Atmanand Prakash Pustak 090 Ank 08 09

Author(s): Pramodkant K Shah
Publisher: Jain Atmanand Sabha Bhavnagar
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/532010/1

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rararara ra % ra9555 999 rahe. - - thI AmAnaMda prakAro bu - - - - - - ka bu 4 - - nidrA mahiM nahi hatuM', tata bhAna jayAre, jeNe jue pUraNa, rakSaNa kIdhu' tyAre, tene prabhAta samaye, prathama samarUre. kAryo badhA divasanAM, pachIthI kare. - - - pura-staka : 9 0 a ka : 8-9 jeTha-aSADa juna-2ylAI-3 Atma saMvata 97 vIra saMvata 2pa19 vikrama saMvata 2049 - ke 84-ka ra01ra-15 -- -- 3 ---* - -- *%- %- For Private And Personal Use Only

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a nu ke maNi kA | kama lekha lekhaka pRSTha AnaMdaghanajI (2) avasara bera-bara nahi Ave puNyavijayajI mahArAjanI puNya smRti zreNikarAjAnuM samakti pravacanakAra AcAryazrI vijayaIndradinnasUrIzvavajI ma. sA. (4) - "AyuSya ghaTatuM jAya to paNa buddhi nava ghaTe sUra ane soma kanoDIyA manISa nagInadAsa saMpAdikA : bhAnumatI na. zAha (5) 80 che navA AjIvana sabhyazrI (1) zrI praNava niraMjanakumAra vAMkANI bhAvanagara, jaina-dhAmaka buddhi kasoTI parIkSA tathA inAma vitaraNa saMklana : maniSa Ara. mahetA | zrI vRddhicaMdrajI ma. sAhebanI svargA rehaNa zatAbdI varSa nImItto zrI vRddhicaMdrajI jaina pAThazALAnA 100 varSanI pUrNAvatI nImIro pU. AcArya bhagavaMta zrI vijaya merUprabha surIzvarajI ma. sAhebanA zubha AzIrvAdathI nUtana upAzraye tA. 29-pa-93 nA ravivAre savAre 9-30 kalAke pU. munizrI harSAbena vijayajInA maMgala mAMgalIka dvArA zarU thayela parIkSAnuM uddaghATane rASTrapatI eDa vijetA prA. praphullAbena verAnA varad haste dipa pragaTAvI thayela pU sA. dakSayazAstrIjI tathA pU.sA. dhRtIyazAzrIjI ma.sA. jIva-mujIva sthAvara vigere jainatvanI vastu suMdara rIte goThavAyela je parIkSArthIe daza mInITa joI ane pachI yAda rAkhI memarI-TesTa Apela. 150nI vizALa saMkhyAmAM bhAga lIdhela upazriyamAM vipulabhAI sata e sADInuM suMdara Dekorezana karela samagra kAryakramanuM saMcAlana manISabhAi mahetA tathA saMjaya ThAre karela. parIkSAnuM inAma maMgaLavAhI raLIyAtabenanA upAzraye ApavAmAM Avela, For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI AtmAnaMda prakAza mAnataMtrI : zrI pramedakAMta khImacaMda zAha ema.e., bI.kema, ela.ela.bI. avasara be-bera nahi Ave rAga : AzA geDI 00000000000000DDDDgoodgao bera-bera nahi Ave, avasara bera-ghera nahi Ave ja5 jAne tyu karale bhalAI, janama janama sukha pAve, avasara. 1 tana dhana jobana sabahI che, prANa palakame jAve, avasara. 2 tana chUTe, dhana kona kAma? kaheluM kRpALu kahAve? avasara.... 3 jAke dilameM sAca basata hai, tAkuM jhUTha na bhAve, avasara. 4 AnaMdaghana prabhu calata paMthame, samara samara guna gAve, avasara. 5 apodpoQpQpoodoodpoOQOOO - AnaMdaghanajI nabaLAbaLabaLAgAgAlagAgAlagAgAbAvaLa lAvavA For Private And Personal Use Only

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parama pUjya Agama prabhAkara mRtazIla vAsiMdha munirAjazrI puNyavijayajI mahArAjanI puNya smRtI AjathI 20 (vIza) varSa pUrve Agame ane graMthanA ajoDa saMzodhaka pa. pU. Agama prabhAkara zrutazIla vArI dhI munIrAjazrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja sAheba ApaNuM AtmAnaMda sabhAnA "maNa mahatsava" prasaMge bhAvanagara tA. 30-4-67 thI 1-5-67 saM. 2023 caitra suda 9 ane 8 nA roja padhArela. ApaNI sabhA dvArA AtmAna prakAza munizrI puNyavijayajI zraddhAMjalI vizeSAMka punaH prakAzana lekha. | munijIne janma I. 185 ne sattAvIzamI okaTobara ravivAre thaela. vi. saM. pramANe e divasa kArtika suda pAMcamane, jainadharma pramANe e jJAnapaMcamI Ama, jJAnapaMcamIne divase janmelA puNyavijayajIe AjIvana tIvra jJAnopAsanA karIne janmadinane sArthaka karyo. puNyavijayajI to emanuM dIkSAnAma; emanuM janmanAma to hatuM maNilAla. pitAnuM nAma DAhyAbhAI dozI. patnI tathA putrane kapaDavaNajamAM mUkI emaNe muMbaImAM nazIba ajamAvavuM zarU kareluM kapaDavaNajamAM Agane akasmAta banyA. eTale tarata ja e vatana AvI. patnI mANakabena ane putra maNilAlane pitAnI pAse muMbaI laI gayA. A rIte puNa vijayajInAM bALapaNa ane kizorakALa muMbaImAM vItyAM. - pitA DAhyAbhAI dhaMdhArthI chatAM ya dharmabuddhivALA. mAtA mANekabena te pUrepUrAM dharmaniSTha sannArI. emanA jamAnAmAM jyAre kanyA-keLavaNuM nAmavat hatI tyAre mANekabene gujarAtI che dhAraNane abhyAsa karelo. mAtAnuM A vidyAbIja ja putra maNilAlamAM chevaTe vikasIne vaTavRkSa banyuM. muMbaImAM pitRchAyA nIce aMgrejI cha dhoraNa sudhI abhyAsa karyo. tyAM ja pitAnuM avasAna dhRyuM, dharmaniSa vidhavA mAtAne have dIkSA levA prabaLa IcchA thaI. paraMtu putranI bALa vaya je vicAramAM paDI gayAM. Akhare putrane paNa dIkSA levaDAvavAmAM ja emaNe zreya mAnyuM. pAlItANAmAM cAturmAsa gALI, tyAMnI navvANuM dharmayAtrA vidhipUrvaka patAvI, mAtA mANekabena vaDodarA pAsenA chANI gAme AvI pahoMcyAM. tyAM potAnA putra maNilAlane zrI kAMtivijayajInA munimaMDaLane caraNe che. guru caturavijayajIe maNilAlane vi. saM. 1965nA mahA vada pAMcame, eTale ke Isa 1909nA phebruArI mAsamAM dIkSA ApI. e vakhate maNilAlanI vaye tera-cauda varSanI. have bALaka maNilAla dIkSita puNyavijaya banyA. emanI sAcI keLavaNIne prAraMbha dIkSita jIvananA AraMbhathI ja thayo kahevAya. jo ke ekadhAro sArA vyavasthita abhyAsa karavAnuM te kyAre ya banyuM ja nahotuM, chatAM ya pragura kAMtivijayajI chegurU cataravijayajIe navadIkSita puNyavijayajImAM UMDo rasa laI emane keLavaNInI keDIe [AtmAna da prakAza For Private And Personal Use Only

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lAvI mUkyo. emanA abhyAsa mATe je be-cAra zikSaka vidyAdAna karatA temAM prajJAcakSu paData sukhalAlajI mokhare hatA. pAchaLathI to A guru-ziSya saMbaMdha gADha maitrImAM pariNamele. vaLI, guru caturavijayajI te saMzodhana ane saMpAdananA paNa jabarA zokhIna. emanAM ja sahavAsathI puNyavijayajImAM saMzodhananI jijJAsA mahorI UThI, jenAM mIThAM phaLa emanI sudIgha saMzodhanapravRttimAM joI zakAya che. pragura kAMtivijayajInI vRddhAvasthA heI praziSya puNyavijayajIne lAgalATa aDhAra varSa emanI pAse sevAthe pATaNamAM ja rahevAnuM thayuM. A vakhate paNa emanA jJAnapipAsu AtmAe maLelI takane pUrepUro lAbha uThAve. saikAothI saMgharAelI, vividha jJAnanI khacita hastalikhita piMthIothI samRddha evA pATaNanA badhA ja jJAnabhaMDArenuM emaNe e daramyAna avelena karyuM. pachI judA judA jJAnabhaMDAranI avyavasthAmAM vyavasthA lAvavAne emane vicAra AvyuM, ane atyaMta parizrama uThAvI emaNe e bhaMDArenA sudIdhasUcipatre jAte ja taiyAra karyA. aMte emanA prayAsathI pATaNamAM hemacaMdrAcArya jaina jJAnamaMdiranI sthApanA thaI dIkSAnA prathama varSe ja praguru ane guru pAse emaNe badhAM prakaraNane abhyAsa karI lIdhe. tyAra bAda bIje varSe kheDA jillAnA vase gAmanA zrAvaka bhAIlAla pAse saMskRta "mArgo padezikArane abhyAsa karyo, pachI paMDita zrI nityAnaMdajI zAstrInI nizra mAM "siddhahema laghuvRtti, hemalaghuprakriyAmAM, caMdraprabhA vyAkaraNa', 'hitopadeza', "dazakumAracarita' vagere zA ane sarva graMthanuM parizIlana karyuM, tyAra pachI te pALiyAda nivAsI paMDita zrI vIracaMdabhAI meghajI pAse emaNe "ladhuvRttine adhUro rahele abhyAsa pUro karavA uparAMta kAvyanuM paNa vAcana karyuM, te jaina tattvajJAna ane bhAratIya darzanazAstranA pAragAmI paMDita sukhalAlajI pAse vi. saM. 1971-72mAM anukrame pATaNa ane vaDodarAmAM "kAvyAnuzAsana', tilakamaMjarI", "taka saMgraha' tema ja "chanuzAsana jevA praziSTa abhyAsagraMthonuM vigate parizIlana karyuM. A badhA abhyAse emanA jJAnanI kSitijo ane daSTine adbhuta vikAsa karyo. emanA A abhyAsakALamAM ApaNane eka sattvaniSTha ane satyaniSa rAnasAdhakanA daza thAya che. eka sAcA vidyA-athIne chAje tevI utkaTa jijJAsA, ucca buddhimattA. uSmAyukta sanepAsanA, uddIpta zramasAdhanA ane udAharaNIya vinamratAnAM puNyavijayajImAM je darzana thAya che te AjanA yuganA parIkSAlakSI vidyAthIne mATe anukaraNIya ane anusaraNI che. emanI A vidyAbhyAsanI dhArA sAthe zAstra-saMzodhananI dhArA paNa cAlatI ja rahI. sazakta ane keLavaNI anya pUraka thaI paDayAM, emanI saMzAdhana-pravRttine Araba muni rAmacaMdra racita saMskRta kaumudI-mitrAnaMda-nATakanuM I. 1917mAM saMpAdana karyuM tyArathI gaNI zakAya, tyAra pachInA ja varSa, 13mI sadImAM thaelA muni rAmabhadranA prabuddha rauhiNeya nATakanuM saMpAdana karyuM. e ja arasAmAM AcArya meghaprabhanuM "dharmAsyudaya-chAyA nA saMpAdita kyu. upAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajI kRta aindrastuti-caturvizatikA'nuM saMpAdana emaNe 1928mAM karyuM. A rIte emaNe zvAsa sAthe saMpAdanamAM paNa pitAnI pratibhA keLAvI. emanI sakala jJAnapratibhA traNa mAge kAryarata rahI che : (a) prAcIna sAhitya saMskRtinA saMzodhana-saMpAdanamAM, (ba) prAcIna graMthabhaMDAronA vizleSaNa ane vyavasthAkAryamAM, (ka) dezI-paradezI jJAnapipAsuo ane abhyAsIonA saMzodhanakAryamAM pratyakSa ke parokSa rIte sahAyabhUta thavAmAM. juna-julAI-93 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sa'pAdaka tarIkenI emanI khyAti mukhyatve 1933 thI'42 sudhImAM pragaTa thaela 'bRhatkalpasUtra' nA niyuIkti ane TIkA sAthenA cha bhAga, 'vasudeva hi'DI'nA e bhAga, tathA a MgavijA', 'AkhyAnakamaNikA', 'kalpasUtra' 'nadisUtra' vagere para AdhArita che. A uparAMta emaNe pATaNa, khabhAta, lIMbaDI, jesalamera, bikAnera, jodhapura, bhAvanagara, pAlItANA, vaDodarA, amadAvada, AdinA jJAnabha'DArAnI cIvaTapUrvaka taiyAra karelI graMthasUcie emanI athAka zramazIlatA ne adbhuta dhIrajanI dyotaka che, emAMya jesalameranA graMthabha'DAranI pravRtti tA dAda mAgI le tenI che. Azare i. 1950nA samaya, jesalameranA vizALa ane nikaTa gaNAtA graMthabhaDAranu` su`zeAdhana karavAnA aDaga nirdhArathI emaNe amadAvAdathI relvenA pATe pATe payAtrA ArabhI haju pho phATatAM pahelAMnuM aMdhArU hatuM. cAlatAM cAlatAM teozrI paMdara-suttara phUTa UMDA eka garanALAmAM pachaDAyA ! paraMtu daiva kRpAe AbAda rIte ugarI gayA ane ubhA thai vaLI pAche emaNe lagabhaga tera mAIlanA pagapALA pravAsa kAryeA. jesalameranI yAtrAneA A tA Arabha ja hatA ! aMte e tyAM pahoMcyA tyAre paNa aneka muzkelIonA sAmaneA karave paDelA. marUbhAmamAM veravikhera gAmaDAM, abudha prajAjano sAthe panArA paDavA, baLabaLatI retImAM khulle page pravAsa kheDavA, jJAnabha`DAranA niyamajaDa rakSakAne rIjhavavA : A badhu ja sahIne emaNe jesalameranA jJAnabhaMDAramAM saMzodhananA zrI gaNeza mAMDyAM. tyAM doDheka varSI rahyA e daramyAna bAvApIvAnI paNa pratikULatA. makAInA roTalA ne jADI dALa para ja emaNe divase gujAravA mAMDayA. kayAreka te pItra nA pANInI paNa bhAre taMgI paDe, paraMtu A sakaSTamaya sogAnAM jhApaTAM emanA akhaDa prajvalita jJAnadIpane saheja paNa hataprabha karI zakayAM nahiM, A kaSTonA kaTakAe emanI avirata kama yAtrAne saheja paNa thaMbhAvI nahi. balke A musIbateAe emane vadhAre mahenatu banAvyA, AtAe vadhu AzAvAdI banAvyA ne pratikULatAnI dhAMse emane vizeSa dau`vAna banAvyA. AkhA bha'DArane emaNe punarvyavasthita karyAM temaja zramasAdhya vistRta sUci taiyAra karI. duSprApya hastapratAnI jALavaNI kema thAya enuM emaNe suMdara udAharaNa pUruM pADyu. tyAMnI amUlya tADapatrIe nI emaNe mAIkro philma levaDAvI ke jethI pachInA kALamAM sahuM ene upayega karI zake. ane tadanusAra A tADapatrIonA bhAratanA temaja bhArata bahAranA aneka abhyAsIoe upayAga karyAM paNa che. emanu' jesalameranu` kA` emanI tIvra jJAneApAsanA, duraMdezIpaNu' ane apAra khaMta temaja dhIrajanI gavAhI pUre che. paNa A saumAM jaina AgamAne adyatana Dhabe abhyAsa karI tenI punaHrvAMcanAe taiyAra karavAnA emanA purUSAtha ziramera jevA che. pistALIza jeTalAM jaina AgamanA, enI niyukti, cUrNi, bhASya ane TIkAonA, prathama teA keTalAMka varSo sudhI emaNe mUka abhyAsa karyo. pachI be-traNa saniSTha lahiyAonI madadathI emaNe sa'pAdana taiyAra karavA mAMDayAM, paraMtu A vakhate e lahiyAone cUkavavAnA pUrA paisAnI paNa sagavaDa nahi. chatAMya peAtAnu ajAcaka vrata emaNe che.yu nahi. I. 1947-48 mAM zeThazrI kasturabhAi lAlabhAIne A vAtanI khara paDI, emaNe munizrInu kAya niDDAvyu. ane prasanna thaI lahiyAonu` laheNu bharapAI karI Apyu. eTaluM' ja nahi paNa munijIne peAtAnu saMzodhanakArya AgaLa dhapAvavAmAM sa` rIte sahAya karavAnu emaNe vacana Apyu. A AgameAnI chellI vAcanAe AjathI lagabhaga paMdara se| varSa pUrve valabhIpuramAM zrI devaddhigaNi 70] [AtmAna'da prakAza For Private And Personal Use Only

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kSamAzravaNanA mArgadarzana nIce taiyAra thaelI; tyAra pachI cheka A maLe munizrI puNavijayajIe apAra purUSArthathI je navI vAcanAo taiyAra karI te jaina dharmamAM ane A sadInA saMpAdanakSetramAM amUlya ane advitIya pradAna lekhAze. AmAMnA be gracUrNi sAthenuM "nadIsUtrama ane vividha TIkAo sAthenuM "naMdIsUtrama -tA anukrame I. 1966 ane 1968mAM chapAIne prakaTa paNa hyAM che. emanA A bhagIratha prayAsane anulakSIne emane "AgamaprabhAkara" kahevAmAM AvyA che te ucita ja che. saMpAdana uparAMta hastaprata bhegI karavI, goThavavI, tenI anvIkSA karavI, e paNa emanI priya pravRtti rahI, te aMgene I. 1935mAM pragaTa thae 'bhAratIya zramaNusaMskRti ane lekhanamALA, nAmaka dIgha nibaMdha A vAtanI sAkha pUre che. vividha kALanI hastaprata vAMcavAnI A pravRttine pariNAme emaNe devanAgarI pahelAMnI brAhmI lipi ukelavAnuM temaja devanAgarInA sadIe badalAlA maroDa ukelavAnuM kArya AtmasAt karyuM. sAthe sAthe vividha saikAnI devanAgarI lipi lakhavAmAM paNa emaNe nipuNatA meLavI lIdhI. prAcIna citrakaLA, lipizAstra, sikkA, mUtio vagere purAtattva viSayanA paNa e acchA jJAtA hatA. lipizAnA te e evA asAdhAraNa abhyAsI hatA ke lipi parathI kaI hastaprata kaI sadInI haze tenuM cekasa anumAna karI zakatA. saMzodhaka tarIke sAMpradAyika ane chatAM vyaktigata mata-mAnyatAothI mukta evI aitihAsika daSTi temanI pAse hatI. tulanAtmaka abhyAsarIti ane satyAnvezI saMzodhanaprIti emane sahaja hatAM. AthI ja e pitAnA saMzodhana heThaLanI kRtinI khUbI-khAmInuM tATasthapUNa darzana karI zaktA. guNagrAhaka daSTie emanAmAM kamaLatA ane sahAnubhUti pragaTAvyAM hatAM to satyapAsanAe nirbhayatA ane niSpakSapAta khIlavyAM hatAM. emanI sarvAgI anveSaNAtmaka draSTie emanI pAse aNizuddha saMpAdana karAvyAM che. mAIkro philma, pheTosTeja temaja eblAmenTa jevI vaijJAnika sAdhana paddhatine paNa emaNe saMzodhaka tarIke pUra upayoga karyo che. AvA jJAnavIra sAdhupuruSanuM vyaktitva paNa AkarSaka ane adbhuta hatuM. cittanI nivikAra avasthAmAMthI pragaTelI mudrA harahameza emanA vadana para ati rahetI. nirbheLa jJAnasAdhanAe emanA vyaktitvane ayugra banAvyuM hatuM. pariNAme emanI virati rasahIna ke udAsa nahotI. paNa sadA prasannatAthI chalakAtI rahetI. emanI saraLatA ne samatA emanAM vANI-vartanamA sA nartana karyA karatI. emanI anAsaktie emane kaThera nahi paNa komaLa banAvyA hatA. keIna paNa duHkha joI emanuM dila dravI jatuM. emanI pAse AvanAra kaI paNa dukhiyuM prazAMta thayo vagara pAchuM pharatuM nahi, hastapratono emane parigraha paNa udAratA ane paropakArano preryo hate. AthI ja koI paNa abhyAsI ke vidvAna emanI pAse Ave ke tarata ja pitAnA saMgrahamAMthI, saheja paNa saMkoca vagara, e AvanArane upayogI sAmagrI pUrI pADatA, AzaMkA ke avizvAsanuM saheja paNa nAma nahi. emanI A vRtti ja sAmenI vyaktimAM paNa vizvAsanuM vAvetara karatI. vizvAsathI je vizvAsa keLavAya che enI pratIti emaNe pitAnA vatana dvArA karAvI ApI hatI, juna-julAI-93 For Private And Personal Use Only

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udAratA paNa evI ja anukaraNIya, amadAvAdamAM 'lAlabhAI dalapatabhAI bhAratIya saMskRti vidyAmaMdiranA AraMbhamAM emaNe pitAnI dasa hajAra hastaprato taddana nimamapaNe kADhI ApI hatI. nikhAlasatA ane namratA paNa emanA vyaktitvane dIptimaMta karatAM. ane emanI vatsalatAthI to koI anabhijJa nathI. jena ke jenetara, nirakSara ke sAkSara, dhanika ke nidhana saunA pratye e pUre samabhAva rAkhatA. eo rUDhigrasta AcAra-vicAranI maryAdA jANutA, to navI navI upayogitAne paNa pichANutA, AthI ja kSIranIra-viveka eo jALavI zakatA. zramaNasaMghanA bhinnabhinna samudAye vacce je vADAbaMdhI jevuM hoya che tenAthI teo sarvadA alipta rahetA. kaI paNa gacchanA anuyAyIne emane chocha nahotA. A rIte emaNe eka Adarza zramaNanuM udAharaNa pUruM pADyuM che. paraniMdAthI para puNyavijayajIe sAmI vyaktinA nAnAmAM nAnA guNane paNa moTo gaNI sanmAnya hate. sAnanI jema emaNe cAritrya para paNa khUba bhAra mUkyo hate. zIla ane prajJA ja ucca vyaktitvanAM ghaDatara-baLe che ema emanA jIvana parathI kaI paNa kaLI zakatuM. emanI vidyAne ala kArano opa nahoto dIdhe. pitAnA avirata jJAnayajJa bhaMga na thavA devA mATe emaNe junavANI kakSAnA moTAmoTA ADabarI mahotsa TAnyA hatA. tema e ja irAdAthI sudhArAnA bahAnA nIce ughADavAmAM AvatI UhApohayukta caLavaLathI paNa e sadA dUra rahyA hatA. padavI ke padanI emaNe kapi. AkAMkSA rAkhI nahatI. ziSya ke nAmanA meLavavA pAchaLa paNa emaNe najara rAkhI nahotI. AthI ja AvA sAMsArika 0 mehathI para rahI eo ekadhArI jJAnasAdhanA ane AtmasAdhanA karI zakyA hatA. muni te jaina sUriomAM sAmAnya padavI che. jyAre "AcAryanI padavI ati mAnavatI che. vaDIla sUrio ane pATaNanA zrIsaMghe emane "AcArya padathI vibhUSita karavAnuM TharAvyuM tyAre emaNe namratApUrvaka e padane paNa asvIkAra karyo. vidvattAnA pratIkarUpa apAtI paMnyAsa padavIne paNa emaNe asvIkAra kare. vaDodarAnA zrIsaMghe te emaNe pUchI vagara ja vi. saM. 2010mAM "AgamaprabhAkaranuM birUda ApI dIdheluM. paraMtu AnuM thaze vaLagaNa emane nahetuM. deza-paradezI aneka vidvAnoe emanI rAhabarI nIce saMzodhana karyuM che. chatAM ya gurupadane leza paNa mada kyAMya kaLI zakAze nahi. uccatama upAdhi pIeca. DI. nA parIkSaka tarIke paNa emaNe eTalI ja nilepatAthI kAmagIrI karI hatI. I. sa. 1959mAM amadAvAda khAte maLelA gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA vIsamA adhivezananA itihAsa-purAtattva vibhAganA eo prama varAelA. I 1961mAM kAzmIra khAte maLelA "elaIDiyA oriyenTala konpharansanA ekavIsamAM adhivezanamAM "prAkRta ane jaina dhama" vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke e pasaMda thaelA. I. 1970mAM amerikAnI "oriyenTala saMsAyaTae emane mAnArDa sabhya tarIke cUMTI kADhayA hatA. AvuM mAna meLavanAra kadAca eo prathama ja hiMdI haze. emanA pAMDityano A kaMI ocho pUrA nathI. AthI ja pro. Do. Dablyu. nemena brAunanA zabdo yathArtha lAge che (He is a worthy representative of the best Indian tradition of learning and teaching. 72] [AtmAnaMda prakAza For Private And Personal Use Only

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(teo uttama bhAratIya artha-adhyApana praNAlInA eka AdaraNIya pratinidhi che.) emanI jJAnavRttinAM be suphaLa te pATaNanA " zrI hemacaMdrAcArya jaina maMdira nI temaja amadAvAdanA "lAlabhAI dalapatabhAI bhAratIya saMskRti vidyApadira nI sthApanA. aneka vidvAno ane abhyAsIone mATe A baMne saMsthA AzIrvAda rUpa banI che. emanI sakriya pravRttinI temaja prAcIna jJAnavistaraNa vRttinI A na bhulAya tevI deNagI che. aneka vyaktio ane vidvAnethI gherAelA puNyavijayajI eka vyakti nahi paNa svayaM saMsthArUpa hatA. vidyAvyAsaMgamAM to e vyAvine paNa visarI jatA. I 155nI varSARtunA divase hatA. saMgrahaNInA ge emane gherI lIdhA. vyAdhi ugra svarUpa pakaDate gaye. lagabhaga doDha varSa sudhI e pIDAyA; paraMtu te daramiyAna emane sadhiyAro Ape zAstravyAsaMge. kathIratnakeTanuM saMpAdana ane "nizIthar NinuM adhyayana emaNe A nAdurasta tabiyate ja emanI jJAnabhakti ane cittanI svasthatA ahIM pragaTa thayA vagara raheto nathI. AvA AtmasAdhaka saMta pote anekAMtavAnI sAkSAt pratimA hatA. pitAnI tejasvI buddhine svAzrayanA jaLasiMcanathI emaNe avirata phaLadAdhinI banAvI hatI saMskRta, prAkRta, apabhraMza ne jUnI gujarAtInA A prakAMDa paMDita pAMDityadaMbhathI hamezAM dUra rahetA. kadApi vikAra na pAmI zake evI cittavRttikAvALA eo sAcA AdhyAmika purUSa hatA. viparita saMjoge paNa emanA daDhetsAhane kadApi vicalita nahotA karI zakyA. bAsaTha va.nuM emanuM dIkSA jIvana eTale avirata karmayAtrA ane akhaMDa jJAnayajJa. pitAnI sAdhanA sAthe sAthe emaNe ane kene adhyAtmajJAna ApyuM hatuM, eo zAstrIya daSTisaMpanna saMpAdaka, zramazIla saMzodhaka, vinamra vidvAna, Adaza zramaNa ane guNagrAhI vatsala vyakti hatA. eka sAcA vidvAnane chAje e rIte eo AjIvana vidyAathI ja rahyA. puNyavijayajI eTale ja nakhazikha vidyAthIo. emanI vidyAprIti ane vyavahArarIti nirAbarI ane nikhAlasa hatAM 76 varSanI uMmare muMbaImAM prosTeTanI zastrakriyA bAda 14mI jUna 1971nA roja rAtre sADA ATha kalAke AvA manISI saMta, prajJApurUSa ane AjIvana akSara-sAdhaka sAmyampharIte ja kSarane tyajI a-kSaratva pAmyA. emanI jJAnasAdhanAne ati akhalita rIte ane kene preraNAvAri khAte rahe e ja emane sAcI aMjali ho ! "kumAra" mAsika, amadAvAda, phebruArI, 1972 zekAMjali zrI khAMntilAla ratilAla zAha bhadrAvaLavALA) umara varSa pa5 saM. 204hnA vaizAkha vaDha 12 ne maMgaLavAra tA. 18-pa-93nA roja mahuvA mukAme svargavAsI thayela che. temanA nidhanathI ApaNI sabhAne kheTa paDI che. tathA temanA kuTuMbIjane upara AvI paDela A duHkhamAM ame uMDI samavedanA pragaTa karIe chIe. paramAtmA temanA AtmAne cira zAntI Ape tevI prArthanA. juna-julAi-93) [73 For Private And Personal Use Only

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************************** zreNa rAjAne samakti paramAra kSatriyoddhAraka pravacanakAra, AcArya, zrI vijayaIndrannisUrIzvarajI ma. sAheba jaina zAstrakAroe bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmInA parama bhakta zreNika mahArAjAnA phAyika samitinI ghaNI ja prazaMsA karI che. tameva sarca nisaMka ja jirNahiM INi te ja vAta satya ane niHzaMka che je jinezvara paramAtmAe kahela che evA prakAranI draDha zraddhA ane mAnyatAthI samaktinI prApti thAya che. samakti mATe jinavacana satyanI mAnyatA ane atuTa zraddhA thaI jAya to ghaNuM che. enA mATe na te agAdha jJAnanI jarUra che ane na utkRSTa cAritranI kahyuM che ke - dAdA ni jA sAma piyws vana 1 + punani cAritre mithyAtva viSa dRSite // jJAna jA4i hIrA ghare janA: krijha 1 Hccaka mAthA ghaw in jJAna ane cAritra hita samakti prazasanI che, paNa mithyAtvarupI viSathI dUSita thayeluM jJAna ane cAritra prazaMsanIya nathI. rAjA zreNikanA vize ema kahevAya che ke teo jJAna ane cAritrahIna hatA; paNa samaktiyukta hovAthI teoe tIrthaMkara nAmaka upArjana karela che. mahArAjA zreNikane na te tatva, jJAna hatuM ane na te e dikSA laIne sAdhu banyA hatA, chatAM jina-vANu pratyenI draDha zraddhAthI teone samaktinI prApti thaI hatI. e samakitanA baLe teo tIrthakara paNa thaze. zreNikane samaktidhArI banAvyA hatA. teonI ananya zraddhAe! bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmInA vacana upara draDha ane avicaLa vizvAsa hatA. teonI draDha AsthAthI bhraSTa karavAnI kaimAM tAkAne na hatI. samakitathI DagAvavA mATe ghaNA prayatna karyo. kaThiNa parIkSA karavAmAM AvI hatI. paNa teo jarA paNa zraddhAthI vicalita na thayA ane kasoTImAM pAra utaryA ne parIkSAmAM paNa che pAsa thayA. ApaNe paNa ahIyAM zreNika rAjAnA samaktinuM draSTAMta joie. eka vakhata mahArAjAe potAnI sabhAmAM mahArAjA zreNikanA samakitanI prazaMsA karI. Indra mahArAjAnA mukhethI eka mAnavI jevA prANanI ATalI badhI prazaMsA eka duka nAmanA 74] AtmAnaMda prakAza For Private And Personal Use Only

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devathI sahana na thai. teNe zreNika mahArAjAnA samatinI parIkSA levAnu nakkI karyuM. e mATe te svarga mAMthI rAjagRhI nagarImAM Avye. bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI rAjagRhI nagarImAM ja birAjamAna hatA. mahArAjA zregiMka darAja paramAtmAnA darzana-vaMdana ane dezanA sAMbhaLavA AvatA hatA. te vase paNa teo bhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLIne peAtAnA mahela tarapha jaI rahayA hatA. te mAga mAM eka nadI, nadImAM pANI hatu... ane pANImAM nAnI-meTI mAchalIe taratI hatI. jyAre mahArAjA zreNika nadInI pAse AvI pahoMcyA te zuM joyuM ke eka jaina sAdhu peAtAnA sayamanA upakaraNA AghA, muhapatti pAtarA ane DAMDA Adine kinArA upara mUkI nadInI vacce jane jALa nAMkhIne, te jALamAM mAchalie phasAvI rahayA che. je mAchaliyA jALamAM phasAI jAya tene kADhIne peAtAnA pAtarAmAM nAMkhI rahayeA che. mahArAjA zreNikathI saMyamathI AcAra viruddha karatAM e sAdhunu` kA` jovAyu nahIM. teoe potAnu ratha ubhu rakhAbhyu' ane nIce utarIne sAdhune puchyuM- munIzvara ! Apa A zuM karI rahayA che ? A kArya te bhagavAna mahAvIranA acArathI viddha che. tee te ahiMsAne dhama mAne che ane kahe paNa che. Apa te hiMsA karI rahayA che. bhagavAne AvA upadeza kayAre paNa ApyA nathI. temanA bIjA ghaNA sAdhue che paNa te Avu pApakama karatA nathI. sAdhunA vezamAM Apa sayama laine evu* adhama' kema AcarI rahayeA che ?" zreNika rAjAnI vAta sAMbhaLIne pahelAM tA te sAdhu hasyA, pachI karyu'- 'rAjana ! tame keTalA ajJAnI che. bhagavAnanA sAdhuonA bhItarI cAritra tame zuM jANA ? bhagavAnanI kathanI ane karaNImAM ghaNu antara che. tee kahe che judu ane kare che kAMIka judu teonA badhA sAdhue Avu ja pApa karyAM kare che. antara phakta eTaluM ja ke mane tame pApa ka karatA joI lIdhA ane tene haju tame joyA nathI. paramAtmA mahAvIra je tatvanuM upadeza Ape che ane jenA upara tamArI ATalI zraddhA che. te hakIkatamAM badhuM khoTu che. azradhyeyane tame tamArI zraddhAnA kendrabiMdu mAnI beThAM che. AvI pApalIlA karavAvALA, AcArathI bhraSTa sAdhue upara tame zraddhA ane vizvAsa kema rAkhA che. ? e pramANe kahIne te sAdhurupe deve vicAra karyo ke have tA zreNika rAjAnI zraddhA nizcita rupathI DagI gaI haze ane tenA samaktinu pAye DhIlA paDI jaze. paNa te macchImAra sAdhunI vAtAnI zreNika rAjA upara kAMI asara na thaI. zreNika rAjAe tene khayuM- evu kadApi thaI ja na zake. bhagavAnanI kathanI ane karaNImAM talamAtra aMtara hoI ja na zake. te je kAMI paNa kahe te upara mane pUNu zraddhA ane vizvAsa che. bhagavAnanA sAdhue vahetAM nIranI jema nimA ane pavitra che. tenu tyAga, tapazcaryAM ane saMyamanI hu' anameAdanA karuM chuM. Apa ja evA durbhAgI che ke je devatAone paNa dula bha evA saMyamamAga ne svIkArIne tenAthI bhraSTa thaI rahyA che. huM Apane prAthanA karu chuM ke Apa AvA prakAranA pApa-kama nA AcaraNa choDI dayA ane bhagavAnanA bIjA pavitra sAdhuonI sAthe punaH bhaLI jAo. bhagavAna pAse jaIne petAnA pApanu prAyazcita karI lye." juna-julAi-93] For Private And Personal Use Only [75

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e pramANe kahI zreNika mahArAjA pitAnA rathamAM besIne AgaLa nagarI tarapha cAlatA thayA jevuM emane nagaramAM praveza karyo, sAme ja eka yuvA sAdhvI AvatI joI tenA lakSaNa joIne zreNika mahArAjAne Azcarya thayuM. te yuvA sAdhvInA hAtha paga mehadIthI raMgAyelA hatA. AMkhomAM aMjana AMjeluM hatuM. vALa vyavasthita karyA hatA. zarIra alaMkArothI zaNagAreluM hatuM. meTuM pAna sopArIthI bhareluM hatuM, AMkhamAM virAganI jagyAe vikAra bhareluM hatuM evA anAcAronI sAthe te sAdhvI garbhavatI hatI. zreNika mahArAjAe ratha ubhe rabA, teo nIce utaryA ane sAdhvIjIne kahyuM- "Apa evuM AcAra virUddha AcaraNa kema karo cho ? ApanA evA anAcArathI zAsananI avahelanA ane dharmanI niMdA thAya che. bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmIne A AcAra nathI. bhagavAnanAM mAga te saMyamanuM che. Apa asaMyamamAM kema cAle che ?" zreNika mahArAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLIne te garbhavatI sAdhvIjIe kahyuM- "huM kAMI ekalI AvuM karuM chuM?badhA sAdhvIonA AcaraNa mArA jevA ja che, emAM mAruM ekalInuM doSa nathI. bhagavAnanuM upadeza amane evuM ja zikhavADe che." zreNike kahyuM- "bhagavAnanuM mAga saMyamanuM che asaMyamanuM nahi. teonuM upadeza tamArA jevA bhraSTa AcaraNa nathI zikhavADatuM. tenI badhI sAdhIe AcAraniSTha ane cAritrazIla che. tamArA jevI patita nathI." ATaluM kahIne zreNika rathamAM besI gayA. te ja samaye devatAe pitAnuM divya rupa pragaTa karI sAme AvI ubhA rahyA ane teonI zraddhA ane samakitanI prazaMsA karatAM kahyuM - anAcArI evA sAdhu-sAdhvInA rupe huM tamArA samaktinI parIkSA karavA Avyo hate. AcArathI viparIta kArya karIne huM bhagavAna mahAvIra ane teonA zAsanathI ApanI zraddhA bhraSTa karavA icchatA hatA paNa ApanuM samakti nimeLa che. ApanI zraddhA himAlaya jevI aDaga che. tamArI paramAtmA pratyenI ananya bhakita ane zraddhAthI calAyamAna karavuM asava che. Apa vandanIdha ane prazaMsanIya che. zreNika rAjAnA samakitanI parikSA deve lIdhI ane e kasoTImAM emanuM samakita nirmaLa che. ane zraddhA aTala che e siddha thayuM. paNa enI sAthe vicAraNuMya vAta e che ke je zreNika sAthe evuM prasaMga ghaTayuM te amArI sAthe paNa ghaTe zake che ane evA prasaMga kare jyAre amArA jIvanamAM AvI ubhA rahe che. AjanA kaliyugamAM A paMcama kALamAM A draSTAMta cintanIya che. meM ghaNA lokone evuM kahetAM sAMbhaLayuM che, "amArI zraddhA A sAdhu-sAdhvIo upara nathI rahI. sAdhu-sAdhvIonuM AcAra viruddha AcaraNathI emanA upane amAre vizvAsa uThI gayuM che." * tamAre samati tyAre nirmaLa thaze jyAre Apa jinezvara deva pratye temanA batAvelA mAga prati sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka ane vikAo upara ananya zraddhA rAkhaze. ApanI zraddhA jeTalI paramAtmA pratye teTalI ja paramAtmAnA sAdhu-sAdhvIo pratye paNa hevI joIe. vartamAnamAM A paMcama ArAmAM samakti prApta karavAnuM tathA ene TakAvI rAkhavAnuM nimitta sAdhu ane sAdhvI che. 76 ] [AtmAnaMdaprakAza For Private And Personal Use Only

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zreNika rAjAe sAdhune mAchalI jALamAM pakaDatA joI gayA, te paNa sAdhuo pratye zraddhA emanA dilamAMthI jarA paNa na khasI. sAdhvIne garbhavatI joI te paNa temano bhAva paramAtmAnA sAdhuo uparano vizvAsa DagyA nahi. zraddhAmAM jarA paNa malinata AvavA na dIdhI. zreNikanI jagyAe Apa hota te kalpanA karo ke AvA prasaMgo joIne ApaNI zraddhAne zuM aDaga rAkhI zakta ? ApaNA samaktinI zuM rakSA karI zakta ? je garbhavatI sAthvI ane macchImAra sAdhune joIne paNa ApaNI zraddhA sAdhu-sAdhvIo pratye Dagamaga thatI nathI te samajavuM joIe ke ApaNe samakti draDha che. jo AvuM joIne ApaNI zraddhA daDha na rahe to ApaNe samakita kAcanI baraNI jevuM che je jarIka Thokara lAgatAM cUra-cUra thaI jAya che. AvA samakti vaDe ApaNuM uddhAra kayAre paNa nahi thAya evI zraddhA ane samakti kyAre paNa prazaMsanIya thaI zakavAnuM nathI. samatine nirmaLa banAvavA paramAtmA prati anupama bhakita temanA banAvelA mArgane apanAvavu paramAtmAnA paMca mahAvratadhArI sAdhuo pratye pUrNa zraddhA thaze tyAre ja samati nirmaLa banaze. para dikSArthI bahenanuM anokhu varasIdAna nA zrI vardhamAna sthAnakavAsI jaina zrAvaka saMgha vAlakezvara saMghamAM kumArI biMdubena ane kumArI caMdrikAbenanI dikSA prasaMge temanuM bahumAna karavAne prasaMga bhavya ane anokhI rIte ujavAya temane varasIdAnano varaghoDo kADhIne ghoDAgADI vigeremAM rastA upara cokhA, rUpiyA, cAMdInA sikkA vigere varasAvIne ujavavAne badale aneka sthAnakavAsI saMghe, jIvadayA ane mAnavasevA karatI saMsthAone hospiTalane bolAvIne dikSAthI henanA pavitra haste hospITalanA jarUrIyAtavALA dardIone AjanI meMghI sAravAramAM upayogI thavA mATe sara harakisanadAsa narottamadAsa hospi. Talane rUA. 31000 ekatrIsa hajAra rUpiyAnuM dAna ApyuM. AvI ja rIte kAMdAvADI jaina kalInIka, bhATIyA hospiTala, kaThArI hospiTala, thANu menTala hospiTala, hindu sabhA hospiTala, nAvara hospiTala, azvinI meDIkala rIlIpha sosAyaTI vigerene badhu maLIne rUA. pAMca lAkhanuM dAna ApavAmAM AvyuM. vAlakezvara sthAnakavAsI jaina saMghe A eka nave abhigama apanAvyo che. dikSa prasaMge navi dRSTi ApI che. A prasaMge saMpradAyanA sAdhu bhagavaMte, pU. mahAsatijIo ane vAlakezvara sthAnakavAsI jaina saMgha abhinaMdanane pAtra che. kharekhara jaina samAje A uttama ane anukaraNIya anekhuM pagaluM bharIne aneka hospiTalanA jarUrIyAtavALA madhyavagI dadIonA pakArI banyA che. tArikha 26-pa-93nA roja bane baheno bindabena ane caMdrikAbenanI pavitra dikSA dina hato. amArA taraphathI temanI anumodanA karatA AnaMda thayela che. ApazrIe jainadharma premIonuM kalyANa karavA sAthe mAnava sevAnA A kAryane paNa preraNA ApatA raheze. tevI prArthanA. (muMbaI samAcAramAMthI sAbhAra 26-pa-93) = = = = = = == = juna-julAI-93 [77 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"AyuSya ghaTatuM jAya to paNa buddha nA ghare lekhaka : kanADIyA manISa nagInadAsa ApaNA pUrvajonA kALamAM je ApaNe DokIyuM karIe ane avalokana karIe to ApaNane eka vastu spaSTa dekhAze ke ApaNA eka-eka nAyaka ke mahAtmAnA jIvanamAM, eka vastunI samAnatA najare tarI Avaze ke dareka mahApurUSoe potAnA jIvanamAM pitAnI jIvananI zarUAta thatA ja A saMsArane Thokara mArI ane "AmaroyanA mArge prayANa kareluM che, darekanI eka mahecchAo hatI ke potAnA putra pitAno kArabhAra saMbhALI le eTale pote pitAnA AtmAnA zreca mArga apanAvI le ApaNe dazaratha juo ke rAma jUo... ke rAjA bhatRharI juo ke maMtrI zakaTAla juo kedanI mahecchAo pUrNa thaI to keIkanI adhUrI rahI. paraMtu, maratha te darekanA eka ja jevA maLatA ke jIvanano zeSakALa te dharmadhyAnamAM ja pUrNa thAya.... mahApurUSonA jIvananI eka khAsiyata e DutI ke dharma-artha-kAma-ane mokSa A cAra purUSArthamAMthI jIvananI zarUAtamAM eTale ke yauvana kALamAM paNa artha ane kAma prathama dharmane lakSamAM laIne ja sAdhavAmAM AvatA, jyAre pitAnI avasthAne samaya te phakta dama ane mokSanA purUSArthamAM ja pUrNa thatAM. jema jema samaya vahi jaDe tema-tema kAma ane arthanI tRptI thatI. e kAma ane artha tene jayAre bejArUpe lAgatuM ke tarata ja.... sApa jema kAMcaLI utAre tema A saMsArane teo choDIne pitAnA AtmAnA zreya mArga tarapha prayANa karavA cAlI nIkaLatA..... paraMtu Aja ! Aja samaya ddha badalAI gayeluM lAge che. kALamAM ghaNu ja parAvartana AvI gayeluM che. mAne ke na mAne A Adezane eTale ke dharma-purUSArtha ane me purUSArthanI avagaNanA ja e paNane saMsAra khAro banAve che. "pApa buddhi nava ghaTe" anusAra ja Aje sAsu-vahu, bApa-dikaro, bhAI-bahena vacce manameLa-lAgaNIprema-vagere ghaTatA jAya che, saMsAramAM kaleza vadhatuM jAya che ane jIvananuM naMdanavana e kurukSetranI raNabhUmI bane che. apavAda che ke Aje cheDA paNa samajUe che. jIvanamAM je jIvananI saMdhyAe dhama-dhyAna thAya te sUryodaye to cokkasa sUkha ja prApta thAya. bAkI AjanA yugamAM nivRtta avasthA thAya eTale gAmagapATA-niMdA-kUthalI karavAnI zarU. eka Akhoya divasa navarA-navarA kADhavAno eTale phalANAe Ama karyuM pelAe ATalA paisA khAdhA - pele abhimAnI che vagere pApa ja bAMdhavAnA, adhUrUmAM jIbhanA svAda ane TesTanAkAraNe roTalI garama ja joIe-pharasANa te AvuM ja joIe nirAMte eza-ArAma joIe have A badhuM jayAM sudhI barAbara maLe tyAM sudhI te ThIka paNa je divase AmAthI kAMIkanI 78) [AtmAnaMda prakAza For Private And Personal Use Only

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uNapa AvI eTale jeIle temane raMga, atyAre prakAranA pApe bAMdhe eka sekanDamAM, nATaka-sinemAM TIvI-hela, kalabo, pAubhAjI, paMjAbI zAka, vagerenA bharapUra TesTanA kAraNe Ajano mAnava kevA kevA pApa bAMdhe che. AvI paristhitimAM jyAre kheMcatANa sajAya che eTale kaMkAza, kaleza ane abalAnuM vAtAvaraNa kuTuMbamAM ane samAjamAM sarjAya che. have AnA karatAM jo bIjI rIte vicAra karIe te je jIvana saMdhyAe bIjI badhI paMcAta paDatI mUkI, svAdanA caTAkAo ochA karI 45-50 varSanI uMmare pahoMcelAo dareke te khAsa pitAnAM manane dhama dhyAna tarapha vALI devAmAM Ave te Akhoya divasa pavitra vAtAvaraNamAM parovAye javAnA kAraNe AvI nAnI nAnI bAbatamAM kaleza thavAne ke rAga-dveSa thavAne avasara ja pedA na thAya ane eTale ja ApaNuM veda-purANA graMthomAM batAvyA mujabanI cAra Azrama avasthA mujaba jIvana gujArIe te huM nathI mAnato ke jIvanamAM kyAMya ADa ke saMgharSa pedA thAya. paNa A te ulaTI gaMgA che "AyuSya ghaTatuM jAya te paNa pApa buddhi nava ghaTe " are pApa buddhi ghaTavAnI vAta te javA de ulaTAnI vadhe che. jatI jIdagIe paNa navA navA zokhe vaktA jAya che cAra AzramamAMthI eka paNa AzramanuM Aje egya pAlana thatuM nathI. (1) vidyAzrama : - AnI vyavasthA joIe te emAM Aje paristhiItI sAva badalAya ja gaI che... kyAM kudaratanA khoLe, kudaratI avasthAmAM prApta thatI vidyA ne kyAM Aje copaDAnA bejanA kAraNe hRkatara paNa na uMcakI zakAya evA TenzAnavALI vidyA, adhurAmAM pUra vidyA sAthe saha zikSaNa nA nAme thatA vyAbhicAranI te vAta ja kyAM karavI. (2) gRhasthAzrama :- AmAM paNa Aje kaMI mAna~maryAdA kyAM rahi che. gharamAM eka ja rUmanI aMdara sAsu-sasarA dikarA-dikarI-vaha eka sAthe ja TI vI. pIkacaranA kara ane kharAba dazyo jotAM jarA paNa saMkeca nahiM...... meTo para pachI nAno para ane je le judA thayA vinA rahe ja nahiM ane thavuM ja paDe che kAraNa ke darekane svachatA ja joIe che. bhAInA lagnamAM sagAo karatAM mitro vadhAre hoya pachI svacchadI ja ane ne. have bAkI rahe che(3) brahmacaryAzrama ane (4) vAnaprasthAzrama mane lAge che ke A te zabda paNa ghaNu e pehalIvAra vAMcyA haze. jANe ke e ApaNe mATe sajAvA ja na hatA. ema jANe ke sAva bhUlAya gayA che. chera je hoya te mAnavane potAnI pAchalI jIMdagImAM navarAzanI paLomAM niMdA-kUthalIjazekhane badale je ubhayaTaMka pratikamaNa-sAmAyika-pUjA-garIbonI sevA keI saMsthAmAM niHsvArtha. paNe kArya karavAmAM Ave te kharekhara pate te tare paraMtu bIjA keTalAyanA tAraNahAra paNa bane. rasa rasa ApaNuM AyuSya ghaTatuM jAya tema tema pApa buddhi ghaTavI ja joIe te ja saMsAramAM koI anicchaniya banAva na bane ane saMsAra sAgaramAMthI pAra utarI javAya. paraMtu vAta e che ke, "Ayuzya ghaDatuM jAya te paNa pApabuddhi nava ghaTe." juna-julAI23]. For Private And Personal Use Only

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gRhasthI chatAM brahmacArI, khAvA chatAM upavAsI yAne sUra ane soma saMpAdikA: bhAnumatI na. zAha sUra ane sema banne sagAbhAI hatA. sUra meTa ane sema nAne hate. sUra rAjA hato, sama yuvarAja hatuM. eka divasa zrAvastImAM dharmavRdhi nAmanA AcArya padhAryA. temanI dezanA sAMbhaLI some dIkSA lIdhI. soma thoDA ja vakhatamAM agiyAra aMga vagere zA bharyA ane pitAnA zarIrane temaNe tapathI dubaLa banAvyuM. sAthe ja manane paNa anAzakta banAvyuM. rAjA sUra rAjayanuM pAlana karavA lAgyA. paNa temanuM mana te temanA saMyamanI anamedanAmAM "rAjana ! udhAnamAM sema rAjaSi padhAryA che" eka vakhata udyAna mAlike AvI rAjAne khabara ApyA. rAjA rANI ane sau parivAra udyAnamAM gayA ane muninI dezane sAMbhaLI pAchA pharyA. ahIM rANIe evo abhigraha lIdho ke jyAM sudhI munirAja ahIM rahe tyAM sudhI temane vaMdana karyA sivAya mAre AhAra na levo. nagarI ane udyAna vacce eka nadI hatI, A nadI varasAda Ave tyAre lechala bharAtI paNa varasAda na hoya tyAre chIcharI thatI. eka rAtrie puSkaLa varasAda vara. nadI chala bharAI gaI. rANIe rAjAne potAnA abhigrahanI vAta karI ane bolI nAtha ! zuM karIzuM ! nadI te chalochala haze. sAme kinAre kaI rIte javAze ! - rAjA bolyA gabharAo nahi, tame tamAre jAo ane nadInA kAMThe hAtha joDI bolaje, he nI devI mArA patine mArA devaramunIe dIkSA lIdhI tyArathI mAMDI Aja sudhI brahmacaryane zuddha rIte pALyuM hoya te mane sAme kinAre javAne mAga Ape. rANIne manamAM hasavuM AvyuM. te te sArI rIte jANatI hatI ke devara munInI dIkSA pachI te tene sema zama vagere putro paNa thayA hatA. paNa rAjA AvuM bele che temAM koI kAraNa haze tema mAnI patinA vacanamAM zaMkA na lAvatA parivAra sAthe nIkaLI ane nadInA kAMThe AvI belI. devI, mAre muninA vaMdanano niyama che, mArA patie mArA devara muninA dIkSA divasathI mAMDI AjasudhI pUrUM brahmacaryavrata pALyuM hoya to mArga Ape, rANI pAMca-dasa miniTa hAtha joDI A pramANe prArthanA karatI rahI tyAM te nAnuM vaheNa badalAyuM ane udyAna tarapha javAno 80] [AimAnada prakAza For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAga chIcharA pANe vALa banI gayo. rANI nadI eLagI sAme kinAre gaI teNe munine bhAvathI vAMdyA ane eka alAyadI jagyAmAM teNe rasoI karI, munine baherAvI dhAraNa karyuM. pAraNA bAda munine vAMdI rANI belI, bhagavata ame ahIM Avyo tyAre nadI be kAMThe hatI ha nadI kAMThe AvIne belI devI mArA dhaNIe mArA devara munie vrata lIdhuM te divasathI mArA patie pUrNa brahmacarya pALyuM hoya te amane sAme kAMThe javAnA mArga Ape, bhagavaMta nadIe mArga Ape. ame ahIM AvyA paNa mane samajAtuM nathI ke e kema banyu! rAjAne te tamArI dIkSA pachI ghaNA putro thayAne che. pachI brahmacarya vrata kyAMthI ! | muni bolyA, bhadro pApa ane puNyamAM mananuM ja kAraNa che sUra rAjAe mArI dIkSA pachI rAjya ane gRhasthavAsa maLyA, paNa tenuM mana hamezA saMyama pratye ja rahyuM che, teNe manathI A badhI vastu judI ja mAnI che AthI teno prabhAva nadI devIe svIkAryo, rANIe AzcayathI mAthuM dhuNAvyuM, tene rAjA pratye bahumAna thayuM ane belI, aho zuM temanuM gabhIra hadaya ane zuM enI dhIratA. - sAMjano samaya thaye, varasAda te te ja varasato hate. nadI banne kAMThe pharI jozabhera vahI rahI hatI. sAme kinAre jaIzuM zI rIte te vicAravA lAgI. tyAM muni belyA, bhadra!muMjhAo nahi tame nadInA kAMThe jaIne bolajo ke, mArA devara muni some dIkSA divasathI Aja sudhI upavAsa karyA hoya te he nadI devI. mane mAMga Ape, A sAMbhaLI - rANI pahelA karatAM paNa khUba ja Azcarya pAmI, kemake hamaNuM munine teNe gocarI vaherAvI hatI. rANI nadInA kAMThe AvI ane belI. he nadI devI ! sema muni dIkSAthI mAMDI Aja divasa sudhI upavAsI rahyA hoya te mane mAga Apo. rANI A dhyAna karatI hatI, tyAM nadInuM vaheNa badalAyuM ane jota jotAmAM sAmA kaDAno mArga chIchare thaI gayo, rANI ghera AvI paNa tene keme karI samajAya nahi ke Ama kema ca, mArI jAte te meM munine gocarI- vaherAvI che, muni roja bhikSA lAve che. ane vApare che. pachI upavAsI kema ! ane jo upavAsI na hoya to devI jevI nadI devI te vacana sAcuM karI mane mArga kema Ape. rANI rAte paNa Aja vicAra karatI hatI. tyAM rAjA AvyA temaNe pUchayuM devI zuM vicAra karo che. rAI elI nAtha, munirAja gaucarI vApare che, chatAM huM bolI ke muni dIkSA pachI upavAsI rahyA hoya to mane mAga Apo, mane mAMga maLyA ane huM AvI. AnuM kAraNa zuM devI ta samajatI nathI ke emano tyAga apUva che, deha tarapha emane e che. te dehane dhAraNa kare che ane poSe che, teo bIjAnA kalyANa mATe temane game te AhAra Apa. rasavALA hoya to temanI tarapha temane mAna nathI ane rasa vagarano hoya te tenI tarata temane abhAva nathI. pachI te te upavAsI je gaNAyane! pANI vicAravA mAMDI, aho AvI bhAIonI jeDalIne dhanya che, eka rAjA banI rAjya mALatAM paNa muni jevA che ane bIjA khAya che paNuM hamezanA upavAsI che kavuMtemanA mata juna-julAI94 [81 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane kevI temanI aDagatA. mana eja pApa baMdhanuM kAraNa che. ane te manane A baMne bhAIoe ke sarasa vicAra karyo che. javAbadArIthI rAjya khALavuM paDe che ane gRhasthavAsa seva paDe che mATe seve che. A badhuM karyA chatAM manane sthira rAkhavuM ghaNuM muzkela che. temanuM mana dIkSAmAM che te teo paNa dIkSA le ane huM paNa dIkSA lauM. bIje divase rAjA rANI banee dIkSA lIdhI ane sUra paNa rAjA ane soma muni mekSe gayA. paNa gRhasthAvAsamAM rahyA chatA sAcA brahmacArI ane roja bhejana karyA chatA upavAsI temanA nAmane jagatamAM Adarza muktA gayA, (jaina kathA sAgaramAMthI) R. yAtrA pravAsa : zrI jaina AtmAnaMda sabhA taraphathI saM. 204nA jeTha vada 0)) amAsa ravivAra tArIkha 20-6-3nA reja taLAjA yAtrA pravAsa rAkhavAmAM Avela hatuM. jemAM nIcenA dAtAzrInI vyAja AvakamAMthI svAmIbhakti tathA gurUbhakti karavAmAM Avela hatI. temaja taLAjA DuMgara upara zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanA raMga maMDapamAM saMgItakAranI maMDaLI sAthe rAgarAgaNa pUrvaka pUjA bhaNAvavAmAM AvI hatI ane sabhAnA dareka sabhyazrIoe sAro lAbha lIdhe hate. (1) zeThazrI dhanavaMtarAya ratIlAla zAha aMbIkA sTIla mATe vALA. (2) zeThazrI haThIcaMda jhaverabhAI zAha. (3) zeThazrI nAnacaMdabhAI tArAcaMda zAha. muMbaI (4) zrImati aMjavALIbena vacharAjabhAI zAha. hazrI bhUpatarAya nAthAlAla zAha. (5) zeThazrI cunIlAla ratilAla seleta. (6) zeThazrI jayaMtilAla ratilAla leta. upara mujabanA dAtAzrInA vyAja rakamamAMthI yAtrA pravAsa javAmAM Avela hatuM ane pravAsamAM laI javA mATe eka lakajharI basanI vyavasthA-vyavasthApaka taraphathI karavAmAM AvI hatI, ane taLAjA yAtrA pravAsa karavAmAM Avela hatI. sabhAnA sabhyazrI bhAIo tathA bahene sArA pramANamAM Avela hatA ane savAranA cA-nAsto kerI vigere ApavAmAM Avela ane baporanA rasa parInuM jamaNa ApavAmAM Avela hatuM. tyArabAda taLAjAnI yAtrA karIne vaLatI vakhate alaga karavA mATe ane jovA mATe basa laI javAmAM AvI hatI. alaMganA dariyA kinAre sabhAnA sabhyazrI narendrabhAI geDIdAsa zAhe alaMga bAbatanI paristhItInI AchI rUparekhA darekane samajAvI hatI. ane alaMgano kAryakrama patAvIne rastAmAM eka suMdara sthaLa joIne basa tyAM AgaLa zevAmAM AvI hatI ane zrI kAntilAla ratIlAla sata taraphathI bhInI bheLane nAstA dareka sabhyazrIne ApavAmAM Avela hatA. yAtrA pravAsa patAvIne rAtrInA bhAvanagara sukharUpa parata Avela hatA. AtmAnaMda prakAza For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI Atmavallabha-zIla saurabha TrasTa yugavIra AcArya zrI vijayavallabhasUrI mahArAjanA samudAyanA pUjya sAdhvIjI zrI zrIlavatIzrIjI mahArAjanA jIvanakAya, jIvana sAdhanA ane gurUbhaktinI smRtimAM zrI Atmavalabha zIla saurabha TrasTa, pUjya sAdhvIjI mahArAjanA abhyAsa mATe ane A mAgadhI, prAkRtano abhyAsa karatI bahenone Arthika sahAya Ape che. I kelejamAM abhyAsa karatI jaina vidyAthInI jemane ardhamAgadhI ane prAkRta viSaye lIdhelA che ane Arthika sahAyanI jarUra che, emaNe niyata arajIpatraka kAryAlayethI maMgAvI 31 julAI sudhImAM bharI mokalavuM'. kAryAlayanuM saranAmuM :- zrI Atmavallabha-zIla saurabha TrasTa, The. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya, ogaSTa kAMti mAgara, muMbaI-400 036 abhyAsa aMge lona sahAya zrI vetAMbara mU tipUjaka jaina vidyArthI-vidyAthinione enjiniyariMga, ArkiTekacara, dAktarI, cATarDa ekAunTasa tathA kesTa ekAunTasI, bijhanesa menejameMTa, lalitakaLA, jena dharmonA ucca abhyAsa mATe, DigrI abhyAsa mATe che. 12 nI parIkSA karyA pachI TrasTanA niyamonusAra lenarUpe AcArya zrI vijayavallabhasUrIzvarajI janma zatAbdi zikSaNa TrasTa taraphathI sahAya ApavAmAM Ave che, te mATenuM niyata arajIpatraka rUA. 3-00 ma, o. dvArA athavA TapAla TikiTa mekalavAthI nIcenA saranAmethI maLaze.' AcArya zrI vijayavallabhasUrIzvarajI . janmazatAbdi zikSaNa TrasTa C/o. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya ogaSTa krAMti mAga, muMbaI-400 036 arajIpatraka svIkAravAnI chellI tA. 30 julAI che. = 2 3 zekAMjali zrI khImacaMdabhAI kulacaMdabhAI u. varSa 98 saM. 2049nA aSADa vada 3 budhavAra tArIkha 7-7-93 nA roja bhAvanagara sukAme svargavAsa thayela che, teo ApaNI sabhAnA kAryavAhaka samItInA sabhya hatA, temaja vaDavA vibhAgamAM eka prakhara AgevAna hatA. temanAM kuTuMbIjao pratye UMDI samavedanA darzAvIe chIe ane temanA AtmAne parama zAnti icchIe chIe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Regd No. CBV. 31 Atmanand Prakash zAdIne sAdagImAM pheravI sabhyajJAnanA ananya premI ganivAsI (hAla, muMbaI) zrI girIzabhAI yu. pethANIe temanI suputrI ci. svAtinAM lagna tA. ra6-11-9ra nA zubhadine satkAra samAraMbha, dAMDIyArAsa ke Dekere zAna vagere ka'I na rAmetAM zAdIne sAdagImAM pheravI. dhanano sadupayoga thAya te rItanu AyeAjanazya" [ A lagna prasaMga nimitto muMbainI samasta pAThazALAonA zikSaka-zikSikAone potAnA nivAsasthAne (azoka samrATa, vAlakezvara) tA. 14 11-92nA nimatrIne bhAvapUrvaka 150 zikSaka bhAI-bahenAnuM' cAMllo karI mIThAinA ekasa sAthe cAMdInI lagaDI ApIne bhakti-ahamAna kayu'. te ja rIte surata zaheramAM jaIne Azare 92 zikSaka bhAI-bahenonuM bahumAna karyu hatu. A uparAMta pAyadhunI vistAranA tathA vAlakezvara vistAranA daherAsaranA tamAma karmacArIo (mahetAjI, pUjArI, paheragIra, maiyAjI, ghATI vagere) ne zrI goDIjI upAzrayamAM ane vAlakezvara potAnA nivAsasthAne nimatrIne darekane cAMla karI mIThAinA bAkasa sAthe sTIlanuM vAsaNa ApIne bahapAna karela te dRzya keI ane khu' ane abhUta hatu. kamacArIeAnA mukhamAMthI ugAro nIkaLatA hatA. ke ame ghaNAM varSothI kAma karIe chIe. mahotsavAdi prasaMge bakSisa maLe che paNa lagna nimitto amane yADha karI karIne je lAgaNI vyakata karavAmAM AvI che te amArA jIvanamAM A pelo prasaMga che. Avu anekhu' bahumAna karavA badala zrI pethANI parivArane dunyavAda ghaTe che. zoSaka : zrI nagInadAsa vAvaDIkara, mubai | taMtrI : zrI pramodakAnta khImacaMda zAha prakAzaka : zrI jaina AtmAnaMda sabhA, bhAvanagara, mudraka : zeTha hemendra harilAla, AnaMda kI. presa, sutAvADa, bhAvanagara. BOOK POST I&ISK 3HIH-IHC IKS che. zrI jaina AtmAnaMda sabhA khArageITa, bhAvanagara-364 001. From. For Private And Personal Use Only