Angdi Chindhunu

Author(s): Ratnasundarsuri
Publisher: Ratnasundarsuriji
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008898/1

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munivara siMhaguphAvAsI ! saMyamajIvanamAM ApanuM mULa nAma zuM hatuM, enI to mane koI ja jANakArI nathI ane chatAM Apane meM 'siMhaguphAvAsI munivara !" nA nAmathI je saMbodhana karyuM che enI pAchaLa Ape ja karela eka bhavyatama parAkramano itihAsa dharabAyelo che. ApanA gurudevanuM nAma saMbhUtivijayajI mahArAja ! eka divasa emanI pAse ApanA sahita anya be munivaro pahoMcI gayA cho ke jemAM eka munivaranuM nAma to sthUlabhadrasvAmI che. gurudevane vaMdana karIne Apa sahue gurudeva pAse anujJA mAgI che. 'ApanI jo saMmati hoya to huM saMpUrNa cAturmAsa kozA vezyAne tyAM gALavA mAguM chuM' sthUlabhadra svAmIe potAnA mananI bhAvanA gurudeva pAse rajU karI che. "mArI bhAvanA sarpanA rAphaDA pAse upasthita rahIne cAturmAsa pasAra karavAnI che" gurudeva pAse ApanA gurubhAIe potAnA mananI vAta rajU karI che. 'mArI icchA siMhanI guphAmAM cAturmAsa pasAra karavAnI che" Ape ApanA mananI bhAvanA gurudeva pAse rajU karI che. ane kamAla ! ApanA sahumAM ApanA gurudeve zuM sattva joyuM haze ke Apane traNeyane gurudeve ApanI icchA mujabanA sthaLe cAturmAsa vyatIta karavAnI saMmati ApI dIdhI che. kozA vezyA sAthe sthUlabhadrasvAmInA ciraparicita AtmIya saMbaMdho che. ene tyAM cAturmAsa pasAra karavAnuM ane manane nirvikArI rAkhavAnuM e sarvathA asaMbhavita lAge chatAM sthUlabhadra svAmI gurudevanI AjJA laIne kozAne tyAM cAturmAsa karavA nIkaLI paDyA che. sarpanA rAphaDA pAse ane siMhanI guphAmAM cAturmAsa karavAmAM jAnathI hAtha dhoI nAkhavAno prasaMga AvI paDe evI pUrI saMbhAvanA chatAM ApanA gurubhAI ane Apa, baMne gurudevanA AzIrvAda laIne te-te sthaLe cAturmAsa karavA nIkaLI cUkyA cho. kozAne tyAM cAturmAsa karavA javAmAM sthUlabhadrasvAmInA bhAvaprANa para jo jokhama hatuM to sarpanA rAphaDA pAse ke siMhanI guphA pAse UbhA rahIne cAturmAsa vyatIta karavAmAM ApanA baMnenA dravyaprANa para jokhama hatuM paNa gurukRpAe saryo eka anero camatkAra ane Apa sahu hemakhema cAturmAsa pUrNa karIne AvI pahoMyA gurudevanA pAvana sAMnidhyamAM. "vatsa, teM duSkara kArya karyuM gurudevanA caraNamAM Ape mastaka jhukAvyuM ane ApanA mastaka para vAtsalyabhIno hAtha pheravatA gurudeve Ape karela parAkramane A zabdathI navAjyu. "vatsa, teM paNa duSkara kArya karyuM? sarpanA rAphaDA pAse UbhA rahIne cAturmAsa vyatIta karanAra ApanA gurabhAInA pracaMDa sattvane A zabdomAM biradAvyuM ApanA gurudeve, paNa,

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" 61 6Ma[ I kozA vezyAne tyAM cAturmAsa karIne gurudeva pAse AvI gayela sthUlabhadrasvAmIne jyAre 'kurakura ' zabdathI vadhAvyA tyAre siMhaguphAvAsI munivara ! tamAruM moTuM paDI gayuM. tamAruM aMtara emanA pratyenI IrSyAthI saLagI gayuM. sthUlabhadrasvAmI ApanA gurudevanA caraNamAM jevA jhUkyA, ApanA gurudeva emane vAtsalyathI navaDAvI nAkhatA bolI UThyA ke, 'vatsa, teM to duSkara duSkara kArya karyuM" ane gurudevanA A zabdoe ApanA manamAM dharatIkaMpa sarjI dIdho ! "cAra cAra mahinA peTamAM vigaIo padharAvanAra sthUlabhadra duSkara duSkarakAraka ane cAra cAra mahinAnA upavAsa jhukAvI cUkelo huM duSkarakAraka? vezyAne tyAM raMgamahelamAM rahIne badhI ja jAtanI anukULatAo bhogavIne AvelA sthUlabhadrasvAmI duSkara duSkarakAraka ane dareka paLe jAna jyAM khatarAmAM hato e siMhanI guphA pAse Ubho rahelo huM mAtra duSkarakAraka ja? ThIka che. sthUlabhadra Akhare to maMtrIputra che ne? gurudevane mArA karatAM e vadhu vahAlA lAgatA hoya to emAM koI navAI nathI." siMhaguphAvAsI munivara ! sthUlabhadra pratye tamArA manamAM jAgI gayelA ISyabhAve, anaMtopakArI tamArA gurudevazrI pratye tamArA manamAM kevo durbhAva pedA karAvI dIdho che ane e durbhAve tamane gurudeva sAme baLavo karavA kevA taiyAra karI dIdhA che, enI vigato zAstranA pAne vAMcyA pachI prabhune prArthanA karavAnuM mana thaI jAya che ke - "he paramAtman ! tuM mane guNano mAlika moDo banAvaje. huM e vilaMbane prasannatApUrvaka svIkArI laIza paraMtu guNadRSTino mAlika to tuM mane atyAre ja banAvI de kAraNa ke enA vinA to huM ya kadAca siMhaguphAvAsI munivaranA raste ja kadama mAMDI besIza."

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munivara kaMDarika ! koka munivaranI dezanA sAMbhaLIne vairAgya to tamane ya thayo ane tamArA vaDIla baMdhu puMDarikane ya thayo. eka sAthe tame baMne cAritrajIvana aMgIkAra karavA taiyAra thaI gayA paraMtu moTAbhAI sAthe samajAvaTa karIne tame saMyamamArge nIkaLI paDyA ane rAjyanI javAbadArI nibhAvavA kamane paNa e saMsAramAM rahI gayA. saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karyA bAda tame lAgI gayA svAdhyAya ane tapamAM. svAdhyAyakSetre tame banI gayA agiyAra aMganA pAragAmI to tapakSetre jAtajAtanI tapazcaryAo pUrNa karIne saMyamajIvanane tame camakadamakavALuM banAvI dIdhuM. paNa, pUrvakRttakarmonA udaye tamAruM zarIra gherAI gayuM keTalAka rogothI. eka bAju zarIra tapathI kRza to banI ja gayuM hatuM ane emAM rogoe zarIrane gherI lIdhuM. sthiti e AvIne UbhI rahI gaI ke tamArA vaDIla baMdhu tamane vaMdana karavA AvyA ane chatAM tamane e oLakhI na zakyA. 'mArA bhAI mahArAja kyAM che ?' tamArA gurumahArAjane pUchyuM che puMDarike. 'A mArI sAme je munirAja beThA che e ja che tamArA bhAI mahArAja' tamArA guru mahArAjano A javAba sAMbhaLI puMDarike tamArI sAme joyuM che ane e stabdha thaI gayA che. mArA bhAI mahArAjanA zarIranI A hAlata? emanI kAyA ATalI badhI kuza ? AvI kuzakAyA saMyamajIvananuM suMdara pAlana za dhavA deze ?' 'gurudeva, eka vinaMti che' bolo thoDAka samaya mATe mArA bhAI mahArAjane Apa mokalo mArA rAjamAM, huM emanI suMdara bhakti karIne emanA zarIrane banAvI dauM nIrogI ane pachI emane mokalI ApuM ApanI pAse.' vaDIla baMdhu puMDarikanI vinaMtino svIkAra karIne tamArA gurudeve tamane puMDarikanA rAja tarapha vihAra karAvyo paNa kharo ane jevA tame puMDarikanA zaheramAM pahoMcyA, puMDarike tamane potAnI zreSTha evI vAhanazALAmAM utAro Apyo ane tamArI suMdara sevAbhakti cAlu karI. rAjamahelanA rasoDAnAM rasabharapUra ane pAchAM atyaMta svAdiSTa dravyonA sevane tamArA zarIrane hRSTa puSTa ane nIrogI to banAvI dIdhuM paNa e svAdiSTa dravyo tamArI dADhe vaLagI gayA. tame tyAMthI vihAra karavAnuM nAma ja nathI letA. vaDIla baMdhu puMDarikane eno kaMIka aNasAra AvI gayo che ane tamArI pAse AvIne avAranavAra anna vinaMti karavAnuM cAlu karyuM che. 'he pUjya munivara ! tame to dravya-kSetra-kALa ane bhAva e cAre ya prakAranA pratibaMdhathI rahita cho. zarIra tamAruM atyAre sarvathA nirogI thaI cUkyuM che eTale have tame vihAra karavA udyata thatAM ja hazo. dhanya che tamArA nidha jIvanane, huM to adhanya chuM, kemake bhogarUpI kAdavamAM khUMcelo chuM ane satata kadarzanA pAmI rahyo chuM.' kaMDarika munivara ! tamArI anicchA chatAM puMDarikanI A vinaMtie tamane vihAra karavA majabUra to karyA che 2

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paNa manathI tame tUTI gayA cho. saMyamajIvana tamArA mATe have bojarUpa banI gayuM che ane vasaMtaRtunA kAmottejaka vAtAvaraNanI asara heThaLa AvI jaIne saMyamajIvana choDI devAnA khyAla sAthe gurunI AjJA lIdhA vinA tame puMDarIkiNI nagarInA udyAnamAM AvI gayA cho. ane pAtrA vagere upakaraNo tame jhADa para laTakAvI dIdhA che. puMDarikane A hakIkatanI jANa thatAveMta e udyAnamAM AvI gayA che ane jAtajAtanI stavanAthI tamane saMyamajIvanamAM sthira karI devAnA eNe prayAso to karyA che paNa tamane enI koI ja asara thaI nathI. munivara kaMDarika! moTAbhAI rAjavI puMDarike jAtajAtanI stavanAthI tamane saMyamajIvanamAM sthira karavAnA prayAso karyA paNa tame e prayAsone vyartha karI nAkhyA ! tame saMyamajIvana choDI daIne puMDarikanA rAjasiMhAsana para ArUDha thaI to gayA cho paNa bhakSyAbhaDhyanA viveka vagara akarAMtiyA banIne bhojananAM dravyo para tUTI paDyA cho ane e dravyo na pacavAnA kAraNe visUcikA vyAdhinA zikAra banIne raudradhyAnamAM deha choDIne sAtamI narakamAM ravAnA thaI gayA cho ! nathI tame saMyamajIvanano AnaMda mANI zakyA ane nathI tame rAjagAdInAM sukho [3] bhogavI zakyA ! he paramAtmAnuM! kaMDarika munivaranA 1000 varasanA saMyamaparyAyane paNa AhAra saMjJAnI je paravazatAe raphedaphe karI nAkhyo che e AhAra saMjJAnI paravazatAthI mane bacAvI levA tuM kama se kama mArAmAM tapanuM nahIM to tyAganuM, anazananuM nahIM to rasatyAganuM sattva to phoravI ja de.

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bAhmaNa devazarmA ! paramAtmA mahAvIradevanI aMtima dezanA cAlI rahI che. puSkarAvartanA meghanI jema prabhu Aje bAre mAMge varasI rahyA che. A avasarpiNIkALanA covIsa tIrthaMkaramAMnA prabhu vIra e ja eka evA tIrthakara bhagavaMta che ke jemaNe lAgaTa 16 pahoranI eTale ke 48 kalAkanI dezanA ApI che. te to jiMdagImAM eka paNa vakhata e dezanA sAMbhaLI nathI eTale tane kalpanA paNa zI hoya e dezanAnI madhuratAnI ke e dezanAnI tArakatAnI? paNa, atyAre e tArakanI dezanA sAMbhaLavAnuM sadbhAgya jene paNa sAMpaDyuM che e sahu jANe ke eka prakAranA nazAmAM jhUmI rahyA che. nathI koIne bhUkha-tarasano koI anubhava thaI rahyo. samaya jANe ke thaMbhI gayo che ane sahunAM mana jANe ke vilIna thaI gayA che. A gajabanAka mAhola vacce prabhue gaNadhara gautamane eka AjJA karI che. gautama !' eka kAma karavAnuM che' 'pharamAvo' brAhmaNa devazarmAne pratibodha karavA...' mAre javAnuM che?' 'hA' ane pUrNa prasannatAnI anubhUti sAthe gautama gaNadhara dezanAnA e bhavyatama mAhola vaccethI UbhA thaIne tane pratibodha karavA tAre tyAM AvavA nIkaLI paDyA che. A e gautama che ke je dvAdazAMgInA dhAraka che. A e gautama che ke je anaMta labdhinA bhaMDAra che. A e gautama che ke je 50,000 kevaLajJAnInA guru che. A e gautama che ke je mana:paryavajJAnanA mAlika che. A e gautama che ke je svayaM tIrtharUpa che. A e gautama che ke je vinaya ziromaNI che. A e gautama che ke je jIvanabhara mATe chaThThane pAraNe chaThThano tapa karI rahyA che. A e gautama che ke je potAnI labdhithI aSTApadanI yAtrA karI cUkyA che. e gautama tArI vinaMti vagara mAtra prabhunI AjJA thavAthI tene pratibodha karavA tAre tyAM AvI cUkyA che. 'zuM kare che tuM?' khetI' emAM maLe zuM?' 'jIvana nabhI jAya" paralokanuM kAMI vicAre che?" 'AtmA yAda Ave che?'

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jIvana Ama ja pUruM karI daIza ?' 'to bIjuM kazuM ya zuM?" marIne jaIza kyAM?' kazuM ja vicAryuM nathI" jo, prabhu vIre mane mokalyo che tArI pAse, uttama evuM A mAnavajIvana kadAca anaMtakALe to hAthamAM AvyuM che. ene saphaLa banAvavAno eka ja rasto che, niSpApa evA saMyamajIvanano svIkAra. pApa vinAnuM e jIvana tArA AtmAne paramapadanI prApti karAvIne ja raheze.' 'ApanI vAta to sAcI che paNa mArI patnI para mane prema eTalo badho che ke paLavAra paNa huM enA vinA jIvI zakuM tema nathI.' devazarmA ! gautamasvAmIne te A javAba ApIne niruttara karI to dIdhA paNa gautamasvAmIne gharanI bahAra vaLAvavA jatAM tAruM mastaka bArasAkha sAthe jorathI athaDAyuM ane tyAM ne tyAM ja tArA rAma ramI gayA. gautamasvAmI stabdha thaI gayA. jIvana ATaluM badhuM kSaNabhaMgura? emaNe tArI gati jANavA jJAnano upayoga mUkyo ane emane je dekhAyuM e A hatuM, tArI ja patnInA vALamAM tuM jU tarIke utpanna thaI gayo hato ! paramAtman ! kAramI AsaktinA A dArUNa aMjAmanI vAta zAstranAM pAne vAMcyA pachI huM thatharI gayo chuM. eka ja prArthanA karuM chuM tane, gautame potAnA hRdayamAM prabhu vIrane je sthAna ApyuM hatuM, e sthAna tuM mArA hRdayamAM jamAvI de. AsaktinA zikAra banavAnuM AvuM durbhAgya pachI to mArA lamaNe kyAreya nahIM jhIMkAya. devazarmA!patnI paranI tIvra Asaktie tuM gaNadhara gautamasvAmInA upadezane paNa niSphaLa banAvI daIne emanI upasthitimAM ja motane bheTIne patnInA mAthAmAM jU tarIke utpanna thaI gayo!

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mahArAjA zreNika ! ghajAnAM darzane maMdira jema smRtipathamAM AvI ja jAya, lIlAchama bagIcAnAM darzane jema mALI AMkha sAme AvI ja jAya, mIThAI jIbha para mukAtAMnI sAthe ja emAM ekarUpa thaI gayela sAkara jema khyAlamAM AvI ja jAya, basa, e ja rIte ApanuM nAma jIbha para AvatAMnI sAthe ja paramAtmA mahAvIradeva pratyenI ApanI avihaDa bhakti yAda AvI ja jAya. prabhu mahAvIradeve samavasaraNamAM je mahArANI celaNA mATe 'mahAsatI' zabda prayojyo hato e mahArANI celaNAe eka vakhata ApanI pAse eka ratnakaMbalanI mAgaNI karI hatI ke jenuM mUlya savA lAkha sonAmahora hatuM, Ape evI kImatI ratnakaMbala kharIdavAnI azakti emanI samakSa jAhera karI hatI paNa, "prabhu mahAvIradeva sukhazAtAmAM birAjamAna che" evA samAcAra dUra dezamAMthI AvanAra koka jyAre Apane ApatuM hatuM tyAre Apa ene AvA zubha samAcAra ApavAnI vadhAmaNImAM mastaka paranA mugaTane choDIne zarIra para rahelA tamAma alaMkAro ke jenI kiMmata kadAca lAkhomAM thatI hatI, bheTamAM ApI detA hatA. Avo hato Apano paramAtmA mahAvIradeva parano avihaDa neha ane AvI hatI ApanI prabhu vIra pratyenI gajabanAka bhakti. A ja nirmaLa ane durlabha mUDInA sahAre Apa kSAyika samyakatvanA mAlika to banI ja cUkyA hatA paNa tIrthaMkara nAmakarma nikAcita karIne AvatI covIzInA prathama tIrthakara banavAnuM paNa Apa e bhavamAM nakkI karI cUkyA hatA. paNa, Apano AtmA atyAre narakagatimAM jAlima vedanAo bhogavI rahyo che, paramAdhAmIonA hAthe mAra khAI rahyo che, kAtila pIDAothI trAsI jaIne cIso pADI rahyo che. ane A vedanAo ane pIDAo vacce Ape coryAzI-coryAzI hajAra varaso vitAvavAnA che e hakIkata jyArathI zAstronAM pAne vAMcavA maLI che tyArathI mana becena becena banI gayuM che. ApanA jevA prabhubhaktanI A hAlata ? Apa khuda tIrthakara banavAnA ane chatAM ApanI A dayanIya sthiti? ApanA nAmasmaraNa mAtrathI ame azubhakarmono khAtmo bolAvI rahyA chIe ane azubha karmo Apane atyAre A hade pIDA ApI rahyA che? paNa, A duHkhada paristhiti pAchaLano eka itihAsa jANavA maLyo che ane mana thatharI gayuM che. aMtaHkaraNa kaMpI UhyuM che. e samaya hato ke jyAre Apa prabhu mahAvIradevane pAmyA ja nahotA. Apa zikAranA zokhIna hatA. zarIra para yuvAnInuM jora hatuM, vipula saMpatti ane bharapUra sattA e baMnemAM bhaLyo hato aviveka. parapIDAno AnaMda na anubhavAya to ja Azcarya ! eka vAra Apa jaI caDyA cho jaMgalamAM zikAranA ApanA zokhane bahelAvavA. ApanI najare caDI gaI che eka haraNI. dUrathI Ape tAkyuM che nizAna ane jIva bacAvavA haraNI teja gatithI bhAgI rahI hovA chatAM Ape choDeluM bANa sIdhuM ghUsI gayuM che haraNInA peTamAM ane haraNI tyAM ja DhaLI paDI che.

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dUrathI Ape A joyuM che ane Apa AnaMdavibhora banI gayA cho. sthira pazu para nizAna lAgI javuM e alaga vAta che ane bhAgI rahela pazu para nizAna lAgI javuM e alaga vAta che. A khyAla sAthe Apa haraNInI najIka AvyA cho ane Ape je joyuM che eNe to Apane abhimAnanA AsamAnamAM UDatA karI dIdhA che. 'mAtra haraNI ja nahIM, haraNInA peTamAM rahela bacce paNa taraphaDI taraphaDIne mota tarapha dhakelAI rahyuM che? zikAra to Ane kahevAya ! bANa eka ja ane zikAra be ! mA paNa khatama ane sAthe bacce paNa khatama ! mahArAjA zreNika ! babbe nirdoSa paMcendriya jIvonI hatyA para koI uga to nahIM paNa AnaMda. koI vyathA to nahIM paNa abhimAna ! e ja paLe ApanA parabhavanA AyuSyano baMdha paDI gayo ane Ape bAMdhI dIdhuM narakagatinuM AyuSya ! mahArAjA zreNika ! 'bANa eka ja ane zikAra be ! zikAra to AnuM nAma!' tamArI A zikAranI pApa anumodanAe tamAruM tyAM ja narakagatimAM javAnuM nakkI karI dIdhuM! paramAtmAnuM! pApa huM karuM ja nahIM evA pracaMDa sattvano tuM mane svAmI banAvI de. kadAca evuM pracaMDa sattva huM na paNa pAmI zakuM to ya karelA ke thaI gayelA pApa para huM rAjIpo na anubhavuM evI nirmaLa buddhi to tuM mane ApIne ja rahe! durgatimAM mAre nathI ja javuM. durgatinAM duHkho mAre nathI ja veThavA.

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tae mammaNa zeTha ! tame yAda Avo ane e ja paLe sAtamI naraka yAda AvI jAya. 33 sAgaropamanA AyuSyavALI sAtamI naraka. pratyeka samaye zarIramAM jyAM 5, 68,99,584 rogo hAjara rahIne AtmAne jAlima ribAmaNa ApI rahyA che e sAtamI naraka. 500 dhanuSyanI avagAhanAvALI kAyA jyAM lamaNe jhIMkAya che e sAtamI naraka. jyAM mithyAtva sAthe ja janmavAnuM hoya che ane mithyAtvane laIne ja maravAnuM hoya che e sAtamI naraka. AvI narakamAM tame e sthaLethI AvI caDyA cho ke je sthaLe paramAtmA mahAvIradeve cauda-cauda cAturmAsa karyA che. je tArakanuM eka paNa vacana sAMbhaLavAnuM sadbhAgya jene maLe e AtmA potAnI sadgati ke paramagati nakkI karI de e tArake je sthaLamAM dezanAnA dhodhanA dhodha vahAvyA che ane aneka AtmAone sadgati-paramagatinA bhAjana banAvyA che e sthaLethI tame sAtamI narakamAM AvI caDyA cho. bagIcAmAM rahevAnuM sadbhAgya jene maLyuM hoya e mANasa jo durgadhano ja anubhava karI rahyo hoya to ema mAnavA mana prerAya ke enA nAkamAM ja kaMIka garabaDa haze, nadInI bAjumAM ja UbhA rahevAnuM gaLuM jo tRSAthI sukAI rahyuM hoya to mAnavuM paDe ke e nadInA pANInI tAkAta aMge e be-khabara ja haze. basa, e ja nyAye jagatanA agaNita jIvone je prabhunAM darzana-vaMdana durlabha ja che, prabhunA vacanonuM zravaNa to ethI ya vadhudurlabha che e prabhunAM darzana-vaMdana-zravaNa badhuM ya tamane sulabha hatuM ane to ya tamAruM sAtamI narakamAM thaI gayela prasthAna manane ema mAnavA prere che ke tamArAmAM ja koka jAlima garabaDa haze. zuM lakhuM? magadha samrATa mahArAjA zreNika je zAlibhadranA AvAse gayA hatA e zAlibhadra saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karIne kALa karIne sarvArtha siddha vimAnamAM pahoMcyA che, je puNiyA zrAvakanA AvAse gayA hatA e puNiyo zrAvaka kALa karIne sadgatimAM pahoMcyo che jyAre tamAruM ghara e ja mahArAjA zreNikanA pagalAthI dhanya banyuM hatuM chatAM tame marIne sAtamI narakamAM AvI caDyA cho ! paNa, enuM kAraNa zAstranAM pAne je vAMcavAmAM AvyuM che e A mujaba che. gata janmamAM tamAre tyAM paMca mahAvratadhArI eka muni bhagavaMta gocarI vahoravA AvyA che ane emanAM darzane tame pAgala pAgala banI gayA cho. "mArA jevA abhAgIne tyAM sAme caDIne A kalpatarunAM pagalAM? huM to dhanya banI gayo !' banyuM che evuM ke kyAMkathI tamAre tyAM siMha kesariyo modaka Avyo che ane tame bhAre uchaLatA haiye munibhagavaMtanA pAtramAM e siMhakesariyo modaka vahorAvI dIdho che. paNa, thoDAka ja samaya bAda tamAre tyAM AvI caDela paDozIe tamane pUchyuM che, 'kAkA ! pelo lADavo khAdho?' nA" kema?' 'e to hamaNAM ghare gocarI vahoravA muni bhagavaMta padhAryA hatA ne, emanA pAtrAmAM vahorAvI dIdho ! khUba

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khUba AnaMda Avyo. supAtradAnano Avo lAbha maLI javA badala huM to dhanya banI gayo !' "are kAkA ! AvI bevakUphI karI ?' 'kema zuM thayuM?' thAya zuM? tamAre muni bhagavaMtane gocarI vahorAvavI ja hatI to bIjuM koI paNa dravya vahorAvavuM hatuM. A siMha kesariyo lADavo vahorAvI dIdho?" ?' mammaNa zeTha ! keTaluM badhuM durbhAgya tamAruM ke munivarane gocarI to tame ullAsapUrvaka vahorAvI paNa pachI supAtradAnanA e sukRtane vakhoDIne tame jItanI bAjI hAramAM palaTAvI dIdhI ! 'emAM vAMdho zuM Avyo?' 'vAMdho? jiMdagImAM tame evo svAda nahIM anubhavyo hoya jevo svAda A siMha kesariyA lADavAno hato Avo svAdiSTatama lADavo jIvanamAM pahelI ja vAra to tamArA hAthamAM Avyo hato ane tame e ApI dIdho munibhagavaMtane ! bevakUphI nahIM to bIjuM zuM? ane "arara, meM A lADavo vahorAvI devAnI bevakUphI kAM karI?' A pazcAtApamAM tame caDyA ane tamArA dAnanA sukRtane tame kalaMkita karI dIdhuM jenA dumrabhAve Aje sAtamI narakamAM AvI caDyA cho. prabhu! sukRtasevana vakhatanA mArA utsAhane, sukRtasevana bAda anumodanAnA amRtathI huM dhabakato ja rAkhuM paraMtu pazcAtApanA jherathI huM enI smazAnayAtrA to kyAreya na kADhI besuM evI sadbuddhinuM svAmitva tuM mane arpane ja raheje.

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ja A 6 ss yugapradhAna AcArya maMgu! gajabanAka vidvattA ane abhuta pravacanazailI. vANImAM AdeyatA ane AcaraNamAM pavitratA. mukha para tejasvitA ane AMkhomAM amIsabharatA. ApanA A bAhya vyaktitvathI AkarSAIne e samayanA lokoe Apane yugapradhAna' nuM gaurava ApI dIdhuM hatuM. kamAlanuM Azcarya to e sarjAyuM hatuM ke ApanI jAduI bharI dezanA sAMbhaLavA loko saMsAranAM kAmo to paDatA mUkatA ja hatA paraMtu ApanA sivAyanA anya munibhagavaMtono anAdara karIne paNa ApanAM ja paDakhAM sevatA hatA. darzana to ApanA ja ane sAMnidhya paNa ApanuM ja. pravacanazravaNa to ApanuM ja ane bhakti paNa ApanI ja. smaraNa to ApanuM ja ane AjJApAlana paNa ApanuM ja. paNa, puNyanA A pracaMDa vaibhave ApanI pathArI pheravI nAkhI. bhaktajanone tyAMthI AvatA bhojananAM svAdiSTa dravyono Apane evo casako lAgyo ke gocarInA tamAma prakAranA doSo pratye AMkhamIMcAmaNAM karavAnA Ape cAlu karyA. gocarI snigdha ja AvavI joIe ane madhura ja AvavI joIe, A lakSya Apane sthiravAsa karavA taiyAra karI dIdhA ane sthiravAsanA manamAM AvI gayela e vicArane Ape amalI paNa banAvI dIdho. pachI to pUchavAnuM ja zuM hatuM? rasagAravanI pAchaLa ApanA jIvanamAM zAtAgArava AvyuM. vihAra to Ape baMdha karyo ja paNa svAdhyAyamAM paNa Apa zithila banI gayA. rAtanI nidrA to jIvanamAM hatI ja paNa divasanI nidrAe paNa jIvanamAM pagapesAro karyo. vAcanA ApavAmAM to Apa khADA pADavA lAgyA ja paNa upadeza ApavAmAM ya Apa ALasu banI gayA. parisaha sahavAnA to Ape jIvanamAMthI dUra karyA ja paNa kaTu zabdonA zravaNathI paNa Ape cheDo phADI nAkhyo. ane, rasagArava tathA zAtAgArava pachI ApanA jIvanano kabajo RddhigArave laI lIdho. "mArA jevuM puNya to koInuM ya nahIM. prabhAvakatAmAM mArI tole koI nahIM. pravacanazailI to mArA jevI koInI ya nahIM." RddhigAravanA A nazAe Apane mithyAbhimAnamAM rAcatA karI dIdhA. svabhAvamAM Apa tochaDA banI gayA ane vyavahAramAM Apa svacchaMdI banI gayA. ane Avazyaka kriyAonA kSetre Apa sarvathA bedarakAra banI gayA. ane A ja sthitimAM Ape jIvananA aMtima zvAsa pUrNa karyA. * * * 'paNa tuM che koNa?' nagaranI khAI pAse Avela yakSanA maMdiranA e yakSane potAnI jilDA bahAra kADhIne sahu sAdhuone dekhADato joIne eka sAhasika sAdhue pUchI lIdhuM. A prazna pUchAtAMnI sAthe ja e yakSa pratyakSa thaI gayo. 'huM tamAro maMgu nAmano guru" 'tuM-tame amArA guru cho ?' hA, dharmanA mArgamAM paMgu thayelo tamAro guru maMgu nAmano AcArya pramAdathI mULa-uttara guNono ghAta karIne 10

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mahAvratono bhaMga karavAthI A nagaranI khAImAM paNa thayo chuM.' 'ama 500 ziSyonA guru tamArI A hAlata ?' *hA' 'jIbha zA mATe halAvI rahyA cho ?' 'tamane bodhapATha ApavA' 'zuM ?' 'jivvAnA svAdanA kAraNe huM saMyamajIvanathI bhraSTa thayo chuM. rasagAravano zikAra banelo huM zAtAgArava ane RddhigAravano paNa zikAra banyo chuM ane ahIM janmI gayo chuM. mAre tamane eTaluM ja jaNAvavuM che ke mArA mArge tamAre na AvavuM hoya to tamArI jillAne to sahu vAmAM rAkhajo. saMyamajIvananA rasasane raphedaphe karI nAkhatA rasabharapUra bhojananAM dravyothI jAtane lAkho yojana dUra ja rAkhajo' mArA mArge tamAre na AvavuM hoya to tamArI jiSThAne vazamAM rAkho !' yugapradhAna AcArya AryamaMgu ! yajJanA avatAramAM ziSyone A hitaziyA ApatA tame keTalA badhA vyAdhita thaI gayA cho ! prabhu, jo rasalolupatAnA pApe yugapradhAna AcAryanI paNa A koDI sthiti thatI hoya to mArA jevA napAvaTanI hAlata to zI thaze ? tane eka vinaMti karuM ? je puNyano udaya mArA AtmA mATe ghAtaka banI zakato hoya evA puNyodayathI tuM mane dUra ja karI de. DhALa ja nahIM maLe to pANI nIce jaze ja zI rIte ? 11

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labdhidhara aSADhAbhUti munivara ! Aje madhyAhnakALe tame gurudevanI AjJA laIne mahardika nAmanA naTanA gharamAM gocarI AvI gayA cho. e naTanI be kanyAo che, ekanuM nAma che bhuvanasuMdarI jyAre bIjInuM nAma che jayasuMdarI. e baMne kanyAoe bhegA maLIne ApanA pAtrAmAM sugaMdhI dravyovALo eka modaka vahorAvyo che. e modaka laIne Apa gharanI bahAra AvI to gayA cho paNa ApanA manamAM eka vicAra AvI gayo che. A modaka to mAre gurudevane ja Apavo paDaze. mArA bhAge to kAMI ja nahIM Ave. lAva, yuvAvasthAnA sAdhunuM rUpa karIne huM pharIvAra A gharamAM jAuM ane bIjo modaka vahorI AvuM.' Apa e rUpa karIne punaH naTanA gharamAM dAkhala thayA ane naTakanyAoe punaH ApanA pAtramAM eka modaka vahorAvyo. e modaka vahorIne gharanI bahAra nIkaLI jaIne Apa cheka poLanA daravAjA sudhI AvI gayA ane ApanA manamAM punaH eka vicAra AvI gayo. 'A bIjo modaka to mAre dharmAcAryane Apavo paDaze. mArA bhAge zuM ? lAva, kANI AMkhavALA ati vRddha sAdhunuM rUpa karIne huM pharIvAra e gharamAM jaIne trIjo modaka vahorI AvuM." Apa e rUpa karIne trIjI vAra e naTanA gharamAM dAkhala thaIne trIjo modaka vahorIne bahAra to AvyA paNa punaH ApanA manamAM eka vicAre kabajo jamAvI lIdho. A trIjo modaka to mAre upAdhyAyane Apavo paDaze. mArA mATe to kAMI ja nahIM bace. lAva, kubaDA sAdhunuM rUpa karIne e gharamAM jaIne punaH eka modaka vahorI AvuM.' e rUpa karIne cotho modaka vahorI AvavAmAM ya Apane koI takalIpha to na paDI paNa punaH eka nabaLA vicAre ApanA manano kabajo laI lIdho. 'A cotho modaka paNa mArA bhAge to nathI ja AvavAno kAraNa ke e mAruM mArA vaDIla gurubhAIne Apavo paDaze. lAva, koDhIyA sAdhunuM rUpa karIne huM pAMcamo modaka vahorI AvuM.' e pAMcamo modaka paNa naTakanyAoe Apane vaherAvI dIdho paNa ApanuM mana punaH vicAramAM caDI gayuM. 'A modaka paNa mane nathI lAgatuM ke mArA peTa sudhI pahoMce kAraNa ke saMghADAnA eka sAdhune to mAre modaka Apavo ja paDaze. lAva, hajI eka bALamuninuM navuM rUpa karIne e gharamAM jaIne modaka vahorI AvuM.' ane e rUpa karIne Apa cho modaka vahorI to AvyA paNa e gharanI bArI pAse beThelA mahaoika naTe ApanuM A sarva caritra joI lIdhuM che ane ene thaI gayuM che ke 'A sAdhu khUba kuzaLa naTa thaI zake tema che jo e A saMsAramAM AvI jAya to !' mananI A bhAvanA potAnI kanyAo AgaLa rajU karatAM eNe eTaluM ja kahyuM che ke A sAdhune sArI sArI gocarI vahorAvatA rahIne tame ene evo Avarjita karI dejo ke roja e ApaNe tyAM gocarI vahoravA Avato ja rahe. kemake te ApaNA mATe suvarNapuruSa che. te aneka rIte rUpanuM parAvartana karavAnI labdhi jANe che. Ame ya e sAdhu rasano lobhI che. eTale tarata phasAI jaze. mAyAvIne mAyA ja batAvavI.' 12

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labdhighara aSADhAbhUti munivara ! tamArI rUpa-parAvartananI labdhi mahardika naTanI cakora najare joI lIdhI ane tyAM ne tyAM ja e tamane saMyamathI bhraSTa karavAnI yojanA banAvI lIdhI ! ane munivara ! tamAruM e gharamAM gocarI vahoravA javAnuM rojanuM cAlu thaI gayuM. gocarI vahoratI vakhate e naTakanyAonA je kAmuka hAvabhAvo thatA hatA e tamArI najara bahAra jatA nahotA. tame aMdarathI tUTatA ja jatA hatA ane tamArI e nabaLAIne jANI cUkelI e naTakanyAoe eka divasa tamane AmaMtraNa ja ApI dIdhuM. 'he svAmI ! ApanuM svarUpa tathA zreSTha cAturya joIne ame ApanA upara Asakta thayelI chIe. hajI sudhI ame kumArI ja chIe. tethI kRpA karIne Apa atre ja rahI jAo ane amArI sAthe viSayasukha bhogavo.' ane munivara ! tame gurudevane jaNAvavA pUrvaka saMyamanAM vastro choDIne eka vAra to e naTakanyAone tyAM AvI ja gayA cho ane viSayasukhomAM Asakta banI ja gayA cho. prabhu, labdhidhara munivaranA patananI A kathA jANyA pachI mAre tane eTalI ja vinaMti karavAnI che ke tuM mane zakti je paNa Ape, ene pacAvavAnI pAtratA to mArAmAM UbhI karI ja deje. lADavA nahIM pace to bahu bahu to jhADA thaI jaze paNa zakti nahIM pace to to huM durgatimAM cAlyo jaIza ! mq 13

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raha dharmAtmA marubhUti ! prabhu pArzvanAtha ! emanAM nAmasmaraNano prabhAva koNe nahIM anubhavyo hoya e prazna che. emanAM tIrthonI sparzanA karatA rahevA dvArA potAnA AtmAne pAvana koNe nahIM banAvyo hoya e prazna che. e ja prabhu pArzvanAthanA tame jIva. samyagadarzana pAmyA pachIno e tamAro trIjo bhava che. banyuM che evuM ke tamArA bhAI kamaThe tamArI ja patnI sAthe ADo saMbaMdha bAMdhI dIdho che. alabatta, emAM doSa mAtra kamaThano ja nathI, tamArI patnI paNa eTalI ja doSita che. paNa e baMnenI pApalIlA game te rIte paNa tamArA khyAlamAM AvI gaI che ane tame stabdha thaI gayA cho. mAro khudano bhAI, mArI ja patnI para najara bagADI beTho che? mAre A pApalIlAne AgaLa vadhatI rokavI ja joIe. tame kamaThane samajAvavAnA prayatno karI joyA paNa vyartha ! tamArI patnIne ya tame samajAvI joI paNa vyartha ! Akhare tame rAjA pAse jaIne A aMgenI phariyAda karI ane rAjAe kamaThane dezanikAlanI sajA pharamAvI dIdhI. alabatta, kamaThanI gharamAMthI thayela hakAlapaTTI tamane pasaMda to na paDI paNa tame lAcAra hatA. mINa ane Aga, baMne sAthe rahe ane mINa ogaLI gayA vinA rahe e jema saMbhavita nahotuM tema vAsanAbhUkhyA be vijAtIya pAtro sAthe ja rahe ane chatAM vAsanAnA nagna nAco na cAle e saMbhavita ja nahotuM enI tamane spaSTa pratIti thaI gaI hatI ane eTale ja mane ke ka-mane tame kamaThanI hakAlapaTTIne svIkArI lIdhI. hA, kamaThanA ghUghavATano pAra nahoto. tamArA pratyeno eno dveSa parAkASTAe pahoMcI pahoMcI gayo. potAnI gharamAMthI thayelI hakAlapaTTI rAjAne AbhArI nathI paNa tamane ja AbhArI che. A vAta enA manamAM UMDe sudhI UtarI gaI ane eNe tApasa banI javAno nirNaya karI lIdho. e tApasa banI paNa gayo ane e samAcAra tamArA kAne paNa AvI gayA. ane tamAruM mana glAnithI bharAI gayuM. "arara, mArA nimitte ene tApasa banI javuM paDyuM. meM jo rAjAne phariyAda karI ja na hota to ene A veza svIkAravo ja na paData' ane A glAnisabhara citta sAthe pasAra thaI rahela divasomAM eka divasa tamArA manamAM A vicAra AvI gayo. enA AzramamAM pahoMcI jaIne sAme caDIne huM eka vAra enI kSamA zA mATe na mAgI lauM? Akhare e che to mAro bhAI ja ne? enA manamAM mArA pratyenA durbhAvanI gAMTha UbhI rahI jAya to bhavAMtaramAM enuM thAya zuM? tamArA manano A vicAra tame rAjAne jaNAvyo ane rAjAe tamane spaSTa zabdomAM jaNAvI dIdhuM. kSamA mAgavA enI pAse javAnI jarUra nathI" 'paNa, mAruM mana DaMkhyA kare che" 'tuM manomana enI sAthe kSamApanA karI le' e rIte kSamApanA karI levA mAruM mana taiyAra nathI" 'paNa, e nAlAyaka che. tuM kSamA mAgI paNa laIza to ya e tane mApha karI devA taiyAra thaze ke kema emAM mane to zaMkA che." 14

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ane marubhUti, rAjAnI A salAhane avagaNIne tame kSamA mAgavA enI pAse pahoMcI gayA cho. tamane eNe potAnI saMmukha AvatA joyA che. ane enI AMkhomAM khunnasa UbharAvA lAgyuM che. A nAlAyaka ahIM AvI rahyo che ? AvavA de ene mArI najIka. enI hAlata bagADI na nAkhuM to mAruM nAma kamaTha nahIM' enA mananA A vicAronI tamane kyAM khabara che ? tame to sahajabhAve enI najIka pahoMcIne enA caraNamAM jhUkyA cho ane eTaluM ja bolyA cho ke 'bhAI, mane mApha karI do' ane eNe paLano ya vilaMba karyA vinA bAjumAM paDela paththara uThAvIne tamArA mAthe jhIMkI dIdho che. khoparI tamArI phATI gaI che. tame 'oha ! A jAlima vedanA ? zuM sahana thAya ?' basa, ATalA ja durdhyAnanA zikAra banyA cho ane e durvyAne tamane sIdhA hAyaNInA peTamAM pheMkI dIdhA che. marubhUti, tame kSamApanA karavA saraLa bhAve kamaThanA caraNamAM jhUkyA ane kamaTe tamane khatama karI nAkhavA hAthamAM paththara uThAvI lIdho ! prabhu, ATaluM paNa durdhyAna jo durgatinuM kAraNa banI jatuM hoya to satata durdhyAnamAM ane durbhAvamAM ja vyasta rahetA mArI to hAlata ja zI yaze ? eka vinaMti karuM tane ? kAM tAruM mana tuM mane ApI de ane kAM to mAruM mana tuM laI le. e sivAya mAruM durgatigamana sthagita thaI jAya evuM mane to nathI lAgatuM ! 15

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maMkhaliputra gozAlaka ! indrabhUti gautama, paramAtmA mahAvIradevanA prathama ziSya banyA enI khabara to kone nathI e prazna che. AjuvAlikA nadInA tIre vaizAkha suda-10nA roja prabhu kevaLajJAna to pAmyA paNa e tArakanI prathama dezanA niSphaLa gaI ane tyAMthI vihAra karIne teo apApApurI padhAryA. vaizAkha suda-11 nA pAvana dine emaNe tIrthanI sthApanA karI. e vakhate sthapAyela caturvidha saMghamAM indrabhUti gautama prabhuvIranA prathama ziSya banyA. paNa tame to prabhu vIranI sAthe teo chadmasthapaNAmAM hatA tyArathI ja goThavAI gayA cho. tame prabhu sAthe vihAra paNa karyo che to prabhue khude tamane tejovezyA paNa zIkhavI che. tamArA avaLA vartAvanA kAraNe prabhu kyAreka takalIphomAM paNa mukAyA che to tamArA asabhya zabdoccAraNanA kAraNe prabhu para keTalAka lokoe kyAreka upasargo paNa karyA che. paNa, tame sarpanA pratinidhi ja banyA rahyA cho. sarpa peTamAM bhale ne dUdha padharAve che, enuM rUpAMtaraNa e jheramAM ja karato rahe che. prabhuvIre bhale ne tamane potAnI sAthe rAkhIne tamArA para saMkhyAbaMdha upakAro karyA che paNa tame emane gALo ja bhAMDatA rahyA cho ane tame emanA avarNavAda ja karatA rahyA cho. are, je tejovezyA tame prabhu pAsethI zIkhyA cho e tejalezyAne prabhu para choDIne tame emane bALI nAkhavAnA prayAso karyA che. bhale prabhunuM zarIra enAthI baLI nathI gayuM paNa prabhune lohInA jhADA to enAthI thaI ja gayA che. tela pANImAM rahevA chatAM pANI sAthe ekarUpa bhale nathI thaI jatuM paNa e pANIne bALI nAkhatuM to nathI ja jyAre tame prabhu sAthe rahIne bhale prabhu sAthe AtmIyatAno saMbaMdha Ubho nathI karI zakyA paNa tame to prabhu sAme rItasara bahAravaTe ja caDyA cho. ane kamAlanuM duHkhada Azcarya to e sarjAyuM che ke A bahAravaTuM tamAruM prabhunI chadmasthAvasthA pUratuM ja tame sImita nathI rAkhyuM paNa prabhu kevaLajJAna pAmI gayA e pachIya tamAruM bahAravaTuM tame cAlu ja rAkhyuM che. alabatta, sadbhAgya tamAruM ke prabhu para mUkela tejovezyA prabhune pradakSiNA daIne jyAre tamArA zarIramAM pravezI ane eNe tamArA zarIramAM je aganajALa UbhI karI dIdhI, aganajALanI e vedanAmAM tamane sadgaddhi sUjhI ane tamArA bhakto AgaLa tame khullI kabUlAta karI dIdhI ke- 'makhaliputra gozAlaka prabhu vIrano ziSya chuM. meM emano jAlima droha karyo che. meM emanA pratye jIvanabhara kRtajJatA ja dAkhavI che. emane trAsa ApavAmAM meM kAMI ja bAkI rAkhyuM nathI. mArA maraNa bAda mArA mRta zarIrane rAjagRhInI zerIomAM marI gayelA kUtarAnA zabanI jema pheravajo ane mArA moDhAmAM thuMkatA rahIne jAherAta karatA rahejo ke "A gurudrohI gozAlaka enAM pApe ribAI ribAIne maryo che." tamArI A nikhAlasa kabUlAte tamane samyakdarzananI bheTa jarUra karI dIdhI che ane enA pratApe tame marIne bAramA devalokamAM jarUra pahoMcI gayA cho paNa tyAMthI nIkaLyA bAda eka bhava rAjAno karIne tame durgatinI je 1 6

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yAtrAe nIkaLI javAnA cho enI silasilAbaMdha vigato zAstranAM pAne lakhAyelI che. sAteya narakamAM babbe vAra ane eya utkRSTa AyuSyamAM. asaMkhya lAkha bhavo tiryaMcanA pratyeka bhedamAM. pachI e bheda jalacarano hoya ke catuSpadano hoya, khecarano hoya ke bhujaparisarpa-uraparisarpano hoya. e dareka bhavamAM tamAruM mota kAM to agnithI ane kAM to zastrathI. anaMtI utsarpiNI-avasarpiNI pasAra thayA bAda tame du:khonI A gartAmAMthI nIkaLazo bahAra. uttama dharmasAmagrI, manuSyabhava pAmI svIkArazo saMyama ane pAmazo kevaLajJAna. kevaLajJAna pAmyA pachInI prathama dezanAmAM tame tamArA du:khada bhavabhramaNanI vAta karIne sahune ApavAnA cho eka ja salAha ke 'jIvanamAM kyAreya dharmAcAryano ke dharmaguruno droha na karazo. e drohanA kaTu vipAko kevA hoya che e zabdomAM varNavI zakAya tevA nathI.' gozAlaka ! prabhu vIra para tame mUkelI tejolezyA prabhu vIrane pradakSiNA ApIne tamArA zarIramAM ja pravezI gaI che ane tamArI hAlata eNe bagADI nAkhI che. prabhu, gurudevanA doSo bolavAnuM mane mana thAya to mArI jIbhane tuM bolatI baMdha karI deje. e anaMtopakArInA doSo jovAnuM mane mana thAya to mArI AMkhonI jovAnI zakti tuM harI leje. emanI sAme paDavAnuM mana thAya to mArA zarIrane lakavAgrasta banAvI deje. huM gautama na banI zake to ya tuM mane gozAlaka to banavA ja na deto.

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uo tapasvinI sAdhvI lakSmaNA gRhasthapaNAmAM tame rAjAnA ghare janama to pAmyA paNa rAjAne tame sauthI vadhu priya eTalA mATe banI gayA ke rAjAne putro ghaNA hatA, putrI tarIke tame ekaja hatA. tame yuvAnImAM AvyA. rUpa tamAruM adbhuta hatuM. potAnI jIvana saMgAthinI tamane ja banAvavA ghaNA rAjakumAro Atura hatA paNa pitAe yojelA svayaMvaramAM tame tamArA mAnItA rAjakumAranA gaLAmAM varamALA AropI ane anya rAjakumAronA haiyAmAMthI tamane na pAmI zakavA badalanA UnAnA niHsAsAo nIkaLI gayA. paNa, vidhie tamane eka jabaradasta phaTako lagAvI dIdho. je rAjakumAranA gaLAmAM tame varamALA paherAvI dIdhI hatI e rAjakumAra vivAhavidhi cAlatI hatI e daramyAna corImAM ja paralokanI vATe sidhAvI gayo! cAre ya bAju hAhAkAra macI gayo. tame ya stabdha banI gayA paNa karmonA vicitra vipAkone samajI cUkelA tame manane dharmArAdhanAnA mArge vALI dIdhuM. uttama evA zrAvaka dharmanuM pAlana karavA dvArA tame suzIla satIomAM tamAro naMbara lagAvI dIdho ane eka maMgaLa paLe vairAgyavAsita banI cUkelA tame khuda tIrthakara bhagavaMtanA varada haste saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karI sAdhvI banI gayA ! sAdhvI lakSmaNA ! cakavA-cakavInA saMyoganA kAmottejaka dazyane rasapUrvaka nihALIne tame keTalI badhI jAlima nukasAnImAM UtarI gayA cho! 18

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saMyamajIvananuM tame suMdara pAlana karI to rahyA ja cho paraMtu eka divasa banyuM evuM ke cakavA-cakavInA saMyoganuM kAmottejaka dazya tamArI najare paDI gayuM che ane enAthI kAmAtura banI cUkelA tame vicAramAM caDI gayA cho ke 'arihaMta prabhue zuM joIne A karmanI munine AzA nahIM dIpI hoya ? athavA bhagavaMta pote avaMdI che eTale emane vedadhArInA duHkhano zuM khyAla hoya ?' alabatta, paLavAramAM tame A vicArathI pAchA to pharI ja gayA cho paraMtu tamAruM citta pazcAttApathI vyApta banI gayuM che "meM khUba khoTuM vicAryuM. paNa AnI AlocanA huM laIza kevI rIte ? kemake A vAta mArAthI kahevAvI muzkela che. ane nahIM kahuM to manamAM zalya rahI jaze ane zalya rahI jaze to tenI zuddhi thaze nahIM. lAva, hiMmata karIne paNa AlocanA laI levA de' Ama vicArI AlocanA levA mATe guru pAse javA tame taiyAra to thaI gayA paNa rastA para jevA kadama mAMDyA, tamArA pagamAM kAMTo ghUsI gayo. tamane emAM apazukananAM darzana thayA. ane tame tamAro vicAra badalI nAkhyo. guru pAse tame pahoMcI to gayA paNa bIjAnA nAme tame gurune pUchyuM. 'je AvuM durdhyAna ciMtave tene prAyazcita zuM Ave ?' 'Ama pUchavAnuM kAraNa zuM che ?' gurunA A praznano tame goLa goLa javAba ApI to dIdho paNa gurue je prAyazcita batAvyuM e prAyazcitanA AdhAre tame 50 50 varasa sudhI tapa karI dIdhuM. tame karela tapanI vigata zAstronAM pAne A pramANe lakhAI che. chaThTha, akrama, cAra upavAsa ane pAMca upavAsa karI pAraNe nIvi. A pramANe 10 varasa. 2 varasa sudhI mAtra nirlepa caNAno AhAra. 2 varasa sudhI bhUMjelA caNAno AhAra. 16 varasa sudhI mAsakhamaNane pAraNe mAsakhamaNa ane 2022sa sudhI lAgaTa AyaMbila, hRdayanA dhabakArA vadhI jAya ane chAtInAM pATiyAM besI jAya evo A tapa tame eTalA mATe jhukAvI dIdho che ke tame durgatimAM javA taiyAra nahotA. anaMtakALe hAthamAM Avela saMpamavanane tame niSphaLa banAvI devA mAgatA nahotA. tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtanA varada haste maLela saMyamajIvanane tame vicAranA stara para paNa kaluSita rAkhavA mAgatA nahotA. paNa, karmasattAe tamArI dhAraNA dhULamAM meLavI dIdhI. parapara varasanI A jaMgI tapazcaryAM pachI ya tamane ArtadhyAnathI mukti na maLI kAraNa ke tamArI pAse tapano je vaibhava hato e nirdabha nahoto, zakya sahitano hato. ane A sazalya tapazcaryA pachI tame dAsI vagerenA asaMkhya bhavomAM mahAdu:kho bhogavavA saMsAranI yAtrAe nIkaLI paDyA cho ! prabhu ! hRdayamAM zakyo pAra vinAnA che ane tapazcaryAnA nAme hAthamAM kANI koDI paNa nathI. anaMtabhave paNa ThekANuM paDaze ke kema emAM zaMkA che. azrusabhara AMkhe tane eTaluM ja kahuM chuM ke mane aticAra rahita jIvana tuM na Ape to ya saraLatAsabhara mana to ApI ja de. nahitara mArI to hAlata bagaDI jaze ! 19

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'11 tapasvI ziromaNI agnizamAM ! pUrvajanmanA koka azubha karmonA udaye tamane bAlyavayathI ja evuM vicitra zarIra maLyuM che ke je AbAla vRddha sahune mATe mazkarInuM kAraNa banI rahyuM che. peTa moTuM ane paga TUMkA, hAtha vAMkA ane mAthuM moTuM. AMkho trAMsI ane kAna lAMbA. tamArA A zarIrane joIne sahu to mazkarIno AnaMda mANI ja rahyA che paraMtu e nagarIno rAjakumAra guNasena paNa tamArI bephAma TIkhaLa uDADI rahyo che. sahu dvArA thatI A majAka-mazkarIthI kaMTALI jaIne tame gAma bahAra rahelA AzramamAM AvyA cho ane AzramanA kulapati pAse vidhivata tApasadharma to aMgIkAra karyo ja che paraMtu e jIvana aMgIkAra karatAMnI sAthe ja tame eka bhISma pratijJA karI che. 'jIvanabhara mAsakhamaNane pAraNe mAsakhamaNanI tapazcaryA to kharI ja paNa mAsakhamaNane pAraNe eka ja ghare javAnuM. tyAM je AhAra maLe e vAparI laIne enA para bIjuM mAkhamaNa jhukAvI devAnuM !' - tamArA A tapanA prakRSTa vaibhavanA samAcAra jema jema prasaratA gayA tema tema tamArA darzanArthe lokonAM ToLeToLAM AvavA lAgyA. emAM eka divasa rAjakumAra guNasena pote AvI caDyo. darzana karIne tamArI sanmukha beTho. "A jIvana apanAvavA pAchaLanuM kAraNa ?" 'vairAgya' tapanA AvA vaibhavanA svAmI banI javA pAchaLa...' 'jAtajAtanAM kAraNo hoya che. kyAMka parAbhava e kAraNa banI rahe che to kyAMka zarIranA rogo kAraNa banI rahe che. kyAMka svajanaviyoga kAraNa banI rahe che to kyAMka daridratA kAraNa banI rahe che.' Apane..." mane? rAjakumAra guNasena mArA tapavaibhavamAM kAraNa che" 'guNasena?' 'paNa zI rIte ?' 'enA dvArA satata thayelA mArA parAbhave mane Avo tapavaibhava pamADyo che. sAce ja eno upakAra huM kyAreya nahIM bhUlu." e rAjakumAra guNasena huM ja chuM ane Aje to huM A nagarIno rAjA banI gayo chuM. ApanA meM karela parAbhavo badala huM ApanI vAraMvAra kSamA mAguM chuM." mArA manamAM tArA pratye koI durbhAva che ja nahIM' eka vinaMti che" 'bola' 'A vakhatanA mAsakhamaNanuM pAraNuM karavA Apa mAre tyAM padhAro. mArA dilano ucATa kaMIka aMze to zamaze !" 20

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ane agnizarmA, rAjAnA hRdayanA A bhAvone joIne tame enI e vinaMtino svIkAra karI lIdho che. mA khamaNanA pAraNe tame ene tyAM vahoravA gayA paNa cho paraMtu guNasena khuda peTanI pIDAthI gherAI gayo hovAnA kAraNe ene tyAM koIe tamArA AgamananI noMdha paNa lIdhI nathI ane tame bhojana lIdhA vinA Azrame pAchA AvI gayA cho ane bIjuM mAkhamaNa zarU karI lIdhuM che. agnizama! mAsakhamaNanA pAraNAno lAbha ApavAnI rAjavI guNasenanI vinaMti svIkAratA tamane kalpanA ya kyAM hatI ke A vinaMti svIkAra tamArA mATe AphatanuM kAraNa banI rahevAno che ! rAjavI guNasenane pIDAzamana pachI A vAstavikatAno khyAla Avyo che ane e vyathita hRdaye azrusabhara nayane kSamA mAgavApUrvaka eNe punaH Apane pAraNA mATe potAne tyAM padhAravAnI vinaMti karI che ane Apa e vinaMtino svIkAra karIne ene tyAM pAraNA mATe gayA paNa cho paNa Aje ene tyAM putraratnano janma thayo che ane enA harSollAsamAM Akhoya rAja parivAra DUbI gayo hovAnA kAraNe Ajeya ApanuM pAraNuM cukAI gayuM che. pUrNa prasannatA sAthe Ape trIjuM mA khamaNa zarU karyuM che ane enA pAraNAM mATe ya rAjavI guNasenane tyAM javAnuM Ape svIkAryuM che paNa e pAraNuM ya dumana rAjAnA AkramaNanA bhayanA pratikAramAM rAjA vyasta hovAnA kAraNe cukAI gayuM che. ane bhayaMkara AvezamAM AvIne Ape niyANuM karI dIdhuM che ke 'tapanA A vaibhavanA pratApe janamojanama huM guNasenane khatama karanAro banI rahyuM prabhu! kAdavavALA raste zarIrane sAcavavuM saraLa che paraMtu apekSAbhaMganA raste manane svastha rAkhavuM ane saMyamamAM rAkhavuM sAce ja bhAre kaThina che. huM tArI pAse e nathI mAgato ke mArA khabhA parano bojo tuM ocho karI nAkha. huM to tArI pAse e mAguM chuM ke mArA khabhAne tuM majabUta banAvI de ! 2 1

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jI pata prabaLa puNyavaMta marIci ! paramAtmA RSabhadeva tamArA dAdA. cakravartI bharata tamArA pitA ane tame pote bhAvimAM vAsudeva paNa thavAnA ane A avasarpiNIkALanA carama tIrthakara paNa tame pote ja thavAnA. kadAca tamArA A puNya jevuM pracaMDa puNya avasarpiNI kALamAM koInuM ya nahotuM. vaLI, janamatAnI sAthe ja tamArA zarIramAMthI kiraNo nIkaLyA che eTale tamAruM nAma marIci paDyuM che paNa kamAla to tame e karI che ke paramAtmAnA RSabhadevanA samavasaraNanI Rddhi jovA mAtrathI vairAgI banI jaIne tame saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karI lIdhuM che. saMyamajIvananA tamArA divaso Ama to bhAre prasannatApUrvaka pasAra thaI rahyA che paNa banyuM che evuM ke saMyamajIvananI kaThora caryAothI tame akaLAI gayA cho. khullA page taDakAmAM vihAra, sakhata ThaMDI, jAlima garamI, asnAna, pAMceya indriyonA viSayo para saMkhyAbaMdha niyaMtraNo, sukhazIlatA para kApa, svacchaMdamati para lAla AMkha. A badhuM tamane phAvyuM nathI ane tame saMyamajIvanano tyAga karI dIdho che. alabatta, tame punaH saMsAramAM pAchA nathI gayA. pitAjI bharatane tyAM jaIne jalasA karavAnA zarU nathI karI dIdhA. tame rahyA to prabhu RSabhadeva sAthe ja paraMtu tridaMDIpaNAno veza tame dhAraNa karI lIdho che. bhagavA kapaDAM, sonAnI janoI, page pAvaDI ane khabhe khesa. mastake coTalI paNa kharI. Avo veza dharIne tame vicArI rahyA cho prabhu sAthe. kyAreka yogya jIva koka AvI jAya che to tame ene upadeza paNa Apo cho ane jo saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karavAnI ene bhAvanA thaI jAya che to tame ene mokalI Apo cho prabhu RSabhadeva pAse. 'paNa tame ja cAritra Apo ne?" 'paNa kema?' 'mArI pAse dharma nathI" tamAro A spaSTa javAba hoya che. vihAra prabhu sAthe. upadeza ApavAno prabhuno paNa ziSya eka paNa banAvavAno nahIM. A bAbatamAM tame koI ja bAMdhachoDa karatA nathI. paNa, eka divasa banyuM che evuM ke tamAruM svAthya ekadama kathaLyuM che. tAva, ziradarda, zithIla zarIra. nathI tamane cAlavAnA hoMza ke nathI tamane besavAnA hoMza. bIjAnI sahAya lIdhA vinA tamane cAle tema nathI ane sAthe rahelA koI sAdhu tamArI sevA karatA nathI. tamArA durgAnano pAra nathI. "AkhI jiMdagI mAre A rIte ja pasAra karavAnI? nA. huM ekAda ziSya karI lauM. bImAra paDuM to kama se kama e mArI sevA to kare !' ane eka divasa, kapila nAmano rAjakumAra AvI pahoMcyo che tamArI pAse. tamArI prabhAvaka vANIthI tame ene banAvI dIdho che vairAgyavAsita. saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karavA e thaI gayo che taiyAra ane tame ene saranAmuM batAvI dIdhuM che prabhu 28SabhadevanuM.

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'tame mane saMyama na Apo?" paNa vAMdho zuM che?' 'vAMdho ?' hA" 'mArI pAse dharma nathI" 'eTale ?' mArA mArgamAM dharma nathI" 'bilakula dharma nathI ?' paNa tuM Ama kema pUche che?' mArA jIvananA uddhAraka to tame ja cho !' ane marIci, tame ene kahI dIdhuM che ke "kapila, dharma to ahIM paNa che ane tyAM paNa che." basa, ATalA utsutra bhASaNe tame eka koDAkoDI sAgaropama pramANa saMsAra vadhArI dIdho che. marIci! rAjakumAra kapilane tame "ahIM paNa dharma che ane tyAM paNa dharma che" Ama kahIne kevI bhAre bhUla karI beThA cho! A utsutrabhASaNe tamAro koDAkoDI sAgaropama jeTalo saMsAra vadhArI dIdho che! prabhu, ema lAge che ke mArganI pAkI samaja meLavyA pachI ya jo mArI pAse niHspRhacitta nathI to huM ya game tevA lavArA karavA dvArA mAruM saMsAra paribhramaNa vadhArI zakuM chuM. mane tuM traNa cIja ApI de. niHspRha citta, samyaka samaja ane pApabhIru aMtaHkaraNa, to ja mArI jIbha kadAca ThekANe raheze. 23

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* * * 13 che, kAmavijetA sthUlabhadrasvAmI ! tamAruM nAma kAne paDe che ane nirmaLa jaLa jevuM tamAruM pavitra aMtaHkaraNa AMkho sAme AvI jAya che. tamAro kAlpanika cahero AMkho sAme AvI jAya che ane sarvathA niSkalaMka evo pUnamano cAMda smRtipatha para AvI jAya che. vizuddha adhyavasAyonI tamArI UMcAIne kalpanAno viSaya banAvIe chIe ane e UMcAI sAme meru parvatanI UMcAI vAmaNI lAgavA mAMDe che. vAsanAnA medAnamAM jaIne 'kAma' ne dhULa cATato karI devAnuM tamAruM parAkrama kalpanAnI AMkhe nihALIe chIe ane kurukSetranA medAna para bANonI varSA karIne kaurava senAmAM hAhAkAra macAvanAra arjunanuM parAkrama enI sAme dhULanA rajakaNa jeTaluM vAmaNuM ane tuccha lAge che. svabhAvadazAnI tamArI mastIne kalpanAno viSaya banAvIe chIe ane svayaMbhUramaNa samudranI gaharAI enI sAme chIcharI bhAsavA lAge che. zuM kahIe ? jemanA puNyanA prakarSa sAme ane guNanA sAmrAjya sAme A jagatano koI paNa jIva Ubho rahI zakato nathI e tIrthakara bhagavaMta vadhumAM vadhu traNa covIsI sudhI ja smRtipatha para rahI zake che paraMtu tame pavitratAnA kSetre e UMcAI sparzI cUkyA cho ke coryAzI-coryAzI covIsI sudhI tamAruM nAma smRtipatha para rahevAnuM che ! vAsanAnAM sApoliyAM je paNa AtmAne DarAvatA rahe che e AtmA tamAruM nAma le che ane enI AMkhomAM ramI rahelA vAsanAnAM sApoliyAM koNa jANe kyAM, ravAnA thaI jAya che. jenA paNa aMtaHkaraNamAM vAraMvAra vAsanAnA bhaDakA UThatA rahe che e AtmAnI jIbha para tamAruM nAma ramavA lAge che ane enuM aMtaHkaraNa ThaMDugAra banI jAya che. pavitratAnI A tAkAta laIne beThelA tamArI pAse Aje tamArA sAta-sAta bahena sAdhvIjIo vaMdana karavA AvyA che. upAzrayamAM teo najara doDAvI rahyA che paNa tame emanI najare kyAMya caDatA nathI. kAmavijetA sthUlabhadrasvAmI! tamane vaMdana karavA Avela sAta bahena sAdhvIjIo samakSa tame siMhanuM rUpa dhAraNa karI beThA ane tamArA siMhanA e rUpe sahu sAdhvIjI bhagavaMto bhayabhIta thaI gayA! 24

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'amArA bhAI mahArAja kyAM che?" tamArA guru mahArAjane teoe pUchyuM che ane tamArA gurudeve emane upara javA sUcavyuM che. banyuM che evuM ke tame 10pUrvanA jJAtA cho. bahena sAdhvIjIo mane vaMdana karavA upara AvI rahI che eno tamane khyAla AvI gayo che ane emane batADI devA tame Asana para siMhanuM rUpa karIne besI gayA cho. sAdhvIjIo upara AvyA to kharA paNa jyAM Asana para emane siMha beThelo dekhAyo, teo ekadama DarI gayA ane nIce pahoMcI gayA. 'gurudeva, upara amArA bhAI mahArAja to nathI paNa Asana para siMha beTho che 14 pUrvadhara bhadrabAhusvAmI mahArAja pAse tamArA sAdhvIjIoe A vAta karI che ane upayoga mUkatAM emane paristhitino khyAla AvI gayo che. 'tame upara jAo. sthUlabhadra tyAM ja che' ane bhadrabAhusvAmIjInA vacanane zirodhArya karIne sahu sAdhvIjIo upara AvyA che. tame siMhanuM rUpa saMharIne punaH tamAruM rUpa dhAraNa karIne Asana para goThavAI gayA cho. sAdhvIjIo tamane vaMdana karIne svasthAne javA nIkaLI gayA che ane A bAju vAcanAno samaya thatAM tame bhadrabAhu svAmIjI samakSa vAcanA levA upasthita thayA cho. 'tamane have vAcanA ApavAnI nathI" dharatIkaMpanA AMcakAnI anubhUti karAvI de evuM A vacana bhadrabAhu svAmIjInA mukhe suNatA tame dhrUjI UThyA cho. 'bhagavaMta ! koI aparAdha ?' 'tamArA sAdhvIjIo pahelI vAra upara AvyA tyAre tame siMhanuM rUpa dhAraNa karIne besI gayA hatA ne?' basa, e ja aparAdha. jJAna pariNamana pAmavAne badale jyAre pradarzananuM kAraNa banavA lAge tyAre e jJAna AtmAnuM ahita notarI dIdhA vinA na rahe. 10pUrva sudhInuM jJAna bhaNyA pachI ya tame AvI tuccha pradarzanavRttinA zikAra banI gayA? nA. have AgaLanuM adhyayana to tamane nahIM ja !' prabhu! kAmavijetA sthalUbhadrasvAmIjInI ATalI nAnakaDI paNa kSati jo ATalI badhI khataranAka gaNAI che to mArA jevA ajJa abhimAnInI hAlata to karmasattA kevI karI nAkhaze? mane tuM evI majabUta pAcanazakti ApI de ke jJAna mArI pAse jeTaluM paNa hoya e mane pacIne ja rahe. 25

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paragaju AcArya skaMdasUri mahArAja ! zrAvastInA rAjA jitazatrunA putra tame. nAma tamAruM skaMdhakakumAra. tamArI bahenuM nAma puraMdarayazA. tamArA banevInuM nAma daMDikarAjA. eno maMtrI ke jenuM nAma pAlaka che e eka vAra zrAvastInI rAjasabhAmAM AvI caDyo che ane dharmagoSThi daramyAna nAstika matanI sthApanA karIne jinamatanI mazkarI karI rahyo che. tamArAthI e sahana na thatAM akADhya dalIlo dvArA tame enI bolatI baMdha to karI dIdhI che paNa tamArA dvArA thayela A parAbhava ene bhAre akaLAvI gayo che. manamAM tamArA pratye gAMTha bAMdhIne e svagRhe pAcho pharyo che. A bAju paramAtmA munisuvratasvAmInI dezanA sAMbhaLI che tame ane vairAgya vAsita banIne 500 puruSo sAthe tame caritra jIvana aMgIkAra karI lIdhuM che. jJAna-dhyAna-svAdhyAyamAM lIna banIne satata utsAhapUrvaka ArAdhanA karI rahelA tamane gItArtha jANIne prabhue AcAryapade sthApita karyA che. eka divasa tame prabhune pUchayuM che. Apa rajA Apo to bahena vagerene pratibodha karavA enA nagara kuMbhakArakaTakamAM javA huM icchuM chuM." 'tamane tyAM maraNAMta upasarga thaze" 'huM ArAdhaka thaIza ke nahIM?' 'tamane choDIne bAkInA sahu ArAdhako thaze" mArA nimitte sahu jo ArAdhaka thavAnA che to eno lAbha mane paNa jevo tevo to nathI ja ne?' A vicAra sAthe tame kuMbhakAraka tarapha prasthAna karyuM che. A bAju tyAMnA maMtrI pAlakane kAne A samAcAra pahoMcyA che ane enuM aMtara 'verano badalo levAnI taka maLI rahyA" nA khyAle harakhAI gayuM che. tamArA AgamanapUrve ja eNe tamArI je sthAna para sthiratA thavAnI che tyAMnI jamInamAM aneka prakAranAM ghAtaka zastro daTAvI dIdhA che. tamane to AnI jANa ja kyAMthI hoya? tame e sthAne rahIne vairAgyasabhara dezanA ApIne rAjA vagere sahune zubhabhAvomAM jhIlatA to karI dIdhA che paNa tamArA pratyenA dveSathI prerAIne pAlake rAjAne ekAMtamAM vAta karI che. 'rAjanuM, A skaMdAcAryano bharoso karavA jevo nathI' saMyamajIvananA AcArathI bhraSTa thayelA e tamane rAjyabhraSTa karavA potAnA sahasrodhI mANaso sAthe atre AvI caDyA che. mArA vacanamAM zaMkA paDatI hoya jo Apane to eka vAra Apa khuda emanA sthAnamAM jaIne tapAsa karAvI lo." - kokane koka bahAnA heThaLa eNe tamane, tamArA samasta parivAra sAthe anya sthaLe mokalI ApyA che ane A bAju rAjAe potAnA mANasone tamArA sthAne mokalIne tapAsa karAvI che. jamIna khodatAM emane zastro jovA maLyA che. enI jANa emaNe rAjAne karIne stabdha karI dIdho che. rAjAe pAlakane bolAvIne eTaluM ja kahI dIdhuM che ke, 'A skaMdakAcArya vagerene tAre je sajA karavI hoya e karI de.' ane pAlake mANasone pIlI nAkhe evI eka ghANI taiyAra karAvI che ane tamArI pAse AvIne eNe kahI dIdhuM che ke "tamAre sahue A ghANImAM kUdI paDavAnuM che?" 26

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nathI tame pAlakanI A AjJA sAme baLavo karyo ke nathI tamArA 5OOziSyomAMthI eka paNa ziSya A AjJA sAme harapha uccAryo. eka pachI eka ziSyo ghANImAM kUdI rahyA che. e sahune tame adbhuta nirdhAmaNA karAvA dvArA upazamabhAvamAM jhIlatA karI daIne paramagati tarapha prasthAna karAvI rahyA cho paNa sauthI chelle rahelA eka bALamunine joIne tame pAlakane vinaMti karI che, 'A bALamunine ghANImAM nAkhatA pahelAM mane ghANImAM kUdI javA de' tamArI A vinaMtine ThukarAvI daIne pAlake e bALa munine ja pahelAM ghANImAM nAkhI dIdhA che ane pachI tamane ! pAlakanA A atyAcArane nihALIne atyaMta AvezamAM AvI gayelA tame upazamabhAva gumAvI beThA cho ane "janamanajanama A pAlakane mAranAro thAuM' evuM niyANuM karIne asura nikAyamAM ravAnA thaI gayA cho. sahune kevaLajJAna pamADI mokSamAM mokalI devAmAM saphaLa banelA tame khuda saMsAramAM rahI gayA cho. [E skaMdakasUri mahArAja ! bALamunine ghANImAM nAkhatA pahelAM tame pAlakane e samajAvavAnI mahenata karI rahyA cho ke tuM ghANImAM pahelAM mane kUdI javA de' paNa tamArI vinaMti pAlake ThukarAvI ja dIdhI. prabhu, AvezanI nabaLI paLamAM thaI jato galata nirNaya jo AtmAnI varasonI ArAdhanAne paNa mUlyahIna banAvI deto hoya to satata Avezagrasta ja banI rahetA cittavALA mArI to hAlata ja zI thaze? mane tuM upazamabhAvanuM puSpa na Ape to kAMI nahIM, Avezagrasta cittanA kaMTakathI to tuM mArA hAthane mukta banAvI ja de! 27

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15 labdhidhara phUlavAlaka munivara ! tamAruM mULa nAma zuM che enI to mane khabara nathI paNa saMyamajIvana jevuM sarvottama, sarvotkRSTa ane sarvazreSTha jIvana tamArI pAse hovA chatAM tame tamArI apAtratAne vanamAMthI dUra karI zakyA nathI. IrSyA tamArA svabhAvarUpa banI gaI che to vinaya sAthe tame jAlima duzmanAvaTa UbhI karI dIdhI che. uddhatAI tamArA lohImAM vaNAI gaI che to Avezane tame tamArA jIvanamAM AgavuM sthAna ApI dIdhuM che. eka divasa tame tamArA gurudeva sAthe giranAranI yAtrAe gayA cho. vacce koka kAraNasara tamAruM citta vyagra banyuM che ane gurudeve tamane e aMge thoDIka Takora karI che. e TakorathI e hade tame AvezamAM AvI gayA cho ke yAtrA karIne nIce UtaratI vakhate tame gurudevathI pAchaLa rahI jaIne AgaLa jaI rahelA gurudevane khatama karI nAkhavA emanA para zilA pheMkI che. gurudevane aNasAra AvI javAthI potAnI jAtane emanne zilAthI bacAvI to lIdhI che paraMtu AvezamAM AvI jaIne emaNe tamane zrApa ApI dIdho che. "nAlAyaka ! strIthI tAruM patana thaIne ja raheze. gurunA vacanane niSphaLa karavA tame guruthI alaga thaI jaIne koka jaMgalamAM nadInA tIre pahoMcI gayA cho ane ghora tapa AcaravA lAgyA cho. tyAM kyAreka koka mANasa AvI jAya che ane tamane pAraNuM e karAve che to tame pAraNuM karo cho, bAkI tame tapamAM ja rata raho cho. tamArA A pora tapathI prabhAvita thaI gayela nadInI adhiSThAyikA devIe 'varSARtumAM nadIno pravAha A munine tANI na jAya' e khyAle nadInA pravAhane bIjI dizAmAM vALI dIdho che ane tyArathI tamAruM nAma 'phUlavAlaka' paDI gayuM che. A bAju rAjagRhInA rAjavI zreNike devatAe Apela divyakuMDaLanI joDI, aDhAra serano hAra ane divya vastro sahita secanaka hAthI paNa potAnA putra halla-vihallane ApI dIdhA che ane tethI krodhe bharAyela koNike zreNikane jelamAM nAkhyA che. tyAM zreNikanuM mota thaI gayA bAda caMpA nAmanI navI nagarI vasAvIne koNika tyAM rahevA cAlyo gayo che. eka divasa rANI padmAvatIe koNika pAse divyakuMDalanI joDI vagerenI mAgaNI karI che ane patnInA AgrahathI koNike halla-vihallane e cAreya vastuo potAne ApI devA jaNAvyuM che. halla ane vihallane khyAla AvI gayo che ke 'A mAgaNI anarthanuM mULa che. vadhu sAruM to e che ke e cIjo laIne ahIMthI ApaNe bhAgI jaIe.' rAtanA ne rAtanA e baMne bhAIo tyAMthI badhI vastuo laIne bhAgyA che ane vizALa nagarImAM mAtAmaha ceTaka rAjAnA zaraNamAM AvI gayA che. koLikane enI jANa thaI jatAM eNe ceTaka rAjAne kahevaDAvI dIdhuM che ke 'halla-vikalla amane pAchA soMpI do.' 'zaraNe AvelA dauhitrone huM pAchA zeM soMpuM ?' ceTaka rAjAnA A javAbe koNikane akaLAvI dIdho che ane e virATa sainya laine geTaka rAjA sAme yuddha AdarI beTho che. divasonA divaso pasAra thayA pachI ya, puSkaLa narasaMhAra pachIya koNikane jyAre ceTaka rAjAne harAvavAmAM saphaLatA nathI maLI tyAre kUlavAlaka ! tame gurvAzAnA 28

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karela bhaMgathI kopAyamAna thayela zAsanadevIe AkAzavANI karI che ke "jo mAgadhikA nAmanI gaNikA kUlavAlaka munine cAritra bhraSTa karIne lAve to tenI sahAyathI koNika vizAlAne jItI zake, te vinA te nagarI jitAze nahIM.' koNike A AkAzavANI sAMbhaLIne mAgadhikA gaNikAne bolAvIne satkArapUrvaka tamane bhraSTa karIne lAvavAnuM kahyuM che. koNikanI vAta svIkArI laIne e mAgadhikA gaNikA tamArI pAse zrAvikAno veza karIne AvI che. tamane kapaTathI eNe gocarImAM nepALAnA cUrNathI mizrita modaka vahorAvyA che, jenAthI tamane atisArano vyAdhi thaI gayela che. tamArI sevA karavA eNe bIjI nAnI nAnI gaNikAo rAkhI dIdhI che. e sahunI sevA letA letA chevaTe tame cAritrathI bhraSTa thaIne ja rahyA cho. tyArabAda e mAgadhikA gaNikA tamane koNika pAse laI AvI che ane koNikane tame vizAlAne jItavAno upAya batADI daIne caTaka rAjAne parAjita karavAmAM saphaLatA to apAvI che paraMtu tame pote gurvAjJAnA bhaMgathI ane mAgadhikAnA saMgathI aneka pApo karIne durgatimAM ravAnA thaI gayA cho. labdhidhara kUlavAlaka muni! guradrohanA tame karelA pApe tamane vezyAe kevI cAlAkIthI bhraSTa karI dIdhA! prabhu, manano je doSa mane upakArIonA upakArane jovA na de, yAda rAkhavA na de, samajavA na de ane emanI sAme baLavo karavA prere e kRtadanatAnA doSathI tuM mane bacAvato ja raheze. kAraNa ke e doSanuM pota to evI AganuM che ke je tamAma guNone saLagAvIne rahe che. 29

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16 prabaLa vairAgI munivara jamAli! prabhu vIranI bhaginI sudarzanAnA tame putra. prabhunI putrI priyadarzanAnA tame pati ane prabhu vIranA tame ziSya. paOO|paOOkSatriyo sAthe tame vairAgyavAsita banIne prabhu vIra pAse saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karyuM che. agiyAra aMgano tame abhyAsa karyo che. eka divasa prabhu pAse tame alaga vihAra karavAnI anujJA mAMgI che paNa bhAvi lAbha na jANavAthI prabhu saMpUrNa mauna rahyA che. koI ja uttara Apyo nathI ane e chatAM ya tame pa00 sAdhuo sAthe prabhuthI alaga thaIne vihAra karIne zrAvastI nagarImAM AvyA cho ane tyAMnA hiMduka nAmanA udyAnamAM koka yakSanA caityamAM rahyA cho. keTalAka samaya bAda azAtA vedanIya karmanA udayanA kAraNe tamArA zarIramAM evo tIvra dAhajvara utpanna thayo che ke tamArAmAM besavA-UThavAnI paNa zakti nathI rahI. tame sAdhuone bolAvIne kahyuM che ke "mAre ArAma karavo che. mArA mATe tame zIdhra saMthAro pAtharo.' sAdhuoe saMthAro pAtharavAnuM zarU to karI dIdhuM che paraMtu dAhajvaranI pIDA tamane eTalI badhI adhika che ke tame paLanI ya rAha joI zakavA samartha nathI ane eTale ja tame sAdhuone pUchI beThA cho ke "saMthAro patharAI gayo che ke nahIM?" [ , saMthAro jyAre patharAyo ja nathI tyAre "saMthAro patharAI gayo che" ema tamArAthI bolAya ja zI rIte ?" jamAli munivara ! prabhuvIranA 'hemAne vacana sAme tame kevo baLavo karI beThA !

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saMthAro patharAI rahevA Avyo hato ane eTale saMthAro artho patharAI rahyo hovA chatAM sAdhuoe "saMthAro patharAI gayo che" evo javAba ApI dIdho che. e javAba sAMbhaLIne vedanAthI vihvaLa thayelA tame tarata ja UThIne sUI javAnI icchAthI tyAM gayA cho paNa saMthAro artho ja patharAyelo joIne tame AvezamAM AvI gayA cho. tame bolI UThyA cho, 'saMthAro jyAre patharAI gayo ja nathI tyAre tame saMthAro patharAI gayo che evuM kahI ja zI rIte zako?" 'prabhunuM A vacana che ke kArya karAtuM hoya tyAre thaI gayuM ja kahevAya.' eka sAdhue tamane A javAba Apyo che. "nA. je kArya pUruM thaI gayuM hoya te ja karyuM kahevAya. bAkI karAtA kAryane 'thaI gayA" tarIke jAhera na ja karAya. jema ke ghaTavagere kArya kriyAkALanA aMtamAM ja thayeluM dekhAya che, kriyAkALanA prAraMbhamAM nahIM. A vAta bALagopALathI AraMbhIne sarvajanane pratyakSa siddha che" tame e sAdhune javAba ApI dIdho che. 'tame ardhA patharAyelA saMthArAne joIne 'saMthAro artho ja patharAyelo che" ema to bolyA ja cho ne? jo saMthAro bilakula na patharAyo hota to tame eTaluM paNa na ja bolyA hota. mAtra saMthAro jeTalo patharAyo teTalo pAtharyo ja che. upara pAtharavAnAM vastro bAkI che. mATe viziSTa samayanI apekSAvALA prabhunAM vacanomAM koI ja jAtano doSa nathI.' paNa munivara jamAli, e sthavira sAdhunI eka paNa dalIla svIkAravA jyAre tame taiyAra thayA nathI tyAre tamArI sAthe rahelA tamAma 500 sAdhuo tamane choDIne prabhu vIra pAse pahoMcI gayA che. eka vakhata tame caMpA nagarImAM AvI caDyA cho ke jyAM prabhu vIranuM samavasaraNa racAyuM che. tame samavasaraNamAM AvI jaIne prabhune saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM che ke, he jina ! mArA sivAya tamArA bIjA badhAya ziSyo chadmasthapaNe ja vicarI rahyA che. paraMtu mane to kevaLajJAna utpanna thaI gayuM hovAthI huM to sarvajJa banI gayo chuM.' tamArA A pralApa sAme prabhu to kAMI bolyA nathI paNa gautamasvAmIe tamane rokaDuM parakhAvI dIdhuM che ke "re jamAli! AvuM asatya bhASaNa karavAnI tAre koI ja jarUra nathI. kAraNa ke kevaLajJAnInuM jJAna to koI paNa ThekANe skUlanA pAmatuM nathI. jo tuM kevaLI banI gayo hoya to mArA praznano javAba Apa. 'A loka zAzvata che ke azAzvata? ane A jagatanA sarva jIvo nitya che anitya?' jamAli, gautamasvAmInA A praznano tame koI javAba nathI ApI zakyA ane chatAM ya tame tamArA kadAgrahane pakaDI ja rahyA cho. mRtyu samaye paNa te pApakarmanuM prAyazcita lIdhA vinA ane AlocanA-pratikramaNAdi karyA vinA jIvana pUrNa karIne tame kilbiSika bhiMgI] deva tarIke devalokamAM utpanna thayA cho. prabhu, vastu mATeno haThAgraha, vyakti mATeno pUrvagraha ane vicAra mATeno kadAgraha, A traNeya prakAranA AgrahomAMno ekAda paNa Agraha mane tArAthI dUra karI devA paryApta che eno khyAla AvI gayA pachI tArI pAse huM eTaluM ja mAguM chuM ke Agrahone janma ApanAruM mana tuM tArI pAse ja rAkhI de. 31

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mahA prabhAvaka AcArya bhagavaMta sumaMgalasUrijI ! tamArI prabhAvakatAno khyAla enA parathI Ave che ke tame 500-500 ziSyonA gurupade birAjamAna cho. tamArI saMyamazuddhi, tamArI AzritonA hita aMgenI kALajI, tamArI jAgRti vagerenA kAraNe tame samasta saMghanA haiyAmAM AdaraNIya tarIke pratiSThita thaI cUkyA cho. - eka vAra banyuM che evuM ke tamArI kamara pakaDAI gaI che. vihAra karavo to tamArA mATe muzkela banI ja gayo che paraMtu besavuM ya tamArA mATe kaThina banI gayuM che. alaga alaga aneka prakAranA upacAro pachI ya tamane jyAre e dardamAM rAhata nathI anubhavAI tyAre tame eka vinIta ziSyane bolAvIne sUcanA karI che. 'koka gRhasthane tyAM jaIne ekAda yogapaTTa tame laI Avo. kamara para e bAMdhI dauM. kadAca enAthI dardamAM thoDIka rAhata maLI jAya.' ane gRhasthane tyAMthI e muni suMdara majeno yogapaTTa laI ja AvyA. kamara para tame e bAMdhI dIdho ane Azcarya ! kamaranA e dardamAM tamane puSkaLa rAhata thaI gaI. svAdhyAya-vAcanA-vihArAdi tamArA pUrvavata cAlu to thaI gayA che paNa yogapaTTa pratye tamArA manamAM e hade rAga Ubho thaI gayo che ke eka paLa mATe ya tame ene tamArAthI aLago karatA nathI. tamArA gItArtha ziSyone eno khyAla AvI gayo che ane eka gItArtha ziSya to tamArI pAse AvIne namrabhAve tamane vinaMti paNa karI che. sumaMgalAcArya! yogapaTTakanA tyAganI tamArA paTTaziSya tamane vAraMvAra vinaMti karI paNa tame ene kAne na ja dharI ne?

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'gurudeva Apane kamaranA dardamAM..." rAhata che' "saMpUrNa ?' 'to A yogapaTTa gRhasthane pAcho ApI daIe...' nA. mAre hajI ene kamare bAMdhavAno ja che.' tamArA javAbanI sAme ziSya mauna to thaI gayo che paNa ene pAko khyAla AvI gayo che ke A yogapaTTa gurudeva mATe jarUriyAtanuM kAraNa na rahetA mUcchanuM kAraNa banI cUkyo che. e sivAya kamara dardarahita thaI gayA pachIya ene kamara para bAMdhI rAkhavAno artha zo che? paNa, ene lAgyuM che ke keTaloka samaya pasAra thaI gayA bAda gurudevane cokkasa yogapaTTe choDI devA samajAvI zakAze. mATe hamaNAM to jema cAle tema cAlavA do. paNa AcAryazrI, e ziSyanI dhAraNA khoTI paDI che. samaya puSkaLa pasAra thaI gayo che. e pachI ya tamArI yogapaTTa pratyenI mUcchamAM kaDAko to nathI bolAyo paNa satata vadhAro ja thato gayo che. alabatta, kamare yogapaTTa bAMdhavAnuM to tamAruM baMdha thaI gayuM che, paNa rajoharaNanI jema yogapaTTa tame sAthe ne sAthe ja rAkhI rahyA cho. varaso pasAra thaI gayA che ane e maMgaLa divasa AvI gayo che ke jyAre zarIramAM koI kasa na lAgavAnA kAraNe tame jIvanabharanuM anazana svIkArI lIdhuM che. manane tame zubhabhAvomAM lIna banAvI dIdhuM che. ziSyonA yogakSemanI javAbadArI tame anya yogya ziSyanA zire mUkI dIdhI che. zarIra paranI mUrchAne tame tilAMjali ApI dIdhI che ane e chatAM ya pelA yogapaTTane to tame tamArI pAse ja rAkhI mUkyo che. | gItArtha ziSyo bhAre ciMtita thaI gayA che. 'yogapaTTa pratyenI A ja mUrchA sAthe gurudevanI AMkha jo mIMcAI gaI to paralokamAM gurudevanA AtmAnI gati kaI thaze ?' A vicAra sAthe e sahue ApanI pAse AvIne gadgada haiye ane azrusabhara nayane Apane vinaMti karI che, 'gurudeva, eka vinaMti che Apane..." "bolo' 'pelo yogapaTTa..." 'nAlAyako! tame e yogapaTTanI pAchaLa kema paDI gayA cho? tamane mAruM anazana nathI dekhAtuM ane yogapaTTa ja dekhAyA kare che ?' tamArA A Akroza sAme ziSyo mauna thaI gayA che ane yogapaTTa pratyenI jAlima mUcchanA pApe jIvana samApta karIne tame paralokamAM anAryadezamAM pahoMcI gayA cho ! prabhu, saMpattinA vyAjane to ekavAra pahoMcI vaLAya che paraMtu pramAdanuM je vyAja cUkavavAnuM AtmAnA lamaNe jhIMkAI jAya che ene pahoMcI vaLatA to chaThThInAM dhAvaNa chUTI jAya che. tane eka vinaMti karuM? pramAdanuM devuM huM karuM ja nahIM evI tAkAta tuM mArAmAM pedA karI de, vyAja cUkavavAno pachI prazna ja Ubho nahIM rahe ne? 33

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haja mahArANI durgadhA! Aje samavasaraNamAM paramAtmA mahAvIradevane mahArAjA zreNika eka prazna pUchI beThA che. sainya sahita prabhu, huM AvI rahyo hato ane mArgamAM durgadha sahana na thavAthI vastranA cheDA vaDe nAsikA baMdha karIne cAlI rahelA mArA sainikone meM joyA. meM eka sainikane Ama karavA pAchaLanuM kAraNa pUchyuM to eNe mane eTaluM ja kahyuM ke "ahIM mArgamAM taratanI janmelI eka bAlikA paDI che. tenA zarIramAMthI atyaMta durgadha chUTI rahI che. enA trAsathI bacavA amo sahu sainikoe nAsikA AgaLa vastra goThavI dIdhuM che. prabhu, jANavuM to mAre e che ke e bAlikAe gayA janamamAM evuM to kayuM akArya karyuM che ke jenA duzmabhAve janmatAMnI sAthe ja enI mAtAthI e tyajAI gaI che ane enA zarIramAMthI AvI jAlima durgadha prasarI rahI che?' zreNikanA A praznano javAba ApatA prabhu bolyA che ke "rAjanuM, ahIM najIka rahelA zAli nAmanA gAmaDAmAM dhanamitra nAmano zreSThi raheto hato. tene dhanazrI nAmanI eka putrI hatI. yuvAnavayamAM te AvI ane enA pitAe eka yuvaka sAthe enAM lagna nakkI karyA. ghara AMgaNe vivAhano utsava zarU thayo. e ja samaye koI muni gocarI vahoravA dhanamitranA ghare AvyA. dhanamitre potAnI putrIne gocarI vahorAvavA mATe AjJA karI eTale te munine gocarI vahorAvavA gaI to kharI paraMtu vivAhano utsava hovAthI potAnA zarIranAM sarva aMgo alaMkArothI zaNagArAyelA hatA, manohara sugaMdhI aMgarAgathI vilepana karAyelA hatA jyAre gocarI vahoravA AvelA muni snAna-vilepanAdi zuzruSAthI rahita hovAnA kAraNe emanAM vastromAMthI ane zarIramAMthI sveda tathA maLa vagerenI durgadha AvatI hatI. yuvAvasthAnA udayathI matta thayela dhanazrIthI A durgadha zuM sahana thAya? eNe gocarI vahorAvI to kharI paNa moM macakoDIne. vaLI eNe vicAryuM paNa kharuM ke "aho ! nirdoSa jaina mArgamAM rahelA A sAdhuo jo kadAca prAsuka jaLathI paNa snAna karI letA hoya to emAM vAMdho zuM che ?' rAjanuM, muni pratye eNe jugupsA to karI ja paNa e jugupsAnI eNe koI AlocanA na karI ane keTalAka samaya bAda enuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM e A ja nagarInI eka gaNikAnA udaramAM putrIpaNe utpanna thaI. 'gaNikAnA udaramAM ?' ane A ja nagaramAM?' pachI ?' pachI zuM? duSkarmanA prabhAve garbhamAM rahI chatI mAtAne paNa e atyaMta asukha utpanna karavA lAgI. ane A to gaNikAmAtA hatI. eNe vicAra karyo ke A rIte du:khamAM ne duHkhamAM ja garbhakALa pUro karavo enA badale garbhapAta ja zA mATe na karI nAkhavo?" arara !' 34

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'garbhapAta mATe eNe jAtajAtanA auSadha prayogo karyA paraMtu AyuSya enuM baLavAna hovAthI garbhapAta thayo nahIM." 'pachI ?' 'jema tema karIne, udvega sAthe garbhakALa pUrI thatAM gaNikAe bALakIne janma to Apyo paraMtu janmathI ja enA zarIramAMthI durgadha prasaratI hovAnA kAraNe gaNikA mAtAe viSTAnI jema ene tajI dIdhI ke jene tame rastAmAM joI." durgadhA, AgaLa tamAruM je thayuM hoya te paNa muni pratyenI jugupsAnA dekhItA nAnakaDA paNa pApe tamArA paralokane keTalo badho bihAmaNo banAvI dIdho che? tamane gaNikA, mAtA tarIke maLI che. tamane garbhamAM ja khatama karI nAkhavA eNe krUratama prayAso karyA che ane e pachI ya janmatAMnI sAthe ja eNe tamAro tyAga karI dIdho che. jugupsAnA e pApe tamane zarIramAM durgadha janmathI ja lamaNe jhIMkI che ! durgadhA ! munijugupsAnA pApe tamane mAtA gaNikA maLI che ane janmatAMnI sAthe tamArA zarIramAMthI durgadha prasarI hovAnA kAraNe eNe tamAro tyAga karI dIdho che. prabhu, devuM alpa hoya che, roga mAmUlI hoya che, cinagArI nAnI hoya che to ya e jema jAlima honArato sarjatA rahe che tema pramAda ke pApa, kaSAya ke azubhabhAva nAnakaDAM hoya che to ya AtmAno e DUco kADhI nAkhatA hoya che e hakIkatane jANyA pachI ema lAge che ke karoDa bhava pachI ya mArI mukti thavI muzkela che. UgaravAno koI upAya kharo? 35

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19 anukaMpApAtra mRgAputra ! paramAtmA mahAvIradevanA kahevAthI pa0,000 kevaLajJAnI ziSyonA guru gautamasvAmI khuda Aje tArA gharanA AMgaNe padhAryA che. emanA Akasmika AgamanathI stabdha thaI gayela tArI mAtAe emane pUchyuM che, 'bhagavana, ApanuM durlabha Agamana akasmAta kema thayuM ?' 'prabhunA vacanathI. 'prabhue Apane mAre tyAM mokalyA che ?' 'hA' 'paNa kAraNa kAMI ?' 'tArA putrane jovA' ane mRgAputra, tArI mAtAe tArA anya bhAIone - ke jeo suMdara mukhAkRti dharAvI rahyA che - batAvyA eTale gaNadhara bhagavaMte ene kahyuM che ke "A sivAya tArA je putrane te bhUmigRhamAM rAkhyo che e batAva 'bhagavan, e putrane jo Apa jovA mAgo cho to eka kAma karo. pahelAM mukhe vastra bAMdho ane pachI thoDIkavAra rAha juo ke jethI huM bhUmigRha ughaDAvuM ane temAMthI keTalIka durgaMdha nIkaLI jAya tema karuM' kSaNavAre tArI mAtA gautamasvAmIne bhUmigRhamAM laI gaI ane gautama svAmI tArI najIka AvyA ane emaNe tane joyo. tAruM zarIra paganA aMgUThA, hoTha, nAsikA, netra, kAna ane hAthathI rahita hatuM arthAt A badhAM aMgopAMgo tArA zarIra para hatA ja nahIM. janmathI ja tuM napuMsaka, badhira ane mUMgo hato. tArA zarIranI aMdaranI ATha nADImAMthI ane bahAranI ATha nADImAMthI satata rudhira ane paru sravyA karatuM hatuM. jAlima ane dussaha vedanA tuM satata bhogavI rahyo hato. tuM jANe mUrtimAna pApa hoya tevo lAgI rahyo hato. tAruM A bihAmaNuM svarUpa gautamasvAmInI kalpanA bahAranuM hatuM. emanA mAnavAmAM ja nahotuM AvatuM ke pApakarmano Avo udaya mAnavanA zarIra para dekhA daI zake che. paNa tane emaNe najIkathI joyo hato eTale A vAstavikatAne svIkArI levA sivAya emanI pAse bIjo koI vikalpa ja nahoto. bhUmigRhamAMthI gautamasvAmI bahAra to AvI gayA che paNa emanI AMkho samakSa hajIya tAruM zarIra ja taravarI rahyuM che. e ja vicAra emanA manamAM ramI rahyo che, 'vahelI take huM pahoMcI jAuM prabhu vIra pAse ane pUchI lauM emane tArA pUrvabhavanI dAstAna.' ane tArA gharethI nIkaLIne prabhu pAse AvI cUkelA gautamasvAmIe prabhune vinayapUrvaka pUchI lIdhuM che, he prabhu, A jIva kayA karmathI mAnavanA zarIre nArakInA jevuM duHkha bhogavI rahyo che ?' ane prabhue emanI samakSa tArA pUrvanI dAstAna rajU karI dIdhI che. 'zatakAra nAmanA nagaramAM dhanapati nAmanA rAjAno ikkAI rASTra nAmano eka sevaka hato. rAjAe ene pAMcaso gAmano adhipati banAvyo to hato paNa sAteya vyasane e pUro hato to sAthosAtha krUratAmAM e paramAdhAmI jevo hato . lo ko para AkarA karaverAo nAkhIne emane e pIDato hato ane hAlatA ne cAlatA emanA kAna netra vagere chedIne emane herAna karato hato. 3

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mRgAputra! azAtA vedanIya karma tamArA lamaNe kevuM joradAra jhIMkAyuM che ke khuda gaNadhara gautamasvAmI tAruM rogagrasta zarIra nihALIne khaLabhaLI UThyA che ! eka divasa acAnaka enA zarIramAM eka sAthe zvAsa, khAMsI, jvara, dAha, bhagaMdara, harasa, ajIrNa, koDha, khujalI, jalodara, karNavyAdhi, zULa, netrabhrama, sojA, anna para dveSa, netra pIDA, A soLa rogo utpanna thaI gayA. e rogonI jAlima ribAmaNo vacce jIvana samApta karIne e pahelI narakamAM pahoMcI gayo ane tyAM AyuSya pUrNa karIne e ahIM mRgAvatInA putra tarIke utpanna thayo che ke jene tuM hamaNAM ja joIne atre Avyo che. gautama, tene mukha na hovAthI tenI mAtA rAba karIne tenA zarIra para reDe che. te AhAra romanA chidra dvArA aMdara pesI paru ane rudhirapaNAne pAmI pAcho bahAra nIkaLe che. 'enuM AyuSya?' 'batrIsa varSanuM che? 'pachI ?' 'corAzI lAkha yonimAM anaMta anaMtakALa sudhI paribhramaNa !' prabhu, je sattA, je saMpatti ane je saudarya mane krUra banAve, puNyano je udaya mane parapIDana mATe taiyAra karato rahe, je zaktio amane bIjAnA sukhane khatama karavA preratI rahe e tamAma adhama paribaLothI tuM mane dUra ja rAkhaje. pApanA udaye huM duHkhI thavA taiyAra chuM paraMtu puNyanA udayakALamAM pApI banI javA to huM haragija taiyAra nathI. 37

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o cakravartI brahmadata ! tamArA pitA brahma. emanA cAra mitro. kAzIdezanA rAjavI kaMTaka, hastinApuranA adhipati kareNu, caMpAnagarInA nRpati puSpazUla ane kauzaladezanA svAmI dIrgha. A cAreya rAjAo parasparanA snehathI ekabIjAnA rAjyamAM ekeka varSa AvIne rahetA hatA. eka vakhate anya traNa rAjAo tamArA pitAne tyAM AvIne rahyA che ane tevAmAM akasmAta tamArA pitAne mastakamAM tIvra vedanA utpanna thaI che. tame e vakhate khUba nAnA cho. pitAnA khoLAmAM ramI rahyA cho. paNa 'have jIvana TakavAnuM nathI' evo pitAjIne khyAla AvI gayo eTale upasthita rAjAone 'tamAre A rAjyanI vyavasthA karavI" evI bhalAmaNa karIne paralokanI vATe ravAnA thaI gayA. kauzaladezanA rAjavI dIrgha tyAM ja rahI gayA ane tamArA pitAjI je rAjyane reDhuM mUkIne cAlyA gayA hatA eno kArobAra saMbhALI to lIdho paNa banyuM evuM ke rAjavI dIrgha tamArI mAtA culanI sAthe vyabhicAranA phAga khelavA mAMDyo. tamArA pitAjInA vakhatathI maMtrIpade rahelA dhenune A pApalIlAno khyAla AvI gayo che. eNe potAnA putra varadhenune bolAvIne eTaluM ja kahyuM che ke "mahArANI culanI ane dIrgha rAjavI vaccenA A praNaya phAganI vAta tuM rAjakumAra brahmadattanA kAne nAkhI deje." ane brahmadatta, tamArA khyAlamAM A vyabhicAralIlA AvatAM ja tame pagathI mAthA sudhI saLagI gayA cho. tame kAgaDAne ane koyalane laIne aMtaHpuramAM mAtA pAse pahoMcI gayA cho ane mAtAnI sAme ja kAgaDAnI Doka maraDI nAkhIne mAtAne tame kahI dIdhuM che ke "bIjo je koI paNa AvuM karaze enA huM A ja hAla karI nAkhIza.' ATaluM kahIne tame aMtaHpuramAMthI ravAnA to thaI gayA cho paNa tamArA A gUDha saMdezAne samajI cUkelI tamArI mAtA culanI thatharI gaI che. eNe dIrghane A vAta karI che ane e baMnee tamane khatama karI nAkhavAnuM payaMtra racyuM che paraMtu tamArA prabaLa puNyodaye tamAro vALa paNa vAMko thayo nathI ane kALakrame tame cakravartIpade ArUDha paNa thaI gayA cho. banyuM che evuM ke tame jyAre culanI-dIrthanA sakaMjAmAMthI chUTI ekAkIpaNe bhamatA hatA tyAre tRSAtura thayelA tamane je eka brAhmaNe jaLa pAyuM hatuM e brAhmaNa Aje tamArI rAjasabhAmAM AvI caDyo che. ene oLakhI gayA cho tame ane khuza thaIne tame ene varadAna mAgI levA kahyuM che. alpabuddhivALA brAhmaNe strInA vacanathI 'dararoja anukrame ekeka gRhe bhojana ane dakSiNAmAM be sonAmahora maLe' evI mAgaNI karI che ane tame e mAgaNIno svIkAra karI laIne e mujabanI goThavaNa paNa karI dIdhI che. paNa ekadA e brAhmaNe tamane vinaMti karatA kahyuM che ke "rAjanuM, eka vAra ApanA gharanuM bhojana mane karAvo.' mAruM bhojana to mane ja pace tevuM hoya che? Apa zuM ATalA badhA kRpaNa cho ke mane ApanA gharanuM bhojana paNa ApI zakatA nathI?' brAhmaNanI A dalIla samakSa jhUkI jaIne Ape ene saparivAra svagRhe bolAvIne jamADyo to che ja paNa peTamAM gayelA e bhojane enA manamAM vAsanAnI evI jAlima Aga lagADI dIdhI che ke e AgamAM eNe potAnI mAtA-bahena sAthe paNa pazuvatuM AcaraNa karI lIdhuM che. paNa, 38

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cakravartI brahmadatta ! cakravartInA tamArA phATaphATa vaibhavane tuccha banAvI devAnuM kAma eka nAcIja govALe karyuM che ! tamArI baMne AMkho aMnne phoDI nAkhI che. jyAre tamArA annano nazo UtarI gayo che tyAre ene khyAla Avyo che ke meM keTaluM badhuM adhama kRtya karI lIdhuM che ? e tamArA para krodhe bharANo che. tame jANI-joIne ene AvA apakRtyamAM dhakelI dIdho che evuM enA manamAM ThasI gayuM che ane tamane jAlima zikSA karavAnA khyAlamAM enuM mana caDI gayuM che. eNe eka khataranAka nizAnabAja govALane sAdhIne enA dvArA tamArAM baMne netro doDAvI nAkhyA che. rAjasevakoe e govALane pakaDI lIdho che ane e govALe pelA brAhmaNanuM nAma ApI dIdhuM che. bhAre krodhita thaI cUkelA tame e brAhmaNane kuTuMba sahita marAvI to nAkhyo che paraMtu eTalAthI ya zAMti na thatA tame maMtrIne AjJA karI dIdhI che ke 'pratidina aneka brAhmaNonAM netro kADhIne mArI pAse lAvo. enuM mardana karatA rahIne mAre mArA verane zAMta karavuM che' alabatta, DAhyA maMtrIzvare tamArI sAme netrone badale bhale guMdAno thALa mUkavAno zarU karyo che paraMtu tame to brAhmaNonAM netra samajIne krodhabuDhithI coLI nAkhavAnuM hicakAruM kArya saLaMga soLa soLa varasa sudhI karatA rahyA cho ane jIvana samApta karIne sAtamI narakamAM ravAnA thaI gayA cho. prabhu ! kalpanAnuM cAhe sukha hoya ke pApa, e ya jo AtmA mATe ATaluM badhuM dArUNa banI zakatuM hoya to huM to samajI ja nathI zakato ke jAgrata avasthAno moTA bhAgano samaya kAlpanika sukhamAM ane pApamAM ja vitAvatA mArA AtmAnuM bhavAMtaramAM thaze zuM ? eka vinaMti karuM tane ? mane kalpanAmAMthI tuM bhAvanAmAM laI jA. mAruM kAma thaI jaze.' 39

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s nAgazrI ! caMpAnagarInA somadeva vipranI tuM patnI, somadevanA be nAnA bhAI somabhUti ane somadatta. e baMnenI patnInAM nAmo anukrame yajJazrI ane bhUtazrI. traNe ya bhAIoe gRhavyavahAranI evI sthiti banAvI che ke vArApharatI eka eka divasa sarve eka ekane ghera bhojana karavA jaI rahyA che. eka vakhata banyuM evuM ke nAgazrI, badhA tArA ghare jamavA AvyA che. bhojanamAM te anya dravyo to banAvyA ja che paraMtu teM je zAka banAvyuM che e zAka ajANatAM tArAthI kaDavI tuMbaDI dUdhI nuM banI gayuM che. ane tene hiMga vagere dravyothI sArI rIte vadhAryuM che. zAka banI gayA pachI temAMthI teM thoDuMka cAkhyuM che tyAre tane khyAla Avyo che ke A zAka to kaDavuM vakha banI gayuM che ! "AvuM zAka to sahune jamavAmAM zuM devAya? vaLI, A zAka banAvavAmAM saMpattino je vyaya thayo che ane ene ya zuM javA devAya?' A vicAre te e zAkane eka alaga pAtramAM rAkhI dIdhuM che. ane anya dravyothI sahune jamADI dIdhA che. A bAju banyuM che evuM ke AcArya bhagavaMta dharmaghoSasUrijInA ziSya dharmaruci nAmanA munirAja mA khamaNa [30 upavAsa] ne pAraNe tAre tyAM gocarI vahoravA AvI caDyA che. ane teM "A zAka banAvavAmAM thayela saMpattino vyaya vRthA na thAo" e khyAle kaDavI tuMbaDInuM e zAka dharmaruci munivarane vahorAvI dIdhuM che. e zAka laIne munivara gurudeva pAse AvyA che ane gurudevane e zAka emaNe batAvyuM che. e zAkane jotAMnI sAthe ja gurudevane khyAla AvI gayo che ke "A AhAra to viSamizrita che? tarata ja emaNe dharmaruci munivarane kahI dIdhuM che ke "vatsa ! A AhAra koka zuddha sthaLa paraThavI do' gurudevanI AjJAne pAmIne dharmaruci muni vanamAM gayA to kharA paNa hAthamAM rahela pAtramAMthI koI sthaLe zAkanuM eka biMdu paDI gayuM che ane e biMdunA svAdathI AkarSAIne tyAM ghaNI kIDIo ekaThI thaI gaI che. jyAM e kIDIoe e zAkanA biMduno svAda levAno prayAsa karyo che, e ja paLe e tamAma kIDIo marI gaI che. A joIne dharmaruci munivara vicAramAM caDI gayA che. "eka biMdu paNa jo ATaluM prANaghAtaka che to A samagra zAka to keTalA jIvone bhasmasAt karI nAkhanAruM banI raheze? mATe have huM karuM zuM? bIjA jIvone sukha ApuM ke mArI jilDAne sukha ApuM ? jo huM bIjA jIvone abhaya ApuM chuM ane A AhAra vAparI jAuM chuM to mArI A jiMdagIno to aMta thAya ja che paraMtu sAthe saMsArano paNa aMta thavA saMbhava che. nahIM to UlaTI saMsAranI vRddhi ja thavAnI che. athavA jinAjJAne sAcavI levI ke mArA jIvane bacAvI levo? mane to jinAjJA pALavI ja yogya lAge che. vaLI, gurudevanI paNa AjJA che ke "zuddha sthaLe jaIne AhAra paraThavI devo' to mArA peTa jevuM bIjuM zuddha sthaLa kyAMya jovAmAM AvatuM nathI. alabatta, A AhAra dravyathI duSTa jarUra che paNa pariNAme jIvadayAnA rasarUpa hovAthI viziSTa che. tethI he jIva ! tuM pote ja A AhAra khAI jA.' A pramANe ciMtavI dharmaruci munavire sarpa jema rAphaDAmAM pesI jAya che tema adIna mana vaDe te AhAra potAnA peTamAM padharAvI dIdho che. AhAra Akhare to viSamizrita ja hato ne ? peTamAM e AhAra pahoMcyo nathI ane munivaranI naso kheMcAvAnI cAlu thaI nathI. hADakAM tUTavA lAgyA che. AMkhonA DoLA bahAra nIkaLI gayA che. AkhuM ya zarIra lIluM banavA lAgyuM che paraMtu munivaranI samAdhi akhaMDa che. sakala jIvarAzi pratyeno emano 40

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maitrIbhAva akabaMdha che. enA pratApe kALa karIne e munivara sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAM padhArI gayA che. A bAju dharmaruci aNagAranI bhALa meLavavA vanamAM AvI pahoMcelA anya munione e munivaranuM hADapiMjara ja jovA maLyuM che. teoe sthAne AvIne gurudevane A hakIkta jaNAvI che ane nAgazrI, dharmopasUrijIe loka samakSa tArA duSkAryane jJAnathI jANIne pragaTa karI dIdhuM che. tArA svajanone eno khyAla AvatAM tane gharamAMthI bahAra kADhI mUkI che ane sarva sthaLoe bhaTakatAM bhaTakatAM jaMgalamAM AvI caDelI tuM dAvAnaLamAM dagdha thaIne chaThThI narakamAM ravAnA thaI gaI che. nAgI ! tapasvI munivaranA pAtarAmAM kaDavI tuMbaDInuM zAka te vahorAvI to dIdhuM che. paNa tArA e duSkA tArA janmajanmAntarI kaDavA jhera jevA banAvI dIdhA che. prabhu, nabaLA, nakAmA, nirarthaka ane nukasAnakArI dravyonuM dAna karavAnI durbuddhino zikAra huM kyAreya na banuM evI kRpA tuM mArA para varasAvato ja raheje. kAraNa ke dAna dvArA mAre e sthAna pAmavuM che ke je sthAne na duHkha hoya ke na doSa hoya. na pApa hoya ke na saMtApa hoya. e sthAnanI prApti tuccha hRdaya sAthe karelA dAnathI kyAMthI ? 41

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sAdhvI rajA ! bhadranAmanA AcArya bhagavaMtanA gacchamAM pa00 sAdhuo che ane 1200 sAdhvIjI bhagavaMto che. tame e ja AcArya bhagavaMtanI nizrAmAM rahIne saMyamajIvananI suMdara ArAdhanA karI rahyA cho. e samaye tamArA gacchamAM traNa ukALA AveluM, AyAma [osAmaNa] ane sauvIra [kAMjI] e traNa jAtanuM jaLa ja vaparAI rahyuM che. ekadA acAnaka tamAruM zarIra pUrvanAM azubha karmonA udaye kuSTha rogathI vyApta banI gayuM che. tamArA zarIra para phelAI gayela A kuSTha rogane joIne anya sAdhvIjIoe tamane pUchavuM che, he duSkara saMyama pALanArI! tane A thayuM zuM?' 'kuSTha roga" kAraNa?" prAsuka jaLa" eTale ?' 'A prAsuka jaLa pIvAnA kAraNe mane kuSTha roga thayo che' tamAro A javAba sAMbhaLIne eka sAdhvIjIne choDIne zeSa sAdhvIjIonA hRdayamAM paNa prAsuka jaLa choDI devAno vicAra AvI gayo che. je eka sAdhvIjIne A vicAra spardho nathI e sAdhvIjI to A vicAramAM caDI gayA che ke - - "mAruM zarIra koka mahAvyAdhinuM atyAre kadAca zikAra paNa banI jAya ane jIvana samApta thaI javAnI paNa nobata kadAca vAgI jAya to paNa prAsuka jaLa tyajI devAnI bhUla to huM karuM ja nahIM. kAraNa ke prAsuka jaLa vAparavAnI AjJA to anaMta tIrthakara bhagavaMtoe karelI che. A sAdhvInA zarIramAM utpanna thayela kuSTha roga to pUrvakRta azubhakarmanA udayane AbhArI che. potAnAM karmone javAbadAra mAnavAne badale prAsuka jaLane javAbadAra TheravatuM vacana bolIne A sAdhvIe anaMta tIrthakara bhagavaMtonI AjJAno lopa to karyo ja che paraMtu e vacana bolavA dvArA mahA ghora duHkhone ApanAruM karma paNa eNe upAmyuM che.' A prakAranA zubha dhyAnamAM caDelA e sAdhvI vizeSa zuddhinA vazathI ghAtakarmonA bhukkA bolAvIne kevaLajJAna pAmI gayA che. devoe emano mahimA karyo che tyAre tamane khyAla Avyo che ke A sAdhvI to kevaLajJAna pAmI cUkyA che. tame emane vaMdana karI pUchyuM che, | 'kayA karmathI huM kuSTha vyAdhinI zikAra banI chuM?' 'tane raktapitano doSa che chatAM teM vigaI bharapUra AhAra kaMTha sudhI vAparyo che. e AhAra pAcho karoLiyAnI lALathI mizra thayelo hato. vaLI, te Aje eka zrAvakanA chokarAnA mukha para vaLagelI nAkanI lIMTa mohavazathI sacitta jaLathI dhoI che. zAsanadevIthI A sahana thayuM nathI. tArI jema bIjAo paNa AvuM akArya kare nahIM te hetuthI zAsanadevIe te karmanuM phaLa tane turta ja batAvyuM che. temAM prAsuka jaLano to koI ja doSa nathI.' jo huM yathAvidhi tenuM prAyazcita lauM to mAruM zarIra sAruM thAya ke nahIM?' 'jo koI prAyazcita Ape to sAruM thAya ? Apa ja prAyazcita Apo' 42

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sAdhvIjI rajajA ! kevaLajJAnI sAdhvIjI bhagavaMte tamane kahI dIdhuM che ke te je duSkArya karyuM che e evuM jAlima che ke enI zuddhi karI zake evuM koI prAyazcita ja nathI.' 'tuM bAhya roganI zAMti mATe icchA kare che paraMtu tArA AtmAnA bhAvaroga vRddhi pAmyA che te zI rIte jaze? to paNa huM to tane prAyazcita ApuM paraMtu tenuM koI prAyazcita ja nathI ke jenAthI tArI zuddhi thAya. kAraNa ke te pUrve sarve sAdhvIjIone kahyuM che ke "prAsuka jaLa pIvAthI mane kuSTharoga thayo che' AvuM mahA pApI vAkya bolIne te sarva sAdhvIonA manane kSobha pamADyo che. e vacanathI te evuM karma upArjana karyuM che ke e karmanA udaye tAre kuSTha, bhagaMdara, jaLodara, vAyu, zvAsanirodha, gulma, arza, gaMDamALa vagere aneka vyAdhivALA deha vaDe anaMtAbhavomAM dIrghakALa sudhI niraMtara duHkha, dAridya, daurbalya, apayaza, abhyAkhyAna, saMtApa ane uganA bhAjana banavAnuM che. A vacano sAMbhaLatAnI sAthe ja anya sAdhvIoe to mithyA duSkRta ApIne potAnuM pApa tyajI dIdhuM che paraMtu sAdhvI rajjA, tame to saMsAranI anaMta yAtrAe nIkaLI paDyA cho. prabhu, eka bAju to buddhinA kSetre huM AMdhaLo chuM ane bIjI bAju kevaLajJAnanI cakSu dharAvatA tArAM vacano sAme huM baLavo pokArato rahuM chuM. mAruM thaze zuM? eka vicitra mAgaNI karuM? tArAM vacano sAme paDavAnuM mane mana thAya e pahelA tuM mane mUMgo, AMdhaLo ane bahero banAvI deje. vAMsa ja nahIM rahe to vAMsaLI kyAMthI vAgavAnI che? 43

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guNamaMjarI ! tamArI mAtAnuM nAma che kapUratilakA ane tamArA pitAnuM nAma che siMhadAsa. sAta karoDa sonAmahoranI saMpatti che emanI pAse. tame emanA eka mAtra saMtAna cho paNa karuNadazA tamArA jIvanamAM e sarjAI che ke tame janmathI ja mUMgA paNa cho ane rogI paNa cho. - tamArA e durbhAgyanI mukti mATe tamArA pitAjIe prayAso karavAmAM koI ja kacAza rAkhI nathI paNa Ukhara bhUmimAM paDatA varasAdanI jema, khala puruSanA vacananI jema ane zaradaRtumAM thatI meghagarjanAnI jema pitAjInA e tamAma prayAso niSphaLa gayA che. tamArA zarIra para soLamI vasaMta beThI che paNa eka mUratiyo tamArA pitAjI evo zodhI zakyA nathI ke je tamArI sAthe lagnanA saMbaMdho bAMdhavA taiyAra thaI jAya. emAM banyuM che evuM ke e ja nagarImAM padhArelA cArajJAnanA dhAraka AcArya bhagavaMta vijayasenasUri mahArAjanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA gayelA tamArA pitAjIe dezanAnI samApti bAda AcArya bhagavaMta pAse jijJAsA vyakta karI che. he bhagavaMta ! mArI putrIe evuM te kayuM karma karyuM che ke jenA dumrabhAve janmathI ja e mUMgI hovA uparAMta vyAdhigrasta che?' ane guNamaMjarI, je hakIkatanI jANakArI koIne ya nahotI e hakIkatanI jANakArI AcArya bhagavaMte tamArA pitAjInI jijJAsA zAMta karavA zrotAo samakSa rajU karI dIdhI che. ghAtakIkhaMDa. kheTakapura nagara. zreSThI jinadeva. enI patnI suMdarI. putro pAMca ane putrI cAra. pAMceya putrone zreSThIe abhyAsArthe utsavapUrvaka adhyApaka pAse mUkyA che. paraMtu pAMceya putro ALasu che, capaLa che ane avinayI che. bhaNavAmAM emane koI ja rasa nathI. arasa-parasa gappA-suppA lagAvatA teo samaya pasAra karI rahyA che. adhyApakane ema lAgyuM che ke zikSA karyA vinA A chokarAo bhaNavAnA nathI ja. A khyAle emaNe chokarAone soTI vaDe phaTakAryA che. chokarAo rotA rotA ghare AvyA che ane soTIthI zarIra upara paDelA kSata emaNe potAnI mAtAne batAvyA che. "A zuM che?" | 'adhyApake amane soTIthI mAryA che? 'tame ema karo. janma, jarA ane maraNa bhaNelA ke abhaNa koIne ya jyAre choDatA nathI ja tyAre tamAre bhaNavAnI jarUra ja zI che? A jagatamAM bolabAlA enI ja che ke jenI pAse saMpatti che. paisAvALo bhale ne mahAmUrkha che, nirdhana paMDita enI pAseya dainya vacano bolato hoya che. jenI pAse saMpatti che e puruSa kulIna che, paMDita che, guNajJa che, vaktA che, zAstrano jANakAra che ane te ja darzana karavA lAyaka che. tAtparya e ke jenI pAse lakSmI che te badhA ja guNono bhaMDAra che. mATe he putro ! mUrkhatA ja zreSTha che. tethI have tamAre bhaNavA javAnuM nathI. tamAro adhyApaka tamane kadAca teDavA Ave to tene dUrathI ja paththara vaDe mArajo' A pramANe zikhAmaNa ApIne putro paranA rAgathI ane jJAna paranA dveSathI lekhana, pATI, pustaka vagere badhuM ja agnimAM nAkhIne bALI nAkhyuM che. 44

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guNamaMjarI ! pUrvabhavamAM putro parano tamAro rAga atre jJAna pratyenA dveSamAM pariNamyo che ane e jJAnaddeSanA kAraNe tame jJAna ane jJAnanAM upakaraNo AganA caraNe dharI daIne bhayaMkara jJAnAvaraNIya karma upArjI lIdhuM che. zreSThI jinadevane A hakIkatanI jANa thatAM eNe suMdarIne Thapako paNa Apyo che paraMtu suMdarIe jinadevane ya saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM che ke 'tame pote ya paMDita ja cho ne? tame jagatanuM kayuM dAridraya kApyuM che? bAkI sukha to puNyathI ja maLe che. kAMI bhaNavA-bhaNAvavAnI jaMjALathI maLatuM nathI.' jinadeva e vakhate to mauna thaI gayA che paNa eka divasa suMdarIne eNe kahyuM che ke "teM putrone abhaNa rAkhIne emano janma vyartha karI nAkhyo che kAraNa ke emane kanyA ApavA koI ja taiyAra thatuM nathI." 'emAM mAro koI ja doSa nathI. doSa badho ya tamAro ja che. kAraNa ke putro pitA jevA ja hoya che ane putrIo mAtA jevI hoya che' suMdarInA A javAbathI zreSThI jinadeva bhAre AvezamAM AvI gayA che. 'durbhAgI ! pApiNI ! zaMkhaNI ! tuM mArI sAme bole che?' Ama kahIne emaNe bAjumAM paDela paththara uThAvIne suMdarInA marmasthAna para mAryo che ane coTa lAgavAthI maraNa pAmelI suMdarI tyAMthI marIne zeTha, tamArI putrI guNamaMjarI thaI che. prabhu, mane tuM jJAna na banAve to kAMI nahIM paNa jJAnanI ke jJAnInI huM AzAtanA na karI besuM eTalI sabuddhi to tuM mane ApIne ja raheje. kAraNa? saghaLAMya duHkhonuM mULa ajJAna che ane e ajJAna jJAna-jJAnInI AzAtanA karatA rahevAthI vaNamAgyuM lamaNe jhIMkAtuM ja rahe che evuM meM sAMbhaLyuM che. e durbhAgyano zikAra banavA huM nathI mAgato. 45

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24 DhaMDhaNa aNagAra ! A e DhaMDhaNa aNagAra che ke jemaNe prabaLa vairAgyathI saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra to karyuM ja che paraMtu emaNe abhigraha paNa lIdho che ke jyAre huM mArI potAnI labdhithI anna pAmIza tyAre ja huM pAraNuM karIza anyathA pAraNuM nahIM karuM. vaLI bIjA munioe lAvelo AhAra paNa huM vAparIza nahIM. hA. Avo abhigraha emaNe eTalA mATe lIdho che ke bhikSAne mATe teo jyAM paNa jAya che tyAM emane zuddha bhikSA maLatI ja nathI. alabatta, abhigraha lIdhA pachI ya Aje emanI sthiti pUrvavat ja che. roja gocarI jAya che ane gocarI vinA ja pAchA Ave che. paNa emanAmAM kailAsa parvata karatAM paNa anaMtagaNuM thairya che. kemake temane bhikSA maLatI nathI to paNa te udvega pAmatA nathI temaja bIjAonI niMdA paNa karatA nathI paraMtu dInatA dhAraNa karyA vinA ja haMmezAM alAbhapariSahane sahana kare che ane sarvaprakAre pudgalathI utpanna thayelA ane aneka jIvanI hiMsAdi vaDe nIpajelA AhAranA doSonuM ciMtana karIne aNAhArInA guNonI prazaMsA karatA karatA cikkAra sakAma nirjarA karI rahyA che.' DhaMDhaLa aNagAra, tamArI A prazaMsA anya koIe karI nathI, prabhu nemanAthe pote samavasaraNamAM bhAra parpadA vacce karI che. are, eka vakhata tamArA saMsArIpaNe pitA kRSNa mahArAjAe khude prabhune samavasaraNamAM pUchyuM che ke 'he bhagavaMta ! aDhAra hajAra zIlAMgarUpI rathamAM beThelA ApanA aDhAra hajAra muniomAM vizeSa duSkara kArya karanAra kola che prabhue javAba Apyo che ke 'he kRSNa ! badhA ja sAdhuo duSkara kriyA, guNaratna saMvatsarAdi tapa, jinakalpanI tulanA ane bAvIza parisahonuM sahana karavuM ityAdi skhalanA pAmyA vinA kare che to paNa te sarvemAM mAyArUpI pRthvIne vidAraNa karavAmAM kheDUta samAna tamAro putra DhaMDhAdhi hAlamAM ati utkRSTa che. te adIna mana varDa cha mAsathI alAbha parisahane sahana karI rahyo che.' prabhunA mukhe thayela tamArI A prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne sahu sAdhuo AnaMdita to thaI ja gayA che paNa sahunAM manamAM eka jinAjJA paNa utpanna thaI gaI che ke tame evuM te kayuM karma bAMdhIne AvyA cho ke jenA kAraNe tamane zrAvakonAM gharomAM paNa bhikSA maLatI nathI ? manamAM utpanna thayelI A jijJAsAne teoe prabhu pAse vyakta karI che ane prabhue e jijJAsAno javAba ApatAM pharamAvyuM che ke - 'dhAnyapura nAmanA gAmamAM pArAsara nAmano eka brAhmaNa raheto hato. rAjAno e mAnIto hato ane eTale rAjAe ene adhikArI banAvIne enA hAthamAM pAMcaso khetarano adhikAra Apyo hato. eka divasa. khetaramAM kAma karI rahelA kheDUtone mATe emanA gharethI bhojana AvI gayuM hatuM to baLado mATe ghAsa paNa AvI gayuM hatuM. kheDUto ane baLado, badhA bhUkhyA paNa thayA hatA paNa te pArAsare pAMcaso kheDUtone jamavAnI rajA na ApI. 'paNa amane bhUkha khUba lAgI che' 4

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'tamAre hamaNAM jamavAnuM nathI' 'paNa kAraNa kAMI?" eka kAraNa che 'zuM ?' mArA khetaramAM eka eka cAsa kheDI do' 'jamavAnI rajA tame pachI ja Apazo?' zuM kare e pAMcaso kheDUto? emanA zarIramAM koI hoMza nahotA chatAM pArAsaranA AgrahanA kAraNe parANe paNa teo pArAsaranA khetaramAM cAsa pADavA taiyAra thaI gayA. teoe cAsa pADI paNa dIdho ane pachI teo jamavA bhegA thayA. pAMcaso kheDUto ane baLadone bhojanamAM aMtarAya karavAnI pArAsare karelI e bhUle ene je azubhakarmano baMdha karAvyo e karma udayamAM AvIne DhaMDhaNa aNagArane atyAre alAbha pariSahano zikAra banAvI rahyuM che. DhaMDhaNa aNagAra, prabhu nemanAthanuM zaraNa svIkArIne tame to pracaMDa sattva phoravIne kevaLajJAna paNa pAmI cUkyA cho ane tamAruM siddhigati gamana nakkI paNa karI dIdhuM che. anaMta vaMdana che amArA tamane ! DhaMDhaNa aNagAra ! pUrvanA bhavamAM tame tamArA hAtha nIce kAma karI rahela kheDUtone jamavAnA samaye khetara kheDavAnI AjJA karI to dIdhI paNa e AjJAe tamane ghora aMtarAyakarmano baMdha karAvI dIdho ! prabhu, amArA jIvananI kathA eka ja vAkyamAM karavI hoya to A rahyuM e vAkya "ame sahune ADA AvyA ja karIe chIe." DhaMDhaNa aNagAre to tamane pAmIne karmone ADA pADI dIdhA che paNa amArI hAlata karmasattA zI karaze? eka vinaMti karuM? amArI dubuddhinI ADe tame AvI jAo. e sivAya amAruM bacavuM asaMbhavita ja che. 47

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pitA ripa ja sAdhvI rUkSmi! saMsArI avasthAmAM tame rAjakumArI tarIke jIvana vyatIta karyuM che. banyuM che evuM ke pANigrahaNa thatAMnI sAthe ja tamArA patinuM mota thayuM che. tame vidhavA banyA cho. strI zarIra, adUbhuta rUpa ane yuvAnavaya. tamane ema lAgyuM che ke A sthitimAM zIla TakAvI rAkhavuM azakya ja che ane e khyAle tame pitA pAse citAmAM praveza karavAnI rajA mAgI che. 'putrI ! citAmAM praveza karIne uttama evuM A jIvana samApta karI devAne badale tuM sarvajJanA dharmamAM rata thaI jA ane zIlavratanuM pAlana kara. prApta mAnavajIvana saphaLa banIne ja raheze.' pitA taraphathI maLela A salAhane svIkArIne tame dharmamAM rata thaI gayA cho ane pUrNa prasannatAthI zIlanuM pAlana karI rahyA cho. paNa banyuM che evuM ke tamArA pitAjI acAnaka paralokanI vATe saMcarI gayA che. saMtAnamAM emane tame eka ja hatA eTale maMtrIoe rAjagAdI para tamane ja besADI dIdhA che. lokamAM tame 'rUkmi rAjA" tarIke khyAti pAmyA cho. tamArI rAjasabhAmAM zIlasannAha nAme eka maMtrIzvara che. kAyA emanI sazakta che. rUpa emanuM masta che ane vyakitatva emanuM AkarSaka che ane chatAM pavitratA emanI gajabanAka che. eka divasa tame emanI sAme najara to nAkhI che paNa e najara vikArasabhara che enI e maMtrIzvarane khAtarI thaI gaI che. emane ema lAgI gayuM che ke ahIM rahevAmAM mArA zIla para acUka bhAre jokhama che. huM ya yuvAna chuM. rAjA rUkSmi paNa yuvAna che. koI paNa paLe kAMI paNa aniSTa thaI zake che. bahetara che ke evuM kAMI bane e pahelAM ja huM ahIMthI bhAgI chUTuM.' rUmi rAjA ! tamArI najara maMtrIzvara zIlasanAha para paDI ane tamAruM aMtaHkaraNa mohapAzamAM baMdhAI gayuM. 48

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A vicAra sAthe maMtrI zIlasannAha tamArI nagarImAMthI gupta rIte nIkaLI jaIne anya koka rAjyanA vicArasAra nAmanA rAjAne tyAM sevaka tarIke goThavAI to gayA che paraMtu eka divasa e rAjAe zIla sannAhane pUchyuM che ke, "mArA pahelAM te je rAjAnI sevA karI che tenuM nAma tathA tAruM kuLa, jAti vagere kahe "rAjanuM, meM je rAjAnI prathama sevA karI che tenI A mudrA juo. bAkI tenuM nAma to bhojana karyA pahelAM levuM yogya nathI. kema ke jo bhojana karyA pahelA tenuM nAma levAmAM Ave che to te divasa anna vinAno jAya che' zIlasannAhe ApelA A javAbathI stabdha thaI gayela rAjavI vicArasAre rAjasabhAmAM ja bhojana sAmagrI maMgAvI che ane hAthamAM kavaLa laIne maMtrIne kahyuM che ke have to e rAjAnuM nAma jaNAva.' jyAM 'rUkmi rAjA' Ama zIlasannAha bolyo che e ja paLe rAjasabhAmAM doDI AvelA dUte rAjAne samAcAra ApyA che ke 'zatrurAjAe ApaNAM nagarane ghero ghAlyo che" A vAkya sAMbhaLatAnI sAthe ja hAthamAM rahela kavaLane mUkI daIne rAjA yuddha karavA nIkaLI paDyo che. maMtrI zIla sannAha paNa rAjA pAchaLa ja gayo che paNa duzmana rAjAnA subhaTo jyAM maMtrI sanmukha AvI gayA che tyAM "brahmacaryamAM Asakta evA zIlasannAhane namaskAra che' AvI AkAzavANI karavA sAthe zAsanadevIe e subhaTonA hAtha khaMbhita karI dIdhA che ane zIlasannAha para puSpavRSTi karI che. A vAkya zIlasannAhanA kAne paDatAM ja e vicAramAM caDI gayo che. turta ene jAtismaraNajJAna to thaI gayuM che paraMtu sAthosAtha ene avadhijJAna paNa utpanna thaI gayuM che ane tyAM ne tyAM ja paMcamuSTi loca karIne eNe saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karI lIdhuM che. rUkmi ! A ja zIlasannAha munivara vihAra karatAM eka divasa tamArI nagarImAM padhAryA che ane emanI dezanA sAMbhaLIne tame ya cAritrajIvana aMgIkAra karI lIdhuM che. anukrame vihAra karatAM sametazikhara pahoMcelA e munivara jyAre anazana karavA taiyAra thaI gayA che tyAre emanI sAthe tame ya anazana jhukAvI devAnI taiyArI dAkhavI che. 'bhavasaMbaMdhI sarva pAponI AlocanA laIne pahelyAM zalya rahita thaI jAo ane pachI anazana jhukAvo" munivaranI A salAha sAMbhaLI tame dRSTivikAra vinAnAM sarva pAponI AlocanA lIdhI che. "rAjasabhAmAM tame mArI sAme vikArI najare joyuM hatuM enuM zuM?' munivaranA A kathana sAme 'e to meM sahaja nirdabhapaNe joyuM hatuM.' Avo javAba tame ApI dIdho che ane tamArA A daMbhapUrvakanA uttare tamArA saMsAranA eka lAkha bhAva vadhArI dIdhA che ! prabhu, pApano ATalo paNa bacAva jo lAkha bhavanuM bhramaNa vadhArI deto hoya to huM to samajI ja nathI zakato ke mArA keTalA abajo bhavo huM A jIvanamAM vadhArI rahyo hoIza! pApa choDI devAnuM sattva mArI pAse na hoya to ya pApa svIkAranI sabuddhi to tuM mane ApI de! 49

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munivara vasudeva ! pitA vasusAranA be putra. ekanuM nAma vasusAra ane bIjAnuM nAma vasudeva. tame baMne bhAIo eka divasa krIDA karavA jaMgalamAM gayA cho ane tyAM tamane eka muni bhagavaMtanI dezanA sAMbhaLavAnuM sadbhAgya sAMpaDI gayuM che. dezanA sAMbhaLIne tame baMne vairAgyavAsita banI gayA cho. ghare AvIne mAtA-pitA samakSa tame tamArA mananA bhAvo rajU karyA che. ane mAtA-pitAnI saMmati maLatAM tame baMne bhAIo saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karavAnA mArge nIkaLI paDyA cho. banyuM che evuM ke koI paNa kAraNasara tamArA vaDIla baMdhu muni vasusAra svAdhyAyanA kSetre sAva susta ja rahyA che jyAre tame svAdhyAyanA kSetre bhAre utsAhI rahyA cho. pariNAma e AvyuM che ke muni vasusAra kazuM ja bhaNI zakyA nathI ane tame bhAre vidvattA hAMsala karI lIdhI che. siddhAMtarUpI samudranA tame pAragAmI banI gayA cho. tamArI A yogyatAne joIne-jANIne gurudeve tamane Acaryapade birAjamAna to karyA ja che paNa e pade birAjamAna thayA pachI ya tame svAdhyAyayogamAM sadAya utsAhI ja banyA rahyA cho. roja 500/500 munione tame vAcanA ApI rahyA cho. munivara vasudeva ! sUvAnA samaye paNa tamArI pAse mananI jijJAsAne zAMta karavA munibhagavaMta AvI caDyA che ane tame durgAnamAM caDI gayA cho. "AnA karatA to huM na bhaNyo hota to sAruM hatuM. zAMtithI sUvA to maLata ! pa0

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eka divasa tame saMthArAmAM sUtA cho ane e ja vakhate eka muni bhagavaMta tamArI pAse AvI caDyA che. 'gurudeva, AgamanI A paMktino artha nathI samajAto" tamArI AMkha mIMcAvAnI taiyArI hatI chatAM e muni bhagavaMtanA mananI jijJAsA zAMta karavA tame saMthArAmAM beThA thaI gayA cho ane e muni bhagavaMte rajU karela AgamanI paMktino artha tame ene prasannacitte samajAvyo che. khUba prasanna thaIne e muni bhagavaMta ApanI pAsethI gayA che ane tame sUI javA punaH saMthArAmAM laMbAvyuM che paNa, tamArI AMkha mIMcAya e pahelAM anya eka muni bhagavaMta tamArI samakSa AvIne UbhA rahI gayA che. 'gurudeva, AgamanI A paMktinI AgaLanuM pada ane vAkya Apa mane kaho ane eno artha paNa samajAvo" hAtha joDIne e muni bhagavaMte Apane vinaMti karI che ane saMthArAmAM punaH beThA thaI jaIne Ape emanI jijJAsA zAMta karI che. e munivara potAnA sthAne pahoMce e pahelAM eka trIjA munivara potAnA mananI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna karavA tamArI pAse AvI pahoMcyA che. tame emanI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna paNa karI ApyuM che paNa e munivara jatAMnI sAthe ja eka cothA munivara tamArI pAse evI ja koka zaMkA laIne upasthiti thaI gayA che. zarIra tamAruM zramita che. AMkho tamArI nidrAthI gherAyelI che. saMthAro vyavasthita patharAI cUkyo che paNa Agama paMktionAM samAdhAno meLavavA AvI rahela munionA kAraNe tame sUI zakyA nathI ane tame vicAramAM caDI gayA cho. "mArA vaDIla baMdhu munivara kazuM ja bhaNyA nathI to keTalA badhA majAmAM che? zAMtithI e sUI jAya che. svecchAe e bhojana kare che ane svecchAe e bole che. A huM ghaNuM bhaNyo chuM enI ja takalIpha che ne? nathI mane ArAma karavA maLato ke nathI mane sUvA maLatuM. vaDIla baMdhu munivara jevuM sukha mAre bhogavavuM ja che ane eTale AjathI mAre bhaNavA-bhaNAvavAnuM kAma baMdha !' A vicAra sAthe tame bAra divasa sudhI saMpUrNa mauna thaI gayA cho. nathI tame e samaya daramyAna kAMI bhaNyA ke nathI tame e gALA daramyAna koIne ya bhaNAvyA. A pApanI AlocanA karyA vinA tame jIvana samApta karIne ajitasena rAjAnI patnI yazomatInI kUkhe putrapaNe utpanna to thayA cho, rAjakumAra tarIkenAM badhAM ja sukho tame bhogavI to rahyA cho paNa ATha varasanI vaye tamane adhyApaka pAse bhaNavA mokalyA che ane tame bhaNavAno sakhata puruSArtha karI rahyA cho chatAM tamane eka akSaranI paNa rti thaI nathI eTaluM ja nahIM, yuvAvasthAmAM tame AvyA cho tyAre pUrvakRta karmanA udayathI tamArA zarIramAM kuSTha roga utpanna thaI gayo che ane tamAruM zarIra satata kSINa thatuM cAlyuM che. tame to duHkhI cho ja, tamArAM mAtA-pitAnI vyathAno paNa pAra nathI. prabhu, zaktino sadupayoga na karIe to ya zaktino Avo aMtarAya jo Ubho thaI jato hoya to zaktinA durupayogamAM to AtmAnI hAlata kevI kaphoDI banI jatI haze enI kalpanA karatAM ya thatharI javAya che. mane nathI lAgatuM ke mArA puruSArthe huM bacI zakuM. karuNA varasAvIne tAre ja mane bacAvI levo rahyo!

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20 zakavartI sabhrama - tamArA pitA kRtavIryanI parazurAme jyAre hatyA karI nAkhI che tyAre tame to mAtAnA garbhamAM ja cho. tamArI mAtA potAno ane tamAro jAna bacAvavA tyAMthI bhAgI chUTIne nApasaunA AzramamAM AvI gaI che ane tApasoe tamArI mAtAne 'rAjAnI rANI' samajIne potAnA AzramanA bhoMyarAmAM gupta rIte rAkhI dIdhI che. eka divasa parazurAme potAnI pAse AvelA nimittiAne pUchyuM che, 'mAruM mota konAthI thaze ?' 'tame mArI nAkhelA kSatriya rAjAonI dADho kaDhAvI nAkhIne eno je thALa tamArI pAse rAkhI mUkyo che e thALamAMnI dADho je mANasanI dRSTithI khIrarUpa thaI jaze ane je mANasa te khIra khAI jaze tenA hAthathI tamAruM mRtyu thaze' nimittiAnI A vAta sAMbhaLIne zatrunI bhALa meLavavA parazurAme eka dAnazALA karAvI che. temAM eka siMhAsana rAkhI tenA para dADhovALo thALa mUkyo che. ane tyAMthI kSatriyono vadha karavA e cotarapha bhamavA lAgyo che. jyAM jyAM koI paNa kSatriya hoya tyAM tyAM tenI parazumAMthI jvALA nIkaLatI hatI ane ene e mArI nAkhato hato. A bAju bhoMyarAmAM tamArI mAtAe tamane janma Apyo che ane tamAruM nAma subhUma rAkhyuM che. ekavAra parazurAma tyAM AvI caDyo che ane enA parazumAMthI jvALA nIkaLavA lAgatAM eNe tApone pUchyuM che. A AzramamAM kSatriya kauNa che ka 'ame sarve tApaso mULathI kSatriyo ja chIe' tApaso taraphathI A javAba maLatAM saMdezvarahita thaIne parazurAma svasthAne pahoMcIne rAjya karavA lAgyo che. eka divasa vaitADha parvatanA svAmI vaidhanAda nAmanA vidyAdhare nimittione puchyuM che, 'mArI putrIno pati koNa thaze?' 'suma nAme cakravartI tamArI putrIno pati thaze" nimittinI A vAta sAMbhaLatA meghanAde potAnI putrI bhoMyarAmAM ja rahelA tamArI sAthe paraNAvI to dIdhI che paNa eka vAra tamArI mAtAne tame pUchI lIdhuM che. 'mAtA ! zuM pRthvI ATalI ja che ?' 'nA. pRthvI to ghaNI che paNa tArA pitAne parazurAme mArI nAkhyA che ane hastinApuranuM rAjya te kare che. tenA bhayathI ApaNe bhoMyarAmAM AvIne rahyA chIe' mAtAnA A javAbane sAMbhaLIne krodhAviSTa banI gayelA tame bhoMyarAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI jaIne medhanAdane sAthe rAkhIne hastinApura jaI caDyA cho. parazurAmanI dAnazALAmAM rAkhela dADhonA thALa para tame sRSTi nAkhI che ane e dADho khIrarUpa banI jatAM tame e khIra pI gayA cho. e thALane bhamAvIne tame parazurAma para mukyo che ane turta ja e thALa hajAra devatAothI adhiSThita cakra banI gayuM che ane tenAthI parazurAmanuM mota thaI gayuM che. tame pakhaMDanA adhipati to banI gayA cho paNa saubhane lIdhe tamane ghAtakIkhaMDamAM Avela bharatakSetranA cha khaMDa sAdhavAnI paNa icchA thaI gaI che. te vakhate deva-dAnava ane vidyAdharoe tamane kahyuM che ke-- 'pUrve bharata cakravartI vageree mAtra A bharatakSetranA cha khaMDane ja potAnI AjJAmAM rAkhyA hatA. anaMtakALamAM AnanA cakIo thaI gayA che ane anaMtA thavAnA che. te sarvenI evI ja sthiti che ane evI ja nIti che. ghAtakIkhaMDanA bharatakSetrane sAdhavA koI ja gayuM nathI.' paNa, 52

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cakravartI subhUma! rAjAonI dADhAothI bharela thALa para tamArI najara paDatAM ja e thALa devatAothI adhiSThita cakra banI gayuM ane parazurAmanA mRtyunuM kAraNa banI gayuM. devatAdikanA upadezanI avagaNanA karIne paNa tame sainya sahita lavaNa samudrane kAMThe AvyA cho ane tamArA carmaratnane hAthano sparza karIne tame vistAryuM che. tenI upara sarva sainyane besADIne tame lavaNa samudrane pele pAra javA cAlyA to cho paNa te vakhate sarva devoe pRthaka pRthapha potapotAnA manamAM vicAra karyo che ke 'A rAjAnA ghaNA devo sevaka che, tethI mArI ekalAnI zakti zuM kAmanI che? huM jaIza to kazuM ja aTakI paDavAnuM nathI. mATe lAva, huM devAMganAne maLI AvuM.' Ama vicArIne ekI sAthe badhA ja devoe tamane choDI dIdhA che. ane tame sarva senA sahita be lAkha yojananA vistAravALA lavaNa samudramAM DUbI jaIne sAtamI narakamAM ravAnA thaI gayA cho ! prabhu, sAgaranA UMDANane ke meru parvatanI UMcAIne samajavAmAM to mane saphaLatA maLe che paNa mananI tRSNAnI laMbAI-pahoLAI-UMcAI ke UMDANa, emAMnuM kazuM ja huM samajI zakato nathI ane chatAM ene zAMta karavAnA mArA prayAso para huM pUrNavirAma mUkavA taiyAra nathI. zuM mArI pAse subhUmanuM ja mana haze? 53

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8 metAraka munivara ! ujjayinI nagarInA rAjavI municandranA putra ane purohita putra vacce gADha dostI to che ja paNa e baMnenI uzRMkhalatAe nagarImAM kALo kera vartAvyo che. nagarImAM koI paNa muni bhagavaMta Ave che ane enI jANa jo A bemAMthI ekane paNa thaI jAya che, muni bhagavaMtane te rAjamahelamAM laI Ave che ane nRtya karavA majabUra kare che. jo muni bhagavaMta e mATe taiyAra nathI thatA to emane haMTaranA mAra mArIne paNa nRtya karavA majabUra kare che. saMghane AnI jANa thatAM rAjA pAse jaIne e aMgenI phariyAda paNa karI che paraMtu rAjAe saMghanI A phariyAda para koI ja dhyAna ApyuM nathI. Akhare A trAsanA zikAra banelA keTalAka muni bhagavaMtoe rAjavInA ja baMdhu munivara sAgaracandra muni ke jeo ujjayinIthI dUra dezamAM vicarI rahyA che emane A vAta karI che. 'jo A ja rIte ujjajinImAM munionI herAnagati cAlu raheze to eka divasa evo Avaze ke ujjayinI muni vinAnI ja thaI jaze ane jo ema thaI jAya to loko dharmathI vimukha thaIne uttama evuM mAnavajIvana hArI jaze. e to thavA ja zuM devAya?' Ama vicArI sAgaracandra munivara ujjayinImAM to AvI ja gayA che paNa gocarI vahoravA rAjAne tyAM paNa pahoMcI gayA che. rAjaputra ane purohita putra, baMne pahoMcI gayA che sAgaracandra muni pAse. mahArAja, nRtya karo' 'na karuM to?" haMTara mArazuM" ka mahArAja ! nRtya karo nahitara tamane haMTarathI phaTakArazuM" rAjaputra ane purohitaputra baMnae munivarane AjJA karI dIdhI. 54

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'nRtya karavA to huM taiyAra chuM paNa jyAM sudhI koI tabalAM nathI vagADatuM tyAM sudhI mane nAcavAnI majA nathI AvatI ane tabalAM vagaDAnAra jo koI bhUla karI bese che to mAruM magaja phATI jAya che ane huM ene kaDaka sajA karI besuM chuM. bolo, tabalAM vagADavAnI tamArI taiyArI che kharI ?" 'mahArAja, amane tabalAM vagADatA to nathI AvaDatuM paNa tame eka kAma karo. amArI sAthe mallayuddha karo' ane sAgaracandra munirAje e baMne sAthe mallayuddha zarU to karI dIdhuM paraMtu e yuddhamAM eka samaya evo Avyo ke sAgaracandra munirAje e baMnenAM hADakAM saMdhisthAnethI utArI dIdhA ane emane cIso pADatA mUkIne tyAMthI nIkaLI gayA. A bAju e baMnenI cIsonA avAje sAMbhaLIne AjubAjumAM rahelA sipAIo aMdara AvI gayA. baMnenI AvI dayanIya hAlata joIne emaNe rAjAne vAta karI. rAjAe tyAM AvIne baMnene pUchyuM che, 'thayuM zuM ?' ane e baMnee rAjAne satya hakIkata jaNAvatAM rAjA pahoMcI gayA che sAgaracandra munirAja pAse. potAnA baMdhu munivarane jotAM rAjA stabdha thaI gayo che. 'bhagavaMta, baMne kumArone Ape sajA karI che ?' "rAjana, e baMnenI ATalI badhI nAlAyakI calAvIne te pote bhayaMkara aparAdha karyo che evuM tane nathI lAgatuM?' 'bhagavaMta, emanA e aparAdhane kSamA karo' 'eka zarate, kSamA ApI dauM' pharamAvo' 'e baMne kumAro jo cAritra grahaNa kare to emanAM hADakAM huM barAbara caDAvI dauM.' rAjAe baMne kumA2o pAse AvIne A vAta karI che. 'ribAI ribAIne jiMdagI pUrI karavI enA karatAM dIkSA laIne zAMtithI jIvana pUruM kema na karavuM?' A pyAle e baMne kumAroe muni bhagavaMtanI zarata svIkArIne saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karI to lIdhuM che paraMtu saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karyA bAda enuM suMdara pAlana paNa karI rahyA che. Ama chatAM muni banelA purohita putre ekavAra vicAryuM che ke 'saMyamajIvanamAM badhuM ya barAbara che paNa gurudeve parANe dIkSA ApI e barAbara nathI karyuM' A nabaLA vicAre purohita putramAMthI metArtha banelA tamane karmasattAe nIca gotramAM janma ApI dIdho ane caramazarI2I chatAM durlabhabodhi banAvI dIdhA che. 'prabhu, eka nabaLo vicAra jo AtmAnI AvI pathArI pheravI deto hoya to nabaLA vicAronuM goDAuna laIne beThelA mArI hAlata karmasattA kevI karI nAkhaze enI to huM kalpanA ya karI zakato nathI. tuM mane kAM to sAttvika saMkSI banAvI de ane kAM to saMmUrchima... 55

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As Y saMbhUti munivara ! tamArA moTAbhAI citra ane tame, baMneno kaMTha surIlo che. tamArA gaLAmAMthI saMgIta vahe che ane ene sAMbhaLavA yuvAna-yuvatIonAM ToLeToLAM tamArI pAchaLa pAgala banIne doDavA lAge che. yuvAno potAnA bajAranA kAmo choDI rahyA che to yuvatIo potAnAM gharanA kAmo choDI rahI che. nagarInA rAjAnA kAne A samAcAra AvyA che ane enA manamAM ciMtA utpanna thaI che. "rUpa ane zabda, e to brahmacarya mATe bhAre ghAtaka che. jo saMgIta pAchaLa pAgala banI rahela A yuvaka-yuvatIone rokavAmAM nahIM Ave to bhAre anartho sarjAtA raheze. alabatta, A aniSTane rokavAno zreSTha vikalpa A ja che ke baMne bhAIone ja nagarImAMthI tageDI devAmAM Ave." ane, rAjAe tamane baMne bhAIone dezanikAlanI sajA karI dIdhI che. mAtra kaMTha surIlo hovAnA kAraNe A sajA?' A vicAre tame baMne bhAIo hatAza thaI gayA cho ane jiMdagI TUMkAvI devAno nirNaya karI beThA cho. eka parvata para tame baMne pahoMcI gayA cho. tyAMthI tame nIce kUdako lagAvo e pUrve eka munivaranI tamArA para najara paDI che ane emaNe tamane baMnene bUma lagAvIne ApaghAta karatA rokI dIdhA che. premathI tamane saMsAranI asAratA ane saMyamajIvananI mahAnatA samajAvI che ane tame baMne saMyamanA mArge cAlI nIkaLyA cho. keTalAka samaya bAda, tamo baMne vihAra karIne hastinApuramAM AvyA cho. mAsakhamaNanA pAraNe tame gocarI vahoravA nIkaLyA cho ane tamArA para cakravartI sanakumAranA maMtrIzvara namucinI najara paDI che. oha ! A to e ja be bhAIo !' koNa ?' jemano kaMTha surIlo hovAnA kAraNe yuvaka-yuvatIonAM ToLeToLAM jemanI pAchaLa pAgala banIne bhaTakatA hatA e caMDAlaputro !" 'sAdhu banI gayA lAge che" 'bhale sAdhu banI gayA hoya, A nagarImAM to teo na ja hovA joIe' A khyAla sAthe namucie sipAIo dvArA tamane baMnene nagarInI bahAra dhakelAvI to dIdhA paNa, saMbhUti munivara, tame krodhamAM AvI gayA cho. ame sAdhu banI gayA chIe to ya A apamAna? A avagaNanA? A tiraskAra? A namucine jIvato ja saLagAvI na nAkhuM to mAruM nAma saMbhUti nahIM. A khyAla sAthe namuci para tejovezyA mUkavA tame taiyAra thaI gayA cho. tamArA mukhamAMthI dhumADA nIkaLavAnA cAlu thaI gayA che. tamAruM A vikarALa svarUpa sanakumAra cakrInA jovAmAM AvyuM che ane e DarI gayo che. eNe tamArI to mAphI mAgI ja lIdhI che paraMtu maMtrIzvara namuci pAse paNa eNe mAphI maMgAvI che. baMdhu citra munivaranI samajAvaTathI tame badhAyane mAphI ApI to dIdhI che paraMtu tame baMne jaNA eka nirNaya para AvI gayA cho. 'A zarIra che eTale ja kaSAyo karavA paDe che ne ? ApaNe anazana ja jhukAvI daIe. na gocarInI jarUra paDe, na e mATe kyAMya javuM paDe ke na e aMge kaSAyo karavA paDe' 56

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ane tame baMnee anazana jhukAvI ja dIdhuM che. tamArA A anazananA samAcAra jema jema prasaratA gayA che tema tema cAre ya bAjuthI loko tamArA darzanArthe tamArA sthaLe AvavA lAgyA che ane eka divasa to cakrI sanakumAranI patnI khuda tamArA darzanArthe AvI che. banyuM che evuM ke vaMdana karatAM karatAM strIratna sunaMdAnA vALanI laTa tamArA pagane sparzI gaI che. jenA vALanI laTano sparza ATalo AlAdaka che enA samagra zarIrano sparza to keTalo AhalAdaka haze !' rAganI A utkaTa mAtrI vacce tame niyANuM karI lIdhuM che ke "saMyamapAlananA phaLa svarUpe mane parabhavamAM strIratna maLe !" kALa karIne tame devalokamAM to gayA ja cho paraMtu pachInA bhavamAM tame banyA cho brahmadatta cakravartI. strIratnamAM kAramAM Asakta banIne nIkaLI paDyA cho sAtamI narakanI yAtrAe... 'saMbhUti munivara ! vaMdana karatAM karatAM sunaMdAnA vALanI laTa tamArA pagane sparzI gaI ane e mulAyama sparze tamArA cittataMtrane khaLabhaLAvI nAkhyuM. prabhu, AsaktinA biMdu jeTalA sukhanA garbhamAM rahela pIDAnA mahAsAgaranAM darzana huM karI zakuM evI nirmaLa dRSTino svAmI to tuM mane banAvI ja deje. kAraNa ke huM to duHkha vinAnA sukhano cAhaka chuM ane e sukha anAsakta bhAvanA svAmIne ja sulabha che. pa

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30 kAmAMdha kamalampI ! zivabhUtinI patnI tuM, tArA ja diyara vasubhUti pratye Asakta banI che. alabatta, tuM vasubhUti pAchaLa pAgala che paNa vasubhUtine potAnA sthAnano khyAla che, 'kamalazrI to mArI bhAbhI hovAnA kAraNe mAtAnA sthAne che. enA aMge mArAthI karyo nabaLo vicAra karAya ? koI ja nahIM' A khyAle vasubhUti to tArAthI bilakula salAmata aMtara rAkhI rahyo che paraMtu tAruM enA pratyenuM AkarSaNa evuM ne evuM ja akabaMdha che. ane eka divasa to te nirlajjatAnI tamAma hada vaTAvI daIne vasubhUti pAse anucita mAgaNI karI ja dIdhI che. vabhUti tArI A halakaTa mAgaNI sAme jhUkayo to nathI paNa tArI A mAgaNI sAMbhaLIne enuM aMtaHkaraNa vairAgya vAsita banI gayuM che. 'viSaya vAsanA ATalI badhI bhayaMkara che ? diyara-bhAbhI vaccenA pavitra saMbaMdhamAM ya e AvI Aga lagADI zake che ? saryuM A viSaya vAsanAthI ane saryuM A viSaya vAsanAne bahelAvatA saMsAravAsathI !' vasubhUtine A vicAraNAe saMyamamArge vALI lIdho che ane eka divasa saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karIne e muni banI gayo che. kamalathI ! tArI pAse A samAcAra AvyA pachI ya tuM enA pratyenA AkarSaNathI mukta thaI zakI nathI. covIse ya kalAka tAruM mana ArtadhyAnathI grasita ja rahevA lAgyuM che ane e ja avasthAmAM marIne pachInA bhavamAM tuM kUtarI banI che. kAmAMdha kamalazrI ! pUrvabhavanA rAgamAM lIna tuM A bhave kUtarI banIne vasubhUmi munivarano paDachAyo banI tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa bhaTakavA lAgI che ! 58

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kamAlanuM du:khada Azcarya to e sarjAyuM che ke ekavAra gocarI mATe bahAra nIkaLelA vasubhUti muni para tArI dRSTi paDI che ane pUrva bhavanA rAganA kAraNe tuM emanA paDachAyAnI jema enI pAchaLa cAlavA lAgI che. munivara upAzrayamAM hoya che tyAre huM bahAra besI rahe che paraMtu jevA munivara upAzrayamAMthI bahAra nIkaLe che, tuM emanI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlavA lAge che. tArI A pAgalatAne nihALIne ajJAnI lokoe munivara vasubhUtinuM nAma 'kUtarI pati' pADI dIdhuM che. potAnA paDI gayelA A nAmathI atyaMta lajjA pAmelA e vartubhUti munivara ekavAra tArI najara cukAvIne anyatra vihAra karI gayA che ane munivaranA lAMbA samaya sudhI darzana na thavAnAM kAraNe atyaMta vihvaLa banI gayela tuM TUMka samayamAM ArtadhyAnamAM marI che ane marIne jaMgalamAM vAMdarI tarIke utpanna thaI che. banyuM che evuM ke ekavAra vasubhUti munivara jaMgalaraste vihAra karI rahyA che ane tArI najara emanA para paDI che. pUrvabhavanA e ja rAganA kAraNe tuM emanI sAthe thaI gaI che. munivara jaMgalamAMthI nagarImAM gayA che tyAM ya tuM emanI sAthe ne sAthe ja cAlI rahI che. ajJAnI lokoe A joyuM che ane emaNe munivaranuM nAma 'vAMdarI pati' pADI dIdhuM che. pAgalattAnI vAta to e banI che ke A sAMbhaLIne khurA thatI rahetI nuM viSayonI ceSTA karI rahI che ! munivara tArI A gaMdI ceSTAthI thAkI gayA che, lajjita thaI gayA che ane ekavAra taka maLatAM ja tArI najara cukAvIne e anyatra vihAra karI gayA che. tuM emanA virahamAM jhUratI rahIne ArtadhyAnamAM marIne eka taLAvamAM sijhI tarIke janmI che. saMyogavaza zIta parisaha sahavAnA nimitte vasabhUti munivara e taLAva pAse kAussaggadhyAnamAM lIna che ane tuM pUrvanA rAganA kAraNe madhura zabda ane virahanI vedanAnA avAjo kADhIne emane AliMgana karavA lAgI che. tArI A sarvathA anucita ceSTAthI akaLAyelA e munivara tyAMthI anyatra cAlyA gayA che ane tuM emanA virahamAM ArtadhyAnamAM marIne vyaMtara nikAyamAM devI tarIke utpanna thaI che. vibhaMgajJAnathI muni sAthenA tArA saMbaMdhanI tane jANa thaI che. munivara tArI mAgaNIne vaza nathI thayA e khyAle tuM krodhAviSTa banI jaIne muninI hatyA karavA taiyAra thaI gaI che. emAM tane saphaLatA nathI maLI tyAre anukULa upasargo karIne munine vratabhraSTa karavA taiyAra thaI gaI che paraMtu munivara to potAnA vratamAM aDola rahIne zubha dhyAnamAM lIna banI jaIne kevaLajJAna pAmI cUkyA che ! prabhu, Asakti jo A hade khataranAka banI zakatI hoya to mAre tane eTaluM ja kahevuM che ke huM vijAtIyanA zarIra pAchaLa pAgala na banatA vItarAgatAnA sauMdaryane laIne beThelA tArI pAchaLa pAgala banI jAuM evuM haiyuM mane ApIne ja rahe, mAre vAsanAnA gaMdavADamAM to nathI ja ALoTavuM ! 59

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kAmAsakta rUpasena baMgalAdezanA rAjA vAsudattano tuM cothA naMbarano putra. nAma tAruM rUpasena. ekavAra tuM pahoMcyo che pRthvIbhUSaNa nAmanA nagaramAM. tyAMnA rAjavI kanakadhvajanI putrI ke jenuM nAma sunaMdA che e rAjamahelanA gavAkSamAM UbhI UbhI nagaracaryA nihALI rahI che ane acAnaka enI najara rastAnA nAke rahela eka dukAna para pAna levA UbhelA tArA para paDI che ane tArA rUpadarzane e kAmavihvaLa banI gaI che. potAnI vizvAsu dAsIne eNe turta tArI pAse mokalI che ane kahevaDAvyuM che ke "kaumudI mahotsavanA prasaMga para Apa rAjamahelanA pAchaLanA bhAge AvI jajo.' th 'A' ' 'dAsI ! tuM nIce jA ane te yuvAnane mAro saMdezo Apa ke kaumudI mahotsavanA prasaMge te mane rAjamahelamAM AvIne maLe' rUpasena! tamArA para mohAsakta banelI sunaMdAe dAsIne A AjJA karI che. rAjakumArIno saMga maLavAnA khyAle tuM to pAgala pAgala banI gayo che. kyAre kaumudI mahotsava Ave ane kyAre huM rAjakumArI pAse pahoMcI jAuM ?' A vicAromAM khovAI gayelo tuM jema tema karIne divaso pasAra karI rahyo che ane Akhare divasa AvI ja gayo. tuM banI-ThanIne gharanI bahAra nIkaLI rAjamahelanI dizA tarapha cAlavA 60

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to lAgyo che paNa banyuM che evuM ke rastAnA eka khUNe UbhelI jIrNa dIvAla acAnaka kaDaDabhUsa thaIne tUTI paDI che tArA para ane tAruM jIvana tyAM ja samApta thaI gayuM che. A bAju rAtrinA samayamAM mahAbala nAmano eka jugArI corI karavAnA Azaye rAjabhavana pAse AvI caDyo che. pAchaLanA bhAgamAM dIvAlane aDIne laTakI rahelA doraDAne eNe joyuM che ane e doraDA vATe caDIne e sIdho rAjabhavanamAM pahoMcI gayo che. sunaMdAnI dAsIne ema lAgyuM che ke saMketa mujaba tuM ja AvI gayo che. eNe dIpaka bujhavI dIdho che. pelA jugArIne e rUpasena samajIne sunaMdA pAse laI gaI che ane pelo jugArI sunaMdA sAthe viSayasevana karIne doraDA vATe nIce UtarIne ravAnA thaI gayo che. | vidhinI vicitratAthI dIvAla nIce dabAIne marI gayelo tuM sunaMdAnI kukSimAM ja AvI gayo che. ane sunaMdAnA zarIra para dAsIne garbhavatInAM lakSaNa dekhAtA eNe jalada davAo vagere ApIne sunaMdAnA garbhane gaLAvI nAkhyo che. bhayaMkara vedanA anubhavato tuM tyAMthI marIne sarpa banyo to che paNa eka vAra sunaMdA, potAnA lagna je rAjakumAra sAthe thayA che enI sAthe e bagIcAmAM AvI che ke jyAM tuM sarpa tarIke jIvana pasAra karI rahyo che. sunaMdAne jotA veMta tArI dRSTi to enA para sthira thaI che paNa tane e rIte sthira thaI gayelo joIne sunaMdA bhayabhIta thaI gaI che ane enA patie tane zastrathI patAvI dIdho che. tuM tyAMthI marIne kAgaDo thayo che. eka vAra sunaMdA enA pati sAthe bagIcAmAM saMgItano AnaMda mANI rahI che ane kAgaDA banelA tArI najara enA para paDatAMnI sAthe tuM 'kA...kA...' avAja karavA lAgyo che. tArA e karkaza avAjane zAMta karI devA sunaMdAnA patie tArA para bANa pheMkIne tane patAvI dIdho che. tyAMthI marIne tuM haMsa thayo che. eka kAgaDA sAthe tAre dostI thaI to gaI che paNa eka vAra e sthaLe Avela sunaMdA para tArI daSTipaDI che ane ene nihALavAmAM tuM magna banI gayo che. A bAju kAgaDo to rAjA para carakIne UDI gayo che paNa rAjAnI najara upara jatAM ene tuM dekhAyo che ane eNe tane bANathI vIMdhI nAkhyo che. tyAMthI marIne tuM jaMgalamAM haraNa banyo che. ekavAra rAjA ane rANI potAnA kAphalA sAthe ghoDA para besIne jaMgalamAM zikAra karavA nIkaLI gayA che. jevI emanI najara haraNa banelA tArA para paDI che, tAro zikAra karavA emaNe ghoDAne tArI pAchaLa bhagAvyo che. ghoDAne joIne tuM ya bhAgyo to che ja paNa tArI najara acAnaka pAchaLa gaI che ane ghoDA para rAjAnI sAthe ja beThelI sunaMdA dekhAI gaI che ane enuM rUpa nihALavA tuM tyAM ne tyAM ja sthira Ubho rahI gayo che. paLanI ya vAra lagADyA vinA rAjAe tArA para tIra pheMkyuM che ane e tIra lAgavAthI DhaLI paDelo tuM tyAMthI marIne sIdho hAthaNInA peTamAM ravAnA thaI gayo che. prabhu, cakSukuzIlatAnuM mAtra eka ja vakhatanuM pApa paNa jo AtmAnI A hadanI behAlI karI nAkhatuM hoya to jIvanabhara vijAtIyanA rUpane jovA jhAMvA nAkhatI AMkho, AtmAne durgatinI kevI yAtrAe mokalI detI haze enI kalpanA karatAM ya kaMpArI chUTI jAya che. eka vinaMti karuM tane? mArI AMkhone tuM tArA rUpanI laMpaTa banAvI de. huM nirvikArI banIne ja rahIza. 1

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' 304 ha ja munivaro pITha ane mahApITha ! niSpApa evuM saMyamajIvana tamArA hAthamAM che. enA vizuddha pAlana mATenI tamArA baMnenI jAgRti vaMdanIya paNa che ane anumodanIya che. saMyamajIvanamAM eka paNa aticAra na lAgI jAya e bAbatamAM tame gajabanAka hade sAvadha paNa cho. vaLI, svAdhyAyakSetre paNa tamAro parizrama dAda mAgI le tevo che. lohInuM pANI thaI jAya evo utkaTa svAdhyAya tame baMne karI rahyA cho. paNa, banyuM che evuM ke cakravartInA be putro ke jemAMnA ekanuM nAma bAhu che ane bIjAnuM nAma subAhu che, e baMne paNa tamArI sAthe ja cAritrajIvananI sAdhanA karI rahyA che. tamArI jema e baMnenA jIvadaLa paNa eTalA ja UMcA che. banyuM che evuM ke eka divasa bAhu munivara gurudeva pAse AvyA che. 'bhagavaMta, eka vinaMti che" 'samudAya ApaNo bahu moTo che" 'hA, 500 sAdhuono' 'e tamAmanI gocarI-pANIthI bhakti mAre karavI evI mArI bhAvanA che.' 'tamArI e bhAvanAne khuzIthI caritArtha karo" gurudeva taraphathI maLI gayela A anujJA ane AzIrvAdathI prasanna prasanna banI gayela bAhu munivare bIjA ja divasathI e yogamAM bharapUra ullAsathI jhukAvI dIdhuM che. nathI e potAnA zarIranA zramane gaNakAratA ke nathI e potAnAM gocarI-pANInI paravA karatA. emaNe to eka ja lakSya banAvI dIdhuM che. 'gocarI-pANIthI sahu munionI evI masta bhakti karuM ke sahune suMdara zAtA maLatI rahe ane zAtAne pAmIne sahu saMyamajIvanane prasannatApUrvaka ArAdhatA rahe. eka bAju bAhu munivare gocarI-pANInI bhaktino A mahAyajJa AraMbhI dIdho che to bIjI bAju subAhu munivara paNa eka vAra gurudeva pAse AvyA che. 'bhagavaMta, eka vinaMti che" "kaho" 'pa00 munivaronA AvaDA moTA vizALa samudAyamAM ko'ka munivaro tapasvI paNa che to ko'ka munivaro glAna paNa che. keTalAka munivaro vRddha paNa che to keTalAka munivaro viziSTa abhigrahadhArI paNa che. ko'ka munivara lohI-pANI eka karI nAkhatA svAdhyAyamAM lIna che to ko'ka munivara kalAkonA kalAko dhyAnamAM rata che. A tamAma munivaronI vaiyAvacca arthAt vizrAmaNA huM karuM evA mArA mananA koDa che. Apa jo saMmati Apo to mananA e koDane huM pUrA karIne ja rahuM." | 'mArI tamane anujJA paNa che ane mArA tamane aMtaranA AzIrvAda paNa che ke khuzIthI tamArA mananA e koDa pUrNa karo' ane 62

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subAhu munivare pUrNa utsAha sAthe potAnI tamAma tAkAta pa00/500 muni bhagavaMtonI vaiyAvaccamAM e rIte lagADI dIdhI che ke nathI emane potAnAM gocarI-pANI yAda AvatA ke nathI e potAnA zArIrika thAkanI paravA karatA. sahunI zAtAmAM ane samAdhimAM nimitta banyA rahevAnA eka mAtra khyAla sAthe e vaiyAvaccanA yogamAM AgaLa vadhI rahyA che. eka divasa, sahu munio vacce tamArA gurudeve zabdo coryA vinA dila daIne bAhu-subAhu munivaronA A bhavyatama vaiyAvacca guNanI prazaMsA karI che. e sAMbhaLIne sahu munio to bhAvavibhora banI gayA che paNa tamArA baMnenA manamAM IrSyA utpanna thaI gaI che. tame vicAramAM caDI gayA cho ke 'vaiyAvaccamAM A baMne munio zArIrika zrama sivAya bIjuM kare che zuM? chatAM gurudeva emanI prazaMsA karI rahyA che kAraNa ke e baMne cakravartInA dIkarA che jyAre ame zAstra svAdhyAyano bauddhika zrama karI rahyA chIe chatAM gurudevane mana enI koI kiMmata nathI kAraNa ke ame cakravartInA dIkarA nathI ne?' ISyanA A vicAre tame baMne munivaro pahele guNasthAnake AvI jaIne strIveda bAMdhI beThA cho ! bAhu-subAhunA vaiyAvacca guNanI prazaMsA gurudevanA mukhe sAMbhaLatA pITha ane mahApITha munivaro ! tamArA aMtaramAM ISyanI AgaLa saLagI gaI che. prabhu, prazaMsanIya satkAryo karavA jeTaluM sattva hovuM e judI vAta che ane anyanA satkAryonI thatI rahetI prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne prasannatA anubhavI zakatI sabuddhinA svAmI banyA rahevuM e judI vAta che. sattva to mArI pAse che ja paNa sabuddhinI huM tArI pAse yAcanA karuM chuM. 63

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33 kuvalayaprabha AcArya ! anaMta covIsI pahelAMnI A vAta che. 24 mA tIrthaMkara bhagavaMta dharmazrInuM nirvANa thaI cUkyuM che. emanuM zAsana cAlI rahyuM che paNa kALanA prabhAvathI emanA zAsanamAM asaMyonI, zithilAcArI vagerenI pUjA cAlu thaI cUkI che. asevigna ane agItArtha AcAryoe A paristhitino bharapUra geralAbha uThAvavAnuM cAlu karyuM che. temaNe zrAvako pAsethI dhana kaDhAvaDAvI caityo derAsaro taiyAra karAvaDAvyA che ane derAsaromAM ja aDiMgo jamAvIne teo caityavAsI banI gayA che. apAra saMpattinA teo mAlika banI beThA che. paNa, ukaraDAmAM motI camake ema kuvalayaprabhAcArya, tame jinAjJAne vaphAdAra ja rahyA cho. nathI tame nitya vAsa svIkAryo ke nathI tame sAvadya bhASAo dvArA caityo karAvyA. eka divasa. vihAra karatAM karatAM tame zithIlAcArIonA sthAnamAM AvI caDyA cho. emaNe tamArI joradAra AgatAsvAgatA karI che. thoDoka samaya vizrAma karI laIne jevI tame tyAMthI vihAra karavAnI taiyArI karI che, e zithIlAcArIoe tamane vinaMti karI che. tame je ahIM comAsuM karo to tamArA prabhAvathI atre eka navuM derAsara thaI jAya. ka tame emane jarAya gabharAyA vinA spaSTa bhASAmAM javAba ApI dIdho che ke 'A kAma derAsara saMbaMdhI che eTale sAruM che paNa mArA-tamArA mATe sAvagha-pApa che. mATe huM vacana mAtrathI paNa A bolavA taiyAra nathI ke zrAvako ! tame derAsara baMdhAvo.' sAme badhA ja caityavAsIo hatA, emanA bhakto hatA. chatAM koInI paNa zeha-zaramamAM taNAyA vinA tame je sasUtra prarUpaNA karI che, jinAjJAnI vaphAdArI jALavI che enA pratApe tame tyAM ne tyAM ja tIrthaMkara nAmakarmano baMdha karyo che. paNa e bhegA thayelA caityavAsI AcAryAdine to tamArI A prarUpaNAe jhALa lagADI dIdhI che. tamArI ThekaDI uDADatA teo eTaluM ja bolyA che ke "derAsaramAM paNa tamane jo sAvagha ja dekhAya che to tamAruM nAma sAvaghAcArya ja rAkhavuM joIe.' tamAruM 'sAvadyAcArya' nAma cAre ya bAju prasiddha thavA lAgyuM che. tamArI sarvatra niMdA paNa thavA lAgI che paNa tame jinAjJA pratyenI tamArI vakAdArI pakaDI ja rAkhI che. A bAju keTalIka kALa pasAra thayA bAda caityavAsIo vacce ja Agamika padArthomAM moTo vivAda utpanna thayo che ane eno niveDo lAvavAnI javAbadArI tamArA zire nakhAI che. tame vizvAra karatA sAta mahine A sthAna para AvI pahoMcyA to cho paNa tamArA nagara praveza vakhate tamArA saMyamanA tejathI prabhAvita thaI gayela eka sAdhvIjI bhagavaMta jAhera rastA para tamane pradakSiNA ApIne sIdhA tamArA pagamAM paDyA che ane pagane sparthA che. tame paga pAcho kheMcI levAne badale ema ne ema UbhA rahI gayA cho. sAdhvIne caraNa sparza karavA dIdho che. e prasaMge hAjara rahelA zithIlAcArIoe A joyuM che ane emaNe A badhuM manamAM dhArI lIdhuM che. 4

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SUCHER ON - kuvalayaprabhAcArya ! nagara praveza vakhate tamArA saMyamanA tejathI prabhAvita eka sAdhvIjI bhagavaMta jAhera rastA para pradakSiNA ApIne sIdhA tamArA carAmAM jhUkI gayA che ane tamArA carAne sparzI gayA che. AgamavAcanA zarU thaI che ane je gacchamAM AcArya jevI mahAna vyakti paNa kAraNasara paNa paraMparAe paNa strInA hAyano sparza kare che te gaccha mUlaguNa rahita jALavo' AvI tame spaSTa prarUpaNA karI che. e ja vakhate zithIlAcArIoe tamane prazna pUchyo che, jAheramAM tamArA pagane sAdhvI spardhA che ane tame pagane pAchA kheMcyA nathI to pachI tame paNa mUlaguNathI bhraSTa ja cho ne ?' 'tame zuM bhaNyA cho ? zAstrono koI bodha che tamane ? zAstronA pratyeka padArthomAM utsarga-apavAda hoya che. utsarga mArge strIsparzavALo mUlaguNa bhraSTa gaNAya paNa apavAda mArge koI strI karasparza karI de eTalA mAtrathI AcArya mUlaguNa bhraSTa na bane kemake AcAryanA manamAM koI pApa nathI.' tame A utra prarUpaNA karavA dvArA zithIlAcArIonI bolatI to baMdha karI dIdhI che paNa unna prarUpaNAnA A pApe tame tIrthaMkara nAmakarmano nAza karIne anaMta saMsAranuM upArjana karI beThA cho ! prabhu, sarpanA mukhamAM hAtha nAkhavAnuM jokhama uThAvanAra to kadAca eka ja jIvanathI hAtha dhoI nAkhe che paNa utsUtra prarUpaNAnuM pApa karI besanAra to potAnA AtmAnA janamojanama barabAda karI bese che A satya sadAya mArA smRtipathamAM rahe evI majabUta yAdadAsta tuM mane ApIne ja raheje. 5

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ruha ra mahArAjA koNika ! paramAtmA mahAvIradevanA rAjagRhI pravezane tame je bhavyatA arpe che enuM varNana zAstronAM pAne vAMcyA pachI magajamAM A vAta besatI ja nathI ke tamane motanA mukhamAMthI ugAranAra, paramAtmA mahAvIradevanA ananya bhakta, kSAyika samakitanA mAlika, AvatI covIsInA prathama tIrthaMkara ane tamArA khudanA pitA mahArAjA zreNikane, emanI pAchalI vayamAM tame jelamAM dhakelI dIdhA che ane jelaranA hAthe emanA baraDe tame roja koraDAnA mAra jhIMkAvyA che. paNa, nA, magajamAM na besatI A vAta vAstavika banI ja che. itihAsanA copaDe tamAruM nAma "pitRghAtI' tarIke ja lakhAyuM che. bAkI, samaya to e hato ke tamArI khudanI mAtAe bAlyavayamAM tamane ukaraDe nAkhI dIdhA hatA ane ukaraDAmAM kukaDAe tamArA hAthanI eka AMgaLI paNa karaDI khAdhI hatI. alabatta, kAraNa AnI pAchaLa e hatuM ke tame garbhamAM hatA tyAre tamane pitAnA hatyArA thavAnA eMdhANa ApatA dohado tamArI mAtAne utpanna thayA hatA. tamArI mAtAne A dohadothI khyAla AvI ja gayo hato ke tame pitA mATe bhaviSyamAM AphatarUpa puravAra thavAnA ja cho. e saMbhivata apAyathI bacavA ja tamArI mAtAe tamane ukaraDe nakhAvI dIdhA hatA paNa, tamArA pitAjInI jANamAM A hakIkata AvI jatAM ukaraDethI e tamane laI AvyA che rAjamahele ane kukaDAe karaDI khAdhela AMgaLIne potAnA moDhAmAM rAkhIne tamArI e AMgaLIne parurahita banAvI dIdhI che. AvA upakArI pitAjIne paNa tame emanI pAchalI vaye jelamAM dhakelI dIdhA che ane koraDAnA mAra marAvyA che. alabatta eka divasa tamAro ja khudano dIkaro tamArA khoLAmAM beTho beTho pezAba karI gayo che ane enA pezAbanA UDelA chAMTA bhojananI thALImAM javA chatAM tame e bhojana ArogI gayA cho ane e vakhate tamArI mAtAne tame pUchyuM che ke - mArA jevo putraprema tame kyAMya joyo che kharo?' tamArA A praznanA javAbamAM tamArI mAtAe tamArI samakSa tamArA bAlyavayanA e prasaMgane tIvra du:kha sAthe rajU karI dIdho che ke jenI tamane khudane jANa ja nahotI. 'beTA ! je bApe tane bacAvyo e bApane te Aje jelamAM keda karyo che ane adhUrAmAM pUruM tuM emanA baraDe roja koraDAnA mAra marAvI rahyo che" ATaluM bolatAM bolatAM tamArI mAtA raDI paDI che. A sAMbhaLIne tame aMdarathI dravI UThyA cho. pitAne karI dIdhela A sajA badala tamAruM aMtara raDI UThyuM che. tame e ja paLe pitAjIne kedamAMthI mukta karI devA keda tarapha javA ravAnA to thaI ja gayA cho paraMtu jelanA kamare lagAvI dIdhela tALAnI cAvI sAthe laI levA jeTalI rAha paNa jovA tame taiyAra na hovAnA kAraNe hAthamAM kuhADo laIne doDyA cho. 'kuhADAnA eka ja ghAe tALuM toDI nAkhuM, pitAjInA khoLAmAM mAthuM mUkIne codhAra AMsue raDI lauM. pitAjInI kSamA mAgI laIne emane jelamAMthI mukta karI dauM" A khyAla sAthe tame jela tarapha doDyA to cho paNa, tamane hAthamAM kuhADI sAthe jela tarapha AvatA joIne tamArA pitAjI eka judA ja vicAramAM caDI gayA che. 4 4

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dIkarAnA zire pitRhatyAnuM kalaMka caDe e pahelAM huM ja zA mATe jIvana samApta na karI dauM ?' A khyAla sAthe pitAjIe potAnI AMgaLI para rahela vIMTImAMnuM jhera cUsI lIdhuM che ane jIvana samApta karIne paralokanI vATe saMcarI gayA che. paNa, mahArAjA koNika, tIrthakaranA AtmA evA tamArA pitAjI pratyeya tamArA aMtaramAM pragaTelI dveSanA dAvAnaLanI cinagArI tamArA koka bhavamAM zreNikanA jIva dvArA herAnagati pAmI cUkelA tame tyAM niyANuM karI beThA hatA ke 'tapanA A phaLa tarIke AvatA janamamAM huM eno vadha karanAro thAuM" veranA e janamamAM tame vAvelAM bI A janamamAM hiMsAnuM phaLa lAvI cUkyA hatA. oha! veranI A hadanI bhayaMkaratA? mahArAjA koNika ! tamane hAthamAM kuhADI laIne AvatAM joIne kedI avasthAmAM rahela tamArA pitA mahArAjA zreNike tamArA zire pitRhatyAnuM pAtaka na lAgI jAya e khyAla potAnI AMgaLImAM rahela vIMTImAMnuM jhera cUsI lIdhuM che. prabhu, krodha, vaira ane hiMsAnI khataranAka tripuTIne janma ApI detI apekSA, Aveza ane ahaMkAranI trAsadAyaka tripuTIthI dUra rahevAmAM mane saphaLatA mArA puruSArthathI nathI ja maLavAnI. tAruM zaraNa e ja mArI moTI tAkAta che. huM tAre zaraNe chuM. tuM mane zAMti-samAdhi-upazamabhAvanI tripuTI ApI ja de. 67.

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3pa ja mahArANI sUryakAMtA ! rAjavI pradezanI paTarANI banavAnuM sadbhAgya tane maLyuM che. tAruM rUpa Ame ya evuM adbhuta che ke bhalabhalo marada paNa e rUpano gulAma thaI jAya che tyAre tane pati tarIke maLelo rAjA pradezI khuda nAstika che. puNya-pApa, dharama-karama, AtmAmokSa vagare eka paNa paribaLa para ene zraddhA nathI ane eTale e to tArI pAchaLa pUrepUro pAgala che. sattA che enI pAseyuvAnI che enI pAse. amApa saMpatti che enI pAse. tArA jevI rUpavatI strI che enI pAse. jalasA karavAmAM e zuM kAma bAkI rAkhe? tane jalasA karAvavAmAM ya e zuM kAma koI kacAza rAkhe? tuM pote enI nAstikatAthI khuza che, tArA pAchaLanI enI pAgalatAthI tuM pote behada AnaMdita che. ane eTale ja, eka paNa paribaLa, koI paNa vyakti ke koI paNa prakAranI paristhiti tArA A sukhamAM bAdhaka bane evuM tuM aMtarathI icchatI nathI paNa eka divasa eka vicitra paristhiti sarjAI gaI che. rAjA pradezIne eno maMtrI, kezi gaNadhara pAse laI Avyo che. alabatta, pradezIe zarUAtamAM to kezi gaNadhara samakSa jAtajAtanA kutarko rajU karyA che. 'corI karatA pakaDAI gayelA eka coranA meM rAI rAI jeTalA TukaDA karAvyA che chatAM mane AtmA nathI to dekhAyo ke nathI to maLyo. jo AtmA jevI koI cIja hoya to dekhAvI ke maLavI joIe ne ?' AvA saMkhyAbaMdha kutarkonAM kezi gaNadhare coTadAra samAdhAno ApyA che pradezIne ane e samAdhAnothI mAtra saMtuSTa ja nahIM atyaMta prasanna paNa thaI gayela pradezI e ja divasathI dharma mArge vaLI javAno nirNaya karI beTho che. e ghare Avyo che to kharo paNa tArA cenacALAnI sAme e sarvathA udAsIna banI gayo che. tAruM rUpa, tAruM sauMdarya, tArI kAmottejaka ceSTAo, e tamAma sAme e jANe ke barapha jevo ThaMDo banI gayo che e to ThIka paNa eNe chaThThane pAraNe chaThThanI tapazcaryA zarU karI dIdhI che. enAM A jIvana parivartanathI tuM samasamI gaI che. enuM A saMyamita svarUpa ke jenI teM kyAreya kalpanA paNa nathI karI e tArI sAme ja tane jovA maLI rahyuM che ane tArI vedanAno koI pAra nathI. "yuvAnI mArI niSphaLa jaI rahI che" evuM tane lAgI rahyuM che ane te pradezanI tArA pratyenI A udAsInatAno badalo alaga rIte levAnuM nakkI karI dIdhuM che. Aje rAjavI pradezIne dharma mArge vaLyAne ogaNacAlIsamo divasa che. teramA chaThThanuM Aje pAraNuM che. tera chaThThanA chavvIsa divasa, emAM karelA bAra chaThThanA pAraNAnA kula bAra divasa ane teramA chaThThano A teramo divasa che. ene kalpanA ya nathI ke Aje tuM tArA magajamAM koka bhayaMkara jayaMtra racIne beThI che. pradezI chaThThanuM pAraNuM karavA Aje beTho che ane te pote ene pAraNAmAM je dUdha ApyuM che e viSamizrita che. jevuM e dUdha pradezanA peTamAM gayuM che, dUdhamAM bhaLelA jhere potAno bhAga bhajavavAnuM cAlu karI dIdhuM che. enI naso taNAvA lAgI che. enuM mAthuM phATaphATa thavA lAgyuM che. enA moDhAmAMthI phINa chUTavAnA cAlu thaI gayA che. 'bahAra koNa che ?" pradezIe bUma pADI che. enI buma sAMbhaLIne bahAra Ubhelo cokIdAra ekadama aMdara dhasI Avyo che. 'AjJA karo' 'jaladI rAjavaidane bolAvI lAva' 68

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e cokIdAra rAjavaidane bolAvavA gayo che ane sUryakAMtA, huM vicAramAM caDI che. jo samayasara rAjavaida ge AvI gayo ane eNe pradezIne UlaTI karAvI dIdhI to cokkasa e dUdhamAM bheLavelA jherane pakaDI ja pADavAno ane dUdhamAM jhera bheLavavAnA kAvatarAmAM mArI sAmelagIrI ja che e nakkI thaI javAnuM to mAruM to mota ja thaI javAnuM ne ? evuM kAMI thAya e pahelAM huM ja A pradezIne paralokamAM ravAnA zA mATe na karI dauM ? ane sUryakAMtA, eka vakhatanA tArA prANapyArA rAjavI pradezI para tuM kUdI che ane krUratApUrvaka enuM gaLuM dAbI daIne te e dharmAtmA pradezInuM jIvana samApta karI dIdhuM che. mahArANI sUryakAMtA ! eka vakhatanA tArA prApyArA rAjavInuM krUratApUrvaka gaLuM dabAvI detA tane koI zarama paNa nathI AvI ? prabhu, baoNmba jema mitra ane duzmana baMnene mArI nAkhe che tema kAmAMdhatA svajana ane parajana baMnene khatama karI nAkhe che e jANyA pachI tane eka ja prArthanA karavAnuM mane mana thAya che. janmAMdhatAnA duHkhane to huM ekavAra jIravI jaIza paNa lobhAMdhatA ane kAmAMdhatAnA pApathI to tuM mane kAyama dUra ja rAkhaje. 9

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39 vaigavatI ! purohita zrIbhUtinI patnI sarasvatI. enI kUkhe tAro janma thayo che. yuvAvasthAmAM tuM AvI che. rUpa tAruM bhAre AkarSaka che. zarIra tAra hRSTapuSTa che. pitAjI vipula saMpattinA mAlika che ane chatAM AnaMda upajAve evI hakIkata e che ke tane dharma pratye AkarSaNa bhAre che. dharmakAryomAM tArI ruci gajabanI che. eka divasa. tuM rastA parathI pasAra thaI rahI che ane nagarajanonAM ToLeToLAM eka ja dizAmAM jaI rahyAnuM tane dekhAyuM che. kutUhalathI tuM paNa e ja dizAmAM vaLI che ane AgaLa jatAM tane khyAla AvI gayo che ke nagarajano zA mATe ahIM AvI rahyA che ? jabaradasta tyAgI ane bhISma taparavI evA sudarzana nAmanA munivara kAuMrAdhyAne UbhA che ane nagarajano bhAre bahumAnabhAvapUrvaka emane vaMdanAdi karI rahyA che. koNa jANe zuM sUjhyuM tane, teM mazkarImAM e pavitra munivara para lokonI vacce Aropa mUkI dIdho che. 'tame je munivarane uchaLatA haiye vaMdanAdi karI rahyA cho e munivarane to meM eka strI sAthe krIDA karatA joyA che. 'heM ?' 'kyAM che e strI ?' 'kyAMka mokalI dIdhI che emaNe' khalAsa ! je munivara pAchaLa loko pAgala hatA e munivaranA avarNavAda karavAmAM loko vyasta to banI gayA che paNa munivara sudarzana potAnA 52 mukAyela ALathI thaI rahela zAsana hIlanAthI bhAre vyathita thaI gayA che. emaNe abhigraha dhAraNa karI lIdho che ke-- mArA para mukAyela A kalaMka jyAM sudhI nahIM Utare tyAM sudhI huM kAusagga dhyAnamAM lIna ja rahIza.' ane, kAussagga dhyAnanA A prabhAve, vegavatI, zAsana devatAe tArA mukhane ekadama zyAma ane vikRta banAvI dIdhuM che. kolasA karatAM ya vadhu kALA ane vakra tArA mukhane joIne tArA pitA zrIbhUti stabdha thaI gayA che. emaNe tane pUchyuM che. 'vegavatI, koI davA laI lIdhI che ?' 'nA' koI auSadyAdino prayoga karyo che ?' "nA" 'koIe tArA para koI prayoga karyo che?' 'nA' 'teM koI bhUla vagere karI che ?' 70

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'pitAjI ! meM bIjuM to kAMI nathI karyuM paraMtu nagaranI bahAra je sudarzana nAmanA munirAja che ne, emanA mATe meM lokone ema kahyuM che ke 'A munirAjane to eka strI sAthe meM krIDA karatA joyA che.' sAthe ja teM joyA che 'to?' meM to majAkamAM Ama kahyuM che' 'arara...vegavatI, A teM zuM karI dIdhuM che ? eka pavitra munirAja para AvuM ALa ? atyAre ne atyAre ja tuM e munirAja pAse pahoMcI jA. emanI hRdayapUrvaka mAphI mAgI le ane upasthita loko samakSa khulAso paNa karI de ke meM je kAMI kahyuM che e majAkamAM ja kahyuM che.' zrIbhUtie krodhamAM AvI jaIne tane spaSTa AjJA ja karI dIdhI che. manathI bhAre bhayabhIta thaI gayela tharathara kAMpatI tuM turta ja muni bhagavaMta pAse AvI che. 'mazkarImAM meM ApanA upara asat Aropa mUkIne kalaMka lagADyuM che. bAkI Apa to saMpUrNapaNe nirdoSa ja cho. mArA e adhamatama aparAdhanI Apa mane kSamA Apo' tyAM hAjara rahela loko samakSa te e munivaranI kSamA to mAgI lIdhI che panna vegavatI, tArA e jadhanyatama aparAdhe tane sItAnA bhavamAM mokalIne evA ja kalaMkanI zikAra banAvI che ke jenAthI mukta thatAM tArA navanejAM pANI UtarI gayA che. vegavatI ! pavitra munivara para te mUkI dIdhelA ALanI sajja karavA zAsanadevatAe tArA mukhane ekadama zyAma karI dIdhuM che. prabhu, keruLatA mArA jIvanamAM e sarjAI che ke mArI pIDAnI kalA paNa jo tuccha che to mArA AnaMdanI kalA paNa tuccha che. ane A tuccha kakSAnI pIDAe ane AnaMde mane tuccha bhavonI ja bheTa dharI che. eka vinaMti karuM tane ? mane tuM pIDAnI ane AnaMdanI e mahAna kakSA de ke je mane mahAna banAvIne ja rahe. 71

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36 aruNadeva - devanI ! tApralipta nagaranA zreSThI putra tame aruNadeva ane pATaliputra nagaranI zreSThIputrI tame devanI, baMne pati patnInA saMbaMdhe joDAyA cho. eka divasa aruNadeva, tamArA mitra sAthe tame jahAjamAM samudra saphare nIkaLyA to cho paNa azubhakarmonA udaye madhadariye jahAja tophAnamAM sapaDAI gayuM che. khalAsInA puSkaLa prayAso chatAM jahAjane tUTatuM bacAvI zakAyuM nathI paNa tamArA nathA tamArA mitranA, baMnenA hAthamAM jahAjanuM eka majabUta lAkaDuM AvI gayuM che ane enA sahAre tame baMne samudranA koka ajANyA kinAre AvI gayA cho. tyAMthI cAlatA cAlatA tame pATaliputra nagaranI bahAra AvI gayA cho. 'annadeva, tArA zvazura A ja nagaramAM rahe che ne ? cAlo, ApaNe emane tyAM pahoMcI jaIe." 'mitra, AvI avasthAmAM huM zurane tyAM jaIne zuM karuM ?" 'eka kAma kara. tuM ahIM besa. huM tArA zvazurane tyAM jaIne AvuM chuM. aruNadeva, mitra tamAro gayo che gAmamAM ane tame tyAM rahelA eka daivamaMdiramAM ArAma karavA ADA paDyA cho to kharA paNa zarIra tamAruM atyaMta zramita hovAnA kAraNe tame gaNatarInI paLomAM to nidrAdhIna thaI gayA cho. A bAju tamArI patnI devanI upavanamAM alaMkArothI sajja thaIne AvI che ane enA para eka coranI najara paDI che. devanInA kAMDA para rahela sonAnAM kaDAM joIne enI AMkho camakI gaI che ane siphatapUrvaka e devanInI pAchaLa Avyo che ane lAga joIne eNe devanInA hAtha para vAra karyo che ane kAMDA kApIne kaDAM laIne e bhAgyo che. daivanIe cIsAcIsa karI mUktA enI sAthe Avela sipAI corane pakaDavA enI pAchaLa doDyo che ane pakaDAI javAnA bhaye cora deva-maMdiramAM ghUsI gayo che ane aruNadeva, nidrAdhIna banI gayela tamArI pAse talavAra ane kaDAM mUkIne bhAgI gayo che. corano pIcho karato sipAI e devamaMdiramAM AvI caDyo che ane eNe talavAra tathA kaDAM tamArI bAjumAM paDela joIne tamane ja cora dhArI lIdhA che. tamane eNe uThADyA che, pakaDIne mAryAM che ane rAjA samakSa hAjara karyA che. krodhAviSTa banI gayela rAjAe tamane zULIe caDAvI devAnI sainikane AjJA karI dIdhI che. zaMkA to manamAM e UThI che ke tamArA baMnenA jIvanamAM A aniSTa sarjAyuM ja kema ? kAraNa ke kAraNa vinA to kArya sarjAtuM ja nathI. paNa zAstradarpaNamAM jhAMkIne joyuM tyAre eno tALo barAbara maLI gayo. + + + vardhamAna nagara, kulaputra sughaDa, patnI candrA ane putra sarga, gharamAM bhAre daridratA che. kyAreka kyAreka to khAvAnA ya vAMdhA paDI rahyA che ane enA ja kAraNe sughaDa ane candrA, banne majUrI karIne jIvana vItAvI rahyA che. ane emAM banyuM che evuM ke yuvAvasthAmAM ja koka rogano zikAra banI javAnA kAraNe sughaDa paraloka bhego ravAnA thaI gayo che. 'beTA, mArI tane eka vinaMti che' candrAe potAnA putra sargane bolAvIne vAta karI che. 72

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maMdiranA parisaramAM nidrAdhIna aruNadeva! tamArI bAjumAM kaMkaNa ane talavAra mUkIne cora bhAgI rahyo che. bola, zuM che?' 'tArA pitAjI have hAjara nathI. gharamAM hAMllAM kustI karI rahyA che. huM to kAma karavA bahAra jAuM ja chuM paNa havethI tAre ya kAma karavA bahAra javuM ja paDaze. roTalA-pANI bhegA ApaNe to ja pahoMcI zakazuM.' "huM cokkasa jaIza.' ane pachI to A krama rojano banI gayo che. mA alaga kAma karI rahI che ane dIkaro alaga kAma karI rahyo che. paNa emAM eka divasa banyuM che evuM ke putra sarga jaMgalamAMthI lAkaDAno bhAro laIne ghare Avyo che. gharamAM cAre ya bAju tapAsa karavA chatAM ene bhojana maLyuM nathI ane e ja samaye mA candrA gharamAM dAkhala thaI che. 'tuM zuM zULIe caDavA gaI hatI ? ATalI vAra tane kyAM lAgI ?' sarga barADI UThyo che. 'tArA kAMDA kapAI gayA hatA? A sIkA paranuM bhojana teM lIdhuM nahIM? candrAe sAme saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM che. aruNadeva, e sarga marIne tame banyA ane devanI, e candrA marIne tuM banI. hisAba barAbara maLI gayo. prabhu, krodhanA Aveza to dArUnA nazA karatAM ya bhayaMkara che e vAta have barAbara samajAI gaI che. dArU to eka ja jIvana bagADe che paNa krodha to bhavobhava bagADI nAkhe che. mArI tane eka ja prArthanA che. mArA puNyane tuM tIvra na banAve to kAMI nahIM. mArA krodhane to tuM maMda ane alpa banAvI ja de. mAro paraloka bagaDato aTakI ja jaze. 93

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38 rANI kalAvatI ! rAjarANI banavAnuM sadbhAgya tamane sAMpaDyuM che. rUpa, yauvana ane taMdurastI A badhuM ya tamane hAthavaguM hovA sAthe pati tarIke tamane rAjA maLyo che ane eTale ja tame dharatI para svarganA sukhano anubhava karI rahyA cho. paNa, eka divasa banyuM che evuM ke tamArA hAthamAM tamArI dAsIne ekadama caLakatA ane AkarSaka kaMkaNa jovA maLyA che ane e kaMkaNa jAIne e stabdha thaI gaI che. 'A kaMkaNa tame lAvyA kyAMthI ?" je haMmezAM mArA manamAM rahe che" 'kamAla !' jenA manamAM huM haMmezAM rahuM chuM' 'oha !' rAta-divasa huM jene bhUlI zakatI nathI" 'Azcarya !" 'jenAM darzane mArA AnaMdano pAra nathI raheto vAha !' enA taraphathI mane A kaMkaNa maLyA che" kalAvatI ! "jenAM darzanathI mArA AnaMdano pAra nathI raheto, emaNe A suMdara kaMkaNo mane mokalyA che" dAsIne tame karelI A vAta paradA pAchaLa chupAyela rAjAe sAMbhaLI letAM ene kAramo AghAta lAgyo che.

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banyuM che evuM ke tamArI dAsI ane tamArA vacce jyAre A vArtAlApa cAlI rahyo che tyAre gupta sthaLe UbhA rahelA rAjAe vArtAlApanA A zabdo sAMbhaLI lIdhA che ane e AvezamAM AvI gayA che. 'mArI patnInA moDhAmAM AvA zabdo ? nakkI, enuM mana mArA sivAya koI anya puruSamAM che, ke jevo enA para A kaMkaNa mokalAvyA che. AvI vyabhicAriNI strI sAthe eka divasa paNa have rahevAya ja zI rIte ? ene to evI jAlima sajA karyuM ane evI khataranAka jagAe mokalI dauM ke jIvanabhara e ribAtI ja rahe' basa, A vicAra sAthe rAjAe sipAIne bolAvyo che. 'eka jokhamI kAma tAre karavAnuM che' 'pharamAvo' 'eno aNasAra suddhAM koIne Avavo na joIe' 'nahIM Ave' 'mahArANI kalAvatI che ne ?' 'hA' ene jagalamAM laI javAnAM che 'pachI ?' 'enA kAMDA kApIne ane tyAM ja mUkI AvavAnA che' rAjAnI A AjJA sAMbhaLIne sipAI stabdha to thaI gayo paNa Akhare e hato to rAjAno nokara ne ? e lAcAra hato. tame garbhiNI avasthAmAM hatA ane chatAM tamane e jaMgalamAM laI gayo che. ane tyAM kaMkaNa sahita tamArA kAMDA enne kApI nAkhyA che. e laIne rAjamahele AvIne eNe rAjAne ApI dIdhA che. alabatta, tame jaMgalamAM putrane janma to Apyo ja che paraMtu satItvanA prabhAve devatAe tamArA baMne hAtha ThIka karI dIdhA che ane jaMgalane ya maMgala banAvI dIdhuM che. A bAju rAjAnA hAthamAM jevA tamArA hAthamAMnAM kaMkaNa AvyA che. emanI najara sIdhI kekA para lakhelA akSaro para paDI che ane e akSaro vAMcatA ja emanI AMkho AdhAnathI phATI paDI che. kaMkaNa para lakhyuM hatuM jayavijaya' oha ! A to rANInA ja sagA bhAIo ! meM pApIe mahArANInA hAtha kapAvI nAkhyA ? rAjAe jaMgalamAM sipAIo mokalIne tamArI tapAsa karAvI che. tame maLI AvatA teo tamane sabahumAna rAjamahelamAM laI AvyA che. rAjAe tamArI kSamA to mAgI lIdhI che paraMtu e ja arasAmAM nagaramAM padhArelA kevaLajJAnI bhagavaMta pAse rAjAe jijJAsA vyakta karI che, 'mahArANInA kAMDA kapAvI nAkhavAnI durbuddhi mane kema thaI' 'mahArANIe gata janmamAM eka popaTanI baMne pAMkho kapAvI nAkhI hatI. ane manamAM rAjIpo anubhavyo hato. popaTano jIva tuM thayo ane e strIno jIva kalAvatI banI. karmonA e udaye A janamamAM A sthiti sarjAI che. prabhu, ajJAna, Aveza ane ahaMkAranA prabhAva heThaLa na jANe AvAM to keTakeTalA akAryo huM bhUtakALanA bhavomAM karI cUkyo hoIza ? eka ja prArthanA karuM chuM tane. evI sabuddhi tuM mane ApI de ke AvuM koI paNa akArya huM AcaruM ja nahIM ane karmanA viSama udayamAM mananI samAdhine khaMDita thavA ja dauM nahIM. 75

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ja 39 che munivara bhuvanatilaka ! dhanada tamArA pitAnuM nAma che. tamArI mAtAnuM nAma che padmAvatI ane tamAruM nAma che bhuvanatilaka. mAtApitA tamArA rAjA-rANI che. tame rAjakumAra cho. yuvAvasthAmAM tamAro praveza thaI cUkyo che. pitA tamAre yogya kanyAnI tapAsamAM che ane evAmAM eka divasa rAjavI amaracandrano pradhAna rAjasabhAmAM ApanI samakSa upasthita thaI gayo che. 'rAjana, amArA rAjA amaracandranI putrI yazomatI udyAnamAM krIDA karavA gaI hatI. tyAM vidyAdharIonA samUhathI gavAyelA tamArA putra bhuvanatilakakumAranA guNa samUhanuM eNe zravaNa karyuM che ane manomana eNe bhuvanatilakakumAra sAthe ja lagna karavAno nirdhAra karI lIdho che. huM amArA rAjAnA AdezathI ApanI pAse e vAta mUkavA Avyo chuM. mane zraddhA che ke A prastAvane Apa svIkArI ja lezo.' ane rAjakumAra bhuvanatilaka, tamArA pitAjIe rAjavI amaracandranA A prastAvane svIkArI lIdho ane eka zubha divase maMtrI ane sAmaMta rAjAo sahita tame yazomatI sAthe lagna karavA prayANa karyuM che. paNa, vacce AvyuM che siddhapura nAmanuM eka gAma ane tyAM tame rathamAM ne rathamAM ja mUccha khAIne DhaLI paDyA cho. AMkho ane vAcA, baMne tamArI baMdha thaI gayela che. tamane bolatA karavAnA darekanA dareka prayAso niSphaLa ja jatA e sahu AjubAjuthI mAMtrikone bolAvI lAvyA che. emanA jAtajAtanA prayAsone jyAre niSphaLatA ja sAMpaDI che tyAre maMtrI vagere sahu bhayabhIta thaI gayA che. have karavuM zuM?' paNa, tyAM emanA kAne samAcAra AvyA che ke eka kevaLI bhagavaMta suvarNanA kamaLapatra para besIne dezanA ApI rahyA che... ane maMtrI vagere sahu turta ja kevaLInA dezanA sthaLa para pahoMcI gayA che ane cAlu dezanAmAM ja kevaLIne emaNe prazna pUchyo che. he bhagavaMta! amArA rAjakumAra bhuvanatilaka para aNadhAryuM je duHkha AvyuM che enI pAchaLa kAraNa zuM che?" ane bhuvanatilaka, kevaLI bhagavaMte e sahu samakSa asaMkhyakALa pahelAMnA tamArA eka bhavanI dAstAna rajU karI dIdhI che. ghAtakIkhaMDanA bharatakSetramAM bhavanAgAra nAmanuM nagara che. tyAM eka divasa eka AcArya bhagavaMta potAnA vizALa ziSya parivAra sAthe padhAryA che. e AcArya bhagavaMtanA ziSyomAM eka vAsava nAmano ziSya che ke je haMmezAM durvinayarUpa samudramAM ja nimagna rahe che. guru bhagavaMta sahita sahu munione herAna karatA rahevAno jANe ke eNe jIvanamaMtra banAvI lIdho che. eka divasa to AcArya bhagavaMte ene vinayanA lAbho ane avinayanAM nukasAno aMge sArI evI hitazikSA paNa ApI che paraMtu sarpanA moDhAmAM jatuM dUdha paNa jema jherarUpa banI jAya che tema AcArya bhagavaMtanI hitazikSA enA mATe viparIta paDI che. e bhAre AvezamAM AvI gayo che ane eNe gurudeva sahita tamAma sAdhuone khatama karI nAkhavA prAsuka jaLamAM tAlapuTa viSa bheLavI to dIdhuM che paNa pakaDAI javAnA bhaye tyAMthI nAsI jaIne koka jaMgalamAM jaIne sUI gayo che. 76

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ka tamAma sAdhuone khatama karI nAkhavAnA duSTAzaya sAthe vAsava ! te prAsuka jaLamAM tAlapuTa viSa bheLavI devAnuM hicakAruM kRtya AcarI dIdhuM che. paNa, jaMgalamAM acAnaka saLagI UThyo chedAvAnaLa ane emAM e bhaDathuM thaIne ravAnA thaI gayo che sAtamI narakamAM. ane A bAju jAgrata evA zAsanadevatAe peluM tAlapuTa viSayukta jaLa DhoLI daIne AcArya bhagavaMta vagere sahunA prANa bacAvI lIdhA che. pelo vAsava, sAtamI narakamAMthI nIkaLIne matsAdika vagere bhavomAM bhamIne atyAre bhuvanatilaka rAjakumAra thayo che. zeSa rahelA pApanA udayathI e AvI durdazAne pAmelo che. to tyAM jaIne pUrvabhavanuM A vRttAMta ene saMbhaLAvo. e sajja thaI jaze. ane bhuvanatilaka, e vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne tame mAtra sajja ja nathI thaI gayA, kevaLI bhagavaMta pAse AvIne saMyamajIvana paNa aMgIkAra karI cUkyA cho ane kevaLajJAna pAmI mokSamAM paNa padhArI gayA cho. prabhu! zvAsa vinA jo zarIra nathI TakatuM to vinaya vinA saMsAra paNa sIdho nathI ja cAlato. vAstavikatA A hovA chatAM janamojanamathI tagaDebAja banI rahelo ahaM, AtmAne uttamajIvanamAM ya uddhata banAvato ja rahe che. mArI eka ja vinaMti che. mArA ahaMne tuM tArI pAse rAkhI le. huM sevaka kharo paNa tAro! huM bhakta kharo paNa tAro ! mAruM kAma thaI jaze.

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so rAjarSi trivikrama ! Ama to zrAvastI nagarInA rAjavI hatA tame. jaMgalamAM gayA cho tame eka vAra ane tyAM koka vRkSa paranA mALAmAM rahela paMkhIno virasa avAja tamArA kAne paDyo che ane tamane apazukana thayuM ema lAgyuM che. tame paLanI ya vAra lagADyA vinA enA para bANa choDyuM che. bANa lAgavAthI e paMkhI mALAmAMthI nIce pRthvI para paDyuM che ane taraphaDavA lAgyuM che. enA A taraphaDATane joIne tamane enA para anukaMpA paNa jAgI che ane karI dIdhelA A duSkArya badala tamane pazcAttApa paNa thayo che. banyuM che evuM ke tame tyAMthI thoDuMka ja AgaLa cAlyA cho ane koka vRkSa nIce beThelA eka mahAmuni para tamArI najara paDI che. tame emanI pAse AvIne besI gayA cho ane yogAnuyoga e munivare tamane ahiMsA dharmano upadeza Apyo che. e upadeza sAMbhaLIne tamane ema lAgyuM che ke 'paMkhIne bANa mAravAnuM meM je kAma karyuM tenI jANa koIne ya nahotI paNa A munivarane enI jANa thaI gaI lAge che. e sivAya e mane sIdho ahiMsA dharmano upadeza ja zA mATe Ape? paNa, vAMdho nahIM. e pApano nAza karavA huM A ja munivara pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI lauM.' Ama vicArI rAjyanI vyavasthA barAbara goThavI daIne tRNanI jema rAjyano tyAga karIne rAjavI trivikramamAMthI tame rAjarSi trivikrama banI gayA cho. pApanAza mATe tame e hade tapazcaryAnA mArge caDI gayA cho ke tapazcaryAnA prabhAve tamane tejalezyAnI labdhi utpanna thaI gaI che. rAjarSi trivikrama! pUrvajanmanuM vaira laIne AvelA bhile tamArA para lAkaDIno prahAra karI to dIdho paNa AvezamAM tame ya enA para tejalezyA mUkI dIdhI? 78

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A bAju tamArA bANanA prahArathI ghAyala thayela paMkhIe paLavAramAM prANa choDI dIdhA che ane marIne e bhilla thayuM che. eka vakhata eka gAmathI bIje gAma vihAra karIne jaI rahelA tamArA para e bhillanI najara paDI che ane pUrvabhavanA vairanA lIdhe eNe tamArA para lAkaDIno prahAra karI dIdho che. tame tamArA munipaNAne bhUlI jaIne enA para tejalezyA mUkIne ene bhasmIbhUta karI nAkhyo che. e bhilla marIne siMha banyo che. eka vakhata jaMgala raste tame vihAra karI rahyA cho ane tamArA para enI najara paDatAMnI sAthe ja e pUMchaDuM ulALato tamArA para ghasyo che. e vakhate paNa upazamabhAva gumAvI daIne enA para tame tejalezyA mUkI dIdhI che ane ene paraloka bhego ravAnA karI dIdho che. e siMha marIne hAthI to banyo che paNa hAthInA avatAramAM ya tamArAM darzane pUrvabhavanA vairanA enA saMskAra jAgrata thayA che ane tamane paga taLe kacaDI nAkhavA e tamArA tarapha doDyo che. paNa tamArI najIka e AvI caDe e pahelA tame ene ya tejalezyA dvArA khatama karI nAkhyo che. e hAthI marIne jaMgalI sAMDha banyo che. ahIM paNa enA manamAM tamArA pratyenA vairanA saMskAra evA ja jIvaMta che. tame enI najaramAM AvyA cho ane ziMgaDA mAravA e tamArI tarapha ghasI paDyo che. ziMgaDA mAravAmAM e saphaLa bane e pahelAM enA para tejalezyA mUkI devAmAM tame saphaLa banI gayA cho ane enA jIvana para tame pUrNavirAma mUkI dIdhuM che. e sAMDha marIne sarpa thayo che. vihAra karI rahelA tame enA dRSTipatha para AvI gayA cho ane tamane DaMkha mArIne yamasadana pahoMcADI devA e adhIro banI gayo che. tame enI e ceSTA joIne ja saceta thaI gayA cho ane enA para tejovezyA mUkIne tame ene bALI nAkhyo che. e sarpa marIne brAhmaNa to thayo che paNa eka vakhata eNe tamane kyAMka joI lIdhA che ane je paNa maLe enI samakSa eNe tamArI niMdA karavAnuM cAlu karI dIdhuM che. tamArA kAne enI A harakato AvI che ane eka divasa taka maLatAM tame enA para paNa tejovezyA mUkI daIne enuM jIvana samApta karI dIdhuM che. koI paNa kAraNasara zubhadhyAnamAM e brAhmaNa marIne vArANasI nagarImAM mahAbAhu nAme rAjA thayo che ane koka muninAM darzane ene thaI gayela jAti smaraNa jJAnamAM eNe potAnA sAta bhavo joI lIdhA che. tamArI bhALa meLavavA eNe 'pakSI, bhilla, siMha, hAthI, sAMDha, sarpa ane brAhmaNa' A ardhA zloka loko vacce ramato mUkyo che. tamArA kAne A zlokArtha AvatA tamane jAtismaraNa jJAna A zlokArdhanA racayitAne thaI gayuM hovuM joIe e khyAla AvI jatA 'krodhathI jemaNe A haNyA, temanuM arere zuM thaze?' e zlokArdha banAvIne zloka pUrNa karI Apyo che. tamAruM ane rAjAnuM milana thaI jatA vairabhAvane arasaparasa khamAvI daIne tame baMne siddhi gatimAM pahoMcI gayA cho. prabhu, krodhamAM tuM mane sarpanAM, agninAM, viSanAM ane siMhanAM darzana huM karI zakuM evI dRSTi ApI de. tAro e upakAra mAruM durgatigamana sthagita karIne ja raheze. 79

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41 maharSi tArAcaMda ! pitA mahendra ane mAtA tArAnA putra cho tame, nAma tamAruM che tArAcaMda. ATha varasanI tamArI vaya che ane e samaye kauzala dezanA rAjavIe tamArA pitAjInA nagarane ghero pADyo che. tamArA pitAe sAmI chAtIe ene laData to ApI che paNa e laDatamAM tamArA pitAjIe potAno jAna gumAvyo che. pitAjInA motanA samAcAra sainyamAM phelAtAMnI sAthe ja hatAza thayelA sainikoe hathiyAro nIce mUkI dIdhA che. loko jIna bacAvavA bhAgI nIkaLyA che. tamArI mAtA paNa tamane AMgaLIe vaLagADIne lokonI sAthe bhAgI chUTI che ane lapAtA-chupAtA tame baMne bharUca zaheramAM AvI caDyA cho. kSudhA ane tRSAthI pIDita tamArI mAtA 'kyAM jAuM ane kyAM na jAuM ? zuM karuM ane zuM na karuM ? kyAM praveza karuM ? kone pUchuM ? zuM vAta karuM ?' AvA vicAromAM ramI rahI che ane e ja samaye rastA para gocarI vahoravA nIkaLela sAdhvI yugala para enI STi paDI che, 'oha ! dharmamAM nirata A pavitra sAdhvIjIo to meM pUrve mArA pitAnA ghare paNa avAranavAra AvatA joyA ja che. emanA ja zaraNe cAlyA javA de. badhuM sAruM thaIne ja raheze' Ama vicArI tamArI AMgaLI pakaDIne e sAdhvIyugala pAse AvI che ane emane vaMdana karyuM che. 'kyAMthI Avo cho ?' 'vidhdha purathI' 'konA mahemAna cho ?' 'koInA ya nahIM' 'jo A nagaramAM tamAruM koI ja nathI to tame cAlo amArI sAthe. amArA pravartinInA mahemAna thAo. tame e sAdhvI yugalanI A vinaMti svIkArIne emanI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlatA pravartinI pAse AvyA cho. pravartinIne tame vaMdana karyuM che ane pravartinInA pUchavAthI tamArI mAtAe emane athathI iti sudhIno vR AMta jaNAvI dIdho che. pravartinIo tamane baMnene zayyAtarane soMpyA che ane zayyAtare potAnI putrI samaane tamArI mAtAne sAcavI lIdhI che ane tamane paNa badhI ja anukULatAo karI ApI che. eka divasa pravartinIe tamArI mAtAne pUchyuM che, 'have tamAre zuM karavuM che ? ' 'mArA pati gujarI gayA che. rAjya cAlyuM gayuM che. parivAra naSTa thaI gayo che. kozala nareza krUra che. bALaka aparipakva che. rAjya maLavAnI koI AzA nathI. have Apa ja koka evo rasto batAvo ke jethI bhaviSyamAM AvI koI Apattio amArA para Ave ja nahIM.' 'jo A ja tamAro nizcaya hoya to eka kAma tame karo, putra tArAcaMdane tame AcArya mahArAjane soMpI do ane tame amArI pAse saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karI lo. jenA prabhAve A saMsAranA tamAma prakAranAM duHkho samApta thaIne ja roko... tamArI mAtAe pravartinInI A salAhano svIkAra karI cAritrajIvana aMgIkAra karyuM ane tame anaMtanAtha 80

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bhagavAnanA zAsananA sunaMda nAmanA AcArya bhagavaMta pAse saMyamI banyA. kALakrame tame yuvAnavayamAM AvyA cho ane e vayasulabha tamArA manamAM jAtajAtanA vikRta vicAro AvavAnA zarU thayA che. kaMIka gIta-nRtyAdi ceSTAo karavAnuM paNa tame zarU karyuM che. tamArI A ceSTAne rokavA AcArya bhagavaMte, upAdhyAya bhagavaMte ane sahavartI sahu sAdhu bhagavaMtoe tamane preraNA karI che ane tame aTakI paNa gayA cho. paNa, eka divasa AcArya bhagavaMta aMDila bhUmie bahAra gayA che ane enI pAchaLa tame paNa gayA cho. tyAM tame uMdarone ramatA ane majA karatA nihALyA che ane tame vicAramAM caDI gayA cho. "dhanya che A uMdarone ke jeone koI paNa prakAranAM baMdhana nathI. jyAre mArA para to pAra vinAnAM baMdhano che 'A bhakSya che, A abhakSya che. A pramAda che. A pApa che. Ane vaMdana karo. AnI bhakti karo" mane ema lAge che ke mArA karatAM to A uMdaro pAra vinAnA sukhI che." munivara, tamArA anAlocita A vicAre tame jyotiSa deva pachInA bhavamAM sIdhA uMdaraDInA peTamAM AvI gayA cho. je jIvana tamane majAnuM lAgyuM che e jIvananI karmasattAe tamane bheTa ApI dIdhI che ! bALamuni tArAcaMda ! kutuhalavRtti ane rasapUrvaka uMdarone ramatA joIne tame emanA A svataMtra ?i] jIvana pratye AkarSita thaI gayA cho. prabhu, manane huM mAruM to mAnI beTho chuM paraMtu e manamAM cAlI rahelA ane AvI rahelA vicAro para mAruM koI ja niyaMtraNa hoya evuM mane lAgatuM nathI. zuM A aniyaMtrita vicAro e ja mArA saMsAra paribhramaNanuM eka mAtra mULa haze? eka kAma tuM na kare? kAM mAruM mana tuM laI le ane kAM tAruM mana tuM mane ApI de, e sivAya mAronistAra zakya ja nathI. 81

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zreSThI nAgadattA! je mahelane caNAvatAM bAra-bAra varasanAM vahANAM vItI gayA che e mahela have saMpUrNapaNe caNAI gayo che ane tame citrakArane bolAvIne kaI dIvAla para kevAM citro karavA enI sUcanA ApI rahyA cho ane e ja samaye tyAMthI cAra jJAnanA svAmI eka muni bhagavaMta pasAra thaI rahyA che. emanA kAne citrakArane tamArA dvArA apAI rahela sUcanAnA zabdo paDyA che ane teo hasI paDyA che. tame A joyuM che ane vicAramAM caDI gayA cho. 'huM mArA mahela aMge bhalAmaNa karato houM emAM muni bhagavaMte hasavAnI jarUra zI che? jarAka navaro thAuM eTale emanI pAse jaIne A aMge khulAso karI lauM chuM." tame ghare jamavA AvyA cho. thALI pIrasAI gaI che ane tame nAnA dIkarAne khoLAmAM besADIne ramADI rahyA cho. e ja vakhate e dIkarAe pezAba karyo che. enA chAMTA thALImAM rahela bhojananAM dravyo para paDyA che ane e chatAM ya tame prasannatApUrvaka e bhojana peTamAM padharAvI rahyA cho. khoLAmAM besADela bALake karela pezAba thALImAM gayAnuM jANavA chatAM thALImAM pIrasAyela bhojana TesathI ArogatA tamane joIne nAgadata! gocarI vahoravA Avela muni bhagavaMtanA caherA para smita pharakI gayuM che. 82

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banyuM che evuM ke e samaye paNa pelA muni bhagavaMta gocarI vahoravA tamAre tyAM padhAryA che ane emanI najara tamArI ceSTA para paDI che ane tyAMya e hasI paDyA che. tame stabdha thaI gayA cho. "munino A AcAra ja nathI ane chatAM teo jyAre hasyA ja che tyAre nakkI enI pAchaLa koka kAraNa hovuM ja joIe. huM vahelI take emanI pAse jaIne e aMgenuM kAraNa jANI ja lauM chuM' Ama vicArI jamIne tame dukAne AvyA cho. e samaye koka kasAI eka bokaDAne laIne jaI rahyo che ane e bokaDo acAnaka tamArI dukAnamAM caDI gayo che. tame ene dukAnamAMthI utArI mUkavAmAM saphaLa to thAo cho paraMtu e pharI pharIne dukAnamAM ghUsI rahyo che. kasAIe tamArI pAse bokaDAne rAkhI levAnA paisA mAgyA che paraMtu tame paisA ApavAno inakAra karIne bokaDAne nIce dhakelI dIdho che. kasAI jyAre e bokaDAne DhasaDIne laI jaI rahyo che tyAre bokaDAnI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayA che. pelA muni bhagavaMta e vakhate paNa tyAMthI ja pasAra thaI rahyA che ane bokaDAnI AMkhamAMthI vahI rahelA AMsu joIne e tyAM paNa hasI paDyA che. have tamArAthI rahevAyuM nathI. tame sIdhA pahoMcyA cho pauSadhazALAmAM birAjamAna muni bhagavaMta pAse ane pUchI lIdhuM che emane. "Apa traNa traNa vAra hasyA cho mAre tyAM banelA prasaMgomAM. mAre enAM kAraNo jANavA che. mArA ja mahelamAM banAvI rahyo chuM huM citro, e mATe huM citrakArane sUcanAo ApI rahyo hato tyAre Apa hasyA cho. kAraNa zuM che?' 'nAgadatta, sAtamA divasanI sAMje to tamAruM mota che. ane tame mahelanI dIvAlo para suMdara citro banAvavAnuM Ayojana karI rahyA hatA. hasuM nahIM to bIjuM kazuM zuM?' muni bhagavaMte ApelA A javAbane sAMbhaLIne tame thatharI gayA cho. 'sAta ja divasanuM mAruM zeSajIvana che? marIne mAre javAnuM kyAM? mArI sAthe koNa? A vicAre tamAruM mukha pILuM to paDI gayuM che chatAM hiMmata karIne muni bhagavaMtane bIjI vakhatanA hAsyanuM kAraNa pUchI lIdhuM che. 'zeTha, khoLAmAM tame je putrane ramADI rahyA hatA e putra to tamArI patnInA yArano jIva che ke jenuM khUna tame pote karyuM che. tamArA gayA pachI e tamArI patnInuM khUna karavAno che. AgaLa jatAM vyasanI thavAno che ane tamArA A mahelane paNa vecI nAkhavAno che. tame enA pezAbanA chAMTAvALuM bhojana majethI ArogI rahyA hatA ! hasuM nahIM to bIjuM kazuM zuM? ane trIjI vakhata hasavAnuM kAraNa paNa tame jANI lo. eka vakhata tamArI dukAnamAM mAla levA Avela caMDALane tamArA pitAe kapaTa karIne ocho mAla Apyo hato. ghare gayA bAda caMDALane enI jANa thatAM e paisA pAchA levA dukAne Avyo hato paNa tamArA pitAe ene paisA ApyA nahIM ane mAyAnA sevane tamAro bApa marIne bokaDo thayo ke je tamArI dukAnamAM ghUsI gayo hato. tame paisA ApIne ene bacAvyo nahIM ane jAtismaraNa jJAnane pAmelo e bokaDo e hisAbe raDI rahyo hato. tuM ja kahe, A joIne hasavuM na Ave to bIjuM thAya zuM?' prabhu, viSamatA ane vikRtithI bharelA A saMsAmAM rAga konA para karavo e ja samajAtuM nathI to dveSa konA para karavo e ya samajAtuM nathI. "saMsAra asAra che" nI tArI vAta have samajAya che. hIro jo paththara banI jato hoya ane paththara jo hIro banI jato hoya to e hIrA-paththara para rAga-dveSa karavAno koI artha nathI raheto. bApa bokaDo banI jato hoya ane duzmana dIkaro banI jato hoya to tyAMya rAga-dveSa zuM karavA? 83

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43 suzrAvikA rohiNI ! kuMDanapurI nagarInA subhadra nAmanA zreSThInI putrI che tuM. nAma tAruM rohiNI che. pUrvanA azubhanA udaye tuM nAnI vayamAM vidhavA thaI cUkI che. AvI sthitimAM anya koka strI hoya to e kadAca ApavAta paNa karI bese ke anya koka galata rasto paNa apanAvI bese paNa tuM e bAbatamAM nokhI mATInI nIkaLI che. nathI to tArA manane teM tUTavA dIdhuM ke nathI to tArA manane te hatAzAnI gartAmAM dhakelAvA dIdhuM. tuM AvI gaI che koka sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtanA paricayamAM ane emanI pAse teM zarU karI dIdhuM che adhyayana. buddhi tArI kuzAgra che. svAdhyAyanI tArI ruci gajabanAka che, ane sAdhvIjI bhagavaMta pratye tArA haiyAmAM bahumAnabhAva bhAre che. A tamAmanA sahAre svAdhyAyakSetre tuM kalpanAtIta hade AgaLa vadhI rahI che. kammapayaDi jevA kaThina graMtho teM svanAmavat kaMThastha to karI ja dIdhA che paraMtu nitya adhyayana karatA rahevAnA kAraNe lagabhaga eka lAkha jeTalA zloko tane kaMThastha thaI gayA che. kamAlanuM sukhada Azcarya to e sarjAyuM che ke teM mAtra svAdhyAyayogamAM ja pragati nathI sAdhI. nitya trikALa pUjA ane ubhayaTaMka Avazyaka vagerene paNa teM tArA jIvanamAM nitya sthAna ApI dIdhuM che. A tamAma yogonA sahAre kaThina paNa gaNAtA brahmacarya pAlanane teM bilakula sahaja ane saraLa banAvI dIdhuM che. paNa, eka karuNatAne teM tArA jIvanamAM sAme caDIne AmaMtraNa ApI dIdhuM che. e karuNatA eTale ja vikathA ! AhAra kathA, bhaktakathA, deza kathA ane rAjyakathA. huM pote to A vikathAmAM DUbI gaI che paNa bIione ya te vikathAmAM rasa letA karI dIdhA che. tArA A vikathArasane joIne eka divasa to sAdhu bhagavaMtoe ane sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtoe tane hitazikSA ApatA kahyuM paNa che ke 'tArA jevI sujJAtane parinaMdA ane vikathA karavI e bilakula yogya nathI. kAraNa ke zAstrakAroe salAha ApI che ke 'jo eka ja karmathI tuM A jagatane vaza karavA icchato ho to parinaMdArUpa ghAsane caratI evI tArI vANIrUpa gAyane temAMthI nivRtta kara' paNa, rohiNI ! A hitazikSAnI tane koI asara to nathI thaI paraMtu tuM to vadhu ullAsathI vikathAmAM rata thaI gaI che. e hade vikathAmAM tuM DUbI gaI che ke teM navuM adhyayana karavAnuM to choDI dIdhuM che paraMtu svAdhyAyanuM punarAvartana paNa choDI dIdhuM che. banyuM che evuM ke eka divasa tuM tArI keTalIka sAhelIo sAthe rastA parathI pasAra thaI rahI che ane teM e sAhelIone kahyuM che, tamane khabara che zurI ka 'zenI ?' 'rAjAnI rANInI' 'nA. zI vAta che ?" e duHzIlA che" 84

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m/11 rohiNI ! sahelIo sAthe niMdArasamAM mazagUla tArI vAto raste jatI dAsI sAMbhaLI gaI che. 'huM?' 'hA' rohiNI, tArI A vAta sAMbhaLI lIdhI che e ja rastethI pasAra thaI rahela rANInI dAsIe. eNe rAjamahelamAM jaIne rAjAne A vAta karI che. rAjA to A vAta sAMbhaLIne stabdha ja thaI gayo che. "mArI patnI kulaTA ?' eNe turta ja tArA ghare tArA pitAne bolAvI lAvavA mANasa mokalyo che. tArA pitA rAjA samakSa hAjara thayA che. 'tamArI putrI rohiNI je bolI che eno tamane khyAla che?' eNe rANIne du:zIlA kahI che? zuM vAta karo cho ?' 'hA, jANavuM to mAre e che ke tamArI putrIe mArI rANInuM kuzIlapaNuM kyAM joyuM ? zI rIte joyuM ?" rAjanuM, mArI putrIno svabhAva ja duSTa che' tArA pitAjInA A javAbathI gusse thayela rAjAe tane nagaramAMthI kADhI mUkI che. araNyamAM duHkhono anubhava karIne mRtyu pAmelI tuM ekendriyAdi gatiomAM anaMtakALa sudhI bhamatI rahI che. prabhu, anaMtakALe to mane vacanalabdhi maLI che. tArI pAse eTaluM ja mAguM chuM huM ke tuM mane vivekarUpI cokIdAra ApIne ja raheje. kAraNa ke e eka ja cokIdAra evo che ke je jIbhane vikathAmAM pravRtta thavA deto nathI. jIbha vikathArahita bane eTale satkathAmAM rasa lIdhA vinA ene cena paDatuM ja nathI ane mAre e ja to joIe che.

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44 vaizyA kuberasenA ! madhurApurInI tuM ati suprasiddha vaizyA che. rUpa tAruM evuM che ke tuM sAkSAta jANe ke kAmadevanI senA ja che. ke acchA acchA mardone tuM tArA rUpadarzana mAtrathI pANI pANI karI rahI che. mathurApurInA yuvAnomAM tAruM rUpa haMmezAM carcAno viSaya banI rahyuM che. AvI rUparUpanA aMbara jevI tuM Aje garbhavatI banI gaI che. tArI mAtAnA puSkaLa Agraha chatAM garbhapAta na karAvatA teM eka bALaka ane bALikAne janma to ApI dIdho che paNa yauvanane sAcavI rAkhavAnA khyAle dasa divasa bAda kubaredatta ane kuberadattA, evI be nAmathI aMkita be mudrA karAvI, temanI AMgaLImAM paherAvI ane temane eka peTImAM pUrI te peTI teM yamunAnadInA pravAhamAM vahetI mUkI dIdhI che. kuberasenA ! yauvanane sAcavI rAkhavAnA khyAle te baMne bALakone janmanA dasa divasa bAda lAkaDAnI peTImAM mUkIne yamunAnA jaLapravAhamAM vahetA mUkI dIdhA che. jaLanA taraMgonA pravAha sAthe taNAtI taNAtI te peTI zauryapura najIka AvI che ane tyAMnA be zreSThioe e peTImAMnAM bALaka-bALikAne potAnA putra-putrIpaNe rAkhI lIdhA che e to ThIka paNa yauvanavayane teo pAmyA tyAre baMnene paraspara yogya jAtI moTA utsavathI emano vivAha paNa karI dIdho che. 85

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eka vakhata sogaThAbAjI ramatA ramatA kuberadattanA karamAMthI nIkaLIne pelI nAmAMkita mudrikA kuberadattAnA khoLAmAM paDI che ane te laIne jatAM kuberadattA vicAramAM paDI che. ane bolI che, 'lAge che ke ApaNe baMne sahodara yugalIA hoIzuM paraMtu daivayoge ApaNo vivAha thaI gayo che. pachI e baMnee jaIne potapotAnI mAtAne pUchayuM che ane emane vastusthiti samajAI gaI che. vyathita thayela kubaredatta vyApAra karavAnA bahAne zauryapurathI nIkaLIne mathurApurI AvI to gayo che paNa keTalAka divasa bAda e potAnI ja mAtA kuberasenA! tArI sAthe saMbaMdha bAMdhI beTho che ane e saMbaMdhathI tane eka putra paNa thayo che. A bAju kuberadattAe viSayothI virakta thaIne dIkSA lIdhI che. ugra tapasyA karatAM ene avadhijJAna to thayuM che paraMtu kuberadattane tArI sAthe vilAsa karatAM joIne e stabdha thaI gaI che. A akAryane aTakAvavA e mathurApurImAM AvI che ane eka divasa gocarI vahoravAnA bahAne e tAre tyAM AvI che. e vakhate pAraNAmAM sUto sUto tAro putra raDato hato. e sAdhvI ene phularAvatAM phularAvatAM A pramANe bolI che, vatsa ! tuM raDe che zuM kAma? tuM to mAro bhAI thAya che kAraNa ke ApaNA baMnenI mAtA eka ja che. tuM mAro putra paNa thAya che kAraNa ke tuM mArA patino paNa putra che. tuM mAro diyara paNa thAya che kAraNa ke tuM mArA patino nAno bhAI paNa che. tuM mAro bhatrIjo paNa thAya che kAraNa ke tuM mArA bhAIno putra paNa che. tuM mAro kAko paNa thAya che kAraNa ke tuM mArI mAtA patino bhAI paNa che ane tuM mArA putrano putra paNa che. kAraNa ke mArI patnI kuberasenAnA putra kuberadattano tuM putra che. vaLI, tArA pitA sAthe mAre che saMbaMdha che. tAro pitA e mAro bhAI che kAraNa ke amArA baMnenI mAtA eka ja che. tAro pitA te mAro paNa pitA che kAraNa ke te mArI mAtAno pati che. tAro pitA te mAro pitAmaha che kAraNa ke mArI mAtA kuberasenAnA pati kuberadattano tuM anujabaMdhu che tethI kAko ane tenA pitA kuberadatta tethI vRddha pitA thAya che. tAro pitA te mAro svAmI che kAraNa ke tenI sAthe mArA vivAha thayA che. tuM mAro putra paNa che kAraNa ke tuM mArI zokyano putra che. vaLI, tArA pitA te mArA sasarA paNa thAya che kAraNa ke te mArA diyaranA pitA che. vaLI, tArI mAtA sAthe paNa mAre cha saMbaMdha che. tArI mAtA te mArI paNa mAtA che kAraNa ke mAro janma enI kukhe thayo che. tArI mAtA te mArI pitAmahI thAya che kAraNa ke te mArA kAkAnI mAtA che. tArI mAtA te mArI bhojAI thAya che kAraNa ke te mArA bhAInI strI che. tArI mAtA te mArI putravadhU paNa che kAraNa ke mArI zokyanA putra kuberadattanI te strI thAya che. tArI mAtA mArI sAsu paNa che kAraNa ke te mArA patinI mAtA che. tArI mAtA te mArI zokya paNa che kAraNa ke te mArA patinI ja bIjI strI che. kubaresenA, A sAMbhaLyA bAda tAruM ane kubaredattanuM mAthuM ThekANe zuM rahe? sAdhvIne tame baMnee saghaLo vRttAMta pUkyo che ane rahasyodghATana thatAM tame baMne sanmArga para AvI gayA cho. prabhu, zuM AnuM ja nAma saMsAra che? koI paNa saMbaMdha sthira nahIM, koI paNa sabaMdha spaSTa nahIM ane koI paNa saMbaMdha zuddha nahIM! A saMsAranuM koI paNa sukha svaccha nahIM, svAdhIna nahIM ane zAzvata nahIM! kyAre saMsAranI A jAlima kedamAMthI mAro chuTakAro thaze? 87

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ROche. rukimaNI ! prabhu nemanAtha samavasaraNamAM birAjamAna thaIne dezanA ApI rahyA che. dezanA-zravaNe sahunAM mastaka DolI rahyA che ane haiyAM AnaMdamAM garakAva thaI rahyA che. dezanA sAMbhaLavA tame paNa AvyA cho. ane tame tamArA mananI eka jijJAsA prabhu pAse vyakta karI che. "prabhu, evuM te kayuM pApa meM bhUtakALanA bhAvomAM AcarI lIdhuM ke jenA dumrabhAve vartamAna jIvanamAM 16/16 varasa sudhI mane putrano viyoga thayo che ? eka varasa mATe paNa thato putraviyoga koI paNa mAtA mATe jo vedanAdAyaka puravAra thato hoya che to mAre lamaNe to putraviyoganuM duHkha 16 16 varasa sudhI jhIMkAyeluM rahyuM che. kAraNa zuM che enI pAchaLa ? ane rukimaNI, prabhue tamArA bhUtakALanA bhavanA nahIM khUlelAM pAnAM bAreya parSadA samakSa khullAM mUkI dIdhA che. * * * tame koka nagaramAM eka brAhmaNanA ghare lagna karIne gayA cho. pati tamane premALa maLyo che. saMpatti enI pAse amApa che. paraspara tamArA baMneno manameLa paNa sAro che. eka divasa tame tamArI keTalIka sakhIo sAthe krIDA karavA jaMgalamAM gayA cho. koka gIta gAya che, koka nRtya kare che, koka tALI pADI rahI che to koka pheraphUdaDI pharI rahI che. puSkaLa samaya A krIDAmAM pasAra thayA bAda tamArA sahita badhI ja sakhIo zramita thaI gaI che ane alaga alaga vRkSa nIce ArAma karavA tamo sahu besI gayA cho. in alli , rukimaNI ! tame kUtuhalathI moranAM IMDAM hAthamAM to lIdhA paraMtu kaMkuvALA hAthano raMga IDAM para lAgI jatAM IDAM kaMkuvaraNA thaI gayA. 88

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banyuM che emAM evuM ke je vRkSa nIce tame beThA cho tyAM e Dhela beThI che ke jeNe iMDAM mUkyAM che. tamArA sahunA AvAgamanane kAraNe ane kolAhalane kAraNe Dhela bhayabhIta thaI gaI che ane iMDAMne tyAMne tyAM ja rahevA daIne bhAgI gaI che. tame kUtuhalathI e iMDAMnI najIka to gayA ja cho paraMtu tame e iMDAMne hAthamAM paNa laI beThA cho. tamArA hAtha hatA kaMkuvALA ane tamArA hAthamAMnuM e kaMku iMDAM para lAgI javAthI iMDAM banI gayA che kaMkuvaraNAM ! tame thoDI ja vAramAM e iMDAM pAchA yathAsthAne mUkI dIdhA che ane sahu sakhIo sahita tame ghara tarapha javA nIkaLI gayA cho. vRkSa nIce tamArI gerahAjarIno khyAla AvI jatAM ja pelI Dhela iMDAM pAse AvI to gaI che paNa iMDAM kaMkuvaraNAM thaI gayelA hovAthI e potAnAM iMDAMne oLakhI zakI nathI. 'mArAM iMDAM kyAM gayA ?! A vicAra sAthe e zokamAM garakAva thaI gaI che. enI AMkhamAMthI AMsu vahevAnA cAlu thaI gayA che. e AkuLavyAkuLa banI gaI che. vRkSane goLa goLa pharavAnuM eNe cAlu karI dIdhuM che. enA mukhamAMthI karuNasvaro nIkaLI rahyA che. e samaye. acAnaka AkAzamAM vIjaLI camakavA lAgI che. vAdaLAnA gaDagaDATanA avAjo cAlu thaI gayA che. ThaMDo pavana phUMkAvAno cAlu thaI gayo che. moralAonA kekArava zarU thaI gayA che ane gaNatarInI paLomAM to varasAda varasavAno cAlu thaI gayo che. zarUAtamAM chAMTaNAM. pachI jhApaTAM ane pachI dhodhamAra. bAre bArga varasI rahelA A varasAde eka camatkAra ne sarjI dIdho che ke pelAM para lAgI gayela kaMkuno raMga dhovAI gayo che. iMDAM enA mULa svarUpavALAM banI gayA che. ane jyAM DhelanI naja2 e iMDAM para paDI che, AnaMdavibhora banIne e nAcavA lAgI che. ene khyAla AvI gayo che ke A e ja iMDAM che ke jene sevavAnuM eNe baMdha karI dIdhuM che. punaH eNe e iMDAM sevavAnuM cAlu to karI dIdhuM che paraMtu rukmiNI, 16 thI sudhI e iMDAM sevavAthI e dUra thaI gaI hatI, jemAM nimitta tame banyo hato. mAtra majAkamAM tamArAthI thaI gayela A kRtye tamane je karmabaMdha karAvI dIdho hato e karmabaMdhe tamane 16 16 varasa sudhI putraviyoga karAvyo che. 'prabhu, 16 ghaDInA viyoganI sajA 16 varasa ? " 'hA' prabhu, kamAzI pAInI na hoya ane mAthe devuM roja vadhatuM jatuM hoya, e vepArI jevI karuNa mArI hAlata che. karmanirjarAno koI yoga mArI pAse nathI ane karmabaMdha karAvatA saMkhyAbaMdha azubha yogothI huM gherAI gayo chuM. tuM karuNA kare to ja mArI mukti saMbhavita che. A paMkti e saMdarbhamAM ja racAI che ne ? 'o karuNAnA karanArA, tArI karuNAno koI pAra nathI.' + 89

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26. devAnaMdA ! samavasaraNamAM Aje eka camatkAra sarjAI gayo che. prabhuvIranAM tame darzana karyA che, emanuM kamanIya rUpa tamArI AMkhe nihALyuM che ane tame harSavibhora banI gayA cho e to ThIka che paraMtu tamArA stanamAMthI dUdhanI dhArA vahevA lAgI che. gaNadhara gautama bhagavaMta A joIne stabdha banI gayA che. 'vIranAM darzane eka aparicita strInAM stanamAMthI dUdhanI dhArA? zuM rahasya haze AnI pAchaLa?' e sIdhA AvyA che prabhu vIra pAse ane pUchI lIdho che emane prazna. 'prabhu, ApanAM darzane je strInAM stanamAMthI dUdhanI dhArA vahI rahI che e strI Akhare che koNa?' 'gautama, e mArI mAtA che" prabhue javAba Apyo che. "ApanI mAtA to trizalAdevI che? gautama, A devAnaMdA paNa mArI mAtA che? 'to pachI enI kUkhethI Apa janmyA kema nathI?' 'karmanA udaye' 'eTale?" ane devAnaMdA, samavasaraNamAM prabhue svamukhe tamArA pUrvabhavanI e dAstAna rajU karI che ke jenI jANa koIne ya nathI. +- - - corAyela ratnovALo Dabbo kholIne jotAMnI sAthe ja derANIne zaMkA gaI che ke ratno jeThANIe ja coryA hovA joIe. co

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gautama, gatajanmamAM trizalAno jIva derANI tarIke hato ane devAnaMdAno jIva jeThANI tarIke hato. baMne vacce strIsulabha IrSAbhAva satata dhabakato raheto hato. emAM eka divasa koNa jANe zuM thayuM, jeThANInA manamAM lobha jAgyo ane eNe derANI pAse ratnonI je DAbalI hatI emAMthI keTalAMka kImatI ratno corI lIdhA. koka avasare derANIe e DabbI kholI ane ene khyAla AvI gayo ke A DabbImAMthI thoDAMka ratno corAyA che ane e ratno jeThANIe ja coryA hovA joIe. jeThANI sAthe eNe jhaghaDo karyo. zarUAtamAM to jeThANIe ratno meM lIdhA ja nathI' evI vAta pakaDI ja rAkhI paNa derANI potAnI vAtamAM makkama rahetA Akhare thoDuMka samAdhAna thayuM. jeThANIe thoDAMka ratno pAchA to ApyA paNa jeThANI dvArA thayela A anyAyathI trAsI jaIne derANIe ene zrApa ApI dIdho. 'tamane saMtAna thaze ja nahIM" gautama, jeThANI tarIkenA e bhavamAM bAMdhela karma devAnaMdAnA A bhavamAM udayamAM AvyuM che ane e karme ja enA mATe A sthiti sarjI che ke enA garbhamAM huM Avyo kharo paNa jabhyo nahIM' prabhu, enI pAchaLanuM kAraNa paNa samajAtuM nathI" 'gautama, e mAro marIci tarIkeno trIjo bhava hato ke jemAM eka vAra cakravartI bharata mahArAjA ke je mArA pitA hatA emaNe paramAtmA RSabhadevane prazna pUchyo hato ke "prabhu, A samavasaraNamAM evo koI AtmA hAjara che kharo ke je AtmA tIrthaMkarano jIva hoya?" 'bharata, A tAro putra marIci ke je tridaMDI che, e A avasarpiNI kALano covIsamo tIrthaMkara thavAno che.' prabhuno A javAbane sAMbhaLIne bharata mahArAjAe mArI pAse AvIne mane traNa pradakSiNA daIne namaskAra karyA hatA. ane e vakhate meM 'mArA dAdA prathama tIrthakara, mArA pitA prathama cakravartI ane huM pote bhAvino vAsudeva, cakravartI ane tIrthakara ! kamAla ! kamAla !' A vicAra sAthe kuLano mada karyo hato ane e kuLamadathI baMdhAyela azubhakarma khapatAM khapatAM 82 divasanuM bAkI rahyuM hatuM. e 82 divasa meM devAnaMdAnI kukSimAM vitAvyA ane jyAM e karma khatama thaI gayuM, hariNaMgamiSI deva dvArA huM trizalAnI kukSimAM mukAyo ane trizalAnI kukSimAM je jIva hato e devAnaMdAnI kukSimAM mukAyo. gautama, je devAnaMdAnA garbhamAM meM 82 divasa vitAvyA che e mAtA devAnaMdA ane pitA RSabhadatta saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karIne mokSamAM javAnA che ane je trizalAe mane janma Apyo che e mAtA trizalA ane pitA siddhArtha bAramA devalokamAM javAnA che' devAnaMdA, prabhu vIranA mukhe tamArI A dAstAna sAMbhaLIne tame stabdha thaI gayA cho. jaDa evAM ratnonI karela corInI karmasattAe tamane je sajA karI che e sajAnA khyAle tamArI AMkhomAMthI bora bora jeTalAM AMsuo paDI gayA che. karama ! tArI A kuTilatA? prabhu, dArUnA nazA karatAM ya nidrA hajI ochI kharAba. kAraNa ke nidrAmAM mANasa khIsAmAM rahela paisA pheMkI na de jyAre dArUnA nazAmAM to mANasa hAthamAM rahela kImatI ratno ya pheMkI de. mane ema lAge che ke huM mohanA nazAmAM ja chuM. mahAmUlA A jIvananI kImatI paLone viSaya-kaSAyanI gaTaramAM pheMkI rahyo chuM. tuM mane thappaDa lagAvIne ya nazAmukta na karI de?

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rudradeva ! tamArI patnInuM nAma che somA. tame baMne yuvAna cho, zrImaMta cho ane taMdurasta cho. puNya tamAruM ThIka ThIka pramANamAM kahI zakAya tevuM anukULa che. ane eTale ja pAMceya indriyonA viSayo bhogavavAmAM tamo baMne gulatAna cho paNa, eka vAra banyuM che evuM ke tamArI patnI somA koka gurubhagavaMtanA paricayamAM AvI che. sAMbhaLyA che eNe emanA prabhunAM vacano ane e viSayothI vimukha thaI gaI che. ene viSayomAM viSTAnAM darzana thavA lAgyA che ane viSayasevananI ceSTA ene pazutAnuM pratinidhitva dharAvatI hoya evuM lAgavA mAMDyuM che. 'tuM hamaNAM khovAyelI kema rahe che?" tame somAne pUchyuM che. ema ja' 'khAvAmAM tane koI ruci.." 'nathI" 'pharavA-javAnuM ?' gamatuM nathI" kAraNa kAMI?" 'A ati uttama jIvanane huM viSayo pAchaLa veDaphI devA nathI mAgatI. mAre A jIvanane zIla-sadAcArathI suvAsita rAkhavuM che ane mAre emAM tamAro sahakAra joIe che." mane ema lAge che ke tane koIe chetarI che" 'koIe paNa nathI chetarI' e vinA tuM AvuM zuM bolavA lAge ?" evuM huM zuM bolI chuM?" A ja ke mane viSayasukhomAM rasa nathI. bAkI, joyelAM ane anubhavelAM viSayasukhone choDIne na joyelAM evA paralokanAM sukho pAchaLa pAgala banyA rahevuM e gAMDapaNa nathI to bIjuM zuM che ?' eka vAta tamane karuM?' 'bola' AyuSya ati caMcaLa che ane viSayasukho kSaNabhaMgura to che ja paNa sarvapazusulabha paNa che. AvA bekAra sukho pAchaLa pAgala banyA rahIne zuM jIvana veDaphI nAkhavAnuM che ?' rudradeva, somAnA A javAbe tamane enA pratye bhAre dveSa Ubho karAvI dIdho che. tame enI sAthe sUvAnuM to baMdha karyuM ja che paNa bolavAnuM ya baMdha karyuM che. e to ThIka paNa tame e ja nagaranA zreSThI nAgadeva pAse gayA cho. enI putrI nAgazrInA hAthanI tame mAgaNI karI che. 'tamArI patnI somA vidyamAna to che ne?' 92

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'hA' 'to pachI...' enI sAthe mAre meLa nathI" to eka vAta sAMbhaLI lo. somAnA pitA sAthe mAre sAro evo meLa che, mArI putrIno saMbaMdha tamArI sAthe bAMdhuM to mArA para e nArAja thayA vinA na rahe. banI zake ke somA paNa mArA para nArAja thaI jAya.' ane rudradeva, nAgadevano A javAba sAMbhaLIne tame chaMcheDAI gayA cho. 'somA jyAM sudhI jIvatI haze tyAM sudhI mane nAgazrI nahIM ja maLe. mATe somAne khatama karI ja nAkhuM' A vicAra sAthe tame eka jherI sarpane ghaDAmAM nAkhIne gharanA eka khUNAmAM ghaDo mUkI dIdho che ane somAne e ghaDAmAMthI puSpamALA laI AvavAno Adeza karyo che. somAe jevo e ghaDAmAM hAtha nAkhyo che, aMdara rahelA sarve somAnA hAtha para jorathI DaMkha lagAvI dIdho che. sau mAnA zarIramAM phelAI gayelA jhare eno bhAga bhajavyo che. e taraphaDavA lAgI che. enI AMkhonA DoLA kahAra nIkaLI gayA ane paLavAramAM to enuM prANapaMkheruM UDI gayuM che. tame enI vidAya bAda nAgadevanI putrI nAgathI sAthe lagna to karyA ja che paraMtu enI sAthe tIvrAsakti sAthe bhogo bhogavatA narkagatimAM ravAnA thaI gayA cho. dharma pratyenA dveSe tamAro paroka bagADI nAkhyo che. rudeva ! mATInA ghaDAmAMthI phUlano hAra kADhavA patnI somAne tame AjJA to karI paNa... prabhu, kevA bhayaMkara che A viSaya sukho ? enI Asakti dharma pratye, dharmI pratye, dharmanAM aMgo pratye ya dveSa karAvIne ja rahe ! mAre tane eka ja vinaMti karavAnI che. mane tuM evA rAgano zikAra to na ja banavA deto ke je rAga mane tArAM vacano pratye dveSa karAvIne ja rahe! 93

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re naMda maNiyAra ! rAjagRhImAM padhArelA prabhu vIranAM vacano sAMbhaLavA tame samavasaraNamAM pahoMcI to gayA cho paraMtu e tArakanI dezanA sAMbhaLIne tame atyaMta durlabha evA samyagdarzananA guNane sparzI paNa gayA cho. jIva-avAdi tattvonI jANakArI tame meLavI lIdhI ane tamArA jIvanane tame zubha AcAromAM DhALavAnuM zarU paNa karI dIdhuM che. paNa, gaTaranI sobateM gaMgAnuM nirmaLa panna jaLa jema potAnI nirmaLatA gumAvI bese che, kAgaDAnI sobate vivekI evo paNa haMsa jema potAnI lokapriyatAne gumAvI bese che, eka ja saDelI kerInI sobate bAkInI sArI paNa kerIo jema potAnuM sArApaNuM gumAvI bese che tema banyuM che evuM ke mithyAtvI vyaktinA gADha sahavAsamAM ane paricayamAM AvelA tame tamAruM samyaktvaratna gumAvI beThA cho. aMtaHkaraNa tamAruM mithyAtvathI vAsita banI gayuM che. alabatta, Ama chatAM jIvanamAM tame dharmanA bAhya AcAro pakaDI ja rAkhyA che. avAranavAra tapazcaryA karatA rahevI, pauSadha vagere vratomAM jhukAvI devuM, sAmAyikAdi karatA rahevuM A badhuM tame cAlu ja rAkhyuM che. eka divasa. grISmanI sakhata garamImAM tame annamano tapa to jhukAvyo ja che paraMtu e tapazcaryA sAthe pauSadhagata paNa tame aMgIkAra karyuM che. ane emAM rAtanA samaye tamane lAgI che pANInI sakhata tarasa. akaLAmaNano tamane pAra nathI. dharmakriyAmAM tamAruM mana lAgatuM nathI. nidrA tamArI veraNa banI gaI che. ane A sthitimAM tamAruM mana caDI gayuM che durdhyAnamAM. 'gharamAM beThA beThA lAgI gayela pANInI tarasa jo mane ATalI badhI akaLAvI rahI che to je musApharo ghumanApamAM rastA para pharI rahyA haze emanI hAlata to pANInA abhAvamAM kevI koDI banI jatI haze ? dhanya che e mahApuruSone ke jeo vAva-kUvA khodAvIne potAnuM nAma amara karIne sadgatimAM padhArI gayA che. emanAM mAtA-pitAne paNa dhanya che ane jIvatara paNa emanuM saphaLa banI gayuM che. pauSadha pArIne huM paNa pahoMcI jAuM mahArAjA zreNika pAse ane emanI saMmati laIne huM paNa rAjagRhImAM koka sarasa jagAe banAvI dauM masta vAvaDI ane karI dauM mAruM nAma paNa amara.' naMda maNiyAra, A vicAro sAthe tame pasAra karyo che pauSadhano samaya, ane e pUrNa thatAM ja pauSadha pArIne tame pahoMcyA cho rAjA zreNikanI pAse. najarANuM gharIne tame emanI pAse mAgI che vAva nirmANanI anumati ane anumati maLatAMnI sAthe ja tame sarasa jagA pasaMda karIne vAvanirmANanuM zarU karI dIdhuM che kArya, cAra dizAmAM cAra vAvaDI. eka eka vAvaDImAM cAra cAra zilA. eka eka zilA para alaga alaga vyavasthA. 94

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----- najarANuM dharIne zreNika rAjAnA darabAramAM rAjA pAse vAvanirmANanI anumati mAgI rahyA che naMda maNiyAra ! kArya thaI gayuM saMpanna ane lokonAM ToLeToLAM AvavAnA zarU thaI gayA e vAvaDIonI mulAkAte. vAvaDIonI bhavyatA nihALatAnI sAthe ja sahunAM mukhamAMthI nIkaLI rahyA che tamArI bharapeTa prazaMsA karatA zabdo ane e zabdo sAMbhaLIne tamane ema lAgI rahyuM che ke 'janmAro mAro thaI gayo che saphaLa ! AkhI rAjagRhImAM mArA jevuM koI ja udAra nathI. badhAya mArI TheTha ja che' emAM, eka divasa acAnaka tamArA zarIramAM utpanna thaI gayA che soLa rogo. pArAvAra vedanA vacce tamAruM mana vAvaDInA ghyAnamAM ja lIna che. e vAvaDImAM rahelA deDakAo tamane lAgI rahyA che bhAre nasIbadAra ane e ja adhyavasAyamAM samApta thaI gayuM che tamAruM jIvana ane tamArI potAnI ja vAvaDImAM deDakA tarIke tame thaI gayA cho utpanna ! prabhu ! yAM Asakti tyAM ja utpatti' nA gaNitane AMkha sAme rAkhyA vinA jo huM jyAM tyAM ane jenA tenA para Asakti karato rahyo to mArI hAlata paNa AvI ja thavAnI ne ? eka vinaMti karuM tane ? mAruM mana tane choDIne anya koInA ya para Asakta na thaI jAya evuM tuM mane varadAna ApI de. L 2 S 95

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49 ja s nokara arjuna zreSThI puraMdara bhaTTane tyAM tuM nokara tarIke rahyo che ane zreSThI patnI narmadA sAthe tuM ADo saMbaMdha bAMdhI beTho che. puraMdara bhaTTanA kAne UDatI UDatI A vAta AvI to che paNa svapatnI pratyenA atirAganA kAraNe emaNe e vAtane bahu vajana ApyuM nathI; paraMtu eka divasa puraMdara bhaTTane emanI mAtAe cetavyo che. 'beTA ! tArI patnInI cAlacalagata bahu sArI nathI. tAre enA para khAsa jApto rAkhavAnI jarUra che? betraNa vakhata mAtA dvArA jyAre A cetavaNI maLI che tyAre puraMdara bhaTTe vicAryuM che ke "Ama to sAsu-vahune kAyamanuM vaira jevuM ja hoya che chatAM mArI mAtA IrSALu nathI. Aja sudhI eNe mane mArA hitanI ja salAha ApI che ane vaLI mArI patnI kAmane vaza paDI hoya e banI zake che. jouM to kharo." Ama vicArI rAjAnA kAme bahAra javAnuM bahAnuM kADhI puraMdara bhaTTa traNa divasa mATe gharanI bahAra nIkaLI to gayA che paraMtu e ja rAtre gharanA pAchalA bAraNethI e gharamAM dAkhala thaIne zayanagRha pAse AvyA che ane aMdara DokiyuM karIne joyuM to tane narmadA sAthe sUtelo joyo che. arjuna ! narmadA sAthe sUtelA tamane joIne krodhAviSTa banI gayelA puraMdara bhaTTe tAruM DokuM dhaDathI alaga karI devA talavAra ugAmI dIdhI.

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mArI patnIne A mANase phasAvI haze' ema vicArI emaNe talavArathI tAruM mastaka dhaDathI alaga karI dIdhuM che. tuM e ja paLe paralokamAM ravAnA thaI gayo che. tArI hatyA karIne puraMdara bhaTTa to gharanI bahAra nIkaLI gayA che paraMtu tArA kapAI gayelA dehanA lohIno relo narmadAnA dehane sparze che ane e saphALI jAgI gaI che. "arara ! mArA priyatamanI koke hatyA karI nAkhI lAge che" A vicAra sAthe eNe gharanA eka khUNAmAM khADo karIne, tArA zarIranA TukaDA karIne tene tyAM dATI dIdho che. e to ThIka paNa e ja sthAna para iTo vagere goThavIne nAnakaDA cabUtarA jevuM banAvI dIdhuM che. aMdhArAmAM lapAIne puraMdara bhaTTe A badhuM sagI AMkhe nihALyuM che ane e stabdha thaI gayA che. A strI caritra? traNa divasa nagaramAM judI judI jagAe pharIne e ghare AvyA che. | narmadA roja pelA cabUtarA AgaLa phUlo caDhAve che, dIpaka kare che, banAvelI rasoI tyAM mUke che ane ene AliMgana paNa kare che. puraMdara bhaTTa A badhuM joI rahyA che ane chatAM jANI-joIne enI upekSA karI rahyA che. kAraNa ke emane to bhogavaTA mATe narmadAnI ja jarUra hatI. bAra-bAra varasa sudhI emaNe narmadA sAthe viSaya sevana karyuM che paraMtu pAMca divasa pUrve ja pitRnA zrAddha nimitte narmadAe ghare brAhmaNone jamavA bolAvyA che ane emane jamADatAM pUrve thALa laIne e cabUtarA AgaLa bhoga dharavA gaI che. puraMdara bhaTTe A joyuM che ane hasatAM hasatAM e bolI paDyA che. Aje paNa tyAM zuM jAya che?' narmadA A sAMbhaLIne coMkI gaI che. ene zaMkA paDI gaI che ke "nakkI, mArA A patie ja mArA priyatamane motane ghATa utArI dIdho lAge che. oha! bAra-bAra varasa sudhI mane AnI jANa ja na thaI? khera, Aje ne Aje ja have ene na patAvI dauM to mAruM nAma narmadA nahIM.' ane arjuna, tArI e kAtila priyatamAe sAMjanA bhojanamAM potAnA patine to jhera ApIne paralokamAM ravAnA karI dIdho che paNa zerIno eka kUtaro ke je vAraMvAra pelA cabUtarA pAse AvIne besI jato hato ene ya bhojanamAM jhera ApIne motane ghATa utArI dIdho che. arjuna, kAna kholIne tuM sAMbhaLI le. narmadA pratyenI kAramI AsaktinA pApe tuM puraMdara bhaTTathI kapAyA bAda kRmi banyo che. DheDhagIroLI banyo che. uMdara banyo che. deDako banyo che. aLasiyo banyo che. sarpa banyo che ane narmadA dvArA je kUtarAne jhera ApIne mArI nakhAyo che e kUtaro paNa tuM ja banyo che. sAtesAta bhavo tuM narmadAnA ghara pAse ja janmyo che ane dareka bhavamAM narmadA dvArA ja tuM marAyo che ! kameM tArA A behAla karyA che ! prabhu! kAcIMDAnA kayA raMga para bharoso karavo? vAdaLanA kayA AkAra para vizvAsa mUkavo? saMsAranA kayA saMbaMdha para dilane ThAravuM? ema lAge che ke tArA sivAya A jagatamAM kyAMya TharavA jevuM nathI. arpaNa kara dU duniyAbharakA hara pyAra tumhAre caraNoM meM... 9

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jha purohitaputra vibhAvasu ! gaMdhArapura nagaranA somavasu purohitano tuM putra che. zarIra para yuvAnI che. vipula saMpattino tuM mAlika che. buddhi tArI tIvra che ane A tamAmane kalaMka lagADe evA avivekano tuM gulAma che. uddhatAI ane tochaDAI tArA svabhAvamAM - zarIramAM vahI rahela lohInI jema vaNAI gaI che. jhUkavAnuM tuM kyAMya zIkhyo nathI. vANImAM karkazatA ane kaThoratA meLavyA vinA tane phAvatuM nathI. eka divasa madanamahotsava nimitte AkarSaka vAhanamAM besIne tuM gAmanI bahAra jaI rahyo che ane teM joyuM che ke keTalAka dhobIo paNa gAmanI bahAra tArA jevA ja vAhanamAM besIne jaI rahyA che. tAro ahaM chaMcheDAyo che. 'huM purohitaputra jevA vAhanamAM jaI rahyo houM, evA ja vAhanamAM A dhobIo paNa jAya? e cAle ja zI rIte ?' koI paNa jAtanAM kAraNa vinA e dhobIone te lAgavaga lagADIne sainiko pAse pakaDAvIne mAra khavaDAvyo che ane jelamAM purAvyA che. ane emAM ya e dhobIonA AgevAna puSpadatta nAmanA dhobIne to te vizeSa karIne mAra khavaDAvyo che. vibhAvasu! rathamAM besIne utsavamAM jaI rahelA te dhobIone paNa rathamAM AvatA joyA che ane tuM chaMcheDAI gayo che. 98

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paNa, karmanA gaNitane koI camarabaMdhI paNa kyAM samajI zakyo che ke tuM samajI zake? jAtimadanI A paLomAM tArA parabhavanA AyuSyano baMdha paDI gayo che ane tuM puSyadattanA ghare rahelI kUtarInA peTe kUtarA tarIke janmavAnuM nakkI karI beTho che. AyuSya samApta thatAM ja tuM kUtarA tarIke janmyo che to kharo paNa janmathI ja zarIra tAruM rogagrasta che. kIDAo tArA zarIramAM khadabadI rahyA che. zvAsa tane joradAra caDI rahyo che. cAla tArI atimaMda che. tyAMnuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM tuM puSyadattanA ghare ja pharI gadheDInA peTe gadheDA tarIke janmyo che. nathI tyAM tuM pUratuM khAvAnuM pAmyo ke nathI tyAM puSpadatte tane zAMtithI jIvavA dIdho. jIvanabhara tArA zarIra para bhAre bojo paDakatA rahIne eNe tane du:khI du:khI karI nAkhyo che. tArI AMkhomAMthI vahI rahela AMsunI dhAra jovA chatAM eNe tArI dayA khAdhI nathI ane durgAnamAM ne durgAnamAM ja e jIvana te samApta karI dIdhuM che. tyAMthI marIne tuM puSyadatta dvArA bhogavAyela eka caMDALa strInA peTe napuMsaka tarIke janmyo che. kurupa, kalaMka ane daurbhAgya vagere doSothI dUSita, viSayasaMgathI ajJAta evo tuM nAnI vayamAM ja siMha vaDe phADI naMkhAyo che ane e ja caMDALa strInA peTe putrI tarIke tuM jabhyo che to kharo paNa janmatAveMta sarpadaMzathI tAruM mota thayuM che ane puSyadattanI nokarANInA peTe napuMsaka tarIke tuM jabhyo che to kharo paNa janmathI ja aMdha, vAmana ane khUMdha nIkaLelo tuM sarvalokathI apamAnita thato keTaloka kALa napusaMkapaNe rahI nagaradAhamAM saLagI gayela zarIravALo tuM e ja dAsInA peTe putrI tarIke janmyo che. zarIra tyAM tane evuM maLyuM che ke tuM pagathI cAlI nathI zakyo. pIThathI ja tAre cAlavuM paDyuM che ane e ja nagaramAM rAjamArga para cAlI rahela eka pAgala hAthInA paga nIce jIvana tAruM samApta thaI gayuM che. tyAMthI tuM puSyadattanI kAlAMjalikA nAmanI patnInA peTe putrI tarIke janma pAmyo che. yauvanavayamAM puSparakSita nAmanA atyaMta garIba bhikhArI sAthe tArAM lagna thayA che. prasUti samaye gADha vedanAthI jIvana tAruM samApta thaI gayuM che ane tuM tArI ja mAtAnA peTe punaH putra tarIke janmyo che. bAlyavaye tuM ramavA gayo che gAMdhAra nadInA tIre ane tyAM puSyadatta dhobInA zatru kirAtanI najare tuM caDI gayo che. "A to duzmanano dIkaro che' e khyAla AvatA ja kirAte tane pakaDI lIdho che. tAruM moDhuM dabAvI daIne eNe tArA gaLe moTo paththara bAMdhI dIdho che ane nadInA kuMDamAM pheMkI daIne eNe tane patAvI dIdho che. eka ja bhavamAM keLavela jAtimadanA A dekhItA nAnakaDA pApe tArA AtmAnI A hade revaDI dANAdANa karI nAkhI che. nathI e bhavomAM koIe tArAM AMsu lUkyA ke nathI tArA baraDe vAtsalyano hAtha pheravyo ! prabhu! abhimAna jo A hade AtmAnA aramAnone cUracUra karI detuM hoya to eno artha to eTalo ja thAya che ke tArA sevaka hovAnA abhimAnane choDIne bIjuM koI paNa prakAranuM abhimAna mAre karavA jevuM nathI. tane eka vinaMti karuM? tuM mane "sevaka kahIne bolAvato rahe. pelAM durgatidAyaka abhimAno ravAnA thaIne ja raheze. 99