Bal Shravaka Dharmaruchi

Author(s): Shilchandrasuri
Publisher: Nemi Vigyan Kastur Smarak Trust Ahmedabad
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001798/1

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che. zrI nemi naMdana graMthamALA 18 che | namo namaH zrI gurunemisUraye ! che. zrI nemi - vijJAna - kastUra - yazobhadra - zubhaMkarasUri sadgurubhyo namaH u bALa zrAvaka dharmaruci (sacitra) lekhaka : vijayazIlacaMdrasUri pAThazALAnA vidyArthIone bheTa preraka- A. zrI vijayazIlacandrasurIzvarajI ma. saujanya Do.prItama bena esa. siMghavI. citrAlekhana : zrI naTubhAi manavara prakAzaka : zrI nemi - vijJAna - kastUra smAraka TrasTa amadAvAda. Jain Education Intemational For Private Personal Use Only

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bALa zrAvaka dharmaruci (c) sarvAdhikAra surakSita lekhakaH vijayazIlacandrasUri prathama AvRtti : 1999 mUlya rUA. 35 prApti sthAna : 1. janakabhAi e. zAha 335, pAMjarApoLa, rIlIpha roDa, amadAvAda-380 001. phona : 2163646 2. sarasvatI pustaka bhaMDAra ratanapoLa, hAthIkhAnA, amadAvAda-380 001. 3. jayaMtilAla ke. zeTha 'nizAMta' zrI mahAvIra jaina sosAyaTI, godharA - 389 O01. phonaH 43636 devI - rAjendra ArAdhanA bhavana 1, harIza epArTamenTa, jaina marcanTa so. pAchaLa, pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380007. 5. jaina prakAzana maMdira dozIvADAnI poLa, amadAvAda-380 001. mudraka : amRta prinTarsa kIkAbhaTTanI poLanA nAke, ghI kAMTA roDa, amadAvAda-380 001. phona : 2169852. Jain Education Interational

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zraddhA ane saMskArano Adarza: dharmaruci jaina sAdhanAmArganA be pAyA che : virati ane jIvadayA. banne ekamekanAM pUraka che, ane bemAMthI eka vinA bIjuM na ja pragaTe, na ja jAme ne na ja phaLe tevI vaNalakhI yojanA che. A banne pAyA jene bacapaNathI ja sAMpaDe tenuM jIvana kevuM pavitra, saMskArapUta ane dhanya hoya teno Alekha 'dharmaruci' nI jIvana kathA dvArA ApaNane sAMpaDe che. sAthe sAthe e paNa zIkhavA maLe che ke "jaina" hovuM eTale paramArthI hovuM, paragaju hovuM, ane anyane khAtara potAnuM jIvana nyochAvara karatAM paNa acakAvuM nahi. "jaina" bIjAne bacAve, mAre nahi. jaina" bIjAne khAtara potAnA jAnanI bAjI lagAvI de, paNa potAnA jIvana khAtara koino jIva na le. maraNAMta kasoTI Ave to paNa sAco jaina potAnA vrata thakI vicalita na thAya, potAno Teka, potAno dharma na choDe. sAco jaina kyAre paNa "dharmIne ghera dhADa' ke 'dharma karatAM dhADa paDI' evuM mAne nahi, bole nahi, vicAre paNa nahi. AvuM AvuM ghaNuM badhuM A dharmaruci - A bALa zrAvaka ApaNane zIkhavI jAya che. ApaNane sahune ane ApaNAM bALakone paNa, AmAMthI kAMi preraNA maLaze to A lekhana - prakAzanano prayAsa lekhe lAgaze. Aso sudi 15, saM. 2054 - vijayazIlacandrasUri valasADa For Private Jain Education Intemational G Personal Use Only ary One

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prakAzakIya pa.pU. vAtsalyanidhi saMghanAyaka AcArya bhagavaMta zrI vijayanaMdanasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanI pAvana nizrAmAM pa.pU. paMnyAsa zrIsUryodayavijayajI mahArAje vi.saM. 2023 thI vi.saM. 2031 sudhI, vi.saM. 2029nA khaMbhAta cAturmAsane bAda karatAM, saLaMga ATha varSa sudhI pAMjarApoLa, zrIhaThIsiMha kesarIsiMha upAzraye cAturmAsa karyA. A AThe varSa daramyAna pa.pu. paM.zrIsuryodayavijayajI mahArAja vyAkhyAna ApatA. dara varSe vyAkhyAnamAM teozrI bhinna bhinna graMtho vAMcatA. prAyaH vi.saM. 2025-26 AsapAsanA varSo pU.paM. zrIsUryodayavijayajI mahArAje pAMjarApoLamAM zrInavapada prakaraNa bRhadavRttinuM vAMcana karyuM A graMthamAM mithyAtva, samyakatva, bAra vrata ane saMlekhanA svarUpa paMdara viSayonuM nava-nava dvArothI vivecana karavAmAM AvyuM che. temAM prathama prANAtipAta viramaNa vratanA nirUpaNamAM 'bALa zrAvaka dharmaruci" nI A addabhUta kathA Ave che. prAyaH vi.saM. 2034 nA daramyAna sUrata cAturmAsamAM pa.pU. gurUdeva A. zrIvijayasUryodayasUrijI mahArAje pharIvAra zrI navapada prakaraNa bRhadvRttinuM vyAkhyAnamAM vAMcana karyuM tyAre teozrInA vidvAna ziSya pa.pU. munizrI zIlacaMdravijayajI ma. (hAla AcArya) e gujarAtI kathA svarUpe Alekhana karyuM . A kathA tyAre bhAvanagarathI prakAzita thatA 'AtmAnaMda prakAza" mAM chapAi hatI. pa.pU. A. zrIvijayazIlacaMdra sUrijI mahArAja dvArA AlekhAyela vividha kathAo saMgraha svarUpa 'kathA kusumAMjali' pustakamAM paNa A kyA prakAzita thayela che. eja kathAne bALajIvo mATe AkarSaka citro sAthe ApanAM karakamalomAM mUkatA AnaMda ane harSanI lAgaNI anubhavIe chIe. zrInemi-naMdana graMthamALAnA aDhAramA puSpa tarIke pa.pU. A. zrIvijayasUryodayasUrijI mahArAjanI preraNAthI sthapAyela amArI saMsthA taraphathI A dvitIya prakAzana che. prathama prakAzana paNa 'dRDha samyakatvI caMdralekhA' paNa AvI suMdara citra kathA che. e prathama pustakanI mAphaka A pustaka paNa lokomAM Adara pAmaze evI amane zradhdhA che. | kathAnA AdhAre suMdara citro taiyAra karI ApanAra citrakAra zrI naTavarabhAi manavarano khUbakhUba AbhAra mAnIe chIe. A pustikAnuM svaccha sughaDa raMgIna chapAikAma jhaDapathI samayasara karI ApavA badala zrI amRta prinTarsanA saMcAlaka zrI hasamukhabhAi parIkha tathA zrI hemaMtabhAi parIkha tathA A kAryamAM Arthika sahayoga ApanAra (1) pU.A. zrIpUrNabhadrAzrIjI ma.nA ziSyAo pU. sA. zrIkAntabhadrAzrIjI AdinA sadupadezathI (2) pU.sA. zrI rAjendraprabhAzrIjInA sadupadezathI zrIdevIrAjendra ArAdhanA bhavana TrasTa amadAvAda. (3) zrI gaganavihAra je. mU. jaina de. TrasTa khAnapura, amadAvAda (4) zrIvizA ozavALa tapagaccha jaina saMgha, khaMbhAtano saMsthA vatI AbhAra mAnIe chIe. ane AvAM suMdara prakAzano loko samakSa mUkavAno lAbha amone punaH punaH maLe tevI AzA saha viramIe chIe. vi.saM. 2055, mAgazara suda-15 tA. 3-12-1998, guruvAra zrI nemi-vijJAna-kastUra smAraka TrasTanA amadAvAda-380 001. TrasTIo Jain Euro FOI Privale & Personal use only

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bALa zrAvaka dharmaruci 'mAnavajIvanamAM, koi paNa vastunuM vadhumAM vadhu jeTaluM mUlya hoi zake, tethI vadhu mUlya jIvanasaMskAronuM che. UMcA khAnadAnamAM janma thavo, e jo pUNyAinI nizAnI gaNAtI hoya, to ucca saMskAronI prAptine jIvaMta puNya ja lekhavuM joie. balka, UMcuM khAnadAna maLavuM e to puNyanA hAthanI bAjI che, parAdhIna bAbata che; jyAre uttama saMskAronI keLavaNI to potIkA puruSArthanI kamANI che, svAdhIna che. zAstro kahe che : mAnavajIvana atimoMgheruM che. AvAM moMgherA jIvanane azubha saMskArothI bacAvavuM, e paNa bhAre puruSArtha ane cIvaTanuM kAma che." | vizALa dharmasabhA che. sAdI chatAM suMdara kASThapATa - vyAsapITha che. tenA para AcAryamahArAja birAjyA che. sapheda vastro paherelAM emanA bharAvadAra zarIramAMthI nItaratI pratibhA, jonArane prasanna karavA samartha che. lalATanuM teja, emanAM jJAna ane saccAritranI gavAhI pUre che. sabhAkhaMDa cikkAra hato. avAja karanArane ja zaramAvuM paDe evI zAMti hatI. maMtramugdha banelA rasiyA zrotAo, AcAryamahArAjanA mukhethI nIkaLato akhkhalita vANIpravAha jhIlI rahyA hatA. deva ane gurunuM maMgala smaraNa karIne ja pravacanano prAraMbha karavo; pravacanamAM bhagavAna tIrthakaranI rAga, dveSa ane mohane dUra karanArI vANIno ja anuvAda karavo; ane aMte, 'sarva maMgala' e zloka dvArA, A badhuM jinazAsananA eTale ke ahiMsA ane vizvamaitrInA jayakAra mATe ja che. evuM jAhera karavuM; ane A badhA dvArA bhagavAna jinezvaranA dayApradhAna zAsana pratyenI potAnI acala vaphAdArI vyakta karavI, evuM vrata laine beThelA AcAryamahArAja, Aje, saMskArI ane asaMskArI jIvanano taphAvata samajAvI rahyA hatA : ''sukhI gharano nabIro, ghaNIvAra, AkhA gharane asukhamAM mUkI de evAM kusaMskArothI lapaTAyelo hoya che. ane garIba gharamAM janmeluM saMtAna, kyAreka, kahevAtAM ziSTajanoneya herata pamADe evI saMskAritAthI opatuM hoya che. koika virala mAbApa ja evA hoya ke jenA kuLadIpakane ghoDiyAmAM ja sukha ane saMskAro - banneno suyoga sAMpaDayo hoya. kumAra dharmaruci Avo ja vIralo - dhanya AtmA hato.'' zrotAo kAna saravA karIne sAMbhaLI rahyA hatA. AcArya mahArAjanI anokhI ane asarakAraka rajUAte sabhAmAM evI to jijJAsA janmAvI hatI ke jANe zAMtinI jAjama upara jIvatI jijJAsAo ja ekAgra banIne beThI hoya evuM lAgatuM hatuM. zAMtino bhaMga thAya e nahotuM poSAtuM, to 'dharmaruci'nuM nAma sAMbhaLIne haiye jAgelI jijJAsA paNa khALI zakAya ema nahotI. eTale eka zrotAe vinayabhAve prazna karyo ?" 'kRpALu ! kumAra dharmaruci koNa hato ? ApanA mukhamAM paNa jenuM nAma ane prazasti hoya, e AtmA koNa haze ? kevo dhanya haze ? e jANavAnI amane saune tAlAvelI jAgI che, to enuM vRttAMta Aje kahevAnI kRpA Apa na karo ?" zrotAonA viye, jijJAsAe ane zAMtie AcAryamahArAjane jANe vaza karI lIdhA. ane kumAra dharmarucinA aNadhAryA smaraNe teo kaMika bhAvavibhora paNa thai gayA hatA, eTale zrotAjanonI jijJAsAnA uttaramAM emaNe prasanna svare dharmarucinI vArtA prAraMbhI : | 'dhAnyapura nAme gAma che. vasati to enI zahera jeTalI che, paNa enI sAdagI ane svacchatAnI ronaka juo to ene Adarza gAma kahevAnuM ja mana thAya. tyAM mANibhadra nAme eka zeTha rahe che. dharmanuM ane lakSmInuM emane tyAM paraMparAgata nivAsasthAna che. dharmane ane lakSmIne, kahe che ke loha ane cuMbakano saMbaMdha hoya che. ane ahIM te pratyakSa anubhavAtuM hatuM. zeTha jevA dhanika hatA, evA ja dhamAM paNa hatA. emanA ghara-AMgaNAnI jema, emanuM haiyuM paNa, svaccha ane naravuM hatuM. gaLathuthImAM jinadharma pAmelA zeTha vrataniyama ane dharmanI ArAdhanAnA vyasanI hatA. ane, kesarano cAMdalo karanAra vANiyo, anIti ke khoTAM tolamApAM kare, to temAM jeTalI potAnI zAkha ghaTe, te karatAM vadhu potAnA cAMdalAnI, potAnA kuLadharmanI vagovaNI thAya, e bAbatathI zeTha ryone

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'CENA sumAhitagAra hatA; eTale nIti ane prAmANikatAnA pAlanamAM e khUba kaDaka ane jAgRta rahetA. ane e kAraNe, dhAnyapuramAM emaNe jamAvelI zAkha ane meLavelI pratiSThA jotAM lAgatuM ke A eka ja vANiyo, gAma AkhAnI vasati upara kevI zeThAi bhogave che ! zrAvaka anIti kare to e zrAvaka maTIne vANiyo banI jAya che. paNa eja jo nItinuM dhoraNa jALave to - apekSAe e madhyamasthitino hoya toya - sauno zeTha banI zake che. ane mANibhadra zeTha enuM jvalaMta pratIka hatA. e zeThane eka dIkaro. nAma dharmaruci. pUrvano koi yogabhraSTa AtmA ja hoya ke game tema, paNa e bALakane bahu nAnI uMmarathI ja dharmakaraNI upara bhAre prIti baMdhAi gai. ane zeThane ghera zI vAte toTo hato ke emanA ekanA eka lADakavAyAne koi dharmakaraNI karato aTakAve ? UlaTuM, zeThe to enI ruci anusAra bacapaNathI ja enAmAM dharmabhAvanA siMcavA mAMDI. enA adhyayana ane vizeSataH dhArmika adhyayana mATe adhyApaka vagereno paNa prabaMdha karyo. | 'mosALe jamaNa ne mA pIrasanAra' pachI bAkI zuM rahe ? pUrvanA puNyayoge ane pitAnA saMskArasiMcane, bAra varSano thatAM thatAM to, kumAra dharmaruci, dharmAbhyAsa ane dharmasaMskArothI sarvathA surabhita banI gayo. dharma e ja enI ruci. enI vAtomAM paNa susaMskAro nItare. svabhAva to evo zAMta ke maratAMne mera na kahe. guNiyala to evo ke eno samAgama choDavAnuM mana na thAya. dharmazAstronuM jJAna ane kSayopazama evo ke moTerAMone paNa enI adaba jALavavI game. sAdhubhagavaMtonA samAgame ane dharmazravaNe ene khUba nAnI kahI zakAya evI A uMmare paNa vratadhArI zrAvaka banAvI dIdho.

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ApaNAM Arya mA-bApo to ghoDiyAmAM jhUlatAM bALakanA kAnamAM hAlaraDAmAM paNa, AvI dharmavANI reDatAM ke : ame jIvahiMsAthI dUra rahIzuM, jIvadayA pALIzuM; ame asatyano tyAga karIzuM, satyane paramezvara gaNI pUjazuM; ame corI nahIM karIe, paradhanane patthara samajIzuM; ame sadAcArI-saMyamI banIzuM, anAcAra amane tyAjya haze; phikara che S EMIXInbirth AND ) ame nirarthaka parigraha chAMDIzuM, mamatvabhAva nahi vadhArIe.. re ! to pachI bAra varSano dharmaruci, vratadhArI zrAvaka bane emAM zI navAi ? samajaNa ane bhAvanApUrvaka vrata le, enuM badhuM ja sArthaka. sAcI samaja ane sAcI bhAvanA, uMmara nathI jotI; e to pAtra zodhe che. CORTOSER ary.org

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(2) eka vakhatanI vAta che. samIsAMjanI veLA che. sarakhesarakhA mitro bhegA maLyA che. kumAra dharmaruci emanI sAthe pharavA nIkaLyo che. eNe kimatI dAgInA paheryA che. nirdoSa hAsyagammata karatAM karatAM badhA bALako gAmane pAdare AvI pahoMcyA. aMdhAruM thavA AvyuM hatuM, chatAM koine enI phikara na hatI. badhAne thayuM ke cAlo, hajI thoDeka dUra pharI AvIe. ahIMyA zuM DaravA jevuM che ? e kSaNe koine - ane temAMya AvAM bALakone kalpanAye kayAMthI hoya ke bhAvI ja emane AgaLa dorI jAya che ! kizoroe cAlavA mAMDyuM. Ama to jhAjho na kahevAya, paNa aMdhAruM ane nirjana sIma jotAM, A kizorone mATe vadhu gaNAya eTalo rasto to emaNe kApI nAkhyo. koika bolyuM paNa kharUM ke have ApaNe jhaDapa karo, to sAme pelo vaDalo dekhAya che, tyAM sudhI jaine pAchA pharIe. badhAe e vAta mAnya rAkhI ne tyAM javA mATe jhaDapa vadhArI. paNa tyAM ja dUra AvelA khetarane zeDhethI bUma paDI : bhAgo, bhAgo, cora Avyo, cora Avyo..... kizoro camakyA. gabharAyA. jhINI AMkhe joyuM to dUra rastA upara bukAnI bAMdhelA asavArone laine ghoDAonuM nAnuM be anadanandatani For Private & Bersonal Use Only

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sarakhuM jUtha doDyuM AvatuM hatuM. ane khetaromAM ne AsapAsa pharatAM gaNyAgAMThayA mANasomAM bUmarANa ane nAsabhAga macI gai hatI. pachI to A kizoro paNa zAnA UbhA rahe ? e to badhA bIkanA mAryA jema phAve tema nAsavA lAgyA. dharmaruci paNa nATho. paNa saMsAranI AvI bInAothI aparicita ane bhayathI AtaMkita e gabharU bALaka bhAgI bhAgIne keTale dUra jai zake ? UlaTuM, enAM ghareNAMno caLakATa joine coroe ene ja lakSya banAvI dIdho. be cAra paLa vItI na vItI, dharmaci saMtAvAnI jagyA zodhato rahyo, ane tyAM to tIravege eka ghoDo Avyo ane upADIne cAlato thayo.'' AcArya mahArAja vArtA kahevAmAM ekatAna hatA. emanuM vyAkhyAna Aje vArtAmaya banI gayuM hatuM. zrotAjano paNa vArtA sAMbhaLavAmAM mazagUla hatA. emanI apalaka AMkhomAM 'pachI zuM thayuM ?' ane 'have zuM thaze ?" nI AturatA DokiyAM karI rahI hatI. corone to, kAM to paiso joie ne kAM to khaDatala mANasa khape," vArtAno dora AgaLa laMbAvatA AcAryamahArAja bolyA, "emane Avo kUmaLA bALakano zo upayoga ? emaNe to dharmarucinAM ghareNAM UtArI lIdhAM, ane ene eka cora sAthe ujjayinInA gulAmabajAramAM mokalI Apyo. je dAma upajyAM te. mANasa parApUrvathI potAnA hAthe ja potAnA jAtabhAine, mANasane vecato Avyo che, satAvato rahyo che, ane kAma paDe to eno nAza paNa Jai Lama 11nAnI naELETE TIT www.jamemorary.org

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karato rahyo che; enuM A ullekhanIya udAharaNa che. mAnavetara koi prANI ke jaMtu, potAnA hAthe, potAnI jAtinAM prANI ke jaMtuno nAza bhAgye ja kare che e saMdarbhamAM A udAharaNa kevuM zocanIya dIse che ! bajAramAM hAthe page loDhAnI sAMkaLo bAMdhelA seMkaDo gulAmone vecavA tenA mAliko UbhA che. lIlAmanA bhAvatAlanI kheMcatANanA avAjo bajAramAM gUMgaLAtAM gUMgaLAtAM phelAi rahyA che. jANe ke e avAjo para, gulAmonI mAnasika guMgaLAmaNa ja savAra thai haze ! paNa loko to, AvI gUMgaLAmaNa koThe paDI gai hoya evI nirmamatAthI tyAM pharatA hatA, ane jene je pasaMda paDe, tene gulAma tarIke kharIdI jatA hatA. re ! gulAmonA bajAramAM nirmamatA ja mANasanI hoMziyArInuM oLakhacihna banatI haze hamaNAM hamaNAM A bajAramAM ujjayinIno rAjarasoyo roja AMTA mArato jovAto hato. ene eka gulAmanI jarUra hatI. ane enI jarUriyAta pUrI pADavA, ene rIjhavavA koNa taiyAra na hoya ? vepArIoe, ene jarUra hatI evo gulAma pUro pADavA mATe khUba mahenata karI, gulAmonI AkhI hAramALA enI samakSa khaDI karI dIdhI. paNa enuM mana Aja sudhI to mAnyuM nahotuM. ene to khapato hato eka suMvALo kizora bALaka. enA rasoikAmamAM madada karavA mATe ene AvA bALakanI jarUra varatAtI hatI. enI A jarUriyAtane jANIne ghaNA vepArIoe ene managamato kizora zodhI lAvavA prayatna karyo, paNa emAM e asaphaLa rahyA. rasoyo to roja bapora paDe, bajAra bharAvAno samaya thAya, tyAre bajAramAM pharavA nIkaLe che. e samajato hato ke roja tapAsa karIza to kyAreka kAma pataze. rojanI mAphaka Aje paNa e tapAsa karavA Avyo che. pharatAM pharatAM enI najara dharmaruci upara paDI. dharmarucine vecavA AvanAro cora to rasoiyAnI jarUriyAtanI vAtathI ajANa hato, paNa rojiMdA vepArIo to e ajANyA vepArI sAthenA dharmarucine joine ja samajI gayA hatA ke A chokaro rasoyAne jarUra gamI javAno. ane ema ja thayuM. pahelI najare ja pasaMda paDI gayelA dharmarucine, rasoyAe, pelA vepArIne moMmAgyA dAma ApIne vecAto lai lIdho, ane pALavA mATe lIdhelA kUtarAne dore ema ene potAne tyAM, rAjarasoDe lai gayo." juo to kharA," AcAryamahArAjanA gaLAmAM darda ghUMTAtuM hatuM : "aDhaLaka kahI zakAya evI saMpattino eka mAtra honahAra mAlika dharmaruci atyAre saunA tiraskArano pAtra gulAma banI gayo ! gaikAlanA vratadhArI zrAvaka-putranI gaNatarI Aje garIbaDA gulAma peTe thAya, e keTaluM dardanAka che ! paNe re ! dharmacinuM moM to juo ! na maLe tyAM zoka ke na maLe saMtApanI chAyA. e to kadAca kAla karatAM paNa atyAre vadhu zAMta ane svastha hato. bALasulabha bhayane lIdhe enuM moM hebatAi gayeluM jarUra hatuM, paNa have mAruM zuM thaze ? evI dayAmaNI rekhA tyAM nahotI kaLAtI. balka, e to satata navakAramaMtranuM raTaNa - vratadhArI mANasane zobhe tema - karye jato hato. bhaya, bhUkha ane parizramane lIdhe ene dehamAM thAkanAM cihno varatAtAM hatAM, paNa navakAramaMtranuM raTaNa enA thAkane ogALI denArUM banatuM hatuM. For Private roersonal Use Only

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(4) pakaDI ANelA ke kharIdelA gulAma upara dayAmAyA karavI, e sabhyasamAjamAM lAMchanarUpa manAtuM. pote pALelAM pazuone samayasara ane barAbara cAro na nIrAya, to rakhevALanI khabara lai nAkhanAra gRhastho, navA AvelA gulAma upara dhAka jamAvavA mATe, ene khAvApIvA jevI anivArya sagavaDa paNa na ApavAnuM munAsipha mAnatA. ane chatAM emanI e rIta sabhyatAmAM khapatI. e sabhyatAnA cihnarUpe ja, rasoDe pahoMcatAMveMta rasoyAe hukama choDyo : chokarA ! tuM nAno che, navo che, eTale tane vadhu mahenatanuM kAma Aje nathI soMpato. paNa jo, A pAMjarAmAM pUrelAM paMkhIone tAre hamaNAM ne hamaNAM halAla karI nAkhavAnAM che. le A charI ane thALI. Aje rAjAjI mATe enI rasoi banAvavAnI che, mATe jhaTajhaTa kAma patAvI de. kaThora zabdomAM kahevAyelI kaThora vAta, bhUkha ane tarasathI zramita dharmarucinA kAnamAM tINI zULanI mAphaka bhoMkAi. paNa e cUpa rahyo. eNe mUMgAmUMgA rasoyAe cIMdhelA pAMjarA tarapha najara pheravI, to emAM, ghaDIka killola macAvatAM paNa koika mANasano padarava thatAM ja cIsAcIsa karI mUkatAM, bhoLAM, niSpApa, kabUtarAM, cakalAM ane evAM vividha paMkhIo ene jovA maLyAM. For Private Personal Use Only T

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Jain e jotAM ja e phaphaDI UThayo. A paMkhIonI hiMsAnI kalpanAe enA hAthapaga tharatharavA mAMDyA. AMkhe AMsunAM jALAM racAyAM. kapALe parasevo bAjhI gayo. enuM haiyuM mUMgo citkAra karI UThayuM : "re ! eka mANasanuM peTa bharavA khAtara A paMkhIonI hiMsA ? nahi, huM jIvuM chuM, huM ahIM hAjara chuM tyAM sudhI A zakya nahi banavA dauM. bhale pachI mAruM je thavuM hoya te thAya.'' ane tharathara dhrUjatA page paNa eNe makkama Daga bharyA. pAMjarA pAse pahoMcIne eNe tIrachI najare joi lIdhuM ke rasoyo to ene charI, thALI ne pAMjaruM bhaLAvIne pAcho potAnA kAmamAM guMthAi gayo hato. A tarapha enI najara nahotI. tarata ja eNe pAMjarAnuM tALuM kholavA hAtha laMbAvyo. paNa, e sAthe ja emAMnAM mAsUma paMkhIonA dhamapachADA ane maraNacIsoe rasoDAne gajavI mUkyuM. paMkhIonA dharmarucinA laMbAyelA hAthamAM potAnA jIvanano aMta joyo jANe. re ! e mUMgA jIvone kyAMthI gama paDe ke A emano hatyAro nahi, paNa tAraNahAra che ! dharmarucie tvarA karI. paMkhIono kolAhala rasoyAne tyAM kheMcI lAve, e pahelAM ja eNe pAMjarAnuM bAraNuM kholI nAkhyuM khulluM mUkI dIdhuM. ane vaLatI ja paLe tyAM nIravatA chavAi gai. offrivate & ersonal Use Only 12 www.jamelibrary.org

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paNa e nIravatAmAM paNa, dharmarucine to jANe vAjiMtrono maMgala nAda saMbhaLAto hato. bArI vATe UDIne dUranA koi vRkSa upa2 jai beThelAM ane muktinA kala2va vaDe vAtAvaraNane gajavI mUkatAM e paMkhIone nihALIne, dharmarucinAM AMsubhInAM parizrAMta moM para eka navI ja camaka UgI nIkaLI. enI bhUkha ne tarasa badhuM ja zamI gayuM hoya ema e eka khUNAmAM jaine nirAMte have pachI AvanArI AphatanI rAha joto beTho. samaya thayo ne rasoyo paMkhIonAM kalevara levA bahAra Avyo. joyuM to chokaro khUNAmAM beTho beTho jhokAM khAto hato. ne pAMjarUM khAlI paDyuM hatuM. ene thayuM ke chokaro che to jhaDapI ane cokhkho, kAma jhaTapaTa patAvI dIdhuM lAge che ! potAnA karkaza avAjamAMnI karaDAkIne ochI karavAno prayatna karatA eNe pUchyuM H chokarA ! paMkhIo taiyAra karIne kyAM mUkyAM ? lAva. 'paMkhIono taraphaDATa mArAthI na khamAyo eTale meM to ene choDI mUkyAM.'' thAkelA dharmarucie bephikarAithI javAba Apyo. A sAMbhaLatAM ja rasoyo to lAlapILo thai gayo. enI AMkhomAMthI Aga jharavA mAMDI. ane moMmAMthI to zabdone badale aMgArA ja kharavA zarU thai gayA. na kahevAnAM vacanonI jhaDI varasAvIne chevaTe eNe kahyuM : chokarA ! Aje to tuM navosavo che ane pahelI ja bhUla che, eTale dayA lAvIne javA dauM chuM. paNa pharIvAra AvuM karyuM to have jIvato nahi choDuM. dharmaruci samasamI gayo. enAM aMgeaMga evAM to zithila thai gayAM ke e vagara zIyALe paNa e dhrUjavA lAgyo. nirdaya rasoyAe ene mAryo nahi eTalo eno upakAra, bAkI to e bIjA divasanI savAra sudhI bhUkhyo ne tarasyo, navakAranuM raTaNa karato, DuMgarAine tyAM ja paDyo rahyo. zarIranI suMvALapa ane kamajorIne, enA majabUta manobaLe jANe mahAta karI dIdhI hatI. bIjA divasanI savA2 UgI, ne nityakrama zarU thayo. e ja rasoyo, evuM ja pAMjarUM, emAMnAM pakhIone halAla karIne taiyAra karavAnI evI ja krUra AjJA ane laTakAmAM 'kAla jevuM karIza to bhUMDA hAla thaze' e matalabanA apazabdo.'' '"vicAra to karo,'' utkaMThita zrotAjanonAM haiyAMne halAvI de tevo prazna AcArya mahArAje karyo, 'ke e bALakanI tyAre kevI sthiti haze ? enI dharmadaDhatA ane sahiSNutA keTalI tIvra haze ? re ! saMskAro to AvA hoya, je AvI ApattimAM paNa mArgacyuta na thavA de. ane A saMskAro ja jANe zabdadeha laine AvyA hoya ema dharmarucinAM moMmAMthI, rasoyAnI chAtImAM vAge tevAM zabdo sarI paDyA : 'A paMkhIone huM nahi mArI zakuM. tamArAthI thAya e karI lejo.'' lAgalo ja rasoyo tADUkI UThayo. dharmarucine eNe khUba dhamakAvyo, bIka batADI. phosalAvavAnoya prayatna karyo. paNa vAha re dharmaruci ! dhanya tArI daDhatAne ! e ekano be na thayo te na ja thayo. chevaTe kaMTALelA rasoyAno pitto phATyo. 'gulAma to cAbukanA ja gharAka' - e sabhyasamAjamAM pracalita ukti ene yAda AvI gai hoya ema eNe to lIdhI lAkaDI ne mArapITa zarU karI. enI eka ja vAta hatI ke 'mAnI jA, ane cIMdheluM kAma karavA mAMDa. nahi to ahIM to marI jaiza, to koi raDanArUMye nahi maLe.' paNa dharmaruci Tasano masa na thayo te na ja thayo. AthI rasoyAnI akaLAmaNa vadhI gai. e bhAna bhUlyo, ane eka nRzaMsa jallAdanI jema eNe dharmaruci para lAto, lAkaDI ane cAbukano sitama varasAvavo zarU karyo. gulAbanuM phUla ghaNano thA zI rIte khamI zake ? dharmaruci, game tema toya, nAno bALaka hato. jIvanamAM koinI eka TapalI paNa eNe khAdhI nahotI. ane enI sahanazaktinI paNa eka maryAdA hatI. e A julama na khamI zakyo, ane enA moMmAthI kALI cIsa nIkaLI gai. e jorajorathI raDI paDyo. For Private Personal Use Only

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paraMtu enI koi ja asara rasoyA para na thai. ene to AvuM badhuM koThe paDI gayuM hatuM kadAca. gulAmone mArapITa, emanI rokakaLa, ane emanAM AMsu - A badhAMnI ene koi navAi nahotI. eTale e to dharmarucine ADedhaDa jhUkye ja jato hato. enI to eka ja vAta hatI : kAM kahyuM mAna, kAM mArI nAkhuM. (5) have banyuM evuM ke rAjAno nivAsakhaMDa rasoDAnI bilakula bAjumAM ja hato. rasoyAnI mArapITa cAlu hatI te samaye rAjAjI potAnA nivAsakhaMDanA jharUkhe UbhA hatA, ane nagaracaryA nihALavAmAM tallIna hatA. tyAM acAnaka emanA karNapaTa para mArapITano ane bALakanI cIsAcIsano krUra - karUNa avAja athaDAyo. tatkSaNa temaNe pAse UbhelA eka anucarane Adeza karyo : 'A koNa raDe che ? kayAM raDe che ? zA mATe raDe che ? tapAsa karo !'' anucara doDayo. tapAsa karI, AvIne teNe rAjAne kahyuM : "mahArAja, ApaNo rasoyo eka gulAmane kharIdI lAvyo che. e nAnI vayano kizora che. rasoyAe ene paMkhIone halAla karavAnuM kAma soMpyuM, to eNe e kAma karavAnI nA pADI dIdhI. UlaTuM, mahAmahenate pakaDI ANelAM paMkhIone eNe uDADI mUkyAM. eTale rasoyo ene zikSA kare che. ane tethI e chokarAe raDAroLa karI mUkI che, eno A avAja che. paNa mahArAja ! chokaro gajabano aDiyala lAge che. raDatAM raDatAM ya e to kahe che ke marI javA taiyAra chuM, paNa paMkhI mAravAnuM kAma to nahIM ja karuM." : vigata sAMbhaLIne rAjAneya kutUhala jAgyuM. eNe hukama karyo : "e chokarAne ahIM mArI pAse hAjara karo. jouM to kharo, kevoka che e !'' 7a94

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ahIM, dharmaruci adhamUo to thayo ja hato, paNa have to rasoyo paNa thAkayo hato. e kaMTALyo hato. tyAM ja rAjAnuM teDuM AvyuM, eTale eNe rAjasevakane dharmaruci bhaLAvI dIdho ane chUTakArAno dama lIdho. paNa toya enAthI rahevAyuM nahi, te eNe cAlyA jatA dharmaruci sAme dAMtiyAM to karyAM ja ke 'badamAza chokarA ! bahu phATyo che ne ? te enAM phaLa have bhogavaje.'' enAM e cALAM joine, eTalI pIDAmAM paNa, dharmarucithI hasI paDAyuM. ane kharekhara, haThAgrahIonI mamata ane e mamatamAMthI nIpajelI ceSTAo hAMsIpAtra nathI hotI ? dharmarucine tarata rAjA pAse lai javAmAM Avyo. enA manamAMya 'rAjA bolAve che,' e sAMbhaLIne kaMika AsAyeza vaLI hatI ke rAjA kadAca mane A baLAtkAramAMthI choDAve ! A vicAre rAjA pAse pahoMcatAM ja e rAjAnA page namI paDayo. rAjAe ene Ubho karIne sIdho savAla karyo : "kema re ! rasoyAnuM kahyuM kema nathI mAnato ? paMkhIonI hatyA kema nathI karato ?"' sAmAnyatayA bhalabhalo prauDha mANasa paNa rAjA sAthe vAta karatAM ke eno prativAda karatAM acakAya ja. paNa dharmarucie to bhAre karI. eNe to jANe sAmAnya mANasa sAthe vAta karato hoya e adAthI lAgalo ja javAba vALyo : ''mahArAja ! meM koi jIvanI hatyA na karavAnuM vrata lIdhuM che. e vratane prANanA bhoge paNa pALavAnI mArI pratijJA che. huM eno bhaMga zI rIte karUM?'' rAjAne A mugdha bALakamAM rasa paDayo. eNe dharmarucinI buddhine nANavAno prayAsa karyo : 'chokarA ! vrata ane pratijJA e badhuM to svAdhIna mANasane mATe che, parAdhInane mATe nahi. tuM to parAdhIna che. tAre vaLI vrata-pratijJA kevAM ? tAre to tArA zeTha kahe e ja vrata ne e ja pratijJA. mATe A badhuM dhatiMga choDIne ame kahIe te karavA mAMDa. dharmarucie nirbhIkatAthI kahyuM : '"paNa mahArAja ! huM tamAro gulAma chuM eno artha e nathI ke mArA AtmAnA paNa tame ' mAlika cho. tame mArA mAlika ho to mArA zarIranuM tamane ThIka paDe te karI zako. paNa mArA AtmAne tame zuM karI zakavAnA? AtmAthI to huM svAdhIna ja chuM. ane eTale ja mArAM vrata - pratijJAnuM pAlana karavA mATe huM hakadAra ja nahi, samartha paNa chuM." - rAjA paNa paLabhara to manamAM zeha khAi gayo. manomana ATalA nAnA kizoranI dRDhatA ane vAkpaTutAnI prazaMsA C FO 15 Ne lary.org

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paNa eNe karI lIdhI. paNa e bhAvo eNe moM para na AvavA dIdhA. e to krodhathI dhamadhamI UThyo. enAM bhavAM to evAM caDhI. gayAM ke anucaro paNa dhrujI UThyA ke "are re, rAjAjI nakkI ciDAyA ! have A chokaro ghaDIvAramAM hato na hato thai jaze bicAro!" ane anucaro AgaLa vicAre te pahelAM to rAjAno sattAvAhI avAja chUTyo : "are ! juo cho zuM ? jAva, mIThuM pAyelo cAbuka lai Avo ane A nAdAna chokarAne mArI sAme ja phaTakAro. huM paNa jouM ke enAM vrata pachI kevAM Take che !' thAkathI ane mAranI sakhata pIDAthI pIDAto dharmaruci to A sAMbhaLatAM ja kaMpavA lAgyo. paNa enA moM paranA bhAvomAM , leza paNa parivartana na AvyuM. moM para jAmI paDelI dRDhatAnI rekhAo dayAmaNI to na ja banI. cAbuka Avyo. havAmAM sanna karato vIMjhAyo. hamaNAM paDyo ke paDaze e vicAre dharmaruci AMkho mIMcI gayo. e joine rAjAe pUchyuM : "bola chokarA ! hajI bacavuM hoya to kahyuM karavA taiyAra thai jA ne jIvahatyA karavAnI hA bhaNI de, to tane choDI mUkuM." paNa, dharmaruci aDaga rahyo. re ! 'prANa jAya paNa pratijJA na tUTee ukti AvA dRDhanizcayI jIvananuM ja sAradohana haze ne ? rAjAe enI pratijJAne nANavAno chello ane bhISaNa prayAsa karavAno nirNaya karyo. eNe cAbuka pheMkAvI dIdho ane dAru DhIMcelo madonmatta hAthI maMgAvyo. dharmarucinI sAme ene khaDo karAvIne eNe pUchyuM : chokarA ! hajI kahuM chuM ke mAnI jA. nahi to A hAthInA page kacarAvIza. A hAthIno eka paga, ane tAro kaccaraghANa vaLI jaze." rAjAnAM vacano, ane e bolAyAM tyAranI enA moM para jovA maLelI kaThora dRDhatAno tAga dharmaruci tatkSaNa pAmI gayo. ene thayuM ke have rAjA sAcesAca mane hAthInA paga taLe kacaDAvaze, emAM zaMkA nathI. w orry.org 16

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eka kSaNArdha mATe enuM citta khaLabhaLyuM, paNa bIjI ja paLe eno mAMhyalo sAbado thai gayo. ene yAda AvI gayA enA paramAtmA; ene sAMbharI AvI dharmadAtA gurue ApelI-prANanA bhoge paNa jIvonI rakSA karavAnI - pratijJA. eNe vicAryuM: re ! gurujI kahetA hatA ke anyanuM hita karatAM mRtyu Ave to ene jIvanano raLiyAmaNo avasara samajajo. parahita kAje prANanuM balidAna ApavAnI AvI dhanya ghaDI kAMi badhAne nathI maLatI. hA, mRtyu to badhAne vaLagyuM ja che. paNa nirdoSa jIvonI rakSA karatAM karatAM khapI javAnuM to bhAgyamAM hoya tene ja sAMpaDe. nA, mAre A kSaNe 2DavuM nathI. phariyAda paNa nathI karavI. dayAmaNA ke bicArA to nathI ja TharavuM. re ! dharmasattAnA khoLe beThelA kadI bApaDA hoya kharA ? rAjAne je karavuM hoya te bhale kare; huM mArA dharmathI, mArA vratapAlanathI vicalita nahi ja thAuM.'' ane e TaTTAra thai gayo. enA moM para eka anerI AbhA prasarI gai. eno thAka, enI bhUkha, mArapITa, enI pIDA, badhuM ja jANe osarI gayuM. potAnI teja nItaratI AMkho rAjAnA moM sAme noMdhIne e bolyo : "mahArAja ! jo mArA maraNathI aneka prANIone jIvatadAna maLatuM hoya, to huM eka marI jAuM, e mane vadhu gamaze. kema ekaa TWITTE 17

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ke 'badhA jIvo jIvana icche che, maraNa nahi." atyAre - tame mane mArI naMkhAvavA taiyAra thayA cho tyAre - mane keTalI vedanA thAya che. ! mane keTalo bhaya lAge che maravAno ! to je mArI upara AvI paDe te mane nathI gamatuM, ane mArAthI nathI khamAtuM, to e maraNano atyAcAra bicArAM nirdoSa paMkhIo upara ApaNe AcarIe, huM AcaruM, to e jIvone kevI vItatI haze? ane huM to tamane phariyAda paNa karI zakuM ema chuM, e mUMgA jIvo kone jaIne kahevAnAM ? ane mahArAja ! je ApaNane nathI gamatuM, te maraNa, ApaNA jIvanane khAtara, ApaNuM peTa bharavAne khAtara, mUMgA paMkhIone ApaNe ApIe, e karatAM to ApaNuM jIvatara tyajI devuM vadhu zreSTha che. mATe mahArAja ! mane kSamA karajo. huM koi paNa rIte maravA taiyAra chuM. tamArA mANasone hAthI chUTo mUkavAnI AjJA bedhaDaka Apo. jaya arihaMta!" dhImA paNa khumArIbharyA svare A vacano bolIne dharmarucie tarata ja AMkho mIMcI dIdhI." zrotAjano ciMtAtura banI gayA hatA. zuM thaze? AvA aDaga vratapAlakano paNa nAza thaze ? dharma enuM rakSaNa nahi kare ? evA prazno saunA hRdayamAM UThavA mAMDyA. sabhAkhaMDamAM bhAre uttejanA vyApI cUkI hatI. to AcArya mahArAja paNa bhAvavibhora vANI vATe hRdayanI Urmio ThAlavI rahyA hatA : paNa..... paNa A zuM ? WYMI ITI S For Private Personal Use Only

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dharmaruci to maraNanI rAha joto navakAranA dhyAnamAM lIna banIne Ubho che. anucaronA zvAsa paNa addhara thai gayA che. rAjAnI chellI AjJA sAMbhaLavA e ekatAna banIne khaDA che. tyAM ja rAjAno zAMta Adeza saunA kAne paDyo : "anucaro! hAthIne pAcho lai jAva. ane A kizorane mArA snAnAgAramAM lai jaine ene lakSapAka telanuM mAliza karo, nhevarAvo, navAM uttama vastro paherAvo. pachI ene rAjanA rasoDe jamADIne mArI pAse lai Avo, ane rasoyAne kahI do ke A chokaro have mArI pAse raheze.' ema ja thayuM. dharmarucinA akhUTa Azcarya vacce sevakoe enI eka rAjakumAra jevI paricaryA karIne moDI bapore ene rAjA pAse hAjara karyo, tyAre rAjAe pitA jevA hetathI ene potAnI paDakhe besADyo ane kahyuM : "kumAra ! AjathI tane mAro aMgata aMgarakSaka nImuM chuM, ane mArA vizALa rAjyanA, tane pasaMda paDe te, eka prAMtano tane adhipati jAhera karUM chuM. e paLa, dharmarucinA jIvananI romAMcaka paLa hatI. dRDha vratapAlananA pariNAmanA sAkSAtkAranI e paLa hatI. e / sukhada pariNAma, eNe jIvanabhara bhogavyuM. mana bharIne bhogavyuM. potAnA pitA-mAtA ane parivArane teDAvI lai, sAthe rahIne bhogavyuM. rAjAnI aMgarakSAnuM kArya paNa eNe dila daine bajAvyuM. re ! je mUMgA paMkhIonI khAtara potAno jAna ApavA taiyAra hoya, e mANasa, lAkhonA pAlanahAra rAjAnI aMgarakSA karavAmAM zeM kamInA rAkhe ? 19

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paNa, A sukhacenamAM paNa, dharmacie potAnA vrataniyamo ane saMskAro na vIsAryA. balka, e to emAM paNa uttarottara AgaLa ja vadhato rahyo. ane e vRddhinA ja phaLasvarUpe, jIMdagInA uttarArdhamAM, eNe saMsArano tyAga karI, dIkSA laine AtmAne kalyANanI parAkASThAe pahoMcADyo, ane e rIte potAne maLelA sukha ane saMskAronA suyoganI eNe sArthakatA sAdhI." pravacanane saMkelI letAM AcArya mahArAje pharamAvyuM: "mATe prAraMbhamAM meM kahyuM hatuM ke sukha ane susaMskArono suyoga to dharmaruci jevA koika dhanyane ja sAMpaDe che. re ! sukha to parAdhIna che. svAdhIna to saMskAro che. je jIvanane umadA saMskArono DhoLa nathI caDayo, e jIvanane kaTAi jatAM vAra nathI lAgatI. mATe pahelAM jIvanane saMskAro, pachI sukha to vaNamAgyuM doDyuM Avaze ne tamArAM caraNomAM ALoTaze. ghaDiyALanA kAMTA sAthe tAla milAvato AcArya mahArAjano prabhAvapUrNa vANIpravAha baMdha paDyo, tyAre sabhAkhaMDa, 'jinazAsananA jayanAda'thI ane zrotAonAM hRdaya, bALazrAvaka dharmaruci pratyenA "dhanyavAdathI gAjI rahyo. (navapadaprakaraNa - bRhadvRttinA AdhAre) For Private Personal Use Only 20.

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hAlAM bALako ApaNAM Arya mA-bApo to ghoDiyAmAM jhUlatAM bALakanA kAnamAM hAlaraDAmAM paNa, AvI dharmavANI reDatAM ke : ame jIvahiMsAthI dUra rahIzuM, jIvadayA pALIzuM; ame asatyano tyAga karIzuM, satyane paramezvara gaNI pUjazuM; ame corI nahIM karIe, paradhanane patthara samajIzuM; ame sadAcArI-saMyamI banIzuM, anAcAra amane tyAjya haze; ame nirarthaka parigraha chAMDIzuM, mamatvabhAva nahi vadhArIe.... re ! to pachI bAra varSano dharmaruci, | vratadhArI zrAvaka bane emAM zI navAi? samajaNa ane bhAvanApUrvaka vrata le, enuM badhuM ja sArthaka.. sAcI samaja ane sAcI bhAvanA, uMmara nathI jotI; e to pAtra zodhe che. TUMka samayamAM ja prakAzita thAya che... ApaNI prAcIna zramaNa paraMparAnA mahApuruSonI saMkSipta jIvanakathA svarUpe dhana dhana zAsanA maMDana munivarA (sacitra) lekhaka: pa.pU. viThThadvayaM AcArya zrI vijayazIlacaMdrasUrijI ma.sA.