Atit na Ajwala

Author(s): Devendramuni
Publisher: Lakshmi Pustak Bhandar Ahmedabad
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/004909/1

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atItanAM ajathALAM * zrI devendra muni zAsrI

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atItanAM ajavALAM lekhaka : zrI devendra muni zAstrI - - - -- zrI lakSamI pustaka bhaMDAra, gAMdhImArga, amadAvAda,

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prakAzaka : dhanarAja zvAsIrAma koThArI zrI lakSmI pustaka bhaMDAra gAMdhImAM, amadAvAda prathama ArthAta 1975 (C) prakAzakane svAdhIna kri mata 11-50 suka : baLadevadAsa maNilAla zAhu rameza prinTarI khADiyA, cAra rastA, amadAvAda

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ceDIka vAta.... aitihAsika dArzanika, sAMskRtika ane AdhyAtmika prathAnA vAcana pratye svAbhAvika rIte ja mArI abhiruci rahI che. e graMthA vAMcatAM mane je vAta vadhu pasaMda paDe che te huM mArI DAyarImAM TapakAvI lauM chuM. prastuta pustaka 'atItanAM ajavALAM mAM koI kaDIbaddha RtihAsa rajU karyA nathI paraMtu itihAsanAM e dedIpyamAna nakSatronA paricaya jarUra che. jeNe mane atyaMta prabhAvita karyAM che. * A virATa vizvamAM kAI kAi ne yAda karatuM nathI. kALanA mahAsidhumAM mAnavanA jIvanabiMdunuM mUlya paNa zuM ? pratidina jagatamAM karoDo mAnavIe janme che ane mare che. emane kaNa yAda kare che? je mA-bApanI dUMphALI chatra-chAyAmAM AnaMdabhera uchera maLyA hAya temane ya mANasa bhUlI jAya che. paraMtu kayAreka evAM virala viziSTa vyakti-ratne avana para avatare che je mAnaSInA maneAhRdaya para evI gahana chApa aMkita kare che ke te bhUlI ja na zakAya. A pustakamAM evI ja keTalIka aitihAsika ghaTanA che ethI vAyakAne jo kaMIka preraNA prApta thaze te huM mArA zrama sAka samajIza. paramazraddheya rAjasthAnakesarI prasiddhavaktA pUjya guruvarya zrI puSkaramunijI mahArAjanA hArdika AzIrvAdathI ja huM sAhitya-kSetre pragRta karI rahyo chuM. emane AbhAra kayA zabdothI vyakta karuM pustakamAM je kaI sAru che te te ja mane nathI sUjhatuM. emanAM ja mAdana ane asIma kRpAnuM phaLa che. A pustakanA anuvAda ane prakAzanamAM zrI. dhanarAjabhAI koThArIe je rasa dAkhavyo che te emanA saMskArapriyatAnA pratIka samAna che. --ruvendra muni -

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1 1 mahAmaMtrI zakaTAla 2 AcArya zrI hIravija7 15 3 siddhasena divAkara 4 ratnAkara sUri 19 24 5 pULA bAMdhI rahyo chuM, 28 6 niHspRha sata na dadhana 30 7 AdhyAtmika zakti 33 8 bhakti AgavI saMpatti che 35 9 dharmaguru 10 adbhuta kSamA 41 44 11 Atmavaibhava 12 caMdragupta mau 13 dAnavIra jagaDuzA 14 dAnavIra khemA dedarANI 49 47 15 rAjA kumArapALanI 16 saMkalpanI dRDhatA 17 tAjI bhAjana 37 3. dayALutA pa 20 dArzanikanI sa Mpatti 21 ahaMkArano nAza 59 18 mahAmaMtrI udayana pa 19 AzAzAhanI vIra mAtA 28 ra 72 74 22 dAnavIra mahAkavi mAdha 76 23 abhimAna na kara 80 24 vacananAM khANuM 83 25 prazaMsA 85 26 mAnavatAbharyo vyavahAra 88 27 sayAjIrAva :90 28 sAcA kalAkAra 29 pAvana vrata 93 97 30 'rIjha ane khIja 31 mahAyajJa 32 bhakta raidAsa 33 vijaya rahasya 37 amaraphaLa 38 ce!gya putra 109 115 34 rAjakumAranu cAya 121 35 pratibhAnI pratibhA 12} 36 zAMkAnuM nivAraNa 130 134 13: 39 aNumAla jIvanaH 40 samazyAne ukela 41 zuM mAnava jIvana koDIne mela 145 147 krama 49 mUrkhAonI yAdI 50 kSamAmUrti 102 104 garIba che? 154 42 Adaza bhAvanA 156 43 bAdazAhanI rAmAyaNa 159 44 AnaMda kAM ? 161 45 parIkSA 168 46 kaLiyuganA Adha 47 alaga alaga sA 48 kaLAdevatA 51 karuNAmUrti para ziSyAnI parIkSA 53 AcArya bhadrabAhu 54 A sthUlibhadra vajIsvAmI 56 AcAya haribhadra 55 A 174 178 181 181 186 188 198 201 206 209 211.

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atItanAM ajavALAM

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mahA maMtrI zakaTAla je samaye pATaliputranA siMhAsana upara navamA naMdanuM rAjya hatuM te samaye mahAamAtya kalpakavaMzI zakaTAla hatA. emanuM bIju nAma "zrIvatsa" hatuM. zakaTAlane sthUlibhadra ane priyaka nAme be putro hatA. bALapaNathI ja raTyUlibhadra jagata pratye udAra ane vairAgI hatA. yuvAnImAM paNa teo yogInI peThe mauna banIne AtmaciMtanamAM lIna rahetA hatA. na te emane ahIM tahIM AvavuM javuM pasaMda hatuM ke na Amatema kaI sAthe be vAta karavAnuM. saMta mATe vairAgya bhUSaNa che paraMtu gRhasthAzramamAM rahenAra tene dUSaNa gaNe che. sthUlibhadrane tyAga-vairAgyathI tArela vyavahAra mahAamAtya zakaTAla mATe mAthAnA dukhAvArUpa banI gaye. te vicAsvA lAgyo ke jyAM sudhI yUlibhadranA jIvanamAM skUrtine saMcAra na thAya, sAMsArika kemomAM kuzaLatA prApta na thAya. vyavahAra paTutA na Ave tyAM sudhI te mahAamAtyanuM gauravaya pada kevI rIte nibhAvI zakaze ? teNe sthUlibhadrane sAMsArika kaLAomAM pravINa banAvavA mATe magadhanI mahAna suMdarI, nRtyakalAvizAradA kezA pAse mokalya.

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atItanAM ajavALAM pATaliputramAM te vakhate vararuci nAme eka bIje vidvAna rahetuM hatuM. tenA upara sarasvatInI te kRpA hatI paraMtu e abhimAnI ane daMbhI hate. rAjA niMdanI samakSa te ja ekase ane ATha leka navA rajU karo. tenI prabaLa pratibhA joIne rAjA cakita hato paraMtu mahAamAtya zakaTAlanI anicchAne lIdhe te reja tene kaMI paNa ApI na zakata. vararuci samajI gayo ke mahAamAtyanI udAsInatA ja mArA puraskAranI ADe AvI rahI che. eka divasa te mahAamAtyane ghera pahoMcyA ane pitAnI vidvattAnI chApa mahAamAtyanI patnI para pADI. puruSanA pramANamAM strI ghaNI vadhu bhAvuka ane saMvedanazIla hoya che. vararucie pitAnI karuNa kathA saMbhaLAvatAM kahyuM : "je mahAamAtya ghoDA paNa prasanna thaI jAya, te rAja eTaluM dhana varasAve ke mAruM dAridraye maTI jAya ane huM kAyama mATe sukhI thaI jAuM.' maMtrInI bhAvuka patnIe tene AzvAsana ApyuM ke te koI paNa rIte mahAamAtyane prasanna karaze ane teo rAjA sAme tamArI prazaMsAnA be zabdo kaheze. varaci pitAnA pAsA sIdhA paDatA joI khUba ja rAjI thayo. teNe mukta kaMThe mahAamAtyanI patnInI prazaMsA karI. have dararoja mahAmaMtrInI patnI rucinI vidvattAnI, zIghakAvyanI prazaMsA karatI ane kahetI "Apa emanA pratye ATalA udAsIna kema raho cho ? Ape te guNagrAhaka thavuM joIe."

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mahAmaMtrI zakaTAla mahAmaMtrI padanInI bhoLI vAta sAMbhaLI smita karate. paNa eka divasa ghaNe Agraha thavAthI teNe kahyuM: "priye! tuM jANe che ke vararuci vidvAna jarUra che paraMtu tenAmAM mithyA abhimAna ane daMbha che. A durNa phUlanI sAthe kAMTAnI mAphaka che. te potAnI vidvattAthI lokone geramArge dore che. mithyAcAra phelAvAnA bhayathI tene huM protsAhana ApatuM nathI." je te daMbhI ane banAvaTI che te tethI Apane zuM levAdevA che? Apa je prazaMsAnA be zabdo kahI deze, to tenuM bhaluM thaI jaze. Ape dayAthI prerita thaIne paNa tenI prazaMsA karavI joIe." A patnI dvArA aneka vakhata preraNA maLatAM mahAamAtya zakaTAla pIgaLI gayA. emaNe bIje divase rAjasabhAmAM vararucie leka vAo tyAre maMda smita sAthe eka ja zabda kahyo. "suMdara." mahAamAtyanA mukhethI ATale zabda nIkaLatAM ja rAjA naMde eka ATha glaeNkanA badalAmAM ekaso ATha suvarNamudrAo, purarakAra tarIke ApI dIdhI. vararuci rAjI rAjI thaI gaye. have te dararoja eka ATha leke sabhaLAvate ane tenA badalAmAM teTalI ja suvarNamudrAo meLavato. thoDA vakhatamAM sarasvatI ane lakSmIne meLa besI jatAM tene ahaMkAra vadhu prakAzI UThayo. "kAreluM kaDavuM te hatuM ja temAM lImaDe caDI UcharyuM pachI kaDavAzanI vAta ja zI ? " e kahevata sAcI paDavA lAgI. janatA janArdana vacce e mithyA pracAra karavA lAge. mahAmatrI zakaTale cciAryuM : "A roja apAtI eka so ATha suvarNamudrAo e dekhItI rIte ja rAjakoSane durupayoga

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atItanAM ajavALae che. eka divasa ekAMtamAM teNe rAjA naMdane kahyuM: "mahArAja! vararucine Apa nirarthaka ja rAja-khajAne zA mATe lUMTavI. rahyA che ?" rAjA: maMtrIvara ! Apa kema ema kahe che? e ekase ATha kaleka racIne lAve che e zuM eAchA AzcaryanI vAta che? vidvAnanuM sanmAna karavuM e amAre rAjadharma che. mahAmaMtrI : "rAjana ! e ApaNI AMkhamAM dhULa nAMkhavA prayatna kare che. te sAhityane cora che. jUnA leke gokhI lAve che, ane navA kahIne saMbhaLAve che." rAjA: ' maMtrIvara ! Ape e kevI rIte jANyuM ke e jAnA ke saMbhaLAve che. maMtrI : "rAjan ! e je leke saMbhaLAve che te te mArI sAte dIkarIone pahelethI ja kaMThastha che. Apa je Icche te kAle ja tenI parIkSA laIe.' rAjAe utsukatAthI kahyuM: ' jarUra." bIje divase rAjasabhAmAM paDado nAMkhavAmAM Avyo. tenI aMdara maMtrInI yAyakSadattA, vagere sAta putrIo AvIne besI gaI. varacie upasthita thaIne rojanI mAphaka gaMbhIra svare eka ATha leka saMbhaLAvyA: mahAmaMtrIe pUchayuM : "kaho vararucichaA loko je Ape saMbhaLAvyA che te kenI racanA che ? koNe banAvyA che ?'

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mahAmaMtrI zakaTAla pitAnI zIghra pratibhAne upahAsa thato joIne vararuci caNacaNI UThayoH "maMtrI pravara! zuM haju sudhI Apane khabara nathI paDI ke A zleke konA lakhelA che? huM je kaI leke beluM chuM te bIjAoe banAvelA nahi paraMtu mArI pitAnI racanAo che. huM A ja samaye ahIM ja AvIne zIdhra racanA mahAamAtya : "A kathana asatya che. navuM jUTha che. tame je le ke Aje saMbhaLAvyA che te koI prAcIna kavinI racanAo che.' , varuci : "e khoTuM che. taddana asatya che. Apa jarA sAbitI Ape. mAtra moTethI kahevAthI kaI vAta mAnavAmAM na Ave." mahAamAtya : " pramANa hAjara che. yakSA vagere mArI sAte ya dIkarIone A leke meDhe che. te hamaNAM ja tamArI sAme prastuta karI zake che." sabhAmAM sanasanATI macI gaI. rAja mauna hato, mahAamAtyane Adeza meLavIne kumArI yakSA maMca para AvI. mahAamAtye pUchayuM : kema beTI, paMDita varacie je bleka hamaNAM saMbhaLAvyuM te zuM tane yAda che?" hA pitAjI!" te saMbhaLAva beTI.' AjJA maLatAM ja yakSAe vararucinA kahelA ekaso ATha leka jemanA tema saMbhaLAvI dIdhA.

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atItanI ajANe - vararucinA hAthapaga DhIlA paDI gayA mAthuM zUnya thaI gayuM. AMkhe nisteja thaI gaI. cahere pUNa jevo sapheda thaI gayo. tene samajAtuM nahatuM ke A zuM thaI gayuM. mahAmaMtrI zakaTAle vararuci tarapha joyuM ane kahyuM: "varaci. A zle ke mArI sAte putrIone yAda che. IcchA hoya te sAMbhaLI zake che." . haTha karaDatAM vararucie kahyuM : "hA! te saMbhaLAvo.' te pachI yakSadattA maMca para AvI teNe paNa e ja rIte zleke saMbhaLAvyA. Ama eka pachI eka sAte kanyAoe e. ke saMbhaLAvI sabhAne stabdha karI dIdhI. AkhI sabhA vararucine tiraskAra karavA lAgI. rAjAe paNa tene tiraskAra karyo. meTuM nIcuM karI te potAnA ghara tarapha cAlate. thayela. tenuM lehI UkaLI UThayuM. aneka prayatno karavA chatAM tene mahAmaMtrInI cAlAkI na samajAI hakIkata e hatI ke mahAmaMtrInI sAta putrIonI yAda-zakti eTalI vilakSaNa hatI ke pahelI kanyAne eka vAra sAMbhaLatAM ja kaThinamAM kaThina padya paNa yAda rahI jatuM hatuM. bIjane be vAra sAMbhaLavAthI yAda rahI jatuM hatuM. trIjIne traNa vAra sAMbhaLavAthI yAda rahI jatuM. A rIte kramazaH sAtamIne sAta vAra sAMbhaLavAthI yAda rahI jatuM hatuM. emanuM mastaka eka kemerA jevuM hatuM, jemAM AkhuM ya zabdacitra aMkita thaI jatuM paraMtu eka rahasyanI khabara keIne na paDI.

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mahAmaMtrI zakaTAla ' vararuci daMbhI hato. teNe ne daMbha phelAvo zarU karyo. savAre te gaMgA nadI upara jato ane eke se ATha leka belIne gaMgAnI stuti karata. paga pANImAM boLIne te je namaskAra karavA nIce jhUkate tevI ja eka ATha suvarNa--mudrAo pANImAMthI UchaLIne bahAra AvI jatI. janatAe jyAre A adbhuta camatkAra je tyAre te AzcaryamAM garakAva thaI gaI. seMkaDe vyakti ja A dazya jevA mATe ekaThI thatI. vararuci kaheH "rAjA bhale mArI kavitAnuM sanmAna na kare, paraMtu mArI kavitA para sAkSAta gaMgA mAtA prasanna che." mahAmaMtrI zakaTAle jyAre A anokhI carcA sAMbhaLI tyAre pitAnA guptacaro mAraphate tapAsa karAvI ane jANyuM ke vararuci pite ja rAtanA samaye gaMgAkAMThe jaI pANImAM suvarNamudrAone eka yaMtramAM rAkhI de che. yaMtra evI rIte banAvyuM hatuM ke ene paga vaDe dabAvatAM ja mudrAo bahAra kADhatuM. vararucie mudrAo nAMkhyA pachI guptacaroe kADhI lIdhI ane te mudrAo lAvIne maMtrIne ApI dIdhI. bIje divase rAja maMtrI sAthe vararucine camatkAra jevA mATe gaMgAkinAre AvyuM. maMtrI ane rAjAne joIne vararuci khuzIthI phelAvA mAMDyo. pATha pUrNa thatAM ja vararuci dararojanI mAphaka yaMtrane paga vaDe dabAvyuM. temAMthI mAtra caracara' e avAja nIkaLe, paraMtu sonA-mahera na nIkaLI. tene cahere sapheda pUNI je banI gaye. e samajI na zakyo ke A zuM thaI gayuM !

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atItanAM ajavALAM mahAmaMtrI zakaTAla AgaLa vadhyA, paMDitajIne jarAka namaskAr karI ane pUchyuM : kema paMDitajI ! zu azaraphI gayA? ke kAI e cerI lIdhI ? ' nAMkhatA bhUlI varuci samajI gayA ke mahAmaMtrIne mArA kALA kAmanI khabara paDI gaI che. mahAmatrIe gaMbhIra hAsya karatAM kahyuM : paMDitajI ! ciMtA na karo, jo gaMgA nadI prasanna na thai te kaMI vAMdho nahi. paNa mahArAjA naMda Apa para prasanna che. le, A te ja thelI che je gaI kAle Ape yaMtramAM nAMkhI hatI.' AkhI bhIDamAM khAme!zI prasarI rahI, varuci jANe dharatImAM garaka thaI rahyo hato. ene cakkara AvavA mAMDayAM. mahAmaMtrIe anucarAne Adeza ApIne gaMgAmAM chUpAvelA gupta yatrane bahAra kaDhAvyuM. rAjA ane prajAnI sAme vararucinI pAkhaMDa-lIlA ughADI paDI gai. saunI jIbhe eka ja vAta ramatI hatI. A jevA mATe vidvAna che tevA ja meATe tArA che. varacinAM AMtara manamAM veranI bhayaMkara Aga bhabhUkI UDI. teNe zakaTAlane jAnathI khalAsa karI nAMkhavAnuM nakkI karyuM, te mATe teNe aneka yaMtro racyAM paraMtu saphaLa na thaI zakayo. chevaTe teNe eka dAsIne phADI, dAsI dvArA zakaTAlanA dharanI badhI vAtenI jANa vararucine thavA lAgI. vararucie bIjA kAryo cheADIne bALakone abhyAsa karAvavAnuM kAma zarU karyuM . eka divasa dAsIe vararucine kahyuM ke hamaNAM hamaNAM zakaTAlanA

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mahAmaMtrI zakaTAla 9 gharamAM khUba ja AnaMdanuM vAtAvaraNa rahe che. mahAmaMtrInA putra zriyakanA vivAhanI taiyArIo thaI rahI che. vivAhamAM magadha zAsananI tamAma vyaktio-samrATathI mAMDIne adanA kama cArI sudhI upasthita raheze. emane arpaNa karavA mATe jAta jAtanAM astra-zastra, chatra, AbhUSaNa vagere banAvavAmAM AvI rahyAM che. vara ucie joyu ke AnAthI vadhAre sAre avasara bIjo nahIM maLe. teNe sadara ghaTanAne vikRta karIne janatAmAM bhrama phelAvavA zarU karyAM : tantarAya navi jai, je zakAla kAMsa, narAya mAyika karI, siriya u rAja vesi ' nandarAjA zakaTAla upara vizvAsa karI beTho che, tene kaMI paNa khabara nathI ke zakaTAla zuM karavAnA che. e te! rAjA nadanI hatyA karIne potAnA putra zriyakane siMhAsana upara besADaze. vacie A padya bALakone zikhavADayuM. ane bhIDAI vagerenu praleAlana ApIne nagaranI zerIe zerIe ane ghera ghera tene prasArita karI dIdhuM. Thera Thera A ja gAthA saMbhaLAI rahI hatI. ahIM tahIM aMdhe ja zakaTAlanA rAjjohanI carcA thavA lAgI. zakaTAlanA vidhIo Ane khUba pracAra karavA lAgyA. AvA virAdhIoe eka vAra samaya blei te rAjAne kahyuM : * rAjan ! zakaTAlanA gharamAM rAjavidrohanI taiyArIo jorazorathI thavA mAMDI che. aneka prakAranAM astra-zastra ane AyudhA banI rahyAM che.'

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17 atItanAM ajavALI rAjAe guptacare mekalI tapAsa karAvI to. je virodhIoe kahyuM hatuM te sAcuM paDayuM. jyAre dRSTi badalAya tyAre sRSTi paNa badalAya che. priyakanA vivAhanI taiyArIone rAjadrohanI taiyArIo samajavAmAM AvI, mahAamAtya zakaTAla pratye rAjAnA manamAM bhayaMkara roSa ane ghaNAnI bhAvanA utpanna thaI mahAamAtya darajanI peThe rAjasabhAmAM gayA, paraMtu rAjAnI AMkhamAMthI krodhanA taNakhA jharatA hatA. rAjAno cahero ekadama badalAI gayuM hatuM. mahAamAtya DI kSaNo mATe rAjasabhAmAM rokAyA ane pachI turata ja rAjAne namaskAra karI pAchA pharyA zakaTAla vicakSaNa buddhi dharAvatuM hatuM. tene AkhI ya paristhiti sApajatA saheja paNa vAra na thaI. rAjA khoTA vahemaNe zikAra thayela che ane te kyAMka AkhA kuTuMbane ja motanI sajA na karI, de e bAbata e vicAravA lAgyuM. te ja samaye mahAmaMtrIe zriyakane bolAvyo. zriya AvI ane jayakAra karyA paraMtu pitAnA caherA para gherI ciMtA chavAyelI hatI. haDapacI para hAtha rAkhIne teo kaIka mahAna samazyA ukelavAmAM magna hatA. zriyakane pAse bolAvIne temaNe kahyuM: "rAjati khUba ja vicitra che. tenuM cakkara pharatuM ja rahe che. je gharamAM tArA vivAhanI maMgaLa taiyArIo thaI rahI che tene rAja-vidrohane a. mAnI levA che. rAjA ane bIjA karmacArIo mArA duzamana banI . gayA che. mane rAja-drohI mAnavAmAM Avyo che. e khabara nathI ke kayA vakhate AkhA kuTuMbe mRtyune svAdhIna thavuM paDe." ATaluM kahetAM kahetAM te mahAmaMtrInI AMkhe bhijAI gaI

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mAmA saphAla - priyaka madhyarAjA naMdane mukhya aMgarakSaka haze. tene kAne paNa pahelAM A vAta AvI hatI paraMtu tene kapolakalpita mAnIne te ene TALate rahyo hate. e te ema mAnato hato ke naMdavaMzI rAjA pitAnA maMtrIone kyAre ya rAja-vidrohI samajI ja nathI zakatAparaMtu tenI A dhAraNA khoTI paDI. zakaTale pitAnA manane majabUta banAvIne pharIthI kahyuM H zriyaka! A mahAna Areyane sAmane tAre kare paDaze. have vakhata AvI pahoMce che, rAjAne vizvAsa devaDAvavA mATe tAre pitAnI nirmaLa rAja-bhaktinuM pramANa ApavuM paDaze." zriyake potAnA majabUta ane tatpara bahu para najara nAMkhI ane kahyuM: "pitAjI! huM taiyAra chuM. Apane Adeza maLatAM ja rAjabhakti mATe huM mArA prANa paNa chAvara karI zakuM chuM." zakaTAlaH "putra ! tArA aNamola prANanI hamaNAM jarUra nathI. hamaNAM te mAtra mArA ja prANanI AvazyakatA che." pachI pitAnI talavAra priyakanA hAthamAM soMpatAM teNe kahyuM: "kAle savAre huM rAjAne namaskAra karavA jAuM te samaye talavAranA eka ja jhATakAthI mArA prANanI Ahuti ApIne tArI rAja-bhaktino paricaya karAvaje." - priyakanuM hRdaya kAMpI gayuM, "pitAjI! A kevI rAja-bhakti? khoTA vahemane lIdhe ApanA prANa jAya ane te paNa mArA hAthe ? AvuM niMgha kArya huM kyAreya na karI zake.' zakaTala: putra! huM tArA hRdayanI vAta jANuM chuM, paraMtu tuM jo A kArya nahi kare te rAjadrohano Aropa lagAvIne rAjA

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atItanAM ajavALAM AkhA ya kuTuMbane ghANImAM ghAlI pIlI nAMkhaze. zuM A kuLa-kSaya tane maMjUra che? zriyakanI te jANe jIbha ja sivAya gaI tenA meDhAmAMthI eka zabda paNa nahotA nIkaLate. enA hRdayamAM tophAna macyuM hatuM. "A te kevI rAja-bhakita? jyAM mAnava-jiMdagInI koI kiMmata nahi ? A te rAja-nIti ke yama-rAjanIti ? pitA ja putranA hAthamAM talavAra ApIne pitAnI hatyA karavAnuM kahe che. huM kyAreya AvuM kArya nahi karuM. zakaTAla : "putra ! tuM hajI rAjanItinA gaMbhIra dAva nahi samajI zake. A vakhate tuM vadhAre nahi te eTaluM ja samajI le ke tAre pitRvaMzanI pratiSThA ane kuLanI rakSA mATe A kAma karavAnuM che. , priyaka: "pitRhatyAnuM mahAna pA5 mArAthI nahi thaI zake." zakaTAle ziyakane chAtI sarase cAMpatAM kahyuMH "putra! tuM pitRhatyAnA pApathI Dare che, paraMtu tene pApa nahi lAge kAraNa ke rAjasabhAmAM pahoMcatAM pahelAM ja huM tAlapuTa viSa meDhAmAM mUkI rAkhIza. tenAthI mAruM mRtyu jarUra thaze. tAre te mAtra nimitta ja thavAnuM che. e ja tArI rAja-bhaktinuM pramANa banaze ane tArA vaMzanI pratiSThAne AdhAra thaze. e tArI kuLa-paraMparAnuM pratIka banaze. tuM mane vacana Apa ke tuM mArA kathananuM daDhatAthI pAlana karaze. - tuM ja kahe ke pitAnI AjJAnuM ullaMghana zuM pitRhatyA samAna nathI ?"

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mahAmatrI rAphAla 13 AMkhAmAMthI azru vahAvatAM zriyake svIkRtisUcaka mastaka halAvyuM. mahAamAtya zakaTAla mane mana ja badhAnI kSamAyAcanA karI, vItarAga bhagavAnane namana karyAM. ane prasanna manathI rAjasabhAmAM pahoMcyA. rAjanI peThe ja zriyaka rAjAnA aMgarakSakanA sthAna para niyukta hatA. mahAmatrIne jotAM ja rAjAnI bhramaro khecAI gaI. mahAma trIe namana karavA mATe mAthuM namAvyuM tyAM ja tAtI talavAra emanI garadana para paDI. eka ja jhaTake mastaka dhaDathI alaga thaI gayuM. lAhInI nadI vahI gaI. cAre tarapha hAhAkAra macI gayA. putranA hAthe pitAnI hatyA ! leAkeA digmUDha banIne jotA.. ja rahI gayA. rAjAe ekITaze zriyaka tarapha joI rahetAM te A ze| anyAya karI nAMkhyA, keNe kahyuM karavA mATe ' hatu 'rAjan! mane evA pitA na joIe je rAjadroha karatA hAya. huM rAnanA bhakta chuM. je rAjAne zatru te mAre zatru. pachI bhale te pitA hAya athavA bhAI, tenI aMtima dazA A ja thAya.' zriyakane tejasvI ane raNakate! svara sabhAmAM eka khUNethI khIjA khUNA sudhI guMjI rahyo hatA paraMtu tenA AMtaramanamAM te bhayakara hAhAkAra macI rahyo hato. manamAM rAnna pratye dhRNA hatI paraMtu upara uparathI svAmibhaktinA madhura svara UThatA hatA. C kahyuM : are! tane A kArya

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atItanAM ajavALAmAM - rAjAe sAzcarya priyaka tarapha joyuM ane kahyuM: zriyaka! zuM kharekhara zakaTAla rAjadrohanI taiyArI karI rahyA hatA ?' zriyake dhIrethI kahyuM: "rAjana ! je vAstavika hoya che te satya nathI hotuM, je rAjA samaje che te ja satya hoya che. jo ke zakaTAla rAjabhakta hatA te paNa Ape temane rAjadrohI samajI lIdhA hatA." rAjA : "zriyaka! zuM vAta kare che? rAjya sAme baLave karavAnI taiyArIo zuM tamAre tyAM nahAtI cAlatI? zuM e khoTuM che?" zriyaka : 'e taiyArIo rAjyaviplavanI nahi paraMtu mArA lagnanI thaI rahI hatI. kintu keTalIka duSTa vyaktioe nAhaka ApanA kAna bhaMbheryA hatA. mahAmaMtrInuM balidAna ApyA vinA ApanA manane bhrama dUra karI zakAya tema nahotuM. samajAvavA chatAM paNa Apa samajI zake tema na hatA. AthI mAre ApanA caraNe para emanuM balidAna caDAvavuM paDayuM.' rAja: "zriyaka! bhUlamAM ja mahAmaMtrI cAlyA gayA!" rAjAe zriyakane cUmI lIdhe. tenI nimaNUka maMtrIpada para karI. darekane mukhe zakaTAlanI rAja-bhakti, prajaama, kuzaLa rAja-nItijJatA ane sAcI dhArmika bhAvanAnI carcA thaI rahI hatI. - uttaradhyayana, lakSmIvallabhanI TIkA. a. 2.

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AcArya zrIhIravijayajI eka vakhata bAdazAha akabara rAjamahelanA jharUkhAmAM besIne nagara avalena karI rahyA hatA. emaNe joyuM te eka moTo varaghoDe AvI rahyo hate. nagaranA pratiSThita varganA leke A saraghasamAM hatA. bAdazAhe paMDita ToDaramalajIne pUchayuM : "A zAne varaghoDo che? zuM keInAM lagna che ?" paMDita keDaramalajIe spaSTatA karatAM kahyuM : "A lagnane -vaDo nathI, paraMtu ahIM eka caMpAbahena nAmanI jena zrAvika che, teNe cha mAsanA upavAsa karyA che. tenI lAMbI tapasyAnI ujavaNImAM A nagarayAtrA nIkaLI che. varo rAjamahela najIka AvI gayo. bAdazAhe pUchayuM : "A varaDAmAM te bahena che ke ?"

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atItanAM ajava ToDaramalajIe kahyuM : * te tapasvinI bahena paNa A varadhADAmAM sAthe ja che.' 16 bAdazAhe tenAM darzana karavA mATe potAnA samaju mANasone mekalyA tathA caMpAbahenane potAnI pAse khelAvI. caMpAbahena AvI. bAdazAhe pUchyuM : ' tame keTalA upavAsa karyAM che ? upavAsamAM tame zuM khAdhuM ? tathA zA mATe A upavAsa karyA che ? ' ' caMpAbahena : bAdazAhapravara ! me jaina vidhi mujaba upavAsa karyAM che. A cha mAsamAM divase jyAre paNa mane tarasa lAgatI tyAre meM the uka garama pANI grahaNa karyuM che. A sivAya koi ja padArtha me meDhAmAM nathI nAMkhyA. khIjI vAta--bhautika padArtho meLavavAnI AkAMkSAthI me A tapa nathI karyuM, mAtra mAM AdhyAtmika dRSTi ja mukhya rahI che.' bAdazAha ' muslima bhAI e eka mahinA sudhI rAnna kare che, te loko jarUra mujaba rAtre khAya che, to paNa emane khUba ja takalIpha paDe che. tame te cha mAsamAM, divasa-rAtamAM kaI ja na khAI ne kamAla karI dIdhI che.' ' pAbahena : AdazAhepravara ! muja akhaLAmAM zuM zakti che ? paraMtu mArA sadgurudeva zrIhIravijayajInA zubha AzIrvAdathI ja huM A lAMbuM tapa karI zakI chuM. ( bAdazAhe : zuM tamArA guru hIravijaya che? tee A vakhate kAM che te batAvaze ?

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grIsamayana 16 bapA : * sambA hAlamAM gujarAta prAMtanA gadhAra zaheramAM che. bhAzAha : acchA, te ha tame jaI zake che. huM temane mAre tyAM khelAvavA mATe hamaNAM ja patra lakhI dauM chuM.' akabara bAdazAhe amadAvAdanA subA zahAbuMddIna ahemadaMkhAnanA nAme eka pharamAna lakhyuM ke jaina sAdhu zrI hIravijayasUrine turata ahIM darazyAramAM mekalo. bAdazAhanuM AmaMtraNa maLatAM sUrijIe gujarAtathI tehapura sikarI tarapha prayANa karyuM. saMvata 1696nA jeTha mAsamAM teo phatehapura sikarI padhAryA. akabaranA mukhya pradhAna abulakjhule sUrijInuM premabhInu svAgata karyuM. pachI sUrijIne kurAna vagere bAbateAnA aneka prazno pUchyA. yeAgya javAe sAMbhaLI te khUba ja prasanna thayA. bAdazAhanA AgrahathI tee darabAramAM padhAryAM. gAlIcA pAtharelA hatA. sUrijI pAtAnA ziSyA sAthe tyAM ja UbhA rahI gayA. badazAha : Apa AgaLa padhAro.' k ' sUrie kahyuM : A gAlIcAo para zakIe, kemake saMbhava che ke enI nIce kathAMka hAya.' bAdazAhe : ahIM rAjamahelamAM kIDI vagere jaM tuonI zakrayatA kaoNthI hoya? te paNa ApanI zaMkA dUra karavA tene uThAvIne ame joI laIe.' jevA gAlIcAnA theADo bhAga UMcakIne attara ame paga na mUkI kIDI vagere jIvajaMtu .

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atItanAM ajavALAM joyuM te nIce kIDIo harIpharI rahI hatI. bAdazAhanA Azcaryane pAra na rahyo. tene jaina zramaNanA AcAra para svAbhAvika rIte zraddhA jAgI. bAdazAhe aneka viSaya para emanI sAthe carcA karI. - te samaye akabaranI pAse ghaNuM badhuM jaina sAhitya Avela hatuM. bAdazAhe kahyuM : "Apa jaina sAdhu cho mATe bIjI koI ja dhanadolata nahIM svIkAro, A jaina graMthe te Apa grahaNa karI ja zake che." sUri : "ApanuM kathana cogya che, chatAM huM A prathe paNa grahaNa nahi karuM; kAraNa ke jaina zramaNAcAranI daSTie ame eTalI ja vastu laIe chIe jeTalI ame jAte ja uThAvI zakIe, jyAre paNa amane graMthe jovAnI jarUra paDe che tyAre jena bhaMDAromAMthI te graMtha avalokana karavA amane maLI jAya che. ame jeTalA saMgrahavRtti(parigraha)thI dUra rahIe teTaluM amane sAdhuone te zreyaskara che." AgrA varSAvAsa pUro karIne hIravijayasUri akabarane pharIthI maLyA. A vakhate bAdazAhanI vinaMti parathI hIravijayasUrie kahyuM : "ATha divasa payUSaNanA tathA bIjA cAra divasa maLI e rIte bAra divasa sudhI ApanA rAjyamAM jIva-hiMsA saMpUrNa baMdha rahe tema kare. bAdazAhe te ja vakhate emanA kahyA anusAra paravAne sakhI Ape. tathA "jagadgurunI"nI upAdhithI temane alaMkRta -. jena, AgrA aMka - 1-4-15 nA AdhAre

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siddhasena divAkara vikramanA prathama zatakanI ghaTanA che. eka vAra AcArya vRddhavAdI ujajaina tarapha jaI rahyA hatA. rastAmAM temane cAra veda ane aDhAra purANanA jANakAra tathA cha darzananA niSNAta paMDita siddhasena malyA, siddhasene AcArya vRddhavAdIne zAstrArtha mATe paDakAra pheMkyo. mAM temane sArA tathA cha tenA AcArye kahyuM : "A jaMgalamAM kaI rIte zAstrArtha karI zakAya ? kemake jaya ane parAjayane nirNaya karavA mATe koI madhyastha vyakita jarUrI che.' siddhasena : "mane zAstrArtha karyA vinA cena nathI paDatuM. Apa A govALa bALakane ja potAnA madhyastha cUMTI le. teo je nizcaya karaze te mane maMjUra che." vRddhavAdIe siddhasenanI vAta svIkArI lIdhI. siddhasene pitAnA pAMDityano paricaya ApavA mATe khUba ja kilaSTa saMskRta bhASAmAM

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20. atItanAM ajavALAM dArzanika carcAone prAraMbha karyo. paraMtu gopabaLe saMskRta bhASAmAM karAyela dArzanika carcA samajI na zakyA. emaNe kahyuM : tame bhaNelA-gaNelA nathI, kheTe bakavAsa baMdha kare. have A vRddha bAvAjIne paNa bolavA do." vRddhavAdI samayanA jANakAra eka anubhavI sAdhaka hatA. teo govALiyAonI bhASAmAM nATakIya rIte UMcA avAje gAvA mAMDyA : navi mAroI navi corII paradArA gamana na kIjaI / / thoDAsyuM thADaM dIjaI tau Tagimagi saggi jAiI // gAI zakAya tevA prakAranA A upadezathI govALo khUba ja AnaMdita thayA ane emaNe pitAne nirNaya Ape ke siddhasena hAryA che ane vRddhavAdI jItyA che. - siddhasene pitAnI pratijJA mujaba vRddhavAdInuM ziSyatva svIkAryuM. emanuM nAma AcArya deve kumudacaMdra rAkhyuM. jaina sAhityane emaNe gahana abhyAsa karyo. AcArya vRddhavAdIe sarvaguNasaMpanna jANIne kumudacaMdrane AcAyApada arpaNa karyuM. tathA emanuM prasiddha nAma AcArya siddhasena rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. eka vakhata AcArya siddhasena ujajainamAM birAjamAna hatA. tyAre rAjA vikramAditye emanI parIkSA karavA mATe emane manomana ja namaskAra karyA.

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ddhisena divAkara AcArye rAjAnA manabhAva jANI laIne meTA avAje tene dharmalAbha" kahyuM, rAjA AcAryazrInI prakhara pratibhA joIne manamAM ja prasanna thayuM ane be H khare ja Apa sarvajJa che." AcArya siddhasena ekavAra pUrva dezanA kumarI nagaramAM padhAryA. tyAre rAjA hate devapAla. AcAryanI tejasvI pratibhAthI prabhAvita thaIne teNe jaina dharma aMgIkAra karyo tathA AcArya devane parama bhakta banI gaye. eka vakhata vijaya varmA nAmanA rAjAe tenA para caDhAI karI. devapAla gabharAya. AcAryazrIne prArthanA karI. AcAryuM suvarNa" vidyAthI sonuM tathA "sarasapa' vidyAthI seMkaDe yuddhavIra, taiyAra karyA. AthI devapAle temane ' divAkara"nI upAdhithI alaMkata karyA tathA chatra, cAmara, pAlakhI vagere rAjasI ThATha arpaNa karyA. AcArya siddhasene pitAnI maryAdAo bhUlI jaIne A vastuene upaga karavA mAMDyo. A bAbatanI jANa jyAre AcArya vRddhavAdIne thaI tyAre emane khUba ja du:kha thayuM. potAnA gya ziSyano uddhAra karavA mATe AcArya vRddhavAdI vezapalaTo karIne kamara nagara AvyA. jyAre siddhasena divAkara ArAmadAyaka pAlakhImAM birAjIne rAjamArga uparathI jaI rahyA hatA tyAre vRddhavAdI emanI pAse gayA ane eka gAthA kahI : mATe AgAmI divALA hatA tyAre karAInA dANA maMtaravA..

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atItanAM ajavALA aNahuMllI phulla ma toDahu, mana ArAma ma moDahuM / maNa kusuma hiM acci niraMjaNu hiDaI kAMha vaNeNavaNu // - AcArya siddhasene khUba prayatna karyo paraMtu gAthAne sAce artha samajamAM na AvyuM. teo AAavaLA javAbe ApavA mAMDayA. tyAre vRddhavAdIe kahyuM : " Apa sAce artha batAve. siddhasena : "mane samajamAM nathI AvatuM. Apa ja ' artha darzAvavA kRpA karo." vRddhavAdI : "A mAnavadeharUpI jIvana kamaLa phUlenI velI che. AnAM jIvanAMzarUpI nAjuka phalene tame rAjasakAra tathA tethI udbhavatA miyA abhimAnathI prahAra karI toDe nahi. mananA yama-niyama vagere upavanane bhogavilAsathI naSTa na kare. mananAM saguNa-pukhethI niraMjana prabhunI pUjA kare. sAMsArika lebhamohamAM zA mATe bhaTakI rahyA che ?' AcArya siddhasenane pitAnI bhUlanuM bhAna thayuM. vicAryuM : gurudeva vinA A rIte mane koI na kahI zake." nIrakhIne joyuM te thayuM, " A mArA guru vRddhavAdI ja che." teo gurunA caraNamAM paDayA. gurudeve prAyazcitta ApIne emanuM zuddhikaraNa karyuM. jina dharmanI prabhAvanA karatAM chevaTe AcArya siddhasena samAdhipUrvaka anazana karI svarge sidhAvyA.

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siddhasena divAkara tyAM vaitAlika nAmane cAraNa ujajene AvyuM. te samaye siddhasenanI bahena siddhathI sAdhvIe e cAraNane siddhasena divAkaranA samAcAra pUchyA. cAraNane zahero plAna thaI gaye. teNe kahyuM H sphuranti vAdikhadyotAH sAmprata dkssinnaapthe| . arthAt A samaye dakSiNa dezamAM vAdIrUpI AgiyA UDI rahyA che. A sAMbhaLatAM ja siddhathI sAdhvI bolyAM : nUna ajaMpato lAvI, __siddhaseno divAkaraH cokakasa ja siddhasena divAkarane vargavAsa thaI gayo che. AthI ja AgiyA UDI rahyA che. e sAdhvI paNa te ja kSaNathI anazana AdarI bhAIne anusaryA.

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ratnAkarasUri zrI ratnAkarasUri ghaNA ja pratibhAzALI AcArya hatA. temaNe pitAnI prabaLa buddhizaktithI aneka brAhmaNa paMDitone parAjita karI dIdhA. rAjAe prasanna thaIne pAlakhI tathA khUba kiMmatI hIrA, pannA, mANeka, motI vagere javAhara ApIne emanuM svAgata karyuM. roja pAlakhImAM besIne ratnAkarasUri rAjasabhAmAM jatA tathA vidvAne sAthe zAstrArtha karatA. eka divasa pAlakhImAM besIne teo rAjasabhAmAM jaI rahyA hatA. brAhmaNa paMDite tathA rAjyakarmacArIo jaya jyakAranA gaganabhedI avAjo karI rahyA hatA. kuMDabika nAmane zrAvaka je ghInA mAra mATe bIjA nagaramAMthI e nagaramAM Avela hatuM te pAlakhImAM besIne jatA ratnAkarasUrine joIne Ubho rahI gayo. vicAryuM - pAlakhImAM besavuM, ratna vagere rAkhavAM e zuM eka zAsanaprabhAvaka AcAryane mATe ucita che paraMtu sAdhAraNa zrAvaka A mahAna AcAryane kevI WWW

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ratnAkarasUri rIte samajAvI zakuM ? chatAM jarA parIkSA teA karI beuM ke mA gAya DA prabhANamAM ja bhraSTa thayA che ke saMpUrNapaNe kASTa thayA che? ' teNe e ja rAjamArga para UbhA rahIne AcArya devanI stuti karatAM kahyuM : bhagavan ! ApazrIne joI ne ja meM gautama svAmI, sudharmA svAmI, jammUsvAmI, prabhavasvAmI, tathA anya yugapradhAna AcAryAne joI lIdhA che ema huM mAnu chuM.' govam sohamma jaMbuSpabhaSo, sijjaMbhavo a AyariyA | ante vi jugapahANA tuhadiTThe sabveti te diTThA // A stuti sAMbhaLatAM ja AcAryanuM mukha zyAma thaI gayuM. emaNe spaSTa zabdomAM kahyuM : ' kAgaDAne haMsanI upamA ApavI ayAgya che. te mahAna guNavAna AcAryAMnA caraNanI rajatI paNa huM pratispardhA na karI zakuM. kayAM e cAritryanA puNyAtmAe ane kayAM hu! emanA jIvananI nirdabha avasthA eka kSaNa mATe paNa mArA jIvanamAM AvI jAya to mAruM jIvana dhanya thaI jAya.' AcArya devanA meDhethI A vAta sAMbhaLIne zrAvaka vicAravA lAgyA : AcArya saMpUrNa paNe bhraSTa nathI thayA. vItarAga devanAM vacA para emanI saMpUrNa niSThA che. teo jarUra potAnA jIvanane sudhArI zake che.' 4 khIjA divase te zrAvaka upAzraye gayA. AcAryazrI pravacana karI rahyA hatA. emanA gahana ane vidvattAbharyA pravacanane sAMbhaLIne tenA hRdayataMtranA tAra jhaNajhaNI UThayA ke khare ja mahAna vidvAna che. pravacana pachI zrAvake ke Apa AcArya deva vinati karI

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26 atItanAM ajavALAM kRpA karIne A gAthAne a mane bhutAvA. gAthA joine AcArya eka kSaNa stabdha banI gayA, paraMtu bIjI ja kSaNe smita karatAM temaNe e gAthAnA navIna arthe rajU karyAM. Ama chatAM zrAvakane tA joItA hatA mULa artha. teNe a sAMbhaLIne kahyuM : ''gurudeva ! ApanI muddhi khUba ja tIvra che, Ape A gAthAnA navIna a mane batAvyA che. kAle huM pravacanamAM AvIza te samaye kRpA karI Ane mULa artha darzAvaze ?' khIje divase zrAvake pharIthI gAthA mULa artha samajavavA vina hi karI paraMtu AcAryae pharI navA arthAM prastuta karyAM. A rIte te zrAvaka pUchato rahyo ane AcAya darareja te ja gAthAnA navA navA atha karatA rahyA. mAsanA lAMkhe| samaya samApta thaye. ma : eka divase zrAvake prArthanA karI : * gurudeva ! ApanI vidvattAnAM vakhANuM huM nathI karI zakatA. ApazrIe eka ja gAthAnA cha mAsa sudhI nitya navIna artha batAvyA che, paraMtu huM ApazrInA mukhAravidathI tene mULa artha sAMbhaLavA icchatA hatA, paNa mArI AzA pUrI na thaI zakI. ghI vecIne jeTalA paisA kamAyA hatA te A cha mahinAmAM pUrA thaI gayA. have kAle huM jAuM chuM.' *+' ' AcArye kahyuM : ' zrAvaka ! kAle huM tane sAce atha batAvIza.' zrAvakanA gayA pachI ' are! huM keTalo cAritryathI bhraSTa thai gayo chuM: zramaNAcAranI maryAdAne bhUlIne meM bahumUlya hIrA, pannA, mANeka--meAtI ekaThAM karyA'. rAjasI ThAThamATha apanAvyA.' ema vicArI AcArya e badhA ja parigraha cheDI daI eka sAcA sata banI esI gayA.

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27 ratnAkarasUri bIje divase zrAvaka Avyo, ratnAkarasUrinA jIvanamAM Avela -pAyAthI Toca sudhInA parivartanane joIne te ghaNe ja prabhAvita thaye. zrAvake kahyuM : "gurudeva! Aja mAruM jIvana dhanya thaI gayuM che. have huM gAthAne sAce artha samajI gayo." AcArye kahyuM: "huM te ATalA samaya sudhI parigrahanA kaLaNamAM phasAyela hatuM, eTale gAthAne mULa artha chupAvIne bIje ja artha batAvato rahyo. have ene vAstavika artha sAMbhaLI le : seMkaDe doSa utpanna karavAmAM je bhUla jALa samAna che, jene pUrvAcAryoe choDI dIdhuM che evA anarthakArI ane tuM grahaNa kare che, te pachI nirarthaka tapa karavAthI lAbha zuM ? je dhana ja grahaNa karavuM hoya te pachI tapano kaI artha nathI." zrAvaka prasanna thaIne, vaMdanA karI potAnA ghara tarapha cAlate thayo. AcAryae pazcAttAparUpe ratnAkarapaccIsInuM nirmANa karyuM je vAMcatAM sahRdaya vAcaka Aje paNa gaLagaLe thayA vagara nathI. rahe.

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pULA bAMdhI rahyo chuM." paMDitavarya munizrI yazovijayanI gahana vidvattA joIne suta paMDitoe emane nyAyavizAradanI upAdhithI alaMkRta karyA che eka vakhata emane cAturmAsa koI eka gAmaDAmAM hatuM. pratikramaNane samaya hato, A upAzraya zrAvakethI khIcakhIca bhareluM hatuM. pUjya zrI nayavijayajI pratikramaNa karAvI rahyA hatA. joke AnaMdathI pratikramaNa sAMbhaLI rahyA hatA. sajajhAya kahevAne samaya Avyo. eka zrAvake kahyuM amAre Aja te nyAyavizArada yazavijayajInA mukhethI sajhAya sAMbhaLavI che." bIjA zrAvake pahelA zrAvakane kathanane Teke Ape. paMDita muni zrI yazovijayajI saraLa hadayanA hatA. emaNe

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pULA bAMdhI rahyo chuM'' kahyuM : ' bhAi o ! Apane sneha apUrva che. huM samajuM chuM paraMtu Apane khUba ja namratA mane koI paNa sajhAya AvaDatI nathI.' sAthe e ja vakhate eka zrAvake gusse Ape kAzIma! khAra varSa rahIne dhAsa ja . 29 ApanA premane jaNAvuM chuM ke thaI ne kApyu che ? ' munizrIe te samaye koIpaNa javAba na dIdhA. bIje divase saMdhyAkALane vakhata thayA vijayajIe nayavijayajIne vinaMti karI ke jo ApazrI hukama Ape| te sajhAya huM mAluM. kahyuM : Adeza maLI gaye, yaze!vijayajIe sajhAya zarU karI. sajhAya kahevAnI paddhati emanI aneAkhI hatI, kaMTha khUba ja madhura hatA. zrotAe ma`tramugdha ( tallIna ) thaI ne sajjhAya sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. rAja karatAM paNa Aje sajjhAya lAMkhI hatI. te za sajjhAya cAlI ratI hatI tyAM vacce ja zrAvaka kheAlI UTho mahArAjazrI sajjhAya kayAM sudhI lAMbI karatA raheze ? ' munizrIe kahyuM : zrAvakajI ! khAra varSa sudhI je zvAsakAvyuM : hatuM tenA atyAre pULA khAMdhI rahyo chuM. zuM eTalA jaladI pULA thADA ja AMdhI zakAya ?' zrAvaka samajI gayA, teNe munizrI pAsethI kSamA mAgI lIdhI.

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niHspRha sa Mta Anadaghana adhyAtmarasanI mastImAM jhUmatA mahAna yogI AnadadhanajI AbunI guphAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA. tyAM jodhapuranI mahArANI potAnI dAsIe sAthe UbhI UbhI potAnI pAMpaNA bichAvI emanAM darzananI rAha joI rahI hatI. mahArANIe AnadadhanajIne praNAma karyA tathA prAnAnA svaramAM kahyuM : sAMbhaLIne AvI chu. jota! paNa nathI. ma trelA kAi ApanI asIma ' tarapha gurudeva! Apane alaukika mahimA huM khUba ja du:khI chuM. rAjA varSathI mArA Apa evA vazIkaraNa maMtra lakhIne Ape, athavA dArA Ape ke jethI rAjA mAre vaza thaI jAya. kRpAte huM kathAre ya nahi bhUlu AnadadhanajI rANInI prArthanA sAMbhaLI-na sAMbhaLI karI AgaLa cAlatA thayA. rANInI prArthanAnI emanA mana para koi ja asara na thaI.

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nispRha saMta AnaMdaghana rANuM dararoja prArthanA karatI rahI jyAre paNa AnaMdaghanajI guphAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLatA tyAre rANI ane dAsIo emane gherI letI. AnaMdaghane joyuM ke A to sAdhanAmAM vina UbhuM thayuM che. te vinanI pitAne pIcho choDAvavA mATe emaNe kAgaLanI nAnakaDI zI cabarakhI upara kaMI lakhIne rANIne ApI. rANIe te cabarakhI tAvIjamAM nAMkhIne tene potAnA gaLAmAM -bAMdhI. ane rANI jodhapura pahoMcI. kaIka kAraNasara rAjAnA vicAramAM parivartana AvI gayuM. pahelAM je rAjA rANInuM moTuM paNa jovAnuM TALate hato te ja raNa para eTale mugdha thaI gayA ke rANInA izAre nAcavA lAge. rANuM mane mana ja gIrAja upara prasanna hatI. rAjAmAM ekAeka parivartana Avela joIne badhI ja rANIo adekhAIthI baLavA lAgI. rANIoe dAsIo dvArA tapAsa karAvI ke yogIrAja AnaMdaghane evo maMtra lakhIne Ape che ke jenA kAraNe ja rAjA rANI upara ghele thayo che. rANIoe AnaMdaghanane manamAM ne manamAM ja gALe dIdhI ane rAjAne paNa e kAraNa batAvI dIdhuM ke Apa kayA kAraNathI te rANI para ATalA Asakta thayA cho. rAjAne paNa pitAnA mAnasika parivartana upara Azcarya thaI rahyuM hatuM. ene jijJAsA khUba ja tIvra thaI gaI. rANI khUba UMDI nidrAmAM sUtelI hatI. rAjAe tenA gaLAmAMthI pelu tAvIja kADhayuM tathA ene bhAMgIne temAMthI nAnakaDI kAgaLanI cabarakhI kADhI, jemAM lakhyuM hatuM :

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atItanAM AvA rAjA rANI be, maLe ke na maLe, emAM AnaMdadhanane zuM ?" rAjAnuM mastaka namI paDayuM. dhanya che AvA niHspRha saMtane. rAjA sAme tenI sAthe AnaMdadhananAM darzana karavA pahoMce. kaI ke AnaMdaghanane jANa karI ke jodhapuranareza ApanAM darzana mATe AvI rahyA che. A sAMbhaLatAM ja AnaMdaghana kyAMthI kolasA laI AvyA tathA tene paththara para ghasIne meDhA para lagAvavA lAgyA. rAjAe pUchyuM: "mahArAja ! Ape ApanuM mukha kALuM zAka mATe karyuM che ?' AnaMdaghana : "rAjana ! ATalA samaya sudhI huM ekAMta sthaLamAM mArI sAdhanA karate hato. keI ne kaMI ja khabara na hatI. have tame mArI pAse AvyA che, AthI tamArI dekhAdekhI seMkaDe leke Avaze ane mArI sAdhanAmAM vina UbhAM thaze. AthI meTuM kALuM karI dIdhuM. rAjA AnaMdaghananI niHspRhatA joIne AzcaryathI cakita thayegIrAjane namaskAra karIne thAlate the.

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AdhyAtmika zakti cAre tarapha prAkRtika sauMdaryanI zobhA verAyelI hatI. hariyALAM vRkSo laherAI rahyAM hatAM. kalakala-chala chala karatAM jharaNAM vahI rahyAM hatAM. ekAMta zAMta sthAnamAM besIne eka alamasta yogInI hRdayavINAnA ke maLa tAra jhaNajhaNuM rahyA hatA : RSabha jinezvara prItama mAhare re, ora na cAhuM kaMta ! e samaye eka vyaktie AvIne te yogInA caraNomAM namaskAra karyA ane eka bATalInI bheTa AbatAM kahyuM : "Apane eka mitra IbrAhIma hata-Apa jaina sAdhu thayA tyAre te phakIra bane. bAra varSa sudhI ugra sAdhanA karI teNe A suvarNa-rasa prApta karyo che. eka TIpuM ja nAMkhavAthI leTuM sonuM thaI jAya che. karoDa rUpiyAthI paNa vadhAre kiMmata A bATalInI che, je suvarNane prApta karavA mATe duniyAnA leke taraphaDI rahyA che te adbhuta vastu a-3

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atItanAM ajavALAM ApanA mitre Apa para dhaNe! ja sneha hovAthI meAkalI che, Apa Ane svIkAre.' 34 yogI AnaMdane bATalI lIdhI ane eka paththara para pachADI, khATalI phUTI gaI ane e suvaNa rasa dhULamAM maLI gayo. : Ana MdadhananuM A kRtya joi ne bATalI lAvanAra vyakti gusse thaI gaI. melI: are bevakUpha ! are nAlAyaka ! A te zuM karyuM ? kAgaDo ratnonI ki Mmata zuM naNe ? bhIlaDI meAtIone zuM oLakhe ? te keTaluM bhayaMkara nukasAna karyuM che ? ' AnaMdadhana smita karatAM tenI vAte sAMbhaLatA rahyA. jyAre te zAMta thaye| tyAre Anadadhane kahyuM : 'tame te| A nAnI-zI ATalI phUTI javAthI khUba ja parezAna thaI gayA. sAdhanA sAme A jAtanI bhautika vastuonI zI mArA mitre bhUla karI ke AdhyAtmika siddhi bhautika vaibhava mATe teNe amUlya sAdhanA suvarNa mATe pAgala thaI gayA che temAM zuM Adhyatmika kiMmata che prApta karavAne badale gumAvI dIdhI tame je banyuM che? ' te vyaktine pratiSedha ApavA mATe AnaMdadhana UThavA ane eka kALA DibANa paththaranI zilA para pezAba karyAM ane te zilA e ja vakhate sonAnI thaI gaI. te musalamAna te AkhA phADIne jotA ja rahyo ke je yogInA maLamUtramAM paNa suvarNa banavavAMnI zakti che tenI sAdhanAnuM te kahevu paDe.

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bhakti AgavI sapatti che AnaMdaghanajI parama bhakta hatA. emanI kavitA zabdonI jALa nathI paraMtu hRdayamAMthI nIkaLelA udgAra che. temAM bhASA nahi bhAvanAnI mukhyatA che. eka vAra te bhaktibhAvanAthI vibhAra atIne tIrthaMkara prabhunAM guNa kIrtana gAI rahyA hatA. bhaktinA atirekathI emanI AMkhomAMthI avirata azrudhArA vahI rahI hatI. mukhamAMthI saMgItanA svarAnI lahero udbhavI rahI hatI. eka pachI eka tIrthaMkaranI stuti Ape.Apa ja racAtI jatI hatI, trevIsa tIrthaMkarAnI stuti eka ja beThakamAM emaNe taiyAra karI lIdhI. ekAeka ja emanI daSTi pAchaLa gaI. eka vyakti emanI pAchaLa besIne emanI kavitA lakhI rahI hatI. Ana dhanajIne A sAruM na lAgyuM. te UbhA thayA ane tyAMthI cAlatA thayA. covIsamA tIrthaMkaranu bhajana teo e samaye na banAvI zakayA.

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atItanAM ajavALAM prabhu-bhakti AnaMdaghanajInI pitAnI AgavI saMpatti hatI. tenA sArvajanika riTenI emane jarUra na hatI. bhakti kaMI bajAru cIja nathI. e te AMtaramananI pavitratA che. jIvanamAM jene ApaNe sauthI vadhAre pavitra mAnIe chIe tene AMtarahRdayama chUpAvIne rAkhavuM joIe. lakhavuM, bolavuM, vAMcavuM, carcA karavI, sanmAna meLavavuM vagere jyAM sudhI prabhu sAthe tanmayatA na sadhAya. tyAM sudhI ja sAruM lAge che.

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dharmaguru gujarAtano mahAmaMtrI zAnta hAthI gara birAjamAna thaIne pharavA mATe jaMgalamAM jaI rahyo hato. eNe kaI makAnamAMthI eka yatine AvatA joyA, jemanI sAthe eka vezyA hatI. yatine hAtha vezyAnA khabhA para hate. maMtrI hAthI uparathI nIce utaryo, uttarAsaMga karI bhaktibhAvathI taraboLa banI teNe pAMce aMga namAvI, praNAma karyA tathA sArI rIte emane joI maMtrI cAlato thayo. mahAmaMtrInA A savyavahArathI yati zaramanA mAryA jamIna khAtaravA lAgyA. potAnA duSkRtya para temane atyaMta glAni thaI rahI hatI. temanI AMkho mUkI gaI. teo pitAnuM AtmanirIkSaNa karavA lAgyA ke sAdhu banIne huM A zuM karI rahyo chuM ? saMyamanI -bhAvanA punaH jAgRta thaI. temaNe e ja samaye vezyAne sAtha choDI dIdho. AcArya mAladhArIe hemacaMdra pAse jaIne Atma-AlecanA

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38 atItanAM ajavALa karI prAyazcita karyuM. saMyama grahaNa karI teo zatruMjaya para gayA. temaNe bAra varSa sudhI ghora tapasyA karI. eka vakhata maMtrI zat zatruMjaya para gayo. te muninI ugra tapazcaryA joI avAka banI gayuM. teNe munine praNAma kya, paraMtu emane oLakhI na zakyo. haLavethI vinayapUrvaka teNe pUchyuM: munivara ! ApanA guru koNa che ? " | muninI AMkho kRtajJatAthI UbharAI gaI. temaNe kahyuM : maMtrIzvara ! vAstavamAM te mArA guru Apa ja che. je te divase Ape nehathI mArAmAM susAdhutvanuM gaurava na jagADayuM hota te Aje huM A na banI zako hota. mArAM vivekacakSu Ape kholyAM che. ApanA vyavahArathI ja mane punaH saMyama grahaNanI preraNA maLI, AthI ja Apa mArA dharmaguru che. -prabandhacintAmaNi 4o 16ra

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addabhuta kSamA kalikAlasarvajJa AcArya hemacandramAM prakhara pAMDitya ane utkRSTa pratibhAthI vidvAna-mUDha badhA ja prabhAvita hatA. moTA moTA vidvAne ke jeo potAne sarasvatIputra mAnatA hatA ane jemaNe zAstrArthamAM "diggaja kahevAtA paMDitone paNa jItI lIdhA hatA teo paNa AcArya hemacaMdranI vidvattAthI prabhAvita hatA. keTalAye vidvAne AcAryane TheSa paNa karatA hatA tathA kyAreka kayAreka e mane IrSyAgni vANI dvArA prakaTa paNa thaI jatA. paMDita "vAmarAzi AcAryanI vadhAremAM vadhAre IrSyA kare hate. ekavAra AcAryane gaja gatie rAjasabhAmAM AvatA joIne IrSAthI te baLI UThaze. te pitAnA upara kAbU gumAvI beTho ane AcArya upara vyaMga karatAM teNe eka glaeNka kahyuM : yUkAlakSazatAvalI valavalallolollalatkaMbalo dantAnAM malamaMDalIparicayAda durgadharuddhAnanaH / nAsAzanirodhanAd giNa-giNatpAThapratiSThAruciH so'yaM hemaDa sevaDaH pilapilatkhalliH samAgacchati //

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atItanAM ajavALAM arthAt jenA tana para laTakatA kAmaLAmAM karoDo lIkhA khAdI rahI che, melA--gadA dAMtAnI durgaMdhathI jemanuM moDhuM bhareluM che, lIMTa ne lIdhe jemanAM nasakorAMnA chidro phUMdhAI javAthI pAThanA uccArA gaNagaNATa jevA thAya che, jemanA mAthAnI TAla hAlI rahI che tevA 'hemaDa' nAmanA cAlyA Ave che.' ' sevaka ' (zvetAMbara zramaNa ) jue vAmarAzinuM A prakAranuM apamAnabharyuM kathana sAMbhaLIne paNa AcAryanuM mukha zyAma na thayuM. AcAya tene nihALIne smita krUrI UThayA. tenI samIpa AvIne temaNe tene khabhA halAvatAM kahyuM : paMDitapravara ! zuM Apa eTaluM paNa nathI zIkhyA ke vizeSaNanA upayoga vizeSya pahelAM karavA joI e, havethI ' hemaDa - sevaDa ' nahi paraMtu ' sevaDa hemaDa' kaheo.' ' paMDita vAmarAzinuM mastaka lajjAthI namI paDayuM'. AcAryanI adbhuta kSamAthI te pANI pANI thaI gayA. --prAcintAmaNi. 4/162

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Atma-besava rAjA dazArNabhadrane samAcAra maLyA ke zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra prabhu prAtaHkALe vihAra karIne dazArNapura padhAraze. A sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjAnAM tana-mana-nayana AnaMdita thaI UThyAM. "huM vahelI savAre bhagavAnane namaskAra karavA mATe jaIza, pahelAM gayele e rIte nahi paraMtu navI rItathI. Aja sudhI koI paNa rAjAe na karyuM hoya tevA zAhI ThAThathI bhagavAnanuM svAgata karIza." AthI rAjA A ja ALapaMpALamAM aTavAto rahyo. te navI navI janAo vicArate rahyo. rAta bhara tene UMgha na AvI. prAtaHkALa thatAM pahelAM ja teNe nagararakSakane belAvIne hukama - A che ke "nagaranA dareka rastAne sApha karavAmAM Ave. kayAM ya paNa gaMdakI na rahevI joIe, sugaMdhita jaLa chAMTIne phUlanA bAganI peThe nagarane mahekAvI do. nagarane evI rIte sajAvo ke jANe svarga heya." nagararakSake hukama maLatAM ja nagarane khUba zaNagAryuM. Thera Thera

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4ra atItanAM ajavALAM phUlamALAo bAMdhavAmAM AvI. maMgaLatoraNa laTakAvavAmAM AvyAM. maNimuktAonAM dvAra banAvavAmAM AvyAM. thoDI ja kSaNomAM dazArNapurane kAyAkalpa thaI gayo. 1, j* * rAjA dazArNabhadra snAna karyuM. sugaMdhita padArtho lagAvyA. mAMdhAMmUlAM vastrAbhUSaNa paheryo. e AbhUSaNothI rAjAnuM zarIra camakavA lAgyuM. te zaNagArelA hAthI para ArUDha thaye. svarUpavAna rANIo ratha upara birAjamAna thaI. enI pAchaLa rAjapurohita, rAjamaMtrI, emane parivAra, senApati, nagaranA labdhapratiSTha zreSThI sArthavAha tathA temanI dharmapatnIo, parivAra ane hajAro strI puruSe ane chelle caturaMgI senA cAlyAM. judAM judAM vAdyo ane saMgItanA madhura svare jhaNajhaNI rahyA hatA. A apUrva darzanayAtrA nihALatAM cAre tarapha jayakAranAM gaganabhedI sUtro guMjavA lAgyAM. hAthI para beThA beThA ja teNe vizALa janasamudAya tarapha najara nAMkhI. virATa aizvaryanuM bhavya pradarzana joIne rAjA dazArNabhadranuM mastaka garvathI unnata thaI gayuM. devarAja devendra pitAnA " avadhijJAnathI joyuM-bhagavAna mahAvIranAM darzana mATe Aja dharatI para vaibhava jhUmI rahyo che. apUrva bhakti joIne devarAjanA manamAM AnaMdanI lahere taraMgita thaI gaI, paraMtu bIjI ja kSaNe emaNe joyuM ke : "A darzana- yAtrAnA mULamAM rAjAnuM abhimAna UchI rahyuM che. are! bhaktirUpI dUdhamAM ahaMkArarUpI jhera bhaLI gayuM che, jenAthI bhakita paNa vikRta thaI gaI che. - rAjAnA ahaMkArane nAza karavA mATe devarAje AkAzamAM mANeka-motIthI suzobhita eka jaLamaya vimAna banAvyuM, jemAM

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Atma-vaibhava 43. nIlakamaLa, lAlakamaLa vagere jAtajAtanAM zatadala phUle khIlI rahyAM hatAM, raMga-beraMgI pakSIo kalarava karI rahyAM hatAM. A vimAnamAM besIne devarAja avani para UtaryA, pachI airAvata hAthI para birAjIne deva-devIonAM vRMda sAthe AgaLa vadhyA. yakSa, gaMdhardha ane kinnara kumArikAonA madhura nRtya-saMgItathI cAre dizAo AnaMdita thaI rahI hatI. devarAjanI mahAna ane abhuta samRddhinI sAme dazArNa bhadranI samRddhi jhAMkhI paDI gaI te lajita thaI che. teno ahaMkAra eka ja kSaNamAM ogaLI gaye. e vicAravA lAgyuM ke huM bhautika vaibhavanI dRSTie kyAre ya indranI harIphAI na karI zakuM. bhautika vaibhavanI daSTie to huM tenAthI hArI gayo chuM paraMtu huM sAco kSatriya chuM. pAchaLa haTavAnuM te huM kyAre ya zIkhe nathI. tenI vicAradhArA aMtarmukha banI gaI. te hAthI parathI nIce UtarI paDaze, badhAM ja AbhUSaNo nIce utArI nAMkhyAM. rAjamukuTa ane rAjamudAo paNa eka tarapha rAkhI dIdhI. prabhunA cAraNakamaLa pAse pahoMcIne teNe prArthanA karI ke " bhagavad ! bhautika vaibhavanI tucchatA meM jANI lIdhI che, huM AtmAne anaMta vaibhava meLavavA icchuM chuM. Apa mane dIkSA Ape." | dazArNabhaka rAjA have aparigraha zramaNa banI gayA. dazArNabhadrane prabhu sAme muni banelA joI ne devarAja' ThagAyA hoya tevA thaI gayA. AdhyAtmika vaibhavanI daSTie dazArNabhadranI " teo spardhA karI zake tema na hatA. dazArNabhaka muninA caraNomAM devarAja devendra gadgadita thaI praNAma karyA. munipravara ! ApanuM jIvana mahAna che. jenI sAme bhautika vaibhava tuccha che evo anaMta, Atmavaibhava Ape meLavyuM che. Apa ApanA saMkalpamAM jItI gayA.'

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caMdragupta mau caMdragupta bhAratanA eka tejasvI samrATa hate. teNe potAnI vIratAthI zrIkAnI parAdhInatAmAMthI bhAratane mukta karyuM hatuM. tenA zauya nI gaurava-gAthA Aje paNa itihAsanAM pAnAM para camakI rahI che. ene janma rAja-parivAramAM nahi paraMtu eka sAdhAraNa gRhasthane ghera thayA hatA. ahIM tahIM ramavuM ane gAmanI gAyA carAvavI e ja enuM kAma hatuM. nAnapaNathI ja tenAmAM aneka sArAM lakSaNe pragaTa thayAM hatAM. ramatamAM te jAte ja rAjAneA pATha bhajavate!, keAI mitrane maMtrI pada para nimate, kAI ne kATavALa banAvatA ane kAI ne cAra. corane kaDaka daMDa de ane sAru kAma karanArane inAma ApatA. jo keAI AjJAnuM ullaMdhana kare athavA theADI zI AnAkAnI kare to te adhikArabharI bhASAmAM ane kahetA : " A rAjA caMdraguptanA hukama che. enu pAlana tamAre karavu ja paDaze.'

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caMdragupta maurya 45 bhikSuvezamAM paribhramaNa karatAM cANakaye joyuM ke A bALakamAM AtmavizvAsa ane mahattvAkAMkSA gajabanAM che. teNe parIkSA levAnuM vicAryuM. jyAM caMdragupta UMcA Asana upara beTho hato tyAM jaI teNe yAcanA bharyA svare kahyuM : "rAjana ! zuM amane paNa kaMI dAna maLI zakaze ?" bALake dhIratAthI Adeza Apyo : " tyAM sAme je gAya carI rahI che temAMthI je paNa tamane pasaMda hoya te laI jaI zake che." cANakaye smita karatAM kahyuM : "rAjana ! te gAye te gAmalekenI che, teo mane kaI rIte laI javA deze ?' krodhathI caMdraguptanI bhramaro kheMcAI gaI teNe kahyuM : "vipravara zuM tamane "varabhegyA vasuMdharAnI vAta khabara nathI ? kenI. mAe sUMTha khAdhI che ke mArA Adezane havAmAM uDADI de ?' bALaka caMdragupta pitAnAM sAhasa ane daDha saMkalpane lIdhe, sAdhanahIna hovA chatAM paNa yuvAvasthAmAM samrATa banI gaye. itihAsakArone mata che ke te jaina hato ane mRtakevalI bhabAhune anuyAyI tathA paramabhakta hato.

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dAnavIra jagaDuzAha dAnavIra jagaDuzAhanuM nAma keNe nathI sAMbhaLyuM ? yuge ane zatAbdIo vyatIta thaI gayA chatAM Aje paNa emanuM nAma itihAsanAM suvarNa-pRSTho upara jhagamage che. eka vakhata pAMca varSano bhayaMkara dukALa paDyo. te samaye lAkha pazuo bhUkhathI taraphaDIne marI gayAM. hajAro mANasa anAjanA eka eka kaNa mATe TaLavaLatA hatA. hajAro-lAkhe prANIonI A dayanIya avasthA jeIne jagaDuzAha-ke je eka sAce jaina zrAvaka hata-nuM hRdaya karuNAthI Arda thaI gayuM. teNe gAmaDe-gAmaDe eka so ne bAra dAnazALAo khelI. kaI paNa jAtanA bhedabhAva vagara udAratAthI dAna apAvA lAgyuM. jagaDuzAhe joyuM ke keTalAya mANasone ucca kuLanA hatA paraMtu paristhitine kAraNe emanI Arthika hAlata khUba ja viSama thavA chatAM zaramane lIdhe mAgI nahatA zakatA, AvA leke mATe dAna-maMDapamAM ja eka pada lagAvI devAmAM AvyA. paradAmAM

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dAnavIra jagaDuzAha jagaDuzAha jAte ja besatA. dAna mAganAro bahArathI aMdaranI bAju hAtha lAMbo karate. jagaDuzAha mAganArane hAtha jotAM ane tenI sthiti samajIne cUpacApa ja tenI jarUra mujabanuM tenA hAthamAM mUkI detA. koNa zuM le che e koI ja na jANatuM. dAnanI nirmaLa gaMgA vahetI hatI. A - jagaDuzAha pite nahotA IcchatA ke mArI yazagAthA cAre dizAomAM gAje, paraMtu emanI icchA na hovA chatAM paNa emanI kIrti cAre bAju prasarI rahI hatI. rAjA vizaLadeve paNa duSkALamAM pitAnI prajAnI rAhata mATe aneka jagyAe "satro" khelyAM hatAM. paraMtu annanA abhAve tene te baMdha karavA paDyAM. emaNe sAMbhaLyuM ke jagaDuzAha jevo dAnavIra maLavo muzkela che. te meTuM joyA vagara ja yAcakane jarUra mujabanuM dAna Ame che. vizaLadeve A vAtanI khAtarI karavA eka bhikhArIne veza lIdho ane jagaDuzAhanI dAnazALAmAM gayA. paradAnI pAchaLa UbhA rahI bArImAMthI hAtha lAMbo karyo. jagaDuzAhe tenI hastarekhAo joI ne harAnI mUlyavAna vIMTI tenA hAthamAM mUkI dIdhI. hirAnI vIMTI joIne vizaLadeva AzcaryathI cakita thaI gayo. eNe bIjo hAtha laMbAvyo. jagaDuzAhe vicAryuM ane vadhAre jarUra che. AthI bIjI vaTI paNa tenA hAthamAM mUkI dIdhI. baMne -vIMTIo laIne vizaLadeva rAjamahele pahoMcI gayo. bIje divase vizaLadeve jagaDuzAhane bolAvyA tathA kahyuM :

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48 atItanAM ajavALAM: "zeThajI ! meM sAMbhaLyuM che Apa dAna detI vakhate koIne kaMI paNa nathI pUchatA ?' hA, mahArAja ! vAta to sAcI che. tene mATe cahero jovAnI ke pUchavAnI zI jarUra che? hAthanI AkRti tenI ke maLatA tathA hAthanI rekhAo Ape Apa ja tene paricaya ApI de che. ane megyatA vagere jaIne AvazyakatA mujabanI vastu ApI vizaLadeve hAthamAM bane hIrAnI vIMTIo laIne kahyuM ke, Ape A kone ApI ane zA mATe ApI?" jagaDuzAha : "rAjan ! jenA hAthamAM meM A vIDIo ApI hatI te mahAna vyakti hatI. meM vicAryuM, A vyakita keI khAsa vipadamAM sapaDAI gayela che. jethI teNe hAtha laMbAvyA che. Ane eka vakhata eTaluM ApI devuM joIe ke bIjI vakhata teNe mAgavuM na paDe. ane tenuM kArya paNa pUruM thaI zake." vizaLadeva khUba ja prasanna thayo. jagaDuzAhanuM sanmAna karyuM tathA hAthInI aMbADI para besADIne emane Adara sahita ghera: pahoMcADyA. -upadezataraMgiNI-42.

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dAnavIra khemA dedarANI je samaye gujarAtakSA sulatAna mahaMmada begaDA hatA, te samayanI A ghaTanA che. cAMpazI mahetA cAMpAneranA nagarazeTha hatA. zAdulakhAM cAMpAnerane umarAva hatA. eka vakhata banne vAteA karatA karatA darabAramAM jatA hatA. rastAmAM eka cAraNa maLyo. eNe nagarazeThanI mana mUkIne praza MsA karI ane chevaTe kahyuM : ' pahelAM zAha ane pachI bAdazAhe. cAraNanuM A vAkaya zAdulakhAMne dhaNu ja kharAkha lAgyuM. te samaye te e kaI ja na kholyo, paraMtu bAdazAha pAse jaI te mIThuM-maracuM bhabharAvIne AkhI vAta kahI. bAdazAhe te ja vakhate cAraNane melAvIne pUchyuM : 'tu vANiyAnAM ATalAM badhAM vakhANa zA mATe kare che ? ' cAraNa : bAdazAha salAmata ! enA pUrvajoe je kamAlanAM kAma karyAM che tene kANa bhUlI zake? a-4

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50 atItanAM ajavALAM bAdazAha : "bAdazAha' zabdamAM "zAha" pachI lAge che ane vANiyAomAM pahelAM zAha" zabda lAge che e zuM gya che? zuM A rIte karavAthI bAdazAhanuM apamAna nathI thatuM ?' cAraNa : "bAdazAhathI paNa vadhAre zAha leke mAM zakti hoya che ane teo e zakitathI jagatanuM bhaluM karI zake che. zuM Ape nathI sAMbhaLyuM ke saMvata 1315 mAM bhayaMkara duSkALa paDyo hato. e samaye jagaDuzAhe Thera Thera dAnazALAo khelIne prajAne maratI bacAvI hatI ?" bAdazAha cAraNanI vAta sAMbhaLI cUpa thaI gaye. vidhinuM nirmANa te bIjA ja varSe moTo duSkALa paDayo. bAdazAhe manamAM vicAryuM : "cAraNe zAhanI prazaMsA karI che. have emanI parIkSAne samaya AvI gayo che. te ja vakhate bAdazAhe cAraNane bolAvIne kahyuM : "teM zAhanI prazaMsA karI hatI ne ? have tArI vAta sAbita kara, nahi te tene daMDa ApavAmAM Avaze." cAraNa te ja samaye cAMpAneranA nagarazeTha pAse gayo ane kahyuM : "zeThajI ! Apa saunI parIkSAne have vakhata AvyuM che, AthI taiyAra thaI jAo. bAdazAha mane te mArI nAMkhaze paraMtu sAthe sAthe tamArI paNa "zAha"nI padavI AMcakI leze." zeThe AkhI vastusthiti samajIne kahyuMH "cAraNajI! Apa gabharAzo nahi. bAdazAha pAsethI eka mahinAnI mudata mAgI le. eTalA samayamAM ame badhI vyavasthA karI laIzuM.' cAMpazI mahetA ke je te vakhatanA nagarazeTha hatA temaNe e ja

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dAnavIra khemA dedarANA samaye badhA zeThiyAone ekaThA kyAM ane bAdazAhanI vAta emanI sAme rajU karI. keIe eka divasanuM kharca, koIe be divasanuM kharca, te keIe daza athavA paMdara divasanuM kharca lakhAvyuM. A cAra mAsanI tithio lakhAI gaI, paraMtu haju paNa ATha mAsa bAkI hatA. AthI te divase pUrA karavA mATe bahAragAma javuM jarUrI thaI paDayuM. nagarazeTha ane keTalAka pratiSThita sajajane tyAMthI pATaNa gayA. tyAMnA zeThiyAoe be mAsanI tithio lakhI ApI. tyAMthI teo dhoLakA gayA. tyAM daza tithio lakhavAmAM AvI. A rIte 190 divasa lakhavA mAM AvyA, paraMtu ATaluM kAma karavAmAM ja emane vIsa divasano samaya lAgI gayo. mahinAmAM daza ja divasa bAkI hatA. haju sudhI te mAtra adhuM ja kArya thayuM hatuM. AthI svAbhAvika rIte ja cAMpazI mahetAne ciMtA thaI. teo dhULakAthI dhaMdhukA javA mATe ravAnA thayA. ' ratAmAM eka nAnakaDuM gAma AvyuM, jenuM nAma hatuM haDALA. A jagyAe khemA dedarANa rahetuM hatuM. te potAnI bhesane pANI pAvA kUvA tarapha laI jato hato. tenI sAdhAraNa vezabhUSA hatI. teNe mahAjanene jAtA joIne kahyuM: "mArI eka vinaMti che." zeThiyA samajyA ke A koI garIba mANasa che, bhIkha mAgavAnI enI icchA lAge che. temaNe kahyuM : "je kaMI kAma hoya te jhaDapathI kahI de. amArI pAse vakhata. bahu ochA che." eme dedarANI: "janano samaya che, AthI Apa sau

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para atItanAM ajavALAM mAre tyAM bhojana karavA padhAre. bhAjana karyAM vagara Apane hu javA nahi dauM.' mahAjanoe TALavAnA ghaNA prayatno karyAM paraMtu chevaTe enA Agrahane mAna ApavuM paDayuM. sau bhAjana karavA mATe ene tyAM gayA. khemA dedarANIe emane besavA mATe pakSa'ga bichAvI dIdhA. emanI dharma patnIe tarata ja suMdara bhojana banAvI dIdhuM. bhojana pachI khemA dedarANIe pUchyuM : ' jo vAta khAnagI na hoya to kRpA karI e batAvaze ke mATA nagaranA rahenArA evA Apa leke evA kayA kAryane mATe dhaMdhukA jaI rahyA che?' nagarazeThe AdithI aMta sudhI badhI vAta kahI ane kahyuM ke A mahAna kAryamAM Apa paNa Apane kaI sahakAra ApavA IcchatA hA te ApI zake che. khemA dedarANI sIdhA svabhAvanA hatA hatA. teNe kahyuM: ' Apa jarA UbhA raheA. * * A bAbatane javAba ApuM.' vRddhAvasthAne kAraNe khemAnA pitAjI eraDAmAM sUtelA hatA. temane jaine AkhI vAta karI. 59 pitAe kahyuM : ' khemA ! AvA Ave. ' zAhu'nI lAja rAkhavAnI che. ' tathA saMpUrNa pitRbhakta mArA pitAzrIne pUchIne avasara pharI pharIne naha ApaNI pAse dhananI kAM

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dAnavIra khemA dedarANI 53 kamI che? ApaNe loko tA gAmaDAMmAM beThA chIe. zaheranA rahenArAne te dara vakhate AvA lAbha maLe ja che, paraMtu ApaNA jevAne kAM lAbha maLe che? AthI tu A sAnerI avasara na cUka, bAre mahinA lakhI de.' khemA dedarANI teA pahelethI ja cchatA hatA. teNe zeThiyAone jaIne kahyu ke, ' Apa leke te vakhatevakhata lAbha lA che, 1raMtu A lAbha mane Ape.' mahAjane vicAra karyA ke A gAMDA te nathI thaI gayA 1 ? cAMpAneranA badhA zeThiyAe maLIne cAra ja mahinA lIdhA che, pATaNavALAoe be mahinA lIdhA che. ane A ekalo bAra mahinA levAnuM kahe che.' nagarazeThe kahyuM : ' premajI ! jyAM la!khAti ane karoDapati rahe che tee paNa bAra mAsanuM kharca nathI ApI zakavA ane Apa kahe che! huM ApIza.' A kaI chekarAMnA khela nathI. tame. tamArI, zakti barAbara cakAse. ekAda tithi lakhAvavI hoya to lakhAve.' khemA dedarANIe vicAryuM : * A lokone mArI vezabhUSA ane makAnanA bahAranA dekhAva uparathI zAMkA gaI che.' AthI teNe emanI zaMkAnuM nivAraNa karavA mATe kahyuM : ' kRpA karI Apa sau makAnanI aMdara padhAro.' aMdara laI jaI te teNe dhanabhaMDAra khAlyA. zeThiyAe

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54 atItanAM ajavALAM joyuM te mAMdhAmUlA hIrA, pannA, mANeka, metI vagere jhaverAtanA DhagalA khaDakelA hatA. sonu ane cAMdI te aDhaLaka thappIemAM paDayuM hatuM. zeThiyAonI te AkhA pahoLI thaI gaI. are ! ame to Ane garIba samajatA hatA paraMtu AnI pAse te ajamenI sa'patti che. nagarazeTha melyA : ' have amane vizvAsa beTho ke Apa bhAra mahinA te| zuM bAra varSanI tithi paNa lakhAvI zake! ame Apane na ALakhI zakavA tethI Apane ATaluM kaSTa ApyuM. Ape amane ciMtAmukta karyA te badala ApanA AbhArI chIe.' mahAjanA khemA dedarANIne sanmAna sahita cAMpAnera laI gayA. trIje divase cAraNane lakhane te bAdazAhanA darabAramAM hAjara thayA. bAdazAha : ' tamane leAkeAne paccIsa divasa te thaI gayA che. have phakta pAMca divasa ja bAkI che. zuM tamArA 'zAha' padanI AbarU rAkhI zakaze ?' nagarazeTha : jahAMpanAha! amArI jjata tA kAyamI che. amArAmAM evA bhAgyazALI che ke eka varSanuM pUrepUruM kha ApavA eka ja vyakti taiyAra che. melA icche che ?' have Apa zuM A sAMbhaLIne bAdazAhu Azcaryacakita thai gayA. teNe khema dedarANIne pUchyuM : ' kahA tamArI pAse keTalAM gAma che?' :

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dAnavIra memo dedarANuM 55 khe : "eka paLI ane eka pavAlI. arthAta paLIthI tela vecavAmAM Ave che ane vAlIthI anAja kharIdAya che. A ja mArI jAgIra che. jaina dharmanA pratApe huM sukhI chuM.' bAdazAhe kahyuM: "vAstavamAM cAraNanuM kahevuM sAcuM che.' khemA dedarANIe vikrama saMvata 1536 mAM eka varSa sudhI anAja vagere ApIne gujarAtanI janatAne duSkALa saMkaTamAMthI bacAvI. Aja paNa emanI yazagAthA ItihAsamAM suvarNa pRSTho para ja nahi paraMtu jana-jidUvA para amara che.

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rAjA kumArapALanI dayALutA arAtrino samaya hato. pATaNanA nagarajate nidrAdevIne khALe AnaMdathI poDhayA hatA. mahArAjA kumArapALa rAjamahelamAM sUtA hatA paraMtu rAjakIya samasyAene lIdhe emane UMdha nahotI AvatI. e ja vakhate rAjAnA kaNa paTe eka strInA karuNa AkraMda avAja Avyo. ' A nIrava rAtrimAM karuNa-rudana karanAra A kANu du:khI haze ? ' rAjA vicAravA lAgyo. kumArapALa potAnI pathArImAMthI UThyo. sAdAM vastro paherI, hAthamAM talavAra laI ane raDavAnA avAja AvatA hatA te dizAmAM ekalA ja cAlatA thayA. te jema jema AgaLa vadhatA gayA tema tema hRdayadrAvaka citkAra tenu keAmaLa kALajuM vIdhavA lAgyA. cAlatA cAlatA rAjA zaheranI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. eka vRkSanI nIce mAMdhAM vastrAbhUSAthI susajjita eka strI dAruNa vilApa karI rahI che. tenA sudara keza vikharAyelA paDayA che. seMthInu si MdUra hajI pUrNa rUpe lUchAyuM nathI. te kapALa kUTIne pharI pharIne rAI rahI che.

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rAjA kumArapALanI dayALutA kumArapALa te bahenanI nikaTa Avyo ane nirjana vana ane gherI rAtrimAM tuM zA mATe raDe che dAruNa citkAro kare che?' kumArapALanA madhura ane ziSTa vyavahArathI te nArInu mana zAMta thayuM. teNe kahyuM : ' mArA pati mane khUba ja cAhatA hatA. teNe mane khUba vaibhava ApyA che. mAre eka putra paNa thayA, jenA AnaMdamAM cAre tarapha utsava ujavAyA hatA. putra vIsa varSanA thayA tyAM ja ekAeka teNe sadAne mATe AMkho mI McI dIdhI. amArI AzAne suMdara mahela kAyama mATe tUTI paDayo.' ATaluM kahetAM kahetAM tA e bahenanu gaLu rUdhAI gayuM. ane te DUsakAM bharIne raDavA lAgI. 57 melyo : ' A tathA zA mATe rAjAe tene dhIraja ApI. bahene pharIthI AgaLa kahevA mAMDayuM : putra-mRtyunA bhayaMkara AghAtane lIdhe tenA pitA paNa ' te saMsAra nAza mane cheDIne cAlyA gayA. hAya ! hAya ! mAre pAmyA. have A duniyAmAM mAruM kAI ja nathI.' tenI du:khabharI vAta sAMbhaLatAM rALanAM rUMvAM UbhAM thai gayAM. te nitAe potAnI vAta cAlu rAkhatAM kahyuM : mArI A apAra dezalata rAjyanA adhikArIe AvI ate lai jaze, have huM mAruM gujarAna kevI rIte karI zakIza? huM bhikhAraNa banIne ghera ghera jaI kevI rIte bhIkha mAgI zakIza ? e ghera du:kha sahana na thaI zakavAthI huM ahIM phrAMsa khAine maravA icchu chuM, paraMtu have tame AvI gayA tethI marI paNa nathI zakatI.' rAjAe kahyuM : ' dIkarI! huM tane khAtrI ApuM huM ke tAruM

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atItanAM ajavALAM A dhana rAjAne koI paNa adhikArI nahi laI jaI zake. je kaI paNa adhikArI kaMI hA-nA kare, te tuM rAjA kumArapALane kaheje, e dIna-duHkhiyAne Azare che. tuM have ahIMthI ghera jA ane AnaMdathI tAruM jIvana vyatIta kara." te mahilA zAMta ane prasanna citte pitAnA ghara tarapha cAlatI thaI. kumArapALa paNa pitAnA mahela tarapha pAcho pharyo. te vicAravA lAge ke bhUtakALathI ja aputranI saMpattine adhikArI rAjA. gaNAya che. paraMtu kumArapALane e AMsuthI bhIMjAyeluM dhana na. jeI e. tenI AMkho samakSa e bhadra nArInuM bhayAnaka rUpa dekhAtuM rahyuM ane AkhI rAta tene nidrA na AvI. savAra paDayuM. rAjasabhAmAM AvatAM ja rAjAe hukama bahAra pADyo ke "AjathI caulukya kumArapALane Adeza che ke niputra: marI janAranI saMpatti rAja-kepamAM nahi levAya.' adhikArIoe namra nivedana karatAM kahyuM : "rAjana ! A AdezathI rAjakoSamAM dara varSe keTalAya karoDane ghATa Avaze, AthI tenA para pharI vicAra karavAmAM Ave." rAjA kumArapALa daDhatAthI kahyuM : "bhale game teTaluM nukasAna thAya enI mane paravA nathI paraMtu dInadu:khiyAnAM AMsuthI kharaDAyeluM dhana huM mArA rAjakaSamAM levAnuM pasaMda nathI karato." rAjAnA manamAM karUNA ane snehanI divyata jhagamajhatI hatI.

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saMka95nI dRDhatA jijJAsA jJAnanI cAvI che. jyAre jijJAsA baLavattara hoya tyAre avasthA, vyastatA ke asvasthatA kaMI paNa tenA abhyAsamAM aMtarAyarUpa nathI banatA. gurjaranareza kumArapALa viSe kahevAya che ke emanI pacAsa varSanI uMmara thaI tyAM sudhI teo saMskRta bhASAthI ajANa hatA, kAraNa ke juvAnIne moTo bhAga to teo siddharAjathI pitAnI jAta bacAvavA mATe bhaTakavAmAM ane kaSTa sahana karavAmAM vitAvI. cUkyA hatA. teo buddhimAna jarUra hatA paraMtu vidyAprAptinI taka temane maLI na hatI. Ama chatAM ekAvana varSanI uMmara pUrI. thatAM te temaNe vyAkaraNa ane kAvya para prabhutva meLavI lIdhuM. ghaTanA Ama banI hatI. kumArapALanI rAjasabhAmAM bhAratanA digvijayI vidvAna beThA hatA. eka vidvAna kumArapALane "kAmadrakIya nItizAstra" saMbhaLAvI rahyo hato. temAM eka zloka Avyo : uona!

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atItanAM ajavALAM parjanya iva bhUtAnAmAdhAraH pRthivIpatiH / -meghanI peThe ja rAjA samagra prANIono AdhAra che. vidvAnanA mukhe kumArapALe artha sAMbhaLyo te AnaMdita thaIne bolyAH "ahe, rAjAne meghanI upamyA!" upappA" jevo azuddha ane grAmya zabda vAparavAmAM AvyuM te paNa keI ja sabhAsade tene virodha na karyo ane hArdika prasannatA vyakata karI, paraMtu mahAmaMtrI padanuM mastaka zaramathI mUkI gayuM. tenA caherA upara khinnatAnI rekhAo ubharAI AvI. sabhA visarjana thayA pachI kumArapALe ekAMtamAM tene pUchyuM ke "mArI vAta sAMbhaLIne ApanuM vadana-kamaLa zAthI karamAI gayuM ?' maMtrIe gaMbhIratApUrvaka kahyuM : "rAjana ! nItinuM kathana che ke rAjA hoya te sAruM che, na hoya te paNa sAruM che, paraMtu mUrkharAjA hovo e te jarAya sAruM nathI. mane hArdika duHkha che ke je rAjAnA azuddha ane grAmya zabdaprayoga upara paNa je rAjasabhA AnaMda vyakata kare te rAjyamAM vidyAne pracAra-prasAra zI rIte thAya ? vANInI devI sarasvatInI upAsanA zuM A rIte thAya ? Apa jevA mahAna samrATanA mukhe " upaya" je azuddha zabda sAMbhaLIne mane atyaMta duHkha thayuM che.' mahAmaMtrInI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja kumArapALane pitAnI ajJAnatA upara sakhata ghaNA AvI. teNe e ja vakhate daDha pratijJA karI ke

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saMkalpanI daDhatA te saMskRta bhASAne UMDe abhyAsa karaze. bIjA divasathI rAjAe mAtRkA-pATha thI adhyayananI zarUAta karI. tIvra laganane lIdhe eka varSanA khUba alpa samayamAM ja teNe vyAkaraNa ane kAvya para prabhutva meLavI lIdhuM. hemacaMdrAcArye racela yogazAstra ane vItarAga tetrane te dararoja abhyAsa karate hate. triSaSTizalAkAnA puruSa caritranuM nirmANa paNa tenI ja preraNAthI AcArya hemacaMdra kareluM jyAre saMkalpamAM daDhatA hoya che tyAre zuSka zilAomAMthI paNa jharaNAM phUTI nIkaLe che.

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tAju bhejana mahAmaMtrI tejapALa nItizAstranA prakhara vidvAna hatA. dhArmika sAhityane paNa temaNe UMDANathI abhyAsa karyo hato paraMtu jIvanamAM dharma otapreta nahoto thayo. jJAna ane AcaraNamAM samAnatA na hovAthI jIvana apUrNa bhAsatuM hatuM. zrAvaka muMjAla ke je mahAmaMtrIne aMgata gumAsta ho teNe vicAryuM ke mArI e pharaja che ke huM mahAmaMtrIne sAcI preraNA ApuM. eka divasa samaya joIne teNe mahAmaMtrIne pUchayuM : "svAmI ! Apa tAjuM bhojana le che ke ThaMDuM bhojana kare che ?" gumAstAnI A vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja tejapALanI AMkhomAM dhanI rekhAo aMkita thaI gaI. temaNe tIkhI najare enA tarapha joyu. paraMtu vicAryuM ke A gAmaDiye gamAra che eTale haju sudhI tenAmAM bolavAnI sabhyatA na AvI. emaNe kaMI ja bolyA vinA najara pheravI lIdhI.

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tAjI bhAjana 63 eka divasa mu MjAle pharIthI taka joI ne enA e praznanu punaruccAraNa karyuM. para Mtu e divase paNa kaI bolyA sivAya tejapALe tenI vAta kApI nAMkhI, jyAre trIjI vakhata enI e vAta kahevAmAM AvI tyAre maMtrInI bhramara, khecAI gaI. emaNe kahyuM : * are ! mUrkha jevA, khelavAnA paNa viveka nathI tArAmAM ?? muMjAla H - svAmI ! aparAdha kSamA karaze, paraMtu ApaNA bannemAM eka te cokkasa mUrkha haze ne ? ' maMtrIe AzcayathI enA tarapha joyu : 'tuM kahevA zuM mAMge che ? tArI vAtamAM kaMIka rahasya chUpAyelu hAya tema lAge che.' mu MjAle vinamratAthI kahyuM : 'svAmI ! Apa je A samaye bhAjana kare che. arthAt A virATa azvaya ane AnaMda bhAgavA che te vAstavamAM te pUrva janmanA puNyanuM ja phaLa che, ethI te tAjuM bhojana nahi paNa paNa vAsI bhojana che. tAjuM bhAjata te kaMika khIju ja hAya che. ' : tAjuM bhAjana zuM hoya che ? te kevI rItanuM hoya che ? ' maMtrIe jijJAsA rajU karI. muMjAle kahyuM : ' svAmI ! jo Apa e jANavA icchatA tA bhaTTArapha zrI vijayasenasUri pAse cAleA. tee Apane A bAbatanuM pUrepUruM spaSTIkaraNa karaze.' mahAmaMtrI tejapALe e ja vakhate muMjAla zrAvakanI sAthe zrI vijayasenasUri pAse jaI ne tAjA ane vAsI bheAjanane ma pUchyA !

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64 atItanAM ajavALAM ahIM karI che jyAM sudhI A tyAM sudhI te upabhAga tame AcArye kahyuM : ' je aizvaryanA te badhu pUrva janmamAM karela pUNyanAM ja phaLarUpe che. jIvanamAM dAna, sevA, paropakAra vagere vAsI bhojana che, tAju bhAjana nahi.' kAryA na kare maMtrIe Aya pAsethI dharmanuM sAcuM svarUpa jANyuM. emanA jIvanamAM ekadama piravatana AvI gayuM jene ullekha itihAsamAM karavAmAM Avyo che. ' mahAmaMtrI tejapALe aneka jagyAe dAna-zALAo khAlAvI. pauSadhazALAnuM nirmANa karAvyuM. vAva ane taLAva baMdhAvyAM. AbunA pahADo para kaLApUrNa jainama diza baMdhAvyAM. dIna, duHkhI, anAtha, vRddha, khImAra vagere loko mATe emaNe TheraThera sevA-kendro khALyAM. A rIte emanu jIvana palaTAI gayuM. --prabaMdhaciMtAmaNi 4/18

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mahAmaMtrI udayana marabhUmine eka garIba vaNika AjIvikAnI zodha karatA karatA gujarAtanI prasiddha nagarI karNAvatI A. khUba cAlavAne lIdhe te ghaNo ja thAkI gayuM hatuM. eka jaina upAzrayanI bahAra cabUtarA upara te ArAma karavA mATe beThe hato. tene cahere khUba ja ciMtAmaya ane udAsa hate. upAzrayamAMthI pravacana sAMbhaLIne eka zrAvikA bahAra nIkaLI. teNe kahyuM : "bhAI, tame pheNa che ? tamAruM nAma zuM che ?" yuvake kahyuM : "bahena ! mAruM nAma ude che. huM mAravADo rahevAsI chuM tathA jena chuM. ahIM mAruM keI oLakhItuM nathI, eTale kakyAM javuM ema vicArIne ahIM beTho chuM." zrAvikAnuM nAma lamIbahena hatuM paraMtu nehathI sau tene lAchI" kahetA. lAchIe sAco sneha darzAvatAM kahyuM : "bhAI ! tame ciMtA zA mATe kare che ? mAre ghera cAle, bhojana kare a-5

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atItanAM ajavALAM ane AnaMdathI rahe|. zuM bahenane ghera javAmAM bhAI te sAca thAya kharA ?' uddo : ' bahena ! huM ekalA nathI, mArI sAthe bALabaccAM paNa che. emane kAM rAkhuM ? . lAchIe snehanI amRtadhArA varSAvatAM kahyuM : bhAI ! tame jarAya ciMtA na karo. mArA gharanI pAse ja khIjuM eka makAna khAlI paDayuM che. tame tamArA kuTuMba sAthe tyAM rahe. dhIme dhIme bIjI badhI vyavasthA thaI jaze. bhAbhI, bhatrIjAe ane bhatrIjIe sAthe heAya tenAthI vadhu rUDuM zuM ?' eka aANa vyakti pratye lAchIbahenanA niHsvArtha prema joI te udAe vicAryuM : dhanya che e pavitra bhUmi ke je bhUminA kaNe kaNamAM sneha nirjharatI bhAvanAe phaeNArI rahI che.' tyAM rahIne udAe pramANikatAthI ghIne vepAra zarU karyo. bhAgye sAtha Apyo. vepAramAM siddhi AvI. jyAre tenI pAse thoDu dhana ekaThuM thayuM tyAre teNe jUnuM makAna toDAvI navuM makAna anAvavA icchavuM. e mATe teNe lAchIbahenanI saMmati mAgI. lAchIe kahyuM : - bhAI ! have e makAna para mArA adhikAra nathI, e te me tamane kajAranuM ye ApI dIdhuM che, eTale tame jevuM pacche tevu karI zake che. mane khUba Anada thaye ke tame ATaluM karI zakavA zaktimAna thayA. jyAre makAnane pAye khodAvA lAgyA tyAre temAMthI suvarNa - mudrA bharelA eka sAnAnA caru nIkaLyo. udAe vicAra karyo ke A suvarNa-kaLaza para mAro saheja paNa adhikAra nathI. teNe

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mahAmaMtrI udayana lAchIbahenane bolAvIne kahyuM : 'A tamAre suvarNa kaLaza Apa saMbhALI le. tenA para Apane ja adhikAra che." lAchIbahena te nispRha hatI. teNe kahyuM : "jyAre meM tamane makAna ApI dIdhuM che tyAre tamArA e makAnamAMthI nIkaLela dhana mAre kevI rIte hoya? A dhana upara mAre kaI ja adhikAra nathI. e tamArA nasIbanuM che, eTale tame ja rAkhe." udAe khUba ja Agraha karyo te paNa lAchIbahena ekanI be na thaI. kuzAgrabuddhi tathA pramANikatAne lIdhe udAnI pratiSThA divase divase vadhatI gaI. gujarAtanA itihAsavidone mata che ke te ja uda AgaLa jatAM gujarAtane mahAmaMtrI banyo. ane udayana nAmathI jagavikhyAta thayA. mahAmaMtrI udayanano samaya gujarAtanA itihAsamAM suvarNayuga tarIke prasiddha che. mahAmaMtrI udayananI pragatinuM mULa zreya lAchIbahenanA niHsvArtha brAtRpremame che. jyAM sudhI udayananuM nAma ItihAsanAM pAnAMo kara camakatuM raheze tyAM sudhI lAchIbahenanI kIrtidhvajA paNa laherAyA karaze. -prabaMdhacintAmaNi 3/42 pR. 7

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AzAzAhanI vIra mAtA - ItihAsakArone AzAzAhanI vIra mAtAnuM nAma te khabara nathI ke na to ene saMpUrNa itihAsa maLe che, te paNa temanA jIvanano eka evo tejasvI prasaMga che jenAthI emanI vIratA, dhIratA tathA gaMbhIratAno khyAla Ave che. teNe mahArANA pratApanA pitA udayasiMhanI rakSA karI hatI. rANA saMgrAmasiMha gujarI gayA pachI temanA putra ratnasiMha mevADanA siMhAsana para birAjamAna thayA ane emanA pachI vikramAjita mevADanA nAtha banyA. paraMtu vikramAjitamAM yogyatA na hatI. AthI mevADanA hitasvI saradAroe bALaka udayasiMha umaralAyaka thAya tyAM sudhI dAsIputra vanavIrane citoDanA siMhAsana para ArUDha karyo. paraMtu vanavIrane te rAjasattA na caDhaze, ane te eTale gADha caDyo ke te pote ja lAMbA samaya suddha kevI rIte rAjagAdI bhogavI zakAya tenI yuktio vicAravA lAgyo. tene udayasiMha pitAne harIpha lAgavA mAMDyo..

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AzAzAhanI vIra mAtA 69 rAtrine vakhata hate. udayasiMha bhojana karIne UMghI gaye hate. dhAvamAtA pannA tenI pathArI pAse beThI hatI. te ja vakhate rAjamahelamAMthI keIkanA raDavAno bhayaMkara avAja Avyo. pannAnA kAna saravA thaI gayA ke A ArtanAda kyAMthI AvI rahyo che? e ja vakhate rAjakumAranI eDI thALI upADavA mATe nAI AvyuM. te thara thara dhrujate hatuM. teNe dabAyelA avAje pannAne kahyuM ke rANa vikramAjitane vanavIre mArI nAkhyA che. - dhAvamAtA pannAne e samajatAM vAra na lAgI ke duSTa vanavIranI zuM yejanA che. teNe paMdara varSanA udayasiMhane jagAvyuM ane yuktithI rAjamahelanI bahAra mokalI Ape. tenI jagyAe pannAe pitAnA eTalI ja uMmaranA putrane suvADI dIdho. raktapipAsu pizAca hRdayane vanavIra talavAra camakAvate tyAM Avyo ane bALaka udayasiMhane zodhavA mAMDyo. dhAva panAe e lehItarasyAne potAnuM bALaka ja dekhADyo. vanavAre tene udayasiMha samajI talavArane eka ja jhATake haNI nAkhyo. pannAe pitAnA svAmInI rakSA mATe pitAnA bALakanuM balidAna ApI dIdhuM te paNa meDhAmAMthI harapha sarakhe ya na kADhyo. te ja samaye pannA paNa udayasiMha pAse jaI pahoMcI. udayasiMhane sAthe laIne pannA dhAva vIra vAghajInA putra siMharAvanI pAse gaI ane kumArane tyAM rAkhavA vinaMti karI. paraMtu vanavIranA bhayathI teNe kumArane potAnI pAse rAkhavAnI azakti darzAvatAM kahyuM : "vanavIra mArI ane mArA vaMzanI hatyA karaze. mArAmAM eTalI tAkAta kyAM che ke huM tene sAmane karI zakuM.'

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atItanAM ajavALAM tyAMthI pannA DuMgarapuranA rAva yazakarNanI pAse pahoMcI ane rAjakumArane rAkhavA mATe vinaMti karI. paraMtu eNe paNa nakAra ja saMbhaLAvyuM. pitAnA vizvAsu bhalenA rakSaNamAM pannA aravallInI durgama girimALAo oLaMgatI IDaranA bhulabhulAmaNI jevA mArgo pasAra karIne kuMbhalamerunA killAmAM pahoMcI. te jagyAe AzAzAha depurA nAmano jaina zrAvaka killedAra hato. pannAe tenA meLAmAM udayasiMhane mUkyA ane kahyuM : vanavIrathI kumAranI rakSA karavI e have ApanuM kartavya che. paraMtu AzAzAhe tene khoLAmAMthI dUra karavA prayatna karyo. AzAnI vIra mAtA tyAM ja UbhI hatI. teNe putranI kAyaratA joIne phiTakAra varasAvatAM kahyuM : AzA ! tuM vAstavamAM mAro putra nathI lAgato. zuM tane pALI-pAvIne A mATe moTo karyo hate? dhikakAra che tArA jIvatarane. tuM mAre peTa na pAkyo hato te sAruM thAta. je mANasa saMkaTa samaye keIne kAma na Ave, je zaktimAna hoya te paNa bIjAne na bacAvI zake, zaraNe AvelAne Azaro na ApI zake tevA adhama chone A duniyAmAM jIvavAne adhikAra nathI. tuM jarA Ama Ava! je hAthathI tane pALI-pIne moTo karyo che te ja hAthathI tAre jIva laI lauM, kema ke jene kayAre ya kAyara nathI hotA.' ATaluM kahIne te AzAnI tarapha AgaLa vadhI. AzAzAha pitAnI vIramAtAne page paDyo, enI kAyaratA nAza pAmI, te. sAce mAtRbhakta hato. teNe kahyuM : "huM Apane putra thaIne kyAreya

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AzAzAhanI vIra mAtA 71 kAyaratAbharyo vyavahAra karuM khare? siMhaNanuM baccuM ziyALathI Dare ? mArA tuccha prANonA mehamAM zaraNAgatanI rakSAthI huM kadI vimukha na thAuM. mArI vIra mAtA ! kharekhara te tamane bhrama ja thaI gaye hate." vIrane yogya evA zabdo pitAnA putrane mukhe sAMbhaLI mAtAnuM vadana kamaLa khIlI UThayuM. te snehathI pitAnA putrane mAthe hAtha pheravavA lAgI. AzA zAhe haLavethI pUchayuM : "mAtA ! ekAeka tArAmAM A parivartana kevI rIte AvyuM ? hamaNAM te tuM mane mAravA IcchatI hatI. have premathI mAruM mAthuM paMpALe che ?" mAtAe javAba Abe : "jaina-mAtAone A ja adbhuta svabhAva che. bhale pati hoya ke putra paraMtu kartavyathI je te vimukha thAya te te enuM meTuM paNa nathI jotI." AzAzAhe udayasiMhane pitAnA bhatrIjA tarIke jAhera karyo. kuMvara yuvAna thayA pachI AzAzAhe bIjA vIra sAmaMtonI sahAyathI. citoDanA siMhAsanane DolAvI mUkavuM. | mevADanA moTA moTA rAjya-adhikArIo ane sAmaMte udayasiMhanI rakSA na karI zakyA paraMtu eka jaina zrAvikAe je kArya karyuM tene itihAsa kyAreya nahi bhUlI zake. e nArI ratnanuM kArya e AdarzarUpa che.

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dArzanikanI saMpatti be hajAra varSa purANuM ghaTanA che. grIsanA eka nagara para zatru rAjAe AkramaNa karyuM. nAgarike e zUravIratAthI pitAnuM rakSaNa karavA prayatna karyo paraMtu zatrusenA eTalI adhika hatI ke nAgarike tenI sAme TakI zakyA nahi. temaNe zatrusenA sAme pitAnAM hathiyAra nAkhI dIdhAM. AkramaNakAroe nagarajanone kahyuM : "pitapotAne sAmAna laIne vIsa kalAkanI mudatamAM jyAM paNa javuM hoya tyAM jaI zako cho. tamane kaI ja jAtanuM kaSTa ApavAmAM nahi Ave." - dareka nAgarika pitAnI pITha para sAmAna lAdIne muzkelIthI cAlI rahyo hate. adhika vajanane lIdhe kamara jhUkI jatI hatI. paga Amatema DagamagatA hatA ane gaLe zeSa paDatA hatA. emanI dazA khUba ja dayAjanaka hatI. e virATa bhIDamAM eka vyakti evI hatI ke jenI pITha para

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padArzanikanI saMpatti kaMI ja lAdeluM na hatuM. enA hAtha sAva khAlI hatA. e hatA mahAna tattvaciMtaka "vAyar emane joIne eka mANase pitAnA mitrane kahyuM : "juo A keTale garIba che ? tenI pAse kaMI ja sAmAna nathI." dArzanika emanI vAta sAMbhaLI manamAM hasI paDyo. lokee pUchayuM : "Apa zA mATe hase che ? zI vAta che? dArzanika bolyA : "Apa leke to pitAnI sAthe cheDIka ja saMpatti laIne jAya che, jyAre huM te mArI sAthe saghaLI saMpatti laIne jAuM chuM." lekane Azcarya thayuM : e kevI rIte ?' dArzanike kahyuM : "cintananI cAMdanImAM je vicAre jAgRta thAya che te ja mArI aNamola saMpatti che, tene kaI ja zakti lUMTI nathI zakatA ke na te ene be lAge che."

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ahaMkAranA nAza eka vakhata rAjAbhAjane darabAra bharAyA hatA. badhA sabhAsada beThA hatA. rAjAe atyAra sudhI je kaMI dAna karyAM hatAM tenI vivaraNapatrikA rAjA sanmukha maMtrI vAMcI rahyo hate. e jema jema AgaLa vAMcatA gayA tema tema rAjA khuzIthI jhUmA gayA. rAjAe darabArIone kahyuM : tame jIe, Aja sudhI koI e na ApyAM hoya tevAM dAna meM dIdhAM che. evuM kayuM zubhakArya che, je me na karyu hoya ? have mArA manamAM koI saMtApa nathI rahyo ke phalANuM kA meM nathI karyuM .' * pharI pharIne rAjAe A rIte kahyuM tethA maMtrIne vicAra Avye " ke * A ahaMkArane lIdhe kayAMka rAjAnuM teja nAza na pAme.' rAjAnA abhimAnanA nAza karavA mATe bIje divase maMtrIe bhaMDAramAMthI rAjA vikramAdityanI jUnI dAna-patrikA kADhI ane rAjA bhAja sAme mUkI,

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ahaMkAranA nAza . emAM lakhyuM hatuM ke, ' rAjA vikramAditye sadara kAvya sAMbhaLIne tenA kartA kavine puraskAra svarUpe nIce jaNAvelI saMpatti ApI :- ATha karoDa suvarNa -mudrA, tANuM . tAlA motI, jemanAM gaDa--sthaLa para bhramara guje che evA cAsa madamasta hAthI, daza hajAra capaLa gheADA ane so naMkIe. A sAmagrI dakSiNanA pAMDava rAjAe zrI vikramAdityane daDarUpe aNu karI hatI tathA rAjAe te saMpUrNa saMpatti jemanI tema kAvya-pADI kavine dAnamAM ApI dIdhI.' 7. rAjAbhAja pharI pharIne moDhAmAM AMgaLI khAvI A vivaraNa vAMcI rahyo hatA. AzcaryathI tenI AMkhA paheALI thaI gaI. tene ahaMkAra baraphanI peThe ogaLI gayA. rAjA vikrame karelA dAna sAme tenuM dAna koi visAtamAM na hatuM. jyAre dAnI, nAnI, dhyAnI ane dhanavAna peAtAnI sAme potAnAthI paNa caDhiyAtI vyaktine jue che athavA tenA viSe vicAre che tyAre tenu abhibhAna nArA pAme che. --prabaMdhacintAmaNi 1, pR. 35

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dAnavIra mahAkavi mAgha tihAsanA jANakArane mahAkavi mAghanu nAma te| ajANa na ja hAya. emane janma rAjasthAnanA zrIpAlanagaramAM thayA hatA. je hAlamAM bhinnamAla tarIke oLakhAya che. emanA pitA e yuganA bahu meATA dhanavAna hatA. pitAe eka sArA jyAtiSI pAse emanI janmapatrikA anAvaDAvI. jyotiSIe bhaviSya bhAkhatAM kahyuM : ' jiMdagInA pUrvArdhamAM emanI satti uttarettara vadhatI raheze, paraMtu jIvananA saMdhyAkALe emanuM badhuM ja dhana nAza pAmaze.' putranuM bhAvi jIvana khUba ja sukhanI kSaNomAM vIte e mATe emaNe eka amUlya ratnahAra banAvaDAvyA jemAM trIsa hujAra kiMmatI ratno jaDAvyAM. pitAe vicAra karyAM, ke jo putra uDAu svabhAvane thAya ane tenu AyuSya so varSanuM hAya te rAjanA hisAbe eka eka ratna pUratuM thaI rahe. mAne bhaNAvavA mATe paNa emaNe ghaNuM dhana kharyuM. saMskRta bhASAnA mAdha mUrdhanya vidvAna anyA. eka divasa apAra saMpatti cheDIne pitA svarge sidhAvyA.

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dAnavIra mahAkavi mAva mAdhanI prakRti udAra hatI. ghera AvelA yAcakane te udAra hAthe dAna dete, vidvAnenuM gya sanmAna kare. vaibhava ane vilAsamAM ramamANa hovA chatAM paNa mAdha kAvya sarjana karate rahyo. e samaye teNe "zizupAlavadha" jevA mahAkAvyanuM nirmANa karyuM. bhAgye pAsuM badalyuM, vaibhava kSINa thavA lAge. bhikSukone chUTe hAthe dAna ApanAro pote ja yAcaka banI patnI sAthe mALavAnI rAjadhAnI-sarasvatI svarUpa-dhArAnagarI pahe. enI pAse eka paNa paise nahote. "zizupAlavadha" mahAkAvya ekamAtra tenI saMpatti hatI. teNe patnIne uddezIne kahyuM : "rAjA bhoja sarasvatIne upAsaka che. tenI pAse kAvyagraMtha giravI rAkhIne thoDuM dhana laI Ave jethI ApaNuM kArya kaMIka cAle." kavi patnI e kAvyagraMtha laIne rAjA bhojanI sabhAmAM pahoMcI. tenI AMkhomAMthI AMsu vahetAM hatAM, hAtha thara-thara dhrujatA hatA. kAvyagraMtha giravI rAkhavAnI tenI IcchA na hatI paraMtu e lAcAra hatI. bhAgyanI avahelanAne kAraNe teNe e kAvyagraMtha rAjA bhojane giravI sakhavA Ave. rAjAe khUba sneha ane AnaMdathI graMtha upADyo. temAM eka jagyAe viziSTa prasaMga yAda rAkhavA e eka cihna lagAvela hatuM. rAjAe jevuM e pAnuM kholyuM tevI ja tenI najara nIcenA ka. para paDI : kumudavanamapani zrImadambhojakhaNDa tyajati mudamUlUkaH prItimAMzcakravAkaH /

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atItanI ajavALI udayamahima razmiryAti zItAMzurasta hata vidhi lasitAnAM hI vicitrovipaakH|| arthAt kumudavananI zobhA samApta thavA lAgI che. kamalavana khIlI rahyuM che. ghuvaDa udAsa thaI rahyAM che. cakravAka prasannatAthI nAcI rahyAM che, sUrya AkAzamAM caDhI rahyo che. caMdra nisteja thaIne astAcaLamAM pitAnuM mukha chUpAvI rahyo che. ekanuM utthAna thAya che ne bIjanuM patana. ahA ! bhAgyane A kevo vicitra khela che ?" prabhAta viSenuM upare kata varNana vAMcIne rAjA bhoja AnaMdathI gadita thaI gaye. lekamAM AvelA "hI" prayAga para rAjA ekale prasanna thaye ke teNe eka lAkha rUpiyAnuM pAritoSika ApIne kavi-patnInuM sanmAna karyuM. eka lAkha suvarNamudrA laIne jyAre mAghanI patnI cAlatI thaI tyAre yAcakanI apAra bhIDa tene anusaravA lAgI. teo mAgavA lAgyA. kavi-patnIe te eka lAkha mudrAne puraskAra yAcakane vaheMcI dIdhe. jyAre te pitAnA sthAne pahoMcI tyAre tenA hAtha khAlI hatA. mAthe pUchayuM eTale teNe badhI vAta kahI. mAgha khUba ja prasanna thaye teNe kahyuM: "kharekhara ! tuM mArI sAkSAta zarIradhArI kIrti ja che." vAta cAlatI hatI tyAM ja eka bhikhArI temanI sAme AvIne UbhuM rahI gayuM. te kavi patnInI pAchaLa-pAchaLa ja cAlI rahyo hatuM ane tene kaMI ja maLyuM nahotuM. mahAkavie ahI tahIM

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dAnavIr mahAkavi mAgha najara nAMkhI paNa kayAM ya kAMI ja ApavA lAyaka tenI AMkhAmAMthI azrudhArA cAlI. bhikhArIe mahAkavine raDatA joIne nirAza mAMDayuM. potAne bAraNethI nirAza atithine pAchA kavinuM hRdaya vadhu vyathita thaI gayuM. tenI vANImAM phUTavA : ' are jIva ! yAcaka dvAra parathI pAche! jAya che tethI karatAM bahetara e che ke tu paNa enI sAthe cAlatA thA. eka divase to tAre javAnu ja che. to pachI hamaNAM ja kema nahi? Ave sAthI pharI katyAre maLaze ? ce na maLyuM eTale kahevAya che ke 'pharI Ave! sAtha kayAre maLaze? ' e vAkaya sAthe ja mahAkavi mAtA prANa zarIramAMthI nIkaLI gaye. mahAkavi to saMsAramAMthI cAlyA gayA paraMtu emanI ujvaLa kArtikaumudI Aje paNa prakAzamAna che. thaI cAlavA pharatA joI te vedanAnA sUra --praznaciMtAmaNi 2/56 pR. 44

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abhimAna na kara mAlavapati muMje godAvarI nadInI pele pAra dakSiNanAM rAjya para vijaya-dhvaja pharakAvavA mATe vizALa senA taiyAra karI. mahAmaMtrI rudrAditye kahyuM : "rAjana ! ApavuM e tarapha javuM A samaye ucita nathI. e rAjAone jItavA eTale leDhAnA caNA cAvavA." paraMtu maMtrInA virodha pratye rAjAe dhyAna na ApyuM. rAjAne pitAnI virATa senA ane zakita pratye abhimAna hatuM je teNe dakSiNanI bhUmi para paDavA nAMkhyo tevo ja dakSiNanA rAjA tailape muMja upara acAnaka humale karyo. muMja sAmano na karI zakyo. tenI senA veravikhera thaI gaI. muMjane keda karavAmAM AvyuM.. ane lAkaDAMnAM piMjarAmAM dhakelI devAya. rAjA tailapane eka vidhavA bahena hatI, jenuM nAma hatu mRNAlavatI. tailape tene muMjanI dekharekha rAkhavA mATe mUkI. dhIme dhIme muMjanI sAthe tene praNaya-saMbaMdha baMdhAye.

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meM ja yuvAna hato ane mRNAlavatI yuvAvasthA vaTAvI cUkI hatI. temAM caherA para karacalIo paDI gaI hatI tethI tene kayAreka zarama paNa AvatI. ghaNI vakhata te udAsa thaI jatI. teno mohapAzamAM phasAyelo muMja kyAreka kahe : "mRNAla!"tAruM yauvana" to sAkaranA gAMgaDA jevuM che, jenA bhale ghaNA TukaDA thAya te paNa te madhura ja lAge che." muMjanI AvI mehabharI vANI sAMbhaLI mRNAlavatI khuzakhuzAla thaI jatI. muMjanA buddhizALI maMtrIone rAjAne baMdIgRhamAMthI choDAvavA mATe eka gupta yojanA banAvI. muMje A pejanA mRNAlavatIne batAvI dIdhI ane sAthe cAlavA mATe khUba ja Agraha karyo. mRNAlavatIe vicAryuM ke rAjAnA rANIvAsamAM te eka ekathI caDhe tevI suMdara rANIo che, emane lIdhe pachI rAjA mArI sAme paNa nahi jue. mane tyAM tarachoDI deze. AthI huM rAjAne ahIMthI nahi javA dauM.' mRNAle pitAnA bhAI tailapane muMjanI nAsI javAnI AkhIya yojanA savistara batAvI dIdhI. - tailape jyAre muMjanI e yejanA sAMbhaLI tyAre te khUba ja. kadhe bharAye. muMjane pitAnI karaNInAM phaLa cakhADavA mATe doraDAthI bAMdhavAmAM AvyuM ane vAMdarAnI peThe ghera ghera pheravI bhIkha mAgavA mATe lAcAra banAvavAmAM AvyuM. muMja parAdhIna hatA eTale karI paNa zuM zake ? eka divasa muMjane eka kheDUtane ghera bhIkha mAgavA mATe laI javA. muMja tene bAraNe bhIkha mAgavA mATe Ubhe rahyo.

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atItanAM ajavAba teNe bhIkha mATe pukAra karyo paraMtu kheDUta-strI AnaMdathI potAnA pADAne chAza pivaDAvatI hatI, premathI tene pucakAratI hatI. anekavAra bolAvyA chatAM paNa teNe muMjanI bUma sAMbhaLI na sAMbhaLI karI dIdhI ane pitAnA khabhA garvathI uchALIne upahAsa karatAM kahyuM : jeto nathI huM kAmamAM chuM te? huM pahelAM mArA pADAne saMbhALuM ke tane bhikSA ApuM ?" eka kheDUta-strIthI A rIte Thapako sAMbhaLavAthI muMjathI na rahevAyuM. teNe kahyuM : "are! bhaLI kuTuMbavatsalA ! tArA A pADAne joIne garva na kara. rAjA muMja pAse parvata jevA UMcA caudaso chetera hAthI hatA, e paNa nathI rahyA te tuM tArA A pADA mATe abhimAna zA mATe kare che?" e kheDUta vanitAe AMkhe phADIne daravAjamAM UbhelA te bhikhArIne pagathI mAthA sudhI joyo: " aremAlavapati muMjanI zuM A dazA ?" tenA mananI apAra vedanA AMsu banIne vahevA mAMDI. muMja AMkhe uThAvIne te strI tarapha pharIthI joI na zakyo. mastaka jhukAvIne te turata ja tyAMthI cAlate the. -prabandhaciMtAmaNi pR. 19

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vacananAM bANu bAdazAha mahaMmada gajhanI ane tene vajIra banne eka divasa koIka jagalamAMthI thaIne jaI rahyA hatA. emaNe joyu ke eka vRkSa para be ghuvaDa ekabIna sAme mADhuM rAkhI ane beThA hatA, jANe aMdaraaMdara vArtAlApa karI rahyA hatA. vajIranI majAka karavAnI dRSTie bAdazAhe kahyuM : ' vajIra ! sAMbhaLyu che ke tame ghuvaDanI bhASA samaje che.' bAdazAhanA kahevAnuM tAtparya e hatuM ke ghuvaDanI vAta ghuvaDa ja samajI zake eTale tuM pote dhruvaDa che. vajIra bAdazAhanA AMtiraka bhAva samajI gayo. te buddhizALa ane hAjarajavAbI hatA. teNe kahyuM : 'jahAMpanAha ! ApanI kRpAthI huM samajuM chuM paraMtu emanI vAta para dhyAna na apAya te ja ApaNe mATe sAruM che.'

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atItanAM ajavALAM vajIranA kahevAnI rItathI bAdazAhane vizvAsa thaI gayeA ke kharekhara te pakSIonI kheAlI jANe che. 24 bAdazAhe vArtAlApane sArAMza batAvavA mATe khUba ja Agraha kraryAM, eTale vajrare kahyuM : ' Apa mane jIvatadAna Ape te ja huM sAcI vAta batAvuM.' ' bAdazAhe jIvatadAna ApyuM eTale vajIre kahyuM : AmAMnA eka ghuvaDa chekarIvALA che ane bIjo chekarAvALA. chokarIvALAe potAnI chekarInAM lagna sAmAvALAnA chekarA sAthe karavAnuM kahyuM te pelAe dAyajAmAM pAMcasA ujjaDa gAmanI mAgaNI karI.' " javAbamAM chokarIvALAe kahyuM : ' Apa zA mATe cintA karo che, atyAre mahaMmada gajhanInuM rAjya che, eTale ujjaDa gAmAnI kayAM. khATa che? Apa sabaMdha svIkArI lo, huM pAMcasA te zu pAMca hAra ujjaDa gAme ApI zakIza.' vajIra kahetAM te kahI gayA paNa pachI bAdazAhanI khIke te bhayathI dhrujavA lAgyA. ' bAdazAha vajIranA tIkhA kaTAkSane samajI gayA. teNe vajIrane dhIraja ApatAM kahyuM : 'huM tArI vAta samajI gayA. tame bhaya na rAkhe|. AjathI ghuvaDonI icchA pUrI nahi thAya. amArA jIvananI amUlya kSaNA gAma ane zaherA uDavAmAM kharcI nAMkhI paraMtu have ame gAma ane rAherA AbAda karIzuM. khera ! A vAtanI mane pahelethI ja khabara paDI hAta te keTaluM sAruM thAta ! '

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mAM mAM jayAre ke tamArI TIkA ane niMdA kare tyAre tame tenI vAta dhyAna daIne sAMbhaLe ane tamArI bhUla sudhAravA prayatna kare. je pitAnI niMdA sAMbhaLatAM gabharAya che te potAnI bhUla sudhArI nathI zakate. jyAre koI tamArI prazaMsA kare tyAre prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne MAnI mAphaka phUlAva nahIM paraMtu e vakhate vicArI ke kAMka prazaMsA dvArA e mane phasAvate te mathIne ? sArikAnA suprasiddha lekhaka zAmina elima pAtImAM gAmaDAmaNamAMka jagyAe lakhyuM che te bALawNI kSividyAnI skUlamAM bhaNavA jAte. eka divasa rastAmAM teNe eka luhArane kAma karate je. utsukatApUrvaka thoDo samaya te ekITaze tyAM joI rahyo. skUle javAnuM ya te vIsarI gaye.

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atItanAM ajavALAM luhAra peAtAnAM hathiyAranI dhAra kADhatA hatA, tene madadanIza kaMIka kArTIsa bahAra gayA hatA. teNe jeyuM ke bALaka kenjAmina tallInatAthI tenuM kAma nihALI rahyo hatA. pAtAMnI vANImAM sneha-amRta meLavatAM luhAra khelyA : 'tuM te khUba ja suMdara ane samajadAra khALaka che, dUra UbhA rahIne zuM jue che? jarA vadhu pAse AvIne sArI rIte jo.' vara benjAmina tenAM premabharyAM AmaMtraNane sAMbhaLI smita karatA karatA AgaLa vadhyA. luhAre pharIthI dhIme rahIne kahyuM : tuM kharekhara bahAdura che. tArA jaivA pratibhAzALI bALakone lIdhe ja deza gauravazALI che. thoDIvAra A cAka pheravIne tu mane madada karIza? benjAmine potAnuM daphatara eka bAju rAkhyuM. ane luhAranu cakra pheravavA lAgyA. luhAra tenI prazaMsA karato rahyo ane bALaka cakra pheravato rahyo. lagAtAra be kalAka sudhI cAka pheravavAthI bALakane beThaka para ane bAju khUba dukhavA mADayuM. ghaDiyALamAM bAra vAgyA, luhAre potAnuM kAma baMdha karyuM. benjAmina potAnu daphtara laI skUle pahoMcyA. paraMtu mADA AvavA badala adhyApake netaranI soTIthI tenI barAbara pUjA karI. tenA AkhA zarIramAM vedanA thavA lAgI. enA hAtha sUjI gayA ane dhera jaI ne eka aThavADiyA sudhI tene pathArImAM paDayA rahevuM paDayuM.

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praza'mA 27 moTA thayA pachI paNa jyAre kAI tenI praza MsA karatu tyAre tene turata ja yAda AvatuM ke praza MsA karIne kAMka A mANasa potAnAM hathiyAra te nathI sajAvate ? mane potAnI cuMgAlamAM te nathI phasAvatA ne? prazaMsA evI cIkaNI jamIna che ke enA para barAbara cAlavuM khUba ja muzkela che.

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mAnavatAbharyo vyavahAra prastuta prasaMga IsavI sana 1728ne che. godAvarI nadIne kinAre marAThAo ane nijhAma sainike vacce joradAra laDAI cAlu hatI. marAThA sainikoe nijhAmanI vizALa senA cAre bAjuthI gherI lIdhI. kyAMyathI paNa madada AvavAnI rAkayatA na hatI. nijhAmanI senA pAse khAdya sAmagrI khalAsa thaI gaI hatI. sainiko bhUkhathI taraDatA hatA. e ja divasamAM muslimone eka tahevAra paNa Avyo. nijhAmane javAba badhI rIte lAcAra thaI go. chevaTe teNe marAThA senApati bAjIrAva pAse dUta mekalIne vinaMti karI ke amArA sainikone hAlamAM bhojana vagere nahi maLe li ame bhUkhathI taraphaDIne kamote marIzuM. Apa kRpA karIne amArA janane prabaMdha kare. yuddha nIti mujaba bAjIrAvane mATe A sonerI avasara hate. bhUkhyA ane azakta sainikone teo eka ja AkramamAM parAjita

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mAnavatAnA vyavahAra karI zake tema hatA ane temanI vijayapatAkA laherAI UThata. paraMtu temaNe vicAryuM: " mAnavatAnuM e ghora apamAna che, bhale duzmana hoya paNa teNe mArA para vizvAsa mUkIne anAja mATe prArthanA karI che, eTale bhUkhyAne bhojana ApavuM e mAruM kartavya che." emaNe e ja samaye dhyAthI kavita thaIne pAMca hajAra piThiyA upara ladAvIne khAvA-pIvAne sAmAna nijhAmanI senAmAM ekalI Ape. zatru pratye bAjIrAve kare A vyavahAra tenA sAthIdArone papada ba Avyo paraMtu bAjIrAve te tarapha dhyAna na dIdhuM bAjIrAvanI sahadayatA ane mAnavatApUrNa sadvyavahAra joIne nijhAma bAdazAha pANI pANI thaI gayo. zraddhAthI emanuM mAthuM mUkI gayuM. temaNe kahyuM: "bAjIrAva mAnava nahi paraMtu mahAmAnava che." - je virATa zatru senAne Aja sudhI chatI nahotI zakAI te ja zatru senA mAnavatAbharyA saMrahevArathI thoDI ja kSaNomAM jitAI gaI

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sayAjIrAva A prasaMga vaDedarAnA mahArAjA sayAjIrAvanA samayane che. savArane samaya hato, eka mahilA jaMgalamAMthI chANAM ekaThAM, karI rahI hatI. teNe chANAMthI eka moTo badhe Topale bharI lIdhe, paraMtu e eTale vajanadAra thaI gaye ke pitAnA hAthathI uThAvIne te mAthA para rAkhI zake tema na hatI. te kaI vaTemArgunI rAha joI rahI hatI. e ja vakhate tene ghoDAnA DAbalAno avAja saMbhaLAyo. te bahena rasto cheDI bAju para thaI gaI cheDI ja vAramAM be cheDe savAre suMdara vastrAbhUSaNamAM sajaja thaI tyAMthI nIkaLyA. "bhAI ! A Topale upaDAvavAmAM mane madada karazo ?" strIe kahyuM. prathama ghaDesavAre javAba dIdho: "jarUra bahena !' ATaluM

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sayAjIrAva kahetAM kahetAM te te ghoDA parathI nIce UtarI gaye. bIjAe paNa venuM anusaraNa karyuM. pahelA ghoDesavAre turaja ja TepalAne Teke Ape ane e bahenane mAthA para haLavethI Topale mUkI dIdhuM. bIje sAthI A joI smita karavA lAge. bahenanI hRdaya-vINAnA kamaLa tAra jhaNajhaNI UThaDyA : tamAruM bhaluM thaje bhAI!' baMne ghoDesavAro AgaLa vadhyA. pahelA ghoDesavAranuM nAma sayAjIrAva hatuM. bIjA hatA emanA aMgata madadanIza araviMda ghoSa. sayAjIrAve pUchayuM: "araviMda! tame e samaye kema muskarAtA. hatA ?" araviMde namratAthI kahyuM: "Apa mahArAjA che. bIjAonA bhAthethI beja utAravo e ApanuM kAma che, paraMtu Ape te e garIba bahenanA mAthe bhAra mUkyo, e joIne mane hasavuM AvyuM.' sayAjIrAva vidvAna ane catura hatA. araviMdanuM kathana teo samajI gayA. emaNe pitAne gheDa pAcho pheravyo ane te bahenanI pAse jaIne enuM nAma-ThekANuM dhI lIdhAM. bIje ja divase e bahenane sUcanA maLI ke teNe lakSmIvilAsa mahelamAM hAjara thavuM. mahelamAM pahoMcIne teNe joyuM te siMhAsana para sayAjIrAva beThA hatA. te turata samajI gaI ke A vyakti e ja pele ghoDesavAra

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hara atItanAM ajavALAM ke jeNe gaI kAle mArA chANAM bharelo Topalo uThAvyA hatA. khIne lIdhe te thara thara dhrujavA lAgI. cAMdInA thALamAM 'rUpiyA ane vastro mUkIne te ApatAM mahArAjA kholyA : bahena! kAle temane bhAI bhAInI A nAnI zI bheTa svIkAre.' < hatA ne? bhAI e 'bRhenanA jIvanane sukhamaya banAvI dIdhuM. araviMde kahyuM : ' have sAcA arthamAM vajanadAra TapalA utA kahevAya.'

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sAco kalAkAra rAjA naMda pitAnA rathikanI kalA para ane kauzalya para prasanna thaI gayA ane tene kahyuM : "tAre je joIe te mAga. rathika kezAnA manahara rUpa pAchaLa pAgala thaI gayo hato. paraMtu tene khabara hatI ke kezA te rAjamAnya hatI. rAjAnI AjJA vinA te koInI sAme paNa jotI nahotI. rathike naMdane namratAthI kahyuM ke "huM eka vakhata kezAne maLavA mAguM chuM.' rAjAe saharSa tenI mAgaNI svIkArI lIdhI. ane kazA para te mujaba saMdeza mokalI dIdho. rathika banIThanIne kozAne mahele pahoMcyo. kezA vimAsaNamAM paDI, kAraNa teNe pavitra jIvana vitAvavAnuM nakakI karyuM hatuM. A tarapha rAjaAjJA paNa ullaMghI zakAya tema nahotI. rathika samakSa kozAe AcArya sthUlabhadranA brahmacaryavratanI muktakaMThe prazaMsA karavA mAMDI, paraMtu rathikane e na gamyuM. teNe kahyuM: "cAle, pramAdavana( gRhadyAna)mAM jaI krIDA karIe."

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atItanAM ajavALAM pramadavanamAM hariyALI bharapUra hatI. phUlenI madhura sugaMdha mAdakatA prasArI rahI hatI. banne AmravRkSanI nIce eka ArAmakhurazI para beThAM. kezAne khuza karavA rathike eka tIra choDayuM. je sIdhuM AmraphaLa para ja vAgyuM. e tIrane bIjA tIrathI, bIjAne trIjAthI ema eka pachI eka evI rIte vIMdhyAM ke chellA tIrane cheDe tenA hAthamAM rahyo ane paraspara cheDethI joDAyelAM tIranI haroLanuM paheluM tara AmraphaLane sparzatuM eka saLaMga rekhA banAvI rahyuM. saheja jhaTako mArI teNe phaLane DALIthI alaga karI dIdhuM ane kuzaLatAthI eka pachI eka tIra judAM karIne phaLa laI lIdhuM. kezAne AmraphaLa ApatAM teNe vicAryuM ke te mArI kalA ane snehathI pIgaLI jaze ane potAnI jAta mane samarpita karI deze. paraMtu enI icchA saphaLa na thaI kezA te mUrtimaMta kalA hatI. teNe sasmita kahyuM : "thika ! have jarA mAruM kauzalya paNa juo turata ja teNe dAsIone belAvI ane AjJA ApI. rAInA dANAne Dhagale karAvI tenA upara eka seya UbhI rakhAvI. samayanI aNI upara phUla-pAna gehavyAM ane enA upara nRtya zarU karyuM. lAMbA samaya sudhI nRtya cAlatuM rahyuM paraMtu Azcarya e hatuM ke saMyathI na te kozAnA paga vIMdhAyA ke na te rAInA dANA astavyasta thayA. rathikanI AMkho A adbhuta kalA-kauzalyane nihALIne aMjAI gaI. teNe vicAryuM ke mArI kalA kazAnI adbhuta kalA sAme kaMI ja visAtamAM nathI. huM mAruM sarvasva tenA para chAvara karavA taiyAra chuM.

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. kezAe kahyuM : "rathika ! tuM je kalAne duSkara kahe che ane jenA para ATale anurAga darzAve che te te kaMI vimAtamAM nathI. mukla kalA te muni sthUlabhadranI hatI." rathike jijJAsA vyakta karI : "Apa je sthUlabhadranI ATalI badhI prazaMsA kare che teo keza che ane emaNe evuM kahyuM kArya karyuM che ?" kezAe gauravathI kahyuM : "zuM Apane khabara nathI ? teo mahAamAtya zakaTAlanA putra hatA. ane mArI pAse bAra varSa sudhI rahyA hatA. emanI sAthe jiMdagInI aneka madhura kSaNo pasAra karI che, paraMtu pitAnA apamRtyuthI temane AtmA jAgI gayuM ane jainAcArya saMbhUtivijayanI pAse emaNe dIkSA laI lIdhI. dIkSA lIdhA pachI paNa teo varSAvAsa mATe ahIM AvyA hatA. varSARtune sahAmaNa vakhata, ekAta-zAMta vAtAvaraNa, uttama razathI chalakAtAM bhajana, suMdara citrazALA, mArI prema chacha vinamra prArthanAo - e badhuM hovA chatAM paNa teo potAnI sAdhanAmAM lezamAtra DagyA. nahi. emanuM brahmacarya saMpUrNa akhaMDa rahyuM." pitAnI vAtanI vadhu spaSTa karatAM kezAe kahyuM : "dUdhane joIne billI pitAnA manane kAbUmAM nathI rAkhI zakatI. tenuM mana e meLavavA mATe jema taraphaDI UThe che evI ja rIte svarUpavatI strIne prApta karavA mATe moTA sAdhake paNa calita thaI jAya che, paraMtu sthUlabhadra te kAjaLanI keTaDImAM rahIne ya UjaLA rahyA. zuM e mahAna kalA nathI ?" rathikanuM mana zAMta thaI gayuM. teNe kahyuM : "huM e mahAna

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atItAvavAna tapasvI ziSya, thA icchuM chuM. mAre paNa e ja mahamAge cAlavuM che - kezAe kahyuM : "je divase muni varSAvAsa pUrNa karIne ahIthI ravAnA thayA te ja divase meM pratijJA lIdhI hatI ke rAjA dvArA mekalAyela puraSa sivAya bIjA koInI sAthe krIDA nahi karuM, paraMtu. have mAruM citta saMpUrNa svastha che. mArA aMtaranI e ja IcchA che ke have pUrNataH pavitra jIvana jIvuM." rathike pitAnuM mastaka kezAne caraNamAM namAvI dIdhuM, "tuM mArI guru che. tuM tAruM jIvana pavitra rIte vitAva. huM paNa sthUlabhadranA caraNamAM rahIne mAruM jIvana pavitra banAvIza eka sAro kalAkAra banIza."

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pAvana vrata AcAryazreSTha pravacana karI rahyA hatA. AtmA ujALavAnAM suMdaratama sAdhanonI carcA cAlI rahI hatI. AtmAmAM malinatA zAthI pravezI tenAM kAraNe para teo prakAza nAkhI rahyA hatA. zrotAgaNa AnaMdavibhora banIne zravaNa-rasa mANI rahyo hato. pravacana samApta thayuM. sabhAkhaMDa khAlI thaI gaye, tyAre eka yuvaka AcArya pAse Avyo. AcAryazrIne namaskAra karIne bolyo : gurudeva! Ape hamaNAM ApanA pravacananI amRtadhArAmAM jaNAvyuM che ke "AtmA' candra samAna che. candranI madhura cAMdanI rAhuthI mukta thAya tyAre ja relAya che. jyAM sudhI rAhunA pAzamAM baMdhAyela hoya tyAM sudhI caMdramAne ujajavaLa prakAza jagatane dekhAto nathI. zukala- pakSamAM rAhunI chAyA reje roja DI DI khase che jethI ekamathI bIja ane bIjathI trIja ema candrakiraNe vadhatAM rahe che. pUnamane candra soLe kaLAe saMpUrNa hoya che, e ja rIte Atma-candra para - a-7 ;

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Ta atItanAM ajavALAM chavAyelA che. jethI paNa karmAnA rAhu tene prakAza DhaMkAyelA che. jema jema te anAcAra, durAcAra, atyAcAra, bhraSTAcAra ane vyabhicArathI mukta thatA jAya che, tema tema tenI jyAta vadhu ane vadhu jhagamage che. Atma-nyAtine vikasAvavA mATe huM pazu zukalapakSanA caMdranI jema AgaLa vadhavA icchuM chuM, caMdra jema jema potAnAM caMcaLa kiraNo vero tema tema huM mArAM Atma-kiraNo relAvIza.' AcArya zrIe sasmita pUchyuM : " vatsa ! tArA vicAra zuM che' '' huM zukalapakSamAM sadAyArabharyuM jIvana gALavA icchuM chuM, pUrNa brahmacarya pALavA mAguM chuM ' yuvake potAnI vAta spaSTa karatAM kahyuM. ( vatsa ! pratijJA letrAmAM utAvaLa na karavI joI e. talavAra para cAlavuM saheluM che paraMtu brahmacaryapAlanarUpI mahAmArga para cAlavuM khUba ja muzkela che. e mArge cAlatAM teA jJAnIo, dhyAnIe ane tapasvIonA paga paNa DagamagI jAya che. vAsanAnI kApala phUjI jIve a MtaramanamAM galagaliyAM upajAve che te samaye pratijJAlagana karavAmAM vIratA che. svIkArI lIdhelA sa'kalpanA tyAga na karavAmAM ja dhIratA ane sAhasa che.' AcAryazrIe kahyuM. bhagavan ! meM e vize gaMbhIratAthI vicAryuM pachI ja mananI vAta AmanI pAse vyakta karI che. paNa nathI ke bALaka paNa nathI. tenAmAM ana tazakti che ane tyAra mA duLa ane sAdhya

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pAvana vrata rahelAM che. hu karelA saMkalpathI catrita nahi a.' yuvake vinnA thI kahyuM. ' yuvakanI praza MsanIya bhAvanA joI te jahA bhu devAkhiyA vadI AcAryazrIe svIkRti ApI. yuvaka pratijJA vratuNu karI ghera pAche! pharyo. prAta:kALanA zItaLa maMda sugaMdhamaya vAyu sAthe ja samagra . nagaramAM e samAcAra pahoMcI gayA ke satI--samudAyanuM Agamana thayuM che. sadguNarUpI parAga meLavavA bhAvuka ame bhAvika bhakta-bhramara tyAM pahoMcI gayA. aMdhakAra ane prakAzanuM vizleSaNa karatAM satIjIe kahyuM : adhakAra azubha che jyAre prakAza zubha che. mana, vANI ane karma jyAre azubha kArya tarapha pravRtti kare che tyAre AtmA aMdhakAra tarapha dhakelAya che. jyAre e zubha pravRtti kare che, tyAga-vairAgyane grahaNa kare che, saMyama, sAdhanA, ArAdhanA. tapa ane mama thana kare che, tyAre AtmA prakAza tarapha AgaLa vadhe che.' bhaktagaNa vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLIte vikherAyA pachI eka kumArikAe vaMdana karatAM kahyuM : ' sadguruNIjI ! pApa aMdhakAra che, vikAra ane vAsanA paNa aMdhakAra ja che. AthI aMdhakAranA pakSamAM huM aMdhakAra tarapha AgaLa nahi vadhu. kRSNa-pakSamAM huM AtmAne kRSNa (kALA nahi banAvuM.' ( eTale tamArA kahevAne mAzaya zuM che?' satIjIe pUchyuM. huM kRSNa praznamAM pUrNa brahmacaryanuM pAlana karIzuM.' sAMta paraMtu sabaLa vANImAM pratyuttara Avyo.

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100 atItanAM ajavALAM satIjInA hAvabhAvathI jaNAtuM hatuM ke teo uttara sAMbhaLIne AnaMdita thayAM che. temaNe saheja bhIne kahyuM : "tamArA vicAro khUba suMdara che. paraMtu pratijJAnuM pAlana daDhatAthI karaje." . " A AryakanyA kyAreya calita nahi thAya." kumArikAe nizcayAtmaka svare kahyuM. suhAganI pahelI rAta. dIpakanA prakAzathI eraDAmAM jhagamagATa phelAI gayo hato. ratnajaDita UMcA Asana para besIne navoDhA bAraNAM tarapha apalaka netrathI joI rahI hatI, tyAM ja utsAha ane AnaMdapUrvaka yuvake haLavethI praveza karyo. suMdarIe UThIne svAgata karyuM, ane prArthanAbharyA svare bolI : Aryaputra ! A kRSNa pakSa cAle che ne ? kRSNa pakSamAM AtmAne paNa zA mATe kRSNa (kALA) banAva ema vicArI meM sadbharuNIjI pAse jiMdagIbhara brahmacaryanI dIkSA lIdhI che. suMdarInI vAta sAMbhaLIne yuvaka cekaDyo. tene cahere karamAI gayo. ciMtAnA mahAsamudramAM te DUbI gayo. - svAbhAvika smita karatAM naveDhA belI : "priyatama ! Apa ciMtA na kare. je Apa vAsanA para vijaya na meLavI zake, vikArone na jItI zake te mArI vinaMti che ke Apa bIjA lagna karI le. priye ! e bAbata nathI. ciMtAnuM kAraNa kaMIka bIju ja che. huM mArI ciMtA nathI karatI paraMtu mane tamArI ciMtA thAya che." yuvake gaMbhIra mukhamudrAthI kahyuM.

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cAvana bata 101 Arya putra ! Apa mAre mATe koI ja ciMtA na karazo. meM -je pratijJA lIdhI che te joI vicArIne ja lIdhI che." daDhatApUrvaka yuvatI bolI. priye ! meM paNa AcAryazrI pAsethI zukalapakSamAM brahmacarya. pAlananuM vrata lIdhuM che. je tuM tArA para kAbU meLavI zake te zuM huM mArI jAta para kAbU na rAkhI zakuM? je mArga para cAlavAmAM AtmabaLanI ochapane lIdhe ApaNe pAchA paDIe tema hatAM. e mahAmArga para Aja ApaNe parasparanI zaktithI ane hUMphathI AgaLa -vadhIzuM. ApaNe maMtranI sAkSIe ekabIjA sAthe joDAyelAM chIe. jIvananuM mahAna lakSya siddha karavA ApaNe vivAha karyA che. Avo ane tamAre hAtha laMbAvo. Aja ApaNe dAMpatya jIvanamAM paNa bhAI-bahenane pavitra saMbaMdha pratiSThita karIe. ApaNuM A pAvana vrata jagatamAM ane khuM ane AdarzarUpa banaze." A mahAna saMkalpane AkAzamAM asaMkhya tArA jhagamagATa karatA vadhAvI rahyA hatA.

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rIjha ane khIja mahArAjA amanasiMha khUba ja manamojI, allaDa ane sarala hadayanA hatA. savArInA teo khUba ja zokhIna hatA. savArI mATe temaNe eka hAthI rAkhyuM hatuM. hAthI para eka vizALa jhUlA nAMkhavAmAM AvatI. A skUlamAM sonAcAMdIthI bharatakAma karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. ane hajAre mUlyavAna hIrA-motInuM jaDatara karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM A mUla dekhAvamAM khUba suMdara hatI. eka vAra rAjAnI savArI nIkaLI hatI. eka vALaMda hAthInI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlato hato. camakadAra hIrA joIne enuM mana lalacAyuM. Amatema joI lekenI najara cukAvIne teNe skUlamAMthI eka hIra kADhI lIdhe. rAjA amanasiMhe tene hIre kaDhatAM joI lIdhe. emane khUba ja gusso Avyo. ene sajA ApatAM temaNe sipAIone hukama karyo : "A vALaMdane laIne taLAva para jAo ane enA prANa nIkaLI jAya tyAM sudhI tene khUbakAM khavaDAve."

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rIjha ane khIja 103 turata ja rAjaAjJAnuM pAlana karavAmAM AvyuM. sipAhIo vALaMdane laIne taLAva pUra gayA ane vAraMvAra DUbakAM khavaDAvavA lAgyA. vALaMdanI sthiti thoDI ja vAramAM gabhIra banI gaI pANImAM DUbakAM khAvAthI adhamUo thaI gayela te vALaMda samajI gayo gaye ke have mRtyu najIka che. tyAM ja tenA magajamAM eka vAta yAda AvI. teNe sipAhIone kahyuM : "have huM A jagatamAMthI vidAI laI rahyo chuM. dareka prANInI aMtima IcchA pUrI karavAmAM Ave che. mArI paNa eka IcchA che. je pUrI karavAnI Apane vinaMti sipAhIoe vALaMdane saMdeza rAjAne pahoMcADyo. amanasiMha thaDIvAra te vicAramAM paDI gayA, pachI temaNe AjJA karI ke e vALaMdane darabAramAM hAjara karavAmAM Ave. vALaMdane darabAramAM lAvavAmAM AvyuM. rAjAnA caraNasparza karanAM hAMphatAM hAMphatAM be : "rAjana ! have mAre aMtakALa che. meM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM ke rAjAnI khIja ane rIjha bane ane khAM che. khIjane namUno te meM joye ane anubhavyo paraMtu mArI aMtima IcchA ApanI rIjha jevAnI che." vALaMdanI vAta sAMbhaLIne rAjAno cahero ekadama khIlI UThayo. temane hAthIne sajAvyuM. enA para kUla naMkhAvI ane nAIne tenA para besADI tene ghera mokalI Ape ane hAthI sAja zaNagAra sahita vALaMdane dAnamAM ApI dIdho.

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mahAya kurukSetranuM yuddha pUruM thayuM. yudhiSThira hastinApuranI gAdIe beThA. azvamedha yajJa yojAyo. yajJamAM AryAvartanA moTA moTA rAjAe ekaThA thayA. AnaMdapUrvaka yajJa pUrNa thayo, sarvatra uSaNA karavAmAM AvI ke jene je joIe te mAgI le. mahArAjA yudhiSThira chUTI hAthe Apaze. hajAro leke dhana levA hAjara thayA. yajJane aMtima divasa hate. yajJazALAmAM eka vicitra neLiye Avyo. enuM adhuM zarIra senerI hatuM adhuM sAdhAraNa neLiya che. AvatAM ja teNe tyAM hAjara rahela rAjA-mahArAjA ane brAhmaNa vikAnanA samudAyane saMbodhIne mAnavavANumAM kahyuM : ame mahAna yajJa karyo che evuM vicArIne Apa sau manamAM khuzI thatA hazo. paraMtu e Apa lekene bhrama che. A kurukSetra para AnAthI paNa pahelAM eka mahAna yajJa thaI cUkyuM che. eka garIba brAhmaNe eka zera loTa atithine dAnamAM AvyuM hatuM,

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mahAyajJa 105 paraMtu Apa je aDhaLaka saMpatti dAnamAM Ape che te karatAM uparokta dAna vadhu mahAja hatuM.' yAcaka brAhmaNoe noLiyAne kahyuM: "tame koNa cho ? ane zA mATe ahIM AvI azvamedha yajJanI niMdA karo cho ? A yajJa veda-vidhi anusAra karavAmAM Avyo che. yajJamAM AvanArA saune gya satkAra karavAmAM AvyuM che, dAna apAyuM che ane saune tethI satiSa che.' A sAMbhaLatAM ja noLiyo khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyo. teNe kahyuM: "keInA ya pratye bhAre virodha nathI, to paNa huM je kaMI kahuM chuM te saMpUrNa satya che. mahAbhAratanA yuddha pahelAM ahIM eka brAhmaNa kuTuMba rahetuM hatuM, je khetaramAM verAyelA dANA vINIne pitAnuM gujarAna calAvAtuM hatuM. emaNe pratijJA karI hatI ke je anAja eka thAya tene sarakhuM vaheMcIne trIjo para zarU thAya tenA thoDAka samaya pahelAM khAI levuM. je divase niyata samaya pahelAM anAja na maLatuM te divase teo upavAsa karIne calAvI letAM. jyAre anAja maLe tyAre ja nizcita samaye bhajana karatAM. eka vakhata bhayaMkara dukALa paDyo. anAja ane pANInI taMgIne lIdhe leke taraphaDavA lAgyA. jyAre anAja pAkayuM ja nahi tyAre pAka laNavAne koI prazna ja nahatA. ane jayAre laNaNI na thAya tyAre anAjanA dANA khetaramAM kyAMthI vikherAya? AthI te brAhmaNa parivArane divasa sudhI bhUkhyA rahevuM paDayuM. eka divasa brAhmaNa, brAhmaNI, tene putra ane putravadhU cAre jaNAM bhUkhyAM tarasyAM bhara taDakAmAM mahenata karIne ekAda zera

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atItanAM AvA jeTalI juvAra bhegI karI zakyA. juvArane leTa banAvIne snA cAra bhAga karI teo jamavA besatAM hatAM tyAM kaIka bhUkhe brAhmaNa AvI caDayo. atithine joIne brAhmaNe UbhA thaIne tenuM svAgata karyuM. temane apAra AnaMda thaye. temaNe atithine kahyuM : "vipravara ! huM garIba chuM. A leTa huM niyama ane mahenatathI kamAyo chuM. kRpA . karI Apa tenuM bhajana karI mane AbhArI kare." ATaluM kahI brAhmaNe potAnA hissAne leTa atithi samakSa dIdho. atithi leTa ArogI pachI bhUkhI najare brAhmaNa tarapha jevA lAge. atithine tRpti nathI thaI eTaluM jANI jatAM brAhmaNa cittAtura thaI gayA. pitAnA patine cintita joI brAhmaNa-patnI bolI: "nAtha! mArA bhAgane loTa paNa atithidevane arpaNa karI do. tenAthI je teo saMtuSTa thaI jaze te mane ApoApa saMtoSa maLI jaze.' brAhmaNe kahyuM: "tAruM kahevuM yogya nathI. patinuM kartavya che. ke patnInuM pAlana-poSaNa kare. bhUkhathI tArAM hADakAM dekhAI AvyAM che. lehI-mAMsane choTe ya zarIramAM rahyo nathI. AvI sthitimAM tane bhUkhI rAkhIne atithine satkAra karuM e mAre mATe ucita nathI." brAhmaNIe kahyuM: "nAtha! huM ApanI saha dharmacAriNI chuM.. Ape te ja bhUkhyA rahIne aMtithine pitAnA hisAbe bhAga.

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grahAyajJa nog ApI dIdhA che. e ja rIte mAro bhAga paNa tene ja dharI deze.mArI A prArthanAnA asvIkAra na kare.' patnInA ghaNA ghaNA Agrahane vaza thaI brAhmaNe tene hissA paNa atithine khavaDAvI dIdho. teA paNa atithinI kSudhA zAMta na thaI, te pahelAM karatAM paNa vadhAre udAsa banI gaye!. A joI brAhmaNa-putre kahyuM : ' mArA bhAgane A leTa le ane atithine khavaDAvI de.' pitAe kahyuM : vRnA pramANamAM yuvakane vadhu bhUkha lAge che. AthI tArA hisso huM tene na ApI zakuM.' ' putra: vRddha thayelA pitAnI rakSAne bhAra putrane zira rahe che, AthI mArA hissA svIkAre ane A a-bhUkhyA atithine tRpta karaze.' putranI vAta sAMbhaLIne brAhmaNa khUba rAjI thaye!. ane tene hissA atithine ApI dIdhA, Ama chatAM bharAyuM. brAhmaNa ki Mka vyavimUDha thaI gayA. kevI rIte tRpta karavA ? e prazna tene satAvavA lAgyo. atithinu peTa na have A atithine r e ja vakhate putravadhU melI: 'huM mArA bhAga paNa atithidevane samarpita karuM chuM. A emane khavaDAvI de.' brAhmaNe kahyuM : * putrI! tuM hajI te nAnI bALa che. te keTalAM duHkha sahana karyAM che? bhUkhane lIdhe tAruM zarIra duLa thaI. gayuM che. tane bhUkhI rAkhIne atithine dAna devuM e nyAya nathI.'

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108 atItanAM ajavALA putravadhUe kahyuM : "Apa mArA patinA pitA che-gurunA paNa guru che. mAre bhAga Ape svIkAre ja joIe." A sAMbhaLatAM ja brAhmaNanA AnaMdane pAra na rahyo. teNe putravadhUne hisso paNa atithi samakSa mUkI dIdho. atithie te khAIne tRpti mANatAM kahyuM: "tamArAM dAnathI -huM saMtuSTa chuM." samApti karatAM neLiye AgaLa beH "e samaye ja huM tyAM jaI caDyo. leTanI e sugaMdhathI ja mAruM mAthuM sonAnuM thaI gayuM. verAyelA leTamAM ALoTatAM ja enA kaNekaNathI mAruM mAruM adhuM zarIra senerI thaI gayuM. A pachI huM aneka jagyAoe ge, paraMtu bAkInuM aDadhuM zarIra senerI na banyuM. A mahAna yajJanI vAta sAMbhaLIne huM ahIM AvyuM ke jethI bAkInuM zarIra paNa sonerI thaI jAya paraMtu mArI AzA pUrNa na thaI. AthI ja meM kahyuM ke e mahAna yajJanI barAbarI Apane yajJa na karI zake. e mahAna dAna samAna ApanuM dAna nathI."

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bhakta raidAsa bhakta raidAsanuM jIvana prAmANika ane pavitra hatuM. teo sadA sarvadA bhaktimAM ja magna rahetA. jo ke kartavya bhUlIne bhakti karavI emane pasaMda na hatuM. parivAranuM pAlana poSaNa karavA teo joDA sIvatA. Akho divasa kaThora parizrama karyA pachI je kaMI kamANI thatI tenAthI emanuM gujarAna cAlatuM. Avaka ochI hovA chatAM paNa temane saMtoSa vadhu rahe. saMgrahane teo pApa gaNatA hatA. jyAre paNa samaya maLe tyAre teo prabhubhajana ane satsaMgamAM lIna banI jatA. eka vAra gaMgAkinAre bahu ja moTo meLo bharAyo. hajAre loko dUrasudUrathI gaMgAsnAna mATe javA lAgyA. eka paMDita paNa temAM zAmela hate. abhyAsa te ene bahu ochA hate paNa abhimAna anekagaNuM hatuM. enA joDA phATI gayA hatA. raidAsanA gAmamAMthI pasAra thatAM teNe emane jeDA banAvatA joyA ane pitAnA joDA durasta karavAnuM emane kahyuM.

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atItanAM ajavALAM raidAse kahyuM : paMDitajI! Apa thoDA samaya mATe jhADanI zItaLa chAyAmAM ArAma karo. mArA hAthamAM je kAma paheluM AvyuM che te pUruM karIne turata ja ApanI sevA karIza,' 110 paMDitajI vizrAma karavA vRkSanI chAyAmAM kheThA. pAtAnA pAMDityanuM pradarzana karavA temaNe ga MgAsnAnanI mahattA upara eka moTu bhASaNa karyuM ane raidAsane kahyuM : tAre paNa gaMgAsnAna karI pAvana thavu joI e. raidAsa e.lyA : paMDitajI ! mArAthI e thaI zake tema nathI. ga'gAsnAna mATe huM jAuM te! pAchaLathI mAru kuTuMba bhUkhe marI jAya. mArI A javAbadArI huM prAmANikatAthI pAchu chuM ane je kaI samaya maLe che temAM prabhu-smaraNa karI lauM chuM.' paMDitajInuM abhimAna sAtamA AsamAne paheAMcI gayuM. temaNe ghaNAthI mukha pheravI letAM kahyuM : ' tArA jevA adhama manuSya kathAreya gaMgAsnAnanuM puNya nahi meLavI zake.' patinA mithyA-abhimAnanA nAza karavA mATe bhakta raidAse kahyuM : ' pa MDitavaya ! meM ApanAM pagarakhAM sAMdhI ApyAM che tenu huM nahi la", paraMtu Apa mAruM eka nAnakaDu kArya karI Apaze to Apane upakAra huM jiMdagIbhara nAMhe bhU luM. paddhite utkRSkRtAthI pUchyuM : ' khele zuM karavAtu che k raidAse potAnA khissAmAMthI eka sApaNI kADhI ane patine ApatAM kahyuM : Apa teA gaMgAsnAnanuM mAna puNya karIza, paraMtu huM tema nahi karI zakuM. gaMgAjI pratye bhArI paNa UMDI

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bhalASa 112 zraddA che, AthI A seApArI Apa mArA vatI gaMgAne arpaNa karI dejo. paNa zarata eTalI ja ke ga'gAmAtA jAte ja hAtha lakhAve te ja sApArI ApavI, nahi te nahi.' paMDita gussAthI lAla thaI gayA, are! mUrkha sudhI meTAmeTA RSi-munie mATe paNa ga MgAe phelAvyA. e zuM tArI sopArI mATe hAtha lAMbAvaze ? ' bhakta raidAse e ja zAMtithI kahyuM : " je gaMgAmaiyA hAtha na laMbAve te mArI seApArI pAchI lAvajo. ApanA javAnA rastA te A ja che te ? ' Aja divasa hAza nathI paMDita manomana raidAsanI mUrkhatA para husatA hatA. sepArI laIne te cAlatA thaye. gaMgAsnAna patAvIne pachI teNe parIkSA karavA mATe sApArI hAthamAM rAkhIne kahyuM : 'huM gaMgAmaiyA ! tamArA hAtha lakhAvA ane bhakta raidAsanI A seApArI grahaNa karo-' e ja samaye eka hAtha gaMgAmAMthI bahAra AvyeA. paDita jotA ja rahI gaye. ucca staramAM eka avAja Avyo : mArA bhaktanI seApArI mane Ape ane mArA taraphathI A kaMgana raidAsane AkhI deo.' kaMgana bahumUlya hIrAthI jaDita hatuM. enI krita karoDo muddAnI hatI. krugana joI ne pa MDitanu mana lalacAyuM. teNe tAne ghera javAnA raste ja badalI nAkhyA. mAmadAsane ApavAne ao te potAne ghera ja kaMgana laI gayA. sautre tIyAtrAnI saphaLatA mATe paDitane abhina dana ApyAM.

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112 potAnA vR vRddha pitAne kaMgana gaMgAmaiyAe mane upahAramAM batAvatAM ApyuM che.' atItanAM ajavALAM paMDite kahyuM : ' jue ! pitA khelyA : : 'tuM khUba ja sadbhAgI che, jethI gaMgA tArA upara prasanna thaI che. paraMtu karoDonI ki MmatanuM A kaMgana koI joze teA ema mAnaze ke cArI karIne e lAvavAmAM AvyuM che. AthI bhalu te e ja che ke tene rAjAne bheTamAM ApI daie. AthI rAjA khuza paNa thaze ane samagra kuTuMba para tenI kRpA raheze. ApaNe haMmeza mATe sukhI thaI jaIzuM.' paDitane pitAnA ukela ceAgya lAgyA. kaMgana laI ne te rAja- sabhAmAM pahoMcyo. rAjAne ka Mgana arpaNa karatAM teNe gaMgAmA prasaga kahI sa MbhaLAvyA te rAjAnA Azcaryane pAra na rahyo. rAjAe kaMgana rAkhI lIdhuM ane paDitane eka lAkha rUpiyAne puraskAra. ApyA. rAjAe e kaMgana petAnI rANIne bheTa Apyu. rANIe te paheyura tA badhA tenAM vakhANa karavA lAgyAM. eTalAmAM eka dAsIe kahyuM : ' rANI sAhebA ! eka hAtha tA kaiMganane lIdhe suMdara lAge che. paraMtu khIjo hAtha sUnA sUtA lAge che. zuM khIjuM AvuM kaMgana nathI ?' dAsInI vAta rANInA hRdayamAM kharAbUra UtarI gaI. teNe tarata ja rAjAte khelAvIne vAta karI. rAjAe paMDitane khelAvIne khIjI ka Mgana lAvavAnA hukama karyAM. patinA teA. hAzakoza UDI. gayA. kaMI na sUtAM te jamIna tarapha najara jhukAvI joI rahyo.

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114 hAlA revAya tyAM ja rAjAe lAla AMkha karIne kahyuM ke AjJAnuM pAlana turata ja thavuM joIe. . . paMDita haLavethI gaMgAnadI tarapha cAlato thayo. gaMgAtaTe UbhA rahIne teNe prArthanA karI. gaMgAmaiyAe prakaTa thaIne tene kahyuM : "narAdhama! tane zarama nathI AvatI ? e kaMgana te meM mArA bhakta raidAsane ApavA mATe tane ApyuM hatuM. meM ene e batAvyuM paNa nahi ane rAjAne ja ApI dIdhuM. uparAMta rAjAe ApelAM nANAM paNa tuM hajama karI gaye. haju paNa e rUpiyA laI jA ane raidAsane ApI de, nahi te tAre nAza karIza." mRtyunA bhayathI gabharAIne paMDita turata ja pitAne ghera gayo ane badhA ja rUpiyA raidAsane pahoMcADyA. raidAsa samakSa nANAM mUkatAM teNe rotAM rotAM saghaLI bIne saMbhaLAvI dIdhI. bhakta raidAsa bolyA : "huM rUpiyA laIne zuM karuM? e rAkhavA mATe mArI pAse jagyA ja nathI. mahenata karyA vinA huM paisA nathI leta. Apa ja e laI jAo.' paMDite raDatAM raDatAM kahyuM : te kharekhara marI ja gaye chuM. mArA para gaMgAjI rUThayAM che, rAjA rUDaDyA che ane Apa paNa rUThayA che. mArA aparAdha mApha kare ane mArI rakSA karo bhaktarAja !" raidAsa sAme muzkela samazyA AvI paDI. teo kaI pAsethI kaMI levA paNa nahotA nA ane rojiMdo zrama choDI gaMgAjI sudhI paNa jaI zake tema na hatA. emanuM dayALu hadaya paMDitanuM karuNa rudana sAMbhaLI pIgaLI gayuM. emaNe vicAryuM : "mana caMgA te katharoTamAM gaMgA" meM Aja dina sudhI koInuM ya kaMI ja

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114 atItanAM ajavALAM kharAba nathI karyuM -manathI paNa nahi. to huM ahIMthI paNa gaMgAsmaraNa karuM te kaMgana mane maLI zakaze.' emaNe cAmaDuM bhI' javaivAnI kathareTa pitAnI sAme rAkhI ane gaMgAjInuM stavana' karavA lAgyA. paMDita A joIne gusse thayuM ane bolyo "are pApI ! A apavitra pANIne gaMgA mAge che?' bhakta raidAsa bhakitamAM lIna hatA. thoDI ja vAramAM gaMgAmAtA hAthamAM kaMgana sAthe prakaTa thayAM, bhaktane kaMgana ApI tenA hAthamAMthI sopArI laI aMtardhAna thaI gayAM. paMDita joto ja rahyo. teNe zraddhAthI bhakata raidAsanA caraNamAM mAthuM namAvyuM ane belI UThayoH "Apa camAra nahi paraMtu briAhmaNa che. ApanI sAdhanA mahAna che.'

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vijaya rahasya khUba ja purANI A ghaTanA che. e samaye kaliMga deza para eka yuddhakhAra rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. tenI pAse virATa senA hatI. te haMmezAM badhAne yuddhanuM AvAhana Apate raheta. sarvatra bhayanuM sAmrAjya phelAI gayuM. kaI paNa tenI sAthe laDavAnI hiMmata nahotuM karatuM. te jenI paNa sAme laDavA taiyAra thate te pahelethI ene zaraNe AvI jate. eka divasa kaliMgarAje potAnA maMtrIone kahyuM : "A rIte to beTho beTho huM kaMTALI gayo chuM. mArI sAthe yuddha karavA ja koI rAjI nathI. koI e upAya batAve jethI mArI icchA pUrNa thAya." eka catura maMtrIe kahyuM : "rAjana ! ApanI kanyAo rUpe guNe ajoDa che. aneka rAjAo emanI sAthe lagna karavA Atura che. rAjakumArIone svarNa-rathamAM besADIne cAre bAju paradA nAkhI che ane sArathine Adeza ApI do ke eka pachI eka badhAM ja

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E atItanAM ajavALAM rAjyAmAM ratha laIne jAya ane rathanI AgaLa sainikA evI jAherAta kare ke je vyakti potAne marada mAnate hAya te A kanyAonA rathane potAnA mahelamAM laI jaI zake che. zarata mAtra eTalI ke teNe kaliMgarAja sAthe yuddha karavuM paDe. zakaya che ke koIka mUrkha rAjA e mATe taiyAra thaI jAya.' kali'garAjane e yukita khUba ja gamI gaI. teNe e ja samaye potAnI kanyAone rathamAM besADIne ravAnA karI dIdhI. koI paNa jAtanI aDacaNa vinA ratha satata AgaLa vadhatA rahyo. badhA ja kaliMgarAjathI gabharAtA hatA. pharatA pharatA ratha assakarAjanA nagara tarapha AgaLa vadhyA. asakarAje bheTa-sogAda ApavA vicAryuM. paraMtu mahAmaMtrI nadIsene kahyuM : 'rAjan ! pauruSahIna kahevaDAvavA karatAM to puruSArtha batAvatAM maravuM bahetara che. Apa emanA zaraNe na jo, paraMtu sanmAna sahita rAjakumArIete ApanA mahelamAM bolAvI le. bhaviSyamAM je thaze te joyuM jaze. lokone khakhkhara te paDe ke hajI duniyAmAM eka sAco ma tA che.' '' trI . na dIsenanI prALa preraNAthI prerAIne assakarAje rAjakumArIone potAnA mahelamAM melAvI lIdhI ane kaliMgarAjane khara mekalI ApyA. ligarAja te yuddha mATe pahelethI ja Atura hatAM. enA hAMtha khUba saLavaLatA hatA. potAnI virATa senA taiyAra karI te asakarAja tarapha nIkaLI paDo. liMgarAjanI senA asapharAjanA rAjyanI sImA para

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virahamAM 117 AvIne UbhI rahI gaI A taraphathI assArAja paNa pitAnI senA laIne tyAM pahoMcI gaye. yuddhabhUmi pAse ja eka anubhavI yogIrAjanI jhUMpaDI hatI. kaliMgarAja veza badalIne mahAtmAjI pAse gaye ane pUchayuM : "bhagavad ! yuddhamAM kayA rAjAnI jIta thaze ?" mahAtmAe kahyuM : "A praznane sAce uttara Aja nahi paNa kAle ApIza.' rAtre mahAtmAe devane AvAhana karI bolAvyA ane e ja prazna pUcho. deva bolyA : "emAM pUcho cho zuM? vijaya te kaliMgarAjane ja thaze. yuddhamAM assakarAjane kaliMgarAjanI senAmAM eka sapheda raga baLada dekhAze. e baLada ja tenI vijayazrInuM kAraNa banaze. e ja rIte asakarAjanI senAmAM kaliMgarAjane kALA raMgane baLada dekhAze. je mahAna azubha che. e ja tenA parAjayanuM kAraNa banI raheze." ATaluM kahIne deva aMtardhAna thaI gayA. bIje ja divase kaliMgarAje gI-mahAtmAne pUrvavata gupta AvIne prazna karyo. yogIrAje devanI vAta darzAvI ane kahyuM ke vijaya kaliMgarAjane ja thaze. kaliMgarAja AnaMdathI UchaLate kUdato pitAnA paDAvamAM Avyo ane gIrAjanI bhaviSyavANI pitAnA sainikone kahI.

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atItanAM ajavALe che | guptacaro dvArA asakarAja pAse jyAre A samAcAra gayA tyAre pahelethI ja gabharAI UThele rAjA e samAcAra sAMbhaLatAM ja nirAza banI gaye. maMtrI na dIsene khUba samajAvyuM paraMtu rAjAnA mana para tenI kaI ja asara na thaI maMtrI nadIsena jAte ja yogInI jhUMpaDImAM gayo ane badhI vAta pUchI. yogIe saMvistara badhuM kahyuM. maMtrIe pharIthI savAla karyo ke, "jItanAra ane hAranAra mATe kyAM zubha-azubha lakSaNe haze ?' yegI bolyA : "asakarAjanI senAmAM sapheda baLada dekhAze e ja kaliMgarAjanA vijayanuM kAraNa banI raheze. e ja rIte kaliMgarAjane assakarAjanI senAmAM kALA baLada dekhAze je enA parAjaya mATe kAraNarUpa banaze." maMtrI naMdIsena pitAnI jagyAe pAcho pharyo. paraMtu te nirAza na thayo. teNe eka hajAra cunaMdA vIra sainikone pitAnI pAse belAvyA ane kahyuM : " sAthIo ! satya kaheje. tame sau ApaNA rAjA mATe prANa arpaNa karavA taiyAra cho ?" * saue saMmatisUcaka mastaka namAvyuM. naMdIsene kahyuM : "te tame rAjAnA kalyANa mATe A pahADa parathI kUdI paDo." badhA AgaLa vadhyA paraMtu naMdIsene emane rokyA, ane kahyuM : hamaNAM nahi, paraMtu samaya Avye Atma-balidAna mATe taiyAra raheje."

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vijayarahasya 19 kaliMgarAja ane tenA sainiko pahelethI ja potAnA vijaya samajIne AnaMda mANatA hatA. teNe vijaya meLavavA koI ja khAsa prayatna na karyAM, paraMtu asakarAja potAnI samagra tAkAtathI laDatA hato. naMdIsena tene khUba khUba preraNA ApatA hatA. khUba ja prayatna karavA chatAM kaliMgarAjanI senA caka nahotI ApatI. nadIsene asakarAjane pUchyuM : 'rAja! zuM Apane kaliMgarAjanI senAmAM koI jAnavara dekhAya che ?' rAjAe kahyuM : 'tenI senAmAM eka vicitra prakArane sapheda baLada dekhAya che.' nadIsene potAnA eka hajAra vizvAsu sainikone AgaLa karI kahyuM : 'rAjana ! sarva prathama Apa e baLadane mArI nAMkheA. e baLadane lIdhe ja kaliMgarAjano vijaya che. pachI zatrune AsAnIthI parAjita karI dejo.' rAjA asakarAja vIra sainikA sAthe zatrunI senAne parAjita karatA karatA e divya baLada pAse pahoMcyA. ane tene pUrI karI nAkhyA. daivI khaLada pUrA thatAM ja kaliMgarAjanI senA medAna cheDIne bhAgavA lAgI. tenuM vijayasvapna dhULamAM maLI gayuM. jIva acAvIne bhAgatAM bhAgatAM kaliMgarAje mahAtmAne sAda dIdho : are dhUta ! tArI bhaviSyavANIne satya mAnIne me mATI bhUla karI. tArI vAta para vizvAsa na karatAM jo meM mana daIne yuddha karyuM hota te A adheAgati na thAta."

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atItanAM ajavALAM gIne paNa devavANI miyA thavAthI Azcarya thayuM. teNe e ja rAtre pharIthI devanuM AvAhana karyuM. deve kahyuM : "bhAgya puruSAthIne ja madada kare che. assArAje saMyama, dhairya ane sAhasa sAthe parAkrama karyuM che tethI saphaLatA tene ja maLI che. puruSArtha devavANI paNa mithyA karI zake che." -bauddha sAhityamAMthI.

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rAjakumAranuM cAturya devanagaranA rAjA vikramane emanI eka putrI hatI, svarNalatA enuM nAma. rAjakumArInI pratibhA khUba ja vilakSaNa hatI. sAthe sAtha rUpa paNa asarA jevuM hatuM. rAjA tenA vivAha evA medhAvI rAjakumAra sAthe karavA IcchatA hatA ke je enI parIkSAmAM pAra Utare. potAnA buddhizALI maMtrI sAthe vicAravimarza karIne rAjA ghera jaMgala, durgama khINa ane parvatothI gherAyelI samathaLa bhUmi para mahela banAvaDAvyuM. tyAM pahoMcavuM koIne mATe zakayuM nahotuM. mahela banAvanArA kalAkAro ane majUrone AMkhe pATA bAMdhIne tyAM laI javAmAM AvyA ane e ja rIte pAchA lAvavAmAM AvyA. rAjakumArI svarNalatAne e ja mahelamAM rAkhavAmAM AvI. rAjA vikrame cheSaNa karAvI ke traNa divasanI mudatamAM je rAjakumAra, svarNalatAne zodhI kADhaze tenI sAthe rAjakumArI -svarNalatanuM pANigrahaNa karavAmAM Avaze. je rAjakumAra A kArya -nahi karI zake tene kedI banAvavAmAM Avaze.

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122 atItanAM ajavALa rAjakumArInA sauMdarya ane buddhi-kauzalanI vAta prasarI cUkI hatI. aneka rAjakumAre tenI sAthe vivAha karavA IcchatA hatA, teoe rAjakumArIne zedhavA mATe prayatna karyo paraMtu saphaLa na thayA. niSphaLa rAjakumArone rAjAe keda karI lIdhA. rAjakumAra zauryasiMhe paNa svarNalatA viSe sAMbhaLyuM hatuM. tene meLavavA mATe tenuM mana thanaganI UThayuM. eNe e paNa sAMbhaLyuM hatuM ke aneka rAjakumAre parIkSAmAM niSphaLa javAthI kedI banAvavAmAM AvyA che. zauryasiMhe gaMbhIratAthI vicAra karIne nirNaya karyo ke potAnI buddhine catmakAra batAvIne rAjakumArIne meLavavI ane sAthe sAthe baMdIvAna rAjakumArone paNa choDAvavA. AthI teNe baMdIvAna banelA rAjakumAronA pitAone pitAne tyAM belAvIne kahyuM : "je Apa sau De sahakAra Ape te huM ApanA putrone mAtra eka ja mahinAmAM mukata karAvI dauM. Ape mAtra sense telA sonuM ane pAMca hajAra mudrAo sahakAra ApavAnI che. je eka mAsanI mudatamAM rAjakumAro mukta na thAya te ApanuM sonuM tathA mudrAo huM parata karI daIza." badhA rAjAe pitAnA putrone mukata karAvavA te icchatA ja hatA. emane A yojanA gamI gaI. te ja samaye saue rAjakumArane pAMca-pAMca hajAra mudrAo ane so-se helA suvarNa ApI dIdhAM. e suvarNa ane dhana laIne rAjakumAra devanagara AvyuM. teNe rAjakumArInA mahelanI zodha karI paraMtu kaMI vaLyuM nahi. lokee kahyuM : "rAjakumArI evA mahelamAM che ke jene raste mAtra maMtrI ane rAjA sivAya kaI ja jANatuM nathI.

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sAmAtuM cAlu - zauryasiMhanI pratibhA apratima hatI. te eka mahAna kalAkAra senI pAse gayo ane senAne Dhagale tenI sAme mUkIne kahyuM: A sonAmAMthI eka evo kalAtmaka ghoDo banAvo ke jenA peTamAM eka vyakita ArAmathI besI zake. emAM evI rIte rane jaDe ke aMdara beThelI vyakita koIne dekhAya nahi paraMtu te badhuM joI zake. AjathI paMdara divasa pachI rAjAno janmadivasa Ave che, e avasara upara A bahumUlya bheTa mAre ApavI che. AthI jaladIthI taiyAra karI de." - thoDA ja divasamAM ghoDe taiyAra thaI gayo. rAjakumAra zauryasiMhane ghoDe khUba ja gamyo. teNe sanIne puraskAra ApatAM kahyuM : "mane A ghaDAmAM besADIne rAjAnA janma-divase emane ghoDe bheTa Apaje. sAthesAtha rAjAne e paNa kahejo ke A bheTa rAjakumArIne paNa batAvavAmAM Ave. sanIe saMmati ApI. varSagAMTha nimitte aneka lokee rAjAne bheTa arpaNa karI. paraMtu sauthI mUlyavAna ane abhuta bheTa sonInI hatI. rAjAe khUba ja premathI tene svIkAra karyo. samaya pArakhIne svarNakAra boH "A bheTa rAjakumArIne paNa batAvavAmAM Ave te keTaluM sAruM !" rAjAe sanInI vAta svIkArI lIdhI. e ja divase rAjAe anucaronI AMkhe pATA baMdhAvI ghoDe laIne sAthe cAlavAne Adeza Ape. rAjA AgaLa AgaLa cAlI rahyo hate. maMtrI pAchaLa pAchuLa. durgama rastA para karatAM teo thoDAka ja kalAkamAM

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atItanAM aAvyAM rAjakumArInA mahele pahoMcI gayA. ghoDe joIne rAjakumArI khUba ja prasanna thaI. rAjA, maMtrI ane anucaro ghaDAne tyAM ja mUkIne vidAya thayA. rAjakumArI hAtha pheravatAM pheravatAM nIrakhIne ghaDAne joI rahI hatI. ekAeka ghoDAnuM peTa khUlyuM ane temAMthI zauryasiMha bahAra Avyo. rAtrinA vakhate potAnA mahelamAM eka ajANyA yuvakane joIne rAjakumArI stabdha banI gaI turata ja zauryasiMhe kahyuM : "rAjakumArI! bhaya na pAmaze. huM kaI laphaMge yuvAna nathI-eka rAjakumAra chuM. tArI IcchA vinA huM eka DagaluM paNa AgaLa nahi vadhuM. mArI IcchA tArI sAthe lagna karavAnI che. je tuM icchIza te ja tArA pitAnI pratijJA pUrNa thaI zakaze." rAjakumAra zarya siMhanAM divya rUpa ane vAkuTA joIne rAjakumArI khUba ja prabhAvita thaI teNe kahyuM : " Apa mArA pitAnI icchA pUrNa kare. AkhI rAta svarNalatA sAthe zaurya siMhe madhura vAta karI. rAta pUrI thAya te pahelAM zauryasiMha ghaDAmAM jaIne besI gaye. bIje divase rAjA rAjakumArInA mahelamAM AvyuM. ghaDA viSe vArtAlApa cAlyA. rAjakumArIe muktakaMThe ghaDAnI prazaMsA karI. rAjAe pUchayuM : "emAM kaI truTi te nathI ne ?' rAjakumArI H "De suMdara ja nahi-ati suMdara che. paraMtu je enI AMkho ranone badale mAtAnI hota to vadhu suMdara lAgata."

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sAmAnu cAya 15: rAjAe kahyuM : * are ! emAM zuM ? svarNakArane kahIne temAM pheraphAra karAvI daIzuM.' te ja divase rAjAe anucarA dvArA gheADA sAnIne ghera paheoMcADI dIdhA. rAjAnI AjJA mujaba dheDAnI AMkhamAM pheraphAra karI ApavAmAM AvyA. zauyasiMhanI jagyAe temAM koika bhAre vastu bharI devAmAM AvI. rAjakumAra zauya siMhe rAjA vikramanI rAjasabhAmAM pahoMcyA ane rAjakumArI sAthe vivAhanA prastAva mUkajo. rAjAe traNa ja divasamAM rAjakumArInA mahela zeAdhI ApavAnI vAta karI. rAjakumAre jhaTa karatAM pratyuttara ApyA : je divasamAM zodhI ApuM te Apa zuM puraskAra Apaze ?' ' rAnta vikrama : Apa je icchaze. te rAjakumAra : ' baMdIvAna banelA sadhaLA rAjakumArete mukta karavA paDaze.' eka ja zauyasiMhe te ja vakhate rAjakumArInA mahela roodhI kADhayo. badhA ja AzcaryathI cakita thaI gayA. rAjA vikrame jijJAsAthI pRcchA karI te rAjakumAre suvarNa ane AkhA prasaMga kahI saMbhaLAvyA. ane kahyuM ke AvatAM jatAM banne vakhata meM mA dhyAnamAM rAkhI lIdhA hatA. zauyasiMha sAthe utsAhapUrvaka svarNalatAnAM lagna karavAmAM AvyAM ane badhA ja kedI rAjakumArIne mukta karavAmAM AvyA. satra rAjakumAranA muddhikauzalyanI prazaMsA thavA lAgI.

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pratibhAnI pratibhA rAjA kSitipratiSThita pAse eka mera hatuM. te khUba ja manahara hatuM. rAjA bhojana karavA besatAM pahelAM morane khavaDAvata, kAraNa ke jheravALuM bhojana maLatAM ja mora nAcavA lAgato. sAdhAraNa rIte jheranI tenA para asara na thatI. rAjamahelanI pAse ja pravINa zreSThInuM makAna hatuM. pravINanI patnI sagarbhA thaI. moranuM mAMsa khAvAnI tene prabaLa IcchA thaI. rAjAne mera pharatA pharatA tyAM AvI caDayA. pratibhAe tene mArI nAkhe ane pitAnI hada-icchA pUrI karI. bhojanane samaya thayo paraMtu tapAsa karavA chatAM paNa mahelamAM mora maLe nahi eTale rAjAe jAte ja tenI tapAsa AdarI, paraMtu kyAMya ThekANuM na paDyuM. AthI rAjAe tene dhavA mATe nagaramAM Dhare piTA ke je meranI tapAsa karI lAvaze tene inAma ApavAmAM Avaze.

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pratibhAnI pratibhA eka buThThI hajAmaDIe Dhare sAMbhaLI sAta ja divasamAM mora zodhI lAvavAno vAyado karyo. teNe vicAryuM ke mAre rAjamahelanI AsapAsanA gharamAM ja gaye haze. AthI te sauthI pahelAM pravINa zreSThIne bhavya mahAlayamAM gaI. teNe pratibhAne pUchyuM: "huM sabhargo che ne? tane zAnA dehada thayA ?" vRddha vALaMdaNanI mIThI vAta sAMbhaLIne pratibhA evI pIgaLI gaI ke teNe mera-prakaraNa ene kahI dIdhuM. mayUranuM kharuM ThekANuM dhyAnamAM AvavAthI DozI khUba ja rAjI thaI turata ja vAtacIta pUrI karIne te rAjamahelamAM gaI ane rAjAne praNAma karI mIThuM-maracuM bhabharAvIne meranI AkhI vAta kahI dIdhI ane inAma mAgavA lAgI. paraMtu enI vAtane virodha karatAM rAjAe kahyuM : "tArI vAta khoTI che. tArI vAta huM mAnI ja zakuM tema nathI. kAraNa pravINa ane pratibhAne huM jANuM chuM teo evAM nathI.' vRddhAe kahyuM : 'Apa bhale mArI vAto para vizvAsa na karo, paraMtu pratibhAne moTe ja badhuM kahevaDAvI dauM. pachI te vizvAsa karaze ne ? Apa mArI sAthe cAle. huM caturAIthI badhI ja vAta tamane saMbhaLAvI daIza." vezapalaTo karIne rAjA praviNanA makAnanI dIvAlane aDhelIne ja rahI gaye. DozIe makAnamAM praveza karyo ane pratibhAne saMbodhIne moTA avAje kahevA lAgI ke, "mAruM mana kahe che ke tene dIkaro Avaze.

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14 atItanAM ajavALAM jo putra Ave te mane mIDAI khavaDAvavI paDaze ane bakSisa paNu ApavI paDaze.' pratibhAe smita karatAM kahyuM : 'tamArI vAta sAcI paDe ! tame kahezo tema ja karIzuM.' thoDAka samaya pratibhAne peAtAnI mIThI mIThI vAtAmAM phasAvIne DozIe tene dhIrethI pUchyuM : ' te rAjAnA merane kevI rIte mAryAM te kahene ?' pratibhA melI: e darAja mArI dIvAla upara te Avata ja hatA. dANA khAvAnI lAlace e mArA AMgaNAmAM UtaryAM eTale meM eka ja jhaTakAthI enI garadana maraDI nAkhI ane hRdayanuM mAMsa pakAvIne khAI gaI, pachI pAMkho, paga ane hADakAM jamInamAM dATI dIdhAM.' rAjAne dhyAnamAM rAkhIne DozI eTalI ' dIvAla ! tu yu: sAMbhaLI le A pratibhA zuM kahe che te. pratibhA A sAMbhaLIne stabdha banI gaI. ene samajAI gayu ke DeAzI dIvAlane kahevAne bahAne keAIkane dazArA kare che. A te paDyatra hoya tevu lAge che.' te ja dhaDIe te khAlI : gayuM ane AMkhe! khUlI gaI. * eTalAmAM to mAru sapanuM tUTI Azcaryacakita banI DeAkSIe pUchyuM : - te zu tu... sapanAnI vAta karatI hatI ? ` pratibhA : * te! tame zuM samajyAM ? hatyA jevuM jadhanya kArya

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pratimAnI pratibhA zuM huM kayAre paNa karI zakuM ? ATalA divasathI tame mArA saMsargamAM che te paNa mane oLakhI na zakyAM ?" pezInA paga nIcethI te jANe dharatI khasavA lAgI. ene cakakara AvavA lAgyAM ane paga lathaDiyAM khAvA mAMDyA. jyAre te rAjA pAse pahoMcI tyAre rAjAe tene Thapako ApatAM kahyuM: "tane zarama nathI AvatI ? buThThI thaI gaI che te paNa jUThuM bole che ? jA ahIMthI ane moranI tapAsa kara, ATale vakhata tane mApha karI dauM chuM." vRddhA merane zodhatI rahI paraMtu more tene kayAreya na maLe.

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zakAnuM nivAraNuM eka zreSThI pitAnA priya putranAM lagna karIne pAcho pharato hato. tenuM zahera pelA nagarathI eMsI mAIla jeTaluM dUra hatuM. jana rAtavAsa karavA mATe jaMgalamAM rokAI gaI. pAse ja nadIne sarasa pravAha vahete hato. cAre tarapha hariyALI chavAyelI hatI. vanarAI ghaTAdAra hatI. sAMjanuM bhojana ATopIne sau UMghI gayAM hatAM. paNa navoDhA jAgatI hatI, tene haju sudhI nidrA nahotI AvI. adha rAta vItI gaI hatI. ekAeka tenA kAne eka ziyALanI lALI athaDAI: samaja hoya to sAMbhaLo, jabuka vayana udAra, nadIkinAre zaba paDayuM, jAdhe ratno cAra." nava-pariNItA pazu-pakSInI belI jANatI hatI. te meMghAmUlAM cAra rane levAne lAbha khALI na zakI. te ja ghaDIe te jIThI. cAre tarapha cakera najare teNe joI lIdhuM ke kaI jAgatuM to nathI

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zanivAra nA ne? badhA ja gADha nidrAmAM paDyA hatA. te ekalI ja nadIkinArA tarapha cAlatI thaI ekAeka ja vararAjAnI AMkha khUlI gaI. patnInI hilacAla jANavA te.. paNa dhImethI tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyo. aMdhArI rAta, bhayAnaka jaMgala ane ekalI navoDhAne A rIte nadI tarapha jatI joIne tenA manamAM aneka prazno UThatA hatA. keI paNa jAtane avAja karyA vagara te enI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlI rahyuM hatuM. navoDhA nadI taTe pahoMcI ane joyuM te jhADIonI vacce eka zaba paDayuM hatuM. ghasaDIne ene te bahAra laI AvI. ane tenI jAMghanuM jhINavaTathI nirIkSaNa karyuM to mAluma paDyuM ke tyAM TAMkA lIdhelA hatA. yuvatIe potAnI pAsethI cA kADhIne zabanI jAMgha cIrI, cAreya aNamola ratno kADhI lIdhAM. ratno laI nadImAM snAna karIne te pitAnA paDAva para pAchI AvI gaI ane UMdhI gaI. tene saheja paNa saMdeha na hatuM ke keIka teno pIcho karI rahyuM che. " vararAjAe A dUrathI joyuM eTale ene khAtarI thaI gaI ke tenI patnI DAkaNa che ane maDadAMnuM mAMsa khAI AvI che. je kakyAreka ene A rItanuM mAMsa nahi maLe te te mane ja khAI jaze. ene badhe ja AnaMda osarI gayo. badhAM raMgIna sapanAM dhULamAM maLI gayAM. navoDhA sAsare pahoMcI. eNe manamAM aneka kalpanAo gUMthI hatI, paraMtu patinI sakhata nArAja joIne ja te gabharAI gaI

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teNe pUba vicAryuM paraMtu tenA pratyenI patinI nArAjagInuM kAraNa teNe na maLyuM. - divaso vItI gayA paNa banne vaccenuM aMtara jemanuM tema rahyuM. zeTha ane zeThANIe aneka prayatno karyA paraMtu keI sukhada pariNAma na AvyuM. eka divasa duHkhI hRdaye zeThe putravadhUne kahyuM : dIkarI ! cAla huM tane thaDA divasa tAre piyara mUkI jAuM. thoDo samaya bane dUra raheze te zakya che ke snehane sAgara chalakAI UThe." - putravadhUne laIne zeTha cAlatA thayA. te ja sthaLe teoe rAtavAsa karyo. putravadhU jAgatI hatI. zeThane paNa jhokuM nahatuM AvyuM. tyAM bAjunA vRkSa para beThele kAgaDo bolyo : samaju hoya te sAMbhaLe, kAga taNuM udagAra, be vRkSanI madhyamAM, tharu daTAyA cAra." A sAMbhaLatAM ja yuvatIne jUnI smRti tAjI thaI AvI.. e AkhuM dazya tenI AMkha samakSa nRtya karI rahyuM. mane na mAno paNa te rAtre kaI ke chupAIne e dazya joyuM haze. AthI turata ja te bolI UThI : "patino saheje na doSa che, evuM ja lakhyuM lalATa. zugAla thakI AvuM thayuM, bAkI rahyuM zuM kAma ?" - "he kAga ! ziyALanI vAta sAMbhaLIne cAra rane lIdhAM, temAMthI to mArA pati nArAja thaI gayA ane mane tyajI dIdhI.

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zaMkAnuM nivAraNa 133 have jo huM sonuM lauM te te kaNa jANe zuM ya thAya, eTalA mATe tenuM levAnI mArI IcchA nathI? sasarAne lAgyuM ke vahu keIkanI sAthe vAta karI rahI che. A bAbatanuM zuM rahasya che enI cokhavaTa karavA teNe vahune kahyuM. eka vAra te putravadhU coMkI gaI. tene thayuM huM mAnuM chuM ke sasarAjI UMdhI gayA che paraMtu teo te jAge che. have vAta chupAvavI egya nathI. teNe saghaLI vItelI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI ane pelAM cAre rane sasarA samakSa mUkyAM be jhADanI vaccethI dATeluM tenuM paNa kADhI batAvyuM. sasarAjI tenI pratibhAthI prabhAvita thayA. badhuM sonuM laIne pAchAM ghera AvyAM. putrane AkhI bAbata samajAvI dIdhI. tenI zaMkA paNa dUra thaI Ama za kAnivAraNa e ja enuM kAraNa che.

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smamaraphathI dhArAnagarImAM eka garIba brAhmaNa raheto hato. teNe pitAnI garIbI dUra karavA mATe aneka prayatna karyA paraMtu saphaLa na tha. teNe traNa divasa sudhI anna-jaLa lIdhA vinA ekAgra citte devInI upAsanA karI. trIje divase sAkSAta devI prakaTa thayAM. brAhmaNanA AnaMda pAra na rahyo. teNe devIne pitAnuM dAridraya maTADavA vinaMti karI. devIe spaSTa zabdomAM kahyuM : "bhUdeva ! tamArA bhAgyamAM saMpatti nahi, paNa vipatti lakhI che. koInI ya tAkAta nathI ke tamAruM bhAgya palaTI zake." brAhmaNa khUba ja nirAza thaI gayo. teNe dIna svare kahyuM : "to zuM mArI traNa divasanI tapazcaryA paNa vyartha jaze? AzvAsana ApatAM devI belyAM : "tuM gabharA nahi. tArA bhAgyamAM beDIka saphaLatA paNa lakhI che.' brAhmaNanA manamAM kaMIka AzA jAgI. teNe kahyuM : "je lakhyuM hoya te Apa.'

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kharipha devIe brAhmaNanA hAthamAM eka phaLa mUkatAM kahyuM H A phaLa sAdhAraNa nathI. paNa A te amaraphaLa che. ene. khAnAra vyakita sadAne mATe amara thaI jAya che. ATaluM kahI devI aMtardhAna thaI gayAM. * * * brAhmaNane te dhana joItuM hatuM paNa dhanane badale maLyuM amaraphaLa. teNe phaLa khAvAnI taiyArI karI, paraMtu bIjI ja kSaNe tene vicAra Avyo ke, je amaraphaLa khAIne amara banI jaIza, te AkhI jiMdagI garIbImAM DUbakAM khAte rahIza. enA karatAM te e paropakArI rAjA bhartuharine ApI dauM e ja uttama che. AmAM janatAnuM paNa bhaluM thaze ane rAjA prasanna thaI mane je dhana Apaze tenAthI mArI garIbI paNa dUra thaze." te ja samaye teNe rAjasabhAmAM jaIne amaraphaLa rAjAne arpaNa karyuM. bhartRharie vinoda karatAM kahyuM : "brAhmaNa devatA ! mAre tamane dakSiNA ApIne sanmAna karavuM joIe, paraMtu UlaTA Apa mane bheTa ApI rahyA che." brAhmaNa balya : "rAjana ! A sAdhAraNa phaLa nathI. traNa divasanI upAsanA ane sAdhanA pachI devIe prasanna thaIne e mane ApyuM che. A te amaraphaLa che. huM te khAvA besate ja hate tyAM mane vicAra Avyo ke huM te garIba chuM, pachI zA mATe dharatIne bhArarUpa banuM. ApanA jevA paropakArI samrATa e khAze te janatAnuM lAMbA samaya sudhI kalyANa thaze. AthI Apa tene svIkAra kare ane mane AbhArI karaze."

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atItanAM ajavALAM rAjA bhartuharie phaLa lIdhuM ane tenA badalAmAM brAhmaNane pUratI dakSiNA ApI tenuM Arthika saMkaTa kAyama mATe dUra karI dIdhu. bhartuhari mahelamAM jaI ane je phaLa khAvA taiyAra thaye tyAM ja tene vicAra AvyuM ke A amaraphaLa khAIne huM amara banI jaIza te mArI rANInA -ke jenA vinA mane kSaNa paNa nathI cAlatuM tenA-mRtyu pachI mAruM lAMbuM jIvana Ava. nIrasa banI jaze. AthI A phaLa mArI priya rANIne ja arpaNa karI dau jethI te lAMbA samaya sudhI jIvI zake. bhartuharine pitAnA jIvana karatAM rANInuM jIvana vadhu kiMmatI lAgyuM. phaLa laIne rAja piMgaLA rANI pAse gayo. ane pitAnA hRdayane prema vyakta karatAM te rANI piMgaLAne arpaNa karyuM.. rANI te phaLa maLatAM ja khUba AnaMdita thaI. paraMtu te te bIjI eka vyakti para Asakta hatI. teNe vicAryuM ke je huM amaraphaLa khAIne ciraMjIva banI jaIza te pachI mAre premI hastipAla ema ja rahI jaze. rANIne potAnA karatAM paNa hastipAlanuM jIvana vadhAre mahattvanuM lAgyuM. teNe e ja samaye harita pAlane belA. ane pitAne prema darzAvatAM phaLa ene bheTa ApyuM. hastipAla te khUba rAjI thayA ane te phaLa potAnA ghera laI gayo. hastipAlanI AsaktinuM kendra rANI nahi paraMtu tyAMnI prasiddha gaNikA hatI. teNe amaraphaLa gaNikAne ApavAnuM nakkI karyuM. phaLa laIne te gaNikAne tyAM gaye ane AnaMda-vinoda karatAM karatAM

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phaLanA upahAra tene aNu a. daivI phaLa maLatAM ja gi AnaMda-vibhAra banI gaI. amaraphaLa meLavIne rmANakA vicAravA lAgI ke mAruM jIvana keTaluM adhama che ? mAre lIdhe ja keTalA badhA patana pAmyA che? jo huM amara banI jaIzuM. tA hArA vyakti vAsanAnI gartAmAM pheMkAIne pAtAnu jIvana barabAda karI nAkhaze. AthI kalyANakArI rasto eka ja che ke mahAna parApakArI samrATa bhartRharine A phaLa aNu karI dauM, jethI te lAMbA samaya pAlana kare. sudhI premathI prajAnu khIje divase gaNikA rAjasabhAmAM phaLa laIne hAjara thaI. teNe sanmAna sahita e phaLa rAjAne bheTa dharyuM. rAjA phaLane eLakhI te gaye ja paraMtu enA manamAM eka prazna camakI gayA ke upa gaLA rANIne ApeluM A phaLa gaNikA pAse kayAMthI pahoMcI gayuM. bhartRharie ajANyA kahyuM : daivI phaLa tArI pAse DevI rIte AvyuM ?' banatAM ' A [kAe svAbhAvika rIte ja kahI dIdhuM ke ApanA hastipAla mArA premI che ane teNe ja mane A amUlya upahAra ApyA che. rAjAe yogya puraskAra ApI ane gaNikAne vidAya karI, potAnA vizvAsu anucaramAraphata hastipAlane ekAMtamAM melAvI rAjAe amaraphaLa viSe pUchyuM. hastipAlanAM te| bhayathI rUvA UbhAM thaI gayAM. mRtyunA bhayathI teNe badhI ja vAta rAkha sAme cekhkhA zabdomAM rajU karI. e sAMbhaLatAM ja bhatRharinI

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vara atItanAM avanIba AMkho khUlI gaI. tenA mukhamAMthI ekAeka ja A zloka sarI > paDayo. yAM cintayAmi satataM mayi sA viraktA sApyanyamicchati janaM sa janompasaktaH / asmatkRte ca parituSyati kAcidanyA dhik tAM ca taM ca madamaM ca imAM mAM ca // arthAt 'je piMgalAne huM mArI samajato hato, are jenA pAchaLa pAgala thaI gayA hatA. te te khIjA upara Asakta che, e paNa jene potAne samajatI hatI tenA hRdayamAM paNa kaIka khIjuM ja vasatuM hatuM. dhikkAra che mane, paTarANI piMgaLAne, hastipAlane tathA gaNikAne. sauthI vadhu dhikkAra te mane ja ke je A viSayavAsanAnA kIcaDamAM phasAI rahyo che. A banAve rAjA bhartRharine vairAgI banAvI dIdhA. rAjapATa cheDIne te parvatanI guphAemAM jaIne sAdhanA karavA lAgyo. bhartRharinI jIvanagAthA Aja paNa bhAratIya janamAnasamAM vairAgyanI nirmaLa jyota prajvalita kare che.

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ceAgya putra vATTika pitAno parama bhakta hato. tenI mA bacapaNamAM ja gujarI gaI hatI. pitA vRddha thaI gayA pitAnI sevAmAM ja magna rahetA. vakhata maLe karI kAMIka kamAI lAvatA jenAthI AnaMdamAM rahetA. hatA. te divasarAta eTale tetheDo zrama tene gujAro cAlatA ane eka divasa vRddhe kahyuM : * beTA ! kamAvAnu ane mArI sAra saMbhALa rAkhavAnu eya kAma eka sAthe nahi thaI zake AthI huM vahurANI lAvavA icchuM chuM. e ghara sa MbhALaze ane tu sArI rIte kamAI zakIza.' C putra kheAlyA : pitAjI! Apa ciMtA na kare. huM e baMne kA eka sAthe ja karI laIza.' paraMtu pitA na mAnyA. emaNe putranA lagna karI dIdhAM. te rUpavAna hatI. paraMtu svabhAvanI eka kanyA sAthe. jarAya sArI na

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140 atItanAM ajavALAM hatI. ghera AvatAM ja vAsadike tene kahI dIdhuM ke mArA pitAnI sevA tAre sArI rIte karavAnI che. emanI sevAmAM khAmI Avaze te ThIka nahi thAya. thaDA divasa te te premathI sevA karatI rahI paraMtu keTalAka samaya pachI teNe vicAryuM ke bApa-beTAmAM evI rItane mana bheda Ubho karI dauM ke jethI teo chUTA paDe ane pati sAthe huM AnaMdapUrvaka rahI zakuM. jANI joIne te sasarA sAthe evI rItane vartAva karavA lAgI ke jethI vRddha herAna thaI gaye. e jyAre paNa kaMI kahe tyAre e chokarI laDavA mATe taiyAra thaI jatI. vAsaTika sAthe te evo vartAva karatI ke jethI ene ema ja lAgatuM ke e nirdoSa che ane badho vAMka pitAno che. gharanA kaMkAsathI kaMTALIne eka divasa vAsarika be : rojane A jhaghaDo bahu kharAba che. pitAjI jema jema vRddha thatA - jAya che tema tema koNa jANe kema paNa emano vyavahAra ja e thato jAya che tuM ja kahe emAM mAre zuM karavuM ?" strIe mIThuM maracuM chAMTIne kahyuM: "mane zA mATe pUche che ? jyArathI A gharamAM AvI chuM tyArathI eka divasa mATe paNa sArI rIte rahI zakI nathI. have te teo eTalA vRddha thaI gayA che ane - zarIramAM eTalA roga utpanna thaI gayA che jenAthI teo jIvate jIva narakanI pIDA bhogavI rahyA che. emane lIdhe ghara paNa naraka jevuM banI gayuM che. jyAM Ave tyAM thUke che. sAruM to e ja che ke emane smazAnamAM laI jaI UDe khADo khodIne dATI do jethI - teo kaSTothI paNa mukata thaI jaze ane ghara paNa sudharI jaze." - vAsadikane patnInI vAta gamI gaI. teNe kahyuM: "tArI vAta te sAcI paraMtu pitA ema sahelAIthI ghara choDavA mATe taiyAra

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nahi thAya. AsapAsanA loko sAMbhaLI jAya te paNa IjajatanA" kAMkarA thAya.' patnIe kahyuM tame ema kare AvatI kAle savAramAM ja pitAjIne kahe ke amuka mANasa paisA nathI ApatuM. teNe kahyuM che ke Apa jaze te ja e rUpiyA Apaze mATe Apa gADImAM besIne cAlo. AthI pitAjI AvavA mATe taiyAra thaI jaze. emane smazAnamAM laI jaIne khADo khodIne dATI deje. pachI ahIM AvI ane bUmo pADajo ke rastAmAM DAku maLyA hatA jeo dhana lUMTIne laI gayA ane dAdAne paNa sAthe ja kyAMka pakaDI ' gayAM. ethI ApanI pratijJA paNa jaLavAze. vAsiddika be, are vAha ! tArI buddhi te khUba ja tIvra che. te jema kahyuM ema ja karIza." mAtA-pitAnI A vAta emane sAta varSane putra sAMbhaLI " gaye. savAre jyAre vAsakrika vRddhane laIne javA lAge tyAre bALake paNa haTha karI ke mAre paNa sAthe AvavuM che. bALaka zuM samajaze ? ema mAnIne vAsakrike tene sAthe laI lIdhe. gADI jyAre smazAnamAM pahoMcI tyAre vAsakrike pitA ane katrane emAM ja mUkIne thoDe dUra jaI kodALI-TopalInI madadathI : khADo khedavA mAMDyo. thoDIvAra pachI bALaka ramato ramato ene bApa bedakAma karato hato tyAM pahoMcI gaye. "pitAjI! A jagyAe zakkara-kaMda ke baTAkA UgyA nathI te paNa Apa zA mATe khADo khodo cho?" bALake pUchyuM.'

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atItanAM aMjAba vAsakrike beparavAIthI javAba vALyo: "beTA! tArA dAdAjI che ne? te bahu vRddha thaI gayA che. bImArIne lIdhe emane bahu duHkha bhogavavuM paDe che. AthI emane dATavA mATe A khADe kheduM chuM. bALake kahyuM : "pitAjI ! A te bahu kharAba kahevAya. dAdAne jIvatA-jAgatA dATI devA e te bahu moTuM pApa che. . - vAsaSTikanI buddhi te bhraSTa thaI rahI hatI. teNe bALakanI vAta para dhyAna ja na dIdhuM. thoDoka vakhata vItyA pachI thAkIne visAmo levA te eka bAju jaIne besI gaye. bALake UbhA thaIne kodALI lIdhI ane pelA khADA pAse ja bIje khADe davA mAMDavo. vAsaMka: "A zuM kare che tuM ?' putraH "pitAjI ! Apa paNa jyAre gharaDA thaze tyAre tamane paNa jamInamAM dATavA paDaze ne? eTalA mATe atyArathI ja A khADo khedIne taiyAra karuM chuM, kAraNa ke pitAne anusaravA e putranI pharaja che. Ape zarU karelI prathA huM kayAre ya nahi tUTavA dauM.' vAsakrike cIDAIne kahyuM : 'nAlAyaka ! mAro ja dIkaro thaIne mAruM ja ahita karavA beTho che?" bALakaH "nahi pitAjI! huM te tamane mahApApamAMthI ugAravA IcchuM chuM. tame ja vicAre, pitAne jIvatA dATavA e kevuM kharAba kAma che?" vANadika: " beTA huM mArI IcchAthI nahi paraMtu tArI mAtAnA kahevAthI A kArya karI rahyo chuM.'

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putra - pitAjI! beTI vAta te mAtAnI paNa na mAnavI joIe, haju paNa Ape A ghara pAtakamAMthI bacavuM joIe." putranI vAta sAMbhaLI vAsaki ghera pApamAM paDatAM paDatAM bacI gayo. te pitA ane putrane gADImAM besADI ane ghera laI Avyo. vAsadikanI patnI rAha joIne beThI hatI ane manamAM rAja thatI hatI ke Aja eka pApa TaLaze. teNe rasoI paNa khUba ja sArI banAvI hatI. paraMtu sAne gADImAM pAcho Avela joI gussAthI jhALajhALa thaI gaI. belI : "are! vaLI tame A jIvatI lApAne pAchI ghera laI AvyA ?" vAsasTika bolyo : "tuM to pApiNI che. huM havethI tArI koI ja vAta nahi mAnuM. tAre A gharamAM rahevuM hoya te sArI rIte rahe, nahi to nIkaLa ahIMthI bahAra." ATaluM sAMbhaLatAM ja te bahAra nIkaLI gaI ane pozInA makAnamAM jatI rahI. tene manamAM AzA hatI ke vAsaSTika tene manAvavA Avaze. paraMtu AzA nirAzAmAM palaTI gaI. divasa pasAra thaI gayA paNa vAsadika na Avyo. eka divasa putre vicAryuM ke mAtAne pUratI sajA maLI cUkI che eTale have pitAjanI mAphI mAgI ane ghera AvI jAya to sAruM. teNe upAya zodhI kADho. pitAne teNe kahyuM ke savAre tame moTA avAje kahejo ke huM bIjA lagna karavA jAuM chuM ane gADImAM besI ravAnA thaI jaje. pachI sAMje pAchA AvI jaje.

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atItanAM be vA vAsakrike putranI vAta mAnI te pramANe karyuM. tenI patnIe e vAta sAMbhaLI ane zAkathane vicAra karatAM ja dhrujI UMDI, tene thayu ke jo zAkava Avaze te tenuM bhAvi jIvana kharAba thaI jaze. teNe dIkasane kheAlAvIne kahyuM : tu tArA pitAnee kahIne mArA aparAdha mApha karAvI de mane mane pAchI gharamAM teDAvI le bhaviSyamAM huM kAreya evu kAma nahi karuM.' sAMje pitA ghera AvyA tyAre putre kahyu : 'daMpatAjI ! mArI mAtA pAchI AvavA mAge che, teNe sAcA manathI mAphI mAgI che. game tevI to paNa te mArI mA che.' vAsaTTika melyA : * jo tArI icchA hoya te khelAvI lAva.' putra gayA ane mAtAne lAvyo, teNe AvI ane pati tathA sasarAnI mAphI mAgI. suyogya putrane lIdhe verAna banI gayela jIvana pharIthI hariyALAM banI gayAM. suyeAgya putre potAnA pitAne te pApamAM paDatAM bacAvyA ja paraMtu sAtheAsAdha mAtAne paNa patananI UMDI khAImAMthI ugArI lIdhI.

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aNamala jIvana : keDIne mela eka rAjA vahelI savAre jaMgalamAM pharavA nIkaLyo. jaMgalamAM te ghaNe dUra nIkaLI gayo. bapora thavA AvI ane rasto paNa bhUlI gayo, bhUkha ane tarasathI tenA prANa AkuLavyAkuLa thaI gayA. rasto zodhatAM zodhatAM te eka jaMgalavAsInI jhuMpaDI AgaLa jaI pahoMcyo. tyAM bhIla rahetuM hatuM. bhIle rajAnuM premathI svAgata karyuM tethI rAja prasanna thayo. vidAya veLAe rAjAe kahyuM : "huM tArI sajanatA ane mAnavatAryA vyavahArathI prasanna thayo chuM, AthI mAro A caMdanabAga tane bheTa ApuM chuM jenAthI tAruM jIvana AnaMdamaya banI jaze." caMdanavana maLatAM ja vanavAsI rAjI rAjI thaI gayo. paraMtu caMdananuM mahattva zuM che ane tenAthI zA lAbha thAya tenI gatAgama tene na hatI. teNe vicAryuM : "A jhADanA kolasA banAvI ane bAjunA zaheramAM vecavAmAM Ave to sArI kamANa thAya." teNe a-10

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atItanAM ajavALAM lAkaDAnA kelasA banAvI ane vecavA mAMDyA ane pitAnuM gujarAna calAvavA lAgyo. eka pachI eka badhAM ja caMdanavRkSa samApta thaI gayAM. cheluM eka caMdanavRkSa bAkI rahyuM. varSARtune samaya hate. tethI vanavAsI tenA kelasA na banAvI zakyo. chevaTe vRkSa kApI nAkhI teNe vecavAne nizcaya karyo. eka DhImacuM laIne te nagaramAM eka zeTha pAse pahoMcyo. zeTha khUba ja bhale mANasa hato. teNe bhIlane kahyuM: "are ! A te caMdananuM uttama lAkaDuM che, keI sAdhAraNa lAkaDuM nathI." pachI tenI pAsethI tene kharIdIne ghaNuM dhana ApyuM ane kahyuM ke tArI pAse AvAM bIjAM lAkaDAM hoya te lete Avaje. vanavAsI pitAnI aNasamaja upara pazcAttApa karavA lAgyo. teNe mUlyavAna caMdana-kAThane kolasA banAvI ane pANInA mUle vecI nAkhyAM hatAM. eka samaju vyaktie tene sAMtvana ApatAM kahyuM : " sti ! have AMkhamAMthI AMsu vahAvIne pastAvo na karIza, kAraNa ke jagata AkhuM tArA jevuM ja che. jIvananI aNamela kSaNa caMdanavRkSa jevI ja kiMmatI hovA chatAM paNa vikAra ane vAsanAnA kelasA banAvIne teo ene barabAda kare che. eTaluM sAruM che ke tArI pAse eka vRkSa to bacyuM che. teno sadupayoga karIza te paNa tuM nyAla thaI jaIza.

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samasyAne ukela eka yuvaka hato. tenuM jIvana satyaniSTha ane parepakArI hatuM paraMtu tenI pAse saMpattine abhAva hate. te gharamAM ekale rahe. A ekalatA tene hamezAM khaTakyA karatI. eka divasa teNe kuLadevInI upAsanA karI ane A ekalatA tathA garIbIthI mukta karavA mATe prArthanA karI. devI yuvakanI satyaniSThA tathA kartavyaparAyaNatA upara prasanna thayAM. temaNe kahyuM : "putra ! tArI samazyAonuM samAdhAna eka jJAnane puruSa karaze, je ahIMthI cAra jojana dUra uttaramAM rahe che. tuM emanI pAse cAlyo jA." AzAbharyo te yuvaka turata ja te dizAmAM cAlavA lAgyuM. te eTale garIba hato ke vAhanabhADA jeTalAM nANAM paNa tenI pAse na hatAM. vaLI cAlavAna mahAvaro paNa nahote. Ama chatAM sAhasa karIne te cAlate thaye. eka ja jana kApatAM to te eTale thAkI

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148 atItanAM ajavALa gaye ke eka DagaluM AgaLa vadhavuM paNa tene mATe muzkela thaI paDayuM, tyAM ja eka nAnakaDuM gAma AvyuM, jyAM eka DozInI jhUMpaDI hatI. yuvaka vizrAma levA tyAM pahoMcyo. vRddhAe premathI tene satkAra karyo. jJAna ane bhajana vagere patAvI te DozImA pAse beThe. aneka ApavItI-pavItInI vAto thatI rahI. chevaTe vRddhAe pUchayuM : "beTA A yAtrAne tAre hetu yuvaka bolyo : "mArI keTalIka vyaktigata samazyA che, jenA ukela mATe kuLadevInA kahevAthI huM jJAnI puruSanA zaraNe jAuM chuM." - chiddhAne caherA para prasannatAnI rekhA camakavA lAgI. teNe kahyuM : "putra ! mAre paNa eka samazyA che. jemAM huM khUba ja aTavAI gaI chuM. tuM mArA prazane ukela paNa te jJAnI puruSa pAsethI meLavI lAvaje. mAre eka dIkarI che je paraNAvavA jevaDI thaI gaI che paraMtu jyAre paNa meM tenI samakSa vivAhanI vAta mUkI che tyAre teNe potAnI daDha pratijJA jaNAvatAM kahyuM che ke huM evA puruSanI sAthe lagna karIza ke je savA karoDa rUpiyAnI kiMmatano mUlyavAna hIro lAvI mane Apaze. meM ene ghaNI samajAvI paNa e to pitAnI haTha ja choDatI nathI, te tuM e jJAnIne pUchI. lAvaje ke mArI dIkarInI pratijJA kayAre pUrI thaze." . dhAne AzvAsana ApIne yuvaka bIjA divase AgaLa vadhe. te divase paNa tenAthI eka jojanathI vadhu na calAyuM. vizrAmasthAna mATe teNe ahIMtahIM najara nAMkhI te AsapAsamAM kaI ja gAma na dekhAyuM. jaMgalamAM eka jhUMpaDI hatI. yuvaka te jhuMpaDIe

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samazyAnA ukela 149 japa-tapa karI rahyA pahoMcyA. tyAM eka sanyAsI hatA. yuvake temanI pAse rAtavAseA karavAnI maMjUrI mAgI, sa MnyAsIe prasannatAthI anumati ApI. te bannee ghaNI vAra sudhI vAto karyA karI. chevaTe saMnyAsIe te mArI paNa eka samazyA ' tu jJAnI puruSa pAse jAya che kahyuM : nA ukela meLavI lAvaje.' * mate sAdhanA karatAM bAra varSathI paNa vadhu samaya thaI gayA che te paNa haju mAruM mana ekAgra thaI zakayuM nathI. mAruM mana khUba ja khecena rahe che.' sanyAsIne AzvAsana ApI yuvaka AgaLa vacceA. vaLI eka jojana kApatAM tene thAka lAgyA. A vakhate tene eka mALInA AgamAM vizrAma karyAM. mALIe paNa tenI sAme potAnI samazyA rajU karatAM kahyuM: * mArA pitAjI jyAre ataDIe hatA tyAre emaNe mane AjJA karI hatI ke makAnanA uttara bhAgamAM khUNAmAM eka caMpAnuM vRkSa vAvaje. ATalu kahetAM ja emanI AMkheA sadAne mATe bhIDAI gaI. emaNe batAvelA sthAne caMpAnu vRkSa vAvavA mATe me dhaNe parizrama karyo paraMtu saphaLa na thaI zakayo. mArA hRdayamAM satata khaTakavA kare che ke pitAnI eka nAnakaDI icchA paNa huM pUrI na karI zakayo. e jJAnI puruSane mArA praznane ukela paNa pUchI lAvaje. mALIne paNa sAMtvanA ApI yuvaka vahelI savAre tyAMthI AgaLa

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150 atItanAM ajavALA vadhyA, eka jojana rasto pUrA thatAM ja tene pelA jJAnI puruSanI jhUMpaDI maLI gaI. temanA mukha para addabhuta AbhA camakatI hatI. prathama darzane ja yuvaka eTalA te prabhAvita thayA ke teNe zraddhAthI emanA caraNomAM mastaka jhukAvI dIdhuM. AzIrvAda ApyA pachI e jJAnI puruSe yuvakane tenA AgamananuM kAraNa pUchyuM. " yuvake kahyuM : Apa to mahAna che!. ApanA divya jJAnanI prazaMsA mArI kuLadevIe paNa karI che. ApanI pAse jaTilamAM jaTila samazyA laIne AvanAra paNa tenu samAdhAna meLavI. AnaMdathI pAchA phare che. mArI paNa aneka samazyAo che te e samazyAenA ukela mATe huM ApanI pAse Avyo chuM.' mahAtmAe thoDI vAra sudhI yuvakane tIkSNa najare nihALye pachI melyA : 'tAre keTalA savAla pUchavA che? huM mAtra traNa praznothI vadhAre praznonA javAba nahi ApuM.' ' yuvaka jarA khacakAye, teA paNa sAhasa ekaThuM karIne kholyo : ' mAre cAra prazno ja pUchyA che. eka mArA potAne che ane traNa anyanA che, jemanuM Atithya meM mArgamAM bhogavyuM che. Apa mArA para vizeSa kRpA karI cAre praznonA uttara ApavA kRpA karA, kAraNa ke ekAda prazna paNa anuttara rahI jAya" te huM muzkelImAM paDI jAuM.' jJAnI puruSa dRDhatAthI kheAlyA : ' huM thathI vadhu savAla javAba nahi ApuM. jo tu vadhAre lAla karIza te nukasAna thaze.

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yuvAna ciMtAmAM paDyo. tene pitAnI samasyAo te. satAvatI.. ja hatI. sAthe sAthe traNene apAyela vacana paNa maLavAnuM hatuM, pitAnA praznonI peThe ja te e lokonA savAlane paNa ukela. Icchato hate. DIvAra vicAra karIne pachI teNe nizcaya karyo ke pittAnA prazno bhale bAju para rahI jAya paraMtu emane te uttara maLavo ja joIe. teNe jJAnI pAse traNenI samazyAo rajU karI ane tene ukela meLavI lIdho. turata ja te tyAMthI pAcho pharyo. eka jojana raste kApIne te mALIne ghera pahoMcyA. mALIe premathI tenuM svAgata karyuM. yuvAna be : "ApanI samasyAne sAce ukela laI Avyo chuM. pelA mahAtmAjIe mane kahyuM ke tamArA pitA ghaNA ja catura hatA. jyAre teo maraNa-pathArIe paDyA hatA tyAre emanI pAse ghaNA lake beThA hatA. AthI emane je gupata vAta tane kahevI hatI paNa te loko hatA eTale na kahI zakyA, paNa IzAratathI tamane caMpaka-vRkSa jyAM ropavAnuM kahyuM te jagyAe khUba ja dhana dATeluM che. tame mAtra upara uparathI ja khedatA hatA. eTalI UMDAIe kaMI vRkSanAM mULiyAM TakI na zake. AthI jarA vadhAre UMDuM khodatAM tamane dhana prApta thaze." mALIe jarA vadhAre khodakAma karyuM che temAMthI daza-daza hajAra suvarNamudrAothI bharelA cAra kaLaza nIkaLyA. AthI mALInA AnaMdane pAra na rahyo. navayuvaka tarapha pharIne mALI bolyo : "Ape dhata batAvIne mArA para anahada upakAra karyo che. jo tame ahIM na ADyA hata...

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15re atItanAM ajavALAM te A khajAne maLe na maLata. AthI Apa A dhana laI jAva paraMtu yuvaka saheja paNa na lalacAyo. chevaTe mALInA vadhu AgrahathI tene vIsa hajAra mudrAo levI ja paDI. eka divasa rokAIne yuvaka AgaLa vadhe. vIsa hajAra mudrAo to tenI sAthe ja hatI. bIje je jana pUre thatAM ja saMnyAsInI jhUMpaDI AvI. aMdara pravezatAM ja saMnyAsIe pUchyuM : mArA keyaDAne ukela maLyo ?" yuvake javAba dIdho : "jI hA. saMnyAsI banyA pahelAM Apa rAjA hatA. saMnyAsa dhAraNa karatI vakhate paNa Apane bhAvinI ciMtA hatI, AthI Ape savA kareDane eka kiMmatI hIre ApanI pAse chupAvI rAkhyo che. e hIrAne lIdhe ja ApanuM mana ekAgra thaI zakatuM nathI.' ATalA vakhatamAM saMnyAsInI AdhyAmika bhUkha khUba ja tIvra banI gaI hatI. hIrAnI mamatA chUTI gaI hatI. uparanuM yuvakanuM kahevuM sAMbhaLatAM ja temaNe turata hIre kADhIne te yuvakane ApI dIdhuM ane pote dhyAnamAM lIna banI gayA. tyAMthI yuvaka AgaLa vadhyo ane trIje ja divase vRddhAne ghera pahoMce. DezI tenI ja rAha joI rahI hatI. teNe pUchayuM : "beTA ! jJAnI puruSa pAsethI mArI dIkarI viSe kaMI jANuM lAvyo ? " yuvaka belyo : "tamArI vAta huM kevI rIte bhUlI zakuM mA ! jJAnI puruSanA kahevA anusAra tamArI IcchA hamaNAM ja pUrNa thaI jaze. tamArI putrIne hamaNAM ja ahIM bolAvo."

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samazyAnA ukela 153 DozI tarata ja potAnI dIkarIne melAvI AvI, yuvake pelA camakadAra hIro kADhIne chokarInA hAthamAM mUkI dIdhe!. mUlyavAna hIrAne e turata ja oLakhI gai ane potAnI pratijJA mujaba yuvakanA caraNomAM samarpita thaI gaI. vRddhAe e bannenAM lagna karAvI dIdhAM. yuvaka laIne potAne ghera AvyeA. Ama tenI garIbI sadAne mATe dUra thaI gayAM. jJAnI puruSa pAse bhale teNe pe!tAnI samazyA nahAtI rajU karI paraMtu khIja traNanI samazyAone prAdhAnya Apyu te tenI paropakAravRttine lIdhe enI samazyAene ukela Ape Ape ja thaI gayA. dhana ane patnI ane ekalatA

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zuM mAnavajIvana garIba che? eka yuvaka mahAtmA TADhAya pAse pahoMcyA. teNe TolsToyane kahyuM ke pote khUba ja garIba che. tenI pAse eka paisA paNa nathI jethI te khUkha ja du:khI che. 6 tIkSNa najare yuvaka tarapha jotAM TolsToye pUchyuM : pAse kaMI ja nathI ? ' yuvake nirAza thatAM kahyuM : nA jI ! kaMI ja nathI. TolsToya khAlyA : mAnava-cakSu kharIde che. Apaze. khela tuM tArI f huM eka evA vepArIne oLakhuM chuM je baMne AMkhAnA tevIsa hajAra rUpiyA vecI daIza ? ' AMkhe yuvake javAba dIdho : mArI AMkhA vecI na zakuM.' zuM tArI " nAre nA ! bilakula nahi. huM kayAreya " e hAtha paNa kharIde che. baMne hAthanA te paMdara hajAra. rUpiyA Apaze. hAtha te vecIza ne ?'

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zuM mAnavajIvana garIba che? "mArA hAtha te kyAre paNa na vecuM." ThIka te paga vecI de. be ya paganA daza hajAra to Upajaze ja. tArI garIbI dUra thaI jaze." yuvaka khUba gabharAI gayuM. teNe kahyuM: "Apa A zuM kaho cho?" "sAcI salAha ApuM chuM. tAre vadhu tavaMgara thavuM hoya te eka lAkha rUpiyAmAM tAruM AkhuM zarIra kharIdI leze. te vyApArI mAnava zarIramAMthI viziSTa prakAranI davAo banAve che khUba rAjI thaIne te eTalI kiMmata te ApI ja deze." yuvaka kaMI ja bole nahi. TolasToye smita karatAM yuvakane saMbodhIne kahyuM: "tArI pAse te lAkhanI kiMmatanuM zarIra che to paNa tuM potAnI jAtane nirdhana mAne che e vAta kevI vicitra che ? A saMpattinA akSaya khajAnAthI tuM je che te kArya karI zake tema che pachI pitAnI jAtane daridra gaNavI e bhayaMkara bhUla che.'

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Adarza bhAvanA baMgALamAM vaiSNava dharmane pracAra, prasAra ane vistAra karavAnuM zreya zrIcaitanyane che. eka divasa teo kaIka gAma javA nIkaLyA. tAmAM eka bahu moTI nadI AvI. je hoDInI madada vinA pAra thaI zake tema na hatI. bIjA musApharo sAthe cetanya paNa hoDImAM beThA ane nadInAM nirmaLa jaLa nihALavA lAgyA. eTalAmAM eka vyaktie emane hacamacAvI nAMkhatAM kahyuM : "are! caitanya tuM? mane na oLakhyo? huM te tAre bALa-mitra gadAdhara chuM. Aja bahu varSo pachI tArA darzana thayAM." caitanya mitra gadAdhara ! huM prakRtinI zobhA nIrakhI rahyo kahate. eTale tArA tarapha dhyAna ja na gayuM.''

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Adarza bhAvanA 157 - baMne mitroe prasannApUrvaka vAtacIta zarU karI. atItanI jhAMkhI yAdo ubharAvA lAgI. * gadAdhara beH "mitra! tane yAda che ne? jyAre ApaNe gurukuLamAM bhaNatA hatA tyAre ApaNe baMnee pratijJA lIdhI hatI ke abhyAsa pUrNa thatAM nyAyazAstra para graMtha lakho. zuM tArI e pratijJA pUrI thaI gaI ke pachI e vAta yAda ja nathI rahI ?" rautanyaH "mitra huM e pratijJA nathI bhUle. meM nyAya-zAstra para eka graMtha lakhI nAMkhe che. e graMtha Aje mArI sAthe ja laI Avyo chuM. tuM jarA e joI le ane bhASA vageremAM je kaMI sudhArA vadhArA karavA jevA lAge te AnaMdathI karI de." motInA dANA jevA maroDadAra akSaromAM lakhAyela graMthanAM be cAra pAnAM vAMcatAM ja gadAdharano cahero vilAI gayo. teNe graMtha nIce mUkI dIdho. cetanya: "vAta che baMdhu ? graMtha azuddha che ? ke temAM kaMI truTi rahI gaI che? tAre cahere A jotAM ja karamAI kema game? yAda che tane ke vidyArthI avasthAmAM tuM mArAthI koI paNa vAta chUpAvate nahi ? je kaMI hoya te tuM mane ra5STa batAvI dete hatA jyAre Aje tArA hadayanA uddagAra zA mATe chUpAve che ?" gadAdharanI AMkho AMsuthI bhijAI gaI. teNe pheMdhAyelA kaMThe kahyuM: "mitra ! huM adhama nahi paNa mahAadhama chuM. mAre mArA priya mitranI zAnadAra kRti joIne prasanna thavuM joItuM hatuM ane te mATe tane dhanyavAda ApavA joItA hatA, paraMtu huM

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atItanA apALA tema na karI zakyo, kAraNa ke nyAyazAstra para ApaNI pratijJA mujaba meM paNa eka graMtha lakhe che. ene ema hUtuM ke vidvAna varga mArA graMthane mAnya karaze ane tenI muktakaMThe prazaMsA karaze. paraMtu tAre graMtha joIne mArI badhI AzA para pANI pharI vaLyuM. tArA graMthamAM bhASA-lAlitya, suMdara ane sarasa bhAvAbhivyakita tathA zailInI gahanatA che. tAre graMtha sUrya samAna che, jyAre mAre graMtha eka nAnakaDA dIpaka jevuM che. tAro A graMtha vidvAne eka ja vAra joI leze te pachI mArA graMthane kaI aDakaze paNa nahi. AvI adhama bhAvanAne lIdhe ja mAruM vadana plAna thaI gayuM che. caitanyaH "mitra! tuM cintA na kara. mAre graMtha tArI kIrtimAM jarA paNa bAdhArUpa nahi bane. je pustakane lIdhe mitranuM hRdaya dubhAya te pustaka ja zA kAmanuM ? le, huM tArI sAme ja A graMtha nadInA pravAhamAM padharAvI dauM chuM.' | gadAdhara zaitanyano hAtha pakaDavA AgaLa vadhe te pahelAM te pustaka nadInA pravAhamAM taNAI gayuM. gadhAdhara be : "are ! mitra tame A zuM karI nAkhyuM ? A rIte tame eka amUlya kRtine pANImAM nAkhI daI tene eka mitra khAtara naSTa karI nAMkhI. tamArA tyAganI amara kathA ItihAsanAM sonerI pAnAM para camakaze ane mArI adhama vRtti para leka ghUMkaze." caitanya : "tu prasanna rahe. mitra! tArI prasannatAmAM ja mArI prasannatA che. ApaNe baMne eka ja gurunA ziSya chIe. tAruM nAma e ja mAruM nAma che. havethI tArAM pustakanuM adhyayana karavAthI ja nyAyazAstrane abhyAsa pUrNa thayeluM gaNAze." kinAre AvatAM ja naukA bhI gaI. baMne nIce UtaryA. eka prakAranA AtmasaMtoSathI baMnenAM vadana kamaLa khIlelAM hatAM.

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bAdazAhanI rAmAyaNa savArane samaya hate. eka bAdazAha potAnI vajIra sAthe pharavA nIkaLyo hato. rastAmAM eka vyAsajI kathA karatA hatA. hajAre leke besIne kathArasane AnaMda mANI rahyA hatA. vyAsajInI kathA kahevAnI paddhati evI anokhI hatI ke leke prasannatAthI DelI rahyA hatA. hAsyanA te dhodha vaheto hato. bAdazAhe pUchyuM : ' vachara ! ahIM kenI kathA cAle che?' vachara: "jahAMpanAha! ayodhyAnA rAjA rAma ane sItAnI kathA cAle che." bAdazAhane khUba khUTuM lAgyuM. tene thayuM mArA rAjyamAM leke mArI kathA karavAne badale bIjAnI kathA kare che ! bAdazAhe te ja vakhate vyAsajIne bolAvyA ane kahyuM: "juo! AjathI rAjA rAmanI kathA na saMbhaLAvatAM mArI ja kathA karavAnuM cAlu kare. jevI sItArAmanI kathA che tevI ja dUbahU mArI paNa kathA lakhI Ape.'

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160 atItanAM ajavALAM vyAsa ustAda hato. teNe kahyuM: "jahAMpanAha! huM evI te te uttama kathA lakhI ApIza ke loke rAmAyaNa vAMcavAnuM ja bhUlI jaze. paraMtu enAM mahenatANa peTe mAre agiyAra hajAra rUpiyA joIe chIe." te ja vakhate bAdazAhe rAjyanI tijorImAMthI agiyAra hajAra rUpiyA tene apAvI dIdhA. - pAMca mahinA pachI vyAsa bAdazAha pAse gaye ane bolyo : "jahAMpanAha! rAmAyaNanI peThe ja meM bAdazAyaNa" taiyAra karI nAMkhI che paraMtu temAM eka khAsa vAta ja lakhavAnI bAkI rahI gaI che. rAmanI patnI sItAne rAvaNa harI gayo hato, e ja rIte kRpA karIne ApanI begamanA AzakanuM nAma zuM hatuM e jaNAvo jethI "bAdazAyaNa mAM e lakhI nAkhuM." " A sAMbhaLatAM ja bAdazAhe kahyuM : "ApaNe evI bAdazAyaNa" nahi joIe."

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AnaMda kyAM ? 6 t ; eka zeTha paradezathI dhana kamAIne pitAnA gAma tarapha jaI rahyo hato. rastAmAM tene eka Thaga maLyo. teNe zeThane pUchayuM ke Apa kakyAM jAya che ? javAbamAM zeThe uttara Apyo : "kamAvA mATe paradeza gaye hato. tyAM cAra varSa sudhI rahyo ane jeTaluM bhAgyamAM lakhyuM hatuM teTaluM dhana kamAIne ghera pAcho pharI rahyo chuM.' dhananI vAta sAMbhaLIne ThaganA moDhAmAM pANI AvI gayuM. teNe vicAryuM ke koI paNa upAye zeThanuM dhana laI ja levuM joIe. pAcho A senerI avasara kathAre hAtha Avaze?" mIThI vANamAM zeThane kahyuM: "bhAIsAba ! Apa je gAma javA nIkaLyA che tenAthI daza mAIla dUra mAruM gAma che. huM paNa

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162 sAruM tyAM ja jaI rahyo chuM. karatAM sahelAIthI rastA pUrI zeThanI paNa icchA to hatI ja ke rastAmAM kAIka sathavAro maLI jAya te sAruM. alakamalakanI vAta karatA meu AgaLa vadhavA lAgyA. sUraja astAcaLa tarapha jhaDapathI DhILI rahyo hato. aMge kahyuM : sakhyAkALa thaI gayo che eTale have AgaLa vadhavuM sAruM nathI. ahIM pAsenI ja dharmazALAmAM ApaNe rokAI jaIe te sAruM raheze. A dharmazALA sa rIte sagavaDavALI che.' " atItanAM ajavALAM thayuM tame maLI gayA. vAta karatAM thaI jaze.' zeThe paNa ThaganA prastAvane anumeAdana ApyuM, ane dha zALAmAM gayA ane khAI-pIne UMghI gayA. ThaMge vicAryuM ke zeThane mArI dAnaMta upara zaka na jAya eTalA mATe teNe paNa UMghI javAnA DoLa karyAM. zeThane jevI gADha nidrA AvI ke turata ja Thaga beThA thayA. dhImethI zeThane bistara ane khissAM phaMphALavA mAMDayo. paraMtu eka paiseA paNa na maLyeA. tenI badhI AzAe nirAzAmAM palaTAI gaI. moDhuM caDAvIne te paNa pAsAM badalatAM badalatAM UMghI gayA. uSAnAM sAnerI kiraNoM avina para paDayAM tyAM ja baMne jaNAM potAnA javAnA sthAna tarapha AgaLa vadhyA. vAtavAtamAM Thage pUchyuM : bhAIsAba ! bAra varSe tame paradezamAM gALyAM che, te tyAMthI kaI *mAI ne AvA che ke ema ja khAlI hAthe pAchA pharyAM che. 4

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smAna karyA zeTha : mitra ! jeTaluM bhAgyamAM tyAM khAlI jakha nathI mArI, tha uMka mArAM bALa-baccAMne maLavA, jaI rahyo chuM.' hoya kamAyA 167 teTaluM ja maLe che. me paNa chu, je laI te dhananI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja ThaganA moDhA para AnaMdanI rekhAe camakI UThI. tene thayuM zeThanA sAmAnamAM kakyAMka paNa dhana jarUra che. saMdhyAkALa thatAM ja te bIjI dharmazALAmAM UtaryAM. pahelA ditasanI peThe ja Thaga tA nidrAnuM nATaka karIne UMghI gayA. zeThane jyAre gADha nidrA AvI gaI tyAre te UThayo ane temanA sarasAmAna phALavA lAgyA. khUba sAvadhAnIthI teNe temanAM khissAM, bistara ane khIjo sAmAna tapAsI lIdhA. kalAkeA sudhI mahenata karavA chatAM jayAre kaMI na maLyu. tyAre ene khAtrI thaI gaI ke zeThanI pAse kAI ja saMpatti nathI. mAtra mane manAvavA mATe potAnI baDAI hAMke che. A tArA sAthe huM kayAM phasAyeA ? trIje divase thADuMka cAlatAM ja zeThanu gAma AvI gayuM. Thagane laI te zeDa peAtAne ghera pahoMcyA. bhojana vagerethI nivRtta thaI ne temaNe potAne bistaro khAlye! ane emAMthI eka poTalI kADhI. poTalImAM pAMca hajAra suvarNa -mudrAe hatI. pAMca mudrA pelAne ApatAM zeThe kahyuM : ' haju te tAruM gAma dUra che. AmAMthI tAre mATe khAvApIvAmA sAmAna laI leje ane bALa-baccAM mATe paNa thoDI cIjo letA jaje.' apalakanetre haga poTalI tarapha joI rahyo. tene A kevI rIte anya tene khyAla ja naheAtA AvatA. je pATalI me bacce rAta sudhI zeAdhI te ahI kevI rIte AvI? lAkha prayatne ya mane na maLI, teA pachI e hatI kAM

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atItanAM ahiyA ThAH "chA Apa mane tathrI oLakhatA ke huM koNa chuM. tamane e sAMbhaLIne Azcarya thaze ke bIjAonuM dhana cerI jevuM e ja mAre eka mAtra dhadhe che. ApanI sAthe paNa e ja IrAdAthI AvyA hatA. satata be rAta sudhI meM A piTalI zedhyA karI paNa niSphaLa gaye. have Apa ghera pahoMcI gayA che tethI kaI bhaya paNa nathI; te kRpA karIne e kaho ke rAtre Ane kayAM mUkta hatA ?" zeThe sasmita uttara ApyoH "A rahasya huM tyAre ja khAlIza ke jyAre tuM pratijJApUrvaka jAhera kare ke bhaviSyamAM huM koInuM paNa dhana nahi ceruM.' - Thage pratijJA lIdhI tyAre zeTha belyA : "tane jotAM pahelI ja najare mane khAtrI thaI gaI ke tuM kaI jAtane mANasa che. meM vicAryuM ke AkhI rAta tuM mArI vastuo zodhyA karIza. rAta bhara tuM jAgato rahIza tethI bIje kaI cora paNa nahi Ave. tArA sAmAnane te tuM hAtha ja nahi lagAve. AthI jyAre tuM pizAba vagere kArya mATe ADoavaLe thatuM tyAre haLavethI huM A piTalI tArA ozIkA nIce mUkI de. Ama AkhI rAta A. piTalI tArI pAse ja rahetI hatI paraMtu te tarapha tAruM dhyAna ja gayuM nahi." kaganI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayAM. "hAya ! je dhana mArI pAse ja hatuM tene huM tamArI pAse dho hato.' Ajane mAnavI paNa e ThaganI peThe ja bhautika padArthomAM sukhanI zodha karavA phAMphA mAre che, paraMtu sAcuM sukha bahAra nahi paNa pitAnI aMdara ja che.

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kalAkArI makA mUrti kalAmAM nipuNa evo eka kalAkAra hato. tenAM A beba sarjaka joIne loke AzcaryamAM garakAva thaI jatA. pitAnA jamAnAne te sarvazreSTha kalAkAra hato. enI vRddhAvasthA joIne tenA cAhake ciMtita thaI jatA. temaNe pitAnA hadayanI ciMtA kalAkAra pAse vyakta karI. kalAkAre kahyuM: "Apa ciMtA zA mATe kare che?" tenA nehIoe uttara vALyo : "yamarAja jyAre levA Ave che tyAre na te kalAkArane jue che, na sAhityakArane; ne netA ane aMbhinetAne bhedabhAva paNa nathI rAkhato. tenI yAda mAtra paNuM dhrujArI thavA mAMDe che." kalAkAra khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyo. teNe kahyuM: "huM mArA kalAkauzalyathI yamarAja paNa thApa ApavA mAguM chuM. mane te sahelAIthI nahi laI jaI zake

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atItanAM ajavALA lekee prazna karyo : "e kevI rIte ?" kalAkAre garvathI kahyuM : "huM mArI daza mUrtio banAvIza. ane jyAre yamarAja Avaze tyAre jhaTa karataka e mUrtionI vacce chUpAI jaIza. te sAcI vyakti ane mUrti vacceno bheda. nahi kaLI zake. Ama mAre vALa paNa vAMke nahi thAya." - lekene vizvAsa na AvyuM paraMtu kalAkArane saMpUrNa khAtarI hatI ke tenI kalA kyAre ya eLe nahi jAya. te mUrtio banAvavAmAM mazagUla thaI gayo ane eNe daza mUrtio ghaDI kADhI. eka navA oraDAmAM te badhI mUrtio mUkAvIne pite paNa temAM jaI beTho. jonArane e khabara nahotI paDatI ke AmAM mUrtio kaI ane kalAkAra keNa?" . . pitAnA buddhikauzalya upara te vArI jatuM hatuM. eka divasa te mUrtio vacce beTho hato tyAM ja yamarAja AvI gayA. kalAkAre yamarAjane oLakhI lIdhA. tarata ja te niHstabdha banIne besI gaye. lAMbe vakhata sudhI UMDANapUrvaka jevA chatAM yamarAja oLakhI na zakyA ke AmAM kalAkAra keNa che ane mUrti keNa che. - pachI yamarAje buddhithI kAma lIdhuM: "A ke mUrkha kalAkAra che je A mUrtio paNa eka sarakhI nathI ghaDI zakyo. keInuM nAka sIdhuM che te koInuM vAMku, keInuM jADuM che te koInuM pAtaLuM. eke mUrtimAM ThekANuM nathI" kalAkAre pitAnI kaDavI TIkA sAMbhaLI te ja te cIsa pADI UDyo ke "mArI kalAne kaNa paDakAra kare che ?

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kalAkAranI TIkA 167 turata yamarAje tenuM gaLuM pakaDI lIdhuM ane kahyuM: "huM jANatA hatA ke sAce kalAkAra pitAnI kalAnI TIkA kakyAreya na sAMbhaLI zake. e daSTie ja meM A yukti karI. have cAla sArI sAthe." kalAkAra bicAre have zuM karI zake tema hatuM ? teNe javuM ja paDayuM.

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parIkSA anilakAta urjanane eka buddhimAna ane pratiSThita zeTha hatuM. tenA gharamAM dhananA DhagalA khaDakAyelA hatA. tenI patnIpratibhA paNa tenI peThe ja buddhizALI hatI. paraMtu tene meLo khAlI hovAthI te haMmezAM udAsa rahetI. anilakAta tene samajAvate ke tuM rAtadivasa ciMtA na kara, je bhAgyamAM lakhyuM haze to jarUra putra thaze. pratibhA: "nAtha! putra vinA A virATa vaibhava zA kAmane?' anilakAtaH "tuM AMsu na sAra. Aje mane eka mahAna saMta maLyA hatA. temaNe kahyuM ke tAre eka putra thaze." te ja rAtre pratibhAne svapna AvyuM ke gaMbhIra garjanA karatA eka siMhe tenA mukhamAM praveza karyo. pratibhA samajI gaI ke have mAre eka tejasvI putraratna thaze. anilakAntanI vAta sAcI paDI. pratibhAnI prasannatAno pAra

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: - lo putra prApta thatAM zeThANI bheNe dharatI parathI ahara rcAlavA - lAgI. bALAnuM nAmu. pravINa rAkhyuM. meTe thatAM pravINanAM lagna vINA sAthe karavAmAM Avyo. eka kIsa anila bImA paDo. pravINe tenI pAse che ke pitA che! hema ja bahu moTo dAktarane eloyI hAryuM che. te evI asarakAraka davA Apaze ke A varata ja svastha thaI jaze.' - aMnilakantaH pravINa! have huM thoDA ja kalAkane mahemAna che. dAktarane nathI lAvavA. mArI aMtima traNa zikhAmaNe sAMbhaLI le. ane e ja jIvanamAM apanAvaje. (1) jyAM rAjA pitAne na hoya, ApaNA pratye sneha-Adara na rAkhate heya tyAM kadI na rahevuM. (ra) je ne ApaNe pratye prema na hoya, kaMIka ApaNa karavAnI bhAvanI na hoya tenI sAthe na rahevuM. () jyAM munIma pitAne na hoya tyAM paNa na rahevuM.' pravINaH "pitAjI! Apane vacana ApuM chuM ke huM ApanI zikhAmaNane anusarIzuM ane te mujaba ja cAlIza." teNe Ama AzvAsana ApyuM tyAM je anilakatane eka eka evI ema teNe haMmeza mATe okha mIMcI dIdhI. pravINa para have AMkhA dhare bhAra AvI paDyo. gharanuM : +

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atItanAM ajavALAM gADuM' eNe evI teA 'kurALatAthI calAvyu ke loko AzcaryathI cakita thayA. . eka divasa rAjAnA priya ane suMdara mera rAjamahelamAMthI UDatA UDatA tenI havelInI chata para AvI caDayo. pravINe vicAryuM. lAva, rAjAnI parIkSA karuM. mArane pakaDIne teNe eka eraDAmAM chUpAvI dIdhA. meAra na maLavAthI rAjAne ciMtA thaI. AkhA ujjainamAM sAda paDAvavAmAM Avyo ke je kAI mAra lAvI Apaze tene inAma ApavAmAM Avaze. pravINa rAjA pAse gayA ane ekAMtamAM kahyuM : ' rAjan ! ApA mayUra UDato UDato mAre ghera Avyo. te samaye mArI buddhi bhraSTa thaI gaI. ane me tene mArI nAkhyA. hIra-pannAnAM AbhUSaNa paheryAM hatAM te A rahyAM.' A lA, mere rAjAH 'zuM kahyuM? te mArane mArI nAkhyA. are duSTa te A zuM karyuM ? AnI eka ja sajA che--mRtyudaMDa. tArA jevA hatyArAnuM te meDhu paNa huM jovA mAgatA nathI. tane tArA kuTuMba parivArane maLI AvavAnI rajA Apu chuM. eka paheAra samaya haju bAkI che. tyAM sudhImAM zULI paNa taiyAra thaI jaze.' te sIdhA ja ghera pahoMcyA ane potAnI patnI vINAne kahyuM : ' vINA ! jo mArAthI eka bhayaMkara bhUla thaI che. me rAjAnA mayUranI hatyA karI che. jete mATe mane sajAe dehAMta daMDanI zikSA karI che. zuM tuM mane A makAnamAM chUpAvI daI zakIza ? A samaye bhAre jIva bacAvavA e tArI pharaja che.'

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& vINA : are! e zuM AvyA tame? rAjAnA mArane tame 4 mArI nAMkhyA ? rAjadrohIne huM mArA dharamAM zI rIte rAkhuM ? tamAre lIdhe mArAM bALabaccAMne maravuM paDeM. huM paNa na bacI zakuM, AthI A5e hamaNAM ja makAna cheADI cAlyA jAo, jo Apa makAnamAM ja chUpAI raheze! to mAre nAchUTake kuTuMbanI rakSA mATe ya sAte khakhara ApavI paDaze.' pravINa - ' gabharA nahi vINA! mAre lIdhe takalIpha paDe e huM nathI IcchatA. huM ahIMthI gharamAM AnaMdathI rahe.' G 1 pravINa sIdhA ja gherathI dukAne gayA. dukAna para mATA munImajI beThA hatA. pravINe munImajIne ekAMtamAM laI jaI ane kahyuM : juo mArI buddhi kuMThita thaI gaI hatI ane meM rAMjAnA merane mArI nAMkhyA. have rAjA mane zULI upara caDAvaze. huM tamArI pAse mArA prANanI khIkha mAguM chuM. kRpA karIne mane kahyAMka chUpAvI do.' tamane badhAMne jAuM chuM. tuM " munIma : zeTha sAheba ! mAra mArIne te Ape bahu seTI bhUla karI che. Apa jANo che ke mAre pAMca chekarAM che. Apane lIdhe mAre rAjAjInA kApane bhAga banavu paDe e kayAM sudhI ceAgya che ? mArAmAM evI zakita kathAM che ? Apa bIje padhAre.' : pravINa : ' munImajI ! Apa ciMtA na kara. huM jAu chuM. pachI teNe jyAM merane satADayo hato tyAM jaIne te laI AvyA ane rAjAnA hAthamAM ApatA teNe kahyuM: " lA ApanA A meri me to mArA pitAzrInI aMtima zikhAmaNAnuM pArakhu

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* : ke Tii . , ja * rAja . -* * * * * atItanAM Aga karavA mATe e banAvaTa dha siI. sabhAmAM ApanI amita. te ApanuM rAjya chIne have jAuM chuM kAraNake jyanA rAjA pitAne na hoya tyAM na rahevuM rAtane ghaNuM dharAzA ha te e che ke dharyo. ghare AvIne teNe vINAne kahyuM ke pitAnA orti zikhAmaNa mujaba meM tArI parIkSA lIdhI hatI. mera te huM rAjAne ApI ane huM ene kaMI mArI nahatI nIkhe tAruM ghara bhALa. hu o cA para. have dukAna paNa taji saMdhAnI che vaNAe khUba vinavaNIo karI paraMtu pravINa zakAya nahi munamajIne ceteMvIne te cAla ithayo. - ekale amUle te mahArASTra pahaze. zarUAtamAM teNe eka zeThane tyAM nekarI karI. cheDA paisA thatAM ja pitAnI svataMtra dukAna kholI. bhAgya ane puruSArthanA baLe thoDA ja vakhatamAM teNe lAkhanI saMpatti ekaThI karI lIdhI. eka sugya kanyA sAthe tenA lagna paNa thaI gayAM. tyAMnA rAjA sAthe paNa tene mITho saMbaMdha hate. - eka vakhata eNe vicAryuM ke lAva jarA parIkSA karI lauM. ema vicArI teNe rAjakumArane pitAnA gharamAM chUpAvI dIdhuM. traNa divasa sudhI rAjakumAranI zodha cAlI paraMtu kayAMya na maLe. rAjA ciMtAnA apAra sAgaramAM DUbI gaye. . pravINa rAjamahelamAM pahoMce. roMjAne, ekatimAM laI jaI kahyuM, "rAjana ! mArAthI eka aparAdha thaI gayuM che. meM rAjakumArane " mArI nAkhe che. Apa mane je je kara hoya te khuzIthI kare." ? 6

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parIkSA 13. rAjAe khUba ja gaMbhIratAthI kahyuM: zreSThIjI! bane tyAM sudhI Apa rAjaputrane kyAre ya haNe nahi, te paNa bhAvAvezamAM evuM kaMI thaI gayuM hoya te have cintA na karaze. sAthosAtha A vAta. paNa keIne na kaheze.Apa AnaMdathI jAo.' pravINa ghera AvyuM ane AMkhamAMthI azrudhArA vahAvatAM teNe patnIne kahyuM: "priye! mArAthI eka bhayaMkara aparAdha thaI gayo che. meM bhUlathI rAjakumAranI hatyA karI nAMkhI che." ( patnI belI: "patideva! Apa cintA na kare. huM hou tyAM sudhI tamAre vALa paNa vAMke nahi thAya. je rAjAnA sipAIo Avaze te huM kahI daIza ke kuMvarane meM mAryo che. badhA ja aparAdha mAre che." pravINa gherathI dukAna upara Avyo. teNe e ja vAta munImane kahI. munIme kahyuM: "zeTha Apa jarA paNa ciMtA na karaze. meM ApanuM lUNa khAdhuM che. jyAM sudhI huM jIvuM chuM tyAM sudhI te Apane kaMI ja vAMdho nahi Ave. rAjAnA mANasane huM spaSTa zabdomAM kahI daIza ke zeTha sAheba bilakula nirdoSa che. aparAdha mAre che eTale mane daMDa ApavAmAM Ave." pravINanI icchA te parIkSA levAnI hatI. rAjA, patnI ane munIma traNe ya pAra UtaryA hatAM. teNe e ja samaye rAjakumArane chUpI jagyAmAMthI lAvI ane rAjAne suparata karyo ane tyAM ja

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kaLiyugane bodha eka vakhata pAMce pAMDavo bAgamAM ramatA hatA tyAM ja vicitra vezabhUSAvALo eka mANasa yudhiSThira pAse AvIne Ubhe rahyo. tene joIne yudhiSThirane Azcarya thayuM ke A mANase ekI vakhate brAhmaNa ane yavana baMnene veza zA kAraNathI dhAraNa karyo haze. AvelI vyaktie kahyuM : "mahArAja ! mArI anokhI vezabhUSA joIne Apane Azcarya thAya che ne ? paraMtu Apane tethI paNa vadhu Azcarya jevuM hoya te ApanA A cAre ya bhAIone cAra judI judI dizAomAM mokale. Apane khabara paDaze ke jagatamAM kevI kevI vicitra vAto astitvamAM che?, bhIma pUrva dizAmAM gayA. temaNe joyuM te eka nadI kalakale ninAda karatI vahetI hatI. cAre tarapha hariyALI chavAyelI hatI. -tene kinAre eka bAra moDhAvALe pADe cAre tarapha Ugela hariyALuM

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ligamanA Adha pa ghAsa jhaDapathI :caratA hatA. ATaluM badhu khAvAnu hAvA chatAM, tenu peTa ane kamara eka thaI gayAM hatAM. badhuM bhrAsa te bhUkhyo hatA te AzrayanI vAta hatI. khAI javA chatAM arjunane dakSiNa dizAmAM meAkalavAmAM AvyA. emaNe joyuM te eka tarata viyAyelI gAya potAnI navajAta vAcharaDInA AMcaLa dhAvI rahI hatI. potAnI ja vAcharaDIne dhAvatI gAyane joI ne arjuna cakita thaI gayA. nakuLane pazcima dizAmAM meAkalavAmAM AvyA. teo e tarapha AgaLa vadhatA hatA tyAM ja ekAeka temanA paga aTakI gayA. emaNe joyuM ke eka AsopalAvanI DALe eka pi MjaruM laTakatuM hatuM. epiMjaru sAnAnuM banAveluM hatu ane emAM hIrA, pannA, mANeka, meAtI vagera jhaverAta maDhela hatuM. epiMjaramAM eka kAgaDA beThA hatA ane rAjahaMsa tAkaranI peThe tenI sevA-cAkarI karI rahyo hato. sahadevane uttaramAM javAnuM sUcana maLyuM hatuM. te te uttara dizAmAM potAne mA kApatA hatA. rastAmAM eka jagyAe temanI AMkhA AzcaryathI paheALI thaI gaI. tyAM eka-bIjAne aDakIne traNa kuMDa AvelA hatA. eka kuMDa vacce hatA ane e kuMDa AjubAju AvelA hatA. AjubAjunA kuMDAmAM pANInAM mAjA UchaLatAM hatAM, ane e mojAne lIdhe eka ku MDanuM pANI UchaLIne khIjA kuMDamAM paDatuM hatuM paraMtu vaccenA kuMDamAM eka TIpu paNa paDatu na hatu. te khAlI ja rahetA hatA. cAre bhAi e yudhiSThira pAse AvI pahoMcyA ane emane potAnI Atha kathanI saMbhaLAvI.

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atItanAM bhAgamAM e ja vakhate pitA vicitra vezavALA puruSe H mahArAja jarA Apa paNa mArI sAthe cAle. huM ane tethI paNa vicitra dazya batAvIza. yudhiSThira tenI sAthe cAlyA. emaNe joyuM ke e mANase mAthA upara joDA bAMdhyA hatA ane eka ghaDe UMcakIne tenuM pANI bIjA cha ghaDAmo nAkhahatenIdhI che ke ghaDA bharAI jatA hatA. pachI e cha dhaDA UMcakIne pelo ghaDAmAM tenuM pANI reDato hato te paNa e ghaDe khAlI ne khAlI je rahetuM hatuM. yudhiSThine e vastu khUba ja Azcaryajanaka lAgyuM. jotajotAmAM vicitrI puruSa divya devanA rUpamAM prakaTa thayuM. teNe kahyuM "Apa saue je vicitra vastuo joI tene artha A pramANe thAya che ? pahelAM Ape eka pADe che je bAra moDhathI ca hato te paNa tenuM peTa khAlI khAlI ja rahetuM hatuM. ene artha e ja ke kaLiyugamAM rAjyanA adhikArIo cAre bAjuthI lAMca leze te paNa teo kadI saMtuSTa nahi thAya. t " nava-jAta vAcharaDInA dhAvavAnI vAta sUcave che ke kaLiyugamAM mA-bApa potAnI dIkarInA paisA laIne pitAnuM gujarAna calAvaze. paisA meLavavA pitAnI putrInA lagna gI ane vRddha puruSa sAthe karatAM teo leza paNa khacakAze nahi. sonAnA piMjaramAM beThele kAgaDo ane tene rAjahaMsa sevakonuM tAtparya e ja ke kaLiyugamAM halakA loke rAjya karaze. atre uttama puruSone temanI sevA karavI paDaze.

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kaliyuganA Adha 197 AjubAjunA kuMDanuM pANI parasparamAM paDe ane vaccenA kuMDamAM TIpu ya na paDe e kaLiyugamAM mAnavanI badalAyelI vRttinuM e pratIka che. te potAnAM sagAM bhAIbhAMDune tyajIne patnInAM sagAMvahAlAMne pALaze ane peSaze. mAthe bAMdhelA joDAnA artha eTalo ja ke puruSa strIne gulAma banI jaze ane strIo rAja karaze. eka ghaDAthI cha ghaDA bharAya paNa chaye dhAthI eka ghaDo na bharI zakAya. eTale mA-bApa potAnA sAta-ATha putronuM poSaNa karo paraMtu badhA che!karA sAthe maLIne paNa mAtA-pitAne mAMha pALe.' yudhdhadire jijJAsA vyakta karatAM pUchyuM Apa Na che?' * pelAe pratyuttara vALyo : ' huM kaLiyuga chuM ane kaLiyuganI jhalaka dekhADavA ja me tamane A vividha dRzyo batAvyAM che.' Ama kahI te AgaLa cAlatA thaye.

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alaga alaga sajA bAdazAha akabara pitAnA siMhAsana upara birAjamAna hA. vajIra ane darabArIo paNa potapotAnAM Asane upara ArUDha hatA. A samaye keTavALe bAdazAhanI sAme eka aparAdhI rajU karyo ane kahyuM: "hajUra ! A mANase corI karI che." bAdazAhe tene nakhazikha nihALyo ane mIThA avAje kahyuM H A kAma tamAre mATe nathI. jAo havethI sArI rIte rahejo." tenA gayA pachI bIja aparAdhIne lAvavAmAM Avyo. teNe paNa cerI ja karI hatI. bAdazAhe tene sArI rIte joyo, pachI geDI gALa daIne kahyuM: "cAle ja mArI sAmethI." te cAlyo gaye. have trIje gunegAra rajU thayuM. teNe paNa cerIne ja guno karyo hato. tenA tarapha sAmAnya najare joIne

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alaga alaga saja bAdazAhe sipAhI pAse sAta jeDA marAvyA. pachI dhakkA marAvIne mahelanI bahAra kaDhAvya. tyAra pachI cothA aparAdhIne lAvavAmAM AvyuM. teNe paNa corI ja karI hatI. bAdazAhe tene pagathI mAthA sudhI joyo ane hukama karyo ke enuM moTuM kALuM karIne gadheDA para besADIne AkhA zaheramAM pheravavAmAM Ave. cAre ya aparAdhIone aparAdha eka hatuM paraMtu daMDa alaga alaga Ave. badhA darabArIonA manamAM prazna jAgyo ke Ama zA mATe ? A bAbata bAdazAha jANI gayo. teNe pUchayuM : "Apa saunuM A viSe zuM kahevuM che?" eka darabArI: "jahAMpanAha ! ApanA nyAyamAM to amane saMpUrNa vizvAsa che paraMtu e nathI samajAtuM ke jyAre badhAe eka sarakho guno karyo che te pachI tenI sajA alaga alaga zA mATe ? darekanI sajA vacce AkAza ane dharatI eTale phera che!" e rahasya jANavA mATe huM cAreyanI pAchaLa eka eka guptacara mokalIza jethI sAcI paristhitine khyAla Ave." bIje divase bAdazAha akabara siMhAsana para beThA hatA. darabAra bharAya hate. turata ja cAreya guptacaroe pitApitAnI hakIkta rajU karI. eke nivedana karyuM : "jahAMpanAha! jene Ape, "A kArya tArA mATe yogya nathI" ema kahIne vidAya karyo hato teNe ahIMthI ghera jaIne jhera khAdhuM ane Atma-hatyA karI.

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atItanAM ajavALAM " jene Ape apazabda kahIne kADhavo hatA te peAtAnI gharavakharI laI, dilhI choDIne cAhyA gayA.' 180 C jenA mAthA upara sAta joDA ThokAvyA hatA te ghera gayA. ane eka eraDAmAM bAraNAM baMdha karIne mesI gayA.' ceAthe cAra ke jenu mAM kALu karavAmAM AvyuM gadheDA para besADI nagaramAM pheravavAmAM AvyA hatA hajAro mANaso ekaThA thaI gayA. aneka loko tenA meDhA upara hatA. rastAmAM tenI " thUMkatA hatA, teA keTalAka gALe! paNa ApatA patnI maLI gaI. cAre tene bUma pADI kahyuM ke mATe nahAvAnuM pANI bharI rAkha. mAre have bAkI che jemAM A duSTAne pheravIne hamaNAM ja saheja paNa ciMta! na karatI.' ghera jA ane mArA theADIka ja galIe. AvIza. tuM mArI darabArIo samajI gayA ke zA kAraNe eka ja alaga alaga sajA karavAmAM AvI hatI. hatuM ane tene jovA gunA mATe

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kaLadevatA bhikSA mAgIne eka ziSya guru pAse gayo. ane bhikSApAtramAMthI eka pachI eka vastu kADhIne batAvavA lAgyo. guru bolyA : "vatsa ! Aja ATaluM badhuM moDuM zAthI thayuM ?' - namratAthI ziSya javAba Apyo : "bhikSA mAgatAM mAgatAM huM eka UMcI aTArIe pahoMcyo. gRhiNIe mAruM svAgata karyuM ane eka lADu mArA bhikSApAtramAM mUkyo. lADu laIne je huM cAlato thayo te ja eka vicAra Avyo ke A lADa te mArA gurudevane kAma Avaze, te mane zuM maLaze ? lADunI mIThI sugaMdhathI mAruM mana lalacAyuM. AthI turata ja meM rUpaparivartana karavAnI vidyAthI eka bALakanuM rUpa lIdhuM ane tyAM pAchA gaye. pahelAMnI jema ja gRhiNIe mane eka lADu Ape. vaLI cAlatAM cAlatAM vicAra Avyo ke e lADu te mArA sAthIdArane Apa paDaze ane huM ema ja rahI jaIza. AthI

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182 atItanAM ajavALAM trIjIvAra meM eka vRddhanu rUpa dhAraNa karyuM... ane lathaDiyAM khAte tyAM jaI ne trIjo lADu laI AvyA. AthI mADu thayuM. gurudeve Thapako ApatAM kahyuM : ' vatsa ! A vastu zramaNAcArathI viparIta che. A rIte ekaThu karavu e anAcAra che, mATe tAre prAyazcita karavuM paDaze. ane bhaviSyamAM kacAre ya ema na karavAnI pratijJA levI paDaze.' pAchA prAyazcita paNa ziSya khelyA : * gurudeva ! Apa mArI kaLAnI kadara karavAne badale mane pa Ape che! ane uparathI karavAnu kaheA che ? zuM mArI kaLAnI eTalI ja mArAthI ahIM nahi rahevAya.' ki Mmata ? have ' gurudeve zAMta ane mIThI vANImAM kahyuM : 'vatsa ! - gusse na thA. jozamAM AvIne hAza na khAI esa. huM je kahu chuM. te mAre mATe nahi. paraMtu tArA AtmAnI unnati mATe che. anAcAra mATe prAyazcita jo karavAmAM na Ave te jIvanamAM vadhu ane vadhu vikRtio utpanna thAya che, vivekabhraSTa thayelAne vinipAta zatamukhe thAya che, AthI tAre Atma-ddhi mATe prAyazcita karavu joI e.' ziSya melyA : ' mAre to have kaI ja prAyazcita nathI levuM. mArAthI sAdhu jIvananA kaThora yama-niyama paLAtA nathI. je gherathI huM Aje bhikSA lAvyA chuM te eka nATaka maMDaLInA ucca adhikArInuM ghara hatuM. teNe mane rUpa-parivartana karatAM joyA hatA ane potAnI putrIone kahyuM hatuM ke A sAdhAraNa puruSa nathI, A te sAkSAta kalAdevatA che. tame te tenI upAsanA karA. jo tame

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phaLatA 183 premathI tene jItI zakaze te e tamane nATaca-kSetre camakAvI deze ane sAtheAsAtha nATakamAMDaLI paNa camakI jaze. pachI mane chekarI. ee mane atyaMta premabharyAM Agraha karyAM ane kahyuM : ' nAtha! amArA pitAe amane Apane caraNe arpaNa karI dIdhI che. Apa have kayAM jaI rahyA che ? Apa ahIM ja rahe. ApaNe ahIM lADunI te kAI kamI nathI. ApanA jevI ke maLa vyakti mATe sAdhu-jIvana muzkela che.' C jyAre me inkAra karyAM tyAre ane roI paDI ane AMkhamAMthI Tapa Tapa AMsu sAravA lAgI. meM tamane kahyuM : mane rokaze nA. mArA gurudevane pUchIne hamaNAM ja pAche Avu chuM. AthI gurudeva huM jAuM chuM. te mArI rAha joi rahI haze. jyAM kaLAnI sAcI parakha thatI hoya tyAM ja rahevAnI majA che.' 6 jaI rahelA ziSyane rokatAM gurudeva melyA : * vatsa ! tuM jaI rahyo che eTale huM tane rAkI nahi zakuM, paraMtu jatAM jatAM mArI eka vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhaje ke je ghera madya ane mAMsanu sevana thatu hoya tyAM na rahetA.' ziSya utAvaLamAM hatA eTale ' hA' kahIne teNe pelI baMne bALAene pUchyuM : ' tame AhAra tA nathI karatAM te? jo karatAM rahe ahIMthI pAche jAuM.' cAlatA thayA. madya-mAMsane A ja paLe leke te huM bALAoe nakAramAM javAba ApyA eTale e tyAM ja rahI gayA. Anada-pramAda karatAM aneka varSo pasAra thaI gayAM.

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84 atItanAM sAdhana Aje tenuM nATaka hatuM. potAnI baMne patnIone bolAvI teNe kahyuM: "Aje huM pAcho nahi karuM." ane nAma karavA te cAlato thayo. baMne strIoe vicAryuM ke pati Aje pAchaLa AvavAnA nathI AthI lAMbA vakhatanI adhUrI abhilASA pUrI karIe. emaNe khUba vadhAre pramANamAM mAMsa-madirA lIdhAM ane nazAmAM behoza banI gaI. emanA moDhA ane zarIra para mAkhIo baNabaNavA mAMDI. nATaka karavA gayelA patinuM mana tyAM eTayuM nahi tethI adhavacce ja te ghera pAcho pharyo paraMtu patnIonI A sthiti joIne temanA upara ghaNA AvI gaI. patine joIne baMne khUba gabharAI gaI. baMnene Thapako ApatAM te bolyo, "tame vacanabhaMga karyo che AthI have mArAthI ahIM nahi rahevAya." Ama kahI vaLatA ja pagale tyAMthI te pAcho pharyo. ane strIoe tenA pagamAM paDI aparAdhanI kSamA mAgI para tu te ekano be na thayo. te strIoe kahyuM: 'sAruM ! Apane na mAnavuM hoya ane javuM ja hoya te jAo, paraMtu amArA bharaNapoSaNa mATe thoDIka Arthika vyavasthA karatA jAo.' bhale!" kahIne turata ja te nATakanA maMca para gayo. hajAranI janamedanIne saMbodhIne teNe kahyuM : " Aja huM ApanI samakSa evuM nATaka rajU karIza ke A pahelAM tevuM nATaka Ape kadI joyuM nahi hoya.' | nATaka zarU thayuM. prekSakonA hRdayanA dhabakArA vadhI gayA. saunuM mana sAkSI pUratuM hatuM ke te mahAna abhinetA che. tenuM nATaka haMmezAM anokhuM hoya che.

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phaLAdevatA 185 samrATa bharata te khela rajU thaye hateA. emano janma, JaLapaNa ane temAMthI dhIme dhIme meTA thavAnI prakriyA, rAjavyavasthA ane ' cakraratna 'nI sAdhanA ema eka pachI eka prasaMge takhatA upara thaI rahyA hatA. rAjA bharate bhavya dR Nu-mahelanuM nirmANa karAvyuM hatuM. rAjA suMdara vastrAbhUSaNe sajI kAca-dharamAM dAkhala thAya che ane tene nihALatAM nihALatAM ja emanA hAthamAMthI vIMTI paDI jAya che. A dRzya bhajavatAM bhajavatAM ja tenA manamAM cintananA sphulli Mgo UchaLavA lAgyA : * are DhoMgI! kayAM tuM ane kAM bharata cakravartI. kAM tAruM adhama jIvana ane kAM e mahApuruSanu jIvana ? rAjya bharata teA kamalanI peThe sAMsAramAM rahIne ja saMsArathI alipta rahetA hatA jyAre tu te! vAsanAne gulAma che. e mahApuruSanI nakala karatAM tane zarama nathI AvatI ? ' tenI AMtara cetanA jAgI gai. AmANe utAratAM utAratAM Atma-maMthana cAlyuM ane Atma- naiti gRta thai gaI. prekSakoe dhananA DhagalA khaDakI dIdhA paraMtu e saheja paNa DagyA nahi. kevala jJAna, kevala darzana ane apAra Atmavaibhava tene prApta thayA hatAM. te te| nihAla thaI gayA. prekSake tene joI ne rasta- anI gayA.

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mUonI yAdI uttama ane jAtavAna ghoDA laIne eka sodAgara dilhInA darabAramAM AvyuM. bAdazAha akabarane e badhA ja ghoDA gamI gayA ane teNe badhA ghaDA kharIdI lIdhA. uparAMta rUpiyA eka lAkha sodAgarane ApI bAdazAhe tene evA ja uttama ane bIje varSe paNa lAvavAnuM kahyuM. sodAgaranA gayA pachI thoDA divaso vItI gayA bAda bAdazAhe kahyuM : "bIrabala! hindustAnamAM jeTalA bevakUpha hoya tenI sUci taiyAra karAvavAnI mArI IcachA che." bIrabalaH "jI hajUra! e kArya AjathI ja karavAmAM Avaze." thoDA ja divasamAM sUci taiyAra thaI gaI ane bAdazAha salAmata samakSa peza karavAmAM AvI. sUci kholatAM ja bAdazAhe joyuM ke sauthI prathama tenuM ja nAma che. e jotAM ja te lAlapILA thavA lAgyo ane bolyo : "A zuM che ? bola, teM A zuM lakhyuM che ?"

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mUkhAonI yAdI 187 bIrabala : "beadabI mApha, hajura ! paraMtu jene Apa jANatA nathI, oLakhatA nathI. evA sedAgarane Ape eka lAkha rUpiyA ApyA te zuM mUkhaI nathI ?' akabara : "ane je te sedAgara gheDA laI Ave che? tane zuM daMDa dauM ?' bIrabala : jahAMpanAha! jo e gheDA laIne Avaze te ApanI jagyAe tenuM nAma lakhI daIza. e rIte mane daMDa ApavAne to keI savAla ja pedA thato nathI." bAdazAha cUpa thaI gayo.

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kSamAmUti grISmaRtunA ugra vAyunI uSNatAthI samagra bhUtaLa jANe saLagI UThayuM hatuM. mAnava-zarIramAM e tApathI saMtApa jAgrata thato hato A saMtApathI bacavA mATe badhAM prANIo potapotAnA sthAnomAM lapAI gayAM hatAM. e baLabaLatA bapore paNa rAjamahelamAM ThaMDaka hatI. samrATa pitAnI paTarANI sAthe besIne amana-camanamAM gulatAna thaI gaye hato. caMdananI sumadhura saurabhathI A mahela maheMkI UThayo hato. A vaibhava verAyelo joIne tene ahaMkArane sAgara uchALA mArI rahyo hate. mahArANue pitAnA cAturya ane sahRdayatAthI mahArAja pitAnA vazamAM karI lIdhA hatA. hAthamAM pAnanuM bIDuM letAM mahArAja belyA : "hRdayezvarI ! -Aja te huM tane mArA hAthe khavaDAvIza. madirA te tuM pItI

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mAmUrti nathI. pAna te khAIza ne ? le, tAruM mukha khela, ane A pAna khAI le." rANIe paNa hAtha laMbAvatAM kahyuM : "le, mahArAja, tame paNa A turacha dAsIne hAthanuM pAna khAI le ne !" rAjAnA moDhAmAM pAnabIDuM mUkatAM ja rANuM khaDakhaDATa hasI paDI. rAjAe ghUMkavA mATe pitAnuM mukha jharUkhAmAMthI bahAra kADhyuM svI je emanI najara rastA para jatA eka gI upara paDI.. khulle mAthe ane ughADA page baLabaLatA tApamAM teo dharatI para najara rAkhIne cAlyA jatA hatA. emanuM zarIra bhavya hatuM. emanA rame remamAMthI tapanuM teja nItarI rahyuM hatuM. moTA mastaka paranA vAMkaDiyA vALa havAmAM laherAtA hatA. yogInuM zarIrasauSThava joIne ja manamAM e prazna UThato hato ke zA kAraNe A mahA-mAne. saMsAranI mohamAyA tyAgI dIdhI haze ? yuvAvasthAmAM teo ATalA moTA tyAgI zI rIte banI zakyA che ?" | munine jotAM ja mahArANInA hRdayamAM varSo purANuM yAda jAgI gaI, "mAre priya bhAI paNa Avo ja hatuM ne ? dhanya che e bhAIne ke je bharayuvAnImAM ja A rItanuM tapa tapa haze. jyAre dhikkAra che mane, ke je enI ja bhaginI hovA chatAM A pramANe huM viSayAsakta chuM. kayAM tenuM prakAzamaya jIvana ane kayAM mAruM A aMdhakArabharyuM jIvana. e jeTalI ucca kakSAe che, teTalI ja adhama kakSAe huM chuM. Ama vicAratAM vicAratAM tenI AMkhomAMthI amR biMdu sarI paDyAM. rAjA bolyA : "priye! kyAM sudhI tyAM jatI rahIza? mArA

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atItanAM ajavALAM tarapha je ne? kathArane ekITaze tane ja nihALI rahyo chuM. jyAre tuM te sAva beparavA banI gaI che.' najara UMcI karIne mahArAje joyuM te mahArANInAM nayanamAMthI azrudhArA vahetI hatI. "A AMsu zAthI ? zA kAraNe tuM vAta uDAvI detAM mahArANIe kahyuM : "AMsu kyAM che nAtha! Apane to ema bhrama ja thaI gayo che." bArImAMthI bahAra najara karI samrATe joyuM ke galIo zUnya hatI. e lAMbA mArga para mAtra eka muni ja cAlI rahyA hatA. rAjAe vicAryuM : "lAge che ke A gI rANIne premI haze? huM paNa rANInA premamAM ja chuM, paraMtu AnA tejasvI rUpa sAme mAruM rUpa to divasanA candra jevuM phikakuM lAge che. eka ja myAnamAM be talavAre kyAreya paNa na rahI zake. Aje ja huM ene paraleka pahoMcADI daIza jethI na rahe vAMsa na vAge bAMsarI.' "kyAM cAlyA samrATa ? jarA vAta to sAMbhaLe !" samrATane DagalAM bharatA joI mahArANIe kahyuM. "hamaNAM nahi suMdarI ! pachI kyAreka." kahetAM kahetAM ja mahArAja raMga-bhavana choDIne bahAra nIkaLI gayA. rANI stabdha thaIne joI ja rahI. ragamAM A bhaMga zAthI paDyo e na samajI zakI. padhAre mahArAja! siMhAsana para birAje." nahi, nahi. hamaNAM huM siMhAsana para besI zake tema nathI.

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19 kSamAmUrti jyAM sudhI mArA zatrune hato na hatA na karI dauM tyAM sudhI mane zAMti nahi vaLe." rAjAnI gaMbhIratAthI sainike dhrujI UThyA, "mahArAja ! koNa che jagatamAM Apane zatru ? Apa AjJA Apa A sainikone. ApanI AjJA maLatAM ja tene jIvate keda karIzuM athavA te tenuM mAthuM kApI ane laI AvIzuM.' mArA priya subhaTa ! to jAo ane rAjamArga parathI eka yogI jAya che tene pakaDI lAvo." khabhe dhanuSyabANa ane hAthamAM talavAra laIne azvArohI sainiko cAlatA thayA. UbhA rahe, yogIrAja! kAna ughADA rAkhIne sAMbhaLI le ! rAjAjInI AjJA mujaba ame Apane keda karIe chIe." munijI zAMta bhAve UbhA rahyA. vadanakamaLa para mRdu smita laherAI rahyuM hatuM. prajAjane bolI UThyA : "are ! AtatAyIo ! zA mATe A tyAgamUrti tapasvIne keda karo cho ?" jo ke emAMthI koInI paNa hiMmata na hatI ke rAjaAjJAnI avagaNanA karIne AgaLa vadhI zake. nagaramAM sarvatra hAhAkAra macI gayo. eka nirdoSa munine rAjasevake pakaDI gayA che te mahAna anyAya che. rAjA te khUba sAro ane prajApremI che, paraMtu Aje tene avaLI buddhi kyAMthI sUjhI ?

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atItanAM anera sainikree munine rAjA samakSa rajU karyAM, 'A rahyo Apane aparAdhI, mahArAja ! ' 11 rAjAe lAla AMkhe muni tarapha joyu ane dAMta pIsI, mUche para hAtha rAkhI daMDakane uddezIne kahyuM : Aje huM Ane mahAna daMDa ApIza jethI mArA parAkramane khyAla Ave.' badhA sevakA nIcu mAthuM karI AjJAnI rAha joi rahyA hatA. " gaMbhIra gunA karatAM daMDake sA saMbhaLAvI : A aparAdhIne zmazAnamAM laI jAme ane tenA zarIranI cAmaDI UtaraDI le. khADA kheAdIne tene emAM dATI daI tenA mAthA para gheADA doDAve. chevaTe talavArathI tene ziraccheda kare. je koI A AjJAnuM ullaMdhana karaze tene paNa A ja prakAranI sajA karavAmAM Avaze.' kSaNabhara te! soM stabdha thaI gayA. koI kaMI nirNaya nahatuM karI zakatuM. A zuM ? A te daMDa che ke mahAdaDa ! paththara hRdayanA hatyArAnAM paNa hRdaya paNa kaMpI UThavyAM. rAjAne niya sAMbhaLatAM paNa muninA caherA para krodhanI eka paNa rekhA na jAgI. tyAM te zAMta ane anaMta teja hatu. mukhamAMthI vedanAnA eka zabda sarakhA nahAtA nIkaLyA. tyAM to ATaluM ja saMbhaLAtuM hatuM : 'khAmi savve jIvA, savve mittI me savva bhUpasu, veraM nIvA khamantu me, majjhaM na keNaI || ' 'huM sarva jIvAne kSamA karuM chuM ane e sarva jIvA paNa mane kSamA krare. sarva jIve! pratye mAre mitratA che. kreInI sAthe kaI paNa jAtanA vera ke virodha nathI.

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kSamAmUti 193 meru parvatanI peThe muni acaLa UbhA hatA. zAMta citte julama ane pIDA sahana karI rahyA hatA. krodhane premathI jItatA hatA, zarIramAMthI lAhInI dhArA vahI rahI hatI. paraMtu hRdayamAMthI te vadhu te vadhu snehanI dhArA chUTatI hatI. na emane rAjA pratye dveSa hatA, na potAnA zarIra pratye. rAga-kanAM paDaLa dUra thatAM ja AtmA kevaLa jJAna ane kevaLa dananA divya prakAzathI jhaLAMjhaLAM thaI rahyo hatA. daMDa denArAona! hAthamAMthI talavAra nIce paDI gaI. 'kSamAmUrti amane kSamA karo.'

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karuNAmUrti bhagavAna savitA nArAyaNa pitAnAM suvarNa kiraNothI AkAza para Adhipatya jamAvIne jANe ramata ramI rahyA hatA. cAre bAju grImanuM sAmrAjya chavAyeluM hatuM. eka mahAmuni rastA para cAlI rahyA hatA. emane camakata ujajvaLa cahere, vizALa tejasvI lalATa, tirmaya nayana ane smitaraMgyuM mukhakamaLa jeIne nAgarike AzcaryamAM garakAva thaI rahyA hatA ke A zuM ? eka sUrya te AkAzamAM che, tyAM A bIje sUrya pRthvI para kayAMthI Avyo ? kAyA te tapazcaryAne lIdhe kRza thaI gaI che. chatAM emanA vadana para keTaluM teja camake che ? emanI tejasvitA sAme gaganamaMDaLamAM vicaratA sUrajadeva paNa jhAMkhA lAge che. te mahAzramaNa nIcI najare cAlyA jatA hatA, cUpacApa,

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karuNAmUrti 195 pitAnAmAM ja lIna banIne, sahasA eka bhavya mahAlayanuM dvAra khUlyuM. eka bahene bUma pADI kahyuM : "mahArAja ! kRpA karI AhAra vaharatA jAo." zramaNa aMdara jaIne bhojanAlayamAM gayA. pelI bahena zAkanuM pAtra laI AvI. munie jamIna para pitAnuM pAtra mUkayuM. jemAM bahene bhojana nahi paNa zAka nAkhyuM. muni te basa, basa kahetA. rahyA paraMtu teNe te vAsaNamAMnuM badhuM zAka munijInA pAtramAM nAkhI ja dIdhuM. munijI pAchA pharyA ane AcAryazrI samakSa AhAra mUkIne bolyA : "juo, gurudeva ! A lAge chuM ?" vatsa ! mAsakhamaNanI dIrdha tapasyAnA pAraNA mATe mAtra zAka ja ?" bhagavad ! e bahenanI bhakti eTale kahevuM paDe. meM khUba nA kahI te paNa teNe badhuM ja zAka ApI dIdhuM. kRpA kare. sAhu hu jAni tA'inA zAstrIya svare pramANe sadgurudevane prArthanA karI. prArthanAne mAna ApatAM AcAryazrIe zAkane eka kaLiye mukhamAM mUko ane turata ja bahAra kADhI nAkhyo. "are ! vatsa ! A zuM lAge che ke A te jhera che-haLAhaLa viSa." mane khabara na hatI deva ! kRpA karI mane mApha kare. Apane kaSTa paDayuM.

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atItanAM ajavALAM anya ziSyAne AjJA ApatAM AcArya zrI gaMbhIra svare melyAH jAe, ane A AhAra ekAnta sthaLe nAMkhI Ave.' 196 gurudeva ! e mAruM kAryAM che, tethI huM ja karIza. bIjAne e mATe kaSTa na Apaze.' AcArya nAilAja hatA. ' e mAsikannatI muni hAthamAM pAtra laine cAlatA thayA jaMgala tarapha tapAvelA tavA jevI dharatI garama hatI. khullA page cAlatA muninA paga dAjhatA hatA. vadanakamaLa karamAvA mAMDayuM hatuM. para Mtu te te AgaLa ane AgaLa dhapI rahyA hatA.. eka ja dhUna hatI manamAM ke jyAM jIvajaMtu na hAya tevI jagyA zodhI kADhuM.' thoDe dUra eka svaccha sthAna dekhAyuM. prANIe rahita te bhUmi para gheADA kaNa verIne munijI bAju para besIne jovA lAgyA ke kAI prANI AvatuM teA nathI ne? ghI-sAkaramAM pakavela zAkanI gaMdhathI dharatI para vicaratI kIDIe tyAM AvI. jANe haLAhaLa zAkanA rUpamAM mRtyu emane sAda pADI melAvatuM hatuM. * muninuM mana caNacaNI gayuM-kSubdha-vikSubdha thaI gayuM : 'zuM A zAkathI huM prANIne vinAza karuM? nahi, kayAreya nahi bhUlecUke paNa nahi.' karuNAsAgaranA matamAM karuNAnI laherA jAgI. anukaMpAnI parama pavitra bhAvanAnI hRdaya-samudramAM bharatI UThI. emaNe pAtra

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karuNAmUrti 197 upADayu ane zAMta citto e haLAhaLa zAka AreAgI gayA. kIDIo ane khInna prANIonI rakSA kAje AtmasamarpaNa karanAra e dharma mUrti, dharmAM ruci anagAranA balidAnathI gaganamaMDaLamAM anukaMpAnA sahimAnA jayagheSa UThayo. dIdhuM nAgazrIe kaTuM zAka jene,, e dha rucie, karyuM. viSapAna kevuM.' *

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ziSyanI parIkSA. saMdhyAnI lAlimA samApta thaI gaI hatI. AcArya vizvakIti adhyApana kAryathI mukta thaIne ghAsanI zavyA para vizrAma laI rahyA hatA. tyAM ja emane traNa zibo hAjara thayA ane bolyA : gurudeva! have amAruM zikSaNa pUruM thayuM che. AthI gRhasthAzramamAM pravezavAnI AjJA mAgIe chIe." ane ziSyonI irachA joI AcArya AjJA ApI. traNeya ziSyo AnaMdathI potapotAnA sthAne javAnI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. emanA gayA pachI gurudeve vicAryuM ke meM emane javAnI rajA te ApI che paraMtu parIkSA te lIdhI nahi ke traNemAM javA mATe yogya koNa che ? keNa mAruM nAma vadhu ujALaze ane koNa nahi ? prAta:kALe haju te uSAnAM senerI kiraNa paNa kUTavAM na hatAM tyAM AcArya UThayA ane zaucaAdithI paravAravA teo eka ja dizAmAM cAlyA jyAMthI Aje pelA traNe ziSyo javAnA hatA

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ziSyanI parIkSA ziSyonI parIkSA karavA mATe temaNe rastAmAM thoDAka kAcanA TukaDA veryA ane pAsenI jhADImAM chUpAIne jovA lAgyA. thoDA ja samaya pachI traNe ziLe tyAM AvyA. pahelo ziSya saheja paNa saMkecAyA vinA kAcanA TukaDA oLaMgI AgaLa cAlyo. bIjAnA pagalAM dhImA paDyAM. te vicAravA lAge ke, "A kAcanA tINa TukaDA keI vaTemArganA pagamAM vAgaze ane tene nukasAna karaze. e dUra karavA joIe. paraMtu raste bahu lAMbe che, je Ama ja vastuo haTAvate rahIza to kyAre ghera pahoMcIza evuM vicArI teNe jhaDapathI paga upADavA. trIjo ziSya tyAM ja thaMbhI gayo. potAnAM pothI-pustaka eka bAju mUkIne dhyAnathI pelA kAcanA TukaDA vINavA lAgyo. baMne sAthIdAroe kahyuM : "are bhAI ! tuM A zuM kare che ? jaladI cAla. hamaNAM taDake caDhI jaze. AvI rIte tuM kayAM sudhI sApha karate rahIza ? " teNe kahyuM : "e te mArI pharaja che baMdhu !' enI vAta haju pUrI thAya te pahelAM AcArya jhADImAMthI bahAra AvyA. traNe ziSyo AzramathI ATale dUra AcAryane joIne Azcarya pAmyA. AcArya bolyA : "meM hamaNAM ja tamAruM traNenuM AcaraNa mArI sagI AMkhe joyuM che ane tamArI vAto paNa sAMbhaLI che. mane Azcarya che ke tame varSo sudhI mArA aMtevAsI banI AzramamAM rahyA che, zone gahana abhyAsa karyo che paraMtu tamAruM baMnenuM adhyayana haju aparikva che. jyAre tame rastAmAM paDelA kAcanA

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atItanAM ajavALAM TukaDA paNa bAju para haTAvI zakatA nathI tyAre tamArI pAse e AzA kyAMthI rAkhI zakuM ke tame parivAra, samAja ane rASTranA mArgamAM AvatAM vidane ane aDacaNarUpI zilAo dUra karI zakaze. zikSaNano artha evo nathI thatuM ke pustake kaMThastha karavAM athavA amuka viSaya upara rUAbadAra bhASaNa ApavuM, paraMtu zikSaNa te e ja che je jIvana ujALe ane mukti apAve. - trIjA ziSyanuM kapALa cUmatAM temaNe kahyuM : "vatsa! tuM parIkSAmAM saMpUrNa saphaLa thayuM che. tAruM jJAna haMmezAM vadhatuM rahe. zukala pakSanA caMdranI peThe tArI kIrti-kaumudI harapaLa, haradina uttarottara vadhatI ja rahe. mArA zubhAziSa tArI sAthe che. tuM jA ane nAma ujALa."

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AcArya bhadrabAhu AcArya bhadrabAhu jenasaMkRtinA eka jyotirdhara AcArya hatA. emane janma pratiSThAnapura nagaramAM thayo hato. teo be bhAI hatA. nAnA bhAInuM nAma vArAhamihira hatuM. bhadrabAhue Arya yazobhadra pAse cumALIsa varSanI uMmare pitAnA nAnA bhAI sahita jaina dharmanI dIkSA grahaNa karI. aDhAra varSa paryata teo sAmAnya, sAdhu avasthAmAM rahyA. tyAra pachI emane yogya gaNIne saMghe temane AcArya pada arpaNa karyuM. vArAhamihira pite ja AcArya banavA icchatA hatA paraMtu bhadrabAhunA pramANamAM tenI yogyatA kaMI visAtamAM na hatI AthI te AcArya na banI zakyo. adekhAIthI teNe sAdhu vezane tyAga karyo. tiSazAstrane te acchA jANakAra hato. AthI ja teNe vArAhamihira saMhitAnuM sarjana karyuM.

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atItanAM ajavALAM eka divasa te eka rAjA pAse pahoMcyA. potAne jyAtiSa zAstranA niSNAta tarIke oLakhAvI teNe rAjapurAhita pada prApta karyuM. tenA manamAM jaina saMdha pratye vera levAnI bhAvanA UcharI rahI hatI. judA judA samaye rAjA samakSa te jaina saMdhanI nidA tathA TIkA karyAM karatA. 201 : eka vAra AcArya bhadbAhu svAmI potAnA ziSyA sAthe tyAM padhAryAM. te ja samaye rAjAne tyAM paNa putra-janma thayo. vArAha mihire janma-patrikA banAvI ane kahyuM : A kumAranuM AyuSya sA vatu che.' khIjA jyAtiSIoe paNa tenuM samarthAna karyuM nagaramAM atyaMta utsAhathI janmeAtsava manAvavAmAM AvyA. badhA ja nagarajane vadhAmaNI ApavA rAjA pAse gayA. : vArAhamihire rAjAne kahyuM : ' juo ! nagaranA sau koI AvyA che. paraMtu jainasadhanA AcArya bhadrabAhu ja nathI AvyA. ema lAge che jANe Apane tyAM putra avataryAM tene emanA manamAM AnaMda ja nathI. emaNe ApanI pAse na AvIne aparAdha karyA che, jene daMDa emane maLye ja joi e.' rAjAe maMtrIne mokalIne pUchAvyuM ke Apa rAjakuMvaranI vadhAmaNI ApavA kema na AvyA ?' bhadrabAhue kahyuM : maMtrIjI! huM jarUra Avata, paraMtu je putranI AvaradA phakta sAta ja divasanI hoya tenA janmane utsava zu UjavavAnA haiya ? ' maMtrI : ' munijI ! Apa kheDuM kahI rahyA che. vArAhamihira

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thAye bhadrabAhu 203 vagere ti-zAstranA badhA ja niSNAtoe cekhuM jaNAvyuM che ke A bALakanuM AyuSya se varSanuM che. - bhadrabAhu : "Apa utAvaLA na thAo. AjathI sAtamA divase A bALakanuM mRtyu bilADInA moTe thaze. Apa jAte ja joI zakaze ke mAruM kathana satya kare che ke vArAhamihiranuM.' maMtrIe jaIne bhadrabAhunuM kathana rAjAne nidita karyuM . rAjAe mahelamAMthI badhI bilADIo dUra karAvI. sAtame divase Thera Thera cekIpahere besADI dIdhuM. jethI kayAMyathI paNa bilADI na AvI na jAya. rAjakumArane teDIne dhAvamAtA mahelanA dvAramAM besIne dUdha pIvaDAvI rahI hatI. daravAjAnuM kaDuM barAbara besADeluM nahi tenI AkRti paNa bilADInA mukha jevI ja hatI. acAnaka te mukha kaDAmAMthI rAjakumAra upara paDayuM ane te ja samaye tenA prANa nIkaLI gayA. rAjA bhadrabAhunA divya jJAnathI prabhAvita thayo. bhadrabAhuno upadeza sAMbhaLIne teNe jainadharma aMgIkAra karyo. ' vArAhamihira apamAnathI jhALajhALa thaI gayo. AthI te bIjI jagyAe cAlyo gayo. AyuSya pUruM thatAM te vyaMtara deva thayo. pUrvanuM vera yAda rAkhI te jaina dharmanA anuyAyIone herAna-parezAna karavA mAMDyo. te samaye bhadrabAhue "uvasaggahara stotra"nI racanA karI jenA pAThathI tamAma upasarga nAza pAmyA. - bhadrabAhu cauda pUrvanA jANakAra hatA. tethI teo zrutakevalI kahevAya

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204 atItanAM ajavALAM che. "dazAzrutasaMgha', "bRhatkalpa', "vyavahAra tathA "kalpasUtra' emaNe racelAM che. "Avazyaka niryukita" vagere daza niyuktinI racanA paNa emaNe ja karI hatI. Avazyaka niryukti" jaina sAhityane mahattvano graMtha che. temAM sarva prathama rajU karAyela avasarpiNI kALamAM thaI gayelA jaina mahApuruSonAM jIvanacaritra graMthastha thayAM che. emaNe savA lAkha gAthAbaddha "vasudevacaritra" prAkRta bhASAmAM lakhyuM hatuM. kahevAya che ke prAkRta bhASAmAM emaNe bhadrabAhusaMhitA" nAmane jyotiSa graMtha paNa lakhyo hato. je Aje aprApya che. AgamonI prathama vAcanA pATaliputramAM thaI hatI. te samaye bAra varSane bhayaMkara dukALa paDyo. zramaNa saMdha dariyAkinAre cAlyo gayo. aneka zrughara kALano koLiyo banI gayA. dukALa vagere kAraNone lIdhe egya rIte sUnAM pArAyaNa na thaI zakyAM jethI Agama jJAnanI kaDIo chinnabhinna thaI gaI duSkALa samApta thayo. te samaye khAsa AcAryo pATaliputramAM ekaThA thayA. agiyAre aMgenuM saMkalana karavAmAM AvyuM. bAramA aMganA eka mAtra jANakAra bhadrabAhu svAmI te samaye nepALamAM prANa dhyAnanI sAdhanA karI rahyA hatA. saMghanA AgrahathI emaNe sthUlibhadra munine bAramA aMga sUtrane pATha zIkhavavAno svIkAra karyo. daza pUrva artha sahita zIkhavela agiyAramA pUrvanuM adhyayana cAlatuM hatuM tyAre eka vAra Arya zUlibhadrane maLavA mATe jyAM teo dhyAna karI rahyA hatA tyAM emanI bahenane camatkAra dekhADavAnAM kautukathI sthUlibhadra siMhanuM svarUpa dhAraNa karyuM. A banAvathI bhadrabAhue AgaLa zIkhavavAnuM baMdha karI dIdhuM. kAraNa ke te jJAnane

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AcArya bhadrabAhu pacAvI zake tema na hatuM. paraMtu saMdhanA khUba AgrahathI chellAM cAra pUrve zIkhavyA to kharAM paNa tenA artha na darzAvyA tathA bIjA ene tenI vAcanA ApavAne cokhe nakAra karyo. arthanI dRSTie chellA zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu ja che. sthUlibhadra zabdanI daSTie cauda pUrvI hatA ane arthanI daSTie dazapUva hatA. maurya samrATa caMdragupta AcArya bhadrabAhune ekaniSTha bhakta hato. tenA dvArA levAyelAM svanenuM phaLa teoe batAvyuM hatuM. jemAM paMcamakALanI bhAvi sthitinuM rekhA citra hatuM. zvetAMbara ane digaMbara bane paMthamAM bhadrabAhune eka jyotirdhara AcArya gaNavAmAM Ave che.

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A sthUlibhadra A sthUlibhadra jaina jagatamAM evA ujjavaLa nakSatra samAna che ke jenA jIvanatejathI Aje paNa leAka-jIvana prakAzita che. maMgalAcaraNamAM trIjA magaLa rUpe emanuM smaraNa karavAmAM Avela che. te magadhanI rAjadhAnI pATaliputranA rahevAsI hatA. temanA pitAnuM nAma zakaTAla hatuM, je naMda sAmrAjyanA mahAmaMtrI hatA. teo viziSTa pratibhAnA mAlika ane rAjanItinA prakhara jANakAra hatA. jyAM sudhI te vita rahyA tyAM sudhI nada sAmrAjyane vikAsa uttarAttara thatA rahyo. sthUlibhadranA nAnA baMdhu zreyaka hatA. makSA vagere sAta baheno hatI. sthUlibhadra jyAre yauvananA uMbare pahoMcyA tyAre te samayanI mahAna rUpasuMdarI kezA gaNakAnI rUpajALamAM phasAI gayA. mahApaMDita vararucinAM kAvatarAMthI zreyakane hAthe zakaTAlanuM mRtyu thayuM. maMtrIpada

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AcArya zUlibhadra 277 grahaNa karavA mATe sthUlibhadrane vinaMti karavAmAM AvI, paraMtu pitAnA akALa mRtyune lIdhe emane vairAgya Upajyo hato. emaNe AcArya saMbhUtivijaya pAsethI dIkSA dhAraNa karI lIdhI. pahelA varSAvAsane samaya AvyuM. sAthI muniomAMthI eke siMhanI guphAmAM cAturmAsa karavAnI AjJA mAgI, bIjAe daSTiviSa sApanA dara upara, trIjAe kUvAnI pALa upara ane sthUlibhadra kezAnI citrazALAmAM. guru pAsethI AjJA meLavIne sthUlibhadra kezAnA bhavya mahela para pahoMcyA. kozA te pitAnA pahelAMnA premI sthUlibhadrane joIne khUba khuza thaI. cAre tarapha vAsanAnuM vAtAvaraNa hatuM. kezA gaNikAnA hAvabhAva ane cenacALAthI paNa sthUlibhadra calita na thayA. paraMtu chevaTe temanA tyAgamaya upadezathI te ja zrAvikA banI gaI varSA-vAsa samApta thatAM badhA ja ziSya gurucaraNamAM pAchA ryA. traNa zinuM "dudhakAraka" tapasvI tarIke AcArya saMbhUtivijaye svAgata chyuM, sthUlibhadra pAchA pharyA tyAre guru sAta ATha DagalAM sAme gayA ane "duSkara-duSkarakAraka tapasvI" kahIne temanuM svAgata karyuM. siMha guphAvAsI muni A joIne bha pAmyA. AcAryuM brahmacaryanI dukaratA upara prakAza nAkhI ene samajAvyuM paraMtu tene lebha dUra na thayo. bIjA varSe siMha-guphAvAsI muni kezA vezyAne tyAM pahoMcyA. vezyAe muninuM pArakhuM karavA mATe jevuM kaTAkSa bANa choDayuM ke muni ghAyala thaI gayA ane vrata bhaMga karavA mATe taiyAra thaI gayA.

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208 atItanAM ajavALAM kozAe munine pATha bhaNAvavA mATe nepAla-nareza pAse rahela ratna-kamaLa lAvavA vinaMti karI. mohamAM aMdha banelA muni varSAvAsamAM ja nepALa pahoMcyA. rAjA pAsethI ratna-kAmaLo laIne pAchA pharatA munine rastAmAM caroe khUba duHkha ApyuM. mArganAM sekaDo kaSTone sahana karatA teo pharI pATaliputra pahoMcyA. prasannatAthI vezyAne ratnajaDita kAmaLo arpaNa karyo. vezyAe ratna-kAmane laIne gaMdA pANInI nIkamAM tene pheMkI dIdho. A joIne sAdhu pitAnA upara kAbU gumAvI beThe. temaNe tiraskArapUrNa gussAthI kahyuM : "je ratna-kAmaLo khUba ja muzkelIthI meLavAya che tene gaMdI nAlImAM nAkhatAM tane zarama nathI AvatI ? vezyAe lAgale ja javAba dIdho : "ratnajaDita kAmaLAthI paNa vadhu kiMmatI saMyama rana che, tene kSaNika vAsanA mATe bhaMga karavAthI zuM saMyama ratna gaMdI nAkamAM nAkhavA barAbara nathI thatuM ?" vezyAnA eka ja vAkathI siMha-guphAvAsI muni dhrUjI UThyA. temane pitAnI bhUla samajAI temane sadgurudevanA kahevAnuM rahasya jaNAI gayuM. gurudevanI pAse jaIne temaNe kSamA mAgI. AcArya sthUlibhadranuM mahattva kAmavijetA hovAne lIdhe ja nahi, paraMtu pUrvadhArI hovAne lIdhe paNa rahyuM che. - vIra saMvata 116 mAM emane janma thayo. trIsa varSanI uMmare ja dIkSA lIdhI. vIsa varSa sudhI sAdhAraNa muni tarIke rahyA. ane pistAlIsa varSa sudhI yugapradhAna AcAryanA pada upara 99 varSanuM AyuSya bhogavIne vaibhAragiri parvata upara paMdara divasanA upavAsa karIne teo vIra saMvata 215mAM svarge sidhAvyA.

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Arya vajasvAmI avanI dezamAM Dubavana nAme gAma hatuM. tyAM Ibabhaputra dhanagiri rahe. dhanagiri eka dharmaparAyaNa mANasa hato. dhanapAla nAmanA zreSThIe pitAnI suputrI sunandAne vivAha dhanagiri sAthe karavAnuM vicAryuM. jyAre dhanapAlana prastAva dhanagiri samakSa Avyo tyAre teNe spaSTatAthI prastAvane asvIkAra karatAM kahyuM ke huM vivAha nahi karuM, saMyama dhAraNa karIza. dhanapAlanA atizaya Agrahane vaza thaI dhanagirine sunaMdA sAthe paraNavuM paDayuM, tenuM mana saMsAramAM na cuMTayuM. pitAnI sagarbhA patnIne tyAga karIne teNe Arya siMhagiri pAsethI dIkSA lIdhI. tyArabAda sunaMdAne putra avataryo. moTA thaIne bALake strIonA mukhe sAMbhaLyuM hatuM ke tenA pitA dhanagirie dIkSA lIdhI che. A sAMbhaLatAM ja bALakane Atma-smaraNa thayuM. teNe vicAryuM mArA pratye mAtAne apAra heta che, kAraNa ke mAtra huM a-14

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210 atItanAM ajavALAM ja tenI AMkhone tAro chuM. mohane lIdhe mAtA kayAre ya mane dIkSA levAnI saMmati nahi ApI zake, AthI mAtAnA mohane ochuM karavA mATe te rAtadivasa jorazorathI raDavA lAge. mAtA sunandAne na besavAmAM sukha hatuM na khAtA. te bALakathI khUba herAna thaI gaI Arya siMhagiri paribhramaNa karatA karatA tumbavanamAM padhAryA. jyAre dhanagiri bhikSA levA javA mATe taiyAra thayA tyAre sArAM zukana joIne Arya siMhagirie pitAnA ziSyone AjJA karI ke bhikSAmAM je paNa sacitta ane ane acitta vastu maLI jAya te vicAra karyA vagara svIkArI leje. bIjI jagyAoe bhikSA lIdhA pachI dhanagiri sunaMdAne tyAM pahoMcyA. sunandA chokarAthI kaMTALI gaI hatI. jevuM bhikSApAtra AgaLa dharavAmAM AvyuM ke turata ja AvezamAM AvIne sunandAe bALakane pAtramAM mUkI dIdhuM. ane bolIH "Apa to cAlyA ane Ane pAchaLa mUkatA gayA. roI roIne eNe mane herAna karI dIdhI che. have A5 Ane laI jAo.' dhanagiri H "sunandA ! A nizcaye tuM lAgaNInA AvezamAM karI rahI che. pAchaLathI tAre vicAravuM na paDe e pahelethI ja samajI leje." sunandA : "meM khUba sArI rIte vicArI lIdhuM che. mane have AnI jarUra nathI. ene Apa ja laI jAo.' * dhanagirie cha mAsanA chokarAne laI lIdhuM ane lAvIne

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A vajrasvAmI 211 gurune soMpI dIdhA. khUba vajanadAra haiAvAthI bALakanuM nAma AcAryoe vaja rAkhyu. pAlana-poSaNa mATe tene eka gRhasthane ApI devAmAM AvyuM, zrAvikAnI sAthe te upAzraya javA lAgyA. sAdhvIonA saMparkamAM rahevAthI ane huMmezAM svAdhyAya sAMbhaLavAthI tene agiyAre aMga mADhe thaI gayAM. have bALaka traNa varSanA thayA tyAre sunandAe pharIthI dhanagira pAsethI putranI mAgaNI karI. dhanagarae kahyuM : ' have ame te pAche na ApI zakIe.' sunandAe rAjA pAse jaI te prArthanA karI ke mAreza putra mane maLave joI e. rAjAe Adeza Apyo ke rAjasabhAmAM eka tarapha enA pitA khese ane bIjI bAju tenI mAtA bese. vacce bALaka rahe. mAtA pahelAM bALakane peAtAnI pAse khelAve. je bALaka mAtAnA elAvavAthI tenI pAse cAlyA jAya te tenA para mAtAnA adhikAra raheze. jo pitAnA meAlAvavAthI emanI pAse jAya, te pitAnA. sunandA, muni dharnAra tathA vane rAjasabhAmAM khelAvavAmAM AvyAM. sunandA potAnI sAthe jAtajAtanAM ramakaDAM laI gaI hatI. sevA-mIThAIo ane vastrAbhUSaNa laI gaI hatI. e badhu batAvIne vajrate peAtAnI pAse melAvavA mAMDI. paraMtu vacce te tarapha AMkha UMcI karIne ya joyuM nAMha, jyAre dhanarae potAnA hAthamAM rajoharaNa batAvIne vajrane bolAvyA te teNe doDIne rajoharaNa upADI lIdhuM. AthI rAjAe nirNaya Apyo ke vajrane muni dhagirine ja soMpavAmAM Ave.

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atItanAM ajavALAM A joine sunandAne vairAgya UpajyuM ane teNe paNa dIkSA lIdhI. graMthAkArenuMmantavya che ke vakumAre paNa traNa varSanI uMmare ja dIkSA lIdhI. 22 ja bhakadeve avantImAM vajramuninI parIkSA lIdhI. deve eka moTo sAI banAvIne paDAva nAkhI AhAra mATe munine prArthanA karI. gurunI AjJAthI vajramuni sAvAhanI sAthe ja AhAra mATe gayA. deva ghevara laIne munine vaheArAvavA lAgyA. munie emanA tarapha joyuM. AMkhA maTakuM ya nahotI mAratI. emaNe AhAra levAnI nA kahI. deve emanI pratibhA joi nAnI u MmaramAM ja vaikriyaladhi ane AkAzagAminI vidyAe ApI. ekavAra uttara bhAratamAM bhayaMkara dukALa paDayo. te samaye vidyAnA jore te zramaNasa dhane liga pradezamAM laI gayA hatA. jyAre vajramuni Ai varSanA thayA tyAre eka divasa AcArya badhA sAdhu sAthe bahirbhUmi arthe gayA. vajramuni ekalA ja upAzrayamAM hatA. sa tenAM sAdhatAne sAme rAkhI temane AgamAne abhyAsa karAvavA lAgyA. adhyayananI zailI khUba ja suMdara hatI. AcArya AvyA, temaNe makAnanI bahAra ja UbhA rahIne sAMbhaLyuM, atyanta prabhAvita thayA. tyAra pachI temaNe badhAM ja zAstronu adhyayana karAvyuM. vajramuninI vidvattAthI prabhAvita thaIne pAMcasA muni emanA saMdhamAM sAmela thayA. pATilaputrana! nagaroDa dhanadevanI lAvaNyavatI hatI. leAkeAnA mukhe teNe bhavya rUpamI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI hatI. putrI rukimaNI anupama vajrasvAmInA divya ane emanA guNAnI carcAe

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A vajrasvAmI 213 sAMbhaLI hatI. teNe e pratijJA lIdhI ke vaLavAmI sivAya khIjA koine paNa huM pati tarIke nahi svIkAruM. eka vakhata vajrasvAnI pATaliputra padhAryAM. dhanazreSDIe paNa putrInI sAthe karADAnu dhana dahejamAM ApavAA prastAva mUko, paraMtu lezamAtra paNa tee kaMcana ane kAminInA mehamAM phasAyA nahi, UlaTA rukimaNIne upadeza ApI dIkSA dIdhI. IsavI sana 656 mAM cInI yAtrI chu ena sAMga bhArata Avyo hato. nAlandAthI te potAnA deza pAche javA icchatA hatA, paraMtu lAcAra hatA, eka samaye vasvAmIe tene kahyuM : 'tame cintA na karo. AsAmane rajA kumAra tathA kAnyakubjane rAjA zrI tamane madada karaze. rAjA kumAro dUta tamane levA mATe AvI rahyo che.' vaLavAmInI A bhaviSyavANI saMpUrNa sAcI sAbita thaI. hyuena sAMge peAtAnA yAtrA pustakamAM bhaviSyavettA tarIke emanA ullekha karyo che. C mahAna eka vAra vajrasvAmIne kaphanA rAga thaI gayA. te mATe emane sDane! TukaDo bhAjana pachI levA mATe kAnamAM rAkhI mUkayo hateA. paraMtu teo e levAnuM vIsarI gayA. sAMdhya pratikramaNlR samaye vaMdana karatI vakhate te nIce paDI gayeA. potAnA aMtima samaya pAse Avyo che ema samajI temaNe potAnA ziSya vasenane kahyuMH < bAra varSano dukALa paDaze. AthI tame saMdhanI sAthe saurASTra ane kAMkaNa pradezamAM jAe. huM rathAvata' parvata para anazana karavA jAM hyuM. je divase tamane lakSamUlyavALA cekhAmAMthI bhikSA maLe tene khIje divase sukALa thaze. Ama kahI AcArya saMthArA karavA cAlyA gayA.

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214 atItanAM ajavALA vAsvAmIne janma vIra nirvANa saMvata 496mAM thayuM hatuM. 505mAM dIkSA lIdhI, 536mAM AcAryapada para virAjamAna thayA ane 584mAM svarge sidhAvyA. Arya vajIsvAmInA paTTa para Arya vajasena AvyA. vAsvAmInI bhaviSyavANI anusAra te samaye bhayaMkara duSkALa. paDyo. nirdoSa bhikSA meLavavI paNa duSkara thaI gaI jenA kAraNe 784 zramaNa anazana karIne paralekavAsI thayA. bhUkhathI badhA ja taraphaDavA lAgyA. jinadAsa zreSThI e eka lAkha sonAmahorothI eka kheba anAja kharIdyuM. te daLiyAmAM viSa meLavavAnI taiyArI ja karato hato tyAM AcArya svAmInA kahyA pramANe AcArya vajasene sukALanI jAherAta karI ane badhAnA. prANanI rakSA karI. bIje divase anAjathI bharelAM jahAje AvI gayAM. jinadAse te anAja kharIdI lIdhuM ane garIba mANasane maphata vaheMcI dIdhuM. thoDA samaya pachI varasAda thayo ane badhe ja AnaMdanI urmio UchaLavA lAgI. vasvAmInA camatkAranA aneka prasaMge jaina sAhityamAM prasiddha che.

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AcArya haribhadra je samaye citrakUTa (citeADI) upara rANA jitArInu rAjya hatuM te samaye agnihotrI brAhmaNa kuLamAM AcArya harabhadrasUrinA janma thaye. te pratibhAvAna hatA. temaNe cauda vidyAmAM pU pravINatA hAMsala karI hatI. nAnI uMmaramAM ja yogyatAne lIdhe rAjapurAhita padane zeAbhAyamAna karyuM hatu, emane abhimAna thayu ke mArA jevu A jagatamAM koI vidvAna nathI. meM diggaja kahevAtA meATA meATA vidvAnone parAjita karI nAMkhyA che. te potAnA hAthamAM jammurRkSanI DALI rAkhatA, jammudrIpamAM emanA samAna koi bIjo vidvAna nathI e bAbatanA pratIka tarIke e DALI hatI. jJAnanI adhikatAthI peTa phATI na paDe eTalA khAtara te peAtAnA peTa upara sAnAne paTTo bAMdhI rAkhatA. teo prakhara carcAvAdI hatA. potAnI sAthe te haMmezAM kodALI, jALa ane nisaraNI rAkhatA. A mATe pUche to kahetA : koI kAraNa

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216 atItanAM ajavALAM zAstrArthamAM parAjita thaIne kaI prativAdI je pAtALamAM cAlyo jAya te huM kedALIthI jamIna khodIne tene bahAra kADhI lauM, je pANImAM nAsI jAya te jALa nAMkhIne tene bahAra kADhI lauM, je AkAzamAM UDI jAya te sIDI upara caDIne tene nIce utArI lauM.' ATale ahaMkAra hovA chatAM paNa temaNe eka pratijJA laI rAkhI hatI ke je temanA vinaya ane jJAna-tRSAnI sAkSI hatI. e pratijJA hatI : "jenA dvArA uccArAyela vAkyane arthabodha huM nahi karI zakuM tene ziSya banI jaIza.' A pratijJAe emanA jIvananI dizA ja badalI nAMkhI. - eka vAra pAlakhImAM besI teo rAjamahelathI ghera jaI rahyA hatA. pAlakhInI sAthe seMkaDe mAnavIo paNa hatA. jeo "sarasvatI'- kaMThAbharaNa, vaiyAkaraNapravaNa, nyAyavidyAvicakSaNa, vAdimataMgaja kesarI' vagere biradAvaLIothI vAtAvaraNane gajAvI rahyA hatA. te samaye zyAma raMgane eka jabarajasta hAthI pAgala thaI gaye hatuM je prajAne potAnA pagathI kacaDato AvI rahyo hato. rAhu bUmo pADavA lAgyA : bhAgo, doDa, pakaDo." biradAvalI bolanArA ane pAlakhI uThAvanArA badhA ja chUmaMtara thaI gayA. rAjapurohita haribhadra ekalA ja rahI gayA. teo te samaye eka upAzraya pAse UbhA rahyA. sAvIo svAdhyAya karI rahI hatI. emanA mukhothI eka gAthAnAM uccAraNa sarI rahyAM hatAM :

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AthAya haribhadra 'vika dugga'hare paga, paga cakrI kesa ve! cakkI, kesava cakkI, kesava ducakI, kesI a cakkI a.' a padya haribhadranA kAne athaDAyu, emaNe tene ta karyo paraMtu tenuM hArda na pakaDI zakayA. tee khijAI gayA. temaNe upAzrayamAM praveza karyAM. upAzrayamAM bRhadgacchanA AcAya jinabhadrasUrinA ziSyA yAkinI mahattarA rokAyela hatI. sUrya asta thaI gayela tethI makAnamAM puruSane Avate blei ne teNe paDakAra karyAM. haribhadre pUchyuM : ' hamaNAM Apa kacakATa zu karI rahyAM hatAM ?' mahattarA yAkinIe kahyuM : bhInu AMgaNuM kare che.' 217 kacakacATa te chANathI lIpaiku haribhadranuM abhimAna theADuM DhIlu paDayu. teNe namratAthI kahyuM : kRpA karIne Apa mane pelI kaMDikAnA artha batAvA te jANavA mATe huM khUba utsuka chuM. mahattarA yAkinIe kahyuM : ' jo Apane tatra jijJAsA thatI hoya te| amArA AcArya jinabhadrasUri A nagaramAM vAM-vAsa mATe birAjamAna che. tee Apane vizeSa kSedha pradAna karI zakaze AthI Apa tyAM jAo.' haribhadra : Apa cAlo, emanI sAthe mArA paricaya karAvI Ape.

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218 atItanAM ajavALAM yAkinI mahattarA : ' rAtrinA samaye ame khAsa zArIrika veLA ja huM emanI sAthe kAraNa sivAya bahAra jatAM nathI, prabhAta Apane paricaya karAvI daIza.' rAja purAhita haribhadrane AkhI rAta UMdha ja na AvI. teo e ja gAthAnuM manana karatA rahyA. savAra thatAM ja yAkinI mahattarA sAthe AcAryanA caraNAmAM hAjara thayA ane potAnI jijJAsA rajU karI. AcArye emane potAnI pratijJA yAda devaDAvI ane kahyuM : ' A gAthAneAM artha pUrvApara saMbaMdhothI ja jANI zakAya che. te mATe AhutI dIkSA ane viziSTa tapanA svIkAra karavA paDaze.' haribhadra sAcA jijJAsu hatA. temaNe AnAkAnI karyA vagara je paNa zaratA hoya te svIkAravAnuM kabUla karyuM. jinadrasUri samayajJa hatA emaNe haribhadrane dIkSA ApI. tee sAdhanA ane jJAnamAM lIna thaI gayA. tIvra buddhi ane sakhata mahenatanA samanvayathI gheADA ja samayamAM tee jaina siddhAMtanA prakhara jJAtA vyAkhyAtA ane anusaMdhAtA banI gayA. enanA dareka kAryamAM sAdhanAnuM gaurava camakavA mAMDayuM. emane meLavIne jaina saMghane vadhu gaurava prApta thayuM. yogya putra ane yogya ziSya meLavIne pitA ane gurune vadhu AnaMda thAya che. AcAya jinabhadre haribhadranI yogyatA jANIne emane potAnA uttarAdhikArI banAvyA. AcArya haribhadrane haMsa ane paramahaMsa nAmanA be bhANejo.

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AcArya haribhadra saTa hatA. eka vAra pitAnA vyaMgabANathI du:khI thaI ne tee dharanI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. A samaye zaucabhUmi mATe AcArya haribhadrane e tarapha javAnuM thayuM. cintAgrasta joI ne kAraNa pUchatAM emaNe kahyuM ke AvA gRhasthAzrama karatAM te sAdhu thaI javuM uttama che. Apa svIkAra kare te! ame taiyAra chIe. " haribhadraH jo tamArI bhAvanA majabUta hoya te huM dIkSA ApI zakuM chuM.' AcArya haribhadranI saMmati meLavIne husa tathA paramahaMsa khUba rAjI thayA. emaNe dIkSA lIdhI. ba Mne bALake pratibhAzALI hatA. pAThane turata ja kaMThastha karI letA. eka vAra pramANa zAsrA prasaMga cAlatA hatA. AcArya e kahyuM : ' bauddonu pramANazAsra khUba ja agharuM che. mArI aMtaranI IcchA che ke mArA zramaNa A bAtamAM vadhu yAgyatA meLave.' huMsa ane paramahaMsane mahAna pratibhAnI sAtheAsAtha sAhasikatA paNa vArasAmAM maLI hatI. emaNe namra vina Mti karI. ke 'jo Apa amane AjJA Ape te ame te durgaMdha zAstrane paNa saraLa karI zakIzuM.' haribhadra : A mahAna kAma ahIM na thaI zake. A mATe te baudha-vihAramAM chUpAveze rahI abhyAsa karavA paDaze.' haMsa-paramahaMsa : ' kRpA karIne e darzAvA ke A prakArane bauddha vihAra kayAM che? jayAM ame jaI zakIe.' AthI huM tamane te mATe rA haribhadra : A duHhAhasa che, na ApI zakuM.'

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atItanAM ajavALAM thoDo samaya mauna rahIne haMsa-paramahaMse khUba ja namratAthI vinaMti karI : "AcAryapravara ! ame te kAraNa jANavAnI icchA rAkhIe chIe." AcArya haribhadranuM vadana kamaLa gaMbhIra banI gayuM. teo thoDI kSaNe sudhI vicAra karatA rahyA. chevaTe temaNe kahyuM : "mAruM nimittazAstra kahe che ke tyAM kaMIka kharAba banavAnI AzaMkA che. AthI tame ahIM ja abhyAsa karo." haMsa-paramahaMse kahyuM : " gurudeva! ApanuM maMgalamaya zubhanAma amAre mATe aniSTanAzaka maMtra che. amane daDha vizvAsa che ke enI sAme kaI ja pina UbhuM rahI zakaze nahi. Apa prasannatApUrvaka amane AzIrvAda Apa ke jethI ame jaladIthI saphaLatA meLavI pAchA pharIe. nimittazAstra ane zakuna zAstranA AdhAre vicAra karatAM AcArya haribhadranuM mana emane AjJA ApatAM rekI rahyuM hatuM. A tarapha haMsa-paramahaMsanI bALa haTha turata ja javA mATe vyagna thaI rahI hatI. jyAre ziSo koI paNa paristhitimAM rokAvA mATe taiyAra na thayA to nimitine svIkAra karI haribhadra rUdhAyelA kaMThe emane Adeza Ave. baMne muni AcAryanI AjJA ane AziSa meLavI khUba ja chUpI rIte tyAMthI cAlatA thayA. bIddha-vihAra ghaNe dUra hate. durgama parvata, bhayaMkara jagale ane viSama nadI pAra karI teo tyAM pahoMcyA. vinayI svabhAva ane vAkyAturyane lIdhe

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AcArya haribhaka 221 emane turata ja bauddha-vihAramAM sthAna maLI gayuM. bhojana mATe vizALa, dAnazALA hatI. rahevA mATe suMdara nivAsa hatA. bauddha AcArya tyAMnA adhyApaka hatA, jemanAmAM vidattAnI sAthe sAtha. vAtsalya paNa hatuM. hajAre vidyAthIo te bauddha-vihAramAM bhaNatA. hatA. chUpA vezamAM rahela vyakti pitAne lAMbA samaya sudhI chUpAvI na zake, kyAreka te enI pola khUlI ja jAya che. haMsa ane paramahaMsa baMne abhyAsamAM rata hatA. emanI tIvra medhAthI AcArya khUba ja prabhAvita hatA. jyAre teo saha adhyayanamAM magna thaI jatA tyAre baMne ekAMta zAMta sthaLamAM besIne zIkhelA pAThanuM punarAvartana karatA tathA bauddha pramANazAstranAM dUSaNonI noMdha karatAM karatAM jaina tarkone paNa temAM samAveza karatA. emane A kAryakrama lAMbA samaya sudhI cAlato rahyo. teo saMpUrNa jAgRta hatA. paraMtu vidhi-nirmANanI prabaLatAne lIdhe haMsa ane paramahese lakhelAM pAnAM AMdhI-tophAnane lIdhe UDI gayAM. emane A bAbatanI khabara na paDI. e pAnAM bIjA vidyArthIone maLyAM, paraMtu teo samajI na zakyA ke jaina ane bauddha pramANazAstrane lagatA A tarkonuM rahasya zuM che teo thoDA vimAsaNamAM paDyA. emaNe e pAnAM AcArya samakSa rajU karyA, AcAryane e samajatAM vAra na lAgI ke jenA pramANazAstranA majabUta tenA AdhAre AdhAre A pramANene parAjita karavAne A prayatna karavAmAM Avyo che AcAryuM jenA pramANa zAstranuM khaMDana karavA IcchayuM, paraMtu teo ema na karI zakathA. emane khAtarI thaI ke jena tarka vadhu zaktizALI che. ema lAge che ke chUpA vezamAM keI jena ahIM abhyAsa.

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222 atItanAM ajavALAM karI rahyA che. jo tene pakaDavAmAM nahi Ave te te bauddha saMdhane khUba ghAtaka sAbita thaze. AcAryanI AMkheA lAla thaI gaI, emanI raktavAhinIomAM vahetAM lohIne vega vadhI gayA. teo manamAM ja gaNagaNyA : " joyuM. A lAkAnu du:sAhasa ! chupA-veSamAM rahIne bauddha-sadhanu ATaluM bhayaMkara apamAna karI rahyA che. zuM ene khabara nathI ke ahInA rAjA buddhane parama upAsaka che. jo tene khabara paDI jaze te te rAtrune saMpUrNa nAza karaze.' thoDI kSaNo sudhI AcAryaM ciMtana karatA rahyA. chevaTe yuktithI emane khabara paDI gaI. emane mArI nAkhavAne tee vicAra karatA ja hatA, tyAM haMsa ane paramahaMsa ane tyAMthI nAsI gayA. emanA pIche! karavAmAM AvyeA. huMsane rastAmAM ja mArI nAMkhavAmAM AvyA. paramahaMsa rAjA sUrapAlanI madadathI AcArya haribhadranI pAse pahoMcyA tathA AcAryane vitaka kathA kahetAM mRtyu pAmyA. A banAvathI bauddho pratye haribhadranA manamAM krodhano dAvAnaLa saLagI UThyo. te vera levA mATe rAja sUrapAla pAse gayA. tyAM boddhonI sAthe emane zAstrArtha thayA. zAstrAmAM zarata e hatI ke hArI jAya tene UkaLatI kaDAImAM paDavuM paDaze. parAjita thavAthI aneka bauddha paDitAnA prANAnI Ahuti ApavI paDI. jyAre AcAya jinabhadrasUrine e vAta mAlUma paDayu tyAre emaNe ziSyA sAthe gAthA mekalI jemAM e jIvanuM varNana hatu. eka krodhane lIdhe anata saMsAramAM bhaTake che ane bIjo kSamA ApIne muktine vare che. A gAthA vAMcatAM ja emanAM manamAM potAnA duSkRtya pratye padmatApa thayo. 1444 bauddhonA nAzanI je bhayaMkara saMkalpa temanA manamAM hateA tene tyAga karIne teoe prAyazcitarUpe

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AcArya haribhaka 223 1444 graMthanI racanA karavAnI pratijJA karI ane A gAthAonA AdhAre "samarAIgya kahA' nAmanA graMthanI racanA karI. rAjezvara sUrie "prabandhakezamAM tathA muni kSamAkalyANajIe khatara ga7 paTTAvali'mAM bauddho sAthenA zAstrArthano ullekha nathI karyo paraMtu maMtro dvArA emanA nAzanI vAta kahI che. sAthe ja haribhadranA krodhane zAMta karavAnuM zreya jinabhadrane na ApatAM yAkinI mahattarAne ApyuM che. AcArya haribhadde mahattvanA jaina sAhityanuM sarjana karIne dharmanI khUba ja sevA karI che-mahattA vadhArI che.

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