "bhAI jayaMtIlAla ! vacce be divasa basaMtIlAlane tyAM gayo hato. temano Agraha vadhAre hato eTale tyAM AnaMda karI Avyo. Aje jarUra tamAre tyAM AvIza. tame baMne jaNe ThIka bulabula rAkhyAM che, paNa haju tamAruM bulabula zaramALa jaNAya che. tene badale pelI menakA ThIka kAma upADI le che. caTakaTakavALI cAlAka jaNAya che. tene kahene ke te tamArA bulabulane pATA upara caDAvI de." "bAbu sAheba ! huM hamezAM menakAne kahuM chuM. teNe jarA ThaThThA mazkarI upara to caDAvI che paNa haju aDapaluM karatAM saMkocAya che. dhIme dhIme menakA mAraphata kAma levAya che. tame paNa jarA tene bhoLavatA jAo te chuTa letI thAya." jayaMtIlAla ! aThavADIA upara huM Avyo hato tyAre jarA mazkarI karI raMga jamAvavAno IrAdo karyo hato paNa mArA manamAM evo vicAra Avyo ke kadAca tamArI gerahAjarImAM te buma pADe to bAjI bagaDe mATe eTalethI aTaka. Aje tamArI hAjarImAM bulabulane cheDIe. te che to ghaNuM bhoLI, lAlaca upara caDAvuM, kadAca bhoLavAya. ane ekavAra jarA chuTa thai eTale pachI te vAMdhAja nathI." "basa eTaluM ja kAma che. Aje jarUra Ave ane sAthe lAlacanAM sAdhana letA Avaje." Aje rAtre ATha vAge AvIza. je tAla jAme to tamAre tyAM suI rahIza; nahIM te pachI bAra vAge pAcho AvIza. AgaLanI taiyArI karI rAkhaje. pelI menakAne evI bhaNAvI rAkhaje ke ApaNuM kAma sAdhavAmAM harakata na Ave." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 294 prakaraNa 31 muM. "menakAne sUcanA ApelI che, tame kaheze te pramANe yukti racI Apaze. jarUra Avaje" ema kahI tyAMthI jayaMtIlAla chuTa paDyuM ane varasAda varasata hovAthI gADImAM bezI pitAne tyAM gayo. jayaMtIlAla ghera AvI kapaDAM utArI ArAma khurazI upara, ADo thayo. vIrabALAe AvIne puchyuM "Aje vadhAre thAka lAge hoya ema jaNAya che." menakA vacce bolI "zeranI dalAlInuM kAma kAMI jevuM tevuM nathI, grAhakone tyAM AMTA mAravA paDe che, thAka lAge temAM zI navAI?" ema kahI menakA meM levA mATe pANIno pyAlo ne rUmAla lAvIne sAmI ubhI rahI. jayaMtIlAla meM dhoine taiyAra thayo ke vIrabALA belI "rasoI taiyAra che, jamavA cAle." jayaMtIlAla jamavA beTho. menakA vacce bolI "bAraNAM hamaNAM baMdha ja rAkhuMne? keAI AvanAra te nathIne ?" jayaMtIlAle kahyuM, "nA, atyAre koI AvanAra nathI. ATha vAge pelA bAbu sAheba AvavAnA che." menakA-"kyA bAbu sAheba ?" jayaMtIlAla-"pelA jhaverI bAbu prANalAla zekhIna ane bhapakAdAra che te." menakA-"hA hA oLakhyA, te te bahu lAyaka ane khAnadAna che. temane kema roja lAvatA nathI? kema zeThANu! oLakhyA ne?" ema kahI menakA hazI gaI. vIrabALA-"mane barAbara yAda nathI, te te tAre yAda rAkhavuM." menakA-"kema bhUlI gayAM ? tamArI jarA mazkarI karavA gayA tethI tame jatAM rahyAM. huM tamArI pAse AvI eTale tamane dhIraja AvI." vIrabALA-"hA, have yAda AvyuM. te jarA mazkarIkhora che. bIjA Ave che te te menakA sAthe vAta karI aMdara cAlyA jAya che. paNa A to aTakacALA che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAne sapaDAvavA menakAnI kapaTajALa. 295 mammam - menakA-"zeThANI ! tame na samajyAM, temanA svabhAvathI huM vAkephagAra thaI chuM, temanA sahavAsamAM pAMca cha vakhata AvI chuM, te bahuja lAyaka che, udAra che, dareka vakhate sArI bheTa ApatA jAya che. A karapacenane dore tame je vakhANe che te temanI ja bheTa che. temanI pAse evA umadA dAgInA che ke ghaDIbhara ApaNane meha thAya." jayaMtIlAla-"te to moTA jhaverI che, perIsanI suMdara apsarAo mATe atrethI nekalesa taiyAra karI te mokale che. zera uparAMta jhaverAtane vepAra kare che. akeka nekalesa dasa dasa bAra bAra lAkha rUpIAne taiyAra karI mokale che." Ama vAtamAM ne vAtamAM baMne jaNa jamIne uThayAM ane dIvAnakhAnAmAM AvIne beThAM. menakA jamavAmAM ane rasoDAnI vyavasthAmAM guMthAI. vIrabALA to patine khoTuM na lagADavuM, te khuza thAya tema karavuM, evA pitAnA nizcayane vaLagI rahI pati pratye ane gharamAM pitAnuM vartana rAkhatI. pitAne lAgatuM ke pote jarA vadhAre chuTa le che chatAM tethI pati khuza thAya che tema jANIne jatuM karatI. jayaMtIlAla-"vIrabALA! bAbusAhebe tArI mazkarI karI hatI ? vIrabALA-" jarA gAla upara aDapaluM karavA AvyA ke huM jatI rahI. te mane aDe te kema khamAya? vegaLA rahI bhale game teTalI vAto kare te sAMbhaLIe paNa evuM aDapaluM sahana thAya?" jayaMtIlAla-"tuM bhUlI, temane svabhAva evo nathI.e te tArI parIkSA karatA haze. alabata, te bolavAmAM evA chuTA ane mazkarIkhera che ke jANe hamaNuM vaLagI paDaze." vIrabALA-"mane to kyAMthI svabhAvanI khabara paDe? menakA badhuM jANe. tamArI menakA have to zarIre badalAI gaI, te AvI cAlAka ane hoMzIAra che tenI to mane have khabara paDI." Ama vAtamAM vakhata gujAratAM hatAM eTalAmAM menakA paravArIne AvI. tene dekhI vIrabALA bolI "menakA ! tuM jarA tArA mAthe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 296 prakaraNa 31 muM. mIThuM utArI culAmAM nAkha, tane mArI najara lAgavAnI che, tuM to divase divase rU5 kADhatI jAya che, meM upara jarA kALAza hatI te utarI gaI, zarIre paNa jarA bharAtI jAya che, juone tamAma ceLIo ane pilakAM nAnAM paDe che." menakA-"paNa te badhA tamAre pratApane ? tame mane ahIM nahIM rAkhI hatI to kyAMI rakhaDatI hota. pelI saritAnI mAphaka mane paNa mukI AvyA hatA." ema kahI menakA AbhAranI lAgaNI batAvavA lAgI. vIrabA-"huM te manamAM muMjhAtI hatI ke menakA grAhakothI zI rIte kAma leze. pahelA divase mAruM kALajAM to eTaluM badhuM dhaDakavA lAgyuM ke zuM thaze ? paNa have te joine ajaba thaI jAuM chuM. eka divasa to tamArI gerahAjarImAM koI AvelA te vakhate mane bahu bIka lAgelI paraMtu menakA evI hazIAra ke bahArekhtAra teNe paTAvI dIdhuM." jayaMtIlAla-menakAthI tene saMtoSa thaye eTale mAre have lAkho rUpIA. have ApaNuM pitAnuM du:kha gayuM ane prabhue sAre vakhata dekhAyo. kharekhara bhadrApurIthI ApaNe sArA zukana joine AvelAM. je! zeradalAlImAM mAsika se rUpIA maLe, lAlabhAI zeTha pAsethI pacAsa maLe ane pucha A menakAne! eka mAsamAM keTalA maLyA? menakA tane vAta karatI haze. keTalI to bheTo AvI che. e to tuM jarA zaramALa che. nahIM to chuTa letI thAya to joI le bamaNuM kamANuM thAya che? paNa te te badhuM tArI marajI upara rAkheluM che. eTale huM vacce ADo Avato nathI." menakA-"nA nA, ema belaze nahIM, pahelAM karatAM have chuTathI bole che, juo atyArano dAkhalo. kadI AvI rIte ApaNuM AgaLa besatAM hatAM ? cheDo ATalo badho chUTo mukatAM hatAM?" vIrabALA-"menakA ! have tArI zarama ke paDado heya? tuM to rAjanI rahI, tArI zarama rAkhe kema pAlave ? navA navI badhuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAne sapaDAvavA menakAnI kapaTajALa. 27 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ emaja hoya. pahelAM te mAro jIva ahIM goTho nahota; tuM paNa navAnavI AvelI, ApaNe oLakhANa nahIM, eTale kyAMthI ATalI badhI ekadama chuTa levAya ? " menakA-"zeTha sAheba ! temanI vAta kharI che. mane paNa zarUAtamAM evuM lAgatuM hatuM. pahelA divase je temane jIva gabharAte hata teja mAre gabharAto hato. paNa tame grAhaka evA khAnadAna ane AnaMdI lAvo che ke temano sahavAsa karavo game, eka kalAkane badale be kalAka temanI sAthe gALavA IcchA thAya." Ama vAtamAM savA ATha thayA ke nIce bAbu sAhebanI moTarane avAja thayo. jayaMtIlAla samajI gayo. menakAne sAMkaLa ughADI nAkhavA sUcanA ApI. menakA sAMkaLa ughADI aMdaranA holamAM je goThavaNa karavA jevI hatI te karI AvI. prANalAla bAbu bAraNuM ughADI aMdara Avyo. tene joI jayaMtIlAla prasanna mukhe bolyo "bAbu sAheba! tamArI rAha joIne ja beThAM chIe. menakA! jA, sTava saLagAvI cA taiyAra kara. spIrITane bATalo bharelo che, saMbhALIne saLagAvaje." prANalAle kahyuM "kharI vAta che, hamaNAM sTavanA akasmAto ghaNuM bane che, gaI kAleja chApAmAM hatuM ke spIrITanI zIzI kapaDA upara DhaLavAthI ane tene bhaDake lAgavAthI bAI bicArI cA banA- sAsu" - be cA banAvavA raseDAmAM gaI. vIrabALA tenI sAthe jatI hatI paNa jayaMtIlAle hAtha pakaDI aTakAvI. have te kyAM sudhI zarama? bAbusAheba ! mane AnI badhI rIta game che, paNa keI Ave che tyAre Ama zaramAIne vegaLI khase che, te mane bIlakula gamatuM nathI. vIrabALA tarataja belI "nA khoTuM bole che. huM pahelAM keTalI badhI lAja kADhatI hatI? have kyAM bIlakula kADhuM chuM? have te tamArI sAthe pharavA paNa AvuM chuM ane tame kahe che te pramANe karuM chuM." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 298 prakaraNa 31 muM. vwvvwvwwww jayaMtIlAla-" tyAre kahe, A bAbu prANalAlabhAinA AvavAthI kema mArI pAsethI uThayAM ?" vIrabALA-"e to cA mATe menakAne barAbara sUcanA ApavA." prANalAla-"jayaMtIlAla! tame kahe che tema nathI, AvI temanI zarama te eka prakAranuM AbhUSaNa che. eTale zarama to joIe. alabata te uThayAM, paNa tamAre hAtha aDavAnI sAtheja pAchAM beThAM. je aMdara cAlyAM gayAM heta ane TIkA karI hatI to te barAbara che. AmAM to tamArI bhUla jaNAya che. ema vIrabALAne bacAva karI prANalAla khIsAmAM hAtha ghAlI bolyo "jayaMtIlAla! tame vIrabALAbenane mATe kAne paheravAnA hIrAnA kA5 maMgAvyA hatA te batAvavA lAvyo chuM" ema kahI judA judA prakAranA kApa batAvavA lAgyuM. jayaMtIlAla darekanI kIMmata puchavA lAgyo. prANalAle prasanna mukhe javAba Apyo "tamAre mane kIMmatanuM puchavuM nahIM. kaI joDI pasaMda paDe che te jaNAvo, mitrAcArImAM kIMmatanI vAta zI? ane temAM A gharabALAbenane mATe kA5 joIe tenI te kImata mukAya? kema vIrabALA bena ! sAcuM kahuM chuMne? AmAMthI je tamane pasaMda hoya te upADI lo, tamAre temanI sAme jovAnuM nathI, kApa sAmI najara rAkhe." " eTalAmAM menakA cAnA pyAlA lAvIne Tebala upara mukyA ane mazkarImAM bolI "Aje te zeThANune zaNagAravAM dhArelAM jaNAya che, kAnanA kApa te bahuja sarasa jaNAya che, ekaekathI cIra che." prANalAla menakA ! tArI zeThANI mATe te pasaMda ?" menakA-"mArI salAha zeThANane gaLe utare te huM batAvuM." "Apa salAha tyAre." ema kahI vIrabALA hazI gaI. menakA-"kAnamAM kA5 pahere ane A sAmenA takatAmAM jue. je sArA lAge te rAkhI le. agara je zarama AvatI hoya to huM paheruM ane tame juo. je tamane vadhAre zobhe te tame rAkhI lo, kema bAbu sAheba ?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAne sapaDAvavA menakAnI kapaTajALa. 299 mm ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~ "A badhI AnAkAnI zaramane lIdhe thAya che. cAlo menakAne paheravA do" ema kahI bAbu cA pIvA lAgyA. menakA kAne kA5 paheravA lAgI ane eka pachI eka paherI vIrabALAne batAvavA lAgI. chevaTanA paherelA kApa bahuja pasaMda paDayA. eTale menakAe hasatA mukhe vIrabALAne Agraha karI te kApa kAne paherAvyA ane nAno Ayane lAvI tenA meM AgaLa dharyo. vIrabALA jeke chuTathI bhAga letI hatI paraMtu zaramano paDado vacce Avato hato. chuTanI intajArIvALAne A zarama gamatI nahotI paNa zaMgArarasane vadhAre khIlavatI hatI. menakAne A pramANe mazkarI karatI joI vIrabALAe mazkarImAM hazIne chaNake karyo "kyAM sudhI ahIM besavuM che ? ThaThThAmazkarImAM eka kalAka to cAlyo gayo." menakA-"paNa tamArA hIrAnA kApanI pasaMdagInuM kAma pUruM thAya eTale jaIe. te mATe rAha jovAya che." "le tyAre je A paheryo che te ja sauthI vadhAre pasaMda che" ema saMmati ApI vIrabALA kAnethI kApa kADhavA lAgI. prANalAla-"nA, have te kaDhAya nahIM. te tamArA thaI cukyA." Ama prANalAlane Agraha hovA chatAM te kADhavA lAgI ke menakA hAtha pakaDI bolI, "have te kaDhAya ? temanuM mAna rAkhavuM joIe." jayaMtIlAle kahyuM "cho kAne rahyA, kADhavAnI jarUra nathI. ghaNuM ja sArA lAge che, kImata ame samajI laIzuM." menakAe cAnA khAlI pyAlA uThAvI lIdhA ane aMdara cAlI gaI, thoDIvAra pachI prANalAla paNa aMdara gayo ke jayaMtIlAla vIrabALAne kahevA lAge "kema, vIrabALA, kApanI joDI pasaMda paDIne ?" vIrabALA-"ghaNuM sArI che. paheratAM mane bahuja zarama AvI, menakAe paherAvI tyAre. menakA bahu cAlAka che, mana pArakhI zake che, zI rIte kAma levuM te jANe che, tene cALA karatAM khUba AvaDe che, game tevAne pAchuM pANI karI nAkhe che, bolatAM paNa sArUM zIkhelI che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 31 muM. - ~- ~ jayaMtIlAla-" tyAre tuM tevuM zIkhane ? enI nakala karatAM tane na AvaDe ? nakalamAM akkalanI jarUra nathI." vIrabALA-" paNa te te mAlaNa eTale tene chuTa letAM AvaDe, mane te kaI aDe te jIva jAya, menakA to ulaTI hase che. tene te kAMI ja lAgatuM nathI. zuM Aje A bAbu sAheba AkhI rAta rahevAnA che ?" * jayaMtIlAla "hA, mane ema kahetA hatA ke savAre cA pIne jaIza. paNa jene, ghaDIALamAM keTalA vAgyA che ?" vIrabALA-"dasa thavA AvyA, kema kAMI kAma che?" jayaMtIlAla-"dasa vAge mane eka mArA mitra agatyanA kAme teDavA AvavAnA che tenI rAha jouM chuM, cAlo ApaNe suI jaIe, moTara laIne Avaze te jaI AvIza." ema kahI baMne bAjunA oraDAmAM suI gayAM. menakAnA oraDAnuM bIjuM bAraNuM bIjA oraDAmAM paDatuM hatuM ane tyAMthI bahAra javAnuM hatuM. vIrabALAnI AMkhamAM nidrA bharAI paNa jayaMtIlAla te kheATI nidrAne DhAMga karato hato. thoDIvAra pachI koI moTarane avAja thayo ke vIrabALAne jagADI kahevA lAge " hamaNAM jaIne AvuM chuM tuM bAraNAnI sAMkaLa vAzI jA." jayaMtIlAla bahAra gaye, vIrabALA sAMkaLa vAzI suI gaI menakA ane prANalAla samajI gayA ke jayaMtIlAla kha. menakAe bAjune oraDe ughADI jayaMtIlAlane aMdara dAkhala karyo. jayaMtIlAla joDenA oraDAmAM jaI jarA ADe thayo ane potAnI pavitra pramadA vIrabALAne mohajALamAM sapaDAvI dhaMdhAmAM utAravA prANalAla ane menakA saphaLa thAya che ke kema tenA vicAra upara caDI gayo. DIvAra thaI ke menakA kamADa ughADI rasoDAnA bhAgamAM thaI vIrabALAnA palaMga pAse AvI vIrabALAne kahevA lAgI "zeThANI -jAgo cho ?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #318 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAne sapaDAvavA menakAnI kapaTajALa. 301 vIrabALA-" jANuM chuM" menakA-"zeTha kyAM gayA?" vIrabALA-"hamaNAMja temanA mitra teDavA AvyA hatA temane tyAM gayA. kema pelA bAbu sAheba gayA ?" menakA-"che, nathI gayA, te tamane khAsa batAvavA mATe jevA lAyaka cIja lAvyA che. kAle to te perIsanI suMdarIone paheravA mATe perIsa mokalavAnI che, pharI evI vastu jovA maLI zake tema nathI. ema te kahe che." vIrabALA-" evI zI vastu che?" menakA-" jevA jevI che mATeja bAbu sAhebe khAsa Agraha karI tamane kahevA mATe mane mokalI che. marajI hoya to tame tyAM A agara te ahIM Ave." vIrabALA-temane ApaNuM dIvAnakhAnAmAM bolAva, huM tyAM AvuM chuM. dIvAnakhAnAmAM ThIka phAvaze" ema kahI uDI kapaDAM barAbara paherI vIrabALA dIvAnakhAnAmAM gaI. menakA prANalAla sAthe tyAM AvI. traNe jaNa beThAM. thoDIvAra te te zAMta rahyAM paNa prANalAlanI dhIraja khuTavAthI teNe kahyuM "menakA! tArI zeThANIne te khUba uMgha Ave che. haju paNa AMkhamAMthI uMgha uDI jaNAtI nathI. mane lAge che ke te temane uMghamAMthI uThADyAM che." vIrabALA-"hA, che te emaja, paNa mArA manane ema ke duniyAmAM kevI paheranArI suMdarIo paDI che, temanA vaibhavanI cIja pharI jovA maLatI nathI ema samajIne uThIne AvI." prANalAle khIsAmAMthI eka umadA pharTakalAsa pAMca serane hIrAne nekalesa bahAra kADhI kahyuM " menakA ! batAva tArI zeThANIne, bIjI be battIo kara eTale prakAza mAre " menakAe bene badale cAra baTana dabAvI dIvAnakhAnuM jhamajhagATa banAvI dIdhuM ane vIrabALAnA hAthamAM jhINuM tArAonI mAphaka prakAza mArato nekalesa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 302 prakaraNa 31 muM. AA AAA. mukI prANalAla kahevA lAgyo "kAle perIsa mokalavAnuM che. tyAM moTI umarAvajAdIo pahere che, bIjA kenuM nasIba ke A paheravAne bhAgyazALI thAya ? dasa lAkha rUpIA tenI kIMmata che. A nekalesa banAvatAM bAra mAsa thayA." menakA-"tyAMnI suMdarI pahere ane te paisA kharace." prANalAla-"kharI vAta che, A nekalesa te jevAne na maLe to paheravAne kayAMthI maLe? paNa tene lAbha ame laIe chIe. jyAM sudhI te na vecAya tyAMsudhI gharamAM strIo pahere paNa tene paheranAra dekhAvaDI strI joIe, nahIM te gadheDA upara aMbADI jevuM dekhAya. eka divase basaMtIlAlanI bakulane paheravA Ape hate. te paherIne sInemAmAM gaI hatI. A vakhate AkhuM hAusa tenI tarapha joI rahyuM hatuM." menakA-"tyAre mArI zeThANune zebhe ke nahIM ?" prANalAla-vAha! e zuM belI! tArI zeThANa te bakula karatAM caDe tevAM che. je te paherIne sInemA jovA Ave te kAle perIsa na mokalatAM eka aThavADIA pachI mokaluM. temanA karatAM nekalesa vadhe tema nathI. A te khAsa mahebatanI cIje rahI" vIrabALA-"te te moTA lokonI strIone zobhe! mArA jevI pahere te sau mazkarI kare ane AMgaLIo kare. ApaNuM mATe te AvA karapacenanA dorA sArA." menakA-"zeThANI! ema to kaheze nahIM. lekane AMgaLI karavAnuM kAraNa nathI. dhaNInI sAthe rahI game teTalo bhapake mAre emAM keNu TIkA karanAra che? mArA jevI pahere to TIkA thAya paNa AvA meTA zaheramAM to koI koIne puche tema nathI. zuM sInemA ane nATakamAM joDe bezI strI purUSo premanI geSTio kare che te badhAM dhaNI dhaNaANa hoya che? e te badho goTALo samajo." vIrabALAbate bAbatamAM tuM ghaNuM zIkhara che. eka vAra tuM paherI je, huM jouM kevo dekhAya che ?' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAne sapaDAvavA menakAnI kapaTajALa. 303 ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~ ~ menakA-"kyAM mAruM rUpa ane kayAM tamAruM rU5?" "nA, ema bolIza nahIM, tAruM svarUpa eka mahInAmAM tadana badalAI gayuM che. have te koI zrImaMtanA gharamAM zeThANa tarIke rahevA jevI banI gaI che, kema prANalAlabhAI! huM kahuM chuM? je tArI vALa oLAvavAnI phaeNzana" ema kahI vIrabALAe menakAnuM mAthuM khulluM karI nekalesa be hAtha vatI tenA gaLAmAM nAkhavA lAgI ke menakA bolI arara A zuM kare che? zarama na Ave?" "e te tane nekalesa paherAvuM chuM" ema kahI vIrabALA pAchaLa ubhI rahI be cheDA bhegA karI Thesa bharAvavA lAgI. Thesa vilAyatI phaeNzananI hovAthI mAthAkuTa karI paNa barAbara besatI na AvI. rahevA do. huM bharAvuM chuM," ema kahI prANalAle ubhA thaI thoDI vAramAM Thesa barAbara bharAvI, paNa tenI pAMce sere eka ekathI samAMtara caDIAtI na AvavAthI khIsAmAMthI eka suMdarIne pheTa kAThI vIrabALAnA hAthamAM ApI temAM AMgaLIthI batAvI samajAvavA lAgyo "A pramANe sere sarakhI goThavo eTale sarasa dekhAze." vIrabALA pheTA pramANe se goThavavA lAgI, eka barAbara karatAM bIjI khasI jAya, vacce vacce menakA zaramane laI zarIra saMkere, vacce hazI paDe, ema mahA muzIbate sere goThavI rahI ke prANalAle kahyuM "kema kevo dekhAya che? menakA ! tane Ama barAbara dekhAto nahIM heya mATe pelA kabATa AgaLa jaI takatAmAM je." menakA kabATa AgaLa jaI takatAmAM barAbara dhArIne jovA lAgI ane bhUla kADhI "nekalesa to ThIka lAge che paNa tene lAyaka mArI bIja nathI. zeThANIe je raMganI khullA gaLAnI ceLI paherI che tevI joIe. pheTAmAM paNa khullA gaLAnI che. mATe je paheravAnI tasdI zeThANuM le to barAbara tenI khubI Ave. badhI rIte temane lAyaka che." te to huM mULathI ja kahuM chuM, jarA tasdI laI zeThANIne paherAva" ema kahI prANalAle menakAne pAse bolAvI pAchaLathI Thesa kADhI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 304 prakaraNa 31 muM. ke nekalesa menakAe hAthamAM lIdhe ane vIrabALAnI bAjumAM ubhI rahI vAta karavA lAgI, vAtanA prasaMge barAbara lAga sAdhI vIrabALAnA mAthethI sAllo pAchaLathI kheMcI laI mAthuM ughADuM karI nekalesTa paherAvavA lAgI ke vIrabALA camakIne bolI " are menakA ! A zuM kare che ? mane te zarama Ave che." "Ama zuM kare che ? ema karyAmAM kadAca tuTI jAya, huM kAMI purUSa nathI. zA mATe mArAthI Dare che ? gabharAze nahIM. Thesa bharAvuM eTalI vAra che." ema kahI pAchaLa ubhI rahI Thesa bharAvavA lAgI. A vakhate pAchaLathI menakA prANalAlane AMkhane IsAre karI vadhu chuTa levA sUcanA karI. prANalAla "Thesa bharAvatAM keTalI vAra?" menakA-"tamArI vilAyatI paddhatinI These evI te aTapaTI hoya che ke amane to samajaNa paDatI nathI. ApaNe dezI AMkaDA hoya te bharAvo jhaTa phAve." prANalAla-"lAva tyAre huM bharAvuM." vIrabALA-"nA tame rahevA de, menakAne AvaDaze." menakAne AvaDatuM hota to ATalI vAra lAgata ?" ema kahI prANalAla ubhe thaI pAchaLa gaye ke vIrabALAe mAthuM pheravyuM. menakA-"zeThANuM Ama zuM kare che? hamaNuM nekalesa hAthamAMthI paDI gaye heta. gabharAo che zuM karavA ? bAbu sAheba tamane nahIM aDake, te mane batAve te pramANe huM Thesa bharAvuM chuM, te nahIM bharAve." ema bolatI bolatI dasa mInITe Thesa bharAvI rahI. pachI sAme AvI AMgaLI vatI sere sarakhI karavA lAgI ke vIrabALA bolI "e to mane AvaDe che, tuM rahevA de." "mAro hAtha na gamato hoya to tamArA hAthe barAbara kare, takatAmAM je pheTA pramANe jema tame mArA gaLAmAM goThavI hatI tema tame goThavo" ema sUcanA karI eka meTe Ayane vIrabALAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAne sapaDAvavA menakAnI kapaTajALa. 305 AgaLa Tebala upara mukyo. vIrabALA goThavavA lAgI, eka sera samI kare ke sAllAne cheDe utarI jAya, te caDAvavA jAya ke sera pAchI pharI jAya. A joI prANalAla kahevA lAgyo "menakA ! tArI zeThANune zarama AvatI hoya te le huM ADuM jouM" ema jarA rIsane DaLa karI khurazI pheravI. te AkuLa vyAkuLa thaI gayo paNa bAjI barAbara nahIM sadhAyelI hovAthI dhIraja rAkhI besI rahyA. sere barAbara goThavAI gaI ke " juo have zeThANuno ThATha" ema kahI ekadama vaccethI menakAe takato upADI lIdhe. vIrabALA camakI ane zaramAI sarI gayelo sAllAno cheDe uce caDAvyuM. prANalAla menakAne kahevA lAgyo "nekalesa bakula karatAM temane vadhAre sAro dekhAya che. je IcchA hoya to eka divasa paheravA rAkhe ane sInemA jeI Ave. pachI khAtrI thaze ke lokonI najara temanI tarapha keTalI badhI AkarSAya che?" "mAre te sInemAmAM javuM nathI. koI tevI khAtrI karavI nathI. A to bAbu sAhebane cheTuM na lAge eTalA mATe temane Agraha mAnya" ema bedarakArI jaNAvI vIrabALA nekalesa koDhavA lAgI. te joIne menakA bolI "zeThANI sAheba ! ATalI badhI mahenata karIne paheryo ane Ama utAvaLa karIne zuM karavA kADhI nAkhe che?" ema menakAno Agraha hovA chatAM te te kADhavA lAgI. A joI prANalAla jarA hAtha pakaDI aTakAvI kahevA lAgyo "vIrabALA bena! utAvaLa na kare, nekalesa kAMi bagaDI javAno nathI," AthI vIrabALA ekadama camakI ubhI thaI bolI "prANalAlabhAI ! mane aDakaze nahIM. aDakyA zIvAya vAta kare. Ama karavuM hoya te pAse nahIM besuM." AthI prANalAla jarA saramIMdo paDI bolyo "menakA ! je A sAruM kahevAya? nekalesa kADhatAM aTakAvyAM te zuM kAMI mazkarI karI kahevAya?" vIrabALA-"te badhI vAta kharI paNa mane koI aDake che te nathI khamAtuM. te vakhate marI javA jevuM thAya che." 20 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 306 prakaraNa 31 muM. prANalAla-"cAlo tyAre have tema nahIM karuM. tamArA svabhAvanI zI khabara paDe ? have dUra rahIne vAta karIe te vAMdho nathIne ?" menakA-"nekalesa nahIM kADhavA tame temane hAtha pakaDyo eTale temane lAgyuM ke tame mazkarI kare che. bAkI tamArA mATe temane ghaNe sAre abhiprAya che. tamane sagA bhAI jevA gaNe che." prANalAla-"paNa temane sagI bena jevAMja samajI ATalo bhAva batAvuM chuM, dasa lAkhane kImatI mAla mAre temane batAvavAnI zI garaja ? paNa jyAre ApaNe ATalo saMbaMdha che tyAre dekhADavA leto Avyo ane paherAvavA Agraha karyo." AvA namra zabdothI vIrabALA nekalesa kADhatI aTakI dhIme rahI bolI "mane lAgyuM ke tame mazkarI kare che tethI camakIne ubhI thaI." menakA-"zeThANI ! A kabATa AgaLa Ave, nekalesanI kharI khubI tyAre jaNAze. nAnA takatAmAM AkhuM aMga dekhAtuM nathI." ema kahI kabATa AgaLa baMne jaNa ubhAM rahyAM. prANalAla pAchaLa ubhuM rahI takatAmAM vIrabALAnA pratibiMbane trAMsI najare jovA lAge. najara malIna thaI paNa acakAye. prANalAla battIo gula karI aMdhAruM karyuM ke menakA belI "A zuM karyuM?" tamArI zeThANane takatAmAM paNa zarama AvatI hatI tethI aMdhAruM karyuM" ema javAba ApI prANalAle ekadama vIrabALAne sparza karyo ke vIrabALA camakI krodhAyamAna thai belI "zuM kare che !" arara ! mApha karaje. huM te menakA che ema samaje. lo huM batI karuM" ema juThe bacAva karI prANalAle battI prakAzita karI. vIrabALA ADuM joI nekalesa kADhIne Tebala upara muko. "AvI rIta rAkhavI hoya te huM mArA oraDAmAM cAlI jAuM chuM." ema gusso karI vIrabALA cAlavA lAgI. menakA namratAthI kahevA lAgI "Ama na rIsAo. aMdhArAmAM ghaNanI bhUlo thAya che. keine badale koInI sAthe goTALA thaI jAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAne sapaDAvavA menakAnI kapaTajALa. 307 .. . ....... ...... ....... ....... . ......~~-~~- ~~~-~~-~ - . - - AvI aMdara naka! A tArI che. mArI te ja che. ApaNe to temanuM mana pArakhavuM joIe. bhUlanI to haMmezAM mAphIja heya. lake paNa kahe che ke dila sApha te bhUla mApha.. vIrabALA jarA ubhI rahI "mane kyAM rIsa caDI che? vAta karavAmAM ATalI badhI chuTa lo te mane nathI gamatuM. mATe huM to have suI jAuM chuM' ema I cheDAI vIrabALA potAnA kharA svarUpamAM AvI aMdara cAlI gaI ane bAraNuM baMdha karI suI gaI. prANalAla "menakA ! A te tAla bagaDyo. tejamAM jaI nahIM. che te bhaLI paNa cAlAka ane jabarI che. mArI te marajI thaI hatI ke parANe kAma sAdhI lauM ane teja mATe battIo baMdha karI hatI. aDapaluM paNa karyuM chatAM pUrepUrI hIMmata cAlI nahIM." menakAbAbu sAheba! baLAtkAra na karyo te ThIka karyuM. ema karavAthI hamezanI ramuja bagaDI jAya. tene to mohapAzamAM ja phasAvavI joIe. roja karatAM Aje temaNe vadhAre chUTa lIdhI che ema mAre kahevuM paDaze. e pramANe ApaNe temane vadhAre chuTa letA kare ane pachI lAga joI kAma sAdhe. mane lAge che ke zeThathI DaratAM haze." prANalAla-"nA nA, tema na hoya. zeTha te ApaNu yuktimAM sAmela che. temaNe te mane baLAtkArathI paNa kAma levA kahyuM che." - menakA-"have kAla upara rAkhe. ApaNe aMdara jaI jayaMtIlAlanI salAha a ne nirAza thaI pitAnA hAlamAM jaI menakA bAjunA eraganI jayaMtIlAlane belAvI lAvI. jayaMtIlAla temane je kahevA lAgyo "kema beDo pArane?" prANalAla-"prayatna karyo paNa te cIDAI. zarUAtamAM khUba raMga upara AvI ane tene lAbha levA jatAM bAjI bagaDI." jayaMtIlAla "ema ke? ciMtA nahIM, zuM bagaDI gayuM ? huM paNa tene pANI chAMTate rahIza. AvatI kAle pAchA Avo." prANalAla-"jarUra kAle AvIza, kAle te beDo pAra karI daiza. basaMtIlAlanA bulabulane bhUlAve tevuM tAruM bulabula che. huM tenA bhapaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 308 prakaraNa 31 muM. kAthI khUba jozamAM AvI gayo hato paNa gama khAdhI. baLAtkAra karavAthI ApaNane nukasAna lAge." jayaMtIlAla-"have te ekavAra baLAtkAra paNa karavo paDaze. kuTaNakhAnAmAM zuM badhuM IcchAthI cAlatuM haze ? prathama te ghaNe bhAge baLAtkArathIja kAma levAya." ema sUcanA ApI potAnA suvAnA oraDAmAM jaI vIrabALAne jagADI kahevA lAgyo "Aje to ghaNuM uMgha AvI jaNAya che. mitrane tyAM mane bahu vAra lAgI. lagabhaga be vAgyA haze. prANalAla bAbu sAheba che ke gayA ?" vIrabALA-"zAnA jAya ? menakA jevI maLI che tene choDIne kyAMthI javAnuM mana thAya ? Aje te prANalAle mane dasa lAkhanI kIMmatane hIrAne nekalesa batAvyuM. temane ghaNe Agraha hovAthI meM paheryo paNa temaNe battI gula karI mArA aMga upara hAtha nAkhyo. huM te mArA svabhAva pramANe camakI ane bolI "A zuM kare che ?" jayaMtIlAla-"pachI zuM thayuM ?" vIrabALA-"pachI temaNe mAphI mAgI lAcArI batAvI kahyuM menakAne badale aMdhArAmAM bhUlathI tamane aDapaluM thaI gayuM. pachI huM kAMI bolI nahIM ane aMdara AvIne suI gaI." jayaMtIlAla-"emake ? Aje evo kIsse banyo? prANalAla bAbu evA kharAba nathI. aMdhArAmA manekA badale tuM AvI gaI. bhUlanI ciMtA nahIM, paNa vIrabALa ! ! have AvI zaramALa kayAM sudhI rahIza? bhUlane lAbha laI le hatA ane temanI IcchA pUrI thavA devI hatI. kharekhara te AvelI sonerI taka hAthamAMthI gumAvI. bhUla bhegI bhUla thavA devI hatI. te tArI bhUla niSphaLa na jAta. menakA khulAso karI badalo meLavI leta. khAnadAna, khubasurata, zekhana, ane sAmI mAgaNuM karato e bIje kaNa maLI Ave ? Aje te kharekhara te pAMcasonI neTa gumAvI. haze ciMtA nahIM paNa tevuM kAle karIza nahIM." ema sUcanA karI javAbanI rAha joI paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #326 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAne sapaDAvavA menakAnI kapaTajALa. 309 -~- ~ ~~ ~~~ te kAMI bolI ja nahIM. tethI jayaMtIlAle puchayuM vIrabALA ! uMDA vicAramAM paDI kema kAMI belatI nathI?" vIrabALAe rIsamAM javAba Apyo "zuM boluM? mane te kAMI samajaNa paDatI nathI. menakAthI badhuM kAma levAya che. te paNa jevI joItI hatI tevI tamane maLI AvI che. pachI mAre bhava bagADavAthI zuM phAyado che? tamane khATuM na lAge eTalA mATe tamArA kahevA pramANe chuTa paNa lauM chuM, te paNa mane mArA manathI AkaruM lAge che chatAM tamane khuza karavAnI khAtara ane tame rAjI raho te pramANe vartavA prayatna karuM chuM. have tamAre chevaTane vicAra mane paNa dhaMdhAmAM utAravAnuM che te bhale tema kare, paNa temAM sAra nahIM nIkaLe. pachI je prabhue dhAryuM haze te thaze?" ema kahI vIrabALA raDI paDI. vIrabALA ! Ama na kara ! tArI marajI virUddha kAMI paNa karavAmAM nahIM Ave. tArI icchA pramANe vartIza. A to tArI salAha lauM chuM. mATe raDIza nahIM. raDe to tane mArA sama, prANalAlane sUcanA ApIza ke jethI te tArI marajI virUddha nahIM jAya. le tane vacana ApuM chuM. nizcita jIve rahe." ema vacana ApI AMsu kaheI jayaMtIlAla tenA mananuM samAdhAna karavA lAgyA. vIrabALA bolI "meM tamAre eke eka zabda uThAvI lIdhe enuM pariNAma AvuM Ave tyAre khATuM na lAge ane raDavuM na Ave ? vicAra kare. mATe prANalAlane sApha saMbhaLAvI deje ke bhale menakAnI pAse Ave paNa Ama mArI pAse AvI tophAna na kare. te Avaze eTale huM te mArA oraDAnAM bAraNuM baMdha karI aMdara suI jaIza. mArA upara tame beTuM lagADaze nahIM." ema vIrabALA pitAnA kharA svabhAva upara AvI gaI. baMne jaNa zAMta rahyAM ane thelIvAra pachI nidrAvaza thayAM. [mArA priya vAcaka! A prakaraNamAM zaMgArarasane cheDavAmAM AvyuM che. jo ke kRtrimatAne ke atizayoktine leza mAtra praveza nahIM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 310 prakaraNa 31 muM. thavA detAM kudarata ane prakRti anusAra maryAdApUrvaka satya vastunA svarUpanuM citra batAvavAmAM AvyuM che tema chatAM kadAca AvA zRMgArarasanA kAraNathI A prakaraNa strIo AgaLa purUSothI na vaMcAya evI koI vAcakone zaMkA upasthita thAya te te mATe A sthaLe eTaluM dhyAna upara lAvavA mAguM chuM ke jyAM sudhAraNA karavAno ja stutya hetu samAyela che tyAM satya vastune prakAzamAM lAvavIja paDe che. vIrabALAnA svabhAva jevI ghaNI bheLI saguNa strIe jovAmAM Ave che. evI nirdoSa bALAone phasAvavA ghaNuM dhUrta ane dAbhika purUSa AvI rIte yukitao race che. te bALAo kapaTI purUSanuM malIna hRdaya pArakhI zakatI nathI. suzobhita alaMkAra ke suMdara vastro paheravAnI sAmAnya bAbatamAM bheLapaNane lAbha laI kapaTI purUSo "bena, bena" kahI kevI rIte potAno nIca hetu bara lAve che tene khyAla AvI bheLI strIonA pavitra hadayamAM heta nathI. temanuM bhoLapaNuM, to eTale sudhI AgaLa vadheluM hoya che ke darajI pitAne tyAM kapaDAM zIvavA beThela hoya ane te kadAca pitAnA mATe zIveluM kapaDuMkabajo, cALI ke palakuM- paherI jevAnuM kahe te bhaLI strIo te pahere che ane jarA paNa zarama rAkhyA zIvAya potAnA hAtha vaDe zIvaNanI khAmIo batAvI sudhAre karavAnI sUcanA kare che, darajI sAro hoya te ThIka, nahIM to te paNa evI chuTane durUpayoga kare che. AvA banAvo zuM vAcakanI dRSTi AgaLa nathI AvatA?zuM temAMthI anarthane mArga na maLI zake ? zuM te bhaLI strIonA dhyAna upara lAvavA jevI hakIkata nathI? duniyAmAM evA bagaThage paDayA che ke je uparathI "bena bena" kahI khoTe bhrAtRbhAva batAve che. bhoLI strIo "meTA bhAI, moTA bhAI" kahI nirmaLa bhaginIbhAvane lIdhe bhAI AgaLa jarA vadhAre chuTathI vAtacIta kare che ane vartana rAkhe che. paNa aphasosa! teja kahevAte bhAI prasaMga Ave bhAInA rUpamAMthI palaTAI bhayaMkara duzmana banI te bheLI bALA upara atyAShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAe karelo ApaghAta. 311 cAra karI tene phasAve che. AvA aneka dAkhalA bheLI strIone kharAba karanAra dAMbhika ane kapaTI vyabhicArI purUSonA jovAmAM Ave che. Aja kAraNathI A sthaLe zRMgArarasane cheDI bicArI vIrabALA jevI bheLI saguNa strIo prapaMcI purUSonI viSayavAsanAnA bhega kevI kevI bheda bharelI yuktiothI thAya che tene Abehuba citAra ApavA meM prayatna karyo che tethI A prakaraNa bhale purUSo jAheramAM strIo AgaLa na vAMce paraMtu strIoe te khAsa vAMcavAnI jarUra che, jethI teo evA dAklika purUSonA malIna hadayanI yukitao vAMcIne samajI zake, "bena bena" belanAra purUSa bena upara khare bhrAtRbhAva rAkhe che ke vyabhicArI bhAva rAkhe che te jANuM zake ane tevA bagaThagonI vAjALamAM ane khoTA daMbhanA phaMdAmAM nahIM phasAtAM temanAthI sAvadha rahI zake. ] prakaraNa 32 muM. bAbu prANalAlanA paMjAmAMthI chaTakI vIrabALAe karelo ApaghAta tenI maratI vakhatanI jubAnI. (harigIta). bheLI bicArI bhAminInI kevI sthiti thAya che ? bhedI prapaMce AdarIne kevI bharamAvAya che? bharathAra jyAM vyabhicAranA rastA tarapha dorAya che, tyAM bhAminInA bhAga samaje prANu aMte jAya che. -lekhaka. bIjA divase barAbara rAtre ATha vAge prANalAla bAbu rajavADI pizAkamAM jayaMtIlAlanA mukAme Avyo. jayaMtIlAle A ThAThamAM joI AvakAra ApatAM hasatA mukhe kahyuM "Aje te tamane bAbu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31ra. prakaraNa 32 muM. sAheba nahIM kahetAM prANakumArasiMha kahIne bolAvIza. barAbara rajavADI ThATha karyo che, kema menakA ! rAjakuMvara jevA dekhAya chene ? tArAM zeThANI kyAM gayAM? temane kahIe ke zeTha bolAve che." menakA aMdara jaI vIrabALAne bolAvI lAvI. vIrabALA AvIne khurazI upara beThI. temane udAsa mukhe joI prANalAle puchyuM "kema Aje Ama rIsAcelAM jaNAo che ? kAMI gharamAM kajIe te thayo nathIne ?" vIrabALA-"nA tevuM kAMI nathI. kAlane ujAgare hato tethI vahelI suI gaI hatI, uMghane lIdhe ema lAge che." jayaMtIlAla-vIrabALA! kema ATalI badhI dUra beThI ? ahIM joDe besa. Aje huM bahAra javAno nathI. nirbhaya rahe." huM te nirbhaya chuM" ema dhIme rahI belI vIrabALA joDenI khurazI upara AvIne beThI. jayaMtIlAla-"kema bAbusAheba! kAMI bajhAranA jANavAjoga samAcAra che ? huM Aje zerabajhAramAM gayo nahote." prANalAla-"jayaMtalAla ! Aje khAsa kAMI jANavA jevA samAcAra nathI paraMtu tamArA bhAgamAM zerane vepAra karyo hato tenA naphAnA rUpIA paMdaraso gaNu lo." ema udAratA batAvI khIsAmAMthI neTa kADhI Tebala upara mukI. jayaMtIlAla "meTI maherabAnI karI. paNa A rUpIAmAMthI A vIrabALAnA kAnanA hIrAnA kApanI kIMmata je heya te kApI lo." prANalAla-"tenI kIMmata levA mAgato nathI. vIrabALA benanA kAne aDayA eTale te temanA thaI cukyA. bhale te mArA upara gusse thAya paNa mAre sneha temanA uparathI kadIpaNa kamI thAya tema nathI. mane te temanuM mukhAraviMda joI AnaMda thAya che. e kApanI joDI vIrabALAbenane bheTa che. tevI eka joDInI bheTa, paNa tenAthI jarA utaratI, A tamArA AnaMdI ramakaDAne-menakAne ApI che." meM paNa Aje teja bheTanI jeDI paherI che" ema kahI mAthuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #330 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAe karelo ApaghAta. 313 ughADuM karI menakA kAne kA5 batAvavA lAgI. "paNa A kApa karatAM kAlanA hAra je eka hAra bheTa tarIke Ape te barAbara majA Ave." prANalAla-"sAMbhaLyuM jayaMtIlAla ? che lobhane thebha? tamArI menakAne dasa lAkhane hAra bheTa levo che. menakA ! ema hAra bheTa na maLe. te te tamArI zeThANanA gaLAmAM zebhe tevuM che. kema kAle sarakhAmaNI karatI vakhate bhUlI gaI?" menakA-"zeThANIne bheTa Ape kharAne ?" prANalAla "temane mATe te A prANalAla prANa ApavAne taiyAra che. paNa temanI maherabAnI joIe. moTA lokonI maherabAnI meLavatAM ghaNuM muzkelI paDe che. na karavAnAM kAma karavAM paDe che. huM kenI mArI mAguM tevo nathI, paNa kema menakA ! kAle mArI bhUla mATe vIrabALAbenanI kevI mAphI mAgI ? jayaMtIlAla ! menakA sAkSI che." menakA-"te vAta te kharI che. zeThANuM upara temane ghaNeja bhAva che. zeThANa temanuM hRdaya oLakhI zakatAM nathI eTaloja vAMdhe che.' vIrabALA-"paNu e vadhe che. kahevAya ? bahArathI te oLakhI zakIe paNa aMdarathI zI rIte oLakhIe. te vidyA te dhIme dhIme te sArI peThe zIkhI gaI." prANalAla-"kharekhara menakA tamArA gharamAM eka AnaMdI ramakaDuM che. mane paNa tenA vinA gamatuM nathI. huM thoDA divasa pachI madrAsa tarapha jhaverAtane mAla vecavA tathA tyAMnA pANInA dhodha jevA mATe javAne chuM, IcchA che ke menakAne sAthe leto jAuM. te Ave te mane ghaNIja ramuja paDe. kema menakA AvIzane?" menakA-"huM te tamArI sAthe jyAM kaheze tyAM AvIza. paNa zeTha ane zeThANInI rajA joIe." jayaMtIlAla-sukhethI menakAne laI jAo. mArI nA nathI." prANalAla-"Aje vIrabALAbena ApaNe vAtamAM barAbara rasa letAM nathI. jarA paNa khuza mIjAjamAM nathI. mATe ApaNe cAlo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #331 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 314 prakaraNa 32 muM. sInemAmAM jaI AnaMda karI AvIe." menakA-"hA hA, cAlo sInemA jovA jaIe." jayaMtIlAla-"cAlo, vIrabALA! tame kapaDAM paherI le." vIrabALA-"pAchA pharatAM bahu moDuM thaze." prANalAla-"dasa vAge zarU thaI bAra vAge khalAsa thaze. be kalAka AnaMda karI AvIzuM. ApaNe badhAM sAthe chIe eTale sArI ramuja Avaze. jayaMtIlAla ! tame kapaDAM paherI lo, huM beThe chuM." jayaMtIlAla potAnA oraDAmAM cAlyo gayo. menakA virabALAnI pAse AvI kahevA lAgI "Aje pelo suMdara jhINe sAllo zeThane pasaMda paDe che te pahere. ane piAlakuM paNa sarasa kADhe" ema kahI bIjA oraDAmAM kabATa AgaLa laI gaI. kabATa ughADayuM ane badhI sAmagrI ApI menakA bIjA eraDAmAM cAlI gaI. prANalAla dhIme rahI ubho thaI vIrabALA zuM kare che te chupI rIte jovA lAge. vIrabALA kabATa tarapha meM rAkhI coLI kADhI nAkhI palakuM paheravA lAgI. pAse kaI nathI ema jANuM chuTA cheDe paheratI hatI, te barAbara paherI jhINo sAllo paheravA lAgI. ane takatAmAM je pina barAbara bharAvatI hatI ke prANalAle pAse jaI "lA pIna huM bharAvuM" ema kahI dhIme rahI aDapaluM karyuM ke vIrabALAne mIjAja gayo, te chaNake karI kahevA lAgI "are bAbusAheba! A zuM kare che? kayAM gaI pelI menakA ?" menakA zAnI bole ! AgaLathI prapaMca goThavelo ja hato. menakAne badale prANalAle javAba Apyo "menakA hamaNAM Ave che, zuM karavA gabharAo che? huM tamane nahIM satAvuM. be divasathI tame mane tarasyo ane bhukhyo kADho che te tamane pApa nahIM lAge ? Aje te pAcho nahIM jAuM." ema AgrahabharyA mArmika zabdo bolI AliMgana karI cuMbana karavA jAya che ke vIrabALA kopAyamAna thaI bolI "prANalAla! mukI do, A mane pasaMda nathI. zuM kare che. AvI mazkarI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #332 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAe karelo ApaghAta. 315 ane tephAna thatuM haze ?" prANalAla mIjAja ThekANe rAkhI "nA, tophAna nathI karatA paNa tamArI jarA madhurI mazkarI karuM chuM." ema kahI sAhasa karI cuMbana karI cheDI dIdhI. AthI vIrabALAe krodhe bharAI garjanA karI tame ahIMthI cAlyA jAo." prANalAla-"mArI mAgaNuM svIkAro to cAlyo jAuM." A sAMbhaLI vIrabALA vicAramAM paDI gaI, "have je AnAkAnI karIza to jarUra mane kharAba karaze mATe mAre have tene jarA dhIraja ApI chaTakavuM ane dhArele hetu bara lAvo" ema samayasUcakatA vAparI krodhane parANe dabAvI rAkhI dhIme rahI vIrabALA bolI "zI mAgaNuM che ?" prANalAla "kyAM tame jANatA nathI ?" vIrabALA"tevI mAgaNane svIkAra thAya ? tamArA bhAI jANe te mane mArI nAkhe, samajyA?" prANalAla-"jayaMtIlAla tamane rAjIkhuzIthI rajA Ape te. pachI kAMI vadhe che?" sAhasika banI A prasaMgamAMthI chaTakavA yukti zodhI vIrabALAe hasIne javAba Apyo "pachI mane jarApaNu vAMdho nathI." prANalAla-"pachI A suMdara badanane rasa cAkhavA dezene ?" vIrabALA-"jeTalo rasa cAkhavo hoya teTale cAkhaje." paNa mAre to mAtra temanI rajAnI khAsa jarUra che. uparathI tamane chuTa levAnI hA kahe ane aMdarathI mane nA kahe tethI mAre gusse thavuM paDe che mATe mApha karaje. have mArI zaramane bheda samajyA ? paNa juo,eTaluM tamAre dhyAnamAM rAkhavAnuM che. te chaTakI jAya tevA che. mATe lekhI karAra karI leje, pAchaLathI vAMdho Ave nahIM. eka divasane nahIM paNa AkhI jIMdagIne sado che. ApaNe saMbaMdha thayA pachI temane irSA Avaze ane mane laDaze. te vakhate mAre tamArI pAse dAda meLavavA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #333 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 316 prakaraNa 32 muM. * * AvavuM paDaze. eTale tamArI kaDI sthiti thaze. menakA paNa rIse bharAze. mATe tame temanI lekhI saMmati laI Ave. tame khuza thAo tevI taiyArI huM karI rAkhuM chuM. rajA meLavyA pachI tame tamArI jeTalI manakAmanA hoya teTalI pUrI kare. mane taiyArI karatAM aradhe kalAka lAgaze mATe aradhA kalAka pachI kamADa khakhaDAvaje." vIrabALAnA AvA madhura ane nahIMdhArelA zabdo sAMbhaLI prANalAla ghaNe khuzI thayo ane dIvAnakhAnAmAM gayo eTale vIrabALAe bAraNuM baMdha karI sAMkaLa vAzI dIdhI. jANatI hatI ke dhaNuM rajA ApavAne che eTale te pAcho AvI humalo karI jarUra baLAtkAra karaze ane jaMdagI bhraSTa karaze. gaI rAtathI manamAM ghoLAtA vicArane amala karavA joDenA rasoDAmAM gaI. zarIramAM vyApelA jhanunamAM spIrITano bATalo hAthamAM laI vicAramAM paDI "sAhasa karuM ke na karuM? nahIM karuM te mane apavitra banAvaze, mane koIpaNa A phAMsAmAMthI choDAve tema nathI. dhaNaja dalAlI khAvAne taiyAra thayA pachI jIvavuM ke nA AdhAre ? kAle vacana ApI Aje mane bhraSTa karavA A prapaMca racyo. je mAre rakSaka teja mAre bhakSaka thaI beThe che. roja te ne te ja mAgaNI kare, zI rIte sahana thAya ? AvA divasa keTalA kADhavA? pahelAM saTTAnuM pApa vaLagyuM hatuM, have A badamAsa basaMtIlAlanI sobatathI vyabhicAranuM pApa vaLagyuM, baMne duHkhamAMthI ucI na AvI. have te marIne ja A duHkhamAMthI mukta thayA zIvAya bIjo upAya nathI. basa sukhI thavAnuM Aja sAdhana che" evA daDha nizcayanI sAtheja spIrITane zIso sAllA upara DhALI dIdho, joDe paDelo gAsaleTane zIso paNa DhALI dIdhe. dIvAsaLInI peTI hAthamAM lIdhI, eka divAsaLI saLagAvI, te gula thaI gaI, bIjI saLagAvI te paNa gula thaI. "are Ama kema thAya che ? mAruM kAma sAdhavAmAM A divAsaLIo gula thai kema vigharUpa thAya che? he vItarAga ! he prabhu ! hA! yAda AvyuM. mArI chellI musApharInA prayANa vakhate traNa navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karavuM joIe te huM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #334 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAe karelo ApaghAta, 317 bhUlI gaI hatI tethI baMne dIvAsaLIe gula thaI mane sUcanA karI rahI che" ema ciMtavana karI traNa navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karI dIvAsaLI saLagAvI potAnI sADIne lagADI dIdhI. spIrITa ane gAsaleTathI bhIMjAyelAM kapaDAMne saLagatAM vAra zI ? ekadama bhaDake thayo. agninI asahya vedanA sahana na thavAthI vIrabALAe kAramI cIsa pADI. cIsa pADavAnI sAthe joDenA oraDAmAM beThelI menakA doDI AvI ane pAsenA oraDAmAMthI jayaMtIlAla ane prANalAla bAraNuM ThokavA lAgyA. menakAe gabharAI tarataja bAraNuM ughADayuM, pANInI mATalI lAvI khUba pANI chAMTayuM. vIrabALA ekadama jamIna para pachaDAI. jayaMtIlAla tathA prANalAle pANI lAvI chAMTI agni olavI nAkhI. vIrabALAnI ardhadagdha dayAjanaka bebhAna sthiti thaI paDI. A banAvathI traNe jaNa ghaNAMja gabharAyAM. prANalAla kahevA lAgyo "have hIMmata hAre paTaze nahIM, ApaNe ema vAta bahAra pADavI ke "cA banAvavA sTava saLagAvatAM sADI saLagI ane baLI." A pramANe nizcaya karI vIrabALAne eka godaDA upara suvADI. ghaDIghaDI baLatrAthI kAramI cIsa pADatI. bAjumAMthI basaMtIlAla, bakula tathA bIjA pADozI AvyAM ane jIva bALavA lAgyAM. basaMtIlAla tene haispITalamAM laI javA salAha ApI. temanI salAha pramANe te hospITalamAM gayA ane tyAMthI sTrecara ane hospITalanAM mANaso laI AvI vIrabALAne harakata na Ave te pramANe tene saMbhALapUrvaka sTrecaramAM nIce utArI OspITalamAM laI gayA ane jhaverI prANalAla bAbusAheba pitAne ghera cAlatA thayA. veMkaTaroe davAnA upacAro zarU karyA. savAra thatAM te bumo pADatI maTI. ATha vAgyA eTale AMkha jarA ughaDI. thoDI vAre zuddhimAM AvI ane jarA jarA bolavA lAgI. narsa sAravAra karatI hatI, jayaMtIlAla ane menakAne dhIraja AvI ane Iti sAmAna levA ghera gayAM. jyAM te vIrabALAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #335 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 318 prakaraNa 32 muM. khubasurata AkRti ane kyAM A ardhadagdha AkRti? daiva ! tArI gati gahana che!! thoDI vAra pachI DaoNkaTara AvyA. DaoNkaTare bAIne barAbara tapAsI. rDokaTarane lAgyuM ke jo ke te bolavA lAgI che paNa sakhta baLelI hovAthI kaI ghaDIe tenuM hRdaya cAlatuM baMdha thaze te kahevAya nahIM, tethI DokTare, tarataja polIsane sUcanA ApI dIdhI ke tenI chevaTanI jubAnI levI hoya to tAkIde laI le. sthiti gaMbhIra mAnavAmAM Ave che? DaoNkaTaranA lakhANanI sAthe ja polIsa AvI. jyurI bharAI. A trAsadAyaka banAva banelo hovAthI keTalAka tyAM rahetA daradIo paikI ramaNikalAla karasanalAla nANAvaTI paNa jovAnI khAtara tyAM Avyo. paMcamAM tenuM nAma noMdhAyuM. sTavanA kese reja bane che te A paNa banele che eTale polIsa ke jyurInA manane ema hatuM ke TuMkAmAM paTI jaze. khATalAnI pAse AvI dhIme rahI karanAra te bAIne puchavA lAgyo. "bAI tame zI rIte banyAM te dhIme rahI lakhAvo." vIrabALA dhImA avAje savAlanA javAbamAM bolavA lAgI mAruM nAma vIrabALA che, mAruM pIyara bhadrApurImAM che. mAbApa marI gayAM che. huM ahIM mArA dhaNa jayaMtIlAla choTAlAlanI sAthe rahuM chuM. huM sTava saLagAvatAM baLI nathI paNa huM jANI joIne maravA mATe baLI chuM. mArA sAllA upara spIrITa tathA gAsaleTa chAMTI mArA hAthe dIvAsaLI mukI baLI chuM. bhaDako thavAthI meM cIsa pADI eTaluM jANuM chuM. pachI zuM banyuM tenI mane khabara nathI. atyAre mane khabara paDI ke mane haispITalamAM lAvyA che." kerenara-"vIrabALAbena ! AvI rIte baLavAnuM kAraNa zuM te kaheze? ahIM bIju koI nathI. tamAre keInAthI DaravAnuM kAraNa nathI." jarA Aju bAju najara pheravI dhImA sAde vIrabALA kahevA lAgI "jhaverI prANalAla bAbu karIne kaI mArA dhaNane mitra thAya che te mArI AbarU levA prayatna karato hato, parama divase mArA upara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrabALAe karelo ApaghAta. 319 aghaTate humalo karavAnI tenI taiyArI hatI paNa huM bacI gaI, kAle tevo humalo mArA upara karyo ane baLAtkAra karavAnI taiyArI hatI paNa sArA nasIbe vacce avakAza maLavAthI temAMthI bacavA A kAma meM mArA hAthe karyuM che." ema belI te raDavA lAgI. kerenara dilAso ApI puchavA lAgyo "A vakhate tamAre dhaNI joDe hato ?" vIrabALA-te te bAjunA oraDAmAM hatA. teja pAse rahI AvAM kAma karAvatA. mArA ghera bIjI eka menakA nAmanI bairI che. e avaLA raste caDelI che. mAre dhaNu grAhaka lAvI Ape che." koronara-"tyAre tamArA gharamAM kuTaNakhAnA jevuM kAma cAle che?" vIrabALA-"je kahe che. mArI jAtane bagaDavAno saMbhava ubhe thayo eTale meM A kAma karyuM che." kerenara-"tamAre bIjuM kAMI kahevuM che?" virabALA-"hA. mArA dhaNI bhadrApurImAM pahelAM saTTo karatA hatA. nukasAna AvatuM eTale mane mAratA, mArA dAgInA paDAvI letA, ane duHkha detA. eka vakhate meM mArA dAgInA mAgyA tyAre temaNe mArA dAgInAne badale bIjA dAgInA ApyA. te meM bhadrApurIvALA rasikalAla suMdaralAlane ghera mukelA che mATe je huM marI jAuM te te dAgInA tyAMthI laI A davAkhAnAmAM dharmAdA khAte khacaje. tenI yAdI meM temane ApelI che." kenara-pelI menakA tamAre tyAM rahe che tenI hakIkata tame jANe che ?' vIrabALAbate amArA AvyA pachI AvI che. tenI sAthe eka zrAvakanI chaDI saritA nAme AvI hatI. bakSIpurathI nasADI kaI ane baMnene lAvIne mukI gayelA. menakAne mArA dhaNue nAkaraDI tarIke rAkhI ane saritAne kai sebata sAthe mArA dhaNIe teja rAtre bakSIpura mokalI dIdhI ema mArA dhaNI kahetA hatA. menakA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #337 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 320 prakaraNa 32 muM. jAtanI mAlaNa che ane vidhavA che." kenara "tamArA dhaNuM temanI sAthe saMbaMdha dharAve che ?" ghaNAja dhImA avAje vIrabALAe javAba Ape. te te jJAnI mahArAja jANe." kenara " tamAre dhaNI hAlamAM ze dhaMdhe kare che? "mAre dhaNI..."ema bolatAM bolatAM vIrabALAne jIva lathaDavA lAgyA, hadaya nabaLuM paDI gayuM, AMkhe pheravI ane chellA zvAsa nAkhavA lAgI. joDe beThelA ramaNikalAle tene navakAra maMtra saMbhaLAvyA. jarA jarA zuddhimAM hatI tethI huMkAre bhaNatI. pAMca mInITa thaI ke tene AtmA ardhadagdha thayelA dehane tyAga karI cAlyo gayo. joDe besanAranI AMkhamAMthI AMsu kharavA lAgyAM, ramaNikalAlane bahuja lAgI AvyuM ane vicAra karavA lAgyo ke " AvA paNa pati duniyAmAM paDayA che. dhanya che A bAIne! pitAnA zIlavatane bacAva karavA chevaTe teNe paherelI sADI saLagAvI pitAne prANa to. he deva ! tArI akaLa gati che. patnI AvI zIlavatI tyAre pati pUre durAcArI ! pitAnA gharamAMja kuTaNakhAnuM ughADI bAI nekara rAkhI lohInA dhaMdhA karAve, ane pitAnI AvI pavitra strIne te dhaMdhAmAM utAravA bIjA pAse baLAtkAra karAve e thoDo julama ? A te kema sahana thAya ? vyabhicArane lAta mAranAra sadAcArI AvI abaLA ApaghAta zIvAya bIjuM zuM karI zake ? are ! te vakhate tene keTaluM badhuM duHkha thayuM haze ? pitAnuM pAlana karanAra patija pAse rahI bhraSTa karAve tyAre bacavAne kyAMthI saMbhava ? are prabhu! AvI nirdoSa saguNa kamaLa bALApara tenA patinuM hadaya zAthI nirdaya banatuM haze ? dayA kyAM uDI jatI haze ? dhanya che zIlanI khAtara maranAra vIrabALAne. tenI phaIe tenA guNane lAyakaja tenuM nAma pADeluM che. dhikAra che tenA dhaNIne." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaranI hospITala. 321 eTalAmAM jayaMtIlAla ane menakA AvyAM. vIrabALAne marelI joI jayaMtIlAla poka mukI raDavA lAge. paNa have raDe ke pastAvo kare zuM vaLe ?! vIrabALA gai te gai, hamezanA mATe A phAnI duniyA cheDI cAlI gaI. kahyuM che ke - sahasA kAma karyA thakI hAya harSane nAza, dekha A daSTAMtathI kahe kavi zAmaLadAsa. prakaraNa 33 muM. kanakanagaranI haiospITala, daradI patipatnIne meLApa. * Fair moon ! Why dost thou wane ? That I may wax again. - James Montgomery. + Joys as winged dreams fly fast Why should sadness longer last ? -Samuel Fletcher. bhAI ramaNikalAla! have ApaNe haispITalamAMthI ghera jaie to? e uparathI ema vicAra lAvaze nahIM ke mane kaMTALo Avyo che tethI huM tamane kahuM chuM." * "bhAI dazarathalAla ! mane te vicAra Ave ja nahIM. paNa paeNkTara kahe te pramANe karavuM joIe, kAraNa ke sabhAge gaMbhIra daradamAMthI huM beThe thaye chuM, pharI uthalo mAre te vakhate AkaruM paDe ane pastAvo thAya." * prazana-are caMdra! tuM zA mATe kSINa thatuM jAya che? javAbahuM pharI pAcho vRddhi pAmuM te mATe. ! jyAre svapnanI mAphaka AnaMde ekadama uDI jAya che tyAre zAka paNuM zA mATe lAMbo vakhata Taka joIe? 21 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 322 prakaraNa 33 muM. gaI kAle pelI vIrabALA marI gayA pachI huM strI vairDamAM gaye hatA, tyAM eka oraDAmAM eka sAthvInA masAnuM oNparezana cAlatuM hatuM. tethI tyAM aradhA kalAka ume rahyA hate. DokaTarane pachI maLyo. svAbhAvika rIte temaNe mane kahyuM ke "tamArA mitrane have ghera laI jaze te harakata nathI. te uparathI ghera javAnuM kahuM chuM." te sAdhvI koNa hatI tene tapAsa karyo hate?" hA, aradhe kalAka teja kAma karyuM hatuM. sAdhvInuM nAma caturathI hatuM, temanI umara Azare vIsa varasanI haze. temanI sAravAra mATe be traNa vidhavAo tathA eka be yuvake jaNAtA hatA. huM temane maLyo hatA. temaNe te te sAdhvInA duHkhanI ghaNuM vAta karI. maMdavADane laIne temanAM gurUsAdhvIe temane gAMdhArImAM cheDI daIne cAlyAM gayAM. jyArathI temaNe dIkSA lIdhI che tyArathIja maMdavADano bhoga thaI paDyAM che ane ghaNAM ja duHkhI thAya che. be traNa mAsa sudhI ghaNIe davAo karI, darada maTe ne uthalA mAre, ema karatAM temane chevaTe masAnuM darada thayuM, asahya vedanA thavA lAgI tethI zrAvakone dayA AvavAthI comAsuM havA chatAM paNa khAsa moTaranI savaDa karI temane harakata na thAya tevI rIte hospITalamAM lAvelA che." dazarathalAlanA A zabdo sAMbhaLI vadhu hakIkta jANavAnI IntajArIthI ramaNikalAle puchayuM, "pachI tame te sAdhvIne maLyA hatA?" "nA huM temane maLyo nathI. kAraNake te vakhate te temanuM parezana cAlatuM hatuM.' je Aje temane ThIka hoya ane belI zake tevI sthitimAM hoya to temanA meDhethI badhI hakIkata puchI Avo. paNa eTaluM dhyAnamAM rAkhavuM ke koI puche che mAruM nAma kahezo nahIM." dazarathalAla tyAM gayo, caturathI khATalAmAM suI gayelAM hatAM, be bAIo tathA eka yuvaka sAravAra karatAM hatAM. dazarathalAle yuvakane puchayuM "sAdhvIjIne zAtA che ne?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaranI hospITala-daradI pati patnIno meLApa. 323 yuvake javAba Apyo "hA sAruM che, DaoNkaTare kahyuM che ke darada maTatA sudhI ahIM davAkhAnAmAM rahevuM paDaze. tame zrAvaka che?" dazarathalAla-"hA, zrAvaka chuM, meTe jANavAnI icchA thai che." yuvaka-"tame kyAM rahe che ?" dazarathalAla-"ahIM kanakanagaramAMja rahuM chuM, gaI kAle tamane A davAkhAnAmAM ja maLyo hato." yuvaka-"hA, barAbara che, have yAda AvyuM. sAdhvIjInA eNparezana vakhate tame atre AvyA hatA." dazarathalAla-"tamane amArI madadanI jarUra che?" yuvaka-"jarUra te ghaNuM che, ame badhAM gAMdhArInAM rahIza chIe. A caturazrInAM gurU kaMcanazrI evAM vicitra ane nirdaya che ke A sAdhvI mAMdAM paDayAM eTale temane gALo daI temane duHkhI sthitimAM mukI cAlatAM thayAM. dayA AvavAthI temanI madadamAM eka uttamazrI sAdhvI tathA temanAM celI caMdanathI tyAM rahyAM, darada maTayuM nahIM ane masA dujhavA lAgyA. vaidyanI davAo karI. bicArAM khUba bumo pADatAM. amane dayA AvI tethI comAsuM hovA chatAM paNa meTaramAM ahIM lAvyA. AvI sthitimAM mukIne zI rIte javAya ? joDenI vIzImAM rahevAne tathA khAvApIvAne baMdobasta karyo che. paNa ame Ama kyAM sudhI beTI thaIe ? atrenA gRhastha je have sAravAranuM kAma upADI le te ame amArA gAma jaIe." dazarathalAla-"temanAM mAbApa che ?" yuvaka-"hA che, paNa te te ulaTAM gALo bole che. eka divasa tenI mA AvI hatI paNa te te tene rovarAvI cAlI gaI ane kaMcanathIne pakSa karI amArA jevA sAravAra karanArane paNa gALo devA lAgI. kaMcanathI pelA sUryavijayanA saMdhADAnAM che eTale magajamAM rAI vadhAre bharAyelI che. mATe je bane to amane madada kare te ame chuTA thaie. tamAruM nAma zuM?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #341 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 324 prakaraNa 33 muM. - dazarathalAla-" mAruM nAma dazarathalAla. A sAdhvInuM saMsArIpaNanuM nAma zuM hatuM?" yuvaka-"caturAbAI hatuM." dazarathalAla-"te kyAM paraNyAM hatAM ?" yuvaka-"te te te jANe. te bAbatanI amane khabara nathI. gayA zIyALAmAM bhadrApurImAM temaNe dIkSA lIdhI hatI. jANavA pramANe dIkSA lIdhI tyArathI ja mAMdAM paDelAM che. " A badhI vAtacIta sAdhvI khATalAmAM paDayAM paDayAM sAMbhaLatAM hatAM temaNe kahyuM "bhAI dazarathalAla ! mAre hevAla sAMbhaLo hoya te aMdara Ave, te sAMbhaLI kheda thaze. have te maraNa Ave ane mArA jIvane A kheLIAmAMthI laI jAya te sukha thAya. mAre mATe keTalAM badhAMne tasdI uThAvavI paDe che ? pelAM be sAdhvIoe mArI evI cAkarI karI che ke te je na hatI te mArA zarIramAM kIDA paDayA hota. hamaNAM A badhAM cAkarI karI rahyAM che. saunI huM devAdAra thaI cukI chuM." ema lAcArI batAvI hadaya bharAI javAthI raDavA lAgyAM. te joI dazarathalAle dilAse A "ema kacavAze nahIM. jevo pApane udaya ! dhIraja rAkhe, sau sAruM thaze. paNa mahArAja ! saMsArIpaNAnuM tamAruM sAsaruM kyAM ?" caturazI--"mAruM sAsaruM A kanakanagaramAMja che. meM gayA. mAha vada 7 nA roja dIkSA lIdhI che. mane pAchaLanI vAta saMbhAratAM. ghaNuMja duHkha thAya che. vAta karavA jevo prasaMga Avaze te karIza. karelA kAmane pastA kare have zuM vaLavAnuM che?" dazarathalAla-"tamAre saMsArI5NAnAM sAsu sasarA che?" caturazrI-"nA." dazarathalAla-"sadhavA avasthAmAM dIkSA lIdhI hatI ke vidhavA avasthAmAM ? " caturazrI-"sadhavA avasthAmAM dIkSA lIdhI che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #342 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaranI hospITala-daradI pati patnIne meLApa. 325 dazarathalAla-"tyAre te tamArA saMsArIpaNAnA pati ahIM kanakanagaramAMja rahetA haze ?" caturathI "prabhu jANe te kyAM haze ?" ema kahI chAtI bharAI AvavAthI AgaLa bolI zakyAM nahIM ane raDavA lAgyAM. mahArAja! raDaze nahIM, have tamane tasdI nahIM ApuM." ema dilAso ApI tyAMthI dazarathalAla cAlato thayo ane ramaNikalAlane maLyuM. teNe tene savistara hakIkata kahI. te sAMbhaLI ramaNikalAle kahyuM "bhAI dazarathalAla ! have ApaNe te sAdhvInI cAkarI karavI joIe. huM have ThIka thayo chuM, vaLI DokaTare paNa tamArA kahevA pramANe ghera javAnuM kahyuM che mATe cAkarI karavAmAM harakata Avaze nahIM." dazarathalAla-"sAravAra karavA AvelAM pelA mANase je atre kAInI madada maLe te potAnA gAma javA mAge che, kaMTALelAM jaNAya che." ' ramaNikalAla-"bhAI dazarathalAla ! tame mArI ghaNuM cAkarI uThAvI tene badale vALavo te ghera gayo paNa ulaTa huM tamane bIjI sAravAranI upAdhimAM nAkhuM chuM ke huM vyAjabI karato nathI ema mane lAge che, paNa tema karyA vinA chUTakoja nathI. mArI vidhavA phaI mAlikA gAmamAM che tene kAgaLa lakhI teDAvuM. te Ave eTale ApaNe ghera jaIe." ema kahI kAgaLa lakhavA beThe. te kAgaLa lakhI rahyA pachI bIjo patra rasikalAlanA upara lakhI te sAthe pelI baLI gayelI vIrabALAnI chevaTanI jubAnInI nakala utArI bIDI. te zivAya bIjA patro lakhI TapAlamAM ravAnA karAvI dIdhA. pelI sAdhvInI sAravAra mATe DokTarane maLI eka aThavADIA mATe be sArI bAIenI goThavaNa karI dIdhI ane temanI madadamAM sAdhvIne khAvApIvAnI savaDa karI ApavA mATe gAMdhArIthI AvelI eka vidhavAne rikI rAkhI bAkI bIjAM mANasane gAMdhArI javAnI rajA ApI. traNa cAra divasa thayA ke ramaNikalAlanAM pheI AvyAM. ramaNikalAla DaoNkaTaranI rajA laI ghera gayo paNa tenuM mana pelI sAkhI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 326 prakaraNa 33 muM. tarapha vadhAre AkarSAyeluM rahyuM. dazarathalAla divasamAM be vakhata sAdhvInI khabara puchavA jata ane pAse bezI temane dhIraja Apate. parezanathI sAdhvIne ekadama sAruM thavA lAgyuM. dazarathalAlanI sAthe jIva maLavAthI eka sAMje sAdhvIe dazarathalAlane puchayuM "bhAI dazarathalAla! jyArathI huM atre AvI chuM tyArathI tamane roja ahIM jouM chuM. vaLI hAlamAM te mArI sAravAranuM kAma paNa tame upADI lIdhuM che. zuM tame atre davAkhAnAmAM rahe che ?" dazarathalAle javAba Apyo "nA, huM davAkhAnAmAM raheto nathI, paNa mArA eka mitra ahIM ghaNA lAMbA vakhatathI daradI tarIke hatA, marI jAya tevI asAdhya sthiti thaI hatI paNa ThekaTaranI davA ane sAravArathI dharmapasAthe sAruM thayuM. tenI cAkarI karavA huM ahIM rahetA hatA, te hamaNAM thoDA divasathI ja ghere gayA che ane temanI bhalAmaNathI huM tamArI sAravAramAM rekka chuM, tethI ane vAraMvAra AvavuM thAya che." caturazrIe puchyuM "te tamArA mitranuM nAma zuM?" dazarathalAle javAba Apyo "temaNe nAma kahevAnI nA pADI che. eTale lAcArIthI nAma ApI zakatA nathI." caturazrI-"te hAla kyAM che?" dazarathalAla-"te ahi ja temane ghera che." caturathI--"temanuM ghara kyAM AvyuM ?" dazarathalAla-"te paNa kahevAnI mane ja pADI che." caturathI--"te zuM kare che?" dazarathalAla-te te meM tamane kahyuM tema mAMdA hatA ane hraspITalamAMja hatA. temanI joDe ja huM raheto hato, te have temanI phaI AvavAthI ane DokTare ghera javAnI rajA ApavAthI potAne ghera gayA che ane have tamArI cAkarI karavA temaNe mane kaheluM che." caturathI-"have to tamArA mitranI tabIata sArI che ne?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #344 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaranI hospITala-daradI pati patnIne meLApa. 327 dazarathalAla-"hA, have te ghaNuja sArI che." A zabdo sAMbhaLI caturazrInA mukha upara tejI AvI, AnaMda chavAI rahyA, "kharekhara eja haze. prabhue dayA karI bacAvyA," ema manamAM harakhAtI caturathI bolI "paNa bhAI dazarathalAla ! te mane ane maLavA AvI zake ?" dazarathalAla-"hA, zA mATe nahIM ? tamArA mATe te eTalI badhI rDokaTarane bhalAmaNa karI che ke tamane jarA paNa takalIpha paDe nahIM. khAsa be bAIe tamArI sAravAra mATe DokaTare rAkhI che. paNa have tamArI tabIata kevI che?" caturathI--"mane have pahelAM karatAM ghaNuM sAruM che, darada taddana maTavA AvyuM che ane tabIyata paNa sArI rahe che." dazarathalAla-"pUre ArAma thayA pachI kyAM jaze?" caturathI-"pachI te jyAM nasIba laI jAya tyAM." dazarathalAla " Ama kema bole che ?" caturI-batevuM belavA jevuM meM A kamanasIba strIe kAma kareluM che mATe boluM chuM" e zabdonI sAtheja AMkho azrumaya banI. dazarathalAla-"Ama na kacavAo, mArA mitrane svabhAva evo che ke te koInI paNa cAkarI karI chuTe che, vhaspITalamAMthI chuTayA pachI paNa tamane duHkhI avasthAmAM nahIM rahevA de. mATe kacavAze nahIM. paNa saMsArIpaNumAM tame kyAM paraNyAM hatAM?" caturakI-nAma daI oLakhANa karAvyAthI zuM phAyado che!" dazarathalAla-"kema? oLakhANa paNa eka ratnanI khANa che." caturathI-"eALakhANa nIkaLe te tamArA mitra mArI mAgaNIne svIkAra karI zakaze ?" dazarathalAla-"vAha! zA mATe nahIM kare. oLakhANa vagara atyAre madada kare che to pachI eLakhANa nIkaLe to vadhAre madada kare emAM zuM Azcarya ? paNa tame mArA eka praznano javAba khAI gayAM." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 328 caturazrI--" kayA praznane ?" dazarathalAla-- " ArAma thayA pachI kyAM jaze! te praznane. prakaraNa 33 muM. - caturazrI--" vAha ! meM sAk jaNAvI dIdhuM che ke jyAM nasIba lai jAya tyAM. zuM te javAba na kahevAya ? "" 66 "" dazarathalAla~~ te te khelavAnI eka sAmAnya rUDI che. caturazrI--" huM kharuM kahuM chuM, meM uddhRtAi karI dIkSA lIdhI, have pastAuM chuM, atyAra sudhI mane vicAra karavAnuM sujhatuM nahatuM paNa tame tamArA mitranI sukhazAtAnA sArA samAcAra kahyA tyArathI amuka dizAmAM javuM eTaluM te nakkI karyuM che. paNa have te dizAmAM zI rIte javuM te mATe muMjhAuM chuM. te teADa tamArA mitra dhAre te kADhI Ape ema mArUM mana sAkSI pUrI rahyuM che. bhAi dazarathalAla ! tamArA mitra paraNelA che ke kuMvArA che ? " "9 dazarathalAla- paraNelA te| hatA paNu.. caturazrI--" paNa kahI kema aTakI gayA ?" dazarathalAla--" paNa bairAM dekhAtAM nathI. heAya te ATalA badhA da maMdavADamAM cAkarI karavA kema na Ave?'' 100000 "" 39 caturazrI--" te kyAM gayAM che tenI khabara che ? " dazarathalAla--" eka divasa kAinI AgaLa mArA mitra kahetA hatA ke patnIe te! dIkSA lIdhI che." dazarathalAlanA A zabdothI caturazrIne seAe seA TakA khAtrI thaI ke jarUra te temanA saMsArIpaNAnA pati ramaNikalAla. temane maLavAnI tIvra icchA thai AvI. jo ramaNikalAla patnI tarIke pAchI svIkAravA taiyAra thAya teA sAdhvI veza cheADI temanI sAthe rahevuM ane karelI bhUlanI mArI mAgavI evA vicAra karavA lAgI. AvA vicArAthI udbhavatI AnaMdadAyaka AzAnAM kiraNeA tenA mukha upara prakAza mAravA lAgyAM. A joI dazarathalAle prazna karyAM " kema mahArAja ! manathI jarA jarA hasavA lAgyAM ?' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaranI hAspITala-daradI patipatnInA meLApa. 329 caturazrI--bhAi dazarathalAla ! harSa thavAnAM traNa kAraNA bhegAM thayAM che. eka kAraNa teA e ke je vastu naSTa thayAnI dhAstI hatI te kAyama che, bIjuM kAraNa e ke jevastu meLavavI muzkela hatI te sahelI thaI paDI che, ane trIjuM kAraNa e ke mArA rAga have maTatA jAya che, divase divase sAre ArAma thate jAya che. mATe manathI AnaMda thAya che. have A AnaMdamAM jarA nyUnatA rahelI che,te nyUnatA tamArA mitra mane maLavA Ave ke nikaLI jAya. te jo mArI mAgaNIne svIkAra kare te| huM A mAMdagInA khIchAnethI uDDI sIdhI temane ghera jAuM ane A sAdhvInAM kapaDAM utArI temanI patnInAM kapaDAM dhAraNa karUM. kema dazarathalAla ! taDArA praznanA mArA javAbane khulAsA samajAya ? jyAM sudhI te mane nathI maLyA tyAM sudhI kayAM javAnuM che te zI rIte nakkI thAya? tame tamArA mitranuM nAma dai eLakhANa ApatA nathI paraMtu have bIjI dareka tamArI vAta uparathI mane ceAkasa khAtrI thAya che ke tamArA mitranuM nAma ramaNikalAla karasanalAla nANAvaTI che. te mane eLakhI gayA che tethIja nAma jaNAvavAnI tamane nA pADI che. temane saMdezA kahejo ke huM A sAdhvI veza cheADI karI tamArI AjJAMkita patnI tarIke joDAvA mAgu chuM. tamane sukha zAtAmAM jANI mane dhaNAja AnaMda thayA che ane chupI rIte mArI sAravAra karI rahyA che tene badaleA huM jIvIza tyAM sudhI vALIza. prathamanA jevI mUrkhAi nahIM karUM' ATalA mArA saMdezA tamArA mitra ramaNikalAlane kahejo. bhUlaze. nahIM, ane tene jarUra javAba lAvazeA." " dazarathalAla--"mahArAja! tame kahA che. temaja che, tamArA saMdezA jarUra temane kahIza, javAba Apaze te letA AvIza." caturazrI--te saMdezAnI sAthe eTaluM paNa kahejo ke zA mATe maLavA AvatA nathI tenA khulAsA jarUra puchIne lAvo." A pramANe vAta karI saMdezA laI dazarathalAla tyAMthI uDIne parabhAre| rAtre ramaNikalAlane ghera gayA ane banelI vAta jAhera karI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #347 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 330. prakaraNa 33 muM. saMdeze akSare akSara kahI saMbhaLAvyo. A pramANe sAdhvI thayelI patnInA du:khane ane pastAvAne hevAla sAMbhaLI ramaNikalAlanI AMkhamAM AMsu bharAI AvyAM. veza cheDI pAchI patnI tarIke joDAvavAnI icchA jaNuMvyAthI ramaNikalAlanuM mana te tarapha kheMcAyuM. tene have zArIrika duHkhanI sAthe mAnasika duHkha karAvI pIDA ApavI ThIka lAgI nahIM, tethI teNe dazarathalAlane kahyuM "tame savAre haippITalamAM temanI pAse jAo tyAre temane kahejo ke tamArI mAgaNano svIkAra karavAmAM Avaze, ane huM tamane jarUra maLIza.' have mArI oLakhANa karAvavA harakata nathI. te badhuM jANuM gayAM che." dazarathalAla-"meM te tamArI sUcanA pramANe keTalIka vAta addhara uDAvI hatI paNa temaNe te bIjA raste bIjA prazna karI hakIkata jANI lIdhI. eTale have oLakhANa karAvavI bAkI rahI nathI." ramaNikalAla-"te sAdhunA bharamAvyAthI upAzrayamAM javA lAgI, sAdhvIoe dIkSA levA mATe bheLavI, mAbApe Teko Apyo ane vaLI mAbApane paisAnI lAlaca maLI tethI te sAdhvI thaI. bApa mArI saMmatine kAgaLa paNa laI gayA hatA. sAdhvI thayA pachI duHkha paDayuM haze, sAdhvIonI cAkarI uThAvI thAkI gaI haze, TuMkArA ane gALo khamavI paDI haze, gurUe kADhI mukI haze, pariNAme pastAvo thayA, haze, A kAraNathI saMsAramAM pAchA AvavAnI IcchA thavI joIe. ghera Avaze eTale badhI hakIkata jANavAmAM Avaze." dazarathalAla-"bhAI ramaNikalAla! hAla te temane evo pastAvo thAya che ke vAta karatAM karatAM te raDI paDe che." ' ramaNikalAla-"meM vicAra evo karyo che ke tame kAle savAre tyAM jaje ane huM nava vAgyAnA sumAre tyAM AvIza ane DokaTarane maLIza. have temane ArAma thavA Avyo haze, mATe je DokaTara ghera lAvavAnI salAha Apaze to sAMje ghera letA AvIzuM. ghera lAvavAnI vAta temanA. AgaLa jaNAvaze nahIM. te vAta huM AvIne karIza." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #348 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaranI hospITala-daradI pati patnIne meLApa. 33 dazarathalAla-huM tamArI rAha joto temanI pAse besIza. temane kahIza ke te hamaNuM maLavA Avaze. huM have jAuM chuM" ema kahI dazarathalAla potAne tyAM vidAya thayo. caturazrInuM mana tenA pati ramaNikalAlamAM lIna thaI gayuM. jarUra svIkAra karaze ema tenuM mana kabula karatuM hatuM. dazarathalAlanI vAtathI tenAmAM ajaba nUra AvavA lAgyuM, davA vinA lohI caDavA mAMDayuM, citAthI ghuma thayeluM mAthuM utarI gayuM, have dazarathalAla ze saMdeza lAve che teTalAja upara tenuM bhAvI avalaMbIne raheluM hatuM. AvA vicAramAM ne vicAramAM te nidrAvaza thaI. bIje divase savAre dazarathalAla sAdhvI pAse gayo. tene joIne te sAdhvI AturatAthI puchavA lAgI "bhAi zubha samAcAra lAvyA chene? dazarathalAla "hA mahArAja ! temaNe kahyuM che ke tamArI mAgane svIkAra jarUra karIza. hamaNAM thoDA vakhata pachI te tamane maLavA tamArI pAse ahIM Avaze. " caturathI-"jarUra Avaze?" dazarathalAla-"hA mahArAja! jarUra Avaze." caturazrI "have tame mane mahArAja zabda vApare cheDI do." dazarathalAla-"jyAM sudhI tamArA zarIra upara A pILA kapaDAM che tyAM sudhI mahArAja zabda vAparavo joIe, jyAre saMsArI vezamAM mArA mitra ramaNikalAlane ghera Avaze tyAre tame kaheze te nAmathI tamane belAvIza." caturazrI-"mAruM darada Aje pUrepUruM maTI gayuM che. tamArA javAbathI mane anahada AnaMda thAya che." ramaNikalAla gherathI nIkaLyo. je rDokaTaranI sAravAra nIce sAdhvI hatI te DaoNkTarane maLyo. te baMne sahAdhyAyI hatA, ramaNikalAle sAdhvInI badhI vAta jaNAvI ane kahyuM ke "have tene ghera laI jAuM chuM ane A pILAM kapaDAM utArI nAkhuM chuM." DaoNkaTara A sAMbhaLI hazI kahevA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 332 prakaraNa 33 muM. lAge "cAlo huM paNa tamArI sAthe AvuM chuM, have tene ghera laI javI hoya te sukhethI ghera laI jAo. DresIMga karavAnI jarUra nathI." ema salAha ApI te baMne sAdhvInA oraDAmAM gayA. ramaNikalAla meM ThAvakuM rAkhI sAdhvInI sAmuM joI hAtha joDI mIThI mazkarImAM bolyA "kema che mahArAja sAheba! zAtA che ne?" ramaNikalAlane jotAM ja sAdhvInI AMkhamAM harSanA AMsu bharAI AvyAM. te joI DokaTara kahevA lAge "ramaNikalAla tamane vaMdanA karavA Ave ane tame Ama kare te sAruM kahevAya ? tamAre have ghera javuM hoya te rajA che. ramaNikalAla teDavA mATe AvyA che, te mArA bALamitra che, have upAzrayamAM javuM che ke ramaNikalAlanA gharamAM?" caturazrI AMkho sApha karI svastha thaI jarA hasatA mukhe bolI "upAzrayamAM jaI dharAI AvI, have te tamArA mitra ghera laI jAya te june saMbaMdha tAjo karavAne dhAruM chuM ane tenuM ja cittavana karI rahI chuM. AkhI rAta teja cittavanamAMja gALI che." DokaTara-"mArA mitra te kayAranA laI javAne taiyAra che, paNa tamArI IcchA jANavA mAge che." caturathI-"meM to mArI icchA temanA mitra dazarathalAlane kayAranI jaNAvI che." DokaTaraatyAre have A pILA kapaDe kayAre kere mukaze?" caturazrI-"tamArA mitra mukAve tyAre, paNa tene badale bIjA kapaDAM joIe te huM kayAMthI lAvuM?" DokaTara "tenI ciMtA tame zuM karavA kare che? te ciMtA te kapaDAM badalAvanArane hoya." ramaNilAla-"hamaNAM ghera jaI kapaDAM mokalAvuM chuM. sAMje huM meTara laI teDavA AvIza. ApaNe sAthe ghera jaIzuM." Ama nakkI karI tyAMthI baMne jaNa vidAya thayA. ramaNikalAla ghera jai mANasa sAthe paheravA jeTalAM kapaDAM haispiITalamAM mokalI ApyAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaranI hospITala-daradI pati patnIne meLApa. 333 wwwnnwunum caturazrIe sAdhvInAM kapaDAM utArI saMsArIpaNuMnAM kapaDAM paherI lIdhAM ane pAchAM caturAbAI banI gayAM. ane dIkSA vakhate he catura sadaguNuM suMdarI ! A bhakti kyAMthI AdarI ? vairAgya mArga saMcarI saMsAra zuM gaI visarI ? svAmInI bhakti svAmausevA svAmI nija sukha mAnavuM, strIne pati sAkSAta devA zAstra vANI A kharI. " evI temanA mATe je patrikA chapAIne bahAra paDI hatI temAM prakaTa karelI zIkhAmaNane svIkAra karyo. sAMje ramaNikalAla sArI moTara laI haippITalamAM gaye, caturAbAI varasAdanI mAphaka rAha joI rahI hatI, ramaNikalAlane dekhI zaramAIne hazI paDI, june saMbaMdha tAjo karyo, patnI tarIke ramaNikalAlanI jeDe meTaramAM birAjamAna thaI gaI ane pelI sAravAra mATe rahelI, gAMdhArIvALI bAIne sAthe laI teo ghera gayAM. nIce gharanA eka havAvALA oraDAmAM caturA mATe pATIvALA khATalA upara bichAnuM pAtharI daradIne joitI saghaLI sAmagrIo taiyAra rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. caturAne bAraNAmAM AvatI dekhI phaibA ghaNuM khuzI thayAM. caturA gharamAM AvIne taiyAra rAkhelA khATalA upara beThI. phaIbAe khuzInA samAcAra puchayA. sAthe AvelAM gAMdhArI gAmavALAM bAi te phaibAne oLakhItAM nIkaLyAM. thoDI vAra pachI phaibA pelI bAIne laI dere darzana karAvavA gayAM ke caturAe gharanuM bAraNuM AvuM karavA ramaNikalAlane sUcanA ApI. ramaNikalAla vAtane bheda samajyo paNa jANI joI teNe ajANatA batAvI. A vakhate caturA TakIAnA TakaNe khATalA upara beThI hatI. ramaNikalAla bAraNuM baMdha karI tenI pAse beThe ane caturAne hAtha laI pitAnA hadaya sAthe dabAvyo. caturAnuM hRdaya bharAI AvyuM ane ramaNikalAlanA khoLAmAM mAthuM mukI caturA khUba raDavA lAgI. ramaNikalAle kahyuM "hamaNuM phaIbA ne pelAM dIvALIbAI Avaze." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 334 prakaraNa 33 muM. caturA-"mane have raDIne mAruM hRdaya khAlI karavA de, mArI bhUlo mApha kare, huM have tamAre eka bola paNa uthApIza nahIM. tamArA maMdavADa vakhate dIkSA laI tamArI darakAra na karI ane mArA maMdavADa vakhate tame mArI cAkarI karavA lAgyA. A mArAM pApa zI rIte ghevAze ane tamArA upakArane badale vaLaze ?" ramaNikalAla-"caturA! Ama na kara ! AthI vadhAre duHkha thAya." caturA-"mane raDI levA de, AthI mAruM du:kha ochuM thAya che. jyArathI tamAruM nAma sAMbhaLyuM che tyArathI mAruM duHkha maTI gayuM che. mane raDavA do, rekaze nahIM." ema Agraha karI nIcuM mAthuM rAkhI ramaNikalAlanA gaLAmAM be hAtha bharAvyA. ramaNikalAlanI AMkhamAM paNa AMsu bharAyAM. thoDI vAra thaI ke dhIme rahI caturA pitAnuM kamaLa mukha uMcuM karI vakra najare ramaNikalAlanI sAmuM jovAnI taiyArI karatI hatI eTalAmAM to ramaNikalAlanA adharanI adhIrAI khuTI gaI. AvA adhIrA banelA adharathI AvelI takano lAbha levAI gaye. caturA romAMca banI adhararasanuM pAna karI maMdahAsyayukta dRSTi meLavI zaramAI gaI ane baMnenA kapala sAthe joDAI gayA ke ramaNikalAle tenA vAMsA upara maMdamaMda hAtha pheravI dhIme rahI kahyuM "AvuM gADha AliMgana te kyAM sudhI?" caturA-" jyAM sudhI mana kaheze tyAM sudhI." Ama AnaMda kare che eTalAmAM bahAranAM kamADa khakhaDyAM ke ke caturA chuTI paDI. ramaNikalAle uThIne kamADa udhADIne joyuM to keIja nahotuM, pAchAM baMdha karI ramaNikalAla khATalA upara AvIne beThe ne puchayuM "atyAre tAre mATe dudha ke kAMjI banAvavAnI che ?" caturA-"phaibA AvIne dudha banAvI Apaze, mAre mATe tame ghaNuM ja kALajI kare che. paNa tame bahuja jabarA lAge che. tamArA jeTalI mane dhIraja na rahe. chAnI rIte mitradhArAe khUba madada karI sAravAra karI, paNa maLavAnI intajArI batAvI nahIM. mane khabara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #352 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaranI hospITala-daradI pati patnIne meLApa. 335 paDI eTale meM te tarataja saMdeza mokalyo. mArA saMdezAne javAba mane maLatAMja mArA zarIramAM pAMcazera lehI caDI gayuM haze." ramaNikalAla-"tArAM mAbApane samAcAra ApavAnI marajI che?" caturA-"mAre te temanuM meM jevuM nathI. eka divasa mA AvI hatI te ulaTI saune laDI mane rovarAvI gaI." ramaNikalAla-"paNa te te karmane deSa ! koI dhAratuM hatuM ke huM maMdavADamAMthI beThe thaIza ane ApaNe be Ama bhegAM thaIzuM ? huM te jANe bIjA avatAre Avyo ane pharI vAra paraNyo evuM lAge che " ema kahI caturAne hAtha jarA hAthamAM laI kheMcyA ke caturA AvelI takano lAbha laI meLAmAM mAthuM mukI nirAMte chuTathI suI gaI. A joI ramaNikalAla bolyo "phaIbA Avaze to mArAthI ke tArAthI ekadama uThAze nahIM ane zaramAvA jevuM thaze. " caturA-"e to uThAze, tamAre hAtha pharavAthI vIjaLInI mAphaka mArAmAM zakti Ave che te samaje che? juo ! pahelAM mArA hadayanA dhabakArA ghaNA maMda cAlatA hatA te have barAbara cAle che" ema hakIkata kahI ramaNikalAlane hAtha laI hadaya batAvavA lAgI. ramaNikalAla hRdaya upara hAtha mukI hAthe bAMdhelI rIsTavaeNca tarapha najara rAkhI jarA vAra rAha joI hazIne belyo "mane te haju tAruM hRdaya jaDatuM nathI, pAMca mInITathI ghaDIALamAM joI rahyA chuM paNa hRdaya jaDayA vinA zI rIte dhabakArA gaNuM?" - caturA-"hadaya te ekadama jaNAtuM haze ke? te to bahu bArIka tapAsa karavAthI jaDI Ave." ramaNikalAla-"caturA! dIkSA lIdhA pachI tArI caturAimAM ajaba vadhAro thayelo jaNAya che." caturA-"meM taDakA chAMyaDA jeyA, duHkha paDayuM eTale mArA sukhanI kIMmata mane samajAI ane te sukha atyAre bhegavI rahI chuM tethI tamane kadAca amaryAdA bhareluM lAgeluM haze; patipatnInA saMbaMdhamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 236 prakaraNa 33 muM. amaryAdA te maryAdA gaNAya che "prema nahIM tyAM nema che, nema nahIM tyAM prema" e vAkya yAda kare. A tamAre hAtha mArA hRdayane saMdeze tamArA hRdayane pahoMcADI rahyo che ke mane mArI bhUlono keTale badhe pazcAtApa thAya che. AkhI jIMdagIbhara tamArA sukhe sukhI ane tamArA duHkhe duHkhI rahevAne baMdhAuM chuM. tamArA AtmAne prasanna rAkhavA ane tamArI AjJA pALavA meM mArA jIva sAthe pratijJA karI che. A mArA hadayane saMdeze tamArA hRdayane pahoMcADavA je mane atyAre taka maLI. che tethI mArI jAtane bhAgyazALI mAnuM chuM ane tene lAbha laI rahI chuM." A pramANe caturA ramaNikalAla AgaLa pitAnuM hRdaya khAlI. karI rahI che eTalAmAM phaIbA bolatAM belatAM bahArathI AvatAM saMbhabAyAM ke tarataja caturAe mAthuM uMcuM karyuM ke ramaNikalAle potAne paga uThAvI laI esIku mukI dIdhuM ane joDe besI rahe. phaIbA bAraNuM ughADI aMdara AvyAM ane bolyAM "bhAI ramaNikalAla! mane jarA vAra thaI, dIvALIbAine moTA dere darzana karAvyAM. caturA mATe dudha karavuM che ke sAbukhAnI kAMjI?" ramaNikalAla-"atyAre dudha ApavAmAM Ave che mATe zera dudha taiyAra kare. have maracuM ane tela zIvAya badhuM khAvAnI chuTa ApI che." caturA-"phaIbA! have te mArAmAM zakti AvI che" ema kahI. caturA khATalAmAMthI ubhI thaI raseDAmAM gaI ane kahevA lAgI "tame rahevA do, huM mArA hAthe dudha banAvIza." phaIbA-"caturA ! tuM te badhuM bhUlI gaI haIza. tame sAdhvIe. te taiyAra raI upara dharmalAbha daI hAjara thavAvALAM rahyAM." caturA-"huM te sAdhvI thaIne pastAI. pucho A dIvALIkAkIne. baMdha vAMka mArI mAne ane kaMcanazrI sAdhvIne che. temaNe mane kharAba karI. sAdhvIe potAnI celIone zuM duHkha Ape che !! huM te joIne trAsa pAmI gaI. meM je cha mAsa kADhayA che tevA duzmanane paNa na Avaje. mAruM nasIba eTaluM sAruM ke haispITalamAM meLApa thayo." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakanagaranI hospITala-daradI pati patnIne meLApa. 337 phaIbA-"haze je banyuM te kharuM paNa have mArA ramaNikalAlanI sArI cAkarI karajo ane tenA zarIranI saMbhALa rAkhaje. bhAine svabhAva to evo sAre che ke maratAne mera kahe nahIM. bhAI nekarI upara caDe eTale tame sAthe jAo. sukhI rahe ane ekanA aneka thAo." phaIbAe dudha taiyAra karI caturAne tathA ramaNikalAlane ApyuM. rasoDuM moTuM hovAthI badhAM aMdara beThAM ane sAdhu sAdhvInI vAto karatAM karatAM gAMdhArIvALA zazIkAMtanI vAta nIkaLI. dIvALIbAI kahevA lAgI "zazIkAMtanI dIkSAmAM te moTo gajaba thayo che. tenI berI prabhAvatIne te phAMso khAIne maravAno vakhata Avyo che. zuM vAta karIe ? zazIkAMtane dIkSA Ape cAra mAsa thayA, te pahelAM zazIkAMtane 6 mAsathI cothA vratanI bAdhA hatI. hAlamAM tenI strI prabhAvatIne sAro divasa che, pAMca mAsa thayA che. loke te bhAta bhAtanI vAto kare che, rAMDa chInALa hatI, vaMThI gayelI hatI, zI khabara te bApaDInI zI dazA thaze ?" phaIbA-"vAta maLI, tamArA gAMdhArI gAmanA zazIkAMtane amArA mAlIkA gAmamAM chupI dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI hatI, paNa tyAM te evI vAta thatI hatI ke te chokaro kharAba che. bAdhAo laIne bhAge che ane mahArAja pAse AlavaNa le che. bAI te bahu sArI che." dIvALIbAI-"tame kaho cho temaja haze. bAImAM jarA paNa evuM apalakSaNa nathI. bhAIe bAdhAe laI toDI hoya ane bAIne mAthe AvuM kalaMka lagADato hoya to kone khabara? sAdhuo ane sAvIene dahADo uThayo che. lokonAM ghara bhAge che, kaMcanazrI pitAnI celIene ghaNuM duHkha Ape che. jeyuM jatuM nathI. A caturAnA nasIbe te uttamazrI ane caMdana zrI cAkarI karanAra maLI gayAM eTale gAMdhArImAM rahI zakayAM. vaLI temanuM nasIba khIlavAnuM haze tethI temane masA thayA ane davAkhAnAmAM lAvyA ane acAnaka meLApa thayo. nasIbanI gati kaI kaLI zakatuM nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #355 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 prakaraNa 34 muM. prakaraNa 34 muM. rasilAla upara cArIne Apa. saritA guma thayAne bheda, (harigIta) AkAza nirmaLa svaccha jyAM nava abra eka jaNAya che, ghaDI ekamAM vAdaLa chavAI vRSTi maTI thAya che, duniyA taNA A raMga evA paLa paLe palaTAya che, kudarata taNuM kRti evI che ke koIthI na kaLAya che-lekhaka. "mAlatI ! jarA upara Ava ne !" kema zuM kAma che?" "le Aje eka patra aparicita mitrane AvyuM che te sAthe eka dila ekAvanArI jubAnInI nakala AvI che, vAMca" ema kahI rasikalAle Avelo patra mAlatInA hAthamAM mukyo. kAgaLa hAthamAM laI mAlatI vAMcavA lAgI zAkamArakeTa pAse-kanakanagara. aSADa vada 11 bhAIzrI rasikalAla suMdaralAla, paricaya vagara patra lakhavAne prasaMga prApta thayo che. huM Apane nAmathI oLakhuM chuM ane kadAca Apa paNa mane nAmathI oLakhatA haze ema hAla cAlatA dIkSAnA prakaraNa uparathI kahI zakuM chuM. hospITalamAM eka vIrabALA nAmanI bAI ardhadagdha jevI sthitimAM AvelI te gaI kAle hospITalamAM marI gayelI. maratI vakhatanI tenI jubAnI ApanI sAthe saMbaMdha dharAvatI hevAthI temaja saritAne ullekha paNa temAM karela hovAthI tenI nakala A sAthe bIDuM chuM te huM dhAruM chuM ke Apane ghaNuM upayogI thaI paDaze. patra lakhe te uparanA saranAme lakhaze. lI. Apano, ramaNikalAla karasanalAla nANAvaTI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #356 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rasikalAla para cerIne Aropa. 339 ~ ~ ~ upara pramANe patra vAMcI vIrabALAnI maraNa vakhatanI jubAnI vAMcavA lAgI. vAMcatA vAMcatAM AMkha ane kapALa upara krodha ane dilagIrInI chAyA paDavA lAgI. "have to ApaNe kamara kasavI paDaze." ema kahI mAlatIe kAgaLa Tebala upara muko. rasikalAla-"A patra lakhanAra ramaNikalAlane oLakhyA ?" mAlatI-"nA." rasikalAla-"pelI caturathI sAdhvInA pati, jemaNe temanA sasarA upara kaTAkSamAM saMmatipatra lakhIne mokalyA hatA te. " mAlatI-"hA hA! have yAda AvyA. pelI patrikAvALI caturAnA dhaNI ema kahAne. paNa A patra mATe temane dhanyavAda ghaTe che. ApaNane vakhatasara amulya sUcanA ApI che. vIrabALA aSADa vada 10 nA roja devagata thai ane vada 11 nA roja patra lakhyo te Aje vada 14 nA roja maLe. vada 12 nA roja maLo joIto hatA. TapAlamAM be divasa leTa thayuM hoya ema lAge che." - rasikalAle kavara upara paDelI chApa joI kahyuM "hA ema lAge che, tArI zaMkA kharI che. meDo paNa maLyuM te ThIka thayuM. kharekhara A patra lakhI temaNe ApaNA upara upakAra karyo che. vIrabALAnI jubAnImAM traNa muddA che, eka te vIrabALAne ApaghAta, bIje mudde ApaNe tyAM vIrabALAe mukelA dAgInA ane trIje muddA saritA guma thayAnI caMkAvanArI hakIkata." mAlatI--"vIrabALAnA dAgInA te keraTamAM che tenuM kema ?" rasikalAla tenI harakata nathI. je cAkara ane dAgInA pakaDAyA na hota to harakata Avata. dAgInAnI cerI jevI cAkare karI tevI ApaNe pilIsamAM pharIAda ApI che. cora ane muddA pakaDAyA, muddA keraTamAM che, ApaNu pAse vIrabALAnA hAthanI yAdI tathA tenI sahI che eTale tenI jarApaNa ciMtA nathI. paNa mane to meTI ciMtA saritA guma thayAnI thai paDI che, tenI zI dazA haze ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #357 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 340 prakaraNa 34 muM. pAchI ghera AvI che ke zI rIte tene tapAsa thavo joIe. caMdrakumArane puchavAthI samajAze. Aje bapore huM caMdrakumAranI ophisamAM jaI temanI salAha meLavI polIsa InspekaTarane bolAvI temanI salAha laI te jema kaheze te pramANe tajavIja karIzuM." e pramANe vAtacIta thayA pachI bapore kAgaLo laI rasikalAla caMdrikumAranI eNphIsamAM gaye, vIrabALAnA hAthanI lakhelI yAdI paNa mAthe rAkhI. caMdrakumArane kAgaLa vaMcAvyA. te vAMcI Azcaryacakita thayo. saritAnI hakIkata jANuM tene roSa vyApI gayo. caMdrakumAra-"cAlo rasikalAla! menejara pAse jaIe ane temane tamAma hakIkata jaNAvI temanI salAha laie." ema kahI baMne menejara pAse gayA. vAtanI zarUAta karI vIrabALAnI jubAnI vAMcI. saMbhaLAvI. te sAMbhaLI menejara ghaNo gusse thaye ane tarataja TelIphena hAthamAM lIdhe. "hele. mIsTara mekapharasana che ke?" "hA. zuM kAma che ?' khAnagI kAma che, phena upara mokale." "koNa?' "huM menejara. tame keNu?" maikapharasana, zuM kAma che ?" jaldI Avo. tamArA mATe tAjA samAcAra, kAle tame mane je gupta vAta karI hatI teno bheda Aje prakaTa thAya che." AvuM chuM." bahu sAruM, tamArI rAha joI be chuM. sAhebajI." ema TelIphena karI menejare polIsa InspekaTarane maLavA bolAvyo. caMdrakumAra-amArI paNa eja IcchA hatI." menejara-" AvAM pare5kAranA kAmamAM hamezAM AtmabaLa kAma kare che te tame nathI jANatA ? AmAMthI te meTo kesa thaze. tyAMnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #358 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rasikalAla upara corIne Arepa. 341 341 piolIse kAgaLo banAvavA mAMDayA che, mAmalo gaMbhIra thaze. paNa rasikalAla ! pelA dAgInA tamArI pAse che ne?" rasikalAla-"te dAgInA te vIrabALA mArI pAse mukI gayelI, meM tIjorImAM mukelA paNa eka divase meM tIjorI ughADelI te vakhate te DabbI huM bahAra bhUlI gayo. nokaranA jovAmAM AvI ane chAnI rIte upADI nAsI gaye. be traNa divase tIjorI ughADatAM amane khabara paDI. polIsamAM meM pharIAda arajI ApI. tapAsa karatAM te dAgInA eka cokasIne tyAM vecAyelA te polIse pakaDayA, nekara haju jelamAM che ane dAgInA yAdImAM lakhyA pramANe polIsanA tAbe che. kesanI mudata paDelI che." menejara-"te dAgInAnI yAdI te vIrabALAnA hAthanI tamArI pAse chene?" rasikalAla-"hA, te mArI pAse che. tenI nakala utArIne meM arajI sAthe ApelI che." menejara-" tyAre te kAMI harakata jevuM nathI." Ama vAta karatA hatA eTalAmAM polIsa inspekaTara tyAM AvI paheo ane kahevA lAge "kema zA tAjA samAcAra che?" rasikalAle meMDhathI keTalIka vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI pelo jubAnIne kAgaLa temanA hAthamAM muko. polIsa inspekTara thoDIka lITIo vAMcI kahevA lAgyo "mane TelIphenamAM A vAta jaNAvI heta to kAgaLa badhA leto Avata. Ajeja mArA upara A saMbaMdhI kanakanagaranI polIsanuM lakhANa che temAM vIrabALAnI jubAnInI nakala AvI che. vaLI pelA udayacaMda zeThe eka pharIAda A rasikalAla upara karI che jenA saMbaMdhI tamane gaI kAle vAta karI che te paNa sAthe leto Avata" rasikalAla--"mArA upara pharIAda zAnI?" IspekaTara-"mArI oNphisamAM tame bane Avo, pharIAda arajI vAMcI juo, vIrabALAnI jubAnI tamArA upayoganI che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #359 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34ra prakaraNa 34 muM. w menejara---"te vAta mane pasaMda paDI. mATe tame bane tyAM jAo. vadhu pikaLa bahAra lAvI polIsane madada karI badamAsane zikSA karo." teo tarataja tyAMthI uThIne pilIsa kacerImAM gayA. ispekaTare piolIsa upara AvelA muddAnA kAgaLo rasikalAlane vAMcavA ApyA. temAM te menakA, prANalAlabAbu, jayaMtIlAla, saritA ane basaMtI lAlanA tAMtrika tapAsa karavA tathA rasikalAla pAse dAgInA che tene kabajo meLavavA khAsa sUcanA karelI hatI. te pachI rasikalAla potAnA upara thayelI pharIAda arajI vAMcavA lAgyo. me. rA. polIsa inspekaTara sAheba! mAre tyAM corI thayAnI pharIAda Apane prathama ApelI che, te saMbaMdhI. tapAsa karatAM mane khAtrI thaI che ke te corI rasikalAla suMdaralAle karelI. jAya che kAraNake temane tyAM temanA nokare dAgInAnI DabbInI corI karelI te bAbata temaNe pharIAda karelI ane dAgInA eka cokazIne gherathI pakaDAcelA te ApanA tAbAmAM lIdhelA che ane tene kesa thayele che ema mArA jANavAmAM AvyuM che. cokazIne tyAM dAgInAnI hakIkta, vajana, tathA muddo vagere meLavI jotAM mArI yAdImAM lakhyA pramANe maLI rahe che. mATe mArA dAgInA rasikalAlane tyAM kyAMthI Ave tene Apa vicAra karazo. tethI mane lAge che ke temaNe corI karelI hovI joIe mATe temane pakaDI tapAsa karavo joIe. lakApurI aSADa vada 12 lI. udayacaMda karamacaMdanI sahI dA. pate. upara pramANe arajI rasikalAla vAMcI rahyA ke InspekaTare kahyuM "A vAta meM menejarane karI hatI paNa Aje tyAMnI polIsanA AvelA kAgaLo ane vIrabALAnI jubAnI tenA upara ghaNuMja ajavALuM pADe che. tamArI pAse khuda bAInA hAthanI ja yAdI che?" rasikalAla-khuda bAInA hAthanIja che, tenI nakala meM mArI pharIAda arajI sAthe ja ApelI che. teno dhaNuM tenA upara trAsa vartAvate, saderIo hatA, pisA gumAvI beThe hato, tethI narInA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #360 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rasikalAla upara cerIne Aropa. 343 dAgInA paNa paDAvI lIdhelA, dAgInA pAchA maLavAthI te bicArI mArI pAse AvIne sAcavavA mukI gaI ane te dAgInAnI DammI amArI gaphalatathI tIjorI bahAra rahI gai ane cAkara cerI gayo. meM pharIAda karI, dAgInA cekazIne tyAMthI pakaDAyelA che te tamArI ophIsamAM che ane kesanI mudata paDI che." A pramANe savistara hakIkata sAMbhaLI InspekaTare rasikalAlanI cerInA kesanA kAgaLo kAThI vIrabALAnI yAdInI nakala vAMcI kahyuM udayacaMde tamArA upara corIne Aropa mukyo che to tene khoTo pADavA vIrabALAnA hAthanI yAdI ane tenI puSTimAM vIrabALAnI jubAnI basa che." ema abhiprAya jaNAvI zaMkA paDavAthI vicAramAM paDayo. caMdrakumAra-"kema uMDA vicAramAM paDayA ?" "vicAramAM paDavA jevuM che" ema kahI bela vagADI kArakunane bolAvyo ane udayacaMdanI corInI mULa pharIAda tathA rasikalAlane tyAM dAgInAnI DabbInI thayelI corInI pharIAda tathA cekazIne tyAMthI maLI AvelA dAgInA tathA kAgaLo maMgAvyA. kArakuna te kAgaLo ane dAgInA laIne Avyo. udayacaMde lakhAveluM dAgInAnuM lIsTa kADhayuM temAM paNa ATha baMgaDIo, eka gaLAne nekalesa, be nakkara kaDAM, cAra dorA, ane eka lakeTa vAMcavAmAM AvyAM. vIrabALAnI yAdImAM paNa teja dAgInA batAvyA hatA ane te sAthe vajana paNa meLavatAM maLI rahyuM. A uparathI InspekaTarane zaMkA thaI ke jarUra A corI karanAra vIrabALAne dhaNuM he joIe ema A kAgaLa uparathI jaNAI Ave che. vIrabALAnA dhaNIne vadhu tapAsa karavA mATe huM kanakanagara savistara hakIkata lakhuM chuM. tyAMthI vadhu pUrAvo AvethI tamArA upara mukAyelA AropanA kheTApaNuM upara vadhu ajavALuM paDaze. mArI icchA evI che ke tame vakIlanI salAha laI tenA upara badanakSInI pharIAda mAMDe ane AbarUnI nukasAnIne dAvo paNa dAkhala kare. sAdhuonA jhagaDAnI irSAthI khoTA Aropa mukyA che vagere banelI hakIkata jaNAve. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 244 prakaraNa 34 muM. tamArA bacAva mATe pUratA pUrAvA che. tevA badamAsene jelamAM mokalavA joIe. tamArA jevA keLavAyelA ane zrImaMta saMbhAvita gRhastha upara cerIne Aropa muke tene artha zuM? tevA lokone te zikSA thavI ja joIe." A pachI saritAnI vAta nIkaLI. InspekaTarane uparanI hakIkatathI te gusso thayuM hatuM temAM saritAnI hakIkata sAMbhaLI ke te vadhAre gusse thayo ane jaNAvyuM, "huM chupI polIsa dvArA kAma lauM chuM. huM tamane madadamAM eka pilIsane mANasa ApuM chuM. jyAM jyAM tapAsa karavo hoya tyAM kare. polIsano mANasa joDe hovAthI tamane bIjA sthaLoe polIsa madada karaze. pelI menakA, jayaMtIlAla, prANalAla vigere mATe tyAMnI polIsane tapAsa cAlu che. temanI sUcanA pramANe ame paNa amArA jIllAmAM khabara ApI dIdhI che. tame lake je amane A pramANe madada kare te hamaNAM evA gunhegArone jelamAM padharAvI daIe. peparamAM tamArA lokenI hakIkata vaMcAvI sAMbhaLuM chuM. kanakanagaranI dIkSAnA bhavADA sAMbhaLyA. tame paNa sabhA bharI ThIka TharAva karyA. jyAre e pramANe sAmA paDaze tyAre evA sAdhuo ane temanA Thaga bhakto sIdhA thaze." A pramANe vAta karI tyAMthI baMne mitro nIkaLyA. caMdrakumAra pitAnI eNphIsamAM gayo ane rasikalAla pitAne ghera gayo. ghera jaI saghaLI hakIkata mAlatIne kahI. mAlatI-"Aje ApaNe vALu karI sAMje caMdrakumArane laI azvinIkumArane tyAM jaIe, ane temanI salAha bese to pelA badamAsa udayacaMda upara badanakSInI pharIAda mAMDIe, ane saritA mATe zuM pagalAM bharavAM tenI goThavaNa karIe. mAro to mIjAja khasI gayo che." rasikalAla-"mAro paNa eja vicAra che." Ama salAha meLavI baMne vALu karI sAMje meTaramAM caMdrakumArane tyAM gayAM. aradho kalAka vAtacIta karI tyAMthI caMdrikumAra ane saralAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sitA guma thayAnA bheda. sAthe lai azvinIkumArane tyAM gayAM. varasAda udhaDI gayelA heAvAthI azvinIkumAra ane mahAzvetA agAzImAM beThAM beThAM chApAM vAMcatAM hatAM. temane dekhI baMne jaNe harSa bhera AvakAra ApI puchyuM " kyAMthI atyAre baMne mitrA sajoDe padhAryAM che ?" 345 "Aje te! ame dhaguAja agatyanA kAme ahIM AvyAM chIe" ema kahI mAlatIe vAta cheDI. rasikalAle athathI iti sudhI badhI vAta karI kAgaLA vaMcAvyA. mahAzvetAnA paNa mijAja gaye| ane azvinIkumAra abhiprAya Ape te pahelAM mahAzvetA eTalI uThI "cArIne AreApa mukanAra udayacaMda upara phojadArI ane dIvAnI e krIAdo kAleja dAkhala kareA ane laDe, ulaTA cAra kATavALane kahe te kema khamAya ?" huM paNa eja nizcaya upara AvyA chu " ema abhiprAya ApI azvinIkumAra dIvAnakhAnAmAM jai vakIlAtapatranAM e phaeNArma lAvI kahyuM " bhAI rasikalAla ! tame baMnemAM sahI kare. huM mAre kesa laDIza. ApaNI pAse sabaLa pUrAvA che, e TALIne sapaDAvyA vinA chuTakA nathI. dharamacaMda tA narama paDayA. have AvavA de| A udayacane." "C mahAzvetA----cAleA e kAma paTayuM, have saratA saMbaMdhI zuM karavuM ?" mAlatI--"mArI icchA evI che ke ApaNe bhaginIsamAja bharavA ane ApaNe kanakanagaramAM jainapariSad vakhate leAkamata keLavavA jevI hIlacAla karI hatI, tevI ApaNe atre karIe. 99 azvinIkumAra--ema utAvaLa karazeA nahIM, prathama saritAne tapAsa karavA de. cadrakumAra ane saralA benane saritAnA mAmAne tyAM bakSIpura gAme meAkalA. te vinA kayA raste javuM tenI samajaNa paDaze nahIM. peAlIsa inspekTare polIsanI paNa madada ApI che eTale tapAsa karavA phAvI zakaze. paNa cadrakumAra ! tamArA pitAzrInA A saMbaMdhI kAMI patraja nathI ? " caMdrakumAra--" mArA upara patra teA hatA paNa temAM saritA 99 saMbaMdhI kAMi ullekhaja karelA nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #363 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 346 prakaraNa 34 muM. azvinIkumAra-"tame baMne jarUra tamArA pitAzrIne maLI bakSIpura jaI barAbara tapAsa karI Avo. mArI icchA evI che ke cAra pAMca divasanI rajA laI tyAM upaDe." e rIte salAha meLavI nizcaya upara AvI Tebala upara A-- velI cAne inasApha ApI tyAMthI nIkaLI teo caMdrakumArane tyAM gayAM ane tyAMthI kalyANane sAthe laI rasikalAla ane mAlatI pitAne ghera AvyAM. menejaranI rajA meLavI bIjA divase savAre caMdrakumAra ane saralA polIsane mANasa sAthe rAkhI TrenamAM amarApura gayAM. tyAM jaI caMdrakumAre tamAma hakIkata temanA pitA avaMtIlAlane kahI saMbhaLAvI. avaMtIlAla-"meM atrethI tenA mAmAne traNa cAra kAgaLe lakhyA paNa javAba ja nathI." caMdrakumAra-" tyAre ame kAle bakSIpura jaI AvIe ?" avaMtIlAla " javAnI jarUra jevuM che, mane phakara thAya che.. kAle jaI Avo." ema nizcaya karI bIjA divase savAre 10 vAge jamIne caMdrakumAra ane saralA, piolIsane mANasa ane nekara sAthe rAkhI moTaramAM bakSIpura gayAM. bapore tyAM pahoMcyAM. puchatAM puchatAM saritAnA mAmA kesarImalanA ghara AgaLa jaI caMdrakumAre puchyuM "kesarIyalanuM ghara Ane ?" te sAMbhaLI aMdara beThelI tenI vidhavA bena navalakuMvare tarataja javAba Ape, "hA temanuM ghara A, paNa te te bahAragAma gayA che. A aMdara, huM temanI bena chuM. zuM kAma che?" ema eLakhANa ApI zetruMjI pAtharI. te badhAM aMdara jaI beThAM. navalakuMvare pANI lAvI ApI puchayuM "kema tamAre kyAM rahevuM ?" caMdrakumAre javAba Apyo "amAre amarApura rahevuM, ane te tamArI bhANuM saritAne tapAsa karavA AvyA chIe. tenI mA marI gayA pachI te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saritA guma thayAne bheda. 347 annum amAre tyAM amarApuramAM rahetI hatI te tame jANe che. mAnA maraNa vakhate kANe besavA paNa tame tathA tamArA bhAI kesarImala AvyA hatA. te pachI saritA tamAre tyAM chokarA chokarInAM lagna vakhate AvelI. te pAchI amarApura AvIja nathI. mATe ame jAte khabara karavA AvyAM chIe." A sAMbhaLI navalakuMvara AMsu lAvI kahevA lAgI "bhAI tamane zuM kahuM ? saritAne eka bAi tathA traNa cAra eLakhItAnI sebata sAthe kuMdana gAme jAtrAne meLe jevA mokalI hatI tyAMthI keI upADI gayuM che. haju sudhI patto lAgatuM nathI. tenA mAmA gAme gAma rakhaDe che." caMdrakumAra-"zuM kahe che? amane kAgaLa to lakhavo hato ?" navalakuMvara-"amArA manathI hamaNAM jaDaze, hamaNAM jaDaze, ema karatAM karatAM be traNa mahInA thaI gayA. AvA mAThA samAcAra tamane zuM jaNAvIe?" ema kahI navalakuvara khUba revA lAgI. saralAnI AMkhamAM paNa jhaLajhaLI bharAyAM. caMdrakumAra "tame amane AgaLathI khabara ApI hota te polIsane khabara Apata ane tapAsa thAta." | navalakuMvara-"amane garIba mANasane sarakArI kAmanI zI khabara paDe? mArA bhAI kayA gAma gayA che tenI paNa amane mAlama nathI. ghere huM ekalI chuM. chokarAM paNa mosALamAM che. amarApurathI kAgaLa AvelA paNa konI pAse javAba lakhAvuM ?" : caMdrakumAra manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyo ke have ahIM besavAthI vadhu mAhItI maLe tema nathI ane kAMI bheda jevuM jaNAya che, tethI tyAMthI teo raja laIne uThayAM. prathama to temaNe vIzI zelI kADhI jamI lIdhuM. pachI eka oraDAmAM caMdrakumAra ane saralA khATalA para beThAM. bAjunI bArImAMthI lIMbaDAnI dhaTAmAM gaLAIne ThaMDe pavana AvatuM hatuM. varasAda uDI gayA hate. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com tethI vadhu mAtrAmAM vicAravA la Page #365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 348 prakaraNa 24 muM. vIzIvALe ane tenI strI kAmamAMthI paravArI rahyAM eTale temanI pAse AvI beThAM. ThaMDu pANuM lAvIne pAyuM. thoDI vAta cIta cAlyA pachI caMdrakumAre vIzIvALAne puchyuM "bhAI! tame pelA kesarImalane oLakhe che ?" vIzIvALI pele zrAvaka vANuMo che te ne ? gharamAM eka navalakuMvara nAmanI vidhavA bena che." caMdrakumAra "hA teja. te ahIM zuM dhaMdhe kare che? tenI AbarU kevI che ?" vIzIvALAe AgaLa pAchaLa najara karI javAba Apyo cheDIonA paisA khAya che, pelI navalakuMvarane pAMca hajAra rUpIA laI eka gharaDAne paraNAvI hatI, bIjA varSe rAMDI. e te evuM kAma karato Avyo che, kasAIthI bhUMDe paNa che." caMdrakumAra-"tene chokarAM che ke?" vIzIvALo-"eka cheDakare che, gayA vaizAkha mAsamAM sATAmAM chaDI ApI cheDI ane chokarAne paraNAvyAM. berI marI gaI che.' caMdrakumAra-"e lagna vakhate kAMI banAva banyo hate?" vIzIvALA "lagna vakhate kAMI banAva banyo nahoto paNa te pachI temane tyAM bhANuM AvI hatI tene pate lAgatuM nathI. e to ema kahe che ke "keI upADI gayuM." paNa e vAta amArA mAnavAmAM AvatI nathI." caMdrakumAra-"tamAruM zuM mAnavuM che?" vizIvALo-"juo koine kaheze nahIM. pelA tamArA pILAM lugaDAM paherI sAdhu ane sAdhavaNe Ave che temane celA ane celIo joIe che. temane bIjuM koNa Ape? kasAI jevo hoya te Ape. mATe amane vahema paDe che ke te choDIne evI rIte paisA laine celI karavA ApelI haze. tamAre je mULa zodhavuM hoya to eka zrAvaka che te badhuM jANe che tene bolAvuM, tame cAre ahIM vIzInI aMdara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #366 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siratA guma thayAneA bheda. 349 " beso, ame bAjunA erapamAM khezI vAteA karIzuM te tamane A jALImAMthI sabhaLAze. tamArA jevA AgaLa te vAta nahIM kare. cadrakumAra -" tyAre tame tene melAvI lAve tA DIka paDe." vIzIvALA tene teDavA gayA, cAre jaNu erA baMdha karIne beThAM. gheADI vAre te tene teDIne AvyA. vIzIvALAe cA mukI ane te ane eca upara ezI vAtA karavA lAgyA. ADI avaLI vAta karI "kesarImala te| hamaNAM ThIka paisAvALA thayA che. dhIradhAramAM dhaNI sArI kamANI jAya che." ema kahI vIzIvALe kesarImalanA parAkrameAnI ane dhaMdhAnI vAta cheDI. pelA zrAvake javAba ApyA " rahevA dAne tenI vAta ? te tA ghAtakI che dhAtakI, mAthuM kApI hAtha na ve tevA che, tenI ena tathA banevI marI gayAM eTale tenI bhANIne upADI lAvyeA. tenA vicAra tA evA ke tenI bena navalaku MvaranI mA' bhANIne paNa kAi dharaDA varane paraNAvI pAMca hajAra gaNI lauM. pAkA khaTapaTI che eTale cAkaDuM paNa ezI jAta ane paraNAvI deta, paNa tevAmAM kAi sAdhu ane cAra pAMca paisAvALA maLyA. temane khabara paDI ke cheDI Ama vecAya che eTale te vacamAM paDayA ane kahyuM ke cheDIne Ama kuvAmAM nAkhI raDAA ApyA karatAM Apane sAdhune, tene bhava sudharaze ane ame tamArUM mana manavIzuM.' A bAbata khUba bhAMjagaDa cAlI, ane rUpIA pAMca hajAra lai cheDIne pelA bhAMjagaDa lAvanAra zeThIAne sAMpI. A cheDIne mukavA mATe sAthe pelI ApaNA gAmaneA utAra menaDI mAlajIne mekalI che. paNa rastAmAM kANu jANe zuM banyuM ke te zrAvaka vANIA vA khAtA rahyA ane krAi temane upADI gayuM. A te cAranI mA kAThImAM mAM ghAlIne rUe evu banyuM che. kAi ema paNa vAta kare che ke te cheADI kAi sAdhvIene tyAM rahe che. mATe kesarImala te kAM' kamAtA nathI paNa AvA karI vecavAnA. dhaMdhA kare che. evA vANIAthI tA DaratA rahevuM. tevA pADAzI paNa. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #367 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 350 prakaraNa 35 muM. khe. lAga Ave to ApaNuM chokaruM paNa vecI khAya.celA karavAmAM vANIA meM mAgyA pisA Ape che. AvA vakhatamAM paisA dekhI bhalabhalA lalacAya che. te pachI garIba mANasa hajAra rUpIAnI rakama dekhI lalacAya temAM zI navAi ?" Ama vAtamAM ne vAtamAM cA pIvA lAgyA. thoDIvAre te zrAvaka tyAMthI vidAya thaye. vIzIvALe pachI caMdrakumAranA oraDAmAM gayo ane temane cA ApI kahevA lAgyo "kema hevAla sAMbhaLene? naMdakA kaMda goviMda jANe, kaI kaIne vizvAsa karavA jevuM nathI." - caMdrakumAra-huM te tenI hakIkata jANuM digamUDha thai gayo chuM mAre have keAIne puchavAnI jarUra nathI. atyAre vaLatI moTara keTalA vAge jatI haze?" zivALA-"amarApura javAnI moTara sAMjanA 4 vAge ahIMthI upaDaze. kAMI utAvaLa karavAnI jarUra nathI. ApaNuM makAna AgaLaja ubhI raheze. haju te ghaNI vAra che." be kalAkanI vAra hovAthI caMdrakumAra vigere gAmamAM pharavA nIkaLyAM. gAma tadana nAnuM hatuM. sAdhuno upAzraya hatuM. tenI pAse eka deruM hatuM, te ughADuM hovAthI baMne darzana karI AvyAM. vakhata thavA Avyo ke teo vIzI AgaLa AvI nIce eTalA upara beThAM. temaNe vIzIvALAne tenI mahenatane badale Aye. moTara AvI ke temAM bezI teo amarApura tarapha upaDayAM. amarApura AvI banelI hakIkata caMdrakumAre avaMtIlAlane kahI saMbhaLAvI. te jANuM gharamAM darekane ghaNu ja dilagIrI thaI "mANasanI parIkSA karyA zIvAya ApaNe saritAne mokalI te ApaNe moTAmAM moTI bhUla karI" ema pastAvo karI khUba jIva bALI avaMtIlAle kahyuM "bhAI caMdrakumAra ! have tame ekatra maLI polIsa pAse zedha karAvaze teja patte lAgaze, pelA pApI khATakI mAmAne pakaDAvo eTale badhI vAta nIkaLaze, sAdhunuM nAma paNa nIkaLaze ane paisA ApanAra paNa pakaDAze." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #368 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ muMbaImAM ramaNikalAla ane caturA. 351 caMdrakumAra-"pelIsane A sarva hakIkta kahIza ane tapAsa karAvIzuM, kalyANane ame saritA saMbaMdhI bIlakula vAta karI nathI. ame ahIM AvavAnAM hatAM eTale rasikalAla tene temane tyAM laI gayA che. cheka ghaNe cAlAka dekhAya che. " bIje divase savAranI gADImAM nIkaLI caMdrakumAra saralA vagere bhadrApurI AvyAM. ane tarataja rasikalAlane tyAM jaI banelI bInA jAhera karI. rasikalAla ane mAlatI sAMbhaLIne ghaNaja kheda karavA lAgyAM. bapore caMdrakumAranI oNphisamAM jaI salAha meLavI azvinIkumAranI pAse jaI temane abhiprAya meLavI je karavuM ghaTe te karavuM evo nirNaya karI caMdrakumAra pitAne tyAM gayo. prakaraNa 35 muM. muMbaImAM ramaNikalAla ane caturA, jarmanIthI laeNTarIvALA jagajIvanadAsanuM AvavuM. temane thayeluM sAdhvImAtAnuM smaraNa, * What better bed than conscience good, To pass the night with sleep, What better work than daily care From sin thyself to keep ? -Tusser. pisTamena ghara AgaLa kAgaLa pheMkI gayo ke caturAe te tarataja laI gharamAM jaI ramaNikalAlanA hAthamAM Apyo ane khabhe be hAtha bharAvI ubhI rahI. ramaNikalAla kAgaLa pheDI vAMcavA lAge. caturAe jarA ADuM joyuM ke ramaNikalAla bolyo "tArAthI kAMI chAnuM nathI. ADuM * zAMta nidrAmAM rAtri pasAra thAya tevA nirmaLa hRdaya karatAM kahyuM vadhAre suMdara bichAnuM che? potAnI jAtane pApamAMthI bacAvavI evI kALajI rAkhavAnA kAma karatAM bIjuM karyuM kAma vadhAre sAre che? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #369 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja 35ra prakaraNa 35 muM. vvvvvvurunum .vn jovAnI jarUra nathI. te paNa sAthe vAMca eTale tane samAcAra kahevAnI mane tasdI paDe nahIM." ATalA hAsyavinoda pachI baMne vAMcavA lAgyAM- muMbai-prInsesa sTrITa. zrAvaNa suda 10. nehI bhAI ramaNikalAla karasanalAla. tamAre patra maLe. tamArI tabIata sudharavAthI tame haispITalamAMthI ghera AvyA te jANI amane baMnene ghaNo ja AnaMda thayo che. mAMdagI vadhAre laMbAyAthI tamArA zeThe rajA ApI che te jANI dilagIra thaye chuM, paNa tamAre ciMtA karavI nahIM. kAraNa ke tenA karatAM sArI nokarI atre mArI ophIsamAMja taiyAra che. tamArA zeThane vepAra ekasapoTa ImporTa kamIzanane che te ja amArA zeThane che. temaNe mane mANasa saMbaMdhI khAsa kaheluM che, mATe jo tamArI IcchA ahIM muMbaI AvavAnI hoya te sukhethI Avo. zarUAtamAM tamane mAsika rU 150) no pagAra ApavAmAM Avaze. mArI salAha che ke jarUra Ave. tamArI patnI caturAbAI sAdhvI thayelI che tethI tamane atre jamavAnI harakata paDaze ema kadAca tamane lAge paNa tevI ciMtA karaze nahIM. mArI joDe ja be oraDIe hamaNAM khAlI thaI che. tamAre javAba AthI rAkhI laIza. mAre tyAM tamAruM jamavAnuM raheze. jeDe rahevAthI Apa ne AnaMda raheze mATe A kAgaLa vAMcI vaLatI TapAle javAba lakhaje jethI oraDI tathA nokarInuM nakkI karavAmAM Ave. - tamArAM bhAbhIzrIe Agraha karI lakhAvyuM che ke tamAre lAyaka sArI bhaNelI kanyA varasa aDhAranI zodhI kADhI che. mATe je hA kahe che temanAM mAbApa sagapaNa karavA taiyAra che. A mAsamAM lagna paNa thAya. kanyA saMbaMdhI tamArAM bhAbhIne abhiprAya che ke te sArI, sadaguNa, gharakAma sArI rIte upADI le tevI, buddhizALI ane vivekavALI che. AzA che ke A bAbata paNa tarata ja khulAse lakhI jaNAvazo. lI. sadAne snehAdhIna, ratilAla kAMtilAla zAhapatra pUre thayo ke baMne sAmuM joI hazI gayAM. "kema caturA! zo javAba lakhuM?" "tamane yogya lAge te lakhe. ApaNA mitra che eTale te kharIja salAha ApatA haze." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #370 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 353 muMbaImAM ramaNikalAla ane caturA. paNa urmilA bhAbhIe Agraha karI lakhAvyuM che tene ze javAba lakho ?" tene javAba tamane yogya lAge te lakhe. meM te mAruM hRdaya pastAvo karI raDI raDIne tamArA AgaLa khAlI karyuM che te upara vizvAsa na Avato hoya te temane Agraha svIkAre, tethI vadhAre bIjuM zuM kahuM ?" ema lAcArIthI belI caturA gagaLI banI gaI. ' ramaNikalAla tenA mAthA upara hAtha pheravI kahevA lAgyo " Ama kare te sAruM kahevAya? kema tArI salAha na puchavI joIe? teo kAMI jANe che ke teM tArI patnIne cArja pAche saMbhALI lIdho che?" ema jarA mIThI mazkarI karI ramaNikalAle tene hasAvI kahyuM "caturA! urmilA bhAbhIe Agraha karI jevuM lakhAvyuM che tevuM tuM lakhAva." tame kAgaLamAM sApha jaNAvI do ke mArI patnI pastAIne pAchI ghare AvI mArI patnI tarIke joDAI che ane AkhI jIMda gIbhara saMpakAraka rIte tamAma pharajo bajAvavA taiyAra thaI che." zAbAza che caturA ! AvA tArA zabdothI mane bamaNe AnaMda thayo che. tArAM pagalAM thatAMnI sAthe ja snehI mitrane Avo lAbhadAyaka kAgaLa Avyo che." ratilAlabhAI vaLatI TapAle javAba mAge che te patrane javAba Ajeja TapAlamAM ravAnA kare. zA mATe rAha jovI joie?" ramaNikalAla noTapepara laI patra lakhavA beTho kanakanagara- zAkamArakeTa pAse. zrAvaNa suda 11. parama snehI bhAi ratilAla. tamArA patra vAMcI saMtoSa ane AnaMda thaye che. nokarI mATe nakkI karI leze ane AraDIo paNa jarUra rAkhI leze. bhUlazo nahIM. kanyA mATe sI. urmilA bhAbhI sAhebe AgrahapUrvaka lakhAvyuM che te mATe temane AbhAra mAnuM chuM paNa huM tyAM AvavAne chuM eTale te saMbaMdhI rUbarUmAM nakkI karIzuM. kAraNa ke tene javAba ekadama ApI zakAya tema nathI. ". Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #371 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 35 muM. A vAkya pUruM thayuM ke caturA ramaNikalAlanA hAthamAMthI hAlDara paDAvI lai puchavA lAgI " Ama kema lakhyuM ? tetA mane na gamyuM, meM kahyuM hatuM tema lakhA. ramaNikalAle javAba ApyA . " Ama medhama lakhavAthI ghaNIja ramuja Avaze. ApaNe baMne atrethI sAtheja javAnAM chIe. tane mArI sAthe joze eTale samajI jaze. kahevAnI jarUra nahIM paDe. temane paNa saMtASa thaze. tArA hRdayanI parIkSA me` karI che. khIjAte lakhavAthI vizeSa nathI. mATe je lakhyuM che te kharAbara che. 99 354 e zabdothI saMtASa pAmI caturA kheAlI " je divase ApaNe javAnuM hoya te paNa AmAM lakhyuM hoya te zuM khATuM ? eraDI paNa ughADI sApha karAve. rr "9 caturA ! tArI salAha barAbara che " ema saMmata thaI ramaNikane sAra pADI temane aMdaranA eraDAmAM khelAvyAM ane lAla mitranA AvelA kAgaLaneA muddAnA bhAga vAMcI sabhaLAvye. phaIbA khuzI thaI ne kheAlyAM " bhAI ! te sArI vadhAmaNI khAdhI. nekarI tarata maLI. prabhue mATeA upakAra karyAM, have tame baMne sukhethI muMbaI jAo ane sukhI thAo. " .. ramaNikalAla--" teTalA mATeja tamane kheAlAvyAM che. yAre muMbaI javuM, kayA divasa sArA che te amane kahe eTale kAgaLamAM mArA mitrane lakhI jaNAvuM. tame amArI sAthe muMbai Ave te amane ThIka paDe. " krmamA--" nA bhAI ! mArAthI ke muMbaI sudhI na avAya, A te| tane aDacaNa hatI tethI tAre kAgaLa vAMcIne tarataja AvI. caturA heAMzIAra che, bahu sArI rIte rAMdhatAM AvaDe che, kevuM majAnuM dharakAma kare che! mATe sukhethI tame baMne jAe. dakSiNamAM jatAM gurUvAra sAmeA kALa thAya. Aje thayA budhavAra mATe tame ahIMthI zukravAre rAtre melamAM nIkaLeA. parama divase suda 13 che. tithi paNa sArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #372 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ muMbaImAM ramaNikalAla ane caturA. 355 w che. teraza ne trIja e vagara puchayuM muhUrta che. kAgaLamAM te pramANe lakhI jaNava eTale te sAmA rela upara levA Ave. tamane harakata paDe nahIM." ema salAha ApI phaIbA tyAMthI uThI bahAra AvyAM. temanI salAha mujaba ramaNikalAla adhure rahele kAgaLa nIce pramANe lakhI pUro karavA lAgya- huM parama divase aSADa suda 13 ne zukrevAre rAtre melamAM nIkaLI tamArI tarapha AvIza. mArI sAthe eka mAre parama snehI mitra AvanAra che te mAre mATe kanyAnI sArI pasaMda karI zake tema che tethI je te AvuM chuM. ApaNe cAre bhegAM thaI bhAbhIzrInA Agrahane nirNaya karIzuM. mArI vatI ghaNA mAnathI bhAbhIzrIne praNAma kaheze. tasdI mApha karaze. lI. tamArA snehAdhIna, ramaNikalAla karasanadAsa mANavaTI. A pramANe joI caturA belI "vaLI A zuM umeryuM ? vacce strI zabada umerI "parama snehI strI mitra AvanAra che ema lakhyuM hota to jhaTa samajI zakata." " jhaTa na samaje temAMja sArI ramuja Ave." ema hasatA mukhe javAba ApI, kAgaLa bIDI saranAmuM karI ramaNikalAla jAte TapAlamAM kAgaLa nAkhI AvyuM. bIjA divase gAMdhArIvALAM dIvALIbAI pitAne gAma gayAM ane phaIbA paNa baMnene hRdayapUrvaka AzISa ApI pitAne gAma mAlikA gayAM. ramaNikalAla ane caturA muMbaI laI javAne sarasAmAna taiyAra karavA lAgyAM ane zukravAre rAtre ghara baMdha karI sArA zakana joI sTezana upara gayAM ane melamAM muMbaI ravAnA thayAM. zanivAre savAre levA mATe ratilAla greTareDa sTezana upara gaye. DabAmAMthI utaratAM ratilAlane dekhI ramaNikalAla ghaNe khuzI thayo. ratilAle puchayuM "paNa pelA tamArA parama snehI mitra mAM che? bIjA DabAmAM beThA che ?" TapAlamAM A divase gAMdhI phaIbA malise gaie. AzISa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #373 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 356 prakaraNa 35 muM. ema helakarI pAse ramaNikalAle spaSTa khulAse nahIM ApatAM hazIne javAba Apyo kema na joyA ? A sAmAna utAre che te." "te vAta mArAthI kema manAya ? te te strI che. " " tyAre teja mArA parama snehI mitra che." "bhAI. tamArA bhedanI mane samaja paDatI nathI. te purUSa heta te temanI sAthe vAta karatA paraMtu strI che eTale te kAma tamArI bhAbhIzrIne bhaLAvIzuM. te badho bheda khullo karaze." ema meMghama vAta rAkhI porTara pAse peTIo upaDAvI sTezana bahAra nIkaLI vikaTorIA karI lIdhI. ramaNikalAla ane caturA joDe beThAM, sAme ratilAla beThe ane gADI ghara tarapha cAlI. caturA te saheja lAja kADhI zAMta besI rahI. ratilAlanA manamAM judA judA vicAra thavA lAgyA. khulAse karuM ke na karuM, sAruM lAgaze ke beTuM, ema vicAramAM ne vicAramAM mALA AgaLa AvI pahoMcyAM paNa khulAse thayo nahIM. hekarI pAse sAmAna upaDAvI upara gayAM. pahelAja dAdare AgaLanuM dIvAnakhAnuM hatuM. temAM praveza karatAM ja urmilAe harSabhera ramaNikalAlane AvakAra Apyo. tenI pAchaLa AvatI caturAnI sAme dhArIne joI barAbara oLakhI sAnaMdAzcarya thaI urmilA belI. "padhAre catura zrI sAdhvIjI mahArAja ! lAbha da" ema kaTAkSabharI vANIthI mazkarI karI hAtha kheMcI caturAne aMdara laI gaI ane be hAtha vaDe bAthamAM laI atizaya vahAla karyuM. AvA hAlathI caturAnI AMkhamAM harSanAM AMsu bharAI gayAM. svastha thayA pachI urmilAe puchayuM "are caturAbhAbhI ! tame kyAre sAdhvI veza cheDI daI A veza dhAraNa karyo?" caturA bolI "te hakIkata pucho tamArA bhAIne. meM te spaSTa kAgaLamAM lakhavA temane kaheluM paNa temaNe meMghama rAkhyuM tethI te khulAse temanI pAsethI lo." ratilAla-"bhAI ramaNikalAla! caturAbhAbhI pAchAM patnI tarIke joDAya tethI pelI kanyA bAbatane javAba ahara uDAvyuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com hatuM. temAM praveza Page #374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ muMbaImAM ramaNikalAla ane caturA. 3pa7 jaNAya che. paNa A pharI lagna kyAre karyo te to kahe ! kaMkutrI te ghera gaI, paNa sAdhAraNa kAgaLa te lakho te !" ramaNikalAla-lagna kare Azare paMdara divasa thavA AvyA. ane te paNa kanakanagaranI moTI haippITalamAM. huM paNa daradI ane te daradI. daradInI pIDA daradI thayA sIvAya samajAya na. A amArA meLApa ane A amArAM lagna. bAkIne hevAla temane puchavAthI maLaze." ratilAla-"kema ramaNikalAla! mArI vAta kharI paDIne ? strIoe kevo bhedI paDado khullo karyo! mAthe vALa nahIM eTale bhAta bhAtanI zaMkA thAya. paraNyA che ema kahevAmAM paNa apamAna bhareluM lAge eTale huM to zaMkAmAM ne zaMkAmAM kAMI puchIja zakyuM nahIM. vaLI jarA lAja kADhI ThAvakAM beThelAM eTale belavAnI mane hIMmata paNa cAlI nahIM." pachI ramaNikalAle caturAne saghaLA hevAla kahI saMbhaLAvyo. teo baMne ghaNAM ja khurI thayAM, caturAne dhanyavAda ApI urmilA kahevA lAgI caturAbhAbhI! tamane tamArA patinI sAthe pharI joDAyelAM joI mane AnaMda ane saMtoSa thayo che. bIjA koI tamane game te kaheze paraMtu sAre samaju varga ane amArA jevI strIo to tamane dhanyavAda ja Apaze. mATe have ramaNikalAlanI sAthe AnaMdamAM aMdagI gujAre, teja tamArA parama pUjya deva ane gurU tarIke mAnI sevA kare, temanI sevAkArAe zuM dharma nathI sAdhI zakAte ? prabhukRpAthI sAthI maLelA saddaguNa pati chatAM hAthe karI vaidhavya jevI sthiti ubhI karI duHkha vaherI levuM te zuM cAMllo karavA AvelI lakSmIne hAtha pAcho kelavA jevuM nathI? ane maLelA saubhAgyane lAta mAravA jevuM nathI ?' A zabdonI sAthe caturAnI AMkhamAMthI AMsu TapakavA lAgyAM. urmilA ubhI thaI tenuM mAthuM be hAtha vatI pitAnI chAtI sAthe dabAvI bolI "Ama na karIe, A tamArAM AMsuja tamAruM zuddha hadaya prakaTa kare che, tamArI jAhera hIMmata joI tamArA mATe mane ghaNuM ja uo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 358 prakaraNa 35 muM. abhiprAya thAya che. muMjhAIne duHkhamAM jIvana gALavuM, manathI pApanA poTalA bAMdhavA, tenA karatAM potAnA patine pAchuM meLavI temanI sAthe gRhasaMsAra bAMdhavo e hajAra darajaje sAruM che. je kAMI tame karyuM che te barAbara karyuM che mATe AMkho sApha karI zAMta thAo. tamArA mATe A be oraDIo rAkhI che. hamaNuM ApaNe bhegAM rahIe, tamArI eraDI barAbara goThavAI jAya eTale sukhethI tame judAM jame ane sukhI jIMdagI gujAre. prabhu IcchAe nokarI paNa taiyAra che. ulaTa zeTha temane ugharANuM kare che ke tamArA mitra kayAre Avaze. A pramANe urmilA pitAnA AnaMdane ubhare kADhI teo kAme vaLagI gayAM. bIjA divasathI ramaNikalAla nekarI upara caDI gaye. te kAmathI vAkephagAra hatA, temaja buddhizALI ane grejyueTa hovAthI aThavADIAmAMja zeThanI maherabAnI saMpAdana karI zako. caturAe aThavADIAmAM evI suMdara eraDI mAMDI dIdhI ke jenArane ghaDIbhara irSA thAya. khuTato sAmAna urmilAe pUro pADayo, urmilAno svabhAva evo maLatIo ane udAra hato ke sau tenA upara bhAvanI lAgaNIthI jota hatAM. kaI paNa vakhate te meM jarA paNa meluM karatI nahatI, AvanArane AvakAra ApatI tethI tenI pAse darekane javuM gamatuM hatuM. te sAthe karakasarathI gharasaMsAra kema calAvo te sArI rIte jANatI hatI. A baMne DAM potAnI nokarIthI saMtoSa mAnI AnaMdamAM divasa gujAravA lAgyAM. kAmakAjamAM eka bIjAnI salAha letAM. mALAmAM rahetA keTalAka zrImaMtinI strIone A baMne sAdA pozAkamAM rahetI sugaDa strIonA saMsArasukhanI adekhAI karatI, "A dhaNuM dhaNu ANu kevAM eka bIjA sAthe hasIne bole che! koi divasa temanA mukha upara udAsI ke rIsanuM rUMvATuM paNa jaNAtuM nathI. zrImaMta thayA eTale moTara laI pharavA jAya te rAtanA bAra vAge Ave, bolAvIe to pUre javAba paNa na Ape, hazIne vAta karavA jaIe te dhUtakArI kADhe, temanuM heta pisAthI batAve, senA badale pAMcanI sADI lAve. paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jarmanIthI loTarIvALA jagajIvanadAsanuM AvavuM. 359 SVVP paraspara hasIne bolavAthI je AnaMda thAya che te pAMcasonI ke hajAranI sADI paherAvyAthI nathI maLato. juone teo pAMcaja rUpI Ane sAdo sAllo pahere che, jhINe gaLAmAM dero nAkhe che, sAdo kabaje pahere che, badhuM kAma hAthe kare che chatAM te kevAM hasatAM dekhAya che?" AvA udagAre kADhI zrImaMtonI strIo potAnA dhaNa taraphano asaMtava pradazita karatI hatI. thoDA divasa pachI ratilAla eNphIsanA kAma prasaMge temanA zeTha rAjabihArIlAlanI pAse gayo. ratilAlane jotAMja zeThe kahyuM "tamArA mitra mIsTara ramaNikalAla dhAryA karatAM vadhAre cAlAka ane hoMzIAra che. te mATe tamAre upakAra mAnavo joIe." ratilAle javAba Apyo "mAre Apano upakAra mAnavo joIe ke Ape mArA mitranA guNanI kadara karI che. mArI te pharaja che ke eNphIsamAM sArA ane pramANika mANase lAvavA joIe." zeTha-"tamArA mitra pelA loTarIvALA zeTha jagajIvanadAsa hebagaMthI Ave che, tyAMthI nIkaLyAne aThavADIuM thaI gayuM. iTelIana kaMpanInI sTImara "romIo eDa jayulIeTarmamAM Ave che, AvatA zukravAre savAre AvavAnI vakI che. kudaratanI kevI khubI che !!' ratilAla-"tadana garIba chokaro, jene jagalo kahI bolAvatA, tene Ape ThekANe pAya to te atyAre A sthiti bhogavI rahyo che." zeTha-"huM zuM ThekANe pADuM ? tenA nasIbe jera karyuM. phaiTarImAM aNadhAryA be lAkha rUpIA maLyA, te teNe amArA bhegA vepAramAM rayA. prabhuIchAe vepAramAM sAre lAbha maLe. benA pAMca lAkha thayA, have te te rAjakumAra je dekhAya che, tene pheTe hamaNuM AvyA hatA, tyAM te te mIsTara laiTarIvALA tarIke ja oLakhAya che." ratilAla-"te kayAM utaranAra che?" zeTha- "vaLI bIje kyAM ? mArA baMgaleja. tenuM gharaja kayAM che? barAbara pAMca varase Ave che, ahIM AvyA pachI joItI tajavIja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #377 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 360 prakaraNa 35 muM. thaze. have to te navAba banI gayo haze eTale tamArI nAnI eraDIo nahIM game. duHkhanA divase bhUlI gaya haze." ratilAla-bhajoIe chIe te kevA badalAI gayA che? AvyA pachI samajAze. Ape ThIka samAcAra kahyA." ema kahI tyAMthI uThI ramaNikalAla pAse gayo, ane potAnA mitra zeTha jagajIvanadAsanA zukravAre savAre jarmanIthI AvavAnA samAcAra kahyA. nasIba khile che tyAre mANasa raMkamAMthI ke rAya thAya che tenuM A Abehuba daSTAMta che. bhAI ramaNikalAla ! Aje zeThe tamArA saMbaMdhI ghaNo ja sAre abhiprAya mArA AgaLa jAhera karyo. temaNe kahyuM ke "tamArA mitra mIsTara ramaNikalAla dhAryA karatAM vadhAre cAlAka ane hoMzIAra che." ema khuza khabara ApI ratilAla tyAMthI pitAnI oNphisarUmamAM gaye. zukravAre savAre ratilAla pitAnA zeThanI sAthe jagajIvanadAsane levA mATe belAIpIara upara gaye. TImara "remIo aMDa jyulIeTa" rAtanI AvelI hovAthI savAre barAbara vakhatasara musApharo utaryA. jagajIvanadAse zeThane ghaNuM bhAvapUrvaka praNAma karyA, ane jANe badhuM ja temane AbhArI hoya tevI namra lAgaNuM batAvavA lAgyo. ratilAlane acAnaka dekhI junI garIbAInI mitratAnuM smaraNa thatAM tene eTIkeTavikamaryAdA-kere mukI khUba bheTa. ratilAle mazkarImAM kahyuM "huM tamane mAre tyAM laI javAne ane utAravAne Agraha karuM te nakAme che, kAraNa ke ApaNe baMnenI sthiti vacce have moTo phera paDI gayo. tethI mAre sAdo satkAra tamane apamAna rUpa lAgaze." jagajIvanadAsa-"ema tame svapna dhArazo ja nahIM. moTAIno khyAla mane Avyoja nathI. alabata lAga lAgaTa pAMca varSa hembargamAM rahevAthI bAhya svarUpamAM badalAI gayelo tamane huM lAgIza paNa aMtaramAM te te ne te jagalo ja chuM." ema kahI hazI gayo. mAre nivRttine vakhata tamAre tyAMja gALIza. junI dostI nathI bhUlI javAne." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jarmanIthI laiTarIvALA jagajIvanadAsanuM AvavuM. 361 sAmAnanI vyavasthA karI teo zeThane baMgale gayA. baMgale thoDI vAra TakI ratilAla ghera Avyo. urmilAne vAta karI. urmilA paNa jagajIvanadAsane sArI rIte oLakhatI hatI, temane ghera lAvavA ratilAlane urmilAe sUcanA karI. phIsamAM ratilAla jagajIvanadAsane maLyo, bIjA divase sAMje jamavAnuM ratilAlane tyAM nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM. ratilAle te pramANe gharamAM urmilAne sUcanA ApI tathA ramaNikalAla ane caturAne paNa pitAne tyAM jamavAnuM AmaMtraNa ApyuM. zanivAre AphIsamAMthI sAMje pAMca vAge parabhArA jagajIvanadAsa, ratilAla ane ramaNikalAla ratilAlane tyAM AvyA. nAnA paNa suMdara ane svaccha dIvAnakhAnAmAM traNe mitra beThA. pachI umilA kabATamAMthI kAMIka vastu levAnA bahAne dIvAnakhAnAmAM AvI kabATa ughADavA lAgI, tene joI ratilAle kahyuM "kema A jagajIvanadAsane oLakhyA? urmilA hazIne bolI "kema na eALakhuM? kadAca te bhUlI gayA hoya." jagajIvanadAse junI oLakhANa tAjI karAvatAM kahyuM "jarA paNa bhUlI gayA nathI. tamArA hAthamAM khamaNa DhokaLAM ghaNI vakhata ratilAlanA bhegA bezIne khAdhelAM che. kaI kaI vakhate vIzImAMthI bhupe Avato tyAre tamArA hAthanA khAkharA ane pApaDa rAtre khAdhA che. mArI mA mane saMtoSa ApatI tevo saMtoSa tame mane Apelo che. kahe urmilA bena ! huM tamane bhUlI gayo chuM ke oLakhuM chuM? meM sTImaramAMthI utaratAM ja ratilAlane kahyuM che ke "junA sneha saMbaMdhamAM huM jagajIvanadAsa nathI paNa jagalo chuM." A zabdo sAMbhaLI sarva khaDakhaDa hasI paDayAM. tamane barAbara smaraNa che. zrImaMtAImAM june sneha saMbaMdha rAkhanAra tamArA jevA ghaNaja ochA jovAmAM Ave che. jamavAne vakhata thayo che. bhANAM mukyAM che mATe kapaDAM utArI cAlo" ema AmaMtraNa ApI urmilA rasoDAmAM cAlI gaI - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #379 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 35 muM. thoDIvAra pachI traNe sAthe jamavA beThA. urmilA ane caturA pIrasavA lAgyAM, be traNa vakhata caturA tarapha najara karI jagajIvanadAsa jamatAM jamatAM puchavA lAge "urmilA bena ! A keNa che?" urmilAe hazIne javAba Apyo "tamArI joDe beThelA ramaNikalAlanAM dharmapatnI caturA che. bIjI rIte oLakhANa jANavI heya te te mAjI sAthvI caturathI che.' jagajIvanadAsa-"tamAre mazkarI karavAne svabhAva te haju jevo ne te kAyama che." urmilA-"huM sAcuM kahuM chuM. temanA mAthAnA vALa tarapha najara kare, pUrA cAra AMgaLa paNa jaNAtA nathI." jagajIvanadAsa-"mane te uparathI ja pUchavAne vicAra thayo, paNa mAjI sAthvI zI rIte te samajAve." urmilA-"gayA mAhamAsamAM dIkSA lIdhI, dIkSA lIdhA pachI temanAM gurUsAdhvI kaMcanathI je kajIA ane kaleza karavAmAM ziremaNuM che temaNe temane evo trAsa Ape ke mAMdAM paDyAM, masAnuM darada thayuM, atrenI haispiITalamAM zrAvakoe lAvIne khATalo nAkhe. DokaTare oNparezana karyuM. dhIme dhIme darada maTavA lAgyuM. te vakhate A temanA patizrI paNa eja davAkhAnAmAM daradI hatA. temane khabara paDI eTale te gupta rIte temanI sAravAra karavA lAgyA. tyAM temane meLApa thayo tethI sAdevIpaNAnAM kapaDAM pheMkI daI A saMsArIpaNAnAM kapaDAM paherI ramaNikalAlanI sAthe pharI patnI tarIke joDAyAM. tyAMthI teo atre AvyAM. amArI joDe ja rahe che. ramaNikalAla ApaNuM ophIsamAM rahyA. amAre ane temane bhAI jevo saMbaMdha che. kahe huM mazkarI karuM chuM ke sAce sAcuM kahuM chuM ? puchI jue mAjI caturazrI sAdhvIne ane temanA pati ramaNikalAlane." ramaNikalAla-"je hevAla kahe te barAbara che. kaMcanazrI sAdhvI evAM jabarAM che ke te temanI celIo pAse gulAmagIrI karAve che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #380 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jagajIvanadAsane thayeluM sAdhvImAtAnuM smaraNa. 363 dIkSA lIdhA pahelAM dIkSAmAM evA mAha batAve che ke AnA jevI ghaNI bhALI bALAo sapaDAya che, pachI pastAvA thAya che. amArA sArA nasIbe hAspITalamAM meLApa thaye!, nahIM te| davAkhAnAmAMthI chuTIne upAzrayamAM pAchI gulAmagIrI karatI hota. " ,, A sAMbhaLI jagajIvanadAsane sAdhvI thayelI peAtAnI mAtAnuM smaraNa thayuM ane uMDA vicAramAM paDI gayA. eka paNa sAmeA prazna nahIM puchatAM stabdha mukhe zAMta rahyA. A dekhI ratilAle puchyuM " caturAnA hevAla sAMbhaLI kema tame vicAramAM paDI udAsa thayelA lAge che ? jagajIvanadAse dhIme rahI javAba ApyA " mArI mA paNa sAdhvI thayelI che. te vAtane sAta ATha varasa thaI gayAM, huM te vakhate tAkAnI hatA, mane mAtAnA snehanI darakAra nahAtI. te mArI mAtA mane atyAre sAMbharI AvI. janI gayA pachI mane te kAI kAi vakhata tyAM sAMbharI AvatI paNa ApaNA hIMdusaMsAra pramANe temanI mate ahIM dhaNIja khATa lAge che. jo huM te vakhate tAkAnI na hAta tA saMsArathI kaMTALI te dIkSA na leta. ghaMTI daLIne mane meTA karelA te huM jANuM chuM. atyAre jo te hAta tA tene keTalA badhA AnaMda thAta ane mane keTalI badhI rAhata maLata? ahIM juduM makAna levuM che te mATe vicAra karUM chuM. te hAya tA ghara mAMDatAM keTalI vAra ? umilA ena kahe che te pramANe jo te kAI klezI sAdhvInA kdAmAM phasAi gaI haze teA duHkhI thatI haze. saMsAramAM AvavAnI icchA thatI hAya paNa saMsAramAM AvIne zuM kare ? bhAi ratilAla ! A pramANe smaraNu cavAthI tenA vicAramAM paDI gayA chuM. temane maLavAnuM mana thai AvyuM che. paNa hindusthAnamAM kyAM temanA pattA lAge? mane teA sAdhu sAdhvIonuM ke saMsAravyavahAranuM kAMija bhAna nathI. sArA nasIbe zeTha rAjabihArIAle hAtha pakaDayA ane temanI kRpAthI sukhI thayA. mArA caMdrAvatI dezamAM te mane kAi ALakhatuMja nahIM hAya eTale mArI mAne kevI rIte maLI zakuM tenA vicAramAM paDayA chuM." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #381 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 prakaraNa 35 muM. urmilAe puchayuM "tamArI mAtuzrInuM nAma zuM?" jagajIvanadAsa-"tenuM nAma uttamabAI hatuM." umilA-"temaNe kyAM dIkSA lIdhI hatI ?" jagajIvanadAsa-"amArA caMdrAvatI gAmamAM lIdhI hatI. tyAM amAre rahevAnuM eka nAnuM ghara paNa che. have te koNa jANe saMbhALa vagara paDI paNa gayuM haze." - UMmilA lAcAra banI viveka darzAvavA lAgI " jamatAM jamatAM meM sAdhvInI vAta kADhI te meM meTI bhUla karI. vinA kAraNe tamane dilagIrI karAvI." jagajIvanadAsa-"nA bena ! ema mAnaze nahIM. mane to tethI phAyade che. vAta meM manamAM rAkhI hatI te tame zI rIte jANuM zakata ? puchatAM puchatAM temane maLavAne yoga banI jAya. have te huM gheDa mAsa sudhI anne rahevA mAguM chuM. banaze te dezamAM paNa javAne IrAdo rAkhuM chuM.' te pachI urmilAe jarmanInI prajAnI rItabhAta, tyAMnA rIvAja, raheNI karaNI vagerenI vAta upara utArI sAthvImAtAnuM smaraNa dUra karAvyuM ane hAsyavinaMdanI vAta cAlI rahI. A pramANe AnaMdathI jamavAmAM doDha kalAka gALI hAtha dhoI teo dIvAnakhAnAmAM AvyA. eNphIsanI vAta nIkaLatAM jagajIvanadAsa ratilAlane kahevA lAgyo, "A tamArA mitra mIsTara ramaNikalAla paNa tamArA jevAja che. temane ApaNuM eNphIsamAM rAkhI lIdhA te bahuja sAruM karyuM che. zeTha temanAthI ghaNAja khuzI che. tamArA lIdhe mane paNa temanI sAthe saMbaMdha baMdhAye." ema saMtoSa jAhera karI tyAMthI ratilAla ane jagajIvanadAsa zeTha rAjabihArIlAlane baMgale gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #382 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhvImAtAnuM tIvra maraNa, tapAsa ane meLApa. 365 prakaraNa 36 muM. sAvImAtAnuM tIvra smaraNa, tapAsa ane meLApa. *Let a conscience enlightened teach what should be done, And caution us what not to dolastruct us what habits and customs to shun, What course we may safely pursue. -Ellen Roberts. jyArathI jagajIvanadAse ratilAlane ghera jamatI vakhate ramaNikalAlanI patnI caturAnI dIkSita avasthAne hRdayabhedaka hevAla sAMbhaLyuM tyArathI pitAnI sAthvImAtAnuM smaraNa pUra jozathI thavA lAgyuM. kaI paNa upAye temane maLavAnI icchA thaI. paNuM pAMca varasathI dUra dezAvaramAM rahetA hovAthI temane kazIja mAhItI nahotI. koI sAthe saMbaMdha baMdhAyelo nahIM eTale puchavAnuM sthAna nahotuM; saMbaMdha, sneha ke vAtane visAme je kAMI gaNe te tenA zeTha rAjabihArIlAla ane mitra ratilAla hatA. zeTha hatA vaiSNava, eTale temane sAdhu sAdhvI saMbaMdhI mAhItI pazu na hoya. vicAra karatAM karatAM keTalAka divase teNe te vAtane ubhare pitAnI pAse ratilAlane belAvIne bahAra kADho. - ratilAle jaNAvyuM "A bAbata ramaNikalAlane puchavAthI sAre khulAso maLaze" ema kahI ramaNikalAlane bolAvI tenI AgaLa vAta karI. ramaNikalAle te sAMbhaLI salAha ApI "bhadrApurImAM rasikalAla nAmane gRhastha rahe che temaNe ane temanA mitroe, sAdhuo je * A kRtya karavA jevAM che ane A kRtya karavA jevAM nathI evuM sateja thayeluM tamAruM aMtaHkaraNa tamane zikSaNa Ape, kevI Tevo ane kevA rIvAjothI dUra rahevuM ane nirbhayapaNe kayA mArge cAlavuM tenI sUcanA tene karavA de. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #383 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 366 prakaraNa 35 muM. agya dIkSAo ApI trAsa vartAvI rahyA che te aTakAvavA "agya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAja" sthApela che. te e sabhAnA sekreTarI che, vartamAnapatramAM paNa temanA ghaNA lekhe Ave che. mATe IrachA hoya te temane patra lakhI khulAso maMgAvuM." Ajeja kAgaLa lakhe." ema hadayapUrvaka adhIrAI batAvI jagajIvanadAse noTa pepara temanA AgaLa muko. ramaNikalAla. helDara laI tarataja patra lakhavA lAgyo- muMbaI, prIsesa sTrITa bhAdaravA suda 9 rA. 2. rasikalAla. - tamAre patra kanakanagara mAnyo hato. huM hAlamAM atre nokarImAM joDAya chuM. A patra lakhavAne khAsa muddo e che ke amArA zeTha hamaNAM pAMce varase -jarmanIthI atre AvyA che. temanuM nAma zeTha jagajIvanadAsa leTarIvALA che te hAlamAM vAlakezvara rahe che. temanI mA uttamabAI hatAM temaNe sAta ATha varasa upaka dIkSA lIdhelI che. A zeThane temane maLavAnI IcchA thaI che mATe tamArA jANavAmAM te uttamabAI hoya te te kayAM comAsuM rahelAM che te jaNAvavA kRpA karazo. uttamabAIne tapAsa karAvavAmAM je kAMI kharaca thaze te zeTha ApavA taiyAra che. temanA saMsArI5NAnA patinuM nAma kezavalAla che. caMdrAvatInAM rahIza che; uparanA saranAme jarUra patra lakhaze. tamane pelI jubAnInI nakala mokalI hatI teno koI upayoga thayA hoya te jaNAvaze. tame ane tamArAM patnIe upADelI pravRtti mATe tamane baMnene kharekhara dhanyavAda ghaTe che. agya dIkSA pratibaMdhaka samAjamAM mAruM nAma dAkhala karazo. vaLI te sAthe "bhaginI samAjamAM mArI patnI a. se. caturAnuM nAma dAkhala karavA ApanAM patnIne sUcavazo. tasdI mApha karaze. A patrane javAba vaLatI TapAle lakhaze. lI. Apane, ramaNikalAla karasanalAla nANAvaTI. upara pramANe kAgaLa lakhI jagajIvanadAsane vAMcI saMbhaLAvyo. jagajIvanadAse kahyuM "barAbara che. bIDIne TapAlamAM nAkhI de." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #384 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhvImAtAnuM tIvra smaraNu, tapAsa ane meLApa. 367 ramaNikalAle kavara upara saranAmuM karI kAgaLa khIDI paTAvALA sAthe TapAlamAM ravAnA karyAM ane mane potAnI rUmamAM cAlyA gayA. trIjA divase savAre ramaNikalAla ane caturA khArI AgaLa *ubhAM UbhAM vAtA karatAM hatAM tevAmAM pAsTamaeNna kAgaLa leTara khAsamAM nAkhI cAlatA thayA. caturAe leTara Aksa udhADI kAgaLa ramaNikalAlanA hAthamAM mukyA. "huM Aja kAgaLanI Aje kyAranA rAha joI rahyA hatA " ema intejArI batAvI tarataja kAgaLa phADI ramaNikalAla vAMcavA lAgyA. caturA paNa peAtAnI prakRti pramANe ramaNikalAlanA khabhe hAtha mukI joDe ubhI rahI vAMcavA lAgI-- bhadrApurI. bhAdaravA suda 8 rA. rA. ramaNikalAla. tamAre patra Aje maLyA, javAbamAM jaNAvavAnu ke eka uttamazrI nAmanAM Azare cALIsa pIstALIsa varasanI umaranAM sAdhvI gayA mAha mAsamAM atre sUryavijaya AcAryanI sAthe AvelAM, te tamArA zeThanAM mAtuzrI ke kema te amArAthI na kahI rAkAya. tee atrethI vihAra karI mAlikA, madhurI vIgere gAmeA tarapha upaDI gayelAM che. hAla te kyAM cAmAsuM che te jANavAmAM nathI. tema chatAM ame puchAvIzuM ane jANavAmAM AvethI tamane jaNAvIzuM. pelI jubAnImAM jaNAvelI saritAne tenA mAmAeja koI zrImatane vecI celI manAvavA ApI dIdhelI hoya ema tapAsa uparathI jaNAya che. sAdhvIoe tene kyAM saMtADI che tene patto nathI. sAdhu sAdhvI temane evAM gupta sthaLeAe satADe che ane aMdha zraddhALu bhakatA temane evI chupI rIte madada kare che ke guma thayelAM chekarA chekarInA pattA lAgatA nathI. ame te kAmamAMja guthAyelA chIe. amArA naNavAmAM AvyuM hatuM ke tamArAM patnI caturAbAI e sAdhvInA trAsathI ane zArIdika duHkhathI dIkSAveza cheADI pAchA tamArI sAthe gRhasasAramAM jeDAyAM che. tame temanuM nAma ginIsamAjamAM dAkhala karavA sUcanA karI te hakIkata uparanI sAMbhaLelI vAtane pUro TakA Ape che. tamArUM nAma paNa samAjamAM dAkhala karavAmAM AvyuM che A mATe ame Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #385 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 368 prakaraNa 36 muM. baMne tamArA baMnene baMne samAja taraphathI upakAra mAnIe chIe. tamArA zeTha paNa amArA samAjamAM joDAya evI AzA rAkhIe chIe. amArI vatI temane abhinaMdana kaheze. jANavA joga samAcAra hoya te jarUra jaNAvaze. lI. nehAdhIna rasikalAla suMdaralAla zAha. tA. ka. 50 sai. mAlatIe khAsa lakhAvyuM che ke tamArAM dharma patnI a. sai. caturAnI jAhera hIMmata mATe bhaginI samAja taraphathI abhinaMdana ApavAmAM Ave che. upara pramANe patra vAMcI rahI ramaNikalAla hazIne bolyo, "strInAM saue vakhANa kare. mAlatIe paNa dhanyavAda Ape. purUSane to bhAvaja puchAya nahIM. mane lAge che ke tane bolAvI jAhera mAnapatra Apaze." caturA belI-"mAre tevuM mAnapatra joItuM nathI. te Ape ya nahIM ne mArAthI levAya nahIM. te te ThIka paraMtu A uttamazrIne te oLakhuM chuM. kaMcanazrI pAse bIjo koI uttamazrI nathI. uttamazrInA duHkhane hevAla mane mAlama che. upAzrayamAM duHkhamAM mArI cAkarI karanAra uttamazrI hatAM. mAre lIdhe kaMcanazrIthI chuTAM paDayAM. uttamazrI, caMdanathI ane huM ema ame traNe gAMdhArImAM rahyAM.parezana karAvavA mane davAkhAnAmAM zrAvake laI gayA.cemAsuM hovAthI te gAMdhArImAM ja haze. mane puchyuM hota to huM tamane kaheta. sAruM thayuM ke javAba ApaNuM gharanA saranAme Avyo eTale mane jANavAnuM maLyuM." ' ramaNikalAla-"te vAta te barAbara. A kAgaLa temane vaMcAvuM che te uparathI vAta nIkaLaze eTale temane hakIkata kahIza, te pachI je te kaheze tema karIzuM." ema kahI ramaNikalAla te kAgaLa laI ratilAlane vaMcAvavA gaye, ane savistara samAcAra kahyA. urmilA-"jyAre caturA te hakIkata jANe che te ApaNe temane eka divasa jamavA belA eTale temanI AgaLa caturA te vAta karaze." ratilAla-te kahevuM barAbara che, Aje ApaNe eNphIsamAM vahelA jaie, jagajIvanadAsa paNa patranI rAha joine beThA ja haze." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhvImAtAnuM tIvra smaraNa, tapAsa ane meLApa. 369 Ama patra vaMcAvI ramaNikalAla pitAnI oraDImAM Avyo. barAbara agIAra thayA ke ramaNikalAla ane ratilAla ophIsamAM gayA. thoDI vAra thaI ke jagajIvanadAsanI meTara AvI. pitAnI rIsamAM ramaNikalAla ane ratilAlane bolAvyA. te te dhAratA hatA ja ke hamaNAM sIpAI bolAvavA Avaze. te baMne zeThanI pAse gayA. ramaNikalAle khIsAmAMthI kAgaLa kADhI vaMcAvyA, te sAMbhaLI jagajIvanadAsa udAsa thaI bolyA "AmAM te kAMI khulAso Avyo nahIM." pachI dhIme rahIne ratilAle kahyuM "ramaNikalAlanAM patnI caturA tamAma hakIkata uttamathI saMbaMdhI jANe che. traNa cAra mAsa sudhI temanI patnInI cAkarI karanAra te uttamazrIja hatAM. temanI vAta uparathI jaNAya che ke teja tamArAM mAtuzrI haze." jagajIvanadAsa-"tyAre te divase temaNe mane kema vAta na karI? te vakhate ja te bAbatane khulAse thAta." ratilAla-"tame navA navI AvelA, maLavAno paricaya nahIM eTale zaramane lIdhe tamArA AgaLa bolI zakI nahIM, mATe pharI mAre tyAM jamavA Ave eTale vAtane khulAse thaze." jagajIvanadAsa-"huM tamAre tyAM jamavA AvuM tenA karatAM tame mArA baMgale sAMje jamavAnuM rAkhe te zuM beTuM ? vAta karIzuM." A sAMbhaLI ratilAla ramaNikalAlanI sAme joI hasI gayo "A to netaruM ApavA jatAM netaruM svIkAravAno vakhata Avyo." jagajIvanadAse tarataja bela vagADI paTAvALAne bolAvyo ane ratilAlane sUcanA karI, "ratilAla ! A paTAvALAne cIThI lakhI Apo, te laI tamArA ghera ApI Ave. ApaNe pAMca vAge temane moTara teDavA mATe mokalIzuM." ratilAle cIThI lakhI ApI. zeThe potAnA baMgale TelIphenathI bhaTane khabara ApI dIdhI. ratilAla ne ramaNikalAla potAnA rUmamAM gayA. mA saMbaMdhI caturA pAsethI kyAre khulAso meLavuM evI jagajIvanadAsanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #387 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 prakaraNa 36 muM. manamAM adhIrAI prakaTa thaI. vicAra AvavAthI paTAvALAne bolAvI pharI ramaNikalAlane bolAvyo. ramaNikalAla hAjara thaI zeThane puchavA lAge "kema zuM kAma che?" jagajIvanadAsa-"phIsamAM eka aMgrejI bhaNele mANasa rAkhavAne che ane te mAruM khAnagI kAma kare te joIe. namra svabhAvane, mahenatu ane pramANika joIe. pagAra rU. 100) ApavAmAM Avaze. je te bahu cAlAka nIkaLe te mArI sAthe hembarga paNa laI jAuM. jaina heya to ThIka." ramaNikalAla "bahu sAruM, tapAsa karI tamane jaNAvIza." ema kahI ramaNikalAle ratilAlanI pAse jaI mANasa saMbaMdhI vAta karI. ratilAla-"tAre mitra keI lAyaka heya te bhalAmaNa kara" ramaNikalAle yAda karI jaNAvyuM "mArI gaMbhIra mAMdagI vakhate sAravAra karanAra mI. dazarathalAla che, te pramANika, ghaNeja mahenatu ane lAyaka che. caturA paNa tene oLakhe che. prIvIasa pAsa che. hAlamAM te rU. 6) nA pagAre eka ThekANe nokarI che mATe je salAha hoya te tene bolAvuM. aThavADIuM rajA laIne Avaze. para nathI. ratilAla-"Aje patra lakhI tene vicAra maMgAvI che. te hA pADe to pachI zeThane vAta karI patra lakhI tene atre bolAva." ramaNikalAlane A salAha vyAjabI lAgavAthI dazarathalAlane patra lakhI ravAnA karyo. ghaDIALamAM pAMca thayA ke zeThane vAlakezvara mukI AvI saphare eNphIsa AgaLa moTara khaDI karI. temAM ratilAla ane ramaNikalAla bezI pitAne mukAme jaI urmilA ane caturAne laI vAlakezvara gayA. teo divAnakhAnAmAM svastha thaI beThAM. urmilAe dhIme dhIme caturAne vArtAvinedamAM utArI. caturA paNa vAta karavAnI ane praznane javAba ApavAnI prasaMge prasaMge buTa levA lAgI. pachI te maMDaLI sAthe jamavA beThI. jamatAM jamatAM uttamabAinI vAta jagajIvanadAse kAThI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #388 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhvImAtAnuM tIvra smaraNa, tapAsa ane meLApa. 371 paraMtu urmilAe bIjI vAtonA evA prasaMge lAvo mukyA che te vAtane khulAse karavAnI caturAne taka ApI nahIM, kAraNake uttamazrInA duHkhane hevAla kahevAthI jagajIvanadAsanA hRdayane dilagIrI ya tema hatuM. tevI dilagIrI jamatAM jamatAM karAvavI urmilAne ThIka lAgI nahIM. jamyA pachI teo upara dIvAnakhAnAmAM beThAM. traNe bAjuthI maMda maMda pavana Avato hato. AgaLa darIAne suMdara dekhAva dRSTigecara thatuM hatuM. Ama samaya ane saMga dhyAnamAM laI urmilAe caturAne puchyuM "caturAbhAbhI! tame uttamazrIne oLakhe che?" caturAe javAba Apyo "ghaNuM sArI rIte." jagajIvanadAse puchyuM "tamAre ane temane kayAre saMbaMdha thayo ane kayAre ane kayAM chuTAM paDyAM te hakIkata jANavA mAguM chuM." caturA belI "meM mAha vada 7 nA roja vijaya pAse dIkSA lIdhI ane kaMcanazrInI celI banI. sAdhvIo sAthe joDAI. te vakhate uttamazrI ane ame sau sAthe hatAM, ame tyAMthI vihAra karyo. rastAmAM mane kAMTA vAgyA, phalA paDayA, chatAM vihAra karAve, mArI pAsethI evuM kAma le ke huM thAkI jAuM to paNa dayA na Ave. chevaTe huM mAMdI paDI, tAva Avyo, paga sujhI gayA, chatAM mane calAvI. temAM maraDAnuM darada thayuM eTale mane gAMdhArImAM ekalI mukI. temanI joDe uttamathI hatAM temane dayA AvI tethI te tathA temanI celI racaMdazrI mArI cAkarI karavA rokAyAM. temane AvIne AcArya laDI gayA, paNa uttamazrIe temanA mAthAmAM vAge te javAba Apyo. 2-3 mAsa davA cAlI te daramIAna ame eka bIjAnA duHkhanI vAta karI hRdaya khAlI karI AzvAsana meLavatAM. uttamathI kahetAM ke eka 14-15 varasane chokaro mukIne temaNe garIbAInA kAraNane laIne dIkSA lIdhI che. kaMcanazrIne trAsa 4-5 varasa to te sahana na karI zakayAM, tethI te eka vAra kedhe bharAI temanI sAme bolyAM. tyArathI kaMcanazrI temanA pratye karaDI najarathI jovA lAgyAM. dIkSA lIdhA pachI uttama zrI kaLa karIne beThAM nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #389 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37ra prakaraNa 36 muM. duHkhamAM divasa kADhe che. je te mArI madadamAM ubhA na rahyAM hatA te mArI burI dazA thAta. temano svabhAva ghaNoja mAyALu che. kaMcanazrInI tamAma celIone ghaNuM ja duHkha che, keTalIka te temanI pAsethI cAlI gaI che, gAMdhArIthI mane meTaramAM besADI masAnuM oNparezana karAvavA kanakanagaranA davAkhAnAmAM zrAvake lAvyA, tyAM temano (ramaNikalAla) meLApa thavAthI dIkSA mukI ghera AvI. hAla te uttama zrI gAMdhArImAM hevAM joIe, kAraNake cemAsuM hovAthI te bIje jaI zake nahIM. tyAM tapAsa karavAthI temane maLI zakAze. paNa eTaluM dhyAnamAM rAkhavA jevuM che ke sAdhunI keTalIka ToLI evI che ke sAdhu ke sAdhvIne kaI kahevA jAya che te tenA upara gALAne varasAda varasAve che paNa have eTaluM sAruM thayuM che ke ayogya dIkSA aTakAvavA AvA sAdhu sAdhvI virUddha samAja ubho thayo che eTale te have pahelA karatAM narama paDyA che. mArA anubhava uparathI kahuM chuM ke mArA jevI ghaNI sAdhvIo duHkha bhogavatI haze! paNa te zuM kare? saMsAramAM ke temane svIkAra kare ? kuMvArI hoya te paNa kaI paraNanAra na maLe, vidhavAne te ubhA rahevAnuM sthAna ja nahIM. sadhavA pAchI Ave to paNa svIkAre nahIM, A te mAruM, nasIba ke temaNe mArA upara dayA lAvI mAre svIkAra karyo, nahIM to. duHkhamAM rIbAI rIbAI divasa kADhata. kaMcanazrIne te ghaNeja trAsa che. A pramANe mArI AtmakathA che." * A sAMbhaLI jagajIvanadAse kahyuM "tyAre tame uttamazrIthI gAMdhArIthI chuTAM paDyAM. tamAruM mAnavuM che ke uttamazrI gAMdhArI haze?" caturA-"hA, cekasa mAnavuM che, je te tamArAM mAtuzrI heya te." jagajIvanadAsa-"gAMdhArI kayAM AvyuM ?" caturA-"kanakanagarathI meTaramAM javAya che," tyAM relve nathI. paNa raste sAre che, mane jarA paNa aDacaNa paDI nahotI." jagajIvanadAsa-"ratilAla ! tyAre ApaNe sau sAthe tyAM jaI AvIe to ?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #390 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhvImAtAnuM tIvra smaraNa, tapAsa ane meLApa. 373 mironnin ratilAla-" prathama eka mANasa mokalI tapAsa karAvIe ke te tyAM che ke kema. je te tyAM hoya te pachI ApaNe jaIe." caturA-"te uttamazrI te gAMdhArImAMja haze temAM zaka nathI. mATe je maLavuM hoya te badhA sAtheja cAle. vaLI je temane saMsArIpaNamAM AvavAnI marajI hoya ane jagajIvanadAsa zeThane rAkhavAnI IcchA hoya te kapaDAM paherAvI ahIM lAvavAM." jagajIvanadAsa-"mane caturAbenanI salAha vyAjabI lAge che. ApaNe pAMce sAthe nokara rasoIe laI kAleja te tarapha upaDIe. tamArA baMne mATe huM rAjabihArIlAlane vAta karIza." urmilA-"mane paNa te vicAra ThIka pasaMda paDe che. je uttamazrIne AvavAnI icchA haze te sAthe lAvI zakAze.' A pramANe salAha meLavI tyAMthI uThI rastAmAM cepArInI havA laI baMne AnaMdI daMpatI pitAne ghera gayAM. bIje divase jagajIvanadAse rAjabihArIlAlane vAta karI. temaNe paNa teja salAha ApI. kanakanagaramAM A peDhInI zAkhA hovAthI tyAM tAra mukI khabara ApI, ane sekanDa kalAsa kempArTamenTa rIjhavarDa karAvyuM. rAtre teo kolAbA sTezane bhegAM thayAM ane mela pachInI phAsTa TrenamAM kanakanagara tarapha gayAM. kanakanagara savAre sAta vAge pahoMcyAM. sTezana upara peDhIne menejara levA mATe Avyo hato. peDhImAM jaI jamI tarataja be moTara bhADAnI karI gAMdhArI tarapha upaDayAM. gAma bahAra nAnI dharmazALA hatI tyAM mukAma karyo. ratilAla vagere eka mANasane sAthe rAkhI tene eka pioTakI ApI. jyAM utamathI rahetAM hatAM te upAzrayamAM gayAM, paNa tyAM to kaI jaNAyuM nahIM. pachI puchatAM keIe kahyuM ke temane to ahIMthI kaI sAdhue laDIne kaDhAvyAM che tethI A joDenI galImAM eka makAna che temAM rahe che. temane lIdhe te ahIMA kachaA thayA che. cA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #391 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 374 prakaraNa 36 muM. huM tamane batAvuM." ema kahI te AgaLa thayo. be traNa galIe, vaTAvI ke te makAna AvyuM. purUSone bahAra rAkhI caturazrI ane urmilA aMdara gayAM te uttamazrI tathA caMdana zrI AhAra pANI lai paravArI AgalA bhAgamAM AvatAM hatAM. temane joI caturazrI ane urmilA khamAsaNa laI vaMdana karavA lAgyAM. vaMdana karI caturA belI "mahArAja ! mane oLakhI ? uttamazrI-"caturA ! tane kema na oLakhuM chuTA paDe haju be mAsa thayA nathI eTalAmAM bhUlI jAuM? tane A pramANe sAjI thayelI joI huM ghaNI ja khuza thaI chuM. tArA gayA pachI te atre khUba takarAra thaI. AcAryazrInA bhakate AvyA ane amane upAzrayamAMthI kADhyAM. paNa temanI sAme bIjI juvAnIA ToLI ubhI thaI che, temaNe amane ane makAna ApyuM. atre paNa eka zazIkAMtanI dIkSAne jhagaDo ubhuM thayuM che, mArA mArI ane laDAIo cAle che. caturA ! tuM te duHkhamAMthI chuTI paNa ame be te duHkhamAM saDIe chIe. " tArI sAthe A keNa che?" caturA- "e amArAM khAsa meLApI che." uttamazrI-bahAra koNa che ?" caturA-"te sau Apane maLavAne cahAya che." ema kahI temane aMdara belAvyA. mahArAjane vaMdana karI teo temanI AgaLa beThA. pachI caturA temanI oLakhANa karAvatAM kahevA lAgI "A ratilAla ane A temanAM patnI urmilA." pachI urmilA jarA hasIne bolI A ramaNikalAla ane A temanAM patnI caturA." A sAMbhaLI uttama zrI harI dhIme rahI bolyAM "huM temane sajoDe joI khuzI thai chuM, paNa A bhAI koNa che?" ratilAla "te mArA mitra thAya che. " uttamathI--"temanuM nAma zuM?" ratilAla-"zeTha jagajIvanadAsa laiTarIvALa." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #392 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhvImAtAnuM tIvra smaraNa, tapAsa ane meLApa. 375 uttamazrI- temane kyAM rahevuM?" ratilAla-muMbaI rahe che. temanI mAe temane nAne mukI dIkSA lIdhelI. te cAlAka hovAthI zeThe temane jarmanI mekalyA, tyAM pAMca varasa rahyA. nasIbayoge be lAkha rUpIA phaiTarImAM maLyA. zeThe te rUpIA vepAramAM rokyA, sAre naphe ma. muMbaimAM AvyA pachI A caturA benanI sAthe maLavAne prasaMga Avyo. caturAe pitAne hevAla kahyuM te uparathI temane pitAnI mAne vAMdavA AvavAnuM mana thayuM. temanI mAnuM nAma uttamabAI hatuM. tethI hAlamAM kadAca uttamathI nAma rAkhyuM hoya. caturA bene tamArI ane caMdana zrInI vAta karelI te uparathI tamane maLavA AvyA. kadAca tamane temanI khabara hoya te ame tapAsa karIe. ane je te maLI Ave te ane temane duHkha hoya te temane ghera lAvI te cAkarI kare, mAnI bhakti kare ema dhArI te amArI sAthe AvyA che." A sAMbhaLI uttamathI belyAM. "bhAI ! huM zuM kahuM? tame kahe che tevI rIte meM mArA cauda varasanA chekarAne rakhaData mukI dIkSA lIdhI che. te vAtane ATha varasa thaI gayAM. hAlamAM mane pArAvAra duHkha che. AvI ekAMta jagAmAM paDI rahevuM paDe che. bIjI sAvIonI gALo khAvI paDe che, chupI rIte chokarIone saMtADavI paDe che. ame amAruM duHkha kahI zakatAM nathI. A caturAnI mAphaka huM - A pILo bhekha cheDI saMsAramAM AvuM to ulaTuM bamaNuM duHkha thAya. kyAM ubhI rahuM? A bicArI mArI celInI paNa evI ja dazA che, tene evI jagAe saMtADI nasADI dIkSA ApI che ke vAta karavA jevI nathI. tenAM mAbApa vagere marI paravAryA che. dIkSA cheDI de te koNa paraNanAra maLe ? AvI amArI duHkhanI kathA che. have mane mAre chekare kyAM maLe ? vacce ATha varasa paNa thaI gayAM." Ama sakheda svare jaNAvI jagajIvanadAsanI sAmuM dhArIne jeI uDe vicAra karI kahevA lAgyAM "bhAI jagajIvanadAsa! tamArA pitAzrInuM nAma zuM ?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #393 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 376 prakaraNa 36 muM. jagajIvanadAsa-"kezavalAla." e sAMbhaLI uttamazrI bArIkAIthI sajaLa AMkhe jovA lAgyAM ane pharI prazna karyo "tamAruM mULa vatana kayA gAmamAM te yAda che ?" jagajIvanadAsa-"hA. caMdrAvatImAM, ane mArI mAe paNa caMdrAvatImAMja dIkSA lIdhI hatI eTaluM yAda che. mArI mA tamArA jevAM ja hatAM." A sAMbhaLI uttamazrInA manamAM thavA lAgyuM ke "zuM A mAre jagale to nahIM hoya ? badhuM maLatuM Ave che. eja hoya to kevuM sAruM ? mAruM nasIba badalAI jAya. have te saMkAnuM nirAkaraNa karavA de." Ama temanI utkaMThA vadhavAthI uttamazrI belyAM "bhAI khoTuM lAge te mApha karaje, tamane jevAthI ane hakIkata jANavAthI mane ema lAge che ke tame mArA chokarA jagalA jevA jaNuo cho." jagajIvanadAsa-"hA, bA, huM tAre jagaloja, eja tAre tephAnI jagale. jarmanI gayA pachI pise maLavAthI jagalo badalAI zeTha jagajIvanadAsa laiTarIvALA loko mane kahe che paNa bA ! huM tAre jagaleja chuM. have tane Ama duHkhI mukI khasavA mAgatA nathI. tuM mArI sAthe cAla ane sukhathI rahe. agara huM tArI joDe rahuM ane tArI cAkarI karuM." baMnenI AMkhamAMthI AMsunI dhArAo vahevA lAgI. thoDI vAra sudhI to baMne bolI zakyAM nahIM. A dekhAvathI ramaNikalAla caturA vigerenI AMkho paNa sAbu banI gaI. caturA-"uttamazrI ! tame mane je kahetAM hatAM te sarva vAtanuM samAdhAna thAya che. dIkSA cheDI kyAM jaIne besuM evI tamArI je muzkelI hatI te nIkaLI jAya che. sArA nasIbe A saMyoga ubhA karelA jaNAya che mATe lAbha laI le. saMsAramAM rahI dharmakaraNuM kyAM karI zakAtI nathI? Ama duHkha bhogavavuM ane ArtadhyAna karI jIvana kharAba karavuM tenA karatAM AvA putrane tyAM rahevAthI zuM nukasAna ?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com muzkelI hatI paNa laI le. sa ne ArtadhyAna karI Page #394 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhvImAtAnuM tIvra smaraNa, tapAsa ane meLApa. 377 uttamazrI-"caturA! huM teja vicAra karuM chuM. paNa....." caturA-"paNa balI kema aTakI gayAM ? tamAre je anukUkAtA joItI hoya te tamAma huM pUrI pADuM. huM to have saMsArI chuM. mATe jarA paNa muMjhAze nahIM." uttamazrI-"huM mArI jAta mATe muMjhAtI nathI paraMtu A bicArI caMdana zrI celInI zI vale thAya tene mane vicAra Ave che. tene huM jarA paNa cheDI zakuM tema nathI. jyAM huM tyAM te, mArA sukhe sukhI ane duHkhe duHkhI jevo saMbaMdha amArA baMnene che. caMdanabI ! raDIza nahIM. huM tane mukIne saMsAramAM javAnI nathI. pahelI tuM ane pachI huM. mATe dhIraja rAkha. tuM jarA paNa ciMtA karIza nahI." caturA-" tyAre have zo vicAra kare che ? je karavuM dhAryuM hoya tene have amala kare." uttamazrI--"caturA ! paNa atyAre kapaDAM kyAMthI maLI zake ? A vezamAM tamArI sAthe ame bahAra nIkaLIe to amArI moTI phajetI thAya ane kadAca zrAvake mAravA paNa nIkaLe." caturA-"je mANase tamane zodhI zodhIne ghera lAvavAne TheTha muMbaIthI ane AvI prayatna karI rahyA che temaNe zuM AvI taiyArIo nahIM karI rAkhI heya?" uttamathI--" kyAM che kapaDAM ?" caturA-"be joDI nahIM paNa cAra joDI kapaDAM lAvI chuM." ema kahI bahAra beThelA mANasa pAsethI piTakI maMgAvI. caturAe bAjunI eka oraDI hatI temAM te baMne sAdhvIene laI jaI saMsArI kapaDAM paherAvI dIdhAM. baMnenuM svarUpa badalAI gayuM. pelI caMdana zrIne yuvAnIne meha jarA jarA A vacce guptapaNe pradarzita karavA lAgyAM. A vakhate aMdhAruM thaI gayuM hatuM. tyAMthI teo nIkaLI gAma bahAra dharmazALAmAM gayAM ane vilaMba nahIM karatAM moTaramAM bezI rAta rAta kanakanagara gayAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #395 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 378 prakaraNa 37 muM. bIjA divase zeThane puchI ramaNikalAla potAnA mitra dazarathalAlane tyAM jaI tene teDI lAvI zeThanI rUbarU meLavyo. zeThane pasaMda paDyuM ane tene daramAse se rUpIAnA pagAre nokarImAM rAkhI laI sAthe muMbaI AvavA sUcanA karI. tyAM be traNa divasa rahI jagajIvanadAsa vagere sukharUpa muMbaI AvI pahoMcyAM. ane uttamazrI maTI uttamalamI nA dhAraNa karI jagajIvanadAsanI sAthe mA dIkarA tarIke rahevA lAgyAMcaMdanazrInuM nAma badalI caMdanabALA rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. prakaraNa 37 muM. menakAnI durdazA. prIta thavI te hela che nibhAvavI nahi hela pItAM kepha paDe majA jeravatAM muzkela. he dila nahIM, vaha cazma nahIM, he najaranahIM, saca haya ke kIsIke dilakI kIsIke khabara nahI. vIrabALAnA avasAna pachI menakAnI sthiti bagaDavA lAgI. polIse prANalAla bAbune tathA jayaMtIlAlane pakaDI aTakamAM rAkhyA. covIsa kalAka kAcI jelamAM rAkhI baMnene jAmIna upara choDavAmAM AvyA. menakAnI pAse AvatA grAhake baMdha thaI gayA. tene besavAnuM ane vAta karavAnuM ThekANuM basaMtIlAla ane bulabula hatuM. temaNe A takano lAbha laI menakAne phasAvavAnI prapaMcajALa pAtharavA mAMDI. jayaMtIlAla bahAra gaye ke menakA basaMtIlAla pAse AvIne jayaMtIlAla saMbaMdhI baDabaDATa karavA lAgI. basaMtIlAle kahyuM "have jayaMtIlAla jarUra jelamAM jaze. vIrabALAnI jubAnImAM tAruM nAma paNa bolAya che eTale kadAca polIsa tane paNa pakaDe emAM navAI nathI. pelA bAbu sAheba paNa maravAnAShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #396 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvwvwwwvvvvvvv menakAnI durdazA. 39te te pAMca sAta varasanI jelajAtrA karavA javAnA. mATe have tAre saMbhALIne cAlavAnuM che." AthI menakAnA zarIramAMthI pANI chuTavA lAgyuM. gabharAI ane bakulane dayAmaNuM cahere karagaravA lAgI "tame mane Azraya Ape. kahe te tamAre tyAM rahuM, paNa mane bacAvo." bakula-"vAha! tuM paNa DAhI, tAre lIdhe amAre maravAne vakhata Ave. mArA gharamAM tAruM kAma nathI." menakAne A zabdo ghaNAja AkarA lAgyA. AvI krodhayukta kaThera bhASA bakulanA memAMthI kadI paNa sAMbhaLI nahotI. te te kAMI belIja zakI nahIM. AMkhamAMthI kharakhara AMsu kharavA lAgyAM. basaMtIlAla-"je menakA sAMbhaLa ! AvA vakhate tuM raDe te zA kAmanuM? A to tuM mArA gharamAM beThI che eTale ThIka che, polIsa pakaDI jelamAM pUrI deze to keNu tAre jAmIna thai choDAvavA AvanAra che? prANalAlane te tenA bhAIe ane jayaMtIlAlane tenA zeTha lAlabhAIe jAmIna upara cheDAvyA, paNa tAre kyo bhAI ke sage che ke te tArI saMbhALa leze? mATe have A mALAmAM rahevuM tAre mATe bahu jokhama bhareluM che. polIsa pakaDI jaze te jelamAM tArI cAmaDI cuMthAze." menakA-" tyAre mane mArA dezamAM ekalI de. amarApura sudhInI kaI sebata karI Ape eTale tyAM utarI tyAMthI moTaramAM ekalI bakSIpura jaIza.'' basaMtIlAla-"te vAta barAbara che. sArI sebata tane meLavI ApuM, te mATe jarA paNa ciMtA karIza nahIM. kAle rAtre melamAM tane jarUra ravAnA karIza." bakula-"tArI A vAta gamI. temAM amane paNa vadhe nahIM, ane tene paNa vAMdhe nahIM. polIsa AvIne puchaze te kahIzuM ke te te eraDI khAlI karIne cAlyAM gayAM. kyAM gayAM tenI amane zI khabara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #397 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 380 prakaraNa 37 muM. paDe! evo polIsanA mAthAmAM vAge te javAba ApI daizuM !" A zabdothI menakAnA manamAM jarA dhIraja AvI. ane dhIme rahI belI "jayaMtIlAla sAthe mAro hIsAba samajavAno che tathA dAgInA paNa temanI tIjorImAM che te paNa levAnA che mATe te saMbaMdhI zuM karavuM tenI mane salAha Ape. huM te have tamArI salAha uparaja jIvuM chuM ema samajaje." basaMtIlAla-"hisAba samajatAM keTalI vAra ? huM pAse rahI tAruM ThekANuM pADI ApuM chuM. jayaMtIlAla Ave eTale tenI sAthe vAta kara ane mane bolAva. tArI pAse peTIo hoya to temAM tamAma tArAM kapaDAM ane je dara dAgInA heya te bharI de." menakA-"eTaluM hIsAbanuM kAma karI Apo te tamArI moTI maherabAnI. peTIo te be mArI pAse sArI che. temAM mAre badho sAmAna samAI jaze." eTalAmAM to jayaMtIlAle eraDInAM bAraNuM khakhaDAvyAM ke menakA uThIne pitAnI oraDImAM gaI ane ekadama jayaMtIlAlane kahevA lAgI atyAra sudhI kyAM gayA hatA ? mane te polIsanI evI bIka lAge che ke mane pakaDI jaze te mArI zI vale thaze? mATe mane have tame dezamAM mokalI do. jethI tamArI vale thaI tevI mArI vale thAya te mATe vIrabALAnI peThe ApaghAta karavAno prasaMga Ave. mAre te have ahIM rahevuM nathI, kAle dezamAM mokalI Ape. mArA bhAgamAM je paisA nIkaLe te tathA mArA je dAgInA tathA kapaDAM hoya te mane Ape." jayaMtIlAla " Ama AvI Aphata vakhate tuM Ama utAvaLa kare te zI rIte bane ? mAre jIva haju sthira karato nathI. hamaNAM vakIlane tyAM jaI Avyo. base rUpIA ApI Avyo, haju kesa te laDavAno bAkI. berI marI gaI ane mane mAratI gaI." ema gadagada svare bolI jayaMtIlAla raDavA beThe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #398 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ menakAnI durdazA. 38 - menakA-"tame raDe ke na raDe, paNa mArI zI dazA ? meM to ulaTa tamArA upara upakAra karyo che. tamArI pAI meM khAdhI nathI. mArI kamANe upara tame ATalo vaibhava rAkhelo che, chatAM kadAca piolIsa pakaDI mane jelamAM nAkhe to tame paise kharacI cheDAvavA Ave evI mane AzA nathI. je dhaNuM pitAnI bairIne sage na thayo te mAre zuM sago thavAne che? mATe hisAbe je paisA thAya te mane ApI do ane mAre dAgIne soMpI de. kAle tame mane bata karI nahIM mokale to huM jAte ekalI cAlI jaiza." jayaMtIlAla " tuM ATalIja mArI sagI ne?" menakA-"paNa tame mArA keTalA sagA che tene vicAra karI mane zIkhAmaNa de? mAre have tamArI sAthe saMbaMdha rAkhavo nathI." A pramANe bolA cAlI sAMbhaLI basaMtIlAla temanI eraDImAM Avyo ane zIkhAmaNa rUpe kahevA lAgyo "kadI nahIM ne Aje A zI dhamAla ? sAruM kahevAya nahIM, kaI pADozI sAMbhaLe te ApaNuM phajetI thAya. zuM vAMdho paDyo che ?" menakA-"mane polIsa pakaDaze evI mane dhAstI che mATe mAre dezamAM javuM che, tethI huM mAro hIsAba karI rUpIA mAguM chuM ane temanI tIjorImAM mAre dAgIne che te mAguM chuM. kahe emAM meM zuM khoTuM kahyuM?" jayaMtIlAla-"nA nathI pADI, paNa Ama utAvaLa kare zI rIte paTe? kesa laDavAmAMja be traNa hajAra rUpIA thaze te huM kyAMthI lAvIza? kamANI to baMdha thaI gaI. eTaluM vaLI sAruM che ke lAlabhAI zeThanI maherabAnI che eTale ubhA rahevAnI jage che. jAmIna upara paNa temaNe mane choDAvyo te tame jANe che. AvA saMkaTa vakhate te. utAvaLa kare te mane zI rIte pAlave ? mArA manamAM te ema hatuM ke A vAta jarA zAMta paDaze eTale pAchA grAhako vaLaze ane kamANa thaze, te badhI AzAone AthI bhaMga thAya che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #399 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 382 prakaraNa 37 muM. basaMtIlAla " jayaMtIlAla ! te AzAo have rAkhavI phekaTa che. polIsa menakAne pakaDI jelamAM nAkhaze eTale tame menakAne cheDAvavA jelamAM jaze? zuM gAMDI gAMDI vAto kare che ? menakAnI pAchaLa polIsa hevI ja joIe. mATe tene tenA gAma mokalI Ape ane tene sAmAna tene seMpI de. kAle huM tene sebata karI ApIza. jAo te kAma huM mAthe lauM chuM. temAM tamane ane tene baMnene phAyado che. te bicArI tamArA vizvAse ane Azraya nIce rahI eTale aTakaLa hIsAbe je nIkaLe te ApI de; have ze vicAra kare che ? ughADe tIjorI. menakA ! tArI peTIo bharavA mAMDa." jayaMtIlAle tIjorI ughADI tenA dAgInAnI DabI tene ApI tenA hIsAbe nIkaLatA pAMcaso rUpIAnI neTa gaNuM ApI. ane tenAM kapaDAM paNa peTImAMthI kADhI ApyAM. menakAe to tarata be peTIo taiyAra karI dIdhI. basaMtIlAla uThIne pitAnI oraDImAM gayo. bIjA divase savAre basaMtIlAla kuTaNakhAnAnI khAnagI maMDaLImAM gayo. A maMDaLInA sabhAsadene mukhya bhAga strIo ja hatI. temanAM nAnAM moTAM kuTaNakhAnAM cAlatAM hatAM, koInI chokarI addhara upADI levI, saMtADavI, ane temane baLAtkAre anItinA dhaMdhAmAM utArI kamANI karavI e temane dhaMdhe hato. basaMtIlAle pitAnI cAlAkI pramANe menakAnA grAhake zeAdhI kADhyA. kIMmatane aMdAja jaNAvI menakA pasaMda paDe te pachI kIMmatane cekasa AMkaDo nakakI karavAnuM rAkhyuM. eka kuTaNakhAnuM calAvanAra dugAM nAmanI strI ane bIjo tene saMbaMdhI eka mArUtIprasAda nAmane purUSa ema be jaNane jANe teo dhaNI dhaNIANuM hoya te bAhya ADaMbara karI basaMtIlAla pitAnA makAne sAthe laI Abe, ane zI rIte vAtacIta karavI tenI prapaMcajALa guMthIne taiyAra karI. basaMtIlAlanI oraDImAM bakula ane menakA beThAM hatAM. basaMtIlAla pelAM baMnene eraDImAM lAvI kahevA lAgyo jo menakA ! tArA mATe A sAro saMdhAtha zodhI lAvyo chuM. mane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ menakAnI durdazA. 383 te rastAmAM maLyAM, mArAM junA vakhatanAM oLakhItAM che, teo baMne tane dIkarInI mAphaka rAkhI amarApura laI jaze. pachI tyAMthI tAre jyAM javuM hoya tyAM jaje." menakA A sAMbhaLI ghaNu khuzI thaI ane prasanna mukhe bolI ghaNuM sAruM karyuM, mAre eTalI ja jarUra che. amarApura utarIne moTaramAM mAre gAma jaiza. paNa javAnuM kyAre che ?" durgA-"bena ! Ajeja rAtre nava vAge melamAM javAnuM che. ame tamane atre rAtre paNAnava vAge meTara laI teDavA AvIzuM, tame tamAro sAmAna taiyAra rAkhaje, tame jarApaNu gabharAze nahIM." menakA-"bahu sAruM, huM sAMje taiyAra thaIne besIza." basaMtIlAla-"jA menakA ! ekadama temane mATe cA banAva. temane utAvaLa che. khAsa tArA mATe ja temane parANe kheMcI lAvyo chuM." hAla taiyAra karI lAvuM" ema kahI menakA umaMgabhera rasoDAmAM cA banAvavA cAlI gaI tenA gayA pachI basaMtIlAle pelAM banAvaTI dhaNadhaNIAvIne dhIme rahI puchyuM. "kema pasaMda che ne?" durga-"pasaMda che." basaMtIlAla-" tyAre AMkaDo nakakko karI ane marajI hoya to aradhI rakama AgaLathI Apa." bakula hazIne basaMtIlAlane sUcanA karavA lAgI "jue chetarAze. nahIM. AnA jevI kAmaNagArI yuvAna chokarI sahelAIthI maLatI nathI, A to barAbara keLavAyelI che, AjathIja dhaMdhAmAM joDAI jAya tevI sarva prakAre taiyAra che." | durgA-" tame paNa temane ThIka sUcanA ApI che !" bakula-"te te bhoLA purUSa che. strIonI kIMmata trIja karI zake, bheLapaNamAM game tevo AMka mukI de eTalA mATe jarA cetavaNI ApuM chuM" ema sacana karI bakula hazI paDI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #401 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 384 prakaraNa 37 muM. durgA-"tame joDe ja che ne. ApaNe traNe maLI nakkI karIe ema paraspara vAta karI be hajAra rUpIAmAM menakAnuM vecANa nakkI karyuM te evI rIte ke eka hajAra rUpIA atyAre AgaLathI levAnA ane eka hajAra nIcethI gADImAM besADIne laI jAya te vakhate gaNuM levA. mArUtI uThIne eka hajAra rUpIA levA mATe gayo. thoDIvAra pachI menakAe cAnA pyAlA thALamAM mukI Tebala para lAvIne mukyA. mArUtI najare nahIM paDavAthI te bolI "pelA bhAI kyAM gayA?" basaMtIlAla-"jarA bahAra gayA che, hamaNuM Avaze, temanA pyAlA upara rakAbI DhAMkI rAkha." - durgA menakAnI sAme dhArI dhArIne jovA lAgI ane pitAnA sodAmAM sAre lAbha thayo hoya ema mAnI manamAM harakhAtI hatI. menakA paNa eTalo vALI pitAne hamezane ThATha racIne taiyAra banelI hatI. menakAnI cAlAkI, suMdara AkarSaka AkRti ane hAvabhAvanAM netradvArAe bakula jANe vakhANa karatI hoya tema durgAnI sAmuM joI kaTAkSathI samajAvatI hatI. basaMtIlAla-"A menakA bahuja bhoLI che. eka gRhasthane tyAM kAma karavA rahetI hatI, te gRhastha rajA ApI eTale have tenuM mana dezamAM javAnuM thayuM che. te bicArI ahIMnI rItabhAta ane raheNuM karaNathI TevAyelI nahIM tethI tenuM mana addhara thayuM che. A bakula pAse AvatI tethI tenI oLakhANa thaI ane dezamAM mokalavAnI mane vAta karI, huM bajhAramAM zAka levA jatA hatA tevAmAM acAnaka tame maLI AvyAM. tame te tarapha javAnA samAcAra kahyA. ema prabhu icchAe acAnaka tAkaDe banI Avyo. juo menakAnuM nasIba kevuM jora kare che ? AkhuM zahera pharIe to paNa sArI sebata maLI AvatI nathI. ane temAM tamArA jevI sebata te bhAgyeja maLI Ave. saMbhALIne laI jaje. kema menakA ! have te tAruM mana khuzI thayuM ne? dhAryA karatAM paNa ghaNuM sArI sebata maLI AvI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #402 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 385 menakAnI durdazA. menakA-"te mATeja meM tamane bhalAmaNa karI hatI. tamArA zIvAya bIjuM koNa mAruM eALakhItuM che ?" eTalAmAM mArUtIprasAda Avyo. tene joI basaMtIlAla bolyo "menakA, jA A pAlo ThaMDo thaI gayo haze mATe garama karIne lAva." menakA cA garama karavA aMdara rasoDAmAM gaI eTale basaMtIlAle mArUtIprasAda pAsethI eka hajAranI noTo gaNI lIdhI. ane bAkInA eka hajAra rAtre ATha vAge lAvavAnI sUcanA karI. menakA cAne pyAlo laI AvIne mArUtIprasAdanA hAthamAM Apyo. te pIvA lAgyo. pachI bIjI thoDI hAsyavinaMdanI vAta karI pAna sepArI laI durga ane mArUtIprasAda vidAya thayAM. jatI vakhate basaMtIlAle khAsa Agraha karI kahyuM "paNa nava vAge jarUra tame baMne jAte teDavA Avaje. keI mANasane mokalaze nahIM." jayaMtIlAla, lAlabhAI zeThane baMgale jaI jamI bapore agIAra vAge oraDIe Avyo. basaMtIlAla tenI oraDImAM jaI tene kahevA lAgyo "jayaMtIlAla ! tame savAranA uThIne gayA te gayAja. cA mATe tamArI ghaNuM rAha joI, paNa tame te AvyAja nahIM." jayaMtIlAla-"zuM karuM? pelA kesanI mahekANamAM vAra lAgI. zeThane keAI sage je mAre jAmIna thayuM che, te teDavA Avyo ane vakIlane tyAM laI gayo tethI AvI zakAyuM nahIM. mAre to chavaja hamaNuM Thara besato nathI." basaMtIlAla-"tamAruM eka kAma meM Aje karI nAkhyuM che. menakAne ghara jevI sebata karI ApI che. dhaNI dhaNuANI amarApura javAnAM che, temanI sAthe rAtanI TrenamAM jaze, teo ATha vAge teDavA Avaze. menakA ! tArI peTIo taiyAra rAkhaje, vALa karI jayaMtIlAla kadAca meDA Ave to tane harakata paDaze mATe tArI peTIo mArI oraDImAM mukI deje ane oraDInI kuMcIe jayaMtIlAlane ApI deje. jayaMtIlAla ! tame paNa tamArI oraDI 25 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #403 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 386 prakaraNa 37 muM. ane sarasAmAna saMbhALI le. kAraNa ke menakA gayA pachI tamane koNa batAvaze ?' ema paravAravAnI sUcanA karI basaMtIlAla pitAnI eraDImAM Avyo. piNAnava thayA ke mArUtIprasAda ane durga, menakAne teDavA mATe upara AvyAM. sAthe helakarI paNa latAM AvyAM hatAM. menakrA te taiyAra thaIne ja beThI hatI, hekarI pAse baMne peTIo upaDAvI teo nIce utaryo. menakA ane durgA tarata TekasImAM besI gayAM ane mArUtIprasAda jarA bAjumAM jaI basaMtIlAlane bAkInA rUpIA eka hajAranI neTa gaNuM ApI vecANanI vidhi pUrI karI TekasImAM beThe. bakule menakAne khUba vahAla karI belAvI, "amane to tArA vinA bahu sunuM lAgaze. atyAre te nATakamAM jaI parANe AnaMdamAM vakhata kADhI AvIzuM. tArA gAma pahoMce eTale kAgaLa lakhaje." ema daMpUrvaka viveka karyo. pachI paraspara namaskAra karavA lAgyAM ane TekasI upaDI. bakula ane basaMtIlAla hasatAM hasatAM upara caDavyAM, ane oraDImAM jaI eka bIjAne tALIo ApI pitAnA parAkramamAM meLavelI phattehanI khuzAlI jAhera karavA lAgyAM. basaMtIlAla-kema bakula! ekadivasamAM behajAranI neTa pakavI." bakula-"AvuM AMTakAMTanuM kAma te tamane purUSone ja AvaDe, amane strIone te na AvaDe." basaMtIlAla-"are! tame strIo to amArA karatAM vadhAre parAkramanAM kAma kare che. rAtre AvanArane kevA phaMdAmAM phasAvI rUpIA kaDhAvo che? te vakhate kAMI vicAra thAya che? A sade karanAra jene keNa hatuM ? strI ke purUSa ? vaLI mane salAha ApanAra A bakula zuM purUSa hato ? purUSo to bheLA, te te bicArA chetarAya. kapaTajALamAM te tame amArAthI vadhAre caDItAM che." Ama eka bIjanI tArIpha karI mazkarImAM vakhata gujAravA lAgyAM. nATakamAM javAnuM to menakAne chetaravA mATe eka bahAnuM hatuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #404 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ menakAnI durdazA. 387 avronorvanna rastAmAM menakA durgAne kahevA lAgI "kema tamAre sAmAna nathI?" dumAM amAre sAmAna mANasa sAthe sTezana upara mokalI Ape che. amArI tathA tamArI TIkeTa paNa levA kaheluM che. tame jarA paNa kALajI karaze nahIM. amArI cheDIo jevI tamane samajIe chIe." mArUtI-"prabhunI amArA upara kRpAdRSTi che, amAre mATI cAra cheDIo che ane be chokarA che. amArI eka sALI marI gaI che, temanI cAra cheDIo paNa amAre tyAM rahe che. saune paraNAvelI che. moTA bhAge teo amAre tyAM rahe che. sAsarAmAM naramagarama eTale te amAre tyAM Ave, khAya pIe ane AnaMda kare. prabhunI kRpAthI sAruM che. moTuM ghara che. jamIna jAgIra che. cAkara dAsIo vagere kAma karanAra mANaso che. eka paMgate gharanAM vIsa pacIsa mANaso sAthe jamavA bese che. be te raseA rAkhela che.' menakA-"ema ke?" durgA-"je vahelAM nIkaLyAM hota to tamane ghara dekhADavA laI jAta. haze have tame jyAre pharI atre Avaze tyAre batAvIzuM. mArI tathA mArI benanI cheDIe tamArA jevIja maLatIA svabhAvanI ane hasamukhI che. mane te hasamukhuMja mANasaja pasaMda paDe che." ema vAto karatAM karatAM sTezana AgaLa AvI pahoMcyAM ane nIce utaryA te sTezana upara koI mANasa ke musAphara dekhAyuM nahIM. AthI mArUtI Azcarya pAmI kahevA lAge "A zuM? kAMI samajAtuM nathI! gADI upaDI gaI ke zuM? haju to navamAM sAta mInITa kama che." durga-"ApaNA mANase paNa jaNAtAM nathI. sTezana mAstarane puchI AvI khabara to karo." mAratI eNphIsamAM khabara karI AvI kahevA lAge "sTezana mAstare to mane banAvyuM. be divasathI Trenane TAIma badalAI 8 vAgyAne thayo che, "zaheramAM rahe che ke zahera bahAra ?" A pramANe rAka javAba sTezana mAstare mane paraNAvI dIdhuM." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #405 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 prakaraNa 37 muM. wwwvvvvv durgA-"ApaNe tapAsa karAvyuM nahIM e meTI bhUla thai." mArUtI--"be divasathI ja vakhata badalAyo eTale gaphalata thaI. trIjA divasa upara te eka mANasane vaLAvavA Avyo hato tyAre te nava vAge Trena upaDI hatI. huM te AdhAre rahe. ApaNuM mANaso teja kAraNathI pAchA gayA haze. A pachI bIjI eke Trena anukULa nathI." eTalAmAM temane mANasa zete zelate tyAM AgaLa AvyA ane vismayapUrvaka kahevA lAge " huM te pelA jhAMpe kyArano je rahyo chuM. Trenane TAIma badalAya che. aradhA kalAka vahelI thaI che. ame AvyA tyAre gADI upaDI gaI hatI. sAmAna pAchA ghera mokalAvyo che, huM tamArA mATeja ubho rahyo chuM." | durgA-"cAle tyAre ghare pAchAM, nIkaLatAM barAbara zakana nahIM thayA hoya, kAle jaIzuM. menakA ! tame phIkara rAkhaze nahIM. ApaNe tyAM tamane hareka prakAre saMtoSa thAya tema che. vaLI pelAM bakula nATaka jevA javAnuM kahetAM hatAM eTale basaMtIlAla ane bakula oraDIe tALuM vAzI nATaka jevA upaDI gayAM haze. mATe cAlo ApaNe ghere." ema samajAvI teo pAchAM teja TekasImAM beThAM. rastAmAM durgA menakAne kahevA lAgI " juo prabhu kevA saMyoga meLavI Ape che? mAruM ghara tamAre jovAnuM lakheluM te keNa mithyA kare ? mAre tyAM jarApaNa muMjhAvavAnuM kAraNa nathI." menakA-"je banavAnuM hoya teja bane. tamArA ghera AvavAmAM mane jarApaNa muMjhavaNa na hoya. sau benene paNa maLAze. " TekasI eka galImAMthI bIjI galImAM, ane bIjI galImAMthI trIjI galImAM ema pharatI pharatI eka moTA makAna AgaLa AvI pahoMcI. durgA nIce utarI nekarane bolAvI peTIo levarAvI menakAne. laI aMdara gaI ane TekasI cAlatI thai. navA zikArane dekhI rAtanA pizAkamAM saja thayelI cAra pAMca chokarIo tenI pAse AvI ke durgAe meM malakAvI jaNAvyuM "A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #406 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ menakAnI durdazA. 389 sau mArI ane mArI benanI chokarIo che, rame che, AnaMda kare che, ke ke te gAyana paNa kare che." ema mohajALamAM nAkhI eka suMdara eraDAmAM tene mukAma Apyo. oraDAmAM eka moTo suMdara palaMga Tebala khurazIo kAca hIMceLa vagere sAmagrIo taiiyAra hatI. durga-"menakA ! tame kapaDAM kADhI nirAMte bese. A eAraDe tamArA suvAne mATe che. AmAM pANI, merI vagere tamAma savaDa che. aradhA kalAka pachI tamane jamavA mATe belAvuM chuM. A ghara tamAruM pitAnuM samajavAnuM che. nirAMte bese. tamAre je kaMI karane bolAva heya te A baTana dabAvaje eTale te tarataja hAjara thaze. mArI chaDIe hamaNuM tamArI pAse pAchI Avaze" ema khoTo vizvAsa ApI durgA aMdara cAlI gaI. aradhA kalAka pachI eka bAI menakAne jamavA bolAvavA AvI. durgAnI sAthe menakAe jamI lIdhuM, paNa tene samajavAmAM AvyuM ke kAMI paTajALa pAtharavAmAM AvI che. gharamAM cAre bAju amaryAdA bharelI rIte ThaThThA mazkarI cAlatI hatI. eka bAju gAnatAna paNa cAlI rahyAM hatAM, keI khaMDamAM zarAbanA pyAlAnA Agraha thaI rahyA hatA. svachaMdI ane durAcArI purUSo Ava ja karI rahyA hatA. jema jema rAtrine vakhata jate gayo ane judA judA prakAranAM dRzya dRSTigocara thatAM gayAM tema tema menakAne khAtrI thavA lAgI ke pite jayaMtIlAlanA khAnagI kuTaNakhAnA karatAM moTA jAhera kuTaNakhAnAmAM sapaDAI che. Ama pitAnA oraDAmAM besI menakA vicAra kare che eTalAmAM durgAe AvI jaNAvI dIdhuM "menakAbAI ! tAre te amAre tyAM kAyamanuM rahevAnuM che. jema A juvAna chokarIo pAsethI kAma levAmAM Ave che tema tArI pAsethI amAre kAma levAnuM che, samajI? basaMtIlAlane be hajAra rUpIAnI noTa ApI ame tane vecAtI rAkhelI che. Aja to tane kAMI kahetI nathI paNa kAlathI tAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #407 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 prakaraNa 37 muM. taiyAra thavAnuM che. tArI lAyakAta ane kAmanA pramANamAM pagAra tane ApavAmAM Avaze te mATe tAre ciMtA karavAnI nathI. tane koI paNa prakAre duHkha paDavA daIza nahIM. paNa tArI pAsethI bIjI chokarIo pramANe kAma levAmAM Avaze te muddAnI vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhavAnI che. kAlathI taiyAra raheje" A pramANe durgA pitAnA kharA svarUpamAM AvI menakA AgaLa kapaTane bheda khulle karI hukama pharamAvI tyAMthI cAlI gaI durgAnA zabdo sAMbhaLI menakAe uDe nizAse nAkhe, paNa zuM kare ? lAcAra! hadaya bharAI javAthI kapALe hAtha mukI nasIbane doSa kADhI menakA athupAta karavA lAgI. pitAnA vatanamAM javAnI vAta uDI gaI ane durgAnA kuTaNakhAnAnI jelamAM sapaDAI gaI, AvA banAva bane che tyAreja anubhava uparathI duniyA kahe che ke ba da nahIM kIsIkA sagA." (harigIta) zAne raDe che menakA? EkhathI raDe kaI nahi vaLe, saMjAra tArAM pApa je karatI hatI te paLa paLe. menA maTI banI menakA, banI apsarA sama suMdarI, paNa zyAma aMtara nahi maTayuM, tenI ja A zikSA kharI. sapaDAvo saritA bALakI, AvI dayA nahi aMtare, tArA prapaMce vIrabALA baLI marI gaI Akhare. A pApa cheDe nava tane, jepI nahIM de besavA, buddhi tane tevI sujhI, e pApanAM phaLa cAkhavA. sobata karI bulabula taNuM, bulabula nahIM tAruM thayuM, vecI tane yukti racI bulabula pachI uDI gayuM. jevuM karyuM te anyanuM, tevuM banyuM tuja jAtanuM, phaLa udaya ApyuM A ghaDI tatkALa tArA pApanuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #408 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ menakAnI durdazA. 31 je sahAya nuM sukhI thavA te bodha le tuja duHkhathI, DaratI rahe mana vacana ne kAyA thakI tuM pApathI. paripUrNa pazcAtApathI tuja pApa bALI zuddha thA, EkhathI chuTI sukhI thavA upAya e che sarvathA. nirdoSane sapaDAvatAM sapaDAya pite pAzamAM, nahi pApa cheDe A agara nizca bIjA avatAramAM. ghaDI be ghaDInA raMgathI citta nahIM karI rAcavuM, na dago sage che keIne nizve mahAsukha mAnavuM. priya vAcake ! vastusaMkalanAne aradho bhAga haju bAkI che. akhalitapaNe vahetA, amRtasaritAnA pravAhane vaccethI ekadama aTakAvatAM vAMcanarasane bhaMga thAya e svAbhAvika che paraMtu ekaja taraMgamAM AkhI navalakathAnI vastusaMkalanAno samAveza karavAthI pustakanuM kada ghaNuM moTuM thAya tethI ATalethI eka taraMga aTakAvI upasthita karelI kalpanAne pariNAmarUpe phalibhUta karI tAtparya grahaNa karAvanAra AgaLanI hakIkata bIjA taraMgamAM saMpUrNa karI mArA hRdayamAMthI vaheto amRta-saritAne pravAha khAlI karyo che temAM nimajjana karavA namra vinaMtI che. vaLI te sAthe mAruM eTaluM namra sUcana che ke A navalakathA saMbaMdhI abhiprAya bAMdhatA pahelAM amRta saritAnA baMne taraMga vAMcavA kRpA karaze jethI paristhitinI tulanAne, vastukalpanAnI gutharNane, sudhAraNa dhArelI yojanAne, pariNAmane ane prastAvanAmAM jaNAvyA pramANe mArA hRdayanA vicArane saMpUrNa rIte khyAla AvI zake ane nyAya ApI zakAya. have bAkIne paricaya bIjA taraMganA aMte karavAmAM Avaze. (apUrNa) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #409 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 392 amRta-saritA. A pustakamAM AvelA keTalAka jaina pAribhASika zabdanA artha accheruM = Azcarya. Azcaryajanaka banAva. aThThAI utsava =(aSTAhika ) ATha divasane utsava. anya darzanI = jaina zIvAya bIjA dharmanA loko. jainetara. abhigraha = saMketa, nizcaya, saMkalpa. avadhijJAna = traNe kALanuM maryAdita jJAna (tene upayoga kayAMthI thAya). Agama = jainadharmanAM zAstra-sUtra (tevAM Agama pIstALIsa che.) AlavaNa = (prAkRta-AloyaNa, saMskRta-Alocana) karelAM pApanA nivAraNa mATe je zikSAvidhi karavAmAM Ave che te. IdadhajA = jainadharmanI nizAnI tarIke varaghoDA AgaLa dhajAnA samU hane uMco daMDa rAkhavAmAM Ave che te. ujamaNuM = eka prakArane ATha divasane mahatsava. upakaraNa = upagaraNa, sAdhusAdhvI mATe khapa pUratAM rAkhavAnAM kapaDAM, pAtro, daMDa, e, Asana, sUtrane kaMdare vagere. upadhAna = be mAsanI dhArmika kriyA. upasarga = trAsa, julama, atyAcAra. 'upAzraya = jaina sAdhusAdhvI mATe rahevAnuM sthAna. o = sAdhusAdhvI bagalamAM unanA vALane guMthelo samUha (gha). rAkhe che te. rajoharaNa. kAusagga = (kAyotsarga) kAyAne sthira rAkhI dhyAna dharavAnI eka vidhi. kApa kADhavA = kapaDAM dhovAM. (sAdhusAdhvI saMbaMdhI A zabda vaparAya che). kALa kara = devagata thavuM. maraNa pAmavuM. kevaLajJAna = je jJAnathI traNe kALa niraMtara jANI zakAya. kevaLI = traNekALanuM jJAna dharAvanAra. trikALajJAnI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #410 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ jenapAribhASika zabdonA artha. 393 manan khamAsaNa = DhIMcaNa jamIna para mukI mAthuM nIcuM namAvI hAtha joDI vaMdanA karavI te. gocarI = bhIkSA, AhArapAnuM. zALa = mahAvIra bhagavAna virUddha pravRtti calAvanAra sAdhu. cothuMvata = brahmacarya. sAdhu ane zrAvakene pALavAnAM vratamAM cothuM vrata brahmacaryanuM che te parathI. tho Aro = sukhI samaya. jainadaSTie samayanA mukhya cha ArA-bhAga banAvyA che. temAM pahelo A tadana sukhI, pachI uttarottara chaTTe tadana duHkhI. hAla pAMcamo Are cAle che tenI apekSAe ceAthe Are vadhAre sukhI gaNavAmAM Ave che. (mahAvIra bhagavAnano samaya). cAvIzI = covIza tIrthakare. cha kAyane kuTa = pRthvI, vanaspatI, vAyu, apa, teja ane trasa e cha jAtinA chAne kuTavA te, athota khAMDavuM, daLavuM, rAMdhavuM, lIMpavuM, khedavuM, vigere hiMsAnA kAmane samUha. cha vigaya = dudha, tela, goLa, ghI, dahI, tathA kaDhAImAM taLelA padArtha. janazAsana = jaina hakumata. jaina saMpradAya. jIllAnI jage =(prAkRta-caMDila. saMskRta-spaMDila) dizA jaMgala javAnI jage. dale javuM = dizA jaMgala javuM. (sAdhusAdhvI mATe A zabda vaparAya che). tarpaNuM = sAdhusAdhvI pAse pravAhI padArtha vaheravAnuM pAtra hoya che te. tIrthakara = jainenA covIsa devo. dharmalAbha = sAdhusAdhvIne vaMdana karatAM, temaja teo gharamAM AvatAM temane AhArapANI upakaraNa vagerenI cIja ApatAM "dharma lAbha" e zabda bole che. arthAta tene badalo dharmane lAbha thAo. patra lakhavAmAM jaine jema jayajInendra, praNAma, juhAra vIgere zabda lakhe che tema sAdhusAdhvI "dharmalAbha" lakhe che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com paka arthAta taka prakAza Page #411 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 394 amRta-saritA. navakAra = jainane mukhya pavitra maMtra. navakArazrI =(apabhraMza nekArazI) navakAramaMtra mAnanArA samagra jenenuM jamaNa. svAmIvAtsala. navadIkSita ra na karelo celo. nANu = dIkSA, vrata, padavI vagere ApatI vakhate pratimA padharAvavA mATe eka prakAranI cokaThAnI racanA karavAmAM Ave che te. nigoda = naraka karatAM paNa vadhAre duHkhadAyaka sthAna. niyama dhAravA = hamezAM rAtri divase karavAnA kAmanuM mana sAthe niya mana karavuM te. paccakhANa = (prAkRta-paccakakhANa. saMskRta-pratyAkhyAna) niyama. paDikamaNuM = (saMskRta-pratikramaNa.) savAra ane sAMje pAponuM nivA raNa karavA mATe yojelI eka prakAranI dharmakriyA. paMcamahAvrata = sAdhusAdhvIne pALavAnAM pAMca vrata. prANAtipAta, mRSAvAda, adattAdAna, mithuna ane parigraha e pAcene tyAga. paMcendriya = je jIvane pAMca indrio che te. panyAsa = (saMskRta-padanyAsa, padanuM AropaNa) AcAryathI utaratA prakAranI padavI. paryuSaNa =(prAkRta-pajajuSaNa. saMskRta-pariuSaNa = paryuSaNa-sarvathA dehadamana karavuM) zrAvaNa vada 12 thI bhAdaravA suda 4 sudhI vetAMbara jenA ATha dhArmika divasa. paraDavuM =(saMskRta-prasthApana) jamInanI mATI sAthe meLavI devuM. parigraha = vastuono saMgraha karavo te. pasAya = prabhAva, prasAda, kRpA. pAtrAM = sAdhusAdhvIne bhikSA levAnAM lAkaDAnAM pAtra. pUjA bhaNAvavI = vidhipUrvaka pratimA AgaLa pUjA gAvI te. pisaha = (pauSadha) eka divasa upAzrayamAM vidhipUrvaka rahevuM te. eka divasanuM sAdhucAritra. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #412 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jenapAribhASika zabdonA artha. 25 395 pratikramaNa = paDikamaNuM. upara jue.) prabhAvanA = lhANuM. patAsAM, badAma, zrIphaLa, peMDA, pustaka vigerenI vaheMcaNI. bAravratadhArI = je jaina bAravrata pALatuM hoya te. bhavitavyatA = prArabdhayoga. bhAgyano udaya. bhAvanA = bhakti. maMgaLadI = AratI utAryA pachI eka dI AratI pramANe pratimA AgaLa utAravAmAM Ave che te. mahAvIra = covIsamA tIrthakara. mAtru = pezAba. micchAmidukkaDa = (saMskRta mithyA me duSkRtama) mArAM je duSkarma hoya te mithyA thAo. jane paraspara mAphI mAgavAmAM A vAkya vadhAre vApare che. mumatI = (prAkRta-mUhapatti. saMskRta-mukhapadikA) sAdhusAdhvI meM AgaLa rUmAla jevuM kapaDuM dhare che te. lIlotarI = zAkabhAjI vagere lIlI vanaspatI. logassa = pratikramaNa karatAM vacce dhyAna karavAne vIsa tIrthakaranA nAmene pATha Ave che te. loca = (laMcana) mAthAnA vALa hAthe karI cuMTavA te. vaDI dIkSA = pahelI dIkSA ApyA pachI bIjI moTI dIkSA pUrepUrI vidhi sAthe ApavAmAM Ave che te. vardhamAna = mahAvIra bhagavAnanuM bIjuM nAma. vaheravuM = zikSA levI. vAMdavuM = sAdhusAdhvIne namaskAra karavA te. vaMdana karavuM. vAyukAya = havAmAM rahelA jIvonI jAta. vAsakSepa = sukhaDa ane kesarane vATI sukavI pILA raMgane bArIka banAvelo bhUke (apabhraMza-vAsakhepa.) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #413 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 396 amRta-saritA. vihAra = javuM te. vaiyAvacca = baradAsa, sarabharA, sevA. vyAkhyAna = zAstrakathA. zatruMjaya = pAlItANAnuM tIrtha siddhagiri. zAsanapremI = jainahukumata pratye prema dharAvanAra, dharmacusta jaina. saMgha = sAdhu, sAdhvI zrAvaka ane zrAvikA ema cArene samudAya. saMghADe =(saMghATaka) vADe, the, samudAya. saMthAra = suI rahevuM. sAdA saMthArA para sAdhusAdhvIne suI rahevuM te. sAtakSetra = sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA, jJAna, pratimA ane derA sara e rIte sAta kSetra. sAmAyika = be ghaDI (48 mInITa) sudhI samabhAve eka sthAne bezI dharmakriyA karavI te. svAmIvatsala = navakArathI. samaya jaina baMdhuonuM jamaNa. helanA = pApa, hAnI. (avahelanA paNa kahevAya che.) cheamRta-saritA prathama taraMga samApta. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #414 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (367 ) taiyAra che! moTA sudhArA vadhArA sAthenI suMdara ATha citrAvALI chaThThI AvRtti anavara kAvya artha ane vivecana sAthe prasiddha karanAra mahAsukhabhAI cunIlAla kIMmata rU. 2-0-0 pesTeja 0-4-0 A pustakamAM samAdhi ane veganAM asarakAraka bhajana, AtmajJAna, abheda ane brahmasvarUpanAM bedhadAyaka pado, bhaktizRMgArarasanI suMdara garabIo, paramezvara pratyenA premamAM masta banAvanAra gajhala, ane judA judA prakAranI nItinI nasIhatone samAveza karelo che. AtmakalyANa ane AtmajJAnanA abhyAsIo mATe A pustaka ghaNuM ja upayogI che. kAvyonuM rahasya vAcake barAbara samajI zake te mATe nIce TIkA ApavAmAM AvI che. zarUAtamAM racanAra kAjI anavara mIyAe savistara upodaghAta lakhe che je vAMcavAthI AkhA pustakanuM rahasya samajAya che. AtmajJAnI AnaMdadhanajI ne cidAnaMdajI nAM kAvyonI chAyA A kAvyomAM ghaNuM ghaNA sthaLe jovAmAM Ave che. ekaMdara 474 pRSTanuM pAkA puThAnuM pustaka che. A pustaka pratye vAcakonI keTalI badhI abhirUci che te tenI bahAra paDatI AvRttio uparathI samajAya tema che. A pustaka nIcene ThekANethI maLaze - visanagara-mahAsukhabhAI cunIlAla, amadAvAda-bukaselara mahAdeva rAmacaMdra, traNa daravAjA. muMbaI-bukaselara ena ema. trIpAThI, kAlabAdevIraDa. khaMbhAta bhAvanagara vagere sthaLe bukaselarane tyAMthI maLaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #415 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 398) taiyAra che! vAMcavAlAyaka sAmAjika navalakathA. suMdara cAra citra sAthe. kamanasIba kumArikA. lekhaka mahAsukhabhAI cunIlAla, kIMmata, 0-12-0 TapAla kharaca 0-2-0. A navalakathAmAM nyAtanA AgevAnonA asatya, anyAya, adharma, pakSapAta, svArtha ane prapaMcanI jALamAM phasAyelI eka nirdoSa kamaLa kumArikAne ane tenA kuTuMbane karUNAjanaka asarakAraka hevAla che. tevA nyAtanA AgevAne kevI khaTapaTo ane kevA prapaMce kare che, lokalAgaNI kevI uzkerAya che, vAtAvaraNamAM kevA paDaghA paDe che, keraTanI madada kevI rIte maLe che, lokaTIkAthI hRdaya upara kevuM dabANa thAya che ane tenuM kevuM pariNAma Ave che, khinna thayeluM hRdaya kevA prakArano mArga le che vagere vagere dekhAvo tathA hAsyarasamaya bedhadAyaka dhoLa ane gajhala tathA hadayabhedaka kAvyo A navalakathAmAM daSTigocara thAya che. vAcakavarganA hRdaya upara chApa pADe tevAM keTalAMka AkarSaka suMdara citro mukelAM che. pAkA pUMThAnuM suMdara pustaka che. A pustaka nIcenA ThekANethI rokaDI kIMmate agara TapAla mAraphata velyupeebalathI maLaze - mahAsukhabhAI cunIlAla. sukAma-visanagara. jIple-gujarAta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #416 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (39) taiyAra che ! sudhArA vadhArA sAthenI bIjI AvRtti. kAvyasaritA. racanAra-mahAsukhabhAI cunIlAla kIMmata rU. 2-0-0 paheja rU. 1-4-0. A graMthamAM kAvyone sRSTisaMdaryataraMga, nItitaraMga, vairAgyataraMga, ane kAvyavinodataraMga e rIte cAra vibhAgamAM goThavyAM che. sRSTisaMdaryataraMgamAM kudaratanA dekhAvanAM kAvyane alaMkArothI alaMkRta karI chevaTanA bhAgamAM kudarata duniyAne ke bodha Ape che tene sArAMza batAvyo che. nItitaraMgamAM strI ane purUSane temaja nAnA ane meTAne bodhadAyaka thaI paDe tevA tamAma nItinA viSayanAM kAvyo che. vairAgyataraMgamAM bhakti, viraktabhAva ane khinna thayelA hadayanA udagAranAM pada, bhajana, gajhala vigere kAvyo dAkhala karelAM che. kAvyavinodataraMgamAM piMgaLa, prabaMdhacitra, samasyA, alaMkAra, nAyikA lakSaNa, rasa vIgere evAM kAvyajJAna saMbaMdhI kAvyono samAveza che. vAMcanAranI saraLatAnI khAtara phuTaneTamAM artha sAthe TIkA ApI che. A pustaka vaDodarA rAjyanA keLavaNu khAtAe zALAo ane inAma mATe maMjura karyuM che. ekaMdara pRSTa 400 nuM daLadAra sumita pAchA pUMThAnuM pustaka che. nizALamAM bhaNatA vidyArthIone temaja pustakazAbhAone ane sAmAnya rIte dareka strI purUSane dareka rIte A pustaka ati upayogI che. A pustaka nIcenA ThekAvI rokaDI kIMmate agara TapAla mAraphata velyuebalathI maLaze. mahAsukhabhAI cunIlAla munasanagara gujarAta, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #417 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (40 ) taiyAra che! vaDodarA rAjyanI prajA mATe upayogI ane vAMcavAlAyaka ekaMdara cAraso pRSThanuM pAkA puThAnuM daLadAra pustaka visanagara ane vaDodarA rAjyanI TUMka hakIkata. lekhaka mahAsukhabhAI cunIlAla. kIMmata phakta rU. 1-8-0 posTeja 0-4-00 prajA potAnA rAjyanI, rAjyabaMdhAraNanI, vyavasthAnI sAmAnya paristhitine abhyAsa karI zake tevA hetuthI A pustaka prakaTa karavAmAM AvyuM che. temAM visanagaranI mAhItI uparAMta zarUAtamAM vaDedarA rAjyane saMkSipta itihAsa, rAjyanI vastI ane Arthika sthitinA AMkaDA, rAjyataMtra, tamAma khAtAnA TUMka hevAla, dArUnI badI, pharajyA keLavaNInuM saravaiuM, dhArAsabhA, tathA kaDI prAMtanI ane tenA sthAnika svarAjyanI saMsthAonI hakIkata ApavAmAM AvI che. tethI A pustaka vaDodarA rAjyanI sthAnika svarAjyanI saMsthAmAM joDAI kAma karanArane ane sAmAnya rIte vaDodarA rAjyanI prajAne ghaNuM ja upayogI che. A pustaka nIcene ThekANethI rekaDI kIMmate agara TapAla mAraphata velyupeebalathI maLazeH-- mahAsukhabhAI cunIlAla, mukAma-visanagara, jIllo -gujarAta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #418 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI yazoda alcohllo Nolteras Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com