Bhagavana Rushabhdeva

Author(s): Jaybhikkhu
Publisher: Jaybhikkhu Sahitya Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/004519/1

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zrI jayabhikhkhu janmazatAbdI graMthAvali bhagavAnana RSabhadeva - jayabhikhkhu 7209

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zrI jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI graMthAvali bhagavAna BSabhadeva, jayabhikhkha zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, amadAvAda-380007

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Jaybhikhkhu Janmashatabdi Granthavali Bhagwan Rushabhdev by Jaybhikhkhu Published by Shri Jaybhikhkhu Sahitya Trust, Ahmedabad-380007 (c) sarva hakka lekhakanA ISBN : 978-81-89160-72-2 tRtIya AvRtti : jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI graMthAvali ogasTa, 2008 * pR. 18 + 310 kiMmata : rU. 190 prakAzaka - - - kumArapALa desAI (mAnad maMtrI) zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhkhuM mArga, pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380007 A mukhya vijetA gUrjara ejansIjha gujarAta vizvakoza TrasTa ratanapoLa nAkA sAme, pa1/ra, ramezapArka sosAyaTI gAMdhI mArga, vizvakoza mArga, usmAnapurA, amadAvAda-380 001 amadAvAda-380013 phona : 2214 9660 phona : 2755 1703 AvaraNacitra : rajanI vyAsa mudraka : kriSnA grAphiksa, 966, nAraNapurA jUnA gAma, nAraNapurA, amadAvAda-380013

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arpaNa AphatonI AMdhI vacce ApabaLe jhajhUmIne ToranTa kaMpanInA sthApaka ane hUMphALuM hRdaya dharAvatA, udAradila snehIjana ane aneka sAmAjika ane ArogyalakSI sevAkAryo karanArA dIrghadraSTA udyogapati zrI yu. ena. mahetA tathA kanyAkeLavaNI, lokakalyANa ane anekavidha saMsthAonAM preraka ne mArgadarzaka evAM zrImatI zAradAbahena yu. mahetAne sAdara

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jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI graMthAvali navalakathA 1. vikramAditya hemu 2. bhAgyanirmANa 3. dilhIzvara 4. kAmavijetA pa. premabhakta kavi jayadeva 6. bhagavAna RSabhadeva 7. cakvartI bharatadeva 8. bharata-bAhubalI navalikAsaMgraha 1. phUlanI khuzabo 2. phUla navaraMga 3. vIra dharmanI vAta bhAga - 1 4. vIra dharmanI vAto bhAga - 2 5. mAdare vatana caritra 1. bhagavAna mahAvIra 2. jayasiMha siddharAja 3. mahAmaMtrI udayana 4. maMtrIzvara vimala kizora sAhitya 1. hiMmate mardA 2. yajJa ane iMdhaNa 3. mAIno lAla 4. jayabhikhkha vArtAsaurabha bALakizora sAhitya 1. bAra hAthanuM cIbhaDuM 2. tera hAthanuM bI 3. prANI mAro parama mitra-1-2 4. nItikathAo - 1-2 bALasAhitya 1. dIvA zreNI (pa pustikAno seTa) 2. phUlaparI zreNI (5 pustikano seTa) jaina bALagraMthAvali 1. jaina bALagraMthAvali bhAga - 1 (10 pustikAno seTa) 2. jaina bALagraMthAvali bhAga - 2 (10 pustikAno seTa)

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prakAzakIya jhiMdAdilIne jIvana mANanAra ane mAnavatAno madhura saMdeza ApatuM sAhitya sarjanAra zrI jayabhikhkhanA janmazatAbdI varSe "zrI jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI graMthAvali'nA upakrame A graMtha pragaTa karatAM ame AnaMda anubhavIe chIe. zrI jayabhikhkhae samagra jIvana kalamanA khoLe vyatIta karyuM hatuM. mAnavamUlyo, rASTraprema, nArI sanmAna ane sarvadharmasamabhAvanI bhAvanA dharAvatI 297 jeTalI nAnI-moTI kRtionI emaNe racanA karI hatI ane gujarAtanI janatAnA hRdayamAM sneha ane AdarabharyuM sthAna meLavyuM hatuM. emanA jIvanakALamAM muMbaI ane kolakAtA jevAM zaheromAM emanI puSTipUrti nimitte sanmAnanA kAryakramo yojAyA hatA. e pachI emanA mitroe emane sArI evI rakamanI thelI arpaNa karavAno vicAra karyo, paraMtu paitRka saMpattino asvIkAra karanAra jayabhikhu samAjanI saMpattino svIkAra kare kharA ? emaNe sanmAna svIkAryuM paNa ekaThI thayelI rakamanI thelIno asvIkAra karyo. Ayojakone e rakama savinaya parata karI. AthI sahu mitroe maLIne prajAne jJAna sAthe sAhitya dvArA mAnavatAno saMdeza maLe te hetune lakSamAM rAkhIne "zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTanI sthApanA karI. Ama emanA samayamAM sthapAyela jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa satata sAhityika ane sAMskRtika pravRttio karatuM rahyuM che. A TrasTa dvArA samAjamAM mAnavatAnA ucca saMskAra prere tevAM ekaso jeTalAM pustakonuM prakAzana karavAmAM AvyuM che. jayabhikhkhanA avasAnanI prathama puNyatithie prAraMbhAyelI jayabhikhu smRti vyAkhyAnanI paraMparA amadAvAda uparAMta muMbaI ane bhAvanagaramAM cAlI rahI che. A zaheromAM sAhityakAro ane ciMtakoe jayabhikhkhanA sarjananuM smaraNa karavAnI sAthosAtha koI sAhityika viSaya para vaktavyo ApyAM che. mAnavatAnAM mUlyone jagADatI sAhityika kRtine ke mAnavakalyANanI pravRtti karanArane jayabhikhkhuM evaoNrDa enAyata karavAmAM Ave che. caMdravadana mahetA jevA sAhityakAra ke zrI araviMda maphatalAla jevA sevAparAyaNa vyaktine A evaoNrDa arpaNa karavAmAM AvyA che. pUrvasnAtaka kakSA, anusnAtaka kakSA ane sAhityarasiko mATe prativarSa yojAtI nibaMdhaspardhAmAM sarerAza traNeka hajAra nibaMdho Ave che. tejasvI vidyArthIone jayabhikhkha mRti caMdraka ApavAmAM Ave che. gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM ane bhAvanagara yunivarsiTImAM snAtaka kakSAe gujarAtI viSayamAM prathama sthAna meLavanAra tathA uttara gujarAta hemacaMdrAcArya yunivarsiTImAM anusnAtaka kakSAe "bhAratIya sAhitya' viSayamAM prathama AvanAra vidyArthIne jayabhikhkha caMdraka enAyata karavAmAM Ave che. A saMsthA dvArA

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AbAlavRddha hoMze hoMze vAMce evI saMskArapreraka anupama graMthAvali, vimala graMthAvali, vidyAdIpa graMthAvali ane kamala graMthAvalinuM prakAzana karavAmAM AvyuM che. vRddha, apaMga ane azakta lekhakane emanuM svamAna ane gaurava jALavIne Arthika sahayoga ApavAmAM Ave che. AvI rIte zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa dvArA anekavidha pravRttio thAya che. 1991mAM A TrasTanA rajatajayaMti varSanI paNa moTe pAye ujavaNI karavAmAM AvI hatI ane atyAre jayabhikhu janmazatAbdI varSa nimitte gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada zrI rAjasobhAga satsaMga maMDaLa, sAyalAmAM yojelA sAhitya-satra samaye e sthaLane jayabhikhkhuM nagara' nAma ApavAmAM AvyuM temaja jayabhikhkhanA jIvana ane kavanane anulakSIne eka beThakamAM judA judA vidvAnoe vaktavyo ApyAM hatAM. amadAvAdanA TAgora thiyeTaramAM, bhAvanagaranA zrI yazavaMtarAya nATyagRhamAM tathA muMbaInA zrI biralA mAtuzrI sabhAgRhamAM jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI utsavanuM Ayojana karavAmAM AvyuM. A prasaMge jayabhikhkhanA graMthonuM prakAzana, jayabhikhkhanA sarjana vize vidvAnonAM vaktavyo temaja jayabhikhkhuM likhita baMdhana ane mukti' nATaka prastuta karavAnuM Ayojana karavAmAM AvyuM. jayabhikhkhanI janmazatAbdI nimitte "jayabhikhkha : vyaktitva ane vADmaya' aMgeno pri. naTubhAI Thakkare lakhelo graMtha uparAMta jIvanadharmI sAhityakAra jayabhikhkha e vize zrI praphulla rAvala likhita pustikA paNa prakAzita karavAmAM AvI. jayabhikhkhanA vipula sAhityasarjanamAMthI emanI mahattvanI navalakathAo, TUMkI vArtAo, caritro, dharmakathAo ane bALasAhitya prakAzita karI rahyA chIe, jethI jayabhikhkhanuM utkRSTa sAhitya gujarAtanA sAhityarasikone upalabdha thaze. jayabhikhu zatAbdI graMthAvali dvArA jayabhikhkhanI maulika sAhityasRSTi ane tejasvI kalamano AsvAda bhAvakone mANavA maLaze. 2008 TrasTI maMDaLa zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa

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prAkathana A graMthanA lekhaka bhAIzrI "jayabhikhkhae e ja pracalita ane paricita jIvananI kathA A graMthamAM kahI che. emanI zailI eTalI rasabharI ane vegIrI che ke jANe paricita chatAM taddana navI kathA vAMcatA hoIe ema lAge che. eTaluM ja nahi, paNa jANe ke tUTaka vAtanA aMkoDA ApoApa maLI jatA hoya ane kathAno dora navA navA raMga dharato thako gUMthAto jato hoya ema lAge che. je vAta ApaNe pahelAM aneka vAra sAMbhaLI hatI te jayabhikhkhanA zabdomAM navAM ja rUparaMga dharI khIlI nIkaLe che. e vakhate lekhakane ema kahevAnuM mana thaI Ave che : bhAI, amArI jUnI vAta pharI kahetAM mUMjhAzo mA, enI e ja vAta pharI pharIne kahezo topaNa amane muddala kaMTALo nahi Ave. tamArA kathananI zailI ja eTalI raMgabharI che ke amArI ekanI eka vAta paNa jyAre tame bIjI vAra kaho cho tyAre jANe ke enAM rUparaMga cheka palaTAI jAya che. kAlidAsa, bhavabhUti ne bANanA jamAnAmAM jema rAjasabhAmAM koI purANakathAnuM pArAyaNa cAlatuM ane chatAM zrotAono rasa barAbara jaLavAI raheto, tema tamArI kalamamAMthI nirjharatI kathA amane pharI pharIne sAMbhaLavAnuM mana thAya che." bhAI jayabhikhkhuM eka eka prasaMga varNave che, emAMthI eka eka surekha citra khaDuM thAya che. mAnavInA Adi yuganuM saMvedana, gadyane paNa padyanI koTImAM laI jAya che. to yugalika jIvananI A eka romAMcaka kathA, paNa kathananI akRtrima chaTA ene kAvya banAvI de che. jaina kathAnAM pAtro temaja prasaMgo jyAre AvAM sajIva, prANavAna ane vividharaMgI banaze tyAre prAcIna jaina sAhityano punaruddhAra thaze - tyAre ja e sAhitya potAno saMdeza ghera ghera pahoMcADavA zaktimAna thaze. - zrI suzIla

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e vizvatomukha vibhUti (bIjI AvRtti prasaMge mAnavatAnA mULa dharmone svIkAranAra sahu koInI pUjanIya pratibhA bhagavAna RSabhadevanuM caritra AlekhatI A eka svataMtra navalakathA che. samagra Aye dezavAsIo - pachI te pravRtti dharmanA pALanAra hoya ke nivRtti dharmamAM mAnanAra hoya, ihalokika utthAnamAM zraddhA dharAvanAra hoya ke pAralaukika vijayomAM mAnanAra hoya, bhagavAna RSabhadeva sahu koInI vaMdanIya vibhUti che. dezakAlanI sImAo, dharma-saMpradAyanA vADAo ene kadI chaLyA nathI. jovA jaIe to brAhmaNa zAstro emanAM guNagAnathI chalakAtAM paDyAM che. jainazAstro kadI emanA caritravarNanathI thAkyAM nathI; bIjA paNa aneka dharmo eka yA bIje rUpe e vizvatomukha vibhUtine upAse che, stave che, pUje che. eka AzcaryakAraka noMdhapAtra bInA to e che ke bhagavAna RSabhadevanI ayodhyAne musalamAna zAstro paNa sRSTinA AraMbhanI bAbA AdamanA jamAnAnI nagarI batAve che, ne pRthvInA pahelA puruSa bAbA AdamanA be putro "ayUba" ne "zIsanI kabaro paNa atyAre tyAM darzAvavAmAM Ave che. je ho te ho - purANakALanA itihAsano ghora aMdhakAra ApaNane gherIne Ubho che, prAmANya-aprAmANyanI vikaTa keDIo sAco mArga sUjhavA de tema nathI, chatAM eTaluM nakkI che, ke bhagavAna RSabhadeva eka vizvatomukhI pratibhA hatA, ne e ja kAraNe prAcIna kALathI Aja sudhI koI ne koI rUpe emanI pUjA, upAsanA ke sevA cAlatI AvI che. alabatta, eka vAta dIvA jevI spaSTa che, ke jenA hAthamAM vyakti AvI eNe potAnA matasaMpradAyane yogya enA caritrane ghaDavA yatna karyo che. jene hAtha A jIvana-suvarNa AvyuM, eNe managamatA ghATa ghaDavA yatna karyo che : jenoe emane asi, masi ne kRSinA pravartaka kahI Adi pRthvInAthane prathama dharmapravartaka (tIrthanAtha) tarIke sthApyA, tyAre bhAgavatakAroe e ekaDAnI AgaLa bIjo ekaDo mUkI - agiyAramA avatAra kalpI - "zatayajJakartA' birudathI navAjyA. nAnA-moTA paMthoe paNa potAnA Adya puruSa tarIke emane svIkAryA. dharma ane saMpradAyano gajagrAha Ajano nathI; purANa kALathI e cAlyA kare che ane kadAca bhinnaruci A vizva-lokamAM nAnA-moTA aMze, eka-bIjArUpe e cAlyA paNa karaze. paNa ethI DaravAnI jarUra nathI. saritA ane sarovara jema baMnenA

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lAbhAlAbha paNa jANItA che. saritA ja upayogI che ne sarovara nirupayogI che, ema paNa kahI zakAya tema nathI. saritAnAM nIra jyAre AchAM ne durlabha thAya, tyAre sarovara potAnA saMcayathI tRSAturanI tRSAne tRpta kare che. paNa eTaluM na bhUlavuM joIe ke, e sarova2nAM mahAjaLanI zuddhi saritAnAM jaLathI che, ne sarova2 game teTaluM moTuM ne vizALa hoya, paNa saritAnI vyApakatAne ane zucitAne e pahoMcI zake tema nathI. aneka saMpradAyo bhale hoya, paNa e eka mahAna, vizvatomukha, vizvavatsala dharmanA anekavidha aMgarUpa ja che. 1 saMpradAyane potAnI maryAdA hoya che, ene dareka vyaktine potAnAM niyata naMbaranAM cazmAMthI ja nihALavAnI hoya che, ene mApavA mATe ene potAno ja nizcita gaja vA52vAno hoya che, ne potAnA kSetrane yogya ja eno vistAra sAdhavAno hoya che; jyAre dharmamukta paMkhInI jema svataMtra, nabhomaMDaLanI jema vizALa ne gaMgA-jamanAnAM jaLanI jema samanvayakArI che. dharma ane saMpradAya vize ATalI manamAM cokhavaTa karI lenAra, saMpradAyamAM sadA jIvavA chatAM sAcA dharmathI kadI vimukha thato nathI, vizvanI koI vibhUtinA mUlyAMkanamAM kadI pAcho paDato nathI, jhera-veranI duniyAmAM e sadA satyazodhaka ne zAntacitta rahe che. enA dIpanAM ajavALAM koI anya dIpanAM prakAza sAthe pratirodha karatAM nathI, sAMpradAyika dRSTine anulakSIne lakhAyelAM, bhagavAna RSabhadevanAM zvetAMbarI, digaMbarI, vedika ane abadhUtapaMthI aneka jIvanacaritro mArA vAMcavAmAM ne sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyAM. keTalAMka to aneka ThaTherA, aneka camatkAro, aneka sAMpradAyika moTAInAM varNanothI bharacakka hatAM. devanI pratimAne phUlazaNagAra ne hIrAmotIthI chAvarI denAra ghelA pUjArInI jema tyAM zaNagAra ja mAtra dekhAtA hatA ne pratimAnAM darzana AchAM thayAM hatAM. meM e phUlazaNagAra, hIrAmotI dUra haThAvI pratimAnAM darzana karavA yatna karyo ne dRSTine je lAdhyuM, tethI to kSaNavA2mAM manane ajaba AkarSaNa thaI gayuM. are ! AvI che A vizvatomukha vibhUti ! e darzana adbhuta hatuM. emAM 2jU thayelo jijIviSu jIvanano bhavya citAra, mAnava ane mAnavatAnA vikAsanuM bhagIratha citra, jIvananI dareka kaLA ne dareka dazAno utthAnagAmI upayoga, laukika jIvanano udAtta Adarza racavAnI sAthe, pAralaukika ke jemAM pAramArthika jIvananI itizrI batAve tevA jIvananuM hRdayaMgama darzana. jIvanotthAnanA mahAmArgo, jIvanavikAsanAM anokhAM dRSTibiMduo, jaina bALakane gaLathUthImAM apAtA 'namo arihaMtANaM' maMtrano 2jU thayelo anokho marma - A badhAMe cittane mugdha karI dIdhuM, manane anekavidha kalpanAothI sabhara karI dIdhuM.

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paMcuM tapa te rima' jevo ghATa thayo. bhagavAna RSabhadevanAM jIvananA marmane pakaDavA jema jema UMDo Utarato gayo, tema tema emAMthI jANe yugasaMdeza suNAvatI hAkalo saMbhaLAvA lAgI. "jijIviSa bano, juddhe caDo, jaya meLavo. arinA haMtAne -- verInA haNanArane vaMdo ! (atre yAda rAkhavA jevuM che, ke e maMtramAM ajAtazatrune vaMdo ema nathI : paNa zatrunA haMtAne vaMdo ema che." zatru vinAno koI zarIrI hoI na zake, ne yuddha vinAnuM jIvana kalpI na zakAya, e eno bhAvArtha che.) e zatru eTale - prAthamika avasthAmAM najare paDatAM mAnavajIvananI ghora khodanAra vanajaMgalomAM jIvatA pratispardhIo, mAnavavaMzane bharakhavA sadA talasI rahelA sthaLa-jaLanA hiMsaka zatruo, mAnavatAne pAMgaratI kacaDI nAkhanAra paDozamAM, paDakhAmAM ke grAma-nagara-puramAM vasatA verIo ! enI sAme juddhe caDho, jIta meLavo, jaya meLavo !" jANe koI kavi kaheto - "dharA para mAre koI zatru nathI, kAyaro e ahaMkAra dharatA, marda kartavya-saMgrAmanA jaMgamAM, lAkha zatrune rakta nItaratA." ane bhayaMkara zatrutAnA e medAnamAMthI A rIte mAnava-jIvananA jaMgalI ropane e praphullAve che, ene nirbhaya kare che; enA para jotajotAmAM navanavAM phUla navanavI sugaMdhe mahekI UThe che. ane vaLI "namo arihaMtANaM'nI navI hAka nave svarUpe saMbhaLAya che. gaMbhIra eno rava che, UMDo eno avAja che. jagata ekanA eka Adezane vaLI navA rUpamAM nihALe che. jagatanA jahAjane juddha caDhAvanAra mAlamI jANe pAchA saDha saMkelato dekhAya che. sukAna navI dizA tarapha ghumAve che, ne vaLI namo arihaMtANaMno raNanAda gajAve "juddha caDha; paNa konI sAthe ? na dekhAtA duzmanonI sAme. aMtaraMganA ario sAme !" pratyakSa zatruothI mukta thayelI mAnavatAne e hRdayastha ripuo sAthe jaMga khelavA AvAhana kare che. are, A to tamAro je jaMga khelAyo, e sAmAnya hato; kharo jaMga to have

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zarU thAya che. e aMtaranI ADamAM moracA bAMdhIne beThelA kAma, krodha, moha, lobharUpI hRdayastha kaSAyaripuo sAme laDo, ene jIto ne jaya meLavo. jagatane jItI AvanAro jo jAtane jItI na zakyo, pRthvIno vijetA jo potAno vijetA na banyo. to eno jaya kamaLanA patra para rahelA jaLabiMdu jevo vinazvara che. Ama pRthvInA vizALa paTa parathI jaMgAliyata, kaMgAliyata ne karuNAbharI AjJAnAvasthA pheDavA "namo arihaMtANaM'no raNanAda gAje che. A raNanAda jeTalo vyApaka rUpamAM - aNizuddha ne vizuddha svarUpamAM - bhagavAna RSabhadevamAM jovAya che teTalo anya caritromAM nathI dekhAto. laukika jIvananA vijayonI vicArasaraNI ane alaukika jIvananA vijayonI mULa cAvI ahIM jevI jovA maLe che tevI bIje jovA maLatI nathI. AjanA kALe AvAM caritronI khAsa jarUra che. bhautika jIvananI unnatimAMthI ApaNe ghaNA kALathI rasa chAMDI dIdho che. AdhyAtmika unnatinuM saMskAragrAhI, zuddha jIvana aneka prakAranI rAjakIya UthalapAthalo ne paradezI sattAo sAthenA saMgharSamAM rAjakIya patana ne te dvArA thayelA sAMskArika patanamAM ApaNe khoI beThA chIe. ApaNuM hRdaya purANuM rahyuM che, ApaNI buddhi navIna tarapha lAlacu banI che. hRdaya ne buddhinA A asamaMjasyamAM bobaDI be khUe ema ApaNe baMne khoI cUkyA chIe. azraddhA ke aMdhazraddhA, be antimo tarapha ApaNI sadA gati rahI che. evI kaparI veLAe A jIvanacaritra ghaNuM ghaNuM kahe che. zuM kahe che, e zodhI levAnuM kAma sahRdaya vAcakanuM che. eka vAta atre spaSTa karI levAnI jarUra che. A caritra lakhatI vakhate meM zvetAMbarI, digaMbarI ne vaidika aneka kRtiono Azaro lIdho che, chatAM hAra banAvanAra mALA jema eka akhaMDa hIradora para bhAtabhAtanAM phUlonI gUMthaNI karI hAranuM nirmANa kare, tema meM karyuM che. mArA manapradezamAM varSothI Asana jamAvI beThelA devatAne, kAgaLa ne zAhI jevAM jaDa sAdhanothI janma ApatAM mArA upara paNa ghaNuM ghaNuM vItyuM che : ne na jANe mArA hAthe e mahAna devatAnA caritra para zuM zuM nahIM vItyuM hoya ! paNa A vAtano nirNaya to koI vibudha jana para rAkhavo ucita che. mane to AmAMthI nIcenAM satyo sAMpaDyAM che. "mAnava devathI moTo ! deva enI pUjA kare."

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"jIvanamAM jaya tarapha zraddhA rAkho ne yatna karo." "mAnavamAtra tarapha baMdhutva ne sahRdayatA dharAvo." "sA nikhAlasa jIvana jIvavAnI kaLA zIkho." (satya ne ahiMsA) "bhayathI nahi - premathI nIti-zIla jALavo." vejJAniko mATe paNa A jIvana abhyAsane yogya che. nRvaMzazAstra prANavidyA ne vikAsavardhananI suMdara kathAo dastAvejI rUpamAM ahIM paDelI che, paNa ene zodhavA mATe sahRdayatA joIe. eka tarapha palyopama ne sAgaropama para azraddhA dharAvanAra ne bIjI tarapha pUrI zraddhAthI pRthvInuM AvaradA pacAsa karoDa jeTalAM varSanuM svIkAranAra, mAnavautpattinI 1 karoDa 20 lAkha varSanI samaya-kalpanAne svIkAranAra, AjanA jIvanavikAsanI avadhi dasa lAkha varSanI AMkanAre eTaluM svIkAravuM ja paDaze ke koIka mahAkalpanA ne mahAgaNita para ja A badhuM nirbhara che; ApaNane pratyakSa to kaMI nathI ja eTale navuM ke jUnuM badhuM vivekanI dRSTithI nihALavAnI jarUra che. vaLI eTaluM yAda rAkhavuM joIe ke dharma e dharma che. keTalAka dIvAnAo emAMthI vimAna, aNubaoNba ke bIjI siddhio zodhe che. teo bhUle che, ke dharma e bhUgoLa nathI, khagoLa nathI, nathI itihAsa ke nathI jyotiSa. dharmazAstra e badhAMno upayoga jarUrI karyo che, paNa potAnI rIte. dharma e dharma hoya ne bhUgoLa na paNa hoya, to temAM kazI hAni nathI. darzananuM mULa lakSya vizvanuM gupta rahasya darzAvavAnuM hoya che. jyAre dharmanuM lakSya mAnavI mATe sAcAM sukha-zAMtino mArga ane te dvArA kalyANa tarapha dorI javAnuM hoya che, bhagavAna RSabhadevanuM caritra dharma ane darzananAM tattvone barAbara nyAya Ape che. Aje ke mavaMtarI pahelAMnA kALamAM mAnavIne kema sukhI karavo, e ja eka prazna sahuthI vadhu moTo ne gaMbhIra rahyo che. ane tethI ja mATe svIkArAyuM che, ke koI paNa kaLA jIvananA AnaMdane anulakSIne hovI joIe ne koI paNa AnaMda AtmokarSano sAdhaka hovo ghaTe. e kalA ne AnaMdanuM ahIM digdarzana che. bAkI to bhUtakALanI game tevI moTI vastu vartamAna ke bhAvine na ghaDatI hoya to enI kazI kiMmata nathI; pachI e darzana hoya, vidyA hoya, zastra hoya ke zAstra hoya. A kRti ApaNA vartamAna ne bhAvi viSe ghaNuM mArgadarzana Ape che. sahRdaya vAcaka jarUra zodhI le ! A navala ghaTanAtmaka karatAM varNanAtmaka vizeSa thaI che, eTale ghaTanApriya vAcakanI kadAca kasoTI thaze : paNa caritrane nyAya ApavA mATe varNana jarUrI hovAthI tema karavuM anivArya hatuM, tenI vAcaka noMdha le.

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AbhAradarzana prasaMge sahuthI prathama ane svanAmadhanya paMDitavarya zrI sukhalAlajInuM nAma yAda Ave che. mArI rIte lakhelAM pacIsa-pacAsa pAnAM meM jyAre temanI samakSa vAMcI saMbhaLAvyAM tyAre bhAre harSa sAthe ne dizAdarzaka sUcano sAthe teoe mArI bhAvanAsRSTine satkArI, mane uttejita karyo. jo e vicakSaNa jJAnavAridhie mane ATalo satkAra na Apyo hota to A pacAsa pAnAMomAMthI 350 pAnAM jeTalI A navalakathA na nIpajI hota. A uparathI koI ema na mAne ke mArI A saMpUrNa kRtine teoe satkArI che. kAraNa ke pacAseka pAnAM lakhAyAM pachI teozrIne huM AgaLanuM lakhANa vaMcAvI zakyo nathI. aMte mArI kalamano ne mArA bhAgyano paNa mAre AbhAra mAnavo rahyo kecovIza tIrthakaromAMnA mArA priya je aDhI tIrthakaro (bhagavAna RSabhadeva, bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kAMIka bhagavAna nemanAthI temAMthI ekanA jIvanane rajU karI zakuM chuM. joke A navalakathA bhagavAna RSabhadevanA jJAnathI vaLI thaMbhe che; paNa kharI rIte navalakathAnI dRSTie vArtA tyAM pUrI thAya che. pachI mokSaprApti sudhI kaMI khAsa viziSTa banAva nathI, chatAM je kaMI zeSa raheze te A navalakathAnA bIjA bhAga tarIke 'cakravartI bharatadeva' ane 'bhArata-bAhubalI'mAM AvI jAya che. gurupUrNimA, vi. saM. 2003 - jayabhikhkha

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savAI sAhityakAra jayabhikhkha keTalAka lekhako evA hoya che jemanAM lakhANomAMthI jIvananAM mUlyo ApoApa UpasI Ave che. keTalAka lekhako evA paNa hoya che je potAnA vaktavyamAMthI jIvananAM mUlyo upasAvI Ape che ane bIjA keTalAka evA paNa hoya che jemanI kRti pote ja mUlyarUpa hoya che. "jayabhikhkhuM prathama prakAranA lekhaka hatA. te jIvanadharmI sAhityakAra hatA. teo gaLathuthImAM dharma ane tenAM mUlyo laIne AvyA hatA paNa temanI dharmanI vyAkhyA vizALa hatI. jIvanane TakAvI rAkhanAra baLa tarIke temaNe dharmane joyo hato ane tethI emanI vArtAo, navalakathAo ane anya sAhityano viSaya dharma ke dharmakathA rahela che. tAtvika rIte joIe to koI dharma mAnavatAthI vimukha hoto nathI. mANasa teno upayoga ke arthaghaTana potAnI anukULatA mujaba mAnavaghAtaka siddhAMta tarIke karIne kleza vahore che. jayabhikhkhuM jaina dharmanA lekhaka che ane nathI. che eTalA mATe ke zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranA upadezane ahiMsAnI vyApaka bhUmikA upara samajAve che ane teo jaina dharmanA lekhaka nathI tenuM kAraNa e ke jaina kathAvastumAMthI sAMpradAyika tattva gALI nAkhIne teo mAnavatAnI sarvamAnya bhUmikA upara tene mUkI Ape che. dA.ta., bhagavAna RSabhadeva'mAM mAnavadharmanuM Alekhana samAjane zreyaskara mArge dore tevuM che ane "kAmavijetA sthUlibhadra mAM jaina dharmanuM svArasya pragaTa karI batAvyuM che. te ja rIte vikramAditya hemumAM islAma ane "premabhakta kavi jayadeva'mAM vaiSNava dharmanuM hArda samajAvyuM che. A prakArano abhigama gujarAtI lekhakomAM "jayabhikhkhIe darzAvyo che te AjanA binasAMpradAyika mAholamAM khAsa noMdhapAtra che. jayabhikhkha'nI vArtAonAM zIrSaka vAMcIne koIne ema lAge ke te dharmaupadezaka che; paraMtu temanI kalamamAM joza che eTalI ja citrAtmakatA che. AthI temanI vArtAo bALako, kizoro ane prauDhone paNa game che. sarasa ane sacoTa kathanazailI bhAvakone suMdara rasabharyuM sAhitya vAMcyAno AnaMda Ape che. temaNe lakhelI 'vikmAditya hemu', 'bhAgyanirmANa", "dilhIzvara' vagere aitihAsika navalomAM vakhaNAyelI "premabhakta kavi jayadeva' che. vaiSNava saMpradAyane bAdhaka na nIvaDe ane premalakSaNA bhaktine pUro nyAya maLe e dRSTie emaNe kavi jayadevanuM pAtrAlekhana karyuM che. jayadeva ane padmAnA premanuM temAM kareluM nirUpaNa temanI sarjanazaktinA viziSTa unmeSarUpa che. temaNe kizorone masta jIvanarasa pAya evI "javAMmarda zreNInI sAhasakathAo ApI che, je ApaNA kizorasAhityamAM kImatI umerArUpa che. temanA saMkhyAbaMdha vArtAsaMgrahomAM "mAdare vatana', "kaMcana ane kAminI',

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"yAdavAsthaLI', "pArakA gharanI lakSmI', "premapaMtha pAvakanI vAlA', "zUlI para seja hamArI' vagere saMgraho dhyAnapAtra che. jemAMnI utkRSTa vArtAono saMcaya have prasiddha thaI rahyo che. temanI TUMkI vArtA lakhavAnI paddhati sIdhI, sacoTa ane kathanapradhAna hoya che. vArtAkAra tarIkenI temanI bIjI viziSTatA jUnI paMcataMtra zailImAM temaNe lakhelI jaina, bauddha ane hiMdu dharmanI prANIkathAomAM pratIta thAya che. dIpakazreNI ane ratnazreNI paNa lokapriya thayelI che. jaththo ane guNavattA baMnemAM "jayabhikhu"nuM bALasAhityakSetre pradAna mAtabara che. sacoTa saMvAdo, suMdara takhtAlAyakI ane ucca bhAvanAdarzanane kAraNe emaNe lakhelAM nATako reDiyo ane raMgabhUmi upara saphaLa prayoga pAmela che. temaNe zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranuM 'nigraMtha bhagavAna mahAvIra' nAmanuM caritra ApeluM che. zailInI saraLatA, vigatonI pramANabhUtatA ane vastunI bhavyadAtta prerakatAne kAraNe e kRti uccakoTinI sAhityika pratiSThA pAmelI che. jayabhikhkhanA vipula sAhityasarjanamAMthI cayana karIne emanuM utkRSTa sAhitya navA rUpe prakAzita thAya che, teno AnaMda che. dharma jIvanavyApI havA che. tene kalAnI moralImAMthI phUMkavAnI phAvaTa bahu thoDA lekhakomAM hoya che. "jayabhikhkhuM" e kArya prazasya rIte bajAvI zakyA hatA. aneka sAMpradAyika saMketone temaNe potAnI sUjhathI buddhigamya banAvI ApyA che. dharmakathAnA khokhAmAMthI lekhakanI dIptimaMta sauSThavabharI kalpanA vRttionA saMgharSathI bharapUra. prANavaMtI vArtA sarje che ane vividharaMgI pAtrasRSTi UbhI kare che. ApaNuM dharmakathAsAhitya preraka ane rasika navalakathA mATe keTalA moTA pramANamAM kAco mAla ApI zake tema che tenuM nidarzana munazInI navalakathAonI mAphaka jayabhikhkhanI paurANika navalakathAo paNa karI rahI che. jayabhikhkhanuM vyaktitva lohacuMbaka jevuM ane svabhAva TekIlo hatAM. te narmadanI paraMparAnA lekhaka hatA. vArasAmAM maLatI paitRka saMpatti na levI, nokarI na karavI ane lekhanakAryamAMthI je maLe temAMthI gujarAna calAvavuM e nirNayo temaNe e jamAnAmAM jyAre lekhakanAM lekha ke vArtAne puraskAra ApavAnI prathA baMdhAI na hatI tyAre karyA hatA. sAhasa, jhiMdAdilI, nekI ane vaphAdArInI vAto emanI pAsethI kadI khUTe nahi. temanA vyaktitvamAM paNa e guNo hovAthI temanuM snehI vartaLa moTuM hatuM. temano svabhAva paragaju hato. dukhiyAMnAM AMsu lUchavAmAM temane AnaMda Avato. mAnavatAnA hAmI jayabhikhkhuM samartha sAhityakAra hatA paNa vyakti tarIke savAI sAhityakAra hatA. 2008 - dhIrubhAI ThAkara

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24 33 -4 61 69 8) 88 94 anukramaNikA 1. jhaMjhAvAta 2. jijIviSAnuM juddha 3 jaya ho vRSabhadhvajano kulakara 5. vRSabhadhvaja 6. sunaMdAe nIrakhelI ayodhyA 7. avibhakta AtmAo 8. sarvottama zaktinI zodha 9. pragati ane pratyAghAto 10. aSTApadanA paMjAmAM 11. mANasane sajA ke kSamA 12. virahanI mahAdevI 13. mAnavI -- devone paNa pUjya 14. aSTApada 15. cakravartIno janma 16. zatayajJakartA 17. kalpatarunAM vAvetara 18. saMskRtinI keDI 19. pahelo pRthvInAtha 20. saMsAranuM kalpavRkSa ra1. jalakrIDA 22. yugalikadharma-nivAraNa ra3. suMdarI ane bharata 24. navuM zAsana rapa. bharatanI AyudhazALA ra6. vasaMtotsavamAM vairAgya ra7. rAjAno dharma 28. jene je joIe te ra9. vizvatomukha 9. bhavya mArgano ekAkI upAsaka 31. avara deva nahIM yAcuM 32. meM to Dolato DuMgara dITho jo 33. aMtara vasiyA mahArAja 34. mAro vRSabha ! 35. prabhu, tuja zAsana ati bhaluM 36. prasthAna 104 111 122 128 141 151 161 174 187 197 208 221 234 243 253 261 266 278 283 288 295 300 306 309

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bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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1 jhaMjhAvAta manvaMtara pahelAMnI eka vasaMta khIlatI hatI. itihAsanAM paMkheruM jyAM sudhI pahoMcyAM nathI, e purANa kALanI eka vasaMta navAM phUla, navA raMga, navo AnaMda ne navA prakAza sAthe khIlatI hatI. e vasaMtamAM dUra dUra svargIya udyAnanAM maMdAravRkSano vAyu vAto hato. e vasaMtamAM phUle phUle bhamarA ne vRkSa vRkSe kokilAo beThI hatI. vanarAjimAMthI vasaMtanI bahAra chUTI rahI hatI. eve samaye, sumeru parvatanI taLeTI pAse AvelA upavanamAM, khIlatI vasaMtanI zobhAne zaramAvatuM eka yugala vasaMtane satkArI rahyuM hatuM : kalpanAnAM deva-devI jevAM baMne rUpALAM hatAM, baMne sarakhI vayanAM hatAM, baMne mugdhAvasthAmAM hatAM puruSa paDachaMda ne bhavya hato. eno varNa tAjA khIlelA caMpAnA puSpa jevo hato. enI kamara kesarIsiMhanI jema baMkI hatI. saMgemaramaranI pavitra zilA jevuM enuM vizALa vakSasthaLa hatuM. bAla hastInI sUMDha jevI enI be bhujAo hatI ne poyaNAM jevAM enAM be netro karNaparyanta lAMbAM hatAM. e puruSanA be pagamAM gulAbI phUlonA toDA hatA. kamara 52 sugaMdhI latAnI TimekhalA hatI. be hAthamAM ardhanidrita navamallikAnI kaLIonAM be valaya hatAM. kAnamAM nava AmramaMjarInAM be kuMDaLa hatAM, ne ardhavikasita kamaLapuSpano eka lAMbo hAra enA kaMThamAM zobhato hato.

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puruSa suMdara hato, evI ja strI manoharA hatI. enA zyAmaraMgI dehamAM uThAvadAra bhabhaka hatI. enA hoTha pravAla jevA hatA. enI AMkho nIlotpala jevI hatI. kamaLapatrathI eNe potAnuM sumadhura unnata vakSasthaLa DhAMkyuM hatuM. enA kALA bhammara kezakalApamAM Dolara ne mucakuMdanAM phUlonI gUMthaNI hatI. enA paganI pAnIno phUlagulAbI raMga pRthvInA sonerI raMga sAthe maLIne anerI zobhA pAmato hato. kasturInI suvAsa enA zvAsamAM hatI, ne enA prasvedamAM karRra ne kRSNAgaru mahetAM hatAM. enA adhakhullA oSThamAMthI vAre vAre hAsyagaMdha spharatuM hatuM. kamaLadaMDa jevA be khullA hAthomAM eNe azokanAM rAtAM puSponAM valaya paheryA hatAM. vasaMta vane vana hasI rahI hatI. hAsya-taMga uDADatuM A yugala vanamAM pharatuM AmodakrIDA karI rahyuM hatuM. eka prANa ne be deha jevAM A baMne nadIjharaNAMne kAMThe besI jalazakara uDADatAM, kadI koI paMkhInI pAchaLa paDI tenA jevA TahukA pADatAM, vana gajavatAM, kadI koI suvarNamRgane pakaDIne enI suMdara tvacA sAthe potAnA mulAyama kapola ghasatAM. vasaMta bahAramAM hatI, evuM A yugala paNa bahAramAM hatuM. ahIM na koI rokanAra hatuM, na ahIM koI zaramAvanAra hatuM. na IrSA hatI, na asUyA hatI. saMtoSabharI A sRSTi hatI. samRddhino sUrya ne zAntino caMdra ahIM sadA camakyA karato. UMcA UMcA kIDAzelo para atyuttama auSadhio UgatI. ne enI UMDI kaMdarAomAM jIvanarasanAM aneka jharaNAM UbharAtAM. nAnAM nAnAM medAno para mAtAnA stana jevA mIThA DuMgarA patharAyelA hatA DuMgaranI taLeTImAM suMdara upavana vaselAM hatAM. upavanone bAre mAsa lIlAMchama rAkhatAM nAnAM nAnAM jharaNAM, Abha-UMcA DuMgarA mAthethI ramatiyALa kanyAnA jhAMjhara jevo jhaNakAra karatAM, vahyAM AvatAM. ahIM lIlotarIthI chavAyelA DuMgaronAM zikharo para koI mahAkavino kaLAmaya megha alakAnagarI racato. - ahIMnA parvatomAM ciMtAmaNi-ratna thatAM. ahIMnAM upavanomAM kalpavRkSa UgatAM. ahIMnAM medAnomAM kAmadhenuo dUjhatI. mAnavIne je joIe te, jyAre joIe tyAre, ahIMthI maLI rahetuM. ahIM jIvanakalaha nahoto, kAraNa ke jIvananI anivArya jarUriyAto svAbhAvika rIte saMtoSAtI. ahIM vastu hatI, kiMmata nahotI; mAtra eno upayoga hato. 2 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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ahIM rAjA nahoto, ahIM prajA nahotI, ahIM durbhikSa nahoto, kAraNa ke ahIM yuddha ke TaMTo nahoto. jaya ke parAjaya nahoto, ghara ke bAra nahotAM, parigraha ke parivAra nahotAM, gAma ke nagara nahotAM. ahIM daMDa nahotA ke zikSA nahotI. vasuMdharAnI godamAM joItuM amRta, peya, khAgha ahIM abhare chalakAtuM hatuM. sahune joIe eTaluM sahu letuM. hatI to A pRthvI, paNa svarga jevI e suMdara hatI. raMgaberaMgI paMkhIo ahIM gIta gAtAM, vanavagaDAno vAyu ahIM sadA veNu bajAvato. bhAtabhAtanAM paMtagiyAM phUlagoTAne cUsatAM niraMtara UDyA karatAM. AkAzamAM AMdhI nahotI ne vAyumAM tophAna nahotuM. IrSyAno Ugama nahoto. vadhu-ochAno prazna nahoto. nAnA-moTAno bheda nahoto. haryAMbharyAM jharaNAMne tIre, phaLaphUlathI lacI paDatAM upavanonI vacce mAnavI potAnI sahacarIne laIne pharyA karato. jaMgalamAM je nirdratAthI kesarI ghUmatA, e khumArIthI ghUmatAM nirdoSa haraNAM kadI emanI ziMgaDIo emanA deha sAthe ghasI gela karatAM. devo paNa A pRthvI 52 2mavA AvatA, ema kahevAtuM. A pradezanI eka khAsiyata hatI. ahIM bALaka ne bALakI ekasAthe ja janmatAM, ekasAthe ja rahetAM, ekasAthe ja mRtyu pAmatAM. joDanuM temanuM jIvana hatuM. teo yugaliyAnA nAme oLakhAtAM. jIvana-mRtyuthI joDAyelAM A yugalikonI jiMdagI sAva sAdI chatAM sukhabharI hatI. ahIM paMkhI paNa be ja IMDAM mUkatAM. vanapazu paNa joDabaccAMne janma detAM. saMsAramAM sAthIdAra sAthe ja janmato. ahIM koI ekalavAyuM na rahetuM. A sahunuM bALapaNa sonAnA sumeru parvatanI taLeTImAM vItatuM. e tyAMnA maNi-mANekanA raMgIna paththaro laIne ramyA karatAM, vanirjharomAM nAhatAM ne chabachabiyAM bolAvatAM, kokilanI jema TahukA karatAM ne mayUranI jema kaLA karatAM, amRta jevAM jaLa pItAM ne mIThAM mIThAM phaLa ArogatAM; ekabIjAnI veNI gUMthatAM ke valaya racatAM. bALapaNa ema sumerunI taLeTImAM, suMdara svapnanI jema, saMpUrNa thatuM. eka divasa, emanI pRthvIne jema vasaMta AvatI, ema emanA deha para paNa vasaMta AvatI, na jANe koNa emane sumerunAM zikharo tarapha AkarSatuM ! na jANe koNa emane abhinna banAvatuM ! hAthIne mada jharato, ema emanA sArapUrNa yauvanamAMthI rasa jharato. e jhUle jhUlatAM, paMcaraMgI phUlo vINatAM jhaMjhAvAta * 3

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ne sAthe sUtAM. brahmacarya jevuM vrata temaNe kadI joyuM nahotuM ne vyabhicAra jevo kharAba zabda emaNe kadI sAMbhaLyo nahoto. e sAthe ja rahetAM, sAthe ja khAtAM, sAthe ja bhamatAM, sAthe ja ArAma karatAM; emane koI alaga karI zakatuM nahIM, kAraNa ke koInA kahevAthI e eka nahotA banyAM. vasaMta emano mitra hato. e kamaLaphUlanA DhagalA racato, azokavRkSane ora bahekAvato, AmramaMjarInI makhamalI bichAta karato, navamallikAnA alaMkAra lAvato, ne nIlotpalanA zaNagAra lAvato. enI phUlagulAbI laheromAM A yugala ghelA banatAM. emanA dilamAM akaLa Urmio UThatI, ajANyA bhAvo jAgatA. puruSanuM parAkrama siMha sAthe spardhAmAM UtaratuM, strI siMhaNa banI lalakArA karatI. pRthvI suMdara - ati suMdara bhAsatI. rojeroja, nizA-vAsara sAthe sUnArAM, sAthe besanArAM, dehadeha - aMgeaMga bheravI pharanArAM, koI divasa nahIM ne Aje A zuM romAMca anubhavI rahyAM che ! aMtarano koI sAda temane akaLAvI rahyo che. puSponI sugaMdhImAM, hariNonI chalAMgamAM, badAmanA mahoranI mahekamAM, girivanonI zAMta kuMjomAM e badhuM bhUlavA mathe che, paNa bhulAtuM nathI, akaLAmaNa ochI thatI nathI, baMne caherAthI zAMta che, paNa aMtaramAM udadhi UchaLe che. baMnenI jabAna cUpa che, aMtara sAda pADe che. Akhare teone samajAya che : A to prakRtino sAda, sarjananI vANa! be moTA moTA megha doDIne jema bheTI paDe tema bheTIne baMne jhaLuMbI rahe che. e sukhada kALa upara caMdra, tArA ke sUryanA vakhatanuM mApa rahetuM nathI; kALacakrano parigha tyAM thaMbhI jAya che. ramatiyALa vasaMta vahI jAya ne gaMbhIra varSAnAM vAdaLa goraMbhAya, ema A strI-puruSa A pachI bhArekhama banI jAya che. zyAmasuMdara strI have to rUpa kADhI rahI che. Ano raMga UjaLo thato jAya che, ne avayavo phATaphATa thavA mAMDyA che. are ghelI, vasaMta to Utaryo ne tuM Ama kema phUlIphAlI ! puruSa strIne choDIne kyAMya jato nathI. divaso Ama vahI jatA. strIpuruSa netrapallavIthI vAto karyA karatAM. * kAmadevanA pAMca cihna : kamaLa, azoka, AmramaMjarI, navamallikA, nIlotpala. 4 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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have koI khAsa banAvanI AgAhI najIka hatI. puruSa strIne vadhu ne vadhu heta karato. strInI poyaNA jevI suMdara AMkhomAM mamatAnA ogha UbharAtA. Akhare e ghaDI, e paLa, AvI pahoMcatI. vanamAM vAMsa phUTatA hoya evA avAja thavA lAgatA. Akhare strI hAzakArAno zabda bolatI, ne bIjI kSaNe ema lAgatuM ke e mAtA banI che; e eka nahIM paNa ekasAthe be saMtAnonI mAtA banI che. putraputrInuM yugala sAme kilakilATa kare che. ahIMno mAnavI kavitA nahoto karI jANato, paNa kavitAnuM jIvana e avazya jIvato ! ahIM dharma nahoto ke jethI adharma hoya. saMtAnajanma e emano parama ne carama dharma, kAraNa ke saMtAna e emano jIvanotsarga lekhAto. jIvananI sAdhanA jIvanabheTathI pUrI thatI. kSINa banelAM mAbApa have potAnuM bhAvi samajI letAM. teo AkharI pravAsanA divasa mATe taiyArI karatAM. Aje koI lAMbe pravAse jAya ne haiyAnAM amRta UchaLe, ema haiyAnAM amRta siMcatAM. bALayugala have pagalAM bharavA mAMDyuM che. AMgaLIe AMgaLI bheravI baMne doDe che, phaLa vINe che, saritAmAM snAna kare che, parvata para caDhe che ne kaMdarAmAM ghUme che. A badhuM nIrakhI, kartavyanI itizrIno Acho saMtoSa laI e mAtApitA zAMtithI koI suMdara phUlajhADa nIce sUI jAya che. e ghaDI ke paLanI nidrA nathI, anaMta e nidrA che. have e jAgaze nahIM. je jAgavAnAM nathI eno zoka zo ! ahIM to mRtyu paNa jIvananuM eka aMga ja che ne ! jIvanavelanAM A mAnava-phUlaDAM pharIthI e ja rIte pallavatAM ne karamAtAM, ne e saMsAra ema ne ema cAlyo to. AvI vasaMtane TANe vanazrIno upabhoga letuM peluM yugala paNa e ja saMsAranAM prANI hatAM. saMtApa emaNe joyo nahoto. zoka emaNe joyo nahoto. AnaMda, harSa ne ullAsanA phuvArAmAM teo sadA nAhatAM hatAM. baMne gNAM hAthanA aMkoDA bhIDI parvata parathI sarakatAM hatAM, vRkSa parathI kUdakA mAratAM hatAM, madhura nikuMjomAM ekabIjAM chupAIne ekabIjAMne zodhatAM, jharaNAnAM jaLamAM paDI chabachabiyAM bolAvatAM hatAM. dizA ne kAlanuM astitva bhUlI teo AnaMdakrIDAmAM masta banyAM hatAM. jhaMjhAvAta pa

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acAnaka sumeru parvatanI pAchaLa kadI na saMbhaLAyo hoya tevo kaDAko thayo. AnaMdasAgaramAM nimagna thayela yugale dUra dUra dRSTi pheMkI. parvatanI UMcI chellI zyAma rADa pAchaLathI eka kALIbhammara vAdaLI sarI AvatI hatI. naranI nAMkhomAM kutUhala janyuM. nArInAM popacAM vAreghaDIe ughADamIca thavA lAgyAM. nirabhra, zAMta AkAzamAM sarI AvatI e eka nAnI zI vAdaLIe dhIredhIre raMga palaTavA mAMDyo. dakSiNAkAzanuM peTALa phoDIne eka utAvaLo pavananA susavATo AkhA pradeza soMsaravo dhrujArI macAvato vahI gayo. kSaNavAra zAMti rahI, paNa pachI to thoDI vAre bIjo susavATo Avyo. e pradezanAM jhADa, pAna, parvata-pahADa kaMpI UThyAM. nara-nArI kaMIka sAvaceta banyAM, najIkanI eka girinikuMjamAM jaIne lapAyAM. AkAzamAM vAdaLIo vadhatI jatI hatI. sumeru pahADanAM zikhara bhedIne kaDeDATo AvI rahyA hatA. camakato sUrya nisteja thayo hato. vAyunA susavATA have jhaMjhAvAtanuM rUpa dharatA vadhI rahyA hatA. AkAzanA yuddha sAme pRthvI paNa potAnuM sAmarthya batAvavA cAhatI hoya, tema nadI-navANa, sAgara-jharaNAnAM pANI e sAmAM uchALatI hatI. ekAeka pavanano pharIne bhayaMkara susavATo Avyo. pRthvInuM abhimAna chedavA enI tamAma dhUli jANe adhdhara UMcakI laIne eNe goLa cakkara goLa cakkara ghUmavA mAMDyuM. dizAo AMdhaLI banI gaI. moTAM moTAM vRkSo e pralayaMkara devane praNipAta karatAM na hoya tema kaDaDabhUsa karatAM bhUmizayana karavA lAgyAM. paMkhIo mALo choDIne karuNa citkAra karatAM Amatema UDavA lAgyAM. pazuo bahAra nIkaLI vagara dekhe doDavA lAgyAM. jhaMjhAvAta ugra ne ugra thato cAlyo. paMkhI UDatAM UDatAM nirjIva banI nIce paDavA lAgyAM. pazuo doDatAM doDatAM nicetana banI jamIna para DhaLI paDyAM. have to AkAzamAMthI hima varasavo zarU thayo hato. dizAonA durgane vIjaLI cIravA lAgI hatI. AkAzI Dhola gaDATa karato hato. pahADo cirAvA lAgyA hatA. yugala tharathara dhrujatuM UbhuM hatuM. e je girinikuMjamAM Azraya laIne UbhuM hatuM, e girinikuMja, daridranAM vastranI jema, cAre taraphathI jIrNazIrNa 6 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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thaI gaI hatI. ane aMdaranAM jhADanAM dhAradAra pAna jhaMjhAvAtathI jhUmatAM talavAranI dhAranuM kAma karatAM hatAM. girinikuMjano Azraya have jokhamakAraka hato. yugala tyAMthI nAThuM. jijIviSAno savAla ugra banyo hato. eka khINamAM Ugela tADavRkSanI othe jaIne e Azraya laIne UbhuM rahyuM. tADavRkSanI DALo UMcI hatI, eTale vAgavAno Dara nahoto. thaDa majabUta hatuM. eTale jaladI UkhaDI paDavAno saMbhava nahoto. pRthvI ne AkAzanuM yuddha cAlu hatuM. jaLa, raja ne vAyunA deva kopyA hatA. hajAro nagArAM ekasAthe gaDeDATa karatAM hoya tema dharatInAM paDa dhaNeNATa karatAM hatAM. dhULanA vaMToLa, pavananA jhapATA ne jhADapAnano pachaDATa dizAone badhira banAvatA hatA. ekAeka kAnane baherA karI mUkatI bhayaMkara garjanAe vanapradezane dhrujAvI mUkyo. jhaMjhAvAtano pracaMDa jhakoro dhasyo Avato hato. eNe nirAdhArano AdhAra banI rahela pelA tADavRkSane paNa dhrujAvI mULathI hacamacAvI nAkhyuM. enAM moTAM parNone chUTAM karI AkAzamAM veravikhera karI nAkhyAM. enAM mAnavInA mastaka jevAM moTAM phaLane potAnA vaMToLamAM cakarAve caDAvyAM. ane vaMToLe caDeluM e tADa-phaLamAMnuM eka phaLa, koI lohanA bhayaMkara goLAnI jema, nIce dhasI AvyuM. eno vega gajabano hato. enI gati bhayaMkara hatI. eka kaDAko thayo ne nIce UbhelA yugalamAMthI naranI khoparI sAthe e jhIMkAyuM. avAja bhayaMkara hato. e tADa-phaLa ne e mAnavakhoparI baMnenA zatazata TukaDA thaI gayA. nara nIce tUTI paDyo. enA prANa UDI gayA. koI vRkSarAja UkhaDI paDatAM jema ene vaLagelI vela paNa UthalI paDe, tema nArI paNa nIce pRthvI para DhaLI paDI. pRthvI, pANI ne havAnuM tophAna pralayanA zaMkha vagADatuM, dharatI dhrujAvI rahyuM. na jANe kyAM sudhI ? nArI jAgI tyAre dizAo svaccha banI hatI; ne jhaMjhAvAta zamI gayo hato. paNa sonAnI dharatI roLAI gaI hatI. kumaLAM phUla cImaLAI gayAM jhaMjhAvAta 7.

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hatAM. komaLa velIo vRkSathI vikhUTI paDI gaI hatI. vRkSo lAMbA thaIne sUI gayAM hatAM. ananta AkAzamAM vihaMga gAtAM nahotAM. asIma dharatI para dhenuo caratI nahotI. chatAMya je je jIvana jALavI rahyA hatA te dhIre dhIre Alasya maraDI UThI rahyA hatA. ghaNA ghaNA jAgatA hatA, pharI jIvana zarU karatA hatA, paNa pelI nArIno nara kema jAgato nahoto ! are, enuM mastaka kevuM vibhISaNa dekhAtuM hatuM. e have zuM jAge ? enI khoparInA hAla to juo ! mastaka vagaranuM dhaDa te kadI hAlyuM.cAlyuM che ? zuM tyAre enAM mA-bApanI jema e nara paNa ciranidrAmAM poDhyo ? nA, nA. ema na ja bane ! A saMsAramAM kadI evo banAva banyo nathI ! yugala to sAthe ja janme, sAthe ja jIve, sAthe ja anaMta nidrAmAM poDhe, A saMsArano e avicaLa niyama hato. tyAre A naranI sakhI to hajI jIvatI hatI, dhabakatA hRdaye paDakhe UbhI hatI, chatAM eno sakhA kAM na jAge ? kizorIe potAnA lAkSArAgathI raMgelA komaLa hAthe ene DhaMDhoLyo, pharIthI DhaMDhoLyo paNa jANe eNe jAgavAnI nA pADI. doDIne nArI ene bheTI, bheTIne eNe enA adhara cUmyA, enI bagalamAM ne bIje galagaliyAM karyA, paganAM taLiye galI karI; paNa re ! nara na jAgyo. sUkA kASThanI jema e paDyo ja rahyo. re nArI ! e to mRtyune AdhIna banyo hato. koI paNa ceSTA, koI paNa kRtya, game tevA zabdo ene beTho karI zake tema nahotA. tyAre A yugalikonA saMsAramAM zuM A kizorI ekalI ? sahu nara-nArI bekalAM ne A ekalI ? manane - kalpanAne dhrujAvatI eka kaMpArI nArInA hRdayamAMthI pasAra thaI gaI. nArInAM vizALa nayano lAlaghUma banyAM. thoDI vAre emAMthI AMsu vahI AvyAM : are ! A saMsAramAM huM ekalI ! na koI sAthI ke na koI saMgAthI !" 8 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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pRthvInuM peTALa phoDI pANInuM jharaNa dhasI Ave, ema AMkhonI kUpamAM AMsu chalakAI AvyAM ane AMsunuM peTALa phoDIne AkaMda dhasI AvyuM. harSanI dharatI para, AnaMdanI duniyA vize, e divase pahelavaheluM rudana pragaTyuM. e rudananA svaroe pavanamAM, pANImAM, dizAmAM kaMpa pedA karyo. sahuthI prathama vAra, dUra dUra caratA kastUrImRgoe, e haiyAzokathI bharelA svaro sAMbhaLI, moMmAMthI cAro nAkhI dIdho. paMkhI zokAkula banI TahukatAM baMdha paDyAM. jharaNAMnAM nIra jANe thaMbhI gayAM. jhaMjhAvAta 19

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jijIviSAnuM juddha divaso vItyA, paNa A pRthvI para pragaTelA pahelA rudananA karuNa svaro hajI baMdha thayA nahotA. ekalatAnAM AkraMda, anAthatAnAM aruNyarudana A pRthvI para pahelI vAra paDagho pADatAM hatAM. AkAzamAMthI pANI varase, pRthvInA peTALamAMthI jaLa jhare, DuMgarAnA haiyAmAMthI jharaNajaLa khaLabhaLe; paNa mAnavInI AMkhomAMya megha vasatA haze ? ane zuM e varasatA paNa haze, bhalA ? yugalikonA bharyA yugala-saMsAramAM A nArI ekalI ! nara na UThyo. are, enuM zaba paNa hajI ema ne ema paDyuM hatuM. A saMsAramAM yugalikonA *mRta kalevarane AkAzanA koka sImADe vasatAM mahApakSIo AvIne laI jatAM; laI jaIne mALAmAM rahela kASThanI jema samudramAM pheMkI detA. paNa A narane levA evAM koIka mahApakSIo paNa AvatAM dekhAtAM nahotAM. emanI pAMkhonA susavATA kadI kadI saMbhaLAtA, UMce UMce kALA dhAbAM jevAM e UDatAM dekhAtAM, ne thoDI vAre, jANe zabane laI javAno niSedha X jijIviSA- jIvavAnI icchA phigISA - jItavAnI icchA jijJAsA - jANavAnI icchA * 2 tima saMskAranI A prathA prAcIna kALamAM traNa prakAranI hatI : eka to pakSIo AvIne laI jatAM, Aje pArasIomAM che tevI kaMIka; bIjI dATavAnI, musalamAnomAM che tevI; ne trIjI bALavAnI, mukhyatve AjanA hiMdu samAjamAM che tevI. .

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bhaNatAM hoya tema, pAchAM pharI jatAM. A badhuM jotI, vimAsatI nArI haiyAphATa raDI rahI hatI. vanamAM bhUlI paDelI anAtha mRgalInI jema e karuNAnI mUrti banI hatI. enI moTAM poyaNAM jevI AMkhomAMthI karUNAnA megha varasatA hatA. enA rudanasvaro vAtAvaraNane vadhI rahyA hatA. vanano vAyu paNa uSNa niHzvAsa nAkhato hato. menA ne popaTa, sUDA ne mAMjara, mora ne mRgalAM sahu hebata khAI gayAM hatAM. A navIna svarabhArathI jharaNAM paNa maMdamaMda vahetAM hatAM. ne rUpALI raMgaberaMgI mAchalIo paNa potAnI capaLatA choDI daI sthira - gaMbhIra thaI hatI. vanavagaDe nArI ekalI ! na koI saMgI, na koI sAthI ! "A kALo kera kyAM varyo !" vanapradezanA khUNekhUNethI yugaliko pokAra karatAM AvatAM hatAM. jUnI AMkhe emane navo tamAzo jovAno hato : nara vinAnI nArI ekalI ! sahu ekabIjAne prazna karatAM : "ekalI nArI ! A saMsAramAM pahelAM AvuM banyuM nathI.' azakya. asaMbhava ??" "Ama kema banyuM ?' "A koNe bagADyuM ?" vidhavidha prazno jAgatA hatA, paNa e niruttara rahetA hatA. ane niruttara rahetA e prazno vadhu mUMjhavatA hatA. eka divasa A prazna karanAranI AMkha acAnaka sumeru parvatanI pAchaLa jhajhUmI rahela AkAza tarapha gaI. acAnaka eka cciAra enA mastiSkamAM spharyo. are, A vinAzanuM nimitta bananAra kALI vAdaLI tyAMthI ja AvI hatI!" saMsAramAM sahu pahelo vicAra pedA thayo; eNe pahelavaheluM anumAna bAMdhyuM. " basa e ja kALI vAdaLI kALAM kAmanI karanArI !'' anumAna bAMdhanAre utAvaLe potAno mata jAra karyo. dUra dUrathI paDagho Avyo, jANapahADoe sAkSI pUrI, AkAze AdhAra Apyo. kALAM kAmanI karanArI vAdo ! mAnavamedanIe e zabdo jhIlI lIdhA. emanAM haiyAM ajJAta rIte pI rahyAM. jijIviSAnuM juddha 11

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sahupahelo bhaya emaNe e divase pichANyo. "hA. hA, e ja vAdaLI ! A vAdaLInI pAchaLa, A ucca DuMgaramALane pele pAra koI che. eNe vAdaLI mokalI ! eNe A karyuM?" buddhimAna vicArake potAnI vAtane puravAra karavA kahyuM. ajJAne bhaya janmAvyo. "are, e ja ApaNuM kharAba kare che." bhayathI vahema janmyo. "ene manAvo. madhu mAge to madhu Apo. dugdha mAge to dudha Apo. dhenu mAge to dhenu Apo." pahelI pUjA pragaTI. dhenu mAge to dhenu Apo ? jarA vicAra to karo. dhenu to ApaNuM jIvana che." eka saMzayAtmA jamyo. dhenu to zuM, mAnavI mAge to mAnavI paNa Apo !" anumAna bAMdhanAre makkamatAthI kahyuM. e samayapArakhuM-takasAdhu hato. 2 paNa e adazya deva kema karIne leze ?" "e mArga huM batAvIza." pUjArI pedA thayo, "zuM ApavuM ne zuM nahIM, enI mAthAkUTa karazo nahIM. ApaNane je bahu priya hoya te ene ApIe, eTale ApaNuM priya te kare." eNe saMkSepamAM kahyuM. pUjAnI vidhi nirmANa thaI. "bolo, sahune kabUla che !' sahane kabUla che. je kabUla nahIM kare tene ame kabUla karAvIzuM." baLiyA juvAno AgaLa AvyA. stAdhIzo e rIte sarjAyA. to tame sukhI thazo, tamAruM kalyANa thaze." navA banelA pUjArIe kahyuM, AzIrvacana ApyAM. e pRthvI para have navI bhAvanA vAvetara zarU thayAM. jeTalA bhaya eTalA deva manAyA. jeTalA deva thayA alI pUjA thaI. badhuM thayuM paNa hajI pelI bALAnuM AkaMda zamatuM nathI. enA cha vilApI AtmasUra raDatA aTakatA nathI. sahu pelA vicAraka pUjArI pAse ga. pUjArIe badhAnI vAta sAMbhaLI, khUba vicAra karato hoya tema, thoDI va zAMta besI rahyo. thoDI vAre e AnaMdamAM AvI gayo hoya tema Ubho.yo ne pelI bALAnI pAse gayo. 12 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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putrI, zAnta thA! saghaLI vipattionA varasAvanAra, devonA paNa deva iMdra tAruM pitRpada levAnuM svIkAryuM che. tuM iMdranI putrI ! tuM ekalI nahIM, anAtha nahIM, badhA tAruM mAna karaze. tAruM nAma sunaMdA !" bALAnA viSAdagheryA caherA para AnaMdanI rekhAo taravarI UThI. e bhoLInA pagomAM nRtya AvI gayuM. Aje, e ekalI nahotI. iMdranI - je deva sahunuM sarvanAza karI zake tevA adazya-agocara devanI - vAdaLanI pAchaLa vasanAra mahAna devatAnI e putrI hatI ! zAMti, zAMti, zAMti ! pUjArIjInA navA tattvajJAne AkhI yugalika duniyAmAM AzvAsananI zAMti prasarAvI, devIprItinI pUjA pragaTAvI. mANasa nirbhaya banyA, devanA pUjArI banyA. kaMI apriya ghaTanA ghaTatI ke sahu devane yAda karatAM, ene rIjhavatAM, enI maherabAnI mAgatAM. Ama thoDAeka divaso pUjA ne nevedyamAM vItyA, paNa Akhare A zAMti pokaLa jaNAI. 1 yugalo TapoTapa ochAM thavA lAgyAM hatAM. mRtyu ahIM kadI karuNa nahotuM banyuM, paNa have to karuNa mRtyu ja thatAM hatAM. vRkSa ane chAyAnI jema nityasahavAsI mAnavajIvana alopa thatuM hatuM. kyAMka vRkSa rahetuM to kyAMka vRkSa vagaranI chAyA rahetI. kyAMka ekalI strI raDatI hatI, to kyAMka ekalo puruSa dInahIna banI rajhaLato hato. nirAdhAratA pRthvInA sukhane zoSI rahI hatI. bhaya, bhaya ne bhaya ! bhayanuM ja jANe jIvana jivAtuM hatuM. vanamAM ne upavanamAM svairavihAra karatAM have teo DaratAM hatAM. mRtyu emane nirAdhAra banAvavA jANe chUpo veza laIne pAchaLa ghUmatuM hatuM. mANasanA manano ArAma lUMTAyo hato. bhaya, tiraskAra ne svArthanA paDachAyA patharAyA hatA. suMdara vanarAjI emane choDatI hatI. pitA jevAM jhADa kapAyAM hatAM. mAtA jevI jhADIo ochI thaI hatI. kalpavRkSa have pAMgaratAM nahotAM. kAmadhenu have rahI nahotI. jaMgalomAM vAraMvAra dAvAnaLa jAgato hato. jIvavAnI icchAvALAM A yugaliko khullA medAnomAM ToLe vaLatAM hatAM. khAnapAnanI paNa have kheMca paDatI hatI. pavana jorathI vAto ne e DaratAM. AkAzamAM ekAda vAdaLI dekhAtI ne sahu krUjatAM. vanapradezamAM dava lAgato ne badhAM nAsabhAga karatAM. bhaya, jijIviSAnuM juddha 13

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bhaya ne bhaya ! bhayano anaMta sUtrapAza emane vIMTaLAI vaLyo hato. paNa jijIviSA emaNe choDI nahotI. jijJAsA emanI pAse hatI. pharIthI ToLe vaLIne teo pelA DAhyA vicAraka pAse gayAM. bhalA, A aniSTa ne A Apatti pelA vAdaLanI pAchaLa vasanArA devatAo ja mokale che ?" "hA ! pUjArInA caherA para jJAnano garva hato. "amane emanAM nAma kahezo ?" "emanAM nAma aneka che. A je pavana vAya che, enA uparI devanuM nAma maruta che; ne A pANInA devanuM nAma varuNa che. jaMgalone bALanAra devanuM nAma agni che, ne pRthvI ne AkAza para sAmrAjya bhogavanAra devanuM nAma iMdra che. iMdra to devono paNa deva che." e devonA deva kevA haze vAru !" "eka sahasa to emane AMkho che !" AzcaryodgAra kADhanAra potAnI be AMkho para hAtha pheravatA hatA. pUrI eka sahastra ?" agamyatAe saune AkarSyA ! "pUrI eka sahastra - eka ochI ke eka vattI nahIM !" kahenArane potAnA jJAnano garva thayo. enI kalpanA vistarI : "ane zrotAjano, anaMtarUpa, AnaMdanidhi e devonuM varNana tamArI kalpanAne gamya nathI. pAtALa emanuM caraNa che. brahmaloka emanuM mastaka che. aparaloka emanA avayava che. sUrya jenuM netra, bhayaMkara kAlu jenuM bhUbhaMga, snigdha ghanamAlA jenA kezakalApa, azvinIkumAra jenI dhrANendriya, ahorAtra jenA nimeSonmeSa, daze dizAo jenAM kAna, pavana jeno zvAsocchavAsa, ane agamya jenI vANI che, e devatAnA dikSAlo bhujadaMDa che, agni enuM mukha che, ane varuNa enI jihvA che. kalpanAtIta, bhakto, agocara - agamya !" zrotAonAM moM phATyAM rahyAM hatAM. je samajAyuM ke suMdara, na samajAyuM te bhavya ! teonI buddhie A kaMI gamya karyuM nahotuM, paNa temaNe puruSapramANathI vacanaprAmANya svIkArI lIdhuM. zraddhAno janma thayo. zraddhA mahAna lekhAI. je agamya hoya e bhalA buddhigamya kema bane ? e devAdhideva kevI rIte khuza thAya ?" ' yajJathI. bhogathI, naivedyathI, sadA sarvatra enI prArthanAthI." 14 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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amane enI prArthanA karAvo ! jeoe jIvanamAM kadI dayA yAcI nahotI, namaskAra zuM e samajyA nahotA, teoe AkAza tarapha unnata rahetAM mastaka nIcAM namAvyAM. pUjArIe prArthanA-maMtra bhaNavo zarU karyo : "o agnideva, o iMdradeva, o marutadeva, o vAyudeva ! ame sahu tamane prArthIe chIe, amane tamArA kopathI mukta karo ! ame tamArI AjJAmAM chIe. ame tamArA dAsa chIe. tamArI kupA, tamArI dayA amArA para sadA raho " prArthanA saMpUrNa thaI. enA paDaghA digadigantamAM gAjI rahyA. bhayabharyA heyAM eka vAra punaH AzvAsana pAmyAM. sahu vikhUTAM paDyAM ! paNa durbhAgyanuM cakra temanAthI vikhUTuM nahotuM paDyuM. hajI yugalikonAM evAM ja mota thatAM hatAM. e ja glAni, e ja khinnatA pharI pharIne, zrAvaNanI jaLabharI vAdaLIonI jema, emane vIMTaLAI vaLatI hatI. arere ! ATaATalI, prArthanA, pUjA, naivedya chatAM hajIya yugalikonA saMsAramAM apamRtyu ! zraddhAmaMdira yugalikonA caherA para AzaMkAnA oLA patharAtA. pUjArI bhayaMkara hAsya karI UThato ne javAba vALato : "e to jevI devonI marajI ! iSTa ne aniSTa bane enA hAthamAM che." "to evI ku-marajI amane khapatI nathI." devanuM apamAna karo cho ? deva tamane duHkhI karaze ! e tamAruM satyAnAza vALaze ! tamane bhUkhe mAraze ! tarase TaLavaLAvaze ! aho devIprakopa !" ne pUjArInA vAkya vAkya duHkha, darda ne vilApa A saMsAra para UtarI AvyAM. chellA keTalAka samayathI varasAda ja varasato nahoto. cAretaraphathI pANI, pANI ne pANInI bUmo paDavA lAgI. pUjArI kahe : "e to devI kopa !" paNa Azcarya e hatuM ke bhakta ke abhakta baMnene e devI kopa sarakho saMtApato. yugaliko kaMTALyAM, paNa e jijIviSa hatAM, jIvananA juddhe caDyAM hatAM. bhUkha ne tarasa emanI sAme nagna tAMDava karatI hatI. mRtyu hAhAkAra karatuM sarvatra nRtya karatuM hatuM. chatAM bhagnAza thanArAM teo nahotAM. ghora aMdhArAmAM uSArANInA udayanI rAha, ananta vairyathI joI zake tevAM hatAM teo. jijIviSAnuM juddha 15

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3 jaya ho vRSabhadhvajano ! thoDIeka sonerI vAdaLIo sivAya vyoma nirmaLa hatuM. girimALAo para sUrajanI sonerI taDakI DhoLAI rahI hatI. jhAkaLano Acho Acho pAradarzaka paDado sRSTi para paDelo hato. e jhAkaLano pAradarzaka paTa cIrato eka gaMdhahastI A vanapradezamAMthI dhIre dhIre AgaLa vadhI rahyo hato. koI mahAsvapna cIratI dezapratimA cAlI Ave, ema e gaMdhahastI upara eka suMdara yuvAna beThelo hato. zilpIone kaMDAravAnuM dila thaI Ave evI surekha enI dehayaSTi hatI. koI citrakAranI pIMchI stabdha banI jAya evI enI dehakAMti hatI. sumerunA zikhara jevuM unnata enuM mastaka hatuM. durdamya tejavartula e mastakane nizcala banAvatuM hatuM. saMsAranI koI zakti na namAvI zake evI durjeyatA ene svAbhAvika hatI. aSTamInA caMdra jevuM enuM tejasvI lalATa, skaMdhaparyanta lAMbA karNa, karNaparyanta dIrgha nayanalocana, zaMkhAkAra suMdara kaMTha, ne gauravanI pratimA zo dIpato e yuvAna manomaMdiranA devatAnI chabI jevo rUDorUpALo lAgato hato. madabharyo gaMdhahastI chaTAbharI cAle vanapradeza vIMdhato AgaLa ne AgaLa dhadhye jato hato. kailAsaparvata jevI enI kAyA vanapradezane bharI detI hatI. potAnI 52 ArUDha thayela svAmInI nizcalatAnuM jANe anukaraNa karato na hoya tema aDaga pagale AgaLa vadhato hato.

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yuvAnanI bhramaro dUra dUra kSitija para kheMcAyelI hatI. enuM durjeya gaurava mUrtimaMta karavA e AgaLa dhasI AvI na hoya, ema tIranI paNacha jevI kheMcAyelI hatI. enA vizALa mastaka para nadInA taraMgo jevAM kALAMbhammara julaphAM enA gaura kaMThapradeza para verAyelAM hatAM, ne e suMdara julaphAM para ratnamaMDita mugaTa dUra dUra pUrvadizAnA sUrya sAthe spardhA karI rahyo hato. UMcA, sazakta suvarNa jevI kAMtivALo puruSa gajarAja para caDhIne vanapradeza vIMdhI rahyo hato. jijIviSAnuM juddha AdarI beThelAM bhayAkula yugalikoe dhummasanuM paDa bhedIne Avato e kAMtimAna puruSa nihALyo. pAchaLa, sumeru parvatanI pAchaLathI, bAlasUrya kiraNo pheMkI enI AjubAju AbhAmaMDala racI rahyo hato. "nakkI, koI vAdaLono vasanAra deva sadehe Avyo ! are, enuM mastaka AkAzane sparzatuM che, enuM vakSasthaLa sumeru jevuM che, enAM caraNa pAtALane kaMpAve che." yugaliko AMkha vikAsIne nIrakhI rahyAM. zuM suMdara rUpa ! kevI suMdara chaTA ! "are, vananA rAjA gajarAja para caDhIne bIjo koNa Ave ? e ja devono rAjA iMdra ! A e ja emano airAvata ! jaya ho vAdaLamAM vasanAra deva, tAro ! dhanya ghaDI, dhanya paLa ! Aje deva amane tAravA AvyA; amArI prArthanA phaLI. cAre ta2phathI jyaya nAda gAjI UThyo. pelA yuvAnanAM praphulla kamaLa jevAM nayana e tarapha kheMcAyAM. zuM adbhuta e najara ! emAMthI jANe saumya ne snehabharyo prakAza vahI Avato hato. "are, vagara mote maratA ApaNane jivADavA deva Avyo ! devono rAjA Avyo, jaya ho devAdhidevano !" jayajayakAra uccAratAM yugaliko svAgata mATe AgaLa dhasyAM. gajarAja saMketa pAmI Ubho rahI gayo. pelA puruSanI moTI moTI AMkho e sahu 52 sthira thaI gaI hatI. ahA, e najaromAM amInA kUMpA jANe chalakAtA hatA, karuNAnA sAgara emAM laherAtA hatA. e eka najara jANe vagara kahye aDadhAM du:kha ochAM karI detI hatI. ' jaya ho vRSabhadhvajano ! * 17

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he pRthvI ne svarganA rAjavI ! o saMdhyAnagarInA svAmI, vAdaLanI pele pAra alakApurImAM vasanAra he devatA, amArA tane zata zata namaskAra che, zata zata praNipAta che, zatamukha vaMdana che. Aje ame dhanya chIe. ame roja vizALa vyomamaMDaLa sAme joI joI, jenA pavitra dehamaMdiranI kalpanA karatA, e amArI kalpanAonA kalyANakara sAkAra devatA, amArAM artha svIkAro ! amArA doSa kSamA karo ! amArAM duHkha ochAM karo !" avAjamAM danya hatuM, dayA hatI, yAcanA hatI, bhIrutA hatI. zAMta thAo ! UTho, mahAnubhAvo !" gajarAjanI pITha para beThela puruSe potAnA paDachaMda dehane, dehadhArI dharmadhvaja hoya tema, vadhAre UMco karyo. enA mukha para sahasarazmi sUrya prakAzato hoya evuM teja DhoLAI rahyuM. yugaliko e teja jhIlI zakatAM nahotAM. nata mastake teo svAti megha jevI devanI vANIne sAMbhaLI rahyAM. "mahAnubhAvo, tame deva kadI nIrakhyo che ?" "nA svAmI, najaronajara nIrakhavAnuM sadbhAgya kadI sAMpaDyuM nathI. svapnamAM evA devanI amane kalpanA thatI. Aja amArA e svapnastha devatA, amArI pUjA, arcanA ane yajJanA svAmI pratyakSa thayA. ame kRtakRtya thayAM !" bhIru jano ! huM deva nathI," zAMta sarovaramAMthI jANe mIThI laharI AvI. ghora vanamAM kokila Tahukyo. "nA deva ! have amane Thagazo nahIM. amane khoTAM bahAnAM ApI tajI dezo nahIM. roga, zoka ne saMtApa amane gherI vaLyAM che. amArA pahADa jevA jIvanadainyane dUra karo, he devatA ! " yugaliko gajarAjanI cAre tarapha vaTaLAI vaLyAM. "huM tamane Thagato nathI, ane ThagIza paNa nahIM. mahAnubhAvo, huM tamane tajato nathI, ane tajIza paNa nahIM. paNa eTaluM samajI lo ke huM deva nathI, mANasa chuM." nA, nA, evuM emane kahezo nahIM, devatA! nirAzAthI jarjarita amArAM haiyAM have vadhu AghAta nahIM rahI zake. tame ja devonA deva iMdra cho. pUjArI jevuM varNana karato evA ja tame cho. mANasanuM bhaluM deva nahIM kare to koNa karaze ?" "mANasa karaze." zabdomAM bhAre TaMkAra hato; zabdavedhI bANano vega hato. 18 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"zuM mANasanuM bhaluM mANasa karaze ?" "hA, mANasa ja karaze. tamArA hAtha ja tamArA moMne koLiyo ApI zakaze. tamAruM bhaluM tamArA vRddho karaze, vaDIlo karaze, vicakSaNo karaze ane tame pote karazo. vAdaLamAM vasanAra nahIM kare." "ahA, kevI mIThI vANI ! amArA aMtaranA gahanatama gavaramAMthI jANe bhIrutAne - bhayane dUra bhagADI nAkhe che. paNa ame, ame koNa ? zudrAtizudra ! svAmI, ahaMtAnI evI vANI amArI pAse uccArAvazo mA ! amane pApamAM pADazo nahIM, he devatA ! amArAM duHkha bhAre che, jIvavuM duSkara banyuM che." "jijIviSane koI mArI zakyuM nathI. tame jIvavA icchatA hazo to tamane jiguSane roLavAnI koInI tAkAta nathI. prayatnavAna puruSArthIno parAjaya saMbhavato ja nathI." zabdomAM saMjIvanI hatI, apUrva saMgIta hatuM. yugaliko natamastaka UbhAM ja rahyAM. yuvAne potAnuM vaktavya AgaLa calAvyuM "A bhUmine vizethI zuM kalpavRkSo ochAM thaI gayAM che ? zuM madyAMga vRkSa tamane madhu ApatAM nathI ?" "nA svAmI ! vasUkI javA AvelI dhenunI jema kadI kadI Ape che topaNa alpa, virasa !" ane dIpazikhA ne jyotivRkSo zuM have prakAza veratAM nathI ?' "vere che, paNa svArthabhraSTa snehInI jema - uSmA vagarano. enAthI kAma kema sare ?" "AhAra pUro pADanArAM citrarasavRkSo ne pAtra pUrAM pADanAra bhUtAMgavRkSoe paNa zuM tamane madada ApavAthI inkAra bhaNyo che ?" hA nAtha !" * "ane anagnavRkSa paNa vastro ApavAnI nA bhaNe che ?" "nA to koI bhaNatuM nathI, paNa dAna na devAnI icchAvALA lobhInI jema nirarthaka AMTApherA khavaDAve che." "tyAre sUryAgavRkSo have saMgIta paNa cheDatAM nahIM hoya. citrAMgavRkSo phUlamALa paNa racatAM nahIM hoya." svAmin ! khAvA-pIvAnA sAMsA hoya tyAM, saMgIta ne phUlamALane koNa jaya ho vRSabhadhvajano! 19

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saMbhAre ? adhUrAmAM pUruM have to kAmadhenuo paNa dUdha corI jAya che, pahADomAM ciMtAmaNi-ratnanAM darzana durlabha banyAM che. durlabhatAnAM dainya amane gherI vaLyAM che, vaLI ekabIjAnuM laI levAnI vRtti amArAmAM jAgI che. mamatva sahune pIDA karyA kare che. he devatA, aMtara amA mane maLe e icchA cora banyuM che. bAhya rIte ame acora hovAno bhale daMbha sevIe'' "Ama kema banyuM ? tame jANo cho ?"' "hA svAmI, daivI kopa !"' e kema zamaze ? jANo cho ?'' "pUjArI kahe che ke pUjAthI, ardhyathI, AhutithI, yajJathI." yugaliko, mAnasarovara javA icchanAro marubhUmi tarapha jAya to enI game tevI mahenata hoya chatAM mAnasarovaranAM mIThAM jaLa ene lAdhaze ?'' "ame kaMI na samajyA, deva !'" - "tamArA ajJAne ja A aMtastApa janmAvyo che. tamArI vahemI prakRti ne tamArA bhayabhIta mane ja A kakaLATa racyo che. tame mArga bhUlyA cho. tame Aja sudhI bhayanI pUjA karI che ne bhaya meLavyo che. vizvanA acaLa niyamane tame hetupUrvaka ullaMdhavA prayatna karyo che. ne tamArA khajAne khoTa AvI che !'" tejasvI yuvAne prakAzadhArA jevI potAnI vANIne chUTI mUkI. "prakRtinI apAra zaktine tamArI puruSazakti pichAnI na zakI. mAtA prakRtinA hAthamAMthI bharaNapoSaNano bhAra tame mAthe lIdho. peTapUra joIe e tamAro pahelo haka ! peTa para poTalo bAMdhavAnI vRtti e tamAruM paheluM pApa ! tamArA haiyAmAMthI AzA gaI, tame zraddhA khoI, sayana khoyo, svAsthya khoyuM. e bIjuM pApa ! pariNAme corI tamArI jIvanavRttinI mukhya pravRtti banI. uMdaravRtti e tamAruM 52ma dhyeya banyuM. puruSArthanA badale Alasyane tamAro adhinetA banAvyo. hiMmatane badale bhIrutA, svataMtratAne badale dAsatAM tame apanAvI. e pApe A kalpavRkSoe tamArAthI corI AdarI. kasturI mRga have ahIM nahIM care ! kAmadhenu have ahIM nahIM dUjhe ! kalpavRkSo have ahIM nahIM phaLe !" aMdhAraghora rAtrimAM jANe prakAzano po phATato hato "svAmI, amArI Aja sudhInI sarva ArAdhanA jUThI '' "bhIrunI sarva ArAdhanA jUThI ! tame mRtyuthI Daro cho, kaSTI kaMTALo cho. bhIrutA tamArI rageragamAM vyApI gaI che. bhIruno koI dharma nahIM. 20 * bhRgavAna RSabhadeva

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bhIrunuM koI sattva nahIM, bhIrunI koI ArAdhanA nahIM ! tamArI bhIru ArAdhanAe tamane vAmana banAvyA. pahADa samAM tamArAM mastakone taNakhalAM jevAM tuccha banAvyAM. tamArI AMkhamAMthI vAgha-dIpaDAnA huMkAra olavAyA. vRkSonAM vRkSone kacaDI nAkhavAnuM tamAruM bAvaDA-baLa kyAM alopa thayuM ? nakhamAMthI korI nAkhavAnI tIkSNatA ne dAMtamAMthI karaDI nAkhavAnI tAkAta kyAM gaI ? tamArI pUjAe, tamArI ArAdhanAe, tamArA yajJoe tamane mAnavatAmAMthI mukAvyA !" "deva, jIvavAnI icchAe amane ATalA adhama banAvyA e sAcuM, paNa divasothI amArA para devI kopa Utaryo che. pIvA pUratuM pANI maLatuM nathI. khAvAnI to vAta ja zI karavI ?" zabdomAM nirAdhAratA hatI. "tamAruM pIvAnuM pANI bhayano deva pI gayo. have puruSArthanI pUjA nahIM AdarI - devatanA e devane nahIM rIjhavo - tyAM sudhI tamane pIvA pANI koI deva nahIM Ape." e devatano deva kevo che ? kyAM rahe che, e kahezo ?" zraddhALu yugalike prazna karyA. dharatInAM tame bALaka ane e devane tame na pichANo, kevuM Azcarya! e tamArA bAhumAM vase che, e tamArA caraNamAM vase che, e tamArA mastakamAM vase che; tamane choDI e anyatra kyAMya vasato nathI. dharatInA saMdeza tame sAMbhaLI zako, vRkSonAM dila tame vAMcI zako, pahADonAM aMtara tame kaLI zako, ne chatAM tame dIna-hIna raho bhalA ? sarvathA asaMbhava !" kAyara thayelA kesarIne jAgrata kare tevo paDakAra A zabdomAM hato. e sAcuM, paNa amane mArga koNa batAve ? amane koNa dore ? pANI vinA divasothI ame vyAkuLa chIe." pANI? pANI to pelA kadalIdaLamAM che, pelI priyaMgulatAmAM che, pelI drAkSAvelamAM che. tame tamArAM bAvaDAMne kAme lagADo to tamArA paganI jamIna nIce paNa che; azokanA thaDamAM paNa che. AmraphaLanAM udaramAM paNa che. pelI UMcI UMcI nALiyerI to potAnAM amRtaphaLa tamArI sAme dharI rAkhI, tamArI mUrkhAIne hasI rahI che." vAkyavAkya tarasyAM yugaliko doDyAM. koI kadalIvRkSanI bhItaramAMthI chalochala UbharAtuM pANI pIvA lAgyAM. koI nALiyerI para caDI enA susvAdu jaya ho vRSabhadhvajano ! ja ra1 .

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phaLamAMnuM amRta ArogavA lAgyA. keTalAkoe jotajotAmAM paga pAsenI jamInamAM UMDo khADo karI nAkhyo. amRtajaLa emAM UbharAyAM. tRpta thayelAM tRSAturo harSAvezamAM gajarAjanI AsapAsa vIMTaLAI nRtya karavA lAgyAM. e nRtyamAM svAtaMtrya meLavyAno, sabhAnatAno, svAzrayano jusso hato. acAnaka kaMIka saMketa thayo. havAmAM saMdeza Avyo. gAtAMnAcatAM yugaliko zAnta thaI UbhAM rahI gayAM. dUra dUra vanakaMdarAmAMthI eka suMdara kizo2I dhIre dhIre cAlI AvatI dekhAI. enI pAchaLa vRddha yugaliko cAlatAM hatAM. yuvAnanAM vizALa nayano e suMdarI para maMDAyAM. e suMdarInAM nayano paNa yuvAnanI dehayaSTi para sthira thaI gayAM hatAM. yuvAnane pITha para laIne Ubhelo gaMdhahastI paNa potAno svAmI vadhu suMdara ke pelI zyAmavarNI suMdarI vadhu suMdara, e vicAramAM asthira banI potAnI sUMDha Amatema halAvI rahyo hato. enI jhINI AMkho vadhu jhINI banatI jatI hatI. rajanIgaMdhathI bharyAM vanomAM kamaLa24 laIne vAyu vAto hato. dUrvAnAM vizALa medAno para mayUra kekA karI rahyA hatA. paramANu premanI koI sRSTi racI rahyA hatA. "svAmI, devono rAjA jema iMdra tema ama mAnavonA rAjA tame ! tame amArA mArgadarzaka ! tame amArA jIvanadAtA ! bolo, jaya ho svAmIno !" yugaliko atyAra sudhImAM A yuvAnanuM nAma pUchI zakyA nahotA. e saMsAramAM nAmano mahimA koI rAkhatuM nahIM. A to ApaNA svAmI ! ApaNA iMdra ! ApaNA rAjA ! acAnaka temanI dRSTi hAthInA hoddA para pharapharI rahelI dhvajA upara gaI. e dhvajAmAM vRSabhanuM cihna hatuM : maLI gayuM, lAdhI gayuM, svAmInuM nAma sAMpaDI gayuM. yugalikoe pokAra karyo. jaya ho vRSabhadhvajano !'' gaganabhedatA pracaMDa nAda UThavA lAgyA. jharaNAMo emAM sAda pUratAM hatAM. paMkhI emAM sUra pUratAM hatAM. girikaMdarAo emAM pratisUra pUratI hatI. "jijIviSe prajAne jivADanAra vRSabhadhvajano jaya ho !'' 22 * bhagavAnaRSabhadeva

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A jayajayakAranA nAda vaccethI, jalamAM rahelA kamaLanI jema alipta thayelI pelI suMdarI dhIre dhIre AgaLa AvI rahI hatI. suMdarInA aMgeaMge jANe sauMdaryajharaNuM phUTI nIkaLyuM hatuM. enA adharonA hAsyathI jANe vAtAva2Na mukharita banyuM hatuM. enA zvAsanI sugaMdhathI vAyu jANe maheto hato. enA aMboDAmAM mAtra eka kamaLa hatuM. kAmadevanA ughAnasamA enA avayavo sughaTita, sulita hatA. "A ApaNo svAmI ne A ApaNI sunaMdA !" "svAmI ekalA, sunaMdA ekalI. be ekalAMnI joDa. bhoLAM yugalikonAM dila mayUranI jema matta thaI UThyAM. teoe ghUMTaNIe paDI prArthanA karI : "ApanA kRpAprasAdanA cihnarUpa A iMdraputrI sunaMdAne svIkAro ! svAmI, ame dhanya thaIzuM." "bhoLAM yugaliko, tamArA svAmI thavAnuM ke A suMdarI svIkAravAnuM mArA hAthamAM nathI. sarayUtIre vasatA kulakara nAbhideva mArA pitA thAya. pitRAjJA Avazyaka che." "ame kuLakara nAbhidevanI AjJA avazya meLavazuM,'' gaMdhahastIe svAmIno saMketa pAmI dhIre dhIre cAlavA mAMDyuM hatuM. vRSabha cihnavALI dhvajA AkAzamAM dhIrI dhIrI pharapharI rahI hatI. yugaliko dhIre dhIre kSitijamAM bhaLI jatA e gajasavArane nIrakhI rahyAM hatAM. paNa pelI mRganayanI sunaMdAnuM zuM ? caturAnanA hRdayano koNa pAra pAmyuM che ke vaLI ApaNe pAmavAnA hatA ! e abaLA to vaLI kaMI kaMI kalpanAminAra caNI rahI hatI ! e ghelI to kahetI hatI : "e ja mArA svAmI !" jaya ho vRSabhadhvajano ! 2 23

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phulakaro ApaNe je vakhatanI vAta karIe chIe, e vakhate agocara jaMgalo ane agamya jaLarAzi vacce vistarelAM rajakaNonI jema mAnavajIvana chUTuMchavAyuM vIkharAyeluM hatuM. vagaDAu phUlonI jema e khIlatuM ne karamAtuM. anaMta jaMtusRSTimAM mAnava paNa eka jaMtu hatuM. sApanA rAphaDA pAse, vAdhanI guphA pAse, jharakhanI bakholanI paDakhe A mAnavaprANI paNa potAnA lAMbA nakha ne tIvra dAMtathI guphA banAvI paDyuM rahetuM. pavana, pANI ne jamIna para ekasarakho matsya-galAgalano* avicaLa niyama prasarato hato. durbaLa sabaLano pakSa banato ne moTo jIva nAnA jIva 52 jIvana gujAravAno haka rAkhato. nabaLuM sabaLanI milakata manAtuM - joke milakata jevo zabda ke bhAva tyAre janmyo nahoto. divaso sudhI e pradeza para aMdhakAra prasarI raheto. vaLI divaso sudhI tApa ne taDakAthI e pradeza dhagadhagI raheto. aMdhakAramAM jaMtuo jIvanahIna banIne paDyAM rahetAM. prakAza Avaze tyAre na jANe koNa jAgaze, enI kaMI khAtarI nahoto. na jANe e veLA ThaMDAM, lIlAM jaMgalomAMthI, UMcAM aMdhArAM girizikharo parathI mRtyu kaMI kevI rIte AvIne haNI jaze, enI kaMI samaja nahotI. * matsya--galAgala : moTuM mAchaluM nAnA mAchalAne khAya; e moTA mAchalAne vaLI enAthI moTuM mAchaluM gaLI jAya. e nyAya

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ane e kAraNe ja prakAzanI pahelI rekhA AvatI, tyAre jIvatAM badhAM navajIvana pAmI thanaganI UThatAM. vAgha ne vIMchI, vadhu ne vAnara, sApa ne ajagaranI jema ja mAnavI paNa jIvato, Alasya maraDI khaDo thaI jato. jIvana-poSaNa ane jIvana-rakSaNano bhAre kalaha emane sadA gheryo raheto. pRthvI sAkara jevI miSTa hatI, jaLa amRta jevA susvAdu hatAM. anAmI A pradezamAM sRSTi bAlapaNa vitAvatI hatI. e sRSTimAM moTA kadanAM prANIo hatAM jhADanAM jhADa, mAnavInAM mAnavI hajama karI janAra rAkSasI dAMtavALAM prANIo; bhekhaDo, khINo ne pANImAM bhaTakatA magaramaccho; Una jevA vALavALA geMDA; pahADa jevA bhayaMkara hAthI, mRtyunA bIjA avatAra jevA phura vAgha, varu ne rIMcha tyAMnAM mAnanIya ne varcasva dharAvatAM vasanArAM hatAM. lAMbA lAMbA vALavALo cAra page cAlato, dAMtethI AhAra nIgaLato mAnavI tyAMno pAmara jaMtu hato. eka divasa bhayaMkara ulkApAtathI sRSTi thatharI UThI. vananA sImADe rahetA mahAna rIMcha sAthe, be mAnavabALa laDI paDyAM. DuMgarA jevA DilavALuM rIMcha divasothI bhUkhyuM hatuM. A yugala paNa lAMbI UMghamAMthI hamaNAM jAgyuM hatuM. kSudhAtRptinI zodhamAM eka rAha para baMneno bheTo thaI gayo. vikarALa rIMche peTa bharAya tevo susvAdu khorAka joyo. e gheluM banIne saMhAravA dhasI gayuM. rIMcha jevA ja lAMbA vALavALAM, moTA nakha ne nahoravALAM, cAra page cAlatAM mAnavabALa bhUkhyAM hatAM. A vanapizAca sAme laDI le tevI zakti atyAre temanAmAM nahotI, joke mAnavabALane madhusaMcaya veLAno rojano A pratispardhI khaTakato to hato ja, chatAM atyAre emanAthI sAmano karI zakAya tema nahotuM. mAnavabALa pAsenA nAnA DuMgara tarapha bhAgyAM. rIMcha dAMta kacakacAvIne pAchaLa paDyuM, mAnavabALa nAsatAM jAya, tema A jhanUnI prANI pIMcho letuM jAya. thoDI vAra sudhI baMne vaccenuM aMtara jaLavAI rahyuM, paNa have e ghaTavA lAgyuM hatuM. beeka kSaNa Ama cAlyuM to krUra rIMchanA ghAtakI paMjA mAnavabALanAM vakSasthaLane vIMdhI nAkhe ! ne bhUkhyA rIMchane sulalita mAMsa ne UnA lohInuM svAdiSTa jamaNa maLe... kulakaro * 25

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jarUriyAta ja sarvatra jIvanazodhananuM mULa che. nirAdhAra mAnavabALe AgaLa vadhavA mATe pakaDelI eka zilAne hacamacAvI. moTo TukaDo emAMthI chUTo paDI gayo. jIvanarakSAnI mUMjhavaNamAM, AvatA daityane khALavA, mAnavabALe be hAthe e upADI. vAMkI vaLelI karoDarajjune eNe jozamAM ne jozamAM sIdhI karI; jarA TaTTAra thaI, zilAno ghA karyo. moTAM moTAM nasakorAMmAMthI bhayaMkara phutkAra karatA e rIMchanA kapALamAM zilA vAgI. e be DagalAM pAchuM haThI gayuM. mAnavabALane lAgyuM ke potAno zrama sArthaka nIvaDyo. eNe vaLelI kamarane vizeSa sIdhI karI ne vizeSa TaTTAra thaI vegathI bIjo paththara jhIMkyo. rAkSasa jevuM rIMcha e prahA2thI nIce gabaDI paDyuM. vAha, vAha ! mAnavabALa vizeSa TaTTAra thaI paththaranI varSA varasAvavA lAgyAM. are, vizeSa Azcarya to e jaNAyuM ke pote pAchaLanA be page TaTTAra Ubho rahI zakato hato, ne AgaLanA be page ghA paNa pheMkI zaqato hato. ane e ghAmAM adbhuta vega ne baLa paNa dekhAtuM hatuM. rIMcha game tevuM bhale baLavAna hoya, e enA pAchaLanA be pagathI khaDuM rahI zakatuM nahotuM ne sAthe enA AgaLanA be pagathI e kAMkarI paNa pheMkI zakatuM nahotuM. paththaronA varasAdathI thoDI vAramAM vikarALa rIMcha bhUmizaraNa thayuM. pAchaLanA be paga para ja TaTTAra cAlatAM mAnavabALa khumArI sAthe rIMchanI najIka gayAM. e divase emaNe vijayotsavano AnaMda anubhavyo. emanAmAM kaMIka apUrva zakti che, ne pote A vapizAcathI paNa vadhu vIra ne zreSTha che, e bhAna temaNe anubhavyuM. mAnavabALa e divase copagAmAMthI be paguM banyuM : cAra pagane badale e be page cAlavA lAgyuM. AgaLanA be paga enAM hathiyAra banyAM; ene hAthanuM nAma ApyuM. mAnavabALane Aje navajIvana maLyuM. pazusRSTimAM e zreSTha banyo. e be ghaDI hAtha halAvI, paga DolAvI, Amatema pharyo. enAmAM AtmazraddhA jAgI ke A jaMgalanAM bIjAM prANIo para huM jarUra kAbU meLavI zakIza; mArAmAM apUrva zakti bharI che. 26 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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eNe potAnA vijayo vadhAravA mAMDyA, potAnA AgaLanA be hAthanA baLathI ne avanavI tarakIbothI sApane, vAghane, varune namAvavA mAMDyAM. are, rastAmAM paDelo nirjIva - nirmAlya lAgato paththara enA hAthamAM AvatAM jANe zaktino avatAra banI jato ! emAM paNa aNIdAra, trikoNa paththara to vizeSa zaktivaMta lAgyA. paththaronA judA judA ghATa banAvI e pheMkavA lAgyo. dvaMdvayuddhonA prasaMgomAM paNa ene copagAM karatAM potAnA be paga vizeSa sArthaka bhAsyA. e dhIre dhIre ajeya yoddho banato cAlyo. eNe yuddha veLAe vacce AvatA potAnA lAMbA laTakatA vALane paththarathI kApIne TUMkA karI nAkhyA; potAnA lAMbA nakhane pratispardhIne cIravA paththara sAthe ghasIne vadhu sateja karyA; TUMkA karelA vALa paNa jyAre doDatAM, dvaMdva karatAM, jhADIomAMthI pasAra thatAM vighna karavA lAgyA tyAre jhADanI kUNI chAlathI, kumaLI velothI, ene jaTA AkAre bAMdhavA mAMDyA. koIka vAra vijayanA harSathI Dolato e, pAse paDelAM suMdara pakSInAM pIMchAMthI jaTAne zaNagAravA lAgyo; koIka vAra kALA nAgane jaTAe bAMdhIne potAnA sAmarthyanuM pradarzana paNa karavA lAgyo. mAnavabALamAM AvelI A jAgRtie Thera Thera navajIvana ApyuM. badhA mAnavo catuSpAdane badale dvipAdathI cAlavA lAgyA, AgaLanA be pAdathI anekavidha kaLAo vistAravA lAgyAM. khAnapAnano kaMI toTo na hato. ene gherI beThelAM pazuo have parAsta thatAM jatAM hatAM. suMdara mIThAM phaLa, susvAdu jaLa ne amRta jevuM madhu emane khAnapAna mATe manamAnyAM maLavA lAgyAM. koI vAtanI achata emane pIDatI nahotI. chata e vAtanI hatI ke sarvane janmathI ja eka sAthI maLato. mAtAnA peTamAMthI ja eka bALaka ne bAlikAnuM yugala janmatuM. baMne ramatAM-jamatAM, sAthe prajanana karatAM ne prANAnta paNa sAthe karatAM. prajanana ke prANAnta emane mana ramata hatI; sahaja krama hato. A navajAta zizuyugalano vikAsa paNa ati satvara thato : pahelA aThavADiyAmAM e aMgUTho cUsatAM paDyAM rahetAM; bIjA aThavADiye ghUMTaNiyAM tANatAM, trIjA aThavADiye vAcA phUTatI ne cothAmAM UbhAM thaI pAMcamAmAM cAlavA mAMDatAM. chaThThA aThavADiyAmAM e ghaNuM zIkhatAM ne sAtamA aThavADiye kAmavilAsanI kaLAomAM pAvaradhAM thatAM. kulakaro * 27

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potAnA zizuyugalane A rIte taiyAra thayeluM joI mAbApa have sthAna khAlI karavAnI taiyArI karatAM. eka divase ekAeka puruSane bagAsuM AvatuM, strIne chIMka AvatI, ne baMne gADha ananta nidrAmAM sUI jatAM. AkAzamAM mahApakSI cakkara lagAvatAM; e baMnenA dehone upADIne adRzya thaI jatAM. saMsAranI bAlyAvasthA A rIte vItI rahI hatI, tyAM eka divasa eka moTo banAva banyo. vananA prAMtabhAgamAM rahenArI vAghaNe hamaNAM ja traNa yugala saMtAnone janma Apyo hato, ne prasUtinA kAraNe e atyaMta kSudhAtura banI gaI hatI. game te rIte e khAdya meLavavA jIva para AvI gaI hatI. eno pati vAgha paNa sAthe ja hato. teoe thoDe dUra vRkSanI chAyAmAM gela karI rahela eka mAnavayugalane nihALyuM ne bhayaMkara kikiyArI karI. A yugala AvI kikiyArI ghaNI vAra sAMbhaLatuM, paNa AjanI garjanA enA roma roma khaDAM karI rahI. temaNe ajJAnapaNe bhayaMkara cIsa nAkhI. vAghaNa kUdavAnI taiyArImAM hatI. enuM khAlI peTa khAdya mATe pokAra karatuM hatuM. paNa tarApa mAratA mAratI e thaMbhI gaI. eNe joyuM to pAsenI jhADImAMthI pahADa jevA hAthI para besIne koI sazakta puruSa dhasamasyo AvI rahyo che. enI AjubAju keTalAMya mAnavayugalo doDatAM Ave che. koInA hAthamAM paththaranA goLA che, to koInA hAthamAM tIrNa paththaranI pharasIo che. vAghadaMpatI vIratA vIsarI pAchuM pharI gayuM. peluM mAnavayugala baMne dizAnA baMne banAvone AzcaryathI nihALI rahyuM. tyAM to pelo gajarAja ane teno saMgha najIka AvI gayo. are, vAghano eka bhaya to gayo, paNa have A gajarAjano bIjo bhaya ! A gajarAjanI ajaba khUbI hatI. bIjAM prANIo mAnava sAme paththaro pheMkI na zakatAM, emanA kUbAnuM satyAnAza vALI na zakatAM, vRkSa para jaladI caDhI na zakatAM, paNa vanano A rAjA badhI kaLAmAM pAvaradho hato. e potAnI pracaMDa sUMDhathI moTAmoTA paththaranA goLA pheMkI zakato; pAdaprahArathI kUbAono kaccaraghANa vALI nAkhato, vRkSane to thaDamULathI halAvIne ukheDI pheMkato. pahADa jevA pracaMDa, AMdhI jevA vegavaMta A prANIne joI mAnavonA to rAma ramI jatA. 28 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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e ja prANI para potAnA jevo eka mAnavI beTho che ! e ja prANInI AsapAsa potAnA jevAM mAnavayugalo nirAMte cAle che H na kalpI zakAya tevuM A Azcarya hatuM. UbhA rahevuM ke nAsI javuM enI vimAsaNamAM e paDI gayAM. e veLA eka yugalika doDato Avyo ne bolyo : "are, juo to kharAM ! pelA Ave te ApaNA kuLakara ! vAdha paNa emane joI pITha batAve." "paNa bhAI, A satyAnAzanA mULane zA mATe sAthe ANyo che ?"' "koNa satyAnAzanuM mULa ' "A hAthI." "bhalA mANasa, enAthI bhaya pAmavAnI leza paNa AvazyakatA nathI rahI; e to kuLakarano mitra che." "mitra ! are, A kALanI sAthe te maitrI hoya ?"' "e ja to khUbI che. A kuLakara to kahe che, ke prANImAtra ApaNAM mitra che. emanAmAMya ApaNA jevo jIva che." "prANImAtra ApaNAM mitra ' yugalika sAMbhaLIne hasI paDyo. hasatAM hasatAM vaLI bolyo : "enAmAMya ApaNA jevo jIva che ?" e to hasI hasIne bevaDa vaLI gayo. paNa gajarAja AvI pahoMcyo hato. zI zAnta enI AMkho hatI ! kALadaMDa jevI lAgatI sUMDha jANe kamaLanALa banI hatI. pralayanA dUta jevA enA paga jANe saumyatAnA avatAra hatA. kudarata kaThora hatI; padepade zatru hatAM; mAnavI paNa kaThora dilano banyo hato; paNa gajarAja zAMta hato ne ethI adhika zAMta to tenA para ArUDha thayela mAnavI hato. enA mukha para mamatAnA raMga hatA. "adbhuta ! are, A gajarAjanA svAmI kyAM vase che ?"' sarayUne puNyatIre. emaNe aneka yugalikone ekatra karI tyAM kuLa vasAvyuM che. je e kuLano mAnavI banyo ene na vAgha-hAthIno Dara, na sApacittAnI leza paNa ciMtA ! sarayU amRta vahAve che. enA tIra para kalpavRkSa khIle che. enA medAnamAM suMdara kAmadhenuo care che. mayUra kekA kare che. uttara dizAno himALo ke dakSiNa dizAno agnibharyo pradeza tyAM nathI." "emanuM nAma ?" "manu kuLakara vimaLavAhana !'' kulakaro * 29

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jaya ho svAmI vimaLavAhanano !" yugalikoe gajarAjanI pAchaLa prayANa karyuM. ane A savArI jema jema AgaLa vadhatI gaI tema tema jaMgalonA chUTA chUTA bhAgomAMthI nIkaLIne aneka yugaliko sarayUtIre kuLamAM vasavA AvavA lAgyAM. - sarayUnA suMdara zAMta tIra para A kuLa vasatAM hatAM. jarUra jeTaluM sahune maLI rahetuM. khAna, pAna ne vihAra sivAya teone bIjuM koI kAma nahotuM. jaMgalanA zatruothI teo sadAne mATe kalahamukta thayA hatA. suMdara svaccha bhUmi para pharavAnuM hatuM. miSTa phaLo ArogavAnAM hatAM. amRta jevAM dUdha pIvAnAM hatAM. paNa bAhya saMgrAmathI nivRtta thanAra A yugalikonI navarAze ne nizcitatAe AtarasaMgrAma notarI lIdho. kaI dhenunuM dUdha vadhu miSTa, kyA vRkSanAM phaLa ati svAdiSTa, kaI dharA ati samatala - AvI AvI carcAoe ekabIjAmAM harIphAI pedA karavA mAMDI. ekabIjAnI dhenu, vRkSa ke dharAnI corI thavA mAMDI. jarUrathI vadhu saMgraha thavA mAMDyo. je netromAM sadA nikhAlasatA vasatI hatI, tyAM have IrSAnAM meghadhanu camakavA lAgyAM. be hAMDalAM ekaThAM thayelAM athaDAya, to A to mana, buddhi ne kalpanAnAM AgAra mAnavI ! kuLa tUTavA lAgyAM. badhAM kuLa choDIne jaMgalamAM cAlyAM jaI chUTAM rahevA lAgyAM. jaMgalonI jUnI lohItarasI laDato, ekamekanAM pazu, vRkSa ne baccAM kAcAM khAI javAnuM emanuM vIrata pharI UchaLI AvyuM, hADakAMnAM astra, khoparInAM pAtra ne gALonA maMtrathI teoe juddha jamAvyuM. kuLakara vimaLavAhanane A vAtanI jANa thaI. teo tarata hAthIe caDIne tyAM AvyA. emaNe tUTatAM ne nAsatAM kuLone ekaThAM karyA, ne emane potAnuM zAsana ApyuM; koI paNa anyAyano nikAla be pakSa kare, tenA karatAM taTastha trIjo pakSa kare - e vAtanuM rahasya samajAvyuM. sahue A vAta mAnya karI. pachI to kaMI jhaghaDo thAya ke badhA kuLakara vimaLavAhana pAse jatA. vimaLavAhane 'hAkAra' nItine potAno zAsanadaMDa banAvI. e gunegArane kahetA : "re, A kAma te ayogya karyuM !" ne pelo zaramathI maravA jevo thaI jato. 'hAkAranI A zAsananItie yugalikomAM punaH zAnti sthApanA karI. bhoLA jIvo mATe A 'hAkAra' khaDaganA ghA karatAM paNa vasamo nIvaDyo. 30 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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kALakrame A Adi kuLakara - yugaliko mahAna manu - svargastha thayA. emane sthAne emanA putra cakSuSkRta ne putrI caMdrakAMtA AvyAM. kALakrame te paNa svargastha thayAM, ne caMdrakAMtAnuM saMtAnayugala yazasvI ne surUpA AvyAM. A sarvae Adi kuLaka2 nItine avalaMbI zAsana cAlu rAkhyuM. paNa pharIthI dhenu, dharA ne vRkSonI corI thavA lAgI. zAnta kuLomAM pharIthI vidveSano vaDavAnaLa bhabhUkI UThyo. sahu pokAra karavA lAgyAM ke Ama jhuMDa vaLIne rahevAthI have kaMTALyAM. vAgha kaMI ToLAmAM rahe che ? siMha kaMI badhA saMgAthe rahe che ? jo vAgha-siMha sAthe na rahetAM hoya to mAnavIe zA mATe sAthe rahevuM ? kuLakara yazasvI UMDA vicAromAM UtarI gayA. kuLomAM zAMti sthApavA mATe koI navA zAsananI temane atyaMta AvazyakatA jaNAI. temaNe mAnavIone samUhajIvananuM mahattva samajAvyuM, ne zAsanane vizeSa makkama banAvavA dIrgha AlocanA bAda 'mAkAra' nItino Adara karyo. alpa koTinA aparAdha mATe 'hAkAra' nIti, madhyama koTinA aparAdha mATe mAkAra' nIti ne viziSTa aparAdha mATe baMne nItino pracAra zarU karyo; re ! ema ma kara !'' A zAsane kuLone pharIthI suzRMkhala banAvyAM. bhoLAM mAnavI A kaDavAM veNo khamI zakatAM nahIM, Thapako jIravI zakatAM nahIM. zAMti, AnaMda ne saujanyanuM sAmrAjya pharIthI vyApI rahyuM. ane A tarapha kuLakarono vaMza vadhato cAlyo. kuLakara yazasvInI pATe abhicaMdra ne pratirUpA AvyAM. temanA pachI prasenajita ne cakSukAMtA AvyAM. mAnavI have guphAjIvana jIvatAM zIkhyAM hatAM. parivartanazIla saMsAramAM Avarta ne parAvarta vegathI Ave che. kuLaka2 prasenajitanA kALamAM pharIthI 'hAkAra' mAkAra'nuM zAsana nirbaLa nIvaDyuM. yugaliko have sudharyAM hatAM. teoe mamatva ne saMgrahazIla vRtti keLavI hatI. potAnAM mATInAM jhUMpaDAM para temane vahAla AvyuM hatuM; sArI gAya, sArAM vRkSa, uttama dharA pratye cAha jAgyo hato, ane A mATe avAranavAra haMdu-yuddho khelAtAM hatAM. dhairyavAna kuLakara prasenajite hAkAra ane mAkAranI nIti sAthe trIjI dhikkAra navIna nItinI yojanA karI, pahelI be nIti enA svarUpamAM saumya kulakaro : 31

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hatI, paNa trIjI nItinuM zAsana bhayaMkara hatuM. aparAdhIne dhik kahI tiraskAravAmAM Avato. A tiraskAranI evI gaMbhIra chApa kuLavAsI yugaliko para paDatI ke teonuM citta vyAkuLa thaI jatuM; e svastha UbhA rahI na zakatA jANe dhikkArano bhAra dizAomAMthI nIkaLI emane dabAvI raheto, emanA jIvanamAMthI jANe sattva sarI jatuM. e sUnamUna paththara jema banI jatA. A nItie yugalikone duSTa AcAramAMthI bacAvyAM. mahAna kuLakara prasenajita pachI, marudeva kuLakara ane zrIkAMtA AvyAM. temanA pachI nAbhideva ane marudevA kuLaka25de AvyAM. sAtamA kuLakara nAbhidevanA kALamAM pRthvI para bhAre pheraphAra thavA lAgyA. peDhI dara peDhIthI mAnavajAgRtinI je mazAla jalatI rahI hatI, eno prakAza vanopavano, droNI draho, sAgara-saritAo 52 prasarI gayo hato. mAnavabaLoe potAnI jIvanakUca AraMbhI hatI. ghaNe sthaLe azAMti hatI, keTaleka ThekANe uzRMkhalatA hatI; paNa suvyavasthAnuM A AgAmI prabhAta hatuM. rojaroja nizAcaro, vanecaro, ne rAnI jIvonA bhoga thaI paDatAM mAnavI dhIre dhIre sahIsalAmatI zodhI cUkyAM hatAM. have emanI saMkhyA vadhatI cAlI hatI. sAthe sAthe jIvana, AjIvikA have vikaTa banatAM cAlyAM hatAM. durgama vana ochAM thatAM hatAM. roja phaLa ApanAra vRkSa ochAM paDatAM hatAM. yugaliko kuLakara pAse phariyAda karavA jatAM tyAre teo hasIne kahetA : "mahAnubhAvo, A pRthvI have bhogabhUmi maTI gaI. paDyA paDyA AjIvikA prApta karavAnA divaso pUrA thayA. have to karmabhUmimAM tame AvyA cho. karmaNyatA tamAre svIkAravI joIze.' karmaNyatA ? karmaNyatA kevI ? ame kaMI jANatA nathI. amane koNa mArga batAvaze ?"' "mArga darzAvanAra AvI maLaze. zAMti rAkho ! rAha juo !'' AzvAsana pAmelAM yugaliko pAchAM pharatAM. are, karmaNyatA te konuM nAma ! vRkSa supakva phaLa Ape, gAya vatsocchiSTa dUdha Ape, nadI kRSipUta pANI Ape. AmAM karmaNyatA kyAM vAparavI ? ekanuM nakAmuM e bIjAne kAmanuM ! paNa nAbhideve je mArgadarzakanA AgamananI rAha bhAkhI hatI, e mArgadarzakanI rAha jovAtI hatI. 32 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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5 vRSabhadhvaja nAbhidevanAM patnI marudevAne eka rAtrie prabhAvazALI cauda svapno AvyAM. e vakhate uttarASADhA nakSatra hatuM; kRSNapakSanI caturthI hatI. vAdaLonA samUhane bhedI caMdra pRthvI para kaumudI relAvI rahyo hato. barAbara e ja veLA svapna lAdhyAM : zarada RtunA caMcaLa megha jevI krAMtinA dhAraka, manohara zRMga ne suMdara kharIvALA, vaitADhya parvata jevI kAyAnA dhAraka vRSabhane emaNe nIrakhyo. dhenuo to teonA jIvanano prANa hatI. ne vRSabha to ghaNA joyA hatA; paNa Avo vRSabha emaNe kadI nIrakhyo nahoto. pachI to svapnanI duniyA cAlI; zveta hAthI, parAkramI siMha, ema eka pachI eka svapna AvyAM. potAnA nAnAzA udaramAM jANe mIThA maherAmaNo kallolatA hatA. haiyAnI vATakaDImAM amRtanA kuMbha chalakAtA hatA. marudevAe nAbhidevane potAnAM svapnanI vAta karI. A sukhI saMsAramAM durbhAgI svapna kadI na AvatAM. nidrA svapnavihoNI ja AvatI. chatAM koka divasa svapna AvatAM to mIThAM ane maMgaLamaya AvatAM. A svapna paNa evAM ja haze. marudevA ! tamane uttama putra thaze. sarvazreSTha kuLakarayugala tamAre peTe janma leze.' yugalika saMsAramAM to jIvanamAM eka ja vAra saMtAnanI prApti thatI. .jIvanasamastanI e dhanya ghaDI lekhAtI. prajanana-prajotpatti e jANe sarvasva

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samarpaNano antima mahotsava gaNAto. nAbhideva ne marudevA baMne jaNAM AnaMdamAM divaso nirgamana karavA lAgyAM. marudevA adbhuta krAMti dhAraNa karI rahyAM hatAM. priyaMgelatA jevo emano zyAma varNa, pAMDuvarNa AbhAthI sauMdaryano sAra banI rahyo hato. dehayaSTi para kumAzabharI mAMsalatA AvI gaI hatI. madhanA pUDA jevuM vakSasthaLa ati unnata banyuM hatuM. aMtaramAMthI snehanI saravANIo atyArathI utAvaLI banI hatI. dhana rAzino caMdra uttarASADhA nakSatramAM Avyo hato, ne caitra mAsanI aSTamIno caMdra AkAzamAM potAnI rekhA tANato hato, tyAre marudevAe nayanasuMdara putra ke putrIne janma Apyo. nAbhideva putranA ne putrInA bhuvanamohana sauMdaryane nIrakhI rahyA. emane lAgyuM ke havA sugaMdhI vahe che, dizAo pUrNa prakAzavaMta che, madonmatta hastIo paNa namra banI potAnA paDozIone prema karavA lAgyA che; harSa ullAsa, AnaMdanI eka AchI laharI jANe sarvatra vistarI rahI che. A bALaka ne bAlikA AvatI kAle badhAM kuLonAM svAmI thaze, ema samajI sarayUtIravAsIoe paNa utsava karyo. koIe mRgacarma keDe vasyuM. koIe vyAvramukha dhAraNa karyuM, koIe dhenunAM jevAM ziMga racyAM ne AnaMdamAM masta banIne sahu hasyAM-2myAM. bAlikA hasyA ja karatI hatI. enA deha para aneka sumaMgala cihna hatAM. rUpanuM to jANe jharaNa vahetuM hatuM. AvAM rUpa ahIM koIe nIrakhyAM nahotAM. yugalikonA A saMsAramAM kulakara sivAya hajI koI anyanAM nAmAbhidhAna thayAM nahotAM. * pitAe bAlikAnuM nAma sumaMgalA rAkhyuM. putranA nAma mATe kaMIka vAdavivAda thayo. bALaka kevaLa rUpavaMta nahoto; rUpa sAthe tejano aMbAra enA deha para vilasI rahyo hato. enuM vakSasthaLa vizALa, aMdha vRSabhanI jema unnata, lalATa caMdra jevuM tejasvI, locana nIlamaNinA jevAM karNaparyanta laMbAyelAM ne sphaTikamaNi jevI kIkIo, gerucaMdana para suvarNanI chAMTa nAkhI hoya tevo varNa hato. re ! saMgemaramaranI zilA jevA enA hRdaya para A vRSabha jevuM ciha kyAMthI ? | mAtA marudevAe Agraha karyo ke mane svapnamAM prathama vRSabha dekhAyo 34 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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hato, mArA bALakanA hRdaya 52 enuM lAMchana che, mATe enuM nAma 'vRSabhadeva' rAkho ! nAbhideve saMmati ApI. anya janoe paNa 'vRSabhadeva'nA nAmano ucca svarothI janinAda karI potAnI khuzI vyakta karI. sUrya ne caMdrazAM vRSabha ne sumaMgaLA moTAM thavA lAgyAM ane moTAM thatAM gayAM tema temanAM rUpa ane teja vizeSa tapavA lAgyAM. kumAra vRSabhadeva ghaNI vA2 saciMta dekhAtA. rAtonI rAto, divasonA divaso e badhuM nirIkSaNa karatA pharyA karatA. duHkhanA kuMDa jevI dharatI dekhIne e saMtapta thatA. mAnavIne mAnavatAnuM bhAna nahotuM. mAnava vanacarono eka miSTa khorAka hato. bhaya ane klezanA sAmrAjyamAM sahu jIvatAM hatAM. eka divasa kumAra vRSabhadeve jAhera karyuM : A "pitAjI, mAnava sarvoparI banaze. yugaliko snehanI ane saMskRtinI eka sAMkaLe joDAI abhedya mAnavajIvana racaze. A nirAdhAratA, ajJAnadazA, veranI sadA jAgatI rahetI A tRSA, timiramaya jIvananA A taraphaDATa, badhuM javuM ghaTe ! mAnava-muktinI paLa AvI pahoMcI che." "kumAra, e paLanI rAhamAM ja ame jIvI rahyAM hatAM. huM to vRddha thayo. A sarayUtIravAsI kuLo ane A abhedya jaMgalomAM verAyelAM mAnavagaNo : sahune tuM sukhI karaje. mAnavanAM duHkhono kaMI pAra nathI. ajJAna e paNa kaMI sukha to nathI ne ?' "pitAjI, ApanI vAta yathArtha che. mAnavajIvana traNa rIte duHkhI che : eka to prAkRtika rIte -- A deharacanA ja evI kSaNabhaMgura che; bIjuM, kalpavRkSo ne kAmadhenu alpa che, ane enA bhoktA aneka che, vaLI aneka bhoktAonI anekagaNI tRSNA che. ane trIjuM, mANasa sArI rIte kema jIvavuM te jANato nathI. ene khabara nathI ke je vastu duHkhakA2ka che, e sukhadAyaka paNa banI zake che; je sukhadAyaka che e duHkhadAyaka paNa bane che. je paththara para e jherI vela vATe che tyAM saheja sabhAna yatna kare to caMdana paNa vATI zakAya tema che." 'vRSabha, ApaNA pUrvaja kuLakaroe mAnavakuLonA uddhAra mATe ja jIvana ardhuM hatuM. kuLakara vimaLavAhane to vananAM vana vIMdhI nAkhI, suSupta mAnavajIvana saMgRhIta karyuM hatuM. e ja mArgane anusaravA yathAzakti ame vRSabhadhvaja * 35

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yatna karyo. thoDIeka bhUmine urvarA banAvI thoDAMghaNAM bIja ame vAvyAM che. tuM emAMthI mAnavaphUlaDAM praphullAva ! bhUpRSTha para chellA samayathI thaI rahelAM mahAna parivartananI samIkSA karI bhayabhIta mAnavakuLone emAMthI mukta kara ! tuM sauno rAhagIra thA, mArgadarzaka bana ' kumAra vRSabhadhvaja hAthIe caDyA, ne vagaDAnI vATo vIMdhavA lAgyA, pazujIvana gujAranAra, aMdhArI guphAomAM paDyA rahenAra sadA bhaya ne bIkathI tharatharatA mAnavone emaNe navo prakAza ApavA mAMDyo. aMdhArI khINo, UMDI vanarAjio ne bihAmaNI girikaMdarAomAMthI mAnavIo bahAra AvavA mAMDyAM. keTalAka prakAzathI DaratA - sUryane ATalA pUrNa prakAzathI saLagato emaNe vanarAjiomAM kadI joyo nahoto. caMdrane AvI sudhA varasAvato emaNe kahyo nahoto. jaMgalo choDIne bahAra AvelAM mAnavIomAM eka navI mUMjhavaNa UbhI thaI gaI. prakRtie ja emane sAthI ApI dIdho hato. teo baMne ekalavAyAM nirmAyAM hatAM. basa, enAthI teo saMtuSTa hatAM. emanI sImAnA e svataMtra svAmI hatA. teo zA mATe anya mAnavIomAM bhaLe ? eka nirdaDha vAgha zA mATe vagara kAraNe potAnA pradezamAM bIjA vAghane viharavA de? AjanA zvAnanI jema svapradezanA jhaghaDA jAgyA - mAnavanA mULamAM pazutattva to hatuM ja ne ! kumAra vRSabhadhvajanI upasthitimAM sahu zAnta dekhAtAM chatAM jhINI AMkhe. varunI khUnI najare ekabIjAne nihALI rahetAM. kumAranI anupasthitimAM pharIthI temanI veratRSA jAgrata thaI jatI; ekabIjAM dAMtathI dAMta; vALathI vALa, ne muSTithI muSTie laDavA lAgI jatAM. khUnakhAra jaMga jAmatA, ne jotajotAmAM keTalAya tyAM DhaLI paDatA. kumArane kAne A samAcAra pahoMcatA tyAre teo atyaMta duHkhI thatA. emanAM netromAM karuNAnI vAdaLIo UmaTI AvatI. sAmAnya mAnavI hatAzAne varI le, evuM A punarracanAnuM kArya hatuM. paNa vRSabhadhvaja evA nahotA. teo parizramathI thAkIne, parAjayathI kaMTALIne navaracanAnuM A kArya mUkI de evA na hatA. A to emanuM jIvanakartavya hatuM. kartavyane khAtara jIvato mANasa kartavyane kema mUkI zake ke pharajane kema cUkI zake ? e ja kartavyapAlananA arthe vana-jaMgalo ne raNasthaLImAM ghUmI rahela 36 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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vRSabhadhvajane sumerunI taLeTImAM vasanAra yugaliko sAthe Aje bheTo thayo hato. sunaMdA sAthe cAra netra thayAM. divasothI mAnavakuLone ekatra, eka rajupAzamAM bAMdhavAno emano manoratha sunaMdAne jotAM sArthaka thato lAgyo. kAraNa ke bharyA saMsAramAM, sahu mAnavabelaDIonI vacce, sunaMdA mAtra ekalI hatI. vRSabhadhvaja - 37

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sanadAe nIrakhelI ayodhyA nAma * * * * * * * * sarayUnA subhaga salilane Aja eka dhanya dRzya nIrakhavA maLyuM hatuM. enA tIraprAMtanI suvarNaraja para thaIne eka mAnavajUtha jayajaya nAda bolAvatuM kuLakaronI nagarI tarapha AgaLa vadhatuM hatuM. A jUthanA agrabhAgamAM eka zizuyauvanA maMthara gatie cAlI rahI hatI. yauvana mAnavadeha para ATaluM sArapUrNa bhAsatuM haze, e to ene joIne ja kahI zakAya. enA hAthamAM eka lAla kamaLa hatuM. kALA rezama jevA chUTA keza pAnI sudhI DhaLatA hatA. lAkSAraMgathI raMgela na hoya, evI enI paganI pAnIo retI para kaMku DhoLatI hatI. bIjanA caMdra jevA lalATamAM zaMku AkAranuM pAna tilakane sthAne mUkyuM hatuM. gaLAmAM zveta puSponI mALA paDI hatI, je unnata payodharo para dAMDInI jema pachaDAtI hatI. enAM caMcaLa nayanamAM ullAsa hato. dhIre dhIre lIlAkamaLa Amatema DolAvatI e cAlatI hatI. pAchaLa moTuM jUtha cAlI rahyuM hatuM. "are, kevI rUparUpanA aMbArasamI nArI ! chatAM saMsAramAM ekalI ! enuM koI nahIM !" samUtIravAsI kuLo ekaThAM thaI gayAM hatAM. A navA jUtha tarapha joI teo TIkA karatAM hatAM. "AvuM rUpa to ApaNe joyuM nathI," eke kahyuM. iMdraputrI che." "are iMdraputrI hoya ke game te hoya, paNa ekalI ne ? sAthI vinAnA jIvanane zuM karavAnuM ? sAthI vinA zuM javAya ?' pAchaLa moravA rUparUpanaravAsI kuLo e

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"Azcarya che ke e ATalA divasa kema jIvI haze ?'' "kahe che, ke have evo kaparo kALa Avaze, ke jyAre badhAM ekalavAyAM banI jaze; sAthI zodhavA dUra dUranI sapharo kheDavI paDaze.' "are, tuM te kevo gAMDo mANasa che ! kahenAra to dIvAno, paNa sAMbhaLanAra paNa dIvAno ? jyAM mAtAnA peTamAMthI ja be sAthe janme, kudarata ja baMnene eka lohI ne eka prANamAMthI ja sarje, pachI vaLI sAthI zodhavAno kevo ? eka-bIjAM mATe to kudarata belaDAM janmAve che." "paNa have to belaDAM ja nahIM janme !'' nAbhideva kuLakaranA eka kuTuMbI sabhye potAnI vidvattAnI chApa besADavA dhaDAko karyo. "hA ! hA ! hA ! are gAMDo, re gAMDo !' badhAe bolanAra sabhyane mUrkhA banAvI dIdho, ne sahu TIkhaLa karatAM enI pAchaLa paDyAM. "alyA, have A bhAyaDo chokarAM Naze. kahe che ke belaDAM janmaze ja nahIM; ekAkI puruSa ja pedA thaze, ne puruSa prajA utpanna karaze. are, pakaDo A chokarAM jaNanAra bhAyaDAne !"' A navI vigatane koI zAMtithI carcavA taiyAra na hatA. gAMDo Tharelo pelo sabhya badhAthI pIcho choDAvavA pelA navA ToLAmAM ghUsI gayo. haMsonA ToLAmAM AvelA mayUra jevo pelo kuLavAsI judo tarI AvavA lAgyo. "bhAI, tame kyAM vaso cho ?"' "nAbhideva kuLaka2nI sImAmAM.' "amAre nAbhideva kuLakaranA AvAse javuM che. kRpA karIne mArga batAvazo ?"' "cAlo, cAlo, sarayUnA dakSiNa prAMtamAM pelI mAdhavIlatAnI kuMjo AvelI che, tyAM ja nAbhideva vase che. are, A emanA gaMdhahastI pavitra dUrvA care, ne paNe rAtA AsopAlavanI ghaTAo dekhAya tyAM emano AvAsa che. A camarI gAya tyAM ja jAya che, mahAnubhAvo !'' camarI gAyanI pAchaLa pAchaLa A jUtha nAbhidevanA AvAse pahoMcyuM. nAbhideva caMpAnA udyAnamAM eka latAkuMjamAM beThA beThA vanazrI nIrakhI rahyA hatA, ne kuLavAsIoe saritA, sAgara ne girikaMdarAomAMthI ANelAM bhAtabhAtanAM paththaro, maNio, ratno ne auSadhione kuzaLa niSNAtanI chaTAthI pArakhI rahyA hatA. sunaMdAe nIrakhelI ayodhyA * 39

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pAse ja eka kuzaLa kuLamaMtrI parIkSita vastuone judI judI tAravato hato. nAbhideva vastuparIkSAmAM nimagna banI nata mastake dareka vastu mATe sUcana karatA jatA hatA : maMtrIrAja, A puSparAga che. lIlo sUDA jevo raMga ne AchI sonerI chAMTa enI zobhA vadhAre che. emAM chidra paDAvajo. kumAra vRSabhadhvajanA hastI mATe suMdara mALA thaze." " A nIlamaNi. jAMbuDiyA raMgamAMthI kevo suMdara prakAza jhare che ! are, sumaMgalAnA AvAsamAM e suMdara zobhA Apaze. ane vRSabhanI AMkhanI kIkI jevA A AsamAnI hIrAne kumAranA kaMThe bAMdhajo. paNa maMtrIrAja, lakSa vAtanuM rAkhajo ke rAtre e hIrAne alaga mUkI de. nahIM to enA tejathI pataMgiyAM, madhumAkho ne bIjAM jIva kheMcAI AvI kumAranI nidrAno bhaMga karaze." zabdomAM potAnA priya putra pratinuM vAtsalya jharatuM hatuM. "A motI, A vaidUrya ne A hAthIdAMta kuzaLatApUrvaka sAcavajo. devadAra vRkSanI chAlamAMthI nipajAveluM A aMbara, kasturI mRganI nAbhimAMthI ANeluM A sugaMdhI dravya ne A raktasiMdUra kuLanA ArogyaciMtaka niSNAta vaidarAjane soMpajo." mahArAja, azvinIkumAre motI ane zilArasamAMthI adbhuta netrojana zodhyuM che. eka saLI mAtra AMkhamAM AMjavAthI rAtre paNa divasa jevuM dekhAya che." "aMdhakAra samaye enI avazya parIkSA karIzuM. paNa maMtrIrAja, kuMjanI bahAra ATalo janarava kema saMbhaLAya che ?" "abaghaDI jaI AvuM svAminuM !" maMtrI bahAra jaIne tarata pAchA vaLyA. temanI pAchaLa strInA netRtva nIce peluM jUtha AvatuM hatuM. nAbhideva cAlI AvatI nArI tarapha joI rahyA. jANe rasarAja caMdra potAnI pAchaLa nisteja tArAjUtha sAthe saMsAranA mahAmAnya kuLakaranI mulAkAte cAlyo Ave che. caMdra najIka Avato gayo, tema nAbhideva enI sAme nihALIne joI rahyA. thoDI vAramAM potAnA kALA sugaMdhI vALamAM e caMdramukhI potAnuM moM chupAvI gaI, ne be hAthathI aMjali joDI UbhI rahI. Avo bhAgyavAno ! kyAMthI Avo cho ?'' 40 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"mahArAja, sumeru parvatanI pazcima upatyakAnA vAsI chIe. devono kopa amArA para Utaryo che. pRthvIe amArAthI rUsaNuM lIdhuM che. pavana amAre tyAM sukhada vAto nathI. nIrano ekAda pravAha paNa have bhIno rahyo nathI. zApa Utaryo che deva, ne saMsAramAM na banatuM amAre tyAM banyuM che : iMdraputrI anAtha banI che. amAre jANavuM che ke AvuM kema banyuM ?" kALa evo Avyo che. parivartanazIla saMsAre palaTo khAdho che. mAnavI sthitisthApaka rahyo che. tamArA vRddho, vaDIlo ne vaDavAo kaMI kathA nathI kahetA ?" "evuM vizeSa jJAna amane nathI. pUjArI kahe che, ke amArI dharatI para devonA zApa UtaryA che; pUjA karo, arpaNa karo, yajJa karo. pRthvI hatI tevI sabhara thaI jaze." "mithyA vAta. gaI kAlano divasa AvatI kAla nathI thaI zakato, to gayo jamAno vartamAna yuga kema banI zakaze ? tamane yAda hoya to tamArA vaDavAonI vAta yAda karo : e veLA pRthvI suMdara hatI; vRkSo ne vanaspatithI sabhara hatI, sugaMdhI vAyu vAto hato; manuSyo hima jevA zveta, bhavya ne sauMdaryathI yukta hatA; roga ke azAMtinuM nAma nahotuM. e veLA kuLa nahotAM ke kuLakara nahotA. samabhAva ne saMtoSathI sRSTi guMjatI hatI. AyuSya lAMbu hatuM. mAnavIne traNa divase eka vAra bhojana joItuM, je saraLatAthI maLI rahetuM."* nAbhideva bolatAM bolatAM thoDI vAra thobhyA. navA yugaliko zraddhAthI sAMbhaLI rahyA hatA. nAbhideve pharI potAnuM vaktavya zarU karyuM : "ane tamArAmAMnA je vayovRddha haze, te jANatA haze ke pachI evo kALa Avyo ke sukha ne saMtoSa rahyAM kharAM, paNa kaMIka UNapa lAgyA karatI. traNa traNa divase zrudhAtRpti karanArane banne divase sudhA lAgavA mAMDI, je paDachaMda kAyA hatI, te kaMIka vAmana banI. AyuSya paNa saMpAyAM." "hA, mahAbhAga, e vAto amane hajI yAda che. kevo sukhada e kALa !" kALa sAme phariyAda karazo nahIM. kartavyanI sAme juo, uparanI vAta to gujarelA kALanI thaI, paNa ApaNo kALa jANo cho, kevo Avyo che ? jema tamArA dila vRddho jevAM rahyAM nathI, tema tamArA deha paNa evA rahyA * cha ArAmAno eka Aro sunaMdAe nIrakhelI ayodhyA 41

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nathI. tamane kSudhA roja satAve che. tamAruM Ayu paNa alpa thayuM che. joIe teTalAM phaLa, joIe teTalAM jaLa tamane maLatAM nathI." "paNa mahArAja, AvAM akAla mRtyu saMbhave kharAM ? e to devonA zApa !" "akAla mRtyu paNa saMbhave. je vAyu tamAre tyAM maMdamaMda vaheto hato, e have AMdhI lAve che ne ? je jaLa tamAre AMgaNe sadA naMdanavana racatAM, e jaLa marumarIcikA janmAve che ne ? je phaLaphUla tamArA caraNamAM athaDAtAM, ene levA tamAre kevo zrama uThAvavo paDe che ! samaya-parivartana nAda saMbhaLAI rahyA che. kALa palaTAI rahyo che. tame palaTavAnuM zIkho." "e kema zIkhI zakAya ?' e mATe to varSothI amArA vaDavA zrImAna vimalavAhana kuLa vasAvI gayA che; jaMgalo, vano ne girikhINomAM pharIne mAnavIne cetavI gayA che, ke mAnavo, jAgo ! ne karmabhUminAM pagaraNa maMDAI rahyAM che. bhogabhUminA divaso vItI gayA che. sAta sAta peDhIthI ame e saMdezo laIne ghUmyA chIe. karmabhUmine yogya jIvanajAgaraNanuM to amAre jIvanavrata che. Aja sarayUTavAsI kuLavAsIo e rIte vartI rahyAM che. kumAra vRSabhadhvaja to vaLI anokho svapnadraSTA che. enI pAsethI A kuLa evuM sattva meLavaze, ke sahunAM jIvana dhanya banI jaze. mane to enA para bhAre AzA che." nAbhidevanA zabdomAM yugasaMdezanA TaMkAra hatA. e AzAe ame paNa AvyA chIe, mahArAja ! iMdraputrI sunaMdA sAthIvihoNI che. eno puruSa tADaphala paDavAthI mRtyu pAmyo." mAyAthI bharyA nAbhidevanAM nayaNAM sunaMdA para TharI rahyAM. e potAnuM pUrNacaMdra jevuM moM hastanI aMjalimAM namAvI cUMTaNabhera beThI hatI. AvuM suMdara strIratna! ane ekAkI ? - "he upakArI, je dukALano sukALa karI zake, je marubhUmimAM nIranAM navANa pragaTAvI zake, jenA zabda jaDa vRkSomAM paNa sarasatA pragaTe, je kahe ke kadalI vRkSa pAse jAo, pANI Apaze, ne kadalIvRkSa jarUra pANI Ape; je nALiyera jevA sUkA TUMThA jhADane hukama kare ne paththara jevA enA phaLamAMthI paNa dUdhanA jharA phUTe - AvA divya dRSTivALA zuM na karI zake ?" ne yugalikonA netAe kumAra vRSabhadhvaje potAne duSkALamAMthI kema bacAvyAM teno itihAsa kahyo ne chelle chelle vinaMtI karI : 42 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"he deva, sunaMdAno uddhAra karo ! amAro svIkAra karo !" "sunaMdAno uddhAra kema thAya ? "ene sAthI Apo." "eno sAthI to mRtyu pAmyo. navo sAthI zI rIte maLe ? amArA saMsAramAM koIne sAthInI jarUra nathI." to deva, amAre hatAza haiye punaH amArA pradezamAM pAchA pharavuM paDaze? sunaMdA duHkhI hoya ane sarayUnA kuLamAM na vasI zakIe. koI mArga nathI?" koI...mArga...nathI... mahAnubhAvo !" zabdo jANe aMtaravedanAthI bharyA hatA. nAbhideva ghaDIbhara nirAzAnA samudramAM DUbI gayA. ullAsanAM paMkhInI jema kaLA karatI sunaMdAnAM netromAMthI pharI azru TapakatAM hatAM. yugaliko vinavI rahyAM : "he kuLonA svAmI ! zApa Apo ane amane abhAgiyAMne hADapiMjara banAvI mUko ! iMdraputrInAM azru amArAthI joI zakAtAM nathI." nAbhideva A dRzya joI na zakyA. temaNe ATalI pAmaratA pRthvI para bhALI nahotI. emaNe kumAra vRSabhadhvajanuM smaraNa karyuM. smaraNanI sAthe ja, caMpAnAM jhuMDa vaccethI, caMpakavargo kumAra madabharyA hAthInI cAle cAlyo Avato dekhAyo. "jaya ho vRSabhadhvajano !" jUthe kumAranA Agamanane vadhArI lIdhuM. jaya ho svAmIno, sakhAno !" koI girikokilAno Acho TahukAra saMbhaLAyo. bahAvarI sunaMdA raDavAnuM bhUlIne AvatA kumArane nIrakhI rahI hatI. are, AMkhanA paTa para rahelAM azru priyadarzanamAM kevAM vighna kare che ! eNe AMkhane hastakamaLathI vAraMvAra lUchIne raktakamaLa karI dIdhI. "nAbhinaMdana !" pitAjI !" kumAre pitAne praNAma karI Asana svIkAryuM. "A sunaMdA sAthIvihoNI che. ene sAthI joIe che. sAthI kevI rIte maLe ? ApaNA saMsAramAM to strI ne puruSa sAthe janme che ne sAthe mare che. A yugalikonuM duHkha mArAthI joI zakAtuM nathI. e duHkhanivAraNano koI mArga ?" kumAra kSaNabhara zAnta rahyA. emanAM netromAM karuNAnAM kuMkuma chaMTAtAM dekhAyAM. e dRSTi sAthe kruSTi maLatAM nirAza yugaliko jANe pharI AzAvaMta sunaMdAe nIrakhelI ayodhyA ja 43

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banI gayA. che eka mArga, pitAjI !' "zuM koI mArga che, vatsa ?' pitA doDIne putrane bheTI paDyA."jaladI batAva. mArA aMtara-tApano koI pAra nathI." "pitAjI, jenuM koI sAthI nahIM, eno sAthI huM." "eTale ?" nAbhideva camakyA. "sunaMdAno sAthI huM. jema sumaMgalA che tema A." aNadhAryo bhorIMganI phaNA para paga AvI gayo hoya ne mANasa jema pAcho haThI jAya, tema nAbhideva cAra DagalAM pAchaLa khasI gayA. ekatra thayelAM kuLavAsIo paNa camakI UThyAM. emane lAgyuM ke, AkhuM upavana dhrUjI rahyuM che. kuMja paNa A zabdonuM sAmarthya sahana karI zakatI nathI. AkAza paNa thatharI rahyuM che. "pitAjI, anAtha jagatane sanAtha karavA mAro janma che. yugaliko anAtha-anAdhAra thaI, pharI emanA pradezamAM pAchAM phare e mAre mATe asahya che. sArA sArthavAhananI pharaja che, ke koI paNa sArthathI vikhUTA paDelA sAthIne potAno sAtha Apavo.'' "e kema bane ? kuLakaronA saMsAramAM evuM banyuM nathI.' "pitAjI, saMsAra eTale ja parivartana ! ApaNe RtuonA parivartanamAM raMja anubhavIe chIe ? hAkAra-nItine ApaNA pUrvaja vimalavAhane pravartAvI; e ja nItimAM mAkArano samAveza ApaNA vicakSaNa pitAmahoe karyo; ane temAM paNa AvazyakatA paDatAM ApaNA vaDIloe dhikkAra-nItina pracAra karyo. parivartanakAromAMthI koIe pUrvajonA pratApane lezamAtra jhAMkho na pADyo, balke Ama karIne jijIviSAnA emanA mULabhUta Azayane jIvaMta rAkhyo. dhyeya vicaLa hoya. nIti to sadA caLa rahI che, ne rahevAnI. pitAjI, mArI dRSTi kevala sarayUtIranAM kuLo para nathI; jyAM sadA agni varasyA kare che, ne jyAM gAtra thijAvI nAkhanAra himALo lohI cUsyA kare che, e pradezanA jIvo para paNa che. nirAdhAranA saMtApa bhAre duHkhada hoya che." "eno svIkAra kaI rIte zakya karIza ?"' "pitAjI; e to saheluM kArya che. Apa saMmati Apo, yugaliko sAtha Ape. jIvanasakhI sumaMgalA sahAnubhUti darzAve. sunaMdA mAro svIkAra kare. 44 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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navInatAmAtra pApa nathI. avanavIna ghaTanAmAtra anucita nathI. sArAsArano vicAra karavo joIe. sunaMdAnA svIkAra sAthe sarayUtaTanA kuLavAsIomAM navuM baLa Avaze. emano pradeza vadhaze. mAnavasaMkhyA vadhaze. navI dharA jovAjANavAnI jijJAsA jAgaze. ekabIjAne apanAvatAM zIkhaze. jyAM eka pradezamAM mAnavo, bIjA pradezanA mAnavone vAghavanI najare nihALe che, tyAM snehasaMbaMdha ne sujanatA janmaze. e kuLa ApaNuM banaze. jIvana-jAgarUkatAnuM kArya vistRta banaze. pitAjI, dareka kAryamAM lAbhAlAbhanuM pramANa nIrakhavuM, ne ucita-anucitanuM nirmANa e rIte karavuM joIe." kumAra, huM samaMti ApuM chuM, nAbhideve UMce avAje kahyuM, emane putranI dIrghadRSTimAM zraddhA beThI hatI. "ame sAtha ApIe chIe." yugalikoe kahyuM. "huM svIkAra karuM chuM." sunaMdAe UThIne kumAranA caraNano sparza karyo. "sunaMdA, janmathI mArI sAthe jaDAyela jIvanasakhI sumaMgalA pAse jA ! ene prasanna karavI jarUrI che." "jevI AjJA !" "ane kRpAnAtha ! amane tamArA kuLamAM vasavAnI AjJA Apo !" sunaMdAnI sAthe AvelAM yugalikoe vinaMtI karI. "AjJA pitAjInI, AzIrvAda paNa emanA ja hoya. sarayU jevA aneka saritAtaTa tamArA ho ! mAnavamAtra paraspara snehasaMbaMdhathI baMdhAya, e mAro Adarza che. Aje yugalikonuM eka mAnavakuLa kuLa vinAnAM bIjAM mAnavajUtho sAme vAgha-varunI jema jue che. emane hiMsaka spardhA sivAya sahakAranI kalpanA ja nathI. "vizvamAtrano mAnava eka che, e mArI ghoSaNA Thera Thera prasarAvajo ! yugala saMbaMdha mAtramAM enI pUrNAhuti na samajazo. rohaNAcaLano vAsI mAnavI sumerunA zikhara para vasatA mAnavIne potAno saMbaMdhI mAnI jIve; e mArI kalpanA che. mAnavamAtra eka bane, e ekIkaraNa mATe A kuLamAM ame saMbaMdha vikasAvyo che. e saMbaMdho sAthe enAthI paNa vizeSa saMbaMdho, je atyAre mArI kalpanAmAM mUrti che, te kALe kALe vikasAvajo. Aja tamane sahune mArA saMdezavAhaka banAvIne mokaluM chuM, vanevana saMdeza ApatA jajo !" kumAranI kalyANamayI vANIne sahu sAMbhaLI rahyAM, aMtarathI tene vaMdI rahyAM. uMmara keTalI nAnI chatAM vANI keTalI anubhavazAla ! sunaMdAe nIrakhelI ayodhyA 45

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avibhakata AtmAo para - kumAra vRSabhadhvajanI jIvanasakhI sumaMgalAne A samAcAra maLyA, tyAre e enA AmrabhavanamAM hatI. rAta kaumudI relAvatI hatI, paNa enA dilamAM to paLavAramAM ghora aMdhakAra vyApI gayo. AMgaNAmAM DolaranAM phUla sapheda cAdara bichAvatAM hatAM, vApikAmAM caMdrikAnuM teja laIne caMdrakAnta maNi jharatA hatA. puSpodyAna, nirjharagRha, pIThikA badhuM rUperI rase nAhI rahyuM hatuM. sarayUnA pravAha parathI ThaMDo pavana maMdamaMda vAI rahyo hato. paNa A pavana sumaMgalAnA dehane zekI rahyo. eno jIvanasAthI zuM eno nahoto rahyo ? ekasAthe ja ramelAM, ekasAthe ja jamelAM. prakRtie eka karIne janmAvelAM Aja zuM vAtavAtamAM vikhUTAM paDI gayAM hatAM ? eka ja mAtAnAM stana para banne dhAvyAM hatAM, e dUdhasaMbaMdha zuM viSa bharyo banI gayo ? prItanA baMdha ekadama kAM DhIlA paDI gayA ? Akho saMsAra A rIte jIvato hato, tyAre A vaLI navuM tUta zuM ? vahAlo vRSabha ! enA vizALa vakSasthaLamAM hetuthI ne adhikArathI pote sadA mastaka ghasyA karyuM hatuM. gajarAjanI sUMDha jevA vRSabhanA bAhumAM UMcakAIne e vano ne upavanomAM bhamI hatI. potAno kaLAdhara kumAra, potAnA kAje zuM zuM na lAvato ! caMdanarasa lAvI potAnA ramaNIya deha para e carcA karato. kasturInA lepathI himALAnI rAtone uSNa banAvato. potAnA vRSabha jevA

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skaMdha para ArUDha karI ene kaumudI mANavA devadArunAM jaMgalomAM upADI jato. ene arthe suMdara svAdiSTa phaLo e vINI lAvato. rakhene koI kaTu ke ahitakara hoya, e bhaye potAnI hIrAnI paMkti jevI daMtapaMktithI toDIne khAvA Apato, ane e veLA cAkhelAM phaLomAM kevo svAda jAgI UThato ! RSabha ne sumaMgalAnuM yugala jyAM hoya tyAM khuda mota paNa ramaNIya rUpa dharI jatuM. bhayaMkara magara ne mAnavakhAu jaLacarothI bharapUra samudramAM e hoMze hoMze ene snAna karavA teDI jato. ne magara paNa enI dehakAMti joI jANe zAnta thaI jatA. e veLA chaLIne e enA dehane vaLagI paDatI. e hoMze hoMze chAtIe vaLagADI dariyo DahoLato. unmatta vanahAthIonA gaMDasthala para jenA bAhuno eka prahAra ja teone zAnta karavA samartha hato, e ja bAhumAM pote sadA ramI hatI. aMtara ne prANano e AdhAra vRSabha Aja zuM namero thaI gayo ? eno sahacAra, eno sahavAsa, eno sparza jenA 52 ene janmasiddha adhikAra hato, ene vananI koI 2maNI harI gaI ? iMdranA jevo parAkramI, deva jevo DAhyo, kaphrUpanA jevo suMdara vRSabha zuM eno nathI rahyo ? sauMdaryabharI sumaMgalAe paga nIce joyuM - pRthvI to pharatI nathI ne ? eNe mAthe hAtha mUkyo AkAza to tUTIne mAthe paDatuM nathI koI pahADa jevA dilane toDavA vajraprahAra ne ? chAtIe hAtha mUkyo to karI rahyuM nathI ne ? kSaNavAra sumaMgalA dIvAnI banI rahI. paNa bIjI ja kSaNe eNe potAnA hAtha UMcA karI kahyuM : "nA, nA, vRSabhadhvaja mAro che, ne mAro 2heze. enI huM janmasiddha adhikAriNI chuM. adhikA2nI lUTAraNa sAthe laDI laIza. vAghanA moMmAM mAthuM nAkhanAra kadAca salAmata rahe; sumaMgalAne chaMcheDanAra na rahI zake. navI philasUphImAM sumaMgalAne zraddhA nathI. e philasUphIe jIvanamAM na jagAvelI haiyAjhALa jagADI che." "bA, deha para patravallarI ALekhavA mATe caMdanarasa lAvI chuM.' kuLanI eka sakhI vRkSanA pAMdaDAmAM tAjo caMdanarasa laI AvatI hatI. "sughoSA !"" kuLavAsinI sakhIonAM vividha sohAmaNAM nAma devI sumaMgalAe rAkhyAM hatAM, "caMdanarasa DhoLI de ! patravallarI konA sAruM karuM ?' avibhakta AtmAo 2 47

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ane bA, A vATelo iMgudI rasa, kumAra vRSabhadhvaja ane tamArI veNI gUMthavA mATe mahAyane taiyAra karyo che. kuLanI strIo to kumAranI kezAvali para mugdha che. kevI suMdara e alakalaTo ! kahe che, ke e badhuM to devI sumaMgalAnuM cAturya che." "bahena, e to kumAranuM cAturya che. mArAmAM to caturAI kyAM baLI che? "ema ame nahIM chetarAIe. jo kumAramAM cAturya hota to prakRtithI suMdara tamArI veNIne potAnI veNI jevI na banAvata ? emano hAtha vanahAthInAM gaMDasthaLa sAthe tAla ApI zake, vAghanA paMjAthI paMjo milAvI zake, paNa A meghamAlA jevI kALI bhammara ne A mAkhaNathI mulAyama kezavALI sarajI na zake. snigdha iMgudIrasa vALane laTe laTe utAravAnuM kAma emanuM nahIM, e to amArI sakhInuM cAturya !" "sakhIo, tamArI sakhInuM cAturya Aja vagaDAnI eka strI harI gaI!" sumaMgalAnI moTI AMkho cAretarapha pharI rahI. e AMkhomAM zeSanAgathIya bhayaMkara jyoti jAgI UThI hatI. "sumaMgalA, o ghelI !" dUrathI eka kuLavAsinI AvatI hatI. enA hAthamAM keLanA pAMdaDAmAM vIMTela koI vastu hatI. "are, Akhare pelo cAlAka kastUrImRga sugaMdha ApI ja gayo. A mRgamadanI bahAra to jo ! lAva, tArA aMge aMge huM vilepana karI dauM. AkhuM bhavana maghamaghI na UThe to mAro kAna pakaDaje !" AvanAra kuLavAsinI sakhIe sumaMgalAne pakaDI lIdhI ane enA puSTa payodhara para mRgamada lagADavAno prAraMbha karyo. sumaMgalA cheDAI UThI. eNe payodhara para lagADelA mRgamadane dUra phagAvatAM kahyuM : sumaMgalA maravA paDI che, ne tamane mRgamadanI sUjhI che, alI vanamaMgalA?" mare mArA duzmana !" vanamaMgalA bolI. "duzmana !" kadI na sAMbhaLelA A zabda, kadI na anubhavelI A bhAvanAe, jANe sumaMgalAnA ghavAyelA dilane khoTI AsAyeza ApavA mAMDI. diladaIne kAMIka zAMta karavAnuM paribala A kaThora zabdamAM hatuM, amRtasudhA jharatA oSTha e sahaja rIte uccArI zakatA nahotA. "are, caMpAbhavanamAM koI sakhI gaI hatI ke nahIM ?" 48 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"kema ?"' "pelI parvatavAsinI sunaMdAne koIe joI che ?' garviSTha strIne chAjatA ruAbathI sumaMgalAe potAnA pravAla jevA hoTha karaDyA. e hoTha para lohInA TaziyA phUTI AvyA. "o Ave sujAtA; e tyAMthI ja Ave che." sujAtA hAthamAM rAtA AsopAlavanuM puSpa laIne AvatI hatI. sahu tene gherI vaLyAM. "are sujAtA, pelI meruparvatanI rahenArIne nIrakhI '' "koNa ?'' "" "jeno kumAre svIkAra karyo che te. "hA, pelI sunaMdA ? are, e pelI cAlI Ave." sujAtAe lAMbA hAtha karI AmrabhavananA dvAra tarapha nizAnI karI. kharekhara, koI ajANI rUpALI strI maMda maMda gatie AvI rahI hatI. dvAra sudhI vaLoTAvA AvelAM meruvAsI yugaliko sunaMdAnI vidAya laI rahyAM hatAM. sumeruparvatanI adhivAsinInuM rUpa enI chaTA vistAratuM hatuM. "hA bA, jANe pUnamano caMdra pRthvI upara Avyo hoya tema bhAse che." tejasvI prabhAvavALI, DArI de tevA AbhAmaMDaLavALI sumaMgalA ekITaze sunaMdAne AvatI nIrakhI rahI. sUrya jANe somane nIrakhI rahyo. eka tarapha soLe kaLAe prakAzatuM jAjaramAna sauMdarya; bIjI tarapha jANe zAMta, manamohana kaumudI prasAratuM lAvaNya ! eka kuLakaronA AvAsamAM pragaTeluM sumana hatuM; bIjuM pahADonI taLeTInuM vanapuSpa hatuM. koNa caDe ke koNa Utare, enI vyAkhyA azakya hatI." sumaMgalA-bhoLI nArI-potAnA kumAranI navI jIvanasakhI tarapha joI rahI. paLavAra koI ajANyuM vAtsalya enA hRdayane maghamaghAvI rahyuM. sunaMdA ne pote jANe eka ja mAbApanAM saMtAna na hoya tevI bhAvanAmAM e lIna banI gaI. sunaMdA najIka AvI pahoMcI hatI. enA mukha para jANe mIThAzano madhapUDo jharato hato; hoMze hoMze vahAla karavAnuM mana thAya evA bhAva tyAM ramatA hatA. avibhakta AtmAo * 49

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"bahena !" girikokilA jANe TahukI. "koNa bahena "" bhAvanAnA pravAhamAM taNAI rahelI sumaMgalAne A navA zabde camakAvI. e vAstavika ghaTanAnI sapATI para AvIne khaDI thaI gaI. enI AMkhomAM siMhaNanuM teja jhabakyuM. enI vizALa chAtI garvathI vadhu vizALa banI. "koNa bahena " sumaMgalAe jorathI pUchyuM, "kyAMthI A navuM sagapaNa AvyuM ' "sumaMgalAbahena, kumAra kahe che, ke tame bahena cho. tame moTAM, tame pUjanIya, huM nAnI, tamArI sevA karavAnI adhikAriNI !'" zabdomAM madhu ka2tAM paNa vizeSa mAdhurya hatuM. paNa evA mAdhuryathI sumaMgalA ThagAvA taiyAra nahotI. be-cAra suMvALA zabdo pAchaLa koI potAnA jIvanane lUMTAvI de kharuM ? "sunaMdA ! sAMbhaLI le. A saMsAramAM eka ja kAyado che : eka puruSa ne eka ja jIvanasakhI. A jaMgalanA vAghane paNa eka ja vAghaNa hoya che. bIjI koI e sthAna levA Ave to, jANe che, zuM kare ? pharIthI kAna kholIne sAMbhaLI le ke huM tArI bahena ke bIjI koI nathI. A saMsAramAM mAta-pitA ne patipatnI sivAya bIjuM koI sagapaNa nathI." sunaMdA vIjaLInA camakArA sAme vAdaLanuM pANI banIne bolI : 'kumAra svapnadaSTA che, bhale lohItarasyA vAghane vAghaNa eka ja hoya, paNa vananA rAjA gajarAjane to aneka gajagAminIo hoya che. emaNe navAM sagapaNa zodhI kevaLa mane ja nahIM, amArAM meruvAsI yugalikone paNa apanAvyAM che." sumaMgalA kSaNabhara Ano javAba ApI zakI nahIM; e ekITaze nIrakhI rahI. "sunaMdA, tAro cahero lobhAmaNo che. tArA zabda lalacAvanArA che. o jAdugaraNI, mArA jIvanane tuM araNya samuM sUkuM ne zaba jevuM nizcetana banAve te pahelAM ahIMthI jaladI cAlI jA ! cAlI jA ! dUra dUra cAlI jA ! mAro kumAra na jue teTale dUra cAlI jA !'' "bahena, pAchA pharavAno mArga baMdha karIne AvI chuM. sthAna Apazo to caraNamAM paDI rahIza; tiraskAra karazo to pelI sukAyelI velanI jema dhIre dhIre mATImAM maLI jaIza." "game tyAM jaIne paDI rahe mATImAM maLI jA ke pahADamAM daTAI 50 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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jA tAruM sthAna ahIM nathI. kumAra vRSabhadhvaja mAro che ne mAro raheze. enA para mAro janmasiddha haka che. e hakane DubAvavA, o prapaMcinI nArI, navo veza sajIne tuM ahIM AvI che ? saMsAramAM sunaMdA to zuM paNa bIjuM koI paNa mArA kumArane jhUMTavI zake tema nathI." "koInuM jhUMTavavA huM AvI nathI. A bhikhAraNa tamAre bAraNe lUMTa calAvavA nathI AvI; udAra dile Apo to Azaro mAgavA AvI chuM. tamAre paNa koI sevikAnI jarUra to haze ne ?"' - sunaMdA sumaMgalAnA hastane sparzavA AgaLa vadhI. bhayathI, tiraskArathI sumaMgalA pAchI haThI rahI hatI. enI nAsikAmAMthI nIkaLato zvAsa jherI sApanA phutkArane ThaMDo dAkhavato hato. "ATalI sakhIo che, emAM huM eka bhAre paDIza ? bahena, saritA kaMI potAnuM samasta jaLa pItI nathI; e nIcalI dhArane paNa saMtuSTa kare che." "sunaMdA, vadhu vivAdamAM sAra nathI. mArA prANanI jarUra hoya to e laI jA. mArA mATe prANano viraha sahya che, paNa priyano viraha asahya che." "huM saMyoga karavA mATe AvI chuM, viraha mATe nahIM." "mane chetarIza mA ! huM kazuM sAMbhaLavA icchatI nathI. tuM Amrabhavana choDIne cAlI jA !'' "cAlI jAuM, bahena ?"' sumaMgalAe mastaka halAvyuM. ane pachI parvatanA aDelA zikhara jema enuM mastaka TaTTAra thaI rahyuM. "Azaro nahIM ja maLe ? arere, to have mane koNa Azaro Apaze ? upara AkAzamAM ne nIce pRthvI para mAruM koI nathI !'' sunaMdAnAM netromAMthI azrunI dhArA vahI rahI. khaMjananA jevAM caMcaLa nayano ! are, emAM jANe motI TaMkAyAM. sAcuM rudana to mAnavajIvanano AMtaravaibhava prakAze che. sumaMgalA svastha thavA prayatna karatI sIdhI soTA jevI thaIne UbhI hatI. enA sugaThita payodharo dhamaNanI jema UchaLI rahyA hatA.' sunaMdAnAM netromAMthI jANe bAra megha varasI rahyA. gaMbhI2 mauna badhe patharAI gayuM. Amrabhavana jANe gamagIna banI gayuM. pavana jANe bhAre banI gayo. avibhakta AtmAo * 51

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acAnaka sumaMgalAnI dRSTi sunaMdAnA mukha para paDI pUrNimAnA caMdramAMthI jANe viSAdano siMdhu jharato hato. are, mAnava ATaluM oziyALuM ! saMsAramAM mANasa ekalavAyuM, anAtha, nirAdhAra thatuM haze, ne nirAdhAratAnA niHzvAsa AvA haze, ne A suMdara tejasvI AMkho bhedIne AvatA haze e Aje ja sumaMgalAe joyuM. paMkhiNInI jema kallola karanArI sumaMgalAe koIne raDatuM nIrakhyuM nahotuM. mAnavI raDe, e ene mana navAI hatI. enuM prakRtigata mAyALupaNuM UbharAI AvyuM. enI prativerathI kumakumavarNa banelI suMdara mudrA para ekadama vAtsalyanAM DolaraphUla khIlI UThyAM. e najIka sarI. "sunaMdA, tuM raDe che ?' "bahena, raDuM nahIM to zuM karuM ? kadAca mRtyune mArA para mAyA thAya. e mane enI hUMphALI godamAM laI le." "mRtyu ? zA mATe maravuM ? A saMsAramAM koI akALe maratuM nathI, to tuM zA mATe mare ?' - "mRtyu sivAya mAro koI vizrAma nathI. mAruM koI saMgI nathI. sAthI nathI, mAro koI sakhA nathI." -- "tAro vizrAma mArA haiyAmAM, sunaMdA ! mArI bahena ahIM Ava, tArAM A AMsu lUchI nAMkha ! aMtaranAM amIne nirarthaka vahevaDAvIza mA !" sumaMgalAe sunaMdAne paDakhAmAM lIdhI. vRkSe velIne jANe Azaro Apyo. "kumAra DahApaNano bhaMDAra che. jagatane je potAnuM jANe che, eNe to tAra svIkAramAM dUradarzitA ja joI haze. kumAra to jIvana--jAgaraNanuM vrata laI sAgaro, parvato, jaMgalo ne girikaMdarAomAM sadA ghUmyA kare che. enA virahamAM tuM mArI saMginI banIza. sunaMdA, eka pakSIne be pAMkha na hoya ?' "avazya hoya, bahena ! paNa mAruM evuM bhAgya kyAMthI ? sumeru parvatanI vAsinIne maravA hIrAnI khANa maLe, cAvavA motInI mALA maLe. paNa jIvavA mAnavInAM heta koNa Ape ? AzAbharI AvI hatI. kumArane joyA tyArathI ema lAgatuM hatuM ke anAtha banelI huM have anAtha banI gaI. paNa bahena, ekanI samRddhi lUMTIne bIjo zrImaMta na banI zake - e lUMTAro ja kahevAya, huM lUMTAraNa banIne AvI nathI bhikhAraNa banIne hetathI bhIkha mAgavA AvI hatI.' 52 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva -

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"are, tane lUMTAraNa koNa kahe ? sunaMdA, mArI sakhI ! tane bhikhAraNa koNa kahe ? kumAra jaMgalomAM pharato, kuLamAM jatA tyAre mane ekalavAyuM lAgyA karatuM. ATaATalI sakhIo chatAM jANe mane sUnuM sUnuM lAgyA karatuM, have mane jIvanasakhI lAdhI. nAbhideve saMmati ApI ne bahena ?" "pahelAM to e paNa mUMjhANA; A sarayUtIravAsIomAM AvuM temaNe kadI jANyuM ke joyuM nahotuM. paNa kumAre ja svayaM saMmati mAgI ne temaNe harSathI ApI." kumAra ajaba draSTA che. enI najaramAM na jANe kevI rIte divya bhAvanAo ramI rahI che. enI vAta prAraMbhamAM jarA vicitra lAge. ApaNe akaLAI UThIe, paNa pariNAme khabara paDe ke e vAtamAM DahApaNa hatuM. paNa A badhI vAto to pachI koI vAra karazuM. to rAtri ne divasa ApaNAM ja che ne ? kumAra AvatA haze. e pahelAM tane zaNagArI lauM. mArI jIvanasakhIne evI adbhuta banAvI dauM ke kumAra mane bhUlI jAya." sumaMgalAnA udAra haiyAmAM hetano sAgara bharatIe caDyo hato. prema AgaLa e potAne paNa vIsarI jatI. je premasAgaramAMthI e eka biMduya ApavA taiyAra nahotI, emAMthI e Aje AkhuM pAtra arpaNa karavA udyata banI hatI. sunaMdAe deha dhArIne ATalA hetano kadI anubhava nahoto karyo. enI AMkhomAMthI hajI pANI TapakI rahyuM hatuM. zuM kahevuM kaI rIte AbhAramAM be vacana kahevAM enI A parvatakanyAne kaMI samajaNa na paDI. e doDIne sumaMgalAnA vakSasthaLane vaLagI paDI; bALakanI jema enA puSTa stanapradeza para potAnuM mastaka ghasavA lAgI. nAnI sakhInA hetathI ene chAtIe dAbatAM dAbatAM sumaMgalAe bUma pADI. enI bUmathI AmrabhavanamAM parNa paNa hAlI UThyAM. are, maMjughoSA, tuM kyAM cAlI gaI ? tArI sakhIone ekatra karI kaMIka susvare gIta gA ! are sukezI, tuM yogya kezAbharaNa taiyAra karIne jaladI ahIM Ava !" sarayUtIranI rahenArI A strIone sumaMgalAe kaMI kaMI bhAva, lAlitya, gIta ne nRtya zIkhavyAM hatAM, jIvanasauMdaryanA pahelA pATha bhaNAvyA hatA. avibhakta AtmAo 53 kaMIka susvare kupoSA, jAnamAM paNa

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kumAra ujjaDa agocara jaMgalomAMthI pazu jevAM strI-puruSone ahIM vasAvavA kheMcI lAvatA. sumaMgalA emanA dehane kaMI kaMI rIte zaNagAratI, emanAM kuLane AbAda banAvatI, ekabIjAne parasparanI pharaja samajAvatI. e koInA keza gUMthI detI, koIne snAnavidhi samajAvatI. eNe ja A kuLanI strIonAM citravicitra nAmo rAkhyAM hatAM. kuLastrI eno artha na jANatI, paNa bhAva samajIne doDI AvatI. sumaMgalAnA zabdezabdane e dehathI ne dilathI pUjatI. A pradezamAM jeTalA RSabha pyArA hatA, eTalI ja sumaMgalA priya hatI. sukezI AmramaMjarInA gucchAne ane iMgudIrasanA paNa pAtrane laI doDatI AvI. devI sumaMgalA to harSotsAhamAM ghelAM banI AjJA para AjJA choDI rahyAM hatAM : are, puMDarIke, mahAkAsAramAMthI tAjAM puMDarIkothI pUrNa kuMbha lAva. he raMbhA, mALAno AraMbha kara. are urvazI, dUrvAno saMcaya ANa. are sugaMdhe, tuM sugaMdha taiyAra kara ! tilottame, bahAvarI banIne zuM joyA kare che ? dvAradezamAM svastikano Adara kara. are vRtAci, artha mATe vRta, dadhi lAva !" sumaMgalA potAnI priya sakhIne krIDAvApi tarapha kheMcI gaI. caMdrakAnta maNio vApinI bhIMtamAMthI dravI rahyA hatA. zItaLa nirmaLa nIra chalachalatAM hatAM. dhoLe divase AkAzanA tArA e kriIDAvApimAM potAnAM pratibiMba pADatA. sunaMdA sumaMgalAne be bAthamAM laI UMDA jaLamAM UtarI gaI. saMsAranA sauMdaryano samasta sAra A vApi-jaLamAM Aje laheriyA leto hato; paNa ene jovAnuM sUrya ke caMdranA bhAgyamAM paNa nahotuM. - tAjA jaLakaNathI zobhatI sunaMdAnA deha para kuLavAsinI sakhIo aMgarAga ne sugaMdhI mATI ghasI rahI. pharIthI sunaMdA jaLamAM paDIne chabachabiyAM bolAvavA lAgI. "bahena, ATalAM badhAM mAna !" sunaMdA potAnA pratyenI lAgaNI joI bolI UThI. devInI kRpA evI ja che : varasI eTale bAre megha sAthe. bahena, tame to bhava jItI gayAM." 54 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"AvuM rUpa ane koNa vaza na thAya ? sakhIo, sarayUtIranI strIomAM kadI AvuM rUpa nIrakhyuM che ? kumArane to harSa thatAM zuM thaze, paNa mane to atyAre ja kaMI kaMI thaI jAya che." vidyutarekhA jevI sumaMgalA hemapratimA jevI sunaMdAne pANImAM ne pANImAM bheTI paDI. sunaMdAnA bhInA gaura kapolapradeza para eNe dhIruM baTakuM paNa bharI lIdhuM. suvarNa svaccha thaI rahyuM hatuM. thoDoghaNo mela dUra thatAM e potAnI apUrva jyotithI prakAzI rahyuM. sumaMgalA nAbhirAyanI putrI hatI; vRSabhadhvajanI sAthe janmelI hatI, kuLavAsinI hatI; eTale bhavya, tejasvI ne jAjaramAna dekhAtI. ane mANasa vaMdI zake, prema karavAnI koIka ja hiMmata keLavI zake, e unnata girizikharI jevI garimAthI bharelI hatI. sahu koI tyAM pahoMcI zake ke prema meLavI zake tema nahotuM enI bhavyatAne dUrathI vaMdI zake jarUra ! evI bhavya sumaMgalA pAse sunaMdA suMdara girijharaNa jevI lAgatI hatI. emAM sahu hoMze hoMze pAna kare, hete snAna kare. mAkhI vinAnA madhapUDA jevo eno deha hato. AjJA karavA karatAM arpaNamAM e vadhu mAnatI. eka devarANI bhAsatI, bIjI rAjarANI jevI zobhatI. -- aMge aMge kAntinA koMTA pragaTAvI sunaMdAne sakhIo vilepana karavA lAgI; enI baMkI grIvA, ramaNIya bhujAnA agrabhAga, manamohaka stanAvali ne komaLa kapoLa para caMdanarasathI patravallarI cItarI; paga, hAtha, jAnu, khabhA ne keza para nava zyAma tilaka karyAM; vizALa bhAlamAM caMdanatilaka karyuM. sumaMgalA eka hAthIdAMtanI nAnI maMjUSA udhADI sunaMdAnI AMkhamAM kaMIka AMjI rahI. zamIvRkSa ane pIMpaLAnAM vRkSomAMthI banAvela e aMjana hatuM. kuLavAsinI strIo kahetI ke A aMjanamAM vazIkaraNa che ! "bahena A cALA zA ?"' "ghelI thaI gaI chuM. sunaMdA ! AvuM rUpa, AvI dehazrI, AvuM lAlitya; are; tArAM aMgeaMga cUmI levAnuM mana thAya che !" "ane devI ! tamAruM bhuvanamohana sauMdarya to nihALo. mAnavImana bhUluM paDI jAya ke huM koI devAMganA to nIrakhI nathI rahyo ne !' "rahevA de. mArA rUpane jANuM chuM. are, pUrNimA, o sakhIo, huM bahAvarI banI gaI tema tame paNa badhA zuM bahAvarAM banI gayAM cho ? kumA2 avibhakta AtmAo : 55

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AvatA ja haze. Aje to mAre sunaMdAne kumAra sAthe yojavI che. huM to janmathI enI sAthe jaDAyelI, amane to vidhie ekameka mATe janmAvyAM, paNa sunaMdA to pArakA gherathI Ave che. ene abhiyukta karavA mATeno mAre vidhi karavo ghaTe. huM ja mArA hAthe sunaMdAne kumAranA hAthamAM soMpIza; mArI jema ja ene paNa jANe." "sumaMgalAbA, ApaNe tyAM to kadI AvuM thayuM nathI. A mIMDhI tamArA kumArane laI na jAya !" eka doDhaDAhIe kahyuM. bhale na thayuM. mane kumAra para bharoso che. kumAra mArI sAthe ghaNI vAra AvI carcA karatA, e to hasIne kahe : "ApaNAM saMtAnane Ama nahIM jIvavA daIe. ApaNI putrIne koInA sAthe ne ApaNA putrane koInI putrI sAthe niyojIzuM. ema karIzuM to ja A mAnavakuLo vaccethI rojanI laDAIo, verajhera ocho thaze, Aje teo bhegAM thaIne je jherI laDAIo laDe che, e jhera A rIte lohInI sagAIthI utArI zakAze." huM badhuM sAMbhaLatI paNa samajamAM na UtaratuM. Aje samajI. keTalo bhavya Azaya ! kumAra to zarU kare tyAre kharA, huM to Aje eno AraMbha karuM chuM." devI sumaMgalAe kahyuM ane pachI sakhIone kahyuM : are vAtuDiyaNo, Ama vAdamAM ne vAdamAM vakhata vItI jaze. he dhanupriyA, tuM koI zveta gaunuM dUdha lAva. are citralekhA, tuM mAtRgRhanuM nirmANa kara. he azlocA, mAtRgRhamAM be jaNA bese teTalI ja jagAmAM AsananI yojanA karaje. kumAra mane Agraha karaze. paNa mAre to nathI besavuM. he puMDarIke, tuM aMbhojinInA patramAM pavitra sarayUnuM jaLa lAvIne sugaMdhI karI chAMTaje." bhoLI sunaMdAe janma dharIne AvuM heta nIrakhuM nahotuM. potAnA sAthI to kizora vayamAM ja cAlyo gayo hato. sahu enA tarapha dayA batAvatAM, paNa AvI mAyA e kyAMya pAmI nahotI. mAyA vagara mana zAnti kema pAme ? Aja e manaDAnI aparaMpAra mAyA pAmIne vyAkuLa banI gaI. kayA zabdomAM e devIno AbhAra mAne ? kaI rIte potAnA hRdayanI avyakta AbhAravANI pradarzita kare ? kaI rIte pote premabharI sumaMgalA para oLaghoLa thaI jAya ? sunaMdA samajatI hatI, ke soLe kaLAnA sUrya jevA vRSabhadhvajane to A 56 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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je nArI pe ! dAsIpada bhale potAnuM hoya, rANIpada to A mahAmanA nArIne ja araze. bhabhakabharI sumaMgalA ja kharekhara kumAranI jIvanasakhI thavAnuM sAmarthya dharAve che. enA jevo tyAga, enA jevI mahAnubhAvatA A saMsAramAM kyAMya nahotAM. are, sumaMgalA kevI pracaMDa tejabhUti, sAthe kevI prabaLa premamUrti ! jANe vaja ane phUla baMnenAM tattvathI nirmAyelI mahAnArI ! "devI, tame to ThokaronuM bhAgya laIne AvelI tuccha rajane mastaka caDhAvo cho !" "raja kharI paNa suvarNanI. enuM to bhAlamAM tilaka thAya; seMthAmAM siMdUranI jagAe mukAya. mArI sunaMdAne huM mastaka caDhAvI nAcIza." - sunaMdA pAse Ano javAba nahoto. hRdaya anubhava karI zakatuM. jidvA varNavI zakatI nahotI. "sumaMgalA, devI !" meghagarjanA jevI vANI saMbhaLAI. sakhIo badhI bAjumAM sarI zAnta UbhI rahI gaI. sumeru parvatanuM koI suvarNarahyuM zikhara mAnavadeha dharIne AvatuM hoya tema, sahune priya vRSabhadhvaja cAlyA AvatA hatA. sugaMdhita kALI nAgapAza samI kezAvali siMhanI yALa jema be skaMdha para paDI paDI ramatI hatI. caMdranA jevA zAnta lalATanI nIce aNiyALAM nayanomAM alakSya jyotinuM teja bhabhUkatuM hatuM. sUryanA prakAza, caMdranI jyonjhA, nihArikAnI satejatA - na jANe kayA kayA paramANupiMDomAMthI A deha racAyo haze ! kumAranA mukha para maMda maMda ajeya smita hatuM. vaLelI kamAno samAM bhavAM bhalabhalAnAM zastro heThAM mukAve tevAM pracaMDa hatAM. ramaNInI kumAza ane yoddhAnI kaThoratA baMnenuM jANe tyAM mizraNa hatuM. are, sahuno vahAlo RSabha Avato hato. enI pAchaLa rohaNAcaLanI UMDI kaMdArAomAMthI ANeluM uttama gajarAjanuM nAnuM baccuM gela karatuM, sUMDha jevA hastamAM potAnI nAnI sUMDha bheravI mIThI tANAvANa karatuM cAlyuM AvatuM hatuM. are, sumaMgalA, tAre ramavA mATe ANelo A karabhaka to jo ? mArI sAthe pANipIDana kare che ! baDo tophAnI che." * pANIpIDana-hAtha kheMcave lagna. pANigrahaNa eTale paNa lagna. avibhakta AtmAo pa7

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"tame karo to e tamArI rIta na zIkhe ? tame pANigrahaNa karo; e jaMgalanuM bALa che, to e pANipIDana kare !'' pANigrahaNa ! navAM nAma pADavAmAM kAbela cho ! eno artha ?"' "hamaNAM ja samajAvuM, tyAM ja UbhA rahI jajo ! A svastikane oLaMgazo nahIM, mAre vidhi karavo che." "sumaMgalA, tAruM bhejuM paNa A bhInI dharatInI jema phaLadrupa che. A vidhi zuM ? ne A pANigrahaNa zuM ?' "tamArI luccAI huM jANuM chuM. A navA phUlane kyAMkathI upADI lAvyA ane have ajANyA thAo cho ? are, khUba cAlAka cho ! ane tame sumaMgalAnA jeTalo hakka-adhikAra ApavA iccho cho, paNa Apazo kaI rIte ? e mArI jema kAMI tamArI sAthe janmelI che ? eka ja mAtAnA dUdhanuM eNe ane tame kaMI pAna kareluM che ? mATe ja tamArI sAthe ene saMlagna ka2vA mATe meM vidhi yojI kADhI che. juo, tyAM gomayathI svaccha karela mAtRgRhanI bahAra UbhA raho. tamArI veNI mane gUMthI levA do; A maNi ane puSpanAM AbhUSaNa paherAvI levA do. A mArI sakhI sunaMdAnA rUpa sAme to juo ! A hAthInA gaMDasthalanAM prasvedathI gaMdhayukta hAtha jarA prakSAlI lejo ! mArI sakhIne kadAca e na paNa ruce." "tArI sakhI sunaMdA ! kyArathI "" vRSabhadhvaje premapUrvaka jarA kaTAkSa karyo. e to mArI sakhI !'' "tamArI sakhI banavAne hajI vilaMba che. bhale pitAjIe, enA kulavAsI manuSyoe, tamane tenuM dAna karyuM. paNa vidhi hajI bAkI che.' sumaMgalA premapUrvaka AbhUSaNa vagere paherAvatI lADa karatI hatI. RSabhadevanuM haiyuM je bhayaMkara gajarAjanI trADothI leza paNa kaMpAyamAna thatuM nahIM, e A mahAudAracetA nArIne nIrakhI thaDaka thaDaka thavA lAgyuM. jyAM pracaMDa virodhanI AzA hatI, tyAM premapravAha vahI nIkaLyo hato teo A mahAnArInI AjJAne maMdasmita sAthe vaza thaI anusaravA lAgyA. "are, e maMjuravA ! bhadrazALa vanamAMthI ANelI pavitra dUrvA ahIM bichAva ! naMdanavanamAMthI lAvela sugaMdhI2sano ahIM chaMTakAva kare. ane A * pANipIDana hAtha kheMcIne lagna. pANigrahaNa eTale paNa lagna. 58 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva --

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madanaphaLa,* varavadhUnA hastamAM paherAva. cAlo sunaMdAne huM kumAranI pAse lAvuM chuM. pArijAtakanAM puSponI eka eka chaDI baMnenA hAthamAM Apa, ne A navamallikAno gUMthelo lAMbo navasaro hAra mane Apa, jethI baMnenA kaMThamAM AropuM.' zaramAtI, dhakelAtI sunaMdA RSabhanI paDakhe AvI UbhI. e vAre vAre sumaMgalAnAM vakSasthaLamAM lajjAthI potAnuM mastaka nAkhI detI hatI. cAlo, kuLastrIo, tame susvare kaMIka gAo.'' vAMsanAM vanomAM pavana jevI veNu bajAve che, evuM jhINuM jhINuM kuLastrIo gAvA lAgI. "kumAra, sunaMdAnI sAthe mAtRgRhamAM praveza karo !"" "paNa devI, tamAre paNa sAthe ja AvavuM paDaze.' "tyAM, jagyA nathI : be jaNAM mATe ja sthAna che," "ahIM sthaLa che." kumAre potAnuM zrIvatsathI zobhatuM vakSasthaLa batAvyuM. "tyAM to mAruM Asana paDeluM ja che. emAMthI Aje ardho bhAga mAre bakSisa Apavo che.'' "megha ane mahAdevIH baMnenI kRpA samAna che." cAlo, have paraspara jIvanane upayogI dUdha, dhRta, navanIta, jala ne dUrvAnI Apale karo. paraspara hastanI Apale karI hRdayanI Apale sUcavo.' "suMdara ramata ramavA mAMDI che, sumaMgalA ! tArI A ramatamAMya huM karmabhUmine yogya koI navasaMdeza joI rahyo chuM.' kumAra RSabhe hasatAM hasatAM ne devInI AjJA mujaba vartatAM kahyuM. "kRpA karIne sunaMdAnA padacihnamAM tamAro paga mUkIne cAlo ! A sUryano agni, A saritAnAM jaLa, A jIvanadAtrI dUrvA ne mAtAsamI A pRthvImAtAnI dhULa H enI sAkSIe tame joDAo cho. cAlo, sunaMdA ! kumA2nAM pagalAM anusaro !'' ekabIjAMnA pagale cAlatAM baMne bahAra nIkaLyAM. "are, pelo karabhaka kyAM gayo ?'' thoDe dUra keLanA sthaMbho sAthe sUMDhane paMpALI rahela gajarAjanA sapUtane sumaMgalA sUMDhathI pakaDIne kheMcI lAvI. * mIMDhoLa avibhakta AtmAo * 59

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"kumAra, sunaMdAne karamAM grahI, uramAM dharI, A karabhaka para ArohaNa karI tamArA mallikAbhavanamAM teDI jAo." hAthI jema puSpane UMcake, ema sunaMdAne UMcakIne hAthInA bALa para besADI kumAre sUMDha grahIne cAlavA mAMDyuM. sumaMgalA A dRzya nIrakhI harSonmatta banI gaI. anya kuLavAsinI sakhIo paNa pramatta banI ucca svare kaMI kaMI AlApavA lAgI. koI paraspara tAlI ApavA lAgI. koI A dRzya jIravI na zakavAthI nAcavA-kUdavA lAgI. gaja 52 beThelI suMdara sunaMdA ne AgaLa cAlI rahela mahAna yugadraSTA kumAra RSabha... A dRzya jovA AMdhaLI dizAo paNa AMkha coLI UThI : ne jyAre potAnA rasamAM jagatane taraboLa karanAra caMdradeva AkAzanuM haiyuM bhedIne bahAra Avyo ne potAnA kaumudIkara vATe DokiyuM karyuM tyAre... mallikAbhavanamAM svAtino megha motI varasAvI rahyo hato. 60 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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8 sarvottama zaktinI zodha kaumudIbharI rAta raMga ane rsa sAthe pUrI thaI, tyAM prabhavananA dvAra para bhayaMkara kolAhala thaI rahyo. AkAzanI putrI, gAyonI mAtA ne divasanI nAyikA uSAne pRthvI para AvavAnI hajI vAra hatI, chatAM AkAzamAM lAla raMga jhaDapabhera patharAto jato hato. pakSIone cArAnI zodhamAM UDavA jeTalo prakAza patharAyo nahoto, tyAM AkAza pakSIonA AkraMdathI vyApta thaI gayuM hatuM. nAsatAM pazuonA citkAra kAna phADI nAkhatA hatA. dvArapradeza parathI bUmo AvatI hatI : "he kumAra ! he vRSabhadhvaja, ame sunaMdA tamane ApI eTale svarganA devAdhideva iMdra amArA 52 kopyA che. pahelAM eNe pANI na ApI amane trAsa pahoMcADyo; A vakhate koI sarvabhakSI pizAcane amAruM satyAnAza vALavA mokalyo che. amArAM bALabaccAM bhUMjAI gayAM che. amArAM kaMdamULano nAza thaI gayo che. eka vAra pANInA trAsathI tame amAruM rakSaNa karyuM hatuM. Aje pharIvAra amane bacAvo ! he sunaMdAnA kaMtha !" suMvALI hUMphamAM sUtelA avibhakta AtmAomAMthI kumAra vRSabhadhvaja ekadama jAgrata thayA. emaNe paLavAra cAre dizA tarapha najara nAkhI. pazuono citkAra, prANIono pokAra ne nirAdhAra mAnavakuLonAM AkraMda emanA dayAmaya hRdayane sparzI rahyAM. mAnavakuLano uddhAra e to emano jIvanamaMtra hato. e ekadama svastha thaI UbhA thayA. potAnA priya gajarAjane emaNe hAka mArI.

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vahelI paroDhathI vAMsavanamAM kUNAM kUNAM parNo carato ne madhu pIto e bhamato hato. rohaNAcaLano A rAjavI svAmI-sakhAnI bUma sAMbhaLI ekadama doDato Avyo. premathI pahADa paNa vaza thAya, ema kumAra vAraMvAra kahetA; enuM A bhayaMkara prANI jIvaMta dRSTAMta hatuM. kumAra vRSabhadhvaja hAthI para ArUDha thavA jAya che. tyAM sunaMdA pAchaLa AvIne UbhI rahI. enA keza chUTA hatA, ne sukomaLa grIvA para patharAyelA hatA. lalATano tilaka relAyelo hato. "kumAra, huM paNa AvavA icchuM chuM." "ane huM hAthI 52 ArohaNa karI cUkI chuM,' khUba jhaDapathI sumaMgalAe hAthI para potAnuM sthAna laI letAM kahyuM. kumAra hasyA. sunaMdAne eka bAhuthI UMcakI pote dhIrethI gaja para caDhI gayA. AkAza vadhu ne vadhu lAla thatuM jatuM hatuM. citkAra, AnaMda, pIDAnA pokAra ugra rIte saMbhaLAtA hatA. pokAra pADavA AvelA mAnavo kumAranA hAthInI pAchaLa doDavA lAgyAM. teo kAkalUdIbharyA svare vInavI rahyAM hatAM : "he sunaMdAnA svAmI, amAruM rakSaNa karo ! amane iMdranA trAsamAMthI mukta karo !" acAnaka kumAranA suMdara mukha para maMda maMda smitanI rekhAo taravarI rahI. AvI duHkhabharI paLoe dayAno svAmI kema hase ? paNa sumaMgalA to kumAranA svabhAvanI ciraparicita hatI. sAdI najare, pahelI paLe ayogya bhAsatuM eka kArya bIjI paLe, dIrdha dRSTithI jotAM, yogyatama banI jatuM. paNa sunaMdAne eno anubhava nahoto. e ekadama pUchI UThI : nAtha, AvA zokajanaka prasaMge Apane hasavuM kema AvyuM ? A to eka mahAApattino bhAre aniSTa prasaMga che !'' "sunaMdA !"" kumAranI moTI aNiyALI AMkho sunaMdA tarapha pharI. ahA, e AMkhomAM karuNAnI, maitrInI, mamatAnI kevI zAMta jyota jalI rahI hatI ! divaso sudhI e netrono prakAza jhIlyA karIe, emAM UbharAtuM amI pIdhA karIe, ema thaI jatuM. sunaMdA, bhoLI sunaMdA potAno prazna bhUlI gaI, ne kumAranA mukha paranA madhuno netrarUpI mukhathI AsvAda karavA lAgI. kumAre thoDI vAre kahyuM : sunaMdA, saMsAramAM ghaNI vAra aniSTamAMthI paNa iSTanI prApti thAya 62 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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che. eTale zANA mANasoe aniSTane nIrakhI zoka ke ciMtA na karavAM' "paNa aniSTa, je sarva svAhA karyA kare e zuM iSTane ApI zakaze !'' sunaMdAe potAnA pratApI caherAne vadhu vyagra batAvatAM kahyuM. "mAnavakuLone A aniSTa ja tAraze. saMsAranuM ardha jIvana je naSTa thatuM hatuM tene koI bacAvaze to e ja bacAvaze !'' gajarAja agni samakSa lagabhaga pahoMcI gayo hato, paNa tyAMnuM dRzya adbhuta hatuM. agnithI dAjhelAM vAgha ane siMha jevAM prANIo bhAgI bhAgIne koI surakSita haraNanI guphAmAM Azraya letAM hatAM. haraNanAM lAMbAM ziMgaDAM vAghane vighna karatAM, paNa jANe e potAno svabhAva bhUlI gayA hatA. daramAMthI dAjhelA sApa jhADanI UMcI DALo para mayUrane vaLagIne vRkSa para Azraya letA beThA hatA. thoDe dUra potAnI mAtAthI vikhUTuM paDeluM kSudhAtura siMhabALa eka gAyane dhAvatuM hatuM ! kumAra vRSabhadhvajanA mukha 52 pharI smita pharakI gayuM : "mRtyu kevI suMdara vastu ! eka paLamAM sahune samAna banAve. kharekhara, saMpatti karatAM Apatti ja prANImAtrane mitra banAve che. saMpatti chede che, vipatti vikasAve che." vananAM vana cirAtAM hatAM, bhayaMkara kaDeDATI sAthe moTAM moTAM vRkSa UthalI paDatAM hatAM, ne kSaNavAramAM navo pragaTelo pizAca ene DALa-pAMdaDAM sAthe ja ArogI jato hato. mAnavIne to e daitya dITho na melato. keTalIye guphAomAM mAnavabALa vasatAM hatAM. atyAre tyAM eka asthi paNa emanI yAda ApavA bacyuM nahotuM. vAgha sAthe laDI zakAya, koI aMgadhArI, prANIno barAbara sAmano karI zakAya, paNa A to anaMga. na ene kAna maLe ke na ene hAtha maLe. enuM mAthuM kyAM ne enA paga kyAM eno patto nahIM. keTalAka bahAduro ene vaza karavA gayA, to tyAM ja rahyA. bacyA te evA bacyA ke enA karatAM marelA sArA. koInA hAtha ja gaLI gayA, koInA paganuM ja ThekANuM nahIM. koInA vALa ja e laI gayo ane evI siphatathI upADI gayo ke na pUcho vAta. koInA DoLA bahAra kADhI nAkhyA ! ane vedanA ? vedanA te kevI ? enA karatAM vAghanA moMmAM paDavuM sAruM; bhoriMganA bhakSa thavuM sAruM ! sarvottama zaktinI zodha H 63

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dAjhatAM, baLatAM mAnavIo ene rokavA, AgaLa vadhato khALavA jhADanAM moTAM thaDa, velA ane latAonAM jhuMDa ADAM nAkhatAM jatAM hatAM; pANInA ghaDA chAMTatAM hatAM; be hAthe namaskAra karI ghUMTaNIe paDI prArthanA karatAM hatAM. paNa iMdrano kopa amApa hato. A sarvabhakSI pizAca AgaLa ne AgaLa vadhato jato hato. "have to bacAve to ekamAtra kumAra vRSabhadhvaja bacAve.' dIna, hIna mAnavatA rakSaNa yAcI rahI hatI. gajarAja sUMDha UMcI karI rahyo, AkAzamAMthI koI deva Utare ema kumAra sUMDha para UMcakAIne nIce AvyA. trasta lokoe paLavAra sAMtvana anubhavyuM. emanAM dilamAM ugelI nirAdhAratA, duHkha vagara TaLe, TaLI gaI. "are, A medAna sApha karo. A lAkaDAnA gaMja, velalatAonAM jhuMDa dUra karo." deva, e ame arpaNa karyAM che. have kheMcI laIzuM to e vizeSa kopAyamAna to nahIM thAya ne ?"' ja "devane tame bhayathI bheTa Apo cho, eTale ja e kopAyamAna thAya che." thoDI vAramAM kASTha, latA, vela badhuM dUra thaI gayuM, ane e dUra thatAM AgaLa vadhato agni tyAM ja thaMbhI gayo. "cAlo. enuM svAgata karIe. e to mAnavakuLano rakSaka deva che." rakSaka ke bhakSaka ?'' rakSaka tame ene yathArtha jANo to. jJAna vinAnI koI paNa zakti nirmAlya che. prakRtie tamArA sukha mATe ananta, aciMtya zaktione yatratatra game tevA rUpamAM verI rAkhelI che. prayatna karo to pAmazo. ene samajazo to sukhI thazo. te vizenuM tamAruM ajJAna e tamAro zApa che. e vizenuM jJAna tamane AzIrvAda samAna che. halAhala mRtyudAyaka viSanI zaktinuM jo tamane jJAna hoya to e jIvanadAyaka paNa banI zake che." "jJAna e zI cIja che ?" - pratyeka vastuonI sArAsAratAnuM bhAna, enuM nAma zAna. je jaLa tamane jivADe che, enAM pUra tamane DubADe che." "e pUrathI to bacI zakIe. AkAza garaje, vIjaLI camake, vAdaLa vase, eTale ame cetI jaIe; UMcA DuMgarA upara ne parvato para cAlyA 64 2 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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jaIe, paNa A to game tyAre, aMdhArI rAte ke khare bapore, vagara kahyuM, jhabakI UThe che, saMhAra macAve che. pANInA sAmAnya pUramAMthI tarI paNa zakIe. AvA pUranI to pAse paNa na javAya ! Avo bhakSaka deva to ame kyAreya joyo nathI." e paNa vAdaLa, vIjaLI ne meghanI ja karAmata che. e badhAMnI jema tamane cetavaNI Ape che, e cetavaNI samajavAnI zakti e ja jJAna. e tamAre keLavavuM ghaTe. saMsAranA pratyeka banAvanI ahIM noMdha rahelI che. dareka ghaTanA potAnI AgAhI rAkhe che. e noMdha ukelatAM zIkho. e AgAhI jANatAM zIkho. ajJAna e ja rahasya che. pANInAM pUra tamane cetavaNI Ape che, ema A paNa AMdhI, jhaMjhAvAta ne vegIlA susavATAthI cetave che. e kahe che, ke have dAvAgni jhabake che. jaMgalamAMthI cAlyA jAo." e vAta sAcI che kumAra ! paNa A pizAca to baDo jabaro che. amArAmAMnA ghaNA kAgAnIMdaramAM hatA, ne ekadama AkAzamAMthI kUdIne zamI vRkSanI DALIe AvI jhUle caDyo. zuM DALIo ! zuM tophAna ! ne e DALethI ja eNe potAno camakAro darzAvyo : eNe paheluM potAnuM besaNuM ja bALyuM. ghaDI vAramAM e lIluM kaMcana vRkSa kALuMmeza banI gayuM? ne pelo camakAro AgaLa vadhyo." Avo Avo ! ApaNe e camakArAnAM svAgata karIe. paNa jojo : e atyaMta pavitra che. tamArA hAtha ene nahIM sparzI zake. bAkI e tamArI rakSA karaze. tamArAM kaMda, phaLa ne bI e supakva ne svAdiSTa banAvI deze." "paNa deva, e anubhava levA jevo nathI. e to badhuM khAI jatAM zIkho che - nAkhyuM ke jhaDapyuM samajo." "dareka mUMjhavaNanI pAse ene mATe mArga paNa taiyAra ja hoya che. jAo, pelI kALI mATI lAvo ne emAM thoDuM pANI nAkhI pagathI khUba masaLI eno goLo banAvo." hoMzIlAM mAnavIo kumAra vRSabhadhvajanI zakti para ghelAM hatAM. tarata mATIno goLo laI AvyA. kumAra e laIne potAnA priya gajarAjanA kuMbhasthaLa upara ghATa banAvavA beThA. thoDI vAramAM to eka suMdara pAtra banI gayuM. ene agni pAse laI jaIne mUkyuM. agnie thoDI vAramAM ene sUkuM bhaTha banAvI dIdhuM. sarvottama zaktinI zodha 65

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saMsAramAM sahu pahelA pAtrakAra kumAra vRSabhadhvaja banyA. prajApatino udyoga e rIte hastImAM Avyo. "A pAtramAM vanaphaLa nAkho, kaMdamULa nAkho ne ene zeko !'' "paNa prabhu, A daitya ene bharakhI jaze.'' "nahIM bharakhI zake. prakRtinI koI zakti sAme hiMmata hArazo nahIM. e zaktine keLavazo to e tamArI saMjIvanI banI jaze. mAnavazakti saMsAranI sarvottama zakti che." yugalikoe pAtramAM kaMdamULa nAkhyAM. phaLaphUla nAkhyAM. kaMdamULa zekAIne bhAre svAdiSTa banI gayAM. sahu hoMze hoMze cAkhavA lAgyAM. kevo amRta jevo AsvAda ! are, jene khAtAM loDhAnA dAMta tUTI jatA ane jene pacAvatAM peTa duHkhI AvatAM, e phalamULa Aje mINanI jema hoMze hoMze cavAya che, ne sahelAIthI pacI jAya che. keTalAMka phaLa-mULa vadhu zekAIne baLI gayAM hatAM. yugalikoe e vAta kumAra pAse karI. teoe tarata kahyuM : "emAM thoDuM pANI nAkho !'' utsAhI yugaliko doDIne jaLa laI AvyAM. pAtramAM jaLa bharIne phaLaphUla pakavavA nAkhyAM. thoDI vAramAM e supakva banI gayAM. mAnavIo hoMze hoMze cAkhavA lAgyAM. emanI jihvAe Avo svAda kadI mANyo na hato. "are, tame pelI seMdhava girimALa ne sAgara joyAM che ?' "hA, prabhu, khArUM khAruM sAgaramAMthI vahetuM pANI halAhala viSa jevuM che." "jAo enA kinArA para bAjhelAM popaDAM laI Avo !'' yugaliko doDatAM gayAM ne popaDAM ukhADIne mUThIo bharIne AvyAM. sapheda paththaro emanA hAthamAM hatA. "khArA khArA dhUdha che; e sAgarane to koI sparzatuM paNa nathI." "paththarano eka TukaDo A pAtramAM nAkho." TukaDo naMkhAyo. sahu AzcaryathI nIrakhI rahyAM. Aja emanA jIvanamAM sukhanI apUrva uSA UgI rahI hatI. "have pAtramAM rahelI vAnagIono sahune AsvAda karAvo !" "are, adbhuta camatkAra ! Ano svAda amRta jevo lAge che ! kumAra, A daitya tamArA sparze deva jevo banI gayo ! deva to haMmezAM AzIrvAda ja Ape ne !'' 66 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"amane pAtra banAvatAM zIkhavo." kumAre pAtra banAvatAM zIkhavyuM. "amane agni rakSaNa karatAM zIkhavo !" e zIkhavatAM kumAre kahyuM, "agninuM rakSaNa sAvadhAnIthI karajo ! to e tamAruM sadA rakSaNa karaze. A karmayugamAM tamArA jIvanamAM krAMti karavA e pragaTa thayela che. tamArA gharanA AMgaNamAM ene sthApajo. sadA sArAM kASThathI, uttama dravyathI, suvAsita padArthothI enuM yajana karajo. agninuM vajana arthAt yajJa. ene tamAruM nitya kartavya samajajo ! tamArI parNakuTIo, vRkSAvAso, guphAgRhonA dvAradezamAM enI sthApanA karajo. bhayaMkara jAnavaro enAthI DarIne nAsI jaze. viSadhara jaMtuo dUra dUra cAlyAM jaze. tamArAM gAtrone mRtyunI jaDatA Apato himALo tyAM nahIM DokAya. tamArAM vanaphaLa, kaMdamULa ke anya khAdya padArthone e supakva, susvAdu ne sudhArasa jevAM banAvaze. sUryAsta pachInI tamArI e rakSaka ne preraka zakti che. eno prakAza tamArI rAtrione ajavALaze. ene caMdana arpajodadhi-vRta arpajo, madhu-soma emAM homajo. tamArA prAMgaNamAM pragaTelo A gRha-agni kadI na bujhAvA dejo ! tamArA agnimAMthI aneka paraMparAo janmAvajo !" he kumAra, ame devo vize ghaNuM sAMbhaLyuM che, paNa ene kadI nayane nIrakhyo nathI. tame ja amArA deva ! he deva, zuM A agni nAmano navo deva amane bhaNI nahIM jAya ? nA, e deva mAnavIno mitra che. tame tenI AzAtanA nahIM karo, ene ravaDato-rajhaLato nahIM mUko, ene alpa ke ati iMdhana nahIM Apo, yajJa, pUjA ne homa nahIM cUko, tyAM sudhI e tamane sUryanI jema rakSaze, mAtAnI jema hUMpha Apaze. eka eka kASTha laI enA agra bhAga para agnidevane sthApIne game tyAM vahI jAo. e sarvatra prakAza ne abhaya pAtharaze. sahu potAnA AMgaNAmAM agni sthApo. hoMzathI ne hiMmatathI enuM jatana karo." sahue kASThanA nAnA nAnA TukaDAnA agra bhAgane agnithI peTAvI lIdhA, ne hAthamAM navA tAjA banAvelA ghaDAo laI lIdhA. - yugaliko, have mAre mATe paNa mAnavajAgRti arthe prayANa karavAnI ghaDI AvI cUkI che. mAnavajAgaraNa ne mAnavasaMskRti vanevana ne jaMgalejaMgalamAM sthApavA mATe prayANanA dina najIkamAM ja che." sarvottama zaktinI zodha 67

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sahu kumAra vRSabhadhvajano jayajayakAra bolAvatAM pAchAM pharyA. e rIte yugalikonA gRhAMgaNamAM gRha-agnino sonalavarNo prakAza badhe patharAto hato. aMgArA para mATInAM pAtro garama pANI ne phaLa-mULathI UkaLatAM hatAM. pAtramAM supakva banI rahelA khAdyapadArthanI sugaMdhathI yugalikonAM mana harSonmatta banI gayAM hatAM. agninI cAre tarapha kUMDALuM vALIne sahu potAnI gatamAM gAtAM hatAM, ne potAnI mastImAM nAcatAM hatAM. saMsAranI sarvazreSTha zodha para e divase mAnavasukhano prathama adhyAya AraMbhAto hato. ane yugaliko A mahAna zodhanI zakti joI rahyA hatA. dUra dUra mAnavakhAu vAgha garjanA karato AMTApherA mArI rahyo hato. enI majAla nahotI ke A gRhaagni samIpa Ave. parNanI pathArImAM, priyajananI soDamAM lapAIne sUtAM chatAM ThaMDI gAtrone kaMpAvatI. keTalAMya navajAta zizu savAre himanA mRtyudAyaka prabhAvamAM marelAM maLatAM. Aje vagara vastra, vagara priyajananI soDe ekalatAmAM hUMpha AvI rahI hatI. aMdhakAra roja DoLA phADIne DarAvavA Avato. saMdhyAno Acho prakAza kSitija para bAkI hoya tyAM to guphAmAM, jhADa para ke parNakuTImAM bharAI javuM paDatuM, ane rAtabhara bhayaMkara bhoriMgonU lAlapILI AMkho jotAM, UMdaronI ruMvATAM UbhAM kare tevI DAkalI sAMbhaLatAM, mRtyu-bhayanI AchI gherI chAyAmAM paDyA rahevuM paDatuM H e aMdhakArano prabhAva Aja naSTa thayo hato. mAnava Aja nirbhayatA pAmyo hato. sAro, susvAdu, supathya khorAka ene lAdhyo hato. : 68 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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pragati ne pratyAghAto, praNayanI puNyaghaDI AvI gaI hatI. kuMvArI dharatI para kumAra vRSabhadhvajanA gajarAja madabharyA hIMDyA jAya che. navajAgaraNanAM maMDANa maMDAyAM che. vananAM vana veDAtAM cAlyAM che. agocara jaMgalomAM keDIo paDatI jAya che. aMdhArI guphAomAM prakAza relAto jAya che: A guphAo ne A keDIo para Aja sudhI koI mAnavabALa A rIte pravAsa kheDyo nahoto. jIva jIvano khorAka, moTo jIva nAnA jIvane saMhArI ArogavAno adhikArI, nirbaLa bhakSya ne sabaLa bhakSaka : evo vanapradezano masya-galAgalano avicaLa niyama sarvatra pracalita hato. moTA kadanAM saMkhyAbaMdha prANIo cAretarapha yatheccha bhaTakatAM hatAM. bhayaMkara kAtIvALA guMDAo vanane eka avAje dhrujAvI detA. guphAnA garbhabhAgamAM rahenArAM rAkSasI kadanAM dhoLAM ne kALAM rIMcha yamadUtanA bIjA avatAra jevAM cAre bAju ghUmatAM rahetAM. nadInA DhoLAva para ane kAMpavALI jamIna para kadarUpA magaramaccho moM vikAsIne khUnInI khaMdhI AMkhe zikAra khojatA paDyA hatA. jaMgalano rAjA hAthI ke siMha? - enI spardhA jyAre A vanapradezamAM thatI, tyAre eka vAra baLukA geMDAo ane khUnI varuo paNa boDamAM lapAI jatA. A sivAya jhera UgaLatI garoLIo, phUMke mAnavIne sUkavI nAkhatI pracaMDa pATalA-dho ne eka ja kutkArathI jhADane bALI nAkhavA samartha evA dRSTiviSa sarparAjo A jagatanAM

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vasanArAM hatAM. A sivAya kalpI na zakAya tevA AkAravALAM, vicArI na zakAya tevAM vikarALa pazuo ne paMkhIo ahIM vasatAM. mANasa jevA mANasane Akho ne Akho upADI janArAM pizAcI paMkhIo ahIM vasatAM. cAlatAM mANasanI AMkha korI janArAM bAja, yuvAna strInA stananuM dUdha pI janArAM cAmAcIDiyAM, paganAM naLAM karaDI khAnArAM aneka jAtanAM jaMtuo ahIM UbharAtAM. A sivAya dharatI ne prakRti paNa ahIM raudrarUpe vilasatI. uSNa varALano eka aMtarapaTa vanapradezane vaheMcato hato. saLagato lAvArasa, AMdhI, ulkApAta ne dAvAgni nityanityanAM saMhAraka baLo hatAM. A badhAnI vacce mAnavI nAmano jaMtu vasato hato. unALAmAM jhADanI ghaTAomAM, ziyALAmAM guphAomAM ne comAsAmAM UMcI giriToca para e bhaTakyA karato. rAta-dina mRtyu enI pAchaLa hatuM. bhUkhyuM koI paNa prANI ekAda guphA, ekAda vRkSa ke ekAda bakhola para hallo karatuM, ne emAM vasatAM mAnavIono sahelo ne susvAdu bhakSa pAmatuM. svAdiSTa ne suprApya mAnavabhakSa, Aje sApa IMDAM gaLe eTalo te veLA sahelo hato. moTA kezavALo, moTA nakhavALo, bihAmaNI AMkhovALo, rAkSasI dAMtavALo mAnavI sAmano avazya karato, paNa enAM dAMta, nakha ne bAhu nirbaLa puravAra thatAM. e potAnI nirbaLatA pichANI gayo hato eTale kAM to nAsI chuTAya to e nAsI chUTato, na nAsI zakAya to jamIna para UMdhe moMe paDI rahI mRtyune adhIna thato. mota, mota ne mota ! bhaya, bhaya ne bhaya ! sadodita ene A prakAranA bhaNakArA vAgyA karatA. A bIke e pUruM khAI zakato nahIM, pUrI nidrA paNa leto nahIM, sAme ja yauvanabharyuM sAthI nagna dehe UbhuM hoya paNa kAmAsvAda mANI zakyo nahIM. chatAMya e badhuM karato, paNa sukha vagara, moja vagara, bhayathI gherAIne. evAmAM A copagA mAnavabaLane acAnaka eka vAtanuM jJAna thayuM ke temanA hAthamAM abhuta zakti rahI che. ane te pachI teo paththarano upayoga karatAM zIkhyA. teo sAmAnya duzmanone paththaranA ghAthI haMphAvatA, teo dhAradAra paththaro zodhIne eno charI tarIke upayoga karatA. have to teoe lAkaDI sAthe majabUta velAthI dhAradAra paththara bAMdhIne bhAlA jevuM zastra banAvyuM hatuM. 70 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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ATaATalI jahemata chatAM, mAnavanA bhAgyamAM nirbhaya jIvana nahotuM; kAraNa ke eka mAnava bIjA mAnavane potAnI samAna kakSAno svIkArato nahIM. saMghazaktinuM ene bhAna nahotuM. A vanamAnavIne jo koI anya mAnavInI guphA maLI jatI, to e guphAmAM pesI jaI e nAnAM bALane vadherI lohI pIto ne sukomaLa mAMsanI ujANI karato. moTA mANasane mArI ghasaDI jaIne e potAnA kUbAmAM bhakSa tarIke saMgharI rAkhato, ne divaso sudhI paDyo paDyo ujANI karato. A saMsAramAM kuLakaroe mAnavajAtane saMskArI banAvI che, e vAtanI koIne lavaleza kalpanA nahotI. yugalikonA ArAdhyadeva kumAra vRSabhadhvajanA hAthIe jyAre A dharatI 52 paga mUkyA, tyAre bhayaMkara kolAhala macI gayo. lohItarasI garjanAo, khUnI humalAo, bhayaMkara bhUMkapoe cAre dizAomAMthI AkramaNa zarU karyuM, paNa kumAranI avijeya kUcane koI khALI na zakyuM. kumAre vanevana vIMdhIne mAnavemAnavane vINI vINIne ekatra karavA mAMDyAM. pazunA jevI manodazAvALA mANaso prAraMbhamAM to AvaDA samudAyane nIrakhI gAMDA thaI jatA. koI jhanUne caDhI jAna para AvI jatA. keTalAka to teo sapaDAI gayA che ne hamaNAM teone mArI khAze, e bIke nAsI chUTavAno lAga zodhyA karatA. samajavA mATenI koI zakti ke sAdhana emanI pAse nahotAM. bhAva ke bhASAthI teo ajANa hatA. udAracitta kumAre emane dhIre dhIre keLavavA mAMDyA. pahelAM potAnAthI dUra rAkhI, nirbhaya rIte khorAka ApyA karyo. saMtApa ne bhayanI jiMdagI jIvanArane A jIvana ekadama bhAvI gayuM. UMghyA pachI, AMkha baMdha karyA pachI, e AMkha kholaze tyAre A lokamAM prabhAta UghaDaze ke paralokamAM, teno jemane vizvAsa nahoto, teone nirAMtanI nidrA maLI. prakRtie mAnavamanamAM bharela mIThAmAM mITho kAmarasano svAda nirbhaya rIte teoe hamaNAM ja mANyo. teoe Azcarya sAthe e jANyuM-joyuM ke paDakheno mAnava ene khAI javA icchato nathI, balke paDozI thavA icche che eTale e thoDo haLatomaLato thayo. TUMka samayamAM eNe ja jaMgalomAMthI anyane AmaMtravA mAMDyA. "mAnavamAtra samAna !" kumAra vRSabhadhvajano A saMdeza dhIre dhIre badhe pragati ne pratyAghAto * 71

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prasaravA lAgyo. sumaMgalA ne sunaMdA emAM utsAhabhera bhAga levA lAgyAM. kumAranA anya sAthIo paNa potAnI sAthe lAvelA gRhaagni vaDe jaMgalonA mArga svaccha ne guphAo mAnavane rahevAne anukULa banAvavA lAgyA. "jaladI karoA vanapradezane nirbhaya banAvo, ne mAnavakuLo vasAvo." kumAre Adeza kADhyo, ne devI sumaMgalAnI AgevAnI nIce pArthacaro vanapradezane sApha karavA mAMDyA. madhyapradezamAM eka moTo yajJa racavAmAM Avyo, ne emAM gRha-agnine sthApana karI prajvalita karavAmAM Avyo. eno dhumADo badhe prasarI gayo, ne jaMgalanAM prANIo cIsecIsa pADatAM nAsavA mAMDyAM. bhayaMkaramAM bhayaMkara sAmanAthI jeo lezamAtra acakatA nahotA, teo sAmAnya evI dhUNIthI nAsavA lAgyA. keTalAka jIva to A prakAranI gaMdhathI khUba ja bIdhelA hatA, kAraNa ke A vanamAM jyAre jyAre dAvAgni lAgato tyAre A ja rItanI gaMdha havAmAM bharAIne AvatI. hAthIonAM ToLAM cIsecIsa nAkhatAM bhayaMkara kaccaraghANa vALatAM cAlyAM jatAM hatAM. bhayaMkara vAghanAM ToLAM bhayabharI garjanAothI potAnuM vanasthaLa tajatAM hatAM. khaMdhA cittA ne dIpaDA paNa jamIna sAthe peTa ghasatI cAla choDIne bhAgavA lAgyA. devI sumaMgalAnI netAgIrI nIce pazuone eka ja mArge javA devAmAM AvatAM paNa je pazuo javAne badale tyAM ja bhayabhIta banIne cakkara lagAvyA karatAM, temane devInA pArzvacaro hAMkIne eka vADAnI aMdara laI jatA, A vADo jaMgalanAM moTAM jhADanAM thaDa, kAMTALA velAo ne choDavAono banAvavAmAM Avyo hato. jotajotAmAM pazuono moTo samUha emAM ekaTho thaI gayo. prAraMbhamAM to vanavAsI mAnavonI jema teo ekabIjAnI sAthe khUba bAkhaDyAM, paNa ghaNAM to tarata zAMta thaI haLImaLI gayAM, ekabIjAnI ziMgaDIo ghasI prema pradarzita karavA lAgyAM. keTalAMka prANI jIvananA aMta sudhI na haLyAM, na maLyAM, na cAro le ke na pANI le ! kumAre kahyuM, "e ekalavAyuM jIvana jIvanArAM prANIone emane mArge javA do. samAjajIvana ane mAnavamaitrI emane duSkara che." vADAmAMthI evAM pazuone choDI devAmAM AvyAM. have pelI dhUmramaya havA ochI thaI gaI hatI. teo nirAMte bakholamAM chupAvA cAlyA gayAM. zeSa 72 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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rahelAM pazuo para devI sumaMgalA dRSTi rAkhavA lAgyAM. tAjAM ghAsa, tAjAM parNa ne mIThAM jaLa emane apAvAM zarU thayAM. pazuone paNa A sthaLa bhAvI gayuM. A khAnapAna ApanAra mAnavIo tarapha emane bhAva thayo. mAnavIne jotAM ja potAno harIpha dhArI je ziMgaDAM hiloLatAM, e have mAnavIne potAnA dehane sparza karavA detAM. dhIre dhIre teo haLImaLI gayAM; mAnavI sAthe gela ka2vA lAgyAM; vADAmAMthI nIkaLIne mAnavInI pAchaLa pAchaLa pharavA lAgyAM. have to evo samaya AvI pahoMcyo ke teone chUTAM mUkavAmAM Ave topaNa sAMje teo A nirbhaya jagAe vagara bolAvyAM pAchAM cAlyAM AvatAM. vanapradezano vizALa pradeza vasavATa mATe yogya thaI rahyo hato. Aje kumAra ahIM hoya, to devI sumaMgalA vanone pele pAra hoya; vaLI bIjA pArzvacaro kyAMya hoya. A badhAMnI vacce khAnapAnanI vyavasthA jALavavAnuM kAma udAramanA devI sunaMdA karatAM. teo susvAdu supakva bhojanasAmagrI sarvane pahoMcADyA karatAM. temane lAgyuM ke jAnavaronI pITha para jo A sAmagrI mUkI daIe, ne temane amuka sthaLe javAnI saMjJA ApI daIe to lezamAtra vilaMba vinA badhuM tyAM pahoMcI jAya. devI sunaMdAe eka divase eka pazu para A prayoga ajamAvyo. beeka pherAmAM pazu potAnuM kartavya samajI gayuM. pITha para lAdelo boja ene nagaNyavat hato. e sahelAIthI bojo laIne eka sthaLethI bIje sthaLe jatuM AvatuM thaI gayuM. daza mANasa je kAma ghaNA zramathI paNa na karI zakatA, e A eka pazu sahelAIthI karavA lAgyuM. mAnavI mAnavInI vacce jema saMsarga vadhato cAlyo tema mAnava ane pazuo vacce premasaMbaMdha baMdhAvA lAgyo. mAnava e pazunI vanacarothI rakSA karato ne pazu enI cAkarI karatuM. pazuonI madadathI kumAra vRSabhadevanA mAnava-uddhAranuM kArya vegavaMta banavA lAgyuM. have to keTalIka vakhata A pazuo sAmAnane badale mANasane paNa UMcakIne laI jatAM. pazu ane mAnavInI Ama maitrI sarajAI rahI hatI, tyAM eka divasa devI sumaMgalAne kopa vyApe tevo banAva banyo. navA vasavA AvelA mAnavo rAtre chAnAmAnA keTalAMka pazuo uThAvI jaI mArIne khAI jatAM hatAM. temAM paNa A navA prApta thayelA agni para jarA tapAvIne pragati ne pratyAghAto * 73

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khAtAM, pazumAMsano svAda ora jAmato. svAdaloluponI A jamAta chAnI paNa jhaDapathI vadhavA lAgI. teo hradayapuSTa prANIone jotA ne teonI jIbha para lALa TapakatI. vanamevAnA DhagalA have paDyA paDyA saDI javA lAgyA. corInAM bora mIThAM lAge, ema A chUpI pravRtie emano svAda-zokha vadhArI dIdho. khAvAne vanaphaLa ne vanamevAnA DhagalA AvatA. teo potAnI corI chupAvavAne vanamevA pote khAI gayA che, ema batAvavA tene khADAmAM nAkhI detA. khADAmAM varasAdanAM pANI bharAtAM ane emAM saDatAM vanaphaLa durgaMdha kADhatAM. chatAMya emanI jIbhane je navo svAda lAgyo hato ene mATe A sthaLa nirbhaya hatuM. roja hRSTapuSTa pazu corAIne AvatAM, ne rAtre agnimAM zekIne badhAM potAnI jihvA ne lolupatAne saMtoSatAM. devI sumaMgalA potAnAM pyArAM pazuone roja ochAM thatAM joI saceta banyAM hatAM. teo jatAM-AvatAM pazuo tarapha lakSa ApatAM. devI sunaMdA paNa phariyAda karatAM ke khAnapAnanI sAmagrI laI janArAM prANI have ochAM thatAM jAya che. devI sumaMgalA pote cokI karavA lAgyAM. pazuonA caravAnA sthaLe potAnA pArzvacaro mUkyA chatAM pazu to ochAM thatAM ja gayAM. devI sumaMgalA kRtanizcayanA svabhAvavALAM hatAM. temaNe potAnA kAryamAM vizeSa ne vizeSa lakSa ApavA mAMDyuM. pazumAMsanA zokhIno paNa potAnuM kArya khUba ja kuzaLatAthI karatA hatA. ajaba hiMmatathI teo pazune hAMkI jatA, ne potAnA gupta sthaLamAM laI AvatA. A jokhama teo jIvanA sATe kheDatA. devI sumaMgalAnA bhayaMkara kopane ane kumAra vRSabhadhvajanA ajeya vIratvane teo jANatA hatA, chatAM A lolupatA na choDI zakAya tevAM navAM navAM kAraNo paNa UbhAM thaye jatAM hatAM. je khADAomAM teo vanaphaLa ke vanamevo pheMkI detAM, e khADAomAMnA eka khADAmAMthI koI adbhuta peya emane sAMpaDyuM hatuM. pahelAM to enI vAsathI mAthuM phATI jatuM; e khADAonAM gaMdhAtAM pANI UlecI nAkhavAnuM paNa dila thatuM paNa devI sumaMgalAnA cokIdAro DALe DALe ne pAMdaDe pAMdaDe patharAI gayA hatA; tethI potAnA guptavAsanI bahAra DokiyuM paNa karAya tema nahotuM. eTale e gaMdha sahana kare ja chUTako hato. 74 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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dhIre dhIre e gaMdha emanA nAkane sahya banI gaI. tyAM vaLI keTalAka divasa sahune sumaMgalAnA hAthamAMthI bacavA, Akho divasa gupta AvAsamAM ja bharAI rahevuM paDyuM. garamInA divaso hatA, pIvAnuM pANI jaladI khUTI gayuM. sahunA kaMTha tRSAthI zoSAvA lAgyA. keTalAka to pAgala jevA banI pelA gaMdhAtA khADAo tarapha gayA. sUryanA tApathI e pANI dhakhadhakhI gayuM hatuM ne varALo kADhatuM hatuM. sahue bhAna bhUlIne thoDuM thoDuM pIdhuM ne kaMThane bhijAvyo. paNa A zuM ? bhAna bhUlIne pInArAMo e pANI pIne vizeSa bhAna bhUlyAM hatAM. chatAM magajamAM khumArI ne dehamAM tanamanATa AvyAM hatAM. A navI khumArI kevI ? magajamAM navo prakAza kyAMthI ? duHkha, dInatA, daridratA jANe e pANInA thoDA AcamanamAtrathI dUra thaI gayAM. A mastI ! A beparavAI ! are, devI sumaMgalA to zuM, kumAra vRSabhadhvajanI bIka paNa have temane rahI nahIM. zarIramAM jANe navuM joma AvI gayuM. are, A to madhu karatAMya madabharyuM ! are pIo, nAco, haso ! hasavAnuM kAraNa nathI chatAM hasuM hasuM thaI javAya che. nayananartana karavAnuM koI kAraNa nathI, toya DoLA cakaravakara thAya che. nAcavAnuM dila nathI, toya paga thanaganI rahyA che. svapnamAM AvatI svapnaparIo jevI badhI strIo dekhAvA lAgI; strIone puruSo rUpALA devatA jevA dekhAvA lAgyA. strI ne puruSo doDI ekabIjAMne bheTI paDyAM : vAha, AvI majA Aja sudhInAM AliMganomAM jANI nahotI ! ane A vanaphaLa jevAM sughaTita aMgo ! amaraphaLanA bhakSaNa karatAM A strI-phaLanA sparzamAtramAM keTalo parama svAda ! bhUlyA, Aja sudhI mAnavoddhArane nAme ApaNe khoTA mArga para cAlyA. kharekhara, dIvA jevI vAta ApaNe bhUlyAM ! Aja sudhI bALakonA dugdhapAna mATe ja jenI hastI svIkArI hatI, e vakSasthaLa to eka mohaka vastu banI beThI. bhAre agamanigamanuM jJAna emane sAMpaDI gayuM. ane A jJAna prApta paNa kevI rIte thayuM ? pelA khADAnA jaLamAMthI ! koI daivI kUpa ! are, mAnavo ! devIkRpAno e kUpa che. vanamevA ne vanaphaLanI ene bheTa Apo. ene kAje ja yajJa karo. AkAzanA deva iMdranuM ja e peya. ApaNane abhinava khAdya to maLyuM hatuM, have abhinava peya paNa maLyuM. ane e pachI strI-puruSanA sahacAranuM amRtatulya sukha sahune maLavA pragati ne pratyAghAto * 75

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lAgyuM. A peya pIdhuM ke strI judI, puruSa judo ! baMne svapnavihArI ! rAtrio UjaLI banI, divaso suMdara banyA. khAvuM-pIvuM, nAcavuM ne sUvuM ! hasavuM, ramavuM ne AnaMda mANavo ! kumAra vRSabhadhvajanA mAnavoddhAramAM evo rasa kyAMya hato ? tyAM to baMdhanamAM baMdhAvAnuM, A karavuM - A na karavuM, e mAthAkUTo hatI. ahIM evuM kazuMya nahIM ! pelA daivI khADAnuM jaLa chalachalatuM hatuM. vanamevA ne vanaphaLano to tyAM toTo na hato, paNa mAMsa mATe vipata paDavA lAgI. devI sumaMgalAnA cokIpaherA heThaLa have pUratAM pazu maLavAM azakya banyAM hatAM. "have pazu nahIM maLe." "bhale pazu nahIM maLe, paNa mAnava to maLaze ke nahIM ?" "mAnava" "mAnavono jUno svabhAva jAgI gayo : are, have to guphAo mAnavabALothI bharapUra che. jaMgalanAM pazuo have temano zikAra karI zakatAM nathI, eTale kIDiyArAMnI jema e UbharAI rahyAM che ! jyAM juo tyAM sAme bhaTakAya che. lAvo ane khAghanI lahejata mANo." A vakhate eka jaNAe kahyuM : "paNa mAnavIe mAnavIne nA khAvo evI kumAra vRSabhadhvajanI AjJA che enuM zuM ?" "kumAra vRSabhadhvajanI AjJA ?"' vAta karanAra jarA thaMbhI gayo. enI hiMmata jANe saratI lAgI. e jANato hato, ke e AjJAnA ullaMghanArane kevI sajA thAya che. "are, koI game tevI AjJA kare tethI zuM ApaNo parApUrvano rivAja badalAI jAya ? ApaNA bApadAdAonA vArAthI Ama cAlatuM AvyuM che. eka kUbo bIjA kUbAno duzmana che. ApaNe temano nAza karavAmAM pAchI pAnI karIzuM, to e ApaNo nAza karaze. vahelo te pahelo, je pahelo mAre e kadI na hAre ! "" "avazya, cAlo, Aje ja nIkaLI paDIe. sAhasa vinA siddhi kyAM che ?'' e ja rAtre eka ToLI mAnavasaMhAra mATe nIkaLI paDI. cokIdArone to pazurakSAnuM kArya karavAnuM hatuM. mAnazikAra to have bhAgye ja thato. eTale kUbAo paNa ughADA, rakSaNa vagaranA hatA. eka Akho kUbo roLI nAkhI, koInA hAtha, koInA paga, koInuM mAthuM 76 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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bhAMgI nAkhI eka kabIlAne pelA zikArIo upADI gayA. pAMceka strIo, traNeka puruSo ne chaeka nAnAM bALako A lUMTamAMthI hAtha AvyAM. nAnAM nAnAM tAjAM bALanA mAMsanuM e divase teoe bhojana pakAvyuM. agninA moTA tApaNAnI cAretarapha sahu kUMDALuM vaLIne beThAM. khAdya pIrasAyuM, peya apAyuM. bhUkhyA peTe sahue hoMze hoMze khAdhuM ne DhIMcIM DhIMcIne pIdhuM. pachI sahue bIbhatsa kAryano AraMbha karyo. Aja sudhInI prathA evI hatI ke eka yugala ja paraspara kAmecchA tRpta karatuM. Aje vaLI A rasiyAoe navI tarakIba zodhI kADhIH eka yugalanI strI ne bIjA yugalano puruSa ! A parivartanamAM adbhuta rasa Avyo. vadhArAmAM, lUMTamAM AvelI pAMca strIo para paNa A rasiyAoe hAtha mAryo. ane karNopakarNa A vAta jyAre AgaLa prasarI, tyAre aneka rasiyAo emAM dAkhala thayA. eka tarapha mAnavoddhAranI jhaDapI AgekUca; bIjI tarapha enI pITha pAchaLa A mahAna ghAtaka pravRtti ! pragati sAthe ja pratyAghAto anivArya hoya che. kumAra vRSabhadhvaja pAse Aje savAre pokAra Avyo ke deva, kUbAo para pharIthI zikArIono paMjo paDI rahyo che. mAnavakuLo pharIthI bhayabhIta banyAM che. jaMgAliyata pharIthI emanAmAM jAgI rahI che. devI sumaMgalAnI pravRttinA zA vartamAna che ?" "deva, emaNe to jabaro kaDapa besADyo che. eka paNa pazu have khovAtuM nathI ke khUTatuM nathI, eka paNa haNAtuM nathI." barAbara, eTale ja mAnavabALa khUTe che, ne corAya che. suyodha !" kumAre potAnA sadAnA pArthacara suyodhane hAka mArI. suyodha pracaMDa kAyAvALo pratApI yoddho hato, vanamAnavamAMthI naramAnava banyA pachI, eNe ja kumAranAM sAhasomAM sAtha dIdho hato. lAMbI chatAM jhaTAdAra dADhI ne bharAvadAra mUcho vacce enA tAMbA jevA UpaselA gAla ne agni jevI AMkho bhalabhalAne DArI detI, chatAM enuM hAsya bALaka jevuM nikhAlasa hatuM. AjakAla e zastrAgAranI racanAmAM lAgyo hato. eNe ane kumAra vRSabhadhvaje kAle ja lIlA vAMsa ne pazunA cAmaDAnI dorImAMthI dhanuSyanI racanA karI hatI. gaI kAlano Akho divasa kumAra ane suyodhe TaMkAra karavAnI harIphAImAM pragati ne pratyAghAto 77

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ja gujAryo hato. paNa kumArane e kArya jeTaluM sahaja hatuM. eTaluM suyodhane e nahotuM phAvatuM. e to majabUta vRkSanA thaDamAMthI banAvelA polAdanA jevI bhAre gadA pheravI kaheto : "svAmI, mane to A zastra yogya nathI bhAsatuM. zatru sAthe to hAthohAtha mukAbalo hoya; Ama AvA yAMtrika sAdhanathI zatrune mAravAmAM mardAnagI zI ?" - kumAra hasatA ane kahetA : "suyodha, koI paNa vastune kevaLa sArI ke naThArI mAnavAnI jarUra nathI. vAparatAM AvaDe to viSa paNa amRta nIvaDe." suyodha-vIrattvanI pratimAzo vaphAdAra yoddho--kaMI javAba na Apato. A eka zuM , kumAranI AvI citravicitra aneka vAtonA enI pAse javAba nahotA. e zraddhAdhana hato : zraddhAthI sAMbhaLato, zraddhAthI dhArato ne zraddhAthI Acarato. Aje suyodhane bolAvI kumAre kahyuM: "suyodha, kAle prAtaHkAle vanapradezanA nirIkSaNa mATe javAnuM che. pharIthI mAnavazikAra zarU thayo lAge che." "mAnavazikAra ?" "hA, devI sumaMgalAe pazurakSaNanuM kArya jhaDapathI zarU karyuM. eTale mAMsanA svAdIlAoe jUnI rIta cAlu karI che." "koNa che e, prabhu!" "huM nathI jANato." "devI sumaMgalA paNa nathI jANatAM ?" "nA !" "to Ape kevI rIte jANyuM ?" "anumAnathI." A anumAna te kaI vastu hatI ke je, joyA vagara, jANyA vagara, sAMbhaLyA vagara, ghaNI ghaTanAo vize prathamathI AgAhI karI hatI ? AvA anumAnane pichANavA eNe ghaNI vAra prayatna karelo, paNa e sAdAsIdho joddho niSphaLa nIvaDyo hato. "ApaNuM navuM zastra laI leje !" "dhanuSya ?" "hA." "vAru, prabhu ! tyAre karuM taiyArI, paNa ahIM koNa raheze ?" 78 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"sunaMdA." sunaMdA, zAMtarasanI pratimA, pAchaLa ja UbhI hatI. enA monu lAvaNya hamaNAM vadhatuM cAlyuM hatuM. enAM aMgo mohaka rIte sthaLa banI rahyAM hatAM. siMhacarmanI navI ja banAvelI kaMcukI enA yovanabharyA dehane taMga banAvI rahI hatI, ne DolaraphUla nAkhIne iMgudIrasathI chalochala bAMdhelI veNI jonAranI AMkhane pakaDI rAkhatI hatI. eNe potAnA nAjuka hAthomAM kaMIka chupAvyuM hatuM. sunaMdAe kahyuM : merukulavAsinIne eka vAra to A parvato oLaMgatI nihALo. suyodha, tame ahIM rahejo, kumAra sAthe huM jaIza. sumaMgalA hota to tane ja laI jAta. amane medAnanA yoddhAone parvatanI zreNI para caDhavuM svAbhAvika rIte duSkara lAge che. tAro jarUra khapa paDe. tuM upayogI nIvaDe chatAM A badhA samudAya mATe tArI ahIM ja jarUra che." "bhale, paNa mArI eka vAta svIkAravI paDaze." "zI vAta ? devI sunaMdAnI koI vAta svIkAravAmAM AvI na hoya tevo ekAda dAkhalo Apazo ?" kumAranA zabdomAM gheluM vAtsalya hatuM. mane tamArI suMdara veNI gUMthavA do ! A iMgudIrasa laIne AvI chuM. roja jhADajhAMkharAmAM pharatAM veNI kevI vivarNa ne vizIrNa thaI gaI che! kuLavAsinI lalanAo mane roja Thapako Ape che ke kumAranI kezAvali jevI nayanasubhaga kezAvali ApaNAmAM konI hatI ? hajAro kuLastrIo enI IrSyA karatI. enI Aje A vivarNa dazA ?" kumAre kahyuM: "kezanI rakSA karatAM ApaNA kartavyanI rakSA vadhu jarUrI che." e vAta sAcI, paNa devI sumaMgalA hoya to, tamane mastake grahIne keza gUMthe. temanI anupasthitimAM mAruM kartavya mArAthI kema cukAya ? kumAre kevaLa mukta hAsya karyuM. suyodha namIne cAlyo gayo. sunaMdAe dhIrethI kumAranA suMdara mastakane potAnA vakSasthaLa para mUkyuM; komaLa hAthe laTomAM rasa sIMcavA mAMDayo. e dazya apUrva hatuM. ghanazyAma vAdaLonI be kora para sUrya ne caMdra prakAzatA hatA. kaumudIe jANe vAdaLanA vastrathI sUryane grahyo hato. pragatine pratyAghAto 79

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10 aSTApadanA paMjAmAM ke, ' te vanapradeza para aMdhakArano ghero aMcaLo patharAyelo hato. thoDe thoDe dUra cokIdAronAM tApaNAMnA agni sivAya ne AkAzamAM Thera Thera verAyelA tArAo sivAya prakAzanI ekapaNa rekhA kyAMya dekhAtI nahotI. vasaMtanI suzrI badhe vilasatI hatI, paNa Rtuo ghaNI ja asthira hatI. AkAzamAM acAnaka AMdhI gherAtI lAgI. maMda maMda vAto vAyu vegIlo banato cAlyo. jhADapAna cirAvA lAgyAM. paNa ethI A pradeza para vasanArAonI nidrAmAM bhaMga nahoto thayo. madharAtanI zILI rAta, mAtAnI goda banIne, sahune gADha AzleSamAM samAvI rahI hatI. kevaLa cokIdAronAM tApaNAM vAraMvAra bujhAI jatAM hatAM ene jalatAM rAkhavAnI mAthAkUTa bhAre hatI, ane e mAthAkUTamAM cokIdAronI AMkho rokAyelI hatI. AMdhI, susavATA ne aMdhakAranI madadathI kumAra vRSabhadhvajanA vasatisthAna tarapha keTalAka aMdhAra-oLA cAlyA jatA hatA. temanA hAthamAM asthinAM, khoparInAM, lAkaDAMnAM ne paththaranAM sAdhano hatAM. emanI AMkho sApanA jevI lIlI lIlI cakamakatI hatI. emanAM pagalAM bilADInAM hatAM, ne paMjA varunA hatA. teo vRkSanI othe lapAto lapAtA AgaLa vadhatA hatA. AkAzanA tArAo tarapha teo vAraMvAra kaMI sUcaka dRSTi nAkhatA hatA. acAnaka kaMIka saMketa thayo, koI jorathI doDatuM lAgyuM. thoDo kolAhala,

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eka-be jhINI tIvra cIsa ne ghasArAnA ekAda be avAjane e aMdhAra-oLAo koI bhAre vastu uThAvIne corapagale cAlyA jatA jovAyA. A saMsAramAM ekabIjA ekabIjAne khAI jatA; paNa corI jevI vastu hamaNAMthI jANI hatI. aMdhAragheryA mArga para e pagalAM sAvacetIthI thoDAM ja AgaLa vadhyAM haze, ke pAchaLa bumarANa thaI rahyuM. suyodhano vana kaMpAvato avAja karNagocara thavA lAgyo. tApaNAMo eka pachI eka vizeSa prajvalita thatAM jovAyAM. emAMthI eka moTuM lAkaDuM upADIne suyodha AMdhInA jorathI cAretarapha ghUmato dekhAyo. enI pAchaLa, enuM anukaraNa karIne, agninI zikhAo Amatema cAlatI dekhAtI hatI. acAnaka meghagarjanA jevo svara saMbhaLAyo. dUra dUranA pahADomAM eno paDagho paDyo. paDaghAe svarane bhayaMka2 karI mUkyo. vAyu thaMbhI jAya, parNa khaDakhaDatAM stabdha thaI jAya, nIra vahetAM aTakI jAya : eTalo raudra pratApa svaramAM hato. sahue jANI lIdhuM ke kumAra vRSabhadhvaja potAnA priya airAvatane bolAvatA hatA. maMgalamUrti kumAranA kaMThamAM jyAM sadA premanI jhAlara raNajhaNyA karatI, Aje emAM pralayanA zaMkha phUMkAyA hatA. thoDI vAramAM vananI AchI UjaLI keDI para, skaMdha para gadA nAkhIne vAMdarAnI jema Thekato, haraNanI jema chalaMga bharato suyodha Avato dekhAyo. enI pAchaLa gajarAja airAvata havAmAM sUMDhathI pheDakA bolAvato Avato hato. svAmInA mananA bhAva samajanAra e prANI Aja kAMTA, kAMkarA, khADA TekarA bhUlI jhaMjhAvAtanA vege dhasyuM AvatuM hatuM. enI sUMDha yamarAjanI adAthI vIMjhAtI hatI. suyodha ane enI gati vacce harIphAI cAlI rahI hatI. kumAranA caherA para atyAre mITa mUkI mukAya tema nahotI; pralayano deva jANe AvIne caherA para stabdha banI gayo hato. acAnaka havAmAM bhAre susavATo thayo. aMdhakArane vIMdhatuM tIra aMdhAraoLAomAMnA ekane vIMdhI rahyuM. eke bhUmizaraNa thatAM kahyuM : "jhINo jhINo avAja AvI rahyo che. e mahAprANI AvavAnI ghaDIo najIka che, jaladI karo, ADA raste cAlo !" aSTApadanA paMjAmAM * 81

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kayuM prANI Ave che ? na samajAya tevo A saMketa hato. aMdhAra-oLAo bhAre cIja upADIne, pAchaLanA hallAthI bacavA vanarAjino Azraya letA hatA. have emano kALa najIka hato. e kALathI bacavA oLAo be bhAgamAM vaheMcAI gayA. aMdhakAra emane Azraya ApI rahyo. airAvatanI cIsothI vanapradeza garjI rahyo hato. suyodhanI gadA bhayaMkara rIte ghUmI rahI hatI. ane sAmenI dizAmAMthI jANe AMdhI AvI rahI hoya tevo avAja najIka ne najIka AvI rahyo hato. Akhare bheTaMbheTA thaI cUkyA. suyodhanI gadAe keTalAyane bhUmizAyI karI nAkhyA. dhanurdhara kumAre paNa parAkramamAM pAchI pAnI karI nahIM; paNa jene mATe teo AvyA hatA, te kyAM ? "suyodha, aDadhA bIje mArge vaLyA lAge che'. suyodha pharIthI jorathI dhUNyo jANe jhaMjhAvAte potAnA veganI dizA badalI. eNe hADa kaMpAve tevo bhayaMkara citkAra karyo; havA sUMghI ne dizA badalI. pharI suyodha ane airAvatanI sarasAI cAlI. kumAranI AMkho aMdhakArane bhedatI hatI. eNe pharIthI bhayaMkara siMhanAda karyo. vAghane sAme joI gAya jema garadana DhALI de, ema dUra dUra jatA oLAo thatharI UThyA. emaNe upADelo boja jamIna para gabaDI paDyo. sanana karatuM tIra AvyuM : eka, be ne traNa ! bhAganArAo bhAgatA hatA, chatAM paDakAranI pelI pArathI AvatA bhayaMkara avAja tarapha vadhu lakSa ApI rahyA hatA. thoDI vAramAM eka UMcA pahADa parathI bhayaMkara vAdaLa UtarI AvatuM jaNAyuM. nAsanArAoe harSanI kikiyArI karI, ane pahADanI bAjunI upatyakAmAM chupAvA yatna karyo. eka bAju pote, vacce peluM vAdaLa ne pelI tarapha kumAra ane suyodha aMdhAra-oLAonI A yojanA saphaLa thavAnI taiyArImAM hatI; paNa sanasanATa AvatAM tIroe koInI paNa zarama na rAkhI. A pradeza para Ama havAmAM zastra cAlyAM Ave ne mAnavIne vIMdhe e navI vAta hatI. oLAo eka pachI eka paDatA jatA hatA. eka UMcA paDachaMda oLAe kahyuM : 82 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"A miSTa zikAra laIne have nAsI chUTavuM azakya che. khAvuM nahIM to khAvA paNa na ja devuM mahAprANI aSTApadane ardhI do." -ne teo AkAzamAM sarI AvatA bhayaMkara vAdaLa tarapha hAtha joDIne ane sAthenA mUcchita zikArane samakSa dharIne UbhA rahyA. bhayaMkara vAdaLa aMdhakAramAM saratuM samIpa AvatuM hatuM. e bhayaMkara pakSI hatuM ke prANI e samajAtuM nahotuM. ene moMnA badale moTI bhayaMkara cAMca hatI; bene badale ATha paga hatA, ne pagane eka jhapATe bhalabhalA prANIne cIrI nAkhe tevA tIkSNa nahora hatA: enI bhAre pAMkhonA phaphaDATamAM mANasa UDI jAya eTalo vega hato. enI AMkho pILI dhamarakha jevI camakatI hatI. ne e jyAre zvAsa letuM tyAre agninI jvAlAo nAkavATe Ava-jA karatI. "are, A to mahAprANI aSTApada AvyuM, bhAgo !" kumAranI pAchaLa AvI rahelA vanavAsIo bhayathI dhrUjI UThyA. keTalAka to aSTApadanA nAmamAtrathI tyAM ja bebhAna banIne paDI gayA. kumArano priya airAvata paNa paLavAra thaMbhI gayo. aSTApada to hAthIono kALa-dekhyA na mUke. aSTApadanI vIMjhAtI moTI pAMkhonA susavATA jyAM saMbhaLAya tyAM game tevA ucchakhala hAthInA dhaNanA ya motiyA marI jAya. aSTApade bhaMyakara kikiyArI karI. airAvate sUMDha moMmAM nAkhI dIdhI. vanavAsIo bhUmi para paDI e mahAprANIne praNAma karI rahyA, ne potAnI rakSA mATe citravicitra prArthanAo karavA lAgyA. - pelA aMdhAra-oLAoe pote upADelo boja bhakSa tarIke AgaLa dharI dIdho. mahAprANIe harSanI eka kAramI cIsa nAkhI. enA avAjathI pAsenAM vRkSa paNa hAlI UThyAM. eNe pahADanI karADa para potAnA paMjA goThavI cAMca laMbAvI. bhakSa nizcetana paDyo hato. enA zvAsocchavAsamAM ramatI agnirekhAnA prakAzamAM joyuM, to koI mahAsuMdara, atyaMta svaccha, phUla jevI sukomaLa strI bharanidrAmAM sAme paDI hatI. bALaka karatAMya strInA bhakSamAM ati mIThAza, emAM paNa jo garbhiNI hoya to enA to svAdanI koI sImA ja nahIM. tAMbAnA moTA daravAjA jevI e prANInI cAMca pahoLI thaI. e AchI taNI vana kaMpAvatI kikiyArI karatuM bhakSane levA jAya che, tyAM koIe paththarano ghA karyo, e ghA mahAprANInA aSTApadanA paMjAmAM ja 83

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lamaNAmAM Avyo. pahADa parathI kAMkarI khare tema e ghA kharI gayo, paNa tenA javAbamAM e mahAprANIe potAnA pracaMDa nahorathI pahADanI bhUmine lisoTA karyA. e lisoTAmAtrathI moTA paththaronI cAretarapha varSA thaI rahI. mahAprANIe pharIthI potAnI cAMca laMbAvI, bhakSane upADavA mAMDyo. enA upara bhayaMkara ghAnI kazI asara nahotI, paNa jevo eNe bhakSa lIdho ke gadAno pracaMDa phaTako enAM vizALa jaDabAM para Avyo. jaDabAM jevA komaLa bhAga para A ghA asara karanAro nIvaDyo. mahAprANI mUMjhAyuM. eNe mukha pAchuM kheMcI lIdhuM. kSaNavAra enA nAkamAMthI agninA goTegoTA nIkaLavA mAMDyA. eNe bhayaMkara kikiyArI karI ne pelA gadAdhara para jhAvuM nAkhyuM. mota sAthe to mAnavI svasthatAthI laDI zake, paNa A mahAprANI to mota karatAMya bhayaMkara hatuM; AnI sAme laDavuM ja hAsyAspada hatuM. mahAprANIe potAno vinAzaka paMjo ugAmyo. enA eka paMjAthI hAthI be bhAgamAM cirAI jAya to mAnavInuM zuM gajuM? paNa gadAdhara jabaro kuzaLa nIkaLyo, mahAprANIe uDADelA paththaronA gaMja nIce e bharAI gayo. paMjo paththaro sAthe aphaLAI nirarthaka thayo. pharIthI paMjo UMcakAyo. A veLA mahAprANInI agnikuMDanA jevI bhabhakatI lIlI AMkho jANe sahune bharakhI javA mAgatI hatI. chaMcheDAyelA A prANInA karALa paMjAthI chUTavuM muzkela hatuM. acAnaka eka tIra AvyuM, ne e jalatI AMkhonA marmabhAgamAM pravezI gayuM. AMkhomAMthI lohIno phuvAro chUTyo, ne airAvata para beThelA kumAre kUdako mAryo. mahAprANIno ugAmelo paMjo nizAna cUkI gayo. eno ghA vyartha gayo, ne e AMkhanI bhAre vedanAthI vyAkuLa banI gayuM. pharIthI bIjuM tIra ! bIjI AMkhane e sparzI rahyuM. marmabhAga bacI gayo. jhAMkhuM jhAMkhuM dekhAtuM hatuM. gadAdharanI gadA vIMjhAtI ja hatI. acAnaka mahAprANIe potAnI pAMkhonA phaphaDATa bolAvyA. ne e jhaDapathI * AvAM mahAprANI e kavikalpanA nathI, paNa saMzodhanano paNa tene Teko che. pauvaMtyo aSTApada, bhAraMDa vagerene rajU kare che, pAzimAtyo memartha prANInI vAto kare che. AvAM prANI koka samaye thatAM haze, tenI sAbitI ApatuM kalakattAnA myujhiyamamAM eka jabaruM hADapiMjara che. 84 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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AkAzamAM adhdhara thaI gayuM. pelo miSTa zikAra sugaMdha vahAvato tyAM paDyo hato e levAno lobha e na khALI zakyuM paNa zikAranI paDakhe ja pelo gadAdhara khaDo hato ! mahAprANIe vega karyo. verano badalo levA gadA toLIne UbhelA mAnavIne ja paMjAmAM nAkhI lIdho, ne AkAzamAMthI vAdaLa sarI jAya ema pahADanI Toca parathI UDIne e adRzya thaI gayuM. "su...yo...dha !" kumAre cIsa nAkhI. e avAjathI vanarAji kaMpI rahI. eka pachI eka dhanuSaTaMkAranI zreNI e dizAmAM baMdhAI gaI. paNa vRkSanA parNa parathI pANInuM biMdu sarI jAya, ema e tIra prANInI mahAkAya parathI sarI javA lAgyAM. AkAzamAMthI dhIro chatAM makkama avAja Avyo : "jaya vRSabhadhvaja !'' "suyodha !" pharIthI vAtsalyanA avatAra kumAre citkAra karyo, paNa suyodhane upADIne vananI vyavasthAne UlaTapAlaTa karanAra mahAprANI have adazya thaI gayuM hatuM. kumA2e pRthvI para paDela bhakSa tarIke arpaNa thayela strInA bebhAna dehane upADI, mukha para pANI chAMTyuM, ne dhIrethI hAka mArI : "sunaMdA !" potAno priya kumAra bolAve ne sunaMdA motanI ArAmagAhamAM poDhI hoya toya eka vAra beThI thaIne bolI UThe; tyAre A to mUrchAvasthA hatI. eNe tarata pratyuttara vALyo : "priya vRSabha !" paNa hajI tenA moM para koI ugra gaMdha asara jamAvI rahI hatI. e kumAranA kaMThamAM potAnA nAjuka bAhu bheravI pharI UMdhI gaI. kumAre AjubAju pArzvacaro mATe joyuM. sahu dhIre dhIre AkAza sAme jotA svastha thatA hatA. tyAM dUrathI kolAhala Avato jaNAyo. pazuonI dhaDabaDATI karNagocara thavA lAgI. thoDI vAramAM jaNAyuM ke eka pracaMDa vRSabha para besIne devI sumaMgalA potAnA pArzvacaro sAthe AvI rahyAM che. emanA eka hAthamAM jalatI jvAlA che. bhoLAM vanamAnavoe svargamAM vasatI je bhayaMkara devIonI Aja sudhI kalpanA karI hatI, enuM mahAdevI sumaMgalA sAkAra rUpa hatAM. pAchaLa vidhavidha jAtanAM pazuo para ArUDha thaI vanavAsIo dhasyAM AvatAM hatAM. mAnavono aSTApadanA paMjAmAM * 85

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mana-vega apUrva hato; pazuono tana-vega ajaba hato. kumAra !" "devI ! tame vakhatasara AvyAM. sunaMdAne saMbhALo. suyodhana sahAya mATe mAre javuM che." "janAra ghaNA che. tame vizrAma karo." sumaMgalAe kahyuM : "devI, suyodha ghaNAno nathI-e mAro ekano che. amAro svAmI-sevakano saMbaMdha che. sevaka svAmI mATe sadA prANa pAthare, ane vakhata paze svAmI sevaka para oLaghoLa na thaI jAya, to e svAmIno AtmA nathI, pApAtmA che. huM jAu chuM; tame mAnavoddhAranuM kArya jArI rAkho." nAtha, mAnavoddhAra parathI mArI zraddhA haTI gaI che. mAnavasvabhAva mULamAM ja pApapravRttimAM rAcanAro che. ApaNI mahenata mAthe paDI lAge che!" mAnavInA kArya-anAryane na juo; enI aMdara vasatA suMdara AtmAne nihALo. pelI nALiyerI joI ? enAM phaLa bAhya rIte keTalAM kaThina ne anAkarSaka che, paNa tame tene kevA premathI svIkAro cho ? ene tame kalpavRkSa kahI saMbodho cho. kAraNa? kAraNa eTaluM ja ke, tame jANo cho ke, aMdara susvAdu ne miSTa tattva chupAyeluM che." "nALiyerInI aMdara zuM che, te ApaNe jANIe chIe, paNa mAnavadehanI aMdara zuM vase che, e koNe jANyuM, kumAra? zatru tarapha paNa prema rAkhavo e tamAro svabhAva che. tame to ajAtazatru cho. mANasa to zuM, pazune paNa kaSTa paDatuM dekhIne akaLAI UTho cho. paNa pazune sudhAravAM sahela che-e tamAro karelo guNa nahIM bhUle. paNa mANasa ? mArA matathI mAnava to pazu karatAMya beta che." zraddhAne jALavo, mAnavI to saMsAranI eka mahAzakti che. kevaLa mAnavI ja saMsArane sukhI banAvI zakaze. sAdI AMkhe dekhAtA aniSTathI na chetarAIe. tyAM ja ApaNA mananI kasoTI che; e aniSTanI pAchaLa ja ISTa UbhuM hoya che. devI, puruSArthIne kadI parAjaya sAMpaDyo che ? huM to svapnadraSTA chuM. prANAMte paNa e darzana na tajI zakuM. "Apa ahIM raho. e mahAprANInI pAchaLa javAnI mane anujJA Apo." "sunaMdAne tamArI jarUra che. cakravartInI mAtA ahIM ja rahe ne vyavasthA rAkhe. koI zIghagAmI pazu Apazo ?" "cakravartInI mAtA ?" zIghagAmI pazu kumArane soMpatAM sumaMgalAe zabdone 86 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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bevaDyA. A zabdomAM kumAre sumaMgalAnI vartamAna sthiti paratve ADakataruM sUcana karyuM hatuM. chellA divasonI mAnava-uddhAranI dhamAlamAM devI sumaMgalAne suMdara svapno lAdhatAM hatAM. e jANI gayAM ke pote mAtA banavAnAM che, koI be yugala AtmAo enA dehamAM AvIne mALo bAMdhI rahyA che. tyArathI emanA aMtaramAM ghaNI vAra tapa-vairAgyanI ane keTalIka vAra vasuMdharA-vijayanI bhAvanA jAgI jatI. AtatAyIonA nAzanI ane pRthvI-rakSaNanI virahAka romaromamAM guMjI rahetI. e vAtanI kumAra mazkarI karI rahyA hatA-cakravartInI mAtAnA nAme ! cakravartI zabda A pRthvI upara navo Avyo hato, paNa sumaMgalAne eno artha jJAta hato, paNa re, jeno samartha pitA kulakara paNa nathI eno putra cakravartI zI rIte bane? ne cakravartI banIneya A jaMgalI vanamAnavonA svAmI banavAnuM ne? e dagAkhora mAnavInI sAthe jIvavuM, enA ghAtakIpaNAne jIravavuM azakya hatuM. chatAM saMsAramAM mAbApa jevuM gheluM prANI bIjuM koNa che! "kumAra, ajANI dharatI che. na jANe kaMI Apatti Ave ! mAruM mana tamane rajA ApatA AMcako khAya che. tamAro vALa paNa vAMko thAya to ....." "leza paNa ciMtA na karazo. koI mahAna bhAvi mane prerI rahyuM che. jenI nasenasamAM kartavyanI bhAvanA vahe che, jene koInI sAthe akAraNa verabhAva nathI, teno vALa paNa koIthI vAMko karI zakAze nahIM. game teTalI Apatti bhale Ave, mAruM jJAna kahe che, mArA prayAsamAM zubha saMketa che. devI ! mAre zIdhrAtizIdhra javuM ghaTe." kSitijamAM uSA UgatI hatI, ne enI lAlapamAM sumaMgalAno svAmI pahADanI karADo oLaMgI kSitija tarapha dhasato hato. sumaMgalA animeSa nayane ene nIrakhI rahI, ane potAno prANa jANe deha tajIne dUra thato hoya tevI vedanA anubhavI rahI. aSTApadanA paMjAmAM 87

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11 eka mANasane saja ke kSamA sunaMdA dhIre dhIre zuddhimAM AvI rahI hatI. enA para koI kephI vanauSadhinI asara hajI jaNAtI hatI. kamaLadaLa jevAM enAM nayana UghaDI UghaDIne pAchAM mIMcAI jatAM hatAM. "A payaMtra koNe racyuM? doSapAtrane pakaDI ANo." --- svAmInA virahathI akaLAyelI, AtatAyIonA nAza mATe ughukta devI sumaMgalAe hAkala karI. kSaNavAramAM ghAyala aMdhakAra-oLAone sahu tyAM kheMcI lAvyA. potAnA pApakarmathI teo aMtaramAM pazcAttApa anubhavI rahyA hatA. pelA khADAvAlA mAdaka pINAno emane caDhelo kepha UtarI gayo hato. ekaekane hAthapage bAMdhIne toDavRkSa upara laTakAvI do ! kumAra pAchA Ave tyAM sudhI bhale havA emane hIMcoLe. emanAM pApakarma evAM bhAre che, ke sAMbhaLIne romAMca khaDAM thaI jAya evI sajA emane thavI ghaTe." AjJAno ja vilaMba hato. UMcI UMcI nALiyerI para A narapazuone bAMdhavAnuM ne tADana karavAnuM zarU thayuM. jotajotAmAM sahu trAsI gayA. keTalAke karuNatAbharyA avAje kahyuM : "devI ! amArAM pApa bhAre che. amArI kathanI sAMbhaLo, amane zuddha thavAnI taka Apo." "zuddha thavAnI taka " devI sumaMgalA kSaNavAra thaMbhI gayAM. mahAmanA kumAranI yAda AvI gaI. e kSaNavAra sahRdaya banI gayAM. emaNe kahyuM :

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"sAruM tamArI sAcesAcI kathanI kahI do. bIjo nirNaya te pachI karIzuM. are vanamAlA, devI sunaMdAnI paricaryA karo, ne satvara jAgrata thaI mArA kAryamAM madada kare tevI avasthAmAM ANo !" "devI, ame pApAtmAo deva jevA kumAranI AjJA ullaMghI pazumAMsabhakSaNano AraMbha karyo hato, e mATe ApanA goSThikomAMthI ame pazu coravA mAMDyA. pazu ochAM thatAM ApanI cokI vadhu kaDaka banI ne chevaTe pazu meLavavAM azakya thaI paDyAM paNa amArI jidvAnI lolupatA have maryAdA vaTAvI gaI hatI. ame mAnavamAMsanuM bhakSaNa zarU karyuM. evAmAM amArA gupta nivAsasthAnanA eka khADAnuM pANI amArA pIvAmAM AvyuM. pahelavaheluM jemaNe e cAkhyuM e bahu kuzaLa ane vAcALa hatA. emaNe kahyuM : "are, A to devonuM priya peya che, suronI priya vastu sArA che. ene roja phaLamevA dharo ne enuM Acamana karo !" "A surAe amane jANe abhuta banAvyA. enA pAnanI sAthe ame paLavAramAM devonA svargamAM cAlyA jatA. zI mastI ! zI ekatAnatA ! A surAnA saMsarga pachI mAMsano svAda paNa vizeSa lAgyo, ne strIo ne puruSono saMparka paNa lahejata janmAvato lAgyo. ame ghelA banI gayA, e sukhada svarga mANavAmAM DUbI gayA. "paNa amArA A svargamAM kAMTA paNa hatA. e kAMTArUpa te tame ane kumArasvAmI. kumAranA prabhAva ne vIratvathI ame jANItA hatA. enI zastravidyA adbhuta che, e paNa ame jANatA hatA. paNa kAMTAne kADhavAno amAro dRDha irAdo hato. eka dahADo ame surApAnanI maMDaLImAM e vicAra chaNyo. vicAranA Akhare eka bhayaMkara nirNaya karyo." vAta karanAra kSaNabhara thaMbhI gayo. "kathanI pUrI karo. leza paNa asatya cAlaze nahIM. cAlo, satya pAse ja dayA Avaze." devI sumaMgalAe bUma pADI. sunaMdA have sAvadha thaI gaI hatI, ne pAse AvIne beThI hatI. enI AMkho priya kumArane zodhI rahI hatI. "mahAdevI ! amArI maMDaLIe Akhare kAMTAthI kAMTo kADhavAno-vananA rAjA aSTApadane AmaMtraNa ApavAno - nirNaya karyo. durjaya kumArano parAjaya koI paNa karI zake to te A mahAprANI aSTApada." "aSTApada ? e kevuM prANI che ?" devI, e prANI nathI, devatA che. viMdhya parvatanI Toca para e vase che. varasamAM cAreka vakhata e pravAse nIkaLe che, tyAre kUbAonA kUbAono nAza mANasane sajA ke kSamA ? 89

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karI nAkhe che. e saMhArano deva che, mATe loko enI mAnatA kare che, enA dara pravAse mAnavI potAnA ekAda bALano bhoga dhare che. je kUbA ne guphAo upara mAnavabhakSa hAjara hoya tyAMthI e bhakSa levA sivAya, e mahAna aSTApada kaMI hAni karato nathI. nahIM to bAja jema aMdhArI rAte vRkSonI ghaTAmAMthI paMkhInA mALA pArakhI le che, ema e game te guphA, kaMdarA ke parvatakhINamAM chupAyelA kUbA jhaDapI le che, ne tyAM satyAnAza varasAve che, "e Ave eTale tophAnI hAthIonAM ToLAM zAnta thaI jAya. enI trADa sAMbhaLatAM vAgha bakarI jevA banI jAya. mahAdevI ! jyAre jyAre hAthInAM ToLAM khUba vadhI jaIne amane trAsa Ape, vAghanI vastI UbharAI jAya ne jyAre ame teone vaza ka2vA kaMI na karI zakIe, tyAre A mahAprANIne notarIe chIe." "tamArA niyaMtraNe e Ave kharo ?" "nimaMtraNa to nAmanuM, devI ! e to satyAnAzanI pATI," devI sumaMgalA ne sunaMdAne AmAM khUba 2sa letAM joI kathana kathanArane haiye kaMIka dharapata vaLI. dha2pata vaLatAM eno utsAha ora vadhyo. eNe AgaLa calAvyuM : "devI, ene nimaMtraNa devAnI rIta jarA judI che. ame eka jAtanI vanaspatino rasa bALIe; enI gaMdha pahoMcatAM e AvI pahoMce che. e Ave tyAre ame te mATe jAtajAtanAM bALako athavA pUrNa garbhavatI strIo taiyAra rAkhIe chIe. potAne priya bhakSa maLatAM e eka jAtano vicitra avAja kADhe che. ame ethI samajIe chIe ke A mahAprANI khuza thayuM che. "pachI pelI vanaspatino rasa bALatAM bALatAM ame AgaLa cAlIe chIe, ne mahAprANI pAchaLa pAchaLa Ave che. mArgamAM AvatAM hajAro pazupaMkhIono e satyAnAza vALI nAkhe che. paNa bhakSa to ame ApIe te le che. amAre da2 majale vArApharatI eka bALaka ne eka garbhavatI strI dha2vI paDe che, ne tevI na maLe to juvAna strI bhakSa mATe maLe tevI vyavasthA rAkhavI paDe che." "vanaspatino rasa bALavAnuM kyAMthI zIkhyA ? " daivI sumaMgalAe vacce prazna karyo. "devI, pahelAM to te mATe amAre vanamAM dAvAnala pragaTe tenI rAha jovI paDatI--ema karatAM ghaNo vakhata vItI jato---paNa have to kumA2e ghera ghera gRhaagni zodhI Apyo. AthI amAruM kArya atyaMta saraLa thayuM." 90 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"kumAranI zodha ane te kumAranA nAza mATe vAparavAnI ! haM, AgaLa calAvo." "mahAprANInA nimaMtraNano bhAra amuka jaNAne soMpI, ame amArA mATe kAMTArUpa banelA tamAmanA nAzanI yukti racI. devI, kSamA karajo, yathArtha ghaTanA kahevAnI AjJA che, eTale kahuM chuM : mahAprANInA chellA bhakSa mATe ame devI sunaMdAnI pasaMdagI karI ! devI sunaMdA jevo bhakSa pAmIne e mahAprANI khuza. thAya ne ene bacAvavA kumAra medAne paDe, eTale e paNa mahAprANInA kopanA bhakSa thAya-eka kAMkare be pakSI mare ! A mATe ame barAbara vakhatano khyAla rAkhyo. ane e ja vakhate sunaMdAne upADyAM." devI sunaMdAe bUma nahotI pADI ?" "nA devI, e mATe ame eka kephI vanaspatino rasa laI gayA hatA. A rasa ame vanamAM amArA kUbAnI AsapAsa chAMTIe chIe, enAthI moTA moTA bhoriMgo paNa mUchavaza thaI jAya, e daramiyAna temane pakaDI laIne ThekANe pADI daIe. je prANIne zastrathI ke hAthathI na pakaDI zakIe tene A rIte ame vaza karIe chIe. A rasa ame devI sunaMdAnA mukha para chAMTyo hato. ame yojelI yojanA pUrepUrI saphaLa thaI. mahAprANInA Agamanano avAja saMbhaLAyo tyAre ja ame devI sunaMdAnuM haraNa karyuM. barAbara yojanA pramANe ja kumAre amAro pIcho lIdho ne suvyavasthita rIte kumArano ane mahAprANIno ame bheTo karAvI dIdho ! kumAra A rIte e mahAprANIne harAvaze, e to ame svapnamAM paNa kacyuM nahotuM. devI, e mahAprANI maraze, to mAnavajAta sukhI thaze. hamezAM hajAro mAnavabALano e bhakSa le che." "kumArane mAravAnI icchAvALA tame, e mahAprANInA mRtyune kema vAMcho cho ? dagAkhoro, mane chetaravA iccho cho ? huM samajuM chuM ke surA, suMdarI ne sumiSTa mAMsanA svAdIlAo tame, Aje sapaDAyA eTale Ama bolo cho. AtatAyIone pRthvInA paDa parathI ukheDI nAkhavA paDaze, e vinA mAnavauddhAra zakya nathI. devI sunaMdA, tamArI zI icchA che ? teoe tamane ati kaSTa ApyuM che. "devI mANasane sajA ke kSamA ?" sumaMgalAno cahero agni jevo banI gayo hato. "devI, mArA kaSTano prazna nathI; paNa jeNe kumAranuM aniSTa vAMkyuM enuM nAmonizAna miTAvI devuM joIe. paNa devI, sAmethI dhULanI mANasane sajA ke kSamA? 91

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DamarI caDhatI Ave che. koI navI Apatti to AvatI nathI ne ?" "Apatti nathI. meM ja kumAranA priya mitra devayazane bolAvyo hato. juo, enI dhajA para garuDanI chApa che. jenI pAse garuDadhvaja hoya tene devayaza samajavo. AryatvanA pracArano, mAnava-uddhArano e khUba hoMzIlo che. bhale Avyo." masta vRSabha para ArUDha thayelo devayaza vegathI Avato hato. eno vRSabha devayaza jeTalo ja jhaDapI hato. devayaza AvIne kuzaLa pUchI rahyo. sumaMgalAe badho vRttAMta savistara kahyo. "Apo, kaMI AjJA !" "AjJA eka ja. mAnavoddhAranA virodhIono sarvanAza. meM ane devI sunaMdAe evo nirNaya lIdho che." jIvamAtra sarakhA vahAlAM A "paNa bahena, kumArane - pazu, prANI ke mANasa che. emAM mAnava mATe to ati cAha che. ApaNe lokone sajA karIe ane kumArane na ruce to ?" sunaMdAe vacce zaMkA karatAM kahyuM, "bahena, A ajJAna mAnavabALane kumAra potAnAM bALa samaje che. bALakane potAnA hitanuM kaMI bhAna hoya che ? ene hitavardhaka khorAka ApatAMya te sAmo thAya che, pATuM mAre che, badhuM DoLI nAkhavA yatna kare che; chatAM mA-bApa kope bharAya che kharAM ?" sunaMdA, tuM moTA mananI che. tArI jagAe huM hota to sAMbhaLIne A duSTonuM roma roma kaMpI jAya tevI sajA karata. pApAtmAone pApanI sajA thavI ja ghaTe. kSamA asaMbhava che," sumaMgalAno sattAvAhI avAja gAjI kahyo. "devayaza, sunaMdAnA vacanathI A pApAtmAone huM dehAMtanI sajA nathI karatI; sahu bhale A tADaphaLa para laTakatA rahe. emane aDadhe peTa rAkho. kumAra AvIne emano nyAya karaze." - sumaMgalAnI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karavAnI koI pAse zakti nahotI. aparAdhIone tarata pakaDIne laTakAvI devAmAM AvyA. "Arya devayaza, tame kumA2nI zodha mATe jAo. mane to teoe niSedha karyo che." "paNa mane to niSedha nathI. bahena, huM parvatomAM vaselI chuM. enI kaMdarAo, khINo, guphAomAM huM pharI jANuM chuM. mane AjJA Apo." 92 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"bhale, Arya devayaza tamAruM rakSaNa karo. kumAranI ciMtA manane gheluM karI rahI che." "amane mukta karo, devI ! amArA priya kumAra mATe amane kaMIka karavA do. ame sahelo ne sIdho mArga batAvIzuM," jhADa para laTakAvelA keTalAka mAnavIoe bUma pADI. mArgadarzakanI jarUra hatI. teone mukta karavAnuM Arya devayazane mana thayuM. paNa devInI pAse konuM cAle ? tyAM to devIe ja kahyuM : "sunaMdA, A pApAtmAomAMthI thoDAne sAthe laI jAo, mArgadarzaka tarIke khapa lAge to sAruM. jo teo potAno svabhAva na bhUle to lezamAtra dayA na dAkhavazo." "devI, ciMtA na karazo. hAthI paNa eka vAra bhUlathI baMdhAI jAya che, paNa hamezAM baMdhAto nathI. bilADI eka vAra dUdha pI zake ApaNI gaphalatano lAbha laIne. paNa pachI haMmeza mATe dUdha pIvuM tene mATe kAMI sahela nathI. sunaMdAe tamArAM ne kumAranAM paDakhAM sevyAM che." "devI, nirbhaya rahejo. kumAra AvyA samajo--vasaMta Ave te pahelAM." thoDI vAramAM devI sunaMdA ne Arya devayazanI saradArI nIce eka moTuM jUtha pahADonI karADo caDhavA lAgyuM. madamasta vRSabhanI pITha para hAtha mUkIne UbhelAM devI sumaMgalA ghaDIbhara snehabhInI AMkhe sahune jatAM joI rahyAM. e vakhate dUra dUrathI eka hAthI para kuLakara nAbhideva ne mAtA marudevA cAlyAM AvatAM dekhAyAM. mANasane sajA ke kSamA ? * 93

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12 virahiNI mahAdevI divasonA divaso vItI gayA. uSA have vasaMtano saMdeza lAvatI hatI. vanarAjimAM navuM jIvana jAgI gayuM hatuM. AmraDALe kokilA besIne prItamane vananI zobhA mANavA AmaMtrI rahI hatI. paNa gayelA sAjananAM kaMI samAcAra ke khabaraaMtara nahotAM. sarayUno taTa mAnavakuLothI bharacaka thaye jato hato, paNa sumaMgalA mATe e sUno sUno hato. have to mAnavIo paMkhIonA mALA ne ziyALanI boDa jevAM vRkSa ke guphAnAM ghara mUkI suMdara parNakuTImAM AvIne vasyA hatA. mATInAM banAvelAM pAtromAM susvAdu jaLa che. vananAM phaLaphUla bharacakka hatAM. jhADanI chAla ke suMdara mRga-carma ke vyAghracarmanAM oDhaNa teonI pAse hatAM. AMgaNAmAM gRha agni rAta-divasa jalIne pavitratAnI saurabha phelAve jato hato. kadI vaza na thato A agnideva have jANe mAnavIno AjJAMkita sevaka banI gayo hato. jherI madhamAkhonAM ToLAMne e potAnI dhUmrazikhAothI bhagADI deto. vanapazu to A devanI lAla lAla AMkho joI Ubhe pUMchaDe bhAgatAM hatAM, sarpAdi viSadharoe paNa A UnAM UnAM AMgaNAM choDI jaMgalonI ThaMDI chAyAmAM jaI ArAma levA mAMDyo hato. kalpavRkSa naSTa thayAMno sahuno jUno saMtApa have dUra thayo hato. 'kalpavRkSa gayAM, have kema jivAze ? ApaNo nAza jarU2 thavAno.' evI haiyAvarALa kADhanArAone have A navuM jIvana mIThuM lAgavA mAMDyuM hatuM. pahelAM bhUkha lAgI - na lAgI ne khAvAnuM maLI jatuM; kSudhAnI mIThAza kadI jaNAI nahotI.

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tRSA pUrI lAgI na lAgI ke jaLanAM jharaNAM pIvA maLyAM ja che. na kyAMya jhaMkhanA, na kyAMya puruSArtha ke na maLe parizrama ! bAvaDAMnAM baLa jANe nakAmAM ! paga jANe prANa vagaranA, dehanuM jANe halanacalana ja nahIM. magajamAM koI jIvaMta sAhasanuM manomaMthana ja nahIM. ekaluM gaLapaNa kyAM sudhI khAI zakAya ? emAM khaTAza ke tIkhAza hoya to ja majA Ave. bhale AvI karmabhUmi; svAgatam ! bhogabhUmi naSTa thaI to bhale thaI; amArAM bAvaDAM sAbUta che, amArA paga sazakta che, ame pRthvInA paTa parathI khAdya ne peya zodhI lAvIzuM. are, atyAre kSudhA bhale thoDI vAra saMtapta karatI hoya, paNa manane kevA utsAhathI raMgI de che ! e kSudhA pelAM susvAdu tADa, nALiyerI, vanaphaLa ne vanamevAnI kiMmata samajAve che; ne potAnA prayatnathI meLavelI cIja kevI mIThI lAge te batAve che. gaurava levA jevI vAta to e che, ke amArA jIvananI ekeeka vastu ame sarajI che, amArA bAhubaLathI ekatrita karI che. eNe amArA niSkarmaNya jIvanamAM cetana pUryuM che. have pratyeka uSA eka navIna AzAno saMdeza laI Ave che, pratyeka rAta manorathanI siddhinAM soNalAMthI raMgAIne Ave che. zrama pachInI nivRtti, parizrama pachInI nidrA, viyoga pachIno saMyoga, kSudhA pachInI tRpti - enI majA, manavAMchita vastuo mananA dhArelA samaye prApta karanAra bhogabhUminA jIvo zuM jANe ! ekalI zAMti paNa kaMTALo Ape che, ekalo zrama paNa thakave che, ekaluM sukha paNa niHsvAda lAge che, ekaluM duHkha paNa duSkara lAge che. amArA priya kumAra vRSabhadhvaje jema eka ja pAtramAM jAtajAtanA ne bhAtabhAtanA vanamevA bheLavI eka navo rasa pedA karyo, ema ja vaividhyabharyA parAkramarasa amArA jIvanane jIvaMta rAkhe che. mAnavI azakta paNa nathI. dehathI bhale e vAgha-siMha karatAM durbaLa hoya, paNa enuM buddhibaLa eTaluM prabaLa che, ke vAgha-siMhane paNa potAne vaza karI zake. kumAra vRSabhadhvaje saMdeza Apyo hato ke mAnavAmAtra samAna che. e samAnatA jeTalA keLavI zake, emAM jeo mAne, teonuM eka jUtha banIne sAthe kAM na rahe ? pravAsa, parizrama, puruSArtha sahu sAthe saMpIne kAM na ajamAve ? virahiNI mahAdevI : 95

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phUlagajarA jevAM A mAnavajhUmakhAM have eka sthaLe ekatra rahetAM. eka mana, eka bhAva ne samAna svabhAvavALo banIne sAthe vasatAM, ne sAthe ja vanarAjimAM, saritAtaTe, parvato para, khAnapAnanI zodhamAM jatAM, ane je maLe te ekatra karIne sarakhe bhAge vaheMcI letAM. jaMtu jevo lekhAto mAnavI pahADa jevo durgharSa, hAthI jevo durvyaya ne deva jevo parAkramI banyo hato. ene AkAzanA tAralA toDavAnA abhilASa thatA. ene pAtALajharA bhedavA huMkAra UThatA. nAbhideva kuLakaranA parAkramI pUrvajo vana-jaMgalamAMthI sahu pahelAM hAthIne vaza karI lAvelA. e veLA hAthIne vaza karavo, e pahADane ukheDI nAkhavA jeTaluM bhayaMkara kArya lAgatuM. je koI e pahADa jevA prANIne jotuM te bhayathI nAsI chUTatuM. Aje e ja nAsanArAone kumAra vRSabhadhvaje jANe saMjIvanI kaLA ApI hatI. teo hAthI, vAgha ke vanageMDAthI lezamAtra DaratA nahotA. pacIsa-pacAsa jaNA sAthe hoya to ene harAvIne paNa cAlyA AvatA. jAgRtinI e nava uSAne TANe kumAra vRSabhadhvaja para Apatti AvI gherANI. je mAnavIo mATe emaNe potAnuM jIvatara ApyuM. teoe ja emanuM kImatI jIvatara levA prayAsa karyo ! pragatinI kUca ADe eka mahAna viSna khaDuM thaI gayuM. A jagatamAM koI mAnava lAMbA pravAse na jato. eka ja vAra e pravAse jato, jemAMthI te kadI pAcho na pharato. kumAra vRSabhadhvaja pravAsanA zokhIna hatA, paNa A to mRtyunA moMmAM javAno pravAsa hato. vRddha nAbhideva devI adhikArathI yukta potAnA putra mATe vyAkuLa banI gayA, paNa A umare pahADo oLaMgavAnI zakti emanI pAse nahotI. marudevA vyAkuLa banI beThAM hatAM. e thoDI thoDI vAre anyamanaska banI vRSabha ! vRSabha ! mAro vRSabha ema bolyA karatAM. sumaMgalAnI sthiti judI hatI. ene mAthe to kartavyano bhAra Avyo hato. ene kumAranI pAchaLa kumAranA priya kAryane mane-kamane AgaLa dhapAvavAnuM hatuM. e gaMbhIra banI gaI hatI. enAM caMcaLa nayano aSADhanA meghanI jema bhArekhama banI beThAM hatAM. svasthatAthI eNe nAbhideva ne marudevA mAtAne badho vRttAMta kahyo. chelle chelle kahyuM : 96 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"mAtAjI, dhairya rAkhazo. kumAranuM aniSTa karI zake tevo koI jIva A pRthvI para janamyo nathI. e premamUrti to jyAM jaze tyAM pUjAze. ApaNe temanuM kArya AgaLa dhapAvIe." marudevAmAtAne putramAM jeTalo rasa hato, teTalI bIjI vAtomAM nahoto. sumaMgalA jevI premALa strIne ATalI dhIraja dharatI joI nAbhideva svastha thayA. potAne to putra sAthe TUMka samaya ja rahevAnuM nirmAyeluM che, paNa jeno e jIvanabharano sAthI che, tene ja apUrva zaurya dAkhavatI nihALI marudevA paNa svastha thayAM - paNa bAhya rIte aMtaramAM to svasthatA cAlu ja hatI. "pitAjI, A mAnavone ApaNAM kuLomAM bheLavI daIe. emane navasaMskAra ApIe. ane A pazuone sahu kuLamAM vaheMcI daIe. e ApaNI vacce vasatAM zIkhyAM, have emane jaMgalavAsI pazuo nahIM saMghare." sumaMgalAe kahyuM. nAbhideve A sUcanAono saharSa svIkAra karyo. A vanapradezanAM mAnavIone emaNe potAnAM kuLonI samIpa vasavA ne temanA saMskAra jhIlavA anumati ApI. eka moTA yajJanI Ayojana karavAmAM AvI. gRha-agni vaheMcAyo. aMte pazuonI paNa vaheMcaNI thaI cUkI. | sarvaprathama A nirNaya sahue jANyo tyAre kuLonA vaDIlone lAgyuM ke ApaNuM ja peTa parizramathI bharIe chIe tyAre tyAM vaLI A navuM tUta zuM ? paNa sumaMgalAno nirNaya e kumArano nirNaya. ane priya kumAranI e AjJAne kema uthApAya? enI AjJAnA aMtaramAM na jANe kyA AzIrvAda bharyA haze ? ane e AzIrvAdanI oLakha thatAM paNa vAra na lAgI. AvelAM pazuo namra ne maLatAvaDAM hatAM. keTalAMka to jotajotAmAM mANasanI AjJAo oLakhatAM ne ene anusaratAM zIkhI gayAM. emanA khAna-pAnano bhAra paNa mAnavIne mAthe na rahyo : e to ekalAM ekalAM vanamAM cAlyAM jatAM ne ekalAM jamI-ramIne pAchAM AvI jatAM. mAtAnA stanamAM jevAM mIThAM dUdha hatAM, evAM mIThAM dUdha A pazuonA AMcaLamAM paNa bharyA hatAM. nAnAM pazubALanI sAthe mAnavabALa paNa enuM dUdha pIto. pazubALa yogya umaranuM thatAM mAtAnuM stana-pAna choDI detuM. e veLA mAtAne stanapAnanA dUdhanA bharAvAthI atyaMta vedanA thatI. A payodharadhArI prANIoe--emanA phATaphATa thatAM thAnoe--mAnavInuM lakSa doryuM. mAnavI emanI virahiNI mahAdevI 97

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vedanA ochI karavA dUdhanA bharAvAne AMgaLAM vatI dohI letAM zIkhyo. e dUdha amRta jevuM lAgyuM. pInArAnAM zarIra hRSTapRSTa banatAM cAlyAM. A dUdha upara ja mAnavI Akho divasa nirbhara rahI zakato. ene phUla-phaLAdinI ochI AvazyaktA paDatI. varSAnA ane himanA divasomAM phaLaphaLAdi ochA maLaze topaNa have cAlI zakaze; divaso AnA para kADhI zakAze-jIvanano aDadho ciMtAbhAra ocho thaI gayo ! are, ApaNane kAmadhenu maLI ! sahunA harSano pAra na rahyo, dudhALAM pazu para sahune atyaMta vahAla UpasyuM. jIvanamAM dUdha eka ja moja pedA karI ! eka divasa sahu vasaMtotsava mANavA jaMgalamAM gayAM, ne tyAM supakava vanaphaLothI sArI rIte peTa bharIne ArogI lIdhuM. sAyaMkALe sahu pAchA pharyA. tyAre dUdhanA ghaDA chalakatA paDyA hatA. have zuM thAya ? - peTamAM lezamAtra jagyA nahotI. bIjI savAre ArogavAno nirNaya karI sahu sUI gayAM. paNa bIjI savAre kuLanI keTalIka strIoe bhAre kolAhala macAvI mUkyo : koka asurano hAtha emanA dUdhane lAgyo hato ! pravAhI dUdha TharIne, khaDabA jevuM thaI gayuM hatuM. hAya re mA, kayA kudevanI, kaI DAkaNInI najara lAgI ! are, zI dena che e DAkaNa zAkaNa ke devanI ! khabara karo kuLakara nAbhidevane !" sahu pahoMcyAM nAbhidevanI pAse. nAbhideve kuLavAsIonuM kalpAMta sAMbhaLI hAsya karyuM. temanA vaDavAonA vakhatathI A payodharadhArI pazu kuLakarone tyAM amRta relAvatuM. temaNe kASThanA pAtra vaDe enA bhAga karI sahunA hAthamAM mUkyuM ne khAvA sUcana karyuM. khAtAM pahelAM to Dara lAgyo, paNa khAdhuM tyAre to dUdhathI paNa bhAre svAdIluM lAgyuM. dUdhamAM moLI mIThAza hatI, AmAM khaTamadhuro svAda hato. sahu hoMze hoMze ArogI gayAM. jotajotAmAM pAtranuM taLiyuM dekhAyuM. taLiyAnA bhAgamAM AMbalInA kAtarA paDyA hatA. AMbalInA kAtarA pheMkI detAM kuLavAsIoe kahyuM : "re, A bALako kevAM tophAnI che ! kevI kevI nakAmI cIjo AvI amRta jevI vastuomAM nAkhI de che ! prabhu, A vastu kaI zaktinA baLe banatI haze? zuM ame tene roja prApta karI zakIzuM?" 98 bhagavAna kSabhadeva

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"avazya." "kevI rIte ? kayA maMtrathI ? kayA abhicArathI ? konA AzIrvAdathI ?"' "A kAtarAnA AzIrvAdathI ! je vastune tame bALakonAM aDapalAM samajI nAkhI dIdhI, enA ja baLathI A vastu banaze - tamane joIze teTalI." "AMbalInA kAtarAthI ?" "hA, tenI khaTAzathI ! paNa have to jema eka gRha-agnithI bIjo agni pragaTe che, tema A ekamAMthI ja bIjuM banaze." "AnuM nAma " "dhi. dadhi dhine banAvaze. dUdhanA ghaDAmAM thoDuM dhi nAkhajo : pachI dadhi ja dhi !" A dadhie to kuLavAsIomAM AnaMda pasArI dIdho. paNa eka divase A dhi para paNa devono kopa Utaryo. dadhi be-cAra divasa rAkhI mUkatAM, e AmalInA kAtarA karatAM paNa khATuM banI javA lAgyuM; khAvAmAM apriya ane hAnikartA bhAsyuM. teo to pharI nAbhideva pAse gayAM. nAbhideve eka moTA pAtramAM e khATuM baneluM, zApita dadhi naMkhAvyuM, ne potAnA hAthamAM dhAraNa karela daMDane khUba ghumAvavA kahyuM. dahIM to pANI pANI thaI gayuM, paNa enA upara cIkaNo, caLakato padArtha tarI Avyo. nAbhideve e tarato snigdha padArtha judo tAravI sahune cAkhavA Apyo. are, dUdhane bhulAve, dadhine visarAve tevI svAdiSTa vastu emAMthI pedA thaI hatI ! khAtAMnI sAthe jANe dehamAM baLano adhideva jAgrata thaI jato. adbhuta karAmata che, nAbhidevanA rAjadaMDanI ! are, A to jAduI lAkaDI ! "prabhu, AnuM nAma ?" "navanIta-mAkhaNa. je sapheda pANI bAkI rahyuM che, enuM nAma takra-chAsa. ene nakAmI na samajazo. e paNa tamane Arogya, AyuSya ne baLa Apaze. vaparAtAM vadhelA mAkhaNane tamArA agni para tapAvI lejo; e divaso sudhI rahI zakaze." "he deva, A payodharadhArI pazumAM koI deva vasatA lAge che ! ame enI arcA karIzuM, pUjA karIzuM, ene rahevA kuTI ApIzuM, ene caravA ghAsa ne pIvA jaLa ApIzuM. ane jIvathI enuM jatana karIzuM. virahiNI mahAdevI * 99

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"to e tamAruM jatana karaze." payodharadhArI pazuonuM saMrakSaNa-saMvardhana ekadama vadhI gayuM. pratyeka mAnavInA AMgaNAmAM A payodharadhArI pazu mATe parNakuTI khaDI thaI gaI. gRha-agninI jema A pazunuM pAlana paNa eka vidhirUpa thaI gayuM. paNa AthI apayodharadhAraka pazuo para thoDI Apatti AvI. svArthI mAnava temanI darakAra ochI levA lAgyo. chatAM teoe paNa potAnuM sthAna tarata laI lIdhuM. keTalAMka prANIoe AMgaNAnA cheDA para dhAmA nAkhyA, ne cokInuM kAma zarU karyuM. vanamAMthI chAnAM chattAM cAlyAM AvatAM jaMgalI prANIone nasADavAnuM kAma vagara kahe svIkArI lIdhuM. teoe koI bhayaMkara vanacaranA AgamananI mAhitI, khUba moTA svare, sahune ApavA mAMDI. kuLavAsIone A prANI vahAluM lAgyuM. enI hAjarImAM mAnavI AhAra-nidrA nizcitatAthI laI zakatAM. vaLI payodharadhArI pazuo svabhAve zAMta hatA, ane A pazuomAM jhanUnano vadhu aMza hato, eTale jyAre e pazuo vanamAM ke rAnamAM cArA mATe pharatAM tyAre A cokIdAra prANI enI rakSA karatuM. vyApadothI rakSA karanAra e prANInuM nAma zvAna rAkhyuM. A rIte payodharadhArI ne cokIdAra e be prakAranAM pazuoe mAnavajAtamAM sthAna laI lIdhuM. have bAkI bacelAM pazuoe paNa mAnavajIvanamAM madada karavA mAMDI. kuLano vistAra ghaNo hato. eka kuLathI bIje kuLa page cAlIne jatAM ghaNo vilaMba thato. koI vanapazunA ke vanamAnavonA humalAne vakhate pArasparika sahAya mATe dhAryA samaye pahoMcI zakAtuM nahIM. A kAma keTalAMka pAtaLA pagavALAM zIghravegI pazuoe mAthe lIdhuM; mAnavIne pravAsanA parizramathI bacAvI lIdho. mAnavIe potAnA AMgaNAmAM teone sthAna ApyuM. keTalAMka prANIo bhAravahananuM kArya paNa karavA lAgyAM. mAnavI mAnavI vacce A paristhitimAM verajhera ochAM thatAM gayAM. javAAvavAnI sagavaDa vadhI tema sahakAra vadhato gayo. ekabIjAnI mitratA keLavavA mAMDI. jIvanano pAro UrdhvagAmI banato cAlyo. kumAra vRSabhadhvajanuM mAnavoddhAranuM kArya saphaLatA varavA lAgyuM. jyAM jyAM A saMdeza pahocyo, tyAM tyAM mAnavI saLavaLyAM. ekabIjAnI dekhAdekhIthI vikAsa sAdhavA mAMDyAM. 100 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"paNa re ! kumAra vRSabhadhvaja kyAM ?" devI sumaMgalA, je kumAranA saMgamAM siMhaNa samI rahetI, e mahAnArI kumAranI rAha joI joIne have gaMbhIra banatI jatI hatI, enA aMtaramAMthI premanI sahasradhArAo vahevA lAgI hatI. pelA gunegArone tADavRkSa parathI mukta karyA hatA. eTaluM ja nahIM, teone moTA manathI potAnA kuLamAM bheLavI paNa dIdhA hatA. emAMthI jeo aSTApadano mArga jANatA hatA, temane zIghra bhALa levA ravAnA karyA. kuLaracanAnA kAryamAM devIe divasothI veNI gUMthI nahotI iMgudIrasa ne puSpaveNInI to vAta ja kyAMthI hoya ? paththaranI zilA para devI zAMta, ciMtAmagna besI rahetAM. kadI kadI vaidUryamaNithI bAMdhelA kuMDa para jaI enA svaccha jaLamAM potAnI pratikRti nIrakhI rahetAM. bhojanamAMthI AsvAda gayo hato. peyamAMthI mIThAza gaI hatI. dehamAMthI tAjagI dhIre dhIre jatI hatI. vahAlAno viyoga have e mahAnArIne sAlato hato. enuM mana jANe dhA nAkhatuM hatuM : "pyAro vRSabha ! pyAro vRSabha ! sAthIvihoNuM kevuM nIrasa jIvana ! eka divasa sAthIvihoNI sunaMdA raDatI hatI, huM hasatI hatI. have samajAya che ke mAnavI kevuM sAmAjika prANI che ! sAthI-saMgI vinA jIvana kevuM bhAse che ! "pelI gAya ne enuM vatsa ! peluM vatsa ne enI mAtA ! pelAM mRga ane mRgI ! pelAM sArasa ane sArasI, cAMcamAM cAMca ne moMmAM moM nAkhI kevAM gela kare che ! are, pelAM kapota ne kapotI, pAMkhamAM pAMkha nAkhI kevI premaceSTA kare che ! "Akho saMsAra sukhI, duHkhI ekalI sumaMgalA !" jAjaramAna devInuM moM ghaDIbhara oziyALuM banI gayuM. "devI, kezasaMskAra karavA mATe AvyAM chIe," kuLavAsinI sakhIo dhIre dhIre hAthamAM dhUpa, iMgudIsa vagere sAmagrI laIne AvatI hatI. temaNe devIno hAtha pakaDI, bilorI kAca jevA svaccha jaLamAM emanuM mukha namAvatAM kahyuM : "juo to kharAM, veNInI kevI dazA karI nAkhI che ! jANe sugarIe mALo bAMdhyo ! kumAra tamane to ThIka, paNa amane Thapako Apaze." "Thapako kumAra mane Apaze ke huM tene ApIza ? A veNI to kumAre gUMthavAnI. ene AvIne jyAre gUMthavI hoya tyAre gUMthe !" "bA, A deha sAmuM to juo ! AvuM bAlAjobana to kadI pAMgaryuM nahotuM." "are, huM to ciMtAmAM aDadhI thaI gaI chuM." devI sumaMgalAe zoka darzAvatAM virahiNI mahAdevI x 101 -

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kahyuM, "tamane vaLI bAlAjobana ne navajobananAM nakharAM sUjhe che !" "koNe kahyuM? ame to roja tamane navanavuM rUpa kADhatAM ne puSTa banatAM nIrakhIe chIe." sakhIoe kaMcukI para AMgaLInA Takoro mAratAM kahyuM : "are, A nagurAone to juo. enI pAse to suvarNakalaza paNa hIna lAge che." baTakabolI sakhIoe sumaMgalAnAM puSTa stano tarapha lakSa kheMcyuM. "jUThI che A naMdAdevI ! suvarNakaLaza kyAM che ? A to suvarNakamaLa che, nahIM to A kALA kALA be bhamarA kyAMthI AvIne bese ?" zyAma banelA stananA agrabhAga tarapha lakSa karIne sakhIoe kaTAkSa karyo. "ane A nitaMbano bhAga to juo ! vINAnA tuMbaDAnI jema phUlato ja cAlyo che !" ne A kapola pradeza na jANe kayA harSathI prallita banI rahyo che !" sakhIo, A mazkarI mane pasaMda nathI. zuM kumArano viraha mane sukhakara haze ? nathI khAvAno AsvAda, nathI pIvAno rasa ke nathI nidrA, ne chatAM mAro deha praphullita kema bane ?" "tamane kumArano viraha che, e ame kabUla karI chIe. paNa tamArI praphullita dehavallarI kumAranA pratinidhi jevA koka be jIvono AgamanakALa sUcavI rahI che." be jIva ?" devI sumaMgalA hasI paDI, lajjAvat thaI gaI. lajjAthI lAla kamaLanI zobhAne pAmelA devInA Arakta gAlone be bAjuthI be sakhIoe cUmI lIdhA. "cakravartInI mAtA !" koka adazyamAM bolatuM hoya tevA devInA aMtaramAM paDaghA paDyA. A to pravAse jatAM kumAre kahelI AgamavANI ! "are, zuM kumAra Avyo !" nA nA, mAtA marUdevA Ave che. are, temanA hastamAM rakta AsopAlavane badale zveta AsopAlavanI veNI che. ApaNuM kahyuM to devIe na mAnyuM. cAlo have zuM thAya che, te joIe." beTA, A zveta AsopAlava siddhidAtA che. tArI AzAonI siddhi ghaNI jaladI thaze." "vaDIlanuM vacana phaLo !" zaramAtI, navoDhAnI bhAvormine sparzI rahelI devI sumaMgalAe kahyuM. 102 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"beTA, meM Aja svapnamAM gaMbhIrAvarta zaMkhane vAgatAM sAMbhaLyo : mAro lADakavAyo Avyo samaja." "sahuno lADakavAyo, bA ! kumAra kone priya nathI ?" "sahune." "nA, sahuthI vadhu mane" devI sumaMgalAe kahyuM. nA, sahuthI vadhu mane," marudevAe kahyuM. "sahuthI vadhu amane," sakhIoe kahyuM. nA, amane !" AMgaNAmAM UbhelI naMdAvarta goe kahyuM. harpa para beThelo mora TahukA karato bolI rahyo : "kone ? kone ? amane ! amane !" A vivAdano nirNaya koNa kare? virahiNI mahAdevI 103

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13 mAnavI devone paNa pUjya ananta kSitija sudhI hima patharAyo hato. pazuo tyAM caratAM nahotAM. pakSIo tyAM gAtAM nahotAM. cAretaraphanI smazAnazAMtimAM jANe pRthvInuM zaba zveta aMbara oDhIne paDyuM hatuM. dhummasanuM gADha vAdaLa AkAzathI pRthvIne sAMdhI rahyuM hatuM. na jharaNAMno kalarava kAne paDato, na sAgaranuM saMgIta. kapUranI lAkaDIozAM vRkSa to jANe jIvatAM zApita thayAM hatAM. pahADanA pahADa gaLIne hima banI gayA hatA. hima, hima ne hima ! jyAM najara nAkho, jyAM dRSTi pheMko tyAM hima, hima ne hima ! mAnavabALa AvA sthaLe kyAMthI jaDe ? jIvana jANe motamAM thIjI gayuM hatuM. A nizcetana virATa himapradeza parathI eka mAnavI saDasaDATa cAlyo jato hato. vajra samI enI kAya hatI. dIrgha enI deha hatI. enAM bhAre pagalAMnI mudrA himamAM aMkAtI jatI hatI. suvarNa varNavALo deha jANe A sapheda sRSTimAM dIpakano prakAza pheMkI rahyo hato. e mAnavane pagale pagale uSA AvatI dekhAI, divasonI kALAza dhovAvA lAgI. divasanI nAyikA, jIvanasakhI uSAne AvatI nIrakhI koNa matta na thAya ! zveta zubhra hima para patharAtI lAlaraMgI uSA himanA pradezane jANe sone maDhI rahI hatI. paNa pelA mahAmAnavane thobhavAnI navarAza nahotI. enA pagale pagale AvatI uSAne, sonalavarNA suvarNa ki2None, Alasya tajI jAgatA jIvanane nIrakhavAnI ene haiye nirAMta nahotI.

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dIrgha enI saphara hatI. kaMTAkarNa eno mArga hato. thIjelA ghI jevo hima, sUryanAM navIna kiraNonI AtApanAmAM pravAhI banI jharaNAMnA nAde vaheto thayo hato. mRta jevAM jhADapAna pAMgarI UThyAM hatAM. chamAsI nidrAnA ghAraNa Aja vahelAM vahelAM tUTatAM hatAM. UMDA kUbAomAM mRtyu jevI nidrAmAM paDelAM mAnava-jaMtu navIna uSmA pAmI bahAra nIkaLatAM hatAM. pazu-pakSI paNa vahelAM vahelAM vAsasthAno choDI medAne paDyAM hatAM. are, Aja vasaMta kAM vahelI AvI ?" chamAsI nidrAne TevAyelAM naranAra ekabIjAne pUchI rahyAM hatAM. phUla jaladI khIlavA lAgyAM hatAM. drAkSAvelA to jotajotAmAM lacI paDI. vanaphaLo ne vanamadhu to bhArathI ladAI gayAM. himapravAha madhura saMgIta cheDato vahI nIkaLyo. sRSTi svarUpa badalI beThI, paNa pelo mahAmAnava AgaLa ne AgaLa vadhato hato. ene pagale pagale samRddhi jAgI hatI, paNa e to paMtha kApe jato hato. "juo, juo, Rtuno svAmI-svayaM vasaMta-ahIMthI ja gayo che. A enAM caraNa ! AvAM pagalAM ApaNI duniyAmAM konAM che ? ane A padmanI chApa himathI baLelAM ApaNAM capaTAM taLiyAMmAM kyAMthI saMbhave !" jAgelAM mAnavIo vAto karavA lAgyAM. pazuo paNa potAnI bolImAM A navavasaMtanI ja vAta karatAM hatAM. A "nathI dizAmAM AMdhI, nathI AkAzamAM dhummasa ! sUrya paNa kevo cokhkho che ! A navajIvana koNa lAvyuM ?" himapradezanI eka AgevAna strIe hAthamAM raheluM phUla e caraNapaMkti para mUkyuM. bIjAMoe enuM anukaraNa karyuM. acAnaka eka chIMkoTAe vanapradezane gajavI mUkyo. navajAgrata naranArIonI dRSTi e dizA tarapha vaLI. himavAna parvatanuM vAsI, bhalabhalAM vanacarone dhrujAvanAra, sapheda mahAkAya rIMcha zikAre nIkaLyuM hatuM. cha mAsanI nidrAe enI sudhAne agninI jema prajvalita karI hatI. e agnine zAMta karavA AhAranI jarUra hatI. ane vAha re kudarata ! jAgatAMnI sAthe ja jANe suMdara zikAra enI AMkha sAme AvI Ubho. eka mahAkAya mAnavI pAsethI sarato dekhAyo. rIMche pracaMDa dhrujArI sAthe potAnI kezavALIne halAvI; koI RSinI dADhI parathI jema zveta jalakaNa sarI paDe, emahimanI popaDIo enI deha parathI kharI paDI. mAnavI- devone paNa pUjya 105

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bIjI ja kSaNe eNe chalAMga mArI. eka ja sapATo ne mAmalo khatama, mITho majAno bhakSa paMjAmAM. himavAna parvatanA A adhirAjane zuM azakya hatuM! paNa ajaba jevI vAta ! mahAmAnava to enI chalAMgane cUkavI pAse ja zAMta ne svastha Ubho rahyo; na nAsavAnuM ke na bhAgavAnuM. enuM eka paNa rUMvADuM bhayathI dhrUjatuM nahotuM. enA eka paNa aMgamAM kamakamATI nahotI. enI AMkhamAM to jANe nirmaLa jharaNa jevI prabhA damakI rahI hatI. "are doDo, doDo ! jenA pagale vasaMta vahelI AvI, enA para jIvaleNa humalo ! A bhUkhyo rAkSasa ene nahIM mUke !" himavAna parvatanAM vAsIo khaLabhaLI UThyAM. vRkSanI DALIo, himanA goLA, paththaranA tINa TukaDA laI sahu doDyAM. paNa hima para saDasaDATa doDavuM, e kaMI saheluM nahotuM, e pahelAM to tyAM ramata pUrI thaI jAya, khela khalAsa thaI jAya ! AMkho coLatAM, bhUkhyAM mAnavI pelA navA mAnavInI madada mATe dhAyAM. paNa tyAM nara ane pazu vacce adbhuta khela maMDAyo hato. pelA mAnavInI AMkho e rAkSasanI sAme *takataka nIrakhI rahI hatI, ne pelA rAkSasanA paga jANe DhIlA paDatA jatA hatA. AMkhothI AMkho dUra rAkhavA e ghaNI mahenata karatuM, paNa jANe eno deha ene vaza rahyo nahoto. enuM baLa, eno garva, enuM parAkrama eLe jatuM lAgyuM. mAnavI to nirbhaya khaDo hato--phakta eka vAMsanA che.. paNa re sudhA ! tuM ja bhulAI gaI, to pachI bicAruM prANI to zuM kare ? A tArAmaitrI keTalIeka paLa cAlI. rAkSasa dhIre dhIre bhUmi suMghato najIka Avyo. jhINI jhINI ghughavATI karI kUtaro pUMchaDI paTapaTAve tema teNe karavA mAMDyuM. eNe mAnavInA paga cATyA-zI mIThAza ! e mIThAza sudhAnI nahotI, tRptinI hatI, aMtaranI koI agamya mIThAza hatI. mAnavIe premathI enI lAMbI ruMvATI para hAtha pheravyo. bhUkhyo rAkSasa premaghelo banyo. eNe potAnA paMjA mAnavInA gaLAnI AjubAju nAkhyA. e heta karI rahyuM. paNa A hetanA dazya himapradezanAM vAsIone gabharAvI mUkyAM. * AvA banAvo Aje paNa bane che. caMpAlAlajI nAmanA eka jaina munine evo anubhava thayelo. temaNe eka hiMndra jAnavara sAthe tArAmaitraka racyuM bhayaMkara vAgha ADe raste UtarI gayo. 106 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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temaNe bhayaMkara kikiyArI karI. kikiyArIno paDagho sarvatra prasarI rahyo. gaLe vIMTAyeluM rIMcha paDaghA sAMbhaLI camakyuM. enI AMkhomAM pratihiMsA jhaLakI UThI. e chalAMga mArI dUra jaI UbhuM. "DarIza mA, bhAI !" mAnavIe zabdo uccAryA, ne pharI jANe e nirbhaya banI gayuM. e najIka saryuM. paNa kikiyArIo vadhatI jatI hatI. mAnavIo samIpa AvI pahoMcyA hatA. himapradezano A adhipati eka chalAMge pAcho haThyo, ne bIjI chalAMge UMDI guphAmAM sarI gayo. vicitra bhASA bolatAM A mAnavaprANI pelA mahAkAya puruSanI samIpa AvyAM. vanano vikarALa rAkSasa jyAre A puruSane kaMI na karI zakyo, tyAre nakkI A koI mRtyulokanI bahArano puruSa ! khuda mRtyu paNa ene sparza na karI zakyuM ! amara mAnavI ! na sahu enA pagamAM ALoTavA lAgyA. pelA mahAmAnavanI AMkhomAM karuNAnA megha ghaTATopa jamAvI rahyA hatA. A mAnavayUthamAM koI nagna hatA, koI ardhanagnaH kSudhAthI emanAM asthi bahAra nIkaLyAM hatAM. are, sRSTino adbhuta jIva te mAnavI ! e mAnava AvI dInahIna dazAmAM rahe ? pazuthI paNa hIna rahe ? ene khAvA mATe pazunI jema hADa-mAMsa ja joIe ? pazunA jevo ja khorAka ? pazunA jevAM ja vAsasthAna ? pazunA saMskAra ne pazunI saMskRti ? pazuye parasparanI bolI samaje, mAnavImAM e paNa nahIM ? vAgha vAghane na khAya ! ane mAnavI mAnavIne potAno khorAka samaje ! A mAnavajAtano uddhAra kema thAya ? re ! nAbhi-zAsananA e rasiyA kema bane ? kuLakaronI prajA e kema bane ? eka ja bhASA, eka ja bhAva, eka ja deza ne eka ja AcAravicAravALA e kema thAya ? saMskRtinuM sUtra sahune aikyanA bhAve kema bAMdhe? saMskAranAM baMdhana sahune sukhane jhUle kema jhulAve ? himavAsIo potAnI kRtajJatA ajaba rIte pradarzita karI rahyA hatAH koI emanA caraNe vanamevA mUkatA hatAM. koI emane madhapUDAnI bheTa dharatA hatA. koI emane tAjuM ANeluM bhakSa bheTa ApatA hatA. "are, emane hUMpha mATe koI sAthI kyAM che ?" koI koI to himapradezanI phUTaDI zvetAMgI suMdarIo emane arpaNa karavA lAgyA. mAnavI - devone paNa pUjya 107

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jene pagale vasaMta vahelI AvI, jene himapradezano mahAna rAkSasa paNa namIne cAlato thayo, enuM sanmAna koNa na kare ? sahu svAgata arthe bolavA lAgyA : "deva cho ! AkAzanA vasanAra cho ! garjanAnA svAmI cho ! vIjaLInA vajranA dhAraka cho ! "nA, nA, pRthvI para cAlanAro tamArA jevo ja manuSya chuM." mahAmAnave saMjJAthI samajAvyuM. "amArA jevA mAnava ?" koIne zraddhA na beThI. saMzayathI sahu ekabIjA sAme joI rahyA. ApaNA jevo hoya to pelo himapradezano zveta rAkSasa emane Ama kAMI laTuDAMpaTuDAM kare ? dehane khAI javAnuM mana thAya tevI kSudhA hoya chatAM emane jIvatA mUkI kAMI cAlyo jAya ? "ame to pAmara chIe. tame to deva cho. bhalA, e rAkSasane tame kema jItyo ?' "premathI, nirbhayatAthI." A zabdono bhAvArtha koI na samajyuM. paNa enI ceSTAthI A badhA kaMI kaMI samajI rahyA. Avo devatA ApaNI sAthe hoya to kevI nirbhayatA rahe ? "tame ahIM rahezo ?" "avazya, paNa hamaNAM nahIM. tamArAmAMthI koI aSTApadano mArga jANo cho ? enuM vAsasthAna pArakho cho ?" "aSTApadanuM vAsasthAna aSTApada parvata. koka gharaDA jANatA hoya to bhale ! paNa he deva ! amArA vaDavAoe e dizA tarapha javAnI amane baMdhI. karI che. jene maravuM hoya e tyAM jAya-tyAM gayelo koI pAcho Avyo jANyo nathI" "mAre tyAM javuM che." sahu AzcaryamAM ekabIjA sAme moM phADIne joI rahyAM. "ekAda jaNa rasto batAvI na jAo ! "jarU2, paNa o deva, tyAM koI mAnava jatuM nathI, e to rAkSasonI bhUmi che." "e bhUmine huM mAnavane yogya batAvIza," e rUpALA mAnavIe mUThIo vALIne makkamatAthI kahyuM, "paNa Ama Avo. tame thara thara dhrUjo cho. tamane zIta bahu pajave che, kAM ? tene dUra karavAno mArga batAvuM." 108 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"zIta ? e kema dUra thAya ? e to svargamAM vasatA mAnavadveSI rAkSasanA nizvAsa che. e nizvAsanA baLathI cha cha mahinA sudhI e amane jIvatAmUelA jevA banAvI nAkhe che. aMdhakAramAM, himamAM, dhummasanA vaMToLamAM e AvIne amArAM bALakone, amArAM sAthIone bharakhI jAya che." "e zIta nAmano rAkSasa have tamane pajavI nahIM zake. ahIM Avo, ne thoDuM sUkuM ghAsa laI Avo." sUkuM ghAsa AvI gayuM. pelA rUpALA mAnavIe pAse paDelA be camakatA paththaro laIne jorathI ghasyA. emAMthI tejanAM sphulliMga jharyA. ghAsamAM jhagAro thayo, ne thoDI vAramAM agninI rAtI rAtI zeDo pragaTI nIkaLI. dizAomAMthI hajI ThaMDI havAnI lahero AvatI hatI, paNa jeo A agninI pAse beThA, teone jANe te kaMI karI zakavAne asamartha hatI, "hAza ! je TADha pRthvInA bhUgarbhamAM ke jAnavaranAM cAmaDAM oDhIne aMdhakAramAM paDI rahyA chatAM dUra thatI nahotI, te have vizALa AkAzanI nIce khullI dizAomAM beThAM beThAM bhagADI zakAze." sahu AjubAju besI gayA, ne sukhada AtApanA levA lAgyA. keTalAka ene sparza karI jovA gayA, to dAjhayA. "dUra rahI enuM sanmAna karo !" ATalI vAramAM to pelA devapuruSe mATIno piMDa lAvI eka pAtra banAvyuM, ne ene agnimAM mUkI dIdhuM. sAthe sAthe keTalAMka phaLo ne kaMda agnimAM nAkhyAM. thoDI vAramAM peluM pAtra paNa taiyAra thayuM ne pelAM phaLa paNa pAkI gayAM. phaLono zo madhura AsvAda ! "are, A to koI adbhuta mAnavI ! enA hAtha aDyA ne phaLomAM kevo svAda Avyo !" khAdhA pachI paNa sahu jIbhane hoTha para paMpALavA lAgyA. "A pAtramAM pANI bharo. pelI vanaspatione emAM nAkho, barAbara ukaLo. eka navA prakAranI rasavatI taiyAra thaze." A pachI pelA tejasvI mAnave jIvana sukho, jIvavAyogya bane evI aneka vidhio temane darzAvI. nAnAM nAnAM hUMphALAM ghara, AMgaNAmAM prajaLato gRhaagni, paththaranAM zastrAstra, jaMgalanAM maLatAvaDAM pazuono upayoga, ekabIjAnI madadanI taiyA2I vagere ghaNuM ghaNuM zIkhavyuM. hoMzIlA mAnavIoe badhI vAto citta daIne grahaNa karI. vAtavAtamAM A pradeza vasI gayo. "he devatA, aSTApada gayA vagara nahIM cAle ? bhalabhalAnA motiyA marI jAya che tyAM to !" mAnavI - devone paNa pUjya 2 109 -

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"javuM ja paDaze !" ne pelA rUpALA puruSe UbhA thaI vidAya lIdhI. paricaya to mAtra thoDo ja, paNa jANe yugono saMbadha na hoya, tevo sneha baMdhAI gayo. judA paDatAM du:kha thavA lAgyuM: "A judA paDavAnuM paNa zA mATe ? mRtyunA moMmAM javA mATe ! saMsAranA mahAprANI aSTApadathI koI mAnavI bAtha bhIDI zakyuM che ?" paNa janArane rokavAnI zakti koInI pAse nahotI. sahu vaLoTavA cAlyA. keTalAka motanI mAyA mUkI sAthe cAlyA. sAthe janArAne paNa vaLoTAvA loko AvyA. paNa koI pAchA pharavAnI vAta karatuM nathI. jaMgalonAM jaMgalo pAra karyA toya pAchA pharavAnuM koIne dila thatuM nathI. sahune thatuM : pAchA pharIne paNa tyAM zuM ApaNuM paDyuM rahyuM che ? have to jyAM vahAlo vRSabha tyAM ApaNe ! ApaNane jeNe jIvana ApyuM, jIvana jIvavAnI samaja ApI, kudaratanAM gupta hetuonuM rahasya darzAvyuM, ene kema choDI zakAya? enI je gati te ApaNI gati ho !" vicitra pradezo, bhayaMkara pahADo, vikarALa jvALAmukhIo, magara ne viSadhara sApothI chalakAtAM nadInavANo, bhayaMkara vanecaro-A badhAnI vaccethI teono mArga pasAra thato gayo. sAthe sAthe je je vanamAMthI, je je guphAomAMthI mAnavI maLyA tyAM tyAMthI ekatra karyA. teone navajIvana ApyuM. teone jaMtujIvanamAMthI UMce caDhAvyA. nAnAM nAnAM aneka kuLo sthapAyAM. bhayaMkara pravAsa kalyANamaya banyo. aniSTa eke na sparyuM. .....ne aSTApadanuM gaganacuMbI zikhara dekhAyuM. enA zikhara parathI AbhaUMcI jatI agnijavALAo game tevAnI hiMmata harI levA lAgI. mAnavanA mAMsanI gaMdha nAkane gUMgaLAvavA lAgI. pahelAM mAnavI khoparI ane ziMgaDAMne pAtra tarIke vAparato. "deva, ahIM thobhI jAo. AgaLa vadhavuM salAmata nathI." aSTApada mArA priya suyodhane harI gayo che. enI pAsethI e aNavo rahyo. tame thobho ne rAha juo. huM AvuM chuM." deva jevo mANasa saDasaDATa cAlyo gayo. sahu cAre dizAomAM bhayabhIta najara pheravatA joI rahyA : "arere, Avo uttama deha hato-na hato thaI javAno. e jAya, e jAya, jANe pahADa para caDhato nathI, paNa UDato jAya che ! ene paga nathI, paNa pAMkho che ! 110 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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14 aSTApada aSTApada parvata to mahAbhayaMka2 ! bheMkAra guphAomAM dRSTiviSa sarpa beThA che H phutkAra nAkhatAM ja pazu, paMkhI ke jhADa-je sAme AvyuM te--baLIne bhasma thaI jAya che. UMDI UMDI kaMdarAomAM vyAghramukha magara-matsyo pharI rahyAM che ; emanAM nasakorAMmAMthI agninA phuvArA chUTI rahyA che. bhayaMkara hAthIonAM ToLAMnA citkAra sadAsarvadA saMbhaLAyA kare che. vRkSanAM vRkSa, vananAM vana chUMdatAM e ToLAM bephAma cAlyAM jAya che. aSTApadanI bhayaMkara garjanA sivAya emano mada kadI zAnta thato nathI. divya auSadhiono ahIM bhaMDAra che. parNo parNo prakAzanA puMja ThAlavatAM vRkSo che. ahIMnAM ja vRkSonA rasathI pANI upara jamInanI jema paga mUkIne cAlI zakAya tema che. A pahADa ja adbhuta che. enA paththaramAMthI divya aMjana bane che, ane e aMjanathI aMdhakAramAM paNa prakAzanI jema jovAya che. enI upatyakAnA jharaNamAM evo rasa sadA nItaryA kare che, ke eno upabhoga karanAra mAnavI kadI vRddha na bane. ahIMnAM jIvajaMtu atyaMta baliSTha, dIrgha AyuSya bhogavanAra che, ne ahIMno vAyu caMdananAM vanomAMthI Ave che. suMdara jharaNAM, chalakAtAM navANo, lacI paDatAM phaLaphUlanAM vRkSo, kaMdamULathI phaLadrupa bhUmi ! havA saMgIta kare che, AkAza prakAza relAve che, dizAo jANe AliMgana Ape che. kevuM suMdara sthaLa ! kumArane pahelI najare bhAvI gayuM. jIvananuM virAmasthaLa;

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ciMtananuM suMdara dhAma, mRtyunuM adbhuta virAmasthaLa ! jeTaluM bhayaMkara eTaluM ja suMdara ! mRtyumAM jANe navajIvana na beThuM hoya, adbhuta che A pahADa ! UMcAM UMcAM enAM zikhara AkAzathI vAto kare che. eka eka zikhara para agnijvAlAo vIMTaLAI vaLatI ghUmyA kare che. zikharanA mULamAM bhayaMkara UMDAM jaLa ghumarIo khAtAM pheraphUdaDI pharyA kare che. mAnavazakti to rajakaNanI tole paNa kAma lAge tema nathI. moTA moTA hAthI maccharanI jema samAI jAya tyAM bIjA jIvajaMtunI gaNanA zI? chatAM pelo mAnavI cAlyo jAya che. ene haiye kaMpa nathI, pagamAM jaMpa nathI, mastaka to AkAzanI tarapha UTheluM che. ' acAnaka eka zikhara phUTatuM hoya evA kaDAkA sAthe parvatamukha phATyuM. dizAo kaMpI UThI. lAla lAla bhaDakAothI AkAza kesaravaNuM thaI gayuM. cAro caratA hAthIonAM ToLAMe sUMDha moMmAM nAkhI dIdhI. vAgha-siMhe jhADImAM Azaro laI lIdho. veMtiyA mAnavI bhayathI bahAra AvyAM; jevAM AvyAM evAM A bUmathI niprANa jevAM thaI gayAM ! eka bhayaMkara sanasanATI vAtAvaraNamAM prasarI rahI. bhale saMsAra kaMpe, vIjaLIo camake, paNa jANe A mAnavI bhayane pichANato ja nathI. avAjanI dizA tarapha eNe potAno vega vadhAryo. dhumADAnA goTegoTA eno mArga aMdhAro karI rahyA hatA. chatAM jANe ene divya cakSu hatAM. e keDI vagaranA mArge cAlyo ja jato hato, paNa have AgaLa vadhAya tema nahotuM. vamaLo khAtAM, ghUmarIo letAM UMDAM jaLa sAme AvIne UbhAM. pagaraste javuM azakya hatuM, jaLarasto bhayaMkara hato, paNa dhrujI rahelA zikhare pahoMcavA mATe e TUMkAmAM TUMko ekamAtra mArga.hato. mAnavIe cAre tarapha najara pheravI. pANInAM vamaLoe eka jhADanA thaDane kinAre pheMkI dIdheluM. eka ja paLa ne pelA mAnavIe dhIrethI thaDane koravA mAMDayuM. thaDamAM to pANI para taravAnI kudaratI zakti bharI che. eno lAbha mAnavI kema na laI zake ? thaDa para besIne mAnavI jaI zake, paNa emAM jokhama ghaNuM hatuM. jaLacaro sahelAIthI herAna karI zakatAM, dhArela mArge jaI zakAtuM nahIM. e mATe thoDI vAramAM e adabhuta kalAkAre aMdara mAnavI sukhe besI zake teTalI jagA korI kADhI; AgaLano bhAga cholIne tIra jevo pAtaLo banAvyo; 112 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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ne pachI e kASThane dhakelIne pANImAM taratuM mUkyuM, paNa chIcharA pANImAM ene taratuM karavuM duSkara hatuM. kinArA para vAMsanAM jaMgalo bharelAM hatAM. lIlAM kumaLAM vAMsanAM parNa caratA hAthIoe hamaNAM ja vAMsanAM aneka jhaMDone kacaDI nIce nAMkhI dIdhAM hatAM. temAMthI be moTA moTA vAMsa kheMcI laI jamInamAM bharAvI kASThanA navA banAvelA vAhanane dhakko mAryo. jhADanuM thaDa pANInA pravAhamAM jaI pahoMcyuM ne vega vadhyo. AjanI jalanaukAe e divase pahelavahelI pANImAM saphara karI, paNa e saphara AjanA jevI sahelI nahotI. pahADa jevaDAM mojAM ne nAnAzA kASThakhaMDa jevI naukA ! bIjI bAju bhayaMkara jaLacarono potAnA zAMti-sAmrAjyamAM A navI dakhalagIrI sAmeno jIvaleNa virodha, A saphara nahotI, paNa satata saMgrAma hato. eka ja paLanI cUka ne AkhI hoDI mahAmatyanA peTamAM ke jaLanA bhayaMkara peTALamAM garka thaI jAya ! paNa vAha re naukAnAyaka ! be vAMsanI madadathI eNe naukAne ajaba rIte ghUmatI, pANI kApatI banAvI dIdhI. jaLaghoDA, jaLahAthI ne jalamagara A navA utpAtane potAnI tINI, saLagatI AMkhe nIrakhI rahyA paNa e saLagatI AMkho sAme Aje evI be AMkho maMDAyelI hatI ke je sahune nisteja karI nAkhatI. saMgrAma-saphara kheDatI A naukA iSTa sthaLe pahoMcavAnI taiyArImAM hatI, tyAM uparathI moTA moTA saLagatA paththaro gabaDatA AvatA jaNAyA. thoDI vAramAM to bhayaMkara ulkApAta macI rahyo, paNa tyAM to koI pahADa jevaDuM moTuM kalevara raktanItaratuM AvI raheluM dekhAyuM. hAthInA pagathI paNa jADA jADA enA ATha paga ghAyala dazAmAM daDavaDatA hatA. mArganAM guphAo ne vRkSo enA bhAra nIce dabAI vRMdAI jatAM hatAM. koI mahArAkSasa pahADa parathI gabaDato hato. Ama to enA deha para zata zata ghA hatA. prANanA chellA zvAsocchuvAsa cAlatA hoya tema dekhAtuM hatuM. enI nizAnI tarIke moTI guphA jevAM enAM nasakorAmAMthI jhINI vidyutarekhA jevI agninI rekhA nIkaLyA karatI hatI. e rAkSasa baMne AMkhe aMdha banyo hato. are, A ja aSTApada !" naukAmAMthI chalAMga mArI jamIna para kUdako aSTApada 113

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mAratA pelA mAnavIe kahyuM, enI AMkho jANe verabhAvathI nahIM paNa vAtsalyabhAvathI camakI rahI. "zAnta thA, mahAprANI !" ane eNe jaLa lAvIne enA taraphaDatA dehane sukha pahoMcADavA mahenata karavA mAMDI. are, A to jIvanano to mitra che, paNa mRtyuno paNa mitra che ! enA svaro evA mRdu hatA, ke mRtyunI chellI paLe jhanUnI baneluM e mahAprANI paNa zAnta paDI gayuM. eNe potAnI bhayaMkara tIkSNa cAMca mAnavInA suMvALA hAtha para ghI, ne kAkalUdIbharyA svare chellI jhINI kikiyArI karI. e kikiyArI sAMbhaLI kinAre AvelAM jalamagara paNa pANImAM nAsI gayAM. "anekanAM mRtyu e ja jeno nityano khorAka, ene paNa potAnuM mRtyu kevuM lAcAra banAvI mUke che ! vAha re mRtyu !" mAnavInI AMkhamAM karuNAnI snigdhatA hatI. eNe pharIthI maratAnA moMmAM pANI reDyuM, eka mamatAbharyo hAtha enA deha para pheravyo. mahAprANI dhIre dhIre niSprANa banatuM jatuM hatuM. tyAM pahADanI karADa para pharI dhasAro jaNAyo; uparathI koI nIce AvatuM jaNAyuM. velAo ene vIMTaLAI gayA hatA. dhULa-mATIno pAra nahoto. be-cAra sApa paNa e velAnI sAthe vaLagyA AvatA hatA. AgaMtukanA zarIramAMthI raktanA relA cAlyA jatA hatA. mahAprANInI zuzruSA karanAra mAnavIe e tarapha joyuM to enA moMmAMthI cIsa nIkaLI gaI : "koNa, suyodha " ane e vAnaranI chalAMge Thekyo; ane eNe haraNanI gatie paDatA suyodhane potAnA AjAna bAhumAM jhIlI lIdho. "duSTano nAza karo !"" e bUma sAthe u52thI gabaDato suyodha bebhAna thaI gayo. zramathI, khedathI, kSudhAthI enI pahADa jevI kAyA ogaLI gaI hatI; chatAM zauryano udreka eno e hato. enA deha paranA bhayaMkara ujharaDA, thayelI jhapAjhapInI tIvratA darzAvatA hatA. pelo rUpALo mAnavI pahADa jevA suyodhane ramakaDAnI jema uThAvI pANInI najIka laI gayo. eNe enA ghA dhoyA, ne vanaspati mUkI velAnA pATA bAMdhyA; ene thoDuM pANI pAyuM ne vanlRspati mUkI kapALa para hAtha mUkI becAra mIThA zabdo kahyA. e zuddhimAM Avato jato hato. ene have vanaphaLonA sAttvika 2sanI jarU2 hatI. ane e mATe zordhamAM jatAM suyodhanuM zuM karavuM e savAla hato. ene ekalo kema mUkavo ? 114 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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aSTApada sadAne mATe sUI gayo hato. ane enI chellI cIse e samAcAra vanaparvata, vanaguphA ne kaMdarAomAM ApI dIdhA hatA. jIvasamastano bhAre duzmana Aje ajaba saMjogomAM nAza pAmyo, enI khuzAlI UjavavA aSTApada parvatanI guphAomAMthI mAnavIo dhIre dhIre DokiyAM karatA bahAra nIkaLatA hatA. ane aSTApadanI pahADI kAyAne zata zata bhAgamAM vaheMcAyelI joI sahu eka vAra thanaganI UThyA, emanA deha parathI jANe bhayano AMtaka sadAne mATe UThI gayo. havAno svataMtra AsvAda, vanamAM svaccheda viharaNa, nikaMdratAthI vanamevAno upabhoga, na have saMtAna mATe bhaya, ne have kUbAnI ciMtA ! AyuSyanA aMdhArAmAM navajIvananI jANe uSA UgI : ane e badhuM kone AbhArI ? pelA bebhAna banelA mAnavIne ! sahu AbhArathI natamastake tyAM AvavA lAgyA. jidvAthI AbhAra kema vyakta karavo, enI koIne khabara nahotI; paNa ceSTAthI, hAvabhAvathI e darzAvavA lAgyA, phUlanA, phaLanA, madhanA, vanaspatinA DhagaleDhagalA sahu lAvatA hatA. aSTApada parvata to auSadhiono bhaMDAra hato. koI kaMI vATIne lAvyuM, koI hAthamAM rasa laIne AvyuM. suyodhanA ghA para kaMIka lagADyuM kaMIka ene sUMghADyuM, kaMIka ene pivarAvyuM. be-cAra zvetAMgIoe pAse besI ene hUMpha ApI. parvatavAsIo eke eke AvI rahyA hatA. paDakhopaDakha vasavA chatAM je ekabIjAne kadI maLyAM nahotAM, e Aje nirbhaya vAtAvaraNamAM maLI rahyA hatA. potAnA jevA ja eka mAnavIe aSTApada parvatane nirbhaya banAvyo. teo joI rahyA hatA ke aSTApada jevA mahAprANIno nAza karanAra potAnA jevo ja mAnavI che ene be hAtha che, be paga che, eka mAthuM che : ane e vIranI zuzruSA karanAra paNa potAnA jevo ja hato. A dRzya sahunAM mana utsAhI banI rahyAM. paNa dizAomAM pharI AMdhI AvavA lAgI hatI. ThaMDInA vAyarA ne gADha dhummasa vIMTaLAI vaLavA AvI rahyAM hatAM. ekaThA maLelA parvatavAsIo pharI guphAmAM bharAI javA taiyAra thayA, paNa suyodhanI sAravAramAM rahelA mAnavIe sahune tyAM ja rahevA sUcavyuM, ne eNe potAnI pAse rahelA be paththaro ghasyA. ghasatAMnI sAthe emAMthI tenA stulliMga jharyA. ekaThA karelA ghAsa para sphaliMga aSTApada che 115

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jharyA ne dhumADAnA goTA nIkaLyA. thoDI vAramAM jvALAo bhabhUkI UThI. ekamAMthI bIjI, bIjImAMthI trIjI, trIjImAMthI cothI, ema prakAzanI rekhAo pANImAM pratibiMba pADI rahI. badhA tenI AsapAsa ekatra thaI gayA. are, A to adbhuta camatkAra ! na dhummasa naDe che, na AMdhI sparze che; himALo jANe ogaLI cAlyo; na guphAmAM doDI javAnI utAvaLa che, ne na ghAsa-pAMdaDAMthI deha DhAMkI devAnI phikara che ! keTalAMka phaLo agnimAM paDyAM che, emAMthI kADhIne badhAMne eka eka ApatAM jAya che. vAha vAha, zo svAda ! AvuM svAdiSTa samUhabhojana to kadI jANyuM nahotuM ! acAnaka pahADanI kaMdarAmAMthI bhayaMkara vyAghra-garjanA saMbhaLAI. garjanA romAMca khaDA kare tevI hatI. sahunA hAthamAMthI susvAdu phaLa paDI gayAM, ne sahue nAsavAnI taiyArI karavA mAMDI. paNa pelo mAnava pharI ADo pharyo. eNe eka baLatuM lAkaDuM lIdhuM ne vAghanI sAme jaIne Ubho. agni jotAMnI sAthe vanano rAjA pUMcha dabAvI pAchalA page nAsI chUTyo. A nIrakhI parvatavAsIonA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. teo to baLatuM lAkaDuM laIne UbhelA mAnavInI AsapAsa kUMDALe vaLI hAtha-paga lAMbA-TUMkA karI nAcavA-kUdavA lAgyA. auSadhionA ane sA2vA2nA pratApe suyodha bahu jaladI sAjo thavA lAgyo. dhIre dhIre eNe svasthatA meLavI, ne prathama AMkha ughADI to potAnA priya svAmI ja sAme khaDA hatA. are, AvA bhayaMkara sthaLe, jyAM kadI mAnavapagoe keDI pADI nathI tyAM, potAnA priya kumAra kyAMthI ? A te svapna ke satya, e samajavAnI bhramaNAmAM eNe ghaNo vakhata kADhyo. "svAmI !" e dhIrethI bolyo. "kema che, suyodha " "Ave ThekANe svAmI maLatAM kaI vAtanI khAmI rahe ? prabhu, huM jIvI gayo." vizeSa svasthatA maLatAM svAmIne suyodhe ghaNI ghaNI vAto karI. hAthohAthanI laDAImAM be tIrathI aMdha banela aSTApada kevI rIte ene A parvata para lAvyo, ne enuM ane potAnuM dvaMdva sadA kema cAlatuM rahyuM enuM varNana karyuM. jvAlAmukha zikharonI pachavADe pote e bhayaMkara prANInA paMjAthI bacavA kevI rIte roja zekAto ne Akhare hAthohAthanI laDAImAM kevI yuktithI pahADanI baLatI khAImAM 116 7 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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ene dhakelyo ne tyAMthI maravA mATe nIce gabaDAvI dIdho, eno romAMcaka vRttAMta kahyo. chelle umeryuM ke "svAmI, aMdha thayo hato, eTale rAkSasa jitAyo; dekhato hota to ene jItavo azakya hato." "suyodha, mAnavIne mATe kazuM asAdhya nathI. ATalA vakhatamAM parvatavAsIone baMneno gADha paricaya thaI gayo. sahu baMnene svAmI ane suyodhane nAme ja oLakhavA lAgyA. emanI hUMphe sahumAM jANe navuM jIvana pravezavA lAgyuM. ekabIjA ekaThA vasavA lAgyA, ekaThA jamavA lAgyA, ekaThA vana vIMdhavA lAgyA. kaMI Apatti AvI, kaMI bhaya pedA thayo ke tarata svAmI ke suyodhanI pAse doDI AvavA lAgyA. jIvana jANe navI sukhasaMpatti laIne AvyuM hatuM. suyodha dhIre dhIre zakti meLavI rahyo hato. pravAsanI zakti AvatAM ja teone prasthAna nizcita hatuM. acAnaka eka rAte mazAlothI jaMgala jhaLahaLI UDyuM; vAgha chIMkoTA nAkhavA mAMDyA ne magaro pANI uchALavA mAMDyA. jAgatA mAnavIo svAmI ane suyodha pAse doDI gayA. dhanuSyanA TaMkArathI pRthvI gAjI rahI. are, A koNa himapradeza para caDAI laIne AvyuM ? hajAro mANasa pAchaLa che. ajavALAMno pAra nathI. eke citkAra karatAM nivedana karyuM : "mahArAja, A parvatanA eka bhAgamAM aneka jAtanI vidyAnA svAmI vidyAdharo rahe che. teo zveta varNanA, ghATIlA, nayanasuMdara loko che. pazu-prANI sahu temane vaza rahe che. teo dhAre to magarane vAhana banAve, cAhe to siMhane savArInuM sAdhana banAve. khUba laherI, khUba AnaMdI, khUba vilAsI ! emanA hAthamAM eka vAMsano nAno khaMDa hoya che, paNa zuM suMdara e bole che ! e svaro sAMbhaLI unmatta gaja-mUtha paNa vaza thaI jAya che; strIo pAgala banI jAya che. vanasoMsaravA e sUro vahetA hoya tyAre adbhuta mIThAza lAge che--jANe khAvuMpIvuM mUkI sAMbhaLyA ja karIe ! svAmI, vidyAdharonI strIo to apAra rUpavatI hoya che. vRkSanA resAmAMthI kaMIka banAvIne e zarIra para kaMIka raMgaberaMgI oDhe che. paNa zuM suMdara lAge che ! ame to svapnamAM para evuM sauMdarya joyuM nathI ! teo pANI para cAlI zake che, parvata paNa UDI zake che, dhAryA vRkSathI vanamevA beThA beThA potAnA sthAne maMgAvI zake che : paNa A tarapha kadI AvatA nathI. Aje A vAta navAIbharI banI che." aSTApada - 117

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"vRSabhadhvajano jaya ho !" dhanuSyano TaMkara Avyo ane pANI para koI traNa vyakti, jANe pRthvI para cAlatI hoya ema, cAlatI AvI. suyodha ane tenA svAmI e traNenA svAgate AgaLa vadhyA. "svAmI ! sAmA jazo mA, e tamane khAI jaze." "ciMtA karazo nahIM. amArAM ja e svajano che," ane svAmIe jorathI garjanA karI H "sunaMdA !" "kumAra ! sAmethI avAja Avyo, ane yoddhAnA pozAkamAM sajja thayela eka vyakti saDasaDATa karatI AvavA lAgI. are, zuM adbhuta rUpa ! svAmInuM rUpa enI pAse jANe jhAMkhuM paDavA lAgyuM. eNe khabhA para vidyAdharo dhAraNa kare tevuM devadUSya dhAraNa kareluM ne mastaka para sonAno mugaTa paherelo. hAthamAM vidhavidha jAtanAM astra ! mukha parathI to jANe rUpanA ogha nItare. e suMdara vyakti doDIne svAmInA kaMThe vaLagI paDI; baMne bhujapAza lAMbA karI AliMgI rahI. "sunaMdA, kuzaLa che ne ?' "hA, svAmI ! tamArA darzanathI vizeSa." "bIjo koNa, devayaza sAthe che !" "hA, svAmI ! tamArI zodhamAM eno mane pUrato sAtha che." "ne trIjo Ave che e ?" "aSTApada parvatanA pUrva vibhAgamAM vasatA vidyAdhara devono e rAjA che." devayaza ane vidyAdhara rAjA tyAM dhIme dhIme AvI pahoMcyA. devayaze svAmIne namaskAra karyA. vidyAdhare paNa tenuM anukaraNa karyuM. svAmI ne suyodhe enuM pratividhAna karyuM, ane suyodhanI badhI hakIkata kahI. "svAmI, mArA azvinoe mANasanA rogo mATe ThIka ThIka zodha karI che. e suyodhane thoDI ja paLomAM pUrvavat svastha banAvI deze." "ema karazo to tamArI kRpA thaze." svAmIe potAnA sevakanI svasthatA mATe lAcArInA zabdo uccAryA. svAmInA karatAM sevaka koI rIte alpa nahoto. "e zuM kahyuM, nAtha ! A sunaMda devanA ame to AjJAMkita chIe." "sunaMda devanA ? e vaLI zuM ?'' "hA, kumAra !"" devayaze vacce kahyuM, sunaMdadeve baLathI ne rUpathI A vidyAdharone 118 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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prabhAvita karyA che. aneka gaurAMgI kumArikAo ne gaurAMga kumAro emanI pAchaLa ghelA banyAM che. be-cAra gaurAMgI to emanI koTe vaLagI samajo !" sahu khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyAM. vidyAdhara A hAsyanuM kAraNa na samajyo. eNe potAnA vaidya azvinIkumArane bUma mArI. tarata ja sAme kinArethI eka suMdara juvAniyo jaLapravAha para nRtya karato cAlyo Avyo. eNe AvatAMnI sAthe ja auSadhinAM dazeka biMdu suyodhanA moMmAM mUkyAM. paLavAramAM suyodha sarva azakti, sarva Alasya khaMkherI navajIvana anubhavavA lAgyo. eNe pote navI banAvelI gadA hAthamAM lIdhI, te jorathI ghumAvI joI. kAMDAmAM saMpUrNa zakti AvI gaI hatI. doDIne eNe eka vRkSa para gadA ajamAvI: kaDaDabhUsa karatuM nIce DhaLI paDyuM. "svAmI, saMpUrNa svAthya maLI gayuM !" suyodhe pRthvI para becAra manabhara chalAMgo bharatAM kahyuM. svAmI AMkhamAM jhaLajhaLiyAM sAthe sevakane nAcato pharato joI rahyA. "svAmI, have cAlo amArA pradezamAM," vidyAdhare kahyuM. "nA, svAmI ! nA jazo, amane tajIne na jazo ! ame tamArA vinA nahIM rahI zakIe." parvatavAsIo potAnA jIvanadAtAnA javAnI vAta sahI na zakyA. teoe AkraMda macAvI mUkyuM. svAmInI AMkho karuNAthI bharAI AvI. temaNe sahune kahyuM : "bhAIo, tamArI mamatA apAra che. A aSTApada parvatano paNa mahimA apAra che. enI eka eka guphA mAtAnI goda jevI hUMphALI ne mIThI che. ahIMnI havAmAM oSadhi ne pANImAM jIvana che, paNa mAre gayA vagara chUTako nathI. saMyoganI bIjI bAju viyoga che. jo dhArIe to viyoga saMyoga karatAM vadhu jIvana Ape. mAnavajAgRtinuM mAruM kArya hajI ghaNuM bAkI che. tame ahIM beThA e kArya karo : mAnavamAtrane ekaThA karo, ekaThA raho ne kuLa vasAvo. pachI vakhata maLe to sarayUtIre Avajo." paNa eTaluM to kahetA jAo ke tame amArA svAmI cho. ame tamane svAmI sthApIe chIe. ane eka vacana Apo : ame tyAM AvIe ke na AvIe, eka vAra tame ahIM jarUra Avajo." "jarUra AvIza. Apo vidAya !" e vidAya dardabharI hatI. kadI raDatAM na zIkhelAM mAnavInI AMkhomAMthI daDadaDa pANI cAlyAM jatAM hatAM. aSTApada 119

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"svAmI, padhAro amAre tyAM, vidyAdharo ne vidyAdharIo rAha joI rahyAM che, sunaMda deva !" vidyAdharanA rAjAe kahyuM. "tamAre tyAM AvavuM azakya che. vaLI pharI joI laIzuM." sunaMdAe vacce paDatAM kahyuM, ne kumAra vRSabha tarapha pharIne kahyuM : "devI sumaMgalA rAha jotAM haze. jaladI pAchA pharavuM ghaTe. ApanI veNInI ciMtA karIne ja e to aDadhAM thaI jatAM haze ! 99 "ane mArA dehanI nahIM ?" "tamArA deha para to mArA karatAM emane vadhu vizvAsa che. e kahe che, ke e dehane dubhAvanAra koI pAkyuM nathI. svAmI, atyAre emane prasUtinI pIDA jAgI haze. mAruM mana kalpanAthI vyAkuLa banI rahyuM che. ApaNe satvara pahoMcavuM rahyuM." vidyAdhara rAjA potAnI mAgaNInA asvIkArathI duHkhI thaI rahyo hato. eNe kahyuM : "svAmI, sunaMda deve amane ghelA karyA che. amArA devo Apane nIrakhI khuza khuza thaI jaze. mAnavagaNa mATeno emano abhiprAya bahu halako hato. amArAM deva-devIo to mAnavane sparza paNa karatAM saMkoca anubhavatAM, anya jaMtu ke kITa jeTalI ja tenI kiMmata AMkatAM; mAnavInA zarIrane gaMduM, gobaruM ne hIna samajatAM; enuM sparzeluM kaMI na sparzatAM. enuM khAdya ne peya joI amArA bAMdhavone cItarI caDatI, mAnava vacce vasavuM amane akAruM lAgatuM. paNa sunaMda deve amArI mAnyatAmAM moTuM parivartana karI nAkhyuM," "e parivartana mAnavakuLa mATe AzIrvAdarUpa banaze. vidyAdhara rAjA, tamArI lAgaNI mATe kaMI kahevAnuM nathI, paNa mArI icchA che, ke tamo A mAnavakuLo mATe kaMIka karajo ! emane jarU2 paDe sahAya Apajo ! mAnava to deva karatAM paNa mahAna che, eTaluM dhyAnamAM rAkhajo." "mAnava deva karatAM mahAna ?" rAjAe garvathI pUchyuM. "hA, devo paNa enI sevA karaze." svAmIe garvathI kahyuM, "paNa e vivAdanI atyAre jarUra nathI. ame tamAro sneha, tamArI sahAya mAgIe chIe. aSTApadavAsIone Apatti vakhate madada karajo." "avazya, svAmI. paNa ekavAra amAre tyAM..." "ekavAra AvIza, jarUra AvIza, paNa hamaNAM nahIM. tame sarayUtaTe Avajo." 120 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"cAlo, mahAprasthAnanI pahelAM thoDIeka paLa AnaMda to karI laIe." devIoe suMdara baMsIo bajAvavI zarU karI. devoe nRtya zarU karyA. sunaMdAe patinI kezavALImAM AMgaLAM parovyAM. suyodha potAnI gadAne ane potAnA thanaka thanaka thatA pagone rokavA ezakta nIvaDyo. vidAyanI e rAtri, kaumudIbharI, saMgItabharI, nRtyagAnabharI, snehasaujanyabharI kSaNabharamAM ogaLI gaI. ane UgatI uSA eka pravAsI-kAphalAne himapradezamAMthI vidAya ApI rahI. . aSTApada ja 121

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15 cakravartIno janma devI sumaMgalA AmrabhavananA eka moTA khaMDamAM mRgacarmanA hUMphALA bichAnAmAM ADAM paDyAM hatAM. svAmI to saMge nahoto, paNa rUpa to bhaDakA karI beThuM hatuM, mukha to pUrNacaMdrane hIna banAve tevuM moTuM banyuM hatuM. aMgeaMga snigdha, bharAvadAra ne kaMIka sthULa banyAM hatAM. ne sahuthI vizeSa to stanapradeza atyaMta kaThina banI, medAna paranA DuMgaranI jema unnata banyo hato. yauvana phATaphATa thatuM hatuM. lIMbunI phADa jevAM nayano kheMcAI kheMcAIne tIrachAM banI gayAM hatAM. vanavagaDAmAMthI ramavA ANeluM eka siMhabALa have sazakta banI gayuM hatuM, ne vagaDA bhaNI javA icchA karatuM hatuM. paNa na jANe vajra jevAM kaThora devI sumaMgalAne e siMhabALane tajavAnI icchA na thatI. ene laIne vakSasthaLa 52 dAbatAM, enI AMkho sAthe AMkho milAvatAM, enI kezavALImAM hAtha ghAlI ramADatAM, ghaNI vAra enA bhAlamAM cuMbana coDatAM. dhanya tuM prANI ! devInuM cuMbana tane kyAMthI ? sarayUtI2vAsinI sakhIo to hAjarAhajUra rahetI. navAM navAM kuLa vasyAnA roja samAcAra AvatA. roja koIne koI kuLanI kaMI ne kaMI dAda-phariyAda AvyA karatI. kumAranA priya kAryane potAnuM kArya samajI e nAbhideva sAthe temAM rasa letAM. paNa have dhIraja khUTI hatI. mAtA marudevA have chellA keTalAeka divasothI devI sumaMgalAnI sevAmAM ahIM ja rahetAM. paNa devIne jANe cena ja nahotuM. aMgeaMgamAMthI kumAranI jhaMkhanA jAgI hatI.

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. * - mAtA, Aje airAvata para besI, sarva sakhIone laI, aghora vanamAM siMhane nAthavA jaIza" sumaMgalA vyAkuLatAmAM bolI UThatAM. "siMhane nAthavA ?" kema nahIM ? kumAra to kahetA ke mAnavajIvanane kazuM asAdhya nathI." dhelI ! kumAra to have Avyo samaja_be divasathI mArAM netra pharake che - pachI tame sukhe siMhane nAthavA jajo " "nA, mA, zA mATe ema kahe che? kema, kaMI huM kumArathI baLamAM, parAkramamAM UtaratI chuM? kumAra vinA mane cena nathI paDatuM, eTaluM ja. kumAra hoya to ApoApa jANe sarva pravRttimAM rasa ne utsAha Ave che, evI eka Adata paDI che; bAkI huM kyAM kumArathI ochI UtaruM tama chuM?" beTI ! koI parAkramI AtmA tArA udaramAM beTho che, e AvI vANI bolAve che. nakkI, bApa karatAM beTA-beTI sI thaze. paNa sumaMgalA, tuM bahAdura ho to eka kAma kara ! havethI kumAranuM nAma laIza nahIM, to tane bahAdura gaNuM." bhale." utsAhamAM sumaMgalA bolI to gaI, paNa thoDI vAramAM pharI vyAkuLa banI gaI. e UbhI thaIne risAI ne bolI: "mA, kevI vicitra vAta karI ? je mArA zvAsocchavAsa sAthe jaDAyo hoya, enuM nAma lIdhA vagara huM kema jIvI zakuM? mA, tArI sAthe huM nahIM boluM. tuM mane pajave che. huM to A cAlI. mAro jIva raghavAyo rahyA kare che, ne tuM mArI mazkarI kare che ! kumAra ! kumAra ! kumAra !" devI sumaMgalA risAIne siMhane nAthavA jaMgalamAM cAlI jatI, erAvata upara dhUmatI, sakhIone kahetI ke "badhA mArga tarapha lakSa rAkhajo. kumAranA AgamananI have ghaDIo gaNAya che. evuM na thAya ke ApaNe pharatAM rahIe ne e AvI jAya. jouM to kharI, keTalAM mAnavakuLo vase che." paNa bA, amane kumAranI ciMtA thAya che. kyAM mahAprANI aSTApada ane kyAM kumAra? loko to jAtajAtanI vAto kare che : kahe che, ke aSTApada ekasAthe ATha ATha hAthIno zikAra kare, pagamAM pakaDIne bilADI uMdara laIne jAya, bAja bulabulane laI jAya, ema e hAthIne upADI jAya ! bA, amane to bahu ciMtA thAya che." sakhIo bolI. emane paNa kumAra priya hato. jo ciMtA karanArI na joI hoya to! huM to enA svabhAvane, enA vIratvane, enA vazIkaraNane pUrepUrAM pichAnuM chuM. huM ene na jANuM? eka peTamAM rahyAM chIe, cakravartIno janma 123

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eka thAnole dhAvyAM chIe, kumAranI AMkhanI jyoti joI che ? udaMDa hAthInA ToLA vacce e ekalo AMkhanA baLe madamasta, hAthIono mada gALI nAkhe. enA bAhu joyA che ? jenA para paDyA enA para AkAzamAMthI jANe vaja paDyuM. ne enI mudrA joI che ? vAgha paNa vaza thaI jAya;siMha paNa sneha dAkhave,"devI sumaMgalAne svAmInA guNagAnamAM 2sa-ullAsa AvI rahyo hato. "bbA, ene vAgha paNa vaza thaI jAya, e vAta to amArA khAsa anubhavanI che." eka kuLavAsinI sakhIe kahyuM. "tArA anubhavanI ! are, tuM vaLI kyAre kumAra sAthe vanavihA2e gayelI, ne vAgha vaza karelo joyo ? " AmAM IrSAno Acho TaMkAra hato. "bbA, vAdhane eTale kaMI vAgha ja nahIM, kadAca vAghaNa paNa hoya." "are hA, vAgha ne vAghaNanI vAta to samajyAM, paNa tane kyAre anubhava thayo ? tuM emanI sAthe hatI ?" "e anubhava to Ajeya cAlu ja che ! ane vAghaNa to atyAre vagara baMdhane keda che." "anubhava cAlu ja che ? gAMDI thaI gaI lAge che !" "nA, bA, mArI AMkha sAme ja cAlu che !" "vAghaNa kyAM che " "A rahyA devI sumaMgalA." "huM vAghaNa ?" "hA, hA, vAghaNane vaza karavI sahela, paNa devI sumaMgalAno tApa jIravavo muzkela. bA, loko tamArA nAmathI dhrUje che, eTalA vananA vyAghrathI dhrUjatA nathI. evAM tamane kumAre kevAM mINa jevAM banAvyAM che ! kumAranuM nAma paDyuM, tyAM ghelAM. vAtavAtamAM kumAra, kumAra ne kumAra." "are gAMDI, ame be to eka ja chIe. kumAra to mAro prANa che, mAro zvAsocchavAsa che." "ema to ame paNa chIe, paNa AvuM nahIM ! jIvIe toya joma nahIM, marIe toya hUMpha nahIM. ane bA, nAbhideva pAse loko kaMI phariyAda karavA jAya che, tyAre e zuM kahe che, khabara che ? bhAIo, ATalAM badhAM kuLa mArAthI nahIM sacavAya.jAo, kumAra pAse kAM sumaMgalA pAse ! e tamAro nyAya cUkavaze. e tamArA svAmI banaze." 124 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"pitAjInI vRddhAvasthA kharI ne. huM, sakhI, mane peTamAM kaMIka pIDA thaI rahI che." "pIDA vaLI kevI ? mIThI ane kaDavI. are, kumAra vahelA AvI jAya to kevuM sAruM ! emanuM svAgata to karI lauM. ghaNe divase Ave che, veNI to gUMthI ja koNe haze ? are, are, bicArI sunaMdAnuM zuM thayuM haze ? bhalI mArI bahena, bahu zANI che, bahu DAhI che, mane to kumAranA jevI ja vahAlI lAge che. are sughoSA !" sumaMgalA kaMIka vicAramAM paDI gaI. "zuM kahyuM, bA ?" "ApaNe tyAM moTebhAge saMtAnano janma ApyA pachI be thI traNa pakSamAM mAtA mRtyu pAme che, zuM e sAcuM haze ?" "gaI kAla sudhI e sAcuM hatuM. paNa nAbhidevane tyAM tamAro ane kumArano janma thayo tyArathI A saMsAramAM parivartana AvyAM che. have A kuLomAM ema banatuM nathI. e vize devI, nizciMta rahejo." "sughoSA, kadAca ema paNa bane ke..." vAta karatI sumaMgalA gaMbhIra thaI gaI. enA jAjaramAna caherA para jarA oziyALApaNuM AvI gayuM. jo sughoSA, kadAca ema paNa bane, huM marI jAuM ne kumAra Ave.... kumArane AvavAmAM vilaMba thAya ne huM marI jAuM.." devI sumaMgalA bhAvodrekamAM pUruM bolI zakatAM nahotAM. vyAkuLatA emanA cittane sparzI rahI hatI. dehanA piMjarAmAM pravezelAM be paMkhI bahAra nIkaLavA pAMkho phaphaDAvatAM hatAM. e pAMkhonA phaphaDATanI pIDA paNa ugra banI rahI hatI. jhaTa zayyA para javAnI icchA thaI rahI hatI, eTale vyAkuLa citte emaNe jorathI bUma mArI : "are, paNa ema bane ja kema ?" paNa ATaluM bolIne sumaMgalA sUtAM te sUtAM. kumAranA virahakALamAM kSudhA barAbara lAgatI nahIM, lAgatI to khAvAnA abhAva thatA, nidrA to kadI pUrI lIdhelI ja nahIM. temAM vaLI vasatAM jatAM navAM navAM mAnavakuLonI ciMtA ! A badhAM kAraNoe za2I2ne khUba ja kSINa karI nAkhyuM hatuM. kSINa dehamAM kumAranuM nAma navajIvana sIMcatuM, enI parAkramagAthAo zAnti ApatI, enuM adhUruM kArya pUruM karavAno vicAra manane bahelAvato. chellA divaso kumAranA nAmanA smaraNa para ja emaNe vitAvyA hatA. hUMphALI zayyA para sumaMgalA prasUtipIDA bhogavatI paDI rahI. kuLanI sakhIo rAtadivasa UbhA page potAnI kuLasvAminInI sevA karatI. A e ja cakravartIno janma * 125

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strI hatI, jeNe kuLanI strIone saMskAra ApyA hatA, sughaDatA ApI hatI, jIvana jIvatAM zIkhavyuM hatuM. mAtAnI jema premALa, patinI jema ugra, devInI jema suMdara putrInI sthitine marudevA mAtA gaMbhIra vadane nIrakhI rahyAM. sumaMgalAnAM lakSaNo sArAM nahotAM : AvI pIDA to mAtAne avazya bharakhI le ! ciMtAbharyA divaso vitatA jatA hatA. sumaMgalA pIDAthI vyAkuLa hatI. vAre vAre e bUmo pADatI, koIka vAra dhIre svare gaNagaNatI: cakravartInI mAtA !" A zabdono artha koI samajatuM nahIM. ciMtAvegabharyA mane badhAM beThAM hatAM. acAnaka sarayUtIravAsI samUho nAbhideva pAse AvI pahoMcyA ane kahevA lAgyA : - "mahArAja, vasaMta AvI. have kamaLo khIlavA lAgyAM che. risAyelI koyala manAI gaI che. sarayUtIranAM upavanomAM pUrI bahAra che. phaLaphUla paNa lacI paDe che. AjJA hoya to vanavihAra jaIe." are, paNa kAla sudhI to pAnakhara Rtuno badhe prabhAva paDyo hato : kAsAromAM eka paNa kamaLa nahotuM, jaLakuMDomAM eka paNa poyaNI khIlI nahotI, ne eka rAtamAM badhuM pheravAI gayuM ?" "eka rAtamAM nahIM, prAtaHkAlamAM ja badhuM parivartana thaI gayuM !" "gauSThikomAMthI pazuo vahelAM cAlyAM gayAM, ne e nirAMte dUrvA care. kAla sudhI phaLanI tANa hatI, Aje chAbanI chAba chalakAya che. nakkI koI puNyazALInAM pagalAM thavAnAM ! koIka sAro banAva banavAno ! AvuM to kadI thatuM nathI, Aja mana jANe vagara kahe hoMzamAM che, vinA nimitte hasavAnuM mana thAya che." "vahAlo vRSabha janamyo tyAre ema ja thayuM, paNa AjanI sthiti zuM AnaMda Ape evI che ? kumAra hAjara nathI-na jANe kyAM mRtyunI sAthe khela khelato haze ? mAnavakuLonA uddhAranI enI laganI jarA vadhu paDatI lAgyA kare che." putraghelA pitAe potAnA peDhIpurANA kAryane paNa eka vAra putravAtsalya pAse ochuM lekhyuM. "kumAra nathI, ne vaLI sumaMgalA AvI behAla sthitimAM che. amArA manane na AnaMda che, na hAsya che." thoDI vAra nAbhideva vicAramAM paDI gayA. vasaMta mANavA janArAonI saMkhyA vadhatI jatI hatI. vicAramAMthI jAgIne nAbhideve kahyuM: "bhAIo, tame vasaMtavihAra mANavA jaI zako cho." 126 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"paNa amArI sakhIo ahIM che." laI jAo." nAbhideve TUMko javAba vALyo. vanavihAranA zokhIno potAnI preyasIone bolAvavA gayA; preyasI vagara to kaMI vihAranI majA jAme? paNa preyasIoe to emane UdhaDA laI nAkhyA : "zarama Ave che ke nahIM ? moTA vanavihAra rasiyA joyA na hoya to ! ahIM devI sumaMgalA paDAnI pathArIe che, ne tamane mojamajA sUjhe che ! jAo, ame devI pAse chIe. amArAM kAma tame karI nAkho : dUrvA laI Avo, phaLa ekaThAM karo, gAyone goSThamAM laI jAo." bicArA rasiyA jIvo jevA AvyA hatA tevA vIle moMe pAchA pharyA. Aje emanA dilanI vAta dilamAM rahI gaI hatI. preyasIonA vALamAM gUMthavA ANelAM morapIMcha, kapola para laTakAvavA mATe ANelI AmramaMjarIo, chAtI para lagAvavA mATe ANelo caMdanarasa, paga para pUravA mATe lAvelo lAkSArAga, badhuM kalpanAmAM ja rahyuM. have to kyAre devI sumaMgalAnI pIDA zame, ne temanI preyasIo mukta bane, enI ja rAha jovI rahI, A suMdara malayAnila, A koyalano TahukAra, A AmramaMjarI Aja vyartha che ! are, dizAomAMthI A kevo madhura gaMdha AvI rahyo che ! A cakravAka ne cakravAkI matta banIne kevAM UDatAM AvI rahyAM che ! A haraNAM kevAM bhaya tajIne gela karI rahyAM che ! Azcarya, mahad Azcarya ! sarayUtIranAM upavano ne AmrabhavananAM sphaTika kuMDomAM kumudinI khIlI UThI che. dhoLe divase kumudinI potAnA zveta sukomaLa hasta prasArI konA svAgate khIlI nIkaLI haze ! are, vRSabha Avyo ! kumAra AvyA! adhamUchita sumaMgalAe sUra pakaDI lIdho, vRSabhanA smaraNa sAthe enI pIDA zAMta thaI gaI. eNe eka yugalano janma Apyo. dUra dUrathI naMdAvartano zakhasvara saMbhaLAyo. "are, vRSabhano ja e zakhasvara. meghagarjanAnA rava jevo zakhasvara bIjo koNa kADhI zake ?" nAbhideva kahyuM. dizAone vIMdhato jaya jaya dhvani saMbhaLAyo. "kumAra vRSabhadhvajano jaya ho !" cakravartIno janma 127 - jIna .

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16 zatayajJakartA nAbhideva kuLakaranI mUMjhavaNano ghaNe divase aMta Avyo hato. emano ane emanA pUrvajono kALa judo hato. ATalI jhaDapathI parivartana emane tyAM kadI AvyuM nahotuM. bhogabhUminA ananta divAsvapna jevA divaso AthamI gayA, ne eka aSADhI pUrNimAe AkAzamAM caMdra dekhAyo, tyAre nAbhidevanA ja eka pUrvaja lokone kahyuM ke sRSTi parivartana pAmI rahI che ne ene pagale yugaparivartana AvI rahyuM che. bhogabhUminA divaso pUrA thayA, karmabhUmino prAraMbha thayo. sAvadha bano, svAzrayI bano ! e prAraMbha bhayaMkara AMdhI, ulkApAtothI chavAyelo hato; navajIvananI prasUti navaprasUtA mAtAnI vedanA karatAMya viSama hatI. mRtyunAM tAMDava sadA cAlyAM karatAM. emAM emanA pratApI pUrvaja banyA teTalA mAnavone ekaThA karyA, ne kuLa sthApyuM. ekaThA maLIne laDavuM. ekaThA maLIne rahevuM, e ja emanA mATe jIvanano eka mAtra zreyaskara mArga hato. A kuLakaroe kuLone mATe ghaNuM karyuM. temaNe mAnavIne pazuthI bhinna karyo. Aje bakarAnA vADAmAMthI jema bakaruM corAya tema mAnavakuLomAMthI mAnavo bhakSa mATe corAtA. bhayaMkara vanacaro game tyAre AvIne badhuM naSTabhraSTa karI nAkhatA. eka pUrvaja svaparAkramathI vanapazuo para vijaya meLavyo, ne enI nizAnI tarIke vanahastIne potAnuM vAhana banAvyuM. gAyanI emaNe zodha karI. e jAnavara emane AMgaNe baMdhAyuM.

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nadItIre rahevuM, phaLaphUla khAvAM, vanecaro sAme eka banI jhUjhavuM, e kuLono jIvanadharma hato. saMtAnanA janma pachI mA-bApa jaladI niHsteja thaI jatAM ne jotajotAmAM marI jatAM, e sthiti mATe nAbhideve ghaNuM karyuM. have saMtAna janma pachI mA-bApa ochAM maratAM thayAM hatAM. vizALa pRthvInA eka ajANyA khUNAmAM Avela kuLamAM, Ama eka mahAmAnavavaMza karmabhUmine yogya navaghaDatara karI rahyo hato, paNa e ati alpa hatuM. nAnI evI sImAmAM maryAdita hatuM. e nAnI evI sImA kumAra vRSabhadhvaje ekhadama vistIrNa karI nAkhI. pahADanI eka kaMdarAmAMthI nIkaLIne maMda maMda gatie vahetA jharaNamAM jANe pracaMDa pUranA ogha AvyA. sarayUtIra para varolAM kuLa jevAM aneka kuLa Thera Thera vasI gayAM. dareka kuLane potAnI mAnavatAnuM potAnI asmitAnuM darzana thayuM. jAgRtinI uSA vikAsanA madhyAhnamAM ekadama palaTAI gaI. jijIviSa prajA jIvanajuddha caDhI. eNe aMdhArI guphAo tajI, mRtyukhINa jevI UMDI kaMdarAo choDI, bhayaMkara jaMgalo AghAM mUkyAM. samatala bhUmi para, susvAdu jharaNane kinAre praphulla upavanamAM teo vasavA AvyAM. agnie emane jIvana ApyuM. pazuoe emane dUdha ApyuM. vRkSoe temane ghara ApyAM. latAoe emane bichAnAM ApyAM. puSpoe emane zaNagAra Apyo. paNa kuLa vadhatAM cAlyAM. tema sAmagrI ghaTatI cAlI. sahu saMcaya karavAnuM zIkhyA hatA, sarjana karavAnuM nahIM. achatanA AMtaravigraha zarU thayA. e vigraho keTalIka vAra bhayaMkara rUpa dharatA tyAre parasparanA dveSano dAvAnala jalI UThato. A phariyAdo nabhideva pAse AvatI. vicitra hatI e phariyAdo. dUra dUra hatAM e kuLa. kuLakara rAjAoe apanAvelI hAkAra, mAkAra ne dhikkAra nIti have vyartha thaI hatI. devI sumaMgalA emAM prathama madada karatAM, paNa chellA divasomAM e paNa bahAra nIkaLI na zakatAM. roja ne roja citravicitra phariyAdo AvatI. "phaLaphUla khUTyAM che. bI hatAM eTalAM khovAI gayAM. phaLaphUla to khAdhAM, kUNI kUNI DALo paNa khAdhI, have to pazuo para gujAro thAya che !" "agnine yogya iMdhana nathI; lIlAM vana kapAtAM cAlyAM che. zatayajJakartA 129

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koIka vaLI phariyAda laIne AvatuM H jaMgalamAMthI A eka prANI lAvyA hatA, enA AMcaLamAMthI dUdha jharatuM, ati svAdiSTa hatuM. prANI paNa hetALa. jaMgalamAMthI AvatAMnI sAthe e haLImaLI gayuM. ene be saMtAna thayAM. baMnene sarakhI rIte ucheryA. paNa dUdha to eke ja ApyuM. bIju to mahA-reDhiyALa. nirAMte khAya ne lAMbA nasakore UMgha. dUdha kADhavA ghaNuM mathyA paNa AMcaLa ja nahIM, dUdha kema jhare ?" phariyAda karanAra thoDI vAra thaMbhato ne vaLI potAnI mUMjhavaNa pragaTa karato : "ame ene tagaDI mUkavAno nirNaya karyo. tagaDI paNa mUkyuM, paNa pachI to peluM dUdhavALuM jAnavara karamAvA lAgyuM. na e vadhu saMtAnane janma Ape ke na vadhu vakhata eNe dUdha ApyuM. pharIthI pelA reDhiyALane lAvyA. enA pachI pelA prANIe saMtAna paNa ApyAM ne dUdha paNa ApyuM. amArI muzkelI vadhatI ja rahI che. pelAM dUdhavALAM jAnavara sAthe pelAM reDhiyALa jAnavara paNa vadhatAM ja jAya che. ene khAvA paNa vadhu joIe. hatuM tyAM sudhI to khavarAvyuM. paNa have zuM thAya ? keTalAka to kahe che ke eno AhAramAM upayoga karI nAkho !" kuLadaronA bhaMDAramAM hatuM tyAM sudhI to sarvane ApyuM, paNa have to ApavAjoga kaMI nathI rahyuM." nAbhideva kahetA : "bhAIo, thoDA divaso thobho. vRSabha tamane rasto batAvaze. e tamAro rAjA thaze." e kumAra Aja Avyo : enI sAthe citravicitra mAnavasamudAya hato : koI pahADa jevA paDachaMda hatA; koI vAmana jevA DhIcakA hatA; koI rUpALA to koI kadarUpA hatA. keTalAkanI AMkho mAMjarI to keTalAkanI kALIbhammara hatI. koInA vALa sonerI hatA, to keTalAka rAtA kezavALA hatA. puruSo hatA, tema strIo paNa hatI. strIomAM keTalIka adbhuta svarUpA, to koI tanvAMgI to koI zyAmAMgI hatI; koI pInapayodharA hatI, to koI mRganayanA hatI. mAnavadehanAM A pradarzana mATe sahune ati Azcarya thatuM. ekabIjA ajANyA ajANyA lAgatA hatA; ekabIjA parasparanI bhASA samajatA nahotA. je mAnavagaNanA ekyanuM kumAra vRSabhadhvajanuM svapna hatuM, e mAnavagaNa zuM Avo vicitra hato ! A mAnavagaNono paricaya karAvavAnuM kArya pachI para mulatavI rAkhI 13) bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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kumAra devI sumaMgalAnA AvAse gayA. potAnA priya sakhAnA Agamana sAthe ja enuM gayeluM svAstha pharI pAchuM AvyuM hatuM. potAnA tarata janmelA priya saMtAnayugalane kSaNa-be kSaNa nIrakhIne kumAra bahAra nIkaLyA. sunaMdA bhAvathI potAnI bahenane vaLagI paDI. be bahenanAM hRdaya harSathI gadgada thaI gayAM. "bahena !" sunaMdAe navajAta bALakane hAthamAM laI ramADatAM kahyuM : "kevuM rUpa che ! sUryano jANe avatAra lAge che." "ane A bALakI ? sunaMdA, asala tAro ja caheromahoro. sunaMdA, kahe che ke, garbhavatI strI jenuM vadhu smaraNa kare, tevI mukhAkRtivALuM enuM bALaka thAya. meM sadA tama benuM ja smaraNa karyuM hatuM : eka kumAranuM A bALaka enA jevo thayo; bIjuM tAruM--A bALakI tArA jevI thaI !" "are, paNa A bALaka to enI mA jevo jAjaramAna thaze. juo ne, mArA vakSasthaLamAM kevuM mAthuM mAre che ? badhe mAthuM mArIne mAraga kare evo che." ? "ane lucco paNa evo che. jANe mArA para enA ekalAno adhikAra na hoya, ema jora calAve che. eka payodhara para moM ne bIjA para hAtha rAkhIne baMne ThekANe payaHpAnano kabajo jALave che. paNa ene kyAM khabara che, ke A paNa eTalI ja payaHpAnanI adhikAriNI che." "kumA2 rAjA thaze tyAre pahelo nyAya A luccAno ja cUkavaze." "rAjA !" "hA, nAbhideve lokone kahyuM lAge che, ke kumAra tamAro rAjA thaze, hajAra kakSono svAmI. juone, paNe naMdanodyAna tarapha mAnavagaNonI dhamAla macI rahI che, ane suyodhano gaMbhIra svara paNa AvI rahyo che." kumAre e dizA tarapha kAna dIdhA. kharekhara, suyodhano avAja vAtAvaraNane vIMdhato AvI rahyo hato : "pravAsanA bhArathI zramita kumAra vizrAma laI rahyA che. jAo. hiMmata nA hAro. jIvanakalahathI na kaMTALo. jhUjho. sadA jhUjhatA raho. na jhUjhanAra kAyarano nAza thAya che, puruSArthIne kadI parAjaya maLato nathI." paNa bhUkhyAM, ciMtAgrasta ToLAM kumArane maLavA mATe utkaMTha hatAM. teonI cIso vadhatI cAlI. AmrabhavanamAM ArAma levA ADepaDakhe thavAnI taiyArI karatA kumAranA kAne e cIso AvI. e tarata ja bahAra AvyA ne bolyA : zatayajJakartA H 131

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"suyodha, zuM che ?" suyodhe badhI vigata kahI. kumAranuM moM malakI gayuM. AMkhomAM karuNAno raMga chavAI gayo. temaNe AgaLa AvI kahyuM : "Avo, aMdara Avo. AmrabhavananAM dvAra tamAre sarvane kAje abhaMga che." kAra rokIne UbhelA suyodhanI gadAdhArI pracaMDa mUrti svAmIno Adeza sAMbhaLI bAjumAM khasI gaI. kuLavAsIo aMdara dhasI AvyA. kumAranA A svAgatathI emanA hRdayamAM pragaTelo roSa aDadho thaI gayo. teoe namra thaIne potAnAM duHkhadardanI vAto kahI ane pachI zAMta UbhAM rahyAM. "tamArI pIDA, tamArAM duHkha meM sAMbhaLyAM che; paNa te tame ja pedA karyA che. kudarate tamane AMgaLI ApI to tame poMcA karaDI khAdhA. phaLa-phUla levA mATe kahyuM to tame enAM parNa, kASTha ne mULa sudhdhAM khodI lIdhAM. dUdha levA kahyuM to tame tamArI garaje enA deha paNa laI lIdhA. tame prakRti tarapha jeTalA anudAra thazo, jeTalA ghiAtakI thazo, prakRti teTalI ja tamArA pratye kaThora ane ghAtakI banaze. mA vasuMdharAnA khoLe to annanA, pAnanA bhaMDAro bharyA che. eno khoLo kadI khAlI nathI. khAo manabharIne pIo manabharIne. sAthe sAthe tame e pRthvIne vaphAdAra raho. e Ape chatAM manacorI na rAkho ! tamAruM peTa keTaluM? eka ja peluM nALiyeranuM vRkSa tamane divaso sudhIno khorAka pUro pADe. A AmravRkSa, A tADavRkSa, A nAnI latAo, A bhUmi para thatuM ghAsa paNa tamane peTapUra ApavA taiyAra che, to tame zA mATe krUra ane cora bano cho? tame krUra banyA, AjIvikA mATe ghAtakI banyA to kudarata tamArI sAthe tevI banI." eka vAta yAda rAkho : prakRtie koI paNa vastu nakAmI sarjI nathI. jene tame nirarthakamAnatA ho, emAM moTI sArthakatA chupAyelI hoya che. pRthvI para verAyelA kAMTAnuM sarjana paNa ahIM sArthaka che. e sarjanano lAbha letA zIkho. upayogitA e jIvanano AzIrvAda che. vastuno upayoga jANatAM zIkho. AkAzamAM kALAM vAdaLa tamane gabharAvI nAkhatAM haze, vIjaLI ne meghagarjanA tamArAM kALajAM kaMpAvatI haze. tame to ema ja mAno ke A vAdaLa nirarthaka che, vIjaLI ne garjanA phogaTa che; pANIne varasavuM hoya to ekaluM kAM varasI na jAya? paNa ema banavuM asaMbhavita che. megha, vAdaLa, vIjaLI ne garjanA pANInAM prAthamika svarUpa che. AvazyakatA pedA karo tenI sAthe AviSkAranI jahemata uThAvo. pRthvI, pANI, AkAza, pavana udAra che. udAratAthI Apale karo. tamArA 132 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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annano eka dANo tamane hajAra dANA pedA karI deze. vRkSanI eka DALI bIjAM hajAra vRkSa UbhAM kare che. eka pazu bIjAM aneka pazu tamane Ape che. jIvananirvAhanAM kAraNone yogya kAraNothI siddha karI Apo !" "eka dANAmAMthI hajAra dANA kema thAya, e ame nathI jANatA." "Aja huM tamane enI samaja ApavA icchuM chuM. je reDhiyALa prANIne tame nirarthaka lekho cho, e ja tamArI samRddhinuM cihna banaze, sahu potapotAnAM e prANIne laI hAjara thAo. juo, paNe pelI patAkA upara zuM che ?" "are, tyAM vRSabha beTho che ! zuM kAma beTho che ?" "e to mArI bAlyAvasthAnI khevanA che. ane te mATe ja meM mArI dhvajA para enuM citra doryuM che." "citra eTale zuM ? A to sAco ja che; phakta hAlato-cAlato nathI eTaluM ja." "hAlato-cAlato nathI, eTale ja e citra che." "prabhu, Ape amane vAsaNa banAvavAnI vidyA ApI; have A vidyA paNa Apo.' "jigISune kaMI duSprApya nathI. paNa AjanA krUra jIvananirvAhane, mahAhiMsaka AjIvikAne, ghAtakI lAlasAne naSTa karavA, meM ghaNA vakhatathI parAmarza karyA karyo che. nAnuM evuM peTa, ananta sAgaramAM biMdu jevuM lekhAya evuM AyuSya; ane e AyuSya nibhAvavA e peTa bharavA--ATalAM pApa ? AhAra meLavavA mATe tamAre jhanUnI thavuM paDe che, kasAInA jevI krUratAthI kAma levuM paDe che, jIvanasaTosaTanI laDAI khelavI paDe che. eka zikAra, bIjo zikArI; eka khAnAra, bIjo khAdya khAI jAya che. jaMgalajIvananA A avazeSane tame chAMDyo, pazupAlana tame zIkhyA, gokuLa tame racyAM--mAnavakuLa jevAM. have tame kRSi karo. na jaMgalo pheMdavAnI jarU2, na mArAmArI karavAnI AvazyakatA, na krUratAthI koInAM hADamAMsa cUsavAnI jarU2. cAra mahinA mahenata karo, bAre mahinA zAMtithI khAI-pIne lahera karo. eka pazu mA2I ene khAI jAo, paNa te pachI zuM ? pharIthI navAnI zodhamAM nIkaLo. paNa huM tamane eka ajaba kalpavRkSa batAvuM chuM : khAdhAM karo ane chatAM kadI khUTe nahIM evuM ! "" "svAmI, tame amArA rAjA bano ! khAdhA karIe ane khUTe nahIM evo mArga amane batAvo !'" zatayajJakartA : 133

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"rAjAno artha samajo cho ?" "nA, e zabda amArA mATe navo che. paNa DAhyA loko kahe che, rAjA hoya to saMkaTamAM amAruM rakSaNa kare, amArA kalyANa mATe vicAra kare. ame krodhathI gAMDA thaIe, svArthathI AMdhaLA thaIe, to amane zikhAmaNa Ape. zikhAmaNa visarI jaIe to zikSA kare, mAbApanuM kAma rAjA kare ! nAbhideva kahe che, "kumAra tamAro rAjA thaze. ame paNa icchIe chIe ke Apa amArA rAjA thAo." "tamArA jIvananA rAjA tame pote banI zakatA ho to rAjAnI tamAre jarUra nathI. ane jo tamAruM rakSaNa tame nahIM karI zako to rAjA zuM karavAno hato ? paNa atyAre A vAta vicAravAnI nathI. tamArI sAme je sudhAsaMkaTa che, tenuM ja nivAraNa karIe. sahu potapotAnA vRSabha laI mArI pAse sarayUtIre Avo !" kumAra, ame amArA vRSabha laI tyAM AvIe chIe, paNa tame thoDo vizrAma laIne Avo. tamane zrama haze." mAnavagaNe potAnA pyArA kumAra mATe lAgaNInA zabdo kahyA. mAnavajIvananA zreya mATeno prayAsa e mAre mATe zramano viSaya nathI, AnaMdano che. sahu sarayUtIranI samatala bhUmi pasaMda karajo. tamArI pAse rahelA dANA letA Avajo." "sahunA gharamAM yavanA pacIseka mUThI dANA haze." "eTalA paNa letA Avajo." thoDI vAramAM to sarayUnA tIra para janasamudAya UbharAI gayo. kumAranI buddhimattA mATe sahune khUba khUba mAna hatuM. samatala dharA pasaMda karavAmAM AvI. jenI pAse jeTalAM bI hatAM, teTalI bhUmi teNe lIdhI, paNa bhUmi kaThaNa patharALa hatI. AmAM bI vAve kema Uge? kumAre be moTAM lAkaDAM maMgAvyAM: eka lAkaDAne tIranA AkAranuM banAvyuM. bIjA lAkaDAne temAM parovyuM. "ane A to bhAre tIkSNa zastra thayuM. AnAthI to pAtALa paNa phoDI nAkhIe." e zastra nathI, haLa che, ene tamArA vRSabhanI kAMdhe joDo, haLa upara jarA jora Apo, A tamArI mRtavatuM paDelI Ukhara jamIna phaLadrupa banI jaze." 134 bhagavAna 28Sabhadeva

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vAha, vAha, vAha ! pRthvInuM paDepaDa vIMdhatA vRSabhe e divase duniyAne 2maNIya banAvavA Daga bharyAM. suMdara cAsa sUryanA prakAzamAM zobhI UThyA. e ja vRSabhanI pITha para ghaDAomAM sarayUmAMthI pANI lAvavAmAM AvyuM, ne cAsamAM vahetuM mukAyuM. yathAsamaye bI vavAyAM. re ! peTa bharavA bacelAM mUThIbhara bIyAM paNa pRthvInA peTALamAM dATI dIdhAM-na jANe e paNa naSTa thaze ke zuM ? kSaNabhara saune zaMkAo sparzI rahI, paNa pAchAM e bhoLAM mAnavI vicArI rahyAM : "are, kumArane to ApaNe rAjA banAvavA icchIe chIe, rAjAnA vize avizvAsa kema zobhe ?'' AMtare divase jala sIMcatA sahu nAnAM nAnAM khetaronI rakSA karI rahyA. "jemanI pAse biyAM na hoya, e phaLaphUla vAvI zake che." jemanI pAse phaLa hatAM, emaNe phaLa vAvyAM; phUla hatAM emaNe phUla vAvyAM. khetarone roja pANI pAvuM, sApha karavAM, cokI karavI, khullI kudaratanI samIpa roja rahevuM, sahune gamI gayuM. be-traNa divasa vItyA : eka savAre sahu jue che, to lAlapILA koMTA sUryanA prakAzamAM camakI rahyA che. ane Aja joyA hatA, enA karatAM AvatI kAle e moTA thayA hatA. "are, rAjA vRSabhano jaya ! ApaNAM bImAMthI to A koMTA phUTyA ne dhAvaNuM bALaka jema vadhe ema e vadhe che !" paNa kumAranI siddhi ATalAmAtrathI nahotI. eNe jeonI pAse vRSabha paNa nahotA ne bI paNa nahotA, teone vRkSanA pAtaLA resAomAMthI, ADAavaLA resA gUMthIne vastra banAvatAM zIkhavyuM. pAtranI jarUriyAta khUba UbhI thaI hatI. je gharamAM be pAtrathI cAlI rahetuM, ene have dUdha mATe, dadhi mATe, dhRta mATe aneka pAtra joItAM, ne hAthathI eTalAM banAvavAM kaThina hatAM. kumAre lAMbA vicAra bAda kASThanuM ArAvALuM eka cakra banAvyuM. e cakra para mATIno piMDo mUkI goLa goLa pheravavAthI dhAryAM pAtra banavA lAgyAM. parNakuTIomAM moTA moTA pheraphAro thavA lAgyA. pANImAM taNAI AvelAM jhADanAM moTAM moTAM thaDa UbhAM karI, vaccenI jagA mATI ne paththarathI bharavA mAMDI. mathALe lAMbA lAMbA vAMsa goThavI velAothI chAparuM banAvI lIdhuM. zatayajJakartA : 135

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suMdara ghara banyAM. parasALano agni gRhamAM lIdho. ghara hUMphALuM banI gayuM. sarayUtIravAsIomAM je parivartano thatAM, e tvarAthI bIjA mAnavakuLomAM prasarI jatAM. kumAranA nAmanI mohinI evI hatI ke pratyeka kuLavAsIo pUratI zraddhAthI ene anusaratA. anusa2vA chatAM jeone kaMI vighna naDatuM, to tarata ahIM AvatAM. koIka kahetuM : "svAmI, sUryano tApa amane bALI nAkhe che. AkhI duniyAmAM megha varase che, ane amane pANInuM TIpuMya keTalIka vAra nathI maLatuM." "vRkSo vAvo, varasAda Avaze. megha ane vRkSane prIti che." kuLavAsIo jarA mUMjhAtAM. vRkSa ane varasAdanA saMbaMdhane teo na pichANatAM, paNa mAtra zraddhAbaLathI e vidhAna svIkAratAM, vRkSo vAvatA ne varasAda Avato. kumAranI zakti para sahu mugdha banatA. paNa kumAre to AvAM AvAM aneka kAryo AraMbhyAM hatAM. so yajJa emane karavA hatA; ne eka eka yajJamAM janakuLonI na dhArI pragati bharI hatI. are ! paNa kumAranI samovaDiyaNa ghelI sunaMdA kAM nahotI dekhAtI ? ne devI sumaMgalA kAM Akho divasa AmrabhavanamAM ja bharAI rahetAM hatAM ? devI sumaMgalA kahetAM ke "ame paNa kumAranI jema gRhayajJa AraMbhyo che. bAhya vyavasthA tame karo, AMtaravyavasthA ame karIe." pazupAlana, gRhavyavasthA, rasoIkalA, saMtAna ucheravAM - badhuM kArya devIe saMbhALI lIdhuM hatuM. emaNe kuLavAsIonI strIone saMyukta karI, emane navA navA jIvanaprakAro samajAvavA mAMDyA hatA. gRharAjyanI A adhizvarIe potAnAM be bALakonuM evuM suMdara rIte lAlanapAlana karavA mAMDyuM ke, saMtAnaucheranI kalA navI ja rIte rajU thavA lAgI. be bahenapaNI ane mAtA marudevAe maLIne bALakonAM nAma pADyAM. bhartAnA jevo mijAja rAkhanAra, sUryasamAna tejasvI bALakanuM nAma 'bharata' rAkhyuM. brAhmInI vela-zI zILI, saumya svabhAvI ne hoMze hoMze heta Ave evI bAlikAnuM nAma 'brAhmI' rAkhyuM. eno nAmakaraNavidhi moTA samArohapUrvaka Ujavyo. 136 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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devI sunaMdA A badhAmAM sAtha ApatAM, paNa have to emanA haiyAnA piMjarAmAM paNa koI paMkhInA phaphaDATa saMbhaLAyA karatA, pahADa para caDhI zake evuM pAtaLuM soTA jevuM zarIra have sthUla banyuM hatuM. jaghanapradeza vistAra pAmato hato. payodharo paNa atyaMta vizALa ne kaSTadAyaka banyA hatA. "are, A payodharonA bhArathI ja tuM namI jaIza. cAla huM tane kaMcukI banAvI dauM." devI sumaMgalAe tophAnI bharatane sunaMdAnA hAthamAM ApatAM kahyuM. paNa lucco bharata to sunaMdAnA payodharo ta2pha dhasavA lAgyo. sunaMdA ene be hAthamAM pakaDI dUra rAkhavA jema prayatna karavA lAgI, ema bharata vadhu tophAna macAvavA lAgyo. e enA baliSTha paga sunaMdAnA peTa para ne payodhara para pachADavA lAgyo ne be hAthe suvarNakalaza jevA payodhara tarapha jhUkavA lAgyo. A haMdhramAM bALaka jabaro nIkaLyo. sunaMdA hArI gaI, ane zramathI hAMphavA lAgI. eNe bUma mArI : bahena !" "are, A AvI. sAruM joIne mRgacarma letI AvuM ne ?" "A lucco juo ne !" bharata sunaMdAnA puSTa payodharane moMmAM laI hasato hasato bIje hAthe bIjA payodhara para kAbU rAkhI rahyo hato. "luccA, kokano bhAga tA2e laI levo che ? cAla, Ama Ava,bhUkhyo thayo che ?" mAtAe potAnA payodhara batAvI, mahAmahenate sunaMdAnA payodhara parathI bharatane choDAvyo. "luccA, tuM mane bacakAM bharI gayo ? lAva huM tane bacakuM bharI lauM." bharatanA moTA komaLa gAla para sunaMdAe jorathI cuMbana coDyuM, ne dhIre dhIre dAMta besADyo. paNa e to hasato hato. "are, A to kevo jabaro chokaro che ! ApaNe enA gAla kApI khAIe toya kazuM na bole evo che. bahena, Avo baLiyo chokaro meM joyo nathI." sunaMdAe hetathI bharatane paMpALatAM kahyuM. lucco bharata enA payodhara mATe mathI rahyo hato. "bahena, e luccAne choDIza mA. huM have kaMcukI banAvI rahevA AvI chuM. badhI rIte tane enI jarUra che. sumaMgalAe thoDI vAramAM mRgacarmanI suMdara kaMcukI banAvI lIdhI. zatayajJakartA H 137

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sunaMdAnA deha para e atyaMta zobhA ApavA lAgI. A daramyAna stanapAna pUruM karI bharata potAnI bahena brAhmI sAthe khelavA lAgyo hato. "bahena, kumAra sAthenA pravAsamAM tAro deha atyaMta zramita thayo che. tAre ArAmanI bahu ja jarUra che. Ava bahena, tArI veNI gUMthI dauM." saheje sneha Upaje evI sunaMdAnA mastakane devI sumaMgalAe be hAthamAM laI vakSasthaLa para lIdhuM. pachI thoDI vAra enA mukhasauMdaryane nIrakhI rahI. ekAeka AvezamAM AvIne ene cUmI lIdhuM. "sunaMdA, ghaNI vAra mane e divasa yAda Ave che, jyAre tuM AmrabhavananA dvAra para AvI hatI; arere, meM tAro kevo tiraskAra karyo hato ! saMsAramAM mArA jevI svArthI strI bIjI koI nahIM hoya". svArthI nahIM, tamArA jevI svArpaNapremI koI nahIM hoya, ema kaho ! devI, kevI dazAmAM tame mane svIkArI ! keTalo Atmabhoga tame Apyo ! e divase tame tiraskArI hota to ... ?" to zuM, saMsAranuM zreSTha sauMdarya ne sarvottama guNarAzi mAre dvArethI cAlyo jAta. kumAranI Adarza bhAvanAo amUrta raheta. huM eka suMdara sakhI gumAvata. huM eka nirdoSa, premALa bahena khovata. ne A kuLa suMdara saMtAnano lAbha gumAvata." suMdara ane asuMdara atyArathI kema kahI zakAya ?" suMdara ja. huM vicAra karuM chuM tyAre mArA harSano pAra raheto nathI. tArA udaramAM je paMkhI pravezyAM che, e tArA jevAM rUpALAM, ThAvakAM ne nehabharyA ja haze." mArA bharata tole koI na Ave. jagadIpaka dIkaro che A, bahena !" "are, lucco che, lucco. basa, baLa vAparIne jenuM - tenuM stanapAna karavuM emAM ja e samajyo che !" "nA bahena, kAle huM sUtI hatI tyAre dhIrethI khasato khasato AvIne mArA gAla para moM mUkIne bacI bharavA mAMDyo. madha jevuM mIThuM mIThuM bole. huM to aDadhI aDadhI thaI gaI. meM vicAryuM, enI mAtAe to mane premavarSAthI navarAvI che, paNa dIkaro kevo hetALa che ! A mA to jaladI vRddha thaI javAnI, tyAre A ja mAro beTo mane doraze, mane Teko Apaze. bahena, eka vAta mAre tamane karavAnI che. roja roja mArA smaraNapaTa para be vyaktio AvyA kare che : eka che siMhAsanArUDha pracaMDa tejasvI strImUrti ! hAthIonAM vana UbharAI cAlyAM 138 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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che, aSTApada jevA bhayaMkara prANInI cIso saMbhaLAya che. chatAM e strImUrti nirbhaya mane, nIDara cAle cAlI jAya che. e strImUrti to meM oLakhI." "koNa ?" sumaMgalAe jijJAsAthI pUchyuM. bIjuM koNa hoya ? devI sumaMgalA. A kuLamAM bIjI jAjaramAna strI koNa che? paNa bahena, bIjI je mUrti mane svapnamAM AvyA kare che, e ajaba che. priyaMgulatA jevo eno varNa che, marakatamaNi jevI enI kAnti che. UMcA pahADa para vAdaLonI Toca para e Ubho che, ne Acho jhAkaLano paDado ADo paDelo che. eka bAhumAM amRtapAtra che, bIjAmAM vaja che. varNa to zyAma che, paNa rUpa lobhAmaNuM che. vAdaLo jevI dhImI garjanA thayA kare che. manane game evuM mIThuM mIThuM AkAza jharyA kare che. koNa haze e ? ghaNo vicAra karyo paNa koI evuM maLatuM nathI. kumAra to suvarNavarNA che, ne A to zyAmavarNo che." "koI vAdaLanagarIno rAjA iMdra haze-loko tane iMdraputrI kahetAM hatAM vAdaLanagarIno rAjA meM joyo nathI. paNa... sunaMdA pakva biMbaphaLa jevA AchA oSTha para AMgaLI mUkI kaMI UMDA vicAramAM UtarI gaI. e kaMI kaMI yAda karI rahI. acAnaka koI vAta yAda AvatI hoya tema e bolI UThI : "oLakhI lIdho. bahena, aMtaranA jana pAse mana mokaLuM karavAthI ghaNo phAyado thAya che. are, e vAdaLanagarIno svAmI te vahAlo vRSabhadhvaja. bahena, ekAkI dazAmAM, duSkALanI veLAe, meghavAhana airAvata para caDhIne e sumerunI taLeTImAM AvelA. sukA pradeza para AvatAM, emanA ADe ThaMDo jhAkaLano pAradarzaka paDado paDyo hato. e veLA vAdaLanagaranA svAmI tarIke meM temane pichANelA. are, kumAra aneka rUpa dharIne lobhAvyA kare che; bahu catura che !" catura tame cho ke huM ? yajJanA kAryamAM leza paNa bhAga levo nathI, ane bIjAne dhutArA ane catura kahevA che !" sAmethI kumAra AvatA hatA, temaNe dhImethI chellA vAkyano uttara ApI dIdho. - "ame paNa yajJa AdarI beThAM chIe. amArI kuLavAsinI strIo nIrakhI ? A kuLamAM pahelAM saMtAnane janma ApyA pachI, mAtA keTalI jaladI kRSNa pakSanA caMdranI jema mRtyuno grAsa banI jatI ? e mAtAonA maravAthI puruSa paNa virahamAM jhUrI jhUrI mRtyune zaraNa thato. ame adbhuta gRhayajJa karyo che : have mAtA saMtAnotpatti pachI nahIM mare, eka zuM, aneka saMtAnane janma Apaze. zatayajJakartA 139

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eTaluM ja nahIM, ene keLavIne tamArI bhAvanAne anurUpa banavAze. juo cho, ke kulavAsinI strIo puruSonA pratyeka kAmamAM keTalI cIvaTathI sAtha Ape che ! sAco yajJa to ame ja karIe chIe ne ? e kaMI tamArAthI thavAno che ?" "devI, tamArA gRhayajJano huM Adara karuM chuM. saMsAramAM mAnavI badhuM karI zake che, paNa mAtRpada saheluM nathI. yajJanI jvAlA sadA jalatI rAkhavAnuM, vaMzaparaMparA sudhI pavitra jIvanano vAraso jALavI rAkhavAnuM kAma strIonuM ja che. samudramAM motI pAke che, khetaramAM anna pAke che, ema strIne peTa saMtAna pAke che. sAgara ane pRthvInA jeTalI ja mahimAmaya strI che. bharata kyAM che, devI ?"' "lucco kyAMya ramato haze--koI cittAnI joDe ke koI siMhanI sAthe. tophAna, tophAna ne tophAna !" "ane brAhmI kyAM che ?" "e to ThAvakI thaIne phare che. kuLavatI sakhIone e bahu vahAlI lAge che. e paNa koInI sAthe kyAMya ramatI haze." "ane devI sunaMdA ! kumAre potAnAM aNiyALAM netro sunaMdA ta2pha phe2vatAM kahyuM, "devI, tamArA phATaphATa thatA yauvanano bhAra A bicAruM bhRgacarma kyAM sudhI jhIlI zakaze ? jojo, tUTI na jAya." "are, lucco bharata atyArathI toDI nAkhe che. paNa e bhAra haLavo thavAne have vAra nathI. A tarapha mAro vRSabha rAjA thaze ne A tarapha mArI vahAlI sunaMdAne saMtAna Avaze." sumaMgalAe sakhIne bAhupAzamAM letAM kahyuM. "vRSabha rAjA to banaze; kulavAsIo pAchaLa paDacA che; pitAjIe ja emAM protsAhana ApyuM che; paNa rAjapadanI javAbadArI keTalI bhAre che, e jANo cho ? je rAjA thayo e bicAro ghara-bArano gayo, enAM saMtAna enAM nahIM.prajAmAtra enAM saMtAna, vasudhAmAtra enuM vAsasthAna. mAnavIonA prema para enuM siMhAsana. nyAya e ja enI pratiSThA. eno rAjadaMDa bharatane paNa na pichANe, ne devIne paNa na choDe." "kumA2ne zuM asAdhya che ? amAre to rAjA jovo che." sumaMgalAe kahyuM. "cAlo, vakhatanI vAto vakhate. Aje kaumudIvihAra karIe. ghaNAM divasathI sAthe haryApharyA nathI." madamasta hAthInI pITha para, e rAte mada-masta banelAM sahue kaumudIno AsvAda mANyo. 140 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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17 kalpatarunAM vAvetara khataromAM laherAtA choDa para sonerI DuMDAo jyAre dANAothI bharacakka chavAI gayAM, tyAre devI sunaMdAe eka saMtAnayugalane janma Apyo. eka annanA kaNamAMthI hajAra hajAra kaNa pedA karavAnI A karAmata para sahu khuza thaI gayA. are, thoDIka jamInamAMthI to temane khAsuM varSa cAle eTaluM anna lAdhyuM ane vadhArAmAM potAnAM pazuo mATe bharapUra khAvAnuM paNa maLI gayuM. phaLavADIomAM paNa raMgaberaMgI phaLa beThAM hatAM. koI mIThAM, madhurAM, khaTamIThAM. koyalo enI cAre tarapha TahukA karatI pharatI hatI. lIlI dehavALA sUDA ne kALI kALI menAo A svAdiSTa vADIomAM ja bhaTakyA karatAM. AkAzamAM caMcaLa rUnI pUNI jevI vAdaLIo dhIre dhIre saratI hatI. khAo-pIo ne AnaMda karo! na have dhagadhagatA bapore bhayaMkara aTavIomAM AthaDavAnI jarUra na varasate varasAde TekarIo ane khINo khUMdatAM pharavAnI AvazyakatA ! peTa bharavA mATe pazuonA zikAranI jarUra nahIM. krUratA AcaravAnI koIne have icchA ja na rahI. are ! priya kumAranA ja e zabdo hatA ne : tame jeTalA krUra thazo, prakRti eTalI tamArA tarapha krUra thaze. enA khoLAmAM besIne khAo-pIo, paNa eno rUpALo mALo vIMkhI na nAkho. pazu, paMkhI, vAMsa, vRkSa sahu ene mAnavI jeTalAM ja vahAlAM che, sahu khapa pUratuM Ape ane khapa pUratuM le ! saMgharo pApa ! samRddhi pApa ! saMgharo ane samRddhi ja Akhare prakRtimAtAnAM be bALane ekabIjAnA harIpha banAve - ekane rAjA, ekane raMka ! mAtA evuM kadI na icche. are,

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ATaluM svAdiSTa, peTa pUratuM ne icchIe tyAre khAvAnuM maLatuM hoya tyAre pazuonA dhRNita dehano vAsa potAnA peTamAM koNa banAve ? vAyunI laharIothI DolatAM TUMDAMonI sAthe sAthe strI-puruSo DolavA lAgyAM. A Dolana svAbhAvika hatuM. emanAM mana A sukha-samRddhi nihALI nAcI rahyAM hatAM. kadI pRthvIne cuMbana karavA jhUkatAM, kadI AkAzane bheTavA hAtha laMbAvatAM dizAo sAthe dehane pheravatAM teo babe hAthanI tALIothI potAnA AnaMdollAsane vyakta karI rahyAM. - saMgIta teo kaMI jANatAM nahotAM, paNa temanA moMmAMthI saMgItanA jevA asphaTa svaro nIkaLatA hatA. hAthathI hAtha, dehathI deha ne mukhathI mukha milAvI teo thAkyAM nahIM tyAM sudhI nAcyAM. manano ullAsa jANe kAyAnA kaTakA karato hato, ne AnaMdormio pagane pRthvI para chabavA detI nahotI. are, A agnie ApaNA pAkanuM rakSaNa karyuM-e agni ApaNo sahAyaka, ApaNo devatA! saritAnAM mIThAM jaLathI ApaNo pAka poSAyo-e jaLa ApaNo devatA ! badhI mahenatanuM nimitta ApaNI kAmadhenu ! ApaNA vRSabha ! cAlo, emane zaNagArIe, emane zobhAvIe ! ApaNA AnaMda-utsAhamAM temane bheLavIe-ApaNAM sukhaduHkhanAM e sAthI che ! sahu doDyAM. gharaAMgaNe bAMdhelI dhenuo ne AjubAju caratA vRSabhone laI AvyA. pAsenA jaLAzayomAM emane hetathI navarAvyAM. kapALe caMdanatilaka karyuM. gaLAmAM hAra nAkhyA. ziMgaDAM para torA laTakAvyA. te pachI sahu sAthe sAthe moDe sudhI nAcyAM. nAcagAnamAM vakhata vItato cAlyo. dANA pAkI gayA. eka divasa ene utArIne chUTA pADyA. DhagalA khetaromAM khaDakAyA. AhA ! jANe nAnA nAnA suvarNamerunI racanA thaI. keTalAke kAcA dANA khAdhA. keTalAke tyAM ja agni para pakAvIne ArogyA. "cAlo, have ghera laI jaIe." "are, ema te laI javAya? jeNe ApaNane A mArga batAvyo, e kumAra vRSabhadhvajane pUchyA vagara kema laI javAya ? sAro pratApa eno. eno paNa bhAga kADho." are, ApaNe kevI moTI bhUla karI jAta ! samRddhi sAMpaDI ke ApaNe e badhAnA nimittabhUta kumArane vIsarI ja gayAM ! 14ra bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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sahue khaLAmAMthI annanA TopalA bharyA, ne mAthe caDAvI kumAra vRSabhadhvajanI pAse cAlyA. jema jema khetare khetare khabara paDatI cAlI ema ema sahu temAM joDAtAM gayAM. phaLaphaLAdinI vADIethI paNa strI-puruSo sArAM, miSTa, pakva phaLo laIne anusaryA. "are, ApaNuM sarvasva kumArane arpaNa ho. enA nAme zI zI siddhi na sAMpaDe !" mukhathI suMdara samUha avAja karatAM, hAtha-paga hiloLe caDhAvatAM, bhArathI nata mastakane moralAnI jema thanaganAvatAM, AMkhothI adbhuta nartana karatAM sahukumAranA AvAsa tarapha AvyAM. anya kuLavAsIoe paNa temanuM anukaraNa karyuM. goSThikomAMthI keTalAkoe suMdara gAya ne vRSabha lIdhAM. A gAyoe to ghI-dUdhanI nadIo vahevaDAvI hatI. A vRSabhoe temanI sAthe mahenata karavAmAM maNA rAkhI nahotI. kumAra vRSabhadhvaja sunaMdAnA peTe saMtAnayugalanA janmanA AnaMdabharyA vartamAnathI AmrabhavananA agrabhAgamAM pharatA hatA. emanA mukha para koI devI teja hatuM. lalATa para koI ujvaLa AzAno caLakATa hato. sudIrgha pravAsamAM kaMI zyAma banelo emano deha pharIthI suvarNaraMge rasAto hato. yauvananI zakti vakSasthaLane vizALa karI rahI hatI, ne skaMdhane pahADanI jema unnata rAkhI rahI hatI. tAjI ja gUMthAyelI veNInI alakalaTa khabhA para ramatI hatI. avAjanI dizA tarapha kumAranAM netro vaLyAM. nAcato-kUdato mAnavasamAja potAnI tarapha Avato emaNe joyo. ahA, darekanA haiyAmAM kevo AnaMda hato! manamAM kevuM sukhada nRtya hatuM! re, mAnava to saMsAranuM mahAmUluM dhana, vizvanI aciMtya zakti, trilokanI zobhA ! kumAranAM aNiyALAM suMdara netro sajaLa banyAM. A eka mAnavakuLa, je pazukuLa karatAM paNa halakuM hatuM, jene khAvApIvAnI, ke jIvana jIvavAnI kazI gatAgama nahotI, je jaMgalI jAnavara karatAMya adhika krUra, jaMgalI bhUMDa karatAMya ati gaMduM, ne jaMgalI ziyALa karatAMya adhika bhayabhIta jIvana gujAratuM hatuM e Aje kevI magarUbImAM ane jIvanazodhananI kevI tamannAmAM DolI rahyuM che ! - kalpatarunAM vAvetara 143

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prakRtinAM gupta tattvone teo Aje pichAnavA taiyAra che. Aja ene rahevA ghara che, rakSaNa mATe agni che, AhAra mATe khetI che, poSaNa mATe dUdhALAM pazu che. zikArImAMthI mAnavI pazupAlaka banyo. enI e vikAsazreNI vadhatI ja cAlI che. saMskAranA kSetra ta2pha e jhaDapabhera dhasye jAya che. jIvananA kendra marmane e pichANato cAlyo che. pazupAlakamAMthI e kRSikAra banyo che. ugra jIvanacaryAmAMthI e zAnta svastha jIvana jIvato thayo che. "jaya ho kumAra vRSabhadhvajanI !" mAnavasamUhe jayanAdathI AkAzane gajavI nAkhyuM. "jaya ho mAnavakuLanI !" kumAre utsAhanA AvegamAM pratyuttara vALyo. "jaya ho mAnava mahAkuLanI !" kumAranuM sadA anusaraNa karavA TevAyela A mAnavoe zabdono paDagho pADyo. pratApa ne tejanI rAzi jevA kumAra dhIre dhIre bhavananA agra bhAga sudhI AvyA, ne sahune zAMta thavA hAthathI saMketa karyo. saMketanI sAthe sahu zAMta thaI gayAM. kumAre teone kuzaLavartamAna pUchyA, ne kahyuM : "bhAIo, mA vasuMdharAe tamane anna ApyuM. ene zata zata namaskAra karo ! "mA vasuMdharA ! e mA kevI rIte ? kumAra, anna tame ApyuM. Aja varSothI ame jIvIe chIe, paNa eNe kadI amane ATalI samRddhi ApI nahotI. tame kahyuM tema ame karyuM ne anna maLyuM. sahu prathama tamane namaskAra." "mA vasuMdharA to akhUTa amI laIne beThelI che. yogyatA vinA mA paNa tamane na pIrase. tame krUra hatA, hiMsaka hatA, e ja mAtAnI godamAM ramatA jIvonA bhakSaka hatA; bhalA; evA tamane mAtA kaI rIte AzIrvAda Ape ?" "mA vasuMdharAne amArA zata zata namaskAra che !" sahue kahyuM. "bhAIo, kRSikAra e saMsArano mahAna upakArI mAnava che. kRSi tamane tamArA jIvana vize zIkhavaze. "jIvana viSe zIkhavaze ? e na samajAyuM, prabhu !" "tamane mAnava banAvaze, pazutAmAMthI prabhutA ta2pha laI jaze. tamArAmAM udarapUrti arthe je AMdhaLuM jhanUna sadA rahyA karatuM, te have rahyuM che ?" "AvuM annapAna maLe, pachI enI zI jarUra ? eTalI vAta jarU2 che, ke 144 2 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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zatru amAruM mana zAMta thayuM che. khUnI jhanUnano aMza ghaNo ja alpa thayo che. samI bhAsatI sRSTi have kaMIka vahAlapabharI lAge che." "ane pazuo tarapha prema thAya che ?'' ghaNo. amArAM bALako to mAtAnAM stanane badale gaustananAM amI pIve che. vRSabha to jANe amAro bIjo bhAI. TUMkuM TUMkuM mana jANe pahoLuM pahoLuM thatuM jAya che. amArAM jhanUnI dilamAM kadI thanaganATa nahoto Avato. bhakSane mATe taNAyelI amArI AMkhomAMthI amArAM bALaka paNa DaratAM, ne bhakSanI maryAdA bhUlelAM ame e bALakane paNa bhakSa banAvatA. amArA avAjamAM vAghane DA2vAnI bhayaMkaratA hatI-ha2Nane premathI pAse bolAvI zakavAnI kSamatA nahIM ! paMkhIonA kaMThamAM madhura gIta bharyuM che, enuM amane bhAna nahotuM. ene joIne ame enA aMdaranA sUrane, enA divya dehane badale enA mAMsano vicAra karatA : keTalA jorathI, keTalA jhanUnathI ghA karavo ke e pAMkha prasArI UDI zake te pahelAM ghAyala thaI nIce taraphaDatuM paDe ne amArA hAthamAM Ave. ame jyAre amArA peTamAM homavA ene vadheravAnI taiyArI karatA, tyAre enI lAcAra tagatagatI AMkho amane kaMI kaMI kahetI. ame amArI jAtane daitya lAgatA. e paMkhI-pazu amane kahetuM : "Aja amArI dayA tame khAtA nathI, to kAla tamArI dayA koI nahIM khAya. vArA pachI vAro che. prabhu, amArAM khetaromAM zAntithI besIne ame temane gAtAM sAMbhaLyAM, amArI AsapAsa nAcatAM ne killola karatAM joyAM, ne amane paNa emanA jevA gAtA, nAcatA ne killola karatA thavAnuM mana thaI AvyuM. sRSTi ATalI suMdara haze, enI to amane kalpanA ja nahotI." "ane sAgaranI pelI mAchalI tarapha " = "prabhu, zaramanI kathA zuM kahevI ? pahelAM to ame saMsAranI pratyeka vastune bhakSa tarIke jotAM. eka bhayaMkara ajagara jema vivekahIna rIte paththara, kaMkara, prANI, pazu, jhADa-je Ave tene gaLyA kare tevI amArI vRtti hatI. mAchalIne joI pahelAM jIbhe pANI chUTatuM, ne e amArA hAthamAMthI sarI jatI to ame krodhathI gAMDA thaI mAthuM kUTatA, ekabIjAno doSa zodhatA ne mArAmArI karatA. have pANInI parI jevI mAchalI vahAlI vahAlI lAge che. enuM jalanRtya jovAmAM praharonA praharo sudhI AnaMda Ave che." "khetaromAM sUtA sUtA kadI AkAza sAme nihALo cho ?" kumAre prazna karyo. kalpatarunAM vAvetara * 145

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kAco dANo jyAre sonerI banI rahyo hato, tyAre ame barAbara nirIkSaNa karatA rahetA ke koNa ene A raMga Ape che ? AkAzamAMthI koI parI to suvarNaraMganI pyAlI laIne AvatI nathI ne ? divasonA divaso ne rAtonI rAto ame gaganamaMDaLa sAme nIrakhyA karyuM che, ne manamAM kadI na UThelA taraMgo UDyA che. uSA ne saMdhyA, sUrya ne caMdra, tArA ne nakSatra ! adbhuta che e badhuM mArA prabhu ! kaMI na samajAya evuM chatAM manane AlAda Ape tevuM !" "badhuM samajAze. sRSTinuM koI rahasya gupta raheze nahIM-jo tame jANavAno zrama levA icchuka hazo to. kRSie tamane udAra paNa banAvyA, kharuM ne ? eka zikAranA bhAgalA pADatAM be-cAra mAnavanAM mastakaphaLa ochAM karanAra tame bhAIo bhAga pADatAM zIkhyA. "svAmI, sRSTi ATalA udAra hAthe ApatI hoya, to amAre paNa udAra thavuM ja ghaTe. pahelAM eka kUbAvALAne bIjA kUbAvALo duzmana lAgato. baMne ekabIjAne ochA karavAnI bhAMjagaDamAM ja rahetAM. Aja eka kUbAvALAne bIjA kUbAvALo snehI, mitra ne pADozI lAge che ! amAre zikAranA bhAga pADavAnI have mAthAkUTa nathI. mahenata kare te khAya. mA vasuMdharAnI chAba to bharelI paDI che; tyAM koI vAtano tUTo nathI." tamArAM kuLa kaMI vistAra pAmyAM ?" "avazya, gAya-vRSabhanI jema amane mANasanI paNa jarUra che. be ja mANasanuM je kuLa ApaNe tyAM hatuM tyAM Aje pAMca-pAMca ne daza-daza sAthe rahe che, sAthe khAya che, sAthe pIe che ne sAthe sUe che, ekabIjA para vahAla batAve che ! mahArAja, ame to kalpatarunAM vAvetara karyA !" "jAo ane sukhI thAo ! sukhI thavAno e mULa maMtra yAda rAkhajo ke tame jeTalA udAra thazo, teTalI kudarata tamArA prati udAra thaze. tame jeTalA bIjAne sukhI karazo, teTalA tame sukhI thazo. manamAM pApa na rAkhazo, dilamAM corI na rAkhazo. khUba khAjo; khUba pIjo, khAdhepIdhe kadI nahIM khUTe." - "Apano AzIrvAda yathArtha che. gheTAne eka vAra mArI khAnAra sadAne mATe e gheTuM gumAve che. vRkSane naSTabhraSTa karanAra enAM phaLa sadAne mATe khove che. A to khAo paNa khUTe ja nahIM, evI hakIkata che. tame amArA svAmI bano ane A bheTano svIkAra karo !" 146 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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kuLavAsIoe anna ane phaLanA TopalA kumAranA caraNa pAse mUkI dIdhA, ne punaH mastaka namAvIne bolyA : "amArI bheTano ane amAro svIkAra karo ane amArA svAmI bano." "nAbhideva tamArA svAmI ane tamArI A bheTano svIkAra paNa teo ja karI zake." "nAbhideve amane kahyuM che, ke RSabha tamAro rAjA thaze." "rAjA ?" "hA, svAmI ! tame samRddhi ApI, tame gokuLa ApyAM, dhRta, yava, navanIta ne phaLaphaLAdinI samRddhi ApI. amArA jIvanamAM navo prakAza tame preryo. have rAjA banIne sadAnA amArA bano. ame tamArA banIe. tamArI preraNA, prakAza sadA amane lAdhyA kare. kaho svAmI, tamArA pavitra mukhe amane kaho ke huM tamAro rAjA thaIza." "huM kahuM chuM, RSabha tamAro rAjA thaze. kumAra, mAnava mahAkuLonI IcchAne kadI Thokare na mArI zakAya. rAjA paNa e mahAkuLono AjJAMkita sevaka che." pAchaLathI cAlyA AvatA vRddha kulakara nAbhideve kuLavAsIonI mAgaNIne Teko Apyo. "pitAjI, paNa rAjA eTale zuM ? Apa kyAM rakSaka nathI ?" "rAjA eTale kuLavAsIono moTAmAM moTo sevaka ne rakSaka. samagra prajAno e pati. prajAnAM sukha-duHkhano e javAbadAra. prajAnI samRddhino e cokIdAra. kumAra, atizayakti nathI karato, bApanA vahAlathI nathI kaheto, paNa tane je jIvanadarzana lAdhyuM che, enuM amane svapna paNa AvyuM nahotuM. "pitAjI, rAjA banavAthI vizeSa zuM ?"' rAjapada eTale javAbadArInuM sadA jAgatuM baMdhana. UMghamAM paNa tuM na bhUlI zake ke huM prajAno rakSaka chuM. khAtAMpItAM paNa na vIsarI zake ke mAre mAthe anekanI kSudhAtRptinI javAbadArI che. prajA tArA bhaMDAra bhare ne chatAM tuM to jANe khAlIno khAlI! kartavyanI AThe pahora jAgatI vedI enuM nAma rAjapada. ane eka vizeSa vAta kahuM : A kuLavAsIone teM samRddhi ApI. jaMgalomAM rAtadivasa bhaTakI bhaTakIne je peTapUratuM nahotAM pAmatAM, teone teM nirAMte khAvAnI taka ApI, emane ghara ApyAM, gokuLa ApyAM, vADI ApI, mevA kalpatarunAM vAvetara * 147

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ApyA ne vaibhava Apyo. samRddhine mAthe haMmezAM svAmI hoya ja, nahIM to pharIthI avyavasthA thAya. Aja bhogabhUmi nathI, karmabhUmi che. karmabhUmino kAryabhAra netApadathI zUnya nahIM cAle ! karmabhUmino pahelo rAjA vRSabha ! pRthvIno e sarvaprathama pati." "e rAjapadanI javAbadArI huM nibhAvI zakIza ?" "avazya, mArA AzIrvAda che. tArA sivAya anya koI e pada mATe yogya nathI. bolo, rAjA vRSabhanI jaya." "rAjA vRSabhanI jaya'"nI ghoSaNAthI AkAza dhaNadhaNI UThyuM. "nikaTa ke dUra jyAM jyAM kuLa hoya, tyAM sahune jANa karo ke vRSabha tamAro rAjA thaze; ayodhyA e tamArI rAjanagarI thaze; asi,masi ne kRSi tamAro dharma thaze." nAbhideva ATaluM kahI, natamastake UbhelA putranA mastaka para vahAlabharyo hAtha mUkI, enA bAlane cUmIne smita - hAsya sAthe cAlyA gayA. kuLavAsIo gelamAM AvI gayAM. ne e potAnA TopalA tyAM mUkIne javAnI taiyArI karatAM hatAM, tyAM temane jatAM aTakAvI kumAre kahyuM : "rAjA tamArI UpajanA chaThThA bhAgano adhikArI. *kAraNa ke e tamArA dharmAdharmano paNa chaThThA bhAgano hakadAra che. rAjasabhAmAM eno svIkAra thaze." kumAra ApaNA rAjA thaze, e vicAre sahu AnaMda pAmatAM, kumAranI AjJAthI TopalA mAthe caDhAvI nAcatAM pAchAM pharyAM. teoe sthaLe sthaLe pragaTa karyuM ke kumAra vRSabhadhvaja ApaNA rAjA thaze. kumAra vRSabhadhvaja paNa A samAcAra ApavA devI sunaMdA ne devI sumaMgalAnA AvAsamAM gayA. devI sumaMgalA bahAra AvatAM hatAM. emane samAcAra maLI cUkyA hatA. devIne jotAM ja kumAre kahyuM : "joyo kuLavAsIono sneha ? phaLaphUla ne annanI bheTa laIne AvyAM hatAM." "to zA mATe pAchI ThelI ? Aja to sunaMdAe saMtAnayugalane janma Apyo che, e TANe A bheTa to Avazya svIkAravI ghaTe." * AgamamAM kahyuM che, ke prajAnA puNyano ke pApano vIsamo bhAga cakravartIne, 10mo vAsudevane ane chaThTho rAjAne hoya che. 148 7 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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adhikAra vagara eka saLI paNa na svIkArI zakAya. ApanAra to Ape, emAM enI moTAI che. paNa lenAranI laDAI kyAre che, jANe che ? premathI pAchuM vALe temAM." "tame rAjA thayA topaNa nahIM lo ?" "jarUra laIza, kAraNa ke temanAM yogya karma ke ayogya karmamAM huM chaThThA bhAgano hakadAra TharIza." "e vAto atyAre javA do ! cAlo, sunaMdAe kevAM adbhuta putra-putrIne janma Apyo che, te batAvuM." sumaMgalAe kumArano hAtha potAnI bagalamAM lIdho, ne temane doryA. sunaMdA zramita dehe mRgacarmanA hUMphALA bichAnA para sUtI hatI. sumaMgalA karatAM sunaMdAnA deha para prasUtinI vedanAnAM-zramanAM cihna vadhu hatAM. enA bimbaphaLa jevA oSTha ardha UghaDyA kaMpatA hatA, ne rUpALA payodharamAM dhAvaNanA phuvArA bahAra dhasI AvavA mathIne ene vyagra banAvI rahyA hatA. bALaka hamaNAM ja stanapAna karI svastha nidrAmAM paDyo hato. bALakI A stanathI pele stana mAthAM mAratI hatI. kumAra, joyo A bALaka ? kevo adbhuta suMdara che ! nathI tamArA jevo suvarNavarNo, nathI bharata jevo tapta kAMcanasamo. kaMIka zyAma, marakatamaNinI AbhAvALo eno deha kevo suDoLa che ! enA be oSTha to juo-jANe tamArA cApanI tvacA jevA ! ne zaMkhAkAra AMkho kevI, vIMdhI nAkhe tevI che ! hAza, mane to vAre vAre cUmI levAnuM dila thAya che." sumaMgalAe bALakane upADI chAtIe dAbI cuMbana karyuM. kharekhara, devI sumaMgalA sAcAM hatAM. rUpALAM to badhAM ja hatAM. bALaka tarIke sumaMgalAnAM putraputrI-bharata ne brAhmI-kaMI ochAM rUpALAM nahotAM, paNa A zyAmavarNA bALane jotAM jANe rUpanI vyAkhyA ja palaTAI jatI ! vizALa svaccha lalATa, goLa ghATIlA hAtha, UpaselA kapola, suMdara haDapacI ne aNiyALuM nAka, AMkho to aMdhArA AkAzanA tAralA jevI-jotAM ja haiyuM jhaDapI le. kumAranAM netro sunaMdAnAM netro sAthe maitrI racI rahyAM hatAM. e netramilanamAM apUrva mIThAza hatI. dhIrethI netrathI netra haTAvI, sunaMdAnA deha para kumAranI dRSTi pharI rahI. karamAtI jatI sunaMdA dRSTisparzamAtrathI praphullita banatI cAlI. e veLA kumAranI mukhamudrA para ekAeka saMtApanI AchI rekhA AvIne kalpatarunAM vAvetara 149

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adazya thaI gaI. e tarapha koInuM lakSa nahotuM. sumaMgalA to bALakane cuMbano coDavAmAM magna hatI. acAnaka eNe kumAranA mukha paranuM parivartana joyuM. sunaMdA paNa kumAranA daSTisparzanA sukhamAMthI nivRtta thaI, ne eNe kahyuM: - "bahena, kevo ThaMDo che ! mAro bharata hoya to tamArAM payodharo Ama kaMcukImAM moM chupAvIne besI zake kharAM ? amRtanA sAgara laherAtA hoya ne chatAM taLAvethI tarasyo pAcho phare evo A tamAro dIkaro che." saMtoSI che. jo ne, kevI mamatAthI mArA gAla para gAla mUkyA che ! mane to bharata karatAMya A vadhu vahAlo lAge che." are, kyAM mAro pratApI bharata ne kyAM tamAro A saMtoSI jIva ! UMdhyA ja kare che. A bALakI mane bahu game che. savArathI dhAve jAya che, paNa jANe dharAtI nathI." rUpa paNa kevuM kesUDAnAM phUla jevuM che ! ane teja paNa... " tamArA jevuM, hajArone eka dRSTithI AMjI nAkhe tevuM." sunaMdAe vacce bolI vAkya pUruM karyuM, ne putrane chAtIe cAMpI cuMbana lIdhuM. pachI eNe dhIrethI pUchyuM : "kumAra, Aje tame gaMbhIra kema cho ?" jANatI nathI ? kumAra rAjA thavAnA che. rAjA thAya eNe gaMbhIra thavuM ja paDe ne !" sumaMgalAe vacce kahyuM. "e rAjA thaze to tame paNa paTarANI thazo ne " sunaMdAe vacce kahyuM, pachI joIzuM ke rAjAnI sattA vadhu cAle che ke paTarANInI ?" huM paTarANI ? luccI, paTarANI tarIke to tuM ja sohe. tArA jeTalI ThAvakI, gaMbhIra, DAhI huM thoDI chuM e to tamAro janmasiddha hakka che, bahena ! e jhUMTavyo jhUMTavI na zakAya." "rAjA saMsArano, tamAro to huM priya kumAra. devIo, nityayauvanane AMgaNe ramanArAM, mAro rAjapadano bhAra koI ocho karI zakaze, to e tame ja karI zakazo. strI ja mANasanI sAcI mitra che." kumAre kahyuM. kumAre snehathI ne harSathI baMne bALakane navAjyAM, ne keTalIya vAra sudhI besI saue vArtAvinoda karyo. sunaMdAnAM zrama ane duHkhanI auSadhi e rIte pUrI paDI. 150 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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18 saMskRtinI keDI saMskRtinI pahelI keDI racAtI hatI. malayAgirinI caMdanavADIo guMjI UThI hatI,caMpAnA bAga ne kesuDAnAM vana khIlI UThyA hatAM. sAgara ane saritAne kAMThe vasatAM tamAma kuLavAsIomAM khabara prasarI gayA hatA ke, kumAra vRSabhadhvaja ApaNA svAmI thaze,e ApaNA rAjA thaze, ApaNe enI prajA thaIzuM. rAjA ApaNAM duHkha vidA2ze. ApaNI AjIvikA jALavaze,be jaNanI vaDhavADa e sAMbhaLaze. be jaNanAM manaduHkha e TALaze. nabaLAne biLayAthI bacAvaze. nirbaLanA nAtha banaze. jenuM koI nahIM, enA e ! koIne bhUkhyA rAkhI e jamaze nahIM, koIne rotA rAkhI e hasaze nahIM. varasAda e lAvaze. vADIo e jALavaze. sahu saMkaTamAMthI e mukta karaze. koI ApaNane anyAya karaze, to rakSaNa Apaze; anyAya karanArane zikSA karaze. navI navI kaLAo zIkhavaze. teno Azraya lenArano e svAmI thaze. ApaNAM manaduHkha, rogazoka, bhUkhasaMtApa badhuM svAmInuM thaze. kuLavAsIo, sahu AnaMdo ne ekatra thAo ! nadInA taTa vasAvo,sAgaranA tIra vasAvo,vananAM vana vasAvo, ane sahu kuLavAsIo rAjAnA bheTaNe cAlo. jotajotAmAM sarayUnA tIra para mAnavakuLonI bhIDa jAmI gaI. kumArano ananya sevaka suyodha sahune yogya sthAne vasAvI rahyo, pratyeka kuLavAsIne

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vasAvavA parNakuTi,gRhaagni jALavavA parasALa,gAya-pazu bAMdhavA goSThika ne suMdara nAnuM prAMgaNa maLe, e rIte vyavasthA thavA lAgI. eka kuLavAsInuM e ghara kahevAtuM, ne e gharanI paDakhe ja bIjuM ghara vasatuM, chatAM racanA evI thatI ke ekabIjA potapotAnA gharamAM svataMtra jIvana gALI zakatA. sarayUnA tIra para kuLavAsIono jabaro dhasAro rahyo. keTalIka vAra to koImAM koI pesI jatuM. tIrane chAMDI dUra dUra sudhI sahu patharAI gayAM. jotajotAmAM badhuM eTaluM khIcokhIca thaI gayuM ke madhapUDAmAM rahetI mAkhIo karatAMya gaNagaNATa vadhI paDyo. jabaro utpAta ne sahune azAMti janmAvanAro eka navo upadrava khaDo thayoH javA-AvavAnA mArga nahIM; jhADa para caDhIne, chAparAM ThekIne ke bIjA gharamAM dakhala karyA sivAya javuM. AvavuM zakya na rahyuM. suyodhe svAmI pAse jaI UbhA thayelA A utpAta tarapha dhyAna kheMcyuM ne kahyuM : "svAmI,kuLavAsIonA A kRtyathI to sugaMdhI vAyu paNa malina thaI gayo che, ne suMdara dharatI zobhA vagaranI lAge che." kumAre eka mukta hAsya karyuM ne suyodhanI sAthe hAthI para caDhI e tarapha cAlyA. koInA aparAdhanI sAme potAnA svAmI sadA mukta hAsya karatA, eno suyodhane anubhava hato. e mUMgo mUMgo potAnI moTI mUcho hoThamAM cAvato pAchaLa cAlyo. dUra dUra sudhI mAnavono mahAsAgara laherAI rahyo hato. kolAhalathI dizAo kaMpI rahI hatI. kAne paDyo zabda saMbhaLAto nahoto. kumAre potAnI pAse rahelo dakSiNAvarta zaMkha dhamyo. dUra dUra sudhI e zaMkhanAda saMbhaLAyo. jyAM jyAM zaMkhanAda saMbhaLAyo. tyAM tyAM sahu zAnta thaI UbhA rahI gayA. are, rAjA AvyA; svAmI AvyA; ApaNA duHkhanA saMhAraka ne sukhanA sarajanahAra AvyA; ApaNA gaupazu ne kSetranA rakSaka AvyA; zAnti ne samRddhinA bhraSTA AvyA !" - kumAra hastI parathI UtaryA, ne ToLe vaLelA janasamUhanI vacce jaI UbhA rahyA. badhe zAnti prasarI gaI hatI, paNa keTaleka ThekANe hajI dhamAdhamI cAlatI hatI. keTaleka ThekANe pokAra paDato hato ke, "amAruM sAruM ghara badalAI 15ra bhagavAna RSabhadeva -

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gayuM; amArI jamIna bIjAe laI lIdhI; amAruM zreSTha pazu koI corI gayuM ne kaniSTha pazu koI choDI gayuM; amArAM kSetra, jyAM ame anna pakavyAM, tyAM bIjA koI AvIne vasI gayA; he svAmI, ame have vAvazuM zuM ne khAzuM zuM?"' kumAre teone AzvAsana ApyuM ne zAnta rahevA kahyuM. tyAM to bIjA keTalAka AvI pahoMcyA. teo ugra krodhamAM hatA. teo kahetA hatA ke, "svAmI, amArI jIvanasakhIno patto nathI." "kayAM gaI ?"' patto nathI.'' zA mATe gaI?'' "svAmI, vAta evI hatI ke ene DolaranAM phUla gamatAM ne mane caMpAnAM. caMpAnI utkaTa gaMdhathI e vyAkuLa jaI jatI. eka divasa ene Dola2nAM phUlono koI rasiyo maLyo ne e cAlI gaI; paNa hajI mane caMpAnA phUlavALI to na maLI ! sakhI to joIe ne, svAmI? ane A yugamAM to khAsa.''. tyAM to eka chUTA kezavALI, caMcaLa nayanavALI zyAma strI temanI pAse rotI rotI AvI : "he rAjA ! A tArI nagarI to ajaba che ! mAro sAthI ahIM AvIne mArA kAbUnI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. vAta evI che, ke mane haMmezAM gAya gamatI. svAmI tame ja kaho ne, bicArI kevuM mIThuM mIThuM dUdha Ape ! vaLI uttama vRSabha Ape. ame be haMmezAM sAthe kAma karatAM-hoMzathI ne hetathI karatAM. paNa e navaro hamaNAM kyAMkathI bIjuM prANI pakaDI lAvyo che. Akho divasa enI sAthe kADhe che, enA 52 caDhe che, ne doDe che. jyAMtyAM navaro ghUmyA kare che. enuM nAma azva che. paNa na to e gAya jevuM sojuM che, na enA jevuM dUdha Ape che, na vRSabha Ape che. e to enA jevA reDhiyALane janma Ape ja jAya che. kaMTALI gaI huM to !'' tyAM to eka yugala temanI pAse doDI AvyuM, ne temAMno puruSa kahevA lAgyo : "svAmI, A strIthI kaMTALI gayo. ene to dhoLo dUdha jevo dIkaro joIe che. basa, enI ja ene raDha lAgI che. vasaMtanA suMdara divaso jatA hoya toya vanavihAra karavA cAlatI nathI. kaMI keTalI phUlaveNIo sajAvIne lAvuM toya e prasanna thatI nathI. suMdara hUMphALI rAtri hoya, hima paDato saMskRtinI keDI * 153

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hoya, toya mArA paDakhe rahetI nathI, mAro sahacAra vAMchatI nathI. ene to eka ja raDha lAgI che : vasaMtanI kaumudI veLAe sahacAra karavo, jethI bharata jevo dhoLo dUdha jevo bALaka Ave. aMdhArI ke himavarasanI rAte sahacAra karavAthI saMtAna zyAma janme che. svAmI, huM to thAkI gayo chuM A sakhIthI !" kumAra A sAMbhaLI hasI paDyA. suyodha ciDAI gayo : potAnA svAmIno samaya kevI rIte A jaMgalI kuLavAsIo bagADI rahyAM hatAM ! mukhamudrA parathI eno bhAva parakhI jaI kumAre kahyuM : "suyodha, prajA to AvI ja hoya, pitA thanAre vatsalatA keLavavI ghaTe. jeNe vatsalatA keLavI ene A vAto mIThI lAgavAnI. jeNe vatsalatA na keLavI ene AvI vAtomAM krodha vyApavAno. prajA konuM nAma ? putranAM game tevAM vacana pitAne sadA mIThAM ja lAge che ne!" ane pachI badhAM tarapha pharIne emaNe kahyuM : jAo, rAjasabhAmAM Avajo. tyAM badho nikAla thaze. atyAre nagaranivAsamAM lAgI jAo. A hAthI AvajA karI zake eTalI jagA dareka gRhanI AsapAsa rAkho. jeonAM kSetra pAse pAse hoya, jeo ekabIjAnA vadhu paricayamAM hoya, teo pAse pAse vaso. e gharonI eka vIthikA raco. dareka vIthikAmAM eka dizAmAMthI bIjI dizA tarapha nIkaLI zakAya tevo mArga rAkho. jyAM cAra mArga ekaThA thAya tyAM coka racavo. e cokamAM eka sthaLe vedikA 2co ane emAM mukhya agninI sthApanA karo. gRhaagni uparAMta e sArvajanika agninI paNa pUjA karajo." "paNa deva, ame kyAM vasIe ? sahune cheDe vasavA amAruM dila nathI. tyAM amAruM rakSaNa koNa kare " "sahune cheDe huM vasIza. rakSaNanI ciMtA karazo nahIM. jeonI pAse ghara na hoya teo mArI sAthe cAle. eka paNa kuLavAsI ghara vinAno nahIM rahe." kumAranA pratyeka zabdane zraddhAnI najare nIrakhanAra kuLavAsIo pote racelAM ghara tajI tenI pAchaLa nIkaLI paDyAM. dhIre dhIre eka pachI eka vIthikA racAtI cAlI. chUTAM chUTAM svataMtra gharothI pratyeka vIthikA zobhI UThI. cAra dizA tarapha jatA rastAothI ne cokathI to vaLI enA sauMdaryamAM 154 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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ora vadhAro thayo. rastA upara phUlajhADa ropAvyAM ne cokamAM AsopAlava baMdhAvyA. gIcogIca vaselAM naranAra chUTAM chUTAM vasavA lAgyAM ne e rIte nagarano vistAra paNa atyaMta vadhato cAlyo. kumAranI dRSTi nIce mAnavIne jaMgalamAM vasavAnuM paNa gamyuM. ane emanA vasatAMnI sAthe jaMgala paNa maMgaLarUpa banI gayuM. kuLavAsIo to haju dUra dUrathI cAlyAM AvatAM hatAM. paNa have navA nagarano vistAra atyaMta vadhI gayo hato. kumAre navA pravAhane khALyo, ne suyodhane AjJA karI ke "A rIte jyAM jyAM, jeTalA jeTalA kuLavAsIonA jaththA hoya tenAM te ja sthaLe grAma-nagara vasAvo.'' vacce AvatA mAnavapravAhanI vegavaMta kUca thaMbhI gaI. koIe suMdara giritaLeTImAM, koIe sarovarane tIra suMdara AmravanamAM to koIe sapATa medAnamAM potAnAM vAsasthAna banAvyAM. aphATa kudarata paDI hatI. kudaratanI pAsethI AjIvikA meLavavI, e to sau zIkhI gayAM hatAM, gAyo temanI pAse hatI. maLatAvaDAM pazuo temanA sahodara jevAM banyAM hatAM. temAM vaLI kRSijIvananI kathA temanA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI. are, naguNuM lAgatuM pRthvInuM peTALa zuM ATalI mamatA saMgharIne beThuM che ! mA karatAMya vadhu mIThAza enAmAM che ! sahue vAvetara karyAM. jevAM AvavAM tevAM karyAM, paNa annanA to DhagalA thayA. potAnAM pazuo mATe bharapUra cAro maLyo. dUdha-dahIMno toTo na rahyo. madhunA kUMpA jaMgalomAM chalakAtA paDyA hatA. nALiyerInAM vana, khajUrInAM vRkSa, kadalIvRkSa, Amrutaru to amRtaphaLano AsvAda ApatAM hatAM. are, kevo suMdara jIvana jIvavA jevo jamAno ! nAcavAnuM, kUdavAnuM, zrama ane sAhasa kheDavAnAM. ane aMte kevo suMdara AhAravihAra ! sahune ghara maLyuM, gAma maLyuM, anna maLyuM, jIvana maLyuM. 2kSaNano bhAra to mAnavakuLanA uddhAraka kumAre potAnA hastaka rAkhyo ja hato. have bIjuM zuM joIe? cAlo have sahu kumAra rAjA bane che, e jovA joIe. vanomAMthI, girikaMdarAomAMthI, vizALa medAnomAMthI kuLavAsIo saMskRtinI keDI * 155

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kumAranI mahAnagarI tarapha cAlI nIkaLyAM. sAthe emanAM pazuo hatAM. pazuo para potAnA grAma-nagaramAM thatA vanamevAo, suMdara hIrAmANeko ne sphaTiko hatAM. koIe mIThAM jaLa lIdhAM hatAM, to koIe madhanA phUpA lIdhA hatA. gRhaagnine teoe araNI-kASThamAM saMgharIne sAthe lIdho hato. bhAtabhAtanAM loka hatAM. sAgaranAM mAchalAMnI jeTalI jAta ne jeTalI bhAta eTalI jAta ane bhAta emanI hatI. koI sarvathA digaMbara hatA, ne koIe deha para hIrAmANeka ne chIponA alaMkAra paheryA hatA. koI amAsanI rAta jevA ghanazyAma hatA, ne deha para gorucaMdanAM citarAmaNa kADhyAM hatAM. koInAM nAka garuDanI cAMca jevAM, to koInAM ghuvaDa jevAM capaTAM hatAM. koInA kAna hAthInA jevA, to koInA cAmAcIDiyA jevA hatA, oSThanA to aneka prakAra hatA. netra to pILAM, kALAM, mAMjarAM, aneka raMgavALAM hatAM. varNano paNa pAra nahoto. koI kALA, koI jAMbuDiyA, koI zveta, koI gauravarNA, to koI nIlA. paNa A badhAmAMya vidhavidha vAhano para caDhIne dUra dUrathI AvatA eka ToLAe sahunuM lakSa kheMcyuM : zuM rUpa, zuM soMdarya, zI emanI AbhA ! dhoLo dhoLo bagalAnI pAMkha jevo emano varNa hato. mastaka para suMdara kezavALI hatI. AMkhomAM chalachala karatuM aMjana hatuM. gaLAmAM lAMbA hAra hatA. kAnamAM caLakatAM kuMDaLa, bAhumAM raMgaberaMgI bAjubaMdha ne AMgaLIo para sonAnI suMdara vIMTI hatI. emanI pAnI kabUtaranA paga jevI hiMgaLokiyA hatI ne hatheLImAM jANe kaMku chAMTyAM hatAM. deha para judAM judAM Ayudha ne alaMkAra zobhatAM hatAM. AmAM paNa temanI sAthe rahelI strIo to abhUtapUrva hatI. rUparUpanA aMbArasamI e strIo mAnavInA manane moha karAvatI hatI. emanAM netra nIlakamaLa jevAM hatAM, oSTha AmraphaLa jevA hatA. grIvA masta haMsInA jevI ne paga kadalInA dala jevA komaLa hatA. gAla lAla ne cibuka to AMkhane pakaDI rAkhe tevAM hatAM. emanuM stanamaMDaLa ghATIluM ne triveNI surekha hatI. nAgapAza samo kezakalApa koIe UMco, koIe beTho to koIe chUTo gUMthyo hato ne pacaraMgI puSponI veNIo emAM parovI hatI. emanA zvAsamAM kasturInI suvAsa hatI, ne teoe grIvA, stana, bhujAnA agrabhAga ne gAla para cAturIthI patravallarI kADhI hatI. jeTalA puruSo 156 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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hatA ethI adhikI strIo hatI. je jene game, enA gaLe hAtha nAkhI, bAMyamAM bAya bheravI malakAtI cAlatI hatI. e badhI hasatI ne jANe dizAo malakAtI. e cAlatI ne apUrva raNakAra thaI raheto. e kadI nRtya karatI, kadI baMsI bajAvatI. pravAsI-kuLo A navAM mAnavIone AzcaryanI najare nIrakhI rahyAM. emanI sAthe amUlya auSadhio hatI, aMgarAga ne vilepana hatAM. kSIrasamudranA jaLathI bharelA kUMjA ane miSTa phaLaphaLAdi hatAM. darekanI sAthe ekAda pazu, prANI ke paMkhI hatuM. koInI pAse nIlamaNi jevo zuka, koInI pAse zveta sphaTikamaNi jevo haMsa, koInI pAse marakata maNinA jevuM garuDapakSI, to koInI pAse suvarNano mRga, to koInI paDakhe suMdara paTAvALo citto hato. koInA gaLAmAM maNidhara sarpa hatA, to koI nakulanA dhAraka hatA. A badhAM prANI pANI para cAlI zakatAM, havAmAM UDI zakatAM, rAte dekhI zakatAM, ne game tene vaza karI zakatAM. pravAsI kuLa vicAratAM : "are, AvAM rUpa ane teja to ApaNe kyAMya bhALyAM nathI ! sAMbhaLyuM che, ke UMce AkAzamAM ApaNA karatAM dekhAvaDAM, rUpALAM ne sukhI mAnavI vase che. e deva ane devI kahevAya che. A e ja hovAM ghaTe. A deva ane devI ApaNA kumAra rAjAnA svAgata mATe AvyAM lAge pravAsI-kuLo AvAM aneka citravicitra mAnavasamudAya jotAM, AnaMda karatAM dhIre dhIre AgaLa dhapatAM hatAM. kumAranI navI nagarI have dUra dUrathI enAM udyAna ne upavanonI zobhAthI parakhAtI hatI, tyAM AvatA rAjahaMsa, viSTikAra kapota ane mANeka jevI cAMcavALA zukathI oLakhAtI hatI. ahIM dUrvAnA medAna para mRga nirbhaya rIte manamodathI caratAM jovAtAM. mAnavane joI bhakSanI lAlace lapakatA vAgha-siMhane badale, guphAmAM DarathI lapAtA vanecaro jovAtA. have to nagarInI AjubAju navI nirmANa thayela dIvAla dekhAtI hatI, ne emAM praveza mATe rAkhelA dvAra para kumArano parama mitra devayaza sarva vyavasthA karI rahyo hato. tamAma pravAsIone A dIvAlanI bahAra navA nirmANa karavAmAM AvelA vaMzaparNonA maMDapomAM utArA ApavAnA hatA. tyAM ja temanA saMskRtinI keDI je 157

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khAna-pAnanI vyavasthA karavAmAM AvI hatI. paNa pelA rUpALAM mAnavIone navA rAjaprAsAdamAM utArA maLyA hatA. A rAjaprAsAda AjanA cetyanA AkArano hato. enA parvata jevA UMcA zikhara para vRSabhadhvaja havAmAM pharakato hato. enI bhIMto sphaTikanI, ToDalA nIlamanA, khaMDa suvarNanAM ne dvAra caMdananAM hatAM. tyAM vAraMvAra zaMkha vAgatA ne rAjavedikAmAMthI sugaMdhI dhUpanAM gUMcaLAM AkAzamAM caDatAM. eka tarapha vizALa gauzALA AvelI hatI; bIjI tarapha vegavaMta azvonI azvazALA hatI. eka tarapha bhojanagRha ne bIjI tarapha vipula rAjabhaMDAra hato. - A rAjaprAsAdamAM gajazALA, azvazALA ane cittAonAM ghara banAvavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. bhayaMkara lekhAtAM A traNe prANIone kumAre vaza karyA hatAM, chatAM cittAone hajI kAbUmAM lAvI zakAyA nahotA. kumAra ke devI sumaMgalA sivAya koInI sAthe A prANI bahu haLatuM maLatuM nahIM. bhayaMkaramAM bhayaMkara pravAsa gajarAjanI pITha para sukharUpa ne nirbhaya banato. jhaDapI pravAsa mATe dUranA sUkA pradezamAMthI ANeluM azva nAmanuM prANI binaharIpha hatuM. pratispardhIne pADavAmAM cittA jevA jhaDapI ane kunehabAja koI nahotA. mRgarAja paNa enI chalAMgo pAse jhAMkho paDato. paNa A prANIo prajAmAM bahu priya nahotAM banyAM. prajA gAya, vRSabha ne bIjAM prANIo tarapha ja cAha dharAvatI. rAjyAbhiSekanA samaya mATe devI sumaMgalA gajarAjane keTalAya divasathI zaNagArI rahyAM hatAM. azvazALAnA niyAmaka devayaze e azvone to sainyanA svAMgamAM parivartita karI dIdhA hatA, jeo azvanI vidyAthI suvijJa hatA, tevAone dhanurdhara banAvI devayaze vana, aTavI ne sAgara-saritAonI vyavasthA soMpI hatI. suyodhanA anuyAyIoe bhayaMkara gadA dhArI hatI. keTalAMka majabUta ne juvAna strI-puruSo daMDadhArI banI A vyavasthAmAM bhAga laI rahyAM hatAM. devI sunaMdA to vaLI AthI adbhuta kArya karI rahyAMnA vartamAna maLyA hatA. teo kumAra ane devI sumaMgalAnA rAjyAbhiSeka prasaMge gharegharanI strIo motI-akSatathI vadhAvI zake, phUlahAra paherAvI zake, tevI jAtanAM vAhananI yojanAmAM hatAM. gajanI savArI uttama, paNa gharaAMgaNAmAM UbhelI strIo Doka duHkhI 158 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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jAya toya kumArane nIrakhI na zake. azva paNa yogya nahIM. A mATe potAnA priya be zveta vRSabhane e thoDA divasathI paLoTI rahyAM hatAM. haLanA AkAranA eka lAkaDAne temanI garadana para mUkI pAchaLa pANI para taratI naukAne joDI hatI. vRkSanA moTA thaDane korIne suMdara bhadrAsana yojyuM hatuM. yojanA to suMdara hatI, paNa nIcethI lIsI naukA pANI para jhaDapathI sare, paNa khADAkhaDiyAvALI pRthvI ene kaMI mAphaka Ave ? ene mATe divasothI teo ilAja zodhatAM hatAM. are, potAno priya kumAra ane priyatama bhaginI rAjA ane rANI bane tyAre to pote koI adbhuta bheTa ApavI ghaTe ne ! divasonI vicAraNA pachI, ekAeka devI sunaMdAne kaMIka sUjhyuM. pAtra banAvI rahelA kuMbhAronA AvAsa taraphathI teo maMgalakalaza laIne AvatAM hatAM. ekAeka temaNe AjJA karI : "are, kuMbhAronAM pAtra banAvavAnAM be cakra ahIM ANo.' "devI, zuM kuMbhArano dharma AcaravAnuM dila thayuM che?" "avazya,'" sunaMdA marmamAM hasI. thoDI vAramAM baMne cakra AvyAM. baMnene chUTAM chUTAM UbhAM karIne temaNe reDAvI joyAM. jarAmAtra baLa ane dhakkA sAthe daDa daDa karatAM e kyAMya sudhI cAlyAM gayAM. sunaMdAne saphaLatA lAdhI gaI. eNe e be cakrane potAnA pelA naukA jevA vAhananI nIce joDI dIdhAM, ane jarA saMketa maLatAMnI sAthe to vRSabha cAlI nIkaLyA. bharata, brAhmI ne sunaMdAnAM baMne bALako--bAhubali ne suMdarI emAM beThAM. sunaMdAe enuM sukAna lIdhuM. navI vaselI nagarInI vIthikAomAM e vAhana khUba damAmabhera cAlavA lAgyuM. sunaMdAe enuM nAma ratha ApyuM, ne e divasathI rathane zaNagAravAmAM paDI gaI. harSa, utsAha ne ullAsabharyAM divaso ane rAtrio vItavA lAgyAM. rAtrinA samaye paNa gRha-agninA prakAzathI nagarI jhaLAMhaLAM thaI rahetI. rAjyAbhiSekano divasa jema jema samIpa Avato gayo, tema tema vAtAva2Na praphullita banatuM cAlyu. Akho divasa vividha zaMkhasvaro thayA karatA. mATInA pAtra para cAmaDuM maDhIne banAveluM eka yaMtra enA para kASThayaSTino prahAra karatAM, bhAre suMdara nAda janmAvatuM. sahu ene mRdaMga kahetAM. saMskRtinI keDI * 159

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nAnAM nAnAM bALako vRkSanA pAnanI bhUMgaLI vALIne pipUDI banAvatA; koIka hoMzIlA kaLAkAre emAMthI lAkaDAnI moTI pipUDI banAvI, badhAe ene bherInuM upanAma ApyuM. pelAM devadevI baMsI bajAvatAM, e joIne baMsI to gharagharanI vastu banI gaI hatI. badhAya navarA paDatA ke vAMsanA kaTakAo kApI lAvI vAMsaLI banAvatA. zaMkha, mRdaMga ne bherInA nAde dizAo thanaganI UThI. pratyeka mAnavI potAnA rAjA mATe, potAnA priya vRSabha mATe, kaMIne kaMI rIte potAno harSa pragaTa karavA prayatna karato hato. 160 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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19 pahelA pRthvInAtha AkAzanA ujvaLa lalATamAM uSA siMdUranI pahelI ADa tANatI hatI, e samaye saMsAranI sarvaprathama nagarI ayodhyApurInA haiye pRthvI paranuM paheluM rAjyasana mukAtuM hatuM. kaLAnA bhaMDAra, mAnavoddhAranA rasiyA, zatayajJanA kartA svAmI mATe kayuM besaNuM mUkavuMenA vicAramAM ja divaso vItI gayA hatA. acAnaka saune yAda AvyuM ke are, svAmIne to siMhasamA parAkramI prANInuM Asana ja zobhe! thoDI vAramAM be moTAM pavitra AmravRkSanAM thaDamAMthI kASThanA siMha korI kADhavAmAM AvyA. kaLAkAro ane tyAM hAjara hatA. potAnA svAmI mATe teo zI maNA rAkhe ! siMhanA kASThadeha para suvarNa maDhavAmAM AvyuM; pUMchaDe camarI gAyanAM guccha gUMthavAmAM AvyAM; enA visphArita moMmAM paravALAnA dAMta, nIlamanI jIbha ne AMkhomAM vAlAnA raMganAM mANeka mUkyAM. pITha para suMdara dUrvA pAtharI meru parvatanI mATI ane kSIrasamudranAM jaLa chAMTyAM. pavitra zAlmalI vRkSanuM Asana mUkyuM. ema vahAlA svAmInuM siMhAsana sarakyuM. - kumAra vRSabhadhvaja saMsAramAM pahelA rAjA thatA hatA. AkAzanA rAjA iMdra parathI mAnavInI A kalpanA sUjhI hatI. chatAMya iMdra karatAM kumAra sahune vizeSa priya hatA. iMdra to kopAyamAna thAya tyAre pRthvI para vIjaLI varasAvI satyAnAza vALato. enI icchA thAya to jaLanuM eka biMdu paNa na varasAvato, ne mANasane bhUkhe ne tarase mArato.

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kumAranI AMkhomAMthI to sadA karuNAnI dhArA vahyA karatI; pApI ke apApI sahune eka bhAve e bhIMjavatI. e to jyAM jaLanuM biMdu na hoya tyAM jaLanA phUpa chalakAvatA, aghora jaMgalamAM nirbhayatA pragaTAvatA, kSudhArta samAjanI vahAre dhAtA. madhya bhAgamAM siMhAsana yojIne cAre tarapha sabhAgRhanI yojanA karavAmAM AvI. A sabhAgRhanuM mukhya dvAra UMcuM, vizALa ne bhavya banAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. be madagaLatA hAthI enI AgaLa UbhA UbhA sahunuM svAgata karatA hatA. dvAranI aMdara eka bAju zAzvata ghaMTA TAMgavAmAM AvI hatI. eno dhIro dhIro raNakAra vAtAvaraNane bharI deto hato. dvAranI bIjI bAju yajJavedI yojavAmAM AvI hatI. araNInA kASThathI peTAvavAmAM Avela agninI vALAo AkAza tarapha UMce caDhatI hatI. vAraMvAra caMdanakASThanA homathI e pavitra agnine prajavalita rAkhavAmAM Avato pravezadvArathI thoDe ja AgaLa prakSAmaMDapo AvyA hatA. ahIM vibhAgavAra besavAnI yojanA karI hatI. sarayUTavAsI, gaMgAtaTavAsI, sarasvatItaTavAsI kuLo potapotAnA samUhamAM yathAyogya sthAne goThavAI gayAM hatAM. aSTApadavAsI devoe siMhAsananI cAre tarapha potAnAM sthAna nakkI karyA hatAM, ne abhiSekanI vyavasthAmAM teo vizeSa vyagra rahetA. devAMganAonAM ghATIlAM zarIra, suDola ne surekha avayavo ne tejasvI varNa sahune moha pamADatAM hatAM. khuda devazreSTha siMhAsananI pAchaLa besI vRSabha mATe chata grahaNa karyuM hatuM, be devAMganAo camarI gAyanA cAmaro vIMjhatI jaMtuone dUra rAkhatI hatI. be deva sugaMdhI dhUpane vahAvI vAtAvaraNane maghamaghAvI rahyA hatA. pavitra saritAonAM jaLa, dezadezanAM supakva phaLa, phUla, caMdana, kesara ne kasturInAM pAtra tyAM chalochala bharyA hatAM. suyodha hAthamAM gadA dhAraNa karI garvabharI dRSTie cAretarapha joto hato. devayaza A aSTApadanA mahAvAsIo sAthe vAtacIta karato vAtAvaraNane sabhara banAvato hato. ' dUra dUrathI puSkarAvarta zaMkhano svara vAyunA taraMgo para gAjato Avato saMbhaLAyo. kumAra vRSabhadhvaja ane devI sumaMgalAno ratha ayodhyAnI suphalAm 162 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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wie ze cu mine the zerIomAMthI dhIre dhIre cAlyo Avato hato. kuLavAsI nara-nArIo potAnI pAse rahelAM amUlya dravyothI baMnene vadhAvI rahyAM hatAM. koI motIe, koI navA zAla dhAnyathI, koI navAM patrapuSpathI temanuM svAgata karI rahyAM hatAM. sahunAM mukha para AnaMdanI AbhA virAjI rahI hatI. be zveta vRSabha suMdara ratha kheMcI rahyA hatA. be goLa cakrathI saMcAlita, sukhAsanothI yukta, Avo ratha hajI sudhI koIe joyo nahoto. A to devI sunaMdAnI AyojanA hatI. ane devI sunaMdA ja dhUsarAnA agrabhAga para besIne rathanuM saMcAlana karI rahyAM hatAM. uSArANI jevI sunaMdA AgaLa prakAzatI hatI, ne pAchaLa sUrya ne jyotizAM rAjA-rANI zobhatAM hatAM. aMdara madhya bhAgamAM sumaMgalA ne kumAra birAjamAna hatAM. AvAM rUpa, AvuM yugala temaNe kadI joyAM nahotAM. potAno svAmI, potAno rAjA ! sahune enA para vArI javAnuM dila thavA lAgyuM. baMne Aje khUba AkarSaka lAgatAM hatAM, rUpanAM vartula cAretarapha ghUmatAM hatAM. ne trilokavijayI hAsyagaMdha cAretarapha phurAvatAM hatAM. baMnenI vezabhUSA lagabhaga samAna hatI. vizALa lalATamAM kesaranuM tripuMDa, kaMThamAM navasero hAra, mastaka para hIrAnA alaMkAra, ne mAthe mayUrapicchano suMdara mugaTa hato. bimbaphaLa jevA Arakta hoTha para mRdu mRdu hAsya hatuM, ne baMnenAM kALAM bhammara julaphAM nadInA zyAma taraMgo jevAM garadana para patharAyelAM hatAM. jaya jayanA svaro dizAomAM UThatA hatA, ne praphulla kamaLa jevAM nayana cAre dizA tarapha pharatAM hatAM. je dizAne e dRSTi sparzI jatI, tyAM AnaMda ane utsAhanA ogha UmaTI rahetA. gajagAminInI mastIne bhulAve tevI chaTAthI sunaMdA vRSabhane hAMkatI hatI. sunaMdAnI besavAnI chaTA ne rathasaMcAlananI kaLA haiyAmAM vasI jAya tevI hatI. mRdutAnA avatAra samI ene jotAM sahune lAgatuM ke jANe caMdranI jyomnA sUryadevanA mArgamAM amI chAMTI rahI che. kumArano ratha vaijayanta pravezadvAra pAse AvI pahoMcyo ke zAzvata ghaMTA raNajhaNI UThI, mRdaMga, bherI ne tUrInA nAdathI dizAo gAjI UThI. madagaLatA mAtaMgo svAmIne nIrakhI haNahaNavA lAgyA. ghoDAo khoMkhArI UThyA. cittAo AchI AchI garjanAo karI AnaMda vyakta karavA lAgyA. nirdaka pahelA pRthvInAtha 163

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caratAM mRgabALa moTI moTI phALa bharI harSane jAhera karavA lAgyAM. kuLavAsIo ghelAM banI zora macAvavA lAgyAM. aSTApadavAsIo ucca svare kaMI gAvA lAgyAM. devAMganAo paganA alaMkAra raNajhaNAvatI baMsI bajAvavA lAgI. sahunI rIte sau AnaMdanuM pradarzana karavA lAgyAM. mahAna kuLakara nAbhideva potAnA kuLa sAthe prathamathI AvI pahoMcyA hatA. rathamAMthI UtarIne kumAra tathA sumaMgalAe sahuprathama pitA tathA mAtAne caraNe praNipAta karyAM. mAtAe putra-putrInAM mastaka sUMthyAM. nAbhideve abhinaMdana ApatAM kahyuM : "kumAra, bhogabhUminA kALa pachI, A karmabhUmine viSe, huM rAjA tarIke tAro abhiSeka karuM chuM. Aje pRthvInuM paDepaDa aMkurita thaI rahyuM che. mAnavI e mAnavI jIvana ne jAgRtino rasiyo banyo che. jijIviSA ne jigISAnAM juddha AraMbhAyAM che. e kALe sarvanuM rakSaNa karanAra, sarvanuM raMjana karanAra rAjAnI khAsa jarUra che." baLavAna, vIryavAna, kaLAvaMta evo tuM rAjA thA ne pRthvIne sanAtha kara ! aneka kaLAono teM vikAsa karyo che. aneka kuLonI teM racanA karI che. e kaLA ane kuLono vikAsa sAdha !' "A badhAM mAnavagaNo tArI prajA bano ! e mana, vacana, karmathI tane anusaro ! mana, vacana, karmathI tuM enuM raMjana kara ! emanAM dhAnya, pazu, suvarNa ne gRhono tuM rakSaka thA ! tAre anukULa adhikA2I nImI tuM sarvane zAsita kara!'' "A pRthvI tArI che, tuM eno pati che, mAnavakulanA ariono vinAza e tAro sarvaprathama dharma che." "tuM arihaMta thA ! parvato, nadIo, Azramo ke samudro, dvIpa-samadrIpa ke mahAdvIpamAM vasatA manuSyone Azraya Apa. navAM kuLa navAM saMsthAna, navAM nagara vasAvI emane abhaya Apa. mAnavane pazusamUhamAMthI judo kara ! jIvana ane mRtyuthI tuM yugane ujvaLa kara!" kumArane AzIrvAda ApatA nAbhideva ene siMhAsana samIpa laI gayA; ne potAnA be hAthe tene siMhAsanArUDha karatAM temaNe ucca svare kahyuM : "he pRthvIvAsIo, Aje kumAra vRSabhadhvaja tamAro rAjA thAya che. je 164 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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rIte tame kuLakarone anusaryA, emanAM bahumAna karyA, e rIte ja emane anusarajo ! evAM ja emane mAna Apajo, sanmAna Apajo, tamArI saMpattimAMthI bhAga Apajo ! e Adhi, vyAdhi ne upAdhimAMthI tamAruM rakSaNa karaze. bolo, rAjA RSabhadevano jaya ! rANI sumaMgalAno jaya !" rAjA RSabhanA ne rANI sumaMgalAnA jayanAdathI keTalIya vAra sudhI dizAo badhira banI gaI. zaMkha, ghaMTA, tUrI, mRdaMga jorathI bajavA lAgyAM. abhiSeka para abhiSeka thavA lAgyA. nadIonAM jaLa, pavitra dUrvA, kesara ne kumakumathI emane snAna karAvavAmAM AvyuM. agnimAM aneka pavitra vastuo homI yajJa karavAmAM Avyo. baMnenA zarIre aneka dravyano lepa karavAmAM Avyo. pachI varAhacarmanA upAna paherI bannee agnipradakSiNA ApI eTale emane ratnajaDita mugaTa paherAvavAmAM AvyA. thoDIeka AvI managamatI kriyAo bAda, rAjA banelA RSabhadeve UbhA thaI eka pachI eka dizAone praNAma karatAM kahyuM, "pUrvadizAmAM namaskAra karavA dvArA mAtApitAnuM, pazcimamAM namaskAra karavA dvArA AcAryanuM, dakSiNamAM namaskAra karavA dvArA mitrabaMdhunuM ane chelle chelle sarva janapadonuM huM svAgata karuM chuM. jijIviSe sabhAjano, Aje tame mane rAjA tarIke svIkAro cho. huM tamane prajA tarIke kabUla karuM chuM. alabatta tamArA hRdayanA siMhAsana para jo mAruM sthAna hoya to, A siMhAsana vyartha viDaMbanAmAtra che. ne jo tamArA dilamAM mArA mATe prema ane mamatva na hoya ke saMvedanA ne sahAnubhUti na hoya to A badhuM viphaLa che. Apatti mAnavamAtrane ekaThAM kare che; evI ApattimAM ApaNe maLyAM chIe. Aje karmabhUmine vize mAnava mATe mahAviSama Apatti AvIne khaDI che. manuSya ane pazu, e be vacce koI moTo bheda nathI. jIvana ane mRtyu vacce paNa jANe jhAjho taphAvata nathI. eka mAnavI bIjA mAnavIno baMdhu bhAI ke mitra che; enI koIne kalpanA nathI. saMsArano sarvazreSTha jIva karmabhUmine vize ApattithI gherAI gayo che, ne keTalAkoe jijIviSAnuM yuddha AraMbhya che. "ApattimAtra aniSTa che, ema mAnavAnI jarUra nathI. gujarelI bhogabhUmi AvI hatI ne tevI hatI, ema bhUtakALane raDavAnI paNa jarUra pahelA pRthvInAtha 165

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nathI. keTalIka vAra Apatti ja AzIrvAdarUpa nIvaDe che. yAda rAkho ke tRSAtura mAnavI ja amInA kUpanI zodha karI zake che. mRtyu, vedanA, kSudhA ne niraMtaranA yuddhe tamane jijIvitru banAvyA che. pade pade duHkhanA DuMgarA dekhIne tamane sukhanI icchA jAgI che. saMtApa ne klezano kIcaDa bALIne kalyANa tarapha javAnI tamArI jhaMkhanA sateja banI che. eTaluM yAda rAkhajo ke kalyANakAmI koI prANInuM kadI akalyANa nahIM thAya. jenA aMtaramAM zubhanI icchA che, enuM sadA zubha ja thaze. "kalyANanA kAmI evA tame tamArI kUca paNa AraMbhI dIdhI che. eka mahAna aMdhakAramAMthI bahAra nIkaLI AvI kSitija para jhaLahaLatI prakAzarekhAne tame grahI che. pazutA tame tajI che. svArtha tame choDyo che. ajJAna tame ochuM karyuM che. eka mAnava bIjA mAnavanuM bhakSa nahIM na hoI zake. e satya tame svIkAryuM che. "eka mAnavane bIjA mAnava sAthe saMbaMdha che, e vAta tamAre haiye beThI che. kALo ke dhoLo, nIco ke UMco, jADo ke pAtaLo, kurUpa ke surUpa mAnavImAtra samAna che, evo tamane bhAsa thayo che. mAnava-zikAra mUkI tame mAnavamitra zarU karyA che. mitratAmAM tame sAthe rahetAM zIkhyA, sAthe annapAna meLavatAM zIkhyA, sAthe jIvanajaMga khelatAM zIkhyA. mahAna kuLakaroe tamane kuLanI kalpanA ApI. tame kuLa sthApyAM, paNa hajI tamArI dRSTi mAtra kuLamAM sImita che. pRthvInA paTa para anargaLa mAnavI che sAgaramAM matsyanI jema enAM aneka kuLa racI zakAya tema che. e sau sAthe saMbaMdha bAMdhI eka abheda mAnavatA racavAnA divaso najIka che. -- nahotA; ane moTA thoDA vakhata pachI "saMtApanA mArgathI tame zAMtinA rAha para AvI rahyA cho. zikArI jIvanamAM tamane pade pade bhaya, krUratA ne saMtApa hatAM. mAnavabhakSano tiraskAra karyA pachI paNa, pazu-bhakSa mATe tamArA jaMga sAmAnya prayAsa bAda, eka pazunA dehano khorAka meLavyA pachI e khAIne khalAsa karyA bAda * punaH e ja saMtApa ne saMgrAma jArI thatA. tame tamArI aMdhArI guphAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA, ToLe vaLyA. paNa ToLAMne chAjatI zista tamArI pAse nahotI, eTale bhakSanI vaheMcaNImAM eTalI gaDabaDa thatI ke AkhI ToLI nAza pAmatI. e zista tame samajyA, samUha - jIvanane yogya banyA ne AgaLa vadhyA. - 166 2 bhagavAna RSabhadeva --

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tame pazuone paNa samajyA ne temane mAravAne badale temano jIvaMta upayoga karavA mAMDyo. jevI dRSTi tevI sRSTi. tamArI dRSTimAM pazuo tarapha sadbhAva Upajyo ane temaNe tamane amRta ApyAM. vanaphaLa ne dUdhanAM amRta tamAro khorAka banyAM ne tame pazuo tarapha vadhu sahAnubhUtivALA banyA. mAtA pRthvI tarapha paNa tamane prema Upajyo ne tame AgaLa vadhyA. pRthvImAtAe tamane potAnAM aMtara ughADI ApyAM : keTalAM anna, keTalAM khAdya, keTalI abhuta auSadhio ! pRthvIno pahelo niyama e yAda rAkhajo ke, tame jeTalA udAra thazo, premALa thazo, hetALa thazo, prakRti tamArI sAthe teTalI ja udAra, teTalI ja premALa thaze. tamArAM krUra kAryano paDagho krUratAmAM paDaze. bIjAne AnaMda Upaje ema vartazo, to bIjA tamArA AnaMda mATe sadA ciMtA karaze. bIjAnuM peTa bharavAnI ciMtA tame karazo, to tamArI ciMtA tamAre karavAnI nahIM rahe. A aTala niyama kadI bhUlazo nahIM. "tamAruM jijIviSAnuM yuddha tame zobhItI rIte calAvyuM che. e aMdhArI guphAo, jhADonI UMcI bheMkAra ghaTAo ne kotaronAM polANamAMthI tame sapATa medAna para AvyA che. tamArA pyArAM baccAM have vanecarono khorAka banatAM nathI. tamAro deha bhujaparisarponA DaMzanuM ThAma nathI. Aje tame ekabIjAnAM zikAra-zikArI nathI rahyAM. tamArA peTanI pavitra Age tamane judA judA pradezo batAvyA che. tame zikArI maTI vrajavAsI gopajana banyA cho; gopajanamAMthI kRSikAra banyA cho, emAMthI kuTuMbI banyA cho; ne temAMthI tame kuLavAsI banyA cho. ahIM agnie tamane prathama rakSaNa ApyuM che. agni e tamArA jIvanano na bhulAya tevo deva che. agninI zodhe, enI upayogitAe mAnavakuLonI zaktine anekagaNI vadhArI dIdhI che. agni tamAro sadAno pUjya, sadAno sAthI che. agaracaMdano homa karIne paNa ene prajavalita rAkhajo. sadA enI pUjA karajo, ene dhUpa karajo, yajJo karajo; e tamane jIvana bakSaze. paNa jIvana meLavavAmAtrathI zuM ? jIvanano jo kaMI artha na hoya to mRtyu ane tenA vacce zo taphAvata ? to pachI mRtyunA medAna jevI pelI aMdhArI khINo ne guphAo ja zI khoTI ? khANamAMthI khodI lAvelo hIro, jo kaMI upayogamAM na hoya to e khANanA bIjA patharA karatAM enuM kaMI pahelA pRthvInAtha 167

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paNa vadhu mahattva nathI. tame jIvana meLavyuM to enA arthano sadAkALa vicAra karo. eka gRhaagnithI jema hajAra gRhaagni peTAvI zakAya ema tame tamArA jIvanathI hajArane bakSajo. "mAnavamAtra mahAna, mAnavamAtra samAna, "mAnavamAtra mitra : '-A vAta tame kadI na bhUlazo. vIryathI, baLathI ne premathI tame jIvana vize vicAra karajo. aSTApadano mahAna parvata paNa tamArI dRDhatA pAse sAmAnya che. jaMgalano vikarALa vAgha paNa tamArA parAkrama pAse kaMI nathI. bhayaMkara bhoriMga paNa tamArI nirbhayatA pAse nisteja che. "jIvanane premathI ghaDajo, nirbhayatAthI jIvajo, nikhAlasatAthI vartajo. mahattA, samatva ne mitratAmAMthI kadI pAchA na paDazo. aMdhAriyAM vanomAMthI ne jherI upavanomAMthI tamArA mAnavamitrone zodhI lAvajo. tamane lAdhelAM darzana emane karAvajo. tamane maLelI zraddhA emane Apajo. jIvana pratyenA A udyogane avirata cAlu rAkhavA, emAM AvatAM vighnone TALavA, tamAruM saMgaThana sazakta banAvavA 'rAjA'nI tamane jarUra che. "" "koIka vAra nirbala para sabalane sattA jamAvavA dila thAya; koIka vAra tame pakSakAra banI koI vAta samajavAno inkAra karo; koIka vAra vaheMcaNIno prazna bhAre ugra thaI jAya; jyAre be jaNA mitra maTI pakSakAra banI jAya, vAdI-prativAdI banI jAya, tyAre tamAre trIjAnI jarUra che. '"e 'trIjo' evo hoya, jene baMne pakSa mAnya rAkhe, baMne ene premathI svIkAre. jenAM DahApaNa, aucitya ne taTasthatA mATe koIne zaMkA na hoya evA 'trIjA'nI jarUra che. e trIjo tamArAmAMno ja hoya, tamArA jevo ja hoya, tamAro potAno ja hoya--phera eTalo ke te paristhitinA pravAhamAM kadI kheMcAto na hoya ne zAMti ne dhIrajathI vicAra karavA TevAyelo hoya. Avo 'trIjo' sadAkALa jijIviSAnA A kALamAM jarUrI che, ane emAM paNa mAnavI jyAre ekabIjAMnI pAse pAse jIvatAM zIkhyo, ekabIjAno svArtha ekadama najIka rAkhIne jIvanaghaDatara karavA lAgyo tyAre e trIjAnI khAsa jarUra che. 168 2 bhagavAna RSabhadeva 'For Private '&'Personal Use Only

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"e 'trIjo' te rAjA. eTaluM yAda rAkhajo ke jyAre tame be eka cho, tyAre trIjAnI jarUra nathI, jyAre tame be mitra cho, tyAre tamAre rAjAnI jarUra nathI. paNa jyAre tame pakSakAra cho, harIpha cho, tyAre tamAre rAjAnI jarUra che. keTalIka vAra mANasa potAnI kSati pote joI zakato nathI, potAnI bhUla ene bhUlarUpe dekhAtI nathI, e veLA pakSakAranI bhUmikAthI aspRzya evA eka rAjAnI tamAre jarUra che. ene tame game te nAma ApI zako. cho: rAjA kaho, agraNI kaho, lokanetA kaho, rASTranetA kaho. eka gUMca tame be ukelI zako tyAre tame pote tamArA rAjA cho; e tamArAthI na ukelI zakAya ane e na ukelyA vagara cAlI paNa na zake tyAre tamAre rAjAnI jarUra che. mAnavInI svataMtratA parasparanA svArthathI kSINa thavAno prasaMga Ave tyAre rAjA e svataMtratAno rakSaka che. saMsArane je nirbaLa ne hIna banAve e rAjA nahIM, je nirbhaya ne zuddha banAve e ja sAco rAjA. e rAjA anAthono nAtha che; nirAdhArono AdhAra che. azaraNano zaraNa che, e sadA nirbaLano pakSakAra che, AtatAyIno kALa che, anyAyIono yamarAja che, aparAdhIno zAsaka che. prajAnI hInatA e enuM apamAna che. prajAnI daridratA e rAjAnI potAnI daridratA che. rAjA e pitA paNa che, ne mAtA paNa che. niSphara kartavyahIna bALakane dhamakAvato, dhamakAvya na mAne to mArato-tADato rAjA pitAno svAMga saje che. bIjI tarapha e mAtA paNa che. enA aMtaramAM e bALaka pratye devI premano sota vaheto hoya che. saMsAra to aniSTothI bharapUra che. rAjA A aniSTo tarapha krodha karI zake, paraMtu aniSTabhAjane mAnavI mATe to enA dilamAM prema ja hoya. putrane nirogI banAvavA DAma detI mAtA, jema vagara DAme DAmanuM duHkha sahe che, eTalI tIvra saMvedanAvALo mANasa ja rAjA thaI zake. e rAjA potAnI vyavasthA mATe tamArI pAsethI bhAga mAgI zake che. enI sevA ja evI che, ke tame hoMze hoMze eTalo bhAga ene ApavA rAjI thAo. paNa tamArI pAseno bhAga enA ezaArAma mATe nathI. enA bhaMDAro bharyA rAkhavA mATe che. enI samRddhi e prajAnI samRddhi che. ne Apatti kALe e prajAnA rakSaNa mATe che. pahelA pRthvInAtha 169 . . . ..

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chatI samRddhie rAjAe to tapa karavAnuM che, saMyama jALavavAno che. e tapa ne saMyama jyAM sudhI enI pAse hoya tyAM sudhI prajAe premabhAve arpalI saMpattino e svAmI che. tapa ane saMyama vagarano rAjA, prajA - bhAgano potAnA mATe upabhoga kare te rAjA e rAjA nathI, bhikhArIno paNa bhikhArI che : e bhAga leto nathI, paNa bhIkha le che. sAmAnya bhikhArI to eka ghera hAtha prasArI peTa bharI le che, jyAre A bhikhArI to ghera ghera nirlajjatAthI hAtha prasArato phare che, chatAM e nirlajjanuM peTa bharAtuM nathI! mAnava-uddhAranuM kArya ApaNe cAlu rAkhavAnuM che. prajA rAjAne madada Ape, rAjA prajAne rakSaNa Ape - baMneno A dharma sAthe che. saritAonA taTa para kuLonI racanA karo. jyAMnI bhUmi anukULa anna ApatI rahe tyAM nagaro vasAvo. gAmanI racanA karo. ghera ghera aninI sthApanA karajo. gokuLanI rakSA karajo. kRSine svIkArajo. vRSabhanI pUjA karajo. tamAruM kadI akalyANa nahIM thAya." rAjA vRSabhadeve potAnI najara dUra dUra sudhI vistarela janasamUha para TheravI. Akho samUha maMtramugdha banIne beTho hato. teoe potAnA rAjA mATe garvabharI mudrA dhAraNa karelI hatI. thoDI vAra zAnta rahIne prathama rAjApRthvInAtha banI rahelA vRSabhadeve punaH kahyuM : * taw: zItaH prajJA rAjJA pramurasta tato nRpaH | "ATalA vizALa samUhane mATe vyavasthAnI khUba AvazyakatA che. vyavasthA vinAno game teTalo moTo vizALa samUha doraDAthI bAMdhyA vinAnA ghAsanA bhArAnI jema veravikhera thaI nAza pAme che. chUTAM chUTAM phUla eka sUtranuM niyamana svIkArI hAranuM svarUpa pAme che, hRdaya para birAjavAno adhikAra dhAraNa kare che; tema A navI vyavasthA dvArA tame tamArI icchAnurUpa kArya svIkArI samAjane upayogI bano. meM ApelI kaLAo tamAre paraMparAthI jALavavAnI che, ne temAM vikAsa sAdhavAno che, A mATe AkhA samAjane hu traNa vibhAgamAM vaheMcavA icchuM chuM : "devayaza ane suyodhanI jema zastra vAparavAnA jeo zokhIna che, jeo sAhasI che, avizrAMta pravAsanA zokhIna che, jeonI nasomAM ugratAnuM lohI vahI rahyuM che, teono eka varga judo karuM chuM. e varga kSatriya kahevAze. e varge dhanurvidyA, zastravidyAno vikAsa sAdhavAno raheze. ane jyAM anyAya 170 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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hoya, jyAM nirbaLane sazakta herAna karato hoya, tyAM ene kArya karavAnuM raheze. enI AjIvikA rAjAnA bhaMDAramAMthI Avaze. emaNe zIghra gativALAM pazuone keLavavAM raheze, je temanA pravAsane saraLa ane anukULa banAve. hAthI, temaja bIjAM saMkaTa samaye madada karanArAM prANIonI eka pAyagA paNa racavI paDaze. nagaranI rakSA, vana-jaMgalanA mArgone nirbhaya banAvavAnuM, pravAsIonA vaLAviyA banavAnuM kArya teonuM raheze. potAnI kAryasAdhanA pAchaLa koI vAra prANane paNa teoe visAre mUkavA paDaze. "bIjo varga je zAnta jIvanano cAhaka che, ne gokuLano rasiyo che, kRSino upAsaka che, mAnavajIvanane upayogI azana, pAna meLavavA mATe utsuka che, teono judo varga karuM chuM. e varga vaizya kahevAze. e aneka gAya-vRSabha rAkhaze. emanI zuzruSA karI dUdha, dadhi ne dhRta pedA karI samAjane maLe tema ka2ze. kRSimAM vikAsa karaze. kRSimAM nIpajelAM dhAnyano saMgraha karI e jarUriyAtavALAne pahoMcADyA karaze. saMgraha lAMbo samaya kema jaLavAya, AkhA samAja pUratuM anna kema pedA thAya, AkhA samAjane e saveLA kema maLI jAya, enI ciMtA ene karavAnI raheze. e samAjanuM peTa banaze. potAnA peTanI athavA potAnAMnA peTanI nahIM, paNa samasta dezanAM aneka peTanI ciMtA ene karavAnI raheze. "ane trIjo varga, je sevAbhAvanA ane kaLApUrNa jIvana jIvavA mAge teono thaze. gokuLa ane kRSi pAchaLa vyagra vaizyasamAja ne zastramaya jIvana jIvato kSatriyasamAja je sevA na sAdhI zake, e janasevA zUdronI thaze. tamAma kaLAne eNe sajIvana rAkhavI paDaze, ne potAnI sevAo dvArA mAnavajAtanAM sukhanAM sAdhanomAM vRddhi karavI paDaze. "A traNe varga ekamAtra mAnavasamAjanA hita mATe kArya karaze. jeo je rItanuM jIvana vitAvavA icchatA haze, teo te rItanA vargamAM jaIne bhaLI zakaze. A traNa varga samAjanAM mukhya aMgo che, temanA vinA samAja nathI. "mahArAja," AkhI sabhAmAM avAja thaI rahyA, "are, amAre zastropajIvI banavuM che, ame kSatriya ! prajA mATe ame annapAnano saMgraha karIzuM, ame vaizya ! are, aneka kaLAono amAre vikAsa karavo che, ame zUdra !" "mahArAja, A to samAjavyavasthA yaI. have ApanA rAjapadanA pahelA pRthvInA x 171

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saMcAlana mATe paNa ghaTatI vyavasthA karavI raheze ne !" aSTApadavAsI vaDA deve vinaMti karatAM kahyuM. "deveza, rAja paNa samAjanuM aMga che. A kSatriya, vaizya ne zUdromAMthI DAhyAone cUMTIne eka rAjasabhA nirmANa karavAmAM Avaze. A rAjasabhA ja sarva saMcAlana karaze. e uparAMta devayaza mAro anurAjA ane amAtya banaze. mArI anupasthitimAM rAjasabhAmAM e netAgIrI karaze. suyodha tamAro priya sevaka-senApati banaze. aneka kuLomAM vyavasthA sthApavA e pote pravAsa karaze. mAge tyAre mastaka Ape evA marajIvAono eka saMgha sthapAze. ane salAha ApavA mATe paNa koInI jarUra raheze ne ? vicAraNA - gaMbhIra vicAraNA e sArA kAryano pahelo pAyo che. mArA samavayaska badhA rAjanya kahevAze. *A nami-vinami mArA saMdezavAhaka banaze; sumaMgalA mArI paTarANI banaze; ne sunaMdA rAjabhaMDAra jALavaze. suSaNa rAjadUta banaze, e pratyeka kuLomAM ApaNA badhA vartamAna pahoMcADyA karaze, jethI dareka kuLa pratyeka jAtanI jIvanane yogya navAjUnI pAmatuM rahe. "tamAre mAnavoddhAranA mahAna kAryanA aMga banavAnuM che, sAthe sAthe sAmAjika jIvana jIvatA mAnavInA vaiyaktika sukha tarapha paNa jovAnuM che. meM je kaLAo vistArI che - kuMbhakAranI, khetInI, gRhanirmANanI, valkala - vastronI, kezavapanana - ene tamAre sajIvana rAkhavAnI che. rAjA ane prajA jIvanamAM eka ja aMga che. rAjA jIvananA kharAba aMzo para niyamana kare che, ne sArA aMzone uttejana Ape che. hAkAra, mAkAra ne dhikkAranI jUnI nItio Aje nAza pAmI che, paNa tamArA priya puruSane apriya lAge tevuM na karazo. tamAro aparAdha jANyA pachInuM enuM mauna tamane gaMbhIra vedanA ApatuM hovuM joIe. bhaya ane prIta baMne sAdhano dvArA rAjA tamArA para rAja calAvaze; paNa pahelI vastu karatAM e bIjIne vizeSa cAhaze, ane prIta dvArA sAdhelAM kAryo ja enA rAjyapadanI saphaLatA - niSphaLatA kaheze." rAjA banelA RSabhadeve potAnuM vaktavya samApta karyuM. vRddha nAbhideve punaH UbhA thaI, putrane punaH punaH abhiSeka karI kahyuM : "putra, arihaMta thaje ! zatrunI sAme pITha batAvIza mA ! vijayanuM jIvana * ugra, bhoga, sajanya, kSatriya 172 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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jIvaje ! ApaNA kuLanI e praNAlikA che. ApaNA pUrva puruSonI e sAdhanA che. arihaMta banI ajAtazatru banaje. bolo, namo arihaMtANaM. ApaNA kuLano A mahAmaMtra. vatsa, ene sadA yAda rAkhIne vijaya sAdhaje !'' "namo arihaMtANaM." sahue e maMtrano punaruccAra karyo. "pitA e ja guru ! mAtA e ja AcArya." rAjA vRSabhadeve UbhA thaI pitAne praNAma karavA mAMDyA. nAbhideve tema karatAM temane vArIne kahyuM : "vatsa, siMhAsana para beThelA rAjAne na koI pitA ke na koI guru ! rAjA sarvano pitA ne sarvano zAstA che. A sarve vyavahAro rAjaprAsAdanA che, rAjasiMhAsananA nahIM. rAjasiMhAsana pAse to tuM rAjA ane anya sarva prajA ! kartavyAkartavya sAthe ja tAre saMbaMdha ! tAruM darzana, tAruM zAsana, tArA saMskAra jayavaMtA varto ! tane saMsAranA rahasyanuM je darzana thayuM, tenuM darzana saMsArane Apa ! je zAsana teM Aje A kuLone ApyuM te saMsAranAM sarva kuLone Apa ! je saMskAra tArA jIvanamAM uddabhavyA ene sarvatra prasarAva !'' RSabhadeve nAbhidevanA Adezane mastaka para caDhAvyo. AkhI sabhA jayajayakAra karI UThI. mahAmanA nAbhidevanI A vAta sAMbhaLI aSTApadavAsI devo paNa jayajayakAra karavA lAgyA, ne emanAM devaduMdubhi jorathI gAjavA lAgyAM. pRthvInA pahelA rAjA RSabhadeva ! pahelA pRthvInAthanA jayajayanAdathI AkAza goraMbhAI gayuM. sarvatra harSa ne AnaMdanI sRSTi chavAI gaI. kuzaLa devoe vAjiMtra vagADyAM. devAMganAoe nRtya karyAM. hAthI, ghoDA ne cittAoe paNa potAnA priya rAjavIne salAmI ApI. pahelA pRthvInAtha * 173

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saMsAranuM kalpavRkSa siMhAsanonA svAmInA nasIbamAM zAnti hotI nathI. emAM paNa bhaya, prema ne zraddhAnI trimUrtisamA kartavyapAlaka rAjavIne to sadA ciMtAnI zayyAmAM sUvAnuM hoya che. pahelA pRthvInAtha rAjA RSabhadeva A vAtano anubhava karI rahyA hatA. gaI kAle jeonuM kuTuMba nAnuM hatuM, ene Aje AkhI vasudhA kuTuMba banI gaI hatI. koI paNa sthaLanI azAnti emanA cittanI zAntine bhedatI. sAgarasama zAnta A mahAna mAnavIne saMsAranA duHkhe duHkhI thavAnuM hatuM. koIka vAra karuNAnA A sAgarane kaThoratAnI mUrti banI javuM paDatuM. rAjapadanA catuSpatha samA sAma, dAma, daMDa ne bhedanI emaNe yojanA karI hatI. potAnA pUrvajonI hAkAra, mAkAra ne dhikkAranI nIti karatAM A prabala nItie zAsanane vadhu samRddha banAvyuM hatuM. emano spaSTa Adeza hato, ke mRdune mRdutvathI, sAdhune sAdhutvathI, khalane khalatvathI ne dAMDane lAlacathI vaza karavo. temaNe zatrune haNavAnuM, vaDIlone pUjavAnuM ne mitrone mAyA karavAnuM zIkhavyuM. 20 AjIvikA mATe tRNahAra, kASThahAra, kRSi ne vyApAra zIkhavyAM. e vyApAra vinimayano hato. je pradezamAM azva vadhu thatA, teo gobahula dezomAM AvI azva ApI gAya laI jatA. jene navanItanI jarUra hoya, e sAmAne suvarNa, phaLaphUla ApIne navanIta laI jatAM. jarUriyAtane mahattva apAtuM, 174 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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ne eka jarUriyAtavALA pradezathI bIjA jarUriyAtavALA pradeza sudhI vastuonI lAva - laIjA karavA mATe sArthavAhonI yojanA karI hatI. potAnI sAthe dareka bAbatamAM maMtraNA karI zake te mATe maMtrI: potAnAM kuLonI paraMparA jALavavAnuM kAma karI zake te mATe purohita, daMDanItinA pracAra mATe senApati, vraja, gokula, ratnahiraNya jALavI rAkhavA mATe koSAdhyakSanI temaNe sthApanA karI hatI. je yajJakArya temaNe AraMvyuM hatuM, emAM dina-pratidina vRddhi thatI hatI. pAMca mahAzilpa- kuMbhakAra, citrakAra,vArdhaka, vaNakara ne nApita-mAMthI aneka nAnAMmoTAM zilpo pragaTyAM hatAM. nApitanuM zilpa hamaNAM ja pragaTa thayuM hatuM. kuLa-vijaya mATe gayelA yoddhAone mAthA paranA vALanA bhArA bahu vijJa karatA. kezaguMphana mATe ke jaTA mATe emane samaya na maLato. pRthvInAthe teone mAthethI nApita zilpa dvArA e bojo halako karAvyo. vArdhakI vidyAnA niSNAtoe suMdara prakAranAM gRha AvAso, jaLamArgo, sthaLamArgo ne rastAo nirmANa karyAM. AvAM to so jAtanAM zilpa pragaTa karyA. dareka zilpane teoe yajJa kahyo, ne ema teo zatayajJakartA kahevAyA. A yajJonI jvALAoe parvato, nadIo, bhUpradezo, sImA parvato, samudro, sAgaro, mahAsAgaro ne dvIpo sudhI potAno phelAvo karyo. lAvArasavALA pradezamAMthI mAnavo himapradeza tarapha AvyA. himapradezavALA prakAza-dezamAM AvI vasyA. svarakSaNanI vRttivALo mAnava jUthamAM vasatAM zIkhyo, saMghajIvana pAmyo. emAMthI janapado jamyA, janapadonA jaththA, grAma kahevAyA. ghaNA janapada e viza - prajA kahevAI. e prajA potAnAM virodhIo mATe jaththAgrAmane AmaMtraNa ApatI. ziMga, hADakAM, dhanuSya ne lAkaDAMnAM bhAlA ne gadA laI ekaThA thanAra grAmane sahu "saMgrAma' kahetA. A saMgrAmano eka adhinetA thato. e hiMmatavAna mAnavI laDAImAM mokhare raheto ne mArgadarzana karato. RSabhadeva pRthvInAtha banyA pachI teoe paNa potAnA grAmapatine rAjA banAvyo. aneka kuLonA A rAjAo pRthvInAthanI AjJA pramANe vartavA lAgyA, zilpavijJAnano sarvatra pracAra karavA lAgyA. moTI moTI sAta nadIonA kinAre AvAM kuLo racAyAM. zilpavijJAna saMsAranuM kalpavRkSa 175

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ne rAjanItio tyAM amalamAM AvI. e sarva mAnavone have eka banAvavA mATe eka ja zabda saMbodhavAM jarUrI hatAM. Adi pRthvIpatie temane Arya kahyA ane maMtra Apyo : "AryamAtra eka : pachI bhale e game tyAM vasato hoya." loko pUchatA ke AryonuM lakSaNa zuM ? "je yajJane mAne, yakSane AcAra, zilpa zIkhe ne vaDIlone sanmAne te Arya ! mAtA-pitA, guru, AcArya, rAjAne je svIkAre te Arya !" AryonAM saMsthAno vistRta banI gayAM. have temAM suyodha vyavasthA sthApato pharato hato. sunaMdAe yojela be vRSabhavALA zakaTamAM putra bharate vaLI navo pheraphAra karyo hato. eNe traNa paiDAM yojI bene badale cAra vRSabha yojyA hatA. AnAthI yAtrA bhAre sukhakAra banI hatI. rAjataMtra vyavasthita thatAM pRthvIpatie gRhamaMtra tarapha dhyAna ApyuM. potAnA putro have yogya vayanA thayA hatA. teone potAnI Arya daSTine opatuM zikSaNa ApavAnI jarUra hatI. saMpUrNa mAnavatA ne sukhI sAmrAjyanAM svapna pUrNa karavAnAM hatAM. teoe moTA putra bharatane bolAvI puruSone yogya kaLAo zIkhavavA mAMDI. eka Adarza AryapuruSa kevo hoya, enAmAM kaI jAtanI mahattvAkAMkSAo, mahAvidyAo, laghuvidyAo, baLa, buddhi ne tarka hovAM joIe te samajAvyuM. puruSanI aneka bhUmikAomAM - pitA, sakhA, baMdhu, gRhastha, yoddho ne rAjavI vageremAM - kema vartavuM te darzAvyuM; kustInI krIDA, mallavidyA ne pazuvidyA vagere paNa zIkhavyuM, eka Adarza puruSane yogya zikSaNa tene ApyuM. dvitIya putra bAhubalIne strIne yogya kaLAo samajAvI. jIvananA be mahAna cakra : emAM saMtatine ApanArI, yajJane jALavanArI, gRhane yojanArI, saMgrAmamAM ke suratamAM nipuNa strI kevI hoya te batAvyuM. ene yogya vAdakaLA, nRtyakaLA, jJAnakaLA, bhojanavidhi, vyApAravidhi vagere aneka prakAranI kaLAo zIkhavI. ayodhyAnI ramaNIo bAhubalIne sadA cAlyA karatI - enA jevo pitA, pati ne putra vAMcyA karatI - eTale bAhubalIe pote lIdheluM jJAna tarata strIomAM prasArI dIdhuM. A pachI bolAvI brAhmIne, brAhmInI velazI A bALAnI buddhi adbhuta 176 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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hatI. enA mananI zAnti, vicAraNAnI dIrghatama paraMparA, navI vastunI khojamAM ne enI yogyAyogyatAnA viSayamAM ene nimagna karI detI. zrI RSabhadeve ene lipiviSayaka jJAna ApavA mAMDyuM. jIbha, ToDa, dAMta, gaLuM tathA tALavAnA upayogathI bhASA to bolAtI, paNa enI vacce kaMI sAmya nahotuM. mananI Urmio sArI rIte pragaTa na thatI. hasta, mukha ane ceSTAthI vAta karatAM keTalIka vAra arthano anartha thaI jato. pRthvInAthe brAhmIne abhyAsano AraMbha karAvatAM kahyuM : "koI paNa jAtanI ekatA mATe bhAva ne bhASAnI ekatA prathama jarUrI che. baMdhutA, samatA, samAnatA pracAravA bhASA e jarUrI vastu che, mATe jihvA, kaMTha, tAlu, dAMta ne kaMThano mAnavIne yogya upayoga zIkhava. zikAranI prApti ane saMgrAmanI saphaLatAnA TANe e gAMDo thaIne lAMbA sUre kaMI gAya che, krodhamAM te pratipakSIne je kaMI kahe che, prema pragaTa karatI veLA je tanamanATa darzAve che : e badhAM dvAra vagaranAM piMjarAmAM purAyelAM paMkhI jevAM che, phaphaDATa saMbhaLAya che, paNa darzana thatAM nathI. e avyaktane vyakta banAvavA tuM bhASAnuM parimArjana kara.' : "A pachI suMdarIne bolAvIne madagaLatA mAtaMga samI, anupama ezvaryazAlinI suMdarIne pRthvInAthe gaNatarI batAvI. mAnavI enAM hAthanAM AMgaLAM pahoMce tyAM sudhI ne paganAM AMgaLAM yAda rahe tyAM sudhI gAya, azva, vagerenI gaNatarI karato, paNa bhUlI jato. dUdhanA badale dUdha ApanAra, anAjanA badale anAja ApanAra keTaluM lIdhuM ne keTaluM ApavuM, tenI gaNatarI na rAkhI zakatA. A kAraNe ghaNI vAra vikhavAda thato. caturAnanA suMdarI dvArA emaNe mApa, vajana ne saMkhyA nakkI karyAM. koI paNa jhaghaDAmAM have suMdarI paMca thatI. A uparAMta yuddhane upayogI zastrAstranuM jJAna bharatane ApyuM. hastI, azva vagerenuM jJAna bAhubalIne ApyuM. vizva sabhAjana suyodha have potAnA pratApI rathamAM ArUDha thaI, upara vRSabhadhvajanI patAkA uThAvato keTalAka dhanurdhArIone azva para, keTalAka gadAdharone vRSabha para ne keTalAka kASThakhaMDanI yaSTI ne bhAlAvALA padAti dvArA vananAM vana kheDato, saMskRtino pracAra karato hato. jotajotAmAM navAM kuLo racAtAM, janapada racAtAM ne grAma banI jatuM. koI hiMmatavAnane grAmano adhinetA banAvI, pRthvInAtha RSabhadevanI jayajaya bolAvI e AgaLa saMsAranuM kalpavRkSa * 177

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vadhato. suyodhano putra suSeNa, vI2no putra vIra ja hato. e paNa pitAnA A vijayomAM sAthe hato. A suvyavasthAmAM nimagna svAmIne haiye jema jaMpa nahoto tema zAnti paNa nahotI. pitAjI nAbhideva divasothI asvastha hatA. have jANe temanA prayANanI ghaDI AvI pahoMcI hatI. emAM vizeSa du:kha to dvitIya prANa samI sunaMdAnI bImArInuM hatuM. sunaMdA e yugalika saMsAranI parvatavAsinI kanyA hatI. enA dezamAM rivAja hato ke saMtAnanA janma pachI mAtA mAtra ogaNapacAsa divasa jIvatI. Aja emAM parivartana thayuM hatuM. chatAM enA ochAyA sunaMdAnA deha para AchA paDI rahyA hatA. rAjyAbhiSekanA ullAsabharyA divaso to kema pasAra thaI gayA, tenI kazI khabara paDI nahIM. aSTApada parvata parathI AvelA vidyAdharo ne kinnarIonI sAthe vArtAlApamAM ne vinodamAM divaso jhaDapathI vItI gayA. nIlAMjanA nAmanI nartikA to A sunaMdadeva para mugdha hatI. ne aSTApada javAne badale ahIM ja rahI hatI. nIlAMjanA svayaM mohinIrUpA hatI, chatAMya sunaMdAnuM bhuvanamohana sauMdarya ane vazIbhUta karI rahyuM hatuM. eNe sunaMdAnA sahavAsa khAtara vidyAdharone javA dIdhA hatA, potAnA kabIlAne dardabharI vidAya ApI hatI. kevaLa potAnA priya mayUrane laIne e ahIM ayodhyA nagarImAM rahI hatI. strI puruSa pAchaLa gAMDI bane, puruSa strI pAchaLa gAMDo bane, e jANItI bInA hatI. paNa A ghelI nIlAMjanA to aneka premI vidyAdharono sAtha choDI sunaMdA pAchaLa gAMDI thaI gaI hatI. enA eka komaLa hastasparzathI, eka miSTa vAkyathI e oLaghoLa thaI tI. "nIlAMjanA, mAruM svAsthya ThIka nathI. tuM tArA pradezamAM cAlI jA !'' nIlAMjanA kahetI : "javAnuM mana nathI thatuM. vyAghracarmanA kavacathI lapaTAyelA sunaMdadevane jyAre meM aSTApada para joyA, tyAre devone sahaja jAtIya kSudhA mArAmAM paNa hatI. ane e kSudhA ja mane tamArI najIka laI AvI hatI. pachI tame kharI vAta karI tamArA RSabhanI tame pote strI cho, e vAta meM jANI - toya jANe mAruM mana nirAza na thayuM. UlaTI mArI 178 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva -

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kSudhA naSTa thaI gaI, ne koI divya prema mane tamArI sAthe eka karI rahyo. nIlAMjanA lADa karatI AgaLa bolI : "amArA devo UjaLA kharA, paNa premanI, viyoganI, saMyoganI ATalI tIvratA tyAM nahIM ! koIne lagana nahIM ! vihAranI icchA thaI ke basa saMkalpanI sAthe tRpti thaI gaI. tIvatA pedA thavAnI to vAta ja nahIM. ane je icchAmAM tIvratA nahIM temAM sukha nahIM; tyAM ekabIjAnI pAchaLa ghelA thavAnuM koI na samaje ! darda vagarano prema, viyoga vagarano saMyoga - majhA emAM zuM Ave ? mRtyu 5 ATaluM mIThAzabharyuM nahIM ! tame RSabhane je gADha premathI cAho, tevI cAhanA tyAM koIne koI pratye nahIM ! sukhano pradeza, samRddhino deza, paNa svArpaNano nahIM ! eka devane eka vArAMganA jAya ke hajAra bIjI hAjara. eka devIne eka deva jAya ke bIjo taiyAra ja hoya.'' "adbhuta che, tuM to devI !?' ne mAre mana moTI khoTa to ame kadI mAtA na banI zakIe tenI che. A bharata, A brAhmI, A bAhubalI ne pelI suMdarI ! potAnI ja kUkhamAMthI kevAM kevAM suMdara phUlaDAM janmAvavAnAM ! phaLahIna vRkSa zuM sAruM lAge ?' "e janmanI pAchaLa paNa bhAre vedanA che." sunaMdAe kahyuM. "vedanA vinA koI cIja mIThAza nathI ApatI. lavaNa vinA svAda bhALyo ?"" nIlAMjanA thoDI vAra thobhI, ne punaH bolI : "vedanA paNa kevI mIThI ! ane A kAyA, je sadA puruSanI vAsanA mATe sajja rahetI hoya; A khoLo, jyAM koI jAtIya Avegabharyo naphaTa puruSa sadA sUvAnuM vAMchato hoya ne A oSTha, je kevaLa ThagArAM cuMbano mATe vaparAtA hoya ne A unnata paryAdharo jyAM baMnene nirlajja banAvatA hoya tyAM, mAtA banatAM, AkhI sRSTinuM kevuM subhaga parivartana ! jotajotAmAM paththara jevA jaDa payodharomAM amI UchaLavA lAge. vAsanAbharyA khoLAmAM mamatAnAM bALa ramavA lAge. dehano khUNekhUNo jANe saMsArane kazAnI bheTa ApyAnA abhimAnathI phATaphATa thato lAge. jIvana jANe koI sukhada hetunI paraMparA banI jAya. tyAre phaLa vagaranI, phUTaDI ane zAstrIya mAnyatA che, ke devIo garbha dharatI nathI ne teone garbhavAsanAM kaSTa veThavAM paDatAM nathI. saMsAranuM kalpavRkSa * 179

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deha ne rUpanI abhimAninI amArI devIo to garbhathI ne saMtAna janmathI dhRNA kare." nIlAMjanA, tArA nirNayane pheravavo azakya che. tamArA dehane jema paDachAyo hoto nathI tema tamArA nizcayane paNa bIjI bAju hotI nathI. tuM to atyAre amArAM bALakonI zikSikA banI gaI che. nRtyakalA-vizAradA evI teM mArA bharatane nipuNa banAvyo. are, bharatane jouM chuM ne jANe vahAlA vRSabhane najare nihALuM chuM. kevo capaLa ! kevo pratApI ! enI pAse sUryano damAma paNa jANe jhAMkho lAge." nRtyanA aneka prakAro meM ene zIkhavI dIdhA che. bhAre catura che, eka vAta aDadhI zIkhavI ke e pUrI jANI jAya tevo che, ne pachI emAM ApaNane kAna pakaDAve. koIno gAMjyo na jAya evo che, ane nRtyamAM to enI ane suMdarInI abhuta joDI che." nIlAMjanA, suMdarIne janma ApatI vakhate mahAdevI sumaMgalAnuM smaraNa mArA manamAM hatuM. devI sumaMgalA jevAM pratApI evI emanI dIkarI paNa pratApI thAya ne ! vAru nIlA, bAhubalI kevuMka zIkhe che?" mArA zyAmasuMdaranI vAta pUcho cho ne ? ajaba svabhAva che eno to. zAstrIya abhinaya eke ene na AvaDe. hastanI kaI mudrA, aMgano kayo maroDa, grIvAno kayo bhaMga ekenuM ene jJAna nahIM. nRtya zIkhavAnuM kahIe tyAre gadA pheravavA bese; kAM cittA sAthe ke koI baLiyA gajabALa sAthe hAthohAthanI laDAI karyA kare." "reDhiyALa thaze ke zuM ?" evuM na bolazo. enI pratyeka aMgaceSTA svayaM abhinayanA AdarzarUpa che. mAruM jJAna ene kaMI mArgasUcana nahIM karI zake. enA hAvabhAvathI manohara banelA mukha para svayaM nRtyadevI nIlAMjanA kurabAna che. e zIkhato kaMI nathI, paNa jyAre kheMcI-tANIne abhinayamAM utAruM chuM, tyAre eno azikSita abhinaya AdarzarUpa banI jAya che. enI UbhA rahevAnI chaTA, Dokano maroDa, hAsya karavAnI rIta, badhuM nirALuM chatAM nipuNatAthI bhareluM. enuM ja sAcuM lAge, ApaNuM khoTuM lAge. sunaMdA, sAcuM kahuM ? bAhubalI to amAre tyAMnA prasiddha deva kAmadevano" avatAra lAge che. enA zyAmasuMdara dehamAM keTaluM x digaMbaronI mAnyatA che ke bAhubalI kAmadevanA avatAra hatA. 180 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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AkarSaNa che ! enI kaLAo pAse mArA mayUranI badhI kaLAo phikkI lAge che. mAro soLa kaLAno svAmI enI sAme eka kaLAno thaI jAya che!" A badhuM mane khuza karavA to nathI kahetI ne ?" nA. bharata sUrya jevo pratApI che, paNa haMmezAM eka pratApa bIjA pratApa tarapha AkarSAya. nRtyanipuNA suMdarIne joI e ghelo banI jAya che. rAjA devayazanI putrI RSabhazrIne nIrakhI enI kalA pAMgare che, tyAre bAhubalIne koInI tamA nathI hotI. e to manasvI rIte nRtya kare che. e kalAno svayaM bhaMDAra che. ene koInI preraNAnI jarUra nathI. sunaMdA ! tamArI zAnti ane kAnti baMne ene varI che. joI joIne mana dharAtuM nathI. devakuLamAM hota to huM ene ja svAmI karata." nIlAMjanA ! tamane devIone koIne svAmI ke koIne sevaka karavAmAM bhAre rasa. sAruM joyuM ke svakAje pacAvI pADavuM. svArtha kAje zodhelo svAmI tamAruM zuM kalyANa kare ? paNa, hA nIlAMjanA, tAruM chelluM nRtya tuM kyAre zIkhavavAnI che ?" alpa samayamAM ja. pachI huM sarayUtIranA koI parvatazRMga para vasavA cAlI jaIza. parvatanA vAsIne medAna anukULa nathI AvatuM." "vAta to sAcI che. nIlAMjanA, saMtAnano janma ApyA pachI, jANe huM uttarottara nirbaLa banatI cAlI chuM. jema AMgaNAmAM jalatA gRha-agnimAM navAM kASTha na nAkhIe ne ene saLagato rAkhIe, to e dhIre dhIre bujhAto jAya che. eka--be phUMka mArIe tyAre ema lAge che ke have jarA tejasvI thayo; paNa e to aMte jhaDapathI bujhAya che." "sunaMdA, bujhAvAnI vAto na karazo. pachI A pRthvI para mAro koNa AdhAra raheze ? tamane dekhIne to huM jIvuM chuM. tamArA prANa sAthe mArA prANa paNa nIkaLI jaze." "ghelI ! saMsArano niyama paNa kevo vicitra che ! huM koInA prANa para ghelI chuM, to tuM vaLI bIjA koInA !" "sunaMde, konA prANanI vAta cAle che?" acAnaka dvAropAtta para avAja saMbhaLAyo. avAja mITho hato. ADI paDelI sunaMdA svastha thaI jhaTa jhaTa UbhI thavA lAgI. enA pAMDuvarNA mukha para ratAzanI rekhAo doDavA lAgI hatI. saMsAranuM kalpavRkSa 181

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mArA prANanI vAta, sakhA !" "sunaMdA, tame strIo to mArA saMsArano zaNagAra cho.mArA nUtana jagatamAM jhINI najare joto AvuM chuM, ke strIo jeTalo tyAga - bhoga puruSomAM nathI. yugalika kuLomAM paNa parivartana thatuM jAya che. pahelAM strI ne puruSa samAna hatAM. sAthe jIvatAM-maratAM. emAM parivartana AvyA bAda sthiti vicitra thatI cAlI che. puruSa to ajaba mahattvAkAMkSI banyo che ne strI to hajIyA tyAganI velI jevI sukumAra rahI che." ' "mahattvAkAMkSA to mahAna guNa che ne ! ene doSa kema kahevAya ? eka parvatakanyA saMsAranA svAmIne cAhe, e mahattvanI AkAMkSA nahIM to bIjuM zuM? huM to mAruM daSTAMta ApuM chuM." "tArI vAta sAcI." RSabhadeva najIka saryA, ne UbhelI sunaMdAne be hAthamAM laI pAse paDelA Asana para beThA. priyano sparza pAmI kSINa saMdhyA samI sunaMdA prakAzanA puMja veravA lAgI. kaumudI zuM AphlAdaka enuM sauMdarya pRthvInAthane AkarSI rahyuM. emaNe cAretarapha joyuM. premanA sAmrAjyamAM trIjAne sthAna nahotuM. kuzaLa nIlAMjanA sarakI gaI hatI. badhe ekAMta hatuM. premabharyA svAmIe potAnI priyatamAne vahAlathI heye cAMpatAM kahyuM : devI, mArA prANa mATe tAro prANa arpaNa karavA tuM tatpara che, sAcuM ne ? "emAM praznottarI na hoya." sunaMdAe TUMko javAba Apyo. "tArA prANamAM mAro prANa che, e jANe che? priya sunaMdA, tArI sonalavarNa kAyAmAMthI roja kaNakaNa kharato jAya che. je uSArANI samI tAjagInI pratIka hatI, e saMdhyAsuMdarI samI chellI krAMtinA ochAyA nAkhI rahI che. bhAvi mArI najaramAM che, chatAM huM prANa kADhavAnI vAta kema karato nathI?" he priya, evuM apriya na bolazo. AjanA kALamAM, jyAre pRthvI parathI tamAma kalpavRkSo nAza pAmyAM che tyAre, tame ekamAtra mahAkalpavRkSa samA cho, Arya jAtinI AzA samA cho. anekonA uddhAra mATe svAmI jyAre mathI rahyo hoya, tyAre koI ekano tenA para hakka raheto nathI - rahevo na joIe. tame to vizvarUpa cho, jagatanA AdhArastaMbha cho. jagata-jIvana cho." 182 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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sunaMdA, janmIne teM kadIye bhUlecUke paNa koIne ekAda apriya vAkya paNa kahyuM che ? kadI koInuM jarAya apriya AcaryuM che ?"' "meM to bhIkha mAgIne rAja lIdhuM che svAmI ! mane evAM gumAna zAM? bhUtakALane yAda karuM chuM tyAre, mArA mana para eka vAta aMkita thAya che H devI sumaMgalAe mAre kAje kevo moTo bhoga Apyo ! koI potAnA prANane vibhAjita kare ? eka rAjarANI aMtaranA AnaMdano ardhoardha bhAga bhikhAraNane vaheMcI Ape kharI ?'' priye ! have to A saMsAramAM evuM banaze : eka mAtAne peTe janmelAM pati-patnI nahIM rahe, bhAI-bahena banaze. bhAI-bahena ekaekathI potAnI jAtIya kSudhA kadI nahIM zamAve," "e to saMsAra mATe je priya ne maMgaLa haze te ja tame karazo, nAtha ! mane to zraddhA che. Ape mane svIkArI to Akho yugalika saMsAra tarI gayo. Aja to A pRthvI upara deva paNa vasavA mAge che." "ADI vAto para UtarI gayAM ApaNe." sunaMdAnA khullA bAhune potAno kaMThapAza banAvatAM pRthvInAthe kahyuM, "tAruM svAsthya kevuM che ? tArI ciMtA mane dinarAta satAve che." "mArI ciMtA ? mane koI jAtanI ciMtA nathI. nAtha, ATaluM sukha hoya to mAnavIne hoMze hoMze maravAnuM mana thAya. A khoLAmAM to Aja mRtyu Ave to jANe Aje ja UMghI jAuM, tyAMthI pharI kadI na UThuM." pRthvInAthanAM moTAM aNiyALAM netro saheja bhInAM thayAM. e sunaMdAnI sukumAra dehazrIne jANe netro dvArA pI javA mAgatA hoya tema ekITaze joI rahyA. bujhAtA dIpaka jevuM rUpa kaumudI-zA A deha para navI suzrI jagAvI rahyuM hatuM. pRthvInAthe sunaMdAnAM rUpALAM gAtro para hAtha prasAryA. sunaMdA koI ananta sukhanA AsvAdamAM AMkha mIMcIne paDI rahI. AvI sukhada lAkheNI kSaNo keTalI vItI haze. e kahevuM zakya nathI. paNa e sukhada kSaNono aMta eka miSTa ne pratApI avAjathI Avyo. devI sumaMgalA cAlyAM AvatAM hatAM. e pRthvInAthanI zodhamAM nIkaLyAM hatAM. vanazrImAM ramavA gayelA bharata ane bAhubalInI pAchaLa emane javuM hatuM, ane Aja veNI vaNagUMthAyelI hatI. saMsAranuM kalpavRkSa 2 183

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pRthvInA zAsanabhAra uThAvanArane mAthethI hajI paNa veNIgUMthanano bhAra ocho thayo nahoto. veNI gUMthavA mATe teo svAmInI zodha calAvatAM sunaMdAnA AvAsamAM AvI pahoMcyAM, ne joyuM to teo to premasamAdhimAM nimagna che. eka kSaNavAra sahajaprApya IrSyA AvIne aMtardhAna thaI gaI. udAracetA e vicArI rahyAM : "are, A to vahAlI bahena che ! mAruM ApyuM mANe che ne !" devI sumaMgalA najIka AvyAM. emanA dehamAM bhArata ane brAhmInAM jevAM bIjAM be bALaka mALo nAkhI cUkyAM hatAM, eTale garbhabhArathI pagalAM bhAre paDatAM hatAM, chatAM ethIya A premasamAdhi na tUTe. mahAdevIe khoMkhAro khAdho paNa A to Atmanimajjana hatuM. Akhare temaNe ucca svare kahyuM : pRthvInAtha che ke?" koNa ?" huM. eka strI phariyAda AvI che, kRpAnAtha !" zI phariyAda che?" enuM dhana corAI gayuM che." "koNa corI gayuM che ?' eka strI !' "kyAM che e strI !" "nyAya karanAre enI zodha karavI paDaze. huM to e dhana ane e cora baMnene najare nIrakhuM chuM." tuM najare nIrakhe che ?" hA. ane pRthvInAtha, bIjI paNa eka phariyAda noMdhI lo !" "zI phariyAda ?' "eka vRkSanI cokIdArI koIne soMpI hoya, e cokIdAra ene kadI pANI pAya -- kadI na pAya, kadI enI rakSA kare, kadI rakhaDavA cAlyo jAya, to e pharajathI cuta thayelo lekhAya ke nahIM ?" "avazya." "to karo daMDa ene." 184 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"paNa gunegArane to zodhI kADhavA do." svAmIe kahyuM. huM to ene mArI najara samakSa nIrakhuM chuM." mahAdevIe lADamAM kahyuM." "to rajU karo." "rajU to karIza, paNa zikSA to barAbara karazo ne ?' "mAro nyAya garIbanA putra mATe ke mArA putra mATe - baMne mATe samAna che." to juo.pahelo gunegAra A. devI sumaMgalAe pAse UbhelI sunaMdAne bAthamAM pakaDI letAM kahyuM, A strI mAruM dhana corI gaI che." "devInuM dhana sunaMdA corI gaI ? tame to pANI cho." hA. pRthvInAtha, e ja enI cAlAkI che. saMsAramAM eNe mane moTI banAvI, chApare caDAvI, mArI vAhavAha karI ane pachI khUNe besI je saMsAranuM mULa hatuM ene upADI gaI ! A corI kaho to corI, ne zirajorI kaho to zirajorI !" samajyo tamArI phariyAda. paNa devI, siMhAsananA adha bhAgIdAra tame paNa cho. tamArI phariyAdano nyAya tame pote karo." "mArI phariyAdano pheMsalo mArA hAthe ?" "hA, hA, to ja tamArI nyAyazaktinI kasoTI thAya ne ?" "bhale. paNa jojo, e daMDa kaThora haze." bhale." "to huM hukama karuM chuM ke gunegAre gunAnuM nimitta bananAra mAruM pada laI levuM, ne enuM pada mane ApI devuM. AjathI e paTarANIpada mane na khape- bakarInA gaLAnA AMcaLasamuM ! vyartha ! bhArabhUta !" "UbhA rahejo nyAyamUrti ! mArI paNa eka phariyAda che," sunaMdAe vacce paDatAM kahyuM, "ekane ja sAMbhaLIne ekAMta nirNaya Apavo ucita nathI." "baMnene sAMbhaLavA taiyAra chuM. anekAntamAM ja huM mAnuM chuM." "to nyAya karo, he siMhAsanapati, eka garIba strIne koI vastunuM dAna karI, pachI enI pAsethI e laI zakAya kharuM ? dAna karelI cIja para dAtAnI mAlikI hoI zake ? ane mAlikI hoya to e dAna kahevAya kharuM?" "kaho devI, A sAme tamAre kaMI kahevuM che ?" "eTaluM ja ke sunaMdAe mane eka premabharyuM cuMbana ApavuM. je oSTha saMsAranuM kalpavRkSa 185

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parathI ATalI mIThAza jhare che ene cUmI levAnuM dila thAya che." mahAdevI AgaLa vadhyAM. "devI, cuMbano coDavAno tamAro hakka gayo. have tamArAM bALaka enAM hakadAra. paNa devI, hajI tamArI eka phariyAda bAkI che." pRthvInAthe devI tarapha joIne hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM. "are, ATalI phariyAdomAM na phAvI to emAM to phAvavAnI AzA ja kayAMthI ? emAM to nyAyamUrti pote ja gunegAra che." "to thoDI vAra nyAya karavAno adhikAra mane Apo," sunaMdAe vacce paDatAM kahyuM, "devI, saMbhaLAvo tamArI phariyAda.' he prasthApita rANIjI, A mArI veNInI dazA nihALI ? enI rakSAno bhAra kumAra vRSabha, te AjanA pRthvIpatine mAthe cirakALathI rahyo che, paNa siMhAsanAsIna thayA pachI teo A veNInI rakSAmAM maMda thayA che, ne chellA keTalAya divasothI to enI saMbhALa paNa lIdhI nathI.'' "bhAre guno ! A to kartavya-vismaraNa kahevAya. paNa enI zikSA vicAruM te pahelAM pratipakSane kaMI kahevuM hoya to kahI le ! zikSAnI jAherAta thayA pachI bacAvanI taka nahIM rahe," sunaMdAe chaTAbhera kahyuM. "bacAvamAM kaMI kahevuM nathI, nyAyano Adara karuM chuM. nyAyamUrti !' pRthvInAtha RSabhadeve vinayapUrvaka aMjalibaddha thaIne kahyuM. "to guno sAbita che. mAruM pharamAna che, ke pRthvInAthe potAnuM kartavya tAtkAlika saMpUrNa karavuM ne phariyAdInI kRpA hAMsala karavI. nyAyamUrti tarIke amArI paNa pharaja che, ke emAM sahAya karavI. ame phUla vINI lAvIzuM. eTalI vAramAM veNIgUMthana pUrNa thavuM joIe.' ane sunaMdA phUla levAne mivaSe bahAra cAlI gaI. e pAchI AvI tyAre veNIgUMthana saMpUrNa thayuM hatuM. devI sunaMdAe veNImAM phUla nAkhatAM kahyuM : "hamaNAM pratihArI khabara ApI gayo H bharata vagere sarayUtIre gayA che. cAlo, ApaNe paNa tyAM jaIe." "cAlo !'' pRthvInAthe kahyuM, ne thoDI vAramAM rAjahastI para ArUDha thaI sahu sarayU tarapha jatAM jovAyAM. 186 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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21 jalakrIDA zaradanI zobhA vidAya laI rahI hatI. vasaMtazrInuM Agamana najIkamAM hatuM. e AgamananA sUcaka samAM kizora ne kizorIo sarayUnA agAdha jaLamAM krIDA karavA AvI pahoMcyAM hatAM, sAthe keTalAMka samavayaska mitrone letAM AvyAM hatAM. ' sarayutaTa para Aja savArathI bhIDa hatI. ayodhyAnI gajazALAnA hAthIo paNa jalasnAna mATe chUTyA hatA. vananA A mahArathIo ghaNe divase mukta vAtAvaraNamAM mahAlatA hatA, eTale Aja koInAM baMdhana svIkAre tema nahotuM. teoe sarayUtIranAM vAMsanAM jaMgalomAM kUNAM parNa carIne, kamaLanA DoDAno mukhavAsa karIne, enAM suMdara patrone vela sAthe ukheDIne sarayUnA suvAsita jaLane pharI DakhoLI mUkyuM hatuM. vasaMtazrInA svAgate AvelA rAtI cAMcavALA rAjahaMso paNa A madaghelA ToLAthI dUra rahIne taratA hatA. pelAM jalakrIDA mATe AvelAM kizora ane kizorIoe paNa taTa para besI sUryasnAna karatAM karatAM ekabIjAnI deha para gocaMdana, kapUra ne kasturI ghasyAM hatAM, ane pachI hAthanA AMkaDe AMkaDA bhIDI jaLamAM paDyAM hatAM. A badhAM kizoromAM traNa kizorIo ane be kizoro sahuthI judAM tarI AvatAM hatAM. thoDIeka vAra sahu jalakrIDAmAM magna rahyAM, paNa jotajotAmAM kamaLanA velAo ne taMtuo teonAM zarIrane, teonA kezane vIMTI vaLavA lAgyAM.

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mULathI ukhaDI gayelAM kamaLanALanAM taMtuo taranAranA pagane vIMTaLAI vighna karavA lAgyAM : be-cAra velAone dUra karI nAkhavAnuM zarU kare tyAM to bIjA be-cAra AvIne page ne hAthe nAgapAza samA vIMTAI vaLe. Ama ramata ja na jAme ! "are, Aja to kaMTALo Upaje che. mAruM zarIra AkhuM kamaLanALanA taMtuthI chavAI gayuM che," eka kizorIe zarIra parathI velAo dUra karatAM kahyuM, ne sAthe umeryuM : "are, AvA sthAnathI saryuM ! huM to A cAlI." ane cUDA AkAranI veNIvALI e kizorI jaLamAM chabachabiyAM bolAvatI jaLathI bahAra nIkaLavA pagalAM mAMDI rahI. vRSabhazrI, kayAM jAya che? are, A hAthIone to hamaNAM hAMkI kADhyA samajo !" eka kAMtimAna yuvaka AgaLa Avyo, ane pANImAM taratAM taratAM AvIne vRSabhazrIno mArga rokatAM eNe kahyuM. vRSabhazrI rAjA devayazanI putrI hatI; kAmadevanI nizALamAM hamaNAM ja pravezI hatI. enI chaTAdAra lAvaNyarekhA snAna karavAthI vadhAre ujvaLa banI hatI. bharata, A hAthIo to jaMgalInA jaMgalI ja rahyA." vRSabhazrIe bharatane potAne anusarato joI jarA ropha chAMTyo. enA kALA keza nadInA taraMgo sAthe vahI rahyA hatA, ne pUrNacaMdra jevuM moM caMdranA pratibiMbanI AbhA samuM jaLanI sapATI para tarI rahyuM hatuM. hAthIo to bicArA ema samajyA haze ke dhoLe divasa sarayUnA pravAha para A caMdramukha kayAMthI ?" "bharata, tane mazkarI sUjhe che. paNa jo ne, mArA kaTipradezanI AsapAsa A kamaLanI keTalI velo vIMTaLAI gaI ! ene kADhatAM kADhatAM huM to thAkI gaI." "koI suMdarInA kaTipradeza para kamaLavela na vIMTAya to zuM hAthInI sUMDha vIMTAya ? lAva, huM dUra karuM." bharata dhIrethI dUra saryo, ne eNe vRSabhazrIne kamarathI pakaDI UMcakI lIdhI. arara, A hAtha che, ke hAthInI karkaza cUMDhamArI kaTi duHkhI gaI ! are, enA karatAM kamaLavela zuM khoTI hatI ? bharata, hAthIone dUra karavA hoya to kara, nahIM to mAro mArga mUkI de !" 188 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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bharate vRSabhazrIno mArga rokIne taratAM taratAM bUma mArI : "bAhubalI, bhAI, cAla ! ApaNe A hAthIone sAmA vanamAM tagaDI mUkIe. jo ne, pANI kevuM kharAba karI mUkyuM che !' mane atyAre navarAza nathI. have brAhmI ane suMdarIne pakaDavAno mAro vAro che." "bhAI bAhubalI, dAva be ghaDI pachI levAze. pahelAM pANI to svaccha karI laIe. " "bhAI, kamaLanALanA taMtuo ADAavaLA verAyelA che, eTale mAre to e lAbhamAM che. koI bahu dUra sudhI DUbakI khAIne jatuM nathI, nahIM to mAro to dama nIkaLI jAya. Aja huM ekalo chuM ne sAme A badhAMe saMpa karyo che. paNa pAcho haThuM ema nathI. jo ke pelI vRSabhazrI ! tane kevI herAna kare che ! dhutArI temAM. ghaDImAM enA keza gUMcAya che, ghaDImAM enA paga bharAya che. are, hamaNAM ene ja pakaDI pADuM chuM. ane pachI eno dAva ja pUro thavA nathI devo." paNa e to, hAthIone ApaNe pANImAMthI bahAra na kADhIe to. ramavAnI ja nA pADe che." "are, baDI pakkI che. paNa bhAI bharata, ema kara ! tuM tArA mitrone laI aDadhA hAthIone hAMkI kADha ! eTalI vAramAM huM mAro dAva pUro karI lauM. pachI bAkInA aDadhAne huM tagaDI mUkIza." "are, paNa enI gaNatarI zI rIte karazuM? aDadhA kone kahevA ?" vAta to sAcI. e bhAre mAthAkUTa AvI. pitAjIe AMka zIkhavyA, paNa e bhAre bhUMDA che ! A mallayuddha, gadAyuddha, muSTiyuddha, zaMkha, cakra ne dhanurvidyA AvaDI gayAM, paNa eka AMka ne eka pelI lipi - "bolIe evuM lakhAya ne lakhAya evuM vaMcAya' - be na AvaDyuM te na ja AvaDyuM. emAM to suMdarI ne brAhmI beya bhAre kAbela !" to bhAI, suMdarIne bolAvazuM ?" nA, e dhutArIno tArA tarapha pakSapAta che. e che to mArI sahodarA, paNa heta tArA para varasyuM jAya che. enA karatAM brAhmI sArI." "huM jANuM chuM. brAhmIne tArA mATe pakSapAta che. e to ghaNI vAra kahe che, ke nIlAMjanA kahetI ke bAhubalI kAmadevano avatAra che. vaLI A kAmadeva jalakrIDA ja 189

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te kayo deva che ? e maLe to enIya khabara laI nAkhuM. brAhmI kahe che ke e ApaNAthI moTA, huM kahuM chuM enAthI ApaNe moTA." "huM to eka vAta samajuM : kAmadeva hoya ke bIjA deva hoya, pitAjIthI koI moTuM nathI." A vAtamAM koIne vivAda nahoto. "e huM jAuM chuM," AghethI vRSabhazrIe bUma mArI, ane potAnA keza DAbA hAthathI sameTatI e kinArA bhaNI vaLI. "e dhutArI ! ema nathI javAnuM. hamaNAM hAthIone khaseDyA samaja ! jA, bharata ! tuM tAre aDadhA hAthI hAMkI Ava ! huM eka DUbakI bhego dAva pUro karuM chuM. vRSabhazrI jAya to mAre mAthe !'' ane bAhubalI pANImAM DUbakI mArI gayo. bharata potAnA sAthIo sAthe hAthIonA ToLA tarapha dhasI gayo. hAthIo koInuM sAMbhaLe tema nahotA, teoe bharatanuM kahyuM na karyuM, balke sUMDhamAM pANI bharIne sAme pheMkavA mAMDyuM, kamaLanA goTA kADhI kADhIne ghA karavA mAMDyA. bharatanA sAthIo pAchA haThavA mAMDyA; paNa Ave vakhate bharatano pratApI svabhAva bahAra nIkaLI Avato. enI AMkhomAM bhayaMkara agni bhabhUkI UThato. e durjaya ne durdharSa banI jato. enA pagamAM, hAthamAM svayaM zakti chalakAI UThatI. koIno pAcho haThAvyo e pAcho haThato nahIM. bharate be hAthe sAmethI pANI uchALavA mAMDyuM, ne bhayaMkara pratizabda ka2vA mAMDyo. paNa A be vastue hAthIone vizeSa uzkerI mUkyA. teoe sUMDha UMcI karIne AvAhana ApyuM. ane temAM paNa gaMdhamAdana parvatamAMthI tAjo ja pakaDI ANelo hAthI to vizeSa uzkerAI gayo. bAhubalI vagere ramatamAM paDyA hatA; bharatanA bIjA sAthIo pAchA haThI gayA hatA; paNa bharata acaLa hato. kALamukho, pahADa jevo hAthI eka be kSaNamAM kumAra bharatane hato na hato karI nAkhavA AgaLa dhasyo. paNa bharata ema hAra kabUlI nAsI chUTe evo nahoto. e tarata pANImAM DUbI gayo. thoDI vAra baDabaDiyAM bolyAM ne hallo karIne Avato hAthI pratipakSIne na jotAM pAcho haThyo. keTalIeka paLo sudhI bharata na dekhAyo, eTale dUra UbhelI suMdarIe cIsa pADI ne madade pahoMcavA e paNa pANImAM DUbakI mArI gaI. sonerI 190 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva -

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mAchaluM pANImAM sarI jAya ema e aMdara sarI gaI. bAhubalI ne brAhmI ramatAM ramatAM dUra nIkaLI gayAM hatAM, ne atyAre madamasta vRSabhazrIne gherI vaLI ene pakaDI pADavA mathI rahyAM hatAM. gaMdhamAdana hAthI vijaya anubhavato jyAM pAcho pharavA jAya che, tyAM enI sUMDha para jabaro muSTi - prahAra thayo, ane e prakAranI sAthe tenA gaMDasthala para chalAMga mArIne koI kUdI AvyuM. ane pachI to prahAra para prahAra thavA lAgyA. e prahAra asahya hatA. pahADa jevo gaMdhamAdana naramagheMza thaI gayo. AgaLa vadhavuM ke pAchaLa haThavuM, enI samajaNa na paDavAthI e goLa goLa cakkara cakkara pharavA lAgyo. bharata ! tuM enI sUMDha choDI de. huM dorI jaIza." "are suMdarI, tuM ahIM kyAMthI ? dUra jA, tane cagadI nAkhaze." "cagadyA, cagadyA have ! mane kema kaMI DhIlI - pocI samajI ? mArI eka muSTi pAse gaMdhamAdanano bApa paNa sIdho thaI jAya !" ane suMdarI kadI gaMdhamAdananI sUMDha para potAnA be hAthanI cUDa bheravI, e sUMDhane thapeDatI, kheMcatI, daMtUrAzULone halAvatI taratI taratI AgaLa vadhI. magatarA samAna banI gayelo gaMdhamAdana, cUpacApa suMdarI cIMdhe e raste AgaLa vadhyo. enA ToLAnI hAthaNIo paNa tene anusarI. thoDI vAramAM A jIvatA pahADone sarayUnI taLeTInAM jaMgalomAM mIThAM mIThAM parNa caravA chUTA mUkI, bharata ane suMdarI pAchAM AvyAM. ahIM to bAhubalIe bhAre raMga jamAvyo hato. badhAMe vRSabhazrIne gherI lIdhI hatI, ne cAre taraphathI pANI uDADI ene kaI dizAmAM AgaLa vadhavuM te ja sUjhavA detAM nahotAM. paNa vRSabhazrI kAcI nahotI. e cIso pADatI pADatI ekale hAthe sahune haMphAvI rahI hatI. pAchAM vaLIne AvatAM bharata ane suMdarI vRSabhazrInI vahAre dhasI gayAM. "alyA, eka tarapha eka ne eka tarapha ATalAM badhAM ? A sAcI ramata na kahevAya." vRSabhazrIno bacAva karatAM bharate kahyuM. e ja sAcI ramata kahevAya. to ja ramanAramAM keTaluM pANI che, enI khabara paDe. ekanI sAme eka Ave, emAM jItavAmAM ke hAravAmAM zI bahAdurI?" bAhubalIe jorathI pANI uDADatAM kahyuM. jalakrIDA 191

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"e bahAdura nara, pelA hAthI hAMkavAnA hajI bAkI che, te hAMkavA jA ne, eTale badhI khabara paDe," suMdarIe kahyuM. "bharata aDadhA hAthI hAMkI Avyo ?"" bAhubalIe pUchyuM. joto nathI?"' "are, e to ramatAM ramatAM lIlAM lIlAM vAMsanAM pAMdaDAM khAvA ApameLe cAlyA gayA haze.'' "jA re jA ! teM joyuM hota to bharatanA bhujabaLanI khabara paData ! pelo gaMdhamAdana Aja tArA jevAne to koLiyo karI gayo hota ! tAruM nAma bhale bAhubalI che, paNa nAma moTAM ne guNa choTA !'' suMdarIe Takora karatAM kahyuM. "are, emAM bhujabaLanI kyAM jarUra che ? A jaMgalIone vaza karavA e to ramata vAta che." "bAhubalI, bahu garva na kara. bole che tevuM eka vAra karI to batAva ! ekale hAthe to mArA mATe paNa e muzkela hatuM. e to A baLavAna suMdarI mArI madade---' "basa kara, bharata ! bhAre luccAM cho tame beya ! tuM suMdarInAM vakhANa kara, suMdarI tArAM vakhANa kare, mane evI jarU2 nathI. tame badhAM 2mo. hamaNAM ekale hAthe hAthIone khaseDIne Avyo samajo !'' ne bAhubalI tarata DUbakI mArI gayo. thoDI vAramAM e kinArA para dekhAyo, ne tyAMthI doDato sAme vAMsanAM jaMgalomAM cAlyo gayo. bharata vagere ramatamAM mazagUla banI gayAM. thoDI vAramAM jaMgalamAMthI caLAIne AvatA hoya tevA vINAnA svaro AvavA lAgyA. jaLa para taratA taratA AvatA e svaro gUDha ne saMvAdI hatA; vAtAvaraNane dhIre dhIre mAdhuryathI bharavA lAgyA. tophAne caDhelA hAthIonA yUthe e svaro sAMbhaLI sUMDho uchALavI baMdha pharI. emaNe e vINAnI dizAmAM kAna mAMDyA. ramanArAMoe paNa ramata choDI dIdhI. svaro dhIre dhIre vadhu ghUMTAvA lAgyA. koI mAtA bALane bolAvatI hoya, koI vyAkuLahRdayA viyogaNa vahAlAne AmaMtratI hoya, evA nigUDha svaro temAMthI chUTI rahyA hatA. 192 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"are, koI hastIkAnta vINA bajAvI rahyuM che. parvatavAsI sivAya e kone AvaDe ?' ramanArAo ramI paNa zakatAM nahotAM, ke svarone choDI paNa zakatAM nahotAM. sahunI AgevAnI hAthIoe karI. koInA svAgate jatA hoya tema, badhA hAthI sUMDha nIcI namAvI svaronI dizAmAM cAlyA. "alyA, bAhubalI kyAM che? A hAthI to ema ne ema cAlI nIkaLyA !" "bAhubalInI zarata bAkI rahI. vaLI koI divasa eNe pUrI karavI paDaze." suMdarIe cukAdo Apyo. "cAlo, cAlo, A svaravAhakane nihALIe to kharA ! bhAre AkarSaka che." nA, nathI javuM. ahIMthI saMbhaLAya che ne ! huM thAkI gayo chuM." bharate kahyuM. "huM paNa thAkI chuM. eka to hastiyuddha ane te paNa pANImAM ! kare ene khabara paDe," suMdarIe Teko Apyo. brAhmI to paganAM AMgaLAM vaDe pRthvI para kaMI saMketacihno karI rahI hatI. are brAhmI, cAla jo. jene na AvavuM hoya e na Ave. ApaNe to jaIe." vRSabhazrIe kahyuM. "cAlo," brAhmIe TUMko javAba vALyo. "amane mUkIne ?" bharate vRSabhazrIne jatI joIne kahyuM. "nA, nA. zA mATe tamane paDatAM mUkavAM ? ame hajI tAjAM ja chIe. are, brAhmI, tuM suMdarIne teDI le. huM bharatane upADI lauM chuM. bicArAMoe Aje bhAre kAma karyuM che ne ? badhAM svaronI dizAmAM cAlyAM. paNa A ToLuM tyAM pahoMce te pahelAM to hAthIo tyAM pahoMcI gayA hatA, ne havAmAM dhIrI dhIrI sUMDha halAvatA jhUmatA UbhA hatA. ane pelo gaMdhamAdana to e svaravAhakane upADI, pITha para caDAvI, zAMta Ubho Ubho aDadhI biDAyelI AMkhe saMgItanI majA mANI rahyo hato. bharatane teDIne vRSabhazrI, ane suMdarIne teDIne brAhmI sAthIdAro sAthe tyAM pahoMcyAM. paNa joyuM to bAhubalI pote hastikAnta vINA bajAvI rahyo jalakrIDA 13

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hato. are, parvatavAsinI sunaMdAnA putra sivAya bIjuM koNa AvI mIThI vINA bajAvI zake ? sahu stabdha banIne UbhAM rahyAM. kALa ne avasthA, manuSya ane pazunA bheda jANe bhulAI gayA. svara vahetA rahyA. aMte dhIrI jhaNajhaNATI sAthe vINA thaMbhI. UMghamAMthI jAgatAM hoya ema sahu jAgyAM. vRSabhazrI hajI bharatane khabhA para upADIne UbhI hatI; ne bharata pote svaronI sAthe potAnI AMgaLIo DolAvato vRSabhazrInA mAkhaNazA kumaLA gaura gAlo para dhIrI dhIrI thapATa lagAvI rahyo hato. | svaraghana pUruM thayuM hatuM. "jo lucco, eka to khabhA para caDhAvIne lAvI, ne vaLI A tophAna ! vRSabhazrIe krodhamAM bharatane nIce pachADyo. jA, Aje pitAjIne kahI devAnI." "huMye pitAjIne kahevAno chuM, mAre sahodara sakhA tarIke vRSabhazrI joIe che ! A brAhmI to jo ne ! jANe ThaMDuM mATaluM ! sahodara to jarA tArA jevuM mArakaNuM, jarA tophAnI hoya to majA Ave." "te tAre devI sumaMgalAne kahevuM hatuM, ke ene peTa mane janmAve. jarA zarama to rAkha ! koInI sahodarAne potAne mATe laI javI che ! pRthvInAthano putra thayo, tethI zuM? are, phariyAda karIza to hADakAM khokharAM thaI jaze" vINAnA svaro thaMbhI gayA hatA. bAhubalI kUdIne badhAnI vacce AvI Ubho, hasato hasato bolyo : kaho, zarata pUrI thaIne ?" "jarUra. ane tuM jItyo, bharata hAryo," brAhmIe kahyuM. "kema ?" bharate vAMdho lIdho. "teM baLano upayoga karyo; eNe premano upayoga karyo." brAhmIe kahyuM. "jUThI vAta. duniyAmAM baLiyAnA be bhAga che. are, vINA vagADI emAM te zuM vIrava dAkhavyuM ?" vIratva emAM ja che." "jUThI vAta." "to cAlo ApaNe pitAjI pAse nyAya karAvIe. jo, e Ave_baMne mAtAjI paNa sAthe che." 194 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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dUrathI pitAjI, mahAdevI sumaMgalA ane sunaMdA sAthe, AvI rahyAM hatAM. jalakrIDA karavA gayelA kumArone zodhatAM zodhatAM teo ahIM AvI pahoMcyAM hatAM. badhA kumAro doDIne traNene vIMTaLAI vaLyA. baTakabolI vRSabhazrIe AjanI badhI vAta vistArIne kahI dIdhI ! ne chevaTe koNa jItyuM teno nyAya karavA pRthvInAthane kahyuM, "AjanuM nyAyAsana devI sumaMgalA ne sunaMdAnA hAthamAM che. mahAdevI, cukAdo Apo !" emAM cukAdo zuM Apavo hato?" mahAdevI sumaMgalA bolyAM, "zuM rAjA vRSabhadhvajanI e AjJA nathI ke prajAnA ke jagatanA zAsana mATe zraddhA ke premano upayoga sarvazreSTha che ? jagatane vaza karavA mATe baLa vAparavuM paDe, e mArga bhale koI paLe anivArya hoya, paNa kaniSTha to kharo ja ! mArI daSTie bAhubalI jItyo." brAhmI potAno vijaya thato joI nAcI UThI. bharatano cahero lAlaghUma thaI gayo. parAjayahAra ene mana mRtyu jevI vastu hatI. e mahattvAkAMkSI kumAra leza paNa ghasAtuM sAMbhaLI na zakato. vRSabhazrIe paNa bharatane dabAvavAnI taka joIne kahyuM : pRthvIpati, ane A bharata mane sahodarA banAvavAnI vAta karato hato." "koNa ? bharata ?" ne pRthvInAthe potAnI AMkho eka vAra vRSabhazrI para ne bIjI vAra bharata para TheravI. e dRSTimAM zApa hatA ke AzIrvAda, e kaMI na samajAyuM. bharatane pRthvI mArga Ape to samAI javAnuM mana thayuM. "bharata, Ama Ava !" bharata - pratApI kizora - dhrUjI UThyA. vRSabhazrI doDI AvIne bolI : "nA svAmI, ene daMDa na dezo. e to huM ene vadhu vahAla karuM chuM, eTale bolyo haze. huM mApha karuM chuM." huM mApha nathI karato," ane A zabdoe sahune stabdha karI mUkyAM. na jANe hamaNAM zuM thaze ? paNa gaMbhIra baneluM pRthvInAthanuM moM ekadama malakI paDyuM : "vRSabhazrI, tuM bharatane vahAla kare che, kema?'' vRSabhazrIne hA kahevI ke nA, kaMI na samajAyuM. e raDavA jevI thaI gaI. jalakrIDA 15

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"huM jANuM chuM, tuM vahAla kare che, tuM ja bharatanI sakhI banIza. Aje ja rAjA devayazane kaheNa mokaluM chuM." koIne A vAta na samajANI. are, A vAta Aja pahelAM kadI banI che ke banaze ! eka mAne peTa je be janmyAM e ja sahodara- e ja sakhA ne e ja patipatnI ! Aje svayaM nItinyAyanA sRSTA ne draSTA pRthvIpati pote AvI vicitra vAto kAM kare ? zuM e vicitratAmAM paNa kaMI vilakSaNatA bharI haze ? tarkavitarka karatAM sahu pAchAM vaLyAM. vRSabhazrI DhIlI DhIlI pAchaLa cAlatI hatI. bharate enA bhAre nitaMba para nAnI evI cUMTI khaNatAM kahyuM : "koNa jItyuM Aje ? bharata ke bAhubalI ?' vRSabhazrIe hAthamAM raheluM lIlA-kamaLa bharatanA moM para mAryuM. kamaLanI pAMdaDIo e mukha para varasI rahI. 196 2 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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22 yugalikadharma-nivAraNa ayodhyA nagarImAM Aje be banAvo vize chUTathI carcA thatI hatI : eka, khuda pRthvInAthe bharatanI sakhI banAvavA mATe rAjA devayazanI suMdara putrI vRSabhazrInuM mAguM karyuM te; ane bIjuM, mahAdevI sumaMgalAe gaI kAle je yugalane janma Apyo te. A saMsAramAM yugala (belaDAM) to avataratAM, paNa navI navAInI vAta A yugalamAM e hatI, ke baMne putra hatA ! eka putra ane bIjI putrI na hoya to e yugala kema kahevAya ? baMne jIvananA dharmo kaI rIte adA kare ? A be vartamAna para prajA kaMI kaMI tarka-vitarka karatI : are, have A navA saMsAramAM kema rahevAze ? puruSa strI vinA kema jIvI zakaze ? ane pArakA gharanI strI lAvIne rAkhatAM e potAnI kema karIne banaze ? jIvavAnuM sAthe, khAvAnuM sAthe, mahenata - majUrI karavAnI sAthe, ne koI pArakI jaNI sAthe e zI rIte banaze ? - "are, eka mAtAnAM putra-putrI to sAthe nagnadehe pharyAM hoya, ramyAM hoya, sAthe sUtAM hoya, sAthe rahI rahIne ekabIjAnI lAjazarama tUTI gaI hoya. enI sAthe yatheccha vartI zakAya. ne A to pArakI jaNI ne pelo pArako jaNyo ! mokaLe mane vAtacIta paNa zI rIte thAya ?"' eka strIe potAno mata Apyo. "A to navo cIlo pADyo H potAnuM hoya e bIjAne ApI devuM

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ne bIjAnuM laIne potAnuM karavuM. ApaNo sahodara kyAMnI koI sakhIne zodhe ne ApaNe ApaNo sakhA sage hAthe bIjAne soMpI, navo sakhA zodhavA nIkaLIe. hAthamAMnuM AmraphaLa bIjAne ApavuM, ne pote vaLI bIjA AmraphaLanI zodhamAM nIkaLavuM ! Aja sudhInI pRthvInAthanI badhI vAto sArI, paNa A eka kaMIka khoTI !'' zraddhAdhana yugaliko bolavA lAgyAM. "are, e to ThIka, paNa eka navI vAta meM sAMbhaLI che. eka jarA baTakabolI strIe AMkhano ulALo karatAM kahyuM, "pRthvInAtha RSabhadeva kahe che, ke amuka uMmara, amuka samaya ne amuka kriyA karyA vagara koI juvAna ne juvatI kAmakrIDA AcarI na zake." "amuka kriyA eTale zuM ?"' yajJa jevuM, gRhaagni jevA pavitra agnimAM madhu, darbha homIne pAMca vaDIlo samakSa ekabIjAnA hAtha pakaDI kaMIka bolavuM." "are, emAM lAja-zarama na Ave ? AvI vAtonA te kAMI Dhola vAgatA haze ? mANasane bhUkha lAge ne khAya, emAM vaLI vidhividhAna zAM ? A to ApaNA kuLakaronI vAta che, nahIM to bIje pazunI jema jene je game tenI sAthe AnaMda kare, ne chUTA paDe. keTaleka sthaLe eka samUha aMdaroaMdara yatheccha potAnI icchA tRpta karI le. paNa ApaNI vAta judI che. ApaNA pUrvajo karatA hatA, ema ApaNe karatAM AvyAM chIe. paNa, e vAtane kaMI samaya ke maryAdA hoya ? are, mArI ja vAta kahuM ? ame nAnAM hatAM tyAre ramatAM pharatAM; sAthe ramIe toya, sAthe pharIe toya romAMca na thAya. eka divasa eka vRkSanI chAyamAM koI yugalane nIrakhyuM ne amane jANe aMdarathI koIe preraNA karI. ame ekabIjAnAM bhUkhyAM banyAM, ne jAgelI mananI kSudhA tRpta karI. pAchAM hatAM tevAM ne tevAM. TUMkI ne Taca vAta; emAM vaLI A phajetA zA ?"' Ama prajAjano judI judI rIte potapotAno nirNaya ApI rahyAM hatAM, tyAM to koI bUma pADatuM saMbhaLAyuM : "prajAjano ! Aje rAjasabhAmAM Avajo. pRthvInAtha strI-puruSa vize kaMIka kahevAnA che.' sAcI vAta hatI. gaI kAle pravAsathI pAchA pharelA mahAsenAnAyaka suyodha potAnI sAthe strIonuM moTuM ToLuM laIne AvyA hatA. sAthe sAthe 198 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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teo kaMI khAsa nivedana paNa karavAnA hatA. dIrgha temano pravAsa hato, adbhuta temanA anubhavo hatA. kharekhara vicitra hovI joIe temanI vAto. cAlo, vahelA, AjanI sabhAmAM bhAre raMgata jAmaze. lokoe kahyuMlI devasabhA jevI e sabhA hatI. pRthvInAtha devI sumaMgalA sAthe siMhAsana para birAjamAna thayA hatA. eka bAju bharata ne suMdarI, bIjI bAju brAhmI ne bAhubalI beThAM hatAM. vRddha pitA nAbhideva have bhAgye ja zavyAsana choDI zakatA. sunaMdA paNa dhIre dhIre gaLatA kRSNapakSanA caMdranI jema kSINa thatI hovAthI bhAgye ja jAheramAM AvatI. paDachaMda suyodha khaDo thayo tyAre AkhI sabhA zAnta thaI gaI. suyodha pravAsI yoddho hato. aSTApadanI enI yAtrA aneka daMtakathAothI UjaLI banI hatI; ne e pachI to game tevA ajANyA pradezamAM vicaratAM enA haiyAmAMthI kaMpa nIkaLI gayo hato. satata pravAsI jIvana gALavAthI enI vezabhUSA ne vANImAM ghaNuM parivartana thaI gayuM hatuM. eNe chAtI para kALiyAranA mulAyama cAmaDAnA kabajA jevuM kaMI paheryuM hatuM, ne ardhA bhAga para siMhacarmanuM upavastra hatuM. pagamAM magaranA jADA cAmaDAnA upAna hatA. eNe chaTAthI kApelA potAnA TUMkA vALa sugaMdhI japAkusumanA telathI sIMcyA hatA. tenA kAnamAM zveta zaMkhanA alaMkAra hatA, hAthamAM zaNagArelI moTI gadA ne keDe devamAchalInA hADakAnI aNIdAra charI hatI. eNe mAthe rUpALAM paMkhInAM pIMchAM ne dUdhiyA raMganA hAthIdAMtanA TopakAvALuM zirachatra paheryuM hatuM. eNe be hAtha joDI praNAma karatAM potAnuM nivedana zarU karyuM : "bhagavAna, mAnavoddhAranA kAryamAM mArI senA sAthe huM sapATa medAno, hariyALA DuMgaro, UMDI khINo ne bhayaMkara girikaMdarAomAM pharyo. dhagadhagatA lAvArasa, bhabhakato vaDavAnaLa ne jalatA jvALAmukhIvALA pradezamAM paNa meM pravAsa karyo, ne evA saMjogomAM paNa mAnavI jIvatAM joyAM. jyAM ajagaronI vastI eTalI badhI vadhI gaI che, ke cAlatAM-pharatAM teo ekabIjAmAM aTavAI jAya che, tyAM paNa meM mAnava vasatAM bhALyAM. ne jyAMnA siMha-vAgha sahuthI miSTa khorAka mAnavIno zodhavA divasa-rAta jalAzayonA tIre bhaTakyA kare che, tyAM paNa mAnavIne joyA. vicitra emanAM zarIro ! koIne mAthe ziMgaDAM, koIne pAchaLa pUMchaDAM ! vAnara kaho, kinnara kaho ke naravAnara kaho - evA e ! paNa bhagavAna, jeTaluM e badhAnuM jIvana juduM eTaluM ja ekabIjAmAM yugalikadharma-nivAraNa 19

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maLatApaNuM paNa jovAyuM. mAkhIne mAravAthI DaranAra ahiMsako ane manuSyavadha e jemano rojiMdo vyavasAya che, e hiMsako baMnemAM kaMIka sAmya jaNAyuM." mANasamAtra samAna che, suyodha! jAtathI e bhale judo hoya paNa hRdayathI to mAnava eka ja che." "sAcI vAta che, prabhu ! ApanI AjJA mujaba mAnavoddhAranuM kArya meM tyAM AraMbhya. bhaya, prema ne zraddhA sAthe temanI sAthe laDyo, jhaghaDyo ane temane mArAmAM zraddhA rAkhatAM karyA. paNa prabhu, adbhuta hatAM e mAnavIo vicitra hatI emanI rUcio ne vilakSaNa hatA emanA rivAjo ! keTaleka sthaLe mAnavabALa varuone dhAvatAM joyAM : varu ne mAnavabALa sAthe jIve ne sAthe zikAra kare ! eka ThekANe to mArA hAthathI paNa nAnA nAnA hiMgujI mAnavIo harato ne pharatA joyA. hasavA jevA DhiMgujIo ! devamAchalInAM hADakAMnI hoDImAM rAtre e phare, zevALanAM vastro pahere, ne nAhavAne badale ekabIjAnA deha jIbhathI cATI sApha kare. zuM ajaba sRSTi !" suyodha AzcaryanI rekhAo mukha para lAvato thoDI vAra thobhyo, ne vaLI eNe AgaLa calAvyuM : eka ThiMgujIne huM sAthe lAvyo hato, paNa bicAro UMcA UMcA mANaso joI, zeha khAIne Akhare marI gayo ! dakSiNanA pradezamAM vaLI UMcA UMcA mAnavIo joyA - sAMDhiyA jeTalI emanI UMcAI ! emanuM ghara emanI pITha para. divasa e emanI rAta; rAta e emano divasa. rAte tArA joyA kare ne cAlyA kare. sonerI vALavALI emanI strIo rAte mIThuM mIThuM gAya. paNa bahAranA mANasa bhAre khArIlA- dIThA na mUke eka pradezamAM to garamIthI baphAI gayA. ane tyAM vaLI juo to agninI AsapAsa besIne loko nAcatA hatA. koI jhADa khAya, koI lohI pIe, koI agni phAke." "suyodha, mANasa paristhitine vaza che." - "sAcuM che deva ! e badhuM to ThIka, paNa eka pradeza to evo joyo ke jyAM mAtA ane putra baMne sakhA tarIke rahe. ne saMtAnane janma Ape. pAMca putra ne pAMca putrI hoya to mA putrone putrIonA AkarSaNamAMthI mukta karavA putrIone mArI nAkhe, ne kramagata yuvAna thatA putrothI mAtA potAnI lAlasA tRpta kare ! are keTaleka sthaLe to prabhu, putra pote ja vRddha mAtAthI kaMTALI eno ghAta karI nAkhe ! ane AthI UlaTuM vaLI bIje hoya. A vAtathI mane moTI cIDa caDI. meM teone khUba zikSA karI." 200 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"ajJAna e pApanuM mULa che. pApI tarapha krodha nahIM, paNa dayA hoya, suyodha ! mAravA karatAM sudhA2vAmAM ghaNuM zreya che; joke emAM ghaNo zrama jarUrI che; zraddhA paNa Avazyaka che. pratyeka jIvanA vikAsamAM ApaNane zraddhA hovI joIe. "prabhu, e dayA hajI mane samajANI nathI. paNa eka muzkela vAta mArI sAme AvIne UbhI che. kuLono pracAra karatAM aneka saMgrAmo kheDavA paDyA. emAM puruSo karatAM strIo vadhu jhanUnI hatI. ene harAvatAM mAre khUba veThavuM paDyuM. mahAmahenate emane kabaje karI, paNa kabajo karyA pachI to koyaDo vadhu muzkela banyo. prabhu, game teTaluM emane samajAvI, paNa e kuLamAM bhaLI na zakI. enuM zuM karavuM ?' "badhuM thaI raheze. eka kUdake kaMI DuMgara oLaMgAya che? jeTalI moTI muzkelI, eTaluM ja uttama mArganuM darzana ! Aje tA2A pravAsavarNana pachI mAre e ja vAta karavAnI che." "prabhu, have mAre vizeSa kaMI kahevAnuM nathI paNa keTalAMka kuLomAM je koyaDo Ubho thayo che, tenuM huM nivedana karuM chuM. : keTaleka sthaLe jhanUnI ne tAkAtavAna strIoe potAnAM kuLane majabUta banAvyAM che. puruSa tyAM ApoApa gauNa paDI gayo che ane gauNa banelI vastu haMmezAM vadhatI jAya che. strIo ghaTatI cAlI ne puruSo vadhatA cAlyA che. eka strI aneka puruSa sAthe rahe che ane svAmI, ghaNAMkharAM kuLomAM puruSo alpa che, ne strIo vizeSa che. AhAranI zodhamAM, zikAramAM, e mATenA yuddhamAM, hamaNAM karelI khetImAM jAnavaro sAme laDatAM puruSo ochA thatA cAlyA che. prabhu, tyAM eka puruSa aneka strIone rAkhe che.'* "sAcuM che, suyodha ! manuSyasvabhAva paNa pazusvabhAvane maLato ja che. ene saMskAra maLe to ja uttama thAya. tuM jANe che, madhapUDAmAM eka ja nArI hoya che ne nara aneka hoya che. ane hAthIonAM jaMgalomAM tuM pharyo che. tyAM eka ja nara-hAthI ne aneka mAdA-hAthiNIo hoya che. tyAM parAkramazIla eka narane aneka nArI vare che. haraNonA ToLAmAM paNa nIrakhyuM che ne ? eka kALiyAra aneka mRgalIono svAmI hoya che. ane ethI viparIta, vanano rAjA siMha eka ja siMhaNane potAnI kare che, ane ethI paNa AgaLa vadhIe to pelAM sArasa ne sArasI eka ja yugalikadharma-nivAraNa * 201

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che. eka mare to bIjuM pAchaLa prANa ApI de che. utkaTa premanuM e dRSTAMta che. ema madhapUDAnI nArInI jema paNa kuLa varte che. kayAMka hAthI ne kALiyAranA dharmo mAnavakuLamAM AcarAya che. vaLI kayAMka siMhano dharma ne kayAMka sArasano dharma AcarAya che." e vAta sAcI paNa..." mahAsenAnAyaka suyodha be ghaDI kaMI gaNatarI karavA thobhyo. "svAmI, sArasa-sArasInA dharma vyakti paratve sAcA haze, paNa Aje to kuLamAM vastInI jarUra che. khetIno vistAra thaI gayo che, rAjyano sImApradeza amaryAdita rIte vadhato jAya che. e veLA mAnavonI achata kema pAlave ? Aje saMkhyAnI jarUra che. ane e mATe madhapUDAnI rANInA dharma karatAM, hAthInA ToLAnA dharmanI mane khAsa jarUra lAge che." suyodha jANe svAmInI pAse anubhavI banI gayo. thoDI vAra thobhIne pAcho e bolyo : avinaya lAge to sevaka kSamAno hakadAra che, paNa prabhu eka strI pAMca puruSane paraNe ane eka puruSa pAMca strIne paraNe, A bemAM pahelA karatAM bIjo prakAra AjanA kALamAM uttama che. cha varSamAM pahelA prakArathI lagabhaga pAMca bALaka maLe, tyAre bIjA prakArathI lagabhaga 20 thI 25 maLe. mAnavoddhAra mATe mAnavInI khUba jarUra che. dharatI AkhI vaNakheDAyelI paDI che, vaLI saMgrAmamAM nara ghaNA haNAyA che, nArInI chata paNa ghaNI che. mArA abhiprAya paratve ApanuM maMtavya mAguM chuM, prabhu." "deza-kALane anulakSIne tAruM kathana satya che. AvazyakatA pramANe parivartana thayA ja kare che. parivartanamAtra pApa nathI, paNa e parivartanamAM jIvananuM sAcuM mUlyAMkana hovuM ghaTe. AjanuM sAruM AvatI kAle bhale khoTuM Thare; paNa enI prAmANikatA 'Aja mATenI upayogitAmAM che. AthIya vicitra mAnavajIvano pRthvIpaTa para vistarelAM che. paristhitie emane citra ke vicitra banAvelAM che. Aje mAre je kahevAnuM che, e A aMge ja kahevAnuM che." * yUropamAM khristI dharmamAM - eka patnIno kAyado che. chellA yuddha pachI, narajAtinA moTA saMhAra pachI, ghaNI strIo vadhI paDI hatI. paNa kAyadesara koI paNa be patnI na karI zakavAthI ghaNI strIone vezyAvRtti AcaravI paDI hatI. bahupatnInA rivAja pAchaLa maulika tatva leMgika svecchAne jALavavAnuM hovuM joIe. 20ra bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"ko, prabhu ! mAruM kathana samApta thayuM che. mAro saMzaya TaLI gayo che." svAmIe jarA TaTTAra thatAM kahyuM. "sabhAjano, tame sapuSpA vanaspati joI che ne ! enA para puSpo Ave che, emAM nara paNa hoya che ne mAdA paNa hoya che. chatAM teo potAnA dvArA phaLa pedA karatAM nathI. jeo vanajIvananA jANakAra che, teo kaheze ke koI divasa madhu pIvA madhamAkho ke pataMgiyAM Avaze tyAre e phaLaze. Ano artha zuM, e tame jANo cho ? narapuSpa ane nArIpuSya pAse rahyAM chatAM samajAtIya saMyoga karatAM nathI. pelAM rUpALAM pataMgiyAM narapuSpamAMnuM puMkesara laI UDI jAya che ne dUra dUra UgelA koI nArIpuSpanA strIkesaramAM mUkI de che, ane pachI phaLano janma thAya che. puMkesara ne strIkesaranI pherabadalI ka2nA2 madhumakSikA ke rUpALAM pataMgiyAM Ama purohitano dharma adA kare che, ne puraskAramAM madhu pAme che. keTalIka vAra pavana paNa purohitano dharma Acare che." "ApanI vAta sAcI che. paNa ApanuM kathana zA mATe che, te na samajAyuM.' "e ja samajAvuM chuM. jema eka ja vRkSa para UgelAM narapuSpa ne nArIpuSpa paraspara saMyoga karatAM nathI, ne anya koInI apekSA rAkhe che, ema strI ane puruSomAM paNa banavuM ghaTe. eka mAtAnAM be saMtAno bhAI ane bahena kahevAya. emanI vacce saMyoga na zobhe !" "zA mATe na zobhe ? prabhu, e mATe to kudarata belaDAM janmAve che.' "e kALa gayo. have belaDAM nahIM janme; janmaze to apavAdarUpa. kuLonI unnati mATe, tamArI saMtatinI svasthatA ne vizuddhi khAtara, eka kuLanA sArA saMskAro ne guNo anya kuLamAM pracAravA mATe, aneka kuLone snehasaMbaMdhane tAMtaNe bAMdhavA mATe, puruSe anya kuLamAMthI strI ANavI paDaze, ane strIe anya kuLamAMthI puruSa zodhavo paDaze. eka kuLanI parAkramazIlatA, kaLAkauzalya A rIte ja bIjA kuLane ApI zakAze. rohaNAcaLano vAsI A rIte vagara prayAse viMdhyAcaLanA vAsIno vahAlo banaze. vizALa bhUmimAM 2ktasaMbaMdho sthapAze ne bhrAtRbhAvanA khIlaze. vaLI A rIte tamArAM saMtAna svastha thaze, parAkramI thaze. A mATe huM kahuM chuM ke AjathI mAtA-putra, pitA-putrI, bhAI-bahena vacce A prakAranA saMyoga-saMbaMdho sarvathA varjya che. je e saMyoga-saMbaMdho sthApaze, te kuLano gunegAra Tharaze, vizuddhino yugalikadharma-nivAraNa : 203

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virodhI lekhAze.' zraddhAvaMta kuLasamUhe prabhunA vAkyane zirasAvaMdya gaNyuM. ghaNA A vAtamAM UMDA UtarI na zakyAM -- na samajyAM, paNa pRthvInAthanI aneka vAto evI hatI, ke je pahelAM nahotI samajAI ane pachI sArI lAgI hatI. "A nirNaya meM bahu vicArane aMte karyo che, ane eno amala meM rAjA devayazanI putrI vRSabhazrIne bharata mATe mAgIne karyo che. AjathI tamArA yugalika dharmanuM sarvathA nivAraNa thAya che. eka mAtAnAM bharata ne brAhmI AjathI A bAbatamAM judAM." "ane bAhubalI ane suMdarI paNa ?" pAse beThelA bharate UbhA thaIne pitAne prazna karyo. "avazya. e to svayaMsiddha vastu che.' "to pitAjI, bharata ane suMdarI sAthe rahI zake ?' "avazya. ane brAhmI ane bAhubalI paNa tevI ja rIte sAthe rahI zake.'' "yathArtha che. pitAjI ! mane paNa suMdarI game che; nAnapaNathI game tema toya tenA tarapha mAruM AkarSaNa che. brAhmI to UMDo vicAra karanArI, kaMIka cItaryA karanArI, ThaMDA mATalA jevI che." bharate lAga joyo. eNe potAnA mananI vAta kahI dIdhI. "paNa, pitAjI ! huM..." suMdarIno miSTa avAja saMbhaLAyo. paNa pRthvInAthe e veLA potAnuM vaktavya AgaLa calAvyuM hatuM, eTale e komaLa avAja ghanagarjanA jevA svaramAM DUbI gayo. chatAMya suMdarInA suMdara mukha para kaMIka aNagamatI rekhAo dekhAtI hatI. brAhmI to potAnI navI lipine AMgaLIo vatI pRthvI para utArI rahI hatI. bolAya tevuM lakhAya ne lakhAya tevuM bolAya' e mahAna koyaDAne ukelavA e satata mathyA karatI hatI. sabhAjano, mArI vAta tamAre mATe navI haze, kaMIka aspaSTa paNa haze; chatAM anubhave e sukhada jaNAze. jIvanasukhanAM bArebAraNAM tamAre mATe ughADAM, paNa pitA-putrI, mAtA-putra ne bhAI-bahenanA saMyoga-saMbaMdhano niSedha." pRthvInAthe potAnI vAta samajAvatAM kahyuM : 204 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva .

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"Aja sudhI tame game tema jIvyAM. have navuM jIvana tamArI sAthe AvyuM che. gaI kAle tame jyAMthI je maLatuM te khAtA, jevuM maLe tevuM khAtA, jyAre maLe tyAre khAtA; veLA-kaveLA, pathya - kupathya, sudhA ke asudhA kaMI na gaNatA. vananA khAudharA vAghanI jema maLyuM eTale khAvuM eTalo ja tamArA manano vicAra hato. Aje tame samajyA ke e vicAramAM paNa vivekanI jarUra che. khAvA mATe zarIra nathI, zarIra mATe khAvAnuM che, mATe kSudhA lAge tyAre, pathya hoya te, puSTi kare teTaluM khAtAM zIkho. evuM ja A bAbatamAM che. strI ane puruSa bhegAM maLe te kevaLa zokha mATe nahIM - saMtAna mATe maLe. vaLI yogya uMmaranAM, yogya rUpa-zIlavALAM, yogya vicAra-vivekavALAM maLe, mananA hetathI haiyAmAM vahAla dharIne premathI maLe, jIvananA aMtaratama rasane ekabIjAmAM otaprata kare. vaMzavardhananI preraNAthI eka thAya, ane e bhAvanAe jaLavihAra kare, phUlasaMcaya kare, jhUle jhUle, rUperI jharaNAMne kAMThe ne hariyALAM vanomAM phare. "agnimAMthI jema agni pragaTe, ema potAnA aMgamAMthI, potAnA dehamAMthI, potAnA hADamAMsamAMthI, potAnA AtmarUpane ja saMtAnarUpe janmAvavAnI tAlAvelIthI sAthe rahe. potAnAM rUpa, teja, zaurya ne vIratvano vAraso saMtAnane maLe ema vihare. kautuke niraMkuza, yauvanamade niSphara bane . potapotAnA dharma AcaratA sAthe jIve, ne preraNAnI eka akaLa paLe nUpura, nIlAMbara ne phUlazadhyAne phagAvI, unmatta spaMdane, lalita sparza ne uSNa zvAse ekaThAM maLe. sahu aMga ekabIjAnI deha para nadInA taraMganI jema chAvarI de ane.." pRthvInAtha thobhyA, samAjanA kalyANadraSTAnI AMkho agamanigamamAM ramatI hatI. sabhA stabdha hatI. "sArI prajA, sAruM saMtAna, e mahAyajJa che. vaMzavardhana e AtmarakSaNa che. suprajanana e A mRtyulokamAM potAne ciraMjIvana karavAno prayoga che; potAnA kuLane, potAnI bhAvanAne, potAnA aMzane jAgrata rAkhavAnuM e sAdhana che. A kuLanAM eka paNa strI-puruSa nirarthaka saMyoga nahIM kare. je jenI sAthe raheze, enI sAthe sadAne mATe raheze. sadAnA sAthI banavA mATe e janakuLonI sAkSIe, pavitra agni, darbha, dUrvA, vRta, dadhinI Ahuti ApI yugalikadharma-nivAraNa 205

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pANigrahaNa karI jIvanadharma sAthe adA karaze." pRthvInAtha RSabhadeva thobhyA. thoDI vAre kaDaka zAsana prasAratA hoya tema bolyA : "A pANigrahaNa vagara koI strI koI puruSa sAthe, koI puruSa koI strI sAthe sahacAra sAdhI nahIM zake. navAM kuTuMba racAze. rohaNAcaLanI kanyA vindhyavAsI vIranI sakhI banaze; merukuLavAsI nara sumerunI kanyAne apanAvI potAnA raktasaMbaMdhane vistAraze. eka strI eka ja puruSathI garbhAdhAna karaze. e rIte kalA jALavaze, vaMza 2kSaze, saMskAra saMrakSaze. nara kuLano pitA banaze, nArI kuLanI mAtA banaze. prema tamAro netA banaze. sAthe rahejo, saMtati vadhA2jo, kRSi karajo, zilpa jALavajo, nirbhaya rIte rahejo ! A rIte ekalohiyA banazo, utsAhI thazo, nirvikArI thazo, vizvavatsala thazo, to vizvajita paNa banazo !'' sabhA zAnta hatI. kathana pUruM samajAtuM nahotuM, paNa zraddhAthI svIkArAtuM hatuM. madhyAhna pUro thato hato. pakSIono kilakilATa zamato hato. vRkSonI chAyA laMbAtI hatI. pavana zItala thayo hato. pRthvInAthe hajIya najara kSitija para TheravI hatI. svAmInI keTalIka Tevo suodha jANato hato, eTale eNe dhAryuM ke prabhune hajI vizeSa kahevAnuM che. tyAM to jANe megha gAjyo hoya ema pRthvInAtha bolyA : A "strI ane puruSa baMnee potapotAnA dharma samajavAnA. prajananayajJamAM strIne bhAge moTo hisso Avaze; ane ethI mAtA saMsAramAM pahelI pUjA pAmaze; sanmAnanI pahelI adhikAriNI strI banaze. pRthvIpati bananAra puruSa gharanI rANInI maryAdAnuM ullaMghana nahIM kare. prasUtimAM zarIrabaLa, buddhibaLa kharcanArI strI jyAre nirbaLa banaze, tyAre kaMI paNa baLanI kSati vagarano puruSa potAnI bacelI zaktithI mAnuSI saMbaMdho vadhAraze; kalpanA ne nIti, Adarzo, yojanAo ne bhAvanAone sakriya karaze. strI ne puruSa jIvanamAM ekabIjAnAM pUraka banaze, eka gADInAM be paiDAM banaze. bemAMthI je koI bIjA 52 Adhipatya jamAvavA jaze emanuM sukha naSTa thaze, saMskRtine moTI khoTa lAgaze. baMne ekabIjAnI harIphAI ka2ze, to ekabIjAne jIvanamAM sagavaDarUpa banavA karatAM agavaDarUpa banaze. kAMDAbaLiyo puruSa pRthvI jItI lAvaze, ne strI prasUtinI pIDAmAMthI saMtAna 206 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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puSpa pragaTAvI pRthvIne arpaNa karaze. sahu sAthe jIvo ! sukhe jIvo !'* "sAthe jIvo ! sukhe jIvo !'' suodhe svAmInA AdezanuM punaruccAraNa karyuM. aneka tarka-vitarka sAthe ekatra thayelAM prajAjano vikhUTAM paDyAM tyAre temanA moM para navInatAnA ullAsa hatA. are, have to adbhuta,navuM kautukamaya saMsArajIvana jIvavAnuM hatu ! * laiMgika vizuddhi ne lagnasaMsthAno vikAsa ajaba che H gaNalagna; ane-pati-lagna, aneka-patnI-lagna, eka-patine eka-patnIlagna; mAtRgamana-pitRgamana svasRgamanano niSedha; anuloma-pratiloma lagna, sagotra sapiMDano niSedha; brAhma, deva, ArSa, prAjApatya, Asura, gAMdharva, rAkSasa ne paizAca lagna H e enA judA judA tabakkAo che. yugalikadharma-nivAraNa * 207

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23 suMdarI ane bharata kALano pravAsa vegabharyo thaye jato hato. devI sumaMgalAe A pachI aneka putrone janma ApyA hatA. rAjakumAra bharatane paNa rANI vRSabhazrIthI putraprApti thaI hatI. suyodha pharI pravAse UpaDI gayo hato. aneka kuLonI racanA, janapadothI sthApanA ne tenA rAjAonI nimaNUkanA samAcAro niraMtara AvyA karatA hatA. suMdarIe prajAnA vyavahAra mATe mApatola nakkI karyA hatAM, ne brAhmI enA lipinA kAryamAM mazagUla hatI. sahu yauvananI DALe jhUlI rahyAM hatAM. kAmadevano avatAra kahevAto kumAra bAhubalI dhanurvidyA, mallavidyA, hastividyA ne azvavidyAmAM nipuNa banyo hato. ayodhyAnI aneka suMdarIo ene varavA talasatI hatI. enI hastikAnta vINA pAchaLa to badhAM mugdha hatAM. enA biMbaphaLa jevA Arakta hoTha para besIne bolato vaMzavRkSano TukaDo sahunAM hRdaya vIMdhato hato. enAM nadInA taraMga jevAM kALAM bhammara julaphAM gUMthavAne aneka yuvatIo utsuka rahetI. pRthvInAthe brAhmIne ene soMpI hatI, paNa e bAbatamAM bAhubalIne rasa nahoto. kRSNa pakSanA caMdranI jema uttarottara kSINa thatI jatI mAtA sunaMdA tarapha tenA vAtsalyanI apUrva saravANI vahetI hatI. kumAra bharatanI pravRtti A sahuthI bhinna hatI. mAtA pAsethI

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durjeyatAno vAraso ene maLyo hato. gauravanI pratimA-zo e potAnI jAtane potAnI ahaMtAne kadI vIsarI na zakato. mAtAe eka vakhata pAse besADI kaheluM : "vatsa, tuM cakravartI che. tArA rathanuM cakra jyAM phare e pRthvI tArI thaze. tArA cakrano cIlo e tArI sImA banaze. tyArathI bharatanI mahattvAkAMkSA bhabhUkI UThI hatI. e cAlatAM-pharatAM e ja vAtano vicAra karyA karato. emAM vaLI Arya rAjAonA ziromaNi rAjA devayazanI putrI vRSabhazrI mATe icchA karI ne pitAjIe tarata tenI pUrti karI; suMdarI mATe potAnA dilamAM sthAna thayuM ne pitAjIe yugalikadharmanivAraNane bahAne ene protsAhana ApyuM; Ama saMsAranAM samartha mAtA-pitA potAnI bhAvanA pAchaLa khaDAM hoya pachI ene jagatanI zI paravA ? Ama, bepa2vA banato bharata ajeya yoddho banI gayo. enA dilamAMthI bhaya bhAgI gayo, azakyatAo sarI gaI : niSphaLatA to jANe eNe joI ja nahotI. Ama thatAM enI mahattvAkAMkSA pAse bhalabhalA namavA lAgyA. enI bhramaro para durjeya gaurava AvIne sthira thaI gayuM. enA cApa para zatrune bhedI nAkhanAruM baLa AvyuM. premabharyo bharata snehano avatAra bhAsato. kopabharyo bharata pralayanI bIjI pratimA-zo dekhAto. sattAno avatAra bharata pitAjInA rAjyane sAmrAjyanA rUpamAM pariNata karavAnAM svapna sevavA lAgyo. aneka kuLomAM aneka rAjAo hatA. pitAjInI kRpA temanA para varasatI. atikRpA temane kadI zAsanasUtranA bhaMga mATe paNa prere ! koInI kRpAno sadA kaMI sadupayoga thoDo thAya che ? mahAbalI bharata e sahune ekasUtre bAMdhI sArvabhauma cakravartI banavAnA koDa sevavA lAgyo hato. pitAjIe je darzana ApyuM, je zAsana ApyuM, je saMskAra ApyA ene lopa pAmatAM jovAM e taiyAra nahoto. baLa vAparavuM paDe to baLathI paNa saMsArane pitAjInA zAsanane sevato jovA e icchato. mahAsenApati suyodhanI parAkramazIlatA enA manane mugdha karI rahI hatI. pitAjI juvAnImAM vIratvanI mUrti haze, paNa pote joyA tyArathI e udAratAnI mUrti hatA. dayA emanuM moTuM dhana hatuM. karuNA emanI moTI zakti hatI. sAma, dAma, daMDa ne bhedanI nItinA pravartAvanAra pitAjI jeTalo komaLa vyavahAra thAya teTalo karatA. paNa dayA ne karuNAthI kAMI saMsArano suMdarI ane bharata 2 209

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vyavahAra cAle ? Aje sarayUnAM kuLo suyodhanA vIratvane lIdhe vikasatAM hatAM, ke pitAjInI udAratAne lIdhe e moTo koyaDo hato. bharate e koyaDAno bhaviSya mATeno ukela eka rIte vicArI rAkhyo hato, ane te potAnuM vIratva keLavIne, ane e vIratvane anurUpa taiyA2Io eNe karavA mAMDI hatI : jyAM maLyA tyAMthI parAkramI puruSone ekaThA karI keLavavA mAMDyA hatA. jaMgalI vAnaro jevA A baLiyA vIro bharata jevA niSNAtanA hAtha nIce jotajotAmAM kuzaLa yoddhA banI gayA. keTalAka hAthI 52 caDhavAmAM kuzaLa banyA, emane hAthI ApyA. keTalAkane azva para besIne pravAsa karatAM ne laDatAM AvaDyuM. teone azva ApyA. keTalAkane hAthI paNa na phAvyA ne azva paNa na phAvyA, teone ratha ApyA. chelle chelle jeo doDavAmAM kuzaLa hatA, emane pAti banAvyA. Ama caturaMgI senA taiyAra thaI. rAjakumAra bharatanI eka vIrahAke pRthvInA paTa para ghUmI vaLavA e senA sajja rahevA lAgI. bharate eka vAra suyodhanA putra suSeNanA netRtva nIce vana-jaMgalomAM ene vijaya karavA mokalI, to suyodha jIvanabharamAM jeTalA vijayo nahoto sAdhI lAvyo, teTalA suSeNa eka prasthAnamAM sAdhI lAvyo. A sainyane mATe yogya gRhonuM nirmANa thayuM. prANIo mATe azvazALA, gajazALA ne 2thazALA sthApavAmAM AvI. ATalAmAtrathI ayodhyA nagarIno atyaMta vistAra thaI gayo. e nagarIne vyavasthita rIte kAma karavAnI sUcanA ApavA mATe yaDhaMkA' ne bhaTabherI'nI yojanA karI. ayodhyA atyAra sudhI koTa vagaranI hatI. ene zatruno bhaya nahoto, paNa senApati suSeNanA jhaDapI vijyomAM satyAnAzane varelA keTalAka daridrIo avAra-navAra ayodhyAmAM AvI cIja-vastu uThAvI jatA; jAnamAlanI nukasAnI paNa karatA. enAthI bacavA koTanI racanA karI; enuM nAma 'kSitisAra' ApyuM. nAmakaraNa-vidhimAM devI sumaMgalA kuzaLa hatAM. emaNe koTanA mukhya pravezadvArane 'sarvatobhadra' nAma ApyuM. bharatanA azvanuM nAma 'pavanaMjaya' rAkhyuM. enA hAthInuM nAma 'vijaya' rAkhyuM. 210 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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enA zaMkhanuM nAma "gaMbhIrAvarta rAkhyuM. eka divasa vAtavAtamAM devI sumaMgalAe pRthvInAthanI pAsethI jANyuM ke cakravartI thanArane cauda ratnanI jarUra paDe. tyArathI putra pAse e ratnonI paripUrti karAvI rahyAM. vaitADhya parvata khUdAvIne gajaratna ne atharatna to ApyAM hatAM. senApatiratna tarIke suyodhano putra suSeNa yogya ja hato. gRhapatiratna tarIke rAjA devayazanA putranI ane purohita tarIke eka vicArazIla vRddhanI nimaNUka karI. bhadramukha zilpInI vArSikaratna tarIke yojanA karI, je mArganA paDAva, unmA- nimnagA nadInA setu bAMdhe. mArge mArge rAjamArga, gopatha ne jalAzayo nirmavAnuM kAma paNa tene soMpyuM. pote abhihAra yuddha) ne daMDa (nyAya)nI paNa vicAraNA karI lIdhI. chellA divasomAM sarayUtaTa paranA pahADomAMthI kumAra bharata eka navI zodha karI lAvyo hato : Ayudho mATe kaThina paththaronI zodhamAM jatAM A vastu hAtha lAgI hatI. e paNa paththara jevI ja hatI, paNa enuM vajana ghaNuM hatuM. zastro to majabUta ne halakA pASANanAM ja sArAM paDatAM, eTale A paththarone nirarthaka mAnI pAse jalatA dAvAgnimAM nAkhI devAmAM AvyA. agnimAM paDatAM, e ekAeka rasa jevA banI gayA. e rasa TharatAM pAcho kaThaNa banI gayo, ne paththara karatAM paNa tIkSNa banyo. koI paNa vastu chedavAmAM e khUba jhaDapI lAgyo. dIrghadarza kumAre ene AyudhazALAmAM Apyo. enA TharelA rasane TIpIne patarAM jevo ke goLA jevo banAvyo. tIranA cheDe aNIvALA phaNA tarIke eno upayoga karyo. e tIra khUba jhaDapI ne zikArane tarata bhUmizAyI karavAmAM kAraNabhUta banyuM. vicakSaNa bhArata ane vIra suSeNe enA para prayogo zarU karyA. mAchalInAM hADakAMnAM ke kaThaNa lAkaDAMnAM khaga karatAM A dhAtunAM khagra banAvyAM. ene ghasatAM suMdara dhAra nIkaLI AvI. bIjanA caMdranI jema e khaga camakavA lAgyuM. vajanamAM haLavuM ne tIkSNa. upADavAmAM halakuM phUla ne laDAImAM bhalabhalA * e veLA tAMbAnI zodha ne dUra rahI dhanuSyamAMthI tIra pheMkIne zatrune mAravAnI zodha, AjanA 'eTama bombaranA jeTalI bhAre lAgI haze. suMdarI ane bharata 211

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dhAtunI o. bAra ekavAnI taka A eka vAra madamasta hAthInI sUMDhane eka ja ghAe chedI zakavAnI tAkAtavALuM. hADakA ne pASANane badale enAM ja charIo, bakhtaro, bhAlAo banavA lAgyAM. kumAra bharatane "tAmraloha dhAtunI zodhe ajoDa vIra banAvI dIdho. eka vAra suSeNe potAnA pitA suyodhanI gadA para A dhAtunA patarAne maDhI dIdhuM. are, gadA abhedya banI gaI. eka ja prahAra thatAM to harIpha khatama thaI jato; e bIjo zvAsa levA paNa na pAmato. paNa junavANI suyodhe putrane Thapako Apyo ne e pataruM gadA parathI dUra karyuM. eNe eTaluM ja kahyuM : "zastra zatrune potAnA pratApanuM bhAna karAve, ne potAnI icchAno anAdara karavAthI roke teTaluM ja tIkSNa joIe. zastra koIno saMhAra kare, e enuM dUSaNa che. pRthvInAthanI AjJA che, ke je vijayamAM zatruno saMhAra che, zatrunI zuddhi nathI, e hatyAkAMDa che. " dizAomAM jenA nAmamAtrathI kuLanAM kuLa dhUjI jatAM e suSeNane ane kumAra bharatane suyodha jUnIpurANI ghareDano mAnavI lAgyo. Aja to pitAjIe je cakravartIpadanI kalpanA vicArI hatI, ene sAkAra karavI hatI, AkhI AryajAtine eka karavI hatI. pitAe ApelA darzana ane zAsanane sarvatra prasAravuM hatuM. mahattvAkAMkSI banelo bharata divaso gayA tema potAnA uddeza pAchaLa ghelo banyo. have AyudhazALAmAMthI e bahAra bhAgye ja nIkaLato: nIkaLe to potAnA gaja, azva ne rathane jovA. ene pRthvInA khaMDekhaMDamAM vyApela ajJAna-aMdhakAra pheDavo che. mAnavoddhAranuM mahAna kArya pUrNa karavuM che. AyudhazALAmAMnAM cAra ratnonI enI sAdhanAmAM traNa ratno (chatra, carma ne daMDa) nI e prApti karI cUkyo che; bAkI che kevaLa cakraratna. eka hajAra sarakhesarakhA yuvAno enI sAdhanA pAchaLa beThA che, AkAMkSAbharyuM yauvana tape cahyuM che. bharatanI laganI apUrva che. A cakraratnanI prApti thAya eTale bharatanI eka bhujAmAM hajAra hAthanuM baLa AvI jAya. e cakrane AMgaLIe caDhAvI, ghumAvI pheMke to asaMkhya mAnavIonI vaccethI dhAryA zatrunuM mastaka chedI, e pAchuM vaLI potAne sthAne AvI jAya. sUryanA sahastra kiraNanA jevA ene eka sahasa ArA hatA. 212 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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pRthvInA paTa para evo eke mAnavI nathI ke je A cakranI vAta sAMbhaLIne adhInatA svIkAravAnI nA pADe ! A cakranI sAthe potAnA pratApane azruSNa rAkhe ne potAnA vaMzane samajjavala rAkhe evA strIratnanI cakravartIne jarUra hoya ja. e strIratna kumAra bharatanI najaramAM hatuM ja. ane te bIjuM koI nahIM, sunaMdAsutA suMdarI - jAjavalyamAna, tejasvI, dhanuSyanA TaMkAra jevI, lAlacaTaka kesUDAMnA phUla jevI, potAnA pitA RSabhadeva ne sumaMgalA hatAM tevI ! pote zodhelA navIna khaga karatAM suMdarInuM hAsya vadhu kAtila hatuM. eno eka bhUbhaMga mANasane jIvato ne jIvato dATI devA samartha hato. cittA ne kirITanI e zokhIna hatI. ciMdrikAnuM lAvaNya ne uSAno pratApa enAmAM bharyA hatAM. suMdarI cakravartInuM ratna hatI. are, pitAjI potAnA cakravartIpadanI mahattvAkAMkSA pichANatA ja haze, eTale je bAhubalInI sahacAriNI thavA sarjAyelI, ene potAnI sahacAriNI banAvI ! paNa ema kathanamAtrathI zuM vaLe ? suMdarIne vaza karavI sAmAnya kAma nahotuM ! enI pAse jatAM jANe pratApano pahADa gaLI jato. ene AjJA karavA karatAM enI AjJA uThAvavA dila Agraha karatuM. enA paganI eka pAnIno sparza jANe alokika AnaMdano anubhava karAvato. suMdarIne vaza karavI duHsAdhya hatI; paNa durjaya bharatane asAdhya zuM hatuM ? Aje bhAratanI pratibhAne koNa pahoMcI zake tema hatuM ? chellA keTalAka divasothI bharata suMdarIno paDachAyo banyo hato. enI pAchaLa pAchaLa bhamavAmAM, ene khuza karavAmAM, enI icchAne saMtoSavA e haraghaDI prayatna karyA karato. be divasa pahelAM potAnI AyudhazALAnI vAta karI, navAM navAM AyudhonAM varNanothI ene cakita karI nAkhI hatI. keTalAMka AyudhonI pracaMDa saMhArazakti sAMbhaLI AzcaryamAM suMdarIe jIbha bahAra kADhI hatI. bhAratanI sAthe e ghaNuM ghaNuM pharI, bharatane jANe enI sAthe pharavAmAM, vAto karavAmAM AnaMda Avato; paNa kevI pakkI hatI suMdarI ! eNe eka zabda paNa moMmAMthI prazaMsAno na kADhyo. * cakravartInAM ratna : caka, daMDa, chatra, carma A cAra AyudhazALAmAM pragaTe); khaga, kAkiNI ne maNi bhaMDAramAM janme); gaja, azva, vaitADhya parvatamAM); strIratna (kSatriyane tyAM janme; purohita, senApati vArSika, (nagaramAM). suMdarI ane bharata 213

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jatAM jatAM chelle pUchyuM : "bharata, devI sunaMdAnI mAMdagI gaMbhIra che. bAhubalI to Akho divasa tyAM ja rahe che. pitAjI paNa tyAM ja mukhyatve hAjara rahe che. tane vakhata nahIM maLato hoya ?" "suMdarI, mArA kAryanI mahattA to jo ! zAsanapracAra mATe keTalI jahemata veThavI paDe che. eka divasa AkhI pRthvI para pitAnuM zAsana ne bharatanI AjJA cAlatI haze. AjakAla pitAjIe zAsanano bhAra mane soMpyo che. A AyudhazALAmAMnuM ja kAma ghaNuM moTuM che, tyAM vaLI zAsanano bhAra !" "sAruM." suMdarI vadhu na bolI. bharatanI vAta sAcI hatI. pRthvInAtha hamaNAM devI sunaMdAnI mAMdagI pAchaLa ghaNo samaya vyatIta karatA. kaNa kaNa gaLI rahelI sunaMdA potAnA priya sakhAnI hAjarIthI duHkhamAM paNa sukhano anubhava karatI. A kAraNe bharate zAsanano bhAra potAnA mAthe laI lIdho hato, ne bhAvinI potAnI yojanAone AjathI sakriya banAvavI zarU karI hatI. kumAra bharatanuM niyamana kaDaka hatuM. pRthvInAthane sahue svIkAryA hatA, svAmI tarIke mAnyA hatA, pati tarIke pUjyA hatA, paNa e to kahetA ke huM svAmI duSTono, pati aparAdhIono ! bIjAM prajAjano jeo sudakSa ne catura che, emano to mitra ! emanA para mAre rAjya calAvavAnuM na hoya ! pRthvInAthanI potAnI dRSTie je vAta sAcI hatI, e bIjAnI dRSTie bahu muzkela hatI. koNa sajjana ne koNa duSTa e oLakhI kADhavuM saheluM nahotuM. pRthvInAtha kahetA ke pANI svaccha hoya to temAM game teno, game tevo paDachAyo pakaDI zakAya; duSTanI duSTatA najara sAme AvatAMnI sAthe parakhAI jAya ! paNa A vAta pRthvInAtha RSabhadeva mATe jeTalI sahelI hatI, eTalI bIjA mATe duSkara hatI. Aje je sAro lAgato, kAle te kharAba banI jato. A mATe kumAra bharate eka sarvasAdhAraNa niyamana yojI sarvane kAbU nIce ANyAM hatAM. eka priya baMdhana tarIke niyamana Aja sudhI svIkAranArA A pharajiyAta baMdhanathI akaLAyA. koI UMcA-nIcA thayA, paNa kumAra bharatanI to eka ja AjJA chUTI : "AbAlavRddha sahue A zAsana svIkAravuM joIze; zAsananA hita mATe 214 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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thoDoghaNo Apabhoga ApyA vagara zAsana na nabhI zake. bahu mANasonuM hita ne bahu mANasonuM sukha e zAsanano siddhAMta che. thoDI vyaktioe AmAM tapa karavuM paDe. pRthvInAtha RSabhadevanA zAsana mATe koNa Apabhoga na Ape ? virodha zamI gayo. bharatanA zAsanamAM duSTone daMDa ane ziSTonuM pAlana thavA lAgyuM. ema ghaNA divaso vItI gayA. kAryamAM magna bharatane atyAre siMhAsana ane AyudhazALA sivAya bIjo vicAra karavAnI paNa phurasada nahotI, chatAM enA manodezamAM sohAmaNI suMdarI sadA tAjI hatI. enA smaraNamAtrathI eno ullAsa vadhato. enI eka zAbAzI mATe e sadA jhaMkhyA karato. ene maLavAnI tAlAvelI ane sadA saMtApyA karatI. Aje vaLI acAnaka bheTo thaI gayo. eka suMdara jaLAzayane kinAre, pANImAM potAno paDachAyo jotI suMdarI UbhI hatI. tAjuM kaTisnAna karIne ekamAtra valkala paherI, e potAnA ghanazyAma kezane sUryanA tApamAM sUkavI rahI hatI. enI sugaThita ne sulalita dehayaSTi khullI hatI. caMpAnA phUla jevA mukha para tAjAM jalakaNa motInI zobhA pedA karatAM hatAM. enA sudIrgha hAtha eka velInI kUMpaLothI vIMTAyelA hatA. hAthamAM eka moTuM DAMDalIvALuM kamaLa laIne pANImAM dhumAvatI e caMcaLa mAchalIo sAthe ramI rahI hatI. acAnaka pANImAM eka paDachAyo dekhAyo. sUryanA jevA tejasvI mukhanuM emAM pratibiMba paDyuM. suMdarIe ethI kaMI Azcarya vyakta na karyuM; AvanAra vyaktine jovA potAnI suMdara grIvA paNa na pheravI. pUrvavat mAchalIonI sAthe ramyA karyuM. "o abhimAninI ! jarA pAchaLa to jo !" bharate pAchaLathI AvI enI surekha grIvA grahIne potAnA tarapha pheravatAM kahyuM. ? "zuM jouM ? tane Aja kaMI navo nIrakhyo che?'' suMdarIe madabharyAM locana ardhakhullAM ne ardhabIDelAM rAkhI kahyuM. zuM javAba Apavo e bharatane na sUjhyuM, e animeSa nayane suMdarIne nIrakhI rahyo. suMdarInI kamala jevI AMkhomAM vizuddhi sAthe caMcaLatA hatI. enA bharelA gAla 52 vilAsa virAjelo hatA. enA kapALa para sattA hatI. enA ardhakhullA hoTha para AjJA hatI. enA nAnA ghATIlA vakSasthaLa para suMdarI ane bharata * 215

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saMyama ne vilAsa baMne beThA hatA. kevI sajIva nArI! kaMI paNa bolyA vagara bharata ene joI rahyo; leza paNa AnAkAnI vagara enuM zAsana svIkArI rahyo. keTaluM mIThuM hatuM e sauMdaryamUrtinuM zAsana ! kone joI rahyo che, bharata ?" suMdarIe potAne nIrakhavAmAM nimagna banela bharatane kahyuM. "tane." "Aje navI nIrakhI che ?" "hA, nitya navI ! jevI gaI kAle hatI, tevI Aje nahIM, ne jevI Aje che tevI kAle nahIM ! A kamaLapuSpane nIrakhatAM AMkho kadI thAkI? A DolaraphUla jotAM kadI kaMTALo Upajyo ? suMdarI, tane nIrakhatAM kadI A netro thAkatAM nathI. A bakulavRkSa jema sadA navIna puSpathI tAjuM ne tAjuM lAgyA kare che. ema tane jyAre jouM chuM tyAre tuM navIna ja lAge che." bharata ! tane ghelachA lAgI che. eka strI pAchaLa tuM ATalo ghelo thaIza, to pitAjInA zAsanano ne Arya dezano bhAra kema upADIza ?" "e bhAra upADavA mATe ja tArI jarUra che. suMdarI, mAre cakravartI banavuM che, ne e kAje strIratnanI jarUra che. maMgalA, kalyANamayI, ojasvinI, sumanA, dvipada-catuSpadanI rakSiNI, prasanna svabhAvavALI, vaDIlonI pUjA karanArI, vIra saMtAnane janma ApanArI, gRha ke yuddha khabhekhabho milAvIne khaDI rahenArI, saMtAnazIlA, svAminI, samRddhizAlinI, vazinI evI strI mATe sahacAriNI tarIke joIe che. ane evI eka mAtra tuM che." "strInI pAchaLa ghelo thanAra cakravartI kema thaze? bharata, suMdarInI pAchaLa bharata ghelo thAya. e eno pahelo parAjaya. saMsArane jItanAre strIne prathama jItavI joIe." mane to tArI pAse hAravAmAM paNa majA Ave che." "e hAra tArI bIjI hArane notaraze." "tArI sAthe vivAda karavAmAM paNa mane majA Ave che. A suMdara jharaNAne kAMThe, saghana latAkuMjamAM besIne anantakALa sudhI jANe ApaNe be - phakta ApaNe be - vAto karyA karIe ! bharatanI AMkhomAM mada hato. ane A zAsana koNa calAvaze? bharata, tuM bAhubalIne to jo. keTalI 216 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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suMdarIo enI pAchaLa ghelI che, chatAM e strInI mohanIthI keTalo aspRzya che ? tane mArI pAchaLa gheluM lAgyuM che. bAhubalI brAhmInI tarapha eka snigdha najara paNa nAkhato nathI." mAre cakravartI thavuM che, saMsArane jItavo che." pahelAM potAne jIta ! gharamAM hAranAro bhale hajAra medAnamAM jIte, paNa e jIta ene eka divasa bhArarUpa lAgaze." "suMdarI, vadhu vivAda na kara ! pitAjInI AjJAne yAda kara !" "tuM bAhubalIne yAda kara ! ene najara samakSa rAkha !" "suMdarI, vAre vAre tArA mukhathI bAhubalInuM nAma sAMbhaLuM chuM. huM jANuM chuM ke pitAjIe yugalika dharma nivAryo, paNa tArA dilamAMthI bAhubalI khasyo nathI. tuM pitAnuM zAsana ullaMghI rahI che, enuM dhyAna rAkhaje !" vArtAlApa gaMbhIra banI rahyo thato, tyAM devI sumaMgalAno dUta mayUradhvaja Avato dekhAyo. enA mukha para glAni hatI. enAM netromAM AMsu hatAM. je potAnA mastaka para sadA moranAM pIMchAM havAmAM laherAtAM rAkhato, eNe Aje pIMchAMne jaTAnI sAthe bAMdhI lIdhAM hatAM. e cAlato hato paNa jANe Thokara khAto hato. dUtane Avato joI baMne svastha banI gayAM. suMdarIe eka jhINuM valkala khabhA para nAkhI lIdhuM. "mayUradhvaja, zA samAcAra che ?" kumAra, bahu ja mAThA samAcAra che. khabara ApavA vanevana pharI vaLyo, paNa tamAro patto na lAgyo. devI sunaMdA Aje mRtyu pAmyAM." "zuM devI sunaMdA mRtyu pAmyAM ? kyAM, kyAre ? suMdarI vyAkuLa banI gaI. "kRSNapakSanA caMdranI kaLA jema uttarottara kSINa thatAM thatAM Aje savAre teo pRthvInAthanA khoLAmAM zAMtithI AMkho mIMcI gayAM. nAnA bALakanI jema devIno eka hAtha pRthvInAthanA chUTA vALamAM ne bIjo hAtha devI sumaMgalAnA khoLAmAM hato. ApaNe nidrA mATe jema AMkho bIDI daIe, ema ja emaNe AMkho bIDI dIdhI." praNAma ho mAtAjI tamane !" kumAra bharate tyAM UbhA rahIne be hAthanI aMjali joDI praNAma karyA. "suMdarI, mAtA sunaMdAne huM jyAre joto, tyAre mane ema lAgatuM ke A bhoga, aizvarya, A dhamAla nirarthaka che. emaNe jema suMdarI ane bharata ja 217

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pArakAnA hita mATe badho tyAga karyo, ema ApaNane paNa ApaNuM badhuM lUMTAvI devAnuM mana thatuM. premano to avatAra hatAM !'' "premano avatAra hoya to ja nIlAMjanA jevI nartikA emanA mRtyunA samAcAra sAMbhaLIne khuda mRtyune vare ne !'' dUte kahyuM. "zuM nIlAMjanA paNa marI gaI ?"' "hA kumAra ! Aje teo rAjavaMzI kumArone nRtya zIkhavI rahyAM hatAM. tamArI khoja karavA huM tyAM gayo. meM temane badhA samAcAra kahyA. are, mAro priya sunaMda gayo ? eTaluM bolI e tyAM ne tyAM DhaLI paDyAM. meM emanA dehane sparza karyo to ThaMDogAra ! eka zvAsocchavAsa paNa nahoto cAlato." "enuM nAma prema !" suMdarIe kahyuM. "Avo prema harakoInA dilamAM vasato hoya che.' bharate javAba vALyo. "bhUla che. strI puruSane cAhe ne tenA mATe mare, puruSa strIne cAhe ne tenA mATe mare H e to matalabI maravuM che. pitA putra mATe ke mAtA saMtAna mATe mare, emAM paNa svArthano aMza rahelo che. sAco prema to niHsvArtha bhAve marI phITe emAM ja che." "kumAra, samaya thato jAya che. pRthvInAtha RSabhadeva, devI sunaMdA ane naTI nIlAMjanAnA dehane kSIrasamudramAM padharAvavA nIkaLI cUkyA che. cAlo, temane pahoMcI vaLIe." traNe jaNAM tvarita gatie AgaLa vadhyAM. thoDe dUra jatAM keTalAka avAjo temanA kAna para AvyA. "are, pretayAtrA zarU thaI cUkI lAge che, ati vilaMba thayo, bharata !'' suMdarI chobhIlI paDI gaI. kaMThamAM rahelo kamaLahAra ane kezamAM mUkelAM DolaraphUla jANe bhAra karatAM lAgyAM, jhaDapathI kADhIne emaNe e pheMkI dIdhAM, ne doDavA mAMDyuM. "suMdarI, mAro hAtha pakaDI le. A jhADa-jhAMkharAmAMnI TUMkI pagadaMDI parathI cAlyAM jaIe. hamaNAM pahoMcyAM samajo." bharatathI sadA AthI rahetI suMdarIe potAno komaLa kisalaya jevo hAtha bharatanA hAthamAM mUkI dIdho. baMnee AMkaDA bhIDI doDavA mAMDyuM. vacce vacce suMdarIno paga lapasI jatAM, mahAbalI bharata potAnA hAthamAM eno Akho deha toLI leto. 218 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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suMdarInA sahacAramAM bhAratanA pagone pAMkho AvI hatI. ananta kALa sudhI doDatAM ene Aja thAka lAgavAno nahoto. paNa have sAme ja jaya jaya dhvanino nAda saMbhaLAto hato. caMdanakASThanI eka zibikAmAM paDakhopaDakha be dehane mUkavAmAM AvyA hatA. suMdara tAjAM phUlanI badhe bichAta karI hatI. sahuthI AgaLa pRthvInAtha RSabhadeva maMda gatithI cAlatA hatA. emanI mudrA gaMbhIra hatI, netromAM bAre megha sAthe bAMdhyA hoya, tevo ghaTATopa hato. mukha para mITa mAMDavI muzkela hatI. pRthvInAthanI pAchaLa kumAra bAhubalI cAlato hato. enA ghughariyALA bAla enI zyAmasuMdara kAyA para patharAyelA hatA. moTI moTI AMkho lAlaghUma banI gaI hatI, ne aMtaranI varALa jANe vAraMvAra bahAra nIkaLavA mathatI hoya tema oSTha vArevAre UghaDatA ne baMdha thatA. sauMdarya jANe deha dhArIne pRthvIne pATale cAlatuM hoya, evo bhAsa thato hato. kSIrasamudrane kinAre pahoMcIne A samUha thobhyo. pharIne e baMne deha para kuMkuma, agara ne caMdanano lepa karyo. padma ne mAlatInI mALAo caDhAvI. pRthvInAthe sunaMdAnuM mastaka UMcuM karI sahune enAM darzana karAvyAM. saMketa pAmIne bAhubalIe AgaLa AvIne nIlAMjanAnA dehane potAnA be hAthamAM UMcakI lIdho. pRthvInAthe sunaMdAnA dehane UMcakyo, ne kSIrasamudranA jaLamAM praveza karyo. pAchaLa bAhubalIe jalapraveza karyo. mRtyu pAmelAM snehIjanone svIkAravA samudranAM jaLa suMdara taraMgAvaliothI emanuM svAgata karatAM hatAM. baMne deha jaLamAM padharAvyA. padharAvIne pitA-putra bhAre haiye pAchA pharyA. tyAM to eka kAramI cIsa sAthe suMdarIe jaLamAM jhaMpalAvyuM. mAtAnI sAthe ene paNa anaMta jaLamAM lupta thayuM hatuM. kSaNavAramAM bhAre hohA macI gaI. suMdarI UMDA pANImAM paDI hatI. thoDeka dUra jAya to pachI ene pAchI vALavI muzkela hatI. bharata ekadama aMdara dhasI gayo. suMdarIne be hAthamAM jhaDapI lIdhI, ne tarato tarato pAcho pharyo. "putrI !" pRthvInAthe enA ThaMDA paDelA deha para hAtha prasAratAM kahyuM, suMdarI ane bharata 219

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"sunaMdA to sukhada nidrAmAM sUI gaI. vaheluMmoDuM sahune e nidrAne tAbe thavAnuM che.' "pitAjI, mArI mA zuM have nahIM jAge ?"' "nA" "zuM e marI gaI ?" "hA.'' javAba TUMko hato. "tame pRthvInAtha paNa na bacAvI zakyA ?" "A lokamAM sahu prANInI e dazA thavAnI. koNa pRthvInAtha ke koNa pAmara jana !'' mAnavIne ciraMjIva karavAno koI mArge nahIM ?"' che. enA guNa jIvanamAM utArI, enI bhAvanAne ciraMjIva banAvo !'' e divase suMdarIno vilApa marmabhedaka hato, ane ethIya marmabhedaka hatI bAhubalInI gaMbhIra, azruvihoNI mukhamudrA. 220 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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24 navuM zAsana - ka saMdhyAnA tArA jevI vedhaka AMkhe svAmI beThA che. zaradacaMdra jevuM vadana kaMIka gaMbhIra banI gayuM che, sunaMdA ne nIlAMjanAnA mRtyu pachI svAmI vadhu paDatA ciMtanazIla banI gayA. sAmAnya lAgato zAsanano bhAra have temane asahya lAge che. mahAsenApati suyodhanA vijayanI vAto sAMbhaLatAM teo akaLAI UThe che. zastrabaLa ne zarIrabaLanA vijayomAMthI jANe temanI zraddhA caLI gaI che. devI sumaMgalA pAse paNa veNI gUMthAvatA have e marmaparihAsa karatA nathI. pRthvInAthane ekAMta priya banyuM che. vadhArAmAM pitA nAbhidevanA mRtyunA samAcAra jANI ne mAtA marudevanA vilApa sAMbhaLI ghaNe divase temanAthI hasAI gayuM, ne e dhIrethI bolyA : "mRtyu emane laI gayuM ? are, saMsArane vaLagelI mahAbImArI ! eno ja upAya khoLI rahyo chuM. huM mRtyuMjaya banavA mAguM chuM. je mane anusare tene paNa mRtyuMjaya banAvIza, saMsAramAMthI je mane anusaraze ene vilApa karavAno vAro nahIM Ave." ghaNe divase ATalA zabdo sahune sAMbhaLavA maLyA. prajA mAnatI hatI ke svAmI Aje pitA nAbhidevanA aMtima saMskAra mATe kSIrasamudra bhaNI jaze, eTale darzana pAmIzuM. e AzA paNa nirAzAmAM palaTAI. pRthvInAthe aMtima saMskAra mATe kumAra bharatane AjJA karI.

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divaso jeTalA bhAre hatA, ethI rAtrio vadhu gamagIna hatI. AMkhomAM nidrA nahotI, hRdayamAM zAnti nahotI, mukha para smita nahotuM. devI sumaMgalA pAse hatAM, paNa be ghaDI namra vinoda karavAnuM dila nahotuM thatuM. suyodha moTA vijaya sAdhIne Avyo hato, paNa ene maLavA dila nahotuM thatuM. enI sadA rasabharI vijayagAthAo ekAeka nIrasa banI gaI hatI. savAramAM e maLavA Avyo tyAre phakta pRthvInAthe eTaluM ja kahyuM : "suyodha, have e vijayomAM mane rasa nathI. kumAra bharatanuM zAsana svIkAra ! pRthvImAM bhayanuM rAjya kayAM sudhI rAkhIzuM ? premanI pratiSThA karavA mAguM chuM. tArI gadAnA DarathI A mAnavakuLane kyAM sudhI sAcavIza ? emane svecchAe sAruM AcaratAM zIkhavavAnI jarUra che." ? suyodha svAmInA moM sAme AMkho phADIne joI rahyo. je pRthvInAtha potAne sadA hasIne bolAvatA, Adara ne premathI satkAratA, e ja svAmI Aja kAM ATalI sUkI vAto kare ! Aja kayA mahAaparAdhanA kAraNe e potAnI sAme paNa jotA nathI. zAbAzI paNa detA nathI ? saMbhASaNa kare che paNa jANe ADuM joIne ! svAmIbhakta sevakanI AMkhamAMthI azrudhArA vahI nIkaLI. enA hAthanI gadA sarIne nIce paDI. gadgada kaMThe pRthvI para ghUMTaNIe paDI te bolyo : "nAtha ! aparAdhanI kSamA yAcuM chuM. aSTApadanA paMjAmAM paDIne paNa jeNe bhaya jANyo nahoto ene Aja svAmInI A vartaNUkathI bhaya lAge che. pRthvInAtha, bharata bhale svAmInuM saMtAna hoya, paNa svAmI nathI. icchA hoya ne aparAdha hoya to A mastaka hAjara che." - --- "suyodha, bhAI, mArA sAthI !' pRthvInAtha pAse saryA. premathI enA mastaka 52 ne pITha para hAtha pheravatAM kahyuM: "e mastaka to arpaNa thayeluM ja che. navuM levAnuM nathI, have koIne mAravAnI vAta nathI, have to sahune mRtyuMjaya banAvavAnI preraNA che." ane pRthvInAtha vaLI vicAramAM paDI gayA. "prabhu, zuM tyAre Aja sudhI AcaryuM ne hajI AcarI rahyA chIe te badhuM khoTuM hatuM ? bhUla hatI ?' "bhUla nahotI - kartavya hatuM. mane eno pazcAttApa nathI, garva che. paNa e kALa sRSTinA Adisarjanano hato, mAnavane saMskAra ApavAno hato. e mATe 222 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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tophAnI bALakane jema mAtApitA tADana kare ema meM karyuM; zAsana sthApyuM. e zAsanathI, e saMskArathI mAnavI khAdhepIdhe sukhI thayo, gharabArI thayo, saMpattivAna ne samRddhivaMta thayo; paDozI thayo ne samUhajIvana zIkhyo, sAmAjika jIvanane anusarato thayo. gaNatarI zIkhavI ne gaNato thayo, brAhmInI lipino paNa ghaNo dhIro - chatAM pracAra thaze. ochA-vadhatAnAM yuddha paNa suMdarIne ApelA gaNitathI naSTa thaze. paNa Aja mane enAthI saMtoSa nathI, saMsAranuM gADuM Ama cAlavA na devAya, ApaNA zAsananI emAM zobhA na lekhAya !" zemAM zobhA na lekhAya, pRthvInAtha ? Ape ApelA zAsanane have avakhoDI kADhazo mA ! janmAvelA bALakane gaLe TUMpo dezo mA ! mAnavakuLonI pragati to Apa nihALo, ApanA zAsane to pRthvIne sukhI banAvI che." "pragatithI jema rAcavAnuM che, tema sAcavavAnuM paNa che. vahetA pANIne sadA cetavAnuM ! cIlA vinAnA gADAne sadA cAlatAM saMbhALavAnuM ! suyodha, hAkAra, mAkAra ne dhikkAranI nItithI niyamanamAM rahenArA mATe Aje vadha, baMdha sudhI daMDanIti ugra banI che, e jANe che ?" ne eTaluM bolI pRthvInAtha UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayA. pRthvInAtha," suyodha pAse saryo. Aje eNe svAmI sAthe premakalaha karavAno jANe nirNaya karyo hato. svAmI na samaje to emanAM caraNomAM jIvana arpaNa karI devAno chello nirNaya laIne e Avyo hato. svAmInA je zAsananA pracAra mATe eNe pRthvI ne Abha ekaThAM karyAM, ene Aje chinnabhinna thatuM jovA jevI majabUta chAtI enI pAse nahotI. "pRthvInAtha ! svAmI !" eNe jANe svAmIne samAdhimAMthI jagADyA. "zuM kahe che, suyodha !" e ja mIThA zabdomAM javAba maLyo. "zuM kahuM, svAmI ! tame sAMbhaLavA paNa taiyAra nathI. " "suyodhanI koI vAta meM sAMbhaLI - na sAMbhaLI karI? meM je zAsananI vAta karI, eno ja vicAra karuM chuM, je zAsananA pracArane teM tArA zvAsocchavAsa sAthe vaNI lIdho, enA vizeSa vikAsa mATe vicAra karI rahyo chuM." enAthI rUDuM zuM ? paNa nAtha, nathI e hAsya, nathI e saMbhASaNa, nathI e sahaja smita ! jIvana pratye ATalo tiraskAra kAM ?" tiraskAra ane te paNa jIvana pratye ? je unnatinuM mULa che, enA pratye tiraskAra nahIM, anurAga kahe." pRthvInAtha jarA hasyA. navuM zAsana 4223

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suyodha hiMmatamAM AvI gayo. e bolyo : "to prabhu jarA bahAra cAlo. juo to kharA ! keTakeTalA ApanAM darzana vinA vyAkuLa banIne khaDAM che ? keTakeTalAM ApanI pAse nyAya mAgavA AvyAM che?" "suyodha, cAla, huM AvuM chuM." kSaNapUrve akAlavRddha jevo dekhAto suyodha ekadama jANe juvAna banI gayo. e gadAne Amatema ghumAvato bahAra Avyo, ne janasamUhane svAmI padhAre che, tevo zubha saMdeza Apyo. badhe harSanA taraMgo UchaLI rahyA. AbhanI pUrvaaTArIe sUryanArAyaNa dekhAya ema rAjapAsAdanA dvAra para pRthvInAtha dekhAyA. sahue temane premathI vadhAvI lIdhA. bhAre kolAhala macI gayo. kAne paDyuM paNa na saMbhaLAya, tevI sthiti thaI rahI. ullAsabharI mAnavamedanIno mahAsAgara zAnta paDyo, eTale pRthvInAthe suyodhane pAse bolAvyo ne kahyuM : "suyodha, nyAya mATe ekatra karelA janasamUhane atre ANa." harSanI kikiyArI karatI janatAne eka cheDe suyodhe A samUhane ekatra karI Apyo hato. eka pachI ekane te svAmInI pAse lAvavA lAgyo. sahuthI pahelAM eka suMdara yuvaka ne sohAmaNI yuvatI AvyAM. yuvake praNAma karatAM potAnA duHkhanI kathanI rajU karI : deva, A mArI sahodarI che, eNe yugalikadharma - nivAraNa pachI mAro tyAga karyo che. prabhu ! ene to jaladI sAthI sAMpaDI gayo, paNa mane koI sakhI maLatI nathI. bhAre vipadA AvI che. have to pasaMdagIno prazna Ubho thayo che ne ! koI mane pasaMda kare che, to koIne huM pasaMda karato nathI. koI mane pasaMda paDe che, to koIne huM pasaMda paDato nathI. ajaba upAdhi che. have zuM karavuM ?' yuvaka potAnI kathanI rajU karI, bAjumAM khasI gayo. eTale pelI sohAmaNI suMdarI sAme AvIne potAnI phariyAda rajU karavA lAgI : pRthvInAtha, meM mAro sAthI pasaMda karI lIdho, paNa mArAM mAtApitA kahe che, ke e yogya nathI. ApaNe to sarayUtIranAM ne e sumerunA rahevAsI : benA meLa na maLe ! ApaNane jalakrIDA game to ene zikhara para TahelavuM gamo pANIthI ene zaradI thAya, parvatathI ApaNane thAka lAge." 224 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"tArAM mAbApa na samaje to zuM karIza ?' pRthvInAthe pazna karyo. "ene pasaMda karyo te karyo. huM bIjA koI sAthIne pasaMda nahIM karuM.' "vAru, tamAro nirNaya karuM chuM. pachI bIjuM koNa che ?" "prabhu, huM. mAro to prazna vaLI ethI UlaTo che. eka sakhI meM pasaMda karI che. ane meM vAta karI to kahe : mArI hA ke nA nathI, mArAM mAtApitA kahe ene sAthI tarIke svIkAravA taiyAra chuM.' enAM mAtApitA kahe che, ke ene laI jAo eno vAMdho nahIM, paNa enA badale kAma karavA be vRSabha ApatA jAo.' prabhu, zuM sakhI meLavavA mATe amAre kiMmata paNa ApavI paDaze ?'' "tuM vRSabha ApI zake tema che ??" "hA,'' "vAru, anya phariyAdIne hAjara karo." "mArI phariyAdamAM bIjuM kaMI nathI. svAmI ! eka vAtano nirNaya mAgavo che." eka strIe kahyuM, "meM eka puruSa pasaMda karyo che. e puruSa kahe che, ke tAro sakhA mArI sahodarAne svIkAre to huM tane svIkAruM. e vaLI kone zodhavA jaze ? prabhu, A navA rivAjamAM jeTalo rasa che, eTalI mAthAkUTa paNa che." hA, pachI bIjuM koNa che ?"' "huM chuM, svAmI !'" suyodha AgaLa Avyo, "A vanalatA nAmanI suMdarI che, ene evo casako lAgyo che, koI suMdara puruSa dIThyo ke enI pAchaLa dhelI ! e potAnuM eka ghara bAMdhatI nathI, ne aneka gharone bhAMgatI phare che. ene meM samajAvI to kahe : pRthvInAthe to sahodarane varjya lekhavAnuM kahyuM che, eka mAbApanAM saMtAna pa2spa2 kAmasevana na karI zake, te mAre kabUla che, bAkI bhinna mAbApanAMnI sAthe haravA-pha2vAmAM mane zo vAMdho che ? saMsAramAM mAre eka sahodara, bAkI badhA sakhA ! khoTuM kahetI houM to pUchI juo pRthvInAthane !" cAlAka che. caturAnanA ! ThIka sAra kheMcyo teM !" "ane svAmI A kuLanAyaka niketa !" suyodhe eka paDachaMda puruSane AgaLa karyo, "A ane enAM kuLanAM tamAma mANaso yugalikadharma nivAravAno niSedha bhaNe che. teo to kahe che ke ame to bhAI-bhaginI sAthe ja rahIzuM. navuM zAsana : 225

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koInI sahodarA lAvavI ne ApaNI ApI devI, e potAnA hAthanuM phaLa bIjAne ApI devuM - ne pachI potAnA mATe enI sAme yAcaka jema UbhA rahevA jevuM che - e mUrkhAI amArAthI nahIM thAya." "vAru, suyodha, ATalAno nyAya cUkavuM chuM, bIjAM koI che ?" "hA, eka cora che. eNe pAsenA kuLamAMthI pazu coryuM che." koNa che e ?" "pRthvInAtha, huM chuM. paNa mArI eka vinaMtI sAMbhaLo. mArI pAse be vRSabha hatA. eka marI gayo ne bIjo lAvavA mATe mArI pAse kazuM nahotuM. jo bIjo vRSabha na lAvuM to mArI izu sukAI jAya tema hatI. jenI corI karI, ene meM ghaNo samajAvyo, paNa e to kahe vinimayamAM kaMI ApavuM joIe; e vinA na maLe. ApavAnuM mArI pAse kaMI nahotuM. Akhare huM eno baLada laI Avyo." e vRSabhanA badalAmAM tArI isu pAke tyAre keTalA ghaDA rasa ApIza ?" "e kaheze teTalA. hAthanI AMgaLIo jeTalA athavA hAthapaganI AMgaLIo jeTalA." "sAruM, bIjuM koI ?" "svAmI, A mANase sarayUtIranI pUrva dizA tamAma kheDI che. bhAre mahenata karI - ne bhAre phaLa-phUla nipajAvyAM. paNa pachI lobha jAgyo. eNe pRthvImAM bhaMDAra karI badhuM emAM bharI dIdhuM. keTaluMka to saDI gayuM. chatAM eNe koIne na ApyuM. eka vRSabhanA vinimayamAM e jeTaluM Apato eTaluM cAranA vinimayamAM paNa have Apato nathI : ne jema pelAM bharI rAkhelAM dhAnya, phaLa ne phUla saDatAM jAya che, tema e to kahe che : "mane kaMI nukasAna nathI, eTalI vinimayanI paMcAta ochI, mAre to so vRSabha ne dhenu levI che. jeTaluM bacaze teTalA para teTaluM laI laIza. garaja haze e laI jaze." ane AthI ene to lahera thaI che. keTalAMya kuLavAsIo peTanI lAhya enA zaraNe AvyAM che. emane peTabhara ApI, pote vaLI navA pAka upajAvI bhaMDAro bharyA che. ApaNA navA niyama mujaba keTalAkane eka sakhI paNa maLatI nathI, tyAre keTalIya strIo ene varavA AvI che. keTalAya enA mRtya banyA che. mUThIbhara anAjanI lAlace eNe bhAre varcasva jamAvyuM che, ane have to koI 226 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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moTo pAka taiyAra kare to e karavA deto nathI. pANInA baMdha eNe bAMdhyA che. varasAdanA pANI para paNa pelAno hakka rAkhyo nathI. e potAne pRthvInAtha kahAve che, ne khAnagImAM potAnA zAsananI DaMphAsa mAre che. eNe dhAtuo judA judA raMganI ekaThI karI che, judA judA raMganA camakatA paththaro ekaThA karyA che, ne kaMI kaMI mUlya nipajAvyAM che." "suMdara. dareka vastune UjaLI ne kALI be bAju hoya che. pRthvInAthanA padane paNa bIjI bAju che, e eNe pratyakSa karI batAvyuM. vAru, have kaMI bAkI ?'' bAkImAM Apano nyAya." "mAro nyAya, A chellA saMgrahazIla vyaktine bhAremAM bhAre sajA devAnuM pharamAve che. bharata, kayo mahAdaMDa ene devo, teno tuM vicAra karaje. DhIluM DhIluM thayeluM mAruM mana A bAbatamAM nirupAye utsAhI bane che. bAkI eTaluM yAda rAkhaje ke, pRthvI, pANI ne agni para kabajo karI, je eno svArtha mATe upayoga kare, gharamAM anna bharI annanA icchukone bhUkhe mAre, ene bhAremAM bhAre sajA thavI ghaTe. suyodha, enA dhanano, dhAnyano, gAya-vRSabhano kabajo laI sahune vaheMcI Apa ! evuM kuzAsana cepI roga jevuM che. evI sattA mahAmArI jevI che. enuM eMdhANa paNa pRthvI parathI naSTa karaje; nahIM to vAyumaMDaLamAM 2matuM eka paramANu navAM aneka kuzAsana janmAvaze. ne to A pRthvI durbhikSa, duSkALa, mArAmArI ne coralUMTArAothI bharelI banI jaze.'' "jevI svAmInI icchA !'' suyodhe sUcanAno svIkAra karI lIdho. *jaya pRthvInAtha !'' pAchaLathI janasamUha garjyo. pelA kuzAsanadhArI mAnavInAM e prajAjano hatAM. teo mukti pAmyAnI khuzI vyakta karatAM hatAM. "ane kyAM gayo pelo vRSabhano cora ! enI corI anivArya hatI, chatAM anivArya ke binaanivArya hovAthI corI corI maTatI nathI. enI sajA ikSurasanA ghaDAmAM AvI jAya che, ne vRSabha ApavAnI nA pADanArane sUcanA ApuM chuM, ke koInI pAse vartamAnamAM ApavAnuM kaMI na hoya ne bhaviSyakALamAM ApavAnI kabUlAta karato hoya to vinimaya karavo. e paNa vinimayano eka UMco prakAra che." "ane pelI aneka puruSanI zokhIna vanalatA kyAM gaI ? ene ane sahune yugalikadharma-nivAraNa' pachI mAruM bIjuM pharamAna che, ke koI yuvaka navuM zAsana 2 227

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ke yuvatI pANigrahaNavidhi pachI ja kAmasevana kare. bIjuM baMdhana huM bAMdhato nathI. jeo pANigrahaNavidhi vinA kAmasevana karaze, e mArA zAsanamAM daMDAze." ane kuLanAyaka niketa kyAM che ? eNe to zAsanadroha ja karyo che. zAsananI svIkRta AjJAno lopa enAthI kema thAya ? ane e rIte cAle to zAsana kema nabhe ? zikSA mATe ene bharatane soMpavo. kSamAno e hakadAra nathI. ane bAkI rahyAM bIjAM mATe parasparanI saMmati ane prema e yuvakayuvatIne joDavAnuM prathama lakSaNa. e emane mATe sIdho ane sarala nirNaya, eTale ke pachI vaDIlonI saMmati, gAya-vRSabhanI Apale, e gauNa vastu che. paristhiti ne viveka para dareka vAta zubhAzubhano AdhAra rAkhe che. dareka joDANa sarvottama na paNa hoya, paNa madhyama ke sAmAnya hoya topaNa cAle." pRthvInAtha thoDI vAra thobhyA, tyAM pAchaLathI kuLanAyaka niketa barADato saMbhaLAyo. pelo nakalI zAsanapati paNa krodhamAM DoLA ghumAvato kaheto hato ? pRthvInAtha, mArA zAsanamAM ne tamArA zAsanamAM zo phera che ? kevaLa tamArI pAse senAnAyaka suyodha ne bharata bAhubalI jevA vIra putro ne moTI senA che, tethI DarAvo cho ? thoDo vakhata rAha jovAI hota to eno paNa mukAbalo karI deta. moTA je kare te sAcuM, nAnA kare te khoTuM ema ja ne? premanI vAto karanAranuM siMhAsana zuM bhayanAM bhayaMkara sAdhano para nathI khaDuM ?" "svAmInuM apamAna, duSTA" suyodhanI gadA vIjaLInI jhaDape UMcI thaIne e ja jhaDape nIce UtarI. nakalI zAsanapatinI khoparInA TukaDA kare teTalI vAra hatI, tyAM to pRthvInAthano zaMkhasvara jevo avAja saMbhaLAyo : suyodha, sAvadhAna ! game tevAne paNa potAnuM maMtavya rajU karavAno hakka hovo joIe. ane vaLI e khoTuM paNa nathI kaheto. niketa, bhAI ! tuM sAcuM kahe che. je zAsanane sAma, dAma, daMDa ne bhedanI jarUra rahe; vadha, baMdha, ghAta, goSThi ne saMgrAma jenAM nitya vyavahAranAM aMga hoya, e kharekhara vakhANavAlAyaka zAsana na ja kahevAya." - "zAsananAM to e anivArya aMga che. ema Apa kahetA hatA ne pitAjI ! "namo arihaMtANaM' e to ApaNA pUrvajoe dIdhelo mahAmaMtra che. arino saMhAra karo ! saMsAramAMthI mAnavajAtanA arione nAmazeSa karo ! e to ApaNI raNagarjanA hatI. enA baLe to kuLonI sthApanA thaI, 228 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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enA baLe to A pazutulya mAnavomAM saMskRtino pracAra thayo. Aje svarganI je kalpanA sahu karatA, te pRthvI para pratyakSa thayuM - te e maMtrano ja pratApa ! Apa pote ja kahetA nahotA ke zatrune haNo, mitrane maLo, vaDIlone pUjo, mRdune mRdutAthI, khalane khalatvathI, sAdhune sAdhutvathI sanmAno - e zuM Apano matra nahoto ?" hato - ane che; paNa dareka vastunA uttama, madhyama ne kaniSTha prakAra hoya che. mAnavajAtano ari koNa ? zuM mAnava ? pazu ? bharata, tuM to hA kahIza. tAro pratApI svabhAva eTalI jhINavaTamAM nahIM UtarI zake, paNa meM khUba nirIkSaNa karyuM che. khilakhilATa karato manuSya enI e kopamagna dazAmAM kevo bhayaMkara bhAse che ? mAnavI to ekano eka che, paNa hasato ne kopa karato - e be vacce eTalo bheda kAM ? ekane kaho to sarvasva ApI de, bIjAne kaho to kSaNabharamAM mAnavIne mArI nAkhe ! Apato ne mArato - baMne mAnavI eka ja che, paNa enI aMdara koI evuM tattva chupAyuM che - je mAnavIne palaTI nAkhe che, ane e ja mAnavIno ari che. vananA vAghane vaza karavo sahelo che, mananI aMdara beThelAne vaza karavo duSkara che." "pitAjI, duSkara to kaMI nathI. A bAhune, A pratApane zuM azakya che ? ApanuM A vidhAna kaMI samajAtuM nathI ! ApanI dRSTie tyAre mAnavI mAnavIno duzmana nathI ?" nA, baMnene duzmana banAvanAra ari to aMdara chupAIne beTho che. e dhAre tyAre bhoLAbhalA mAnavIne surAmatta zarAbInI jema unmatta banAvI nAkhe che, ne na karavAnuM karAvI le che. kAma patI gaye pelo ari pAcho chupAI jAya che - ne mAnavI jANe nidrAmAMthI jAgato hoya tema svastha thaI vicAre che : "are, meM A zuM karyuM ? vaLI pAchA pelA chupAyelA "ari jAgrata thAya che, ne mAnavIne vicArAMdha banAvI kaMInAM kaMI kRtya karAve che. bhoLo mAnavI, jene bIjuM jJAna nathI, e ema mAne che ke bIjo mANasa eno "ari che, paNa ene koNa samajAve ke tAro duzmana to tArI bhItaramAM ja beTho che ?" "tamArI vAto dhIre dhIre dilane sparze che, to pitAjI, zuM gunegArone mukta karI dauM ?" "kSamA moTI vastu che. kadAca teone paNa aMtaranA arine parakhavAmAM madada kare. je navIna zAsananA nirmANanA vicAramAM huM nimagna chuM, emAM navuM zAsana 4229

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to zatrune premathI, duSTane sAdhutAthI, khalane sArApaNAthI, kRpaNane dAnathI ne vajane mRdutAthI vaza karavAnI vAta Avaze. AjanA prasaMge bhale badhA mukta bane !" . "jaya ho pRthvInAthano ! amArA gunA mApha karo ! amArA aparAdhane leza paNa aMtaramAM lAvazo nahIM. ApanI icchA mujaba ame vartIzuM." badhA aparAdhIo caraNamAM paDI yAcanA karavA lAgyA. pRthvInAthanA mukha para suMdara jyoti virAjI rahI. temanA suMdara oSTha maraka maraka thavA lAgyA. "ApaNe namra thaIne keTaluM pAmI zakIe chIe ? udAra banIne keTaluM meLavI zakIe chIe ? sarvasva choDIne keTaluM potAnuM karI zakIe chIe ?" udAramanA svAmI ullAsamAM AvI gayA. A takano lAbha laI suMdarI najIka AvIne bolI : pitAjI, vasaMta najIka che." "hA, suMdarI !" to teno utsava UjavavAnI AjJA Apazo ne ?" meM kyAre niSedha karyo che, te Aje AjJA ApuM ?" Ape niSedha to nathI karyo, paNa ApanI anupasthiti joI, koI vasaMtotsava mANatuM nathI. utsava mATe ekatra thayelAM sahu ema ja kahe che : are, ApaNA svAmI utsava na mANe ne ApaNe naguNA utsavaghelA banIe ? "are, jenA pratApe A riddhi-siddhi sAMpaDI, ene Ama visArI mUkIe ? ane Ama visArI sahu bhAre moMe gharabhaNI pAchAM pharI jAya che. vanamevA, phUlahAra, dUdha, dadhi ne madhu emanAM ema rahI jAya che, AkAzanA khIlelA caMdramAM jeo sadA ApanA hasatA mukhanI kalpanA karatA, teo ja temAM ApanA gaMbhIra mukhane nihALI manamAM ne manamAM samasamI jAya che !" "suMdarI, mArA kAje prajAne ATaluM zoSavuM paDyuM? teM pahelAM kema na kahyuM?" pitAjI, kahevA mATe to huM ne brAhmI aneka vAra ApanI pAse AvyAM hatAM; paNa ApanI mukhazrI nihALI amane amArI pAmaratA para manamAM ne manamAM tiraskAra janmato. amane ema lAgyuM ke je dilane zAtA ApavA ame khobo pANI laIne AvyAM chIe, enA khudanA dilamAM meghanA khaMDanA khaMDa khaDakyA che, sAgarane vaLI nadI zuM Ape ? ame tarata pAchAM vaLI jatAM. 230 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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bAhubalI to ghaNI vAra kahe che, ke pitAjI A bhoga - vaibhavathI ghaNe Aghe nIkaLI gayA che, emane emAM kheMcavA vyartha che. Aje pitAjI zrAvaNanI vAdaLI jevA nathI, zaradanI vAdaLI jevA banyA che." "zaradanI vAdaLI kevI bAhubalI ?"' "halakI phUla, pitAjI ! pahelAM to amane nIrakhIne ApanuM haiyuM thanaganI UThatuM hatuM. have e thanaganATa nathI rahyo. pahelAM to amane pAse bolAvI Apa khoLAmAM besADatA, amArA vALa sUMghatA, amArA kapolapradeza para cuMbanano varasAda varasAvatA, Aja to kuLavAsIonA bALa 52 jeTalo Apa pyAra dAkhavo cho, teTalo ja amArA para rAkho cho." bAhubalI, have tame moTAM thayAM. khoLAmAM besADavAno ke cuMbano coDavAno vakhata vItI gayo. khoLAmAM besavAno hakadAra to juo pelo Ave, puMDarIka, bharataputra, vRSabhazrIno jAyo !'' sAmethI doDyA AvatA bharataputra puMDarIkane pRthvInAthe khoLe besAryo, ne ene vahAla karatAM kahyuM : "suMdarI, jAo, sahune jAhera karo ke huM ane A mAro puMDarIka vasaMtotsavamAM bhAga laIzuM." jaya ho pRthvInAthano !'' janasamUha garjI UThyo. pRthvInAtha UThIne aMdara gayA. dhIre dhIre janasamUha vikharAvA lAgyo. puMDarIka pRthvInAthanI sAthe hato, eTale bharatapatnI vRSabhazrI emanI pAchaLa pAchaLa gaI. lAgame namra thatAM vRkSanI jema e mahAcapalA nArI puMDarIkane janma ApyA pachI garavI banI gaI hatI. badhAM mastI-tophAna vIsarIne, pRthvInA sAjazaNagAra bhUlIne eka puMDarIka pAchaLa ghelI banI hatI. puMDarIkanI ciMtAmAM e bharatanI paNa paravA na karatI. krIDAdhelo bharata ene sarayUtIra para jalakrIDA karavA mATe AmaMtraNa Apato, upavanomAM pharavA AvavA Agraha karato, kaumudIbharI aneka rAtoe vRSabhazrIne moja mANavA vinaMtI karato paNa e enI eka paNa vAta na sAMbhaLatI ! kAM to sUtelA puMDarIkanI cokIdAra thaIne besatI ke kAM to jAgatA puMDarIkanuM ramakaDuM thaIne ramatI. puMDarIkanA zvAsocchavAsa sAthe e nAcatI ne kUdatI. navuM zAsana * 231

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vRSabhazrInA bhabhakatA lAvaNyane cUmavA koI vAra bharata prayatna karato tyAre e bahAnAM kADhIne chaTakI jatI. ghaNI vAra e kahetI : "A puMDarIkanA komaLa kisalaya jevA gAla para cuMbana letAM jANe pRthvInA sarva svAda phikkA paDI jAya che. bharata, ApaNA e divaso gayA. have to badhuM vahAla A puMDarIka para varasavuM joIe. ApaNe enA hakano paraspara jarA paNa upayoga karIe to cora TharIe." pratApI bharata e pachI vadhu Agraha na karato. ene chellA divasomAM to pratyeka ghaDI--paLe cakravartI banavAnI dhUna rahetI. dUra rahetI vRSabhazrI have to thAkelA dilanA ArAma vakhate sAMbharatI. temAM paNa vRSabhazrIe putrapremamAM magna thaI pati tarapha udAsInatA dAkhavavA mAMDI eTale pratApI bharatanA dilamAM suMdarInI manohara mUrti sthAna meLavavA lAgI. ene potAnA hRdayasiMhAsane besI premabhikSA Ape evA koInI jarUra hatI. enA madamasta hAthI jevA yovanane DALe jhulAvanAra koI priyatamAnI ene jarUra hatI. re, pRthvInAthe yugalikadharma-nivAraNa karI potAne suMdarI maLe, evA saMjogo UbhA karI dIdhA. ane suMdarI paNa potAnA tarapha pakSapAta kyAM nahotI dAkhavatI ? eNe jatI vRSabhazrIne javA dIdhI, ne bhIDanI vaccethI sarI jatI suMdarIne ekAeka jhaDapI lIdhI. enA paDakhe caDhI kahyuM : "suMdarI, cAla, tane mArI AyudhazALA batAvuM." "pelI vRSabhazrI jAya. ene bolAvIne laI jA !'' "ene to saMsAranA sarva iSTa padArthonI samApti puMDarIkamAM thaI gaI che ! strIjAta sAva ghelI ! eka vAtanI ene tAlAvelI lAgI ke bIjA badhA dharmo sAva bhUlI javAnI. putranI pAchaLa eNe badhuM visArI mUkyuM che." "bharata, strInI niMdA na kara ! mAtA sunaMdAne yAda kara ! mA sumaMgalAne saMbhAra ! aSTApadanI pAchaLa janAra patine paNa paDato mUkI, tane peTamAM poSyo. ane bAhubalIne janma ApavA mAtA sunaMdAe AkhI jAta gALI nAkhI." "suMdarI, e mAtAone sadAsarvadA huM praNAma karuM chuM. paNa A vRSabhazrIne joI koI vAra mAruM dila akaLAI UThe che. na have ene jalavihAra game 232 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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che ke na madhupravAsa ke na phUlasaMcayanI kadI icchA thAya che. kaumudIvihAra ke vRkSanA jhUle to jANe kadI javuM ja nathI. gajakhelanamAM paNa ene rasa nathI. veNIgUMthana to e vIsarI gaI che. e putraghelIne kadI mArI dayA paNa AvatI nathI." sAmarthyano avatAra bharata jANe oziyALo banato lAgyo. bhalI suMdarI ekadama pAse sarI ne ene khabhe hAtha mUkI bolI : bharata !" "zuM, suMdarI "" "nisteja na thA ! pitAjInuM AkhuM zAsana tAre nabhAvavAnuM che." "enI ciMtA nathI, paNa mArA vijayane satkAranAra koI joIe che ! pRthvInI parakammA karI AvuM ne premabharyA zabda sAthe vahAla karanAra koI maLe to mane kadI thAka na caDhe. suMdarI, tane mArI dayA Ave che ?'' "hA." "mArAM svapnAM tuM jANe che ?'' "hA." "mArA jIvanamAM tuM chAMyo banIza ?' "avazya.'' "avazya ? suMdarI, zuM mArI mitratA huM kabUla kare che ? are, mArI nasomAM bhuvanavijayI lohI doDavA lAgyuM che. suMdarI, tuM have mAre paDakhe che - mArAM sahu svapna sAcAM thaze." pRthvIno mahAna rAjA, sRSTino eka zAsanapati, saMsAranA eka Adarza sohAmaNA bharate doDIne suMdarIne khabhA 52 upADI lIdhI. e jotajotAmAM doDato doDato dUra nIkaLI gayo. suMdarInA pagamAM kesUDAnA puSpanuM valaya hatuM to sugaMdha vagaranuM, paNa vagara sugaMdhe bharatanI manasRSTine eNe khuzabothI bharI mUkI hatI. "suMdarI, mArI AyudhazALAmAM cAla ! tArA bharatano pratApa jo !'' suMdarIe bharatanA kezamAM potAnI AMgaLIo ramatI mUkI. - navuM zAsana * 233

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25 'bharatanI AyudhazALAmAM nagarapAte AvelI AyudhazALAmAM jyAre bhArata ane suMdara pravezyAM tyAre kSaNavAra enuM vAtAvaraNa suMdarIne mUMjhavI rahyuM. cAre tarapha dIvAlathI rakSAyela bhUmibhAgamAM mATInA moTA moTA Dhaga paDyA hatA. aneka mANaso e upADI upADIne pANImAM ogALatA hatA ne emAMthI kaMI kaMI tAravIne eka jalanA moTA pAtramAM nAkhatA hatA. bhAre avAjo karato agni bhaDabhaDa jalato hato. bharata A badhuM batAvato suMdarIne eka madhyadvAramAMthI bIjA khaMDamAM laI gayo. ahIM pahelA khaMDamAM tapAvIne taiyAra karela lAlacoLa cIjane cAra cAra jaNA bItA bItA upADIne lAvatA hatA. ne ahIM ja hAtha paNa aDakADyA vagara mUkI detA hatA. thoDI vAramAM babbe majabUta mANaso moTAM moTAM mudgaro laI ene TIpavA lAgI jatA. pracaMDa avAjothI dIvAlo pUjI rahetI. bharata, A badhuM zuM che ?" suMdarI, e mArA varSonA parizramanuM pariNAma che. tuM jANe che, ke pahelAM pitAjInA vakhatamAM lIlAM jhADamAMthI kApIne goLAdAra yaSThi ke tI bhAlA jevuM banAvAtuM. ene sukAvIne athavA agnimAM zekIne vizeSa kaThaNa karAtuM. jaMgalI pazuonA humalA sAme e ThIka kAma ApatuM, chatAM nabaLuM eTaluM hatuM ke ghaNI vAra mANasane hAra maLatI. e pachI dhanuSyanI zodha thaI. emAM aNIvALAM vAMsanAM tIkSNa tIra mukAtAM. A zastra ThIka hatuM. paNa pachI to pitAjI aSTApadanA vijaye gayA - ne suyodha tyAMthI zastro zodhI lAvyo.

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e asthinAM ke ziMgaDAMnAM hatAM, prathamanAM zastro karatAM kAma sAruM ApatAM, paNa sakhata mukAbalAmAM bhAMgI paDatAM. eka vAra vAparyA pachI nakAmAM banI jatAM. mane bALapaNathI zastrono zokha hato, ne suMdarI, tane tathA brAhmIne pitAjI jyAre navanavI vidyAnAM jJAna ApatA tyAre huM khINo, TekarIo ne taLeTIomAM bhamato. mArI tallInatAmAM khAvuM-pIvuM vIsarI gayo hato, pade pade motano bhaya anubhavato bhamato hato. acAnaka eka girikaMdarAmAMthI A vastu mane maLI. suvarNa enI pAse nirarthaka che. raupyanI to kAMI visAta nathI. hIrA, maNi, mANeka, motI, paravALAM to nakAmA patharA che. jo, tane huM e vastInI khUbI pratyakSa prayogathI ja samajAvuM." bharata AgaLa vadhyo ne eka lAkaDAnI phaNAvALuM tIra laIne suMdarIne ApatAM kahyuM : "calAva A tIra. pelI dIvAlamAM khUMtAvI de." suMdarIe kAna sudhI paNacha kheMcI tIra choDyuM. dIvAlane sparzI heThe paDI gayuM, dhAradAra aNI chuMdAI gaI. "have e ja dhanuSya para A tIra le. dhanuSya paNa e che, ne tIra paNa e che, kevala enI phaNA para A vastu lagADelI che." suMdarIe ene potAnA rUpALA hAthomAM toLI joyuM. pahelAM halakuM lAgyuM. eNe cApa para caDhAvIne choDyuM. saDasaDATa karatuM vegabharyuM e sAmI dIvAlamAM UMDe khetI gayuM. bharata AgaLa vadhyo ne dIvAlamAMthI e tIra kheMcI kADhatAM kahyuM : "jo, ATaluM sarasa kAma kare che, chatAM enI aNI evI ne evI. ane e pramANe enAM ja bhAlAM, barachI ne kRpANa, charI ne khaga ahIM banAvAya che. mAruM khaDga teM joyuM che ?' suMdarI bharatanI A siddhi joI avAka banI gaI. bharata thoDI vAramAM eka lAkaDAnA myAnamAM rAkhela potAnuM khaga laI Avyo. ardhacaMdrAkAra AkAranuM e zastra hatuM. AyudhazALAnA AchAgherA aMdhArAmAM e caMdranI jema camakI UThyuM. "Ano eka ja ghA ane bhalabhalA hAthInI sUMDha nokhI.' bharatanA caherA para siddhinuM gumAna hatuM. "mahAbhayaMkara ! are, mane paNa bhaya lAge che. AnA karatAM to vananA vAghanA moMmAM javuM sAruM." bharatanI AyudhazALA * 235

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jeTaluM bhayaMkara - teTaluM suMdara. Ama Ava, suMdarI ! tArI suMdara kaTi para ene bAMdhI dauM. tArI nAnI sakhInI jema e paDyuM raheze." bharate suMdarInI siMha.kaTi para hoMze hoMze khaga bAMdhI dIdhuM. lIMbunI phADo jevAM suMdarInAM nayanomAM Azcarya prasarI rahyuM. e manomana bharatane vaza thaI hatI. bharata ene svAdhIna ne Azcaryavimugdha banatI joI porasamAM Avato hato. "e laIne suMdarI, vanevana ghUmyA kara ! na vAghano, na hAthIno ke na vana-mAnavano Dara ! khabhe A tAmravaMta tIranuM bhAtuM, keDe A kupANa, khabhe dhanuSya ne bheTamAM A nAnI zI chUrikA ! konI majAla che ke AMkha uThAvIne tArI sAme jue ? eTalAM zastranA baLe jyAM jAya, tyAM tAruM sAmrAjya janme, sahu bItAM bItAM rahe, tArI AjJA mAnavA tatpara rahe." "bharata, eka rIte A vastuo bahu sArI paNa nahIM. ApaNA hAthamAM hoya tyAM sudhI to ThIka, paNa e ja pArakAnA hAthamAM jAya to ApaNe to AvI banyuM ne ?" suMdarIe ciMtA vyakata karI. zAbAza, suMdarI ! kharo prazna uThAvyo. huM AvI ja sahacarI mAguM chuM. tArI vAta sAcI che, paNa enoya mArga zodhI rAkhyo che. UbhI rahe, huM paLavAramAM AvuM chuM." bharata pAsenA khaMDamAM cAlyo gayo ne thoDI vAramAM e Avyo. tyAre enA mastaka para, kAna para, Doka para ne chAtI para kaMI vicitra vastuo hatI. "suMdarI, have tIra le, khaga kheMca ke bhAlo uThAva. icchA thAya te zastra hAthamAM le, ane mArA para humalo kara." e mArAthI na bane." nirarthaka Dare che, mane lAkaDInA ghAthIya ochI IjA thaze." "ema kema ?" jo, A mugaTa che, e sonA ke rUpAno nathI, paNa mArI navI dhAtuno che. enA para koI zastra kAma na karI zake. A kAnanAM kuMDaLa che, enAthI kaMThaparyata koI zastra kAma na karI zake-ne chAtI para A kavaca che; tIra, bhAluM ke kRpANa-kaTArI ene bhedI na zake.' "A to viSa viSane nivAre evuM thayuM," suMdarInA paravALA-zA oSTha para hAsya jhaLakI UThyuM. 236 bhagavAna 28Sabhadeva

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"sAcuM che. je mAre e ja jivADe. basa suMdarI, mArA prayatna mATe eka AvA preraka hAsyanI ja jarUra che. joje ne, pachI to mane vijaya mATe A pRthvI paNa nAnI paDaze." "pitAjI pRthvInAtha che, temanA pachI tuM paNa pRthvInAtha banIza ne !" - "pitAjInI vAta judI che.pRthvInAtha ema na banAya. nAma dharAvya kaMI mahimA na thAya ! e to nAma evA guNa joIe. enAmAM pRthvIne kAbUmAM rAkhavAnuM sAmarthya joIe, pelo nakalI pRthvInAtha joyo' to ne ! evA riddhi siddhi ne saMpatti joI aneka phUTI nIkaLaze. pitAjInI sarvazakita prema ane kSamAmAM che. emaNe rAjA devayazanI jema anekane rAjA banAvyA che. e badhAne niyamanamAM rAkhavA mATe bhAre zaktinI jarUra che. e zakti te A. cAla suMdarI, hajI mAre tane ghaNuM batAvavAnuM che. jo, A mArI gajazALA, azvazALA ne ratha zALA. paNa A gaja ke azvane tuM sAmAnya gajaazva na samajIza, ene raNAMgaNa mATe taiyAra karyA che. lohI joIne e bhAgavAnA nahIM, balka sAme dhasI javAnA, bhayaMkara ulkApAta macAvI devAnA." "pRthvI jANe ahIM palaTAyelI dekhAya che, gaja ne azvamAM te ATaluM parivartana ApyuM che, to mAnavImAM paNa..." "hA, hA, jarUra." bhArate adhavaccethI vAkya upADI lIdhuM, "mArI senA dudharSa haze, zatru sAme pahADanI jema khaDI raheze, duzmana upara vIjaLInI jema tUTI paDaze. suyodhane joyo che ? evA to mArI senAmAM aneka haze. eno putra suSeNa ja mAro senApati che. are, eka eka sainika hajArone saMhAravAnI zakita rAkhaze. raNAMgaNamAMthI pITha pheravavI e mRtyu karatAM kharAba mAnaze. enuM mastaka kapAze to dhaDa laDaze, evA jhanUnavALo e haze. suMdarI, have AgaLa vadhIe, hajI ghaNuM bAkI che." bharata ane suMdarI AgaLa vadhyAM. kahevAya che, ke cakravartIne vArdhakI ratna joIe. jhaMjhAvAtanI jema AgaLa vadhanAra senA mATe mArgamAM AvatI unmagA, nimnagA nadIone pAra karavA mATe setu bAMdhanAra A vArdhakIo ne rathakAro che. teo sainikone rahevAnI kuTiro tathA setuno sAmAna ekatra karI rahyA che. "ne suMdarI, mahAna senAne khAvA mATe dhAnyanI vAvaNI karanAra 'carmaratnanI yojanA paNa meM karI che. eka tunuM dhAna thoDAka divasomAM bharatanI AyudhazALA 237

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pakavI zakAya, ne paDAva nAkhIne paDelA sainyane pahoMcADI zakAya tevI temAM yojanA che. "ane A eka sahasa patAkAvALo, cAra ghaTavALo mAro ratha. enA azva havA sAthe harIphAI karI zakaze. ne A mArI jayaDhaMkA. saMgrAmanA prayANa veLAe vagADavAnI. game tevAne medAnamAM AvI javAne e hAkala karaze." ne A zuM ?" suMdarIe kahyuM. "bhaTabherI, thAkelA sainikone pAno caDhAvavA mATe. eno avAja sainikone bhayaMkara jhanUna Ape. ne A zaMkha ! enAthI rathamAM beTho beTho huM yuddhanuM niyaMtraNa karavAno." "eTale tuM laDavAno nahIM ?" "nA, e divaso gayA. be pratispardhIo paraspara laDe, e to bhUtakALanI vAta. mArA hAthI laDe, ghoDA laDe, ratha laDe, sainya laDe, senApati laDe, mAre to mAtra saMcAlana karavAnuM." "zAbAza bharata ! laDe bIjA, mare bIjA ne vijaya tAro kahevAya. bhAre hikamata laDAvI che !" hikamata nahIM to bIjuM zuM ? suMdarI, kahevata che ke jIvato nara bhadrA pAme. mArAM hAthI, ghoDA, ne sainya kapAI jAya ne huM hArI jAuM, paNa jo huM jIvato rahuM to pharIne navI sAmagrI jamAvI saMgrAma karIne hArane jItamAM palaTI dauM." zAbAza, bharata hAre kharo paNa mare nahIM. jIvato bharata eka nahIM aneka laDAIo laDI zake. game tyAre paNa jIta meLavyA vagara na jaMpe. hAra eTale mota e jamAno kharekharo gayo. are, pahelAM to hArelo yoddho eno pratispardhI na mAre to svayaM ApaghAta karI leto. evuM kaMI AmAM nahIM. bharata ! tuM avijaya che." nA, avijeya nathI; suMdarI, e vAtane hajI vAra che." "eTale ?' "cAla mArI sAthe. Aje tane mArI AkhI AyudhazALAthI paricita karI dauM. ApoApa tane badhuM samajAI jaze. suMdarI, jo sAme kaMI dekhAya che ?" "aMdhArI ghora guphA che." 238 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"cAla temAM." "nA, mane to dhoLe divasa ahIM ja Dara lAge che, to tyAM to bheMkAra che. huM nahIM AvuM." are, bhalabhalA hAthI sAthe khelanArI ahIM DarI gaI ? paNa mArI yojanA ja evI che. darzanamAtrathI bhalabhalAnA motiyA marI jAya ! eka vAra A joI le to vAgha paNa bakarI thaI jAya. paNa tAre DaravAnI jarUra nathI. A mAruM maNiratna mAthe bAMdhI le. tAro mArga prakAzamaya banI jaze." ane tuM ?' ' "mane to aMdhAre cAlavAnI Adata paDI gaI che." suMdarInI sughaTita kezAvalI upara bharate maNiratna bAMdhI dIdho. caMdramAMthI jyonjhA jhare ema AjubAju prakAza verAI gayo. suMdarInuM rUpALuM gaura moM A prakAzane pAmIne ora rUpALuM banI gayuM. bharata tirachI AMkhe e saudaryasudhA pI rahyo. | guphAnuM moM ati sAMkaDuM hatuM, ne vicitra prakAranI gaMdha nAkane gUMgaLAvatI hatI. suMdarIno hAtha pakaDI bharata AgaLa vadhyo. have dhIre dhIre pahoLo mArga Avato hato. ne thoDe dUra jatAM vistarNa jagA AvI. keTalAya mANaso tyAM kaMI kAma karI rahyA hatA. emanA deha parathI parasevAnA regaDA UtaratA hatA. bharatane joI teo dUra khasIne UbhA rahyA. sthaLanI vaccovacca camakatA sUrya jevuM kaMIka paDyuM hatuM. eno jhaLahaLATa AMkhane AMjI nAkhato hato. vacce sUryanA jevo goLa AkAra hato, ne enI cAre tarapha sUryanAM kiraNa jevA moTA ArA hatA. bharate batAvelI kapANa karatAM te ati tIkSNa hatA. cAre tarapha lohInA AchA chAMTA UDelA jovAtA hatA. "bharata, cAla pAchA vaLIe, mAre have A jovuM nathI." "DarIza nahIM, suMdarI ! tane koI paNa hAni pahoMcADI zakaze nahIM. je avijeyapaNAnI teM vAta karI, enuM sAcuM mULa ahIM che. A mAruM cakraratna che. sahasa khaDjha ke kRpANane bhulAve tevo eno eka Aro che. koI pracaMDa zatrune haNavA mATe e kadI niSphaLa na jAya tevuM sAdhana che. je zatrune sAMdhI ene choDyuM hoya, e zatruno nAza karyo ja e jape. vacce moTI senAnI senA hoya to vaDhAI jAya, durga hoya to bhedAI jAya, pahADa hoya to katarAI jAya, ane vaLI kAryasiddhi karI pAchuM cAlyuM Ave." bharatanI AyudhazALA 239

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"are, paNa ATaluM bhAre pheMkAya zI rIte ?" AMgaLIne Terave caDhAvIne." "AMgaLIne Terave A cakra caDhe ? bharata, vAta karatAM karatAM have tAruM casakyuM to nathI ne ?" "casakyuM hoya enuM A kAma nathI. ema to uThAvavA mATe svAbhAvika rIte aneka mANasonI jarUra paDe che. are, e bicArA UMcakanArA paNa leza bhUla kare to lohIluhANa banI jAya che. pelAM rakta-chAMTaNAM jue che ne? paNa je cakravartI hoya e enI sAdhanA karIne uThAvI zake." "kevI sAdhanA ?" "enI vAta tane kahuM, paNa emAM bhAre sAmarthyanI jarUra che. enuM eka ja lakSaNa tane kahuM to Azcarya thaze. pAMca hajAra dhenunuM dUdha jo ekalo pacAvI zake, to ja e zakya bane." "pAMca hajAra dhenunuM dUdha eka mANasa kema pI zake ! na mAnI zakAya tevI vAta che." suMdarI, emAM paddhati hoya che. pAMca hajAra gAyonuM dUdha be hajArane pAvAnuM, enuM dUdha eka hajArane, enuM dUdha pAMcasone ne e rIte pAMca gAyanuM dUdha cakravartI pIe. siMhaNanuM dUdha pacAvavuM sAva saheluM, paNa AnAM daza bindu paNa jIravavAM muzkela. ene je pacAvI zake e ja cakravartI thaI zake; e vinA A cakra paNa upADavuM azakya. khAdya ne peya baMne uparathI eno nicoDa AvI jAya. suMdarI, A bhujAo pAse hAthInI bhujAo to ramakaDAM jevI che. A chAtI pAse hAthInAM gaMDasthaLa nabaLAM che. suMdarI, samudra taravo mAre mana ramata che." bharata, to tuM avijeya thaI gayo." "nA, hajI mArI A cakraratnanI sAdhanA apUrNa che. mArA hAtha parathI e dhAryuM jaI zake che, paNa kAma patAvIne e pAchuM pharI zakatuM nathI. ema na thAya ne koI sAme sAdhanA AraMbhe to A cakra mAro ja vinAza kare." "to A UMDA kUvAmAM zA mATe Utare che ? mUkI de ne A badhI mAthAphoDa." suMdarI, tuM zuM samaje ? saMsAramAM bhaya vinA prema nathI. sApa karaDe ke na karaDe, phUphADo to jarUrI che. nahIM to bALavAnAM lAkaDAM bAMdhavAnAM 240 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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kAmamAM dorI tarIke vaparAI jAya. mAtA sunaMdAnA mRtyu pachI pitAjI udAsIna banI gayA che. teM joyuM ne ? "namo arihaMtANaM" je sadA raNamaMtra rahyo che, eno temaNe kevo artha karyo ? pitAjInI A udAratAthI keTalAya rAjAo svataMtra banatA cAlyA che. svataMtratA ne svacchaMdatA haMmezAM pADozI hoya che. keTalAya zaktivaMto rAjA banavAne taiyAra thayA che. eka sUryane aneka kiraNa hoya-eno vAMdho nahIM : paNa pratyeka kiraNa sUrya thavA mathe, e na cAle ! pitAjInA zAsanathI pRthvI keTalI sukhI thaI ! e zAsana mAre nabhAvavuM ja che. mAnava-uddhAranA kAryane ATalethI thaMbhAvatuM nathI. mAnavauddhAranA virodhIo mATe meM A zastrAgAra nahIM, paNa kevaLa lAla AMkha banAvI che. bharata potAnA maMtavyane spaSTa rIte rajU karato hato. "bharata, mane thAka caDyo che. have ApaNe bahAra jaIe." Ama Ava suMdarI, huM tane teDI lauM" bharata priyasparzanI AzAe bolyo. "evI jarUra nathI. A tArI "lAla AMkhanI' bahAra laI jA, eTale tAjI ja chuM." "suMdarI, hajI teM mAruM zabdayuddha (nAdayuddha), muspRiddha, dRSTiyuddha ne mallayuddha to nathI joyuM ne ?" emAM hajIya mane AnaMda Ave che. muSTiyuddhamAM koIka vAra be muSTi huMya laDAvI lauM, nAyuddhamAM paNa pAchI na paDuM. mallayuddhamAM kadAca pAMca hajAra gAyonA dUdha pInArane na pahoMcI zakuM paNa bIjAne to cattopATa karI dauM. paNa A tArI lAla AMkha thI tobA !" dhIre dhIre vAto karatAM bharata ne suMdarI bahAra nIkaLyAM. suMdarInA sonala keza vikharAI gayA hatA, ne veNImAM gUMthelAM phUla karamAIne nIce kharI gayAM hatAM. - "suMdarI, tArI veNI gUMthI levA daIza ? kevI vizIrNa thaI gaI che ?" sohAmaNI suMdarI Aja bharata para khuza hatI. eNe saharSa bharatanI mAMgaNIno svIkAra karyo. veNI gUMthAvatAM suMdarIe kahyuM : "bharata, tyAre tuM to cakravartI thavAno. cakravartInAM badhAM ratno tane maLI gayAM ne ?" kyAM maLyuM che? bharate niHzvAsa nAkhatAM kahyuM : cakravartInAM cauda ratnomAM bharatanI AyudhazALA 241

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tera ratna to pAmI zakIza, paNa eka strIratna..." tAre kyAM toTo che ?" evI strI cakravartInuM ratna na banI zake." kevI strI banI zake ?" koIka tArA jevI !" jA re luccA !" suMdarI ekadama tADUkI UThI. eNe dhImI thapATa bharatanA tAMbA jevA lAlacoLa gAla para mArI, ne ardhI gUMthelI veNIe doDI gaI. suMdarInI thapATa e premanuM dAna hatuM ke zikSAnuM kArya hatuM, eno nirNaya karato bharata tyAM stabdha banIne Ubho Ubho suMdarIne jatI joI rahyo. 242 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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26 vasaMtotsavamAM vairAgya RturAja vasaMtano avatAra thayo hato. dakSiNa dizAno pavana vana, upavana, bAga, udyAna sahune vIMdhato mITho madhuro vAto hato. vAva, droNI ne jharaNAMnAM jaLa ThaMDAM mIThAM amRta jevAM banyAM hatAM. ziziranAM baMdhanothI thIjI gayelI prakRti jANe Aje badhAM AvaraNo haThAvI mukta rIte vartatI hatI. latAo pInapayodharathI lacI gayelI kRzodarInI jema puSpagucchonA bhArathI jhUkI gaI hatI. azoka, bakula ne kurabaka-jeo suMdara strIonA padAghAta vinA saheje pAMgaratAM nahotAM, teonI AzA Aje phaLavAnI hatI. koI suMdarI patine ceSTita karavA azokane bheTaze, koI bakulane AliMgaze, ne koI potAnA mukhanA sugaMdhita pANInI picakArI nAkhaze. vanakokilAo gRhakokilAne vahelI savA2thI paMcama svare AmaMtrI rahI hatI. nAnI nAnI zIMgaDIovALA mRga kUdatA kUdatA mRganayanIone AjanA utsavanI yAda ApI rahyA hatA. are ! gRhAMgaNamAM ramatAM pakSIo paNa Aja vahelI savArathI vana tarapha UDI gayAM hatAM. badhe eka ja sAda paDato hato : bhalA, Aja pRthvInAtha vasaMtotsave padhAravAnA che, ane tame hajI gharamAM bharAI rahyA cho ? ghera ghera juvAno ne juvatIo pharatAM pharatAM saMdeza pahoMcADI rahyAM hatAM, sarakhesarakhA mitro hAtha pakaDIne kheMcI jatA hatA.

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rAjagRhamAM paNa A vakhate vahelI savArathI taiyArIo thaI rahI hatI. gaI kAle kuLanI aneka suMdarIoe ekatra thaIne kumAra bAhubalI pAsethI vacana lIdhuM che, ke utsavane divase e potAnI vINA vagADaze, ne strIvRMda nRtya karaze. "sakhIo, meM vINA vagADavI baMdha karI che," bAhubalI enA ghATIlA mukhane jarA gaMbhIra banAvato kaheto. kAM ?" e bajAvuM chuM ne mAtA sunaMdA mane yAda Ave che." "to zuM koInI mAtA nahIM maratI hoya ?" eka strIe netrakaTAkSa karatAM kahyuM, ne mAtA marI gaye mANasa jIvato paNa nahIM hoya ? vaLI jIvato mANasa zuM kadI dila paNa bahelAvato nahIM hoya ?" bAhubalI pAse kaMI javAba nahoto. e pelA tophAnI ToLAthI chUTavA mathato : "kaho to hAthI sAthe mAruM yuddha batAvuM, kaho to mallayuddha karuM, kaho to jalayuddha karIe; paNa A rahevA do." "nahIM cAle, nahIM cAle, khuda pRthvInAtha padhAravAnA che." "vAru, jAo, tame jItyAM, huM hAryo. tamArI vAta kabUla. tame kahezo tyAre vINA bajAvIza. Dara mAtra eTalo che ke haiyuM to bhAre che ja, ne e kAraNe e bicAro vAMsano TukaDo kadAca bhAre bhAre banI na jAya." bhale, bhale ! bAhubalI, tuM tAre bajAvaje, ame sAme UbhI haIzuM, nRtya karatI haIzuM, ne majAla che ke tArA svaro bhAre bane ?" "bhale tyAre." utsavadheluM strIvRMda tyAMthI AgaLa vadhyuM. vRSabhazrInA AvAse gayuM. vRSabhazrIe puMDarIkane abhuta rIte zaNagAryo hato. enA vALamAM laTe laTe judI judI jAtanAM motI gUMcyAM hatA; deha para kesara-kasturIno lepa karI suMdara citarAmaNa karyA hatAM. enA kapola para kumakumanI lAlAza chAMTI hatI. te have tene ramavA suMdara kaMduka banAvI rahI hatI. kaMdukamAM raMgaberaMgI puSpo lAvavA AjJA karI rahI hatI. ardhasnAta bharata A putraghelI strIne mAgyAM phUla Apato Apato vinavI rahyo hato : "are RSabhazrI, lAvane huM kaMduka gUMthI dauM. tuM UbhI thA, snAna kara, 244 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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vilepana kara, zRMgAra kara, vakhata thato Ave che. tArI veNI paNa gUMthavAnI bAkI che." ane tamArI veNI ? RSabhazrIe bharatanA keza sAme joyuM, ne AzcaryathI bUma pADIne kahyuM, are A zuM ? veNI ja kApI nAkhI ?" "kApI na nAkhuM to zuM karuM ? tane kaye divase gUMthavAnI phurasada che ?' "mArA kAraNe kApI nAMkhI ? RSabhazrI DhIlI thaI gaI. veNInA alpatvathI bharata sAro lAgato hato ke varavo, teno kaMI nirNaya e na karI zakI. "bharata, tuM jue che, ke puMDarIkamAMthI huM kayAM navarI paDuM chuM? ApaNe to ochuMvadhatuM veThI zakIe, paNa A phUla..." "duHkha na karatI, vRSabhazrI ! mAre vana-jaMgalono vAraMvAra pravAsa karavo paDato hovAthI, tyAM kadI veNI gUMthAya, kadI na gUMthAya, ene kAraNe alpakeza karyo che. paNa lAva, tArI veNI gUMthIne A navajyosnAnAM phUla emAM gUMthI dauM." are, ApaNe vaLI e badhuM zuM ? puMDarIka mATe eka suMdara yaSTikA paNa phUle gUMthIne taiyAra karavI paDaze ne !" putra, putra ne putra ! bharata thAkyo. ene A strIthI kaMTALo Avyo : putravAtsalya to potAneya kyAM nahotuM? paNa A ghelInA vAtsalyane to cheDo ja nahoto. eTalAmAM to zorabakora karatuM ToLuM AvI pahoMcyuM. eka navayauvanAe bharatano hAtha pakaDI kahyuM : "bharata, tAre Aje nRtya karavuM paDaze, bAhubalI vINA vAze." "mArI kyAM nA che ? paNa ame to hajI teyAra paNa nathI thayAM." "are RSabhazrI, teM hajI snAna nathI karyuM ? bharata, jA tuM taiyAra thA. RSabhazrIne laIne ame AvIe chIe." bharatane e ja joItuM hatuM. e tarata tyAMthI sarakI gayo. thoDe dUra jatAM suMdarI AvatI sAme maLI. eNe vasaMtane yogya kasuMbI veza sajyo hato, gaLAmAM paMcavarNa puSponI mALa paherI hatI, kALI ne bhabhakabharelI AMkhomAM kAjaLa AMjyuM hatuM ne keLanA thaMbha jevA komaLa hAthomAM be valaya paheryA hatAM. enA kisalaya jevA be oSTha jyAM haMmezAM hAsyagaMdha phuratuM rahetuM, tyAM Aje kAMIka skUlatA dekhAtI hatI. are suMdarI, A tArA oSThane zuM thayuM ?" vasaMtotsavamAM vairAgya 245

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"camelInAM phUla cUMTatAM bhramare DaMkha dIdho." kamaLanI kumAza ne kamaLanI gaMdha je oSTha para hoya tyAM bicAro. bhramara to zuM-bhalabhalA bhUlA paDe." "mazkarI mUkI de, nahIM to..." "nahIM to..." bharata AMkho kADhI AgaLa vadhyo. "e AMkha ahIM nahIM batAvavAnI. Dare e bIjAM. mAtA sumaMgalA pAse ja jAuM chuM." are, paNa sAMbhaLatI jA. Aje badhAe nakkI karyuM che ke tAre ane mAre nRtya karavAnuM, bAhubalI vINA vAze." bharate vagara notare notaruM ApI dIdhuM. suMdarI ane bharata hajI potAnI vAta pUrI karI rahyAM nahotAM tyAM sAmethI hAthamAM bhUfpatra laIne AvatI brAhmI maLI. e sphaTika jevA lAMbA nakhothI enA para kAMI dorI rahI hatI. brAhmI, kayA kAmamAM vaLI magna thaI gaI ? Aja vasaMtotsava che, eno kaMI khyAla che, ke nahIM ?" "barAbara che, paNa be divasathI bhAre mUMjhavaNamAM chuM. pitAjI kahe che, ke saMketacihno nakkI karo ke e saMketacihno karelo bhUfpatra game tyAM mokalIe, paNa eno jANanAra tarata hAthamAM letAM ja ApaNo saMdeza jANI le. keTalAka saMketa to tarata maLI gayA. enuM to meM nirmANa paNa karyuM, paNa keTalAka nathI besatA. pitAjI ema mAne che, ke jo Ano nirNaya thAya to *vANIviSayaka je muzkelI che, te tarata TaLI jAya, mAnavoddhAranA kAryamAM bahu vega maLe, Arya mAtra eka bhASAmAM ja vAta kare, ne e bhASA mATe eka ja saMketacihna vaparAya." are, paNa, A to teM sApoliyAM banAvyAM che. AmAM te zuM samajAya ?" bharate brAhmInI mazkarI karatAM kahyuM. mArI nizALano pahelo nizALiyo tane banAvIza." "nA, mApha karaje. e tAruM ne pitAjInuM kAma. ApaNuM kAma to laDAInuM, kAM suMdarI ?" "bharata, tArA pelA kAma karatAM, mane brAhmInuM A kAma game che." suMdarInA zabdomAM kaTAkSa hato. 246 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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kAraNa ke taneya pitAjI AvuM ja kaMIka zIkhave che." "are e vAtoDiyAM jIvo ! cAlo, pRthvInAthanI savArI have thoDA vakhatamAM AvI pahoMcaze." utsavarasiyAnuM eka vRMda hoMkArA karatuM tyAMthI pasAra thayuM. dhIre dhIre sahu vanapradeza tarapha cAlyA gayA. koI latAkuMjomAM, koI jharaNAne kAMThe, koI parvatanA ziMga para, to koI suMdara hariyALI para mananI moja mANI rahyAM, sarakhesarakhAM strI-puruSonI joDI yojAI gaI hatI. dila ne dehanAM bhAna bhUlIne rasiyAo rasa mANatAM hatAM. madhyAha sudhI sahu hasyAM-ramyAM, kaMduke ramyAM, ne AMkhatALIe ramyA; pakSInI jema TahukA pADatAM jhADa para caDhyAM ne UtaryA; vAnaronI jema eka girikhINathI bIjI girikhINa sudhI kUdyAM. strIe puruSone vanapiMcha, zaMkha ne paravALAMthI zobhAvyAM, puruSo e strIone caMdanathI, kasturIthI lepI ne phUlothI zaNagArI. pRthvInAthano hAthI vanasthalImAM AvI gayo hato, ne dhIru dhIruM malakatA pRthvInAtha badhe pharI rahyA hatA. puMDarIka emanI AMgaLIe hato, ne vRSabhazrI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlatI hatI. devI sumaMgalAne to keTalIka strIo potAnI sAthe kheMcI gaI hatI. nAnAM bALako doDIne pRthvInAthane vIMTaLAI vaLatAM. juvAna ne juvatIo kamaLanI rajathI, kastUrInA chaMTakAvathI ne puSponA gajarAthI emanuM svAgata karatAM. haraNAM, dhenu, mayUra ne zuka pRthvInAthane bhALI emanI samIpa AvI nartana karatAM. AkhI pRthvI jANe raLiyAmaNI banI gaI hatI. vANIvicAra viSayano ApaNe sauthI prathama ullekha te RgavedamAMnuM vAsUkta. strIsvAtaMtryanA ApaNA himAyatIo jANIne AnaMda pAme ke vANI sarakhI mAnavajIvananI eka adbhuta zaktino vicAra karanAra vyakti kAMI Arya nahoto, paNa eka AryA hatI. pachI jenuM potAnuM nAma ja vA. paDyuM. te abhaMga RSinI brahmaviduSI duhitAe pUjya RSibAlAe vA. zaktinA devI svarUpa sAthe preraNAnI paLomAM che niratizaya tanmayatA anubhavI, je maMtradarzana karyuM, te virala svAnubhUtinA pariNAme teNe vANIno atula ne aizvaryavaMta mahimA sUktamAM gAyo. - vijayarAya ka. vaidya) vasaMtotsavamAM vairAgya 247

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thoDI vAramAM to strIvRMda bAhubalIne gherIne AvI pahoMcyuM. teoe pagamAM valaya paheryA hatAM, hAthamAM phUlakaMkaNa dhAryA hatAM, ne cUDA-AkAra veNI bAMdhI upara morapiccha ghAlyAM hatAM, hAthamAM hAtha milAvIne nartana mATe sajja thaI rahyAM hatAM. paNa bharata kayAM ? ane, jAo e reDhiyALane pakaDI lAvo ! be majabUta ramaNIo tarata bhAratanI zodhamAM UpaDI gaI. ghaNI zodhane aMte eka jAMbuvRkSanI chAyAmAM vasaMtanI zobhA samI suMdarIno sudIrgha kezapAza gUMthata bharata maLI Avyo. "are upADo beya jaNAMne ! luccAM baMne !" "are, mane ekalAne ja upADI lo. suMdarI to enI meLe cAlI Avaze. suMdarI jevI caMcaLa nAranAM kezaguMphanamAM khUba thAkI gayo chuM, ho." bharate kaTAkSa karyo. pelI be ramaNIo hRSTapuSTa hatI. evA be bharatane to eka jaNI upADI jAya. eka strIe AgaLa vadhIne bharatane upADI khabhe besADyo ne suMdarIne hAtha pakaDIne AgaLa kheMcI. paNa A zuM ? dhIre dhIre bhAratanuM vajana vadhatuM jatuM hatuM. upADanArI ramaNIe bIjIne madadamAM bolAvI. "are, jo to kharI, A dhutAro peTamAM havA bhare che, ke zuM ?" thoDI vAramAM be ramaNIothI paNa bharata UMcakAvo duSkara thaI paDyo. cIsAcIsa karIne temaNe bIjI be jaNIne bolAvI. paNa bhAra jANe vadhato ja jato hato. paNa Aja to ene upADIne laI gaye ja chUTako hato. be jaNIe paga, be jaNIe hAtha, cAre mAthuM ne cAre kamarathI ene UMcakyo. thoDuMka AgaLa vadhyAM haze ke badhAM hAMphavA lAgyAM. "are, A to mANasa che ke pahADa ? nAkho nIce." sahue bharatane nIce nAkhI dIdho. tarata ja hasato hasato dhULa khaMkherato bharata khaDo thayo, ne bolyo : are, tame daza mane ekane na UMcakI zakyAM, to huM eka tamane dazane UMcakI jaIza." ne tarata kokane khabhA para, koIne bagalamAM to koIne hAthamAM upADIne bharata doDI gayo. pRthvInAtha UbhA hatA, tyAMthI thoDe dUra sahune nIce utAryA. badhI ramaNIo jora jorathI hAMphI rahI hatI. "bharata !" pRthvInAthano megha jevo gaMbhIra svara Avyo, "Aje prathama 248 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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tuM nRtya kara. bAhubalI vINAthI tAro saMga kare. pachI bAhubalI vINA vagADe, te anusAra tuM nRtya kara." "nRtyamAM koNa sAthI thaze?" bharate kahyuM. bIjuM koNa ? RSabhazrI !" brAhmIe bhUrjapatra sameTatAM kahyuM. "e tAla nahIM ApI zake. suMdarI, tuM cAla !" bharate suMdarInI mAgaNI karI. bharata ane suMdarIe nartana zarU karyuM. e mayUranRtya hatuM. nIlAMjanAnA mayUranRtyanI jANe nakala karatAM hoya tema-baMnee moMthI kekA karatAM karatAM kaLA vistArI. nRtya eTaluM to AkarSaka hatuM, vINAnA saMvAdI sUro tarapha koInuM lakSa na gayuM. mayUrapicchanA kezakalApavALI suMdarIne mastaka para caDhAvI bhArate je ajaba Dolana karI batAvyuM. je rIte prAdaprahArathI dharaNI dhrujAvI, te adbhuta hatuM. badhAe vAhavAhathI nRtyane vadhAvI lIdhuM. pRthvInAthe pote baMnene bAhupAzamAM laI baMnenA keza gUMdhyA. - have bAhubalIno vAro hato. e vINA vagADe, e rIte sahue nartana karavAnuM hatuM. suMdarI sivAyanuM nArIvRMda taiyAra ja hatuM. sahue eka hAthamAM DALakhI sAthenuM kamaLa ane eka hAthamAM jaLabharelA kuMbha lIdhA. viNAnA rUmajhUmatA sUro chUTyA. sUronA A svAmInI dhIre dhIre emAM tallInatA vadhatI gaI. ane jema tallInatA vadhatI gaI ema sUra ghUMTAtA cAlyA. eka eka sUra haiyA para kabajo karI rahyA hatA. sAgarasaMgame jatI ko adhIrayauvanA saritAno milana-Aveza e sUromAM hato. jIvanasukhano pyAlo pIne madahoza banela mAnunIonA emAM madaTaMkAra hatA. svaro vadhu ne vadhu ghUMTAvA lAgyA. nRtya karatuM strIvRMda paNa jhUmavA lAgyuM. bharatanI nRtyakalAne pade pade harSathI vadhAvanArAo atyAre jANe jIbha vinAnA banI gayA hatA. teo dehanI sUdhabUdha bhUlatA jatA hatA. zuka-sArikAo jaLakuMDa para UDatAM UDatAM stabdha thaI gayAM hatAM, haraNAM moTI moTI AMkho ghumAvatAM tyAM ja citra thaI gayAM. hAthI to hAthaNIonA kuMbhasthaLa para suMDha mUkI zAnta nizcala banI gayA. pRthvInAtha pote devI sumaMgalA tarapha adhanimIlita nayane nihALI rahyA. dhanya svaro ! dhanya svaravAhaka ! vasaMtotsavamAM vairAgya 249

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tyAM to akaLa rIte svaro palaTAyA. je svaromAM vasaMtano jhamajhamATa hato, kokilAnuM matta gAna hatuM, jharaNAno khaLakhaLa nAda hato, emAM kaMI bhAra Avyo. svaro vadhAre gUDha, vadhAre UMDA UtaratA cAlyA. jIvanano thanaganato sAgara have thIjIne himavAna banato cAlyo. are, A to koI ekAkI strInA AThaMdasUro ! na sakhA che, na sakhI che ! upara Abha che, je nIce dharatI che ! enA AjaMdasvare jharaNAM raDe che, pavana zokAkula vAya che; dizAo udAsI banIne khaDI che ! kuMbha para beThelAM zuka-sArikA thIjI gayAM che. hAthIoe moMmAMthI cAra nAkhI dIdho che. nRtya karatuM strIvRMda sUnamUna khaDuM thaI gayuM che, jANe pASANamAM koreluM koI zilpa na hoya ! e badhAM stabdha banyAM che ! jalakuMbha aDadhA vAMkA vaLI gayA, hastamAMnAM lIlAM kamaLa pRthvI para jhUkI gayAM. sUrono vAhaka layalIna banI sUrone vAto hato. pRthvInAthe devI sumaMgalAne najIka bolAvyAM. dhIrethI pUchyuM : "devI ! AvA svaro sAMbhaLyAnuM mane smaraNa che ?" eka eka zabdamAM pahADanuM vajana hatuM. "sAMbhaLyA to che, paNa yAda AvatuM nathI." ekalatAnA A AkaMdasvaro, anAthatAnA A rudanasUro - jeNe pRthvIne sanAtha karavA mane preryo : re devI, thobho, kAMIka yAda AvI rahyuM che." pRthvInAthe bhUtakALane zodhavA mAMDyo : "are, yAda AvyuM, sumaMgalA, tamArI sakhI sunaMdAnA ja A svaro, je svaro sAMbhaLI huM ene sanAtha karavA udyata thayo hato." hA, barAbara, AmrabhavananA dvAra para bhikhAraNa banIne AvelI mArI priya sakhInA ja jANe A sUra che. Aha ! are, meM jyAre eno tiraskAra karyo, tyAre AvA ja rudana-svare e raDI hatI. saMsAramAM jANe e ekalI, anAtha, nirAdhAra !" tiraskAra karIne paNa tame ene tamAruM ApI dIdhuM ne ? anAthane sanAtha karavA." "huM zuM ApuM? ApoApa enAM thaI jaIe evI to enI jIvanamAdhurI hatI." paNa je apAya te ApyuM tame paNa je hatuM te arpaNa karyuM." ra5) bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"emAM kyAM pADa karyo hato ? ene yAda karIe tyAre...' "huM pUchuM chuM, devI ! tame ane meM A badhuM anAthane sanAtha banAvavA karyuM ne ?"" pRthvInAthanA zabdomAM ajANyo kaMpa hato. evI vicitra vAta kAM karo ? e to jyAM jAya tyAM mAga mukAve evI hatI. ene joIe ne haiyAnA hetano kuMbha vagara kahye chalakAI jAya.'' mArI vAta na samajyAM tame, devI ! huM ema pUchuM chuM ke A badhuM e anAthane sanAtha banAvavA karyuM ne ?" pRthvInAthanI vAto na samajAya tevI hatI. emanI AMkho kSitija para coMTI hatI. "hA." vagara samajye devI sumaMgalAe hA bhaNI. emane Dara hato ke vaLI carcA AgaLa calAvatAM pRthvInAtha anyamanaska banI na jAya. "juo tyAre, mAruM kahevuM e ja che. ApaNe sanAtha banAvavA badhuM karyuM, paNa tene sanAtha banAvI na zakyA. A badhuM chAMDIne, mane, tamane, bAhubalIne, sahune chAMDIne, anAthanI jema ene ekAkI cAlyA javuM paDyuM." devI sumaMgalA kaMI samajyA vagara emanA moM sAme joI rahyAM. pRthvInAthe kSitija ta2pha jotAM AgaLa calAvyuM : "ApaNe saMsAra jItavAnI vAto karI, saMskRtinI jaya jaya bolAvI, aSTApadanA vijetA thavAno garva dharyo paNa Akhare e kevuM hAsyAspada nIvaDyuM ? mArA jevo sakhA, tArA jevI sakhI, bharata-bAhubalI jevA putro, caMdananI vela jevI putrIo, A rAjya, A senA, A suyodha-koI ene priya sakhI sunaMdAne sanAtha na karI zakyuM; badhuM chAMDIne ene ekAkI- khAlI hAthe javuM paDyuM.' pRthvInAtha thobhyA ne vaLI AgaLa calAvyuM : devI ! antima pravAsa to sahue ekalA ja karavAno che. nathI koI saMgI, nathI koI sAthI ! madhura lAgatuM A yauvana vIjaLI jevuM asthira che. priya lAgatuM A AyuSya pelI patAkA jevuM caMcaLa che. mIThA lAgatA A bhoga bhujaMganI phaNA jevA che, saMgharo karelI A saMpatti nadInA taraMgo jevI che. badhuMya kSaNika, badhuMya kSaNabhaMgura ! ApaNe jene mATe garva dharyo - e to mRgajaLa hatAM, devI !'' pRthvInAthe nagara tarapha mukha karyuM, ne kahyuM : "devI, Ama Avo ! jyAM sukha kSaNika hoya tyAM eno garva zo ? je zAsana eka anAthane paNa sanAtha banAvI na zake enI caritArthatA zI vasaMtotsavamAM vairAgya 2 251

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? chellA divasomAM vicAra, carcA ne ciMtA enI ja cAlatI hatI. Aja jagane kahevAnuM mana thAya che, ke tyAga e ja jIvana, paropakAra e ja mukhya prANa ! pRthvIne zAsana ApyAno mAro garva Aja gaLI jAya che. meM temane jema karmazikSA ApI, ema have dharmadIkSA paNa ApIza. mArA jIvananuM e ekamAtra zeSa kartavya ! saMsAramAM anAtha banIne mRtyunA samIpe raDavAnuM nahIM. saMsAra jItavAnI navI yukti huM zodhI kADhIza.'' pRthvInAtha thoDI vAra UMDA vicAramAM UtarI gayA. koI marajIvo motI zodhavA sAgaramAM jhaMpalAve, evI sAhasI mukhamudrA emanI hatI. vINAnA svaro enA e vahI rahyA hatA. "are, mAthe mRtyu ramatuM hoya ne AnaMda zA kAmano ? vRddhAvasthA sAme khaDI hoya ne A juvAnInAM joma zAM ? mRtyu Avye mANasa kevo dInahIna banI jAya che ? eka zvAsocchvAsa baMdha thatAM, A pahADa jevo deha kevo nirmAlya banI jAya che ? pRthvIne meM bhale A vyAvahArika zAsana ApyuM, bhale vizvanA nAnAmoTA koyaDA ukelyA, paNa hajI vizvanuM gUDhatama rahasya mAre jagatane mATe khoLI kADhavuM paDaze devI, sAthe cAlo.'' sumaMgalA paDachAyAnI jema pRthvInAthane anusaryAM. sUryakiraNo girizikharane sparzatAM hatAM, upavanano sugaMdhI vAyu pRthvInAthanI alakalaTone mukha para ramADato hato. devI ! bharata, bAhubalI tathA bIjAM sahune ahIM bolAvo." devIe pRthvInAthanA udvigna manane zAnta karavA ghaNo prayatna karyo, paNa emanI AMkhomAM koI apArthiva tejanAM vartula ramatAM hatAM; AMkhanI kIkIomAM AkhuM vizva pratyakSa thayAnI jyota hatI. devI sumaMgalA dhIraja dharIne AjJA bajAvavA gayAM. 252 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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27 rAjAno dharma saMdhyAkALanA sUrajamukhI phUlanI jema moM nIcuM DhALIne beThelA svAmIe jyAre UMce joyuM, tyAre rAjaprAsAdano e AvAsa bharata, bAhubalI, suMdarI, brAhmI, suyodha, suSeNa, devayaza vagere aneka agatyanI vyaktiothI bharAI gayo hato. nIlotpalanI chAMye sArasabelaDI beThI hoya, ema pRthvInAthanI baMne kIkIo sthira thaI gaI hatI. sumerunA zikhara jevuM TaTTAra mastaka koI avicaLa nirNayanI zAkha pUratuM hatuM. durjaya gauravabharI bhramaro para kadI na khelAyuM hoya evA pracaMDa yuddhanI AgAhI hatI. aSTamInA caMdra jevA lalATamAM eka bhavya rasano udaya sahaja rIte kalpAto hato. "bharata !" pRthvInAthe maMda paNa bhAravAhI svare kahyuM, "A zAsanane tuM grahaNa kara, huM A dhurAthI mukta thavA icchuM chuM." "svAmI, zAsanano bhAra svIkAravA taiyAra chuM; zAsana nahIM. Apa AjJA karo, ene AcAravaMtI karavA sajja chuM." "bharata, sApane kAMcaLI choDato joyo che ? choDyA pachI e enI sAme kadI jue kharo ?' paNa Ape loka-vyavahAra mATe pravartAveluM A zAsana sApanI kAMcaLInI jema nirarthaka nathI. " "mAre mATe have e nirarthaka banI cUkyuM che. Aja sudhI je meLavyuM

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che e, je meLavavAnuM che enI sAme, kaMI visAtamAM nathI. mArI icchA che, saMmati che; tuM sukhethI siMhAsana grahaNa kara !'' pitAjI !" bharata gadgada thaI kahevA lAgyo, ApanI caraNarajamAM ALoTatAM mane je sukha thAya che, e siMhAsana para beThe nahIM maLe. prabhu, ApanA vinA rAjya-zAsananI kalpanA huM karI zakato nathI. caMdra vinA rAta ajavALI kema mAnI zakAya ? jemAM Apano viraha thAya evA rAjapadathI saryuM !'' "bharata, pRthvI para rAjA ghaNo jarUrI che. e nahIM hoya to matsyagalAgala nyAya pravartaze, moTA nAnAne khAI jaze, sabaLa nirbaLane khAI jaze, durbaLane koI jIvavA nahIM de. doro tUTI javAthI hAra jema nirarthaka bane che, tema rAjA vinAnuM rAjya niSphaLa bane che ! losthiti mATe rAjA jarUrI che, e to meM tane anekavAra kahyuM che." "to pitAjI, Apa zA kAje rAjapada choDo cho?"" bAhubalIe vacce prazna karyo. "koI bhAre, avijeya, atiprasanna, atIva mukata rAjapadanI jhaMkhanAmAM huM A rAjapada chAMDuM chuM. eka adITha AkraMda mArA haiyAmAM hutAzananI jema huDahuDa prajvalI rahyuM che. mRtyuvaza prANIonI cIso mArA kAnane bhedI rahI che. kSudhA, mAro AnaMda, mAro rasa, mAro ullAsa badhAMne e harI rahI che. saMsAra traNa rIte duHkhI che : eka to prAkRtika rIte, enuM zarIra aneka roga, jarA ne mRtyuthI vyApta che. bIjuM paraprANIkRta, du:khI thAya che. sAmagrI ochI che. bhoktA vadhu che. saMtoSane koI samajatuM nathI, ne tRSNA sahu koIne pIDe che. ane trIjuM 'svakRta' che. sukhI thavAnA mArgo avazya che, paNa enuM jJAna koIne nathI. e mArga zodhI e jJAna khoLI kADhI prANIone mAre sukhI karavAM che." "pitAjI, e to Apa ahIM rahIne paNa karI zako cho, amane Apa jevA mArgadarzakanI jarUra che. ame apakva chIe, ardhadagdha chIe. vRkSa vagara paDachAyA kema raheze ?"' "nA, bAhubalI, mahAzodha mATe to ApaNuM hoya te badhuM tajI devuM joIe. mAthe bhAra hoya ne pravAsa na kheDAya. mAre havAnI jema svacchaMda viharaNa, prakAzanI jema svataMtra, ne AkAzanI jema mukta banavuM joIe, mANasanuM 'zubha' zuM ne 'azubha' zuM, ne e svecchAe zubha kema Acare ne 254 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva azubha GA

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kema taje, e vicAravuM paDaze. A zAsana bhayanuM che. huM eka evuM zAsana nipajAvavA icchuM chuM ke jemAM mAnavI bhayathI nahIM, svecchAthI sAruM karatAM, sAruM AcaratAM zIkhI le. na emAM sainyanI ke zikSAnI jarUra rahe ! e mATe bAgamAMthI paMkhI UDI jAya ema tamArI vaccethI huM cAlyo javA mAguM chuM." pitAjI, huM zAsanano bhAra kema nirvahI zakIza ? Apa vinA mane koNa mArgadarzana karAvaze ?" Aje huM tane mArgadarzana karAvuM chuM, paNa bharata ! sAcuM mArgadarzana to potAnA aMtaranuM che. AkAzano pelo UMco ujvala tAro mArgadarzana mATe sadA camakyA kare che; paNa enA camakavAmAtrathI keTalA sAcA mArga para cAlyA ? mArgadarzakonA darzana mAtrathI siddhi nathI, e mArge cAlavAmAM siddhi che. aMtara jo tAruM aNizuddha haze, to koI sthaLe bhUlo nahIM paDe. kadAca kSaNavAra bhUlo paDIza, topaNa tArI zuddha buddhinI bhUla tarata sudharI jaze. bAkI eTaluM yAda rAkhaje ke tuM rAjA aparAdhIono che, duSTono ne khalano che. sajjanone to tuM rAjA che, enI paNa jANa thavA daIza nahIM. "bharata, bAhubala, meM tamane ghaDyA. bApa dIkarAnuM ghaDatara kare che, potAnA vArasAne pavitratAthI saMrakSavA mATe. bhAvanAonAM vAvetara karajo ! rAjamArga para Aje vAvelAM jhADa jema kALAntare paNa chAMyo Ape che, ema e bhAvanAvRkSo tapelA tamArA mastaka para zILI chAyA pAtharaze. "rAjA koIno sago nathI, ene bhAI-bhAMDu nathI; nyAya ane zAMti e ja enAM mitro che. rAjA paNa bhUle che. mATe ekAkI rahezo nahIM, ekAkI vartazo nahIM. salAha lIdhA vinA Daga dezo nahIM. catura maMtrIne tamAruM aMga banAvajo. tamArA yajJanI, karmanI, jIvananI svIkArelI paraMparA jANavA purohito rAkhajo. prajAnuM dravya saMrakSAya ne kharI bhIDa vakhate kAma lAge mATe koSAdhyakSa rAkhajo. jamIna, khetI, mArga, navANo, jaLAzayo ne vanajaMgalonA jAgRtivALA, diladAjhavALA rakSako rAkhajo. tenA mATe vicakSaNa evo senApati sthApajo. senA AkhI hAre, paNa e na hAre. parAjayamAM paNa e vijaya pekhe. "rAjAnI samRddhi prajAnI samRddhinuM darzana che. prajA kaMgAla hoya eno rAjA kaMgAlono kaMgAla hoya to ja zobhe. mA peTapUra Aroge, ne dIkarA bhUkhe mare, e kadI joyuM che ? rAjAno dharma rapapa

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"sainyanI racanA sainyavihoNAone saMtApavA mATe nathI, nirbalone, nirAdhArone madada karavA mATe che. bharata, sudIrgha ane sukhI rAjakAla mATe baLa karatAM prema vadhAre jarUrI che; e kadI bhUlIza nahIM. sAcA sauMdaryane jema AbhUSaNanI jarUra paDatI nathI, tema sAcI sattAne sainyanI jarUra nathI. mANasanA aMtara para rAja karatAM zIkhajo, tamArAM siMhAsana prajAnA hRdaya para sthApajo. tamAruM rAja ane tamAruM siMhAsana yAvacaMdradivAkaro thaze. phUla para mAkho Ave, ema sArA rAjA pAse samRddhi Ave che. samRddhi saMtApakAriNI che, vibheda karanArI che; mATe samRddhi maLatI jAya, tema - phaLAgame namra thatA AmravRkSanI jema - namra thatA jajo. nahIM to tamArI samRddhi, tamArI sattA - tamArA zatrunI garaja sAraze. rAjazAsananI sthiratAnuM mULa bhaya nahIM paNa prema che, e vAta kadI na bhUlazo. "eka AryatvanI meM sthApanA karI che. manuSyatvanA vikAsamAM mAne, yajJane svIkAre, pitRone sanmAne, paraMparAnI pavitratAne kabUle. mAnavavikAsane yogya samAjane rAjapadane zirasAvaMdya lekhe e Arya. e AryonuM ekachatre rAja karaje. laDavuM paDe to laDaje, paNa tArI laDAImAM lobha, hiMsA, bhaya ne dveSa bane teTalAM aLagAM rAkhaje. jIvanakalahathI kadI hArazo nahIM. kAyarane sarvanAza maLe che; puruSArthIne navanIta lAdhe che." pRthvInAtha thoDI vAra zAMta besI rahyA. sabhA AkhI stabdha hatI. thoDI vAre moM UMcuM karI vaLI temaNe kahyuM : "bharata, Ama Ava !" bharata natamastake pRthvInAthanI samIpa gayo. "le, A mAro rAjamugaTa ! mArA haste tane paherAvuM chuM, Aryono havethI tuM rAjA ! mArA zAsanano tuM vArasadAra ! mArI saMskRtino tuM rakSaka." bharata namaskAra karavA pRthvI para paDyo. pRthvInAthe ene be hAthe grahI, Ubho karI, potAnA hAthe mastaka para mugaTa paherAvI, siMhAsana para besADI dIdho. pitAjI, ApanA siMhAsana para mAruM besaNuM ?' "hA, zAsananI A paraMparA pitA nAbhideve zarU karelI che; e pavitra che, ne svIkArya che. bolo rAjA bharatadevanI jaya !" badhAe rAjA bharatadevanI jaya pokArI. 256 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"rAjA viSayono vijetA banavo joIe. je rAjA viSayothI jitAyaje aMtaraMga zatruothI jItI zakAya - ene bahiraMga zatru to tarata harAvI zake che. nyAyanA siMhAsane caDhanAre sadA mananI khoja karyA karavI. rAjA paNa bhUle che - ne bhUle tyAre bhIMta bhUle che. prajApAlaka rAjAnuM sadbhAgya jeTaluM moTuM teTaluM durbhAgya paNa moTuM hoya che. hAthInA AhAra-vihAra baMne moTA hoya che. mArI vAta judI hatI, phUla para AvI pataMgiyAM besI jAya - ema mAre banyuM che. lokavyavasthA mATe saMdhi, vigraha, yAna (caDAI); Asana (zAMti), vaita (bheda) tathA AzrayanA viSayamAM - rogI putranI mAtAnI jema prema ne dveSa dharaje. kaTutA vAparaje, paNa auSadhanI. jora vAparaje, paNa vaidyanuM. zikSA karaje paNa pitAnI jema. "rAjAe vijaya meLavavA mATe paNa bane tyAM sudhI yuddhano Azraya na levo. zAMtipriya ne nyAyI lakSaNavALA rAjA haze, tyAM sudhI rAjAprajA vacce dAruNa saMgrAmo nahIM thAya. rAjAe rAja calAvavuM paNa amala karavo nahIM. rAjA satyapratijJa ne daDhapratijJa hovo ghaTe. pratijJA-durbaLa rAjAnuM rAja naSTa thAya che - tema asatyasaMgha rAjA paNa nAza pAme che. "rAjA rAjarUpI vRkSanuM mULa maMtrIo skaMdha, senAdhipati zAkhA, senA pallava, prajA kusuma ne dezano abhyadaya e phaLa che. ne e rIte Akho deza bIjarUpa che. rAjyano hetu phaLIbhUta na thAya to kANA thayelA vahANanI jema rAjAne prajAe choDI devo ghaTe. "kALanuM kAraNa rAjA che. rAjA kadI vartamAna abhirucino Asakta na hovo ghaTe, e satya, nyAya, sauMdarya, mukti, mana ne AtmAno ArAdhaka hovo joIe. sukhanI tRSNA AtmAnAM amI zoSI le che. nabaLA Avezo sadAzone haNI nAkhe che. AkAzamAM meghadhanuSya toraNa bAMdhe che, ema tamArI suicchAonAM toraNa gaganasparza karajo, ane kaThina pahADo jema amInAM jharaNAM vahAve che; ema tamArA vartamAna yogakSemane vahajo. sadA satyajharaNanuM mULa zodhavA yatna karajo ! rAjA e vAMsaLI che. emAMthI joIe tevA sUro chUTe che; paNa enA sUro haMmezAM saMvAdI hovA joIe. eNe sahu sAthe maLIne ekasUre jagatamAM kalyANakSemanI madhura baMsInA ninAda cheDavAnA che." rAjAno dharma 257

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"mAnavasaMskRtino A uSAkALa che. pahelA puSpane premathI pramANIe. jUthane jALavajo - potAne nahIM. paDozIne poSajo - potAne nahIM. "bharatadeva !" pRthvInAthe chelle upasaMhAra karatAM kahyuM, "eka madhapUDAmAM keTalI mAkhIo rahe che ? sahu kevI alaga alaga ane chatAM kevI ekameka banIne rahe che ! sadA suMdara phUlo para e madhumakSikAo UDyA kare che, ne tyAMthI je madhu lAve che teno madhapUDAmAM saMcaya kare che. rAja e paNa eka madhapUDo che. e abhinna rahe mATe enA thoDA thoDA bhAga sahune vaheMcI ApuM chuM." ne temaNe bAhubalI tarapha jotAM kahyuM : bAhubalI !" jI, pitAjI " "tane yuvarAjapade sthApana karuM chuM, ne AryadezanA eka bhAganA rAjA tarIke nImuM chuM. rAjanAM tame sahu aMga cho. bharatane Apelo upadeza tArA mATe paNa che." - "pitAjI, mAre rAjyanI jarUra nathI. ApanA caraNakamalanI sevAthI mAruM mana tRpta thaze, mane traNa lokanuM rAja ApyA jeTalo AnaMda thaze." mArI sevAmAtrathI kadAca tAruM mana tRpta thaze, paNa mAruM mana nahIM thAya. bAhubalI ! mArI nahIM, mArA A kSaNabhaMgura dehanI nahIM, mArA AdarzanI sevA kara. A mArAM hADa-cAmanI mAyA choDI mArI ciraMtana bhAvanAo tarapha tuM lakSa kara, tuM rAja sthApaje, zAsana prasAraje, mArA Adarzane ujjavaLa banAvaje. eka vyakti karatAM eka surAjA tarIke tuM ghaNuM karI zakIza." jevI AjJA !" sadA sAdI-sIdhI carcAmAM mAnanAra bAhubalIe pitAnI AjJAne zirasAvadya karI. A pachI anukrame bIjA putrone bolAvI bhinna bhinna pradezanAM rAja ApyAM. sahune bhinna bhinna salAho ApI, aMte temaNe potAnI baMne putrIone bolAvI : sUrya ne soma jevI suMdarI ne brAhmI natamastake pAse AvIne UbhI rahI. "brAhmI, suMdarI, tamane bene sAmrAjyano koI bhAga Apato nathI. sattA ne saMpattithI tamane vegaLI rAkhuM to ja, tamArA mAthe je kartavyabhAra meM mUkavA dhAryo che, tene pahoMcI zakazo. tamane baMnene mArI kalpanAnA rAjyanAM adhipati banAvavAM che. 258 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"brAhmI, beTA, tAruM kAma tuM avirata rUpe AgaLa calAvaje, AryAvartanI ekatA mATe, mAnavonA uddhAra aMge bharatanuM kAma jeTaluM mahAna che eTaluM tAruM kAma mahAna che. koInuM dekhAya - koInuM na dekhAya. koInA tejathI jagata aMjAya, koInAthI na aMjAya - paNa kArya mahAna che. kArya pAse mANase potAnI mahattA vicAravI ghaTe. jagata bharatanI sevAne bhUlaze; tArI sevA ciraMjIvI banaze. hAthathI, moMthI, ceSTAthI vyakta thatI aspaSTa Urmione tuM tArI dvArA saraLa ane sAkAra banAvaje. mAnavanA hRdayamAM keTalI mIThAza che, e tArA kArya dvArA ja jANI zakAze. jIbha, hoTha, dAMta, gaLuM ne tALavAno upayoga karI, je eka adazya paDaghA mAnavI pADe che ane tuM tArA kArya dvArA pakaDI pADaje. ene dRzya banAvaje ! je akSarajyota jalAvavAnuM bhagIratha kArya teM hAtha dharyuM che, e nahIM hoya to bharyo saMsAra aMdhAraghora banI jaze. "mAnavI paDakhopaDakha vasato thayo che, paNa hajI jANe eka mahAna aMdhakAramAM ja beTho che. e ekatra thavAnI jhaMkhanA kare che, paNa enuM dila khuduM karIne parasparane samajavA-samajAvavA pUratA zabdo enI pAse nathI; zabdo che, to sAmo samajI zake tevA paraspara paricita nathI. bhAvanAno sAgara manamAM UchaLe che, paNa e bhAva-vinimaya sAdhI zakato nathI. mAnavamAtranI ekatA mATe tArI pahelI AvazyakatA che. Aryavartane ekatAnI sAMkaLe gUMthavA tAruM kArya jeTaluM zaktizALI che, eTaluM bhAratanI senAnuM nathI. duniyA para mahAna sAmrAjya suvicAranuM che, e suvicArane tuM ciraMjIva karaje. saMsAranA aneka vikSepo tane naDaze, paNa tAruM kAma to tuM AgaLa dhapAvaje. je pavitra vAraso tuM mUkI jaIza, e koI mUkI zakaze nahIM. tAruM kArya evuM suMdara haze ke paththaramAM paNa bhAva pragaTaze, ne patramAM jANe haiyuM bolaze, ahIM beThAM tuM yojana para beThelA pAse mananA bhAva pragaTa karI zakIza; koI pavitra saMdeza ekasAthe aneka sthaLe prasArI zakIza. dIvAne paNa vATanI jarUra che. mArA satyane tArA zabdadehanI jarUra che. lokavyavahAra paNa keTalo saraLa banaze ! eka vAta kathavA mATe, vAta karavA icchatI be vyaktione pratyakSa maLavuM anivArya che, e kaSTa dUra thaze. eka pAMdaDuM mokalIne paNa e potAnuM haiyuM potAnA priyajana pAse kholI zakaze. . "suMdarI, tAruM kArya paNa gaNatarInuM che. vyavahAramAM tArI gaNatarI bahu upayogI thaze, divase divase mANasa saMpattizIla banaze, parigraha ene priya rAjAno dharma 259

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lAgaze, dezadezanI sAthe vinimaya vadhAraze. e veLA tArA gaNitanI jarUra paDaze. sonAno eka Dhagalo keTalA zaMkhanI barAbara ne keTalA zaMkha eka gAyanI barAbara, evAM mApatola mATe tArI vidyA Avazyaka thaze. e dvArA tuM achatavALuM mAnavajIvana chatavALuM karI zakIza." pRthvInAthanuM A vivecana eTaluM UMDANavALuM hatuM ke bhAgye ja thoDA samajyA haze. "ApaNuM hoya te ApI devAno dharma huM svIkAravAno chuM. strI, putra, parivAra, zahera, nagara ne AvAsone tajI devAno kALa mAre mATe najIka AvI rahyo che." zuM mane paNa tajI jaIza ?" mAtA marudevAno sAda saMbhaLAyo. mAtAjI, tyAga anivArya che. aSTApadanI zodha mATe meM tamane tajyAM hatAM ke nahIM ? A to ethIya bhAre zodha che. adazya zatrune jItavA javuM "nA, vRSabha, tuM mane tajIne na jaIza." mAtA, tame ema vacana ApI zakazo ke mane tajIne tame kadI jazo nahIM ? mArA pitAe jatI veLA tamane pUchyuM hatuM ?" mAtA kAMI javAba ApI na zakyAM. devI sumaMgalA najIka AvyAM. emaNe pRthvInAthanI bAMhya pakaDI kahyuM : "huM to jIvanamAM ke mRtyumAM tamArI sAthe ja rahIza." devI, have e azakya che. je prakAranI zodhamAM huM jAuM chuM, tyAM tamAruM sthAna nathI. eka AtmaprANa priyasakhI tarIkenI tamArI pharaja che ke mane na rokavo. sunaMdA yAda Ave che ne ? ene koI rokI zakyuM ? e koIne potAnA parokSa pravAsamAM sAthe laI zakI ? chello pravAsa to sahu mATe ekalavAyo che." ane pRthvInAthe badhI carcA sameTatAM kahyuM : bharata, dezadeza jAhera karI de, ke pRthvInAtha jene je joIe te ApI rahyA che. icchAvALA AvIne laI jAya. potAnA putro mATe surAjya, sukIrti ne sauSThavayukta zarIra sivAya teo kaMI zeSa rAkhavA mAgatA nathI." pRthvInAthano nirNaya ane navA rAjavI bharatadevanA zAsananI jAherAta badhe thavA lAgI. 260 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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28 jene je joIe te dUra dUranAM kuLomAMthI asaMkhya mAnavagaNa cAlyAM AvatAM hatAM. ayodhyAnI riddhi-siddhi ne pRthvInAthanA premabharyA zAsanane nIrakhavAnA hoMzIlA vege vege AvatA hatA. ayodhyAnuM vAtAvaraNa harSa ane zokathI mizrita hatuM. kumAra bharatadeva zAsanapati thavAnA samAcArano harSa ne pRthvInAtha sarvasva tyAgIne cAlyA javAnA che, e vartamAnano viSAda sahune gherI rahyo hato. A rItanI saMpatti pAmIne, A rIte chAMDavI, to pachI pAmavI zA mATe, evA keTalAka tarkavitarka karI rahyA hatA. sukhanAM saMpUrNa sAdhano sAme che, pachI vaLI kayA adazya sukhane pAmavA A prayANa che ? koI kaMI nirNaya ApI zakatuM nahIM. A rItanI ghaTanA A saMsAramAM pahelI hatI; paNa AvA badhA tarkavitarka keTalAka zANA ne DAhyAone mATe soMpI, sAmAnya jano to vicAra karatA ke are, prabhu to kalpavRkSanI jema jene je joIe te ApavA beThA che, to temanI pAse jaIne ApaNe ApaNuM manovAMchita zuM lAvazuM ? koI ratnano vicAra karatuM, koI gAyano to koI azvano vicAra karatuM. koI sukhAsana ke rathanI AkAMkSA karatuM. koI prabhunAM zirastrANa ke upAnanI mAgaNI karatuM. saMgrahanI kalpanA hajI pUrI sparzI nahotI. ne samRddhivaMta to rAjA

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hoya evI vyAkhyA sahu svIkAratuM hatuM : eTale levuM ne devuM : e eka bhAre mUMjhavaNabharyuM kArya hatuM. sUrya UgatAMnI sAthe pRthvInAtha rAjaprAsAdanA gavAkSamAM AvIne besatA. hajAro purajano nIce ekatra thaI temanA mukhacaMdrane nihALIne besI rahetA. keTalAka bhAre AkAMkSA sAthe gherathI nIkaLIne ahIM AvyA, paNa ahIM AvIne to badhuM bhulAI gayuM. keTalAka mana sabaLa karIne mAgaNI karatA : "prabhu, ApanA upAnA Apo.' - prabhu hasatA, ne upAna ApI detAM; paNa lenAra be kSaNamAM palaTAI jato; yAcaka maTIne pUjArI banI jato. are, jene saMsAranA kalyANakAmI pRthvInAthe paheryAM, e upAna mArAthI kema paherAya ? jenI caraNaraja mATe hajAra jaNA icchuka hoya, e caraNarakSakane to mAthe caDhAvAya. pelo upAna mAthe mUkIne nAcato nAcato cAlyo jato, ne potAnA kuLamAM jaIne lokone AmaMtrato ne kaheto. "have prabhunAM darzana thAya ke na thAya, paNa A emanI smRti ApaNane haMmezAM darzanasukha Apaze." koI gomaya lAvatuM, koI gaMgAjaLa lAvatuM, sthAna svaccha karIne tyAM upAna padharAvatA. dhUpa karatA, dIpa karatA, naivedya dharatA. potAne je priya hoya te puSpa, kumakuma, kesara, kasturI sahu upAnane caDhAvatA. eke hiMmata karIne prabhunuM dhanuSya mAgyuM. Aja to mAgyuM maLavAnuM hatuM. aSTApada-vijayI e dhanuSya hatuM. mAganAre mAgI to lIdhuM; paNa emane thayuM ke jeNe sarva jIvo tarapha prema keLavyo enA zastrathI dveSa kema keLavAya ? e dhanuSya enI pUjAnI sAmagrI banI gayuM. koI zaMkha laI gayuM, koI zirastrANa, koIe emanA gaLAnI muktAmALA mAgI, koIe mudrikA mAgI, koIe aMbara mAgyuM paNa laIne janArAoe svArthanA sAdhana nahi, paNa ene pUjanIya banAvI dIdhAM. premanA prakAra vicitra hoya che. cAra sahasra rAjAo prabhu pAse zastra, bhUmi ne gauazva yAcavA AvyA. paNa teo prabhunI mudrA joI mAgavAnuM bhUlI gayA ne vicAravA lAgyA. "are, prabhu jene chAMDavA beThA che ene, ApaNe karelI vastuno svIkAra ApaNane na zobhe." teo kahevA lAgyA : 262 * bhagavAna RSabhadevama

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"prabhu, je tamArI gati e amArI ho. tame rAjA banyA to ame rAjA banyA. tamArI kRpAthI amAruM jIvatara dhanya thaI gayuM. have tame je mahAna sukhanA mArge jAo cho, te mArga paNa amAro ho." mAganArAo paNa bhAre manasvI nIkaLatA. roja savAre chelachabIluM eka naranArInuM yugala AvatuM. rAjaprAsAda sudhI to bhAre ghoMghATa karatuM AvatuM, paNa pRthvInAthanAM darzana karatAMnI sAthe zAnta thaI jatuM. thoDI vAra baMne paraspara joI rahetAM, khaDakhaDATa hasI paDatAM ne AMkaDA bhIDI pAchA pharatAM. roja AvatAM A strI-puruSathI eka divasa suyodha vahemAyo. eNe baMnene kaMI paNa yAcanA vagara pAchAM jatAM joIne, rokIne rAjA bharatadeva pAse ANyAM. baMnee potAnI je vAta rajU karI, ethI to chellA divasathI gaMbhIra banelo suyodha paNa khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyo. puruSe potAnI vAta saMkSepamAM kahetAM kahyuM : "bharatadeva ! ame baMne yugalika-dharmanivAraNa pachI pANigrahaNavidhithI yojAyelAM pati-patnI chIe. vaitADhya parvata taraphanI A rahenArI che. huM himavAnano nara chuM. pahelI najare ame premamAM paDyAM, ame ekabIjAne maLavA lAgyAM; dara madhyAhne tanI zILI chAyAmAM ekatra maLIne goSThI karavA lAgyAM. eka vAra amane ekabIjAne bheTI paDavAnuM dila thayuM; paNa tarata ja pRthavInAthanuM zAsana yAda AvyuM ke pANigrahaNa vinA daMpatIkrIDA nahIM. eTale ame tarata pAsenA pradezamAM jaI pANigrahaNa karyuM.' "karyuM, to karyuM, pachI tarata khabara paDI ke amArA beno saMsAra nabhe tema nathI. ene aMdhArI rAte vihAra karavAnuM dila thatuM, mane UjaLI rAto miSTa lAgatI. caMdra sudhA varasAvato hoya tyAre huM vihAra mATe Agraha karato, tyAre e kahetI : "ajavALAmAM tArI sAthe pharatAM zarama na Ave ? ApaNe te kAMI eka mAnAM jaNyA thoDAM chIe ke lAjaza2ma ja na Ave ?"" rAta aMdhArI AvatI ke e mAro hAtha jhAlIne kahetI : '"cAla, have vihAra para nIkaLIe.'" paNa mArA svAmI, aMdhArI rAte ekAda bhoriMga ke ekAda khADoTekaro Ave eTale thaI rahyuM. enuM to je thavAnuM hoya te thAya, mArAM to badhAM varSa pUrAM thaI jAya. mane bahAra nIkaLavAnuM ja na gamatuM. "AvA to aneka kalaha amAre thatA. e kastUrInuM vilepana karatI; jene je joIe te * 263

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huM kesara pasaMda karato. e saMtAnane zarIrasvAsthya mATe anupayogI lekhatI, to huM manazAntinI dRSTie yogya lekhato. ame baMne mUMjhAtA hatA, tyAM pRthvInAthe jene je joIe te'nI DAMDI piTAvI eTale ame baMnee nakkI karyuM ke prabhu pAse jaIne huM navI sakhI laI AvuM, e navo sakhA lAve. meM to vRSabhazrI jevI sakhI vAMchI hatI, eNe to pRthvInAtha jevo svAmI vAMkyo hato.'' suyodha hasI paDyo, bharatadevanAM netro jarA vikasita thayAM, paNa pelAe to potAnI kathA cAlu rAkhI : "ame rAtathI laDatAM laDatAM savAranI rAha jotAM nirNaya karatAM ke Aje to pRthvInAtha pAse jaIne mAgI ja levuM. savAre vahelAM gherathI nIkaLatAM, rastAmAM paNa vAdavivAda karatAM cAlatAM paNa pRthvInAthanI AMkho sAthe amArI AMkho bheTatI ke ame amArA kRtya mATe za2mAI tAM. ame paraspara netrathI jANe samajI jatAM ne premathI pAchAM cAlyAM jatAM, paNa ghera pahoMcatAM ke pAcho koI ne koI kAraNe kalaha jAgato. vaLI savAramAM cAlI nIkaLatAM, ne na jANe pRthvInAthanA netramAM zuM che, ke vaLI ame za2mAI jatAM. A kramanI pAchaLa khUba herAna thayAM. mArAthI na enI veNI gUMthAya ke na eNe mArA upAna taiyAra karyAM." "have kayA nirNaya para AvyAM cho ?"" suyodhe pUchyuM. "Aja to AkharI pheMsalo karI lIdho. meM kabUla karyuM ke aDadhI aMdhArI ne aDadhI ajavALI rAte huM vihAra karavA AvIza. bIjI vAta e nakkI karI ke gharamAM haIzuM tyAM sudhI enI AjJA cAlaze, ghara bahA2 e mane anusaraze. kasturIno raMga mane gamato nathI, to kesara-kasturInuM mizraNa ame have vAparazuM. ne he bharatadeva ! AnA badalAmAM eNe kahyuM che ke sumaMgalAnI jema huM aneka putra nahIM ApuM - paNa sunaMdAnI jema eka putra ne putrI ApIza. pRthvInAthanI kRpA apAra che. ghaNAMne mAgyuM maLyuM, mane to vagara mAgyuM maLI gayuM. have amane rajA Apazo ?"' ne pelAM nara-nArI vidAya thaI gayAM. Ama divaso halakA ne bhAre thatA, ne vegavaMta jala-pravAhanI jema vyatIta thaI jatA. have to mAganArA AvatA ja nahotA. are, pRthvInAthe kaMI vAtanI bAkI rAkhI che te mAgavuM ? jamIna eka kaNanA hajAra kaNa Ape che; A gau roja amRta varasAve 264 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva --

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che; A gRha-agni supakva rasavatI taiyAra kare che, have to na jANe keTalAya saMbaMdho vadhyA che - pachI zuM mAgavuM ? kevI moja ahIM maLe che ! pachI vaLI pRthvInAtha pAse jaIne ApaNuM adhUrApaNuM zA mATe pragaTa karavuM ? e divasomAM ayodhyA nagarI khUba vyAkula rahI. jene je joIe te 265

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29 vizvatomukha caitra mAsano Uno vAyu jyAre vRkSa vRkSe navapallavatA ApI rahyo hato, tyAre eka suMdara savAre pRthvInAtha sarvasvano tyAga karI mahA prayANane sAru sajja thayA. emaNe potAnI sudIrgha kezavALI pITha para chUTI mUkI dIdhI; pagamAMthI upAna ane mastaka parathI mugaTa utArI alaga kIdhAM. deha para ekamAtra valkala dhArI e dhIre pagale AmrabhavananI bahAra nIkaLyA. dakSiNAyanano vAyu vAto hato, kokilA matta banIne TahukI rahI hatI. vAyunI jhaDape ne kokilAnA sUre pRthvInAthanA mahAprayANanI vAta badhe prasarI gaI. rotAM-kakaLatAM mAnavIo darzanArthe dhasI AvyAM. sahunA mukha para eka ja prazna hato : "are, je sAhyabIne pAmavA saMsAra marI paDe che, ene tajIne pRthvInAtha vaLI zuM navuM prApta karavA icche che ?' mAtA marudevA doDI AvyAM : vatsa, mane na tajI jA. AMkho para aMdhArAnAM paDaLa gherAya che. Aja sudhI mahAmahenate taratuM nAva Aje DUbatuM anubhavuM chuM. mArI jIvanasaMdhyA tArA darzanathI prabhAtanuM sukha anubhave che. "mAtAjI ! sahue javAnuM che. janArane koI rokI zakatuM nathI. dareka saMdhyA prabhAtanI purogAmI che. AzA rAkho ke pratyeka aMdhakAranI pAchaLa prakAza che, ema dareka duHkhanI pAchaLa sukha avazya che, duHkhane pacAvo ne enI pAchaLanA sukhane zodhavA yatna karo ! gaganAMgaNanA mukta pravAse jatA paMkhIne mALAno moha kAM karAvo, mADI ?"'

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mAtA marudevA putrane pratyuttara vALI na zakyAM : paNa A rIte ene jato joI marmocchedaka vedanA anubhavI rahyAM. devI sumaMgalA paNa AvIne pAchaLa UbhAM hatAM. e ekadama paga pakaDIne besI gayAM ane bolyAM : "mane sAthe laI jAo, jIvanamAM ke mRtyumAM." devI, mRtyunA pravAsamAM icchA hoya to paNa koIne sAthe laI jaI zakAtuM nathI : viyoganI ghaDIe premanI tIvratA samajAya che, e tIvratAnA tApamAM jIvananI vizuddhi zodhI lo !' pahADa jevo bAhubalI mArga vacce pahADa banIne khaDo rahyo. "pitAjI, ApanA darzana vinA kema jivAze ?" eNe gadgada kaMThe kahyuM. "dehanA darzana karatAM aMtaranAM darzana para dhyAna de ! tArI baMsInA svarone tuM pakaDI zake che ? tuM ene kadI joI zake che ? chatAM enuM kevuM mAdhurya anubhave che ?" suMdarI ane brAhmI UbhAM UbhAM AMsunI pALa racI rahyAM hatAM. pRthvInAthe teone uddezIne kahyuM : "putrIo, koInAM AMsu kadI koIno mArga rokI zakyAM che ? AMsu aMtaranI zuddhi mATe vAparo." ne temaNe sahu svajano tarapha dRSTi pheravIne AzvAsanabharyA avAje kahyuM : "javAno mAro samaya thaI cUkyo. je mahAna zodha kAje jAuM chuM e mATe anivArya che, ke sAgaramAM mAchaluM sarakI jAya, ema tamArI vaccethI sarI javuM. hAthathI chaTakI gayelA malyane tame pakaDI zakazo ? "A AkAza mAruM AzrayasthAna banaze, A khINo mArI zerIo thaze. kaMdarAo ane guphAo mArAM vAsasthAna banaze. dizA mAruM vastra ne pavana mAro sAthI banaze. vAcA karatAM mauna have mane vadhu priya thaze. zuzruSA ne sevA, harSa ne zoka baMnene choDIne jAuM chuM. svajana ke snehI baMnene tajIne jAuM chuM. mAna ne apamAnane mUkIne jAuM chuM. saMpatti ke sAdhanano sadaMtara tyAga karIne jAu chuM. "tame pUchazo ke A badhuM zA mATe ? to eno TUMko uttara eTalo ja ke mArA eka mahAsvapnane sAkAra karavA, saMsArane vaLI eka navuM zAsana ApavA ciMtana, manana ne zAMti tarapha mArI dRSTi haze. satata jAgRti ne anaMta ekAMta mArAM sahAyaka banaze." vizvatomukha 267

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pRthvInAtha ATaluM bolI rahyA, tyAM bharata ekadama AgaLa dhasI Avyo. te gadgada kaMThe bolyo : "mane kAMIka kaho. aMtaranI tRpti thAya tevI sudhA varasAvo." "namo arihaMtANaM ! e tAra jIvamaMtra bano, jagatamAM vasatA arine jItyA, mAnavatAnA arine jItaje; kuLanA arine jItaje - sAthe tArI jAtanI aMdara vasatA arine paNa jItavAnuM na bhUlIza. AryAvartane ekacakre karaje. apratiratha mahArathI banaze. hAramAM ne parAjayamAM aDaga raheje. siMhAsana, zaurya, saMpatti ne yazathI namra banaje, garviSTha banIza to yuddhanI balAne notarI lAvIza, cetato raheje ke pUjA tAruM patana na kare, jayanAda tane jaDa na banAve. sattA tArA suMdara bhAvone chUMdI na nAkhe. cakravartI thaIne AryAvartano ne AtmAno uddhAra karaje. baMne karavAM anivArya che. bemAMthI ekanI sAdhanA karanAra eTalo apUrNa raheze. bharata mArgamAMthI khasyo eTale bAhubalIe AgaLa AvI kahyuM : "pitAjI, mane kaMIka kaho." "bAhu ! tuM ativIrya thaje. ajeyatA kevala jItamAM ja nathI. parAjaya ke hAra hasate mukhe khamI khAvAmAM paNa che. ajeyatA zatru jItavAmAM nathI, aMtaranI ajeyatA para prathama lakSa Apaje. aMtaranA arithI jo jitAyA to saMsAra jItyo na jItyo sarakho thaze. puruSArthI kadI hArato nathI. tyAgI kadI garIba thato nathI. premI kadI nirAdhAra banato nathI. sAco Arya banI AryAvartane saMskAra Apaje.' bAhubalIno pratyuttara pUro thatAM, suMdarI AgaLa AvIne bolI : "pitAjI, mane kaMIka kaho.'' "suMdarI, sAcuM sauMdarya AtmAnA sauMdaryanuM pratIka hovuM ghaTe. AMtara-bAhya ekatA na janme to e sauMdarya phaNIdharanA mastaka para rahelA maNinI jema bhayaMkara che. vAsanA para vijaya e cirasauMdarya jALavavAno mahAmArga che. vikAronuM poSaNa ne vivekanI rakSA e, khAvuM ne gAvuM'nI jema, ekasAthe nahIM thaI zake. tamArI buddhi tamArA hRdaya para rAja na kare, te jojo." pRthvInAtha suMdarIne pratyuttara ApI brAhmI tarapha pharyA ne bolyA : brAhmI ! mAnavatAnI mahAsAMkaLanA ApaNe sahu nAnA-moTA aMkoDA chIe. bharata eka AryAvarta saraje. bAhubalI AryasaMskRtino Adarza (tyAga--prema) 268 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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saraje. tuM eka bhASA sarajaje. e bhASA bhAvinA garbhamAM poDhelAM mAnavone uttama vAraso, bhavya preraNA ne udAtta saMskRti Apaze. paraMparA jALavavAnI- pavitra ne akSuNae dareka kalAkArano dharma che. A karmabhUmimAM asi ne kRSi jeTaluM ja A kArya (masinuM mahattvanuM che. maMthanathI mUMjhAzo mA ! zraddhA ne vairyathI calita thazo mA !" pRthvInAthe bolavuM pUruM karyuM, eTale vRSabhazrI AgaLa AvI ne bolI : "kRpAnAtha, mane kaMIka kaho." "vRSabhazrI, strI ane puruSa eka saMpUrNa jIvananAM be aDadhiyAM che. enA rasa judA hoya, bhAvanA judI hoya, vAto judI hoya, paNa rAha eka ja hoya. e ekabIjAmAM rAcatAM ne ramatAM hovAM joIe. bhale saritAo jude jude sthaLethI nIkaLI hoya, bhinna bhinna mArge vahetI hoya, paNa anta to eno sAgaramAM hoya. strI ne puruSa bhale nyArAM rahe, paNa aMte dAMpatyanA sAgaramAM to ekarUpa banIne rahevA ghaTe. ekamAM bIjuM lIna banIne pUrNa bane che. e pUrNa hoya to ja pUrNane pragaTAvI zake che. saMtAnane janma Apyo che, paNa e kaMI tAro ekano ja nathI. koI vela potAnA phUlane potAnI pAse saMgharatI nathI; e to arpaNanI vastu che." A veLA rAjA devayaza AgaLa Avyo ne bolyo : "prabhu, huM paNa kAMIka jANavA icchuM chuM." "devayaza, saMsAra che tyAM sudhI sAruM ne narasuM rahevAnuM - joDAjoDa rahevAnuM ! emAMthI sAruM zodhI levAnuM, narasuM to vagara zodhe AvI maLaze. koIne zikSA karatAM pahelAM enA gunAnA mULa sudhI jajo. saMsArane sArI dRSTithI jojo. dRSTimAMthI sRSTi sarajAya che. gunegArone zikSA karatAM vicArajo ke enI gunegArImAM ApaNI paNa gunegArI chupAyelI che. ApaNI gupta saMmati ke upekSA hoya to ja gunegAra gunAne janma ApI zake che." rAjA devayazanI pAchaLa nAnA bALakanI jema raDato mahAkAya suyodha Ubho hato. e AgaLa AvI mastaka namAvI Ubho rahyo. ene uddezIne pRthvInAtha bolyA : "suyodha ! sneha ane kartavya baMnemAM moTo bheda che. tAro sneha tane kartavyathI bhraSTa na banAve te joje ! tAro sneha prakAzanI garaja sAro, kartavyadIpakane bUjhavanAra vaMToLiyo na bano !" vizvatomukha 0ra69

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suyodhano yuvAna putra suSaNa pAchaLa Ubho hato. eNe paNa potAne kaMI kahevA vinaMtI karI. "suSeNa, pRthvIne potAnI karavA mATe vizALa sainya ke vipula saMpatti karatAM vizALa hRdayanI jarUra che. pratipakSIone chuMdI nAkhavAmAM nahIM, ene potAnA banAvavAmAM sAcI bahAdurI che. mANasanuM aMtara vAMcatAM zIkhaje. paNa bhaya ke lAcArIthI e nahIM vaMcAya; prema ne sahAnubhUti dvArA ja vAMcI zakAze." pRthvInAtha ATaluM kahI AgaLa vadhyA. A vakhata daramyAna ayodhyA nagarImAM pRthvInAthanA ayodhyAtyAganA vartamAna badhe prasarI gayA hatA. nagarajano AvIne cAretarapha zokAkula nayane khaDAM rahI gayAM hatAM. keTalAkoe raDatAM raDatAM AvIne kahyuM : "prabhu, amArA kAje rokAI jAo; Ape amane eka vAra anAthanA sanAtha banAvyA; have anAtha banAvazo mA !" - "anAthatAnAM AkraMda khoTAM che. have huM rokAI zakuM tema nathI. janma ne jarA, mRtyu ne viSAdanA guhya tattvane zodhavA jAuM chuM. Aja mAro dharma dhanuSya nahIM - tIrano cheH tIre to dhanuSya chAMDIne lakSa tarapha tIvratAthI dhasI javuM zobhe. mane lAdhelA jIvanadarzanano droha karavAnuM koI kahezo mA ! mAruM svapna mahAna che. mAnavajIvananA maMgala prabhAta mATe eka vAra ghora aMdhArA ulecya, mAnavone jAgrata karyA; emanI vasAhato sthApI; emane asi, masi ne kRSivALuM zAsana ApyuM. ayodhyAvAsIonI ekatA mATe, sarayUtIravAsIone eka banAvavA mATe, tamAma kuLone ekasUtre sAdhavA mATe huM macyo. eka mAnavane bIjA mAnavano bhAI banAvyo. AryadezanuM svapna meM ghaDyuM ne ene sAkAra karavA bharatane suparata karyuM. huM vizvatomukha chuM. have vidhavAtsalya tarapha jAuM chuM. huM saMsArano svajana banavA jAuM chuM. tamAro ekalAno ja banIne rahuM, e have zakya nathI. prAthamika paristhitie ja yogya hatuM, vikAsanI A zreNIe e binajarUrI che. meM tamane je zAsana ApyuM, enAthI sAruM zAsana mAre tamane ApavuM che, jemAM mANasa rAjAnA bhayathI nahIM - potAnA manathI sAro ne zuddha rahe. mANasa daMDa ne vadhanA bhayathI sAruM Acare tema nahIM-svabhAvathI sArA AcaraNa tarapha prema rAkhe. mAnavamAtra eka, sahu samAna, sahu mukta ! sAMkaLanI kaDIonI jema sahu 270 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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chUTA chUTA ne kAryaprasaMge sahu saMyukta ! sakaLa sRSTinI ekatA ne eno uddhAra e mAruM svapna che." "amane kaMIka kaho, he deva." vaLI keTalAkoe prazna karyo. "tame pUcho ne huM kahuM." udarapoSaNa mATe amane kaMIka kaho." "prakRtinI udAratA para bharoso rAkhajo. tamArAM khetaromAM tame premathI parizrama karajo. tamArA mananI udAratAno paDagho tame tamArA khetaromAM pAmazo. jhADa potAnAM phaLa pote ArogatuM nathI, saritA potAnuM jaLa pote pItI nathI; tema tame paNa tamAruM bIjAne ApI dejo. yAda rAkhajo ke ema karazo to tamane kadI koI vastunI tANa nahIM paDe. je mANasa dhAnya, gau, dUdha vagereno saMgraha kare che, e kaMThe pASANa bAMdhI sAgaranA pANImAM taravA jevI kriyA kare che. enA saMgrahamAMthI corI, lUMTa, khUna jevI ghaTanAo janme che. mAnavajAtano e mahAduzmana che. mALAmAM sUteluM nirbaLa paMkhI kaMI AvatI kAla mATe maNano saMgraha karIne sUtuM nathI. AvatI kAla para avizvAsa na rAkho. Ajano divasa AvatI kAla mATe na bagADo." "amArA deha mATe kaMIka kaho." tamAro deha e tamArAM sArAM karmonuM sAdhana che. koNa jANatuM nathI ke pAnakhara Rtuno dIna-hIna AMbo vasaMta Ave amRtarasathI chalakAtI kerIonuM sAdhana bane che. alaga bhale raho, ekamekatA na bhUlazo. phUlono svabhAva dhAraNa karajo. madhamAkha Ave to madhu Apajo, pataMgiyAM Ave to rUpa Apajo, hAthI Ave to AhAra Apajo, paNa vikAsamAM ke vinAzamAM sugaMdha vahAvavAno dharma na bhUlazo." "zraddhA ane prema vize kaMIka kaho." "prema tamArA manane pavitra banAvaze. je tamane ane bIjAne pAvana na kare e prema nahIM. dveSa ne hiMsAno Akho sAgara premanI uSmA AgaLa sukAI jAya che. sAco prema sahune potAnA samAna mAnavAmAM che. zraddhA tamArA hoDiyAnuM sukAna che. aMdhArI rAtamAMya e dIpaka banIne khaDuM raheze." "vANI vize kaMIka jANavA icchIe chIe." "vANI tamArA hRdayane anusaratI banAvajo. siMhanuM cAmaDuM paherAvI ziyALane siMha nahIM banAvI zako. tamArA manamAM mela haze, to tamArI vANI vizvatomukha 271

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pavitra banI zakaze nahIM. karAmata tamArI jidvAnI che. tamArI jIbhathI tame premanI uSmA pragaTAvI zako cho, tema Aga paNa saLagAvI zako cho; chatAM evuM kadI na karazo. sAgaramAM to motI paNa che, ne hADakAM paNa che. sAro mANasa motI zodhI lAve che, ne sahune Ape che." rAjAnA dharma vize kaMIka kaho." rAjA e koI matta hAthI nathI; e to prajArUpI hAthIno aMkuza che. unmArge jatA hAthIne aMkuzano bhaya che. cAlatA cIle janArane aMkuzano bhaya rAkhavA jevuM hotuM nathI. aMkuza ekalo to Akhare jaDa ne zaktihIna che. Akhare to ene anyanI madadanI jarUra rahe che ! prajA to hAthI jevI che, sIdhI cAle to ene koInI apekSA nathI." "sukha ne duHkha vize kaMIka kaho." "sukha ane duHkha judAM nathI; ene tame judA pADyAM che. kerInA rasamAM rahelI khaTAza ne mIThAzanI jema e abhinna che. thoDI khaTAza na hoya to jema AmrarasamAM tame ochI lahejata anubhavo cho, ema sukha ne duHkhanuM che. sukhane tame AmaMtro cho, ane tamArI pAse doDatuM AvatuM juo cho, paNa tame e bhUlo cho ke duHkha paNa sAthe ja AvatuM hoya che. e be yugala che. ekane AmaMtro eTale bIjAne vagara kahyuM notaruM maLI jAya che. sukhane je svasthatAthI bhogavo cho, duHkhane paNa e rIte bhogavajo; to tamAro saMsAra ujvala banaze. bhoga ne roga, hAsya ne viSAda e eka ja vastunI be bAju che." "levA ne devA vize kaMIka kaho." jarUra paDe premathI lejo ne jeTalA premathI lyo teTalA premathI dejo. chatAMya bane tyAM sudhI detAM zIkhajo; bane tyAM sudhI levAnuM mAMDI vALajo. lyo tyAre paNa levAno bhAre viveka rAkhajo. gAyanuM dUdha lezo tyAM sudhI prakRti tamAro doSa sAMkhI leze. dUdhane badale enuM lohI levA jazo, tyAre eka bhayaMkara duHkhanI samIpa tame jatA hazo. tamAruM peTa pUravAnI ciMtA na karazo, sAmAnA peTanI vizeSa ciMtA karajo. saMsAranA vyavahAranuM A gupta rahasya tamane kahuM chuM. zraddhAthI Acarazo to sukhI thazo. pArakAnI TADha uDADavA mATe tApaNI saLagAvanAranI potAnI TADha ApoApa UDI jAya che; ene potAne kAje navI tApaNI cetavavI paDatI nathI." 272 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"viveka vize kaMIka kaho." "tame cAlo, beso, sUo, UbhA raho, gAo, nAco, krIDA karo ke bhojana karo- badhAmAM viveka maryAdA jALavajo. sarakhI rIte paDeluM mIThuM tamArI rasoIne rasavatI banAvaze, atizayatA ene akhAdya karaze." "garva vize kaMIka kaho." "garva je kadI khumArInI sAthe bhaLIne Ave che, ene pichANajo. tame AkAza jevA moTA cho ke taNakhalA jevA halakA cho, evI vAto na sAMbhaLazo. tamArA gharamAM rahela agni game teTalo sAro hoya paNa ene khUba UMce caDhAvazo, to e tamAruM chAparuM bALIne bhasma karaze. ane pRthvImAM dATI dezo to e garamI nahIM Ape." "puruSakAra vize kaMIka kaho." "puruSakAra-parAkrama-puruSArthathI kadI pAchA haThazo nahIM, ke niSphaLatAthI nirAza thazo nahIM. AzAmAM umaMgI rahenAra karatAM nirAzAmAM umaMgI rahenArano puruSArtha dhanya hoya che. kUvo khodavA icchanArane koI vakhata be vAma vadhu khodavuM paDe, paNa tethI e kadI hArato nathI. chIcharAM jaLa jeTalAM mIThAM hoya che, ethI UMDAM jaLa vadhu mIThAM hoya che." yajJa vize - agni vize kaMIka kaho." yajJa eTale arpaNa. tame mAtra ene kASTha, dhRta ke samidha arpaNa karatA nathI, paNa e dvArA ema sUcavo cho ke jarUra paDye ame jIvana paNa ApIzuM. sArA kAma mATenA dehanA arpaNanI bhAvanA enuM nAma yajJa. sArA thavA mATe mananA kaSAyono homa enuM nAma yajJa. tamane jIvana ApanAra, tamArA AMgaNAnA agnine tame kadI bujhAvA detA nathI, tema tamArA dilanA arpaNanA Atazane paNa ThaMDo paDavA dezo nahIM. yajJa-arpaNa e tamArA jIvananuM mahAna pratIka hajo !" yauvana vize kaMIka kaho." "tamAruM yauvana AMdhInA jevuM nahIM, malayAnilanI laharIonA masta svabhAvavALuM hovuM ghaTe. bhale pachI e baTamogarAnI DALa jevuM sugaMdhI na hoya; paNa kesUDAMnI kaLIo jevuM raMgIna haze to paNa cAlaze. kesUDAM jAtane raMgI jANe che, ema enA sparzanArane paNa raMgavAnI zakita dharAve che." "AcAra vize kaMIka kaho." vizvatomukha ra73

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"anAcAranA kUvethI pAchA vaLavA AcAranI parabo jarUrI che. kartavyanuM bhAna, enuM jJAna ane aMte kartavyabaLa prApta karavuM jarUrI che. jenI kUkhamAMthI tame AvyA, e mAtApitAne pUjo ! jeNe tamane saMsAranuM bhAna karAvyuM tene sanmAno ! tamArA sakhAne sadA vaphAdAra raho ! tamArI bhaginIne kAminInI najare na nihALo. paDozI tarapha prema rAkho ! saMsArano vyavahAra saraLa cAle, zAnta cAle evI je tamArI vartaNUka enuM nAma AcAra. ekabIjAmAM samAtAM zIkho. pRthvI para, vRkSa para, vanajaMgala para, gau, azva ne baLada para pyAra karajo. e tamArA jIvanane paripUrNatAthI bharI deze. A araNya, A pahADo, A girikhINone kadI na bhUlazo. ghara-vastIthI kaMTALazo tyAre e tamane ArAma Apaze." saudarya vize kaMIka kaho." "sauMdarya e moTe bhAge suMghavAnI vastu che, khAvAnI nahIM. e sugaMdhI paNa parabhogI kevaDAnA jevI che, je najIka jatAM sarI jAya ne dUra rahetAM tarabatara kare. je sauMdarya.velanI khuzabothI masta rahe che, e aneka phUlaDAM nipajAve che. je velane vATIne pI jAya che te sugaMdha paNa khove che ne sauMdarya paNa gumAve che. "pANigrahaNa vize kaMIka samajAvo." prema vinA pANigrahaNa nahIM, pANigrahaNa vinA saMyoga nahIM. strIpuruSano saMyoga e sAmAnya ramata nathI; e to saMsAra para sArA ke narasA sabhyano umero karavAnI javAbadArI che, mATe pANigrahaNa tamArA jIvananI pavitra kriyA banajo. pavitra rIte ene vicArajo ne pavitra rIte ene Acarajo. nirmAlya daMpatI saMsArane nirmAlya banAvaze. sabaLa dAMpatya saMsArane saphaLa karaze." mRtyu vize kaMIka kaho." "mRtyu tamArA AtmAnI zAnti che, thAkelAno visAmo che. koInA smazAnamAM, koInI samAdhimAM ke koI sAgaratIre jaIne marelAM mATe raDazo. nahIM. marelAM to te veLA kyAMya zAnti mANatAM haze, tamArA zokathI emane vyAkuLa karavA nirarthaka yatna na karazo. pAnakharamAM pAnane kharatAM joI jhADa raDatAM nathI; e to navI vasaMtanI rAhamAM jIvana jIve che. pahADamAMthI AvatuM, pahADa parathI UtaratuM ke marUbhUmimAM vilIna thatuM jharaNa vitaraNamAM ke 274 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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vilopanamAM sadA kevuM gAyA kare che ! tame paNa zoka ke saMtApamAM tamAruM gIta visArI na dezo. tamArA jIvananuM sarvottama madhu ahIM mUkatA jajo. madhamAkho madha mUkIne cAlI jAya che, ema tame ahIMthI UDo te pahelAM tamArA vize smRti mUkatA jajo.' pRthvInAtha A prakAranA uttaro ApatA AgaLa vadhyA. ayodhyAvAsIo potAnA priya svAmIne AvA veze cAlyA jatA joI azru sAravA lAgyA. strIo e dRzya joI na zakavAthI AMkho mIMcIne jaya jaya dhvani karavA lAgI. nagarInI bharI zerIo vaccethI prabhu nagarabahAranA upavanamAM AvyA. suMdara evA azokavRkSa nIce svastha rIte UbhA rahI emaNe vaLI kahyuM : "mArA jIvanathI mAre tamane padArthapATha Apavo joIe. mArA zabdo karatAM mAruM mauna, mArI vANI karatAM mAruM vartana have tamane mArga darzAvaze. have tame mane keTalAya divaso sudhI sAMbhaLI zakazo nahIM. pAnakhara RtumAM tame kokilane gAto kadI sAMbhaLyo ? vasaMtanI mane rAha che. e rAhamAM stabdha mAruM mona mAruM dhyeya raheze." ne prabhue eka vAra ekatra thayelA mAnavasamudAya para najara nAkhI. e najaramAM jANe vizvarUpatAnA nakazA pAtharyA hatA. vagaDAno vAyu vaMzavRkSonI vaccethI pAvo vagADato vaheto hato; pRthvInAthanA ghanazyAma kezakalApane suvarNakAMtivALA khabhA para uDADato, e eka navuM sauMdarya-kAvya racI rahyo hato. are, gaMdha, mAlya ne AbhUSaNonA tyAgathI pRthvInAtha kevA suMdara dekhAya che ! are, jene sauMdarya svayaM varyuM hoya ene vaLI zaNagAranI zI khevanA ! emano tapta kAMcanavarNI deha ne A zyAma kezavallarI, emanA mohana-rUpane bhuvanamohana banAvavA mATe pUratAM che. "bhAIo," pRthvInAthe potAnA AjAnabAhu mukha tarapha laI jatAM kahyuM, "tame jANo ja cho, ke sarva 2sone potAnAmAM ukALanAra agninI zata zikhA vacce lapeTAIne paNa nirAMte jIvanAra ghaDo, bIjAne ukALatAM pahelAM pote UkaLe che. e pAtra banatAM pahelAM, enI kasoTI kAje nipajAvelA nibhADAnA mahAagnimAM praveze che. mAre paNa e rIte taiyAra thavuM joIe. duHkhano agni mane na prajALe, sagavaDanI mohinI mane na satAve, zuzrUSAnI mAyA mane na sparze, te mATe AjathI mAre kaThora ArAdhanA zarU karavI ghaTe. mArA baLane vizvatomukha * 275

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mArA deha para vAparavuM joIe. tIrane vadhumAM vadhu dUra pheMkavA mATe dhanuSyane ApaNe keTaluM kheMcIe chIe ! keTalIka vAra to ema ja lAge che ke hamaNAM tUTyuM ke tUTaze. mArA deharUpI dhanuSyane mAre e rIte kheMcavuM paDaze, ne to ja mAruM tIra saraLatAthI lakSyane vedhaze." ne ATaluM bolatAM bolatAM pRthvInAthe potAnI eka muSTithI dADhI ane mUchanA vALanA gucchAne cUMTI kADhayo. bIjI muSTi biDAI ne mastakanA vALano eka guccho cUMTAyo. trIjI muSTi biDAI ne mastakanA vALano bIjo guccho cUMTAyo badhe hAhAkAra vartI gayo, are ! pRthvInAtha A zuM kare che ? yoddhAonI AMkho A dazya jotAM thAkI gaI. are, potAnA hAthe potAnA deha para A julama ! ' karuNAbhAramAM strIoe AMkho mIMcI. bALako raDavA lAgyAM. cothI muSTi biDAI ne trIjo guccho nIkaLI Avyo, e sAthe atyAra sudhI pairya dhAraNa karI rahelAM devI sumaMgalA raDatAM raDatAM AgaLa doDI AvyAM; aDadhe AvatAM mUrchA pAmI bhUmi para paDI gayAM, mUrchA vaLatAM karuNa AkraMda karavA lAgyAM : "are nAtha ! jeo tamane joIne jIvatAM hoya, enuM jIvatara bhAre na banAvo ! bhale emane tame tajIne jAo, paNa amArA haiyAne bhAMgIne na jAo ! tame amane sahelAIthI choDI zakazo, paNa ame tamane tajavAne azakta chIe. azakto para sazaktoe dayA karavI ghaTe. amArA jIvatarane khAruM na banAvo. prabhu, have pAMcamI muSTi uThAvazo to A prANa ahIM ja virAma pAmaze." pRthvInAthe pAMcamI muSTi pAchI pheravI. emanI AMkhomAM enI e ja zAnta jyota prakAzita hatI. sauMdaryanA mahAna bhUSaNasamI ekamAtra kezavallarI pavananI sAthe gela karavA lAgI. "bhAIo, have huM mauna dhAraNa karuM chuM, ne tamArI vidAya yAcuM chuM. mane zAMtithI javA dejo. mArI pAchaLa koI Avazo mA !" ne prabhue kadama uThAvyA. mAtA marudevA ne sumaMgalA mUccha pAmyAM. bIjAM codhAra AMsue raDavA lAgyAM. vAtAvaraNa karuNAbhArathI marmavedhaka banyuM. paNa prabhu svastha hatA, maMda paNa sthira Dage AgaLa vadhatA hatA. 276 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"are, jyAM pRthvInAtha tyAM ame ! jevI emanI gati tevI amArI ho !" tyAM ekatra thayelA rAjAonA agresara kaccha tathA mahAkaccha ucca svare jAhera karyuM ne teoe prabhunI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlavA mAMDyuM, Dagale DagaluM dabAvavA mAMDyuM. bharatadeva ekadama vacce AvyA ne temane rokatAM jaNAvyuM : "prabhuno rAha nyAro che; emanuM sAmarthya nyAruM che. teo temanuM kartavya vicAre, tame tamAruM kartavya vicAro. e mArga kaThina che. emanA mArge javAnuM baMdha rAkhI tamArA kuLonI rakSA karo." "bhale prabhuno rAha nyAro hoya, paNa prabhu amArA che. Ajano amAro vikAsa prabhune AbhArI che. pazutAmAMthI mAnavatA sarjanArane ame jIvanamAM ke mRtyumAM kema choDI zakIe ?" "pharIthI kahuM chuM, sAhasa na karo." bhAratadeve jarA lAla AMkha karIne kahyuM. "tamAre tamArI pharajanuM bhAna rAkhavuM ghaTe, kartavyabhraSTatA paNa eka mahAaparAdha che. eka vAra rAja tajyA pachI pAchuM nahIM svIkArAya. vamana kareluM pharI kema jamAze ?" pharajanuM bhAna che, eTale ja bharatadeva ! prAsAdomAM paDyA rahIne moja mANavI nathI. jevI pRthvInAthanI gati tevI amArI gati !" ne thoDe dUra gayelA pRthvInAthane cAra hajAra rAjAo pahoMcI vaLyA. nakSatragaNothI zobhato nakSatranAtha caMdra kSitija parathI dhIre dhIre cAlyo jAya ema prabhu ayodhyAvAsIonI dRSTimAMthI dhIre dhIre adazya thaI gayA. keTalIka rAto ane keTalAya divaso sudhI ayodhyAvAsIonI AMkho azrubharI rahI. vizvatomukha 277

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30 bhavya mArgano ekAkI upAsaka hemaMtanA zItaLa prabhAtamAM prabhu khullAmAM ughADA zarIre UbhA che. kAMcanavaraNI kAyA 52 2ja bharANI che, kSudhAthI kSAmakukSI che. snAna nathI, pAna nathI, khAna nathI, vastra nathI, tAMbula nathI, Asana nathI, vAhana nathI, vanecarane rahevA-vasavA jeTalIya sagavaDa temane nathI. bhavya mArgano A zraddhAmUrti, premamUrti ekAkI upAsaka vedanAmUrti banato jAya che. suvarNa kAntivALA deha para zyAmalatA patharAtI Ave che. navenava bhAve camakatI AMkhomAM sthira teja AvIne vasyuM che. svAmI divasothI mona che. kSudhAvaMta che, chatAM kaMI letA nathI. tRSAvaMta che, chatAM kaMI pAna karatA nathI. zramavaMta che, chatAM ArAma karatA nathI. jyAre juo tyAre jAgrata ne jAgrata ! ane ahIM to agocara jaMgalomAMya svAmInA nAme apUrva Rddhio pragaTI che. dUra dUranAM kuLomAM samAcAra prasarI gayA che, ke pRthvInAtha gRhatyAga karIne pravAse nIkaLyA che. eka kuLathI bIje kuLa, eka jaMgalamAMthI bIje jaMgala khabara madhye jAya che, ne tyAM tyAM mArgo svaccha karavAmAM Ave che, bhUmi chAMTavAmAM Ave che, svAgata mATe phaLa-mevAnA rAzi racavAmAM Ave che. loko pRthvInAthanI rAhamAM nRtya kare che. vaLI teo vicAre che : are, paNa ApaNane pazumAMthI mAnava banAvanAra

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mahAprabhunuM AvuM alpa te svAgata hoya ? jIvana ApanAranA caraNe kaMIka apUrva bheTa dharavI joIe. koI potAno priya azva laIne Ave che, koI suMdara AbharaNathI yukta gaja laIne Ave che, koI ratnarAzi laIne hAjara thAya che. koI potAnI suMdara rUpa-guNavALI kanyAo laI upasthita thAya che. are, e kanyAone prabhuthI suMdara bIjo vara kyAM sAMpaDavAno hato ? prabhunuM svAgata karatAM teo uccAre che : are prabho, amArI A kSudra bheTa svIkAro, ne amane upakRta karo ! paNa prabhu to jANe sAMbhaLatA ja nathI; koI paNa vastu tarapha dRSTi sudhdhAM pheMkatAM nathI. emane svAgatanI jANe khevanA nathI, sagavaDanI jANe icchA nathI; anukULatAne badale pratikULatA para jANe prema pragaTyo che. AMkhomAM AMsu bharI bharIne kuLavAsIo kRSNapakSanA caMdranI jema prabhune satvara AvIne satvara cAlyA jatA jue che. pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlatA rAjAo uccAre che : "are, jeNe sarvasvanuM dAna karyuM, e tamAruM A svalpa svIkAraze, bhalA ?"' vano, mahAvano, jaMgalo, aTavIo vIMdhatA pRthvInAtha cAlyA jAya che. bharIbhAdarI vanarAja phaLaphUlothI lacI paDI che. madhunA to pUDAnA pUDA DALe DALe laTakyA che. khaLakhaLa karatAM jharaNAM vahyuM jAya che. dUra dUra kSitijane bheTatA sAgarane kAMThe suMdara hUMphALI guphAo che. nadIonAM saMgamasthAno aneka zItaLa kuMjothI bharyAM che. lIlI hariyALI para dUdhanA bhArathI chalakAtAM AMcaLovALI dhenuo caryA kare che, ne chalAMgo detAM haraNAMnAM ToLAM AMkhane AnaMda Ape che. na yAcanAnI apekSA che, na mAgavAnI jarUra che ! joIe teTaluM paDyuM che H game teTaluM lo ! mA vasuMdharA to vahAlabharI che. prakRti paNa AvA pUrNa puruSanI pUjAmAM rAce che. are, A eka kuMja ayodhyAnA Amrabhavana karatAM vadhu sukhada che. ahIM havA sadA zItaLa banIne gAtI gAtI Ave che. A phaLabharyAM vRkSa ayodhyAnAM udyAnanAM phaLomAM AthI vadhu miSTatA bhALI nathI. ne A dUdha, A svAdu jaLa ! eka bhava pahoMce teTalI sAdhana-sAmagrI ahIM paDI che. mAnavI pAse zA mATe mAnavI mAge ? vagara mAgyuM maLatuM hoya to levAmAM zo vAMdho ? - bhavya mArgano ekAkI upAsaka * 29

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paNa pRthvInAtha to prakRtinA A bharyA rasathALa sAme jotA paNa nathI. sudhA che, chatAM pItA nathI. sUryanAM rahima lalATane tapAvI nAkhe che. chatAM kuMjano Azraya letA nathI. ane anna, jala ne Azraya mATe jyAre Ama kare che, tyAre snAna, vilepana ke nidrAnI to vAta ja zI ! pravAsa AgaLa vadhato jAya che. nidrAvihInatA, ArAmahInatA sadAnAM saMgI banyAM che. tyAre cAra hajAra rAjAonAM hADacAma tUTavA lAgyAM che. kSudhA emane satAvavA lAgI che. zrama emane khALavA lAgyo che. pipAsA emane dahavA lAgI che. paga kahyuM karatA nathI, ne mana vAMdarAnI jema bhamI rahyAM che. badhA rAjAo ekatra thaI AgevAna rAjA kaccha tathA mahAkacchane kahevA lAgyA "are, pRthvInAthanA pagale anusaravAmAM ame jaya kahyA hatA, vijaya kahyA hatA. navA pravAsa ne navA pradeza jovAnA dhAryA hatA. e badhA vacce emanI sevAnI mahad AkAMkSA sevI hatI. vijaya ne mahAvijaya to gayA te gayA, paNa jIvananI ekamAtra hoMza pRthvInAthanI sevA-te paNa gaI! svAmI koInI sevA letA ja nathI. e to kAcabAnI jema potAnI sarva iMdriyone gopavIne beThA che. have rahyAM A tapa, A paritApa ! A badhuM zA mATe? kyAM sudhI !" "bhAIo, tamArI jema ame paNa akaLAyA chIe, paNa svAmIe mauna dhAryuM che. emanI AjJA hoya to vikarALa vAghanA moMmAM dhasI jaIe, emanI mudrA paranA bhAva paNa vAMcI zakAya to te pramANe karIe, paNa na to teo AjJA Ape che, ne na mUMjhavaNamAMthI kaMI mArga kADhe che." rAjA mahAkaccha potAnI mUMjhavaNa pragaTa karI. to have zuM karavuM ?' "thoDA divasa dhIraja dharo. svAmI haMmezAM sevako pratye kRpAvaMta hoya che. kaMIka mArgadarzana jarUra Apaze." dhIrajanA e divaso bhAre utkaTa hatA. keTalAya tRSAthI vyAkula banI pRthvI para paTakAI paDyA hatA; keTalAya kSudhAthI Daga paNa bharI zakatA nahotA. "are, aSTApada jevA rAkSasathI laDavuM saheluM, paNa A bhUkha-tRSAnAM duHkha duSkara ! ame to prabhunI caraNaraja laI amArA rAjyamAM pAchA jaIzuM." 280 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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"are, zuM tame eTalA vyAkuLa cho ke vamana kareluM anna khAzo ? tajI dIdhelAM rAjane pharIthI grahaNa karazo ? ne eka svAmIne badale bIjo svAmI dhArazo ? zuM evA bhraSTa jIvana karatAM mRtyu tamane vadhu priya lAgatuM nathI ? rAjA bharatanA zabdo yAda che ne ? zuM rAjyano eTalo moha che, ke e bharatanAM vyaMga bANothI vIMdhAvAmAM, enI kRpAthI rAjasukha prApta karavAmAM zaramAzo nahIM ?' "nahIM, nahIM. ame je tajyuM te have kadI svIkArazuM nahIM. mRtyu bhale ho, paNa svAmI sivAya anyano kRpAprasAda ame yAcavAnA nathI." ne vaLI pravAsa AgaLa vadhyo. e pravAsa bhAre duSkara hato. svAmI to zAnta citte, svastha Dage AgaLa vadhe jatA hatA. divasothI anna nathI, AhAra nathI ! jaLa nathI, pipAsA nathI ! kheda nathI, ArAma nathI ! jANe emane kazuMya nathI ! glAni ke thAka nathI ! mukha para e ja saumyatA vilasI che. sahu vicAre che : hajI thoDuM AgaLa vadhIe. joIe, svAmI kaMI mArgadarzana Ape che ke nahIM ? dhIre dhIre sahu gaMgAnA kinAre AvI pahoMcyA. suMdara evI gaMgA che. raLiyAmaNo eno kAMTho che. Amravana ne jAMbuvanano pAra nathI. vAMsanAM jhuMDa, keLanAM jUtha ne badAmanAM vRkSono sumAra nathI. dhAnyathI lacelAM khetaro che; pArijAta, kadaMba ne caMpAnAM vRkSonI ghaTAomAM kokilA gAna karI rahI che. kamaLanA taMtu caratA rAjahaMso ahIM-- tahIM UDatA jovAya che. mRga ane dhenu bhegAM care che. khAvAnuM ghaNuM che, pIvAnuM ghaNuM che, vAsa karavA jevI AmrakuMjo paNa ghaNI che. "are, pRthvInAtha to mona che. ame have thAkyA chIe. nathI pAchA rAjyamAM javAnI icchA ke nathI svAmIne anusaravAnI zakita. ame to A bhUmi para rahIzuM." "svAmInI AjJA meLavI ?"' "are, viveka khAtara Aje ja svAmI pAse ApaNI vAta nivedita karI, paNa svAmIe to na hA kahI, na nA kahI." "to ApaNuM kAja saryuM. mauna haMmezAM saMmatisUcaka manAya che prabhue bhavya mArgano ekAkI upAsaka * 281

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AjJA ApI ema ja mAnavuM rahyuM. vasAvo gaMgAnA taTe ApaNAM gRha ! prabhunuM vrata te ApaNuM vrata ! moTA moMe moTo koLiyo zobhe, nAnA moMe nAno. svAmI Acare che, emAMnuM alpa ApaNe AcarIzuM. grAma-nagaramAM jaIzuM nahIM, svajano vacce vasazuM nahIM, koI pAse kadI yAcIzuM nahIM, joIe tethI vadhu lezuM nahIM ! svAmI khAtA nathI. ApaNe alpa khAIzuM. svAmI nidrA letA nathI, ApaNe alpa nidrA karIzuM. mahAna svAmInAM vrata mahAna, alpa sevakonAM vrata alpa !'' prabhAtakALanA tArAonI jema rAjAo eka pachI eka gaMgAnA kinAre vasavA lAgyA. pRthvInAtha sUryadevanI jema potAnA pravAsamAM ekAkI AgaLa vadhyA. 282 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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31 avara deva nahIM yAcuM gaMgAtaTanA raLiyAmaNA pradezamAM sthapAyelA navA tApasaAzramomAM jyAre be pravAsIo pravezatA hatA tyAre yajJanI dhUmrazikhAo AkAzamAM UMce UMce caDhatI hatI. pravAsIone khabhe dhanuSya bANa hatAM, kamara para vizALa khaga hatAM. AkhA deha para vaLagelI dhULa emanI dUranA pravAsI tarIke pichAna karAvatI hatI. AzramonI parNakuTIo tAjI baMdhAyelI hatI. hajI haraNAM manuSyaravathI thoDAM sAzaMka hatAM; koIne pAse AvatAM joI ThekIne dUra cAlyAM jatAM, paNa kapota, mayUra ne kapivRMda pUrepUrAM paricita thaI gayAM hatAM. AMgaNAmAM dhenuo ochI hatI, paNa dUdhanA ghaDA chalakAtA paDyA hatA. rAjavaMzI tejavALA tApaso tyAM aDadhe peTa rahetA, ardha jIve vasatAM. svajano emaNe choDyAM hatAM, saMsAra sAtheno saMbaMdha emaNe chAMDyo hato, aMgarAga, vilepana sarvano emaNe tyAga karyo hato. emaNe paMcakeza rAkhyA hatA. jaTAo vadhArIne mAthA para bAMdhI hatI. deha para ekAda valkala rAkhyuM hatuM. teo sadA pagapALA cAlatA ne koI jIvane hAni na pahoMce tema vartatA. A pravAsIoe gaMgAnA kAMThe snAna karatA be vayovRddhone dIThA. dADhImUchanA kAtarA vacce chupAyelAM moMmAM kaMIka paricita aNasAro jaNAyo. teo najIka gayA, ne dhyAnathI jotAM tarata bUma pADIne dhasyA : "pitAjI, ApanI A dazA ?"' baMne jaNa e vayovRddha puruSanA pagamAM paDI gayA. "pitAjI ame ApanA putro nima ne vinami. ApanI A dazA

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amArAthI jovAtI nathI. zuM ApanuM rAjya koIe pacAvI pADyuM, ne Apane dezavaTe kADhyA ? are, vRSabhadhvaja jevA nAtha hovA chatAM Apa AvA anAtha kAM banI gayA ? A jIrNazIrNa valkala ne aMgarAga vagarano deha ApanI daridratA darzAve che. A vaTavRkSanI jaTA jevI ApanI jaTA amArAM haiyAMne bhedI nAMkhe che. kRpA karIne amane Apano vRttAMta kaho." "putro !" vayovRddha tApaso kaccha ane mahAkaccha bolyAM, "pRthvInAthe tamane pravAse mokalyA pachI, ekAeka sApa kAMcaLI choDe ema potAnuM lekhAtuM badhuM- rAjapATa, senA ne samRddhi, are mAtA ne patnI, putra ne parivAra vagere sarvasva tajavAno nirNaya karyo. emaNe potAnuM rAjya bharata vagere putrone vaheMcI dIdhuM. badhe khabara kahAvI ke jene je vAMchita hoya te AvIne laI jAya. A pachI eka divasa teo sarvasvano tyAga karI vana tarapha cAlI nIkaLyA. svAmInA vaphAdAra sevako tarIke ame emanI sevAmAM 2hevAno nirNaya karyo, ne ame paNa rAjapATa tajIne emanI pAchaLa cAlI paDyA." yogya ja karyuM, pitAjI ! jyAM svAmI tyAM sevaka vAru. to pachI pRthvInAtha ahIM kema dekhAtA nathI! amane darzAvo, eTale ame paNa emanAM darzana karIne pAvana thaIe." "putro ! pachInI kathA amane zaramAvanArI che. jeo game tevA bhayaMkara saMgrAmamAM kadI pITha batAvatAM nahotA zIkhyA, teoe ahIM A navA japa-tapanA saMgrAmamAM pITha batAvI. pRthvInAthe to ayodhyA tajI tyArathI khAna choDyuM, pAna choDyuM, nidrA choDI, ArAma choDyo che, putro, cAlatAM to kadI thAka na lAge, paNa khAdhA vinA kema cAle ? jalapAna vagara kema jivAya ? amane hatuM ke svAmI kadI thAkaze ne A badhuM svIkAraze. paNa e to na thAkyA; thAkyA ame. thAkIne amoe teono sAthe choDyo." "to pachI A veza kAM ? tamArI samRddhi kayAM ?"' "putro, rAja to choDIne nIkaLyAM hatAM. chAMDelAne pharIthI grahAya ? bhale pRthvInAthane anusarI na zakyA, paNa emane smarIne ahIM parNakuTIo bAMdhIne rahIe chIe, bharatanA rAjyamAM javAnuM dila thatuM nathI. mAgyuM rAja kadAca bharata Ape, paNa eka bhavamAM be svAmI zobhe kharA ? ame ahIM rahIe chIe, ne have ahIM ja rahI svAmInA AcAranuM alpAMze paNa anusaraNa karIzuM. rAjathI saryuM ! 284 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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have evI upAdhimAM paDavAnuM dila thatuM nathI." "pitAjI ! ame paNa ApanA ja putro chIe. ame paNa kadI avara svAmIne nahIM yAcIe. amane batAvo ke teo kaI dizAmAM gayA che. ame temanI pAsethI amAruM manavAMchita meLavI laIzuM." sUraja Uge e dizAmAM gayA che. jAo ne prayatna karo ! paNa siddhi kadAca ja sAMpaDe." utsAhI baMne pravAsI kumAro, thoDIeka vAtacIta bAda, UgamaNI dizA tarapha cAlyA. thoDe dUra jatAM nirjana jaMgalo AvyAM. kadI siMhanI garjanA saMbhaLAya, to kadI rIMchanA ghurakATa karNagocara thAya. moTAmoTA ajagaro jhADa para jhUlatA paDyA hoya. are, na keDI che, na mArga che. prabhu zI rIte A pradezamAM viharatA haze ! are, A kAMTAonI vacce prabhunAM pagalAM dekhAya che, kAMTA paNa kevA adhomukha thaI gayA che ! emaneya koIne darda pahoMcADatAM darda thatuM lAge che. cAlo, jarA utAvaLA cAlIe ! gaMgAnAM taTavartI vano upara saMdhyA UtarI Ave e pahelAM svAmIne bheTI paDIe. baMnee paga upADyA, Akho divasa cAlyA ja karyuM. sAMja thatAM sUrajamukhI phUla jevuM prabhunuM mastaka dekhAyuM. baMne kumAro doDyA ne prabhunI pAse pahoMcI caraNamAM mastaka jhukAvyuM; bolyA : svAmI, amane bahAra mokalI zA mATe cheha dIdho ? Ape bharata vagerene pRthvI vaheMcI ApI, sahune manavAMchita ApyuM; ane eka amane gAyanA paganI kharI jeTalI paNa jamIna na ApI !' svAmI to zAnta UbhA che. emanAM karNadvAra jANe AvI vAto mATe sadA biDAyelAM che. "he svAmI, amane bhUmi Apo ! amAro evo to zo doSa che, ke Apa kaMI uttara paNa vALatA nathI ?"' svAmI toya niHzabda che. "he svAmI, tame bolo yA na bolo, ame ApanI pAsethI Gtta2 lIdhA sivAya khasavAnA nathI. amArI sevAo alpa haze, to navI sevAothI e vRddhi pAmaze." avara deva nahIM yAcuM * 285

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baMne bhAIo khagra tANIne svAmInI sevAmAM rahI gayA. divaso vIte jAya che. svAmI mUka che, ema A sevako kartavyaparAyaNa che. teo roja roja AgaLa javAno mArga banAve che, kAsAromAMthI kamaLa lAvIne bichAve che. kadIya potAnA vanapradezamAM dakhala na denAra madhumakSikAo A navI Apatti sAme chaMcheDAI UThe che, tyAre A kumAro tenAthI svAmInuM rakSaNa kare che. siMha zAntithI pasAra thaI jAya che; mRgalAM nirbhaya banI vihare che; mArgamAM paDelA ajagaro paNa kAyA saMkorIne paDyA che. AkramaNano bhAva jANe koI dAkhavatuM nathI ! be juvAniyA vicAre che : "aho, A ApaNA parAkramano pratApa ! siMha paNa zANA thaI gayA, mahAsarpa paNa zAnta thaI gayA !" vaLI thoDI vAre vicAre che : "are, ApaNe to alpa samayathI sAthe chIe. e pahelAM zuM thatuM haze ? nakkI, e to svAmIno pratApa !" Ama ne Ama bhaktibhAvabharyA divaso vyatIta thatA jAya che, paNa svAmInA oSTha to vajakapATa jevA nizcala che. potAnI sevAnAM jaLa jANe kamaLapatrane sparzatAM ja nathI. chatAMya roja prAtaHkAle caraNAraviMdamAM paDIne teo prArthe che : "he svAmI, amane bhUmi Apo. avaranI pAse ame nahIM yAcIe." svAmInA mahAprayANanA vRttAMta sAthe sAthe A mahAsevAbhAvI be kumAronA vartamAna paNa badhe prasarI vaLyA che. dezadezanA loko A sAcA sevakone jovA Ave che. zI emanI bhakti ! zuM emanI sevA ! baMne kumAroe jANe svAmInI pAchaLa potAnI jAta visArI dIdhI che. A kartavyavAna kumAronI kIrti Aryavartane bhedatI aSTApada parvatane pele pAra rahenArA, aneka vidyAonA dhAraka vidyAdhara rAjA pAse pahoMcI. AzcaryathI prerAIne e tyAM Avyo. bhaktinA AdarzarUpa A be kumArone e joI rahyo, divaso sudhI nIrakhI rahyo. paDachAyAnI jema sAthe pharanAra e be kumAronI bhaktithI svAmInuM aMtara bhedAyuM ke na bhedAyuM e to koNa jANe, paNa pelA vidyAdhara rAjAnuM aMtara dravI gayuM. eNe baMne kumArone dhanyavAda ApatAM kahyuM : "kumAro, svAmI to niSparigrahI, nirmama, nirmohI banyA che. jeo 286 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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pote saMsAranAM baMdhanathI chUTyA, teo saMsA2I samRddhi ApI bIjAne baMdhanamAM kema nAkhe ? emanI upAsanA tamane tamAruM vAMchita nahIM Ape." "svAmInI sAcI upAsanA sevakane phaLyA vinA rahetI nathI." "are, paNa tamane to rAjya joIe, ne rAjya to bharatane ApI dIdhuM. have bharata pAse yAcanA karo. e tamArI pUrvanI ne AjanI tamAma sevAo lakSamAM leze. e tamArA para prasanna thaIne tamAruM rAjya tamane pAchuM Apaze.' "bharata svAmIno putra bhale hoya, svAmI nathI ! kalpavRkSane chAMDI keraDA pAse javAnuM Apa amane na kahezo. svAmI sivAya anya pAse ame yAcanA nahIM karIe.' "vinA yAcanAe pRthvI maLe to ' evI pRthvI kayAM che ?' "are, svAmIe jene sattAtha nathI karI, evI anAtha bhUmi ghaNI che. tyAM jAo, parAkrama karo, pratApa batAvo, prabhAva vistAro ne pRthvInAthanuM zAsana pracAro. vizALa vasuMdharA che. svAmIne pagale cAlo, grAma-nagara vasAvo, mAnavatAne jagAvo; svAmIe mona dhAryuM che, sAdhanAnA anna pahelAM koI zakita eno bhaMga karAvI zakaze nahIM. evI anAtha bhUmi batAvo ! ame svAmInA nAmanI tyAM ANa prasArazuM.' "siMdhu ane gaMgA jenuM AliMgana kare che, e vaitADhya parvatanA pratibhAgamAM jyAM lavaNasamudra enuM cuMbana karato paDyo che, tyAMnI bhUmi anAtha che. jAo, ene sanAtha karo ! svAmInA saMdezAnuM zAsana pracAro : mAnava mahAna, manuSyatva moMghuM ! zuM tamane svAmIe kahyuM nathI ke emane paMDanI sevA karatAM emanA dhyeyanI sevA vadhu priya che ?' "" vidyAdhara rAjAnA upadezane kumAra nami ne vinamie svIkAryo. emane lAgyuM ke ApaNI svArthamayI pUjA prabhune na pasaMda paDe, e pote maunano tyAga karI navo mArga na batAve, tyAM sudhI temaNe darzAveluM kartavya Aca2vuM e temanI sAcI sevA che. baMne kumAro, punaH punaH prabhunA caraNamAM praNAma karI, manovAMchita maLyAnA AnaMda vaitADhya parvatanA pravAse nIkaLI paDyA. avara deva nahIM yAcuM * 287

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meM to Dolato DuMgara dITho jo durjaya goravano DuMgara Aja DolI rahyo hato. mahAprasthAna pachI aneka divaso A tyAga ne tapazcaryA para AvyA ne gayA. aneka sUrya ne caMdra anna ane jala vinA UgIne AthamI gayA. AtmAnI zodhamAM nIkaLela mahAmAnavano AtmA jAgrata thato hato; paNa je piMjaramAM e vasato hato e piMjara DolI rahyuM hatuM. enAM aMgeaMga DhIlAM paDI gayAM hatAM. eka ja vadhu sapATo ne piMjara naSTa thAya tevI sthiti dekhAtI hatI. jANe vAraMvAra mUrchAo AvatI hatI. kAnamAM jANe nagArAM garjatAM hatAM ne mastiSkamAM zUnyatA vyApI rahI hatI. cAlatA paga vAMkA vaLI jatA hatA, ne TaTTAra kAyA Dhagalo thaIne gaLiyA baLadanI jema DhaLI paDavA cAhatI hatI. AtmAnA saMpUrNa vikAsanuM aMtima zikhara prApta thayuM hota to to deha ane AtmAnA bhedane pichANanAra, e A kSaNabhaMgura dehane dUra phagAvI deta. paNa sAdhyanI siddhi thayA vinA deha kaMI phagAvI devA jevI vastu nahotI; e to kAryasAdhaka aMga hatuM. e na hoya to ekalo AtmA zuM karI zake ? kuhADI game teTalI tIvra hoya, paNa hAtho na hoya to ? tIra game teTaluM tIkSNa hoya, paNa dhanuSya na hoya to ? AtmA mohI na bane ane deha ezaArAmI na bane, eTalo ja sAdhanAno hetu hato. A deha ane AtmAe maLIne ja mAnavoddhAranuM kArya karyuM hatuM, ane je navuM satya zodhavuM hatuM temAM paNa e baMnenI saMvAditAnI jarUra hatI. 288 7 bhagavAna RSabhadeva 32

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to pachI sAdhanabhUta dehano ATalo tiraskAra kAM ? e tiraskAra nahoto, sAdhanAnI je parama koTI pAmavI hatI, ene mATe dehanI mamatAno anivArya tyAga hato. sAta khoTanA saMtAnane bahu paMpALe jema bagaDI jAya, tema dehane bahu paMpALavo khoTo hato. bAkI, e A rIte AtmahatyA karavA nahotA nIkaLyA, paNa AtmaprakAza prApta karavA nIkaLyA hatA. ne vivekI jana e to jANato ja hoya che ke dhyeyanI prApti mATe dehanI AvazyakatA che. deha to dharmasAdhana dIpaka tela vinA prakAzato nathI, vRkSa jaLa vinA jIvatuM nathI, tema AhAra vinA deha Takato nathI. - ema vicArI vanajaMgalomAM vicaranAra bhagavAna RSabhadeva grAmanagara tarapha cAlyA; dehane bhAthuM ApavA Tagumagu pagale badhe vicAravA lAgyA; bhikSA mATe Thera Thera pharavA lAgyA; paNa bhikSAmAM koNa samaje ? peTanI baLatarA e veLA ochA jANatA hatA. ATalAM vRkSa che, ATalAM madhu che, ATalAM jaLa che; A duniyAmAM peTa mATe koI koInI yAcanA karatuM nathI; svayaM pRthvInAthane zI khoTa paDI ? loko kahe, are, pRthvInAtha page cAle che. mATe hAthI Apo ! keTalAka kahe, pRthvInAthane deha-vilepana mATe aMgarAga Apo ! keTalAka potAnI yuvAna putrIone laIne Ave ane kahe : are, pRthvInAtha ekAkI che to ThaMDI rAte uSmA arpe ne uSNa rAtane sukhada banAve evI saMginI Apo ! ratna, motI ne paravALAM dharo ! mRga, mayUra ne dhenu arpaNa karo ! gAmegAma ne nagaranagara relAtI A samRddhi vacce pRthvInAtha zaradanA caMcaLa vAdaLanI jema, khAlIkhama cAlyA jAya che; samRddhi sAme najara paNa nathI karatA. are re, pRthvInAthanI AMkho kaMIka khoLe che avazya, paNa zuM khoLe che, e kaMI samajAtuM nathI ! ane jema samajavuM azakya banatuM gayuM ema bheTonI paraMparA vadhatI gaI. gajapura nagaramAM enI parAkASThA racAI gaI. zerIe zerI svAgatothI UbharAI gaI. keTalAMya parijanoe potAnAM gharabAra, dhanadolata arpaNa karI meM to Dolato DuMgara dITho jo 0289

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dIdhAM. maNi-muktAnA varasAda varasyA. kesara, caMdana ne kapUranA kIca racAyA. paNa pRthvInAthane khapatuM jANe temAM kaMI ja nathI ! e zodhatAM nayana ghUmI ghUmIne pAchAM phare che. are, koI DAhyo mANasa che kharo ke nahIM ? ApaNA bharyA nagarane prabhu pAvana kema kare e zodhI kADho, nahIM to AtmatiraskArano bhAra ApaNane sukhanI nIMda nahIM levA de ! kolAhala vadhato vadhato gajapuranA rAjavI somayazanA AvAsamAM jaIne guMjI rahyo. e veLA gajapuranI traNa nagaramAnya vyaktio avanavI carcA vicAraNAmAM magna hatI. bhagavAna emAM eka hatA gajapuranA svAmI somayaza rAjA vRSabhadhvajanA mahAbalI putra bAhubalInA putra. teo kahetA hatA : "are, Aje prabhAtakALe, sarovaromAM jyAre kamaLane khIlavAno samaya haze tyAre, mane eka suMdara svapna lAdhyuM. emAM evuM dekhAyuM ke eka parAkramI rAjA saMgrAmamAM cAre tarapha zatruothI gherAI gayo che. kumAra zreyAMsa e rAjAnI madade doDI gayo. kumAranI madadathI rAjAe zatruono parAbhava karyo. mane kadI svapna lAdhatAM nathI; ne lAdhe che to susvapna ja hoya che. A svapnano artha zo haze ?'' gajapuranA pATavI kumAra zreyAMse kahyuM : "pitAjI, barAbara e ja samaye mane paNa eka svapna lAdhyuM hatuM. koI paNa kAraNe zyAma banI gayelA pracaMDa suvarNagirine dUdhanA abhiSeka vaDe meM ujjvaLa karyo. mane kadI duHsvapna lAdhatAM nathI. A svapnano zo artha haze, te kaMI samajAtuM nathI.'' A benI sAthe potAno sUra parAvatA gajapuranA nagarazeTha subuddhie kahyuM : "svAmI ! Azcarya to juo, mane paNa e ja samaye eka svapna AvyuM. sahasra ki2NathI prakAzatAM sUryanAM kiraNo eka pachI eka jANe sravI gayAM. niHsteja thayelo e sUrya yatrataMtra bhramaNa karato hato. kumAra zreyAMse jANe emAMthI cyavI gayelAM kiraNo pAchAM emAM sthApana karyAM ne sUrya pharIthI sahasra kiraNe prakAzI UThyo. A svapnano artha zuM haze ?'' traNe jaNAe khUba vicAraNA karI, paNa svapnano artha ukelI zakyA nahIM. chatAM eka vAta nakkI thaI ke kumAra zreyAMsanA hAthe jarU2 koI zubha kArya thavAnuM che. 290 0 bhagavAna RSabhadeva -

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ane e ja avasare zubha saMdeza laIne dvArapALa Avyo : "svAminI, pRthvInAtha RSabhadeva vana-jaMgalomAM vicaratA ApaNA nagaramAM padhAryA che. svAmin, emanA dehanI zI vAta kahuM ! jANe e pRthvInAtha ja nahIM.' dvArapALa paNa vAta karato gadgada thaI gayo. khoMkhAro khAIne e AgaLa bolyo : "DuMgara jevI emanI kAyA DolatI cAle che; sUrya jevuM emanuM pratApI moM zyAma paDI gayuM che, ne aneka zatru vIMTaLAI vaLyA hoya evI emanI paravaza dazA che. ame miNa-muktA, kesara-caMdana, azvahAthI, ratha ne kanyA ApavA mAMDyAM; aneka janoe temane vasavA AvAsa khAlI karI ApyAM toya e kaMI paNa lIdhA vinA AgaLa vadhyA. ane chatAM kaMIka grahaNa karavAnI AkAMkSA emanA mukha para taravare che. bhAre mUMjhavaNa che. rAjatyAga vakhatathI dhAreluM mauna hajuya abhaMga hovAthI kaMI samajI zakAtuM nathI.'' "are, dhanya che ApaNane ! dhanya che ApaNA grAma-nagarane ! cAlo prabhunuM svAgata karIe !'' "pRthvInAtha dvAra sudhI AvI pahoMcyA che,' bIjA pratihArIe khabara ApyA. "are, khUba vilaMba thayo. cAlo, cAlo, tvarA karo !"' kumAra zreyAMsa aDavANe page ne ughADA mastake doDyo. rAjA somayaza ane bIjAoe tenuM anusaraNa karyuM. prabhu dvAra para AvIne khaDA hatA. kumAra zreyAMsa UlaTabharyo pagamAM paDyo. potAnAM sudIrgha kezathI prabhunI caraNaraja lUchIne eNe pharI pharI praNipAta karyo. rAjA somayaza ane bIjAoe tenuM anukaraNa karyuM. zreyAMsakumAra bolI UThyo : "are, prabhu to kSudhAthI kSAmakukSI che. jeNe badhuM tajyuM ene maNimuktAnuM zuM kAma ? are, paNe tAjA ikSurasanA ghaDA taiyAra che. lAvo, prabhunI kSudhA ne tRSA baMne enAthI zAnta thaze. pachI bIjI vAta.'' sevako ghaDA levA doDyA, paNa zreyAMsane jarAya vilaMba posAto nahoto. doDIne e jAte ghaDA laI Avyo, ane bhaktibhAvapUrvaka prabhu sAme dharyA. prabhue e levA hAtha laMbAvyA. dhanya, dhanya zreyAMsa tane ! sadA sIdhA rahetA hasta Aja tArI tarapha meM to Dolato DuMgara dITho jo * 291

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laMbAvyA. are, pRthvInA patie Aja sudhI ApyuM hatuM - UMcA hAthe; Aja tAruM ApyuM svIkArya nIcA hAthe ! meSa sadA pRthvIne Apato rahyo che; Aje jANe pRthvI pAsethI eNe pote svIkAra karyo ! pRthvInAthanA kara-pAtramAM zreyAMsa ikSurasanA ghaDA ThAlavato hato. prabhu enuM pAna karI rahyA hatA. keTalAya ghaDA e karapAtramAM samAI gayA, paNa zreyAMsano harSa hRdayamAM na samAyo. eNe ghaDo mAthe lIdho, ne prabhu samIpa harSanRtya zarU karyuM. koIe ratna veryAM, koIe motI veryAM; phaLa, phUla ne parNano pAra na rahyo. zreyAMsanA harSa-nRtyamAM sahu sAmela thayA. bhAre ThATha jAmyo. alaukika AnaMdanI duniyAmAM badhAM magna banI gayAM. Aja pRthvInAtha bhale isurasathI tRpta thayA hoya, paNa emanA darzanarUpI amRtanAM pAnathI sarva prAkRtajano tRpta thayA hatA. moDe sudhI sahu harSollAsa mANatAM rahyAM. bhagavAna RSabhadeva to dhIre ne svastha Dage AgaLa vadhyA. jyAre harSAvezamAMthI sahu jAgyAM tyAre bhAna AvyuM ke are, sUryanA jevI nizcita . gativALA prabhu to AgaLa cAlyA gayA che ! nRtyanA dIrgha kramamAM sahu zramita banyAM hatAM. badhAM prAsAdanAM prAMgaNamAM beThAM. bhagavAne prathama bhikSA lIdhAnA samAcAra badhe pharI vaLyA hatA. kacchamahAkaccha Adi tApasa rAjAo paNa AvI pahoMcyA hatA. sahue ekatra thaIne prazna karyo : "he zreyAMsakumAra, bhagavAnane ame ghaNuM ghaNuM dharyuM, paNa te temaNe grahaNa na karyuM. ane tamArI pAse ikSurasa jevI tuccha vastuno svIkAra kAM karyo ? are, amArI vADIonA kolumAM AthI adhika rasa ema ne ema DhoLAI jAya che.'' "bhAIo, hAlamAM bhagavAna rAjA nathI," zreyAMse khulAso ApavAnI zarUAta karatAM kahyuM. paNa te sAthe ja medanImAMthI ghoSa UThyo : "nA, nA, e to amArA rAjA che.' "tamArI vAta tamArI rIte sAcI che." zreyAMse AgaLa bolatAM kahyuM, "paNa bhagavAne tamAma samRddhino, tamAma vaibhavano, putra, patnI ne mAtAno 292 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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paNa tyAga karyo che. A to bAhya vastuo thaI. paNa temaNe aMtarathI dehanI mamatAno paNa tyAga karyo che. teo zodhamAM nIkaLyA che- AtmAnA amRtanI; mAnavane-tamAma jIvone alaukika zAMti ne sukha maLe tenI." "ApaNAM sukha, duHkhathI vyApta che. ApaNo janma, mRtyunI sAthe saMkaLAyelo che. ApaNAM hRdaya ne mana svArthathI pIDita che. ApaNane saMsAranI samRddhi bhegI karavAno lobha che; sArAmAM sArI vastu bhogavavAno ApaNane zokha che; ane ethI bhAre kalaha macelo rahe che. - "zAsana emaNe sthApyuM che. sabaLa nirbaLane na paDe e emano AraMbha che, e bhaMga kare ene mATe emaNe zikSAnA prakAra racyA che. A vadha, baMdha ne ghAtanI zikSA karavA chatAM mANasa svArtha pAchaLa ghelo bane che. sAruM karavA tarapha enI svayaMbhU ruci nathI. A mATe teoe potAnA jIvana dvArA batAvyuM ke sAcuM jIvana pArakA mATe jIvavAmAM che. samRddhinA saMgraha karatAM samRddhinuM dAna uttama che. AvA bhagavAna aMgarAga ne mojazokha vadhAranArI tamArI vastuone grahaNa kare kharA ? e to gRhahIna che; laIne kayAM mUke ?'' he zreyAMsa, tamArI A vAta sAcI lAge che, paNa tame zI rIte jANyuM ke bhagavAnane ikSurasano khapa che ? " "bhAIo, e mArA mahadbhAgyanI bInA che. jyAre koI suMdara kArya thavAnuM hoya che tyAre maMgaLa saMketa thayA ja kare che. gaI rAtanA zeSakALamAM mArA pitAjIne svapna AvyuM ke eka mahAna yoddho zatruothI gherAI gayo che, ane huM ene madada karI zatruono parAbhava karavAmAM sahAyabhUta banuM chuM. e yoddhA te bhagavAna pote." "kumAra; tamArI e vAta barAbara nathI. pRthvInAthano koI zatru nathI; e to ajAtazatru che." keTalAka bolyA. "pRthvInAthanI vANIne sadA sAMbhaLanArA tame kAM bhUlo ke bhagavAne namo arihaMtANaM' no maMtra Apyo che. enA marmane prakAza karatAM emaNe zuM kahyuM hatuM ? emaNe be jAtanA ari batAvyA hatA : eka sagI AMkhe dekhAtA ne bIjA narI AMkhe na dekhAtA. e kSudhApipAsArUpI deha-zatruothI prabhu gherAI gayA hatA. meM ikSurasa ApI temAMthI emane mukta karyA" "zreyAMsa, tane dhanya che ! teM tArA pitAmahanA upadezane jIvanamAM yathArtha rIte utAryo che. have amane AgaLa kahe, bhagavAna vizenI koI paNa, kevI meM to Dolato DuMgara dITho jo 293

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paNa vArtA amane priya che. emanuM nAma paNa amane amRtanA pAna samAna che.'' "bhAIo, ApaNA nagaranA zreSThI subuddhine svapna AvyuM ke sUrya potAnAM sahasra kiraNothI vyuta thayo; e kiraNo meM pharIthI sUryamAM joDyAM. Ano artha prabhunAM prathama darzanathI ne ikSurasanA pAna pachInAM darzanathI ApoApa tamane samajAI gayo haze. paNa mane kharI preraNA to mArA svapnathI maLI hatI. prAtaHkALanI pahelI kSaNomAM meM svapnamAM eka Dolato DuMgara dITho. suvarNano e acaLa meru calAyamAna banyo hato. enI suvarNa kAMti zyAma banI gaI hatI. meM e DuMgarane dUdhathI dhoyo. bhAIo, A svapnano sUcitArtha khUba khUba vicA2 ka2vA chatAM ame na samajI zakyA; paNa prabhunAM darzana sAthe mane DolatA DuMgaranI kalpanA AvI gaI; e Dolana zA kAraNe hatuM, teno citAra mArA citta samakSa rajU thayo. ne je bhagavAne sarva jIvone samAna lekhyA hatA, jeNe sarva tajyuM hatuM ene zAno khapa hoya te mArI manobhUmimAM UgI AvyuM. anna ne jaLanI garaja sAratA tAjA ikSurasanA ghaDA sAme ja hatA. sAruM thavAnuM hoya to sArA saMyoga ApoApa UbhA thaI jAya. kAyArUpI DuMgarane Dolato sthira karavA mATe meM IkSurasa sAme dharyo ne bhagavAne eno svIkAra karyo. Aja mAruM jIvana saphaLa thayuM. Aja A nagara dhanya thayuM. Aja sahu prajAjano dhanya banyAM." "parama bhAMgyazALI cho, kumAra, tame to ! prabhune pahelI bhikSA ApavAnA kAryathI tame amArA pUjanIya banyA.' prajAjAnoe pharIthI nRtya AraMbhyuM. e bhikSAe na jANe keTalAMya haiyAMone divaso sudhI DolatAM rAkhyAM ! mAbApoe enI kahANI ghaDI kADhIne potAnAM bALakone kahevA mAMDI. pravAsIo e. nagarIne pavitra mAnIne pUjavA lAgyA. 294 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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33 aMtara vasiyA mahArAja UMcAM girizRMgonI pAchaLa, suMdara evo bahalI nAme deza che. tyAM takSazilA nAmanI suMdara nagarI AvelI che. RSabhAtmaja rAjA bAhubalInI e rAjadhAnI che. vRkSakhaMDo, vizALa sarovaro ane siMdhuthI vyApta A dezamAM Adarza rAjavyavasthAno amala cAle che. ahIM dhenuo chUTAM gaucaromAM nirAMte dUrvA care che; kheDUto AnaMdathI khetI kare che; govALo potAnAM pazuone premathI pALe che; saMtAna mAtA-pitAno vinaya kare che; prajAne cAhe che; rAjA prajAne potAnA putravat pALe che. ahIM bhAI-bahena paraNatAM nathI; be pADozI eka cIja mATe jhaghaDatA nathI. RSabhAtmajanA A dezamAM cora nathI ke corI nathI; khapapUratuM game tyAMthI sahu koIne maLI rahe che. koIne AvatI kAlano avizvAsa nathI. koIne koI tarapha dveSanuM kaMI kAraNa nathI, kAraNa ke ahIM saMgrahamAM koI mAnatuM nathI. vRkSo phaLathI lacI paDIne koI bhogInI rAhamAM jhUkI jAya che. navANa UbharAtAM rahe che. dhenuonAM stanamAMthI sadA amI jharyA kare che. khetaromAM to bhUmimAtA evI udAra che ke eka kaNanA sahasra kaNa karI Ape che. potAnA karatAM pArakAne saMtuSTa karavAmAM A prajAjano utsAhI che.

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saMtoSabharI ane sukhada evI A sRSTinuM mULa rAjA bAhubalI che. jevo rAjA tevI prajA" e niyamano pahelo paDagho ahIM paDyo che. - rAjA bAhubalI zAnta che, dhIra che, vIra che, udAramanA che ne karmaNya che; nirabhimAnI ne nispRha che; satata jAgrata ne sadA valaMta che. caMdranI saumyatA ne sUryano pratApa baMne enAmAM vasyAM che. e ane enI patnI vasaMtatilakA svarganAM deva-devInI yAda Ape che. rAjA bAhubalI mahAna pitAnA mahAna putra tarIke jIvavAno hoMzIlo che. phUla parathI bhramara madhu le, ema prajA pAsethI eNe samRddhi ekaThI karI che, chatAM e mahAsamRddhivaMta che. enI samRddhi prajAnA gharamAM ane ethIya vadhIne prajAnA dilamAM che. enI pAse vizALa azvazALAo, moTI AyudhazALAo, mahAna rathazALAo ne gajazALAo nathI, paNa ene jarUra paDatAM azvo ane gajo pUrI saMkhyAmAM maLI rahe che. tyAM dareka prajAjana potAnI pasaMdagInuM vAhana rAkhI zake teTalo kSama che, ane prajAnuM e vAhana joIe tyAre rAjAnuM vAhana banI zake che. rAjA ne prajA paraspara potAne sukhaduHkhanAM sAthI mAne che. hastIkAnta vINAnA vAdaka A rAjAe, rAjA banyA pachI, hAthIkhelanano zokha paNa sImita karI nAkhyo che. yuddha jevI haiyAhoLI A bhUmimAM koIe jANI nathI. ane tethI anIti, durbhikSa ke bhUkhamarAnAM pralayakArI pagalAM ahIM thayAM nathI. deza evo suMdara che, rAjA eTalo bhalo che, ke rAjA bharatadevanI bhUmimAMthI AvIne aneka prajAjano ahIM vasyAM che. "rAjA" e ahIM vahAlasUcaka zabda che, bhayasUcaka nahIM. prajA hoMze hoMze rAjAnI pAse jAya che, ne Akho divasa eka mahAkuTuMbano jANe meLo jAme che. A sukhada rAjya bhUmimAM anAcArI, atyAcArI ke AtatAyI potAno paDachAyo paNa pADI zakatA nathI. . rUpALI kanyAo vanajaMgalomAM dUra dUra sudhI nirbhayapaNe phaLa, phUla ne mevA vaNe che. vananI mRgalIo sAthe nagaranI A mRgalIo Akho divasa gela kare che, chatAM koI AtatAyIno paDachAyo paNa tyAM nathI paDato. A pRthvI para kaMTakavRkSa alpa Uge che, ane te rIte dveSa, IrSyA ne asUyA paNa alpa Uge che. ra96 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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suMdara cAMdanImAM rAjA ane prajA utsava UjavavA vana-pahADomAM jAya che. rAjA vINA vagADe che ane prajA nRtya kare che. khetaromAM pILAM dharakhama hUMDAM havAmAM jhUmatAM hoya tyAre paNa rAjA ne prajA ekaThAM maLI harSotsAha dAkhave che. dhanurvidyA, azvakhelana ke gajaparIkSAmAM sahu ekarasa banIne khelatAM rahe che. AvA suMdara nagaramAM ekadA paDatI rAte upavana-rakSake AvIne vartamAna ApyA : "he rAjAjI, kSitija para sUraja saMdhyAnAM kiraNo prasArato hato tyAre prabhAtanA navaravinI kAMti jevA pRthvInAtha RSabhadeva upavanamAM padhAryA che; ekAMtamAM ciMtana-avasthAmAM sthira che." "aho, ApaNAM bhAgya jAgyAM. are, A sarva samRddhinA nimitta pitAjI Aja ApaNe AMgaNe padhAryA che ! he purajano, zeSa rAtrimAM ApaNI A nagarIne pRthvInAthanA svAgatane yogya zaNagArI lo. prAtaHkAle sahu sAthe darzane jaIzuM." AkhI rAta nagarajano jAgyAM ne zaherane zaNagAryuM. teoe gharabAra, zerI-coTAM to zaNagAryAM, paNa potAnAM pazuone paNa kuMkuma ane phUlamALathI zobhAvyAM. AkAzanA phalaka para devI citAro aruNa potAnA sonerI raMgo chAMTe e pahelAM rAjA bAhubalI ne rANI vasaMtatilakA sajja thaIne nagaranA cokamAM AvI gayAM. rAjahastI bAjumAM ja Ubho hato. rAjAjIne AvyA sAMbhaLI nAnA bALakathI laIne vRddha purajano sudhdhAM tyAM AvI pahoMcyA; ne pRthvInAthanI jaya jaya bolAvatAM sahu AgaLa vadhyAM. suMdara vAjiMtro vAgI rahyAM che. harSanA zaMkhasvara dhIre dhIre vikasvara thaI rahyA che. harSanA sAgaramAM ullAsanA taraMgo UchaLI rahyA hatA. emAM snAna karatAM sahu upavana najIka AvI pahoMcyAM. rAjA ane rANI utAvaLAM hAthIthI nIce UtarI upavana tarapha cAlyAM; paNa A zuM ? upavana-rakSaka zyAma mukhe tyAM sAme khaDo hato. "are harSamukha, tuM zyAmamukha kAM ? Aja AvA AnaMdane TANe tuM viSAdapUrNa kema ?"' "svAmI, rAtri jema sarI jAya tema rAtrinI sAthe pRthvInAtha paNa anyatra aMtara vasiyA mahArAja* 297

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cAlyA gayA. A cAra mArgamAMthI kaye mArge gayA, e paNa kaMI jaNAyuM nathI.'' rAjA bAhubalI kaMI bolI na zakyA. teo jyAM pRthvInAtha rAta rahyA hatA, tyAM gayA. e bhUmi suMdara lakSaNavALAM padmacihnothI yukta hatI. e padmacihno jotAMnI sAthe rAjAjInuM vajra jevuM haiyuM mINanI jema dravI gayuM. e AMkhamAMthI azru sAratA vilApa karavA lAgyA : "dhikkAra che hatabhAgI mane ! are, hAthamAM Avelo amRtano prasAda huM ArogI na zakyo. dizAomAMthI phUMkAtA zItaLa vAyarAnI vacce prabhue rAtri nirgamI, tyAre meM mUrakhAe prAsAdamAM ArAma sevyo. are, huM mahAsvArthI chuM ! jenA pratApe mane A samRddhi ne A jIvana sAMpaDyuM, enI leza paNa sevA na karI zakyo ! A rAjane, A samRddhine, A sukhane dhikkAra ho ! are, A ja to mane A jIvitAno paNa bhAra lAgI rahyo che.' potAnA priya rAjAjIno vilApa hRdayabhedaka hato. tamAma prajA paNa gadgada kaMThe potAnA bhAgyano zoca karavA lAgI. zoka-zalyathI rAjA ane prajA sahu vIMdhAI gayAM. A veLA rAjyanA zANA sacive rAjAjIne praNipAta karatAM kahyuM : "he rAjan, zuM tame nahotA kahetA ke pRthvInAtha to sadA mArA aMtaramAM vasyA che. jo Aja tamArA aMtaramAM vasI ja rahyA hoya to darzanathI zuM vizeSa che ? darzananA mohane to pRthvInAtha pote paNa yogya gaNatA nathI. emanA zAsananA mohane svIkAro. evo puruSa dehamAM jIvato nathI, bhAvanAmAM jIve che; e ApaNe kayAM jANatA nathI ?"' "paNa e mArA pitAjI che, maMtrIvarya, chUMdelA khoLA yAda Ave che." "ApanI nabaLAI che. jeNe rAjapATa, dhanavaibhava, putraparivAra tajyAM, enA putrane A na zobhe ! cAlo, ApaNe sahu prabhujInAM padacihnane pUjIe, ne emanA upadezone jIvanamAM utArIe.'' ANelI svAgata-sAmagrI e padacihnanI AsapAsa bichAvI, sahue ghUMTaNIe paDIne praNipAta karyA. A veLA zANA sacive aMjali joDIne kahyuM : "he rAjAjI ! Aja ame pRthvInAthanuM jIvana sAMbhaLavA mAgIe chIe. emaNe anAtha sunaMdAne kevI rIte sanAtha karI, jaMgalI jIvone kevI rIte mAnava banAvyAM, AjanI A jIvanopayogI kaLAono kevI rIte vikAsa karyo, zatayajJa karIne kevI 298 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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rIte e rAjA thayA, prajAnA kevI rIte pitA thayA, kevI rIte yugalikadharma nivAryo, ne aMte zA kAje rAjapATa tajI anagAra banyA - e sarva rasabharI kathA kahI amArAM haiyAMne ajavALo." rAjA bAhubalIe dhIra citte e kathA kahevA mAMDI. e kathA jema jema AgaLa vadhI tema tema kahenAra ane sAMbhaLanAra baMnenAM hRdayamAMnI udAsInatA dhovAI gaI ne ullAsa Avato gayo. nirAza thayelI prajA pharI AnaMdano anubhava karI rahI. bhagavAna RSabhadeva jANe sahunAM aMtaramAM AvIne vasI gayA ! aMtara vasiyA mahArAja ra99

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34 rijI mAro vRSabha pharIne ApaNe ayodhyAmAM AvI pahoMcIe. Aje e RSabhadevanI sAdI-sIdhI nagarI nahotI, paNa rAjA bharatadevanI pratApI pATanagarI hatI. azvazALAo, AyudhazALAo, gajazALAo ne rathazALAothI e sadA vyAkula rahetI. ahIM sarakhesarakhA juvAno sadA zastravidyAnA zikSaNamAM mazagUla rahetA. senApati suSeNanI virahAkathI dizAo kaMpAyamAna thatI. bharatadevanA nyAyAsana pAse sajjanonuM saMrakSaNa thatuM ne AtatAyIo ne anyAyIone AkarI zikSA maLatI. dezadezanI samRddhi ahIM ekatra thaI hatI. ratnAkaranAM motI ne pahADonA hirA ahIM maLatA. nagarI bhinna bhinna vyavasAyothI divasa ne rAta dhamadhamatI rahetI. rAjA bharatadeva Akho divasa AyudhazALAmAM nimagna rahetA. sAdhanAnI chellI paLono avirata utsAha emane DolAvato hato. basa, sAdhyanI prApti ne pitAnA zAsanano pracAra e ja eka mahecchA emane hatI. pitAnA rAjatyAga pachI TUMka samayamAM ja, doro nIkaLI jatAM Akho hAra veravikhera thaI jAya tema, badhA rAjAo svataMtra thaI beThA hatA. bIjAnI to zI vAta, bharatadevanA sagA 98 bhAIo paNa svataMtra rAja jamAvI besI gayA hatA; pRthvInAtha RSabhadeva sivAya teo koInI AjJA mAnavA taiyAra nahotA.

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bharatane to bhoM bhAre thaI paDI hatI. enAM cakravartIpadanAM svapna sAva sarI jatAM dekhAtAM hatAM. bharatadeva e mATe kaTibaddha thaI rahyA hatA. pRthvInAthanA gRhatyAga pachI, viraktamanA suMdarI palaTAI gaI hatI. enAM aMtara para pitAnA gAdItyAganI eTalI prabala asara paDI hatI ke sadA potAnA suMdara dehane jonArI have e bhItaramAM jovA yatna karatI. khaMjana pakSInA jevI enI caMcaLatA ochI thaI gaI hatI. pitAnA tyAgadharmanA vicAro ene satata satAvyA karatA hatA. gaMbhIra manavALI brAhmI Akho divasa ekAMtamAM paDI rahetI, ane enuM kArya karatI. mayUrapicchanA sAdhanathI e kaMI lIMTA doratI, bhUMsatI ne vaLI doratI. suMdarI ghaNI vAra enI sAthe besatI, paNa thoDI vAramAM enuM caMcaLa mana A ThaMDI kriyAne badale kaMIka jIvanta kriyA mAgI letuM. mAtA marudevA to te divasathI ja asvastha hatAM. koI putranI vAta kADhatuM to e bora bora jevaDAM AMsuDAM DhALatAM, have rotAM rotAM AMsuya khUTyAM hatAM, ne locana paNa jhaMkhavAyAM hatAM. deha to hADapiMjara banI gayo hato. prAtaHkALe rAjA bharatadeva namaskAra karavA jatA tyAre marudevA vilApa karatAM kahetAM : sarvasvane "bharata ! mAro putra mane, sumaMgalAne, prajAne, rAjalakSmIne chAMDIne cAlyo gayo, ne vanavAsI banI gayo; re ! toya mane mRtyu na AvyuM. bharata, tuM puruSa che, mAtA nathI. putra mATeno mAtAno valavalATa tuM zuM jANe ? are, mAro vRSabha, erAvatano avatAra, Aja pagapALA kyAM kyAM ghUmato haze ? are, eka DAMsamAtrathI jenI nidrA tUTI jatI hatI, e DAMsa ne mAkhIonA jhuMDa vacce sUto haze. are padmakhaMDa jevo komaLa e varSAnAM vAvAjhoDAM ze sahato haze ? are, mAlatInA guccha jevo e hemaMtanA himapAta kema veThato haze ? re, vanavAsI hastInA jevo e unALAmAM jaLa vinA kema jIvato haze ? bharata, mAro putra AzrayahIna banI, annahIna banI, sAmAnya jananI jema vanajaMgalomAM bhaTake che, ne tuM ahIM rAjaprAsAdomAM majA kare che ! teM koI divasa enI khabara paNa kaDhAvI che kharI ?' "mA, sAgarano taranAra jema kaMThe vaLagela zilAno tyAga kare, ema emaNe ApaNo tyAga karyo che. vajranA sArarUpa mArA pitAnA Apa jananI cho; dhairyanA DuMgara mArA pitAjInAM Apa mAtA cho. AvAM AkraMda Apane mAro vRSabha * 301 -

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na zobhe ! pitAjI yogya kALe ahIM Avaze, evI mane zraddhA che." mAtA marudevA bharatanA A zabdothI kSaNika AzvAsana pAmatAM. devI sumaMgalAnI sthiti to AthIya vicitra hatI. teo na AkraMda karatAM, na vilApa karatAM; zAMtithI, svairyathI jIvatAM, vRSabhane yAda karatAM karatAM, kRSNapakSanA caMdranI kaLAnI jema, e gaLatAM jatAM hatAM. brAhmI ne suMdarI hamezAM emanI sevAmAM khaDAM rahetAM. emano roga sahu jANatAM, paNa enuM auSadha koInI pAse nahotuM. eka divasa zAMtithI emaNe sadAne mATe AMkho mIMcI dIdhI. bharate emanA dehane kSIrasAgaramAM padharAvyo. pitAjIe ayodhyAno tyAga karyo, e arasAmAM ja bAhubalI potAnA bhAgamAM Avela bahalI deza tarapha cAlyo gayo hato. suMdarIe to ene choDyo hato. brAhmIe paNa sAthe AvavA nA kahI. mAtA marudevA, mAtA sumaMgalA ne moTAbhAI bharatanI rajA laI e vidAya thayo. deza dUra hato, mArga saraLa nahoto. bAhubalI gayo te gayo. e pachI enA kaMI vartamAna na maLyA. Aja e ja ayodhyAnagarInA rAjaprAsAdamAM mAtA ne putra gajapuranagarathI Avela pravAsI jana pAsethI pRthvInAthe svIkArelI bhikSAnI vAta sAMbhaLI rahyAM hatAM. "are, zreyAMsa kevo sadbhAgI ! mA jevI thaIne huM nirAMte prAsAdamAM beThI chuM, ne dIkaro vanavana bhUkhyo ne tarasyo phare che !'' "mAtA, samarthanI ciMtA na hoya. jeNe mahAna unnati mATe sarvasva tyAgyuM hoya, ene vaLI AvA utpAta mUMjhave kharA ?" pravAsI, tArI e kathA pharI kahe ! vAru, mArA vRSabhane teM najare nihALyo hato ne ? eno suvarNa varNa kaMI zyAma to nathI paDyo ne ? are, enI zeSa rahelI alakalaTomAM koIe tela sIMcyuM hatuM ke nahIM ?' mA jevuM gheluM prANI saMsAramAM bIjuM koNa che ? enA jevuM vahAla paNa tribhuvanamAM kayAM che ? A vAto kadAca pUrI na ja thAta, paNa acAnaka yamaka nAmano pratihArI hAjara thayo. enA mukha para AnaMdanI AbhA hatI. eNe ucca svare kahyuM : jaya ho mahArAja bharatadevano ! harSanA vartamAna che : pRthvInAtha RSabhadeva vanavana pharatA zAkhAnagara purimatAlanA zakaTAnana nAmanA 302 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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udyAnamAM padhAryA che. jaMgalane maMgala banAvanAra prabhu vaTavRkSa nIce birAjyA che. kahevAya che ke je jJAna mATe temaNe sarvasvano tyAga karyo hato, e emane prApta thayuM che. ne ayodhyAnA tyAga vakhate svIkAreluM mauna toDIne Aje svAmI svamukhe upadeza ApavAnA che. zuM divya jyoti che ?" "dhanya, dhanya ! mAtAjI, pRthvInAtha padhAryA che, cAlo darzane !" "beTA, taiyAra chuM. paNa mArI AMkho, A paDaLa !" marudevAe jorathI AMkhone kheMcatAM kahyuM. adbhuta jyotine nIrakhavA A AMkho vyartha che, tyAM to aMtaranI jyotinI jarUra che." ne bharatarAja taiyAra thavA UDyA. e ja vakhate zamaka nAmanA pratihArIe praveza karyo, ne ucca svare ghoSa karatAM kahyuM : jaya ho mahArAja bharatadevano ! senApati suSeNe kahAvyuM che, ke cakravartItvanI sAdhanA mATenA aMtima astra - cakraratnanI prApti thaI cUkI che. zodha saMpUrNa thaI che. siddhi prApta thaI che. cakranA pratyeka ArA sUryanAM sahasra kiraNanI jema prakAzI UThyA che. mahArAja Aja avijeya banyA che. jaladI cakraratnanI pUjA mATe padhAro." bharatarAja eka kSaNa thaMbhI gayA. eka tarapha pitAjInA Agamanano vRttAMta, bIjI tarapha cakraratnanI siddhinA vartamAna ! pahelI pUjA konI karavI ? mana eka kSaNa duvidhAmAM ramI gayuM. bIjI ja kSaNe nirNaya karyo ke are, kyAM vizvavatsala pitAjI ne kyAM A vizva para bhayakArI cakraratna ? prathama pUjA pitAjInI ja hoya ! sarvazreSTha rAjahastI aMbADI sAthe taiyAra hato. mAtA marudevA paNa jaladI jaladI AvIne besI gayAM hatAM. bharatarAjanA AgamananI sAthe hAthI cAlI nIkaLyo. A veLA AkhuM nagara gharabAra choDIne udyAna tarapha vahI rahyuM hatuM. mArgamAM vAta karanAra koI navaruM nahotuM. rAjahastI para beThelAM mAtA jhaMkhavAyelI AMkhonA dIvaDA sateja karI karIne dUra dUra jotAM hatAM, ne vAraMvAra kahetAM hatAM : "bharata, vRSabha dekhAya eTale mane kaheje !" mAro vRSabha 303

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paNa hajI udyAna dUra hatuM. rAjahastInI pAchaLa bIjA hastIonI hAra lAgI gaI hatI. enI pAchaLa ratho, azvo ne zibikAo hatAM. Aja ayodhyAnagarImAM koI bhUluM.laMgaDuM paNa ghera rahyuM nahotuM. "bharata," mAtA marudevAe ekadama ucca svare kahyuM, "jo, pelo rahyo mAro vRSabha - vaTavRkSanA mULamAM ! are, muja aMdhIne bhulavADavA eNe kevuM cAre tarapha tejanuM vartula racyuM che ! paNa huM bhUluM? e vRSabha ! mAro vRSabha !" are mA, hajI ame pUrA joI zakatA nathI. tyAM tame to joI lIdhA! amArAM netra sArAM ke tamArAM ? " AMkhomAM to jANe ajavALAM ajavALAM thaI rahyAM che. zuM pratApa che mArA vRSabhano ! are, vahAle eka zAsana karyuM, to A vaLI bIjuM enAthI bhAre zAsana jamAvyuM ! zuM kITa, pataMga ne prANI ! zuM strI, puruSa ne bALaka ! ahA, ene nIrakhIne badhA jIva kevA premadIvAnA banI gayA che ! vAha re tAruM zAsana ! manuSyone to ghelAM karavAnI tArAmAM janmajAta kaLA hatI, paNa A pazuone paNa teM pAgala banAvyAM. bharata, Ama Ava ! jo huM jUThuM kahetI houM to A tarapha jo, pelI vRSabhane nIrakhI rahela vAghaNane koNa dhAve che ?" mAtAjI ! e bakarInuM bALa che." peluM haMsanuM baccuM bilADInA baccA sAthe gela kare che ! dhanya dhanya, vRSabha ! dhanya tAruM zAsana ! bharata, A premazAsananI pAse A tAruM zAsana to mane sAva nirmAlya lAge che ane jo to kharo, bharata, mArA vRSabhano deha kevo suMdara che ! are bharata, mArA jarjarita heyA para jarA tAro hAtha to mUka !'' kAM, mAtAjI ?' mArA haiyAnA nAnA evA jarjarita pAtramAM A harSa samAto nathI. dhanya vRSabha, saMsAramAM mAtAne putra praNAma kare; Aja putrane mAtA praNAma kare tevo ghATa ghaDAyo che. dhanya tAruM zAsana !" ne mAtAe jorathI citkAra karyo. e sAthe kaMIka kaDAko thayo. marudevAnuM asthipiMjara bharatadevanA khoLAmAM AvI paDyuM. jyota jANe jhagI ne holavAI gaI. 304 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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bharatadeva mAtAnA mukhAraviMda sAme joI rahyA. khullI e AMkhomAM bhAvukatA bharI hatI. stabdha e oSTha para harSanI rekhA ramatI hatI. karacalIovALA e bhAlamAM prAptavyanI prAptino saMtoSa hato. bharatadeva sthiti samajI gayA. dhanya mAtA ! tArI dhUli amArA zira para hajo ! Akhare jagattAriNI mAtA jagatane tarI gaI !"' bharatadeve mAtAnA aMtima saMskAra mATe hAthI pAcho pheravyo. mAro vRSabha * 305

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35 prabhu, tuja zAsana ati bhala vaTavRkSanI gherI chAMyamAM mahAna kevaLajJAnanI divya jyotithI jhaLahaLatA prabhu beThA che. kSaNa pUrvanA jayajayanAda, harSadhvani, duMdubhi-ghoSa zamI gayA che. dUra dUra sudhI patharAyelo mAnavasamUha citranI jema stabdha che. rAjA bharatadeve paNa uttara dizAnA mArge AvI, praNipAta karI, stuti karI, potAnuM sthAna lIdhuM che. AkAzano AsamAnI caMdaravo nAnA evA meghakhaMDothI suzobhita che. vAyu vIMjhaNA DhoLe che, ne dizAo bhUmine ajavALe che. vizvavatsala prabhu Aja dIrgha kALanI sAdhanAno sArAMza uccAravAnA che. temaNe zilAnI jevA kaThora ne marubhUmi jevA nIrasa jIvanane tapanI ne sahiSNutAnI jyotithI ajavALI kevaLajJAna prApta karyuM che. navA zAsananA Adeza Aje teo ApavAnA che. aSADhanA AkAzamAM vAdaLa mIThuM mIThuM garja ema prabhu bolyA : "he mahAnubhAvo, je zAsana meM tamane pahelAM ApyuM hatuM, enAthI alaukika zAsana Aje ApuM chuM. kIDIthI kuMjara, pahADathI vRkSa, prAkRta jana ane parAkramI puruSo sahumAM ekasarakho jIvAtmA vaselo che. dehamAM chupAyelo e deva ajara-amara che. tamArA dehano nAza che, eno nAza nathI. e jIvAtmAne pichANo ! saMsAranA jIvone jIvana vahAluM che. mATe tame jIvana jIvo ne bIjAne jIvavA do ! tamAruM priya te temanuM priya banAvo. kaThora vANI tamane haiyAjhALa 306 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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jagAve che, tema tame bIjAne kaThora vacana kahI haiyAjhALa UbhI na karazo. koI tamArA tarapha duSTa vartana calAve e tamane gamatuM nathI; tame paNa koInI tarapha duSTa vatana na dAkhavazo. tamArAM mana, vANI ne karma nirmaLa, premabharyAM ne nirdeza banAvajo ! "eka aTala siddhAMta kadI na vismarazo : jevuM vAvazo tevuM laNazo; jevuM karazo tevuM pAmazo. lImaDAnuM bI vAvI AmranI AzA rAkhavI vyartha che. A saMsAra vyavasthita dhoraNo para cAlI rahyo che. tamArA kharAba ke sArA vicAra ke vartananuM pariNAma nizcita che. - premane tamAro deva banAvajo. bhIrutAne jIvanamAMthI phagAvI dejo. karma karanAra puruSArthInI kadI hAra nathI, eno kadApi parAjaya nathI e manamAM dhArI rAkhajo ! tamAro AtmA ja tamAro deva, A pRthvI tamAruM devAlaya ! saccaritratA, satyaniSThA ne vahAlabharyuM vartana e tamArI pUjA ! tamArA satkarmane eka bhavanI maryAdAthI thaMbhAvazo nA ! AtmA jyAM sudhI zuddha, buddha ne mukta nathI thayo, tyAM sudhI bhavonI paraMparA sudhI - satkarmano tamane sAtha maLaze. = "sAruM karavuM ne naThAruM tajavuM; sAruM kRtya eTale puNya, naThAruM karma eTale pApa; e puNya ne pApanI sAMkaLo tamane koI rAjAnA kRpAprasAda ke rAjAnA daMDanI jema sadA vIMTAyelI raheze. tame rAjAnA mArathI mAno, trAsathI tAbe raho, zikSAnA bhayathI pharaja adA karo, bIkathI prAmANika bano, emAM tamArI viziSTatA zI ? emAM to eka rIte tame zarIre prAmANika ho, chatAM manathI to coranA cora ho. rAjA tamArA nasIbe sadA rahe. e pharatAM tame svayaM Atmika zAsanano svIkAra karo ! Atmadevane hAjarAhajUra samajI pApathI Daro ! puNyathI paravaro ! A mAruM navuM zAsana che. tamAro deha enuM pATanagara che. tamArI iMdriyo enuM sainya che. tamAro AtmA eno rAjA che. tyAga enI samRddhi che. prema ne karuNA eno khajAno che." prabhue potAno upadeza thaMbhAvyo. e pavitra svaronAM vartulo vAtAvaraNane ajavALI rahyAM. "prabhu, huM ApanA zAsanano svIkAra karuM chuM." brAhmIe UbhI thaIne kahyuM. prabhu, tuja zAsana ati bhaluM * 307

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"A nagara ne A prAsAdanI mUccha tajavI paDaze." prabhue kahyuM. taiyAra chuM." "ane prabhu huM paNa..." eka komaLa kaMThano avAja saMbhaLAyo. koNa, puMDarIka ?" hA, bApujI !" "tuM bALa che. mArA zAsananI kaThoratA..." "bApujI, zuM siMhanuM bALa nAnuM hoya ethI siMha maTI jAya che ? mAre ApanA navA zAsanano svIkAra karavo che." "astu !" "ane pitAjI, huM paNa..." eka khUNethI avAja Avyo. e suMdarI hatI, paNa ene UbhI thayelI jotAMnI sAthe rAjA bharatadeva UbhA thaI gayA, ne aDadhethI vAkya upADI laI bolyA : ...ne huM paNa pRthvInAtha. huM ne suMdarI nagaramAM ne prAsAdamAM sAthe rahIne zuM ApanA zAsanano yatkiMcit paNa svIkAra na karI zakIe ?" "avazya. sabaLa AtmAne koI baMdhana naDatAM nathI." "he Adi pRthvInAtha, Ape saMsAramAM jema paheluM lokazAsana pravartAvyuM, tema A AtmazAsana pravartAvI manuSyane tamAma jIvo prati mAyALu, vyavahAramAM namra ne AcAramAM vivekI banAvyo che. Ape manuSyone pApamAMthI tAravA navuM tIrtha banAvyuM. Apa Adi tIrthanAtha paNa banyA. puMDarIka ne brAhmI anagAra banI ApanuM zAsana pravartAvaze. huM ne suMdarI AgArI - gRhasthI rahI pravartAvIzuM. AdimaM pRthvInAtha-mAdimaM nissprigrhm| AdimaM tIrthanAthaM ca RSabhasvAminaM stumaH / / "tathAstu." bhagavAne dhyAnamAM pharamAvyuM. bharatadevano A vartAva suMdarIne na rucyo. apragaTapaNe potAnA mATe navuM zAsana svIkAravAno bharatano niSedha e parakhI gaI. AyudhazALAmAM pragaTa thayelA cakraratnane vadhAvavA jatA bharatadevanA hAthInI ghaMTA raNajhaNI UThI. suMdarIe emAM mAyA-mohanA paDachaMdA sAMbhaLyA. re bharata ! 308 bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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36 prasthAna. AthamatI saMdhyAnI sAme potAnuM sonalavaNuM mukha rAkhIne suMdarI beThI hatI. bharatanA chellA vyavahAra pachI e vyAkulamanA banI hatI. eNe potAnA zyAma keza chUTA mUkI dIdhA hatA, ne alaMkAra sarva utArIne alaga karyA hatA. paNa sAcuM sauMdarya alaMkAra ke aMgarAganI paravA kaye divase kare che! kALuM kALuM aMjana gIra gaura gAla para AvIne kevI kamanIya zobhA dhAraNa kare che ! vicAramagnA suMdarI na jANe kayAMya sudhI besI rahI. rAjaprAsAdano AkAzadIpa pragaTyo, tenI paNa tene bhALa na rahI. ekAeka koIe tenI AMkho dAbI. are ! AvI udAsI paLe kone A mastI sUjhI ! suMdarIe kaMTALAbharelI rIte e hAthone dUra karyA, ne pAchaLa koNa UbhuM che te joyA vagara kahyuM : "bharata, mane A cALA pasaMda nathI. mAruM mana pitAjInA navA zAsanamAM che." suMdarI, pachI mArA A zAsananuM zuM ? mA gayAM, dAdI gayAM, bhAI gayo, putra gayo, bahena gaI; zuM mAruM cakravartItva AvuM duHkhiyAruM haze ke mane koInI chAyA ja nahIM ! nAnuM ke moTuM, sAruM ke khoTuM - A zAsana paNa pitAjInuM ja pravartAveluM che ne ? bharatanA zabdomAM ArjavatA hatI. suMdarIne e sparzI rahI. paNa mane have AvI vAtomAM rasa rahyo nathI."

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- "suMdarI, Ave samaye - jyAre cakraratnanI prApti thaI che, AvatI kAle bhUmaMDala para eka veza, eka bhASA, eka rAjA, eka saMskRti sthApavA nIkaLavAno niradhAra karI cUkyo chuM, tyAre - tuM mane nirAza karIza ? tAruM sauMdarya mane adbhuta preraNA pAI zake che. tuM mAro tiraskAra karIza to laDato laDato huM na jANe koI raNamedAna para nizcetana thaIne paDI jaIza. mane tArI preraNAno khapa che." "mArA bAhya sauMdaryano moha utArI nAkha ! AMtara sauMdaryane jo !" "e sauMdarya mArAthI joI zakAtuM nathI. je sauMdarya cakSuthI pivAtuM na hoya, sparzathI satkArAtuM na hoya, e to svapnanI sukhaDI jevuM che H na bhUkha bhAMge, na bhramaNA bhAMge. kyAM che tAruM e AMtara sauMdarya ?"' "mAruM e sauMdarya tArI vAsanAne vaza na thavAmAM che." "mArA vijayo, mAruM puruSAtana zuM tane AkarSatAM nathI ? suMdarI, je bharatanA hAthane sparzavA vidyAdharonI rUpamanohara patnIo jhaMkhe che. ene tuM Thokare mAre che ?' "zastranA vijayo mane gamatA nathI." "to tuM mane choDI jaIza ? saMsArane jItavA nIkaLanAranA jIvanane tuM karuNAthI bharI daIza ? suMdarI, Aja praNaya na kare to bhale, tiraskAra to karIza mA ! tuM kahe teTalI rAha jovA taiyAra chuM." "tane nahIM choDI jAuM." suMdarInA zabdomAM samavedanA guMjatI hatI, "bharata, avijeya bharata, jyAM sudhI tane tAro pavitra dharma nahIM sUjhe tyAM sudhI huM A prAsAdamAM ja rahIza, ahIM ja rahIza ne tArI rAha joIza." "dhanya che suMdarI tane !'' ne bharata mahAmahenate bahAra nIkaLI gayo. enAM pagalAM bhAvodrekamAM bhAre paDatAM hatAM. prasthAna mATe sajja senAe potAnA vicakSaNa ne vIra senAsvAmIne Avato nIrakhI jayanAda karyo. suMdarI kALA aMdhakAra sAme tyAM sudhI joI rahI ke jyAre emAM prabhAtanI prakAzarekhA saLagI UThI ! enuM vyAkuLa mana diganta sAthe bhaLatA jatA pitAnA pavitra pAdane pUjI rahyuM. enAM suMdara netro gaganabhedI jayanAdo sAthe digvijaya mATe prasthAna karatA bharatanA pavitra dharmane zodhI rahyAM. 310 * bhagavAna RSabhadeva

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jayabhikhu nI aitihAsika ara) paurANika navalakathAomAM AgavuM bhAta pADatI 'bhagavAna RSabhadeva'no kathA sUcave che ke dharmanuM mukhya dhyeya mAnavIne sAcAM sukhazAMtino mArga cIMdhI' kalyANanA rAha para dorI javAnuM che. de za kALa nI sI mA A a no dharmasaMpradAyanA vADAothI para evI bhagavAna RSabhadevanI vaizvika pratibhAnuM ahIM Alekhana thayuM che. bhagavAna RSabhadevanAM caritromAM AvatA camatkAro ke pachI sAMpradAyika mahimA dharAvatAM varNano gALIne lekhake ahIM bhagavAna RSabhadevanA pAtra dvArA mAnavatAno mahimA pragaTa karyo che. jaina AgamagraMthone AdhAre lakhAyelI | A navalakathAmAM rAjasaMsthA ane lagnasaMsthA sthApanAra RSabhadevanA jIvanakALanI hRdayasparzI ghaTanAo maLe che. vaLI, aMte sarva prakRtinuM mULa tyogapradhAna dharmamAM che evuM darzAvatA rAjA RSabhadeva bharyA vaibhavo choDIne sAdhu bane che. mAnavajAtanA uddhAranI ciMtA sevatA bhagavAna RSabhadeva dvArA bhASA, deza ane AcAravicAranuM aikya sAdhIne saMskRtinA prAraMbhakALanI sRSTi khaDI karI che. ISBN 978-81-89160-72-2 9l7 881 89ll1 6 072 2I/ wall cuucation mematorial FOI Private a personal Mag