Arya Sthulabhadra aur Kosha

Author(s): Mohanlal C Dhami, Dulahrajmuni
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003105/1

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upanyAsa : mohanalAla cunnIlAla dhAmI kRta (Arya sthUlabhadra / aura kozA rUpAntarakAra : AgamamanISI mUni dUlaharAja

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- mohanalAla cunnIlAla dhAmI kRta - Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA - - rUpAntarakAra AgamamanISI muni dulaharAja jaina vizvamAratI prakAzana lADanUM-341306 (rAjasthAna)

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AzIrvacana zramaniSThA, sevAniSThA aura zrutaniSThA- isa triveNI meM jinhoMne apane jIvana ko abhisnAta kiyA hai, ve haiM-muni dulhraajjii| merI sevA meM ahobhAva se saMlagna rahe haiN| inhoMne sevA ke sAtha zruta kI ullekhanIya aura anukaraNIya upAsanA kI hai| mere sAhitya-saMpAdana kA kArya varSoM taka jAgarUkatA ke sAtha kiyaa| Agama saMpAdana ke kArya meM mere ananya sahayogI rhe| 'AgamamanISI' saMbodhana inakI sevAoM kA eka mUlyAMkana hai| inakA hindI, aMgrejI, saMskRta, prAkRta, gujarAtI Adi bhASAoM para acchA adhikAra hai| isIliye ye saMskRta, prAkRta sAhitya ke bhASAntaraNa meM saphala rhe| inhoMne aneka gujarAtI upanyAsoM kA bhI hindI bhASA meM sarasa aura prAMjala zailI meM rUpAntaraNa kiyA hai| prastuta kRti 'Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA' usakI eka niSpatti hai| isase pAThaka varga lAbhAnvita ho skegaa| 1 maI, 2010 AcArya mahAprajJa saradArazahara

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Adivacana upanyAsa jIvana ke manobhAvoM, abhipreraNAoM, kalpanAoM aura jIvana ke utAra-car3hAvoM kA eka jIvanta pratibimba hai| use par3hakara bahuta kucha sIkhA jA sakatA hai| upanyAsa likhane kI paramparA prAcIna rahI hai| vaha dhArAvAhika hotA hai| usameM rocakatA hotI hai aura Age kyA, Age kyA, yahI utsukatA nirantara banI rahatI hai| par3hate-par3hate jisameM samaya kA bodha na ho aura jisake par3hane se Uba kI pratIti na ho vaha vAstava meM upanyAsa hotA hai| vaha aitihAsika aura kAlpanika-donoM prakAra kA hotA hai| yaha to upanyAsakAra para nirbhara karatA hai ki vaha kauna-sI vidhA ko apnaae| aneka upanyAsakAroM ne upanyAsa likhane meM apanI lekhanI kA upayoga kiyA hai| unameM se eka prasiddha upanyAsakAra the-vaidya mohanalAla cunnIlAla dhaamii| ve mUlata: gujarAtI bhASA ke upanyAsakAra the| unhoMne jaina saMskRti, jaina itihAsa aura jaina kathAnakoM ko lekara aneka upanyAsa likhe| isa kalA se unhoMne janamAnasa ko Andolita kiyA aura isake mAdhyama se jaina saMskRti ko jana-saMskRti banAne kA prayAsa kiyaa| ve apane isa kArya meM saphala bhI hue haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI paccIsavIM nirvANa zatAbdI para candanabAlA para AdhArita 'bandhana TUTe' nAma se merA hindI rUpAntarita upanyAsa prakAza meM AyA thaa| logoM ne usakI bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA kii| logoM kI mAMga aura prArthanA rahI ki Aja kI navapIr3hI aura navayuvakoM kI dizA badalane ke lie aise aneka upanyAsoM kI jarUrata hai| maiMne unakI bhAvanAoM ko samAdRta karate hue isa ora dhyAna diyA aura puna: 'nRtyAMganA' nAma se hindI rUpAntarita dUsarA upanyAsa prakAza meM aayaa| aba usI upanyAsa kA navInatama saMskaraNa 'Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA' zIrSaka se janatA ke sAmane prastuta hai / yadyapi maiM mUla upanyAsakAra nahIM hUM, mUlata: upanyAsakAra mohanalAla cunnIlAla dhAmI haiN| maiMne prastuta upanyAsa kA gujarAtI bhASA se

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hindI meM rUpAntaraNa kiyA hai| hindI bhASA Aja jana bhASA hai| gujarAtI bhASA eka prAntIya bhASA hai, jo gujarAta pradeza taka hI sImita hai| virATtA kI dRSTi se prastuta upanyAsa ko hindI meM prastuta kara maiMne use janopayogI banAne kA kArya kiyA hai| prastuta upanyAsa 'Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA' kI parikramA ko lekara Age bar3hatA hai| vaha kozA kauna thI, isa jijJAsA meM kahA jA sakatA hai * vaha kozA magadha nagara kI prasiddha nRtyAMganA thii| * vaha rUpa aura yauvana kI pratimUrti thii| * vaha pATalIputra kI zobhA thii| * vaha mAM sulekhA kI pratikRti thii| * vaha mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla ke jyeSTha putra sthUlabhadra kI preyasI thii| * vaha rathapati suketu aura mahAkavi vararuci kI cirakAMkSita kintu anupalabdha rUpasI thii| * vaha citralekhA kI jyeSThA bhaginI thii| * vaha citrA kI svAminI thii| * vaha siMhaguphAvAsI padacyuta muni kI preraNA thii| * vaha muktipatha kI ora prayANa karane vAlI thii| usI kozA ne apane rUpa-lAvaNya, bhAvabhaMgimA, hAva-bhAvoM ke vilAsajanya aneka prayatnoM se sthUlabhadra ko vikArI, kAmAsakta aura caMcala banAne kA bharasaka prayAsa kiyaa| kintu sthUlabhadra kI yaha bhoga para tyAga kI parama vijaya thI ki ve SaDrasa praNIta bhojana kA AsvAdana lene para bhI nirvikAra rhe| bAraha varSoM taka nirantara kozA ke atyanta samIpa rahane para bhI unhoMne apane cAritra kI amala dhavala cAdara ko bedAga rakhA aura kAjala kI koTharI meM rahakara bhI ve usa kAlimA se nikalakara cAMdanI ke samAna dhavala rhe| ye sAre aitihAsika jIvanta ghaTanA-prasaMga prastuta upanyAsa apane meM sameTe hue hai|

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maiMne lagabhaga dasa upanyAsoM kA hindI rUpAntaraNa kiyA hai| kisI kA eka aura kisI-kisI ke do saMskaraNa prakAzita hue haiN| logoM kI ruci aura upanyAsoM ke prati bar3hate rujhAna ko dekhakara lagA ki inakA zIghra prakAzana ho jAnA cAhie thA / kintu samaya unakI pratIkSA kara rahA thA / cirakAla taka ve logoM kI bhAvanAoM ko pUrA nahIM kara ske| samaya kA paripAka huaa| eka dina muni jitendra kumAra ne AcAryazrI mahAprajJa se upanyAsoM ke viSaya meM bAtacIta kii| AcAryapravara ke iMgitAnusAra jaina vizvabhAratI ne inake prakAzana kA dAyitva liyaa| aba ve sabhI upanyAsa usa samayAvadhi ko pUrA kara logoM kI ruci aura unakI utsukatA ko tRpta aura zAnta kareMge, aisI kAmanA hai| kArya kI niSpatti meM akele do hAtha hI kAma meM nahIM Ate, aneka hAthoM kA sahayoga milatA hai, tabhI kArya sundara aura zIghra niSpanna hotA hai| merI sevA meM aharniza rata rahane vAle munidvaya -muni rAjendra kumArajI aura muni jitendra kumArajI kI isa kArya meM satata sahabhAgitA rhii| isake lie donoM muni dhanyavAdArha haiN| AcArya tulasI ke prati maiM ananya zraddhA se abhibhUta huuN| unhoMne mujhe dIkSA dekara aura cahuMmukhI vikAsa ke nae AyAma dekara Age bddh'aayaa| ve zlAghApuruSa mere nayanoM meM Aja bhI sAkSAt base hue haiN| AcArya mahAprajJa ke pAsa maiM chaha dazaka se adhika samaya taka rhaa| ve mere jIvana-nirmAtA, saMrakSaka aura vatsalatA kI pratimUrti the / unakA akasmAt isa saMsAra se jAnA bahuta akharA / kAza ! ina upanyAsoM kA lokArpaNa unake hAthoM hotA / vartamAna meM AcArya mahAzramaNa ke prati apanI zraddhA ko abhivyakta karatA huA unake caraNoM meM zraddhA-praNata huuN| sudhI pAThaka prastuta upanyAsa se apanI dizA aura dazA ko badalakara jIvana ko rUpAntarita kara sakeMge, isI maMgalabhAvanA ke sAtha...... AgamamanISI muni dulaharAja saradArazahara (cUrU) 16 julAI, 2010

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anukrama & m 1-7 8-18 16-26 27-33 34-36 ur s * 40-47 MY 48-52 53-57 58-62 63-66 70-74 11. rUpa kA sattva kalA kI pratimA pitA kI vedanA kalA kA pujArI magadhezvara prabhAta huA anyAya AcArya ke pAsa araNikA nRtyAMganA nRtya aura vINAvAdana kho gayA hRdaya kauna jItegA? abhisArikA apamAna kaTimekhalA milana : eka sAdhanA nirvANa ke mArga para zAmba kApAlika akalpita SaDyaMtra durAtmA dvandva-yuddha kavi kI kalpanA-taraMga divya auSadhi prayoga kA pariNAma vararuci kI parAjaya 75-81 82-85 86-64 65-67 68-102 103-107 17. 18. 108-112 16. 113-116 117-120 20. 21. 121-127 22. 23. 128-133 134-137 138-141 25. 142-145 26. 146-152

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27. 153-156 160-165 166-166 170-173 174-176 177-182 183-164 165-166 200-203 36. 37. 204-206 207-210 211-214 215-220 mAtRtva kI lAlasA SaDyaMtra AcArya kA nidhana vinAza kA maMtra cinagArI samrATa kA nirNaya zakaDAla kA nirNaya bhavya balidAna mahAjvAlA rAta bIta gaI ratha calA gayA bandhana kI mAyA vINA ke tAra TUTe vyathita hRdaya nayA AghAta mithyA marIcikA bandhana-mukti muni kA abhigraha jinakI pratIkSA thI kauna jItegA? nayI cetanA antima dAva garvavisarjana prasthAna maMgala parivartana rUpakI bhUkha pazcAttApa kI agni maMgala prayANa 41. 42. 221-225 226-231 232-238 236-246 247-246 250-255 43. 44. 45. 46. 256-258 47. 48. 256-263 264-266 267-270 271-273 48 50. 274-277 278-284 285-286 260-264

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1. rUpa kA sattva magadha ke mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla kA bhavya prAsAda / shuklpkss| rAtri kA smy| jyotsnA ke pravAha meM snAta vaha prAsAda martyaloka meM Ae hue kisI devavimAna ke sadRza suzobhita ho rahA thaa| usa bhavya prAsAda se saTakara mandAkinI baha rahI thii| pATalIputra nagara candramA kI kiraNoM ke sAtha pramoda karatA huA suzobhita ho rahA thaa| mandAkinI kI nirmala dehayaSTi usa nagara kI zobhA meM saMgIta kA saMcAra kara rahI thii| gaMgA ke zAMta aura vizAla jala-tala para eka ratnajaTita naukA maMda-maMda gati se cala rahI thii| usa naukA ke ratna candramA kI cAMdanI meM camaka rahe the| unakI camaka se naukA kI kalAtmakatA spaSTa dRggocara ho rahI thii| rAtri kA dUsarA prahara prArambha ho rahA thaa| prazAMta candra apane prANoM meM basane vAlI prANasudhA-navayauvana kI preraNA ko samUce jagat para barasA rahA thaa| candramA kI zAMta aura snigdha kiraNoM ke samAna pATalIputra nagara bhI zAMta thA aura gaMgA kA deha bhI apanI zobhA ko bikhera rahA thaa| usa zAMta aura nIrava vAtAvaraNa meM maMtrI ke prAsAda se vINA ke sumadhura svara cAroM dizAoM meM phaila rahe the| usa samaya aisA laga rahA thA, kAmadeva kA dUta vasanta svara kA rasathAla le gaMgA ke taTa para nAca rahA ho| mAno ki koI navavadha lajjA se maMthara aura kaMpita caraNoM se apane priyatama ke zayanakakSa kI ora jA rahI ho| mAno ki AzA aura parama Ananda kA madhura saMdeza saMsAra kI cAroM dizAoM meM mRdu aura gambhIra bhAva se prasRta ho rahA ho / gaMgA ke rUperI jala

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paTa para maMthara gati se gatimAna vaha ratnajaTita haMsa-naukA maMtrI ke prAsAda ke sammukha aayii| haMsa-naukA ke madhya meM virAma-Asana para camakate vastroM se susajjita eka navayauvanA ardha-jAgRta dazA meM so rahI thii| usane AMkheM kholii| usake gaura vadana para roSAkula candramA apanI sArI kiraNeM pheMka rahA thaa| kintu una kiraNoM ke AghAta se bhI vaha candrAnanA tanika bhI Ahata nahIM huii| becArA candramA ! yuga-yugAntara se aneka candrAnanAoM ko Ahata karatA rahA hai aura Aja bhI usakI vRtti vahI hai| zazAMka se isa nirlajja aura niSphala prayatna ko AvRta karane ke lie eka bAdala kA Tukar3A aayaa| itane meM hI kamala ko lajjita karane vAle lola-locanoM se usa navayauvanA ne atyanta mRdu aura madhura svara meM kahA'citrA.....!' 'kyA AjJA hai, devI?' yaha kahatI huI samAnavayA citrA uTha khar3I huii| 'kucha suna rahI ho?' prazna ko na samajha sakane ke kAraNa citrA ne cAroM ora dekhaa| usane dekhA ki gaMgA ke pravAha meM bahuta dUra pAMca-sAta naukAeM A rahI haiN| navayauvanA ne kahA- 'vatsaka ko kaho ki vaha naukA kI gati ko dhImI kre|' 'taba to vilamba ho jAegA, devI!' 'vilamba!' madhura hAsya bikheratI huI navayauvanA bolI- 'kucha Upara dekha! abhI candramA madhya AkAza meM nahIM pahuMcA hai|' itanA kahakara vaha svara-saMdhAna meM tanmaya ho gii| citrA kucha bhI nahIM smjhii| vaha naukA-cAlaka vatsaka ke pAsa jAne ke lie jyoM hI Age bar3hI, candravadanA kA prazna usake kAnoM se TakarAyA- 'tujhe kucha bhI sunAI nahIM detaa| lagatA hai ki terA citta uddAlaka ke svapnoM meM kho gayA hai !' AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'devI!' citrA ke mukha para lajjA kI rekhAeM nAca uThIM / 'kyA nahIM dekhatI - kisI kI vINA ke svara gaMgA ke pravAha ko bhI staMbhita kara rahe haiM - becArA candra bhI badalI kI oTa meM chipa gayA hai|' citrA ke kAnoM meM vINA ke sumadhura svara A pdd'e| vaha acAnaka utthii| 'citrA....!' 'jA rahI hU~, devI!' kahakara citrA naukA - saMcAlaka vatsaka kI ora gii| 'mAdhavI !' navayauvanA ne kucha dUra baiThI eka paricArikA ko bulAyA / 'jI!' kahatI huI mAdhavI khar3I huii| usake hAtha meM phUloM se guMthI huI eka cAdara thii| 'kyA kucha samajha meM A rahA hai ?' 'tilaka kA moda.......?' 'pAgala kahIM kI ! vINA para puruSa kA hAtha cala rahA hai yA strI kA ?' 'strI ke binA itanI mRdutA.....' mAdhavI apanA vAkya pUrA kare usase pahale hI candrAnanA haMsa par3I / mRgalocanA ne haMsate hue kahA, 'mAdhavI ! baMdhana aura mukti kI aisI AkarSaka svara-yojanA strI nahIM kara sktii| lagatA hai ki kisI adbhuta kalAkAra kI aMguliyAM vINA para thiraka rahI haiN|' itane meM citrA A gii| naukA kI gati maMda ho gii| navayauvanA ne citrA kI ora dekhakara praznabharI vANI meM kahA, 'yaha kisakA prAsAda hai, citrA ?' 'devI! kauna - sA prAsAda ?' 'hamArI naukA ke sAmane vAle taTa para kitane prAsAda dikha rahe haiM ?' 'oha ! yaha to mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla kA prAsAda hai / ' citrA ne prAsAda kA saMkSipta paricaya diyA / 'rAjya ke gambhIra kAryoM meM race-pace mahAmaMtrI eka samartha vINAvAdaka haiM, yaha to Aja hI jJAta huA hai|' yuvatI ne mRdu hAsya bikherate hue kahA / 'nahIM, devI! ve nahIM haiM / ' citrA ne kahA / 3 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'unakI putrii|' mAdhavI ne khaa| navayauvanA bolI, 'vINA para nAcane vAlI aMguliyAM kisI kanyA kI nahIM ho sktiiN|' citrA para dRSTi TikAte hue navayauvanA ne pUchA, 'citrA! tU btaa|' 'ApakA anumAna sahI hai| mahAmaMtrI ke jyeSTha putra Arya sthUlabhadra pATalIputra ke yuvakoM meM ajor3a vINAvAdaka ke rUpa meM prakhyAta haiN| saMbhava hai, ve hI vINA bajA rahe hoN|' navayauvanA ne AMkheM muuNdii| usakI sArI cetanA vINA ke svaroM para kendrita ho gii| badalI ke pIche chipA huA candramA sAhasa kara bAhara AyA aura apanI mRdu kiraNoM se candrAnanA para AghAta karane lgaa| rUpa ko bikheratI huI vaha navayauvanA dhyAnamagna hokara una vINA-svaroM ko pI rahI thIusakA mana vINA-vAdaka kI thirakatI huI aMguliyoM kA sparza karane lagA aura usake prANa mastI meM samAdhistha ho ge| jisake bhAgya meM nirAzA kA dhabbA lagA huA hai, vaha becArA candramA Akula-vyAkula ho gyaa| candra kI nirlajjatA para haMsane vAlI eka badalI AyI aura candra ko AvRta kara gii| prathama yauvana ke sukomala capeToM se Ahata usa navayauvanA ke ardhanimIlita madabhare nayana khule| vaha tatkAla uTha baitthii| usane Akulasvara meM kahA, 'citrA ! yauvana kA yaha praur3ha gIta vINA kI nirjIva deha para sajIva huA hai| are, candramA to AkAza ke madhya meM A cukA hai| vatsaka ko kaha, mA~ cintA kara rahI hogii| mAdhavI! merA upavastra kahAM hai?' yaha kahakara navayauvanA ne mAdhavI kI ora dekhaa| usake nayana bijalI kI bhAMti camaka rahe the| usake gulAbI gaura zarIra para vajramuktA se aMkita abhinava alaMkAra apanI kiraNoM se yuvatI ke rUpa ko bar3hA rahe the| kintu usake nayana-pallavoM meM pratibimbita camaka kA rahasya kyA thA? UrmI yA Ananda ? santoSa yA tRSA ? Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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vAsaMtI raMga vAlA aura muktAmaMDita kinArI se zobhita upavastra ko lekara mAdhavI lauttii| 'vAyu atyanta snigdha hai'-yuvatI ne mAdhavI ko dekhakara khaa| mAdhavI ke nayana haMsa pdd'e| inake pIche kyA rahasya thA? vaha nikaTa AyI aura rUpAMganA ke zarIra ko upavastra se DhaMka diyaa| naukA kI gati nakSatroM kI gati ke samAna ho gii| maMtrI ke prAsAda se prasRta vINA kA svara bahuta hI mRdu ho gyaa| citrA aayii| navayauvanA ne pUchA- 'tUne kaise jAnA?' 'kyA, devI?' adhUre prazna ko nahIM samajhate hue citrA ne praznabharI dRSTi se devI ko dekhaa| 'tU nahIM smjhtii| are mAdhavI, tUne zakaDAla ko dekhA hai ?' 'hAM, devI! aneka baar|' 'citrA ! tUne bhI?' 'mahAmaMtrI ko kisane nahIM dekhA, devI!' citrA ne khaa| 'tujhe nahIM lagatA ki terI kalpanA kevala kalpanA hI hai| yuvatI ne vedhaka dRSTi se citrA kI ora dekhaa| 'kauna-sI kalpanA, devI? maiM to.....' navayauvanA ne musakarAte hue bIca meM hI kahA, 'arasika mahAmaMtrI ke jyeSTha putra kI....' 'nahIM devI, maiMne yaha satya kahA hai| mujhe uddAlaka batA rahA thaa|' uddAlaka kA nAma AtehI citrA ke nayana lajjA ko chipAne kA prayatna karane lge| 'oha! terA pAgala uddAlaka ! kintu pATalIputra nagara kA aisA kalAkAra kyA mere se chipA raha sakatA hai?' 'devI ! mahAmaMtrI ke putra kI maryAdA sAmAnya nahIM hai| ve bahuta hI lajjAlu haiN| unakA sArA samaya abhyAsa aura cintana meM hI bItatA hai|' citrA ne khaa| madabhare nayanoM ko vakra karatI huI ramaNI bolI, 'eka lajjAlu yuvaka pATalIputra ke yuvakoM me prasiddha ho, yaha bhI Azcarya kI hI bAta hai|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'devI! ye zabda uddAlaka ke haiM.....' citrA ne saMkocavaza khaa| 'aura yaha paricaya bhI !' yuvatI ne citrA ko dekhate hue kahA / citrA mauna rahI / naukA tIra ke vega se gaMgA ke pravAha ko cIratI huI Age bar3ha rahI thI / yuvatI ne raMgabharI chaTA se kahA, 'terA uddAlaka ! citrA ! maMtrIputra lajjAlu hai, aisA uddAlaka ne kaise jAnA ?' kahane ke lie bahuta ho, hRdaya chaTapaTA rahA ho, phira bhI kucha nahIM kahA jA sakatA - aisI bhAvanA ko saMjotI huI citrA ne mAnavaloka kI urvazI navayauvanA kI ora dekhaa| yuvatI ne haMsate hue kahA, 'citrA ! nizcita hI tU bhAgyazAlinI hai...... aura terA uddAlaka bhI....' citrA ke nayana akulAhaTa kA anubhava karane lge| rUpAMganA ne mRdumadhura svara meM kahA - 'citrA ! praNaya-saMvedana kA Ananda saMgIta aura kAvya se bhI adhika madhura hotA hai- kyA isa saMvedana ke pIche sukha aura tRpti chipI huI nahIM hotI ?' citrA mauna rahI / kyA uttara detI ? usakI dRSTi nata ho gii| usake gAloM para lajjA aura saMkoca kI rekhAeM ubhara AyIM / navayauvanA ne citrA ke manobhAvoM ko bhAMpa liyaa| usane mAdhavI se kahA- 'mere lie gUMthI huI pArijAta puSpoM kI mAlA ko citrA ke kaNTha meM DAla de|' citrA ne kRtrima bhaya se navayauvanA kI ora dekhaa| devI ne kahA, 'pArijAta puSpoM kI saurabha tere navodita yauvana ko ubhaaregii|' naukA kinAre para phuNcii| mAdhavI ne pArijAta puSpoM kI mAlA citrA ke gale meM DAla dI / vatsaka ne prArthanA - bhare svara meM kahA, 'devI....' 'calo hama taiyAra haiN| kyA kinAre para koI AyA hai ?' navayauvanA ne uThate-uThate kahA / 'mAtAjI AyI hoM, aisA lagatA hai'-vatsaka ne kahA / 'mAM !' kahate-kahate yuvatI caMcala ho gii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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candramA madhyAkAza se sthAnabhraSTa ho cukA thaa| yuga-yuga se parAjaya ke bAdaloM se thirA huA zazAMka kyA kabhI apanI parAjaya svIkAra karegA? candramA kI parAjaya para gaMgA kI UrmiyAM haMsa rahI thiiN| gaMgA ke kinAre para sthita magadha sAmrAjya kI rAjanartakI sunandA kA vilAsa-bhavana bhI haMsa rahA thaa| kesariyA upavastra ko chedakara Ane vAlA navayauvanA kA lAvaNya bhI haMsa rahA thaa| candra parAjita huA aura candravadanA vijita huii| candravadanA hArI aura vINA ke svara jiite| aura vINAvAdaka! use yaha jJAta hI nahIM thA ki rUpa ke sattva ke samAna (pUrva bhArata kI) eka navayauvanA Aja vINA ke svaroM kA madhupAna kara calI gaI haiapane vAsaMtI upavastra meM paricaya chipAtI huI calI gaI hai| kauna hogI vaha navayauvanA? Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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2. kalA kI pratimA itihAsa kA kalevara kevala raktaraMjita hI nahIM hotA, usake hRdaya meM ananta vastueM samAI rahatI haiN| prema aura tyAga, hiMsA aura ahiMsA, vIratA aura kAyaratA, udAratA au kRpaNatA, lUTa-khasoTa aura dilerI, svArpaNa aura svArthAMdhatA Adi tattvoM se itihAsa ke pRSTha aMkita haiN| itihAsa kevala pIr3AoM aura vedanAoM kA hI kalevara nahIM hai, usameM prANoM ke gItoM kA mAdhurya bhI hai| pATalIputra nagara bhI itihAsa kA bahuraMgI pRsstththaa| vaha anupama nagara gaMgA ke kinAre vistRta thaa| vaha naMdavaMza kA kIrtisthala svarga ke samAna zobhita thaa| usa samaya pATalIputra ke rAjyasiMhAsana para magadha samrAT mahArAja dhananaMda virAja rahe the| unake vaibhava aura zaurya se bhArata kA kaNa-kaNa Azcaryacakita thaa| pUrva bhArata kI rAjadhAnI tathA kalA kI parama nagarI pATalIputra deza-videza meM prakhyAta thii| usa samaya naMdavaMza ke mahAmaMtrI kalpaka ke vaMzadhara mahAmAtya zakaDAla apane jIvana-teja se pATalIputra ko prakAzita kara rahe the| zakaDAla ke priya ziSya caNakamuni ke putra viSNudatta (cANakya) apane jJAna kI gurutA se bhArata kI saMskRti kA sRjana kara rahe the| mahAkavi vararuci kI kAvyadhArA samUce deza ko AplAvita kara rahI thii| aura.... mahAsenApati sauradeva, rathapati suketu, mahAdaNDanAyaka subAhu, mahApratihAra vimalasena, daNDapAzika candranAyudha, naukAdhyakSa vijayaprabha, bhAMDAgArika zreSThI somacandra, saMgIta-guru AcArya kumAradeva Adi-Adi bhavya zaktiyoM ke kAraNa pATalIputra ajeya aura AkarSaNa kA kendra banA huA thaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kAmazAstra, saMgItazAstra aura nRtyakalA meM pUrNa nipuNatA prApta kara vaizAlI ke licchaviyoM ke rakta ko saMjone vAlI rAjanartakI sunandA samUce bhAratavarSa kI lalita kalAoM kI pratIka banakara zobhita ho rahI thii| siddha nAgArjuna kI rasazAlA bhAratavarSa meM vaijJAnika krAnti kI jyoti ko prajvalita rakha rahI thii| siddha sampradAya ke mukhya AcArya siddharasezvara bhairavanAtha akalpita vaijJAnika tathya vizva ko samarpita kara rahe the| pATalIputra nagara meM saikar3oM jinAlaya aura ArAmAgAra the| zrI jinadharma aura bauddha-dharma-ina donoM dharmoM kA vahAM varcasva thA aura magadhezvara ghanananda kI rAjanartakI sunandA kI SoDazavarSIyA kanyA rUpakozA' saMsAra meM saundarya kA rAjatilaka prApta karane ke lie mucakunda puSpa ke samAna khila rahI thii| saMgIta, kAvya, rAjanIti, nRtya, zilpa, citrakalA aura kAma-vijJAna jaise rasamadhura phUloM ke bIca devI rUpakozA kA siMhAsana nirmita thaa| rUpakalikA kozA ke udgamakAla meM bhI pATalIputra kA vaibhava svarga ko lajjita karane vAlA thaa| prakRti kI pUrNa kRpA ne pATalIputra ko aisI ananta zaktiyoM se paripUrNa banA rakhA thaa| prajA kA rasabharA unnata jIvana, Adarza rAjataMtra aura jJAnagaMgA kA vipula pravAha-pATalIputra sabhI dRSTiyoM se paripUrNa thaa| pATalIputra meM vIratA thI, udAratA thI, kalA thI, rUpa thA, jIvana thA, jIvana kA bala thaa| pATalIputra meM saba kucha thaa| vahAM do the-sukha aura samRddhi / vahAM do nahIM the-du:kha aura abhaav| sukha aura samRddhi kI taraMgoM para thirakatA huA pATalIputra nagara eka jIvanta kAvya bana gayA thaa| abhI sUryodaya nahIM huA thaa| candramA ko asta hue samaya ho gayA thaa| kintu usa samaya aMdhakAra nahIM thaa| gaMgA ke taTa para choTI-moTI naukAoM ko gatimAna karane ke lie loga tatpara the| prAta:snAna ke lie abhI loka-samUha nahIM AyA thaa| pATalIputra ke rAjapatha para sAmAnya pagadhvani sunAI de rahI thii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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sunandA ke mahAprAsAda kI AmravATikA meM uSA kI kiraNeM nahIM phaila rahI thIM, kintu pakSiyoM kA kalarava uSA ke Agamana kI sUcanA de rahA thaa| dizAeM lAla huiiN| sunandA ke mahAprAsAda ke rakSakoM ne jhAlara bjaaii| dAsa-dAsI utthe| prAMgaNa meM mRdu-madhura kalarava hone lgaa| do dAsiyoM ne vINA aura mRdaMga para uSA ke Agamana kI rAginI prArambha kii| prAta: vAyu ke maMda-maMda pravAha ke sAtha rAginI ke madhura svara prAsAda meM gUMjane lge| kozA kI mukhya paricArikA citrA vastra parivartana kara kozA ke zayanAgAra kI ora gii| kozA kA zayanagRha ! pUrva bhArata kI rUpakalikA kozA kA rajanIgRha / cakravartI ke zayanagRha ko bhI lajjita karane vAlI samRddhi se paripUrNa thA kozA kA zayanagRha / usa zayanagRha ke dakSiNa vAtAyana meM eka palaMga bichA huA thaa| vaha ratna-jaTita, svarNamaMDita aura apUrva kArIgarI se yukta thaa| usakI mulAyama zayyA para pUrNimA kI jyotsnA ke samAna dhavala eka cAdara bichI huI thii| cAdara ke cAroM aMcala muktAoM se maMDita the| usa zubha zayyA para tuSAra ke puMja ke samAna sukomala kozA so rahI thii| dakSiNa kA mRdu-maMda pavana usake sukumAra zarIra kA sparza kara rahA thaa| vaha eka nIlavarNa kA sUkSma upavastra or3he hue thii| citrA usa zayanagRha meM aayii| palabhara vaha nidrita kozA ko dekhatI rhii| tatpazcAt maMjula svara meM bolI- 'devI!' kintu kozA kisI ajJAta svapnaloka meM viharaNa kara rahI thii| usa svapnaloka meM koI adRSTa navayuvaka vINA bajA rahA thaa| gaMgA kI taraMgoM ke samAna svapnasaMgIta ke svara kozA kI cetanA para eka navayuvaka kI pratimA kA nirmANa kara rahe the| pratimA kA svarUpa pUrNa hone se pUrva hI usake kAnoM meM zabda A par3e- 'devI!' svapna-taraMgoM meM thirakatA kozA kA hRdaya bola uThA- 'yaha zabda usa navayuvaka kA to nahIM hai?' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 10

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citrA ne tIsarI bAra AvAja dI, 'devI! uSA kA maMda prakAza ubhara rahA hai|' devI ke kamalasaMpuTa nayana dhIre-dhIre khule| citrA ne kahA, 'devI, koI asvasthatA to nahIM hai?' 'oha, citrA!' kahakara devI zayyA se uThI aura vAtAyana kI ora dekhatI huI bolI, 'maiM svastha huuN|' eka svarNapAtra meM ratnajaTila pAdukA lekara kalyANI A phuNcii| kozA ne pAdukAoM ko phnaa| citrA usake kezakalApa ko vyavasthita karane lgii| kezoM kI laToM meM piroe hue motI avyavasthita ho gae the| svarNakalaza meM jala lekara lavaMgikA aayii| kozA ne uSApAna kiyaa| kamalapAtra meM lAla raMga ke phUloM kI mAlA lekara mAdhavI A phuNcii| citrA ne kozA ke gale meM mAlA phnaaii| kozA maMdagati se calakara zayanagRha se bAhara aayii| zauca, daMtapradhAvana Adi prAta:karma se nivRtta hokara kozA snAnAgAra meM gii| cAra-pAMca paricArikAeM snAnAgAra meM devI kI pratIkSA kara rahI thiiN| kozA ke komala zarIra para sahasrapAka tela kA mardana prArambha huaa| phira sarvoSadhi-saMpuTita ubaTana kiyA gayA aura phUloM ke satvArka se surabhita jala se devI ko nhlaayaa| snAnAgAra ke pAsa hI prasAdhana-kakSa thaa| devI ne vahAM jAkara uttama vastra phne| paricArikAoM ne kezakalApa guuNthaa| kezoM meM motI piroe| usane ratna-jaTita dAminI aura kuNDala dhAraNa kie| usa samaya usakA rUpa uSA ke maMgala-darzana ke samAna zobhita ho rahA thaa| aisA laga rahA thA mAno uSA svayaM hI mAnavaloka para utara AyI ho| kozA ne parijAtaka puSpoM kI mAlA phnii| maNiratnoM se jhilamila karane vAlI kaTimekhalA kozA ke prathama yauvana ke prathama prahara kA abhinandana karane lgii| 11 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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prasAdhana pUrA huaa| prasAdhana-kakSa se kozA apanI mAM sunandA ke pAsa AyI aura mAtA ke caraNoM meM mastaka nata kara eka Asana para baiTha gii| mAM ne pUchA, 'putrI! Aja cha vilamba se AyI?' 'hAM, mAM! prabhAtI pavana bahuta hI madhura thaa|' kahate-kahate kozA ko prAta:kAla kA svapna yAda A gyaa| "prabhAtI pavana sadA hI madhura hotA hai, beTI! koI asvasthatA to nahIM hai?' 'nahIM, mAM maiM bahuta hI Anandita huuN|' usa samaya eka paricArikA kesara, kastUrI, zilAjIta, svarNa aura muktAmizrita gAya ke dUdha ke do pAtra le aayii| mAtA aura putrI ne dhIre-dhIre dugdhapAna kiyaa| eka dAsI tAMbUla kI kaTorI le aayii| mAtA aura putrI ne tAMbUla khaayaa| sunandA ne kahA, 'citralekhA abhI taka kyoM nahIM AyI?' eka dAsI ne kahA, 'vaha to AmravATikA meM gaI hai|' citralekhA sunandA kI dvitIya kanyA, rUpakozA kI choTI bahana ! kozA ne kahA, 'mA~, lekhA to bahuta caMcala hai|' haMsatI huI sunandA bolI, 'cAra varSa kI avasthA meM tU bhI aisI hI thii|' eka paricArikA ne praNAma karate hue kahA, 'devI! AcArya Ae haiN|' sunandA kA vadana praphullita ho gyaa| vaha bolI, 'kahA~ haiM ? unake satkAra kI AyojanA kro|' ___ 'AmravATikA meM ve citralekhA ke sAtha khela rahe haiN|' paricArikA ne khaa| 'kozA, tU nRtyagRha meM taiyArI kara ! maiM AcArya ko lekara zIghra hI A rahI hUM | sollaka aura dakSaka bhI A gae haiN| somadatta abhI-abhI pahuMca jaaegaa|' kahakara devI sunandA paricAraka ke sAtha AmravATikA kI ora gii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 12

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mAtA ke vidA ho jAne para kozA ne citrA ko bulAkara kahA, 'citrA! nRtyagRha meM sArI taiyArI zIghra hI sampanna karane kI vyavasthA kara / AcArya kumAradeva Ae haiN| maiM vastra-parivartana kara A rahI huuN| lavaMgikA aura haMsanetrA ko mere vastra-khaNDa meM bheja / mAdhavI ko kaha ki vaha AcAryadeva ke satkAra ke lie sArI sAmagrI ekatrita kre| pIle puSpoM kI eka mAlA taiyAra karane ke lie mAlI ko kh|' kozA caMcala caraNoM se vastra-khaNDa meM gii| vastra-khaNDa atyanta bhavya aura manohara thaa| usakI dIvAreM vizAla darpaNoM se maMDita thiiN| usakI chata bhI darpaNoM se AcchAdita thii| vastra-khaNDa meM khir3akI nahIM thii| mAtra eka pravezadvAra thaa| pUrva dizA meM candanakASTha se nirmita vizAla peTikAeM thiiN| dakSiNa dizA meM cAMdI kI peTikAeM thiiN| pazcima dizA meM Asana biche the| una AsanoM para aneka prakAra kI prasAdhaka sAmagrI thii| khaNDa ke madhya meM zaMkhAkRti kA eka Asana bichA huA thaa| usake pIThikA nahIM thii| usa Asana para haMsapaMkhoM se gUMthI huI zveta cAdara bichI huI thii| vastrakhaNDa meM praveza kara kozA ne apane sAre vastra aura AbhUSaNa utaare| lavaMgikA aura haMsanetrA ne naye vastra aura AbhUSaNoM se kozA kI deha kA zRMgAra kiyaa| hIraka-maMDita zyAmavarNa vAlA kauzeya upavastra, zvetaraMga kI keMculI, zveta raMga kA ambara, zveta svarNa kA mukuTa, hIrakadAminI, hIrakakuNDala, hIrakavalaya, mukta-mAlA, muktA aura panne ke bAjubanda, vidruma kI kaTimekhalA, raupya nUpura, mANikya se maDhI nAgadamanI Adi vastrAlaMkAroM ko dhAraNa karane para kozA devakanyA jaisI laga rahI thii| darpaNa meM apane pratibimba ko dekhakara kozA ne kahA, 'lavaMgikA ! aba kAjala kI rekhA aura kamalacandraka!' lavaMgikA ne kozA ke nayanoM meM kAjala kI rekhA aura haMsanetrA ne kapAla para kamalacandraka rcaa| mAlinI pIle phUloM kI mAlA le aayii| kozA ne pIle phUloM kI mAlA phnii| AcArya kumAradeva pUrva bhArata ke ratna the| sATha varSa kI avasthA meM bhI unakI mAnasika zaktiyAM bahuta hI sakriya thiiN| bhAratIya saMgIta aura Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 13

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nRtyakalA ke ve guru the| bhAratavarSa ke kone-kone se saMgItAcArya AcArya kumAradeva ke pAsa saMgIta aura nRtya kI zikSA lene ke lie aate| AcArya ke pUrvajoM ne vaizAlI meM ambapAlI, gAMdhAra meM madanamaMjarI, mAlava meM kAdambinI aura gurjara meM kAmakuNDalA kI sarjanA kii| saMgIta ke marmajJa AcArya kumAradeva Aja magadha meM rUpakozA ko kalA kI pratimA banAne meM vyasta haiN| AcArya udAra hRdaya ke dhanI, caritravAn, sAtvika guNoM se yukta, parama dhArmika vyakti the| ve buddha ke anuyAyI Adarza brAhmaNa the| kozA kI mAtA sunandA ko AcArya kumAradeva ne hI saMgIta aura nRtya kI zikSA dI thii| pATalIputra meM hI nahIM, pUrva bhArata meM hI nahIM, samUce bhAratavarSa meM ve saMgIta-guru ke rUpa meM prakhyAta the| ve gaMgA ke kinAre eka parNakuTI meM rahate the| dUsare dezoM ke nimaMtraNa unheM AkRSTa nahIM kara pA rahe the| pitAtulya guruvara kA bhAvabhInA satkAra kara sunandA nRtyakhaNDa meM aayii| candanakASTha se nirmita eka Asana para mRgacarma bichAkara AcArya ko bhaktipUrvaka bitthaayaa| AcArya ne nRtyakhaNDa meM nirmita maMca kI ora dekhakara kahA, 'kozA nahIM AyI?' 'abhI A rahI hai| vaha vastra parivartana karane gaI hai|' sunandA ne khaa| kozA ke tIna vAdyaniyojaka- sollaka, dakSaka aura somadatta nRtyazAlA meM Ae aura AcArya ke caraNoM meM natamastaka hokara apaneapane Asana para baiTha ge| paricArika aura paricArikAeM maunabhAva se AjJA kI pratIkSA karane lgiiN| mAdhavI gurupUjA kI sArI sAmagrI lekara A phuNcii| citrA aura kalyANI ke sAtha kozA nRtyagRha meM A gii| AcArya ke caraNoM kA sparza kara vaha nIce baiTha gii| AcArya ne pUchA, 'putrI! kuzalakSema hai?' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 14

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'hAM, ApakI kRpA se / ' vizva para rAja karane ke lie utpanna rUpakozA ne atyanta mRdu svara meM khaa| AcArya ne sunandA se kahA, 'sunandA ! terI kozA tere se bhI jyAdA mahAna hogii| isameM rUpa aura guNa donoM kA saMyoga hai|' AcArya jaise mahAna puruSa ke mukha se putrI kI prazaMsA sunakara mAtA kA hRdaya harSa se praphulla ho gyaa| mAdhavI ke hAtha se pUjA kI sAmagrI lekara kozA ne AcArya kumAradeva kA vidhivat pUjana kiyaa| AcArya ko zveta puSpoM kI mAlA pahanAI aura bhAvapUrvaka AratI utaarii| pUjA sampanna kara kozA AcArya ke caraNoM meM luTa gii| AcArya kumAradeva ne kozA ke mastaka para hAtha rakhakara haMsate hue kahA, 'putrI! ciraMjIvI bno| merA AzIrvAda hai, terI kIrti devaloka meM bhI amara bnegii|' kozA ne kucha puSpa gurucaraNoM meM cddh'aae| AcArya ne sunandA se kahA, 'sunandA ! nRtya aura saMgIta kI samasta kalAoM meM kozA nipuNa ho gaI hai| varSoM ke niraMtara abhyAsa se maiMne jo kucha prApta kiyA thA, use kozA ko arpita kara diyA hai| atIta meM jo nRtya AmrapAlI, vasaMtasenA aura ambAlikA nahIM kara sakIM, vaha sUcikAnRtya kozA ne sIkhA hai| Aja maiM aMtima bAra usI nRtya kI AvRtti kraauuNgaa|' nRtya atyanta bhayAvaha thaa| sUcikAnRtya meM jIvana kI bAjI lagAnI par3atI hai| nRtyazAstra kI yaha aMtima siddhi hai| AcArya ke vacana sunakara kozA atyanta harSita huii| sunandA kA hRdaya bhaya se kAMpa utthaa| yadi kozA kahIM cUka gaI to? Aha! taba to kozA sadA ke lie miTa jaaegii| isakI sAdhanA kA aMta ho jaaegaa| kintu guru kI AjJA ko kaise nakArA jA sakatA hai? AcArya ne nRtyabhUmi kI ora dekhaa| citrA nRtyabhUmi ko sajA rahI thii| vahAM kA paTTa bAdaloM ke dala kI taraha zobhita ho rahA thaa| nRtyabhUmi ke donoM pAryoM meM sarasvatI aura nArada kI pratimAeM virAjita thiiN| dazAMgadhUpa Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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aura dhUmra ghaTa sAre vAtAvaraNa ko surabhita kara rahA thaa| nRtyabhUmi ke bIca meM sarasoM ke Dhera lage hue the| inake pAsa meM tIkhI suiyAM rakhI huI thiiN| pratyeka suI para eka-eka kamala rakhA huA thaa| bIca meM kevala paira kA eka aMgUThA mAtra Tika sake, itanA-sA sthAna khAlI rakhA gayA thaa| AcArya ne kozA ke vAdyaniyojakoM kI ora dekhakara kahA, 'solaka! mRdaMga kI dhvani atyanta gambhIra honI caahie| vaisI dhvani mAno ki vaha AkAza ke garbha se uTha rahI ho| dakSaka! vINA meM megharAja atyanta sajIva honA caahie| pRthvI kI tamannA, megha kI raudratA aura vizva kA bhaya terI vINA ke tAroM se jhaMkRta honA caahie| terI bAMsurI se eka hI AvAja uThanI cAhie, nirAzA ko miTAne vAlA eka hI svara ubharanA cAhie-abhI hI bAdala TUTegA aura bhUmi zAnta hogii| abhI hI megha apanI raudratA ko chor3akara jIvana meM AzA kA saMcAra kregaa|' vAdya-niyojakoM ne taiyArI prArambha kii| AcArya kumAradeva ne kozA se pUchA, 'putrI ! Aja terI aMtima kasauTI hai| merA AzIrvAda tere sAtha hai| jA, nRtya-bhUmi tere Agamana kI pratIkSA kara rahI hai|' rUpakozA guru aura mAtA ko namaskAra kara nRtyabhUmi kI ora maMdagati se gii| sarasvatI aura nArada kI mUrtiyoM ko namaskAra para usane nRtya prArambha kiyaa| zAnta pRthvI para mAno ekAeka bAdala A gae hoM, isa bhAva se rUpakozA ne raudra rUpa dhAraNa kiyaa| usake nayanoM se agni barasa rahI thii| usakI aMguliyoM kA nyAsa aura zarIra kI maror3a aisI laga rahI thI mAno vaha AkAza ko cIrakara bijalI kA vega dhAraNa kara rahI ho| mRdaMga atyanta mRdu ho rahA thaa| vINA ke svara mRdu-gaMbhIra the, mAno pAtAla se koI dhvani A rahI ho| bAMsurI kA nAda AzA kA teja bichA rahA thaa| kozA ke nUpura nRtyabhUmi meM rakhI huI sUcikAoM ko dekhakara vijaya kI bhAvanA se utAvale ho rahe the| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 16

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tUphAna prArambha huaa| pRthvI para pralaya ho rahA ho, isa bhAvanA se rUpakozA ne apane zarIra ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e para sUcikAoM ke mArga meM praveza kiyaa| kozA ke nayana aura mana ke sAtha sArA vizva aMdhakAramaya bana gayA thaa| mAtra donoM pairoM ke aMgUThoM para usakA sArA zarIra nRtya kI sArI kalAeM pradarzita kara rahA thaa| mRdaMga kI vilambita laya druta huii| kozA ke zarIra kI lacaka drutagAmI bnii| oha ! yadi vaha kahIM bhI skhalita ho jAe to usake sukomala caraNoM meM sArI suiyAM Ara-pAra ho jAeM! aura taba jIvanabhara usakI nRtya-sAdhanA adhUrI raha jaae| kintu yaha to ASADha kA prathama megha thA-tUphAna, pralaya aura vinAza kA avatAra! AcArya kumAradeva kozA ke caraNoM kI ora sthira dRSTi kie baiThe the| mRdaMga atyanta druta huaa| kozA sUcikA paTala para isa prakAra nAcane lagI mAno vaha AkAza meM ur3a rahI ho| nirAza pRthvI para mAno bAdala purajora barasane lgaa| megha kI gar3agar3AhaTa aura bijalI kI kar3aka ati ugra hokara mAno parAjita ho ge| megharAja kA svara vilambita huaa| bAMsurI kA nAda AzA ke madhura saMdeza ke sAtha pravAhita huaa| vINA kA svara zAnta huaa| thakA huA megha jaise pRthvI para A ThaharatA hai, vaise hI rUpakozA ne nRtya sampanna kiyaa| AcArya svayaM nRtyabhUmi para ge| sUcikA ke paTa ko dekhA, sarasoM kA eka bhI dAnA apane sthAna se vicalita nahIM huA thaa| eka bhI sUI ne kamala ko nahIM bIMdhA thaa| _ 'kozA! dhanya hai terI saadhnaa| Aja maiM tere para parama prasanna hUM, putrI ! maiM puna:-puna: tujhe AzIrvAda detA hUM, terI kalA bhAratIya saMskRti kA tilaka bane, terA jIvana jagat kI preraNA bne|' AcArya ne bhAvabhare hRdaya se khaa| kozA ne AcArya ke caraNoM meM nata hokara kahA, 'gurudeva! ApakI hI tapazcaryA kA yaha pariNAma hai|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 17

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AcArya bole, 'putrI ! isa nRtya kA kabhI durupayoga mata karanA / tU kalA kI jIvanta pratimA hai, kalA terA jIvana hai - isako saMbhAlakara rkhnaa|' devI sunandA ne kahA, 'gurudeva ! Aja maiM bahuta hI bhayabhIta ho rahI thii| mana Akula-vyAkula thA / ' 'sunandA ! yaha anurAga kA hI pariNAma hai| aba kozA terA sthAna le sakatI hai| isa viSaya meM tujhe prayatna karanA hai| mahArAja ko avazya hI yaha bAta khuuNgaa|' kucha samaya bAda AcArya kumAradeva vahAM se vidA hue| rUpakozA vastragRha meM gii| devI sunandA ne pAkazAstrI ko bulAkara Avazyaka nirdeza die / Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 18

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3. pitA kI vedanA gaMgA kA suramya ttt| maMtrI-prAsAda kI rmnniiytaa| usake sarvocca zikhara para aThakheliyAM karane vAlI sUrya kI kiraNeM abhI-abhI adRzya huI thiiN| sUrya astAcala meM jA chipA thaa| ___ mahAtmA kalpaka kA yaha bhavya prAsAda 'maMtrIprAsAda' ke nAma se pATalIputra meM hI nahIM, samUce magadha deza meM vikhyAta thaa| prAsAda ke aneka khaNDa aura upakhaNDa the| pratyeka khaNDa meM suvarNa kI dhUpadAniyAM rakhI huI thiiN| unameM siddhakalyANa' nAmaka rogahara, aniSTahara aura sukhakara dhUpa jala rahA thaa| usake dhUpa se cAroM dizAeM vyApta thiiN| siddhakalyANa dhUpa kI saurabha bhI mana ko AhlAdita aura prazAnta karane vAlI thii| isa dhUpa kA AviSkAra magadha ke eka rAjavaidya ne kiyA thaa| prAsAda ke paricAraka ratnajaTila svarNa dIpoM ko eraMDa ke tela se jalA rahe the| eraMDa ke tela meM ujavalI nAma kI auSadhi kA mizraNa thA, isalie prakAza bahuta teja ho rahA thaa| prAsAda kI pUrva dizA meM mahAtmA kalpaka ne eka jinAlaya kA nirmANa kiyA thaa| usameM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bhavya pratimA thii| pratimA ke sammukha ratnadIpikAeM prakAza phailA rahI thiiN| mahAtmA zakaDAla kA choTA putra zrIyaka carama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra kI AratI utAra rahA thaa| usameM eka sau ATha dIpaka jala rahe the| mahAmAtya zakaDAla kI sAta kanyAeM thIM-yakSA, yakSadattA, bhUtA, bhUtadattA, eNikA, keNA aura rennaa| ye sAtoM kanyAeM hAthoM meM dhUpadAniyAM aura cAmara lekara jinezvara bhagavAna kI bhakti meM lIna ho rahI thiiN| 16 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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mahAmaMtrI kA jyeSTha putra sthUlabhadra gaMgA ke Upara kinAre para sthita kAmaMdakI udyAna meM ramaNa kara rahA thaa| bhagavAna kI AratI sampanna huii| jhAlara aura ghaMTAnAda dhIre-dhIre zAnta ho gyaa| bhagavAna kI vidhivat vaMdanA aura kAyotsarga kara zrIyaka jinAlaya se bAhara AyA / jinAlaya ke sopAnamArga para hI use cANakya mila gayA / cANakamuni kA putra cANakya mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla kA priya ziSya thA / zrIyaka ne cANakya ko namaskAra kiyaa| cANakya ne musakarAte hue kahA, 'svastha to ho ?' 'hAM / ' 'pitAjI kahAM haiM ?' 'vizrAmagRha meM / ' 'bhagavAna ke darzana kara maiM abhI A rahA hU~' - kahakara cANakya sopAnamArga para car3hane lgaa| mahAmaMtrI kI sAtoM kanyAeM maMdira se bAhara nikalIM / sabhI ne cANakya ko namaskAra kiyA / cANakya ne sabase kuzalakSema pUchA / bhavya lalATa, tejomaya nayana, pracaNDa bAhu, unnata vakSasthala, tAmravarNa kI baliSTha kAyA, nirmala, pavitra aura zAnta cehare para sUcita jJAna-gambhIra rekhAeM, kaMTha meM nIlaratna kI mAlA, aMguliyoM meM aparAjita vajrI mudrikAeM aura samUce aMga-pratyaMga se pravAhita hone vAlI pavitra pratimA - mahAmAtya zakaDAla kA yaha svAbhAvika svarUpa thA / mahAmAtya zakaDAla kA varcasva kevala magadhezvara hI nahIM, samUce magadha para thaa| magadha kA choTA-sA baccA bhI zakaDAla kA nAma sunakara gauravAnvita hotA thA / bhAratavarSa ke sabhI rAjakula mahAmAtya zakaDAla ke jJAna - vaibhava ke samakSa natamastaka hote the / pATalIputra kA kaNa-kaNa mahAmAtya zakaDAla kA RNI thaa| pATalIputra kA yauvana mahAtmA kalpaka ke vaMzaghara mahAmAtya Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 20

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zakaDAla ke prayatnoM se hI samRddha banA thaa| magadharAja ghanananda kA kozAgAra zakaDAla ke prayatnoM se hI bharA-pUrA rahatA thaa| gAMdhAra, mAlava, kAzI, baMgala, pArvatya, kAmarUpa, gurjara Adi dezoM para magadhezvara kA prabhAva mahAmAtya zakaDAla kI buddhi kA AbhArI thaa| magadhezvara jAnate the ki zakaDAla nahIM hai to magadha nahIM hai| zakaDAla nahIM hai to bhArata meM magadha kA AjJA-vartana nahIM hai aura zakaDAla nahIM hai to svarga ko lajjita karane vAlI yaha magadha deza kI Rddhi-siddhi bhI nahIM hai| __magadha kI janatA ko vizvAsa thA ki zakaDAla ke kAraNa hI Aja magadha kI prajA sukhI hai, samRddha hai, vaibhava se paripUrNa aura dharma tathA sadAcAra meM agraNI hai| prajA yaha acchI taraha jAnatI thI ki zakaDAla ke varcasva ke kAraNa hI sAre deza meM santApa, atyAcAra aura trAsa nahIM hai| sarvatra sukha hI sukha hai, Ananda hI Ananda hai| zakaDAla magadha ke prANa the| magadha unakA jIvana thaa| zakaDAla aura magadha abhinna the| kAla kI aparimeya zakti bhI isa ekatA ko khaNDita karane meM asamartha thii| mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla apane vizrAmagRha meM akele baiThe the| dvAra para do paricAraka AjJA kI pratIkSA meM khar3e the| khaNDa meM nAjuka dIpazikhA sonerI prakAza phailA rahI thii| mahAmaMtrI ke cehare se yaha spaSTa parilakSita ho rahA thA ki ve usa samaya kisI gambhIra vicAra meM magna haiN| unakI dRSTi dhyAnamagna thii| ve kabhIkabhI dvAra kI ora dekha rahe the| lagatA thA, ve kisI ke Agamana kI pratIkSA meM baiThe the| ve pUrNa svastha dikha rahe the| unake kaMdhe para eka uttarIya vastra astavyasta rUpa meM par3A thaa| unake vakSasthala para rahI huI nIlamaNi kI mAlA prakAza meM jagamagA rahI thii| eka ghaTikA vyatIta huii| eka paricAraka ne khaNDa meM praveza kara vinamra svara meM kahA, 'mahArAja! zrI viSNugupta ApakI AjJA kI pratIkSA kara rahe haiN|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 21

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mahAmaMtrI ne saMketa kiyaa| kucha hI kSaNoM ke pazcAt pracaMDakAya cANakya ne khaNDa meM praveza kiyaa| vaha apane guru ke samakSa Akara caraNoM meM luTa gyaa| mahAmaMtrI ne ziSya ke gastaka para hAtha rakhakara pUchA, 'vatsa! kuzala ho?' 'hAM, Apake AzIrvAda se'-kahakara viSNugupta nIce biche eka mRgacarma para baiTha gyaa| mahAmaMtrI ne ziSya ke tejomaya vadana kI ora dekhakara kahA, 'zrI caNakamuni ke koI samAcAra mile ?' 'hAM, Aja hI ve rAjagRha kI ora vihAra kara gae haiN| unhoMne Apako dharmalAbha kahA hai|' cANakya ne apane saMsAratyAgI pitA ke samAcAra khe| yaha sunakara mahAmaMtrI ne apanI AMkheM banda kara, sira para donoM hAtha TikAkara kahA, 'maiMne sunA thA ki kozAMbI ke tapovana meM vedavAridhi AcArya kuNila ne caNakamuni ke sAtha vAda kiyA thaa|' 'jI hAM, usakA pariNAma bhI bahuta hI sundara rhaa| AcArya kuNila vAda meM hAra ge| ve apane eka sau pacAsa ziSyoM ke sAtha hiraNya parvata kI ora cale ge| ve saba bhadrabAhu svAmI ke pAsa dIkSita hoNge|' viSNugupta ne khaa| 'oha, AcArya kuNita mithyAtva ke andhakAra ko pArakara samyaktva ke Aloka kI ora cale ge| viSNugupta ! yaha to acchA hI huaa|' 'magadhezvara AcArya kuNila ke prati Asakta the, isalie bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samyak mArga ke prati unakA paryApta sadbhAva nahIM thaa| aba unakA saMzaya bhI dUra ho jaaegaa|' mahAmAtya ke cehare para santoSa kI rekhAeM khiMca giiN| do kSaNa mauna rahakara ve puna: bole, 'caNakamuni ke darzanoM kI tIvra abhilASA utpanna huI hai| eka-do pakSa ke bAda hama rAjagRha jAne ke lie soca rahe the| tuma bhI mere sAtha hI rhnaa|' 'acchA, munizrI ko vahAM pahuMcane meM bhI kucha dina laga hI jaaeNge|' phira donoM kucha kSaNoM taka mauna rhe| viSNugupta vicAramagna thaa| mahAmAtya ne kahA, 'viSNu! abhI maiMne tumheM kyoM bulA bhejA hai, kyA tuma isakI kalpanA kara sakate ho?' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 22

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'kucha kalpanA kara rahA hUM / ' 'CRIT?' 'himagiri se svarNasiddhi meM saphalatA prApta kara Ae hue siddhezvara....... cANakya kA vAkya pUrA ho, isase pahale hI mahAmaMtrI ne kahA, 'siddharasezvara bhairavanAtha ?' 'hA~, yahI mAnatA huuN|' 'siddharasezvara kI mujhe tanika bhI cintA nahIM hai / usako yahAM pahuMcane meM abhI samaya lgegaa| aura mahArAja para usakA koI varcasva ho sakegA, yaha bhI bAta nahIM hai| jo svarNasiddhi meM saphalatA prApta karate haiM, ve rAjasiddhi prApta nahIM kara sakate / ' 'yadi siddharasezvara ke sahayoga se mahAkavi vararuci ne magadhezvara para apanA prabhAva....' bIca meM hI haMsate hue zaDAla ne kahA, 'vararuci to becArA hai, Darapoka hai - magadhezvara ko rAjI rakhanA sarala bAta nahIM hai / ' 'phira ApakI cintA kA kAraNa ?' 'tU isakI kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sktaa| manuSya kA yaha svabhAva hai ki vaha dUsaroM kI samasyAoM ko saralatA se samAhita kara pAtA hai, kintu vaha apanI hI samasyA ke Age nirbala bana jAtA hai| maiM bhI eka manuSya hUM....' mahAmaMtrI ne kahA cANakya kucha bhI nahIM samajha skaa| mahAmaMtrI ne pUchA, 'cANakya tU sthUlabhadra ke viSaya meM kyA socatA hai ?' akalpita prazna ko sunakara cANakya Azcaryacakita raha gyaa| usane mRdu svara meM pUchA - 'kisa viSaya meM ?' 'viSNu ! maiM eka varSa se yaha dekha rahA hUM ki vaha dina-dina atyanta niSkriya aura nirmohI banatA jA rahA hai| yauvanakAla kI niSkriyatA sukhada bhaviSya kA nirmANa nahIM kara paatii| usake mana meM kauna-sI bAta khaTaka rahI hai athavA usakI icchA kyA hai, yaha bhI maiM nahIM jAna pAyA / ' vRddha pitA 23 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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zakaDAla ne apane jyeSTha putra sthUlabhadra ke prati rahI huI hRdaya kI saghana cintA vyakta kI / cANakya vicAramagna ho gyaa| mahAmaMtrI ne kahA, 'usake jJAna aura saMskAroM ke prati maiM pUrNa nizcinta huuN| rAjanIti, tarkazAstra, vyAkaraNa, saMgIta, dharmazAstra, jIvana - vijJAna Adi vidhAoM meM vaha nipuNa hai| usakA sAdagIpUrNa jIvana gaurava kA viSaya hai| usakI saumyatA hRdaya ko sAntvanA dene vAlI hai| usakI zraddhA aura bhakti bhI uttama hai / yaha saba hote hue bhI eka bAta maiM Aja taka nahIM samajha pA rahA hU~ ki isameM aisA kyA hai, jo vaha mere se aura mere kuTumba se dUra-dUra jA rahA hai ?' cANakya apane guru kI antarvedanA ko samajhane kA prayatna kara rahA thaa| mahAmaMtrI ne kahA, 'saMgIta ke prati usakI jo Asakti hai, vaha sImA pAra kara cukI hai| mujhe yaha bhI lagatA hai ki yaha asIma Asakti use virAga kI ora le jA rahI hai / ' 'Apane yaha kaise jAnA ?' cANakya ne pUchA / 'usakA sArA samaya ekAnta meM aura nissaMgatA meM bIta rahA hai| vaha sadA cintanamagna rahatA hai| usameM rAjakArya ke prati koI USmA nahIM jAgatI hai aura na usameM sampatti ke prati koI AkarSaNa hI hai| isa paristhiti se maiM bahuta cintita huuN| magadha sAmrAjya kI bAgaDora usake hAtha meM Ane vAlI hai| jisa svAmitva yA saubhAgya ke lie magadha ke aneka rAjapuruSa Aja tapa tapa rahe haiM, vaha saubhAgya sthUlabhadra ke caraNoM meM luTa rahA hai| phira bhI usake mana meM na koI umaMga hai aura na koI tamannA / ' cANakya gurudeva kI antarvyathA ko samajha gayA / pala bhara vicAra kara vaha bolA, 'maiM bahuta bAra usake sAtha carcA karatA rahA huuN| usake vicAra mere para kucha hI chApa chor3a jAte haiN|' 'kyA ?' utsukatA se mahAmaMtrI ne pUchA / 'sthUlabhadra ke hRdaya meM adhyAtma rasa puSTa ho rahA hai| unakI AkRti rAjarSi ke samAna hai| unake sAmudrika cihna bahuta zubha haiN|' cANakya ne kahA / Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 24

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'yadi tere para yaha prabhAva par3A hai to aisA prayatna karanA cAhie ki usakA jIvana-pravAha bdle| magadhadeza kA mahAmaMtrI-pada aise vairAgiyoM ke hAtha meM kaise sauMpA jA sakatA hai? maiM to aba bUr3hA ho gayA huuN| Aja mere citta ko jo vastu AnandadAyI honI cAhie thI, vahI Aja mujhe cintAtura banA rahI hai|' 'ThIka kaha rahe haiM aap| magadha ke dAyitva kA bhAra uThAnA sarala kArya nahIM hai| mujhe lagatA hai ki unakI jIvanadhArA ko badalane ke lie hameM eka prayatna karanA caahie|' 'kyA?' 'kisI rUpavatI kanyA ke sAtha unakA avilamba pANigrahaNa karA denA caahie| yadi maiM caNakapura nahIM jAtA to Apako yaha bAta pandraha dina pahale hI kaha detaa|' cANakya ne samasyA kA hala btaayaa| ni:zvAsa chor3ate hue mahAmaMtrI ne kahA, 'viSNu ! kyA tU yaha mAnatA hai ki maiMne isa mArga ko nahIM socA thA?' cANakya jJAnamUrti zakaDAla ko nihAratA rhaa| mahAmaMtrI ne kahA, 'maiMne yaha prayatna bhI kiyaa| vaha vivAha-sUtra meM baMdhane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hai| mAlava ke mahAdharmAdhyakSa chaha mahInoM se apanI kanyA ke lie prArthanA kara rahe haiN| baMga ke AcArya bhuvanezvara bhI bAra-bAra dUta bheja rahe haiN| kAzI ke vidyAvAridhI bhI apanI kanyA ke lie yahAM Aye the| kintu sthUlabhadra vivAha ke lie hAM nahIM bhrtaa| jaba-jaba vivAha kI bAta AtI hai, vaha yahI kahatA hai-pitAjI! mujhe kSamA kreN| vivAha-sUtra meM baMdhakara maiM kabhI sukhI nahIM ho paauuNgaa| saMsAra ke prati mujhe tanika bhI ruci nahIM hai| aisI sthiti meM aisA kauna-sA prayatna kAragara ho sakatA hai, jo usakI isa virAgapUrNa vicAradhArA ko mor3akara saMsAra kI ora unmukha kara sake ?' kahakara mahAmaMtrI apane ziSya kI ora dekhane lge| 'kyA isake lie yakSA ne koI prayatna kiyA thA?' viSNu ne khaa| 'are, vaha to ro-rokara thaka gii| sAtoM bahanoM ne sthUlabhadra se kahAbhAI! yadi tU vivAha nahIM karegA to hama bhI kuAMrI hI raha jaaeNgii| uttara meM sthUlabhadra ne kahA-jaisI tumhArI icchA / maiM to vivAha nahIM kara skuuNgaa|' __ Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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magadha sAmrAjya ke praznoM ko pala bhara meM samAhita karane vAle mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla apane putra ke prazna ke samakSa parAjita ho gae the / cANakya ne zakaDAla kI vyathA ko samajha liyA / vaha bolA, 'pitAjI! sthUlabhadra abhI ekAnta meM hI raha rahe haiM, isalie unakA vizva nirjanatA meM hI sRSTa huA hai| unhoMne isa vizAla pRthvI kA avalokana hI nahIM kiyA hai - saMsAra ke raMgIna AkarSaNoM se ve aparicita haiN| eka dina jaba ve jAna pAeMge ki yaha pRthvI ananta AkarSaNoM se bharI par3atI hai, isameM ananta raMgIna svapna haiM, taba ve apane jIvana - pravAha ko badala deMge / Apa nizcinta raheM, maiM unake jIvana ko madhumaya AkarSaNoM se bhara dUMgA / unako yauvana kI raMgareliyoM se paricita karAUMgA - unake mana kI damita AzaMkAoM ko jAgRta kruuNgaa| sthUlabhadra abhI taka apane adhyAtmavAda meM pUre raMge nahIM haiN| yauvana kI USmA jaba jIvana meM praveza karatI hai, taba kalpanA ke paMkhoM para ur3ane vAle yuvaka kucheka avyAvahArika bAto ko jIvana meM sthAna de dete haiN| kintu yaha sthAyI nahIM hotA, alpakAlika hotA hai| sthUlabhadra kA mAnasika parivartana kie binA maiM takSazilA nahIM jaauuNgaa| sthUlabhadra mere mitra haiM, mere prati unakI zraddhA hai| ve mujhe bar3A bhAI mAnate haiN| isalie ve mere sAtha spaSTatA se carcA kara sakate haiN| yadi mujhe yaha pahale hI jJAta ho jAtA to Aja taka sthUlabhadra kisI-na-kisI vivAha - graMthi se baMdha jaate| aba Apa isa viSaya meM tanika bhI cintA na kreN| maiM isa prazna ko apanA prazna banA letA huuN|' mahAmaMtrI bole, 'isIlie yaha bAta maiM tujhe sauMpa rahA hU~ / mujhe vizvAsa hai ki tU mujhe isa cintA se mukta kara degaa|' guru ke mukha se ye zabda sunakara cANakya vinamra svara meM bolA, 'Apake AzIrvAda se....' tatpazcAt kucha vizeSa carcA kara cANakya vahAM se cala pdd'e| mahAmaMtrI kA hRdaya bhAra kucha halkA huA / Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 26

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4. kalA kA pujArI rAtri kA antima prhr| AkAza nirmala thaa| cAMdanI madabharI thii| vAyu maMda aura zItala thii| vaizAkha kI tApamaya rAtri kucha zItala banI thii| mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla ke prAsAda se saTakara bahane vAlI gaMgA kA kalarava spaSTa sunAI de rahA thaa| maMtrI ke prAsAda ke upavana kI dIvAra ke pAsa bane ghATa para cArapAMca nAvika khar3e the| mayUrAkRti kI eka sundara naukA khar3I thii| naukA meM bhI cAra-pAMca nAvika baiThe hue the| eka yuvaka upavana ke dvAra para khar3A thaa| usake hAtha meM dhanuSa thaa| vaha prasanna dikha rahA thaa| yuvaka ne nAvikoM kI ora dRSTi kara kahA, 'senApati! naukA taiyAra hai?' 'jI hAM, saba kucha taiyAra hai|' mukhya nAvika ne khaa| 'kumAra sthUlabhadra abhI A rahe haiN| tuma saba taiyAra rhnaa| unake sAtha viSNugupta bhI A rahe haiN| yadi kahIM tanika bhI kasara raha gaI to sabakI jAna le leNge|' senApati kucha kahe, usase pUrva hI kisI ke padacApa sunAI die| dvAra para khar3e navayuvaka ne kahA- 'A rahe haiN| saba taiyAra ho jAo....!' thor3e samaya bAda hI sthUlabhadra aura cANakya upavana ke dvAra ke pAsa A phuNce| navayuvaka ne donoM ko namaskAra kiyaa| sthUlabhadra ne pUchA'naukA taiyAra hai?' navayuvaka uddAlaka ne kahA- 'hAM, mahArAja! Apake padhArane kI hI derI hai|' donoM yuvaka ghATa ke sopAna mArga se naukA ke pAsa aae| uddAlaka pIche-pIche A rahA thaa| sthUlabhadra aura cANakya, donoM naukA meM baitthe| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 27

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uddAlaka eka ora khar3A ho gyaa| senApati AjJA kI pratIkSA karane lgaa| sthUlabhadra ne cANakya kI ora dekhakara kahA- 'kisa ora jAnA hai?' 'kukkuTArAma kI ora cleN|' sthUlabhadra ne senApati ko AjJA dete hue kahA- 'kukkuTArAma vihAra kI ora calanA hai|' 'senApati! hameM vahAM sUryodaya se pUrva hI pahuMca jAnA hai|' cANakya ne sattAvAhI svara se khaa| namaskAra kara senApati apane sthAna para jA baitthaa| naukA calane lgii| kucha hI kSaNoM meM naukA kI gati teja ho gii| sthUlabhadra aura cANakya naukA ke madhya meM pravAlajaTita eka Asana para baiThe the| vAyu ke maMda-maMda jhoMke sthUlabhadra ke dIrgha bAloM kA sparza kara rahe the| cANakya kI coTI baMdhI huI thii| kucha kSaNoM kA mauna bhaMga kara sthUlabhadra bolA- 'mitra! tumheM aisI kauna-sI bAta kahanI thI, jisake kAraNa mere svAdhyAya meM bAdhA DAlI ?' ____ 'merI bAta gupta nahIM hai| hama paraspara vicAroM kA vinimaya kara sakeM, yahI mukhya bAta hai|' 'to hama carcA prArambha kreN|' 'hAM, maiMne sunA hai ki tumane vivAha karane se inkAra kara diyA hai| kyA yaha saca hai ?' 'acchA, pitAjI ne kahA hogaa| tumane jo sunA hai, vaha saca hai|' 'tumhAre ina aparipakva vicAroM se pitAjI ko bahuta du:kha hotA hai| vivAha pApa nahIM hai, jIvana kA parama kartavya hai|' cANakya ne sIdhI bAta khii| 'maiM ise svIkAra karatA huuN| kintu jisa vyakti ko vivAha se bhI koI mahAna karttavya karanA hotA hai, vaha vyakti vivAha ke baMdhana meM kyoM baMdhegA?' sthUlabhadra ne prazna kI bhASA meM khaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 28

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'saMsAra meM aisA koI mahAna kArya nahIM hai, jisameM vivAha bAdhaka banatA ho / yadi manuSya vivAha ke uttaradAyitva ko nibhAne meM asamartha ho yA zArIrika dRSTi se nirbala ho to vaha vivAha nahIM karatA / kintu tumhArI sthiti aisI nahIM hai| tuma apanA uttaradAyitva samajhate ho| tumhArA zarIra niroga aura zaktizAlI hai| aisI sthiti meM vivAha na karane kI bAta samajha meM nahIM aatii|' cANakya ne kahA / 'mitra! tumhAre se mere vicAra chipe nahIM haiN| tuma jAnate ho ki maiM apanA jIvana adhyAtma kI ora mor3anA cAhatA huuN| Atma-sAkSAtkAra mere jIvana kA parama lakSya hai| isa lakSya ko upalabdha karane ke lie mujhe sAMsArika sukhoM se virata honA pdd'egaa| vivAha baMdhana hai| saMsAra meM parama sukha hai - strI kA saMsarga / maiM isa sukha meM DUbA rahUMgA to kabhI bhI Atmasukha ko nahIM pA sakUMgA / ' cANakya sthUlabhadra ke mana kI bAta samajha gyaa| usane musakarAte hue kahA- 'pAgala ! tumhArI vicAradhArA asvAbhAvika hai| maiM bhI mAnatA hU~ ki jIvana kA parama lakSya Atma-sAkSAtkAra aura mukti hai / kintu pratyeka mArga meM vizrAma-sthala hote haiM / yadi tumhArI vicAradhArA satya hotI to bhalA kucheka tIrthaMkara vivAha kyoM karate ? mahApuruSa saMsAra dharma ko nibhAte haiM, phira Atmadharma kI ora bar3hate haiN| Atma-darzana aura mukti kA mArga kaThora hai| saMsAra ke bhayaMkara dAvAnala meM apanI Atma- Ahuti die binA Atmadarzana durlabha hai| saMsAra ke sukhoM kA AsvAdana kie binA duHkha kA bhAna hI nahIM ho paataa| Atma-mukti puruSArtha kI parama siddhi hai / isa siddha ko prApta karane ke lie saMsAra kA puruSArtha apekSita hotA hai| udIyamAna yauvana ke aparipakva vicAra manuSya ko pathacyuta kara dete haiM / vicAra, nizcaya aura zraddhA ko majabUta banAne ke lie saMsAra sabase bar3I kasauTI hai| isa kasauTI kI upekSA kara koI bhI vijita nahIM hotaa| tumhAre ina uttama vicAroM kI maiM prazaMsA karatA huuN| tumhArI nirmalavRtti kA maiM samarthana karatA hU~ / kintu pariNAma taba AtA hai, jaba paripakvatA sampanna hotI hai| Adarza ke prati anurAga honA cAhie, kintu Adarza ke pIche pAgalapana nahIM honA caahie|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 26

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sthUlabhadra maunabhAva se cANakya ko dekhatA rhaa| cANakya ne Age kahA- 'tuma vivAha se kyoM Dara rahe ho? mukti meM apanA puruSArtha niyojita karane vAlA vyakti kyA rUpavatI strI se Darakara saMsAra ko taranA cAhatA hai! isa kAyaratA ko hRdaya meM saMjokara tuma kyA Atma-darzana kara pAoge? sthUlabhadra! tumhAre vicAra anucita haiN| ve avyAvahArika bhI haiN| tuma striyoM se Darate ho| tumhArI paricaryA bhI puruSa hI kara rahe haiN| tumhAre AvAsa meM koI bhI strI paira nahIM rakha sktii| 'tumhAre hRdaya meM strI kI kalpanA viSatulya pariNata ho rahI hai| yaha saba kyoM? pitAjI cAhate haiM ki mahApratApI magadharAja kI jIvanaDora tumhAre hAtha meM aae| bahaneM cAhatI haiM ki unakA bhAI ni:saMgatA se bhare nIrasa jIvana kA tyAga kara rasa-bharA jIvana jie| mitra cAhate haiM ki Aja kA virAgI sthUlabhadra bhaviSya meM magadha kA samrAT bne| aura tuma cAhate ho ki sabakI AzAoM para pAnI phira jaae| tuma cAhate ho ki pitAjI bhale hI du:khI hoM, bahaneM bhale hI rotI raheM, mujhe to Atmadarzana karanA hI hai| yaha pAgalapana hai, sthUlabhadra ! yaha mArga vicArapUrvaka nirNIta nahIM hai| eka bAra tuma isa rasamaya saMsAra ko dekho, tuma jaisA mAnate ho, vaisA adhama yaha saMsAra nahIM hai| saMsAra kartavyapAlana kA sthala hai| tyAga aura saMsAra paraspara virodhI hote hue bhI samAna haiN| 'tyAga se saMsAra-samudra ko tarA jA sakatA hai to saMsAra se hI samudra tarA jA sakatA hai| saMsAra se yadi DUbA jAtA hai to tyAga se bhI DUbA jAtA hai| taranA yA DUbanA yaha vyakti kA apanA nijI prazna hai| saMsAra yA tyAga se saMbaMdhita nahIM hai|' sthUlabhadra ne uttara dete hue kahA- 'viSNu! maiM hRdayahIna nahIM huuN| maiM samajhatA hUM ki mere prati sabakA prema hai, isIlie sabhI mujhe sukhI dekhanA cAhatA hai| kintu merA hRdaya kahatA hai ki bAhara se dikhane vAle sukha bhayAnaka du:khoM ke raMgIna rUpa mAtra haiN| mere svajana yadi mujhe sahI rUpa meM sukhI dekhanA cAhate haiM to ve mujhe saMsAra ke jhaMjhaToM meM kyoM DAlanA cAhate haiM?' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 30

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'mahAmAtya zakaDAla saMsArI hote hue bhI saMsAra se pare haiM, ise tuma bhUla mata jaanaa| saMsAra ke sAre sukhoM meM aisI zakti hai, jo sace sukha kA bhAva karAtI hai| tuma kevala AtmadRSTi se hI kyoM socate ho? atIta aura vartamAna ke aneka mahApuruSoM kA jIvana tumhAre samakSa hai| isa para tuma puna: cintana kro|' cANakya ne vakradRSTi se sthUlabhadra ko dekhate hue khaa| itane meM hI senApati ne kahA- 'prabho ! hamArI naukA kukkuTArAma vihAra ke pAsa pahuMca gii| 'naukA ko ghATa para le clo|' cANakya ne khaa| sthUlabhadra bolA-'kyA vihAra meM jAnA hai?' 'nahIM, hama ghATa para snAna kara lauTa cleNge| abhI sUryodaya nahIM huA hai....' kahate hue cANakya ne apanA uttarIya vastra sNbhaalaa| sthUlabhadra ne pUrva kI ora dekhaa| uSA kA prakAza vistRta ho rahA thaa| prathama suhAgarAtri ke pazcAt prabhAtavelA meM jo lajjA navavadhU ke cehare para ubharatI hai, vaisI lAlimA pUrvAkAza meM chitara rahI thii| naukA ghATa para lgii| sthUlabhadra aura cANakya-donoM naukA se utre| sthUlabhadra kA aMgarakSaka uddAlaka kapar3e lekara sthUlabhadra ke pIche-pIche claa| ghATa para eka-do kRSaka-kanyAeM pAnI bhara rahI thiiN| 'citrA!' citrA usa samaya rUpakozA ke zRMgArabhavana ke vAtAyana se gaMgA ke pravAha ko ekaTaka nihAra rahI thii| vaha apanI svAminI kA svara nahIM suna skii| anekavidha puSpoM se guMdhe hue vastroM ko dhAraNa kara rUpakozA eka Asana para baiThI thii| usane puna: teja svara meM kahA- 'citrA! kyA tU nahIM suna rahI hai?' ___citrA ne bhayabhIta AMkhoM se devI kI ora dekhate hue kahA-'kSamA karo, devI! sthUlabhadra kI naukA apane prAsAda se gujara rahI hai| usameM uddAlaka baiThA hai| usakI ora merI dRSTi.....acchA devI! kyA AjJA hai?' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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sthUlabhadra kA nAma sunate hI kozA kA zarIra romAMcita ho utthaa| vaha Asana se uThakara vAtAyana kI ora AyI aura bolI- 'oha ! terA uddAlaka! dekhUM to kaisA hai ?' usane vAtAyana se dekhA / maMdAkinI kI uddAmabharI laharoM para eka naukA taira rahI thI / madhya meM do navayuvaka baiThe the| devI ke mana meM prazna huA ki ina donoM meM sthUlabhadra kauna hogA ? citrA ne kahA- 'devI! dekho, jo hamAre prAsAda kI ora bAra-bAra dekha rahe haiM, ve saMbhavata: sthUlabhadra ke parama mitra viSNugupta haiM aura jo gauravarNa aura sudRr3ha kAyA vAle haiM, ve haiM sthUlabhadra / unakI dRSTi nIcI hai.... aura unake dAeM kone meM...... 'terA uddAlaka !' kozA ke nayana sthUlabhadra ko pI jAnA cAhate the, kintu sthUlabhadra kI dRSTi isa ora nahIM thI / cANakya ne svAbhAvika rUpa se isa ora dekhA thaa| acAnaka cANakya kI dRSTi rUpakozA para pdd'ii| cANakya kI tIvra dRSTi / rUpakozA kI AkulatA ko cANakya kyA jAne ? kA kI gati tIvra thI / rUpakozA ke nayanoM meM sthUlabhadra kI pratimA samA jAe, isase pUrva naukA dUra nikala gaI / 'kyA soca rahe ho, mitra ?' cANakya ne sthUlabhadra se pUchA / 'jo kucha tumane kahA thA, vaha eka dRSTi se sahI hai, kintu vaha bAta AtmasAt nahIM ho rahI hai| maiM samajhatA hU~ ki tuma mere pitAjI ko saMtoSa nahIM de pAoge / ' 'kyA Atma-darzana kI prApti ke lie ?' cANakya ne vyaMgya meM kahA / sthUlabhadra sahaja dRSTi se cANakya ko dekhane lagA / cANakya ne kahA- 'kyA tumhArI saMgIta-sAdhanA baMdhana nahIM hai ?' 'nahIM, vaha bandhana nahIM hai| vaha mukti kI ora le jAne vAlI preraNA hai / ' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 32

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'to phira yaha preraNA strI meM kyoM nahIM ho sakatI?' sthUlabhadra haMsane lge| 'tumheM jitanA paricaya vINA kA hai, utanA strI kA nahIM hai| tuma strI ke paricaya meM A sako, aisA mujhe prayatna karanA hai aura phira maiM mukti kI preraNA kA uttara tumase mAMga skuuNgaa| Aja tuma bhale hI apane Agraha para DaTe raho kintu maiM jAnatA hU~ ki saMgIta ko mukti kI preraNA mAnane vAlA manuSya eka dina avazya hI strI kI preraNA svIkAra kregaa|' 'maiM tumhAre isa kathana ko vyartha kara duuNgaa|' 'yaha azakya hai !' cANakya ne dRr3ha svara meM khaa| naukA taTa kI ora mudd'ii| 33 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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5. magadhezvara vizva kI samRddhi jinake mastaka kA tejachatra thI, manuSyoM ke sukha jinake caraNoM ke phUla bane the, devatAoM ke vilAsa jineka AMgaNa meM tuccha-se pratIta hote the, jIvana kI samasta rasikatAeM jahAM nAcatI thIM, ve mahArAja rAjezvara magadha-samrAT ghanananda vizva ke ajor3a vyakti mAne jAte the| vaibhava aura vIratva kA ekatva sahaja-sarala nahIM hai| vilAsa ke rahate hue maryAdA kI rakSA karanA kaThina hotA hai, kintu mahArAja ghanananda ke lie yaha saba sahaja aura sarala thaa| bhArata ke magadha-samrAT mAnavaloka ke indra ke samAna AkhyAta the aura yaha tanika bhI asvAbhAvika nahIM thaa| dina kA dUsarA prahara cala rahA thaa| vaizAkhI sUrya kI kiraNeM magadha-samrAT ke rAjaprAsAda ko dagdha karane kA vyartha prayatna kara rahI thiiN| magadha-samrAT ke rAjaprAsAda ke cAroM ora sAta durga the| ve saba vana, upavana aura sarovaroM se suzobhita the| pakSiyoM kA kalarava, vRkSoM kA patragAna, vAyu kA bhairavatAla aura prahariyoM ke zabdanAda se rAjaprAsAda jIvanta aura urmila dikha rahA thaa| rAjaprAsAda ke sAtoM durgoM ke mukhyadvAra cAMdI aura svarNa kI kArIgarI ke kAraNa camaka-damaka rahe the| pratyeka dvAra para praharI sahajatA se rAtadina paharA dete the| durga ke prakoSTha para bhI sainika tainAta the| sAtoM durgoM ke mukhya dvAroM ko pAra karane para vizAla maidAna meM praveza kiyA jAtA thaa| azoka, Amra, tAla, bahula, devadAru, nIma, agastya, zivamUla Adi mahAvRkSoM se vaha maidAna suzobhita thaa| bIca-bIca meM kRtrima sarovaroM kA nirmANa kiyA gayA thaa| sarovaroM ke taToM para vibhinna dezoM ke pakSiyoM kA jamAva rahatA thaa| mayUra, cakravAka, kohila, haMsa, menA, totA, AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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sArasa Adi pakSiyoM kA kalarava rAjaprAsAda ke vAtAvaraNa ko saMgItamaya banA detA thaa| aneka choTe-moTe upavanoM ke bAda rAjaprAsAda ke mukhyadvAra para jAyA jA sakatA thaa| usake svarNamaya kapAToM meM pravAla, gomeda, rAjAvarta, nIlamaNi, puSparAja Adi ratna jar3e hue the| rAjaprAsAda ke mukhyadvAra para tainAta sainika hRSTa-puSTa, mAMsala aura sundara zarIradhArI the| unake mAMsala zarIra se yauvana TapakatA-sA dikha rahA thaa| pratyeka praharI ke pAsa nAnAvidha zastrAstra the| mahApratihAra vimalasena kI AjJA ke binA koI bhI vyakti usa mahAlaya meM praveza nahIM pA sakatA thaa| mahAmAtya zakaDAla, mahAsenAdhipati sauradeva aura magadha-samrAT ke nijI vyaktiyoM ke binA koI bhI vyakti binA AjJApatra ke usameM praveza nahIM pA sakatA thaa| magadha-samrAT ke mantrI rAjaprAsAda kI sImA meM nirmita AvAsoM meM rahate the| samrAT ke aMgarakSaka bhI usI sImA meM nivAsa karate the| rAjaprAsAda kI vyavasthA aura saMrakSaNa kA pUrA bhAra mahApratihAra vimalasena para thaa| rAjaprAsAda ke mukhyadvAra ko lAMghane ke bAda azvazAlA, pazuzAlA, gozAlA, pAkazAlA, atithigRha, mandira, upAzraya, bhaiSajAlaya, citrazAlA, nATyagRha, snAnAgAra, zastra-bhaMDAra, dhana-bhaMDAra, ratna-bhaMDAra, vastrabhaMDAra, sAmagrI-bhaMDAra Adi-Adi choTe-moTe AvAsa-nivAsa the| unake Age magadhezvara kA nivAsa sthAna nirmita thaa| vaha atyanta ramaNIya aura raMga-biraMge kAMcoM se nirmita thaa| nivAsa sthAna kI bhittiyoM para ratna aura svarNa jar3ita citra the| zuka aura sArikA, mayUra aura mayUrI, kokila aura kokilA, haMsa aura haMsinI, sArasa aura sArasI Adi pakSiyoM ke yugala sopAna zreNI ke cAroM ora nAcate-kUdate the| nivAsa sthAna ke cAroM ora ratnajar3ita dIpamAlAeM laTaka rahI thiiN| paricAraka-paricArikAeM, dAsadAsI, praharI aura prahariNiyAM- saba apane-apane kAma meM zAnta bhAva se saMlagna the| samUcA vAtAvaraNa zAnta aura snigdha thaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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sukha-samRddhi, Ananda-Urmi aura aujasa ke rajakaNoM se cAroM dizAeM praphullita ho rahI thiiN| __ rAjasabhA ke kArya se nivRtta hokara abhI-abhI magadha-samrATa rAjaprAsAda meM Ae haiN| inake sAtha mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla bhI haiN| gAMdhAra rAjya ke viSaya meM maMtraNA karane ke lie donoM maMtraNAgRha meM gae haiN| maMtraNAgRha ke dvAra para mahApratihAra vimalasena sAvadhAna hokara khar3e haiN| eka ora aneka paricAraka aura paricArikAeM saba AjJA kI pratIkSA meM paMktibaddha khar3e haiN| mahApratihAra ke mastaka para svarNa mukuTa hai| zarIra para kesariyA uttarIya aura lAla kinArI vAlI rezamI dhotI hai| gale meM muktA kI mAlA, hAtha meM bAjUbandha, kaMdhoM para dhanuSa aura kamara meM talavAra laTaka rahI hai| kucha hI dUrI para cAra praharI naMgI talavAreM lekara khar3e haiN| maMtraNAgRha meM zAMta vAtAvaraNa hai| mahAmaMtrI atyanta vRddha haiN| unake sabhI vastra zveta haiN| unakI aMguliyoM meM hIre kI mudrikAeM camaka rahI haiN| gale meM nIlama ratnoM kI eka mAlA camaka rahI hai| kapAla para kesarI candraka zobhita ho rahA hai| ___magadha-samrAT ke vastra grISma Rtu ke anukUla atyanta mulAyama aura kesariyA raMga ke haiN| hIrakajar3ita bAjUbandha, maNimaya kar3e, ratna kI mAlAeM, candana kA pralepa, ratnajar3ita mukuTa Adi-Adi AbhUSaNa samrAT kI bhavyatA ko zataguNita kara rahe the| gAMdhAra meM vijaya prApta karane ke pazcAt vahAM kI avyavasthA para vicAra-vimarza ho rahA ho, aisA lagatA hai| gAMdhAra ke brAhmaNa gAMdhAra ke rAjA ke sAtha milakara jaina aura bauddha sampradAya ke samakSa kucha cunautI prastuta karane meM lage haiN| isa cunautI ke mAdhyama se magadha-samrAT ke virodha meM janamata saMgraha kara eka krAnti karane kI yojanA bana rahI hai| ina saba viSayoM kI gupta maMtraNA ho rahI hai| do ghaTikA ke bAda maMtraNA sampanna huii| magadhapati ne mahApratihAra ko bulaayaa| vimalasena ne magadha-samrAT ko namaskAra kiyaa| AjJA kI pratIkSA meM dUra khar3A rhaa| magadhezvara ne kahA-'vimala! Aja sAyaM mahAsenApati sauradeva mahAmAtya ke ghara jAeM, aisI vyavasthA kro|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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vimalasena namaskAra kara bAhara Ane ke lie mudd'aa| vaha dvAra taka pahuMcA hI hogA ki zakaDAla ne kahA- 'sauradeva akele hI mere ghara aaeN| aura suno, tumhAre bandIgRha meM gAMdhAra ke jo guptacara haiM, unako bhI tuma mere ghara le aanaa|' 'jaisI AjJA', kahakara vimalasena dvAra ke bAhara nikala gyaa| mahAmaMtrI vahAM se cle| usI samaya eka pratihArI ne Akara samrAT se nivedana kiyA- 'deva! rAjanartakI devI sunandA Apase milanA cAhatI hai|' ____ magadhapati ne mahAmaMtrI kI ora dekhaa| mahAmaMtrI puna: kamare meM Akara apane Asana para baiTha ge| samrAT ne pratihArI se kahA-jAo, use yahAM le aao|' pratihArI namaskAra kara calA gyaa| ghanananda ne kahA- 'sunandA kI icchA saMsAra tyAgane kI hai| usakI eka sundara putrI hai| usake viSaya meM kucha prastAva lekara A rahI ho, aisA saMbhava hai|' 'maiM isa bAta se paricita huuN| AcArya kumAradeva ke saMskAroM ne sunandA ke hRdaya meM bhakti kI jyoti jagAI hai| isakI putrI kozA Aja jana-jana meM vikhyAta ho rahI hai| maiMne sunA hai ki kozA atyanta rUpavatI, jAjvalyamAna aura kalA kI pratimUrti hai| AcArya kumAradeva kI yaha ziSyA hai| sunandA apanA rAjanartakI kA sthAna ise dilAnA cAhatI hai| yaha ucita hI hai|' sunandA ne maMtraNAgRha meM praveza kiyaa| usane magadha-samrAT ko tIna bAra namaskAra kiyaa| mahAmantrI zakaDAla ko praNAma kara vaha khar3I rhii| mahArAja ne kahA- 'sunandA, baittho|' sunandA eka Asana para baiTha gii| mahAmantrI zakaDAla ne kahA- 'devI! tuma saMsAra kA parityAga kara mahAtmA buddha ke mArga kA anusaraNa karanA cAhatI ho, yaha samAcAra magadhezvara ko prApta ho cukA hai| isa pavitra kArya ke prati samrAT kI sahAnubhUti hai| tuma apanI putrI kozA ke lie jo sthAna cAhatI ho, mahArAja use vaha sthAna 37 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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dene kA nirNaya kara cuke haiN| tumhArA sthAna kozA le, yaha prasannatA kI bAta hai| kintu tumheM eka bAta kozA ko batA denI hogI!' sunandA ne utsAhabharI najaroM se mahAmantrI ko dekhate hue pUchA'kyA bAta?' mahAmantrI ne kahA- 'vaizAlI kI vijaya ke pazcAt jaba tumheM yahAM lAyA gayA thA, taba kucheka zarte rakhI thiiN| tumheM ve yAda haiM ?' 'jI haaN|' 'kozA ke lie bhI ye hI zarte haiN| magadha-samrAT sAhitya, kalA aura saMgIta ke pujArI haiN| jIvana ke ye nirdoSa tattva sadA nirdoSa hI rahane cAhieyaha samrAT kI mAnyatA hai / kalA aura saMgIta jIvana-utkarSa ke parama sAdhana haiN| ye sAdhana lAlasA se pratihata nahIM hone caahie| kozA bhAratavarSa kI bejor3a sundarI hai, maiMne sunA hai| jJAna aura saMskAra kI dRSTi se bhI tumhArI kanyA Adarza hai kintu kozA yauvana meM padArpaNa kara rahI hai.... yauvana kA vega tIvra hotA hai, ise sahana kara pAnA kaThina hai| magadhezvara kI jo kalAlakSmI banatI hai, use apanI vRttiyoM kA upabhoga denA par3atA hai, jisase ki vaha magadha deza ke sammAna aura Adarza ko akSuNNa rakha ske| tumhAre sthAna para kozA AegI....taba vaha kozA nahIM rhegii| vaha magadhezvara kI rAjanartakI banegI....magadha kI kalAlakSmI bnegii| kozA meM aisA manobala honA jarUrI hai| magadhezvara kI AjJA ke binA magadha kI kalAlakSmI kisI bhI puruSa ko apanA sAthI nahIM banA sakegI aura vaha kisI bhI puruSa kI sahacarI nahIM bana sakegI....mAtra kalA kI shcrii| magadhezvara kA eka bhI aMga doSI nahIM honA caahie| rAjanartakI bhI magadhezvara kA eka aMga hai| magadhezvara kI maryAdA aura magadha ke kalApremI puruSoM kI ijjata kI rakSA karanA rAjanartakI kA kartavya hai|' sunandA ne harSabhare svara meM kahA-'AcArya kumAradeva ke saMskAroM meM DhalI huI kozA magadhezvara kI maryAdA kA pAlana avazya kregii| magadhezvara kI rAjanartakI ke pada kA gaurava maiM samajhatI huuN| magadhezvara kI rAjanartakI Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 38

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banane ke pazcAt kozA merI nahIM rahegI, vaha magadha kI kalAlakSmI bana jaaegii| vaha magadhapati ke nirdoSa Ananda kI jananI bnegii|' 'devI! tumhAre zabdoM para mujhe aura samrATa ko pUrNa vizvAsa hai| magadhezvara jisa dina use rAjanartakI kA pada deMge, vaha hamAre lie bhI gauravamaya dina hogaa|' __mahAmaMtrI ne magadhezvara kI ora dekhA / magadhezvara ne sunandA se kahA'sunandA ! mahAmaMtrI kI cetAvanI ko bhUla mata jaanaa| kozA rAjanartakI hogI, taba usake samakSa aneka pralobhana AeMge....aura kozA usa samaya apanA gaurava bhUla jAegI to usakA vadha kara diyA jaaegaa| yadi tujhe zIghratA na ho to zarada pUrNimA ke zubha dina kI hama pratIkSA kreN| abhI pAMca mAsa zeSa haiN| isa utsava ke lie hama deza-dezAntara se aneka vyaktiyoM ko AmaMtrita kareMge aura tuma bhI kozA ko aura adhika taiyAra kara skogii|' ___ 'jaisI ApakI AjJA ! kozA ne nRtya, kalA, citrakalA aura saMgItakalA meM pUrNatA prApta kI hai| jo nRtya AmrapAlI ke lie bhI asAdhya thA, usa nRtya ko bhI kozA ne hastagata kara liyA hai| Apa AzIrvAda deM, kozA magadhadeza kI gauravamUrti bne|' sunandA ke nayanataTa para AMsuoM kI do bUMdeM svAti kI bUMdoM kI taraha camaka rahI thiiN| magadhezvara ne kahA- 'sunandA ! AcArya kumAradeva ne mujhe sArI bAta batA dI hai| kozA rAjanartakI bane, isase pUrva hama tumhAre atithi bneNge| usa dina kozA kI nipuNatA ko dekhakara hama use AzIrvAda deNge|' sunandA ke harSa kA Ara-pAra nahIM rhaa| 36 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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6. prabhAta huA rAtra kA pahalA prahara abhI zeSa thaa| dina meM saMcita USmA abhI banI huI thii| AkAza meM bAdala the| grISma vAyu bhI bAdaloM meM stabhita ho gayA thaa| dina ke Atapa aura parizrama se klAnta pakSI bar3e-bar3e vRkSoM kI zAkhAoM para vizrAma kara rahe the| rajanIgaMdhA kI saurabha cAroM dizAoM ko sugaMdhita kara rahI thI / campA ke puSpoM kI gandha vAtAvaraNa ko mAdaka aura mohaka banA rahI thii| mAnavIya prANoM kI madabharI kavitA mRdu malaya kI pAMkhoM para car3hakara vizva meM jahAM kavi bhI nahIM pahuMca pAtA, aisI kalpanA meM lIna ho rahI thI / tathAgata bhagavAna buddha kI zAMta pratimA ke samakSa prArthanA sampanna kara devI sunandA ArAmagRha meM vizrAma kara rahI thii| do paricArikAeM donoM pArzvoM meM khar3I rahakara 'dadhipallava' nAmaka paMkhe havA jhala rahI thiiN| do paricArikAeM devI ke caraNa-tala meM himAvarta taila kA mardana kara rahI thIM / devI rUpakozA rajanIsnAna se nivRtta hokara vastragRha meM gii| usane zayana yogya vastra dhAraNa kie aura kapola pradeza para candana Adi sugaMdhita dravyoM kA vilepana karane ke lie citrA ko Adeza diyaa| itane meM hI eka paricArikA ne Akara kahA - 'devI! mAtuzrI Apako bulA rahI haiM / ' 'abhI AyI', kahakara kozA ne citrA se kahA- 'citrA ! tere hAtha bahuta hI mulAyama haiM / ' 'kSamA kareM, devI ! abhI vilepana pUrA kara rahI hUM' - kahakara citrA vilepana-kArya ko zIghratA se karane lagI / Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 40

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kucha kSaNa bIte / rUpakozA vilepana Adi se nivRtta hokara taiyAra ho gii| usane kahA- 'citrA ! mAdhavI ko kaha denA ki vaha merI zayyA meM mucakunda puSpoM ke atirikta aura koI bhI phUla na bichAe / ' 'jaisI AjJA' - kahakara citrA calI gii| rUpakozA bhavana ke madhyabhAga meM sthita ArAmagRha meM AyI / mAtA ko namaskAra kara bolI'Apa svastha to haiM ?' 'hA~, beTI!' kahakara sunandA ne anya paricArikAoM ko bAhara bheja diyA / sabhI paricArikAeM khaNDa ke bAhara calI gyiiN| sunandA ne kozA kI ora dekhakara kahA - 'kozA ! samrAT ne merI prArthanA mAna lI / ' 'oha.....!' kozA ke muMha se Ananda kA yaha udgAra nikala pdd'aa| usake donoM nayana Anandita hokara pulakita ho ge| mAtA ne Ananda bhare svara meM kahA - 'zarad pUrNimA ke zubha dina magadhezvara tumako rAjanartakI ke pada-gaurava se vibhUSita kreNge| kozA ke nayana- dadana para jIvana kI siddhi ko vyakta karane vAlI rekhAeM ubhara AyIM / mAtA ne utsAha se kahA - 'putrI ! tere nRtya kI parIkSA karane ke lie svayaM magadhezvara apane ghara atithi banakara aayeNge|' 'kaba ?' 'zarad pUrNimA se pahale / ' 'mAM ! maiM unheM nizcita hI prasanna kara skuuNgii|' 'beTI, mujhe yaha aTala vizvAsa hai ki tU apane anokhe nRtya se hara kisI ko prasanna karane meM samartha hai| isameM mujhe tanika bhI saMdeha nahIM hai| kintu......' kozA ne mAtA ke gambhIra cehare ko dekhA aura palabhara use ekaTaka dekhatI hI rahI / sunandA ne kahA- 'beTI! magadhezvara kI eka zarta bahuta kaThora hai|' 'kauna-sI, mAM?' AturatA se kozA ne pUchA / Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 41

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'magadhezvara mAnate haiM ki magadha kI rAjanartakI magadha kI kalA-lakSmI hai| vaha samrAT kI pratiSThA kA pramukha aMga hai| magadha kI kalA-lakSmI kevala kalA kI hI jananI rhe| samrAT kI AjJA ke binA vaha kisI puruSa kI patnI yA sahacarI nahIM bana sktii| cAritrya-vihIna kalA kabhI jIvita nahIM raha sktii| vaha magadhezvara kI pratiSThA kA aMga hai ata: isameM kisI prakAra kA cAritrika doSa nahIM AnA caahie| yadi kabhI isameM skhalanA ho gaI to samrAT terA vadha karAne meM bhI nahIM hickeNge|' preraNApUrNa hAsya bikheratI huI kozA bolI- 'mAM! maiM tumhArI putrI huuN| mere zarIra meM licchaviyoM kA rakta pravahamAna hai| tumane mujhe jo saMskAra die haiM, una saMskAroM ne mere prANoM meM amara nArItva kI pratiSThA kI hai| magadhapati kI yaha zarta mere lie tanika bhI kaThora nahIM hai|' 'kozA! tere manobhAvoM kA maiM satkAra karatI huuN| kintu isa prazna para tujhe gambhIratA se socanA hai| rUpa, vaibhava, saMgIta, kalA aura yauvana ke madabhare kSaNoM ke bIca rahakara caritra kI pUjA karanA sahaja sarala nahIM hai| jisa dina tU rAjanartakI ke gauravapUrNa pada ko grahaNa karegI, usI dina se bhAratavarSa ke vilAsI, dhanavAna aura sattAdhIza puruSa tujhe pAne ke lie tere mArga meM nAnA pralobhanoM kA AkarSaNa prastuta kreNge| rUpa ke bhaNDAra tere zarIra kA upabhoga karane ke lie tathA tere yauvana ko apanI preraNA banAne ke lie rAjA-mahArAjA, sArthavAha, mahAsenApati aura seTha tere samakSa mAyAjAla rceNge| ina sabhI AkarSaNoM meM aTala rahanA sarala nahIM hai| magadhezvara kI atula samRddhi, sattA aura sampatti se madAndha bane rAjapuruSoM tathA pATalIputra kI yauvanazrI se aThakheliyAM karane vAle yuvakoM tathA anya dezoM ke yauvana-pipAsI rAjAoM kI kAmanAoM se tujhe avirata lar3anA hogaa| isa yuddha meM yadi tU parAjita huI to terA vadha kara diyA jAegA aura isake sAtha hI sAtha bhAratavarSa kI nRtyakalA para kalaMka kI kAlimA laga jaaegii| devI AmrapAlI kA itihAsa tU jAnatI hai ? vaha magadha kI eka atyanta rUpavatI nartakI thii| usake yauvana kI mAdhurI hI vaizAlI ke vinAza Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 42

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kI jvAlA banI thii| vaha eka bhavya kalAmUrti thI aura apane bejor3a rUpa ke kAraNa hI vaha vaizAlI kI nagaravadhU banI thii| itanA hone para bhI vaha apane rUpa-yauvana ko pacA nahIM skii| vaha vilAsI puruSoM ke AkarSaNoM ko TAla nahIM sakI aura eka dina vaha magadha kI rasamaya kavitA magadha ke lie zApa bana gii| devI AmrapAlI ke dRSTAnta ko samakSa rakhakara tujhe Aja nirNaya karanA hai ki yadi tU kisI kI vadhU banakara jInA cAhatI hai to abhI samaya hai, yaha bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai|' ___'mAM! tuma nizcinta raho....kalA kA gaurava tumhArI kanyA ke hAtha se kabhI khaNDita nahIM hogaa| kalA ke gaurava kI surakSA ke lie maiM apanI sArI icchAoM aura kAmanAoM ko cUra-cUra karane meM kabhI kaMpita nahIM hoUMgI'rUpakozA ne nirNayAtmaka svara meM khaa| yaha sunakara sunandA kA ceharA praphullita ho gyaa| usane kahA-'beTI! ciraMjIvI rho| aba maiM pUrNa nizcinta bhAva se apane mArga para bar3ha skuuNgii|' ye zabda sunate hI kozA ke harSa-praphullita nayana udAsa ho gye| usakA praphullita ceharA mlAna ho gyaa| vaha bolI- 'mAM! yadi tumhArA yaha nirNaya aTala hai to phira mere kaMdhoM para upAdhi aura ciMtA kA bhAra kyoM DAla rahI ho? mere meM aisI zakti nahIM hai ki maiM tumhAre binA isa bhavana ke virAT bojha ko uThAkara jIvita raha skuu| mAM! adhika nahIM to kevala pAMca varSoM ke lie tumheM apanA nirNaya sthagita karanA hI hogaa|' ___'beTI, maiM koI niSThura mAM nahIM huuN| mere hRdaya meM mAM kA hRdaya dhar3aka rahA hai| tU aba catura, dakSa aura pAraMgata bana gaI hai| isa bhavana kI samRddhi aura pratiSThA ko tU nibhA sakegI, aisA mujhe vizvAsa hai| tU yauvana prApta hai| citralekhA abhI choTI hai.....tujhe hI usakI dekharekha karanI hogii| mujhe koI cintA nahIM hai| phira maiM isa mAyA-bandhana ko banAe kyoM rakhU ?' 'mAM! kyA tuma ghara meM rahakara dharma kA pAlana nahIM kara sakatI?' 'beTI! bandhana meM mukti kahAM! aise vaibhavazAlI bhavana meM rahakara mukti kaise prApta kI jA sakatI hai? maiMne apane jIvana meM sukha kA pUrA upabhoga 43 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kiyA hai| aba yaha avasthA sukha bhogane ke lie nahIM hai| jIvana kA bharosA hI kyA hai ? pApa ke prAyazcitta ke lie jIvana kA kucha bhAga lagAnA hI hogaa| kozA! tU dilagIra mata ho| maiMne jo nirNaya kiyA hai vaha bahuta hI vicArapUrvaka kiyA hai|' rUpakozA ke nayana-pallava AMsuoM se bhIga rahe the| sunandA ne haMsate hue kahA- 'beTI! tU cintA mata karanA / jaba taka tU rAjanartakI kA pada prApta nahIM kara letI, taba taka maiM kahIM nahIM jaauuNgii|' 'mAM! mujhe rAjanartakI kA pada nahIM caahie| tuma magadhezvara se kaha do ki kozA isa pada ko nakAra rahI hai|' tatkAla sunandA ne musakarAte hue kahA- 'taba to mujhe kala hI yahAM se prasthAna kara denA caahie|' rUpakozA mAM ko dekhatI rhii| mAM ke cehare para tejasvitA jhalaka rahI thii| kozA apane Asana se uThI aura mAM ke gale se lipaTa gii| usane sisakate hue kahA- 'mAM! maiM tumhArI sahAyatA ke binA jIvita nahIM raha sktii| tumhAre prasthAna ke pazcAt mujhe pada-gaurava se kyA karanA hai?' ___mAtA ne prema se apanI putrI ke mastaka para hAtha rakhate hue kahA'beTI! tU nAsamajha to nahIM hai| kisI ke mAtA-pitA cirakAla taka jIvita nahIM rhte| kyA mAtA-pitA kA AzIrvAda saMtAna ko jIvita rahane kI zakti pradAna nahIM karatA? merA AzIrvAda sadA tere sAtha rhegaa| bhagavAna tathAgata kA upadeza kyoM bhulA rahI hai ? sabako apane jIvana kA kalyANa karanA hI caahie| maiM to tujhe bhI yahI zikSA detI hUM ki sAMsArika bhogoM kA pUrA upabhoga kara lene para tU bhI Atma-kalyANa ke mArga para agrasara ho jaanaa| beTI ! tumhArI mAM eka aise patha para agrasara hone jA rahI hai, jo mArga sabake lie kAmya hai, abhilaSaNIya hai| isameM zoka karane kI bAta hI nahIM hai|' kucha samaya pazcAt kozA kucha svastha huii| sunandA ne kahA- 'beTI! mana ko halkA kara so jaa|' kozA khar3I huii| mAM ko namaskAra kara zayanakhaMDa kI ora calI gii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 44

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mucakunda puSpoM kI mRdu zayyA para sone para bhI kozA nIMda nahIM le skii| vAtAyana se Ane vAlA malayaja usake lAvaNyamaya zarIra kA sparza kara rahA thA mAno aisA sukhada sparza sadbhAgya se vAyu ko hI prApta huA hai| kozA kA mana saMkalpa-vikalpa se jaTila ho rahA thaa| mAtA ke saMsAra-tyAga kI bAta usako cintita kara rahI thii| rAjanartakI kA prApta hone vAlA padagaurava usake hRdaya meM umaMga bhara rahA thaa| magadhezvara kI zarta use kaThora banane kA pATha par3hA rahI thii| isa zarta kA vicAra utpanna hote hI usakI svapnila AMkhoM ke samAne eka naukA khar3I huii| usa naukA meM mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla ke putra Arya sthUlabhadra baiThe the-sundara vadana.....baliSTa shriir| oha, eka ora sthUlabhadra kI kalpanA.....dUsarI ora magadhezvara kI nirdaya zarta! jIvana kI do bhinna dishaaeN| kyA karanA hai ? sthUlabhadra ko mana se nikAla denA hai yA rAjanartakI ke padagaurava ko tilAMjali de denA hai? pAgala nArI! vicAroM kI AMdhI meM phaMsI huI kozA ko yaha bhAna bhI nahIM thA ki usane abhI taka sthUlabhadra ko dekhA taka nahIM hai....unakI dRSTi meM abhI taka vaha samAyI hai yA nahIM-yaha bhI patA nahIM thaa| sthUlabhadra svayaM ke bana sakeMge yA nahIM-yaha to vaizAkhI bAdala jaisA hI kSaNabhaMgura prazna thaa| aura..... rAjanartakI kA padagaurava bhI kahAM prApta ho pAyA hai? manuSya kA mana jaba vicAroM ke jhUle meM jhUlane lagatA hai taba usakI kalpanAeM ananta ho jAtI haiN| kozA ke hRdaya meM ananta kalpanAeM ubhara rahI thiiN| ve uThatIM aura naSTa ho jaatiiN| rAjarAjezvara ko bhI IrSyA ho aisI bhavya samRddhi, samUce vizva meM IrSyA karane yogya rUpa, apUrva kalA kI sAdhanA, jisameM rasabharapUra kAvya Dola rahe hoM aisA gulAbI yauvana.....aura magadha kI kalAlakSmI ke samAna rAjanartakI kA pada-gaurava! oha ! yaha saba sundara hai.....ati sundara.....parantu jIvanasAthI ke binA isa sundaratA kA malya hI kyA hai ? puruSavihIna strI ke sukhopabhoga Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kI saMgati hI kyA hai ? nArItva kI parama maMgala bhAvanAeM kinake caraNoM meM arpita hoN| kevala rAjanartakI kA padagaurava prApta karane ke lie jIvana kI madhura AzAoM aura prANoM kI saMgIta - UrmiyoM ko kyA sadA-sadA ke lie miTA denA hai ? kyA magadhezvara kI AjJA ke binA kisI puruSa ke sAtha maiM paricita nahIM ho sakUMgI ? magadharAja ke mana kA kyA yaha vikAra nahIM hai? maiM kyoM inake mana kI taraMga ke vazIbhUta hokara apane jIvana ko kaThoratA kI cakkI meM pIsa DAlUM ? nahIM... nahIM... nahIM... rAjanartakI kI pada gar3he meM jAe ! magadhezvara kI samRddhi rasAtala meM jAe ! magadha ke samrAT jIvana ke kAvya kA marma nahIM jaante| nArI ke hRdaya ko par3hane kI AMkha inameM nahIM hai| puruSa ke binA strI adhUrI hai.... svAmI ke binA nArI ko tRpti kahAM !..... puruSavihIna nArI ko svarga ke sukha bhI narka ke aMgAre jaise pratIta hote haiN| vicAroM kI svaralaharI para kozA ke prANa thiraka rahe the| acAnaka usakA hRdaya eka vicAra-taraMga se praphullita ho utthaa| are! magadhezvara kI AjJA ho jAe to! Arya sthUlabhadra ko maiM apanA banA lUM, kyA aisI AjJA magadhezvara nahIM deMge? magadhezvara yadi kalA ke sahI pujArI hoMge to mere nRtya ko dekhate hI AjJA de deMge.... magadhezvara to kyA, eka patthara bhI mere nRtya se pighala jAegA......kyA usa samaya maiM apanI manokAmanA pUrNa nahIM kara pAUMgI ? oha ! ye saba kalpanAeM kisalie ? abhI taka to maiMne Arya sthUlabhadra ko pUrA dekhA bhI nahIM hai.... mAtra vINA vAdana ! mAtra baMdhana aura mukti ke svara ! naukA kI dikhI eka jhalaka mAtra / maiM isa prakAra adhIra aura Avezamaya kyoM ho rahI hUM ? yadi sthUlabhadra mere prati AkarSita nahIM hue to ? taba to isa rUpa-yauvana kI sArthakatA hI kyA rahegI ? jisa vastu ke garva para maiM apane jIvana ko banAnA cAhatI hUM, usakA phira prayojana hI kyA ? nahIM... nahIM....nahIM.... jIvana parAjaya kI sampatti nahIM hai| vaha to vijaya kA hI gIta hai| mere kadama-kadama para phUla biche par3e haiN| maiM kalA kI upAsikA hUM..... yadi samUcA vizva kalA se mugdha na ho jAe to kalA kA gaurava hI prApta kaise ho sakatA hai? Arya sthUlabhadra ko maiM apanA kyoM nahIM banA pAUMgI ? Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA - 46

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ina vicAroM hI vicAroM meM rAta kA dUsarA prahara bIta gayA / vAtAyana se gaMgA kA zAMta-snigdha pravAha dRSTigocara ho rahA thaa| gaganAMgaNa meM tArikAeM nAca rahI thiiN| vAyu kI gati kucha tIvra ho gaI thii| kozA ne apanA komala zarIra gulAbI raMga ke kauzeya se DhAMka liyaa| nIMda nahIM AyI... svapna AyA ..... atimadhura aura sukhada svapna thA vh| naMdanavana kA eka manohArI kuMja / kuMja meM pArijAta ke puSpa haMsa rahe the| rUpakalikA devI rUpakozA usa kuMja meM eka puSpazayyA para so rahI hai| usakA sukomala zarIra sukomala puSpoM se DhaMkA huA hai| usakI veNI meM phUla gUMthe gae haiN| pAsa meM pArijAta puSpoM kI eka mAlA par3I hai| kozA ke nayanavadana para saMgIta aThakheliyAM kara rahA hai| samUce zarIra meM yauvana ke prathama prahara kA taraMga nRtya ho rahA hai| usa samaya eka navayuvaka AtA hai| yuvaka atyanta dhIra aura gaMbhIra hai| usake hAtha meM sundara vINA hai| usakI kaMcanavarNI kAyA rasezvara kA AbhAsa karA rahI hai| usake tejasvI vadana ko dekhakara sUrya bhI kSaNabhara ke lie stabdha ho jAe, isameM koI Azcarya nhiiN| aisA laga rahA thA mAno kAmadeva svayaM puruSa kA veza dhAraNa kara A gayA ho| rUpakozA bAra-bAra usa navayuvaka ko dekha rahI hai..... are, yaha to sthUlabhadra ! rUpakozA ke mana harSabharI caMcalatA ubhara rahI hai... vaha acAnaka khar3I ho gaI / Arya sthUlabhadra nikaTa AtA hai| kozA ko dekhakara camakatA hai| kozA usake caraNoM meM mastaka navAkara pArijAta kI mAlA usake gale meM pahanA detI hai / aura.... tatkSaNa vaha sthUlabhadra ke bAhupAza meM samA jAtI hai| sukha kI kavitA ke prathama caraNa jaisA madhura AzleSa ! svapna simaTa jAtA hai| bAhara kI puSvATikA se pakSiyoM kA prabhAta gIta prArambha hotA hai / ... nIce paricArikAeM bhairava rAga kA svarAlApa kara rahI thiiN| citrA ne kozA ke zayanakhaMDa meM praveza kara madhura svara meM kahA'devI....!' vaha punaH bolatI hai - 'devI! prabhAta ho cukA hai| ' 47 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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7. anyAya 'pitAjI kaba AyeMge, yakSA?' 'pitAjI to yahIM haiN| mahAsenApati aura bhAMDAgArika ke sAtha kucha maMtraNA kara rahe haiN| abhI nivRtta ho jaayeNge| Apa baiThe-Apake lie brAhmIpAnaka taiyAra karane ke lie dAsI ko kaha rahI hUM'- yakSA ne sadya: Ae cANakya se khaa| cANakya ne vizrAmagRha meM baiThate hue yakSA se kahA-- 'bahana ! terA abhyAsa kahAM taka bar3hA hai?' 'nyAya aura tarkazAstra kA adhyayana pUrA ho cukA hai| aba jaina AgamoM kA pArAyaNa karane kI icchA hai'- mahAmaMtrI kI jyeSTha kanyA yakSA ne khaa| 'jaina AgamoM kA adhyayana karane ke lie tujhe kisI jaina AcArya ke pAsa jAnA hogaa|' 'hAM, isa varSa pitAzrI ke upAzraya meM koI-na-koI AcArya yA muni avazya aayeNge|' 'yakSA ! terI vicAradhArA bhI sthUlabhadra jaisI hI lagatI hai ?' cANakya ne khaa| yakSA mauna rhii| eka paricArikA svarNa-pAtra meM brAhmI-pAnaka lekara aayii| cANakya ne dhIre-dhIre brAhmI-pAnaka kA pAna kiyaa| yakSA ne mauna bhaMga kara kahA'Apa baiThe....pitAjI maMtraNAgRha se nikaleMge, taba maiM Apako batA duuNgii|' yakSA kakSa ke bAhara calI gii| paricArikA pAnaka kA khAlI pAtra lekara calI gii| cANakya gurudeva kI pratIkSA meM zAnta baiThe rhe| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 48

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do ghaTikA ke bAda mahAmAtya zakaDAla maMtraNAgRha se bAhara Ae / mahAsenApati azva para baiThakara ghara kI ora cala pdd'e| bhAMDAgArika zreSThI somacandra apanI zivikA meM baiThakara cala die| yakSA ne pitAjI ko namaskAra kara kahA'pitAjI! cANakya Ae haiN|' 'viSNu kaba AyA?' mahAmaMtrI ke nayana Ananda se bhara ge| 'Apa jaba maMtraNAgRha meM the, taba / ve Apake vizrAmagRha meM baiThe haiN|' yakSA ne khaa| 'aura sthUlabhadra ?' 'bhAI to apane ekAntagRha meM...' 'haM, tU mere lie pAnaka bheja / maiM vizrAmagRha meM jA rahA hUM'-kahakara mahAmaMtrI vizrAmagRha kI ora cala pdd'e| cANakya gurujI kI pratIkSA meM baiThA thaa| jaise hI mahAmaMtrI ne bhavana meM paira rakhA, cANakya tatkAla khar3A ho gyaa| mahAmaMtrI ne sammukha Akara cANakya bolA-'pitAjI, kuzala to haiM?' 'hAM, vatsa! tU rAjagRha se kaba AyA ?' 'sUryodaya ke bAda / maiM pahale AyA taba Apa rAjasabhA meM gae hue the| zrIcaNakamuni ne Apako dharmalAbha kahA hai|' 'munizrI kuzala to haiM?' 'hAM....isa varSa kA cAturmAsa ve sundaravana meM kreNge|' cANakya ne khaa| 'taba to unheM ati ugra vihAra karanA par3egA!' eka paricArikA brAhmI-pAnaka se bhare do svarNapAtra lekara aayii| pAna karate-karate mahAmaMtrI ne kahA- 'viSNu! rAjya kA kucha Avazyaka kArya thA, isalie maiM rAjagRha nahIM A skaa| gAMdhAra deza kA prazna atyanta jaTila ho gayA hai|' 'maiMne sunA hai ki Apane gAMdhAra kI vyavasthA ke lie dasa hajAra sainika bhejeM haiN|' 46 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'hAM, parantu merA vicAra hai ki raktapAta ke binA hI samasyA sulajha jaae| sauradeva cAhatA hai ki usa vidroha ko ugratA se dabAyA jaae| kintu damana se sattA TikatI nahIM, hila uThatI hai|' 'antima nirNaya kyA rahA?' 'damana nahIM karanA hai| candrAyudha ko gAMdhAra bheja diyA hai| bheda-nIti se saba vyavasthita ho jaaegaa|' kucha samaya taka nIravatA banI rhii| nIravatA ko bhaMga karate hue mahAmaMtrI ne kahA- 'sthUlabhadra ke viSaya kI carcA kA koI zubha pariNAma nikalA?' 'zubha pariNAma to nahIM nikalA, kintu kucha AzA.....sthUlabhadra adhyAtma meM itane raMga gae haiM ki sAMsArika kartavya kI ora dRSTipAta karanA bhI nahIM caahte| kevala saMgIta ke prati unakA anurAga hai, basa....' cANakya ne khaa| 'bacapana se hI sthUlabhadra kA svabhAva kucha ar3iyala hai| vivAha ke viSaya meM koI bAta calI?' 'hAM....vivAha karane ke lie ve kisI bhI sthiti meM sahamata nahIM haiN| kintu isake lie mujhe eka anyAya karanA hogaa|' 'anyAya?' 'hAM....isake binA sthUlabhadra nArI ke prati AkRSTa nahIM hoNge| inheM striyoM ke bIca rakhakara, strI ke prati anurAga utpanna karanA hogaa|' cANakya ne apanI sArI yojanA btlaayii| __mahAmaMtrI haMsa pdd'e| haMsate-haMsate bole-"viSNu! yaha prayatna to maiM pahale hI kara cukA huuN| strI kitanI hI rUpavatI kyoM na ho, sthUlabhadra usase dUra rahatA hai| do-tIna mAsa pUrva hI magadhezvara kI cAra paricArikAoM ko sthUlabhadra ke lie saMyojita kiyA thA, kintu ve cAroM dUsare hI dina rAjabhavana meM calI giiN| __'paricArikAoM se koI prayojana siddha nahIM hogaa|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'to phira ?' 'aisI navayauvanA ho, jisakI pratibhA tIkSNa ho, jisakA rUpa ajor3a ho, jisakA saMgIta divya ho.....aisI jAjvalyamAna koI yuvatI mila sakegI ?' mahAmaMtrI vicAramagna ho ge| cANakya ne kahA- 'pATalIputra meM aisI koI rUpavatI strI Apako jJAta hai ?' zakaDAla ne kahA- 'merA antaracitta kahatA hai ki isa prayatna se bhI sthUlabhadra kA mana saMsAra ke prati anurakta nahIM ho paaegaa|' 'merA mana kahatA hai ki ve saMsAra kI ora mur3a jaayeNge| jisake hRdaya meM saMgIta ke prati darda hai, usake hRdaya meM nArI ke prati sahAnubhUti paidA hogI / kintu sthUlabhadra eka aise yuvaka haiM, jinakI pratibhA ko apane rUpa se DhaMka sakane vAlI apUrva nArI Avazyaka hai|' 'hAM .... viSNu ! yaha prazna dharmasaMkaTa meM DAlane vAlA hai|' 'isIlie yaha anyAya anyAya nahIM hai|' 'anyAya to sadA anyAya hI rahegA, kintu putra ke prati rahe hue mere prema ke lie .... apane svArtha ke lie.. 'mujhe sarvazreSTha sundarI kI khoja karanI hogii|' cANakya ne kahA / 'rUpa, guNa, kalA aura gaurava meM bejor3a eka yuvatI ke viSaya meM maiMne sunA avazya hai|' 'vaha yuvatI kahAM rahatI hai ?' 'pATalIputra meM / ' 'pATalIputra meM ! vaha kauna hai ? vivAhita hai yA avivAhita ?' 'hAM .... avivAhita hai aura jIvanabhara avivAhita rahane vAlI hai magadhezvara kI rAjanartakI sunandA kI putrI kozA sarvazreSTha sundarI hai| vaha zarad pUrNimA ko rAjanartakI kA gauravapUrNa pada grahaNa kregii|' cANakya vicAramagna ho gyaa| palabhara bAda harSita hRdaya se mahAmaMtrI kI ora dekhakara kahA - 'mujhe yAda A gyaa| gaMgA ke kinAre usakA bhavana hai / ' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 51

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'haaN|' 'acchA, kozA ko maiMne dekhA hai|' 'kahAM?' 'vaha apane AvAsa ke vAtAyana se svAbhAvika rUpa se hamArI naukA kI ora dekha rahI thii| maiMne usa ora dekhaa| usakA rUpa aura lAvaNya mujhase chipA nahIM raha skaa| devI kozA nizcita hI sthUlabhadra para vijaya prApta kregii| sthUlabhadra aura kozA paraspara paricita hoM, aisI yojanA banAnI hogii|' cANakya ne utsAha se khaa| 'kintu yaha azakya anuSThAna hai| kozA rAjanartakI banane vAlI hai| magadhezvara kI AjJA ke binA kozA kisI bhI puruSa ko apanI pAMkhoM meM nahIM chipA sktii| magadhezvara cAhate haiM ki kalA kA pratyeka avayava vizuddha rahe, vaha vikRta na ho| yadi kozA apanI pavitratA se skhalita hotI hai to magadhezvara use vadhastaMbha para bheja deNge|' 'pitAjI! nArI kabhI bhI apane nArItva ko zarta kI balivedI para nahIM rakha sktii| yadi kozA bhavya nArI hogI to vaha mRtyu-bhaya se kabhI nahIM ddregii|' 'maiMne kabhI kozA ko dekhA nhiiN| tU eka bAra kozA kI parIkSA kara le / kozA ke paricaya se sthUlabhadra kA akalyANa na ho, yaha hameM dhyAna meM rakhanA hai|' 'kozA ke zikSAguru to AcArya kumAradeva haiM na?' 'haaN|' 'bahuta hI sAttvika puruSa haiN| unase milakara maiM kozA ke sAtha paricaya kruuNgaa| phira Age socUMgA ki kyA karanA hai|' cANakya ne khaa| 'usakI mAtA atyanta sAttvika hai|' mahAmAtya ne khaa| mAtA ke guNa to putrI meM Ae hI hoMge-cANakya ne socaa| paricAraka ne bhojana ke lie prArthanA kii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 52

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8. AcArya ke pAsa kukkuTapAda vihAra se eka kosa kI dUrI para eka sundara vATikA thii| usameM cAra-pAMca kuTIra the| kuTIroM ke Asa-pAsa haMsa, mayUra, sArasa, mRga Adi sundara prANI khela rahe the| vATikA meM sundara vRkSa, latAeM aura paudhe lage the| vividha prakAra ke puSpoM kI saurabha se sArA vAtAvaraNa madhura banA huA thaa| vATikA ke dakSiNa bhAga meM eka sundara kuTIra thii| usameM AcArya kumAradeva rahate the| Asa-pAsa kI cAra anya kuTIroM meM atithi aura ziSya rahate the| sUryodaya ho cukA thaa| prAta:kArya se nivRtta hokara AcArya kumAradeva apane ziSyoM ko saMgIta kA abhyAsa karA rahe the| vAdyoM ke nAda se vATikA gUMja rahI thii| dasa-bAraha dinoM se takSazilA vidyApITha ke saMgItAcArya sumitrAnanda AcArya kumAradeva ke atithi the| ve donoM uttarApatha aura dakSiNApatha meM pracalita saMgIta vidyAoM kA samanvaya sAdha rahe the| __usI samaya sammukha dikha rahe ghATa para eka mayUra naukA AyI aura vahAM khar3I ho gyii| naukA meM se eka tejasvI yuvaka utarA aura ghATa para gambhIra gati se calatA huA vATikA kI ora Age bddh'aa| yuvaka kA zarIra anAvRtta thaa| usakA mastaka unnata, bhujAeM vizAla, nayana tejasvI tathA mukhAkRti kaThora thii| yaha mahAmAtya zakaDAla kA priya ziSya cANakya thaa| cANakya vATikA meM praviSTa huaa| usane cAroM ora dekhA aura dakSiNa dizA meM sthita kuTIra kI ora Age bddh'aa| kuTIra ke dvAra para eka brAhmaNa yuvaka baiThA thaa| vaha tejasvI yuvaka cANakya ko dekhate hI uThA aura usakA svAgata karane Age bddh'aa| usane vinamrabhAva se pUchA-'Apa kauna haiM? ApakA paricaya kyA hai?' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'maiM mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla kA priya ziSya viSNugupta huuN| kyA AcArya kumAradeva yahAM haiM?' 'jI, ve yahIM haiN|' 'maiM unake darzana karanA cAhatA huuN|' 'Apa mere sAtha caleM'-yaha kahakara brAhmaNa yuvaka Age claa| viSNugupta usake pIche-pIche kuTIra meM gyaa| kuTIra ke prAMgaNa meM saMgItAcArya sumitrAnanda Adi atithiyoM ke madhya AcArya kumAradeva baiThe the| unake ziSyagaNa vibhinna vAdyoM para 'AsAvarI' rAga kA AlApa kara rahe the| brAhmaNa yuvaka ne AcArya kumAradeva ko namaskAra karate hue kahA- 'gurudeva ! mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla ke ziSyaratna viSNugupta Apase milanA cAhate haiN|' caNakaputra cANakya kI prasiddhi vyApaka thii| pATalIputra kI janatA cANakya ko mahAna tejasvI aura prakhara buddhi sampanna mAnatI thii| AcArya kumAradeva ne premabhAva se cANakya kA satkAra karate hue kahA- 'Ao, viSNu! tumhArI pratibhA hamako bhI AkarSita kara rahI hai|' cANakya ne namaskAra kara, eka Asana para baiThate hue kahA- 'ApakI pratibhA ne mujhe AkarSita kiyA hai| Apa kuzala to haiM ?' 'dharma kI kRpA se pUrNa kuzalakSema hai| Aja tumane isa vRddha ko kaise yAda kiyA?' AcArya ne musakarAte hue khaa| 'maiM sahaja hI isa ora se gujara rahA thaa| Apake darzanoM kI utkaNThA jAgI aura maiM Apake caraNoM meM A gyaa|' yaha kahate hue cANakya ne sAmane baiThe dUsare atithiyoM kI ora dRSTipAta kiyaa| AcArya kumAradeva ne saMgItAcArya sumitrAnanda kI ora dekhate hue kahA- 'ye mere bAlasnehI caNaka ke putra aura mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla ke tejasvI ziSya viSNugupta haiN| ye nyAyatarka aura nItizAstra ke pAraMgata vidvAn haiM aura magadhadeza ke ratna haiN|' tatpazcAt cANakya kI ora dekhate hue kahA-'ye takSazilA vidyApITha ke saMgItaguru sumitrAnanda haiN| ye bhAratIya saMgIta kA samanvaya karate hue eka saMgIta-zAstra kI racanA kara rahe haiN| ye hamAre atithi haiN|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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cANakya ne saMgItAcArya ko namaskAra karate hue kahA- 'Apako dekhakara mujhe asIma Ananda kA anubhava huA hai| jaba kabhI maiM takSazilA AUMgA, taba ApakA yaha alpakAlika paricaya mere lie upayogI siddha hogaa|' sumitrAnanda ne AzIrvAda dete hue takSazilA Ane kA Agraha bharA nimaMtraNa diyaa| AsAvarI rAga kA svara kallolapUrNa ho cukA thaa| ziSyoM ne AcArya kI ora dekhaa| AcArya bole- 'Apa sabhI atithiyoM ko lekara gaMgA ke taTa para caleM, maiM abhI A rahA huuN|' ___saMgItAcArya sumitrAnanda Adi atithi ziSyoM ke sAtha gaMgA ke taTa kI ora cala pdd'e| una sabake cale jAne para AcArya ne cANakya se kahA-'tuma mere kuTIra meM Ae ho| maiM mAnatA hU~ ki binA prayojana tumane kabhI yahAM paira nahIM rkhaa| bolo, kisa kAma se yahAM Ae ho?' 'koI mukhya kArya nahIM hai| maiM abhI-abhI rAjagRha gayA thaa| vahAM caNakamuni ne Apako dharmalAbha kahA hai| dUsarI bAta hai ki lambe samaya se maiM Apake darzanoM se vaMcita rhaa| Aja maiM Apake darzana kara kRtakRtya huA huuN|' 'caNakamuni ke sukhasAtA to hai?' 'hAM, ve parama prasanna haiN|' thor3e samaya taka donoM mauna rhe| phira cANakya bolA-'kucha dina pUrva hI mahAmAtya Apake jJAna kI bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA kara rahe the| ve kaha rahe the- hama tIna bAla-mitra the| eka ne saMsAra kA tyAga kara diyA, dUsarA rAjA banA aura Apa saMgIta-sAdhaka bne| yaha carcA sunakara mere mana meM Apake darzanoM kI utkaTa abhilASA jAgI aura maiM yahAM Apase eka prArthanA karane A gyaa| Apa vRddha ho cuke haiN| maiMne sunA hai ki Apa saba kucha tyAgakara rAjagRhI nagarI meM sthita AnandavihAra meM nivAsa kreNge| yadi yaha satya hai Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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to maiM eka nivedana karatA hUM ki Apa apanI jJAnarAzi aise kuzala vyakti ko de jAeM, jisase bhAratIya saMgIta amara bana ske|' 'tumhArI bAta saca hai| parantu viSNu! aisA koI ziSya nahIM dikha rahA hai, jo merI saMgIta-sAdhanA ko jhela ske| itane varSoM kI tapasyA ke bAda eka ziSyA milI hai aura mujhe vizvAsa hai ki usane merI saMgIta-sAdhanA ko dIpta kiyA hai aura bhaviSya meM use aura adhika vRddhiMgata kregii|' 'ziSyA?' 'haaN|' 'maiMne isa viSaya meM kabhI kucha nahIM sunaa|' cANakya ne bahAnA karate hue khaa| 'magadhapati kI rAjanartakI sunandA ko tumane dekhA hai ?' 'hAM, ekAdha bAra dekhA avazya hai|' 'usakI putrI kozA merI ziSyA hai|' 'maiMna kozA ko kabhI nahIM dekhaa|' 'kozA janatA ke bIca kabhI AyI hI nhiiN|' AcArya bole| 'ApakI bhavya sAdhanA eka nartakI kI kanyA ke hAtha meM ?' yaha suna AcArya muskraae| ve bole-'viSNu! kozA pavitra nArIratna hai| vaha atyanta saMskArI aura guNavatI kanyA hai| nyAya, tarka, nIti, kAmazAstra, saMgIta aura citrakalA meM nipuNa hai| pUre magadha sAmrAjya meM usakI tulanA meM koI nahIM A sktaa| usakI mAtA sunandA parama viduSI hai|' 'Apane mujhe Azcaryacakita kara DAlA'-cANakya ne khaa| 'isameM Azcarya jaisA kucha bhI nahIM hai|' 'parantu kisI eka nartakI kI kanyA itanI guNavatI ho sake aura ApakI saMgIta-sAdhanA ko jhela sake, yaha Azcarya hI hai| Apake atirikta yadi koI bhI vyaktimujhe yaha bAta kahatA to maiM kabhI usa para vizvAsa nahIM krtaa|' 'viSNu! vaha bhArata kI zreSTha sundarI bhI hai| cakravartI jaisA vaibhava kA upabhoga karatI huI bhI vaha kozA apane yauvana ko niSkalaMka rakha rahI hai| Arya sthalabhaTa aura kozA 56

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ina sabhI guNoM se avagati prApta kara magadheza ne use rAjanartakI ke rUpa meM mAnya kiyA hai|' cANakya Azcarya-bharI dRSTi se AcArya kA nihAratA rhaa| 'kyA abhI bhI tumhArA Azcarya dUra nahIM huA?' AcArya ne puuchaa| 'saMbhava hai vaha dUra na ho paae| mere mana meM yaha prazna bAra-bAra ubhara rahA hai ki rAjanartakI hone vAlI nArI kyA apanI sAdhanA aura jIvana ko niSpApa rakha sakegI?' 'tumane abhI kozA ko dekhA nahIM hai isalie yaha prazna kara rahe ho|' 'parantu gurudeva ! maiM aisI striyoM ko dekhanA nahIM caahtaa|' 'yauvana caMcala hai, yaha saca hai, kintu saMyama usako sthiratA pradAna kara sakatA hai| kozA saMyama kI pUrti hai| ASAr3ha zuklA dvitIyA kI rAtri meM magadhapati kozA kI sAdhanA kA sAkSAtkAra karane jaaeNge| usa samaya maiM aura mahAmaMtrI bhI unake sAtha rheNge| yadi tuma mere sAtha caloge to tumhAre prazna kA sahaja hI samAdhAna ho jAegA aura tumheM yaha vizvAsa bhI ho jAegA ki merI ziSyA kozA merI sAdhanA kI yogya adhikAriNI hai|' ____cANakya kI AMkheM kautUhala se camaka utthiiN| vaha bolA-'AcAryadeva! maiM Apake isa AmaMtraNa ko saharSa svIkAra karatA huuN| usa dina Apake sAtha rahane meM mujhe Ananda avazya hI hogaa|' cANakya kucha dera vahAM ThaharA aura phira vahAM se vidA ho gyaa| AcArya kumAradeva bhI apane atithiyoM kA sAtha dene gaMgA kI ora cala pdd'e| 57 Arya sthalabhada aura kozA

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6. araNikA AcArya kumAradeva ke saMgIta-Azrama meM Aja saMgIta kA utsava manAyA jA rahA hai| ziSyagaNa eka choTI vATikA meM maMca kA nirmANa kara, use sajA rahe haiN| maMca ko eka manohara vanakuMja kA rUpa diyA gayA hai| usameM vividha prakAra kI vallariyAM, vRkSapallava aura puSpoM ke gucche lagAe gae haiN| vaha vanakuMja kA pratirUpa-sA pratIta ho rahA hai| maMca ke sAmane dasa-bAraha vyaktiyoM ke baiThane ke lie kATha ke Asana bichAe gae haiN| maMca pUrvAbhimukha hai aura usakA toraNadvAra azoka aura drAkSAvallariyoM se sajAyA gayA hai| do dina ke bAda hI takSazilA ke saMgItAcArya prasthAna karane vAle haiM, isalie unakI vidAI ke nimitta yaha Ayojana kiyA gayA hai| Aja ke samArambha meM bhAga lene ke lie devI sunandA aura usakI anindya putrI rUpakozA ke atirikta aura kisI bhI gRhastha ko nimaMtraNa nahIM diyA gayA hai| usameM kevala Azrama ke antevAsI ziSyagaNa tathA AgaMtuka atithiyoM ko hI bhAga lene kA nimaMtraNa hai| saMdhyA hote-hote sArI taiyArI ho gaI / nRtya-maMca para zAstrIya paddhati ke anusAra dhUpadAniyAM aura dIpamAlikAeM sthApita kI gaI thiiN| AcAryadeva ke ketu nAmaka ziSya ne isa nRtyamaMca kI zAstrIya racanA kI thii| maMca para mahArghavINA, taraMgavINA, bAMsurI, taMbUrA, mayUraka, kokilataraMga, mRdaMga, cakranAda Adi taMtunaddha, carmanaddha aura kASThanaddha vAdyoM kA saMyojana kiyA gayA thaa| rAtri ke prathama prahara prArambha huaa| maMca kI dIpamAlikAeM jagamagA utthiiN| dhUpadAniyoM se dhUpa kI lahareM uThane lgiiN| AcArya ke ziSya vAdyoM ke Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 58

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pAsa jA baitthe| kuTIra se AcArya kumAradeva, saMgItAcArya sumitrAnanda, devI sunandA, rUpakozA aura usake paricAraka Ae aura apane-apane sthAna para baiTha ge| utsava prArambha huaa| AcArya ke eka ziSya ne kalyANa-rAga kA AlApa prArambha kiyA / usake bAda AcArya kumAradeva maMca para gae aura kalyANa rAga ke ikkIsa rUpoM ko prakaTa karate hue eka gIta prArambha kiyA / vRddha AcArya ! kintu unake kaMTha kI madhuratA akSuNNa thii| AcArya kI sAdhanA ko dekhakara sumitrAnanda Azcaryamugdha ho ge| sabhI kI icchA ko satkAra dete hue AcArya sumitrAnanda maMca para aae| unhoMne magadhI bhASA meM nibaddha eka gIta gaayaa| unakA megha jaisA svarAlApa sabake prANoM kA sparza karane lagA / AcArya kumAradeva ko apAra prasannatA huI / phira AcAryadeva ke ziSyoM ne SaDrAga kA eka gIta sAmUhika rUpa se gAyA / AcArya ne devI sunandA kI ora dekhate hue kahA - 'putrI ! tumane magadhapati ke darabAra meM aneka bAra apanI saMgIta-sAdhanA kA pradarzana kiyA hai | Aja tumako isa vRddha putra ke AMgana ko mukharita karanA hogA / ' AcAryadeva kI AjJA ko zirodhArya kara cAlIsa varSIyA sunandA maMca para gii| sabako namaskAra kara usane pUrvI rAga meM nibaddha eka saMskRta kAvya kA gAna prArambha kiyaa| devI sunandA Aja apane dharmapitA AcAryadeva ke samakSa gA rahI thI / usameM kisI prakAra kA saMkoca nahIM thA / usake prANoM kI bhAva- UrmiyAM masta hokara rAga kI rekhAeM khacita kara rahI thIM / putrI rUpakozA Azcaryacakita raha gii| usane isase pUrva apanI mAM ko isa bhavya kalA meM itanA pAraMgata kabhI nahIM jAnA dekhA thaa| rUpakozA ke hRdaya meM harSa aura utsAha umar3ane lagA / AcAryadeva aura sumitrAnanda bhI atyanta prasanna hue / 56 - Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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rAta kA dUsarA prahara bIta gyaa| devI sunandA ne apanA gIta pUrA kiyaa| vaha apane sthAna para Akara baiTha gii| AcArya ne musakarAte hue kozA kI ora dekhaa| ve bole- 'putrI! Aja tujhe aisA gIta prastuta karanA hai, jisako sunakara apane atithi takSazilA meM jAkara bhI Aja ke utsava kI vismRti na kara skeN|' kozA ne mRdusvara meM kahA-'ApakI jaisA aajnyaa|' kumAradeva bole- 'beTI ! yadi Aja tU araNikA nRtya karegI to vaha samayAnukUla hogaa| maiM aura sumitrAnanda-donoM tere nRtya ko vAdyoM ke dvArA abhinandita kreNge|' gurudeva kI icchA ko mAnakara kozA kA ceharA lajjA se bhara gyaa| vaha bolI- 'nRtya ke anurUpa valkala Adi....' 'beTI! tU mere kuTIra meM jaa| vahAM isake sAdhana avazya mileNge|' 'jaisI AjJA'-kahakara kozA khar3I huii| saMgItAcArya sumitrAnanda ekaTaka kozA ko dekha rahe the| ve usake yauvana se chalakate saundarya ko zraddhA se pI rahe the| citrA aura mAdhavI ko sAtha le kozA gurudeva ke kuTIra meM gii| gurudeva kI AjJA se ziSya ketu bhI sAtha gyaa| kozA ko kuTIra kI ora jAte dekha sumitrAnanda ne AcArya se kahA'ApakI ziSyA vAstava meM hI saMsAra kI advitIya sundarI hai| Apane apanI bhavyakalA yogya uttarAdhikArI ko samarpita kI hai|' AcArya haMsate hue bole- 'mujhe aisA koI yogya ziSya nahIM milA.... 'kiMtu ApakI ziSyA puruSa jaisI hI hai'-sumitrAnaMda ne khaa| kucha samaya biitaa| devI rUpakozA araNyakanyA ke veza meM A phuNcii| usane sabako namaskAra kiyaa| guru kI AjJA le vaha maMca para upasthita huii| AcArya kumAradeva aura sumitrAnaMda bhI maMca para ge| AcArya ne mahArghavINA hAtha meM lii| sumitrAnaMda ne mRdaMga liyaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 60

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__ bhairavatAla kI mahAdhvani sumitrAnaMda ke mRdaMga se prArambha huii| araNya kI bhayAnakatA AcAryadeva kI mahArghavINA se prakaTa hone lgii| aura kozA ke caraNayugala maMca para nAcane lge| tAMDava aura hAsya kA mizraNa hone lgaa| aisA lagA ki bhayAnaka jaMgala meM dAvAnala sulaga gayA hai| araNya ke pazu-pakSI cItkAra kara rahe haiN| eka araNyabAlA isa bhayAvaha dAvAnala meM phaMsa gaI hai| cAroM ora se vipattiyAM muMha bAe A rahI haiN| isa dAvAnala se ubarane ke lie araNyabAlA prayatna kara rahI hai| araNikA kA puruSArtha vicitra hai| bhaya se vihvala nayana dAvanala se ghirI dizAoM ko dekha rahe haiN| prANoM ko bacAne meM tatpara caraNa mArga kI khoja meM caMcala ho rahe haiN| bAlikA kI nRtya-mudrAeM AzA aura nirAzA ko jIvaMta banA rahI hai....kintu prakRti ke samakSa mAnavIya puruSArtha sImita hI hotA hai| araNikA thakakara cUra ho gaI hai| vaha prakRti se anunaya-vinaya karatI hai| vaha mRtyu kA AliMgana karane se pUrva prakRti ko badalane kA parama puruSArtha karatI hai| isa puruSArtha meM mAtra vinaya nahIM hai....mAtra AzA kI gAthA nahIM hai....isameM hai kevala prArthanA....kevala vinatI....virAT prakRti kI goda meM vAmana mAnava kI abola karuNA! AcArya kI vINA bhayAnaka dAvAnala meM se karuNA kA eka rAga nikAlatI hai| sumitrAnaMda kA bhairavatAla vilaMbita hokara AzA ko pukArane lagatA hai| dUsare sAre vAdya bhI araNikA kI prArthanA ko AkAra dete haiN| kozA kI nRtya-mudrAeM araNikA kI Antarika vedanAoM kA pratinidhitva karatI huI prakRti ko manA rahI haiN| aisA laga rahA thA ki mAno prakRti araNikA kI prArthanA ko svIkAra kara dAvAnala ko zAMta karane meM kRtasaMkalpa ho rahI hai| acAnaka hI AkAza meM ghanaghora ghaTA umar3a par3I aura mUsalAdhAra varSA se sArI pRthvI AplAvita ho gii| prakRti kA yaha hAsya AzA bikherane lgaa| ghaTAoM ke sAtha spardhA karatI huI dAvAnala kI jvAlAeM dhIre-dhIre zAMta hone lagIM, parAsta hokara bhUmi para bikhara giiN| .. pahA rahA hai| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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araNikA ke bhayagrasta badana para AzA kI manorama rekhAeM nAcane lgiiN| prArthanA ke bala para prApta maMgala vijaya kI UrmiyAM aThakheliyAM karane lgiiN| vizva kA saMtrAsa usake nayanoM meM samA jAne ko Atura ho rahA hai| usakI caraNa-bhaMgimA meM nRtya kI siddhi kA bhAva chalaka rahA hai| usakI aMguliyAM mRtyu ko pIche Dhakelane kI maMgala kavitA raca rahI haiM aura usake zarIra kA bhAva pukAra rahA hai- prakRti patthara hRdaya vAlI nahIM hai| vaha prArthanA kI karuNA se aura jIvana kI tamannA se bhIga jAtI hai| antara kI prArthanA mRtyu para bhI vijaya prApta kara letI hai aura vaha mahAdAvAnala ko bhI kSaNa-bhara meM zAMta kara detI hai| devI rUpakozA kA adbhuta nRtya pUrA huaa| isa bhavya sAdhanA ko dekhakara saMgItAcArya sumitrAnanda bola par3e'mAM! dhanya hai terI sAdhanA ! Aja tUne aisA nRtya kiyA hai, jisakI smRti sadA banI rhegii| maiM AzIrvAda detA hUM ki terI yaha sAdhanA bhArata kA gaurava bne|' gurudeva ne bhI ullasita hRdaya se AzIrvAda diyaa| rUpakozA donoM AcAryoM ko namaskAra kara apanI mAM ke pAsa jA baitthii| mAM ne beTI ko hRdaya se lagAkara AzIrvAda diyaa| rAtri kA tIsarA prahara bIta cukA thaa| eka maMgala prArthanA se utsava sampanna huaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 62

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10. nRtyAMganA varSA kA tAMDava prArambha huaa| gaMgA kA vega prabala bnaa| AkAza meM bAdaloM kA ghaTATopa abhedya ho gyaa| bijalI kI kar3aka se sArI dizAeM kAMpa utthiiN| megha ke pracaNDa AkramaNa se vana-upavana, vATikAeM tathA kheta jala se plAvita ho ge| papIhA karuNa rudana karane lgaa| usakI dhvani se rAtri kA samaya aura adhika gambhIra ho gyaa| meMr3hakoM kI tIvra dhvani varSA ke tAMDava meM tAla kA kAma kara rahI thii| pATalIputra nagara varSA ke pAnI se bhara gyaa| ASAr3ha mahIne kI dvitIyA, andhakAramaya rAtri, gagana kA gariva, vidyut kI camacamAhaTa-mAno ki pralaya aura navasarjana kA sNyog| devI sunandA ke citra-prAsAda meM Aja bhArI halacala thii| mahApratihAra vimalasena apane tIna sau sazastra sainikoM ke sAtha bhavana kI vyavasthA meM vyasta thaa| magadhapati ke naukara-cAkara tathA aMgarakSaka bhavana ke cAroM ora ghUma-phira rahe the| Aja magadharAja ghananaMda mahAdevI suprabhA ke sAtha devI sunaMdA ke Atithya ko svIkAra karane Ane vAle the| unake sAtha mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla, AcArya kumAradeva aura cANakya bhI Ane vAle the| kozA ke nRtya kA Aja parIkSA-kAla thaa| magadha-samrAT kI bhAvI rAjanartakI kI kalA kA Aja pradarzana thaa| devI sunandA kI sArI paricArikAeM nRtyabhUmi kI racanA meM kAryarata thiiN| Aja kumAradeva ke ziSya bhI unako sahayoga de rahe the| kozA apane vastragRha meM rUpa-sajjA kara rahI thii| citrA aura haMsanetrA-donoM paricArikAeM kozA ke vastrAlaMkAroM ko sajA rahI thiiN| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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devI sunaMdA magadhapati ke satkAra yogya sArI vyavasthA ko pUrNa kara unake Agamana kI pratIkSA kara rahI thiiN| citraprAsAda kI cAroM dizAoM meM svarNa kI dIpamAlikAeM prakAza bikhera rahI thiiN| kozA ke tInoM vAdyaniyojaka-somadatta, sollaka aura dakSaka nRtyabhUmi meM vAdyoM ko yathAsthAna niyojana kara rahe the| cAroM ora loga kAryarata the| devI sunandA prAMgaNa meM pratIkSArata baiThI thii| itane meM hI dvArapAla ne Akara kahA- 'devI! AcArya kumAradeva aura cANakya A rahe haiN|' devI sunandA ne agavAnI kara gurudeva kA bhAvabhInA satkAra kiyaa| AcArya ne pUchA- 'kozA svastha to hai na?' 'jI haaN|' 'kyA kara rahI hai?' 'ruupsjjaa|' 'kisa nRtya kA Ayojana kiyA hai?' 'mahAbhiniSkramaNa nRtya kaa| ApakI AjJA ke anusAra hI sArI taiyAriyAM ho rahI haiN|' 'nRtya kA sahayoga dene ke lie ketu A gayA hogA?' 'jI hAM....citrA, haMsanetrA aura mAlinI bhI sahayoga deNgii|' 'bahuta acchaa| mahAbhiniSkramaNa nRtya meM kozA ko pUrNa saphalatA milegii|' AcArya ne cANakya kI ora mur3akara kahA- 'yaha devI sunandA hai, kozA kI jananI aura magadhezvara kI raajnrtkii|' devI sunandA kI ora dRSTipAta karate hue kahA- 'ye mere mitra caNaka ke putra haiN| isa choTI-sI avasthA meM bhI sarvazAstroM ke pAraMgata haiN| ye mahAmAtya ke priya ziSya haiN|' devI sunandA ne cANakya ko namaskAra kiyA aura vaha unheM atithigRha meM sasammAna le gii| aura..... Arya sthalabhada aura kozA 64

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mahApratihAra ne magadhapati ke Ane kI sUcanA dii| sabhI dAsa-dAsI vyavasthita ho ge| devI sunandA apanI paricArikAoM ko sAtha le bhavana se nIce utrii| magadha-samraTA kA ratha devI sunandA ke vilAsabhavana meM praviSTa huaa| rAjacihna dhAraNa karane vAle maMgalapAThakoM ne maMgalavAkya khe| samrAT kA ratha thmaa| ghor3e hinahinAne lge| varSA ho rahI thii| chatradhArI taiyAra khar3e the| devI sunandA ne samrAT aura sAmrAjJI kA motI aura svarNa-puSpoM se vardhApana kara praNAma kiyaa| magadhezvara ke pIche mahAmaMtrI kA ratha thaa| devI sunandA ne unakA bhI satkAra kiyaa| sabhI atithigRha meM aae| AcArya kumAradeva ne magadha-samrAT ko AzIrvAda diyaa| sArAbhavana 'kanaka prasavA' kI saurabha se mahaka utthaa| himakapUra, parNakapUra, kastUrI, gaMdhamArjAra, varNakuMkuma, candana, agara, kRSNAgaru, devadAruva, padmaka, gaMdharAjaguggula, kundaru, zrIvAsa, jAvitrIphala Adi-Adi dravyoM ke mizraNa se banA huA mahAparAjita dhUpa kI lahariyAM cAroM ora phaila rahI thiiN| usase varSA ke viSa kA vinAza ho rahA thaa| vAtAvaraNa pavitra ho rahA thaa| atithigRha meM magadhezvara eka svarNa-Asana para baiThe the| unake pIche paricArikAeM camara ilA rahI thiiN| mahApratihAra vimalasena hAtha meM talavAra lekara khar3A thaa| devI sunandA kI dAsiyAM svarNapAtra meM divya pAnaka lekara aayiiN| mahApratihAra ne pAnaka kI parIkSA kii| devI sunandA ne usa divya pAnaka ke pAtroM ko magadhezvara aura sAmrAjJI ke samakSa rakha die| __ magadhezvara ne prasannatA se pAnakapAtra svIkAra kiyaa| sAmrAjJI ne bhI haMsate-haMsate pAnaka kA pAtra le liyaa| divya pAnaka meM mRgamadayukta maireya mizrita thA, isalie dUsare sAre atithiyoM ne kaTutikta pAnaka liyaa| AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA 65

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AcArya kumAradeva magadhezvara kI AjJA lekara nRtyazAlA meM ge| ardha ghaTikA ke bAda AcArya vahAM se lauTe aura phira mahArAja aura mahArAnI ko sAtha le ge| mahAmaMtrI cANakya, mahApratihAra tathA dUsare atithi bhI sAtha-sAtha cle| sabhI atithi nRtyamaMca ke samakSa rakhe hue AsanoM para baiTha ge| AcArya somadatta ne izArA kiyaa| vAdya baja utthe| nRtyamaMca kA paradA utthaa| do kumArikAoM ne maMca para sthita nArada aura sarasvatI kI pratimAoM para phUlamAlAeM ddaaliiN| phira donoM bAlikAeM maMca se nIce AyIM aura samrAT tathA sAmrAjJI ko phUlamAlAeM pahanA diiN| sarasvatI aura nArada kI stuti prArambha huii| devakalyANa rAga kI chAyA samUcI nATyazAlA meM phaila gii| stuti sampanna huii| acAnaka dIpamAlikAoM para zyAmavastra kA AvaraNa A gyaa| nRtyabhUmi meM aMdhakAra vyApta ho gyaa| ratnarekhAoM vAlA paradA Upara utthaa| oha ! yaha kyA ? eka manohara zayanagRha, ratnajaTita palaMga vAtAyana ke pAsa bichA par3A thaa| vAtAyana se candrikA chiTaka rahI thii| zayyA para eka sundarI nidrAdhIna thii| usakI bagala meM eka choTA baccA so rahA thaa| zayyA ke pArzva meM eka puruSa Atura nayanoM se sundarI ko nihAra rahA thaa| vaha puruSa dhIre-dhIre pIche sarakA / vaha nRtya kI mudrA meM thaa| deza rAga kI mRdu-madhura chAyA puruSa ke manobhAvoM ko vikasita kara rahI thii| dasa paira pIche sarakane ke bAda puna: zayyA kI ora bddh'aa| usake nayanoM meM kSaNabhara ke lie prema umar3atA-sA dIkhatA hai aura kSaNabhara meM tyAga umar3atA-sI dIkhatA hai| devI yazodharA nidrAlIna thii| choTA baccA chAtI se cipakakara sukha kI nIMda le rahA thaa| kumAra siddhArtha ke nayana cira-viraha kI vANI kA pratinidhitva kara rahe the| ve prema kI amRtadhArA varSA rahe the, tyAga kI kiraNeM bikhera rahe the| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kumAra siddhArtha kI bhUmikA karane vAle nRtyakAra kI aMguliyAM aura aMgavinyAsa eka zAzvata satya kA prakaTa kara rahA thA-saMsAra mithyA hai, mithyA hai, mAyA ke bandhana ko tor3e binA koI bhI vyakti mukta nahIM ho sktaa| AcArya kumAradeva Azcaryacakita nayanoM se dekha rahe the| siddhArtha ke veza meM kozA ko pahacAna pAnA kaThina ho rahA thaa| mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla aura cANakya ne palaMga para nidrAlIna sundarI ko hI kozA mAna liyA thaa| magadhezvara ne Atura nayana nRtyakAra kI mudrAoM kI gaharAI nApa rahe the| sAmrAjJI suprabhAdevI bhayabhIta thI....kyA aisI sundara nArI kA aura aisA manohara bAlaka kA tyAga kiyA jA sakatA hai ? niSThuratA! niSThuratA ! AdamI kitanA niSThura ho sakatA hai ? usa samaya kumAra siddhArtha ke samakSa saMsAra ke sabhI AkarSaNa sphuTa hote haiM, kintu kumAra kI bhAvabhaMgimA meM koI bhI antara nahIM AyA....usakI bhaMgimA spaSTa kaha rahI thI ki usameM baMdhana ko tor3ane kI utkaTa abhilASA hai, preraNA hai| sohanI rAga ke svara umar3ate haiN| kumAra siddhArtha ke mana para vijaya pAne ke lie saMsAra kI mamatA lalacA rahI hai| siddhArtha kI antarAtmA kA nizcaya vijayI bnaa| nRtyakAra ke nayanoM se teja barasa rahA thaa| isa teja ke lie samasta saMsAra kI pUrI mamatA aura lolupatA mRtaprAya: ho jAtI hai| nRtyakAra ke aMga-pratyaMga vijaya ke ullAsa meM nAca rahe the....usake AbhUSaNa bhI nAca rahe the....siddhArtha kA hRdaya macala uThA aura aMtima baMdhana bhI TUTa pdd'aa| siddhArtha ghara se nikala pdd'e| nRtyabhUmi para dhUmrAMdhakAra chA gayA....bAdala kar3akane lage....vAtAyana se vAyu se pracaMDa jhauMke Ane lage...zizu cauMka uThA....yazodharA kI nIMda Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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acAnaka ur3I....vaha jAgRta huii| usake nayana svAmI ko dekhane ke lie macala rahe the| svAmI nahIM haiN| siddhArtha nahIM rhe| aMdherI rAta.....bhayaMkara tuuphaan| citrA dharatI para pachAr3a khAkara gira pdd'ii| bAlaka zayyA para par3A ro rahA hai| aura.... sUcIbheda aMdhakAra chA gyaa| prekSaka kucha bhI nahIM dekha pA rahe the| acAnaka dIpamAlikAoM para par3A AvaraNa haTA aura dRzya kA parivartana spaSTa dIkhane lgaa| nadI baha rahI hai....usake taTa para siddhArtha abhaya bhAva se khar3A hai| usane eka-eka kara sabhI alaMkAra utAre... sArA vAtAvaraNa gaMbhIra aura karuNa bana gyaa| kumAra kI mudrAeM mukti kA mukta kAvya sunA rahI haiN| vAdya ke niyojakoM ne 'vibhAsa' ke svara ubhaare| siddhArtha ke veza meM komalAMgI kozA ne mukti kA nRtya prArambha kiyaa| aisA lagA mAno siddhArtha ke mahAbhiniSkramaNa meM saMsAra ke sAre paritApa aura du:kha, vizva kI sArI AkAMkSAeM samAhita haiN| nRtya meM vega AtA hai| sarpa kI keMculI kI bhAMti saMsAra vyartha ho rahA hai| koI kAvya nahIM, koI rAga nahIM, koI kalpanA nahIM-kevala mukti aura tyAga kA hI sAmrAjya hai! kozA ke vAdyaniyojaka vAdyoM meM se eka mahAdhvani nikAlate haiM'buddhaM saraNaM gcchaami|' paradA giratA hai| sAmrAjJI mahAdevI suprabhA ke nayanoM se AMsU chalaka utthe| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 68

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magadhezvara kA vadana harSa se ullasita ho gyaa| AcArya ke cehare para vijaya kA saMdeza par3hA jA rahA thaa| mahAmAtya zakaDAla ke nayanoM kA Azcarya jyoM kA tyoM thaa| cANakya kA hRdaya pukAra rahA thA-dhanya sAdhanA....dhanya sAdhanA! hAtha meM zveta puSpoM kI mAlA lekara kozA magadhezvara ke pAsa AyI, namaskAra kara usane rAjA ke caraNoM meM mAlA rakha dii| usane mahAdevI ko namaskAra kiyA, unake gale meM mAlA phnaaii| AcArya ke caraNoM meM namaskAra kiyA, unheM mAlyArpaNa kiyaa| cANakya aura zakaDAla ko bhI mAlA arpita kii| ___ magadhezvara ne AcArya se kahA-'AcAryadeva! maiM kozA ke nRtya se atyanta prabhAvita huA huuN| yaha bhArata kI zreSThatama nRtyAMganA banane yogya hai|' rAjA ne apane gale se bahumUlya hAra nikAlakara kozA ko dete hue kahA- 'kozA, tU vAstava meM hI kalA-lakSmI hai|' mahAdevI ne bhI apane gale se hIroM kA hAra nikAlakara kozA ko dete hue kahA- 'kozA! terI kalA-kIrti isa hAra jaisI ujjvala ho|' cANakya ne AcArya ko namaskAra kara kahA- 'AcArya deva ! maiM Aja magadhapati ke sammukha apanI parAjaya svIkAra karatA huuN| Apane eka yogya uttarAdhikArI kA cunAva kiyA hai| devI kozA ke nRtya ko dekhakara maiM atyanta prasanna huuN| maiM Aja yaha garva ke sAtha kaha sakatA hUM ki bhArata meM mujhe do bAtoM ne AkRSTa kiyA hai-eka hai kozA kA nRtya aura dUsarA hai sthUlabhadra kA vINAvAdana...' _ 'sthUlabhadra kA vINAvAdana?' AcArya ne Azcarya se puuchaa| 'jI hAM....' kahakara cANakya ne kozA kI ora dekhA / sthUlabhadra kA nAma sunate hI kozA ke nayana kucha caMcala bana ge| cANakya samajha gayA ki zabdoM ne asara kiyA hai| mahAmAtya zakaDAla bhI cANakya kI bAta ko bhAMpa ge| aura kozA ke hRdaya meM? 66 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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11. nRtya aura vINAvAdana Aja nRtya kI parIkSA hue ATha dina bIta cuke haiN| magadhezvara aura magadhezvarI kI prazaMsA prApta kiye ATha rAtriyAM vyatIta ho gaI haiN| magadhezvara ke muMha se prazaMsA-vAkya-'kozA! ta bhArata kI sarvazreSTha nRtyAMganA hai'-ke uccAraNa ko Aja coMsaTha prahara ho gae haiN| AcArya kumAradeva ko apanI sAdhanA kI saphalatA para sAttvika garva hai| devI sunandA apanI putrI kozA ko kalAmUrti ke rUpa meM dekhakara apAra Ananda kA anubhava kara rahI hai| citrA, mAdhavI aura haMsanetrA Adi sabhI sakhiyAM praphullita haiM-unakI priya sakhI ne vijaya prApta kI hai| somadatta Adi vAdyaniyojaka bhI kRtArtha hue - bhAratavarSa kI sarvotkRSTa nartakI ke vAdyakara hone ke garva se| cANakya bhI prasanna ho rahA hai-apane prayatna meM saphala hone kI AzA se| kintu rUpakozA ke hRdaya meM gata ATha dinoM se eka vedanA darda bhare spandana paidA kara rahI thI....usako na Ananda thA, na vijaya kA harSa thA aura na kalA kA garva thaa| aisA kyoM huA? devI sunandA ne isakA kAraNa khojA, para vaha bhI asaphala rhii| kozA kI sakhiyoM ko bhI rahasya kA patA nahIM lgaa| vaibhava ke zikhara para ekAdhipatya rakhane vAlI kozA ko kisI bAta kI cintA satA rahI thii| AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA 70

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kozA ke mana se cANakya ke ye do vAkya nikala nahIM rahe the-jagat kI do vastueM AkarSaka haiM- eka hai kozA kA nRtya aura dUsarI hai sthUlabhadra kA viinnaavaadn| ___ cANakya ne jo kahA vaha satya hai| hRdaya ke tAra ko jhaMkRta karane meM samartha sthUlabhadra kA vINAvAdana kozA ne dUra se sunA thA aura isIlie sthUlabhadra ko bhUla nahIM pA rahI thii| sthUlabhadra kI vINA ke darzana svapna meM hote haiM aura sAtha hI sAtha kAmadeva kA koI adRSTa rUpa bhI AtA hai| magadhezvara kI upasthiti meM sune hue zabda kozA ke hRdaya ko bIMdha rahe the| vaha unheM bhUla nahIM pA rahI thii| eka bAra sthUlabhadra ko dekhanA caahie| kintu hRdaya kA yaha abhisAra kaise vyakta kiyA jAe? kozA ke prANa haMsakara uttara dete haiM--kozA, tU kaisI nartakI? tere meM itanI bhI yogyatA nahIM hai? tU abhisArikA kA nRtya kara patthara kI pratimAoM ko bhI pAgala banA detI hai....aisI sthiti meM apane hRdaya ke abhisAra ko vyakta karane meM kyA tujhe koI mArga nahIM milatA? lagatA hai tUnartakI nahIM rahI, nArI bana gaI hai| kozA kA manomanthana sImAtIta ho gyaa| grISma kA uttApa zAMta ho cukA thaa| varSA kI zItalatA sarvatra vyApta thI, kintu kozA ke hRdaya kA uttApa ananta grISmoM se bhI adhika ho rahA thaa| madhyAhna kI velaa| abhI-abhI varSA zAMta huI hai| zItala pavana pravahamAna hai| kozA apane nivAsa-khaMDa meM akelI baiThI hai| citrA bAra-bAra AtI hai aura calI jAtI hai| devI sunandA tIna varSa kI apanI choTI baccI ko kucha sikhA rahI hai| vilAsabhavana pUrNa zAMta aura ni:zabda hai| citrA kozA ke khaMDa meM Akara bolI- 'devI! zarIra svastha na ho to vaidyarAja ko bulAne kI vyavasthA karane ke lie mAM ne kahA hai|' 71 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'citrA! idhara aa|' citrA kozA ke sAmane Akara khar3I ho gii| 'terA uddAlaka kahAM hai?' 'sthUlabhadra ke paas|' citrA ne saMkoca karate hue khaa| 'sthUlabhadra ?' 'jii|' 'vaha kauna hai?' 'mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla ke jyeSTha putr|' 'oha ! vINAvAdaka! hUM, aura uddAlaka vahAM kyA karatA hai?' 've sthUlabhadra ke aMgarakSaka haiN|' 'citrA! uddAlaka se terA milana kaba hotA hai?' 'koI nizcita samaya nahIM...kabhI ve idhara Ate haiM aura kabhI maiM vahAM calI jAtI huuN|' 'mahAmaMtrI ke ghara?' 'jI...' 'citrA....bAra-bAra eka icchA ho rahI hai|' 'kyA ?' 'kyA tU mere cehare ko dekhakara kucha kalpanA kara sakatI hai?' citrA kI ora dekhakara kozA ne puuchaa| 'devI, Apa merA parihAsa to nahIM kara rahI haiM?' 'mere cehare ko dekhakara koI kalpanA nahIM kI jA sakatI...acchA, merI icchA tere uddAlaka se pUrI ho sakatI hai|' 'kauna-sI icchA, devI?' citrA kucha bhI samajha nahIM skii| 'magadhezvara ke samakSa cANakya nAma ke eka yuvaka ne kahA thA-saMsAra meM do vastueM AkarSaka haiM-eka merA nRtya, dUsarI sthUlabhadra kA vINAvAdana...' 'cANakya sahI parIkSaka haiN|' 'maiM nahIM jAnanA caahtii| mujhe AkarSaka vINAvAdana sunanA hai aura vINAvAdaka ko dekhanA hai|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 72

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'to maiM uddAlaka ko.... 'pagalI kahIM kI! tujhe uddAlaka se itanA mAtra jAnanA hai ki sthUlabhadra kaba vINA bajAte haiM?' citrA mauna rhii| 'samajhI?' 'haaN|' 'merI isa icchA ko apane taka hI sImita rkhnaa|' 'jI...' 'to tU Aja uddAlaka se milane jaanaa|' kozA ne khaa| priyatama se milane kI AzA citrA ke nayanoM meM sAkAra ho utthii| dUsare dina prAta:kAla ke samaya kozA saMgIta kI AvRtti kara rahI thii| usakA mana citrA meM lagA huA thaa| kintu citrA abhI taka nahIM AI thii| mAdhavI se pUchane para uttara milA-citrA Aja apanI mAM ke pAsa raha gaI hai| vAdyakAra bhI kozA kI mAnasika durbalatA ko jAna ge| AsAvarI svaroM ke sAtha bhairavI kA raMga A jaataa| somadatta ne socA-janma se hI jise saMgIta kA varadAna prApta hai, jisane kabhI doSa nahIM dikhAyA, Aja vaha kozA aisA kyoM kara rahI hai ? sollaka se rahA nahIM gyaa| usane pUchA- 'devI!' kozA ne sollaka ko praznabharI najaroM se dekhaa| 'rAga kA khaMDana kyoM ho rahA hai?' 'terI vINA meM aba prANa nahIM rahA, sollaka!' use aisA uttara milegA, aisI AzA nahIM thii| sUryodaya huaa| saMgIta kI AvRtti kA pUrA kie binA hI kozA prAta:karma se nivRtta hone ke lie calI gii| kozA ne snAna kiyA / vastrakhaMDa meM alaMkAra karane gii| itane meM citrA vahAM A phuNcii| citrA ko dekhate hI kozA ne roSa se kahA- 'abhI taka....?' 73 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'mAtA ne Ane nahIM diyA, kSamA kareM, devI!' 'tU vastra badalakara yahIM baiTha jaa| maiM mAtuzrI ko praNAma kara abhI A rahI huuN|' eka ghar3I bIta gii| kozA ne pUchA- 'citrA ! uddAlaka milA?' 'hAM....' 'kyA jAna pAyI?' 'sthUlabhadra pratidina sUryodaya ke bAda cAra ghaTikA taka maMtrIzvara ke jina-maMdira meM prabhu ke samakSa vINAvAdana karate haiM aura eka stavana gAte haiN| isake atirikta ve kabhI vINAvAdana nahIM krte|' 'maMtrIzvara kA jinamaMdira ?' 'unake bhavana meM hI vaha maMdira hai| mahAmAtya zakaDAla bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upAsaka haiN| usa maMdira meM bhagavAna kI sundara mUrti hai|' kozA cintA meM DUba gii| citrA devI kozA ko dekhatI rhii| 'kyA hama maMtrIzvara ke jina maMdira meM jA sakatI haiM ?' 'hAM, koI bhI vyakti darzana karane ke lie A-jA sakatA hai, koI pratibaMdha nahIM hai| uddAlaka ne kahA hai ki sUryodaya ke bAda koI bhI vyakti darzanArtha A sakatA hai|' 'acchA....Aja madhyAhna ke bAda mAtuzrI gaMgA-snAna karane ke lie jAne vAlI haiN| hama sabako sAtha jAnA hai| tU mere vastra aura anya sAmagrI kI taiyArI kara rkhnaa|' 'kisa ora jAnA hai, devI?' 'AcArya ke Azrama kI ora / ' 'isa varSA meM naukA-vihAra?' 'isakA jJAna vatsaka ko adhika hai'-kahakara kozA uThI aura bolI- 'maiM nRtyakhaMDa meM jA rahI hUM....citralekhA pratIkSA kara rahI hai|' kozA nRtyagRha kI ora calI gii| Arya sthalabhada aura kozA 74

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'mAdhavI....!' 'jI....' kahakara mAdhavI kozA ke kakSa meM gaI / 'mAtuzrI kyA kara rahI haiM ?' 've maMdira meM gaI haiM, abhI Ane hI vAlI haiN| kyA Apake lie pAnaka lagAUM ?' 'nahIM ! jaba mAtuzrI A jAe to mujhe bulA lenaa| maiM nRtyagRha meM hI huuN|' kahakara kozA nRtyagRha kI ora calI gaI / nRtyagRha meM tIna varSa kI choTI bahina citrA ko saMskAra die jAte the / citralekhA ko taiyAra karane kA pUrA dAyitva kozA ne le liyA thA / devI sunandA vaizAlI ke eka licchavI yuvaka ke prema meM phaMsa cukI thI aura ve jaba pATalIputra Ae taba kozA kI umra kevala do varSa kI thI / magadhezvara ne devI sunandA ko rAjanartakI kA gauravAspada pada diyA, taba kozA cAra varSa kI thii| magadhezvara kI AjJA se devI sunandA apane priyatama ke sAtha rahane lgii| 12. kho gayA hRdaya devI sunandA apanI priya kanyA kozA ko saMskArita karane kA pUrA prayatna kara rahI thI / vaha sAMsArika sukhopabhoga karatI huI kalA kI upAsanA karatI rhii| kucha varSa bIte / sunandA garbhavatI huii| usane citrA ko janma diyaa| sAta-ATha mahIne bIte hI the ki usake priyatama mudagalAyana kA Akasmika nidhana ho gyaa| priyatama kI Akasmika mRtyu kA AghAta vaha saha nahIM skii| saMsAra se usakI ruci TUTa gii| jaba citrA tIna varSa kI huI, taba sunandA ne usakA Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 75

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sArA bhAra kozA ko samhalA diyA aura kozA ko rAjanartakI kA mAnyAspada sthAna dilAkara saMsAra tyAga karane kA nizcaya kara liyaa| .. kozA citrA ko susaMskArita karane kA prayatna karane lgii| use bAlocita nRtya kI zikSA dI aura svayaM bhI nRtya kI kaThora sAdhanA meM saMlagna ho gii| _ AdhA ghaMTA bItA hI thA ki mAdhavI ne Akara kozA se kahA - 'devI! mAtuzrI lauTa AyI haiM aura vizrAmagRha meM ApakI pratIkSA kara rahI haiN|' ____ kozA ne citralekhA kA eka cumbana liyaa| use paricArikA ko sauMpa vaha vizrAmagRha meM AyI, mAtA ko namaskAra kara eka Asana para baiTha gii| devI sunandA ne kahA- 'beTI! kyA kAma thA ?' _ 'koI mahattva kA kArya to nahIM thaa| parantu......' kozA bola nahIM paayii| usakA mana lajjA se bhara gyaa| vaha sthUlabhadra ke viSaya meM kucha kahanA cAhatI thii| 'kyA?' 'kala prAta:kAla maiM mahAmAtya ke jinAlaya meM darzana karane jAnA cAhatI hUM, Apa yadi AjJA deM to....' kozA ne khaa| 'AnandapUrvakajA.... isameM itanA kyA saMkoca? teresAtha kaunajAegA?' 'citrA aura maadhvii|' 'to phira vatsaka ko bulAnA hogaa|' 'nahIM, mAM! merA vicAra zivikA meM jAne kA hai|' 'zivikA kyoM ?' mAM ne musakarAte hue puuchaa| 'varSA meM naukAvihAra Apattijanaka to nahIM hai ?' kozA ne khaa| 'beTI! jahAM vatsaka ho vahAM koI vipatti nahIM ho sktii| zivikA meM samaya adhika lgegaa| isase acchA hai ki tU ratha meM calI jaa|' 'mAM! bahuta kAla se maiMne zivikA kA upayoga nahIM kiyA hai aura maiM yahAM se itanI zIghra prasthAna karUMgI ki sUryodaya ke pazcAt eka-do ghaTikA meM vahAM pahuMca jaauuNgii|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 76

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'acchA, jaisI terI icchaa| hAM, eka bAta kA dhyAna rkhnaa| mahAmAtya ke jinAlaya meM tU pahalI bAra jA rahI hai, isalie vahAM rikta hAtha se mata jaanaa| vahAM muktAoM kA svastika karanA aura svarNa-mudrAoM ko vahAM rkhnaa-bikhernaa|' 'jaisI ApakI aajnyaa| Apa yaha sArI vyavasthA kara deN|' kahakara kozA utthii| 'uThI kyoM?' mAM ne khaa| 'nRtyagRha meM AvRtti karatI huI hI yahAM AyI huuN|' 'cala, maiM bhI A rahI huuN| citralekhA kyA kara rahI hai?' 'nRtyagRha meM hI hai|' 'beTI! citrA ke bAlasvabhAva kA pUrA dhyAna rakhanA'-kahakara devI sunandA utthii| 'mAM! isIlie to maiM Apase prArthanA kara rahI hUM ki Apa pAMca-dasa varSa aura ghara meM rheN|' 'pagalI! mere se bhI adhika tU citralekhA ko kalA-nipuNa banA sakegI'- kahakara devI sunandA haMsane lgii| donoM nRtyagRha kI ora cliiN| sUrya kI kiraNoM ke par3ate hI mahAmAtya zakaDAla ke jina-prAsAda kA svarNazikhara jhilamila karane lgaa| __mahAmaMtrI abhI-abhI pUjA se nivRtta hokara rAjabhavana kI ora gae haiN| Arya sthUlabhadra nitya-niyama ke anusAra aSTa prakAra kI pUjA sampanna kara maMdira ke prAMgaNa meM baiThe-baiThe bhaktipUrvaka caityavAdana kara rahe haiN| unake hAtha meM mahArghavINA thI aura pAsa meM baiThA eka mRdaMgakAra tAla de rahA thaa| isI samaya rUpakozA kI zivikA maMdira ke dvAra para phuNcii| kozA nIce utarI aura jinAlaya ke sopAna para apane caraNa rkhe| usake kAnoM meM 77 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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vINA kI mRdu- gambhIra dhvani divya dhvani kI taraha par3I aura sAtha hI sAtha gAyaka kA madhura rAga bhI sunAI diyaa| rUpakozA ke prANoM meM kaMpana huaa| kyoM ? saMkoca aura lajjA kA kAraNa kyA hai ? vaha pahalI bAra apane svAmI ke ghara thor3e hI jA rahI hai ? itanA hone para bhI usake muMha para abhisArikA kI Urmila rekhAeM kyoM khacita ho gaIM? yaha prazna mAnavajAti ke janma ke sAtha hI ubharA pratIta hotA hai / aneka prazna aise hote haiM, jinake Adi - anta kA itihAsa jJAta hI nahIM hotaa| aise zAzvata prazna kA kabhI koI nizcita uttara milA hI nahIM Aja tk| prazna meM hI uttara sannihita hotA hai, parantu manuSya prazna kA hRdaya nahIM chU pAtA / citrA aura mAdhavI ke hAtha meM eka-eka svarNa thAla thaa| usameM svarNa mudrAeM, muktA, puSpamAlA aura uttama phala Adi the| kAMpate hue hRdaya se tathA nRtya kI maMthara gati se calatI huI kozA maMdira ke raMgamaMDapa meM AyI / sAmane hI garbhagRha meM mahAvIra prabhu kI manohArI pratimA sthApita thI / prabhu ke darzana hote hI kozA kA mastaka svataH nama gyaa| Arya sthUlabhadra bhaktirasa meM lIna hokara gA rahe the .....purisottamANaM purisasIhANaM, purisavara puMDarIyANaM..... purisavara gaMdhahatthINaM...... rUpakozA ke prANoM meM 'prArthanA' nRtya sajaga ho utthaa| prabhu ke sammukha phala-phUla arpita kara usane lAkSaNika vaMdanA kii| usa samaya sthUlabhadra ekAgracitta se bhaktipUrvaka gA rahe the loguttamANaM loganAhANaM logahiyANaM logapaIvANaM logapajjoyagarANaM.... Arya sthalabhaTa aura kozA 78

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rUpakozA ke nayana prabhumUrti ke samakSa sthira ho ge| citrA aura mAdhavI ke nayana bhI apalaka bana ge| Arya sthUlabhadra kA vINA-nAda cAroM dizAoM ko bhara rahA thA aura stuti-vacana eka anahada AkarSaNa paidA kara rahA thaa| abhayadayANaM cakkhudayANaM.... appaDihayavara nANadaMsaNa dharANaM.... rUpakozA namaskAra kara utthii| muktA kA svastika, jisakI racanA abhI-abhI kozA ne kI thI, use dekha haMsa utthaa| itane meM hI kozA kI dRSTi bhagavAna se haTakara bhakta para jA lgii| kintu Arya sthUlabhadra sthira nayana, sthira bhAva aura sthira svaroM se prabhu kI stuti meM lavalIna the viyaTTachaumANaM.... ....savvadarisINaM.... yauvana ke rasa se bharapUra ratideva kA bhI parihAsa karane vAle, aparAjeya pauruSa kI pratimUrti Arya sthUlabhadra ko devI kozA apalaka nayanoM se nihAra rahI thii| vaha svayaM bhArata kI sarvazreSTha sundarI hai, bhArata kI bejor3a kalAlakSmI hai, magadhezvara kI nRtyAMganA hai aura cakravartI kI samRddhi ke samAna sampattizAlinI hai| yaha saba vaha prastuta kSaNa meM bhUla gii| aba to vaha kevala eka nArI hai-AzA aura nirAzA ke bAhupAza meM jakar3I huI ekamAtra navayauvanA nArI hai| parantu Arya sthUlabhadra ne eka anaMga sundarI para eka bAra bhI dRSTi kyoM nahIM DAlI? oha ! kozA kA deva-durlabha lAvaNya kyA isa narapuMgava ko AkarSita karane meM apUrNa hai ? kyA vizvAmitra ko pAgala banA dene vAlI menakA isase adhika bhavya aura sundara thI? kyA Arya sthUlabhadra cetanAvihIna haiM yA dRSTivihIna haiM? 76 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kintu Arya sthUlabhadra bhagavAna kI stuti meM ekarasa ho rahe the| navodita yauvanA aura usako zataguNita karane vAle ratnAlaMkAroM se apane adbhuta rUpa ko sahalAtI huI rUpakozA Arya sthUlabhadra se dRSTipAta ke lie Atura ho rahI thii| usakA hRdaya pukAra uThA-dhanya sAdhanA! dhanya yauvana! parantu kyA isa yauvanamUrti para vijaya pAyI jA sakegI? kyoM nahIM? jo Arya sthUlabhadra ko vaza meM karane meM asamartha ho, use bhArata kI sarvazreSTha sundarI kahalAne kA adhikAra nahIM hai| vaha apAtra hai| itihAsa usakI kIrti-gAthA ko kabhI aMkita nahIM kara paayegaa| devI ke manobhAvoM ko jAnakara citrA mRdu svara meM bolI- 'devI!' 'hAM', kahatI huI kozA Arya sthUlabhadra ko apane nayanoM se pItI huI vahAM se ghara kI ora cala pdd'ii| Arya sthUlabhadra apanI mastI meM stavanA kara rahe the___'sivamayala maruyamaNaMta makkhaya mavvAvAha....' AtmA kI samasta bhAvanAoM ko rAga aura svaroM meM sthira kara devI kozA zivikA meM A baitthii| usake kAnoM para vizva kA koI bhI kalarava prabhAvI nahIM ho pA rahA thaa| use yahI pratIta ho rahA thA ki vizva meM vINA kA nAda aura vibhAsa rAga ke svara hI saba kucha haiM, prabhAvotpAdaka haiN| vaha AyI thI kucha prApta karane, kintu laga rahA thA ki vaha vahAM kucha chor3akara calI jA rahI hai| kyA chor3a gaI, isakA use bhI patA nahIM thaa| vaha AyI thI yahAM kucha dene, kintu lagA ki vaha kucha lekara gaI hai| kyA lekara gaI hai, use bhI jJAta nahIM thaa| devI rUpakozA ke prANoM meM eka nizcaya ho cukA thA ki vizva meM Arya sthUlabhadra hI eka aise vyakti haiM, jinake caraNoM meM merA nArItva zobhA pA sakatA hai....merA yauvana abhinandita ho sakatA hai| parantu yaha kaise ho? rUpakozA kA mana isakA uttara dene meM asamartha thaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 80

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abhI taka kozA ne saMsAra dekhA hI nahIM thaa| abhI vaha prathama yauvana ke prathama sopAna para madabharI svapnila AzAeM lekara khar3I thii| abhI yauvana taka to mAtA ke lADa-pyAra ke bhavana kI cahAradIvArI ke bIca hI usane saMgIta aura kalA kI sAdhanA kI thii| vizva ke arUpa mAdhurya se vaha paricita nahIM thii| yauvana kA AghAta abhI use lagA nahIM thaa| puruSoM kI dRSTi meM abhI car3hI nahIM thii| pATalIputra ke rasika yuvaka usakI bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA karate the aura usako dekhane ke lie tarasate rahate the| logoM ke mana meM rUpakozA kI saundaryamUrti virAjamAna ho rahI thii| dhanapati, sArthavAha, rAjapuruSa, senAnAyaka, sAmanta, choTe-bar3e rAjA tathA samRddhi ke zikhara ko chUne vAle dhanavAna kozA kI prazaMsA sunakara hI usake yauvana-pradIpa ko camakAne ke lie tatpara ho rahe the| abhI taka kozA vizva ke vividha raMgoM ko dekha nahIM pAyI thii| usakA samUcA vizva apanA bhavana hI thaa| aura isa prakAra vizva ke paricaya se aspRzya kozA kI prathama dRSTi eka virAgI navayuvaka para par3I-mahAmAtya ke putra pr| yadi Arya sthUlabhadra ko anurakta karane kI zakti kozA ke prANoM meM ho, sthUlabhadra ko apane Apa meM samAhita karane kA AkarSaNa apane rUpa-saundarya meM ho, sthUlabhadra ko apane komala bAhupAza meM jakar3akara rakhane kA bala usake prema meM ho, taba hI... taba hI vaha usa virAgI hRdaya meM rAga ke rasa-madhura saMvedana prakaTa kara pAyegI, anyathA nhiiN| oha ! para yaha saba kaise ghaTita ho? kyA koI upAya nahIM hai? zivikA kI gati ke sAtha-sAtha kozA ke vicAroM kI gati bhI druta ho gii| citrA ne eka-do bAra devI rUpakozA ko kucha kahA thA, parantu kozA ne kucha bhI nahIM sunA...kyoMki vaha kisI meM kho gaI thI...kisI meM samA gaI thI....kisI se baMdha gaI thii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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13. kauna jItegA? kozA ko yaha pUrNa vizvAsa ho gayA ki Arya sthUlabhadra eka samartha vINAvAdaka haiN| unake vINAvAdana meM prANa aura sAdhanA hai| unakI kalA meM svayaMsiddhi hai| kozA ko yaha bhI vizvAsa ho gayA ki sthUlabhadra kAmadeva kI pratimUrti haiN| usake yauvana meM pavitratA kA teja hai, usakI bAhu meM mahArathI kA bala hai, usakI AMkhoM meM kisI dArzanika puruSa kA divya jJAna prakAza hai, usake vadana para saumyatA hai| itanA vizvAsa hone para kozA ke prANoM meM sthUlabhadra ko apanA banAne kI mamatA jaagii| yadi sthUlabhadra jIvanasAthI bana jAe to pRthvI para svarga utara Ae-aisA svapna kozA ke hRdaya meM jAgane lgaa| yaha svapnasRSTi aura yaha kAmanA mUrta ho, isase pahale hI magadhezvara kI rAtanartakI banane kA dina nikaTa A gyaa| zarada pUrNimA kI rAtri meM kozA kA nRtya Ayojita thaa| usakI pUrva taiyArI meM vaha saMlagna thii| janatA ke hRdaya ko jItane kI AzA usameM tIvra ho rahI thii| vaha dina-rAta nRtya aura saMgIta kI sAdhanA karane lgii| kabhI-kabhI AcArya kumAradeva Ate aura rUpakozA ke avirata parizrama ko dekhakara harSa-vibhora ho jaate| rUpakozA gurudeva ke samakSa saMgIta kI sUkSma carcA karatI aura AcArya dvArA nirdiSTa tattvoM ko apane nRtya meM samAviSTa kara letii| kyA isa avirata parizrama se kozA janatA ke hRdaya ko hI jItanA cAhatI thI, yA kucha aura ? hAM....kucha aura bhii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 82

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usake mana meM eka icchA prabala rUpa dhAraNa kara cukI thii| koI bhI vyakti usakI kalpanA nahIM kara sakatA thaa| kozA ne kabhI bhI isa icchA ko prakaTa nahIM hone diyA / usakI icchA thI ki magadha samrAT ghanananda ko prasanna kara iSTa vastu prApta kI jAe aura sthUlabhadra ko prasanna kara apanA jIvana-saMgI banAyA jaae| devI sunandA nizcinta thii| use yaha kalpanA bhI nahIM thI ki usakI putrI kisI eka vyakti kI hone ke lie itanA parizrama kara rahI hai| yaha kevala nRtya aura saMgIta kI sAdhanA nahIM hai ... isake pIche eka nArI ke prANoM kI sAdhanA bhI hai.... praNaya kI madhura kAmanA bhI hai| - magadha samrAT ne aneka rAjyoM meM yaha saMdeza prasArita kara diyA ki Azvina zuklA pUrNimA ko bhArata kI sarvazreSTha sundarI rUpakozA magadhasamrAT kI rAjanartakI ke rUpa meM pratiSThita hogI aura usI rAtri meM samrAT ke vizAla raMgamaMDapa meM janatA ke sammukha pahalI bAra apanA nRtya prastuta kregii| vaha solaha varSa kI rUpa-lAvaNyavatI rUpakumArI hai| vaha nRtya, saMgIta, kAmavijJAna, citrakalA, zrRMgAra aura kAvya tathA anya zAstroM meM pAraMgata hai| isa avasara para koI bhI vyakti magadha samrAT kA atithi bana sakatA hai| magadha samrAT ke raMgamaMDapa ko sajAne kA kArya tIvragati se prArambha huaa| pATalIputra ke yuvaka aura vRddha zarad pUrNimA ke rasotsava kI pratIkSA karate hue dina ginane lage / cANakya ne bahuta carcA karane ke bAda Arya sthUlabhadra ko isa utsava meM bhAga lene ko taiyAra kiyA thA / rUpakozA ke samAna rUpakalikA ko dekhane ke lie nahIM, kintu eka kalAmUrti kI kalA - sAdhanA ko nihArane ke lie unheM lalacAyA thA, aura ve taiyAra ho gae the / uddAlaka ke dvArA cANakya jAna gayA thA ki rUpakozA mahAmAtya ke jinAlaya meM AyI thI aura sthUlabhadra ko apanI AMkhoM meM biThA gaI hai| yaha Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 83 -

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sunane ke bAda hI cANakya ko apane prayatna kI saphalatA para zraddhA hone lgii| mahAbhiniSkramaNa nRtya ke pazcAt cANakya ne jo zabda kahe the, unake pariNAma ke prati vaha vizvasta thA, aura phira vaha sthUlabhadra ko samajhAne meM saphala bhI huA thaa| usakA vizvAsa thA ki yadi sthUlabhadra rUpakozA ko eka bAra bhI dekha leM to phira ve apane Apako nahIM roka pAyeMge, kyoMki donoM kalA-sAdhaka haiM aura kalA-sAdhakoM kA paraspara AkRSTa honA svAbhAvika hai| mahAmAtya zakaDAla mAnate the ki sthUlabhadra ke mana meM rAgabhAva utpanna karanA sahaja-sarala nahIM hai| varSA Rtu bIta cukI thii| pRthvI para amRtarasa kI varSA karane ke lie zarad Rtu kA Agamana huaa| mayUra kI kekAeM aura papIhe kI pukAra banda ho gaI thii| priya-milana ke lie tarasatI dharatI mAtRtva kI AzA se nAca rahI thii| nadiyAM, sarovara aura jharane rUperI jala se chalaka rahe the| haMsa kI cAla meM mastI thI, hAthI kI cAla meM krIr3A thI, cakora ke nayanoM meM zarad-candra se milane kI AzA thii| vana, upavana aura choTe-choTe kheta nIlI cAdara or3hakara apane yauvana kA avaguNThana kara rahe the| rasikajana aMgarAga meM caMdana, kapUra, zrIgaMdha Adi dravyoM kA upayoga kara rahe the| mehaMdI aura satvArka se rUpakozA kA vilAsabhavana surabhita ho rahA thaa| pATalIputra ke vaidyakIya vibhAga se Rtu ke anusAra khAna-pAna ke niyama prasArita ho gae the| rAjanartakI ke pratiSThA utsava ko dekhane ke lie dUra-dUra se saMgItarasika A rahe the| pATalIputra kI aneka pAMthazAlAeM deza-videza ke logoM se mukharita ho rahI thiiN| vizeSa atithiyoM ke lie bhinna AvAsoM meM vyavasthA thii| sAre rAjyakarmacArI unake Atithya meM laga rahe the| magadha-samrAT kA bhavya raMgamaMDapa taiyAra ho cukA thaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 84

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AcArya kumAradeva ne bhI rUpakozA ke nRtya ke kAryakrama ko nizcita rUpa de diyA thA / kala zarad pUrNimA hai| kala hI kozA bhAratavarSa ke samrAT kI kalAlakSmI bnegii| kala hI kozA apane hRdaya meM saMjoe hue praNaya- svapna ko siddha karegI aura kala hI cANakya apane mitra ke jIvana kA hRdaya parivartana karegA / kyA yaha saba saMbhava hai ? hAra aura vijaya kA AdhAra bhAgya hai yA puruSArtha ? 85 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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14. abhisArikA Aja Azvina pUrNimA hai| bhAratIya kalA-samRddhi kA Aja pUjana hogaa| sUryodaya se pUrva snAna, pUjana Adi nitya karma se nivRtta hokara kozA apanI dAsiyoM ke sAtha prasAdhana khaNDa meM solaha zRMgAra kara rahI hai| usane zveta rezamI vastra dhAraNa kie| ratnajaTita kaTimekhalA phnii| bAjUbaMdha meM hIre camaka rahe the| hIroM ke kaMkaNa, hIrA, nIlama aura muktA kI mAlAeM phniiN| usa samaya aisA laga rahA thA mAno svargaloka kI urvazI kozA ke rUpa meM yahAM upasthita ho gaI hai| citrA kozA ke kapAla para kamala ke citra banA rahI hai| haMsanetrA usake pravAla tulya caraNoM meM alaktaka lagA rahI hai aura mAdhavI usake kAmadeva ke tIra samAna nayanoM meM aMjana kI rekhA kara rahI hai| rUpakozA kA yauvana Aja samasta samRddhi se mAno vizva para vijaya prApta karane kI tamannA liye hue hai| zobhA-yAtrA niklii| rUpakozA kA saundarya dekhakara lokanayana stabdha ho rahe the| nagara kI nAriyAM bhI apane-apane vAtAyanoM se rUpakozA para phUloM kI varSA kara rahI thiiN| usakA rUpa dekhakara ve saba hataprabha thiiN| vaha dina biitaa| rAtri kA prathama prahara prArambha huaa| samrAT ke bhavya raMgamaMca ke samakSa hajAroM-hajAroM loga upasthita hue| ve Aja adbhuta 'abhisArikA' nRtya dekhane kI tamannA liye baiThe the| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 86

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nRtyabhUmi para kAryakrama prArambha huaa| rUpakozA kI dAsiyoM ne prArthanA prastuta kii| aneka vAdya eka sAtha baja utthe| dIpamAlikAeM jagamagA utthiiN| prArthanA sampanna huii| magadha-samrAT, saMgItAdhyakSa AcArya puMDarIka maMca para Ae aura bole-'Aja magadha-samrAT sArI janatA ke sammukha sundarI devI rUpakozA ko rAjanartakI ke pada para pratiSThita kara rahe haiN| devI rUpakozA AcArya kumAradeva kI ziSyA haiN| saMgIta, kalA, nRtya aura kAmavijJAna meM inakA naipuNya bejor3a hai| devI rUpakozA SoDazI haiN| yaha nRtyakalA, saMgItakalA aura citrakalA Adi meM pAraMgata haiN| Aja inake naipuNya kA Apa sabako paricaya prApta hogaa| aba rUpakozA apanA 'abhisArikA' nRtya prastuta kareMgI, phira rUpakozA svayaM 'jaya' rAga meM eka sundara gIta gaaeNgii| isa prakAra anyAnya gIta aura nRtya bhI prastuta hoMge aura anta meM devI rUpakozA 'kaMsavadha' kA nRtya kreNgii|' sabakI AkheM raMgamaMca para apalaka bana gaI thiiN| paradA utthaa| eka sundara dRzya sAmane aayaa| bahuta dUra nadI kA eka kinArA dikha rahA thaa| pAsa meM choTe-choTe paudhe khila rahe the| itane meM hI vahAM eka yuvaka rAjakumAra aayaa| usake hAtha meM dhanuSa thaa| vaha zikAra ke lie dhIre-dhIre caraNa rakhatA huA Age bar3ha rahA thaa| usane cAroM ora dekhA / dhanuSa para tIra car3hA huA thA, para use nirAzA kA anubhava ho rahA thaa| sthUlabhadra bhI prekSaka ke rUpa meM vahAM upasthita the| unake pIche uddAlaka baiThA thaa| usane puruSa veza meM apanI priyatamA citrA ko pahacAna liyaa| nRtyabhUmi para rAjakumAra nadI kI ora bar3hA / vaha eka sthAna para ruka gyaa| usakA aMga-vinyAsa batA rahA thA ki vaha mRgayA na milane se nirAza ho rahA hai| rUpakozA nRtyabhUmi para aayii| usake caraNa macalate hue dhIre-dhIre Age bddh'e| 67 Arye sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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rUpakozA ke lAvaNya ko dekha sabhI prekSaka mugdha ho ge| sthUlabhadra ekaTaka rUpakozA ko dekha rahe the| cANakya ne kahA'yaha hai bhArata kI kalAmUrti ruupkoshaa|' sthUlabhadra kA kalApriya mana rUpakozA kI bhAva-taraMgoM para Tika cukA thaa| usane kahA- 'terI parIkSA sahI hai|' rUpakozA ne tirachI najaroM se sthUlabhadra ko dekha liyaa| aba rUpakozA vAstava meM abhisArikA bana gaI thii| usake nRtya meM hRdaya ke bhAva sarAbora ho ge| usakI sAdhanA aura kauzala khila utthaa| lajjA aura saMkoca se dhIre-dhIre caraNa uThAtI huI usane nadI ke taTa para khar3e rAjakumAra ko dekhaa| vaha harSAveza meM A gii| usake sAre aMgapratyaMga, AbhUSaNa aura vastra-sabhI nRtyamaya ho ge| hRdaya aura utsAha aura gati meM prakaMpana! nayanoM meM priya-milana kI madhura AzA, vadana para mIThI garamAhaTa! nadI para khar3e rAjakumAra ne padacApa sune| use lagA ki koI mRga A rahA hai| usane dhanuSa para bANa car3hAyA aura padacApa kI dizA meM dekhaa| vanadevI ko dekha usakA dhanuSa hAtha se chUTa gyaa| abhisArikA ke nayanoM kI lajjA aura gaharI ho gii| rAjakumAra ke sAmane usane aisI mudrAeM prastuta kI, jisase yaha spaSTa ho rahA thA ki unake milana ko koI roka nahIM skegaa| sthUlabhadra ke muMha se nikalA, 'oha!' cANakya ne pUchA- kyA huA?' 'jIta gyaa|' 'kauna? nRtya yA nRtyAMganA ?' 'donoM / ' prekSaka Atura nayanoM se mastI bhare kamala-nayanoM kA saMgrAma dekha rahe the| rAjakumAra ullAsa bhare nayanoM se abhisArikA preyasI kI ora bddh'aa| preyasI to saMkoca aura lajjAvaza pIche khisaka rahI thii| usake nayana milana Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 88

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ke lie Atura ho rahe the| usakA zarIra rAjakumAra ke bAhupAza meM samAne ko lAlAyita ho rahA thaa| kintu usake caraNa... sollaka kI vINA se milana kA mAdhurya jAgRta ho utthaa| bAMsurI se vasanta kA vAyu bahane lgaa| kokila taraMga se paMcama svara kI rasa-saritA pravAhita huii| donoM nikaTa aae| na saMsAra hai, na prakRti, ekAnta aura nIrava ekaant| milana ke madhura Ananda se donoM masta ho utthe| nRtya kA vega bddh'aa| sArA vAtAvaraNa Urmila ho utthaa| kozA kI sAdhanA parAkASThA kA sparza karane lgii| sthUlabhadra ke kaMdhoM para hAtha rakhate hue cANakya ne kahA- 'atyanta kutsita!' 'kyA?' 'milana kI tmnnaa|' 'tU pAgala hai, viSNu! terA sthAna bhI vizAstra meM hai, kalA meM nhiiN| yadi Aja tU mujhe yahAM na lAtA to maiM bhArata kI zreSTha kalAlakSmI ke darzana kabhI na kara paataa|' sthUlabhadra ne khaa| cANakya mana hI mana haMsane lgaa| tIra lakSya ko bIMdha cukA thaa| sthUlabhadra ke mana meM kozA ke prati anurAga jAga gyaa| rUpakozA bAra-bAra sthUlabhadra ko hI dekha rahI thii| mAlava kA rAjakumAra usa sabhA meM upasthita thaa| usake prANoM meM kozA basa cukI thii| use pAne ke dRr3ha saMkalpa ne use tilamilA diyaa| rathapati suketu kozA ke prathama darzana se hI mugdha ho cukA thaa| abhisArikA ke nRtya ne use aura pAgala banA ddaalaa| vaha use pAne kI mana-hI-mana yojanA banAne lgaa| yaha krama pUrA huaa| 86 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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rUpakozA abhinava rajjunRtya karane vAlI thii| cAroM ora prekSaka raMgamaMca para gire hue parade ke uThane kI pratIkSA kara rahe the| paradA utthaa| dUra, bahuta dUra do jhoMpar3iyAM dikha rahI thiiN| jhoMpar3iyoM ke sAmane vizAla prAMgaNa thaa| vahAM ATha phuTa UMcI rezamI rajju eka chora se dUsare chora taka baMdhI huI thii| sUryAsta kA-sA AbhAsa ho rahA thaa| eka jhopar3I meM se tIna-cAra yuvaka hUNa jAti ke veza meM bAhara aaye| unake hAthoM meM kASThapAtra the| unameM madirA thii| ve nRtya karate haiM, madirA pIte haiM aura pAgala kI bhAMti ghUmate haiN| dUsarI jhoMpar3I se tIna yuvatiyAM nikalatI haiN| tInoM valkala pahane huI haiN| eka gaura varNa vAlI hai aura do zyAma / madirApAna se masta bane yuvaka-yuvatiyoM kI ora Ate haiN| unake samakSa madirApAtra rakhate haiM, kintu yuvatiyAM unake madirApAtra kI avamAnanA karatI haiN| yuvaka hatAza hote haiM aura taba yuvatiyAM maMda-maMda hAsya bikheratI haiN| dUra kI eka jhopar3I meM se nUpura kI dhvani AtI hai| saba usa ora dekhane laga jAte haiN| hUNa kanyA ke veza meM rUpakozA bAhara AtI hai| usakA mAMsala zarIra, madamAtA lAvaNya aura ubharatA yauvana sabako apane pAza meM jakar3a letA hai| sabhI prekSakoM ke prANa kozA ke saundarya aura yauvana para mara-miTane ke lie utAvale ho utthe| unakI dRSTi kozA kI caMcala gati ko dekha rahI hai| hUNa yuvaka aura yuvatiyAM hUNa sundarI ke pAsa jAte haiN| vaha sabako DarAkara rajju kI ora jAne kA izArA karatI hai| ve saba jAte haiM, kintu rajju ko dekha nIcA sira kiye lauTa Ate haiN| rUpakozA hiraNI kI bhAMti kUdatI huI, nAcatI huI jAtI hai aura rajju para car3ha jAtI hai| yaha dRzya dekhakara prekSaka bhayabhIta ho jAte haiM-are! yaha isa rajju se gira par3I to....? yadi rajju TUTa jAe to....? kozA ni:zaMka usa para car3hI huI hai| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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usa patalI DorI para aba rUpakozA nRtya kI aneka bhAva-bhaMgimAeM prastuta kara rahI hai| gati meM tvarA hai| rezamI DorI para bhI usake nUpura kI jhaMkAra spaSTa sunAI de rahI hai| laga rahA thA mAno usake kamala jaise caraNa rezamI DorI se cipaka gae hoN| usakI gati meM vidyut kI tIvratA thii| nIce khar3e yuvaka madya kA pAtra Upara kara rahe the| kozA unakA tiraskAra karatI huI eka rajju se dUsare rajju para jA rahI thii| dIpaka rAga kA uddIpana! sthUlabhadra ne kahA- 'kitanA sundara ! mujhe bahuta pasanda A rahA hai|' 'tujhe.....?' 'haaN|' 'kozA ke nRtya meM kAmoddIpana hai...terI virAgI AtmA ko...' bIca meM hI sthUlabhadra bola uThA-'virAgI kA janma isI kalA se huA hai|' 'oha ! nayA tattvajJAna !' kahakara cANakya haMsa pdd'aa| tatpazcAt kaMsavadha kA nRtya huaa| sArI pariSad Azcaryacakita raha gii| dhanya sAdhanA! dhanya kozA! dhanya rAjanartakI! -ye pracaNDa nAre prabhAta kA svAgata karane ke lie unmukta hue| rAjaprAsAda para baiThe hue pakSI gaNa uSA kA svAgata karane kI taiyArI karane lge| devI kozA kA janatA ke sammukha pahalA nRtyotsava pUrA huaa| pratyeka prekSaka usakI bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA karatA thaa| saba yahI kahate-rUpakozA bejor3a hai| DhAI sau varSa pahale huI AmrapAlI ko bhI bhulA dene vAlI hai| isakI jaisI kalA hai, vaisA hI rUpa hai aura vaisA hI gaurava hai| magadhapati ghanananda ne use rAjanartakI kA ucca pada pradAna kiyA aura kahA- 'mujhe vizvAsa hai ki tere hAthoM meM bhArata kI lalitakalA lokabhAgya hogii| Aja maiM parama prasanna huuN| tU jo icchA ho maaNg|' 61 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kozA ke citta meM sthUlabhadra kI chAyA ubhara aayii| usane socAisa prasaMga kA upayoga kara hI lenA caahie| vaha kucha saMkoca aura lajjAbhare zabdoM meM bolI- 'kRpAlu! Apa roSa na kareM to....' rAjA haMsate hue bIca meM hI bola uThe- 'beTI ! putrI para pitA ke prANoM meM kabhI roSa nahIM hotaa| Aja jo tU mAMgegI, vaha milegaa|' 'rAjan ! ApakI prasannatA ko maiM apanA ahobhAgya mAnatI huuN| kevala eka hI icchA hai-mere nArI jIvana kI saphalatA ke lie mujhe eka jIvasAthI caahie| usake khoja kI mujhe svatantratA honI caahie|' kozA ne nIcI AMkhoM se khaa| yaha sunakara kozA kI mAM, mahAdevI, suprabhA aura samrAT-sabhI Azcaryacakita raha ge| samrAT ne kahA- 'terI manokAmanA pUrNa ho|' kozA ne sAmrAjJI ke caraNoM meM namaskAra kiyaa| sAmrAjJI ne usake mastaka para hAtha rakhate hue kahA- 'terI manokAmanA pUrNa ho|' saba vahAM se vidA ho ge| thor3e samaya bAda rathapati suketu AyA aura rUpakozA kA abhinandana karate hue eka ratnajar3ita hAra upahAra svarUpa dekara calA gyaa| aba aneka zreSThiputra, sArthavAha, choTe-bar3e rAjA, rAjyakarmacArI, senAnAyaka Ane lage aura rUpakozA ke caraNoM meM upahAra car3hAne lge| eka paiMtIsa varSa kA yuvaka sudAsa aayaa| vaha bauddha dharmAvalambI thaa| pATalIputra meM vaha bahuta bar3A dhanapati mAnA jAtA thaa| usane rUpakozA ko vajra kI aMgUThI dete hue kahA- 'devI ApakA yaza cAroM ora phaile| maiM Apake darzanArtha jaba cAhUM, taba A sakU, aisI Apa AjJA deN|' rUpakozA ne sahaja bhAva se kahA-'ApakI abhilASA kabhI-kabhI pUrI ho sakatI hai|' AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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sudAsa prasanna hRdaya se uThA.... ghara gayA..... usake prANoM meM eka AkAMkSA jAgI-rUpakozA ko apanI banAne kI / rUpakozA ke nayana apane mana meM aMkita sthUlabhadra kI mUrti ko sAkAra karane ke lie lAlAyita the| vaha soca rahI thI ki kyA ve mere nRtya se prasanna nahIM hue? kyA ve hRdayahIna kalAkAra haiM ? itane meM hI...... sthUlabhadra cANakya ke sAtha A phuNce| sthUlabhadra ne puSpa kI mAlA arpaNa karane ke lie hAtha Age karate hue kahA - 'devI ! eka kalAmUrti kA abhinandana karatI huI eka puSpamAlA bhI bhAgyazAlinI huI hai / ' rUpakozA ne saMkucita nayanoM se mAlA svIkAra kI / usane kahA- 'bhAratavarSa ke samartha vINAvAdaka kA yaha upahAra mere jIvana meM saurabha prasphuTita kregaa|' kozA ne sthUlabhadra kI ora premapUrNa dRSTi se dekhate hue kahA - 'bhaMte! Apa eka bAra mere yahAM padhAreM / ' 'hAM, kabhI A jAU~gA / ' sthUlabhadra aura cANakya vahAM se vidA ho gaye / kozA ne donoM kA AbhAra maanaa| rUpakozA kI manokAmanA Aja pUrNa huii| usakA zrama kAphUra ho gayA / vaha apane astitva ko hI bhUla cukI thI / harSa aura Ananda se usakA 1 mana chalaka uThA / Aja milana kA prathama kSaNa thA / Aja kozA kA aMga-aMga nAca rahA thA / kozA ne apanI paricArikAoM se kahA- 'Aja icchA ho rahI hai ki bhavana ke pratyeka karmakara ko tRpta kara dUM / jAo, isakI vyavasthA kro|' citrA ne sArI taiyArI kii| kozA ne bhavana ke sabhI vyaktiyoM ko yatheSTa upahAra die / kozA ke utsAha ko dekhakara mAM ne socA- Aja kozA vijaya kA ullAsa vyakta kara rahI hai| 63 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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paricAraka varga ne samajhA-rAjanartakI ke pada-gaurava kA yaha harSa hai| kintu.... kozA ke hRdaya meM ina saba bAtoM kA koI mahattva nahIM thaa| vaha to Aja manomUrti ke sAtha hue prathama milana kA abhinandana kara rahI thii| usako yaha jJAta nahIM thA ki milana kA yaha pahalA kSaNa jIvana bhara TikegA yA nahIM? kintu usake prANoM meM zraddhA prakaTa ho cukI thii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 64

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15. apamAna eka dina.... mAlinI ne Akara kahA-'devI!' 'kyA hai?' 'mAlava ke rAjakumAra Ae haiN|' 'madhyAhna ke samaya?' kozA ne musakarAte hue kahA, 'unako kaha do-maiM abhI unase nahIM mila skuuNgii|' 'unakA apamAna hogaa|' mAlinI ne saMkoca karate hue khaa| 'jo vyakti samaya kA dhyAna nahIM rakhatA, usako apamAna jaisA kucha nahIM lgtaa|' mAlinI calI gii| kucha samaya pazcAt vaha puna: aayii| kozA ne pUchA- 'kyA mAlava rAjakumAra cale gae ?' 'nahIM, ve Apase mile binA nahIM jaaeNge|' 'acchA, unake sAtha aura koI hai?' 'hAM, unake do mitra haiN|' 'maiM abhI A rahI huuN| unako tU pAnaka de|' kozA ne citrA kI ora dekhakara kahA- 'citrA ! jAnA hI pdd'egaa| jA, merA harita paridhAna aura taruNI kaTAkSa-kAmanA ke puSpoM kI mAlA le aa|' mAlinI calI gii| citrA ne paridhAna aura mAlA upasthita kii| harita vastroM ke paridhAna meM rUpa-chaTA bikheratI huI tathA taruNI kaTAkSa kAmanA ke puSpoM se yauvana ko taraMgita karatI huI rUpakozA apanI dAsiyoM ke sAtha madhyakhaMDa meM aayii| 65 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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usako dekhate hI tInoM mitra Asana se utthe| eka ne hAtha jor3akara kahA- 'devI prasanna haiM?' 'mAlava rAjakumAra kA Atithya svIkAra kara merI prasannatA zataguNita huI hai|' kucha kSaNa mauna rahane ke bAda kozA ne phira kahA- 'maiMne rAjakumAra ko eka bAra dekhA hai|' rAjakumAra ke mitra ne kahA- 'adbhuta hai ApakI smrnn-shkti| ApakI vijaya ko abhinandita karane ke lie rAjakumAra svayaM usa dina Ae the|' kozA ne kahA-'acchA, aba hama calate haiN|' rAjakumAra ne kahA- 'eka bAta....' 'kaho, kyA hai?' 'ekAnta meM kahanI hai|' 'acchA'-kahakara kozA ne apanI dAsiyoM kI ora dekhaa| ve saba bAhara calI giiN| rAjakumAra ke donoM mitra bhI bAhara cale ge| rAjakumAra ne kahA- 'devI! aba maiM Apake binA eka pala bhI nahIM jI sakatA...' 'kintu aisA honA asaMbhava hai'-kozA ne khaa| rAjakumAra ne eka peTI nikAlI aura usameM se nIlama kA hAra hAtha meM lekara kahA- 'devI! yaha merA premopahAra Apa svIkAra kreN|' 'saharSa svIkAra karatI hUM'-kahakara kozA ne vaha hAra apane hAtha meM liyA aura eka ora rakha diyaa| do kSaNoM ke mauna ke pazcAt kozA uThI aura bolI-- 'maiM AzA karatI hUM ki Apa apane deza meM jAkara bhI isa pala ko nahIM bhuuleNge|' ___'kabhI nahIM bhuuluuNgaa|' 'acchA,maiM bhI Apako nahIM bhuuluuNgii| pATalIputra meM nartakiyoM aura nara-nAriyoM kI saMkhyA vipula hai| unake hote hue bhI Apane mere prati prema darzAyA, yaha AzcaryakAraka hai| lagatA hai, Apako yathArtha jJAta nahIM hai| maiM Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 66

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Apako yathArtha se avagata karA denA cAhatI huuN| kozA eka nArI hai, nagaranArI nahIM!' kahakara kozA daravAje kI ora gii| rAjakumAra bhI pIche-pIche cala pdd'aa| __ madhyakhaMDa meM Akara kozA ne rAjakumAra ke mitroM se kahA-'Apake rAjakumAra mere binA eka pala bhI jIvita nahIM raha sakate, yaha bahuta hI du:khada viSaya hai| kintu merI sahelI citrA Apako aisA sthAna batA degI jahAM Apake rAjakumAra mere binA bhI jIvita raha skeNge|' phira usane citrA se kahA--'citrA! rAjakumAra koI sundara nagaranArI kI nikaTatA cAhate haiN| pATalIputra meM unakI bahulatA hai| mAlava rAjakumAra hamAre atithi haiN| ve terA sahayoga cAheM to tU vatsaka ko inake sAtha bheja denaa|' ... mAlava rAjakumAra Azcaryacakita raha ge| unhoMne kahA- 'devI! Apane mujhe yathArtha meM nahIM smjhaa| samajhane meM bhUla kI hai|' 'nahIM, maiMne Apake manobhAva ko yathArtha samajhA hai| yauvana aura rUpa nIlama ke hAroM se kharIdA jA sakatA hai, aisA Apa svapna meM bhI na mAneM!' aisA kahakara kozA calI gii| tInoM bAhara aae| eka mitra ne kahA- 'mahArAja ! aisI parAjaya maiMne kabhI nahIM dekhii|' 'tU saca kahatA hai| kisI navayauvanA ne merA aisA tiraskAra kabhI nahIM kiyaa| abhI hameM prasthAna karanA hai, anyathA maiM parAjaya ko vijaya meM badala detaa|' rAjakumAra ne roSa se khaa| unakA ratha Age bddh'aa| kozA kA vinoda mAlava ke rAjakumAra ke hRdaya meM tIra-sA cubha rahA thaa| parantu vaha karatA bhI to kyA? nUtana varSa ke madhyAhna samaya meM hI rAjakumAra ko eka navayauvanA se apamAnita honA pdd'aa| 67 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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16. kaTimekhalA nUtana varSa kI pahalI rAta / kozA kA citraprAsAda dIpamAlikAoM se jagamagA rahA thA / rAjasabhA meM Aja raMgasabhA kA Ayojana huA thA / rAjA kI AjJA se rAjanartakI rUpakozA sabhA kA manoraMjana karane gaI thii| Aja mAlava kA rAjakumAra bhI eka prekSaka rUpa meM upasthita thaa| nagara ke anyAnya saMbhrAnta vyakti bhI upasthita the| inameM seTha sudAsa bahuta sajadhajakara AyA thaa| usake gale kA ratnahAra sabako AkarSita kara rahA thaa| rAta kA dUsarA prahara biitaa| rUpakozA apane ratha meM baiThakara ghara A gii| usane Aja kAmarUpa ke AcArya dvArA nirdiSTa nRtya kiyA thaa| saba darzaka usake nRtya se parAbhUta the| kozA ne apane vastra bdle| vaha apane zayanakakSa meM gii| itane meM hI mAdhavI ne Akara kahA - 'devI! Arya sudAsa Apase milanA cAhate haiN|' kozA ne citrA kI ora dekhate hue kahA - 'citrA ! tU jAkara Arya sudAsa ko vidAI de| Aja mere madhyAhna ko mAlava ke rAjakumAra ne bigAr3A thA.... aura aba merI uttararAtri nahIM bigar3anI caahie|' mAdhavI bolI- 'kintu....' kozA bolI- 'tU citrA ke sAtha jA / vaha use samajhA degii|' citrA aura mAdhavI donoM bAhara A giiN| zayyA para par3I-par3I kozA soca rahI thI - jaba Arya sthUlabhadra AeMge taba unake sAtha kyA-kyA bAteM karanI haiM, unake samakSa kauna-sA nRtya karanA hai, unakA Atithya satkAra kaise karanA hai - yaha socate-socate vaha so gaI / Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA - 68

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dina ugaa| kozA apane nitya kArya se nivRtta hokara ArAmagRha meM gii| itane meM hI haMsanetrA ne Akara kahA- 'devI! Arya sudAsa Ae haiN|' rUpakozA ne do kSaNa taka socaa| phira bolI--'citrA! sudAsa kA Agamana kyoM hotA hai, maiM jAnatI huuN| yaha kevala artha kA hI dAsa nahIM hai, nagaranArI kA bhI dAsa hai| tU usako auSadhivAlA pAna khilAnA, jisase usakI vAsanA aura tIvra bana jaae|' 'parantu devii....|' 'citrA! ciMtA mata krnaa| yaha pAgala nahIM banegA to mAra nahIM khA sakegA....yadi isakI eka bAra piTAI nahIM hogI to yaha bAra-bAra mere dvAra para A dhmkegaa|' 'devI! aise prayogoM ke pIche eka bhaya bhI banA rahatA hai|' 'citrA! lagatA hai tujhe kAmazAstra kA koI sUtra yAda A gyaa| yaha sUtra sAmAnya janatA ke lie satya hai....parantu bahuta bAra viSa kA apanayana viSa se hI kiyA jAtA hai|' 'jaisI AjJA.....' kahakara citrA calI gii| eka ghaTikA bIta gyii| rUpakozA apsarA kA-sA rUpa banAkara madhyakhaMDa meM aayii| sudAsa eka ArAmadAyI Asana para baiThA thaa| citrA dvAra para khar3I ho gyii| kozA ko Ate dekha sudAsa harSa-vibhora ho utthaa| usane praNAma karate hue kahA- 'devI! kuzala to haiM ?' 'hAM, Apako dekhakara bahuta prasannatA huI'-yaha kahakara kozA eka Asana para baiTha gii| sudAsa khar3A kA khar3A rhaa| citrA ne use eka uttejaka pAna khilAyA thaa| usakA prabhAva hone lgaa| usakA rakta tIvra banA....vihvalatA teja huii| usameM yauvana kA aisA ubhAra AyA ki vaha rUpakozA ko bAhupAza meM jakar3ane ke lie vyAkula ko utthaa| 66 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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devI samajha gaI / usane kahA- ' zreSThIvarya, Apa baiTheM aura yahAM Ane kA kAraNa batAeM / ' Asana para baiThate hue sudAsa bolA - 'devI! maiM eka adbhuta vastu lAyA huuN|' 'kyA hai ?' 'ratnoM kI kaTimekhalA / ' usane apane vastroM meM se eka bahumUlya kaTimekhalA bAhara nikaalii| 'kSamA kreN| maiM bhUla hI gaI thI ki Apa eka vyApArI haiN| Apa Ae haiM to maiM Apako nirAza nahIM kruuNgii| boleM, isakA mUlya kitanA hai ?' 'devI....!' 'kyA maiM ise kharIda nahIM sakatI ?' 'maiM becane ke lie nahIM AyA huuN|' 'to phira.... ?' 'upahAra ke rUpa meM ise arpita karane AyA huuN|' sudAsa ke nayana atyadhika kAmAtura ho ge| 'isa upahAra ko svIkAra kara Apa mujhe dhanya banAeM / ' rUpakozA uThI aura sudAsa ke pAsa jAkara kaTimekhalA lene ke lie hAtha Age bddh'aayaa| sudAsa ne usakA hAtha pakar3ate hue kahA - 'devI ! maiM ekAnta cAhatA huuN|' 'oha !.... are citrA ! tuma saba bAhara cale jAo / zreSThI sudAsa ke sAtha mujhe mahattvapUrNa bAteM karanI haiM !' kahakara kozA ne sudAsa ke hAtha se kaTimekhalA lekara apanA hAtha chur3A liyaa| rUpakozA kaTimekhalA ko cAroM ora ghumAte hue bolI- 'kahie, kyA kAma hai ? aba pUrNa ekAnta hai / ' 'devI......!' 'kahie, saMkoca na kreN|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 100

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sudAsa uThA aura rUpakozA kI ora bddh'aa| kozA ne musakarAte hue kahA-'Apa adhIra na bneN| baiThe rheN| jo kahanA ho, ni:saMkoca rUpa se khie|' "kozA, jaba se maiMne tumheM dekhA hai, taba se.....' sudAsa vAkya ko pUrA nahIM kara skaa| 'saba pAgala ho jAte haiM, vaise hI Apa pAgala hue haiM, yahI to Apa kahanA cAhate haiM?' kozA ne khaa| 'devI! maiM tumhArA prema prApta karane AyA huuN| maiM tumheM aMkazAyinI banAnA cAhatA huuN|' 'kevala kaTimekhalA dekara?' kozA ne aMga maror3ate hue khaa| 'nahIM, devI! maiM apanI sArI sampatti nyauchAvara karane ke lie taiyAra hUM...tuma mujhe apanA dAsa banA lo...tuma mere mana kI rAnI bana jAo...' kahakara sudAsa kucha nikaTa aayaa| rUpakozA nizcalabhAva se Asana para baiThI thii| usake nayana camaka rahe the| sudAsa ke jJAnataMtu auSadhi ke prabhAva meM A cuke the| sudAsa do kadama dUra thA, taba kozA acAnaka uThI aura bolI'kevala merA prema cAhate ho?' _ 'yadi vaha milegA to maiM amara bana jAUMgA...' kahakara sudAsa ne kozA kA hAtha pakar3a liyaa| use vizvAsa ho gayA ki Aja isa bhuvanamohinI kA sahavAsa milegA aura jagat meM rUpakalA kA bhogI maiM bnuuNgaa| kozA ne hAtha chur3Ate hue kahA- 'sudAsa! sAvadhAna ho jaao| kozA kA prema yaha hai...' kahakara usane sudAsa ke muMha para kaTimekhalA kA prahAra kiyaa| vaha prahAra cAbuka jaisA thaa| kozA kA yaha vyavahAra dekhakara sudasa kI AMkheM phaTI-kI-phaTI raha giiN| kozA bolI- 'pagale! saMpatti ke bala para prema ko kharIdane kA tujhe yahI sthAna milA?' 'devI! merI parIkSA...' 101 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'jo asabhya aura vikRta cittavRtti vAlA hotA hai, usakI kaisI parIkSA! cale jAo mere bhavana se ! phira kabhI isa ora mata AnA!' kahakara kozA ne sudAsa ke muMha para kaTimekhalA pheMka dii| sudAsa kA nazA utara gyaa| rUpakozA tatkAla madhyakhaMDa se bAhara A gii| sudAsa ko lagA ki yadi dharatI phaTa jAe to vaha usameM samA jaae| usake muMha para kaTimekhalA kA AghAta gaharA lagA thaa| usane bhUmi para par3I kaTimekhalA uThA lii| use lagA, kaTimekhalA usakA upahAsa kara rahI hai| AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA 102

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17. milana : eka sAdhanA Aja sthUlabhadra rUpakozA ke ghara atithi banane vAle the| rUpakozA kA kaNa-kaNa nAca rahA thaa| sUryodaya se pahale hI rUpakozA prAta:karma se nivRtta hokara sthUlabhadra kI pratIkSA kara rahI thii| sthUlabhadra naukA se AeMge, yA ratha meM AeMge, yA zivikA meM AyeMgeyaha jJAta nahIM ho pAyA thaa| kozA ne Aja apanI rUpasajjA meM sArI kalA ko niyojita kara diyA thaa| mAtA ne putrI kI rUpa-sajjA dekhakara kahA- 'putrI! tere hRdaya kI bAta Aja terI rUpasajjA batA rahI hai| terA kaNa-kaNa mukharita ho rahA hai| merA AzIrvAda tere sAtha hai|' citrA ne kahA- 'devI! eka vastu Apa bhUla gaI haiN|' 'kyA?' 'darpaNa meM dekhA, patA laga jaaegaa|' kozA Adamakada zIze ke sammukha gii| kucha kSaNoM taka nihAratI rhii| Akara bolI-'citrA ! kucha bhI nahIM dikha rahA hai| mujhe to koI kasara najara nahIM A rahI hai|' 'devI! jo alaMkAra adRzya rahanA cAhie, vaha dRzya bana gayA hai, basa yahI kamI hai|' 'kauna-sA alaMkAra, citrA! adRzya alaMkAra kI bAta toAja hI sunii|' 'AcArya bAbhravya kA mata hai ki piumilana kI AkAMkSA adRzya hI rahanI cAhie'- citrA ne vinoda karate hue khaa| 103 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'becAre bAbhravya! yadi vaha strI hotA to aisA kabhI nahIM likhtaa| citrA! milana kI AkAMkSA-yaha vAkya ucita nahIM hai| isake sthAna para honA cAhie-milana kI tapazcaryA.... kozA ne mRdu svara meM khaa| 'tapazcaryA....?' 'hAM, jisa sAdhanA ke pIche prANoM kA parizrama hai, vaha tapazcaryA hI hai|' 'to phira AcArya brAbhravya kA vacana....' citrA kA vAkya pUrA bhI nahIM huA ki kozA bIca meM hI bola uThI'bAbhravya kA kathana satya hai| jahAM deha kA zrama hotA hai vahAM AkAMkSA hai....yaha abhisAra kA bheda hai|' 'hAM....' 'maiMne eka bAra tumheM candrAbhisAra kA artha samajhAyA thA?' 'hAM....' 'jaise yauvana aura yauvana ke prANoM meM bheda hai, vaise hI milana kI AkAMkSA aura milana kI tapazcaryA meM bheda hai|' 'devI kI vANI Aja kucha gUr3ha ho gaI hai|' itane meM hI eka paricArikA ne sthUlabhadra ke Agamana kI sUcanA dii| kozA svAgata karane dvAra para gii| puSpoM kI mAlAeM sAtha thiiN| sthUlabhadra aae| kozA ne mAlA ko hAtha meM le namaskAra kiyaa| sthUlabhadra ke gale meM mAlA pahanAte hue kahA- 'kuzala-kSema hai ?' 'devI kI prasannatA dekhakara pUrNa kuzala hai|' donoM svarNa-Asana para baitthe| bhojana kA samaya huaa| vividha prakAra kI bhojana-sAmagrI taiyAra kI gaI thii| sabase pahale tulasI kA peya parosA gyaa| zarad Rtu meM hariyAlI khAne kA niyama hone ke kAraNa zAmaka vastuoM ke vividha prakAra ke leha taiyAra kiye gae the| ve bhI parose ge| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 104

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prAta: bhojana samApta huaa| kozA aura sthUlabhadra AmravATikA meM gye| ve eka vRkSa ke nIce baiTha ge| mAdhavI sAtha thii| kozA ne kahA- 'mAdhavI! citrA kahAM gaI hai?' 'apane priyatama kA satkAra kara rahI hai|' 'priyatama kauna?' jAnate hue kozA ne prazna kiyaa| 'Arya sthUlabhadra ke aMgarakSaka uddAlaka!' mAdhavI ne kahA / sthUlabhadra ne camakakara kahA- 'uddAlaka ?' 'hAM, merI priya dAsI citrA kA vaha praNayI hai| Apa nahIM jAnate?' kozA ne tirachI najaroM se sthUlabhadra ko dekhaa| 'devI! eka bAta kahUMgA / Apako Azcarya hogA aura saMbhava hai usako sunane ke bAda mere-jaise arasika ke prati ApakA sadbhAva bhI na rahe!' sthUlabhadra ne vicitra uttara diyaa| "aisI kauna-sI bAta hai ?' kozA Atura nayanoM se sthUlabhadra ke badana ko dekhane lgii| "striyoM kI bAtoM meM na mujhe rasa hai aura na maiMne Aja taka kisI strI ke sAtha vinoda hI kiyA hai| merA yaha svabhAva hai aura saMbhava hai isIlie uddAlaka ne mujhe kabhI kucha na kahA ho|' 'Azcarya! saMbhava hai devI kA pratibandha ho|' yaha prazna kara kozA haMsane lgii| sthUlabhadra bole- 'kauna devI?' 'ApakI jIvana-saMginI...' haMsate hue Arya sthUlabhadra ne kahA- 'merI jIvana-sahacarI! sahacarI kA aisA koI pratibaMdha to nahIM hai, kintu...' ___ kozA sthUlabhadra kI vinoda vANI ko samajha nahIM skii| usakA mana AzaMkA se bhara gyaa| kyA jIvana-sahacarI hai ? kauna hai ? phira merA kyA...? 'mujhe aura merI jIvanasahacarI ko ekAnta bahuta priya hai isalie maiM kahIM nahIM AtA-jAtA aura....' 105 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'koI bhI strI meM rasa nahIM hotaa|' 'haaN|' 'to phira Apa apanI devI ko sAtha nahIM lAe ?' 'Apa bhUla gaI haiN| Apane hama donoM ko nimaMtraNa diyA thaa| merI sahacarI mere sAtha hai|' kozA Azcarya meM DUba gii| kyA yaha vinoda hai yA yathArtha ? _ 'Apa nahIM samajhIM? merI jIvana-sahacarI uddAlaka ke hAtha meM hI hai|' sthUlabhadra ne spaSTa kiyaa| 'oha!' kozA ke nayana prakAza se bhara ge| usakA pratyeka avayava nAca utthaa| vaha bolI-'Apa to arasika haiM na?' 'hA~, maiM arasika huuN| parantu pArasa ke sparza se jaise lohA sonA bana jAtA hai, vaise hI Apake sAnnidhya kA hI yaha phala hai'-kahakara sthUlabhadra kozA kI ora najara kara haMsane lgaa| mAdhavI dUra khar3I-khar3I apanI haMsI ko chipAne kA prayatna kara rahI thii| saba nATyazAlA meM ge| sthUlabhadra ne vINAvAdana prArambha kiyaa| usakI aMguliyAM vINA ko namaskAra karane lgiiN| devI sunandA mRdaMga bajAne lgii| kozA ke atyanta priya rAga 'zrI' kA vAdana prArambha huaa| sthUlabhadra dhIre-dhIre zrIrAga meM tanmaya ho ge| na kozA hai, na kozA kI nRtyazAlA hai, na pRthvI hai, na AkAza hai, na vAyu hai-kucha bhI nahIM hai, kevala zrIrAga, zrIrAga aura zrIrAga! rAga kI dhvani sunakara citrA aura uddAlaka bhI A gae the| do ghaTikA biitiiN| cAra ghaTikA.... eka prahara... Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 106

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kintu abhI zrIrAga bAlyakAla meM thii| usakA yauvana kaba ubharegA, kauna jAne ? kyA dina bIta jAegA? sthUlabhadra ne rAga ko virAma diyaa| madhyAhna ho cukA thaa| sabake hRdaya bola uThe-dhanya sAdhanA! sabake nayana isa adbhuta kalAkAra kA abhinandana karane lge| sthUlabhadra vahAM se vidA ho ge| devI sunandA aura kozA unako pahuMcAne gaMgAtaTa taka giiN| naukA meM baiThate hue sthUlabhadra ne kahA- 'devI! Aja Apane atithi ke lie bahuta zrama kiyA hai| isa Atithya-satkAra ko kabhI nahIM bhuuluuNgaa|' kozA ne kahA-'Aja kA milana jIvana kA prathama saMsmaraNa hogaa|' naukA vahAM se cala pdd'ii| jahAM taka naukA dRSTigata hotI rahI, kozA priyatama kI naukA ko dekhatI rhii| rAtri kA aMdhakAra ghanA hone lgaa| kozA apane bhavana kI ora mudd'ii| 107 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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18. nirvANa ke mArga para Aja abhiniSkramaNa kA dina thaa| sUryodaya se pUrva devI sunandA sAre vaibhava ko tyAga kara, apanI lADalI putrI rUpakozA kI mamatA ko vismRta kara nirvANa ke mArga para jAne ke lie taiyArI kara rahI thii| rUpakozA ko yaha smaraNa ho AyA thA ki mAM ne Aja abhiniSkramaNa karane kI bAta bahuta pahale hI batA dI thii| mAM ko roka pAnA usake vaza kI bAta nahIM rhii| mAM kukkuTArAma vihAra meM pahuMca gii| sAtha meM sArA parivAra bhI gyaa| vahAM AcArya kumAradeva bhI apane ziSyoM ke sAtha A pahuMce the| bauddha bhikSu aura bauddha bhikSuNiyAM alaga-alaga sthAnoM meM nivAsa karate the| vahAM ke sthavirAcArya apane ziSya-samudAya ke sAtha taiyAra the| sabako bauddha dharma meM dIkSA dI gii| sunandA ne bauddha bhikSuNI kA veza phnaa| kozA ne mAtA aura AcArya ko azrupUrita AMkhoM se namaskAra kiyaa| 'buddhaM zaraNaM gacchAmi' kA jayaghoSa huaa| 'saMghaM zaraNaM gacchAmi' kA lalakAra huaa| 'dhammaM zaraNaM gacchAmi' kI mahAdhvani huii| aura rAjavaibhava ke bIca palI-pusI sunandA khule paira vanavAsinI banakara cala pdd'ii| yaha dekhakara rUpakozA kA hRdaya ro pdd'aa| 'mAM....pyArI mAM....!' vaha rotI rhii| Aja vaha zokamagna thii| bAra-bAra mAM kI smRti use vihvala kara rahI thii| atIta kA anAvaraNa ho rahA thaa| jaise-jaise atIta anAvRta hotA gayA, rUpakozA kA hRdaya vyAkula banatA gyaa| eka-eka kara atIta kI sArI ghaTanAeM usake smRti-paTala para nAcane lgiiN| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 108

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mAdhavI daur3I-daur3I Akara bolI- 'devI! kumAra sthUlabhadra Ae rUpakozA ne sunaa| usakA zokAkula citta kucha Azvasta huA / priyajana kA milana zoka ko baMTA letA hai / haiM / ' sthUlabhadra ko sAmane dekha, kozA utthii| unakA satkAra kiyA / mAtuzrI ke abhiniSkramaNa kI bAta sunakara sthUlabhadra ne kahA - 'devI ! yadi mujhe pahale jJAta hotA to maiM bhI unase milane AtA / acchA, Aja utsava kA dina hai| Aja maiM mAlakoza se tumhArA mana Anandita karanA cAhatA huuN| calo nRtyazAlA meM / ' rUpakozA sthUlabhadra ke tejasvI nayanoM kI ora dekhatI rhii| una nayanoM meM pavitra prema kA ubhAra thA, sahAnubhUti kI jhalaka thI / kozA ne socA-sthUlabhadra mere apane kaba baneMge ? sthUlabhadra kA vINAvAdana, kozA kA mAlakoza rAga aura dakSaka kI madhura bAMsurI / dhIre-dhIre vAtAvaraNa ullAsamaya banane lgaa| kozA mAtA ke viyoga kI vedanA bhUlakara rAga meM tanmaya ho gii| thor3e samaya pazcAt sthUlabhadra aura kozA madhyakhaNDa meM aae| sthUlabhadra ne kahA - 'devI ! Aja maiM atyanta prasanna huuN| Apa Aja kI smRti meM jo kucha mAMganA cAho, mAMga lo / ' kozA ne kahA- 'pahale dUM, phira mAMgUM / maiM bhI apanI prasannatA ko sthira karanA cAhatI huuN|' 'mujhe mAnya hai / ' ke kozA khar3I huii| svarNa thAla meM par3I phUloM kI mAlA sthUlabhadra gale meM pahanA dI aura unake caraNoM meM apanA mastaka rakhakara lajjA bhare svaroM meM bolI- 'Aryaputra ! Aja se Apa mere svAmI haiM - mere ekAkI jIvana ke adhIzvara haiM.... sAthI haiM / ' sthUlabhadra ne camakakara kahA - 'oha ! yaha kyA ? devI....?' 106 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'merA yaha jIvana Apake caraNoM meM arpita hai| maiM ApakA hRdaya apane lie mAMgatI huuN|' sthUlabhadra ke hRdaya meM AtmA kA svara garja uThA...karma! niyati! bhavitavyatA...! ve harSapUrvaka bole- 'devI, Apa....' 'aba Apa mujhe bahuvacana se saMbodhita na kreN| 'kintu Apa...' kozA ne tirachI dRSTi se sthUlabhadra ko dekhaa| sthUlabhadra ne isa dRSTi kA tAtparya samajha liyaa| unhoMne kahA'kozA! utAvala to nahIM hai?' 'merA yaha nirNaya Aja kA nahIM hai| saba jAnate haiM....' 'kyA ?' 'Apako yadi maiM ayogya lagatI hUM to....' 'nahIM, kozA! tuma hI eka strI ho jisako maiMne yogya mAnA hai|' kozA aura sthUlabhadra donoM praNaya-sUtra meM baMdha ge| dina biitaa| rAta aayii| yaha donoM ke jIvana kI madhuyAminI thii| navadampatti ke sanAtana milana kI yaha suhAga rAta thii| kozA ke prANoM meM jo ullAsa ubhara rahA thA, vaha varNanAtIta thaa| rAtri kA dUsarA prahara prArambha ho gayA thaa| kozA aura sthUlabhadra donoM zayanakakSa kI ora ge| zayanagRha kI sajAvaTa dekhakara sthUlabhadra ne kahA- 'aho, devI! kyA hama svarga meM to nahIM A gae ?' kozA ne tirachI najaroM se svAmI kI ora dekhA-oha! kitanI mAdaka dRSTi kozA vAtAyana ke pAsa gii| gaMgA ke zAMta, nIrava jala kI ekarasatA meM vaha DUba gii| __ sthUlabhadra kozA ke pIche-pIche gae aura kozA ke kaMdhe para hAtha rakhakara bole- 'devI! kyA dekha rahI haiM?' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 110

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'aura.... ?' kahate hue sthUlabhadra ne apanA dUsarA hAtha kozA ke hAtha para rkhaa| atyanta mRdu sparza / 'prakRti kI caMcala kavitA !' kozA svAmI kI ora dekhanA cAhatI thI, kintu na jAne lajjA kA bhAra usakI najaroM meM itanA utara AyA ki vaha usa ora dekha nahIM sakI / 'prakRti / ' kahakara kozA ne svAmI kI ora tirachI dRSTi se dekhA / 'mAtra prakRti.... ?' 'usakA spandana bhI....' 'basa....' sthUlabhadra ne dhIre se kahA aura kozA ko bAhupAza meM lete hue usake baMkima adharoM kA eka dIrgha cumbana le liyaa| jIvana aura yauvana kI prathama smRti / dAmpatya jIvana kA prathama ucchvAsa / svAmI ke bAhupAza se chUTakara kozA dUsare vAtAyana ke pAsa calI gii| sthUlabhadra ne musakarAte hue kahA- 'priye..... kozA ne premila nayanoM se svAmI ko dekhA / sthUlabhadra mRdu svara meM bole- 'devI! maiMne kAmazAstra nahIM par3hA hai, kintu Aja mujhe yaha anubhava huA hai ki strI kA vizva-vimoha saundarya usakI lajjA meM nihita hotA hai / ' 'aura puruSa kA saundarya usakI nirlajjatA meM hai kyA ?' sthUlabhadra ne nikaTa Akara kozA ko bAhupAza meM jakar3ate hue kahA'nahIM puruSa kA saundarya hai nArI-pIr3ana meM / ' 999 ' aura vaha bhI eka abalA ke pIr3ana meM! kyoM, ThIka hai na ?' 'nahIM, eka vinayinI ke pIr3ana meM!' kahakara sthUlabhadra ne phira eka cuMbana liyaa| kozA ne bhujapAza se chUTane kA prayatna kiyA, para vyartha / kozA ne cItkAra kiyaa| -- Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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sthUlabhadra ne pUchA-'nirdaya kauna hotA hai, nara yA nArI?' 'isakA uttara mAlA de rahI hai| usake bhI vANI hai| Apake sparza se mAlA ke motI bhI gIta gAnA cAhate haiN| ve eka-eka kara saba bikhara gae haiN|' kozA ne svAmI kI pIr3ana se TUTI huI mAlA kI anokhI vyAkhyA kii| bhujabaMdha zithila huaa| kozA chUTakara zayyA para calI gii| kozA kA ratnakaMbala muktahAsa haMsa rahA thaa| jyotsnA vizva ko nahalA rahI thii| nIce kozA ke vAdyakAra prathama milana kA hI abhinandana kara rahe the| vAtAyana se hemanta kA zItala pavana baha rahA thA aura... rUpa yauvana se pratispardhA kara rahA thaa| yauvana prema ke isa pravAha meM aura adhika puSTa ho rahA thaa| AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA 112

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16. zAmba kApAlika saha-jIvana kA pahalA saptAha Ananda, pramoda, kalpanA aura milana ke madhura kAvya meM bIta gyaa| sthUlabhadra kozA ke nRtya meM kho jAtA aura kozA sthUlabhadra ke vINAvAdana meM kho jaatii| AThavAM dina ugaa| pahalA prahara abhI pUrA nahIM huA thaa| samrAT kA saMdeza lekara rathapati suketu kozA ke bhavana meM aayaa| citrA ne suketu kA svAgata kiyaa| unake Agamana kA saMdeza rUpakozA taka bhejaa| kozA rathapati ke pAsa Akara bolI- 'bhaMte! ApakA svAgata karatI huuN| samrAT kI kyA AjJA hai ?' suketu ne rUpakozA ke lAvaNyamaya zarIra ko eka kSaNa taka apalaka dekhA aura bolA- 'devI! kala prAta:kAla mahAmAMtrika siddha zAmba kApAlika brahmAvarta kA pravAsa pUrA kara yahAM aaeNge| rAjya kI ora se unakA bhavya svAgata hogaa| svAgata meM Apako AnA hai aura kApAlika ke sammAna meM Ayojita rAta ke kAryakrama meM Apako nRtya prastuta karanA hai|' 'magadhezvara kI AjJA ke anusAra hI hogaa|' citrA ne maireya kA pAtra suketu ko diyaa| suketu ne kozA ke ubharate yauvana aura chalakate rUpa ko AMkhoM se pIte hue maireya ko gale utaaraa| suketu vahAM se calA gyaa| rUpakozA ko isa nimaMtraNa se vizeSa harSa nahIM huaa| kala rAta ko priyatama kA viyoga sahanA par3egA, yaha vedanA usakI AMkhoM meM ubhara aayii| usane sthUlabhadra ke kakSa meM jAkara sArI bAta khii| sthUlabhadra ne pUchA- 'zAmba kApAlika kauna hai ?' 113 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'mujhe bhI unakA pUrA paricaya jJAta nahIM hai| chaha varSa pUrva unako vidAI dene mAM gaI thI, itanA yAda hai|' 'taba to kApAlika ke prati samrAT kI bahuta zraddhA hai|' 'hAM, aisA pratIta hotA hai| kintu mere mana meM isa nimaMtraNa kA koI Ananda nahIM hai|' 'kyoM?' haMsate hue sthUlabhadra ne puuchaa| 'kala mujhe rAta ko rAjabhavana meM jAnA pdd'egaa| mere se ApakA viyoga...' kozA vAkya ko pUrA nahIM kara skii| 'maiM bhI sAtha cluuNgaa| viyoga nahIM sahanA pdd'egaa|' 'nahIM, rAjabhavana meM ApakA jAnA ucita nahIM hogaa|' 'acchA, to maiM tumhArI smRti meM yahIM harSavibhora hokara baiThA rahUMgA aura tuma mere smaraNa meM tallIna rhnaa| viyoga kI auSadhi hai-smRti|' kozA svAmI ko apalaka dekhatI rhii| citrA ne khaMDa meM praveza kiyaa| usane kahA- 'devI! hamAre bhAMDAgArika zAmba kApAlika ke viSaya meM bahuta kucha jAnate haiN|' 'unako mere pAsa bulA bhej|' kozA ne khaa| thor3e samaya pazcAt bhAMDAgArika aayaa| kozA ne kApAlika kA paricaya puuchaa| vaha jitanA jAnatA thA, vaha sArA kaha sunaayaa| kozA ko bahuta Azcarya huaa| gaMgA ke eka kinAre gahana jaMgala meM zAmba kApAlika kA bhayaMkara Azrama thaa| isa Azrama kI sthApanA Der3ha sau varSa pUrva mahAmAMtrika suvarNa kApAlika ne kI thii| zAmba kApAlika ko isa Azrama meM rahate sATha varSa bIta cuke the| usake aneka ziSya sAtha rahate the| isa Azrama meM aneka prakAra ke taMtramaMtra aura auSadhiyoM ke prayoga hote the| vahAM devI kI pratimA ke samakSa narabali dI jAtI thii| aura bhI aneka prakAra kI bali dI jAtI thii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 114

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zAmba kApAlika apane 108 ziSyoM tathA ziSyAoM ke sAtha brahmAvarta kI ora gayA thaa| vahAM aneka prakAra kI siddhiyAM aura viSa para prabhutva pAne kI kriyA kI upalabdhi use huI thii| zAmba kApAlika kI vaya maryAdA ke viSaya meM koI vyakti kucha bhI kalpanA nahIM kara sktaa| Aja se pacIsa varSa pUrva yaha jaisA thA, Aja bhI vaisA hI dikha rahA hai| samrAT ko isakI zaktiyoM para bahuta bharosA hai| yaha vAstava suprabhA devI kA guru hai aura isIlie samrAT isakA svAgata kara rahe haiN| yaha paricaya sunakara sthUlabhadra ne kahA - 'devI! zAmba kApAlika bahuta bhayaMkara pratIta hotA hai| hiMsA para AdhArita usakI sArI siddhiyAM zAparUpa haiM / ' 'itanA hone para bhI mujhe to usake sAmane nRtya karanA hI hogA / ' kozA ne anyamanaskatA se kahA / 'priye ! karttavya ke pAlana meM kabhI duHkha nahIM mAnanA cAhie / ' kozA ne kucha nahIM kahA / dUsare dina kA sUraja ugA / zAmba kApAlika apane ziSyoM ke sAtha nagara ke bAhara vAle udyAna meM ThaharA huA thA / usake sAtha siMha, bAgha, bhayaMkara sarpa, bandara, hAthI, ghor3e Adi the T usake 108 ziSya the| aneka navayauvanA paricArikAeM thiiN| sabhI sAmAnya vezabhUSA meM the| zAmba kApAlika lAlaraMga kI dhotI pahane hue thaa| usane zyAma varNa kA uttarIya dhAraNa kara rakhA thaa| usakA zarIra pracaMDa aura balavAna thA / usake zarIra kA varNa tAmra jaisA zyAma thA / usake gale meM lAla mANikya kI eka mUlyavAn mAlA thii| usakI vizAla keza - rAzi bhayaMkara laga rahI thI / saikar3oM pazu 115 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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eka ratha meM kApAlika aura usakA mukhya ziSya mahApAda baiThA thaa| samrAT kI sundara paricArikAeM una para cAmara DulA rahI thiiN| kApAlika kI goda meM chaha-sAta varSa kI eka sundara kanyA baiThI thii| usakA nAma thA 'uruNI' / use vaha brahmAvarta meM prApta huI thii| kApAlika sadA use apane pAsa rakhatA thaa| zobhA-yAtrA prArambha huii| samrAT aura sAmrAjJI saba sAtha the| hajAroM nara-nArI kApAlika kA vardhApana kara rahe the|lgbhg madhyAhna ke samaya zobhAyAtrA rAjabhavana meM phuNcii| rAta kA prathama prhr| kozA ne vaMdanA nRtya prArambha kiyaa| nRtya ke anta meM usane aneka nRtya-mudrAoM se kApAlika ko vandanA kii| kApAlika ne uThakara kozA ke mastaka para hAtha rakhakara kahA- 'beTI ! adbhuta hai terI kalA / maiM prasanna huuN| bhagavatI terA kalyANa kre| kisI bhI saMkaTa ke samaya tU mere Azrama meM calI AnA....' rUpakozA ne zAmba kApAlika ko puna: namaskAra kiyaa| zAmba kApAlika ne apane gale se bahumUlya mAlA nikAlakara kozA ko arpita kii| rUpakozA ne na cAhate hue bhI use svIkAra kiyA aura jaba vaha citra-prAsAda meM AyI taba rAtri kA cauthA prahara prArambha ho cukA thaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 116

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20. akalpita SaDyaMtra vasanta kA Agamana / devI rUpakozA ne vasanta nRtya prastuta kiyA thaa| usa samaya hajAroM prekSaka upasthita the| kavi vararuci aura rathapati suketu bhI Ae the| nRtya pUrA huaa| preSakoM ne jayanAda kiyA / vararuci ne suketu kI pITha para muTThI mArate hue kahA - 'mitra ! merI kalpanA Aja parAjita ho gii| kozA ne jo bhAva nRtya meM prastuta kie the, ve bhAva kavitA meM nahIM gUMthe jA skte|' suketukozA ke ubharate yauvana aura madabharI mUrti ko dekhane ke lie tarasa rahA thaa| usane idhara-udhara dekhA, para kozA apane bhavana kI ora calI gaI thI / kavi vararuci kA mana kozA ke rUpa-lAvaNya meM ulajha gyaa| dUsare dina vaha rUpakozA ke bhavana para gyaa| paricArikAoM ne usakA svAgata kiyA / kozA se milane kI utkaMThA usane vyakta kI / kozA AyI, pUchA- 'Agamana kA kAraNa jAnanI cAhatI huuN|' 'devI! vasanta dekhane ke pazcAt maiMne yaha nirNaya kiyA hai|' 'kyA kavikarma chor3akara nRtyakAra banane kA !' haMsakara kozA ne prazna kiyA / kozA kA hAsya kavi ke hRdaya ko bIMdha gayA / vaha bolA- 'kavitA kA tyAga nahIM ho sakatA aura nRtyakAra bananA sahaja nahIM hai| maiM Apako apane kAvyoM meM gUMthakara amara banA denA cAhatA huuN|' kozA haMsa pdd'ii| usane haMsate-haMsate kahA- 'kavirAja ! kSamA kreN| maiM amara bananA nahIM caahtii|' 'are, Apa yaha kyA kaha rahI haiM ? AmrapAlI kI amaratA kavitA para hI nirbhara huI / ' 117 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'yaha hone para bhI Aja use kauna yAda karatA hai ?' 'parantu kAvya meM to vaha amara hai|' 'ho sakatI hai, kintu mare hue kAvya meM amara hone ke badale mara jAnA adhika ucita lagatA hai|' 'nahIM, devI! ApakA rUpa kAvya ke zRMgAra ke binA.....' 'rUpa kA zRMgAra nahIM hotaa| rUpa svayaM zRMgAra hai / ' I 'devI kSamA kreN| rUpa kI pUjA kavi hI karate rahe haiM / kavi kI mitratA ke binA rUpa aura kalA kA mUlyAMkana nahIM ho sktaa| kavi kI maitrI ke binA siddhi kA koI artha nhiiN|' 'kavivara ! maiMne ApakA Azaya nahIM samajhA / ' 'merI prazaMsA to Apane sunI hI hogii| magadha rAjya meM merA sthAna bejor3a hai| mere jaisA magadha kA sarvazreSTha kavi Apake deva durlabha rUpa ke caraNoM meM suhAgI phUla bananA cAhatA hai|' kozA haMsa pdd'ii| 'kavivara ! mere eka prazna kA uttara do-madya se kavitA kA nazA bar3hatA hai yA rUpa kA ?' prazna sunakara vararuci cmkaa| 'mahAtman! jisa dina magadha kA kavi nartakI ke caraNoM meM phUla banegA usa dina devI sarasvatI ko zaramAnA hogaa| ApakI magadhezvara ke rAjadarabAra meM hI zobhA hai, rAjanartakI ke caraNoM meM nahIM !' 'Apane mujhe sahI nahIM smjhaa|' vararuci ne jhuMjhalAkara kahA, 'maiM to samajhatA thA ki Apa mujhe svIkAra kara amara bananA pasaMda kreNgii|' 'kavivara ! maiMne sunA hai ki siddharasezvara bhairavanAtha himagiri se A gae haiN| Apa unase jarUra mileM aura uttama auSadhi kA sevana kareM / ' kozA kI vakrokti sunakara vararuci jala-bhuna gyaa| usane kahA'auSadhi.... kisalie ?' 'jJAna kA unmAda bhI eka roga hotA hai, aisA Ayurveda kahatA hai| Apa yaha na bhUleM ki maiM sthUlabhadra kI ardhAMginI huuN|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 118

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vararuci calA gyaa| usane ise apanA ghora tiraskAra smjhaa| vahAM se calakara vararuci sIdhA suketu ke zivira meM gyaa| vararuci ko dekhakara suketu uThA aura usake kandhe para prema se hAtha rakhate hue pUchA- 'kahAM se A rahe haiM?' 'prAta: bhramaNa ke lie nikalA thaa| mArga meM rUpakozA ko dekhaa| mere prANoM meM usake prati sadbhAvanA thii| maiM usase milane calA gyaa|' 'kyA huA, mitra ?' suketu ne puuchaa| 'rUpakozA kevala rUpagarvitA hI nahIM, vaha vivekahIna, garvilI aura saMkucita manavAlI bhI hai|' _ 'Apa andara aaeN| lagatA hai, Aja Apako koI kaTu anubhava huA hai|' vararuci ne apane apamAna kI bAta khii| suketu ne haMsate hue kahA- 'mitra! kupita mata bno| kozA ne yaha avinaya kiyA hai, to isakA bhArI mUlya cukAnA hogaa|' vararuci bolA- 'maMtrIputra ko pAkara usakI AMkheM AkAza para car3ha gaI haiN| vaha kisI ko kucha nahIM smjhtii| usake lie sthUlabhadra hI saba kucha hai|' sthUlabhadra kA nAma sunate hI suketu ke ghAva hare ho ge| kozA ko prApta karane ke lie usane kitanI kalpanAeM kI thiiN| kintu usakA prayatna saphala ho usase pUrva hI kozA sthUlabhadra kI bana gii| isa prakAra Akasmika DhaMga se usakA parAyA ho jAnA suketu ko kacoTa rahA thaa| usane kozA ke apaharaNa kI aneka yojanAeM banAIM, kintu vaha kevala kalpanA taka hI sImita rhii| kozA jaisI rUpavatI nArI sthUlabhadra jaise virAgI ke caraNoM meM apanA yauvana bichAe, yaha suketu ko kabhI mAnya nahIM thaa| usane vararuci se kahA- 'mitra! tumhArA apamAna merA apamAna hai| maiM isakA badalA avazya luuNgaa|' 116 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'dhanyavAda, kozA kA mada utAranA ho to pahale virAgI ko dUra karanA hogaa|' vararuci ne khaa| suketu uThakara vararuci ke nikaTa AyA aura atyanta dhIme svaroM meM vararuci ke kAnoM meM kucha khaa| suketu kI yojanA sunakara vararuci sahasA uThA aura suketu ke kaMdhoM para hAtha rakhate hue bolA-'mitra! yaha yojanA mauta se khilavAr3a karane jaisI hai|' 'kSatriya sadA mauta ke sAtha krIr3A karatA rahA hai|' 'parantu....' 'parantu kyA?' suketu ne puuchaa| 'ApakI yojanA yadi prakaTa ho gaI to?' 'yaha rahasya kabhI prakaTa nahIM hogaa| kala prAta:kAla hI maiM isa yojanA ko kriyAnvita kara duuNgaa|' 'kavivara! Apa isa tathya ko gupta rkheN| yadi yaha rahasya prakaTa ho gayA to hama donoM ko mRtyu kA varaNa karanA hogaa|' 'mitra! nizcinta raho / kozA ke garva kA khaNDana Apa jaisA raNazUra aura vIra puruSoM ke dvArA hI honA caahie| sthUlabhadra jaise pitRgRha-tyAgI ke aMka meM kozA kA mastaka zobhA nahIM detaa| vaha Apa jaise vyakti kI aMkazAyinI hokara hI zobhita ho sakatI hai| ___ 'Apake AzIrvAda se sArA kArya saphala hogaa| Aja rAtri ke tIsare pahara ke bAda yaha kArya pUrNa kara duuNgaa| sUryodaya se pUrva maiM loTa aauuNgaa| Apa Aja rAta mere zivara meM hI rheN|' | 'kozA ke nRtya meM to jAnA hI hai?' 'hAM, Aja rAta ko kozA culanI nRtya kregii| yadi Aja hama nahIM jAeMge to logoM ko zaMkA hogI....nRtya dekhakara hama donoM yahAM sAtha hI aaeNge|' 'yahI ucita hai| mitra ke zivira meM rAta bitAne meM mujhe AnandahI aaegaa|' vararuci vahAM se vidA huaa| suketu kozA ke aniSTa ke lie taiyArI meM laga gyaa| yaha SaDyaMtra kyA thA? Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 120

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21. durAtmA Aja kozA ne cullanI nRtya kara hajAroM prekSakoM ko Azcaryacakita kara ddaalaa| Arya sthUlabhadra bhI priyA kA nRtya dekhakara Atmavibhora ho ge| lagabhaga Der3ha prahara taka yaha kalAmaya nRtya claa| dUra-dUra se Ae hue kalAkAroM ne nRtya dekhakara apane Apako dhnymaanaa| ujjayinI ke kalAcArya ne kahA- 'devI rUpakozA menakA se bhI mahAna haiN| bhArata meM kalA kI aisI upAsanA prAcIna samaya meM kisI ne kI ho, aisA smaraNa nahIM hotaa|' hajAroM nara-nAriyoM kI prazaMsA prApta karatI huI rUpakozA apane svAmI ke sAtha zivira meM aayii| usa samaya rAtri kA tIsarA prahara prAya: bIta cukA thaa| vastra-parivartana kara vaha zayanakhaMDa meM gii| Arya sthUlabhadra bhI vastra parivartana kara A pahuMce the| kozA Aja atyadhika thakAna kA anubhava kara rahI thii| Arya sthUlabhadra ne kahA- 'priye! Aja zrama adhika huA hai| tumako aba so jAnA caahie|' kozA svAmI ke caraNoM para mastaka rakhakara nidrAdhIna ho gii| kucha hI kSaNoM meM sthUlabhadra bhI nidrA kI goda meM cale ge| anya dAsiyAM bhI apane-apane sthAna para jAkara so giiN| citrA ne prahariyoM ko sAvadhAna kiyA aura svayaM bhI apanI zayyA kI ora clii| ThIka usI samaya tejasvI azvoM se zobhita eka ratha rUpakozA ke zivira ke sAmane Akara rukaa| ratha meM kevala do vyakti the-eka sArathI aura dUsarA sainika sArathI ke veza meM suketu thaa| vaha bolA- 'gajendra! saMbhalakara bAta krnaa|' 121 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'Apa nizcinta raheM' kahakara gajendra ratha se kUda par3A aura zivira ke mukhya dvAra para phuNcaa| praharI ne kahA-'Apa kauna haiM ?' 'maiM samrAT kA sandezavAhaka huuN| devI rUpakozA jAga rahI haiM?' 'nahIM, ve nidrAdhIna haiN|' 'unheM jaldI jgaao| samrAT kA mahattvapUrNa sandeza denA hai|' 'Apa prAMgaNa meM pdhaareN| maiM devI ko jagAne ke lie dAsI ko bhejatA huuN|' praharI ke pIche-pIche gajendra zivira ke prAMgaNa meM gyaa| praharI ne eka dAsI ko jagAkara bAta khii| vaha dAsI citrA ke pAsa gaI, use jagAyA aura samrAT ke saMdezavAhaka kI bAta khii| citrA ne vastra vyavasthita kie, bAhara AyI aura saMdezavAhaka kI ora tIkSNa dRSTi se dekhate hue kahA- 'devI ko kyA kahanA hai?' 'saMdeza gupta hai|' citrA ko kucha Azcarya huaa| vaha kozA ke zayanakakSa kI ora gii| kauzeya ke parade ko haTAkara andara jhaaNkaa| dIpaka ke maMda prakAza meM dekhA ki do mahAprANa so rahe haiN| vaha dabe pAMva andara gii| dhIre se devI ke caraNoM para hAtha rakhakara bolI- 'devI!' kintu kozA nIMda kI prathama lahariyoM meM aThakheliyAM kara rahI thii| citrA ne mRdu svara meM phira kahA- 'devI!....' kozA acAnaka jAgI aura bolI- 'kauna?' 'maiM citrA....' 'abhI kyoM?' 'samrAT kA saMdezavAhaka AyA hai|' 'aba isa samaya?' 'jI hAM....Apase milanA cAhatA hai|' kozA kucha dera mauna rhii| svAmI kI ora dekhaa| svAmI zAMti se so rahe the| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 122

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vaha bolI- 'A rahI huuN|' citrA bAhara calI gii| kozA dhIre-dhIre zayanagRha se bAhara aayii| gajendra prAMgaNa meM khar3A thaa| kozA ko dekhate hI gajendra ne namaskAra kara kahA- 'devI! asamaya meM jagAne ke kAraNa kSamAprArthI huuN|' 'magadhezvara kA kyA sandeza hai ?' 'samrAT aura sAmrAjJI Apake Agamana kI AturatA se pratIkSA kara rahe haiN|' 'isa samaya?' jI hAM...Apako lAne ke lie mahAmahima mAnavendra kA ratha sAtha meM hai|' gajendra ne vinayapUrvaka khaa| 'prayojana.....?' 'isa dAsa ko prayojana kA patA nahIM hai|' kozA cintana meM par3a gii| samrAT aura sAmrAjJI donoM Aja nRtya meM Ae hI the| acAnaka kyA kAma A gayA ? kozA ko vicAramagna dekhakara gajendra ne kahA- 'devI! magadhapati ne kahA he ki Apako avilamba vahAM AnA hai|' 'kintu maiM Apako jAnatI bhI nhiiN| samrAT ke saMdezavAhaka ke rUpa meM mahApratihAra vimalasena hI Ate rahe haiN|' kozA ne khaa| 'ApakA kathana satya hai| kintu ardhaghaTikA pUrva hI mahApratihAra vimalasena pATalIputra kI ora gae hue haiN| unakA sthAna yaha sevaka saMbhAla rahA hai|' gajendra ne khaa| 'acchA'-kahakara kozA ne citrA kI ora dekhakara kahA-'citrA! Arya sthUlabhadra nidrAvaza haiN| yadi jAga jAeM to sArI bAta kaha denaa| maiM vastra-parivartana karane jA rahI huuN| mAdhavI ko mere sAtha calanA hai| usako taiyAra rahane ko kaha denaa|' lagabhaga Adhe ghaMTe ke bAda devI rUpakozA mAdhavI ko lekara zivira se bAhara A gii| 123 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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bAhara sundara, bhavya aura susajjita ratha taiyAra khar3A thaa| usake tejasvI azva hinahinA rahe the| kozA aura mAdhavI ratha meM baiTha giiN| gajendra apane mAlika ke pAsa baiTha gyaa| sArathI-veza meM baiThe suketu ne ratha ko gatimAna kiyaa| tejasvI azva vAyuvega se daur3ane lge| ratha ko samrATa ke zivira kI ora na jAte dekhakara kozA vicAra karane lagI aura jaba ratha dUsarI dizA kI ora mur3A taba usane teja zabdoM meM kahA- 'sArathI! magadhezvara kA zivira to dakSiNa dizA meM 'jI hAM...magadhezvara sAmrAjJI ke sAtha nAgamukha naukA meM virAja rahe haiM....' sArathI veza meM chipe suketu ne khaa| rUpakozA ko yaha bAta nahIM jNcii| rAta ko samrAT nAgamukha naukA meM jAeM aura rAjanartakI ko vahAM bulAeM, yaha samajha meM Ane vAlI bAta nahIM thii| kozA ke mana meM saMzaya ubharane lgaa| kintu kozA ko vizvAsa thA ki saMsAra meM usakA koI zatru nahIM hai| kintu use yaha jJAta nahIM thA ki rUpa ke zatru aneka hote haiN| thor3e samaya pazcAt mAdhavI ne kahA- 'devI.....!' 'kyA hai?' 'gaMgA kA kinArA to dAhinI ora raha gayA hai'-mAdhavI ne khaa| kozA ke mana meM bhI yahI bAta aayii| usane kahA- 'sArathI....' 'AjJA!' 'gaMgA kA kinArA to isa ora raha gayA hai|' 'ApakA anumAna sahI hai| 'to tU ratha kisa ora le jA rahA hai ? ratha ko roka!' isa samaya taka ratha vasantotsava ke maidAna se bAhara nikala cukA thaa| azva vAyuvega se ur3a rahe the| kozA ne tIvra svaroM meM kahA- 'sArathI! ratha ko roka!' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 124

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aba suketu nirbhaya ho gayA thaa| jahAM jAnA thA vahAM vaha A pahuMcA thaa| vaha bolA-'niyata sthAna ke binA ratha nahIM rukatA, priye!' 'tU kauna hai?' 'kyA devI ne mujhe abhI taka nahIM pahacAnA?' kahakara suketu ne azvoM kI lagAma gajendra meM hAtha meM dii| kozA ne pIche dekhaa| suketu duSTa vicAroM se prerita ho haMsakara bolA'devI! maiM Apake rUpa kA pujArI rathapati suketu huuN|' 'suketu ?' 'hAM, magadha rAjya meM eka hI vIra puruSa hai jo ApakA priyatama banane ke lie lAlAyita ho rahA hai|' mAdhavI kI AMkhoM ke sAmane sArI paristhiti spaSTa ho gii| usakA hRdaya dhar3akane lgaa| kozA ne roSabhare svaroM se kahA- 'suketu! yaha hAsya tumhAre lie bhArI pdd'egaa|' suketu vyaMgyabharI dRSTi DAlate hue bolA- 'devI kA parihAsa kauna kara sakatA hai ?' 'to phira isa AcaraNa kA artha kyA hai?' kozA ne khaa| 'hRdaya para rAjya karane vAlI priyatamA ko eka virAgI brAhmaNa ke paMjoM se chur3Akara use ucita gaurava pradAna karanA....' suketu apanA vAkya pUrA kare, usase pUrva hI kozA ne tIkhe svaroM meM kahA- 'durAtmA.......!' ratha kI gati teja ho gii| suketu kA hAsya pUrNa ho, usase pUrva hI mAdhavI ratha se nIce kUda pdd'ii| kozA cillA utthii| suketu Age se pIche A baitthaa| usane socA-mAdhavI uchAle ke kAraNa ratha para se nIce jA girI hai| use saMtoSa huaa| mAdhavI svecchA se nIce girI thii| vaha uThI aura zivira kI ora daur3a pdd'ii| 125 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kozA bhI ratha se kUdane ke lie uThI, parantu suketu ne usakA hAtha pakar3a liyaa| vaha bolA- 'devI! ApakI deha phUloM se bhI komala hai| 'suketu ! tere isa kRtya kA pariNAma acchA nahIM hogA !' 'kSatriya kabhI pariNAma kI cintA nahIM krtaa|' 'tujhe nahIM bhUlanA cAhie ki maiM magadha samrAT kI rAjanartakI huuN|' 'samrAT kA mujhe tanika bhI bhaya nahIM hai| maiM rathasainya kA senApati huuN| yadi maiM cAhUM to samrAT kI zakti ko apane pairoM tale rauMda DAlUM / aura devI! jinake prANoM meM prema chalakatA ho ve premI mauta se kabhI nahIM Darate / ' 'nIca.... durAcArI.... adhama ....!' kozA aura kucha nahIM bola skii| suketu aTTahAsa karane lagA / mArga Ubar3a-khAbar3a hone ke kAraNa ratha kI gati kucha manda huii| mAdhavI svecchApUrvaka ratha se kUdI thii| usake kUdane meM rakSA aura cAlAkI donoM thiiN| para usako kucha coTa lgii| usakI paravAha na kara vaha daur3I-daur3I zivira meM AyI aura citrA kI zayyA ke pAsa hAMphate - hAMphate gira pdd'ii| citrA abhI devI kI pratIkSA meM jAgatI so rahI thii| vaha uThI / mAdhavI ko sNbhaalaa| use svastha kiyaa| usase pUchA - 'devI kahAM hai ? tU akelI kaise A gaI ?' mAdhavI bolI- 'gajaba ho gayA ! devI kA apaharaNa ho gayA hai| tU Arya sthUlabhadra ko jagA / ' 'apaharaNa ! kisane kiyA ?' 'rathapati suketu ne|' 'kisa dizA kI ora le gayA hai ?' 'naMdapura ke mArga para / ' ghabarAI huI citrA sthUlabhadra kI zayyA kI ora daur3I aura Arya sthUlabhadra ko jagAkara usane apaharaNa kI bAta khii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 126

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sthUlabhadra ne apanA uttarIya kaMdhe para rakhA aura kahA- 'citrA! mere azva ko taiyAra kara aura jaba taka maiM lauTakara na AUM taba taka isa ghaTanA ko gupta rkhnaa|' 'jaisI ApakI AjJA'-kahakara citrA bAhara gii| thor3e samaya meM azva taiyAra ho gyaa| sthUlabhadra usa tejasvI azva para car3hakara vAyuvega se naMdapura ke mArga kI ora cala pdd'aa| utAvala ke kAraNa sthUlabhadra ne na vastra hI badale aura na zastra hI sAtha liye| kyA sthUlabhadra apanI prANapriyA ko suketu ke paMje se mukta karAne meM saphala ho jAeMge? 127 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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22. dvandva-yuddha rAtri kA aMtima prahara samApta ho rahA thaa| aMdherA apanA paTa uThA rahA thaa| prabhAta kA mRdu-madhura pavana bahane lgaa| pavana vega se jA rahA rathapati suketu kA ratha nandapura kI sImA meM pahuMca cukA thaa| pUrva bhArata kI rUpamAdhurI devI kozA kA mRdu hAtha suketu ne balapUrvaka pakar3a rakhA thaa| magadhezvara kI pratiSThA rUpa rAjanartakI Aja eka rathAdhyakSa ke paMje meM phaMsI huI thii| ___ suketu kI vAsanA se sulagatI huI dRSTi kozA ke gaura vadana para jA ttikii| vaha kAMpa rahI thii| kozA kA hRdaya isa Akasmika prasaMga se vyAkula ho utthaa| rathapati suketu ke AcaraNa ne use vismaya meM DAla diyaa| vaha soca rahI thI-isa durAcArI ke paMje se mukti milegI yA nahIM? kala kA rasamaya bhUtakAla kyA kala ke bhaviSya kI jvAlA meM jhulasakara rAkha ho jAegA? kyA jagat meM manuSya itanA bhayaMkara ho sakatA hai? ye prazna kozA ke hRdaya ko vicalita kara rahe the| yauvana ke prathama caraNa meM praviSTa kozA kalA aura saMgIta se samRddha thI, rUpa aura saundarya meM bharapUra thI, kintu vaha loka-vyavahAra se pUrNa paricita nahIM thii| use yaha jJAta nahIM thA ki vizva meM rUpa ke pujArI kama hote haiM, rUpa ke zikArI adhik| vaha yaha bhI nahIM jAnatI thI ki kAmavAsanA meM aMdhA hokara manuSya mAnavatA ko vismRta kara detA hai, vaha karttavya ko bhUla jAtA hai, dharma ko tyAga detA hai aura rAkSasa banakara daur3atA jAtA hai| vicAramagna kozA ke sammukha haMsate hue suketu bolAArya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 128

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'priye ! cintA mata kara / sthUlabhadra jaise napuMsaka aura kAyara vyakti ke sAhacarya se terA yauvana zarmA rahA thaa| Aja tU usa pitRgRna tyAgI kula ke aMgAra-svarUpa ayogya baMdhana se mukta ho gaI hai / ' 'suketu....!' vaha aura kucha nahIM bola skii| usakA sArA zarIra kaMpita ho rahA thaa| 'kyA rUpamaMjarI kA roSa abhI taka zAMta nahIM huA ?' kahakara suketu garva se haMsane lgaa| usane phira kahA- 'priye ! tere gaura vadana para yaha roSa bhI eka mUlyavAna zRMgAra bana gayA hai|' roSa aura bhaya se kAMpa rahI kozA ke kAnoM meM azva caraNa ke zabda sunAI die| usane usa ora dekhA / eka sapheda azva-sA use kucha najara AyA / suketukozA kA madhura rUpa AMkhoM se pI rahA thaa| usake mana meM yaha nizcaya thA ki yaha devadurlabha rUpa aba merA banegA, isa rUpa para merA svAmitva hogA..... isa rUpa ke amRta kA pAna kara maiM amara bana jAUMgA / gajendra ne taba kahA - 'mahArAja ! ratha kI gati ko maMda karanA hogA / ' 'kyoM?' 'nadI kA kinArA nikaTa hai / ' 'gajendra ! ratha kI gati ko aura tIvra karo, cAhe nadI ho, parvata ho yA sAgara ho !' suketu ne sattAvAhI svara meM kahA / 'kintu mahArAja ! nadI kA rAstA sugama nahIM hai / vega se calAne se saMbhava hai ratha ulaTa jaae|' gajendra ne dUra dikha rahe nadI ke kinAre kI ora dekhate hue kahA / 'gajendra ! yaha ratha devI kozA kA nahIM hai| kisI komalAMgI nArI kA nahIM hai / yaha ratha bhArata ke mahApratApI rathAdhyakSa kA hai !' suketu ne ahaMkAra se kahA / gajendra cupa rhaa| aura suketu kI dRSTi nikaTa A pahuMce azvArohI sthUlabhadra para pdd'ii| sthUlabhadra ko dekhate hI vaha camakA aura bolA- 'gajendra ! merA dhanuSa lA.... Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 126

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kozA! eka ora baiThI rahanA / gatimAna ratha se yadi tU utarane kA prayatna karegI to terA zarIra cUra-cUra ho jaaegaa|' sthUlabhadra ko dekhakara suketu kI AMkhoM se Aga barasane lgii| rUpakozA ne svAmI ko dekhaa| usane kahA-'Aryaputra!....' ratha kI gharghara dhvani ke kAraNa sthUlabhadra ne priyA ke vacana nahIM sune| sthUlabhadra ne lalakArate hue kahA - 'suketu! ratha ko roka!' suketu ne uttara meM dhanuSa para bANa cddh'aayaa| kozA bolI- 'suketu ! eka nihatthe vyakti para zastra kA prayoga karanA dharmanIti ke viruddha hai|' 'kaI bAra dharma ko bhI samaya kA dAsa bananA par3atA hai|' suketu ne khaa| sthUlabhadra kA azva ratha ke atyanta nikaTa A gyaa| suketu ne pracaMDa dhvani meM kahA- 'sthUlabhadra ! jIvana kI bAjI lagAnA AnandamayI nahIM hotaa| yadi jIvana priya ho to tatkAla lauTa jA, nahIM to yaha bANa tere vakSasthala ke Ara-pAra calA jaaegaa|' sthUlabhadra bolA- 'suketu ! maiM brAhmaNa huuN| patnI ko binA liye maiM nahIM jaauuNgaa| maiM aisA kAyara nahIM huuN|' 'to phira tU mRtyu ke lie taiyAra ho jA aura mere bANa kA satkAra kara!' kahate hue suketu ne sthUlabhadra ke vakSasthala ko lakSita kara bANa chodd'aa| sthUlabhadra azva kI pITha para leTa gyaa| bANa Upara se calA gyaa| sthUlabhadra ne kahA- 'suketu ! yadi tere meM vIratva ho to ratha ko roka aura mere sAtha dvandvayuddha kr|' __ suketu ne samaya ko pahacAna liyA thaa| usane socA-vivAda karane meM kaThinAI A sakatI hai| gAMva bhI nikaTa hai| usane dUsarA bANa dhanuSa para cddh'aayaa| sthUlabhadra ne bhI paristhiti ko samajha liyA thaa| usane socAsAhasa kie binA priyatamA ko mukta kara pAnA azakya hai| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 130

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suketu bANa ko chor3e, usake pahale hI sthUlabhadra ghor3e se kUda kara ratha ke agale bhAga para A phuNcaa| suketu kA bANa khAlI gyaa| sthUlabhadra ne zIghratA se gajendra ke gale ko pakar3A aura use calate ratha se nIce jamIna para pheMka diyaa| ratha ke tejasvI azva aba sArathI ke binA niraMkuza ho ge| abhI-abhI ratha ulaTa jAegA, aisA sabane anubhava kiyaa| kintu sthUlabhadra ne azvoM kI lagAma apane hAtha meM thAmI aura pUrNa zakti kA prayoga kara unako rokaa| isa paristhiti kA lAbha uThAtI huI kozA Age ke bhAga meM sthUlabhadra ke pAsa A gii| kSaNabhara ke isa vAtAvaraNa se suketu Azcaryacakita ho gyaa| usane pIche se sthUlabhadra kI gardana ko pkdd'aa| kintu sthUlabhadra sAvadhAna thaa| usane tatkAla suketu ke mastaka para vajramuSTi nAmaka pracaMDa prahAra kiyaa| prahAra ke AghAta se suketu uchalakara ratha se nIce gira pdd'aa| marmasthAna para tIvra AghAta hone ke kAraNa vaha behoza ho gyaa| rUpakozA ne harSa bhare svara meM kahA- 'svAmI! yadi Apa nahIM Ate to.....' sthUlabhadra ne patnI para premamaya dRSTi ddaalii| kozA ke kamalanayana para motI jaise do AMsU chalaka pdd'e| sthUlabhadra ne kahA- 'devI ! tuma ratha ko sNbhaalo| maiM isa durAtmA ko kucha sIkha de aauuN|' suketu hoza meM aayaa| vaha mastaka ko sahalAte hue uThane kA prayatna karane lgaa| sthUlabhadra usake sAmane Akara bolA- 'suketu! khar3A ho aura tujhe yadi apanI ijjata rakhanI ho to devI kozA ke caraNoM meM natamastaka hokara kSamA maaNg| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki devI tujhe kSamA kregii|' IrSyA aura roSa se prajvalita suketu ghAyala sAMpa kI bhAMti phuphakAratA huA uThA aura bolA- 'magadha-samrAT ke senAdhyakSa kI zakti itanI sAmAnya nahIM hai, jitanI tUne mAna rakhI hai....kSamA kauna karatA hai, tU abhI jAna legaa|' sthUlabhadra haMsa pdd'aa| usane haMsate-haMsate kahA- 'oha! magadha ke mahAna senApati! tuma isa prakAra bhUmi para baiThe-baiThe apanI zakti kA paricaya nahIM de skoge| tuma uThane meM azakta ho to maiM sahArA dekara uThAUM?' 131 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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suketu tatkAla uTha khar3A huA aura sthUlabhadra kA hAtha pakar3akara bolA- 'magadha ke rathAdhyakSa ke apamAna kA badalA abhI tujhe isI kSaNa mila jaaegaa|' itanA kahakara usane apanA pracaNDa bAhu UMcA kiyaa| ratha para khar3I kozA cIkha pdd'ii| kintu sthUlabhadra ne apanI vajra muTThI meM suketu ke hAtha ko pakar3a liyaa| hAtha chur3Ane ke lie suketu ne bahuta prayatna kiyaa| atyadhika zakti lagAne ke kAraNa vaha hAMpha uThA / sthUlabhadra ne haMsate hue kahA- 'magadha kA saMrakSaNa aise kaMgAla hAthoM meM hai ? ni:zastra para maiM zastra calAnA nahIM cAhatA aura na maiM terI durbalatA kA hI lAbha uThAnA cAhatA huuN| phira bhI tujhe yadi apane bala para vizvAsa ho to maiM dvandva-yuddha ke lie nimaMtraNa detA huuN|' sthUlabhadra ne suketu ko chor3a diyaa| suketu bolA- 'maiM tere nimaMtraNa ko svIkAra karatA huuN|' donoM meM dvandva-yuddha prArambha ho gyaa| ratha para khar3I rUpakozA atyanta cintAtura ho gii| pariNAma kyA AegA, yaha prazna usake hRdaya meM vedanA jAgRta kara rahA thaa| parantu usakI vedanA adhika nahIM ttikii| sthUlabhadra ne suketu ko Upara uThAyA aura bhUmi para de paTakA / usake muMha se rakta nikalane lgaa| vaha mUrcchita ho gyaa| vijayI priyatama ko dekhakara kozA bAMsoM uchalane lgii| vaha ratha se kUdakara svAmI ke pAsa A gaI aura ullAsamaya nayanoM se dekhatI huI svAmI se lipaTa gii| sthUlabhadra ne kozA ke mastaka para hAtha pherate hue kahA- 'priye ! tumhArA vadana dekhakara becArI uSA zaramA rahI hai| calo, azva apanI bATa dekha rahA hai|' kozA bolI- 'svAmI! Apa atyanta thaka gae haiN| hama ratha se hI cleN|' sthUlabhadra ne madhura hAsya bikherate hue kahA- 'priyatamA ke AzleSa se merI thakAna dUra ho gaI hai| yadi hama ratha lekara jAeMge to becArA sukatu sAyaMkAla taka bhI ghara nahIM pahuMca paaegaa|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 132

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dhIre-dhIre donoM azva ke pAsa ge| itane meM hI gajendra AtA huA dikhAI diyaa| sthUlabhadra ne usakI ora dekhakara kahA-'apane svAmI ko sNbhaal| ise sIdhe nagara meM le jAnA aura rAjavaidya se tatkAla isakI cikitsA kraanaa| isako hoza A jAe to kahanA ki mana meM yadi roSa raha gayA ho to sthUlabhadra sadA taiyAra hai|' gajendra ne bhUmi kI ora mlAna najara se dekhaa| usakA svAmI suketu dharatI para lahUluhAna hokara par3A thaa| sthUlabhadra aura kozA azva para savAra hokara nagara meM aae| citrA aura mAdhavI pratIkSA meM palakeM bichAe zokAkula baiThI thiiN| svAmI ko dekha ve uThIM, unakA abhinandana kiyaa| sArI bAta jAnakara unhoMne mana hI mana kozA ke bhAgya ko sraahaa| 133 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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23. kavi kI kalpanA-taraMga rathasArathi gajendra apane svAmI suketu ko mUrchita avasthA meM ratha para liTA, nagara meM lauTa aayaa| yojanA saphala ho gaI, yaha jAnakara kavi vararuci kA mana harSa se labAlaba bhara gyaa| kintu jaba usane usI rAtri ko kozA kA nRtya dekhA, to use dAla meM kucha kAlA najara aayaa| usakA harSa manda ho gyaa| usane suketu ke samAcAra jAnane caahe| para use kahIM se bhI kucha rahasya nahIM milaa| nagara meM Ane ke pazcAt sAyaMkAla ke samaya suketu kI mUrchA ttuuttii| usane gajendra se kahA- 'eka bAta kA dhyAna rakhanA, hamArI yaha ghaTanA kisI ko jJAta na ho|' "aisA hI hogA' - gajendra ne kahA, 'parantu yadi devI rUpakozA mahArAja ke sAmane apane apaharaNa kI bAta prakaTa kara degI to....' . 'samrAT mujhe kucha nahIM kaha skeNge| maiM kozA ko jhUThI ThaharA duuNgaa|' gajendra namaskAra kara calA gyaa| thor3e samaya pazcAt suketu kI patnI zrIbelA svAmI ke ArAmakakSa meM aayii| usane pUchA- 'aba kaise haiM ?' 'ThIka hai|' zrIbelA svAmI suketu ke mastaka para dhIre-dhIre hAtha pheratI huI bolI- 'maiMne gajendra se pUchA thA ki svAmI ko kyA huA? usane mujhe kucha nahIM btaayaa| Apa vasantotsava meM mUrcchita kaise ho gae?' suketu ne patnI ke kaMdhe para hAtha rakhate hue kahA- 'belA! aise to kucha bhI nahIM huaa| Aja prAta: maiM ghUmane niklaa| gajendra ratha ke ghor3oM ko Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 134

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saMbhAla nahIM skaa| ratha ulaTa gyaa| mujhe kucha vizeSa coTa lagI aura mUrcchita ho gyaa|' kAmI puruSa asatya kA jAla bichAne meM nipuNa hote haiM aura dUsaroM ko Thagane meM ve kabhI nahIM hickte| , , zrIbelA ne kahA- 'coTa bahuta gaharI lagI hai| rAjavaidya bhI ApakI avasthA dekara gambhIra ho gae the|' 'belA! jIvana meM aisI ghaTanAe~ ghaTita hotI rahatI haiM, phira hamArA jIvana mRtyu ko hAtha meM lie calatA hai| parantu terA prema merI sadA rakSA karatA hai|' zrIbelA lajjA se abhibhUta ho gii| suketu do dina bAda svastha ho gyaa| eka dina prAta: suketu zaucAdi se nivRtta hokara ArAma kara rahA thaa| eka paricAraka ne Akara kahA-'kavi vararuci Apase milane Ae haiN|' 'unako satkAra-sahita yahAM le aao|' vararuci ne khaNDa meM praveza kara AzIrvAda dete hue kahA-'bhavyaM bhvtu|' suketu ne pUchA- 'Apa kala nRtya dekhane gae the?' 'hAM....aura kozA ko dekhakara maiM vismaya meM par3a gyaa| mujhe jJAta thA ki Apa kozA ko apane ratha meM biThAkara le gae haiN| parantu yaha kaise huA ?' vararuci ne prazna kiyaa| 'mahAkavi! choTI-sI eka asAvadhAnI ne sArA pAsA hI palaTa diyaa| kozA ke sAtha usakI eka dAsI bhI thii| ratha teja cala rahA thaa| acAnaka vaha uchalI aura jamIna para jA girii| maiMne socA Ubar3a-khAbar3a jamIna ke kAraNa vaha uchalakara nIce gira par3I haiM parantu usane hI jAkara sthUlabhadra se sArI ghaTanA kahI, kyoMki nandapura ke parisara meM hI sthUlabhadra pahuMca gayA thaa|' __ 'oha! yaha to bahuta vicitra huaa| Apa yadi sthUlabhadra ko samApta kara dete to....?' 135 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'sthUlabhadra ko samApta karane ke lie hI maiMne dhanuSa para bANa car3hAyA thA, parantu niyati ! ghor3e camake aura ratha ulaTa gyaa| maiM aura gajendra donoM behoza ho ge| isa avasara kA lAbha uThAkara sthUlabhadra kozA ko le bhAgA / ' vararuci vicAramagna ho gayA / suketu ne usase sArI bAta chipA lii| vararuci ne pUchA- 'aba aisA avasara phira kaba prApta ho ?' 'isa viSaya meM hama kucha vimarza kreNge| aisA upAya soceMge ki saba kucha apanA.....' 'mitra! jahAM nahIM pahuMce ravi, vahAM pahuMce kavi / maiM eka vizeSa bAta batAtA huuN| kozA sthUlabhadra para Asakta nahIM hai| vaha usake vINAvAdana para mugdha hai|' 'oha! tumhArA kathana satya hai / ' 'kyA Apa vINAvAdana sIkha sakate haiM ?' uttara meM suketu ne kahA- 'vINA ke tAra para aMguliyAM nahIM calatIM, dhanuSa para hI ve calatI haiM 'yadi kozA ko pAnA hai to vINAvAdana sIkhanA hogA / ' suketu ne gambhIra hokara kahA - 'aba yaha azakya hai / koI dUsarA upAya khojanA cAhie / ' 'dUsarA mArga bhI hai, para hai vaha kaThina....' vararuci bolA / 'kaisA bhI kaThina kyoM na ho, maiM use sarala banA duuNgaa|' suketu ne kahA / vararuci ne kakSa ke cAroM ora dekhA aura kahA - 'sthUlabhadra ke bAeM hAtha ko yA to rogagrasta kara denA cAhie yA use kaTavA denA caahie|' suketu virAmagna ho gayA / vararuci bolA - "aisA hone para sthUlabhadra vINAvAdana karane meM asamartha ho jAeMge aura taba kozA ke hRdaya meM usake prati koI lagAva nahIM rhegaa| phira vaha ApakI....... Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 136

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'yaha upAya to ThIka hai| kintu eka bAta hai ki sthUlabhadra ke hAtha kATa denA sarala kArya nahIM hai| use rogagrasta kiyA jA sakatA hai| hameM isa viSaya meM kisI viSa-cikitsaka kI rAya lenI hogii|' suketu ne khaa| mAno ki hamane viSa-cikitsaka ko sAdhakara auSadha prApta kara lii| para usakA prayoga kaise hogA ?' vararuci ne puuchaa| suketu ne haMsate hue kahA- 'yaha sarala kArya hai| kozA ke bhavana kI kisI paricArikA ko hAtha meM kara lene para yaha kAma sampanna ho jaaegaa| aura dhana saba kucha karA sakatA hai, kavivara! ise mata bhUla jaanaa|' 'kauna hogA vaha viSa-cikitsaka?' donoM socane lge| vararuci ne uchalate hue kahA- 'mitra! mila gayA upaay| aba mAna lo ki kozA ApakI ho gii| siddha puruSa bhagavAna zAmba kApAlika isa viSaya meM ApakA pUrA mArgadarzana kara sakate haiN| suketu nAma sunakara harSita huaa| usane kahA- 'zAmba kApAlika hai to smrth| vaha apanI dRSTi se AkAza meM ur3ate hue pakSiyoM ko girA detA hai| usako kucha svarNa aura pAMca-sAta rUpavatI dAsiyAM dI jAeM to vaha apanA kArya kara sakatA hai| parantu vaha mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla kA parama mitra hai| sthUlabhadra ke lie vaha aisA kabhI nahIM kregaa|' vararuci ne kahA-'acachA, zAmba kApAlika ko hama chor3a deN| rAjagRha meM merA mitra rahatA hai| vaha hai viSa-cikitsaka zrInAtha kA shissy|' 'oha ! kAma bana gyaa| maiM usako puSkala puraskAra duuNgaa| Aja hI usako yahAM bulA bhejo|' ___ 'mitra! Apa mAna hI lenA ki kArya ho gyaa| aba rUpa aura yauvana kI zrI rUpakozA Apake hRdaya kI zobhA hokara dhanya-dhanya bnegii|' vararuci ne musakarAte hue khaa| suketu ne samajhA ki yaha to sahaja-sarala kArya hai| 137 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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24. divya auSadhi pATalIputra nagara se lagabhaga cAra kosa kI dUrI para gaMgA ke kinAre eka sundara aura ramaNIya Azrama thaa| usake adhiSThAtA the siddharasezvarAcArya mahAtmA nAgArjuna / isa Azrama meM eka viziSTa rasazAlA nirmita thI / bhagavAna nAgArjuna apane samaya ke vikhyAta rasa-vijJAtA the| unheM rasasiddhi prApta thI aura unake camatkAroM se sArA vizva camatkRta thA / pArada, gaMdhaka, malla, haratAba, manazAMti, vatsanAbha, nAgaviSa, zilAviSa, loha, suvarNa, tAmra, azva, raupya, baMga, nAga, vajra, mANaka, pannA, gomeda, puSparAja, maNi, muktA, pravAla, kharpara Adi aneka prakAra ke dravyoM se bhagavAna nAgArjuna paramANuoM ko AkarSita kara unakI sUkSma zakti ko sAdha cuke the| unhoMne inake mAdhyama se rogahara auSadhiyoM kA nirmANa hI nahIM kiyA thA, kintu mAnava ko dIrghAyuSya pradAna karane vAlI divya auSadhi bhI nirmita kara cuke the / pArada kA rasazAstra bahuta prasiddhi prApta kara cukA thA kintu AcArya nAgArjuna ne use aura adhika sahaja-sarala banAkara adbhuta kArya kiyA thaa| isa Azrama meM unakI tIsarI ziSya paramparA cala rahI thI / Aja usa Azrama ke prANa the siddharasezvara mahAtmA bhairavanAtha / unhoMne apane prajJAbala se aneka navIna auSadhiyoM aura kalpoM kA nirmANa kara bhArata meM bahuta yaza prApta kiyA thA / pArada se svarNa nirmANa kI kalA aneka vyakti jAnate the| kintu bhairavanAtha loha, tAmra aura baMga se svarNa banAne kI vidhi hastagata kara cuke the| Aja Azrama meM cAroM ora halacala ho rahI thii| kisI ke svAgata meM sArA Azrama sajAyA jA rahA thA / sthAna-sthAna para svAgata kakSa aura maMca Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 138

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banAe jA rahe the| mahAtmA bhairavanAtha eka sthAna para mRgacarma para baiThakara Adeza-nirdeza de rahe the| laga rahA thA, Aja koI viziSTa atithi Azrama meM Ane vAlA hai| devI rUpakozA ke adbhuta nRtya kI prazaMsA rasezvara bhairavanAtha suna cuke the| Aja ve usa kalAmUrti ko sAkSAt dekheNge| samaya huaa| mahArAja magadhezvara, magadhezvarI tathA sArA rAjaparivAra Azrama meM praviSTa huaa| rUpakozA bhI apanI paricArikAoM ke sAtha ratha se utrii| siddharasezvara ne sabako AzIrvAda diyaa| ve sabhI mehamAnoM ko lekara rasazAlA meM Ae aura eka yaMtra ke pAsa khar3e rahakara bole- 'yaha sarpamukha yaMtra hai| isase svarNa nirmANa sahaja huA hai| isa yaMtra se itanA tApa diyA jA sakatA hai ki kisI bhI dhAtu kA ardhapaTikA meM maraNa diyA jA sakatA hai| svarNasiddhi kA prayoga karatA huuN| Apa saba sAkSAt dekheN|' siddharasezvara ne Arya tUNIra ko svarNasiddhi kI sArI sAmagrI prastuta karane kI AjJA dii| sAmagrI prastuta huii| ziSyoM ne eka mRttikA pAtra meM tAMbe ke Tukar3e ddaale| mahAtmA bhairavanAtha ne mahArAjA magadhezvara ko sambodhita kara kahA- 'mahArAja! isa pAtra meM dasa tulA tAmra hai| yaha isa yaMtra ke mAdhyama se tapakara kucha hI kSaNoM meM pighala jaaegaa| usameM phira 'trikaMTaka' nAmaka vanaspati kA rasa DAlA jaaegaa| phira dasa gunA pramANa pArada ddaaleNge| kucha hI kSaNoM meM raMga-biraMgedhUma ke gole nikaleMge aura phira svarNa taiyAra ho jaaegaa|' mahAna vaijJAnika bhairavanAtha kI AjJA se sarpamukha bhaTTI cAlU huii| ve svayaM eka zloka gunagunAne lge| bIsa ziSya bhaTTI ke cakke ko ghumAne lge| agni prajvalita huii| tAmra pighalakara bahane lgaa| siddharasezvara ne usameM 'trikaMTaka' vanaspati kA rasa ddaalaa| sabakI AMkheM tarala tAmra para lagI huI thiiN| saba animeSa dRSTi se svarNa-nirmANa kI kalA ko dekha rahe the| tAmra kA raMga kaba kaise badalegA, sabake mana meM jijJAsA ubhara rahI thii| yaMtra kA tApa pracaNDa huaa| siddharasezvara kA sArA zarIra lAla-sA pratIta hone lgaa| 136 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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samaya biitaa| bhairavanAtha AcArya ne usameM pArada DAlA / tAmra ke tarala pravAha meM trikaMTaka ke rasa kA pAcana huaa| siddharasezvara ne hAtha UMcA kiyaa| ziSyoM ne yaMtra ko banda kara diyaa| pArada ke yoga ne tAmra ko svarNa meM badala ddaalaa| dasa tulA tAmra dasa tulA svarNa ho gyaa| usa pravAhI svarNa ko DhAlA aura vaha kaThora hotA gyaa| svarNa taiyAra ho gyaa| sabane dekhaa| Azcaryacakita nayana khule ke khule raha ge| / usane kahA- 'mahArAja! svarNa-nirmANa meM tIna vastueM Avazyaka haiM-sarpamukhayaMtra, trikaMTaka kA rasa aura pArada bhsm| do vastueM sahaja mila sakatI haiM, kintu pArada bhasma atyanta kaThina hai| lagabhaga sAta varSa ke niraMtara zrama se isa bhasma kA nirmANa kiyA jA sakatA hai| bhagavAna nAgArjuna ne isa kriyA ko khojA hai| pAradabhasma kevala sonA banAne meM hI kAma nahIM AtI, isake prayoga se vRddha aura jarjarita puruSa bhI eka mahIne meM nayA yauvana prApta kara letA hai|' rAta kA prathama prhr| rUpakozA ne 'aMgarAga nRtya' prastuta kiyaa| AmrapAlI ne isI nRtya se mahArAja zreNika ko prasanna kiyA thaa| isa nRtya ke pIche eka sundara bhAva chipA hai| priyA apane kupita priyatama ko aMgarAga se rUpa kI sajAvaTa kara manAtI hai| kevala bAharI sajAvaTa nahIM, kintu aMga-pratyaMga meM usa prema ko abhivyakta karatI hai aura AtmA ko premAtura banAtI hai| nRtya calatA rhaa| siddharasezvara bahuta acaMbhe meM pdd'e| 'are, kyA yahI rUpakozA hai ? nahIM-nahIM, yaha to koI indraloka kI apsarA hai jo zApa se vyathita hokara pati-viyoga sahana kara rahI hai|' nRtya sampanna huaa| rUpakozAne mahAna vaijJAnika ko namaskAra kiyaa| mahAtmA bhairavanAtha ne use divya-auSadhi kA upahAra dete hue kahA- 'putrI! terA rUpa aura yauvana cirasthAyI rhe| terA teja aura kalA bar3hatI rhe| pUrNimA kI rAtri meM Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 140

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tU isa auSadhi kA pAna krnaa| ikkIsa dina taka kevala gAya ke dUdha para rhnaa| auSadhapAna karane se pUrva pahale dina eka golI le lenaa| yaha golI isa pAtra meM rakhI hai| usa dina pUrNa upavAsa krnaa| terA rUpa, yauvana aura smRti samRddha hogii|' kozA kA mana isa upahAra se pulakita ho utthaa| usane bhairavanAtha ke caraNoM meM sira jhukaayaa| bhairavanAtha ne usake sira para hAtha rakhakara kahA, 'putrI! jaba kabhI tujhe merI AvazyakatA mahasUsa ho to tU yahAM vaise hI A jAnA jaise eka putrI apane pitA ke ghara AtI hai|' kozA kA hRdaya gadgada ho gyaa| vaha ratha meM baiThakara ghara kI ora cala pdd'ii| 141 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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25. prayoga kA pariNAma siddharasezvara ke dvArA prApta divya auSadhi kI bAta jaba kozA ne apane svAmI se kahI taba Arya sthUlabhadra ne kahA- 'rUpa ! yaha bhI kAyAkalpa kA hI eka prakAra hai| tU nizcita hI bhAgyazAlinI hai - siddharasezvara ne terI kalA kA hRdaya se abhinandana kiyA hai|' kozA bolI- 'ApakI AjJA ho to maiM pUrNimA ke dina auSadhi kA pAna karUM !' 'prasanna hRdaya se tU usakA pAna kara, merI isameM sahamati hai| maiM terI sevA meM rhuuNgaa|' sthUlabhadra ne musakarAte hue khaa| kozA ne auSadhi-prayoga kI sArI bAta batAI / dUsarI hI dina doSa-zuddhi ke lie dI gaI guTikA lekara kozA ne auSadhi-pAna kiyaa| auSadhi tIvra thii| eka-do ghaTikA ke bAda kozA ke udara meM prabala dAha prArambha huaa| yaha dekhakara sthUlabhadra ghabarA gyaa| usane kahA - 'devI! maiM abhI siddharasezvara mahAtmA ko bulA letA huuN|' 'nahIM, bulAne kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| do dina pUrva hI Arya tUla Ae the| unhoMne kahA thA ki isa divya auSadhi kA yaha pariNAma avazyaMbhAvI hai| yaha dAha sUryodaya taka rahegA / phira yaha dhIre-dhIre zAnta jaaegaa| dUdha kA pathya ise zAnta kara degA / ' kozA ne apane vyagra pati se kahA / vaise hI ghaTita huaa| sUryodaya ke pazcAt dUdha kA pathya lete hI dAha zAnta ho gyaa| isa prayoga se citrA, mAdhavI, mAlinI, haMsanetrA Adi svajana cintita ho gae the / unhoMne socA - jo zarIra vividha pauSTika pakavAnoM para avalambita rahA Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 142

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hai, vaha kevala dUdha para kaise Tika pAegA? yaha prazna sabake mana meM ulajhana paidA kara rahA thA, kintu sthUlabhadra ne kozA ko prayoga para sthira rahane kI preraNA dI aura usake atizAyI pariNAma kI avagati dii| lagabhaga ATha dina taka dUdha kA pathya aTapaTA-sA lgaa| naveM dina auSadhi kA pUrNa pAcana ho gayA aura aba dUdha kA pathya amRtamaya lagane lgaa| Aja prayoga kA ikkIsavAM dina hai| Aja dUdha kA pathya sampanna ho jaaegaa| Aja ikkIsa dinoM kI yaha kaThora sAdhanA bhI samApta ho jaaegii| kozA auSadhi ke camatkAra ko anubhava kara rahI thii| usake prayogoM meM ullAsa aura utsAha kA vega ati tIvra ho gyaa| usakI smRti-zakti itanI bar3ha gaI thI ki use bAlyakAla kI sArI smRtiyAM pratyakSa ho giiN| saMgIta aura nRtya ke zlokabaddha zAstra jihvAgra para nAcane lge| usake zarIra meM zakti aura sphUrtI kA ajasra pravAha umar3a par3A thaa| vaha mAnasika parivartanoM aura bhAvanAtmaka rUpAntaraNa kA satata anubhava kara rahI thii| usake zarIra meM bhI camatkArika parivartana huaa| usake keza aura adhika zyAma aura ghuTane taka lambe ho ge| unakA sparza atyanta komala aura kamanIya ho gyaa| usakA rUpa bejor3a to thA hI, para isa prayoga se usameM aura adhika lAvaNya chaTakane lgaa| usake madabhare nayanoM kI tejasvitA aura adhika bar3ha gaI aura usake kaTAkSa dUsaroM ke mana ko bIMdhane meM adhika zakti-sampanna ho ge| saundarya kA oja vizeSa ho gyaa| yaha sArA parivartana asAdhAraNa thaa| kozA ke bhavana ke sabhI sadasya devI ke rUpa aura lAvaNya se Anandavibhora ho rahe the| sthUlabhadra kI prasannatA sImA pAra pahuMca cukI thii| sabake mana meM siddharasezvara kI vaijJAnika zakti para bhAvabharI zraddhA umar3a rahI thii| madhyAhna ke pazcAt sthUlabhadra naukA dvArA bAhara ge| saMdhyA kA samaya prArambha ho cukA thaa| rAtri kA prathama prahara prArambha huaa| abhI taka sthUlabhadra nahIM aae| kozA kA mana bhArI ho gyaa| vaha apanI sakhiyoM ke sAtha mana bahalAne ke lie caupar3a khelane lgii| 143 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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dIpamAlikAoM ke prakAza-puMja meM usakA advitIya rUpa suraloka ke tejapuMja jaisA pratIta ho rahA thaa| prathama prahara bIta rahA thaa| sthUlabhadra nahIM aae| sabhI unakI pratIkSA kara rahe the| devI kozA ko kSaNa-kSaNa bhArI laga rahA thaa| dUsarA prahara bIta rahA thaa| itane meM hI sthUlabhadra A ge| Ate hI kahA- 'devI! Aja to bahuta pratIkSA karanI par3I hogI?' 'nArI ke bhAgya meM yahI likhA hai|' kozA ne haMsate hue khaa| 'Aja ikkIsavAM dina hai| mujhe yaha yAda hai| kozA! calo, rAtri phira nahIM rahane vAlI hai|' 'Aja rAta sthira rhegii| Apa yahIM baittheN| Aja mere mana meM aneka vicAra umar3a rahe haiN| mahAtmA siddharasezvara ne mere yauvana ko AyuSya pradAna kiyA hai, kintu merI sAdhanA ko AyuSya dene vAlI Apa hI haiN|' 'sAdhanA ko?' 'hAM, merI icchA hai ki hama eka bhavya citrazAlA kA nirmANa kreN| usa citrazAlA meM nRtya, saMgIta aura kAmazAstra ke pratyeka aMgoM kA citra aMkita kara eka naye zAstra kI racanA kreN|' 'devI tumhArI kAmanA bhavya hai, kintu yaha zramasAdhya hai| isake lie tIna-cAra varSoM taka kaThora sAdhanA apekSita hai| hama aisI citrazAlA ke nirmANa ke lie prayAsa kareMge aura isake lie samrAT ke zilpI kA sahayoga leNge|' ___ 'mahAtmA siddharasezvara ke prayoga se mere mana meM utsAha umar3a rahA haiM' kahate-kahate kozA khar3I ho gaI, 'kyA Apane mere meM koI parivartana nahIM dekhA?' 'dekha rahA huuN|' 'kyA?' 'yahI ki jaba maiM bUr3hA ho jAUMgA, taba bhI tumhArI chavi mujhe aisI hI pratyakSa hogI-kahakara sthUlabhadra haMsane lgaa| 'Apa vyaMgya kara rahe haiM'-kahatI huI kozA Age cala pdd'ii| 'kyA maiM kabhI bUr3hA nahIM hoUMgA?' sthUlabhadra ne kozA kA hAtha dabAte hue khaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 144

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'Aja mujhe yaha jJAta ho rahA hai ki mujhe aisA prayoga nahIM karanA cAhie thaa|' kozA ne Tasakate hue khaa| 'rUpa! tUne kucha bhI anucita nahIM kiyA hai| auSadhi-prayoga ke lie merI pUrNa sahamati thii| isa sahamati ke pIche bhI merA svArtha thaa|' 'kaisA svArtha ? mujhe kucha bhI samajha meM nahIM A rahA hai|' _ 'tU merI hai| prANoM se bhI adhika priy| merI AMkhoM ke sAmane tU cirakAla taka isI saundarya aura lAvaNya se bharapUra dIkhatI rahe-kyA maiM ise nahIM cAhatA?' sthUlabhadra ne kozA ke kaMdhoM para hAtha rakhate hue khaa| 'oha! Apa to bahuta gahare haiM'-kahatI huI kozA ne sthUlabhadra ke vakSasthala para apanA muMha chipA liyaa| donoM zayanakakSa meM cale aae| donoM do AsanoM para baiTha ge| eka-dUsare ko nihArane lge| kozA ne tirachI najaroM se svAmI kI ora dekhA / sthUlabhadra apanI devI ke sukumAra aura yauvana se bhare deha ko ekadRSTi se dekha hI rahA thaa| thor3I dera taka donoM ora mauna rhaa| phira kozA ne kahA 'kyA dekha rahe haiM?' 'mere sadbhAgya ko|' 'acchA, Apa apane zayanagRha meM jAeM, anyathA maiM pAgala ho jaauuNgii|' 'kAvya kabhI pAgala nahIM hotA, dUsaroM ko pAgala banAtA hai|' 'yadi kAvya ke nazA ho to?' kozA ne uttara diyaa| 'nahIM, kozA! madirA kI pAgalatA kSaNa bhara hI hotI hai| kintu nirmalatA kI pAgalatA jIvana bhara kI hotI hai|' kozA ne svAmI ke caraNoM meM mastaka nvaayaa| sthUlabhadra apane zayanakakSa meM calA gyaa| ikkIsa dina se donoM alaga-alaga so rahe the| 145 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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26. vararuci kI parAjaya sthUlabhadra aura devI kozA ke sukhamaya gRhastha jIvana ke tIna varSa bIta ge| ina tIna varSoM meM eka bhavya citrazAlA kA nirmANa sampanna huaa| ___AcArya bAbhravya se lekara kAmazAstrI kolaka paryanta nirmita sabhI kAmazAstroM ko ekatrita kara devI kozA ne unakA talasparzI adhyayana kiyA aura eka naye kAmazAstra kA nirmANa ho gyaa| citrazAlA ke mukhya do bhAga the| eka bhAga meM nRtya aura saMgIta ke pratyeka aMga aura samasta sAdhana pradarzita kiye gae the| usakI bhitti para nRtyAbhinaya mudrAeM, rAgarUpa, tAlarUpa, viyogIrAga, saMyogIrAga Adi ke aneka bhavya citra aMkita kiye gae the| pratyeka citra krama se niyojita kiyA gayA thaa| zilpa dRSTi se nRtyamaMca ke svarUpa kA digdarzana bhI karAyA gayA thaa| kucheka citra devI kozA aura Arya sthUlabhadra ke saMyukta prayatna se citrita hue the| citrazAlA ke dUsare bhAga meM kAmazAstra ke vijJAna kA pratyakSa darzana karAyA gayA thaa| vahAM citrita citroM meM kAmavijJAna ke samasta aMga-upAMga sphuTa rUpa se pradarzita the| Rtu ke anusAra zayana-vyavasthA, aMgarAga, sAja-zRMgAra, strI ke jAtibheda, nAyikA svarUpa premopacAra, hAva-bhAva, kelisadana kI racanA, bhinna-bhinna dezavAsI strI-puruSoM kI vizeSatAeM Adi kAma-vijJAna ke aneka tattva citrAMkita kiye gae the| sAtha-hI-sAtha prajanana-vijJAna ke citra bhI pradarzita kiye gae the| usa bhAga meM vilAsa ke samasta sAdhana bhI upalabdha the, pradarzita the| donoM vibhAgoM ke nirmANa meM lagabhaga paune tIna varSa kA samaya lagA thA aura usakA anumAnita vyaya savA karor3a svarNa-mudrAeM thaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 146

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citrazAlA kI khyAti dUra-dUra taka phailane lgii| usako dekhane ke lie strI-puruSa dUra-dUra dezoM se Ane lge| jo bhI isa manamohaka citrazAlA kI prazaMsA sunatA, vaha ise dekhane ke lie lalacA utthtaa| rAjA aura rAnI bhI ise dekhane Ae aura isa mahAna kArya ke lie kozA ko savA lAkha svarNa mudrAeM bheMTa kara citrazAlA kI prazaMsA meM cAra cAMda lagA die| ina tIna varSoM meM eka ora bhAratIya kalA kA yaha bhavya smRti mandira taiyAra huA aura dUsarI ora suketu aura vararuci kI sArI kalpanAeM, sAre SaDyaMtra viphala ho ge| mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla ke varcasva ko nyUna karane ke prayatna meM vararuci asaphala rhaa| suketu kozA ko pAne kI lAlasA meM kevala tar3apatA hI rhaa| usane pArvatya pradezoM meM jabaradasta vijaya prApta kI thI, parantu usa vijaya kA satkAra karane vAlI kozA jaisI koI sundarI use prApta nahIM thI / yaha duHkha suketu ke hRdaya ko tila-tila kara jalA rahA thA / suketu magadha kI rathasenA kA parAkramI senApati thaa| vaha apane kArya meM sadA vyasta rahatA thaa| parantu usa vyastatA meM bhI vaha kozA ko bhulA nahIM skaa| pArvatya pradeza kI vijaya ke pazcAt usane kozA ko pAne ke lie vararuci ke sAtha baiThakara aneka yojanAeM banAI thIM, para ve saba vyartha hI rahIM / Aja punaH donoM - suketu aura vararuci yojanA banAne ke lie ekatrita hue the| mahAkavi vararuci Aja kucha vizeSa utsAhita dikha rahA thA / usane AzAbharI vANI meM kahA - 'senApati ! varSoM kA prayatna Aja siddha hone jA rahA hai|' suketu ne AcArya se pUchA- 'kavivara ! kaisA prayatna ? tumhArA prayatna aura tumhArI siddhi ananta hai / ' 'isa bAra zakaDAla ko hAra mAnanI hI hogI / ' suketu rukSatA se haMsa pdd'aa| vararuci bolA- 'maiM satya kaha rahA huuN| samrAT ne mere kAvya ko sunane kI svIkRti dI hai|' 'isase kyA ?' 147 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'isase bahuta kucha hogaa| samrAT mere navIna kAvyoM se prasanna hogaa| maiM samrAT ko apane kAvya se jIta luuNgaa| phira zakaDAla ko pachAr3ane meM koI samaya nahIM lgegaa|' 'kavi kevala kalpanA kA hI pujArI hotA hai| pahalI yojanA ke anusAra yadi mujhe kArya karane kA avasara diyA jAtA to maiM kabhI kA sthUlabhadra ko svarga meM pahuMcA detaa|' 'tuma sainika ho| tumhArI dRSTi dUra taka nahIM jaatii| sthUlabhadra ko mAra dene mAtra se kozA ko prApta nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| kozA prApta hogI sthUlabhadra ko parAjita karane se| prema ko talavAra se nahIM jItA jA sktaa| prema ko vijaya se hI jItA jA sakatA hai|' 'yaha vijaya bhI prApta karane meM do-cAra dazaka to laga hI jaaeNge| acchA, batAo, bhAvI yojanA kyA hai ?' 'tIna dina ke bAda rAjasabhA meM merA kAvya sabako mugdha kara degA aura phira nirantara merI kAvyadhArA pravAhita hotI rhegii| tuma bhI usa dina rAjasabhA meM upasthita rhnaa|' vararuci ne apanI yojanA btaaii| ..'maiM jarUra aauuNgaa| parantu tumako dekhate hI mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla tumhArI yojanA jAna jAte haiM aura usako kriyAnvita karane kA avasara hI nahIM dete| phira bhI mujhe tumhArI zakti para vizvAsa hai| isI AzA para maiM apane bhItarI darda ko dabA rahA huuN|' donoM ne sUkSmatA se vizeSa maMtraNA kI aura apane-apane sthAna kI ora prasthAna kara diyaa| tIsare dina rAjasabhA judd'ii| mahAkavi vararuci sarasvatI ke putra kI bhAMti eka zveta Asana para baitthaa| sArI sabhA mahAkavi kI kAvyadhArA meM DubakiyAM lene ke lie tatpara thii| suketu bhI vararuci kI vijaya kA pratyakSa darzana karane A gayA thaa| samrAT aae| sArI sabhA ne khar3e hokara unakA abhivAdana kiyaa| mahAkavi saMskRta ke sundara zlokoM kA uccAraNa karane lgaa| samrAT kAvya-zravaNa se Atma-vibhora ho rahe the| ve bAra-bAra mahAmaMtrI Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 148

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kI ora dekha rahe the| mahAmaMtrI ne unakI prasannatA ko musakarAkara svIkAra kiyaa| mahAmaMtrI jAnatA thA vararuci ke svabhAva ko| usake guptacaroM ne mahAkavi kI aneka yojanAoM ko khaMDita kara diyA thaa| samrAT ne kavi kI ora dekhakara kahA- 'mahAkavi! tumhAre kAvya se maiM atyanta AhlAdita huA huuN| magadha kI rAjasabhA ko tuma pratidina apanI vANI se AplAvita karate rahanA, yaha merI AjJA hai|' rAjasabhA ne vararuci kA jaya-jayakAra kiyaa| sArI sabhA jayanAda se gUMja utthii| vijaya ke harSa se musakarAtA huA kavi suketu ke sAtha sabhA se bAhara niklaa| aba niyamita rUpa se vararuci kI kAvyadhArA rAjasabhA meM bahane lgii| samrAT parama prasanna thaa| vaha pratidina kavi ko pAMca sau svarNa mudrAeM upahAra meM dene lgaa| isase kavi kA aura suketu kA utsAha bar3hA aura vararuci ko yaha dRr3ha vizvAsa ho gayA ki vaha magadha-samrAT ko eka saptAha meM apanI muTThI meM daboca legaa| suketu ne bhI socA ki mahAmaMtrI kI sattA ko tor3ane kA yaha saphala prayatna ho rahA hai| bIsa dina bIta ge| mahAmaMtrI ne socA-yaha to dUdha pilAkara sAMpa ko pAlane jaisA prayatna ho rahA hai| kisI dina yaha sAMpa kATa sakatA hai|' __mahAmaMtrI ne socA aura gambhIra cintana ke bAda eka yojanA bnaaii| ikkIsavAM prabhAta / rAjasabhA jur3I huI thii| usa dina vararuci ne sadya: nirmita naye zlokoM kA vAcana kiyaa| sabhI sabhAsad harSa-vibhora ho ge| mahAmaMtrI ne vararuci kI ora mur3akara kahA-'kavivara, jo kAvya kahA hai, vaha nayA nahIM hai| tuma pratidina purAne zlokoM ko hI sunAte A rahe ho aura hama sabako mUrkha banAkara magadhezvara kI prasannatA kA durupayoga kara rahe ho|' yaha sunakara sArI rAjasabhA Azcarya meM DUba gii| samrAT ko bhI cintana karane ke lie vivaza honA pdd'aa| vararuci ko Azcarya huaa| usane socAyaha kaisI viDambanA / maiM pratidina naye-naye zloka banAtA hUM, phira bhI mahAmaMtrI unheM purAnA kahate haiM, yaha kyoM? sabhI sabhAsad kavi aura mahAmaMtrI kI 146 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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ora dekhane lge| samrAT ne madhura svaroM meM kahA- 'mahAmaMtrI jI ke AkSepa kA uttara mahAkavi kyA denA cAhate haiM?' . vararuci ne vinamra bhAva se kahA- 'maiM mahArAjAdhirAja ke caraNoM kA sparza kara kahatA hUM ki mahAmaMtrI ko kisI ne bhrAnta kiyA hai| mere kAvya navya haiM aura ve azrutapUrva haiN|' rAjasabhA ne mahAmaMtrI kI ora dekhaa| mahAmaMtrI ne musakarAte hue kahA-'mahAkavi! asatya ke saMrakSaNa ke lie samrAT ke caraNa-sparza kI bAta mata kro| merA tumhAre prati AdarabhAva hai| maiMne jo kucha kahA hai, vaha kapolakalpita nahIM hai, yathArtha hai|' 'maiM bhI nizcayapUrvaka kaha rahA hUM ki ye sAre zloka mere dvArA racita haiM, naye haiN| Apako vyartha hI koI bhrAnti huI hai| vararuci ne dRr3hatApUrvaka khaa| samrAT ne mahAmaMtrI kI ora nihaaraa| mahAmaMtrI ne kahA- 'rAjan! vyartha kA vivAda hogaa| kala rAjasabhA meM kavi dvArA sunAe gae zloka yadi koI dUsarA sunAe to Apako mAnanA hogA ki zloka nava-nirmita nahIM haiM, curAe hue haiN| yadi yaha bAta siddha nahIM hogI to maiM vinamratApUrvaka kavi se kSamA-yAcanA karUMgA aura dasa hajAra svarNa mudrAeM upahAra meM duuNgaa|' 'ThIka hai'-vararuci ne khaa| sabhA ke sadasya bola uThe-- 'satya aura asatya kA nirNaya ho jaaegaa|' sabhA visarjita huii| suketu ne pUchA- 'kavivara! mahAmaMtrI ne yaha visphoTa kyoM kiyA?' ___'apanA sthAna surakSita rakhane ke lie| kala rAjasabhA meM mahAmaMtrI ko parAjaya kA muMha dekhanA hogaa| merI vijaya hogI aura magadhezvara kA vizvAsa bhI prApta hogaa| Izvara kI kRpA se hI mujhe yaha yojanA sUjhI hai| maiM nahIM jAnatA thA ki mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla kA garva itanA zIghra khaNDa-khaNDa ho jaaegaa| aba Apa nizciMta raheM, kozA ko aba hamAre se koI nahIM chIna sktaa| kozA hamArI aura hama kozA ke|' AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA 150

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'kavivara! mahAmaMtrI se sAvadhAna rhnaa| unhoMne yaha dAMva socasamajhakara khelA hai, ise bhUla mata jaanaa|' 'mahAmaMtrI kI buddhi vRddha ho cukI hai| mitra! Aja maiM parama prasanna huA huuN| kala rAjasabhA meM jo kAvyapATha karanA hai, usakI racanA maiM eka prahara pUrva hI karUMgA aura use kaMThastha rkhuugaa| koI usa kAvya kI jhalaka bhI nahIM pA skegaa| mahAmaMtrI kI parAjaya nizcita hai|' vararuci ne dRr3hatApUrvaka khaa| __becArA vararuci bhUla gayA thA ki mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla magadha ke vizAla sAmrAjya para anuzAsana kara rahA hai| mahAkavi aura mahAmaMtrI ke bIca hue vivAda kI khabara sAre deza meM tatkAla phaila gii| mahAmaMtrI ke guptacaroM ne ghara-ghara isa vivAda kI bAta ko phailAyA aura sAtha-sAtha tathya bhI pracArita kiyA gayA-mahAmaMtrI ne jo vivAda kiyA hai, vaha ucita nahIM hai| mahAkavi ko milane vAle puraskAra ko na saha sakane ke kAraNa mahAmaMtrI ne yaha vivAda khar3A kiyA hai| mahAkavi sacce haiN| isa vivAda se mahAmaMtrI kA sthAna sadA-sadA ke lie khisaka jaaegaa| dUsarA dina ugaa| hajAroM-hajAroM nagarajana rAjasabhA meM pahuMca ge| mahAmaMtrI bhI apanI sAtoM kanyAoM ke sAtha rAjasabhA meM A ge| sAtoM kanyAeM yathAsthAna baiTha giiN| vararuci atyanta prasanna mudrA meM upasthita huaa| usake cehare para vijaya kI rekhAeM khacita ho rahI thiiN| samrAT aura sAmrAjJI bhI A ge| sabhA ke vyavasthApakoM ne Aja kI sabhA kA uddezya spaSTa kiyaa| unhoMne mahAkavi se kAvyapATha karane kI prArthanA kii| vararuci ne khar3e hokara sarasvatI kI prArthanA kI aura phira aTapaTI zailI se vizAla artha vAle cAra zloka khe| kavi ne mahAmaMtrI se kahA- 'eka prahara pahale race gae ye cAroM zloka kyA naye nahIM haiM ? kyA ye curAe hue haiM?' 151 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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mahAmaMtrI ne apanI bar3I putrI kI ora dekhA / bar3I putrI yakSA khar3I hokara bolI- 'kavirAja ! Apane jo kAvya pATha kiyA hai, usako maiMne pitAzrI ko aneka bAra sunAyA hai| ye zloka to hamAre ghara meM sabhI sadasyoM ko yAda haiN|' vararuci Azcarya meM DUba gyaa| usane kahA- 'yaha sarAsara jhUTha hai| yadi tuma satya kahatI ho to ve cAroM zloka abhI kaha sunaao|' 'bahuta khuzI se ' - kahakara yakSA ne magadhezvara kI AjJA mAMgI aura mahAkavi dvArA uccArita cAroM zloka, usI zailI meM sunA die| mahAmaMtrI kI dUsarI chahoM kanyAoM ne bhI ve zloka jyoM ke tyoM sunA die / vararuci ne sunaa| usakA khUna jama gyaa| vaha lajjA ke kAraNa hataprabha ho gyaa| samrAT ne usakI ora tiraskAra bharI dRSTi se dekhaa| mahAmaMtrI ne kahA - 'kavirAja! yaha samrAT kI rAjasabhA hai| tuma pavitra brAhmaNa ho / magadhezvara tumako kSamA karate haiM, kintu bhaviSya meM kahIM bhI aisI cauryavRtti kA sahArA mata lenA / ' eka sabhAsad ne kahA - ' kavi ne akSamya aparAdha kiyA hai| inheM kSamA na dI jaae|' - mahAmaMtrI ne kahA- 'samrAT ne kSamA isI Azaya se pradAna kI hai ki kavi bhaviSya meM yathArtha rUpa meM mahAkavi hokara bhArata kI zrIvRddhi kare / ' sabhI ne mahAmaMtrI kA jaya-jayakAra kiyA / Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 152

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27. mAtRtva kI lAlasA AmravATikA meM nirmita grISmagRha meM devI kozA apane svAmI sthUlabhadra ke sAtha eka jhUle para jhUla rahI thii| kozA kI choTI bahina citralekhA eka zayyA para so rahI thii| haMsanetrA aura citrA-donoM sakhiyAM eka ora baiThI thiiN| citrA ke hAthoM meM vINA thii| sAraMgI kI sumadhura svaralahariyAM vAtAvaraNa meM vyApta ho rahI thiiN| ATha-dasa hirana grISmagRha meM vizrAma kara rahe the| vibhinna prakAra ke pakSiyoM ke kalarava se cAroM dizAeM mukharita ho rahI thiiN| koyala kA paMcama svara bahuta madhura laga rahA thaa| svAmI ke hRdaya para mastaka rakhakara kozA jhUle kA Ananda le rahI thii| kozA kI rUpachaTA se grISmagRha apUrva ho rahA thaa| eka paricArikA grISmagRha ke dvAra para Akara rukii| kozA ne praznabharI dRSTi se usakI ora dekhaa| paricArikA ne vinamrabhAva se kahA- 'rAjasabhA se lauTe hue uddAlaka Apa zrImAna se milanA cAhate haiN|' sthUlabhadra ne kahA- 'usako yahAM bheja do|' paricArikA praNAma kara calI gii| kozA ne pUchA- 'kyA Apane uddAlaka ko rAjasabhA meM bhejA thA?' 'hAM, Aja pitAzrI aura vararuci ke vivAda kA pariNAma Ane vAlA thaa|' 'kAvya-racanA saMbaMdhI vivAda huA thaa| kyA usI ke lie kaha rahe haiM?' 'haaN|' __ 'jIta kisakI huI, yaha jAnane kI AturatA hai|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 153

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'pitAjI ke atirikta koI nahIM jIta sktaa|' sthUlabhadra ne apanA vizvAsa vyakta kiyaa| ___ 'merI bhI yahI kalpanA hai|' kozA ne mahAmaMtrI ke prati zraddhA vyakta kii| uddAlaka aayaa| donoM ko namana kara apanI priyA citrA kI ora tirachI dRSTi se dekhatA huA vahAM khar3A ho gyaa| sthUlabhadra ne pUchA- 'uddAlaka! vijaya kisakI huI ?' 'mahAmAtya zakaDAla kii| 'uddAlaka! rAjasabhA kI sArI kAryavAhI mujhe sunaa|' uddAlaka ne rAjasabhA kI sArI ghaTanA jyoM kI tyoM kaha sunaaii| kozA ne svAmI kI ora dekhakara kahA-'Aryaputra! ApakI bahaneM jisa kAvya se paricita thIM, usako vararuci ne kaise kahA hogA?' sthUlabhadra haMsa pdd'aa| haMsate-haMsate usane kahA- 'devI! yaha to eka rAjanIti kI cAla hai| vAstava meM vararuci sahI hai| usake sampUrNa kAvya naye haiM, navya-nirmita haiN|' 'to phira?' 'yahI mahAmaMtrI kA buddhi-gaurava hai| merI sAtoM bahinoM kI smRtizakti tIvra hai| eka bAra sunA huA kAvya unheM yAda raha jAtA hai| uttarottara pratyeka bahana kI dhAraNA-zakti aisI hI hai| pahalI bahana eka bAra sunakara, dUsarI bahana do bAra sunakara, tIsarI tIna bAra sunakara naye se nayA kAvya smRti meM rakha sakatI hai| isI prakAra sAtavIM bahana sAta bAra sune kAvya ko smRtipaTala para aMkita kara letI hai| yaha unakI sahaja zakti haiM' 'oha! taba to pitAjI ne jo yaha kiyA, usake pIche bhI koI-nakoI puSTa kAraNa hogA?' 'avazya hI, isake binA pitAjI kisI kI pratiSThA ko AMca taka nahIM Ane dete|' uddAlaka namaskAra kara bhavana kI ora lauTa gyaa| jAte samaya usane apanI preyasI citrA kI ora premabharI dRSTi se dekhaa| citrA apane svAmI kA Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 154

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1 manobhAva jAna gaI / kozA ne donoM kI dRSTigata bhASA ko spaSTa karate hue kahA- 'citrA ! terA uddAlaka rAjasabhA ke vivAda ko sunakara pAgala-sA ho gayA hai| tujhe usakI sevA meM jAnA caahie|' citrA ne saMkoca bhare svara meM kahA - 'devI!' 'devI se bhI deva kA mahattva adhika hotA hai| tU jA / hama jalakrIr3A karane A rahe haiM-upavana ke jalAzaya meM saumyagaMdha kA sattvArka DAlakara sArI taiyArI rakhanA / ' citrA mastaka jhukAkara calI gii| kozA ne sthUlabhadra se kahA'svAmInAtha ! aba hama upavana meM caleM / citralekhA ArAma se so rahI hai / ' donoM uThe / jAte-jAte kozA ne haMsanetrA se kahA- 'jaba lekhA jAga jAe taba use snAna karAkara citrazAlA meM le aanaa|' saMdhyA ke pazcAt sthUlabhadra aura kozA gaMgA kinAre jAne kI taiyArI karane lge| kozA ne nIlaraMga kA kamarapaTTa, zveta kaMcukI aura azoka ke phala jaise raMga kA uttarIya dhAraNa kiyA / mANaka, muktA aura panne ke alaMkAra phne| usane vajra kI aMgUThI phnii| kozA taiyAra hokara svAmI ke vastragRha meM gaI / sthUlabhadra ne kasuMbala pItAmbara aura harita uttarIya dhAraNa kiyA aura vajramuktA kA bAjubaMdha baaNdhaa| itane meM hI kozA vahAM pahuMcI aura svAmI ke gale meM zrImaMtI aura mAdhavI phUloM kI mAlA pahanAtI huI bolI- 'kitane sundara haiM Apa ! ' sthUlabhadra ne musakarAkara kahA - 'yaha sArA devI ke saundarya kA hI prabhAva hai| ' 'nahIM, strI ke saundarya kI zobhA usake svAmI se hI hotI hai|' 'kozA ! terI patibhakti, tere prema aura tere nArItva ko dekhakara merA anta:karaNa parama praphullita rahatA hai| tere yoga se atIta kI merI sArI kalpanAeM dhUmila ho gaI haiM / ' 'atIta kI kalpanAeM? maiM kucha bhI nahIM samajha skii|' 155 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'rUpA! tujhe prApta karane se pUrva maiMne nirNaya kiyA thA ki mujhe sadA strI-jAti se dUra rahanA hai| mere hRdaya meM strI-jAti ke prati koI sthAna nahIM thaa| maiMne samajha rakhA thA-jIvana-naiyA ko Dubone vAlI, saMsAra meM pralaya lAne vAlI aura samasta doSoM kI jar3a hai nArI! tere saMyoga se mujhe dUsarA hI satya milaa|' __'kaisA satya?' haMsate hue kozA ne svAmI ke nayanoM meM jhAMkA / nayanoM meM nArItva kA vijaya aura Adarza patnI kA garva jhAMka rahA thaa| 'terI prApti se samajha sakA hUM ki nArI saMsAra kA Adarza hai| jIvana kI zItala chAyA nArI meM hai| jIvana kI zakti aura jagat kI preraNA kevala nArI meM hI hai, dUsare meM nhiiN|' kozA ne mana-hI-mana apane ko dhanya maanaa| vaha bolI-'abhI to hameM gaMgA ke kinAre jAnA hai| vilamba hone para yAtrA adhUrI raha jaaegii|' sthUlabhadra ne kozA ko bAhupAza meM lete hue kahA-'inhIM AzAoM aura svapnoM ke madhya hamArA jIvana ananta ho, yahI kAmanA hai|' donoM jaba prAMgaNa meM Ae taba uddAlaka ne nikaTa Akara kahA'ujjayinI ke saMghArAma se eka dUta saMdeza lekara AyA hai|' 'ujjayinI ke saMghArAma se?' kozA ne prazna kiyaa| 'hAM, vaha AcArya kumAradeva kA saMdeza lekara AyA hai|' 'oha! tU use mAnapUrvaka atithigRha meM le jA, usakI ucita vyavasthA kara / do-cAra ghaTikAoM ke bAda use mere pAsa le AnA' kahakara kozA aura sthUlabhadra donoM gaMgA ke kinAre jAne ke lie upasthita ho ge| ghATa para kozA kI svarNa-jaTita naukA taiyAra thii| donoM usameM baiThe aura sAmane vAle kinAre kI ora cala pdd'e| kinArA aayaa| donoM nIce utara ge| grISma kA uttApa maMda ho cukA thaa| gagana meM nakSatra haMsa rahe the| donoM sRSTi ke saundarya ko AMkhoM se pIte hue upavana meM ge| haMsanetrA pIche-pIche A rahI thii| dUsarI koI paricArikA sAtha nahIM thii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 156

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upavana kI thor3I dUrI para eka mArga para bIsa-pacIsa kApAlika hAtha meM mazAla lekara jA rahe the| sthUlabhadra kI dRSTi una para pdd'ii| Arya sthUlabhadra ne kozA se kahA- 'devI! yahAM koI kApAlika rahatA ho, aisA lagatA hai|' 'hAM, maiMne sunA hai ki dUra ke eka vana meM zAmba kApAlika kA bhayaMkara Azrama hai|' aisA kahakara kozA ne pIche AtI huI haMsanetrA se pUchA- 'zAmba kApAlika kA Azrama isI ora to hai / ' 'hAM, devI!' haMsanetrA ne kahA / sthUlabhadra ne haMsanetrA kI ora dekhakara kahA - 'haMsanetrA ! maiMne sunA hai ki zAmba kApAlika narabali detA hai ?' 'hAM, mahArAja! isa ora koI jAtA hI nahIM / ' kozA bolI- ' zAmba kApAlika ko maiMne rAjabhavana meM dekhA thaa| vaha eka camatkArI puruSa hai|' 'devI! jahAM hiMsA hotI hai, vahAM vizuddha camatkAra nahIM ho sakatA / ' sthUlabhadra ne calate-calate kahA / kozA ne kahA- 'dharma kI dRSTi se ApakA kahanA saca hai / parantu samrAT aura sAmrAjJI isa para bahuta prasanna haiM / ve kahate haiM ki zrInanda kA janma isI kApAlika kI kRpA se huaa|' sthUlabhadra bolA- 'yaha apanI-apanI zraddhA para nirbhara karatA hai|' kozA ne haMsate hue kahA- 'merI eka icchA hai- eka bAra hama usa Azrama meM caleM / ' 'tujhe jAnA ho to maiM avazya hI sAtha aauuNgaa| parantu binA prayojana vahAM jAne se lAbha hI kyA hai ? ' 'prayojana to hai hI / ' 'zAmba kApAlika ne mere nRtya para mugdha hokara kahA thA - devI! jaba koI kArya ho to Azrama meM avazya AnA / ' 'aisA koI kArya.....' sthUlabhadra ne lajjA se lAla hue apanI patnI ke muMha kI ora dekhate hue kahA / 157 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kozA bolI- 'do mahIne pUrva maiMne apane mana kI bAta Apako batAI thii|' 'oha!' kahakara sthUlabhadra haMsa par3A aura haMsate-haMsate bolA-'priye! saMsAra meM mAtRtva kI icchA pratyeka nArI ke prANoM meM hotI hai| yaha asvAbhAvika yA lajjAjanaka bhI nahIM hai| kintu santAna kI prApti kisI maMtrabala yA prayogabala kA viSaya nahIM hai| yaha bhAgya kI sampatti hai| bhAgya jisa dina udAra hogA, usa dina terI icchA svata: phalIbhUta ho jaaegii| kyA isIlie kApAlika ke Azrama meM jAnA hai ?' 'hAM, hamArA vivAha hue chaha varSa bIta gae haiM, isalie.....' kozA apanA vAkya pUrA nahIM kara skii| sthUlabhadra bolA- 'kozA! karmAdhIna viSaya ko zAmba kApAlika ke bharose para chor3anA, mujhe ucita nahIM lgtaa| vahAM jAne para pazuhiMsA yA narabali ko svIkRti denI pdd'egii| kisI nirdoSa kI hiMsA se yadi santAna kI prApti hotI hai to aisI santAna kI icchA maiM kabhI nahIM kruuNgaa|' 'to?' 'cintA mata kara / tU yA maiM abhI bUr3he nahIM hue haiN| bhAgya ko palaTane kI zakti na kApAlika meM hai aura na kisI mAMtrika meN|' tatkAla kozA svAmI ke caraNoM meM girakara bolI- 'mujhe kSamA kreN|' 'pagalI kahIM kI! calo, lauTa calate haiN| bahuta dUra A ge|' patnI kA hAtha pakar3ate hue sthUlabhadra ne khaa| donoM lauTa pdd'e| bhavana meM Ane ke bAda ujjayinI se Ae hue saMdezavAhaka ko bulA bhejaa| saMdeza pddh'aa| AcArya kumAradeva bImAra the| ve kozA se milanA cAhate the| bhikSuNI sunandA gurjara deza kI ora calI gaI thii| ye samAcAra sunakara kozA kA mana vyAkula ho utthaa| pitAtulya AcArya aura bhikSuNI mAtA ke smaraNa ne usakI AMkheM gIlI kara diiN| sthUlabhadra ne kahA- 'priye! hamako ujjayinI jAnA hI caahie|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 158

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kozA bolI- 'pravAsa kI taiyArI karUM?' 'hAM, do-cAra dinoM meM hI hameM yahAM se cala par3anA hai| aisA hI huaa| citralekhA kI dekha-rekha karane ke lie uddAlaka aura citrA se kahakara, thor3e dAsa-dAsiyoM sahita devIkozA apane priyatama ke sAtha ujjayinI kI ora vidA huii| ujjayinI dUra thii| paMtha vikaTa thaa| zIghra pahuMcakara AcAryadeva se milane kI utkaMThA tIvra thii| 156 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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28. SaDyaMtra vararuci kI karuNa parAjaya se suketu ke du:kha kA pAra nahIM rhaa| kozA ko prApta karane kI aMtima AzA bhI kSINa ho gii| vararuci ko sahayoga dene vAle anya maMtrIgaNa bhI zakaDAla kI apratyAzita vijaya se kAMpa utthe| dUsare dveSI jana bhI kiMkartavyavimUr3ha hokara cintA ke sAgara meM DUba ge| lalATa para parAjaya kA zyAma candraka dhAraNa kara vararuci ekAnta meM calA gyaa| vaha sahI thaa| usakA kAvya sahI thA, nayA thA, phira bhI use zakaDAla ke samakSa parAjita honA pdd'aa| itanA hI nahIM, sadA ke lie vaha samrAT kA vizvAsa kho baiThA / yaha duHkha use atyanta pIr3ita kara rahA thaa| magadhezvara ko hastagata kara aneka kArya sampAdita karane kA usane svarNima svapna saMjoyA thaa| kintu mahAmaMtrI ne eka hI izAre se usake svapna ko miTTI meM milA diyaa| tIna-tIna mahIne taka ekAMtavAsa meM rahakara vararuci ne aneka yojanAeM bnaaiiN| zakaDAla ko vaha aba parama zatru mAnane lgaa| buddhibala aura prapaMca kI racanA se zakaDAla ne vijaya prApta kI thii| isa vijaya kA badalA lene kI tIvra Aga vararuci ke mana meM dAvAnala kI bhAMti sulaga rahI thii| isa dAvAnala ko zAnta karane ke lie usane aneka vikalpa soce, aneka yojanAeM bnaaiiN| kintu lokadRSTi meM usakI pratiSThA gira cukI thii| aura binA pratiSThA prApta kie ve yojanAeM saphala nahIM ho sakatI thiiN| pratizodha kI Aga meM yaha jhulasa rahA thaa| khoyI huI pratiSThA ko prApta karane ke lie suketu kA sahayoga Avazyaka thaa| vaha atyanta nirAza ho cukA thaa| kyA vaha sahayoga degA? mahAmaMtrI ke prati dveSa rakhane vAle anya maMtrIjana kyA puna: merI pITha thapathapAeMge? Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 160

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vararuci ina vicAroM meM ulajha rahA thaa| itane meM hI suketu kA eka sainika AyA aura usane sAMjha taka rathapati se milane kA nimaMtraNa diyaa| mahAkavi ke prANoM meM AzA kA puna: saMcAra huaa| ___ rAtri kA dUsarA prhr| vararuci suketu ke vizAla bhavana meM gyaa| paricArikAoM ne usakA svAgata kiyaa| atithigRha meM vaha eka Asana para jA baitthaa| suketu aayaa| namaskAra kara vaha baiTha gyaa| vararuci ne AzIrvAda diyaa| suketu ne pUchA- 'mahAkavi! zakaDAla ko parAjita karane kI koI tamannA zeSa rahI yA nahIM?' ___'mahArAja! eka nahIM, lAkhoM tamannAeM mana meM haiN| maiM akelA kyA kara sakatA huuN| maiM saccA thA, phira bhI mujhe parAjita honA pdd'aa| aura Apa logoM ke zrama ko zakaDAla ne prapaMca racakara barabAda kara ddaalaa| zakaDAla ke samakSa puna: buddhi kA saMgrAma karane se pUrva mujhe apanI pratiSThA prApta karanI hogii|' eka rAjapuruSa ne kahA- 'kavivara! Apa sacce haiM, yaha hama bhI mAnate haiN| kintu Apa vRddha zakaDAla ke dAva meM phaMsakara parAjita hue haiN| parantu aba aisA koI upAya nahIM hai ki Apa apanI khoyI pratiSThA puna: prApta kara skeN|' 'upAya kyoM nahIM?' tIna-tIna mahInoM ke cintana se aneka upAya sAmane Ae haiN| zakaDAla ko sadA ke lie asta karane kI aneka yojanAeM banAI haiN|' 'to phira?' 'sahayoga ke binA kyA ho sakatA hai?' 'mahAkavi! mere aura mere sahayogiyoM kA tumako pUrA sahayoga prApta hogaa| kaho, tumane kyA upAya socA hai ? suketune protsAhita karate hue khaa| mahAkavi ne pratiSThA prApta karane kA eka mahattvapUrNa upAya kaha sunaayaa| sunakara sabake mana meM AzA kA dIpa jagamagA uThA / mahAkavi kI tIvra buddhi kI sabane prazaMsA kii| suketu ne kavi kI pITha thapathapAte hue kahA'mahAkavi! tumane jo upAya batAyA hai, vaha asAdhAraNa hai| tuma bhAgIrathI ko prasanna kro| pATalIputra to kyA, sArA magadha deza tumhAre caraNoM meM sira 161 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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jhukaaegaa| hama bhI isa bAta kA itanA pracAra kareMge ki svayaM magadhezvara Azcarya meM DUba jaaeNge|' vararuci ke parAjita hRdaya meM naye caitanya kA saMcAra huaa| pandraha dinoM ke bAda pATalIputra ke ghara-ghara aura AMgana-AMgana meM eka hI carcA sunAI dene lagI-mahAkavivararuci ne apanI kAvya-pratibhA ke dvArA gaMgAdevI ko prasanna kiyA hai| mahAkavi gaMgAdevI ke madhya khar3e hokara eka kAvya sunAte haiM aura gaMgAdevI prasanna hokara eka sau ATha svarNa mudrAoM se bharI eka thailI bheMTa karatI haiN| saba ise dekha sakate haiN| nagara ke loga gaMgA kI ora jAne lge| mahAkavi vararuci gaMgA ke kalyANa ghATa se thor3I dUra para, kamara taka pAnI meM khar3A hotA aura gaMgA kI stuti krtaa| stuti ke pUrNa hote hI tatkAla gaMgA ke jala se svarNa mudrAoM se bharI eka thailI uchalatI aura mahAkavi use hAthoM meM thAma lete| hajAroM loga yaha dRzya dekhakara mahAkavi ke caraNoM meM phUla cddh'aate| janatA mahAkavi ke kAvya se mugdha hokara vahAM se lautttii| isa ghaTanA ne Azcarya paidA kara ddaalaa| nagara ke nara-nArI kavi ke darzana karane pratidina gaMgA kI ora jAne lge| Asa-pAsa ke gAMvoM ke hajAroM loga bhI vahAM Ane lge| mahAmaMtrI ke kAnoM meM isakI carcA pdd'ii| unhoMne apane vizvasta guptacara kanakasundara ko isa ghaTanA kI saccAI jAnane kA dAyitva sauNpaa| tIna-cAra dinoM ke bAda usane apanI khoja kA pariNAma batAte hue kahA'mahArAja ! vararuci ke kAvya se gaMgAjI prasanna hokara svarNa mudrAeM detI haiN| gaMgAjI kI prasannatA ke pIche ratha-senApati suketu, arthamaMtrI tathA anyAnya kucheka vyaktiyoM kI gupta yojanA kA AbhAsa milA hai|' 'gupta yojanA kA honA sambhava hai| ve saba loga buddhihIna vararuci ko Age rakhakara gambhIra SaDyaMtra kara rahe haiN| kintu tumhArI chAnabIna abhI apUrNa hai| gaMgAjI isa prakAra kabhI prasanna nahIM ho sktiiN| isa yojanA kI pRSThabhUmi meM koI-na-koI rahasya avazya hai| tumheM isa rahasya kI khoja kara mujhe batAnA hai|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 162

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'jaisI AjJA!' kahakara kanakasundara calA gyaa| tIna dina bIta gae / cauthe dina kanakasundara mahAmaMtrI se milaa| usane rahasya kA udghATana karate hue kahA- 'mahArAja! vararuci ne eka yaMtrazilpI kI sahAyatA se eka apUrva yaMtra banAyA hai| usa yaMtra ko gaMgAjI meM rakhA gayA hai| pratyeka rAtri ke madhya bhAga meM vararuci usa yaMtra para svarNa-mudrAoM se bharI eka thailI rakha jAtA hai| prAta: vaha gaMgA meM utaratA hai| hajAroM kI bhIr3a jayanAda karatI hai| vaha usI sthAna para rukatA hai, jahAM yaMtra sthApita kiyA gayA hai| vaha gaMgA kI stuti meM kAvyapATha karatA hai aura tatkAla apane pairoM se usa yaMtra ko dabAtA hai| usake phalasvarUpa yaMtra para rakhI huI thailI Upara uchalatI hai| vararuci usa thailI ko saMbhAla letA hai| usa yaMtra-racanA kI kalpanA vararuci ne kI hai, aisA zilpI kaha rahA thaa| isa rahasya kA udghATana na ho, aisA suketu ne yaMtra-zilpI ko sAvaceta kiyA hai|' mahAmaMtrI ne haMsakara kahA- 'tere para maiM bahuta prasanna huuN| parasoM maiM magadhezvara ko sAtha lekara mahAkavi kI kAvya-sAdhanA dekhane jaauuNgaa| tujhe usa rAtri ko eka kAma karanA hai| jaba mahAkavi svarNa-mudrAoM kI thailI yaMtra para rakhakara calA jAe, taba tuma gupta rUpa se usa thailI ko lekara mere pAsa A jaanaa|' 'ApakI AjJA ke anusAra hI kArya kruuNgaa|' kahakara kanakasundara calA gyaa| dUsare dina rAjasabhA meM yaha saMdeza pracArita kiyA gayA ki mahAkavi vararuci kI kAvya-sAdhanA se gaMgAdevI prasanna huI hai| magadhezvara apane pUre maMtrImaNDala ke sAtha gaMgA ke kinAre jAeMge aura mahAkavi kI sAdhanA ko pratyakSa dekheNge| dUsare dina kalyANa ghATa ke pAsa hajAroM nara-nArI ekatrita the| magadhezvara apane rAjapuruSoM ke sAtha vahAM aae| mahAkavi vararuci uttama vastroM ko pahana janatA ke namaskAra ko svIkAratA huA ghATa para aayaa| mahAkavi ne samrAT ko AzIrvAda diyaa| vaha pUrNa AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha 163 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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dhIre-dhIre gaMgA meM utarA / yaMtra ke pAsa jAkara usane ucca svara se gaMgA kA jaya-jayakAra kiyA / mahAmaMtrI musakarA rahe the| ve magadha samrAT ke pAsa hI khar3e the| kanakasundara dvArA dI gaI svarNa mudrAoM kI thailI unhoMne eka kapar3e meM lapeTakara apane hAtha meM hI thAma rakhI thii| vararuci ne madhura svara se kAvya prArambha kiyaa| gaMgA kI stuti ko suna loga Atmavibhora ho ge| kavi kA hRdaya ullAsa se nAca utthaa| kavi ke nayana vijaya kI raktimA prakaTa kara rahe the| kAvya pUrA huaa| kavi kA paira yaMtra ke eka bhAga para TikA / kavi ne mugdha netroM se gaMgA kI ora nihArA aura svarNa mudrAoM kI thailI thAmane ke lie hAtha lambe kie| are, yaha kyA ? svarNa mudrAoM kI thailI kyoM nahIM uchalI ? kyA yaMtra koI kharAbI A gaI? kyA Aja hI aisA kucha ghaTita honA thA ? mahAkavi ghabarA utthaa| usakI AkulatA nayanoM meM jhAMkane lgii| apanI AkulatA ko chipAne ke lie kavi ne gaMgA kI stuti meM dUsarA kAvya prArambha kiyaa| kAvya pUrA kara yaMtra ko dbaayaa| kintu hAtha kucha bhI nahIM lagA / kavi vararuci kA muMha zyAma ho gyaa| janatA Azcarya-bharI dRSTi se use dekhane lagI / Aja gaMgAjI prasanna kyoM nahIM ho rahI haiM ? kavi kI sAdhanA meM kucha truTi A gaI pratIta hotI hai| loga adhIra netroM se kabhI kavi kI ora aura kabhI gaMgA kI ora dekhane lage / mahAmaMtrI ne gambhIra svara se kahA- 'mahAkavi ! Aja gaMgA prasanna nahIM hoMgI / magadhezvara ke Agamana se gaMgA lajjita ho gaI haiN| kintu maiM tumhAre kAvya-pATha ko sunakara pUrNa prasanna huuN| yahAM Ao aura mere se puraskAra prApta kro|' mahAmaMtrI ke isa kathana ko koI nahIM samajha sakA / dUra khar3e suketu Adi viziSTa vyakti asamaMjasa meM par3a gae / vararuci kI mAnasika pIr3A apAra ho gii| vaha itanA azakta ho gayA thA ki eka paira Age bar3hAnA bhI usake lie bhArI ho gayA thaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 164

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magadhezvara ne maMtrI se pUchA - 'gaMgAjI kI aprasannatA kA kAraNa kyA 'usakA kAraNa maiM hUM, mahArAja ! vararuci ne abhI taka apanA mAyAprapaMca nahIM chor3A hai| gaMgAjI kI ora se milane vAlA puraskAra mere hAtha meM A gayA hai| dekheM, yaha rahI thailI / ' kahakara maMtrI ne svarNa mudrAoM se bharI thailI bAhara nikAlakara rakha dii| hai ? vararuci ne dekhaa| AMkheM khulI kI khulI raha gaI / usako kATo to khUna nhiiN| gaMgA meM sadA-sadA ke lie samA jAne ke lie vaha idhara-udhara dekhane lgaa| suketu bhI ghabarA utthaa| mahAmaMtrI kI buddhi ke samakSa vijaya pAne kI AzA vyartha hai, aisA usane jAna liyA / maMtrIzvara bolA- 'mahArAja ! isa pAkhaMDI kavi ne apane kucheka mitroM ke sahayoga se pratiSThA prApta karane kA prayatna kiyA hai| isane gaMgA meM eka yaMtra rakhA hai| usa para vaha svarNa mudrAoM kI thailI rakha jAtA hai| kAvya pUrA kara usa yaMtra ko paira se dabAtA hai aura vaha thailI Upara uchalatI hai| usa thailI ko vaha hAtha meM thAma letA hai / vaha logoM ko yaha dikhAtA hai ki kavi ke kAvya-pATha se prasanna hokara gaMgA ne yaha bheMTa dI hai / kavi devatAoM ko bhI priya hai / ' 'itanI bhayaMkara adhamatA !' samrAT ne kahA aura vararuci ko roSabharI najaroM se dekhA / mahAmaMtrI bolA- 'mahArAja ! Aja ke prasaMga ne kavi ko sabaka sikhA diyA hai| aba hameM yahAM se cala denA cAhie / ' samrAT cale ge| janatA ne vararuci ko dhikkArA / 165 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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26. AcArya kA nidhana sattara dinoM taka nirantara pravAsa karate-karate Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA ujjayinI ke parisara meM phuNce| pravAsa atyanta zramapUrNa rhaa| saMghArAma nagarI ke pazcima bhAga meM thA / rathakAra pUchatAcha kara ratha ko saMghArAma kI ora le gyaa| kozA ne svAmI se kahA- 'Aryaputra ! eka bAta yAda A gaI hai|' 'kauna-sI bAta ?' 'mAlavakumAra mere para mugdha banA thA aura maiMne use sabaka sikhAyA thaa| Aja vahI ujjayinI kA rAjA banA huA hai| isalie yahAM hameM apanA mUla paricaya die binA rahanA hI ucita hai|' kozA ne kahA / sthUlabhadra ne haMsate hue kahA - ' rUpa ! cintA kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai| sthUlabhadra kI patnI kI ora AMkha uThAkara dekhane kI zakti becAre mAlavapati kahAM! tujhe bhaya nahIM rakhanA hai|' ratha saMghArAma meM praveza kara gyaa| saMghArAma ke saMcAlakoM ne atithiyoM kA svAgata-satkAra kiyA aura unake anukUla vyavasthA kA prabandha kiyA / I AcArya kumAradeva atyanta zIrNa ho gae the| zarIra para vAta aura kapha ke vikAra kA adhikAra ho cukA thA / ujjayinI nagarI ke utkRSTa vaidya zaMkara bhaTTa kI cikitsA cala rahI thI / vaidyarAjajI kI auSadhi ke prabhAva se AcArya kI jIvanI-zakti Tika rahI thI / vaidyarAja ne spaSTa batA diyA thA ki yaha yAtrA aMtima hai| bacane kI tanika bhI AzA nahIM hai| sthUlabhadra aura kozA- donoM AcArya kI zayyA ke pAsa ge| usa samaya AcArya AMkheM mUMdakara 'buddhaM zaraNaM gacchAmi' kA jApa kara rahe the| unake mAnasa-paTala para tathAgata kI saumya mUrti nAca rahI thI / Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 166

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kozA ne AcAryadeva ke caraNa sparza kie| AcArya ne AMkheM kholIM, dekhA ki unakI priya ziSyA putrItulya lAlita-pAlita kozA A gaI hai| kozA ne dhIme svaroM meM kahA- 'gurudeva! ApakA zarIra bahuta durbala ho gayA hai|' 'putrI ! zarIra kA koI doSa nahIM hai| zarIra ne isa abhAgI AtmA ko lambe samaya taka sAtha rakhA hai| aba zarIra meM vaha zakti nahIM hai ki AtmA ko TikAye rakha sake'-kahakara AcAryadeva haMsa pdd'e| unhoMne pUchA- 'pravAsa meM koI kaSTa to nahIM huA? maiM jAnatA thA ki tU avazya hI aaegii| kintu itanI zIghra AegI, yaha kalpanA nahIM thii|' itane samaya taka gurudeva ko ekaTaka nihArate hue sthUlabhadra bolA, 'mahAtman ! Apane mujhe nahIM pahacAnA?' 'merI kozA ke priyatama ko kyA maiM nahIM pahacAnatA? tuma mere mitra ke putra ho| tumhAre Agamana se merA citta atyanta Anandamaya aura praphullita banA hai| mahAmaMtrI kuzala to haiM ?' 'jI hAM! Apake AzIrvAda se ve kuzala haiN|' sthUlabhadra ne khaa| AcArya ne kozA se kahA- 'beTI! tujhe dekhane ke lie mere prANa chaTapaTA rahe the| mujhe laga rahA thA ki tujhe dekhane ke lie hI merA jIvana Tika rahA hai|' kozA bolI- 'gurudeva ! aisA na kheN|' 'putrI ! yaha sanAtana satya hai| isa satya se mana kyoM kaMpita ho? tujhe sukhI dekhakara maiM tathAgata ke caraNoM meM apane mana ko ekAgra kara skuuNgaa| yahAM baiThe-baiThe maiMne terI citrazAlA kI bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA sunI hai| merA mana hotA hai ki eka bAra maiM pATalIputra jAkara usa citrazAlA ko najaroM se dekhuu| kintu roga uttarottara haThIlA banatA gyaa| aba maiM yahIM se AzIrvAda detA hUM ki terI citrazAlA bhArata kA gaurava bane, preraNA bne|' aisA kahatekahate AcArya ke zvAsa kA vega bddh'aa| sthUlabhadra ne AcArya ke kapAla para hAtha rkhaa| 167 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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maunabhAva se baiThe hue do paricArakoM meM se eka bhikSu uThA aura eka zukti jitanI tarala auSadha AcArya ke muMha meM udd'elii| kozA sthira dRSTi se AcArya ko dekha rahI thii| usane socA-AcArya mahAna haiN| inake kAraNa hI Aja maiM bhArata kI sarvazreSTha nRtyAMganA bana sakI huuN| sthUlabhadra ne vinamra svara meM kahA- 'mahAtman ! Apako bolane meM kaSTa ho rahA hai| Apa dharmabhAva meM lIna rheN| kucha bolane kA prayatna na kreN| hama ApakI sevA karane ke lie hI yahAM Ae haiN|' dUsare dina mAlava ke sarvazreSTha vaidya zaMkara bhaTTa aae| unhoMne bArabAra AcArya ke zarIra kA parIkSaNa kiyA aura ucita auSadhi kI vyavasthA kii| khaNDa meM se bAhara nikalane ke pazcAt kozA ne vaidyarAja se kahA'vaidyarAja! jisa kisI upAya se Apa AcArya ko bcaaeN| kisI bhI kImata para maiM AcArya ko khonA nahIM caahtii| kImatI se kImatI auSadhi dene meM Apa saMkoca na kreN|' vaidyarAja bole- 'mAM! maiM Apase paricita nahIM huuN| kintu Apake kathana se anumAna hotA hai ki Apa AcAryadeva ke nikaTa ke sambandhI haiN| jagat meM roga kA upAya hai, kintu mRtyu kA koI upAya nahIM hai| AcAryadeva eka saptAha se adhika nahIM nikAla paaeNge|' aura aisA hI huaa| eka saptAha ke bAda AcAryadeva divaMgata ho ge| bhAratavarSa ke mahAna saMgItAcArya kumAradeva aba isa saMsAra meM nahIM rhe| pitAtulya gurudeva ke avasAna se kozA kA mana atyanta duHkhita ho gyaa| mahAna guru ke viyoga se usakA hRdaya ro pdd'aa| vaha aneka saMsmaraNoM ko yAda kara phaphaka-phaphakakara rone lgii| sthUlabhadra ne priyatamA ko zAnta karane kA prayatna kiyaa| ujjayinI se ve dezATana ke lie nikle| jaba ve puna: pATalIputra meM Ae taba sAta mAsa gujara cuke the| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 168

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pATalIputra kI raunaka vahI thii| samrAT tIna mahInoM se sAketa meM the| rAjya kA sArA dAyitva mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla aura mahAsenApati sauradeva para thA / suketu aura mahAmaMtrI kA kaniSTha putra zrIyaka mahArAja ke sAtha gae the / ve lauTane hI vAle the / vararuci eka choTe gAMva meM calA gayA thaa| vaha vaira kI jvAlA meM jhulasa rahA thaa| mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla ko parAjita karane kI tIvra icchA usameM thii| citralekhA yauvana kI dahalIja para paira rakha rahI thii| usakA zarIra dina-pratidina gaura hotA jA rahA thaa| loga usako dekhakara kahate - jaba yaha pUrNa yauvana meM praveza karegI taba kozA kI paMkti meM hI aaegii| bhavana ke sabhI loga use upakozA ke nAma se pukArate the / bhavana meM Akara kozA ne citralekhA ko chAtI se lagA liyaa| sthUlabhadra apane parivArajanoM se milA / pitA se milA / yAtrA ke sunAe / gurudeva kI mRtyu kA zoka maMda pdd'aa| kozA puna: apanI sAdhanA meM saMlagna huii| dina AnandapUrvaka bItane lge| saMsmaraNa 166 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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30. vinAza kA maMtra mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla kA dUsarA putra zrIyaka yauvana kI dahalIja para paira rakha cukA thaa| mahAmaMtrI usake vivAha kI taiyArI karane lge| lagna ke prasaMga meM samrATa aura anya kSatriya rAjA tathA rAjapuruSa Ane vAle the| unako bheMTa kyA vastu dI jAe, isa para mahAmaMtrI ne gaharA vicAra kiyaa| aneka dinoM ke bAda mahAmaMtrI ne yaha nizcaya kiyA ki bheTa dene ke lie ratnoM kI vastuoM se naye-naye zastra ucita rheNge| kSatriya subhaTa ratnoM se jyAdA mahattva zastroM ko dete haiN| zastra parAkrama ke sUcaka haiN| nizcaya karane ke pazcAt mahAmaMtrI ne magadha ke sarvazreSTha zastra-nirmAtAoM ko AmaMtrita kara apanI sArI bhAvanA unako smjhaaii| zastra-nirmAtAoM ne naye-naye zastra nirmita karane kI bAta svIkAra kii| mahAmaMtrI ne tatkAla unakI sAdhana-sAmagrI juTAI aura ve zastra-nirmAtA zastra-nirmANa meM laga ge| grAmavAsa karane vAlA vararuci eka dina prayojanavaza pATalIputra meM aayaa| apane mitroM se vaha milaa| suketu ne vararuci kA ucita satkAra karate hue kahA-'kavirAja! tuma to kevala kAvya ke mAyAjAla meM hI phaMse rhe| na tumhArI vedanA zAnta huI aura na merI AzA pUrI huii| Aja zakaDAla apane Asana para garvonnata hokara baiThA hai|' vararuci bolA- 'mahArAja! zakaDAla ko parAjita karanA sahaja nahIM hai| ve vRddha avazya hue haiM, parantu unakI buddhi vaisI hI hai|' 'vyakti kitanA hI buddhimAna ho, vaha jIvana meM kabhI parAjita nahIM hotA, yaha kabhI saMbhava nahIM hai|' suketu ne khaa| 'mahArAja! suketu ke sAtha buddhi kA saMgrAma karane ke lie maiM yogya nahIM rhaa| merI pratiSThA samApta ho cukI hai| maiM apane vizvAsa ko kho baiThA Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 170

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huuN| maiMne sunA hai ki mahAmaMtrI Ajakala rAjasabhA meM nahIM aate| kyA ve rogagrasta ho gae haiM?' ___'vaha bUr3hA rogagrasta ho, aisA lagatA hI nahIM hai| abhI vaha apane beTe ke vivAha kI taiyArI meM lagA huA hai| vaha abhI naye-naye zastroM ke nirmANa ke prapaMca meM phaMsA huA hai|' 'zastra!' vararuci ne Azcarya se puuchaa| 'hAM, atyanta tIkSNa zastra! naye-naye shstr|' suketu ne khaa| 'zastra kisalie?' 'vivAha meM upasthita hone vAle rAjapuruSoM ko bheMTa dene ke lie zastroM kA nirmANa ho rahA hai| mahAmaMtrI bahuta buddhimAna haiN| zastroM kA upahAra kSatriya ke lie yogya upahAra mAnA jAtA hai aura vaha ratnoM ke upahAra se kama kImatI bhI nahIM hotA hai|' 'kyA yaha saca hai ki mahAmaMtrI zastroM ke nirmANa meM lage haiM?' vararuci ne nayI AzA kA pallA pakar3ate hue khaa| 'isameM tumheM Azcarya kaise ho rahA hai? tumako vizvAsa na ho to tuma usake ghara jAo aura svayaM dekha aao| zastra-nirmANa meM dakSa kArIgara vahAM kArya kara rahe haiN|' 'bahuta acchA, bahuta acchaa| mitra! bahuta saphala sUtra mila gyaa|' 'kavitA kA nazA to nahIM car3hA hai?' suketu ne haMsate hue khaa| 'tumane mujhe bahuta sarasa samAcAra sunaae| suketu! vijaya apanI hogii| merI Aga bujhegii| tumhArI AzA phalegI aura zakaDAla sadA ke lie naSTa ho jaaegaa|' vararuci ne Ananda bhare svaroM meM khaa| 'bhale AdamI ! kalpanA meM mata baho / vAstavikatA kA sparza kro| isameM aisA kyA hai ki tumhArI vijaya ho aura zakaDAla kA nAza ho?' 'mahArAja! tuma buddhi ke dAMvapeMca nahIM samajha sakate / bolo, kyA tuma mujhe pUrA sahayoga doge?' 'kavirAja! tuma mujhe pAgala banAkara hI rakhanA cAhate ho| merA sahayoga hai hI, kintubatAo to sahI ki tuma kisa bAta para itane Anandita ho rahe ho?' 171 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'zakaDAla mitroM ko bheMTa dene ke lie jo zastra banavA rahA hai, ve zastra usake kuTumba ke saMhAraka bneNge| maiM eka apUrva jAla bichAtA huuN| maiM eka zloka kI racanA kara tumako duuNgaa| apane guptacaroM ke mAdhyama se tuma usa zloka kA pracAra ghara-ghara karavA denaa| pratyeka rAjyasabhAsad ko bhI usa zloka kA marma samajhA ddaalnaa|' vararuci ne utsAha se khaa| 'mujhe lagatA hai ki Aja tuma madirApAna karake Ae ho yA bhUkhe peTa Ae hoM kyA tumhAre zloka se ye sAre zastra ur3akara mahAmaMtrI ke kuTumba kA saMhAra kreNge|' 'hAM, aisA hI hogaa| isa zloka ko pracArita karane se samrATa ko yaha bhAna ho jAegA ki mahAmaMtrI jina naye zastroM kA nirmANa karavA rahA hai, vaha una zastroM ke AdhAra para samrAT kA nAza kara apane priya putra zrIyaka ko rAjyasiMhAsana para baitthaaegaa| samrAT ke guptacara mahAmaMtrI ke ghara jAkara khoja kreNge| zastra-nirmANa kI bAta sunakara samrAT kupita ho jAeMge aura unakA kopa mahAmaMtrI ke nAza kA kAraNa bnegaa| merA zloka mAtra kAvya nahIM, kintu maMtra hogA, mNtr| samajha gae tuma!' suketu ne vararuci ke vicAra sune| una para manana kiyaa| kucha vizvAsa huaa| vararuci ne Age kahA- 'mahArAja! tumako itanA mAtra karanA hai ki samrATa ke kAnoM taka merA zloka bAra-bAra phuNce| zeSa sArA nATaka svata: ho jaaegaa| yaha yojanA aisI hai ki hama parade ke pIche raheMge aura kAma barAbara ho jaaegaa| ___ 'kavivarya! hArA huA juArI dugune joza se dAMva khelatA hai| hama aneka bAra hAra cuke haiN| phira eka bAra eka juA aura kheleM / hamAre bhAgya meM parAjaya to likhI hai hI, phira bhI vijaya kI AzA kI kiraNa ko pakar3e rakhanA hai|' thor3e samaya pazcAt vararuci vahAM se calA gyaa| do dina pazcAt vararuci ne suketu ke hAthoM meM eka zloka dete hue kahA- 'yaha koI kAvya nahIM, zloka nahIM, kintu zakaDAla ke vinAza kA maMtra hai| suno Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 172

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na vetti rAjA yadasau zakaDAlaH kariSyati / vyApAdya nandaM rAjye, zrIyakaM sthApayiSyati // yaha maMtra padya sunakara samrAT kyA nahIM kregaa| bacce-bacce ke muMha para yaha zloka honA caahie| samrAT ko bhAna ho jAegA ki zakaDAla merA vadha kara zrIyaka ko rAjya dilAne kA prayAsa kara rahA hai| yaha bAta sAre nagara meM phaila cukI hai| maiM hI aMdhA hUM ki isa bAta para gaura nahIM kara rahA huuN|' suketu bolA- 'kavirAja! mujhe bhI kucha-kucha vizvAsa ho rahA hai ki yaha maMtra merI aura ApakI AzA ko pUrNa karane meM saphala hogaa|' 173 , Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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31. cinagArI mahAmaMtrI ke dveSI sabhI vyaktiyoM ne saMgaThita hokara vararuci dvArA racita zloka ko ghara-ghara aura galI-galI meM pracArita kiyaa| khelate-khelate bAlaka bhI isI zloka ko duharAte na vetti rAjA yadasau, zakaDAla: krissyti| vyApAdya nandaM rAjye, zrIyakaM sthaapyissyti|| galI-galI meM pracArita yaha zloka dhIre-dhIre rAjabhavana ke rAjapuruSoM ke kAnoM se ttkraayaa| isakI jAMca-par3atAla kii| unhoMne pAyA ki yaha zloka jana-jana ke muMha para hai| unheM cintA huii| ve socane lage-kyA yaha kisI jyotiSI kI bhaviSyavANI hai ? kyA yaha satya kA agra kathana hai| kyA kisI ne majAka meM yaha pracArita kiyA hai ? kyA mahAmaMtrI ke kisI zatru ne ise jhUThe pracAra ke sahAre mahAmaMtrI ko badanAma karane kA prayAsa kiyA hai ? yaha zloka itanA pracArita kyoM huA? kaise huA? unheM rahasya samajha meM nahIM aayaa| isa bAta kA rahasya kevala suketu aura usake sAthI hI jAnate the| mahAmaMtrI jaba-jaba sabhA meM Ate, dUsare sabhAsada unheM kucha sandeha kI dRSTi se dekhte| mahAmaMtrI ne isa bAta ko jAna liyaa| unheM Azcarya huaa| kisI sabhAsada kI yaha himmata nahIM thI ki vaha mahAmaMtrI se isa tathya kA khulAsA krtaa| mahAmaMtrI kA prabhAva acUka thaa| saba bhayabhIta the| mahAmaMtrI putra ke vivAha meM vyasta the, isalie sabhAsadoM kI saMdigdha dRSTi ke prati udAsIna rhe| unheM sandeha kA aisA koI kAraNa lagA hI nhiiN| kucha samaya taka yaha vAtAvaraNa banatA rhaa| eka dina yaha jvAlA mahApratihAra vimalasena ke kAnoM taka phuNcii| mahApratihAra Azcarya se stabdha ho gyaa| usane zastra-nirmANa ke viSaya meM aneka rAjapuruSoM se carcA kii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 174

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zastra-nirmANa kI bAta yathArtha thii| mahAmaMtrI ke prati usakI zraddhA itanI agAdha thI ki vaha zloka kI carcA mahAmaMtrI se nahIM kara skaa| eka dina samrAT prAta: bhramaNa se lauTa rahe the| mahApratihAra sAtha meM thaa| usane kahA- 'mahArAja! eka samasyA ubhara rahI hai|' 'kaisI samasyA ?' 'isa samasyA ke sAtha Apake jIvana kA prazna hai|' 'mere jIvana kA sambandha hai ? kyA ghaTanA ghaTI hai?' 'Apa kSamA kareM to maiM eka nivedana kruuN|' 'avazya kho| kyA vAtAvaraNa banA hai?' 'mahAmaMtrI ne Apake vinAza kA SaDyaMtra racA hai, aisA jJAta huA hai|' 'asaMbhava, asaMbhava!' samrAT ne khaa| 'nahIM, prabho! yaha bAta sAre nagara meM pracArita ho cukI hai| mahAmaMtrI apane ghara para naye-naye zastroM kA nirmANa karA rahe haiN| ve una zastroM se ApakA vinAza kara apane putra zrIyaka ko rAjagaddI para baitthaaeNge|' 'isakA koI puSTa pramANa hai ?' samrAT ne puuchaa| 'hA, mahArAja! yaha zloka isakA puSTa pramANa hai| yaha zloka baccebacce ke muMha para hai|' vimalasena ne samrAT ke samakSa pUrA zloka rkhaa| 'acchA, mahAmaMtrI ke prati mujhe pUrNa vizvAsa hai| kintu rAjya kA lobha koI sAmAnya AkarSaNa nahIM hai| kyA tUne zastra-nirmANa ko pratyakSa dekhA hai?' __ 'nahIM, kintu maiMne vizvasta vyaktiyoM se sunA hai|' 'sunI huI bAtoM para vizvAsa karanA khatare se khAlI nahIM hotaa| tU jA, sArI ghaTanA dekhakara mujhe btaanaa|' 'jaisI prabhu kI aajnyaa|' 'yaha jAMca saMdhyA se pahale ho jAnI caahie| maiM prathama prahara meM terI pratIkSA kruuNgaa|' samrATa ne Adeza kI bhASA meM khaa| 'jaisI magadhezvara kI aajnyaa|' kahakara mahApratihAra ne namaskAra kiyaa| 175 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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rAtri kA pahalA prhr| mahApratihAra vimalasena samrAT ke maMtraNAgRha meM gyaa| samrAT pratIkSA kara rahe the| vimalasena ne namaskAra kiyaa| samrAT ne pUchA- 'jAMca kara Ae?' 'hAM, mahArAja!' 'kyA jAnA?' 'mahAmaMtrI ke ghara vividha prakAra ke zastra banAe jA rahe haiN|' 'mahAmaMtrI se mile yA nahIM?' 'maiM unase milA thaa| unhoMne hI mujhe sAre zastra dikhalAe the|' 'unhoMne kucha kahA?' 'mahAmaMtrI ne mujhe kahA ki kSatriyoM ke upahAra-yogya zastra hI hote haiN| dUsarI koI vastu unake yogya nahIM hotii| isIlie zastroM kA upahAra dene kA nirNaya kiyA hai|' ___ 'maMtrIzvara buddhizAlI haiN| kisI ko sandeha na ho, isalie yaha upAya nikAlA hai|' samrATa ke mana meM sandeha kA aMkura phUTa pdd'aa| 'zastra uttama prakAra ke haiN| mahAmaMtrI ne apanI kalpanA se aneka zastroM kA nirmANa karAyA hai|' vimalasena ne vizeSa bAta btaaii| 'hAM, tujhe kyA lagA?' 'mahArAja! maMtrIzvara ke hRdaya meM koI pApa nahIM hai| kintu zastroM ke upahAra kI bAta atyanta nayI hone ke kAraNa sandeha paidA karatI hai|' samrAT cintana meM par3a ge| kucha kSaNoM bAda bole- 'maMtrIzvara ko isakA bhAna bhI na hone pAe ki maiM unake kArya ko sandeha kI dRSTi se dekhatA huuN| rAjya-lobha ke lie muni apanA munitva bhI chor3a dete haiN| mahAmaMtrI bhI to eka manuSya hI hai| manuSya ko samajhanA atyanta kaThina hotA hai| tU sAvadhAna rhnaa| abhI maiM aura sahI-sahI jAMca kraauuNgaa| phira maiM apanA nirNaya btaauuNgaa|' kahakara samrAT Asana se uTha ge| vimalasena ne namaskAra kiyaa| jAte-jAte samrAT ne kahA- 'isa saMbaMdhI vizeSa samAcAra jAnate rhnaa|' samrAT ke hRdaya meM cinagArI sulaga cukI thii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 176

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32. samrAT kA nirNaya manuSya ke mana meM jaba zaMkA kA aMkura utpanna ho jAtA hai, taba satya bhI asatya AbhAsita hotA hai| gata dina kA mahAna mAnava zaMkA kA gulAma ho jAtA hai| vaha sacamuca dayApAtra bana jAtA hai aura na jAne usakA bhaviSya kitanA bhayaMkara hotA hai| magadhapati ghanananda kI AMkhoM meM sandeha kA viSa ghula gayA / viSa kA prasAra thor3A nahIM hotA, vaha tatkAla phaila jAtA hai| AMkha kA viSa hRdaya taka pahuMca gyaa| jo zakaDAla pitAtulya kalyANakArI dikha rahA thA, vaha Aja bhayaMkara zatru-sA pratIta hone lgaa| saMsAra meM sabase kaThina kArya hai satya aura asatya kA nirNaya / samrAT ke cintana kI dizA badala cukI thii| unhoMne itanA bhI nahIM socA- yadi zakaDAla ko rAjya kI bhUkha hotI to usane aba taka apane caraNoM tale dabA diyA hotaa| eka nahIM, aneka rAjyoM kA svAmI vaha bana jaataa| usakI buddhi ke Age sAre rAjya nirdhana haiM, garIba haiN| zakaDAla yadi cAhatA to naMdavaMza kI itizrI kara detA / use isa pravRtti meM kucha hI kSaNa lgte| isake saMketa mAtra se aneka rAjA krAnti yA AkramaNa karane meM ekatrita ho jaate| isake eka hI prahAra se magadha kI sArI senA palAyana kara detI, itanI zakti hai, zakaDAla meN| isakI eka icchA mAtra se pATalIputra nagara miTTI meM mila jAtA / samrAT mana-hI-mana jAnate the ki zakaDAla kalpaka vaMza ke gaurava kI rakSA karane meM kRtasaMkalpa hai| vaha aisA nIca kArya kabhI nahIM kara sktaa| parantu samrAT kI AMkhoM kA viSa hRdaya ko zUnya banA cukA thaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 177

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samrAT ne gupta rUpa se jAMca-par3atAla kii| unheM yaha nizcaya ho gayA ki naye zastroM ke nirmANa se zakaDAla mere rakta kA utsava kara apanA svapna siddha kregaa| zakaDAla ke zatruoM ne samrAT ke parivartana ko bhAMpa liyaa| kucheka dinoM se mahAmaMtrI ne samrAT ke isa mAnasa-parivartana ko jAna liyaa| unhoMne samrAT ke mana ko par3hanA cAhA, para usakA pUrA vizleSaNa nahIM kara sake / mahAmaMtrI ko itanA nizcaya to avazya hI ho gayA ki samrATa virodhiyoM ke jAla meM phaMsa cuke haiN| rAtri kA dUsarA prhr| samrAT ke maMtraNAgRha meM suketu, arthamaMtrI, mahApratihAra, mahAdaMDanAyaka Adi rAjya ke ucca adhikArI gaNa upasthita the| samrAT ke mukhya aMgarakSaka zrIyaka ko bAhara bheja diyA gyaa| mahAmaMtrI kA Asana khAlI par3A thaa| koI bhI maMtraNA Aja taka binA mahAmaMtrI ke kabhI nahIM huii| Aja hI yaha magadha sAmrAjya kA durdina AyA hai| maMtrI gaMbhIra the| samrAT ne suketu se kahA- 'kyA aura adhika jAMcapar3atAla kI AvazyakatA hai?' _ 'nahIM, mahArAja! merI dRSTi meM pUrI khoja ho cukI hai| yadi hama kAlakSepa kareMge to saMbhava hai mahAmaMtrI sAvadhAna hokara kucha anartha kara baittheN|' samrAT ne arthamaMtrI kI ora dekhaa| arthamaMtrI ne kahA- 'Arya suketu ne jo kahA hai, vaha yathArtha hai| zatru kA damana prArambha meM hI kara denA caahie| yaha zakaDAla kI rAjanIti hai|' 'ThIka hai, zakaDAla kI rAjanIti zakaDAla ko hI le dduubegii| subAhu ! tumhArA abhimata kyA hai ?' samrAT ne puuchaa| 'maiM to kevala eka sainika huuN| Apa jo soceMge, vaha ucita hI hogaa|' vimalasena bolA- 'kRpAvatAra! jo tathya prApta hue haiM, ve yathArtha haiN| unameM zaMkA nahIM kI jA sktii| kintu eka nivedana hai ki Apa zakaDAla ko kucha sajA deM, usase pUrva unase kucha pUchatAcha avazya kreN| isase yaha spaSTa ho jAegA ki ve apanA aparAdha svIkAra karate haiM yA AnAkArI karate haiN|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 178

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suketu bolA- 'mahAmaMtrI se koI bAtacIta na kI jaae| mahAmaMtrI sAmAnya vyakti nahIM haiN| ve apanI yojanA ko dUsarA rUpa bhI de sakate haiM aura isase samrAT para Apatti A sakatI hai|' _ 'suketu kI bAta mujhe tathyapUrNa lagatI hai| sarpa meM viSa hai yA nahIM, isa parIkSaNa meM vyakti ko kAlakSepa nahIM karanA caahie| mahAmaMtrI ke upakAra ananta haiM isa magadha deza para, isalie mRtyudaNDa se pahale unheM pazcAttApa karane kA eka avasara diyA jaaegaa| mahAmaMtrI jo rAjadroha karane para utArU haiM, isake lie unakA aura unake pUre kuTumba kA vadha kiyA jaaegaa| vadha kA nizcita dina aura samaya kA maiM nirNaya kruuNgaa| samrAT ne apanA aMtima nirNaya sunA diyaa|' 'dhanya haiM, magadha ke svAmI!' suketu ne harSa se khaa| vimalasena kA hRdaya ro pdd'aa| samrAT kA nirNaya sunakara saba apane-apane AvAsa-sthala kI ora lauTa aae| mahApratihAra vimalasena apane ghara na jAkara sIdhe mahAmaMtrI ke ghara kI ora ravAnA huaa| usake hRdaya meM apAra vedanA thii| mahAmaMtrI kI prAmANikatA aura rAjabhakti ke prati vaha zraddhAnata thaa| usake mana meM aneka prazna ubharane lge| kyA yaha mahAmaMtrI ke virodhiyoM dvArA bichAyA huA jAla to nahIM hai ? isa jAla meM phaMsakara samrAT anyAya to nahIM kara deMge? yadi zakaDAla para anyAya huA to magadha kA rAjya siMhAsana asta-vyasta ho jaaegaa| vimalasena kA hRdaya prakaMpita ho rahA thaa| jaba vaha maMtrIzvara ke prAsAda para pahuMcA taba rAtri kA tIsarA prahara cala rahA thaa| paharedAra idhara-udhara ghUma rahe the| dvArapAla ko apanA paricaya dekara vimalasena andara gyaa| mahAmaMtrI nidrAdhIna the| eka paricAraka ne unheM jgaayaa| ve nIce aae| vimalasena ne unakA abhivAdana kiyaa| mahAmaMtrI ne kahA 'vimala! abhI kaise AnA huA? magadhezvara svastha to haiM na?' 'hAM, mahArAja! magadhezvara kuzala haiN|' vimalasena ne khaa| 176 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'vimala! tuma itane udAsa aura cintAtura dikha rahe ho, kyoM?' 'maMtrIvarya! eka vizeSa kArya se upasthita huA huuN|' 'bolo|' 'eka mahattvapUrNa bAta pUchane AyA huuN| Apa mujhe vacana deM ki Apa mujhe sahI-sahI tathya se avagata kraaeNge|' "vimala! tuma to mere putra ke samAna ho| Aja pitA ke prati zaMkA kyoM ho rahI hai ? zakaDAla kabhI asatya kA Azraya nahIM letaa| bolo, tuma kyA jAnanA cAhate ho?' ___ 'maMtrIvarya! abhI kucha hI dinoM se eka zloka pracArita kiyA gayA hai| kyA Apako vaha jJAta hai ?' 'hAM, zloka sunA hai aura jAnatA hUM ki yaha zloka kisane banAyA hai| itanA hI nahIM, maiM yaha bhI jAnatA hUM ki zakaDAla kI kIrti ko dhUmila karane ke isa prayatna meM kina-kina rAjapuruSoM kA hAtha hai|' 'kyA isa zloka kI satyatA kucha bhI nahIM hai ?' 'kucha bhI nhiiN| kintu samrAT kI cintA kA kAraNa bhI vaha zloka banA hai, aisA merA anumAna hai|' 'phira Apane samrATa ke samakSa isakA pratikAra kyoM nahIM kiyA ?' 'vimala! eka bAta kA vizvAsa rakho-asatya kI umra lambI nahIM hotii| satya kabhI nahIM mrtaa| jisako maiMne samrAT banAyA, jisakI kIrti phailAne meM maiMne apanA lahU bahAyA hai, usakA vinAza karane jitanI krUratA zakaDAla meM hai, aisA mAnane vAle dayA ke pAtra haiN|' vimalasena vicAramagna ho gyaa| mahAmaMtrI ne pUchA-'vimala! yaha saba kyoM pUcha rahe ho?' _ 'mahArAja! isakA kAraNa bahuta gaharA hai| Apa zastroM kA nirmANa kyA zrIyaka ke vivAha ke lie hI karavA rahe haiM ?' 'vimala ! tuma kyA mAnate ho? kyA vRddhAvasthA meM maiM inakA prayoga karUMgA? vimala! zastroM ko upahAra meM denA nayI bAta hai| kintu hai yaha bahuta Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 180

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mahattvapUrNa / maiMne bahuta gaharAI se cintana kiyA hai| Aja kSatriya zastravimukha ho rahe haiN| unheM apane karttavya kA bodha ho, yahI merI bhAvanA hai| kSatriyoM ke lie isase acchA koI upakAra ho nahIM sakatA, aisA maiM mAnatA huuN|' 'mahArAja! mahArAja!' vimalasena se Age nahIM bolA jA sakA / vaha zakaDAla ke caraNoM meM gira pdd'aa| mahAmaMtrI ko kucha bhI samajha meM nahIM aayaa| unhoMne vimalasena ko hAtha pakar3akara utthaayaa| ve bole-'vimala! itane vyathita kyoM ho?' 'bahuta bar3A anartha hone vAlA hai|' 'anartha ?' 'haaN| samrAT Apase vimukha ho gae haiN| Apake zatruoM ke jAla meM ve burI taraha se phaMsa cuke haiN| samrAT mAnate haiM....' 'kyA?' 'mujhe Apa kSamA kreN|' 'vimala! samrAT jo kucha bhI mAneM, zakaDAla apanI pavitratA ke AdhAra para hI jIvita hai| bolo, samrAT kyA mAnate haiM ?' 'ina navanirmita zastroM se Apa samrAT kA vinAza karanA cAhate haiM aura magadha ke siMhAsana para zrIyaka ko biThAnA cAhate haiN|' 'samrAT vararuci ke zloka ko satya mAnate haiM?' 'bAta isase bhI Age bar3ha gaI hai| abhI-abhI maiM samrAT kI maMtraNAgoSThI se hI A rahA huuN| maMtraNA meM suketu, subAhu aura arthamaMtrI the| samrAT ne nirNaya kiyA hai....' 'bolo, ni:saMkoca bhAva se btaao|' 'nirNaya bahuta bhayaMkara hai, mahArAja! maiM kisa muMha se sunAUM?' 'zakaDAla kA nAza kara vipatti se bacanA-yahI nirNaya hai kyA ?' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 181

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'isase bhI bhayaMkara! ApakA tathA Apake kuTumba kA vadha karane kA samrAT ne nirNaya liyA hai| Apa magadha sAmrAjya kI zakti haiN| Apa satya ko prakaTa kara magadha kI zakti ko bacA leN| magadha ke akalyANa ko rokeN| mahAtmA kalpaka ke vaMza kI jyoti ko amara rkheN| ____ mahAmaMtrI kucha kSaNa mona rahakara bole- 'putra! tuma nizcinta rho| jo hogA, use koI nahIM roka skegaa| magadha kI zakti kA yadi vinAza honA hI hai to koI usako nahIM roka sktaa| parantu mahAtmA kalpaka ke vaMza kI jyoti kabhI nahIM bujhegii| zakaDAla kI pavitratA kA paricaya avazya milegaa|' vimalasena khar3A huaa| zakaDAla ke caraNoM meM praNAma kiyaa| mahAmaMtrI ke caraNoM para vimalasena ke AMsU Dhalaka pdd'e| zakaDAla ne vimalasena ko uThAte hue kahA- 'hamane to bAtacIta kI hai, use tuma gupta rkhnaa| tuma nizcinta hokara ghara jaao| saba kucha ThIka hogaa|' vimalasena ghara kI ora lauTa gyaa| mahAmaMtrI jinezvara deva kA smaraNa karate-karate bAhara Ae aura zayanagRha meM na jAkara upAsanAgRha meM cale ge| vahAM ve ekAgra ho ge| unakI AMkhoM meM AMsuoM kA prabala pravAha spaSTa dikha rahA thaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 182

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33. zakaDAla kA nirNaya ugate sUrya kI razmiyAM mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla ke bhavya prAsAda para bikhara rahI thiiN| mahAmantrI abhI-abhI apane upAsanA-gRha se bAhara Ae the| unakA bhavya lalATa candana ke tilaka se zobhita ho rahA thaa| unake nayana AtmaprakAza ko prakaTa kara rahe the| magadha ko samRddha karane vAlI unakI bhujAeM abhI bhI zithila nahIM par3I thiiN| itanA hone para bhI isa parama tejasvI aura jJAnI rAjapuruSa ke hRdaya meM bhayaMkara tUphAna uTha rahA thaa| vimalasena se prApta samAcAroM se mahAmantrI kA mana uthala-puthala ho rahA thaa| kala kA kSudra ghanananda mAno yAcanA karatA huA inake sAmane khar3A hai aura inhoMne apUrva prema aura niSThA se usake mastaka para apanA hAtha rakhA hai| vaizAlI ke saMgrAma meM ghanananda kA vaibhava aura sammAna dAMva para laga cukA thaa| donoM kA saMrakSaNa mahAmantrI ne kiyA thaa| ghanananda ke gRhakleza kA upazamana bhI mahAmantrI ne hI kiyA thaa| mUra aura ghanananda ke choTe putra ko kArAvAsa prApta ho cukA thaa| mahAmantrI ne donoM ko bacAyA aura ghanananda kI apakIrti hote-hote bcii| __magadha kI samRddhi ke lie mahAmantrI zakaDAla ne sadA apane svArthoM ko gauNa kiyaa| yadi ye cAhate to samrAT ghanananda ko kabhI kA miTTI meM milA dete| kintu mahAmantrI zakaDAla mahAtmA kalpaka ke vaMza ke gaurava the, saMrakSaka the| sabhI svArtha, sabhI sukha aura sabhI svahitoM ko eka ora rakhakara mahAmantrI ne magadha aura magadha kI janatA tathA magadhezvara kA kalyANa kiyA thaa| yahI mahAmaMtrI kA ekamAtra jIvana-mantra thaa| 183 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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aura Aja..... samrAT ghanananda kI dRSTi meM atIta kA mahAna zakaDAla Aja mara cukA thaa| magadha ke kalyANa ke lie khUna bahAne vAlA zakaDAla Aja magadha siMhAsana kA kaTTara duzmana mAnA jAne lgaa| bhAgya kA kaisA krUra parihAsa! putra kA vivAha nikaTa hai| utsAha aura Ananda se sArA vAtAvaraNa AplAvita ho rahA hai| cAroM dizAeM sukha, Ananda aura santoSa se mukharita ho rahI haiN| aura isI samaya bhAgya ko prakaMpita karane vAlA aTTahAsa sunAI detA hai| vidhi kaba kisako apanA zikAra banA letI hai, yaha kisane jAnA hai ? puruSArtha kI pAMkhoM se ananta AkAza meM ur3ane vAlA zakaDAla, buddhi aura pavitratA kA pratimAna zakaDAla Aja hRdaya meM uThane vAle tUphAna meM phaMsakara kiMkartavyavimUr3ha bana rahA hai| vicitra hai karma kA vipAka! zakaDAla ne paricAraka se kahA- 'zrIyaka aura usakI bahanoM ko yahAM bhej|' vRddha zakaDAla! nanhe-nanhe baccoM ko chor3a usakI patnI cala basI thii| ekapatnIvrata ke raMga se raMgA huA zakaDAla, mAM kI mamatA ko hRdaya meM saMjokara baccoM kA lAlana-pAlana karatA rhaa| usake mana meM jyeSTha putra sthUlabhadra ke prati aneka AzAeM thiiN| kintu sthUlabhadra pitA ke ghara kA tyAga kara eka rAjanartakI se vivAha kara vahIM rahane lagA thaa| guNavatI kanyAoM ne vivAha karane se inakAra kara diyA thaa| ve avivAhita rahakara pitA ke pAsa hI rahatI thiiN| zakaDAla kI AzA zrIyaka para TikI thii| kulIna kanyA ke sAtha usakA vivAha nizcita huaa| utsAha-pUrvaka vivAha kI taiyArI hone lgii| kintu niyati ne zakaDAla kI antima AzA para tuSArApAta kara ddaalaa| ___kaisA tuSArApAta! pralaya se bhI adhika vikarAla aura vinAza se bhI adhika bhyNkr| jIvana kI uttara avasthA meM pralayaMkArI vinAza! Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 184

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vidhi kI lIlA! kanyAeM khaNDa meM aayiiN| pitA ko namaskAra kara ve eka ora baiTha giiN| pitA ne karuNA-bharI najaroM se putriyoM ko ekaTaka dekhaa| usake mana meM prazna ubharA-kyA ye nirdoSa kanyAeM magadhezvara kI talavAra kA bhoga baneMgI? nahIM....nahIM....nahIM....! bhAgya ko bhI apanA mArga badalanA pdd'egaa| yadi yaha niyati hogI to puruSArtha use badala ddaalegaa| 'putriyoM ! maiMne tumheM yahAM kyoM bulAyA hai, jAnatI ho?' putriyoM ne koI uttara nahIM diyaa| ve pitA kI ora nihAratI rhiiN| zakaDAla ne kahA- 'Aja merA citta bahuta prasanna hai| tumhArI jo icchA ho, maiM use pUrI karane ke lie taiyAra huuN|' yakSA bolI- 'pitAjI! Apa to hama para sadA prasanna hI rahate haiN| ApakA vAtsalya hamAre jIvana kA prANa hai|' 'beTI, aba maiM bUr3hA ho gayA huuN| bur3hApA kisI ko nahIM chodd'taa| kucha hI samaya kA maiM mehamAna huuN| maiM tumhArI icchAoM ko pUrI karane meM Aja bhI samartha huuN| isa samarthatA kA maiM upayoga karanA cAhatA huuN| bolo, tuma saba kyA cAhatI ho?' 'pitAjI! Apa jAnate hI haiM ki hamArI icchA sAMsArika bandhanoM se mukta hokara zrIvIraprabhu ke mArga para agrasara honA hai| Apa hameM AjJA deN| hama pravrajita hokara Atma-kalyANa kareM, bandhanoM se mukta ho jaaeN|' 'kyA tuma sAto bahinoM kI yaha icchA hai, yA eka-do kI?' sAtoM bahinoM ne eka-svara meM kahA- 'hama saba taiyAra haiN|' 'tyAgamArga kI bAdhAoM aura bhaya sthAnoM kA cintana kiyA hai ? jJAtaputra bhagavAna mahAvIra kA saMyama-mArga sarala nahIM hai| talavAra kI tIkSNa dhAra para calanA kabhI sambhava ho sakatA hai, para.... bIca meM hI reNA bolI- 'zakaDAla kI putriyoM ke lie bhagavAna kA mokSa-mArga kaThina nahIM hai|' 185 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'tuma saba yauvana ke prAMgaNa meM pahuMca cukI ho| paga-paga para AkarSaNa aura viDambanAeM phailI huI haiM!' zakaDAla ne khaa| __'AkarSaNoM aura viDambanAoM ko tor3e binA mukti kaise mila sakatI hai ? Apa hI to kaha rahe the ki mukti-mArga ke pravAsI sAdhaka yadi aDiga hote haiM to tyAga kA mArga sahaja bana jAtA hai|' bhUtadinnA ne khaa| 'aisI aDigatA tuma rakha sakogI?' 'hAM, prANa dekara bhI usa para aDiga rahane kA sAhasa hai, pitAjI!' sabase choTI beTI reNu ne khaa| 'sAdhuvAda! saMyama mArga para agrasara hone kI merI anumati hai| isase tumhArI prasannatA bar3hegI?' 'hAM', sAtoM bahinoM ne khaa| 'tumhArI sabakI icchA paripUrNa ho, yaha merI maMgala kAmanA hai| aba tuma saba bhagavAna mahAvIra kI upAsanA kro|' 'basa pitAjI ! Aja Apane hameM bahuta de ddaalaa| Apa dhanya haiN|' sAto bahineM pitA ke caraNoM meM natamastaka hokara apane-apane AvAsa kI ora calI giiN| pitA ne pratyeka kanyA ke mastaka para hAtha pherA, AzIrvAda diyaa| zakaDAla saMsAra kI anityatA aura asAratA kA cintana karane lgaa| use yaha aspaSTa AbhAsita thA ki saMsAra prapaMca hai, yahAM sAra kucha bhI nahIM hai| usane apanI putriyoM ke sAhasa kA mana-hI-mana abhinandana kiyA aura saMyama-mArga para prasthita hone kI svayaM kI asamarthatA para pazcAttApa karane lgaa| ___ mahAmAtya zakaDAla mukta vAtAyana meM khar3e-khar3e ananta AkAza ko nihAra rahe the| usI samaya zrIyaka ne khaNDa meM praveza kara pitA ko praNAma kiyaa| maMtrIzvara ne putra ke sundara aura tejasvI vadana kI ora dekhaa| sukumAra yuvaka! Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 186

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yauvana ke prathama prahara meM uchalate hue hRdaya se yukta zrIyaka! AzAoM kI jIvanta kavitA ke samAna pyArA putra shriiyk| mahAtmA kalpaka ke vaMza kA antima cihna ! kyA isa nirdoSa yuvaka ke rakta se magadha kA sAmrAjya nirApada hogA? nahIM....nahIM....nahIM! magadha kA siMhAsana kalaMkita hogaa| zrIyaka ne pUchA- 'kyA AjJA hai, pitAzrI?' 'zrIyaka! svastha to ho?' 'hAM pitAjI!' 'prathama khaNDa kA dvAra banda kara de| sabhI paricArikoM aura rakSakoM ko nIce jAne ko kaha deN|' mahAmantrI ne AjJA dii| zrIyaka kucha bhI nahIM samajha skaa| usane socA ki pitAjI rAjya kI kucha gupta bAteM kheNge| usane dvAra banda kiyaa| sabhI paricArikAoM ko vahAM se nIce jAne kA Adeza diyaa| zakaDAla ne kahA- 'beTA, mere pAsa baiTha jaa|' zrIyaka pitA ke Asana para baitthaa| zakaDAla ne putra ke kandhe para hAtha rakhakara kahA- 'eka bAta batA detA hUM ki terI sAtoM bahaneM dIkSA leNgii| maiMne unheM apanI anumati de dI hai| tujhe aba kevala itanA hI karanA hai ki zakaDAla kI mAna-pratiSThA ke anurUpa dIkSA mahotsava samAyojita kara una-una sAtoM bahinoM ko jJAtaputra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zAsana ko sauMpa denA hai|' 'ApakI AjJA ke anusAra yaha kArya sampanna hogaa|' 'dekha, maiM bUr3hA ho gayA huuN| yadi dIkSA se pUrva hI merI mRtyu ho jAe, maiM na rahUM to tujhe kyA karanA hai, isI Azaya se maiMne yaha bAta kahI hai|' 'bApU!' zrIyaka camaka utthaa| 'pAgala kahIM kA! kyA isa nazvara saMsAra meM koI amara rahA hai ? aba maiM eka mahattvapUrNa bAta tujhe kahanA cAhatA huuN|' kahakara zakaDAla ne vAtAyana kI ora dekhaa| 187 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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zrIyaka pitAzrI ke vadana ko ekaTaka dekha rahA thaa| vaha Aja ke isa Akasmika vArtAlApa kA Azaya nahIM samajha pA rahA thaa| do-cAra kSaNa mauna rahane ke pazcAt zakaDAla ne musakarAte hue kahA- 'beTA! Aja taka zakaDAla ne sabakI icchA pUrI kI hai| kintu du:kha isa bAta kA hai ki Aja taka kisI ne zakaDAla kI eka bhI icchA pUrI nahIM kii| bola, kyA tU apane pitA kI icchA pUrI karegA?' 'bApU! merI parIkSA kara rahe haiM kyA! ApakI pratyeka AjJA ko maiM sira para cddh'aauuNgaa|' zrIyaka pitAjI ke tejasvI nayanoM ko dekhate hue bolaa| _ 'vatsa! maiM AjJA to sadA se karatA rahA huuN| aba AjJA denA nahIM caahtaa| kevala icchA pUrI ho, yaha cAhatA huuN|' 'ApakI jo icchA ho, vaha btaaeN| maiM use pUrI kruuNgaa|' 'merI icchA bahuta bhayaMkara hai|' zrIyaka kucha bhI nahIM samajha sakA / vaha praznabharI dRSTi se pitAzrI ko dekhatA rhaa| zakaDAla ne putra ke mastaka para hAtha rakhakara kahA- 'yadi maiM tere sira kI mAMga karUM to.....?' 'isI kSaNa AnandapUrvaka usako zrIcaraNoM meM rakha duuNgaa|' 'kintu terA vivAha hone vAlA hai|' 'vivAha se bhI kartavya mahAna hotA hai, pitAjI ! karttavya ke samakSa vivAha tuccha vastu hai|' zrIyaka ne dRr3ha svaroM meM khaa| 'yadi merI icchA isase bhI bhayAnaka ho to....?' 'vaha bhI maiM pUrI karane kI koziza kruuNgaa| yadi Apa mere isa zarIra ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e kI icchA kareMge, to tanika bhI kaMpita hue binA apane hI hAthoM se usake Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara Apako arpita kara duuNgaa|' zrIyaka ne prasannatA se khaa| 'tU dhanya hai, zrIyaka! kintu merI antaAtmA kahatI hai ki tU merI icchA pUrI nahIM kara sakegA'- kahakara maMtrIzvara ne eka dRSTi se putra kI ora AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA 188

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dekhaa| 'pitAjI ! eka bAra Apa apanI icchA batAeM, phira mere prati AzaMkA vyakta krnaa|' vRddha pitA khar3e ho ge| khaNDa meM idhara-udhara ghUmakara zakaDAla ne putra ko bAra-bAra nihaaraa| usake tejasvI vadana aura AzA-bhare nayanoM ko dekhakara zakaDAla ne kahA'zrIyaka! rAjasabhA meM kaba jAoge?' 'eka prahara ke baad|' zrIyaka pitAzrI kI gambhIra dhvani ko sunakara cauMka utthaa| 'samrAT ke aMgarakSaka ke rUpa meM Aja tU unake pAsa hI to khar3A rahegA?'- mahAmantrI ne prazna kiyaa| 'hAM pitAjI!' 'terI talavAra kI dhAra teja to hai ?' zrIyaka kucha bhI nahIM samajha skaa| mahAmantrI ne puna: prazna kiyA- 'terI talavAra kI dhAra to tIkSNa hai?' 'hAM..... 'eka hI bAra se kyA tU dhar3a se sira alaga karane meM samartha hai?' 'haaN|' 'hAtha aura hRdaya to nahIM kAMpegA?' 'nahIM, kabhI nahIM!' '.....Apake praznoM kA abhiprAya nahIM samajha skaa|' 'artha aba samajha sakoge, vatsa! tumhAre meM AtmavizvAsa kitanA hai, yaha jAnanA cAhatA thA, isalie ye prazna kie haiN| aba tuma merI icchA suna lo| Aja magadha kA mahAmaMtrI, jisane magadha ke vizAla sAmrAjya ko khar3A kiyA hai, vaha rAjasabhA meM AegA aura praNAlI ke anusAra magadha samrAT ke caraNoM meM mastaka nmaaegaa| usa samaya tumheM kaMpita hue binA 186 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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mahAmaMtrI kA ziraccheda kara DAlanA hai, eka hI jhaTake meM dhar3a se sira ko alaga kara denA hai| yahI merI aMtima icchA hai|' kahakara mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla kA eka Asana para baiTha gyaa| vajrapAta jaise zabda sunakara zrIyaka kA kalejA kAMpa utthaa| vaha khar3A hokara bolA-'pitAjI!.... zakaDAla ne zAMta svara se kahA- 'beTA! tere vRddha pitA kI isa aMtima icchA ko pUrA kie binA koI cArA nahIM hai| tU isa bhayaMkara icchA ke pIche pala rahI vedanA ko nahIM jAnatA, isIlie cauMka par3A hai|' zrIyaka pitAjI ke caraNoM meM lur3hakakara bolA- 'bApU! bApU! mujhe kSamA kreN|' mahAmaMtrI ne putra kI bAheM pakar3akara use uThAyA aura vAtsalya bharI vANI meM kahA- 'vatsa! manuSya apanI kAmanAoM ke sAtha sadA khelatA rahA hai| kintu kAmanAoM ko samApta karane kA avasara virala manuSya ko hI prApta hotA hai| maiM tere hRdaya kI vyathA nahIM samajha sakatA, itanA nAdAna to nahIM hN| kintu yaha icchA eka niSThara pitA kI nahIM hai....jisa pitA ne mAM kA dila saMjokara mAtRhIna putroM ko pAlA-posA hai....jisane bAlakoM ke hita ke lie puna: lagna nahIM kiyA....aise karttavyaparAyaNa pitA kI icchA hai|' 'pitAjI.....' AMsuoM ke prabala pravAha ko na roka sakane ke kAraNa zrIyaka Age kucha bhI nahIM bola skaa| 'zrIyaka! merI isa icchA kI pRSThabhUmi meM jo tathya haiM, unheM tU nahIM jaantaa|' zrIyaka azrupUrNa netroM se pitAzrI kI ora dekhatA rhaa|' mahAmaMtrI bole- 'vatsa! mahAtmA kalpaka kA vaMza sAta-sAta pIr3hiyoM se vaMza-gaurava kI rakSA karatA rahA hai aura magadha ke siMhAsana kI pavitratA ko akSuNNa rakhane ke lie prayatna karanA rahA hai| Aja tU nahIM jAnatA ki kalpaka vaMza ke gaurava para kyA vipatti A rahI hai| vararuci ke SaDyaMtra se Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 160

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magadha ko bacAne ke lie maiMne vararuci ke daMbha kI pola kholii| mujhe jJAta nahIM thA ki vararuci itanA kSudra aura tuccha hai| usane dveSavaza anya rAjapuruSoM ke sAtha merI pratiSThA ko miTAne kA SaDyaMtra rcaa| tere vivAha ke prasaMga para upahArasvarUpa die jAne vAle zastroM ke nirmANa kI bAta kA vararuci ne durupayoga kiyaa| usane eka zloka dvArA yaha pracArita kiyA ki mahAmaMtrI ina zastroM se samrAT kA saMhAra kara zrIyaka ko magadha kA rAja denA cAhate haiN| samrAT isa SaDyaMtra ke zikAra hue| unakA mana saMdehoM se bhara gyaa| unhoMne virodhiyoM kI bAtoM ko sahI mAna liyaa| kala hI unhoMne zakaDAla ke pUre parivAra kA vadha karane kA nirNaya le liyA hai| mujhe ye samAcAra jJAta hue haiN| maiM cAhUM to abhI apane parivAra ke sAtha magadha kA tyAga kara anyatra jA sakatA huuN| aura cAhUM to samrAT aura unake sabhI svajanoM, maMtriyoM ko kArAgAra meM DAla sakatA huuN| kintu maiM kevala magadha kA maMtrI hI nahIM hUMmagadha kA sevaka bhI hUM aura mahAtmA kalpaka kA vaMzadhara huuN| kula-gaurava aura magadha kI santAnatva kI mujhe adhika cintA hai|' zrIyaka namra svara meM bolA-'pitAjI ! kyA magadhezvara ke saMdeha ko dUra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA?' 'dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai, kintu maiM aisA nahIM caahtaa| rAjAoM ke hRdaya zUnya hote haiN| ve satyAsatya kA nirNaya karane meM bhI pramAdI hote haiN| unakI zaMkA kA nivAraNa karanA mujhe ucita nahIM lgtaa| yadi yaha prazna merA nahIM hotA, aura kisI kA hotA to maiM svayaM samrAT ko samajhA detaa| kintu Aja sthiti kucha aura hai| isIlie maiMne yaha nirNaya kiyA hai|' pitA kI darda bharI vANI zrIyaka rote-rote sunatA rhaa| zakaDAla ne Age kahA- 'zrIyaka! aba parIkSA kA samaya A gayA hai| merI pratiSThA ko AMca na Ae, yaha tujhe karanA hai| tU sAhasa ko mata kho baiThanA / merA mastaka dhar3a se alaga kara dene para yadi samrAT prazna kareM to tujhe svAmI-bhakti kA paricaya dete hue kahanA hai - maiM samrAT kA aMgarakSaka huuN| jo vyakti samrAT kI hatyA kara apane putra ko rAjasiMhAsana para biThAnA 161 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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cAhe, vaha vyakti koI bhI ho, kitanA bhI mahAna ho, vaha vadha ke yogya hai| mere vadha ke pazcAt jaba vAtAvaraNa zAMta ho jAe to eka vizvasta dUta ko bhejakara takSazilA meM rahane vAle mere priya ziSya viSNu ko sArI bAta batAnI hai| aura merA AzIrvAda bhejate hue kahanA hai ki zrIyaka sadA viSNu kA choTA bhAI hI rahegA-aisI zraddhA aura vizvAsa ke sAtha vRddha zakaDAla ne cira vidAI lI hai| zrIyaka rote hue pitAzrI ke caraNoM meM par3akara bolA-'kSamA kareM...Age kucha na kaheM....merA hRdaya phaTa jAegA....maiM isI kSaNa mRtyu ko varaNa kara luuNgaa| mujhe kSamA kreN|' 'vatsa! kAyara mata bana / merI pratiSThA aura karttavya kI rakSA kA dUsarA koI mArga nahIM hai|' 'pitAzrI ! eka mArga hai| eka upAya hai|' 'maiM aisA koI upAya nahIM cAhatA, jo kula-gaurava kI pratiSThA ke viparIta ho|' 'nahIM, bApU! kula-gaurava kI pratiSThA aura adhika bar3he, aisA upAya 'bola....' 'Apa rAjasabhA meM AeM...eka svarNa-thAla meM merA mastaka rakhakara samrAT ke caraNoM meM use upahRta kreN| samrAT se kaheM-aba magadhapati nirbhaya rheN| magadha ke siMhAsana kI bhUkha kalpaka vaMza ke vyaktiyoM ne kabhI nahIM rkhii|' zrIyaka ne gambhIra svara se khaa| pitA ne putra ko chAtI se lagAkara kahA- 'vatsa ! terI pitRbhakti anUThI hai| kintu tU abhI taka pitA nahIM banA hai| mAtA-pitA ko santAna jitanI pyArI hotI hai, saMsAra meM dUsarI vastu koI pyArI nahIM hotii| maiM putra ke zoNita dvArA apanI pratiSThA surakSita rakhU, aisA adhama pitA nahIM huuN| tujhe merI icchA pUrI karanI hI hogii| isameM aura kucha vicAra karane jaisA nahIM hai|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 162

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'to pitAzrI! mere se yaha adhama kArya nahIM hogaa|' 'zrIyaka ! kyA yaha zakaDAla kA putra bola rahA hai ? pavitra kArya ko tU adhama mAnatA hai ? pitA kI aMtima icchA ko pUrI karane kI sAmarthya bhI tujha meM nahIM rahA?' 'pitAzrI! pitRhatyA kA kalaMka.... 'pitA kI icchA pUrI karane kI zakti tere meM nahIM rahI? zrIyaka! tujhe jJAta hai tU magadha kA vizvAsapAtra aMgarakSaka hai| magadhezvara aura magadha ke mahAmaMtrI kI AjJA kA pAlana karanA terA dharma hai|' zrIyaka mauna khar3A rhaa| zakaDAla ne kucha kaThora hokara kahA- 'zrIyaka! rAjasabhA meM jaa| magadha kA mahamaMtrI tujhe AjJA detA hai ki tU apane pitA kA ziraccheda krnaa|' 'bApU! bApU! Apa merI antarvyathA ko kyoM nahIM samajha rahe haiM? pitRhatyA ke pApa se maiM kaba uRNa ho pAUMgA? Apa mujhe kSamA kareM' 'vatsa! maiM samajhatA huuN| kintu usa vyathA se bhI adhika mahattvapUrNa hai merI pratiSThA aura pavitratA kA saMrakSaNa / Aja zakaDAla magadha ko jIvita rakhane ke lie harSa se mauta ko svIkAra rahA hai| tujhe pitRhatyA kA pApa nahIM lgegaa| maiM jaba rAjasabhA meM AUMgA taba maiM apane muMha meM bhayaMkara tAlapuTa viSa lekara aauuNgaa| tujhe to kevala apane pitA kI icchA pUrI karanI hai| yaha icchA koI sAmAnya icchA nahIM hai| yaha to kalpaka vaMza kI amara jyoti hai| vatsa! jaba maiM samrAT ke caraNoM meM namUMgA, taba viSa ke prabhAva se mere prANapakherU ur3a gaye hoMge....tUto kevala merI mRtyu kA nimitta banegA...usa samaya maiM rAgadveSa se mukta hokara namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA smaraNa karate-karate prANa-tyAga kruuNgaa| tujhe koI pApa nahIM lgegaa| 'vatsa! samaya thor3A hai| jA, kAyara mata bana / yadi tU kAyaratA lAegA to merI mRtyu lajjita hogii| merI kIrti aura pavitratA logoM meM parihAsa kA viSaya bnegii| kyA uttara hai terA ?' 163 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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zrIyaka mauna khar3A rhaa| mahAmaMtrI bolA- 'mRtyu se bhI adhika kaSTadAyI yaha vedanA hogI ki maiM eka kAyara putra kA pitA thaa|' 'pitAjI....!' 'mujhe uttara de|' 'maiM rAjasabhA meM jA rahA huuN|' zrIyaka ne khaa| 'merI icchA ...?' 'ApakI icchA pUrI hogii|' kahakara zrIyaka calA gyaa| zakaDAla ne Anandabhare svaroM meM kahA- 'vatsa! dhanya hai tU! mahAna pitA kA mahAna putra!' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 164

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34. bhavya balidAna jisa samaya mahAmaMtrI ne apane putra ke sAtha mahAna nirNaya kiyA thA, usI samaya saMsAra kI parama sundarI rUpakozA apane priyatama sthUlabhadra ke zRMgArabhavana meM baiThakara jala-vihAra kI yojanA banA rahI thii| sthUlabhadra kA Agraha thA ki jalakrIr3A ke lie chaha kosa kI dUrI para tAlAba meM jAnA caahie| kozA kahatI thI ki bhavana meM jo yAMtrika jalAzaya hai, usI meM jalakrIr3A kI jaae| saMsAra meM bahuta bAra puruSa jItatA hai aura bahuta bAra strI jItatI hai| sthUlabhadra ne kahA-'priye! bhavana ke yAMtrika jalAzaya meM hama aneka bAra jalakrIr3A kara cuke haiN| Aja to nalinIdraha meM Ananda lenA hai|' kozA bolI- 'prANanAtha! yahAM jaisA ekAnta vahAM nahIM milegaa| vahAM logoM kA AvAgamana rahatA hai| ekAMta ke binA vaha Ananda nahIM A sktaa| hamArA jalAzaya yAMtrika hai, vizAla hai aura jala bhI svaccha aura surakSita hai|' bAta kA anta kozA kI vijaya se huaa| sthUlabhadra bolA- 'jo tumhArI icchA hai, vahI merI icchA hai|' / 'svAmin ! aisA na kaheM....' tirache nayanoM se svAmI kI ora dekhatI huI kozA bolI- 'merI pratyeka icchA ApakI icchA kahAM banatI hai?' sthUlabhadra ne haMsate hue kahA- 'priyatamA kI maiM pratyeka icchA ko svIkAratA rahA hUM....tumhArI kauna-sI icchA apUrNa hai ?' kozA ke nayana lajjA se bhUmi meM gar3a ge| vaha lajjAbharI dRSTi se svAmI ke unmukha hokara bolI- 'maiMne kucha samaya pUrva apanI icchA Apake caraNoM meM rakhI thI...para Apane usako kaba pUrA kiyA?' AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA 165

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'oha!' kahakara sthUlabhadra khar3A ho gayA aura kozA ke pAsa jAkara usake kaMdhoM para hAtha rakhakara bolI-'priye ! terI isa icchA ko niyati hI pUrA kara sakatI hai, maiM nhiiN| yadi zAmba kApAlika ke pAsa calanA ho to maiM taiyAra huuN|' itanA kahakara sthUlabhadra ne kozA kA gAr3ha AliMgana kiyaa| itane meM nIce se AvAja AyI- 'bhojana taiyAra hai|' donoM bhojanagRha kI ora ravAnA ho ge|' idhara.... mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla ne rAjasabhA ke lie prasthAna karane se pUrva namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA smaraNa kiyaa| ratha taiyAra thaa| ratha meM baiTha vaha rAjasabhA kI ora claa| magadha kI raajsbhaa| vizAla aura sundara / rAjasabhA kA kArya cala rahA thaa| magadhezvara siMhAsana para virAjamAna the| unake pIche do paricArikAeM cAmara DulA rahI thiiN| mahApratihAra hAtha meM naMgI talavAra liye siMhAsana ke donoM pAryoM meM khar3e the| eka thA zrIyaka aura dUsarA thA kiirtiprbh| samrAT ke pAsa mahAmaMtrI kA Asana thaa| vaha abhI taka khAlI par3A thaa| anyAnya maMtrI A pahuMce the| ve apane-apane AsanoM para baiTha gae the| pratihArI ne mahAmaMtrI ke Agamana kI sUcanA dii| samrAT, mahAdevI aura rAjapurohita ke atirikta saba sabhAsadmahAmaMtrI ke sammAna meM utthe| dhIra aura gambhIra caraNa rakhate hue mahAmaMtrI ne sabhA meM praveza kiyaa| mahAmaMtrI ne usa samaya sapheda vastra dhAraNa kara rakhe the| unake lalATa para zveta caMdana kA tilaka saumya candramA kI bhAMti zobhita ho rahA thaa| anAmikA meM vajramaya aMgUThI camaka rahI thii| dhIre-dhIre mahAmaMtrI Age aae| unake caraNoM meM kisI bhI prakAra kA prakaMpana nahIM thaa| nayanoM meM bhaya kI rekhA nahIM thii| badana para cintA kI rekhAeM nahIM thii| ve sadA kI bhAMti prasanna, zAMta aura gambhIra dikha rahe the| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 166

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ve samrAT ke Asana ke pAsa ge| samrAT ke nayanoM meM sandeha kA halAhala bharA huA thaa| mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla ke muMha meM tAlapuTa viSa bharA thaa| mahAmaMtrI ne magadhezvara aura mahAdevI ke caraNoM meM apanA mastaka nmaayaa| usa samaya unake anta:karaNa meM catu:zaraNa kI bhAvanA krIr3A kara rahI thI- 'arahate saraNaM pavajjAmi, siddhe saraNaM pavajAmi, sAhU saraNaM pavajAmi, kevali pannattaM dhammaM saraNaM pavajjAmi'-mujhe arahaMta kI zaraNa ho, siddha kI zaraNa ho, sAdhu kI zaraNa ho, dharma kI zaraNa ho| __ mahAmaMtrI kA mastaka samrAT ke caraNoM meM pahuMce, usase pUrva hI pAsa meM khar3e zrIyaka ne apanI teja talavAra kA prahAra kiyA aura sabake dekhate-dekhate mahAmaMtrI kA sira dhar3a se alaga ho samrAT ke caraNoM ke pAsa luDhaka gyaa| mahAmAtya zakaDAla ke rakta se magadha kA siMhAsana rakta-raMjita ho gyaa| dhar3a nIce Dhaha pdd'aa| rakta kA pravAha mahAmaMtrI kI pavitratA kI gAthA kahatA huA pharza para chitarane lgaa| rAjasabhA ke sabhI sabhAsad AzcaryavimUr3ha ho avAka raha ge| mahAdevI cIkha pdd'ii| vaha cIkha samrAT ke hRdaya para vajrAghAta kara gii| zrIyaka kA hRdaya dhUja rahA thA, paira prakaMpita the aura nayana chalaka rahe the| vaha ekaTaka pitA ke mastaka kI ora dekhatA rhaa| samrAT ne sulagatI AMkhoM se zrIyaka kI ora dekhakara kahA 'zrIyaka! yaha kyA kara DAlA?' sArI sabhA zrIyaka kA uttara sunane ke lie utsuka ho rahI thii| zrIyaka bolA- 'kRpAvatAra ! maiM ApakA aMgarakSaka huuN| ApakI rakSA karanA merA parama dharma hai| jaba magadhezvara ko yaha vizvAsa ho gayA ki mahAmaMtrI samrATa kA vinAza kara rAjasiMhAsana har3apanA cAhatA hai to merA 167 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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pahalA karttavya hai ki maiM usa vyakti kA vadha kara samrAT ko nizcinta banA duuN|' roSa bhare svaroM meM samrAT ne kahA-'tUne yaha kArya kisakI AjJA se kiyA?' __ 'kSamA kareM, mahArAja! pitAzrI kI yaha icchA thI ki aMdhe bane hue samrAT kI AMkheM kholane ke lie putra ke hAthoM pitA kA vadha ho| mahAmaMtrI kI AjJA thI ki pitA kI icchA pUrI ho| maiMne unakI icchA pUrI kii| jisa mahAmAtya ke kAraNa sAre saMsAra meM magadha ke varcasva kA bolabAlA thA, usake prati saMdigdha hokara, use tathA usake pUre kuTumba kA vadha karAne kI jaghanyatA ko dekha mere pitAzrI kA dila dahala utthaa| kRpAvatAra! mere pitA isase adhika aura Apako kyA upahAra de sakate the?' zrIyaka Age bola nahIM skaa| usakA galA ruMdha gyaa| usakI AMkhoM se AMsuoM kI gaMgA baha clii| vaha pitA kI nirjIva deha para gira pdd'aa| rAjasabhA ke pratyeka sadasya kI AMkheM AMsuoM se chalaka utthiiN| vakranAza, vararuci aura suketu ke nayanoM meM kucha Ananda kA AbhAsa thaa| magadha ke pavitra siMhAsana ke pAsa par3e rakta meM magadha kI mahAzakti kI mRtyu kA pratibimba dikha rahA thA....nanda vaMza kA vinAza usameM se jhAMka rahA thaa| apane Asana ke pAsa khar3A mahApratihAra vimalasena isa dRzya se tilamilA utthaa| vaha mUrcchita hokara dhar3Ama se nIce gira gyaa| ___ mahAdevI ko mUrcchita hue samaya bIta cukA thaa| magadhezvara kA hRdaya bhI dhar3aka rahA thaa| bhAratavarSa kA yaha bhavya balidAna pukAra-pukArakara kaha rahA thA'zakaDAla jIvita hai....zakaDAla jIvita hai....zakaDAla jIvita hai!' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 168

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vidhi bhI ucca ghoSa se pukAra rahI thI-zakaDAla amara hai...zakaDAla amara hai! mRtyu kA aTTahAsa sunAI de rahA thA-zakaDAla nahIM marA, ghanananda marA hai| mahAmaMtrI kI mRtyu nahIM huI, naMdavaMza kI zakti kA avasAna huA hai| hRdaya ko prakaMpita karane vAle svaroM meM zrIyaka bola uThA-'pitAjI! mere pyAre pitAjI ! mere bApU!....' aura magadha ke mukuTa binA kA mastaka mAno zAzvata zAMti kI goda meM par3A-par3A khila rahA ho, aisA laga rahA thaa| vaha aisA laga rahA thA mAno rakta ke sarovara meM zveta kamala khila rahA hai| 166 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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35. mahAjvAlA jisa samaya mahAmaMtrI ke bhavya balidAna se rAjasabhA meM hAhAkAra maca rahA thA, usa samaya Arya sthUlabhadra apanI rUpavatI priyatamA ke sAtha udyAna meM sthita yAMtrika jalAzaya meM jalakrIr3A kara rahA thaa| magadha kI rAjasabhA meM zakaDAla kA rakta chitara gayA thA aura yahAM yAMtrika jalAzaya meM yauvana ko abhinandita karane vAlI saumyagaMdhA kI suvAsa mahaka rahI thI / eka ora vedanA tathA balidAna kI pUjA thI, dUsarI ora prema tathA vilAsa kI pUjA thI / eka ora magadha kA mahApuruSa Adarza ko surakSita rakhane ke lie mRtyu kA varaNa kara cukA thaa| dUsarI ora usI mahApuruSa kA putra yauvana kI vINA ke saMgIta meM pAgala ho rahA thA, eka ora zakaDAla kA mastaka rakta se lathapatha hokara ghanananda ke caraNoM meM lur3haka gayA thA, dUsarI ora sthUlabhadra kA mastaka priyatamA kI sukumAra deha para lur3haka gayA thaa| eka ora rakta kA utsava ho rahA thA aura dUsarI ora phUloM kA utsava | pitA aura putra eka-dUsare se kitane dUra the yauvana kI mAdakatA se pAgala bane hue donoM premI jalAzaya se bAhara aae| donoM atyanta prasanna aura Anandita the / donoM ko bhUkha satA rahI thI / citrA bhojana-sAmagrI le pratIkSA kara rahI thii| donoM bhojanagRha meM gaye / dina kA tIsarA prahara bIta gayA / zayanakakSa meM sthUlabhadra aura kozA eka komala zayyA para so rahe the| donoM nidrAdhIna the| kozA kA hAtha sthUlabhadra kI chAtI para par3A thaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 200

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itane meM hI citrA ne zayanakakSa ke dvAra ko khttkhttaayaa| sthUlabhadra ne pUchA - 'kauna hai ?' 'maiM Aryaputra !' citrA ne kahA / 'kyoM, kyA bAta hai ?' 'Apase hI kucha sandeza kahanA hai| mahApratihAra ApakI pratIkSA kara rahe haiN|' sthUlabhadra ne kozA ko jgaayaa| kozA bolI- 'maiM bhI Apake sAtha cluuNgii| koI-na-koI mahattva kA saMdeza hai, anyathA mahApratihAra kabhI nahIM aate|' thor3e samaya pazcAt donoM nIce utare / madhyakhaMDa meM zokamagna vimalasena zveta vastra dhAraNa kara eka ora khar3A thaa| sthUlabhadra aura kozA ko dekhakara vimalasena ne namaskAra karate hue kahA- 'kumAra ! atyanta du:khada samAcAra dene ke lie mujhe yahAM AnA par3A hai| mahAmAtya zakaDAla paralokavAsI ho ge|' 'haiM ! pitAjI ! kaba ?' sthUlabhadra ke hRdaya para AghAta - sA huA / 'Aja dUsare prahara meM / ' sthUlabhadra vimalasena ko sthira dRSTi se dekhatA raha gyaa| vimalasena Age bolA- bahuta dardanAka ghaTanA ghttii| Aja unhoMne rAjasabhA meM zrIyaka ke hAtha se apanA vadha karAyA / ' sthUlabhadra ke hRdaya para dUsarA vajrapAta huaa| vaha bolA- ' vadha.....? zrIyaka ke hAtha se...?' 'hAM, kumAra! samrAT ko anyAya se bacAne ke lie unhoMne apanA balidAna kiyA / samrAT ko saMzaya ho gayA thA ki mahAmaMtrI merA nAza kara zrIyaka ko rAjasiMhAsana para biThAyegA / samrAT ne mahAmaMtrI aura usake samUce kuTumba kA vadha karane kA nirNaya kiyaa| mahAmaMtrI ne samrAT ko isa jaghanya pApa se bacAne ke lie tathA kuTumba ko bacAne ke lie apane hI putra ke hAthoM apanA vadha karAyA / ' 201 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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_ 'oha.....!' sthUlabhadra behoza hokara dhar3Ama se nIce gira pdd'aa| kozA ghabarA gii| dAsa-dAsI daur3e-daur3e aae| zItala upacAra kara sthUlabhadra ko saceta kiyaa| usake saceta hone para vimalasena bolA- 'kumAra! bahuta vilamba ho cukA hai| zmazAnayAtrA nikala cukI hai| Apa zIghra taiyAra hoN| hama sIdhe zmazAnaghATa jaaeNge| samrAT svayaM paidala calakara zmazAnaghATa aaeNge| unakI vedanA kA pAra nahIM hai| ve pazcAttApa kI agni meM jhulasa rahe haiN| unakI avasthA aisI hai mAno unakA sarvasva hI luTa gayA ho| zrIyaka ne dina-rAta ro-rokara AMkheM sujA lI haiN| pitA kI kaThora icchA kI pUrti kara zrIyaka ne du:kha kA pahAr3a apane sira para liyA hai| Apake binA usako sAntvanA dene vAlA koI nahIM hai| ApakI bahinoM kA karuNa krandana sunA nahIM jA sktaa|' kozA kI AMkhoM se avirala azru-pravAha baha rahA thaa| sthUlabhadra ke prANa ananta vedanA ko bhoga rahe the| usane socA-pitAjI kI mRtyu....merA vilAsa! pitA kA rakta....merI lAlasA! pitA kA balidAna...merA adha:patana! sthUlabhadra zmazAnaghATa para phuNcaa| citA dhU-dhU kara jala rahI thii| hajAroM-hajAroM loga azrubhIge nayanoM se mahAjvAlA ko dekha rahe the| pratyeka rAjapuruSa magadha ke svAmIbhakta sevaka ko aMtima zraddhAMjali arpita kara rahA thaa| magadhapati ghanananda du:kha se paripUrNa AMkhoM se AkAza kI ora dekha rahe the-isa AzA se ki zakaDAla kI pavitra AtmA unake jaghanyatama aparAdha ko kSamA karane kI varSA kregii| sthUlabhadra eka ora akelA baiThA thaa| citA kI jvAlA zmazAna meM nahIM, usake prANoM meM prajvalita ho rahI thii| gaganacumbI jvAlA mAno sthUlabhadra se kaha rahI thI-are durbhAgI putra! rUpa aura vilAsa ke pIche aMdhe hokara tumane apane mArga kI vismRti kara dI hai| janatA tumhArI ora aMgulI uThA rahI hai| tumhAre pitA kI AtmA pukAra-pukArakara kaha rahI hai-jisa pitA Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 202

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apane amUlya prANoM kA balidAna haMsate-haMsate de DAlA, usI pitA kA putra rUpavatI nArI ke mAyAjAla meM phaMsakara jalakrIr3A meM magna ho rahA hai / zakaDAla kI AtmA kitanI vedanA se nikalI hogI ? jo abhAge ! zakaDAla ne tere se kitanI AzAeM rakhI thIM ? sthUlabhadra ke AMsU jalakara rAkha ho ge| jisake prANoM meM citA jalane lagatI hai, vaha ro nahIM pAtA / zrIyaka ne bar3e bhAI sthUlabhadra ko dekhaa| usane socA, yadi sthUlabhadra nahIM roeMge to pAgala ho jaaeNge| vaha unake pAsa AyA aura bolA- 'tuma ghara para hote to pitAjI ko samajhA dete / ' sthUlabhadra mauna thaa| zrIyaka ne kahA- 'bhAI ! tuma mauna kyoM ho ? kyA ho gayA hai tumheM ? samrAT ro rahe haiM.... pATalIputra ro rahA hai.... asaMkhya nara-nArI ro rahe haiM aura tuma....tuma....?' sthUlabhadra bolA- 'zrIyaka! maiM bhI ro rahA hUM.... apane hI durbhAgya para, apane hI vilAsa para.... apanI hI durbalatA para / ' sthUlabhadra ne zrIyaka kI ora dekhA / zrIyaka aba bhI ro rahA thaa| 203 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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36. rAta bIta gaI rAta ke dUsare prahara meM sthUlabhadra apane nivAsa sthAna para aayaa| kozA svAmI kI pratIkSA meM baiThI thii| paricArikA ne Akara kahA- 'kumAra zayanagRha meM gae haiN|' kozA ko Azcarya huaa| vaha tatkAla zayanagRha meM gii| sthUlabhadra eka Asana para cintAmagna hokara baiThA thaa| kozA ne svAmI ke Anana ko dekhaa| Anana atyanta udAsIna thaa| ullAsa aura Ananda miTa cukA thaa| kSaNa bhara sthUlabhadra kI ora sthira dRSTi se dekhakara kozA bolI'svAmInAtha!' sthUlabhadra ne kozA kI ora dRSTi ddaalii| kozA bolI-'Apako bahuta AghAta lagA hai, aisA pratIta hotA hai| Apako aprasanna dekhakara merA mana bhI vyathita ho rahA hai|' sthUlabhadra mauna rhaa| kozA bolI- 'Apa vizrAma kreN| maiM ApakI caraNa-sevA meM baiThI huuN|' 'kozA ! tU so jaa| mujhe Aja nIMda nahIM aayegii|' 'svAmin ! Apa svayaM jAnate haiM ki anivArya hone vAlI mRtyu para itanA zoka karanA vyartha hai|' 'kozA! kyA....?' 'Apa yadi isa prakAra zokamagna raheMge to mujhe bhI nIMda nahIM aayegii|' 'oha ! calo, donoM so jaaeN|' sthUlabhadra zayyA para so gyaa| kozA usake mastaka ko sahalAtI huI baiThI rhii| sthUlabhadra kI AMkheM nIMda se micI huI dekhakara kozA bhI so gii| vaha nidrAdhIna ho gii| AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA 204

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sthUlabhadra ne AkAza meM TimaTimAte tAroM ko dekhaa| ve haMsa rahe the| sthUlabhadra ne socA-ye tAre kisa para haMsa rahe haiM ? kyoM haMsa rahe haiM ? saMsAra ke saMtapta mAnava kA majAka to nahIM kara rahe haiM? tAroM ke ananta hAsya ke bIca sthUlabhadra ko eka jvAlA dikhAI dI-jvAlA asAmAnya thI-mahAjvAlA thii| usa jvAlA meM eka AkRti aspaSTa rUpa se ubhara rahI thii| usane socA-are! yaha to pitAjI kI AkRti hai ! oha! putra ko mahAna dekhane kI AzA ke sAtha vidA ho jAne vAle pitA kyA abhI bhI mahAjvAlA meM prajvalita ho rahe haiM? sthUlabhadra ne ekadama AMkheM banda kara liiN| usane phira kozA ke zarIra kI ora dRSTi ddaalii| dIpamAlikA ke manda-manda prakAza meM usakA rUpa nikharakara nayanapriya laga rahA thaa| sthUlabhadra eka Asana para baitthe| ekAnta jIvana, puruSArtha kI AMkhoM para uThakara mahAna banane kI kAmanA...saMsAra se virakta hokara mukti mArga ke pathika banane kI kalpanA....putra ko gRhastha banAne ke lie pitA dvArA diye gae ananta prytn...|' aura rUpakozA kA prathama darzana ! saMgIta aura kalA kA prathama milana! prANa aura hRdaya kI prathama taraMga! yauvana aura praNaya kA prathama ullAsa! naranArI kA prathama milana! oha ! bAraha varSa bIta ge| vINA ke komala svaroM ke sAtha bAraha varSa bIta ge| nRtya kI tAla ke sAtha-sAtha bAraha varSa kI rAtriyAM bIta giiN| saMgIta aura kalA kI dhuna meM bAraha basaMta cale ge| rUpa aura yauvana kI mAdakatA meM bAraha varSa vyartha cale ge| vilAsa aura raMga-rAga ke jhUle meM jhUlate eka yuga bIta gyaa| sthUlabhadra ne puna: kozA kI dehayaSTi para dRSTi uaalii| usakA prANa cIkha uThA- 'are, bAraha-bAraha varSoM taka tU isa sukumAra nArI kA rUpa cUsatA rahA hai, phira bhI tRpti nahIM huI....sukha kI kalpanA Aja bhI kalpanAmAtra banI huI hai| jisa rUpa aura prema ke pIche tU pAgala banA hai, vaha sthAyI nahIM hai| jisa citA meM jalakara pitAjI rAkha ho gae, usI citA meM 205 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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priyatamA bhI jalakara rAkha ho jAegI aura tU bhI rAkha ho jaaegaa| to phira bAraha varSoM kI sAdhanA kisalie? mukta prANa isa kArAvAsa meM kyoM baMdI par3A hai ? nRtya aura saMgIta kyA jIvana kI aMtima siddhi hai ? rUpa aura prema kyA jIvana kI upalabdhi hai ? are! dUra haTo....dUra haTo....cintana ke vikalpoM! dUra haTo...dUra haTo! sthUlabhadra vicAroM ke tUphAna meM phaMsa gyaa| vaha utthaa| puna: vAtAyana ke pAsa gyaa| rAtri parama zAMta thI, nIrava thii| sthUlabhadra isa zAMta aura nIrava vAtAvaraNa meM kho gyaa| prakRti kI zAMti hI vAstavika zAMti hai| yahI saccA sukha hai ? hAM....nahIM-nahIM, mRtyu zAMti hai....janma azAMti hai| janma anivArya hai to azAMti bhI anivArya hai| pitAjI kI icchA thI-sthUlabhadra mahAna bne| kyA pitAjI ne janma jIta liyA? nahIM....mAtra unhoMne mRtyu ko jItA hai| janma ko jItanA zeSa hai| janma ko jItane para hI ananta sukha prApta ho sakate haiN| aura janma ko jItane ke lie usakI prApti ke sAre ghaTakoM, kAraNoM ko dUra karanA hogA....kozA ko dUra karanA hogA....kozA ke rUpa ko dUra karanA hogA....jIvana ke saMgIta ko dUra karanA hogaa| oha! taba to sarvatyAga karanA hogaa| mahAna banane kA ekamAtra mArga hai sarvatyAga krnaa| jisa mArga meM saMsAra nahIM, saMsAra kI icchA nahIM....jahAM kevala hai jJAna, darzana aura caaritr| kevala Atma-darzana, Atma-jJAna aura aatm-caaritr| prabhAta kI jhAlara baja utthii| sthUlabhadra ne patnI kI ora dekhaa| AzA aura tRpti kI pratimA ke samAna kozA prabhAta ke maMda-maMda vAyu kI cAdara or3hakara so rahI thii| sthUlabhadra mana hI mana bola uThA-devI! hamane anyAya kiyA hai| bAraha varSoM se hama kevala so rahe the....jAgRti kA svapna bhI nahIM aayaa| hama nizcita hI abhAge haiN| pakSiyoM kI cahacahAhaTa sunAI dene lgii| rAta bIta gaI....kisake jIvana kI? AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA 206

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prabhAta ke madhura samIra aura uSA ke snigdha sparza se kozA jAga gii| usane pAsa meM dekhA - svAmI vahAM nahIM the| Asa-pAsa dekhaa| Aryaputra vAtAyana ke pAsa eka Asana para baiThe kucha cintana kara rahe the| kozA tatkAla zayyA ke nIce utarI aura priyatama ke pAsa Akara bolI- 'prANanAtha ! Apa kaba jAge the ?' 37. ratha calA gayA 'devI....!' 'oha ! ApakI AvAja kucha bhArI hai| kyA nIMda nahIM AyI ?' 'nIMda ko Ane hI nahIM diyaa|' sthUlabhadra ne kahA / 'kyoM?' 'jAgRta rahane ke lie|' yaha uttara sunakara kozA ko Azcarya huaa| vaha sthUlabhadra ke caraNoM ke pAsa baiTha gaI / sthUlabhadra bolA- 'devI! jIvana meM kaI bAra jAganA jarUrI hotA hai| icchA hone para bhI manuSya mahAmUrcchA ke kAraNa jAga nahIM sktaa| kala rAta maiM samajha sakA ki sonA sarala hai, jAganA kaThina hai|' kozA kucha bhI nahIM samajha skii| vaha bolI, 'Apake kathana kA artha kyA hai ?' 'devI! bAraha varSa kI ghora nidrA meM maiMne apane Apako kho ddaalaa| Aja acAnaka jAgRti huI hai...kozA, merA anta:karaNa Aja kucha khoja rahA hai|' 'Apako Aja kyA ho gayA ? kauna se bAraha varSa ? kaisA nIMda ? acAnaka jAgRti kaisI ? anta:karaNa kyA khoja rahA hai ? yaha saba Apa kyA kaha rahe haiM ?' kozA ke sundara vadana para Azcarya kI rekhAeM ubhara cukI thiiN| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 207

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'ina praznoM kA uttara maiM bAda meM dUMgA / kozA! calo, snAna kA samaya ho gayA hai|' kahakara kozA ke kandhe para hAtha rakhakara sthUlabhadra utthaa| sthUlabhadra ke ina bhAva-parivartanoM se kozA kA mana vyathita ho utthaa| usane socA-'Aja svAmInAtha ke mana meM na utsAha hai aura na aannd| ve bahuta anyamanaska ho gae haiN| aisA kyoM huA hai ? kyA pitA kI mRtyu kA AghAta itanA hRdaya-vedhaka huA hai?' bhojana se nivRtta ho donoM vizrAmagRha meM ge| kozA ne svAmI ke kaMdhe para hAtha rakhakara kahA- 'Aryaputra! ApakA mana prasanna karane ke lie maiM kyA karUM?' 'devI, merA mana atyanta prasanna hai|' 'aisA mujhe nahIM lgtaa| Apa bahuta cintAtura lagate haiN|' 'kozA ! yathArtha meM maiM cintAmagna nahIM huuN| maiM jAnatA hUM ki mRtyu eka anivArya ghaTanA hai....aura mere pitAzrI ne mRtyu para vijaya prApta kara lI thI...jo vyakti mRtyu ko jIta letA hai, usake lie kaisA zoka? usake lie zoka karanA usakA apamAna karanA hai....balidAna pUjA kA thAla hai, zoka kI agni nhiiN|' ... 'to phira Apa itane gaMbhIra kyoM dikha rahe haiM?' 'kozA! maiMne tere praznoM kA uttara dene ke lie kahA thaa| aba maiM unako spaSTa kara rahA huuN| priyatame ! jo sukha devatAoM aura samrAToM ko bhI prApta nahIM haiM, ve sukha mujhe tere sahavAsa se mile haiN| una apAra sukhoM meM maiM bAraha varSa taka AkaNTha DUbA rhaa| mujhe patA hI nahIM calA ki bAraha varSa kaise bIta gae? jIvana ke vasanta mAno mAyA-marIcikA meM bIta ge| acAnaka aba maiM jAga gayA huuN| nIMda TUTa gaI hai| maiMne jinheM sukha mAnA, ve vAstava meM sukha the hI nhiiN|' 'svAmI....' kozA ke prANoM se vedanA kI pukAra utthii| 'kozA! caMcala mata ho| yadi terA nirmala prema nahIM milatA to maiM kabhI nahIM jAga paataa| yadi terI apAra mamatA nahIM hotI to maiM isa sukha ko du:kha kA kAraNa mAnane meM saphala nahIM hotaa|' AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA 208

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'Aryaputra ! kSamA kareM....maiMne aisA kauna-sA aparAdha kara DAlA ki sukha Apako du:kha rUpa lagane lagA?' kozA kA svara prakaMpita ho rahA thaa| vaha samajha nahIM pA rahI thI ki Aryaputra aisI bahakI-bahakI bAteM kyoM kara rahe haiM? priyatama ke sAtha vaha bAteM kara rahI thii| unake zabda mAno hRdaya kI gaharAI se nikala rahe the| kozA ke mana meM eka prazna ubharA-vaha usako kahe, isase pUrva citrA ne khaMDa meM praveza kara kahA- 'devI ! rAjasabhA kA eka pratinidhi AyA hai aura vaha Aryaputra se milanA cAhatA hai| usane kahA hai ki samrAT ne sthUlabhadra ko rAjasabhA meM Ane ko nimaMtrita kiyA hai aura sArI sabhA utsukatA se Aryaputra sthUlabhadra kI pratIkSA kara rahI hai|' _ 'samrAT mujhe bulA rahe haiM?'-sthUlabhadra ne citrA kI ora dekhakara khaa| 'hAM, mahArAja! pratinidhi ApakI pratIkSA meM AMgana meM hI khar3A hai| samrAT kA ratha dvAra para khar3A hai|' sthUlabhadra kA vadana kucha musakarA utthaa| usane kahA- 'magadhezvara kI rAjasabhA meM merI kyA jarUrata ? citrA ! pratinidhi ko kaha de ki maiM asvastha huuN|' citrA ne maMjula svara meM kahA- 'mahArAja ! pratinidhi ne kahA hai ki samrAT aura rAjasabhA ke sabhI sadasya Apako mahAmaMtrI ke gauravAspada pada para biThAnA cAhate haiN|' 'magadha kA mahAmaMtrI!' kozA kenayana ullAsa se bhara ge| sthUlabhadra hNsaa| isa hAsya ko dekhakara kozA para mAno bijalI par3I ho, aisI avasthA ho gii| sthUlabhadra bolA- 'devI! mere mana meM pada kI mahattvAkAMkSA nahIM hai| jisa vastu ko maiM chor3anA cAhatA hUM, usameM phaMsanA ucita nahIM hotaa|' 'nAtha! Apa sabhA meM jAeM! ApakA zoka-vihvala mana zAMta hogaa| mana kI zAMti ke lie Apako kAryarata rahanA Avazyaka hai|' 206 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kozA kI isa bAta ko sthUlabhadra nahIM TAla skaa| vaha bolA'devI! maiM jA rahA huuN|' sthUlabhadra usa khaNDa se bAhara jAne ke lie tatpara huaa| kozA bola par3I- 'rAjasabhA ke yogya vastra AbharaNa....' kozA apanA vAkya pUrA kare usase pahale hI sthUlabhadra ne musakarAkara kahA- 'priye ! aisI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai|' bAda meM citrA kI ora dekhakara kahA- 'citrA! apanI svAminI kA citta prasanna rkhnaa|' sthUlabhadra vahAM se claa| kozA AzAbharI najaroM se priyatama ko jAte dekhatI rhii| usake mana meM AyA-rAjasabhA meM ye avazya hI dIpita hoNge| jisa pada ko prApta karane ke lie devatA bhI kAmanA karate haiM, usa pada ko prApta kara avazya hI ye sthira bneNge| usane citrA se kahA-"citrA ! tU bhI inake sAtha rAjasabhA meM jA aura vahAM jo ghaTita ho vaha mujhe Akara btaa|' 'jaisI ApakI AjJA'-kahakara citrA khaNDa ke bAhara jAne lgii| kozA tatkAla bolI- 'cala, maiM tere sAtha nIce AtI huuN| rAjasabhA se ye jaba lauTeMge taba mahAmaMtrI banakara lautteNge| mujhe usa samaya inakA satkAra karanA hogaa| abhI se usakI taiyArI karatI huuN|' citrA ke sAtha kozA bhI nIce aayii| vaha ratha meM baiThe sthUlabhadra ko dekhatI rhii| ratha gatimAna thaa| AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA 210

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38. baMdhana kI mAyA sthUlabhadra ne rAjasabhA meM praveza kiyaa| sabhI sabhAsadoM ne prasannatA vyakta kii| sthUlabhadra ne sabase pahale samrAT ko namaskAra kiyA aura phira sabhI sabhAsadoM ko mastaka jhukaayaa| magadhezvara ne sthUlabhadra ko apane pAsa bulAkara mRdusvara meM kahA'vatsa, idhara A....kuzala to hai na?' 'hAM, kRpAsindhu....!' sthUlabhadra ne nikaTa Akara khaa| samrAT ne usI bhAvadhArA meM kahA- 'sabase pahale maiM bhayaMkara aparAdha ke lie kSamAyAcanA karatA huuN| mere sandeha ke kAraNa hI magadha ke eka mahAna vyaktitva kA isI sthala para khUna kiyA gayA thaa| apane ajJAna ke kAraNa maiMne apanI amUlya nidhi ko kho ddaalaa| isa durghaTanA ke pazcAt merI vedanA aura duHkha kA koI pAra nahIM rahA hai|' sthUlabhadra bolA- 'mahArAja! usameM ApakA koI doSa nahIM hai| Apa to nimitta mAtra bane haiN| karmoM kI yaha lIlA hai| aura rAjyakAryoM meM aisI ghaTanAeM yadA-kadA ghaTatI rahatI haiN|' magadhezvara bole- 'sthUlabhadra ! yaha terI udAratA kA paricAyaka hai| tU dhanya hai| tU bhI apane mahAna pitA kI taraha zAMta aura buddhimAna hai| maiMne zrIyaka se mahAmantrI kA pada grahaNa karane ke lie kahA thaa| usane apanI kula-paramparA ke Adarza ke anusAra tujhe hI isa pada yogya batalAyA hai| tU zAstrajJa hai aura mahAmantrI kA jyeSTha putra hai| isalie pitA kA gaurava tere hAthoM meM surakSita hai| tere se hI vaha pada zobhita hogaa|' ___ 'mahArAja! Apa jo kaha rahe haiM, vaha ucita hai| mahAtmA kalpaka ne isa rAjya kI sthApanA kI thI aura unhIM ke vaMzajoM ne isakI surakSA aura 211 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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samRddhi kI hai| kintu maiM isa mahAna uttaradAyitva ko lene ke yogya nahIM huuN| zrIyaka isake yogya haiN|' 'sthUlabhadra ! terI yogyatA kA vizvAsa pratyeka sabhAsada ko hai|' 'mahArAja! mujhe isameM vizvAsa nahIM hai|' 'kyoM?' 'mahArAja! kSamA kareM!' sthUlabhadra ne vinayapUrvaka khaa| isa kathana se sArI rAjasabhA stabdha raha gii| samrATa bhI Azcarya se abhibhUta ho ge| jisa padakI prApti ke lie yugoM taka tapasyA karanI par3atI hai, usa pada ko yaha vyakti kyoM ThukarA rahA hai-yaha prazna sabake mana ko kacoTane lgaa| kucha kSaNoM taka nIravatA vyApta ho gii| samrAT ne kahA- 'sthUlabhadra ! maiM cAhatA hUM ki tU svastha citta se cintana kre| terA antima nirNaya jAne binA rAjasabhA visarjita nahIM hogii|' 'jaisI aajnyaa|' aisA kahakara sthUlabhadra ekAnta meM gyaa| zrIyaka ne socA- 'bar3e bhAI ko yaha kyA ho gayA hai ? kyA kozA ke vilAsa-bhavana se pala bhara ke lie nikalanA bhI inako nahIM bhAtA? kyA kozA ke rUpa aura lAvaNya ke lie ye pitA ke caraNa-cihnoM para calanA nahIM cAhate?' eka ghaTikA bIta gii| sthUlabhadra puna: rAjasabhA meM aayaa| samrATa ke cehare para Ananda ubhara aayaa| rAjasabhA antima nirNaya sunane ke lie utsuka thii| magadhezvara ne sthUlabhadra ke namaskAra ko svIkAra karate hue kahA'bhAgyazAlin ! nirNaya kara liyaa|' 'hAM, kRpAvatAra....!' tatkAla samrATne rAjapurohita kI ora dekhakara kahA- 'mujhe vizvAsa thA ki sthUlabhadra gaurava kI rakSA kregaa| Apa mantrimudrikA lAeM aura sthUlabhadra ko mahAmantrI ke pada para vibhUSita kreN|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 212

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'parantu mahArAja!' purohita uThe, usase pUrva sthUlabhadra bola utthaa| 'kyA kahanA hai?' 'Apane merA nirNaya to sunA hI nhiiN|' 'vatsa! tere nayana tere antara bhAva ko prakaTa kara rahe haiN| maiM abhI tujhe mahAmantrI ke pada se vibhUSita karanA cAhatA huuN|' 'ApakI kRpAdRSTi apAra hai kintu....' 'kintu kyA?' 'isa mahAna pada ke yogya zrIyaka hai, maiM nhiiN| maiM to ina sabhI baMdhanoM kI mAyA se mukta honA cAhatA huuN|' sthUlabhadra ne gaMbhIra hokara khaa| yaha sunate hI rAjasabhA meM sannATA chA gyaa| zrIyaka kA hRdaya dhar3akane lgaa| magadhezvara ne pUchA- 'baMdhana kI mAyA kahAM thI, bhadra ?' 'mahArAja! saMsAra kA pratyeka sukha baMdhana kI mAyA hI hai| jaisejaise mAnava isa mAyA meM gaharA phaMsatA jAtA hai, vaha zAzvata sukhoM se utanA hI dUra calA jAtA hai|' _ 'sthUlabhadra ! jisase magadha kA kalyANa hotA hai, kyA vaha bandhana kI mAyA hai?' 'hAM, mahArAja....' 'to tU kozA ke bandhana se bhI mukta honA cAhatA hai? yA use tU bandhana mAnatA hI nahIM ?' samrAT ne vyaMgya meM khaa| 'mahArAja, yaha bhI bandhana hI hai| isase bhI maiM mukta honA cAhatA huuN| Apa mujhe AzIrvAda deM....maiM apanI sAdhanA meM saphala houuN|' sthUlabhadra kA yaha uttara sunakara sArI sabhA stabdha raha gii| sthUlabhadra ne sabhI sabhAsadoM ko praNAma kiyaa| usane samrAT se kahA'kRpAvatAra! aba maiM vidAI cAhatA huuN|' samrAT ne phira eka bAra prayatna karate hue kahA- 'vatsa ! abhI terA citta sthira na ho to maiM do dina aura pratIkSA kara sakatA huuN|' 213 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'mahArAja ! maiMne jo nirNaya kiyA hai vaha sthira citta se kiyA hai, caMcalatA meM nahIM / ' sabhI dekhate rhe| sthUlabhadra vahAM se calA gyaa| samrAT ne purohita se kahA- 'mahAtman ! maMtrI - mudrA zrIyaka ko arpita kro| mahAtmA kalpaka kA gaurava zrIyaka se dIpta hogA / ' rAjapurohita ne zrIyaka ko mahAmantrI pada para vidhipUrvaka vibhUSita kiyA / Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 214

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36. vINA ke tAra TUTe kozA kA hRdaya Aja Ananda se uchala rahA thaa| priyatama Aja magadha ke mahAmantrI banakara AeMge, samrATa kI dAyIM bhujA banakara AeMge, samagra bhArata ke mahApuruSa banakara aaeNge| Aja jaisA Ananda jIvana ke kisI bhI kSaNa meM milane vAlA nahIM hai| Aja nArI kA vijayotsava hai....Aja kozA rAjanartakI se mahAtmA kalpaka ke vaMza kI kulavadhU hogI...eka patnI ke gaurava se magadha kI preraNA banegI...svAmI kI maMgalamayI sakhA hogii| kozA ke apAra harSa se samUce bhavana meM Ananda kI UrmiyAM uchalane lgiiN| bahana ke Ananda ko dekhakara citralekhA bhI praphullita ho gii| usane kozA ke samakSa Akara kahA- 'Aja mujhe apanI icchA pUrI karane kA avasara do|' 'oha, lekhA! terI eka nahIM aneka icchAeM pUrI kruuNgii| bola, tU kyA cAhatI hai?' 'bahana! mahAmantrIzvara ke svAgata kA puNya mujhe lene do|' 'basa....itanI-sI bAta hai!' 'hAM, Aja Apa donoM prekSaka bane rhnaa| maiM pahalI bAra Apake sAmane nRtya karUMgI!' citralekhA ne khaa| 'kauna-sA nRtya karogI?' 'maMgala pramoda....' 'ThIka hai, tU jA....taiyArI kr|' 'yauvana-maMdira ke prathama sopAna para car3hatI huI citralekhA Anandavibhora hokara eka hiranI kI bhAMti daur3atI huI citrA ke pAsa gii| 215 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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usake mana meM utsAha thA ki vaha pahalI bAra apanI bahana aura jIjAjI ke samakSa apane jIvana kA abhinandana karane vAlA nRtya karegI....donoM prasanna hoMge....unake AzIrvAda se sAdhanA saphala hogii| kucheka paricArikAeM upavana meM phUla tor3a rahI thIM aura kozA apane prAMgaNa meM jhUlA jhUla rahI thii| usake prANoM meM svAmI ke pada-gaurava kA Ananda hilore khA rahA thA, vijaya ke saMgIta kI mastI yauvana meM ubhAra lA rahI thI....aura prema kI razmiyAM bAhara chitara rahI thiiN| upavana se daur3atI-daur3atI mAdhavI aayii| use dekhate hI kozA ne jhUlA jhUlate hue pUchA- 'mAdhavI! harSavibhora hokara kahIM gira mata jaanaa| zrRMgAra bhavana meM dekha to sahI ki citralekhA taiyAra huI yA nahIM? magadha ke mahAmantrI Arya sthUlabhadra abhI rAjasabhA ke bhavana meM aaeNge|' 'devI.....' mAdhavI ke nayana visphArita hI raha ge| 'are, tU zikArI se bhayabhIta huI hiranI kI taraha kyoM dikha rahI hai?' 'devI....!' 'haiM kyA? kyA merI AjJA nahIM sunI? tU pAgala kyoM ho rahI hai ?' 'devI! apane Amravana meM eka vRkSa ke nIce....' 'terA koI priyatama AyA hai!' kozA ne haMsakara khaa| 'devI! vahAM sthUlabhadra bahuta samaya se vizrAma kara rahe haiN|' 'AmravRkSa ke nIce?' jhUlA ruka gyaa| prasannatA mAno kAphUra ho gii| _ 'hAM, devI! unakA ceharA atyanta gambhIra hai| maiMne pAMca-sAta bAra unase prazna kiyA, parantu unhoMne....' 'kyA hai, mAdhavI ? kyA hai ? mere svAmI ko kyA ho gayA hai ?' kahakara kozA jhUle se nIce utrii| jhUle se baMdhI sone kI zRMkhalAeM haMsa pdd'ii| AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA 216

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mAdhavI bolI-'devI! lagatA hai ki Aryaputra apane Apako bhUla-se gae haiN| ve apane mana meM kho gae haiN|' kozA vahAM se AmravATikA kI ora daudd'ii| eka vizAla AmravRkSa ke nIce Arya sthUlabhadra eka ghaTikA se baiThA thaa| usakI dRSTi AtmA kI gaharAI meM utara cukI thii| usakA zveta uttarIya dharatI para par3A thaa| madhyAhna bIta cukA thaa| usakI AtmA zAzvata sukha kI Toha meM laga cukI thii| Asa-pAsa ke vizva se vaha bebhAna thaa| usakA kaMThAbharaNa teja kiraNoM se jagamagA rahA thaa| usake hRdaya meM mukti ke svara uTha rahe the| cAroM ora dekhatI huI, vyathita hRdaya aura mana kI kalpanAoM meM ulajhatI huI kozA vahAM aayii| svAmI ko dekhate hI vaha unake caraNoM meM gira par3I aura karuNA svara meM bolI- 'nAtha! svAmin....! priyatama!' sthUlabhadra ne priyatamA kI ora dekhaa| rUpakozA ne gadgada svaroM meM kahA- 'prabhu! merA kyA aparAdha hai ? merA kyA doSa hai ? merI AzAoM ko Apa..... 'devI! zAMta rho| mere jIvana kA Aja maMgalamaya dina hai| utsava karo....jIvana ko dhanya banAo.... mujhe merI vastu prApta ho gaI hai|' sthUlabhadra ne bhAvabharI vANI meM khaa| ye zabda sunakara kozA kA viSAda lupta ho gyaa| vaha harSapraphulla hokara bolI- 'magadha ke mahAmantrI bana gae, prANa-devate? oha, to phira Apa yahAM ekAnta meM kyoM baiThe haiM? Apake cehare para Ananda kyoM nahIM dikhAI de rahA hai?' sthUlabhadra muskraayaa| mAdhavI aura citrA isI ora A rahI thiiN| unheM dekhakara kozA ne cillAkara kahA-'are mAdhavI! citrA! Aryaputra kI mahArdhavINA yahAM le Ao aura somadatta se kaho ki utsava AmravATikA meM hI hogaa|' tIvragati se AtI huI citrA aura mAdhavI vahIM se mur3a giiN| sthUlabhadra bolA- 'devI! tumane mere kathana kA abhiprAya nahIM smjhaa| mahAmantrI honA 217 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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to eka sAmAnya bAta hai, kintu isa pada kA tyAga karanA kaThina kArya hai| maiMne yaha kaThina kArya kara apane zAzvata sukha ko prApta karane kA mArga nirNIta kara DAlA hai|' 'svAmin....!' tIra se ghAyala huI hiraNI kI taraha rUpakozA sthUlabhadra ke caraNoM meM dhar3Ama se gira pdd'ii| 'devI! maiMne sarvatyAga kA nirNaya kara liyA hai|' 'sarvatyAga?' 'hAM, kozA! Aja terA svAmI mukti-mArga kA pathika banegA....jIvana ko dhanya karane ke lie saMsAra ko bhUla jAegA....saMsAra ke kSudra sukhoM kI ora dRSTipAta karane kA tyAga karegA....terA gaurava Aja saMsAra kA AbharaNa bnegaa|' 'bhadra ! Apa yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM ? kyA Apa mujhe bhI chor3a deMge? bAhara varSoM taka apane anta:karaNa meM basI huI patnI ko Apa bhUlanA cAhate haiM?' ___ 'devI! maiM pAgala nahIM huuN| maiMne yaha nirNaya vicArapUrvaka kiyA hai, asthiratAvaza nhiiN| merA yaha dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki kozA koI sAmAnya strI nahIM hai| vaha aisI nirbala nahIM hai ki pati ke viyoga meM pAgala bana jaae| vaha eka Adarza nArI hai| vaha apane patideva ke maMgala prayANa ko saharSa vardhApita kregii|' ___ kozA phaphaka-phaphakakara rone lgii| usake AMsU svAmI ke caraNakamala pakhArane lge| bhavana meM se citrA, mAdhavI, kalyANI, haMsanetrA, sollaka, somadatta Adi harSonmatta hokara utsava kI sArI sAmagrI lekara A rahe the| citralekhA bhI 'maMgalapramoda' kA nRtya karane ke lie pUrNarUpa se sajadhajakara A rahI thii| sabase Age citrA thI aura sabase pIche citralekhA thii| citrA ke hAtha meM Arya sthUlabhadra kI priya vINA thii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 218

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sthUlabhadra vicAroM meM magna thaa| kozA kA azru-pravAha gaMgA kA avirala pravAha bana rahA thaa| acAnaka kozA ke kAnoM para 'ghaNaNa dhar3Ama' kI AvAja aayii| hRdaya ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara dene vAlI AvAja AmravATikA meM cAroM ora phaila gii| use lagA mAno dharatI kAMpa uThI ho| citrA ke mukha se cIkha niklii| kozA aura sthUlabhadra ne usa ora dekhaa| utsAha ke vega se tIvra gati se AtI huI citrA ke Thokara lgii| vaha bhUmi para gira pdd'ii| usake hAtha se vINA chUTI aura usake Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho ge| vINA ke tAra TUTa ge| vaha vINA cUra-cUra ho gii| yaha dekha kozA ke prANa kAMpa utthe| Arya sthUlabhadra do kadama pIche httaa| usane rUpakozA ko sthira dRSTi se dekhaa| phira usane zarIra kI zobhA bar3hAne vAle sAre alaMkaraNa utArakara nIce pheMka die| kaMThahAra eka ora rakhA aura uttarIya bhI utAra diyaa| aura Arya sthUlabhadra kA kamarabaMdha bhI TUTa rahA thaa| sthUlabhadra ne rotI huI kozA se kahA- 'devI! prasthAna kA samaya ho cukA hai| maiM aba vidAI cAhatA huuN| maiM Aja saba kRtyoM ke lie kSamA-yAcanA karatA huuN| tU kSamA arpita kara prasthAna ke lie pAtheya denaa| maiM tuma sabako bhUla jAUM, kisI kI koI yAda na rahe, yahI maMgalakAmanA karatA huuN|' kozA mAtra rotI rhii| usakA rudana aura usake AMsU usakI vANI ko avaruddha kara rahe the| ___ Arya sthUlabhadra ne keza-luMcana karanA prArambha kiyaa| sundara keza havA meM ur3akara dUra-dUra cale ge| eka dina jina sundara kezoM meM rUpa aura lAvaNya kI pratimUrti kozA kI komala aMguliyAM aThakheliyAM karatI thIM, ve keza Aja AmravATikA kI miTTI meM samA rahe the| 216 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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sabhI manuSya isa dRzya ko stabdha nayanoM se dekha rahe the| rudana ko rokakara kozA hRdaya-vidAraka karuNA svara meM bolI- 'svAmI ! nAtha! priyatama ! mere para dayA kro| citrA! mere meM mere priyatama ko rokane kI zakti nahIM rhii| tuma mujhe bacAo / mere prANezvara ko roko| mere sattva ko pakar3akara bAMdha do| jAo....jAo....hAya! Aja maiM luTa gaI, kaMgAla ho gaI!' kahatIkahatI kozA mUrchita hokara dhar3Ama se jamIna para gira pdd'ii| kozA ke sAre paricAraka, vAdyakAra aura nRtyamaMca kI vyavasthA karane vAle sabhI loga azrupUrita netroM se sthUlabhadra ke raktaraMjita muMDita sira ko dekha rahe the| Arya sthUlabhadra ke nayanoM meM koI adbhuta bhAva ubhara aayaa| unhoMne apane caraNa Age bar3hAye....citralekhA mArga ko rokakara nIce pasara gii| vaha bolI- 'mahArAja! merI bahana kozA Apake binA mRtyu...' 'bahana ! isa bhavana kI svAminI ko merA dharmalAbha khnaa|' citralekhA ko mArga chor3anA pdd'aa| parantu sthUlabhadra ke do kadama Age bar3hate hI citrA ne pallA pasArakara bhIkha mAMgate hue kahA-'kRpAlu ! dayA kareM-isa prakAra tyAga na kreN|' zAnta aura sthira citta se sthUlabhadra ne kahA- 'mAM! dharma meM sthira rahane kI zakti prApta karanA aura bhavana kI svAminI ko kahanA ki vaha dharma meM sthira bne|' aura Arya sthUlabhadra cale ge| citralekhA, citrA Adi sabhI rote-rote unake sAtha cle| eka ora AmravATikA kI dharatI para bhAratavarSa kI sarvazreSTha sundarI aura magadha kI rAjanartakI rUpakozA mUrcchita avasthA meM par3I thii| eka ora kucha hI dUrI para kozA ke prANoM ko vivaza banAne vAlI mahArghavINA TUTI-phUTI avasthA meM par3I thii| usakA eka-eka tAra TUTa cukA thaa| maMda samIra kA AghAta pAkara ve sAre TUTe tAra sthUlabhadra ke vairAgya kA saMgIta gA rahe the aura kozA ke viyoga kI vyathA prakaTa kara rahe the| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 220

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40. vyathita hRdaya do dina bIta gae / kozA kI mUrchA nahIM ttuuttii| sthUlabhadra ke saMsAra-tyAga kI bAta sAre nagara meM vAyu-vega-sI phaila gii| kozA ke hRdaya ko bhArI AghAta lagA hai, yaha bAta bhI jana-jana ke muMha para gii| zrIyaka bhI bhAbhI kI saMbhAla karane A phuNcaa| samrAT ne rAjavaidya ko bhejaa| upacAra huA, para mUrchA nahIM ttuuttii| choTI bahana citralekhA rAtabhara rotI rhii| bhavana ke sAre dAsa-dAsI rote rhe| aisA laga rahA thA ki vizva kA karuNa-dRzya usa vilAsa bhavana meM piMDIbhUta ho gayA ho| dUsare dina madhyarAtri ke samaya rAjavaidya kI eka pur3iyA se camatkAra huaa| kozA ne mRdu-kaMpita svara meM kahA- 'nAtha! mujhe chor3akara mata jAnA....mata jaanaa|' kozA kI behozI TUTI hai, yaha jAnakara bhavana ke loga kucha prasanna hue| citralekhA ne kozA ke sira ko sahalAte hue kahA- 'bahana....!' kozA ne AMkheM kholiiN| cAroM ora dekhaa| sabhI paricArakaparicArikAeM ro rahe the| citralekhA kI AMkheM rone ke kAraNa lAla ho cukI thiiN| vaha dhIre-dhIre bolI-'citrA....!' 'devI! aba kaisI haiM?' 'kyA huA, citrA....?' citrA kucha kahe, usase pahale hI zrIyaka bola uThA- 'devI! tuma svastha ho jAo, phira vicAra kiyA jaaegaa|' 'kauna? zrIyaka bhAI?' 221 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'hAM, tuma zAnti se so jaao| tumhArI asvasthatA kA samAcAra sunakara samrAT bhI atyanta cintAtura ho gae haiM / ' upacAra claa| kozA svastha hokara zyyA para baiThI / kozA ko bhAna huA ki zarIra cakanAcUra ho rahA hai| use baiThane meM atyanta kaSTa kA anubhava ho rahA hai| citrA ne kahA- 'devI! Apa so jaaeN|' 'citrA ! merA hRdaya TUTa gayA hai| bola, svAmI lauTa Ae bhavana meM ?' 'devI...!' 'jo huA hai vaha batA / unakA sira lahUluhAna thA .... unakA vadana nirAvaraNa thA.... unhoMne eka caraNa bhI dharatI para nahIM rakhA thA... acchA, batA, kyA tuma sabane unako lauTa Ane ke lie vivaza nahIM kiyA ?' 'devI! ve cale ge| hamArI prArthanA ke svara unake hRdaya kA sparza nahIM kara ske| hamAre AMsU unako nahIM roka sake / ' citrA ne kahA / 'citrA! tU mujhe unake pIche le cala.... maiM kisI bhI upAya se unheM yahAM le AUMgI....maiM apanA rakta bahAkara bhI unheM roka lUMgI... ve kisa ora gae haiM ?' 'devI! unako gae Aja tIsarA dina hai| ve gaMgA ke usa pAra vana meM cale gae haiN|' 'tIsarA dina ? kyA maiM so rahI thI ?' 'nahIM, devI!....Apa bhayaMkara mUrcchA meM thiiN|' citrA ne kahA / 'oha, bhayaMkara mUrcchA se bhayaMkara mRtyu ne mujhe kyoM nahIM uThA liyA ? citrA ! mere jIvana kI sArI AzAeM bhasmIbhUta ho gaIM.... merA garva cakanAcUra ho gayA.....merI zakti naSTa ho gaI / ' 'devI! Apa zAMta rheN| rAjapuruSa kahate the ki sthUlabhadra vanavAsa se Ubakara svayaM yahAM cale aaeNge| Apa dhairya na khoeN|' 'citrA ! rAjapuruSa sAre mUrkha haiN| Arya sthUlabhadra aba kabhI nahIM lauTeMge / ' 'AeMge, jarUra aaeNge| jJAtaputra mahAvIra kA mArga atyanta kaThina hai / sukumAra puruSa isa mArga para nahIM cala skte| Avezavaza gRha tyAga Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 222

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karane vAle aneka puruSa punaH ghara lauTe haiN| Apa zAMti se unakI pratIkSA kreN| ApakI AzA pUrI hogii|' citrA ne dhairya baMdhAte hue kahA / 'AzA.... AzA....' kozA AMkheM banda kara zayyA para so gii| duHkha, zoka, saMtApa, viraha aura vyathA kA eka saptAha bIta gayA / Arya sthUlabhadra kA koI saMvAda nahIM milaa| sArA bhavana zokamagna thaa| kisI ke cehare para prasannatA nahIM thI / vaha bhavana zmazAnaghATa-sA laga rahA thaa| eka dina zrIyaka ne Akara kozA se kahA- 'bhAbhI ! Aja bhaiyA ke samAcAra prApta hue haiN|' 'yahAM se prasthAna kara sthUlabhadra vikaTa vana ke anagina kaSToM ko sahana kara mahAna AcArya saMbhUtavijaya ke pAsa pahuMce aura vidhivat unakA ziSyatva svIkAra kiyA hai / ' 've jahAM bhI haiM, vahAM mujhe avilamba le jAo.... maiM unheM kisI bhI upAya se yahAM le aauuNgii|' 'bhAbhI ! aisA prayatna na mere lie zobhanIya hogA aura na Apake lie / kaSToM se ghabarAkara ve svayaM ghara A jAeM to alaga bAta hai|' 'bhaiyA ! maiM unheM bhalI-bhAMti jAnatI huuN| aise ve lauTane vAle nahIM haiN|' 'bhAbhI! Apa magadha kI rAjanartakI haiM / vyathA aura viraha se yadi Apa apane zarIra ko kumhalA deMgI to samrAT ko atyadhika duHkha hogA / ' 'samrAT ke duHkha kI mujhe tanika bhI cintA nahIM hai| hRdaya dhag-dhag kara jala rahA hai| usase prajvalita zarIra ko rAkha hone se kaise bacA sakatI hUM ?' 'devI! Apa soceM! Apa sAmAnya nArI nahIM haiN| Apa rAjalakSmI haiM / Apa kalAlakSmI haiN| kalA ke lie viSa-ghUMTa bhI pInA par3a sakatA hai|' 'viSapAna kara kyA koI jIvita raha sakA hai ?' 'Atma-zraddhA viSa ko bhI amRta banA DAlatI hai / ' thor3e samaya pazcAt zrIyaka ghara calA gayA / Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 223

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saMdhyA ke samaya kozA ne socA - samrAT kI mere prati prIti hai / mujhe putrI - tulya mAnate haiN| maiM unase prArthanA kara apanI samasyA kA samAdhAna kyoM na karUM ?' yaha vicAra Ate hI usane ratha taiyAra karane kI AjJA dI / citrA ne prasthAna kI sArI taiyArI kI / mahAlaya ke madhyakhaMDa meM samrAT baiThe the / arthamaMtrI aura sthAdhyakSa suketu samrAT kI sevA meM upasthita the| zrIyaka mahAmaMtrI pada para niyukta ho cukA thA, kintu usameM abhI apane mahAna pitA jitanI zakti kA prAdurbhAva nahIM ho pAyA thA / isa sthiti kA lAbha uThAne ke lie arthamaMtrI aura suketu sadA tatpara rahate the| sadA samrAT ke nikaTa hI rahate the| itane meM hI eka paricArikA ne praNAma kara samrAT se kahA - 'devI rUpakozA Apake darzana karane AyI hai / ' 'devI rUpakozA ?' samrAT ko Azcarya huaa| unhoMne kahA - 'use zIghra hI andara bhejo / ' rUpakozA kA nAma sunate hI suketu cmkaa| vaha sAvadhAna ho gyaa| rUpakozA ne khaMDa meM praveza kiyaa| samrAT ko namaskAra kara vaha eka ora khar3I ho gaI / atyadhika rote rahane ke kAraNa usakI AMkheM murajhA gaI thIM / cehare para vyathA kI rekhAeM spaSTa dikha rahI thiiN| samrAT ne kahA - 'kozA ! Asana para baiTha jA / tere Akasmika Agamana se Azcarya huA hai|' suketu bAra-bAra kozA kI ora dekha rahA thaa| zAne Asana para baiThakara kahA- 'kRpAvatAra! maiM bhikSA lene AyI huuN|' 'tujhe kyA cAhie, kozA ! terI icchA pUrI hogii| bola....!' 'kRpAvatAra! maiM abhAgina ho gaI huuN| merA sarvasva luTa cukA hai|' 'gayA kyA hai ? tU itanA duHkha kyoM kara rahI hai ?' 'kumAra sthUlabhadra merA tyAgakara cale gae / ' 'hAM, vaha to muni bana gayA / ' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 224

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'mahArAja! maiM svAmI ke binA ekAkI jIvana kaise bitA sakatI hUM ? Apa kRpA kara mujhe svAmI kI bhikSA deN|' samrAT vicAramagna ho ge| rAjavaibhava ke madhya rahane vAlI kozA puruSa ke sAhacarya ke binA raha nahIM sakatI, isIlie kisI yogya svAmI kI bhIkha mAMga rahI hai| samrAT ne kahA- 'kozA! tU nizciMta raha / terI icchA pUrI hogii|' 'samrAT kI jaya ho!' kahakara kozA ne harSa vyakta kiyaa| samrAT ne suketu kI ora dekhakara kahA- 'suketu! devI kozA kI yAcanA ko yAda rakhakara mujhe batAte rhnaa|' 'jaisI magadhezvara kI AjJA'-kahakara suketune puna: kozA ko dekhaa| kozA praNAma kara calI gii| 225 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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41. nayA AghAta AkAza meM bAdala umdd'e| varSA huii| bAdala bikhara ge| zarad kA candra khilA, vizva ke sAtha khela khelA aura adRzya ho gyaa| hemanta aura zizira Rtu bhI Ae, manuSya ke hRdaya ko kaMpita kara bIta ge| basanta aayaa| phAlguna meM paMcaraMgI phUla vana-upavana meM khile| taruNa-taruNioM ke mana meM kAma rAga ubharane lgaa| dakSiNa kA maMda-maMda pavana bahane lgaa| pazu, pakSI, phUla, latAeM- sabake antara meM vasanta ke prabhAva se mAno unameM navayauvana kI taraMgeM nAcane lgiiN| kaviyoM ke hRdaya bhI harSita ho utthe| vasanta ko vardhApita karane vAlI kAjala kI madabharI rekhAeM rUpAMganAoM ke nayanoM meM khacita huiiN| navayauvana kI AratI utArane ke isa bahumUlya samaya meM devI rUpakozA svAmI ke pratyAgamana kI bATa dekhane lgii| __ AzA sajIva hai yA nirjIva, kozA vizvasta rUpa se yaha nahIM jAnatI thii| kintu AzA ke jarjarita tAra se usakA mana pratIkSArata hokara ulajha rahA thaa| parantu na svAmInAtha Ae, na unakA koI saMdeza hI aayaa| kozA ke mana meM eka prazna bAra-bAra ubhara rahA thA ki kyA Aryaputra apanI prANavallabhA ko vAstava meM bhUla hI jAeMge? kyA bAraha varSoM taka bitAI gaI madhura rajaniyoM meM se eka kI yAda bhI unheM kaMpita nahIM karegI ? kyA jalakrIr3A kI mastI, saMgIta kA rasAsvAda, vINA kI mohaka dhvani, vana-upavana meM prasannatA se paripUrNa utsava, madabhare yauvana kI mastI, chalakatI rAtoM meM Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 226

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kiye gae jala-vihAra-inameM se kisI kI bhI smRti kyA unake prANoM ke sAtha jur3I huI nahIM rahegI? kozA kA hRdaya AzA ke svapna meM sthira ho gyaa| jaba vaha thakakara zayyA meM par3a jAtI taba.... oha, usakI nIMda bhI adRzya ho gaI thI....priyatama ke ananta smaraNa usake hRdaya ko jhakajhora dete| ye smaraNa usake mana meM apAra pIr3A utpanna kara dete| isa prakAra mahInoM se kozA priyatama ke pratyAgamana kI rAha dekha rahI thii| AzA hI AzA meM phAguna kI rAteM bIta giiN| idhara suketu ne samrAT ko smRti dilAI, kintu unheM kozA ke lie yogya pAtra (sahacara) dikhAI nahIM de rahA thaa| eka dina suketu ne samrAT ko prasanna dekhakara kahA- 'kRpAvatAra! Apa yadi AjJA deM to maiM rUpakozA ke citta ko prasanna kara sakatA huuN|' samrAT bole- 'suketu! tere lie maiMne socA bhI thA, kintu rUpakozA tujhe cAhegI yA nahIM, yaha eka prazna hai|' 'mahArAja! saMsAra meM aisI eka bhI nArI nahIM hai jo vIratva kA abhinandana na karatI ho|' suketu bolaa| samrAT dhanananda musakarAkara bole- 'suketu ! yaha abhinandana karane kA prazna nahIM hai, prazna hai cAhane kA / nArI kabhI anacAhI vastu ke prati nata nahIM hotI, usakA abhinandana nahIM krtii| kyA tU kozA ke svAmI ke rUpa meM vahAM jA sakegA?' 'ApakI AjJA ho to yaha azakya nahIM lgtaa|' suketu kI cirapoSita abhilASA jIvita ho utthii| 'acchA maiM kozA ko kala hI kahalavA duuNgaa| tU kala hI usakA svAmI bana jaanaa| eka bAta yAda rakhanA, yadi tU kozA ko prasanna karane meM asaphala rahA aura rAjanartakI kI maryAdA kA saMrakSaNa nahIM kara sakA to tujhe kaThora daNDa bhugatanA pdd'egaa|' samrAT ne khaa| 227 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'magadhezvara kI jaya ho| maiM ApakI kRpA se isa kArya meM avazya hI saphala rhuuNgaa| suketu ne uThakara magadhezvara kI caraNa raja apane mastaka para cddh'aaii| magadhezvara ghanananda rathapati kI ora dekhate rhe| rAtri kA prathama prahara cala rahA thaa| citrazAlA meM kozA apanI choTI bahana citralekhA ko 'nAgadamana' nRtya kA prazikSaNa de rahI thii| citralekhA isa nRtya ko sIkhane ke lie pUrA zrama kara rahI thii| isa nRtya meM pratyeka aMga ko navanIta jaisA komala banAnA hotA hai| citralekhA prayatna kara rahI thii| kozA kaha rahI thI-'lekhA! aura jyAdA mor3a apane aMgoM ko| sukumAra bela kI taraha aMgoM ko komala banA ddaal| nartakI ke zarIra kI haDDiyAM caramarA jAeMgI, chor3a de isa bhaya ko aura lacIlA banA de zarIra ko|' citralekhA nRtya ko hastagata karane kA pUrA prayatna kara rahI thii| usI samaya citrA nRtyazAlA meM praveza kara kozA ke pAsa jAkara bolI- 'devI samrAT kA saMdezavAhaka AyA hai|' 'aba?' 'jI hAM, vaha madhyakhaNDa meM ApakI pratIkSA kara rahA hai| usake hAtha meM samrAT kA saMdeza-patra hai, aisA anumAna hai|' citrA ne khaa| kozA nIce gii| usako dekhate hI saMdezavAhaka uThA aura namaskAra kara bolA- 'devI! samrAT ne ApakA maMgala cAhA aura yaha saMdeza bhejA hai|' kozA ne tAr3apatra para likhe saMdeza ko le liyaa| saMdezavAhaka namaskAra kara calA gyaa| kozA ne dIpamAlikA ke prakAza meM use pddh'aa| usameM likhA thA 'zrI magadhezvaro vijyte| devI rUpakozA dIrghAyu hoN| apane jo yAcanA kI thI, use pUrI karate hue magadhezvara ko prasannatA ho rahI hai| kala prAta:kAla magadhezvara kA rathapati suketu Apake yahAM Apake priyatama ke rUpa meM AegA / magadhapati Apa donoM kA kalyANa cAhate haiN| ApakA jIvana sarasa aura Anandamaya ho, yahI maMgala kAmanA hai|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 228

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par3hate hI kozA ke hAtha kaMpita ho utthe| patra nIce dharatI para gira gyaa| isa Akasmika parivartana ko dekhakara citrA dvAra para se daur3I-daur3I AyI aura rUpakozA mUrcchita hokara nIce na gira par3e isalie use pakar3a liyaa| kozA mUrcchita ho cukI thii| zItopacAra claa| ardha ghaTikA ke bAda use hoza aayaa| usane kahA-'citrA! anartha ho gyaa|' _ 'kaise? kyA huA ?' citrA ne sthira najaroM se kozA ko dekhate hue khaa| 'TUTe hRdaya para eka aura AghAta huA hai| samrAT se maiMne sthUlabhadra kI yAcanA kI thI aura unhoMne suketu ko bhejA hai|' 'devI! Apa cintA na kreN| ajAnakArI ke kAraNa samrAT ne aisA kiyA hai| Apa abhI samrAT ke pAsa jAeM aura unako sahI jAnakArI deN|' 'citrA ! ajAnakArI dUra ho sakatI hai, kintu maMda-bhAgyatA dUra nahIM ho sktii| kala suketu bhale hI AeM, para maiM usase pUrva viSapAna kara luuNgii|' kozA ne khaa| citrA bolI- 'devI ! aisA AvezaApake lie zobhAspada nahIM hogaa|' kozA ne kahA- 'citrA! yaha Aveza nahIM hai, satItva kI saMrakSA kA prazna hai|' 'to phira Arya sthUlabhadra jaise parAkramI vyakti kI patnI sukatu se bhayabhIta kyoM hai ? samrAT kA ajJAna hai, Apako to nhiiN| samrAT ne suketu ko svAmI ke rUpa meM bhejA hai, Apane to usako mAMgA hI nahIM thaa| devI! Apa buddhizAlI haiM....apanI durbalatA miTAkara jo prasaMga AyA hai, usakA buddhimattA se sAmanA kreN|' ___'citrA ! tU merI saccI preraNA hai| apane uddAlaka ko kahanA ki vaha sAvadhAna rahe jisase ki suketu koI anahonI bAta na kara baitthe| yadi suketu kucha anucita karane kA prayatna kare to vaha merI AjJA kI rAha na dekhe| maiM suketu ko samajha luuNgii|' 226 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'dhanya haiM Apa....kintu Apa magadhezvara se mila to leM?' 'citrA! sthUlabhadra bAra-bAra kahate the ki rAjA aura rAjapuruSa dUra se hI acche lagate haiN| ve yadi kucha anucita bhI karate haiM to usase haTate nahIM, isalie magadhezvara ke pAsa jAnA vyartha hai|' aura idhara suketu ke yahAM vasaMta ke zRMgAra kA tiraskAra kara dene vAlA mahotsava manAyA jA rahA thaa| bAraha-bAraha varSoM taka saMjoyA svapna Aja sAkAra ho rahA thaa| suketu kozA ke yahAM jAne kI pUrI taiyArI kara rahA thaa| vaha madirApAna meM magna thaa| usane apane mitra vararuci ko bulA liyA thaa| vararuci ko aneka svarNAbhUSaNa bheMTa meM die / suketu mAnatA thA ki vararuci ke kAraNa hI vaha kozA kA svAmI bana rahA hai| mUlyavAna upahAra prApta karane ke pazcAta vararuci ne AzIrvAda dete hue kahA-devI rUpakozA jaisI sarvazreSTha sundarI prApta kara Apa bhAgyavAna bane haiN| kozA ke rasamaya rUpa-yauvana kA upabhoga karate hue Apa martyaloka meM svarga ke sukhoM kA Ananda leN|' vararuci ne Age kahA- 'mahArAja! eka bAta yAda rkheN| devI rUpakozA kAmazAstra meM atyanta pravINa hai| yadi Apako usa zAstra kA abhyAsa na ho to....' itane meM hI eka mitra ne haMsate-haMsate kahA- 'mahArAja yuddha-zAstra meM pravINa haiM, kintu devI rUpakozA inheM kAmazAstra kA paMDita banA degii|' mitroM ne vahAM se vidAI lii| suketu apane zayanagRha kI ora gyaa| vahAM usakI priya dAsI kAmaMdakI pratIkSA karatI huI baiThI thii| kAmadaMkI rUpa aura yauvana kI devI thI aura vaha suketu kI upapatnI ke rUpa meM vigata chaha varSoM se raha rahI thii| suketu ko dekhakara kAmadaMkI bolI- 'mahArAja! ApakI vidAI se hRdaya....' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 230

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bIca meM hI suketu ne usakA hAtha pakar3akara kahA- 'priye! maiM to kevala samrAT kI AjJA kA pAlana karane ke lie jA rahA huuN| isa bhavana kI rakSA tujhe hI karanI hai| maiM yadA-kadA yahAM tere pAsa AtA rhuuNgaa|' kAmaMdakI dAsI thI, para vaha jAnatI thI ki puruSa vacana dene meM hoziyAra hote haiM, vacanoM kA pAlana karane meM kRpnn| suketu ne usakA eka cumbana liyaa| vaha apanA sArA sAmAna ratha meM rakhakara rUpakozA ke bhavana kI ora cala pdd'aa| kyA rUpakozA suketu ko svAmI ke rUpa meM svIkAra kara legI? kyA suketu rUpakozA ke komala prANoM ko jIta legA? ___ becArA suketu! use yaha jJAta bhI nahIM thA ki Aja kA sUryodaya usake lie kaisA hogA! sUrya mudita ho yA na ho, suketu to mAnatA hI thA-kozA to aba merI ho gaI hai| 231 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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42. mithyA marIcikA rathapati suketu kA ratha rUpakozA ke bhavana ke sAmane A phuNcaa| ratha ko phUloM se sajAyA gayA thaa| suketu bhI apane praur3hAvasthA ko bhUlakara navayauvanA ko abhinandita karane A pahuMcA thaa| usakI vezabhUSA aisI laga rahI thI mAno koI vara apane zvasuragRha ke dvAra para toraNa bAMdhane AyA hai| apane dAsa-dAsiyoM ko dvAra para khar3A dekha suketu ne AjJA ke svara meM kahA, 'bAhara kyoM khar3e ho? aMdara A jaao|' eka paricAraka ne praNAma karate hue kahA- 'annadAtA! bhavana kA dvArapAla hameM bhItara jAne nahIM detaa|' 'oha!' kahakara suketu ratha se nIce utarA aura bolA-'kahAM hai dvArapAla?' dvArapAla sAmane hI khar3A thaa| usane pUchA- 'mahArAja! kyA AjJA hai?' 'mere AdamiyoM ko kyoM roka rahe ho ?' 'ApakA paricaya?' dvArapAla ne puuchaa| 'paricaya ! tU bahuta duSTa laga rahA hai| merA paricaya mAMgane kA tujhe koI adhikAra nahIM hai| cala, haTa, rAstA chor3a de|' 'mahArAja! devI rUpakozA kI AjJA ke binA maiM kisI ko bhavana meM praveza nahIM de sktaa|' dvArapAla ne hAtha jor3akara khaa| 'devI kozA kyA kara rahI haiM ?' 'yaha maiM kaise batA sakatA hUM ? gRharakSaka uddAlaka AjJA prApta karane ke lie andara gae haiN|' dvArapAla bolaa| suketu ne dvAra ke mArga se udyAna ko dekhaa| vahAM aneka prakAra ke pakSI kalarava kara rahe the| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 232

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gRharakSaka uddAlaka aayaa| suketu ne roSa bhare svaroM se kahA-'kyA tU hI hai gRharakSaka?' 'hAM, bhaMte!' 'maiM mahAbAhu suketuhuuN| mere dAsa-dAsiyoM ko bAhara kyoM roka rakhA hai?' uddAlaka ne vinamratA se kahA- 'mahArAja! devI rUpakozA kI AjJA hai ki kevala Apa akele sasammAna andara A sakate haiM, dUsare nhiiN|' 'isakA artha ?' suketu ne bhRkuTI car3hAte hue khaa| 'isakA uttara maiM nahIM de sktaa| Apa hI devI se bAtacIta kara sakate haiN|' 'acchaa|' kahakara suketu ne kupita netroM se dAsa-dAsI ko dekhate hue kahA- 'tuma saba kucha samaya taka yahIM khar3e raho....maiM abhI tuma sabako andara bulA bhejatA huuN|' suketu ratha meM baiThakara andara gyaa| navayauvanA citralekhA snAnAgAra se vastrAgAra meM jA rahI thii| rUpakozA snAna karane ke lie snAnagRha meM gii| citrA prAMgaNa meM khar3I thii| suketu ratha se nIce utraa| itane meM hI citrA ne Akara kahA'bhAratavarSa kI parama sundarI aura magadha sAmrAjya kI kalAlakSmI rUpakozA kI AjJA se maiM ApakA satkAra kara rahI huuN| Apake nivAsa ke lie vyavasthA ho cukI hai|' 'sundarI kozA kahAM haiM?' 've snAnAgAra meM gaI haiN| Apa apane niyukta vAsagRha meM padhAreM aura prAta:kArya se nivRtta hoN|' 'tU kauna hai?' 'maiM devI kI mukhya paricArikA hU~ aura bhavana kI vyavasthApikA huuN|' 'tU bahuta vAcAla hai| maiM abhI isI samaya terI svAminI se milanA cAhatA huuN|' suketu ne khaa| 233 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'Apako eka prahara taka pratIkSA karanI pdd'egii| koI mahattvapUrNa kArya ho to Apa mujhe batAeM, maiM devI taka pahuMcA duuNgii|' citrA ne kahA / 'sabase pahale maiM yaha jAnanA cAhatA hUM ki mere dAsa-dAsiyoM ko bAhara kyoM rokA gayA ?' 'AyuSman ! devI rUpakozA ko dAsa-dAsiyoM kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, unakI sevA meM zatAdhika paricArikAeM aura dAsa haiM / ' 'kintu maiM inheM apanI sevA ke lie lAyA huuN|' 'ApakI sevA ke lie bhI yahAM ucita vyavasthA kara dI gaI hai|' 'dUsare vyakti merI prakRti ke anukUla nahIM ho paaeNge|' suketu ne khaa| citrA bolI- 'mahArAja ! devI ke sAtha maiMne carcA kara lI hai| samrAT sukatu ko svAmI ke rUpa meM bhejA hai, dAsa-dAsiyoM ko nahIM... aura devI rUpakozA ApakI vyavasthA karane meM azakta bhI nahIM haiM aura Apa jo upahAra lAe haiM, devI unheM svIkAra nahIM kara sakatI, kyoMki vaha samrAT kA apamAna karanA nahIM caahtii|' 'oha, yaha bAta hai....to phira mere AdamI upahAra Adi..... 've saba Apake bhavana kI ora jA sakate haiM / ' citrA ne kahA / 'terI svAminI ko svAmI kI ijjata kI paravAha nahIM hai| mujhe pratIta hotA hai ki isa bhavana meM sthUlabhadra devI kA gulAma banakara rahA hogaa|' 'AyuSman! Apa apane nivAsasthAna meM vizrAma kreN| maiM ApakI AjJA Apake dAsa-dAsiyoM taka pahuMcA detI huuN|' pAsa meM eka paricAraka khar3A thA / citrA ne kahA - ' mahArAja ko amuka atithigRha meM le jA / ' apamAnita suketu krodha se lAla-pIlA hotA huA paricAraka ke pIche-pIche akelA claa| nirAzA, roSa aura akulAhaTa se pratAr3ita suketu usa atithigRha meM jA eka Asana para baiTha gayA / Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 234

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usakI sevA ke lie do dAsiyAM niyukta thiiN| ve donoM vRddha aura kurUpa thiiN| eka dAsI ne kahA-'AyuSman kI jaya ho| devI ne ApakI sevA ke lie hameM niyukta kiyA hai| Apa ni:saMkocapUrvaka hameM AjJA deN|' dAsiyoM kI ora dekhakara suketu tamatamA utthaa| kyA sthUlabhadra kI sevA bhI aisI hI dAsiyAM karatI thIM? dina kA dUsarA prahara bhI bIta gyaa| rUpakozA usase milane nahIM aayii| bhojana ke samaya uddAlaka aura do paricArikAeM vahAM upasthita thiiN| isa prakAra ke vicitra aura apamAnajanaka vyavahAra ko dekhakara suketu ke ullAsapUrNa mana ko bar3A AghAta lgaa| usane socA-maiM yahAM svAmI banakara AyA hUM yA gulAma banakara ? kyA mujhe isa kArAvAsa meM akelA mUka hokara rahanA par3egA? kaba milegI kozA? kaba usake rasabhare adharoM para.....! dina kA tIsarA prahara bhI bIta gyaa| suketu apane khaNDa meM akelA baiThA thaa| mAdhavI ne andara Akara kahA-'AyuSman kI jaya ho| devI rUpakozA ApakI pratIkSA kara rahI haiN|' mAdhavI ke zabda sunakara suketu kA kalejA kucha ThaMDA huaa| usane pUchA- 'devI kahAM haiM?' 'Apa mere sAtha aaeN| devI madhyakhaNDa meM baiThI haiM'-kahakara mAdhavI Age calI, suketu akelA usake pIche-pIche cala pdd'aa| madhyakhaNDa meM eka Asana para kozA baiThI thii| usake pAsa hI citrA bhI baiThI thii| uddAlaka dvAra ke pAsa khar3A thaa| suketu ko madhyakhaNDa meM praviSTa hote dekhakara kozA uThI aura madhura svaroM meM bolI- 'padhAreM, maiM ApakA svAgata karatI huuN|' suketu kozA ke rUpa-lAvaNya ko dekhakara avAk raha gyaa| vaha kSaNa bhara usakI dehayaSTi ko dekhatA rhaa| vaha kitanI sundara aura kamanIya thI! usane pUchA- 'devI! kuzala to haiM?' 235 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'Apa jaise atithiyoM ke Agamana se vizeSa kuzala hUM' kahakara kozA baiTha gaI / 'atithi!' suketu ke hRdaya meM yaha zabda cubhA / usakA mana praznoM se bhara gayA / 'kozA ! tuma merA parihAsa to nahIM kara rahI ho ?' 'kaisA parihAsa ? aura usa atithi kA, jisako magadhezvara ne bhejA hai ?' 'kozA ! tuma ajJAna ko miTA do| maiM atithi ke rUpa meM yahAM nahIM AyA huuN|' 'to phira ?' kozA ne prazna kiyA / 'svAmI ke rUpa meM AyA huuN|' 'oha, kintu Apa kisake svAmI banakara Ae haiM ?' 'rAjanartakI rUpakozA kA ! ' 'oha!' kahakara rUpakozA jora se haMsa par3I aura haMsate-haMsate bolI 'lagatA hai samrAT ne ApakA parihAsa kiyA hai / ' 'kozA ! terA hAsya mujhe vicitra sA lagatA hai|' 'AyuSman ! sArA saMsAra vicitra hai| aisI sthiti meM yadi mere hAsya vicitratA ho to kyA bAta hai|' - 'kozA ! ina dAsa-dAsiyoM ke sunate hue mujhase adhika ..... / ' Apa mere atithi haiN| jaisI icchA ho vaisI bAta kaha sakate haiN|' bIca meM hI kozA bola uThI / 'tujhe yaha jJAta honA cAhie ki samrAT ne terI prArthanA para hI mujhe svAmI banAkara bhejA hai|' suketu ne kahA / kozA sunatI rhii| suketu bolA- 'samrAT ne terI yAcanA pUrNa kI hai| kyA maiM tere yogya nahIM hUM ?' kozA ne vinamratA se kahA- 'kSamA kareM, jaba Apane yogyatA kA prazna kiyA hai to mujhe kahanA par3atA hai ki Apa mere lie to yogya haiM hI Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 236

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nahIM....kintu mere eka hAsya ko svIkAra karane kI bhI ApameM yogyatA nahIM hai|' 'kozA ! abhI taka isa prakAra se merA apamAna kisI ne nahIM kiyaa| Aja....' bIca meM hI kozA bola uThI-'cApalUsa vyaktiyoM ke lie kyA mAna aura kyA apamAna?' suketu bolA- 'kozA! ye basa bAteM jAne deN| yadi tU mere prema ko jAnatI to isa prakAra kA vyavahAra nahIM krtii| tere prema ko prApta karane ke lie maiMne bAraha varSoM taka tapasyA kI hai| isa avadhi meM terA hI svapna letA rahA hUM, eka kSaNa ke lie bhI maiM tujhe vismRta nahIM kara skaa|' 'yahI to pAgalapana hai| Apa jise tapa kahate haiM, vaha tapa nahIM, aMtara meM bhabhakatI lAlasA hai| isa dAnavIya lAlasA ke vazIbhUta hokara eka dina Apane mere prANoM ko jhakajhorA thA....Apako vaha vIratva yAda rahA yA nahIM?' 'devI! usa prasaMga ke lie maiM kSamAprArthI huuN|' 'aura vaha bhI Aja bAraha varSoM ke bAda!' 'aba use bhUla jAnA caahie|' 'maiM to use kaba kI bhUla cukI huuN| mujhe to Azcarya yaha ho rahA hai ki Apa puna: apane Apako Thagane ke lie yahAM kaise A gae ?' 'kaise?' 'Apane bAraha varSa pUrva yaha jAna liyA thA ki kozA kI raga-raga meM, prANa-prANa meM AryasthUlabhadra base hue haiN| vaha kozA kyA Aja apane prANezvara ko bhUla gaI hogI?' 'devI! sthUlabhadra to Aja muMDa ho gayA hai|' 'rathapati! isIlie unakI smRti mujhe bAra-bAra A rahI hai| samrATa kA ajJAna dUra karate-karate ApakA ajJAna miTa jAe to acchA hai| Apa mere atithi haiN| Apa AnandapUrvaka yahAM rheN| samrAT kI AjJA ke anusAra maiM ApakI paricaryA meM koI kasara nahIM rahane duuNgii|' 237 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'kozA.... ' 'bhaMte! Apa mana kI kalpanA ke jAla ko bikhera deM / bAraha varSoM se saMcita kiye hue mala ko dho ddaaleN| jisa AMkha se kozA ko dekhanA hai, usI AMkha se Apa yadi dekheMge to ApakA mana halkA ho jaaegaa|' 'kozA, maiM eka sainika huuN| mujhe aisI tattvacarcA meM rasa nahIM hai| maiM kevala itanA hI kahanA cAhatA hUM ki merA mana tere prema se chalAchala bharA huA hai| Aja maiM tere caraNoM meM prema kI yAcanA karane AyA huuN| kyA mujhe terA prema nahIM milegA ?' kozA ne suketu kI ora dekhakara kahA - 'Apa sainika haiM, Apako raNabhUmi kA jitanA paricaya hai, utanA paricaya hRdayabhUmi kA nahIM hai| ho bhI nahIM sakatA / jagat meM eka hI vastu aisI hai, jo bhIkha mAMgane se nahIM miltii| vaha milatI hai hRdaya ko jItane se / vaha hai prema / ' 'terA hRdaya jItane kA maiM prayatna kruuNgaa|' 'kSamA kareM, rathapati! maiM hRdayahIna bana gaI hUM, kyoMki merA hRdaya sthUlabhadra ke pIche calA gayA hai| Apa mRgamarIcikA meM na pdd'eN|' kahakara kozA Asana se uTha gaI / eka ni:zvAsa chor3ate hue suketu bolA- 'maiM tujhe prApta kie binA nahIM rhuuNgaa|' kozA suketu kI ora dekhakara haMsa par3I aura haMsate-haMsate bolI'eka jar3a vastu bhI sahaja rUpa se prApta nahIM ho sakatI..... yaha to satItva se chalakatI nArI hai| Apa bhrama meM na raheM / ' phira mAdhavI kI ora dekhakara kahA - 'suketu kI maryAdA kA dhyAna rkhnaa|' yaha kahakara kozA khaMDa se bAhara nikala gii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 238

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43. bandhana-mukti rUpa aura yauvana ke upabhoga kI AzA lekara suketu kozA ke pAsa AyA thaa| parantu prathama divasa kI carcA se vaha atyanta nirAza ho gayA, kintu usakI AzA kA dhAgA TUTA nahIM, use yaha nizcaya thA ki vaha eka na eka dina kozA ko prasanna kara hI legaa| rAtri meM suketu mana hI mana aneka upAya khoje aura dUsare hI dina use vizeSa prayojanavaza vidarbha kI ora jAnA pdd'aa| isa Akasmika prayANa se use du:kha to huA parantu rAjAjJA kA pAlana sarvopari thaa| vidarbha kI ora prasthAna karane se pUrva usane kozA se kahA- 'devI! akasmAt mujhe rAjakArya ke lie vidarbha jAnA par3a rahA hai| vahAM mujhe eka mahInA laga jaaegaa| isa bIca tumako pUrA vicAra kara lenA hai| eka vairAgI kI yAda meM apane rasabhare jIvana ko barbAda karane ke badale eka vIra vyakti kA sAhacarya prApta kara jIvana ko rasamaya banAnA adhika sArthaka hogaa| isI meM tumhArA hita hai| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki jaba maiM vidarbha se lauTUMgA taba taka tuma saba kucha bhUlakara merA svAgata karane ke lie tatpara ho jaaogii|' kozA bolI- 'yaha pravAsa Apako yathArtha ko dekhane kA avasara degaa| satI kI maryAdA kA bodha Apako ho, aisA cAhatI huuN| vairAgI kA smaraNa hI merA sahI dhana hai, yaha Apa aba taka samajha gae hoNge|' suketu ne vidarbha kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| eka mahIne ke baad| grISma kA prabala uttApa dharatI para aMgAra barasA rahA thaa| AmravATikA rasabhare AmoM se ladI huI thii| kokila kA paMcamanAda cAroM dizAoM ko pAgala banA rahA thaa| kozA ke prANa sthUlabhadra kI pratIkSA kara rahe the| 236 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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eka saMdhyA ke samaya suketu kA ratha kozA ke bhavana meM A phuNcaa| kozA citralekhA ke sAtha naukA-vihAra ke lie gaI huI thii| dAsa-dAsiyoM ne suketu kA svAgata kiyaa| suketu ne kalpanA kI thI ki Aja usake svAgata ke lie kozA palakeM bichAye khar3I hogI aura ullAsa bhare hRdaya se usakA svAgata karegI aura Aja kI rAta yauvana ke utsava meM apUrva bnegii| parantu..... rAta huii| suketu apane nivAsagRha meM kozA kI pratIkSA karatA huA becaina ho rahA thaa| use yaha nizcaya thA ki naukA-vihAra se Ate hI kozA mere Agamana kI bAta sunakara yahAM daur3I-daur3I aaegii| kintu eka prahara bIta gyaa| usane dAsiyoM se pUchakara jAna liyA ki kozA apane zayanagRha meM calI gayI hai| usane socA-saMbhava hai kozA ko mere Agamana kI sUcanA nahIM milI ho| anidrA, ciMtA, AzA, nirAzA aura kalpanA ke jAla meM phaMsA huA suketu jAgatA rhaa| prAta:kAla hote-hote vaha nidrAdhIna huaa| jaba suketu uThA taba prAta:kAla kI tIna ghaTikAeM bIta cukI thiiN| snAna Adi se nivRtta hokara usane mAdhavI se pUchA- 'devI kyA kara rahI haiM?' 'devI AmravATikA meM haiN|' 'maiM unase milanA cAhatA huuN|' 'Apa Ananda se vahAM jA sakate haiN|' 'devI ke sAtha aura kauna hai?' 'aura koI nahIM, citrA unake sAtha hai|' 'huM....haM....maiM AmravATikA meM jA rahA huuN| tU mujhe rAstA btlaa|' 'jaisI AjJA....' kahakara mAdhavI Age clii| suketu jaba AmravATikA meM AyA taba devI kozA vahAM cAra mRgazAvakoM ko sahalAtI huI baiThI thii| citrA bhI vahIM thii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 240

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suketu ko Ate dekha, kozA bolI- 'Apa kuzala to haiM?' 'haaN| Apa?' 'maiM to apane svAmI sthUlabhadra dvArA pAlita aura poSita ina mRgazAvakoM ke sAtha krIr3A karatI huI samaya bitA rahI huuN|' suketu eka patthara ke Asana para baiThakara bolA- 'devI! abhI maiM kucha mahattvapUrNa bAta karane AyA huuN| tuma apanI dAsiyoM ko yahAM se haTA do|' kozA ne dAsiyoM ko jAne kI AjJA de dii| citrA vahIM rhii| suketu ne citrA kI ora dekhA / kozA ne dRSTi kI bhASA ko par3hate hue kahA-'citrA se koI bhaya nahIM hai| yaha merI dAsI nahIM, sakhI hai|' 'kozA! sArI rAta nIMda nahIM aayii|' 'yaha to Apake nayanoM kI lAlimA batA rahI hai|' 'phira bhI kyA tumhArI AtmA ko kleza nahIM huA?' 'suketu ! maiMne socA thA ki tuma vidarbha se lauTakara mere pAsa nahIM aaoge| sIdhe apane bhavana kI ora jaaoge| parantu pratIta hotA hai ki tumane abhI taka apanI pazutA ko nahIM chor3A hai!' kozA ne khaa| 'kozA! tuma rAjanartakI ho / mujhe svIkAra karane meM tumheM kyA Apatti hai ? tumhArA dharma to yaha hai ki tuma atIta ko bhUla jaao|' 'dharma-adharma kI bAta chor3a do| maiM rAjanartakI hUM, yaha saca hai kintu yaha aura adhika saca hai ki maiM eka nArI huuN| nArI kA mastaka eka hI puruSa ke caraNoM meM nata hotA hai| nArI kA prema eka hI svAmI ko milatA hai| nArI kI sAdhanA eka hI hotI hai|' _ 'kozA ! gRhanArI kI apekSA tumhArA nArItva bhinna hai|' suketu Age nahIM bola skaa| 'kyA tuma mujhe hRdaya-zUnya mAna rahe ho?' 'nahIM, kintu maiM yaha samajha nahIM pA rahA hUM ki tuma sthUlabhadra ko abhI bhI kyoM nahIM bhulA pA rahI ho? kyA thA usameM ? vaha mAtra mahAmaMtrI kA putra thA, dUsarI koI vizeSatA usameM nahIM thii| dekha, maiM magadha kI rathasenA kA 241 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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adhyakSa huuN| merI bhujAoM meM apAra zakti hai| merI samRddhi ananta hai| merA hRdaya prema se chalaka rahA hai tuma kaha sakatI ho ki sthUlabhadra bejor3a vINAvAdaka the| vINAvAdana bhI kyA koI kalA hai? tuma yadi kalA kA pratyakSa darzana karanA cAhatI ho to maiM apanI kalA batA sakatA huuN| usako dekhakara tuma pAgala bana jaaogii|' 'vAha! Apa kalAkAra bhI haiM !' kozA ne vyaMgya se khaa| suketu uThA aura apanA dhanuSa lene tvarA se gyaa| suketu hAtha meM dhanuSa aura bANoM kA tUNIra lekara aayaa| kozA ne use harSa se unmatta dekhaa| suketu ne dhanuSa para bANa car3hAyA aura eka Ama ko lakSya kara chodd'aa| bANa Ama ke sAtha kozA ke caraNoM meM A giraa| suketu bolA- 'yaha to sAmAnya kalA hai| dUsarA camatkAra batAtA huuN|' suketu ne eka-eka kara bAraha bANa chodd'e| ve sAre bANa eka-dUsare ke pIche anusyUta ho ge| unake dvArA Ama kI zAkhA nIce nama gii| suketu ne usa nata zAkhA se Ama tor3a kozA ko die| suketu mana-hI-mana prasanna ho rahA thA ki kozA isa kalA se prema meM sarAbora hokara use svAmI ke rUpa meM svIkAra kara legI aura phira tribhuvanasundarI ke bAhupAza meM jakar3A huA vaha..... kozA bolI- 'rathapati! yaha koI kalA hai ? kalA vaha hai jo baMdhana se mukta kara de| yaha kevala karAmAta hai / maiM tumheM isase bhI anokhI karAmAta dikhAtI huuN| tuma calo citrazAlA meN|' devI kozA kI AjJA se citrazAlA kI nRtyabhUmi kI apUrva sajAvaTa kI gii| rAtri kA prathama prahara biitaa| dIpamAlikAoM kI jagamagAhaTa se nRtyabhUmi jagamagA utthii| cAroM ora sugaMdhita dhUpa kI lahariyAM bikhara giiN| devI rUpakozA divya vastra dhAraNa kara apanI priya bahana citralekhA ke sAtha nRtyabhUmi meM aayii| kozA ne kesariyA raMga kA uttarIya aura nIle raMga kI Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 242

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keMculI pahana rakhI thii| gulAbI raMga kA kamarapaTTA dhAraNa kiyA thaa| usake keza paira kI er3I taka nAgina kI taraha jhUla rahe the| suketu kozA ke mugdha rUpa ko dekhatA raha gyaa| usane socA-kyA svarga se urvazI to nahIM A gaI hai? isa rUpa ke samakSa kauna parAjita nahIM hotA ? vaha bolA- 'kozA! tumhArA rUpa ati manohara aura mana ko bAMdhane vAlA hai|' kozA ne haMsakara kahA- 'yaha to mAtra rUpa kA abhinaya hai| Aja maiM tumako apanI mahattA nahIM batAUMgI, apane svAmI kI mahattA btaauuNgii| maiM jo Aja sUcikA nRtya prastuta karUMgI, usase baMdhana kA bhAva vyakta hogaa| vaha bhAva itanA prabala hogA ki koI bhI vyakti apane astitva ko bhUlakara vilAsa ke baMdhana meM jIvana bhara baMdhe rahane ke lie taiyAra ho jaaegaa| isa nRtya meM maiM pratipala mRtyu ke sAtha nAcatI rhuuNgii|' sthAna-sthAna para sarasoM ke Dhera par3e the| una para par3I thIM, tIkhI ati tIkSNa suucikaaeN| kozA ne abhinaya prArambha kiyaa| usakA abhinaya itanA yathArtha thA ki koI bhI puruSa usake nayanAbhirAma aMga-maror3a aura nayana-prakSepa se baMdhe binA nahIM rhaa| usakA abhinaya mAno saba puruSoM ko yaha kaha rahA thA-o puruSa! yahAM A, yahAM aa| strI ke sAhacarya ke binA kyA hai siddhi ? kozA ke paira aba tIkhI sUcikAoM para par3ane lge| uddAma nRtya prArambha huaa| kozA apane Apako bhUla-sI gii| usake pairoM ke nIce mRtyu kA jAla bichA thaa| mastaka para yauvana kA nazA jhUma rahA thaa| AMkhoM meM rUpa kA jAdU aura hRdaya meM sthUlabhadra kA smaraNa thaa| nRtya tIvra huaa| rAjanartakI masta ho gii| rUpakozA ke rUpa aura yauvana ko dekhakara suketu pAgala bana gyaa| sUcikA nRtya pUrA huaa| ardha ghaTikA ke bAda vAdyakAroM ne karuNa rAginI prArambha kii| kozA zveta vastra dhAraNa kara nRtyabhUmi meM AyI thii| 243 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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nRtya prArambha huaa| vaha mukti kA nRtya thaa| mukti kA kAvya! mukti kI mahattvAkAMkSA! kozA kI mudrAeM aura nayanoM kI dhvani bAra-bAra kaha rahI thIpuruSa, jA....jA....jA.... isa saMsAra meM Aga jala rahI hai....saMsAra nazvara hai....saMsAra terA nahIM hai....tere sAtha koI bhI vastu nahIM calegI....jA.... jA....jA.... terA virAmasthAna kisI dUsarI duniyA meM hai....kozA kI mudrAeM tyAga ke gIta gA rahI thiiN| __suketu Azcaryavibhora ho gyaa| usane socA-yaha kyA abhinaya! thor3e samaya pUrva jo vyakti baMdhana kI bhavyatA khar3I karatA hai, vahI vyakti abhI baMdhana kI kSudratA dikhA rahA hai| - dhanya hai sAdhanA! dhanya hai abhinaya! nRtya pUrA huaa| citralekhA khar3I bahana kozA kI siddhi para digmUr3ha ho gaI thii| kozA suketu ke samIpa Akara bolI- 'suketu! aise hajAroM nRtya maiMne apane svAmI ke samakSa kie haiM, kintu kisI bhI dina ve pAgala nahIM hue| ve mAtra kalA ke upAsaka ke rUpa meM hI rahe haiN| unakI vRttiyAM aDola thiiN| aisA vipula vaibhava, pracura vilAsa, rUpavatI patnI kA sahavAsa aura apUrva prema unake Asa-pAsa dina-rAta maMDarAtA rahatA thaa| phira bhI eka hI jhaTake meM ve ina sabakA tyAga kara haMsate hue cale ge| aisI samRddhi bhI unheM nahIM bAMdha skii| merA prema bhI unheM nahIM roka skaa| merA rUpa bhI unheM nahIM lalacA sakA....aba tuma hI batAo, kyA tumhArI AMkhoM ke sAmane aisA koI mahApuruSa hai jo ina saba lalacAne vAlI vastuoM ko lAta mArakara calA jAe? __ 'yaha hai mere sthUlabhadra kA paricaya! maiMne apanI kalA kI sAdhanA meM apUrva kAma kiyA thA, phira bhI maiM unake vINAvAdana kI kalA ko dekha apane astitva ko bhUla jAtI thii| tuma kalpanA karo ki magadha kI rAjanartakI ke hRdaya ko pAgala banAne vAlI vaha kalA kitanI bhavya hogI? Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 244

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magadha kI rUpakozA ko pAgala banAne vAle usa mahApuruSa meM kauna-sA prANa hogA ? tuma jise tuccha vairAgI samajhate ho, vaha kitanA udAra thA ?' suketu sthira dRSTi se kozA ko dekhatA rahA / kozA ne suketu ke manobhAva ko tor3ate hue kahA - ' suketu ! tuma yaha to jAnate ho ki mere svAmI sthUlabhadra ko mahAmaMtrI kA pada prApta ho rahA thaa| usako asvIkAra karane meM unakA tyAga thA yA Asakti ? kyA aura paricaya dUM ?' 'devI! mujhe kSamA kreN| tumane Aja merI AMkheM khola diiN| maiM mAtra eka tuccha sainika huuN|' suketu bola pdd'aa| 'aba kaho, kozA kA dharma kyA hai ? svAmI ko bhUla jAnA yA rAjanartaka ke pada ko vismRta kara denA ?' 'devI! sthUlabhadra kI pUjA karanA hI tumhArA dharma hai| tuma rAjanartakI nahIM, satI ho / ' 'suketu ! Aja mujhe bahuta prasannatA huI hai| aba tuma apanA dharma soco|' 'devI! maiM apane mana kI bAta abhI nahIM, kala khuuNgaa| suketu marakara nayA janma legA kala / ' saba apane-apane sthAnoM kI ora cale gae / kozA bhI apane zayanakakSa meM calI gaI / sUryodaya huA / suketu bahuta samaya pUrva hI kozA ke khaMDa ke bAhara A baiThA thA / kozA ko dekhakara vaha khar3A hokara bolA- 'devI! maiMne apane dharma kA vicAra kara liyA hai| Aja maiM sadA-sadA ke lie yahAM se vidA ho rahA huuN|' kozA ne harSabhare nayanoM se suketu ko dekhaa| suketu bolA- 'Aja taka maiMne apane jIvana ko pApa ke raMgoM se raMgA hai / madyapAna, juA, vyabhicAra aura vilAsa meM maiM AkaNTha DUbA rahA huuN| merI pAmaratA kA koI aMta nahIM / mahAmAtya zakaDAla kI mRtyu kA mUla kAraNa maiM hI huuN| aura bhI pApa mere palle baMdhe hue haiN| kyA kahUM? tumane merI AMkheM khola Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 245

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diiN| aba tuma mujhe AzIrvAda do ki jisa mArga para mahAna sthUlabhadra ne caraNa bar3hAe haiM, usI mArga kA maiM bhI anugamana kruuN| eka mamatAmayI mAM jisa bhAva se apane putra ko AzIrvAda detI hai, vaisA AzIrvAda tuma mujhe do| maiM apane patha para aDiga rahUM.....apanA AtmakalyANa kara skuuN|' 'suketu! kyA kaha rahe ho ?' 'devI! baMdhanoM ke jAla meM phaMsA suketu baMdhana ko tor3akara muktimArga kA pravAsI bana rahA hai / ' 'suketu! tuma dhanya ho... merA praNAma svIkAra karo' - kahakara kozA suketu ke caraNoM meM natamastaka ho gii| suketu ne sAre vastra aura alaMkAra utAra vahAM se prasthAna kara diyaa| kozA, citralekhA, citrA Adi ke hRdaya nAca uThe / nirbala suketu eka nArI kI preraNA se kitanA mahAna bana gyaa| pAmara suketu Aja kitanA mahAna dikha rahA thA ! kala taka usakA mana baMdhana meM racA-pacA thA aura Aja vaha mukti meM raca paca rahA hai| - Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 246

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44. muni kA abhigraha caritra muni jIvana kA AdhAra hai, jJAna muni-jIvana kA sattva hai aura mukti muni-jIvana kI siddhi hai| jJAtaputra bhagavAna mahAvIra kA yaha sAdhanA-mArga kar3I kasauTI karatA hai sAdhaka kii| sukha kA sarvathA tyAga kara caritra ke bala para jJAna kI jyoti prakaTa kara AtmA kA darzana karanA, yaha koI sarala kArya nahIM hai| ugra tapazcaraNa ke dvArA mamatva kA visarjana sAdhanA kI anivArya AvazyakatA hai| AcArya saMbhUtavijaya mahAjJAnI aura mahAtapasvI the| inakA ziSya samudAya vizAla thaa| inake ziSya jJAna, darzana aura cAritra kI ArAdhanA karane meM tejasvI the| cAturmAsa kA samaya nikaTa A rahA thaa| cAturmAsa ke binA jaina muni eka sthAna para nahIM rhte| cAturmAsa meM ve cAra mahIne taka eka hI sthAna meM rahate haiN| AcArya saMbhUtavijaya ke pAsa ziSya Akara bhinna-bhinna sthAnoM para cAturmAsa bitAne kI AjJA mAMga rahe haiN| AcArya sabako anumati de rahe haiN| eka ziSya ne Akara kahA-'gurudeva ! maiM kesarIsiMha kI guphA ke pAsa nirjala upavAsapUrvaka cAra mAsa bitAnA cAhatA huuN| Apa mujhe sahamati pradAna kreN|' gurudeva ne AzIrvAda ke sAtha sahamati dii| dUsarA ziSya aayaa| vaha bolA- 'gurudeva ! maiM kueM ke pAsa cAturmAsa bitAnA cAhatA huuN| maiM nirantara kAyotsarga kruuNgaa|' guru ne use bhI AjJA pradAna kii| tIsarA ziSya Akara bolA- 'gurudeva! maiM dRSTiviSa sarpa ke bila ke pAsa nirjala upavAsa karatA huA cAturmAsa bitAnA cAhatA huuN|' guru ne atyanta prasannatApUrvaka apanI anumati dii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 247

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sthUlabhadra aayaa| usane kahA-'gurudeva! eka vicitra yAcanA lekara AyA huuN| pATalIputra meM magadha samrAT kI rAjanartakI rUpakozA rahatI hai| usake vilAsa-bhavana meM eka citrazAlA hai| usa citrazAlA ke eka vibhAga meM kAmazAstra kI sUkSmatAoM ko vyakta karane vAle bhitticitra hai| maiM saMyamapUrvaka SaDrasayukta bhojana karatA huA usa vibhAga meM cAra mAsa bitAnA cAhatA huuN| Apa AjJA deN|' sthUlabhadra kA abhigraha sunakara AcArya vicAramagna ho ge| abhigraha atyanta kaThora aura durUha thaa| AcArya ne jJAna se jAna liyA ki sthUlabhadra muni apanI sAdhanA kI aMtima kasauTI karanA cAhatA hai| muni ke manobala kI kalpanA kara AcArya ne AjJA de dii| sthUlabhadra kA abhigraha sunakara anyAnya muniyoM ko Azcarya huaa| sthUlabhadra meM isa Atma-saMgrAma meM apane Apako jhoMkane kI tamannA thii| viziSTa abhigrahadhArI muni apane-apane gaMtavya kI ora cala pdd'e| muni sthUlabhadra ne bhI pATalIputra kI ora prasthAna kara diyaa| vihAra karate-karate ve pATalIputra nagara ke parisara meM A ge| mahAmaMtrI zrIyaka ko sthUlabhadra ke Agamana ke samAcAra mile| kala ve nagara meM praveza kreNge| tatkAla ve apanI bahanoM ko sAtha le darzanArtha ravAnA ho ge| nagara meM aneka sthAnoM para yaha sUcanA phaila gaI aura loga jhuMDa ke jhuMDa darzanArtha umar3a pdd'e| kozA taka yaha sUcanA nahIM phuNcii| vaha apane hI bhavana meM priyatama kI pratIkSA meM samaya bitA rahI thii| saMdhyA ke pazcAt zrIyaka kozA ke vahAM gayA aura use sthUlabhadra ke Agamana kI sUcanA dii| 'mere svAmI Ae haiM? kahAM haiM ve?' kozA ke nayana harSotphulla ho ge| 'Aja madhyAhna ke samaya ve upavana meM Ae haiM aura kala nagara meM praveza kreNge|' zrIyaka ne khaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 248

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'bhAI! tumhArA maMgala ho| dhanya ho tuma! mujhe abhI unake pAsa le clo|' kozA ne Asana se uThakara khaa| 'abhI rAtri ke samaya vahAM jAnA ucita nahIM hai| kala ve svayaM tumhAre yahAM aaeNge|' 'mere yahAM.......?' 'hAM, ve yahIM rheNge|' 'svAmI kA svAsthya kaisA hai ?' 'muni-jIvana kI kaThoratA zarIra para dekhI jA sakatI hai| phira bhI ve pUrNa svastha haiN| unake nayana bahuta tejasvI ho gae haiN| tuma unako dekhakara Azcarya meM DUba jaaogii|' citrA ne kahA- 'devI! merI bAta Apane usa dina nahIM mAnI thii| maiM kaha rahI thI ki muni-jIvana kA pAlana karanA sarala nahIM hai| Aja dekho, svayaM ghara A ge| merI bAta sahI niklii|' 'kyA ve muni-jIvana se ghabarAkara Ae haiM?' kozA ne saMdeha se pUchA, 'isake binA yahAM Ane kA tAtparya hI kyA hai?' _ 'kAraNa kucha bhI ho| aba ve yahAM se nahIM jA skeNge| maiM unako aba hRdaya meM chipA luuNgii| citrA! kala prAta:kAla se pahale-pahale sAre bhavana ko phUloM se sajA denaa|' 246 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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45. jinakI pratIkSA thI bhavana kI saja-dhaja meM kozA svayaM hAtha baTA rahI thii| sArA bhavana apUrva sajAvaTa se zobhita hone lgaa| AdhI rAta bIta cukI thii| citrA ne kahA- 'devI! aba Apa zayanagRha meM jaaeN| Aryaputra prAta: yahAM aaeNge| Apako jaldI uThanA.....' 'citrA ! jahAM milana kI tIvra kAmanA hotI hai, vahAM jAgaraNa svAsthyaprada hotA hai|' citrA devI ko dekhatI rhii| kozA zayanakhaMDa meM jAkara zayyA para so gii| usa samaya usake aMtara meM priyatama ke aneka saMsmaraNa ubharane lge| vaha una vicAroM meM kho gii| prAta:kAla huaa| devI rUpakozA saja-dhajakara priyatama kA satkAra karane ke lie prAMgaNa meM A khar3I huii| kozA Aja rUpa aura zRMgAra kI madhura pratimA jaisI laga rahI thii| Aryaputra ke abhiniSkramaNa ke pazcAt kozA kA yaha rUpa nikhAra pahalI bAra huA thaa| Aja kozA kA nArItva gIta aura kavitA kI taraha komala bana gayA thaa| vaha kamala-kamanIya kozA premamUrti bana gaI thii| usakI eka AMkha meM prema chalaka rahA thA aura dUsarI AMkha meM pratIkSA ubhara rahI thii| __priyatama abhI taka nahIM aae| kozA kA mana adhIna ho utthaa| tamannA prabala huii| pratIkSA mana ko kacoTane lgii| itane meM hI kozA ne dekhA-eka ardhanagna tejasvI puruSa dvAra pradeza meM praveza kara rahA hai| usakA tejasvI mukhamaMDala camaka rahA hai| usakA anAvRta sira aura deha zobhita ho rahe haiN| usake pAsa eka jIrNa vastra aura Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 250

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eka pAtra hai| bagala meM rajoharaNa aura hAtha meM daMDa hai| isake atirikta usake pAsa koI sampatti nahIM hai| usakI dRSTi nIce bhUmi para TikI huI hai| vaha aura koI nahIM..., muni sthUlabhadra the| citrA harSa se uchala par3I- 'devI! devI! ....svAmI A gae!' Aryaputra ko dekhate hI kozA ke mana meM eka prazna ubhara AyA- mere svAmI kyA aise ho gae haiM ? kyA unake prANoM meM mamatA kI koI rekhA rahI nahIM? muni sthUlabhadra dhIre-dhIre bhavana kI ora bddh'e| kozA ke kAnoM para puna: citrA ke zabda TakarAe- 'devI! svAmI A ge| calo, jaldI kro|' saba sAmane ge| sthUlabhadra pAsa meM aae| kozA ne vedanA aura premabharI najaroM se svAmI kI ora dekhA aura praNAma kiyaa| Arya sthUlabhadra gambhIra svara meM bole-dharmalAbha ! kozA ne pUchA- 'svAmin ! kuzalakSema haiM ?' 'dharma ke prasAda se / maiM ApakI citrazAlA meM cAturmAsa bitAnA cAhatA huuN| yadi Apa anumati deM to...' 'merI anumati kisalie! saba kucha Apa hI kA hai| Apa citrazAlA meM prasannatA se rheN|' muni kucha uttara deM, usase pUrva hI citrA ne svarNathAla kozA kI ora kiyaa| kozA ne svarNa ke ratnajar3ita puSpoM se sthUlabhadra ko vardhApita kiyaa| muni sthUlabhadra eka vRkSa ke nIce baiTha ge| 'bhadre ! maiM kucha samaya pazcAt bhavana meM hI jaauuNgaa|' citrA, mAdhavI, kozA-saba muni kI nirvikAra pratimA ko dekhatI rhiiN| kozA ke antara meM ubharane vAle prazna kaNThaM taka Akara ruka jAte the| pandraha dina bIta gae / cAturmAsa prArambha ho cukA thaa| megha kA gariva prArambha huaa| bijaliyAM kar3akane lgiiN| meghamAlA umar3a aayii| varSA aura tUphAna 251 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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prArambha hue| mayUra kI kekA cAroM ora sunAI dene lgii| varSA ke Ananda aura kisAnoM ke harSa se dharatI praphulla ho gii| kozA ina pandraha dinoM se sthUlabhadra kI parIkSA kara rahI thii| kintu unameM koI parivartana nahIM aayaa| kozA ke mana meM aneka saMdeha ubharane lage-yahAM ye kyoM Aye hoMge? inake vadana para na rasikatA hai aura na tmnnaa| lagatA hai ye jJAnamaya ho gae haiN| kisI se na bAta karate haiM aura na kucha kahate haiN| kevala praznoM kA uttara mAtra dete haiN| madhyAhna meM kevala eka bAra apane kASThapAtra meM bhojana karate haiM aura pUrA dina manana, ciMtana aura dhyAna meM bitAte haiN| yadi aise hI dina bitAne the to yahAM kyoM Ae? pratyakSa darzana kI jalana se to inakI smRti hI madhura thI....hRdaya bhasmasAt ho rahA hai....prANa tar3apa rahe haiM....mana ko vizrAma hI nahIM miltaa| ananta vicAra Ate rahate haiN| aMdherI rAta thii| varSA kA tAMDava ho rahA thaa| bAra-bAra bijalI kI camaka-damaka kozA kI zayyA para cakAcauMdha paidA kara adRzya ho jAtI thii| prakRti bhayAnaka ho rahI thii| kozA kI AMkhoM meM nIMda nahIM A rahI thii| sthUlabhadra ko puna: isa zayyA para kaise lAyA jAe-inhIM vicAroM meM vaha jAga rahI thii| varSA kI bauchAra bhavana ko gIlA kara rahI thii| phira bhI kozA ne vAtAyana kI khir3akiyoM ko khulA rakhA thA kyoMki bAraha varSoM kI aneka smRtiyAM usakI AMkhoM ke sAmane taira rahI thii| kozA kA mana bola uThA-tyAga karane ke bAda svAmI puna: ghara Ae haiN| isase yaha siddha hotA hai ki ve mujhe bhUle nahIM haiN| unheM merI smRti hai to mere prema kI bhI smRti hogii| mere nRtya ko, mere rUpa ko aura mere vilAsa ko ve kaise bhUla pAeMge? to ve ina sabako yAda kyoM nahIM kara rahe haiM? kyA koI kSobha hai unake mana meM ? saMbhava hai lajjA aura saMkocavaza ve apanI icchA vyakta na kara sakate hoM? oha ! kucha bhI samajha meM nahIM A rahA hai| bar3I vicitra sthiti hai| jIvana meM aise kSaNa kyoM Ate haiM ? Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 252

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kozA zayyA se uThakara vAtAyana ke pAsa gii| antardvandva cala rahA thaa| vaha aura adhika tIvra huaa| pavana ke eka hilore ne kozA ke vadana ko bhigo diyaa| bijalI kI eka camaka ne kozA kA parihAsa karate hue kahAare cAMda kI spardhA karane vAlI rUpavatI nArI ! tere rUpa kI yaha parAjaya ? eka samaya thA tere hI hRdaya para jhUlane vAlA terA priyatama, tere nayanoM se dekhane vAlA, terA bhogI, tere caraNoM para calane vAlA terA sAthI, kyA vaha Aja tere rUpa kA parihAsa karane ke lie yahAM AyA hai ? tere caraNoM meM aneka samrAToM ke sira jhukate haiM to kyA yaha nagna muni terI chAyA meM rahakara bhI apanA sira UMcA kiye calegA? yadi aisA hogA to tere rUpa aura kalA kA mUlya hI kyA rahegA? saMsAra se rUpa kA garva astaMgata ho jAegA aura vilAsa kA sukha lajjA se zyAma ho jAegA, o pagalI nArI ! 'vicAroM ! dUra ho jAo, dUra ho jAo / ye mere svAmI the aura Aja bhI svAmI haiM aura ananta yugoM taka mere hI svAmI bane rheNge| merI mUka prArthanA kI zakti hI inheM khIMca lAyI hai| kauna kahatA hai merI parAjaya huI hai ?' vicAra badalA / usane socA- yadi terI vijaya hai to yaha citrazAlA meM akelA kyoM baiThatA hai ? sUryAsta ke bAda tU isake pAsa kyoM nahIM jA sakatI ? isakA sparza karate hue tere hAtha kyoM kAMpa jAte haiM? yadi terI prArthanA ke bala para yaha AyA hotA to isa aMdherI aura barasAtI rAta meM tU akelI kyoM sotI ? prArthanA kA gIta chor3a de| kala hI maiM inheM bhavana meM le AUMgI.... apanI AMkhoM kI palakoM para biThA lUMgI.... apane prANoM meM jakar3a lUMgI... apane hRdaya meM samA luuNgii| kozA ke prANa bola uThe -pagalI ! tU akelI hI hai.... terA svAmI hI terA nahIM rahA... vApasa Akara bhI vaha terA nahIM banA..... yaha terA kauna hai ? aisI bhavya samRddhi, sukha ke ananta upakaraNa, vilAsa ke ananta sAdhana, rUpa-yauvana kA ananta mAdhurya, saikar3oM dAsa-dAsI, rAjanartakI aura kalAlakSmI kA gaurava - itanA saba kucha honepara bhI tU akelI hai rUpalakSmI ! ye Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 253 --- -

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sArI vastueM tere ghAyala hRdaya ko nahIM sahalA sakatIM / tere sAmane yaha nagna-satya prakaTa ho cukA hai, phira tU kisa AzA se yahAM raha rahI hai ? hAya nArI, tU miTa nahIM gaI, yahI terA ghora pApa hai ! tere hRdaya kI komalatA na luTa gaI, yahI terA durbhAgya hai / zayyA se uThakara kozA bAhara aayii| usane dekhA, eka paricArikA sukha kI nIMda so rahI hai| kozA ne socA - oha, kitanA saMtoSa ! isake vadana para kitanI zAMti hai ! kyA isakA koI premI nahIM hai, svAmI nahIM hai ? kyA isameM yauvana kI tamannA nahIM hai ? ghar3I bhara kozA usa paricArikA ko dekhatI rhii| phira usane paricArikA ko uThAyA / paricArikA har3abar3A gii| ghabarAkara uThI aura svAminI ke caraNoM meM gira gaI / kozA bolI- 'jA, citrA ko mere pAsa bheja de / ' kozA zayanakhaNDa meM AyI / citrA ne Akara kahA - 'devI ! kyA AjJA hai ?' kozA ne pUchA- 'itanI dera jAga rahI thI ? kyoM ? kyA asvastha hai?' 'nahIM, Aja unake sAtha zatAyudha kA khela khela rahI thI / ' citrA ne saMkocavaza khaa| 'kisake sAtha ? uddAlaka ke sAtha ! citrA, tU bhagyavatI hai| jA... terA khela 'pUrA kara....' kozA ne khaa| usake svara meM vedanA thI / citrA svAminI ko dekhatI rhii| svAminI kI pIr3A usake nayanoM se bAhara jhAMka rahI thI / citrA nayanoM kI bhASA samajhatI thI / vaha ekaTaka kozA ke utAra-car3hAva ko dekhatI rahI / kozA bolI- 'citrA ! vizvAmitra ne sATha hajAra varSa taka tapasyA kI thI, kintu sthUlabhadra kI kevala eka varSa kI tapasyA usase mahAna bana gaI hai| tU jA....terA uddAlaka jAga rahA hogA, terI pratIkSA kara rahA hogA..... apanI vedanA ko maiM hI sahalA lUMgI - tU jA.... / ' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 254

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kozA yaha kahakara apanI zayyA para calI gii| Aja vaha sukomala zayyA kAMToM-sI tIkhI cubha rahI thii| varSA jama gaI thii| bijalI kI camacamAhaTa aura megha ke garjArava se rAta bhayAvanI ho gaI thii| aura anidrA kI cinagAriyoM se jalatI huI kozA zayyA para par3Ipar3I karavaTeM badala rahI thii| 255 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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46. kauna jItegA? citrazAlA ke kAmakakSa meM muni sthUlabhadra eka jIrNa Asana para baiThe the| unakA mana zAMta aura anudvigna thaa| kAmagRha kI chaTA nirAlI thii| kAmagRha kI sArI bhittiyAM kAmazAstra ke citrAMkanoM se bharI par3I thiiN| ve citra kisI bhI puruSa meM kAmavAsanA jagAne meM sakSama the| nara-nArI ke prAkRtika svarUpa se lekara saMbhoga kI vividha kriyAoM ke nagna citra vahAM the| Asa-pAsa meM kelI sadana kI racanA thii| vilAsa ke sAre sAdhana vahAM ekatrita the| isa citrazAlA ke nirmANa meM, sthUlabhadra ne saMsArI avasthA meM, prANa uMDele the| kintu Aja...... sthUlabhadra vartamAna kI gaharAiyoM meM DubakiyAM le rahe the| atIta unakA vismRta ho cukA thaa| bhUtakAla kI samAdhi para mAno unhoMne muni kA Asana bichA rakhA thaa| rUpakozA dhIre-dhIre kAmagRha meM aayii| usane dekhA, sthUlabhadra prazAMtacitta se eka Asana para baiThe the| unake Asa-pAsa yauvana kA tUphAna zAMta hokara gir3agir3A rahA thaa| jo kAmacitra eka dina uttejanA paidA karate the, ve Aja sattvahIna pratIta ho rahe the| kozA sthUlabhadra ke pAsa jAkara, praNAma kara baiTha gyii| sthUlabhadra ne dekhA, dharmalAbha khaa| kozA bolI- 'svAmI! Apa isa kaThora Asana para kyoM baiThe haiM ? mere zayanakhaMDa meM Ane meM kyA bAdhA hai?' 'bhadre! isa kAmagRha meM hI mujhe cAturmAsa bitAnA hai aura yaha kASTha kA Asana bahuta uttama hai| mujhe kucha bhI kaSTa nahIM hai|' 'Apa yahAM akele sote raheM aura maiM vahAM akelI sotI rahUM, kyA yaha ucita hai?' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 256

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'gRhastha aura tyAgI kA sAmya kaise ho sakatA hai?' 'kyA abhI taka Apa mere mana kI vedanA ko nahIM jAna pAe?' 'tuma jise vedanA mAnatI ho, maiM use vedanA nahIM mAnatA, eka bhrama mAnatA huuN| bhadre! janma ko jItane ke lie sarvatyAgI honA jarUrI hai| strI, putra, dhana, vaibhava ke sAtha rahanA mukti kA rAjamArga nahIM, yaha to eka pagaDaMDI hai|' sthUlabhadra ne itanA kahakara kozA kI ora dekhaa| kozA svAmI ko dekhatI rhii| sthUlabhadra bolA-'saMyama kA rAjamArga aneka bAdhAoM se ghirA huA hai| usameM skhalita hone ke aneka avasara prApta hote haiN| Aja maiM tumhAre kAmagRha meM raha rahA huuN| mere sAmane aTUTa vaibhava aura vilAsa ke ananta sAdhana haiN| tumhAre jaisI rUpavatI strI mere pAsa ekAnta meM AtI-jAtI hai....aura vaha tuma merI patnI....ina saba pralobhanoM ke bIca yadi maiM apane mana ko caMcala hone se bacA sakU to vaha merI sAdhanA hai| isI sAdhanA ko paripakva karane ke lie maiMne cAturmAsa ke lie yaha sthAna cunA hai| mujhe kisI bhI mUlya para isa rAjamArga para calanA hai, mana ko pavitra banAe rakhanA hai aura sAdhanA to tejasvI banAnA hai|' kozA bolI-'acchA, to mujhe aura prayatna karane par3eMge?' 'kyA tAtparya hai ?' 'Apako rAjamArga se khIMcakara bhavana meM lAne kA upAya karanA hogaa| maiM Apake Asa-pAsa aura adhika uttejaka vilAsa-sAmagrI khar3I kruuNgii| nRtya aura gIta se Apako vicalita kruuNgii| maiM apanI sArI kalA Apako pAne ke lie dAMva para lagA duuNgii|' 'bhadre ! maiM tumhAre kArya meM bAdhaka nahIM bnuuNgaa| jitane bhI vighna AeMge, unheM maiM saharSa svIkAra kara unako akiMcitkara karane kA prayatna kruuNgaa| tuma tumhArA kAma karogI, maiM merA kAma kruuNgaa|' 'maiM dekhUgI, jIta kisakI hotI hai, nara kI yA nArI kI ? sAdhu kI yA saMsArI kI? kozA kI yA sthUlabhadra kI?' 257 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kaThora tapasyA karane vAle zaMkara bhI pArvatI ke kaTAkSa ke samakSa pAmara ho gae the| brahmA jaise jJAnI bhI sarasvatI ke saundarya ko pacA nahIM ske| vizvAmitra kI sAdhanA menakA ke samakSa phIkI par3a gaI thii| aura isa rUpavatI nRtyAMganA kozA ke samakSa kyA muni sthUlabhadra aTala raha jAeMge? ekAnta meM hamezA nArI kI jIta hotI rahI hai| aura sthUlabhadra ke samakSa koI sAmAnya nArI nahIM thii| vaha nArI hai bhArata kI rUparAnI....usI kI priyatamA....sthUlabhadra ke roma-roma meM kozA kI anaginata smRtiyAM haiM..... aba jIta kisakI hogI? kyA sthUlabhadra isa avijita para vijaya pAne ke lie yahAM Ae haiM? kyA yaha virAga aura rAga kA saMgrAma to nahIM hai? kozA jItegI to koI Azcarya nahIM hogaa| Azcarya taba hogA jaba sthUlabhadra jiitegaa| kyoMki nArI sadA jItatI rahI hai aura puruSa sadA hAratA rahA hai| phira bhI donoM-kozA aura sthUlabhadra asAmAnya haiM, isalie kauna jItegA, kauna hAregA, isakI kalpanA bhI nahIM kI jA sktii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 258

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47. nayI cetanA muni sthUlabhadra ke sAtha bAtacIta kara kozA citrazAlA se bAhara AyI / usa samaya usake vadana para prasannatA kI rekhAeM ubhara rahI thiiN| laga rahA thA ki Aja use nayI cetanA prApta huI hai| Aja kozA ne nizcaya kara liyA thA ki jagat meM sabhI nArI se parAjita hue haiN| nArI ne kabhI parAjaya kA muMha nahIM dekhA / nArI jagat kI ciravijayinI zakti hai..... maiM bhI apane svAmI para vijaya prApta kara nArI kA yaha ciragaurava surakSita rkhuuNgii| kozA apane vilAsa bhavana meM AyI / citrA se usane kahA- 'citrA ! kala se maiM apane svAmI ke Asana ke samakSa vibhinna nRtya kruuNgii| dina kA pahalA prahara bIta jAne para maiM pratidina abhinava nRtya pradarzita kruuNgii| tujhe sArI vyavasthA karanI hai| kAmagRha meM Aja hI eka choTA-sA nRtya-maMca banavA denaa| vahAM pratidina do bAra sugaMdhita dhUpa kI vyavasthA karanA aura rati tathA anaMga ke lie priya puSpoM kI bichAvata karanA..... hAM, Aja hI rAjavaidya ke yahAM se kAma saMdIpaka sugaMdha phailAne vAle arka maMgA lenaa| kAmagRha meM pratyeka vastu kAmasaMdIpana meM sahayogI bane, aisI vyavasthA karanA / ' 'ApakI AjJA ke anusAra hI vyavasthA hogI / ' citrA ne kahA / citrA kucha dUra gaI, itane meM hI puna: use bulAkara kozA ne kahA - 'citrA ! eka mahattva kI bAta yAda rakhanA ki kAmagRha meM koI vRddha dAsI yA paricArikA na jaae| yadi jAnA Avazyaka ho to navayuvatI aura rUpavatI hI vahAM jAe aura uttama vastrAlaMkAroM se sajjita hokara hI jaae|' citrA ne harSa bhare svara meM kahA - ' atyuttama....!' dUsare dina ...... 256 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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jahAM muni sthUlabhadra the usa kAmagRha meM nava vasaMta kI racanA pUrNa huii| sArA kAmagRha kAmasaMdIpana ke lie upayogI sugaMdhita dravyoM se mahaka utthaa| citrA svayaM kArya ko kara rahI thii| usake sAtha kAma karane vAlI sabhI dAsiyAM sundara, surUpa aura yuvatiyAM thiiN| muni sthUlabhadra apane dhyAna, svAdhyAya meM magna the| Asa-pAsa kauna hai? kyA ho rahA hai? isakA unheM kucha bhI atA-patA nahIM thaa| ve eka kone meM par3e kASTha-paTTa para zAMta bhAva se baiThe the| unake nayana zAMta aura zItala the| unakA manobhAva nirmala aura pavitra tathA vadana saumya aura gaMbhIra thaa| dina kA pahalA prahara bIta gyaa| kozA ke samartha vAdyakAra nRtyamaMca ke Asa-pAsa Akara baiTha ge| rUpavatI navayauvanA dAsiyAM bhI cAroM ora baiTha giiN| aura.... jaise meghAcchanna AkAza kI saghana aMdhakAramayI rAta meM bijalI kI eka camaka nayanoM ko stabdha banA detI hai, usI prakAra rUpa kI bijalI kI eka camaka-sI kozA kAmagRha meM praviSTa huii| Aja kozA kA rUpa kucha anokhA thaa| vizva kI kisI kAminI ne isa prakAra kA abhisAra kiyA ho-yaha prazna mana meM ubharatA hai| vAdya baja utthe| kozA ke paira thirakane lge| kozA ne 'yAcanA' nRtya prArambha kiyaa| aisA nRtya pahale kabhI nahIM huA thaa| eka prahara ke bAda nRtya purA huaa| nRtya pUrA kara kozA ne svAmI kI ora dekhaa| muni ke vadana para kisI prakAra kI uttejanA nahIM thI, azAMti aura caMcalatA nahIM thii| vahI madhuratA aura mArdava unake mukhamaMDala para maMDarA rahI thii| kozA ne pUchA- 'svAmI! ApakA mana prasanna huA?' 'devI ! mere mana meM aprasannatA thI hI nhiiN|' muni ne khaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 260

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ye zabda kozA ke hRdaya ko bIMdha ge| usane kahA-'Apako kaI nRtya atipriya the, unameM se yaha eka nRtya maiMne prastuta kiyA thaa|' 'oha, maiMne vaha nRtya dekhA hI nahIM!' kozA avAk raha gii| vaha visphArita netroM se muni ko dekhatI rhii| usane aura adhika utsAha ke sAtha dina-pratidina naye-naye nRtya prastuta kie| yaha krama savA mahIne taka calatA rhaa| cAturmAsa ke do mAsa bIta ge| AdhA cAturmAsa pUrA ho gyaa| varSA thaka gaI, dhArA thaka gaI, vAdya thaka gae, vAdyakAra thaka gae, citralekhA bAvalI ho gaI, citrA ro par3I, rUpakozA gambhIra nirAzA ke samudra meM DUba gii| kintu muni kA mana caMcala nahIM huaa| unakA virAga bhAva nahIM ddigaa| unake jJAna-vaibhava para koI coTa nahIM huii| unake nayanoM kI zAMti aura mukhamaMDala kI saumyatA aura adhika tejomaya bnii| nirAzA kI Aga meM kozA jhulasa cukI thii| usakA sArA dina rudana meM hI biittaa| usane eka dina citrA se kahA-'citrA! aba mere meM koI zakti nahIM rahI hai....merA mana jIrNa-zIrNa ho gayA hai....merA zarIra cakanAcUra ho gayA hai....bahana! mujhe koI rAstA dikhA....svAmI ko prApta karane ke lie mujhe kucha bhI karanA par3e, kruuNgii|' nirAza citrA bolI- 'devI, mujhe koI mArga nahIM dikha rahA hai| muni kA manobala ajeya aura prANa vajramaya bana gayA hai| sabhI AzAoM aura kAmanAoM ko bhasmasAt kara yaha muni vItarAga bana gayA hai| ise apanI pratijJA se vicalita karanA sahaja nahIM hai|' 'muni ke prANa vajramaya bana gae haiM aura mere prANa saMhAraka jaise bana gae haiM, citrA! kyA koI aisA zastra nahIM hai jo mere svAmI kI kaThoratA ko badala de?' 'devI! cAlIsa dinoM taka Apane kyA-kyA nahIM kiyaa| Apane vaha prayatna kiyA hai jo patthara meM bhI prANa phUMka de aura usameM bhI kAma-lAlasA jAga jAe....aba to mujhe koI AzA nahIM lgtii|' 261 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'citrA! abhI do mAsa bAkI haiM...maiM TUTa cukI hUM, yaha satya hai, para maiM aba bhI prayatna karane ke lie taiyAra huuN| pati ko prApta karane ke lie patnI jo kucha kara sakatI hai, vaha saba kucha maiM karane ke lie taiyAra huuN| oha! kisakA Azraya lUM?' citrA vicAramagna ho gii| kozA AMkheM bandakara baiTha gii| acAnaka citrA bolI- 'devI ! eka upAya sUjha rahA hai|' 'bola, bola, citrA! kyA hai vaha upAya ? kaThoratama tapa karane ke lie bhI maiM taiyAra huuN|' 'Apako yAda hai, mahAtmA zAmba kApAlika Apake nRtya para bahuta prasanna hue the|' 'hAM, para usase kyA?' "maiMne sunA hai ki unake pAsa mahAvazIkaraNa aMjana hai| usa aMjana ko AMkhoM meM AMja kara yadi Apa sthUlabhadra kI ora dekheMgI to ve Apake vaza meM ho jaaeNge|' kozA cintana meM DUba gii| vaha do kSaNa rukakara bolI- 'para usake pAsa kauna jAe? vaha kApAlika hai, narabali mAMgatA hai| aura bhI aneka jIvoM kI prANa-bali denI pdd'egii| svAmI ko prApta karane ke lie aisA jaghanya upAya kaise kiyA jAe ?' citrA vicAroM meM DUba gii| kozA bolI-'citrA ! mere manohArI nRtyoM kA vazIkaraNa bhI muni ko vaza meM nahIM kara sakA to kApAlika kA vazIkaraNa kyA asara karegA?' citrA bolI- 'devI! eka bAta aura hai| mahAtmA siddharasezvara ne Apako cirayauvana kA varadAna diyA thaa|' 'mujhe yAda hai| yadi ve cirayauvana kA varadAna nahIM dete to Aja maiM adhika sukhI hotii|' citrA ne kahA- 'jo vyakti cirayauvana kA varadAna de sakatA hai, kyA vaha muni ke prANoM meM yauvana ke prati AkarSaNa paidA nahIM kara sakatA? jisake Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 262

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lie svarNasiddhi sahaja hai, vaha mahAvaijJAnika kyA auSadhi ke prayoga se muni ke prANoM meM strI kI bhUkha, yauvana ko bhogane kI bhUkha prakaTa nahIM kara sakatA?' yaha sunakara rUpakozA harSa se uchala pdd'ii| vaha citrA ko bAMhoM meM kasakara bolI- 'sakhI! dhanya hai tujhe| merI AzA jarUra phlegii| Aja saMdhyA ke samaya hama donoM usa mahApuruSa ke pAsa jaaeNge|' kozA kI nirAzA adRzya ho gii| usameM nayI cetanA prakaTa huii| usake nayanoM meM nayI kAmanA jAga utthii| 263 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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48. aMtima dAva madhyAhna ke pazcAt varSA ho cukI thii| sArI dharatI jala se AplAvita ho gaI thii| gaMgA bhI uchala rahI thii| AkAza zAMta aura svaccha thaa| rAtri kA prathama prhr| bhArata ke mahAna vaijJAnika AcArya siddharasezvara mahAtmA bhairavanAtha Azrama ke eka kamare meM mRgacarma para baiThe the| unake pAsa pAMca-sAta ziSya baiThe the aura 'pArada' ke viSaya meM carcA cala rahI thii| itane meM hI eka ziSya kamare ke bhItara AyA, praNAma kara bolA'mahAtman! rAjanartakI rUpakozA Apake darzana karane AyI hai|' 'kahAM hai?' 'atithigRha meM baiThI hai| abhI-abhI AyI hai|' 'unheM yahAM bheja'-kahakara AcArya ne dUsare sabhI ziSyoM ko kamare se bAhara jAne ke lie kaha diyaa| kozA aayii| bhAvapUrNa vaMdana kara unake caraNoM meM nata ho gii| siddharasezvara ne kozA ke mastaka para hAtha rakhA aura AzIrvAda dete hue kahA-'putrI! isa vRddha ko bahuta dinoM bAda yAda kiyaa| kuzala to ho na?' 'Apake AzIrvAda se zarIra se sukhI hUM....Aja maiM eka bhikSA mAMgane AyI huuN|' 'bhikSA....?' 'hAM, bahuta socane para lagA ki Apake sivAya merA du:kha koI bhI dUra nahIM kara sktaa|' ___'aisA kauna-sA du:kha hai, beTI!' kahakara siddharasezvara ne prasanna dRSTi se kozA kI ora dekhaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 264

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kozAne gadgada hokara AryasthUlabhadra ke muni banajAne aura cAturmAsa ke lie citrazAlA meM Ane kI sArI bAta kaha sunaaii| sAtha meM yaha bhI batAyA ki sthUlabhadra ko apanI ora mor3ane ke lie usane kyA-kyA upAya kie haiN| phira bolI- 'bApU! Apa mujhe isa du:kha se ubAreM / maiM svAmI ko prApta kie binA jI nahIM sktii| jisa svAmI ke sukha ke lie maiMne ApakI divya-auSadhi kA sevana kiyA thA, ve svAmI mere se vimukha hokara cale ge| unheM Apa mujhe vApasa deN| Apa koI aisI auSadhi deM jisake prabhAva se mere virakta svAmI mere meM Asakta hoM aura mere AMsU bhare hRdaya ko puna: hNsaaeN|' 'basa, itanI-sI bhikSA?' AcArya ne smitavadana se khaa| kozA ne mastaka nmaayaa| siddharasezvara ne kahA- 'putrI! nizcinta raha, terI icchA pUrI hogii| maiM tujhe eka divya auSadhi detA huuN| yaha auSadhi uttama pakvAna meM DAlakara pratidina apane svAmI ko khilAnI hai| yaha bIsa dina kA prayoga hai| tere svAmI kA manobala kitanA hI dRr3ha kyoM na ho athavA tyAga aura vairAgya se kitanA hI bharApUrA kyoM na ho, use tere pAsa AnA hI pdd'egaa| yadi bIsa dina pUre hone para bhI tere svAmI kA mana terI ora na mur3e to ikkIsaveM dina tujhe eka uttejaka nRtya prastuta karanA hogaa| usake prabhAva se terI manokAmanA pUrI hogii|' nirAza kozA ke hRdaya meM eka prazna utthaa| usane pUchA- 'mahAtman ! yadi ApakI divya auSadhi niSphala ho jAe to?' siddharasezvara haMsa pdd'e| haMsate-haMsate bole- 'putrI ! cintA, bhaya yA AzaMkA mata rkhnaa| auSadhi apane divya guNa-dharma kA kabhI tyAga nahIM krtii| yaha auSadhi sAmAnya nahIM hai| AjIvana brahmacarya kA pAlana karanevAlA ativRddha RSi bhI yadi isa auSadhi kA sevana karatA hai to usakA bhI mana badala jAtA hai....to bhalA Arya sthUlabhadra kI to bAta hI kyA hai!' 265 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kozA ne mastaka namAyA / AcArya ne use eka svarNa pAtra meM bIsa mAtrAeM rasAyana kI dekara kahA - 'putrI ! terI manokAmanA ko pUrNa karane vAlA yaha amRta hai| zubha dina kA yoga dekhakara isakA prayoga prArambha kara denA / ' kozA aura citrA ne prasannacitta se prasthAna kiyA / pAMca dina bAda prayoga prArambha huaa| kozA pratidina auSadhiyukta uttamottama pakvAnna banAkara sthUlabhadra ke pAtra meM DAlane lagI aura usane sthUlabhadra ke Asana ke sAmane baiThakara praNaya, milana aura viraha ke bhAva bhare gIta gAne prArambha kie| aura...... auSadhiyukta pakvAnna, SaDrasapUrNa AhAra aura uttamottama padArthoM kA bhojana karate-karate sthUlabhadra ne bIsa dina bItA die / Arya sthUlabhadra ko yaha kalpanA bhI nahIM thI ki bhojana meM auSadhi milAI jA rahI hai| unake mana para koI asara nahIM huA / eka dina aura zeSa thA / kozA usI ke AzA - taMtu ko pakar3e jI rahI thii| use aMtima dina nRtya karanA thA / urvazI ne arjuna ke samakSa jo nRtya kiyA thA, kozA vahI nRtya kAmagRha meM sthUlabhadra ke samakSa karane vAlI thii| vaha nRtya sAmAnya nahIM thA.... divya auSadhi se bhI divya thA .... vaha nRtya thA 'anaMga prabhAva' / yaha usakA aMtima zastra thA / usane socA, kala merI sAdhanA kA aMtima dina hogaa| yA to maiM apane svAmI ko vilAsagRha meM le jAUMgI yA sadA-sadA ke lie nRtya karanA chor3a duuNgii| citrA yaha nirNaya sunakara digmUr3ha ho gii| usameM kucha bhI kaha sakane kA sAhasa nahIM thaa| usane dekha liyA thA ki bIsa-bIsa dinoM taka divya auSadhiyukta pakvAnna khAne para bhI sthUlabhadra meM koI parivartana nahIM huA hai to 'anaMga prabhAva' nRtya kyA parivartana lAne meM sakSama ho sakegA ? sabake mana meM eka hI prazna thA / uttara kisI ke pAsa nahIM thaa| aMtima zastra ke prayoga kI bAta se kozA ke prANoM meM preraNA jAgI / para becArI nahIM jAnatI thI ki kauna jItegA, kauna hAregA ? Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 266

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ikkIsavAM dina / prathama prahara ke pUrNa hone se pUrva hI kAmagRha indra ke nRtyagRha kI bhAMti zRMgArita ho cukA thaa| Aja eka vizeSa prakAra se saMracanA kI gaI thii| eka parade ke pIche vAdyakAroM kA sthAna nirdhArita thaa| sthUlabhadra ke Asana ke ThIka sAmane 'anaMga-prabhAva' nRtya kI bhUmikA racI gaI thii| muni sthUlabhadra apane Asana para zAMta sthira hokara baiThe the| aisA laga rahA thA mAno unake Asa-pAsa kucha bhI nayA nahIM ho rahA hai| vAdyakAroM ne kozA kI AjJAnusAra rAginI prArambha kii| usa khaMDa meM Aja koI nahIM thA / 46. garvavisarjana kozA vastragRha se kAmagRha meM gii| sarasvatI kI mUrti ko mAlyArpaNa kiyA / phira usane muni ko praNAma kiyaa| muni ne komala svara meM kahA - 'dharmalAbha / ' kozA ko hRdaya cIkha uThA - 'dharmalAbha / ' kozA nRtyabhUmi meM AyI / usane apanA upavastra utArakara DAla diyA / are, yaha kyA ? yaha vahI kozA hai yA phUloM kI rAnI ? Aja kozA ke zarIra para kevala phUloM ke hI alaMkAra the..... eka kamarapaTTa ke atirikta koI vastra nahIM thA....pairoM kI er3I taka laTakate kezoM meM phUla gUMthe gae the.... mAlAeM phUla kI thIM.... rUpakozA kA yaha rUpa kise AkRSTa nahIM karatA ! phUloM kI deha ko bIMdhakara usake zarIra kI razmiyAM cAroM ora prasAra pA rahI thIM.... patalI kamara para phUloM kI kaTimekhalA zobhita ho rahI thI.... mAno phUla apane jIvana ko dhanya mAna rahe hoM / puSpa kI keMculI se dhar3akate hRdaya kI dhar3akana se puSpa uchala-kUda kara rahe the / 267 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kozA kA yaha utkRSTa rUpa muni sthUlabhadra ne bAraha varSoM ke jIvana meM zAyada hI kabhI dekhA ho....| kozA ne svAmI kI ora dekhaa| svAmI ke nayanoM meM koI vikAra nahIM thA, koI uttejanA nahIM thI-vahI zAMti aThakheliyAM kara rahI thiiN| kozA ne nRtya prArambha karane se pUrva prArthanA ke svaroM meM muni se kahA'svAmin ! Apa merA yaha nRtya dhyAnapUrvaka dekheN| Apako prApta karane kA yaha aMtima upAya hai....kRpA kara Apa isakI upekSA na kreN|' sthUlabhadra ne zAMta nayanoM se kozA kI ora dekhate hue kahA-'devI! merA AzIrvAda hai....dharma tumhArA maMgala kre|' dharma aura maMgala! dharma aura lAbha! kalyANa aura mukti!-ye zabda sunate-sunate kozA Uba cukI thii| nRtya prArambha huaa| maMthara gati se nRtya vikasita hotA gyaa| anaMga kA prabhAva cAroM ora phailane lgaa| muMdI huI kalikAeM mAno vikasita hone ke lie tar3apa utthiiN| nRtya kA vega bddh'aa| eka-eka aMga nAcane lgaa| kozA ke aMga-pratyaMga phUloM kI taraha nAcane lge| kozA ke paira anaMga-kAmadeva ko mukta karane lge| usake kaTAkSa muni ke hRdaya ke Ara-pAra jAne ke lie utAvale ho ge| __eka ghaTikA batI gaI....do ghaTikAeM pUrI huIM....nRtya ko kahIM virAma nahIM thaa| kozA ne apanI sArI pUMjI, sArI kalA usa nRtya meM uMDela dii| eka prahara pUrA huaa| muni sthUlabhadra caMcala nahIM hue....auSadhi kA koI prabhAva dRggocara nahIM huaa| kozA ne nRtya ke aneka bhAva prakaTa karane prArambha kie| AMkha kI bhASA bolane lagI, hAtha kI mudrAeM gAthAeM gAne lgiiN| ve kaha rahI thIMpuruSa! puruSa! yauvana hI jIvana kA satya hai| yauvana hI jIvana kA sAra hai| yauvana kI sahI bhUkha hai nara-nArI kA milana....yaha milana saMsAra kA sanAtana kAvya hai|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 268

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idhara kozA ke prANa muni prANoM kI kavitA suna rahe the....vaha kavitA choTI thI....bilakula chottii| vaha thI-yaha saba mithyA hai....rAga-raMga mithyA hai....nAzavAna hai| nRtya karate-karate do prahara bIta ge| kozA ke sukomala caraNa zlatha ho gae....vAdyakAroM ke hAtha zithila ho gae....vAdya bhI rone lage....citrA becArI nirAzA meM hI DUbI rhii| kintu kozA AzA ke aMtima taMtu ke sahAre soca rahI thI-saMbhava hai divya auSadhi kA prabhAva aba ho....aba ho nRtya kA prabhAva / oha! kyA sthUlabhadra kA hRdaya vajra kA hai ? kyA muni ke hRdaya kI sArI mamatA jalakara rAkha ho gaI? kyA muni kI jaTharAgni itanI prabala hai ki jisane divya auSadhi ke guNa-dharma ko bhI jalA DAlA? kozA ne zeSa zakti ko baTorA / vaha aba uddAma bhAva se nAcane lgii| anaMga kA prabhAva phailane lagA-phUla TUTa-TUTakara bikharane lage....AMkheM baMda hone lagI....paira dhUjane lge| nahIM, nahIM.... nRtya karate-karate yadi mara bhI jAUM to kyA hai? kintu cAhane para mRtyu milatI nhiiN| dUsarI do ghaTikAeM bhI bIta giiN| dakSaka kI bAMsurI gira par3I....sollaka kA mRdaMga TUTa gayA....somadatta mUrchita hokara gira pdd'aa| kozA kA hRdaya jora-jora se dhar3akane lagA....sira cakarAne lgaa| nahIM...nahIM...bhale hI sAre vAdya TUTa jAeM-merI AtmA abhI nahIM TUTI hai....merA prema abhI akhaNDa hai| kintu aba zakti nahIM rhii| AMkhoM meM aMdhiyArA chAne lgaa| kozA ne muni kI ora dekhaa| muni nirvikAra dRSTi se kozA ko dekha rahe the| kozA acAnaka nRtyamaMca se nIce utarI aura lar3akhar3Ate pairoM se muni ke pAsa gaI- 'mujhe kSamA kareM...maiM eka nirbala nArI hUM....' kahakara vaha muni ke caraNoM meM gira pdd'ii| citrA nikaTa aayii| usane kozA ko sNbhaalaa| 266 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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kozA bolI- 'merA upavastra le A.... citrA ne upavastra se kozA ke nirAvaraNa zarIra ko DhAMkA / kozA ne muni ke tejasvI vadana ko dekhate hue kahA- 'maiMne Apako bahuta kaSTa diyA hai, Apa kSamA kreN|' ___ 'bhadre! tumane mere para mahAna upakAra kiyA hai| yadi tumane ye upAya nahIM kie hote to merI sAdhanA adhUrI hI raha jaatii|' Arya sthUlabhadra ne khaa| 'o mahApuruSa! maiM saMsAra kI upAsanA meM aMdhI bana gaI thii| Apako maiMne nahIM phcaanaa| mere rUpa para, merI kalA para aura mere cira yauvana para maiMne jhUThA vizvAsa kiyA thA aura vaha bhI apane svArtha ko siddha karane ke lie| maiMne yaha bhI nahIM socA ki mere svAmI kevala mere banakara hI kyoM raheM? isase acchA hai ki ve vizva ke svAmI bneN|' ___ 'bhAgyavatI! tumane mere para bahuta upakAra kiyA hai| maiM ise bhUla hI nahIM sktaa|' 'upakAra....' kozA ne svAbhAvika rUpa se pUcha liyaa| 'hAM, bhadre ! jaise guru aura mAtA-pitA upakArI hote haiM, vaise hI sanmArga meM dRr3ha rakhane vAlA vyakti bhI upakArI hotA hai|' kozA muni ke udAra hRdaya ko dekhatI rhii| usake nayana sajala ho ge| kucha kSaNa mauna rahane ke pazcAt kozA ne kahA- 'bhagavan ! mere ekado sandeha haiN| Apa unheM dUra kreN|' 'prasannatA se prakaTa karo, devI! kintu Aja tuma thaka gaI ho| kala pUcha lenaa|' kozA uThane lgii| kintu paira lar3akhar3A ge| citrA ne use sahArA diyaa| Aja nArI parAjita ho gaI thii| rAjanartakI kA vilaya ho gayA thaa| kalAlakSmI miTa gaI thii| bhArata kI eka zreSTha rAjanartakI bhArata ke eka sAdhu ke samakSa apane garva kA visarjana kara cukI thii| saMsAra kI upAsanA kA parAjaya huaa| usa zakti ne vijaya kA varaNa kiyA jo zakti samasta vizva ke kalyANa ke atirikta aura koI kArya nahIM krtii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 270

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50. prasthAna tIna prahara taka kie gae avirala nRtya se kozA thakakara cUra ho gaI thii| citrA ke kaMdhoM para hAtha rakhakara vaha citrazAlA se bAhara aayii| citrA ne kahA- 'devI! sAyaM ho cukI hai| aba bhojanagRha meM nahIM pahuMcA jA sktaa|' ___ 'citrA! jIvana meM kaI bAra hAra bhI jIta se mahAna ho jAtI hai| Aja maiM hArakara bhI jIta gaI huuN| Arya striyoM kI jIta unake svAmI kI vijaya meM garbhita hotI hai| mere mana kA bhAra Aja halkA ho gayA hai| abhI bhojana kI ruci nahIM hai....maiM snAna kara so jAnA cAhatI huuN|' citrA mauna rhii| choTI bahana citralekhA bhavana meM hI pratIkSArata baiThI thii| kozA ko dekhate hI vaha daur3I aura haMsate-haMsate bolI-'Aja kyA khokara AyI haiM ?' 'citralekhA! jo khonA thA, vaha kho diyA aura jo pAne yogya thA use lekara AI huuN|' kintu bahina kI yaha rahasyamaya bAta citralekhA samajha nahIM skii| kozA snAnagRha kI ora gii| paricArikAoM ne usake svarNa jaise sundara aura phUla jaise komala zarIra para zatapAka taila kA mardana kiyaa| phira bhramahara dravyoM ke sAtha ubAle hue jala se use snAna kraayaa| snAna ke pazcAt kozA kI sArI thakAvaTa dUra ho gii| kozA apane zayanagRha meM jAkara zAMta bhAva se nidrAdhIna ho gii| Aja usakA mana zAMta thA, prazAnta thaa| na vicAra aura na cintn| saba kucha zAMta, zAMta, zAMta / vaha mIThI nIMda meM kho gii| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 271

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dUsare dina prAta: kArya se nivRtta hokara kozA apanI choTI bahana tathA dAsa-dAsiyoM ko sAtha lekara muni-darzana ke lie gii| muni ko sabane vandanA kii| muni ne dharmalAbha khaa| 'munivara ! kucha saMdeha hai| Apa unakA nivAraNa kreN|' 'devI! saMzaya ko prakaTa kro| unake nivAraNa kA prayatna karUMgA / ' kozA ne pUchA - 'munivara ! vaibhava aura vilAsa se paripUrNa isa kAmagRha meM rahate hue, uttejanA paidA karane vAle bhitticitroM ko dekhate hue tathA brahmA ko bhI caMcala banA dene vAle nRtyoM ko dekhate hue bhI Apa apane mana ko acaMcala aura sthira rakhane meM kaise sakSama rahe ? isakA uttara mujhe abhI taka prApta nahIM huA / ' 'bhadre! terA prazna ati uttama hai| tere isa bhavana meM jaba maiM cAturmAsa bitAne kI kalpanA lekara AyA thA taba mere mana meM eka nizcaya ho cukA thA ki baMdhana aura moha ke upAdAna kevala kSaNika sukha kA AbhAsa karAne vAle haiN| zAzvata sukha kA inameM na bhAsa hai aura na aabhaas| maiMne yaha samajha liyA thA ki saMyama aura jJAna kI ArAdhanA ke binA zAzvata sukha kI prApti nahIM ho sktii| maiM yaha jAnatA thA ki tere bhavana para AnA muni - jIvana kI kasauTI karanA hai / parantu maiMne eka AlaMbana DhUMDha nikAlA thaa| jaise mAtA ke samakSa bAlaka nirbhaya hokara rahatA hai, vaisI hI nirbhayatA kA mujhe tere sAmane anubhava hotA thaa| tUne mAnA hogA ki mere priyatama Ae haiM.... svAmI Ae haiM.... aura maiMne mAnA thA ki eka choTA baccA apanI mamatAmayI mAM ke pAsa jA rahA hai| jaba se kumAra sthUlabhadra ne abhiniSkramaNa kiyA hai taba se vaha atIta ko bhUla cukA hai| sAre sambandhoM ko vaha tilAMjali de cukA hai| yadi maiM yahAM muni kA garva lekara AyA hotA to saMbhava hai terA vilAsa mere para prabhAva DAla pAtA / kintu maiM yahAM bAlaka banakara AyA thA, sAdhanA kA abhyAsa karane AyA thA.... mAtA kI mamatAmayI goda meM AyA thaa| jabajaba maiM tujhe dekhatA, taba-taba terI AMkhoM ke sAmane mAM kI maMgalamaya mUrti ubhara aatii| choTA bAlaka mAM ko kisI bhI rUpa meM, kisI bhI vezabhUSA meM - Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 272

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dekhe, usake mana meM vikAra utpanna nahIM hotaa| isa kAmagRha meM yadi kisI bAlaka ko rakhA jAe to ye sAre bhitticitra usako khilaune jaise lgeNge| mujhe bhI ye citra vaise hI lagate the| mujhe prasannatA hai ki maiM apane abhyAsa meM saphala rhaa|' 'munirAja ! maiMne Apake pavitra mana aura bhAvanAoM kA aMkana kie binA eka anartha kara DAlA thaa| maiM pratidina Apake bhojana meM kAmoddIpaka divya auSadhi kA mizraNa karatI thii| bIsa dina taka yaha krama claa| kintu...' 'devI ! auSadhi taba hI kArya karatI hai jaba vyakti ke mana meM kahIM rAga aura moha zeSa raha jAtA hai| mere mana meM rAga aura moha kA bhAva dagdha ho cukA hai / bhadre ! mRta icchAe~ auSadhi ke prabhAva se kabhI aMkurita nahIM ho sktiiN|' kozA kA saMzaya dUra huA / cAturmAsa sampanna huaa| mukti-mArga kA eka mahAna pravAsI kAma aura vilAsa para mahAna vijaya prApta kara prasthAna kara gayA / kucha samaya pUrva taka sthUlabhadra kA prasthAna kozA ke prANoM meM vedanA bhara detA thaa| Aja usake prANoM meM ananta sukha krIr3A kara rahA thaa| Aja kozA kA eka aMga mukti kI ora pravAsI ho cukA thA aura dUsarA aMga muktimArga kI ora caraNa bar3hAne kA prayAsa kara rahA thaa| kozA ke hRdaya meM kAmajit muni sthUlabhadra ke ye vAkya gUMja rahe thejisa dina tuma sAMsArika sukhoM ko sarpa kI keMculI kI bhAMti chor3a dogI, usa dina jJAtaputra kA tyAga mArga sulabha ho jaaegaa| kazA ne harSa se praphullita nayanoM se gaMgA ke kinAre kI ora dekhA / tejapuMja muni sthUlabhadra maMda-maMda gati se caraNa uThAte hue ananta kI ora cale jA rahe the| kozA ne isa kinAre khar3e rahakara tejapuMja kI chAyA ko punaH vaMdanA kii| 273 - Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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51. maMgala parivartana vizva kA pratyeka padArtha parivartanazIla hotA hai| aisA eka bhI padArtha nahIM hai, jisameM kSaNa-kSaNa parivartana ghaTita nahIM hotA ho| zarIra meM bhI parivartana hotA rahatA hai| bAlyakAla meM jaisA zarIra hotA hai, vaisA kizora avasthA meM nahIM hotA aura kizorakAla kA zarIra madabhare yauvanakAla ke zarIra kI tulanA nahIM kara sktaa| yauvanakAla kA zarIra jitanA sarasa hotA hai utanA hI vaha virasa ho jAtA hai bur3hApe meN| isI prakAra manuSya ke bhAvoM meM bhI parivartana AtA rahatA hai| jo Aja priya lagatA hai, vaha kala apriya bana jAtA hai| jo Aja svIkAra karane yogya lagatA hai, vaha kala tyAjya bana jAtA hai| ___ kAmajit muni sthUlabhadra ke prasthAna ke bAda dUsare hI dina rUpakozA ke jIvana kI dizA badala gii| usakA cintana badala gyaa| sabase pahale vaha magadhezvara ke pAsa gii| usane mana meM yaha dRr3ha nizcaya kara liyA thA ki use rAjanartakI ke gauravamaya pada se haTa jAnA hai| vaha magadhezvara se milii| unake sAmane apanI bhAvanA prakaTa kii| samrAT ne rUpakezA ke muMha se pada-tyAga kI bAta sunakara Azcarya vyakta kiyaa| unhoMne pUchA- 'kozA! kisI ne tumhArA tiraskAra to nahIM kiyA hai ?' 'nahIM, kRpAvatAra ! maiM aba dharma kI ArAdhanA meM laga jAnA cAhatI huuN| Arya sthUlabhadra merI citrazAlA meM cAturmAsa bitAkara kala yahAM se prasthAna kara ge| maiMne saMgIta aura nRtya kA tyAga kara diyA hai| aisI sthiti meM rAjanartakI ke pada para maiM kaise raha sakatI huuN|' kozA ne vinamratA se khaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 274

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magadhezvara ghanananda ne kahA- 'kozA! itanI choTI umra meM dharma kI ArAdhanA kaise saMbhava ho sakegI?' kozA ne haMsakara kahA- 'mahArAja! zarIra kSaNabhaMgura hai| isa para vizvAsa karanA khatare se khAlI nahIM hai|' ___ magadhezvara ne kozA kI bhAvanA ko prkhaa| unhoMne kahA- 'kozA! tere uttama vicAroM ko dhanya hai| maiM unakA samarthana karatA hUM aura tujhe usa pada se mukta karatA huuN| kintu vaha pada kise diyA jAe? maiMne sunA hai ki terI choTI bahana citralekhA isa pada ke yogya hai| vaha tejasvinI aura sabhI kalAoM meM nipuNa hai isalie. bIca meM hI kozA ne kahA- 'vaha isa pada ke yogya avazya hai, para abhI usakA abhyAsa cala rahA hai| "jaba abhyAsa pUrA ho jAegA, taba use isa pada para vibhUSita kara diyA jaaegaa| tU usakI dekhabhAla karatI rhnaa| taba taka rAjanartakI kA Asana khAlI par3A rhegaa|' kozA kA mana Ananda se bhara gyaa| vaha samrATa ke caraNoM meM jhuka gii| kozA ne rAjanartakI ke padagaurava ke pratIka svarNajar3ita mukuTa aura svarNaratha, jo rAjya kI ora se use prApta huA thA, samrATa ke pAsa bheja diyaa| usane bhavana kI sArI vyavasthA citralekhA ko samhalA dI aura svayaM vrata, niyama, saMyama kI ArAdhanA meM laga gii| ikatIsa dina bIta ge| kozA ko apUrva zAMti kA anubhava ho rahA thaa| kozA ko yaha jJAta ho gayA ki sAdhanoM kI vipulatA aura amaryAdita parigraha duHkhoM ko hI bar3hAtA hai| jo Ananda tyAga meM hai, vaha bhoga meM nhiiN| tyAga dharma hai, bhoga adhrm| idhara muni sthUlabhadra kozA ke kAmagRha se vihAra kara ikkIsaveM dina guru ke caraNoM meM pahuMca ge| 275 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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guru ne sthUlabhadra ke manobala aura saMkalpa kI dRr3hatA ko dekhakara ziSyoM ke madhya unakI bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA kI / tIna bAra unheM sAdhuvAda diyA aura satkAra dekara unakA viruda bddh'aayaa| kucha hI varSa pUrva ke dIkSita sthUlabhadra muni kA yaha satkAra aura sammAna dekhakara kucheka muniyoM ko Azcarya huA aura unhoMne guru ke pakSapAtapUrNa vyavahAra para duHkha prakaTa kiyaa| siMha kI guphA ke pAsa cAturmAsa bitAkara Ae hue muni ke mana meM IrSyA ubhara AyI / usakA mana dveSa se bhara gayA / vaha socane lagA ki vaibhava aura vilAsa ke madhya rahakara Ae hue sthUlabhadra ne aisA kauna-sA tapazcaraNa kiyA hai, jisakI prazaMsA guru ne tIna-tIna bAra kI hai ? divasa bItate ge| muni sthUlabhadra sAdhanA meM vikAsa kara rahe the| unakA zAstrAbhyAsa vRddhiMgata ho rahA thA / punaH varSAvAsa kA samaya nikaTa A gayA / ziSya AcArya ke samakSa apanA-apanA abhigraha vyakta karane lage / guru abhigraha ko sunakara yathAyogya svIkRti dete rhe| siMha guphAvAsI muni AcArya ke samakSa AyA aura apanA abhigraha vyakta karate hue bolA- 'gurudeva ! isa bAra maiM pATalIputra meM rahane vAlI rAjanartakI rUpakozA kI citrazAlA meM SaDsa bhojana karatA huA cAturmAsa bitAnA cAhatA huuN|' gurudeva mahAna jJAnI the| unhoMne tatkSaNa jAna liyA ki isa manobhAvanA kI pRSThabhUmi meM sAdhanA kA bhAva nahIM, balki IrSyA aura dveSa kA bhAva hai| AcArya ne kahA- 'vatsa! bahuta kaThora hai| yaha kArya itanA sarala nahIM hai, jitanA tuma samajha rahe ho| yaha mArga ati kaThora hai- ati duSkara hai / ' 'gurudeva ! Apa nizcinta raheM, mujhe AjJA pradAna kreN|' gurudeva mauna rahe / Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 276

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siMha guphAvAsI ne guru kI svIkRti ke binA hI pATalIputra kI ora vihAra kara diyaa| Arya sthUlabhadra AcArya ke sAtha hI rhe| gurudeva unheM vizeSa abhyAsa karAnA cAhate the| aura pATalIputra meM devI rUpakozA jIvana ke maMgalamaya parivartana kI pAMkhoM se jJAna-mArga meM ur3a rahI thii| 277 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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52. rUpa kI bhUkha grISma aura varSA kA saMdhi-kAla cala rahA thaa| grISma kA uttApa itanA prakhara bana gayA thA ki pratyeka prANI varSA kI pratIkSA kara rahA thaa| kabhI-kabhI bAdala AkAza meM maMDarAte, para barasate nhiiN| sArA jIvaloka varSA ke binA Akula-vyAkula ho rahA thaa| viraha kI ghora vyathA se pIr3ita dharatI apane priyatama megha se milane ke lie utAvalI ho rahI thii| ThIka aise hI samaya eka dina sUryodaya ke bAda abhigrahadhArI muni ne devI rUpakozA ke bhavana ke mukhyadvAra meM praveza kiyaa| muni ko Ate dekha rUpakozA kA hRdaya bAMsoM uchalane lagA aura vaha muni kA svAgata karane tvarita gati se clii| nikaTa Ate hI usane muni ko vidhivat vaMdanA kii| muni ne 'dharmalAbha' kahakara pUchA- 'devI rUpakozA kahAM haiM?' 'maiM hI kozA hUM, munivara! kaheM, kyA AjJA hai?' munine kozA ko er3I se coTI taka dekhakara kahA- 'maiM muni sthUlabhadra kA guru-bhAI huuN| jisa prakAra mere guru-bhAI ne ApakI citrazAlA meM SaDrasayukta bhojana karate hue cAturmAsa bitAyA thA, usI prakAra maiM bhI cAturmAsa yahIM bitAnA cAhatA huuN| tuma mujhe AjJA do|' __rUpakozA muni ke vadana kI ora dekhatI rhii| muni kA vadana ghora tapasyA ke kAraNa kaThora ho cukA thaa| unake nayana bhI ghora tapasyAoM ke kAraNa tejasvI bana cuke the| kozA ne vinayapUrvaka kahA- 'mahArAja ! Apa prasannatA se yahAM rheN| merA saubhAgya hai ki isa varSa bhI mujhe eka tapasvI muni kI upAsanA karane kA avasara milA hai|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 278

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kozA kI AjJA prApta kara muni citrazAlA ke kAmagRha khaMDa meM cale gaye / muni kA vyaktitva asAdhAraNa thA / unakA dIkSA - paryAya bahuta lambA thaa| unhoMne ghoratama tapasyAeM kI thiiN| unakA zarIra ke prati koI mamatva nahIM thaa| ve Rtudhara the| dharma ke tattva unakI raga-gara meM raktagata ho gae the / unakA sArA jIvana tyAga aura saMyama ke mArga para dRr3ha, acala aura pavitra rahA thA / kAmagRha meM praveza karate hI muni kI dRSTi bhitticitroM para pdd'ii| citroM meM yauvana kA ubhAra chalaka rahA thA, vilAsa kI kAmanA pratyakSa ho rahI thI aura prApti kI tRpti bhI dRSTigocara ho rahI thI / citroM ko dekhakara muni ne socA- kitane azlIla haiM ye citra ! sthUlabhadra ko yaha sthAna kaise pasanda AyA ? tapasvI muni ne yaha saba dekhakara AMkheM bandakara lIM, kintu abhigraha ke kAraNa apanA Asana vahIM bichA liyA / pandraha dina bIta gae / varSA kA prArambha ho gyaa| kozA pUrNa bhakti aura zraddhA se muni kI upAsanA karane lgii| bahuta bAra aisA hotA hai ki jo vastu prItikara nahIM lagatI, usake prati mana bAra-bAra daur3atA hai muni bAra-bAra nagna citroM kI ora dekhate aura ye sabhI citra aprItikara hone para bhI muni ke citta ko caMcala banA dete / citra na dekhane kA nizcaya kara muni AMkheM mUMda lete, kintu caMcala mana kaha uThatA- 'yadi ina nirjIva citroM se bhayabhIta hogA to tere tapasvI jIvana kA mUlya hI kyA hogA ?' aura tatkAla muni citroM kI ora dekhane lagate / kintu muni ko pratIta hotA ki citra nirjIva hone para bhI hRdaya meM uthala-puthala macA dete haiN| bahuta bAra ve socate - maiM kahAM A gayA ? kisI mahAjvAlA ke bIca baiThA hUM yA mahAzIlatA ke bIca meM ? 276 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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nagna citra ! kAma-vijJAna ke sUkSmatama rahasyoM ko abhivyakta karane vAle citra! muni kI kalpanA meM bhI nahIM Ae the kabhI aise sundara, uttejaka aura saMsAra kI madhuratA ke prati AkarSaNa paidA karane vAle strI-puruSoM ke citra ! muni kA zarIra SaDsa bhojana se puSTa ho rahA thA, kintu mana kAmacitroM kI Sar3aMgI duniyA meM bhaTakane lgaa| muni ke mana meM ina kutsita citroM ko na dekhane kI pratijJA krIr3A kara rahI thI kintu AMkhoM kI palakeM binA icchA usa ora par3atIM aura citroM ko eka hI najara meM pI jaatiiN| muni ne vigata varSa meM hI siMha kI guphA meM cAturmAsa bitAyA thaa| usa samaya tapa kI utkRSTa ArAdhanA kI thI unhoNne| vahAM eka prakAra se unhoMne mRtyu para vijaya prApta kI thI / cAra mAsa kA kaThora upavAsa bhI unake prANoM ko vicalita nahIM kara skaa| vana kI bhayaMkaratA, varSA aura tUphAna kI bhayAnakatA, hiMsra pazuoM ke ghora cItkAra Adi se bhI muni kA mana kaMpita nahIM huA, dhairya khaMDita nahIM huA / kintu rUpakozA ke kAmagRha ne muni ke komala mana ko matha ddaalaa| muni ne socA - jIvana ko saMyama kI kaThora jvAlA meM jhulasAne ke badale sukhopabhoga kI zItala chAyA meM rakhanA kyA hitakara nahIM hai ? itanI ghora tapasyA ke bAda bhI yadi mukti dRSTigocara nahIM hotI to jo sukha AMkhoM ke sAmane hai, use kyoM na svIkAra kara liyA jAe ? mukti to parokSa hai - yaha sAMsArika sukha to pratyakSa haiM / zikhara para car3hane vAlA manuSya zikhara para car3hatA jAtA hai, yaha saca hai aura jaba vaha giratA hai taba sIdhe nIce A giratA hai, yaha bhI saca hai / muni ke mana meM chipI huI moha kI rekhA aMkurita huii| unake nayanoM ke sAmane kozA kI chavi bAra-bAra ubharane lgii| unake mana meM rasa-madhura kAvya kI saMgIta - lahariyAM uchalane lagIM....kozA kitanI sundara hai ? isake pratyeka aMga meM svarga ko lajjita karane vAlA madabharA saundarya hai / yaha apane Apa meM eka kavitA hai / yauvana kI kavitA ! isakI rUpa-lahariyoM aura Arya sthalabhaTa aura kozA 280

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jIvana ke amRta ke madhya koI bheda nahIM lgtaa| isake mRdu, madhura aura gulAbI nayana puruSoM ke hRdaya-kapATa ko tor3ane meM sakSama haiM....isakI maMjula vANI samagra vizva ko pAgala banA dene vAlI hai| ina vicAroM meM khoyA mana kabhI-kabhI pukAra uThatA-nahIM....nahIM.... nahIM....! ye vicAra vyartha haiN| .. kintu mana meM jAgRta vikAra kI rekhA tatkAla kahatI-kozA hI svarga hai, kozA hI mukti hai aura kozA hI siddhi hai| ___ oha! mana meM yaha saba vedanA kyoM prakaTa hotI hai? Aha! itanI tapasyA aura saMyama kI ArAdhanA kara cukane ke bAda bhI mana meM itanI atRpti kyoM hai ? phira tapa aura saMyama kA mUlya hI kyA hai ? mana bola uThA-aba kozA kA upabhoga kaise ho? isa mAnasika vedanA meM pAMca dina aura bIta ge| kAmagRha ke citra muni ke mana para aMkita hone lge| anidrA aura vilAsa kI lAlasA ne muni ke prANoM ko jhakajhora ddaalaa| . kozA ko bhI pratIta huA ki muni ke bhAvoM meM kucha parivartana huA hai| usane socA-saMbhava hai muni kucha asvastha hoM, yA ho sakatA hai yaha sthAna unheM prItikara na lagA ho| kucha UhApoha ke pazcAt eka dina kozA ne madhyAhna ke samaya unase pUchA- 'munivara! Apa asvastha kyoM laga rahe haiM? koI zArIrika pIr3A ho to batAeM, maiM rAjavaidya ko bulaauuN|' ___'devI! zarIra-pIr3A jaisA kucha bhI nahIM hai| galata rAste para khar3A manuSya jaba sahI mArga ko pahacAna letA hai, taba use lagatA hai ki usakA atIta vyartha hI calA gayA aura taba vaha asvastha bana jAtA hai| kozA, merI bhI yahI sthiti ho rahI hai|' ___ muni kI ye bAteM sunakara kozA vimanaska ho gii| vaha bolI-'munivara! maiM ApakA Azaya samajha nahIM skii| kauna-sA galata rAstA aura kauna-sA sahI rAstA?' 281 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'devI! pApa ke bhaya se maiM ina pandraha varSoM se tyAga ke mArga para cala rahA huuN| merI umra kevala paiMtIsa varSa kI hai, kintu tyAga kI kaThoratA ke nIce maiMne apane yauvana, mana aura AzAoM-AkAMkSAoM ko pIsa DAlA hai| yahAM Ane para yaha spaSTa samajha meM A gayA hai ki pApa kA bhaya ayathArtha hai, kAlpanika hai|' 'mahArAja! Apa yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM?' kozA ne Azcarya ke sAtha khaa| 'kozA ! maiM saca kaha rahA huuN| mRtyu ke bAda jo kucha honA hotA hai, usake lie vartamAna ke sukhoM ko gaMvA denA jindagI ke prati anyAya karanA hai|' 'munivarya! aisA satya Apako kisane dikhAyA?' 'satya kahUM?' 'hAM, mahArAja.....!' 'kozA ! yaha satya mujhe tere yauvana ne dikhAyA hai|' muni kI vANI aba tyAgI kI vANI nahIM rahI, saMsArI kI vANI ho gii| 'merA yauvana?' kozA Azcarya meM DUba gii| 'hAM, kozA! tujhe merI eka prArthanA mAnanI hI hogii| jisa sukha kA mujhe svapna meM bhI anubhava nahIM huA, vaha sukha tujhe denA hogaa|' muni ne mana kI bAta kaha ddaalii| kozA jAna gaI ki muni pathabhraSTa ho rahe haiN| usane mana hI mana yaha nizcaya kiyA ki muni ko bacA lenA caahie| kucha dera socakara kozA bolI- 'mahArAja! Apa kaisA sukha cAhate haiM?' munirAja ne kAmarAga ke citroM kI ora dekhate hue kahA- 'devI! maiM tumhAre madhura aura rasamaya sAhacarya kI icchA karatA huuN| tere deva-durlabha rUpa meM maiM samA jAnA cAhatA huuN| tere rasonmAda bhare hAsya meM maiM apane Apako kho denA cahAtA huuN|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 22

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muni tapasvI na rahakara premI bana gae the| muni ke vacana sunakara kozA kA darda ubhara aayaa| vaha apane bhAvoM ko chipAtI huI bolI-'mahArAja! maiM nartakI hUM, yaha Apa jAnate haiM yA nahIM?' 'kozA! tU kevala nartakI nahIM, vizva kI anupama sundarI bhI hai, yaha maiM jAnatA huuN|' 'munivara! Apa zAyada nahIM jAnate ki nartakI binA dhana kisI kI nahIM banatI aura Apake pAsa eka kaur3I bhI nahIM hai, phira Apa mujhe pAne kI AzA....' ___'kozA! mere pAsa dhana nahIM, para hRdaya hai| tujhe sukha denA hI hogaa| tU jo kahegI vaha maiM kruuNgaa| yadi tU mujhe nirAza karegI to saMbhava hai maiM yahIM mRtyu kA varaNa kara luuNgaa|' kozA vicAramagna ho gii| muni ke tRSAtura nayana kozA ke rUpa ko pI rahe the| kozA ne kahA- 'mere dAsa banakara yahAM raha sakoge?' 'isI kSaNa se|' 'jIvana bhara raha sakoge?' 'ananta janmoM taka....' kozA ke mana meM prazna huA-isa muni ko adha:patana se kaise bacAUM? muni ne adhIra hokara kahA- 'devI! terI kyA AjJA hai?' 'mahArAja! maiM Apako dAsa banAkara rakhU, yaha ucita nahIM hai| loga merI nindA kreNge| eka upAya hai....' 'bola....!' 'mArga atyanta kaThina haiM' 'isakI tU cintA mata kr|' 'nepAla ke samrAT sAdhuoM ko ratnakaMbala kA dAna dete haiN| yadi Apa mujhe eka ratnakaMbala lA deMge to usake badale Apa mere se sukha prApta kreNge|' 283 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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yaha sunakara muni atyanta prasanna hue| ve bole- 'sundarI kozA! Aja mere Ananda kA koI pAra nahIM rahA hai....maiM abhI nepAla kI ora prayANa karatA huuN|' aura saMdhyA ke samaya muni ne nepAla kI ora sthAna kara diyaa| cAturmAsa ke niyama kI unheM paravAha nahIM thii| varSA aura tUphAna kA koI bhaya nahIM thaa| sAdhu ke AdarzoM kA unheM bhAna nahIM thaa| rUpa kI bhUkha kitanI bhayaMkara hotI hai, isakA bhAna abhI muni ko thA hI nhiiN| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 284

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53. pazcAttApa kI agni muni tIvra gati se nepAla kI ora cale jA rahe the| parvatoM, nadiyoM aura bhayaMkara vanoM ko pAra karate hue ve nepAla deza pahuMca ge| isa prayANa meM unheM bhUkha, nidrA yA thakAna nahIM staayaa| mana meM rUparAnI kozA basa rahI thI aura use prApta karane kI lAlasA ke samakSa ye saba vighna akiMcitkara ho gae the| sabhI vrata, niyama Adi sAdhu dharmoM ko tilAMjali de ve rAjadarabAra meM pahuMca ge| unheM eka ratnakaMbala prApta ho gyaa| puna: vahIM muni dUsarI bAra ratnakaMbala lene na A jAe, isalie rAjakarmacArI pratyeka sAdhu kI bAMha para eka chApa lagA dete the| isa muni kI bAMha para bhI vaha mudrA aMkita kara dI gii| muni ne ratnakaMbala lekara prasanna hRdaya se nepAla se prasthAna kiyaa| unhoMne na to mArga meM vizrAma kiyA aura na nepAla kI rAjadhAnI kA avalokana kiyaa| jina pairoM gae, unhIM pairoM lauTa aae| unake lie kozA sarvasva thI aura yaha ratnakaMbala usakI prApti kA amogha mantra thaa| vaha anavarata calate rhe| mArgagata bAdhAoM ko cIrate hue ve do mAsa meM pATalIputra phuNce| dAna meM prApta vaha ratnakaMbala asAdhAraNa thaa| vaha eka kalAtmaka aura atyaMta mulAyama upavastra thaa| vaha muTThI meM samA jAtA thaa| aise kaMbaloM kA utpAdana kevala nepAla meM hI hotA thA, anyatra vaha durlabha thaa| usakI kImata savA lAkha svarNa-mudrAeM thiiN| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 285

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pichalI tIna pIr3hiyoM se nepAla ke samrAT pratidina eka kaMbala sAdhuoM ko dAna meM dete the| muni ne isa ratnakaMbala ko bahuta hI sAvadhAnI se rakhA, kyoMki unake lie vaha prANoM se bhI adhika mUlyavAna thaa| muni jaba rUpakozA ke bhavana meM Ae taba rAtri kA prathama prahara bIta cukA thaa| muni ne apane Agamana kI sUcanA eka paricArikA dvArA kozA taka bhejI aura sAtha hI sAtha ratnakaMbala kI prApti kI bAta bhI khlvaayii| kozA ne socA thA ki muni pravAsakAla ke kaSToM kI bhayaMkaratA ko dekha apane Apako saMbhAleMge, kintu vaisA nahIM huaa| kozA ne citrA se kahA-'citrA! tU jA aura munivara se kaha A ki kozA prAta: milegI, kintu eka bAta kA dhyAna rakhanA ki muni se vaha ratna-kaMbala kisI bhI bahAne se le aanaa| phira maiM dekha luuNgii|' citrA ne Akara muni se kahA- 'devI rUpakozA Apako prAta: mileNgii| ve ApakA ratnakaMbala dekhanA cAhatI haiN|' muni mauna rhe| ratnakaMbala de diyA, kintu tatkAla milane kI lAlasA pUrNa nahIM huii| prAta:kAla sUryodaya huaa| sArI rAta sukhopabhoga aura madhura milana kI kalpanAoM meM mana ko ulajhAe rakhakara muni anidrita rhe| prAta: ve citrazAlA ke bAhara aae| citrA bAhara khar3I thii| muni ne utAvalepana se pUchA- 'devI kahAM hai?' 've abhI-abhI upAsanA karane upavana meM gaI haiN|' 'mujhe unase milanA hai|' 'Apa mere sAtha caleM, devI Apase milanA cAhatI haiN|' 'kyA devI sacamuca mujhase milane ke lie Atura haiM?' 'hAM mahArAja!' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 286

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'cala, maiM calatA huuN|' muni kA mana atyanta caMcala ho utthaa| muni utsAhapUrvaka hRdaya aura utsuka mana se kozA se milane jA rahe the| akasmAt unakI dRSTi snAnagRha ke pAsa par3e kIcar3a para par3a gii| usa para eka vastu camaka rahI thii| use dekhate hI muni camaka utthe| ve bole-'yaha kyA ? itane kaThora parizrama se prApta yaha ratnakaMbala isa kIcar3a meM lathapatha ho rahA hai?' ratnakaMbala usa kIcar3a para hI par3A thaa| yaha sArA pUrva-niyojita rUpa se kiyA gayA thaa| anajAna banane kA abhinaya karatI huI citrA bolI'caleM....Age cleN| devI upavana meM ApakI pratIkSA kara rahI haiN|' 'dAsI! dekha, isa kIcar3a kI ora to dekh|' muni khar3e raha ge| citrA ne kIcar3a kI ora dekhA aura Azcaryabhare rUpa meM kahA-'are, yaha kyA? yaha to vahI mUlyavAna kaMbala hai| yahAM kaise A gayA? kyA devI ne isakA bhI tyAga kara diyA hai?' muni ne kIcar3a se sane ratnakaMbala ko uThA liyaa| citrA muni ke sAtha upavana meM aayii| kozA ke saMketa se citrA vahAM nahIM rukii| muni ne kozA se kahA- 'devI! Apane yaha kyA kiyA?' "kyA, mahArAja?' 'mUlyavAna kambala kI yaha durdazA?' kozA haMsa pdd'ii| usane haMsate hue kahA-'isameM itanA zoka karane jaisI kyA bAta hai?' 'devI! Apa bar3I vicitra haiN| isa kambala ko prApta karane meM mujhe kitanA zrama karanA par3A hai| Apa isakI kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sktiiN| isakI prApti ke lie maiMne dina aura rAta kA bhI khyAla nahIM kiyA, bhUkha aura pyAsa kI paravAha nahIM kii| mArga meM maiMne bhayaMkara aura mAraNAntika kaSTa jhele haiN| tIsa-tIsa rAta taka jAgakara rAjadarabAra meM phuNcaa| itane parizrama se prApta vastu kA yadi yahI upayoga karanA thA to mujhe nepAla kyoM bhejA?' 287 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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'munivara, Apa itane vyAkula kyoM ho rahe haiM? Apake zrama para maiMne pUrA vicAra kiyA hai| ratnakambala eka sAmAnya vastu hai| Aja nahIM to kala yaha jIrNa-zIrNa hokara naSTa ho jaaegaa| kintu pandraha-pandraha varSoM taka tapa aura saMyama kI uddAma sAdhanA kara Apane jo bahumUlya ratna prApta kiyA hai, kyA usakI rakSA kI Apako tanika bhI cintA nahIM hai? Apa mujhe samajhAeM ki do mahIne ke zrama se prApta yaha ratnakambala adhika mUlyavAn hai yA pandraha varSoM ke kaThora tapa se prApta yaha caritra-ratna adhika mUlyavAn hai! zrama kI tulanA meM kisakA mUlya adhika hai?' muni ke hRdaya para acAnaka vajrAghAta-sA huaa| kyA yaha rAjanartakI rUpakozA hai ? yaha bhArata kI sarvazreSTha nRtyAMganA hai yA koI tattvajJAnI? muni vicAramagna ho ge| unakI AMkheM bhUmi meM gar3a gyiiN| ratnakambala hAtha se chUTakara nIce gira pdd'aa| kozA ne vinamra svaroM meM kahA- 'munivara! Apa mujhe kSamA kreN| maiMne hI Apake cAturmAsika vrata ko bhaMga karavAyA hai| kintu isakA bhI eka uddezya thaa| maiM Apako adha:patana se bacAnA cAhatI thii| yadi maiM pahale kucha bhI samajhAtI to Apa nahIM smjhte| aba Apa svayaM samajha rahe haiN| mujhe kSamA kreN|' 'mAM, merA aparAdha bhUla jAnA...Apane jo kiyA hai, vaha ucita hI hai| IrSyAvaza maiM yahAM AyA thaa| yahAM Akara maiM bhUla hI gayA ki maiM jJAtaputra ke muktimArga kA pathika hUM aura mArgacyuta ho rahA huuN|' 'munivara ! Apa saMyama meM puna: sthira ho ge| yaha dekhakara mujhe prasannatA ho rahI hai| Apa IrSyAvaza yahAM Ae isakA rahasya maiM samajha nahIM paayii| kRpA kara Apa spaSTa kreN|' __ 'devI! jaba muni sthUlabhadra ne yahAM cAturmAsa sampanna kara guru ke darzana kie taba guru ne unheM tIna bAra sAdhuvAda diyA aura duSkara....duSkara.... ati-duSkara khaa| hamane isase pUrva aneka bhayaMkara sthAnoM meM ghora tapa karate hue cAturmAsa kie the| guru ne hameM kevala dhanyavAda hI diyA thaa| Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 288

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isase mere mana meM IrSyAbhAva jAgA aura yahAM Ane kA nizcaya kiyaa| Aja mujhe yaha samajha meM A gayA ki Arya sthUlabhadra ko lAkhoM sAdhuvAda mileM to bhI alpa haiN| citrazAlA ke kAmagRha meM rahakara SaDrasayukta bhojana karate hue, rUpakozA ke anaMga sundara rUpa ko dekhate hue bhI nirvikAra rahanA, devatAoM ke lie bhI duSkara kArya hai|' kozA ke nayana DabaDabA ge| muni ne puna: kahA- 'devI! Apane mere para mahAna upakAra kiyA hai, nIce girate hue ko hastAvalambana diyA hai....dhanya hai muni sthUlabhadra aura dhanya haiM aap| maiMne ananta karmoM kA bhAra sira para le liyaa| dhikkAra hai mujhako!' ___ 'mahArAja! pazcAttApa se sAre karma-bandhaTUTa jaaeNge| aba Apa zAnti se cAturmAsa pUrNa kreN|' pazcAttApa kI agni meM jalate hue muni eka vRkSa ke nIce baiTha ge| kozA vandanA kara calI gii| 266 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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54. maMgala prayANa cAturmAsa pUrNa huaa| muni ne parama upakArI kozA se vidA lekara prasthAna kara diyaa| muni ko pahuMcAne kozA aura bhavana ke sadasya gaMgAtaTa taka ge| muni ne vidAI saMdeza diyaa| kozA ne vandanA kii| anya logoM ne muni ko azrupUrNa netroM se vandanA kii| muni cale ge| jaba Ae the to mana meM eka kSudra IrSyA thI, mana meM pApa bhara gayA thA aura jaba gae to mana nirmala ho gayA thaa| tapasvI aura jJAnI kabhI mArga-cyuta nahIM hote aura yadi kAraNavaza yA karmavaza pathacyuta ho jAte haiM to saceta hote hI puna: mArga para ArUr3ha ho jAte haiN|' kucha dina biite| eka dina kozA ne socA-citralekhA aba apane pUrNa yauvana meM A gayI hai| vaha nRtya meM pAraMgata ho cukI hai| aba mujhe isa vaibhava aura upAdhiyoM ke madhya kyoM jInA cAhie? yaha prazna mana-hI-mana meM ghula rahA thaa| uttara kI pratIkSA meM kucha dina bIta ge| eka dina citralekhA nRtya kA abhyAsa kara kozA ke pAsa AyI, taba kozA ne kahA- 'bahana, maiMne tujhe sArI kalAeM sikhA dI haiM, basa eka vastu zeSa hai...yadi terI icchA ho to vaha bhI tujhe arpita kara dUM?' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 260

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citralekhA bolI- 'bahana! Apane mujhe bahuta de DAlA hai| aba zeSa kyA bacA hai?' ___kozA ne kahA- 'nRtya-kalA kI antima siddhi zeSa rahI hai| vaha hai-sUcikA nRty|' citralekhA cauNkii| usane kahA- 'devI!' kozA bolI- 'isameM cauMkane jaisI koI bAta nahIM hai, citralekhA! yaha nRtya saikar3oM varSoM taka asAdhya rahA hai| maiMne kaThoratama zrama kara gurudeva kI kRpA se isameM siddhi prApta kI hai| yadi tU ise siddha kara legI to isa nRtya kA lopa nahIM hogaa|' eka saptAha ke pazcAt kozA ne citralekhA ko sUcikA nRtya kA abhyAsa karAnA prArambha kara diyaa| pahale hI dina citralekhA sUcikA nRtya kI bhayAnakatA se ghabarA gii| tIkhI sUcikAoM para muktabhAva se nRtya karanA....sarasoM ke DheroM kA sparza na karanA....kamala patroM kA vedha bhI na ho, isa prakAra nAcanA aura yadi pramAdavaza skhalanA ho jAe to sArI tIkhI sUcikAeM nRtyAMganA ke komala talavoM ke Ara-pAra ho jAeM....aura vaha nRtyAMganA sadA-sadA ke lie nartakI kA rUpa kho baitthe| yaha thI usakI bhyaanktaa| citralekhA ghabarA gii| usane kozA se kahA-bahana ! jo kucha bhI mere pAsa hai, vaha paryApta hai| maiM isa kalA ko hastagata nahIM kara paauuNgii| isakI siddhi atyanta kaThora tapasyA se hI saMbhava ho sakatI hai| muNe apUrNa hI rahane deN|' mamatAmayI rUpakozA ne citralekhA ko chAtI se lagAte hue kahAlekhA! jo hai usakI surakSA krnaa| isa sUcikA-nRtya ke lie maiM koI Agraha nahIM karUMgI, kyoMki isakI antima siddhi jIvana aura mRtyu ke prazna ke samAna hai|' citralekhA mauna rhii| eka dina..... 261 AryasthUlabhadra aura kozA

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rUpakozA ne citralekhA ko apane pAsa biThAkara kahA- 'bahana ! maiM eka mahattvapUrNa bAta kahanA cAhatI huuN| Aja usakA pUrA paripAka ho cukA hai| tU mujhe eka vacana de / ' 'bahana! kaisA vacana ? Apa jo AjJA deMgI, vahI kruuNgii|' citralekhA vismita hokara kahA / 'lekhA ! kisI bhI paristhiti meM tU apane rUpa aura yauvana ko AjIvikA kA sAdhana mata bnaanaa| jo saMyama mujhe mAM se prApta huA hai, use maiM tujhe de rahI huuN|' kozA ne kahA, 'kyA tU mujhe yaha vacana de sakatI hai ?' lekhA ne mastaka jhukA liyaa| kozA bolI- 'Aja se eka saptAha bAda maiM sadA-sadA ke lie isa bhavana kA tyAga kara calI jaauuNgii| jAne se pUrva tere prati jo merA naitika karttavya hai, use maiM pUrA kara duuNgii|' 'bar3I bahana !' kahakara citralekhA ne kozA kI goda meM sira rakha diyA / rUpakozA bolI- 'merI mAM bhI isa bhavana kA tyAga kara calI gaI thii| Arya sthUlabhadra bhI isa bhavana kA parityAga kara cale ge| aba mujhe bhI usI mArga para kadama bar3hAne haiN|' 'bahana ! tumane aisa nirNaya kyoM kiyA hai ? kyA koI kaSTa hai ? phira yadi tuma calI jAogI to merA kyA hogA ? maiM akelI isa virAT bhavana meM eka kSaNa bhI jIvita nahIM raha skuuNgii| tumhAre binA mere sukha - duHkha kI cintA karane vAlA kauna rahegA ?' 'lekhA ! tU nRtyakalA meM pravINa ho gaI hai| isa bhavana meM apAra dhanarAzi hai / tujhe cintA karane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| aba maiM ina bandhanoM ke bIca raha nahIM skuuNgii| jJAtaputra bhagavAna mahAvIra kA zAsana mujhe bulA rahA hai / Arya sthUlabhadra kI tapasyA aura pavitratA mujhe usa mArga para agrasara hone ke lie utsAhita kara rahI hai| maMgala-patha para Age bar3hanA harSa kA viSaya hai, zoka kA nahIM / ' 'acchA, bahana ! to mujhe bhI sAtha le clo|' Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 262

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rUpakozA haMsa pdd'ii| usane kahA- 'lekhA ! abhI samaya kA pUrA paripAka nahIM huA hai / jJAtaputra kA saMyama mArga bahuta kaThora hai| abhI maiM yahAM se rAjagRha jaauuNgii| vahAM zAstrAbhyAsa karUMgI aura jJAna kI paripakvatA, sAdhanA kI paripakvatA ke pazcAt maiM sAdhvI bnuuNgii|' citralekhA kI AMkheM sajala ho gyii| usane kozA kI ora dekhA / vaha bolane meM asamartha thI / kozA ne citralekhA ko prema se pucakArA / vaha dina bhI A gayA usa samRddha bhavana se kucha bhI liye binA kozA bhavana se bAhara niklii| citralekhA, citrA aura anya sabhI sadasya rote-rote usake pIche cale jA rahe the / kozA ne sabako saMbodhita karate hue kahA - ' moha sabhI duHkhoM kA mUla hai / bandhana kI mAyA bar3A duHkha hai| Apa saba mujhe bhUla jaanaa| merI jJAta-ajJAta truTiyoM ko kSamA karanA / maiM bhI Apa sabakI truTiyoM ko kSamA karatI huuN| mere mana meM Apa sabakI truTiyoM kI smRti taka nahIM hai| Apa saba dharma ke kSetra meM pratipala agrasara hote rahanA / ' citrA ne gadgada svaroM meM kahA - 'devI !..... ' 'citrA ! tere mana meM mere prati kitanA mamatva hai, maiM samajhatI hUM, kintu mamatA ke bandhana ko tor3e binA mukti saMbhava nahIM hai| tere svAmI aura terA putra Ananda meM raheM, yahI merA AzIrvAda hai|' citrA ro pdd'ii| uddAlaka aura bhavana ke sabhI sadasya rone lge| ve kucha bhI bolane meM asamartha ho rahe the| kozA ne citralekhA ke mAthe para hAtha rakhakara kahA - 'lekhA ! dharma, saMyama aura sadAcAra ko kabhI vismRta mata krnaa| jisa dina tere meM tyAga kA bala bar3he, usa dina tU mamatA ko chor3akara mukti ke mArga para bar3ha jaanaa| jahAM mAM gaI hai, Arya sthUlabhadra gae haiM, maiM jA rahI hUM....vahI mArga tere lie bhI anukaraNIya hogA / ' 263 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA

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rudana ke kAraNa citralekhA kucha bhI na bola skii| vaha bahana ke caraNoM meM luTa gaI aura AMsuoM se bahana ke paira pakhArane lgii| aura. vaha bhAvAveza ke kAraNa vahIM mUrchita ho gii| kozA naukA meM baitthii| naukA vahAM se clii| gaMgA kA pravAha zAMta thaa| kozA kA hRdaya zAMta thA, vasaMta kA saverA zAMta thA aura naukA kI gati bhI zAMta thii| mukti kA mahAgIta mAnava hRdaya ko jAgRta kara rahA thaa| citralekhA mUrcchita avasthA meM par3I thI aura anya saba sadasya kozA ko le jAne vAlI naukA ko apalaka dekha rahe the| pATalIputra kI zobhA Aja sabhI bandhanoM ko tor3akara maMgala prayANa kara rahI thii| . rUpakozA nRtyAMganA....rUpakozA sthUlabhadra kI preraNA....rUpakozA saba kuch| 000 Arya sthUlabhadra aura kozA 264

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dIkSA AgamamanISI muni dulaharAja jIvana paricaya janma : 14 julAI 1922, kolAra golDa phIlDa (karnATaka) : 25 akTUbara 1948, chApara (rAja.) zikSAnikAya : 8 pharavarI 1966, DAbar3I (rAja.) sAjhapati : 29 akTUbara 1981, aNuvrata vihAra, dillI AgamamanISI : 27 janavarI 2004, jalagAMva (mahArASTra) vizeSa : dIkSA dina se nirantara AcArya mahAprajJa kI sevA meM rhe| Agama-zodha kArya meM prArambha se hI sNlgn| AcArya mahAprajJa ke zatAdhika pustakoM ke smpaadk| terApaMtha dharmasaMgha meM prathama aMgrejI ke jnyaataa| hindI-saMskRta-prAkRtagujarAtI-kannar3a Adi bhASAoM ke pratibhAsaMpanna vidvaan| zatAvadhAnI, sAhityakAra, cintaka, vaktA, kavicetA aura lekhanI ke dhanI / sudUra yAtrAoM meM avirala shyaatrii| For Private &Personant