Arvachin Jain Jyotirdharo

Author(s): Atmanandji Maharaj
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Sadhna Kendra Koba
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001288/1

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo For Priva lekhaka-saMpAdaka zraddheya zrI AtmAnandajI zrI samruta-sevA-sAdhanA kendra, kobA.

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo lekhaka-saMpAdaka zraddheya zrI AtmAnandajI saha-saMpAdaka prakAzabhAI DI. zAha : prakAzaka : zrI satkRta-sevA-sAdhanA kendra, kobA. mukhya mathaka : zrImad rAjacandra AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kendra, kobA, ji. gAMdhInagara382 009.

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prakAzaka: zrI caMdulAla choTAlAla mahetA saRta-sevA-sAdhanA kendra, mukhya mathaka : zrImad rAjacandra AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kendra, kobA, ji. gAMdhInagara - 382 009. : prAptisthAna : 1. gujarAta TayUba enDa seniTarI sTorsa | 4. cetanabhAI zAha khADiyA cAra rastA, bI-1, mahAvIra, derAsara lena, amadAvAda - 380 001. ghATakopara (IsTa), muMbaI - 400 077 2. jagata selsa korporezana 5. khImajIbhAI gaMgara 166, zAMtisadana esTeTa, 8/12, bhAskara lena, bhulezvara, dInabAI TAvara pAse, muMbaI - 400 002. amadAvAda - 380 001. 6. TIpaTaoNpa-DresIsa 3. prabhulAla bI. zAha sevAsadana bilDiga, lakSmI roDa, sAdhanA', sakhIyAnagara, pUnA - 411 030. eroDroma pAse, 7. kizorabhAI pI. zAha rAjakoTa - 360 001. 7, manahara epArTamenTa, zAradAnagara, zerI naM. 1, rAjakoTa - 360002. 8. pRSTha 281 para ApelAM saMparka sUtro. AvRtti prathama | | prata | 4000 | vi. saM. 2044 I. sa. 1, oNkTobara 1988 gAMdhI jayaMtinI pUrvasaMdhyA mUlya: 2500 TAipa-seTiMga : mamatA TAIpa-seTiMga varkasa (zrI. saMjaya ena. vorA) mudraka : eca. Ara. gAlA, aMkura oNphaseTa, gomatIpura, amadAvAda380021.

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OM prakAzakIya arvAcIna jaina samAjanI agragaNya vibhUtionAM vyaktitva ane kRtitvanI jhAMkhI karAvatA A graMthane gujarAtI jANanArA samasta saMskArI samAjanI sevAmAM rajU karatAM ame prasannatA anubhavIe chIe. samAjane sAttvika, preraNAdAyI chatAM vyavahAru vAcanasAmagrI samarpita karavAnI amArI saMsthAnI nIti rahI che. vartamAna graMthamAM ame samagra jaina samAjanA keTalAka mahAnubhAvone koI paNa prakAranA pakSapAta vagara sthAna ApavAno prayatna karyo che. chatAM, prAkathanamAM je maryAdAo jaNAvelI che teno svIkAra paNa karavo paDayo che. tethI jeTalI vibhUtio viSenI adhikRta ane yogya mAhitI samayasara maLI zakI nathI, temano samAveza A pustakamAM karI zakAyo nathI. temanA mahAna jIvananuM Alekhana vaLI bhaviSyamAM yathAsamaye thaI zakaze, evI AzA che. A graMtha lakhavAnuM kArya aneka dRSTikoNathI jotAM, bhagIratha, zramasAdhya ane saMvedanazIla hatuM. chatAM saMsthAnI sAhitya prakAzana samitie te hAtha dharavAnuM nakkI karyuM. tenA phaLarUpe saMsthAnA preraka ane aneka graMthonA lekhaka-sampAdaka zraddheyazrI AtmAnandajIe A kAryano prAraMbha karyo. temanI noMdhapothIo, vividha sAmAyikomAMthI temaNe saMgrahita karelA lekho, vizeSAMko tathA pote karelA pratyakSa samAgamanI phaLazrutirUpe A graMtha Aje ApanA hAthamAM AvI zakayo che. A graMtha jaina-samAjanI ekatA sAdhI vartamAna peDhIne tenA jIvana-ghaDatara mATe samayocita, uttama ane lAbhadAyI preraNA pUrI pADaze evI amane zraddhA che. A graMtha taiyAra karavAmAM zrImad rAjacaMdra AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kendranA aneka sAdhako ane anya abhyAsaaoe paNa madada karI che; jemAM pro. anila sonejI, muktAbahena mahetA, haMsAbahena bhAvasAra, hIrAbahena zAha, bindubahena pArekha ane vinatAbahena dozInAM nAmo khAsa ullekhanIya che. zrI. vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhI uparano lekha DaoN. zrI, kumArapALa desAIno lakhelo che tathA zrI. laghurAjasvAmInA jIvana viSenI sAmagrI ghATakoparavALA AtmArthI zrI. narezabhAI saMghavI pAsethI prApta thaI che. amo A banne lekhakonA vizeSapaNe AbhArI chIe. bhAratanAM vividha pustakAlayo, zodha-saMsthAno ane anya aneka vyaktioe paNa Avazyaka mAhitI meLavI ApavAmAM sahAya karI che, je badala amo te sauno aMta:karaNapUrvaka AbhAra mAnIe chIe. 3

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A graMthanI hastaprata taiyAra thayA pachI tene kALajIpUrvaka vAMcI, yogya sudhArAvadhArA karI, tene suMdara sAhityika svarUpa ApavAmAM prA. narottama pA2ezvara zAstrIe je amUlya phALo Apyo che tenuM vismaraNa thaI zake ema nathI. A graMthanuM zramasAdhya mudraNakArya prathama vinaMtIe ja saharSapaNe svIkArIne tene samayasara pUruM karavAmAM, temaja tene AdithI aMta sudhI sudhaDa, zuddha ane AkarSaka banAvavAmAM zrI. zAMtIbhAI gAlA ane vimaLAbahena gAlAe je aMgata kALajI ne rasa lIdhAM che te badala saMsthA temanI khUba khUba AbhArI che. jainasamAjanA vartamAnakALanA agragaNya prasiddha pustaka prakAzana saMsthA navanIta prakAzana (amadAvAda tathA muMbaI)vALA gAlA parivAre, A pustakanA mudraNano tamAma kharca Apyo che, je sAce ja prazaMsanIya ane preraNArUpa che. prabhu temanA dvArA AvAM uttama, sAMskArika ane AdhyAtmika anya kAryo paNa karAvo, jethI teonI paramArthaprAptinI pAtratA varSa e ja abhyarthanA. jJAnadAna dvArA A zubha kAryamAM sahayoga ApanAra dAtAronI zubhanAmAvali paNa A graMthamAM anyatra sAbhAra pragaTa karavAmAM AvI che. A graMthanuM vAMcana vartamAna peDhIne preraka nIvaDe ane vAcakone jIvanavikAsanI dizAmAM AgaLa vadhavAmAM prakAza ane utsAha pUro pADe evI AzA sAthe viramIe chIe. sAhitya prakAzana samiti, sambhuta-sevA-sAdhanA kendra, kobA,

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prAk-kathana jaina dharma ane darzana ati prAcarcIna kALathI ApaNA dezamAM pracalita che. RSabhadeva ane ariSTaneminAM nAmo hajAro varSa jUnAM prAcIna zAstro Rgveda ane zrImad bhAgavatamAM paNa avatArI puruSo tarIke zraddhApUrvaka levAmAM AvyAM che, jethI temanI prAcInatA sahajapaNe siddha thAya che. aitihAsika dRSTie bhagavAna mahAvIre Azare 2500 varSa pahelAM ahiMsA, satya, anekAnta ane zAMtino saMdezo ApaNane Apyo che. parigraha-parimANa dvArA teoe ja AjanA samAjavAda ane sarvodayano prAraMbha karyo hato. caMdragupta mauryanA guru zrI bhadrabAhusvAmIthI mAMDIne AdhyAtmika, rAjakIya, Arthika, naitika, bauddhika, sAhityika, sAMskRtika ane kaLA-viSayaka--ema sarva kSetromAM jainoe bhAratIya asmitAne unnata banAvavAmAM potAno maulika ane amUlya phALo Apyo che. temAM paNa zrI neminAtha, zrI zIlaguNasUri, zrI vanarAja cAvaDA, zrI hemacaMdrAcArya, zrI kumArapALa (gurjaranareza), zrI zAMtidAsa jhaverI, zrImad rAjacaMdra, zrI jhaveracaMda meghANI, zrI kastUrabhAI lAlabhAI ityAdi aneka prAcIna ane arvAcIna nararatnoe gurjarabhUminI zAnane vadhAravA potapotAnI rIte mahAna phALo Apyo che. arvAcIna kALa tarapha daSTi karIe to ApaNA dezanA sAMskRtika, sAmAjika ane AdhyAtmika vikAsamAM viziSTa ane maulika pradAna karanArA aneka mahApuruSo ApaNI najara samakSa tarI Ave che, paraMtu A badhAnAM udAtta jIvanacaritro ane preraNAdAyaka mahAna kartavyonA guNAnuvAda ane samIkSA adhikRtapaNe karavAM hoya to te mATe ghaNA varSonI mahenata, AgavI sUjha, sAdhano, sahakAra ane samaya joIe. A graMthanuM prakAzana karanAra saMsthA pAse hAla upalabdha sAdhanasAmagrI A mahAna kArya mATe TUMkI paDe. AvA saMjogomAM vartamAna kRtimAM jaina saMskRti ane dharmanI sarvAMgI sevA karanArA mahApuruSonA jIvanacaritronuM, amane upalabdha thaI zakI teTalI mAhitInA AdhAre A graMthamAM Alekhana karI temanA guNAnuvAda karavAnuM yogya mAneluM che. kharekhara to A premaparizrama dvArA amoe mAnavInA samagra vyaktitvanA vizALa lakane dhyAnamAM rAkhI uttama sadguNono bahuAyAmI vikAsa rojabarojanA jIvanamAM kevI rIte karavo te mATenuM pAtheya rajU kareluM che. A mATe arvAcIna aitihAsika sAmagrInuM avalaMbana laIne bahujana samAjane te upayogI thAya tevo prayatna karelo che. A samagra kAryakalApamAM je kAMI truTio dekhAya tene vAcakavarga kSamya gaNaze evI amArI AzA che. 5

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Aje, A kRtimAM amoe jaina darzana ane jaina samAjanA sarvatomukhI vikAsane mATe jemaNe chellAM baso varSomAM maulika, vyApaka, vividhalakSI ane akhila bhAratIya kakSAnuM yogadAna karyuM hoya, temanA guNAnuvAda karavAno namra prayAsa karyo che. A graMthamAM kono kono samAveza karavo te nakkI karavAnuM kAma kaThina hatuM, chatAM amoe vadhumAM vadhu sAvadhAnIpUrvaka nIcenA muddAone khyAlamAM rAkhyA che: (1) mAtra eka ja nAnA samudAyanuM hita lakSamAM rAkhIne sthAnika vikAsamAM ja na aTakI jatAM jeoe dUradUranAM kSetromAM paNa vizALa samudAyane AvarI letAM kAryo karyAM hoya athavA karAvyAM hoya; (2) jemanuM vyaktigata jIvana unnata ane prabhAvazALI rahyuM hoya; (3) saumyatA, tapa, tyAga, jJAna, prajJA, zAMti, prema, janasevA, saMskRti, sAhitya, kaLA, dharma, vijJAna, sahanazIlatA, dAnazIlatA, samarpaNatA, nispRhatA, karuNA, vizvaprema, aneka vidyAnI upAsanA Adi mAnavIya ane atimAnavIya [Super human] guNothI jemano jIvanabagIco maheMkato thayo hoya ane jeo bedhaDakapaNe virodhIo para paNa potAnA sadguNonI amITa chApa pADI zakathA hoya; (4) jemanA cAritrya-prasaMgone vAMcavA-vicAravAthI vartamAna peDhInA sAmAnya mAnavIthI mAMDIne zraddhALune, madhyamavarganA buddhijIvIne, vicArakane ke prabuddha caritravAna manuSyane temaja dhImaMta, zrImaMta, yuvA, prauDha sau koIne potAnuM jIvana unnata banAvavA mATe preraNA, mArgadarzana ane utsAhavRddhi thaI zake tema hoya; (5) jeoe potAnAM tana, mana, dhana, vacana, buddhi, AvaData, kalAkauzala, samaya, sattA ane AtmapariNAmone bahujanahitAya samarpita karI dIdhAM hoya ane tethI paradu:khabhaMjana ane udAracetA banyA hoya; tevA mahAnubhAvonA vyaktitva ane kRtitvanuM A graMthamAM zuddha, guNagrAhaka ane prAmANika buddhithI nirUpaNa karyuM che. A mATe zakaya teTalI mAhitI adhikRta srotomAMthI meLavelI che ane tethI moTA bhAganI vigato aitihAsika satya ane banelA prasaMgorUpe ja che. Ama chatAM koI paNa sthAne satyathI kAMI paNa viparIta, 'na ke adhika lakhAI gayuM hoya to sarvajJa-sadguruonI sAkSIe kSamA mAgIe chIe ane tajJa vidvAnone te kSati tarapha dhyAna doravA namra vinaMtI karIe chIe jethI A pachInI AvRttiomAM te bhUlo sudhArI zakAya. sAmAnya manuSyone samajaNamAM AvI zake evI janasammata bhASAno ja prayoga A graMthamAM karelo che, tene zAstranI bhASArUpe na samajavA vijradvargane vinaMtI che.

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ApaNA vartamAna bhAratIya samAjamAM cArityaghaDatara ane jIvananAM unnata mUlyo pratye je niSkrIyatA, udAsInatA, beparavAhI tathA svAdhatA dRSTigocara thAya che tene khALavAnA eka upAyarUpe Aje A graMtha samasta jaina tathA vizvabharamAM vasatI gujarAtI janatAnI sevAmAM rajU karIe chIe. AzA che ke Ajano yuvaka varga temaja prauDha varga A arvAcIna mahApuruSonA aitihAsika jIvanaprasaMgomAMthI khobA bharIbharIne preraNAnA piyUSa pIze ane udAra, saMskArI tathA sudaDha samAjano pAyo nAkhavAmAM potAnAM tana, mana, dhana, vacana ane AtmAnI samasta zaktione kAme lagADIne bhAvi peDhIne paNa anukaraNIya dRSTAMta pUruM pADaze. ApaNe ApaNA vyaktigata ane sAmUhika jIvanano daDhapaNe sarvAgI vikAsa sAdhavAno A rIte jo prayatna karIzuM to Aryadharmo ane bhAratIya saMskRtinI kAMIka jhAMkhI paDI gayelI jyotimAM navo prANa purAze ane samasta vizvanuM maMgaLa thaze. je zAMti: zAMti: zAMti: saMtakuTira, zrImad rAjacandra A. sA. kendra kobA, ji. gAMdhInagara-382 009. 15-8-88, svAtaMtrayadina saguNAnurAgI, AtmAnaMda

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anukramaNikA a. naM. 1. dAnavIra jainakulabhUSaNa zeTha zrI mANikacaMda (je. pI.) 2. tapodhana zrImad rAjendrasUri 3. zrImad laghurAjasvAmI 4. mahApaMDita zrI lAlana 5. dharmavIra zrI vIracaMda rAdhavajI gAMdhI 6. guru gopAladAsajI baraiyA 7. paramatattvajJa zrImad rAjacandrajI 8. vidyAvAridhi zrI cAMpatarAya baeNrisTara 9. samayadraSTA zrI vijayavallabhasUri 10. mahAtapasvI AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarajI mahArAja 11. yoganiSTha AcAryazrI buddhisAgara 12. zeTha zrI hukamacaMdajI 13. saMtazrI gaNezaprasAdajI varNI 14. pragatizIla AcAryazrI javAharalAlajI 15. kaviratna zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAja 16. sAhityasamAlocaka zrI jugalakizora mukhtAra 'yugavIra' 17. dharmadivAkara zrI cothamalajI mahArAja 18. sauhArdamUrti zrI motIlAla kApaDiyA 19. zatAvadhAnI paMDitaratna zrI ratnacaMdrajI mahArAja 20. jainadharmabhUSaNa zrI zItalaprasAdajI 21. prajJAcakSu paM. sukhalAlajI 22, saMpAdakaratna paMDita zrI nAthUrAma premI 23. AgoddhAraka zrI dhAsIlAlajI mahArAja 24. purAtattvAcArya zrI jinavijayajI 25. brahmacAriNI paM. caMdAbAI 26. udAracetA munizrI nyAyavijayajI 27. dharmaprabhAvaka zrI kAnajIsvAmI 28. paMDitavaryA zrI becaradAsajI dozI 29, zreSThIvarya zrI kasturabhAI lAlabhAI 30. zAnoddhAraka munizrI puNyavijayajI 31. DaoN. kAmatAprasAda jaina 32. sevA-saujanya mUrti zrI RSabhadAsa rAMkA 33. muni zrI saMtabAlajI 34. dAnavIra zrI meghajIbhAI petharAja 35. viziSTa sAhityakAra zrI jayabhikhkhu 36. zrAvaka-ziromaNi sAhU zrI zAMtiprasAdajI 37. DaoN. nemicandra zAstrI 38. adhyAtmayogI zrI sahajAnandajI varNI 39. zraddheya zrI jinendra varNI * vizeSa vAMcana - che ? * * * pRSTha naM. 46 54 64 69 6. 85 90 95 104 113 121 130 137 141 151 156 165 171 177 183 187 194 198 205 212 219 223 228 233 242 245 251 255 259 266

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" mane pAna, * I I, II --- 1. dAnavIra jainakulabhUSaNa zeTha zrI mANikacaMda (je. pI) bhUmikA : A jagatamAM je manuSyo paropakArarata rahIne satkAryomAM potAnI saMpUrNa zaktino upayoga kare che ane sarvatra suyazanI sugaMdha phelAve che teo sAce ja mahAna che. A zatAbdImAM keTalAka evA jaina zreSThIo thaI gayA che jemaNe potAnI dhanasadAno samAjonnatinAM kAryomAM suMdara rIte upayoga karyo ane A rIte jeo zreSTha ane anukaraNIya jIvana jIvI gayA. muMbaInivAsI zrI mANikacaMda hIrAcaMda joharInI paNa AvA ja zreSThIomAM gaNanA thaI zake. teo potAnI puNyasaMpadA dvArA jaina samAjane aneka rIte lAbhAnvita karatA gayA che. sAmAnya rIte, dhanavAnomAM vilAsitA ane potAnA dhanavaibhavanA abhimAnanuM prAdhAnya hoya che. paraMtu zeThazrI mANikacaMdanA jIvanamAM AnAthI taddana viparIta evAM nirabhimAnatA, udAratA, nirbasanIpaNuM, karmayogIpaNuM ane dharmaprema deSTigocara thAya che. - kuLaparaMparA, janma tathA bALapaNa: zeTha mANikacaMdanA pitAmaha gumAnajI bhIDara(ji. udepura, rAjasthAna)mAM nivAsa karatA hatA. temane aphINano vepAra hato. vyApAranA ; vikAsArthe vi. saM. 1840(I. sa. 1783)mAM teo suratamAM AvIne vasyA hatA.

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo suratamAM temaNe sAro dhaMdhAkIya vikAsa sAdhyo ane Arthika rIte sudaDhatA prApta karI. teo vIsA humaDa jJAtinA ane maMtrIzvara gotradhArI hatA. mANikacaMdanA pitAzrI hIrAcaMdano janma suratamAM thayo hato ane tyAM ja bALapaNa vItAvI teo dhaMdhAmAM joDAyA hatA. hIrAcaMdanAM lagna 20 varSanI uMmare surata nivAsI vIsA humaDa jJAtinI vIjaLIbAI sAthe thayAM hatAM. pati-patnI banne uttama saMskAra-saMpanna hatAM. vi. sa. 1908 ne Aso vadI 13(dhanaterasa)nA pavitra divase savAre hIrAcaMdajInI dharmapatnI vIjaLIbAInI kUkhe mANikacaMdano janma thayo. bALakanI janmapatrikA parathI ja spaSTapaNe jaNAI gayuM hatuM ke te aizvaryavAna ane yazasvI banaze. bALakanuM zarIra paNa suMdara ane cittAkarSaka hatuM. hIrAcaMda bALakane potAnI sAthe maMdiramAM laI jatA ane dharmazikSA ApatA. bALaka mANikacaMda zarUAtathI ja vicAravAna ane zAMtipriya hatA. temane motIcaMda tathA pAnAcaMda nAmanA be moTAbhAIo, navalacaMda nAme eka nAnAbhAI tathA hemakumArI ane maMchAkumArI nAmanI be baheno hatI. mANikacaMdanI uMmara jyAre mAtra 8 varSanI hatI tyAre ja temanI mAtA vIjaLIbAInuM samAdhimaraNa thayuM hatuM. patnInA svargavAsathI hIrAcaMdajIne arthopArjananI sAthe sAthe gharanuM kAmakAja paNa saMbhALavuM paDatuM. AnI asara vepAra para paNa thaI. vepAra maMda thavAthI hIrAcaMdajIe potAnI putrI hemakumArInI sAthe putro motIcaMda tathA pAnAcaMdane muMbaInA eka jhaverIne tyAM dhaMdho zIkhavA mATe mokalI ApyA. muMbaIgamana tathA motI-jhaverAtanA vepAramAM : mANikacaMde suratamAM gujarAtI pAMcamA dhoraNa sudhInuM zikSaNa lIdhuM. tyAra pachI temanI uMmara 12 varSanI thaI tyAre, vi. saM. 1920nI zarUAtamAM, teo pitA hIrAcaMdanI sAthe surata choDI muMbaI AvIne vasyA. hIrAcaMda jAte ja rasoI banAvI cAreya putrone jamADatA. mANikacaMda eka varSa sudhI eka zarAphane tyAM rahIne hisAbanI paddhati zIkhyA. teo khUba ja parizramI ane jijJAsu hatA, tethI motI parakhavAnI vidyA zIkhavAmAM lAgI gayA. A kAryamAM bahena hemakumArIe paNa temane khUba madada karI. ekAgratA ane athAka prayatnathI thoDAka ja vakhatamAM teo motI pArakhavAmAM niSNAta thaI gayA. temanuM A kAma bajAramAM paMkAvA lAgyuM. pachI to cAreya bhAIo A kAmamAM nipuNa thaI gayA. temano yaza paNa cAre bAju phelAvA lAgyo. temane sArA pramANamAM kAma paNa maLavA lAgyuM. A cAreya bhAIo khUba ja premathI, ekatApUrvaka A kAma karatA hatA. cAre bhAI "rAma"nA hulAmaNA nAmathI oLakhAvA lAgyA. bajAramAM cAre bhAI eka dilavALA, imAnadAra, satyavAdI ane vizvAsapAtra gaNAvA lAgyA. cAre bhAIomAM pAnAcaMda ane mANikacaMda vadhAre catura, udyamazIla tathA samajadAra hatA. cAra-pAMca varSa A rIte mahenata karIne temaNe sAruM arthopArjana karyuM. cAre bhAIomAM mANikacaMda sauthI vizeSa dharmapremI hatA. ATha varSanI avasthAthI ja temane maMdiramAM pUjAprakSAlana karavAnI Adata paDI hatI. A Adata muMbaImAM paNa

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11 dAnavIra jainakulabhUSaNa zeTha zrI maNidhaida (je. pI.) cAlu rahI hatI. dararoja savAre gujarAtI jaina maMdiramAM jaI, snAna karI, pUjAprakSAlana ane japa vagere karatA. 15 varSanI uMmarathI temaNe niyamita svAdhyAya vagere karavAno paNa prAraMbha karI dIdho. mANikacaMde vi. saM. 1924 sudhI to motI, ratna vagere pArakhavAnI kAmagIrImAM sArI saMpatti ekatra karI lIdhI. AthI temaNe saMvata 1925mAM svataMtra rIte jhaverI tarIkeno vepAra zarU karI dIdho. vIsA humaDa digambaromAM sauprathama jhaverAtano dhaMdho zarU karavAnuM zreya temane ja phALe jAya che. cAreya bhAIo potAnI AvakanI amuka TakA rakama dharmAdA khAte vAparatA ane bAkInI rakama pitAjIne soMpI detA. badhA bhAIomAM mANikacaMdajI zeThane dAnanI sarvottama ruci hatI. vi. saM. 1927mAM A bhAIoe muMbaImAM peDhI zarU karavAnuM vicAryuM. mANika- caMda tathA pAnAcaMdane vizeSa puNyAdhikArI ane tejasvI jANIne te bannenAM nAma parathI mANikacaMda pAnAcaMda jhaverI' nAmanI peDhIno prAraMbha karyo. thoDAka ja vakhatamAM A peDhIe sArI pratiSThA prApta karI lIdhI. jhaverI kuTuMbano bAhyAMtara vaibhava : pUrvajanmanAM viziSTa puNyonA udayathI, satata udyamazIlatAthI ane pramANikatA temaja nItimattAnAM sarvocca dhoraNone apanAvavAthI thoDA ja varSomAM zeThajInI peDhInI muMbaImAM, samasta bhAratamAM ane dhIme dhIme videzomAM paNa zAkha vadhavA lAgI. zeTha pAnAcaMda mAla kharIdavAmAM ane mANikacaMda mAla vecavAmAM vizeSa pravINa hatA. mANikacaMda atyaMta satyaniSTha hatA. teo haMmezAM kahetA : ""satya bolo, satya vyavahAra karo, satyathI ja ApaNe rUpiyA kamAIe chIe." peDhInI zarUAta thaI tyAre zeTha pAnAcaMda 22 varSanA, mANikacaMda 19 varSanA, motIcaMda 24 varSanA ane navalacaMda 16 varSanA hatA. badhA haLImaLIne khUba niSThApUrvaka kAma karatA. vi. saM. 1932mAM A peDhIne vepAramAM vipula dhanalAbha thayo, AthI paradezamAM paNa A peDhInI zAkhAo kholavAmAM AvI. iMglenDa ane yuropanA anya dezo sAthenA vepAramAM tAra dvArA mAlanuM vecANa thavA lAgyuM. dara aThavADiye pacAsa-pacAsa hajAranAM eka-be pArsalo paradeza jatAM, jenA para bamaNo napho thato. paradezamAM te vakhate hIrAmotI vagere paheravAno navo zokha jAgyo hato. tethI saLaMga be-traNa varSa paradeza sAthe A pramANe vepAra cAlyo. peDhInI khUba pratiSThA phelAI ane tenA mAlanI suMdaratA ane saphAI sarvatra advitIya gaNAvA lAgI. Ama jyAre A jhaverI kuTuMbamAM eka bAju bAhya vaibhavanI vRddhi thaI rahI hatI tyAre sAthe sAthe vinaya, dAna ane sAdagIrUpI umadA aMtaraMga vaibhavamAM paNa vadhAro thato jato hato. mANikacaMdano svabhAva bIjA bhAIo karatAM vadhAre milanasAra hato. muMbaImAM AjIvikA arthe AvatA jaina bhAIone teo madadarUpa thatA. uttara tathA dakSiNa bhAratanAM samasta jaina samAjanI sarvAgINa unnati thAya tevAM kAryomAM teo udAra dilathI sahakAra ApatA. Ama thoDA ja vakhatamAM mahAna dAnavIra tarIkenI temanI kIrti sarvatra phelAI gaI hatI.

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12 arvAcIna jaina jayotirdharo vi. saM. 1935mAM pitA zrI hIrAcaMdane lakavAnI bImArI thaI ane vi. saM. 1937mAM temano svargavAsa thayo. svAbhAvika rIte ja zeTha mANikacaMdane pitAnA svargavAsathI bhAre duHkha thayuM. temanI smRtine kAyamI karavA mATe teoe dAna-dharmanI vizeSa pravRtti karavAno daDha saMkalpa karyo. dAnapravAhanI sAthe sAthe: dAnazIlatA e gRhastha dharmano mukhya pAyo che. dAna ApanAra puruSanI vizvamAM bhakta ane zUra pachI tarata ja gaNanA thAya che. dhIme dhIme zeTha zrI mANikacaMdanuM eka mahAna dAnezvarI tarIkenuM vyaktitva prakaTa thavA lAgyuM. AjathI Azare 110 varSa upara temaNe karelI mukhya sakhAvato nIce pramANe che : (1) te vakhate aDhI lAkhanI kiMmatanI "jyubilI bAga' nAmanI AlIzAna imAratanuM temaNe samAjane dAna karyuM. A imAratanI mAsika bhADAnI Avaka 1100 rUpiyA hatI. (2) potAnA pitAnI smRtimAM "zeTha hIrAcaMda gumAnacaMda dharmazALA (hIrA bAga)nA nirmANa mATe temaNe rUpiyA savA lAkhanuM dAna karyuM. A dharmazALAnuM uddaghATana dinAMka 9-12-1905nA roja sarakArI amaladAro ane jaina-jainapremI janatAnI vizALa hAjarI vacce thayuM hatuM. (3) suratamAM caMdAvADI dharmazALA mATe rUpiyA vIsa hajAranuM dAna. (4) pAlitANAnA maMdira tathA dharmazALA mATe rUpiyA ogaNIsa hajAranuM dAna. (5) digambara jaina DirekTarI mATe rUpiyA doDha hajAranuM dAna. (6) alhAbAdanI borDiMga mATe rUpiyA pacIsa hajAranuM dAna. (7) amadAvAdanI boDiMga ane auSadhAlaya mATe rUpiyA paMdara hajAranuM dAna. (8) sametazikharajInA tIrthoddhAra mATe rUpiyA dasa hajAranuM dAna. (9) chappaniyA dukALa vakhate pIDAgrasto mATe rUpiyA pAMca hajAranuM dAna. (10) kolahApuramAM hIrAcaMda gumAnajI vidyAmaMdira mATe rUpiyA bAvIsa hajAranuM dAna. A vidyAmaMdiranuM udghATana I. sa. 1905mAM kolhApuranA mahA rAjAe karyuM hatuM. (11) jabalapura borDiMga mATe rUpiyA covIsa hajAranuM dAna. (12) suratamAM kanyAzALA mATe rUpiyA pAMca hajAranuM dAna. (13) AgrAmAM boDiMga mATe rUpiyA cAra hajAranuM dAna. (14) kolhApuramAM caturabhAI sabhAgRha mATe rUpiyA cAra hajAranuM dAna. (15) hubalImAM boDiMga mATe rUpiyA eka hajAranuM dAna. (16) ratalAmamAM boDiMga mATe rUpiyA pacIsa hajAranuM dAna. (17) mUDabadrInA maMdira mATe rUpiyA eka hajAranuM dAna ityAdi,

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dAnavIra jainakulabhUSaNa zeTha zrI mANiAMda (je. pI.) kauTuMbika jIvana : bAvIsa varSanI uMmare caturmati sAthe temanuM lagna thayuM hatuM. vepAra ane samAjasevA aMgenAM vividha kAryonA adhika rokANane lIdhe potAnA kuTuMba sAthe nizcitatAthI samaya gALavAno prasaMga ocho banato. dAMpatyajIvananA phaLarUpe temane maganabAI tathA phUlakumArI nAmanI be putrIo ane bIjA lagna dvArA eka putranI prApti thaI hatI. vi. saM. 1937mAM pitAnuM mRtyu thayuM. thoDA ja vakhatamAM putrIne vaidhavya prApta thayuM. tyAra pachI (thoDA vakhatamAM ja) temanAM prathama patnIno paNa svargavAsa thayo. prathama patnIthI putraprApti na thaI hovAthI svajanonA Agrahane vaza thaI temaNe bIjuM lagna karyuM hatuM. 13 zeThajInI uMmara 40 varSanI hatI tyAre temaNe muMbaImAM copATI upara rUpiyA doDha lAkhanA kharce 'ratnAkara pelesa" nAmanuM bhavya nivAsasthAna banAvaDAvyuM hatuM. A nivAsasthAnamAM temaNe eka caityAlayanuM paNa nirmANa karyuM hatuM. jyArathI teoe hIrAbAga dharmazALA mATe dAna jAhera kareluM tyArathI briTiza sarakAra paNa temanAthI prabhAvita thayelI. tethI dinAMka 14-3-1906nA roja eka bhavya samAraMbha yojIne temane je. pI.nI mAnad padavIthI vibhUSita karavAmAM AvyA. tyAra pachI jaina samAja taraphthI dinAMka 10-2-1910nA roja temane "jaina kulabhUSaNa"nI padavI arpaNa karavAmAM AvI hatI. I. sa. 1911nA DisembarathI lagabhaga be mAsa sudhI teoe brahmadezano pravAsa karyo hato. aMtima be varSo : zeThajInA jIvananAM aMtima varSomAM eka khUba ja AdhAtajanaka banAva banyo. muMbaInI prasiddha spezI baeNnke devALuM kADhayuM, jenA pariNAme zeThajIne sakhata Arthika phaTako paDyo. AnI teonA vyaktitva para jabaradasta asara thaI ane aMte te prANaghAtaka nIvaDI. dinAMka 16-7-1914nA roja teoe savAre pUjA vagere karIne sAMjanA 6-00 vAgyA sudhI hIrAbAgamAM tIrthakSetra kamiTInI oNphisamAM rojiMduM kArya karyuM hatuM. sAMjanA bhojana pachI teo samudrakinAre pharavA gayA hatA ane rAtanA moDe sudhI putra-parivAra sAthe dhArmika zikSaNa aMge vArtAlApa karyo hato. rAtanA 11-00 vAgyA pachI teonI tabiyata ekAeka bagaDI. teoe peTamAM asahya pIDA thatI hovAnI phariyAda karI eTale svajanoe DaoNkTarane bolAvavAnI tajavIja karI. AvI pIDAmAM paNa teo arihaMta-siddhano jApa karatA rahyA ane lagabhaga 2-00 vAge teono AtmA A deha choDI ciraprayANa karI gayo. temanA aMtima dehasaMskAramAM hajAro manuSyoe ane khAsa karIne samasta jaina samAje hAjara rahI teozrIne zraddhAMjalI arpaNa karI. dezamAM bhinna bhinna sthaLoe zokasabhAo yojavAmAM AvI. samAjonnatinAM vividhalakSmI kAryo : muMbaI digaMbara jaina sabhAnI sthApanA : vi. saM. 1949mAM temane paMDitavarya guru gopAladAsajI baraiyAno muMbaImAM samAgama thayo. baraiyAjInI zAstrazailI ane

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo vyAkhyAnakaLAthI teo khUba prabhAvita thayA ane baMnee sAthe maLI, samAjano sahakAra meLavI, vi. saM. 1949nA mAgasara suda caudazanA roja muMbaI jena sabhAnI sthApanA karI. A sabhA aneka prakAranAM dhArmika ane sAmAjika kAryo karatI. jaina pAThazALAo sthApavI, dhArmika jJAnanI parIkSAo levI, upadezako taiyAra karI dharmapracAra karavo, vividha maMdironA zAstrabhaMDAromAM pustaka-saMgraha karavo, tejasvI vidyAthIone skaoNlarazipa ApavI, Ayurvedika auSadhAlayo kholavAM tathA prAcIna tIrthonA uddhAra mATe yogya kAryavAhI karavI vagere A saMsthAnAM mukhya kAryo hato. A sabhAnA vi. saM. 1956mAM bharAyelA adhivezanamAM bhinna bhinna prAMtomAM zAkhAo kholavAno nirNaya karavAmAM Avyo hato. A kAryamAM zeThajInA bhatrIjA premacaMda motIcaMda jhaverIe paNa ghaNo sahakAra Apyo hato. - "jaina mitra" sAmAyikano prAraMbha : vi. saM. 1956 nA mAgasara vada 10 nA divase zeTha mANikacaMde muMbaI jena sabhAnA mukhapatra tarIke A mAsika patranI zarUAta karI. tenA prathama saMpAdaka tarIke paMDitavarya gopAladAsajI baraiyA ane mAlika tarIke zeTha mANikacaMda niyukta thayA. bhAratavarSIya digaMbara jaina tIrthakSetra kamiTInI sthApanA : vi. saM. 1959nA kArataka vada 5(dinAMka 22-10-1902)nA roja paM. gopAladAsajI baraiyA, bAbu devakumArajI, munazI caMpatarAyajI vagere mahAnubhAvonAM sahayoga ane preraNAthI, corAsI mathurA khAte bharAyelA bhAratIya digaMbara jaina mahAsabhAnA adhivezanamAM tIrthakSetra kamiTInI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI ane tenA mahAmaMtrIpade zeTha zrI mANikacaMdane cUMTavAmAM AvyA. syAdavAda vidyAlaya, banArasa : vi. saM. 1962nA jeTha suda 10(dinAMka 12-6-1905)nA roja A vidyAlayanI sthApanA thaI. vi. saM. 1957mAM, vepAradhaMdhAmAMthI nivRtta thayA pachI zeThajIne 1961mAM ujajainanI pratiSThA daramiyAna brahmacArI zItalaprasAdajIno satsamAgama thayo. temaNe zeThajIne saMskRta vidyAnI unnati arthe preraNA ApI. AthI te samayanA akhila bhAratIya staranA jaina agraNIo sarvazrI bAbA bhagIrathajI, gaNezaprasAdajI varNI, pannAlAlajI bAkalIvAla tathA brahmacArI zItalaprasAdajInA sahiyArA udyamathI bhAratanA sarvocca vidyAdhAma evA banArasamAM zeThazrInA varad haste A syAdvAda vidyAlayanuM uddaghATana karavAmAM AvyuM. chellA poNA saikAmAM A saMsthAe jena jagatane hajAro vidyArthIo ane seMkaDo ucca koTinA vidvAnonI bheTa ApI che. vidyAno sarvatomukhI pracAra-prasAra : dhArmika vidyAno pracAra-prasAra H A mATe teoe banArasa ane muMbaImAM vidyAlayo sthApyAM tathA te samayanA paMDita nAthurAmajI premI, paMDita pannAlAlajI

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dAnavIra jainakulabhUSaNa zeTha zrI mANikacaMda (je. pI.) 15 bAkalIvAla vagere vidvAno pAse uccakoTinA graMtho taiyAra karAvyA. temane te kArya karavAmAM sarva prakAre sahAya karI tathA aneka graMtho kharIdIne bhAratanAM aneka maMdiro ane pustakAlayomAM bheTarUpe mokalyA. copATI, muMbaI khAtenA potAnA aMgata rIyAlayamAM paNa teoe moTuM dhArmika pustakAlaya vasAvyuM hatuM. A uparAMta te samayanA jaina vidyAnA agragaNya vidvAnone paNa vividha prakAre puraskRta karI temane niraMtare preraNA ApatA rahetA hatA. potAnI vidhavA dIkarI maganabAI mATe temaNe paM. lAlana tathA paM. mAdhavajIne dhArmika zikSaNa ApavA rokayA hatA. laukika zikSaNa : dhArmika zikSaNanI sAthe jo laukika zikSaNa levAmAM na Ave to gRhasthone AjIvikA utpanna karavAmAM muzkelI paDe. A muddAne khyAlamAM rAkhIne teoe samasta bhAratamAM TheraThera chAtrAlayo kholyAM, jemAM muMbaI, amadAvAda, ratalAma, jabalapura, lalitapura, akolA, nAgapura, meraTha, AgrA, lAhora, kolahApura, hubalI, sAMgalI, belagAma, beMgalora, vagere nagaronAM chAtrAlayo vadhAre prasiddha thayAM. A chAtrAlayomAMthI aneka jaina vidyArthIoe snAtaka ane anusnAtaka DigrIo prApta karI. samAjasudhAraka tarIke : te kALe pracalita bALavivAha, kanyAvikraya, jJAtigoLanI saMkIrNatA jevI aneka sAmAjika kurItione dUra karavA mATe tathA strIzikSAgu, jIvadayApracAra, mAMsAhAratyAga vagere mATe paNa teoe khUba jahemata uThAvI hatI. A badhAM sAmAjika kAryomAM brahmacArI zItalaprasAdajI, temanI putrI mahilAratna maganabAI, te vakhatanA agragaNya vidvAno ane vividha sthAnika sAmAjika saMsthAoe temane pUro sahakAra Apyo hato. Ama potAnI vicakSaNatA dvArA samAjanI vikharAyelI zaktine ekatrita karIne teoe racanA-kuzaLatA ane udAra nItinuM udAharaNa pUruM pADyuM che. vyaktigata AcArasaMpannatA ane vidyAprema : zeTha mANikacaMdamAM sAdagI, namratA, karakasara ane viziSTa parakhazakti jevA aneka guNo to hatA ja, uparAMta teo nyAyopArjita dhana, satya, vyavahAra, kuzIlatyAga ane parigraha parimANa ityAdi zrAvaka dharmanAM vividha aMgonA pAlana viSe khUba deDha hatA. sAMpradAyika saMkIrNatAo temane sparzI zakatI nahotI; temAge kholelAM chAtrAlayomAM koI paNa jaina vidyArthI sahelAIthI praveza meLavI zakato. dinAMka 6-2-1908 nA roja muMbaInA mAdhavabAgamAM zvetAMbara jaina visA zrImALI bhAIonI je sabhA bharAI hatI tenA pramukha tarIke teo cUMTAyA hatA. eka sthAnakavAsI jaina vidyArthIne videza javA mATe paNa temaNe sahAya karI hatI. vi. saM. 1957 pachI teoe parigraha-parimANanuM vrata daDhapaNe grahaNa karI potAnI milakatanI yogya vaheMcaNI karI parama saMtoSa dhAraNa karyo hato ane vadhelI badhI saMpatti samAjane caraNe dharI dIdhI hatI. Ama temaNe samAjasevAnuM vrata dhAraNa karyuM hatuM. duSkALa, dharatIkaMpa ke pUra vagere kudaratI prakopanA kALamAM nAtajAtanA koI paNa bheda vinA teo dAnapravAha vahevaDAvI potAnI sahaja anukaMpA darzAvatA.

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo temano vidyAprema adbhuta hato. temaNe svayaM vAMcanathI ane putrI maganabAIne zikhavADavA AvatA vidvAno pAsethI zAstronuM sAruM jJAna prApta karyuM hatuM. prasaMgopAtta teo svAdhyAya-pravacana paNa ApatA. vi. saM. 1955mAM muMbaImAM plega phATI nIkaLyo ane teo surata AvIne be mahinA rahyA tyAre chAtrAlayanA vidyArthIone dhArmika zikSaNa ApatA. 16 upasaMhAra : A pramANe zeTha mANikacaMdanuM jIvana ane kartRtva ApaNA mATe preraNAdAyaka che. temanI satata udyamazIlatA, manuSyane pArakhavAnI zakti, samAjane unnata banAvavAnI bhAvanA, akhUTa vidyAprema, sAgara samAna udAra hRdaya, dAnadharmanI atyaMta prIti ane pratIti, satata svArthayAga ane paropakAravRtti, potAnA rojabarojanA jIvanamAM sAdAI, saraLatA ane namratAno prayoga, verAta jevA vyavasAyamAM paNa potAnI satyapriyatA ane nItimattAnI uccamAM ucca praNAlikAone jALavI rAkhavAno Agraha ane samasta dezavyApI susaMcAlita saMsthAo pratye, koI paNa prakArano bhedabhAva rAkhyA vinA vipula dAnarAzino dhodha vahevaDAvavAnuM sAhasa ityAdi sadguNomAM temanuM tejasvI vyaktitva prakaTa thAya che. ApaNe paNa temanA sadguNone anusaravAno prayatna karIe.

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zrI abhidhAna ejeMndra-kezara 2. tapodhana zrImad rAjendrasUri bhUmikA ane janmamaMgaLa : zUravIronA saMgrAmanI bhUmi rAjasthAna saMtonI paNa janetA rahI che. Aje paNa rAjasthAnamAM jayapura, jesalamera, ajamera, puSkara, rANakapura, Abu--delavADA, mahAvIrajI, koTA, padmapurA, cittauDa, kesariyAjI, zrInAthajI, nAkoDA vage2e sthAnomAM jainadharma ane bhAratIya saMskRtinAM aneka pratIko dRSTigocara thAya che. Ana ane zAna mATe jAnanI bAjI lagADanArA A rAjasthAnanA bharatapura nagaramAM guruvAra, dinAMka 3-12-1827 nA roja bALaka ratnarAjano janma thayo hato. pitAjInuM nAma RSabhadAsa pArakha ane mAtAjInuM nAma kesarIbAI hatuM. temanA eka moTA putranuM nAma mANikacaMda ane nAnI putrInuM nAma premAbAI hatuM. bALapaNanA saMskAra ane vepAra : bALaka ratnarAjamAM nAnapaNathI ja ucca saMskAro hatA. vaDIlo ane mAtApitA pratyeno pUjyabhAva, zAMta svabhAva, laDAIjhagaDA ane kusaMgathI dUra rahevuM, guNavAna puruSono saMga karavo vagere sadguNo temane janmajAta prApta thayA hatA. bAra varSanI uMmare temaNe moTAbhAI ane kuTuMbIo sAthe AjubAjunA jaina tIrtho zrI kesariyAjI vagerenI yAtrA karelI. laukika bhaNatara karatAM 17

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18 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo dhArmika graMtho vAMcavA tarapha temanI vRtti vadhu DhaLelI rahetI. soLa varSanI vaye moTAbhAI zrI mANekalAla sAthe teone vepAra mATe silona javAnuM banyuM. ahIM thoDo samaya rahI, kalakattA vagere nagaromAM thoDuM rokAI teo vatanamAM pAchA pharyA. thoDA vakhatamAM ja temanAM pUjaya mAtApitA kALadharma pAmyAM, tethI vairAgyavRttivALA ratnarAjane vizeSapaNe dharmadhyAnamAM joDAvAno samaya maLyo. A dharmabhAvanA divase divase vadhatI cAlI. vairAgyavRddhi ane yati-dIkSA: I. sa. 1845mAM zrI pramodasUrijInuM ahIM Agamana thayuM. temanA upadeza-samAgamathI ratnarAjane dIkSAno vicAra Avyo. potAnA aMtaranI A vAta temaNe moTAbhAIne jaNAvI ane I. sa. 1847 mAM udepura mukAme zrI hemavijayajInA hAthe dIkSA thaI. nAma zrI ratnavijayajI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. paheluM comAsuM akolA ane bIju comAsuM indoramAM thayuM. temane jJAnaprAptinI vizeSa laganI hatI. tethI AgalAM traNa comAsA daramiyAna zrI sAgaracandrajInA sAnnidhyamAM temaNe vyAkaraNa, nyAya, kAvya, alaMkAra ityAdimAM kuzaLatA prApta karI. I. sa. 1852mAM teozrIne panyAsanI padavI ApavAmAM AvI. AgaLanAM cAra comAsAmAM potAno abhyAsa svayaM tathA zrI devendrasUrijInA sAnnidhyamAM vadhAratA gayA. vistRta zAstrajJAnanI prApti thatAM zikSAgurunI AjJA laIne I. sa. 1857 thI I. sa. 1862 daramiyAnamAM zrI dharaNendrasUrinA 51 yati ziSyone vividha dharmazAstrono abhyAsa karAvyo ane dIkSAguru zrI pramodasUrijInI sevAmAM rahyA. I. sa. 1864 mAM bIkAnera-jodhapuranA narezo dvArA zrI dharaNendravijayajInuM je sanmAna thayuM temAM bhAga lIdho ane "daphatarI'nuM birUda prApta karyuM. I. sa. 1865-66 nA cAturmAsamAM temaNe "daphanarI' padano tyAga karyo ane jAlora tathA ghANerAvanA comAsAmAM yationA zithilAcAra, parigrahabuddhi ityAdi aMge zrI dharaNendravijayajI sAtheno vivAda samApta na thatAM temAM kriyoddhAra karavAno nirNaya lIdho. I. sa. 1867mAM dIkSAguru zrI pramodasUri dvArA Ahora mukAme, samasta zrI saMghanI hAjarImAM paraMparAgata sUrimaMtranI ane 'zrI pUjya'nI padavInuM anudAna, bhavya samArohapUrvaka saMpanna thayuM. ahIMthI vihAra karI jAvarAmAM cAturmAsa daramiyAna navAba tathA maMtrImaMDaLanI sAthe zaMkA-samAdhAna karyuM. - yati saMsthAno saMpUrNa kriyodvAra ane kalamanAmuM : I. sa. 1867 nA jAvarAnA cAturmAsa daramyAna yati zrI dharaNendrasUrie siddhakuzala ane motIvijaya nAmanA be thatione zrI pUjya pAse mokalyA. A dUto ane zrI pUjya vacce vistRta carcA thaI. zrI pUjaya yati-paraMparAmAM rUDha thaI gayelA aMdhavizvAsomAM, janatA uparanA prabhAva mATeno ayogya sAdhanomAM, temaja rUDhio ane vividha prakAranI zithilatAomAM AmUla krAMti karAvavAnI bAbatamAM deDha hatA. teoe A mATe nava kalamonI "sudhAra yojanA" lakhIne mokalI, jenA para zrI dharaNendravijayajIe anya sarva yationI sAthe ekamata thaI sahI karI. A vidhi pUrI thatAM jAheramAM tenI ghoSaNA thaI. e vakhate zrI pUjaye pote paNa pUrve bheTarUpe maLelI sarva laukika padavIo ane chaDI, cAmara, pAlakhI vagere samasta parigrahono zrI supArzvanAtha bhagavAnanA maMdiramAM saMpUrNa tyAga karyo. temanA mukhya be

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tapodhana zrImad rAjendrasUri ziSyo pramodarucijI ane dhanavijayajI paNa A kriyAmAM joDAyA. A pramANe temaNe jAheramAM samArohapUrvaka paMcamahAvratadhAraka utkRSTa pada svIkAra ane tristutika saMpradAyano punaruddhAra karyo, jemAM zrAvaka-zrAvikAonAM dhArmika adhyayana ane tIrthodvArarUpI satkAryone agrimatA ApavAmAM AvI. A samasta aitihAsika kriyAkalApa pUro thatAM traNa varSa lAgyAM. 19 ugra tapasyA, bihAra, pratiSThAo ane tIrthoddhAranAM kAryo : saMpUrNa kriyoddhAra pachI I. sa. 1870 no cAturmAsa ratalAmamAM ane I. sa. 1871 no cAturmAsa kukSImAM thayo. ahIM temaNe 45 AgamonI vAcanA tathA 'dbhavyavicAra' graMthanI racanA karI. digaMbara jaina atizayakSetra mAMgInuMgInI pahADIomAM temaNe 72 divaso sudhI ekAsaNAM ane upavAsa karI, mahAmaMtranA prathama padanA savA karoDa japa pUrA karyA ane lagabhaga cha mAsa ciMtana, japa, dhyAna ane ugra tapazcaryAmAM vitAvyA. kavivara munizrI pramodarucijIe zrI pUjayanI A durdhara tapasyA daramiyAna khUba sevA-zurUSA karI hatI. have pachInA cAturmAso mALavA ane mevADanI bhUmimAM rAjagaDha, ratalAma, jAvarA, Ahora, jAlora, zivagaMja vagere sthaLoe thayA. te daramiyAna I. sa. 1877mAM 31 jinabibonI ane I. sa. 1884 mAM 41 jinabiMbono pratiSThA thaI. I. sa. 1885mAM gujarAta tarapha vihAra karI amadAvAda, dhorAjI, dhAnerA, tharAda vageremAM cAturmAsa karI saune dharmalAbha Apyo. I. sa. 1898 mAM AhoramAM potAnA hAthe ja 951 jinabiMbonI prANapratiSThA karI. ( vi. saM. 1955 phAgaNa vada pAMcama, guruvAra) A pratiSThAmAM 3500thI paNa vadhAre manuSyoe upasthita thaIne lAbha lIdho hato. I. sa. 1899 nA zivagaMjanA cAturmAsamAM temaNe caturvidha saMgha mATe viziSTa AcArasaMhitAnI racanA karI hatI. A saMhitAmAM 35 mukhya niyamo che, jenuM pAlana Aja sudhI te paraMparAnA anuyAyIo karatA AvyA che. I. sa. 1901mAM pharIthI AhoramAM 201 pratimAonI prANapratiSThA karI. I. sa. 1902mAM jAloramAM aneka prakAranAM dharmakAryo pharI teozrIe gujarAta tarapha vihAra karyo. I. sa. 1903no caturmAsa suratamAM temaja kukSI ane khAcarodanA cAturmAsa pachI chello cAturmAsa I. sa. 1906mAM vaDanagara (ma. pra.) khAte thayo. jIvananI saMdhyA : vaDanagarano varNavAsa pUro karI, tabiyata sArI na lAgavAthI teoe rAjagaDha tarapha prayANa karyuM. ahIM samasta saMgha sUrijInI tabiyatanA samAcAra sAMbhaLI citita thaI gayo. pote ja zrI dIpavijayajI ane yatIndravijayajIne bolAvI saMghamAMcAlana mATe tathA 'zrI abhidhAna rAjendra koza'nA saMpAdana, saMzodhana ane mudraNa mATenI javAbadArI soMpI. dinAMka 19-12-1906 nA roja teozrIe anazana grahaNa karyuM ane 21-12-1906 nA roja 'arham nama:' 'arjuna nama:' e maMtrano japa karatAM karatAM parama zAMtithI mahAprayANa karyuM. rAjagaDha(ma. pra.)thI eka mAIla dUra zrI mohana kheDAnI pavitra tIrthabhUmimAM dinAMka 22-12-1906 nA roja vizALa janasamUhanI hAjarImAM temanA aMtimasaMskAra karavAmAM AvyA.

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! 20 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo mahattvapUrNa pAMca tIrthono jIrNodvAra : rAjendrasUrijIe pratiSThA ane jIrNodvAranAM aneka kAryo karyAM hatAM. temAMya nIcenAM pAMca tIrtho khAsa prasiddha che, kAraNa ke A pAMca tIrthonA sarvAMgI vikAsanI dizA teoe pote sUcavI hatI : (1) koraTA tIrtha : A tIrthanAM kanakApura, koraTapura, koranTI vagere aneka nAmo che. amadAvAda-dilhI relavelAina para javAIbaMdha sTezanathI bAra mAIla dUra A tIrtha AveluM che. ahIM zrI mahAvIra, zrI AdinAtha, zrI pArzvanAtha ane zrI kesariyAnAtha ema cAra maMdiro che. zrI kesariyAnAthanI zvetaraMganI pAMca phUTanI bhavya pratimA vi. saM. 1911 mAM Tekaro khodatAM nIkaLI hatI. sUrijI dvArA vi. sAM. 1951 mAM moTA samArohapUrvaka, vizALa ane manohara maMdiramAM tenI pratiSThA karavAmAM AvI hatI. (2) zrI mAMDavA tIrtha : mAMDavapura gAma jodhapura-rANIkheDA lAina para modarA sTezanathI 22 mAIla dUra che. mULa jinAlaya sAtamI ane bAramI sadInuM gaNAya che. sUrijI ahIM vi. saM. 1955mAM padhArelA ane jIrNoddhAra mATenI preraNA ApelI. vartamAna maMdiranI pratiSThA vi. saM. 2010mAM thayelI che. moTI dharmazALA ane rahevA jamavAnI Adhunika sagavaDa che. (3) zrI svarNagiri tIrtha : A prAcIna tIrtha jAlora sTezana pAse Avela svarNagiri nAmanA nAnA parvata para vaseluM che. nIce, zaheranI aMdara 13 maMdiro che. parvata upara killAmAM traNa prAcIna ane be navIna maMdiro che. zrImad rAjendrasUrinA padArpaNa pahelAM killAnAM A maMdiromAM zasra-saraMjAma raheto. paraMtu teozrInI tapasyA, deDha nizcaya ane satata puruSArthathI prabhAvita thaI rAjAe A maMdiro pAchA jaina samAjane soMpyA ane vi. saM. 1933mAM tyAM pratiSThA-mahotsava thatAM tIrthanA punaruddhAranI prakriyA pUrI thaI. (4) tAlanapura tIrtha : A tIrthane tuMgIyA pattana paNa kahe che. madhyapradezamAM, alIrAjapurathI dhAra jatI saDakanI najIka A tIrtha AveluM che. eka bhIlane potAnA khetaramAMthI 25 pratimAo maLelI je eka hajAra varSa jUnI mAnavAmAM Ave che. ahIM be maMdiro che, jemAM goDI pArzvanAthanA maMdiranI pratiSThA pUjayasUrijIe vi. saM. 1950mAM karI hatI. (5) zrI mohanakheDA tIrtha : rAjagaDha(ma. pra.)thI eka mAIla pazcime A tIrtha AveluM che. zrI AdinAtha bhagavAnanI vizALa zveta pratimA vi. saM. 1940 mAM ahIM pratiSThita thaI hatI. ahIM zrI rAjendrasUrijInI samAdhi che. A tIrthanA vikAsa mATeno zilAnyAsa dinAMka 19-6-1975 nA roja zrI vijyacaMdrasUri dvArA karavAmAM Avyo hato. ahIM eka vizALa preraNAdAyaka tIrtha bane tevuM Ayojana karavAmAM AvyuM che. sAhityasevA : nuzmana: hAM sAra yavetavuM jJAnasevanam / anigUhitavIryasya saMyamasya ca dhAraNam / /

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tapodhana zrImad rAjedrasUri 21 pUrvAcAryoe mAnavajIvananI saphaLatA mATe be mukhya sAdhano batAvyAM che: sAcA jJAnanI ArAdhanA ane saMyamanuM grahaNa tathA pUrNa zakti lagADIne tenuM pAlana. pUjyazrInA saMyama-tapanI hakIkata ApaNe jANI. have temanI jJAnasAdhanA ane jJAnagarimA para daSTipAta karIe. teoe racelA kula 61 graMtho prApta thayA che, jemAM bhASA, vyAkaraNa, Agama, pUjA, adhyAtma, stotra, vyAkhyAna, prabaMdha, yoga, praznottara, maMtrataMtrAdi vividha viSayono samAveza thAya che. lagabhaga 25 graMtho to I. sa. 1957 sudhImAM chapAI cUkyA che; bAkInA graMtho prakAzita thavAmAM che. ahIM temanI mukhya racanAono paricaya ApavAmAM Ave che: (1) abhidhAna rAjendrakoza : A graMthanA sAta vibhAgo che. tenI kula pRSThasaMkhyA 9200 (moTI sAijha) che. A zabdakozamAM prAkRta bhASAnA kula 60,000 zabdonI akArAdikramathI viziSTa sarvatomukhI Agamasammata samajaNa ApavAmAM AvI che, jethI vAMcanArane eka sArAmAM sArA adhikRta ane vizALakAya saMdarbhagraMthanI upalabdhi thaI jAya che ane sAthe sAthe jaina darzananA lagabhaga badhA ja viSayonuM jJAna meLavavAmAM saraLatA thaI jAya che. A graMthano prAraMbha temaNe I. sa. 1890 nA cAturmAsamAM karyo hato ane aneka ziSyonA sahayoga-sahakArathI tenI samApti I. sa. 1903 mAM suratamAM karI hatI. tenuM mudraNakArya I. sa. 1913 mAM prAraMbha thayuM hatuM ane chello (sAta) bhAga I. sa. 1934mAM ratalAmathI prakAzita thayo hato. te jamAnAmAM A kArya mATe rUpiyA cAra lAkhano vyaya thayo hato. jaina samAje tana-mana-dhanathI A kAryamAM prazaMsanIya sahayoga Apyo hato. A graMthane jagatanA samasta vidrAno taraphathI suMdara AvakAra maLyo che ane AMtararASTrIya khyAti prApta thaI che. (2) anya mukhya kRtionAM nAma nIce pramANe che: (1) prAkRta vyAkaraNa (2) kalpa sUtrArtha prabodhinI (3) jinopadeza maMjarI (4) praznottara puSpavATikA (5) zrI tattvaviveka (6) zrI siddhacakra pUjA (7) zrI mahAvIra paMca kalyANaka pUjA (8) prabhu-stavana sudhAkara (9) hoLikA-vyAkhyAna (10) akSayatRtIyA kathA (11) svarodaya-maMtrAvali (12) paDAvazyaka-akSarArtha (13) badravya vicAra. samAjopayogI saMsthAo : sUrijInI preraNAthI nIcenI saMsthAo vividha dhArmika ane sAmAjika kAryo mATe astitvamAM AvI che : (1) rAjendrodaya yuvaka maMDaLa, jAvarA (ma. pra.) (2) zrI rAjendra jaina vidyAlaya, AhIra (rAjasthAna) (3) zrI rAjendra sUryAbhyadayAvalI, ratalAma A saMsthA pUjA-guTakAdinuM prakAzanakArya kare che. (4) zrI rAjendra jaina graMthamALA

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo (5) zrI rAjendra pravacana kAryAlaya, khaMDAlA (phAlanA) (6) nIcenAM nagaromAM zrI rAjendra jaina pAThazALAo sthApavAmAM AvI che : mandasaura (phAlanA), TAMDA, khAcaroda, siyANA, dhuMdhakaDA, tharAda ityAdi. ziSya-parivAra : teo dIkSAguru ane zikSAguru tarIkenuM dvividha viziSTa vyaktitva dharAvatA hatA. temanA mukhya ziSya-praziSyonI nAmAvali nIce mujaba che : zrI vijaya yatIndrasUri (vartamAna paTTadhara) zrI vijaya bhUpendrasUri zrI vijaya dhanacaMdrasUri upAdhyAya zrI mohanavijayajI upAdhyAya zrI gulAbavijayajI munizrI dIpavijayajI munizrI sAgaranaMdavijayajI munizrI jayaMtavijyajI uparAMta, temanA anuyAyIomAM aneka sAdhvIjIo tathA zrAvaka-zrAvikAono ghaNo moTo samudAya che, je potAnI zakti-bhakti pramANe sUrijInI AjJAne ArAdhIne jIvana vikAsa sAdhI rahyo che. rAjendrasUkita-saMgraha : sUrijIe aneka viSayo upara judA judA samaye ApelA upadezanI alpa prasAdI ApaNA jIvananA vikAsamAM upakAraka jagAvAthI ahIM prastuta karIe chIe. mAnavatA : manuSya mAnavatA jALavI rAkhe to ja sAco mAnava banI zake che. mAnavatAnA pAlanamAM sarvadharma samabhAva siddhAMtano suvicAra, kavya, satkArya vagereno samAveza thAya che. sasaMga, sarvAcana ane sArA saMjogomAM rahevAthI tenI prApti ane vRddhi thAya che. manuSyapaNuM maLyuM to jarUrathI sAcA mAnava banIe. basa ATalAthI paNa dharma, artha, kAma ane mokSanI prApti thaI zake che. sAcI lajajA jIvanamAM kevI rIte Ave ? sAcI lajjA sadugRhasthano prathama guNa kahyo che. tene vikasAvavA mATe nIcenI bAbatonuM dhyAna rAkhIe : (1) vyavahAramAM satya apanAvIe. (2) aparAdha thaI jAya to tarata mAphI mAgIe. (3) lokaviruddha ane zAstraviruddha AcaraNa na karIe. (4) khAnadAnanI sobatamAM rahIe. (5) kusaMgathI avazya bacIe. (6) paramAtmA ane saMtonA lAbhathI vaMcita na rahIe. (7) kAyama sAruM vAcana karIe ane sAruM vacana sAMbhaLIe. (8) parastrI/parapuruSa tarapha kudRSTi na karIe. anyAyathI meLavelI dolata : kALAbajAra, vizvAsaghAta, lUMTaphATa ane lAMcaruzavatathI koI vyakti bhale game teTalA paisA meLave ane game teTalo eza-ArAma kare, paNa e badhuM mAtra pUrvasaMcita puNyanI prabaLatA haze tyAM sudhI ja Takaze. puNya kSINa

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tapodhana zrImad rAjendrasUri thatAM, nahIM rahe paiso ke nahIM rahe eza-ArAma. yamarAjanuM AmaMtraNa AvatAM dolata, eza-ArAma, sagAMvahAlAM ke svajana-mitrAdi koI bacAvI zakaze nahIM. paralokamAM javuM paDaze ane badhuM ahIM ja paDayuM raheze. paiso bhego karavA mATe je moTAM pApa karyAM haze te ja parabhavamAM sAthe AvIne durgatimAM pIDA Apaze. A vAta ni:saMdeha jANIne prApta thayelI dolatathI satkAryo karI levAM jethI te AgaLa upara paNa sahAyaka thaI zakaze. sahadharmIonI sevA : bhagavAne saMdhanAM cAra aMgo kahyAM che : sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka ane zrAvikA. temane zikSaNa ApavuM ane apAvavuM, vastrAdithI temanuM sanmAna karavuM, samAjavikAsa mATe dharmano pracAra karavo ane karAvavo. hArdika bhAvanAthI temanI sevAmAM kaTibaddha rahevuM ane temanI sevA mATe dhana kharcavuM. AvAM zubha kAryo niSkAmapaNe karavAthI 'puNyAnubaMdhI puNya'nuM upArjana thAya che. A puNya drArA sevAbhAvI manuSyano vikAsa thAya che ane te iSTa sthAne pahoMce che. A puNya bhavabhramaNanAM sarvadu:khono aMta karI nAkhe che. 23 vinayanI upAsanA : guruvacanono haMmezAM Adara karavo, temanI AjJAnuM yathAvata pAlana karavuM ane temAM tarka, vitarka ke zaMkA vagere na karavAM. AnuM nAma 'vinaya' che. vinayathI vidyA, yogyatA ane zruta jJAnano lAbha, jaLamAM phelAI janArA telabiMdunI jema vistRtapaNe prApta thAya che. AnAthI saMsAramAM manuSyanI kIrti cAre tarapha phelAI jAya che ane te saunA sanmAnano adhikArI banI jAya che. avinaya karanAro AtmA jayAM jayAM jAya che tyAM tyAM haDadhUta thAya che ane du:kha pAme che. ahaMkAra, durbhAvanA ane dhanAdinI tRSNA-A badhA avinaya utpanna karanArA durguNo che. mATe avinayane tilAMjali ApI vinaya-guNane apanAvo, jethI ubhayalokamAM sukhasaMpattinI prApti thaI zake. vinaya to mAnavajIvanane sarvocca zikhare pahoMcADanAra mahAna guNa che. mANasa game teTalo vidvAna, catura ke nItivAna hoya, paraMtu jayAM sudhI vinaya guNano vikAsa na thayo hoya tyAM sudhI te lokapriyatA ke sanmAna-Adarane prApta karI zakato nathI. avinayI puruSamAM udAratA, dhairya, prema, dayA, ucca AcAra ane prasAdi guNo pragaTI zakatA nathI. A kAraNathI te potAnA kAryakalApamAM hatAza rahyA kare che ane saphaLatA saMpAdana karI zakato nathI, nIcenAM ATha sthAnomAM lajjA choDI devI joIe, bAkInA badhA samaye vinaya guNanI ArAdhanA karavI joIe, ema pUrvAcAryonI AzA che: ( 1 ) gAyana gAtI vakhate (2) nRtya karatI vakhate ( 3 ) carcA-vivAda karatI vakhate ( 4 ) adhyayana vakhate ( 5 ) saMgrAma karatI vakhate (6) duzmananuM damana karatI vakhate (7) bhojana karatI vakhate ( 8 ) vyavahArasaMbaMdha bAMdhatI vakhate. sadguNono vikAsa : mAnavanI mAnavatAno prakAza satya, zaurya, udAratA ane saMyamAdi guNo dvArA ja thaI zake che. jenA jIvanamAM A guNo nathI tenAmAM mAnavatA nathI, paNa aMdhakAra mAtra che.

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24 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo mAnavamAMthI mahAmAnava thavA mATe dhairya, sahanazIlatA, saraLatA, suzIlatA, satyano Agraha, guNAnurAga, nyAya, AtmavizvAsa ane anAsakti keLavavAnI jarUra che. sAcI vidyA ane vidvattA H sAcI vidyA ke vidvattA te ja kahevAya jemAM AtmasudhAraNA, vizvaprema ane viSayAsaktino abhAva hoya, sAthe sAthe jIva mAtramAM Atmavat buddhi ane dharmanuM yathAvat pAlana hoya. svArthamaya pralobhano ane chetaravAnI vRtti na hovI joIe. AvI vidyA ja sva-paranuM kalyANa sAdhavAmAM saphaLa bane che, evuM nItikAronuM maMtavya che. je IrSyA, kalaha ane udvega upajAve te vidvattA nathI, vidyA nathI, paNa mahAna ajJAnatA che. tethI je vidvattA dvArA AtmakalyANa thaI zake te ja vidvattA prApta karavA haMmezAM samyag udyama karavo joIe. durAcArI sadA du:khI thAya che H vyabhicAra sevavo kadApi sukhadAyaka nathI. AnA pariNAme aneka du:kho ane vyAdhiothI gherAI javuM paDe che. tethI ja 'moje rogamayam' ema kahyuM che, ane te parama satya che. durAcArapriya loko pahelethI cetatA nathI. jyAre teo mRtyunA mukhamAM dhakelAI jAya che tyAre potAnA durAcAronuM smaraNa karIne khUba pazcAttApa kare che. vyakti durAcAranA phaLa svarUpe pAchalI jiMdagImAM asAdhya rogothI pIDita ane ciMtita banI rahe che. pote karelAM mahApApo mATe ane parabhavanI yAtanAnA bhayathI te kAMpavA mAMDe che. paraMtu te samaye temanuM koI rakSaka ke bhAgIdAra thatuM nathI. asahAya avasthAmAM temane A duniyAmAMthI rotAM rotAM alavidA levI paDe che. AvuM satya jANIne je dharmamArgane apanAvI le che te parabhavamAM paNa sukha prApta karI le che.

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3. zrImad laghurAjasvAmI bhUmikA: I. sa. 1850 nI AjubAjunA samayane bhAratanA itihAsano saMkrAMtikALa gaNI zakAya; kAraNa ke marAThA ane mogalasattAono aMta tathA aMgrejI sattAnI vyApakatI ane sthirIkaraNano ne kALa hato. rAjakIya, sAmAjika, sAMskRtika ane dhArmika kSetromAM avanavI ghaTanAo AkAra laI rahI hatI. A samaya-saMjogo daramyAna zrImad laghurAjasvAmIno janma thayo hato. janma ane bALapaNa : garavI gurjara bhUminA te samayanA pATanagara amadAvAda jillAnA dhoLakA tAlukAnA vaTAmaNa gAme vi. saM. 1910, Aso vada ekamanA roja A mahAbhAgyazALI punita AtmAno janma thayo. temanA pitAnuM nAma zrI kRSNadAsa gopALajI tathA mAtAnuM nAma kuzalAbAI hatuM. vaiSNava saMpradAyanuM A bhAvasArakuTuMba gAmamAM agragaNya gaNAtuM. A saMtativihIna kuTuMbane bALaka zrI lallubhAInA janmathI putraratnanI prApti thaI ane nirvazatAnuM du:kha TaLyuM. paraMtu kaoNlerAnI jIvaleNa bImArInA kAraNe cAra-cAra lagna karyA chatAM saMtAnavihIna rahelA kRSNadAsajI bALakanuM moM jovA jIvita rahI zakyA nahIM. 25

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arvAcIna jaina jayotirdharo cAra-pAMca varSanA bALakane nizALe mUkvAno samaya thayo. A samaye ApaNI gAmaThI zALAo dhULiyA zALAo hatI. AvI eka grAmya zALAmAM lallujIne dAkhala karyA paraMtu abhyAsamAM temane ruci utpanna thaI nahi. gaNitanA AMka ke bhASAnAM kAvyo temane mukhapATha thatAM nahi eTale khapa pUratuM lakhatA-vAMcatA zIkhyA. eTalAmAM to vAraMvAra dukAnamAM besavAnuM cAlu thayuM ane zALAno abhyAsa baMdha thaI gayo. bALakamAM pUrvanA uttama saMskArono AbhAsa nAnapaNathI ja thavA lAgyo hato. sau sAthe vinaya ane premathI vartavuM, mahemAno pratye AdarabhAva rAkhI temanI sevA karavI ane gAmanI vividha komonA manuSyo vacce vivekapUrvakanA vyavahAra dvArA saMpa jaLavAI rahe tevI pravRttio karavI : A badhAM kAryo temanI susaMskAritAne pragaTa kare che. yuvAvaya ne guhasthAvasthA : varSo vItatAM vAra lAgatI nathI. AjanuM bALaka vakhata jatAM yuvAna bane che. te jamAnAnA rivAja mujaba yuvAvaye temanAM lagna thayAM. pahelI patnInuM sagarbhAvasthAmAM ja avasAna thayuM tethI temanAM bIjAM lagna nAthIbAI nAmanI bhAvasAra yuvatI sAthe thayAM. gRhasthAvasthAnA nibhAva mATe AjIvikAnuM mukhya sAdhana dhIradhArano dhaMdho hato. prAmANika ne saraLa svabhAvanA lallubhAInI vRtti udAra hovAthI ghaNA loko temanI pAsethI paisA laI jatA ne vyAjasahita parata paNa karatA; paraMtu ugharANI samayasara na Ave to paNa paisA vasUla karavA koI paNa jAtanAM AkarAM pagalAM bharavAnI vRtti temanA karuNAmaya aMta:karaNamAM UpajatI nahi, je temanA mAnavatAvAdI abhigamanI ApaNane jhAMkhI karAve che. temano gRhasthAzrama sukhamaya vyatIta thaI rahyo hato, tyAre temanA jIvanamAM eka AkarA karmano prabaLa udaya thayo. mAMdagI ne vairAgyotpatti : vi. saM. 1937mAM temane pI pAMDu nAmano roga (Anemia) lAgu thayo, jenA pariNAme bAra mAsamAM zarIra ThIkaThIka pramANamAM kSINa thayuM. aneka upacAro karavA chatAM ekeya upAya kAragata nIvaDyo nahi. . have zarIra vadhu Takaze nahi ema lAgavAthI potAnI khabara kADhavA AvanAra darekane teo patAsA ApatA ane potAnA doSonI kSamAyAcanA paNa mAgatA. A gaMbhIra mAMdagI lallubhAInA saMskArI AtmAmAM sAco vairAgya utpanna thavAmAM nimitta banI. vairAgyanI dhArA eTalI hada sudhI pahoMcI ke jo A roganuM upazamana thaze, to saMsAratyAga karI sAdhu thavuM tevI temaNe daDha pratijJA karI. azAtA karmano udaya jANe ke A pratijJAne vaza thato hoya tema halabalI UThyo ane acAnaka eka sAdhAraNa davAnA upacArathI temanA roganuM upazamana thaI gayuM. svAdhya prApti thatAM, pratijJAnusAra temaNe ane pADozI zrI devakaraNajIe munizrI harakhacaMdajInA darzane javAnuM nakkI karyuM. munizrI te vakhate surata birAjatA hatA. tethI sAyalA ne vaDhavANa kaeNmpa thaI banne gurujI pAse pahoMcyA ne dIkSA levAnI bhAvanA pradarzita karI. munizrIe temane bannene potapotAnA mAtA-pitAnI AjJA prApta karavA jaNAvyuM. teTalAmAM to

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zrImad ladhurAjasvAmI 27 lallujInA mAtuzrIne A samAcAra maLatAM teo paNa munizrI pAse pahoMcI gayAM ane munizrIne vinaMtI karI ke lalubhAI hAlamAM be varSa vairAgyabhAve ghare rahe, tyArabAda temane dIkSA letA pote rokaze nahi. Ama nakkI thatAM sau vaTAmaNa pAchA pharyA. vi. saM. 1940mAM dharmapatnI nAthIbAIe eka putraratanane janma Apyo, jenuM nAma mohana rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. bALaka jyAre savA mAsanuM thayuM tyAre lallujI tathA devakaraNajI godharA mukAme gurune vaMdana karavA gayA ane dIkSAnI puna: mAMgaNI karI. gurue vairAgyano bodha Apyo ane hAlamAM dhIraja rAkhavA jaNAvyuM. lallujIe munizrIne vaTAmaNa padhAravAnuM AmaMtraNa ApyuM, je temaNe svIkAryuM ane teo vaTAmaNa mukAme padhAryA. vairAgyanA bodhathI raMjita thayelAM mAtAjIe lalujIne dIkSAnI saMmati ApI ane Ama, vi. saM. 1940nA jeTha vada trIjane maMgaLavAre, zubha muhUrtamAM khaMbhAta mukAme temanI tathA zrI devakaraNajInI dIkSAo thaI. tapazcaryA ane sAdhucaryAnuM pAlana: lalujI muninI dIkSA pachI khaMbhAta saMpradAyanA A saMghamAM lagabhaga cauda sAdhu dIkSita thayA ne saMgha navaracanA pAmyo, jethI gurujInI dRDha mAnyatA thaI ke lalujI muninAM pagalAM ghaNAM maMgaLakArI che. lalujI tathA devakaraNajI muni zAstrAbhyAsa, stavana-bhakti pado vagere mukhapATha karavAmAM ane dhyAnAdimAM pravRtta rahevA lAgyA. lallujI muni khAsa karIne upavAsAdi tapazcaryAnuM vizeSa ArAdhana karatA rahyA. saLaMga pAMca varSa sudhI temaNe ekAMtarA upavAsa karyA. eka samaye to temaNe 17 divasanA saLaMga upavAsa paNa karyA. munizrI lallujI temanI saraLatA, gurubhakti ane puNyaprabhAvathI sakaLa saMghamAM tathA samAjamAM lokapriya thaI paDyA. zrImad rAjacaMdrajIno samAgama: vi. saM. 1946 mAM lallujI munine khaMbhAtanA mumukSa zrI aMbAlAlabhAI dvArA samAcAra prApta thayA ke thoDA vakhatamAM zrImad rAjacaMdra nAmanA eka asAdhAraNa AtmajJAnI mahApuruSa khaMbhAta padhAravAnA che. divALInA divasomAM jyAre zrImad khaMbhAta padhAryA tyAre aMbAlAlabhAI temane zrI harakhacaMdajI mahArAja pAse laI gayA. tyAM gurunI AjJA laI upAzrayanA meDA upara prathama darzana daramyAna ja zrI lallujIe zrImadbha traNa sASTAMga namaskAra karyA ane AtmAnI oLakhANa tathA brahmacaryanI dRDhatA mATe mAgaNI karI. zrImadjIe paNa temane pUrvanA saMskArI AtmA jANI, pote khaMbhAtamAM rahyA tyAM sudhI dararoja bodha Apyo. brahmacaryanI siddhi mATe uNodarI, rasAsvAdatyAga ityAdi tapanI sAthe sAthe, sarva deya padArthonI anityatAno vicAra karI, te sarvane jonAra jANanAra huM AtmA chuM evI bhAvanAno abhyAsa karavA kahyuM. muMbaImAM vizeSa samAgama : vi. saM. 1947 ane 1948 nA cAturmAsa vaTAmaNa ane sANaMda mukAme pUrA karI, thoDo samaya suratamAM rokAyA ane 1949 nuM

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo comAsu muMbaImAM karavAnuM nakakI thayuM. zrI lallujI zrImanI peDhI para satsaMga ane bodha mATe vAraMvAra jatA. zrImade paNa zrI lallujIne "sugaDAMga'nI amuka gAthAo kramathI samajAvI ane chevaTe bolAvIne graMthanA pahelA pAnA para lakhI ApyuM : " AtamabhAvanA bhAvatA jIva lahe kevaLajJAna re." zrI lallujIe paNa AtmabhAvanAmAM lIna rahevAnI potAnI icchA vyakta karI tyAre zrImade kahyuM ke bodhanI jarUra che ane pachI pote mauna rahyA. AnA parathI zrI lallujIne maunanI agatya samajAI. A prasaMgano temanA jIvana para eTalo badho prabhAva paDyo ke tyAra pachInA lagabhaga traNa varSanA gALAmAM pote mauna rahyA. mAtra munio sAthe bodhanI ane vArtAnI chUTa rAkhI hatI. A samaya daramyAna temaNe samAdhi-zatakanuM adhyayana karyuM. enAthI potAne vizeSa zAMtino anubhava thayo hato tevuM temaNe aneka vAra jaNAveluM. vi. saM. 1950 ane 1951 ema be cAturmAsa suratamAM thayA. A samaya daramyAna vedAMtanA graMthono abhyAsa thayo. pachI suratamAM dasa-bAra mAsa tAvanI mAMdagI rahI ane deha chUTI jaze tevI ciMtA thavA lAgI. paraMtu zrImade jaNAvyuM ke deha chUTavAno bhrama rAkhavo kartavya nathI. ahIM zrImade temanA para cha padano patra lakhI mokalyo, jenI temanA para abhuta asara paDI ane te jIvanabhara rahI. carotaramAM cAturmAsa :vi. saM. 195ra no cAturmAsa khaMbhAta mukAme thayo. vi. saM. 1949mAM muMbaI padhAryA te pahelAM gurudeva zrI harakhacaMdajI mahArAja kALa karI gayA hatA. zrI lallujI svAmI gRhasthane (zrImadrane) guru mAne che ane pahelAM ekAMtarA upavAsa karatA te baMdha karyA che evI vAta sAdhuo ane zrAvakamaMDaLamAM prasiddhi pAmI. tethI temanA pratye janasamUhano prema ghaTI gayo tenI darakAra karyA vinA zrI lallujI to gurubhaktimAM lIna rahetA. zrImad rAjacaMdra paryuSaNa parva para nivRtti laIne carotara pradezanA kAviThA, rALaja vagere sthaLe thaI vaDavA (khaMbhAta pAse) padhAryA. zrI lallujI sAthe bIjA pAMca munio paNa darzana samAgama arthe tyAM padhAryA hatA. ekAMtamAM badhA muni zrImadrane namaskAra karI beThA. zrI lallujInI virahavedanA asahya thaI paDI hatI ane muniveza naDatararUpa lAgato hato. temaNe AvezamAM AvI jaI zrImadrane jaNAvyuM. "he nAtha ! ApanAM caraNakamaLamAM mane nizadina rAkho. A muhapatI mAre joItI nathI." ema kahI muhapattI zrImad AgaLa nAkhI, "mArAthI samAgamano viyoga sahana thaI zakato nathI," ema bolatAM bolatAM temanI AMkhamAMthI azrudhArA vahevA lAgI. te joI parama kRpALu devanI AMkhamAMthI paNa azrudhArA vahevA lAgI. thoDo vakhana mauna rahI zrImada devakaraNajIne kahyuM, "munizrIne A muhapattI Apo ane hamaNAM rAkho." vaDavAmAM munione cha divasa ekAMta samAgama-bodhano lAbha maLyo. vaDavAthI zrImadajI naDiyAda padhAryA. tyAM "zrI Atmasiddhi zAstra" racyuM. prathama tenI cAra nakala karAvI, eka zrI lallujI svAmI upara svAdhyAya mATe mokalI. zrI lallujI vanamAM ekalA jaI "zrI Atmasiddhi zAstra"no svAdhyAya karatA. te vakhatanI vAta

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zrImad laghurAjasvAmI karatAM temaNe jaNAvyuM hatuM ke te vAMcatAM ane koI koI gAthA bolatAM mArA AtmAmAM AnaMdanA ubharA AvatA. eka eka padamAM apUrva mAhAtmya che ema mane lAgyA karatuM. "AtmasiddhinuM manana--svAdhyAya niraMtara rahyA karI AtmollAsa thato." vi. saM. 1954 mAM vaso cAturmAsamAM kRpALudevano eka mAsa sudhI satata satsaMgano lAbha zrI lallujI svAmIne prApta thayo. A bodhe dRSTi rAga palaTAvI AtmadRSTi karAvI. cAturmAsa pUro karI sAte munio naDiyAda ekatra thayA hatA. 29 IDaramAM zrImadno bodha : IDara tIrthakSetre zrImade vi. saM. 1955 nA mAgazara mAsamAM sAte munione DuMgara paranA zvetAmbara ane digambara banne derAsara ughaDAvI darzana karAvavA ThAkarazIne mokalyA. A sAte sthAnakavAsI munione sadgurunI AjJAthI jinapratimAnAM darzana prathama IDaramAM thayAM. IDaramAM zrImade dravyasaMgraha graMthanI hastalikhita pratamAMthI vAMcavAnuM cAlu karyuM. DuMgara para eka moTI zilA para zrImad beThA ane sAta munio temanI sanmukha beThA. tyAM siddhazilA ane siddha svarUpanI vAta carcAI. tyAM sarva padmAsanavALI beThA. jinamudrAvata banI dravyasaMgrahanI gAthAone upayogamAM letAM, zrImade te graMtha paripUrNa saMbhaLAvyo, samajAvyo ane tyAM sudhI badhA munio acaLa rahyA. zrI lallujI svAmInuM 1949nuM muMbaInuM comAsu thayA pachI zrImadbhu sAtheno temano paricaya tathA patra-vyavahAra vadhI gayo. have to sadguru pratyenA premanI vRddhi chUpI rahe tema nahotI. jayAre jyAre zrImadbhunA patro AvatA tyAre teo patrane keTalAka khamAsaNA ApatA, tenI pradakSiNA karatA ane pachI potAne mahAbhAgyazALI mAnI harSollAsathI patra kholIne vAMcatA. zrI lallujI svAmI paNa kRpALudevane patra lakhatA tyAre keTalAya vAkayo to saMbodhanamAM ja lakhatA ane guru pratyenI laghutAyukta bhakti pragaTa karatA. vi. saM. 1955 nA cAturmAsa pachI lallujI Adi munione khaMbhAtanA saMghADA bahAra mUkelA chatAM sAmA pakSa sAthe dveSabhAva na rahyo. saMdhADAmAM sarakhe sarakhA be bhAga paDavA chatAM pustaka pAnAM vagere mATe koI paNa jAtanuM mAMgaNI ke takarAra zrI lallujI Adi munio taraphathI thayelI nahIM. emanI udAratAnI ane ni:spRhatAnI A chApa badhA sAdhuo para paDelI. kaSAyanI vRddhi thAya tevA nimitto chatAM jANe kAMI banyuM nathI tevuM mAnI temanA saMbaMdhathI chUTA paDI AtmahitamAM ja mazagUla rahyA. saMvata 1956 nA cAturmAsamAM zrI lallujI svAmIe lokonA bahu paricayamAM avAya nahi tevA sthaLe sojItrA sonInI dharmazALAmAM mukAma karyo. tyAM digaMbara bhaTTArakano temane samAgama thayo. sojItrA cAturmAsa pUrNa karIne, zrImadbhunA amadAvAda padhAryAnA samAcAra jANI teo paNa vihAra karI amadAvAda AvyA. tyAM AgAkhAnane baMgale zrImadajIe zrI lallujIne "kArtikeyAnuprekSA" nAmano graMtha vahorAvyo. A graMthamAM apUrva vairAgyanuM nirUpaNa thayeluM che. tene paripUrNa vAMcavA, svAdhyAya karavA jaNAvyuM.

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo saMvata 1957 - vada 5 ne maMgaLavAre zrImadjIno dehotsargathayo. zrI lallujI munine pAMcamano upavAsa hato. rAtri jaMgalamAM gALI bIje divase gAmamAM AvyA tyAre zeTha jhaveracaMda temanA bhAI ratanacaMda sAthe vAta karatA hatA ke munizrIne pAraNuM thaI rahyA pachI samAcAra ApavA. te vAta munizrIe pragaTa pUchatAM teoe zrImadjInA dehotsarganA samAcAra kahyA. eTale munizrI pAchA jaMgalamAM cAlyA gayA ane ekAMtamAM kAyotsarga, bhakti, vageremAM pANI paNa vAparyA vinA te garamInA kALamAM viraha vedanAno te divasa jaMgalamAM gALyo. zrImadanA dehotsarga pachI vi. saM. 1958mAM gurubhAI zrI devakaraNa munino paNa amadAvAda mukAme svargavAsa thayo. tyArabAda temanI sAdhanA vizeSa karIne ekAMtamAM rahevA lAgI. dakSiNa gujarAtanA vihAra daramyAna teozrI ghaNo samaya najIkanAM jaMgalomAM gALatA, mAtra AhAra pANI mATe gAmamAM AvatA. naroDA, dhaMdhukA, vaDAlI, kherALu, vaso, borasada Adi sthaLoe munizrIe cAturmAsa karyA. vi. saM. 1966 no cAturmAsa pAlitANA kSetro karyo. tyAM jatA pahelAM mahetarANa kSetranI yAtrA karI. tyAM temaNe sthAnakavAsI veza badalI nAkhI oghAne badale morapIMchI rAkhI ane muhapattI bAMdhavI baMdha karI. te samaye zrI ratnarAja svAmInI cAturmAsa paNa temanI sAthe thayo. vi. saM. 1969 mAM vaDavA mukAme cAturmAsa karyo. tyAM sAMga 19 divasa sudhI temaNe AMkha mIMcyA vinA rAta-divasa bhaktibhAvamAM gAyA hatA jethI aneka AtmAo bhaktiraMgamAM taraboLa banI gayA hatA. Ama vAraMvAra namaskAra karavAthI DhIMcaNano vAno du:khAvo UpaDayo ane vihAramAM muzkelI utpanna thaI. Ama chatAM zrImadda pratyenI bhakti to vadhatI ja cAlI. A adbhuta ane apUrva gurubhaktithI ja ratnarAja svAmIe temane 'laghurAjajI tarIke saMbodhyA ane temanI sarvamAM prabhu jovAnI dRSTithI lokoe temane "prabhuzrI' tarIke saMbodhyA. Ama uttama bhakti ane tIvra vairAgya sahitanI sAdhanAnA prabhAvathI zrI laghurAja svAmIe naDiyAda, jUnAgaDha, bagasarA, cAraNya, rAjakoTa, kAvIThA, nAra, sImaraDA, borasada, suNAva vagere sthaLoe vihAra karI ghaNA jIvone AjJAbhakti pratye zraddhAvAna karyA. agAsamAM sthiravAsa : kALa to kALanuM kAma kare ja che. zrI ladhurAja svAmIne have vRddhAvasthAmAM sAraNagAMTha, harasa Adi bImArIone lIdhe vihAra karavAnuM saMbhava nahi bane te vicArathI ja nAranA zrI raNachoDabhAI ane anya bhakta mumukSuoe ANaMda pAse agAsa gAmamAM lokakalyANanA hetuthI sthiravAsa karavA vinaMtI karI. vi. saM. 1976mAM A kAryano prAraMbha thayo ane A rIte zrI ladhurAja svAmInI chatrachAyAmAM "zrI sanAtana jainadharma zrImad rAjacandra Azrama" agAsano maMgaLa prAraMbha thayo. agAsamAM nAnA-moTA, garIba-tavAMgara, gAmaDiyA-zaherI, strI-puruSa vagere sau koI nAta-jAta ke uMmaranA bhedabhAva vinA, prabhuzrInA yogabaLathI ane puNyaprabhAvathI

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zrImad laghurAjasvAmI 31 AvavA lAgyA. temano sau jIvo pratyeno nirbheLa prema joI loko temane bhaktibhAvathI namI paDatA ane tyAM rahI AtmakalyANanI sAthe sAthe AzramamAM paNa vividha sevAo ApatA. vi. saM. 1977 mAM bAMdhaNI gAmanA zrI govardhanadAsa kALidAsa paTela prabhuzrInA darzana arthe AvyA tyAre prabhuzrI "mULa-mAraga'nuM pada bolI rahyA hatA. prathama darzane ja govardhanadAsane apUrva prema Avyo ane AvA saMtanI sevAno lAbha maLe to jIvana dhanya bane tevI bhAvanA jAgI. moTA bhAInI saMmati maLatAM yogya avasare govardhanadAsajIe prabhuzrIne potAnuM jIvana samarpaNa karyuM ane prabhuzrIe temane maMtradIkSA ane brahmacarya vrata ApI lAbhAnvita karyA. brahmacArIjI uparAMta zrI rAvajIbhAI desAI, zrI sobhAgabhAI, zrI premacaMda koThArI, zrI hIrAlAla jhaverI, zrI jesiMgabhAI ujamazI, zrI nAhaTAjI, zrI mANekajI zeTha vagere aneka mumukSuone prabhuzrInA ghaniSTha samAgamathI bhaktino ane sanmArgano raMga lAgyo. Ama zrI ladhurAja svAmInA yogabaLathI krame krame bhaktonI zrImad pratyenI bhakti vadhatI gaI ane yathA avasare AzramamAM zrImannI pratimAvALuM gurumaMdira, banne AmnAyanI pratimAovALuM zikharabaMdha jinamaMdira ane svAdhyAya haoNla vagere AkAra pAmyAM. Aje to agAsa eka moTA tIrthadhAma jevuM banI gayuM che. ahIMthI paramazrata prabhAvaka maMDaLanAM tathA bIjAM paNa aneka uttama prakAzano thAya che. uttarAvasthA ane samAdhimaraNa : vi. saM. 1981 thI 1991 sudhInAM agiyAra comAsAM agAsamAM ja thayAM. vi. saM. 1992nA mahA sudI 15 thI prabhuzrInI tabiyata narama thaI. tabIbI salAha mujaba saMpUrNa ArAma levAnuM nakkI thayuM. darzana, bodha, samAgama sarva lAbha baMdha thayo. pAchaLathI divasamAM eka vAra darzana karavA mAtranI chUTa rAkhI. vi. saM. 1992nA rautra vada pAMcamanA pavitra dine brahmacArIjInI uttarAdhikArI tarIke ghoSaNA thaI. vi. saM. 1992nA vaizAkha suda AThamanA roja nitya niyamAnusAra sAMjanuM devavaMdana karI aMtevAsIone "apUrva avasara" bolavA sUcavyuM. kRpALu devanuM te bhAvanAsiddha pada pUrNa thatAM rAtrinA 8-10 vAge 82 varSanI vaye e mahApuruSano pavitra AtmA nAzavaMta dehano tyAga karI paramapada pratye prayANa karI gayo.

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4. mahApaMDita zrI lAlana pUrvabhUmikA ane janma : I. sa. 1857nI sAla bhAratane mATe saMgharSa uttejanA ane saMkrAMtino kALa hato. eka bAju aMgrejI salatanata koI paNa bhoge bhAratavAsIo upara potAnI sArvabhauma sattA kAyamane mATe sthApavA kRtanizcayI banI hatI ane vividha Ayojano karI rahI hatI, tyAre bIjI bAju bhAratIya prajA ane khAsa karIne lazkaramAM aMgrejI saltanata sAme aneka kAraNosara asaMtoSa utpanna thayo hato. AvA kaparA kALamAM, pazcima bhAratanA eka nAnakaDA gAma, kacchanA mAMDavImAM, pitAzrI kapUracaMdabhAI ane mAtA moMghIbAIne ghera dinAMka 1-4-1857nA roja eka hasamukhA bALakano janma thayo. sAmAnya rIte tarata janmeluM bALaka raDe che, jyAre A bALaka raDatuM na hatuM jethI saune navAI lAgI. mAtA moMghIbAIne A hasamukhA bALakane joI AnaMda ane AzcaryanI lAgaNIono anubhava thayo. bALakanuM nAma phatehagaMda rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. - lAlana gotrano itihAsa khUba ujajavaLa rahyo che. vi. saM. 1173mAM nagarapArakaramAM rAvajI ThAkorane tyAM be putrono janma thayo : "lAlaNa" ane "lakhadhIra'. 32

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mahApaMDita zrI lAlana 33 pahelA putranA nAma parathI lAlana gotranuM nAma pADavAmAM AvyuM che. A gotramAM aneka zUravIra, dAnavIra ane dharmavIra mahApuruSo thaI gayA. AvA saMskArI kuLamAM ApaNA caritranAyakano janma thayo hato. bALapaNa, bhaNatara ane ghaDatara : caMdranI kaLAnI mAphaka bALaka dinapratidina kacchanI dhIMgI dharAmAM khelano-kUdato moTo thavA lAgyo. te daramiyAna be-traNa varSa pitAzrI kapUracaMdabhAIne jAmanagara rahevAnuM thayuM. ahIMnI gAmaThI zALAmAM A bALakanuM prAthamika bhaNatara pUruM thayuM teTalAmAM vaLI pitAjIne kAmadhaMdhA mATe muMbaI AvavAnuM thayuM jethI nona-maeNTrika sudhIno abhyAsa muMbaImAM thayo. maeNTrikamAM saphaLatA na maLI, chatAM temaNe sAmAnya sthitimAM rahIne, jAhera lAiTanA thAMbhalAo nIce besIne paNa abhyAsa to cAlu ja rAkhyo. ahIM saMskRta, prAkRta, aMgrejI bhASAo, jIvaajavAdi tattvo, vividha dharmo, tattvajJAnanAM pustako ane yogaviSayaka sAhityano temaNe sUkSma ane viSada abhyAsa karyo. grahaNazakti ane smaraNazakti sArI hovAthI teo eka ja divasamAM ghaNA zloko kaMThastha karI letA. A pramANe janmabhUmi kacchanI, saMskArabhUmi saurASTranI ane bhaNatarabhUmi muMbaInI-ema trividha vizeSatAthI temanuM vyaktitva ghaDAyuM. janmabhUminI sAhasikatA ane hiMmata, saurASTranI jijJAsA ane mahattvAkAMkSA tathA muMbaInI vizALatA ane mAnavapremanA triveNI saMgamano pAyo kumAra avasthAmAM ja daDhapaNe lAlananA jIvanamAM naMkhAI gayo. Ama temanAmAM mahAna bhAvI jIvananAM mULa naMkhAyAM. potAnI Arthika sthiti sAmAnya hatI tethI pustakAlayamAMthI pustako lAvIne vAMcatA ane parata karI detA. koI paNa viSaya bIjAone samajAvavAnI eka viziSTa AvaDatane lIdhe teoe zikSaka tarIke thoDA ja samayamAM khUba saphaLatA ane nAmanA prApta karI lIdhI. Ama, dhImedhIme eka bAju teo vividhalakSI vAcanathI potAno jJAnabhaMDAra samRddha karatA hatA to bIjI bAju adhyApanakArya dvArA prApta karelA jJAnanuM vyavasthIkaraNa, vividha viSayo paranuM prabhutva, vicArone suMdara rIte rajU karavAnI kaLA ane vidvAnono samAgama-A badhAM sAdhanonA prabhAvathI thoDA ja vakhatamAM teozrInuM 'paMDita lAlana' tarIkenuM viziSTa vyaktitva samasta samAjamAM jANItuM thavA lAgyuM. 25-27nI uMmare pahoMcatAM pahelAM to thiyosaoNphI sahita bhAratIya darzanono ane moTA bhAganAM pAzcAtya darzanono abhyAsa temaNe karI lIdho hato. pariNAme vividha viSayanA ane bhASAnA zloko, gAthAo, kahevato, gajhalo, subhASito, gadyapadya avataraNonI vipulatAvALuM temanuM pravacana sAMbhaLavAnI lokone utsukatA rahetI ane nakkara jJAnaprAptino avakAza raheto. Ama, eka lokapriya ane saphaLa vaktA tarIke teonI khyAti prasaravA lAgI. dharmapremI zrAvaka tarIke: te vakhatanA sAmAjika rivAjo mujaba phatehacaMdabhAInAM lagna lagabhaga vIseka varSanI uMmare zrI jeThAbhAI haMsarAjanI suputrI moMghIbAI 2 | arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo

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34 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo sAthe thayAM. have teo muMbaImAM lAlavADImAM eka rUma laIne sAduM, ucca vicAranA siddhAMtane anusarIne eka Adarza zikSaka tarIkenuM jIvana vitAvavA lAgyA. pitAjInI icchA temane vepArI banAvavAnI hatI paNa lAlananuM mana vidyAne vareluM hatuM. potAnuM samagra jIvana sarasvatI ane samAjane caraNe dharavAno temaNe potAnA manamAM pAko nizcaya karI lIdho hato. temaNe zikSaka tarIkenI sauthI pahelI nokarI mAsika rU. 10 nA pagArathI cAlu karelI paNa cAra-pAMca varSanA gALAmAM saphaLa zikSaka ane mahAna vidvAna tarIkenI AtyaMtika khyAtine pAmavAne lIdhe temanI TayUzananI Avaka mAsika rU. 300 jeTalI thaI gaI, jethI temanI AjIvikA saMbaMdhI ciMtA TaLI gaI hatI. temane ghera eka dIkarIno janma thayo hato jenuM nAma Ujama rAkhyuM hatuM. yathA samaya tenAM lagna zihoramAM karavAmAM AvyAM hatAM paraMtu thoDA ja samayamAM teNInuM mRtyu thayuM, jeno moMghIbahenane ghaNo AghAta lAgyo. phatehagaMdabhAI prathamathI ja saMsAra pratye udAsIna ane dharmasAhityanA upAsaka hatA. lagabhaga 39 varSanI uMmare temaNe moMghIbahena samakSa brahmacaryanI AjIvana pratijJA levAno prastAva mUkyo ane temanI sahadharmacAriNIe te saharSa svIkAryo. Ama eka Adarza, unnata, sadAcArI, adhyA nA raMge raMgAyelA mahAna brahmacArI vidvAna tarIkenuM jIvana jIvavAno temano saMkalpa phaLyo. paradezamAM paMDita lAlana : janmajAta zikSaka ane keLavaNIkAra tarIkenA guNo, vizALa, UMDuM ane vividhalakSI vAcana, bulaMda ane mITho avAja, brahmacaryanuM pAlana, aneka bhASAonuM jJAna, upamAo ane avataraNo ApIne potAnA vicAro samajAvavAnI zakti, viSayane rasamaya banAvavAnI kaLA ane dhArAvAhIpaNe vahetI vANIno yoga ityAdi aneka kAraNone lIdhe temanuM vastRtva uccatama koTinuM banyuM hatuM. prasiddha vizvadharmapariSadamAM jyAre jainadharmanA pratinidhi tarIke zrI vIracaMda gAMdhI zikAgo gayA tyAre temanA pachInA eka ja aThavADiyAmAM zrI lAlana paNa tyAM gayA hatA. teo amerikAmAM lagabhaga sADA cAra varSa rahyA hatA. temaNe tyAM aneka bhAratIya ane videzI bhAIone bhAratIya saMskRti tathA jainadharmanA uttama siddhAMtonuM jJAna karAvyuM ane mahAvIra bradharahuDa' nAmanI saMsthA sthApI. zrI vorana, zrI je. ela. jenI, zrI elekajhAnDara gorDana vagere mahAnubhAvoe temane A kAryamAM sAro sahakAra Apyo. A saMsthAe paMDitajInAM lakhelAM keTalAMka pustako paNa prakAzita karyA hatAM. pharIthI I. sa. 1936mAM lagabhaga 79 varSanI uMmare teoe AcArya zrI vijayavallabhasUrinA pratinidhi tarIke laMDananI sarvadharmapariSadamAM hAjarI ApI ane lagabhaga sAta mahinA tyAM rokAI igleMDa-yuropamAM jainadharma ane yogasAdhanAno sAro pracAra karyo. janmabhUmine zAna lhANI : amerikAthI pAchA pharyA bAda zrI lAlanasAhebe kaccha-koDAya pAse AvelA nAgalapura tathA saurASTranAM aneka gAmomAM mahinAo sudhI nivAsa karIne vividha prakAre lAbha Apyo hato. teo yogAbhyAsa karAvatA. khAsa

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mahApaMDita zrI lAlana 35 karIne sAmayikanI vidhi, vizvaprema, nItimaya jIvana, samAjasevAnI bhAvanA, manuSyabhavanI saphaLatA mATe sAdAI, saraLatA, ucca vicAronI AvazyakatA ityAdi vividha viSayonI samajUtI potAnI lAkSaNika zailIthI ApatA. AthI yuvAno, bALako, baheno, vidvAno, abhaNa loko ane sarva dharma jAtanAM bhAI-baheno temanAM vyAkhyAnono lAbha letAM. dharmapracAra arthe ane vyAkhyAno ApavA mATe teo aneka pradezomAM jatA. muMbaI, hubalI, gadaga, jAmanagara, sonagaDha, pAlitANA, amadAvAda, agAsa, vaDavA (khaMbhAta), sAMgalI vagere vividha kSetromAM teonI dharmagoSThI ane sabhAo yojAtI. I. sa. 1918 mAM temane dharmapatnIno viyoga thayo. tyArapachI thoDo samaya teo maDhaDAmAM lAlananiketanamAM rahyA hatA. tyArabAda paNa teo vividha pradezomAM pharatA rahyA, paNa vadhAre samaya amadAvAda, saurASTranAM vividha gAmo ane khAsa karIne jAmanagaramAM temano nivAsa raheto. ahIM chellA divaso teoe pArvatIbahenane tyAM vitAvelA. carmacakSu na hovA chatAM divyacakSuo dvArA temano badho vyavahAra cAlato. dinAMka 7-12-1953 nA roja temaNe paMcaparameSThInA smaraNapUrvaka zAMtithI potAno deha choDI paramadhAma pratye prayANa karyuM. 96 varSanuM dIrgha AyuSya pUrNa karI teoe ciravidAya lIdhI. tyArabAda jAmanagaramAM temanA puyA aThThAI mahotsava UjavavAmAM Avyo hato. keTalAka mahattvanA prasaMgo ane anya vizeSatAo mahApaMDita zrI lAlananA jIvananI keTalIka rasaprada mAhitI sAdhakane, abhyAsIne ane sAmAnya vAcakane upayogI hovAthI ahIM rajU karavAmAM Ave che? 1. yuvAvasthAmAM tIva zAnapipAsA:so savAso varSa pahelAM muMbaI AjanA jevuM gIca nahotuM. tyAre zrI lAlana bahu dUranA potAnA gherathI copaDIonA thokaDA laIne masjida baMdaranA pula sudhI AvatA ane eka jAhera rastAnA zAMta prakAza veratA myunisipAliTInA dIvA pAse besIne kalAko sudhI vAMcavAmAM tallIna banI jatA. niyamita AvanAra ane vAcanamAM tallIna thanAra kumAra badhAne evA to priya thaI paDyA ke kyAreka koI kAraNavaza teo na AvI zake to tyAre jAhera salAmatInA cokIdAro paNa temanI ciMtA sevatA. Ama, sAmAnya janomAM paNa teone mATe bhAre hamadardI rahetI. AmAMthI teozrI mAnavapremanA maMtro zIkhatA ane dharmanI jyota jagamagatI rAkhavA dharmasUtro-maMtro ane siddhAMtone potAnA jIvanamAM jaDI levAno prayatna karatA. eka vakhata eka navo sipAI pharato pharato pula upara AvI caDyo. teNe kumAra lAlanane vAcanamAM tallIna thayelA joIne pUchayuM: .. "bhAI ! tuM kyAM rahe che?"

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36 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo 'jI! huM lAlavADI rahuM chuM !'' "zuM tuM tyAMthI cAlIne Ave che, bhAI?'' "jI, huM cAlIne AvuM chuM ane cAlIne ja pAcho pharuM chuM." "zuM tame garIba cho?'' "jI nA ! mane vAcanano zokha che tethI haMmezAM vAcana mATe ahIM AvuM chuM ane zAMtithI vAMcana karuM chuM.'' "bhAI ! tuM bIto niha. moDuM thaI jAya to huM tane mUkavA AvIza.'' "jI ! huM Darato nathI, game tyAre ghera jaI zakuM chuM.' kevo vinaya ! kevI saumyatA ! kevI jJAnapipAsA ! kevI nIDaratA! teozrI A rIte varSo sudhI myunisipAliTInA dIvAnA prakAzamAM bhaNyA ane dharmanA dIpaka, adhyAtmapremI ane prasiddha vaktA banyA. 2. sarveSAm : lAlanasAhebamAM jema ni:spRhatA hatI. tema temanA svabhAvamAM vinodabhAva paNa hato. teo bALaka jevA saraLa hatA. temanuM eka pustaka amerikAmAM TrenamAM kyAMka rahI gayuM. temaNe jayA2e sTezanamAstarane pustakanI vAta karI tyAre temaNe kahyuM : "pustaka upara lAlana nAma nathI paNa 'sarveSAm' lakheluM che." ethI pustaka maLI gayuM. 'sarveSAm' eTale e pustaka sahunuM che. e jANIne sTezanamAstara paNa AnaMdita thaI gayA. 3. AzAvAdI bano: eka amerikana bAIe eka vAra lAlanane maLavA mATe mitrono meLAvaDo yojyo. eka bAju zrI lAlanane besavA mATe khurazInI sAme meja mUkeluM hatuM. meja upara zAhIno khaDiyo ane pena tathA kAgaLa hatA. nIce suMdara gAlIco bichAvelo hato. sAme hArabaMdha khurazIo para maLavA tathA zrI lAlananuM pravacana sAMbhaLavA AvelA saMkhyAbaMdha mitro beThelA hatA. pravacana zarU thAya te pahelAM koIno hAtha aDakavAthI meja parano zAhI bharelo khaDiyo UchaLIne nIce paDayo ane gAlIcAnA chaDA para moTo DAdha paDayo. gAlIco mUlyavAna hato. te bagaDayo tethI bAIne eTaluM badhuM lAgI AvyuM ke tenI AMkhamAM AMsu bharAI AvyAM. zrI lAlane te ja prasaMga upara pravacana karatAM kahyuM: "mitro ! Avo suMdara gAlIco ane te para zAhIno DAgha paDyo tethI bahenane bahu du:kha thayuM. mane paNa du:kha thAya e svAbhAvika che. paNa nA ! mane enuM du:kha lAgatuM nathI ane bahena, tame paNa zA mATe du:kha mAno cho? AvaDA moTA gAlIcA para eka DAgha paDaco, je DAgha gAlIcAnA vistAranA somA bhAga jeTalo paNa nathI. navvANuM TakA gAlIco to tevo ne tevo ja suMdara che! e DAgha ja zA mATe jovo ane bAkIno suMdara gAlIco kema na jovo? jIvanamAM paNa evo ja bhrama mANasane pIDanAro bane che. jIvanamAM saMkaTa AvatAM ja mANasa raDI UThe che: "are re! mAruM jIvana bagaDayuM, mArI

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mahApaMDita zrI lAlana 37 jiMdagI eLe gaI! nahi, nahi, bhAIlA! jiMdagI para mAtra eka DAdha paDayo che, bAkInI badhI jiMdagI suMdara thavA nirmAyelI che. te ApaNA hAthamAM che. AzAbharyA jIvanapaTa para nAnA sarakhA kaSTano DAgha zA hisAbamAM che ! kevaLa eka DAdha para driSTa rAkhIne AkhA jIvanapaTane nakAmo na banAvI devAya." du:khAnubhava, aNadhAryuM kaSTa, glAnijanaka prasaMgo upasthita thAya tyAre A pravacana zAMti ApanAra nIvaDe tema che. guNAnurAgIpaNuM : paMDitajIno A eka asAdhAraNa guNa hato. jyAMthI paNa sArI vastu zIkhavA maLe te grahaNa karavI, guNIjanonI avazya prazaMsA karavI, koInI paNa nidA na karavI ane AdhyAtmika puruSo sivAyanA bIjA paNa je koI mahApuruSoe potAnuM jIvana unnata banAvyuM hoya tevA jaina ke anya koI paNa darzananA saMta-vidvAnasajjanane maLavuM ane saghaLAMya satkAryonI anumodanA karavI e temanA jIvananI khAsa vizeSatA hatI. niHspRhatA, nirlobhatA ane sAdAI : paMDitajInA jIvanamAM eka Adarza zikSakanA saMskAra to janmajAta hatA, temAM jaina zAstrono abhyAsa ane satsamAgama bhaLyA. AthI ja teo dhanane haMmezAM mATI samAna gaNIne ja vartyA. dinAMka 3-4-48nA roja kacchI jaina samAja taraphathI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya, muMbaImAM ane dinAMka 19-6-'48nA roja muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMdha taraphathI temanuM bahumAna karavAmAM AvyuM ne moTI 2kamanI thelI arpaNa thaI. temAMthI temaNe pote kAMI rAkhyuM nahi, mAtra mAyojakoe temanA jIvananirvAha mATe je rakama nakkI karI hatI te ja temaNe mAnya rAkhI. niSpakSa satsaMganA prayogo : jaina dharmanA kesaravijayajI, vinayavijayajI, vijayavallabhasUri vagere aneka moTA AcAryo ane muniono to teo satsaMga karatA ja, paNa te uparAMta jyAMthI uttama lAbha thAya tema hoya tyAM vinA saMkoce jatA. paramatattvajJa zrImad rAjacandrajI, pUjyazrI kAnajI svAmI, pUjaya zrI lallurAja svAmI, mahAtmA gAMdhIjI, zrI vIracaMda gAMdhI, paMDita sukhalAlajI, zrI kedAranAthajI, zrI jinavijayajI, zrI motIcaMda giradharalAla kApaDiyA, saMta vinobAjI, kAkA kAlelakara, zrI mAlaviyAjI vagere aneka mahAnubhAvone teo maLelA, ane potAnA jIvanane temanA samAgamathI lAbhAnvita karIne unnata banAvyuM hatuM. sAmAyikanA rasiyA ane abhyAsI jaina paraMparAmAM yogasAdhanA ane dhyAnanA abhyAsa mATenI ruci prayogAtmaka dhoraNe ghaNI kSINa thayelI jovA maLe che. "AtmAmAM garbhitapaNe anaMta zakti rahelI che ane jJAna-dhyAnanI sAdhanA dvArA (sAcA sAmAyikanA abhyAsathI) krame karIne tene pragaTa karI zakAya che." evI mULa vAtane teo pragaTapaNe kahetA ane pUrvAcAryonI paddhati pramANe pote teo teno abhyAsa karatA ane anyane paNa karAvatA. hubalImAM paryuSaNa daramiyAna temaNe karAvelA prayogothI samAjanA ghaNA agraNIo prabhAvita thayA hatA. kaccha, saurASTra, muMbaI

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38 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo ane amadAvAdamAM teoe karelA sAmAyikanA prayogo ane Ayojanono lokoe vizALa saMkhyAmAM lAbha lIdho hato, ane yogAbhyAsa pratye tathA pUrvAcAryonAM zAstro pratye prema keLavyo hato. sAhityanirmANa : bhAratamAM ane videzamAM lokone tattvajJAna ane yogasAdhanAmAM sAdI bhASAmAM mArgadarzana maLI rahe te mATe teoe vividha prakAranA sAhityanI racanA karI hatI, jemAM covIsa gujarAtI ane be aMgrejI prakAzanono samAveza thAya che. temAMthI nIcenAM prakAzano vadhAre agatyanAM gaNAya che : (1) sahaja-nsamAdhi : bAhya daSTine choDI, AtmAnuM mAhAmya jANI, eka pachI eka pagathiyAM caDI, aMtarmukha thaI AtmajJAna kevI rIte pAmavuM te A pustakamAM logapaddhatithI banAveluM che. I. sa. 1901mAM A pustakanI racanA thaI hatI. A pustakano aMgrejI anuvAda zrI harbarTa vaoNrane sana 1914mAM karyo hato. (2) divya jyoti darzana : I. sa. 1908 mAM A pustaka prathama vAra prakAzita thayuM. AmAM uparyukta viSayanuM ja TUMkANamAM vivecana kareluM che. (3) svAnubhava-darpaNano anuvAda (4) zramaNa nArada (anuvAda) (5) Gospel of Man (mAnavagItA, I. sa. 1900) (6) sAmayikanA prayogo (1926): A pustaka dhyAnanA abhyAsIone khUba upayogI che. temAM ATha prakAranAM sAmAyikonuM eka-eka daSTAMta ApIne suMdara, bhAvavAhI ane upayogI varNana karyuM che. tenI cha uparAMta AvRttio bahAra paDI cUkI che. (7) AtmAvabodha: (zrI jayazekharasUrie 43 zlokamAM racela graMtha) upara TIkA ane vivecana (8) jaina dharma-prAraMbha pothI (traNa bhAgamAM) : teo mAnatA ke hAtha zauryanuM, mastaka jJAnanuM, hRdaya AnaMdanuM ane vANI & kArarUpa jJAnanuM pratIka che, mATe A cAreyane sArI rIte keLavavAthI jIvanano sarvAgI vikAsa thAya che ane manuSya ucca padane pAme che. upasaMhAra : paMDina lAlananuM vyaktitva kharekhara ApaNane eka dhyeyaniSTha jIvananI yAda ane preraNA ApI jAya che. temanA unnata jIvanamAMthI ApaNe sAdAI, saMtoSa, vidyAnI AjIvana upAsanA, samAjasevA, bhAratIya saMskRtinA pAyArUpa mUlyo viSeno atyaMta prema, bALakone keLavaNI ane susaMskAro ApavAnI dhagaza, navA vicArone jIvanamAM apanAvavAnI udAratA, satsaMga ane saguNone jIvanamAM agrasthAna ApavAnI nIti, svArthatyAga ane vizvapremanuM khAsa samarthana tathA ajAtakSaguno bhAva keLavIe ane ApaNA jIvanane paNa jJAnaprakAza, sadAcAra ane sarasvatInI upAsanA tarapha laI jaIe. WWW.jainelibrary.org

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5. dharmavIra zrI vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhI [ DaoN. kumArapALa desAI ] kALanuM satata pharatuM cakra paNa keTalIka ghaTanA ane vibhUtione lopI zakatuM nathI. keTalAya vaMToLa pasAra thaI jAya tema chatAM samayanI retI para paDelAM te pagalAM bhUMsAI zakatAM nathI. AjathI bANuM varSa pahelAM amerikAnA zikAgo zaheramAM bharAyelI vizvadharmapariSadamAM, pahelI vAra amerikAnA nUtana vizvane,bhAratIya darzana ane bhAratIya saMskRtino dRDha ane tejasvI TaMkAra ane raNakAra saMbhaLAyo. A pariSadamAM AvelA bhAratanA be pratinidhioe svadezanA AdhyAtmika vArasA pratye jagatane jAgatuM karyuM. AmAM eka hatA svAmI vivekAnaMda ke jemanI zikAgo vizvadharmapariSadanI kAmayAbI Ajeya sahunA hoThe rame che. paraMtu ethIya adhika siddhi meLavanArA jaina dharmanA pratinidhi zrI vIracaMdabhAI rAdhavajI gAMdhI hatA, paraMtu gharadIvaDAone bhUlI janAro ApaNo samAja vIracaMdabhAInAM siddhi ane sAmarthyane vIsarI gayo che. je prajA potAnA cetanagraMtho jevA sattvazIla puruSone vIsarI jAya che e prajAnI cetanA kuMThita banI jatI hoya che. 39

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo vizvadharmapariSadamAM AjathI bANuM varSa pahelAMnI e ghaTanA para paDelo kALano paDado haTAvIne najara karIe. amerikAnA zikAgo zaheramAM maLelI e dharmapariSadamAM judA judA dezanA ane judA judA dharmanA traNa hajArathI vadhu pratinidhio ekatra thayA hatA. emAM eka hajArathI vadhu nibaMdhonuM vAcana thayuM. daseka hajAra zrotAjanoe bhAga lIdho. I. sa. 1893nI 11mI sapTembare enuM udghATana thayuM. vIracaMda gAMdhI, svAmI vivekAnaMda, pI. sI. majamudAra jevA vidvAno bhAratamAMthI A pariSadamAM bhAga levA mATe AvyA hatA. A aitihAsika dharmapariSadano hetu hato jagatane jarA judA dharmonuM jJAna ApavAno, sarvadharmanA anuyAyIo vacce bhrAtRbhAva pragaTAvavAno ane e rIte vizvazAMti sthApavAnI enI nema hatI. ogaNatrIsa varSanA yuvAna vIracaMda gAMdhInI vidvattA ane vAgdhArAe sahune tabdha karI dIdhA. mAthe sonerI kinAravALI kAThiyAvADI pAghaDI, lAMbo jhabho, khabhe dhoLI zAla ane dezI AMkaDiyALA joDA. emanA paheravezamAM bhAratIyatAnI chApa hatI. A yuvAnanI vidvattA, abhyAsazIlatA, nATayyavRtti ane vAkacAturyathI vizvadharma- pariSada mohita thaI gaI. eka amerikana akhabAre lakhyuM, "pUrvanA vidvAnomAM rocakatA sAthenuM jaina yuvakanuM jainadarzana ane cAritra saMbaMdhI vyAkhyAna jeTalA rasathI zrotAoe sAMbhaLyuM eTalA rasathI teoe bIjA koI pauratya vidvAnanuM sAMbhaLyuM na hatuM." vIracaMdabhAIe jaina dharmanA siddhAMtonI evI vidrattAthI vAta karI ke keTalAMka vartamAnapatroe emanuM pravacana akSaraza: pragaTa karyuM. jaina dharmanI paribhASA saraLatAthI samajAvavAnI anerI khUbI emanI pAse hatI. vAtane ke vigatane tArkika mAMDaNIthI spaSTa karavAnI emanAmAM anokhI kSamatA hatI. eka bAju potAnI vAtane samajAvatA jAya ane bIjI bAju e vizenuM potAnuM AgavuM arthaghaTana ApatA jAya. bhAratIya darzana samajavA mATe saMskRta ane prAkRtano abhyAsa ja pUrato nathI paraMtu bhAratanI bhUtakAlIna saMskRtinA saMdarbhane AtmasAt karavAnI jarUra rahe che. vIracaMdabhAIe A AtmasAta karyuM hatuM AthI ja kyAMka e jaina lAge che, kayAMka jainetara saMpradAyonI taraphadArI kare che, paNa badhe ja e bhAratIya lAge che. emanI vANImAM pothI paMDitanuM zuSka pAMDitya nahotuM, paraMtu UMDA abhyAsanI sAthe hUMphALI lAgaNI ane bhAvanAono sparza hato. vivekAnaMda ane vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhInI vicArasaraNImAM anekAnanA upAsakanI vyApakatA ane sarvAgrAhI dRSTi jovA maLe che. amerikAmAM emaNe mAtra jainadarzana para ja pravacano ApyAM nathI, paraMtu sAMkhyadarzana, yogadarzana, nyAyadarzana, vedAMtadarzana ane bauddhadarzana vize paNa pravacano ApyAM che. jayAre svAmI vivekAnaMdanAM e samayanAM pravacanomAM hiMdu dharma tarapha vizeSa jhoka jovA maLe che ane bauddha dharmanI AkarI TIkA paNa maLe che. Ama chatAM A baMne samartha puruSoe ekabIjAnA pUraka banIne videzamAM bhAratIya darzanonI mahattA sthApI che.

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dharmavIra zrI vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhI nirbhIka satyavAdI vakA : vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhIe sadAya satyano pakSa lIdho. emanI nikhAlasatA, prAmANikatA ane jIvanavyavahAranI pavitratA sahune sparzI jatAM hatAM. A dharmapariSadamAM revaranDa jyaoNrja epha. penTekosTa nAmanA laMDananA pratinidhie bhAratanI devadAsInI prathAnI TIkA karIne hiMdu dharmane utArI pADaco hato. hiMdu dharmanI A TIkAno bacAva karanArA eka mAtra vIracaMda gAMdhI hatA. emaNe kahyuM ke mArA dharmanI TIkA karavAnI hiMmata koIe karI nathI tethI huM AnaMda anubhavuM chuM. paNa mArA samAjanI TIkA thaI teno mAre javAba Apavo ja rahyo. vIracaMda gAMdhIe paDakAra pheMkatAM kahyuM : A e hiMdu dharma che, jene mATe grIsanA itihAsakAroe noMdhyuM che ke koI hiMdu kayAreya asatya bolato jANyo nathI ane koI hiMdu strIne kayAreya apavitra jANI nathI. ATaluM kahyA bAda vIracaMda gAMdhI sabhAne sAmo prazna kare che : Even in the present day, where is the chaster woman or milder man than in India ?' noMdhapAtra bAbata e che ke vIracaMda gAMdhIne amerikA ane iMglaeNnDanA aneka khristI sajjano sAthe gADha maitrI hatI, Ama chatAM emaNe bhAratamAM vaTALapravRtti karatA khristI mizanarIonI nirbhIkatAthI TIkA paNa karI. 'India's Message to America' ane 'Impressions of America' jevA lekhomAM emaNe amerikAnA loko pratye potAno hUMphALo pratibhAva Apyo che, paNa bIjI bAju 'Have Christian Missions to India been Successful' jevA lekhomAM pAdarIonI vaTALapravRttinI kaDaka AlocanA paNa karI che. emaNe kahyuM ke tame tamArA mizanarIo pAsethI sAMbhaLyuM haze ke bhAratanA loko keTalA gaMdA, cAritryahIna ane luccA che. paNa tame kayAreya e mizanarIo pAsethI--jeo mAnavajAtane premano saMdezo ApanArA kahevAya che emanI pAsethI, bhAratamAM hiMduo para thatA julamanI vAta sAMbhaLI che? bhAratamAM sAruM bajAra maLI rahe te mATe livarapula ane mAMcesTaranA mAla para sarakAre koI jakAta nAMkhI nathI, jayAre bIjI bAju kharcALa sarakAra calAvavA mATe mIThA para baso TakA vero nAkhyo che te vAta tamArA mizanarIoe tamane kahI che kharI ? e pachI zrI vIracaMda gAMdhI Akaro prahAra karatAM kahe che ---- 41 'If they have not, whose messengers you will call these people who always side with tyranny, who throw their cloak of hypocritical religion over murders and all sorts of criminals who happen to belong to their religion or to their country ?' zikAgonI A vizvadharmapariSadamAM vIracaMdabhAIe jaina dharmanI saMkSipta paNa sacoTa rajUAta karI. emaNe jaina dharmane be bhAgamAM samajAvyo : eka jaina tattvajJAna ane bIjo bhAga te jaina nIti, navatattva, cha prakAranA jIvo, dravyArthika ane paryAyArthika naya saMbaMdhI jainadarzananI sUkSma vicArasaraNI, syAdvAda vage2e tattvajJAnanI

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo bAbato rajU karIne sahune mugdha karyA. jainAcAranI vizeSatA samajAvI jaina nItinI carcA karI. vizvanA astitvane lagatA praznanI tulanAtmaka carcA karatI vakhate emaNe bauddha dharma ane anya dharmo sAthe tulanAtmaka gaveSaNA karI. jaina dharma bauddha dharmathI prAcIna che e tathyanuM pratipAdana karyuM. A badhAne pariNAme jaina dharma e eka pramANayukta ane buddhivAdI dharmapraNAlI che evuM satya sahune lAgyuM. A navIna samaja aMgeno AnaMda pragaTa karatAM eka amerikane vIracaMdabhAI vize evo abhiprAya Apyo ke "dharmonI lokasabhAmAM aneka tattvaciMtako, dharmopadezako ane vidvAno hiMdustAnathI AvIne bolI gayA ane te dareke kAMI ne kAMI navI dRSTi rajU karI; dharmonA A milanamAM navuM tattva umeratA gayA, jethI te darekano dharma jagatanA moTA dharmonI haroLamAMno eka che evuM lAgyA vagara rahe nahi. uparAMta emanI vAkachaTA ane bhaktibhAva paNa viziSTa prakAranAM mAluma paDyAM. emAMthI bhArobhAra pAMDitya ane ciMtanamanana sAMpaDyAM, tema chatAM e badhAmAM alaga tarI AvatA jaina dharmanA eka yuvAna gRhasthane sAMbhaLavAthI nIti ane philasUphInI navA prakAranI bhALa lAgI. Ama to teo mAtra gRhastha kuTuMbanA sajajana che, koI sAdhu-muni ke dharmAcArya nathI chatAM ATaluM sarasa pratipAdana karI zake che tyAre emanA guruo kevA haze ? emanI sAdI paNa sacoTa jIvanadharma philasUphI jarUra samajavA-jANavA jevI che." zrI vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhInAM jainadharmaviSayaka pravacanonI eka bIjI vizeSatA e che ke emaNe paradharmanI TIkAno Azaro lIdho nathI. emanI vicArasaraNI jIvanamAM ahiMsA ane vicAramAM anekAnanI bhAvanA dharAvanArA sAcA jainane joba Ape tevI, sAMpradAyika Agraho ane pUrvagrahothI mukta ane taTastha che. zuddha aMgrejI bhASA, svAbhAvika rajUAta ane talasparzI abhyAsano triveNI saMgama emanAM pravacanomAMthI pragaTe che. emanAmAM dharmapracArakanI dhagaza che, paNa e dhagaza ADaMbarayukta ke chIcharI banI rahI nathI. dharmapracAranA utsAhanI sAthe abhyAsazIlatAnuM samIkaraNa karanArAM emanAM vaktavyo, suzikSita amerikana samAjane sparzI gayAM hatAM. emaNe "The Yoga Philosophy', "The Jain Philosophy' jevAM pustako ApyAM che, paraMtu emanuM uttama pradAna to, The Karma Philosophy" gaNAze, jemAM jaina dharmanI karma bhAvanAnI chaNAvaTa karatI vakhate emanI UMDI abhyAsaniSThA ane jAgrata dharmabhAvanAno mArmika paricaya maLe che. mahAna rASTrapremI : zrI vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhI mAtra tattvaciMtaka nahotA, babbe dezahitanI cinA paNa emanA haiye vaselI hatI. amerikAmAM hiMdustAnane vize evI mAnyatA hatI ke e "vAgha, sApa ane rAjAono deza" che. khristI pracArakoe paNa videzomAM hiMdustAnanI prajAnuM hINuM citra rajU karyuM hatuM. vIracaMda gAMdhIe videzIomAM bhAratanI sAcI samaja jAge te mATe vivekAnaMda jeTalo ja prayAsa karyo. emaNe bhAratIya saMskRtinuM mahatva batAvatAM videzIone kahyuM, "AzcaryanI vAta to e che ke bhArata upara videzIo satata humalAo karatA rahyA che ane e badhAM AkramaNonI Aphato AvyA Jain, Education International

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dharmavIra zrI vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhI chatAM bhAratano AtmA jIvaMta rahyo che, jAgrata rahyo che. enAM AcAra ane dharma sAbUta che ane sArAye vizvane bhArata tarapha mITa mAMDIne jovuM paDe che. saMskRtinAM lakSaNa, khetI, kalAkArIgarI, sAhitya, sadAcAra ane jJAnavijJAnanAM sAdhano, atithisatkAra, nArIpUjA, prema ane Adara--badhuM ja bhAratamAM koI judA ja svarUpe jovA maLe che. kharIdI zakAya evI e saMskRti hota to iMglaeNnDa A dezamAMthI ene kharIdI laI zakata, potAnI banAvI zakata, paNa evuM nathI banyuM, nahi banI zake.'' 43 cheka, I. sa. 1893 mAM vIracaMda rAdhavajI gAMdhIe dezanA Arthika ane rAjakIya svAtaMtryanI vAta karI. eka vAra emaNe amerikana lokone kahyuM ke bhArata atyAre paradezI eDI nIce kacaDAyeluM che. e mAtra dhArmika kSetramAM svAtaMtrya dharAve che, paNa bhArata svataMtra thaze tyAre te hiMsaka mArge koI paNa deza para AkramaNa nahi kare. 1893mAM gAMdhIjI mAtra baeNrisTara hatA, te samaye vIracaMdabhAIe A bhaviSyakathana karyuM hatuM. emanI e kalpanA keTalI badhI vAstavika sAbita thaI ! A dharmazAtA anokhA krAntacA hatA. A jagatanI pele pAranuM joI zake te krAntadraSTA, vartamAnane vIMdhIne bhaviSyane jANI zake te krAntadraSTA, jayAre bhAratanA rAjakIya svAtaMtryanI uSAnuM paheluM kiraNa paNa phUTayuM nahotuM tyAre vIracaMdabhAIe ema kahyuM hatuM ke hindustAna AjhAda thaze to badhA dezo sAthe zAMtimaya sahaastitvathI jIvaze. dezane AjhAdI maLI te agAu pAMca-pAMca dAyakA pUrve pele pAranuM darzana karatA vIracaMdabhAI, The Jain Philosophy' vizenA emanA pravacanamAM kahe che : You know my brothers and sisters, that we are not an independent nation. We are subjects of Her Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria the 'defender of the faith', but if we were a nation in all that, name implies with our own government and our own rulers, with our laws and institutions controlled by us free and independent, I affirm that we should seek to establish and forever maintain peaceful relations with all the nations of the world." videzamAM sanmAna ane pracArakArya : zrI vIracaMdabhAIno eTalo prabhAva paDayo ke vizvadharmapariSadanA AvAhako ane vidvAnoe emane raukhacaMdraka enAyata karyo hato. e pachI 1894nI 8mI oNgasTe kAsADogA zaheranA nAgarikoe emane suvarNacaMdraka Apyo hato. emaNe A zaheramAM 'Some Mistake Corrected' aMge pravacana ApyuM hatuM. e pravacana pUruM thayA pachI pharI pharI pravacana karavAnuM kahevAmAM AvyuM ema 'baphelo koriyara' nAmanuM akhabAra noMdhe che. amerikAmAM emaNe The Gandhi Philosphical Society' ane 'The School of Oriental Philosophy' nAmanI be saMsthAonI sthApanA karI. zikAgomAM 'Society for the Education of Women of India' nAmanI saMsthA sthApI. A saMsthAnA maMtrI zrImatI hAvarDa hatAM ke jemaNe vIracaMdabhAInI preraNAthI zuddha zAkAhArI ane custa jaina dharma apanAvyo hato. svAmI vivekAnaMdanAM

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44 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo ziSyA bhaginI niveditAnI jema zrImatI hAvarDa vIracaMdabhAInAM ziSyA banI gayAM. teo jenonI jema vidhisara sAmAyika paNa karatAM hatAM. A pachI zrI vIracaMdabhAI gAMdhI iMglaeNnDa AvyA. ahIM emaNe baeNrisTara thavAnI IcchA pUrI karI, paraMtu A jJAnano upayoga emaNe arthopArjana mATe bhAgye ja karyo. iMglenDamAM jaina dharmanI jijJAsA joIne emaNe zikSaNavarga kholyo. AgaLa jatAM laMDanamAM jaina liTarecara sosAyaTInI sthApanA karI. eka dharmajijJAsu harbarTa vorane mAMsAhArano tyAga karIne jaina dharmano svIkAra karyo. emaNe vIracaMdabhAInAM bhASaNonI noMdha rAkhI temaja aMgrejImAM jaina dharma vize eka pustaka lakhyuM. vizvadharmapariSadanA pramukha cArlsa sI. bonI paNa emanAthI prabhAvita thayA hatA. vIracaMdabhAIe bhAratamAM 1896-97mAM duSkALa paDyo tyAre bonI amerikAmAM sthapAyelI duSkALarAhata samitinA pramukha hatA. A samitie tatkALa cALIsa hajAra rUpiyA ane anAja bharelI sTImara bhArata mokalyAM hatAM. zrI vIracaMdabhAI gAMdhIe A pravAsa daramyAna pa35 jeTalAM vyAkhyAno ApyAM. teo gujarAtI, hiMdI, baMgALI, aMgrejI, saMskRta, phrenca vagere cauda bhASAo para prabhutva dharAvatA hatA. Ama ogaNatrIsa varSano eka yuvaka paradezagamananI khaphagI vahorIne videzamAM dharmapracAra kare ane eka vAra nahi paNa traNa-traNa vakhata videzanI saphara karI mAtra jainadarzanano ja nahi paNa bhAratIya darzanano pracAra kare te virala ghaTanA ja kahevAya ! bhAratamAM dharmasevAnAM kAryo : zrI vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhIne alpa AyuSya paNa anekavidha yazasvI siddhiothI bhareluM che. 1884mAM onarsa sAthe bI.e. thanArA jaina samAjanA e prathama snAtaka hatA. 1890mAM pitAnuM avasAna thatAM rovAkUTavA jevI kurUDhione emaNe e jamAnAmAM tilAMjali ApI hatI te jevItevI vAta na kahevAya. ekavIsa varSanI uMmare zrI jaina esosiyezana oNpha inDiyA'nA maMtrI tarIke pAlitANA AvatA yAtrIono mUMDakAvero nAbUda karavAnuM kAma karyuM. mUMDakAvero ane bIjI raMjADathI parezAna thaIne ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhIe pAlitANAnA ThAkora sAme kesa karyo hato. paraMtu pAlitANAnA ThAkora surasiMhajI para poliTikala ejanTanA cAra hAtha hatA. poliTikala ejanTe zuddha nyAya na Apyo. vIracaMdabhAIe A prazna hAthamAM lIdho. e vakhate rajavADA sAme mAthuM UMcakyuM e sAme cAlIne motane bAtha bhIDavA jevuM hatuM, paNa emaNe mahuvA ane pAlitANA vacce avAranavAra ghoDA para majala kApIne samAna dhAnanuM vAtAvaraNa UbhuM karyuM. muMbaInA gavarnara laoNrDa re ane poliTikala ejanTa karnala vorasanane maLI samartha rajUAta karI mUMDakAvero nAbUda karAvyo. aMgreja begamasAhebe sametazikhara para DukakaronI carabI kADhavAnuM kArakhAnuM nAnuM hatuM. te dUra karavA mATe vIracaMdabhAI kalakattA gayA. dastAvejonI jANakArI mATe kalakattAmAM cha mAsa rahI baMgALI bhASAno abhyAsa karyo ane Akhare "sametazikhara jainonuM tIrthasthAna che, bIjA koIne tyAM dakhala karavAno adhikAra nathI" evo cukAdo meLavIne tema ja kArakhAnuM dUra karAvIne ja jaMpyA. kAvInA derAsara aMgenA vikhavAdano suMdara ukela

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dharmavIra zrI vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhI 45 lAvyA. AMtararASTrIya vANijya pariSadamAM samagra eziyAnA pratinidhi tarIke hAjarI ApI. 1895mAM pUnAmAM bharAyelI inDiyana nezanala koMgresamAM muMbaInA pratinidhi tarIke hAjarI ApI. teo rASTrIya mahAsabhAnA custa himAyatI hatA temaja mahAtmA gAMdhI sAthe emaNe khorAkanA akhatarA karyA hatA. teo gAMdhIjInA saMparkamAM paNa sArI rIte AvyA hoya tema lAge che, kAraNa ke vIracaMdabhAInA putra upara lakhelA eka patramAM gAMdhIjI AzIrvAda sAthe pUche che ke, "pitAjInA AdarzomAMthI kaMI jALavI rAkhyA che kharA?" AvA vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhInuM sADatrIsa varSanI vaye I. sa. 1901mAM muMbaImAM avasAna thayuM. mAtra sADatrIsa varSanI AyumAM kevI apUrva siddhi meLavI che vIracaMdabhAI gAMdhIe ! A siddhine aMjali ApavA mArI pAse koI zabdo nathI. mAtra rASTrazAyara ikabAlano eka zera che --- hajAroM sAla naragIsa apanI benrIpe rotI hai, baDI muzkila se hotA hai camanameM dIdAvara paidA. suMdara AMkhane mATe naragIsanA phUlanI upamA ApavAmAM Ave che. A naragIsanuM puSpa hajAro varSanI potAnI jyotihInatA-benUrI mATe raDatuM rahe che. ghaNAM vaSo pachI bAgamAM ene jonAro (dIdAvara) pedA thAya che ane te khIlI UThe che.] vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhI e A camanamAM pedA thayelA AvA eka dIMdAvara hatA! Jairl'Education International

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jika . 6. guru gopAladAsajI bAraiyA prastAvanA : AryasamAjamAM je sthAna zrI zraddhAnaMda ane rAyajAdA haMsarAjanuM che, muslima baMdhuomAM je sthAna sarasaiyada ahamadanuM che tevuM sthAna jaina samAjamAM paMDita zrI gopAladAsajI baraiyAnuM che. zrI paMDitajInAM AvirbhAva pahelAMno kALa jaina samAja mATe aMdhakArabharyo hato. AryasamAjano jhaMDo mAtra bhAratamAM ja nahi arabaMIrAnamAM paNa laherAto thayo hato. muslima tathA khristI dharma paNa teTalI ja tvarAthI phelAtA jatA hatA. te samaye zrI bajaiyAjI jaina samAjanI vahAre dhAyA. ema mAnavuM vadhu paDatuM nathI ke zrI akalaMkadeva ane zrI samatabhadrano AtmA jaina samAjanI AvI dayanIya dazAthI dravIbhUta thaI gayo ane temaNe zrI bajaiyAjImAM temanA alaukika jJAna ane zAstrArthanI pratibhA mUkIne jaina dharmanI dundubhi bajAvI. janma, bALapaNa ane zikSaNa : paMDitajIno janma vi. saM. 1923nA caitra mahinAmAM AgrAmAM thayo hato. pitAnuM nAma lakSmaNadAsajI hatuM. pitAjInuM mRtyu temanI be varSanI bAlyAvasthAmAM ja thaI gayuM hatuM. AthI teo vizeSa zikSaNa ne laI zakyA, paraMtu mAtAe bALakamAM yathAzakti saMskAranuM sicana karyuM. temanuM zikSaNa mAtra sAta dhoraNa (aMgrejI) sudhInuM ja hatuM. e bAbata noMdhapAtra che ke te kALa sudhI temane

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guru gopAladAsajI baraiyA * dharma pratye bilakula ruci na hatI. 19 varSanI uMmare teo ajameramAM relavemAM nokarI karatA hatA tyAre temano paricaya paMDita mohanalAla nAmanA jaina vidvAna sAthe thayo. temanI saMgatithI temanuM citta jaina dharma tarapha AkarSita thayuM ane temaNe jaina-graMthono svAdhyAya karavAnuM zarU karyuM. be varSa pachI temaNe relavenI nokarI choDI dIdhI ane rAyabahAdura zeTha mULacaMdajIne tyAM makAna-bAMdhakAmanAM kAryonI dekharekha mATe mAsika rUpiyA 20 nI nokarIe rahyA. ajameramAM cha-sAta varSanA nivAsa daramyAna temaNe pAThazALAmAM niyamitapaNe abhyAsa karyo. Ama satata ane sakhata udAmathI saMskRta bhASAnA zAna sahita ladhukamudI, jainendra vyAkaraNano amuka bhAga ane nyAyadIpikA temaNe pUrAM karI lIdhAM. tyAra pachI temaNe gommasArano abhyAsa paNa zarU karyo. A daramyAna temane paMDita mathuradAsajI ane bAbu vaijanAthajIe adhyayanamAM khUba mArgadarzana ane sahayoga ApyAM. AgaLanuM adhyayana temaNe muMbaInI pAThazALAmAM paM. zrI jIvarAma lallurAma zAstrIjInI pAse karyuM ane parIkSAmukha, candra pratIkAvya, tathA kAtaMtra-vyAkaraNa vagere zIkhyA, jyAre paMcAdhyAyInuM adhyayana temaNe paM. baLadevadAsajI pAse karyuM hatuM. tIrthayAtrA ane muMbaImAM nivAsa : vi. saM. 1948mAM zeTha mULacaMdajIe mUDabidrInI yAtrA karI tyAre paMDitajIne sAthe laI gayA. zeTha sAthe pAchA pharatAM teo muMbaImAM rokAyA. ahIM temane AjIvikA mATenI anukULatA jaNAI ane eka yuropiyana kaMpanImAM mAsika rU. 4panI nokarI svIkArI. pagAra vadhIne thoDA samayamAM rU. 60 thayo. A samaya daramyAna temanI mAtAnuM mRtyu thayuM ane teo rajA lIdhA vinA ja potAnA vatanamAM cAlyA gayA. AthI temanI nokarI chUTI gaI; paraMtu sArA rekorDane lIdhe karyuM; te ja kaMpanIe temane pharIthI rAkhI lIdhA. vi. saM. 1951 pachI temaNe jhaverAtanA kamizana ejanTa tarIke kAma karyuM; paNa A dhaMdhAmAM satya ane acauryavratanuM pAlana karavAnuM kaThina hovAthI temaNe dhaMdho baMdha karyo. tyAra pachI rU, taLazI, cAMdI vagerenI dalAlInuM kAma karyuM. vi. sa. 1958mAM morenAmAM ja gAMdhI nAthA raMgajInA sahayogathI ADatanuM kAma cAlu karyuM. vacce thoDo vakhata svataMtra dhaMdhA mATe paNa puruSArtha karyo, paraMtu temAM saphaLatA maLI nahIM. have teoe nokarIne mAtra AjIvikA pUratA sAdhana tarIke svIkArI jIvanane saMpUrNa rIte samAjane caraNe dharI dIdhuM ane jAhera jIvanane ja potAnuM jIvana-dhyeya mAnyuM. vyaktigata ArAma, Arthika sadhdharatA ke kIrtinI paravA karyA vinA zaikSaNika, sAmAjika ane dhArmika kAryomAM atyaMta parizrama zarU karyo. vi. saM. 1969mAM teo "dakSiNa mahArASTrasabhA"nA adhyakSa cUMTAyA hatA. vi. saM. 1974mAM vadhAre paDatA kAryabhArane lIdhe temanI tabiyata bagaDI ane zAMtipUrvaka temaNe paralokagamana karyuM. jAhera jIvana ane kAryakSetra: jaina samAjanA jyotirdhara zrI bajaiyAjInA sArvajanika jIvanano prAraMbha muMbaIthI thAya che. paMDita dhannAlAlajInA sahayogathI mAgazara suda

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arvAcIna jaina jayotirdharo 14, vi. saM. 1949mAM temaNe digaMbara jaina samAjanI sthApanA karI. vi. saM. 1953mAM bhAratavarSIya digaMbara jaina parIkSAlayanI sthApanA thaI jenuM kuzaLa saMpAdana temanA hAthe thayuM. paMDitajInI kIrtinA mukhya staMbha jevA "jainamitra'nuM prakAzana vi. saM. 1956mAM zarU thayuM. kuMDalapuramAM temaNe mAtra be-traNa vidyArthIothI zarU karelI svataMtra pAThazALA Aje "jenasiddhAMta vidyAlaya"nA nAmathI prasiddha che. tenA dvArA jaina samAjane jainadharmanAM moTAM-moTAM zAstronuM adhyayana karAvanArA aneka paMDito maLyA che. sAmAjika kSetramAM temanA viziSTa pradAnane kAraNe sarakAra taraphathI morenAnA mAnad maeNjisTreTa tarIke temanI nimaNUka karavAmAM AvI. jaina samAja ane jainadharmamAM temanA adbhuta yogadAnane kAraNe muMbaInI prAMtIya sabhAe "syAdvAdavAridhi', ITAvAnI jainatattva prakAzinI sabhA dvArA "vAdIgajakesarI' tathA kalakattAnA gavarmenTa saMskRta kaoNlejanA paMDitoe temane "nyAyavAcaspati'nI padavIo enAyata karI. A badhI padavI prApta karAvanAra adbhuta vanRtvakaLA paMDitajIne abhyAsathI ja prApta thaI hatI. teo beM-traNa kalAka koI paNa saiddhAMtika viSaya upara akhalita rIte bolI zakatA paNa temanAM vyAkhyAno mAtra vidvAnone ja samajAya tevAM hatAM. aneka zAstrArthomAM temaNe vijaya meLavyo hato, paraMtu temane saMskRtanuM paddhatisaranuM jJAna nahotuM. AthI teo kahetA ke mahApAdhyAyo sAthe zuddha saMskRtamAM bolavAnI zakti na hovAthI pote temanI sAthe jAhera vAdavivAdamAM UtarI zakatA nathI. sAhityanirmANa : paMDitajInI paThina vidyA ghaNI ochI hovA chatAM, vyAkaraNanuM saMpUrNa jJAna na hovA chatAM, ane guru dvArA to nAmamAtranuM ja jJAna meLavyuM hovA chatAM svAvalaMbana, satata svAdhyAyazIlatA ane niraMtara abhyAsanI laganIthI temaNe agAdha pAMDitya meLavyuM hatuM. paMDitajI jIvanabhara vidyArthI rahyA, jijJAsu rahyA. vidyArthIone niraMtara abhyAsa karAvatA hovAthI, temanI zaMkAonA samAdhAna mATe temaNe jainadharmanA sarva upalabdha viziSTa graMthono sUkSmatAthI abhyAsa karyo hato. Ama teo nyAya ane dharmazAstranA ajoDa vidvAna thaI gayA. sAhityakSetro temanuM pradAna mukhyatve A pramANe rahyuM : temanA lakhelA traNa graMtho che: (1) jena siddhAMta darpaNa (2) suzIlA upanyAsa (3) jaina siddhAMta pravezikA. jaina siddhAMta darpaNa mAtra eka ja bhAgamAM lakhAyelo graMtha che. je tenA badhA ja bhAgo lakhavAmAM AvyA hota to tenuM sthAna jena-sAhityamAM ghaNuM agatyanuM banI rahyuM hota. suzIlA upanyAsa" e samayanA upanyAsomAM eka sArI racanA gaNAya che. upanyAsa hovA chatAM paNa jainadharmanA keTalAka gaMbhIra viSayone temAM yogya rIte pratipAdita karavAmAM AvyA che.

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guru gopAladAsajI baraMyA 49 jaina sAhityamAM temanuM AgavuM pradAna to "jaina siddhAMta pravezikA' ja che. kaThinamAM kaThina ane gahanamAM gahana tattvane, jaina dharmanA abhyAsI na hoya tevA lokone paNa sahelAIthI samajAI jAya teTalI "saraLa bhASAmAM' A graMthamAM prastuta karela che. A graMtha jainadharmanA vidyArthIo, jijJAsuo ane abhyAsIo mATe pAribhASika zabdakoSa(Pocket Dictionary)nuM kArya kare che; avazya paThana karavA jevuM A pustaka che. paMDitajI je jIvana jIvI gayA, je tattvane potAnA jIvanamAM utAryuM teno sAra temanI A tattvazikSAmAMthI maLI rahe che: (1) sAcA aNuvratI banavuM hoya to nirbhaya bano. (2) nirbhaya banavuM hoya to koInI nokarI na karo, potAno ja dhaMdho karo. (3) dhaMdho karatAM karatAM jo dharma ke dharmacarcAnA vaktA banavuM hoya to ANuvratanuM barAbara pAlana karo, to ja dukAna ThIka cAlaze. (4) aNuvratonuM vyavasthita pAlana karavuM hoya to potAnI maryAdAo bAMdho. (5) maryAdA bAMdhavI hoya to koI kartavyathI, niyamathI bAMdho. (6) kartavyane ja adhikAra mAno. (7) adhikArI bano, adhikAra (haka) mATe raDo paNa nahIM ke laDo paNa nahIM. vyaktigata cAritraya : paMDitajInuM cAritrya khUba ujajavaLa hatuM. teone koI ja prakAranuM vayasana nahotuM. khAvApIvAnI zuddhatAnA teo khAsa AgrahI hatA. tethI teo ghaNuM karIne "junavANI'mAM khapatA. vastrAdi bAbatamAM paNa temanI sAdagI anukaraNIya hatI. sAmAnya mANasa to temane temanA veza uparathI oLakhI paNa na zakato ke A vyakti bhAratanA jaina samAjano mahApaMDita che! koI paNa dharmakArya ke anuSThAna karIne teo dhanopArjana karatA nahIM, mAtra AvavA-javA mATenuM vAhanakharca svIkAratA. pote je sAcuM mAnatA te kArya karavAmAM ane tenI saccAI rajU karavAmAM teo jarA paNa pAchI pAnI karatA nahIM ke moTA moTA zrImaMta-zAhukAronI zehamAM paNa taNAtA nahIM. A kAraNathI aneka zrImaMto temanA amitra banI gayA hatA. ni:svArthatA ane paropakArIpaNAne temanA sauthI moTA guNo gaNAvI zakAya. teo koI paNa dharmakArya mAtra potAnA saMtoSa mATe ja karatA ane jaina sAhitya, jena siddhAMta tathA jaina dharmanI sarva prakAre prabhAvanA thAya, teno abhyAsa ane zraddhAAcaraNa karanArA vadhe, e ja emanA hRdayanI bhAvanA rahetI. vidyAlayonuM ke anya saMsthAonuM kAma hoya to teo ghaNI vAra rAtanA 10 ke 11 vAgyA sudhI besIne paNa te kArya pUruM karatA. e vakhate potAnA zArIrika ArAmanI paNa darakAra karatA nahIM. AvI hatI temanI karmaThatA ! A uparAMta zAMtipriyatA, ekAgratA, svadezaprema, uttama graMthono saMcaya, abhUtapUrva-smaraNazakti, AtyaMtika saraLatA ane hiMdI bhASAno prema ityAdi temanI bIjI prazaMsanIya vizeSatAo hatI.

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v0 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo jIvanakALanI ullekhanIya ghaTanAo : vidyArthIo pratye vAtsalya, acauryavrata, nyAyapriyatA, satyavAditA, udAratA, niSkapaTanA ane naitikatA-Adi sadguNonA mUrtimaMta svarUpa evA zrI bajaiyAjInA jIvananA aneka pAvana prasaMgo ApaNA mATe atyaMta preraNAdAyaka che. mAtra be ullekhanIya prasaMgonuM varNana ane prastuta che: (1) sAmAjika kSetramAM praveza karyA pUrve baraMyAjI eka rAyabahAdura zeThane tyAM mAsika vIsa rUpiyAnA pagArathI nokarI karatA hatA. eka vAra zeThasAheba tIrthayAtrAmAM nIkaLyA. baraMyAjIne zAstra pravacana ane hisAbakitAba vagere kArya karavA mATe sAthe lIdhA. eka vAra temane rAyabahAdure TikiTa levA mATe mokalyA. TikiTanI sAthe sAthe zrI bajaiyAjI mAlasAmAna(lageja)nuM vajana karAvI tenuM bhADuM paNa cUkavavA AvyA. rAyabahAdurasAhebane temanA lagejanI kiMmata cUkavavI paDe tenAthI moTuM apamAna bIjuM zuM hoI zake? baraiyAjIne ghaNI kharI-khoTI vAto sAMbhaLavI paDI, temane ekadama budhdha mAnavAmAM AvyA. dago, chaLakapaTa ane mAyAcAra ja jyAM unnatinuM sAdhana hoya tyAM barAjI keTalA divasa Take? Arthika saMkaDAmaNa hovA chatAM paNa potAnA svAbhimAna mATe temaNe nokarIne choDI devAnuM ja yogya mAnyuM. (2) acauryavrata temanAM pAMca aNuvratomAMnuM eka Avazyaka vrata hatuM. eka vAra teo saparivAra muMbaIthI AgrA AvyA. ghera AvIne keTalAka divasa bAda mArgavyavahArakharca vagerenA hisAbanI noMdha karatAM jaNAyuM ke nokare tenA traNa varSanA bALakanI TikiTa nahotI lIdhI. khabara paDatAM ja temaNe khUba AtmaglAni anubhavI. teo takAla sTezanamAstara pAse pahoMcI gayA, tenI kSamA mAgI ane TikiTanI kiMmata temanA Tebala para mUkI dIdhI. sTezanamAstare ghaNuM samajAvyuM ke e vAta satya che ke aDhI varSathI uparanI vayanAM bALako mATe TikiTa levI Avazyaka che; paraMtu vartamAna samayamAM AvA niyamonuM pAlana karanArA bahu ochA nIkaLe che. Apa ghaNA saraLa ane bhoLA cho. Apa ApanA rUpiyA pAchA laI jAo-nahi to koI Apane mUrkha kaheze." paraMtu baraiyAjI cAlAka ane dhUrta duniyAnI dRSTie kharekhara mUrkha hatA. teo paisA tyAM ja mUkIne pAchA pharyA. khUba buddhino upayoga karavA chatAM paNa temane potAnI mUrkhatAnuM rahasya na samajAyuM ane teo jIvanabhara AvI mUrkhatA ja karatA rahyA. baraiyAjI eka mahAna AzutI hatA. paMcavratomAMnA dareka vratanuM teo khUba ja niyamapUrvaka ane custatAthI pAlana karatA hatA. A vrato taraphanI temanI saccAI ja eka jAdu banI jatI hatI, je dareka vyaktine temanA tarapha kheMcatI hatI. kauTuMbika jIvana: paMDitajIne kadApi kauTuMbika jIvananuM sukha prApta thayuM nahotuM. teo ajameramAM rahetA tyAre 19 varSanI uMmara pahelAM ja temanAM lagna thaI gayAM hatAM. vi. saM. 1945-1947 ane 1949mAM kramaza: temane ghera eka putra, eka putrI kauzalyAbAI ane bIjo putra mANikacaMda-ema kula traNa saMtAnono janma thayo hato, jemAMthI prathama putra thoDAka ja divasa jIvyo hato.

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guru gopAladAsajI baraiyA 51 temanAM dharmapatnIno svabhAva vicitra hato. teo paMDitajIne jarA paNa sahayoga ApatAM na hatAM. kaleza utpanna thAya tevuM ja temanuM kAyamI vartana hatuM. paMDitajInA kAryamAM madadarUpa thaI temanI pratiSThA vadhAravAmAM temaNe koI yogadAna ApyuM nahIM ke bImArImAM paNa sevAno lAbha lIdho nahIM. temane joIne sokreTisanI patnInI yAda AvI jAya che. upasaMhAra : bAhyA vyaktitvamAM taddana sIdhAsAdA ane dekhItA prabhAva vinAnA A mahApuruSanuM aMtaraMga-yaktitva ane guNagarimA atyaMta unnata ane lokottara hatAM. jenonI bujhAI rahelI jJAnajyotine temaNe sthira karIne punarjIvita karI. temanAmAM pAMDityanuM Atmagaurava hatuM, to sAthe sAthe eka sAcA sAhityakAra-kaLAkAranI dhUna ane mastI paNa hatAM. dharmaprabhAvanAnA hetuthI saMyukta prAMtanA kAzI-sahita vividha jillAomAM, madhyapradezanA chattarapura, kaTanI, rAyapura, indora vagere jillAomAM, rAjasthAnanA jayapura, ajamera Adi jillAomAM tathA zetrAMjayAdi-mahAtIrthasahita bhAratanAM mukhya traNa mahAnagaro-muMbaI, dilhI tathA kalakattAmAM-vividha vAda-prativAda sabhAomAM, dharmagoSThIomAM, sAmAjika saMsthAomAM, paMcakalyANaka-pratiSThAomAM, samAjasudhAraNAnI beThakomAM ane sauthI vadhAre to jaina-vidyAnA sarvatomukhI pracAraprasAramAM lagabhaga pacIsa varSa sudhI teoe je prakAre niHsvArthabhAvathI avirata zrama karyo tenAthI jaina samAja, jainadharma, jainadarzana ane jaina vidyAnI upAsanA pratye lokonuM dhyAna AkarSAyuM. sva. paM. mANicaMdajI kaudeya, sva. paM. baMsIdharajI nyAyAlaMkAra, sva.paM. khUbacaMdajI zAstrI, sva. paM. devakInaMdanajI zAstrI, sva. paM. makakhanalAlajI zAstrI ane sva. paM. kailAsacaMdrajI ityAdi AgalI peDhInA tathA sarvazrI pa. jaganmohanalAlajI, paM. darabArIlAla koThiyAjI, pa. phUlarAMdajI zAstrI, pa. pannAlAlajI ityAdi vartamAna peDhInA je je mahAna sarasvanI upAsako thayA temanA Adyajanaka tarIke ane su. zrI gaNezaprasAdajI varNI jevA mahAna dharmAtmAonA vidyAguru tarIke teonuM sthAna sanmAnanIya che. Aje temano pArthiva deha na hovA chatAM temanI ziSya--praziSya-paraMparAthI teo jaina samAjamAM haMmeza mATe amara padane pAmI gayA che. 1. dharma: guru gopALadAsajInI unnata vicAradhArA - je vyakti gayukta thaIne anya saMpradAyavALA dharmAtmAno tiraskAra kare che, ne potAnA ja dharmano tiraskAra kare che. laukika ane pAramArthika, A banne prakAranA sukhano advitIya hetu mAtra dharma ja che. jayAre koI vyakti eka paisAnuM mATaluM le che tyAre paNa khUba TakorA vagADIne tenI parIkSA karIne le che. A pramANe dharmasAdhanA karavAvALAe pahelAM dharmanI parIkSA

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo karavI joIe ane tyArapachI sAdhanA aMgIkAra karavI joIe. je vyakti parIkSA karyA vagara ja koI kAryamAM pravRtti kare che, te aMtamAM yathArtha phaLanI prApti karI zakatI nathI. dharmanA prabhAvathI jIva suMdara, subhaga, saumya, uccakulIna, zIlavAna, paMDita ane caMdramA samAna ujjavala kIrtivALo bane che. 52 dharma koInI bhAgIdArI karavAthI ke paisA ApavAthI prApta karI zakato nathI, kemake te to padArthano svabhAva che, dharma to mukhyapaNe anubhavathI ja prApta thAya che. viSayothI kharekhara virakta thayelA mahAtmAone je sukha hoya che tenA anaMtamA bhAganuM sukha paNa indro ane cakravartIone viSayAdithI prApta thaI zakatuM nathI, mATe jo sAcA sukhanI AkAMkSA hoya to ziva-sukhanA kAraNabhUta dharmanuM sevana karavuM joIe. saMpUrNa sukhanuM mULa dharma che. dharmano mahimA vacanAtIta che. jaina dharma koI khAsa jAti athavA varNanI vArasAgata milakata nathI ja, tenA para koInuM ekacakrIpaNuM nathI. A sarjakalyANakArI dharma saMsAranA prANImAtrano dharma che. 2. dhana ane dAna mUrkha vyakti dravya upArjana karIne AbhUSaNAdi banAve che, kaMjUsa mANasa tene jamInamAM dATIne rAkhe che, durvyasanI vyakti dhana upArjana karIne tene khoTAM kAmomAM kharca kare che, dAtAra vyakti tene dAnamAM Ape che ane buddhimAna vyakti vivekapUrvaka tene lokakalyANa mATe puNyadAyaka ane dharmonnatinAM kAryomAM kharce che. nyAyopArjita dhanane karuNAbhAvathI bhAvita thaIne pradAna karavuM te dAna che. badhAM dAnomAM zAnadAna sarvazreSTha che; kemake AhAradAnathI to phakta eka ja vakhata kSudhA maTe che, auSadhidAnathI eka samayano roga maTe che, abhayadAnathI eka vAranuM du:kha maTe che. paraMtu jJAnadAnathI to AtmA ratnatrayanI prApti karIne AtyaMtika mokSa-sukha prApta karI zake che. 3. zikSaNa vidyArthIone jo mAtra dharmavidyA ja bhaNAvavAmAM Ave to AjIvikA vinA gRhasthAzramano nirvAha du:sAdhya banaze, tethI dharmavidyAnI sAthe sAthe laukika vidyA avazya zIkhavavI joIe. je jAtimAM laukika ane pAramArthika banne prakAranuM zikSaNa apAtuM hoya ane dhanavAna lokonI saMkhyA moTI hoya te jAti (lokasamudAya) jagatamAM unnata ane sanmAnanIya samajavAmAM Ave che, je jAti dhana ane vidyAthI rahita hoya che te jAtine hIna zroNImAM gaNavAmAM Ave che. mAnavajIvananI unnatinA be mukhya bheda che : (1) pAramArthika unnati ane (2) laukika unnati. A banne prakAranI unnatinA mukhya sAdhaka vidyA, dhana ane

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guru gopAladAsajI baraiyA ekatA che. tenAM pratibaMdhaka kAraNo IrSA, mithyAbhimAna ane kurivAjo che. sArI vidyA prApta karavAthI manuSyabhava saphaLa thAya che. tethI pAThazALAo Take evI vyavasthA karyA vinA saMskAra ane vidyAno dIrdhakAlIna vikAsa asaMbhava che. 53 4. viSayasukha viSayajanita sukhone bhogavavAnI apekSAe kALanA mukhamAM praveza karavo te vadhAre uttama che. indriyajanita sukha parAdhIna, pariNAme du:khadAyI ane mAtra avicArIpaNAthI ja ramaNIya lAge che. A jIva mAtra alpa viSayasukhanI lAlasAthI kevAM kevAM bhayaMkara du:kho bhogave che? paraMtu jemAM eNe sukha mAnyuM che; te viSayomAM vAstavika sukhanuM nAmanizAna paNa nathI, je du:kha vAgha vagere krUra ane ghAtakI jIvothI Upaje che, tenAthI paNa dhaNuM vadhAre du:kha viSayazatrunA saMsargathI sahana karavuM paDe che. jo sAcA sukhanI abhilASA hoya to saMsAramArgathI virakta thaIne mokSamArgamAM ramaNa karo, viSayono sAtha choDIne zAnano saMga karo ane strIsukhane choDIne 'zama ' sukhanuM avalaMbana karo,

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7. paramatattvajJa zrImad rAjacandrajI bhUmikA : jemanI gaNanA vartamAna zatAbdInA virala svarUpaniSTha tattvavettA, parama jJAnAvatAra ane ucca koTinA satpuruSa tarIke karI zakAya evA zrImad rAjacandrajI asAdhAraNa mahApuruSa hatA. vIsamI sadInA tattvajJAnIomAM teo agrapaMktimAM birAje che. zrImad rAjacandra eTale adhyAtma gaganamAM jhaLakI rahelI adbhuta jJAnajyoti ! mAtra jainasamAjanI ja nahi paNa arvAcIna vizvanI eka virala vibhUti ! amUlya AtmajJAnarUpa divya jayotinA jhaLahaLatA prakAzathI pUrvamahApuruSoe prakAzita karelA sanAtana mokSamArgano udyota karI, bhAratanI punita bhUmine vibhUSita karI A avanItalane pAvana karanAra parama jJAnanidhAna, jJAnabhAskara, jJAnamUrti ! bhAratanI vizvavikhyAta vibhUti rASTrapitA mahAtmA gAMdhIjInA zabdomAM "zrImad rAjacaMdra asAdhAraNa vyaktitva dharAvatA hatA. temanAM lakhANo temanA anubhavanAM bidu samAM che. te vAMcanAra, vicAranAra ane te pramANe cAlanArane mokSa sulabha thaI jAya che. jene Atmakleza TALavo hoya, je potAnuM kartavya jANavA utsuka hoya, tene zrImAM lakhANomAMthI ghaNuM maLI raheze, evo mane vizvAsa che, pachI bhale te hindu ho ke anya dharmI. kAkAsAheba kAlelakaranA zabdomAM "zrImad eka prayogavIra hatA. prayogasiddha 'samayasAra' ke 'Atmasiddhi'nuM jIvatuMjAgatuM udAharaNa eTale zrImadnuM jIvana 54

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parama tattvajJa zrImad rAjacandrajI papa vRtta ! zrImad pratyakSa pragaTa Atmasiddhine prApta thayela puruSa hatA, ane eTale ja emaNe racelI AtmasiddhizAstra Adi racanAomAM apUrva daMvata anubhavI zakAya che." janma : zrImad rAjacaMdrajIno janma saurASTranA morabI rAjyanA vavANiyA gAme thayo hato. te zubha divasa kArtika suda pUnama, vi. saM. 1924nI devadivALIno hato. (ravivAra, tA. 9-11-1867) temanA dAdAnuM nAma pacANabhAI mahetA hatuM. temaNe pAsenA mANekaparA gAmamAMthI vavANiyAmAM AvIne vahANavaTAno ane zarAphano dhaMdho cAlu ryo hato. zrImanI mAtAnuM nAma devAbA ane pitAnuM nAma ravajIbhAI hatuM. dhArmika saMskArovALA bhaktimAna ane sevAbhAvI daMpatInA saMdarbhamAM be kathAo jANItI che. pahelI kathA che eka vRddha ADatiyAnI ane bIjI kathA che eka saMta phakIranI. A bannenI A daMpatIe tana-mana-dhanathI khUba bhAvasahita sevA karelI. tethI prasanna thaI teoe eka pratApI puruSa temane ghera putra tarIke janmaze evA AzIrvAda ApelA. A banAvo banyA pachI keTalAka kALe zrImadbho janma devadivALIne zubhadine thayo hato. gujarAtanA jenasamAjamAM A divasa kaLikALasarvajJa zrI hemacaMdrAcAryajInA janmadivasa tarIke ane pAlitANAnI yAtrAnA prAraMbhanA pavitra ane maMgalamaya divasa tarIke ujavAya che. janmasamaye temanuM nAma lakSmInaMdana rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, paraMtu cAra varSanI vaye te badalIne rAyacaMda rAjacaMdra rAkhavAmAM AvyuM, ane e ja nAmathI teo prasiddhi pAmyA. bAlyakALa : bALapaNathI ja zrImadrane temanA kuLa taraphathI vaiSNava dharmanA saMskAra maLyA hatA, kAraNa ke temanA dAdAjI kRSNabhakta hatA. bIjI bAju mAtA devAbA jaina dharmanA saMskAra lAvyAM hatAM. Ama bALapaNamAM temano uchera vaiSNava ane jaina saMskAronA mizra vAtAvaraNamAM thayo. Ama chatAM vAcananI khUba ja ruci hovAne lIdhe jyAre temaNe jainonAM pratikramaNAdi sUtronuM vAcana karyuM tyAre temAM AvatI sarva jIvo pratyenI dayAbhAvanA ane kSamApanA dvArA pragaTa thato vinaya-A be guNo temanA saMskArI hRdayane sparzI gayA. dhIme dhIme "jaina sUtro" pratye temano prema vadhato gayo. jJAnapradhAna tathA tyAgapradhAna jaina vAtAvaraNa madhya, pUrvano temano ArAdhaka AtmA vairAgyapradhAna jena dharma pratye vadhAre AkarSAto jato hato. bALajIvananI A kumaLI vaye temanA jIvanamAM eka mahattvano prasaMga banyo. jAtisamaraNazAna : vi. saM. 1931 mAM, zrImannA eka vaDIla nehI zrI amIcaMdabhAInuM sarpadaMzathI mRtyu thayuM. e vakhate zrImade dAdAjIne pUchayuM ke mRtyu eTale zuM? dAdAe kahyuM: "temanAmAMthI jIva nIkaLI gayo ane have teo hAlI cAlI ke bolI zakaze nahIM, mATe temane taLAva pAsenA smazAnamAM bALavAmAM Avaze. A sAMbhaLI zrImad vicAronI zreNIe caDhI gayA. UMDI vicAraNAthI temanuM ajJAnanuM AvaraNa khasI gayuM ane temane AgalA bhavonuM jJAna thayuM. te AvaraNa uttarottara khasatuM gayuM. teo jyAre jUnAgaDha gayA tyAre te AvaraNa ekadama dUra thaI gayuM

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo jAtismaraNazAnanI temanA pAramArthika jIvananA vikAsa upara khUba gherI asara thaI. parabhavanuM du:kha ityAdi jANIne temano vairAgya ghaNo vRddhi pAmyo ane mokSamArgamAM ni:zaMkapaNe pravRtti karavAnuM zakya banyuM. vidyAbhyAsano kALa : sAta varSanI vaya pachI zrImane abhyAsa karavA mATe nizALe besADavAmAM AvyA. potAnA "ekapAThIpaNAno nirdeza temaNe "samuccayavayacaryAmAM karyo che. AvI smRtinA prabhAvathI sAta varSano abhyAsa temaNe be varSamAM ja pUro karyo hato. vidyA prApta karavAnI ane navI vastuo vAMcavAnI, jANavAnI ane zIkhavAnI temane khUba ja jijJAsA hatI. bALapaNamAM camatkRtiono AvirbhAva : * ATha varSanI vayathI temaNe kavitA racavAnI zarUAta karI hatI. * pitAjInI dukAna upara besIne temaNe nyAyanItipUrvaka vyavasAya karyo hato. koIne ocho-adhiko bhAva kahyo nahoto ke koIne ochuM-adhikuM toLI dIdhuM na hatuM. ja teo gujarAtI, hindI, saMskRta ane prAkRta bhASAnA graMthono bhAva barAbara sArI rIte samajI zakatA hatA. * vizvanA samagra jIvo pratye vAtsalya ane pratibhAva tathA sahanazIlatAnA guNo paNa nAnI uMmaramAM ja temanAmAM vikaselA jaNAyA hatA. avadhAna-zakti ane jyotiSazAna : avadhAna eTale aneka kAryo bhUla vinA ekasAthe karavAM ane yAda rAkhavAM. temaNe soLa varSanI uMmare morabImAM bAra avadhAnano prayoga karI batAvyo. A pachI anukrame jAmanagaramAM soLa ane boTAdamAM bAvana avadhAna teoe karI batAvyAM hatAM. 19 varSanI vaye temaNe muMbaInI jAherasabhAmAM zatAvadhAnano prayoga karyo hato. * avadhAnamAM saphaLatA prApta karyA pachI thoDA kALa mATe zrImad jyotiSazAstra tarapha vaLyA hatA. A banne vidyAo uparAMta AMkhothI joyA vinA mAtra sparza dvArA graMthone oLakhavAnI ane jIbhathI cAkhyA vinA vAnagIonA svAdane jANavAnI atIndriya jJAnazakti paNa temane siddha thaI hatI. A badhI zaktio viSe te vakhatanA prabuddha samAjano zo pratibhAva hato tenI pratIti ApaNane muMbaI samAcAra, jAmejamazeda, gujarAtI, Times of India, The Indian Spectator, Bombay Gazzette ityAdi vartamAnapatromAM mAtra samAcArarUpe ja nahIM paraMtu tenA agralekho dvArA sArI rIte thaI zake che. zatAvadhAnanI sabhAmAM tatkAlIna jana samAja dvArA temane suvarNacaMdraka enAyata thayo hato, tathA "sAkSAt sarasvatI'nuM biruda paNa ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. A banne pravRttio zrImade anukrame 20 varSa ane 24 varSanI vaye bilakula baMdha karI dIdhI. avadhAna prayogathI lokasaMparka vadhI javAnI saMbhAvanA hatI, temaja

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parama tattvajJa zrImad rAjacandrajI jyotiSazAstra dvArA mAtra bhautika unnatinI ja vizeSa sAMbhAvanA hatI. AthI te bannene teoe 'kalpita'nI zreNImAM mUkI dIdhAM ane AtmArthasaMpannatA mATe zama, vairAgya, adhyayana, ciMtana ane ekAMtacaryAne potAnA jIvananuM mukhya dhyeya banAvyuM. vepAra ane vyavahAra : AjIvikA arthe zrImad jhaverAtano vepAra karatA hatA. sAmAjika krAMtinA kSetre zrImade srI-keLavaNI, kajoDAnA saMbaMdhano virodha, AryaprajAnI paDatInAM kAraNo, kharcALa lagnajamaNono virodha vagere viSayo upara gadya-padyamaya racanAo drArA navajAgRtino prazaMsanIya prayAsa karyo hato. 57 gRhasthAzrAmapraveza : vi. saM. 1944mAM vIsa varSanI vaye zrImade gRhasthAzramamAM praveza karyo. zrI revAzaMkarabhAI jagajIvanadAsabhAI mahetAnA moTAbhAI zrI popaTalAlabhAInI suputrI jhabakabahena sAthe teo vi. saM. 1944 nA mahA suda bArasane divase lagnagraMthithI joDAyA. zrImadnuM gRhasthAzramamAM rahevuM koI anya kAraNe nahIM paNa pUrvakarmathI nivRtta thaI javA mATe hatuM ema mAnI zakAya. AtmArthanA sAdhakane gRhasthAzrama sarvathA bAdhaka che ema mAnanAra mATe zrImadnuM jIvana eka paDakArarUpa che. A bAbata te samaya daramiyAna lakhelA aneka patromAM spaSTa thAya che: * 'strInA saMbaMdhamAM koI paNa prakAre rAga-dveSa rAkhavA mArI leza mAtra icchA nathI paNa pUrvopArjanathI icchAnA pravartanamAM aTakayo chuM. * 'banne dharmamUrti thavA prayatna karIe, moTA harSathI prayatna karIe. tame svacchatAne bahu icchajo, mArI bhaktine samabhAvathI icchajo.' * kuTuMbarUpI kAjaLanI koTaDInA vAsathI saMsAra vadhe che. game teTalI tenI sudhAraNA karazo to paNa ekAMtathI jeTalo saMsArakSaya thavAno che teno somo hisso paNa te kAjaLagRhamAM rahevAthI thavAno nathI. kaSAyanuM te nimitta che, mohane rahevAno anAdikALano parvata che.' ciMtana, manana ane AtmasAkSAtkAra : zrImadnuM samasta vyaktitva gaMbhIra ciMtana ane satata dharmAbhimukhatAnuM pratibiMba hovA chatAM samasta jIvasRSTi pratyenA temanA premapUrNa vyavahAranuM paNa ApaNane digdarzana karAvI jAya che. bALapaNathI ja lAgelI unnata jIvana jIvavAnI dhUna, jAtismaraNasAna, gahana zAsrAdhyayana, vadhato jato vairAgya, 'sat'nA ja raTaNa ane anubhavanI satata jhaMkhanA, satata sadguNonI vRddhino puruSArtha ane satzAstro dvArA jANelAM tattvonA arthanuM upazamabhAva sahita aMtar rdaSTipUrvaka UMDuM ciMtana-manana, A badhAM vividha satsAdhanonA anuSThAnathI vi. saM. 1947mAM temane zuddha AtmajJAnano prakAza thayo : ogaNIseM suDatAlIse samakita zuddha prakAzyuM re; t anubhava vadhatI dazA, nija svarUpa avabhAsyuM re. dhanya re divasa..

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58 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo AtmA jJAna pAmyo te ni:saMzayache; graMthibheda thayo ne traNe kALamAM satya vAta che." jaina darzananI rItie jotAM samyakdarzana ane vedAMtanI rItie jotAM kevaLajJAna amane saMbhave che. vi. saM. 1947mAM zrImada rALaja mukAme lakhelAM cAra kAvyo AtmadarzananI prasAdIrUpe ApaNane ApyAM che; teno Atmahitecchuoe svakalyANArthe barAbara upayoga karI levA jevo che. te cAra kAvyo A pramANe che: (1) he prabhu ! he prabhu! zuM kahuM . . . . . . . (2) yama niyama saMyama Apa kyio... (3) jaDa bhAve jaDa pariName... ... (4) jinavara kahe che jJAna ekAMta sAdhanAno raMga: anaMtanI yAtrAnA rasika evA zrImadrane zuddha AtmazAnanI upalabdhi thaI topaNa kuTuMba" ane "lakSmI bannethI AtyaMtika virakti thaI zake te hetuthI teo niyamita vadhu ane vadhu samaya mATe muMbaInI bahAranAM vividha nivRttikSetromAM rahevA lAgyA; jethI tyAga-vairAgyanI vRddhi sAthe pratibaMdha vagara ekAMta adhyayana ane ciMtana-mananano yoga siddha thaI zake. temano puruSArtha samayanI apekSAe be vibhAgamAM vaheMcI zakAya: (1) vi. saM. 1947 thI vi. saM. 1951 (prathama tabakko) (2) vi. saM. 1952 thI dehavilaya paryata (bIjo tabakko) prathama tabakako : A tabakkA daramiyAna temanA puruSArthane avarodhaka ghaNo viparIta karmodayano hato, tethI pragati paNa teTalA pramANamAM maMda gatithI ja thaI zake tema hatuM. Ama aneka viparIta saMjogo hovA chatAM AtmajJAna ane vairAgyanA baLa vaDe teo potAnA puruSArthamAM jarA paNa nyUnatA AvavA detA nahi, ane khUba ja sAvadhAnIthI AtmAnI nirmaLatA jaLavAya ane vadhe tevI sAvadhAnI rAkhyA karatA. jIvanamAM pragaTa thayelI maitrI, pramoda Adi bhAvanAo vardhamAna thAya ane bAhyAMtara saMyama grahaNa pratye udyamavaMta banI zakAya tevA prayojanathI teoe je nivRttikSetromAM satsaMganI ane AtmasAdhanAnI ArAdhanA karI hatI tenI vigato nIce pramANe che: * samaya nivRttikSetra vi. saM. 1947 bhAdaravo-Aso rALaja tathA vavANiyA vi. saM. 1948 kAtika sudathI mAgazara suda vavANiyA, morabI, ANaMda vi. saM. 1949 bhAdaravA mAsamAM ATha-dasa divasa peTalAda tathA khaMbhAta vi. saM. 1951 lagabhaga 2 mAsa vavANiyA, rANapura, dharmaja

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parama tattvajJa zrImad rAjacandrajI aMtima sAdhanA ane dehavilaya [vi. saM. 1952 thI 1957 ]: A samayane teozrInI ugra ArAdhanAno vizeSa kALa gaNI zakAya. upAdhino yoga te daramiyAna osarato gayo ane bAhyAMtara asaMgadazA pragaTa karavAnI nema ThIka ThIka aMze pAra paDI. A samaya daramiyAna teo adhyayana, ciMtana, manana karatA rahyA temaja AhArano, vasrono, prasaMgono, dehAdhyAsano tathA anyano deDhatApUrvaka aparicaya karatA, jethI sakaLa saMyamI tarIkenuM jIvana AgaLa upara aMgIkAra karI zakAya. uttarasaMDAnA jaMgalamAM, kAviThAmAM tathA IDaramAM teo je rIte ugra ekAMtacarcAmAM rahetA te prasAMgono mumukSuoe ullekha karyo che. temAM rAtre teo potAnI sAthe koIne paNa rahevAnI AzA ApatA nahi, pathArIno upayoga karatA nahi, eka ja vastrano ane eka ja AhArano prayoga karatA ane pagarakhAM paNa vAparatA nahi. DAMsa-macchara, ThaMDI-garamI vage2e samabhAve sahana karatA ane mauna-dhyAna mATe ekAMta nirjana pradezamAM rahetA. teo varSanA cAra ke cha mAsa ke vadhAre samaya sudhI satata muMbaIthI bahAra sAdhanA-kSetromAM satsaMga ane asaMgadazAnI sAdhanA arthe rahetA, patravyavahArAdi paramArtha sivAya bhAgye ja karatA athavA saMkSepamAM karatA. vi. saM. 1955mAM teoe vyApArAdino tyAga karI mAtA pAse dIkSAjIvana apanAvavAnI rajA mAgI, paNa bIjA varSe ja temanA zarIre temane sahakAra ApavAnuM choDI detAM vighna UbhuM thayuM ane vi. saM. 1957mAM to temano dehavilaya thayo. nivRttisAdhanAnA A tabakkA daramiyAna teo mukhyata: nIcenAM gAmomAM rahyA : 59 (1) carotara pradeza : kAviThA, ANaMda, naDiyAda, uttarasaMDA, vaso, kheDA, rALa, vaDavA, khaMbhAta. morabI, vavANiyA, rAjakoTa, vaDhavANa, (2) saurASTra pradeza : sAyalA, viramagAma. (3) anya pradezo : IDara, amadAvAda, naroDA, dharamapura, ityAdi. Ama, zuddhAtmazAnanA prakAza pachI paNa teoe satatapaNe AtmabaLanI vRddhi karI dehavilaya paryaMta mokSamArgamAM potAnuM prayANa cAlu rAkhyuM hatuM. ArAdhaka-varga : jema jema puSpanI sugaMdhI phelAya che tema tema cAre dizAomAMthI bhamarAo te tarapha svayaM AkarSita thaIne Ave che. A ja pramANe aneka jijJAsuo potapotAnI rIte zrImadjI tarapha Adara, sanmAna ane bhaktinI dRSTithI jotA thaI gayA. jemake, * zrI sobhAgabhAI : zrImadnA samasta patrasAhityano lagabhaga cotho bhAga jemanA upara lakhAyelo che tevA saraLatA, saumyatA, zaraNAgati, sAcI saMskAritA ane jijJAsAnI mUrtisvarUpa zrI sobhAgabhAI zrImadnA parama sakhA hatA. * zrI laghurAja svAmI : zrImadnA A ananya upAsaka kharekhara mahAna sva-para kalyANa sAdhI gayA. mULamAM sthAnakavAsI sAdhu tarIke dIkSita thayA hovA chatAM teoe

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharA potAnuM jIvana zrImadga sarvathA samarpita karI dIdhuM hatuM. temaNe aneka prakAranAM kaSTo veThIne paNa apUrva gurubhakti ane ugra sAdhanA dvArA mahAna AtmakalyANa karyuM. * zrI aMbAlAlabhAI : teo mULa khaMbhAtanA vatanI hatA. temanI tIvra smaraNazaktine lIdhe zrImad temane zAstranA ke patronA utArA karavA mATe ApatA. zrImadunA dehAvasAna pachI temanuM sAhitya ekatrita karavAmAM ane vyavasthita karavAmAM teono ananya sahayoga hato. vi. saM. 1961mAM teono dehotsarga thayo. * zrI jahAbhAI: zrImanA alpakALanA sAnnidhyathI nAnI uMmaramAM ja AtmakalyANa karanAra A eka mahAna jijJAsu AtmA hatA. trevIsa varSanI yuvAna vaye vi. saM. 1946 mAM teono svargavAsa thayo. * zrI manasukhabhAI : morabInA rahIza zrI manasukhabhAI kIracaMda mahetAe zrImadune thoDA kALanA paricayamAM ja jJAnI tarIke oLakhI lIdhA hatA. zrImad pratye temane ananya bhakti utpanna thaI hatI. ja gAMdhIjI: gAMdhIjIe potAnA mArgadarzaka tarIke mAnelA traNa puruSomAM, AdhyAtmika mArgadarzaka tarIke zrImad rAncandra agragaNya che. ghaNA lekhakoe gAMdhIjIne eka 'mahAtmA' ane zrImadrane eka "dharmAtmA'nuM biruda ApeluM che. uparyukta mahAnubhAvo upara zrImad rAjacaMdranI khUba ja asara thaI hatI. pariNAme temanA jIvananI dizA ja badalAI gaI ! A uparAMta bIjA paNa aneka puruSo upara temanA jIvananI ane bodhanI ThIka ThIka asara paDI hatI jemAM nIcenA mahAnubhAvo mukhya che : amadAvAdanA zrI popaTalAla mahokamacaMdabhAI zAha, morabInA nyAyAdhIza zrI dhArazIbhAI saMghavI, zrI mANekalAla ghelAbhAI, zrI revAzaMkara jagajIvanadAsa jhaverI zrI manasukhabhAI ravajIbhAI mahetA, zrI tribhovana mANekacaMda, zrI jhaverabhAI zeTha, zrI jesIMgabhAI ujamazI, zrI laheracaMdabhAI, zrI DuMgarazIbhAI, khImajI devajI, zrI motIcaMda giradharalAla kApaDiyA, choTAlAla mANekacaMda, vinayacaMda popaTabhAI daphatarI, anupacaMda malakacaMda vagere. ( keTalAka preraka prasaMgo ) "niSkAraNa karUNA" zrImad eka vakhata morabIthI vavANiyA jatA hatA. sTezane mUkavA mATe zrI manasukhabhAI mahetA Adi keTalAka mumukSuo gayA hatA. gADI AvavAno samaya hato. tethI badhA dharmacarcA karatA hatA. te arasAmAM manasukhabhAIne koI bolAvavA AvyuM eTale ghera javuM paDyuM. tethI gADI AvatAM sudhIno satsaMgano lAbha javA badala temane manamAM ne manamAM khUba kheda thayo. te kheda pragaTa na karatAM manasukhabhAI ghera gayA, paNa e kheda zrImad pAmI gayA ane pachIthI gADI AvI gaI hovA chatAM teo vavANiyA

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parama tattvajJa zrImad rAjacandrajI 61 na jatAM badhA mumukSuo sAthe morabI pAchA pharyA ane bIje divase manasukhabhAIne satsaMgano lAbha Apyo. jJAnInI niSkAraNa karuNA te AnuM nAma! manane navaruM na melavuM'' eka vakhana muni mohanalAlajIe zrImadune prazna karyo : "mana sthira rahetuM nathI, to zo upAya karavo ?" zrImade uttaramAM jaNAvyuM, "eka paLano samaya paNa nakAmo javA devo nahi. vairAgyAdinI vRddhi thAya tevuM koI sAruM pustaka vAMcavuM, vicAravuM. e kAMI na banI zake to chevaTa mALA gaNavI. paNa jo manane navaruM melazo to kSaNavAramAM te satyAnAza vALI deze mATe tene savicArarUpI khorAka ApatA rahevuM. jema Dhorane kAMI ne kAMI khAvAnuM joIe, dANAno Topalo AgaLa mUkyo hoya to te khAdhA kare che, tema mana Dhora jevuM che. bIjA vika95 baMdha karavA mATe tene sadvicArarUpI khorAka ApavAnI jarUra che. mana kahe tenA karatAM UlaTuM vartana karavuM, tene vaza thaIne taNAI javuM nahi, tene game tenA karatAM ApaNe bIje cAlavuM." upasaMhAra: zrImad rAjacaMdrajInuM vyaktitva mukhyatve AdhyAtmika rahyuM che. joke temanA TUMkA AyuSyane lIdhe temano jIvanasaMdeza temanI hayAtimAM bahujana samAja sudhI pahoMcI zakyo nathI. paraMtu ApaNe e na bhUlIe ke teo mAtra eka mahAna saMta ja nahIM paNa eka prabuddha keLavaNIkAra, janmajAta kavi, lokottara smaraNazaktidhAraka, viziSTa tarkapaTutAnA svAmI, anekavidha atIndriya jJAnanA adhikArI, samAjasudhAraka, ahiMsAsatyanA prayogavIra ane pUjArI, strI jAtinI sudhAraNAnA ane bhAratanI saMskRtinA mahAna himAyatI temaja sarvadharmasamabhAvanA eka viziSTa jyotirdhara hatA. badarzananA sArarUpa zrI AtmasiddhizAstra, zrI mokSamALA, apUrva avasara ane bIjA aneka AdhyAtmika patro ane kAvyo dvArA AdhyAtmika sAdhakone, ane samAja tathA dharmanI nItimattAnAM dhoraNone UMce lAvavA niSpakSapaNe ucca kakSAnuM sarvatomukhI mArgadarzana ApanAra A mahApuruSane game te kAraNosara ApaNe yathArthapaNe oLakhI zakyA nathI, ane temanA upadezano yathAyogya lAbha paNa laI zakyA nathI. kevaLa bhAvukatA ke kevaLa doSadarzanane bAjumAM rAkhI, kharekhara taTastha banI ApaNe sau jo temane oLakhIzuM to te ApaNane ghaNA lAbhanuM kAraNa banaze. dUra-sudUranA lokone ne paNa temaNe bodhelA zAzvata satya-siddhAMtonI jANa thavAnI sAthe sAthe zAMti, prema, sadguNa pratyeno pramoda, vicAronI sahiSNutA, sAtvikatA, satya-ahiMsA ane vizvabaMdhutvano samAjamAM phelAvo thaze; pariNAme sau koInuM kalyANa thaze. zrImanI upadeza prasAdI" zrImade 33 varSanI TUMkI jiMdagImAM ApaNane ghaNo vistRta, parama upakAraka ane sarvagrAhI bodha Apyo che. ahIM to mAtra sAmAnya vAcakavarga mATe temanA upadezamAMthI

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo vizeSa upakArI, saraLa ane vyavahArajIvanamAM upayogI thoDIka sAmagrI saMkSepamAM rajU karIe chIe. sau koIne jIvana unnata banAvavAnI te preraNA Ape che. 1. sAmAnya sadAcAra ane nIti-nyAya (1) sarva jIvomAM samadaSTi. koI prANIne jIvitavyarahita karavAM nahIM, tenI pAse thI gajA uparAMta kAma levuM nahIM. (2) jiMdagI TUMkI che, ane jaMjALa lAMbI che, mATe jaMjALa TUMkI karIza to jiMdagI sukharUpa ane lAMbI lAgaze. (3) je saMsArapravRttithI A lokamAM sukhanuM kAraNa ane paralokamAM sukhanuM kAraNa thAya tenuM nAma vyavahArazuddhi. (4) pavitratAnuM mULa sadAcAra che. 2. mAnavadeha (1) durlabha evo manuSyadeha paNa pUrve anaMtavAra prApta thavA chatAM kaMI paNa saphaLa thayuM nahIM, paNa A manuSyadehane kRtArthatA che ke je manuSyadehe A jIve jJAnI puruSane oLakhyA, tathA te mahAbhAgyano Azraya karyo. (2) sarva prANInI apavAda sivAya sukha prApta karavAnI icchA, mahadaMze manuSyadehamAM siddha thaI zake che, Ama chatAM sukhane badale du:kha svIkAre che; AvuM mAtra mohadeSTine lIdhe ja bane che. 3. vairAgya (1) gRhakuTuMbAdi bhAvane viSe anAsakta buddhi thavI te vairAgya che. (2) vairAgya ja anaMta sukhamAM laI janAra utkRSTa bhomiyo che. (3) puruSa karatAM mumukSuno tyAga-vairAga vadhI javo joIe. mumukSuoe jAgrata thaI vairAgya vadhAravo joIe. puruSanuM eka paNa vacana sAMbhaLIne potAnA viSe doSo hovA mATe bahu ja kheda rAkhaze ane doSo ghaTADaze tyAre ja guNa pragaTaze. (4) taurAgyAdi saphaLato, jo saha AnamajJAna; tema ja AtamajJAnanI, prApti taNAM nidAna. tyAga virAga na cittamAM, thAya ne tene jJAna; aTake tyAga virAgamAM, no bhUle nija bhAna. 4. jJAna * je vaDe vastunuM svarUpa jANIe te zAna. * jJAna doro parovela soya jevuM che, ema uttarAdhyayana sUtramAM kaheluM che. doro parovela soya khovAtI nathI tema jJAna hoya to saMsAramAM bhUluM paDAtuM nathI.

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parama tattvajJa zrImad rAjacandrajI * jenAthI bAhya vRttio rokAya che, saMsAra parathI kharekharI prIti ghaTe che ane sAcAne sAcuM jANe che te jJAna che. * ekamAtra AtmajJAna ja phalezothI ane sarva du:khothI mukta thavAno upAya che. vicAra vinA AtmajJAna saMbhavatuM nathI ane asatsaMga tathA asatvasaMgathI jIvanuM vicArabaLa pravartatuM nathI. emAM kiMcit mAtra saMzaya nathI. AtmajJAna prApta karavuM e ja sarva padArthonuM svarUpa jANavAno ekamAtra hetu che. jo AtmazAna na thAya to sarva padArthonuM jJAna niSphaLa che. jeTaluM AtmajJAna thAya teTalI AtmasamAdhi pragaTe. 5. doharA jaba jAnyo nija rUpako, taba jAnyo saba loka; nahIM jAnyo nija rUpako, saba jAnyo so phoka.

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8. vidyAvAridhi zrI caMpatarAya berisTara jemaNe potAnAM tana, mana ane dhana vagere badhI zaktiono videzomAM jenadharmano pracAra karavAmAM sadupayoga karyo hato tevA baeNrisTara zrI rAMpatarAya, arvAcIna yuganA eka dRDhanizcayI, bhekhadhArI ane jainazAstromAM atyaMta zraddhA rAkhanAra mahAna puruSa gaNAya che. bALapaNa ane abhyAsa : bhAratanA pATanagara dilhImAM jenono vasavATa ghaNA saikAothI che. ahIM teoe svataMtra vepAradhaMdho karyo che, athavA rAjAo ane bAdazAhonA aMgata maMtrIo, kArabhArIo ke jhaverIo tarIkeno vyavasAya svIkAryo che. gaI sadInA uttarArdhamAM dilhImAM AvelI raunasukhadAsajInI havelImAM, lAlA candrAmalajI tathA mAtA pArvatIdevIne ghera zrI caMpatarAyano janma I. sa. 1872 nI AsapAsa thayo hato. mAtApitAmAM paraMparAthI ja jainadharmanA saMskAro daDha hatA, jethI devadarzana, pUjana, zAstravAMcana, rAtribhojanatyAga, pratijJAnuM daDha pAlana vagere guNo sahaja rIte bALakamAM paNa UtarI AvyA. patarAyajIne traNa moTA bhAIo hatA, paraMtu badhA ja be-traNa varSanI uMmaramAM gujarI javAthI teone mAtA-pitAnA ekamAtra 64

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vidyAvAridhi zrI caMpatarAya baeNrisTara saMtAna tarIkeno sneha maLyo. paraMtu cha varSanI uMmara thatAM mAtAnuM avasAna thayuM ane sAta varSanI uMmare temanA bApujI (pitAnA moTA bhAI) lAlA sohanalAla bAMkelAle temane dattaka laI lIdhA. te vakhate lAlA sohanalAlajI dilhInA zrImaMtomAM agragaNya gaNAtA hatA. "kAlA mahela" nAmanI prAiveTa nizALamAM temanI prAraMbhika zikSA thaI. pUrvapuNyathI temanI zArIrika saMpatti ane dehasauMdarya apUrva hatAM. temanI buddhizakti paNa tIvra hatI. tethI maeNTrikanI parIkSA temaNe prathama zreNImAM pAsa karIne dilhInI prasiddha senTa sTIphana kaoNlejamAM praveza meLavyo. zikSaNanI ucca kakSAnI kArakirdIne dhyAnamAM laIne temane I. sa. 1892 mAM baeNrisTaranuM zikSaNa levA iMglenDa mokalavAmAM AvyA, jyAMthI I. sa. 1897 mAM teo baeNrisTara thaIne bhArata pAchA pharyA. 65 kuTuMbajIvana ane vyavasAya : te vakhatanA sAmAjika rivAjo mujaba 13 varSanI uMmare temano vivAha-saMbaMdha, dilhI bAra eNsosiyezananA pramukha ane dilhI jaina samAjanA sarapaMca lAlA pyArelAlajI(M.L.A.)nI suputrI sAthe thaI gayo hato. paraMtu vidhinA lekha kaMIka judA ja hatA, je bAlikA sAthe temano saMbaMdha thayo hato te pAgala nIkaLI ane kayAreya sAsare AvI ja nahIM. bIjA lagnano prastAva caMpatarAyajIe amAnya karyo ane AjIvana brahmacaryanuM pAlana karyuM. baeNrisTarInA abhyAsa mATe iMglenDamAM prathama pAMca varSanA vasavATa daramiyAna temanA para pAzcAtya jIvananI ghaNI asara thaI gaI hatI. svadeza pAchA pharyA pachI paNa teo prAraMbhamAM potAne "bhaNelA-sudharelA UMcA" mAnatA hatA. moTA ane saphaLa vakIla tarIkenI temanI kArakirdInI suvAsa thoDAM varSomAM ja sarvatra prasarI gaI ane teo avadhanI hAIkorTamAM kriminala vibhAganA mukhya baeNrisTara banI gayA. AvI saphaLatA maLavA chatAM temaNe pramANikatA ane saccAI choDI nahotI. teo thoDA ja kesa letA ane koI khoTo kesa Ave to pahelethI ja nA kahI detA. juniyara vakIlone teo dareka jAtanuM protsAhana ApatA. teo tyAM 'Uncle Jain' (jaina cAcA) tarIke oLakhAvA lAgyA hatA. jIvana-parivartanano prasaMga : temane temanA kAkA sasarA lAlA raMgIlAlajI sAthe khUba ja nikaTano saMbaMdha hato. raMgIlAlajInuM nAnI vayamAM Akasmika mRtyu thayuM, jenI caMpatarAyajI para asAdhAraNa asara thaI. koI upAyathI temanA mananuM samAdhAna thayuM nahIM. svAmI rAmatIrthanuM paNa thoDuM sAhitya temaNe vAMcyuM. paraMtu Akhare ArA nivAsI bAbu devendrakumArajIe jyAre I. sa. 1913mAM temane jainadharmanA graMtho vAMcavA ApyA ane jayAre temaNe te graMthonuM UMDuM adhyayana karyuM tyAre ja temane zAMti ane samAdhAnanI prApti thaI. A zAMti ane samAdhAna ja temanA jIvananuM AmUla parivartana karanArI hakIkata sAbita thaI. ekAda varSanI aMdara ja sUTa-bUTa-TAIno veSa dhAraNa karanArA A baeNrisTara badalAIne eka dhArmika puruSa-dharmapracAraka saMta-banI gayA temaja taddana sAdAM kapaDAM ane sAdA jIvanamAM AvI gayA. eka divasamAM 25 sigAreTa pInAre sigAreTano 3| arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo sarvathA tyAga karI dIdho. ekAMtamAM manana, vAMcana, satyanI zodha ane zAMtimaya jIvananI prApti e ja temanA jIvananAM dhyeya banI gayAM. jIvananI dizAe 180 DigrIno pheraphAra anubhavyo. A samaye temanI uMmara lagabhaga 40-42 varSanI hatI. je jJAnathI potAne zAMtino apUrva lAbha thayo te jJAnathI jagatanA ghaNA manuSyone zAMtino ane sAcI jIvanadizAno lAbha thAo, tevA maMgaLamaya hetuthI teo jinavANInA pracAra-prasAramAM ane samAja-sevAnAM kAryomAM lAgI gayA. dharma-sevA ane samAja-sevA : jIvanane kharekhara svalpara mATe upakAraka banAvavA temaNe prathama potAnA aMgata jIvananA zuddhIkaraNano prayoga zarU kya. ahiMsA, satya Adi aNuvratonuM pAlana to teo pahelethI ja karatA hatA, acauryavratanA pAlanamAM teo eTalA sAvadhAna rahetA ke relavenI musApharImAM sAmAna eka-be kilo vadhAre hoya to vajana karAvI je bhADuM thatuM hoya te ApI detA. jayAre temane bIjA lagna mATe ke dattaka putra levA mATe dabANa karavAmAM AvyuM tyAre temaNe spaSTa uttara Apyo ke saMtati nahIM karma dvArA ja mANasa kharekhara mahAna thaI yazane prApta karI zake che. parigraha parimANa bAbata teoe potAnI lagabhaga badhI ja saMpatti jJAna-pracAranA kAryo mATe vAparI ane chelle je 2,14,785 rUpiyA bacyA hatA tene satsAhityanA pracAra mATe vAparavAnA AzayathI eka TrasTa banAvyuM. paisA ane kIrti mATe temaNe moha rAkhyo ja nahoto ane jyAre samAja taraphathI "vidyAvAridhi" ke "jainadarzana divAkara" tarIke temanuM sanmAna thayuM tyAre paNa samAjane bhaviSyamAM AvuM Ayojana na karavA mATe jAheramAM ja spaSTatA karI dIdhI hatI. I. sa. 1926 mAM teoe arthopArjana karavAnI badhI ja pravRttiono sarvathA tyAga karyo. A pramANe potAnA jIvananI zuddhi karI teoe samAjasevAmAM pUrNa yogadAna ApyuM. sana 1923mAM digaMbara jaina mahAsabhA jyAre udAra nItio ane jamAnAne anurUpa sudhAraNAo svIkAravA asamartha banI tyAre a.bhA.di. jaina pariSadanI sthApanA thaI ane tenA eka saMsthApaka ane AjIvana saMrakSaka tarIke teoe kArya karyuM. temaNe yuvakone paNa temAM rasa letA karyA. zrI sametazikhara tIrthanI rakSAnA saMbaMdhamAM viziSTa yogadAna, digaMbara munionA vihArane saMvidhAnanI saMmati, jena rathone saraghasAkAre jAheramAM kADhavAnI paravAnagI, kuDacInA atyAcAro viruddha laDananI pArlAmenTa sudhI avAja pahoMcADavo, jaina purAtattva saMbaMdhI saMzodhana vagere aneka bAbatomAM sakriya rasa laIne jainadharma ane samAja pratyeno potAno aMtarano prema teoe vyakta karyo hato. - jaina sAhityanA parama upAsaka ane pracAraka zrI caMpatarAyajIno jIvanasaMdeza nIcenA zabdo dvArA prakaTa thayo che : "he jeno! tamAro dharma sarvaza praNIta hovAthI pUrNa vaijJAnika che. tamo tamArAM zAstrone parIkSA-pradhAna thaI vAMco ane vicAro, temAM kahelA satyazAzvata siddhAMtono anubhava karo ane Adhunika DhabathI niSpakSapaNe te dharmanI rajUAta karo. AthI sAmAnya vyaktine paNa tenA tarapha ruci ane AkarSaNa thaze."

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vidyAvAridhi zrI caMpatarAya baeNrisTara A kArya karavA mATe tamAre vidrAna ane sadAcArI yuvako taiyAra karavA paDaze. jeo dezanI vividha bhASAomAM ane aMgrejImAM dharmanA siddhAMto samajAvI zake. bhASA, vyAkaraNa, nyAya, vijJAna, samAjazAstra, itihAsa ane adhyAtma-sAdhanA vagere viSayonA niSNAta taiyAra karavA mATe eka madhyastha vizvavidyAlayanI jarUra che ane tenA sucAru saMcAlana mATe potAnI nAnI nAnI vyAvahArika kriyAo ane upAsanApaddhatine gauNa samajI mahAvIra prabhunI ahiMsA, anekAMta ane aparigrahanI mULa vAto para sahamata thavAno sau jenoe prayatna karavo paDaze; tyAre ja vizvane jaina dharma vizvadharma thavAnI pAtratA dharAve che tenI pratIti thaze. jaina dharmane teo koI amuka jAti, jJAti ke komano dharma nahotA mAnatA paNa sArvajanika ane sarvakAlIna satyanuM pratipAdana karanArI eka vaijJAnika paddhati mAnatA hatA. yuropa ane amerikAmAM teo ghaNAM varSo sudhI rahyA. Adhunika zailImAM sAhityanI racanA karI teoe aneka jaina graMthono aMgrejImAM anuvAda paNa karyo. temanI mukhya-mukhya racanAo nIce pramANe che : (1) Key To Knowledge (2) Confluence of Opposites (3) Fundamentals of Jainism (4) Householder's Dharma (5) Jainism and World-Problems (6) Cosmology : Old and New jaina dharmanA siddhAMtone temaNe potAnI kRtiomAM yathArtha rIte ane Adhunika zailImAM rajU karyA che. uparAMta, anya darzano sAthe temanuM tulanAtmaka adhyayana paNa rajU karyuM che, jethI vividha dharma-darzananA abhyAsIo paNa temAM sArI rIte rasa laI zake. AvA vizALa ane UMDA adhyayanane lIdhe ja kAzInA dharma mahAmaMDaLa temanuM vidyAvAridhi' tarIke sanmAna karyuM hatuM, je temanI agAdha vidvattAnuM sUcaka che. jaina dharmanuM sAhitya videzomAM paNa upalabdha banI zake te hetuthI temaNe laMDanamAM jaina pustakAlayanI sthApanA karI hatI ane yuropanAM aneka vizvavidyAlayomAM jaina graMtho bheTa rUpe mokalyA hatA. ekalavIranI aMtima yAtrA : aneka prakAranI dharmapravRttiomAM niraMtara rokAyelA ane bhAratanA aneka pradezo temaja dezavidezanI dharmayAtrAo karatA zrI caMpatarAyajI lagabhaga 60 varSa upara pahoMcI gayA hatA. I. sa. 1937thI temanuM svAthya kathaLavA lAgyuM hatuM. tethI temaNe bhArata AvavAno ane ahIM ja rahIne zAMtipUrvaka dehatyAga karavAno nirNaya lIdho. temanA vilAyatanA mitroe bahu samajAvyA ke kSayarogano ilAja iMglenDamAM vadhu sArI rIte thaI zakaze paNa teo mAnyA nahIM ane bhArata pAchA pharyA. ahIM thoDo vakhata dilahImAM ane tyAra pachI muMbaImAM ilAja karAvyo paraMtu koI paNa upacAra saphaLa thayo nahIM.

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo chellA thoDA samaya mATe teo davA karAvavA karAMcI gayA. ahIM temane thoDA samaya mATe kaMIka ThIka lAgyuM paNa zarIramAM roganAM cihno vadhatAM ja gayAM ane Akhare dinAMka 2-6-1942 nA divase teo A phAnI duniyAne choDIne kAyama mATe prayANa karI gayA. A samAcAra samasta jaina samAja mATe ghaNA ja AghAtajanaka hatA, kAraNa ke jainazAsanano eka mahAna sevaka-narabaMko anaMtanI yAtrAe jatAM videzamAM dharmapracAranuM kAma tatkALa to khoraMbhe paDI gayuM. 68 vicArakaNikAo : ( 1) "jaina dharmanA utthAna mATe svArthatyAga ane AtmabalidAnanI nitAnta AvazyakatA che. atyAcArathI DaravAnI jarUra nathI, paraMtu nyAyanI rakSA mATe--dharmarakSA mATe laDI levuM jarUrI che. sautAjInI rakSA mATe zrI rAmacandrajIne paNa yuddha karavuM paDayuM hatuM. zrI rAma, sugrIva, hanumAna sarva taddbhava mokSagAmI mahApuruSo hatA. ahiMsA kAyaratA nahIM, paNa vIratA pradAna karanAruM uttama zastra che. '' ( 2 ) "jainamaMdiromAM laukika AkAMkSAo mATe javAnI jarUrI nathI. jainamaMdiro bhikSukagRho nathI. te to mokSAbhilASIo, nirprantha padanA icchuko ane vItarAgI banavAnI abhilASA sevanArAo mATenAM preraNAsthAna che." ( 3 ) "jaina dharma to pArasa-maNi samAna che; je loDhA samAna azuddha saMsArI jIvane suvarNatulya zuddhasiddha banAvI de che."

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9. samayadraSTA zrI vijayavallabhasUri jIvanaparicaya : zrImad vijayavallabhasUrino janma garavI gujarAtanI sAMskRtika ane zaikSaNika nagarI vaDodarAmAM vi. saM. 1927 nA kArataka suda bIja(bhAIbIja)nA divase thayo hato. temanI mAtAnuM nAma icchAbAI, pitAnuM nAma dIpacaMdabhAI ane temanuM potAnuM bALapaNanuM nAma chaganabhAI hatuM. temanA parivAramAM bIjA traNa bhAIo ane traNa baheno paNa hatA. jaina dharmanA saMskAronI prApti A kuTuMbane paraMparAthI thaI hatI. kuTuMbamAM dhArmika saMskAro ThIka-ThIka pramANamAM deDha thayelA hatA. temAM paNa mAtA icchAbAInI dharmabhAvanA vadhAre deDha hatI. mAtApitAnI sAdAI, saraLatA, saMskAritA ane nirmaLatAnuM bALakamAM sahajapaNe siMcana thayuM hatuM. paNa kudaratane A vAta lAMbo samaya mAnya nahotI. bALapaNamAM ja pitA dIpacaMdajIno viyoga thayo. mAtA paNa bALakane lAMbA samaya sudhI saMskAravAraso ApI zakI nahi. teNInA paralokagamanano kALa paNa AvI pahoMcyo. aMtima kSaNomAM mAtAe bALakane kaheluM, '"he vatsa ! arihaMta paramAtmAnuM ane vyaktine anaMta sukhamAM pahoMcADe evA zAzvata dharmanuM zaraNuM svIkAraje ane jagatanA jIvonuM kalyANa karavAmAM tAruM jIvana vitAvaje." te vakhate bALaka 10-12 varSano hato, chatAM tenA kumaLA mAnasa para A zabdonI amITa asara paDI. 69

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arvAcIna jaina jyotiro - vairAgya ane guruprApti : mAbApanA vasamA virahanI vAta duniyAmAM jANItI che. kumaLI vayanA A bALakane thoDA thoDA samayane aMtare prathama pitA ane pachI mAtAno viyoga thayo. eTale tenA bALamAnasa para gherI chApa paDI. eka-eka divasa pasAra karavAnuM ene mATe akAruM thaI paDyuM. sAtamA dhoraNa sudhIno zALAno abhyAsa mAMDa mAMDa pUro thayo tyAM sudhI A bALakanuM mana maMdira, upAzraya ane sAdhusaMtonA samAgamamAM ja rahyuM. A hakIkata temanA pUrvabhavanA kaMIka gahana dharmasaMskAronI sUcaka hatI. enuM mana dhaMdhA-vepAramAM, gharanA kAmakAjamAM ke duniyAnI vAtomAM parovAtuM na hanuM paNa jANe agamanigamanI jhaMkhanAmAM hoya tema lAgatuM hatuM. tyAM to yogAnuyoge eka alaukika banAva banyo. pArasa gajavelano yoga : koI paNa vyaktinA AdhyAtmika vikAsamAM sauthI mahAna yogadAna tenA saMta-saguru-mArgadarzakanuM hoya che. temAMya jo koI yugapradhAna mahApuruSano yoga thAya to te sAdhaka-jijJAsunA sarvotkRSTa puNyano udaya ja gaNAya. tethI ja kahyuM che : "pArasa meM aura saMta meM, baDo aMtaro jAna; vo lohA kaMcana kare, vo kare Apa samAna. balihArI gurudeva kI, pala pala meM kaMI bAra; pazu meTa hari jana kiyA, kachu na lAgI vAra." vi. saM. 1942nuM varSa. zAna-saMyamanI mUrtisamAM yugapradhAna AcAryazrI AtmArAmajInuM vaDodarAmAM Agamana thayuM. temanuM vairAgyamaya pravacana sAMbhaLatAM ja nAnA paNa vairAgya-vAsita chaganalAlanA manarUpI haraNe jANe ke moralIno nAda sAMbhaLyo! enuM citta te zabdo ane saumya mudrAthI vadhAI gayuM! eNe jANe manomana potAnuM jIvana gurujIne caraNe dharI devAno nizcaya karI lIdho. bodhadAtA guru paNa kevA ! potAnI parama praNAnA AdhAre zAzvata satyanI zodha pAchaLa lAgelA. paMjAbamAM kSatriya kuLamAM janmyA. dIkSita paNa tyAM ja thayA. jainazAstranA avagAhanathI prabhu-mUrtinA avalaMbanane AtmAnA uddhAranuM prabaLa sAdhana mAnIne teno jAheramAM svIkAra karyo. teoe vizALa dRSTi, mAnavatAbharyuM hRdaya, saguNaprApti pratyeno satata abhigama, agAdha zAstrajJAna, jinazAsananI ane jaina sAhityanI sevA karavAnI dhagaza ane samartha ziSyavRnda dvArA lagabhaga traNa dAyakA sudhI jena dharmAnuyAyIomAM apUrva jAgRtinAM pUra ANyAM ane vizada maulika sAhityanI racanA karI. jayAre pU. AtmArAmajInuM pravacana pUruM thayuM ane sau potapotAne sthAne gayA tyAre paNa bALaka chagana ekalo besI rahelo. tene joIne AcAryazrIe pUchayuM: "he vatsa! tuM kema ahIM beTho che? tAre zuM du:kha che? zuM tAre dhanAdinI jarUra che?" kizore hakAramAM javAba Apyo.

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samayadraSTA zrI vijayavallabhasUri AcAryazrIe pUchyuM, 'keTaluM dhana joIe ?' 'dhaNuM, koI divasa na khUTe evuM; jevuM tamArI pAse che tevuM.' 71 A sAMbhaLI AcAryazrI prasanna thayA. temaNe manamAM dhAreluM ja ke A kizora honahAra lAge che. ane te sAcuM paDayuM. bALake dIkSAnI mAMgaNI karI ane dakSa AcAryazrIe tenI AzA yathAsamaye jarUra pUrI thaze tevuM AzvAsana ApI tene vidAya karyo. dInA, zAstrAbhyAsa ane guruviyoga : uttara gujarAtanI rAdhanapura nagarI. ahIM jainonI khAsI vastI che. vi. saM. 1943mAM pU. zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja temanA ziSyo praziSyo sahita cAturmAsa mATe ahIM birAjamAna hatA. bALaka chaganalAlanI manokAmanA pUrNa thavAnI hatI. kuTuMbIjanonI saMmati maLatAM vaizAkha suda 13nA roja muni pU. zrI harSavijayajInA hAthe temane dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI ane dAdA gurue nAma ApyuM 'muni vijayavallabha'. tyAgamArganA navA navA pravAsI banelA nAnA chaganalAlanA lalATamAM janamananA vallabha banavAnuM ja lakhAyeluM haze ! vi. saM. 1943 mAM rAdhanapura, vi. saM. 1944 mAM mahesANA ane vi. saM. 1945mAM pAlImAM--ema pahelA traNa cAturmAsamAM munijIvananI japa, tapa, rasAsvAdatyAga, pratikramaNa vagere vividha kriyAomAM muni vijayavallabha (chaganalAla) sthira thatA gayA. bIjI bAju 'bhAIjI mahArAjanA mAnabharyA nAmathI oLakhAtA potAnA guru pAse dhIme dhIme vividha zAstromAM avagAhana paNa karatA gayA ane tyAgIjIvana vikAsanA paMthe Agekadama baDhAvatA gayA. A samaya daramyAna muni vallabhane be bAjunuM joradAra kheMcANa rahyA karatuM hatuM. hRdayanA sihAsana para to pahelA pravacanathI ja birAjamAna karyA hatA dAdA guruzrI AtmArAmajI mahArAjane, paNa sAthe sAthe dIkSAguru zrI harSavijayajInI nAjuka tabiyatane lIdhe moTA bhAge temanI sevAmAM rahevAnI paNa eTalI ja jarUra hatI. zAnavRddhi thoDI moDI thaze to vAMdho nahi paNa gurujInI sevA-zuzruSAmAM kaMI paNa khAmI na ja AvavI joIe ema mAnanAra vallabha khaDe page gurusevAmAM rata rahI potAnA aMtaramaLane A aMtastApa (vaiyAvRtya) dvArA khUba utsAha ane tvarAthI sApha karI rahyA hatA. vi. saM. 1946nA comAsAmAM gurujI sAthe dilhImAM mukAma thayo. A samaye dAdAgurujIne aMbAlAmAM yomAsuM hatuM. samasta saMdha ne munioe zrI harSavijayajInI sevAmAM kazI kacAza nahotI rAkhI. to paNa bImArI asAdhya rahI ane vi. saM. 1946nA caitra suda 10 nA roja teo kALadharma pAmyA. muni vijayavallabhanA udAsa dilane saue sAMtvanA ApI paNa tenuM aMtara to dAdAguru zrI AtmArAmajInA caraNasAMnidhya ane hRdayavAtsalya vinA kayAMya paNa zAMti pAme tema nahotuM. potAnA be guru bhAIo sAthe dilhInA saMdhanI vidAya laI temaNe dAdAgurunA nivAsa-sthaLa prati prayANa karyuM. temanA caraNakamaLano Azraya maLatAM ja azrudhArAthI guruvirahanI vAta

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arvAcIna jaina jyotidharI jaNAvI. AgaLa upara haju ghaNuM jIvanakArya karavAnuM bAkI che tema kahI dAdAgurue sAMtvanA ApI "vallabha'ne haMphathI bharI dIdho. meragurUnA caraNamAM jIvananI AgekUca : chellAM traNa varSamAM gurusevAnI sAthe sAthe zAstrono paNa ThIka ThIka abhyAsa thaI gayo hato. AgaLa paNa A yuvAna muni pAse vadhAre abhyAsa karAvIne dharma ane darzananA judAjudA viSayo para tene niSNAta adhikArI banAvavAnI samAjanI bhAvanA hatI. A bhAvanAne sAkAra karavA mATe 1946nA cAturmAsa pachI 1947mAM paTTI gAme pa. uttamacaMdajI pAse ane amRtasara mukAme 5. karmacandrajI pAse munizrIne vidyAbhyAsa karAvavAno prayatna thayo, paNa temAM aneka kAraNone lIdhe AMzika saphaLatA ja maLI. vi. saM. 1948mAM dAdAguru sAthe cAturmAsa aMbAlAmAM thayuM. A samaya daramiyAna pU. dAdAgurunI yazogAthA samasta uttara bhAratamAM ane dezAvaromAM paNa pahoMcI gaI hatI. teonI preraNAthI zikAgonI vizvadharmapariSadamAM vidvAna vaktA zrI vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhIne mokalavAmAM AvyA. temaNe amerikA tathA yuropamAM ThIka ThIka dharmapracAra karyo. vijayavalabhajI A badhI vAto ane prasaMgonA pratyakSa sAkSI hatA, tethI temanAmAM jJAnaprAptinuM mahattva vizeSapaNe daDha thayuM. bhAratanA ItihAsamAM A kALa saMkrAMtino hato. navA jamAnAnI havA dhIme dhIme comera prasarI rahI hatI. eka vAta sau koInA khyAlamAM AvI gaI hatI ke je samAja vidyA-adhyayana ane sarvAgI keLavaNImAM pachAta rahI jaze te samAjano vikAsa aTakI jaze. A vAtane saMpUrNa rIte samajanArI AtmArAma-vijayavallabhanI joDIe manomana vicAryuM ke have Thera Thera jinamaMdirone badale sarasvatI maMdironI sthApanA thavI joIe. samAja sArI rIte keLavaNI leto thAya te mATe temaNe eka sarvAgI yojanAno vicAra karI tene mUrta svarUpa ApavAno nirNaya karyo. paNa e ja arasAmAM eTale ke vi. saM. 15ramAM vidhie gujarAnavAlA mukAme dAdAgurunA dehano koLiyo karI lIdho. paraMtu te pahelAM sarve dhImaMto ane zrImaMtono sahakAra meLavIne A mahAbhArata kAryane AgaLa dhapAvavAnI mukhya javAbadArI dAdAgurue vijayavallabhajIne soMpI dIdhI hatI. dAdAgurunA viyogajanita du:khathI bahAra AvIne AcAryazrIe paMjAbamAM nIce jaNAvelI pravRttio AdaravAno saMkalpa karyo : (1) AtmAnaMda jaina sabhAnI paMjAbanAM aneka nagaromAM sthApanA. (2) gujarAnavAlAmAM samAdhi-maMdiranI sthApanA. (3) Thera-Thera jaina pAThazALAonI sthApanA. (4) "AtmAnaMda (vijayAnaMda)-patrikA'nuM prakAzana. potAnA jIvanakALa daramyAna vahelA-moDA badhA ja saMkalpo teoe pUrA karyA. uparAMta, temanI preraNAthI vi. saM. 1994mAM zreSThI zrI kasturabhAI lAlabhAInA hAthe zrI AtmAnaMda jaina kaoNlejanI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI hatI. pU. dAdAgurunA svargArohaNa bAda satata tera varSa sudhI paMjAbanA vividha pradezomAM vihAra karIne teoe aneka

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samayadraSTA zrI vijayavallabhasUri zaikSaNika, sAMskArika ane saMgha-ekatAnAM samarthaka kAryo kya. Ama, temaNe eka mahAna mAnavatAvAdI sAdhu tarIke paMjAbanA badhA dharmAvalaMbIono prema saMpAdana karyo hato ane gurue ApelI "paMjAbane sAcavavAnI" AjJAnuM pUrNa zakti lagAvIne pAlana karyuM hatuM. teoe paMjAbane potAnI mukhya karmabhUmi banAvI hovA chatAM temanA vizALa dilamAM koI pradeza pratye pakSapAtano bhAva nahoto. "sababhUmi gopAla kI"nI kahevata pramANe teoe rAjasthAna, gujarAta ane mahArASTrane paNa potAnI sevAono ane upadezano lAbha Apyo. temaNe gujarAtamAM pAlanapura, pATaNa, amadAvAda, surata, vaDodarA, rAdhanapura, DabhoI, mIAgAma, khaMbhAta, pAlitANA vagere sthaLone; rAjasthAnamAM sAdaDI, phAlanA, bikAnera vagere sthaLone tathA mahArASTramAM muMbaI, pUnA, bAlApura vagere sthaLone paNa potAnA cAturmAsano lAbha Apyo, eTaluM ja nahi, vacce-vacce AvatAM aneka nAnAM-moTAM gAmone paNa temaNe pAvana karyA. temaNe potAnA jIvananAM chellAM varSo AMtararASTrIya nagarI muMbaImAM ja vitAvyAM. ahIM 84 varSanI pAkaTa vaye vi. saM. 2010 bhAdaravA suda 10 ne maMgaLavAranA roja (dinAMka 22-9-54) bapore 2-30 vAge teoe zAMtipUrvaka dehatyAga karI aMtima yAtrA mATe mahAprayANa karyuM. agatyanAM jIvana kAryo : dharmasaMskArathI vibhUSita mAtAnI AjJAthI prerita thayelAM ane prazAvaMta saMyamadhArI yugapradhAna dAdAguru pAsethI sarvAgI jIvanavikAsanA pIyUSa pInArA zrI vijayavallabhasUrinI pratibhA bahumukhI rahI che. AcAryazrIe potAnA jIvanamAM sva-para kalyANano samanvaya sAdhavAnI nIti apanAvI hatI. japa, tapa, tyAga, sahanazIlatA ane samatArUpe potAnI vyaktigata sAdhanA nibhAvIne paNa samAjane upayogI thatAM rahevuM ema teo mAnatA. teonuM daDha maMtavya hatuM ke dRDha samAja haze to ja dharmanA saMskArono pAyo daDhatAthI nAkhI zakAze. samAjane sudaDha banAvavA AdhyAtmika ane Adhunika baMne prakAranI keLavaNI Avazyaka che. jo AdhyAtmika keLavaNI haze to Adhunika bhaNatara ApaNane nAstikatA ane svacchaMdatA tarapha ghasaDI nahIM jaI zake. samAjamAM sanmAnanIya sthAna meLavavA mATe Adhunika keLavaNI levI jarUrI che, nahIM to vyApAra, zikSaNa, sarakArI nokarI, udyoga ke vyAvasAyika kSetre kaMI paNa nakakara pragati ke unnata padanI prApti saMbhava banI zakaze nahIM. teoe karelA anekavidha satkAryonuM saMkSipta vivaraNa nIce pramANe che : 1. sAnaprasAra (5) dharmazAstronuM adhyayana-adhyApana : A bAbata viSe teo udAra daSTivALA hatA. satyazodhaka ane guNagrAhaka dRSTithI temaNe aneka graMthonuM avalokana karyuM hatuM. dhArmika jJAnanA pracAra-prasAra mATe teozrIe paMjAba, rAjasthAna, mahArASTra tathA gujarAtamAM aneka sthaLoe sthAnika ane bahAranA lokonA sahakArathI jaina pAThazALAo, zikSaNasaMsthAo ane jaina kaoNlejanI sthApanA karI. prAcIna sAhityanuM prakAzana paNa thatuM

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arvAcIna jaina jyotidharI rahe te mATe vi. saM. 1993nA cAturmAsa daramiyAna khaMbhAtanA zAMtinAtha derAsaranA hastalikhita zAstronA jJAnabhaMDArano jIrNoddhAra karyo ane munizrI puNyavijayajIne tenI vyavasthA soMpI. (3) mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya madhyama ane garIba varganA loko paNa Adhunika keLavaNI laI zake ane adhikRta uccakakSAnA jaina sAhityanuM prakAzana thatuM rahe te mATe A saMsthAnuM kAmakAja muMbaI mukAme dinAMka 8-6-1915nA roja bhADAnA makAnamAM paMdara vidyArthIothI zarU karavAmAM AvyuM. dhIre--dhIre A saMsthA vikAsa pAmI. hajAro jUnA vidyArthIonA sahakArathI temaja zreSThIo tathA samAjasevakonA prayatnathI Aje A saMsthAnI bIjI pAMca zAkhAo amadAvAda, pUnA, vaDodarA, vallabhavidyAnagara ane bhAvanagara mukAme khulI che. AcAryazrIe samAjane samarpita karelAM anekavidha kAryomAM A saMsthAne sarvazreSTha sthAne mUkI zakAya. 2. saMdA-ekanA : AcAryazrI khUba ja vizALa daSTi dharAvatA hatA. jaina-jainetaronA bhedo paNa temaNe gauNa ja gaNyA hatA. to jena-aMtargata gaccha-mata-vADAne teo kema karIne svIkAre? A kArya mATe teoe vi. saM. 1968mAM vaDodarAmAM ane vi. saM. 1990mAM amadAvAdamAM yojAyelA muni-saMmelanomAM viziSTa yogadAna ApyuM. jayAM jatAM tyAM sneha saMmelana goThavI lokonA Apasa-ApasanA matabhedo maTADavAnI preraNA ApatA ane saMpanuM mahattva samajAvatA. mahAvIranA sau anuyAyIoe mahAvIranA nAme eka thavuM ja joIe, tevI temanI mAnyatA hatI. bhale sau potapotAnI paddhatithI ArAdhanA kare paNa Akhare badhAMnuM sAdhya to eka ja che : "Atmazuddhi". 3. samAjasudhAraNA : AcAryazrI eka karmaniSTha yogI hatA. tethI teone "sudhAraka ane "samayajJa' evAM vividha vizeSaNothI navAjavAmAM Ave che. teozrI dharma, darzana ane samAjanI tripuTIne joDanArA eka viziSTa ane maulika mahApuruSa hatA. A traNeyanA vikAsamAM sAmaMjasya ane sahayoga hovo ghaTe evuM temanuM spaSTa maMtavya hatuM. teo kahetA ke jo koI sAdhusaMsthA zrAvakothI taddana alipta rahIne saMdha ane samAjane 'aspRzya gaNe to tene sAruM gaNI zakAya nahIM. samAjane nisanI, prabuddha, vivekI ane saguNasaMpanna banAvavAmAM sAdhuoe yogya phALo Apavo joIe, nahitara te svayaM vikAsa sAdhI zakaze nahIM. je samAja mAyakAMgalo, abhaNa, nirdhana ane bhayabhIna hoya te aMdhazraddhALu bane che ane mAtra gatAnuganika nyAya pramANe cAle che. AvA samAjamAM uttama sAdhu, nyAyAdhIza, vakIla, DaoNkTara, pradhAna, dIvAna, jiniyara, samAjasevaka, kalAkAra, itihAsavi, vaijJAnika, dhImaMta, zrImaMta, udyogapati, rASTrapremI, netA, kavi, lekhaka ke ramatavIra jevA uttama nararano pAkatA nathI. je samAja sudaDha, saMgaThita, zikSita ane jAgRta hoya, je samAjamAM baheno ane bhAIone samAna darajajo hoya temAM ja uttama nararatno pAkI zake evI temanI dRDha zraddhA hatI. tethI samAjavikAsanAM vividha pAsAMone temaNe potAnA kAryakSetramAM AvarI lIdhAM hatAM. jema ke,

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samayadraSTA zrI vijayavallabhasUri 75 (1) nirbasanatA : samAjanI AdivAsI, abhaNa ane garIba vyaktithI mAMDIne zrImaMta tathA rAjA-mahArAjAo sudhInI pratyeka vyaktine teo dArU, mAMsAhAra, zikAra vagere vyasanothI dUra rahevAnI preraNA ane pratijJA ApatA. (2) saMpa ane premamaya vyavahAra : jyAM jyAM samAjamAM matabheda hoya tyAM tyAM potAnA vAtsalya, udAraSTi ane cAritraprabhAvathI kuTuMbo, gacchamato, vahIvaTakartAo, saMsthAo ane maMdiromAM ekarUpatA ane manameLa thAya tevo khAsa prayatna karatA. potAnA vihAra daramiyAna AvA kAma mATe pAMca-dasa divasa eka sthaLe rokAvuM paDe to teo rokAtA. jenone to teo khAsa kahetA ke tamAre eka bhagavAna, eka maMtra ane eka mArga che, tethI nAnI nAnI bAhya vidhio, vizeSa vyakti ke zAstrono Agraha choDo ane ahiMsA, anekAMta ane aparigrahanA siddhAMtone jIvanamAM apanAvo. sahRdayatA, saumyatA, sabhAva, sahakAra ane sAhacaryathI badhA jaino sAthe premabhAvathI varte. saMkucita vicArone tilAMjali Apo ane vizALatA rAkhI guNagrAhaka daSTivALA bano. to ja tame sAcA jaina cho. mahAvIra vizvamaitrI, vizvaprema ane vizvabaMdhutvanA sarvotkRSTa puraskartA che. A kAraNathI udAra dRSTivALA banI saune apanAvatAM zIkho to ja "fmI savamUy;'vALI vAta sAcA AcaraNamAM AvI zake, kAraNa ke dharma to manuSyanA dilane joDanArI vastu che. kusaMpa ane veravirodha karAve te dharma hoI zake ja nahIM. (3) madhyamavargano utkarSa : samAjanA thoDA zrImaMto sukhasagavaDo bhogave ane moTo varga roTI, kapaDAM, makAna ane zikSaNa paNa na meLavI zake e vAta teozrIne khUba khaTakatI. koI paNa sahadharmIne mAtra rokaDa rakama ApavA karatAM te potAnI AjIvikA potAnI jAte utpanna karI zake te mATe tene koI vyavasAya, nokarI, majUrI ke udyama zIkhavavAM e tenA kAyamI utkarSano sAco rasto che ema teozrI mAnatA. nabaLAM sahadharmI bhAIbaheno mATe bikAnera, pAlitANA, khaMbhAta, muMbaI vagere sthaLoe udyogazALAonI sthApanA dvArA anAja-kapaDAM vagere temaja zALA-kaoNlejanI - phI ane copaDIo vagerenA vitaraNanI vyavasthA karAvI. AvAM nakkara pagalAM bharIne teozrIe madhyama ane garIba vargane mAna sahita upara lAvavA ghaNA prayatno karyA hatA. teo daDhapaNe mAnatA hatA ke vadhAre paDatI zrImaMtAI manuSyone dhArmika saMskArothI ghaNuMkharuM vaMcita rAkhe che. mATe dharmaparaMparA calAvavA mATe mukhyapaNe madhyamavarga ane nIcalA vargane sAcavAnI khAsa jarUra che. (4) dAnapravAhanI dizAmAM parivartana : dharmanI prabhAvanA mATe jema jinamaMdironI AvazyakatA che tema zikSaNasaMsthAo ane pAThazALAonI paNa jarUra che, evI temanI daDha mAnyatA hatI. tethI teozrI lokone A kAryo mATe paNa dAna ApavAnI preraNA karatA ke jethI devadravya tijorIo pUratuM maryAdita na rahe paNa teno zaikSaNika ane sAmAjika utkarSanAM kAryomAM paNa sadupayoga thaI zake.

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo (5) jUnI ane navI peDhI vacceno setu : zrAvakone apAtAM vyAkhyAnomAM ane rAtricarcAomAM teo spaSTa kahetA ke yuvAnone tamAre kadI nAstika kahIne utArI pADavA nahIM. yuvAnone paNa teo zikhAmaNa ApatA ke tamAre vRddho mATe 'aMdhazraddhALu' jevA zabdo nahIM vAparI temanI yogya adaba jALavavI. yuvako ane vRddhoe potapotAnI rIte samAjanA utkarSamAM rasa levAno che. gRhasthone sAmAjika rItarivAjo, vahemo, bAdhA, AkhaDI, mAnyatA vageremAM na rokAI javA temaja yuvAnone zikSaNaprApti mATe upadezatA; uMmaralAyaka manuSyone tIrthayAtrA, tIrthasevA, sAdhusevA, dAnapravRtti vageremAM sAvadhAna rahevAnI salAha ApatA. 76 (6) sAmAjika-dhArmika kurivAjomAM sudhAro : kanyAvikraya ane varavikraya, aThThAI nimitte pharajiyAta jamaNavAra, rezamanAM apavitra kapaDAM ane kesarano maMdiramAM upayoga, hiMsAthI taiyAra thayela sAbu ane cAmaDAnI cIjono vaparAza, kanyAone Adhunika zikSaNa na ApavAnI mAnyatA ityAdi aneka khoTA rivAjo bhAratanA vividha pradezomAM pracalita hatA. temaNe lokone vivekapUrvaka premathI samajAvyA jethI lokoe evA rivAjone svayaM tilAMjali ApI dIdhI. upasaMhAra : mahApuruSonAM caritrone samajavAM e sahelI vAta nathI. zrI vijayavallabhasUrijI sAgara samAna udAra STi dharAvatA hatA. teo mAtra eka jainAcArya ja nahotA paNa bhAratanA eka mahAna sapUta-saMta hatA. sarvadharmasamabhAvanI rASTrIya bhAvanAthI teo vibhUSita hatA. rUDhigata kriyAkAMDa ane gatAnugatika anuSThAnomAM rAcatA tathA temAM ja potAnAM sarva kartavyonI itizrI samajatA jaina samAjane temaNe dAdAguru pAsethI meLavelI vizALa, muMgAnukULa STi ApI ane zikSaNa, jJAnapracAra tathA samAjoddhAranAM kAryo pratye sau koInuM dhyAna doryuM. Ama, dharmanA sarvagrAhI svarUpanA teo mahAna puraskartA hatA. "dharma eTale mAtra derAsara-upAzraya nahIM, paraMtu jIvana vyApaka darzana ane jIvananI sarva pravRtti-nivRttimAMthI abhivyakta thatA saMskAro." je manu dhya jIvanamAM asahiSNutAnA Adare, asaMgata, anucita vyavahAra kare ane mAtra kuMThita rUDhiomAM ja dharmanI itizrI mAne te dhArmika nahIM paNa kUpamaMDUka che. kharekhara to te adhArmika ja gaNAya ema teo mAnatA. ApaNe temane yugadRSTA ane samayadarzI AcArya tarIke oLakhAvI zakIe. vartamAna jaina samAjanI je samRddhi ane sadhdharatA che te moTe bhAge AvA divya daSTi dharAvatA AcAryone AbhArI che.

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karI TA i ii 6 FAN, kaI ka kAma 10. mahAtapasvI AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarajI mahArAja bhUmikA : bhAratabhUmi saMtonI, zAnIonI, trASi-munionI bhUmi rahI che. bhAratano AdhyAtmika vAraso jagataprasiddha che. ApaNI A AdhyAtmika paraMparAmAM AjathI 115 varSa pahelAM eka divya puruSano janma thayo, jemaNe potAnA viziSTa cAritrabaLathI ane AgamoddhAranAM sakAryo dvArA jaina darzanano uddhAra karyo hato. keTalAMya varSothI digaMbara munionI paraMparAno lagabhaga viccheda thaI rahyo hato ane mahAvIra tathA kundakundanA mArgane prakAzita karavAvALA digaMbara munio nahivat hatA, tyAre dakSiNanA eka nAnA gAmamAM AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarano janma thayo hato. teozrIe AgaLa upara munidIkSA aMgIkAra karI, digaMbara paraMparAne punaHjIrtita karavAmAM ananya phALo Apyo hato. temanA cAritroddhAranA kAryane lIdhe ja vartamAna digaMbara samAja temane pUrvAcAryo jeTalA ja AdarathI jue che. janma tathA bALapaNaH vi. saM 1929 (I. sa. 1871) aSADha vada chaTha ne budhavAranI rAtre temano janma kSatriyakuLamAM thayo hato. bhojagAMvathI cAra mAIla dUra AvelA belagula gAmamAM zrI bhImagoMDAnAM dharmapatnI zrImatI satyavatI(satyabhAmA)nI kUkhe mosALamAM AcAryazrIno janma thayo hato. temanuM bALapaNanuM nAma sAtagauDA !

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arvAcIna jaina jyotidharI hatuM. je jAtimAM bhaTTAraka jinasena Adi aneka mahApuruSono janma thayelo te prabhAvazALI caturthajaina kuLamAM A nararatnano janma thayo hato. belagula" gAma dakSiNa bhAratanA belagAMva jillAmAM AveluM che. teo pAMca bhAIbaheno hatAM. temAM be moTA bhAI, be nAnAbhAI ane eka bahena hatAM. AkhuM kuTuMba saMskArI hatuM. pUrvapurma ane saMskAravAraso: nAnapaNathI ja temanuM zarIra hRSTapuSTa ane baLavAna hatuM. AjubAjunAM badhAM gAmomAM kustInI ramatamAM temanA samAna koI na hatuM. cokhAnI pAMca maNanI gUNane paNa teo sahelAIthI upADI zakatA hatA. temanA asAdhAraNa zarIrasauSThava ane madhuravANInA prabhAvathI badhA emane khUba ja cAhatA hatA. zaktibaLanI sAthe sAthe emaNe bALapaNathI ja zAMtibaLa-samatAbaLa paNa prApta karyuM hatuM. koInI sAthe laDAIjhaghaDo karavAnuM ke koIne apriya-kaThora vacano kahevAnuM temanA svabhAvamAM ja na hatuM. bALapaNathI ja teo mitabhASI ane miSTabhASI hatA. bAlyAvasthAthI ja teo laukika AmodapramodanAM sAdhanothI virakta rahI dhArmika utsavomAM hoMzapUrvAka bhAga letA, mAtA sAthe niyamita devadarzana mATe jatA, dhyAna tathA zAstrAbhyAsamAM khUba ja ruci letA. khAdInAM sAdagIpUrNa vastrono ja teo upayoga karatA hatA. mAtA haMmezAM dharma ane sadAcArano upadeza ApatI : "pApa karuM nakA", "jIva hiMsA karuM nakA', 'corI karuM nakA" Adi uttama sadAcArapUrNa jIvana jIvavAnI preraNA temane saMskArI mAtA taraphathI haMmezAM maLyA karatI hatI. pUrvasaMskAranA prabhAve A puNyAtmA bALapaNathI ja aneka asAdhAraNa guNonA bhaMDArasamAM hatA. temano parivAra ghaNo sukhI, samRddha, vaibhavapUrNa tathA jinendra bhagavAna pratye apratima zraddhALu hato. sAtagauDAnI smaraNazakti ghaNI ja tIvra hatI ane tenI prasiddhi jana sAdhAraNamAM sArA pramANamAM thaI gaI. temane mAtA satyavatI taraphathI satyaniSThA-dharmaniSThA ane pitAzrI bhImagoMDA taraphathI daDhatA, gaMbhIratArUpI uttama guNono amUlya vAraso prApta thayo hato. "putranAM lakSaNa pAraNAmAMthI-e kahevatane caritArtha karatAM cihno bALapaNathI ja temanAmAM dekhAtAM hatAM jethI anumAna thatuM ke A eka lokottara mahApuruSa banaze. A alaukika bALaka pratyeka naranArInA manane potAnAM gaMbhIratA, karuNA ane parAkrama dvArA AkarSita karI zakyo hato. bALapaNanI temanI pravRtti paNa asAdhAraNa hatI. sAce ja bAlyakALamAM maLelA mAtA-pitAnA suMdara saMskAra bALakanA aMta:karaNa para bIjarUpamAM kotarAI jAya che ane bhAvi jIvanamAM hajAro gaNA vRddhigata thaI bALakane lokottara mahApuruSa banAvI de che ! jema mahAtmA gAMdhIjI ane chatrapati zivAjInA jIvana para temanAM mAtA-pitAnA saMskAranI UMDI ane amITa chApa paDelI tema sAtagoMDAnA jIvanaghaDataramAM temanA mAtA-pitAno phALo sAce ja amUlya hato. bhoja gAmamAM prApta thaI zake teTaluM laukika zikSaNa prApta karIne, AcAryazrIe vItarAga maharSionA alaukika zikSaNane AtmasAta karavAno ane anubhavajaya zikSAne jIvanamAM vaNavAno prayatna karyo hato. anubhavanA AdhAre prApta thayeluM jJAna ja vAstavamAM sAruM ane mArmika hoya che. prAya: mahApuruSo anubhavanI zALAmAM

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mahAtapasvI AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarajI mahArAja zikSaNa meLavIne ja potAnA jIvananuM ghaDatara karatA hoya che. uttama dhAraNAzaktinA kAraNe temaNe satsaMga-svAdhyAyathI sAcA jJAnano sAro evo lAbha prApta karyo hato. - vairAgya, AjIvana-brahmacarya ane zAstra-adhyayana : te vakhatanA rivAja mujaba AcAryazrI jayAre mAtra nava varSanI uMmaranA hatA tyAre ja mAtA-pitAe cha varSanI bAlikA sAthe temanA vivAha karI dIdhA, paraMtu prArabdhavazAta cha mahinAmAM te bAlikAnuM maraNa thaI gayuM. pachI aDhAra varSanI uMmare mAtA-pitA taraphathI puna: vivAha karavAno Agraha thavA lAgyo paNa temaNe daDhatAthI potAnI anicchA pragaTa karI ane AjIvana nirdoSa, naiSThika brahmacaryavratanuM pAlana karyuM. mAtra sattara-aDhAra varSanI uMmare ja nirjhanya dIkSA aMgIkAra karavAnI temanI icchA hatI, paNa pitAnI saMmati na maLavAthI teo tema karI zakyA nahi. Ama yuvAvasthAnA AraMbhathI ja temanAmAM atyaMta vairAgyano AvirbhAva thaI cUkyo hato. saMsAra pratyenI temanI anAsakti yuvAvasthAnA prAraMbhakALathI ja spaSTapaNe dRSTigocara thAya che. teo kapaDAMnI dukAne besatA, paNa pUrNa satyatAthI vepAra karatA ane saheja paNa anyAya ke anIti na AcarAI jAya tenI sAvadhAnI rAkhatA. vyApArAdi kAyomAM udasa bhAvathI kAma karatA ane prabhubhakti, satsaMga, svAdhyAya tathA citanamanananI pravRttiomAM potAnuM mana joDeluM rAkhatA. temanI dIkSA levAnI icchA jANIne mAtA-pitAe temane vrata, niyama, upavAsa vagere karavAnI maMjUrI ApI. sAthe sAthe evI AjJA karI ke amArA jIvatAM ghara choDIne cAlyA javuM nahi. teo vadhu samaya kapaDAMnI dukAna upara vitAvatA hatA ane kAma sivAya zAstrAdhyayanamAM ja magna rahetA hatA. moTAbhAIne kAmakAja mATe bahAra javuM paDatuM tyAre dukAnanI dekharekha teo rAkhatA. grAhake kapaDuM pasaMda karyA bAda kiMmata batAvIne kahetA hatA ke tame tamArI jAte mApIne kApIlyo ane paisA ahIM mUkI do athavA copaDAmAM lakhI do. Ama, vepAramAM temanI ni:spRhatA ane anAsaktinAM darzana thAya che. dhIre dhIre temanI dukAna svAdhyAyazALA jevI banI gaI. bapore tyAM 15-20 mANaso ekaThAM thatAM ane teozrI temanI samakSa pravacana ApatA. yuvAvasthA ane dIkSA grahaNa : 32 varSanI uMmare AcAryazrI tIrtharAja sameta zikharanI yAtrA mATe gayA. temanI tIrthabhakti adbhuta-alaukika hatI. tIrthayAtrAnI pAvana smRtimAM temaNe saMyamanA pratijJAniyamo levAno nizcaya karyo ane AjIvana dhI tathA tela nahIM khAvAnI daDha pratijJA lIdhI. Ama temaNe bhAvi munijIvanane yogya saMyamamArge prayANa karavAno zubhAraMbha karI dIdho ! yAtrAthI ghare pAchA AvIne mAtra eka vAra AhAra levAnI pratijJA lIdhI. AcAryazrInA pitAzrIe paNa 16 varSa sudhI eka ja vAra bhojana ane eka ja vAra pANI lIdhuM hatuM. eka divasa temaNe badhA putrone ekaThA karIne gharano boja soMpI dIdho, samAdhi-maraNa dhAraNa karyuM ane paMca parameSThInuM smaraNa karatAM karatAM zarIra choDI dIdhuM. AcAryazrInI uMmara te vakhate 37 varSanI hatI. 3 varSa pachI temanI mAtAe paNa samAdhimaraNa dhAraNa karI, 12 kalAkamAM ja deha tyAga karyo. have teozrI mAtApitAnA anuzAsanamAMthI mukta thaI gayA.

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo pitAnA svargavAsa pachI AcAryazrIe thoDAMka varSo gharamAM rahI potAnA AtmAne nirpranthadIkSAne yogya banAvavAno prayatna zarU karyo. jyAre digambara munirAjazrI devApAsvAmI (devendrakIrtijI mahArAja) urdUra gAmamAM padhAryA, tyAre te maMgala avasarano lAbha laI temanI pAse nigrantha dIkSAnI mAMgaNI karI. gurudeve virakta ziSyane samajAvyuM ke A pada atyaMta kaThina che. te para hRdayapUrvaka ArohaNa karavAthI AtmAnA patanano bhaya raheto nathI. gurudevanI AjJAnusAra zrI sAtagoMDA pATIle ura gAmamAM vi. saM. 1972(I. sa. 1915)mAM jeTha sudI 13nA zubha divase 43 varSanI avasthAmAM kSullaka padanI dIkSA lIdhI. (be vastra paheravA mATe ane eka pAtra AhAra mATe rAkhIne bAkIno badho parigraha choDI dIdho) ane laghu munitva-pada aMgIkAra karyuM. sAtagoMDA have gRha-parivAranI mamatA choDI kSullaka zAMtisAgara banyA. ane bhojabhUminI mamatAne haMmezane mATe choDI 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam'nI bhAvanAne AtmasAt karavA mATe prayANa karyuM. parama vizuddhatA ane utkRSTa naisargika vairAgyathI alaMkRta aMta:karaNavALA mahArAjazrI have parataMtratAnA piMjarAmAMthI mukta thaIne AdhyAtmika banyA ane vasuMdharA para sva-para kalyANa arthe vihAra karavA lAgyA. kSullaka avasthAmAM aneka nAnImoTI muzkelIo sahana karIne samatAvAna 'zAMtisAgara'nA rUpamAM deDha banI vihAra karatAM karatAM mahArAjazrI bhagavAna neminAtha tIrthaMkara dvArA punita thayelA giranAra parvata para pahoMcyA. neminAtha bhagavAnanI nirvANa bhUmimAM saMyamanI vardhamAna thayelI bhAvanA elaka dIkSAnA rUpamAM pariNamI. mahAvratI thavA mATenI anukULa sAmagrIne ekaThI karatAM karatAM mahArAja potAnI AdhyAtmika saMpattine dina-pratidina vadhAravA lAgyA. 80 mahArAja vihAra karatA karatA paranAla gAmamAM padhAryA. tyAM jitendra bhagavAnano paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA mahotsava khUba ja ThAThamAThathI ujavAI rahyo hato. tyAM digaMbara muni devendrakIrti mahArAja paNa birAjamAna hatA. mahArAje temanA caraNomAM nigrantha dIkSA pradAna karavA mATe prArthanA karI. gurudeve nigrantha dIkSAne talavAranI dhAra samAna atyaMta kaThina jaNAvI, paNa vairAgya sAgaramAM DUbelA mahArAjazrIe gurudevanA hradayamAM potAnAM saMyama-sadAcAra ane satyanA baLa dvArA evo vizvAsa utpanna karyo ke devendrakIrti mahArAje dIkSAkalyANakanA pavitra divase hajAronI medanI samakSa elaka zAMtisAgarane muni zAMtisAgara banAvI mahAvrata aMgIkAra karAvyAM. te vakhate mahArAjanI uMmara 45 varSanI hatI. te samayano mahArAjano vairAgya avarNanIya hato. cirakAMkSita munipadane aMgIkAra karIne mahArAjazrI atyaMta prasanna thayA ane hajAro strI-puruSoe temano jaya-yakAra karyo. mahArAje vratapAlananI dRDhatA darzAvatAM jaNAvyuM ke vratapAlanathI jarA paNa DaravAnI jarUra nathI. vratapAlananI yogya sAmagrI nahi maLe to huM jaMgalamAM rahI samAdhi-maraNa karI laIza paNa vratabhaMga nahi thavA dauM. mahAvratonuM dRDhatAthI pAlana karatAM karatAM temaNe dakSiNa prati vihAra karyo. te pradezamAM dharmano prabhAva vistAryo. tathA aneka kurItionuM nivAraNa karyuM. dhIre dhIre

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mahAtapasvI AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarajI mahArAja temanI khyAti vadhatI gaI. temaNe keTalAye zrAvakone tyAgI ane vratInI dIkSA ApI. vi. saM. 1980 mAM satArA jillAnA samaDolI gAme zrI vIrasAgarajInI munidIkSA ane zrI nemisAgarajInI eka dIkSA prasaMge teozrIe vidhipUrvaka zramaNasaMghanI racanA karI. te samaye, 5ra varSanI vaye teozrIne samAje AcAryapada dvArA vibhUSita karyA. tyArabAda 26 varSe vi. saM. 2007 mAM gajapathA(mahArASTra)nA paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA mahotsavanA maMgalaprasaMge mahArAjazrIne "cAritracakravartI'nA padathI alaMkRta karavAmAM AvyA. puNyamUrti AcAryazrI saMdhasahita je gAma ke nagaramAM jatA, tyAM dharma tathA AtmakalyANanI dIpamAlikA prakAzita thatI. mahArAjanA sAMnidhyamAM utkRSTa zAstracarcA, tAttvika pravacana, suMdara saMgIta-kIrtana vagere sva-parakalyANanI pravRttio aharniza cAlu rahetI. vi. saM. 1984 mAM AcAryazrIe saMghasahita samedazikharanI vaMdanArthe vihAra karyo. nirgastha munionA sAmUhika vihArano A maMgala prasaMga zatAbdIo pachI prathama vAra uttara bhAratamAM AkAra laI rahyo hato. uttara bhAratamAM dhArmikatAnI lahera AvI. sthAna-sthAna para bhAre svAgata thayuM. sanmedazikharamAM paMcakalyANaka utsava thayo. e vakhate tyAM AkhA hindustAnamAMthI lAkhonI saMkhyAmAM yAtrIo ekaThA thayA hatA. AcAryazrIe sAta varSamAM padayAtrA dvArA lagabhaga 35,000 mAIlano pravAsa kheDyo hato ane lAkho strI-puruSoe AdhyAtmika lAbha uThAvyo hato. mahArAjazrIe munivihArano mArga cokho banAvI dIdho. teozrInA haste dIkSita banelA paraMparAnA AcAryo, munio, sulaka, RllikA, brahmacArI vagerenI saMkhyA lagabhaga 300-400 uparAMtanI gaNavAmAM Ave che. zratoddhAra ane teno prasAra : eka vAra AcAryazrIne jANavA maLyuM ke bhUtabalIsvAmI racita dhavala-mahAdhavala prAcIna grutaskaMdha grantha eka hajAra varSa pahelAMnA tADapatra para lakhAyelo che ane atyAre te jIrNa thaIne kIDAno bhaThya thavAnI sthitimAM che. te vakhate temane zAstrasaMrakSaNanI atyaMta jarUra lAgI ane tethI muMbaI-solApura vagerenA zreNIo samakSa zrata-saMrakSaNanI yojanA mUkI ane te AgamagraMthone tADapatronA AdhAre tAmrapatra para lakhAvyA, jethI hajAro varSa sudhI surakSita rahe. dhavalAdi AgamagraMthono tAmrapatra para punaruddhAra karAvIne ne amara karAvyAnuM puNyaprada ane cirasmaraNIya kArya teoe karyuM che te zratoddhAranA itihAsamAM suvarNAkSare lakhAze. upasargaviyI ane dauryavAna dayAsAgara cAritra-cakravartI : AcAryazrInA jIvanamAM keTalAya mahAna upasargo, parISaho AvyA hatA, je temaNe atyaMta nirbhayatAthI, dhIrajathI, samabhAvapUrvaka sahana karyA hatA ! A badhAM dvArA ApaNane temanA udAra cAritranI sahajapaNe pratIti thAya che. eTale ja AcAryazrI "cAritra-cakravatI" tarIke prasiddha thayA hatA.

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82 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo eka vakhata mahArAjazrI vihAramAM hatA tyAre eka chidhA nAmanA krodhI brAhmaNa lagabhaga 500 mANaso sAthe mahArAja ane temanA saMgha para AkramaNa karyuM. te vakhate polIsanI sahAyathI temanI dharapakaDa karavAmAM AvI. AcAryazrIne jyAre khabara paDI ke humalAkhoranI dharapakaDa thaI che tyAre temaNe polIsa suparinTenDanTane tene choDI devA mATe jaNAvyuM. tema na thAya to mahArAje AhAratyAga karavAnuM jaNAvatAM tarata ja te vyaktine choDI devAmAM AvI. kevo prANadhAtaka upasarga ! kevI kSamAvAna AcAryazrInI ahiMsA ! eka vAra eka guphAmAM AcAryazrI sAmAyikamAM beThA hatA, te samaye hajAronI saMkhyAmAM lAla kIDIo temanA zarIra para caDhI gaI ane lohI pIvA lAgI chatAM AcAryazrI tevA upasargamAM paNa be kalAka sudhI dhyAnamagna rahyA. zarIra parathI lohI vahevA mAMDayuM, chatAM mauna ane aDaga rahyA. chevaTe zrAvakoe khAMDa nAkhI kIDIo dUra karI tyAre mahArAje mauna choDyuM. kAganolI nAmanI guphAmAM AcAryazrI baporanuM sAmAyika karI rahyA hatA, tyAre eka bhayaMkara kALo sarpa mahArAjazrInA zarIra para vIMTaLAI vaLyo ane lagabhaga 20 miniTa sudhI aMgane vIMTaLAyelo rahyo. chatAM mahArAjazrI rmona ane dhyAnamAM aDaga rahyA ! AvA to keTalAya prasaMgo AcAryazrInA jIvanamAM banyA che ane tevA dareka prasaMge teozrI meruva, niSkapa ane sthira rahyA che. sAce ja teo ugra tapasvI ane mahAna upasarga-vijetA hatA. AcAryazrIe sAmAnya janatA para dharmaprabhAvanA dvArA asAdhAraNa prabhAva jamAvyo hato. sAMgalI, phalaTaNa, kolhApura, pratApagaDha, IDara, dholapura vagere keTalAya rAjA-rajavADA ane navAba AcAryazrInA darzanArthe AvatA. keTalAya aMgreja padAdhikArIo paNa AcAryazrInA jIvanathI prabhAvita thayA hatA. mahArAjazrIno vidvatApUrNa prabhAva jaina-jainetara, garIba-tavaMgara dareka para ekasarakho ja hato. AcAryazrInA ziSyoe paNa sArI evI dharma-prabhAvanA karI. AcAryazrInuM uttama samAdhimaraNa : AcAryazrI zAMtisAgara mahArAje jIvanAne yamasallekhanA dhAraNa karI je parama vIratAthI-dhIratAthI dehatyAga karyo te to suvarNamaMdira para ratnakaLaza caDhAvavA barAbara adbhuta, anupama, AzcaryakAraka ane lokottara che. gajapaMthA siddhakSetramAM jinendra bhagavAnanI samakSa AcArya mahArAje 12 varSanuM paramotkRSTa bhakta-pratyAkhyAna nAmanuM salalekhanA vrata aMgIkAra karyuM. tyArathI ja temaNe jIvanaparyata annano tyAga karI dIdho hato. gaLapaNa, ghI tathA namaka Adino tyAga to temaNe munidIkSA aMgIkAra karI tyArathI ja hato. tyAra pachI thoDAka samayathI teozrIe phaLo ane zAkAhArano paNa tyAga karI dIdho hato.

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mahAtapasvI AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarajI mahArAja sana 1955mAM jyAre AcAryazrInI AMkhonuM teja ochuM thavA mAMDayuM tyAre paramavivekI, pUrNa niraticAra prANIsaMyama tema ja indriyasaMyamanA pALanArA mahArAje vicAryuM ke have IryA-eSaNA-Adi samitionuM (AMkhothI barAbara joIne ja cAlavuM ke bhojana levuM evI pratijJAonuM) niraticAra pAlana azakya che. tenA vagara prANIsaMyama pALavo muzkela che ane te sthitimAM parama vizuddha mahAvratonuM pAlana paNa azakaya che. Ama jANI mahArAjazrI sallekhanA dhAraNa karavAnI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. AcArya mahArAje zarUAtamAM ATha divasa phakta be-be grAsa AhAra lIdho. ATha divasa pachI phakta kALI drAkSanuM pANI 8 divasa sudhI lIdhuM tyAra pachI temaNe phakta pANI levAnuM rAkhIne "niyamasallekhanA aMgIkAra karI. kyAreka cAra divase to kyAreka pAMca-cha divase teo jaLa grahaNa karatA. A krama lagabhaga be mahinA cAlyo. aMte jyAre zarIranuM sAmartha ekadama kSINa thavA mAMDyuM ane sahArA vagara UbhA rahevAnuM paNa muzkela banyuM tyAre AcAryazrIe iMgitImaraNa-saMnyAsa nAmanI masallekhanA aMgIkAra karI. Ama chevaTe pANIno paNa jIvanaparyata tyAga karyo ane zarIra ekadama kSINa thaI gayuM hovA chatAM bIjA dvArA athavA potAnAthI vaiyAvRtya (sevA-zuzruSA) karavA-karAvavAno paNa tyAga karyo. AvI avasthAmAM AcArya-mahArAja divasa-rAta paMca parameSThI ane AtmadhyAnanI sAdhanAmAM rata rahetA hatA. mahArASTranA sAMgalI jillAnA kuMthalagiri tIrthamAM AcAryazrInI yamasallekhanAnA parama darzanArthe bhAratanA khUNe-khUNethI naranArI AvavA lAgyAM. be mAsamAM lagabhaga eka lAkha jeTalA mANasoe AcAryazrInA darzanano lAbha lIdho. AcAryazrInI dhyeyaniSThA, daDhatA ane alaukika nAnAM darzana karI loko potAne dhanya anubhavavA lAgyA ane AcAryazrInI dhIra-gaMbhIra, anupama AtmasAdhanAmAMthI preraNAnAM pIyUSa pAmavAno prayatna karI narabhava saphaLa karavAno vicAra karatA thayA. bhAdaravA suda bIja vi.saM. 2012 tA. 18-9-1955 ne savAre 6-50 vAge 84 varSanI uMmare AcAryazrIe A nazvara deha choDIne potAnI jIvanalIlA atyaMta vIrabhAvathI-samabhAvathI samApta karI. samAdhi-maraNanI 5 miniTa pahelAM ja AcAryazrIe jinendramUrtine potAnA hAthothI sparza karI temanA caraNomAM potAnuM zIza rAkheluM. chevaTe pUrNa sAvadhAnI sahita "nama: siddhabhya:" no aMtara-jApa karatAM karatAM AcArya zrIe parama zAMtabhAvomAM sthita rahI dehotsarga karyo. parama pUjya AcAryazrI-zAMtisAgara mahArAja eka Adarza muni hatA, tevuM temanA jIvana-prasaMgothI spaSTa jANI zakAya che. trIsa-cALIsa varSa sudhI teoe e Adarza munipadane Avazyaka evA ahiMsAdi paMcamahAvratonI nirdoSa sAdhanA karI, sihaniSkrIDita vrata sarIkhuM atyaMta kaThaNa tapazcaraNa karIne zarIrane ane indriyone potAnA dAsa banAvI dIdhA. teozrIe kAmakrodhAdi karipu para vilakSaNa vijaya meLavyo. temaNe game tevI pratikULa ane bhayAnaka paristhitimAM paNa potAnA cittanI zAMti DagavA dIdhI nahIM. chevaTanI temanI 35 divasanI salekhanA pachI to e vAta

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo pratyakSa ane utkaTatAthI hajAro lokonA sAkSAta anubhavamAM AvI ke anna-jaLano tyAga hovA chatAM AcAryazrInA mukha para koI paNa udvignatA athavA vedanAnI chAMTa paNa jovAmAM AvI nahotI paraMtu zAMti ane prasannatAnI spaSTa chAyA joI zakAtI hatI. sallekhanA samaye temanA mananI ane mukhamudrA paranI jhalakatI zAMti ane zuddhi sAce ja temane ahiMsAnA-dharmanA eka ucca ArAdhaka tarIke pragaTa kare che. temanuM Adarza, ucca jIvana ane eka vIranI jema mRtyune temaNe kareluM AhavAhana temanI daDha AtmazraddhA ane divya AtmabaLanuM Adarza pratIka che ! sAce ja eka vijayI vIranI jema AcAryazrIe vizvane adhyAtmanI-dharmanI-mahattA batAvI che ane temanA Adeza-upadeza anusAra jIvanapatha banAvavA ujajavaLa preraNA karI che. AcAryazrInI ziSya paraMparA : vartamAna yugamAM A mahAna tapasvI ane tejasvI AcAryazrIe digaMbara muni paraMparAno punaruddhAra karyo ane uttara bhAratamAM munivihAranI je prathA luptaprAya thaI gaI hatI tene puna: jIvita karI. temenA prakhara vyaktitvathI preraNA ane mArgadarzana pAmIne aneka punita AtmAoe AtmakalyANanA mArgane grahaNa karIne tyAgamArgano svIkAra karyo, jemAM zrIvIrasAgara, zrIcandrasAgara ane zrInemisAgara jevAM tapasvIo, zrI kuMthusAgara ane zrI samaMtabhadra jevA zrataniSTha mahAmunio tathA aneka ArthikAo ane tyAgIono samAveza thAya che.

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11. yoganiSTha AcAryazrI buddhisAgara jJAnasAdhanA, yogasAdhanA ane AdhyAtmika sAhitya sAdhanAnA triveNIsaMgamarUpe zrIbuddhisAgarasUrijI gujarAtanA A sadInA eka mahAna, sarvamAnya, AtmaniSTha sAdhaka hatA. janma ane bALapaNaH ahiMsA ane zAkAhAranI samarthaka gurjarabhUminA mahesANA jillAnA vijApura gAmamAM eka dharmaparAyaNa daMpatI rahetuM hatuM: zivAbhAI paTela ane aMbAbena. A daMpatInA saraLa ane bhaktibhAvavALA svabhAvathI gAmanAM sau paricita hatAM. zivAbhAI khetInA kAmakAjathI saMtoSapUrvaka AjIvikA calAvatA. temane ghera vi. saM. 1930nI zivarAtri(mahAvada amAsa)nA roja buddhisAgarajIno janma thayo hato. temanuM bAlyAvasthAnuM nAma bahecara rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. cha varSanI umare teono dhULiyA nizALamAM abhyAsa zarU thayo. dhIme dhIme chaThThA dhoraNa sudhI prathama paMktinA vidyArthI tarIke vidyAdhyayana karIne temaNe zikSakomAM paNa ThIka ThIka cAhanA prApta karI lIdhI hatI. bhAvinA eMdhANa : dareka manuSya pUrvajanmanA saMskAra laIne janme che. bahecara nAnapaNathI ja dayALu, citanazIla, ekAMtapriya ane paropakArI svabhAvano hato. paMdara 85 - WWW.jainelibrary.org

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo varSanI uMmare potAnA jAnanA jokhame A yuvAne bheMsanA zIMgaDAnA mArathI jaina sAdhuone bacAvyA hatA. te vakhate "pazune mAravAthI tene ApaNA jevuM ja du:kha thAya che ane ApaNane pApa lAge che" evo upadeza sAMbhaLI A yuvAnane jainadharma pratye AkarSaNa UpajayuM. have, vAraMvAra upAzrayamAM jaIne teNe pravacana sAMbhaLavAnuM ane satsaMga karavAnuM paNa cAlu karI dIdhuM. A vyaktino AtmA pUrvajanmanA saMskArathI sicita hato. tethI tene A ahiMsA, kSamA, udAratA, tapa-tyAga ane zAstra-svAdhyAya vagere jaina dharmamAM upadezelI unnata ane sarvajanahitakArI bAbato pratye aMtarano prema ubharAvA lAgyo. te savAcanano ane ciMtanano khUba ja rasiyo hato. te hiMdI, aMgrejI ane saMskRta bhASAo potAnI koThAsUjhathI bhaNavA lAgyo. thoDA vakhata pachI teNe Ajola gAme dhArmika zikSaka tarIkenuM kArya svIkAryuM. ahIM anyane dhArmika zikSaNa ApatAM ApatAM potAnuM dharma, itihAsa, nIti, yogasAdhanA vagere viSayonuM jJAna paNa khUba vadhAryuM ane tattvaciMtanamAM AgaLa vadhavAnI sAthe asatya, hiMsA, corI, rAtribhojana vagereno tyAga karI sadAcAranA mArgamAM bahecarabhAI susthira thaI gayA. vidyAnI pipAsA A nAnA gAmamAM pUrepUrI nahIM saMtoSAya ema lAgavAthI zrI veNIcaMdabhAInA sahayogathI Ajola choDIne mahesANA AvyA. ahIM saMskRta ane nyAyano viziSTa abhyAsa ane moTAM moTAM pustakAlayono lAbha paNa laI zakAya tathA jJAnanI sarvatomukhI vRddhi paNa karI zakAya ema hatuM. tyAgI jIvanano svIkAra : jJAna ane saMyamanI ArAdhanAmAM asAdhAraNa pragati sAdhanAra bahecaradAsajIne temanAM mAtApitAnA svargavAsanA samAcAra maLyA tyArathI ja dIkSA levAno bhAva daDha thato gayo. zrI ravisAgarajInA ziSya zrI sukhasAgarajI mahArAjanA sAMnidhyamAM teoe vi. saM. 1957nA mAgazara suda 6 nA roja pAlanapura mukAme jina-dIkSA lIdhI ane bahecaradAsamAMthI muni buddhisAgara banyA. samayadeSTA samanvayakArI yogasAdhaka: temanAmAM jIvananA prAraMbha kALathI ja jJAnagarbhita vairAgyano udaya thayo hato. paramArtha mArgamAM AgaLa vadhavA mATe AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ja sarvazreSTha mArga che evI temanI dRDha mAnyatA hatI. eTale A yuvAna munie . potAnI jJAna-dhyAnanI ArAdhanA AgaLa vadhArI. jainadharmanA bhinna bhinna saMpradAyonA tuccha vivAdo ane matabhedone teo mAnatA nahIM. vizALa Arya saMskRtinA unnata mUlyo pratyenI niSThA ane AtmasAdhanA dvArA prANImAtrane paramazAMti maLe te mATe pote uccakakSAnI ekAMta sAdhanA karI ane sAmAnya mANasa paNa samajI zake tevuM uccakakSAnuM sugama, saraLa, satvazIla ane lokopayogI sAhitya racIne temaNe ApaNA sau upara mahAna upakAra karyo che. aMdhazraddhA, maMtra-taMtra, bAdhA-AkhaDI ane bhAvarahita kriyAkAMDanI bhUtAvaLamAM bhaTakatA samAjane temaNe sAcA jJAnano ane sAcA AcaraNano mArga batAvyo. nAnAM-moTAM, garIba-tavaMgara, jaina-jainetara, strI-puruSa ane nAta-jAta saMpradAya vagerenA bhedabhAvathI para banI mAnavamAtrane zuddha Atmadharmano upadeza Apyo ane temane sanmArga pratye vALyAM.

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yoganiSTha AcAryazrI buddhisAgara adhyAtmayoganI sAdhanA sAthe dharma ane samAjanI sevAnAM kAryo : dIkSA grahaNa karyA pachI potAnAM adhyayana, dainikacaryA ane gurusevAno samaya bAda karIne bAkInA samayamAM satata jAgRtapaNe teoe lokahitanAM kAryo pratye dhyAna ApyuM ane samAjanA samasta vargamAM lokapriyatA prApta karI lIdhI. pUjyazrInA upadezathI prabhAvita thaIne gujarAtanAM vaDodarA, IDara, mANasA, pethApura vagere aneka rAjyonA rAjAoe potapotAnAM rAjayomAM thatAM zikAra, hiMsA, dArU, jugAra vagereno amuka amuka divasoe sarvathA niSedha karyo ane A alakhayogInI pAse AvIne potAne mATe yogya niyamo lIdhA. vidvAnonI maMDaLIoe temane 'zAstravizArada'nI padavIthI vibhUSita karyA. 'sAdhu to calatA bhalA' nI ukti anusAra teo gAmegAma vihAra karatA rahyA. Ama chatAM temane traNa kSetronuM vizeSa AkarSaNa rahyuM. (1 ) vijApura pAse 'boriyA-mahAdeva' jyAM zrI sadAnaMda sarasvatI nAmanA yogIno sAro paricaya ane mArgadarzana prApta thayAM. 87 -A (2) sAbarakAMThAnI prasiddha ane prAcIna nagarI IDara, jayAMnI DuMgarALa hAramALAo, ekAMta nirjana guphAo, jIrNazIrNa maMdiro ane te jamAnAnAM tyAMnAM gIca jaMgalo--badhAnuM A yogIne ghaNuM AkarSaNa rahyuM. ekAMta AtmasAdhanA mATe ane maMtrajApa mATe teoe ahIM keTalAMka aThavADiyAM vitAvyAM. (3) dakSiNa rAjasthAnanA prasiddha tIrtha 'zrI kesariyAjI'. ahIMnA zAMta ane DuMgarALa vAtAvaraNamAM ane 'aDhAre varaNa'nA zraddhAspada evA bAbA RSabhadevakAlAbAbAnAM darzana karIne teozrIe ghaNI Atmika zAMtino anubhava karyo. IDaranI jema ja ahIM paNa ekAMta sAdhanA mATe temaNe ghaNA divaso vitAvyA. AcAryapada ane dharmaprabhAvanA : vi. saM. 1970nA mahA suda pUnamane divase vizALa jaina saMghanI hAjarImAM teone AcAryapada arpaNa karavAmAM AvyuM. kaI rIte samAjamAM jJAna ane sadAcAranA saMskAra nirmANa thAya, kayA upAyothI lokomAM AtmavizvAsa janme, kuTuMba-jJAti, samAja-dharma-deza ane mAnavamAtra pratye premano-sevAnoAmIyatAno bhAva kema karIne jAge, ane loko kevI rIte vIratApUrvaka jAgRta jIvana jIvatA thAya, A bAbatomAM ja temane mukhya rasa hato. A dhyeya siddha karavA teoe aneka prakAre samAjane mArgadarzana ApyuM. teo vi. saM. 1963 nA cAturmAsa pachI amadAvAdanA zeTha lallubhAI rAyajInA AgrahathI amadAvAda padhAryA hatA, jyAM jaina jainetarone aneka prakAre pratibodha Apyo. lAlA lajapatarAya, lIMbaDInA ThAkora, amadAvAdanA kalekTara-kamizanara temaja hiMdu, svAminArAyaNa, sthAnakavAsau ane AryasamAjanA tyAgIvarga sAthe paraspara dharmavArtA karI anekanI zaMkAo dUra karI ane saune potapotAnI paddhatithI satya, ahiMsA, aparigraha ane udAra vicAradhArAnAM zAzvata Aryasatyo samajAvyAM. adhyAtmazAna prasAraka maMDaLa ane sAhityasevA : bhagavAna mahAvIrano saMdeza dUra-sudUra sudhI sAmAnya janatAne te samajI zake tevI saraLa ane sIdhI bhASAmAM

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88 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo pahoMce, e dhyeyane lakSamAM rAkhIne vi.saM. 1965nA kArataka suda pAMcame (jJAnapaMcamInA pavitra divase) uparyukta saMsthAnI sthApanA mANasA (ji. mahesANA) mukAme thaI. A saMsthAe nAma pramANe kAma karyuM. A saMsthA dvArA gujarAtI, saMskRta, hiMdI ane mAgadhImAM atyAra sudhImAM nAnA-moTA thaIne lagabhaga 125 jeTalA graMtho bahAra paDyA che. A graMthamALAnI vizeSatA e che ke temAM tattvajJAna, itihAsa, adhyAtmayoganI sAdhanA, vivecano-bhASAMtaro, jIvanacaritro ane samAjasudhAraNA Adi vividha viSayone lagatA graMtho prakAzita thayA che. A graMtho mAtra amuka nAtajAta, prAMta, dharma, bhASA ke mAnyatAnA loko mATe ja nathI paNa eka adanA mAnavIthI mAMDIne moTA moTA prophesaro. vakIlo, DaoNkTaro, vidvAno, itihAsakAro ke tyAgI-munio-sau koIne samajAya tevA ane upayogI, upakArI tathA vyaktinA dainika jIvanane unnata banAvavAmAM upayogI thAya tevA che. AmAMthI nIcenA graMtho bahujanasamAja ane sAdhako mATe vizeSa upayogI hovAthI vAMcavAnI khAsa bhalAmaNa karavAmAM Ave che : (1) samAdhizataka (10) AnaMdaghanapada bhAvArthasaMgraha (2) paramAtma darzana (11) zrImad devacaMdrajI (3) yogadIpaka (12) kumArapALa caritra (4) adhyAtma zAMti (13) yazovijaya caritra (5) karmayoga (14) adhyAtma bhajanasaMgraha (bhAga 1-14) (6) adhyAtmagItA (15) zuddhopayoga (7) dhyAnavicAra | (16) sAmyazataka (8) Atmazakti prakAza (17) ziSyopaniSada (9) Atmadarzana | (18) AtmAnuM zAsana ziSya samudAya : AcAryazrIno mukhya rasa ane prayatna to zAzvatakALa mATe rahenArAM zAstro racavAmAM ja raheto, tema chatAM yogAnuyoge temaNe keTalAka bhavya jIvone dIkSA ApavAnuM kArya paNa bajAvyuM. temanA mukhya ziSyo nIce pramANe che : (1) ajitasAgara . (4) amRtasAgara (2) kIrtisAgara (5) jItasAgara (3) bhaktisAgara (6) vRddhisAgara ajitasAgarajI ane kIrtisAgarajInI paraMparAmAM ghaNA prabhAvazALI munirAjo thayA, jemAM sarvazrI kailAsasAgarajI, subodhasAgarajI, padmasAgarajI vagere aneka zAsana prabhAvanAnAM rUDAM kAryo karyA. Aje paNa te paraMparA sArI rIte satkAryarata che. mahuDI tIrtha khUba vikAsa ane lokapriyatAne pAmyuM che. pUjyazrInI paraMparAnA munio bhAratabharamAM potAnA jJAna-cAritrayukta preraka, tejasvI ane pratibhAzALI vyaktitvathI suMdara ane dIrghajIvI zAsana-prabhAvanA karI rahyA che. bIjA rUDAM kAryonI sAthe sAthe A munirAjo vizALa binasAMpradAyika daSTi ane adhyAtmayoganI sAdhanAne AgaLa vadhAravAmAM agragaNya bhAga bhajavaze, emAM kaMI zaMkA nathI.

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yoganiSTha AcAryazrI buddhisAgara 89 sadgaNonI suvAsa : (1) satyAnveSaka vizALa daSTi sahita guNAnurAga ane guNagrahaNa (2) hiMmata ane sAhasa (3) dIrdhadaSTi (4) satata apramatta puruSArtha (5) zrutajJAnamAM niSThA ane tenI satata ArAdhanA (6) sarvadharmasamabhAva (7) dayAdratA (8) jJAnagarbhita ane vairAgyajanita niHspRhatA (9) vrata pAlanamAM niSThA ane satata prayatnazIlatA (10) utkaTa zAsanaprema ane vizALa jainadRSTi (11) bhArata jaina mahAzAnAlaya(pustakAlaya)nI racanA dvArA jaina-jainetaromAM zAstrajJAnanA pracAra-prasAranI bhAvanA (12) yogasAdhanAmAM niSThA ane satata teno abhyAsa uttarAvasthA : vi. saM. 1970mAM mANasA mukAme AcAryapadavI prApta thayA pachI A yogIrAje sANaMdanAM be comAsA bAda karatAM badhA cAturmAsa vijApura, mANasA ane pethApuranI AjubAju ja karyA. vi. saM. 1976 thI temane DAyAbiTIsano roga lAgu paDayo ane te vadhato gayo. vi. saM. 1980mAM ANaMdanA prakhyAta DaoN. kupare nidAna karIne gaMbhIra mAMdagInI jAherAta karI. paraMtu A yogIrAjane mRtyunI phikara nahotI. 'phikara kA phAkA kiyA, kAkA nAma phakIra' paraMtu bAkI rahelA graMthonA prakAzananuM kArya tvarAthI thAya tevI temaNe goThavaNa karI. 1980 nA mahA suda dazame paTTaziSya zrI ajitasAgarane AcAryanI, zrI mahendrasAgarane gaNinI tathA zrI RddhisAgarane pravartakanI padavIo ApavAmAM AvI. te ja varSamAM mAgazara suda bIjane divase mahuDImAM ghaMTAkarNa vIranI sthApanA karI, jethI janajainetara saune dharmanuM AkarSaNa rahI zake. vi. saM. 1981 mAM dIkSAnA 25mA varSamAM ane jIvananA chellA varSamAM praveza karyo. mahAprayANa : mahAroga DAyAbiTIsane lIdhe temanA zarIramAM judA judA roganAM cihano dekhAvA lAgyAM hatAM. pAdarAnA poliTikalaejanTane upadeza ApI, mahArAjazrI mANasA, lodrA, vijApura thaIne mahuDI AvI pahoMcyA. caitra mAsamAM zrI vRddhisAgarajInA dehavilaya pachI mahArAjazrI kaMIka ekalApaNAno anubhava karatA. pachI to teonI dehasthiti vadhAre kathaLavA lAgI. paNa AtmAnI dRDhatA ane jIvananA sarvottama Adarzane-sva-parikalyANane-vaLagI rahevAno saMkalapa aphara dekhAto hato. vijApura saMdhe yogIrAjane laI javAno Agraha rAkhyo ane puMdharAthI maLaske pATa para suvADI temane vijApura laI javAmAM AvyA. saMgha sAthe muni mahendrasAgara satata sevA-suzraSAmAM hatA. vacce vacce " ahaMta mahAvIra'no dhImo nAda saMbhaLAto. savAre vijApuramAM praveza thayA pachI ekabe kalAke vi. saM. 1981nA jeTha vada trIjanA savAre 8-30 vAge vizALa caturvidha saMghanI vidAya laI yogIrAja zAMtipUrvaka anaMtanI yAtrAe cAlyA gayA.

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12. zeTha zrI hukamacaMdajI AtmabaLathI potAnA prabhAvazALI vyaktitvanuM nirmANa karIne viziSTa buddhimattA, anupama sAhasa ane prabaLa puruSArtha drArA dezanA audyogika, Arthika, sAmAjika ane sAMskArika kSetromAM anekavidha phALo ApanAra zeTha hukamacaMdajInuM nAma vepArI jagatanA mahApuruSa tarIke jANItuM che. apAra bhautika saMpattinA upArjana dvArA anenya prakhyAti pAmanAra ane teno sadupayoga karI sAmAjika uddhArakomAM agresaranuM sthAna prApta karanArA A yuganA pratibhAzALI puruSomAM temanI pratibhA AgavI hatI. avicala sahiSNutA, udAratA, nirabhimAnatA, dhArmikatA, paropakAritA tathA vidrajajano pratyeno prema-A temanA mukhya asAdhAraNa guNo hatA. temanI vyApArika kuzaLatA ane paropakAritAe temane samasta hindustAnamAM kIrti ane gauravavaMtu sthAna prApta karAvyAM hatAM. janma ane bAlyakALa : zeTha hukamacaMdajIno janma vi. saM. 1931mAM thayo hato. temano janma thayA bAda temanA puNyapratApathI lakSmI divase divase adhikAdhika vRddhi pAmavA lAgI. temanA pitAnuM nAma zeTha sarUpacaMdajI ane mAtAnuM nAma jabarIbAI hatuM. zeTha sarUpacaMdajI tIkSNa buddhivALA hatA. vyApAra-vyavasAyamAM prakhara buddhimattAne lIdhe 80

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zeTha zrI hukamacaMdajI vyApArajagatamAM temanI khUba nAmanA hatI. teo svabhAve udAra, dharmAtmA, svAdhyAyazIla ane niyamita hatA. A uparAMta temane dharmamAM aTala zraddhA hatI. A badhA guNo zeTha hukamacaMdajIne temanA pitA taraphathI vArasAmAM ja maLyA hatA. hukamacaMdajI bAlyAvasthAthI tIvra buddhivALA ane atyaMta pratibhAzALI hatA. temanI smaraNazakti bahu teja hatI. tethI samasta parivAranAM loko temane suzikSita banAvavA mATe Atura hatAM. pAMca varSanI uMmaramAM teono vidyAbhyAsa zrI mohanalAlajI guru dvArA zarU karavAmAM Avyo. te jamAnAmAM lokono bhaNavAno utsAha khUba ocho hato. teone samaya anusAra zikSA maLI. A uparAMta teoe dhArmika jJAna paNa prApta karyuM. teoe 15 varSanI uMmara sudhImAM to vyApAramAM sArI evI pragati karI lIdhI. gRhasthajIvana : zeThasAhebane cAra vivAha karavA paDyA hatA. temanA pahelA vivAha vi. saM. 1943 mAM, bIjA vivAha 1956 mAM, trIjA vivAha 1963 mAM ane cothA vivAha 1972 mAM thayA hatA. temanAM dharmapatnI kaMcanabahena lakSmInA avatAra samAna hatAM. te suyogya, dharmAtmA, viduSI ane paropakAriNI mahilAratna hatAM. zrAvikAzrama, prasUtigRha, zizusvAsthya-rakSA vagere sevA-saMsthAomAM teo khUba rasa letAM ane tene lagatAM kAryonuM nirIkSaNa paNa teo jAte ja karatAM hatAM. zeThasAhebanuM vyaktitva : zeThasAhebane paitRka saMpattirUpe bALapaNathI ja dharmazAstra vAMcavAno ane dharmacarcA karavAno zokha hato. dharmAtmA puruSone maLatAM temanuM mana atizaya AnaMdita thaI jatuM hatuM. temano teo haMmezAM AdarasatkAra karatA teo Adhunika sAhityanA paNa premI hatA. tethI jIvanakALa daramiyAna teoe hiMdI, gujarAtInAM hajAro pustako vAMcI lIdhAM hatAM. teo dararoja koI navuM pustaka vAMcatA ja rahetA. 91 teo saraLa ane nirAbhimAnI hatA. sAdhAraNamAM sAdhAraNa AdamI sAthe paNa teo vArtAlApa karatA. teo potAne janatAnA sevaka samajatA. dhanika samAjamAM temane zIlasAMyamamAM AdarzarUpa mAnI zakAya. potAnA zIzamahelamAM beThA beThA teo potAnI kuzAgra buddhithI saMpUrNa kAryanuM khUba saraLatApUrvaka saMcAlana karatA. vyApAra ane vyavasAya : zeThasAheba haMmezAM saphaLatAnA vicAromAM ja otaprota rahetA hatA. nirAzA ane hatAzA temanA jIvanamAM bhAgye ja jovA maLatAM. teonI saphaLatAnAM mukhya kAraNo che: (1) temanuM AzAvAdI mAnasa (2) saMsArabharanA bajAronuM adhyayana ane manana (3) avicaLa sAhasavRtti ane satata puruSArtha. sAhasika vRtti ane vepArI kuneha temanAmAM bALapaNathI ja hatAM. AthI ja pAchaLathI teo 'zeThasAheba', 'marcaMTa kiMga' ane 'svadezI udyogadhaMdhAnA agraNI' gaNAvA lAgyA. teo bajAramAM AvatAM parivartano pramANe potAnA vepAramAM paNa parivartana karatA hatA. vepAranI bAbatamAM teo haThavAdI na hatA. madhyapradezamAM, khAsa karIne indoramAM te vakhate aphINano saTTo khUba jorazorathI cAlato hato. temAM teo khUba raMgAyelA hatA. aphINanA dhaMdhAmAM 3 karoDa kamAyA ane gharamAM sonA-cAMdInI varSA thavA lAgI.

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo TAimsa opha inDiyA" dainika akhabAra dvArA temane "marcaMTa prinsa oNpha mAlavA" nAmathI prasiddhi ApavAmAM AvI hatI. Ama chatAM vi. saM. 1982 mAM jyAre teo vepAra mATe muMbaI gayA tyAre temane saTTAnA tyAga mATe AtmapreraNA thaI ane tenA phaLasvarUpe pAMca varSa mATe saTTo karavAnuM choDI dIdhuM. audyogika jIvana : zeTha hukamacaMdajIe bhAratanI audyogika unnatimAM agragaNya phALo ApIne dezanuM je Arthika utthAna karyuM te avarNanIya che. teoe hukamacaMda mila naM. 1 ane 2, rAjakumAra mila, yuTamila tathA bIjA aneka kArakhAnAM cAlu karyA. A uparAMta temaNe kalakattAmAM eka kApaDanI ane bIjI sTIlanI mila kholI hatI. temaNe ema paNa kahyuM ke khAdI A dezano prANa che. khAdI dvArA gAmaDAnA loko potAnA phAjala samayano upayoga karIne rojI-roTI meLavI zake che. potAnA khAdInA utpAdana dvArA videzamAM jatAM nANAMne rokI zakAya che. A kAraNathI temaNe indoramAM khAdI vaNATa mATenI ane jADA kApaDanI mila zarU karIne temAM lagabhaga 20 karoDanuM kApaDa banAvyuM. temanI vaividhyapUrNa audyogika vasAhato hajAro mANaso mATe udaranirvAhanuM sAdhana banI hatI. eka aMdAja pramANe teonAM badhAM kArakhAnAM tathA milo dvArA 15 hajAra mANasono nirvAha cAlato hato. temaNe aneka prakAranA udyogo ane vepAradhaMdhAmAM potAnI vyApArika buddhi, kuzaLatA ane dIrdhadaSTithI karoDonI saMpatti prApta karI hatI ane kayAreka gumAvI paNa hatI. chatAM temanI mukhamudrA para kadI harSa-zoka daSTigocara thatA nahotA. mAnavatAvAdI paropakAramaya jIvana : jeo potAnAM tana, mana ane dhanano upayoga paropakAramaya satkAryo mATe kare che teo ja A duniyAmAM sAcA suyazane prApta kare che. saMsAramAM je mahApuruSo thayA che, te badhA manuSyanI sevAthI mahAna banyA che. jeo potAnuM jIvana dayA, namratA, sAdAI, ucca vicAra ane mAnava sevAmAM vyatIta kare che teo saMsAramAM pUjanIya ane AdaraNIya sthAna prApta kare che. temaNe zIzamahala, indrabhavana, itivAriyAnuM maMdira vagere bhavya ImArato baMdhAvI. uparAMta vizrAMtibhavana, mahAvidyAlaya, baoNDiMga hAusa, sa. kaMcanabAI zrAvikAzrama, auSadhazALA, bhojanazALA, prasUtigRha vagere aneka saMsthAo teonI paropakAramayatA ane dAnavRttinuM javalaMta pratIka che. teoe dharma ane samAjahita mATe lAkho rUpiyA kharcA hatA. dhAmika, sAdhanAmaya, virakA jIvana : teone bALapaNathI ja jainadharma pratye bahu rUci hatI. teo dharmapremI puruSonI jema dararoja jinendrapUjana, svAdhyAya tathA dharmacarcA karatA hatA. vi. saM. 2000 nA aSADha mAsamAM, I. sa. 1942 nA julAI mAsamAM indoramAM 'zAMtimaMgala vidhAna' aSTAnikA parva daramiyAna ujavAyela temAM potAne apAyelA mAnapatranA javAbamAM temaNe kahyuM ke mane jaina dharmamAM pragADha zraddhA che. mArA jIvanano abhyadaya jainazAstra, svAdhyAya, tyAgIo-vidvAnonA satsaMga tathA dhArmika mitronI goSThI dvArA thayo che."

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zeTha zrI hukamacaMdajI jIvanamAM lagabhaga 50 varSo sudhI niyamita rIte zAstra-carcA, svAdhyAya, sadAcArapAlana, adhyAtmavRtti, temaja tyAgIo-vidvAnonA satsamAgama dvArA potAnA AtmAne susaMskRta banAvavAmAM tathA pAralaukika sukhanA hetune pAra pADavAmAM magna rahyA hatAM. ' samrATa jevI saMpatti ane indra jevA bhogavilAsone gauNa karIne A pramANe sAdhanAmaya jIvanano svIkAra karavo sahelo nathI. parama pUjya AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarajI mahArAja jyAre saMdha sahita Indora padhAryA tyAre temanA para paNa zeThajInA advitIya vyaktitvano bhAre prabhAva paDyo. jyAre paNa AcAryazrI ane munidharma para koI paNa upasarga ke saMkaTa AvatuM tyAre teo hAjara rahI tenuM nivAraNa karatA. eka vAra bImAra hovA chatAM temaNe AcAryazrInA darzane javAno potAno vicAra amalamAM mUkyo hato. teone potAnA karatAM AcAryazrInA svAthyanI vizeSa ciMtA rahetI hatI, je temanI rUDI gurubhakti sUcave che. saurASTramAM digambara jaina yAtrAdhAma, sonagaDhanI temaNe traNa vAra yAtrA karI hatI. pU. zrI kAnajI svAmI pratye temane ukaMThA ane vAtsalya bhAva hato. tyAM svA dhyAya haoNla tathA jaina maMdira banAvavA mATe temaNe lagabhaga eka lAkha rUpiyAnuM dAna karyuM hatuM. eka vAra jainonA pavitra yAtrAdhAma sametazikharajI para eka saMkaTa upasthita thayuM hatuM. tyAM aMgrejoe vasavATa karavAnuM nakkI karyuM hatuM. AthI jaina samAjamAM halacala macI gaI hatI. indorathI zeThasAhebe paNa anya agraNI vyaktio sAthe khulle page tyAMnI yAtrA karI temaja aMgreja sarakArane kahyuM ke jo jaina samAjano virodha dhyAnamAM levAmAM nahIM Ave to temano virodhAgni saLagI UThaze. A vAta dhyAnamAM laIne aMgrejoe potAnA vicAro sthagita karyA. tyAra pachI jaina samAje nizcaya karyo ke A pahADa ApaNe kharIdI laIe to bhaviSyamAM pharI Avo prazna Ubho na thAta te mATe teoe rU. 5000 - ApyA ane indoramAMthI rU. 25,000/-nuM phaMDa ekaThuM karI ApyuM. jaina dharma ane samAjanI sevA karavI te temanA jIvananuM mahAna kArya hatuM. tene temaNe mukhyatve cAra vibhAgamAM vaheMcI dIdhuM hatuM : (1) tIrthonI sevA. (2) munidharma ke tItho para AvelA saMkaTanuM nivAraNa karavuM. (3) aMdara aMdaranA vivAdo samAdhAna dvArA dUra karavA. (4) saMsthAonI sthApanA ane sahAyatA. digaMbara jaina samAjanI pragati ane vikAsano I. sa. 1900 thI 1950 sudhIno ItihAsa temanA jIvana sAthe ThIka ThIka rIte saMkaLAyelo che.

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94 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo saMvata 1959mAM temaNe indora ane chAvaNInI madhyamAM jamIna kharIdI ane temAM zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanA bhavya jinAlAyanuM nirmANa karyuM. ItavAriyAnA bhavya jinamaMdiranA nirmANa mATe temaNe jayapura ane IrAnathI kuzaLa kArIgaro bolAvyA hatA. ahIM moTA bhAganuM kAmakAja kAcanuM che. raMgaberaMgI kAcanAM atyaMta suMdara ane manohara citro banAvavAmAM AvyAM che. temAM siddhakSetra, samavasaraNa, traNaloka, nandIzvaradvIpa, svarganI racanA, saptavyasana tathA aSTakarma vage2e citro banAvavAmAM AvyAM che. A dazyo joIne darzaka bhAvavibhora banI jAya che. AthI ja indorane 'tIrthanagarI' tarIke oLakhavAmAM Ave che. indoramAM plegathI pIDAtI janatAne paNa temaNe sahAya karI hatI temaja asahAya jaina bhAIo mATe so rUpiyAnA mAsika kharca para eka bhojanAlayanI vyavasthA paNa karI hatI. saMvata 1970 mAM pAlitANAmAM eka adhivezanamAM teo sabhApati tarIke cUMTAI AvyA hatA tyAre temaNe cAra lAkha rUpiyAnA dAnanI ghoSaNA karI hatI. saMvata 1974 mAM temaNe dilhInI leDI hArDiMga maeNDikala haoNspiTalamAM cAra lAMkha rUpiyAnuM dAna ApyuM hatuM. zeThasAheba haMmezAM vidyAdAna mATe koI paNa nAtajAtano bhedabhAva rAkhatA nahIM. temaNe 25 hajAra rUpiyA ApIne skUla mATe eka makAna kharIdyuM hatuM. AvI zAta-ajJAta anekavidha dAnapravRttio zeThasAhebanA jIvananI rojabarojanI ghaTanAo banI gaI hatI. zeThajInI alavidA : Ama satata pAMca dAyakAo sudhI samAja, dharma ane udyoganA kSetre uccastarIya sevAo ApI zeThazrIe tA. 26-2-1959nA roja ApaNA saunI pAsethI ciravidAya laI lIdhI.

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13. saMtazrI gaNezaprasAdajI varNI bhUmikA : vizvanI virala vyaktio ja potAnA sadAcaraNa dvArA sAdhAraNa mAnavamAMthI mahAmAnava banI zake che. AvI rIte ja sAdhAraNa mAnavamAMthI Adhunika yuganA eka ucca koTinA AdhyAtmika saMta bananAra zrI gaNezaprasAdajI varNIe pAMnAnA unnata jIvana ane upadeza dvArA jaina saMskRtinA pracAra-prasAra ane vikAsamAM ananya yogadAna ApyuM che. eka jainetara kuLamAM janma pAmyA chatAM jaina saMskRtinA maulika siddhAMtothI AkarSAI jemaNe potAnuM samasta jIvana jainadharmanAM saMvardhana ane saMrakSaNamAM samarpita karyuM evA zrI varNIjI potAnA divya vacanAmRto dvArA ane aneka dhArmika zikSA saMsthAonI sthApanA drArA vartamAna yuganA jIvo mATe sva-para kalyANano mArga prazasta karatA gayA che. temanAmAM vidvattA paNa hatI ane saraLatAM paNa hatI. jIvamAtra para karuNA paNa hatI ane udAratA paNa hatI. aneka guNonA AvAsa samuM temanuM jIvanacaritra sAce ja ApaNA saune mATe atyanta preraNAprada che ! janma tathA bALapaNa : "so daMDI eka buMdelakhaMDI'' A lokokti buMdelakhaMDanA nivAsIonI zauryakathA ane dharmaparAyaNatAnuM sUcana kare che. kSatriya ziromaNi mahArAjA 95

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdhaca chatrasAlanI zaurya kathAo tathA droNagiri, nainAgiri, sonAgiri, ahArajI, paurAjI jevI prasiddha tIrthabhUmiothI suzobhita buMdelakhaMDanI pavitradharAmAM zrI varNIjIno janma thayo hato. vi. saM. 1931 nA aSADha vada 4 nA roja savAre zrI hIrAlAlanI dharmapatnI ujiyArIbahenanI kUkhe haMserA gAma(ji. lalitapura)mAM zrI gaNezaprasAdajIno janma thayo hato. temanA pitAzrI hIrAlAla vaiSNava dharmAvalambI asATI vaizya jAtinA madhyama sthitinA saMtoSI vyakti hatA. vaiSNava dharmAvalambI hovA chatAM jaina dharmanA 'navakAra maMtra' para temane khUba ja zraddhA hatI ane bALaka gaNezane paNa tenuM smaraNa karavAnI teo vAraMvAra preraNA ApatA. gharanI Arthika sthiti sudhare eTalA mATe ane haMserAmAM zikSaNanuM koI sAdhana na hovAthI gaNezanA zikSaNArthe hIrAlAla cha varSanA bALakane laIne jana-dhana-sampanna meDAvarA gAmamAM AvIne rahevA lAgyA. ahIMnI nizALamAM gaNezaprasAdane sAta varSanI uMmare praveza maLyo ane cauda varSanI uMmara sudhImAM temaNe miDalaskUla pAsa karI dIdhI. gAmamAM 11 zikharabaMda jinamaMdiro ane eka vaiSNava maMdira hatuM. potAnA gharanI sAme ja jinamaMdira hovAthI gaNezaprasAda dararoja kutUhalavaza tyAM jatA ane maMdiramAM thatI bhakti-pUjAne khUba zAMtibhAvathI nirakhatA temaja tyAM thatAM pravacanone rucipUrvaka sAMbhaLatA. temanI A pravRttithI bALapaNamAM ja jANe pUrvabhavanA saMskAranuM anusaMdhAna thatuM hoya tema jainadharmanA saMskAra temanA lohImAM UtaravA lAgyA ane kuLa-paraMparAnI khoTI ruDhio- mAnyatAo temane nIrasa-nirarthaka bhAsavA mAMDI. bALakamAM dhIre dhIre rAtribhojanano tyAga, aNagaLa pANIno tyAga vagere jainakuLanA sAmAnya saMskAro sahajapaNe vaNAI javA lAgyA. jaina dharmanAM vacano temane vadhAre tarkapUrNa ane kalyANakArI lAgavA mAMDayAM. Ama, temanA bhAvi bhavya jIvananAM bIja nAnapaNathI ja ropAvA lAgyAM hatAM. maDAvarAmAM mIDalaskUla sudhI ja abhyAsa hovAthI, 14 varSanI uMmare gaNezaprasAdanuM bhaNatara pUruM thaI gayuM. 4 varSa khela-kUdamAM pasAra thayAM ane 18 varSanI uMmare temano vivAha thaI gayo. svargavAsa pUrve pitAe gaNezaprasAdane nIce mujaba upadeza Apyo : 96 "beTA, saMsAramAM koI koInuM nathI, A vicAra daDha rAkhaje. mArI bIjI eka vAta hRdayamAM utArI leje ke haMmezAM namokAramaMtranuM smaraNa rAkhavuM. AnAthI aneka ApattiomAMthI bacI zakAze. je dharmamAM A maMtra che te dharmano mahimA avarNanIya che ane tAre jo kalyANa karavuM hoya to A dharmane jANavAno prayatna karaje ane temAM dRDha zraddhA rAkhaje.'' pitAnA svargavAsanA divase ja temanA 110 varSanA dAdAnuM paNa mRtyu thayuM. tethI parivAranI samagra javAbadArI aDhAra varSanA gaNezaprasAda para AvI paDI, paraMtu teo vicalita thayA nahi ane AjIvikArthe madanapura gAmamAM zikSakanI nokarI zarU karI. cAra mAsa pachI AgrAmAM Treniga laI bIjA eka-be sthaLe zikSakanI nokarI karI. mAtA ane patnI gaNezaprasAdane jaina dharma choDI kuLadharmamAM ja rahevA mATe dabANa

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saMtazrI gaNezaprasAdajI va karavA lAgyAM paraMtu mAtAno sneha ane patnIno anurAga temane jaina dharmanI zrAddhAmAMthI vicalita karI zakayAM nahi. paMktibhojanamAM zAmela na thavAthI jAtivALAoe bahiSkAra karavAnI dhamakI ApI. chatAM tenI paravA karyA vinA teo jatArAnI skUlamAM zikSaNakArya karavA lAgyA. tyAM tattva-abhyAsI zrI kaDorelAla bhAyajI sAthe temano paricaya thayo. vAtacIta daramiyAna gaNezaprasAdajIe bhAyajIne jaNAvyuM ke meM mArI mAtA tathA patnIno ema kahIne tyAga karI dIdho che ke teo jayAM sudhI jainadharmano svIkAra nahIM kare tyAM sudhI temanI sAthe koI paNa saMbaMdha nahIM rAkhuM tathA temanA hAthanuM bhojana paNa nahIM karuM. bhAyajIsAhebe samajAvyuM ke koIne paNa balAt dharmaparivartana karAvI zakAya nahIM. utAvaLa karavAnI jarUra nathI. jaina dharmanA marmane samajo ane kramekrame karIne ja cAritramArgamAM AgaLa vadho. 66 dharmamAtA cirojAbAIno paricaya : eka vAra bhAyajIe gaNezaprasAdajIne simarAmAM rahetAM jaina dharmanAM abhyAsI cirojAbAI pAse javA jaNAvyuM. simarAmAM kSullakajInAM darzana thayAM ane zAstrapravacana bAda cirojAbAIe gaNezaprasAdajI tathA bhAyajI sAhebane jamavAnuM AmaMtraNa ApyuM. aparicita hovAthI bhojana karatAM gaNezaprasAdajI zaramAI rahyA hatA tyAre ciroMjAbAIe bhAyajIne jaNAvyuM ke, A bALakane jotAM mane mA jevo prema Upaje che, AnI sAthe mAro janmAntarano saMbaMdha hoya evo mane bhAsa thAya che.'' ciroMjAbAIe gaNezaprasAdajIne paNa kahyuM, "beTA ! tane jotAM mArA hRdayamAM putravat sneha UbharAI Ave che. tuM mAro janmAntarano putra che. mArI badhI ja saMpatti AjathI tArI rakSA mATe che. tuM koI paNa jAtano saMkoca rAkhyA vagara ahIMyAM AnaMdathI rahe ane tArI bhaNavAnI icchA hoya to jayapura javAnI badhI ja vyavasthA huM karI dauM." 97 gaNezaprasAdajIe eka mAsa mATe cha rasono tyAga karI dIdho tyAre cirojAbAIe vratanuM pAlana karAvI temane upadeza Apyo ke, "pahelAM tame zAnArjana karo ane pachI vratonuM pAlana karo. utAvaLa karavAnI jarUra nathI, je kAma karo te samatAbhAvathI karo. je kAryamAM AkuLatA thAya, te karavAnI jarUra nathI.'' zAnArjana arthe paribhramaNa ane prayAsa : gaNezaprasAdajIe jyapura javA prayANa karyuM paraMtu mArgamAM sAmAna corAI javAthI ghare pAchA cAlyA AvyA ane tenA samAcAra paNa cirojAbAIne jaNAvyA nahIM. budelakhaMDamAM tIrthayAtrA tathA jJAnArjana nimitte thoDAka mahinA paribhramaNa karyA bAda eka zeThanI sahAyatAthI teo muMbaI padhAryA jyAM temane khurama nivAsI bAbA gurudayAladAsajI, paM. pannAlAlajI bAkalIvAla ane paMDita gurugopAladAsa baraiyAjIno paricaya thayo. teonI pAse rahI gaNezaprasAdajI ratnakaraDa zrAvakacAra, kAtaMtra vyAkaraNAdi graMthonuM adhyayana karavA lAgyA ane te ja varSe zarU thayelI zeTha mANikacaMda parIkSAlayanI parIkSA paNa temaNe pAsa karIne pacIsa rUpiyAnuM inAma meLavyuM. muMbaInuM pANI anukULa na AvavAthI teo muMbaI choDI kekaDI thaI jayapura pahoMcyA. jayapuramAM vIrezvara zAstrI pAse tattvArthasUtra, sarvArthasiddhi, kAtaMtra vyAkaraNa vage2e graMthonuM adhyayana karavA lAgyA. abhyAsa karyA bAda muMbaInI parIkSAmAM beThA, tyAre kAtaMtra 4 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo vyAkaraNanuM praznapatra lakhatA hatA tyAre temane patnInA dehAvasAnanA samAcAra jaNAvato patra maLyo. gaNezaprasAdajIe manomana vicAryuM ke Aje baMdhana-mukta thaI gayo. bAIjIne paNa patrathI jaNAvI dIdhuM ke huM AjathI baMdhana-mukta thayo chuM ane have ni:zalya bhAvathI adhyayana karI zakIza. paM. gopAladAsajI bayAno patra AvavAthI gaNezaprasAdajI yaMpura chADI bhaNavA mATe mathurA pahoMcI gayA. tyAM rahI be varSa adhyayana karyuM. tyAMthI khurajA gayA ane tyAM be varSa2hI banArasanI prathama parIkSA ane nyAyamadhyamA pAsa karI. tyAMthI jeTha mAsanI garamImAM sametazikharanI yAtrAe gayA jyAM parikramA karatI vakhate mArga bhUlI javAthI tarasanI bAdhAe herAna karyA paNa ekAgra cittathI pArzvaprabhunA smaraNathI vanamAM labAlaba bharela pANIno kuMDa prApta thayo ane tenA pANI dvArA temaNe potAnI tRSA bujhAvI. A khare ja eka camatkArika banAva hato. zikharajInI yAtrA pachI TIkamagaDhanA rAjAnA vidvAna ane prasiddha mahAnaiyAyika zrI dulArakA pAse temaNe muktAvali, paMcalakSaNI, vyadhikaraNa Adi nyAyanA kaThina graMthono abhyAsa karyo. tyArabAda temaNe paM. ThAkuradAsajI pAse adhyayana karyuM. tyAMthI vi. saM. 1961mAM saMskRta vidyAnI prasiddha nagarI vArANasI tarapha prayANa karyuM. te samaye temanI uMmara lagabhaga 30 varSanI hatI. vidyAdhyayana mATe teo dasa-bAra varSa sudhI pharI cUkayA hatA. 98 syAdrAda vidyAlayanI sthApanA : gaNezaprasAdajI vArANasI pahoMcyA te samaye phUvInsa kaoNlejanA nyAyanA mukhya adhyApaka zrI jIvanAtha mizrA hatA. eka divasa gaNezaprasAdajIe temanA ghare jaI temane nyAyazAstra bhaNAvavAnI vinaMti karI. mizrAjIe jyAre kuLa vize pUchyuM tyAre gaNezaprasAdajIe jaNAvyuM ke, "huM brAhmaNa nahIM, jaina chuM." A sAMbhaLatAM ja mizrAjInI krodhAgni bhabhUkI UThI ane temaNe gaNezaprasAdajInuM ghora apamAna karatAM jaNAvyuM ke huM jainone bhaNAvato nathI. A samaye gaNezaprasAdane jaina dharmanuM apamAna thatuM joIne khUba lAgI AvyuM. supArzvanAtha tathA pArzvanAthanI janmabhUmi vArANasImAM jaina dharma ane tattvajJAnanA adhyayananI vyavasthA karavAnuM teo vicAravA lAgyA. te divase rAtre temane eka svapna AvyuM. temAM temane bAbA bhagIrathanI madada levAnuM sUcana hatuM. thoDoka samaya zvetAmbara vidyAlayanA adhyApaka zrI ambAdAsa zAsrI pAse adhyayana karatA rahyA. te daramyAna bAbA bhagIrathane patra dvArA bolAvI lIdhA. baMne jaina vidyAlayanI sthApanA saMbaMdhI vicAravA lAgyA. te vakhate kAmAnA rahevAsI camanalAle gaNezaprasAdajIne eka rUpiyo Apyo. jenAM 64 posTakArDa kharIdI 64 jagyAe patro lakhyA. aneka lokoe temanI sadbhAvanAnI kadara karI ane sArI evI sahAyatA prApta thaI. enA phaLasvarUpe vi. saM. 1965nA jeTha suda zrutapaMcamInA roja dAnavIra zeTha mANikacaMdajInA zubhahaste bhajjainI ghATa para sthita maMdiranA makAnamAM syAdvAda vidyAlayanA makAnanuM udghATana thayuM. gaNezaprasAdajI svayaM tenA vidyArthI banyA ane bAbA bhagIrathajInI dekharekhamAM tenuM saMcAlana thavA lAgyuM. gaNezaprasAdajInI salAha anusAra ambAdAsa zAsrI tathA bIjA be adhyApako A vidyAlayamAM niyukta thayA. bAbA bhagIrathajI khUba ja khaMtapUrvaka vidyAlayanuM saMcAlana karavA lAgyA.

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* saMtazrI gaNezaprasAdajI varNI A vidyAlaya jaina samAjanuM sarvoparI vidyAlaya manAya che, jemAMthI sva. paM. baMsIdharajI, sva. paM. devakInaMdajI, sva. paM. mANikacaMdajI, Adi mahAnubhAva viddhAno nirmANa thayA che. 99 thoDA samaya pachI paM. madanamohana mAlaviyAjInA prazaMsanIya prayatnothI vArANasImAM hindu vizvavidyAlayanI sthApanA thaI. tenA abhyAsakramomAM aneka prAcyadarzanonA graMthono samAveza karavAmAM Avyo. paM. ambAdAsa zAsrI tathA gaNezaprasAdajInA prayatnothI A vizvavidyAlayamAM jainadarzanano pAThacakrama paNa sAmela karavAmAM Avyo ane te anusAra parIkSAnI vyavasthA paNa thaI, je eka moTI siddhi gaNAya. satarka sudhAtaragiNI pAThazALAnI sthApanA : zrI gaNezaprasAdajInA prayatnothI vi. saM. 1968nI akSayatRtIyAnA divase sAgaramAM uparyukta pAThazALAnI sthApanA thaI, je Aje gaNeza digambara jaina saMskRta vidyAlayanA nAmathI prakhyAta che. gaNezaprasAdajInA prayatnathI A pAThazALAno vikAsa thayo ane hajAro garIba vidyArthIoe teno lAbha lIdho. gaNezaprasAdajI tathA dharmamAtA cirojAbAI sthAyIpaNe tyAM rahevA lAgyAM. saMyamamArganA paMthe : sAgaramAM gaNezaprasAdajI paMDitajInA nAmathI suvikhyAta thaI cUkayA hatA. kuMDalapuramAM bAbA gokuladAsajI (paMDita jaganmohanalAlajInA pitAzrI) pAse brahmacarya pratimA aMgIkAra karI. tyArabAda teo varNIjInA nAmathI prasiddhi pAmyA. te vakhate temaNe paheravezamAM mAtra eka dhotI ane dupaTTo ja rAkhyAM hatAM. rUDhinivAraNa ane zikSApracAra : varNIjInA samayamAM bundelakhaMDamAM aneka rUDhiono pracAra hato. nAnI nAnI bAbatomAM lokono jAtiviccheda karavAmAM Avato. A prakriyAthI garIba prajA ghaNI herAna thatI hatI. varNIjI ane temanA sahayogIoe gAmegAma paribhramaNa karIne aneka kurUDhionuM nivAraNa karAvyuM ane trasta garIba janatAno uddhAra karyo. nainAgirI, sonAgirI, paurAjI, ahArajI Adi sthAno para zikSAsaMsthAo kholAvI jethI e prAMtamAM zikSaNano khUba sAro pracAra thaI zake. zrI varNIjInA puNyapratApe Aje bundelakhaMDa vidvAnono gaDha manAya che. temaNe sthApelI zikSaNasaMsthAo Aje paNa uttama vidvAno taiyAra karI rahI che. gurubhakita tathA vizuddha prema : varNIjInI gurubhakti uttama hatI. aMbAdAsa zAstrI pAse jyAre temaNe aSTasahasrIno abhyAsa pUro karyo tyAre temaNe bhaktithI gadgadita thaI hIrAnI eka vIMTI temane bheTa ApI hatI. kevaLa aMbAdAsajI ja nahi je je vidvAno pAse temaNe adhyayana karyuM hatuM te badhAM pratye temane apAra bhaktibhAva ane AdaramAna hatAM. je vidvAno varNIjInA ziSya ke praziSya thatA hatA, temanA pratye paNa varNIjI yathocita sanmAnano bhAva rAkhatA hatA. dareka vidvAnano yathAyogya AdarasatkAra thAya tenI teo khAsa kALajI rAkhatA hatA. udAratAnA avatAra : varNIjInI udAratA adbhuta hatI. potAnA mATe AvelI vastuno paNa tyAga karatAM teo jarAya acakAtA nahotA. eka vAra varNIjI laMgaDA

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo kerIonI TopalI laIne sAgara AvI rahyA hatA tyAre temaNe eka sTezana para joyuM ke keTalAMka garIba bALako musApharo dvArA pheMkelI kerInI goTalIo cUsI rahyAM che, tyAre temaNe te badhAM bALakone lAinamAM UbhAM rAkhIne sAthe lAvelI badhI ja kerIo vaheMcI dIdhI. sAgara AvyA ane jyAre ciroMjAbAIe pUchyuM ke bhAI ! banArasathI lAMgaDA kerI lAvyA nathI ? varNIjIe javAba Apyo "bAIjI, lAvyo to hato, paraMtu sTezane garIbone vaheMcI dIdhI.'' bAIjIe saMtoSa vyakta karyo. A prasaMgamAM varNIjInI udAratA spaSTapaNe jaNAI Ave che. 100 dayA-karuNA : bIjAnuM du:kha joIne varNIjInA aMtaHkaraNamAM, romeromamAM karuNA jAgI UThatI ane du:khI-pIDitone madada karavA teo tatpara thaI jatA. ThaMDInI RtumAM koI ThaMDIthI dhrUjato garIba mANasa dekhAya to teo potAnA zarIra paranuM vastra tene ApI detA. eka vAra bahAragAmathI sAgara pAchA AvatI vakhate eka garIba harijana mahilAne temaNe pANI pivaDAvIne loTo paNa ApI dIdho hato ane zarIra para paherela dhotI tathA dupaTTo paNa ApI dIdhelAM. pachI zarIra para mAtra eka laMgoTa sAthe teo sAgaramAM pravezyA hatA. Ama dayAne khAtara teo zarIranI lajajAnI paNa paravA karatA nahotA. hRdayanA pArakhu : varNIjImAM bIjAnuM hRdaya pArakhavAnI adbhuta kSamatA hatI. tophAnImAM tophAnI chokarAnA hRdayane teo pArakhI letA ane tene potAnI pAse bolAvIne bhaNAvatA. AvA keTalAye vidyArthIo pAchaLathI vidrAna banyAnA dAkhalA maLe che. uttama vakatRtvazakti : varNIjImAM prabhAvazALI vaktRtvazakti hatI. pravacana karatI vakhate temanA mukhamAMthI amRta jharatuM hoya tevo bhAsa thato. AgamanA gahana viSayone paNa teo saphaLatApUrvaka vividha dRSTAMtothI zrotAonA hRdayamAM utArI zakatA. dhArmika uparAMta rASTrIya praznone lagatA viSaya para paNa temanuM vaktRtva AkarSaka rahetuM ane hajAronI janatA temanA prabhAvaka vaktavyathI maMtramugdha banI jatI. temanI bhASA bundelakhaMDI mizrita khaDI bolI hatI. saphaLa lekhaka : pUjaya varNIjIe potAnI svAbhAvika bhASAmAM ghaNuM ghaNuM lakhyuM che. temane DAyarI lakhavAnI kaLA sahajasiddha hatI. potAnI DAyarImAM teo ghaTanAonA ullekhanI sAthe sAthe aMta:karaNathI udbhavelAM suMdara subhASitono saMgraha paNa karatA. samAdhimaraNamAM sthita vyaktionA mATe temaNe lakhela patro prakAzita thayA che. A patromAM keTalAye AgamonAM rahasya bharelAM che. temanI DAyarIonA AdhAre 'varNIna vANI'nA cAra bhAga prakAzita thayA che. AcArya kundakundanA 'samayasAra' para temaNe pravacanAtmaka DhaMgathI lakhelI TIkA prasiddha che. temaNe potAnI AtmakathA "merI jIvanagAthA" nAmathI lakhI che, je atyaMta lokapriya banI che. dareka sAdhaka mumukSue te vAMcavA lAyaka che. 'merI jIvanagAthA'nI varNanazailI atyaMta saraLa ane subodhapUrNa che. A AtmakathAmAM temaNe potAnA

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saMtazrI gaNezaprasAdajI varNI 101 jIvanaprasaMgone sarasa rIte AvarI lIdhA che. temaNe zlokArtikanI TIkA lakhavAnI sarasa zarUAta karelI, paNa te pUrI thaI zakI nathI. temanAM vacanAmRto atyaMta mananIya ane preraka che. dareka sAdhaka mATe te atyaMta upayogI che. gauravavaMtA saMsthApaka : varNajI zikSAsaMsthAonA saMcAlana mATe dAna ApavAnI samAjane preraNA ApatA. temanI evI mAnyatA hatI ke prAMtamAM je saMsthA hoya, te saMsthAnuM te prAMtanA loko ja saMcAlana kare ane teno vikAsa kare temAM ja temanuM gaurava raheluM che. teo lAkhonuM dAna karAvatA, chatAM kadI temaNe rUpiyAne hAtha lagADyo nathI. paisAnI udharANI, saMrakSaNa tathA tenA upayoga saMbaMdhI vyavasthA te vyavasthApako para choDI detA. vikaTa svAbhimAnI : eka vAra vaNajI sAgarathI droNagiri jaI rahyA hatA. moTaramAM teo AgaLanI sITa para beThA hatA, paraMtu thoDA vakhatamAM ja eka sarakArI oNphisaranA AvavAthI temane te sITa choDI pAchaLa besavuM paDyuM. varNAjIne A vAta asahya lAgI ane teoe vAhana mAtrano tyAga karyo. vAhanano tyAga karyA pachI temaNe keTalAye mAIla padayAtrA karI. Ama, varNajI svAbhimAnanI rakSA Avazyaka samajatA hatA. svatI vratadhArI : I. sa. 1944mAM vargIjI jyAre IsarIthI sAgara AvyA tyAre temaNe jAte dazamI pratimAnAM vrato dhAraNa karyA hatAM. sAgaranI AsapAsa bhramaNa karIne temaNe AmajanatAnA zikSaNa pratye sAruM evuM AkarSaNa UbhuM karyuM hatuM. sAgarathI pagapALA paribhramaNa karatAM vaNajI barUAsAgara pahoMcyA, tyAre tyAM moTo utsava cAlu hato. tyAM temaNe jina pratimA samakSa vI. saM. 2476nA phAgaNa suda sAtamanA roja zullaka dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. kSullaka avasthAmAM ja temaNe uttarapradeza tathA dilhImAM vihAra karyo hato ane tyAMthI vaLatAM phirojhAbAdamAM dhAmadhUmapUrvaka temanI hIraka jayaMtI manAvavAmAM AvI hatI. zAMtiniketana, IsarI(pArasanAtha): hIraka jayaMtInA utsava bAda zrI varNIjIvihAra karatA karatA sAgara pahoMcyA. tyAM cAturmAsanI sthApanA karI. cAturmAsa daramiyAna thayelAM temanAM pravacano sAkSAta amRta vacana samAna hatAM. potAnI uttarAvasthAmAM koI zAMta, pavitra vAtAvaraNamAM sthira thavAya ane sva-parakalyANamaya tathA adhyAtmasAdhanAmaya jIvana jIvAya tevA dIrdhadaSTivALA AzayathI cAturmAsa pachI teoe sametazikharanI yAtrA prayANa karyuM. vacce gayAnuM cAturmAsa samApta thaye, tIrtharAjanI vaMdanA karIne IsarI tarapha prasthAna karyuM. teo jIvananA aMta sudhI moTe bhAge ahIM ja rahyA. vaNajInI icchA hatI ke temanuM samAdhimaraNa IsarImAM pArzvanAtha prabhunA pAdamULamAM thAya. varNajI IsarImAM sthira thayA tyAra pachI tyAM khUba ja sAro vikAsa thayo. dharmazALAo uparAMta pArzvanAtha udAsInAzrama, mahilAzrama, jinamaMdira tathA vizALa pravacanamaMDapa paNa baMdhAyA. Ama, vaNajInA A sthAnanA nivAsane kAraNe IsarI eka tIrtha samuM banI gayuM hatuM. aneka dharmAtmAo mahinAo sudhI ahIM rahIne sAdhanAmaya jIvana vitAvatA.

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102 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo zrI vargIjInA svargArohaNa pachI paNa thoDA brahmacArI sAdhako ahIM rahetA. khAsa karIne bra. surendranAthajI svAdhyAya karAvatA. Aje paNa ahIM eka-be brahmacArIo rahe che. zrAvako zikharajInI yAtrA karavAnA uddezathI AvatAM ke jatAM thoDo vakhata darzanasatsaMga arthe ahIM rahe che. A bhUmimAM bAbA bhagIrathajI, AcArya namisAgarajI, brahmacArI naMdalAlajI vagere aneka dharmAtmAoe samAdhimaraNanI sAdhanA karelI che. thiI sAdhaka mumukSuo mATe A pavitra sthAna eka tIrthanI garaja sArI temane aMtaranI zAMti meLavavAmAM sahAyaka thAya tevuM che. aMtima sAdhanA : vRddhAvasthAnA kAraNe vaNajInI haravA-pharavAnI zakti ekadama kSINa thaI gaI hatI. caryAnuM pAlana karavuM muzkela thaI rahyuM hatuM. lagabhaga 87 varSanI umara thaI gaI hatI tyAre temaNe manomana sallekhanA grahaNa karavAno saMkalpa karyo. lokonI bhIDa na thAya te mATe temaNe potAno A saMkalpa jAhera karyo nahi paNa potAnA saMkalpa anusAra temaNe jIvanacaryA goThavavA mAMDI. - vaNajI mahArAje dhIre dhIre bolavA-cAlavAnuM ekadama ochuM karI dIdhuM. AhArano krame krame tyAga karyo. sallekhanAnI vidhi ane tenuM niyamana zrImAna paM. baMsIdharajInA mArgadarzana pramANe thatuM hatuM. prAya: Akho divasa, varNajI zAMta ane vicAramagna dazAmAM temanI pathArImAM sUtA rahetA. "bAra-bhAvanA", "chaha DhALA", "bhaktAmara stotra" ke "samayasAra kaLaza" vagereno pATha teo sAvadhAnIthI, ekacittathI zravaNa karatA. kayAreka kyAreka citanamagna thaI jatA. tA. 1-961nA roja temaNe phaLonA rasano paNa tyAga karyo ane tA. 5-9-61nA roja pANInA tyAganI sAthe sarva vastrono parityAga karI yathAjAnarUpa-digambara-dazAne aMgIkAra karI. "zrI 108 munizrI gaNeza kIrti mahArAja' tarIke temanuM dIkSA nAma rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. aMtima 18 kalAka sasaMgaparityAgInI avasthAmAM cAreya prakAranA AhAranA tyAgapUrvakanI samAdhi rahI. zarIramAM keTalIka viparItatAo thavA chatAM, zArIrika kSINatA khUba ja vadhI javA chatAM mahArAjanI AMtarika jAgRti ane sAvadhAnI khUba ja sArAM rahyAM. samatAbhAvathI vi.saM. 2018 nA bhAdaravA vada 11, tadanusAra dinAMka 5-9-1961 nI rAtro eka ne vIsa miniTe A nazvara dehano parityAga karI vaNajI mahArAja svargavAsI thayA. vaNajI mahArAjanA svargavAsanA samAcAra phelAtAM hajAronI janatA IsarI AzramamAM zokamagna dazAmAM ekatra thaI gaI ane udAsIna AzramanA prAMgaNamAM temanA zarIrano aMtima saMskAra karavAmAM Avyo. Thera Thera zokasabhAo thaI ane samAcArapatroe zraddhAMjali-vizeSAMka kADhayA. IsarImAM temanA agnidAha-sthAne saMgemammaranuM eka smAraka paNa racavAmAM AvyuM. vaNajInA dehAvasAnanI sAthe eka uttama Atmajayotino A bhAratabhUmimAMthI vilaya thayo. jaina-saMskRtie teno eka uttama AdhAra gumAvyo hoya tevo tene bhAsa thayo.

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saMtazrI gaNezaprasAdajI vaNa 103 varNIjIe potAnuM samasta jIvana sva-para kalyANamAM vitAvyuM. varNIjI atyaMta paropakArI svabhAvanA hatA. jJAnapracAra ane pAramArthika unnatinA prayAsomAM teo haMmezAM rata rahyA. "samayasAra kaLaza" Adi Agama graMtho temanA zvAsocchavAsamAM vaNAI cUkyA hatA. teo svayaM svAdhyAyapremI hatA ane temanA samAgamathI aneka jIva svAdhyAyapremI banyA hatA. sAdhanA ane sevAnI pratimUrti samA varNIjIe samAjasevA ane zikSApracAranAM kAryo dvArA bhAratIya saMskRtino bhAre upakAra kya che. temanA dvArA sthapAyela zikSaNasaMsthAono vicAra karatAM ema lAge che ke teo "jJAnaratha"nA eka mahAna pravartaka hatA. varNajInI cetanAthI jAgelA mahAnubhAvo : saraLatA, vidyAprasAranI laganI, saccaritratA, ajAtazatrutA, adhyAtmadaSTi ane vizALa adhyayana Adi mahAna guNothI vibhUSita A vibhUtithI aneka manuSyo AkarSAyA; jemAM uttara ane pUrva bhAratanA hajAro zrAvako, agragaNya zreSThIo, vidvAno, adhyApako ane buddhijIvIo uparAMta moTI saMkhyAmAM jainadharma-premIono samAveza thAya che. tyAgIvarganI paNa pU. varNIjI pratye haMmezAM sadbhAvanA rahI che. ahIM temanA dvArA dIkSita mAtra thoDAka mahAnubhAvonI yAdI prastuta che. zuM. manoharalAlajI varNI:-teo samAjamAM sahajAnaMda varNI tarIke paNa oLakhAtA. teoe vipula sAhityaracanA karI che. I. sa. 1979mAM teono dehavilaya mujhaphapharanagaramAM thayo. A uparAMta su. zrI pUrNasAgarajI, zrI svarUpAnaMdajI, zrI dIpacaMdajI varNI, bhagata zrI pyArelAlajI, bra. mAtA caMdAbAIjI, bra. mAnA kRSNAbAIjI ane bra. zrI surendranAthajInAM nAmo paNa ullekhanIya che. zrI vaNajI dvArA maMDAyelI vividha zAnaparabo : potAnA satata puruSArthathI ane jJAna pratyenA anahada premathI teoe jIvanabhara buMdelakhaMDa ane tenI AjubAjanA bhAratanA aneka jillAomAM vidyAlayo, pAThazALAo vagere sthApavAnI lokone preraNA ApI. hajAro vidyArthIo, abhyAsIo, paMDito, tyAgIo ane zodhachAtroe A saMsthAono lAbha lIdho che. temanI preraNAthI sthapAyelI keTalIka saMsthAonAM nAma nIce mujaba che: (1) syAdvAda vidyAlaya, banArasa (u. pra.) (2) gaNeza mahAvidyAlaya, sAgara (ma. pra.) (3) mahilAzrama, sAgara (4) baruAsAgara vidyAlaya (5) zAhapura vidyAlaya (6) droNagiri vidyAlaya (7) khuraI gurukuLa (8) jabalapura gurukuLa (9) lalitapura InTara kaoNleja (10) ITAvA pAThazALA ane (11) khataulI vidyAlaya. A uparAMta nAnAM-nAnAM bIjAM paMdareka sthaLoe paNa teoe pAThazALAo dvArA jJAnapracAranuM prazaMsanIya kArya karyuM hatuM. vartamAna digaMbara jaina samAjamAM je jUnI ane navI peDhInA bahuzrata vidvAno dekhAya che temane sarasvatInI sAdhanAnI sarvatomukhI preraNA ApanAra sauthI pratibhAsaMpanna koI vyakti hoya to te guru gopAladAsajI pachI pU. gaNezaprasAdajI vaNa ja che. temane vartamAnakALanA jaina vidyA-upAsanAnA "Agha-preraka' gaNI zakAya.

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phoTogrApha aprApya 14. pragatizIla AcAryazrI javAharalAlajI bhUmikA : sAmAnya rIte jaina sAdhuo vize lokomAM evI mAnyatA pracalita che ke teo potAnA saMpradAyanI kriyAo kare che, potAnA matanAM zAstro vAMce che ane potAnA saMkucita kSetramAM upadeza ApI potAnuM jIvana pUruM kare che. A mAnyatAne taddana khoTI pADanAra "gAmavat sarvabhUteSu'nA siddhAMtane apanAvI jagatanAM samasta prANIo ane manuSyone AmIya mAnanAra ane svIkAranAra udAradaSTi-saMpanna eka mahAna sAdhunA viziSTa vyaktitvano paricaya Apavo te A lekhano uddeza che. ' janma ane bAlyAvasthA : mALavA bhAratIya upakhaMDanA hRdayasamo eka mahAna pradeza che, jyAM vikramAditya ane bhoja jevA mahAna rAjAo temaja mahAkavi kAlidAsa ane bhavabhUti jevA sarasvatI-upAsako thaI gayA. ahIMnA jhAbuA jillAnA cAMdalA nAmanA gAmamAM ozavALa vaNika jJAtinA jIvarAjajI ane nAthIbAI nAmanA dharmasaMskArI daMpatIno nivAsa hato. A pavitra daMpatInA ghera, jJAnapaMcamInI pUrva rAtrie vi. saM. 1932nA kArtika suda cothane divase eka tejasvI bALakano janma thayo. mAtApitAne A paheluM ja saMtAna hatuM ane vaLI viziSTa zarIra saMpattivALuM hatuM. tethI tenuM nAma "javAhara rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. 104

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pragatizIla AcAryazrI javAharalAlajI mAnavajIvanano vikAsa suvarNanI mAphaka tapavAthI thAya che. mahApuruSonA jIvanamAM AvatI vipattio temanA jIvananA svAbhAvika parimArjana mATe hoya che. bALaka javAharane be varSanI vaye mAtAno ane pAMca varSanI vaye pitAno viyoga thayo. tethI tenA uchera ane saMskAranI javAbadArI mAmA zrI mULacaMdabhAIe svIkArI, jeo pote gAmamAM ja kApaDanA vepArathI potAnI AjIvikA calAvatA hatA. 105 cAMdalA gAmanI AjubAju bhIla ane AdivAsIonI ghaNI vastI hatI. tethI khristI mizanarIonI eka zALAmAM javAharane mUkavAmAM Avyo. pustako karatAM prakRtimAMthI vadhAre zIkhavAnA saMskAra A bALakamAM pahelethI ja hatA. te gujarAtI, hiMdI ane thoDuM gaNita zIkhyo, tyAM to zALA chUTI gaI ane mAmA sAthe dukAnamAM besavAnuM zarU thaI gayuM. kApaDane oLakhavAnI kaLAmAM bALaka javAhara thoDA ja samayamAM evo niSNAta thaI gayo ke ghaNA varSonA anubhavIo paNa Azcarya pAmatA. pratibhA, sAhasa, ekAgratA ane satata udyamathI thoDAM ja varSomAM bALakanI potAnA viSayanI tajJatA AkhA gAmamAM prasiddha thaI gaI. paraMtu bhAvinAM eMdhANa kaMIka judAM ja hatAM. jIvananA raMgo koI navI ja dizA dhAraNa karavAnA hatA. eTale eka aNadhAryo banAva banyo. . vairAgya ane aMtaramaMthana : bALaka javAhara 13 varSanI uMmare pahoMcyo tyAM to 33 varSanI uMmaranA tenA mAmA-pAlaka pitA-ekAeka svargavAsI thaI gayA. A ziracchatrarUpa banIne jIvanabhara mArA mArgadarzaka ane rakSaka banI raheze" evI jenA mATe AzA sevI hatI te ekAeka cAlyA javAthI tera varSanI uMmaranA javAharanA komaLa hRdaya upara vajrapAta jevI asara thaI. vaLI vidhavA mAmI ane tenA pAMca varSanA bALaka ghAsIlAlanI javAbadArI paNa javAhara upara AvI paDI ! dunyavI duHkhane vairAgyamAM pariNata karavAnI je zakti A bALakamAM utpanna thaI te tenA pUrvasaMskAronI sAkSI pUre che. tenA vicAronI eka noMdha nIce mujaba maLI Ave che : . caitanya AtmA ! tArI A gaMbhIra bhUla che ke atyAra sudhI potAne bhUlato rahyo. ATalo badho kALa vyatIta thavA chatAM paNa teM dharmanI viziSTa ArAdhanA karI nahIM. have to mArI vAta mAnI le ane potAnI bhUla sudhArI levAno kharekharo prayatna kara. have to tane atyaMta anukULa avasara prApta thayo che. Avo avasara vAraMvAra maLato nathI, mATe potAnI badhI zaktine bhegI karIne bhagIratha puruSArtha kara ane paramAtmAnAM bhajana ane sAMnidhyano lAbha laI le.'' koI koI vAra javAharanA mAnasapaTala parathI tenA nAnakaDA jIvananuM calacitra pasAra thaI jatuM. mAtA gaI, pitA gayA, mAmA gayA. have dukAnadArImAM lAbha meLavIne mAre zuM prayojana siddha karavAnuM che ? mAmI ane tenA bALaka mATe sAmAnya vyavasthA thaI zake tema che, to have game tema karIne gurunI prApti karI prabhue cIMdhelA mArge

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106 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo javuM ja mAre mATe hitakArI che. joke mAmAe karelo upakAra vAraMvAra sAMbhaLI Avato hato ane tethI koI vAra te gadgada thaI jato hato. chatAM satata ciMtana, daDha ane sthAyI nizcayabaLa ane sAhasa karavAnI TevavALo A bALaka AgaLa vadhI rahyo hato. dhanarAjajI dvArA rUkAvaTa : javAhara AjakAla dukAnanA kAmamAM barAbara rasa leto nathI' evI khabara javAharanA bApujI(pitAnA moTA bhAI)ne paDatAM temaNe tene bolAvIne samajAvyo tyAre javAhare temane potAnA AMtarika vairAgyanI vAta jaNAvI. A vAta sAMbhaLI dhanarAjajI ghaNA gusse thaI gayA ane gAmamAM koI saMta, satI Ave to teno samAgama javAhara na karI zake te mATe potAnA be putrone tenA upara satata cokI bharavA mATe kahyuM. Ama thoDo vakhata cAlyuM paNa javAharanI vRttimAM koI phera paDyo nahIM, tethI temaNe gAmanA agraNIo ane vaDIlone sUcanA ApI ke jyAre taka maLe tyAre A bALakane sAdhuonI niMdA saMbhaLAvavI, tenA manamAM sAdhuo pratye bhayanI lAgaNI utpanna karavI ane dhArmika bAbato pratye aruci thAya tevuM Ayojana karavuM. Ama vividha upAyo dvArA javAharanA virakta jIvana pratyenA valaNane niSphaLa banAvavA temaNe yathAzakya prayatna karyo. paraMtu honahArane koNa TALI zake che ? chellAM lagabhaga cAra varSathI javAharalAlajI dukAnamAM ane gharamAM jaLakamaLavata rahetA ane vAMcana, ciMtana ane saMta-samAgamanA virahamAM divaso vitAvatA paNa temanA mananuM samAdhAna thatuM nahIM. saMta-samAgama ane dIkSA : jasavaMtalAlajInA putra udayacaMdanI sAthe eka vAra temane dAhodanI najIka AvelA lIMbaDI gAme javAnuM thayuM. tyAM hukamIcaMdajInI paraba parAnA ghAsIlAlajI mahArAjano samAgama thayo. tethI te lIMbaDI gAme rokAI gayA ane potAnA aMtaranI vAta pU. mahArAjazrIne jaNAvI, paraMtu mahArAjazrIe svajanonI anumati mATe Agraha karyo. jazarAjajIe chaLakapaTa karIne javAharalAlajIne bolAvI lIdhA. paraMtu A vAta have AgaLa vadhI gaI hatI, tethI thoDA divasomAM bhairA nAmanA dhobInA ghoDA upara besIne teo puna: lIMbaDI pahoMcI gayA. have koI upAya na rahevAthI dhanarAjajIne paNa potAnA putra udayacaMdajI sAthe dIkSA levAnuM saMmatipatra mokalI ApavuM paDyuM. Ama vi. saM. 1948nA mAgasara suda bIjanA zubhamuhurte javAharalAlajInI dIkSAno nirNaya levAyo. zrI ghAsIlAlajI mahArAje kezaloca karyo ane javAharalAlajIe zrI maganalAlanA ziSya tarIke mahAvratanuM uccAraNa karI dIkSA levAnI potAnI bhAvanA pUrI karI. bhUkhyAne ghebara maLe ke nirdhanane ratnaciMtAmaNi maLe tema javAharalAlajInA harSano Aje pAra nahoto, kAraNa ke potAnI cira pratikSita vairAgyabhAvanA jIvanamAM Aje sAkAra banI hatI. adhyayana ane vihAra: potAnuM jIvana unnata banAvavAnI tamannA pUsaMskAranA baLathI javAharalAlajIne nAnapaNathI ja prApta thaI hatI. A janmajAta pratibhAmAM tIvra smaraNazakti, nINabuddhi ane grAhakanA, ekaniSThA, sevAmAM tatparatA ane AtyaMtika vinayazIlatA bhaLatAM sarasvatIdevIne prasanna thayA sivAya chUTako nahoto. thoDA samayamAM

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pragatizIla AcAryazrI javAharalAlajI pratikramaNa, sAmAyika, sUtro, prArthanA-pado, gAthAo vagere seMkaDonI saMkhyAmAM temane kaMThastha thaI gayAM. dIkSA pachI doDha mAsanI aMdara ja mahArAjazrIne potAnA guru zrI maganalAlajImahArAjano paTalAvada mukAme viyoga thayo. tapasvIzrI motIlAlajI mahArAje temane dhIraja baMdhAvI ane dareka rIte saMbhALI lIdhA. A yuvAmuninA jIvanamAM sevA, tapa, tyAga, sahanazIlatA vagere aneka uttama guNono saMcAra karavAnuM mukhya kArya zrI motIlAlajI mahArAje A samaya daramiyAna karyuM. pahelA cAturmAsamAM dhAra khAte teozrIe kAvyazAstranuM adhyayana karyuM ane bIjA cAturmAsa vakhate rAmapurAmAM zAstrajJa zrI kesaramalajI pAsethI dazavaikAlika, uttarAdhyayana, AcArAMga, sUtrakRtAMga, praznavyAkaraNa vagere AgamasUtrono khUba khaMtapUrvaka abhyAsa karyo. potAnA viziSTa buddhibaLane lIdhe teozrI abhyAsamAM sau muniomAM AgaLa ja rahetA. tyAra pachInA traNa cAturmAsa jAvarA, pAMdalA-zivagaMja ane aulAnAmAM thayA. A sthaLomAM adhyayananI vRddhinI sAthe sAthe lokomAM nirvyasanano sAro pracAra thayo. vi. saM 1954 nA cAturmAsamAM teozrIne yuvAcAryazrI cothamalajI mahArAja ane temanA munionA samAgamano lAbha prApta thayo. be cAturmAsa pachI jAvarA mukAme AcAryazrI cothamalajI mahArAjanA vizALa saMghanA saMta-sationA samAgamano lAbha paNa temane maLyo. vi. saM. 1956mAM zrI cothamalajI mahArAje potAnI zarIra avasthAne vadhatI joIne vizALa saMghanI javAbadArI cAra viziSTa munione soMpI dIdhI; jemAM mAtra ATha varSathI dIkSita, covIsa varSanI uMmaranA zrI javAharalAlajI paNa eka hatA. 1957no cAturmAsa ujajaina pAse mahidapuramAM thayo. 107 javAharanI kiMmmata jhaverIe karI : pU. zrI lAlajI mahArAjane AcAryapadanI prApti thaI tyAra pachI teo indora AvyA ane tyAMthI mevADa tarapha vihAra karyo ane udepura AvyA. ahIMnA zrIsaMdhe temane cAturmAsa mATe vinaMti karI tyAre teozrIe kahyuM, 'huM tamane javAharanI eka peTI' A comAsAmAM ApI jaIza jethI tamArI bhAvanA pUrNa thaze, arthAt 1958nuM cAturmAsa udepuramAM thayuM jemAM jJAna ane tapazcaryA dvArA khUba dharmaprabhAvanA thaI. tyAMthI vihAra karI jodhapura tarapha prasthAna karyuM tyAre rastAmAM tarAvalIgaDha gAma pAse jaMgalamAM lUMTArAoe sAdhuonAM vastra, pAtra lUMTI lIdhAM. paNa sAdhuoe samatA rAkhI. 1959no cAturmAsa jodhapuramAM ja thayo, jyAM zrI pratApamalajI nAmanA ucca zrAvakane bodha ApI, tenI keTalIka khoTI mAnyatAonuM nirAna karI, tene sanmArga-ArAdhanAmAM joyo ane bhInAsaramAM cAturmAsa pUrNa karyo. 1962no cAturmAsa teoe udepuramAM karyo. udepuramAM gaNezalAlAjIne dIkSA : A cAturmAsa khUba prabhAvazALI rahyo, kAraNa ke ahIM (1) 8 thI mAMDIne 61 divasanI upavAsanI tapasyAo thaI, (2) aneka rAjyAdhikArIo sahita samasta udepuranI janatAe mahArAjanAM pravacanono lAbha lIdho ane (3) zrI gaNezalAlajI mAru nAmanA virakta ane abhyAsIe 16 varSanI

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108 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo uMmare AjIvana brahmacarya grahaNa karI cAturmAsane aMte dIkSA grahaNa karI. A dharmAtmAe jainazAstro, saMskRta, phArasI vagereno khUba sAro abhyAsa karyo ane AgaLa upara AcAryapada zobhAvyuM. ahIMthI nAthadvArA, kAMkarolI, gaMgApura, bhIlavADA, cittoDa thaI teo ajamera pAse masUdA gAmamAM AvyA. ahIM suganacaMdajI koThArIne bodha ApI pharIthI zrAvakadharmamAM sthira karyA ane rAyapura thaI 1963no cAturmAsa gaMgApuramAM ane 1964no cAturmAsa ratalAmamAM karyo. ahIM sthAnakavAsI kaoNnpharansanA bhAIone yogya mArgadarzana ApI teozrI cAMdalA padhAryA. cAMdalAnA A cAturmAsamAM hAthI dvArA viveka-vinayanI, sarpa dvArA zAMtabhAva rAkhavAnI ane paththara mAranArAo para kSamA karavAnI aneka vismayakAraka ghaTanAo lokone camatkArika lAgI, paNa Ane saMtanA jIvanamAM vaNAI gayelI vizvamaitrI ane karuNAno ja prabhAva gaNavo joIe. thAMdalAthI vihAra karyo tyAre pU. mahArAjazrInI tabiyata bagaDI gaI hatI. paNa svasthatA prApta thatAM teo jAvarA AvyA ane tyAMthI koi nAmanA gAmamAM jaI zrI lAlacaMdajI nAmanA paropakArI zrImaMtane dIkSA ApI. ahIMthI devAsa thaI teozrI indora pahoMcyA ane 1967no cAturmAsa IndoramAM karyo. ahIM zrI caMdanamalajI phirodiyA vagere zrAvakoe mahArAjazrIne dakSiNa tarapha AvavA vinaMti karI ane teno svIkAra thayo; tethI mahArAjazrIe indorathI baDavAhA, nAvada, burahAnapura, phaijapura tathA bhusAvaLa thaI ahamadanagaramAM 1968mAM cAturmAsa mATe praveza karyo. dakSiNanA suprasiddha cAturmAsa : ahamadanagara, junnera, ghoDanadI ane jAmagAMvamAM cAturmAsa thayA. jAmagAMvanA cAturmAsa daramiyAna teozrIne "gaNI'nI padavI arpaNa karavAmAM AvI. ahIMthI pharI ahamadanagara, dhoDanadI, mITI, hivaDA, sonaI vagere nagaromAM vihAra karyo. pivaDAmAM udepurathI AvelA pU. zrI lAlajI mahArAje saMghanI AjJAthI teozrIne yuvAcAryanI padavI arpaNa karI. 1975nA sIlAmanA cAturmAsa vakhate caitra vada 8 ne budhavAranA roja vidhipUrvaka yuvAcAryapadanI ujavaNI karavAmAM AvI. bIje ja varSe pU. zrI lAlajI mahArAjanA svargavAsanA samAcAra mahArAjazrIne bhInAsaramAM maLyA, jenA anusaMdhAnamAM teoe ATha divasanA upavAsa karyA. AcArya padavI : have samasta saMgha ane samAjanA kAryakalApa, mArgadarzana ane rakSaNanI javAbadArI mahArAjazrIne zire AvI paDI hatI. temaNe potAno anubhava samAja samakSa rajU karI dIdho. teoe kahyuM ke zikSaNanuM kArya varAthI hAtha dharI nirakSaratA, ajJAna ane aMdhazraddhAne dUra karavAnA kAryane agrimatA ApavI joIe. paraMtu samAjamAM haju evA kAryakaro taiyAra thayA nahotA tethI "sAdhunAga jena hitakAriNI saMsthA" e nAmanI saMsthA astitvamAM AvI. bIkAnera ane ratalAmamAM cAturmAsa pUrA karI mahArAjazrI dakSiNamAM satArA, pUnA, jalagAMva ane ahamadanagaramAM ryA. vi. saM. 1981 nA jalagAMvanA cAturmAsamAM teonA hAthamAM eka nAnuM gUmaDuM

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pragatizIla AcAryazrI javAharalAlajI 109 thayuM. temAM pAka thaI gayo ane paru bharAI gayuM. Akhare prakhyAta sarjana gulagAMvakare madhupramehanuM nidAna karyuM ane oNparezana karyuM tyAre bebhAna karyA vagara cIro mUkIne paru kADhI nAkhatAM dhIme dhIme sAruM thaI gayuM. mahArAjazrInI sahanazIlatA, nirbhayatA ane deha pratyenA nimatvano A adbhuta prasaMga hato. satArAmAM zrI bhImarAjajI ane simalajI tathA pUnAmAM zrI jIvaNalAlajInI dIkSAo sArI rIte saMpanna thaI. 1980 no ghATakoparano cAturmAsa jIvadayAnAM kAryone lIdhe, zrAvakonI ekatAne lIdhe, munizrI "suMdaralAlajInA 81 divasonA upavAsane lIdhe ane vividha viSayo uparanAM jAhera pravacanonA sAmUhika Ayojanane lIdhe khUba saphaLa rahyo. jaina temaja jainapremI samasta janatA mATe A kAryakrama atyaMta preraka ane prabhAvazALI rahyo. ahIMthI bhusAvaLa, jalagAMva, ratalAma, maMdasaura, nimbAheDA, udepura ane blAvara thaI vi. saM. 1984mAM mahArAjazrI bIkAnera padhAryA. ahIM sAdhumArgI jaina hitakAriNI saMsthAnI sthApanA thaI. je haju sudhI sucAru rIte kAma karI sAdhuonAM zikSaNa, vihAra ane AcArasaMhitAne upakArI thavAmAM potAnuM yogadAna Ape che. AgaLanA vihAramAM mahArAjazrI saradAra zahera thaI cUru padhAryA. ahIM zrI zekhacaMdajInI dIkSA bhavya rIte saMpanna thaI. ahIM cAturmAsa karI mahArAjazrIe bIkAnera, rohataka, dilI tarapha prasthAna karyuM. tyAM samAja taraphathI mahArAjazrI mATe khAsa padavIdAnasamAraMbhanuM suMdara Ayojana karavAmAM AvyuM. ahIMthI AgrA thaI jodhapura tarapha vihAra karyo ane jayAraNamAM zrI motIlAlajI koTecAnI dIkSA thaI. tyAMthI krame krame ajamera thaI udepuramAM AvyA. ajameramAM munizrI gaNezalAlajIno yuvAcArya samAroha saMpanna thayo. teonI 28 varSanI dIrdha jJAna-sAdhanA ane saMyamasAdhanA samasta saMdhane ane khAsa karIne tyAM hAjara rahelA kula 65 saMta-satIone mATe preraka, mArgadarzaka ane anukaraNIya banI rahI. - saurASTra-gujarAta tarapha : AvA samartha vidvAna ane sudhArAvAdI mahApuruSano lAbha hajI saurASTra-gujarAtane maLyo nahoto, ne samAjanA AgevAnone khaTakatuM hatuM. agragaNya gujarAtI zrAvakonuM eka DepyuTezana be-traNa vAra mahArAjazrIne vinaMti karI AvyuM. teozrIe saMmati ApI ane pAlanapura, vIramagAma, vaDhavANa thaI teo rAjakoTa padhAryA. vi. saM. 1993thI cAra cAturmAsa anukrame rAjakoTa, jAmanagara, morabI ane amadAvAdamAM thayA. ahIM sarvatra jainono, jaina premIono, rASTrIya netAono ane saurASTranA rAjavIono temanA pratyeno sadubhAva ane bhakti khUba prazaMsanIya rahyAM. paraMtu ahIMthI teozrInuM zArIrika svAsthaya narama-garama rahevA lAgyuM. azakti vadhAre jaNAvA lAgI. chatAM teozrIe mAravADa tarapha vihAra karyo ane chellA cAtumaso temaNe kramaza: blAvara, bagaDI, bIkAnera ane bhImAsaramAM karyA.

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110 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo aMtima avasthA : saurASTrathI je azakti ane ghUMTaNa tathA zarIranuM darda cAlu thayeluM te ochuM thAya te pahelAM ja vi. saM. 1999nA jeTha suda pUnamane divase, mahArAjazrInI dIkSA suvarNajayaMtInI ujavaNI pachI mAtra cha mahinAmAM ja teozrIne jamaNI bAjunA ardhA aMgamAM pakSaghAtano humalo thayo. pIThanA nIcenA bhAgamAM moTuM gUmaDuM paNa thayuM hatuM. chatAM teoe zAMtithI saune khamAvIne samatApUrvaka dehatyAga kayo. smazAnayAtrA ane uttarakriyA paNa temanA padane ane vyaktitvane anurUpa thayAM. samasta rAjayamAM zoka pALavAmAM Avyo ane temanA jIvanakAryane anurUpa zrI javAhara vidyApITha' nI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI. pU. mahArAjazrInI vizeSatAo : (1) temanA jIvanamAM bALapaNathI ja vairAgyanA daDha saMsakAra udaya pAmyA hatA. (2) mAtra rUDhigata kriyAomAM ja rokAI na rahetAM jJAnanI ArAdhanA tarapha teo vizeSa lakSa ApatA. (3) teo pragatizIla, sudhArAvAdI ane rASTrIyatAnA raMge raMgAyelA hatA. potAnI maryAdAmAM rahI samasta samAjanA utkarSamAM yogadAna ApavAnI nItimAM teo aMta sudhI deDha hatA. (4) dhArmika puruSo uparAMta rASTranI aneka pratibhAsaMpanna vyaktio paNa temanAM darzana, satsaMga ane pravacana arthe AvatI, jemAM mukhya nAmo nIce pramANe gaNAvI zakAya : 1. rASTrapitA mahAtmA gAMdhI 2. saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela I che vi. saM. 1993, rAjakoTa 3. zrI bALagaMgAdhara tilaka vi. saM. 1972, ahamadanagara 4. zrI paTTAbhI sItArAmaiyA vi. saM. 1993, porabaMdara 5. paM. madanamohana mAlaviyAjI vi. saM. 1984, bIkAnera 6. senDo prophesara rAmamUrti vi. saM. 1972, ahamadanagara 7. senApati bApaTa, vi. saM. 1971, pAranera 8. saMta vinobA bhAve (mAhitI maLatI nathI.) 9. zrI rAmanareza tripAThI vi. saM. 1987, bIkAnera 10. kAkA kAlelakara ] 11. zrI ThakkarabApA | (mAhitI maLatI nathI.) 12. saurASTra-rAjasthAnanA rAjavIo vividha sthaLoe 13. sara manubhAI mahetA vi. saM. 1984, bhInAsara (5) nirlasanIpaNuM, samAjasudhAraNA ane vyApaka daSTi : te jamAnAmAM samasta bhAratIya samAjamAM ane jaina samAjamAM paNa jJAnapracArano abhAva hato.

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pragatizIla AcAryazrI javAharalAlajI 111 bALalagno ane vRddhelagno thatAM. dahejanI prathA vyApaka hatI. bahenonI ane khAsa karIne vidhavAonI dazA dayanIya hatI. dArU, gAMjo, carasa, tamAku, mAMsAhAra, jugAra, viSayalaMpaTatA Adino khUba phelAvo hato. aspRzyatAnI adhama mAnyatA hiMdu dharmanuM mahAna kAMka hatuM. Arya dharmonA anuyAyIomAM ekabIjAnA dharma pratye asahiSNutA hatI. AvA aneka sAMprata, naitika, zaikSaNika ane rASTrIya praznonA nirAkaraNamAM teoe potAnuM yogya ane prazaMsanIya yogadAna karyuM. (6) vidAr sarvatra zUnyate / A lokoktine temaNe potAnI vizALa, tejasvI, vidvattApUrNa, sarvagrAhI ane anubhavasiddha vaktRtvakaLAthI sAbita karI batAvI ane tethI ja temanI jAhera dharmasabhAomAM hiMdu, jaina, musalamAna, zIkha, bALaka, yuvAna vRddha, yuvatIo, vRddhAo vagere sau koI rasa letAM ane potAnA jIvananA vikAsa mATe yogya mArgadarzana meLavatAM, upadeza prasAdI (1) prArthanA : prabhu ! huM UrdhvagAmI banavA icchuM chuM. pragatinA mahAna ane aMtima lakSyanI dizAmAM niraMtara prayANa karavAnI icchA karuM chuM. mane evI zakti Apo ke adhogAmI na banI jAuM, mArI avanati na thAya. vizvanAM pralobhano mane jarA paNa AkarSI zake nahi. bhagavAna, jo Apa mArA kavaca banI jAo to huM keTalo bhAgyazALI banI jAuM ? meM tamAruM svarUpa jANIne tamane mArA hRdayamAM sthAna ApyuM che. huM mArA hRdayane tamAruM maMdira samajavA lAgyo chuM. (2) nAmasmaraNa mahApuruSonA jIvanamAM nAmasmaraNanuM sthAna haMmezAM bahu ja UMcuM hoya che. je samaye teo sAMsArika samasyAothI kaMTALI jAya, temanuM citta azAMta ane vyagra banI jAya te samaye bhagavAnanuM nAma ja temane zAMti Ape che. bhayaMkara Apatti AvI paDe tyAre paNa bhagavajhmaraNathI ja temane dhIraja prApta thAya che. nAmasmaraNa ja patha-pradarzaka bane che. je samaye manuSya sidghoDhuM, zudghoDyuM, anantajJAnAvi muLa savRdghoonuM tattva samajIne bhagavAnamAM (tenA svarUpamAM) tanmaya banIne temanA nAmanuM smaraNa karavA lAge che tyAre tene potAnI aMdara rahelI zaktiono AbhAsa thavA lAge che. te AbhAsa jema jema nirmala banato jAya tema tema parama AnaMdano anubhava vadhato jAya che, bhagavatsmaraNa AtmavikAsane AmaMtraNa Ape che. nAmasmaraNa Atmika zaktinuM UrdhvarohaNa kare che, kAraNa ke pUrNa vikasita AtmA ja bhagavAna che, (3) zikSaNa : manuSya anaMta zaktino tejasvI puMja che. paraMtu tenI zakti AvaraNamAM aTavAI gaI che. te AvaraNane dUra karIne vidyamAna zaktine prakAzita karavI te zikSaNanuM dhyeya che. bahu ja ochI saMkhyAmAM mAtA-pitA zikSaNanuM vAstavika mahattva samaje che. priya mAtA-pitA zikSaNane AjIvikAmAM madada karanAra athavA dhanopArjananuM sAdhana mAnIne potAnAM bALakone zikSaNa Ape che. A kAraNathI teo zaikSaNika viSayamAM

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112 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo lobha kare che. loko nAnAM bALako mATe ochA pagArathI nAnA sAmAnya adhyApako nIme che ane temanI pAse bALakone zikSaNa apAve che, paraMtu A bahu moTI bhUla che. nAnAM bALakomAM sArA saMskAranuM siMcana karavA anubhavI adhyApakanI AvazyakatA che. (4) nakha : tapa eka prakAranI agni che, jemAM samasta apavitratA, saMpUrNa kalimala ane samagra malinatA bhasmIbhUta thaI jAya che. tapasyArUpI agnimAM tapta thaIne AtmA suvarNanI jema tejasvI banI jAya che. tethI tapadharmanuM mahattva apAra che. jeo tapa kare che, temanI vANI pavitra ane priya hoya che. jeo priya, pathya tathA satya vANI bole che temanuM tapa ja kharekharuM tapa kahevA yogya hoya che. tapasvIne asatya ke apriya vANI uccAravAno adhikAra nathI. teNe kalezayukta, pIDAkAraka athavA bhayopAdaka vANI bolavI joIe nahi. tapasvInI vANImAM amRta jevuM mAdhurya hoya che. bhayagrasta prANI tenI vANI sAMbhaLIne nirbhaya banI jAya che. tapasvI haMmezAM potAnI jIbha para niyaMtraNa rAkhe che. tenI vANI zuddha ane pavitra hoya che. (5) aspRzyatA: dharmabhAvanAnuM hArda e che ke manuSyamAtrane bhAI, bhAI samajo. dareka manuSya ApaNo badhu che. badhuno artha che "sahAyaka'. e prakAre zudra tamArA sahAyaka (madadagAra ) che ane tame zUdranA sahAyaka cho. zUdra samAjano pAyo che. mahelanI AdhArazilA tenA pAyAmAM hoya che. pAyo majabUta banyA sivAya mahela sthira rahI zakato nathI. jo tame zudrane asthira-vicalita karI dezo to samAjanI buniyAda DagamagavA lAgaze. saMskRti dhULamAM maLI jaze. yAda rAkho, teo potAne adhama athavA halakA kahevAvALA hindu samAjanAM vahAlAM saMtAna che. temane dhikAro nahi, temanuM apamAna karo nahi. temanA tarapha kRtajJatA pradarzita karo nahi. temanI sAthe snehapUrNa vyavahAra karo. (6) saMkalpa : zuM saMkalpamAM duHkha dUra karavAnuM sAmarthya che? hA, avazya che. saMkalpamAM anaMta zakti che. saMka95thI du:kha dUra thaI jAya che temaja navIna du:khano prAdurbhAva thato nathI. potAnI saMkalpazaktino vikAsa ja AdhyAtmika vikAsa che. saMkalpano prabhAva jaDa-sRSTi para paNa avazya paDe che. jo saMkalpamAM baLanI milAvaTa thaI to kAryasiddhimAM saraLatA ane vizeSa prakAranI tatparatA Ave che. sAcA aMta:karaNathI karelA saMkalpane prakRti svayaM sahAya kare che. A mATe mithyA abhimAna choDI, zuddha hRdayathI paramAtmAne zaraNe javuM jarUrI che.

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15. kaviratna zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAja sarva jIvo sAthe maitrIbhAva, janmajAta kavitva, madhura rAgamAM bhaktigItonuM gAna, sahaja-paropakAravRtti ane sarvadharmasamabhAva Adi viziSTa guNonI saurabhathI pazcima bhAratamAM pAMca dAyakAo karatAM paNa adhika samaya sudhI dharmajAgRtino saMdeza ApanAra zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAja vartamAna zatAbdInA eka mahAna bhakta-saMta hatA. 66 bhUmikA ane janma : pazcima bhAratano saurASTra pradeza saMto, zUravIro ane dAtAronI janmabhUmi tarIke suprasiddha che. tenA jhAlAvADa (vartamAna surendranagara) nAmanA jillAmAM sAyalA nAmanuM gAma che. A gAmamAM lAlA bhagata nAmanA saMta thaI gayA, tethI A gAma bhagatanA gAma" tarIke paNa oLakhAya che. A gAmamAM vi. saM. 1933nA mAgazara suda ekamane guruvAre zrI nAnacaMdrajIno janma thayo hato. temanuM janma vakhatanuM nAma nAgarabhAI hatuM; temanAM mAtAnuM nAma raLiyAtabAI ane pitAnuM nAma pAnAcaMdabhAI hatuM. A dharmaniSTha sadAcArI kuTuMba dazAzrImALI vaNika gaNAtuM ane temAM sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyanA saMskAra hatA. bALakanI pAMca varSanI uMmare mAtAe ane agiyAra varSanI uMmare pitAe vidAya lIdhI. tethI temanAM bhAbhI moMghI 113

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114 arvAcIna jaina jyotidharI bAe ja pAlaka mAtA tarIkenI pharaja bajAvI. ATaluM ochuM hoya tema thoDA vakhatamAM moTA bhAI jesaMgabhAInuM avasAna thayuM ane moMghIbA vidhavA thayAM. tyAra bAda nAgarabhAInI sAthe je kanyAno vivAha thayo hato, temAM kAMI adalA-badalI karI nAkhavAmAM AvI che tevA samAcAra maLyA. eka pachI eka AvI paDelA AvA aneka prasaMgothI nAgarabhAI tathA moMdhIbAnuM citta vadhAre virakta thaI gayuM. ghaNA lokonI samajAvaTa chatAM nAgarabhAIno vairAgya vadhato gayo. teo savAMcana ane sasamAgamamAM rahevA lAgyA ane yogya guru maLe to dIkSA levI evA nirNaya para AvI gayA. A samaye temane lIMbaDInA zrI popaTabhAI haMsarAjabhAIno bheTo thayo. temaNe pU. zrI. devacaMdrajI mahArAja pAse javAnI sUcanA karI. baMne jaNA vAgaDa thaI kacha pahoMcI gayA. ahIM pU. mahArAjazrI devacaMdrajInA darzana-bodhathI prabhAvita thaI jesala-toralanI samAdhisthAnathI prasiddha aMjAra gAme vi. saM. 1957nA phAgaNa suda trIja ne guruvAre dIkSA grahaNa karI. gurujIe temanuM nAma muni nAnacaMdra rAkhyuM. temanA keTalAka cAturmAsa mAMDavI, jAmanagara ane morabImAM thayA. A daramiyAna teoe rASTrIyatAnA pakSamAM ane prabhu mahAvIranA guNagAna sAdhu mahArAja paNa moTethI gAya to vAMdho nahi tenA samarthanamAM potAnuM sudhArAvAdI valaNa samAja samakSa vyakta karyuM. A kAraNathI saurASTra-kacchamAM munizrI krAMtikArI vicArovALA tarIke jANItA thayA. gurusevA ane vizeSa zAstrAbhyAsa : gurudeva zrI devacaMdrajI mahArAjane lakavAnI asara thaI ane A yuvAna munie gurujInI sevAmAM rahevAnuM nakkI karyuM. AthI vi.saM. 1968 thI vi. saM. 1976 sudhI (nava varSa sudhI) lIMbaDImAM lAMbo sthiravAsa karavo paDyo. A samaya daramiyAna temaNe potAnI AgavI buddhipratibhA dvArA sAdhaka jIvana mATe Avazyaka saMskRta, prAkRta, darzana ane kAvyazAstrono ThIka ThIka abhyAsa karI lIdho. uparAMta samAjasevA ane sAhitya-nirmANamAM potAnA samayano sadupayoga karI saMdhanI khUba khUba cAhanA meLavI. samasta saMgha ane munizrIe gurajInI sevAzuzraSA karavAmAM koI UNapa rAkhI na hatI. chatAM, temanI tabiyate palaTo khAdho ane vi.saM. 1977mAM teoe svargArohaNa karyuM. saunI sAthe munizrIne paNa guruvirahanuM du:kha hatuM. thoDA samayamAM ja saMdhe sAyalA prayANa karyuM. tyAM teo traNa divasanA upavAsa grahaNa karI eka bhoMyarAmAM citanamagna dazAmAM besI rahyA. AthI zarIra para ThaMDI ane bhejanI viparIta asara thaI ane "vA"nI bImArI lAgu paDI. paNa yuvAvasthAmAM zarIrane kasavuM ane zAtAzIliyA nA thavuM, zarIranI bahu ALapaMpALa nA karavI tevI munirAjanI daDha mAnyatA hatI. potAnI daDhatAnI parIkSAno A eka navatara prayoga hato. muMbaIgarAonuM AkarSaNa : munizrInuM bhavya vyaktitva, temanI padyamaya zailI, vizALa daSTi, bulaMda chatAM mITho svara, sudhArAvAdI vicAradhArA, samAjavikAsanI dhagaza vagere aneka guNone lIdhe muMbaInA saMdhanI cAturmAsa mATe satata mAgaNI rahetI. ane munizrIne vi. saM. 1982nuM cAturmAsa ghATakoparamAM karavAnI svIkRti ApavI paDI. WWW.jainelibrary.org -

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kaviratna zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAja 115 temanAM pravacanomAM je moTI hAjarI thatI te parathI khyAla Avato ke saurASTra-kacchamAMthI keTalI moTI saMkhyAmAM jaino ahIM AvIne vasyA hatA. A cAturmAsamAM sthAnakavAsI upAzrayanI bhavya imAratano pAyo naMkhAyo. samasta jaina samAjamAM dharmajAgRtinI sarasa lahera vyApI gaI. ahIM teoe a.bhA.sthA. jaina kaoNnpharansane paNa saMbodhI hatI. vi. saM. 1983nuM cAturmAsa lIMbaDImAM thayuM. tyAM zrI cunIlAlajI maninI dIkSA thaI. tyAra pachI vi. saM. 1984mAM vAMkAneranuM cAturmAsa karI, 1985mAM morabImAM zrI zivalAlajI(saMtabAlajI)nI dIkSA thaI. 1989nuM cAturmAsa AgrAmAM hatuM, daramiyAna ajamera saMmelanamAM teoe lIMbaDI saMpradAyanuM pratinidhitva karyuM. vi. saM. 1991mAM ghATakopara ane 1992mAM kAMdAvADImAM teonA cAturmAsa thayA. borIvalImAM 2014 ane 2015nA je cAturmAsa thayA temAM dhArmika jAgRti sAthe aneka sAmAjika ane lokopayogI kAryo paNa thayAM. borIvalImAM te samaye madhyama ane garIba varganA jaina vasatA, paNa teonI dharma pratyenI lagana ane zraddhA tathA saMpa rAkhIne kArya karavAnI bhAvanA adamya hatI. A kAraNathI ja A cAturmAsamAM dharmajAgRti, yuvApravRtti, mahilAmaMDaLanI pravRttio ane anya sAmAjika pravRttio khUba suMdara thaI. chellA traNa cAturmAsa ane bImArI : vi. saM 2014nuM cAturmAsa pUrNa karIne mahArAjazrI vatana tarapha javAnI gaNatarIthI vajezvarI padhAryA, jyAM rahevA mATe Azrama, seneToriyama vagerenI sArI vyavasthA hatI. paraMtu ahIMnA doDha mahinAnA nivAsa daramiyAna teonuM svAthya vA ane zaradIne lIdhe bagaDI gayuM. DaoN. sUcakanI salAhathI pAcho borIvalI pharavAno nirNaya levAyo, jethI sAravAra vadhAre sArI rIte thaI zake. pUjyazrInI asvastha tabiyatanA samAcAra sAMbhaLI haMsAkumArI mahAsatIjI Adi amadAvAdathI ugra vihAra karI vajezvarI thaI borIvalI AvI pahoMcyA. vi.saM 2015nA AgAmI cAturmAsa mATe vatanamAM pahoMcAya teTalo samaya nahoto ane pUjyazrIne borIvalInA samAja taraphathI cAturmAsano ghaNo Agraha hato, tethI cAturmAsa borIvalImAM karavAnuM nakkI thayuM. nivRtti arthe zAMtithI rahI zakAya te hetuthI A cAturmAsa upAzrayamAM na karatAM kRSNakuMja nAmanA eka makAnamAM karyo. mahAsatIono cAturmAsa ghATakoparamAM thayo. ahIMnA nivAsa daramiyAna temane nAno hRdayarogano humalo (hArTaeTeka) thayelo, paraMtu DaoNkTaronI jahematathI ane pApakarmano udaya zAMta thavAthI pUjayazrInI tabiyata sArI thaI gaI ane cAturmAsa pUro thatAM gujarAta tarapha temano vihAra cAlu thayo. yathA samaye saMgha lIMbaDI pahoMcI gayo. rastAmAM vIramagAma najIka pharIthI hRdayarogano nAno humalo thayo hato, paNa dhIre dhIre tabiyata thoDI sudharI ke pharI pAchA gurudeva pravacana, lAibrerI, vidyAzALA vagerenAM kAryomAM rasa levA lAgyA. ahIMthI cAturmAsa pUro karI vartamAna jIvananA chellA vihAra mATe sAyalA tarapha prayANa karyuM. sAyalAmAM sthiravAsa ane aMtima divaso : chellA cAra cAturmAsa pU. mahArAjazrIe sAyalAmAM ja karyA. 87mI janmajayaMtI pU. saMtabAlajI, pU. cunIlAlajI muni tathA anya mahAsatIo ane zrAvakonI hAjarImAM prArthanA, pravacana, bhakti

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo AdithI ujavavAmAM AvI. tyAra pachI pU. saMtabAlajI to dilhI ane kalakattA(bhavAnIpurA)nAM cAturmAsa arthe jatA rahyA paNa pU. ciMtamunine to 'gurudeva' ja sarvasva hovAthI teo temanI sAthe ja rahyA. ahIMnA teozrInA sthiravAsa daramiyAna vividha sthaLoethI sevA, darzana ane satsaMga arthe mahAsatIjIo tathA zrAvakono pravAha cAlu ja rahyo. Akhare vasamI vidAyano ane mahAprayANano divasa AvI pahoMcyo. 'kara le siMgAra ! catura alabelI sAjanake ghara jAnA hogA.' 116 vi. saM. 2021nA mAgazara vada 9ne ravivAre savAranA teoe prArthanA ane pravacana karI, nityakramathI paravArI, pratikramaNa karI lIdhuM. paraMtu sAMjanI prArthanAmAM na besI zakayA. temaNe chAtImAM dukhAvAnI vAta karI. eTalAmAM to zvAsa paNa jorazorathI cAlavA lAgyo. surendranagarathI DaoNkTarane bolAvavAnI vyavasthA karavAmAM AvI, paNa te pahelAM to pU. mahArAjazrIe cAra zaraNAne-arihaMta, siddha, sAdhu ane kevaLIpraNita dharmane--svIkAravAno saMketa karI dIdho ane rAtre 10-25 miniTe mahAprayANa karyuM. AnA samAcAra vIjaLInI mAphaka cAre bAju pahoMcI gayA. saurASTra, gujarAta, muMbaI, haidrAbAda vagere aneka sthaLoethI loko aMtima darzanArthe UmaTI paDayA ane AvA nAnA gAmamAM daza hajArathI uparanI saMkhyA ekatrita thaI gaI. 'jaya jaya naMdA, jaya jaya bhadrA'nA jayanAdo vacce A jyotirmaya AtmAnA dehanA avazeSo paMcamahAbhUtamAM maLI gayA. Ama ekaMdare 64 varSanuM dIrgha saMyamI jIvana vitAvI, saurASTra, gujarAta, muMbaI vagere pradezomAM jaina-jainatara samasta janatAmAM sadAcAra, nirvyasanatA, mAnavadharma ane prArthanAnI mahattAnA saMskAro reDIne mahArAje ciravidAya lIdhI. mukhya muni ziSyo : pU. mahArAjazrIe munizrI cunilAlajIne vi. sa. 1983mAM ane munizrI saMtabAlajIne vi. saM. 1985mAM dIkSA ApI hatI. baMne ziSyonI gurubhakti adbhuta hatI. pU. cunilAlajI munimAM paraMparAgata saMskAronI sAthe sAthe gurudeva pratyenA bhaktibhAvanuM vadhAre pratibiMba paDe che. Aje 60 varSanA dIrgha dIkSA jIvana pachI paNa teo mahArAjazrInA ziSyo ane saMghanuM vidhivat pAlana ane anuzAsana potAnI apAra dhIraja ane karuNAthI suMdara rIte karI rahyA che. sva. munizrI saMtabAlajInuM vyaktitva krAMtikArI hatuM, tethI potAnI carcAnA niyamonuM pAlana karatAM karatAM teo vizvavAtsalyanA bhAvathI prerAIne samagra bhAratIya saMskAro, rASTrIyatA, gAMdhIjInI vicAradhArA ane samAjoddhAranAM satkAryo pratye abhimukha thayA hatA. temanA samagra jIvanamAM A vicAradhArA spaSTapaNe pratibiMbita thAya che. cIMcaNanA AzramamAM temaNe zrImad rAjacaMdra, mahAtmA gAMdhIjI, pU. zrI nAnacaMdrajI ane zrI javAharalAlajInA nAme cAra mukhya vibhAgonuM Ayojana karyuM. Ama A ziSya yugale pU. mahArAjazrInI vicAradhArA ane satkAryonI bhAvanAnI jyotane jalatI rAkhIne potAnA gurunuM RNa adA karyuM.

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kaviratna zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAja ziSTa, saMskArI ane AdhyAtmika sAhityanuM sarjana : suMdara kAvyo racavAnI janmajAta zakti ane prArthanAnA viziSTa abhyAsane lIdhe teoe dharma-ArAdhanAne lagatAM lagabhaga 400 suMdara geya padonI vividha chaMdomAM racanA karI che, je ' prArthanA maMdira' ane 'subodha saMgItamALA'(bhAga 1-2-3)mAM prasiddha thayAM che. A uparAMta teoe lakhelA-saMpAdita karelA 'saMskRta kAvyAnaMda (bhAga 1-2-3) tathA 'mAnavatAnuM mIThuM jagata' nAmanA graMtho paNa prakAzita thayA che. teonI sAhitya prasAdIno rasAsvAda thaI zake te AzayathI keTalIka racanAo nIce rajU karI che : pavibhAga prArthanA (harigIta athavA bhairavInI Dhaba) he nAtha! grahI ama hAtha rahIne sAthe mArga batAvajo, nava bhUlIe kadI kaSTamAM paNa pATha eha paDhAvajo; prabhu, asat AcaratAM gaNI nijabALa satya suNAvajo, anyAya, pApa, adharma na game svarUpa e samajAvajo. bagaDe na buddhi kuTilakArye bodha eha batAvajo, vibhu ! jANavAnuM ajaba rIte jarUra jarUra jaNAvajo; sahu dUSita vyavahAro thakI dInabaMdhu dUra rakhAvajo, che yAcanA ama kara thakI satkArya nitya karAvajo. 1 2 prabhu ! satya-nyAya--dayA--vinaya-jaLa hRdayamAM varasAvajo, badanAma kAma harAma thAya na eha Treka rakhAvajo; he devanA paNa deva! ama ura prema pUra vahAvajo, pApAcaraNanI pApavRtti he dayALa ! haThAvajo. sukha-saMpa-sajjanatA-vinaya-yaza 2sa adhika vistArajo, sevA dharamanA zokha ama aNu aNu vize ubharAvajo; zubha 'saMta ziSya '' sadhAya zreyo e viveka vadhArajo, AnaMda maMgaLa arpavAnI arajane avadhArajo. 4 3 guru mahArAjane vinaMti guru mukta thavAno apUrva mArga batAvajo re, batAvI gupta rahasyo, nahi jANela jaNAvajo re. Teka gaMDu banI bahu kALa gumAvyo, athaDAmaNano pAra na Avyo; lAyakAta guru nAlAyakamAM lAvajo re. guru0 1 117

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118 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo timira tamAma sthaLe khavarAvyuM, hita-ahita jarAya na jaNAyuM, aMdhakAramAM prakAzane pragaTAvajo re. gurU0 2 dardInA che aneka doSo, jaDatA sAmuM kadI nava jozo; vizALa daSTi karIne amI varasAvajo re. gurU0 3 Urdhva sthAna zubhavRtti caDe che, aneka vidhano AvI naDe che; A agavaDanI sarasa davA samajAvajo re. guru. 4 alaga rahe akaLAmaNa mArI, nirbaLatA rahe sadAya nyArI; dayA karI guru evI cAMpa dabAvajo re. guru0 5 aMjana netro ajaba lagAvo, satya rahasya mane samajAvo; zaMkA pharI Upaje nahi ema zamAvajo re. guru0 6 janma maraNa jAye guru mArAM, nIkaLIne doSo rahe nyArA; saMta ziSya'ne evuM svarUpa samajAvajo re. guru0 7 - virala (rAga-pIla athavA AzA) Atama darazana viralA pAve, divya prema viralA pragaTAve, Teka e mAraga samaje jana viralA, viralAne emAM rasa Ave. Ama sadgurusaMga kare koI viralA, amRta phala koI viralA khAve. Ama aMtaramAM jAge jana viralA, karmadaLone viralA haThAve. Ama tajavAnuM tyAge koI viralA, jJAna nadImAM viralA nahAve. Ama Atama ramaNa kare koI viralA, amarabuddhi viralA ajamAve. Ama samaje AtmasamAM sahu viralA, dhyAna prabhunuM viralA dhyAve. Ama arpI de prabhu arthe viralA, "saMta ziSyaviralA samajAve. Ama (gadyavibhAga) adhyAtma bodha : (1) jIvana ane dhana : vivekapUrvakanI vicAraNA: mANasanA jIvana mATe paisA che, paisA mATe mANasanuM jIvana nathI. jagatamAM dekhAtuM badhuM sauMdarya AbhAne lIdhe che. zarIra ane AbhUSaNonI kiMmata AbhAne lIdhe che. AtmAnuM aniSTa karI jaDa lakSmI pAchaLa doDanAra pAgala che, mUrkha che. hRdayamAM mANasAInA dIvA pragaTAvajo ane paramAtmAnA smaraNathI te pavitra sthaLe thoDI vAra virAma letAM zIkhajo. .. . phakta peTa bharavA mATe rAtadivasa vyavasAyamAM ghANInA belanI mAphaka joDAvuM ane prajA vadhAravI, tenA mATe ciMtAo sevavI, tenA arthe aneka viTaMbaNAo veThavI ane chevaTe kazuM meLavyA vinA badhuM choDIne cAlyA WWW.jainelibrary.org

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kaviratna zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAja 119 javuM, e zuM barAbara che? jIvana zA mATe ? AvyA zA mATe ? kayAMthI AvyA ? pAchA kayAM javAnuM ? sAthe zuM zuM AvavAnuM ? ApaNe koNa ? zuM karIe chIe ? A badhA AtmA saMbaMdhI vicAro navarAza maLye karatAM rahezo. haMmezAM satsaMga, sAMcana karatA rahevuM. tamAruM zreya temAM che. bAkI to A badhAM dezyo. eka vakhata nakAmAM thavAnAM che. truTio to mAnavamAtramAM hoya paNa zreyArthIe guNagrAhaka thavuM. tamArA gharamAM saune prabhusmaraNanuM kahezo. (2) satsaMga, sAMcana ane sadguNa dvArA prabhumaya jIvana : prabhu sanmukha thavAno prayAsa satata rAkhavo. e ja upayoga, e ja ciMtana, e ja laganI, evAM ja vAMcano, evo ja saMga e badhAM nimitto madadagAra thAya che. vAMcanathI vadhu vakhata ciMtanamAM gALavo. Asakti ghaTe, sevAbhAva vadhe, vANI--vicAra para saMyama rakhAya te vAta lakSamAM rAkhazo. dayA, prema, sevA, bhaktinA raso pragaTAvavA mATe tamone maLelA badhA yoga sArA che. mATe A bhAvono vikAsa thAya e khUba lakSamAM rAkhazo. (3) svarUpanA zAnathI mRtyu para vijya : jIvanano vikAsa e ja jIvananuM rahasya che, vikAsano upAya sadvicAra ane sadvicAra e sadvidyAnuM pariNAma che. samaya, zakti, sAdhana ane samajaNano durupayoga na thAya tevI kALajI te paNa sadvicArathI udbhave che. mRtazIla padArthanA ati ane haMmezanA paricayathI AtmA paNa mRtazIla jevo pAmara ane bhayagrasta banyo che. AtmA paranA adhyAse kSaNe kSaNe marI rahyo che, ke je svabhAve jotAM amara avinAzI che. potAnA bhAnamAM AvanAra mRtyune jItI zake che. (4) sAdhanAmArga : deSTi : bhakti : nAmasmaraNa : sAdhanAno amUlya samaya ane amUlAM sAdhanono sadupayoga karavA, aMtardraSTi prayatnapUrvaka pragaTAvavA ane dhyeyane vaLagI rahevA khUba jAgRti rAkhazo. khUba lakSapUrvaka bhAvapratikramaNa karIne, hRdaya zuddha karI paramAtmAnuM smaraNa karatAM karatAM, temanuM nAmoccAraNa karatAM karatAM zayana karazo. paramAtmAnA nAmasmaraNamAM amodha zakti che. ajaba tAkAta che. mAtra zarata e che ke e pratye zraddhA, ekAgratA ane prema joIe. badhAmAM atUTa saMpa, aikaya jaLavAI rahe evuM madhura, mIThuM, premALa, nirdaMbhI vartana rAkhazo. upayogI abhyAsanI, anubhavanI-premanA pravAhonI--moja mANatA rahezo. kadIe nirutsAhI, nirAzAvAdI, hatavIrya, hataprabha na thazo. sadAya AnaMdamAM prasannacitta raho e ja bhalAmaNa che. (5) vaktAonA jIvanamAM anubhavazUnyatA : svAnubhava karavAnI to ApaNA samAjamAM prathA ja nAbUda thaI gaI che. vyAkhyAnamAM je kahevAya che, te vAMceluM, gokheluM, sAMbhaLeluM ane ekaThuM kareluM ja moTe bhAge hoya che. anubhavane arthe sAdhanA karavAnI Teva ja naSTa thaI gaI che. kharI rIte potAnI jAtane zodhI, enI zuddhi mATe satata prayatna karanAra ja kAMI meLavI zake ane meLave to kAMIka ApI zake. koIne .

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120 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo kriyAnuM, koIne AcAranuM, koIne zAstro bhaNavAnuM to koIne vaktA tarIkenuM gumAna vRddhi pAmatuM hoya che. jeno nAza karavo ghaTe te ja vRddhi pAme, chatAM e tarapha lakSa ja nathI! vividhalakSI saMsthAonuM pradAna : pU. zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAjanI preraNAthI sthapAyelI saMsthAonI yAdI : (1) sthAnakavAsI jaina vidyArthI bhuvana, lIMbaDI (vi. saM. 1970) (2) zrI devacaMdrajI sArvajanika pustakAlaya, lIMbaDI. pU. mahArAjazrI pAse vividha viSayonAM 7000 pustako hatAM, te temaNe pustakAlayane arpaNa karyA. temAM zeThazrI amulakhabhAIe viziSTa yogapradAna karatAM te pustakAlaya eka savopayogI bRhad mahApustakAlayanuM svarUpa lIdhuM. tenuM jAhera udhdhATana vi. saM. 2003mAM thayuM hatuM. gujarAtanA zreSTha pustakAlaya tarIke teNe ghaNA puraskAra prApta karelA che. (3) pU. zrI nAnacaMdrajI sArvajanika mahilA maMDaLa, lIMbaDI (vi. saM. 2003) A saMsthA bahenonA sarvAgI vikAsanI, khAsa karIne keLavaNI ane rojInI tako maLe te mATenI prazaMsanIya pravRtti kare che. (4) borIvalInI saMsthAo : sthAnakavAsI jaina saMghano upAzraya, haoNspiTala, udyoga-maMdira ane svadharmI sTorsa, (5) pU. nAnacaMdrajI prAthamika zALA, sAyalA (sthApanA vi. saM. 2009) A uparAMta amadAvAda, surendranagara, sAyalA, jAmanagara, ghATakopara, mAMDavI-kaccha vagere aneka nagara-upanagaromAM teozrInI preraNAthI sAmAjika, zaikSaNika kAryo karanArI aneka saMsthAono udbhava thayo che, te badala samAja haMmezane mATe temano RNI raheze. Ama, dharmapracAra, samAjasudhAraNA ane caturvidha saMghanA saMgaThanane lagatAM aneka satkAryomAM potAnI AgavI pratibhAthI viziSTapaNe yogadAna karanAra, sva-parakalyANarata zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAja potAnI maulika dIrdhadaSTithI dezakALane oLakhanAra gujarAtanA eka mahAna sAdhaka-saMta, prasiddha kIrtanakAra ane AdhyAtmika kavivara hatA.

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16. sAhityasamAlocaka zrI jugalakizora mukhtAra 'yugavIra' bhUmikA : vartamAna zatAbdInA prAraMbhamAM jaina saMskRti, jaina sAhitya ane jaina samAjanI tana-mana-dhanathI ekaniSThApUrvaka sevA karI potAnA jIvanane suyazanI sugaMdhathI suvAsita karanAra paMDitavarSa zrI jugalakizorajI mukhtAra jaina samAjamAM eka vidrAna sAhityakAra ane sAhityasamAlocaka tarIkenI potAnI amITa chApa mUkatA gayA che. dhanecchA ke mAnecchAnI lezamAtra paNa paravA karyA vinA, kevaLa kartavyabuddhithI teo jinavANInI je sevA karI gayA che te kharekhara adritIya ane adbhuta che! teoe 2celI 'merI bhAvanA' yugo-yuga sudhI janamAnasamAM amara raheze, emAM lezamAtra zaMkAne sthAna nathI ! prAcya vidyAnA eka uttama saMzodhaka, eka saphaLa samAlocaka, saMpAdaka tathA sAhityalekhaka tarIke paMDitazrI jainasaMskRti para anekavidha upakAra karI gayA che. bIjI zatAbdImAM thayela mahAna digaMbara AcAryazrI samantabhadranA ananya cAhaka zrI mukhtArajI zrI samantabhadra AcAryanA sAhitya tathA jIvanane prakAzamAM lAvavAmAM ananya phALo ApatA gayA che. satata sAta dAyakAo sudhI anekavidha sAhityasRjana karI paMDitaprakhara zrI jugalakizora mukhtAra potAnuM 'yugavIra' upanAma sArthaka karI gayA che. 121

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122 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo janma, bALapaNa ane zikSaNa : vikrama saMvata 1934nA mAgasara suda agiyArasanA roja zrI jugalakizorajIno janma caudharI nandumala jaina agravAlanI dharmapatnI zrImatI bhoIdavI jaina agravAlanI kUkhe sarasAvA(jillo : sahAranapura, u. pra.)mAM thayo hato. pAMca varSanI uMmarathI ja urdU-phArasInA zikSaNano AraMbha thayo. sAthe-sAthe pAThazALAmAM hindI tathA saMskRtano abhyAsa paNa karavA lAgyA. bALaka jugalakizorane abhyAsa karAvatA maulavIsAheba bALakanI vilakSaNa pratibhA joI Azcaryacakita thaI jatA ane vicAratA ke A bALakanI dhAraNA-zakti ane tarka-zakti jarUra koI daivIpradAna che. tenI zaktio sAce ja koI sAdhAraNa bALaka karatAM viziSTa hatI. urdU phArasInuM je jJAna prApta karatAM sAdhAraNa bALakane dasa varSa lAge te jJAna bALaka jugalakizore thoDAMka ja varSomAM prApta karI lIdhuM. maulavIsAheba bIja bALakone bhaNAvatAM, jugalakizoranuM udAharaNa ApatAM kahetA ke A bALakane juo, tenI tarkazakti keTalI viziSTa che ! kadAca pUrvajanmanI koI viziSTa sAdhanAnA baLe ja bALaka jugalakizorane uttama kSayopazama ane maulika citananI kSamatA prApta thaI haze ! temane bhaNavAno eTalo badho zokha hato ke tyAMnA posTamAstara zrI. bAlamukuMda pAse navarAzanA samayamAM teo aMgrejI paNa zIkhatA. A badhAnI sAthe jainazAstrano abhyAsa paNa jaina pAThazALAmAM thato. pAMcamA dhoraNa sudhI sarasAvAnI skUlamAM abhyAsa karI teo gavarmenTa hAIskUla, sahAranapuramAM dAkhala thayA ane tyAM nava dhoraNa sudhI abhyAsa karyo. tyArabAda prAiveTa rIte dasamA dhoraNanI parIkSA pAsa karI. jugalakizorajI pratidina jaina-zAstrano atyaMta zraddhAbhaktipUrvaka pATha karatA. sarasAvAmAM potAnI nAnI uMmarathI ja dazalakSaNI parvamAM zAstravacana karatA. abhyAsa karatAM-karatAM ja 13-14 varSanI uMmare temano vivAha thaI gayo hato ane nAnapaNathI ja temane gRhasthI banI javuM paDyuM hatuM. sarasAvAnI jaina pAThazALAmAM abhyAsa karatAM karatAM temaNe lekhana-pravRttino paNa AraMbha karI dIdho hato. AraMbhamAM "jaina gejheTa'mAM teo lekha lakhatA rahyA. dhIredhIre temanI kAvyazakti paNa praspharita thavA lAgI. solApurathI prakAzita thayelo "anitya paMcAzata' grantha temane khUba gamI gayo ane teno temaNe turata ja hindI padyAnuvAda paNa karI dIdho hato. jagalakizoranI jJAnapipAsA ghaNI tIvra hatI. patnInA AvyA pachI temanI pratibhA vadhAre camakI UThI ! temanA zAnArjanamAM patnIno sahayoga paNa ghaNo sarasa rahyo. sarasAvAnI hakIma ugrasenanI pAThazALAmAM temaNe hindI tathA saMskRtano abhyAsa karyo. janmajAta medhAnA prabhAve thoDAka ja parizramathI hindI-saMskRta para temaNe ghaNo sAro adhikAra prApta karI lIdho. saMskRta bhASAnuM jJAna prApta thatAM ja temanI abhiruci

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sAhityasamAlocaka zrI jugalakizora mukhtAra "yugavIra 123 jainazAstronA adhyayana tarapha vaLI. tenA phaLasvarUpe ratnakaraMDa zrAvakAcAra, tattvArthasUtra, bhaktAmara stotra Adi prAraMbhika dharmagraMtho temaNe nAnI vayamAM ja kaMThastha karI lIdhA hatA. paurANika dharmagraMthonA svAdhyAyathI aneka aitihAsika jijJAsAo paNa temanA aMta:karaNamAM utpanna thaI, je AgaLa jatAM aitihAsika saMzodhananA kSetramAM anekavidha - pradAna karatI gaI ! temanuM jana vADmayanuM jJAna uttarottara puSTa tathA parivartita thatuM rahyuM. - sahAranapuranI sarakArI skUlamAM 9 dhoraNa sudhI aMgrejInuM zikSaNa lIdhA pachI eka prasaMga banatAM temaNe acAnaka skUla choDI dIdhI ! jugalakizora haMmezAM niyamita jainazAstrono abhyAsa karatA. chAtrAvAsanA je rUmamAM teo rahetA, te rUmanI bahAra temaNe bAraNA para lakheluM ke "None is allowed to enter with shoes." teo potAnI rUmamAM koIne paNa bUTa-caMpala paherIne AvavA detA nahi. emanA rUmamAM zAstragraMtho haMmeza rahetA. jinavANIno avinaya azAtanA na thAya te mATe temaNe Avo niyama rAkhelo. eka divasa eka musalamAna vidyArthI jugalakizoranI nA pADavA chatAM temanI rUmamAM caMpala paherIne ghUsI gayo. nIDara jugalakizore tene dhakko mArIne bahAra kADhyo. te musalamAna vidyArthIe pradhAnAdhyApakane jugalakizora viruddha phariyAda karI. pradhAnAdhyApake te vidyArthIno pakSa laI jugalakizorane Arthika daMDa karyo. svAbhimAnI jugalakizora A ghaTanAthI atyaMta vicalita thaI gayA ane skUla choDI dIdhI. tyAra pachI temaNe prAiveTa rIte parIkSA pAsa karI. nAnapaNathI ja temanA jIvanamAM vaNAyelI satyaniSThA ane tene AcaraNamAM mUkavA mATe je kAMI karavuM paDe te karI chUTavAnI pUrNa taiyArI-A prasaMgamAM dRSTigocara thAya che. A ghaTanAthI kizora jugalakizorane satya mATe ahiMsAtmaka saMgharSa karavAnI uttama preraNA ane deDha saMkalpazakti prApta thayAM; temaja jinavANInI rakSA mATe badhuM ja karI chUTavAnI bhAvanA paNa daDhapaNe utpanna thaI. sAhityaracanAnI prAthamika bhUmikAmAM lakhAyelA sarasvatInA virala putra jugalakizorajInA prAraMbhika lekho Aje aprApya che. paraMtu temanI eka racanA jenuM prakAzana 8 me, I. sa. 1896mAM "jaina gaeNjheTa'mAM prakAzita thaI hatI, te upalabdha che. A lekha parathI spaSTapaNe jANI zakAya che ke zrI. jugalakizorajImAM zaizava-avasthAthI ja aMtati pragaTa thaI cUkI hatI. A aMtati vaDe temane jaNAyuM ke bhAratanA durbhAgyanuM kAraNa avidyA, asaMgaThana ane mAnya AcAryonAM vacano pratyeno lokono upekSAbhAva che. jyAM sudhI A mULa kAraNono nAza nahi thAya tyAM sudhI deza svataMtratA prApta karI zakaze nahi ke jJAna-vijJAnamAM pragati thaI zakaze nahi. temaNe potAnI eka racanAmAM lakhyuM che ke prAcIna yugamAM bhArata jagadgurunA sthAne birAjatuM hatuM. paNa Aje ajJAna ane asaMgaThananA kAraNe tenuM A pada luptAvasthAne prApta thayuM che. vizvanA mAnasacitra para tenuM A pada punaH sthApita karavA yuvakoe saMgaThita thaI dezotthAnanA kAryamAM daDhasaMkalpI thavuM joIe.

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124 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo jIvanamAM eka navo vaLAMka: jugalakizoranA jIvanane kavitA tathA gaveSaNAtmaka nibaMdhonI racanA pratye vALavAnuM zreya eka prasaMgane AbhArI che. A ghaTanA I. sa. 1890nI AsapAsanI che. jayAre teo pAMcamA dhoraNamAM hatA tyAre temanA ghare eka maMgaLaprasaMga Avyo te nimitte vadhAI gAvA mATe viziSTa strIo bhegI thaI hatI. A strIo azlIla gIto gAvA lAgI. te sAMbhaLIne kizoravayanA jugalakizorane atyaMta nArAjI thaI. jemanA aMta:karaNamAM bhAratIya saMskRtinI uttama vicAradhArA chupAyelI hoya tene AvAM azlIla gIto kyAMthI pasaMda Ave ! tatkALa temaNe gIto gAvAnuM baMdha karAvI dIdhuM ane potAnI sahaja kAvyazaktithI eka mAMgalika vadhAI gIta lakhI nAkhyuM. A racanA temaNe potAnA ahaMbhAvane poSavA arthe karI na hatI paNa avidyAnA kAraNe poSAtI azlIlatAno bhAratIya saMskRtimAMthI cheda uDADavA mATe karI hatI. temaNe potAnI pratibhAno upayoga azlIlatA dUra karavA karyo. A prasaMga pachI jugalakizoranA jIvanamAM kramaza: kavitvazakti vikasita thatI gaI ane temanA aMta:karaNamAM suSupta avasthAmAM rahelo sAhityadevatA jAgRta thaI gayo. jugalakizorajInI zikSA-dIkSA urdU-phArasImAM thaI hovA chatAM, temanI dUragAmI dRSTie joI lIdhuM hatuM ke bhAratIya sAhityanI saMpattinuM prakAzana A bhASAo dvArA nahi, paNa hindI bhASAnA mAdhyamathI ja thaI zake tethI teo hindI bhASA tarapha vaLyA ane nibaMdho, kavitAo temaja anya sAhityika racanAo karI. jIvanasaMdArga-arthopArjananI zarUAta: gRhasthAzrama svIkAryA bAda jugalakizorajIe vicAryuM ke potAnI AjIvikAno nirvAha pote ja karavo ja joIe. temano pUrNa vizvAsa hato ke jIvanasaMgharSamAM chAtI kholIne ja kAma karavAmAM jIvananI sArthakatA che. tethI temaNe potAnI ruci mujaba muMbaI prAnTika mahAsabhAnA upadezaka tarIke kAma karavAnuM zarU karyuM. A rIte teo jana-jAgaraNa karavA paNa icchatA hatA. temanA A kArya badala mahAsabhA dvArA temane vetana paNa maLatuM hatuM. A ghaTanA navembara, I. sa. 1899thI zarU thaI hatI. upadezaka tarIkenuM temanuM A kArya phakta eka mahino ane 14 divasa cAlyuM. dharmapracAra jevA pavitra kArya mATe vetana levAmAM Ave te temanA hRdayane arucikara lAgyuM ! A kAryane atanika rUpe ja karavAmAM svAbhimAna jaLavAze evI temane pratIti thaI. A vicAranuM pariNAma temanA jIvanamAM sukhada AvyuM ane temaNe koI paNa pralobhana vinA sAhityasevA karavAnuM zarU karyuM. have, yuvaka jugalakizoranA manamAM svataMtra vyavasAya karavAnI bhAvanA utpanna thaI. te jamAnAmAM mukhatyArIno vyavasAya atyaMta AkarSaka gaNAto hato, kema ke temAM sArI evI Avaka thatI hatI. I. sa. 1902mAM temaNe mukhArInI parIkSA pAsa karI ane sahAranapuramAM teno vyavasAya zarU karyo. te jamAnAmAM vakIlonI saMkhyA ghaNI ochI hovAthI temanI phI ghaNI vizeSa rahetI. sAdhAraNa mANasane te paravaDatI nahIM ! tethI loko vakIlane badale mukhtArane pasaMda karatA hatA. I. sa. 1905 mAM teo devabanda

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sAhityasamAlocaka zrI jugalakizora mukhAra yugavIra 125 cAlyA gayA ane tyAM mukhtAra tarIke prekiTasa karatA rahyA. potAnA svataMtra kAnUnI vyavasAyanI sAthe sAthe teo samAjasevAnAM kAryomAM paNa bhAga letA rahyA. mukhtAranA vyavasAya viSe evI mAnyatA pracalita che ke je mukhtAra jUTha bolI zake ane jALa bichAvI zake, te ja saphaLa thaI zake. paNa zrI jugalakizorajI A vyApaka mAnyatAnA taddana virodhAbhAsI valaNavALA hatA. temaNe potAnA vyavasAyamAM kadI paNa jUThano Azraya lIdho nathI, chatAM temanI gaNanA uccakoTinA mukhtAromAM thatI hatI. temanA jevI mAnyatAvALA satyaniSTha mukhtAra lAkhomAM eka ja hoI zake ! vAdI ke prativAdI potAno mukaddamo-kesa temane soMpI nizcita thaI jatA hatA. yuvaka jugalakizora potAno adhikAMza samaya sAhitya-kalA temaja purAtattvanA adhyayana-anveSaNamAM pasAra karatA hatA, chatAM paNa potAnA vyavasAyane pUrNa nyAya ApatA hatA. tethI ja temanI mukhArI prasiddha hatI. A vyavasAyamAM temane dhana tathA yaza baMne prApta thayAM. gRhasthAzramanA sArA-narasA anubhavo : paMDita zrI jugalakizorajInuM gRhastha jIvana sAduM, sukhamaya ane sahadharmacAriNInA yogya sahakAra dvArA zAMtipUrvaka vyatIta thatuM hatuM. paMDitajInI jJAnasAdhanAmAM temanI dharmapatnIno tyAga ghaNo mahattvano bhAga bhajavato ane patnInI yathArtha sevAo prApta karIne ja temaNe potAno bauddhika vikAsa sAdhelo. vi. saM. 1956 (I. sa. 1899)mAM paMDitajInA ghera eka manohara putrIno janma thayo. tenuM nAma "sanmatikumArI' rAkhyuM. A kanyAmAM nAma pramANe guNa hatA. bhaNavAmAM paNa te ghaNI catura hatI. paraMtu paMDitajInI A lADakI dIkarI mAtra 8 varSanI uMmare ja pleganI bImArImAM gujarI gaI. paMDitajIne AthI ghaNI vedanA thaI. I. sa. 1917mAM bIjI eka putrIno janma thayo, jenuM "vidyAvatI' nAma rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. te ghaNI svarUpavAna temaja guNavAna hatI. putrI mAMDa traNa mahinAnI thaI haze ne paMDitajInA jIvanamAM eka vajIyAta jevI ghaTanA banI gaI. 15 mArca, 1918nA roja temanAM dharmapatnI 25 varSono sAtha choDI nyUmoniyAnA kAraNe saMsAra choDI gayAM. paMDitajInI gRhasthInI lIlI vADI acAnaka ujajaDa banI gaI. paMDitajI para kanyAnA pAlanapoSaNanI javAbadArI paNa AvI paDI. te mATe temaNe "dhAyanI sevAo lIdhI. kahevata che ke "vipatti ekalI nathI AvatI, paNa samUhamAM Ave che." panIviyoganuM du:kha paMDitajI bhUlyA nahotA eTalAmAM to putrI vidyAvatI paNa bImAra paDI ane 28 jAnyu., 1920 nA roja teNe paNa saMsAramAMthI vidAya lIdhI. paMDitajInA jIvanamAM A divasane pArivArika, kauTuMbika, gArvasthika dharmanA samApti dina tarIke gaNI zakAya. paMDitajInI badhI mahattvAkAMkSAo anaMta AkAzamAM vilIna thaI gaI. kauTuMbika vApAtano eka jabarajasta humalo paMDitajI para thayo, paMDitajIne tenI bhAre mArmika vedanA paNa thaI. paraMtu svAdhyAyatapasvI mukhAsAhebe AvI paDelI paristhitinuM cittana-manana karI teno atyaMta daDhanAthI sAmano karavAnuM manomana

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126 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo nakkI karI lIdhuM. teo nirlipta karmayogInI jema potAnI sAhitya-sevAnI sAdhanAmAM bamaNA vegathI lAgI gayA. prakRtie-kudarate jANe ke temanI sAdhanAne vegIlI banAvavA mATe ja A gRhasthInI jaMjALamAMthI temane mukta karyA hatA. paMDitajI : patrakAra-sampAdaka tarIke : patrakAra ane sampAdaka tarIkenI pravRttine 'yugavIra' zrI jugalakizorajInI bahumukhI pratibhAnuM eka mahattvanuM aMga gaNI zakAya. sAhityamAM satyanI surakSA e patrakAranuM sauthI pavitra kartavya che, je 'yugavIra'jInA jIvanamAM samaye-samaye joI zakAya che. potAnA maulika cintanane tarkabaddha rIte samAja samakSa nirbhayapaNe mUkavAnuM zreya zrI paMDitajInA phALe jAya che. zrI jugalakizorajInuM patrakArajIvana jyAre temaNe mahAsabhAnuM mukhapatra "jaina gaeNjheTa"nuM sampAdanakArya saMbhALyuM hatuM tyArathI eTale ke 1 julAI, I. sa.1907thI zarU thayuM hatuM. temanI sampAdanazailIne traNa bhAgamAM vaheMcI zakAya : (1) bhASA-saMzodhanAtmaka pravRtti (2) samAjasudhAranI bhAvanAtmaka pravRtti temaja (3) pramANaaMgrahAtmaka pravRtti. paMDitajInA jIvaMta sampAdanakAryane janatAe khUba pasaMda karyuM ane "jaina gaeNjheTa"nI grAhakasaMkhyA 300 thI 1500 sudhI pahoMcI gaI. paraMtu temanI spaSTa-niSpakSa-nIDara vicArasaraNIthI samAjanA netA nArAja thayA hatA. AthI temane 31 Dise. 1909nA roja sampAdaka tarIkenI kAmagIrI choDI devI paDI. "jaina gaeNjheTa"mAMthI chUTA thayA pachI lagabhaga dasa varSe paM. zrI nAthurAmajI premIe khaMDitajIne ''jaina hitaiSI''nA sampAdaka tarIke niyukta karyA. paMDitajIe potAnuM A kArya ananya niSThA ane dRDha laganathI I. sa. 1921 sudhI be varSa mATe saphaLapaNe karyuM. 21 eprila, I. sa. 1929thI teoe dilhImAM sAMtabhadrAkAmanI sthApanA karI ane navembara mAsathI 'anekAnta' nAmanA mAsikapatranuM sampAdana tathA prakAzanakArya prAraMbha karyuM. 'anekAnta' mAsikanA sampAdanamAM paMDitajInI prauDhatA ane pAMDityapUrNa zailIno carama vikAsa spaSTapaNe daSTigocara thato hato. mAsikanA sampAdanamAM paMDitajInI nIti lokasUcita nahIM, paNa lokahitanI rahI hatI. tyAganA patha para : "jaina gaeNjheTa"nA sampAdanakAryathI je samaya bacato, temAM paMDitajI jainasAhityanuM gaMbhIra adhyayana karatA. A adhyayane temanA upara UMDI chApa pADI ane mukhtAragIrIno vyavasAya temane bhArarUpa lAgavA mAMDayo. jIvanano amUlya samaya nirarthaka arthopArjanamAM barabAda karIne mAtravadhelo samaya zodha tathA samAjasevAnA kAryamAM vAparavAnuM temanA mATe asahya thavA lAgyuM. teo vAraMvAra bAbu sUrajabhAnu vakIlane TokavA mAMDayA ke ApaNe baMne vakIlAta choDI pUro samaya anusaMdhAna ane samAjasevAnA kAryamAM lagAvIe. eka divase tenuM phaLa AvyuM ane tA. 12 phebru. 1914nA roja bAbu sUrajabhAnue potAnI vakIlAta ane paM. jugalakizorajIe temanI

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sAhityasamAlocaka zrI jugalakizora mukhtAra yugavIra 127 mukhtArI choDI dIdhI. baMne prasiddha vakIla hatA, chatAM vakIlAta choDI dIdhI tethI ajANyA lokone ghaNuM Azcarya thayuM. 12 phebru. 1914no divasa jaina Azrama mATe eka parva samAna gaNAya, kema ke te divasathI paMDitajI sarva samarpaNabhAvathI sAhityanI sevAmAM lAgI gayA. "graMthaparIkSAnA prakAzananuM aitihAsika kArya : jainazAstronuM gaMbhIra adhyayana karatAM eka vAta paMDitajInA dhyAna para khAsa AvI ke jainazAstromAM keTalAka bhaTTArakoe jaina dharmanA siddhAMta viruddha ghaNI vikRta vAto umerI dIdhI che. temaNe e zodhI kADhyuM ke jainazAstromAM A vikRta aMzo kaI kaI jagAethI sAmela thayA che. temanI A zodha "graMthaparIkSA" nAmanA pustakamAM cAra bhAgomAM prakAzita thaI. lagabhaga I. sa. 1916mAM graMthaparIkSAnA be bhAga prakAzita thayA ane tenAthI keTalIye paraMparAgata mAnyatAo para UMDo AghAta lAgyo. aneka vidvAno temanA A zodha-kAthI samasamI uThyA ane paMDitajIne dharmadrohI gaNavA lAgyA. temanA A graMtha viruddha ghaNI vAto vahetI thaI paraMtu koI paNa vidvAna tenI viruddhamAM eka paNa pramANa rajU karI zakyo nahi. I.sa. 1928mAM "graMthaparIkSA"no trIjo bhAga prakAzita thayo. tenI bhUmikAmAM paM. zrI nAthurAmajI premIe lakhyuM ke "mArI jANamAM nathI ke pAchalI keTalIye sadIothI koI paNa jaina vidvAne A prakArano samAlocaka graMtha ATalA parizramathI lakhyo hoya ane A vAta to koI paNa khacakATa vinA kahI zakAya ke A prakArano parIkSAlekha jainasAhityanA itihAsamAM sarvaprathama che. A lekhamALA prativAdIo mATe loDhAnA caNA samAna che." A loDhAnA caNAnuM nirmANa keTalI laganathI thayuM haze ! A lekhamALA taiyAra karavAmAM teo eTalA badhA tallIna rahyA hatA ke doDha mahinA sudhI temane UMgha nahotI AvI ane chatAMye koI paNa jAtanI kamajorI anubhavyA vagara rasapUrNa zailIthI temaNe . A racanA pUrNa karI hatI. Ane eka AzcaryakAraka ghaTanA ja gaNI zakAya ! "merI bhAvanA"-eka amara racanA : yugavIrajIe mAtra "merI bhAvanA" nAmanI prasiddha padyaracanA ja karI hota, to paNa A padyaracanAnA pratApe teo amara banI cUkyA hota ! A kavitA sauthI prathama "jenalipi"nA eprila-me, 1916nA saMyukta aMkamAM chapAI hatI. A kavitA pustikAnA rUpamAM 50 lAkhanI AsapAsa chapAI cUkI che ane aMgrejI, saMskRta, urdU, gujarAtI, marAThI, kannaDa vagere bhASAomAM tenA anuvAdo paNa thaI cUkyA che, je tenI atyaMta lokapriyatA ane sarvopayogitA darzAve che. A padyaracanA mukhtArajInI jIvanasAdhanAnA pratIka samAna hatI. jainasamAjamAM to "merI bhAvanA" ane "yugavIrajI baMne eka ja sikakAnI be bAju samAna gaNAya che ! hajAro parivAromAM teno nityapATha thAya che. sAmUhika prArthanAnA rUpamAM paNa te atyaMta prasiddha thaI che. A padyaracanAmAM Atmika, sAmAjika tathA rASTrIya samutyAnanI bhAvanA spaSTapaNe joI zakAya che.

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128 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo "merI bhAvanAnAM agiyAra padomAM aneka uttama graMthono sAra "gAgaramAM sAgara'nI jema bharI dIdhelo jaNAya che. bhAva tathA zabdayojanA-baMne dRSTie A racanA ati uttama che. paMDitajInI aitihAsika sAhitya-ssAdhanA : paM. zrI jugalakizorajIe 21 eprila, 1929mAM dillImAM samantabhadrAzramanI sthApanA karI. eka varSa pachI tenuM sthAna dilIthI sarasAvAmAM badalavAmAM AvyuM. tyAM te Azrame vIrasevA nAma dhAraNa karyuM. Ama paMDitajInuM janmakSetra ja temanA sAdhanAkSetranuM sthAna banI gayuM. paMDitajInI jIvanavyApI sAhityasAdhanAne saMkSepamAM vicArIe to ema kahI zakAya ke teo eka uttama sAhityakAra, nibaMdhakAra, samAlocaka, itihAsakAra ane patrakAranI-ema bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatA hatA. janasamAjamAM pAtrakesarI ane vidyAnanda svAmIne eka ja vyakti samajavAmAM AvatA hatA. mukhtArasAhebe potAnI zodhanA AdhAre spaSTa rIte jaNAvyuM ke pATAkesarI vidyAnandathI tathA akalAMkathI paNa pahelAM thayelA che. tevI ja rIte paMcAdhyAyInA graMthakartA viSe paNa temaNe keTalAya AdhAro sAthe jaNAvyuM ke kavirAja zrIrAjamalajI ja tenA graMthakartA che. mahAna AcArya svAmI samantabhadrano itihAsa kevaLa aMdhArAmAM hato. paraMtu mukhtArasAhebe be varSanA premaparizrama vaDe eka prAmANika itihAsa taiyAra karyo, jenI aneka vidvAnoe muktakaMThe prazaMsA karI che. Ama samantabhadra svAmInA itihAsane prakAzamAM lAvavAnuM saMpUrNa zreya paMDitajInA phALe jAya che. jaina sAhityanA evA keTalAye graMthono ullekha maLe che, paNa te aprApta che. AvA graMthonI sUci paMDitajIe taiyAra karI hatI. tenI zodha mATe inAmanI jAherAta paNa karI hatI. temAMthI thoDAka graMtho prApta paNa thayA hatA. AMtarajAtIya vivAhanA samarthanamAM "vivAhakSetre prakAza" nAmanuM pustaka tathA dastApUjA adhikAranA samarthanamAM "jina pUjAdhikAra mImAMsA' nAmanuM pustaka paMDitajIe lakhyuM hatuM. AnA kAraNe paMDitajIne nAtabahAra mUkyA hatA paNa vyavahAramAM te amalI banyuM nahotuM. dhavalA tathA jayadhavalAno abhyAsa karavA mATe paMDitajI jena siddhAMta bhavanaArAmAM gayA hatA ane sADAtraNa mahinA rAta-divasa parizrama karI temaNe 1000 pAnAMnI noMdha (Notes) taiyAra karI hatI, jemAM baMne graMthono sAra saMgrahIta che. mahAvIra bhagavAnanA samayanI bAbatamAM aneka matabhedo tathA ghaNI mUMjhavaNo hatI. paMDitajIe gaMbhIra adhyayana karI teno sarvamAnya samanvaya prastuta karyo. vIrazAsanajayaMtI(bhagavAna mahAvIranI prathama dharmapravartana tithi)nI zodhane to temanA jIvananuM eka mahatvapUrNa kArya gaNI zakAya. A tithi zrAvaNa vada pratipadAnA roja ujavAya che.

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sAhityasamAlocaka zrI jugalakizora mukhtAra "yugavIra, ( 129 vyakitatva tathA kRtitvanI upalabdhio : AcAryazrI pa. jugalakizorajInuM vyaktitva eka sAdhaka ane svAdhyAyaniSTha tapasvInuM gaNI zakAya. temanA vyaktitvamAM AtmanirbharatA ane AtmavizvAsa pracUra mAtrAmAM joI zakAya che. teo haMmezAM parIkSApradhAnI zraddhAvAna rahyA che, aMdhavizvAsa ke zithilAcArane teozrIe jIvanamAM kadI sthAna ApyuM nathI. jyAM jyAM temaNe aMdhavizvAsa, pAkhaMDa ane vikRtio joI, tyAM tyAM temaNe deDhatAthI teno sAmano karyo ane nirbhIka thaIne tenuM khaMDana karyuM. jIvanotthAna mATe atyaMta Avazyaka evA parizrama ane adhyavasAya jevA sadguNono suMdara samanvaya ApaNane mukhArasAhebanA jIvanamAM jovA maLe che. temanA jeTalo parizramI ane ni:spRhatApUrvaka jinavANInI upAsanA karanAra sAdhaka lAkhomAM ekAda ja jovA maLe che. sAce ja temanuM mastiSka jJAnInuM, hRdaya yogInuM ane zarIra kRSakanuM hatuM. lokasevA ane sAhitya-sevAmAM pravRtta jugalakizorajI potAnI sAhitya-sAdhanA dvArA eTaluM badhuM aMtihAsika ane mahattvapUrNa kArya karI gayA che ke zatAbdIo sudhI jainaparaMparAmAM teo amara raheze. | munnArasAhebanuM vyaktitva udAtta che, bahumukhI che. temanA vyaktitvamAMthI harahaMmeza zAnanI dhArA pravAhita rahI che. eka jJAnI, samAjasudhAraka, deDha adhyavasAyI kavi, nibaMdhakAra, itihAsakAra ane sAhityakAra tarIkenI temanI bahumukhI pratibhA yugoyuga sudhI navI peDhIone preraka banI raheze. 5/arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo

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para paDI zake 17. dharmadivAkara zrI cothamalajI mahArAja janma ane bAlyakALa : bhAratanI puNyabhUmi aneka karmavIro, zUravIro, dharmavIronA janmathI sadA pavitra rahI che. temAMya mAlavabhUmimAM to aneka saMto temaja tapasvIo uparAMta vikramAditya jevA pratApI, vidyAvyAsaMgI ane prajAvatsala rAjAono janma thayo hato. A ja bhUmimAM, madhyapradezanA nImaca" nagaramAM saMvata 1934nA kArataka suda 13 ne ravivAre mAtA kesarabAInI kUkhe eka zizuno janma thayo. tenA pitA gaMgArAmajI eka AcAraniSTha ane dharmapremI, sadgRhastha hatA. temanA ghare avAranavAra sAdhu-sAdhvIo AvatAM. tethI sarva kuTuMbIjanone temanA darzanano lAbha saheje saheje maLI raheto. nAma-vivecana : bALakanA janmathI sArAya parivAramAM harSa mAto nahoto. vidvAna brAhmaNo-jyotiSIo dvArA A bALakanuM nAma "cothamala' rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. cothano artha cAra thAya che. cAranA AMkaDAnI vizeSatA nIce pramANe jANavI : (1) mokSamArgamAM jJAna, darzana ane cAritra pachI cothuM aMga "tapa" gaNAya che. koTi be varSamAM karelAM karmo tapa karavAthI naSTa thaI jAya che. (2) pAMca 130

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dharmadivAkara zrI cothamalajI mahArAja 131 mahAvratomAM cothA "brahmacaryane DhAla samAna gaNavAmAM Ave che. brahmacaryane AtmasAdhanAnuM sarvocca aMga mAnavAmAM Ave che. (3) dharmanA cAra bhedomAM cotho bheda "bhAva" che. dharmamArgamAM bhAva mukhya che. tenA dvArA mukti prApta thaI zake che. (4) cauda guNasthAnakomAM cothuM guNasthAnaka samyakatva che. tene AdhArazilA gaNIne mokSamArgano prAraMbha thAya che. bhAratamAM prAcIna kALathI evuM mAnavAmAM Ave che ke, "vyaktinA nAmathI paNa vyaktino prabhAva avazya paDe che." parivAra : cothamalajI mahArAjane be bhAI ane be baheno hatAM. moTA bhAInuM nAma kAlUrAma ane nAnA bhAInuM nAma phatehacaMda hatuM. navalabAI tathA suMdarabAI e be baheno hatI. cothamalajI sAta varSanA thayA tyAre pitAjIe temane vidyA-adhyayana mATe skUlamAM mUkyA. bALakamAM kuzAgrabuddhi hovAthI akSarajJAna temaja hindI, urdU, aMgrejI, gaNita vagere viSayonuM jJAna teNe zIghratAthI prApta karyuM. bALapaNathI ja navAM navAM pustako vAMcavAno zokha hovAthI jayAre paNa samaya maLato tyAre teno teo sadupayoga karI letA. temane saMgItano paNa zokha hato. gharamAM dhArmika vAtAvaraNa hovAthI gaMbhIratA ane vinaya jevA guNo temanAmAM bAlyAvasthAthI ja hatA. vairAgya-apharaNa : cothamalajInI uMmara 13 varSanI thaI tyAre gharamAM dhArmika vAtAvaraNa hovA chatAM temanA moTA bhAI kAlUrAmajIne bahAranA kusaMgane kAraNe jugAra ramavAnI Adata paDI gaI hatI. tenA kAraNe eka divasa rAtro temane satata jItatA joIne mitroe gaLuM dabAvIne mArI nAkhyA. AthI kizora cothamalajI samajI gayA ke vyasananuM pariNAma du:khada hoya che. A prasaMgathI temanI gaMbhIratA vadhI gaI. kAlUrAmajInA mRtyuthI gaMgArAmajIne vRddhAvasthAmAM bhAre AghAta lAgyo. mAtA kesarabAI ane cothamalajI temanI sevAmAM rAta-divasa rahevA lAgyAM. chatAM vi.saM 195mAM zrI gaMgArAmajIno svargavAsa thayo. AthI mAtA-putranuM jIvana du:khamaya thaI gayuM; paNa banne jaNAM saMskArI hovAthI potAnA vicAromAM vairAgyabhAva vadhAratAM gayAM. mAtA kesarabAInA du:khanI kalpanA thaI zake tema nathI chatAM kizora cothamalajIno bhAra temanA mAthe hato, tethI tene kAma para lagADavo ane tenuM gRhasthajIvana zarU karavuM-A be kArya pUrAM thaI jAya pachI pote tarata ja dIkSA laI leze tevo temaNe nizcaya karyo. cothamalajInI uMmara 16 varSanI thaI tyAre mAtA temaja kuTuMbIjanoe temane lagnabaMdhanamAM bAMdhI devAno nirNaya karyo. temanAM lagna pratApagaDha(rAjasthAna)nA nivAsI zrI pUnamacaMdajInI putrI mAnakuMvara sAthe 1950mAM thayAM. temanAmAM DarAgyanI bhAvanA pahelethI hovAthI arthopArjana karatAM dhamapArjana karavAnI icchA vadhAre rahetI hatI. te vakhate nImacanagaramAM avAra-navAra saMtonuM Agamana thatuM. teo vadhAre samaya temanI

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132 arvAcIna jene jyotirdharo pAse rahI sevA ane dharmazravaNa karatA, mAtA kesarabAI pAga sAthe jatAM. eka vAra temaNe putra samakSa dIkSA levAnI potAnI bhAvanA prakaTa karatAM kahyuM ke, huM mArA AtmAnuM kalyANa karavA icchuM chuM." A sAMbhaLIne cothamalajIe mAtAjIne kahyuM ke tamArI icchA prazaMsanIya che. huM paNa tamArA mArge cAlavAnI hArdika icchA dharAvuM chuM, tethI Apa mane paNa AjJA Apo.' putramAM rahelA A vairAgyabhAvane jANatAM hovA chatAM mAtAe kahyuM, "beTA, tArA vivAha thaI gayA che. tethI atyAre gRhastha dharmanuM pAlana karo. uMmara paripakava thAya tyAre dIkSA laI zakAya che." cothamalajI bolyA, "A mAnavazarIra bhogo mATe nathI, paraMtu tapa ane saMyama mATe che. huM dIkSA levA mATe daDhasaMka95 chuM.' mAtAne lAgyuM ke putra vairAgyamAM TakI zakaze tethI temaNe AjJA ApI. sAthe sAthe patnI mAnakuMvaranI AjJA pANa mAMgavAnuM kahyuM. cothamalajIe vinamrabhAve patnI pAse saMmati mAgI paNa te virodha karavA lAgI ke, "huM paNa dIkSA na lauM ane tamane paNa AjJA na ApuM." A bAju sasarAne jANa thatAM teone putrInI ciMtA thavAthI cothamalajIne dIkSA na levAnuM samajAvavA lAgyA. A uparAMta keTalIka pratiSThita vyaktioe, vRddhajanoe ane kuTuMbIjanoe temane rokavAno ghaNo prayAsa karyo paNa aMte te nirarthaka nIvaDyo. te badhAne javAba ApatAM cothamalajIe kahyuM, "gRhasthAzramamAM dharma pALavAnI teTalI suvidhAo nathI jeTalI sAdhujIvanamAM che. mATe AtmakalyANa arthe sAdhujIvana bahu jarUrI che? A saMdarbhamAM bIjA saMsArIo dvArA thayelAM paNa keTalAka parISaha temane sahana karavA paDyA; paraMtu vairAgyamAMthI teo jarA paNa vicalita thayA nahi, kAraNa ke temano vairAgya jJAnagarbhita hato. pahelAMnA jamAnAnAM dIkSArthInAM kuTuMbIjanonI saMmati vinA jaina sAdhuo koI paNa vyaktine dIkSA ApatA nahotA. saMgha paNa tevI dIkSAne mAnyatA Apato nahIM.. A mAtA-putranI dIkSA mATe vilAMbanuM kAraNa banyuM. paraMtu cothamalajIne zIdhra dIkSA levAnI bhAvanA hovAthI mAtAe temane jaNAvyuM ke jo sAdagIpUrNa dIkSA levI hoya to jaladI thaI zakaze, paNa bAhya ADambarapUrvaka dIkSA levI hoya to pratIkSA karavI paDaze, A prastAva gurudeve mAnya rAkhyo ane vi. saM. 195ra nA phAgaNa suda pAMcama ne ravivAranA divase teo pU. kavivarya hIrAlAlajI mahArAjanA ziSya banI gayA. cothamalajInI dIkSAnA be mahinA pachI mArA kesarabAIe mahAsatI zrI kudIjI pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. Ama vIramAtA ane vIraputra sAdhanA dvArA potAnuM AtmakalyANa karavA lAgyAM. vihAra dvArA AtmakalyANa : navadIkSita muni cothamalajI mahArAje prathama cAturmAsa vi. saM. 1953mAM gurudeva zrI hIrAlAlajI mahArAjanI nizrAmAM chAvaNImAM karyA. tyAM dazavaikAlika tathA aupapAtika sUtronuM adhyayana karyuM. A uparAMta anya sthaLoe vihAra karatAM karatAM adhyayana ane abhyAsa karatA gayA.

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dharmadivAkara zrI cothamalajI mahArAja 133 mAtA kesarakuMvarajI tathA mAnakuMvarajInA svargavAsa:2talAmamAM vi.saM. 1962mAM cAturmAsa cAlatA hatAM. tyAM mAtA kesara kuMvarajI mahArAjanuM svAzya bagaDayuM hovAthI temaNe saMthAro grahaNa karyo ane bIje divase temano svargavAsa thayo. aneka zahero ane gAmaDAMmAM vihAra karatAM karatAM temane gurujInI AjJA thaI ke pratApagaDhamAM jAo ane sAMsArika saMbaMdhe potAnI patnIne sadbodha Apo. temanAmAM mohanuM baMdhana hatuM ja nahIM paraMtu manamAM evI vicAraNA cAlatI hatI ke sasarA ane mAnakuMvara AvezamAM AvIne temane gRhasyanAM kapaDAM paherAvI na le. A badhI paristhiti hovA chatAM teo gurunI AjJA mAnIne pratApagaDha gayA. temanuM pravacana bajAramAM rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. temanA AgamananI khabara mAnakuMvara ane sasarAne paDI. sasarAjI pote na AvyA paNa mAnakuMvara pravacana sAMbhaLavA AvI hatI. cothamalajIne koI paNa prakAre saMghamAMthI pAchA lAvavA mATe te mandasaura, jAvarA gaI. teNe kahyuM ke eka vAra mane temane maLavA do, pachI teo jema kaheze tema huM karIza. tenI icchAno svIkAra thayo ane cothamalajI mahArAje cAra-cha zrAvaka-zrAvikAo tathA keTalAka sAdhuonI hAjarImAM tene bolAvI. teNe AvIne kahyuM, "tame mane choDI saMyama grahaNa kyo, have huM zuM karuM? konA sahAre jiMdagI vitAvuM?" mahArAjazrIe gaMbhIra avAje kahyuM, "tAro ane mAro aneka janmomAM sAMsArika saMbaMdha thayo. paraMtu dharmasaMbaMdha thayo nathI. dharma ekamAtra sAcA AdhArarUpa che. mAruM kahyuM mAno to dharmano Azraya grahaNa karIne sAdhvI bano. te ja tamArA mATe zreyakara che" saMtanA pravacanathI koI paNa vyaktinuM hRdaya pIgaLI jAya che. mAnakuMvaramAM paNa vairAgyanI bhAvanA jAgRta thaI. teNe dIkSA ApavA mATe vinaMtI karI. vi. saM. 1967 vijayAdazamInA divase mAnakuMvara, sAdhvI mAnakuMvara banI gaI. mahAsatI mAnakuMvarajIe cha varSa sudhI vividha prakAranI tapa-ArAdhanA karI. potAno aMtima samaya najIka joI saMthAro karyo ane zrAvaNa suda 10 vi. saM. 1973nA divase temano svargavAsa thayo. saMpradAyAtI prabhAvazALI vyakitatva: zrI jena divAkara mahArAja eka saMpradAyanA vizeSa saMta hovA chatAM bIjA saMpradAyonI mahAnatAno Adara karatA. teo sneha ane sadUbhAva dvArA paraspara maitrIbhAva sthApavA mAMgatA hatA. pote kaSTa sahIne paNa bIjAne AnaMda ApavA mAMgatA hatA. temanAmAM dharma ane jIvanano marma samajavAnI adabhuta kSamatA hatI. jAtivAda, paMthavAda, prAMtavAdathI upara AvIne temaNe mAnavane mahAmAnava banavAnI preraNA ApI. temanAmAM apAra sAhasa, ciMtanazIlatA ane bIjAo pratye svAbhAvika snehabhAva hato. temanuM manobaLa meru parvatanI jema acaLa ane aTaLa hatuM. teoe vyavahArakuzaLatAthI badhA lokonAM mana jItI lIdhAM hatAM ane saMyama-sAdhanA dvArA attaraMgane vikasAvyuM hatuM. jeo temanA saMparkamAM AvatA te temanA svaccha hRdaya ane saraLatApUrNa vyavahArathI prabhAvita thayA vagara rahetA nahi. temanuM vyaktitva ane kRtitva kharekhara bahumukhI hatuM.

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo ahiMsAthI svapara kalyANa : temanA pravacanamAM hindu ane musalamAna badhA loko AvatA ane pravacana sAMbhaLI durvyasanono tyAga karI potAnuM jIvana dhanya banAvatA. bhAratanI janatAnuM naitika jIvana unnata banAvavA ane ahiMsAno pracAra-prasAra karavA jaina divAkarajI mahArAje je yogadAna ApyuM te avismaraNIya che. temaNe potAnA vyaktitvathI ane potAnI asAdhAraNa vaktRtvazaktithI moTA moTA rANA, mahArANA, adhikArI, vidvAna, zeTha, zAhukArane prabhAvita karI yathAzakti jIvadayA tathA ahiMsAno vyApaka pracAra karyo. te yugamAM A eka mahAna camatkAra hato. jaina dharmamAM ahiMsAdharmanuM vizuddha rUpa batAvyuM che. bhAratanA samasta dharmapracArakoe paNa ahiMsA, dayA, karuNA vagere para bhAra mUkayo che; paraMtu jeTalI sUkSmatAthI jainAcAryoe ahiMsAkaruNAno pracAra karyo che te kharekhara adbhUta ane vaMdanIya che. zrI jaina divAkara cothamalajI mahArAje jayAM paNa vihAra karyo tyAM temanAM pravacanothI zAsavarga prabhAvita thaI jato ane temane bheTa dharavAnI icchA karato tyAre teo kahetA: "tyAga karo, dayA ane sadAcAranA pracAramAM sahayogI bano.' teo mahArASTra, madhyapradeza, rAjasthAna, hariyANA, paMjAba vagere prAntomAM vihAra karIne lokomAM ahiMsaka banavAno saMdezo phelAvatA rahyA. vANInA jAdUgara : parama zraddheya zrI divAkarajI mahArAja vANInA jAdUgara che. temanI vANI zrotAo para ajaba prabhAva pADe che. temanI anubhavavANIthI zrotAonA mana para bhAre asara thatI ane temane jIvana sudhAravA mATe tatpara karI detI. temanI vANIthI keTalAya loko hRdayaparivartana karI potAnAM pAponuM prAyazcitta karatA thayA. teoe pravacano dvArA vArAMganAone sajjana nArIo banAvI, zikArIonAM zastro pheMkAvI dIdhAM, dArU ane bIDI-sigAreTanA vyasanIone nirvyasanI banAvyA tathA adhArmikone dharmanI zItaLa chAyAmAM AvatA karI dIdhA. 134 sAcA sAMta - sArA vakatA : [ upadeza] jaina divAkara zrI cothamalajI mahArAja potAnAM pravacano sAdI saraLa bhASAmAM ApatA. teo sadA saraLa viSaya pasaMda karatA. gaMbhIra ane dArzanika prazno teo evI rIte rajU karatA ke zrotAone bhArasvarUpa pratIta na thAya. teonAM pravacano e kevaLa vANI-vilAsa nathI paNa jIvana-nirmANanI kaLA che. temanAM pravacanomAM jaina AgamanAM rahasyo, vaidika paraMparAnA graMtho, subhASito, paMktio, gAthAo ane urdUnI zAyarIo tathA saMgItano madhura samanvaya thato hovAthI zrotAone kalAko sudhI te sAMbhaLatAM kaMTALo Avato nahIM. pravacanamAM koI vAra jaina lokathAo ane bauddhakathAo AvatI, kayAreka sAmAjika kuruDhio para, lokadhAraNAo para kaTAkSa AvatA to koI vAra vIrarasanI gaMgA pravAhita thatI. koI vAra hAsyarasa to koIka vAra zAntarasano pravAha vaheto. temanA pravacanamAM hindu, musalamAna, pArasI, khristI vagere aDhAreya varaNanA loko potAno bheda-bhAva bhUlI upasthita thatA ane temanI vANIno lAbha letA tethI samavasaraNanI racanA jevuM lAgatuM hatuM. temanI vANImAM amRtano akSaya srota vaheto hato.

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dharmadivAkara zrI cothamalajI mahArAja 135 samAja-sudhAraNA : samAja-sudhAraNA mATe je kArya cothamalajI mahArAje karyuM che te anupama che. paraMparAthI cAlI AvatI kurUDhio ane aMdhavizvAso dUra karAvI, bALavivAha ane vRddha-vivAha jevI kuprathAo sadAne mATe baMdha karAvI, kanyA-vikraya ane mRtaka-bhojana baMdha karAvyAM. devI-devatAo para caDhatA pazubali jevI bhayaMkara kurUDhi baMdha karAvI, aspRzyatAnuM kalaMka dUra karAvyuM, jelanA kedIone pharI bhaviSyamAM AvuM duSkarma na karavAnI pratijJA levaDAvI, temaja kasAI, camAra, cora vagerenAM hRdayaparivartana karAvyAM. vezyAvRtti sAmAjika jIvana mATe eka kalaMka ane patananuM dvAra che, te dUra karAvyuM. kharekhara, temanA upadezomAM samAja sudhAravAnI mahAna zakti hatI. saMgaThana-nirmANanA preraka : jaina divAkarajI mahArAja saMgaThananuM mahattva khUba samajatA hatA. samAja-sudhAraNA ane maMgaLakArI kAryo temanA saMcAlana dvArA thatAM. teoe bAlotarA, vyAvara, pIpalodA, udayapura vagere aneka sthaLo para "mahAvIra jaina mahAmaMDaLe" tathA "jaina maMDaLo'nI sthApanA karI. ratalAmamAM "jainodaya prakAzana samiti'nI sthApanA karI. tyAMthI sasAhityanuM prakAzana paNa thatuM. rAyapura, delavADA, sanavADA, gogaMdA vagere sthaLo para bALakone dhArmika zikSaNa ApavA mATe "jaina pAThazALA"nI sthApanA karI. jodhapuramAM mahilAzrama, ahamadanagaramAM "osavAla nirAzrita phaMDa', mandasauramAM "samAja hiteSI zrAvaka maMDaLa, cittoDagaDhamAM "caturtha jaina vRddhAzrama" vagere aneka saMsthAo temanI preraNAthI sAmAjika kAryo karatI hatI. sAhityanI racanA : mahAna sarjaka : uttama mAnavajIvananA sarjakanI sAthe sAthe jena divAkarajI mahArAja utkRSTa sAhityanI racanA karanAra mahAna lekhaka paNa hatA. A kSetramAM temanI pratibhA bahumukhI hatI. temaNe gadya ane padya baMnemAM sAhitya rahyuM che. lokagIta, bhajana, gajhala vagerenI sAthe sAthe jIvanane preraNA ApanArA sAhityanI tathA dhArmika sAhityanI paNa racanA karI. temanI 30 padyaracanAomAM 19 jIvanacaritra ane 11 bhajanasaMgraha che. A racanAo vAMcatAM pAThaka bhAva-vibhora banI jatA hatA. bhagavAna mahAvIranuM Adarza jIvana, jammukumAra ane pArzvanAtha vagerenAM caritra temaNe gadyamAM paNa lakhyAM hatAM. jevI rIte zrIkRSaNe samasta vedAMtazAstronA sArarUpa gItAno upadeza Apyo che, tevI rIte samasta jaina Agama sAhityanuM maMthana karI "nigraMtha pravacana" nAmathI bhagavAna mahAvIranI vANInuM teozrIe saMkalana karyuM. pU. cothamalajI mahArAjanI A eka amara kRti che. te yugo-yugo sudhI prakAzastaMbhanI jema janasamAjane preraNAdApaka banI raheze. A uparAMta temaNe ApelAM pravacano saMkalita karI "divAkara divya jyoti'nA nAmathI 20 bhAgomAM prakAzita karavAmAM AvyAM che. ekatAnA agradUta : cothamalajI mahArAja dIkSA lIdhA pachI paNa bhinna bhinna saMpradAyomAM ekatA sthApita karavA mATe bharapUra prayAsa karatA hatA. vi. saM. 2007mAM

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136 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo koTA caturmAsamAM temaNe ekatA-bhAvanA vikasAvavA mATe digambara AcArya sUryasAgarajI mahArAja, zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka AcArya AnaMdasAgarajI mahArAja ane pote eka ja maMca para ekasAthe pravacana karavAno nirNaya karyo ane te phaLIbhUta thayo. vi. saM. 1953mAM teozrInuM cAturmAsa sAdaDImAM hatA tyAre "jaina-prakAza"nA saMpAdaka zrI jhaveracaMda jAdavajI kAmadAra samakSa teozrIe potAnA ekatA saMbaMdhI vicAro prakaTa karyA hatA, je nIce pramANe che : (1) badhA sAdhu-sAdhvIo eka sthAna para samelana kare. (2) sAdhuonI samAcArI ane AcAra-vicAranI praNAlI eka ja hoya. (3) sthAnakavAsI saMdho taraphathI pramANabhUta zreSTha sAhityanuM prakAzana thAya. (4) koI paraspara ekabIjAnI nidATIkA, TippaNI na kare. (5) parva-tithiono sarvasaMmata nirNaya hovo joIe. A uparAMta, jaina samAjanI sAMskRtika ekatAne sAkAra banAvavA mATe mahAvIra jayaMtIno utsava sAmUhika rIte UjavavAnI teo preraNA ApatA. ujajaina, ajamera, AgrA vagere sthaLoe temanA prayatnothI digambara, zvetAmbara, sthAnakavAsI badhA saMpradAyoe haLI-maLIne bhagavAna mahAvIrano janmadivasa Ujavyo. atyAre pAga amuka sthaLo para A paraMparA cAlu rahI che. upasaMhAraH ratalAma pachI vi. saM. 2007mAM temanuM cAturmAsa koTAmAM thayA. jainasamAjanI bhAvAtmaka ekatAnA saMdarbhamAM A cAturmAsa advitIya rahyA. te daramyAna temane peTamAM vyAdhinI pIDA zarU thaI. 14 divasa sudhI A pIDA cAlu rahI ane vi. saM. 2007 nA mAgazara suda 9 ne ravivAre temano AtmA dehathI alaga thaIne amara banI gayo. jena divAkarajI mahArAjanI pratibhA bahumukhI hatI. te prasiddha vaktA, vAmI, mahAmanISI, jagavallabha, kAntadarzI ane yugapuruSa saMta hatA. te divAkaranI samAna camakatA ja raheze. temanI prabhA Aja sudhI satata jaina samAjane preraNA ApatI rahI che ane AgaLa paNa ApatI raheze.

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18. sauhArdarti zrI motIlAla kApaDiyA bALapaNa ane abhyAsa: jaina samAjanI unnati karanArI dareka pravRtti mATe potAnuM jIvana samapita karanAra motIlAla kApaDiyAno janma tA. 7-12-1879nA roja bhAvanagaramAM thayo hato. bI. e. sudhIno abhyAsa temaNe bhAvanagaramAM kya ane elaela. bI.nA abhyAsa mATe teo muMbaI AvyA. I. sa. 1910 mAM temaNe solisiTaranI parIkSA pasAra karI ane temanA mitra devIdAsa desAI sAthe maLIne "motIcaMda enDa devIdAsa' nAmanI solisiTaranI peDhInI sthApanA karI. jaina samAjanI bahu jANItI vyakti kuMvarajI kApaDiyA temanA kAkA hatA. temanI pAsethI temaNe UMDA dhArmika saMskAro meLavyA ane dharmasAhityamAM UMDI abhiruci prApta karI. sAmAjika, saMsthAkIya ane rASTrIya pravRttio: solisiTaranI kArakirdI daramiyAna temaNe eka dhaMdhAdArI solisiTara tarIke sArI nAmanA meLavI. uparAMta, jAhera jIvananAM aneka kSetromAM temaNe praveza karyo ane dareka kSetrane anekavidha sevAo vaDe temaNe zobhAvyuM. jaina samAjanI eka paNa pravRtti evI nahotI ke jemAM temaNe mahattvano phALo Apyo na hoya. jaina samAjamAM temaNe zarU karelI be mukhya pravRttio "zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya' ane 'zrI jaina che. mU. kaoNnpharansa' sAthe to temanuM nAma sadAne mATe 137

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138 arvAcIna jaina jayotirdharo joDAyeluM raheze, muMbaInI kaoNlejomAM bhaNatA jaina vidyArthIone rahevAkhAvAnI sagavaDa maLI rahe e mATe temaNe I. sa. 1916nI sAlamAM 'zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya 'nI sthApanA karI hatI. A saMsthAnA teo prAraMbhathI ja maMtrI hatA; eTaluM ja nahi paNa prANapUraka AtmA hatA. A saMsthAnA vikAsa mATe teo aneka apamAno sahIne, ghera ghera phaMDa mATe pharyA hatA. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya temanI covIse kalAkanI cintAno viSaya hato. Aje A saMsthA khUba vikAsa pAmI che ane tenI aneka zAkhA-prazAkhAo nirmANa thaI cUkI che. e temanI 34 varSanI akhaMDa tapasyAnuM eka mUrtimaMta ciraMjIvI smAraka che. AvI ja rIte zrI jaina zve. mU. kaoNnpharansane aneka pratikULatAo vacce jIvatI ane vegavantI rAkhavA mATe temaNe apAra prayatna karyo che. temanA dilamAM kaoNnpharansa mATe UMDI lAgaNI hatI. A kaoNnpharansamAM temaNe ghaNA samaya sudhI agrasthAne rahI kArya karyuM che. samayanA parivartana sAthe temanA vicAro ane valaNamAM paNa uttarottara parivartana thaI rahyuM hatuM. apratima zrAddhALu jaina hovA chatAM temaja temanI dharmazraddhA jIvananA aMta sudhI jaLavAI rahI hovA chatAM aneka sAmAjika ane dhArmika prazno paratve temanuM valaNa samayanA parivartana sAthe badalAyuM hatuM. vicArakSetramAM vyApaka avalokana ane anubhavanA AdhAre parivartana cAlu rahetuM, tema chatAM sAmAjika kAryomAM temanAM valaNa ane kAryapaddhati haMmezAM samAdhAnakAraka rahetAM. teonI kAryapaddhati, vicAra karatAM kAryane vadhAre mahattva ApavAnI hatI. samAjanA vividha koTinA mANaso sAthe haLImaLIne cAlavuM, koIne leza paNa du:kha na thAya tema bolavuM ke vartavuM e temanI sahaja vRtti hatI. je saMsthAonuM emanA haiye hita vasyuM hatuM e saMsthAono utkarSa kema thAya ane Arthika lAbha kema thAya te rIte teo sau sAthe kAma letA. bAMdhachoDa karavI ane samAdhAna sAdhatA rahevuM, jUnA vargane saMbhALavo ane navA varga sAthe saMparka cAlu rAkhavo e temanI kAryanIti hatI. koI paNa zubha kAryamAM-pachI te komI ho, sAMpradAyika ho ke rASTrIya ho--potAthI bane teTalA madadarUpa thavuM A temanI jIvanaeSaNA hatI. temanuM mAnasa satata vikAsazIla hatuM. tethI temanI jAhera pravRtti paNa satata vikAsazIla banI hatI. jJAna-ArAdhanA ane sAhityasevA : jevo ujajavaLa temano karmayoga hato tevo ja ujjvaLa temano jJAnayoga hato. temanuM vAcanakSetra ati vizALa hatuM. temAM paNa jaina sAhitya to temanA UMDA avagAhanano viSaya hato. sAhityavAcanano, bane teTalA sAmayika patro jotAM rahevAno, temane nAnapaNathI ja khUba zokha hato. teo vidyArthI avasthAmAM hatA tyArathI ja lekhanapravRtti tarapha vaLelA hatA. sauprathama temaNe 'jaina dharmaprakAza ' nAmanA mAsikamAM lakhavAnuM zarU kareluM; tyArabAda temanAM lakhelAM pustako avAranavAra pragaTa thavA lAgyAM.

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sauhArdamUrti zrI motIlAla kApaDiyA 139 temanAM lakhANono moTo bhAga jANItA jainAcAryonI viziSTa kRtionA savistara vivecano rUpe che. AdhyAtmika ane vairAgyapreraka sAhitya tarapha teo mULathI ja DhaLelA hatA. eTale vivecano mATe pasaMdagI paNa teo A DhabanA sAhityanI ja karatA. sauthI prathama zrI munisundarasUrie racela "adhyAtmakalpadrama" uparanuM temanuM vivecana sana 1909mAM pragaTa thayuM ane e atyanta lokapriya banyuM. tyAra pachI "AnaMdaghana padyaratanAvali'no pahelo bhAga bahAra paDyo. A daLadAra graMthamAM zrI AnaMdadhanajInAM paccAsa padonuM savistara vivecana karavAmAM AvyuM che. jaina muni zrI siddharSigaNie racela upamiti bhavaprapaMca kathA' saMskRta bhASAsAhityano eka prasiddha ane bhavya graMtha che. teno Adyanta anuvAda traNa bhAgamAM temaNe bahAra pADyo. temAMnA eka bhAgamAM siddharSinAM jIvana ane sAhityanI ati vistRta ane aitihAsika samAlocanA karavAmAM AvI che. "zAntasudhArasa" nAmanA vairAgyarasapradhAna geya mahAkAvyanuM temaNe ullAsabharyuM vivecana pragaTa karyuM. DaoN. bulare lakhelA zrImad hemacaMdrAcAryanA jIvanacaritrano temaNe anuvAda karyo. A uparAMta jaina deSTie yoga, navayugano jaina, yazodhara caritra, motIzA zeThanuM caritrA, "baho gaI thoDI rahI" vagere temaNe racelAM aneka nAnAM-moTAM pustako Aja sudhImAM pragaTa thaI cUkyAM che. I. sa. 1948 nA oNgasTa mAsanI moTI bImArI pachIthI avasAna sudhInA aDhI varSanA gALA daramiyAna "prazamarati' nAmanA jANItA dharmagraMtha upara temaNe savistara vivecana lakhyuM. zrI AnaMdaghananAM bAkInAM pado ane covIsI upara AnaMdaghana padyaratnAvalInA dhoraNe vivecana lakhI AnaMdaghanane lagatuM potAnuM kArya pUruM karyuM. mahAvIra svAmI viSe je kAMI kAvyo, stavano, bhajano racAyAM hoya te sarvane eka graMthAvalimAM saMgrahIta karavAnI temanI icchA hatI. A icchA mujaba A graMthAvalinI yojanAne temaNe paccIsa bhAgamAM vaheMcI nAkhI hatI. temAMthI mahAvIrasvAmInA pUrvabhavane lagato pahelo vibhAga temaNe pUro karyo hato ane bIjo vibhAga avasAna pUrve thoDA samaya pahelAM zarU karyo hato. Ama temanuM apragaTa sAhitya paNa tho baMdha paDeluM che ane pragaTa sAhityamAMnA ghaNAkharA graMtho punarmudraNanI pratIkSA karI rahyA che. sAhityalekhananI zailI : temanA lekhanasAhityano samagrapaNe vicAra karatAM mAlUma paDe che ke teo AmajanatAnA mAnavI hatA. temanI AMkha sAme ochuM bhaNelI ane ochI samajaNavALI bhadra janatA hatI. AvA janasamAjane dharmamArge, adhyAtmane paMthe, vairAgyanA raste vALavAnI temanA dilamAM UMDI tamannA hatI. pariNAme ekanI eka vAta teo pharIpharIne kahetA. eka ja tattvane bhinna bhinna svarUpamAM rajU karatAM teo kadI thAkatA nahotA. dharmakathAmAM punarukti e doSa nathI ema teo mAnatA. sAmAnya janatA TUMkAmAM na ja samaje evo temano anubhava hato. pariNAme temanI lekhanazailI sAdI, saraLa, jAtajAtanA TucakAothI bharelI ane prastuta viSayane sAdhAraNa rIte vistArathI AlekhavA tarapha sadA DhaLelI rahetI.

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140 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo | viziSTa guNo ane saMskAritA : apratima AzAvAda e temanA jIvanano sauthI moTo guNa che. jyAre koI paNa prasaMga ke paristhiti aMge anya sarva atyanta nirAza banI beThAM hoya, tyAre temanI najara temAMthI paNa koI nAnuM sarakhuM AzApreraka kiraNa zodhI kADhatI ane potAnuM nAva pUrA utsAhapUrvaka teo haMkArI mUkatA. temano bIjo eka viziSTa guNa temanI prakRtine vareluM umadA prakAranuM sauhArda hatuM. maratAMne paNa mara na kahevuM e temano svabhAva hato. nAnA-moTA sau koIne dilanA umaLakAthI bolAve, koInuM kAma karI chUTavAmAM AnaMda mAne, samAjahitakArI sarva koI pravRttio vize hArdika sahAnubhUti dharAve ane jayAM jeTalo potAno hAtha laMbAvI zakAya tyAM teTalo lAMbAvavAmAM jarA paNa pAchI pAnI na kare. jaina dharma pratye apratima anurAga tathA zraddhA hovA chatAM anya dharma ke saMpradAya pratye leza paNa anAdara na cinta-A temanAmAM rahelAM akhUTa sauhArdanAM ja vyakti svarUpo hatAM. avirata parizrama levAnI tAkAta e ja temanA jIvananI saphaLatAnI moTAmAM moTI cAvI hatI. 69mA varSe moTI mAMdagI AvI te pahelAM thAka zuM te temaNe kadI jANyuM na hatuM. koI paNa bAbatamAM pAchaLa rahI javuM temane paravaDatuM ja nahi. temano bIjo eka anukaraNayogya guNa namratA hato. temane jayAre koI paNa varganI ke saMsthAnI netAgIrI soMpAtI tyAre tene teo pUrI dakSatA ane apUrvA kAryazakti dvArA zobhAvatA. temanA bhAge jayAre koInA anuyAyI banavAnuM AvatuM to te anuyAyIdharmane paNa evI ja vaphAdArI ane kAryaniSThAthI temaNe sArthaka karyo hato. temaNe koInI pAchaLa cAlavAmAM kadI nAnama anubhavI nahotI. jemAM jenI vizeSatA jaNAtI tyAM te vizeSatAne temaNe AdarapUrvaka svIkArI hatI. Ama. karmayoga ane jJAnayoga baMne dizAe aneka pravRttiothI bhareluM, sevAmArge vicaratA sau koIne anukaraNa karavA yogya, vyavahAra ane Adarzano suMdara samanvaya 2jU karatuM lAMbuM jIvana vaTAvIne teo Aje anya loka prati sidhAvyA che ane cirasmaraNIya suvAsa mUkatA gayA che. sAmAnya saMyogomAMthI ekasarakhI dharmaniSThApUrvaka AgaLa vadhatAM vadhatAM eka mAnavI, jIvananA aMte saMcita sevAkAryono keTalo moTo saravALo mUkI jaI zake che teno zrI motIcaMdabhAInA jIvana upara najara karatAM khyAla Ave che, ane temAMthI ApaNane aneka preraNA maLe che.

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19. zatAvadhAnI paMDitaratna zrI ratnacaMdrajI mahArAja bhUmikA : bhAratanI pazcime Avelo kaccha pradeza tyAMnA lokonI sAhasikatA, zUravIratA ane saraLatA mATe jagatamAM prasiddha che. raNapradezanI A kaThorabhUmimAM rahetAM manuSyonAM hRdaya komaLa hoya che. paNa temanI jIvanacaryA kaDaka che. A kacchanA bhorArA gAme vIzA osavALanuM eka pratiSThita kuTuMba vasatuM hatuM. temAM gRhasvAmI zrI vIrapALa zeTha ane gRhalakSmI zrImatI lakSmIbAInuM sAttvika ane prasanna-dAMpatyajIvana be dIkarAonA janmathI dhanya banyuM. moTAnuM nAma nathubhAI ane nAnAnuM nAma rAyazIbhAI. A nAnA dIkarA rAyazIbhAI ja pAchaLathI zrI ratnacaMdrajI mahArAja tarIke jANItA banyA. temano janma vi. sa. 1936 nA vaizAkha suda 12ne divase bhorArA gAmamAM thayo hato. bAlyakALa-vepArano prAraMbha : e jamAnAmAM keLavaNIno pracAra ghaNo ocho hato ane temAM vaLI kacchano pachAta vistAra ! tethI rAyazIne gAmaThI zALAmAM ja keLavaNI mATe mUkavAmAM Avyo. bhaNavAmAM rAyazI tejasvI hato. tenI smaraNazakti ghaNI sArI hatI. dasa varSanI vaye sAtamI parIkSA pAsa karyA pachI ucca keLavaNInI vyavasthA na 141

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142 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo hovAthI kuTuMbIoe banne putrone vepAradhaMdhAnI tAlIma arthe muMbaI mokalI dIdhA. Ama dasa varSanI nAnI uMmare potAnA moTA bhAI nathubhAI sAthe rAyazIbhAI anAjanA vepAramAM joDAyA. gaMbhIra svabhAvanA rAyazIbhAI ramatagamata ke khelakUdane badale vepAramAM ThIka ThIka sthira thayA. vepAra aMge koI koI vAra temane indora najIka AvelA sanAvada gAme javuM paDatuM ane rahevuM paDatuM. A daramiyAna temaNe tAraTapAla ukelavA jevuM aMgrejInuM jJAna meLavI lIdhuM. ahIM teoe eka varSa anAjanA vepArano anubhava laIne muMbaImAM eka kacchI vepArI zrI kezavajI devajI sAthe bhAgIdArImAM vepAra zarU karyo. Ama 13 varSanI vaye pahoMcatAM sudhImAM to temaNe dhanopArjanamAM ThIka ThIka pramANamAM saphaLatA meLavI lIdhI. | muMbaInA dhamAliyA jIvanathI jyAre kaMTALo Ave tyAre prasaMgopAtta teo copATanI ramata ramatA. te jamAnAmAM copATa manoraMjana mATenuM samAjavyApI sAdhana gaNAtuM. comAsAno nivRttikALa ane dhamapAsanA : te jamAnAmAM sAmAnyapaNe kacchIo 8 mahinA vepAradhAMdhA arthe gAma-paragAma vasatA ane comAsuM bese eTale dhaMdhAmAMthI nivRtti laI vatanamAM AvatA. ahIM teo satsamAgama, prabhusmaraNa ane dhArmika tahevAromAM bhAga laIne potAnA jIvanane ujamALatA. te jamAnAnA rItarivAjo mujaba 13 varSanI uMmare hAMsabAI nAmanI kanyA sAthe temanAM lagna thayelAM. lagna pachI traNeka varSa muMbaI, sanAvada ane belApuramAM vepAradhaMdhA arthe javAnuM thatuM ane vacce comAsAmAM vatanamAM AvavAnuM banatuM tyAre bhorArA, muMdrA ane aMjAra vagere gAmomAM lIMbaDI saMpradAyanA zrI gulAbacaMdrajI mahArAja ane temanA saMpradAyanA sAdhuono samAgama thato. A rIte dhArmika jIvana jIvavAnI ane vairAgya vadhAravAnI preraNA maLatI rahetI. - vairAgya ane dIkSA : vi. saM. 1951mAM temanA vairAgyane dRDha banAvanAro eka prasaMga banI gayo. A vakhate teo belApuramAM hatA tyAre gharethI patra Avyo "temanAM patnI hAMsabAIe putrIne janma Apyo che ane te sAthe ja temanuM avasAna thayuM che." tarata rAyazIbhAIe moTAbhAIne muMbaI patra lakhI nAkhyo : "bhorArA tArathI khabara Apo ke pharIthI vevizALa na kare." A bAju belApuramAM patnInA viyoganA samAcArathI rAyazIbhAIne svAbhAvika du:kha to jarUra thayuM haze, paNa dhArmika vRttinA saMskArane poSavAvALo be-traNa kacchI bhAIono samAgama temane maLI gayo, jethI vepAra sivAyanA samayamAM vAcana ane jJAnacarcA sArI rIte thavA lAgyAM. be-traNa mAsa pachI teo muMbaImAM rahevA AvyA, jayAM khaMbhAta saMpradAyanA sAdhuono samAgama raheto. moTAbhAInI rajA laI teo vatana tarapha pAchA pharyA. ahIM saMvata 195ranuM gulAbacaMdrajI mahArAjanuM comAsu cAlatuM hatuM. rAyazIbhAInI pharI vevizALa na karavAnI vAta gAmamAM ThIka ThIka prasarI gaI hatI. eTalAmAM moTAbhAI zrI nathubhAIno paNa A vAtane samarthana Apato patra AvI gayo. mAtA lakSmIbAIe mamatvane lIdhe ghaNA

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zatAvadhAnI paMDitaratna zrI ratnacaMdrajI mahArAja kAlAvAlA karyA, kAraNa ke 16 varSanA dIkarAne dIkSAnI AzA ApavA kaI mAtA taiyAra thAya ? pitAjI A bAbata mauna rahetA. tethI putrane samajAvavAno badho bojo mAtra mAtA upara ja AvI paDayo hato. rAyazIbhAInA vadhatA ane dRDha thayelA bairAgya sAme mAtAne Akhare jhUkavuM paDayuM. saMyama levAnI lIlI jhaMDI maLI gaI. te anusAra 17 varSanA rAyazIbhAInI pravrajyA vi. saM. 1953nA jeTha suda 3 ne guruvAre temanA ja vatanamAM aneka sAdhusAdhvIo Adi caturvidha saMghanI vizALa hAjarImAM, ullAsabhAvathI saMpanna thaI. Ama zrI gulAbacaMdrajI mahArAjane gurupade sthApI rAyazIbhAI zrI ratnacaMdrajI mahArAja banyA ane sAta divasa bAda muMdrAmAM temanI vaDI dIkSA thaI. 143 sarasvatInI akhaMDa ane ugra upAsanA : nAnapaNanA vairAgyanA saMskAra dIkSA letAM pallavita thayA ane akhaMDa jJAnaupAsanAmAM racyApacyA rahevAnI utkaTa vRtti jAgI. vaDI dIkSA pachI mAMDavI tarapha saMdhano vihAra thayo. vacce AvatA dezalapura gAmamAM aSADha suda 1 ne divase rAMskRta bhASAnA vyAkaraNanA abhyAsano prAraMbha karyo ane jAmanagarathI AvelA zAstrIjInI sAthe rahI siddhAMtacaMdrikAno pahelo bhAga pUro karyo. saMvata 1955nA aMjAranA cAturmAsamAM siddhAtacaMdrikAno bIjo bhAga, raghuvaMza, zrutabodha ane vRttaratnAkara vagere graMthono abhyAsa karyo. teozrInI smaraNazakti ane buddhinI tejasvitA adbhuta hovAthI AgaLanA 1956 ane 1957 nA jAmanagara ane jUnAgaDhanA cAturmAsamAM teoe vividha zAstrIo pAse 'siddhAMtakaumudI', 'zizupAlavadha', 'kuvalayAnaMda kArikA' Adi graMtho pUrA karIne pachInA cha mAsamAM tarkasaMgraha, nyAyabodhinI, nyAyadIpikA, nyAyasiddhAMta-muktAvali, sAnikA ane dinakarI ema ati kaThina gaNAtA nyAyazAstranA cha graMtho pUrA karI nAkhyA. A uparAMta manoramA ane zabdenduzekhara nAmanA vyAkaraNanA graMtho ane anuyogadgAra, caMdraprajJapti, sUryaprajJapti, dazavaikAlika ane vividha zokaDAono sAro abhyAsa karI lIdho. 1960nA aMjAra cAturmAsamAM aMgrejI, gaNita ane jayotiSavidyAno jarUra pUrato abhyAsa pUro karI lIdho. 1961nA kheDoInA cAturmAsa pahelAM mithilAnA suprasiddha zAstrI zazinAtha jhA pAse temaNe paMcalakSaNI, siddhAMtalakSaNa, rasagaMgAdhara, sAMkhyatattvakaumudI ityAdi nyAya, sAhitya ane darzanazAstranA vividha graMthonuM adhyayana pUruM karyuM. kheDoInA 1961nA cAturmAsa pachI kacchanA kAMThAnA gAmomAM vihAra karatAM teone zItaLAnI bImArI thayelI, paNa temAMthI dhIme dhIme sAruM thaI gayuM. nyAyazAstranA adhyayananA chellA tabakkAnI pUrNAhuti coTIlA mukAme zAsrI bAlakRSNa mizra pAsethI vyutpattivAda, zaktivAda, sAdhAraNa hetvAbhAsa ityAdi graMthonA abhyAsathI vi. saM. 1964mAM thaI. Ama 27 varSanI avasthA sudhImAM eTale ke dIkSAjIvananA prathama dasa varSa daramiyAna teoe jJAnasAdhanAmAM je ati utsAha dAkhavyo tene lIdhe vi. saM. 1956mAM jAmanagaranA cAturmAsathI khIla sahita AMkhanI aneka bImArIo AvI ane cazmAMno svIkAra karavo paDayo. tyAra pachI paNa vAraMvAra tAva, gUmaDAM, zItaLA ane

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo kAnanI rasau tathA gaLAnA kAkaDA (Tonsils)-ema aneka dardo thayAM. A dardono humalo thavA chatAM temaNe potAnuM adhyayana to satata cAlu ja rAkheluM ane zAMtabhAvathI sahanazIlatAnA guNano vikAsa karIne potAnA cAritryane zobhAvyuM hatuM. Ama A kALa daramyAna, deha pratyenA mamatvano tyAga sArA pramANamAM temanA jIvanamAM daSTigocara thAya che. 144 avadhAnazakita keLavavAno ane sAhityaracanAno prAraMbha : vi. saM. 1963thI temaNe avadhAnazakti keLavavAno prAraMbha karyo hato. saMvata 1964nA cAturmAsa daramyAna bhAvanAzataka ane kartavyakaumudI nAmanA saMskRta graMtho lakhavAnI temaNe zarUAta karI. mahArAjazrInI buddhitejasvitA, grahaNazakti ane dhAraNAzakti adbhuta hovAthI A viSayamAM prAraMbhathI ja teone sArI saphaLatA prApta thavA lAgI, jethI anukrame ATha avadhAna, sattara avadhAna ane pacAsa avadhAna karavAnI zakti to teoe pahelA ja varSamAM prApta karI lIdhI ! ekIsAthe aneka vastuone cittamAM dhAraNa karI rAkhavAnI A avadhAnanI kaLA mananI eka virala zakti che ane viziSTa smaraNazaktivALI vyakti ja tene siddha karI zake che. potAnAthI thoDAM varSo pUrve thayelA paMDita zrI gaTulAlajI, paMDita zrI zaMkaralAla mahezvara tathA zrImad rAjacaMdrajI Adi vividha avadhAnakAro pAsethI temaNe preraNA meLavI hatI. potAnA vizALa zAstra-adhyayanathI ane UMDA ciMtana-mananathI prAMjala thayelI temanI prazAthI ane viziSTa dhAraNAzaktithI thoDA ja kALamAM ekaso eka avadhAna karavAnI zakti sahajapaNe temaNe prApta karI hatI. AgaLa upara gurukuLa paMcakulAmAM teoe potAnI viziSTa avadhAnazaktinA prayogo karyA tyArathI teo bhAratabhUSaNa ane zatAvadhAnI tarIke oLakhAvA lAgyA. bhASA, vyAkaraNa ane pAdapUrtinA viziSTa jANakAra hovAthI ane zIghrakavitva prApta karyuM hovAthI gujarAtI ane saMskRta bhASAnA anekavidha viSayo upara teo pAdapUrti karI zakatA. temanI A viSayonI nipuNatA mahAkavi zrI nAnAlAla, zAstrI zrI rAmakRSNa harSajI, zrI kezavalAla dhruva, zrI hIrAcaMda motIcaMda, zrI popaTalAla pUMjAbhAI, jayapuranA zrI kezaramalajI coraDIA, alvaranA zrI rAmacaMdrajI bhaTTa temaja khaMDita zrImannArAyaNajI Adi mahAnubhAvo sAthenA samAgama ane vArtAlApamAM spaSTapaNe pratibiMbita thAya che. prajJAcakSu zrI sukhalAlajIe mahArAjazrIne zraddhAMjali ApatAM kahyuM hatuM ke, 'viziSTa kakSAnA munizrI eka vidyuta zatAvadhAnI hatA. avadhAna karavAnI vidyA gujarAtIone ja vArasAmAM maLI hoya tevuM lAge che.' A viSayamAM teozrIe paMdaramA saikAnA sahasrAvadhAnI munisuMdara sUri, upA. zrI yazovijayajI, zrI gaTulAlajI, zrImad rAjacaMdrajI, zrI zaMkaralAla zAstrI tathA muni zrI saMtabAlajI Adi gujarAtanA aneka mahAnubhAvono ullekha karyo hato. AdhyAtmika dRSTie vicAratAM avadhAnInI sAcI yogyatA te keTalAM avadhAna kare che tenA parathI siddha thatI nathI paraMtu tenAmAM

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zatAvadhAnI paMDitaratna zrI ratnacaMdrajI mahArAja 145 rahelI gaMbhIra vidvattA, viziSTa prajJA ane cittanI nirmaLatA upara avalaMbe che. A avadhAnazakti lokaraMjana ke khyAti-prAptino hetu na bane paraMtu AtmAnI zuddhi sahita cittanI ekAgratAmAM sahayogarUpa thAya to tenA dvArA tvarAthI AtmavikAsa sAdhI zakAya che ane jIvananA sarvocca zikhare pahoMcI zakAya che. A vAta avadhAna karAvanAra saue khyAlamAM rAkhavI joIe. ajameranA sAdhusaMmelanamAM : sthAnakvAsI sAdhusamAjamAM temaja zrAvakomAM te jamAnAmAM ThIkaThIka pramANamAM zithilatA, kusaMpa, IrSyA ane vAdavivAda Adi durguNo vyApakapaNe daSTigocara thatA hatA. A kAraNathI samAjanA prabuddha vargamAM evI mAnyatA pravartatI hatI ke A dUSaNone dUra karavA mATe sAdhuo ane zrAvako mATe nizcita AcArasaMhitA ghaDAya to saMpa vadhe ane zithilAcArano yogya pratikAra thaI zake. uparyukta dhyeyane siddha karavA mATe je aneka prayatno thayA tenA anusaMdhAnamAM ane paripAkarUpe ajameramAM bRhad sAdhusaMmelana bharavAnuM nakkI thayuM. A kAryamAM paMjAba, rAjasthAna, mALavA ane gujarAta-saurASTranA samasta sAdhusamAje tathA zrI durlabhajIbhAI jhaverI, zrI dhIrajalAla turakhiyA, zrI hemacaMdabhAI mahetA Adi prakhara samAjahitecchuoe temaja mahAkavi zrI nAnAlAla, prajJAcakSu zrI sukhalAlajI, paM. becaradAsajI, zrI jinavijayajI ane lIMbaDInA ThAkora zrI dolatasiMhajIe yogya sahakAra Apyo hato. A saMmelanamAM 238 saMto, 40 sAdhvIo ane hajAronI saMkhyAmAM zrAvaka-zrAvikAono samudAya ekatra thayo hato. utsAhabharyA vAtAvaraNamAM vi. saM. 1989nA caitra suda 10 ne budhavAranA divasathI A cIra pratikSita saMmelanano maMgala prAraMbha thayo. saMmelanamAM gujarAtanA sAdhuonI saMkhyA 32 jeTalI hatI. maMgalAcaraNa karavAnuM saubhAgya muni zrI ratnacaMdrajIne prApta thayuM hatuM. zAMtirakSako tarIke gujarAtanA zrI ratnacaMdrajI ane paMjAbanA zrI udayacaMdajI nimAyA hatA. kAryavAhInA lekhako tarIke zrI AtmArAmajI ane zrI saMtabAlajI nimAyA hatA. yuvAcAryapada ane upAdhyAyapadanI nimaNUka, comAsAM nImavAnI ane doSazuddhi ApavAnI sattA-A bAbato viSe sAruM samAdhAna thayuM. judAjudA prAMtamAM vicaratA eka ja saMpradAyanA ane pUrve paraspara nahIM maLelA sAdhuone ekabIjAno paricaya karI vAtsalya vadhAravAnI A saMmelanamAM taka maLI. uttara bhAratano vihAra: "sAdhu to calatA bhalA" e ukti anusAra ajameranuM sAdhusaMmelana pUruM thatAM mahArAjazrIe jayapura tarapha prayANa karyuM. jaina sAdhunA jIvanamAM - lokasaMparka mATe, anAsakti jALavavA mATe, vividha prakAranA anubhavo dvArA saMyamI jIvananuM ghaDatara karavA mATe ane zarIrane nIrogI rAkhavA mATe cAturmAsa sivAyanA samayamAM satata pAdavihAranI AjJA ApelI che. saMmelana pachI zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAje AgrA tarapha vihAra karyo ane zrI ratnacaMdrajI mahArAje vividha saMdhonI vinaMtIthI jayapuramAM cAturmAsa daramyAna jJAnanI paraba mAMDI. moTI saMkhyAmAM munio temanI pAse rahI

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146 arvAcIna jaina jayotirdharo saMskRta, prAkRta ane jaina Agamono vizeSa abhyAsa karaze, evI temanI bhAvanA hatI. mahArAjazrInI A bhAvanAno pratibhAva madhyamakakSAno rahyo ane cAra paMjAbI tathA ATha rAjasthAnI munio ema kula 12 munioe pU. mahArAjazrInI jJAnaparabano ThIka ThIka lAbha lIdho. ahIM paNa gujarAtIonI vidyAprAti pratyenI bedarakArI dRSTigocara thAya che ! ahIM adhyayanakArya uparAMta teoe jayapura vedhazALAnA adhyakSa zrI kedAranAtha pAsethI jayotiSa ane khagoLazAstra vize vizeSa jJAna meLavI lIdhuM hatuM, tathA revatIdAna samAlocanAno mahattvapUrNa nibaMdha paNa lakhyo hato. A pradezanI asahya garamInA prabhAvathI ara pahoMcatAM tapasvI munizrI kapUravijayajInuM svArazya kathaLyuM. temane zItaLA nIkaLyA, sanipAta thaI gayo ane ATha divasamAM teo kALadharma pAmyA. Ama eka agatyanA tapasvI aMtevAsI ziSyanA viyogano AdhAta mahArAjazrIne sahana karavo paDayo. A du:khada prasaMganA anusaMdhAnamAM mahArAjazrIne cAturmAsa nimitte ahIM vizeSa rokANa karavuM paDayuM. samayanA abhAvanA kAraNe 1990no cAturmAsa alvaramAM ja karavo paDyo. dilhI thaIne paMjAbamAM : alvaranA cAturmAsanI pUrNAhuti thatAM dilhI tarapha vihAra thayo. mahArAjazrInuM vividha bhASAo uparanuM prabhutva, vizALa sAhityajJAna ane adbhuta smaraNazaktine darzAvanArAM avadhAnonI vAta sAMbhaLIne badhI komanA ane dharmanA loko temanA pravacanano lAbha letA. ahIM ja temane "bhArataratna'nI mAnavaMtI padavI arpaNa karavAmAM AvI hatI. ahIM dilhIthI AgaLa vihAra karIne yuvAcArya zrI kAzIrAmajI mahArAja sAthe saMghe rohataka thaIne amRtasara bhaNI prayANa karyuM. rastAmAM nAnAMmoTAM gAmomAM jaina sAdhuomAM ghara karI gayelI saMkucitatA ane jaina gRhasthomAM vyApelA kusaMpa tathA kajiyAnAM dUSaNone joIne mahArAjazrIne ghaNuM du:kha thatuM. AthI teo potAnI vaga vAparI bane teTaluM samAdhAna karAvIne saMpa ane udAratAnI bhAvanAo vadhe tevo prayatna karatA. AryasamAjanI vicAradhArAnI ahIMnA jaina samAjaupara vyApaka asara thayelI, te vAta temanA dhyAna para AvavAthI, jaina vidyAnA pracAraprasAra mATe rohatakamAM teoe ThIka ThIka prayatno karyA. vihAra daramyAna zrI amolakha traSijIno tathA AryAjI pArvatIbAInA samAgamano paNa teone lAbha maLyo. jalaMdhara, kapurathalA ane vyAsa thaIne mahArAjazrIe amRtasaramAM praveza karyo tyAre tyAMnA jaina saMghe khUba utsAhapUrvaka temanuM svAgata karyuM hatuM. ahIM pU. zrI. sohanalAlajI mahArAjanA darzana-samAgamano lAbha laI siyAlakoTa, gujarAnavAlA, lAhora ityAdi gAmono vihAra pUro karI, teozrI jamu AvyA. jAhera pravacano dvArA jainetara janatAne paNa potAnA jJAnacAritryanA prabhAvathI teoe mAMsa-madirAno tyAga karAvyo hato. tyAMthI pAchA pharatAM 1991 nA cAturmAsa amRtasaramAM thayA. ahIMnA cAturmAsa daramyAna zrI sohana jaina dharmapracAraka samitinI racanA thaI. A samitie ja AgaLa upara mahArAjazrInI preraNAthI gavarmenTa saMskRta kaoNlejanI sAthe joDAyela mahAna vidyAdhAma zrI pArzvanAtha vidyAzramano prAraMbha karyo hato. zrI kAzIrAmajI mahArAjane

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zatAvadhAnI paMDitaratna zrI ratnacaMdrajI mahArAja 147 vidhipura:sara pUjya padavI ApavAnI jAhera samAroha saMpanna thayo. ahIMnA samAje mahArAjazrIne vidyAbhUSaNa'nI upAdhithI alaMkRta karyA. paMjAbamAM vihAra AgaLa cAlu rAkhI balAcora, nAlAgaDha, aMbAlA, paMcakulA ane simalA thaIne pAchA pharatI vakhate prAkRtika sauMdaryavALA balAcoramAM teozrIe cAturmAsa karyo. paMjAbanA A ThaMDA pradezomAM vicaratAM mahArAjazrInI tathA ziSyonI tabiyata vAraMvAra bagaDatI. balAcorathI vihAra karIne mahArAjazrI dhIme dhIme dilhI AvI pahoMcyA. kAzI-banArasa mATenI jhaMkhanA : prajJAcakSu paM. zrI sukhalAlajInI preraNAthI ane samasta saMghane jaina dharmano tulanAtmaka abhyAsa karavAnI taka maLe te hetuthI banArasa javAnI temanI bhAvanA hatI. A bhAvanAne mUrtasvarUpa ApavAnA irAdAthI dilhIthI vihAra karI AgrA, vRMdAvana, mathurA ityAdi tIrthasthAnonuM avalokana karyuM. AgrAmAM kAnano du:khAvo, lohInuM dabANa vagere aneka bImArIo AvI paDatAM AgaLa vihAra thaI zakyo nahi ane 1994nA cAturmAsa tyAM ja karavAnI pharaja paDI. zarIranA asahakAranA kAraNathI mahArAjazrInI banArasa javAnI bhAvanA phaLI zakI nahi ane cAturmAsa pUrA thatAM rAjasthAna tarapha vihAra karavo paDyo. 1995nA cAturmAsa ajamera nakkI thayA. dilhI ane AgrAnA agragaNya zrAvako ane sAdhusamitinA salAhakAro sAthe aneka masalato karyA chatAM saMvatsarInI ekatAno ke sAdhuonI samAcArInI saMhitAno koI sarvamAnya ukela zodhI zakAyo nahi. aMtima cAturmAsa : garamI ane ThaMDIno atireko, AhAravihAranI agavaDo ane samAjanI ekatA mATenA satata prayatno temaja anekavidha citAthI mahArAjazrInuM svAzya jaladIthI kathaLI rahyuM hatuM. prosTeTa glenDanI vyAdhine lIdhe pezAbanI takalIpha rahetI. upacAranI sArI sagavaDa muMbaImAM thaI zakaze ema lAgavAthI te tarapha prayANa cAlu thaI gayuM hatuM. aMte DaoN. TI. o. zAhanI haoNspiTalamAM prosTeTa glenDanuM oNparezana karAvavuM paDyuM. jo ke oNparezana saphaLa thayuM paNa gaeNsa ane nyumoniyA ityAdine lIdhe lAMbo samaya nabaLAI rahI ane cAra-pAMca mahine zarIranuM kaMIka ThekANuM paDayuM. sudaDha samAjanI racanA ane dharmapracAranuM kArya niraMtara thatuM rahe tevI bhAvanA mahArAjazrInA hRdayamAM aMtima samaya sudhI rahyA karI. A mATe jaina prakAzanA taMtrI zrI harSacaMdra dozI, muMbaI sakaLa saMghanA maMtrI zrI giradharalAla daphatarI, prasiddha lekhaka zrI cunIlAla vardhamAna zAha tathA muMbaInA agragaNya buddhijIvIo, keLavaNIkAro ane sAmAjika kAryakaro sAthe samAjanA traNa vibhAgo vIrAmaNa saMdha, vIra brahmacArI saMgha ane vIra zrAvaka saMgha viSe temaNe vigatavAra carcA-vicAraNA karI hatI. vidAyanI vasamI veLA : mahArAjazrIne lohInA UMcA dabANanI bImArI hatI. kAryanI adhikatAne lIdhe te roga upara viparIta asara thaI. zrI jamanAdAsa udANInI noMdha pramANe saMvata 1997nA zAkha vada 4ne budhavAra tadanusAra tA. 14-5-41nA

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148 arvAcIna jena jyotirdharo roja mahArAjazrIe temanI sAthe vIra saMdhanI kAryavAhI aMge lagabhaga eka kalAka carcA karI hatI. DaoNkaTare devalAlI javA mATe sUcanA karI tyAre temaNe saraLa ane zAMta svabhAve javAba Apyo "thoDA divasa mATe kAMI nathI karavuM, mane zAtA che." bIje ja divase eTale tA. 15-5-41 ne gurUvAre, divasa daramyAna to temane ThIka rahyuM. paraMtu rAtre 2-30 vAge ekAeka zvAsa vadhato jaNAyo. pakSaghAtanI asara jaNAvA lAgI ane blaDaprezara 230 sudhI vadhI gayuM. muMbaIthI moTA DaoNkTara AvI pahoMce te pahelAM ja eTale zukravAre savAre 4-50 miniTe mahArAjazrIe A nazvara dehano tyAga karyo. temanA dehavilayanA samAcAra prasaratAM pazcima bhArata ane uttara bhAratanAM aneka nagaromAMthI tathA kalakattA, raMgUna, madrAsa ityAdi nagaromAMthI loko teozrInA aMtima darzanArthe AvavA lAgyA. je pratyakSa na pahoMcI zakayA teoe tAraTapAla dvArA potAnI zraddhAMjali vyakta karI. ghATakopara mukAme hajAro bhaktonI hAjarImAM teozrInA dehanA agnisaMskAra thayA. jIvaMta smArakoH mahArAjazrInI bahumukhI pratibhAnI preraNAthI thayelAM sarvopayogI mArakonI saMkSipta yAdI nIce pramANe che : (1) paM. zrI ratnacaMdrajI jaina kanyAzALA-ghATakopara (2) zatAvadhAnI ratnacaMdrajI pustakAlaya (zrI pArzvanAtha vidyAzrama, banArasa sAthe saMlagna) (3) zrI ratnacaMdrajI sthAnakavAsI jaina pustakAlaya-kaThora (4) zatAvadhAnI paM. ratnacaMdrajI jaina jJAnamaMdira-surendranagara (5) zrI jaina sAhityapracAraka samiti-blAvara vihAranA vidhavidha anubhavo jaina muninA pAdavihAranI sAthe aneka prakAranAM kaSTo ane kasoTInA prasaMgo (pariSaho) vaNAyelAM hoya che. rAjasthAna, mAravADa ane uttara hiMdanA bIjA pradezomAMnA munizrI ratnacaMdrajInA vihAranA keTalAka anubhavo temanA saMyamI jIvananA nirbhayatA, nizcalatA ane dharma Adi guNonI kasoTI karanArA nIvaDayA hatA. munizrI ratnacaMdrajI AgrAthI bharatapura thaIne jyAre jayapura tarapha AvI rahyA hatA, tyAre mArgamAM sUryAsta thavAne ardhA kalAkanI vAra hatI. te vakhate teo eka maMdira pAse AvIne thobhyA. AvAM maMdiromAM temane aneka vAra AkAya levo paDyo hato, tethI A maMdiramAM paNa rAtavAso karavA sthAna maLI raheze, evI temanI gaNatarI hatI, paNa e gaNatarI khoTI paDI. maMdiramAMthI Avo javAba maLyo : ahIM rAtre koIne sUvA devAmAM AvatA nathI. pAse eka khullI dharmazALA hatI, te tarapha AMgaLI cIMdhavAmAM AvI, eTale teo e dharmazALAmAM gayA. e dharmazALA eTale

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zatAvadhAnI paMDitaratna zrI ratnacaMdrajI mahArAja 149 traNa bAjuthI khullI paDALI, temAM gAra ke lIMpaNa kazuM na maLe. gADAvALAo tyAM AvatA. teo tApaNI karatA, tenI rAkhanA DhagalA paNa tyAM paDelA. poSa mahinAnI TADha hatI. muni zrI ratnacaMdrajI ane temanA ziSyoe kaDakaDatI TADhamAM te rAta tyAM samabhAvapUrvaka gALI. vihAramAM eka vAra basI nAmanuM relave sTezana AvyuM. relave sTezanomAM rAtavAso karavA mATe ghaNI vAra paravAnagI maLI jatI, paraMtu basInA sTezana-mAstare nA kahI ane gAmamAM javA kahyuM. gAma be mAIla dUra hatuM. tapAsa karatAM eka jaNe kahyuM : AgaLa jatAM saDakane raste ja eka koTho che, tyAM rahI zakAze." koThA pAse pahoMcyA, tyAre mAtra pA kalAka divasa bAkI rahyo hato. koThAnuM makAna atyaMta jIrNa ane paDuM paDuM thaI rahyuM hatuM, koInI ekAda lAta vAgatAM chAparuM tUTI paDe evuM ! makAnamAM khADA paDelA. bAraNAnuM nAmanizAna nahi, dhULano pAra nahi ! jaMgalI jAnavaronAM pagalAM paDelAM dekhAtAM hatAM ! evI vikaTa bhayajanaka sthitimAM paNa e munimaMDaLe tyAM nirupadravapaNe rAtri pasAra karI. ajamerathI pAchA pharatAM eranapurA roDa nAmanA sTezanethI eka vAra muni zrI ratnacaMdrajIe vihAra karyo. "gAiDabukamAM batAvyA pramANe koTAra nAmanuM eka nAnuM sTezana najIka paDatuM hatuM. saMdhyAveLAe koTAra pahoMcatAM jaNAyuM ke sTezana taddana ujajaDa hatuM, sTezana-mAtara paNa na maLe! thoDeka dUra eka oraDImAM sAMdhAvALo mANasa raheto hato. tenI pAse sTezanamAM rAtavAso karavAnI rajA mAgatAM teNe rajA ApI. rAtro munio pratikramaNAdi karIne beThA hatA. tyAM lagabhaga sADA nava vAgatAM eka thANedArasAheba AvyA. te jaina sAdhuothI kAMIka paricita hatA. temaNe khulAso karyo : "A sTezana pahelAM ujajaDa na hatuM, paNa ahIM traNa-cAra varasathI lUMTaphATa cAle che ane be-traNa sTezana-mAstaro lUMTAI gayA che, tethI A sTezana nakAmuM thaI paDayuM che. gADInA samaye gArDa pote ja TikiTa Ape che. eka gADI rAtanA dasa vAge ane bIjI savAre dasa vAge Ave che. gADInA samaya pahelAM ardhA kalAke mAre hAjarI ApavI paDe che. dasa vAgyA pachI ghaNI gADIo Ava-jA kare che, paNa koI gADI ahIM UbhI rahetI nathI. roja madharAte ahIM lUMTArAo bhegA thAya che. eTale A lUMTArAono aho che ane temAM tame UtaryA cho. eTale ahIM rahevuM salAmatIbharyuM nathI, mATe ahIMthI ekAda pharloga dUra mArI oraDI che, tyAM cAlo.' munizrI ratnacaMdrajIe A bhayotpAdaka hakIkata sAMbhaLIne zAMtithI ane nIDaratAthI kahyuM : "bhAI ! rAtane vakhate ame kayAMya jaI zakatA nathI. amArI pAse evuM kazuM nathI ke je lUMTI levAnI lUMTArAone icchA thAya.' badhA munio tyAM ja rahyA. rAtro khUba varasAda paDyo, tethI lUMTArAo tyAM AvyA che nahi ane munioe e sthaLe zAMtithI rAta pasAra karI.

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150 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo te sTezanethI AgaLa vihAra karatAM mArgamAM eka vAghano bheTo thaI gayelo, paNa te munimaMDaLathI pacIseka kadama jeTale dUrathI ja jarA paNa upadrava karyA vagara potAne mArge pasAra thaI gayo. - ajANyAM ane jena vasatI vinAnAM gAmaDAMmAM AhArapANI meLavatAM temane jAtajAtanA anubhavo thatA. relave lAina parathI vihAra karavAno hoya ane vasatI bahu dUra hoya, tyAre koI vAra relavenA DrAivarane vinaMtI karIne aMjinamAMnuM dhagadhagatuM pANI meLavavuM paDatuM. paMjAbanA vihAra daramyAna gAmaDAMmAM ziyALAnI RtumAM garama pANI maLI zakatuM. paNa unALAmAM koI nAhavA mATe garama pANI kare nahi eTale maLI zakatuM nahi, tyAre chAza meLavIne calAvavuM paDatuM. - lAhorathI pAMceka mAIla dUra AvelA sahAdarA nAmanA eka gAmaDAmAM to chAza ke pANI kazuMya maLyuM nahi. loko potAnuM dUdha lAhora vecI AvatA ane koI chAza banAvatA ja nahi, pachI chAza hoya kyAMthI? tyAMthI AhAra maLI zakyo, paNa chAza-pANI maLyAM nahi ! cheka sAMje pAMca vAgatAM eka kArakhAnuM cAlu thayuM, temAMthI dhagadhagatuM garama pANI maLyuM. tene ThArI pachI AhAra karyo. AvI aneka muzkelIo uparAMta jainetarone gherathI AhAra meLavatAM keTalIka vAra apamAno veThavAM paDatAM, koI vAra tiraskAra thato, koI koI to khaDakInI bahAra sAdhuone UbhA rAkhatA ane pachI bhikhArIne roTalo-TukaDo ApatA hoya tema dayAdAna karavA IcchatA. paraMtu jaina munio bhikSaka hoya che, paNa bhikhArI hotA nathI; evuM jyAre temane samajAvavAmAM AvatuM, tyAre teo sAdhuone gharamAM pravezavA detA ane pachI ja evA gharomAMthI sAdhuo AhAra grahaNa karI zakatA.

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20. jainadharmabhUSaNa zrI zItalaprasAdajI 1 bhUmtikA : I. sa. 1857 nA prathama svAtaMtryasaMgrAmane niSphaLatA maLyA pachI paNa vicArako ane rASTrapremI sajjanoe svataMtratA-prAptinI AzA choDI nahotI. I. sa. 1885mAM inDiyana nezanala kaoNMgresanI sthApanA thaI ane lokoe svataMtrarAjyanI mAgaNIno bulaMda avAja uThAvyo. Ama chatAM sAmAjika ane dhArmika kSetromAM ghaNuM pachAtapaNuM hatuM. bALavivAha, mRtyu pachInuM jamaNa, dahejaprathA, vidhavAvivAhano niSedha, nirakSaratA, aMdhavizvAsa, vagerenuM samasta deza upara Adhipatya hatuM. AvA sAmAjika, Arthika, dhArmika aMdhAdhUMdhInA kALamAM zrI zItalaprasAdajIno janma thayo hato. janma, keLavaNI ane ghaDAra : saMyukta prAMtanI rAjadhAnI lakhanaumAM lAlA mukhmanalAlajI tathA temanAM dharmapatnI nArAyaNIdevInA ghare I. sa. 1879mAM zItalano janma thayo. temanA bALapaNanI vigato maLatI nathI. prAthamika ane mAdhyamika keLavaNInI vayaneM vaTAvI teoe 18 varSanI vaye maeNTrikanI parIkSA prathama zreNImAM pasAra karI. tyAra pachI cAra varSamAM teo rUrakI eMjiniyariMga kaoNlejamAMthI 'ekAunTanTazipa'nI parIkSAmAM uttIrNa thayA ane tarata ja sarakArI nokarImAM joDAI gayA. 151

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15ra arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo A pramANe zaikSaNika stare pragati thaI. paNa A vyakti to koIka judI ja mATInI ghaDAyelI hatI. dainika jIvanamAM sadguNono vikAsa ane niraMtara sArA vicAromAM rahevAno temano puruSArtha temaNe tA. 24-5-1896nA hidI jaina gejheTamAM lakhelA nIcenA lakhANathI spaSTa thAya che : - "he jaina paMDito ! A jainadharmano kharo AdhAra tamArA upara ja che. enI rakSA karo, udyota karo, sUtelAone jagADo ane tana-mana-dhanathI paropakAra ane zuddhAcArane apanAvo, jethI tamAro A loka ane paraloka banne sudharaze." gRhasthAzramapraveza ane agniparIkSA : teonAM lagna kalakattAnivAsI zrI chedIlAlajInI suputrI sAthe thayAM hatAM. kanyA ghaNI saMsakArI, patiparAyaNA tathA sevAbhAvI hatI paNa tenuM AyuSya alpa hatuM. jethI I. sa. 1904 mAM phebruArInI 13mIe teNInuM pleganI bhayaMkara bImArIthI mRtyu thayuM. patnInA viyoganI sAthe eka mAsamAM ja mAtA ane nAnA bhAInA mRtyuno paNa brahmacArIjIne tyAre AghAta sahana karavo paDyo. vairAgyane utpanna karanArA A prasaMgomAM teo sata zAstronA abhyAsathI vairAgya bhAva vadhAratA rahyA, to bIjI bAju aneka svarUpavAna kanyAonAM mAtApitAo temane kIrti, kAMcana ane kAminIno svIkAra karavA bharapUra lAlaco ApavA lAgyAM. pacIsa varSano A honahAra yuvAna A badhI kaksoTImAMthI hemakhema pAra Utaryo ane tA. 19-8-1905nA roja zItalaprasAde sarakArI nokarImAMthI rAjInAmuM ApIne samAjasevA tathA zAstravAMcananuM kSetra apanAvI lIdhuM. satsaMga ane saMyamanI ArAdhanA : I. sa. 1905 mAM digaMbara jaina mahAsabhAnA adhivezanamAM teo sevA ApavA gayA. tyAM prasiddha dAnavIra zeTha zrI mANikacandra muMbaIvALAnI temanA upara najara paDI. sAcI samAjasevAnI dhagaza, bharayuvAnaavasthA, kAryakuzaLatA, utsAha, sAdAI, jainadharma pratyeno prema ane vairAgya ityAdi aneka guNovALA A yuvaka ratnane A jhaverIe pArakhI lIdho ane muMbaI mukAme temanI potAnI sAthe rahevAnI vyavasthA karI. satata cAra varSa zeThajI sAthe rahIne temaNe aneka saMsthAomAM potAnI sevAo ApI ane lokono apUrva prema saMpAdana karyo. nAnapaNathI ja pitAmaha lAlA maMgaLasenajI pAsethI temaNe dharma, darzana, vyasanarahitapaNuM, abhakSano tyAga, gALelA pANIno upayoga, svAdhyAya, ciMtana-manana ItyAdi saMskAro meLavelA. samAjasevA dvArA tyAgavRtti keLavIne 32 varSanI vaye I. sa. 1911mAM solApura mukAme elaka zrI pannAlAlajInA sAMnidhyamAM AjIvana brahmacaryanI pratijJA lIdhI ane zuddha khAdInAM gerUA raMganAM dhotI, cAdarane dhAraNa karyA. krame karIne AhAraviSayaka zuddhi, niyata samaye ArAdhanAkramamAM lAgI javAnI cIvaTa, adhyayanazIlatA, pravAsa daramyAna vAhanamAM koI paNa AhAra na levAnI daDha pratijJA, parvanA divasomAM saMpUrNa upavAsa ItyAdi tyAgI jIvananI aneka carcAone temaNe kramaza: potAnA jIvanamAM siddha karI hatI. temaNe niSThApUrvaka A niyamonuM jIvananA aMta sudhI pAlana karyuM hatuM.

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jainadharmabhUSaNa zrI zItalaprasAdajI tIrthasevA ane dharmapracAra : brahmacArIjIe samasta bhAratamAM dharmapracAra arthe paribhramaNa karyuM. teo bauddhadarzananA abhyAsa arthe zrIlaMkA ane brahmadeza paNa gayA. pAzcAtya dezomAM javAnI temanI bhAvanA anukULa saMjogonA abhAve bara AvI nahIM. teo udAratA, sahiSNutA ane vizvakalyANanI bhAvanAothI vibhUSita hovAthI jyAM jatA tyAM saumAM lokapriya thaI paDatA. potAnI yAtrAnI teo sUkSma noMdha rAkhatA. muMbaI, madrAsa, karNATaka ityAdi kSetromAM paribhramaNa karIne tyAMnAM prAcIna jainatIrthonI temaNe karelI noMdho pustakonA rUpamAM pragaTa thaI che. jyAM jatA tyAM lokone jUnA tIrthonA jIrNoddhAranI preraNA ApatA. sAhityasevA : A sevAonA be vibhAga pADI zakAya : (1) jaina patronuM saMpAdana ane (2) zAstronI TIkA, anuvAda ane svataMtra kRtionuM prakAzana. 153 (1) 'jainamitra'nuM saMpAdana teoe I. sa. 1909thI I. sa. 1929 sudhI ema vIsa varSo sudhI kuzaLatApUrvaka saMbhALyuM ane aneka bheTa pustako mokalI vAcakavargane vipula dhArmika sAhitya pUruM pADayuM. A uparAMta 'jaina gejheTa', 'vIra' tathA 'sanAtana jaina'jevAM anya patronuM saMcAlana paNa karyuM. pracArakArya mATe pravAsamAM rahevA chatAM paNa temanuM lekhanakArya satata cAlu rahetuM, jenA phaLasvarUpe temanA lekho ane temanA dvArA saMpAdita sAmayikonuM prakAzana haMmezAM niyamitatAthI thatuM rahetuM. teo yuvAna lekhakone lekho lakhavAnI preraNA ApatA ane temane utsAhita karatA. (2) teoe lakhelA ane saMpAdita karelA 77 graMtho che jemanuM vizleSaNa viSayAnusAra nIce pramANe che : adhyAtmaviSayaka : 26 jainadarzana ane dharma : 18 nIti-viSayaka : 7 itihAsaviSayaka : 6 tAraNa-svAmInuM sAhitya : 9 jIvanacaritro : pa anya. . : A badhA graMthomAM temaNe potAnI vidvattA, anubhava, bhASAjJAna, sAdhanA ane siddhAMtaniSThAno paricaya karAvyo che. rojabarojanA jIvanamAM sarvyavahAra kevI rIte pALI zakAya te viSenA zAstrIya dRSTikoNane temaNe saraLa ane sAdI bhASAmAM rajU karIne AtmasAdhanA ane sadAcArapAlanamAM udyamavALA sAdhako upara mahAna upakAra karyo che. pravacanasAra, samayasAra,niyamasAra, paramAtmaprakAza, samAdhizataka, iTopadeza, tattvabhAvanA, tattvasAra, svayaMbhUstotra ityAdi aneka mahAna graMthonuM TIkA-anuvAda sahita temaNe prakAzana karyuM. gujarAtamAM, zrImadAjacaMdranA mahAna bhakta zrI lallurAjasvAmInA samAgamamAM rahI temaNe taiyAra karelA 'sahaja sukha sAdhana ' nAmano graMtha mumukSuone khUba upayogI che. teno gujarAtI anuvAda paNa prasiddha thayo che. graMthanI aMta:prazastimAM uparyukta banne puruSo pratyeno temano ahobhAva ane AtmIyatA

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo jaNAI Ave che. AdhyAtmika graMthone saraLa hiMdI bhASAmAM upalabdha karAvanAra AdyapuruSomAM temanI gaNatarI karavI joIe. temanI AdhyAtmika sAdhanAnI abhiruci joIne caulAcAlu paMDito 'samayasArI '-mAtra adhyAtmavAdI kahIne temanI hAMsI uDAvatA, paNa sAdhanA ane sevAmAM niSThAvALA brahmacArIjI upara tenI koI asara thatI nahIM. 154 : prazaMsanIya samAjasevA ane padavIdAnasamAraMbha H nAnI uMmarathI ja teozrIe samAjasevA mATe bhekha lIdho hato. hAthamAM lIdheluM koI paNa kArya svAzrayathI pUruM karavuM ane bIjA sahayogIone paNa temAM udAratAthI sAmela karavAnI temanI adbhuta kAryadakSatA temanA sadguNo viSe ApaNane ghaNuM ghaNuM kahI jAya che. zikSaNano pracAra, kurivAjonuM nivAraNa, matabhedone miTAvIne saMpanI sthApanA karavI, vividha saMsthAo tathA maMDaLIo dvArA garIba ane madhyama vargane dareka prakAre madada karavI, vArSikotsavo ane vividha dhArmika AyojanomAM hAjara rahI jUnI ane navI banne peDhIone mArgadarzana ApavuM, ityAdi vividha kAryo dvArA samasta bhAratamAM temaNe yaza meLavyo hato. temaNe sthApelI mukhya saMsthAonAM nAma nIce pramANe che : (1) syAdvAda vidyAlaya, banArasa. (2) zrI RSabha brahmacaryAzrama, hastinApura. (3) jaina zrAvikAzrama, muMbaI. ( 4 ) jaina bALA Azrama, ArA. (5) zrI jaina vyApArika vidyAlaya, dilhI. uparAMta teozrIe aneka jaina borDiMgo ane pAThazALAo sthApI che. teozrInI AvI aneka prakAranI sevAone dhyAnamAM laIne tA. 28-121913nA roja banArasamAM DaoN. harmana jekobInA pramukhapade maLelI vizALa sabhAe temane 'jaina dharmabhUSaNa'nI sanmAnanIya padavIthI vibhUSita karyA. baraiyAe paNa A sabhAmAM temanuM Adarayukta sanmAna karyuM hatuM. potAnA samAcArapatramAM A viSe koI mAhitI ApI nahotI. ni:spRhatA ! guru gopAladAsajI Ama chatAM temaNe kIrti pratyenI kevI AvAM vividha prazaMsanIya sAmAjika kAryo karavA chatAM temanA virodhIoe temane aneka prakAre raMjADayA hatA. temanA ugra sudhArAvAdI vicArothI jUnI peDhI to temanAthI khUba ja chaMcheDAI gaI hatI. udAratA ane ni:spRhatAthI zAstrasammata sudhArAo mATe ja teoe prayatna karyA hatA. tethI temanA virodhIone pAchaLathI potAnAM duSkRtyo mATe glAni thaI hatI. aMtima divaso : 62 varSanI uMmare pahoMcatAM temane kaMpavAno roga lAgu paDayo hato. jo ke tenI cikitsA mATe muMbaI, dilhI, rohataka vagere aneka sthaLoe prayatno karavAmAM AvyA paNa temAM saphaLatA maLI nahIM. kaMpavAno roga, pahelAM mAtra hAthamAM

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jainadharmabhUSaNa zrI zItalaprasAdajI 155 ja hato paNa dhIme dhIme zarIranA bIjA bhAgomAM paNa te prasarato gayo. AthI haravApharavAmAM vadhAre muzkelIno anubhava thavA lAgyo. sevAsuzruSAnI mukhya javAbadArI bAbu ajitaprasAda vakIle svIkArI hatI. teoe brahmacArIjIne lakhanaunA potAnA ajitAzramamAM lAvIne rAkhyA hatA. vadhatA jatA roganA prabhAvathI eka divasa tA. 6-1-42nA roja teo paDI gayA ane kamaranA nIcenA hADakAnuM (Hip Bone) phekacara thaI gayuM. pachI to divase divase tabiyata bagaDatI ja gaI ane tA. 10-2-42nA roja savAre 4-00 vAgye temaNe zAMtipUrvaka dehano tyAga karIne svargArohaNa karyuM. upasaMhAra : nAnI uMmaramAM ja brahmacaryavrata grahaNa karIne zrI zItalaprasAdajI samAjasevA ane dharmasevAmAM lAgI gayA hatA. bALakonA, yuvAnonA ane strIonA vikAsa mATe temaNe avirata prayatna karyo hato. jenA patro, jaina kaLA, jaina sAhitya, jaina darzana ane jaina dharmanA zikSaNa mATe temaNe potAnuM jIvana samarpita karI dIdhuM hatuM. potAnA badhA svArthane choDIne cAra dAyakAthI paNa vadhAre samaya sudhI teoe bhekhadhArI, ni:spRha ane adhyAtmaparAyaNa jIvana vitAvyuM. e jamAnAmAM AvA sAdhanA-niSTha ane sevAniSTha dharmAtmA maLavA kharekhara durlabha hatA, Ama chatAM bhAratIya samAjanI sAmAnya khAsiyatane anusarIne jaina samAje paNa potAnA A "vartamAnakALanA samaMtabhadrane oLakhavAmAM DhIla karIne potAnuM ja hita khoyuM. A kAraNathI ja temanA jIvanakALa daramyAna dhImaMto-zrImaMto ane sevakoe maLIne eka sudaDha ane bRhad (sanAtana) jaina samAja racavAnI ane temAM temanuM mArgadarzana meLavavAnI sonerI taka pramAda, kusaMpa ane dIrdhadaSTinA abhAvane lIdhe khoI, jethI vIsamI sadInA svataMtra bhAratamAM jaina dharma ane jaina samAjanA sarvatomukhI vikAsane eka jabaradasta kSati pahoMcI che. A eka kaDavI, khedajanaka paNa satya hakIkata che. temanI zatAbdI nimitte elAcArya zrI vidyAnaMdajInA sAnidhyamAM iMdoramAM eka saMmelana bolAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. AzA rAkhIe ke A saMmelana sagata zrI brahmacArIjInA vyaktitvane anurUpa kAMIka nakakara ane racanAtmaka kArya karIne temanA traNathI samAjane kaMIka aMze paNa mukta karaze.

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21. prajJAcakSu paM. sukhalAlajI bhUmikA : vartamAna zatAbdImAM jemanI gaNanA bahumukhI pratibhAnA dhAraka ane bahuzrata vidvAna tarIke thaI zake evA daSTivihIna draSTA" prajJAcakSu AdaraNIya paMDita zrI sukhalAlajI sarasvatInA-sata sAhityanA sAcA upAsaka, eka uttama vicAraka ane mahAna darzanazAstrI hatA. temaNe potAnuM saMpUrNa jIvana bhAratIya saMskRtine samarpita karI dIdhuM hatuM. paMDitajInI gaNanA bhAratanA sarvottama saMskRta vidvAnomAM thAya che. dezaparadezanA harakoI temane viSe gaurava laI zake tema che. A hakIkata khare ja AzcaryakAraka che ke eka Ajanma cakSuvihIna vyaktie Adhunika vaijJAnika paddhatie "sanmati naka jevA graMthanuM saMpAdana karyuM, jenI pratyeka paMktimAM ane pratyeka TippaNImAM temanA agAdha pAMDityanI jhalaka maLI rahe che. temanA udAramatavAdI valaNathI temanA prazaMsakomAM jainonI sAthe sAthe jainetara sajajanonI saMkhyA adhika rahI che, je atyaMta svAbhAvika ane AnaMdadAyI che. janma tathA bALapaNa: paMDita sukhalAlajIno janma vi. saM. 1937nA mAgasara suda 5, tadanusAra DiseMbara 1880 I. sa.mAM thayo hato. temano janma mosALa koDha(dhrAMgadhrA 156

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prajJAcakSu paM. sukhalAlajI 157 pAse)athavA pitRbhUmi lImalImAM thayAnuM anumAna che. saurASTranA surendranagara jillAnA mULI sTeTanuM A gAma hatuM. vIsA zrImALI vaNika jJAtinA dhAkaDa (dharkaTa) vaMzamAM saMdhavI saMghajI taLazInA ghera prathama patnI maNibahenanI kUkhe temano janma thayo hato. paMDitajInI umara mAtra cAra varSanI hatI, tyAre ja temanI mAtA gujarI gayAM. paMDitajInuM bALapaNa lImalImAM ja vItyuM hatuM. mAtAnI anupasthitimAM dUranA eka sagA, sAyalAnivAsI mULajIkAkAe temanI saMbhALa lIdhI hatI. jAtamahenata, kahyAgarApaNuM, ramatagamata ane sAhasapriyatA temaja jijJAsA ane bauddhika bhUkha jevI sahajavRttio bALapaNathI ja temanA jIvanamAM sakriya hatI. gAmaDAnA eka vaNika kuTuMbamAM A prakAranI jAtamahenata apekSita gaNAya : vakhAramAM ghAsa bharavuM, anAjanI vakhAromAM anAja bharavuM, goLanI koThIo bharavI, gharanAM naLiyAM cALavAM vagere. A ane AvAM bIjAM nAnAM-moTAM kAmo teo bahu hoMzathI karatA. geDIdaDo, bhamaraDo pheravavo, gaMjIpo, copATa, koDAM ane navakAMkarI, hututu-kabaDDI ane doDakUda vagere gAmaDAnI ramatomAM temane sahaja rasa hato. A uparAMta ghoDesavArIno ane taravAno zokha paNa temane hato. nizALamAM haMmezAM AgalI haroLanA vidyArthI tarIke temanI nAmanA hatI. skUlanA pAThanI pUrI taiyArInI sAthe sAthe gAmamAM AvatA cAraNabhAIo tathA jaina sAdhusAdhvIjIonA upadeza sAMbhaLavAmAM paNa teo rasa letA. nAnapaNathI ja temanI prakRti pApabhIru hatI. tethI sAdhuo pAsethI avAranavAra vividha pratijJA-niyamo letA ane tenuM custapaNe pAlana karatA. sAdhuo pAsethI dhArmika jJAna paNa teo meLavatA. I. sa. 1919mAM temanA pitAzrInuM avasAna thayuM. aMdhApAno kALayuga : paMDita sukhalAlajIe 17 varSanI uMmare AMkha gumAvyAnI noMdha ApI che, te temanA ja zabdomAM joIe: "vi. saM. 1953 no unALo Avyo. hoLI pachI kayAreka huM dhaMdhAmAM paloTAvA vaDhavANa kempa(AjanuM surendranagara)nI dukAne gayo. rUnA dhaMdhAne lagatAM jIna-presanAM kAmomAM bIjA nokaro sAthe huM kAMI ne kAMI kAma karato. eka vAra kharA bapore zauca mATe jato hato, tyAre AMkhe jhAMkhapanuM bhAna thayuM. badhuM dhoLuM dhoLuM lAge. A uparathI mane lAgyuM ke AMkhe garamI caDI haze. eka sAMje kAkAe mane dhoDAgADImAM ghera AvavA sAthe lIdho. ghera pahoMcyo tyAre eka DozImAe kahyuM, "chokarAne mAtA nIkaLaze." savAre dANA dekhAyA. mArAM mAtA lAMbAM cAlyAM. AMkhamAM mAtAnuM jora asAdhAraNa hatuM. eka AMkha eTalI badhI phUlI ke teno sojo nAkanA TeravA sudhI pahoMcelo ane asahya daradane aMte temAMthI DoLo bahAra nIkaLI gayo. vaidyo ane DaoNkaTaro joIne chaka thaI gayA. davAthI kaMI phera paDyo nahi ane AMkha gaI te gaI ja. bIjI AMkhe dekhAtuM nahi ane saMpUrNa rIte mAtA zamyAM pachI paNa dekhI zakavAnI AzA moLI paDI gaI. have aMdhApAno kALayuga besI gayo hato."

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158 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo mAnatAo ke bIjA prayatno miyA phAMphAM rahyAM. AMkha gaI te gaI ane sukhalAlajInA "acAyuga'no prAraMbha thayo. AMkha gayA pachInA temanA navA ja janmamAM jJAnendriyomAMthI mAtra vANI, nAka ane kAna svataMtra hatAM. bAkInuM badhuM ja parataMtra thaI gayuM. jIvananI vATa vasamI banI, koI samAdhAnakAraka mArga sUjhayo nahIM, chatAM paMDitajInI jijIviSA ane jIvanazakti vahAre dhAyAM. athaDAmaNo tathA muzkelIomAMthI mArga zodhavAnI pravRttinA phaLarUpe abhyAsa zarU thayo. lIMbaDImAM saMsakRta Adino abhyAsa: lIMbaDImAM navo baMdhAyelo upAzraya ja have temanuM vizeSa AzrayasthAna banyo. tyAM ja sAmayika laIne besI jAya ane je moDhe hoya te stavana vagerenuM pArAyaNa kare ane bIjAo pAsethI navuM navuM sAMbhaLI yAda karI le. Ama, temanI gUMgaLAtI zaktine khorAka maLI gayo. upAzrayamAM je koI sAdhusAdhvIjIono cAturmAsa hoya temanA saMparkamAM rahI vividha sajajhAyo-stavano kaMThastha karavAmAM teo potAno samaya pasAra karavA lAgyA. vi. saM. 1955mAM dIpacaMdajI mahArAjano saMparka thayo ane temanI pAsethI aneka jaina thoDAM zIkhI lIdhAM, jemAM jenadharmanA dravyAnuyoga ane gaNitAnuyogano saraLa gujarAtImAM saMkSepa karavAmAM Avyo che. dazavaikAlika, uttarAdhyayana ane sUtrakRtAMga Adi sUtro tathA bhaktAmarastotra, kalyANamaMdirastotra vagere stavano paNa kaMThastha karyA. saMskRta bhASAnI madhuratAe temanuM te pratye AkarSaNa vadhAryuM ane jyAre jANyuM ke saMskRta bhASAmAM to vizALa sAhityabhaMDAra bharyo paDyo che ane jaina AgamonI TIkAo paNa saMskRtamAM ja che, tyAre tenA abhyAsanI tAlAvelI jAgI ane je kAMI saMskRtanA nAme temanI sAme Ave, ene samaje ke nA samaje paNa kaMThastha to karI ja le. vAcaka tarIke temanA nAnA bhAI choTAlAla ane be mitro, popaTalAla tathA emanA nAnA bhAI gulAbacaMda-A traNeye temane ghaNI madada karI. vi. saM. 1954 thI 1959 sudhImAM vidyA ane aneka prakAranAM sAdhu-sAdhvIsaMnyAsI-bAvA-phakIrano sahavAsa e ja temano ekamAtra AdhAra banI rahyo. bALapaNamAM thayelA sagapaNano paNa aMdhApo AvavAthI ane kanyAnA kuTuMbIjanonI anicchAthI viccheda thayo eTale paMDitajI gRhasthAzramamAM pravezyA ja nahi. - kAzI prayANa : vi. saM. 1959-60 nA gALAmAM paMDitajIne jANavA maLyuM ke AcArya vijayadharmasUrie kAzImAM yazovijaya jaina pAThazALAnI sthApanA karI che. sukhalAlajI jyAre tyAM dAkhala thayA tyAre te pAThazALAmAM cha sAdhuo uparAMta 25 zrAvaka vidyArthI hatA. rahevA jamavAnI uttama sagavaDa hatI. temanA sAthIomAM vijayendrasUri, nyAyavijayajI, jayaMtavijayajI, paM. haragoviMdadAsa, paM. becaradAsa Adi hatA. sukhalAlajI anya vidyArthIo karatAM uMmaramAM moTA hatA. eTale pAThazALAmAM temano mobho sArA evA pramANamAM rahyo. bhaNAvanAra paMDito tarIke te kALanA suprasiddha paMDito aMbAdatta zAstrI ane haranArAyaNa tivArI hatA.

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prajJAcakSu paM. sukhalAlajI abhyAsanI sAthe sAthe temanuM adhyApanakArya paNa cAlu ja hatuM. prathama be varSa to gurujI pAse adhyayana karI tenA punarAvartana ane mananamAM temaNe samaya vitAvyo, paNa pachInAM be varSomAM zIkhavA sivAyano samaya, manana uparAMta sAthI chAtronA adhyApanamAM jato. Ama 1960nA caitrathI 1964 nA vaizAkha sudhImAM vyAkaraNa, kAvya, nyAya, alaMkAra ane kozanuM ThIka ThIka jJAna saMpAdana karI lIdhuM. nabaLA vidyArthIne abhyAsamAM madada karIne ane bhaNavAmAM bahu rasa nahIM dharAvanA mitro pAse pAThanuM pArAyaNa karAvIne sukhalAlajI te pATha yAda karI letA. je yAda thatuM tenuM pote ja pArAyaNa karI pATha tAjo rAkhatA. Ama karIne 18,000 zloka pramANa siddhahaMma vyAkaraNanI gRhavRtti 1960 thI 1963 sudhImAM pUrI karI. vi. saM. 1963 mAM temaNe sammeta zikharajI tathA pAlitANAnI yAtrAo karI. te pravAsothI temane ghaNo lAbha thayo. 159 vi. sa. 1965nuM comAsuM pAlanapuramAM AcAryavijayavallabhasUrinA sAMnidhyamAM pasAra karyuM. tyAM temaNe sAdhuone bhaNAvavAnuM kArya karyuM. tyAMthI Abu-delavADAnI yAtrA karI puna: kAzI AvyA. kAzI pahoMcIne saM. 1966 mAM temaNe kvInsa kaoNlejanI saMpUrNa nyAya madhyamA parIkSA ApavAnuM nakkI karyuM. parIkSAmAM yogya lekhaka na maLavAthI temanI maukhika parIkSA levAmAM AvI. viSayanA niSNAta tajjJa paMDitoe prazno pUchyA ane paMDitajIe uttaro ApyA. parIkSAnuM pariNAma to prathama zreNImAM AvyuM ja, aneka paMDitono paricaya paNa thayo. te temane abhyAsamAM ati upayogI nIvaDayo. vi. saM. 1967mAM nyAyanA AcAryanA prathama khaMDanI ane paTaNAmAM madhyamAnI ema be parIkSAo ApI. saM. 1969 sudhImAM nyAya--AcAryanA traNa khaMDo pUrA karyA. nyAyanA kaThaNamAM kaThaNa gaNAtA graMthono svAdhyAya karyo. zrI harSanuM khaMDana--khaMDakhAdya, madhusUdana sarasvatInI advaitasiddhi ane citsvarUpAcAryanI citsukhI jevA kaThinatama graMthone teo sahajabhAve samajI zakatA. adhyayananI bAbatamAM saMtoSajanaka pragati sAdhIne paMDitajIe kAzI choDayuM. vi. saM 1969 thI 1972 daramyAna anukrame pAlanapura, mahesANA, vaDodarAmAM comAsAM karyAM. zrImAna haMsavijayajI mahArAja, AcArya jinavijayajI, AcArya lalitavijyajI, paM. bhagavAnadAsa, paM. hIrAcaMda, muni puNyavijayajI vagerene temaNe bhaNAvyA. saM. 1973mAM gAMdhIjI sAthe sAbaramatI AzramamAM rahI tyAMno paNa anubhava meLavyo. sAhityapravRttino prAraMbha : AjIvana satata sAhityopAsanAmAM niSThA dharAvanArA paMDitajIe nyAya, karmavAda, jaina siddhAMta, AcAra, yogadarzana, adhyAtmavAda, bhAratIya tattvavidyA, itihAsa ityAdi viSayo upara 30 thI paNa vadhAre graMthonuM lekhana-saMpAdana kareluM che. A graMtho prakAzita paNa thayelA che, temanA hindI ke aMgrejI anuvAdone dezavidezanA vidrajajano dvArA adhikRta gaNavAmAM AvelA che. paMDitajIe sAhityapravRttino prAraMbha anuvAdathI karyo. A pravRttimAM sarvaprathama temaNe karmagraMthonA hindI anuvAda karI prakAzita karAvyA. Aje paNa temanA e anuvAdonI barAbarI karI zake tevA koI anuvAdo hindI ke gujarAtImAM thayA nathI. Aje to te graMtho jaina

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo sAhityanA abhyAsa karanArAone mATe anivArya jevA banI gayA che. anuvAda eTale mAtra anuvAda ja nathI, paraMtu vivecana uparAMta anya graMthomAMthI je te viSayanI puSTi mATe aneka avataraNo paNa ApavAmAM AvyAM che. vaLI tulanAtmaka TippaNothI paNa e anuvAdo samRddha che. temAM aneka nakazAo tathA sUciono paNa samAveza karavAmAM Avyo che. 160 I. sa. 1920 nA prAraMbhamAM temaNe potAnA jIvananI amarakRti 'sanmatitaka'nuM saMpAdanakArya zarU karyuM. amadAvAdamAM gAMdhIjIe sthApelI gujarAta vidyApIThamAM purAtattva maMdiranA AcAryapade zrI jinavijayajI niyukta thayA eTale temaNe vidra-maMDaLIno saMgraha zarU karyo ane paMDitajIne paNa Agraha karIne bolAvyA. teo vi. saM. 1978 mAM vidyApIThamAM joDAyA ane paM. becaradAsajInA sahakAramAM sanmatitarkanI vAdamahArNava TIkAnuM saMpAdana karyuM. A saMpAdana bhAratIya dArzanika sAhityanA saMpAdananA itihAsamAM ajoDa ane apUrva siddha thayuM che. paMDitajIe mULa TIkA mATe upalabdha hatI tevI 24 hastaprato ekatra karIne praziSTa vAcanA taiyAra karI. ATalethI ja saMtoSa na pAmatAM je je viSayanI carcA mULa ane TIkAmAM AvI hoya te te viSayanI carcA anyatra je je mudrita-amudrita, dArzanika ke anya graMthomAM thaI hoya, teno nirdeza paNa mULa pAThonA avataraNa sAthe TippaNomAM karyo. Ama temaNe taiyAra karelo graMtha bhAratIya dArzanika carcAonA vizvakozanI garaja sAre evo che. te mATe temaNe je jahemata uThAvI te kharekhara asAdhAraNa hatI. bhAratIya vidragatamAM temanuM nAma suvarNa akSare lakhAI gayuM. A graMtha jainadarzanano hovA chatAM temAM badhA ja bhAratIya dArzanika viSayo carcAyA che. tethI tulanAtmaka TippaNono abhyAsa karanArane samagra bhAratIya darzanonI gaMbhIra carcAo sahajamAM A eka ja graMthamAM maLI jAya che. harmana jekobI Adi videzI vidvAnoe paNa A saMpAdananI muktakaMThe prazaMsA karI che. A kAma satata cAlyuM hatuM ane temAM paMDitajIno nava varSa jeTalo samaya vItyo. e graMtha pAMca-pAMca bhAgamAM aneka pariziSTo sAthe chapAyo che ane chaThThA bhAgamAM vistRta prastAvanA, mULano anuvAda ane gujarAtImAM bhAvArtha che. I. sa. 1933 mAM paMDitajI banArasa yunivarsiTImAM jainadarzananA prAdhyApaka tarIke nimAyA. banArasa yunivarsiTImAM joDAtAM pahelAM, vidyApIThanI rajAo daramiyAna temaNe aneka sthaLe thoDuM thoDuM lakheluM pustaka " tattvArthasUtra vivecana'' I. sa. 1930mAM chapAyuM. AmAM sAmAnya jaina ane vidbhajjana-baMne mATe upayogI zailImAM mULa tattvArthasUtranuM vivecana che. jaina dharma-darzana mATenA pAThayapustaka jevo A praziSTha graMtha atyaMta lokapriya thayo che. banArasa yunivarsiTImAM 1933 thI 1944 sudhInAM varSo temaNe adhyApana uparAMta svAdhyAyamAM pasAra karyAM hatAM. Ama chatAM temanI mukhya pravRtti to sAhityasarjananI ja rahI hatI. adhyApana hoya ke adhyayana, paNa teno paripAka sAhityasarjanamAM thavo

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prajJAcakSu paM. sukhalAlajI 161 joIe, e dhyeya sAme rAkhIne e banArasamAM rahyA. AcArya hemacaMdranI kRti "pramANamImAMsA'nuM saMpAdana temaNe paM. mahendrakumAra tathA paM. dalasukhabhAInA sahakArathI karyuM ane I. sa. 1939 mAM tenuM prakAzana thayuM. enAM TippaNo ane prastAvanAnuM aMgrejI bhASAMtara paNa thayuM che te "Advanced Studies in Indian Logic and Metaphysics" nAmathI I. sa. 1961mAM prasiddha thayuM che. A pachI temAge yazovijayajI kRta "jena tarkabhASA"nuM saMpAdana hAtha dharyuM ane TippaNo tathA prastAvanA sAthe tene prasiddha karyuM. pachI "jJAnabiMdu bhAratIya darzana) jJAnamImAMsAnuM nirUpaNa karatI vistRta prastAvanA ane TippaNI sAthe taiyAra karyuM, je I. sa. 194ramAM prakAzita thayuM. cArvAkadarzanano ekamAtra graMtha "tattvopaplavasiha" (I. sa. 1940mAM) ane bauddhadarzanano dharmakIrtikRta hetubindu' nAmaka graMtha TIkA sAthe (I. sa. 1949mAM) gAyakavADa sIrIjhamAM mudrita thayAM. A banne graMthonA prakAzanathI dezavidezanA vidvAnomAM paMDitajInI prasiddhi thaI. banArasa yunivarsiTInA kulapati DaoN. rAdhAkRSNanano Agraha chatAM I. sa. 1944mAM teo nivRtta thayA ane muMbaInA bhAratIya vidyAbhavanamAM AcArya jinavijayajI sAthe rahyA, paNa muMbaImAM temane bahu phAvyuM nahIM. eTale amadAvAdamAM gujarAta vidyAsabhA saMcAlita zeTha bho. je. vidyAbhavanamAM mAnArha adhyApaka tarIke sthAyI thayA. amadAvAdanuM "saritakuMja' aneka varSo sudhI temanuM nivAsasthAna rahyuM. te vecAI jatAM AcArya jinavijayajInA "anekAMta vihAramAM AvI rahyA. A banne sthaLo paMDitajInA nivAsane kAraNe vidvAno, sasevAsaMdhanA kAryakaro ane bIjAo mATe tIrthadhAma banI gayAM. paM. sukhalAlajIe banArasanA adhyApanakAryamAMthI nivRtti to lIdhI paNa temanI sAhitya-sarjananI pravRtti baMdha thaI nahIM. ma. sa. yuni.mAM sayAjIrAva nereriyama lekacarsa ApavAnuM AmaMtraNa maLatAM I. sa. 1957 mAM jIva, jagata ane Izvara e traNe viSayane AvarI letAM vyAkhyAno gujarAtImAM ApyAM. "bhAratIya tattvavidyA" nAme te anukrame 1958 ane 1960 mAM gujarAtI ane hindImAM prasiddha thayAM che. tenuM aMgrejI bhASAMtara paNa lA. da. vidyAmaMdire (Indian Philosophy' (1977) nAme prakAzita karyuM che. gujarAta vidyAsabhAmAM AtmA-paramAtmA ane sAdhanAnA viSayo laIne je vyAkhyAno ApyAM te "adhyAtmavicAraNA' nAme hindI ane gujarAtImAM (1956) prakAzita thayAM che. muMbaI yuni.nA AmaMtraNathI AcArya haribhadra viSe je vyAkhyAno ApyAM ne "samadarzI-AcArya haribhadra' nAme gujarAtI ane hindI (1966) bhASAomAM prakAzita thayAM che. paMDitajIe upara jaNAvelA sAhityasarjana uparAMta bIjA nAnAmoTA aneka graMthonuM saMpAdana-lekhana karyuM che. temanA samagra sAhityanuM avalokana karatAM jaNAze ke temaNe jIvanamAM jarAya pramAda sevyo nathI. AMkhe na dekhavA chatAM ATaluM vipula sAhityasarjana teo karI zakyA te temanI apUrva vidyAniSThA ane satata parizramane 6 | arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo

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162 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo AbhArI che. temanA chUTAchavAyA lekhono saMgraha "darzana ane ciMtana' nAma chapAyo che. A saMgrahamAM temanuM dArzanika tattvaciMtana, rASTrIya vicAraNA, sAmAjika samasyAo viSenuM ciMtana, samAjasudhAraNA viSenA krAMtikArI lekho, tyAkhyAno ane dhArmika viSayanuM taTastha ciMtana, tenuM tAttvika-vyAvahArika pRthakkaraNa vagere spaSTapaNe dRSTigocara thAya che. jIvanadRSTi : paMDitajI ATaluM badhuM sAhityasarjana karI zakayA temAM temanI jIvanadaSTie mukhya bhAga bhajavyo che. jIvananI potAnI jarUriyAto alpatama rAkhIne sahAyako-paricArakone temaNe pUratI sagavaDa ApI che. bIjAnI sevA jeTalI anivArya hoya teTalI ja levI ane bane teTalA svAzrayI rahevuM evo temano siddhAMta hato. aneka loko temane Arthika sahAya karavA taiyAra thatA paNa potAnI kamANI upara ja AdhAra rAkhavAnuM temaNe ucita mAnyuM hatuM. vastromAM be joDathI vadhAre nahi, pathArI ane oDhavAnA pAtharaNA sivAya kazo parigraha nahi. jIvanamAM sAdAI ane svacchatAno temano Agraha uttama koTino hato. temaNe kadI gharanuM ghara bAMdhyuM nathI ane bIjo nirarthaka parigraha vadhAryo nathI. temanA svAzrayI svabhAvanA kAraNe ja teo vivekathI paNa deDhapaNa potAne je kAMI sAruM lAge te kahI zakatA. ghaNI vAra kaTu satya kahevAne kAraNe teo jaina samAjamAM nidAne pAtra paNa thayA. paraMtu tenI paravA temaNe kadI karI nathI. paMDitajIne "vidvAna sarvatra pUjyate" e yuktinuM jIvatuM jAgatuM udAharaNa gaNI zakAya. paMDitajI jyAM jyAM rahyA tyAM tyAM temane atizaya Adara maLyo che. AvI pariniSThita vidvattAnuM sanmAna thAya temAM kAMI Azcarya paNa nathI. temane I. sa. 1947mAM "vijayadharmasUri jaina sAhitya suvarNacaMdra" arpaNa thayo. I. sa. 1957 mAM gujarAta yuni., I. sa. 1967mAM saradAra paTela yuni. ane 1973 mAM saurASTra yuni. e D.Litt: nI padavIthI navAjyA. 1974 mAM bhArata sarakAre "padmabhUSaNa'nI upAdhithI satkAryA ane te pUrve I. sa. 1961 thI bhArata sarakAre saMskRta mATenuM "sarTiphikeTa oNpha oNnara ApI pezana bAMdhI ApyuM hatuM. I. sa. 1959mAM dilahInI sAhitya akAdamIe darzana ane citana' mATe rU. 5000 nuM pAritoSika ApyuM. muMbaI sarakAre paNa te graMtha mATe pAritoSika ApyuM. akhila bhAratIya dhoraNe temanA prazaMsakoe racelI paMDita zrI sukhalAlajI sanmAna samitie 1957 mAM muMbaImAM DaoNkaTara rAdhAkRSNananA pramukhapade paMDitajInuM bahumAna karyuM hatuM ane temane 70 hajAranI thelI arpaNa karavAmAM AvI hatI. paMDitajIe te rakamanuM "jJAnodaya TrasTa racI bhAratIya dharma ane tattvajJAnanA pracAra-prasAra mATe te rakama vaparAya evuM nakkI karyuM. I. sa. 1975 mAM bihAranA navanAlaMdA vihAre temane "vidyAvAridhi'nI padavI ApI. paMDitajInI preraNA ane salAhathI ja banArasanI pArzvanAtha zodhasaMsthAna ane amadAvAdanI lA. da. prApya vidyAmaMdiranI sthApanA thaI. paMDitajInI kAryapaddhatiH paMDitajI sarvaprathama to je viSe lakhavuM hoya tenI yathAsaMbhava pUrepUrI mAhitI ekatra karAvI letA ane tyArabAda ekAMta sthAnamAM AhAranI

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prajJAcakSu paM. sukhalAlajI 163 mAtrA alpa karIne ekadhAruM lakhANa karAvatA. prathama badho ja saMdarbha manamAM goThavI lIdho hoya, tethI lakhANa vakhate vicAra mATe samaya ApyA vinA ekadhAruM lakhANa karAve. kudaratI hAjata ane AhAranA samayane bAda karatAM niyamitapaNe lekhana cAlu rahetuM. temanAM lakhANomAM temanI carmacakSuvihInatA dRSTigocara thatI nathI paNa pagale pagale temanI prazA, vidvattA ane bahuzrutatA dRSTigocara thAya che. upasaMhAra : jIvanopadeza : paMDitajInA jIvanamAM apramAda ane AtmanirbharatA akhalitapaNe rahelAM dekhAya che. je koI vidyAkSetrano saMsarga thayo te kSetramAM temaNe potAnuM pradAna karyuM che. e pradAnamAM aMdhazraddhAnuM umUlana ane tarkazuddha zraddhAnuM paristhApana mukhya hoya che. temanA bahuznanapaNAno lAbha sAhityaracanA dvArA jagatane maLyo che. rAjakAraNa tathA sAmAjika vicAraNAmAM temaNe gAMdhIjInI vicAradhArAnuM anusaraNa karyuM che, dharma ane darzananA kSetramAM paNa gAMdhIjI ane mahAvIranA anekAMtavAda-samanvayavAdanuM anusaraNa karavAmAM temaNe potAnI bahumukhI pratibhAno suMdara upayoga ryo che. temanAM lakhANomAM sarvatra tulanAtmaka ane samanvayayukta deSTi anusUta che je temanA apUrva puruSArthanI dyotaka che. sAmAnya rIte ema kahI zakAya ke dharmono tulanAtmaka abhyAsa gujarAtamAM karanAra to paMDitajI ja prathama vyakti che. madhukaranI jema temaNe badhA dharmonuM sAratattva pacAvavAno prayatna karyo; te mAtra lekhanamAM ja nahIM paNa jIvanamAM paNa. AthI ja temanA lakhANamAM dhamanuM taTastha darzana chatuM thAya che. dharmanI paMDitajIe karelI vyAkhyA A pramANe che : "jIvanamAMthI mela ane nabaLAI dUra karavI ane tenA sthAne sarvAgI svacchatA temaja sAmaMjasyapUrNa baLa ANavuM e jIvananI sAcI saMskRti che. A ja vastu prAcIna kALathI dareka deza ane jAtimAM dharmane nAme prasiddha che." sAdAI ane saMtoSasvAzraya ane svAdhInatA, satkArya-niSThAnuM sAtatya, zraddhA karatAM paNa suyuktino vizeSa Azraya, matamatAMtarane badale satyAnusArIpaNAno abhigama ane jIvananA aMtima zvAsa sudhI ni:spRhapaNe mA sarasvatInI sevAmAM samarpaNa, AvI AvI aneka vizeSatAothI vibhUSita A paMDitajInuM jIvana sau vidyApremI ane vidyA-upAsakone mATe haMmezA preraNArUpa banI raheze. jIvananA prAraMbhika kALamAM ja AkhorUpI ratno gumAvavA jevI moTI aDacaNa upasthita thavA chatAM jemaNe haiyaM ja palAyana" ne potAno jIvanamaMtra banAvI, potAnI bahumukhI pratibhAno paricaya Apyo, tevA prajJAcakSu paMDita zrI sukhalAlajI sAce ja A zatAbdInA eka prathama paMktinA vidvAna hatA. uttarAvasthAnAM varSo : paMDita sukhalAlajI lagabhaga 1960 sudhI vividha pravRttio sAthe saMkaLAIne vividha sthAnoe potAnA jJAnano lAbha ApatA rahyA. paraMtu eka moTuM oNparezana (zastrakriyA) thayA pachI temaNe potAnI pravRttio saMkelavA mAMDI hatI.

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164 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo jo ke thoDA ja samayamAM zarIrasvAthya to sAruM thaI gayuM. paraMtu have teo gahana citanamAM UtarI jANe aMtarmukhI thavA icchatA hatA. A samaya lagabhaga temanI 75 varSanI vayano haze tyAra pachI to teonI Ayusthiti lagabhaga 22 varSa sudhInI rahI. chatAM temanI zravaNazakti, vicArazakti, potAnI abhivyakti ane besavA-UThavAnI skRrti to yuvAnI jevI ja hatI. have temaNe bahAra javA-AvavAnI pravRttio lagabhaga choDI dIdhI hatI. mulAkAto paNa nahivat ApatA hatA. lekhanakArya paNa ati alpa pramANamAM thatuM. teo vividha viSayonuM kevaLa zravaNa karatA. paraMtu te paNa lagabhaga chellAM sAteka varSathI AvazyakatA pUratuM ja. Ama, chevaTanAM sAteka varSo temaNe taddana nivRttimAM ja gALyAM. AhAramAM to lagabhaga chellAM vIseka varSathI ghaNI alpamAtrA rAkhI hatI. jo ke temaNe 3035 varSathI to pharasANa, mIThAI ke kaThoLa grahaNa karyA ja nahotAM. phaLa amuka ja jAtanAM letA. bhAre khorAka to bilakula na letA. chellAM dasa varSa to lagabhaga pravAhI para ja rahyA. zarIramAM koI khAsa rogano upadrava nahoto. eka prosTeTa laeNnDanA oNparezana pachI tenI takalIpha avAranavAra thaI AvatI. te sivAya blaDaprezara, madhuprameha, hRdayaroga jevuM koI darda temane nahotuM. DaoNkaTaro saghana khorAka levAnI salAha ApatA paNa temaNe phakta alpa mAtrAmAM pravAhI khorAka ja levAnuM rAkhyuM hatuM. uMmara sAthe nabaLAI vadhI jatAM ane pezAbanI takalIpha avAranavAra thavA chatAM mRtyukALanA paMdareka divasa pahelAM potAnI jAte ja jhADA-pezAba mATe UbhA thaIne jaI zakatA hatA. pezAbanI takalIpha vadhI jatAM temane svajanoe vA. sA. haoNspiTalamAM khaseDyA hatA, jyAM tA. 2-3-1978nA roja temano dehavilaya thayo hato.

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22. saMpAdakaratna paMDita zrI nAthUrAma premI bAlyakALa ane prAraMbhika jIvana : sAhityasevA ane saujanyanImUrti samA paMDita nAthUrAmajIno janma I. sa. 1881mAM madhya pradezanA sAgara jillAnA devarI gAme eka taddana sAmAnya parivAramAM thayo hato. teo je parivAramAM janmyA hatA te parivAra-vANiyA (poravADa) tarIke oLakhAto. mULa mevADamAMthI AvAM seMkaDo parivAro buMdelakhaMDa(ma. pra.)mAM AvIne vasyAM hatAM. nAnapaNamAM ghoDA upara besIne temanA vaDavAo goLa, mIThuM vagere AjubAjunAM gAmaDAMmAM vecatA ane sAMja paDye mAMDa mAMDa cAra paisA jeTaluM kamAtA. A saMjogomAM nAthUjI sthAnika gAmaThI zALAmAM bhaNyA. bhaNavAmAM teo kuzAgra buddhinA hatA. haMmezAM pahelo--bIjo naMbara rAkhatA ane tethI zikSakonA khAsa kRpApAtra banI rahetA. TreniganI parIkSAmAM paNa sArA guNo meLavIne pAsa thayA, eTale turata ja zikSaka tarIkenI nokarI maLI gaI. zarUAtamAM mahine doDha rUpiyo ane pachI mahine cha rUpiyAno pagAra maLato. A samaya daramiyAna karakasarathI jIvavAnI je Teva temane paDI gaI te jIvanaparyaMta TakI rahI. sAdAI ane nirvyasanI jIvanathI je bacata thaI te sAhitya-prakAzana ane anya sevA-paropakAranAM kAryomAM kharcavAmAM AvI. 165

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166 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo kAvya-sAhityaprema : paMDitajIe zikSakanI nokarI lagabhaga be varSa sudhI karI. te arasAmAM zAyara amIraalIno paricaya thatAM temane kavitA banAvavAno zokha jAgyo. temanI kavitAo "kAvyasudhAkara", "rasika mitrA" vagere sthAnika sAmayikomAM chapAvA lAgI. A kavitAo temaNe "premI" upanAmathI lakhI hatI. teo kavitAo lakhavA uparAMta bIjA kavionI kavitAonuM saMzodhana paNa karatA. Ama, lekhakokaviono samAgama vadhatAM temanAmAM potAnuM jJAna vadhAravAnI abhilASA jAgI. A samaya daramiyAna temanI nAgapura badalI thaI, paraMtu temanI tabiyata bagaDI javAthI pAchA potAnA vatanamAM AvI gayA. muMbaI bhaNI : premIjInA jIvanano A eka aitihAsika prasaMga hato. muMbaI prAMtika jaina sabhA taraphathI eka klArkanI jagyA mATe chApAmAM jAherakhabara ApavAmAM AvI hatI. te temanA vAMcavAmAM AvI. temaNe potAnA hastAkSaromAM lakhelI arajIno, thoDA ja divasomAM hakArAtmaka javAba AvI gayo. jo ke muMbaI javA mATe temanI pAse relave-TikiTa vagerenA paisA nahotA, paNa temanA snehI zeTha khUbacaMdajIe vyavasthA karIne temane dasa rUpiyA udhAra ApyA. Ama I. sa. 1901mAM teo muMbaI mukAme kulArkanI nokarImAM joDAI gayA. ahIM temane cha-sAta kalAkanA kAmamAM patravyavahAra karavo paDato. kaMza saMbhALavI paDatI ane "jaina mitra'' nAmanA mAsika patranuM saMpAdana ane posTiMga karavuM paDatuM. potAnuM kAmakAja patAvIne teo saMskRta, marAThI, gujarAtI ane baMgALI zIkhatA. eka vAra zeTha acAnaka temanA hisAbanI ane rokaDanI tapAsa karavA AvyA. temaNe copaDo ane rokaDa baMne barAbara batAvI dIdhAM paNa zeThane kahI dIdhuM ke have tamane mArAmAM vizvAsa rahyo nathI, tethI huM nokarI karI zakuM nahIM. ghaNI samajAvaTa chatAM temaNe nokarI pAchI svIkArI nahIM, mAtra "jaina mitra'nuM kAmakAja cAlu rAkhyuM. muMbaInA raheThANa daramiyAna zrI pannAlAlajI bAkalIvAla nAmanA eka mahAna sAhityapremIno temane paricaya thayo. bAkalIvAlajIe AjIvana naiSThika brahmacarya grahaNa karIne sevAvrata svIkAryuM hatuM. teo ahIMnA samAjamAM "gurujI'nA nAmathI oLakhAtA. bhAratanA te samayanA uttama jaina vidvAnomAM temanI gaNatarI thatI. temanAM caritra, ni:spRhatA ane sevA-samarpaNanA bhAvanI premIjI upara amITa chApa paDI. temanI pAsethI premIjI baMgALI bhASA zIkhyA. pannAlAlajI paNa A yuvAnanI yogyatA ane kAryadakSatAthI prabhAvita thayA. temaNe premIjIne "jena-hitaiSI", "jena-graMtha-ratnAkara" temaja potAnI mAlikInA kAryAlayanuM kAmakAja ane tenI badhI javAbadArI dhIme dhIme saMpUrNapaNe soMpI dIdhI. jena-hiteSI tathA navA navA graMthonA saMzodhana, saMpAdana ane prakAzananA kAmamAM premIjIne prAraMbhamAM zrI bAlIvAlanA bhatrIjA chaganamalajIno ghaNo sahayoga ane sahakAra prApta thayo. premIjInA saMpAdakakALamAM jena-hitevIe akhila bhAratIya staranA eka uttama patra tarIkenI pratibhA upasAvI.

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saMpAdakaratna paMDita zrI nAthurAma premI 167 zeTha mANikacaMda je. pI.no sahayoga : A tabakke zrI premIjIne temanI saMpAdana-prakAzana pravRttine vega ApanAra ane temane dareka rIte protsAhita karanAra A udAracetA dAnavIrano samAgama thayo. zeThajIe jene samAjanI bahumukhI sevAo karI che. jainavidyA, prAcIna zAstro, jainatIrtho ane jaina vidyArthIonA sarvatomukhI vikAsa mATe emaNe aneka prakAranAM protsAhano ane Arthika sahayoga ApyAM che temaja kAryakaro ane vidvAnonuM nirmANa karyuM che. zrI premIjInI aneka prakAzanonI 300-400 prato teo poNI kiMmate kharIdI letA ane vidvAno, saMsthAo, jinamaMdirone mokalI ApatA. temaNe potAnI lagabhaga samasta saMpattinuM dAna karI dIdhuM hatuM ane tethI ja temanA svargArohaNa bAda premIjIe "mANikacaMdra digaMbara jaina graMthamALA"nI sthApanA karI hatI. A saMsthA dvArA aneka ucca koTinA adhikRta ane suMdara graMtho apa mUlyamAM samAjane upalabdha thayA. thoDAM varSo pahelAM A saMsthAnuM "jJAnapITha"mAM vilInIkaraNa karavAmAM AvyuM che. hiMdI graMtharatnAkara kAryAlaya, muMbaI : zrI premIjIe A saMsthAnI sthApanA 24 mI sapTembara, 1912nA roja karI hatI. vAraMvAra badalAtI nokarInI parataMtratAthI chUTIne kAyama mATe svataMtrapaNe AjIvikAnuM nyAyapUrNa sAdhana bane temaja sAthe sAthe hiMdI bhASAno ane sAhityano sucAru rUpathI pracAra-prasAra karavAnuM saubhAgya paNa potAne prApta thAya te hetuthI ane zuddha buddhithI AraMbhelA rASTrabhASA pracAranA A sakAryamAM temane abhUtapUrva siddhi maLatAM teo bhAratanA samasta hiMdI-premI samAjanA atyaMta prItipAtra banI gayA. temanA abhinaMdana graMthanuM avalokana karavAthI A hakIkatano spaSTa khyAla AvI jAya che. A saMsthA prAraMbha karatAM pahelAM temaNe saMpAdana, saMzodhana, prakAzana vagereno bahoLo anubhava jainamitra, jaina-hitaiSI temaja aneka jaina graMthonA saMpAdana dvArA khUba sArI rIte prApta karI lIdho hato. hiMdI, saMskRta, baMgALI, marAThI, gujarAtI ane prAkRta-apabhraMza bhASAo upara paNa temaNe sAruM prabhutva prApta karI lIdhuM hatuM. pazcima bhAratamAM hiMdI bhASAnI A prathama ja eka evI maulika graMthamALA hatI, jeno uddeza hiMdI bhASAnAM uccastarIya pustakone kiphAyata bhAve upalabdha karAvavAno hato. A graMthamALAnA vikAsa mATe premIjIe potAnuM tana-mana-dhana sarvasva kurabAna karyuM. temanA kuTuMbanA sabhyone paNa paMDitajInI A graMthamALA pratyenI laganI, ekatva ane tallInatA ghaNI vAra khaTakatAM. temanAM dharmapatnIno 1932mAM ane ekanA eka putra hemacaMdrano 194ramAM svargavAsa thavA chatAM paNa paMDitajI haMmezAM potAnA kAryamAM ja DUbelA rahetA. A saMsthA dvArA ucca nAmanA, saphaLatA ane prathama paMktinI sAhityasevA karavAno lAbha prApta thaI zakyo temAM premIjInA adamya utsAha ane satata parizrame mukhya bhAga bhajavyo. uparAMta, nIcenA siddhAMtonuM custapaNe pAlana karavAno saMsthAnA prayojakono niradhAra paNa tenI saphaLatAnI mukhya AdhArazilA banyo :

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo ( 1 ) prakAzana mATe uttama lokopayogI graMtho ja svIkAravA. (2) graMthonuM saMzodhana ane saMpAdana sUkSmatApUrvaka karavuM. (3) AkarSaka, kalAtmaka ane suMdara chApakAma karavuM. (4) lekhako ane anya prakAzako sAthe pUrNa sadbhAvanAyukta vyavahAra rAkhavo, temane grAhaka ke harIpha tarIke na gaNavA, paNa AmIya mAnavA. 168 A kAraNathI ja AcArye mahAvIraprasAda drivedInI prasiddha kRti '"svAdhInatA'' ane tyAra pachI premacaMdaMjI, jainendrajI, caturasena zAstrI ane sudarzanajI jevA hiMdInA ucca kakSAnA lekhakonI kRtio A saMsthAne prakAzana mATe maLI rahetI. lekhakanA hakko pUrA thaI gayA pachI paNa koI Akasmika kAraNasara tene jarUra paDaye Arthika sahayoga ApavAnI emanI nIti hatI. AthI A saMsthA dvArA prakAzita graMtho tarata ja khapI jatA ane Alocako upara khAsa AdhAra rAkhavo paDato nahIM. Ama aneka graMthonA prakAzananA prazaMsanIya kArya uparAMta temaNe svataMtrapaNe itihAsa ane sAhityathI saMbaMdhita lekho paNa lakhyA. A temanuM eka mahAna ane maulika kArya banI rahyuM. 'jaina sAhityano itihAsa' : A mahAna aitihAsika graMthamAM teoe nyAya, darzana, adhyAtma, yoga, vyAkaraNa, kAvyazAstra, alaMkAra, bhASA, karmasiddhAMta ityAdi viSayo upara bIjI sadIthI mAMDIne teramI sadIthI paNa pachInA mahAna AcAryo, vidrAno, sAdhako, kavio ane sAhityakArono ane temanA jIvananAM vividha pAsAMno adhikRta silasilAvAra citAra Apyo che. sAdhakone ane itihAsa tathA anusaMdhAnanA vidyArthIone te khUba ja upayogI thAya tevo che. A uparAMta teoe " nItivAkacAmRta" ane " ArAdhanA'" jevA upalabdha ane bIjA aneka aprApya ane aprakAzita graMthono paNa vizad paricaya Apyo. cAritrika ane dhArmika viSayo uparAMta vaMza, gotra, zilAlekho, vividha zabdonI vyutpatti ane teno aitihAsika saMdarbha; vividha vaicArika, dArzanika ane sAMskArika bAbato viSenuM maulika ciMtana, tIrthakSetronI mAhitI vagere aneka viSayonuM temaNe niSpakSa vizleSaNa karyuM che. A parathI temanI agAdha ane UMDI adhyayanazIlatA temaja vivecanAtmaka zaktino paricaya maLe che. "jaina mitra" ane "jaina-hitaiSI" A baMne lokapriya jaina sAmayikonuM saMpAdanakArya teoe eTalI kuzaLatA, niSThA ane vidvattApUrNa rIte karyuM ke A baMne sAmayiko guNavattAnI dRSTie ucca khyAti prApta karI zakayAM. prazAcakSu sukhalAlajI sAthenAM saMsmaraNo : paMDita sukhalAlajI sAthe premIjIno saMbaMdha traNa dAyakAthI paNa vadhu samaya sudhI rahyo ane dhIme dhIme temanI AtmIyatA vadhatI gaI. paM. sukhalAlajI AgrAmAM hatA tyAre premIjInI banAvelI nIcenI prArthanA, potAnA mitro tathA vidyArthIo sAthe dararoja bolatA :

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saMpAdakaratna paMDita zrI nAthurAma premI 169 prArthanA . dayAmaya aisI mati ho jAya. tribhuvana kI kalyANa-kAmanA, dina-dina baDhatI jAya. dayAmaya auroM ke sukha ko sukha samajuM, sukha kA karuM upAya; apane du:kha saba sahuM kiMtu, paradu:kha nahi dekhA jAya. dayAmaya0 satya dharma ho, satya karma ho, satya dhyeya bana jAya; satyAnveSaNa meM hI ""premI', jIvana vaha laga jAya. dayAmaya0 paMDitajIne A prArthanA ati priya hatI. jaina-hitaiSImAM chapAtA premIjInA lekho uparathI paMDitajIne temanA pratye khUba AdarabhAva Upajyo hato. premIjI eka jaina paMDita hovA chatAM ATalA asAMpradAyika ane nirbhaya hatA, A vAta jANIne temane atyaMta AnaMdAzcaryano anubhava thato. I. sa. 1918mAM premIjI pUnA mukAme zrI jinavijayajInA nivAsasthAne AvyA. paMDita sukhalAlajI te samaye tyAM ja hatA. temaNe uparyukta prArthanAnI kaDI bolI premIjInuM svAgata karyuM. Ama parokSa prIti pratyakSa prItimAM pariNamI ane thoDA ja divasonA paricayamAM premIjInI bahuzrutatA ane akRtrima, AtyaMtika saraLatAthI paMDitajI khUba prabhAvita thayA. A gaThabaMdhana AjIvana vikAsa pAmatuM rahyuM. te eTale sudhI ke jyAre jyAre paMDitajI muMbaI Ave tyAre tyAre premIjIne avazya maLe ane temanI sAthe rahe paNa kharA. premIjInAM dharmapatnI ramAbahena, putra hemacandra tathA putravadhU caMpA-sau sAthe paMDitajIne gharanA jevo saMbaMdha thaI gayo hato. ghATakopara ane muluMDanA TekarIvALA vistAromAM teo kalAko sudhI sAthe pharavA jatA. paMDitajInA "sanmatitarka"ne joIne premIjIne temanA pratye khUba bahumAna UpajyuM hatuM ane bIjA nyAyagraMthonuM paNa tevuM ja saMpAdana karavAnI premIjIe temane vinaMti karI hatI. premIjInA mAdhyamathI paMDitajIne paNa jugalakizorajI mukhtAra, bAbu sUrajabhAnu vakIla ane paM. darabArIlAlajI "satyabhakta" jevA aneka sArA sArA vidvAnonA paricayamAM AvavAnuM banyuM. A badhAnI sAthe sAhitya, darzana, itihAsa, tattvajJAna, saMzodhana Adi vividha viSayo para mukta carcA ane vidragoSThIo thatI tathA sAttvika vinodathI sauno samaya savicAra ane dharmacarcAmAM vyatIta thato. premIjInA asAMpradAyikatA, saraLatA ane nirbhayatAnA guNonI paMDitajI para khUba sArI asara thaI hatI; uparAMta teonuM sAdagIbharyuM ane saccAIvALuM aMgata jIvana, sanata kartavyaparAyaNatA, agAdha vAcana-mananathI prApta thayelI bahuzrutatA, jIvananAM badhAM ja kSetromAM udAra daSTi, nAnA-moTA sau koI sAthe pUrNa premamaya vyavahAra

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo ane sudhArAvAdIpaNuM paNa paMDitajIne sparzI gayAM hatAM. tethI ja temanI maitrIpUrNa AtmIyatAmAM pariNamI hatI. premIjIe potAnI traNa utkaTa ane aMtima abhilASAo paMDitajI samakSa nIce pramANe rajU karI hatI : 170 ( 1 ) jaina vidvAnonI bahuzrutatA, sAttvikatA ane pratiSThAnuM stara UMce AvavuM joIe. (2) jaina bhaMDAronuM-ochAmAM ochuM digaMbara bhaMDAronA uddhAranuM, rakSaNanuM, anveSaNanuM ane navIna paddhati pramANe te graMthonAM prakAzanonuM kAma sattvare hAtha dharAvuM joIe. (3) jainomAM rahelI jAti-upajAtinI saMkucitatAnuM ane baheno tathA khAsa karIne vidhavAonI dayanIya dazAnuM nivAraNa karavAnI yojanA kAryAnvita karavI joIe. upasaMhAra : eka taddana gAmaThI ane garIba parivAramAM janmI, potAnA athAga ane prAmANika parizramathI hiMdI bhASA temaja jaina sAhityanA akhila bhAratIya staranA eka mahAna prakAzaka, saMpAdaka ane sAhityakAra tarIke temaNe prApta karelI siddhi kharekhara prazaMsanIya ane anukaraNIya che. temanI 66 varSanI avasthAe pragaTa thayelA temanA abhinaMdanagraMthamAM jaina samAjanA ja nahIM paNa samasta bhAratanA rASTrapremI, samAjapremI, hiMdIpremI ane sevApremI-ema vividha kSetranA 125thI paNa vadhAre mahAnubhAvoe utsAha, svecchA ane sakriyatApUrvaka je rasa dAkhavyo, te parathI temanI bahumukhI pratibhAnI saheje kalpanA thaI zake che. AvA virATa vyaktitvanA jIvanazilpI thavA mATe teoe samAsevA, jJAnapipAsA, avirata parizramazIlatA, dhairya, nipuNatA, sahiSNutA, satyasaMzodhakatA, vizvamaitrI, asAMpradAyikatA, sudhArAvAdIpaNuM vagere aneka uccatama guNonuM dAyakAo sudhI niSThApUrvaka sevana karyuM hatuM. tethI ja teo mAnavamAMthI mahAmAnava taraphanI saphaLa saphara karI zakayA hatA.

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G 23. AgamoddhAraka zrI ghAsIlAlajI mahArAja bhUmpikA : jainAcArya sAhitya-mahArathI zrI bAsIlAlajI mahArAja sthAnakavAsI jaina samAjanA eka prasiddha tyAgI vidvAna hatA. temanA AcAra ane vicAra atyaMta ucca koTinA hatA. temanA jIvanano mahadaMza AgamonI TIkA ane vividha sAhityanI racanA karavAmAM vyatIta thayo hato. sthAnakavAsI samAjanA nikaTavartI itihAsamAM ATalA vizALa ane upayogI sAhityanirmANano bhagIratha prayatna anya koI tyAgI dvArA thayo hoya ema lAgatuM nathI. mahAna AcAryazrI javAharalAlajI mahArAjanA suyogya ziSyazrI dhAaulAlajI mahArAje jaina sAhitya ane jaina dharmanAM tattvonI khUba ja prabhAvanA karI potAnA pratibhAzALI vyaktitvanuM aneruM udAharaNa pUruM pADayuM che. temanI sAhityaracanA temanA zuddha, pavitra ane dIrdha saMyamI jIvananA aMtarnAdane sahaja vAcA Ape che. Ama, ApaNane temanAmAM vicAra ane AcAranA subhaga samanvayathI vyutpanna thatA eka viziSTa vyaktitvanI jhAMkhI thAya che. kuLa ane janma : temanA dAdAnuM nAma zrI parasarAmajI ane dAdInuM nAma zrImatI caturAbAI hatuM. temane janma ApanAra pitA kanIrAmajI ane mAtA vimalAbAI hatAM. pitAnI pAse khetIvADI, jamIna ane milakata sArA pramANamAM 171

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172 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo hatI. Ama, teo badhI rIte sukhI hatA. gAmamAM sarvatra temanI nAmanA hatI. hRdayanA teo atyaMta saraLa hatA. bIjAnuM bhaluM karavAmAM teo haMmezAM tatpara rahetA ane arthopArjana paNa nyAyanItipUrvaka karatA. nItipUrNa vyavahArane kAraNe temanI sArI pratiSThA hatI. temanAM mAtA vimalAbAI nAma pramANe vimala hRdayanAM hatAM. pavitra AcAra-vicAra, patiparAyaNatA tathA dharmaparAyaNatAnAM teo maMgalamUrti samAM hatAM. paM. ghAsIlAlajIno janma rajapUtAnAnI vIronI bhUmi mevADamAM thayo hato. jazavaMtagaDha pAse banola gAmamAM vi. saM. 1941 mAM temano janma thayo hato. teonuM bAhya vyaktitva prabhAvazALI hatuM. vAna UjaLo ane mukhAkRti tejasvI hatAM. jonArane lAgatuM ke A bALaka bhaviSyamAM koI mahApuruSa thaze. jyotiSIe emanI kuMDaLI joIne kaheluM ke A bALaka asAdhAraNa pratibhAzALI thaze. e sAMbhaLIne mAtApitAe rAzi pramANe teonuM nAma ghAsIlAla rAkhyuM. zikSaNa ane saMskAra : teo zikSaNa mATe koI pAThazALAmAM gayA nahotA. paraMtu prakRtinI godamAM ja temaNe zikSaNa lIdhuM hatuM. dareka sthAna emanA mATe pAThazALA hatI ane dareka kSaNa temanA mATe adhyayanakALa hato. mahApuruSane mATe saMsAra eka khUluM pustaka che. dareka ghaTanA, dareka parivartana, dareka spaMdana emanA mATe navuM zikSaNa laIne ja Ave che. tema bALaka bAsIlAle paNa prakRtinI pAThazALAmAM ja aNamola zikSaNa prApta karyuM. sahiSNutA, utsAha, anAsakti, saMtoSa, guNagrAhakatA, nirbhayatA, niSkapaTatA, samadaSTi ane svAvalaMbana A badhA ja guNo temane jANe ke prakRtinA sAMnidhyamAMthI ja lAdhyA hatA. prakRti-devIe paNa A vyaktine potAnI pAThazALAno sahuthI yogya vidyArthI mAnyo, tethI vakhatovakhata A mahAna saMtanA nirmANa mATe potAnuM yogadAna ApyuM. temanAmAM rUpa ane buddhino samanvaya hovAthI gAmaloko temanI prazaMsA karatA, paNa bALaka ghAsIlAla to vinaya, sevA ane madhuravANI dvArA nAnAM-moTAM sau koInAM dila jItI leto. A badhAMthI vilakSaNa evo citanazIlatAno khAsa guNa paNa A bALakamAM prathamathI ja dRSTigocara thato hato. jIvananI dareka ghaTanA para te vicAre ane ciMtana karato. bALasulabha ramato ramavA chatAM tenA svabhAvanI vilakSaNatA hatI citana ane manana. jyAre paNa avasara maLato tyAre te AsapAsanA jaMgalamAM cAlyo jato ane kalAko sudhI koI vRkSanI zItaLa chAyAmAM besIne citanamAM nimagna thaI jato. Ama jANe ke pUrvasaMskArothI ja te ekAMtapriya svabhAvavALo hato. dasa varSanI nAnI uMmaramAM ja temanA pitA ane bAra varSanI vaye temanI mAtAno temane viyoga thayo. kadAca karmadazA ja temane nAnapaNamAM svAvalaMbanano pATha zIkhavavA icchatI hatI. jANe ke prakRtino saMketa ja na hoya ! mahApuruSo vipattine paNa ullAsapUrvaka anubhave che kema ke vipattimAM ja pragatino mArga khUle che. bALaka ghAsIlAlajImAM paNa eka mahApuruSane zobhe tevI dhIraja ane sahanazIlatAnAM darzana bAlyakALathI ja thAya che. ghAsIlAlajI jazavaMtagaDhamAM

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AgamoddhAraka zrI ghAsIlAlajI mahArAja 173 eka saMbaMdhIne tyAM rahetA hatA. te arasAmAM AcAryazrI javAharalAlajI mahArAja saMghasahita udepurathI cAturmAsa pUrNa karI najIkanA gAma tarapAlamAM AvyA, tyAM AgaLa ghAsIlAlajIno paricaya AcAryazrI sAthe thayo. bALaka ghAsIlAlajI para temanA vyAkhyAnano adbhuta prabhAva paDyo. tyAgI, vairAgI jainamuninAM pravacana sAMbhaLavAno temane A prathama avasara maLyo hato. jainamuninA tyAgabhAvane nirakhI ghAsIlAlajInuM mana paNa tyAgI jIvana grahaNa karavA tarapha doDavA lAgyuM. AcAryazrI sAthe bALaka ghAsIlAle dIkSA aMgIkAra karavAnA bhAva darzAvyA. mahArAje temanI daDhatAnI cakAsaNI karavA munivratonI kaThoratAnuM digdarzana spaSTa zabdomAM temanI samakSa karatAM kahyuM, "vratanuM AcaraNa ghaNuM ja kaThina ane kaSTadAyI hoya che, chatAM te karma-rahita thavAno ekamAtra upAya che." ghAsIlAlajIe tatkALa uttara Apyo : "saMyamanuM pAlana karavA mATe game teTalAM kaSTo uThAvavAM paDaze chatAM huM aDaga rahI zakIza. saMyama to Aloka ane paraloka baMnemAM kevaLa sukhadAyaka ja che." ghAsIlAlajInI dRDhatA joI AcAryazrIe potAnI pAro thoDA divasa rahevAnI temane saMmati ApI. vi. saM. 1958 mAgazara suda terasane guruvAranA roja jazavaMtagaDha mukAme AcAryazrI javAharalAlajI mahArAje ghAsIlAlajIne dIkSA aMgIkAra karAvI. dIkSA grahaNa karyAne thoDAka ja divaso thayA haze te arasAmAM sAMjanA vihAra daramiyAna thoDAka lUMTArAo temanAM navIna vastro corI gayA. A prasaMge paNa A navadIkSita munie apUrvI hiMmata ane dhIraja batAvyAM. saMyamI jIvananI A temanI pahelI parIkSA hatI, jemAM teo saphaLapANe pAra UtaryA. temanA UjaLA tyAgI jIvananI te uttama nizAnI hatI. harino mAraga che zUrAno, nahi kAyaranuM kAma jone parathama paheluM mastaka mUkI, vaLatI levuM nAma jone." adhyayana ane ugra sAdhanA : mAravADanAM vividha kSetromAM teozrI potAnA gurunI sAthe vihAra karavA lAgyA. prathama cAturmAsa vi. saM. 1959mAM jodhapura mukAme karyo. bALamuni ghAsIlAlajI potAnA sAdhujIvanamAM kaThora tapazcaryA ane niraMtara jJAna-abhyAsane vaNI levA mATe tIvra puruSArtha karavA lAgyA. zarU zarUmAM temano jJAnano kSayopazama ghaNo maMda hato. eka maMtra, zloka ke pATha yAda karatAM paNa temane ghaNA divaso lAgatA paNa gurukRpA, paMcaparameSThI pratyeno vinayabhAva ane satata parizramanA baLa vaDe temano kSayopazama divase divase vadhavA lAgyo. jJAnAvaraNIya karma maMda paDavA mAMDayuM. AnA phaLasvarUpe, temaNe prathama cAturmAsamAM ja dazavaikAlika sUtro kaMThastha karI lIdhuM ane uttarAdhyayana sUtrano prAraMbha karI dIdho. munizrIno bIjo cAturmAsa khyAvaramAM, trIjo bIkAneramAM, cotho udepuramAM, pAMcamo gaMgApaTamAM, chaThTho ratalAmamAM, sAtamo cAMdalAmAM, AThamo jAvarAmAM ane navamo indoramAM thayo. vividha cAturmAsomAM teo vividha sUtrone kaMThastha karatA gayA. IndoranA cAturmAsamAM temaNe saMskRta mAgapadezikA, hitopadeza, siddhAMtakaumudI, urdU, phArasI, arabI tathA prAkRta vyAkaraNanuM adhyayana karyuM. divasa-rAta ALasano tyAga

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174 arvAcIna jaina jyotidharo karIne teo Agamano abhyAsa karatA rahetA. Ama temaNe Agama siddhAMta, darzana, jyotiSa, AdinuM sAruM jJAna prApta karI lIdhuM. temanI kAvyazakita paNa mugdha karAve tevI hatI. temanI keTalIya kAvyaracanAo zrAvakavRdamAM gavAtI hatI. indoranA cAturmAsa pachI temanA guruzrI javAharalAlajI mahArAje potAnA zikhyamunizrI ghAsIlAlajIne viziSTa vidvAna banAvavA mATe mahArASTra-dakSiNa tarapha vihAra karavAno saMkalpa karyo ane te anusAra dasamo cAturmAsa ahamadanagaramAM karyo. dakSiNa prAMtamAM vihAra karatI vakhate munizrIe marAThI bhASA zIkhI lIdhI, temaja saMta jJAnezvara, tukArAma, nAmadeva vagere dakSiNanA prasiddha saMtonAM sAhityano abhyAsa karyo. temanI aneka racanAo paNa kaMThastha karI lIdhI. A badhuM temanI tIvra buddhimattA, adbhuta smaraNazakti ane vizALa hRdayanuM dyotaka che. tyArabAda agiyAramo cAturmAsa juneramAM, bAramo ghaDanadImAM, teramo jAmagAma, caudamo ahamadanagaramAM, paMdaramo ghoDanadImAM, soLamo mirImAM tathA sattaramo cAturmAsa hivaDAmAM karyo. tyArabAda dakSiNa bhAratamAM (mahArASTramAM temaNe ghaNA cAturmAsa karyA. vi. saM. 2000 pachI thoDA cAturmAsa saurASTramAM paNa karyA. vIramagAmano papamo cAturmAsa pUro karIne vi. saM. 2014nI sAlathI teo amadAvAdamAM cAturmAsa mATe padhAryA, tyAra pachI satata 16 cAturmAsa sudhI amadAvAdamAM ja sthira thaIne AgamalekhananA bhagIratha kArya mATe rahyA. gurukRpA, satata jJAnAbhyAsa tathA saMyamanI adbhuta niSThA dvArA munizrI ghAsIlAlajIe vyAkaraNa, nyAya, darzana ane sAhitya uparAMta kula 16 judI judI bhASAonuM prakhara jJAna prApta karI lIdhuM hatuM. teozrIe bhAratanA ghaNA prAMtomAM cAturmAso karyA. e daramiyAna temanA agAdha jJAnano apUrva lAbha jena-jainenaroe meLavyo. bhAratabharamAMthI aneka mumukSuonI vinaMtione mAna ApI teozrIe 32 AgamonA anuvAdanuM kArya AraMbhya. A kArya vyavasthita rIte pUrNa thAya e mATe teoe jIvananA aMta sudhI amadAvAdamAM ja sthiravAsa karyo. AgamonA anuvAdanuM bhagIratha kArya teozrIe 16 varSanA satata parizrama pachI pUrNa karyuM. teozrInA jIvanakALa daramiyAna 27 Agamo zAstra svarUpe cAra bhASAmAM chapAI samAja samakSa mukAI gayA che ane teno lAbha sArA pramANamAM levAI rahyo che. emanA AgamonA anuvAdo trividha hatA. evo prayAsa jaina sAhityanA itihAsamAM sarvaprathama ja gaNI zakAya. sUtrano mULa pATha gadya-padya rUpe prathama Ave, pachI tenI chAyA ane TIkA saMskRtamAM Ave, pachI hiMdI-gujarAtI bhASAMtaro Ave-A prakAranI Agama-saMkalanAnI temanI zailIne vizALa daSTivALI, viziSTa ane apUrva gaNI zakAya. pUjaya ghAsIlAlajI mahArAje karelA upakAranuM paNa jaina samAja kadIe vALI zake tema nathI, kema ke temaNe karelA prayatnanA phaLarUpe ja Aje dareka jainabaMdhu gujarAtI-hiMdI bhASA dvArA paNa Agamone vAMcI zake che. eka AgamoddhAraka tarIke emano apAra upakAra sthAnakvAsI jaina samAja upara vizeSa che.

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AgamoddhAraka zrI ghAsIlAlajI mahArAja sanmAnanIya ucca padavIo : bAsIlAlajI mahArAjanI vidrattAthI prabhAvita thaIne kolhApuranA mahArAjAe teozrIne kolhApura rAjapuruSa tathA zAsanAcAryanI pachIthI vibhUSita karyA hatA. teozrInI tyAga, tapasyA ane saMyamanI utkRSTatA joIne karAMcI saMghe "jaina divAkara" ane "jaina AcArya" padavI dvArA temane gauravAnvita karyA hatA. vizALa sAhityaracanA : sthAnakavAsI samAjanA A mahAna jyotirdhara AcArya racita sAhityano saMkSipta paricaya nIce mujaba che: agiyAra aMgasUtro : Agama sAhitya para karelI TIkAonAM nAma: AcAraciMtAmaNi (1) AcArAMga (2) sUtrakRtIMga (3) sthAnAMga (4) samavAyAMga (5) vyAkhyAprajJapti (6) zAtA-dharmakathA (7) upAsaka dazAMga (8) antakRdra dazAMga (9) anuttaropapAtika dazAMga (10) prazna vyAkaraNa (11) vipAka sUtra bAra upAMgonuM sAhitya : (1) aupapAtika (2) rAjapraznIya (3) jIvAbhigama (4) prazApanA (5) sUryaprazapti (6) caMdraprajJapti (7) jambudrIpaprazapti (8) nirayAvalikA (kalpikA) ( 9 ) kalpAvataMsikA (10) puSpikA (11) puSpacUlikA (12) vRSiNa dazAMga samayAI bodhinI suvyAkhyA bhAvabodhinI prameya-caMdrikA anagAra dharmAmRtavarSiNI sAgara dharmAMjIvinI muni kumudacaMdrikA arthabodhinI TIkA sudarzanI TIkA vipAka caMdrikA pIyUSavarSiNI subodhinI prameyadyotikA prameyabodhinI sUryazapti prakAzikA caMdraprajJaptikA prakAzikA vyAkhyA sundara bodhinI "" .. 39 99 175

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176 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo mUla sUtro (1) uttarAdhyayana priyadarzinI (2) dazavaikAlika AcAra maNi maMjUSA TIkA (3) nandIsUtra zAnacaMdriA (4) anuyoga dvAra anuyogacaMdrikA chaMda-sUtro : (1) nizItha cUrNi-bhAgya avacUri (2) bRhakalpa (3) vyavahAra bhAgya (4) dazAzrutaskaMdha muniharSiNI TIkA Avazyaka sUtra : munitoSiNI pU. zrI ghAsIlAlajI mahArAje uparanAM batrIsa sUtro para saMskRtamAM vistRta TIkAo racIne teno hindI tathA gujarAtI bhASAomAM anuvAda paNa karelo che. Agama sAhitya uparAMta nyAya, vyAkaraNanA aneka graMtho, zabdakoSa tathA kAvyagraMthonI racanA paNa teozrIe karI che. A vipula graMthasUci temanI bahuzrutatA, vidvattA ane sarvatomukhI pratibhAnI dyotaka che. AcAryazrI ghAsIlAlajI mahArAje temanA prakAMDa pAMDitya dvArA sthAnakavAsI sAhityane UMcuM zikhara pradAna karavAno avirata prayatna karyo. saraLatA, namratA, madhuratA, hRdayanI gaMbhIratA, mananI mRdutA, AtmAnI divyatA Adi aneka guNothI potAnuM jIvana teozrIe suvAsita banAvyuM hatuM. tethI ja jaina-jainetara samAjamAM mahArAjazrInA cAritrano khUba ja prabhAva paDato. mahArAjazrInI pratibhAthI jhaghaDAnuM nirAkaraNa thayuM hoya evA keTalAya prasaMgo noMdhAyA che. teo haMmezAM paraspara maitrI, prema ane dhArmika sahiSNutAno mArga cIMdhatA. aMtima divaso ane mahAprayANa : Akhare vidAyano samaya najIka AvI gayo. I. sa. 1972nA DisembaranA aMtathI temanI tabiyata asvastha rahevA lAgI. teoe chellA ATha divasa annano tyAga karI dIdho hato ane mAtra pravAhI ja letA hatA. paraMtu tA. 2-1-73nA roja savAre daza vAge pUjyazrI choTelAlajI, zrI kanaiyAlAlajI tathA samasta caturvidha saMghanI hAjarImAM saMlekhanA(saMthArA)no vidhivat svIkAra karyo ane vartamAna jIvananAM 88 varSa pUrAM karI temano AtmA A asAra saMsArane choDIne tA. 3-1-'13 ne guruvAranA roja amadAvAdanA sarasapura sthAnakavAsI upAzrayamAM rAtro 9-29 miniTe mahAprayANa karI gayo. potAnA dIrdha saMyamI jIvanane aneka AkarI tapazcaryAo ane prakAMDa vidvattA dvArA ujALanAra A mahApuruSa samasta jaina samAjane amUlya sAhityavAraso pradAna karI gayA che. ApaNe sau enuM tana, mana, dhanathI jatana karIe ane mahAvIre cIMdhelA Atma-kalyANanA mArge AgaLa vadhIe. temAM ja sau koInuM parama kalyANa samAyeluM che.

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24. purAtattvAcArya zrI jinavijayajI purAtattvavid ane prAcyavidyApremIomAM eka vizva-vidyuta virala vibhUti eTale muni jinavijayajI. aneka zodha-saMsthAna, graMtha-saMsthAna, graMthabhaMDAra, prAcIna graMthamALA AdinAM sthApana, nirdezana, saMyojana, saMcAlana vagere dvArA dezavidezanA asaMkhya vidvAnonI jJAnapipAsA saMtoSavAmAM ane bhAratIya vADmayanA amUlya khajAnAne atyaMta samRddha banAvavAmAM ananya phALo arpanAra munizrI jinavijayajI Ajanma vidyopAsaka ane mahAna manISI hatA. janma : zrI jinavijyajIno janma rAjasthAnanA bhIlavADA jillAnA huraDA tAlukAnA rupAhelI nAmanA gAmamAM I. sa. 1888nA jAnyuArInI 27mI tArIkhe arthAt saM. 1944nA mAgha zukalA 14nA roja paramAravaMzIya kSatriya kuLamAM thayo hato. temanA pitAnuM nAma zrI biradhIsiMha (vRddhisiMha) ane mAtAnuM nAma rAjakuMvara hatuM. temanuM bALapaNanuM nAma kizanasiMha hatuM. munizrInA pUrvajoe I. sa. 1857nA baLavAmAM aMgreja viruddha bhAga bhajavyo hato, tethI aMgreja sarakAre temanI mAla-milakata japta karI lIdhI 177

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178 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo hatI ane keTalAye kuTuMbIone mArI nAkhyA hatA. temanA dAdA keTalAye varSanA ajJAtavAsa bAda potAnA putro sAthe rUpAhelI pahoMcyA hatA ane tyAMnA ThAkoranI sahAnubhUti meLavI tyAM sthira thayA hatA. munizrInA pitA jaMgalavibhAganA adhikArI tarIke nimAyA hatA. vRddhAvasthAmAM temane saMgrahaNIno roga lAgu paDyo. teno upacAra temaNe jainayati zrI devIhaMsa pAse karAvyo hato. yatizrI devI haMsa bALaka kizanasihanI buddhipratibhAthI khUba prasanna hatA. temaNe zrI biradhIsihajIne jaNAvyuM hatuM ke A bALakane khUba bhaNAvajo, te tamArA kuLanuM nAma ujajavaLa karaze. vi.saM. 1955 mAM pitAzrInuM dehAvasAna thavAthI samasta parivAra nirAdhAra jevo banI gayo. bALaka kizanasiMhanI bhaNavAnI vyavasthA paNa na rahI. A joIne yatizrI devIhaMse kizanasiMhane potAnI pAse bhaNavA mATe rAkhyo. paraMtu thoDAka samaya pachI yatizrIne akasmAta thayo ane traNa mahinAmAM temanuM dehAvasAna thayuM. Ama kizanasiha pharIthI nirAzrita banyA. temaNe yatizrInI khUba sevA karI hatI. kizanasihanA manamAM jJAna-adhyayananI tIvra pipAsA hovAthI te ghare pAcho na pharatAM bIjA eka yati gaMbhIramalanA kahevAthI temanA gAma maMyA pahoMcyA ane tyAM be-aDhI varSa vidyAdhyayana karyuM. tyArabAda yatizrInI sAthe kizanasiha cittoDa pahoMcyA ane tyAM ja rokAI gayA. tyAM khetI karavA lAgyA. bANapaNamAM ja nAnImoTI aneka Aphatono sAmano karatAM karatAM kizanasiha eka mAravADI jaina sthAnakavAsI sAdhunA saMparkamAM AvyA. navuM navuM jANavAnI jijJAsA ane sthAnakavAsI sAdhunI sobate temane paNa sthAnakvAsI sAdhu banAvI dIdhA. sAdhu avasthA daramyAna thoDA ja samayamAM emaNe jaina dharmanAM keTalAMka khAsa pustako kaMThastha karI lIdhAM. paraMtu temanI jijJAsAno vega vizeSa hato ane abhyAsanI sagavaDa ochI hatI. tethI keTalAMka varSo bAda ghaNA ja manomaMthanane aMte chevaTe emaNe e saMpradAya choDavAno saMkalpa karyo, ane eka divasa rAtorAta teo upAzraya choDI pagapALA cAlI nIkaLyA. pharatAM pharatAM teo ujajayinInAM khaMDeromAM pahoMcyA jayAM ziprA nadIne kinAre temaNe sAdhuveSano tyAga karyo. ratalAma ane tenI AjubAjunAM gAmomAM vasavATa karI, eka divasa teo Trena dvArA vizeSa vidyopArjana mATe amadAvAda AvI pahoMcyA. paraMtu amadAvAdamAM te zakya banyuM nahi. aMte mAravADamAM pAlI gAmamAM temane suMdaravijayajI nAmanA eka saMvegI sAdhuno bheTo thayo. temanI pAse temaNe dIkSA aMgIkAra karI ane jinavijayajI nAma dhAraNa karyuM, je nAmathI teo dehAMta sudhI oLakhAyA. dIkSAnA thoDA samaya bAda vihAra karatAM teo bAvara pahoMcyA. ahIM temano paricaya prasiddha jainAcArya vijayavallabhasUri sAthe thayo; temanI sAthe be-traNa paMDito hatA. potAnI jJAnapipAsA saMtoSavA jinavijayajI temanI sAthe vihAramAM joDAyA. temano adhyayanano krama vistIrNa thato gayo ane itihAsa-zodha saMbaMdhI temanI ruci paripakava thatI gaI. "vIrabhUmi rAjasthAna"nA adhyayanathI rAjasthAna tathA mevADanA bhUtakALa pratye temanuM AkarSaNa vadhyuM. pATaNamAM hastalikhita graMtho tathA tADapatra para lakhelA prAcIna graMthonuM aitihAsika dRSTithI temaNe adhyayana karyuM.

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purAtattvAcArya zrI jinavijyajI 179 mahesANAnA cAturmAsa daramyAna temano paricaya prasiddha jainAcArya zrI kAMtivijayajI, temanA ziSya zrI caturvijayajI tathA praziSya zrI puNyavijayajI sAthe thayo. A sarvenAM satata preraNA tathA sakriya sahayoga munizrIne maLatAM rahyAM. AcArya kAMtivijayanA smArakamAM temaNe zrI kAMtivijaya jaina itihAsa graMthamALAno prAraMbha karyo. A graMthamALA dvArA aneka mahattvapUrNa graMthonuM prakAzana thayuM, je vidvAno dvArA ati AdaraNIya banyuM. dIkSA bAda temaNe gujarAtImAM lekho lakhavAnI zarUAta karI. A lekho gujarAtI "jainahiteSI" tathA "muMbaI samAcAra"mAM chapAyA hatA. temaNe pATaNa bhaMDAramAMthI prasiddha jaina vaiyAkaraNa zAkaTAyana saMbaMdhI graMtho meLavI eka vistRta lekha taiyAra karyo. pATaNanAM jinabhaMDAronI vistRta sUci paNa temaNe lekhanA rUpamAM chapAvI. A lekho tathA anya saMpAdita graMthonA kAraNe munizrI gujarAtI temaja hindI jagatamAM anerI prasiddhi pAmyA. vaDodarAnA potAnA nivAsa daramyAna munizrIe 'kumArapALa pratibodha' nAmano bRhAya prAkRnagraMtha saMpAdita karI prakAzita karAvyo. munizrInA muMbaInA cAturmAsa daramyAna pUnAmAM bhAMDArakara prAmya vidyAsaMzodhana maMdiranI sthApanA thaI. A saMsthAnA nimaMtraNane mAna ApI munizrI cAturmAsa bAda pUnA pahoMcyA. ahIM teoe "jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka samiti"nI sthApanA karI ane "jaina sAhityasaMzodhaka" nAmanI zodhapatrikA tathA graMthamALAnA prakAzananI zubha zarUAta paNa karI. Ama munizrIno pUnAnivAsa temanA jIvanamAM vaLAMka lAvavAmAM atyaMta mahattvapUrNa sAbita thayo, kAraNa ke A nivAsa daramyAna temano paricaya prasiddha svAtaMtrya senAnI lokamAnya TiLaka tathA prasiddha krAMtikArI zrI arjuna lAla zeThI sAthe thayo. A paricayathI temanAmAM dezanI svAdhInatAnA vicAro pravAhita thayA. teo TiLakanA rAjanaitika vicArothI atyaMta prabhAvita thayA. ahIM pharIthI temanA aMta:karaNamAM navIna vicAradhArA vahevA lAgI. UMDA manomaMthanane aMte temaNe jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka sAdhucaryAno tyAga karavAnuM vicAryuM. dezanI parAdhInatA temane khaTakavA lAgI ane tyAgI avasthAmAM niSkriya rahevA karatAM teno tyAga karavAnuM temaNe ucita mAnyuM. jaina sAdhujIvananAM baMdhano choDI devAno potAno nizcaya temaNe vartamAnapatromAM prasiddha karyo. mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe temane amadAvAda bolAvyA ane munizrIe relave vihAra zarU karyo. gAMdhIjIe ane vidyApIThanA kAryakartAoe temanI purAtattva maMdiramAM nimaNUka karI ane temanA jIvanano navo yuga zarU thayo. jaina sAdhu maTI teo purAtattva maMdiranA AcArya thayA. lagabhaga ATha varSanA purAtatva maMdiranA kAryakALa daramiyAna teonI bhAvanA ane vicAraNAmAM temanA krAMtikArI svabhAva pramANe moTuM parivartana thayuM. purAtattva maMdirano mahattvano pustakasaMgraha mukhyapaNe temanI pasaMdagInuM pariNAma che. temano priya viSaya prAcIna gujarAtano itihAsa ane bhASA rahyAM che. munizrInA vidyAvyAsaMge

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180 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo temane jarmana bhASA zIkhavA ane jarmana vidvAno sAthe paricaya karavA protsAhita karyA. gAMdhIjIe paNa temanI jarmanI javAnI icchAne anumodana ApyuM. Ama sau taraphathI maLelA protsAhana ane prasiddha jarmana vidvAna pro. harmana jekobInA AmaMtraNane mAna ApI munizrI I. sa. 1928mAM jarmanI gayA; ane tyAM doDha varSa jeTaluM rokAyA. jarmanImAM temaNe baoNna, hembarga ane lAipisiMga vizvavidyAlayonA prAcyavidyAnA vidvAno sAthe mahattvapUrNa vicAronuM AdAnapradAna karyuM. barlinamAM temaNe bhAratajarmana mitratA vadhAravA ane deDha karavA "hindusatAna hAusa' nAmanI saMsthAnI sthApanA karI. pAchaLathI hindustAna hAusa, bhArata-jarmana saMparka ane suvidhAnuM uttama kendra banyuM tathA aneka netAo, vidyArthIo tathA vepArIo tenAthI sArA lAbhAnvita thayA. munizrI 1929 nA aMta bhAgamAM jarmanIthI svadeza pAchA pharyA. te samaye temanI samakSa be mArga hatA: eka, vidyA tathA sAhityanA vartuLamAM purAIne besI rahevAno ane bIjo, svAtaMtryanI hAkalane vadhAvI levAno. munijIe tatkAla nirNaya karI pahelA mArgane amuka samaya sudhI mulatavI rAkhyo ane 1930 mAM bIjo mArga svIkAryo. mArcanI 30 mIe gAMdhIjInI vizvavikhyAta dAMDIkUca dvArA mIThAno satyAgraha zarU thayo. munijI satyAgrahanA pariNAme jelamAM gayA. nAsikanI jelamAM emano paricaya zrI ka. mA. munazI sAthe thayo ane baMne vacce vidyAviSayaka vicAronI ghaniSTha Apale thaI. svAdhInatAnI laDatano mArga svIkAryA chatAM paNa temanuM bhAvi pahelA mArgamAM ja nirmAyeluM hatuM. te anusAra teo zAMtiniketana pahoMcyA. tyAM kalakattAnA pramukha jainasAhitya anurAgI zrI bahAdurasiMha siMdhI sAthe vizada carcA ane vicAravinimaya thayAM. pariNAme sidhI jaina jJAnapIThanI sthApanAnI yojanA AkAra pAmI. munijIe A kArya mATe potAnI sevAo arpaNa karavAnuM svIkAryuM, eTale sidhI graMthamAlAno prAraMbha thayo ane 'prabaMdha ciMtAmaNi" nAme pahelo graMtha prakAzita thayo. zAMtiniketanamAM jaina chAtrAvAsano paNa munijIe prAraMbha karyo. A badhAno Arthika bojo zrI bahAdurasiMha siMdhI uThAvatA hatA. munizrI zAMtiniketanamAM lagabhaga traNa varSa rahyA. baMgALanAM havApANI anukULa na AvavAthI temaNe potAnuM kAryakSetra zAMtiniketanamAMthI muMbaI athavA amadAvAda khaseDavAnuM nakkI karyuM. e ja arasAmAM paMDita sukhalAlajInA oNparezana nimitte temane muMbaI javAnuM thayuM. ahIM teoe munazIjInA tIvra anurodhathI bhAratIya vidyAbhavananA kAryamAM sahayoga ApavAnuM nakkI karyuM. sidhI jaina graMthamALAnA kAryane paNa bhavananAM kArya sAthe saMyojina karyuM ane banne kAryonuM teo sAthe sAthe kuzaLatApUrvaka saMcAlana karavA lAgyA. I. sa. 1942nA "bhArata choDo' AMdolanathI teo virakta rahyA. te daramiyAna temane jesalameranA jJAnabhaMDAro vyavasthita karavAnuM nimaMtraNa maLyuM eTale teo tyAM gayA, ane lagabhaga pAMca mahinAno thira vAsa karIne Azare 200 graMthonI pratilipio,

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purAtattvAcArya zrI jinavijayajI 181 taiyAra karI. tyArabAda muMbaI pAchA pharyA ane bhAratIya vidyAbhavananA nirdezakanA rUpamAM graMthonA sampAdana-prakAzana tathA vidyArthIonA DaoNkTareTanA adhyayananA kAryamAM pUrvavatu mArgadarzanamAM lAgI gayA. munijInA manamAM haMmezAM deza tathA samAjanI samasyAo saMbaMdhI citana cAlatuM rahetuM. AjhAdI pachI annasamasyA jema jema gaMbhIra rUpa pakaDatI gaI tema tema temanuM dhyAna kRSi, zarIrAma ane svAvalaMbana tarapha adhikAdhika vadhatuM gayuM. A ciMtananA paripAkarUpe cittauDa pAse AvelA saMderiyA gAmamAM tyAMnA ThAkura pAsethI thoDIka jamIna meLavI 28 eprila, 1950mAM temaNe "sarvodaya sAdhanA Azrama'nI sthApanA karI. saMta vinobAnI rAjasthAnanI padayAtrA daramyAna A Azrama temaNe vinobAjIne arpaNa karI dIdho hato. munizrInA parAmarzathI 13 me, 1950mAM rAjasthAna purAtattva maMdiranI yojanA sAkAra thaI ane teo tenA saMcAlaka banyA. Ama teo eka tarapha AzramanI khetavikAsanI pravRttio tathA bIjI tarapha purAtattva maMdiranI sevAo pUrA manoyogathI karavA lAgyA. I. sa. 1952mAM jarmanInI vizvavikhyAta orIenTala sosAyaTInA mAnada sabhya tarIke temanI varaNI thaI. atyaMta alpa saMkhyAnA bhAratIyone A sanmAna prApta thayuM che. bhAratIya vidyA saMbaMdhI ananya saMzodhanakArya badala teone A sanmAna prApta thayuM hatuM. - I. sa. 1961mAM bhArata sarakAre temane pAzrI'no ilkAba Apyo. munizrI dvArA bhAratIya temaja jaina vidyAnI prAcIna sAmagrInA adhyayana, zodha ane prakAzana saMbaMdhI maulika, aitihAsika ane vizALa kArya thayuM che tenA sanmAnarUpe temane A upAdhi enAyata karavAmAM AvI hatI. rAjasthAna purAtattva maMdiranA kAryano prAraMbha jayapuramAM thayo. purAtattva tathA itihAsa saMbaMdhI aneka hastalikhita tathA mudrita graMthono saMgraha karavAmAM Avyo. prakAzanakArya paNa moTA pramANamAM cAlu thayuM. munizrInA athAga parizramanAM paripAkarUpe A kAryane sthAyitva ApavAnI dRSTithI rAjasthAna sarakAra dvArA jodhapuramAM eka navIna bhavananuM nirmANa karavAmAM AvyuM, jenuM uddhATana rAjasthAnanA tatkAlIna mukhyamaMtrI zrI mohanalAla sukhaDiyA dvArA 1959mAM thayuM hatuM. A saMsthA samagra dezamAM bhAratIya vidyA ane purAtattva saMbaMdhI hastalikhita tathA mudrita graMthonuM viziSTa kendra gaNAvA lAgyuM. munizrI I. sa. 1967 sudhI A saMsthAnA mAnArha saMcAlaka tarIke rahyA. munizrIne cittoDa pratye ananya AkarSaNa hatuM, tenuM mukhya kAraNa cittoDanI aitihAsika gauravapUrNa gAthA che. mahAna jaina vidvAna AcArya haribhadrasUrinI te sAdhanAbhUmi rahI che. temanA pratyenA ananya AdarabhAva ane AsthAnA phaLarUpe munizrIe

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo cittoDanA prasiddha killAnI barobara sAme zrI haribhadrasUri smAraka maMdiranI sthApanA karI. tene cittoDanuM eka darzanIya sthAna gaNI zakAya. tyAM temaNe prasiddha jaina dAnavIra bhAmAzAnI smRtimAM 'bhAmAzA bhAratIya bhavana'nuM nirmANa paNa karyuM che. 182 munizrIe potAnA jIvanakALa daramiyAna aneka saMsthAonI sthApanA karI. aneka saMsthAo, vidvAno ane jJAnapipAsuonA teo preraNAstrota banI rahyA. 80 varSanI uMmara vaTAvyA pachI temanuM zarIra ghaNuM kamajora thaI gayuM hatuM. AMkhonI dRSTi paNa ghaNI maMda paDI gaI hatI. tema chatAM jIvananA aMta sudhI bhAratIya purAtattva, jainadarzana, cittoDanA prAcIna gaurava pratyenI temanI AsthA ane adhyayanaruci saheja paNa ochAM thayAM nahotAM. upasaMhAra : pUjya munizrI jinavijayajInA jIvananuM vihaMgAvalokana karatAM ema kahI zakAya ke purAtattvavidyAne mukhya karIne teoe potAnuM samasta jIvana mA sarasvatInI sevAmAM vitAvyuM. eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu bIjA saMzodhako ane vidvAnone paNa temAM rasa letA karyA. potAnI zakti pramANe tema karavA mATenAM bAhyAMtara sAdhano paNa temaNe UbhAM karyAM. pUjyazrIe potAnI pAchalI jiMdagInA divaso temanI prAraMbhika karmabhUmi amadAvAdamAM vitAvyA pachI to vRddhAvasthAnI sAthe sAthe zArIrika nabaLAI vadhatI gaI ane vi. saM. 2033nA jeTha suda 5 ne guruvAra dinAMka 3 jUna, 1976nA roja munizrIe temanI jiMdagInA chellA zvAsa lIdhA. Ama, eka AMjanma vidyAupAsaka tathA advitIya purAtattva-AcAryanI jiMdagIno aMta Avyo. OM zAMti: /

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25. brahmacAriNI paM. caMdAbAI bhUmikA:rAjA rAmamohanarAya, IzvaracaMdra vidyAsAgara, maharSi dayAnaMda sarasvatI, zrImad rAjacandra ane zrI rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa vagere mahAna vibhUtio jayAre ApaNA dezanA ajJAna-aMdhakArane dUra karavA prayatna karI rahI hatI te samayanI A vAta che. vizeSa karIne nArIsamAja te samaye ajJAna, kurivAjo tathA sAmAjika anyAcArothI abhibhUta hato. dIkarIo mA-bApa mATe boja samAna hatI. gharamAM kanyAnA janmane zaninI sADAsAtanI panotIthI paNa vizeSa bhayaMkara gaNavAmAM Avato hato, te kALamAM nArIjagatane jAgRta karanAra eka mahAna nArIno janma thayo. tevibhUtie strIone svAdhikArathI, svabaLathI potAnA paga para UbhA rahetAM zIkhavyuM. temanA adhikAro mATe jAgRta banAvIne nIDaratAnA pATha bhaNAvyA. potAnA pratyakSa jIvana dvArA bhAratIya nArI samakSa sAcI vIratA ane sAcA bhAganuM svarUpa batAvI ApyuM. AtmabaLa ane preraNAnAM pIyUSanuM pAna karAvIne strIonA svAbhimAnane jAgRta karyuM. teo AtmasAdhanAmAM saMnyAsI, lokavyavahAramAM kAryadakSa, vizva ane vizvAtmAnA samanvayakAra, jIvanamAM dhArmika ane vyavahAramAM dezasevaka hatAM. tatkALa jivAtA jIvananA siddhAMtomAM 183

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184 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo temaNe vartamAnanI zakyatAno, bhUtakALanI bhavyatAno ane bhAvinA navayuganAM eMdhANano samanvaya sAdhI tene potAnA pratyeka zvAsocchavAsamAM mUrtimaMta karyo hato. e hatAM paMDitA zrI caMdAbAI. janma ane bAlyakALaH paM. caMdAbAIno janma vi. saM. 1948 nA aSADha suda trIjanA divase vRMdAvanamAM eka saMpanna agravAla vaiSNava parivAramAM thayo hato. pitAzrInuM nAma zrI nArAyaNadAsajI tathA mAtAnuM nAma zrImatI rAdhikAdevI hatuM. temanuM bacapaNa zrI rAdhAkRSNanI rasamaya bhaktidhArAmAM vItyuM hatuM. mAnAM hAlaraDAMmAM temane zraddhAno upahAra maLyo hato, tathA pitAnA pyAramAM temane karmaThatAnuM dhana prApta thayuM hatuM. 11 varSanI uMmaramAM temano vivAha suprasiddha raIsa, goyala gotrIya, jenadharmAvalambI zrI paM. prabhudAsajInA pautra ane zrI caMdrakumArajInA putra zrI dharmakumArajI sAthe thayo hato. vivAhanA eka varSa bAda ja zrI dharmakumArajIno svargavAsa thayo ane caMdAbAI mAtra 12 varSanI, kAcI-kumaLI vayamAM saubhAgyasukhathI vaMcita thaI gayAM. jaina samAjanA prasiddha sAhityasevaka, dharmaniSTha, paropakArI zrI devakumArajI, zrI dharmakumArajInA moTA bhAI hatA. nAnA bhAInI patnInA akALa du:khathI saMtapta thavA chatAM viveka, vairAgya ane dhIraja dvArA zrI devakumArajIe tatkALa nizcaya karI lIdho ke sAcA jJAna vinA koIno paNa uddhAra zakya nathI. mAnavanA utkarSa mATe jJAna ane saguNonI vRddhi atyaMta Avazyaka che. devakumArajInI preraNA ane protsAhanathI caMdAbAIe pharI abhyAsa zarU karyo ane aneka muzkelIono sAmano karI kAzInI "paMDitA' parIkSAmAM uttIrNa thayAM. kAryakSetra: vividha nirmANakAyo : dAsatvanI jaMjIromAM jakaDAyelI, ghUMghaTamAM gUMgaLAyelI, ajJAna ane kurivAjothI pIDita nArInI mUMjhavaNabharI dazA para teo niraMtara vicAra karatAM hatAM. temano eka aDaga vizvAsa hato ke samasta sAmAjika rogonI ekamAtra rAmabANa auSadhi saMskAra ane zikSaNa che. jo nArInuM ajJAna dUra thaI jAya to te jarUra svAzyalAbha karI zake che. zikSaNa dvArA te svataMtra AjIvikA prApta karI zake, dharmasAdhanA karIne sAcI pratiSThA meLavI zake ane potAnA khovAyelA AtmagauravanI puna: pratiSThA karI zake, evI asmitA nArIjAtimAM paDelI che. A prayojanane lakSamAM rAkhIne, kanyAzikSAnA pracAra ane prasAra mATe temaNe nagara ArA (bihAra)mAM I. sa. 1907mAM kanyApAThazALAno zubhAraMbha karyo. zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAnanA maMdiranA oraDAmAM be adhyApikAonI niyukti sAthe je kanyAzALAnI sthApanA thaI te krame karIne vadhatI gaI ane I. sa. 1921mAM dharmapurA (ArA, bihAra)mAM "jaina bALAvizrAma' tarIke jANItI thaI. Aje te kanyAo mATenI dezanI eka viziSTa sevA-saMsthA che. caMdAbAInI lokakalyANanI sAdhanAnuM e mUrtimaMta svarUpa che. gAMdhIjIe "vanitA-vizrAma'ne anulakSIne kahyuM che ke "paMDitA caMdAbAI dvArA sthApita vanitA-vizrAma' joIne mane atyaMta AnaMda thayo che. makAnanI zAMti joIne paNa huM AnaMdita thayo chuM." Ama A saMsthA jaina samAjanI nArIsaMsthAomAM advitIya che. temAM nyAyatIrtha, sAhityaratna ane zAstrI sudhInuM zikSaNa ApavAmAM Ave che.

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brahmacAriNI paM. caMdAbAI 185 karUNAmayI mA caMdAbAI : mA caMdAbAImAM dhArmikatA paNa apUrva hatI. temanI dharmabhAvanAne temaNe nAnAM-moTAM nirmANakAryo dvArA mUrtimaMta karI hatI. temaNe rAjagRhInA pAMca pahADomAMthI bIjA naMbaranA "ratnagiri' nAmanA pahADa para jamIna kharIdIne divya jinAlayanuM utsAha ane dhAmadhUmapUrvaka nirmANa karyuM. A uparAMta bALavizrAma saMsthAnA ramya udyAnamAM I. sa. 1939mAM bhavya tathA cittAkarSaka mAnastaMbhajInuM nirmANa karyuM. I. sa. 1937 mAM vizrAmanI vATikAmAM zravaNabelagolA sthita gommaTa svAmInI mUrtinI pratikRti banAvI, kRtrima parvatanI racanA karI; 13 phUTa UMcI bAhubalI svAmInI manohara, pavitra pratimAjInI sthApanA karI. paMDitA ane viduSI caMdAbAIe sAhityakSetro paNa anupama phALo Apyo che. teo eka saphaLa lekhikA tathA saMpAdikA paNa hatAM. sana 1921 thI "jaina mahilodaya' nAmanI patrikAnuM kuzaLa saMcAlana ghaNAM varSo sudhI karyuM. upadezaranamAlA, saubhAgyaratnamAlA, nibaMdharatnamAlA, Adarza kahAniyAM, Adarza nibaMdha, nibaMdha darpaNa vagere mahilAone upayogI aneka pustakonI temaNe racanA karI che. sAmAjika sudhAraNA kSetra, nirmANakAryanA kSetre, sAhityaracanA kSetre agrasthAne rahelAM rAMdAbAI jainadharmanA ujajavaLa prakAzane akhila vizvamAM phelAvavA mATe haMmezAM Atura, utsAhI ane taiyAra rahetAM. I. sa. 1948mAM "sarcalAiTa' nAmanA patramAM samAcAra chapAyA ke jyaoNrja barnADa zaoN "janamatanuM utthAna" nAmanuM eka pustaka taiyAra karI rahyA che. temAM jainAcAryo dvArA pratipAdita ahisAnAM mahAtmA gAMdhInI ahiMsA sAthe tulanAtmaka abhyAsa ane vivecana karavAmAM Avaze. A kArya mATe DaoN. zoe gAMdhIjInA putra devadAsa gAMdhIne bolAvyA. caMdAbAIe tarata ja jaina samAjanA pramukha sara zeTha hukumacaMdajI, sAhu zAMtiprasAdajI, zeTha bhAgacaMdajI, bAbU choTAlAlajI vagere mahAnubhAvone patra lakhIne jaNAvyuM ke, "mAtra dhananA abhAve A mahAna kArya aTakavuM na joIe. koI paNa upAye ane game te kharce koI jaina vidvAna, paMDita, dharmazAstrajJa ane aMgrejI bhASAnuM pUruM jJAna dharAvatI vyaktine DaoN. zaoN pAse mokalavAmAM Ave. advitIya sAhityakAra evA zaoNnI kalame lakhAyela A racanA amara banaze, vizvamAM tene khUba Adara-sanmAnathI jovAmAM Avaze ane tene prAmANika mAnavAmAM Avaze. jena-ahiMsA ane jena-darzananI yathArtha samajaNa mATe jaina vidvAnanuM temanA saMsargamAM rahevuM atyaMta Avazyaka che." A hato temano jaina dharma mATeno prema, temanuM dUraMdezIpaNuM. jIvananI anya ullekhanIya ghaTanAo : paM. caMdAbAIne 'mA'nA nAmathI saMbodhavAmAM AvatAM hatAM. kharekhara teo karuNAmayI mA ja hatAM. temanuM hRdaya anukaMpAthI chalochala bhareluM hatuM. eka vAra I. sa. 1943 mAM temanA vanitA-vizrAma'nI eka vidyArthinIne TAIphoiDa thayo. TAIphoiDe bhayaMkara svarUpa dhAraNa karyuM ane saMnipAtanI sAthe sAthe te bALA ardha-bebhAna avasthAmAM AvI gaI. vidyArthinInI sevAno temaja dAkataronI

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186 arvAcIna jaina jayotirdharo sAravArano prabaMdha to pahelethI ja sarasa karavAmAM Avyo hato. chatAM paNa jyAre temane thayuM ke A bALAnI bImArI ghaNI ja vadhI gaI che ane tenuM jIvana bhayamAM che tyAre teo pote khAvApIvAnuM choDI tenI sAravAramAM dina-rAta lAgI paDayAM. bIjAoe aneka vAra nA pADatAM temaNe mamatAmayI mAnI hesiyatathI kahyuM ke "mane vizvAsa che ke huM mArI sevAthI Ane jarUra bacAvI laIza." traNa divasanA lagAtAra tathA eka aThavADiyAnA kaThora parizrame te vidyArthinIno prANa bacAvI lIdho. satata tathA sakhata parizramane kAraNe temanI tabiyata paNa nAdurasta thaI gaI, chatAM paNa temanA mAtRhRdaye kazAnI paNa paravA karyA vinA te bALAnA prANa bacAvyA. | game tevA vikaTa, kaparA saMjogomAM paNa temanI dharma pratyenI AMtarika jAgRti aTala ane adbhuta rahetI. zarIra para temaNe kadI moha nahoto rAkhyo. tene haMmezAM anitya tathA jaDa mAnI potAnI AtmajAgRti mATe teo saMpUrNa sabhAna rahetAM hatAM. 8 phebru, 194ranA roja teo acAnaka bImAra paDI gayAM. pAMca-cha divasamAM to temanuM svAdhya khUba ja kharAba thaI gayuM. UThavA-besavAnI zakti paNa temanAmAM na rahI. AvI asamartha avasthAmAM paNa potAnI trikAla sAmAyika, pUjana, bhakti vagere dainika kAyamAM temaNe koI bAdhA na AvavA dIdhI. jyAre teo taddana azakta banI gayAM tyAre bALavizrAma'nA parivAranI sAthe sAthe anya kuMTubIjanone paNa khUba ja citA thaI, kAraNa ke teo iMjekazana vagere bilakula letAM nahotAM. tyAre saMsthAnA dharmAdhyApaka zrI nemicaMda jyotiSAcAryane badhAe vinaMtI karI ke mAne prArthanA karavAmAM Ave ke dharmazAstranI daSTie iMjekazana levAmAM koI ja vAMdho nathI. jyAre jyotiSAcAryo mAne kahyuM ke tame iMjekazana laI lo, A kaMI khAvAnI davA nathI ane AjakAla to ghaNA tyAgI mahAtmAo paNa ijekazana le che. e samaye A hatA mAnA zabdo, "paMDitajI, bIjA loko mohavaza thaI AvI vAta kare te to samajI zakAya, paraMtu ApanI AvI vAtathI mahAna Azcarya thAya che. ApanA taraphathI to amane evI AzA hatI ke samaya thaye Apa amArAM dhArmika kAryomAM sahAya karazo. A anitya zarIrano ATalo moha zA mATe ? te to anAdi kALathI prApta thaI rahyuM che." temanI AMtarika jAgRti ane AtmazaktinI sabhAnatA kevI hatI te A prasaMga parathI jaNAya che. Ama nArIsamAjanI anekavidha sevAo karatAM karatAM mAtAjIe zArIrika rIte vRddhAvasthAmAM praveza karyo ane vi. saM. 2034 mAM dinAMka 28-7-1977 nA divase zAMtipUrvaka svargArohaNa karyuM. mAnuM jIvana jaina saMskRtinuM pratIka che. temaNe rAjabhogothI dUra thaI "mahAbhiniSkramaNa' karyuM hatuM. vaibhavanI upekSA karIne tyAgano kaMTakothI bharapUra rasto svecchAe apanAvyo hato. te ahiMsA ane satyanI sAdhanAmAM sadA saMlagna rahyAM hatAM. eka sahRdaya zAsikA tathA saMcAlikAnI sAthe sAthe mA tapasvinI hatAM. jJAna ane sAdhanAmAM rata, yazanI AkAMkSAthI rahita, paropakAramAM lIna evAM mA eka mUkasevikA hatAM. yuganA saMdezanuM vahana karatI A mahAna sAdhanAmayI nArInA jIvanamAMthI ApaNI baheno uttama preraNA grahaNa kare. WWW.jainelibrary.org.

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26. udAracetA munizrI nyAyavijayajI bhUmikA ane janma H pazcima bhAratanA gujarAta ane saurASTranI sarahade AveluM mAMDala gAma vidyAdhAma, yAtrAdhAma ane vyApAradhAma tarIke suprasiddha che. vanarAja cAvaDAe ahIM paththarano killo bAMdhyo hato. siddharAja solaMkI ane bhaumanAthe tenA utthAnamAM phALo Apyo hato ane vi. sAM. 1336mAM zrI hakkasUrie tene gujarAtanAM sauthI moTAM cha dhAmomAMnuM eka gaNAvyuM hatuM. vartamAnayugamAM rASTrIyatA, sudhArAvAdI dRSTikoNa ane vidyAprasAranA vividhalakSI kAryakramo apanAvavAmAM paNa mAMDale AgevAnI lIdhI che. banArasanI yazovijayajI saMskRta pAThazALAnA zrIgaNeza ahIM ja maMDAyA hatA ane zrI jaMbuvijayajI jevA prakhara zrutAbhyAsI muni paNa ahIM ja thayA che. A prAcIna itihAsaprasiddha nagarImAM jaina dharmAnuyAyIo dhaNA saikAthI vasatA AvyA che. evA ja eka dharmaniSTha chaganalAla vakhatacaMda divALIbAI nAmanI saMskArI patnI sAthe rahetA hatA. temanA kuLamAM vi. saM. 1946mAM kA. su. 3 ne maMgaLavAre eka putraratnano janma thayo. paheluM ja bALaka hovAthI kuTuMbIo ane svajanomAM AnaMdanI lahera prasarI gaI. bALakanuM svAsthya ane sauMdarya viziSTa hatuM ane tethI tenuM nAma narasiMha rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. 187

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arvAcIna jaina jayotirdharo prAraMbhika keLavaNI : AjathI 90 varSa pahelAMnA jamAnAmAM paNa mAMDala gAmamAM sarakArI gujarAtI zALA hatI; paNa bALakane paMDayAnI khAnagI zALAmAM mokalavAmAM Avyo. tejasvI buddhinA narasiMhe cAra dhoraNano abhyAsa thoDA ja samayamAM pUro karI lIdho. bALaka hasamukho, zAMta, saraLa ane hetALa hovAthI zikSakavarga temaja vidyArthIomAM lADIlo gaNAto. aMgrejI bhASAnuM jJAna prApta thaI zake tevI gAmamAM vyavasthA nahotI. tethI ATalA bhaNatarathI ja hAla pUrato saMtoSa mAnavo paDyo, kAraNa ke mAtApitA ekanA eka sAMtAnane bahAragAma mokalavA taiyAra na thayAM. 188 vidyAbhyAsa ane jIvanavikAsanI preraNA : vi. saM. 1958mAM munizrI dharmavijayajInuM mAMDalamAM Agamana thayuM. teo jaina vidyA ane jaina darzananA prakhara abhyAsI hatA. teoe upAzrayamAM ApelA preraka ane prabhAvazALI vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLanArAomAM ApaNA narasiMhabhAI paNa hatA. yuvAnone munizrIe jaina dharmano abhyAsa karI vidvattA prApta karavAno bodha Apyo. pU. munizrInI vANIe jANe jAdu karyo ane navalakhAnA baMgalAmAM pAThazALAnI zarUAta thaI. A kArya mATe paMDitazrI becaradAsajInI nimaNUka thaI ane tarata ja 15-20 vidyArthIo paNa temAM joDAyA. narasiMhabhAI paNa temAMnA eka hatA. jJAnadAnanA A zubha kArya mATe tAtkAlika rU. 20,000 nuM dAna paNa prApta thayuM. munizrIne dIrghadRSTithI jaNAyuM ke jo aneka viSayonA niSNAta ane pratibhAzALI vidvAno taiyAra karavA hoya to pAThazALAne banArasa jevA vidyAdhAmamAM khaseDavI joIe. munizrIe vidyArthIone sAthe laIne, vidyAdhAma ane yAtrAdhAma evA banArasa tarapha prayANa karyuM. A kAma saraLa na hatuM, kAraNa ke rasto vikaTa hato ane bhojana meLavavA aMge paNa dhaNI agavaDo hatI. Ama chatAM daDhatA ane sAhasanA phaLarUpe sahu banArasa pahoMcyA. vaLI zarUAtamAM ahIMnA brAhmaNa paMDito jaina vidyArthIone bhaNAvavA taiyAra thatA nahotA, paNa munizrInI kuzaLatA, dhIraja ane zaktinA prabhAvathI A prazna hala thayo. vidyArthIonuM dharmazAstra, vyAkaraNazAstra, nyAyazAstra Adi viSayonuM adhyayana sArI rIte thavA lAgyuM. rajAomAM mAtApitAne maLavAnI icchAthI narasiMhabhAI vatanamAM AvyA. ekanA eka dIkarAne vivAhita jovAnI icchAthI mAtApitAe tenA lagnanI vAta zarU karI. paraMtu sahaja udAsInatA ane vidyAprAptinI laganImAM narasiMhabhAIne A baMdhana svIkArya nahotuM. daivayoge lagnanI vAtacIta AgaLa vadhe te pahelAM ja mAtApitAnuM avasAna thayuM. tethI narasiMhabhAIe pAlitANA javA mATe kAkAzrI popaTalAla vakhatacaMda pAse maMjUrI mAgI. rajA maLatAM narasiMhabhAIe pAlitANA javAne badale banArasa taraph prayANa karyuM. temaNe AgaLa vidyAbhyAsa mATe gurudevanI pAse AzIrvAda mAMgyA. jUnA vidyArthImitrone maLIne temaja gurudevanAM darzana karIne narasiMhabhAIne lAgyuM ke have mArA jIvananI AzA phaLaze. banArasanI pAThazALAmAM adhyayana karavAnuM kAma paNa loDhAnA caNA cAvavA jevuM hatuM. pAThazALA pAse koI sthAyI phaMDa nahotuM, tethI 30 jeTalA vidyArthIonI bhojana

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udAracetA munizrI nyAyavijyajI 189 AdinA prabaMdhanI samasyA UbhI thaI. vidyArthIo gurudevanI muzkelI kaLI gayA. vipattinA kAne potAnAM ghareNAM sudhdhAM gurudevane caraNe dharI dIdhAM. Avo bhaktibhAva ane tyAgabhAva joI gurudevanI AMkhamAM paNa pANI AvI gayAM. gurudeve vidyArthIo sAthe sametazikharanI yAtrA prAraMbhI ane vihAra karatAM karatAM Akhare vi. saM. 1963 nA phAgaNa suda 1 nA roja kalakattAmAM maMgala praveza karyo. kalakattAnA saMghe gurudevanuM bhavya svAgata karyuM. ahIM banArasanI pAThazALA mATe moTo phALo ekatra thaI gayo. dIkSA ane vaDI dIkSA : kalakattAmAM gurudeva upAzrayamAM temaja anya jAhera saMsthAomAM pravacana ApatA. vidyArthIone paNa prasaMgopAtta bAra bhAvanAono upadeza detA. upadezanI asarathI pAMca yuvAna vidyArthIonA aMtaramAM dIkSA levAnA bhAva jAgyA. A pAMca bhavya jIvo hatA : (1) mAMDalanA narasihabhAI, (2) kheDAnA maganabhAI, (3) dasADAnA maphatabhAI, (4) rAdhanapuranA saubhAgyacaMda ane (5) deha gAmanA becaradAsa. saMvata 1963 nA rautra vaMda 5 nA roja hajAronI mAnavamedanI samakSa A pAMca yuvAnonI dIkSA vidhi-vidhAna sahita saMpanna thaI. temanAM nAma anukrame nyAyavijayajI, mRgendravijayajI, mahendravijayajI, sihavijyajI ane vidyAvijayajI rAkhavAmAM AvyAM. kalakattAnA cAturmAsa pUrA karIne, 1964 nA kArataka vada 5 nA roja saMghe vihAra karyo. nadIyA, murzidAbAda, bAlucara ane ajImagaMja thaIne sahu prabhu mahAvIranI nirvANabhUmi pAvApurImAM AvI pahoMcyA. ahIMnuM zAMta vAtAvaraNa sAdhanA ane adhyayana mATe ghaNuM anukULa hatuM. tethI gurudevane ahIM gurukuLa bAMdhavAnI bhAvanA thaI, tyAM to banArasanI pAThazALA gurudeva vinA nahIM cAlI zake evA samAcAra maLyA. navadIkSita munione ahIMnA pavitra vAtAvaraNamAM vaDI dIkSA dhAmadhUmapUrvaka ApIne saMdhe banArasa tarapha vihAra karyo. 1964 nA vaizAkha suda 3 nA roja savAre pAMca navIna munio sAthe jayAre saMdhe nagaramAM praveza karyo tyAre kAzInareza taraphathI hAthI, ghoDesavAra, baeNnDa vagere dvArA bhavya svAgata thayuM. "jaina pAThazAlAkA punaruddhAra huA, mahAtmAjI A gaye."--A prakArano dhvani sArAye nagaramAM saMbhaLAvA lAgyo. ahIM AvIne navadIkSita nyAyavijayajI adhyayanamAM gUMthAI gayA. zratAbhyAsa ane sAhityasarjanano prAraMbha : nyAyavijayajInI buddhipratibhA ane smaraNazakti bALapaNathI ja tIvra hatI. 1964 thI 1967 nA cAra cAturmAsa daramiyAna teo saMskRta bhASA ane dharmazAstronA pAragAmI banI gayA. temanI vizeSa rucino viSaya nyAya hato, tethI teo kalakattA vizvavidyAlaya taraphathI levAtI "nyAyatIrtha ane "nyAyavizArada'nI parIkSAomAM beThA ane jhaLahaLatI phateha meLavI. AvI asAdhAraNa saphaLatA joI saMsthAnA samasta vidyArthIo, gurujano ane samAjamAM AnaMdanI lAgaNI prasarI gaI.

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190 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo : saMskRtanA mahApaMDita H nyAyavijayajIne saMskRta bhASA para evuM prabhutva AvI gayuM ke jotajotAmAM teo saMskRtanA zIghra kavi banI gayA ane kalAko sudhI saMskRtamAM vaktavya paNa ApavA lAgyA. vidvAna bhAIzrI phatehaaMda belANI noMdhe che ke, "zrImad yazovijayajI pachI saMskRtanA AvA mahApaMDita jaina samAjamAM jovAmAM AvyA nathI." temanI bahumukhI vidvattA mAtra 25 varSanI yuvAna vaye temaNe lakhelA 'adhyAtmatattvAloka' ane 'nyAyakusumAMjali' jevA zreSTha graMtho parathI svayaMsiddha thaI jAya che. AmAMno prathama graMtha vAMcIne bhAratanA prasiddha paMDita zrI mahAvIraprasAda dvivedI khUba prasanna thaI gayA hatA. teoe munizrI para lakhelA patra parathI A hakIkata jaNAI Ave che. nAgapura ane ujjainanA brAhmaNa paMDitoe temane eka sanmAnapatra arpaNa karyuM hatuM, jemAM teoe lakhyuM ke 'vim, vaSoSa: mui nivAsa: / " jaina darzanagraMthanI racanA : 28 varSanI vaye temanA manamAM jainadharmadarzananuM sarvatomukhI digdarzana karAvanAra eka moTo graMtha gujarAtImAM racavAnI bhAvanA thaI. prAraMbhamAM to A graMthamAM amuka prakaraNo levAmAM AvyAM hatAM, paraMtu vividha saMsthAomAM pAThayapustaka tarIke maMjUra thatAM tene sarvAMgasuMdara banAvavAmAM munizrIe khUba parizrama lIdho. AthI 500 pRSThano A mahAgraMtha eTalo AvakAra pAmyo ke tenI 11 gujarAtI, 2 hindI ane eka aMgrejI AvRtti bahAra pADavI paDI. A graMthane aneka munio ane AcAryonA tathA aneka bhArataprasiddha vidvAnonA paNa AzIrvAda prApta thayA che. tenI agiyAramI AvRttinuM Amukha AgamoddhAraka munizrI puNyavijyajIe lakhyuM che. 1974 nA jAmanagaranA cAturmAsa daramiyAna A graMtharatnanI racanA karIne munizrI nyAyavijayajIe jaina jagatamAM amara sthAna prApta karyuM che. rASTravAdI ane sudhArApremI valaNa H munizrIe samasta bhAratIya vADmayano abhyAsa karyo hato. tethI temano dRSTikoNa udAra, vizALa, vyavahArakuzaLa ane dezakALane anurUpa hato. temanI dharmasabhAomAM jainonI sAthe sAthe jainetara mahAnubhAvonI paNa moTI saMkhyA rahetI. temanAM vividha viSayo uparanAM jAhera vyAkhyAnomAM yuvakayuvatIo paNa khUba rasa letAM. vi. saM. 1987nuM temanuM cAturmAsa bRhad muMbaImAM thayuM hatuM, je daramyAna temanA jIvanamAM aneka yAdagAra ane aitihAsika prasaMgo banyA hatA. munizrI khAdI ane sAdAInA temaja garIba ane madhyama vargane AgaLa lAvavAnA prakhara himAyatI hatA. pote haMmezAM khAdI vAparatA. potAnA skaMdhamAM paNa munione khAdI vAparavAno Adeza karatA ane pravacanomAM paNa khAdInA vaparAza viSe vAraMvAra ullekha karIne teno ja upayoga karavAnI sahune preraNA ApatA. rezamanAM kapaDAMono teo khAsa virodha karatA ane kahetA ke jema AhAramAM vivekathI varto cho tema vastraparidhAnamAM paNa vivekathI varto. temanA guru AcAryazrI vijayadharmasUrino jayaMtI-mahotsava vi. saM. 1987nA bhAdaravA suda 14 ne zukravAre muMbaInA phaoNrTa vistAramAM saradAra vallabhabhAI paTelanA

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udAratA munizrI nyAyavijayajI 191 pramukhapaNA nIce vizALa pAyA para UjavavAmAM Avyo hato. temAM AcAryazrIe jainasAhitya, jainasamAja, ahiMsA, zAkAhAra ityAdi kSetromAM akhila bhAratIya stare karelAM satkAyane biradAvavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. sabhAnI samApti thatAM jAheramAM khAdInuM vecANa thayuM, jemAM rU. 5000nI khAdI vecAI hatI. | munizrInA sudhArAvAdI, satyapriya, krAMtikArI ane samayAnuvartI vicArone samAjano - moTo varga pacAvI zakayo nahi. tethI vi. saM. 1998 pachInA lagabhaga 26 cAturmAsa teozrIe moTe bhAge pATaNa ane mAMDalamAM ryA. A baMne nagaranA samAje temanA Adhunika vicArone sArA pramANamAM pacAvyA ane temanI ane temanA sAhityanI sevAmAM prazaMsanIya sahayoga Apyo. vaDodarA cAturmAsa: vi. saM. 1985, 1988 ane 1989nA cAturmAsa vaDodarAmAM thayA. pragADha vidvattA, rASTrIya vicAradhArA ane prakhara vakatRtvathI teozrIe mahArAjA sayAjIrAva gAyakavADane prabhAvita karyA hatA. bALadIkSAniyamana, khAdIpracAra ane aspRzyatAnivAraNanA spaSTa ane sudaDha vicArone sAkAra karavAnI taka munizrIne A nagaramAM prApta thaI hatI. bALadIkSAniyamana mATe prajAmata mAMgavAmAM Avyo tyAre vijayadharmasUri ane vijayavallabhasUrinA samudAya sivAya bIjA saMghoe A bilano virodha karyo hato. paraMtu zrI jaina zvetAMbara kaoNnpharansa, jainayuvakamaMDaLa temaja paM. sukhalAlajI, zrI jinavijayajI, zrI mahAsukhabhAI, pAdarAnA zrI mohanabhAI vakIla vagere mahAnubhAvoe bilane samarthana ApyuM hatuM. bhAvanagara zrI saMdhe tathA AtmAnaMda jainasabhA, lAhore bilane Teko Apyo hato. chevaTe bila pasAra thayuM ane vaDodarA rAjyamAM bALadIkSAno niSedha thayo. khAdIpracAranA kAryamAM zrI maNilAla koThArI temaja samAjanA anya agraNIoe pU. mahArAjazrIne suMdara sahakAra Apyo hato, ane aneka dhArmika prasaMgoe khAdInI prabhAvanA karI hatI. samAjanA kacaDAyelA harijano ane achUto pratye mahArAjazrIne khUba ja karuNAno bhAva hato, jethI sarasiyA taLAva para Avela harijanavAsamAM savaNano ane harijanono sAmUhika bhojanasamAraMbha rAkhyo hato. Ama bhagavAna mahAvIranI sarvajIvasamabhAvanI bhAvanA pU. zrInI preraNAthI mUrta thaI hatI. aMtima divaso ane mahAprayANa : vi. sa. 2015 pachI mahArAjazrInI umara 69nI thaI tyArathI temane kavacit zArIrika nabaLAI dekhA detI. [temanI chellI mAMdagImAM, temanA paramabhakta zrI ratilAla maphAbhAIe temane havAphera mATe javA Agraha karyo, paraMtu teoe kaDaka zabdomAM teno niSedha karyo. AthI zrI ratilAlabhAIe temanI hAtha joDIne mAphI mAgI hatI. vi. saM. 2026 nA mahA vada pAMcamanA AgalA divase agAsImAM pharatAM pharatAM temane zarIramAM lakavAnI asara thaI gaI. AvI zArIrika avasthAmAM paNa teo prasannatAthI vAtacIta karatA hatA. bahArathI moTA DaoNkTarane bolAvavAmAM AvyA, paNa tabiyata ThIka na lAgavAthI savAre amadAvAda laI

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19: arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo javAno nirNaya karyo. paraMtu A nirNaya amalI bane te pahelAM ja rAtanA 10 vAge teoe A duniyAmAMthI ciravidAya lIdhI. temanI tabiyata bagaDayAnA samAcAra maLatAM ja gAmamAMthI lokonA ToLeToLAM upAzrayamAM ubharAvA lAgyAM. badhAM bajAra baMdha thaI gayAM ane bahAragAmathI TeliphonanI dhaMTaDIo vAgavA lAgI. baporanA aDhI vAge pAlakhIne agnisaMskAra mATe mAMDala mahAjananI pAMjarApoLanA prAMgaNamAM lAvavAmAM AvI. jotajotAmAM temano deha paMcamahAbhUtamAM bhaLI gayo. varSo pachI Aje pANa mAMDalanA prajAjanonA hRdayamAM ane temanA prazaMsakonA cittamAM teonI smRti evI ne evI tAjI che. sAhityanirmANa ane upadeza : pU. mahArAjazrIe potAnA jIvana daramiyAna sarasvatInI viziSTa upAsanA karIne vipula sAhityanI racanA karI che. teoe gujarAtImAM 17, saMskRtamAM 24, hindImAM 6, aMgrejImAM 10 ane prAkRtamAM 1 ema kula 58 graMthonI samAjane bheTa ApI. pU. mahArAjazrInI uttarAvasthAmAM lakhAyela graMtha "kalyANabhAratI"mAM temaNe bahuzrutatA chatAM saraLa bhASAmAM jaina siddhAMtanI mukhyatA sahita bhAratIya saMskRtinAM lagabhaga badhAM ja pAsAMone sAMpradAyika tatvajJAnathI para rahIne rajU karyA che. A graMthamAM kula pAMcaso jeTalA zloko che. jaina darzana' ane 'kalyANabhAratI" uparAMta "adhyAtmatattAloka', "Atmatatva prakAza', "mahAmAnava mahAvIra' ane 'nyAya kusumAMjali" temanI agatyanI kRtio che. upadeza sAra : (1) sAmAjika, rASTrIya ane dhArmika saMsthAnA punaruddhAranuM kArya saMgaThana dvArA karavAnI khAsa jarUra che. te mATe brahmacarya ane tyAgabhAvanA Avazyaka che. UTho ane khaMkherI nAkho kAyaratAnAM jALAM ! yA homa karIne kUdI paDo. karmakSetranA medAnamAM, zAsanadeva tamArA sahAyaka thaze. vIradharmanA jayaghoSanI yazomALa tamane varaze. (2) strI sRSTinI mAtA che. tenI ajJAnadazA saMsArane mATe zAparUpa che. bALakonA jIvanasudhArano mukhya AdhAra mAtA para rahelo che. jo temane vyAvahArika zikSaNa, bhASAjJAna, gRhavyavasthA, bALauchera tathA sadAcAra, lajajA, baLa, hiMmata, viveka, sevAdharma, kuTuMbaprema vagerenuM zikSaNa ApavAmAM Ave to tenI kukSimAMthI saMto, mahAtmAo, vIro, vIrAMganAo jevAM ratno utapanna thAya che. (3) dezanA lAkho garIbo bhUkhamarAnI AgamAM baLI rahyA hoya tyAre nirupayogI jamaNavAromAM paisA veDaphavA ayogya che. (4) "dIkSA ekadama na ApI detAM ucita samaya sudhI dIkSArthIne dIkSAnA guNono abhyAsa karAvavAmAM Ave to zuM khoTuM? pahelethI ghaDavAmAM mumukSanI kasoTI thAya." sAdhuonI vyAkhyAnamALA zikSaNazALA bane, zrotAomAM sArI vicArabhAvanAo jAge, temane potAnAM kartavyonuM bhAna thAya, hAnikAraka rivAjo dUra thAya ane zrotAvargamAMthI jana-jainetaranA bheda dUra thAya. jainamunionAM vyAkhyAna AvA udAtta uddezovALAM hovAM joIe, ema teo mAnatA. (5) paramAtmAnA darzanathI jIvananI zuddhi karavAnI che. ApaNA tIrthakaro to vItarAga, sarvAza ane mokSamArgadAtA hatA. mahAprabhunI dhyAnastha mUrti para AMgI hoI ja na zake.

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193 udAracetA munizrI nyAyavijyajI preraka vyaktitvanI jhAMkhI (1) vaiSNava bhAIonI bhaktiH jemane samyagdaSTi prApta thaI hoya tene sarva dharmo ane zAstro samyagarUpe ja pariName che. munizrInI AvI nirmaLa daSTi ane sarvadharmasamabhAvabharI buddhine kAraNe gavasamAja temanA tarapha AkarSAyo hato, e lokoe emanI khUba sevAbhakti karI. uparAuparI traNa cAturmAsa karAvyA. (2) bhASAprabhutva : emanI bhASA sarala, madhura ane prAsAdika hovA chatAM emanA zabdomAM eka prakArano jusso raheto. tejasvI zabdo emanI jIbhe rahetA, ane hRdayanA uccabhAvo vyakta karIne dilane sparzI jatA. temanA bhAvavAhI tejasvI zabdasamUhothI vidvAno mugdha banI jatA. ' (3) sAgara jevI udAranA : munizrImAM sarvadharmasamabhAvanI je vyApaka, udAra ane udAtta dRSTi hatI, evI daSTi bhAgye ja koI anya munimAM jovA maLaze. anekAMtavAdanA e kharekhara vyavahAru praNetA hatA. (4) nimahI : temaNe kadI ziSyanI icchA nathI karI, nathI karI potAnA sAhityanA vArasAnA rakSaNanI citA. e to AnaMdaghananI jema potAnI mastImAM masta rahetA. aMgata svArtha jevuM kazuMya emane nahotuM. (5) ekAMtanA sAdhakaH chellAM 15-20 varSathI teo lagabhaga ekAMta, zAMta, jIvana jIvatA. moTe bhAge dharmazAstronA vAcana ane citana pAchaLa teo samaya vitAvatA. "nyAyavijayajInuM darzana-vaMdana e ja mahAyAtrA che." ekavAra AgamaprabhAkara zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja zaMkhezvara thaI pATaNa javAnA hatA. emane mana nyAyavijayajInuM darzana-vaMdana ja mahAyAtrA hatI. jaina samAjanA sarva vargonA AdaraNIya, zunazIlavAridhi, prAcIna sAhityasaMzodhananA mahArathI evA zrI puNyavijayajI munizrI nyAyavijayajInI yAtrAe Ave e munizrInI virATatAnuM-sAdhutAnuM- svayaMpramANa hatuM. be mahAvidvAnonuM A milana hRdayaMgama ane preraka hatuM. saMtasamAgamanuM sthAna : aneka vidvAno emanI sAthe jJAnacarcA karatA ane saMtasamAgama mATe zodhanA AvatA. prajJAcakSu paM. sukhalAlajI, munizrI jinavijayajI, zrI paramAnaMda kApaDiyA, munizrI saMtabAlajI, zrI vimalA ThakAra, haradvAra RSikezanA svAmI zrI zivAnaMdajInA paTadhara svAmI satyAnaMdajI, svAmI caitanyAnaMdajI, svAmIzrI premAnaMdajI vagere aneka prasiddha vidvAno temanAM darzana-mulAkAta dvArA jJAnacarcA arthe AvatA. - mAMDalanI eka bIjI ja AvI vibhUni mahaMta zrI zAMtiprasAdajI munizrInA darzane padhArelA. banne vacceno saMskRtamAM thayelo vArtA-pravAha sAMbhaLI mAMDalavAsIo to mugdha ja banI gayA. prasiddha vidvAna munizrI jaMbuvijayajI zaMkhezvara AvatA to ekalA munizrInA vaMdane AvatA ane 36 mAIlano pravAsa kheDI pAchA cAlyA jatA, e munizrI pratye temanI bhakti ane sneha ja darzAve che. 7) arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo

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27. dharmaprabhAvaka zrI kAnajIsvAmI sonagaDhanA saMta tarIke prakhyAta thayelA, aneka jinamaMdironA nirmANa ane zrI kuMdakuMdAcArya viracita paramAgamonA punaruddhAramAM ananya yogadAna ApanAra, AtmArthI saMta zrI kAnajIsvAmInuM vyaktitva atyanta pratibhAzALI hatuM. temanA paricayamAM AvanArI dareka vyakti para temanI AdhyAtmika pratibhA ane kuzAgra buddhino prabhAva avazya paDato. lagabhaga 40 varSa sudhI temaNe potAnI pravacanazailI ane AtmArtha daSTinAM guNagAna vaDe keTalAye jaina-jainetara mumukSuo para UMDI chApa pADI hatI. janma tathA bALapaNa : zrI kAnajIsvAmIno janma vi. saM. 1946nA vaizAkha suda 2 ne ravivAranA divase saurASTranA bhAvanagara jillAnA umarALA gAmamAM mAtA ujamabAInI kUkhe thayo hato. pitAzrInuM nAma motIcaMdabhAI hatuM. sthAnakvAsI jaina saMpradAyanA dazA zrImALI vaNika kuLamAM janmelA bALaka kahAnamAM bALapaNathI ja dhArmika saMskAra ane sahaja vairAgyabhAva hato. nAnI uMmaramAM ja mAtApitAno svargavAsa thavAthI sAdhAraNa zikSaNa meLavIne teo potAnA moTA bhAI sAthe AjIvikAE pAlejanI dukAnamAM sAmela thayelA. chatAM temanuM vairAgI mana vepArAdithI udAsIna rahyA karatuM. 14

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dharmaprabhAvaka zrI kAnajIsvAmI upAAyamAM koI paNa sAdhu AvyAnI khabara maLatAM temanI sevAmAM doDI javAnuM teo cUkatA nahi. temano moTAbhAgano samaya sAdhuonI vaiyAvRtya ane dharmacarcAmAM vItato. temanA saMbaMdhIo to temane 'bhagata'nA nAmathI ja bolAvatA. eka divasa potAnA vaDIlabaMdhune temaNe sAphsApha jaNAvI dIdhuM ke mArA bhAva vivAha karavAnA bilakula nathI, paraMtu dIkSA grahaNa karavAnA che. bhAIe khUba samajAvyA paNa temanA vairAgI citte dIkSA levAno makkama nirdhAra karI lIdho hato. dIkSA lIdhA pUrve teo gurunI zodhamAM kAThiyAvADa, gujarAta ane mAravADanAM aneka gAmomAM pharyA. chevaTe vi. saM. 1970nA mAgasara sudI 9 ne ravivAranA divase temaNe vatana umarALAmAM ja boTAda saMpradAyanA zrI hIrAcaMdajI mahArAja pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. 195 dIkSA lIdhA pachI kAnajIsvAmIe zvetAMbara sthAnakavAsI zAstrono UMDo abhyAsa ryo. temanAM jJAna ane saMyamathI AkhA saurASTramAM temanI kIrti phelAI. temanI vidrattA ane pravacanazailIthI ghaNA loko AkarSAyA. graMtharAja zrI samayasAranI prApti : vi. saM. 1978mAM kAnajIsvAmInA jIvanamAM eka mahAna parivartana karanArI ghaTanA banI. temanA hAthamAM AcArya kundakundaviracita zrI samayasAra graMtha Avyo. tenA adhyayanathI temanA AnaMdanI koI avadhi na rahI. temane evuM lAgyuM ke atyAra sudhI teo jenI khojamAM hatA, te Akhare temane maLI gayuM che. zrI samayasArano temanA para atizaya prabhAva paDyo ane temanI jJAnanI dizA ekadama badalAtI jovA maLI. tyArabAda, vi. saM. 1982mAM zrImAna ToDaramalajI viracita 'mokSamArga prakAzaka' graMtha temanA hAthamAM Avyo. AthI temanI badalAyelI dizAne eka navuM joma maLyuM. vi. saM. 1991 sudhI kAnajIsvAmIe sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyamAM sAdhuvezamAM rahIne aneka gAmomAM pAdavihAra karyo ane lokone jainadharmano marma samajAvavAno yathAzakti prayatna karyo. teo potAnAM vyAkhyAnomAM samyagdarzananI siddhi mATe atyanta bhArapUrvaka kahetA. lAkho jIvonI hiMsA karavAthI lAgatA pApa karatAM paNa mithyAtvI thatuM pApa vizeSa che tema teo aneka vAra kahetA. samyagdarzananI prApti sivAya sAcuM cAritra AvI zake ja nahi evI temanI dRDha mAnyatA hatI. vi. saM. 1991 caitra suda 13 ne maMgaLavAre bhagavAna mahAvIranA janmadine, kAnajIsvAmIe sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyanA sAdhupadano tyAga karyo. A parivartanane bhaviSyamAM thanArI aneka ghaTanAonA pAyArUpa gaNI zakAya. A parivartanathI sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyamAM pracaMDa virodha jAgyo chatAM paNa teo merusamAna avicaLa ane aDaga rahyA. temaNe digaMbara dharma aMgIkAra karyo ane potAne digaMbara AmnAyanA zrAvaka tarIke dhoSita karyA. satya siddhAnto mATe pote A dharma-parivartana karyuM che tevI temaNe jAherAta karI. parivartana bAda temaNe potAno mukhya nivAsa saurASTranA sonagaDha gAmamAM rAkhyo.

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196 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo parivartana bAda zarUAtanAM varSomAM temane aneka muzkelIono sAmano karavo paDayo, paraMtu dhIredhIre temanA anuyAyI varga "mahArAje je karyuM haze te samajIvicArIne ja karyuM haze." evI lAgaNI sAthe temanA tarapha natamastaka thayo. jema jema samaya pasAra thato gayo tema tema janmajAta digaMbaro paNa temanA jJAnanI tejasvitAthI AkarSAIne keTalAka premathI, keTalAka bhaktithI, keTalAka kutUhalavaza, temanI samIpa AvavA lAgyA. te badhA temanAM AMtara-bAhya vyaktitvathI prabhAvita thayA. temanI vANImAM haMmezAM adhyAtmanI varSA varasatI hatI. dhIme dhIme temanI pravacanazailI tathA adhyAnmathI AkarSAIne vividha sthAnothI aneka bhAIbaheno sonagaDha AvavA lAgyAM. Ane pariNAme eka moTo anuyAyIvarga tauyAra thayo ane aneka mumukSu bhAIbahenonA sthAyI vasavATathI sonagaDha eka tIrthadhAma jevuM banI gayuM. sonagaDhamAM vizALa jinamaMdira, sImaMdharasvAmInuM samavasaraNa tathA hajAreka bhAIbaheno besI zake evA svAdhyAyabhavananuM nirmANa thayuM, je atyanta darzanIya che. zrI kAnajIsvAmIne apramatta yogIzvara zrI kundakundrAcArya ane temanA dvArA racita samayasAra, pravacanasAra, niyamasAra, paMcAstikAya jevA paramAgamo para apUrva, ananya bhakti hatI. A Agamo para temanA aneka pravacano adhyAtmazailInI mukhyatAthI sonagaDha, rAjakoTa, muMbaI Adi aneka nagaromAM thayAM. zrI samayasAra paramAgamane teo uttamottama grantha mAnatA. temanI daDha mAnyatA hatI ke samayasAranI pratyeka gAthA mokSadAyI che. kAnajIsvAmInI pravacanazailI mukhyapaNe nizcayanayane avalaMbita adhyAtmapradhAna rahI. temanAM pravacano haMmezAM "bhagavAna AtmAno anero mahimA pragaTa karatAM. temanI adhyAtmapradhAna vakatRtvazIlI tathA vidvattAthI jaina vidvAno temanI tarapha khUba Adara-bhAvathI nIrakhatA. teo haMmezAM mumukSuonA cittamAM samyakatvanuM mAhAmya daDha karavA satata prayatnazIla rahetA. temanAM pravacanomAM ucca zikSaNa prApta vyaktio tathA yuvAvarga paNa sArA pramANamAM sAmela thato. temanAM pravacano-vyAkhyAno eka AdhyAtmika krAntinAM maMDANa jevAM hatAM. jinamaMdironuM nirmANa : zrI kAnajIsvAmInA upadezathI prabhAvita thaIne aneka sthAnakavAsI zvetAMbara bhAIoe digambara dharma aMgIkAra karyo. tenA phaLasvarUpe lagabhaga 61 jeTalAM vizALa digaMbara jinamaMdiro saurASTra, gujarAta tathA anya prAMtomAM nirmANa thayAM. svAmIjInA mArgadarzanamAM aneka AgamonuM-zAstronuM prakAzana thayuM. keTalAMye zAstronA gujarAtI gadyAnuvAda tathA padyAnuvAda pragaTa thayA. Atmadharma nAmanuM mAsika paNa (gujarAtI, hindI, marAThI ane kannaDa bhASAmAM) pragaTa thavA lAgyuM. kundakunda kahAna jaina zAstramALA-sonagaDha, paMDita ToDaramala smAraka TrasTa-jayapura vagere satsAhityanuM prakAzana karanArI saMsthAo UbhI thaI ane sAhityano khUba pracAraprasAra thayo. svAmIjInI preraNAthI mumukSuvargamAM svAdhyAyanI niyamita rUci utpanna

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dharmaprabhAvaka zrI kAnajIsvAmI 197 thaI aneka svAdhyAya zibiro yojAvA lAgI. sonagaDha tathA jayapuramAM eka paMDitavarga paNa Ubho thayo ane aneka vidvAno taiyAra karavAnI paraMparA paNa prasthApita thaI. svAmIjIe temanA jIvanakALa daramiyAna saMpUrNa bhAratanAM vividha jainatIrthonI yAtrA karI hatI ane ghaNA jIvone tattvajJAnamAM ruci letA karyA hatA. aneka jinamaMdironuM nirmANa, sAhityanuM prakAzana tathA pracAra-prasAra temaja nizcayanayane varelI pravacanazailIthI karelAM pravacano Adi anekavidha satkarmo dvArA pUjya zrI kAnajIsvAmIe potAnuM samasta jIvana jinavANInA Asevana ane pracAra-prasAramAM vyatIta karyuM. samyakatva utpanna karavAnI ruci temaNe mumukSuomAM jagAvavAno avirata prayatna karyo. chevaTe nAdurasta tabiyatanA kAraNe temane muMbaInI jazaloka haoNspiTalamAM dAkhala thavuM paDyuM ane tyAM ja temano svargavAsa thayo. lagabhaga 91 varSanuM lAMbu AyuSya bhogavI teoe tA. 28-11-1980, zukravAranA roja anaMtanI yAtrAe prayANa karyuM. temanA javAthI mumukSuvargamAM eka na pUrI zakAya tevI khoTa UbhI thaI che.

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28. paMDitavarya zrI becaradAsajI dozI satyanI sAdhanA mATe phUlanA hAra paNa nahi, paNa talavAranI dhAra para jIvanAra, pAMDitya khAtara apUrNa Atmabhoga ApanAra, rASTra khAtara hadapArInI sajA bhogavanAra, sarasvatIdevI, samAja ne rASTranI tana, mana ne dhanathI sevA karanAra paMDitavarya zrI becaradAsajInI gaNanA bhAratanA agragaNya sAkSaro, rASTrasevako ne samAjasevakomAM karI zakAya. temaNe jIvananI vividha dizAomAM potAnA puruSArthane aviratapaNe vahAvI jIvanane caritArtha karyuM. jaina saMghane aMdhazraddhAnI nidrAmAMthI jagADanAra A yuganA gaNyAgAMThayA paMDita-puruSomAMnA teo eka hatA. UganI uMmarathI ja musIbatomAM jIvavA TevAyelA puruSArthI paMDitajI cheka moTI uMmara sudhI manane ke tanane asvastha banAvI de evI muzkelIo vacce paNa, samabhAvapUrvaka sarasvatI ane samAjadharmanI upAsanAne askhalitapaNe AgaLa vadhAratA rahyA. navuM navuM jANavAnI ane satyane zodhavAnI emanI vRttimAM kadI paNa DhIlAza nathI AvI, e emanA jIvananI eka AgaLa paDatI vizeSatA che. 198

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paMDitavarya zrI becaradAsajI dozI janma ane kasoTIbharyuM bALapaNa : bhAratanA ane jainonA itihAsamAM valabhIpuranuM nAma bhAre mahattvanuM sthAna dharAve che. jaina Agama zAstrone graMthastha karavAnuM gaurava A nagarIne phALe jAya che. saurASTranI dharatInA gauravabharyA valabhIpura (vaLA nagaramAM vi. saM. 1946nI sAlamAM, mAgazara vadI amAvAsyAne divase paMDitajIna janma thayo hato. emanA pitAzrInuM nAma jIvarAja lAdhAbhAI dozI. mAtAnuM nAma otamabAI. nAte vIsAzrImALI derAvAsI jaina. kuTuMbanI sthiti bahu sAdhAraNa paMDitajInA bhaNataranI zarUAta vaLAnI bUDI nizALamAM thayelI. tyArapachI pAMca copaDI sudhI teo potAnA mosALa saNosarAmAM bhaNyA, ane chaThThI copaDI valabhIpuramAM AvI pUrI karI. A daramyAna emanI 10 varSanI uMmare emanA pitAzrInuM avasAna thayuM ane kuTuMbanI AjIvikAno savAla bhAre muzkelIbharyo banI gayo. samAjanI pracalita rUDhi mujaba potAnA pitAzrInuM kAraja karavA mATe temanI mAtAne potAnI AkharI pUMjI samAM kaDalAM ane ThoLiyAM vecI devAM paDelAM e vAta kahetA kahetA paMDitajInuM dila dravI UThatuM. A pachI kuTuMbano nirvAha calAvavA mATe otamabAIne pArakAM daLaNAM-khAMDaNAMnuM pAra vagaranuM kAma karavuM paDatuM; ane chatAM nirvAha to pUro thaI zakato ja nahIM. be dIkarA ane eka dIkarI ema potAnAM traNa saMtAno mATe rAtadivasa mathAmaNa karatI potAnI mAtAne madada karavA paMDitajIe kadI paNa kAma karavAmAM zarama ke nAnama anubhavI na hatI. dANAmAM meLavavA mATe rAkha cALI ApavI, kapAsanAM kAlAM pholavAM, kAlAMnA ThaLiyAmAMthI rUnAM pUmaDAM vINavAM, dALamasAlI (taLelI dALa) vecavI vagere je maLI zake te kAma paMDitajI pharatA rahetA. 199 prAthamika zAstrAbhyAsa : vadhu abhyAsanI icchA chatAM AjIvikAno savAla ja eTalo bhAre thaI paDayo ke bhaNavAnI vAtano vicAra thaI zake ema ja na hatuM. eTalAmAM saMvata 1958-59nI sAlamAM sva. zAstravizArada jainAcArya vijayadharmasUrijI mahArAje jaina vidvAno taiyAra karavAnA uddezathI mAMDaLamAM saMskRta pAThazALAnI sthApanA karelI temAM abhyAsa karavA mATe valabhIpuranA ja rahevAsI zrI harSacaMdrajI bhurAbhAI (sva. mu. zrI jayaMtavijayajI) mAMDaLa jatA hatA, temanI sAthe paMDitajI paNa mAMDaLa gayA. jaina vidvAno taiyAra karavAnI zrI vijayadharmasUrizvarajInI tamannA bahu ja utkaTa hatI. temane AvA buddhizALI vidyArthIne joIne bhAre AnaMda thayo. A pachI to sva. sUrijIe gujarAtanA arthapradhAna vAtAvaraNamAM prakhara jaina vidvAno taiyAra thavAnuM muzkela jANIne vidyAvyAsaMganA vAtAvaraNavALI kAzInagarImAM javAno nirNaya karyo. becaradAsabhAIe mAMDaLamAM pAMca-sAta mahinA rahIne kaumudIno abhyAsa karyo. pachI AcArya mahArAja sAthe kAzI javA mATe pagapALA ravAnA thayA. paNa temanAM mAtuzrInI icchA temane ATale dUra mokalavAnI na hatI, eTale harSacaMdrabhAInI sAthe godharAthI teo valabhIpura pAchA AvyA ane sAtamI copaDI tyAM pUrI karI. mAtAnI icchAthI abhyAsa choDIne pAchA AvavuM paDayuM paNamanamAMthI bhaNavAno vicAra dUra thato na hato. eTale becaradAsa pAlitANA gayA ane munizrI siddhivijayajI

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200 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo mahArAja pAse rahIne navatattva vagereno dhArmika abhyAsa kyo. pAlitANAnA A vasavATa daramyAna emane jamavA vagerenI puSkaLa muzkelI veThavI paDelI. temanI bAe baraphIcUramAno Dabo bharIne Apyo hato, te pahoMcyuM tyAM sudhI to roja vakhatasara khAvAnuM maLatuM, paNa pachI to prabhAvanA vageremAM je kAMI maLe temAMthI calAvI levuM paDatuM. koI koI divasa to ekAdazI paNa thaI jatI. chevaTe jAmanagaranA eka sadagRhastha zrI. saubhAgyacaMda kapUracaMde mAsika rU. 10 ApavAnuM nakkI karyuM ane emano mArga kaMIka saraLa banyo. pAlitANAmAM eka varSa rahI teo vaLI pAchA valabhIpura AvyA. koIe kahyuM ke "vRSabha" rAzivALAne lAMbA pravAsano joga che. A sAMbhaLI becaradAsane pharI pAchA kAzInA vicAro AvavA lAgyA. paNa mAe rajA na ApI, eTale chevaTe mahesANA pAThazALAmAM jaI pahoMcyA ane tyAM eka mAsamAM bhAMDArakaranI mAgapadezikAnI pahelI copaDI pUrI karI. vizeSa zAstra-abhyAsa mATe kAzI bhaNI : ATalA bhaNatarathI, vidyA mATe talasato paMDitajIno AtmA saMtuSTa na thayo ane eka divasa mAtAne pUchayA vagara ja hacaMdrabhAI sAthe saM. 1962-63nA arasAmAM teo kAzI UpaDI gayA. Ama vidvAno taiyAra karavAnI dhagazavALA AcArya mahArAja ane game te bhoge vidyA upArjana karavAnI bhAvanAvALA vidyArthIno suyoga thaI gayo. paNa cha mahinAmAM to paMDitajI zItaLAnI bImArImAM sapaDAyA, te jANIne emanAM bA sAva ekalAM ekalAM cheka banArasa pahoMcI gayAM. mAtRsnehanuM mApa ApaNe buddhinA gaje na kADhI zakIe. kAzImAM be varasa rokAI teo valabhIpura AvyA. tyAre AcAryavarya hemacaMdrakRna ladhuvRtti poNI thaI gaI hatI. valabhImAM thoDuM rokAI teo pAchA banArasa AvyA ane potAnA abhyAsanI sAthosAtha zrI. yazovijaya jaina graMthamALAnA graMthonuM saMpAdana paM. zrI haragoviMdadAsa trikamadAsa zeThanA sahakAramAM karavA lAgyA. A graMthamALAe prakAzita karelA jena vyAkaraNa ane nyAyane lagatA graMtho kalakattA saMskRta kaoNlejanI "tIrtha' parIkSAmAM dAkhala thayA ane pachI paMDitajI nyAya ane vyAkaraNanA "tIrtha" thayA. muMbaInA eNjyukezana borDanI dhArmika parIkSAmAM paNa paMDitajI tathA zrI haragoviMdadAsabhAI ucca naMbare uttIrNa thayA ane bannene paMcotera-paMcotera rUpiyAnuM pAritoSika maLyuM. Ama, dhIre dhIre paMDitajInI gaNanA eka mahAbuddhizALI vidyArthI tarIke thavA lAgI. te vakhate teo saMskRta kavitA paNa banAvatA ane pAdapUrti karavAmAM paNa kuzaLa gaNAtA. paMDitajInI AvI hoziyArIthI mahArAjazrIe temane mAsika dasa rUpiyAnI kaoNlarazipa ApavAnuM kahyuM to paMDitajIe teno ema kahIne sAdara asvIkAra karyo kejayAre pAThazALA mAruM badhuM kharca ApatI hoya tyAre AvI skaoNlarazipa kema laI zakAya ? prAkana bhASA ane anya darzanono abhyAsa : A daramyAna mahArAjazrI pAse AvatA aneka vidvAno sAthe paMDitajIne sAro paricaya thaI gayo hato. mahArAjazrInI icchA paMDitajIne zramaNa saMskRtimAM pUrNa niSNAta banAvavAnI hatI. prAkRta bhASAno

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paMDitavarya zrI becaradAsajI dozI abhyAsa to temaNe karI ja lIdho hato. potAnA prAkRtanA abhyAsa mATe paMDitajI kahe che ke, koNajANe zAthI, paNa prAkRta-ardhamAgadhI bhASA to mane bahu ja saraLa thaI paDI, ane jANe acAnaka ja AvI maLI gaI hoya ema e bhASA mane AtmasAt banI gaI. have bauddhadharmanA jJAna mATe pAli bhASAnA jJAnanI jarUra hatI. te mATe AcArya mahArAje DaoN. satIzacaMdra vidyAbhUSaNanI sAthe paMDitajIne tathA paM. zrI haragoviMdadAsabhAIne silona mokalyA. tyAM ATha mAsa jeTalA TUMkA samayamAM potAnuM kAma patAvIne e banne jaNA pAchA kAzI AvyA ane graMthamALAmAM prAcIna jaina graMthonA saMpAdananuM kAma karavA lAgyA. 201 rASTrIyatAno raMga ane mahAtmA gAMdhIjI tathA paM. sukhalAlajIno sahavAsa : haju sudhI dhArmika, sAmAjika ane sAMpradAyika zikSaNasaMsthAomAM rASTrIyatAnI havA nahotI pahoMcI zakI. paNa baMgabhaMganI caLavaLanuM AchuM-pAtaLuM darzana paMDitajIe e vakhate kAzImAM karyuM hatuM, te uparathI temaNe dezI kApaDa vAparavAno ane dezI khAMDano upayoga karavAno niyama karyo hato. sane 1915-16 mAM gAMdhIjIe svadezI ane khAdInI hAkala karI tyArathI temaNe svadezI kApaDa ane vastuono upayoga karavAnuM nakkI karyuM hatuM. Ama te kALe paMDitomAM bhAgye ja jovA maLatI rASTrIyatAnI bhAvanA paMDitajInA aMtaramAM vasavA lAgI hatI. zarUAtamAM paMDitajIne jainadharma upara evI ekAMgI zraddhA ke teo jaina sAhitya sivAyanAM bIjAM pustako vAMce ja nahIM. paNa prAkRta-ardhamAgadhI bhASAnA abhyAsa pachI maulika prAcIna jaina sAhityanuM jema jema adhyayana-ciMtana AgaLa vadhatuM gayuM tema tema naryuM satya jANavAnI emanI icchA vadhu ne vadhu utkaTa banatI gaI; manamAM ghara karI beThelI aMdhazraddhA vilIna thavA lAgI. pachI to Agamo kaMThastha karavAno emane evo nAda lAgyo ke rAtanA be-be vAge UThIne teo emAM tanmaya thavA lAgyA. prAkRta bhASAnuM UMDuM jJAna to maLI ja cUkyuM hatuM. have temAM AgamonuM vAcana ane ciMtana umerAyuM eTale emano AtmA vadhu satyazodhaka banyo. paMDitajInA jIvanano A samaya e paMDitajInA mATe krAntadarzanano ane emanA dilamAM krAMtinI bhAvanAne sajIvana karavAno samaya gaNI zakAya. AgamonAM anuvAda ane prakAzana : paMDitajIne thayuM ke jaina saMskRtino abhyudaya karavo hoya to saMskRtanA e mULa graMthono anuvAda karIne ene sarvajanasugama banAvI devA joIe. banArasamAM A icchA pUrNa thaI zake ema na lAgyuM eTale saMvata 1970-71 nA arasAmAM amadAvAdanA zeTha pUMjAbhAI hIrAcaMde sthApela jinAgama prakAzana sabhAmAM joDAyA. jaina AgamonAM pramANabhUta bhASAMtaro taiyAra karAvavAM e A saMsthAno mukhya uddeza hato. paNa jaina saMghamAM te kALe AgamonA anuvAda sAme bhAre virodha pravartato hato. udAra vicAranA ke sudhAraka dilanA AgaLa paDatA kahevAtA sAdhuo ane gRhasthone paNa A vAta rucatI na hatI. A daramyAna amadAvAdamAM mahAvIra jayaMtInI

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202 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo eka sabhAmAM paMDitajIe AgamonA anuvAdanI jarUra saMbaMdhI potAnA vicAro spaSTapaNe vyakta karyA. pariNAme enI sAmeno virodha vadhu ugra banyo. e kALe to Avo virodha mArAmArI sudhI AgaLa vadhI javAnI paNa dahezata rahetI. paNa paMDitajI potAnI vAtane makakamapaNe vaLagI rahyA ane muMbaImAM rahIne A kAma karavA lAgyA. - A daramyAna tA. 21-1-1919 nA roja muMbaImAM mAMgaroLa jaina sabhAnA Azraye vakatRtva pracAraka maMDaLanA maMtrInA AmaMtraNathI, zrI motIcaMda giradharalAla kApaDiyAnA pramukhapade "jaina sAhityamAM vikAra thavAthI thayelI hAni" e viSaya upara jAhera bhASaNa ApyuM ane AkhA jaina saMdhamAM virodhano bhAre vaMToLa jAgI gayo. paNa je vicArako hatA temane e bhASaNe bhAre vicAra karatA karI mUkayA. A bhASaNa paMDitajInA jIvananA eka mahattvanA sImAstaMbha samuM lekhAya che. AnA lIdhe amadAvAdanA saMdhe paMDitajIne saMgha bahAra karavA jeTaluM bahumAna ApyuM ! paNa paMDitajIne mana nagna satya kahevAnA lAbhanI AgaLa A virodha kaMI visAtamAM na hato. lokanidA ke lokaprazaMsAne mahattva ApIe to satyane na pichANI zakAya ke na pracArI zakAya, e siddhAMta paMDitajInA manamAM daDha rIte vasI gayo hato. gAMdhIjIno samAgama : A daramyAna paMDitajIne pU. mahAtmA gAMdhIjIno samAgama thayo. eka vidvAnane AvA utkaTa satyapremI joIne gAMdhIjIe emane AzIrvAda ApyA ane potAnI vAtathI pAchA nahIM haThavA kahyuM. A pachI to gAMdhIjI sAtheno emano paricaya vadhato ja gayo. sane 1921-22 mAM teo gAMdhIjInA gujarAta purAtattava maMdiramAM joDAyA, ane tyAM paMDitavarya zrI sukhalAlajInA sahakAramAM sanmatitarkanA saMpAdananuM atiduSkara kArya karyuM. prAcIna Akara (pramANabhUta) graMthonA saMpAdanamAM A graMthanuM saMpAdana eka namUnedAra saMpAdana gaNAya che. temanA A kAmathI gAMdhIjIne bhAre saMtoSa thayo. paMDitajIne A ati jhINA kAmane pAra pADavA mATe potAnI DAbI AMkhanI sadAnI jhAMkhapa vahorI levI paDI. A pachI gAMdhIjInI dAMDIkUcano aitihAsika prasaMga AvI paDyo. e raNabherIno nAda saMbhaLAyA pachI gharamAM bharAI rahevuM zakaya na hatuM. paMDitajI paNa e nAdanI pAchaLa ghelA banyA ane hastalikhita "navajIvana'nA taMtrI banIne 9 mahinA vIsApura jelanA mahemAna banyA. AjIvikAnI samasyA : paNa paMDitajI mATe kharI muzkelIno samaya to jelamAMthI chUTyA pachI zarU thayo. temane briTiza hakUmatamAM dAkhala thavAno sakhata manAIhukama maLyo hato, te cheka 1933-36nI sAlamAM kaoNMgrese prAMtomAM sattA svIkArI tyAM sudhI cAlu rahyo. A daramyAna AjIvikA meLavavAnI bhAre muzkelI hatI. cha-sAta jaNanuM bharaNapoSaNa karavA sAthe dIkarA-dIkarIonA abhyAsane paNa pahoMcI vaLavAnuM hatuM. A cAra-pAMca varSa lagI koI aNanama yoddho jhajhUme tema paMDitajI aNanamapaNe jIvanasaMgrAma khelatA rahyA ane mAravADa, rAjasthAna jevA pradezomAM sthAnakavAsI

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paMDitavarya zrI becaradAsajI dozI 203 sAdhuo ke bIjAone bhaNAvIne potAno vikaTa jIvanapaMtha kApatA rahyA. AvI vikaTa sthiti chatAM jaina sAhityamAM rahela satyano pracAra karavAnI emanI tamannAmAM jarA paNa oTa na AvI, ane jaina sAhitya sAtheno saMbaMdha zithila karIne, vidyAnAM bIjAM kSetro dvArA jIvanane sukhacenavALuM banAvavAnI lAlacathI paMDitajI sarvathA aLagA rahyA. A du:khanA ne kasoTInA samayamAM temane sAtha ApanAra temanAM sahadharmiNI zrImatI ajavALIbahenane putro prabodha-zirISane tathA putrIo lalitA ane lAvaNyavatIne ane yAda karyA sivAya ane dhanyavAda ApyA sivAya ApaNAthI kema rahI zakAya ? prAdhyApaka tarIke niyukita, sthiratA ane yazaprApti : 1938 AsapAsa amadAvAdamAM ela. DI. ArTasa kaoNleja sthapAI ane gujarAtanA sarvamAnya vidvAna DaoN. AnaMdazaMkara dhruvanA prayAsathI teo e kaoNlejamAM ardhamAgadhInA adhyApaka tarIke nimAyA. sane 1940 mAM temaNe muMbaI yunivarsiTInI Thakkara vasanajI mAdhavajI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM gujarAtI bhASAnI utkrAMti' viSe je vyAkhyAno ApyAM teNe paMDitajInA pAMDitya upara kalagI caDAvI dIdhI. jIvananAM sATha varSa daramyAna paMDitajIe jaina sAhityanI je virala sevA karI tenA lIdhe aneka mahattvanA graMtho prakAzamAM AvyA. prAcIna gujarAtI, apabhraMza ane prAkRta-ardhamAgadhI bhASAnA paMDitajI asAdhAraNa vidvAna hatA. A kSetramAM teo dezanA ane duniyAnI ucca koTinA vidvAnomAM mAnabharyuM sthAna dharAvatA. sAthe sAthe saMskRta bhASAnA paNa teo evA ja utkaTa vidvAna hatA. A badhAnI pAchaLa, jaina sAhityamAMnI sAcI hakIkato pragaTa karIne samAjane sAco rasto batAvavAnI je krAMtikArI bhAvanA teoe sevI te eka apUrva hakIkata hatI. pAMDitya ane satyalakSI krAMtipriyatAno Avo yoga bahu virala ghaTanA che. saMskRtamAM pAMDitya tathA zAstraniSThA mATe sane 1964mAM rASTrapati zrI rAdhAkRSNana taraphathI zAla oDhADIne pramANapatra maLela. A uparAMta judI-judI saMsthAo taraphathI vividha prasaMge temanuM bahumAna karI 7 suvarNacaMdraka, sAteka cAMdInI kAskeTo tathA paMdareka sanmAnapatro temane arpaNa thayelAM. aMtima vakho : kaoNlejamAMthI nivRtta thayA pachI paNa sArI evI svaicchika sevAo paMDitajIe lA. da. prAcyavidyAmaMdirane ApI hatI ane pIeca. DI.nA ghaNA vidyArthIone mArgadarzana ApyuM hatuM. Ama vividha sevAo ApI 93 varSanI jaipha vaye, sau svajana-baMdhuvargane khamAvIne. tA. 11-10-1982 nA roja teoe zAMtipUrvaka svargArohaNa karyuM. jene saMskRti ane jaina sAhityanA vikAsa mATe pAMDitajI jevA aneka satyavIra paMDitapuruSonI Aje samAjane khUba jarUra che.

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204 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo paMDitajInI mukhya sAhityasevA teozrI dvArA likhita-saMpAdita graMthomAM nIcenI kRtio vadhAre agatyanI gaNI zakAya : gujarAta vidyApITha-gujarAta purAnA maMdira dvArA prakAzita ane paMDita sukhalAlajI sAthe karela saMpAdana 1 sanmatitarka (pAMca bhAga) 2 sanmatitarka mULa anuvAda-vivecanasahita 3 jaina daSTie brahmacarya vicAra - zrI. yazovijyajI jaina graMthamALAmAM paM. zrI. haragoviMdadAsa sAthenAM saMskRta prAkRta graMthanAM saMpAdano 1 ratnAkarAvatArikA 9 anekAMta jayapatAkA (prathama bhAga) 2 zAMtinAtha mahAkAvya 10 syAdvAdamaMjarI 3 neminAtha mahAkAvya 11 abhidhAna citAmaNi koza 4 vijayaprazasti 12 pArzvanAtha caritra 5 pAMDavacaritra 13 mallinAtha caritra 6 zIladUta 14 jagadguru kAvya 7 nirbhaya bhIma vyAyoga 15 zabda ratnAkara koSa 8 laghu vadarzana samuccaya 16 Avazyaka niryukti (prAkRta) svataMtra kRti, svataMtra saMpAdana ane anuvAda 1 prAkRta mAgepadezikA 2 bhagavatI sUtra (be bhAga) saMpAdana-anuvAda 3 prAkRta vyAkaraNa 4 mahAvIravANI , anuvAda 5 hemacaMdrAcArya kRti 6 dhammapada anuvAda 7 jainadarzana (badarzana samuccayanI guNaratnanI TIkAno anuvAda) anuvAda kRti

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29. zreSThIvarya zrI kastUrabhAI lAlabhAI mahAjanonI paraMparA : kasturabhAInI dasamI peDhIe thayelA zAMtidAsa jhaverIne zahenazAha akabaranA pharamAnathI amadAvAdanuM nagarazeThapaNuM maLyuM hatuM. zAhI sanmAna, saMpatti ane dharmaprema mATe teo eka ajoDa puruSa hatA, e hakIkata temaNe zAhajahAMne mayUrAsana banAvavA mATe Apela moTI rakamanA aitihAsika purAvA parathI saheje jANI zakAya che. A paraMparAmAM zeTha hemAbhAInA moTA bhAI motIcaMda thayA jemanA pautranA pautra zeTha lAlabhAI thayA, je zrI kasturabhAInA pitAzrI thAya. zeTha lAlabhAIe I. sa. 1896 mAM rAyapura milanI sthApanA karI. A rIte kasturabhAIne gaLathUthImAMthI ja kApaDaudyoganA saMskAra prApta thayelA. zeTha zrI lAlabhAIe potAnA 57 varSanA TUMkA AyuSyamAM paNa AkhA kuTuMbanI cAhanA meLavI hatI ane gharanA nAnAmoTA badhA ja sabhyo temanI AmanyA rAkhatA. vinaya, viveka, vyavasthA ane zistapAlananA teo khAsa himAyatI hatA. zeThazrI lAlabhAInA ghera, mohinIbAnI kUkhe tA. 19-12-1894 nA roja amadAvAdamAM kasturabhAIno janma thayo hato. bALapaNa ane zikSaNa : kasturabhAIne be bhAIo ane cAra baheno hatAM. nAnA bhAI narottamabhAI sAthe teo pataMga, krikeTa vagere ramato ramatA. Ara. sI. 205

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo hAIskUlamAM abhyAsa karI I. sa. 1911mAM teo maeNTrika pAsa thayA. A hAIskUlamAM sva. ballubhAI ThAkora ane jIvaNalAla dIvAna jevA rASTrIya raMge raMgAyelA uttama zikSako hatA. temanI asara vidyArthIo para paNa paDI. Ama nAnapaNathI ja temanAmAM rASTrapremanAM bIja ropAyAM hatAM. gharamAM dharmaparaMparAnA saMskAro surdaDha hatA. eTale kasturabhAI potAnAM bA ane bhAIbaheno sAthe devadarzana-tIrthayAtrA vagere karatA, jemAM Abu, pAlitANA ane sametazikharano paNa samAveza thayo hato. Ama zikSaNa, saMskAra, zista, rASTrIyatA Adi guNonuM saMvardhana thatuM hatuM tyAre ekAeka temanA pitA lAlabhAInuM I. sa. 1912mAM mRtyu thayuM. A samaye kasturabhAI gujarAta kaoNlejamAM abhyAsa karatA hatA. pitAzrIe Ubho karela moTo vahIvaTa ane moTA kuTuMbanA suvyavasthita pAlana mATe kuTuMbIjanonI salAha laIne kasturabhAIe 18 varSanI uMmare udyogadhaMdhAmAM jhaMpalAvyuM. jo ke khAnagI zikSaNa laIne temaNe aMgrejI bhASA sArI rIte zIkhI lIdhI hatI, jethI videzapravAsamAM ane udyogavikAsamAM te sahAyaka thaI zake. 206 kAryakuzaLatA ane gRhasthAzrAma praveza : dhaMdhAmAM prathama TAimakIpara ane pachIthI sTorsanuM kAma saMbhALavAnuM temanA bhAge AvyuM. sTorsamAM te vakhate rUnI jAta ane tenI guNavattA oLakhavI e khUba agatyanuM kAma hatuM. A kAmamAM yuvAna kasturabhAI jAtamahenata ane khaMta dvArA judAMjudAM gAma ane jillAomAM phIne niSNAta banyA ane thoDAM ja varSomAM dezanA agragaNya rU pArakhu niSNAtomAM teo gaNAvA lAgyA. I. sa. 1914 mAM paheluM vizvayuddha phATI nIkaLyuM, jethI kApaDa udyogane khUba uttejana maLyuM. rAyapura milamAM ucca kakSAnuM kApaDa banavA lAgyuM. teoe keTalAka pAyAnA siddhAMto nakkI karyA hatA; jema ke (1) mAlanI guNavattA uccatama rAkhavI. (2) lAMbA gALAno lAbha thAya te rIte Ayojana karavuM. (3) rU vagere kAco mAla zreSTha jAtano vAparavo. (4) je-te vibhAganuM saMcAlana niSNAtone soMpI temane svataMtrapaNe kArya karavA devuM. (5) dalAlo, vepArIo, zaeNraholDaro ane madadanIzone yogya vaLatara maLe, temanI sAtheno vyavahAra saumya ane maitrIpUrNa rahe tenI kALajI rAkhavI. Ama thoDAM ja varSomAM rAyapura mila bhAratanI eka zreSTha mila tarIke khyAti pAmI. A arasAmAM I. sa. 1915 nA me mAsamAM temanAM lagna amadAvAdanA agragaNya jhaverI zrI caumanalAla vADIlAlanI suputrI zAradAbahena sAthe thayAM. sAdAIthI ujavAyelA A lagnaprasaMga dvArA kasturabhAIe gRhasthAzramamAM praveza karyo. netAono saMparka : mahAtmA gAMdhIjI, saradAra paTela, dAdA mAvalaMkara, dIvAna jIvaNalAla vagere netAonA saMparkamAM AvavAnA A samaye mukhya traNa banAvo banyA : (1) 1918nI milamajUronI haDatALa (2) gujarAtamAM duSkALanI paristhiti (3) 1921nuM kaoNMgresa adhivezana.

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koSThIvarya zrI kasturabhAI lAlabhAI 207 A traNeya prasaMgomAM kasturabhAIe potAnI vyavahArakuzaLatA, khaMta, prAmANikatA, udAratA, dIrdhadaSTi ane niSThAthI kArya karavAnI zaktino saune paricaya karAvyo. haju 27 varSanI uMmare mAMDa pahoMcelA A yuvAna udyogapatinI hoziyArIthI sau prabhAvita thayA. kasturabhAIne potAne paNa potAnI kAryazaktimAM vizvAsa Avyo, jethI AgaLanAM kAryo mATenA sAhasanI preraNA maLI. phaLarUpe temaNe rU. bAra lAkhanI mUDIthI azoka mila cAlu karI. prAraMbhika muzkelIone pAra karIne mila sthira thaI, je Aje ucca kakSAnA kApaDanuM utpAdana kare che. vaLI, koMgresanA adhivezanamAM zrI motIlAla neharu vagere netAoe kasturabhAIne tyAM ja utAro rAkhyo hato. AthI kasturabhAIne temanA sAMnidhyano lAbha maLyo. A netAonI dinacaryA joIne kasturabhAIe temAMthI potAnA jIvanane mahAna banAvavAno saMkalpa karyo ane sAthe sAthe rASTrapremanA saMskArone daDha karyA. I. sa. 1921mAM vallabhabhAI paTela amadAvAda myunisipAliTInA pramukha banyA. temaNe prAthamika zikSaNanA vikAsa mATe nAkhelI TahelamAM lAlabhAI kuTuMba taraphathI rU. 50,000 (pacAsa hajAra)nuM dAna ApavAmAM AvyuM. Ama rASTrapremanI vRddhi, dAnazIlatAno prAraMbha ane dakSa vahIvaTa dvArA udyogane sthira ane sadhdhara karavAnI kasturabhAInI kSamatAno ApaNane A vaSamAM anubhava .. thAya che. dhArAsabhya ane viSTikAra tarIkeH I. sa. 1922mAM saradAra vallabhabhAIe temanuM nAma dilhInI vaDI dhArAsabhAmAM milamAlika maMDaLanA pratinidhi tarIke sUcavyuM ane aneka prayatno dvArA kasturabhAI cUMTaNImAM vijayI nIvaDyA. A hoddAnI rUe temane pArlamenTanI kAryavAhIno sAro evo anubhava maLyo. briTiza sarakAra taraphathI teo udyogo, rUnI kharIdI ke kApaDanI nIti aMgenI kAryavAhI karatI vividha kamiTIomAM nimAyA. AjhAdI pachI paNa zrI. javAharalAla neharunI sUcanAthI udyoga, beMkiMga, jAhera sarakArI sAhaso ane rijharva benkane lagatI aneka bAbatomAM kasturabhAIe vividha hoddAo para rahIne sArI kAmagIrI bajAvI. A samasta kAryavAhI daramiyAna temanuM dIrdhadaSTipaNuM, prAmANikatA ane rASTrahitane lakSamAM rAkhIne kAma karavAnI paddhatithI sarvatra temano yaza vistarato gayo. rUnI kharIdI tathA kApaDanIti ghaDavAnI bAbatamAM to temano mukAbalo karI zake tevo bhAratabharamAM te samaye bhAgye ja bIjo koI puruSa haze, ema tajajJonuM mAnavuM hatuM. navA udyoga bhaNIH pitAnA mRtyu bAda 1912 thI bhAratane svataMtratA prApta thaI tyAM sudhI kasturabhAIe TesTAila udyoga pUratI ja potAnI Arthika pravRtti sImita rAkhI hatI. have moTA kuTuMbanA sabhyone eka ja udyogamAM samAvavAnI temaja bhAratanA udyogIkaraNanI daSTie vaividhyIkaraNanI jarUriyAta UbhI thaI hatI. 1937 thI kAMjInA udyoga pratye teonuM dhyAna hatuM paNa 1946mAM jyAre temane amerikA javAnuM thayuM

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208 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo tyArathI amerikAnI sAyanemAiDa kaMpanI sAthe temaNe sahayoganI vATAghATo cAlu karI hatI. AgaLa jatAM valasADa pAse I. sa. 1949mAM atula praoNDakTsanA nAmathI 800 ekara jamIna meLavavAmAM AvI ane potAnA khAsa vizvAsu zrI bI. ke. majamudArane tenA Ayojana ane vikAsanuM kAma soMpyuM; je zrI majamudAre kharekhara atyaMta prazaMsanIya rIte pAra pADayuM. tA. 17-3-1952nA roja vaDA pradhAna javAharalAla neharunA hAthe A uttama namUnedAra udyogasaMkulanuM udghATana thayuM. dhIme dhIme teno sAro vikAsa thato gayo. I. sa. 1956mAM bhArata sarakAranI rU. traNa karoDanI lona maLatAM teno khUba jhaDapathI vikAsa thavA lAgyo. atyAre to tenA karoDo rUpiyAnA mAlanI videzomAM nikAsa thAya che. tenA sTApha mATe agiyAraso pacAsa (1150) makAna bAMdhavAmAM AvyAM che. AjubAjunA dasa kilomITara aMtarathI AvatA lagabhaga 5500 mANasone kAyamI rojI maLe che. ahIM ekabIjA sAthe saMkaLAyela davAo, rasAyaNa ane aneka jAtanA raMgonuM vipula pramANamAM utpAdana thAya che. A vAta to tenA aMgata vikAsanI che paNa ' atule ' je mahAna sAmAjika kArya karyuM che te zaikSaNika, sAMskRtika ane samUhakalyANanI dRSTie khAsa dhyAna kheMcanAruM che. kenTinamAMthI sastA dare maLatuM bhojana, opanara thiyeTara, ramatagamata ane manoraMjana mATenI klabo, zAna, saMskAra ane kaLAnI pravRttio, be hajArathI vadhu zizuo ane vidyArthIonA zikSaNanI suMdara vyavasthA temaja ArogyasuvidhAo--A badhI tenI khAsa vizeSatAo che. ATaluM ja nahIM zrI majamudAra, zrI siddhArthabhAI ane temanAM dharmapatnI zrImatI vimaLAbahena, samasta valasADa jillAnA ane khAsa karIne AjubAjunA AdivAsIonA sarvatomukhI vikAsamAM je rIte dattacitta rahyAM che te kharekhara prazaMsanIya ane anukaraNIya che. Ama, 'atula 'ne kasturabhAInI kArakIrdinuM sAkAra thayeluM sarvocca svapna gaNI zakAya. rASTrIyatAnA raMge : cheka 1921 nI sAlathI rASTrIyatAnA raMge raMgAyelA aneka netAono kasturabhAIne paricaya thato rahelo. pachI te majUro ane mAlikonI maDAgAMThanA saMdarbhamAM hoya, duSkALa ke pUranI rAhatanA saMdarbhamAM hoya, kaoNMgresanA adhivezananA saMdarbhamAM hoya ke udyogone lagatA vivAdAspada muddA bAbatamAM hoya. saunA hitane khyAlamAM rAkhavAnI vRtti hovA chatAM rASTranuM hita teonA haiye sarvocca sthAne hatuM. A kAryane siddha karavA mATe teo potAno aMgata lAbha paNa jato karatA. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa pote nukasAna sahana karavA paNa taiyAra rahetA. majUronuM, sTAphanuM ane zaeNraholDaronuM hita jaLavAya te jovA teo haMmezAM Atura rahetA. saunI sAthe temanA sukha:dukhanA prasaMgoe hAjara rahI evI AtmIyatA keLavI hatI ke majUro ane sTAphanA sabhyo temanuM yogya sanmAna karatA. svadezI vastunuM utpAdana ane vaparAza vadhAravA mATe, saMkaTarAhatanA koI paNa kArya mATe, rASTrIya netAo sAthe ghaniSTa ane AtmIya saMbaMdho sahita mahAtmA gAMdhIjI, saradAra paTela ane motIlAla neharu jevA netAo pratye pUjyabhAva rAkhavA bAbate ane rASTrIya caLavaLane sarva prakAre saphaLa banAvavA mATe teo haMmezAM utsuka ane udyamI rahetA.

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zreSThIvarya zrI kastUrabhAI lAlabhAI kaMDalAne mahAbaMdara tarIke vikasAvavA mATenI athathI iti sudhInI sarva kAryavAhImAM teo kendrasthAne hatA. gAMdhI smAraka nidhi mATe udyogagRho pAsethI pAMca karoDa rUpiyA bhegA karI ApavAnI mukhya javAbadArI teoe svIkArI hatI ane ghaNAM varSo sudhI tenA TrasTI tarIke sevAo ApI hatI. nAnImoTI aneka Arthika yojanAmAM teo salAhakAra hatA. I. sa. 1954mAM soviyeTa yuniyana (raziyA) mokalavAmAM AvelA audyogika pratinidhi maMDaLanuM netRtva temaNe saMbhALyuM hatuM. A uparAMta amerikA, jApAna ane pazcima yuropanA dezomAM bharAyelI aneka pariSadomAM paNa teoe atithivizeSa tarIke bhAratanuM pratinidhitva karyuM hatuM. 209 jIvananuM dhyeya ane tenI siddhi : temanAM chellAM varSomAM temaNe kaheluM ke mArI cAra bhAvanAo che : (1) jaina maMdirono jIrNoddhAra. (2) premAbhAI haoNla(amadAvAda)nuM AdhunikIkaraNa. (3) amadAvAdamAM eMjiniyariMga kaoNlejanI sthApanA. (4) zAstronI jUnI pratonI surakSA ane temanuM saMzodhana. temanI hayAtimAM ja A cAreya jIvanadhyeyonI pUrti thaI tethI temanA jIvananI kRtakRtyatAno anubhava thayo ema kahI zakAya. teoe rU. 25 lAkhanuM dAna ApyuM tethI I. sa. 1945mAM amadAvAdamAM ela. DI. eMjiniyariMga kaoNlejanI sthApanA thaI zakI. jainonI prasiddha peDhI ANaMdajI kalyANajIno ghaNAM varSo sudhI teoe pramukha rahIne vahIvaTa saMbhALyo hato. te daramyAna temaNe ghaNAM agatyanAM kAryo karyAM. harijanono jaina maMdiromAM pravezano prazna, tAraMgAnA vivAdano prazna temaja aitihAsika kahI zakAya tevA rANakapura, delavADA, zetruMjaya ane tAraMgAnAM jaina tIrthonA uddhArano prazna--A badhA prazno temaNe sArI rIte ukelyA. temAM paNa pote aMgata rasa laIne, je prakAre tIrthonuM adyatana dRSTithI, kalAtmaka rIte jIrNodvAranuM kArya karAvyuM te kharekhara adbhuta ane temanI viziSTa koThAsUjhanuM dyotaka che. delavADAnAM maMdiro mATe aMgata rasa laIne teoe dAMtAnI khANomAMthI Arasa meLavyo hato. tAraMgAnAM maMdironI kaLA, uparathI DhAMkI devAmAM AvI hatI; te khAsa kArIgarone rokIne temaNe khUba kALajIpUrvaka mULa svarUpamAM pragaTa karAvI temaja samuccaya dRSTie tIrthanI kaLAno uThAva Ave te mATe jarUrI aneka nAnAmoTA pheraphAro karAvyA te temanI kaLAdaSTine AbhArI che. A uparAMta giranAra, kuMbhAriyA, dhaMdhukA ane amadAvAdanI zAMtinAthanI poLanA derAsaranA jIrNoddhAranuM kArya paNa temaNe potAnI AgavI sUjha ane dIrdhadaSTithI karAvyuM. ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhI dvArA jaina maMdirono svaccha ane Adarza vahIvaTa thato joIne dhArmika TrasTonI tapAsa mATenI samitinA adhyakSa sara zrI sI. pI. rAmasvAmIe anya hiMdu TrasToe paNa A prakAranI vyavasthA karavAnuM vicAravuM joIe tevo riporTa potAnI bhalAmaNomAM karyo hato.

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo bhAratIya prAcyavidyAnA vikAsa mATe ane jaina zAstronI jUnI pratonA saMzodhanaprakAzana mATe teoe gujarAta yunivarsiTInI sAme 'lAlabhAI dalapatabhAI bhAratIya saMskRti vidyAmaMdira' nAmanI eka viziSTa saMsthAnI sthApanA munizrI puNyavinayajInA sahayogathI karI. A saMsthAnI sthApanA I. sa. 1955mAM thaI hatI ane tenuM udghATana 1963mAM javAharalAla neharue karyuM hatuM. temAM atyAre 45000 hastaprato che ane pazcima bhAratanI vividha saMsthAo ane vyaktioe bheTamAM ApelI kalAtmaka kRtionuM suMdara saMgrahAlaya che. tenA navA makAnanuM I. sa. 1985 mAM udghATana thayuM che. bhAratIya saMskRtinA abhyAsIo, vidvAno ane saMzodhako mATe A eka khUba ja upayogI ane preraNAdAyaka saMsthA che. temAM DaoN. dalasukhabhAI mAlavaNiyA jevA prazasta vidyAupAsaka niyAmaka tarIke nimAyA pachI to pIeca. DI. (Ph. D.) abhyAsa mATe gujarAta yunivarsiTIe A saMsthAne mAnya karI. kula bAvIsa lAkhano kharca te samaye A saMsthA mATe thayo hato. A rakama kasturabhAI lAlabhAIe potAnAM TrasTo taraphathI ApIne prAcIna bhAratIya saMskRti pratyenI potAnI abhiruci ane niSThA vyakta karyAM che, je kharekhara prazaMsanIya che. 210 amadAvAdanA premAbhAI haoNlanA navasaMskaraNanuM kArya sAta-ATha varSa cAlyuM ane tenI pAchaLa rU. 55,70,000no kharca thayo. zrI bAlakRSNa dozIe potAnI sthapatikaLAne ahIM mUrtimAna karIne 975 beThakovALA Adhunika haoNlanuM nirmANa karyuM. temAM rUpiyA 32,15,000nuM dAna lAlabhAI grupanA udyogagRhoe ApyuM che. Adhunika zikSaNanA puraskartI : navA jamAnAne anurUpa zikSaNa to vijJAna ane TeknolaoNjInuM zikSaNa che. paraMtu prAraMbhamAM I. sa. 1929mAM ArTsa kaoNleja mATe teoe rU. be lAkhanuM dAna ApeluM. tyAra pachI I. sa. 1935mAM 'amadAvAda eNjyukezana sosAyaTI'nI sthApanA karI. tenA adhyakSa AnaMdazaMkara bApubhAI dhruva ane saMcAlana samitinA pramukha zrI kasturabhAI hatA. A samitinA prayatnathI ja gujarAta yunivarsiTInI sthApanA thaI. A mATe prathama 100 ekara ane pachIthI 5raM5 ekara ema kula 625 ekara jamIna ekaMdare rU. 70 lAkhanI kiMmate kharIdavAmAM AvI. tyAra pachI yunivarsiTInAM makAno, zodhasaMsthAo vagerenA nirmANamAM kasturabhAIno phALo khUba ja agatyano rahyo che. AMtararASTrIya khyAtinI amadAvAdanI nIce jaNAvelI anya saMsthAonI sthApanAmAM temanuM sakriya yogadAna che : . (1) aTIrA (Ahmedabad Textile Industries Research Association) : A zodha-saMsthA mukhyapaNe TekSTAila udyogane lagatuM saMzodhanakArya kare che. I. sa. 1947mAM tenI sthApanA thaI hatI. DaoN. vikrama sArAbhAI tenA mAnArha niyAmaka rahyA hatA. tenuM bhavya bhavana 1954mAM baMdhAyuM hatuM. A saMsthAnuM saMcAlana vaijJAniko pote ja kare che.

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zreSThIvarya zrI kasturabhAI lAlabhAI 211 (2) pI. Ara. ela. (Physical Research Laboratory) : DaoN. vikrama sArAbhAIe A saMsthAnI sthApanA I. sa. 1948mAM karI. temAM zrI kasturabhAIe dareka prakArano sahayoga Apyo hato. (3) inDiyana insTiTyUTa oNpha menejamenTa (4) skUla oNpha ArkiTekacara (5) nezanala insTiTyUTa oNpha DijhAina (6) vikrama sArAbhAI sAyansa senTara tA. 9-2-1950 nA roja temanA dharmapatnIne ekAeka peTamAM dukhAvo UpaDyo. temane haoNspiTalamAM dAkhala karyA, oNparezana karyuM, paNa tA. 14-2-50 nA roja temanuM avasAna thayuM. kasturabhAIne Ano bhAre AghAta lAgyo. tyAra pachI teo divALI amadAvAdamAM UjavatA nahIM paNa koI tIrthakSetramAM jaI zAMti mATe citana karatA. aMtima vidAya: 86 varSanI paripakava avasthAe kasturabhAIne bolavAmAM takalIpha thaI ane tA. 20-1-1980nA roja amadAvAda mukAme temanuM avasAna thayuM. temanA mRtyunA samAcAra vIjaLIvege sarvatra prasarI gayA. sAdI dhotI, cAdara oDhADIne temanA aMtima saMskAra karavAmAM AvyA ane sagatanA mAnamAM bIjI badhI milo baMdha rahI paNa temanI potAnI milo, temanI icchA pramANe baMdha nA rahI ! dezaparadezathI hajAronI saMkhyAmAM lokoe A bahulakSI vyaktitvanA dhaNI, ArSadraSTA, udAracetA, zikSaNasaMskAranA mahAna himAyatI, apratima udyogapati ane karmaniSTha mahApuruSa upara potAnI zraddhAMjaliono dhodha varasAvyo. kuTuMba, nagara, prAMta, rASTra ane samasta mAnavajAtinA eka mahAna hitecchanA mahAprayANe nAnAmoTA saune dilagIra karI mUkyA. temanA vyaktitvanA aMgabhUta banI gayelA sadguNo ApaNane ane anya sau te koIne paNa potAnuM jIvana uttama banAvavA mATe sadAya preraNA ApatA raheze.

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30. jJAnoddhAraka munizrI puNyavijayajI bhUmikA : potAnI jAtanuM ane vizvanuM satyadarzana pAmavAno mukhya upAya che : niSThAbharI, ni:svArtha, nirdabha ane nirmaLa jJAnasAdhanA, eTale jIvanasAdhanAnA dhyeyane varela sAdhakanA jIvanamAM koIka bhUmikA evI paNa AvI pahoMce che ke jayAre satyasAdhanA ane jJAna sAdhanA ekarUpa banI jaIne sAdhakane avaira, aSa, abhaya, ahiMsA ane karuNA jevA daivI guNothI samRddha banAvI de che. pUjaya Agama-prabhAkara munivarya zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAjanI utkaTa jJAnasAdhanA ane saumya satyasAdhanA AvI ja jIvanasparzI, temaja vaLI UrdhvagAmI jIvanano eka uttama Adarza banI rahe evI hatI. tethI ja emano vairAgya zuSka ke udAsa nahIM paNa prasannatAthI sabhara hato ane "citta-prasanna re pUjanaphaLa kahyuM" yogIrAja AnandaghananI A uktinI yathArthatA samajAve evo hato. teo nirbheLa ane satyagAmI jJAnasAdhanA dvArA sadA prasannatApUrvaka paramAtmadevanuM ane AtmadevanuM Abhyantara pUjana karIne potAnA jIvanane saccidAnandamaya banAvI zakayA hatA. muniratna zrI puNyavijayajI gujarAtanA AvA ja eka prabhAvaka dharmapuruSa hatA ane teonuM jJAnoddhAranuM apUrva kArya dharmasaMskRtinA zAstravArasAne surakSita ane ciraMjIva banAvavA mATe sadA smaraNIya banI rahe evuM hatuM. 212

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jJAnoddhAraka munizrI puNyavijayajI janma, vatana ane mAtA-pitA : mahArAjazrIno janma vi. saM. 1952 nA kArataka sudI pAMcama jJAna-paMcamI ke lAbhapAMcama)nA parva divase kapaDavaMja zaheramAM thayo hato. teonuM nAma maNilAla, mAtAnuM nAma mANekabahena ane pitAnuM nAma DAhyAbhAI dozI hatuM. mAtA mANekabahenane dharma tarapha vizeSa anurAga hato. AjathI poNo so varSa pahelAMnA samayamAM ApaNA dezamAM kanyAkeLavaNInuM pramANa nahIM jevuM hatuM. tyAre paNa mANekabahene gujarAtI cha dhoraNano ane pAMca pratikramaNa, jIva-vicAra, nava-tattvono abhyAsa karyo hato. mANekabahenane pAMca saMtAna thayelAM. temAM eka saMtAna ja uchareluM ane te paNa jANe kALanA moMmAM koLiyo thatAM bacI gayuM. vaLI jayAM mahArAjazrIno janma thayo hato te vatana kapaDavaMja paNa dharma-zraddhAnA raMge raMgAyeluM zahera hatuM. tyAga, vairAgya ane saMyamanI abhiruci enA kaNa-kaNamAM prasarelI hatI. tyAMnA saMkhyAbaMdha dharmAnurAgI bhAIo ane bahenoe dIkSA grahaNa karIne Atma-sAdhanAno mArga apanAvyo hato. vartamAna samayamAM Agama-graMthono uddhAra karanAra be samartha Agamadhara mahApuruSonI janmabhUmi banavAnuM gaurava kapaDavaMjane ja prApta thayuM hatuM. A be Agamadhara dharmapuruSo te parama pUjya AgamoddhAraka AcAryazrI sAgarAnandasUrijI mahArAja ane pUjyapAda Agama-prabhAkara zruta-zIla-vAridhi munizrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja. kapaDavaMja zaheranAM jaina-dharomAMthI ekAda ghara ja evuM haze ke jemAM koIe dIkSA-tyAga-mArga na svIkAryo hoya. dareka gharamAMthI koI ne koI tyAga-mArge nIkaLatuM. AvA tyAga-vairAgya-tapanA triveNIsaMgamathI zobhatuM pU. mahArAjazrInuM vatana hatuM. tethI pU. mahArAjazrIne paNa tyAgamArge javAmAM A vatana nimittarUpa banyuM hatuM. 213 kuTuMbanI sthiti sAmAnya hatI, eTale DAhyAbhAI muMbaImAM rahetA. mANebahena vatanamAM ekalAM rahIne potAnA saMtAnane ucheratAM hatAM. maNilAla haju be-cAra mahinAnA ja thayA hatA ane ghoDiye jhUlatA hatA e vakhate eka divasa emane gharamAM mUkIne mANekabahena nadIe kapaDAM dhovA gayelAM. pAchaLathI mahollAmAM ekAeka moTI Aga lAgI ane emAM mANekabahenanuM dhara paNa jhaDapAI gayuM. Aga lAgyAnI bumarANa sAMbhaLIne eka vahorA gRhastha tyAM doDI AvyA. emaNe makAnamAM koI bALakanA raDavAno avAja sAMbhaLyo ane mAnavatAnI bhAvanAthI prerAIne dharamAM doDI jaIne e bhalA sadgRhastha bALakane laIne potAne ghera mUkI AvyA. A bAju nadIkinAre mANekabahenane AganI khabara paDI. e to hAMphaLAMphAMphaLAM AvI pahoMcyAM. joyuM to ghara AgamAM svAhA thaI gayeluM. emane thayuM ke gharanA ekanA eka dharavelAne paNa Age bharakhI lIdho. emanA du:khano pAra na rahyo. pelA vahorA sadguhastha mAnatA hatA ke hamaNAM A bALakanAM mA-bApa AvIne ene laI jaze; paNa sAMja sudhI koI na AvyuM. e vahorA gRhastha nekadila insAna hatA ane emane e khyAla hato ke A bALaka koIka hindunuM saMtAna che. eTale emaNe e bALakane hindunA gharanuM pANI maMgAvIne pAyuM ane bakarInuM dUdha pivaDAvyuM. rAta thaI to paNa e bALakane laI javA mATe koI na AvyuM. eTale bIje divase savAre emaNe ghera-ghera phrIne tapAsa karI.

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214 arvAcIna jaina jyotiro Akhare mANekabahenane potAno dIkaro sAjonsAro maLI gayo. emanA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo ! maNilAlane jANe te divasathI rAmanAM rakhavALAM maLyAM. DAhyAbhAIne A vAtanI khabara paDI eTale teo kapaDavaMja AvIne potAnAM patnI ane putrane muMbaI teDI gayA. maNilAle prAthamika zikSaNa muMbaImAM lIdhuM. paNa mAtA-putrano bhAgyodaya kaMIka vilakSaNa hato. emAM kudaratano koI saphaLa saMketa chupAyo hato. 26 varSanI nAnI umare mANekabahena vidhavA thayAM. cittamAM jANe sunakAra chavAI gayo. paNa jemaNe AkhI jiMdagI dharmanuM pAlana karavAmAM ane dharmanI vANI sAMbhaLavAmAM gALelI tene AvA kAramA saMkaTa vakhate dharma ja sAco lAgyo. saMsAra asAra lAgyo. aMtara vairAgyane jhaMkhI rahyuM. paNa vacamAM eka avarodha hato. cauda varSanA maNilAlanuM zuM karavuM? ene kone bharose soMpavo? mAne paNa thayuM ke huM saMsArano tyAga karuM to mArA putrane saMsAramAM zA mATe rAkhuM? chevaTe baMnee dIkSA levAnuM nakkI karyuM. dIkSA. . .dIkSA-guru. .. zAstrAbhyAsa : vi. saM. 1965 nA mahA vadI pAMcamanA divase maNilAle vaDodarA pAse chANI gAmamAM munivarya zrI caturavijayajInA ziSya tarIke dIkSA lIdhI. nAma puNyavijayajI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. maNilAlanI dIkSA pachI be divase ja mANekabahene zrI. mohanalAlajI mahArAjanA samudAyamAM pAlitANAmAM dIkSA lIdhI. emanuM nAma zrI ratnazrIjI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. munizrI puNyavijayajInA dAdA-guru ' pravartaka zrI kAMtivijayajI mahArAja eka Adarza zramaNa hatA. ahiMsA, saMyama ane tapanuM amRta emanA roma-romamAM vyApeluM hatuM. jevA udAra mahArAjazrInA dAdA-guru hatA evA ja udAra teonA guru zrI caturavijayajI mahArAja hatA. vaLI teo jevA udAra hatA evA ja vyavahAra-dakSa, kArya-niSTha ane satata sAhitya-sevI vidvAna hatA. dAdA-guru ane guru baMne jJAnopAsanA ane jJAnoddhAranA pavitra dhyeyane varelA hatA. dIkSA-kALa pachI mahArAjazrInA jIvanamAM vidyAbhyAsa ane zAstra-saMzodhananuM kAma sAthe ja rahyuM che. pU. mahArAjazrI A bAbatamAM pote lakhe che ke, "koI paNa viSayano ekadhAro sAMga abhyAsa karavAnuM mArA jIvanamAM bahu ochuM banyuM che. vaLI, amuka varSo sudhI ekAgra banIne abhyAsa karyo ane pachI prAcIna prato vAMcavAnuM ke prAcIna graMthonA saMzodhananuM kAma zarU karyuM kaMIka pUrva-saMskAro kaho, kaMIka vaDIlonI kRpA kaho ane kaMIka jJAnAvaraNIya karmano kSayopazama kaho, moTe bhAge vidyAbhyAsa ane zAstra-saMzodhananuM kAma sAthe sAthe ja cAlatAM rahyAM." kAma kAmane zIkhave ema zAstronuM vAcana ane saMzodhana karatAM karatAM navA navA viSayonuM jJAna maLatuM rahyuM. AnA pAyAmAM mahArAjazrInI nirmaLa tejasvI buddhi, satyane pAmavAnI jhaMkhanA, koI paNa viSayane jANavAnI utkaTa jijJAsA ane te viSayanA mULa sudhI pahoMcavAnI ane enA vistArane samajavAnI dhIraja ane tAlAvelI vagere rahelAM hatAM. dIkSAnA pahelA varSamAM mahArAjazrIe dAdA-guru ane guruzrInI nizrAmAM badhA

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jJAnoddhAraka munizrI puNyavijayajI 215 prakaraNagraMthono UMDANathI abhyAsa karyo-jANe zAstrIya bodhano pAyo naMkhAyo. bIje varSe vasonA zrAvakazrI bhAIlAlabhAI pAse mAgapadezikAno abhyAsa karyo. te pachI paMDita zrI nityAnanda zAstrI pAse siddhahema-laghuvRtti, hema-laghu-prakriyA, candraprabhA vyAkaraNa, hitopadeza, dazakumAra-carita vagerenuM parizIlana karyuM. paMDita zrI sukhalAlajI pAse kAvyAnuzAsana, nilakamaMjarI, tarka-saMgraha ne chaMdAnuzAsanano abhyAsa karyo. A graMthonA abhyAsa nimitte ane paMDitajInA bahoLA jJAnane lIdhe bIjI aneka bAbato paNa ApameLe samajamAM AvatI gaI. sAthe sAthe pratonAM pAThAro karavAnuM ane saMzodhana karavAnuM kAma cAlatuM rahyuM. dIkSA bAda A rIte zAstrAbhyAsa temaja saMzodhana kArya sAthe cAlatAM, temAM paMDita sukhalAlajIno ghaNo phALo hato. paMDita sukhalAlajI viSe mahArAjazrI pote kahe che, "zrImAna paMDita sukhalAlajI mArA vidyAguru che. ApaNA jIvananI pragati mATenAM je vividha aMgo che temAM vidyAguru eka viziSTa aMga che. mArA jIvanamAM meM je aneka sAdhu, vidyAguruo ane gRhastha vidyAguruo meLavyA che e saumAM sarvocca sthAna huM be vyaktione ApuM chuM. temAM prathama sthAna pUjya-pravara, satata jJAnopAsanA parAyaNa, aneka jJAnabhaMDAronA uddhAraka, vyavasthApaka ane zrI jaina AtmAnaMda graMtharatnamALAnA saMpAdaka zrI caturavijayajI mahArAjanuM che, jeo mArA dIkSA-guru ane zikSA-guru che. .. bIjuM sthAna paMDitazrI sukhalAlajInuM che, jemaNe mane ekAMta AtmIya bhAve adhyayana karAvyuM che temaja prasaMge prasaMge mane aneka viSayonuM jJAna pustako dvArA nahIM paNa moDhethI ja ApIne mArI dRSTine vizada banAvI che." jJAnodvAranuM uttama kArya : jJAnoddhAramAM teoe asAdhAraNa ane utakRSTa pravRtti karI samAjane ghaNo lAbha Apyo che. thoDIka prAcIna hastaprato temanI AgaLa mUkI daIe athavA to ekAda hastalikhita bhaMDAranI vacce teozrIne besADI daIe to teo AhAra, ArAma ne UMghane vIsarIne emAM evA tanmaya banI jatA ke jANe koI UMDA Atma-ciMtanamAM UtarI gayela yogIrAja ja joI lo ! emane A rIte jJAnodvAranA kAryamAM nirata jovA e paNa eka lahAvo hato. Agama-prabhAkara munirAjazrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja jJAnoddhAranAM judAM judAM aneka kSetre ekale hAthe je kAma karI gayA te sAce ja acaraja upajAve evuM virATa che. enuM mUlyAMkana karavAnuM ApaNuM gajuM ja nathI. jema jema samaya vItato jaze tema tema teozrInA kAryanuM mUlya jaina-saMghane ane bhAratIya vidyAnA adhyayana-saMzodhana kSetre kAma karatA deza-videzanA vidvAnone vadhu ne vadhu samajAtuM jaze. temaNe jJAnanA uddhAranA kSetro je virala ane vipula kAmagIrI bajAvI che te nIce pramANe che: graMthabhaMDArono uddhAra: munizrIe gurujI-dAdAgurujIne maLIne lIMbaDI, pATaNa, khaMbhAta, vaDodarA, bhAvanagara, pAlitANA, amadAvAda, gujarAta-saurASTra ane rAjasthAnanA saMkhyAbaMdha graMthabhaMDArone tapAsI emane suvyavasthita karI, keTalAkanI WWW.jainelibrary.org

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo yAdIo taiyAra karI ApI ane keTalAkanI savistara sUcio mudrita karAvI ApI. vaLI kayAMka kayAMka to 'raeNparo', baMdhano, DAbaDA ke peTIo ane kabATa sudhdhAMnI vyavasthA karAvI. keTalAya prAcIna graMtha-bhaMDArone nAmazeSa thatA bacAvI lIdhA. A mATe emaNe je jahemata uThAvI ane je kaSTa-sAdhya vihAro karyA te binA zruta-rakSAnA itihAsamAM sonerI akSare aMkita thaI rahe tevI che. temAMya jesalameranA bhaMDAronI sAcavaNI mATe soLa soLa mahinA sudhI teoe je tapa karyuM hatuM ane kaSTa uThAvyuM hatuM eno itihAsa to jevo preraka che evo ja romAMcaka paNa che. A kAryamAM jema aneka muzkelIo AvI tema temAM sahAyako paNa ApameLe AvI maLyA hatA. A sAthe bhAratIya saMskRti vidyAmaMdirane nAme eka jAjaramAna vidyAtIrthanI sthApanA thaI. pU. mahArAjazrIe potAnA hastalikhita ane mudrita hajAro mUlyavAna graMthono amUlya khajAno e saMsthAne bheTa ApI dIdho. kaLAno A bhaMDAra mahArAjazrInI ni:spRhatA, anAsakti ane lokopakAranI vRttinI kIrtigAthA haMmezAM saMbhaLAvato raheze. 216 AgamasaMzodhananA virATa kAryanI AgekUca : Agama-sUtro to jaina-dharma ane saMskRtinI jIvAdorI che. vividha viSayane sparzatA vipula jaina sAhityanA sarjananA mULamAM mukhyatve Agama-sUtro ja rahelAM che. jaina Agamono adyatana Dhabe abhyAsa karI tenI punarvAcanAo taiyAra karavAno jabaradasta puruSArtha temaNe karyo. pistALIsa jeTalA jaina Agamono, emanI niyukti, cUrNi, bhASya ane TIkAono keTalAMka varSo sudhI emaNe mUka abhyAsa karyo. pachI be-traNa saMniSTha lahiyAonI madadathI emaNe saMpAdano taiyAra karavA mAMDayAM. e lahiyAone cUvavAnA pUrA paisAnI paNa sagavaDa nahotI chatAM potAnuM ayAcaka-vrata emaNe choDayuM nahIM. 1947-48mAM zeThazrI kastUrabhAI lAlabhAIne A vAtanI khabara paDI. emaNe munizrInuM A kArya nihALyuM ane prasanna thaI lahiyAonuM laheNuM bharapAI karavAnuM vacana ApyuM. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa munizrIne potAnuM saMzodhanakArya AgaLa dhapAvavAmAM sarva rIte sahAya karavAnuM paNa mAthe lIdhuM. A AgamonI chellI vAcanAo AjathI lagabhaga paMdara so varSa pUrva vallabhIpuramAM zrI devaddhigaNi kSamAzramaNanA mArgadarzana nIce taiyAra thayelI. tyAra pachI cheka A kALe munizrI puNyavijyajIe apAra puruSArthathI je navI vAcanAo taiyAra karI te jaina-dharmamAM ane A sadInA saMpAdanakSetramAM amUlya ane advitIya pradAna lekhAze. AmAMnA be graMtho, cUrNi sAthenuM naMdI-sUtram ane vividha TIkAo sAthenuM 'naMdI-sUtram' 1966-68mAM chapAI pragaTa thayAM. emanA A bhagIratha prayAsane anulakSIne emane "Agama-prabhAkara" kahevAmAM AvyA che te ucita ja che. vaLI 'kapaDavaMjano utsava', 'vaDodarAno samAroha' ane 'muMbaI cAturmAsa parivartana'mAM je paisA zubha upayoga mATe AvyA te paNa Agama-prakAzana mATe ApI dIdhA. munizrIe aneka jJAna-bhaMDArono uddhAra nIce pramANe karyo che : ( 1 ) hastalikhita pratone surakSita banAvI.

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jJAnoddhAraka munizrI puNyavijayajI (2) pratonuM mAhitIpUrNa sUcipatra taiyAra karAvyuM. (3) bhAratamAM ane videzamAM vasatA abhyAsI vidvAnone te prato sahelAIthI maLI zake ane teno teo sadupayoga karI zake tevI vyavasthA karAvI. (4) hastalikhita pratonuM saMkalana karyuM. pratanAM pAnAMonI bheLaseLa thaI gaI hoya to tene vAMcIne kramabaddha vyavasthita karI, phATelAM pAnAMne sarakhAM karyAM ane te lAMbo samaya jaLavAI rahe te mATe yogya auSadho ane udhaI na lAge tevA upAyonuM avalaMbana lIdhuM. 217 (5) prAcIna zAstro, prAcIna-arvAcIna citro, zilpa-sthApatyanA namUnAo; lAkaDAnI, dhAtunI ke bIjI kalAsAmagrI, nAnImoTI mUrtio ane sacitra hastaprato vagere prApta karyAM, surakSita banAvyAM ane abhyAsIne upayogI thAya te rIte temane vargIkRta karyA. A badhuM zAnoddhAranuM kArya teoe potAnI AgavI koThAsUjha, dIrdhadaSTi, satata udyama, ni:spRhatA ane jaina dharma pratyenI apUrva bhaktithI prerAIne ja karyuM hatuM. A kAryanI preraNA temane zrI vijayanemi sUrIzvarajI mahArAja, zrI kAMtivijayajI mahArAja, zrI caturavijayajI mahArAja, zrI vijayadharmasUrIzvarajI mahArAja, ityAdi mahApuruSo' dvArA prApta thaI hatI. temanA taraphathI satata mArgadarzana paNa maLyA karatuM hatuM. zAnopAsanAnuM bahumAna : munizrIe karelA jJAnodvAranA mahAna ane yugapradhAna kAryanI kadara ThIka ThIka aMze temanA jIvana daramyAna ja thaI hatI. jema ke, (1) prAcya-vidyAmAM Ph. D.nA mahAnibaMdhanA teo parIkSaka nimAyA hatA. (2) sane 1959 nA gujarAtI sAhityapariSadanA adhivezananA itihAsapurAtattva vibhAganA teo pramukha banyA hatA. ( 3 ) bhAvanagara-samAje temane suvarNacaMdraka, vaDodarA-saMghe temane "AgamaprabhAkara" ane muMbaI-samAje varalI khAte zrI vijayasamudrasUrinA sAnnidhyamAM temane "zruta-zIla-vAridhi"nI padavIothI vibhUSita karyA hatA. (4) sane 1970 mAM "amerikana oNrienTala sosAyaTI'nA teo mAnad sabhya banyA hatA. uttarAvasthA : vidyAvyAsaMgamAM teo vyAdhine paNa vIsarI jatA. I. sa. 1955nI varSARtunA divaso hatA. saMgrahaNInA roge emane gherI lIdhA. vyAdhi ugra svarUpa pakaDato gayo. lagabhaga doDha varSa sudhI teo pIDAyA. paraMtu e daramiyAna emane sadhiyAro apAyo. zAradA vyAsaMge, kathAratna koSanuM saMpAdana ane nizIthacUrNinuM adhyayana emaNe A nAdurasta tabiyatamAM ja karyuM. ahIM emanAM jJAna, bhakti ane cittanI svasthatA pragaTa thayAM. Akhare vi. saM. 2027nA jeTha vadI 6, tA. 14-6-'71 somavAre rAtrinA 8-50nA samaye mahArAjazrIe pratikramaNa karIne saMthArA porasI bhaNAvI dIdhI ane jANe potAno kAryakALa pUro thayo hoya ane haMmezane mATe saMthAro

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218 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo karavA mAgatA hoya ema zrI lakSmaNabhAI sAthe vAta karatA karatA be-cAra miniTamAM ja teo svargavAsI thaI gayA. chellI paLo pUrI samAdhi, zAnti ane svasthatAmAM vItI; na koI vedanA ke na kazI mAyA-mamatA. vItarAga dharmanA sAdhaka, vItarAga-bhAva keLavI potAnA jIvanane ujajavaLa ane dhanya banAvI gayA ! upasaMhAra : A AtmasAdhaka saMta pote paNa anekAMtavAdanI sAkSAt pratimA hatA. potAnI tejasvI buddhine anekAMtanA Azraya-jaLa-siMcanathI emaNe avirata phaLadAyinI banAvI hatI. bAsaTha varSanuM emanuM dIkSA jIvana eTale avirata karmayAtrA ane akhaMDa jJAnayajJa eka sAcA vidvAnane chAje e rIte teo AjIvana vidyA-arthI ja rahyA. puNyavijayajI eTale nakhazikha vidyArthI. Ama viSe eka Adarzacarita saMtane gumAvyA, jaina samAje Adarza puruSa ane sAhityasevIne gumAvyA. Agama sAhityanA kSetrane eka virala vibhUtinI khoTa paDI. Agama-prabhAkara, zIlanA upAsaka, dIrdha tapasvI, mUka sAhityasevI, vidvAna muni-ratna zrI puNyavijayajInI ciravidAyathI ApaNane keTalI khoTa paDI che tenI kalpanA karavI muzkela che. emanA javAthI jaina samAje eka mahAmUluM ratna gumAvyuM. paNa have to e jJAnajayotinuM smaraNa, vandana ane yathAzakti anusaraNa karavuM e ja ApaNA hAthanI ane hitanI vAta che. "

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31. DaoN. kAmatAprasAda jaina mahAna samAjasevI, prasiddha jaina vidvAna, aneka graMthonA saphaLa saMpAdaka ane vizva jaina mizana (World Jain Mission) dvArA deza-paradezamAM ahiMsA dharmano pracAra karavAmAM agresara evA DaoN. kAmatAprasAdajI jainanuM samagra jIvana dharma ane samAjanI sevAmAM samarpita hatuM. jaina dharmanA ahiMsAdi siddhAMtono vizvabharamAM pracAra-prasAra thAya evI bhAvanA ane pravRttimAM teo haMmezAM tatpara rahyA. samasta vizvamAM sAhityanA pracAra dvArA jaina dharmano prasAra karanAra temaja ahiMsAnA pUjArI tarIke teonuM sthAna atyaMta gauravavaMtuM che. janma ane bALapaNa : DaoN. kAmatAprasAdajIno janma I. sa. 1901nI trIjI menA roja kaeNmpa belapura (hAla pAkistAna)mAM thayo hato. temanA pitAzrI lAlA prAgadAsa ane mAtA bhagavatI devIe A bALakamAM nAnapaNathI ja dharmanA saMskAranuM sicana karyuM hatuM. zivAjI ane gAMdhIjInI jema mAtA taraphathI temane uttama zikSaNa maLyuM hatuM. bAbujInuM bacapaNa haidarAbAda(siMdha)mAM vyatIta thayuM hatuM ane ahIM ja temaNe vidyAlayanuM zikSaNa prApta karyuM hatuM. temaNe hiMdI, saMskRta, urdU ane sidhI bhASAonuM jJAna 219

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220 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo khAnagI zikSaka dvArA prApta karyuM hatuM. aneka bhASAonuM A jJAna temane AgaLanA jIvanamAM sAhityika ane sAMskRtika kSetranI sAdhanAmAM khUba madadarUpa thayuM. bAbujIe 18 varSanI uMmarathI ja bhinna bhinna viSayo upara lekho lakhavAnI zarUAta karI hatI. AzcaryanI vAta che ke bAbujIe phakta nava dhoraNa sudhI ja nizALanuM zikSaNa prApta karyuM hatuM. teo maeNTrika paNa pAsa thayA nahotA, chatAM paNa satata parizrama, uttama saMskAra ane svAdhyAyazIlatA dvArA teoe anekavidha viSayonuM jJAna saMprApta karyuM hatuM. Ama nija abhyAsanA baLathI teo mahAna vidyAvAridhi banI gayA. ( kauTuMbika ane vyAvasAyika jIvana: bAbujIe temanA jIvanamAM be vAra lagna karyA hatAM. temanuM prathama lagna nAnI vayamAM thayuM hatuM. paraMtu patnIno dehAMta thavAthI ane pitAzrInA khUba Agrahane kAraNe 23 varSanI uMmare temaNe bIjuM lagna karyuM. bIjA lagnathI temane traNa saMtAno thayAM. putra vIrendrakumAra temaja putrIo sarojinI ane sumana. bAkInAM bALako nAnI umaramAM ja gujarI gayAM hatAM. temanA pitAzrI lakarI vibhAgamAM beMkara-kaoNnTrAkTara tarIke kAma karatA hatA. pezAvara, rAvalapiDI, haidarAbAda (sidha) vagere sthAnoe temanI peDhIo hatI. I. sa. 1920mAM bAbujI paNa A beMkiMga pharmamAM joDAyA. I. sa. 1930mAM lazkarI vibhAgamAMthI bhAratIya beMkarone dUra karyA tyAre temanA pitAzrIe thoDo vakhata jamInadArIno kArabhAra saMbhALyo. pachI to temanI tabiyata lathaDatI gaI ane tA. 20-5-1948nA roja temano dehavilaya thayo. - I. sa. 1931thI kAmanAprasAdajI aligaMja(uttara pradeza)mAM AvIne sthira thayA ane samAjasevAnAM kAryomAM lAgI gayA. I. sa. 1931 thI 1949 sudhI oNnararI mejisTreTa tathA I. sa. 1943 thI 1948 sudhI Asi. kalekaTara tarIke kAryavAhI saMbhALI. AvAM ucca pado para rahIne paNa imAnadArI ane samAjasevAnAM kAryomAM teo niraMtara saMlagna rahetA. sarvasAdhAraNa janatA temanI sevAbhAvanA joIne muktakaMThe prazaMsA karatI. aneka kamiTIo ane samArohonA maMtrI athavA adhyakSapada para rahIne temaNe karelAM aneka samAjasevAnAM kAryomAM bAbujInI kAryakuzaLatA daSTigocara thatI. rASTrIya temaja AMtararASTrIya sanmAna: DaoN. kAmatAprasAdajIne aneka deza-videzanI saMsthAo taraphathI viziSTa sanmAna prApta thayuM hatuM. jema ke, (1) "yazovijayajI jaina graMthamALA' taraphathI "bhagavAna mahAvIra' nibaMdha para suvarNacaMdraka. (2) bhAratIya vidyAbhavana taraphathI "hindI sAhitya" nibaMdha para rajatacaMdraka. (3) baeNrisTara zrI cAMpatarAya jaina dvArA sthApita jaina ekeDemI dvArA I. sa. 194ramAM karAMcI adhivezanamAM L. L. D. nI padavI. (4) keneDAnI IsAI AMtararASTrIya zikSaNa saMsthA (Penmenical church) dvArA sarvadharmanA tulanAtmaka adhyayana para pIeca. DI.nI upAdhi. (5) banArasanI saMskRta pariSada dvArA "sAhityamanISi' tathA jaina siddhAMta bhavana-ArAnI suvarNajayaMtI prasaMge "siddhAMtAcArya'nI upAdhi.

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DaoN. kAmatAprasAda jaina ( 6 ) raoNyala eziyATika sosAyaTI, laMDananA sabhya tarIke temanI niyukti thaI hatI. 221 (7) jarmanInI kIsaralIMga sosAyaTIe paNa temane sabhya banAvyA hatA. (8) madhya amerikAnA AMtararASTrIya dharma saMgha dvArA sarvocca sanmAna prApta thayuM hatuM. (9) 15 mA vizva-zAkAhAra-saMmelana vakhate dilhImAM teo svAgatamaMtrI niyukta thayA hatA. (10) amadAvAdamAM Ayojita orienTala kaoNnpharansamAM jaina dharma ane prakRti vibhAgamAM teo adhyakSa niyukta thayA hatA. dAnadharmamAM niSThA : akhila vizva jaina mizananA kAryAlayathI mAMDIne tenI vividha pravRttio calAvavAmAM DaoN. sAhebe hajAro rUpiyAnuM dAna karyuM hatuM. aneka nirdhana-anAtha vidyArthIone paNa temaNe sArI sahAyatA karI hatI. pustakonA prakAzana-vitaraNamAM paNa temaNe udAra hAthe phALo Apyo hato. yazasvI saMpAdaka : 'vIra' patrikAnA prathama saMpAdaka tarIke bAbujI I. sa. 1923thI kAryarata hatA. lagabhaga 30 varSa sudhI teoe tenuM kuzaLatApUrvaka saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. 'vaoNisa oNk ahiMsA' ane 'ahiMsA vANI'nA saMpAdaka tarIke paNa ghaNAM varSo sudhI temaNe potAnI sevAo ApI hatI. 'ahiMsA vANI' hiMdI kSetramAM ane vaoNisa oNpha ahiMsA' anya kSetromAM, paradezamAM khUba lokapriya banyAM hatAM. bAbujInI saMpAdanakaLA khUba ja prabhAvita kare tevI hatI. navodita sAhityakArone teo ghaNI rIte protsAhita karatA. itihAsa para vizeSa prema : kAmanAprasAdajIne jaina itihAsanA adhyayanamAM anerI ruci hatI. A viSayanuM temaNe gahana adhyayana karyuM hatuM. jaina itihAsa saMbaMdhI aneka pustako paNa temaNe samAjane arpita karyAM che; jemAM 'jaina jAti kA itihAsa', sAMkSipta jaina itihAsa'nA cAra bhAga 'prAcIna jaina lekhasaMgraha', 'jaina vIroM kA itihAsa' mukhya che. bAbujInI sAhityasevA : prasiddha sAhityakAra zrI kanaiyAlAla mizra 'prabhAkare' bAbujI vize kahyuM hatuM ke "jaina sAhitya temano viSaya che. jaina itihAsa temanI vicAradhArA che ane temanuM mizana jaina dharmanA sUrya para chavAyelAM vAdaLone haTAvIne tenA prakAza dvArA vizvane Alokita karavAnuM rahyuM che.' DaoN. sAhebe temanA jIvanakALa daramiyAna hindI ane aMgrejI bhASAmAM lagabhaga 100 pustako itihAsa, dharma, darzana temaja sAhitya para lakhyAM che. temAM nIcenAM pustako mahattvanAM gaNI zakAya : (1) mahArANI celaNA (2) satyamArga (3) jaina vIrAMganAo (4) jaina vIroM kA itihAsa (5) digambara aura digambara muni (6) vIra pAThAvali (7) bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ahiMsA aura bhArata ke rAjyo para unakA prabhAva (8) patitoddhAraka jaina

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222 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo dharma (9) saMkSipta jaina itihAsa (10) bhagavAna mahAvIra (11) jaina tIrtha aura unakI yAtrA (12) ahisA aura usakA vizvavyApI prabhAva (13) Adi tIrthakara bhagavAna rASabhadeva (14) bhakti aura upAsanA (15) svAmI kundakundAcArya kI 24[5714i (95) Ahimsa-Right Solution of World Problems (99) Some Historical Jain Kings and Heroes (ac) The Religion of Tirthankaras. A uparAMta jaina dharma temaja ahiMsAnA pracArArthe temaNe aneka nAnI pustikAo paNa prakAzita karI che. The Religion of Tirthankaras: A aMgrejI bhASAmAM lagabhaga 514 pRSThamAM lakhAyelo vizALakAya graMtha che. te I. sa. 1964mAM prakAzita thayo hato. Ane bAbujInA jIvananI sauthI moTI temaja mahattvanI aMtima kRti gaNI zakAya. seMkaDo graMthonA adhyayana-manana ane saMzodhana bAda A racanA thayelI che. DaoN. kastUracaMda kAsalIvAlanA zabdomAM teo jaina sAhityanA utkRSTa vidvAna hatA. temaNe je sAhitya samAjane ApyuM che te atyaMta mUlyavAna che. temanA jevI sAdagI, sahRdayatA, nirabhimAnatA ane vidrattA anyatra maLavI mukela che. zrI. vIracaMda gAMdhI, baeNrisTara cAMpatarAyajI temaja zrI. je. ela. jenInAM padacihano para cAlI DaoN. sAhebe deza-videzamAM jaina dharma ane ahiMsAnA pracAra-prasAra dvArA sAhitya ane samAjanI anahada sevA karI che. aMtima prayANa jidagInAM chellAM 30 varSa daramyAna temane harasamasA(Piles)nI bImArI rahI hatI. vAraMvAra jhADAmAM lohI paDatuM. temAM paNa I. sa. 1964 sapTembara pachI temanI tabiyata vadhAre kharAba thatI gaI. te daramyAna dharmapatnIno paNa viyoga. thayo. tabiyata vizeSa kharAba hovAthI rAtabhara UMgha paNa na Ave, paraMtu temanA putra zrI. vIrendrakumAra, putrI vagere temane dharmanI aneka vAto saMbhaLAvatAM ane dhArmika carcAo dvArA temanuM du:kha haLavuM karavA prayatnazIla rahetAM. bImArI vadhavA chatAM bAbujIe kadI paNa eNlopathI davAo lIdhI nahIM. Ayurvedika ke homiyopathI davAono ja upacAra cAlu rAkhyo hato. jIvananA aMta sudhI teo A saMbaMdhI makkama rahyA hatA. I. sa. 1964 nI 17me ne ravivAranA roja (vi. saM. 2021 vaizAkha suda 6) asvasthatA vadhatAM alIgaMjathI bahAragAma upacAra mATe laI javAnuM nakkI karyuM. paraMtu mArgamAM ja temanuM dehAvasAna thayuM. mRtyu samaye paNa temanA mukha para vedanAnI pIDA nahotI paNa smita pharakatuM hatuM. temanA putra tathA putrI temane navakAramaMtra saMbhaLAvI rahyAM hatAM. namo ahI... . . nA maMtra sAthe temaNe chello zvAsa lIdho. samAje eka karmaTha sevaka, vidvAna lekhaka ane ucca koTino sAhityakAra gumAvyo. bAbujIe vAveluM ane siceluM "vizva jaina mizana'nuM vRkSa ApaNe navapallavita karIe ane temaNe sevelA Adezane yAda karI. temanI bhAvanA anusAra samAja ane dharmanI sevAono visatAra karIe. Ama karIzuM to ja jaina dharma lokabhogya thaze, temaja samasta vizva tenA ahiMsAdi siddhAMtone samajI zakaze.

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32. sevA-saujanya mUrti zrI RSabhadAsa rAMkA bhUmikA : bhAratanA ja nahi, videzomAM vasatA jaino paNa jemane potAnA priya ane AtmIya gaNatA te sevA ane saujanyanI mUrtimAM zrI RSabhadAsa rAMkA eka ajAtazatru vyakti tarIke jaina samAjamAM sarvatra jANItA che. temaNe potAnuM vyaktitva miTAvI daIne samasta jaina samAjanI sAthe temaja samagra bhAratIya mAnavasamAja sAthe AtmIyatA keLavI hatI. potAnuM jIvana samaSTine samarpaNa karI dIdhuM hatuM. zrI rASabhadAsa rAMkAne jaina samAjanI sauthI lokapriya vyakti gaNI zakAya. janma, bALapaNa ane vyavasAya: rAMkAjIno janma mahArASTranA khAnadeza jillAnA phatepura gAme tA. 3-12-1903nA roja thayo hato. temanA pUrvajo mULa rAjasthAnanA jodhapura rAjayanA vatanI hatA. temanA dAdAnuM nAma dhanarAjajI ane pitAnuM nAma pratApamalajI hatuM. kula pAMca bhAIbaheno hatAM. traNa baheno ane be bhAIomAM teo uMmaramAM sauthI moTA hatA. teonA kuLanA nAma viSe kahevAya che ke raMku nAmanI bakarInI eka ucca jAta paMjAbamAM thAya che, tenA vALamAMthI taiyAra thatA kApaDano vepAra karavAne kAraNe temanA pUrvajonuM kuLa "rAMkA" nAmathI oLakhAyuM. 223

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo cIlAcAlu keLavaNI to temane ATha dhoraNa sudhInI ja prApta thaI zakI hatI, kAraNa ke cauda varSanI nAnI uMmare ja pitAjIne teo vepAramAM madada karavA lAgyA hatA. A kAmamAM thoDo vakhata vitAvyA pachI temaNe khetI ane gopAlananuM kArya karatI vaccharAja khetI limiTeDa" nAmanI kaMpanImAM bhAgIdAra tarIke kAma karyuM. thoDAka samayamAM A kAryamAMthI nivRtta thayA ane temaNe vImAno vyavasAya svIkAryo. A ja temanuM arthopArjananuM mukhya ane dIrdhakAlIna sAdhana rahyuM. A vyavasAyamAM temaNe ghaNA dAyakAo sudhI kAma karyuM. I. sa. 1971mAM temAMthI teo saMpUrNapaNe nivRtta thayA. 224 rASTrIyatAno raMga : gAMdhI ane gokhale dvArA prerita 'svadezI vastuono ja upayoga karo' AMdolanathI prabhAvita thaIne temaNe vIsa varSanI yuvAna vaye, khAdInA pracAra-prasAra ane vitaraNa-vyavasthAnA kAryamAM jhukAvyuM. divase-divase temanA upara rASTrIyatAno raMga vadhAre ne vadhAre caDhato ja gayo. svataMtratAnA sainika tarIke temaNe I. sa. 1931mAM mIThAnA satyAgraha" mATe sADA-cAra mAsano temaja I. sa. 1932mAM dhULiyA ane visApuramAM lagabhaga teTalA ja samaya mATe jelano kArAvAsa bhogavyo. I. sa. 1942nI '"hiMda choDo'"nI laDatamAM nAgapura jelamAM tera mahinA sudhI temane pharIthI jelamAM rahevuM paDayuM. bhAratIya svAtaMtryanI laData daramiyAna A prakAranI vividha sajAo bhogavI temaNe potAnA niSThAvAna, svataMtra senAnI tarIkenA vyaktitvano paricaya Apyo. mahApuruSonA samAgama ane sAnnidhyamAM : AjhAdInI prApti pahelAM ane vizeSa karIne AjhAdInI prApti pachI rASTrIya kakSAnA aneka mahApuruSonA samAgamamAM rahevAnuM saubhAgya temane prApta thayuM. prAraMbhamAM varSA, jalagAMva ane pUnAnI AjubAjunA jillAomAM temanuM mukhya kAryakSetra rahyuM. ahIM teone vinobA bhAve, mahAtmA gAMdhIjI, kedAranAthajI, jamanAlAlajI bajAja, bALa gaMgAdhara TiLaka ane pro. jAju jevI aneka mahAna vyaktiono saMparka thayo. potAnA jIvanamAM viziSTa guNagrAhaka dRSTi keLavI hovAne lIdhe sevA, sAdAI, pAradarzaka prAmANikatA, vyaktigata jIvananI kaDaka zista, ucca pavitra vicAro, ahiMsA, svArthAtyAga ane samUhakalyANanI bhAvanA jevA mAnavamAMthI mahAmAnava banAvanArA sadguNo temaNe potAnA jIvanamAM AtmasAt karyA. traNa dAyakAo uparAMta vividhalakSI racanAtmaka kAryomAM ane rASTrIya AMdolanomAM mahattvapUrNa sevAo ApavA chatAM pada, pratiSThA ke paisAnI temaNe kadI lAlasA rAkhI nahIM. eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu AjhAdI pachI pradhAna ke rAjyapAlanuM pada svIkAravAne badale samAja-sevAmAM ane rAhatakAryomAM temaja tyArapachI jaina samAjanI ekatAnA kAryamAM ja teo agresara rahyA. potAnuM vyaktitva miTAvI samaSTimAM samAI javAnI temanI A laganI ghaNI tIvra hatI, tethI kauTuMbika jIvanamAM teo mAtra khapa pUrato ja rasa letA. temanAM dharmapatnI zrImatI rAjakumArI eka pavitra, pativratA ane sevAniSTa sannArI hatAM. temaNe rAMkAjIne khUba khUba sahakAra Apyo. rAjakumArIjIe varSA, vimaLA ane zaziza ema traNa

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sevA-saujanya mUrti zrI RSabhadAsa rAMkA 225 putrIo ane rAjendra nAme eka putrane janma Apyo hato. jyArathI temano ekano eka putrI rAjendra nAnI bImArIthI ja mRtyu pAmyo tyArathI temanA hRdaya para vajapAnatulya du:kha paDyAno anubhava thayo ane magaja upara eka prakAranI kAyamI asara thaI gaI. AvA kasoTInA samaye paNa rAMkAjIe pote to khUba ja zAMti ane samatA jALavI rAkhyAM hatAM ane A duHkhadAyaka viyoganA prasaMgane paNa bhagavadbhaktinA avasaramAM pheravI nAkhyo hato. A prasaMga satsamAgama dvArA temaNe prApta karelA prauDha vivekajJAnanI saune pratIti karAve che. sevAnuM vizALa kSetra : temanAmAM sevA, karuNA ane anukaMpAnA saMskAra janmajAta hatA. teo koInuM paNa duHkha joIne dravI jatA. temAM vaLI vAraMvAra zrI jamanAlAlajI bajAja ane zrI vinobA bhAve sAthe vardhA mukAme temane rahevAnuM banyuM. AthI sevA karavAnI temanI bhAvanA vadhAre dRDha thaI. AjhAdI pahelAMnAM varSomAM A bhAvanAe mukhyatve svataMtratAsaMgrAmamAM sakriyapaNe gAMdhIjInA vicAro pramANe cAlavAnuM svarUpa lIdhuM, kAraNa ke rAjakIya svataMtratA vinA bhAratane Arthika svataMtratA prApta nahIM thaI zake ema temane lAgatuM. temanI sevAvRtti prAraMbhanAM varSomAM mukhyatve khAdInA pracAraprasAramAM, gausevAne lagatAM anekavidha kAryomAM, harijanonA utkarSanAM kAmomAM ane tyArapachI kasturabA-smAraka ane gAMdhI-smArakanAM kAryomAM prakaTa thaI. vividha prakAranAM rAhatanAM kAryomAM teoe ApelI sevAo kharekhara prazaMsanIya ane advitIya che. A rAhatakAryo duSkALapIDita manuSyo mATe hoya, dharatIkaMpane lIdhe UbhI thaI gayelI paristhiti saMbaMdhI hoya ke ativRSTi athavA pUrane lIdhe UbhI thaI hoya, rAMkAjI temanA sAthIdAro sAthe dIna-du:khiyAMne madada karavA avazya pahoMcI jAya. mahArASTra ane bihAranI dukALomAM, gujarAtanA pUrapIDitonAM kAryomAM ke rAjasthAnanI bhayaMkara duSkALanI paristhitimAM teo agresara rahyA. bihAranA duSkALa vakhate zrI jayaprakAzajInI apIlane dhyAnamAM laI teoe aneka kAryakarono sahayoga prApta karI, muMbaImAM mahAvIra kalyANakendrano prAraMbha karyo. A saMsthA dvArA lAkho lokone anAjanI, kapaDAMnI ane vasavATanI bAbatomAM abhUtapUrva ane aitihAsika kahI zakAya tevo sahayoga ane mArgadarzana maLyAM. Ane lIdhe samasta bhAratamAM temanA ananya sevAbhAvanI suvAsa prasarI ane saMsthAne paNa A kAryothI bhAratanI eka agragaNya sevA-saMsthA tarIkenuM sthAna prApta thayuM. bhArata jena mahAmaMDaLa jenonI eka agragaNya saMsthA che. I. sa. 1946 thI teoe A saMsthAnA kAryamAM rasa levA mAMDyo. temanA hRdayamAM jenonI ekatA mATe atyaMta prabaLa bhAvanA hatI. 1948mAM temaNe "jaina jagata"nuM saMpAdanakArya saMbhALyuM. teo A saMsthAmAM vizeSa rasa levA lAgyA, te pahelAM ciraMjIlAla baDajAtyA tenuM kAma saMbhALatA. rAMkAjIno utsAha, kAryakuzaLatA ane niSThA A kAmamAM evAM to asarakAraka nIvaDyAM ke thoDA vakhatamAM saMsthAnA pradhAnamaMtrI tarIke temanI varaNI karavAmAM AvI. | 8 | arvAcIna jaina jyotidharo

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226 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo 1949nA maMDaLanA madrAsa khAtenA adhivezanamAM teo pramukha cUMTAyA hatA ane aneka sAmAjika kAryakaronA sahakArathI saMsthAnA navA sabhyo-sAmAnya ane AjIvanabanAvavAnA kAryamAM teo lAgI gayA. "jaina jagata" mAsikamAM paNa sArA lekhako lekho mokalavA lAgyA. A rIte thoDAM ja varSomAM jaina samAjanA eka agragaNya, adhikRta, praDha, pracArAtmaka ane asAMpradAyika mAsika tarIke tenI gaNatarI thavA lAgI. tenuM bAhyAMtara svarUpa paNa kalAtmaka ane AkarSaka banI gayuM. 15-17 varSanA satata khaMta ane parizramathI temaNe muMbaImAM vasatA dhImAna, zrImAna ane guNavAnono prema ane sahakAra ekacakrIpaNe saMpAdana karI lIdho. 1958thI teoe muMbaImAM sthAyI nivAsa ryo jethI A kArya teo khUba ja saraLatAthI, saphaLatAthI, zIghratAthI ane prazaMsanIyapaNe karI zakyA. A prakAre taiyAra thayelI muMbaInA jainonA paraspara sauhArdranI bhUmikAmAM bhagavAna mahAvIrano 2500mo nirvANa mahotsava AvI pahoMcyo. temanA jaina ekatAnA satprayatnonA pariNAme 1971-72 sudhImAM prabhu mahAvIranI 25mI nirvANa-zatAbdI sAmUhikapaNe UjavavA samAjamAM ekasUtratA AvI gaI ane jillA stare, prAMtIya stare ane rASTrIya stare samitionI racanA thaI. A nimitte zrI vinobA bhAve prerita samaNamUtta nAmanA sarvamAnya jaina graMthanI bhAratIya samAjane ane vizvane bheTa maLI. A eka mahAna aitihAsika kArya hatuM. mahotsavanA samasta kAryakalApamAM sauthI vadhAre utsAha ane kSetrakArya (field work) karavAnuM hoya zrI rAMkAjIne phALe jAya che, kAraNa ke muMbaI khAtenI mahotsavasamitinA maMtrI tarIke teo te mATe satata kAryazIla rahyA hatA. zrI. zAMtiprasAda sAhu tathA zrI. kasturabhAI lAlabhAInI udAra dRSTine lIdhe nirvANa-mahotsavanI ujavaNI dilhI ane muMbaInAM baMne mukhya kendro dvArA ghaNA pracAra-prasArane pAmI. A kAraNathI bhArata sarakAre bhAratamAM ane deza-videzamAM A mahotsavanI ujavaNIne mAnya rAkhI. pariNAme ujavaNI khUba bhavyatAthI thaI. kendrIya ane prAMtIya sarakAroe paNa potapotAnAM kSetromAM te ujavaNI pratye sahakAra ane saddabhAva darzAvyAM. sAhitya, zikSaNa, sevA, tIrthoddhAra, smArakonI racanA, navA sikkAo bahAra pADavA, kalAtmaka phoTAo, AlbamonuM prakAzana vagere anekavidha kAryo sArI rIte saMpanna thayAM. bhAratamAM tathA deza-videzomAM mahAvIra prabhunI 25 mI nirvANazatAbdI khUba utsAhapUrvaka ujavAI. satsAhityanuM prakAzana ane videzomAM prabhunA siddhAMtono pracAra-prasAra e A mahotsavanI viziSTa upalabdhi banyAM. tejasvI jaina vidyArthIone zikSaNanI sarva prakAranI sagavaDo pUrI pADavI ane garIba nirAdhAra mahilAone svAvalaMbI banAvavA mATe temaNe vividha Ayojano karyA. temAM "jena-gRhaudyoga" nAmanI saMsthAe paNa mahilAonA vikAsamAM eka viziSTa yogadAna ApyuM che. vidyArthIo ane yuvAnonA utkarSa mATenI temanI dhagaza apUrva hatI. yuvAzaktimAM teone deDha vizvAsa hato. dhana kamAvAnI kaLA" nAmanA pustaka dvArA temaNe AjIvikAnAM sAdhano prApta karavA aMge yuvAvargane sAruM mArgadarzana pUruM pADyuM

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sevA-saujanya mUrti zrI RSabhadAsa rAMkA 227 che. pUnA pAse jaina vidyApracAraka maMDaLa, cicavaDa ane ahamadanagara pAse cAMdavaDanI vagere aneka saMsthAonI sthApanA dvArA vidyArthIone zikSaNamAM AgaLa vadhavA mATenI suvidhAo ane tejasvI vidyArthIone skaoNlarazipa temaja sahayoga ane mArgadarzana maLatAM rahe tevI vyavasthA temaNe karI. aNuvrata AMdolanamAM paNa temaNe viziSTa ane samayocita sevAo ApI che. I. sa. 1967mAM AcAryazrI tulasIjInuM cAturmAsa amadAvAda mukAme thayuM. tyAre agravRta AMdolananuM netRtva saMbhALavAnI zrI rAMkAjIne vinaMtI karavAmAM AvI. teozrIe kahyuM ke jo zrI ravizaMkaradAdA tenuM pramukhapada saMbhALe to huM upapramukha tarIke kArya karavA taiyAra chuM. sevA-mUrti zrI ravizaMkaradAdAe tarata ja A kAryane svIkAryuM ane zrI rAMkAjIe potAnA kAryanI javAbadArI saMbhALIne kAryano prAraMbha karI dIdho. 1968 thI 1971 sudhInA cAra varSanA gALA daramyAna upAdhyakSa tarIke teoe Azvata AMdolanane bhAratabharamAM prasiddhi ApI hatI. A sAthe sAthe "aNuvrata' pAkSikanuM saMpAdana sucAru rIte lokapriya ane adhikRta dRSTithI karIne tene unnata ane bahujanamAnya sthitimAM mUkI dIdhuM. temanI sarvatomukhI kAryakuzaLatA ane kAma karavAnI satata dhagazano A pratyakSa purAvo che. svargArohaNaH Ama, satata pAMca dAyakA sudhI rASTranI, samAjanI ane jaina dharmanI ekatAviSayaka vividha sevAo dvArA eka samapita ane Adarza jIvana jIvIne rAMkAjIe tA. 10 Disembara, 1977nA roja pUnA mukAme zAMtipUrvaka dehatyAga karyo. teo potAnA jIvana dvArA AjanA yuvAvargane sevAno mArga cIMdhatA gayA che.

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33. muni zrI saMtabAlajI bhUmikA : prAcIna kALathI bhAratamAM rAjayakartAono varga kaSimuniono Adara karato; tathA satya, ahiMsA ane nyAyanItithI rAjaya calAvIne prajAnuM pAlana karato. saMtoe potAnA AtmakalyANanI sAthe sAthe samAjanA kacaDAyelA, garIba, abhaNa, vanavAsI vagere vargone temaja nArIsamAjane mArgadarzana, preraNA ane vAtsalya ApyAM che. A vargo sanmAnabharyuM jIvana jIvI zake e mATe saMtoe temane madadarUpa thavuM joIe ane e rIte samAjasevAmAM pravartavuM joIe, evI gAMdhIvAdI mAnyatA dharAvanAra gujarAtanA prasiddha jaina sAdhu zrI saMtabAlajI vIsamI sadInA eka viziSTa lokasaMta thaI gayA. janma-bAlyakALa : zrImad rAjacaMdra ane maharSi dayAnaMda sarasvatIne janma ApanAra morabI tAlukAnA ToLa gAme saMtabAlajIno janma vi. saM. 1960nA zrAvaNa suda pUnamane divase eka pratiSThita ane saMskArI kuTuMbamAM thayo hato. ToLa gAma TaMkArAthI cAra mAIla dUra che. temanuM mULa nAma zivalAla, pitAnuM nAma nAgajIbhAI ane mAtAnuM nAma motIbahena hatuM. mAtA-pitA pAsethI ane mosALamAM bALapaNathI ja emane 228

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muni zrI saMtabAlajI 229 sevA, bhakti, nItimaya jIvana ane paropakAranA saMskAra maLyA hatA. pAMcame varase pitAnuM avasAna thatAM, gujarAtI sAta copaDI sudhInuM zikSaNa mosALanA bhaktiparAyaNa vAtAvaraNamAM lIdhuM ane tera varSanI uMmare mAtuzrIne madadarUpa thavAnA hetuthI muMbaI kamAvA gayA. tyAM teo epha. ke. modI eNnDa sansa nAmanI peDhImAM mAsika pAMtrIsa rUpiyAnA pagArathI nokarImAM rahyA. prAmANikatA, khaMta, buddhikauzala ane nItiparAyaNatAthI emaNe pArasI zeThanuM hRdaya jItI lIdhuM; paNa pachIthI temanA eka muslima mitranA kAraNe enI peDhImAM rU. 150/- mAM kAma karavA lAgyA. navA zeThe temanA para pUro vizvAsa mUkyo ane bhAgIdArInuM nakkI karyuM; paNa emanuM hRdaya to satsaMga jhaMkhatuM hatuM. A arasAmAM gAMdhIvicArone apanAvanAra sudhAraka jaina sAdhu zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAjanuM muMbaImAM Agamana thayuM. temanAM vyAkhyAno yugadharma mahAvIra ane gAMdhIjInA dharmakAryano samanvaya karanArAM hatAM. e sAMbhaLI emanAmAM dIkSAno bhAva pragaTyo. mAtuzrInI ciravidAya pachI bahena tathA anya kuTuMbIonI rajA meLavIne morabImAM zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAjane haste dIkSA levAnI temanI icchA hatI. morabI rAjadhumAM te vakhate jaina munionI dIkSA para pratibaMdha mUkato kAyado hato. paraMtu zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAjanA pravacanamAM upasthita rahelA morabInA mahArAjA dIkSAnArthI zivalAlanI tejasvitAthI prabhAvita banyA; ane pratibaMdha dUra karyo. sane 1985nA poSa suda AThamane divase vizALa jaina-jainetara samudAyanI hAjarImAM ullAsa ane bhaktinA vAtAvaraNamAM temanI dIkSA saMpanna thaI. Ama teo cittamuni sAthe zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAjanA ziSya thaI, zivalAlamAMthI muni saubhAgyacaMdra banyA ane pAchaLathI 'saMtalAla' nAme prasiddhi pAmyA. * zAstra-abhyAsa ane viziSTa kRtasAdhanA : dIkSA pachInA pAMceka varSamAM to emaNe saMskRta, prAkRta, aMgrejI, hiMdI vagere bhASAono temaja nyAya, pramANa, tarka, sAhitya vagereno abhyAsa karI lIdho. jaina dharmanAM aneka zAstrono tathA duniyAnA mukhya mukhya dharmonAM zAstrono abhyAsa pUro karIne temaNe paMDitone ane guru nAnacaMdrajIne cakita karI dIdhA. teo zatAvadhAnI paNa banyA. ajameranA saMmelana prasaMge bhAratanA vidvAnoe temane "bhArataratna'nI upAdhithI navAjyA. potAnI cutasAdhanAnA bhAgarUpe temaNe AgamanAM gaMbhIra rahasyonuM ciMtana karI gujarAtI samAjane vi.saM. 1989 thI 1994 nA kALa daramyAna ghaNuM sAhitya samarpita karyuM. uttarAdhyayana, dazavaikAlika, AcArAMga ane Avazyaka A cAra mukhya sUtrone teoe saraLa tathA suMdara gujarAtI bhASAmAM parivartita karI mahAvIra prakAzana maMdira dvArA prakaTa karyA. pahelAM be sUtrone teoe padyamaya zailImAM "sAdhaka-sahacarI' rUpe rajU karyA. chellAM varSomAM tattvArthasUtrano gujarAtI padyAnuvAda 2jU karIne teoe mULa Agamane gujarAtI samAja sudhI pahoMcADavAnI eka viziSTa praNAlikAnuM suMdara anusaraNa karyuM. ane potAnI agAdha vidvattA ane kavitvano sahajapaNe paricaya karAvyo.

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230 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo * ekAMta sAdhanA ane saMpradAyathI alagatA : A badhuM karavA chatAM temanA AMtaramananI jhaMkhanA haju ekAMta sAdhanA karavAnI hatI. tethI narmadAnA pavitra taTe teoe eka varSa sudhI samana-kAjhanathI ekAMtavAsanI sAdhanA karI. sAdhanAkALa pUro thaze, je kiMI prakAza maLyo tenAthI prerAIne temaNe eka nivedana prakaTa karyuM. temAM temaNe potAnAM, dharmadaSTie samAjaracanAnA svapara kalyANamArganA patha para cAlavA mATenA keTalAka parivartanakArI vicAro pragaTa karyA. pariNAme pote je saMghamAM dIkSita banyA hatA te saMdhe emane sAdhu tarIke amAnya karI bahiSkRta karyA. paraMtu munizrI saMtabAlajI bhAratabharanA sAdhusamAjamAM eka evA sAdhupuruSa hatA ke je hajAro varSothI kheDAyelI ApaNI bhAratIya saMskRtimAMnA yugane anurUpa evA sArA aMzonuM sAtatya sAcavIne, vikRta ane binajarUrI aMzomAM parivartana karavAnI viziSTa dRSTi dharAvatA hatA. saMdhe bhale temane saMdhADA bahAra gayA, paNa emaNe apAra dhIraja rAkhI. teo pUrI AtmazraddhAthI jainadharmanA rmolika siddhAMto ane potAnA saMpradAyanA sAdhujIvananA AcAravicAra sAthenI dinacaryAnuM pAlana karatA rahyA. jaina sAdhu tarIke ja pAdavihAra, bhikSAcarI ane aparigraha sAthe potAnA nirdhArita lakSa tarapha teo AgaLa vadhatA ja rahyA. samAjasevAnA krAMtikArI prayogo : emanI jIvanadaSTi samAjathI alipta ke vimukha thaI dharmasAdhanA karavAnI nahotI. vyakti sAthe samAjanuM ane sva sAthe paranuM kalyANa thaI zake evI samAjasAdhanAnA teo puraskartA banyA. akhUTa saMkalpabaLanA prabhAvavaDe emaNe gujarAtanA bhAla naLakAMThA jevA taddana pachAta ane napANiyA pradezanAM gAmaDAMomAM navuM cetana, navo prakAza ane navajAgRtinuM bhAre moTuM mojuM phelAvyuM. garIbI, zoSaNa, anyAya, ajJAna ane rogathI grasta temaja zAhukArI ane jamInadArI prathAnI bhIMsathI gherAyelI, veThaprathAthI trAselI, vahema ane rUDhiparaMparAthI jakaDAyelI temaja AtmavizvAsa gumAvI beThelI hatAza janatAnI vacce temaNe atyaMta dhIraja ane mAtAnA jevA vAtsalyabhAvathI sevAnuM kAma karyuM. "sakaLa jagatanI banI janatA vatsalatA sahumAM revuM." e prArthanAnI paMktine sAmudAyika prArthanAmAM vyApaka rIte pracalita ane lokabhogya banAvI. racanAkAryanAM aneka kendro UbhAM karavAmAM prerakabaLa banyA ane emAM emaNe prANa pUryA. gAmaDuM, pachAta varga ane nArIjAtinI avahelanA dUra karI emanuM svamAna ane gaurava vadhe te mATe temane kendramAM rAkhIne A traNeyane saMgaThita karyA. sahakArI pravRtti, navI tAlImanuM zikSaNa, khAdI ane grAmodyoga, sudhArelI khetI ane gaupAlana paMcAyato, lavAdI prathAnI lokaadAlato, zuddhiprayoga samitio, mAtRsamAjo, auSadhAlayo, prAyogika saMgho, kheDUta-maMDaLo, gopAlaka-maMDaLo, zramajIvI grAmodyoga, majUramaMDaLa ema aneka saMsthAo ane racanAtmaka kAryonAM ThekaThekANe thANAM UbhAM karavAmAM saMtabAlajIe preraNA ane mArgadarzana ApyAM.

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muni zrI saMtabAlajI 231 parAdhIna gAmaDAM roTI, makAna, kapaDAM, zikSaNa, Arogya, nyAya ane rakSaNamAM svAvalaMbI bane te mATe saMtabAlajIe sapta svAvalAMbanano kAryakrama Apyo. zahero gAmaDAMne pUraka thAya te mATe temaNe zaherI samAjane grAmAbhimukha banAvanArA aneka bharacaka prayAso karyA. lokazAhI zAsana vyavasthA, ahiMsaka ane dhArmika dRSTie samAjaracanAne poSaka hovAthI lokazAhInI zuddhi ane saMgInatA mATe tene pUraka, preraka ane mArgadarzaka evAM cAlakabaLo nirmANa karavAnA temaNe bhagIratha prayatno karyA. potAnA zIla, saMyama ane tapanA prabhAvathI dIna-hIna grAmaprajAmAM AzAno saMcAra tathA zraddhA-baLa pedA karyA. grAmaprajAmAM pote kaMIka karI zake tema che tevI AtmazraddhAnuM bIjAropaNa karI tene beThI karI, eTaluM ja nahIM, potAne tuMbaDe ja pote taravAnuM che, evI sabhAnatA pragaTAvIne grAmajanatAne prArabdhavAdamAMthI bahAra lAvI puruSArtha ane parAkramI banAvI. 45 varSa sudhI A pradezanA prajAnA e ja eka mAtra preraka ane zraddheya puruSa tarIke mArgadarzana ApatA rahyA. emanI hUMphathI ane emanI ja rAhabarI nIce sthapAyelI saMsthAonI doravaNI taLe sAmAnya gaNAtA mANasoe asAmAnya gaNAya evAM kAmo karyA. Ama A pachAta pradezomAM pracaMDa vegathI navI daSTinuM netRtva AgaLa AvyuM. teo vahevAru vAstavikatAnI maryAdAo vIMdhIne, tAtkAlika lAbhahAninAM kATalAMthI tolavAnI vaNika vRttithI para rahIne, paristhiti-parivartana, vicAra-parivartana ane hRdaya-parivartana mATe acala rahIne avirata jhajhUmatA ja rahyA. parigraha, prANa ane pratiSThAne hoDamAM mUkIneya sAmAjika mUlyonI rakSA mATe potAnuM AkhuM jIvana emaNe kharcI nAkhyuM. samAjajIvananuM koI paNa aMga evuM nathI ke dharmadaSTie samAjaracanAnA emanA Adarzo ane vicArothI je aspRzya ke alipta rahyuM hoya. Arthika, sAmAjika, zaikSaNika, sAMskRtika, rAjakIya, dhArmika, naitika ane AdhyAtmika ema dareka kSetro emaNe navI keDIo pADIne te para prajAno padasaMcAra karAvyo. temaNe anyAyano ahiMsaka pratikAra ane satya, nyAya temaja premanI prasthApanA mATe satyAgrahanA abhinava prayogo karyA. sAmAjika kalyANa mATe tapazcaryAne sAmAjika svarUpa ApyuM. jaina dharmanI vyaktigata karmanirjarAne tapa dvArA sAmUhika karmanirjarAnI dizA cIMdhI. Ama svapakalyANanA pathapradarzaka tarIke temaNe eka navuM ja pradAna karyuM. teozrI kahetA ke sAdhusamAje, nAtajAta, koma, pradeza ke dharmanA bhedabhAvothI upara UThIne vizvazAMtinA hitamAM sakriya banavuM joIe. dezabharamAM paribhramaNa karyA bAda munizrI saMtabAlajI potAnI aMtima bhAvanA pramANe mahArASTranA thANA jillAmAM Avela cicaNa mukAme mahAvIranagara-AMtararASTrIya kendra khaDuM karavA mAgatA hatA. AthI teo sthiravAsa karIne tyAM ja rahyA ane chevaTe

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232. arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo tyAM ja kALadharma pAmyA. e divasa hato 26mI mArca, 1982 ne zukravArano. mahArASTramAM ghera ghera jenAM maMgala vadhAmaNAM thatAM hatAM evA guDI paDavAnA divase saMtabAlajI svadhAma sidhAvyA. bhAratIya saMskRtinA keTalAka madhyayugIna saMtonI paraMparAne anusarIne teo saMtonA anuja saMtabAla banyA ane prajAne rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata, bhAgavatadharma, gItA temaja mahAvIranI AgamavANIne yugAnurUpa banAvI saMbhaLAvatA ja rahyA. Ama saune samAjoddhAranAM kAryo karavAnI preraNA ApatA rahyA. teo zrI janmajAta karmayogInA saMskAra laIne AvyA hatA tethI tyAgamArgano svIkAra karIne paNa svahitanI bhAvanA sAthe ni:spRhapaNe lokahitanAM kAryomAM mahAtmA gAMdhIjInI vicAradhArAne anusarIne teoe pravRtti karI. "janasevA te prabhunI sevA eha samaja visarAya nahIM' te emano jIvanasaMdeza ApaNe sadA smaraNamAM rAkhIe.

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34. dAnavIra zrI meghajIbhAI petharAja bALapaNa : bAlasahaja sAhasavRttithI prerAIne cha varSanI uMmare pataMga cagAvavA e bALaka jhADa upara caDhayo. paNa samatolapaNuM gumAvyuM ane dhabAka laIne nIce paDayo. Avo akasmAta moTe bhAge jIvaleNa ja nIvaDe. paNa vidhinA lekha kaMIka judA haze ane dhAtamAMthI bALaka UgarI gayo. e vakhate e bALake zuM vicAryuM haze ? ke have koI divasa UMce caDhavuM nahi ? nA, evuM vicAre to meghajI zAnA ? eNe to vicAryuM ke UMce to caDhavuM ja. AthI paNa vadhAre, paNa dRSTi vAstavikatAnI bhUmi para rAkhI sthira rahevuM. A hato A bALakanA jIvanano pahelo pATha ! I. sa. 1904 nI sAla, sapTembara mAsanI paMdaramI tArIkha. vikrama saMvata 1961 nI bhAdaravA suda chaTha ne guruvArano e zukanavaMto divasa. jAmanagarathI aDhAreka mAIla dUra AvelA DabAmAMMga gAmamAM tyAMnA eka jaina ozavAla petharAjabhAIne tyAM rANIbAInI kUkhe A meghajIno janma thayo. petharAjabhAIne sauthI moTI dIkarI lakSmI, pachI traNa putro anukrame rAyacaMda, meghajI ane vAghajI. 233

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234 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo petharAjabhAInI sthiti sAva sAdhAraNa, paNa zAkha moTI, dila to ethIye moTuM; dharmamAM apAra zraddhA. gAmaThI nizALamAM meghajI bhaNyA. nAnapaNathI ja enI kuzAgra buddhino saune paricaya thaI gayo. ramatagamatamAM pAMca copaDI pAsa karI dIdhI ane vidyArthI tarIkenI yazasvI kAmagIrIthI e agiyAra varSanI uMmare e ja skUlamAM mAsika ATha rUpiyAnA pagArathI zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. sAmethI mAgaNI AvI hatI. e jamAnAmAM zikSakanuM sthAna khUba ja AdarapAtra gaNAtuM. paNa zikSakanI nokarImAM ja jIvananuM pUrNavirAma mAnI le tevo meghajIno jIva na hato. nizALamAM laMDana, barlina, nyUyaoNrka, mombAsA jevAM nAma e bALakone bhaNAve. ethI emane saMtoSa na hato. emane to e badhAM sthaLo jAte jovAM hatAM. emanA manamAM e koDa jAgyA hatA ke huM kyAre paradeza jAuM, sAruM dhana kamAvuM ane kayAre mArA kuTuMba, samAja ane mA-bhomane nyAla karI dau? ATha rUpiyAnI nokarIthI karoDo rUpiyAnuM dAna karavA sarjAyela A vyaktinA aMtaramAM cena kema paDe? zikSaka tarIkenI nokarIne lIdhe gAmanAM pratiSThita kuTuMbo sAthe saMbaMdha thayelo. evA ja eka saMbaMdhane lIdhe emaNe AphrikA javAnuM nakkI karyuM. mAbApe haiyuM kaThaNa karIne saMmati ApI, paNa kahyuM ke jatAM pahelAM lagna karIne jA. mAbApanI AjJA anusAra meghajInAM lagna caudamA varSe moMghIbAI sAthe thaI gayAM. mAbApe jayAMtyAMthI karIne meghajI mATe TikiTanA paisA ekaThA karyA ane enI javAnI taiyArI karI. zikSakanI nokarImAMthI meghajIe rAjInAmuM ApyuM. paradezagamana : paMdara varSanA e meghajIe AphrikAnI saphare javA mATe muMbaInI dharatI para paga mUkyo. sAthe hatI saphara mATeno sarasAmAna ane paradeza kheDavAnA manorathanI mUDI. saurASTranI dharatInI bahAra prathama vAra paga mUkanAra medhajI, duniyAdArInI aTapaTI bAbatothI ane khaTapaTothI sAva ajANa hatA. AphrikA javA mATenI jarUrI vidhi patAvI, meghajI baMdare pahoMcyA. sTImara viSe pUchaparacha karavA sAmAna eka bAju goThavI te mAhitI meLavIne pAchA AvyA tyAM to sAmAnanI peTI ja guma ! kALajAmAM UMDo dhrAsako paDyo. eka bAju sTImara UpaDavAnI taiyArI hatI. yuvAna bAvaro banI gayo. badhAne pUchayuM, "mArI peTI kyAM ?" pAsaporTa, paisA, kapaDAM badhuM ja peTImAM. koInI sahAnubhUti to maLavAnI bAjue rahI. eka jaNe to uparathI ToNo mAryo, "bhAI, sAmAna sAcavavAnI trevaDa nathI to zuM joIne paradeza kheDavA nIkaLyA cho ?' yuvAnane hADohADa lAgI AvyuM. jarA jeTalI bedarakArI ane tenI ATalI moTI kiMmata cUkavavAnI ! e polIsane maLyo. doDadhAma karI, doDadhAma cAlu rahI ane sTImara UpaDI gaI; sTImaranI sAthe e yuvAnanAM paradeza javAnAM svapno paNa roLAI gayAM!

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dAnavIra zrI meghajIbhAI petharAja 235 hatAza vadane meghajIe vicAryuM : zuM have kadI paNa paradeza jaI nahi zakAya? mahAmahenate mAbApe TikiTanA paisA ekaThA karelA ane dIkaro paradeza jaIne puSkaLa dhana kamAI lAvaze, e svapno rasevatAM mAbApane zuM moM batAvIza ? zikSakanI nokarImAMthI to rAjInAmuM ApI dIdhuM hatuM. have zuM karavuM? gAmamAM javuM ke muMbaImAM ja rahI javuM? zuM karuM ane zuM nahi? thoDI vAre meghajIe potAnI jAtane saMbhALI lIdhI. Ama eka prasaMgathI jIvanamAM hAra mAnI levAya nahi. koI paNa bhoge A paradezanI yAtrA kheDavI ja joIe. A prasaMgathI ene jabaradasta pATha maLyo ke jIvananA patha para satata sAvaceta rahevuM. sAmAnya mAnavI saMjogone AdhIna thAya che paNa asAmAnya mAnavI to saMjogo para savAra thAya che. eNe vicAryuM : gAmamAM pAchuM javuM ane pharI prayatna karavo. gAmamAM koIne ma na batADAya evuM koI kharAba kAma to eNe karyuM nathI, pachI nAnama zAnI? potAnI bedarakArInI zikSA pote ja bhogavaze. ane yuvAna meghajI ghare AvyA. badhAne ghaDIbhara Azcarya thayuM. meghajIe mAMDIne vAta karI. paNa have zuM? meghajIe kahyuM, "prArabdha mArI kasoTI karI rahyuM che. huM jo hiMmata hArI jaIza to jiMdagI AkhI ahIM gAmaThI skUlamAM zikSaka tarIke ja kAma karavuM paDaze. paradeza javAnI AvI taka pharIpharIne maLavAnI nathI.' mAtApitA putranI mahattvAkAMkSA samajI zakyAM. ekAda ThokarathI putranI kArakirdIno aMta AvI jAya evuM to eya icchatAM na hatAM, paNa karavuM zuM? mAtAne e rAtro UMgha na AvI. Akhare mA te mA ! rANIbAIe savAre petharAjabhAI AgaLa darakhAsta mUkI. A dAgInA khare vakhate kAma na Ave to zuM karavAnA? petharAjabhAIe A darakhAsta kaDave mane svIkArI lIdhI. dAgInA gIro mUkIne meghajInI TikiTanI vyavasthA karI ane chevaTe I. sa. 1919 nA julAInI 18mI tArIkhe meghajIe mombAsAnI dharatI para paga mUkayo. dhaMdhAkIya pravRttio ane Arthika pragati : mombAsAnI eka jANItI peDhImAM meghajI nAmuM lakhanAra mahetAjI tarIke joDAyA. AvaDI moTI peDhInuM nAmuM mUMjhavI nAkhe tevuM hatuM. meghajIe to copaDo sudhdhAM joyo na hato. paNa bhAratano kinAro choDyo tyAre ja meghajIe manomana gAMTha vALelI ke nAma ane dAma kamAyA sivAya pAchuM vaLavuM nathI. nAmuM e koI paNa vepAru dhaMdhAnI cAvI che, e vAta meghajIe jANI lIdhI. eTale potAnI nokarIne mATe yogya nIvaDI zakAya tathA bhaviSyamAM pragati karI zakAya te mATe emaNe emanA mitra pAse nAmuM zIkhavA mAMDyuM. be-traNa mAsamAM to e nAmAmAM pAraMgata thaI gayA. vahelI savArathI sAMja sudhI dukAne jAya ane rAtre nAmuM zIkhe. emaNe jANI lIdhuM ke zista ane sAdhanA vagara sukha-samRddhi zakya nathI. emaNe e paNa joyuM ke vagara mahenate AvelI saMpatti evI ja rIte hAthamAMthI sarakI

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236 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo jAya che. saMpatti prApta karavI agharI che. paraMtu ene jALavI rAkhavI e ethIya adharuM che. temane pahele varSe vArSika rU. 250 no ane bIje varSe rU. 350 pagAra maLavAno hato. medhajIe to badhI ja bauddhika ane zArIrika zakti kAme lagADIne kAma karavA mAMDayuM. satata khaMta, cIvaTa ane prAmANikatAthI, divasa-rAta joyA sivAya e kAma kare. dhaMdhAnI AMTIghUMTI paNa zIkhI lIdhI. be varSa pUrAM thayAM. eka divasa zeThe emane bolAvyA. meghajIe vicAryuM ke kayAMka bhUla to nahi thaI gaI hoyane? zeThe kahyuM, "dhaNA mANaso to nokarInA be-cAra mahinAmAM ja pagAra vadhArAnI Tahela nAkhatA hoya che. tame to basa mUMgA mUMgA kAma karye ja jAo cho !'' "pagAra to lAyakAta pramANe maLe che, zeTha!'' meghajIe javAba Apyo, "hA, eTale to ame tamAro pagAra vadhAravAnuM nakkI karyuM che. A varSe tamAro pagAra vadhArIne vArSika paMdaraso rUpiyA karavAmAM Ave che," zeThe kahyuM. medhajIbhAI, hA have e medhajImAMthI medhajIbhAI banI cUkayA hatA. AzcaryathI avAk thaIne joI rahyA! peDhImAM saune mATe e carcAno viSaya banI gayA. ghare mAbApane A vAta jaNAvI. mAbApanI AMkho harSathI UbharAI gaI. medhajIbhAInuM vartana saunI sAthe mAyALu, nAnAthI moTA saune e game. aDhAra varSanA A yuvAnanA manamAM rahelI mahAnatAe saLavaLATa karyo. zuM AkhI jiMdagI nokarI ja karavAnI ? zuM ATalA mATe vatana choDayuM hatuM ? svataMtra dhaMdho karavAno taravarATa nokarI choDavAnuM kaheto. to, bIjI tarapha zeThiyAonA cAra hAtha ane sAthIo tathA nokarono adbhuta prema emane nokarImAM kheMcI rAkhato hato. eka tarapha svataMtra dhaMdhAnI anizcitatA dekhAtI hatI ane bIjI tarapha nokarImAM salAmatI jaNAtI hatI. A nokarImAM aDhI varSa pUrAM thayAM hatAM. Ama tribheTe AvelA A sAhahiMsaka yuvAne bhAratathI bolAvI lIdhelA bhAIo sAthenA saMpa, kuTuMbaniSThA ane aMgata puruSArtha para bharoso rAkhIne Akhare svataMtra vepAramAM jhukAvyuM. zubhecchako pAsethI rU. 185 jeTalI rakama bhegI karI traNe bhAIoe 'rAyacaMda bradharsa'nA nAme dhaMdho zarU karyo. jaththAbaMdha mAla lAvI chUTaka vece. sAthe sAthe gharaAMgaNe oNselina ane haraoNIla banAvI gAmaDe gAmaDe pharIne vece. prAmANika mahenata zuM nathI ApatI ? TUMka samayamAM ja temaNe nairobImAM eka dukAna ane pachI maLolamAM bIjI dukAna kholI. I. sa. 1930 nI AkharamAM 'eNlyuminiyama eNnDa inDasTriyala varksa limiTeDa ' nAmanuM kArakhAnuM nAkhyuM. thoDAM ja varSomAM nairobIthI thoDe dUra thIThA nadIne kinAre vaoNTala vRkSo ropAvI tenI chAlamAMthI TenIna kADhavAno vepAra vikasAvyo. Ama vividha vepAradhaMdhAono vikAsa karIne 1953

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dAnavIra zrI meghajIbhAI petharAja 237 sudhImAM 31 varSanI kArakirdI daramiyAna temaNe pUrva AphrikA ane bhAratamAM papa jeTalI limiTeDa kaMpanIo sthApI dIdhI. lakSmInI aDhaLaka kRpA hovA chatAM lakSmInA dAsa banavAnuM emane kyAreya pasaMda na hatuM. emanA paheravezamAM sAdagI ane vartanamAM namratA hatI. pariNAme emanA sAthIo ane hAtha nIce kAma karatA adhikArIo tathA karmacArIo temane eka vaDIla tarIke mAna ApatA ane sadAya emane vaphAdAra rahetA. e badhAnI sukhasagavaDanuM paNa e pUruM dhyAna ApatA. nivRttimArga tarapha: I. sa. 1944mAM vimAnanI musApharI daramyAna eka vakhata khUba AMcakAono anubhava thatAM teo vicAradazAmAM caDI gayA ane upArjana karelI vipula saMpattino kevI rIte sadupayoga karIne tene suvyavasthita karI nAkhavI teno temaNe nirNaya karI lIdho. A rIte janakalyANanI pravRttirUpI nivRttimArga tarapha teo vaLyA. nivRttinA samaye potAnA AphrikAnA samagra vepAradhaMdhAno kArabhAra emaNe zrI ge nAmanA eka anubhavI aMgreja sagRhasthane suparata kya hato. muMbaInI oNphisanI javAbadArI zrI. sI. yu. zAhane soMpI hatI. teo temanA muMbaI khAtenA dhaMdhAnuM ja nahi, paNa sAthe sAthe emanI bhArata khAtenI lAkho rUpiyAnI sakhAvatonuM saMcAlana paNa karatA hatA. temane temanA upara eka putra jeTalo prema hato. agAu paNa meghajIbhAI ghaNI vAra kahetA ke dhanano kevaLa saMcaya karavAthI e nirmAlya bane che; eno kSaya thAya che, sAthe eno saMcaya karanAranuM puNya paNa khalAsa thAya che. e ema paNa mAnatA ke mAtra dAna karavAthI mANasa puNyano adhikArI nathI thaI jato, eNe sevAkAryamAM sakriya rasa levo paNa jarUrI che. AvI mAnyatAvALA meghajIbhAIe have karmarUpI duniyAne tilAMjali ApI dAnarUpI dharma tarapha prayANa karyuM. dAnagaMga : sArvajanika kAryamAM madada karavAnI vyavasthita rItanI zarUAta 1936 nI sAlathI thaI. saurASTramAM duSkALa paDayo ane temAM madada karavA AphrikAmAM samitinI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI. meghajIbhAI A samitinA adhyakSapade hatA. A samitie ghaNuM moTuM bhaMDoLa ekaThuM karyuM. | meghajIbhAI dharma jaina hatA paNa emanuM valaNa sAMpradAyika na hatuM. e ema icchatA ke jenonA badhA saMpradAyo eka thAya ane saMgaThana sAdhe, paNa emanI e AkAMkSA siddha na thaI zakI. emaNe ozavALa jJAti mATe jAmanagaramAM borDiMga, nairobImAM kanyAzALA, thIkAmAM sabhAkhaMDa vagere banAvavAmAM sAro phALo Apyo hato. AmAM paNa jJAti pratyenA pakSapAta karatAM dharma pratyenI AsthA vizeSa hatI. emanA udgAra hatA : "mAnavajIvanane jainadharmanA ahiMsA ane aparigrahanA upadezanI Aje jeTalI jarUra che, teTalI kyAreya na hatI." jainadharma vizvadharma banavAnI yogyatA dharAve che, ema teo aMta:karaNapUrvaka mAnatA. 1957mAM muMbaImAM maLelA zrI jaina zvetAMbara pariSadanA vIsamA adhivezanamAM emaNe emanA A vicAro rajU karyA hatA.

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238 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo emanA dAnano moTo pravAha I. sa. 1944mAM dhaMdhAmAMthI nivRtta thayA pachI cAlu thayo. tyAra pahelAM emaNe ghaNI jagyAe dAna ApelAM hatAM. dAna bAbata teo mAnatA ke nAnAM nAnAM dAna ApIne zaktine veDaphI nAkhavI na joIe. suvyavasthita yojanA mATe moTuM dAna ApI koI navI ja saMsthA ke vyavasthA UbhI karavAmAM emane vadhu rasa hato. nAma ke kIrti kamAvA ke mAna vagere maLe te mATe dAna karavAmAM e mAnatA na hatA. dAna lenAra vyakti ke saMsthAne nIcuM jovuM paDe evI rIte kyAreya dAna e na karatA. je samAja vAtAvaraNamAM e rahetA, je samAjamAMthI e AvyA hatA e samAjane ane mA-bhomane upayogI thavAya evI keLavaNI ane Hoiloil (4445 H614 (In Educational and Medical-Relief Donations) ApavAmAM emane vizeSa rasa hato. 1947mAM bhArata svataMtra thayuM tyArathI, saurASTra enA pachAtapaNAthI AgaLa Ave e khAsa jovuM hatuM. sarakArI yojanAmAM sIdhI madada karavAne badale e yojanA zarU karIne pachI sarakAra vyavasthita calAve te mATe tene soMpI devAnuM ne vadhu pasaMda karatA. sarakArano ane lokono phALo je yojanAmAM bhaLatAM e yojanAmAM moTI sahAya karavAnuM emane vadhAre pasaMda paDatuM. moTI rakamanA dAna mATeno nirNaya e bahu ja TUMkA samayamAM ane chatAM khUba vicArIne letA. - teo avAranavAra vatanamAM AvatA. te vakhatanA saurASTranA mukhya pradhAna DhebarabhAI sAthe emane ThIka ThIka paricaya hato. saurASTramAM jAmanagaramAM meDikala kaoNleja zarU karavA mATe rUpiyA sAITha lAkhanA dAnanI khAtarI emaNe eka ja kalAkanI carcAne aMte ApI dIdhI hatI. - I. sa. 1954nA gALAmAM eka paNa divasa evo nathI gayo ke meghajIbhAInA dAnathI saurASTranA koI ne koI gAmamAM navI saMsthAnA zilAropaNanA samAcAra vartamAnapatromAM AvyA na hoya. . saurASTramAM Thera Thera prAthamika zALAnAM makAno, pachAta varganA vidyArthIo mATe Tekanikala skUla ane chAtrAlaya, prasUtigRha, hoMspiTala, TAunahaoNla, strIvikAsa gRha, bAlagRha, raktapittiyA haoNspiTala, vAcanAlayo, nasiMga TreiniMga kaoNleja, anAthAzrama, senoToriyama, aMdhavidyAlaya, vAnaprasthAzrama, derAsaro, upAzrayo, bhojanAlayo, kalA ane vijJAnanI kaoNlejo, kAyado ane vANijyanI kaoNlejo, Tekanikala kaoNleja, TI. bI. haoNspiTala vagere vividha pravRttiomAM meghajIbhAIe chUTe hAthe dAna ApyuM. eka vakhata javAharalAla neharu emane ghera padhAryA. jatI vakhate emanA hAthamAM meghajIbhAIe eka parabIDiyuM mUkyuM. neharujIe vicAryuM ke kaMIka darakhAsta ke phariyAda haze. parabIDiyuM tyAM ja kholyuM ane joyuM to kamalA neharu smAraka haoNspiTala mATe eka lAkha rUpiyAnA dAnano ceka hato ! amadAvAdamAM rAjyapAlazrI sAthenI prathama mulAkAtamAM ardhA kalAkanI carcAne aMte meghajIbhAIe kensara haoNspiTala mATe sADA sAta lAkha rUpiyAnA dAnanI icchA darzAvI.

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dAnavIra zrI meghajIbhAI petharAja samAjasevAnAM AvAM kAryo pAchaLa saurASTra-gujarAtamAM ApelA dAnanI rakama rUpiyA eka karoDathI paNa vadhu thAya che, bhArata-AphrikAmAM ApelA dAnanI kula rakama paNa doDheka karoDathI upara jAya che. uparAMta, A mATe sthapAyelAM TrasTomAMthI thatI Avaka niyamita rIte dAnamAM vaparAtI rahe te to judI. 239 laMDanamAM te vakhatanA hAIkamizanara jIvarAja mahetA sAthenI carcA bAda vallabhavidyAnagaramAM meDikala kaoNleja UbhI karavA mATe eka lAkha daza hajAra sTarliMga pAunDanA dAnanI ophara emaNe karelI. vidyAnagaranA sUtradhAro keTalIka muzkelIone lIdhe emanI A opharano lAbha laI na zakayA. meghajIbhAInI eka khAsiyata hatI ke e potAnI zakti bahAranI koI yojanA ghaDatA nahi. cAhe vepAra hoya ke sakhAvata hoya. AphrikAmAM paNa prAthamika zALAo zarU karAvI. pustakAlayo kholyAM, aneka bALakone phI ane pustakonI madada karI. Ama emanI udAra sakhAvatono lAbha tyAMnA sthAnika lokone paNa Apyo. 1943mAM baMgALamAM kAramo dukALa paDayo, tyAre AphrikAmAM vasatA bhAratIyoe pacAsa hajAra pAunDa jevI jaMgI rakama ekaThI karIne mokalAvI. temAM paNa meghajIbhAIno phALo--tana, mana, dhanathI-ghaNo moTo hato. phALo ekaTho karavA jatAM mAna-apamAnanA prasaMgo Ave e, teo sahaja rIte gaLI jatA. vaLI phALo potAnAthI ja zarU kare. ane pote moTI rakama lakhe eTale anya loko pAsethI paNa svAbhAvika rIte ja moTI rakama maLI jatI. AphrikAmAM gAMdhI memoriyala ekaeNDemI sosAyaTI mATe emano tana-mana-dhanano phALo ghaNo moTo hato. kenyAmAM bhAgye ja evI koI sArvajanika zALA ke haoNspiTala haze jemAM emano vattoocho phALo na hoya. tyAMnA vidyArthIone ucca zikSaNa mATe paradeza mokalavAmAM tathA ziSyavRttio ApavAmAM paNa e madada karatA. lagabhaga cAra lAkha ziliMga jeTalI rakama A ziSyavRttio pAchaLa kharcAI hatI. dAna ApatI vakhate meghajIbhAInA mananA bhAva kevA rahetA hatA te emaNe eka vakhata uccArelA emanA ja zabdomAM joIe : "huM eka gAmaDAmAMthI AvuM chuM. varSo pahelAM AjIvikA mATe paradeza gayelo ane IzvaradayAthI vyApArI pravRttimAM phaLIbhUta thayo chuM. huM mAnuM chuM ke mArI kamANI e mAtra mArI nathI, paNa mArA rASTranA bhAIbahenono tathA je dezamAM meM mukhyatve Arthika vyavasAya karelo che te dezanA vatanIono paNa emAM hisso che. huM sArvajanika kAryomAM zakti mujaba madada karIne teono hisso ja cUkavI rahyo chuM. emAM koInA upara upakAra nathI karato paNa mArI pharaja bajAvuM chuM.' jIvanamAM AvI namratA ane udAratA dAkhavIne teoe mahAtmA gAMdhIjInI TrasTIzipa bhAvanAne mUrtimaMta banAvavAno

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240 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo prayatna karyo. tatvArthasUtranA sAtamA adhyAyamAM dAnanI AvI vyAkhyA ApelI che: 'AnuprArthe svastha atisa: vAnam ' arthAt ApanAra ane lenAra baMnenuM kalyANa kare evI rIte nyAyapUrvaka kamAyeluM dhana sahaja rIte ApI de te dAna-A sUtra jANe-ajANe emaNe keTaluM yathArtha rIte ane atyaMta udAratAsahita AcarI batAvyuM che ! aMgata jIvana ane anaMtanI yAtrA: meghajIbhAInA ghaDataramAM, jIvana vikAsamAM, dAnapravRtti vageremAM emanAM kuTuMbIjanono phALo nAno-sUno na hato. meghajIbhAInA pitA petharAjabhAI vAra-tahevAre sagAM-snehIone potAnA ghera notaratA. emanI sarabharA karavAmAM emane AnaMda Avato. temanAM prathama patnI moMghIbAI ghaNAM sevAbhAvI hatAM. I. sa. 1924mAM emane tyAM putrIno janma thayo. enuM nAma pADyuM suzIlA. pachI to moMghIbAInI tabiyata naramagarama rahevA lAgI. bahu upacAra karavA chatAM emaNe 1930mAM emanA nazvara dehano tyAga karyo. 26 varSanA meghajIbhAI mATe A ghA khUba kAramo hato. paNa chevaTe che varSanI suzIlAne mAtAnI ane gharamAM gRhiNInI jarUra anivArya jaNAtAM 1932nI Akhare emanAM lagna maNibahena sAthe thayAM. maNibahena patinA dareka kAryamAM UMDo rasa letAM ane patine protsAhana ApatAM. maNibahena dvArA temane cAra putrIo ane be putronI prApti thaI. jenAM nAma anukrame mInaLa, jayA, sumItA, uSA, bipIna ane anaMta pADavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. vepAramAM ATalo badho vikAsa thavA chatAM kuTuMba tarapha e pUratuM lakSa ApatA. bALakonA abhyAsamAM ane saMskArasiMcanamAM e jhINavaTathI rasa letA. darekane ruci pramANe yogya keLavaNI ApI ane darekanAM yogya ThekANe lagno karyA. dIkarIone paNa dIkarA jeTalI ja keLavaNI ApavI joIe ema e mAnatA hatA. ghare AvyA pachI kuTuMba sivAyanI bAbatomAM na chUTake ja rasa letA. garIbo mATe phakta rojIroTIno ja vicAra karI teo aTakI jatA na hatA. te jANatA hatA ke abhaNa lokonA hAthamAM game teTalI Avaka jaze to paNa te veDaphAI javAnI che. eTale AvakanI sAthe emanI keLavaNI ane raheNIkaraNI paNa sudhare te mATe teo banatuM badhuM karatA. nivRtti pachInAM cAra varSa emaNe moTe bhAge bhAratamAM gALyAM hatAM. A arasAmAM teo rAjasabhAnA sabhya paNa thayA hatA. emane mana nivRttino artha nikriyatA na hato. paraMtu aMgata lAbhane badale bahujanahitAya kAma karavuM e hato. e samaye sakhAvato mATenA TrasTanuM saMcAlana e khUba kALajIpUrvaka karatA. pharaja ane niyamitatAnI emanI bhAvanA adbhuta hatI. teo potAnA mobhA karatAM sAdagIne vadhu mahattva ApatA. laMDanamAM gharanI moTara hovA chatAM oNphise javA teo bhUgarbha Trenano ja upayoga karatA.

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dAnavIra zrI meghajIbhAI petharAja 241 emanAmAM sUkSma vinodavRtti paNa hatI. teo vAtAvaraNamAM haLavAza paNa lAvI zakatA. zrI gohela, zrI sI. yu. zAha vagere jevA bAhoza sAthIo emane maLyA hatA. aMtima divaso : meghajIbhAInuM Arogya ekaMdare sAruM rahetuM, to paNa bhAvinAM eMdhANa maLI gayAM hoya tema e chelle chelle kahetA ke, "hamaNAM to Arogya sAruM che. paNa 60 varSa thayA pachI zuM thaze te kema kahI zakAya ?' ane banyuM paNa evuM ja. tArIkha 30-7-1964 ne guruvAre savAre rojanA krama mujaba e vahelA UThI gayA. potAnI meLe cA karI ane maNibahenanI sAthe besIne pIdhI. dasa vAge gabharAmaNa thavA lAgI. DaoNkaTara AvyA, tapAsIne davA ApI. agiyAra vAge kaoNphI pIdhI. paNa tyArapachI ekAeka tabiyata lathaDatI gaI. hRdayarogano humalo thaI cUkyo hato. vadhu kaMIka ilAja kare tyAra pahelAM poNA bAra vAge e nazvara dehane choDI cAlI nIkaLyA. e gayA, paraMtu pAchaLa adbhuta suvAsa mUkatA gayA. maNibahene tyAre manobaLa dAkhavI, emaNe AdarelAM kAryo-TrasTo vyavasthita cAle te jovAmAM potAnuM mana parovyuM. emanI pAchaLa koI smAraka racavAnI paNa emaNe rajA na ApI, kAraNa ke emaNe AdarelAM kAryo e ja emanAM sAcAM smAraka hatAM. meghajIbhAI phAunDezana taraphathI kenyA sarakArane tabIbI ane zikSaNa kendro vadhAravA mATe eka lAkha pAunDa ApavAnI jAherAta karavAmAM AvI. mahAna puruSo emanAM kAryothI ja amara bane che. meghajIbhAI AvA eka mahAna sevAbhAvI, udyamI, dAnavIra ane svAzrayI puruSa hatA.

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35. viziSTa sAhityakAra zrI jayabhikhuM janma ane bAlyakALa : zrI. jayabhikhuno janma vi. saM. 1964nA jeTha vada 13 ne zukravAra tA. 26 jUna 1908 nA roja savAranA sAta vAge temanA mosALa vIMchiyA(saurASTra)mAM thayo hato. temanA pitAzrInuM nAma vIracaMda hemacaMda desAI ane mAtAnuM nAma pArvatIbAI hatuM. cAra varSanI uMmare temanI mAtAnuM avasAna thayuM hatuM. bALapaNamAM ja mAtA gujarI javAthI zrI. jayabhikhunuM bALapaNa temanA mosALa vIMchiyAmAM vItyuM hatuM. zrI. jayabhikhkhanuM mULa vatana saurASTranuM sAyalA (lAlA bhagatanuM) gAma hatuM. temanAM traNa nAma hatAM : kuTuMbamAM teo "bhIkhAbhAI'nA hulAmaNA nAmathI oLakhAtA, nehIomAM teo "bAlAbhAI' tarIke jANItA hatA ane sAhityakAra tarIke janatA temane "jayabhikhu'nA takhallusathI oLakhe che. - zrI. jayabhikhkhae prAthamika abhyAsa vIjApura pAse AvelA varasoDAmAM ane aMgrejI traNa dhoraNa sudhIno mAdhyamika abhyAsa amadAvAdanI TyuToriyala hAIskUlamAM karelo. pachI teo muMbaI khAte sva. AcAryazrI vijayadharmasUrijIe sthApela saMsthA zrI. vIra tattva prakAzaka maMDaLamAM dAkhala thayA hatA. kAzI, AgrA ane chevaTe gvAliyara 242

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viziSTa sAhityakAra zrI jayabhikhkhuM 243 rAjyamAMnA vanazrIthI bharapUra zivapurImAM emaNe ATha-nava varSa sudhI saMskRta, hiMdI, gujarAtI ane aMgrejI bhASAno abhyAsa karyo. lagna tathA sAhityakAra tarIkenI kArakirdIno prAraMbha : temanAM lagna tA. 13-5-1930nA roja zrI. vijayAbahena sAthe thayAM hatAM. temanuM takhallusa temanA ane temanI patnInA nAmanA sumeLathI banyuM che. vijayAbahenamAMthI "jaya' zabda ane bhIkhAlAlamAMthI " bhikhu' zabda, ema baMne zabdo maLIne "jayabhikhu" zabda banyo che. zrI. jayabhikhkhanA jIvanamAM eka prakAranI mastI ane sAhasikatA dekhAya che. potAnA ghaDatara viSe teo mAnatA hatA ke bhaNatara karatAM gurujanonI sevAnA badalAmAM maLelI premAziSa, vAcana karatAM vizALa duniyA sAtheno jIvaMta paricaya ane pustaka karatAM prakRti dvArA maLelI preraNA vadhu kAryakSama nIvaDI che. jayabhikhune "sarasvatIcaMdra' graMtha priya hato. sAhityakAra banavAnI preraNA temaNe mukhyapaNe zrI. govardhanarAma tripAThI pAsethI lIdhI hatI. sane 1933mAM lekhaka tarIkeno vyavasAya zarU karyo tyArathI zrI jayabhikhu amadAvAdamAM rahetA hatA. temanA vyavasAyI jIvanane ghATa ApavAmAM nIce jaNAvelI bAbate agatyano bhAga bhajavyo che : teo "nyAyatIrtha'nI parIkSA ApavA kalakattA gayA hatA ane keniga sTrITamAM UtaryA hatA. abhyAsa pUro thato hovAthI bhAvi jIvanano vicAra karavAno samaya AvI pahoMcyo hato. temaNe A traNa nirNayo lIdhA : (1) nokarI karavI nahIM. (2) paitRka saMpatti levI nahIM. (3) kalamanA Azare jIvavuM. "sarasvatIne khoLe mAthuM mUkanAra jo thoDoka saMtoSI ane sahanazIla hoya to mAtA sarasvatI enI pUrepUrI bhALa rAkhyA vinA rahetI nathI." zrI. jayabhikhunI AvI deDha zraddhA hatI ane temanuM potAnuM jIvana e vAtanI sAkSI pUre che. zrI. jyabhikhunuM prAraMbhika jIvana patrakAra tarIke pasAra thayuM. varSo lagI emanI vedhaka kalame "jena jyoti" tathA "vidyArthI nAmanAM sAmayikomAM lekho lakhAtA rahyA. uparAMta gujarAtanA dainika "gujarAta samAcAramAM khUba khyAti pAmela "ITa ane imArata', bAla sAptAhika "jhagamaga' temaja akhaMDa AnaMda, janakalyANa, gujarAta, TAimsa vageremAM paNa teo yathAvakAza lakhatA. zrI. jayabhikhunI lekhanazailI sAva anokhI hatI. kathAprasaMga nAno ke najIvo hoya, paNa jo emAM mAnavatAnuM tatva hoya to teo sahaja rIte temAMthI virATa sarjana karI zakatA. zrI. jayabhikhu emanI AgavI zailI mATe jANItA hatA. temanI navalakathAo jaino ane jainetaromAM pUrato Adara pAmI cUkI hatI. temanI eka navalakathA paMdara ke vIsa vakhata vAMcanArA paNa Aje maLI Ave che. temanI vArtAo kannaDa ane telugumAM paNa anudita thaI hatI. emanAM tera pustakone to bhArata sarakAra ane gujarAta sarakAranAM pAritoSiko paNa maLyAM che.

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244 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo teozrIne gujarAtI bALasAhityakAromAM eka agraNI gaNI zakAya, kAraNa ke teoe te sAhityane taddana anokhI, alabhya ane pUrve nahIM prApta karelI evI dRSTi ane dizA ApyAM. A kArya karavAmAM teone naisargika kaLAkAranI bakSisa che, jemAM teo potAnA puruSArthathI cokasAI, sAvadhAnI ane anubhava umere che. pariNAma e Ave che ke bALakonA jIvananA ghaDatara mATe Avazyaka jJAnanI sAthe sAthe masta ane nirdoSa gammata paNa temAM umerAtAM sonAmAM jANe sugaMdha bhaLe che! - zrI. jayabhikhu jAte kalamanI kamANI upara AvyA che. emaNe bIjA kalAkArone te upara jIvatA karyA che. sAhityamAM paNa koI sAMkaDA vADAmAM purAvAne badale teo potAnI AgavI mastIthI rahyA. emane potAnA mRtyuno saMketa sAMpaDyo hato. chelle potAnA parivArane temaNe A saMdezo Apyo hato : sahue agarabattI jevuM jIvana jIvavuM." zrI. jayabhikhkhanuM avasAna 1969nI 24mI Disembare thayuM. gujarAtanA saMsakArajagatano eka AdhArastaMbha tUTI gayo. "dIve dIvo peTAya' e kahevata anusAra zrI. jayabhikhkhanA suputra DaoN. kumArapALa desAIe ghaNI nAnI uMmare lekhaka, prAdhyApaka, patrakAra ane vaktA tarIke moTI nAmanA meLavI che. zrI. jayabhikhkhanA hRdayamAM zIla ane Adarza caritra mATenI tamannA hatI. temanuM sAhitya paNa e ja bhAvanAonuM poSaka che. jayabhikhkhanA avasAna pachI jayabhikhu sAhitya TrasTa dvArA emanAM pustako pragaTa thatAM rahyAM che. sAhityaracanA : AjIvana sarasvatInA upAsaka rahIne jayabhikhue mA gurjarInAM caraNomAM nAnAmoTA lagabhaga 300 graMtha samarpita karyA che, jemAM nIce jaNAvelA graMtho mukhya che: (1) jena bAla graMthAvalI zreNI 1-2 (2) mahApuruSonAM caritro-bhagavAna mahAvIra, AcArya buddhisAgarasUri, upAdhyAya zrI premavijayajI tathA zrI rAjendrasUri smAraka graMtha. bIjA aneka dharmAtmAo ane saMtonAM caritro temaNe bALa-vRddha saune vAMcavA game tevI rocaka zailImAM lakhyAM che. pahelAM ema mAnavAmAM AvatuM ke jaina kathAomAM mAtra zuSka tyAga-vairAgya athavA mAtra kAlpanika paurANika hakIkatonuM ja nirUpaNa hoya che. zrI. jayabhikhunI kalamanA kasaba gujarAtabharamAM A mAnyatAne pheravI nAMkhI ane jaina kathAsAhitya gujarAtanI samasta janatA have hoMzathI vAMcavA lAgI. Ama jayabhikhue kathAsAhityanA mAdhyama dvArA jaina dharmanI prabhAvanAnuM prazaMsanIya kArya karyuM che. chellAM thoDAM varSothI temanA suputra DaoN. kumArapALa desAIe jayabhikhu TrasTanA mAdhyamathI surucipUrNa ane saMskArapreraka sAhityanA pracAra-prasAranuM kArya cAlu rAkhyuM che.

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4 - 36. zrAvaka-ziromaNi sAhu zrI zAMtiprasAdajI * bALapaNa ane bhaNatara : 20mI sadImAM thayelA uttama jaina saddagRhasthonI prathama haroLamAM jemanuM nAma potAnI guNAtizayatAne lIdhe sahajapaNe zobhe che tevA dharma, artha, kAma ane mokSane aviruddhapaNe saphaLatApUrvaka sAdhanAra AdaraNIya zreSThIvarya zrI zAMtiprasAdajIno janma tA. 22-5-1911 nA roja najIbAbAdamAM thayo hato. temanI janmabhUmi najIbAbAda pazcima uttara pradezanA bijanora jillAmAM AvelI che; gaDhavAla jillAnI sarahada ane himAlayanI taLeTI tyAMthI bahu dUra nathI. temanA dAdAnuM nAma salekhacaMdra hatuM. eka mahAna dharmAtmA ane samAjasevaka tarIke teo AjubAjunA vistAramAM prasiddha hatA. zAMtiprasAdajInA pitAzrInuM nAma dIvAnasiMhajI ane mAtAjInuM nAma mUrtidevI hatuM. temanuM prAraMbhika zikSaNa najIbAbAdamAM thayuM hatuM ane kaoNlejanuM zikSaNa prathama meraThamAM ane tyAra pachI banArasa hiMdu vizvavidyAlayamAM thayuM hatuM. bhaNavAmAM teo eka buddhimAna vidyArthI tarIke prasiddha hatA. temaNe bI. esasI. (B. Sc.)nI DigrI prathama zreNImAM pAsa karI hatI. 245

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246 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo * kauTuMbika ane vyAvasAyika jIvana : sAhu parivAranA umadA, udAra ane kulIna saMskAro temanAmAM prAraMbhika yuvAvasthAthI ja jhaLakyA hatA. A uMmare paNa niyamita prabhudarzana tathA AjubAjunA hastinApura Adi tIthomAM javAnuM tathA dhArmika utsavomAM bhAga levAnuM teo cUkatA nahIM. temanAM dharmapatnInuM nAma mArANI hatuM. mArANI prasiddha mAravADI udyogapati zrI rAmakRSNa dAlamIyAnAM ekano eka dIkarI hatAM. nAnI uMmaramAM ja mAtAno viyoga thavAthI mArANIno uchera zeTha jamanAlAla bajAjanA sAMnidhyamAM thayo hato. AthI dezaprema, svAzraya, AtmavizvAsa ane sarvadharmasamabhAvanA saMskAra temane nAnapaNathI ja maLyA hatA. zAMtiprasAdajInA lagnasaMbaMdhathI dezanA be ucca saMskArI ane saMpattivAna kuTuMbonuM milana thayuM, ane maNikAMcanano saMyoga thAya tema dasa-paMdara varSanI aMdara viziSTa puNyodayathI temanuM kuTuMba bhAratanAM agragaNya kuTuMbomAM viziSTa sthAna pAmyuM. temanA traNa putronAM nAma azoka, Aloka ane manoja che tathA putrInuM nAma sau. alakA che. jema jema lakSmInuM Agamana thatuM gayuM tema tema samAjasevA ane saMskAranuM sAmrAjya sarva kuTuMbIjanomAM phelAvA lAgyuM. vividha vyavasAya, udyoga ane vyApAramAM teonI kuzAgra buddhi, mANasone pArakhavAnI zakti, sTApha pratyenI udAra nIti ane udyogapati ane vahIvaTakartA tarIkenI temanI AgavI koThAsUjha-A badhA dvArA bhAratanA audyogika kSetro thoDA ja varSomAM temaNe ucca sthAna prApta karI lIdhuM. Ama duniyAmAM durlabha evA lakSmI ane sarasvatInA subhaga samanvayathI A kuTuMbanI khyAti dezamAM sarvatra prasaravA lAgI. mAnavatAvAda ane samAjasevAnA jyotirdhara : dayA, namratA, udAratA, sAdAI, saraLatA, mAnavamAtra pratye prema vagere guNo temane potAnI ucca kuLaparaMparA tathA mAtA mUrtidevI taraphathI gaLathUthImAMthI maLyA hatA. samAjasevAnAM kAryo karavAnI paNa temanA vaDIlonI eka paraMparAgata khAsiyata hatI. sAhUjInA jIvanamAM te aDhAra varSanI uMmarathI ja dekhAya che. I. sa. 1929mAM hastinApuramAM maLelA akhila bhAratIya yuvaka-saMmelananI kAryavAhImAM temaNe je bhAga bhajavyo hato tenAthI samAjasevA karavAno temano adamya utsAha, saMgaThana karavAnI zakti, vahIvaTI kuzaLatA, ane nAnAmoTA saunI sAthe haLImaLIne kAma karavAnI temanI zaktino ApaNane paricaya maLe che. bhAvimAM thanAra temanI mahAna netAgIrInAM eMdhANa A samayathI ja anubhavIonA khyAlamAM AvI gayA hatA. sane 1940nA unALAmAM lakhanaumAM bharAyela bhAratavarSIya digaMbara jaina pariSadanA vArSika adhivezanamAM temaNe tathA ramAvANIe ApelA sevAo, mArgadarzana, preraNA ane batAvelA athAga utsAhathI te jamAnAmAM jaina loko temane potAnA netA ane mArgadarzaka mAnavA lAgyA hatA. vidhavAvivAha, AMtarajAtIya vivAha, dahejanivAraNano prazna tathA navI ane jUnI peDhI vaccenA tIvra matabhedo jevI vividha sAmAjika samasyAonuM yathAyogya nirAkaraNa karI bahujanamAnya ukela zodhavAmAM teone

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247 zrAvaka-ziromaNi sAhU zrI zAMtiprasAdajI sArI saphaLatA prApta thaI hatI. vaLI, jaina ekatAnA prayAsamAM paNa bhArata jaina mahAmaMDaLa jevI jUnI saMsthAnA karNadhAra banIne teoe jAtibaMdhuone protsAhana ApyuM hatuM. samasta digaMbara jaina samAjanI eka sarvamAnya saMsthA banAvavAnA ane saumAM sAdharmIvAtsalya vadhAravAnA hetuthI san 1974mAM teoe digaMbara jaina mahAsamitinI sthApanA karI. bhAratanA svAtaMtrya-saMgrAmamAM temaja san 1965 tathA 1971nAM yuddho daramiyAna teoe lAlabahAdura zAstrIjI tathA zrImatI indirA gAMdhInI sAthe lAMbANa carcA karIne sarvatomukhI sahayoga Apyo hato. janarala haoNspiTalo, vizvavidyAlayo ane jAhera zaikSaNika saMsthAonA nirmANamAM paNa temaNe udAratAthI dAna gaMgA vahevarAvI hatI. zikSaNa, sAhitya, saMskRti tathA dharma aMgenI sevAo : viziSTa puNyodaya, nyAyasaMpanna udyoga-vyavasAyanI nItio ane sAtizaya vyApArI kunehathI jema jema lakSmI ekadhArI vadhavA lAgI, tema tema sAhU parivAre samAja ane saMskRtinAM kAryo mATe atyaMta udAra dAnanItino Azraya lIdho. AnuM kAMIka anumAna temaNe karelAM nIcenAM kAryothI jANI zakAya H (1) san 1921mAM mUrtidevI kanyAvidyAlayanI najIbAbAdamAM sthApanA. (2) sAhU jaina TrasTanA anvaye "mUrtidevI chAtravRttio' syAdvAda mahAvidyAlaya banArasamAM zAstrI, AcArya ema. e., pIeca. DI tathA DI. li.nI DigrIo mATe bhaNatA vidyArthIone ApavAmAM Ave che. atyAra sudhImAM seMkaDo vidyArthIoe A chAtravRttino lAbha lIdho che ane dezanA judA judA bhAgomAM dharma, darzana, sAhitya, itihAsa, temaja saMskRta-prAkRta Adi bhASAonA pracAra-prasAramAM potAnI sevAo ApI che. (3-4) bhAratIya jJAnapITha tathA murtidevI graMthamALA : tA. 18-2-1944nA roja sAhU zAMtiprasAdajIe potAnA kuTuMbIjanonA sahayoga ane saMmatithI A mahAna saMsthAonI sthApanA karI. A saMsthAo dvArA uccakakSAnuM prAcIna temaja arvAcIna sAhitya vipula pramANamAM saMskRta, hiMdI, prAkRta, aMgrejI, tAmila, kannaDa vagere bhASAomAM pragaTa karavAmAM Ave che. atyAra sudhImAM adyatana vaijJAnika DhabathI saMpAdita lagabhaga 100 (so) jeTalA graMtho prakAzita thayA che. (5) zAnapITha eNvorDa : dara varSe bhAratanA saMvidhAne mAnya karela mukhya cauda bhASAomAM pragaTa thayelA sAhityamAMthI mAnavatAlakSI temaja saMskArapreraka zreSTha kRtine rU. doDha lAkha rokaDAnuM pAritoSika apAya che ane tenA kartAnuM zAla oDhADI sanmAna karavAmAM Ave che. AvI rASTrIya staranI sAhityika pravRtti bhAratanA itihAsamAM hajI sudhI bIjI noMdhAI nathI. AthI A yojanAnA puraskartAonI dUraMdezI, udAratA, sAhityaprema ane rASTrIya bhAvanA pratye koI paNa manuSyane svAbhAvikapaNe sanmAna ane AdaranI lAgaNI UpajyA vagara rahI zakatI nathI.

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248 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo (6) patrakAritvanA viSayamAM viziSTa yogadAna : vizALa audyogika ane vyApArI kAryavAhIo sAthe saMbaMdha hovAthI vijJApanakArya mATe temanA parivArane bhAratanA vividha samAcArapatro ane patrikAo sAthe saMbaMdha raheto. sane 1945nI AjubAju "navabhArata TAimsa'nuM prakAzana dilhIthI cAlu thayuM. ane 1955mAM beneTa kolamena kaMpanI 'TAimsa oNpha inDiyA'nA mULa mAlika pAsethI sAhu kuTuMbanA hastaka AvI. te samayathI mAMDIne Aja sudhI teoe bhAratIya patrakAratvamAM potAnA jUthanI kAryakSamatA ane vividhatA, pracAra ane prasAraNa, uccakakSAnuM rahe ane aMgrejI jeTaluM ja, balka tethI paNa vadhAre mahattva hiMdI bhASAne maLe tevo prazaMsanIya prayatna karIne temaNe hiMdI bhASAnA rASTrIya darajajAne sakriya anumodana ApyuM che. uparyukta kAryo uparAMta samasta bhAratamAM aneka vidyAlayo, pAThazALAo, pustakAlayo ane zodha-saMsthAone temaja asaMkhya garIba vidyArthIone teoe udAratAthI pragaTa temaja gupta banne rIte sahAya karI hatI. viziSTa dhArmika sevAo (1) bhagavAna mahAvIranA 2500 mo nirvANa-mahotsava prAdezika, rASTrIya temaja AMtararASTrIya kakSAe atyaMta saphaLatApUrvaka ujavAyo hato. A mahotsavanuM sauthI vadhAre zreya jo koI eka vyaktine ApavuM hoya to te vyakti sAhu zAMtiprasAdajIne ja ApI zakAya. potAnA aMgata saMbaMdhono saduupayoga karIne teoe te vakhatanA rASTrapati, uparASTrapati, pradhAnamaMtrI tathA kendra sarakAranA anya pradhAnone A mahotsavamAM sakriya rasa letA karyA hatA. bhagavAna mahAvIranA rASTrIya smAraka mATe temaNe dilhImAM ja sarakAra dvArA jamInanI phALavaNI karAvI ApI hatI. mahotsava-samitinA teo kAryAdhyakSa hatA. rASTrIya, prAMtIya, jillAkIya ane tAlukA stare vividha jaina samitionI racanAnI teoe ja preraNA ApI hatI, jethI mahotsava mAtra moTAM zahero pUrato ja maryAdita na rahetA bhAratanAM nAnAM nAnAM gAmaDAM sudhI paNa prasare ane bhagavAna mahAvIrano vizvamaitrI, sarvadharmasamabhAva ane AdhyAtmikatAno saMdeza sau koIne prApta thaI zake. potAnI dilhI, kalakattA, muMbaI ane anya zaheronI oNphisonAM makAno A kArya mATe teoe phALavI ApyAM hatAM. mahotsavamAM bhAratanA cAreya jaina saMpradAyonA agraNIone dilhImAM eka dhvaja nIce bhegA karavAnuM tathA "samaNasuM" prakAzananuM sAruM evuM zreya zrI sAjIne phALe jAya che. (2) jaina vidyA pratye anupama bhakti : sane 1968mAM banArasa-saMskRta vizvavidyAlayanA upakrame oNla inDiyA orianTala kaoNnpharansanuM adhivezana bharAyuM hatuM. A adhivezanamAM jaina vidyA aMgeno koI kAryakrama nahoto. jyAre sAhUjIne A bAbatanI khabara paDI tyAre teoe keTalAMka tAtkAlika pagalAM bharIne jaina vidyA

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zrAvaka-ziromaNi sAhU zrI zAMtiprasAdajI viSenI viziSTa saMgoSThinuM Ayojana karAvyuM, jemAM jainavidyAnA mUrdhanya vidvAnone AmaMtraNa ApIne khAsa bolAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. uparAMta teoe nIcenI dhArmika-sAMskRtika saMsthAonI sthApanA karI athavA to temane viziSTa sahayoga ApI sakriya banAvI : (1) prAkRta zodha-saMsthAna, vaizAlI, bihAra, (2) syAdvAda mahAvidyAlaya, banArasa (3) esa. pI. jaina kaoNleja, sAsArAmanagara, bihAra, (4) ahiMsApracAraka samiti, kalakattA, (5) varNI saMskRta vidyAlaya, sAgara, (6) sAhU purAtattva myujhiyama, devagaDha, (7) bhAratavarSIya digaMbara jaina tIrthakSetra kamiTI, muMbaI, (8) digaMbara jaina mahAsamiti, (9) sAhU jaina kaoNleja najIbAbAda, (10) bhAratIya kalAvidyA jaina zodha saMsthAna, mUDabidrI karNATaka, (11) zramaNa jaina bhajana pracAraka saMgha, (preraka muni vidyAnaMdajI) dilhI. 249 anya dhArmika kAryo ( 1 ) 'vIra nirvANa bhAratI' dvArA bhAratanA badhA TocanA jaina vidvAnone saMpradAyanA bhedabhAva vinA puraskRta karyA. (2) emanA jIvananAM chellAM 25 varSa daramyAna prAMtIya ke rASTrIya starano evo dhArmika utsava bhAgye ja haze ke jemAM teoe pratyakSa ke parokSa rUpe hAjarI ApIne tene netRtva, mArgadarzana ane viziSTa sahAya pUrI na pADI hoya. (3) jaina dharmanA badhA tyAgI puruSo tathA vidvAno pratye temane ghaNo ja pUjyabhAva tathA AdarabhAva hato. potAnA bharacaka kAryakramomAMthI paNa vAraMvAra samaya kADhIne teo munionA satsamAgama ane darzanano lAbha letA tathA vidrAnonI sabhAmAM tattvajJAna, adhyAtmacarcA, municaryA, zrAvakacarcA vagere viSayo upara sakriyapaNe carcA karatA. (4) samasta bhAratanA jainonA agragaNya netA hovAnI rUe jaina samAjane koI paNa prakArano anyAya thato hoya evA prasaMgo UbhA thatA tyAre teo tarata ja sakriya rasa laIne vividha upAyo dvArA tenuM nirAkaraNa karatA. uttarAvasthA : bhagavAna mahAvIranA nirvANa-mahotsava daramyAna emanA AtmAmAM adamya utsAha hato. tethI premaparizrama paNa tene anurUpa ja thayo. paraMtu zarIra to zarIranI rIte ja kAma kare ne ? kAryanA adhika bojAthI temanA zarIra para ghaNI asara thaI. temAM vaLI potAne AjIvana sahayoga ane preraNA ApanAra temanAM dharmapatnI ramArANIno tA. 22-7-1975nA roja viyoga thatAM temane svAbhAvikapaNe ja ghaNo mAnasika AghAta lAgyo. A badhAnI zarIra para viparIta asara thatI gaI. jo ke temaNe ghaNI samatA rAkhI, chatAM hRdayaroganI bImArIe temane gherI lIdhA ane karALa kALa A mahApuruSano paNa tA. 27-10-1977 nA roja koLiyo karI gayo. lAkho *

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250 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo AMkhomAMthI azrunI dhArAo cAlI. samagra bhArata jaina samAje zokaTharAvo pasAra ryA. paraMtu teja-jyoti-puMjamAMthI have prakAza na maLatAM, jena samAja ane vizeSa karIne digaMbara jaina samAja nirAzA, sarvamAnya netRtvahInatA ane nirAdhAratAno anubhava karI rahyo che. upasaMhAra : Ama satata cAra dAyakAo sudhI potAnI bahumukhI pratibhA ane dUraMdezI dvArA rASTrIya, sAmAjika, sAMskRtika, sAhityika tathA dhArmika stare jaina samAjane viziSTa sevAo ApanAra A mahApuruSa Aje ApaNI vacce nathI; paNa temanAM satkAryonI suvAsa ane utsAha mAnavamAtrane ane ApaNI yuvAna peDhIne sevAno, samarpaNano, mAnavatAno ane satata udyamazIlatAno saMdezo Ape che. ApaNane temanA jIvanamAMthI udAra mAnavalakSI abhigama ane samAjasevAnI tatparatAnI preraNA maLe che. sAhujInI sarvamAnya lokapriyatA ane samuccaya saphaLatAmAM temanA dharmapatnI saumyamUrti, AdaraNIyA mArANIno hisso khUba ja noMdhapAtra che. sevAbhAva, prema, vAtsalya, satata preraNA, vikaTa kALamAM dhairya baMdhAvavAnI kSamatA ane jIvananA dareka kSetramAM udAra dRSTikoNa apanAvavAnI nIti-Adi aneka viziSTatAo dvArA temaNe sAhujInA vyaktitvane kaMDAravAmAM eka mahAna sahayogI ane sAcA jIvanasAthI tarIkenI potAnI pratibhAno saune paricaya karAvyo che. sAhujInA anugAmIo-vaDIlabaMdhu zrI zreyAMzaprasAdajI tathA suputra zrI azokakumAra jaina paNa temanA pagale cAlIne samAjane sArI evI sevAo Ape che, jethI ApaNane temanA viyogathI UpajelI khoTamAM ThIkaThIka dhIraja ane AzvAsana baMdhAya che.

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37. DaoN. nemicaMdra zAstrI mA sarasvatInI AjIvana upAsanA karIne bhAratIya tattvajJAna, jyotiSavidyA, prAcIna-madhyakAlIna jaina itihAsa temaja prAkRta-saMskRta bhASAonA vyAkaraNa ane sAhityanA abhyAsa dvArA sAcA arthamAM vidyAvAridhi' bananAra DaoN. nemicaMdra zAstrIne A yuganI jaina jagatanI eka viziSTa vibhUti gaNI zakAya. janma ane bALapaNa: bhAratanAM zaurya ane vIratAnI bhUmi rAjasthAnanA rAjAkheDA jillAnuM dhaulapura gAma vaidika ane jaina saMskRtinA saMgamarUpa eka moTA sarovarane kAMThe AveluM che. ahIM dharmasaMskArothI vibhUSita zrI. ratanalAlajIno saMtasvabhAva AjubAjunAM gAmomAM prasiddha hato. temanA putra zrI. balavIralAlajI patnI zrImatI jAvitrIbAI sAthe saMtoSa ane sukhapUrvaka potAnuM dAmpatyajIvana gujAratA hatA. temanA ghera vi. saM. 1972nA poSa vada bArazane ravivAranA maMgaLa prabhAte eka tejasvI bALakano janma thayo. (I. sa. 1915) pitAnA ekanA eka putra hovAthI bALakane nAnapaNamAM mAtApitAno prema maLyo to kharo, paraMtu be varasanI uMmaramAM ja pitAno viyoga thaI gayo. AthI mAmA dayArAmanA hAthe temano uchera thayo. 251

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252 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo prAthamika zALAnA abhyAsamAM ja bALakanI kuzAgra buddhi, khAsa karIne gaNitanA viSayamAM nipuNatA, daSTigocara thavA lAgI hatI. mAdhyamika zALA pUrI thatAM AgaLanA abhyAsa mATe kAzI javAnuM nakkI thayuM. aneka prakAranI ApadAno sAmano karIne A yuvAne khaMtathI potAno abhyAsa karyo ane 24 varSanI uMmara thatAM to prAcyavidyAnAM vividha aMgo-saMskana prAkRta, dharmazAstra, sAhitya, nyAya, jyotiSazAstra AdimAM nipuNatA prApta karIne nyAyatIrtha, jyotiSatIrtha ane kAvyatIrthanI DigrIo prApta karI lIdhI. gRhasthAzrama-praveza ane adhyApanakArya : I. sa. 1936 mAM temanI sagAI AgrAnivAsI zrI. ciraMjIlAlanI suputrI suzIlAbAI sAthe thaI ane I. sa. 1939mAM temanAM lagna thayAM. kuTuMbanI javAbadArI AvatAM AjIvikA mATeno prazna svAbhAvikapaNe ja upasthita thayo. zrI. maMgalasena nAmanA sajajane ArAnI rAtrizALAmAM dhArmika abhyAsa karAvavA mATe temanI mAsika trIsa rUpiyAnA pagArathI nimaNUka karI; jyAM brahmacAriNI caMdAbAInA satsaMga sAnnidhyano paNa temane lAbha maLavA lAgyo. ahIM ArAmAM temane traNa prakAranI pharajo bajAvavAnI hatI : divase jaina bALAvizrAma mAM saMskRtanuM adhyApanakArya, rAtre pAThazALAmAM dhArmika zikSaNakArya ane siddhAMtabhavananA pustakAlayanA adhyakSa tarIkenI kAmagIrI. sarakArI nokarI ane rAjInAmuM: uparyukta traNa prakAranI pharajo nemicaMdra sArI rIte bajAvatA ane tethI temanA nAmanI suvAsa AkhA gAmamAM prasarI gaI. krame karIne temaNe potAno abhyAsa paNa sArI rIte vadhAryo ane bhAvinA mahAna vyaktitvano pAyo daDha karI lIdho. potAnA keTalAka mitronI salAhathI I. sa. 1955mAM bihAra sarakAranA zikSaNa vibhAgamAM teoe nokarI svIkArI ane temane bhAgalapura najIka sulatAnapuramAM rahevAnuM thayuM. sarakArI nokarImAM je prakAranI rUDhigatatA ane amaladArazAhI hoya che, teno anubhava thatAM svamAna ane satyanA AgrahI nemicaMdrajIne temAM anukULatA lAgI nahIM eTale potAnI mULa karmabhUmi ArAmAM teo pAchA pharyA ane siddhAMtabhavanamAM potAnA jIvananuM bAkInuM kArya pUruM karavA rAtadivasa puruSArtharata banI gayA. vidyAnI upAsanA ane sAhityasevA:satata vidyAbhyAsa dvArA zAstrI, jyotiSAcArya, sAhityaratna, ema. e.pIeca. DI. ane Di. li nI padavI prApta karIne teo sAcA arthamAM "jJAnanA sAgara' banyA. I. sa. 1955 mAM ArAnI jona kaoNlejamAM teo mukhya prAdhyApaka tarIke nimAyA ane potAnA jJAnabhaMDArano jaina siddhAMtanA pracAra-prasAra mATe upayoga karavA kRtanizcayI banyA. A kAryamAM DaoN. rAjArAma jaina ane paM. bhujabalIzAstrIno temane pUrNa sahayoga maLyo, jethI ArAnuM jenasiddhAMtabhuvana bihAra temaja samasta bhAratanuM kaLA, saMskRti ane sAhitya--anusaMdhAnanuM eka prasiddha dhAma banI gayuM. I. sa. 1963 mAM temanI preraNAthI saMsthAno hIraka mahotsava UjavavAmAM Avyo.

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DaoN. nemicaMdra zAstrI 253 hiMdI bhASAnA vikAsa mATe bhojapurI sAhityane lokabhogya banAvavA mATe ane jaina vAmane prasiddha karavA mATe temaNe vividha samelano, zAkhAo, pariSado, prakAzano temaja sArasvatonA jAhera sanmAna mATenAM anekavidha Ayojano karyA. bhAratIya digaMbara jaina vidvatpariSadanI kArobArImAM temaNe sakriya rasa lIdho ane I. sa. 1970nA khataulI khAtenA adhivezanamAM pariSadanA adhyakSa tarIke teonI pasaMdagI karavAmAM AvI. I. sa. 1972mAM ujajainamAM bharAyelA prAcyavidyA saMmelananA vArSika adhivezananA "prAkRta ane jaina darzana'nA adhyakSa tarIkenuM sthAna teoe zobhAvyuM hatuM. vidyAguru, lekhaka ane saMzodhanakAra tarIke: teo aneka vizvavidyAlayonA pIeca. DI. ane Di. li.nA parIkSaka hatA. temanA hAtha nIce mArgadarzana meLavIne 11 vidyArthIoe pIeca. DI.nI DigrI prApta karI, jemAMnA amuka to atyAre moTA prophesaro ane prasiddha vidvAno tarIke samasta bhAratamAM pratiSThA pAmelA che. jIvananA aMta sudhI temanA jIvanamAMthI eka ja dhvani nIkaLato rahyo: vidyAniSThA ane anusaMdhAna. AjIvana sAhityasevI zrI nemicaMdrajInI 34 kRtio prasiddha thaI che, jayAre jayotiSa, patrakAratva ane saMpAdanavidyA temaja prakIrNa viSayo uparanA temanA aneka nibaMdho paNa upalabdha che. sAhityasevA ane vidyAvyAsaMga ja temanA jIvananuM mukhya pAnuM rahyuM. Ano khyAla nIcenI kRtio uparathI AvI zake che : tIrthakara mahAvIra ane emanI AcArya-paramparA : A zrI nemicaMdrajInI antima ane sarvAdhika mahattvapUrNa kRti, bhagavAna mahAvIranA caraNomAM antima puSpAMjali che. A kRti I. sa. 1974mAM bhagavAna mahAvIranI 2500mI nirvANatithie prakAzita thaI hatI. A graMthanA cAra khaMDo che: (1) tIrthakara mahAvIra ane emanI dezanA, (2) zratadhara ane sArasvatAcArya, (3) prabuddhAcArya ane paraMparApoSakAcArya, (4) AcArya tulya kAvyakAra ane lekhaka. hindI-jaina sAhitya parizIlana : A graMthanA be khaMDo che. prathama khaMDa sAta adhyAyomAM ane dvitIya khaMDa cAra adhyAyomAM vibhakta thayela che. prathama khaMDamAM prAcIna kavionI kAvyaracanAo tathA dvitIya khaMDamAM arvAcIna kavionI kAvyaracanAonuM parizIlana che. AdipurANamAM pratipAdita bhArata : zrI jinasena AcArya racita AdipurANamAMthI zrI zAstrIjIe bhAratIya jIvananAM vividha pAsAMonuM UMDuM adhyayana karIne navAM tathyone prakAzita karyA che. vizvazAnti ane jaina dharmaH A zrI zAstrIjInI zarUAtanI kRti che. vizvanI azAMtinuM mULa kAraNa rAga-dveSa, krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lobha Adi vikAro che. emane zAMta karyA vagara zAnti saMbhavita nathI, evo saMdezo A graMthamAMthI maLe che. maMgalamaMtra namokAra : eka anucintana : A kRtimAM aneka dRSTikoNothI e siddha karavA prayAsa karyo che. namokAra magna samasta dvAdazAMga jinavANIno sAra che.

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254 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo e mahAmatranI sAthe bIjAM paNa zAstro jema ke manovijJAna, gaNitazAstra, yogazAstra, Agama-sAhitya vagerethI saMbaMdha banAvatuM tulanAtmaka adhyayana paNa A graMthamAM prastuta karyuM che. bhAratIya jyotiSa : jyotiSazAstramAM lakhelI sa racanAomAM A temanI zreSTha kRti che; je pAMca adhyAyomAM vibhAjita thayela che. emAM jayotiSazAstranA vaijJAnika AdhAra para kALa-vibhAjana, siddhAMtavivecana, janmakuMDalI phalAdeza, varSa-patra banAvavAnI vidhi temaja melAvaka viSayanI carcA karelI che.. guru gopAladAsa bayA smRti-graMtha: A kRtimAM zrI gopAladAsajInI jIvananI jhAMkhI, emanA sAhityano paricaya tathA emanA lekhonuM saMkalana karyuM che. sAthe dharma, darzana, sAhitya, itihAsa, purAtattva Adi viSayo para uccakoTinA lekhakonA lekhonuM saMkalana paNa karyuM che. prata bhASA gaura sAhithi mAnavanami tihAsa : prAkRta bhASAnuM vyAkaraNa Aje paNa mahattvanuM che e dhyAnamAM rAkhI A kRtinI racanA karelI che. saMpUrNa graMtha be khaMDomAM vibhakta che. prathama khaMDamAM bhASAnuM ane dvitIya khaMDamAM sAhityanuM vivecana che. A kRtio uparAMta bhAgyaphala, bhadrabAhusaMhitA, ratnAkarazataka, alaMkAraciMtAmaNi, bhAratIya sAhitya-saMsada, hemazabdAnuzAsana : eka adhyayana, abhinava prAkRta-vyAkaraNa Adi aneka viziSTa racanAo temaNe karI che. bImArI ane asAmayika mRtyu: ujajainanA prAcavidyA-samelana saMbaMdhI ane tenA anusaMdhAnanA kAryakalApanI adhikatAthI haju pUrNa vizrAma pAmyA nahotA eTalAmAM ja, 1973 nA Disembara mahinAmAM emane peTano du:khAvo cAlu thayo. paraMtu dardanI darakAra karyA vagara teo to kaoNlejanA vidyArthIone bhaNAvavA gayA. ghera AvyA pachI darda khUba ja vadhI gayuM ane tyAMnA sarjana Do. zAhIe tAtkAlika temanuM oNparezana karyuM. madhupramehanA rogane lIdhe oNparezananA ghAne rUjha AvavAmAM ghaNI muzkelI paDI ane aMdaranA roge paNa jora pakaDyuM. kAzIthI prasiddhavidvAno DaoN. kailAzacandra zAstrI, DaoN. koThiyAjI vagere temanA samAcAra pUchavA AvyA. paraMtu tabiyata bagaDatI ja cAlI. temaNe navakAra maMtrano jApa cheka sudhI cAlu rAkhyo hato. paraMtu kudaratane temanuM jIvana amAnya hatuM. tA. 10-1-74 nA roja temano jIvanadIpaka bujhAI gayo. banArasanA prasiddha jaina vidvAna paM. zrI. kailAsacandrajInuM avasAna thayA pachI jaina vidyAnA adhyetAomAM jUnI peDhInA mAtra traNa-cAra ja vidvAno bAkI rahyA che. have bhAratIya saMskRtinA ane jenavidyAnA abhyAsIo tathA ciMtako kramaza: ochA thatA jAya che. tyAre DaoN. nemicandrajI jevA sanniSTha vidyA upAsakanA jIvanamAMthI preraNA laI ApaNA yuvAna vidyArthIo bhAratIya saMskRti, sAhitya ane bhASAmAM ruci laI jaina vidyAnA adhyayana-adhyApananuM mahAna kArya AgaLa dhapAve. A mATe dhagaza, samarpaNabhAva ane sahayogathI kArya karanAra sau koIe AgaLa AvavuM joIe.

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zikI che harAta kAkA 38. adhyAtmayogI zrI sahajAnandajI varNI bhUmikA : ApaNA dezanI zAnanI paramparA atyaMta ujavaLa ane prAcInatama che. A paramparAne akSaNa-avicchinna rAkhavAnuM zreya jJAnI-vidvAna guruo tathA jijJAsa sAdhakone phALe jAya che. jemane AvI uttama paramparAnA aMgarUpa gaNI zakAya evA zrI sahajAnandajI manoharalAlajI varNI uccakoTinA vidvAna. tyAgI, anupama adhyAmagraMtha-lekhaka ane viziSTa vaktA tarIke saune mATe preraNArUpa che. teozrI aneka AdhyAtmika, dArzanika ane saiddhAMtika granthonI racanA dvArA sva-para kalyANanuM uttama, anukaraNIya ane prazaMsanIya kArya karI gayA che. samAja temanA traNamAMthI kadI paNa mukta thaI zake tema nathI. satata jJAnasAdhanA ane avicchinna sAhityopAsanA ' dvArA sarasvatInI niraMtara upAsanA karanAra mahAna adhyAtmaguru zrI gaNezaprasAdajI varNajI(baDe vaNajI)nI paraMparAmAM thayelA temanA A ziSya uttama dhAraNAzakti ane tejasvI pratibhA dvArA "choTe vaNajI"nuM tathA "sahajAnaMda'nuM biruda sArthaka karI batAvyuM hatuM. bAlyakALa : zrI manoharalAlajI varNano janma vi. saM. 1972 nA kArataka vada dazamanA roja jhAMsI jillA aMtargata damadamA gAmamAM mAtuzrI tulasIbAInI kukhe 255

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256 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo pitAzrI gulAbarAmajIne dhera thayo hato. nAnapaNamAM peTanI moTI vyAdhi thaI hovAthI temanuM nAma 'maganalAla' rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. kaSTasAdhya cikitsA dvArA temane svAsthya lAbha thayo ane bALakamAM dhIre dhIre uttama saMskArono AbhAsa thavA lAgyo. 6 varSanI uMmare bALaka maganalAle gAmanI skUlamAM bhaNavAno prAraMbha karyo. doDha varSa pachI teone baDe varNIjI dvArA sthApita sAgara vidyAlayamAM dAkhala karavAmAM AvyA. temanA pitAzrIno 'baDe varNIjI' tathA mAtA cirauMjAbAI pratye ananya premabhAva tathA pArivArika sambandha hato. maganalAlane vilakSaNa smaraNazaktine lIdhe abhyAsamAM saheja paNa muzkelI paDI nahi. khelakUdamAM paNa teo tatpara rahetA. saMgItamAM paNa temane khAsa ruci hatI. hArmoniyama, vAMsaLI vagere sAdhano paNa temaNe zIkhI lIdhAM. temanI madhura vANI paNa saMgItapremanI sUcaka hatI. temanA manohara svabhAva, manohara mudrA ane manohara vANInA pratApe temanuM nAma 'manohara' paDayuM. kizorAvasthA : temano vivAha temanI anicchA hovA chatAM gharanAM tathA sagAMsambandhIonA Agrahane lIdhe kizorAvasthAmAM ja vidyAlayanI rajAo daramyAna thaI gayo hato. vivAha thayA pachI paNa gRhasthI tarapha teonI sahaja udAaunatA spaSTa deSTigocara thatI. vivAhanI carcA paNa temane nAparAMda hatI. teo haMmezAM jJAnArjanamAM lIna rahetA. 15 thI 17 varSanI uMmaramAM temaNe zAstrInI parIkSAo pAsa karI. 17 varSanI uMmare to temaNe nyAyatIrthanI padavI paNa prApta karI lIdhI. temanI adhyayana-ruci, satata puruSArtha ane lagananA phaLasvarUpe TUMka samayamAM ja temaNe vizALa jJAnArjana karI lIdhuM hatuM. gurujano pratyenI ananya bhakti ane premapUrNa vyavahAra temanA jIvanamAM sahaja rIte vaNAI gayAM hatAM. jeTalI ruci manoharamAM adhyayananI hatI, teTalI ja ruci adhyApananA kAryamAM paNa hatI. keTalAka samaya sudhI temaNe saMskRta vidyAlayamAM saMskRta-zikSakanuM kArya paNa niSThApUrvaka kareluM. vidyAdAnane teo sarvottama mAnatA ane khUba ja prema parizramathI darekane vidyA zIkhavatA. parivartananI kSaNo tathA vairAgya mArga pratye : mahApuruSonA jIvanamAM sAMsArika sambandhonI parikSINatA jovA maLe che ane tevA nimitto paNa temanA jIvanamAM dRzyamAna thatAM hoya che. varNIjInA jIvanamAM paNa AvuM ja kaMIka banI gayuM. vIsa varSanI uMmare temanI sahadharmacAriNInuM dehAvasAna thayuM; paraMtu svajanonA Agrahavaza temane bIjuM lagna karavuM paDayuM. temanI bIjI dharmapatnIno paNa 6 varSa pachI svargavAsa thaI gayo, ane zrI varNIjIno mArga ekadama spaSTa thaI gayo. A ghaTanAcakra pachI varNIjIe jIvananA navA adhyAyano prAraMbha karavAno dRDha saMkalpa karyo. temaNe 26 varSanI uMmare brahmacaryanuM vrata grahaNa karyuM. temanI vicAradhArA vairAgyamaya banI. tenA phaLarUpe vi. saM. 2000 mAM aSADha suda 15 nA divase siddhakSetra zrI zikharajI mukAme zrI varNIjIe zrIgaNezaprasAdajI (baDe varNIjI) samakSa AjIvana brahmacarya tathA zrAvakanAM vrato aMgIkAra karyAM. vAstavika sukhazAntinA mArgamAM teo tIvra gatithI AgaLa vadhavA lAgyA.

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adhyAtmayogI zrI sahajAnandajI varNI temanI viraktatA vadhatI gaI ane lagabhaga be varSa pachI kAzImAM sAtamI pratimAnAM vrata grahaNa karyAM. te uparAMta temaNe jabalapuramAM AThamI, bAlAsAgaramAM navamI tathA Disembara 1948 mAM AgarAmAM baDe varNIjI samakSa dazamI pratimA dhAraNa karI. svAdhyAya jJAnArjana drArA temanI jJAna-vairAgya dazA vadhavA lAgI ane vi. saM. 2005mAM hastinApura kSetre pUjya zrI baDe varNIjI samakSa kSullakanI agiyAramI pratimA grahaNa karI. tyArathI teo 'choTe varNIjI'nA nAmathI prasiddha thayA. teonuM I. sa. 1974 nuM cAturmAsa amadAvAdamAM thayuM hatuM. ahIM temanI 58mI janmajayaMti ullAsapUrvaka UjavavAmAM AvI hatI ane sarvadharmasammelana paNa bharavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. zrI AtmAnaMdajI tathA zrI gokuLabhAIe AjIvana brahmacaryanI pratijJA temanI pAse ja lIdhI hatI. temanI keTalIka kRtiono gujarAtI tathA aMgrejImAM paNa anuvAda thayo che; jemAM 'dravyasaMgraha TIkA' ane 'Address to self' mukhya che. teonI dRSTi vizALa ane AdhyAtmika hatI, jethI zrImad rAjacaMdra vihArabhuvana, IDara mukAme paNa teo gayA hatA ane mumukSuo sAthe dharmavArtA ane praznottarI karyAM hatAM. 257 saphaLa lekhaka ane adhyAtma-pravaktA : varNIjI temanAM tyAga, tapasyA ane vidvattA mATe atyaMta prasiddha thayA. sAthe sAthe teo uccakoTinA adhyAtmalekhaka tathA pravaktA tarIke paNa jANItA thayA. teo gaMbhIra adhyAtmaviSayane paNa subodhasarala zailImAM samajAvI zakatA. temanI bodhazailI AkarSaka tathA bhAvagamya hatI. uttara pradezamAM temano paricaya samparka vizeSa rahyo ane sahAranapura, meraTha, mujhaphpharanagara, dilhI vageremAM aneka sajjano temanA madhura vyaktitva tathA pravacanazailIthI prabhAvita thayA hatA. varNIjI jyAM jyAM jatA, tyAM tyAM temanA madhuramohaka upadezathI janasamudAya prabhAvita thaI jato. cAre anuyogo para temanI adbhuta pakaDa hatI. samayasAra, pravacanasAra, niyamasAra, aSTasahastrI, parIkSAmULa vagere aneka graMtho para temaNe pravacano karyAM, je pustakAkAre paNa pragaTa thayAM che. pU. varNIjInI nAnImoTI maLIne kula 565 jeTalI kRtio upalabdha che, jemAMthI 65 hastalikhita tathA 500 pravacananA rUpamAM che. ATalA vizALa granthasamudAyanA teo kartA hovA chatAM sahajatA, saralatA, nirabhimAnatA, nirlepatA, niSpakSatA, nirbhIkatA Adi aneka guNothI temaNe potAnA jIvanane suzobhita karyuM hatuM. chellA keTalAye dAyakAomAM ATalA badhA granthonI racanA koI eka vyaktie karI hoya evuM jANamAM nathI. varNIjI sArca ja eka siddhahasta lekhaka ane pravaktA hatA. temanI 'paramAtmaAratI', 'AtmakIrtana', 'sahajAnaMda gItA', 'saptadazAMgI TIkA', Adi aneka racanAo bahu prasiddha che. "huM svataMtra, nizcala, niSkAma, zAtA, deSTA, AtamarAma''- A AtmasaMbodhanarUpI kIrtana to ghera-ghera gUMje che. temanI bhASA-zailI haMmezA rocaka temaja AdhyAtmikatA dArzanikatAthI otaprota rahetI. 9/arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo AgamanA UMDA ane vistRta abhyAsathI, guruonAM samAgama ane sevAthI, niraMtara ciMtana ane mananathI. temaja ratnatrayanI ArAdhanAthI teone zuddha dRSTinI prApti thaI hatI. siddhAMta ane adhyAtmano samanvaya karanArI temanI eka nAnI paNa uttama kRti "aviruddha nirNaya '' hiMdI ane gujarAtImAM pragaTa thaI che. abhyAsI sAdhakone te vizeSa upakArI che. uparyukta aneka kRtio dvArA teono bhAratanI adhyAtmapremI janatAmAM ThIka ThIka samAdara thayo, paraMtu teonA sAhityasarjananI carama saumA to temanI zrI samayasAra ane zrI pravacanasAra nAmanA prasiddha adhyAtmagraMthonI saptadazAMgI TIkAo ja che. A TIkA dvArA bhAratabharanI vidrasamAjamAM sarvatra temanI kIrti vyApI gaI. zrI samayasArajInI TIkAnuM vimocana dilhI vizvavidyAlayanA vivekAnaMda holamAM te samayanA uparASTrapati DaoN. jattI dvArA tA. 18-2-78nA roja thayuM; ene jinazAsananI prabhAvanAno eka viziSTa zubha samAraMbha ane yAdagAra prasaMga gaNI zakAya. 258 vartamAnamAM "sahajAnaMda graMthamAlA' sadara meraTha tathA "varNI pravacana-prakAzinI saMsthA'mujaphphpharanagara dvArA temanuM sAhitya prakAzamAM AvyuM che. "varNI pravacana" nAmanI mAsika patrikA paNa temanAM pravacano-lekhone prakAzita kare che ane temanA sAhityanA pracAra prasAramAM prayatnazIla che. zAna-saMyamanI UrdhvagAmI bhAvanA : zrI varNIjInI mahecchA hatI ke dhArmika jJAnano khUba phelAvo thAya, jinavANI paramparAnI surakSA thAya ane sadAcAra, satya, saMyama, prati lokomAM abhiruci utpanna thAya. A mATe kSullaka avasthAmAM temaNe jyAM jyAM vicaraNa karyuM, cAturmAsa karyA, tyAM tyAM sArA evA pramANamAM prayatna karyA. baDe varNIjInA dehAvasAna pachI adhyAtmapremI jaina samAja mATe teo ekamAtra preraNAprada, zraddhAspada hatA. samAjane temanuM samayocita mArgadarzana prApta thatuM rahyuM. hA, temano moTA bhAgano samaya paThana-pAThana, lekhana, cintanamAM ja vyatIta thato. zrI varNIjInI aMtima bhAvanA nigraMthapada aMgIkAra karavAnI hatI, paraMtu kALalabdhino sAtha temane maLyo nahi ane acAnaka meraThamAM tA. 29 mArca I. sa. 1978nA roja, sAmAyika karatAM karatAM ja hRdayaroganA humalAthI temano dehavilaya thayo. jainasamAjano eka camakato sitAro, akALe ja asta thayo. temano akSaradeha hayAta che, teTaluM AzvAsana sau laI zake tema che. upasaMhAra : traNeka varSa upara pUjyazrInA vyaktitva ane kRtitvane lagato eka suMdara smRtigrantha meraThathI prakAzita thayo che. temAM aneka mahAnubhAvonI temanA pratyenI zraddhAMjali ane jainavidyA tathA adhyAtmane lagatA vividha viSayo upara adhikRta lekhakonA lekhono saMgraha che. teozrInuM eka smAraka zrIhastinApura tIrthakSetramAM, triloka zodha-saMsthAnanA anvaye taiyAra thaI rahyuM che; jyAM jainavidyA ane jainasaMskRtinA pracAra-prasAra mATe vidyAlaya, zodhasaMsthAna vagerenI pravRttio cAle che. ApaNe sau teoe cIMdhelA bhagavAna mahAvIranA adhyAtmamArge cAlIne zAna-cAritrano vikAsa karIe te ja temanA pratyenI ApaNI sAcI prIti ane niSThAnuM pratIka gaNAze.

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39. zraddheya zrI jinendra vaNa sarvadharmasamabhAva, sarva jIvo sAthe maitrI bhAvanA ane ekAMta adhyayana-dhyAnanI rucithI vibhUSita jIvanavALA zraddheyazrI jinendra varNajIne A sadInI eka viziSTa vibhUti gaNI zakAya. janma ane bAlyakALa: zrI jinendra vajIno janma vi.saM. 1977nA jeTha vada- 2 nA divase pANIpatanA suprasiddha vakIla zrI jayabhagavAnane tyAM thayo hato. zrI jayabhagavAnajI jaina vaidika, bauddha tathA anya darzanonAM sArA jANakAra hatA. zrI jinendrajIne kauTuMbika saMpadA tarIke emanA pitAnI vidvattA maLI ane zrI rUpacanTa gArgIyanA saMsargathI dhArmika zikSaNa maLyuM. temanA pitAzrIne vakIlAta karatAM sAhitya-sAdhanA vizeSa priya hatI, je emanA pratibhAsaMpanna putramAM paNa UtarI AvI hatI. potAnI buddhizaktinI pratibhAthI temaNe ilekiTrakala tathA reDiyo vijJAnamAM IjaneranI DigrI prApta karI. karmanI vicitratAthI emanuM zarIra bacapaNathI kRza, asvastha ane rogagrasta rahyA karatuM. 259

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260 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo vyApAra nokarI : pitAzrInA svargavAsa pachI laghubaMdhuonI javAbadArI mAthe AvI paDavAthI kartavyaniSTha zrI jinendrajIe pANIpatamAM eka audyogika kaMpanInI sthApanA karI. te eka supratiSThita pharma banI, paNa emane vyApAra, dhanasaMpatti ke prakhyAtimAM lezamAtrA AkarSaNa nahi hovAthI ladhubaMdhuone vyApAramAM nipuNa banAvIne e kaMpanIno kArabhAra emane soMpI pote nivRtta thayA. emanA aMtaramAM jIvananI koI bIjI ja abhIsA jAgI UThI hatI. emanuM zarIra bacapaNathI ja durbaLa rahetuM hatuM. vAraMvAra TAiphaoNIDanA humalAo AvatA rahetA. 16 varSanI umare kSaya roganuM AkramaNa thayuM. janmathI ja dhArmika saMskAro eTalA UMDA hatA ke mAMsa ane abhakSya davAonA sevana mATe DaoNkaTaronA Agrahano temaNe dRDhatAthI asvIkAra karyo. emanuM eka phephasuM paNa kADhI levAmAM AvyuM. zAstrono abhyAsa, tapa, tyAga ane vratagrahaNa : vi. saM. 2006mAM emanA jIvanamAM eka mahatvapUrNa ghaTanA banI. dazalakSaNa paryuSaNa parva cAlI rahyuM hatuM. emanI jijJAsA eTalI adamya hatI ke mUzaLadhAra varSomAM paNa te maMdiramAM jaI caDyAM, jyAM emanA pitAzrI jayabhagavAna pravacana ApI rahyA hatA. pravacanamAM "brahmAsmi' zabda sAMbhaLyo ane e zabda emano gurumaMtra banI gayo. tyArathI, UMDANathI zAstronA svAdhyAya-adhyayana karavA lAgI gayA. zAstronA pArAyaNa ane svAdhyAyamAMthI emaNe saMkSipta noMdha (noTsa) lipibaddha karI. emAMthI mahAna graMtha "jainendra siddhAMtakoza'nuM sarjana thayuM. e noTsane vyavasthita karavA temaNe prathamAnuyoga Adi kramathI pharIthI Agamono abhyAsa karyo. A krama saM. 2016mAM pUro thayo. I. sa. 1954-papamAM vizeSa ciMtana-manana karavA teozrI sonagaDha gayA. jJAnanI sAthe sAthe anubhava tathA vairAgyanI tIvra vRddhi thatI gaI. pariNAme teo I. sa. 1957mAM aNuvrata dhAraNa karI gRhatyAgI thaI gayA. dharma pratye atUTa zraddhA tathA hRdayanA UMDANamAM DUbI pratyeka viSayano sAkSAtkAra karavAno daDha saMkalpa vagere daivI guNone lIdhe adhyAtmamArga para emanI pragati vadhatI gaI. pU. zrI gaNezaprasAdajI varNInA hRdayasparzI anubhavothI lAbhAnvita thayA. temaNe I. sa. 1958mAM thoDo samaya IzarI AzramamAM paNa vitAvyo. I. sa. 1968mAM "jenendra siddhAMtakoza"nA viSayamAM bhAratIya jJAnapIThanA loko sAthe vicAravinimaya karavA banArasa AvyA. ahIMyAM emanI vyavasthA maidAgina dharmazALAmAM zrI jayakRSNa jene (munnIbAbUe) saMbhALI. zrI munnIbAbUe emane banArasanAM keTalAMka maMdironAM darzana karAvavAnI bhAvanA vyakta karI, tyAre zrI vaNajI mahArAje kahyuM ke, "bhAI, mane pattharonAM maMdiromAM kaMI navInatA nathI dekhAtI, temAM dhananI sajAvaTanI ja vibhinnatA che. mane to jIvita maMdiranAM darzana karAvo." zrI munnIbAbUjIe emane eka mahAmahopAdhyAya paM. gopInAthajI kavirAjanAM darzana karAvyAM. baMne dharmAtmAono eka mahinA sudhI satsamAgam cAlyo. zrI varNIjI mahArAja vize paM. gopInAthanA A udgAro hatA: "emanuM hRdaya bahu pavitra che.

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zraddheya zrI jinendra varNa 261 ahaMkAra bilakula nathI. e mATe gRhatyAgI sAdhu che. emANe ahIM AvIne moTI kRpA karI." paM. gopInAthanA pravacanano sAra saMkSepamAM teo lakhI letA. emanI smaraNazakti jabaradasta hatI. I. sa. 1970mAM teozrI rohataka AvyA, tyAre jUnA zvAsanA rogano joradAra humalo thayo ane teo samAdhimaraNanI vicAraNA karavA lAgyA. DaoNkaTarono abhiprAya hato ke roganuM mULa che zarIramAM pANInuM ghaTI javuM. mAtra sAMjanA eka vakhata pANI levAthI roganuM zamana thaI zake ema che. "jainendra siddhAMtakoza'nI racanA adhUrI hatI. emanA manamAM paNa sarasvatI mAtAnI ArAdhanA adhUrI rahI jaze, e vicAre vyAkuLatA hatI. bhaktajanoe pANI levA Agraha karyo. paNa samasyA hatI vArthIpadanI AcArasaMhitAnI, jemAM sAMjanA pANI levAnI AjJA nathI. amuka bhaktoe emane ema paNa kahyuM ke samAjane jANa karyA vagara apratyakSarUpe sAMjanuM pANI laI lo. tyAre emaNe du:khI hRdaye kahyuM ke satyanI ArAdhanAmAM lAgelA sAdhaka mATe A bhAre kalaMkanI vAta che. daMbha, mAyAcAra emanI dRSTimAM sauthI moTuM pApa hatuM. eka bAju hatAM zvAsaroga ane zArIrika kSINatA, to bIjI bAju hato saMka95-zakti tathA sahanazaktithI yukta prabaLa AtmA ! Akhare aMtaranA UhApoha bAda jinavANI mAtAnI ArAdhanA pUrI karavA teo kaTibaddha thayA. teozrI kalakattA cAlyA gayA. munnIbAbU emane kalakattAthI vArANasI laI AvyA, tyAMthI teo sAranAtha gayA. 7-8 mahinA bAda bhanI sthita chedIlAlanA maMdiramAM AvyA. A maMdira bhagavAna supArzvanAthanA janmasthAna tarIke prasiddha che. A maMdira gaMgA nadInA kinArA para AnaMdamayI AzramanI najIka che. ahIM teo jijJAsuone bhaNAvatA ane upadeza ApatA. teozrI have sampradAya athavA dhArmika AgrahathI bahu upara UThI gayA hatA. vedAnta hoya, upaniSada hoya ke kurAna hoya; jyAMthI je maLe tenA guNa grahaNa karavAmAM koI saMkoca rahyo na hato. badhAmAMthI te kaMIka zodhI rahyA hatA. paraMtu emane kyAMya samAdhAna nahotuM maLatuM. Akhare enA para vicAravAnuM ja choDI dIdhuM. samaNasunaM: I. sa. 1973mAM teozrI vardhA AvyA. emane zrI vinobAjI pratye atUTa zraddhA hatI. zrI vinobAe eka vAra kaheluM ke jema bauddhono dhammapada', hindu dharmanI "gItA" ane khristIonuM 'bAibala' che to vizvamAnya jainadharmano eka evo graMtha hovo joIe ke je cAreya saMpradAyone mAnya hoya. zrI vaNajI mATe A kArya kaThina ja nahi paNa asaMbhavita jevuM hatuM, paNa puNyayogathI, bhagavAna mahAvIranI 2500 mI nirvANa-zatAbdI para paraspara virodhI saMpradAyonA pratiSThita AcAryone ekatrita karIne "samaNasutta'nI racanA thaI. vardhAthI zrI varNIjI mahArAja banArasa gayA. tyAM ekAda mahino rahyA. emanI icchA kuMbhojamAM pU. AcAryazrI samantabhadra mahArAjane maLavAnI hatI. tethI 7-8 divasa mATe kuMbhoja gayA. tyAM ThaMDI lAgavAthI svAthya bagaDI gayuM paNa mahArAjazrIne maLIne emane khUba zAMti maLI.

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262 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdhara salekhanAno prathama prayAsa : kuMbhojathI teozrI kAzI gayA ane tyAMthI I. sa. 1977 mAM banArasa AvyA. tyAM bhagavAnazrI supArzvanAthanI janmabhUminA maMdiramAM rahyA. tyAM emane jUnA zatru zvAsanA roge pharI gherI lIdhA. A avasarane anukULa samajIne koIne kahyA vagara mauna dhAraNa karI anazana vrata zarU karI dIdhuM. jaina samAjamAM khaLabhaLATa phelAI gayo. samAjanA agragaNya netAoe temane anazana choDavA ati Agraha karyo, paNa teo temanA nizcayathI DagyA nahi. Akhare pU. AcAryazrI samasta bhadra tathA zrI vinobAjInA Adezono emanA para prabhAva paDyo, ane emaNe 40 divasa sudhI cAlelA anazanano tyAga karyo. paraMtu AzcaryanI vAta e banI ke anazana ane mane emanuM svAzya bagADavAne badale sudhArI dIdhuM. banArasathI teozrI kalakattA ane kalakattAthI IsarI AvyA. ekAda varSa bAda pharI banArasa AvyA. tIrthayAtrA, cAturmAsa: I. sa. 1980 mAM cAturmAsa karavA rohataka AvyA. I. sa. 1981mAM banArasa AvI lagabhaga 3 mahinA rahI tyAMthI bhopAla, kuMbhoja, kAraMjA, vaizAlI pharIne bhopAla pAchA AvyA. tyAM cAturmAsa vitAvyuM. Ama badhe pharIne pAchA jayAre teo kAzI AvyA tyAre emane lAgyuM ke potAnI mULa jagyAe AvI gayA che. kAzInA AkarSaNanuM mULa kAraNa bhagavAna pArzvanAthanI janmabhUmi che. vaNajI mahArAjano saMbaMdha saMpUrNa vizva sAthe-sArIya mAnavatA sAthe-hato; paNa je saMbaMdha emano kAzI sAthe hato e saMbaMdha bIjA nagaro sAthe kevI rIte baMdhAI zake? kAzI emanA mATe saMskAradhAma hatuM. A vakhate emaNe 'zAntipatha darzana'nuM navuM saMkaraNa prakAzita karAvyuM. 3-4 mahinAmAM kAma pUruM karIne I. sa. 1982mAM chindavADA-bhopAla bAju gayA. tyAMnA paM. rAjamalajI emanA ananya bhakta thaI gayA. me mahinAmAM pAchA banArasa AvI jainendra siddhAMtakoza'nA dvitIya saMskaraNanA saMzodhanamAM lAgI gayA. zrI varNIjI mahArAja emanA svabhAvanusAra je gatithI kAma karavA dhAratA hatA, te gatithI kAma thatuM nahotuM. tethI teo du:khI thaI jatA hatA. samAjanA keTalAka lokonA vyavahArathI paNa teo du:khI hatA. sauthI moTuM kaSTa to emane e vAtanuM hatuM ke "A samasyAomAM huM kaMI karI zakato nathI. mArI potAnI paNa vivazatAo che." svAthya to emanuM kharAba ja rahetuM hatuM. evAmAM zrI munnIbAbUe kahI dIdhuM ke mahArAja, ApanI lekhinIne have vizrAma ApI do. have to emane bahu vAra besavAmAM paNa kaSTa paDatuM hatuM. mahArAja e vAta para mauna thaI gayA. paNa te divasa pachI pharI kalama hAthamAM uThAvI nahi. mahArAjanuM jIvana AkhuM e kalama ane sAhityasarjanamAM pasAra thayuM. emAMthI emane rasa tathA jIvanazakti maLatAM hatAM. have emano karma-rasa sukAI gayo. munnIbAbUne thayuM ke mArAthI bahu moTo aparAdha thaI gayo. emane ema hatuM ke mahArAjane ekAMta maLaze, zAMti maLaze, zarIrane rAhata maLaze. paNa bAbUjInA nivedane emane akarmamAM nAkhI dIdhA. je nirNaya ghaNA vakhatathI sthagita thayA karato hato ne AvI gayo. "samAdhimaraNano mahArAje manamAM nirNaya karI lIdho.

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zraddheya zrI jinendra vaNI 263 saguNasabhara vyakitatva : zrI vaNajI mahArAja eka viziSTa guNAtizayavALA puruSa hatA. anAgrahI, satyAgrahI, sahaja-saraLa, guNagrAhI ane asAmpradAyika vyaktitvanI jhalaka temanAmAM dekhAtI. teozrI phakta eTalA mATe mahAna nahotA ke teo asAdhAraNa koTinA vidvAna hatA, jaina vidyAnI sevA mATe athAga parizrama letA; paNa eTalA mATe mahAna hatA ke teoe emanI abhIgaprajJAthI je kaMI jAmyuM ene pUrI vaphAdArIthI potAnA jIvanamAM utAravA prayatna karyo. emanI sAdhutA, emanI vidvattA karatAM paNa mahattvapUrNa che. emanA jIvananI ujajavalatam bAju che emanI saraLatA, sahajatA ane samanvayavAdI udAra dRSTi. jema jema jJAnagaMgAnI UMDI guphAmAM DUbatA gayA tema tema e guNo emanAmAM apAra vRddhi pAmatA gayA. saMtajIvananI koI kasoTI hoya to te che-emanI saraLatA, sahajatA ane lokamaMgaLa mATenI tatparatA. emaNe potAnA jIvanamAM je prAmANikatA ane spaSTavAditA rAkhI enuM dRSTAMta maLavuM durlabha che. emanAmAM lokeSaNA nahotI ke nahoto dehapoSaNano bhAva. jIvanamAM ATalI sahaja anAsakti ane nirbhIkatAnAM darzana virala mahApuruSomAM ja thAya che. e arthamAM zrI vaNajI zatapratizata mahApuruSa hatA. teo gaMgA samAna pavitra, vandanIya ane prAta:smaraNIya che. jinavANInI sevAnuM je kArya vidvAnono eka moTo samUha bhegA maLIne lAkho rUpiyAnA kharca karI zake te kArya eka phakIre-gRhavirata maniSIe-ekalAe kaMI paNa kharca karyA vagara jAduI rIte karyuM ! emanI jutA para, emanA abhaNa nAnopayoga para, ni:spRhatA ane akartutvabhAva para mugdha thaI javAya che. kAzIno jana ane jainetara samAja emane Adarza gurunA rUpamAM mAnavA lAgyo. temanI kathanI ane karaNImAM bhinnatA nahotI. emanAmAM eka khAsa vizeSatA hatI: teo bahu ja ochuM bolatA, dRSTAnI jema saMsArane jotA. emanI dRSTi eTalI tINa hatI ke koI paNa viSayanA agAdha UMDANa sudhI pahoMcI jatI. emanuM ciMtana aju, niSpakSa, sacoTa ane marmane sparzanAruM hatuM. teozrI eka anAsakta premI sAdhaka hatA. satya, prema ane tyAgano triveNI saMgama emanA vyaktitvamAM thayo hato. satyane mATe karavuM, satyane mATe jovuM, satyane vicAravuM ane badhuM ja satyane mATe karavuM e emano jIvana-Adarza hato. A jIvanamAM mAnava mAtra mATe prema na UbharAya to vAstavamAM te mAnavajIvana ja nathI evuM teo mAnatA. emanAM pravacano AdhyAtmika rahasyonI sAthe sUkSma tatvonuM vaijJAnika paddhatithI varNana karanArAM rahetAM. te nyAyayukta, svAnubhavagamya, yuktisaMgata ane saraLatAthI buddhigrAhyA hatAM. teo sAmUhika upadeza karatAM vyaktigata upadezane vizeSa mahattva ApatA. mAtra buddhivilAsa mATe mUlyavAna samaya veDaphI devA teo kadI taiyAra nahotA. teo pratyeka kSaNa atimUlyavAna samajIne eno mAtra AtmakalyANa mATe upayoga

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo karavAnI tarapheNamAM hatA. teozrI kahetA : "jo ApaNe jJAna-dhyAna dvArA mananA vicArone zAMta karI daIe to e nirvikalpa (vItarAga) avasthAmAM ApaNI cetanAnA darzana-anubhava karI mukta avasthA, zAMti temaja zaktizALI cetanAnA adhikArI thaI zakIzuM." saumyatA ane ni:spRhatAnI teo AdarzamUrti hatA. teo vivekanA sAgara hatA. temanI AMkhomAM sadA vAtsalyanI saritA vahetI. teo haMmezAM hita-mita-priya vANIno vyavahAra karatA ane pote samatAmAM rahetA. temane ekAMta khUba priya hatuM. kalyANa sAdhavA mATe ekAMtamAM rahevuM jarUrI che ema teo mAnatA. teozrI zarIra para eka nAnI cAdara lapeTI rAkhatA. zarIrane bhojana ApatA te paNa eTaluM ja ke jethI te kAryakSama rahI zake. emanA darzanathI ja aMtaraMga zAMti maLI jatI, carcA ane sAnidhyathI ja aneka zaMkAonuM samAdhAna thaI jatuM. emanuM hRdaya aMtaraMga zAMti, prema ane mAdhuryanuM AvAsa hatuM. teo mAtra jaina samAjanA ja nahIM paNa saMpUrNa mAnavajAtinA ujajavala unnAyaka hatA. bhAratIya saMskRti, sAhityajagata, mAnavajAti ane vizeSa karIne jaina dharma, emanuM cira rANI ane kRtajJa raheze. uttarAvasthA ane aMtima divaso : zrI vaNajI mahArAja lekhana-kArya ane bIjI sarva pravRttione sthagita karI samAdhimaraNanA saMkalpa sAthe, I. sa. 1982nA navembara mahinAmAM pUjya zrI vidyAsAgarajI mahArAja pAse nainAgiri pahoMcyA. vaNajIe emane vinamra prArthanA karI. "prabhu, mArA jIvananAM sa kAryo pUrAM thaI gayAM che. have eka ja kArya zeSa rahI jAya che, te che sallekhanA'. have mane Apa zaraNa Apo ke jethI ApanA caraNomAM mArI "sallekhanA sArI rIte thaI zake." AcAryazrIe tarata to anumati na ApI paNa IsarI (sametazikhara) AvavA Adeza Apyo. ahIM teozrIe tA. 12-4-1983nA roja AcAryazrInA caraNomAM sallekhanAnuM punita vrata grahaNa karIne AjIvana annano tyAga karyo. zarUAtamAM phakta thoDI mAtrAmAM peya padArtho letA hatA. tA. 15-4-1983 thI dUdha-ghIno paNa tyAga karI zAkabhAjInA sUpa ane pANI para AvI gayA. te pANa dhIre dhIre ghaTADatAM tA. 18-5-1983 thI phakta pANI sivAya bIjuM badhuM tyAgI dIdhuM. vacce vacce upavAsa paNa thatA rahyA ane tA. 23-5-1983 thI pANIno paNa sathA tyAga karI dIdho. jinavANInA vidyuta ArAdhaka zrI varNIjI, AcAryazrI pAsethI zAstrazravaNa, vicAravinimaya karatA. emano yathAsaMbhava vinaya karavAnuM pUrepUruM dhyAna rAkhatA. tridivasa saMdhanA tyAgIo ane sAdhuo barAbara emanI sevAmAM lAgelA rahetA. zArIrika zakti kSINa thavA chatAM teoe potAnI viziSTa cetanAzaktino paricaya Apyo. teo pratyeka paLe jAgRta rahetA ane aMtima divasomAM paNa dainika sAdhanAno krama maunapUrvaka karavAnuM cUkatA nahIM.

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zraddheya zrI jinendra varNI tA. 24-5-83 no divasa Avyo. AcAryazrIno AhAra thaI gayo hato. tyAre zrI varNIjI mahArAje eka elaka mahArAjane kahyuM...'AcAryazrIne sUcanA Apo ke mArI cetanA lupta thaI rahI che.'" AcAryazrI emanI najIka AvyA. vinaya sahita AcAryazrIne traNa vAra namaskAra karyA. AcAryazrIe emane namaskAra maMtra bolavA kahyuM tyAre OM no be vakhata uccAra karyo. trIjo OM ane emanuM mastaka AcAryazrInA caraNomAM DhaLI paDayuM. AvI rIte teozrI tA. 24-5-83nA roja savAre 11 vAgye parama zAMta bhAva sahita mahAprayANa karI gayA. temaNe je niSThA ane nirAkuLatAthI 'samAdhimaraNa'nAM sumeru para ArohaNa karyuM tenAthI emanI anAsakti, emanuM nirmamatva ane dehabhAvathI upara UThI javAnuM sAmarthya siddha thaI jAya che. 265

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( vizeSa vAMcana saMdarbhagraMthonI yAdI (1) upadezAmRta prakAzaka : zrImad rAjacandra Azrama, agAsa (vAyA-ANaMda). (2) DaoN. kAmatAprasAda jaina lekhaka : zivanArAyaNa sakasenA I. sa. 1964 prakAzaka : digambara jaina pustakAlaya, gAMdhI coka, surata. (3) zrI. bAsIlAlajI mahArAja kA jIvanacaritra lekhaka : paM. rUpendrakumArajI prakAzaka : zrI. a. bhA. spe. sthA. jaina zAstrodvAra samiti, amadAvAda. (4) bra. paM. candAbAI abhinaMdana-graMtha saMpAdikA : zrImatI suzIlA sulatAnasiha jena zrImatI jayamAlA jenendrakizora jaina prakAzaka : a. bhA. di. jaina mahilA pariSada, dilhI. (5) citana-yAtrA lekhaka : paramAnaMda kuMvarajI kApaDiyA prakAzaka : zrI. muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha, muMbaI. (6) jyabhikhyuM: saMpAdaka : dhIrajalAla gajajara prakAzaka : kumakuma prakAzana, amadAvAda. (7) jIvana-sAdhanA lekhaka : mukulabhAI kalArthI prakAzaka : janmazatAbdI maMDaLa, paMcabhAInI poLa, amadAvAda-1. (8) jIvanakaLA lekhaka : bra. govardhanadAsajI prakAzaka : zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, agAsa, vAyA-ANaMda, ji. kheDA (gujarAta). (9) jaina dharma ke prabhAvaka AcArya saMpAdaka : sAdhvI saMghamitrA prakAzaka : jena vizvabhAranI prakAzana, lADanuM (rAjasthAna)

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vizeSa vAMcana 267 (10) jaina jAgaraNa ke agradUta (hiMdI) saMpAdaka : zrI. goyala ayodhyAprasAda. prakAzaka : bhAratIya jJAnapITha, banArasa. (11) zrI. jaina divAkara smRti-graMtha prakAzaka : abhayarAja nAhara, mahAvIra bajAra, blAvara (rAjasthAna)-305901. (12) tIrthaMkara-vizeSAMko 1974 - aMka 12 1975 - aMka 2, 3. 1977 - aMka 7, 8 1978 - aMka 7, 8 prakAzaka : hIrAbhaiyA prakAzana, 14, bhopAla kaMpAunDa, saravaTe basa sTezana sAme, indora-452 001. (13) tIrthakara : vizeSAMka zrImad vijaya rAjendrasUrIzvara jUna-julAI - 1975. (14) zrI. nAnacaMdrajI janmazatAbdi smRtigraMtha - saMpAdaka : zrI. citta muni (I. sa. 1976). prakAzaka : zrI. vardhamAna sthA. jaina zrAvaka saMdha, 37778, telaMga kraoNsa roDa, mATuMgA (C. R.), muMbaI - 400 019. (15) nAhaTAbaMdhu abhinaMdana graMtha (I. sa. 1976) prakAzaka : zrI. abhaya jaina graMthAlaya, nAhaTonI gavADa, bikAnera (rAjasthAna)-334 001. (16) zrI. nyAyavijyajI jIvanaprabhA prayojaka : zrI. phulacaMda mahuvAkara prakAzaka : zrI. mAMDala tapagaccha jaina saMgha, mu. po. mAMDala, tA. vIramagAma, ji. amadAvAda. (17) premI abhinaMdana graMtha prakAzaka : yazapAla jaina maMtrI, premI abhinaMdana graMtha samiti, TIkamagaDha (madhya pradeza).

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arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo (18) munizrI puNyavijayajI vizeSAMka (I. sa. 1974) prakAzaka : zrI. jaina AtmAnaMda sabhA, bhAvanagara, (19) yoganiSTha AcArya zrI buddhisAgarajI lekhako : jayabhikhkhuM ane pAdarAkara prakAzaka : zrI. adhyAtmajJAna prasAraka maMDaLa, kAlabAdevI, svadezI mArkeTanI sAme, muMbaI - 400 002. (20) bhaktimArganI ArAdhanA lekhaka : pU. AtmAnaMdajI prakAzaka : sazruta sevA sAdhanA kendra, kobA (ji. gAMdhInagara382 009. (21) dAnavIra zrImANikacaMdajI (hindI) je. pI. prakAzaka: muLacaMda kizanacaMda kApaDiyA, gAMdhI coka, surata. (22) yugadraSTA muni zrI. ratnacaMdrajI prakAzaka : zrI ratnacaMdra janma mahotsava samiti, dAdara emporiyama, dAdara (pazcima), muMbaI - 400028. (23) zrImad rAjeri smAraka graMtha prakAzaka: zrI. saudharmabRhattapAgacchIya jaina, bdha. saMdha, Ahora, bAgarA. prAptisthAna : zrImad rAjendra pravacana kAryAlaya, khaDAlA (mAravADa), rAjasthAna. (24) paMDita lAlana lekhaka : bhaktakavi zivajI devazI maDhaDAvALA prakAzaka : zivasadana graMthamALA kAryAlaya, | mu. maDhaDA, vAyA-zihora, saurASTra - 364 245. (25) varNA abhinaMdana gaMdha (I. sa. 1949) prakAzaka : vaNa hIraka jayaMti mahotsava samiti, varNI vidyAlaya sAgara, madhyapradeza - 470 002. (26) zrI. zAMta sudhArasa vivecaka : sva. zrI. motIcanda gIradharalAla kApaDiyA prakAzaka : zrI. mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya, muMbaI.

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vizeSa vAMcana 269 (27) vIra : sAhu zAMtiprasAda jaina smRti vizeSAMka (hindI) prakAzaka : akhila bhAratIya digambara jaina pariSada, premI-presa, relave roDa, meraTha. (yu. pI.) (28) brahmacArI sIla lekhaka : ajitaprasAda prakAzaka: senTrala jaina pablisiga hAusa, lakhana. (29) saMtabAlanI jIvana-sAdhanA (khaMDa-1, 2) lekhaka : zrI. dulerAya mATalIA prakAzaka : mahAvIra sAhitya prakAzana maMdira, haThIbhAInI vADI, amadAvAda - 380 001. (I. sa. 1976) (30) smaraNikA : zrI jinendra vaNa prakAzaka: zrI digaMbara jaina samAja, kAzI. | K, 37/pa1-para, gvAladAsa baeNna, vArANasI-221 001. (31) zrI hukamacaMda abhinaMdana-graMtha saMpAdaka: zrI. satyadeva vidyAlaMkAra, paM. khUbacandrajI zAstrI, paM. sumaracandajI divAkara, paM. kailAzacandrajI zAstrI, paM. nAthulAlajI, paM. makhanalAlajI, pa. ajItakumArajI prakAzaka : a. bhA. digambara jaina mahAsabhA, dilahI. (32) zrI. rAvarAjA sara zeTha hukamacaMdajI kA saMkSipta jIvanacaritra prakAzaka : prabandhakAriNI kamiTI kI anumati se, - zrI. hajArIlAla jaina, maMtrI,

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270 arvAcIna jaina jayotirdharo zrI satkRta sevA-sAdhanA kendra Tei. naM. 02712-22958 sthApanA : 10-5-1 sthApanA : 10-5-1975) * saMsthAnAM anya prakAzano AvRtti i ja ja | ja (1) bhaktAmara stotra * (2) teno tuM bodha pAma (3) sAdhanA sopAna (4) cAritrya suvAsa (5) sAdhaka sAthI bhAga 1-2 (6) adhyAtmane paMthe (7) adhyAtmajJAna pravezikA * (8) tattvasAra hiMdI, gujarAtI * (9) dhyAna : eka parizIlana (10) bhaktimArganI ArAdhanA (11) zAMtipatha-darzana khaMDa 1-2 (12) dainika bhakti svAdhyAya * (93) Guidelines to Mahavir Darshan (14) Adhyatma Gnan Praveshika ja hAla aprApya che. 1100 3100 5900 10000 11000 5000 10000 1500 2200 3700 3000 1500 1000 1500 | ha | | ! I jIvanavikAsa sAhitya graMthAvalI (1) manamaMdiranI mahelAto (2) puSpamALA (3) anaMtano AnaMda (4) karmarahasya (5) merI bhAvanA (vivecana sahita) (6) sAdhaka bhAvanA (7) adhyAtma-tattva-praznottarI prata 2200 1500 2200 1500 1100 1100 1100

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nUtana varSAbhinaMdana pustikA saMvana 2038 5000 2039 7500 2040 9000 2041 13000 (1) cAritrya ghaDatara (2) jIvana maMthana (3) jIvana pAtheya (4) jIvana amRta (5) jIvana jyota (6) jIvana vikAsa (7) jIvana jAgRti (8) jIvana prakAza 2042 18000 2043 2044 2045 25000 40000 50000 1100 1985 1985 2500 1986 2500 prakIrNa prakAzano (1) pArAyaNa traya (2) AtmasmRti graMtha-saMsthA dazAbdI (3) "divyadhvani dazAbdI graMtha (4) AcArya kuMdakuMda vizeSAMka : mukhya mathaka : zrImad rAjacandra AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kendra, kobA-382 009, 1988 25oo 271

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. .. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. sahayogI dAtAronI zubha nAmAvalI kobA DaoN. rasIkabhAI ke. zAha zrI. popaTalAla ha. zeTha zrI. aruNabhAI narabherAma bagaDIyA sva. zrI. harIlAla nAgaradAsa zAha zrI. sUryakAMtabhAI zeTha zrI. umedacaMda muLajIbhAI zAha zrI. ratilAla maganalAla gAMdhI zrI. nIlAbahena vasaMtalAla saMghavI zrI. dInAbahena nagInadAsa paMcamIyA zrI. kamaLAbahena ramaNIkalAla dhruva zrI. vinayacaMdra amRtalAla desAI zrI. aruNabhAI e. bhAvasAra sva. zrI. sumanalAla kALIdAsa mahetAnA smaraNArthe, ha. jayavaMtIbahena zrI. hiMmatalAla gIradharalAla mahetA zrI. rAjeza vRjalAla kIkANI zrI. zAMtilAla vallabhadAsa gosalIyA 17. zrI. caMdulAla abajIbhAI zAha 18. zrI. cImanalAla goradhanadAsa turakhIyA zrI. kAMtIlAla dhuLAlAla zAha zrI. maMjulAbahena vinubhAI zAha zrI. cImanalAla somacaMda mahetA 19. 20. 21. 22. DaoN. naTavaralAla Ara. dANI 23. zrImatI rUpAbahena simolI zAha 24. zrI. bhAnubahena goradhanadAsa paTela surendranagara muMbaI amadAvAda rAjakoTa gaDhaDAsvAmI muMbaI muMbaI "" 99 boTAda amadAvAda muMbaI rAjakoTa amadAvAda rAjakoTa amadAvAda dAmanagara amadAvAda lIMbaDI amadAvAda "" muMbaI amadAvAda 272 5000 352 2000 501 260 101 101 101 151 501 251 453 303 101 501 251 251 151 101 501 251 101 251 251

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25. zrI. nitInabhAI IzvaralAla pArekha 26. zrI. haMsAbahena baLadevabhAI bhAvasAra 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 35. zrI. caMpakabhAI ema. Treilara zrI. zodhanakumAra DI. purANI zrImatI suzIlAbahena bhogIlAla zrI. hasumatIbahena subodhacaMdra zAha zrI. mAlatIbahena caMdrakAMta zAha 34. zrI. kokIlAbahena sakaracaMda vakhArIyA zrI. manaharalAla bhogIlAla zAha 36. zrI. dhIrubhAI choTAlAla mahetA 37. zrI. kamaLAbahena ramaNIkalAla dhruva 38. zrI. caMdanabahena cInubhAI paTela 39. zrI. caMdulAla trIbhovanadAsa ghaDiyALI 40. zrImatI lakSmIbahena jIvaNacaMda jhaverI 46. vizeSa vAMcana zrI. caMdulAla gulAbacaMda zAha a. sau. jazavaMtIbahena guNavaMtarAya daphtarI 41. zrI. hiMmatalAla sI. zAha 42. zrI. zakarAbhAI gIradharalAla zAha 43. zrI. vinayakAMta odhavajI dozI 44. bArAI bradharsa, ha. mathurabhAI 45. zrI. khImajIbhAI bhANajIbhAI gaMgara zrI. lakSmIbahena khImajIbhAI gaMgara 47. 48. zrI. ramaNIkalAla umedacaMda zeTha 49. zrI. jayaMtilAla umedacaMda zeTha zrI. ravicaMda umedacaMda zeTha zrI. cInubhAI khImacaMdabhAI koThArI 50. muMbaI amadAvAda khaMbhAta amadAvAda "" 13 rAjakoTa 29 muMbaI kalola amadAvAda vaDodarA muMbaI amadAvAda 39 morabI muMbaI muMbaI amadAvAda "" amadAvAda muMbaI "" amadAvAda "" 39 273 201 251 251 101 501 501 501 251 251 251 501 251 251 251 151 251 301 251 251 501 2500 2500 151 251 251 251

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274 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo amadAvAda 251 500 muMbaI 501 amadAvAda 1001 501 251 251 251 muMbaI muMbaI 504 504 amadAvAda 1000 rAjakoTa 301 51. zrI. caMdulAla umedacaMda zeTha para. zrI. vimaLAbahena gAlA 53. zrI. vasaMtabhAI pI. zAha 54. zrI. kALIdAsa mohanalAla mahetA 55. zrI. rasikalAla acaratalAla zeTha 56. zrI. maNIlAla laheracaMda zAha 57. zrI. popaTalAla bI. zAha 58. zrI. saurASTra daza tAlukA sthA. jaina samAja 59. zrI. umarazIbhAI kAnajIbhAI bhedA 60. zrI. prabhudAsabhAI vorA 61. DaoN. zarmiSThAbahena ema. sonejI 62. zrI. cImanalAla puruSottamadAsa ajamera 63. zrI. ramaNalAla gIradharalAla dozI 64. zrI. hasumatIbahena hasamukhalAla zAha zrI. latAbahena Co. DaoN. ke. sI. zAha 66. zrI. pravINacaMdra punamacaMda desAI zrI. khuzamanabhAI sI. bhAvasAra zrI. muLajIbhAI veNIlAla mahetA 69. zrI. harilAla mohanalAla zAha 70. zrI. caMdulAla choTAlAla mahetA 71. zrI. bhAnubahena ThAkorabhAI cokasI 72. zrI. bhIkhAlAla trIkamalAla parivAra 73. zrI. vasaMtakumAra kAMtIlAla khaMdhAra 74. zrI. prANalAla bhurAlAla zAha 75. zrI. rasikalAla cImanalAla zAha godharA 251 251 amadAvAda muMbaI 251 amadAvAda 1001 khaMbhAta 251 muMbaI 251 amadAvAda 1001 2000 500 1001 lIMbaDI amadAvAda 501 madrAsa 251 muMbaI 151

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vizeSa vAMcana 275 101 501 201 252 501 201 251 muMbaI 251 251 251 251 2001 76. zrI. amRtalAla ela. zAha muMbaI 77. zrI. vINAbahena mahendrakumAra khaMdhAra yu. esa. e. 78. zrI. vanItAbahena sI. dozI rAjakoTa 79. zrI. puSpAbahena vI. gAMdhI amadAvAda 80. zrI. TI. yu. sAvalA muMbaI 81. zrI. dinezacaMdra cunIlAla mahetA borasada 82. gaM. sva. zrI. samarathabahena trAMbakalAla mahetA pUnA zrI. hIrAbahena ratanazI zAha 84. zrI. mehula nagInadAsa paMcamIyA 85. zrI. hemala nagInadAsa paMcamIyA 86. zrI. suzilAbahena ema. zAha 87. zrI. caMpAbahena zAMtilAla zAha amadAvAda 88. zrI. dalIcaMdabhAI bI. dAmANI rAjakoTa 89. zrI jayaMtibhAI trIkamalAla saMghavI amadAvAda 90. zrI. muktAbahena sI. mahetA rAjakoTa 91. zrI. zilpAbahena pulakItabhAI mahetA vaDodarA 92. zrI. kAMtAbahena zIvalAla zAha amadAvAda 3. zrI. ramaNIkalAla trIbhovanadAsa zAha zrI. prakAzacaMdra mahAvIra prasAda jaina 5. zrI. vIracaMdabhAI bahecaradAsa paMcAlI boTAda zrI. pAnAcaMdabhAI bhAIcaMda mahetA amadAvAda, 97. zrI. vimaLAbahena rasIkalAla ena. zAha 98. zrI. pravINacaMdra pArekha vaDodarA 99. zrI. jevaMtalAla amRtalAla mahetA morabI 100. zrI. vasaMtabahena prANalAla zAha madrAsa 1001 551 501 251 251 251 1001 251 1001 251 351 501 500

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276 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo madrAsa 500 amadAvAda 101 2000 101. zrI. godAvarIbahena haMsarAja zAha 102. zrI. mathurabhAI bArAI 103. zAradAbahena rasikalAla modI cerI. TrasTa 104. eka mumukSu taraphathI 105. zrI. narabherAma jeThAlAla bagaDIyA 106. zrI. lakSmIcaMda ela. zAha 107. eka mumukSa taraphathI 108. zrI. lIlAbahena vRjalAla kAmadAra 1000 2000 I 250 501 amadAvAda 101

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A graMthanI prakAzaka saMsthAno saMkSipta paricaya Te. naM. (02712) 22958 nAma : zrI samruta-sevA-sAdhanA kendra (pablika caeNriTebala TrasTa rajisTrezana naM. i-2680, amadAvAda.) sthApanA : me 1975 : mukhya kAryAlaya : zrImad rAjacaMdra AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kendra kobA-382 009 (jillo gAMdhInagara) gujarAta. [ preraka : zrAddheya zrI AtmAnaMdajI ] sthApanA : A saMsthAnI sthApanA vikrama saMvata 2031 vaizAkha suda 10 tA. 9-5-75 nA roja bhagavAna zrI mahAvIrasvAmI-kevalajJAna-kalyANakanA pavitra divase amadAvAdamAM thaI hatI. sane 1982 mAM tenuM potAnuM sAdhanA kendra, kobA (ji. gAMdhInagara) khAte taiyAra thavAthI have saMsthAnI badhI pravRttio A sthaLe cAle che. uddeza ane pravRtti : A kendranI sthApanAnA uddezo ane atyAra sudhImAM thayelI zubha pravRttionuM saMkSipta vihaMgAvalokana atre prastuta karIe chIe. saMsthAnA mukhya uddezo : (1) adhyayana-adhyApana ane sAhityaprakAzana. (2) AdhyAtmika sAdhanA : zAna, bhakti, vairAgya ane niSkAma sevAnI bhAvanA jIvanamAM jagADavI. (3) bhakti-saMgItano vikAsa karavo. pravRttio : (1) satsaMga-svAdhyAya-bhakita tathA dhyAnano abhyAsa H bhAratIya saMskRtine anurUpa, AdhyAtmika mUlyone jIvanamAM vikasAvavA mATe ane saguNasaMpannatAnI siddhi mATe A kAryakramone kendranI dainika pravRttimAM AvarI levAmAM AvyA che. kendranuM madhyastha kAryAlaya kobA khAte laI javAmAM AvyuM te pahelAM dara varSe saMsthAnA sthApanA dine uparokta sAdhanAnA ghaniSTha abhyAsa mATe eka zibira yojavAmAM AvatI hatI. paraMtu 1982 pachI vadhAre samaya, sagavaDo, sahakAra ane sthiratA prApta thayAM hovAthI ane saMsthAmAM rasa lenAra bhAI-bahenonI saMkhyA vadhI hovAthI dara varSe saMsthAnA kobA khAtenA mukhya mathake ja be ke traNa zibiro yojAya che, jemAM eka 277

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278 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo zibira khAsa yuvAna varga mATe ja yojavAmAM Ave che. dhIme dhIme saMsthAnA uddezo ane sarvadharma samabhAva sahitanI udAra nItine lIdhe bRhad gujarAta, mahArASTra, rAjasthAna tathA bhAratanAM mahAnagaro uparAMta iMglaeNnDa, AphrikA ane amerikA Adi videzomAM vasanA bhAratIyoe paNa saMsthAnI aneka pravRttiomAM sAro rasa laIne sakriyapaNe tenA vikAsamAM prazaMsanIya yogadAna ApyuM che, jenI atre sAbhAra ane saharSa noMdha laIe chIe. cAturmAsa sivAya vihAra karatA sAdhu-satIo, anya yAtrA-saMgho, yuvakamaMDaLo tathA bIjA pravAsIo paNa A kendrano avAranavAra sAro evo lAbha le che. (2) sAhityika pravRttio : (a) pustakAlaya pravRtti : prAcIna Arya saMskRtinA ane satsAhityanA saMrakSaNa ane pracArArthe ziSTa, saMskArI, upayogI ane upakArI AdhyAtmika graMthonuM arvAcIna vaijJAnika DhabathI Alekhana-saMpAdana-prakAzana karavAmAM Ave che. A graMthonuM jJAna ApaNI vartamAna peDhIne paNa prApta thaI zake te hetuthI hindI, aMgrejI ane prAdezika bhASAomAM tene daSTAMta, suyukti Adi sahita rasamaya ane AkarSaka lokabhogya zailIthI rajU karIne AvA graMthone pustakAlayonA rUpamAM vyavasthita karavAmAM Ave che; jethI abhyAsIo, sAdhako, vidvAno ane saMzodhako tenI suvidhAno niyamita vAcana mATe ke saMdarbhagraMtho tarIke sArI rIte lAbha laI zake. A uparAMta saMsthAnuM sAhitya sAmAnya janatA sudhI pahoMcI zake te mATe deza-paradezamAM vitaraNavecANavyavasthA mAnad pracArako dvArA tathA adhikRta graMthavikretAo dvArA paNa karavAmAM AvI rahI che. jIvanane sAttvika ane unnata banAvavAmAM preraNA ApanArA gujarAtI, hindI, saMskRta-prAkRta ane aMgrejI bhASAonA lagabhaga 7000 graMthovALA pustakAlayanuM Ayojana have kendramAM thaI gayuM che, jeno koI paNa abhyAsau lAbha laI zake che. (7) graMtha-prakAzana pravRttiH saMsthA tenA udgamakALathI ja uttama prAcIna sAhityathI prAraMbha karIne atyAra sudhI thaI gayelA mahAna dharmAcAryo, prabhAvazALI saMto ane ziSTa sAhitya upAsakonI vANIne AdhAre suMdara pustako bahAra pADe che. Aja sudhImAM gujarAtI, hindI, aMgrejI tathA saMskRta-prAkRta bhASAomAM trIseka nAnA-moTA graMtho prakAzita thayela che. AmAMnA keTalAkanI to trIjI ke cothI AvRttio paNa bahAra pADavI paDI che, jethI tenI lokopayogitA ane lokapriyatA puravAra thAya che. samagra bhAratamAM tathA paradezamAM vasatA gujarAtI kuTuMbo vizeSata: A satsAhitya rasapUrvaka vAMce che. saMta mahAtmAone, viziSTa vidvAnone, abhyAsIone, moTAM pustakAlayone, zodhasaMsthAone tathA saMsthAnA badhA ja kAyamI sabhyone, A pustako bheTarUpe mokalAvavAmAM Ave che.

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vizeSa noMdha - 279. (4) saMsthAnuM mukhapatra "divyadhvani": Atmadharmane upadezanuM saMsthAnuM A AdhyAtmika mAsika chellAM 12 varSathI pragaTa thAya che. temAM parama tattvajJa zrImad rAjacaMdranI vicAradhArAne anurUpa aneka AcAyo-saMtonAM vacano ane vidvAnonA lekho pragaTa karavAmAM Ave che. hAla, kula sabhyasaMkhyA lagabhaga 2000 che. bALavibhAga, praznottara vibhAga, vAcakono pratibhAva tathA svAsthayanI kALajI ityAdi vibhAgo paNa niyamitapaNe umerIne A mAsikane vadhu samaya ane vaividhyapUrNa banAvavAno amAro prayatna cAlu che. (3) tIrthayAtrA ane dharmayAtrA : sAdhanAjIvananA vikAsa mATe ane ApaNI prAcIna saMskRtinA vikAsa ane mAhAsyano sAco ane pratyakSa khyAla Ave te mATe tIrthayAtrAnuM Ayojana ApaNA jIvanamAM mahattvapUrNa che, ema paramakRpALu jJAnIpuruSoe prakAryuM che. bA AsAne anurUpa atyAra sudhImAM dakSiNa bhArata, buMdelakhaMDa, sametazikhara, pAvApurI vagere dUranAM tIrtho, rAjasthAnanAM tIrtho tathA zrImad rAjacaMdrajInA Azramo ane saurASTra-gujarAtanAM prAcIna tIrthonI aneka yAtrAo goThavavAmAM AvI hatI. me-jUna 1984mAM cALIsa divasano kenyA ane iMglenDano pU. zrI AtmAnaMdajInI dharmayAtrAno eka kAryakrama tyAMnA sAdhakonI preraNAthI yojavAmAM Avyo hato, jethI tyAM vasatA samAjamAM ThIka ThIka AdhyAtmika jAgRti AvI hatI. tyArabAda sane 1985-86mAM iMglenDa tathA AphrikAnA mumukSuonI vinaMtIthI AdaraNIyA bahenazrI sunaMdAbahena vohorAnI dharmayAtrAonuM paNa Ayojana karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. amerikAmAM vasatA mumukSu baMdhuonI khAsa vinaMtIthI jUna-julAI 1987mAM pU. zrI AtmAnaMdajInI amerikAnI dharmayAtrA yojAI hatI. A yAtrA daramiyAna tyAMnAM aneka kendromAM svAdhyAya-bhakti-dharmavArtA-yuvAzibira, sAhityavitaraNa ItyAdi saMskArapoSaka ane AdhyAtmika kAryakramo yojavAmAM AvyA hatA. (4) zrImad rAjacaMdra AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kendra (kobA) : amadAvAdathI 16 ki.mI.nA aMtare amadAvAda-gAMdhInagara hAIve para nabhoI cokaDI pAse, sAbaramatI nadInI najIka zAMta, ramaNIya ane pavitra vAtAvaraNamAM eka sArvajanika kendranuM nirmANa thayuM che. temAM lagabhaga 150 sAdhaka bhAI-baheno mATenA AvAsanI, svAdhyAya-prArthanA khaMDanI, dhyAnakakSa sahita saMta-kuTiranI, zrImaMdirajInI tathA kAyamI bhojanazALAnI vyavasthA che. jema jema vadhu ne vadhu sAdhaka mumukSuo A kendrano vizeSapaNe lAbha letA thaze tema tema yathAsamaya moTo svAdhyAya haoNla, svataMtra pustakAlaya ane svataMtra suvidhApUrNa AvAsonuM Ayojana karavAnuM paNa vicArela che. saMsthAnI zaikSaNika ane sAMskArika pravRttio uttara gujarAtamAM paNa vikase te hetuthI IDara-kheDabrahmA vistAramAM koI yogya sthAna meLavIne uparokta pravRttio vistAravAnI kAryavAhI cAlu che.

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280 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo (5) dainika ArAdhanAma: (4) bhakina-prArthanAdhUna-mauna : savAre ane rAtre (3) svAdhyAya, dharmavArtA ane samUhavAMcanaH savAre 10-00 ane bapore 4-00 vAgye (4) dhyAnano abhyAsa : sAMje 7-00 vAgye (4) prabhujInI AratI : sAMje 6-30 vAgye Apa saMsthAmAM A rIte rasa laI zako cho : (1) kobA mukAme sAdhanA kendramAM padhArIne tenA satsaMga-svAdhyAya Adi kAryakramomAM bhAga laIne tathA ApanI sUjha, samaya ane anubhavano saMsthAne lAbha ApIne | s | | m (2) sabhyapada noMdhAvIne : (i) saMsthAnA AzrayadAtA - rU. 1001 (ii) saMsthAnA saMrakSaka - rU. 501 (iii) saMsthAnA AjIvana sabhya - rU. 351 (iv) " divyadhvani'nA AjIvana sabhya 251 (v) "divyadhvaninA trivArSika sabhya 75 (3) bhojanazALAmAM kAyamI tithi rU. 1001 noMdhAvIne. (4) kendranA navA bAMdhakAmamAM phALo noMdhAvIne. (5) zAnadAnamAM sahayoga ApIne. (6) AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kendranA upayogamAM AvI zake tevI upayogI vastuo bheTarUpe ApIne ane (7) sAdhaka-utkarSa phaMDamAM rakama noMdhAvIne. ApanA hArdika sahayogathI ja A saMsthA, sAdhako, vidyArthI-yuvako tathA samAjane arthe ziSTa ane AdhyAtmika saMskAronA sicana dvArA jIvanano sarvatomukhI vikAsa thAya tevI samravRtti karI zakaze. mATe ApanA anekavidha sahakAranI apekSA sahita viramIe chIe. vizeSa noMdhaH A saMsthAne inkamaTekasa kalama (80 G) mujaba muktipatra maLela che.

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dhyAna bhakti svAdhyAya satsaMga - || - sivA zrI satkRta-sevA-sAdhanA kendra mukhya mathaka : zrImad rAjacandra AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kendra, kobA, ji. gAMdhInagara-382 OO. Rr.org