Bhagvan Mahavirna Yugni Mahadevio

Author(s): Sushil
Publisher: Jain Atmanand Sabha
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005680/1

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ma91 pAna nAbITanA yuganI - laka prasiddha kartA zrI jaina AtmAnaMda sabhA-bhAvanagara

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zrI AtmAnaMda jaina graMthamALA na. 01 bhagavAna mahAvIranA yuganI mahAdevIo (jemAM tera mahAsatIonA suMdara-rasika caritre ApelA che.) lekhaka zrI suzIla. prasiddhakartA - zrI jaina AtmAnaMda sabhA-bhAvanagara. vIra saM. 2472. Atma saM. 51. vikrama saM. 2002

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! nArIjAtinA viSayamAM mahAvIra ghaNA udAra hatA. emanA yugamAM sroe bhAre durdazA bhagavatI hatI kAi kahetu ke " strI eTale mAyA." kAi kahetuM ke " kAmAgnithI bhArate agni e ja srI. " koi ene caMcaLa, kRtaghna ane narakanI khANu paNu kahetA. smRtikAre strIne vizvAsa karavAnI sAk nA pADatA. gautamabudhdha jevA jIvananA kaLAkAra pazu strIne IkSA ApavAnA prazna AvyA tyAre vicAramAM paDI gayA. jaina graMthamAM strI-ratnane cakravattInA cauda ranAmAMnu eka gaNAvyuM che. pANI, Aga, cAra-DAku ke dukAla jevA upadvava vakhate sauprathama onI rakSA karavAnu kahyuM che. 6 kaiAzalanA mahArAjA prasenajItane tyAM kanyAnA janma thaye tyAre mahArAjA gamagInamAM ` DUbI gayA. gautama mukhyaruve emane samajAvyA ke : * putrI ja buddhimatI ane suzIlA banIne pativratA banI zake che ane guNavAna putranA janma ApIne sa MsAranuM mahAkalyANa karI zake che." mahAvIra ane buddha anne mAnatA ke " omAM apAra zakti che. e peAtAnI jvalaMta " zraddhA ane bhAvanAbaLathI game te kA " sAdhI zake che, asIma vAtsalyanI preraNAthI " puruSane zakti ApanArI paNa mIe ja che. "

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nivedana, jaina darzananA sAhityamAM caritAnuyogane viSaya manuSyone vyavahAramAM paNa vizeSa upayogI che, tenI aMdara dharma, nIti ane vartananA evA uttama ta rahelA che ke je ta manuSya jIvananI uccatAne ApanArA che. temaja gRhasthAvasthAmAM rahI ucca jIvananI bhUmikAmAM rahevAnI icchAvALA bhavya janane temAMthI ghaNuM ghaNuM zikhavAnuM, vicAravAnuM, jANavAnuM ane te pramANe vartavAnuM maLI zake che. prAcIna ane arvAcIna kALanA pavitra jaina darzananA mahApuruSa, dharmavIre, sattvazALI naronI jema satI dharmanI rasika ramaNIonA rasamaya bhAvanAthI bharapUra evA caritAnuyoganA jaina vidvAnonA lekho ghaNu AkarSaka ane AhUlAda utpanna karanAra ane Adarza gRhiNI banAvanArA che. evA caritAneganA rasika viSayamAM A zrI mahAvIra devanA vakhatanI mahAdevIonA caritra che. strI jIvana upara jagatanA jIvanane ane unnatine mukhya AdhAra che; kAraNa ke utpanna thayelA mahAna narene prAthamika saMskAra preranAra strIvarga-mAtA ja hoya che tethI strI jIvana paNa vizuddha ane saMskArI hovAnI khAsa jarUra che. vagere kAraNothI mahApuruSonA caritranI jema satI caritronA prakAzananuM kArya paNa A sabhAe keTalAka vakhatathI hAtha dharyuM che.

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[4] svataMtra caritra tarIke pUrvAcArya mahArAjenI kRtinA tevA graMthamAM prathama trIsa varSa pahelA saMvata 1972 nI sAlamAM zrI bhAvavijaya vAcaka kRta caMpakamALA caritrane anuvAda graMtha A sabhAe prathama pragaTa karyo hato. tyArabAda A vIzImAM thayela vaMdanIya cauda mahAsatIonAM caritra, sAthe trI keLavaNI, strI hitabodha vacano e viSayo sahita Adarza jena hIratno nAmano bIjo graMtha prakaTa karyo hato, te jaina samAjamAM AvakAradAyaka thaI paDyo hato. tyArabAda daza varSa pachI strI upayogI sIrIjha paNa krame krame prakaTa karavI sabhAe TharAva karavAthI, zrImadda dhanezvarasunie mULa prAkRta bhASAmAM racela "satI surasuMdarI' caritrano anuvAda karIne trIjo graMtha prakaTa karyo hato je caritramAM to agiyAramA saikAnA manabhAva ane AkAMkSA pite bolatA hoya tevo bhAva dekhAya che. varathI dhamadhamatA ane rAga-mohathI mUjhAtA haiyAne zAMta banAvavAnI kaLA A rasika caritramAM che. chevaTe temAM kevaLI bhagavaMtanI upadezadhArA sudhAbiMdu tarIke ApI suMdara saMkalanA karavAmAM AvI che. A strIupayogI graMtha prakaTa thatAM sabhAnI pratiSThA khUba ja vadhI che. tyArabAda hAlamAM bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra prabhunA ja samayamAM thayela mahAdevIonA caritre jemAMthI keTalAka caritra aprakaTa hatA te suprasiddha lekhaka bhAI suzIla pAse lakhAvIne tenuM prakAzana jaina samAja pAse Aje dharIe chIe. tenI racanA, saMkalanA vagere lekhaka mahAzaye bahu ja suMdara

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ane sarala gujarAtI bhASAmAM karI che. dareka satI caritranI zarUAtamAM raMgIna rekhAci paNa ApavAmAM AvyA che. majabUta bAIDIMga, AkarSaka kavara jekeTa, suMdara TAIpa ane UMcA kAgaLo upara sakhta meghavArI chatAM ghaNuM mahaTe kharca karI graMthanI AMtarika suMdaratAnI jema bahAranI saudaryatAmAM paNa vRddhi karI che. A graMtha chapAto hato te daramyAna A sabhAnA sabhya bhAI zrI hIrAlAla juThAbhAIe A graMtha pitAnA snehI ane A sabhAnA lAIpha membara zAha dAmodaradAsa ThAkarazInI Arthika sahAyakArA temanI dAdImAnA smaraNArthe prakaTa karavAnI IcchA jaNAvatAM sabhAne rU. eka hajAra A graMthamAM ApavAthI AbhAra sAthe te svIkArela che. je mATe bhAI hIrAlAlane dhanyavAda ApavA sAthe zrIyut dAmodaradAsane paNa AbhAra mAnavAmAM Ave che. ' sadarahu graMthamAM daSTi ke presadoSane laIne koI khalanA jaNAya to te mATe kSamA cAhI amone te jaNAvavA namra sUcanA karIe chIe ke je sudhArI levAmAM Avaze. AtmAnaMda bhavana ) ( gAMdhI vallabhadAsa tribhuvanadAsaaSADa zukalA- - ekAdazI. ) bhAvanagara

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a nu ka ma Na kA devI mAtA devAnaMda trizalA mAtA caMdanabALA sulAsA revatI yAdA jayaMtI priyadarzanA mRgAvatI 122 suceSThA ne calaNA 157 celaNa 174 durgadhA 25 sAmA ane jayaMtI 218 14. mahAtakanI strI revatI 225 15. kapilA 233 * A baMne pAtra bha. mahAvIranA mukhathI amA sAgamAM varNavAyelA che.

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zeTha haricaMda mIThAbhAI tathA temanA dharmapatnI zrI kulIbahenane jIvana paricaya. jenakuLamAM janmelA manuSyo bhale sAmAnya sthitimAM hoya chatAM vaMzaparaMparAthI utarI AvelA dhArmika saMskAra temanA dhArmika vanane vizeSa ujajvaLa banAve che, chatAM tevA baMdhu ke henanA zraddhALupaNAne chevaTa sudhI samAja jANuM zakyuM nathI; tevuM kaMIka zrI. haricaMdabhAI tathA phUlIbahena mATe hoya tema jaNAya che. zrI haricaMdabhAIe vAMcavA lakhavAnuM sAmAnya jJAna meLaveluM hovA chatAM temanA vyApArI chavana mATe bhAvanagaranuM kSetra anukULa nathI tema temane lAgatAM mAtra tera varSanI laghu vaye muMbaI AvI, temanA kAkA ANaMdajI jekAnI cAlatI karIyANAnI dukAne joDAyA. pachI be varSa bAda temanA kAkA ANaMdajIno svargavAsa thatAM te dukAnane bhAra temane mAthe AvI paDyo. dharmazraddhA, pramANikapaNuM ane dhadho khIlavavAnI khaMtane laI temaNe pitAnA te vyApAranI pragati karI, ane te vyApAramAM sArI khyAti meLavI. temAM sATha varSa gALyA daramyAna bhAge yArI ApavAthI vyApAranI zAkha vadhavA sAthe lakSmI paNa puNyAge sArI meLavI. ' have jema jema uMmara thatI gaI tema tema pitAnA ane pitAnI patnI lIhenanA AtmakalyANa sAdhavAnI temane

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[ 8 ] tAlAvelI lAgI. ane prathama sa. 1982 nI sAlamAM devagANA navIna jaina derAsara thatAM hapUrvaka pratiSThA karI rUpIA paMdara hajAra jeTalA maLelA sukRta lakSmImAMthI vyaya karyAM. sivAya tyAM ke bahAragAmanI dhArmika kAI paNa TIpa phaMDa thAya ke Ave te temAM haricaMdabhAI yathAzakti ApyA sivAya rahetA nahAtAM. vamAna tapanI kAyamI tIthI mATe bahAragAmanA te khAtAmAM paNa rakame ApatA hatA. gupta sakhAvatA paNa karatA hatA, eTaluM ja nahiM paraMtu sagA, snehI kuTuMbIo para paNa dhyAna ApatA cUkayA nathI. cumeAttera varSAM sudhI dhArmika vana nrI sa'. 1990 nA kArataka vadI } nA rAja temane svargavAsa thayA. pAchaLa temanA dharmapatnI phUlInhene paNa temanA svargavAsI pati pAchaLa sa. 1990 mAM peAtAnA vatana bhAvanagaramAM zrI gADIcha pArzvanAtha maMdiramAM aThThAI mahAtsava-pAvApurInI racanA sAthe svAmIvAtsalya karI lakSmIne sArA vyaya karyAM. sa. 1997 mAM zrI zatruMjya tIthe 99 yAtrA karI AtmakalyANa sAdhyuM ane chevaTa sudhI dhArmika jIvana jtI 61 varSanI uMmare temane paNa svargavAsa thayA. AvA dhArmika daMpatInI dhArmika bhAvanAnI jhAMkhI karAvavA, temanuM jIvana phoTA sahita A graMthamAM ApavAmAM Ave che.

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namo'stute mahAdevI tyAgamUrtiM tapasvinI bhagavAna mahAvIre karelI cavidha sa MdhanI sthApanA, sadhasamastane tItharUpa mAnIne " namA tItyasa kahIne dezanAra Mbhe kareluM saMdhanuM bahumAna ane lagabhaga aDhI hajAra varSanI viSama kALa--khINumAMthI satata vahetI AvelI sadhanI paraparAgata gauravagAthA, bhAratIya itihAsanA eka meTA mahimA che. jaitAnI jema baudghomAM paNa sadhanI praNAlikA ane bahumAna che--saMghanuM zaraNu rAjanI prAthanAnI vastu gaNAya che. khanna zramaNusa Mdha nAmathI oLakhAya che. paNa jaina ane bauddha sadha vacce maulika taphAvata che. bauddha sadha catuvidha nathI-e khuEpradhAna sAdhuone ja che. jaina sadha zramaNupradhAna-jinapravacanapradhAna hovA chatAM sAdhu-zramaNanI sAthe sAdhvI, zrAvaka ane zrAvikAnA paNa emAM samAveza thaI jAya che. sAdhu ane sAdhvI eTale ke tyAgItapasvIonI sAthe zrAvakrA ane zrAvikA paNu saMdhanI pratiSThAmAM eka sarakhA bhAgIdAra che. zramayugamAM vedavihita cANanI prathA te! sauMne satvahIna khanI gai hatI.. brAhmaNe ane kSatriyeA vacce saMdharSaNu zarU thai gayuM hatuM. ThekaThekANe dhaMdhAdArIonI zreNIo ane vargo DuTI nIkaLyAM hatAM, trevIsamA tIthakara zrI pArzvaprabhue sadhanyavasthA tA pravartAvelI paNa mahAvIra prabhunA samaya sudhI pahoMcatAmAM, mAtra 150-200 varSanA gALAmAM ja chinnabhinna tha gai hatI. pArzvaprabhunA sama zramaNA ane dezI ""

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jevA saraLa ane khullA dilanA gaNadhAra, mahAvIranA yugamAM vicaratA hatA. paNa pAparaparAnI keTalIka sAdhvIo paritrAjikAo banI cUkI hatI. pArtha ane mahAvIranA samaya vacce dezabharamAM bhAre viSama temaja aMdhAdhuMdhIvALI kaTokaTI UbhI thaI haze-ItihAsamAM jenI nedha nathI maLatIH mAtra pArtha prabhunA saMdhanI, mumuvuM mAnavI jevI dazA cheDe isAre karI jAya che. mahAvIranA samayamAM saMghane punarUddhAra anivArya hato. eTale kevaLajJAnanI prApti sAthe ja mahAvIre caturvidha saMghane pAye nAMkhe. caturvidha saMdhamAM sAdhu-sAdhvI sivAya na cAle, paNa zrAvaka, zramaNanA upAsakanI zI jarUra? upAsaka naphTake levA paDayA hoya te paNa zrAvikA-upAsikAnI zI jarUra haze? tatkAlIna paristhiti aMge e jamAnAnA ghaNAne evI AzaMkAo thaI haze. saMghamAM zrAvakanI sAthe zrAvikAne paNa eTaluM ja mAnavaMtuM ane ucca sthAna e eka mahAkrAMtikArI pagaluM gaNAyuM haze. khAsa karIne je vakhate nArIne muktimArganI argalArUpa mAnavAnI prathA paDI gaI hatI-kharIdAyelI dAsIe te ThIka paNa kulanArIo parigrahanI zreNImAM samAI jatI te vakhate, saMdhamAM zrAvikAne, zrAvaka jevuM, sAdhvI jevuM, zramaNa jevuM sthAna maLe e zuM sAmAnya vAta che? kaMcananI jema kAminI paNuM eka baMdhanarUpa ja gaNAya. jene kaMI ravataMtra vyaktitva nahetuM-sAdhakanA pagamAMnI beDI ja gaNAtI te strIne, bhagavAna mahAvIre catuvidha saMdhamAM samAna darajaje sAmela karIne zramaNa saMskRtinI lapakArakatA, udAratA ane

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vyavahArikatA batAvI ApI. sAdhakee pitAnI jIvanabharanI sAdhana ane tapazcaryAnAM phaLa nArInA caraNa pAse dInabhAve uparI dIdhelo hovAnI vAta kevaLa kalpanAvilAsa nathIvAratavatA che. nArI bhayasthAna te hatuM ja. nArI pratye sakAma daSTie na jovAnI sAvacetI vakhatovakhate ucAI che. ene kevaLa nArIniMdA na kahevAya. nArI viSe naranA dilamAM je Asakita rahelI heya che tene jaDamULamAMthI ukheDavAnA eka prayAsarU5 ene gaNI zakAya. vakhata jato vairAgya ane nArIniMdA paryAyavAcaka banI gayA. paNa vairAgyanA mULamAM nArInI avagaNanAnuM khAtara bharavuM ja joie e niyama nathI, tema bIjA senA-rUpAnA ke hIrA metInA alaMkArAnI jema vairAgya nArInA aMga upara oDhADyo hoya te ja dIpe e mAnyatA barAbara nathI. caturvidha saMghamAM sAdhvI ane zrAvikAnuM sthAna, zramaNa saMskRtie svakArelI nArI pratiSThAne namUne che. ATalI hakIktathI jemane pUrI zraddhA na bese temaNe A ja pustakamAM ApeluM gAthApanI revatInuM caritra vAMcI javuM. bha. mahAvIrane, e dura. cAriNI strIne pati taraphathI thaele tiraskAra niMdya lAgyo. pati pAse tenuM gya prAyazcita paNa karAvyuM. nArInI mAnavatAne, mAtra vANIvilAsarUpa nahi, paNa nakkara ane vyAvahArika siddhAMta jayajayakAra vartAvyuM. buddhadevanA saMbaMdhamAM ema kahevAya che ke teo pitAnA saMdhane strInA saMparkathI sAva bacAvI levA mAgatA hatA. mahAprajApati gautamInI mAgaNIne emaNe be-traNa vAra aravIkAra kare. sAdhvIsaMdha sthApavAnI emanI IcchA ja

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: 4 : nahatI. Akhare pitAnA priya ziSya AnaMdanA AgrahathI buddhadeve pitAne nirNaya pheravyuM. dIna ane dayAjanaka veze AvelI gautamIne bauddhonA sAdhvIsaMghamAM agragaNya sthAna maLI gayuM. eTaluM to buddhadeve hajAra varSa lagI cAlavAnI zakyatAvALA bauddhasaMghamAM pAMcaso varSanI aMdara ja vikRtinA jIvANuo pravezaze evI bIka batAvelI. pAchaLathI bhikSu enA jIvanamAM zithilatA mahAmArInI jema ja pravezI. AvA keTalAMka kAraNone lIdhe bauddha saMdhanI agniparIkSA thaI. sabhAgye jana saMdhane zira, sAdhvI ane zrAvikAne samAnatA maLavA chatAM evI keAI Aphata nathI utarI. zithilatA ane kriyAranA kRSNa-zukalapakSa jevA aMdhArA ajavALAM te jaina saMghamAM paNa utaryA che. paNa zramaNasaMdha eTale baDabhAgI che ke punarUddhArakoe koInI paNa zarama rAkhyA vinA vakhatevakhata saMghajIvananI zuddhi karI vALI che. zrI haribhadrasuri jevA eka tejaravI-abhimAnathI gajetA brAhmaNa paMDitane zramaNasaMghamAM joDavAnuM mAna eka jaina sAdhvI-cAkinI mahattarAnA phALe jAya che. sUrijIe pote paNa potAnA graMthamAM e mAtRmUtti mahAdevIne bhaktibhInI aMjalI arpI che. haribhadrasUrijI paNa pitAnA yuganA prathama paMktinA punaruddhAraka hatA. bha. mahAvIranA yuganI mahAdevIomAM prathama nAma zrI caMdanabALAnuM che. e ja sAdhvIsaMghanI mukhya pravattinI hatI. paNa caMdanabALA ekalI mahAdevI ja nathI. emanA yuganI pratinidhi paNa dekhAya che. zramaNayuganI nArIone ItihAsa jANe ke caMdanabALAmAM pratibiMba pAme che. rAja

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mahelamAM rahenArI A bALA saMsAranI gaDamathalathI sAva ajANI hatI. ekAeka caMpApurI upara ApattinI vAdaLa caDI AvyAM. caMpApurInA nareza dadhivAhananA zIre enA ja sagA sAhu-kauzabInA zatAnikane aNadhAryo paMje pA. dadhivAhanane rAjamukuTa dhULamAM ragadoLAya. enI patnI ane putrI, mahelamAMthI nAsI chUTayAM. eka UMTavALAnA hAthamAM e bane sapaDAyAM. rANI te rastAmAM ja mRtyu pAmI. putrI-vasumatI kauzabInI bajAramAM hararAjInI vastu banI. dhanAvaha zeThe ene kharIdI. A vasumatI e ja caMdanabALA. uparAuparI durbhAgya ane yAtanAonA prahAra khamatI caMdanabALA, chevaTe kevI rIte taparivanIomAM agresara banI zramaNasaMdhane ajavALI gaI te te A pustakamAM AlekhAeluM enuM caritra ja kaheze. AMdhI, Akarimaka krAMti ke bhAgyane vipAka koI eka ja yuganI pedAza nathI. rAjaprakaraNa AMdhIe ane bIjI svAbhAvika aMdhAdhuMdhIo vacce zramaNayuganI nArIe kevI viSama avasthAmAMthI pasAra thaI rahI hatI tenI kapanA caMdanabALAnA caritramAMthI maLaze. bha. mahAvIre e sAmAjika prathAo ane avAranavAra caDI AvatI rAjakIya AMdhIonI aMdara rIbAtI-pIDAtI, puruSanA parigrahanI jema bajAramAM vecAtI ane utthAna mAgatI nArIjAtinI dudayA joI ghara ke mahelanI cAra divAle vacce mAtra ramaNI ke kAminI tarIke pitAnuM jIvana vitAvatI nArIjAtimAM tapa ane saMyamane je chUpe agni bharyo hato te paNa emane dekhAyeH zrAvikA ke sAdhvInA pUrA sahakAra vinA saMgha keTale

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asahAya-apaMga rahe e paNa emanI kalpanAbahAra nahi, heya. eTale ja suyogya taka sAMpaDatAM emaNe caMdanabALAne ravahaste dIkSA ApI, sAdhvIsaMghanI gaMgA vahetI mUkI. zista ane niyamanamAM caMdanabALA eka tejavI nakSatranI jema dIpI nIkaLe che. rAjarANIo, rAjakuMvarIe, kSatriyANIo ane vaionI gAthApatnIe paikI je, mahAvIranA saMparkamAM AvavAnuM saubhAgya meLavI cUkI hatI, eTaluM ja nahi, paNa emanAM vacana ke siddhAMta pratye pUrI AsthA dharAvatI hatI temanA nAma ane gauravakathA Aje paNa cheDe ghaNe aMze maLI Ave che. e saunI caMdanabALA samI sthiti hoya te emanAthI ghaNuM nIcA tharamAM rahetI strIonI zI dazA haze? rAjavIe, amAtyo, sAmate ane kulIne e vakhate amaryAda sattA ane lAgavaga dharAvatA haze, dhADapADuo ane emanA ja sagAbhAI jevA pADozI rAjavIo lAga joIne rAMka raiyatane lUTatA haze te vakhate zIkArInA bhayathI phaphaDatI hariNIo jevI ja A dIna nArIsamudAyanI dazA nahi hoya? bha. mahAvIranI lAMbA samayanI mauna sAdhanAe A aMdhakAra ulecavAmAM keTale bhAga bhajavyo haze tene nirNaya thaI zakatA nathI. bhagavAnanA vyaktigata jIvana sAthe e sAmAjika uddhArane bahu lAMbI nisabata na hovAthI evI. hakIkate pUratA pramANamAM saMgrahAInathI, chatAM kayAM kayAI ene AbhAsa te maLI ja jAya che.

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''ka " eka divase sAnudraSTi gAmamAM hulA nAmanI dAsI peAtAnAM zeThanAM vAsaNuM mAMjatI hatI. TADhuM taLIye cAMTelu' anna ukheDIne pheMkI detI hatI. evAmAM cAra upavAsa jemane thayA che evA mahAvIra te raste cane nIkaLyA. dAsIe tapavIne jatAM joine pUchyuM: "Apane A khape " prabhue hAtha la MbAvyeA. bAhulAe taLIye ceTiluM dhAnya, bhagavAnanA karapAtramAM yu. bAhulA pAte bhAre puNyakAya' kare che ema kadAca nahi jANatI hAya, pAte vizvanA eka samatha, vadanIya ane devAnA paNa ArAdhya puruSane AhAradAna Ape che. ema nahi mAnatI hoya, paraMtu potAnI dAsI kharIdAyelI nArInA hAthathI AvuM bhAre puNyakAya` thayu` ema jANIne gRhasvAmIe ene dAsIpaNAmAMthI mukta karI dIdhI. AvI rIte bhagavAnanAM mauna tapa temaja aprati vihAre krANu jANe keTalAMya zrI-puruSAnA jIvanamAM sukhasaubhAgya ane muktinA AnaMda bharI dIdhA haze. mahAvIra prabhune AhAra ke auSadhIdAna ApanArI subhAgI gRhiNIo, e rIte, emanA sIdhA saMparkamAM AvI amara thaI gaI. zraddhA ane bhakti vinAe AhAra ke auSadhInI kaMI kImata na gaNAya. eTale AhAra tathA auSadhI ApI potAne kRtakRtya mAnanArI e nArI pUrapUrI nimA~La zraddhAsa panna haze e dekhItu che. potAnA yuganA mahApurUSane oLakhavA, emanAmAM saMpUrNa zraddhA mUkavI, najIka yA dUra vasavA chatAM emanA aMtaranA tAra

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sAthe potAnI sahAnubhUtinA tAra joDelA ja rAkhavA e ochA puNyanI vAta nathI. sulasA, zraddhAnaMta puruSa ane strIomAM paNa eka nIrALI bhAta pUre che. sulAsA hatI te eka sArathInI patnI. paNa bhagavAna mahAvIranA aMtaramAM eNe khAsuM sthAna meLavI lIdhuM hoya ema jaNAya che. nachUTake ja vANIne vyaya karanAra mahAvIra, I rAjAdhirAjane ke mahArANune nahi, koI parAkramI ke tapasvIne nahi, paNa biMbisAra mahArAjAnA anucarasArathI nAganI bhAryA sulatAne dharmalAbha mekale che. bha. mahAvIranA, te jamAnAnA, vizALa samudAyamAM koIne paNa mIThI IrSA Ave evI A vastu che. sulasA bahu AgaLa paDatI nArI nathI lAgatI. mAtra gRhiNI ja che. batrIsabatrIsa putranI jananI hovAthI, gharanA kAmakAjamAMthI UMcuM mAthuM paNa kadAca nahi karI zakatI hoya. paNa ethI zuM thayuM? gharanA ekAMta khUNAmAM vasavA chatAM enuM aMtara te mahAvIranA caraNomAM ja ramatuM. mahAvIra sivAya vizvane mitra ke hitaiSI bIje kaI hoI zake nahi ema te mAnatI. nidabhapa, ananyabhAve e bhagavAna mahAvIranI AjJAne anusaravA mathatI. sulasA bhalI-bhoLI ane namra hovA chatAM zraddhAnI bAbatamAM sumeru sAthe spardhA karatI ane Aga zraddhA ja sulatApI sumenuM sonerI zikhara che. eka parivAja e sulatAne bhoLavavA ghaNuM ghaNI yukti-prayuktio karI. paNa bha. mahAvIra sivAya bIjA koInA caraNamAM zira mUkAvavAnI eNe sApha nA pADI dIdhI. puSkaLa pAkhaMDIo ane jAlikAnA e jamAnAmAM kaI sAvadha puSa paNa

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bharamAI jAya evI sthiti hatI. sulasA aDaga ane ANa nama hatI. A Agraha ane AvI aDagatA, nirmala daSTi vinA nathI saMbhavatAM. sulatAnA sadabhAgye ene e daSTi varI hatI. rAlasA eTale jJAna ane zraddhAne samanvaya. sulAsA eTale sAdAI ane bhavyatAne sumeLa. AvI nArIne, bhagavAna mahAvIra jevA dItiparavI dharmalAbhathI sanmAne emAM Azcarya nathI. zramaNusaMdhanA gaganapaTane pitAnI niSpa-sukumAra dIptithI chAI detI, subAsA, caMdanabALA, mRgAvatI ane celaNa jevI tejarivanI nArIonA AkAzagaMgA jevA ujaLA pravAhamAM devAnaMdA, trizalA, yazodA ane priyadarzana jevI tArikAe evI saMtAI jAya che ke ene zodhI kADhavI muzkela thaI paDe che. bha. mahAvIranI sAthe jene sIdhe rakatane saMbaMdha hatuM te ja, caritranA A gahanavanamAM kayAMIka jANe ke khovAI jAya che. mahAkAvyanA upekSita pAtrane uhApoha thaye che ane upekSita pAnAM navesarathI mUlyAMkana paNa thayAM che. bha. mahAvIranA jIvanaghaDatara sAthe najIkane ane mahattavane saMbaMdha dharAvanArA devAnaMda mAtA, trizalA kSatrIyANI ane devI yazodAnI sAhityika upekSA ApaNuM kavio ane kathAlekhanI sahAnubhUti mAge che. eka eka khaMDa kAvya racAya evI sAmagrIthI A upekSita pAtro bharapUra che. eka--be vAra devAnaMdA mAtA (82 divasa sudhI bhagavAnanA dehane pitAnA udaramAM dhAraNa karanAra devI) mahAvIranA caritramAM camakI jAya che, paNa dainyamUrti jevI dekhAtI e mAtAnA aMtaramAM kevA

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komaLa ane bhavya bhAva ubharAtA haze tenI kalpanA thaI zakatI nathI. prabhunI sasArI avasthAnI strI yazodA te lajajAnA bhArathI jANe ke bahAra AvavAnI cokhkhI nA pADe che. AvatAMnI sAthe ja adazya thaI jAya che. putrI priyadazanAmAM kSAtravaTanuM pANI dekhAya che. enA svAmIne caMcaLa ane uddAma ravabhAva priyadarzanA upara chAyA DhALI jAya che. bha. mahAvIranA zAsanathI jUdI paDatI A kIzorI kevI manovyathA vedatI haze ? eka tarapha pati ane bIjI tarapha pitA-banenA AkarSaNa vacce e ati muMjhavaNa anubhavatI haze. ghaDIbhara jUdA ja mAge-bhAre mejAnA ghasArAthI taNAtI dekhAya che. paNa enuM svaccha ane unmata hadaya acAnaka enI vahAre Ave che. eka sAmAnya kuMbhAra sAtheno saMvAda ene zuddha dRSTikoNa Ape che ane satya jevuM samajAyuM ke tarata ja bhUkha-tarasa ke ArAmanI leza paNa paravA karyA vinA parama pitA mahAvIra pAse pahoMcI pitAnI bhUlanI kSamA mAgI le che. mRgAvatI kauzAMbInI mahArANI hatI. A kauzAMbInA mahArAjAe ja caMpAnagarI eka divase luMTI hatI. caMpa upara AkramaNanI je AMdhI utarI AvI hatI temAMthI ja caMdanabALA jevuM svargIya puSya bha. mahAvIranA caraNa pAse AvI caDayuM hatuM. A kauzAMbI upara ane khAsa karIne mRgAvatInA 5lAvaNya upara ujainInA caMDapradyotanI viSadaSTi paDI. asahAya-anAtha mRgAvatI caMDapradyota sAme thaI zake evI sthitimAM rahetI, chatAM dhairya ane cANakayabuddhithI mRgAvatI

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e Atane sAmane karyo. pote niSkalaMka rahIne kauzabIne bacAvI lIdhuM. caMDapradyotane zaramAvI pAcho vALe. Ama parasparamAM AkramaNa karatA, e yuganA mahAna rAjavIo eka bIjAne bahu nahi oLakhatA hoya ema lAge. paNa vastutaH teo nikaTanA saMbaMdhIo hatA. rAjaaizvaryA ane ramaNIonA sauMdaryane meha emane unmatta banAvI muko. aMgadeza uparanA magadhanA AkramaNamAM, zatAnika ane dadhivAhananA saMgrAmamAM, caMDaprota ane siMdhu-sauvIranA udayananA eka dAsI mATenA vigrahamAM A naryA unmAda sivAya bIjI kaI nIti nathI dekhAtI. prajA bhale samRddhizAlI ane puruSArthavALI heya, paNa mahArAjAonI A sAThamArImAM sahisalAmatI ke nizcitatA jevI varatu te mAtra zabdakeSamAM ja haze. bha. mahAvIra ane buddhadevanA upadezanA pratApe rAjA tathA prajAnA, atula aizvaryamAMthI pariNamatA svecchAcAra, kulAbhimAna * tathA parapIDana upara aMkuze te jarUra mukAyAM hatAM. bhegaezvarya ane adhikAranI kSaNikatA paNa emane samajAI hatI, paraMtu saMskAronuM dharAtaLa bahu samunnata nahatuM. eTaluM chatAM caMdanabALA jevI eka kSatrIya bALAnuM zairya, sulAsA jevI sArathI gRhiNInI aDaga zraddhA, jayaMtI jevI zrAvikAnuM tAvika ciMtana ane carcA, mRgAvatI tathA celANa samI paTarANIonI aMtaHzuddhi, dharAtalanI aMdara vahetA saMskAritAnA nirmaLa jaLanI ApaNane pratIti ApI jAya. che. koI paNa rASTranI e kharI ciraMtana samRddhi che.

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ke 12 H bha. mahAvIranA zAsanamAMnA cauda hajAra sAdhue, chatrIsa hajAra sAdhvIe ane traNa lAkha aDhAra hajAra zrAvikAonA samudAyamAMthI, mAtra gaNIgAMThI mahAdevIonAM ja chUTAchavAyAM caritre maLe che. tAralAthI khacita gaganamAM pAMcapacIsa camakatA tArAonI pIchAna atyAre te gaganamaMDaLanA - avagAhana jevI banI rahe che. bauddha sAhityamAM AvI sAdhvIo-bhikSuNIo jemane "zerI" athavA sthavirA kahevAmAM Ave che temanAM 75 jeTalAM nAnAM-moTAM jIvanacaritre maLe che. zerI-gAthAmAM ja e saMgrahAyAM che. aitihAsika saMzodhana temaja sAmAjika kamavikAsanA abhyAsIoe, bha. mahAvIranA yuganI A mahAdevIonAM caritra sAthe bauddha virAonAM jIvana sarakhAvavA jevAM che. A therIonAM caritrenI vizeSatA e che ke lagabhaga badhI ja sAdhvIoe pitAnAM caritra Atmanivedana rUpe saraLa gAthAmAM guMcyAM che. emaNe pitAnA saMsArI jIvananI glAni ke zarama upara DhAMkapIchoDe nathI karyo. AmAMnI keTalI sAdhvIo buddhadevanA sIdhA saMparkamAM AvI haze te nakkI karavuM muzkela che. bha. mahAvIranA saMpakamAM AvelI jaina sAdhvIo, zrAvikAo karatAM bauddha therIonI sAmAjika sthitimAM thoDI taratamatA dekhAI Ave che. sAmAjika jIvananI thoDI vAstavikatAo paNa emAMthI maLe che. bha. mahAvIranI zrAvikAo ane sAdhvIo samAjanA ucA tharamAMthI AvI hoya ema tulanAtmaka dRSTie lAge che.

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: 13 : bha. mahAvIra pahelAM pArzvaprabhunuM zAsana hatu e vAta kahevAI gai che. eTale jaina saMskArI ucca gaNAtA kuLAmAM, karamAyelA phulanI suvAsanI jema rahI gayA hatA. bauddha zerI bahu sAmAnya sthitimAMthI bahAra AvI hoya tema jaNAya che. jainasaMdhamAM paNa AvI sthitivALI zrAvikA ane sAdhvIo haze, paNa emanAM citrA kadAca na saMgrahAyAM hAya-vismRtimAM hUkhI gayAM haiAya. mahAvIranA jIvana sAthe saparka dharAvatI zrAvikAo ke sAdhvIonAM citrA ja mahAvIracaritranA eka aMga tarIke jaLavAI rahyAM hAya. game tema, pazu zramayuganA tihAsa-laka upara A zerIe IMdradhanuSyanAM raMga chAMTI jAya che. zerIomAM krAIka rakatara'gI, nIlara'gI, tejasvinI, teA kAI myAna tArikA jevI jhabake che. kAi pAtAnA bhAgyadekhe lajjita, kAI atyAcArapIDita, krAI samAjathI upekSita tiraraSkRta tA kAI UMDA zAkamAM saMtapta jaNAya che. ahIM mAtra be-cAra dRSTAMta khasa thazeH paTAcArA bauddha sAdhvI hatI. saMsArI avasthAnuM nAma jaNAyuM nathI. eka kathAnA viSaya banI zake evI A therInI hakIkata che. zrAvastI nagarImAM eka zeThane dhera enA janma thayA hatA. lagnane yAgya vaya thatAM, mAtapitAe enA saMbaMdha eka kikumAra sAthe yAnmyA. paNa te pahelAM khIjA eka yuvakanA premathI AkarSAI, chAnImAnI dharamAMthI nAsI chUTI, svAmI pAse kaMI saMpatti naheAtI-dUradezamAM rahIne bhAre duHkhamAM divaseA vyatIta karyo. paTAcArA eka putranI . mAtA banI. Akhare mAtapitAnI chAyAmAM jaIna vasavAnI vRtti baLavAna thatAM, paTAcArAe mAtAnA svAmI

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: 14 : - samajAvavA prayatna karyo. patie kahyuM ke "tArI bIjI vAranI prasuti thaI jAya pachI ApaNe tArA mAtapitA pAse jaIza." e prasaMga paNa nivine pAra paDayo. paTAcArA pitAnA -be putra ane svAmInI sAthe, pIyara javA nIkaLI. rastAmAM svAmIne sarpa karaDyo-paTAcAra vidhavA banI. zokavihavaLa paTAcArA pitAnA be putranI pUrI saMbhALa laI zakI nahi, eTale bane bALake paNa mRtyunI godamAM sUtA. paTAcArA - gAMDI jevI banI gaI. mAMDamAMDa zrAvastI pahoMcI. paNa - tyAM pahoMcyA pachI jaNAyuM ke Agale divase ja varasAda ane pavananuM bhAre tejAna thavAthI, nuM dhara paDI bhAMgyuM hatuM ane enA kATamALa nIce mA-bApa tathA bhAI daTAIne paraloka sIdhAvyA hatA. paTAcArA have unmAdinI nArInI jema AkraMda karatI, zrAvatInI zerIomAM rakhaDavA lAgI, pharIpharIne e eka ja vAta karatIH ubho putto kAlaM katA paMthe mahyaM pati mato . mAtA pitA ca bhAtA ca ekacitakasmiM ure eTalAmAM zrAvastImAM buddhadevanuM Agamana thayuM. paTAcArAe buddhadevanuM zaraNa lIdhuM. A zosaMtapta strIne buddhadeve TuMkAmAM kahyuM. yo ca vassasata jove apasasam udayavyayam . ekAhaM jIvitaM segyo passato udayavyayam /

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: 11 : janma ane mRtyu jeNe joyAM jANyAM nathI te bhale seA varSa jIve, paNu janma-mRtyu jANanAra, samajanAra eka divasa jIve tA pazu sAtha che. paTAcArA jANe ke punaHjanma pAmIH ene zAka satApa zamI gayA. pachI teA paTAcArAnI vANImAM * * evI jAdui zakti AvI ke bhalabhalI zAsatapta zrImo paTAcArA pAse paheAMcatAM potAnuM badhuM duHkha bhUlI jatI. isihAsI ( RSidAsI ) nAmanI gherI pote ja potAnI kahANI kahe cheH ujjainInA eka zeThanI hu" lADIlI putrI hatI. mArA pitAe mane sArUM' kuLa tathA vara joIne paraNAvI. sAsusasarA sajjana hatAM. pUrepUrI niSThAthI patibhakti karatI. savAre vahelI uThIne dharanAM badhAM kAma ApatI-majurI karatAM mane thAka nahAtA lAgatA. saune rAjI rAkhatI, kuTu veNu mAMmAMthI rakhe nIkaLI jAya evI bIkathI bahu khelatI naheAtI, chatAM patine prema meLavavA huM bhAgyazALI na thaI. patie mArA tyAga karyAM. duHkhanI mArI huM bIjI vAra paraNI. eka mahinA pachI e paNa mArA tyAga karIne cAlI nIkaLyeA. trIjI vAra eka saMyamI bhikSuka amArA AMgaNe AvI caDayA. mArA mAkhApe enAM cIvara tathA ghaDe cheDAvI (.eTale ke bhikSukanA veSa cheADAvIne) mArA hAtha ene suprata karyA. e pazu thADA divase peAtAnuM cIvara tathA De laIne mAge paDayA. trazu~traNu vAra lagnamAM nirAza thayA pachI mane khAtrI thaI ke pUrvanAM pApakama

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16 : kSINa na thAya tyAM sudhI sukhanI AzA rAkhavI nakAmI che. chevaTe meM bauddha sAdhvIsaMdhamAM dIkSA lIdhI. ' keTalIka cerIone emanA patideve mAratA-mUDatA ane bajAranI vastunI jema vecatA evI matalabanA ekarArA paNa A zerI gAthAmAM che. sumuktikA zerInuM jIvana evA prakAranuM ja hatuM. kuMDalakezA-bhadrAnI vAta jarA vicitra che. bauddhomAM e purANanigraMthInA nAmathI prasiddha che. jene ane bauddho vacce e vakhate ThIka ThIka hariphAI haze. bauddha ke jaina banavAnI sau koIne pUrI svataMtratA paNa haze. kuMDalakezA prathama jaina hoya, ane pAchaLathI bauddha saMghamAM bhaLI heya te saMbhavita che. e pite ja kahe che. divA vihArA nikkhamma gijjhakUTamhi pavvate asaM virajaM buddha bhikSusaMghapUrakkhataM nihacca jAnuM vanditvA saMmukhA paMjali ahaM ahi bhadeti avaca sA me AssUpasaMpadA eka divase vihAramAMthI nIkaLI cuddha parvata upara jatI hatI tyAM bhikSusaMghanI AgaLa buddhadevane jatA joyA. meM emane ghuMTaNabhara namIne praNAma karyA. "bhadrA, bhale AvI !" ema kahIne emaNe mane sarakArI ane dIkSA ApI. pachI te bhadrA pitAnA vihAranuM varNana karatAM kahe che ke ghaNe ghaNe sthaLe bhamI chuM. aMga-magadha-kAkI

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17 : kezala tathA vajaonA pradezamAM, mArgamAM bhIkha mAgatI, therI-gAthAmAM A bhadrAnuM je caritra ApavAmAM AvyuM che tene sArAMza ja ahIM Ave che. rAjagRhInA eka zeThane tyAM bhadrA jAmI hatI. pite eNiputrI hevA chatAM eka purohitanA putrane paraNI hatI. bhAgyadoSe e brAhmaNa yuvAna durAcArI nIkaLyo. corInA gunhAmAM pakaDAye. bhadrAe pitAnA bApane kAlAvAlA karI, daMDa bharI daIne yuvAnane choDAvyo. adhikArIone bhAre rakamanI lAMca paNa ApavI paDI. yuvAnanuM nAma saththaka saNUke eka divase bhadrAne kahyuM ke : "huM jyAre corInA aparAdhamAM pakaDAya hate tyAre meM mAnatA karI hatI ke je chUTIza te DuMgaranA zikhara upara AvelA maMdiramAM naivedya dharIza, te ApaNe Aje rAtre tyAM jaIne naivedya karI AvIe." bhoLI bhadrA vastrAlaMkAra paherIne taiyAra thaI. paNa raste jatAM ene jANa thaI ke naivedyanuM te mAtra bAnuM ja hatuM. saNUka bhadrAnAM ghareNAM-lUgaDAM utArIne-bhadrAne uMDI khINamAM dhakelIne nAsI chUTavA mAgato hato. bhadrA karagarIne, saNUkane kahevA lAgI "A vastra-alaMkAre je joItA hoya te laI jAge, paNa mane jIvatI javA de." saNUka na mAnyo. e te bhadrAne vadha ja karavA mAgate hatuM. Akhare bhadrAe yukti karI kahyuM :

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: 18 : bhale Apane phAve tema kare. paNa mane eka vAra tamArA caraNamAM paDIne namaskAra karI levA de." saNUkanI anumati meLavI, bhadrA pagamAM paDI te kharI paNa saNUkane jALavIne evo dhakako mAryo ke e pite ja DuMgara uparathI uMDI khINamAM gabaDI paDyo. bhadrA deDIne ghara bhegI thaI gaI. TIkAkAra-dharmapAla, A caritranI samIkSA karatAM kahe che? na so samvesu ThAnesu puriso hoti paMDito itthi vi paMDitA hoti tattha tattha vicakkhaNA puruSe ja badhe paMDita hoya ema nathI banatuM- zrI paNa paMDita ane vicakSaNa heI zake che. uparokta ghaTanA pachI bhadrA jaina sAdhIsaMghamAM bhaLI haze. e pachI, game te kAraNe, bauddhonA sAdhvasaMdha tarapha AkarSAI haze. gautama buddhadevanA sAkSAta darzana pate pAmI hatI ema upara kahevAyuM che. e darzanane uDo prabhAva bhadrAnA dila upara paDyo hoya ema bane . A graMthamAM AlekhAelI mahAdavIomAM ja zramaNa yuganuM samarata citra nathI samAI jatuM. bauddha sthavirAonA saMsArI temaja virakata jIvananA vAstuvika raMge. pUrAya te ja bha. mahAvIra ane gautama buddhadevane yuga kaMIka samajAya. e dRSTie ja ATale vistAra karyo che. chelle chelle mahAzatakanI strI revatI ane zreNika mahArAjAnI dAsI kapIlA viSe thoDuM kahI daIe. e be

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: 19 mahAdevIo nathI, chatAM e bane bha0 mahAvIra jevA eka samartha ane mitabhASI mahApuruSanI jIbhe caDI gaelI bamaNuyuganI nArIo che. eka patine pajavanArI, asaMyamI, uddhata che te bIjI niyati jeTalI ja nirmama ane akeNuM lAge che. mahAdevIo je emanA yuganI ane yugAMtaranI amara dIpazAkhAo che te zahiNuo ane kapIlAo paNa, dIpakathI zaramAine-gabharAIne dIvAnI othe ke Aghe khUNAmAM bharAI rahetA aMdhArA jevI ravAbhAvika lAge che. prakAza ane aMdhakAranI AvI lIlA aheniza cAlyA ja karavAnI. e uparAMta pApImAM pApI, aNagamatA ane oLakhItA ke aNuoLakhItA mAnavI pratye khare saMyamI kevo vyavahAra rAkhe te rohiNInA caritramAM sUcavAyuM che. mahApuruSo upara emanA kALane prabhAva paDe che, paraMtu vastutaH teo sarva kALanA hoya che. eTale ja bha0 mahAvIra mahAzatakane revatI pratyene anAdara upekSAne yogya nathI gaye. bIjI rIte kahIe te saMyamI ke vratadhArInA AtmavikAsane ke dezakALa rUMdhI zakatA nathI. kapIlAdAsI abhavInI padavI pAmI che. magamAMnA koraDunI jema apavAdarUpa gaNAI che. dAna puNyakArya che- emAM tAravAnI tAkAta che, paNa e puNya je AtmAnA ullAsane utteje ke spaze ja nahi te e puNyanI zI kImata che? puNyane ullAsa ane anumodana e ja mukhya che. revatImAM pApane pazcAttApa nathI, kapIlAmAM puNyane ullAsa nathI. dareka dezakALamAM AvAM pAtra to rahevAnAM ja,

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: 20 : mahAdevIonI paDakhe ubhavAne bhAgyazALI thaelI A banne zramayuganI nArIo yuga-saMgItamAM visaMvAdI sura bharI, mULa gItane madhura tema bhAvavAhI banAve che e ja enI sArthakatA che. zamaNuyuganA AraMbhamAM amAvAsyA jevA aMdhArapaTa upara je be samartha kSatrIyakumArae tyAga-AtmasamarpaNa ane vizvamaitrInAM prakAzakiraNa pAtharyA teo te vizvavaMdya che ja ane rahevAnA, 5Na je mahAdevIoe saMsAramAM rahIne ke tyAgamaya jIvana aMgIkAra karIne saMyama-virAganI zAzvatI suvAsa relAvI teo 5Na ApaNI bhakti, zraddhA ane vaMdanane yogya che. emane uddezIne ApaNe atyAre mAtra ATaluM ja kahI zakIe - manunI phUlavelIe maherelI mAtRmaMjarI name te mahAdevI tyAgamUtti tapasvinI !

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dhannA saJcibha nArI, jIe jaNao paisa putto ! .. vorAvapAya payavI, samaniA huti tinniviya // jenA pitA, pati ane putra e traNe vIranI nirmaLa padavI prApta kare che te strI sAthe ja dhanya che. anna bhaNeha vacchAI vIrasuA piA ya borasta / yaha tumae jaiyavvaM, homi mahAvIra jayaNovi // he beTA! huM viranI putrI chuM, vIranI patnI chuM: have tuM evuM kaMIka kara ke jethI huM varanI mAtA paNa gaNAuM.

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mAtA devAnadA ( 1 ) vistIrNa jaina zAsananA AkAzapaTa upara "je keTalIka pavitra' savArIe graha-nakSatra ke tArali cAnA prakAza pAtharI rahI che temAM jo keAI tArali camakadAra chatAM samayukta, dUra dUra chatAM dunyavI

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[4] mahAvIe ane mane rama chatAM sAdI-surekha heya te te devAnaMdA brAhmaNInI. nathI ene potAnA prakAzanuM abhimAna ke nathI ene pitAnAM viziSTa sthAna ke prasiddhinI paravA. trizalA mAtAne sau saMbhAraze, emane uddezIne bhaktibhInI aMjalio apaze. trizalA devI te bha0 mahAvIranI jananI gaNAya. devAnaMdA keNa? ene kaI zA sAru saMbhAre? saMbhAre yA na saMbhAre paNa 82 divasa sudhI jeNe bha0 mahAvIranA ghaDAtA dehanuM lAlanapAlana karyuM che te devAnaMdA mAtAnA puNyane prakAza bhale maMdamaMdapaNe paNa camakatuM ja rahevAne. bha0 mahAvIranA jIvanaghaDataranA eka upAdAnarUpa gaNAvAne bha0 mahAvIra trizalA devInA garbhamAM AvyA te pahelAM 82 divasa sudhI devAnaMdAnA garbhamAM rahyA hatA. paNa devAnaMda brAhmaNa hatI-bhikSuka kuLanI hatI eTale IMdra pitAnA hariNagamelI devane eka devadUtane ekalI enA garbhanuM haraNa karAvyuM. bhagavAna mahAvIra brAhmaNInI kukSimAMthI kSatriyANInI kukSimAM AvyA. trizalA mAtA ItihAsamAM amara ane ArAdhya banI gayAM-devAnaMdA mAtA eka bAju rahyAM ane bhagavAna mahAvIranA bhakta paNa jANe ke emane bhUlI gayA. | devAnaMdAne pati traSabhadatta bahu sAmAnya keTInA brAhmaNa hatA. brAhmaNakuMDamAM rahetA. devAnaMdA pite jAlaMdhara kuLanI bhAryA hatI. mahAvIra prabhu jyAre devAnaMdAnA garbhamAM AvyA ane subhAgI

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mAtA devAnaMda mAtAe bhavya cauda svapna nihALyAM tyAre e svapnanAM artha jANuM patipatnIne pArAvAra AnaMda upajela. ghara AMgaNe kalpataru UgyA hoya eTale teSa thaele. brAhmaNa-brAhmaNIne addhi ke samRddhinI te zI paravA hoya? emane abhilASa eTale ja ke pitAne tyAM A cauda svapnasUcita eka e parama prabhAvI putra avataraze ke je vedane pAragAmI haze, addabhuta niSThAvALo haze." paNa e ullAsa ThagAra nIvaDyo. emanI badhI AzAo dhULamAM maLI gaI. pelA bhavya ane subhaga svapna paNa eka rAtrie jyAre bhagavAnanA garbhanuM haraNa thayuM tyAre devAnaMdAnA mukhamAMthI pAchAM nIkaLatAM dekhAyAM! mAtA devAnaMdA ekadama UThIne beThAM thaI gayAM. emanuM sarvasva jANe ke lUMTAI jatuM hoya evuM duHkha thayuM. te divasathI devAnaMdA durbaLa ane jarjarita jevA dekhAvA lAgyAM. brAhmaNanI AzAnAM aMkura paNa karamAIne kharI paDyAM. pUrvabhavanuM eka pApa ADe AvyuM. devAnaMdA ane trizalA pUrvabhavamAM jyAre derANI jeThANa hatAM tyAre devAnaMdAe trizalAne eka ratnakaraMDIye ceya hate. mAgavA chatAM trizalAne pAcho nahote Ape. e karmane badale devAnaMdAne A bhavamAM maLe. ene garbha I harI lIdhuM. ane bha0 mahAvIre paNa pUrvabhavamAM jAtimada kare tenA pariNAme emane bhikSukanI kuLavadhunA garbhamAM bAsI divasa rahevuM paDayuM. devAnaMdA

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[6] . mahAvIo mAtAnA garbhanuM haraNa e IMdrane svecchAcAra nahe. karma ane tenA vipAka athavA kAryakAraNanI zRMkhalAne ja eka akeDe mAtra hate. cakravatIo ane tIrthakara jevA pratApI puruSanI mAtAo ja je svapna nIhALI zake te svapna joIne remaromamAM harSa pAmelI devAnaMdAne e AkhI manorathanI sRSTi vilaya pAmatI joyA pachI ke kAramo AghAta thaye haze ? mAtA devAnaMdA je kaThaNa haiyAnAM na hota te kadAca e AghAtane lIdhe vihavaLa. banI gayAM heta. paNa Akhare potAnA saMcitane ja doSa daIne e besI rahyAM. mAtA devAnaMdAe bahu valepAta nathI karyo. putrane badale putrI avatarI tyAre paNa emaNe satiSa ane tRpti ja mANI che. devAnaMdA mAtA je ATaluM jANI zakyA heta ke kSatriyakuMDa grAmanA siddhArtha kSatrIyane tyAM je putrane janma thaye che te vastutaH pitAne ja bALa che te keIka divase Aghe UbhA rahIne paNa e pitAnA maTI gayelA bALanuM moM joI zakata-gauravathI pitAnA aMtarane bharI daI zakta. paNa kSatriyakuMDa ane brAhmaNakuMDa pAse pAse hovA chatAM, bhagavAna mahAvIranA janmasavathI mAMDI dIkSA mahatsava sudhInA aneka prasaMgemAM kAMI devAnaMdA mAtA prekSaka tarIke AvyAM hoya ema nathI lAgatuM. gAmamAM jyAre vardhamAnakuMvarane athavA te mahA

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mAvA vAlA [7] vIrane jovA mATe kenAM keLAM ubharAtAM haze tyAre paNa devAnaMdA mAtA te gharane khUNe jhAlIne ja besI rahyA hoya ema jaNAya che. garbhapaharaNa pachI emane rasa athavA AnaMda cheka sukAI gaye lAge che. bIjanA parAkramI, tapasvI, jJAnI putranI vAta jyAre teo sAMbhaLatA haze tyAre emane cauda svapnasUcita : putranuM smaraNa thaI AvatuM haze. deve pitAne ThagI che e kaThora satyanuM bhAna thatAM e mamatALu mAtAnuM haiyuM aMdarathI kevuM valevAI jatuM haze te emanA sivAya bIjuM kazuM samajI zake? eTale ja ema lAge che ke gabhaSaharaNa pachI devAnaMdA mAtAe aMtadhana pAchaLa eka mAtra lakSa ApyuM ho. Akhare eka akasmAta banI jAya che. vIra prabhu vihAra karatAM eka divase brAhmaNakuMDa gAmamAM Ave che. tyAM bahuzALa nAmanA udyAnamAM devatAee racelA traNa gaDhavALA samavasaraNamAM vyAkhyAna ApaNA pUrvAbhimukhe virAje che. devAnaMda ane RSabhadatta paNa tyAM AvI caDe che. jenuM meM paNa nathI joyuM, garbhAvasthAmAM pUra vikAsa thAya te pahelAM ja jenuM apaharaNa thayuM che " evA putrane mAtA oLakhI zakatI haze? game tema hoya, paNa vAtsAhamAM addabhuta jAduI zakti che ema mAnyA vinA nathI cAlatuM. bhagavAna mahAvIrane jotAM ja devAnaMdA mAtAnI chAtImAMthI dUdhanI sera uDe che. mAtAne deha mAMcathI ubharAI jAya

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[ 8 ] mAravIgA che. gautamasvAmI paNa A dRzya joIne vismaya pAme che. koi divasa nahi ne Aje evuM zuM anyuM ke eka ajANI strIne prabhu pratye ATaluM badhu vhAla pragaTyuM? prabhu ! 46 A devAna dA kANu che ? enI draSTi devavadhanI jema ninimeSa kema thai gai chu " saMzaya ane vismaya pAmelA gautamasvAmIe aMjalI joDIne prabhune pUchyuM. " devAnupriya gautama ! huM e devAnaMdAnI kukSimAM ja khAsI divasa rahyo hatA. devaleAkamAMthI zrcavIne huM tyAM ja AvyA hatA. devAnaMdA pote nathI jANatI paNa enuM svAbhAvika vAtsalya chUpa nathI rahI zakatu. 2 devAnaMdA mAtAne te divase prathama jANa thaI ke devAthI pUjAtA, cakravartI jevA rAjavIethI satkArAtA ane pagale pagale pRthvIne tIrthasvarUpa anAvatA A puruSa pAtAnA ja putra che vedanA pAragAmI banaze evI je AzA rAkhelI tene badale Aje sAMsArane navA sa Mdeza suNAvanAra A payagaMbara peAtAnA ja putra che. mAtA devAnaMDhAne, kheAvAyelI adbhuta samRdhdhi anAyAse maLI gaI hoya--vyAja sAthe mULa rakama maLI gaI hAya eTale AnaMda te divase thayA haze. e pachI, prabhunI dezanA ane RSabhadatta dIkSA le che. sAMbhaLI mAtA devAnadA aMte jaNu : mahAvratane

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mAtA devAnaMdA [9] ujALatA, vividha tapa ane jJAnAzcayana karatAM, kevaLajJAna pAmI, jIvananI chellI siriSa-muktine vare che. (2) mAtA devAnaMdAne pUjanArI sunaMdAnI vAta tame sAMbhaLI che? dakSiNamAM karNATakamAM jyAre jina dharmanI dhajA rAjamahele upara pharakatI tyAre kAnaDI sAhityane jaina sAhityasvAmIoe khUba rasatarabaLa banAveluM. jaina ItihAsa ane kathAnuganA pAtra upara bhakti ane pratibhAnAM prakAza kiraNa paDelAM. bhUlAyelA pAtrane paNa e sAhitye sajIva banAvelAM. mAtA devAnaMdAnI bhakita-pUjA karanAra sunaMdAnI evI ja eka vAta utAruM. dadhimukha parvatanA zikhara upara eka ramaNIya derAsara hatuM ane derAsaranI pAse ja eka jaina Azrama hate. AzramamAM zrAvikA rahIne jJAnArjana sAthe tapa-saMyamanI tAlIma meLavatI. premAnaMdA A AzramanI mukhya adhikAriNI hatI. gaLathuthImAMthI ja premAnaMdAne tyAga-virAganA saMskAra maLyA hatA. janmathI e tapasvinI hatI. te pite kriyAkAMDamAM jevI cUsta hatI tevI ja bIjI bahene pAse kaDaka niyamapAlana karAvatI. sAMsArika vastromAM, sAMsArika paddhattie AzramamAM rahevA chatAM dareka bAI banI zake eTalA aNizuddha ANuvrata pALavA maMthana karatI. krame krame mahAvrata sudhI pahoMcavAnI saunI mahatvAkAMkSA rahetI. e AzramamAM sunaMdA zrAvikA premAnaMdAnA jamaNuM

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[ 17 ] mahAvIe hAtharUpa hatI. dekhAve paNa e sauMdarya ane lAvaNyathI bharapUra hatI. araNyamAM patharAyelI ekalo kaumudI. jevI hRdayaMgama lAge tevI ja A AzramamAM sunaMdAnI sauMdaryakaLA satata chavAyelI rahetI. AzramanI bIjI bahene sAthe e ja derAsara jatI. niyama pramANe vItarAga prabhunI pUjA stuti karatI, paraMtu devAnaMda mAtA pratyene sunaMdAne bhaktibhAva kAMIka ajaba tarehane hate. ke jANe kyAMI kathI eNe devAnaMdA mAtAnI eka chabI meLavI hatI. A chabI sunaMdAnuM sarvasva hatuM. mAtA pitA kaho ke Atmajana kahe, devI kahe ke adhiSThAtrI kahe, paNa A devAnaMdA mAtAnI chabImAM ja sunaMdAnuM badhuM samAI jatuM. vItarAga devanI stuti, pUjA karatI, paNa e lagabhaga niSkAmabhAve. sunaMdAne aMtara khelavAnuM A duniyAmAM devAnaMdA mAtAnI chabI sivAya bIjuM sAdhana nahetuM. AnaMda ke zekanA avasare A mAtA pAse potAnuM haiyuM ThalavatI. zakanA samaye hatAza na thaI javAya, AnaMdanI, paLAmAM udhdhata na banI javAya eTalA sAru te devAnaMdA mAtA pAse bhaktibhAve mastaka namAvatIharSa, zoka mAtAnA caraNamAM nivedatI. ApaNe bhale ene chabI, tasabIra ke mUrti kahIe, paNa sunaMde te devAnaMdA mAtA jIvatA-jAgatA hoya ema ja mAnatI. savAra-sAMjha e devInI pAse praNipAta karI pitAne takArya samajatI. ene pUre vizvAsa hatuM ke duHkha

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mAtAnA [11] mAtrathI bacAvanAra, sIdhe-saraLa rAha batAvanAra ane aNIne vakhate madada ApanAra A mAtA devAnaMdA sivAya bIjuM kaMI ja nathI. eka divase prAtaHkALe sunaMdA UMghamAMthI jAgI. UThI. UThatAMnI sAthe ja niyama pramANe eNe mAtA devAnaMdAnI chabIne be hAtha joDayA. gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI AsapAsa joyuM te uSAnA nirmaLa, zAMta prakAzamAM AkhuM vizva snAna karatuM nIhALyuM. sRSTi te enI e ja hatI, paNa jAdugaranA sparza mAtrathI vastu mAtra badalAI jAya tema sunaMdAne Aje sRSTinI manaharatAmAM judI ja AkarSakatA hoya ema lAgyuM.. roja te sRSTilIlA joIne pitAnA kAme lAgI jatI. Aje uSAnA manahara tejamAM, dadhimukha parvatanI taLeTImAM AvelA amRtapurI gAmanA eke eka khoraDA ane agAsI upara sunaMdAnI daSTi ramI rahI. chAparA ane chata upara ramatI daSTi dhIme dhIme chAparA ane chate nIce vasatA kuTuMbamAM pravezavA. prayatna karavA lAgI. sunaMdAne thayuM, A chAparA nIce asaMkhya kuTuMbe eka-bIjAnI hUMphamAM vasatAM haze. mAtA, pitA, bahena, baMdhu Adi parivArathI vITaLA-- celA gRhastho ane gRhiNIo kalela karatAM haze !' sunaMdAne AvI sAMsArika lAgaNuM kaI divasa nahatI spazI. Aja sudhI mAtra vrata, tapasyA ane AtmaciMtA karanArI sunaMdAnA dilamAM jANe ke kauTuMbika bhUkhanI lAgaNI janamI. *

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[12] mahAvIe. paNa sunaMdA sAvadha hatI. tarata ja aMga upara caDatA sApane jhaTakIne nAsI jatI hoya tema teNe 'UgatI sAMsArika vAsanAne jhaTakI nAkhI. "are! huM te sAdhvIjInA mahAvratane anusaravA mathanArI AzramamALA ! mAre vaLI kauTuMbika jIvanane meha ke? saMsAramAM mAruM koNa? AtmA ja mAre saMgAthI ! AtmAnA AnaMdamAMthI ja banI zake eTaluM -rasapAna karavAnuM ! have A sthaLe UbhuM rahevuM ThIka nathI." sAMsArika vRttine parama zatrurUpa samajanArI sunaMdA tyAMthI ekadama cAlI nIkaLI. lUMTArAonA hAthamAMthI bacavA jema ApaNe gharanI dIvAlanI aMdara ke gaDhanI aMdara bharAI besIe tema sunaMdA pitAnI oraDImAM AvI devAnaMdA mAtAnI chabI sAme dhyAna dharatI besI gaI : mAtA devAnaMda ! mane bacAvaje! sAMsArika vRttine aMkura akasmAta jAgI paDe che. e UMDA mULa nAkhe te pahelAM mAre udhdhAra karaje ! putrI ! nizciMta raheje, tAruM sukAna mArA hAthamAM ja che!" evuM ja kaMIka uttara mAtA devAnaMdA taraphathI maLatuM hoya ema mAnI sunaMdA tyAMthI UThI. e vakhate enA meM upara vijyanuM AchuM hAsya pharakI UThayuM. mAtA devAnaMdAnA AzIvAda pAmelI sunaMdA AzramanA kAmakAjamAM parovAI gaI. mRgane potAnI nAbhimAM rahelI kastUrInI vAsa unmatta banAve che-e suvAsane zodhavA araNyamAM

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mAtA vAnadA [ 13 ] bhaTake che, ene khakhara nathI ke jenI pAchaLa e laTake che te vastu peAtAnI ja pAse che. sunadAe sAMsArika vRttinA pAzamAMthI chUTavA dharmakaraNImAM mana parovyuM, paNa aMtaramAMthI udbhavelI vAsanAne ema nirmUla caDI ja karI zakAya ? pANI upara patharAyelI zevALane e hAthavatI AdhI khaseDIe bhale, paNa pAchI e jyAM hatI tyAM karI vaLavAnI. vRttionuM paNa lagabhaga evu ja hAya che. ene jema jema khaseDavA mAgIe tema tema te. vadhu ugra banatI pAse ne pAse ja AvatI jAya. sunaMdA jevI bheALI AzramamALA e vRttinI sAme kayAM sudhI jhIka jhIlI zake? divasa AkhA AzramanAM nAnAvidha kAryomAM pasAra thai jatA. e vakhate pelI vRtti zamI gaI ema lAgatu, paNa avakAza maLatAM` chaTakelI kamAnanI jema pelI vAsanA A sukumAra bALAnA haiyA upara AdhAta karI tI. rAtrinA vakhate jyAre te nirAMte UMghavA prayatna karatI, mAtA devAnA ane trizalAnA smaraNapUrNAMka nidrAne AhavAna karatI tyAre paNa : zetAnanI jema sAMsArikatAnA mAha jANe ke chAtI upara caDI besatA. anubhava vagaranI, DhAravaNI vagaranI, mAtra vAsanAone baLajorIthI dukhAvI devAmAM ja mAnanArI sunA,rAjanA A AMtaravizvavathI thAkI gaI. eka divase te pathArImAMthI vahelI UThI, parvatanA ..

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[[ 14] mahatrIo zikhara uparathI utarI, taLaTImAMnA zahera tarapha cAlI nIkaLI. vAsanAthI dhakelAtI gabharU AzramazALA, pANIne pravAha jema nIce pachaDAya tema vagara vicAre cAlI nIkaLI. nIkaLatAM pahelAM Azramane pitAne soMpAyele - hisTaba rItasara lakhI vALe. koThAranI kuMcIe ane hisAbanI paDI paNa mAtA devAnaMdAnI chabI pAse mUkI dIdhAM. jatAM jatAM sunaMdA belIH "mAtA! saMsAranA mahArAjAe Aje mArI upara vijaya vAtAvyuM che. moharAjA sAme ghaNuM mathI, paNa Akhare mAre parAjya thayela che. huM ApanI vidAya mAguM chuM. Apa kadAca nArAja thaze, paNa mArI kaniSAyatA huM kevI rIte varNavuM ? mehane jItI zakI nahi eTale ja A vastuo ApanI pAse dharI dauM chuM. huM saMsAranA vamaLamAM jhukuM chuM. huM jyAM houM tyAM mAruM rakSaNa karajo." AzramathI mAMDI taLATI sudhIne raste ghaNA vaLAMka le nIne utara hatuM tethI sunaMdAne jarA chu vAra lAgI ane thAka paNa lAgyo. jemAM AzramanI bahAra kaI divase bhAgye ja paga mUkyo haze tene Ajane A bhaya ane sAhasathI bharele zrama vadhAre - kaSTamaya lAge e svAbhAvika che. - takSaTInI aDe aha eka nAnuM sarevara hatuM ane emAM kamaLa khUSa UgI nIkaLyAM hatAM. sUryanA

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gAla ane dA [ 15 ] kiraNAmAM snAna karavAnI tAlAvelI lAgI hAya tema kaLe mAthuM namAvIne ekabIjAthI AgaLa jvAnI hariphAI karatAM hatAM. sarAvaranA kanAre eka pIpaLAnu vRkSa hatuM ane thaDa pharatA eka vizALa cetA AvelA hatA. sunaMdA ahIM thAka khAvA beThI. " nIkaLI aaa kharI, paNa have kyAM jaIza ? - e prazna sunaMdAnA manamAM vadhu ugra maMthana calAvI " jyAM jaIza ?" ema nIkaLatI vakhate ja thaeluM, paNa e vakhate " nIce pahoMcyA pachI joI levAze ' ema nahI manane manAveluM, paNa have mAtra tarkanA Azrama nakAmA hatA. Dara satyane sAmane karavAA prasa`ga upasthita thayA hatA. .. " pAchI` AzramamAM jai tyAre ! - saaSakAraka javAba na maLavAthI sunadAe pAchAM pagalAM bharavAnA vicAra paNa karI joyo. be sAmarthI suna MdA nIce utarI AvI hatI te sAha mUrtimaMta banI jAze ke pattu kAya tema suna to sAMbhaLyu " sudhI. jayAM te tyAM paNa memAM TANuM sAMbhaLavA paze. eka vAra A niSA nIce hatI tuM pAchI pharI tA amane mATe tAro koI vizvAsa nahi re, mATe sAhasa bheguM thoDuM vadhu sAhasa karI nAkha !" gukhInuM karyuM sAhasa karavuM te suna'dA naheratI samajatI. mALaka gusse thaIne gharanI bahAra

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[16] mahAdevIe nIkaLI jAya ane te pachI theDI vAre mA-Apa | manAvavA Ave ema che tevI ja sunaMdAnI atyAre sthiti thaI hatI. na AgaLa javAya ke na pAchaLa javAya. eTalAmAM eka ghoDesvAra barAbara e eTalA , pAse ja AvIne UbhuM rahI gayA. teNe sunaMdAne joI "atyAranA paheramAM A strI ahIM-nirjana sthAnamAM ekalI kAM beThI haze?" asavAre pitAnA manane pUchayuM. sunaMdA eTalI badhI vicAragrasta hatI ke pele yuvaka kyAre ghaDA uparathI nIce utaryo ane pAse AvyuM tenI ene kaMI gama na paDI. acAnaka sunaMdAe A zabdo sAMbhaLyA ane ceMkIH ' "keNa che tame? A nirjana sthAnamAM ekalA kyAM sudhI rahezo?" | gabha, zaramALa sunaMdA pAse ene javAba nahe. gabharAela hariNInI jema e nIcuM joI rahI. yuvaka e bALAnI nirAdhAratA kaLI gaye. beH "mAre tyAM AvI zakaze? mArAM mA-Apa tamAre sAre satkAra karaze ane ghara bahu Aghe nathI." sunaMdAe e prastAvane muMgI sammati ApI. e AzAnAM kiraNene avalaMbI UbhI thaI. asavAranI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlI nIkaLI. A yuvAnanuM nAma jayaMta hatuM. taLeTInI pAse ja ene bhavya mahela hatA. chellAM keTalAMka varSo TyAM e vyApAra

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mAtA devAnA [ 17 ] kheDavA dezAvaramAM pharatA hatA. peAtAnAM vRddha mAtapitAne maLavA Aje e ghera AvatA hatA eTalAmAM rastAmAM ja sunaMdA sAthe bheTo thai gayA. jayaMta ane sunaMdA mahelanA daravAjA pAse AvyAM. mahelamAMnI zAMti ane udyAnanI avyavasthA jotAM ja jayaMtanAM dilamAM eka UMDA dhrAskA paDayA. daravAjAnI sAMkaLanA khaDakhaDATa sAMbhaLI eka vRddha nAkare mArAM kvADI nAkhyAM. nAkare peAtAnA zeThanA putrane pIchAnI lIdhA. paNa ene kevI rIte AvakAra ApavA e na samajAyu. evu. gaLuM atyAre rudhAtu. hAya ema lAgyuM, " kyAM che. mArA ApujI ? kema badhAM khArIAraNAM aMdha rAkhavA paDyAM che ? " mahelanA nAkara-lAkhA javAba ApavA mAgatA hatA, paNa enI jIbha na upaDI. eTalAmAM te jayata ane sunA mahelanA aMdaranA pagathiyA pAse AvI pahoMcyAM. lAkhA have ja mAMDamAMDa khAlI zakA: " zeTha ane zeThANI svage sIdhAvyAM che ane nAkara-cAkarA vidAya laIne cAlyA gayA che. ,, jayate e mAThA samAcAra dhaiyathI sAMbhaLI lIdhA. peAte je vakhate paradezamAM vyApAra kheDatA hatA te ja arasAmAM peAtAnAM vRddha mAtapitA sa'sAranI yAtrA pUrI karIne svage pahoMcyAM hatAM e samAcAre jayaMtane ghaDIbhara zekastabdha karI mUkayA.

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[18] mahAdevIe paNa atyAre pite ekalo nathI, zoka karavAne A samaya nathI, eTale tarata ja teNe himmata dAkhavI lAkhAne kahyuM: A bAI ApaNuM mahemAna che. tuM emane nahAvA-dhovAnI sagavaDa karI Apa, pachI kayAM rasoI karavI te samajAvI deje !" sunaMdA tarapha joIne jayaMta belya: "kamanasIbe mArAM mA-bApa mane ekalerajhaLate mUkIne cAlyA gayAM che. teo heta te tamArA Adara-satkAramAM ke AtithyamAM khAmI na rahevA deta. have A ghara tamAruM ja che ema mAnaje. keI vAtane sakeca na rAkhaze." jayaMte svargastha mAtAnI peTImAMthI keTalAMka va kADhIne sunaMdA pAse mUkyAM. sunaMdA emAMnAM eka-be va laIne nahAvA gaI ane bIjI tarapha jayaMta pitAnI gharavakharI saMbhALavA gayo. premanI duniyAmAM vAraMvAra meTAM vAvAjhoDAM vIMjhAtAM ApaNe joIe chIe. e uparathI jyAM vAvAjhoDAM vahetAM hoya tyAM ja premanuM kharuM rAjya hoya evI bhramaNA thaI jAya che. prema jagatamAM jema jhaMjhAvAta heya che tema maMdamaMda vahetA zItaLa sugaMdhamaya samIra paNa hoya che. prathama daSTie udabhavate prema vAvAjhoDAnA rUpamAM pariName che. emAMthI tephAna jAge che-jANe ke ulakApAta ke dharatIkaMpa thayo hoya tema lAge che.

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mAtA devAna dvA [ 19 ] dhIme dhIme vistaratA prema samI sAMJanA maMda maM pavana same| hAya che. emAM teAkAna, unmAda, adhIrAi nathI hAtI. eTale e jagatanI AMkhe bahu nathI caDatA. prathama dRSTie dhAtA prema . AMdhInI jema caDI Ave che ane pAche! adazya thaI jAya che. krame krame keLavAtA prema rAja rAja sukhada, svAbhAvika ane gaMbhIra manate jAya che. sunA ane jayaMta vaccenA preme zItaLa-sugaMdhI maMda maMda vahetA vAyunuM svarUpa lIdhuM. annee eka divase vidhipUrvaka lagna karyA. ane kauTukhika jIvana zarU karyuM.. dadhimukha paryaMtanA zikhara upara UbhA rahI, suna dAe je sAMsArikatA athavA kauTubikatAnI svapnajALa racI hatI, je svapnajALamAM matramugdha jevI banI ahIM sudhI kheMcAI AvI hatI te badhanAnA mehamAM keNu jANe keTalAMya varSo nIkaLI gayAM. jayaMta ane sunaMdAnA sUrIlA temaja tAlabaddha jIvanamAMthI kANu jANe keTalIye rAgiNIo jharIne anaMtatAmAM maLI gaI. svabhAve zuddha, yuddha ane mukta AtmA, vAsanAAnA vamaLamAMthI kacit upara Ave che. ene nijasvabhAvanI kaiMka smRti jAge che ane jo saskArI jIva hAya tA e paLeAnA sadupayega karI le che. ghaNe varSe sunaMdAnA saMskArI AtmA pharI eka vAra sAMsArikatAnA mehamAMthI jAgRta thayA. ene dhimukha parvata uparanA Azrama, nirupAdhika jIvana, ane ghaDelA ucca Adarzo sAMbharI AvyA. mAtA devAnaMdA jANe ke

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[ 20 ] mahAvI enA aMtaranAM bAraNAM khakhaDAvatA hAya-pAchI AzramamAM cAlI Ava-ema punaH punaH kahetA. hAya ema ene lAgavA mAMDayuM bIjAnI salAhane asvIkAra ke anAdara sunadA karI zake, paraMtu devAnaDhA mAtAnA Adeza aNusAMbhaLyo kema karI zake? " sAce ja mane mAtA devAna'dA khelAve che, ghaNA varSa A mAyAjALamAM lapeTAi rahI. have mAre ahIMthI chUTavuM ja joIe ! '' sunadA eka savAre UThatAMveta vicAravA lAgI. bIje-trIje divase e sAi, devAnA mAtAne nAdeza, vadhu gaMbhIra ane hRdayasparzI anyA. prAtaHkALa pahelAM ja sunaMdA jAgI UThI hatI. jayaMta ane maLake hajI nidrAnI mIThI geAdamAM paDyAM hatAM. ghaDIkavAra jaya ta ane nirdoSa zizuonI sAme suna'dAe mITa mAMDI. chellu` asIpAna karatI heAya tema dharAI dharAIne bALakeAne nayana bharIne nIhALI lIdhAM. e pachI eke eka AbhUSaNu utArIne jayatanI pathArI pAse mUkyAM. peAte je vastra paherIne AzramamAMthI nIkaLI hatI te vajra pharI pAchuM paherI lIdhu. jayaMtane sa cIne eka patra paNa lakhI nAkhyA : < jyAMthI AvI hatI tyAM ja pAchI jauM chuM. TaeNvAnadA mAtA mane melAve che. emanA sAda sAMbhaLyA pachI kauTumbika jIvananA rasa UDI gayA che. bALakone sAcavajo. mArA pratye jo sAce ja mamatA hAya tA mArI zodha karavI mAMDI vALo : sunaMdA. ' "

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mAtA devAnaMdA [ 21 ] jatAM jatAM UMghatA jayaMtane praNAma karyA ane je samaye dadhimukha parvatanA zikhara uparathI nIkaLI hatI te ja samaye nagaramAMthI parvata upara caDavA cAlI nIkaLI. kauTumbika jIvanane Ama tilAMjalI ApatAM sunaMdAne kaMI saMbha nahi thayo hoya ema na kahevAya. aMtaramAM rAga ne tyAga vacce yuddha jAmyuM hatuM, paNa jeNe sarva kaTekaTIone viSe devAnaMdA mAtAnA Adezane ja nirNayAtmaka mAnya hoya tene AkharI nizcaya karatAM vAra na lAge. jayaMta jAge tyAre ghareNAM ne cIThI vAMcIne stabdha banI gayA. sunaMdA Ama madhadariye mUkI jaze evI kalpanA nahotI karI. ane vadhu navAinI vAta te e hatI ke ATalA divasa sAthe vasavA chatAM sunaMdA kayAMthI AvI hatI te pUchavAnuM ja jayaMta bhUlI gayA hatA. sunaMdAe paNa prayatnapUrvaka e vAta chupAvI rAkhI hatI. jayaMte sunaMdAnI chellI IcchAne mAna ApI tenI zodha karavAnuM mAMDI vALyuM. " Azrama pAse pahoMcIza ane daravAjA udhaDAvIza tyAre badhI Azramabahene TeLe maLIne jyAre mane gherI leze ane kautukathI prazna upara prazna pUchaze tyAre huM emane zuM javAba ApIza?" A eka ja mUMjhavaNa sunaMdAnA dilane vyathita karI rahI hatI. javuM jeTaluM saheluM hatuM teTaluM pAchuM vaLavuM kaThaNa hatuM. kharI kaseTI have ja thavAnI hatI. paNa sunaMdAne devAnaMdA mAtAne viSe pUrI zraddhA hatI. jyAre kaMI ja Ukela na

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[ 22] mahAdevIo maLe tyAre e mAtA devAnaMdAne jApa japavA maMDI jatI. mAtAne ghaDIe ghaDIe yAda karatI sunaMdA AzramanA mukhya daravAjA pAse AvI ane amo hAtha ja aDADyo eTalAmAM AzramanA bAraNAM UghaDI paDyAM. kaI divasa ATalo vahele Azramane daravAjo naheAte ughaData. " kharekhara devAnaMdA mAtAe ja mane madada karavA A bAraNuM pahelethI ja UghADI rAkhyAM haze." sunaMdAnA dilamAM hiMmatanuM nAnuM jharaNuM phUTI nIkaLyuM. pitAnI purANuM eAraDI tarapha sunaMdAe pagalAM mAMDyAM. aMdara jaIne jue che te eraDI vALIceLIne barAbara sApha rAkhI mUkI hatI. paNa e pachI, varSo pahelAM te mUkelI vastuone jemanI tema paDelI joIne sunaMdAnA AzcaryanI sImA ja na rahI. jarUra A badhAmAM mAtAne ja kaIka daivI saMketa hevo joIe! devAnaMdA mAtAnI pelI jUnI chabI pAse zira namAvI sunaMdA kahevA lAgIH "mA! huM Akhare ApanI sAnnidhyamAM AvI chuM. mArI kasura mApha karaje !" eTaluM kahIne sunaMdA mAthuM UMcake che eTalAmAM te e AkhI eAraDI jANe ke prakAzanA pUrathI chalakAI gaI. koIkanA be ati mukemaLa hAtha sunaMdAnA khabhA para AvI paDyA hoya ema ene lAgyuM. e prakAzanA pujamAMthI prakaTelI kaI divya mUrti sunaMdAne kahI rahI: "beTA, mUMjhAIza mA! meM tArI vatI badhAM AzramanAM kAma karyo che. have tuM AvI eTale huM chUTI thaI jauM chuM. citA karIza mA!" *

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mAtA devAnA [ 23 ] sunadAnI AMkhAmAM AbhAranA AMsu ubharAyAM. e kahevA jatI hatI : mAtA ! tamane me' mahu herAna karyAM.huM ApanI sadAne mATe RNI che. " eTalAmAM te AzramanI bIjI eka bahena DhADatI DhADatI AvIne sunaMdAne kahevA lAgIH " bahena ! tamane mAtA premAnaDhA elAve che. " yuna'dAe AMkhamAMnAM azru lUchI nAkhyA. tarata ja te premAnaMdA pAse pahAMcI. premAna'dAe kahyuM; " sunaMdA ! have paryuSaNapa ne ahu divasa nathI rahyA. AjathI ja ApaNe e parvodhirAja pavanA svAgatanI taiyArI karavI joIe. kayArekayAM kevA prakAranI pUjAe bhaNAvavI ane sUtra- vAMcananI vyavasthA kai rIte karavI te ApaNe nakkI karavAnu che. gai kAle ja huM tane pUchavAnI hatI, paNa huM bhUlI gaI. " sunaMdA manamAM melI premAnaMdAe gaI kAle paNa mane joi hatI ? rAja mane jotI haze? jarUra, mAtA devAMnadyAnA ja A pratApa hAvA joie ! mAtA devAnaMDhA ja peAtAnA bhaktanI vahAre AvyAM lAge che ane ATalA divasa emaNe ja mArA svarUpe mArI vatI AzramanAM badhAM kAmakAja karyo lAge che !" X x * saMvatsarInA pavitra divase AzramakanyAoe upavAsa ryAM hatA-rAjanI pravRtti adha karI, jine bhagavAnanA guNugAna gAvA derAsaramAM ekaThI thaI hatI.

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[[24] mahAvIo pratyeka bahena pitApitAnI zakti anusAra naivedya laI AvI hatI. garIba sunaMdA pAse kuTI badAma paNa nahotI. e parigrahathI taddana ajANI hatI. jiteMdradevanA caraNe dharavA sAru potAnI pAse, potAnuM kahI zakAya evuM zrIphaLa paNa nathI evuM bhAna thatAM enI AMkhanI pAMpaNe saheja bhIMjAI. . bhIMjAyelI AMkhe, pAlavathI lUchI nAMkhI jyAM potAnI AsapAsa najara pherave che tyAM ja enAM nAnA bALako sAthe sunaMdAe jayaMtane Ubhelo joyo. jayaMta anAyAse ja Aje A AzramanA jinacaityamAM darzana mATe AvI caDyo hate. vItarAga bhagavAnane traNeka khamAsamaNa daI sunaMdA manamAM ja belIH "bhagavana! muja raMkanA A aNamUlA ratane naivedyanA rUpamAM svIkArajo! A bALaka bhaNuM- gaNane bhAre tapasvI bane, ApanA zAsana ane sidhdhAMtane nispRhapaNe pracAra kare evI zakti puraje!" e ja vakhate AkAzamAM aNadhAryo meghADaMbara jAo ane sunaMdAne "tathAstu" saMbhaLAvavA mATe ja devatanI jema AvI caDyo hoya tema bhAre garava sAthe pANInI dhArAvatI saMtapta pRthvIne teNe taraboLa banAvI dIdhI.

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jIte che. te raka ke vAra koka che -. trizalA mAtA la0 mahAvIranA nAmasmaraNanI sAthe ja pratApI chatAM namra, kSAtratejanI dIpti samAna chatAM saraLatA ane sAdAInI mUrti jevI mAtA trizalAnuM bhavya citra AMkha AgaLa khaDuM thAya che. vardhamAnakuMvarane vividha prakAranA lADa laDAvanAra, bALaka vadhamAnanAM sukha tathA ArogyanI satata ciMtA rAkhanAra trizalA mAtA kSatriyANImAM jema sarvazreSTha nArI hatAM tema jananI tarike Adarza gRhiNI hatAM. bha0 mahAvIranA janma pahelAM trizalA mAtA eka putra ane eka putrInI mAtA banavAnuM saubhAgya meLavI cUkyAM hatAM, paraMtu mahAvIranA Agamane mAtA trizalA sukha-saubhAgyatA sarvocca zikhare pahoMcyAM hoya ema lAge che. jagatapUjya ane devatAo paNa jenA baLa-parAkramanI stuti kare e puruSa jenI pAse be aMjali joDIne Ubhe rahe, svAgata karavA be-cAra DagalA AgaLa Ave te mAtA vizvamAM pUjya ane ArAdhya manAya emAM zuM Azcarya che? mahApuruSanI mAtA banavAnuM sadabhAgya kadAca

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[26] mahAvIo hajAra ke dasa hajAre ekAda nArIne sAMpaDatuM haze, paNa e eka ja saMta saMtAna samasta strI jAtine dhanya temaja sanmAnya banAvI de che. mahApuruSomAM paNa je mahArathI samAna lekhAya ane tAraNahAremAM jenuM nAma prathama uccArAya evA zrI mahAvIrasvAmInI . mAtA trizalAdevI, samasta mAnavajAtinA vaMdanane gyA banI rahe che. evI mAtAo eka ke be saMtAnanI jananI hevA chatAM kharI rIte te vizvanI mAtA gaNAya che. gaMgAne pravAha janme che te himagirinI gAdamAMthI, paNa e tyAM ja baMdhAI nathI raheto. prANImAtrane e pravAha piSe che, kinArAnI dharatIne rasataraboLa banAve che ane AkhA rASTranI mahAmUlI samRddhisvarUpa bane che. mahApuruSonI mAtAonA saMbaMdhamAM paNa evuM ja ghaTe. jagatanA vividha saMtApa zamAvavA sAru trizalA mAtA jevI nArI bha0 mahAvIra jevA puruSane janma Ape che. mahAvIre jema magadhanI bhUmine puNyamayI dhArAthI rasabharita banAvI hatI tema samasta dezavAsIomAM navA prANa pUryA hatA. ahiMsA, saMyama, tapa ne vizvamaitrInI e bhAgIrathI prathama te mAtA trizalAnI gedamAMthI ja janmI hatI. trizalAmAtAne jyAM jyAM nAmollekha thayo che tyAM tyAM emane kSatriyANI tarIke bIradAvavAmAM AvyAM che. trizalA viziSTa gotranA hatAM. rAmAyaNa yugamAM je IvAkuone rAjavaMza sarvazreSTha gaNAte teja vaMzamAM

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trizalA mAtA [ ra7 ] trizalAdevI jamyAM hatAM. eka vAra licchavIone ajAtazatru sAthe laDavuM paDayuM hatuM tyAre licchavIoe bauddha bhikSu maudUgalAyana pAse jaIne pUchayuM hatuM : "A yuddhamAM ame jItIzuM ke nahi?" maudUgalAyane kaheluM ke "tamAre jaya nizcita che, kAraNa ke tame vaziSThanA vArasadAra che." eTale ke tame zuddha kSatriya che. trizalA devI zuddha kSatriyANI hatA. kSAtrateja, kSAtrabaLane vArase bha0 mahAvIrane meTe bhAge mAtA trizalA taraphathI ja maLyuM haze. trizalAdevInA sagA bhAI ceTaka rAjAnI vAta paNa zAstromAM Ave che. vizAlImAM vajI temaja licchavIonuM ghaNuM ja balADhya mahAjanasattAka rAjya hatuM. zaurya ane sAhasamAM vaizAlInA kSatriyakumAranI hari phAI karavAnI keInAmAM tAkAta nahotI. e kSAtrakumAre jANe ke devasvarUpa lAgatA. teo vinayI ane kasaratI hatA. vRddhonuM temaja dharmAcAryonuM bahumAna karatA. ceTaka rAjA A mahAjanasattAka rAjyane rAjA eTale ke agraNI hoya ema lAge che. trizalAdevIe paNuM bAlyavasthAmAMthI ja pitAnA sahedaranI sAthe rahIne kSAtratejanA saMskAra jhIlyA ane saMgharyA haze. bha0 mahAvIranA pitA siddhArtha kSatrIyakuMDanA rAjA hatA. A kSatrIyakuMDa, vaizAlInuM ja eka paruM hovuM joIe. devAnaMdAno garbha kaI paNa kSatriyANInI kUkhamAM laI ja joIe ema jyAre indrane lAgyuM tyAre tenI pasaMdagI bIjI kaI strI upara nahi utaratAM,

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[ 18 ] mahAdevIe : trizalAdevI upara ja kAM utarI? indra joI lIdhuM ke kSatriyakuMDa jema suMdara zahera che, cityothI raLiyAmaNuM che ane prajA paNa sadAcAraparAyaNa che tema trizalAdevI guNa ane AkRtimAM paNa stuti karavA yogya che. gaMgA nadInA nimala pravAharUpa che. mAyA ke kapaTathI te sAva nimukta che. mahAvIra jevA tArakanI mAtA thavAne e ja yogya che. mahApuruSe svabhAve ja zaktizAlI hoya che. emanI bAlyAvasthAnI krIDAomAM e zaktinA aMkure dekhAya che. bhakto ane caritralekhako ene kAvyarasamAM ghuMTI, judA judA rUpake ane alaMkAranA paTa ApI samudAya AgaLa rajU kare che. zaktinI pratIka rUpa ghaTanAo bALalIlA nAme oLakhAya che. bha0 mahAvIre trizalAmAtAnA garbhamAM AvyA pachI mAtAne rakhene vedanA thAya ema dhArI pitAnuM halanacalana paNa baMdha kareluM. trizalA mAtAnA dezakoza jANe ke UDI gayA hoya eTaluM duHkha emane e vakhate thaeluM. mArA garbhane zuM thayuM? keIe harI lIdhe haze ke gaLI gayo haze? jo evuM ja kaMI thayuM hoya te mAruM jIvatara vRthA che. mRtyunuM duHkha sahana thaI zake, paNa AvA garbhanA virahanuM dukha te asahya ja che." trizalAdevIe, mAthAnA vALa chUTA mUkI, aMgavilepana bhUMsI nAkhI AkaMda karavA mAMDayuM. AkhA mahelamAM zekanI gherI chAyA pharI vaLI.

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trizalA mAtA [ 29 ] bha0 mahAvIre e sthiti pitAnA jJAnabaLathI jANI ane temaNe pote potAnuM astitva batAvavA paganI eka AMgaLI halAvI. asahA duHkha ane uchaLatA AnaMda vacce keTalI nAnI sImArekhA hoya che te ahIM jaNAya che. jyAM saMtApanI bhaThI saLagI UThI hatI tyAM AnaMdanA kalela uchaLI rahyA. mAtA mAtra putra ja nathI vAMchatI-zaktizAlI putrane jhaMkhatI hoya che. hAtha-paga paNa na halAvI zake-pitAnI hayAtIne nirdeza sarakhe paNa na karI zake e putra game te DAhyo Damare hoya te paNa zuM kAmane 2 trizalAmAtAne garbhadhAraNanI vedanA joItI hatI-mRtavat athavA nizcala garbha vikAsa pAme e emane ISTa nahatuM. trizalAmAtA dukha ke vedanAthI kAyara nahatAM. mAtra pitAnuM saMtAna sahIsalAmata rahevuM joIe e ja emanI mukhya bhAvanA hatI. | mahAvIra paNa ATalI nAnI ghaTanA uparathI mAtAne abhUta rasaneha-vAtsalya joI zakayA ane emaNe nirNaya karyo ke mAtApitAnA snehane anAdara karavA jatAM teo bhAre AdhyAna karyA vinA nahi rahe-ghaNuM azubha karma upArjana karaze. eTale emanI haiyAtI daramiyAna dIkSA nahi laI zakAya. dareka deza ane dareka kALamAM mAtAne neha, mAtAnI mamatA apUrva ane ananya gaNAI che. enI tulanA thaI zake ja nahi. trizalAmAtAnA raktamAM

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[ 30 ] mahAdevI naheAtI-bahAranuM game tevuM kSAtra saMskAranI UNapa duHkha sahana karavAnI emanI taiyArI hatI. mAtra peAtAnA saMtAnane unI lUnA spardhA sarakhApaNu na thavA joie. eka rIte emanu haiyu vAnu hatu te khIjI rIte puSpanI pAMkhaDI karatAM paNa vadhu sukeAmaLa hatu, game te saMcAgAmAM paNa putra peAtAnI najara sAme ja rahevA joie e emanI mukhya mamatA hatI. eTale ja jyAre mahAvIra prabhunA janma thaye ane saudhama iMdra tathA dikumArIe prabhunA janmAtsava merupa ta upara ujavavAnI ceAjanA karI tyAre sau pahelu kAma iMdre trizalAdevInA aMtarane asvApanikA nAmanI nidrAnA gADha paDadA nIce DhAMkI devAnuM karyuM. putranA. janma pachI, trizalA mAtAnA snehasukumAra hAtha pahelavahelA mahAvIranA mALadeDa upara ja karavA joie. mAtA putranA deha upara hAtha mUkavA jAya ane tyAM putra ja na hoya te trizalA mAtAnu dhaDakatu haiyuM bIjI paLe ja na thIjI jAya mAtAnI apAra mamatAnI kalpanA karIne ja trizalAdevInI AMkhamAM nidrAnu gADha AMjaNa AMjyu eTalu ja nahi paNa bhagavaMtanuM pratibiMba paNa mAtAnA satASanI khAtara mUkayuM. te pachI bha. mahAvIrane merupa te laI gayA. vaizAlInA yuvAne, e jamAnAmAM, ghaNI ghaNI maradAnagInI ramatA khelatA, vaizAlIne kSAtrakumAra, duLa ke mAyakAMgalA nahAya. vaizAlImAM samRddhi

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trizalA mAtA [31] ane aizvaryAne pAra nahote. paNa e ezvaryAne aMge ALasu, edI ke parAvalaMbI na banI javAya tenI teo satata ciMtA rAkhatA. pADozanA rAjAone prabaLa pratApa vadhate jato hato. teo potAnA gaNataMtrane rakhene bharakhI jAya te bhaya A vaizAlInA kSatriAne rahyA karate eTale paNa jenI aMdara bhAre jokhama samAyelA hoya evI tAlIma laIne vaizAlInA yuvAne yuddhane mATe haMmezA taiyAra rahetA. mAtA trizalAdevIe ane pitA siddhArtha rAjAe vadhamAnakuMvarane kevaLa lADa ja nahotA laDAvyA. bIjA kSatriyakumAra sAthe, maMtrI, sAmaMta, saradAranA kumAra sAthe vadhamAna vividha krIDAo karatA. evI ramatane eka prakAra bha0 mahAvIranA jIvanacaritramAM maLI Ave che. e vakhate bha0 mahAvIranI ummara ATha varSathI paNa thoDI ochI hatI. mahAvIra ane emanA sebatIo eka UcAghaTAdAra vRkSanI DALIo upara ramatA hatA tyAM acAnaka eka phaNadhara nAga dekhAya. sarSa kALanuM ja svarUpa gaNAya che. enA eka DaMkhamAM game tevA 'baLavAnanA prANa haravAnuM jhera raheluM hoya che. nAganA bhayathI bIdhelA bIjA kSatriyakumAro cAre kera nAsI javA lAgyA. paNa mahAvIra te nibhaya hatA. emaNe DAbA hAthe, deraDInI mAphaka pakaDIne sApane dUra phagAvI dIdhe. ema kahevAya che ke e nAga vastutaH devakumAra hate. prabhune bALaka samajI DarAvavA Avyo hate.

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[ 32 ] mahAdevIe eka dAvamAM e niSphaLa gayA eTale eNe vikarALa pizAcanu rUpa dharyuM ane bIjA kuMvara sAthe pAte paNa ramavA ma`DI gayA. vadha mAnakuvare enI pITha upara svAra thaI eka evA mukko lagAvyA ke pizAca paNa kuMTIlatA tajI sIdhA DhAra thai gayA. vahelI-meDI A hakIkata mAtA trizalAnA kAne jarUra AvI haze. putrane pajavanAra pizAca pratye emane rASa paNu thayeA haze. paraMtu khALako ane yuvAneAne sAhasa ane nibha yatAnI tAlIma maLavI ja joie ema mAnI emaNe vadhu mAnakuMvaranA zakti vikAsa ADe keAi divasa aMtarAya UbhA karyAM hAya evI hakIkata nathI maLatI. krame krame kumAra taruNAvasthAmAM praveza kare che. emanA rUpaguNanI khyAti sAMbhaLI rAjA-mahArAjAe peAtAnI kanyA mATe siddhAtha rAjAne kaheNu mekale che. paraMtu A lagna samadhI hakIkata kumAranA kAne kema nAkhavI e eka prazna banI rahe che. siddhArtha rAjA, trizalA devIne kahe cheH " tame ja kuMvarane vivAha karavA samajAve. paNa trizalAdevI e prastAvane samarthana ApatAM saheja sa kecAya che. kuMvaraneA lagnamahAtsava peAtAne jovA maLe te saMsAranA sarva sukhanI chellI sImAe pahoMcI gayA jeTalA AnaMda thAya ema kahe che, paraMtu lajrALu-vinayI kuMvara pAse e vAta kema kADhavI, kuMvaranI sammati kema meLavavI e mU`jhavaNu maTatInathI. Akhare trizalAdevI teADha kADhe cheH " pahelAM te 27

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trizalA mAtA [33]. jovA maLe te saMsAranA sarva sukhanI chellI sImAe pahoMcI gayA eTale AnaMda thAya ema kahe che, paraMtu lajajALu-vinayI kuMvara pAse e vAta kema kADhavI, kuMvaranI sammati kema meLavavI e mUMjhavaNa maTatI nathI. Akhare trizalAdevI teDa kADhe che. pahelAM te kuMvaranA mitro mAraphate ja e vAta pahoMcADIe" ane e nirNaya siddhArtha rAjA svIkArI le che. mitrenA Agrahane vardhamAnakuMvara dAda nathI detA ema jANyA pachI lagna mATe sanmati levAnuM durghaTa kArya trizalA devInA mAthe Ave che ane temAM teo saphaLa nIvaDe che. mAtAnA vAtsalyabhAva pAse vardhamAnakuMvarane nizcaya paNa jANe ke pIgaLI jatuM jaNAya che. mitre pAse acala aDaga rahenAra vardhamAnakuMvara, mamatALu mAtAnI sanmukha nachUTake namatuM mUkatA hoya ema lAge che. bhagavAnane hajI bhegAvaLI kama bhegavavAnA hatA e vAta ApaNe eka bAju rAkhI mUkIe, garbhAvasthAmAM emaNe mAtAne duHkha na devAne karele nizcaya ghaDIbhara bhUlI jaIe. meruparvatane DolAvavAnuM sAmarthya dharAvanAra, vrata ane niyamamAM siMha sarIkhI zakti dAkhavanAra, saMsAranA ane aMtaranA saMkhyAbaMdha zatrusubhaTo sAthe ekale hAthe jhajhUmanAra puruSa, mAtAnA snehamAM rahelI chupI zaktinuM jANe ke ahIM sanmAna kare che. AvI pavitra zakti jemanAmAM chalakAtI hoya te mAtAnI jAtine dIna-durbaLa kema kahI zakAya ?

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[34] mahAvIo * trizalA mAtAnA Agrahane vaza thaI vardhamAnakuMvara, rAjA samaravIranI putrI yazadAnuM pANigrahaNa kare che. e lagnanA pariNAme eka putrI paNa janme che. enuM nAma priyadarzanA rAkhavAmAM Ave che ane pAchaLathI jamAli nAmanA yuvAna rAjakuMvara sAthe enuM lagna thAya che. ' - vardhamAnakuMvaranI adhyAvIza varSanI ummare mAtApitA devaleka pAme che. sidhdhArtha jevA pitA ane trizalA jevI mAtAnA avasAnathI, vardhamAna-kuMvaranA moTAbhAI-naMdivardhana bhAre zekamAM DUbI jatA jaNAya che. vardhamAna te pahelethI ja saMsAranuM svarUpa samajatA hovAthI, dharma rAkhe che ane moTA bhAIne samajAve che. pApa ane julamane bhAra jyAre vadhI paDe che, trAselI- dabAyelI janatA jyAre udhdhArakanA avatArane jhaMkhatI 'heya che tyAre navayuga sarjanAra, zAMti ane kalyANanA maMtra guMjavanAra mahApuruSa pRthvInA paTa upara pAke che. e ja vAta bIjI rIte mUkIe te jyAre jyAre pApa, vahema ane ajJAnanuM jera jAme che tyAre tyAre ekAda -trizalA ke ekAda devAnaMdA mAtA pAke che ane evI mAtAo potAnA prANane rasa pAI mahAvIra jevA tIrthakare uchere che eTale ke trizalAo ne devAnaMdAo che eTale ja tIrthakare che. jagatane prakAza ApanAra, sukha ane kalyANane rAha cIMdhanAra tIrthakare tathA yugAvatArI mahApuruSonI jananIo paNa emanA saMtAna jeTalI ja vaMdanIya ane jyotirmayI banI rahe che.

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trizalA mAtA [35] bha0 mahAvIranA jIvanavaNATamAM devAnaMdA mAtAnI zAMta chatAM dIptimaMta tapasyA ane trizalA mAtAnI bajAjaramAna chatAM saMyamita vIratAnA tANAvANA vaNayelA dekhAya che. bhagavAna pite parama zaktizALI hatA, savapuMja hatA, chatAM mAtAnA sneha ane saMskAre je kaMI bhAga bhajavyo hoya te ATaluM cokakhuM dekhAya che ke mAtA devAnaMdAe brAhmaNanA tyAga, saMyama ane jJAnabhaktinAM saMskAra garbhamAM sIzyA ane trizalA mAtAe kSAtrocita vIratA, aDagatA ne nirbhayatAnA to vadhamAnakumAranA vikasatA jIvanamAM dharakhyA. jANe ke brAhmaNa saMskRti ane kSAtrasaMskRtinI be dhArAo, bha0 mahAvIranA sAgarasamA jIvanamAM samAI jAya che. devAnaMdA. mAtA brAhmaNasaMskRtinI pratinidhirUpa lAge che; trizalA mAtA kSAtrasaMskRtinI dhajAdhAriNI lAge che. tIrthakara bhagavAna mahAvIranA zAsanamAM e rIte te, mAtA trizalA ane mAtA devAnaMdA banne preraNAmUrti che. devAnaMdA mAtAne brAhmaNaputra ane trizalAmAtAne kSatriyaputra brAhmaNatva ane kSAtratvanI hemAgni cetAvI zakta paNa yugakrAMtinA susavATA vacce e kadAca olavAI jAta. bha0 mahAvIre brAhmaNatvanuM kSAtratejavaDe saMrakSaNa karyuM ane kSAtratejane brAhmaNa tvanA prakAzamAM vadhu pratApI banAvyuM. e rIte bane mAtAonA saMskArane mUttimaMta karI bha0 mahAvIra kAlekanA cakakhudayANuM-magadayANuM-cakSudAtA ane mArgadarzaka banyA.

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ca'da na bhALa * * - tenA kara (3) mahAvIra prabhunA sAdhvIsaMghamAM, AyikA banavAnuM prathama ahebhAgya caMdanabALAne prApta thayuM hatuM. gautama buddhadevanA saMghamAM evuM sadabhAgya mahAprajApati gautamIne maLyuM hatuM. jene sAdhvIsaMgha ane bauddhone bhikSaNa

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cuMdanabALA [ 37 ] saMgha lagabhaga eka ja yugadharma ane zramaNasaMskRtinI e prANavAna zAkhAo hatI. e rAjakuMvarIonI adbhuta ane romAMcaka AhUtimAMthI ja jANe ke e dIpazIkhAo prakaTI ane deza-dezAMtaramAM teno prakAza pharI vaLyo bauddhonA bhikSuNIsaMghanA sabaMdhamAM ema kahevAya che ke mahAprajApati gotamI ke je gotama budhdhanAM sAMsArika sagapaNane aMge mAzI ane sAvakI mA gaNAtAM hatAM temaNe gautama buddha pAse dhamapadhamAM pravezavA araja karelI tyAre gautamadeve enA inakAra karyo hatA. kapila- vastumAM e vAta thaI gayA pachI eka divase vaLI mahAprajApati, vazAlImAM khudeva pAse AvyAM. e vakhate emanA dekhAva, koipNa mAnavInA aMtaramAM yA athavA arerATI upajAve tevA hatA. mahAprajApati gautamIe mAthAnA vALa muMDAvI nAkhyA hatA--cAlI cAlIne emanA paga sUjhI gayA hatA. zarIra dhULathI ragaDheLAI gayuM hatuM ane nitya prasanna rahevAvALA mAM upara udAsInatAnI gADha zyAmatA pharI vaLI hatI. gautama buddhanA paTTaziSya jevA AnaMda bhikSue e dRzya joyuM ane AvA dIna-kaMgALa veSanu kAraNa pUchyuM. mahAprajApati gautamIe khulAseA karyA: jyAM sudhI gautamabuddha emanA dharma mArgamAM dIkSA levAnI anumati nahi Ape tyAM sudhI peAtAne cena ke ArAma nahi maLe. keTalIka muzkelIne aMte gautamabuddhane Ana Mde samajAvyA ane mahAprajApatine bhikSuNIsaMghanuM bIja

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[ 38 ] mahAvIe vAvavAnuM gaurava maLI gayuM. bhikSuNIsaMghane lIdhe. bauddhadharmane eka divase bahu sahana karavuM paDaze ema gautamabudhe mAneluM ane tethI ja bhAre Agraha ane vinavaNIne aMte emaNe saMkecAtA dile mahAprajApatine paravAnagI ApelI-bhikSuNIsaMgha mATe AkarAmAM AkarA niyamonI yejanA karelI. x bha0 mahAvIranA prathama darzana pAmI te vakhate caMdanabALAnI paNa lagabhaga mahAprajApati gautamI jevI ja zocanIya sthiti hatI. caMdanabALAnuM, kALA vAdaLane paNa zaramAve evA kezakalApathI haMmezA zebhatuM mastaka muMDAveluM hatuM enA pagamAM leDhAnI bhAre beDIo paDelI hatI. hAthIe hRdela kamalavananI jema bhUkha ne tarasane lIdhe enuM sukumAra vadana cheka karamAyeluM hatuM. prabhu mahAvIranA hAthathI dIkSA pAmavAne adhikAra pAmatAM pahelAM caMdanabAlAne ghaNI AkarI agniparIkSAmAMthI nIkaLavuM paDyuM hatuM. caMdanabAlA mULa te vasumati nAmanI rAjakuMvarI hatI. caMpAnagarInA rAjavI-dadhivAhananI lADIlI hatI. caMpApurInA aMtApuramAM vasanArI, vaibhava ane samRddhinA kalelamAM satata snAna karavAne TevAyelI A kuMvarIe TADha-taDake naheAte je. keI divase duHkha athavA AktanI dhIkhatI bhaThImAMthI nIkaLavuM paDaze evI te kadAca e bAlikAne kalpanA sarakhI paNa nahi. AvI hAya.

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caMdanamALA [ 39 ] caMpApurI ane rAjagRhI jevI sukhI ane bhaktibhAvavALI nagarIo tarapha bha0 mahAvIrane paNa kaMIka vadhu bhAva hoya ema lAge che. kadAca lekakalyANa sAdhavAnI tyAM adhika anukULatA maLatI haze. vihAra daramiyAna ghaNI vAra bhagavAna mahAvIranA paga rAjagRha ke caMpA tarapha vaLatA jaNAya che ane daSTAMtemAM paNa bhagavAna keI ke vAra caMpApurIne nirdeza kare che. bha0 mahAvIra ane gautama buddhane paNa A pradeza upara DI mamatA jarUra hevI joIe. caMpApurI aMgadezanI rAjadhAnI hatI. rAjagRhI magadhanI rAjadhAnI hatI. banne dezo pAse pAse hatA. paNa pADezI rAjyamAM ane samakAlIna rAjAomAM paraspara sneha-saMbhAvane sadaMtara abhAva hoya ema jaNAya che. A rAjAo sagapaNasUtrathI parasparamAM baMdhAelA hatA paNa sneha ke sauhArdanI gAMTha hAjI nahetI baMdhAI. aMga upara magadharAjanI karaDI AMkha rahyA karatI. pAchaLathI magadharAja aMgane gaLI gaelA e etihAsika ullekha maLe che. eka divase caMpA upara yuddhanI Akasmika AMdhI utarI paDI. e jamAnAmAM AvI AMdhIo, unDALAnA ane comAsAnA vAyu ane varasAdanA tephAnenI jema svAbhAvika ja gaNAtI haze. mahArAjA dadhivAhana sAvaceta bane ane duzmanane sAmane kare te pahelAM ja kauzabInuM sainya tIDanA TeLAnI jema caMpApurI upara TUTI paDayuM.

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sAe [ka] mahAdevIe caMpApurI lUMTAI-kauzAMbInA sanyanA paga nIce chuMdAI. nAgarike gharabAra mUkI nAsI chUTyA. je keTalAke pakaDAyA temane kozAbInI bajAramAM vecavA sArU, sainike e pakaDI lIdhA. caMpAnagarInI rANI dhAriNI ane rAjakuMvarI vasumati, kauzAMbInA eka uMTavALAnA hAthamAM sapaDAI gayAM. rANIne ane rAjakuMvarIne kauzAMbInI bajAramAM vecavAthI sAruM mUlya maLaze ema mAnI uMTavALAe pakaDIne emane uMTa upara nAkhyAM. uMTavALe rAjamAtAne ke rAjakuMvarIne naheAte eLakhate. eNe te rUpa lAvaNyanA be aMbAra joyAM, ane eka vepArI potAnA mAlane uMTa upara lAde tema A uMTavALAe vecavAnI vastu tarIke A mAtA tathA putrone saMbhALIne uMTa upara khaDakyA. Akta bhayaMkara hoya che, paNa jemane jIvanamAM nAnI sarakhI agavaDane, sAme cAlIne sAmane karavAne prasaMga ja nathI maLye temane khuda Aphata karatAM paNa AphatanI AzaMkA vadhu becena banAvI de che. mAtA ane putrIH dhAriNuM ane vasumati mATe ahIM ekadhAre bhaya sAme Ubhe hate. mAtA bhayathI vidvala banI mArgamAM ja mRtyu pAmI. vasumati anerI mATIthI ghaDAelI hatI. bhayanI sAme paNa pUrA baLathI jhajhumavuM ane je pariNAma Ave tene bheTI levuM e teNue niradhAra karI rAkhyuM hatuM. uMTavALAnA oddhatya ane mAtAnA najara sAme nIpajelA mRtyue vasumatine vivaLa na banAvI. alabatta, vasumati rAjamahelamAM ucherI hatI-ekane belAve tyAM se jaNa salAma bharatA

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caMdanabAjA [41] UbhA rahe evI sukhI sthitimAM jIvana vitAvyuM hatuM. paNa te sAthe eNe saMyama, sahiSNutA ane nirbhayatAnuM bhAtuM paNa bharI lIdhuM hatuM. saMbhava che ke bha0 mahAvIranA ugra tapa, AkarA vihAra ane hRdayane kaMpAvI de evA upasargonI ghaNI ghaNI vAte vasumatie rAjamahelamAM sAMbhaLI haze. caMDakauzika jevA viSadharane bedha ApI rAMka ane namra banAvI denAra e samadhArInI karAmata ane zaktinI vAta hajAre strI-puruSanI jIbha upara caDI cUkI haze. vasumatine emAMthI ochI preraNA nahi maLI hoya.' AvatI kAlanI AphatanI lezamAtra ciMtA karyA vinA vasumati jANe ke prabhunA kheALAmAM ja beThI hoya tema uMTa upara besI rahI. mAtAnuM mRtyu enA sukuMmArA aMtarane khaMjaranA ghA jevuM lAgyuM haze. paNa atyAre te nirUpAya hatI. AMsu pADavA eTale ke AkaMda karavA jeTaluM paNa avasara nahate. uMTavALe dhAriNI devInA mRtyuthI hebatAI gaye. AbarU athavA zIlanI khAtara je ATalI sahelAIthI prANa kADhI ApI zake te nArIne baMdivAna banAvavAmAM pote moTI bhUla karI hatI ema tene lAgyuM. pazcAttApa karavA mAge te paNa atyAre e badhuM nakAmuM hatuM. A putrInuM zuM karavuM e ene mana moTo prazna thaI paDe. kozAbInI bajAramAM pahoMcatAM ja ene vicAra AvyuM "A zIlane taNakhe gharamAM rAkhavA jatAM pite

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[42] mahAdevIe ja baLIne rAkha thaI jaze. e karatAM A bajAramAM ja ene vecI dauM ane je kaMI maLe te laIne chUTa thaI jauM e ThIka che." A vicAra karIne uMTavALAe kauzAMbInI bajAra mAM vasumatinA dehanI harAjI lAvI. kauzAMbInA dhanAvaha zeTha acAnaka e raste nIkaLyA. emaNe A vasumatine joI ane emanA aMtaramAM vAtsalyanuM amI chalakAyuM. zeTha pate ghaNuM ghaNI rIte sukhI hatA, paNa emane ekake saMtAna na hatuM. vasumatine jotAM ja jANe ke pUrvabhavanI putrI, jIvananI zUnyatA TALavA A bhave anAyAse pitAne tyAM AvI caDI hoya e kaMIka anere AhUlAda emaNe anubhavyA. uMTavALAne rAjI karI dhanAvaha zeTha vasumatine pitAne ghera laI gayA. mULA zeThANIe paNa ene vahAlathI satkArI. je uMTavALAne vasumati AganA taNakhA jevI lAgatI hatI te ja vasumati vAtsalyabhAvabharyA A zeTha daMpatIne caMdana jevI zItaLa ane mane rama lAgI. A gharamAM AvyA pachI e caMdanA nAmathI oLakhAvA lAgI. enI suvAsa, sukumAratA keIthI chupI na rahI. vasumatinA yauvananI e vasaMtaRtu hatI. enA vinayazIla vacane ane vyavahAramAM jeTalI AkarSakatA hatI teTalI ja saMyama ane AtmazraddhAnI raMgata bhabhakatI. pite rAjakuMvarI che ane ApattinA jhaMjhAvAte ja ahIM lAvI mUkI che e vAta lagabhaga te bhUlI

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canamALA [ 43 ] gaI hatI. gata sukha ke gata vaibhava saMbhArI viSAda karavAthI zuM vaLavAnuM hatuM ? zeDha-zeThANIne mAtApitA samajI, caMdanA emanI dareka prakAranI sevA uThAvavA lAgI. ATaATalI saMbhALa ne sAvacetI rAkhavA chatAM mULA zeThANInA svAbhAvika IrSAgni eka divase saLagI uThayeA. anyuM evuM ke unALAnI garamIne lIdhe akaLAyelA zeTha lagabhaga apeAre dunethI ghera AvyA. emanA paga dhAvarAvanAra nAkara te vakhate khIje kyAMika gayA hatA. eTale caMdanA pete UDI, pANInuM ThAma lai pitA samA zeTha tarapha kre|DI gai. saheja nIcA namI pANI paga upara reDavA jatAM caMdanAnA zithila kezapAza chUTI gaye. vALa samAravAnI caMdanA bahu khevanA nahAtI rAkhatI. dhULa-kIcaDamAM paDele ' jhINA rezamanA taMtu jevA kezaguccha malina banaze ema dhArI zeThe peAtAnI lAkaDInA eka cheDAthI ene addhara jhIlI rAkhyA. putronA kezagucchanI pitA eTalI sabhALa le emAM kai aziSTatA ke anucitatA naheAtI. ane kadAca, mULA zeThANIe dUrathI, jharUkhAmAM beThA beThA A banAva na joyA hAta te sAMje te e ghaTanA vismRtinA mahAsAgaramAM maLI gaI hAta. paNa ati nAnAM prasaMge|, itihAsanI mahAna ghaTanAe ghaNI vAra race che. dhanAvaha zeThe lAkaDIvatA karelA caMdanAnA ceATalAnA sparzI mULA zeThANIne bhayakara ananI AgAhI jevA lAgyA. jenA eka vALa melA na thAya te mATe zeThe ATalI kALajI rAkhe che

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[ 44 ] mahAdevIo tenuM khIlatuM yauvana ane saudarya jate divase e zeThane mAhapAzathI kema na bAMdhe evA ene vahema upajye. irSyA-kUtarI ke je pratyeka strI-puruSanA aMtaradvAra AgaLa esI-satata jAgRta rahI, cAkIdArI karatI hoya che te ghaNIvAra svajana--AtmIyane paNa cAra-DAku samajI bhasavA maMDI jAya che. mULA zeThANIe irSAnA AvezamAM caMdanAne peAtAnI zAkya jevI ja kalpI e kAMTA vahelI take ukheDI nAkhavAno nirNaya karI lIdhA. zeTha theADIvAra rahIne dukAne gayA. mULA zeThANIne have sucega sAMpaDayeA. zeThanI gerahAjarInta lAbha laI zeThANIe eka hajAmane khelAvI caMdanAnuM mAthuM muMDAvI nAkhyuM. caMdanA AvI ghAtakI zikSAne kema vaza thai haze ? nArI--saudaryAMnA 'suvarNa kalaza jevA kezakalApa utArI ApatAM caMdanAne kaMika AAbha nahi thayA hoya ? kai ja AnAkAnI nahi karI hAya ? bha. mahAvIranA zramaNasaMghanA je ujjavaLa itihAsa te samaye racAI rahyo hateA ane emAM sAdhvI caMdanAnA sukumAra hAthathI je svargIya raMga purAvAnA hatA te jotAM caMdanamAlAnI mauna gaMbhIra zaraNAgatimAM buddhine paNa agamya evA kaI gahana saMketa hovA joie. khIjI vAta e paNa che ke jeNe deha viSenI seAha-mamatA cheka jatI karI che.Ahya zezabhA ke sauMdaryanI jene leza mAtra ciMtA nathI, jenA rUve rUve UMDI AtmatRpti ane virAganI dIpti camakI rahI che tene tuccha vALanA tyAga zA hisAbamAM hoya ? sarpa ne kAMcaLInA ceADA ja mAThu hAya !

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caMdanabALA [4]' caMdanA vIra prabhunAM sAdhvIsaMghanI mukhya pravattinI hatI. e ahebhAgya ene akasmAt thoDuM ja lAdhyuM hatuM? bhagavAnanA kRpAprasAdane pAtra banatAM pahelAM keTalI pUrva taiyArI karavAnI hoya che te A caMdanabALAnA jIvanamAM dekhAya che. keza te muMDAvyA. paNa muMDAvanAra mULAne AtmA akaLAI uDyo. caMdanabALAne te e vALanI kaMI kImata nahetI. paNa mULa zeThANInA ISALu manane e anyAyae atyAcAra kema jaMpavA de? eka pApa chupAvavA bIjA pApane Azraya le ja paDe-pachI te pApanI paraMparA vahI nIkaLe. mULA zeThANane khAtrI hatI ke dhanAvaha zeTha caMdanAnuM A kezarahita mukha joIne ke thayA vinA nahi rahe. e pUchaze te zuM javAba daiza? javAbadArImAMthI chUTavA, pahelA karatAM paNa adhika krUra IlAja mULAe ajamAvyo. luhArane bolAvI lekhaMDanI beDIo caMdanAnAM pagamAM paherAvI, Aghena eka avAvaru oraDAmAM dhakelI dIdhI. bhUkhI-tarasI caMdanA pitAnI meLe prANa choDI deza-pitAnA pApanI keIne -kaMI jANa sarakhI paNa nahi thAya ema mAnI mULA potAnA piyara cAlI gaI. pApa chApare caDIne pokAre che e kahevata mULA bhUlI gaI. be-traNa divasa e pramANe nIkaLI gayA. zeThanA cAkara vargane mULAe evI sakhata dhamakI ApI rAkhI hatI ke je kaI caMdanAnI bAtamI zeThane Apaze te tenI bUrI vale thayA vinA nahi rahe. ane mULA je kapAI

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1 46] mahAvIo te vAghaNa karatAM paNa vadhu vikarALa bane e viSe kene zaMkA nahotI. eTale zeThane pitAnA gharamAMthI sAcI bAtamI maLe e saMbhava nahote. pahele divase caMdana viSe kaMI saMtoSakAraka javAba na maLe. eTale pitAnI bahenapaNIne tyAM ramavA ke vikhata gALavA gaI haze ema mAnI zeThe nIrAMta vALI. bIje divase paNa caMdanA na dekhAI. caMdanA kayAM gaI haze? gharamAM saunA oTha sIvAI gaelAM dekhAyAM. zeTha samajyA ke pitAne ajANa rAkhavA sAru kaIka prapaMcajALa patharAI che, paNa e jALane - tAMtaNe kema pakaDe e eka meTI samasyA thaI paDI. sevake ane sagAo ja tyAM pharI beThA hoya tyAM dhanAvaha jevA buddhizALI paNa bIjuM zuM karI zake? trIje divase emane puNyaprakepa ekAeka jAgI uDyo. emaNe have jarA sakhatAIthI tapAsa calAvavA mAMDI. jene pUche tenI AMkhamAM bhaya taravarate temaNe nIhALe. eka pezImAe cheDI hImata dAkhavI. ene mULA zeThANunI bIka ja nahatI ema nahi paNa maDadA upara vIjaLI paDI te ye zuM karavAnI hatI, ema mAnI eNe zeThanI pAse kharI hakIkta nivedana karI. DozImAe have jIvavAnI AzA mUkI dIdhI hatI. mULA zeThANI bahu khIjAze te be divasa vahelI marIza ethI dunIyA kaMI rasAtaLa nahi pahoMce, bAkI eka nirdoSa abaLAne te game te bhege paNa choDAvavI evuM mAnIne ja DozImAe caMdanabALA prakaraNa upara je Acho paDade paDyo hate te cIrI nAkhe. *

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" caMdanabALA 47] je oraDAmAM caMdanA ekAMtavAsa, upavAsa ane pagabeDInI vinA deze sajA bhagavatI paDI hatI te tarapha zeThe deTa mUkI ane caMdanAne dIna-malina veSamAM bahAra kADhI. be divasa pahelAMnI caMdanA ane AjanI caMdanA vacce jANe ke uttara-dakSiNa eTale phera paDI gaye heya ema zeThane lAgyuM. paNa atyAre zabdane vyaya karavAne avasara nahote. pagamAMnI jaMjIrethI jakaDAyelI caMdanAne bahAra kADhI, traNa divasanI bhUkhI-tarasI-caMdanA mATe tAtkAlika bIjuM kaI khAnapAna tayAra nahi hevAthI, thoDA aDadanA bAkaLA eka sUpaDAmAM dharo, lehanI beDIo teDAvavA luhArane belAvI lAvavA zeTha luhAranI keDa tarapha gayA. kauzAMbImAM bhagavAnanAM pagalAM thayAM tene Aje cAra mahinA thaI gayA che. A cAra mahinA daramiyAna dIrgha tapasvI bhagavAna, kauzAMbInI zerIo, mahellAo ane cauTAomAM eka muThI dhAna mATe pharI rahyA che; paraMtu cAra-cAra mahinA thayAM emane keInA hAthanI bhikSA svIkArane yegya nathI lAgI. AkhuM gAma ciMtAmAM DUbI gayuM che. rAjA rANuM pite ane emanA ati vyavahAra kUzaLa gaNatA amAtye paNa bhagavAnane bhikSA vagara pAchA vaLatA joIne herAna thaI rahyA che. e tapasvIne zuM joIe? kemanI pAsethI keTaluM kevA prakAranuM annapAna joIe chIe? te keIthI kaLI zakAtuM nathI. cAracAra mahinAthI leke e prazna e che, paNa dIrtha

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[48] mAyAvIo tapasvI mahAvIrane zuM khape che te samajAtuM nathI. kauzAMbI jevI samRddhizAlI nagarImAMthI A lekamAnya, rAjamAnya, devapUjya tapasvI muThI dhAna lIdhA vagara, bhUkhe ne bhUkhyA ja pAcho vaLe te joIne naga vAsIone UMgha ne AhAra paNa akArAM thaI paDyAM che.. zerIe zerIe kuLavadhuo bhAtabhAtanA, bhagavAnane khape tevA AhAra laIne, hAtha joDIne UbhI rahe che. bhikSA mATe pharatA bhagavAna te tarapha mAtra A che daSTipAta karI tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLe che. e maunadhArI tapasvI eka akSare ya belatAM nathI. pote kevA prakAranI dhAraNuM rAkhI rahyA che te koIne kahevAya nahI. jyAMsudhI abhigraha pUre na thAya tyAMsudhI e tapasvI upavAsa upara upavAsa kheMce jAya che. cAra-cAra mahinAnA bhUkhyA anAhArI tapasvIne joIne hajAro strI-puruSanI AMkho bhInI bane che. keNuM jANe ene zuM joItuM haze? bauddha sAhityamAM paNa AvI ja eka ghaTanAne ullekha che. bhikSu reja zerIomAM bhikSA mATe phare che. hajAre mANase kImatImAM kImatI vastuo pAtramAM bharIne sAme deDI Ave che. bhikSune je khape te svIkArI pitAne kRtArtha karavA vinave che, paNa bhikSu tenI sAme udAsabhAve joI pAcho vaLI jAya che. - samajAtuM ja nathI ke ene zuM joIe che. Akhare eka garIba majUraNa, vRkSanA thaDanI ethe UbhI rahI, AthamatI rajanIne Ache aMdhakAra aMge lapeTI laI

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caMdanabAlA [4] pitAnuM ekanuM eka aMge vIMTavAnuM vastra utArIne bhikSu pAse dhare che. bhikSune manoratha te divase phaLe che. jUnA jIrNa vastrane mAthe caDAvIne, AnaMdapraphula vadane te pitAnA sthAne pAcho phare che. ene abhigraha e rIte pAra paDe che. A bhikSuo, zramaNe ane tapasvI munio e rIte vaibhava-vilAsamAM garakAva thaelA saMsArIone tyAga ane dAnanI samyagadaSTi ApavA mathatA hatA. ezvarya jema puSkaLa hatuM tema dAna-dakSiNanI paNa e samaye nyUnatA nahatI. ubharAtI samRddhimAMthI ekAda be dAnapuNyamAM khacAya te saheje tarI javAya, paralekanuM bhAtuM baMdhAya ema teo mAnatA. peTa bharIne jamI lIdhA pachI kaI bhUkhyA tarasyAne thoDAM vadhelAM AhAra-pANI ApyAM hoya te ubhayanuM lyANa thaI jAya-paropakAra te thAya ja, ema mAnI ghaNAMkharAM potAnAM gharanAM bAraNAM sAdhu-muni ke atithi mATe ughADAM ja rAkhatAM. paNa vizvaguru jevA A tapasvIone eTalethI ja saMtoSa nahatA. teo te krame kame sarvasvanA tyAganI, priyamAM priya vastunA dAnanI leke pAsethI apekSA rAkhatA. tyAga temaja dAnanI yathArtha daSTi temane ApavA mAgatA. azakaya athavA asAdhya jevA lAgatA A abhigrahomAM AtmavikAsa temaja lekazikSaNane A ja kaMIka UMDe hetu he joIe. te divase kauzAMbInA rAjAnA mAnItA maMtrI sugupta

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[ 50 ] mahAdevIo nI mAnIni naMdA, bhagavata mahAvIrane potAnA ghara tarapha AvatA joine keTalA ullAsathI emanI sAme gai hatI ? ane peAtAnA saubhAgya upara ApharIna banatI te naMdA eka zrAvikAne zele tevI Dhake, prabhune kalpe tevA keTakeTalA bhAjya padAtha prabhu pAse dharIne be hAtha joDIne dInabhAve UbhI rahI hatI ? prabhu emAMnuM kaiM ja lIdhA vinA, AvyA hatA temaja pAchA vaLI gayA tethI naMdAne peAtAnA bhAgya upara keTalA dhikkAra chUTacA hatA ? mRgAvatIe rAjA zatAnikane keTale mIThA chatAM hRdaya vIdhI nAkhe tevA ThapakA ApyA hatA ? ATaATalA guptacarA che, ATaATalA zAstravizAro che, vIra prabhunA mananI dhAraNA samajavA jeTalI tevaDa paNa tamArAmAM nathI ? nakAmI ja aDAIe hAMkA che ne ?" rAjAe ma'trIo sAthe carcA karI, dha zAstrIonI salAha laI kaiMka paNa rastA AASI kADhavAnA ghaNA ce prayatna karyo paraMtu temAM saphaLatA na maLI. Akhare rAjAe DhaMDherA pITAvIne jAhera karyuM" ke bha. mahAvIra bhikSA mATe padhAre tyAre leAkeAe vividha prakAranI vAnIe temanI sanmukha dharavI. AjJAthI ane zraddhAthI prerAyelA kauzAMkhInA nAgarikAe e ilAja paNa ajamAvI joyo; paraMtu guMca na UkelAi. bha. mahAvIranA abhigraha jANavAnI phAinAmAM zakti nahAtI ane kadAca jANavA maLe teA paNa te pramANe ceAjanA thavI prAyaH azakaya hatI. dhanAvaha zeThanA gharanA kharAmAM beThelI-traNa traNa

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canamALA [ 42 ] divasanI upavAsI caMdanA, vRkSanA AdhAre palavita banelI latAne mULamAMthI ukheDIne kAI pheMkI de ane jotajotAmAM te karamAI jAya tema rAMka ezIyALA vadanavALI caMdanA peAtAnI sthitinA vicAra karatI lAge che. " kayAM caMpAnA rAjamahela ane kayAM dhanAvaha zeThanI A aMdhArI eraDI ! kayAM bhAtabhAtanA leAjana ane kayAM A aDadanA bAphelA mAkaLA ! A sa'sAranATakanAM dazyA keTalI tvarAthI, keTalI kuzaLatAthI palaTAI rahyAM heAya che ? mAkaLA tA khAkaLA, paNa atyAre koi muni ke atithi AvI caDe te kevuM sAruM' ? emane vaheArAvyA pachI ja meAMmAM kALI mUkavA jeTaluM zuM mAruM saubhAgya pahoMcatu haze ?" ca'nA AvI bhAvanAzreNI upara caDhatI hatI. eTalAmAM bhikSA mATe cAra-cAra mahinAthI pharatA bha.mahAvIra AvatA dekhAyA. caMdanA bhaktibhAvathI ekadama UbhI thavA gaI paraMtu traNa-traNa divasanA upavAsanI azakti ane vadhumAM pagamAM paDelI leAkhaDI eDIenA bhArathI te mAtra eka DagaluM bharIne tyAM ne tyAM ja thaMbhI gaI. hAthamAM rahelA sUpaDAmAMnA khAkaLA prabhune vaheArAvavAnI enI himmata naheAtI cAlatI paraMtu pAtAnI atyAranI durdazA jotAM A bAkaLA vaheArAvavA sivAya enAthI khIju khanI paNa zuM zake ? bhagavatane uddezIne te kahI rahI: " prabhu! ! A bhrAjana jo ke Apane cAgya nathI, chatAM anugrahanI khAtara paNa svIkArazA ! " prabhu caMdanA

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[52] mahAdevIe nA hAthanA bAkaLA vaheravA pAse gayA, paraMtu bIjI eka kathA evI paNa maLe che ke tarata ja prabhu tyAMthI pAchA vaLI gayA. prabhune bhikSA vinA pAchA pharatA joIne caMdanAnI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayA. ene thayuM ke "keTalI durbhAgI huM? vizvavaMdya prabhu, ATalI najIka AvyA pachI, AhAra lIdhA vinA pAchA pharI jAya che!" A pramANe AkaMda karatI caMdanabALA tarapha prabhue pharI eka vAra pAchA pharIne daSTipAta karyo ane pitAne A abhigraha phaLyo hoya tema caMdanabALAnA hAthanA bAkaLA prabhue vahAryA. e ja vakhate aMtarIkSamAM devaduMdubhI gaDagaDayA. zekamAM DUbelI kauzAMbI, keI jAdugaranA maMtrabaLe acAnaka jaDa deha jAgI uThe tema kallola karavA maMDI gaI. bha0 mahAvIranA cAra cAra mahinAnA upavAsane aMta Avyo jANI ghera ghera utsavanI zaraNAIo vAgI rahI. caMdanabALA kauzAMbImAM A prakAranI durdazAmAM na sapaDAI heta te bhagavAne lIdhelA abhigrahanuM zuM thAta ? emane abhigraha AvA prakArane hate: "ke satI ane suMdara rAjakumArI heya, dAsIpaNAne pAmelI hoya, pagamAM lohanI beDIo paDelI heya, mAthuM muMDeluM hoya, eka paga uMbarA bahAra ane eka paga uMbarAnI aMdara hAya, bhUkhI hoya, retI hoya, evI strI supaDAnA khUNAmAM paDelA aDadanA bAkaLA vaherAve te vahoravA." akasmAte ane atyAcAronI kaDIo parasparamAM

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caMdanabALA [ 53j guMthAI jaIne ItihAsanI AkhI sAMkaLa kevI khUbIthI taiyAra kare che? caMdanabALAne asAdhAraNa saMyama, uMTavALAnI vivekazUnyatA, dhanAvaha zeThanuM vAtsalya, mULA zeThANInI IrSA ane bha0 mahAvIrano ugra ane e keTIne pahelo tathA chelle abhigraha-ema paMca dhAtunA mizraNe caMdanabALAnI A cirasmaraNIya ItihAsa pratimA racI che. kaI dhAtunuM keTaluM mUlya AMkavuM e vivAdamAM utaravAnI jarUra nathI. caMdanabALAnA saMyamavairyanA pratApe jagatanA eka tAraNahArane lagabhaga cha mahinAnA upavAsane aMte aDadanA bAkaLA jevuM anna AhAra mATe maLyuM e ochA AnaMdanI vAta nathI. kauzAMbImAM AnaMdanA ogha uchaLI rahyA. rANIe ane rAjAe paNa caMdanabALAne oLakhI. pharI e pitAnI mAsI pAse rAjAnA ja mahelamAM AvIne rahI. te pachI bha0 mahAvIrane jyAre kevaLajJAna uparyuM ane gautama Adi agiyAra vedanuyAyI paDitene pradhI, dIkSA ApI gaNadhara pade sthApyA tyAre AryA caMdanabALAe, sAdhvIsaMghanuM sUtra hAtha dharyuM. je catuvidha jaina saMghanI bhagavAne pote sthApanA karI temAM sAdhvIsa ghanI pravRttinI tarikeno bhAra caMdanabALAnA zire Avyo. sAdhvIsaMghanI saphaLatAno ghaNokharo yaza prathama pravartinI caMdanabALAnA ja bhAgamAM jAya che ema kahIe te cAle. eka cha mahinAmAM pAMca divasa ochA rahetAM tapanuM pAraNuM karIne prabhu dhanAvaha zeThanA gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA.

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la sA seLa satIomAM paheluM ja nAma sulasAnuM zA mATe? sulasA keI moTA rAjavaMzamAM janmelI rAjakuMvarI nahotI, tema ene svAmI paNa moTo vijetA ke vidvAna nahatA. sulasAne pati mAtra eka sArathI

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sulAsA [ pa ] hatA. sulasA bhAre tapasvinI ke viduSI paNa nahatI. seLa satIonA rAsamAM sulasAnuM nAma paheluM zA sAru? bIjI satIoe je kaSTa veThyAM che, je AkarI kasoTIo anubhavI che tevuM paNa sulasAnA caritramAM kaMI nathI banyuM. nathI eNe saMsArano tyAga karyo, nathI bhAre tapa karyo ane chatAM satIomAM je keInuM prathama nAma uccAratuM hoya te sulasAnuM. kavine AmAM kaMI pakSapAta haze ke sakjhAyanI racanAne eka akasamAtuM mAtra haze? dhAre ke e akasmAtuM hoya, paNa bhagavAna mahAvIra jevA virAgI puruSa, caMpApurImAMthI rAjagRha tarapha jatA aMbaDa jevA parivrAjakane ema kahe "rAjagRhI jatA che te tyAM sulasA zrAvikAne mArA dharmalAbha kaheje !" emAM sarva prANI pratye samatA ane mamatA dharAvanArane khullo pakSapAta nathI dekhAte? bhagavAne bIjA koIne nahi-rAjagRhamAM zrAvaka-zrAvikAo te pAravagaranAM hatAM-khuDha zreNika ke abhayakumAra, celaNuM ke bhadrAne paNa nahi, ekalI susAne ja saMbhArIne dharmalAbha je mahAmUle AzIrvAda kema pAThavyuM? - bha, mahAvIra je zAsananA sUrya samAna hoya te emanI AsapAsa aneka rAjaputra, zreSThIputra, paMDite, virAgIonI eka moTI graha-nakSatramALA aheniza ghUmatI. emAM sulasA satIne zodhavA jaIe te ene patto na maLe. e eTalI bhAgyazAlinI hatI ke ene bIje kayAMI nahi paNa bhagavAnanA hRdayamAM sthAna maLyuM

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[ 56 ] mahAdevI hatuM. bhagavAna mahAvIrane najIkanA ke dUranA, peAtAnA ke parAyA, mitra ke verI jevA muddala bheda nahAtA. chatAM sulasA mAtra zraddhA ane bhadrikatAnA maLe mahAvIra prabhunA sAva nirvikAra, padmanI pAMdaDI jevA svaccha ane sukAmaLa hRdayamAM Asana jamAvI zakI hatI. sulasAne peAtAne enI khabara haze, paNa abhimAna nahAtuM. caMpApurImAM bhagavAna mahAvIra jyAre sameAsaryAM hatA ane dharmopadeza sabhaLAvyA pachI jyAre akhaMDa parivrAjaka sAthe vArtAlApa karatA hatA tyAre abaDa rAjagRhI tarapha yAtrA karavA javAnA che ema jANyA pachI prabhune sulasA zrAvikAnuM saheja smaraNa thaI Avyu. emaNe parivrAjakane eTaluM ja kahyuM: "tyAM sulasA zrAvikA rahe che ene mArA dhama lAbha pahoMcADajo." mahAvIra jevA, cakravartIne paNa vaMdanIya puruSanA mukhathI dharmalAbha pAmavA e subhAgyanI parAkASThA ja gaNAya. temAM ya vaLI bhagavAna pAte sabhArIne evA AzIrvAda mAkale tyAre te e AzIrvAda pAmanAra nara ke nArI sa'sArathI lagabhaga tarI gayA jeTaleA ja alaukika AnaMda anubhave. bha. mahAvIre A rIte peAte sa`bhArIne kAine AzIrvAda nathI meAkaLyA. sulasAnA saubhAgyanI, sAce ja, kAine paNa irSA AvyA vinA na rahe. je mahAvIra prabhunA eka nAnA kRpAkaTAkSa mATe rAjAdhirAjo ane tapasvIe talasatA hatA, jemanA mukhethI eka vAra paNa dharmalAbha jevA AzISa pAmavA

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sulasA [ 17 ] pitAnuM jIvana samapI devA taiyAra hatA te mahAvIra eka sArathInI patnI-sulasA zrAvikAne, rAjagRhI jeTale ghara dharmalAbha mekale, tridaMDI jevA parivrAjaka nI sAthe AzIrvacana mekale e jaina saMghanA ItihAsanI nAnIsUnI ghaTanA nathI. parivrAjaka saMbaDa paNa ghaDIbhara te thIjI gaye. rAjagRhInA keI dhanazreNI ke rAjamAtAne bhagavAne A prakArane saMdezo pAThavyA hatA te ene Azcarya na lAgata. ene vicAra thayeH "AvI meTI vaibhavavaMtI rAjagRhI-emAM bhagavAnane ekalI sulasA ja yAda AvI? bIjA keIne nahi, sulasAne je zA mATe? sulasAe evA kayA mahAna puNya karyA hatAM ?" parivrAjaka saMbaDanI e zaMkA barAbara hatI. sulasA eka sAmAnya gRhiNI hatI. dAna devAmAM te alabatta udAra hatI, paNa ekalA dAnanI ja vAta karIe to sulasA karatAM savAIsannArIone e vakhate tUTe nahote. ene tyAM kUberane bhaMDAra nahete. sulasA udAra hoya te paNa enI saMpatti maryAdita hatI. mAtra dAnaizvaryathIe amaratA meLavI jAya e asaMbhavita hatuM. - sulasA zaktizAlinI hatI. e ja enI viziSTatA che. vivekazakti ane zraddhA sulasAmAM saMgama pAmI hatI. jANe ke be mahAnadIonA zAMta-gaMbhIra nIra sulatAnA sAgara samA aMtaramAM jaIne samAI jatAM hatAM. eka te ni thavacanane viSe acaLa zraddhA sevavI

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[ 58 ] mahAvI e kaThina hatuM, zraddhA anusAra AcaraNa te ethI ye kaThina hatuM ane zraddhAne a MdhazraddhAnA khADAmAM paDatI aTakAvavA sA jAgRta ane vivekazIla rahevuM e tA atyaMta kaThina kArya hatu. sulasAnA zraddhA dvAra jevA atUTa hatA tevI ja enI viveka-vicAranI zakti paNa zAzvatI jyAti zIkhAnI jema javalaMta hatI. A zraddhA ane vivekanI zaktithI ja bha0 mahAvIranA aMtaranA eka ujaLA khUNA meLavavA sulasA sadbhAgI manI hatI. rAjagRha pahoMcyA pachI aMkhaDane vicAra thayeAH " dharmalAbha te paheAMcADavA che. paNa sIdhA sulasAne tyAM jaIne samAcAra sabhaLAvI devAthI pUrA raMga nahi jAme. ene tyAM jaIza ane bha. 'mahAvIranA saMdeze laine AvyeA chuM ema jANyA pachI te mAruM svAgata karaze ane bhagavAne peAtAnA mukhethI dhama*lAbha pAThavyA che ema jANIne enAM rAme rAma praphullita banI jaze enI kalpanA thaI zake che. paraMtu e rIte te enuM aMtara aNuparakhAcuM rahI jaze. sulasA, kai tAkAtanA maLe bha. mahAvIranI ATalI nikaTa AvI te nahi samajAya, "7 kautukathI prerAyelA aMkhaDa, pahelAM zrAvaka hatA, te jaina muninA veza ane vANIthI thADAghaNA paricita hatA. teNe rAjagRhI pahoMcI, jAneA-kasAele jaina muni hAya evA svAMga sajyA ane sulasA zrAvikAnA AMga NAmAM jaIne UbheA rahyo. sulasAe zAMtithI ene satkAryAM, paNa jyAre jaina muninA veSamAM rahelA e

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sulasA [ 59 ] parivrAjake eka evI vastu mAgI ke je kAI jaina suni AcAra-vicAranI dRSTie mAgI zake ja nahi, tyAre sulasA kai melyA vinA, jema AvI hatI temaja pAchI vaLI gaI. aMkhaDane khAtrI thai ke sulasA mAtra zraddhAnA DhagalA nathIH mAtra vezanI pUjaka nathI. muninuM a'ta:sattva paLavAramAM parakhI zake che. sulasAmAM viveka-vArI tA che. paNa kadAca e bahu chIcharuM haze. AveA vicAra karIne akhaDe be-traNa camatkAra karI batAvavAnI peravI karI. bhalabhalA camatkAramAM mAhAI jAya tAM sulasA jevI eka sAmAnya nArInuM zuM gajuM? aMkhaDe sulasAne seALavavAnI tarakIkha racI. abaDe prathama sAkSAt brahmAnu' svarUpa dharI, rAjagRhanA pUrva taraphanA daravAje peAtAnu Asana jamAvyuM. brahmA pAte pRthvI upara utarI AvyA che ema jANyA pachI gAma gAMDuM' ane emAM pUchavApaNuM ja kayAM che ? hajArA bheALAM strI-puruSA e brahmAnA vezadhArI pAse pahoMcI bhaktithI peAtAnAM mastaka jhUkAvavA maDI gayAM. abaDa ughADI AMkhe, saunAM mAM nIhALatA hatA. teNe ATalA moTA samudAyamAM sulasAne na bhALI-jene kheMcavA mATe A badhI mAyA racI hatI te nirarthaka banatI joI nirAza thavAne badale bIjo eka navA dAva khelavAnA niradhAra karyAM. sulasA zrAvikA brahmAnA darzane na gaI. brahmA pratye ke khIjA dhruva pratye ene tiraskAra hatA evuM kaMi ja nahAtu. brahmA bhale vizvanA vidhAtA hAya paNa

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[ 0 ] mahAdevI sulasA tA kama-phaLamAM ja mAnatI. brahmA jevA devA rIjhe ke kApe tenI tene zI paravA hoya ? sulasA * gADarIyA pravAhamAM nahAtI mAnatI. sau koI cAlI nIkaLe eTale emanI pAchaLa sulasA paNa cAlI nIkaLe evI dukhaLa naheAtI. bha. mahAvIra ane emanu zAsana e ja prANI mAtranA uddhAra karavAne samatha che evI tenI pAkI zraddhA hatI. rAga-dveSa dharAvatA devadevIe pAchaLa ghelA banavAnuM ene kema pASAya ? bIjI tarapha a'khaDe paNa manamAM pAkI gAMTha vALI lIdhI ke sulasAne harakeAi bahAne caLAvavI--zraddhAthI DagAvavI. eNe have sAkSAt kRSNa-kanaiyAnI lIlA bhajavavI zarU karI. je leAkeA kRSNanA nAma mAtrathI gAMDAtura ane teo kRSNanI pratyakSa mUrtti nIhALyA pachI enA kRpAprasAda lUMTavAmAM zA sAru brusAI rAkhe ? rAjagRha ApuM hIleALe caDayuM. sulasAnA sagA-saMbaMdhI ke hiteSIoe kAie zu sulasAne Agraha nahi karyAM hAya ? sulasA zuM AkhA zaheranA nara-nArIe karatAM peAtAne vadhu buddhimatI mAnatI haze ? game tema paNa sulasA zrAvikAnI tIrthaMkara devAdhideva pratyenI zraddhA talamAtra paNa na DagI. aMkhaDa e khAjImAM paNa hArI gayA. trIjI vAra aMkhaDa paritrAjake vizvanA sarjanahAranA abhinaya bhajavyeA. e abhinaya jevA ane emAM bhAga levA rAjagRhanA ToLeToLAM umaTayAM. mAtra sulasA na AvI.

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sulasA [ 2 ] Akhare jyAre aMkhaDane khAtrI thaI ke sulasA brahmA, kRSNa, ziva jevA deva-DhavIenA darzane te nahi ja Ave eTale eNe tItha karanA veza bhajavI levAnA nizcaya karyAM. cAthe divase eNe rAjagRhanI uttara dizAmAM, tIrthaMkara bhagavAnane chAje tevuM AkhAda samavasaraNu racyuM ane peAte paNa pacIsamA tItha kara che evI gheASaNA vahetI mUkI. tItha "kara prabhunA darzana karavA teA sAcA-khATA zrAvaka-zrAvikAnA vRDho, gharanA tamAma kAmakAjane paDatAM mUkI cAlI ja nIkaLaze ema aMkhaDe mAnyuM. paNa sulasAnA kAne e vAta pahoMcI tyAre ene vicAra thayA ke A tItha kara hAvAnA dAvA karanAra keAI ThaMga ja hAvA joIe. pacIsamA tIthakara jaina zAsanamAM saMbhavatA ja nathI. tItha karanA nAme sulasAnI buddhinA ke vivekanA dIpaka elavI na nAkhyA. bha. mahAvIra chellA ane cAvIsamA tIrthaMkara che e prakAranI enI meru samAna acaLa zraddhAne akhaDa DhagAvI zakayA nahi. a"khaDa khIjuM kaI adhika samanyA ke nahi te tA kANu jANe paNa e eTaluM kharAkhara joI zakyA ke sulasA zrAvikA sAmAnya strI hAvA chatAM enAmAM eka evI asAmAnyatA hatI ke je bIjI hajAro ne lAkhA strIomAM paNa bhAgye ja koI ekamAM hAya. sulasA leAkavAyakA, leAkapara'parA ke kutUhaLathI prerAine peAtAnI zraddhAne DhAra tADI nAkhe-pravAhamAM taNAtA jatA tarakhalAnI jema doDavA ke nAcavA ma`De evI dukhaLa,

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[2 ] mahAdevIe chIcharI zraddhAvALI strI nahatI. bhagavAna mahAvIranA aMtaramAM eNe je zrAvikAnuM sthAna meLavyuM hatuM te tenA adhikAranI ja vastu hatI. badhA dAvamAM hArelo khepAnI aMkhaDa have zrAvakanA vezamAM sulatAne tyAM gayo. pitAne ke eka ' dharmabadhu Ave che ema jotAMnI sAthe ja sulasA zrAvikA tene satkAravA sAme gaIakhaMDanI najIka pahoMcI be hAtha joDI namaskAra karyA. jANe ke ghaNe divase potAnA dhamabhAIne maLatI hoya tema pUrA vinaya ane ullAsa sAthe kuzaLa samAcAra pUgyA. have ja abaDe, atyAra sudhI saMtADI rAkhelI hakIkta sulasA pAse rajU karI. tIrthayAtrA karate karate caMpApurImAM jaI caDyo hatuM. tyAM bha0 mahAvIrane dharmopadeza sAMbhaLyo. huM ahIM AvavAne chuM ema jANyA pachI prabhue kahyuM ke rAjagrahI jAo te sulasA zrAvikAne mArA dharmalAbha kaheje. eTale e saMdezo pahoMcADavA tamArI pAse Avyo chuM." bhagavAna mahAvIranuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja sulasAnA aMgeaMgamAM AnaMdanI jhaNajhaNATI vyApI gaIH manamAM ne manamAM ja e bhagavAnanAM zakti-sAmarthya ane lokapakAranI stuti karavA lAgI. sulasA gRhiNI hatI. gharanA ane vyavahAranAM ghaNAM kAma ene saMbhALavA paDatAM. paNa pANI bharIne jatI, sarakhe-sarakhI vayanI sakhIo AnaMda-kallola karatI hoya, chatAM emanAM citta

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sulasA [ 63 ] te beDa sAthe ja ceTelAM hoya tema sulasA-zrAvikA bhagavAna mahAvIranA caritranuM ahoniza ciMtana karatI. e mahAvIramAM ja jIvatI. enA ciMtana ane mananane je kaI nIDa kADhavA bese te emAMthI bhagavAna mahAvIra sivAya bIjuM kaI na nIkaLe. bha0 mahAvIranA dharmalAbha laI AvanAra aMbAnuM potAnA sagA bhAI karatAM paNa adhikuM Atithya karyuM. atithine paNa thayuM ke bhagavAna pratye je ATalI niSThA ane zraddhA dharAve che tene bhagavAna je pitAnA aMtaramAM sthAna na Ape te e bhagavAnanA vizeSaNane cogya ja na gaNAya. sulasAne pati nAga rathika, sulasA pratye ananya neha dharAvate. e je raNakaLAmAM kUzaLa hatuM te ja udAra hate. bahu patnIe paraNavAne je kALe sAmAnya rivAja hatA te vakhate paNa nAga rathika ekapatnIvrata pALate. zarUAtamAM sulasA jyAre paraNIne patigRhe AvI ane thaDA vakhata sudhI pitAne kaMIputra-saMtatI thAya ema na lAgyuM tyAre teNe ja patine bIjI gya strI sAthe lagna karavAne Agraha karyo. nAga rathikane bahu bahu rIte bIjI vAra paraNavA, sulasAe samajAvyo, paNa te pitAnA vratamAM aDaga rahyo. rathikane putranI vAMchA ja nahatI ema nahi, paNa salasA jevI bhalI-bhoLI nArIne e dubhavavA nahele mAMgate. putraprAptinI enI AkAMkSA ochI

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[4] mahAdevIe tivra nahatI. te jyAre pitAnA snehI ke pADezInA AMgaNAmAM nAnAM bALakone kalelatAM jete tyAre enuM mana putraputrInA abhAve udAsa thaI jatuM. sulasA e udvega barAbara vAMcI zakatI. patinA duHkhamAM e sahabhAgI banavA prayatna karatI. rathika ane sulasA UMDe UMDe evI mamavedanA anubhavatA ke je keIne kahevAya nahi tema sahevAya paNa nahi. nAga rathika, rAjagRhInA mahArAjA biMbisArane mAnItuM hatuM. vipattinAM vAdaLa pharI vaLyAM hoya, raste sUjhata na hoya eve vakhate potAnA rathanI lagAma biMbisAra nAga sArathInA hAthamAM sepatA. ane nAga sArathI, sAkSAta mRtyunI sAme jhajhumIne paNa mahArAjane kSemakUzaLa ghera pahoMcADate. maMtrI ane amAtya karatAM paNa AvA sArathI ne mahArathI rAjadarabAramAM vadhu pratiSThA pAtra manAtA. A bahAra, rAjamAnya, rUpazIla pati jyAre bahArathI ghera Avate tyAre dilamAM kayAMIka paNa UMDI vyathA hoya ema gamagIna banI jatA. sulasA ene samajAvatIH "saMtatI hevI ke na hovI bhAgyAdhIna che. e viSe harSa zeka kare e narI nabaLAI che. putra ke putrI cheDAM ja svarge pahoMcADavAnA hatAM ane putra-putrI hoya te ja kuLa ke vaMzanI AbarU jaLavAya e kaMI niyama nathI," lagna, putra, zrAddha, tarpaNa e zabdane lepravAha

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sulayA [ 65 ] pavitratAnA raMgathI e vakhate raMgI nAkhyA hatA. " aputranI gati kema saMbhave ? enuM zrAddha keNu kare? putra na hoya te pUrvajonI paraMparAnuM zuM thAya ?" lokajIbhe uccArAtAM A vAkAe, jANe ke lekane vicArazUnya banAvI dIdhA hatA. nAga rathikanA mana upara enI chAyA paDI hatI. sulasA pitAnI kemaLa vANIthI kahetIH "brAdatta cakravartI jevAne, A bhavamAM ja, aMdhApAmAMthI emane putraparivAra bacAvI zaka nathI te bIjA lekamAM putre mAtApitAne bacAve e zuM saMbhavita che? putre ja aMdara aMdara evA laDyA ke dhRtarASTranA kuLanuM nakheda nIkaLI gayuM ane rAvaNa jevA putrane lIdhe ene Akhe vaMza kalaMkti banyA e badhuM zuM ApaNe nathI jANatA ?" rathika evI vAte zAMtithI sAMbhaLI lete. salamAne e kaMI khAsa javAba ApI zakatA nahi. bahu bahu te te eTaluM kahete ke "dharmanI UDI vAte huM na samajuM. gharamAM AvyA pachI mAruM mana udAsa banI jAya che. " e ja vAta bIjA zabdamAM mUkIe te nAga sArathInuM haiyuM hetabharyuM hatuM e heta halavavAne ene putra-parivAra jevA pAtranA jarUra hatI. ubharAte vAtsalyabhAva e kayAM jaIne Thalave? " evAmAM be sAdhupuruSe gecarI karatA sulatAnA AMgaNAmAM AvI UbhA. sulasA atithi-saMvibhAga mAnatI. reja e atithinI AkAMkSA rAkhatI.

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[ da] mahAdevI pitAnA gharane mATe taiyAra thatAM ke thayelAM bhajanakhAnapAnamAM atithine prathama hakka che ema e mAnatI. suyogya muniene vaherAvyA pachI, bAkI je rahe te ja potAnA mATe ucita AhAra che evI tenI pAkI samajaNa hatI. | munione ubhelA joIne sulasA saharSa emanI sAme jaI be hAtha joDIne UbhI rahI. "bhagavan! ApanA caraNa vaDe mAruM gharaAMgaNuM pAvana thayuM che. Apane je vastuno khapa hoya te kaho." sAMbhaLyuM che ke tamAre tyAM lakSapAka tela che. amArAmAMnA eka sAdhune AdhInI khAtara enI jarUra paDI che." lakSapAka tela, ema kahevAya che ke, ghaNuM lAMbI, kharacALa ane buddhiyukta prakriyA mAge che. e tela ghaNAM dardo upara akasIra upAya tarIke jAtuM. sArA zrImaMte ke rAjakuTuMba sivAya bhAgye ja evuM tela maLatuM. AvI kImatI vastu ApavAne pitAne prasaMga sAMpaDyo che te jANIne tulasA harSaghelI banI gaI. potAnI kaI paNa vastu bIjAne kAma Ave te jevA sulasA haMmezA AtUra rahetI. emAMye vaLo A te munirAja hatA-bImAra muni mATe lakSapAka joItuM hatuM. utsAhabhera sulasA lakSapAka tela levA gharamAM deDI gaI. hoMzamAM telane ghaDe lAvatAM kaMIka evo. akasmAt banyuM ke ghaDe dharatI upara pachaDAyo ane mahAmUluM tela dhULabheguM maLI gayuM. prANanI jema jALavelA ghaDAnI AvI durdazA thatI

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sulAsA [67] joyA pachI kaI paNa strI ke puruSane UMDe AghAta thayA vinA na rahe. tulasInuM moM paDI gayuM, paraMtu atyAre aphasesa karavAne ke daDAM revAno vakhata nahote. te pharI vAra aMdara jaIne bIje ghaDe eTalA ja ullAsathI laI AvI. eka vAra nahi, be vAra nahi, traNa cAra vAra e telanA ghaDA DhaLAI gayA, chatAM sulatAna meM upara ciMtA ke glAninI eka paNa spaSTa rekhA na upasI. hakIkta evI che ke deve ja " sulatAnA paiyanI kasoTI karavA A kArastAna racyuM hatuM. muninA vezamAM AvelA devoe pite ja Akhare khulAso karyo: "e ghaDA ame ja henyA che. ame tamArI kasoTI karavA A veSa laIne AvyA hatA. " . | sulasAnA odArtha, dharyuM ane samarpaNathI prasanna thaelA dee jatAM jatAM, sulasAne batrIsa geLIo ApI. eka eka goLI khAvAthI ekaMdare batrIsa putra anukrame thaze ema e deve kahetA gayA. te uparAMta smaraNa karavA mAtrathI pite sulatAne sahAya ApavA AvI pahoMcaze evuM vacana paNa ApatA gayA. - sAdhuo athavA te deve gayA pachI sulatA vicAra karavA lAgI. "batrIsa geLI ane batrIsa putra ! paNa ATalAM badhAM saMtAnone huM zuM karuM? enA karatAM je batrIse goLIo ekI sAthe gaLI javuM ane batrIza ne badale eka ja batrIsalakSaNe putra thAya te kevuM, sAruM ?"

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[8] mahAdevIe keInI salAha lIdhA vinA sulasA utAvaLI banIne ekI sAthe batrIse goLIo gaLI gaI. anubhavavagaranI e viduSI, bhadrika nArIne e sAhasanI AkarI sajA sahana karavI paDI. divaso jatAM batrIsa geLAonA batrIza garbha baMdhAyA. udaramAM ene samAveza nahi. thaI zakavAthI sula akathya vedanA bhegavavA lAgI. muMlasAne ane mRtyune mAtra be tasunuM ja cheTu rahI. gayuM. asahya udaravyathAthI rIbAtI sulasA, rejanI jema A vakhate paNa kAryotsarga karI, arihaMta bhaga vAnanuM dhyAna dharavA lAgI. e vakhate pelA devenuM paNa smaraNa thaI AvyuM. deva jeNe A batrIsa goLIo ApI hatI, teNe AvIne pahelAM sulasAne, enA avicAra mATe thoDe Thapake AveH keTaluM moTuM bhayaMkara jokhama kheDayuM hatuM tene khyAla Ave. tulasA e badhuM zAMtithI sAMbhaLI rahI. ene pitAnI bhUla samajAI, paNa have e sudharI zake ema te hatuM ja nahi. deve, game tema karIne, e udaravyathA aTakAvI dIdhI. pariNAma e AvyuM ke sulasA ekI sAthe batrIza putronI mAtA banI. nAga rathikanuM putrazUnya ghara atrIsa-batrIsa lADalA putranA kalaravathI guMjI uThyuM. sulasA ane nAga sArathI saMsArasukhanI lagabhaga chellI TeMce pahoMcyAM hatAM. eTalAmAM eka navuM tephAna uThayuM ke jeNe A khIlelA udyAnane sAva verAna banAvI mUkayuM. putra umaralAyaka thayA ane temane

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sulamAM [ 69] paraNAvyA eTalAmAM ja bhAgyacake sulasAnAM badhA sukhavana uDADI mUkyAM. moTI bahena ! mane tamArI vinA nahi game. huM tamArI sAthe ja AvIza." hamaNA thoDA divasa khamI jA! pAchaLathI huM tane bolAvI laIza. tuM je vadhAre durAgraha karaze te ApaNI bannenI bAjI bagaDI jaze." - lagabhaga sarakhe sarakhI vayanI, samAna rUpa ane samAna zIlavALI banne yuvatI kumArikAo vacce, ceTakarAjAnA aMtaHpuramAM Ave chupa gajagrAha cAlI rahyo hato. eka kahe "huM AvuM " bIjI kahe ke "Aje nahi." sAmAnya divasamAM banne bahene, paDachAyAnI jema eka-bIjAnI sAthe ne sAthe ja rahetI ne haratI pharatI. banne vacce akRtrima saneha ha. rUcinI ektAne laIne hoya ke pUrvabhavanA kANAnubaMdhane laIne hoya ke game tema hoya, paNa sukA ane cela eka ja AtmAnA be deha hoya tema teDI na zakAya evA snehataMtuthI saMkabAyelI hatI. ceTaka mahArAjAne bIjI paNa putro hatI, paraMtu sukA ane celaNa vacce prAyaH tAdAmyatA hatI ema kahIe te cAle. suyeSThA, rAjagRhInA biMbisAra mahArAjA pratye mehapAzathI AkarSAI hatI. te pitAnA pitAnA gharamAMthI chAnImAnI nAsI chUTI, vizAlInI bahAra jaI, biMbisAra sAthe gAMdhalagna karavA mAgatI hatI. rAjaFgaDInA yuvarAja abhayakumAranI sahAyathI nAsavAnI

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[70] mArIo badhI vyavasthA thaI cUkI hatI. buddhina bhaMDArarUpa abhayakumAra pote ja jyAM AgevAna hoya tyAM vyavasthAmAM kaMI kheDa-khAmI na hoya. ceTaka rAjA vaizAlIne AgevAna kSatriya-rAjA hatA. ene paDaye veNa jhIlavA vaizAlInA kSatriya kumAre taiyAra rahetA. te pitAnI putrI rAjagRhInA mahArAjAne paraNAvavA anicchuka hate. eTale ja abhayakumAre vizAlImAM chupe veze rahI, sukAne chAnI rIte nasADavAnI taDAmAra taiyArIo karI rAkhI hatI. vizAlImAMthI jamInanI nIce bheMyaruM khodAvI, rAjagRhInA sImADA sudhI pahoMcADeluM. sujayeSThAe A yarAmAMthI bhAgI chUTavuM evI badhI gehavaNuM thaI cUkI hatI. sujayeSThA jAya te pachI celaNa jIvI ja kema zake? eTale calaNAe haTha pakaDI ke "huM tArI sAthe ja AvIza." sujhAe bahu bahu prakAre ene samajAvI, paNa te ekanI be na thaI. na chUTake ekane badale bane benee bheMyarAnA mArge bhAgI javuM e nirNaya karyo. catra zudi bArazane divasa mukarara: karavAmAM Avyo. mahArAjA zreNika-biMbisAra pite sukAne teDavA bhoMyarAnA pravezadvAra pAse AvyA hatA. vaizAlI ane rAjagRhI vacce haMmezA vaimanasya jevuM rahetuM. vizAlInuM gaNataMtra, biMbisAra jevA ekacakI rAjavIo rakhene pacAvI jAya evI vaizAlIvAsIone ciMtA rahetI ane biMbisAra paNa taka maLe te caMpAnI jema ja vaizAlI upara pitAne jhaMDe ropavAnA abhilASa dharA-. . AvI sthitimAM je ceTakane ke licchavIonA.

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muzA bIjA keI AgevAnane A payaMtranI gaMdha sarakhI pAchu Ave te bhayaMkara saMgrAma thayA vinA na rahe. kadAca mahArAjA biMbisArane kedI banavAne paNa vakhata Ave. chatAM suSThAnA mehe biMbisAra eTaluM jokhama kheDavA taiyAra thayA hatA. biMbisAranA sArathI tarIke A vakhate nAga rathikanI nImaNuka thaI hatI. jokhame ane sAhasothI te TevAyelo hate. pitAnA prANanA bhege paNa te mahArAjA biMbisAranuM rUMvADuM khAMDuM thavA na de e sau keIne enI upara vizvAsa hate. suSThAnuM vizAlImAMthI haraNa karavuM e te siMhane nAthavA jevI vikaTa vAta hatI. chupA rasta, chupI gaThavaNathI ja e hetu sadhAya. zreNika ahIM aMgarakSakenI meTI saMkhyA laI jaI zake ema nahatuM. mAtra nAga mahArathI ane tenA batrIsa putro A kaTokaTIne pahoMcI vaLavA basa hatA. - niradhArI rAkhelI yojanA pramANe, sukA ane celaNAe ceTanA mahelanI bahAra nIkaLI bheMyarAmAM praveza karyo ane taiyAra ubhelA rathamAM beThI. mahArAjA biMbisAra sukA kaNa ane celaNA keNu te kaLI zakyA nahi. rathanuM pe pharyuM nA pharyuM eTalAmAM sukAne pitAne ghareNAne DAbale yAda Avyo-utAvaLane lIdhe te gharamAM ja rahI gayo hate. be-cAra paLenI aMdara ja pite pAchI Avaze ema kahIne te pAchI DAbale levA ghara tarapha gaI. thoDI vAra thaI paNa sukAna padaravana saMbhaLAya.

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[ 73 ] mahAdevIe zreNikane thayuM ke "Ama corI karavA AvavuM ane rAha jotA UbhA rahevuM e ApaghAtane AmaMtraNa ApavA jevuM che. vaLI sukA te rathamAM beThI che, enI bahenane sAthe na levAya te zuM thayuM?" A vicAra karIne emaNe sArathIne ratha AgaLa calAvavAnI AjJA karI. * ratha upaDyo ane suspechA AvI. pite rahI gaI che ema jANatAM ja te moTethI AkaMda karavA maMDI gaI vaizAlIvAsIo paNa kaMIka bhAre kAvataruM thayuM che evA bhayathI ekadama kI uThyA. jotajotAmAM vizAlInuM sinya paNa AvI pahoMcyuM. rAjagRhanA mahArAjA licchavIonI hakumatamAM AvIne ceTaka jevA lekataMtrazAsananA eka gaNAdhipanI kanyAnuM haraNa karI jAya che evA samAcAra phelAtAMnI sAthe ja zreNika jANe ke vizAlInuM nAka kApI jatuM hoya e vaizAlInA prajAjanane AMcake lAge. vizAlInA juvAne sinike zreNikanI pAchaLa paDyA. dAvAnaLanI vaccethI rathane bahAra laI javAnuM hoya tema nAga sArathIe ane mArI mUkyA. zreNikanI pAchaLa licchavI juvAnane mArga zekIne sulasAnA batrIsa putre bacAva karatA UbhA rahyA. sAmI chAtIe emaNe vaizAlInA ghA jhIlyA. vizAlInI saMkhyA meTI hatI. eke eke karIne batrIsa bhAIoe raNazayyA lIdhI, paNa jyAM sudhI chelle bhAI ghavAIne DhaLe nahi tyAM sudhI zreNikanA rathanI ADe emaNe kallebaMdhI karI vALI. zreNika je ke rAjagRhImAM pahoMcyA nagarImAM utsavanA teraNu badhAyA, paNa AkhI rAjagRhI jyAre AnaMdanI

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sulAsA [ 73 ] laheremAM mahAlatI hatI tyAre sulasA pitAnA sUnA saMsAranI sthiti vicAratI ekAMtamAM khinna hiye beThI hatI. - sulasAnuM hRdaya, game tema paNa mAtAnuM hRdaya hatuM. batrIsa-batrIza putrenAM maraNa jIravavAnI tAkAta e suratamAM te zI rIte batAvI zake ? duHkhanA prathama AghAte enA aMtaramAM kevI kAramI vyathA upaDI haze te keIe nathI kahyuM. enI aMtarmukha banelI vRttinAM ja varNane ApaNe sAMbhaLIe chIe. sulasA eka divase putrarahita hatIH devanI kRpAthI batrIsa-batrIza putrenI ahabhAginI mAtA banavA bhAgyazALI thaI. paNa je A aNadhArI Aphata sulasA upara utarI na hata, te kadAca enA aMtaramAM ATale virAga ke upazama na pariNamata. dhIme dhIme batrIza putranA virahatApane e ghoLIne pI gaI ! saMsAranA sukha, vaibhava, putraparivAra e badhuM jANe ke kaI iMdrajALa heyamRgajaLa hoya tema mAnIne-putrane saMbhArIne eka uSNa nizvAsa sarakhe paNa sulasAe, te pachI, nathI nAkhyo. A dharatI jeTalI ja dharyavatI A zrAvikA have pUrA vegathI Atmazuddhi tarapha vaLI. vIra jinezvaranI trikALa pUjA karatI, savAra-sAMjha deSanuM nivAraNa karavA pratikramaNa AcaratI, cha-ahama jevI tapazcaryAne jIvanasAthI banAvatI ane tIrtha paryaTanamAM lagana dharAvatI sulasA zrAvikA, mahAvIra prabhunI eka agragaNya upAsikA tarIkenI nAmanA zramaNa saMghanA ItihAsamAM mUkI gaI bhAvI covIzImAM sulasA satIne jIva paMdarame vItha kara thaze.

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re va tI || * T '. (5) gazALa eka divase prabhu mahAvIrane ziSya hate. paNa bahu caMcaLavRttine temaja mithyAbhimAnI hovAthI dIrgha tapasvI ane ugra saMyamI mahAvIrano sahavAsa jIravI zakyo nahi. pAchaLathI e bhAre mahattvAkAMkSI

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revatI. [ 75] paNa banyo hato. bhagavAna mahAvIranI jema ene sarvajJa. jina kahevaDAvavuM bahu gamatuM. lekamAM pitAnI jina tarIkenI khyAti thAya ema te Icchate, eTalA sArU tanatoDa prayatna paNa karatA. ekadA zrAvastInA koSTaka udyAnamAM, ziSyavRMda sAthe. AvI caDelA bhava mahAvIrane gozALakane bheTe thayo. bha0 mahAvIra ane gozALakane mATe paNa e bahu azubha samaya hate. gazALake have mAjA mUkI dIdhI hatI. bhagavAne je te leyAne vidhi tene zIkhavyuM hatA tenA baLathI have te unmatta je banyuM hatuM. DuM nimittajJAna paNa jANate. AthI bheLA lokone ThagavAnI kaLA barAbara hAtha besI gaI hatI. bha0 mahAvIrane gozALakanuM pAkhaMDIpaNuM khaTakatuM. bhaLI janatAne gozALake chetarate te joIne emane duHkha thatuM. prasaMgopAta bha0 mahAvIra gozALakane daMbha khulle karI detA. eka te bha0 mahAvIranA teja pAse pite phIkako dekhAte ane bha0 pite ene ughADe pADatA tethI gozALaka have khUba khIjAye hatuM. teNe savanubhUti nAmanA bhagavAnanA ziSyane keSTaka udyAnavALA samAgamamAM, pahele ja jhapATe bALI nAkhyA, bIjA ayodhyAvAsI sunakSatrane paNa e ja rIte puMkI dIdhA. Akhare eNe bha0 mahAvIranI sAme pitAnuM tejelesthAnuM zastra phekayuM. paNa enI dhAraNuM pUrepUrI pAra na paDI.. tezyA bhayaMkara ane vighAtaka hatI emAM te

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| 76. ] mahAvI kaMI ja zakAhe nAtI. bha0 mahAvIra . pratye ene je dAjha hatI tenuM ja e tejovezyA smRttimAMta svarUpa hatuM. gAmanA gAma ane prAMtanA prAMta maLIne bhasma karavAnI e tejolezyAmAM tAkAta hatI, paraMtu mahAvIra prabhu tA kSamA, karuNA, zAMti ane sayamanA uchaLatA maherAmaNa jevA hatA. ubharAtA jaLayAya pAse Aga zu karI zake ? eTale ja mahAvIrane bahu ijA na thaI. geAzALo pAte peAtAnA niSphaLa nIvaDelA zasranA pratyAghAtane lIdhe khaLuM baLuM thai rahyo. enA AkhA dehamAM dAha upaDyo. gAMDAnI jema khakavA ane aLavA lAgyA. geAzALakane ema lAgeluM ke A tejalezyA sAme mahAvIra jhIMka jhIlI zakaze nahi tethI ja teNe kahelu ke " huM kAzyapa ! mArI tapeAjanya tejolezyArthI tu parAbhava pAmaze. cha mAsane a Mte pittavaranA daDanI pIDAthI herAna thaIne chadmastha avasthAmAM mRtyu pAmaze. AmAM pittavaravALI vAta mAtra sAcI paDI. gezA"Laka pote te bahu khUrI dazA bheAgavIne mRtyu pAmya paNa bha. mahAvIrane e tejolezyAne lIdhe pittajavaranA dADa upaDyo. leAhInA jhADA thavA lAgyA. bha. mahAvIrano A sthiti jotAM leAkeAne paNa ema lAgyuM ke bhagavana pAte huve vadhu vakhata nahi jIvI zake. "" jatA eka tA bhagavAna pittajavarathI kSINu manatA hatA ane te ja arasAmAM emane saMsArIpaNAnA jamAI-jamAlI paNa peAtAnA anuyAyIene laine judA paDI gayA, eTale lekeAnA meTA bhAgane te

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revatI [ 77 ] ema ja lAgyuM ke have bha0 mahAvIra lAMbuM AyuSya nahi bhegavI zake ane zramaNa saMgha paNa chinnabhinna thaI javAne.. bha0 mahAvIre zALakane saMbhaLAvI ja dIdheluM ane emane pitAne aMtarAtmAmAM evI khAtrI hatI ke vahele moDe paNa A dAha zamI javAne che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa pite je 16 varSa lagI tIrthaMkarapaNe vicaravAnA che te te keIthI paNa mithyA thaI zake tema nathI. paNa bhagavAnanA jevI AtmazraddhA sau kaImAM kyAMthI hoya? gazALaka jevAnI tejetezyAthI bhagavAna jyAre pIDAvA lAgyA tyAre leke e svAbhAvikapaNe ja ema mAnI lIdhuM ke bha. mahAvIra have vadhAre vakhata jIvaze nahiM bhagavAnane A khoTI lekavAyakAnI bahu paravA nahatI paNa prabhunA anuyAyI ziSyanAM aMtara upara ciMtA ane bhayanA zyAma oLA patharAtA keNa. rekI zake ? bhagavAna mahAvIrane siMha nAmane eka ziSya, e vakhate hAtha UMco rAkhI, cha TaMkanA niraMtara upavAsa karato, mAlayA kaccha vanamAM-meMDIka gAmanI IzAna dizAmAM rahete hate. eNe lokamAM cAlatI vAte sAMbhaLI. jaina saMghano pratApI sUraja have DUbI javAne che eTale ke gozALakanI tejelezyAthI pIDAtA mahAvIra prabhu have dehano tyAga karI javAnA che e samAcAra sAMbhaLI gamagIna banI gaye. tapasvI hovA chatAM ucchavAsane e rokI zake nahi-enAthI UMce svare. raDo javAyuM.

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[ 74 ] mahAdevIe - bha0 mahAvIra zrAvastIthI vihAra karI meMdrIka gAmanI bahAra cAlakeSTa vananA eka cetyamAM AvIne -rahyA tyAre temaNe siMha aNagArane pitAnI pAse bolAvyuM. tene AzvAsana ApavA prabhu kahevA lAgyAH tamAre gamagIna thavAnI jarUra nathI. hajI te huM bIjA 16 varSa jIvavAne chuM." bhagavAnanA vacanemAM ene vizvAsa hate. paNa emanA dehamAM je dAha-varanAM spaSTa lakSaNo dekhAtAM hatAM tenuM zuM ? mAtra manI vAtethI siMha muni jevA parama bhakta ziSyane kema zAMti thAya? ' siMha muninA mananA samAdhAna arthe paNa kaMIka auSadhI te levI ja joIe ema prabhune lAgyuM. emane pitAne oSadhanI jarUra nahatI. siMha-muninA viSAdane dUra karavA prabhue kahyuM : tame mArI ciMtA karavI rahevA de. ahIM meMDhIka gAmamAM revatI nAme eka gAthApatnI rahe che tene tyAM tame jAo ! eNe mArA mATe keLAno pAka taiyAra karyo che, paNa e AdhAkamI dejavALe AhAra hovAthI na leze. hajI kAle ja bIjerAne pAka ene tyAM tayAra thayo che te mArA mATe laI Ave." bhagavAnanA keI paNa upAsaka ke upAsikAnuM nAma bhagavAnanA aMtaramAM ekadama tarI Ave ane bhagavAnanA mukhethI e nAmanuM uccAraNa thAya e karatAM upAsaka upAsikAnuM bIjuM kaI mahadda bhAgya hoI zake kharuM ?

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revatI [ 79 ] bhagavAne jIvaleNa bImArImAM revatInu N nAma yAda karyuM. peAtAnA ziSyane ene tyAM auSadhI levA mekalyA e eka sAmAnya ghaTanA gaNAya parantu e sAmAnya ghaTanAnA pratApe revatI tarI gai ! meDhIkanA eka khUNAmAM vasatI eka aprasiddha upAsikA dhruva tArikA jevI banI gaI. mahAvIra prabhu pratye revatIne athAga bhaktibhAva hatA, eTale ja bhagavAna mATe khAsa pAka ke AhAra taiyAra na karI zakAya eTalI sAdI vAta paNa enA lakSamAM na rahI. siMha munie, bhagavAne kahelI vAta jyAre revatIne kahI saMbhaLAvI tyAre ene Azcarya thayuM: " phALAnA khAsa taiyAra karelA pAkanI bhagavAnane zI rIte khakhara paDI gaI haze ? " ,, bhagavAnanA kathana uparathI ema lAge che ke revatI upAsikA rAja rAja bhagavAnanuM ci Mtana karatI, keI samaye paNa emane upayogI thAya evA AhAra-auSadhI taiyAra karatI haze. akhUTa zraddhAthI bhagavAnanA AgamananI rAha jotI haze. nahitara kevaLa akasmatttA yoge revatInA gharanA bIjorAnA pAka bha. mahAvIra, ziSya mAraphate magAve ane e kasmAnA ja pratApe revatI tIrthaMkaranAmakarma jevI sarvotkRSTa siddhivare e zu saMbhavita che? AhAra ke auSadhI tarIke vaherAvAtI vastunI zI kImata che ? revatInA pAka karatAM hajAragaNI kImatI vastu bhagavAnanA nAma upara nyUcchAvara karavA bhalabhalA zreSThIe ane naredno kayAM taiyAra nahAtA bhagavAne

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[ 80 ] mAyAdevIe revatIne tyAM ja siMhamunine kema mokalyA ? jainazAsana kRpAprasAdamAM nathI mAnatuM. bhagavAna ke bhagavAnanA ziSyanI thaDA kRpA thAya eTale saMsArasAgara tarI javAya e kaI rAjamArga vItarAganA zAsanamAM nathI. prabhu pita, AcAryo-upAdhyAyo vigere taravAne rAha batAve, sAdhana paNa sUcave; bAkI zakti te sAdhake pote ja purAvavI joIe. - revatImAM e zakti hatI. bha0 mahAvIranA kRpAprasAdathI e tarI gaI ema nahi paNa bhagavAnanA lokapakAra, tyAga, puruSArthanuM ahoniza dhyAna karatI revatI bhagavAna mahAvIramAM ja tallIna rahetI. darzana, upadezazravaNa ke AhAradAnane bhalene suga na maLatuM hoya, paraMtu aMtaranI vRttio te tadanurUpatA ja anubhavatI. revatInA gharanI auSadhI pasaMda karavAnuM bhagavAnane e ja mULa kAraNa hovuM joIe. auSadhIdAna te nimitta banyuM, bAkI revatIe bha0 mahAvIranA dhyAnathI eTalI aMtarazuddhi keLavI haze ke saheja nimitta maLatAM eNe devanuM AyuSa ane tIrthaMkaranAmakarma paNa bAMdhI lIdhuM. revatInA oSadhathI bhagavAnane paNa ArAma thA. pharI pAchA bhagavAna mahAvIra pRthvItaLane pAvana karatA, asamAnatA ane atyAcAranuM nirAkaraNa karatA, zaMkAo ane takonuM nirAkaraNa karatAM, saMsAranuM svarUpa samajAvatA, duHkha mAtranA mULa kAraNone dha ApatA eka gAmathI bIje gAma siMhavRttithI vicaravA lAgyAM.

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yazA dA ------------- PETER Hya ( 6 ) bha. mahAvIranA yuganI sauthI vadhu upekSitA nArI jo keAI hoya te te yazeAdA. samaravIra nAmanA eka sAmatanI te putrI hatI. mAtAnuM nAma padmAvatI. khasa ethI vadhu hakIkata nathI maLatI. mahAvIranA mAtA

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[ 82 ] mahAdevI pitA traNa-traNa nAmathI prasiddha hatA; pitA siddhArtha, zreyAMsa ane yazasvInA nAmathI ane mAtA trizalA videhadinnA ane prItikAriNInA nAmathI oLakhAtAM. mahAvIranI putrI paNa anavadyA ane priyadarzanA evA be hAlaseyA nAmathI oLakhAtI. e putrInI mAtA arthAt bhagavAnanI patnInuM eka ja nAma eka ja vAra lagna thatA pahelAM, ApaNe sAMbhaLIe chIe. te pachI thazedA nAmanI AsapAsa jANe ke dhumasanAM gADha vAdaLa chavAI jAya che. upAsakonA saMsArajIvanamAM, dakSA jIvanamAM ke sAdhu-sAvIenI sAdhaka jIvanamAMkyAMI paNa yazodAnI nAnI zI smRtirekhA camakatI dekhAtI nathI. yazadAnAM mauna ane AtmavilopanamAM enA cAritranA ati ujajavaLa aMze prakaTa thAya che. babetraNa-traNa varSa sudhI khUba nITamAM rahI, jeNe bha0 mahAvIranuM manomaMthana anubhavyuM, saMsAra-uddhAranA bhavya svaninI je bhAgIdAra banI ane trilekanA nAtha jevA pitAnA patine dAruNa duHkha, upasargo ane devatAo temaja maredrothI sAMkaDA banatA samavasaraNe vacce vicAravAnI jeNe mauna sammati ApI ane je ekAkIpaNAnA temaja tenAthe anAthatAnA viSaghuMTaDA gaLe utArIne pacAvatI rahI te nArInA aMtaranA UMDANanuM mApa vANI dvArA ke kADhavA mathe te te mUrkhatA ja gaNAya. eTale ja kadAca e caritrane mauna vANImAM pitAne itihAsa uccAravAnI ane jene hRdaya ke sahAnubhUti hoya tene sAMbha

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thazeda [3] "LavA devAnI zAstrakAroe ATalI svataMtratA ApI diIdhI haze. bha0 mahAvIranA samakAlIna gautamabudhe jyAre pitAnI priyatamA patnI ane putrane tyAga karyo ane bharaUMghamAM paDelI e dina-prasannamUrti upara chelle-chelle je pUjatA-kaMpatA be-cAra daSTipAta kyAM tenI upara -te kAvyonI keTalIye ajara-amara amRtadhArA varasI gaI che. mahAbhiniSkramaNanI kaparI kasoTI upara kaMI kaMI zrotAo ane vAcakee romAMca anubhavyA che. bha0 mahAvIre jyAre patnI ane putrIne e tyAga karyo haze tyAre yazedAne AtmA, aMtaHpuranA eka khUNAmAM velevAte keIe nahi kamyo hoya? pattharanAM haiyAM paNa pIgaLI jAya teve vakhate yazodAnI AMkhamAMthI bha0 mahAvIrane chellI vidAya ApatAM azranI dhArA nahi vahI nIkaLI hoya? e pachI paNa jyAre bha0 mahAvIranA upasarga, tapazcaryA ane viSNabharapUra vihAranI vAta enA kAne AvatI haze tyAre zuM deDIne bha0 mahAvIranA caraNamAM jaIne paDavAnI ane rAjabhahelamAM pAchA pharavA vinavavAnI durbaLatA e nArI hRdayamAM nahi ubharAtI hoya? cazedA-ekalI paDelI, mAtra bhUtakALamAM ja jIvatI yazedAne vartamAnanI eka eka paLa keTalI vasamI thaI paDatI haze? painI keTalI kaThaNa DhAla upara e vAghA jhIlatI haze? mahAvIra prabhunA saMghanI zramaNaparaMparAmAM sUrya samAna prabhAvakane ane zItaLa cAMdanI relAvatI sAdhvInI jIvana-caMdrikAone TuTe

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[ 84] mahAvIe nathI-nAnI nAnI tArakamALathI te zramaNa saMghanuM sAruMye gaganapaTa vyApeluM bharyuM che. e badhAmAM yazadA dhruva tArikA jevI tejasvI, ekAkI ane sthira dekhAya che. | mAtAne leza mAtra kaSTa na thAya eTalA mATe mahAvIra pitAnA aMga saMkocIne garbhavAsamAM halanacalana karatA nathI-paNa enI UlaTI asara nIhALIne, eTale ke mAtAne valopAta jeIne pharI pAchA hAthapaga halAve che. mAtAnA vAtsalya ane daurbalyane taLavAne Ave jhINe kAMTA jenI pAse che temane patnInI virahavyathA sAva ajANI rahI gaI haze ? ema te e traNa jJAnanA dhArakanA viSayamAM kema kahevAya? navayuvAna vardhamAna, yazodA sAthe lagna kare che te paNa mAtAne rAjI rAkhavA. emane te khAtrI ja hatI. ke eka divase e patnIne paNa tyAga karavAne che. kaI rIte mAtAne mAThuM na lAgavuM joIe e temane prathamathI ja nizcaya hatA. mAtRhRdaya keTaluM sukumAra hoya che, saheja AghAta lAgatAM e kevuM jhaNajhaNI uThe che te vardhamAnakuMvara jeTaluM bIjuM kaI nahi jANatuM hoya. mAtA taraphanA asAmAnya bhaktibhAve ja teo A lagna karavA prerAyA hatA. aMtaramAM virAga chalachala bhareluM hatuM chatAM mAtapitAnI AjJAne teo anAdara karI zakyA nahi. mAtapitAnA svargavAsa pachI paNa moTA bhAIe jyAre pitAnI mane vyathA kahI saMbhaLAvI tyAre paNa emanA mAnanI khAtara vardhamAne lagabhaga be varSa jeTale samaya

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yazadA [ 85 ] saMsAramAM ja vItAvI nAkhavAnuM pasaMda karyuM. A rIte peAtAnI AsapAsanA sagA-snehIe ane aMjanAnI lAgaNIne jemaNe Dagale ne pagale vicAra karyo che, abhiSTa kAryanI sidhdhi arthe jemaNe lezamAtra Avega ke Aveza nathI. dAkhavyA temaNe yazeAdAnI lAgaNInA zuM kaMI ja vicAra nahi karyA hoya? yazeAdA paNa eka putrInI mAtA anI cUkI hatI, jenA kheALAmAM eka khIlatA phUla jevI putrI lADa karI rahI che tene peAtAnA kahaththu saMsAratyAganI unI vALAe kevI dajhADaze evA keAi prazna emanA aMtaramAM nahi UgyA haiAya ? yazeAdA pratye yuvAna vamAne zuM cheka upekSA darzAvo haze ? zAkayakumAra sidhdhA ane licchavIkumAra vardhamAnanA saMsAratyAga vacce ahIM keTaluMka tAratamya dekhAya che. siddhArtha gotamaneA virAga jANe ke nimittAdhIna hatA : jarA, mRtyu ne rAganI vikarALa mUrttinA acAnaka sAkSAtkAra na thayeA hAta te kadAca sidhdhAmAM ATale taDaphaDATa na jAgata. yazeAdharA ane rAhula-zizunA tyAga karI jatI veLA siddhArthanA mAM upara je kAie bahu mArikAithI dRSTi karI heAta tA te ekI sAthe ci'tA, gabharATa, bhaya, vivaLatA ane sAtheAsAtha aDagatA, savItA, anurAga, saMsAranI kalyANakAmanA ItyAdi vividha raMge parasparamAM bhaLI jaI khAsA IMdradhanuSanI racanA karatA hAya ema joi zakata. siddhArthanuM sAce ja mahANiniSkramaNa che, licchavI kumAra vamAnanA ati svAbhAvika gRhatyAga che-- icchA, sAdhanA ane aMtaHzuddhi

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[86] mahAvIo pUrvakane AdhyAtmika jIvanane nave paNa svAbhAvika prAraMbha che. siddhArtha kuMvaranA niSkamaNamAM taravarATa' dekhAya che, jyAre vardhamAna kuMvaranA tyAgamAM gaLAyeluM ane ghuMTAyeluM anuzIlana ane dharma dekhAya che. ekamAM varSARtunA purane vega, talasATa, adamya utsAha jaNAya che te bIjAnA tyAgamAM zAMta samudranI gaMbhIratA ane UMDANa jaNAya che-tephAnI majAM ke taraMge emAM nathI uchaLatA. yazodharAne tyAga karI jatAM sidhdhArthane madhyarAtrinI ekAMtatA ane nirjanatAne Azraya zeve paDaze, paNa yazodAne tyAga karI jatAM vardhamAna kuMvarane evI kaI jarUra nathI lAgI. siddhArtha je saMbaMdha ekAda jhaTakAthI teDI nAkhe che te vardhamAna jANe ke sAva jIrNa tAra ApoApa tUTI jatuM hoya tema jALavIne cheDI nAkhe che. sidhdhArtha yazodharAne tyAga karatAM pite ja pitAnAthI bItA hoya ema lAge che-caze dharAnuM sarvasva luMTI jatA hoya tema banI zake eTalI jhaDapathI nAsI chUTe che, yazodAne tyAga karatAM vardhamAnakuMvara pote jANe bIjI kaI paricita duniyAmAM jatA heya-javAne vakhata thaI javAthI javuM ja joIe-tema svajane nehIonA moTA samudAya vaccethI, mahAna samAroha sAthe vAjategAjate cAlI nIkaLe che. A badhA prasaMgamAM yazodA mauna hoya ema lAge. che, paNa e mauna hajAra jIbhe bolI rahyuM che. saMsAra

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yAdA [ 87 ] tyAga karavA utsuka thaelA vardhamAnakuMvarane saMbodhIne jANe ke e kahI rahI cheH nAtha! khuzIthI padhAre! tamArA sukumAra pagamAM duHkha ke kaSTane kAMTe sarakho paNa na lAge eTalA mATe ahIM ekAMtamAM beThI beThI huM devatAne prArthanA karIza, lekasamudAyanA ajJAna-paDaLa chedavA Ape je kaThina sAdhanAne rAha lIdhA che temAM Apane vijaya maLe evI AkAMkSAo ahoniza, Apa jyAM haze tyAM, ApanA caraNamAM pAThavIza. eka abaLAnI AkAMkSAenI Apane ke keIne paNa zI kImata heya? beaDhI varasanA TUMkA paricayamAM paNa huM Apane je pramANamAM oLakhI zakuM chuM te uparathI te mArA jevI keTI koTI abaLAonI ane bIjA asaMkhya abola prANIonI AzISa AkAMkSAo ApanA pratyeka pagale relAvI joIe. huM ApanA utkaTa virala sAdhanA mArgamAM aMtarAyarUpa nahi banuM. je sarvanA che, je prANImAtranA nAtha che te ekanA thaI zake nahi, ekanA rahI paNa na zake. Apa durbaLa paMkhI jevA hata te game tema karIne pUrI rAkhata paNa ApanA gRhasthAvasthAnA tyAga, saMyama, audAsinya ane talasATa jotAM Apa siMha samAna che, IcchA ne anukULatA hoya tyAM sudhI ja pIMjarAmAM rahe, pIMjaruM teDIne bahAra nIkaLavuM e te ApanI lIlA mAtra che. mahAzaktizAlI, jagata uddhAranA jambara svapnadraSTAne huM zI rIte rokI rAkhuM? UMce UDavA mAgatA ghaNu puruSene emanI ajJAna abaLAo pakaDI rAkhe che, pite

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[8] mahAvIo saDe che ane bIjAne paNa saDAve che. huM je sAmAnya nArInI jema Apane jakaDI rAkhuM-durAgraha ke kalpAMtathI ApanA saMsAratyAgamAM avarodha Ubho karuM athavA to mArA TUMkA svArthane saMbhArI AMsu TapakAvI, apazukana karuM te huM ApanI ardhAMginI banavAne ja egya na hatI ema duniyA kahe mAre e ALa nathI joItuM. mane nyAya bhale na maLe-paNa anyAya te na maLe joIe! padhAre, prabhu ! khuzIthI padhAre! juo. svajane, nAgarikanAM ToLe ToLAM Apane vidAya ApavA thanaganI rahyAM che. devatAo ApanI upara puSpa varSAvavA talapApaDa thaI rahyA che. huM pAmara-abaLA Apane bIjuM zuM kahuM? mAtra eTaluM kahuM chuM ke je Apane barAbara samajI zakI haIza, Ape prabodhelA mArgamAM zraddhAne dara jALavI zakI hoiza te nAtha A ApanI putrIne paNa pALI-pathI-saMskArI karIne ApanA ja sAdhanAyajJamAM apI daIza! traNa lekanA nAtha! padhAre! eka divase Apa paNa saMsAramAM Asakta hatA evI melI chAyA sarakhIye kayAM na paDavA pAme te mATe huM ApanA mArgamAMthI sadAne mATe dUra rahIza-mArAmAM mArApaNuM haze te ApanA vistAramAMthI huM mArI jAtane bhUMsI nAkhIza! mArI ahaMtAne, mArA potAnA hAthe ja evI rIte puMkI daIza ke vardhamAnakuMvara kaI divasa paraNyA haze ke nahi evI zaMkA uThayA vinA na rahe." mahelanI bahAra devavimAnanI spardhA kare tevo caMdraprabhA zibikA taiyAra hatI. zibikA upADIne

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[ 89] cAlanArA hajAreka sevaka, kuTuMbIjane tathA nAgarikonA TeLe TeLe ubharAtAM hatAM. vardhamAnakuMvare e vakhate cAMdanI jevA svaccha-mAMgalika vastro paheryA hatAM. zibikA taraphathI AvatA harSavani sAMbhaLI yazodAe e dizAmAM mITa mAMDI. kahevA lAgI vizvanA prANIone Aje mahatsava che. ApanA - hAthathI tIrtha pravattAvAnuM che ema jANIne, mayUra megha'dane kekArava kare tema A bhavI jI kalela karatA, ane ApanI pratIkSA karatA jaNAya che. have mArA nimitta eka paLane paNa vilaMba na thavuM joIe. adazyamAM rahelA kAntika devenI AgrahAtizayavALI utsukatA paNa huM joI zakuM chuM. padhAre, nAtha! kALanA jhaMjhAvAtamAM paNa aDaga rahe, ajJAna, atyAcAra ne vahemanI eDI nIce dabAelA-zeSAelA mAnava-prANathI mAMDI nArakInA jIne prakAza maLe, mArga maLe, sidhdhi lAdhe evuM tIrtha pravartAve !" bhagavAnanI dIkSAnI dhAmadhUmamAM, yazodAnAM A nehakamaLa zabda devaduMdubhImAM bhaLI gayA. vardhamAnakuMvara yathAkrame jJAtavanamAM utaryA. ahIMthI ja emanuM mahAbhiniSkramaNa athavA vAstavika saMsAratyAga zarU karyo. bhagavAnanuM nAma anaMtakALanI sapATI upara nAcI rahyuM, emanI eka samayanI sahacAriNI yazadAnuM nAma itihAsanA taLiye ArAma jogavI rahyuM. budhdhadeva ane dIrghatapasvI jJAtRputra mahAvIra saMsAra- tyAga pachI pharI eka vAra jyAre potAnI janmabhUmimAM

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[ 90 ] mahAvIo pagalAM mAMDe che tyAre rAhulanI ane priyadarzanAnI mAtAoe potapotAnA patidevanA darzane kevI mizra lAgaNI anubhavI haze te kharuM kahIe te eka manerama kAvyane viSaya che; bAkI ATalI hakIkata maLe che buddhadeva bhikSA mATe kapilavastumAM pharatA pharatA pitAnA pitAnA mahela pAse pahoMcyA ane jharukhA tarapha najara karatAM rAhulanI mAtAne tyAM ubhelI nIrakhI tyAre emane pahelAnI jAjaramAna rAjakumArI nahi paNa kaI dIna bhikSaNa UbhI hoya ema lAgyuM. budhdhadevane jotAM ja te aMdara cAlI gaI. pharI e dekhAI nahiM. mahelanA badhAM AtmIya svajane darzane AvyAM; mAtra eka yadharA na AvI-jANe ke ene bAhyadarzananI jarUra ja nahotI. gautama buddhane e aMtaranI hajAre AvaDe joI zakatI hatI. pachI te buddhadeva pitAnA be ziSya ane pitAnI sAthe aMdaranA mahelamAM gayA. tyAM emane yazodharAnI eka apUrva chabI nIhALavAnI maLI. eNe sapheda ke raMgIna vastrAlaMkArane sadaMtara tyAga karyo hate. bhikSuNInA jevuM ja kASAya vastra AvyuM hatuM. sUvAnA palaMge kADhI nAkhyA hatA. mAtra nAnI pathArI upara te pitAnI kAyAne DhALIne paDI rahetI. puSpanI mALA ke bIjA keIsugaMdhI dravyane tyAM sthAna nahotuM. gharamAM vasavA chatAM vastutaH bhikSuNInuM ja jIvana gALatIbhikSurAja gautamanA padAMkane namrabhAve anusaravA mathatI. eka mauna ane pati pAsethI anyAya pAmelI nArIne.

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thaze [1] Avo tyAga joIne gautama buddhanI AMkhomAM e TANe DAM jaLajaLiyAM AvI gayAM. kSatriyakuMDamAM bha0 mahAvIra pagalAM mAMDe che tyAre emanA moTA bhAI naMdivardhana, putrI priyadarzana ane jamAI jamAli vigere Ave che. zrI siddhArtha kSatriya ane trizalA devI te svargavAsa pAmelA hovAthI ema. prazna ja nathI uThate. yazodA e vakhate haiyA nahi. heya? ke pachI je mahAvIra svAmIne e potAnA hRdayanA cakSuthI aMtaHpuranI ekAMtamAM paNa hajAre vAra joI zakatI ane parivanInA veSamAM emanA mArgane mIna bhAve anusaratI temanA pratyakSa darzane AvavAnI ene jarUra ja nahi lAgI hoya? kathAnuga ahIM nIrava ane stabdha dekhAya che. eTale ja bhagavAna pratye jene bhakitabhAva che, emanA saMsArI sagA-saMbaMdhIo pratye mamatvabhAva che temanI jijJAsA atRpta ja rahI. jAya che. kSetriyakuMDanI hajAronI saMkhyAmAM ubharAtI: lekamedanI, jANe ke eka kSAtra tejavatI Arya abaLAnI gerahAjarIne lIdhe kaLaza vinAnA maMdira jevI dekhAya che.

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jayaMti mu - - P " [ ka 04 - 6 ! I ( 7) kauzAMbI vatsadezanI rAjadhAnI hatI ane kauzAMbo-nuM rAjakuTuMba prabhu mahAvIranuM anuyAyI hatuM sAMsArika saMbaMdhanI daSTie paNa bhagavAnanI sAthe emane -nIkaTanuM sagapaNa hatuM. zatAnikane putra udayana e

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tI [63] vakhate kauzAMkhInu zAsana calAvatA. bha. mahAvIrane eNe bhabhya satkAra kareleA. bhagavAna e vakhate ca Mdro ttarAyaNa nAmanA caityamAM utarelA. eka divase udayanakumAra, mAtA bhRgAvatI tathA uDDayananI phAI jayaMtI-zrAvikA bhagavAnanA darzane gayAM. bhagavAnanA mukhethI keTalIka dharmakathA sAMbhaLyA pachI teo pAchA pharyAM. mAtra jayaMtIne keTalIka zakAonuM samAdhAna karavAnuM hAvAthI te tyAM rokAi gai. evu te jayaMtIne zu pUchyuM haze ? sAdhAraNa strI pAtAnA ghara-kuTuMba-parivAra sivAya bIjI ciMtA nathI rAkhatI. mATe bhAge dehamAM koi prakAranuM sAdhya ke asAdhya darda rahyA karatuM hAya, putra ke patinA sabaMdhamAM udvega ke azAMti rahetAM hoya ke khIjI kAI Aphata mAthe jhajhUmatI hAya te tenAM kAraNu ane nivAraNanI bhAta bhagavAnanA mukhethI sAMbhaLavAnI lAlaca thai Ave. bhagavan ! e rIte paDitAnA ane abudhAnA paNa AzvAsananA jharArUpa hatA. dharmapreraNAnA dhAdharUpa hatA. kAi paNa bhavI jIva e vahetA dhedhamAMthI ekAda aMjali pI jAya. puNyathI sukha ane pApathI duHkha maLe che e sAduM paNu arthagaMbhIra sUtra jijJAsuone bhagavAna judI judI rIte samajAvatA. asahya duHkhathI mANusa mUMjhAi jAya ane buddhizAlIenI buddhi ahera mArI jAya tyAre bhagavana peAtAnA jJAnamaLe bhUtakALanI-gatajanmanI bhUle matAvI, Atmazudhdhine amegha upAya sUcavatA. jayaMtI zrAvikA

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[4] mahAdevIe zuM AvI koI preraNA ke navI daSTi meLavavA prabhu pAse besI rahI haze? gautamasvAmI jevA samartha puruSa paNa bhagavAna mahAvIra pAsethI AvA khulAsAo meLavatA. mRgAgrAmamAM jyAre prabhu padhAryA ane tyAM temaNe eka janmathI ja AMdhaLo, lekanI dayA upara nabhate, meleghela ne cIMtharehAla mANasa je tyAre gautamasvAmIne paNa ochuM Azcarya ke AghAta nahote the. pote zAstrajJa hatA, chatAM bhagavAnane vinayapUrvaka emaNe pUcheluM bhagavan! janmathI ja AMdhaLo mANasa janamatuM haze? bhagavAne javAbamAM kaheluM"ekale janmAMdha nahi paNa hAtha-paga ne nAka-kAna vagarane, mAtra AkAramAM ja mANasa lAge evuM mAnavI paNa janame che. e mAnavI je hoya te A gAmanA rAjAnA sauthI moTA kuMvarane joI Avaje." pachI gautamasvAmIe, mRgAdevInA e putrane aMdhArA oMyarAmAM, dudhathI gaMdhAte, parU ne lehIthI kharaDAyele tyAre A bhavamAM ja keTalAka narakanI vedanA kevI rIte bheLavatA hoya che tene temane khyAla Avyo. bhagavan! A mRgAputranA jIve evAM te zAM pApa karyA haze?" gautamasvAmIe bhagavAna pAsethI jANavA IcchayuM. jemaNe adhikAranA madamAM leke upara bhayaMkara trAsa vartAvyA hoya, lAMca-rUzvata lIdhI hoya, vagara kAraNe

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jayaMtI [5] rAMkane daMDyA hoya, vaNajAre ane saMgha lUMTyA hoya tenI AvI ja avadazA thAyaH Akhare te kaI vovRddha-vidvAna sAdhu-muni pAse dharmopadeza sAMbhaLI, pitAnA pApanI AlocanA karIne e jIva paNa muktinA mAgane pathika banaze evI matalabane bhagavAne ThIka ThIka vistArathI khulAse karelo. jayaMtI zrAvikA paNa bhagavAna mahAvIranI pAse aMtaranI AvI kaI guMca ukelavA mAgatI haze? eTalA mATe ja saunA gayA pachI besI rahI haze? jayaMtInA prazno uparathI e viduSI temaja vicAraka hevI joIe. jIvanA svarUpa ane svabhAva saMbaMdhI ciMtanamAM ene ghaNekhare samaya jatuM haze. sAcA jijJAsu ane adhyAtmamArganA ekaniSTha pravAsIne ja AvA prazno saMbhave. jayaMtIe aMgata jIvananI kaI samasyA ukelavA prabhune takalIpha nathI ApI. saMsAranA sukha-duHkha, sagavaDa-agavaDanAM kAraNe tathA svarUpo tenAthI ajANyAM nahotAM. AtmAnA svarUpamAM, zaktimAM jene zraddhA che, sva temaja paranA bheda parakhI zake che tene rojanA jIvananI muzkelIo mUMjhavI zakatI nathI. . jayaMtI zrAvikA e jANatI. ene te "bhArekamI" ane "laghukamI "nA bheda bhagavAna pAsethI jANavA hatA. bhavIpaNuM svabhAvathI hoya ke pariNAmathI hoya te viSe thoDe prakAza ene A jJAnanA sUrya pAsethI meLavI le hate prasaMgepAta eka zaMkAnA uttaramAMthI uddabhavatI bIjI zaMkAnA samAdhAna paNa meLavavA hatA.

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[ 6 ] mahAvI " bhagavan! jIvA bhArekI kema thatA jayaMtIe pUchelA A prathama prazna ApaNe prayatna karIe. mahAvIra prabhu gahana gaNAtA viSayane pazu rUpaka athavA daSTAMtadvArA kevA sudha banAvI zakatA te emaNe kahelI kathAo uparathI jANI zakIe chIe. gautamasvAmIne ja mahAvIra prabhue eka vAra kaheluM': " gautama ! jema keAI mANasa mATA, sUkA, kALuA vinAnA AkhA tuMbaDAne dAbhathI vIMTa, tenAM upara mATIno lepa lagAve, pachI tene taDake sUkaveH evI rIte uparAuparI ATha paDa tu baDA upara caDAve ane pachI tene pANImAM pheke tA mATInA uparAuparI ATha tharathI bhAre thaeluM peluM tuMbaDuM pANInI sapATI nIce ekadama utarI jAya. tuMbaDAnA svabhAva taravAnA che parANe pANImAM DUbAvyu hAya te paNa jora karIne ahAra sapATI upara uchaLI Ave. paNa mATInA tharane bhAra ene DUbADI rAkhe che. " jIvane AvA thara kema lAgatA haze ? svabhAvathI ja UrdhvagativALA jIva DUbelA kema rahetA haze ? e haLukI zI rIte banatA haze? jayaMtInA e praznanA uttaramAM bhagavan kahe che: "he jayaMtI! hiMsA, jUTha, cArI, maithuna, parigraha, krodha, mAna, mAyA, leAbha, rAga, dveSa, kalaha, abhyAkhyAna, cADI cugalI, rita-ati, paraparavAda, mAyAmRSAvAda ane mithyAdarzanazalya e aDhAra dASA evA che ke je AtmAne bhAre banAve che. ,, " haze ? " samajavA

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jayatI [ 97 ] jaya'tI zrAvikA samajI ke kusa'skArI, pApe ja AtmAne guMgaLAve che, upara AvavA detAM nathI. e kusaskArAne dheAI nAkhavAnuM paNa ApaNA peAtAnA ja hAthamAM che. bahArathI svaccha dapaNe AvIne DhASA vaLagatA nathI tema bahAranI kAI madada ene dheAI nAkhe e paNa azakya che. AtmAnA maLabhArane ukheDavA, ahiMsA, satya, asteya, aparigraha, brahmacaya, kSamA, mRdutA, saraLatA, nileoNMbhatA Adi AcaraNAnA Azraya levA joie. A vicAraNAmAMthI saheje eka bIjo prazna sphureH jIvAne bhavasiddhipaNu svabhAvathI haze ke pariNAmathI ? bhagavan mahAvIra kahe che ke "huM jayaMtI ! bhavasiddhipaNu' svabhAvathI ja che, pariNAmathI nahi. '' jIvanu' jIvatva eTale ke caitanya jeTaluM svAbhAvika che teTalI ja tenI muktinI cAgyatA paNa svAbhAvika che. pariNAmanA saMbaMdhamAM daza`nakArA judA judA mata dAkhave che, paraMtu jaina darzana tA spaSTapaNe kahe che ke kAI paNa dravya athavA guNu peAtAnI mULa jAti, svabhAvanA tyAga karyA vinA nimittAnusAra bhinna bhinna avasthA dhAraNa kare te dravya ke guNanu pariNAma gaNAya. muktinI ceAgyatA ke ayeAgyatA, bhavasiddhipaNuM' ke bhavAsiddhipaNu e AtmAnI svAbhAvika sthiti cheH kamanA udaya ke upazamane e AbhArI nathI; kAraNa ke bhavikatA pArimika nathI.

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[ 18 ] mahAdevIo tuMbaDAnA rUpakane pharI anusarIe. enI uparanA thara jema devAtA jAya tema te pANInI sapATI tarapha dhakelAya. have je jIva svabhAvathI ja UrdhvagAmI hoya ane thara krame krame devAI javAne nirmAelA hoya te eka divasa e paNa Uge ke jyAre saghaLA bhavya che muktie pahoMcI gayA hoya-saMsAra sAva zUnya je banI gayuM hoya, jayaMtI zrAvikA paNa e ja taka kare che. bhagavana, je sarva bhavasiddhika cha svabhAvathI ja mekSanI cegyatAvALA hoya te game tyAre paNa te badhA mokSe javAnA. tyArapachI mekSanI gyatAvALuM ke A jagatamAM nahi rahe. mokSane agya evA ja che rahevAnA. " nA, ema nathI. AkAzanI anAdi anaMta zreNImAMthI paramANu-pudagaLa jeTalA khaMDa kADhatAM kADhatAM anaMta yuga vItI jAya te paNa te zreNI khAlI na thAya, te pramANe badhA ya bhavasidhdhika jI sidhdha thavAnI yogyatAvALA che, te paNa leka bhavasidhdhika jIva vinAne nahi thAya." - AkAza ke je avakAza Ape che, je AtmapratiSThita che-ene bIjA ke AdhAranI AvazyaktA - nathI rahetI, jenA asaMkhya pradeza che, ane jene eka eka aMza eTale sUkSama hoya che ke e ApaNI kalpanAmAM paNa na Ave, tema te arUpI, avasthita ane nitya hovAthI, loka AkAzazunya bane e

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jayaMtI [ 99 muddala saMbhava nathI. te ja pramANe bhavasidhdhinI gyatA vALA badhA mekSe jAya to paNa loka jIvazunya thAya e kalpanA AdhArarahita che. rakhene saMsAra jIva rahita banI jAya evA bhayathI keTalAkee mekSamAMthI jIvanuM punarAgamana paNa mAnyuM che. A bhavasidhipaNuM, jIvanI e prakAranI svAbhAvikatA ane muktinA svarUpa saMbaMdhI judI judI vicAraNAo, mahAvIra prabhune yuganI viziSTatA hovI joIe. jayaMtI zrAvikA jevI aMta:puravAsI viduSI nArIone paNa e yuganI samasyAe gaMbhIra vicAra karatI banAvI dIdhI haze. cothe prazna sAmAnya che: jayaMtI pUche che "bhagavana, jIva sUte sAro ke jAgate?" jAgo ane pravRttimAM rAcate jIva hiMsA ke pApa karyA vinA na rahe eTale evA pApanA prasaMgane TALavA edI-ALasunI jema paDI rahevuM evI mAnyatA pracalita thaI haze, jayaMtInA kAne paNa evI vAte AvI haze. UMgha te pramAdanuM ja mUrtimaMta svarUpa che. ajagaranA jevI ghera sustI prazasya zI rIte hAI zake ? jAgRti, alabatta, bhUla, kSati, doSamAM kAraNarUpa bane che, paraMtu e ja jAgRti upakAranA paNa heturUpa bane zake che te pachI sAcuM zuM? UMgha-ALasya ke jAgRti ? - bhagavat spaSTIkaraNa karIne batAve che ke adhama prANIo, jeo bIjAne duHkha-trAsa Ape che, te pApapravRttimAM DUbelA hoya che ane bIjAne paNa evA adhapAta tarapha dere che evA mAnavI sUtelA sArAH bAkI jeo

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[ 10 ] mahAdevIo ke pakAranI vRttithI raMgAelA che, pite dharmakaraNImAM rAce che ane bIjAone paNa evI pravRttimAM dore che. teo jAgatA sArA. sUtelApaNuM ke jAgatApaNuM, puNya ke pApanI apekSA e AdaraNIya ke tiraskaraNaya bane che. je keTalAke khUba khAI-pIne kepha karIne unmattanI jema paDI rahe vAmAM ja puNya mAnatA hoya che temanI e mAnyatA nyAyanItiyukta nathI ane tethI ja te tyAjya che. AtatAyIche, zIkArIo, atyAcArIone, evI taka na maLe teTalA mATe ja emanI UMgha ke ALa IcchavAyogya che. paNa e UMgha ke ALasya emane kalyANane mAge laI jAya che ema te kaI ja na mAne. e ja pramANe kartavyaparAyaNa, lekahitaiSI kaI vAra bhUla paNa karI bese. paraMtu e bhUla je zuddha buddhinI heya ane aMtaramAM paNa pUrI jAgRti hoya te e jAgRtapaNuM, UMgha karatAM anekagaNuM zreSTha che. vicArakenI duniyAmAM kevA vAvAjheDA Ave che. ane dhIme dhIme mAnavasamudAya kevI makkama pragati karatA AgaLa vadhe che tene kaMIka AbhAsa A praznotarImAMthI maLe che. Aje evA prazna ke uttara jUnavANu jevA lAge-vastutaH aDhI hajAra varSa jeTalA jUnA ja gaNAya, paraMtu vicAra-vikAsanA mArgakhaMbha jevA e mane maMthana AdhyAtmika vicAraNAne kamavikAsa te jarUra sUcave che. cothA praznanI pUravaNa je ja jayaMtI zrAvikA pAMcame prazna AvI matalabane che.

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jayaMtI [ 11] "bhagavan! sabaLa pAsuM sAruM ke durbaLapaNuM? udyamIpaNuM sAruM ke ALasupaNuM?" dharmaparAyaNa nuM sabaLapaNuM, udyamIpaNuM sAra, adhamanI ALasa ane nabaLAI sArI." bhaga vAnane e uttara, uparokta praznottaranI puravaNuM jevo ja hovAthI eviSe emaNe pote paNa vadhu vivecana nathI karyuM, ALasa, pramAda, nabaLAI pote ja pAparUpa ke tenA pariNAmasvarUpa che. pramAda vigere kaMI levA javAM paDatAM nathI, tema tene mATe puruSArtha paNa karavo paDatuM nathI. ene sArAM kema kahevAya? jayaMtI zrAvikA ane bhagavana mahAvIra vacce A ghaNe purAtana saMvAda, vaibhavavaMtA aMta puremAM vasanArI eka abaLA ane zrotA ke jijJAsu keTaluM samajI ke pacAvI zakaze tene sUkSmamAM sUkSma kAMTo dharAvanAra lokamAnya upadezaka vacce che e vAta ahIM muddala bhUlavA jevI nathI. A eka e yuga hatuM ke je vakhate bhalabhalA zraddhALu ane bhadrikanAM manane zaMkAnAM vamaLamAM nAkhI de evA pAkhaMDIo seMkaDonI saMkhyAmAM UgI nIkaLyA hatA ane e badhA anuyAyIonI zodhamAM ja pharatA. AvI sthitimAM eka nArInA saMzanuM, banI zake eTalI spaSTa-gharagatu zailImAM samAdhAna thavuM joIe. bhagavAnanI dRSTi ALasa ane nabaLAIne sArI kahevAmAM, sthUla kriyA upara ja hatI. pApanA sUphama-mane vaijJAnika kAryakAraNa ahIM nathI carcA. je kALasaukarika nAmanA kasAIne zreNike eka vAvanI aMdara uMdhe mAthe TAMgyo hato, ane e rIte

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[ 102] mahAdevIo enI pAse eka AkhA divasanI-rAtanI ahiMsA: paLAvI hatI, te kALasaukarika viSe zreNike jyAre mahAvIrane khulAse pUkyo tyAre prabhue kaheluM ke ema bAMdhI rAkhavAthI, kedamAM jakaDI rAkhavAthI hiMsA baMdha paDe e brAMti ja che. e ja kasAIe sthaLa pADAne vadha nahi thaI zakavAthI pANImAM pite akelA pAMcaso pADA haNyA hatAH prANane dekhIte raktapAta nathI karyo eTale e ahiMsaka rahyo ema na kahevAya. karma baMdhamAM mane vyApAra mukhya che. e vAta bhagavAna mahAvIra jeTalI svaccha ne spaSTapaNe bIjuM keIna samajI zake. ane chatAM zrAvikA jayaMtI sAthenA saMvAdamAM hiMsA-pApanI azaktine ThIka kahe che e emanI vividha daSTikaNathI vastune jovAnI vyavahAradakSatA ja siddha kare che. chevaTe, iMdrinI gulAmImAM jIvanAra jIvanI kevI dazA thatI haze te viSe jayaMtI, bhagavAna pAsethI thoDuM jANI levA mAge che. bhagavAna te vAsanAnA vipAka hastAmalakavat joI zakatA hatA. teo kahe che: anAdi-anaMta ane A lAMbA mArgavALA saMsArarUpI araNyane viSe bhaTakyA sivAya emane mATe bIje kaI ArevAre nathI raheto. evA siddhine varI zakatA nathI, sarva duHkhane aMta paNa lAvI zakatA nathI." pitAnA kALanA uttuMga girizikhara jevA lekanAyakane barAbara oLakhavA-pIchAnavA e dhanyabhAgya te gaNyAM-gAMDyAM strI-puruSamAM ja saMbhave. prabhu mahAvIra

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jayaMtI [ 17 ] jevA pitAnA samayamAM vicaratA prabhune samajI emanA pratye pUrNa bhakti tathA zraddhAnA bhAva dharAvavA e parama puNyodaya sivAya na bane. temAM ye prabhunI zakti ane dhyeya viSe rasallAsa anubhava ane nAnI-moTI zaMkA enA ukela emanA mukhethI sAMbhaLavA e te bahu haLukarmIpaNAnuM spaSTa cihyuM che. jayaMtI zrAvikA prabhu pratye e ja AdarabhAva, bhaktibhAva ane zraddhA dharAvatI. kutUhaLa ke ALasu manavRttine rIjhavavA khAtara jayaMtIe A prazno nahatA pUchayAH Agame te uccAre che keH "ATalA praznottara bAda harSita tathA saMtuSTa thaelI jayaMtIe bha0 mahAvIra pAse pravajyA vIkArI. AryA caMdanAnI saMbhALa heThaLa rahI agiyAra aMgene abhyAsa karyo. ghaNA varSa lagI sAdhvIpaNuM pALI, aMte sATha TakanA upavAsa karI mRtyu pAmI, siddha-buddha ane mukta thaIne nivaNa padamAM sthita thaI." .

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pri tha da za nA 1ori "||||Illlllllllu mn ' 1 "" willllllie. Ahir); w ) - va ha + + * * * // * ] { } * - ja (8) bhagavAna mahAvIranI putrInuM nAma priyadarzanA. anavA nAme paNa te oLakhAya che. bhagavAnanI moTI bahena sudazanAnA kuMvara jamAli sAthe priyadarzanAnuM lagna thayuM hatuM. e lagna priyadarzanAne emya kuMvarI

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priyadanA [ 105 ] paNa ApI hatI kuMvarInuM nAma zeSavatI athavA yaza svatI. jamAlI bhagavAnane bhANeja temaja jamAI thata hateA. mAmAnI kanyA upara bhANejane pahele heka pahoMcatuM hovAnI rUDhI kSatriAmAM paDI gaI haze. e eka dezAcAra hatuM. Aje paNa enAM avaze jevAmAM Ave che. eka divase bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjagRhImAM cAturmAsanA divase gALI pitAnI janmabhUmi-videha deza tarapha vaLyA. pahelAM brAhmaNakuMDagrAmamAM thaIne pazcima dizAmAM AvelA kSatriyakuMDa gAme padhAryA. moTA lokasamudAyanI sAthe bhagavAnanI putrI priyadarzanA ane jamAli paNa emane vAMdavA AvyAM. jamAli sukha ane lADakoDamAM ucharele juvAna hato. samRddhinI cheLe enI AsapAsa UDyA karatI. priyadarzanA uparAMta ene bIjI sAta strIo hatI. sAta-sAta peDhIo sudhI, chUTe hAthe dAna de ane kharace te paNa khUTe nahi eTalI dhanadhAnyanI vipulatA hatI. nakhamAM e reganuM nAmanizAna nahetuM. AvA yuvAnane bhagavAnanA vairAgyanA upadezanI zI asara thAya?mAtApitA nizcitta hatAM emane khAtrI hatI ke je bhagavaibhavamAM jamAli vase che tenI vaccethI ene keI uThAvIne laI jaI zake nahi. te paNa prabhunA upadeze jamAli pharatI vIMTaLAyelI jALa chedI nAkhI. game tema paNa jamAli, hadayathI kaMTALyo hate. rojanA eka ja prakAranA bhega-upabhege pratye ene vistRSNa janmI hatI. te keIne spaSTapaNe

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[16] mahAvIo kahI zako nahi paNa naryuM sukhamaya jIvana ene pAmara jaMtunA jIvana jevuM lAgatuM. jemAM aMtarAya na * heya, aMtarAya bhedavA mathatA jIvanapravAhamAM kaI prakArane khaLabhaLATa na hoya te jIvana zuM kAmanuM? vidane ane atyAcAra sAthe jhajhatA hoIe, lekasamudAyanA kaMThamAMthI AnaMda ane AbhAranA kalloladhvani UThatA hoya ane prabhu mahAvIranI jema ja zaktizAlI ke sarvajJa tarike ThekaThekANe satkAra-sAmaiyA thatA hoya te e jIvanamAM kaMIka lahejata che. nekare, dAsadAsIo ane aDhaLaka samRddhi vacce raheluM A sukha te hamaNA jANe UDI jaze-jhAMjhavAnA nIranI jema chetarIne AvuM cAlyuM jaze ema ene lAgyA karatuM. eve TANe bha0 mahAvIranI virAgathI chalakAtI upadezavANI sAMbhaLI. je pAMjarAmAM te mAtra pAMkho ja phaphaDAvata beThe have te pAMjaruM teDIne UDI javA enuM mana adhIruM banyuM. mAbApe ene bahu bahu rIte samajAvye: "jo bhAI, hajI tuM yuvAna che, bhagavAna mahAvIre paNa mAtAnuM veNa nahatuM keyuM yuvAvasthAnAM sukha jogavI le, pachI vRddhAvasthAmAM tAre dIkSA levI hoya te khuzIthI leje. ame beThAM chIe tyAM sudhI evI vAta karIza nahi." paNa jamAli te UMghamAM ye tapasvIonA meTA saMgha dhIme pagale jatA hoya ane dhULathI kharaDAyelA, kAMTA ane jhAMkharAthI vIMdhAyelA emanAM caraNamAM hajAro strIpuruSe lAMbA thaIne sASTAMga prANipAta karatAM hoya ane

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priyadarzanA [ 107 ] raMgarAgathIguMjatInagarInI aMta:puravadhuo paNa bArIo ke jharukhAmAM UbhI rahI suvarNapupo ke metIethI vadhAvatI hoya ane te niHspRhI saMsAratyAgIonA TADha tathA taDakAthI plAna banelAM vadana upara kRtakRtyatA ne kRtajJatAnI tejodIta bhabhaka chUTatI hoya evI addabhUta svapnamALa jevA lAgyo. potAne paNa e ahobhAgya prApta thAya ema tenuM aMtara have ArtanAda karI uThayuM. mAtApitAnA snehanI avagaNanA karIne jamAli, eka divase, bha0 mahAvIranA sAdhusaMghamAM sAmela thavA cAlI nIkaLye, priyadarzana paNa svAmInA pagale pagale cAlI nIkaLI. priyadarzanAnuM A anusaraNa ati sahaja hoya ema lAge che. mAtA-cazedAe priyadarzanane dhAvaNamAM ja kadAca e Acita saMskAra pAI dIdho haze. yadAthI te patine anusaravAnuM na banI zakayuM, paNa ene badale putrI vALI Apaze evI AkAMkSA te jarUra sevI haze ane e puNyAkAMkSA ahIM priyadarzanAnA gRhatyAgathI saphaLa thatI dekhAya che. priyadarzana sAthe bIjI hajAra strIoe bhagavAna pAse dIkSA lIdhI. jamAlinuM sAmAnya jIvana jatAM te ghaNe utsAhI, tapasvI, buddhimAna jaNAya che. bha0 mahAvIre paNa enI zakti ane adhyayana joIne ene pAMcaso kSatriya munionA AcAryapade sthApe hatuM, paraMtu vakhata jatAM koNa jANe kema paNa ene potAnI zaktinuM ajIrNa thaI AvyuM hoya, ghaNu vakhatanI dabAI rahelI ahaMtAe uchALo mAryo hoya ke pachI potAnA kuLa - kivA bhagavAna sAthenA jUnA sAMsArika saMbaMdhanA ghamaMDe

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[ 108 ] mahAdevIe enI buddhimAM vikAranA jaMtu vikasAvyA heyaka lagavAna mahAvIranA sAdhusaMghathI e jude paDI gayA. hakIkata te evI maLe che ke eNe bhagavAna pAsethI aniyata vihAra karavAnI paravAnagI mAgI, paraMtu bhagavAne spaSTa sammati na ApI prabhunA maunane anumati mAnI te zramaNasaMghathI svataMtra banI gaye.. - have, priyadarzanAe zuM karavuM? bha0 mahAvIranA sAdhusamudAyathI jamAli jude paDI gaye ema jyAre priyadarzanAe sAMbhaLyuM haze tyAre tene pArAvAra glAni thaI haze. eka tarapha jagapUjya pitA hatA, bIjI tarapha sAdhusaMghamAM eka divase AgevAnI jogavanAra pati hatA. priyadarzanAe karyo pakSa le? enI sthiti suDI vacce sopArI jevI thaI paDI. pati sAthene sAMsArika temaja sAmAjika saMbaMdha te smRtizeSa banI cUkyuM hatuM. AtmahitanI sAdhanAmAM keNa pati, keNa pitA ke keNa putra e jevApaNuM ja nathI hotuM, jemaNe saMsAranI smRtine paNa bhUsI nAMkhavAnuM vrata lIdhuM hoya, vAsanA ke mehanA baMdhana chedavAnI ja jyAM rAtadivasa prakriyA cAlatI hoya tyAM keNu navuM jeDAyuM ke keNa chUTuM paDayuM tenI keIe paNa zA sAru kALajI karavI joIe ? e badhI vAta kharI. paNa priyadazanA Akhare te eka Arya bALA hatI. jamAlIno sUkSma buddhimattA prAmANikatA ane uccAbhilASa priyadarzanA jeTalA bIjuM keNa jANatuM heya? patine bhaktithI ke sevAthI prasanna

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priyadarzana [ 17 ] karyA hoya, pratikULa paristhitimAM paNa emanI paDakhe rahyA heIe te paralokanuM kalyANa saheje siddha thaI jAya ema te priyadarzana nahAtI mAnatI, kAraNa ke jena dazanane e keI siddhAMta maMjura nathI. sAdhanAmArgamAM sau svataMtra che. strI ho yA puruSa, kSatriya hAya yA brAhmaNa, paMDita hoya ke abhaNa AtmakalyANanA khAMDAnI dhAra jevA mArgamAM e badhA bheda bhUMsAI jAya che. priyadarzanA e saghaLuM jANavA chatAM jamAli taraphanA AkarSaNane sUkSama taMtu teDI zakI nahi. ene ema lAgyuM ke jamAli je vidvAna, tapasvI siddhAMta sivAya bIjA keI najIvA kAraNasara ATalo vidrohI na banI bese priyadarzanA bha0 mahAvIranA saMghane tyAga karI, jamAline paMthamAM bhaLI gaI. tenI sAthe bIjI hajAreka sAdhvIo paNa cAlI nIkaLI. jamAlIe have pitAne sarvajJa, ahaMta tathA mahAvIrane samAvaDI jAhera karavAnI hAma bhIDI. (2) pharato pharato jamAlI eka divase zrAvastInA keSTaka cityamAM AvI caDyo. have e pahelA jamAli naheAte rahyo. lakhA-sUkA AhArane lIdhe enA dehanI kAMti haNAI gaI hatI. bhAre bhUkha-tarasa veThavAnI kaSTakriyAne lIdhe temaja vAsI ane pramANa rahita bhajana vAraMvAra jamavAne lIdhe tenuM sukumAra jevuM zarIra vyAdhienuM dhAma banyuM hatuM. zrAvastImAM AvyA pachI

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[ 110 ] mahAdevIo pittavarane aMge tene ekadama dAha upaDyo. sahana karavAnI zakti hatI tyAMsudhI te te pitAnA sthAne besI rahyo. paNa jyAre dAha asahya lAge ane have paLavAra paNa besI zakAze nahi ema lAgyuM tyAre ja teNe potAnI sAthenA sAdhuone pathArI pAtharavAno Adeza karyo. pathArI pUrI patharAI-na patharAI eTalAmAM te jamAlIe pharI praznane mAre calAveH "pathArI patharAI ke nahi?" enA svaramAM vedanAnI vyAkuLatA taravaratI hatI. pathArI patharAI cUkI." je pAtharavAnI kriyA hajI cAlatI hatI te pUrI thaI gaI ema mAnIne eTale ke kiyamANane kRta mAnIne eka sAdhue javAba Ape. jamAlie AvIne joyuM te hajI pAse pUrI patharAI rahI nahotI. bhakata jema prabhunA svarUpamAM tallIna rahe che tema virodhI potAnA samevaDIyAnuM ja ciMtana karato hoya che. jamAline adhUrI pathArI jotAM ja bha0 mahAvIranuM, emanA siddhAMtanuM smaraNa thaI AvyuM. potAnA paMthanA anuyAyI sAdhu paNa hajI mahAvIrane siddhAMta bhUlyA nathI te joine ene nakhathI zIkha sudhI Aga lAgI, are mithyAvAdIo! hajI pathArI thaI nathI, chatAM thaI che ema kahetAM zarama nathI AvatI ? paLanI paNa je vAra hoya te saMthAre thaI gaye ema tamArAthI kahevAya ja kema? mahAvIrane kriyamANane kRta. gaNa

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priyadarzanA [ 11 ] vAne siddhAMta huM jANuM chuM. tame je bhUlecUke paNa e siddhAMtane mAnatA ho te tame tamane ane mane paNa chetarI rahyA che. e siddhAMta AdhAra rahita che." tADUkI-tADUkIne jamAli Ama bela hato, eTalAmAM priyadarzanA paNa tyAM AvI pahoMcI. saMghanA nAyaka jamAline ThIka nathI ema jANIne priyadarzanA emanI khabara pUchavA ja AvyAM hatAM. eTalAmAM jamAline reSapUrvaka belate joIne temaja sAdhuone zaramadA banelA joIne priyadarzanA belI: eka te AcAryanI tabIyata barAbara nathI, ane chatAM tame emane A rIte khIja che e ThIka nathI thatuM." paNa A ! emAM kaMI amAre aparAdha hoya te amane khuzIthI prAyazcitta Ape. ame te emanI AjJA pramANe, pathArI karatA hatA eTalAmAM emaNe pUchayuM pathArI thaI gaI? aDadhAthI vadhu pathArI patharAI gaI hatI eTale ame javAba ApeH thaI gaI. eTalAmAM te teo jAte AvyA ane amArI upara lAlaceLa thaI gayA !" " "paNa tamAre eTaluM te samajavuM joIe ne ke eka tapasvI pittavaranA asahRA dAhathI pIDAtA hoya tyAre eTale paNa vilaMba kema sahana karI zake?" . "vilaMbane te prazna ja nathI atyAre. AcAryanI AMkha AgaLa jyAre ne tyAre bha0 mahAvIra ja ramI hyA hoya che. atyAre paNa mahAvIranA siddhAMtanI sAme

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[ 112 ] mahAvIA ja ubharA ThelavatA hatA. amArI kaMi deSa nathI. " sAdhue peAtAnI nirdoSatA batAvI. sAdhune khelatA aTakAvI jamAli kahevA lAgyAH " hu krI karIne kahuM chuM ke kriyamANune kRta kahevAnA siddhAMta khATA che. '" priyadarzInAne uddezIne temaNe kahevA mAMDyuM: " nyAya ke tarkanA jhINA kAMTA mAMDavAnI jarA ya jarUra nathI. vahevAranI eraNu upara paNa tamArA pitAnA siddhAMta TakI zakatA nathI. tame ja vicAro ke jo kriyamANune kRta mAnI levAmAM Ave teA mArA jevA dardIonI kevI durdazA thAya ? eka sAmAnya zabdArthanI saccAI paNa jo tamArA pitAmAM na heAya te emanI pAsethI ApaNe khIjI kai AzA rAkhIe ?" jamAli tarapha priyadarzanAnI samavedanA dheAdhavege vahI rahI hatI. eka tA enI karamAyelI-kALI paDI gaelI DhehalatA ane atyAranI udvegabharI parezAnI priyavrunAne zULanI jema khaTakatI hatI. " samajuM chuM, AcAya deva, satya ApanI tarapheNamAM che. " (6 khasa, te jyAM satya tyAM sajJatA. " jamAlie sateSa sUcavanArA eka bhAre niHzvAsa nAkhyA. jamAli jevA yuvAna ane vaLI sa sAraSTie nikaTanA svajana kahI zakAya evA vidrohInA svacchaMda vana mATe bha. mahAvIrane keTalI mama vedanA thai haze tenI kalpanA thaI zakatI nathI. gautamasvAmI sAthenA eka

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priyadarzanA [113] saMvAdamAM mahAvIre jamAline AcArya-upAdhyAyane dveSI, kula-gaNa ane saMghane SI, kadAgrahI ane vAtane kheATe artha karanAra tarIke varNo che. eka vAra te bha0 mahAvIra caMpAmAM hatA tyAre jamAli sAme jaIne bhaga vAnane kahI Ave ke "huM sarvajJa chuM. huM ahaMta chuM." pitAne eka vakhata jamAI AvI uddhatAI batAve tyAre bIjA kazA khAtara nahi te paNa enI avadazA mATe bhagavAnanI anukaMpAnA jhINA tAra keTalA josathI jhaNajhaNI UThayA haze? caMDakauzika sarSa jevAnI durgati joyA pachI jemanI AMkhanA popacAM dayAnA AMsuthI bhiMjAI gayA. temane A adhapAte thoDAM vAvyA haze? eTaluM chatAM mahAvIranI mahattA te e ja che ke emaNe kaIvAra paNa jamAline upadeza ke upAlaMbhane eka zabda sarakho paNa nathI kahyo. zramaNa saMghanI A pahelI nAnI taDa vakhata jatAM moTI phATa banI jaze ema spaSTa jevA chatAM mahAvIre jANe ke ene chUTo dera ApI dIdhuM che. bhAvInA aphATa dariyAI mejA sAme pote ADo hAtha devAne azakata hoya ane je bhAre tephAna UThayuM che tene enA svAbhAvika mAge vahI javA devA sivAya bIje kaI mAga na hoya evI addabhuta taTasthatA ane pitAne viSe acaLa zraddhA ahIM barAbara dekhAya che. jamAli te ThIka paNa prabhu zuM priyadarzanane belA"vIne enI AMkhamAM AchuM AMjaNa na AMjI zakata?

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[114] mahAdevIe mera jema pIMchathI zebhe tema jamAli paNa priyadarzanA jevI AryA ane bIjI hajAreka sAdhvIonA saMgha samudAyathI zete hate. priyadarzInA je jamAline pakSa mUkI de to paNa ene mada vara maLe paDe. bhagavAne dhAryuM hota te priyadarzInAne jarUra samajAvI zakata. paNa ghaNuM karIne koInI upara ajugatuM dabANa lAvavAnI, prabhAvamAM AMjI nAkhavAnI vAta bhagavAnane nahi rucatI hoya. je bhUla paDe che te pitAnI meLe navA bedhapATha zIkhIne mALAmAM pAcho Ave evI ja udAra nIti emaNe svIkArI jaNAya che. bha0 mahAvIranA dheya ane gAMbhIryanI eka ane khI bhavyatA A AkhA prasaMga upara chavAI gaI che. priyadarzanA jamAli taraphanA pakSapAtane lIdhe mULa mAga chAMDI gaI hatI chatAM strI jAtinA svabhAva ke nabaLAI viSe nirAzAne eke uddagAra nathI kADhaye. buddhadeve bhikSuNI saMghanI sthApanA karyA pachI AnaMdane eka vAra kaheluM ke strIo saMghamAM pravezI che eTale have ApaNe saMpra. dAya bahu vAra nahi ke hajAra varSa TakavAne haze te mAM pAMca varSa Takaze." buddhadevanI A vANImAM bhArobhAra nirAzA bharI che. priyadarzanAne saMbhArIne bhagavAne AvI koI vAta nathI uccArI. te kALa ne te samayamAM strI-jAtinI avagaNanA, avamAnanA bahu sAmAnya ne svAbhAvika vAta gaNAtI. puruSanI samevaDI te banI ja zake nahi e siddhAMta

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priyadarzana [ 15 ] vajalepa je banI: cUka hatuM, paraMtu je durbaLa hoya, dabAyelAM hoya tenA pratye sadabhAva ane karuNAnuM ja nirmaLa jharaNa satata vahetuM rahevuM joIe evI bhagavAna mahAvIranI bhAvanA hatI. mahAzatakanA jIvanane eka ja prasaMga e viSe basa thaze. rAjagRhImAM e vakhate mahAzataka nAmane zrAvaka rahete hate. dhanavaibhava te pAravagarane hatuM, paraMtu ene eka evI bhAryA maLI hatI ke je mahAzatakane ghaDI vAra paNa nirAMte besavA nahetI detI. e strIe pitAnI cha-cha zekAnA khUnathI hAtha raMgyA hatA, akhAdyaapeyane te ene kaMI hisAba ja nahote. mahAzataka je vratI, saMyamI, sahanazIla hatuM teTalI ja tenI bhAryA, svachaMdI, duSTa ane adhama hatI. mahAzataka moTe bhAge pitAnI pauSadhazALAmAM ja rahIne dharmadhyAnamAM divasa-rAta vitAvatA. eka vakhata enI pelI strI jANe rakatapipAsu raNacaMDI hoya tema chUTA keza sAthe e pauSadhazALAmAM AvI. keI paNa kulavadhU ke Aya nArIne na zobhe evAM veNa bolavA lAgI. mahAzataka game te tapasvI, paNa mAnavI hatA. ene potAnI strInA AvA durvatanane lIdhe khIja caDI. eNe mAtra eTaluM ja kahyuM keH " tuM narakagatinI adhikAriNuM thaze." eTale ke tArA bhAgyamAM narakanI yaMtraNa che. gaNadhara gautamanA sAMbhaLavAmAM A vAta AvI. emaNe bhagavAnane e hakIkata kahI. bhagavAne gautama

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[ 116 ] mahAdevIe mAraphata mahAzatakane kahevarAvyuM ke "kaI paNa zrAvake evAM aniSTa ane apriya vacane nahIM kahevAM joIe." Akhare mahAzatakane, pitAnI strIne kahelAM AkarAM veNa mATe prAyazcita karavuM paDayuM. je durbaLa che, je duSTa che, je mehAMdha che tene sabaLa ke sAdhaka upara zAMti, dherya, kSamAne sauthI adhika hakaka pahoMce che. bha0 mahAvIra, mahAzatakanA prAyazcitavaDe jANe ke e ja sUtra kALanA anaMta paDadA upara meTe akSare AlekhI gayA che. Arya nArI pratye AvI nirmaLa ane udAra daSTithI jenAra puruSa priyadarzanane zuM kahI zake ? paNa Dhaka zrAvaka, priyadarzananA mAthAne maLe. e jAtane kuMbhAra hatuM ane zrAvastimAM rahetA. teNe pitAnI kaLA-kArIgarI ane parizramane pratApe sArI samRddhi paNa meLavI hatI. bha0 mahAvIrane e parama bhakta hatA. jenadharma enI caDatI kaLA vakhate brAhmaNa, vaizya ne kSatriya uparAMta bIjI nAnI-meTI jJAtiomAM keTale phelAI gaye hatuM te A Dhaka zrAvakanI zraddhA ane lAgaNI batAvI Ape che. jamAli ane priyadazanAne sAdhu-sAdhvIsaMgha pharate pharate zrAvastimAM AvI caDaye. sAdhu-saMgha nagara bahAra udyAnamAM Utaryo. ane sAdhvI samudAya Dheka kuMbhAranI zALAmAM Utaryo. iMka zrAvake jamAlinA judA paDavAnI vAta sAMbhaLI hatI. janasaMghamAM e pahelavahele vidrohI hovAthI, dharatIkaMpanA samAcAra dUra dUranA dezAvaramAM phelAI jAya tema A vidrohanI vAta eka jIbhethI bIjI jIbhe

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priyadarzanA [ 117 ] ghaNe dUra pahoMcI vaLI haze. DhaMka jevA keTalAya bhadrikAne ethI UDI vyathA paNa UpajI haze. priyadarzanA sAthe carcA karavAmAM DhaMkane kaMI sAra jevuM nahiM lAgyuM hAya. carcAmAM vitaMDA ke kadAgraha janmI paDe evI paNa ene kadAca khIka lAgI haze. taka ane pramANathI ja, rAja UbhI thatI samasyA ukelAvI joie e vAta sAcI, paNa jyAM tarka ane buddhi nakAmA jaNAya tyAM kriyAtmaka prayoganA cADI Teko lIdhA hAya tA kaIM khATuM nahi. AvA ja kaiMka vicAra karIne Dha ke priyadghanA pAse thADA AganA taNukhA veryA. UDatA UDatA eka taNakhA priyadarzonAnA vastrane sparzI gayA ane AganA svabhAva pramANe khALavAnI kriyA zarU thaI gaI. DhAMka e jANatA ja hatA. priyadarzInA ekadama khelI UThI. "juo, juo, Dhaka, tamArI gaphalatathI mAruM' A vastra maLI gayuM ! ". " Ave ! Apa vratadhArI zraine khATu elI rahyAM che ! 99 priyadazanAe ghaDIbhara Azcarya thI DhaMka sAme joyuM. vajra maLatu hatu e dIvA jevI cAkhkhI vAta hatI ane chatAM 'ka' jevA zraddhALu, bhadrika, sevAparAyaNa zrAvaka vAtane uDAvI rahyo hatA,te priyadaza'nAthI sahana kema thAya? huM khATu meluM chuM? mane tame khATI kaheA che ? tamArI * najara sAme A vasra khaLI rahyuM che te nathI joi zakatA? ' ''

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[ 118] mahAdevIe hA, te ema kahe ke vastra banI rahyuM che. baLI gayuM ema kahevuM e ApanA siddhAMta pramANe jUThANuM che. eTalA khAtara te Ape ApanA papakArI pitAne paNa tyAga karyo che. eTalA khAtara to Ape akhaMDa ane avibhakta saMghamAM bhAgalA pADI nAkhyA che. bhagavAne ja nAnI apekSAe zabdArthanA vividharUpa vivecyA che. Ape vagara samaye kadAgraha pakaDI rAkhyA ane vizvavaMdya gurunI avagaNanA karI." - priyadarzanAnI AMkha AgaLanA paDadA ekadama sarI paDatAM hoya ema ene lAgyuM. kriyamANane kRta kahevAmAM bhagavAna mahAvIra keTalA vyavahAradakSa hatA te have ene samajAyuM. je aMdhakAra keI divasa bhedAya nahi ema lAgatuM hatuM te DhakanA eka nAnA zA praganA pratApe pIgaLIne prakAzarUpa banI jato hoya ema lAgyuM. "Dhaka tame mArI bhramaNa TALavA mATe ja A prayoga karyo lAge che. sAce ja Aje tamArI pAsethI navI ja vAta sAMbhaLatI houM ema lAge che." navI heya ke jUnI. Ayee badhe ApanA pUjya pitAjIne ja pratApa che. mArA jevo eka sAmAnya mANasa zrAvaka banI zake che ane judI judI daSTie vastunuM svarUpa joI zake che e pratApa ApanA pitAne ja che. mArA jevA keTalAya mANasene emaNe AMkha ApI che-keTalAya mAgabhUlelAone rAjarate dayA che." kanI vANImAM bhaktinI gaddagatA UbharAvA lAgI. priyadarzananI pAtaLI bhramajALane ATalA ja AMca

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priyadarzInA [ 119 ] kAnI jarUra hatI. ene potAnI bhUla ane utAvaLa samajAi, Dhaka zrAvaka ene parameApakArI jevA lAgyA. bhagavAnathI ATale dUra rahenArA paNa jo bhagavAnanA siddhAMta ane upadezane ATalI sarasa rIte samajI zake che te| pachI pAse rahenArA ane bhagavAnanI sAthe kauTukhika samaMdha dharAvanAre te| bhagavAnane saheja paNu anyAya na thavA pAme te viSe keTalI kALajI, jAgRti rAkhavI joIe tenA vicAra karatAM priyanlRnAnI AMkhA azrubhInI banI. '' " huM ATalI najIka rahevA chatAM prabhunI sAdI vAta paNa pUrI na samajI ane patinI sAthe saMghamAMthI judI paDI cAlI noMkaLI. " priyadaza nA peAtAne ja upAlaMbha ApatI hAya tema ati dhIme svare khAlI. * kuTu'khIe, paricitA, mitrAmAMthI bahu ja ochA evA bhAgyazALI haze ke je leAkatArakane kharAkhara samajI zraddhAthI anusaravAnI tAkAta dAkhavI zakatA haze. tamArI ekalAnI ja skhalanA thaI che evuM na mAnatAM. mahad bhAgya hAya tA ja peAtAnI vacce vasatA-haratA pharatA mahApuruSane yathArtha svarUpamAM oLakhI zakIe. "" " kharI vAta che, DhaMka. malayagirimAM rahenArI bhIlaDIne ca'nanI kaMi ja kImata nathI hAtI. te te mAMdhA caMdanane paNa khAvaLanA lAkaDAnI jema khALI nAkhaze. peAtAnA jamAnAnA avatArI jevA puruSane pichAnavA e ramatavAta nathI. "

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[ 120 ] mahAdevIe. - Dhaka ane priyadarzanA keTalIka vAra lagI zAMta nistabdha besI rahyAM. baLatuM vastra te priyadarzanAe kayAranuM elavI nAkhyuM hatuM, paraMtu aMtaramAM je pavitra pazcAttApane agni bhaDabhaDa baLI rahyo hato tene kevI rIte olava e hajI ene nahotuM samajAyuM. thoDI vAra rahIne priyadanA belave lAgI DhaMka, mArAthI AvI pahADa jevI moTI bhUla kema thaI gaI haze? je siddhati pramANe huM rAtadivasa vatuM chuM, jene satya samajuM chuM, te ja siddhAMtanA virodha arthe meM mArA pUjya pitAjIne parNa tyAga karyo ! eka nAnI vAtane meM keTaluM moTuM rUpa ApyuM?" priyadarzanAne eke eka uddagAra AganA taNakhA je nIkaLate hato. Dhake ja e Aga peTAvI hatI. eNe ja e zamAvavI joIe, ema dhArIne te bolyA "have, e viSe nakAmI ciMtA karavAnI jarUra nathI. savAre bhUle paDelo musAphara, je rAtre ghera paheMce te e bhUlo paDelo nathI gaNate. tame paNa jarA Amatema rajhaLIne rakhaDIne Akhare ThekANe AvIne UbhAM rahyAM che." paNa bhAI, keNa jANe kema mArA manane nirAMta nathI vaLatI." "bhagavAnanA zaraNamAM pahoMcaze eTale nirAMta ApoApa vaLI jaze. AleyaNA ane pratikamaNa, pApanA moTA puMjane paNa bALIne bhasma karI nAkhaze."

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priyadarzanA [ 121 ] DhakanA e zabdanA ja paDaghA priyadarzanAnA pitAnA aMtaramAM UThatA hatA. vIrAMganA te te hatI ja, eTale te patinA siddhAMta pAchaLa vagara saMkece cAlI nIkaLI hatI. paNa have e bhUla samajAyA pachI pite vIraputrI hatI te pharI eka vAra batAvI ApyuM. bha0 mahAvIra te vakhate tyAMthI lagabhaga bAra gAu jeTalA Aghe hatA. cAre prakAranA AhAranA tyAgane nirNaya karIne priyadarzanA taMkanI pAsethI te ja ghaDIe nIkaLI gaI. bhagavAnanA caraNamAM paDI, bhUlanuM prAyazcitta karI, punaH sAdhvIsaMghamAM bhaLI gaI. ke jyAre e vAta sAMbhaLI tyAre enAthI saheje belAI javAyuM. "bhagavAna ! mahAvIra ! Akhare te ApanA ja siddhAMtane jaya thavAne !"

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mRgAvatI ( 7 ) kavinI lekhinI ke kaLAkAranI pIMchI, tIra athavA talavAra karatAM paNa vadhu tAkAtavALI hAya che. e lekhinI ke pIMchI upara zuddha kaLAbhakti, nIti, suruci athavA sa yamanI prabhutA vase che tyAM sudhI ja temAMthI

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mRgAvatI [123 ! lekahitanI amRtadhArA avicchinna vahe che. paNa je ghaDIe kavi ke kaLAkAranA svachaMda, vera ke bIjI kaI malinavRttine mela bhaLe che te ghaDIe roganA jaMtuthI bharelA vAyunI jema vighAtaka ane bhayaMkara banI jAya che. kauzAMbIne yuvAna citrakAra, sAketapuramAM jaIne citrakaLAnI upAsanA karavA rahyo tyAre keTale udAra, vinayI ane bhAvanAzALI hatA? je vRddha DezImAne tyAM e Utaryo hato te DozImAne putra paNa rekhA ne raMgane upAsaka hatA. eka divase surapriya nAmanA yakSanA devAlayamAM jaIne yakSanuM citra AMkavAne ene vAre Avyo. vArAnI nA pADI zakAya ema nahatu. gAmanA lekae pite ja, rAjAne vacce rAkhIne A niyama bAMdhyA hatA. ane DozImAne vahAlI-khoTane dIkare je yakSanA maMdiramAM jAya rUDhi pramANe tyAM jaIne citra AMkavA bese te ene bhAga levAya e nizcita vAta hatI. yakSanA maMdiramAM, yakSanuM citra AMkavA javuM e yamanA mukhamAM praveza karavA jevuM hatuM. vRddha mA pitAnA putrane yakSa bhoga leze ema jANune karuNa AkraMda karavA lAgI. e ja ghaDIe pelA kauzAMbInA yuvAna citrakAre AvIne vRddha mAjIne himmatapUrvaka kahyuM "mA! ciMtA na kare. yakSanA maMdiramAM tamArA putrane badale huM jaIza !" mAtAne jarA TADhaka te vaLI paNa kauzAMbIne A yuvAna ene putra jeTale ja vahAla hatA. AvA

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[ 124 ] mahAdevIo AzAbharyA yuvAnanI mA ane bahena bicArI rAha jotAM ghera beThAM haze. ene paNa bhega kema devAya? "beTA! tuM paNa mAro ja putra che. tuM jAya ke mAre putra jAya, mAre mana badhuM sarakhuM ja che." mAtAnI durbaLa AMkhomAMthI zrAvaNa-bhAdara varasatA ja rahyo. "yakSane huM joI laIza, paNa huM beThe heuM ane yakSa tamArA putrane bharakhI jAya evuM te keI kALe paNa na banavA dauM." kauzAMbInA yuvAnanI AMkhamAM nirbhayatA ane AtmabhAnanuM teja camakI UThayuM. te kALane te samayamAM yakSanI sattA IzvarI prabhAvane paNa vaTAvI gaI hatI. yakSe ja moTe bhAge pUjAtA ane yakSanA bhayathI leke tharatharatA. yakSane nAme je AjJA pracalita thaI hoya tenI sAme keIthI UMcI AMgaLI paNa na thAya. yakSanA maMdiramAM rAtavAso paNa keIthI na rahevAya. devanA paNa deva je kaI hoya te te yakSe. yakSa rAkSasanI jema mANasane cUsIne zeraDInA chetarAnI mAphaka pheMkI daI zake, yakSa mahAmArI phelAvIne gAmanAM gAma ujajaDa-verAna banAvI zake. yakSa ke yakSiNInuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM lokenA hAjA gagaDI jatAM. emane khuza rAkhavA, emane bali dharavAM, emanA utsava UjavavA e ja jANe ke jIvananI kSema-kuzaLatA hoya evI mAnyatA UMDA mULa ghAlIne beThI hatI. A yakSanA bhaya-sAmrAjya sAme pahele zaMkha bha0 mahAvIre pheMkaye. dIkSA pachI thoDA ja samayamAM bha0

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mRgAvatI [ 125 ] mahAvIra asthika gAmamAM AvelA tyAre gAmale kAe kaheluM: "bApajI ! A yakSanA maMdiramAM rAta rahevA jevuM nathI. ahIM zUlapANi yakSa kAine jIvatA javA detA nathI. enA pUjArI paNa sAMjha paDe eTale gharabhegA thaI jAya che. AvA te keTalAya mAnavIne eNe cUsIne kerInA chAla-geATalAnI jema pheMkI dIdhA che." paNa jo prabhu mahAvIra khIjAnI jema yakSathI DarIne cAlyA jAya teA emanAmAM ne sAmAnya mAnavImAM zuM pharaka gaNAya ? bhagavAn ni yatA ane kaSTasahiSNutAnA, puruSA ane AtmanibharatAnA pATha zIkhavavA mAgatA hatA. emaNe tyAM ja rAtrivAsa karyAM ane e bhaya-sAmrAjyanA samrATane peAtAnA zaraNe ANyA. AvA bIjA paNa ghaNA prasaMgeA bha0 mahAvIranA jIvanamAM che. AvA eka yakSanI chAyAmAM javuM e ramata vAta che? tyAM ekalA rAta kADhavI ane yakSanA je vikarALa svarUpe leAkavANImAM mUrttimaMta banyA hatA tene sAmane karavA e kAcApAcA jIvAnanu kAma nahAtuM. chatAM kauzAMkhIne cuvAna citrakAra e kALabheravane bheTavA taiyAra thayA. eka tA A DAzImAnA putrane acAvavA ane peAtAnu alidAna daine paNa sAketapuramAM trAsa vartAvatI mahAmArI aTakAvavI evA e hetu saMkaLAyelA hatA. sAketapuranA A surapriya yakSanI pratimA jo keAI citrakAra na AMke te rogacALA phATI nIkaLe evI leAkeAne satata khIka rahetI. eka citrakArane dara varSe e rIte bhAga apAtA ane e lAga upara leAkeA mahAtsava paNa karatA.

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[126 ] mahAdevIo surapriyanA devAlayamAM je rAta rahe te bIje divase jIvate na nIkaLe e cokkasa hatuM. kauzAMbIne yuvAna pUrI taiyArI karIne yakSane bheTavA cAlyo. pahelAM te teNe be divasanA upavAsa karI aMtaHzuddhi karI lIdhI. zarIre snAna karIne caMdananuM vilepana karyuM. aMtaranI ane bahAranI zuddhi karIne, pavitra bhAvanAthI, meM ADuM AThapaDuM vastra bAMdhIne (malina zvAcchavAsa sarakhe paNa devanI AkRtine na sparza joIe e AzayathI) teNe taddana navIna pIMchIo ane suMdara raMgathI yakSanI mUtti AlekhavA mAMDI. AvI udAra, zuddha, pavitra bhAvanAne preryo che yuvAna deva-upAsanA arthe gayA hoya tene malina vRttivALo deva paNa zuM karI zake? bhayathI kaMpatA hoya, ciMtAthI gabharAtA hoya, anekavidha melI vAsanAthI kharaDAyelA hoya tenI upara melA devanI karAmata kAma karI jatI haze, paNa ahIM te saraLatA ane zuddhinI mUrti je, prAmANikatA ane baMdhutAnA pratIka same yuvAna pUrA bhaktibhAvathI, citrAMkanamAM tallIna banIne beTho hate. yakSe prasanna thaIne vara mAgavAne Agraha karyo tyAre paNa teNe pitAnA mATe kaMI ja na mAgyuM. e pitAne eka rIte bhUlI ja gaye hatuM ema kahIe te cAle. yakSa deva! Apa sAce ja prasanna thayA che te have pachI kaI paNa citrakArane bhega levAnuM mAMDI vALa!" yuvAnanI A pahelI mAgaNI hatI ane yakSane paNa te svIkAravI paDI. yakSane eTalethI saMtoSa na thaye.

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. mRgAvatI [ 127 ] 'Ta 99 tuM tArA mATe kaMIka pUrNa mAga ! " phrIkrIne yakSe cuvAnane dunyavI svAtha-saMpatti yAcavA Agraha karyAM. paNa e te peAtAnI dhIrAdAttatAmAM aDaga ja rahyo. " A nagarane mahAmArI jevA upadravathI khedAnamedAna kadi na karazo. " yuvAne bIjI mAgaNI namrapaNe rajU karI. dd Akhare yakSe te ja yuvAnanI citrakaLA upara AziSa varSAvI: " khIjAnA bhalA mATe teM ghaNuM mAgyuM. paNa have huM' mArI meLe tArI kaLAne abhinaMdavA eTalu kahuM chuM ke tuM manuSya, pazu ke 5'khInA aMzane nIrakhyA pachI tenuM AkhuM yathAsthita citra AMkI zakaze." vidyA ke kaLAnI sAdhanA ekalA abhyAsa nathI mAgatI. hradayanI vizudhdhi, svANutA ane udAratA e sAdhanA upara devatAonA AziSa-puSpa varasAve che. kauzAMkhInA yuvAna citrakAranI pIMchImAMthI have eka bIjAne bhulAve evI surekha citrAvalI prakaTavA lAgI. yakSanA madiramAMthI e jIvatA bahAra Avye eTaluM ja nahi paNa jotajotAmAM jeTalA lAkamAnya teTalA ja rAjamAnya banyA. zatAnika rAjAnI citrasabhAmAM, eka divase, ene paNa AmaMtraNa maLyuM. ahIM akasmAt eka durghaTanA anI gaI. e durghaTanAe kauzAMkhInA A yuvAnanu' mAthuM pheravI nAkhyuM--enI sAdhanAnu je pIThakhaLa hatuM te ja teADI nAkhyuM. ghaTanA tA mahu sAmAnya hatI, ja paraMtu sAmAnya ghaTanA jotajotAmAM kevu' aNucitavyuM,

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[18] mahAvIo aNakahayuM ane bhayaMkara svarUpa dhAraNa kare che ane enI aniSTa asara keTale dUra dUra pahoMcI vaLe che te ahIM dekhAya che. citrakAre zatAnika rAjAnI rANI mRgAvatInuM citra bhIMta upara AlekhavA mAMDayuM. eNe mRgAvatIne svapnamAM nahAtI bhALI. aMtaHpuranI cAra divAle vacce vasanArI e rUparANunAM darzana bhAgye ja keIne thatAM. mAtra eka vAra citrasabhAmAM beThA beThA teNe mRgAvatInI paganI pAnI ja nihALelI. e uparathI enI citrasAdhanAe eka sarvAMgasaMpUrNa citra upajAvI kADhayuM. yakSanA AziSe paNa emAM mukhya bhAga bhajavyeH ahIM sudhI te badhuM barAbara hatuM. rAjA zatAnika paNa mRgAvatInI AvI rUparaMgamaya kaLAkRti joI harakhAya, paraMtu jhINavaTathI jotAM jyAre teNe mRgAvatInI jAMgha upara talanuM cihna aMkAyeluM joyuM tyAre paga pAse paDelA kALA nAgane joIne mAnavI ekAeka bhayabhIta bane tema te becena banI gayo. mRgAvatInI jAMgha uparanuM talanuM A ciha, kaLAkAra kaI rIte jANI zako?" A eka ja vicAre zatAnikanI buddhizaktine vamaLamAM nAkhI dIdhI. kaLAkArane vastutaH emAM kaMI ja vAMka nahoto. babbevAra te eNe pIMchImAMthI TapakeluM e bindu dhoI nAkhyuM hatuM. trIjI vAra paNa pharIne jyAre pAchuM e TapakuM tyAM ne tyAM ja paDayuM tyAre emAM kaMIka UMDe daivI saMketa haze ema mAnI eNe rahevA dIdhuM. kaLAkAra jene

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mRgAvatI [ 129 ] pitAnI bhUla athavA khalanA samajatuM hatuM te bhUla, te khalanA ja enI kaLAkRtine kavacit yathArthatA arpatI hatI. AvI zradhdhAvALI daSTithI teNe trIjI vAra paDeluM A TapakuM lUchI nAkhavAnuM mAMDI vALyuM. rAjA zatAnikane A citrakAra ane mRgAvatInA cAritra upara vahema AvyuM. bIjA kaLAkAre ane maMtrIoe rAjAnA mananuM sAMtvana karavA ene ghaNuM ghaNI rIte samajAvyA. paNa ene kedhAvega na zame. Akhare eka haLavAmAM haLavI sajA tarIke e kaLAkAranA jamaNA hAthane aMgUTho eNe kapAvI nAkhe. sadeSa te nIcI muMDIe sajAne svIkAra karIne cAlI nIkaLe, paNa niSa e anyAya kema sahana kare ? kaLAkAra sAva niraparAdha hate. enA kapALe khoTuM kalaMka caeNTayuM hatuM. eTaluM chatAM je e anyAyane ghaMTa gaLA nIce utArI zakI hota te enI kaLAsAdhanA itihAsanuM eka sonerI prakaraNa banI jAta. nida upara gujaratA nAnA moTA anyAya ane atyAcAranA khAtAmAMthI ja saMskRtinA aMkura phUTe che. A prakAranI dhIradAttatA bhale kAyara ke kaMgALanA dAMbhika bacAva jevI lAge paNa dharma ane saMsAra, saMskAra temaja adhyAtmanA kamavikAsanAM bIja e anyAya ' sahana karavAnI zaktimAM ja chupAyelAM paDyAM hoya che. kauzAMbI citrakAra, pitAnA rAjAnA e anyAyane prasannacitte pI gaye heta te saMbhava che ke

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[ 130] mahAdevIo zatAnika sadehe nave avatAra pAmata, zuddha AdhyAtmika navajIvana meLavI leta. ItihAsanA vidhAyakane ja kadAca e vAta nahi gamI hoya, game tema, paNa citrakAre have vera vALavAne nirNaya karyo. eTale ja sAttvikatAnA sIdhA rAha uparathI tAmasikatAnA svAbhAvika chatAM nikRSTa mAge e UtarI paDyo. A e ja yuvAna hatuM, je eka vRddha DezImAnA putrane bacAvavA, yakSanuM khapara pitAnA lehIthI bharI devA eka divase taiyAra thayo hate. A e ja yuvAna hate jenA svArpaNe, lehItarasyA yakSanA dilamAM palaTo pedA karyo hate. Aje e ja yuvAna zatAnika uparanuM vera vALavA mRgAvatIne sAdhana banAvavAnAM svapna sevI rahyo che. yuvAna jIvananI ujajavaLa bhAvanAo zuM kamalapatra paranA jhAkaLa bindu jevI haze? sAMsArikatAne saheja hiloLe lAgatAM e kharI paDatI haze? - zatAnikano samevaDiyo hota te te bIje ja divase tenI sAthe samarAMgaNamAM Utarata. paNa e te banI zake evuM nahotuM. bIjA rAjA-mahArAjAo, sAmate ke sacive sAthe tene saMparka nahote. eTale have te pachInI sahAyathI ja zatAnikanuM satyAnAza notaravAnI e yuvAne pejanA karI je pIchImAM bhaktibhAva, rasellAsa jevA abhAva relAvavAnI chUpI tAkAta bharI hatI, je pIMchI cakSane AzIrvAda meLavI cUkI hatI te ja pIMchI veratRpti ane sarvanAzane dAvAnaLa phelAvavA taiyAra thaI

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mRgAvatI [ 131 ] zatAnika mRgAvatInI pratikRti joI vahemAya na hatuM te have e ja pIMchI ane e ja raMgathI mRgAvatInuM evuM mehaka citra kuM, raMga ne rekhAmAM evA UMDA-gherA Ataza bharuM ke zatAnikanA pratispadhIe mRgAvatI Upara mehita banyA vinA na rahe. " kaLAnI divya zaktine pUrepUre durupayoga karavAne e yuvAne nizcaya karyo. kaLAne ja eNe hiMsaka hathiyAra banAvAne manasUbe karyo. thoDA ja vakhatamAM bhapakAdAra raMgathI AMkhane AMjI nAkhe evuM mRgAvatInuM eka citra taiyAra karyuM. citranI ekeeka rekhAmAM, jotAMnI sAthe ja vAsanAnI bhUtAvaLa jAgI paDe evI bhabhaka bharI dIdhI. raMga ne rekhAMkanamAM atizayokti karavAmAM kaI kacAza na rAkhI. e vakhate rUpanI AgamAM pataMgiyAnI jema kUdI paDanArA rAjA-mahArAjAone zedhavA javuM paDe ema nahotuM. ujajainIne caMDapradyota e viSayamAM nAmacIna banI cUkeye hate. kaI paNa sthaLe sArI suMdara kanyA ke strI hoya te te pitAnA aMtaHpurane ja egya che ema te mAnate ane tene meLavavA kAvAdAvA ke khAnAkharAbI karavAM paDe te tene paNa svAbhAvika ja samajate. citrakAre AlekheluM mRgAvatInuM bhapakadAra citra ujanInI rAjasabhAmAM jaIne caMDapradyota pAse dharyuM. citra jotAM ja pradyota belI UThaH " kharekhara AvI nArI A pRthvI upara vase che?" kharuM jotAM e mRgAvatInuM citra ja nahotuM.

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[ 133 ] mahAvIo AkAra bhale magAvatIne heya, paNa je zIla ane sauhArda e nirdoSa nArInA aMgeaMgamAMthI nijharatAM hatAM tene sthAne naryuM tAchilya ane aMgArA jevI dAhakatA te kaLAkAre pote ja umerI hatI. mRgAvatI pite karuNa ane tAjI khIlatI puSpanI pAMdaDIothI jANe ghaDAelI hatI. mRgAvatInI pAse vasanAra je keI A citra nihALe che te ema ja kahe ke "A mRgAvatInI mUrti na hoI zake. mRgAvatInA nAme keIe A mAyAjALa pAtharI lAge che." kaLAne e adha:pAta hate. kaLAkAranI kinnAnI vRttie Aje mRgAvatInA aMgamAM kuTilatA ja siMcI hatI. caMDapradyotane e badhI vAtone vicAra karavA jeTale avakAza nahote. enI AMkhe kAmukatAnA paDala na caDayA hatA te te pahele ja jhapATe citrakArane kahI detaH "A mRgAvatI? zivA devInI sagI bahena? ceTaka rAjAnI putrI ! e mArI ja putrI che-mArI strInI bahena e mArI ja bahena kahevAya! enA citra sAme mArAthI melI daSTie jovAya ja nahi! le tAruM citra! AvI pavitra ane AtmIya nArInA nirmaLa rUpane vyApAra ke vijyanI vastu banAvatAM tArI pIMchI bhAMgI kema na gaI?" paNa e divasomAM caMDapradyotanI, bhAratanA mukhya ane baLavAna rAjyamAM je rADa belatI hatI, ukerAyelA caMDanA vAyuvegI AkramaNanI je dhAka besI gaI hatI te uparathI enI pAsethI evI koI AzA rAkhavI e vadhAre paDatuM gaNAya. mRgAvatInA citre caMDapradyota

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mRgAvatI [ 133] *upara, citrakAre IcchI hatI tevI ja bhUrakI nAkhI dIdhI. AvuM rUpa te mArI jiMdagImAM huM pahelI ja vAra jouM chuM." ninimeSa netra citra nihALatA caMDapradyotathI bolI javAyuM. saLagelI AgamAM vadhu kASTha nAkhavAne suyoga maLyo hoya tema citrakAra kahevA lAgyoH pUrNamRgAMka jevA mukhavALI ane mRgAkSI samAna e mRgAvatInuM A citra te hajI ghaNuM ghaNuM vAte adhUruM che. je kadi vANuM ke pIMchImAMthI UtarI zake ema ja nathI, tenI te Ape mAtra kalpanA ja karI levAnI rahe che." kauzabInA zatAnikanI ja e rANI?" caMDapradyota svagata bolate heya tema baDabaDyoH "paNa tethI zuM thaI gayuM? rAjA haiya, ke meTa cakravartI hoya game e hoya, je mArA yogya che te mane maLavI ja joIe." - citrakAra pitAne puraskAra laIne pAcho vaLyo, paNa caMDapradyotanI UMgha UDI gaI. mRgAvatIne pitAnA aMtaHpuramAM kema lAvavI e vicAre ene lagabhaga buddhizUnya banAvI dIdhuM. yuddhamAM te ekko hato eTale ja kapaTabAjImAM paNa kuzaLa hate. nIti ke kalAjanI paNa e paravA rAkhe e nahote. maMtrI athavA amAtyanI salAha, koI paNa navuM sAhasa karatAM pahelAM levI joIe evA sUtranuM baMdhana paNa e nahote svIkArate. e vakhate aMga, magadha, kAzI, kezaLa, vaitsa tathA

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1 134 ] mahAdevIo avaMtInA rAjyo mukhya hatAM. aMgane magadha vacce athaDAmaNa cAlyA karatI tema kAzI ne kezaLa vacce aNabanAva rahetA, vatsa ane avaMtI vacce paNa evuM ja vera cAlatuM. eka bIjA vacce aNadhArI yuddhanI nAbate vAgatI. paNa e badhAmAM avaMtIne caMDapradyota nirlajajatA temaja naphaTAImAM sauthI juduM paDI jato. ene mATe eTale sudhI vAta kahevAya che ke eka divase te. mAMdo paDyo. magadhanA jIvaka kaumArabhUtye vaidya tarIke dUra dUranA moTA rAjyomAM khUba sArI nAmanA meLavI hatI. e jIvakane caMDapradyota taraphathI AmaMtravAmAM Avyo. pradyotanA AgrahathI vaidyane javuM te paDyuM, paNa auSadha ApIne tarata ja hAtha upara savAra thaIne tyAMthI nAsI chUTyo. bIjAnA prANa ke pratiSThA, zIla ke saMskAra mATe caMDapradyatane kaMI ja mAna ke samabhAva jevuM nahotuM. A ja pradyota eka vAra. siMhasauvIranA mahArAjA udAyananI kUbaDI dAsI upara meha pAmele. kathA te evI che ke mULa kUbaDI hovA chatAM dAsI ke IdevI davAnA prabhAvathI suvarNa jevI kAMti pAmI hatI, ane caMDaprota pote AvIne ene aMtaHpuramAMthI upADI gaele. siMdhu sauvIranA mahArAjAe avaMtI upara caDhAI karIne caMDaadyatane keda karele, paraMtu pradyotanA bhAgye jora karyuM; saMvatsarIne divase parasparane khamAvavA joIejUnAM veravirodha zamAvavAM joIe evI nirmaLa bhAvanAthI caMDapradyotane vItabhayanA mahArAjAe paryuSaNanA parvamAM chUTe mUkI dIdhela. caMDapradyota bhagavAna mahA

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mRgAvatI [ 135 ] vIranA bhakta hatA, peAtAnA svadharmIdhu che ema mAnIne mahArAjA udayane ene mukti ApelI. buddhinidhAna abhayakumAra ane caDapradyota vacce paNa AvI paTTAAjI khelAelI. e AkhA rAjaprakaraNI nATakamAM caDapradyote zaTha pAtranI jema ja peAtAnA bhAga bhajavelA. e caMDapradyota, citrakAre peTAvelI rUpazikhAne bhAga ane emAM navAI nathI. mRgAvatIne peAtAnI kema anAvavI te viSe ene vadhu vicAra karavAnI jarUra na lAgI. peAte peAtAne eTale pratApo mAnatA ane evu dhamaDa dharAvatA ke zatAnika pAse peAtAnA ta pahoMcaze ane mRgAvatInI mAgaNI karaze. eTale kauzAMkhIneA rAjA mRgAvatIne ravAnA ja karI deze ! ane sAce ja-bhale hAsyAspada temaja ghaNAspada lAge teA paNa yathArtha hakIkata te evI ja maLe che ke caMDapradyote kozAMkhInA rAjavI-mRgAvatInA pati pAse kRta mekalyo ane mRgAvatI peAtAne game che mATe zatAnike mRgAvatI uparanA peAtAnA dAvA jatA karavA emAM ja enI ane kauzAMkhInI sahIsalAmatI che ema kahevarAvyuM. zatAnike tane tA kaI sajA na thAya e prakAranI rAjanItine mAna Apo jIvatA javA dIdhA, paNa jyAM sudhI pote hayAta che ane AvaDAmAM khaLa che tyAM sudhI te mRgAvatInu ane kauzAMkhInu rakSaNa karaze : caMDapradyota eche na Utare evI matalabanA javAba pAThavyeA. caMpradyota paNa laDavA mATe taiyAra ja hatA. ane bIjI tarapha zatAnika pazu potAnA prANanI paravA karyA

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[ 136 ] mahAdevIe vinA chelle sudhI laDI levAnI pUrI tAkAta dharAvate. ghaNuM nAnA-moTA saMgrAmamAM e zatAnika vijaya-kalagI paherI cUkyo hate. ene mAtra eka ja ciMtA hatI. kauzAMbI gaDha vinAnuM ughADuM zahera hatuM ane laDavAnI taiyArI karavA jeTale samaya nahote. caMDapradyota te hamezAM pitAnA pratispadhI sAthe khAMDAnA khela khelavA taiyAra ja rahete. vaLI mRgAvatIne bALa-kuMvara hajI pAraNAmAM ja khUlate hate. emane bannene sahIsalAmata sthAne kyAM mokalavA te eka moTI mUMjhavaNa hatI. A ciMtAmAM ne ciMtAmAM ja zatAnikane eTale AghAta lAgyo ke caMDapradyota sanya kauzAMbI pahoMce te pahelAM ja atisArane lIdhe mRtyu pAme. anAtha-AdhAra rahita banelI mRgAyatoe have zuM karavuM? caMDapradyota jevA uddhata ane vAsanAvaza zatrunI zaraNAgati svIkAravI ke yudhdhanI AgamAM jhaMpApAta kare? eke pADozI rAjya madade Ave evI te AzA ja nahatI. kozAbInuM maDadu cUMthavuM hoya-lUMTa calAvavI hoya te e mahArAjyanA adhIzvare tayAra rahetA. ane kauzAMbIe paNa aMganI rAjadhAnI lUTavAnA kyAM ochA prayAsa karyo che? Aje kauzAMbI bhIDamAM AvI paDayuM hoya te paNa ene keNa sahAya kare? mRgAvatI pitAnuM zIla sAcavavAne samartha hatI. paNa pitAnA bALakuMvara ane nidoSa prajAnI katalanI temaja khuvArInI kalpanA karatAM te pUjI UDatI. bIjI tarapha caMDa

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mRgAvatI [ 137 ] pradyota, sainyanI padalithI dizAone DhAMkI dete, kauzAMbonI vadhu ne vadhu najIka AvatuM hatuM. mRgAvatIe rAjyanA maMtrI, senApati, nagarazeTha jevA rAjataMtranA dhuraMdharanI salAha mAMgo. paNa pradyotanI sAthe laDI levA sivAya bIjo raste ja nahate; kAraNa ke saMdhi athavA samAdhAnI karavAne nirNaya thAya te paNa pahelI mAgaNa-mRgAvatInA dehanI ja thavAnI ane e zarata te kaI rIte paNa mAnya thaI zake evI nahotI. prajAnI jAnamAlanI khuvArI ane sainike uparAMta vRdhdho, abaLAo, zramaNa, zramaNapAsaka vigerene asahya yAtanAbhaThThImAM baLavuM paDe te to juduM. sIdhe raste na sUjhavAthI have mRgAvatIe ADe lAkaDe ADe vehanI nItine prayoga karI jevAne vicAra karyo. trAjavAnA be pallA taLatI hoya tema e pitAnA aMtarane tapAsavA lAgI - "eka tarapha asaMkhya mANasonA raktapAtanI saMbhAvanA che, bIjI tarapha nAnI zI chetarapiMDI che, eka tarapha pradyotane pAzavika haMkAra che te bIjI tarapha zuddha zIlarakSA che. ardhasatyane Azraya lauM te emAM zuM khoTuM che? vyavahAramAM mithyA ke dhUrtatA na calAvI levAya-mANasa mANasa vaccenA vahevAre nirmaLa nIti ane dharmanA pAyA upara ja UbhA rahI zake. paraMtu prata Aje mANasa maTI gayela che. enI sAthe mAyAmRSAne zeDo upayoga karyo hoya te zuM khoTuM? mArA

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[ 138 | mahAdevIe nimitte pAravinAnI hiMsA-Aga phATI nIkaLe te karatAM huM pAte ja thADo asatyane pApabhAra kAM na vaheArI lauM ? ane kauzAMkhIne paNa kAM na bacAvI lauM ? " (2) eka rAtamAM ne rAtamAM ja ke!Na jANe kevAka camahAra thaI gayA ! AgalI sAMje te caMDapradyota ane tenu sainya zikArI jema zikAra upara trATake tema kauzAMbI upara trATakavAnI ghaDIo ja gaNatuM hatuM. kauzAMkhInA sudara ane vizALa dehu upara smazAnanI sUnakAratA chavAI gaI hatI. arAjakatA, aMdhAdhu dhI ane kApAkApInI eka aNudhArI AMdhI DeDha zaheranA sImADA sudhI pharI vaLI hatI. eTalAmAM ja-eka rAtanI aMdara, keNu jANe e AMdhI kai dizA tarapha vaLI gaI? pradyotanA eka sainike paNa zaheramAM praveza na karyAM. pradyota pAte paNa jANe ke Amatrita mahemAnanI jema Avye hoya tema sajjana-sadagRhasthanI peThe peAtAnI chAvaNImAM ja paDI rahyo. utpAtanAM badhAM cinho kSaNavAramAM adRzya thai gayAM. leka peAta peAtAnI budhdhi ane vRtti pramANe aTakaLa mAMdhavA lAgyAH kAI kahe ke pradyota ane mRgAvatI aMdarathI maLI gayA lAge cheH nahitara kALamukhA pradyota Ama zAMtithI besI thoDA ja rahe " kAi kaheH " bhAi, strIcaritranA kAI pAra pAmyuM nathI. mRgA-vatIe kANu jANe kevuM ce kAmaNa karyuM haze ? khIcArA pradyotane chatI AMkhe AMdhaLA bhIMta karI dIdhe lAge

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bhRgAvatI [ 139 che. " kAi kahe: " divasanA kayAM dukALa che ? pradyota e divasa rahIne evI jhapaTa mAraze ke kauzAMkhI hatInahato khanI jaze. tIDanA ToLAnI jema e kauzAMkhInuM satyAnAza karIne ja pAche vaLavAne. enI pAsethI khIjI kai sArI AzA rakhAya ? " kalpanAe ane jalpanAe sthira nahAtI thaI eTalAmAM te kauzAMbI krUratA gaDhanA pAyA paNa khedAvA lAgyA. Aga TANe kUvA kheAdavA jevI ja e mUrkhatA hatI. duzmana pAdaramAM paDAva nAkhIne paDyo che, ane enI najara sAme kauzAMmInA gaDhanA pAyA khAdAya che. leAkeA te stabdha banIne A dRzya joI ja rahyA. caMDa-pradyota jevA verI petAnI sAme kauzAMkhIne gaDha caNAvA de eTale bheLA bhadrika tA na ja hoya. tyAre zuM te yuddha karavA nahi te lagnanA mAMDave Avye haze ? paNa leAkeAnA Azcarya nA pAre te caDatA ja rahyo. pradyota pAte gaDhanA pAyA kheAdAvavAmAM ane paththaracUnA-kaDiyA-kArIgara vigerenI tapAsa rAkhavAmAM mekhare AvIne UbhA rahe che. jANe kozAMkhI peAtAnI ja rAjadhAnI hoya ema mAnIne te gaDha caNAvavAnI taDAmAra taiyArIo karI rahyo che. ane caDapradyota jevA rAjAdhirAja jyAre pote gaDhanA pAyA nakhAvatA hAya,. paththarothI purAvatA hAya ane kAI kArIgara ke majUra navarA besI na rahe tenI tapAsa rAkhatA heAya tyAre kAno magadUra che ke eka paLa paNa nakAmI kADhe? cauda-cauda jeTalA maDalezvaro, jeo pradyotanI sAthe kauzAMkhIne lUMTavA AvyA hatA te paNa Aje te cokhkhA..

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[ 140 ] mahAdevIe majUranI jema ja IMTa-pANA vahevarAvI rahyA che. khUTatI ane tatkALa upayegamAM AvI zake evI badhI vastu ujjainIthI ahIM ThalavAvA lAgI che. hArA mANase kauzAMkhIne killA caNAvavA mAMDI gayA che. pradyota eka paLa paNa nakAmI na jAya te mATe UMgha ane AhArane paNa bhega dai rahyo che. koI duzmana rAjA, khIjA virodhI rAjAnI rAjadhAnI mATe ATalI kALajI rAkhe kharA? tyAre zu capradyotane hRdayapalaTo thaI gayA haze ? leke game tema khele, paNa kharI vAta te e hatI ke pradyotanI nAgacUDamAMthI chaTakavA mRgAvatIe ja A prapacavyUha gAnyeA hateA. caMDapradyota, mRgAvatI ane sa Mdezo lai janAra kRta e traNa jaNu sivAya A vAtanI gaMdha sarakhI paNa koine nahotI AvI. mRgAvatIe ja pradyotane kahevarAvela' ke: "mArA pati zatAnika gujarI jatAM, mane tamArA sivAya have bIjo eke AdhAra nathI. mArA putra hajI ghADiyAmAM che. enuM paNa hita temaja kSemakuzaLa tamAre ja jovAnAM che. pADozI rAjyanA svabhAva tathA vahevAra tame kayAM nathI jANatA ? huM jo ene ekalA mUkIne tamArI sAthe cAlI nIkaLu te khIje ja divase teo mArA kuMvarane ane kauzAMkhIne paNa bharakhI jAya. Ama AsapAsanA saceAgAnA vicAra karatAM eka vAra jo kauzAMbo pharatA kille thai jAya-kauzAMkhInA rAjabhaDArA dhAnya dhana AdithI pUrA bharAi jAya te pachI mane mArA kuMvara ke kauzAMkhInI kai ciMtA na rahe. nizcita banyA pachI

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mRgAvatI [ 141 ] ApanI AjJAne ja anusarIza." mRgAvatI taraphane A saMdezo sAMbhaLIne caMDapradyota garvathI pulAI gayeH svarganuM rAjya hathelImAM AvyuM hoya eTale tene AnaMda thayeH garvanI vANImAM ja te belI UThyo : are, koInI dena che ke, mArA beThA, mRgAvatIne putrane vAMke vALa paNa kare ?" - dUte paNa samayasUcakatA vAparI javAba ApeH mahArANuM mRgAvatI paNa e ja vAta kahetAM hatAM. caMDapradyota jevA mahArAjAne Azare maLe to mArA putranI sAme keI najara paNa kema kare? paNa saMDapradyota game tevA prabaLa ne pratApI hoya te ye Aghe rahyA zuM karI zake? pathArImAM sApa ane auSadhi te himAlayanA zikhara upara e kahevatanA jevI dazA na thAya te sAru pahelAM kille thaI ja joIe." jarUra, jarUra. emAM kaI moTI vAta che? kAle ne kAle ja avaMtIthI IMTa-cUne vigere maMgAvuM chuM. kaheje mRgAvatIne ke kuMvara temaja killA bAbata jarAye ciMtA na kare. mAthe UbhA rahIne killA kema caNAva ane jhaDapathI kema pUre karAve e mane AvaDe che." 1 killAe caMDapradyotanA tana-manane barAbara kabaje karI lIdho. jene navA navA kajiA-kaMkAsa UbhA karavA * sivAya, navI ane nakharALI rUpanI bhUtAvaLa pAchaLa AMkha mIMcIne deDavA sivAya bIje dhadha nahote te caMDapradyota kauzAMbInA gaDha pAchaLa gAMDA banyA che ema

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[ 14ra ] mahAvIo kahIe te cAle. svapnamAM paNa e killAnA paththarone ja gaMThavAtA nihALe che. e badhAnI pAchaLa mRgAvatIne moha te Ubhe che, paNa killAne bAMdhakAmanI jaMjALa pAchaLa, anAjano piThe rAjabhaMDAramAM ThalavavA pAchaLa te eTale badhe rekAelA rahe che ke mRgAvatIne eka rIte bhUlI ja game che. kille baMdhAI jAya, dhAnya ane idhananA gaMja khaDakAI jAya, theDI zastrAstranI sAmagrI saMgharAI jAya, eTale mRgAvatI potAnI ja che e viSe enA manamAM lavaleza zaMkAne sthAna nathI. mRgAvatIne bheTavAno rasto lAMbo thaI paDyo che, paNa dareka pagale-dareka divase pote mRgAvatInI vadhu najIka Ave che evI pAkI zraddhA baMdhAI cUkI che. AzAtaMtunA kAcA derathI e kheMcAI rahyo che. e taMtu ja ene mRgAvatI pAse laI jaze ema mAnI e lagabhaga nizcita banyo che. pradyotane pAgala-premI te na kahevAya? kAraNa ke premI te pavitra samarpaNatA mAge che. ahIM eka mehAMdha, phUdAnI jema ja dIpakamAM kUdI paDavA taiyAra thaIne beThA hatA. citrAMti mRgAvatIe enAmAM hADamAMsavALI mRgAvatInI meha lAlasA peTAvI hatI. mRgAvatI, harakoI bahAne e Aga olavavA ane *pradyotanA paMjAmAMthI chUTavA mAgatI hatI. sAmAnya mahela ke ghara bAMdhatAM je be traNa varSa nIkaLI jAya te kauzAMbI jevI vipula vastIvALI ane vistarelI nagarIne pAkI killebaMdhI karatAM saheje cAra pAMca varSa nIkaLI jAya. cAra-pAMca varSa vItavA chatAM

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mRgAvatI [ 143 ] praghAta thAka ke kaMTA nahote. killebaMdhInI ane nagarane sAdhanasaMpanna banAvavAnI yejanA paNa lagabhaga pUrI thavA AvI hatI. (3). eTalAmAM bhagavAna mahAvIra, rAjagRhInuM cAturmAsa pUruM karI AlabhiyA nagarI padhAryA che ane tyAMthI nIkaLI kauzAMbImAM ja Avaze evA samAcAra vIjaLIvege zaherabharamAM phelAI gayA. nagarI AkhI navA ullAsathI dhabakavA lAgI. chellA thoDA varSo daramiyAna je ciMtA ane uge nagarInuM nUra haNuM lIdhuM tene sthAne navA prANanI lAlimA laherAvA lAgI. bha0 mahAvIra eTale A kaMgAla saMsAranuM kalpavRkSa. bha0 mahAvIra eTale caMdrakiraNa karatAM paNa zAMta-ujajavala ane sUryaprakAza karatAM paNa adhika preraNAdAyI tapatejanI pratimA. bha. mahAvIranAM pagalAM thAya eTale e pRthvI pAvana bane-tIrtharUpe pariName eTaluM ja nahi paNa tyAM duHkha, saMtApa ke veravidha jevuM je kaMI glAnimaya hoya te chellI vidAya laI le. regIne vaidya jeTale vahAle lAge te karatAM paNa bhavareganA A cikitsaka-duHkhamAtranA mULane hastAmalakavat jeIne nIMdI nAkhanAra A bhavavedyane nIrakhatAM ja kaI paNa bhavI jIvanuM hiyuM adhikA bhaktibhAvathI chalakAI UThe. kauzAMbI bhagavAna mahAvIranuM svAgata karavA talapApaDa thaI rahyuM. zerIe ane ceka-cauTAmAM sugaMdhI padArtho chaMTAvA lAgyAM. mahAvIra bhagavAna haMmezAM udyAna

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[ 144 ] mahADhavIA ke upavanamAM ja ziSyasamudAya sAthe sthiratA karatA ane pahelAM jyAre kauzAMbI padhArelA tyAre cadrAvataraNa nAmanA caityamAM ja rahyA hatA. paNa bhadrika nagaravAsIe zaherane zaNagArIne, bhagavAnanu Agamana e jANe ke zaherIjIvananA anerA utsava hAya, zaherIjIvananuM eka cirasmaraNIya pa hoya tema UjavatA. mRgAvatIe paNu bha. mahAvIranA AgamananA samAcAra zAMtithI sAMbhaLI lIdhA. enI chAtI uparathI eka AkhA DuMgaranA bhAra khasI jatA hAya ema lAgyu. nirAzAnI aMta rahita adhArI rAtri gaLI paDatI hoya ane prakAzamAM mAga spaSTapaNe dekhAtA hoya evI UMDI UMDI AtmatRpti e anubhavI rahI. agAdha jaladhi vacce AmathI tema dhakelAtu tuma kAMThe AvI gayu. hAya ema ene lAgyuM. meTA janasamudAya sAthe mRgAvatI paNa bhagavAnanI paDhAmAM AvIne beThI. caMDapradyota tenA anucaro ane sa MgAthIe sAthe bhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA tyAM AvIne namrabhAve besI jateA. bIjI rIte avicArI, uddhRta ane vikAravaza gaNAtA e pradyota ahIM garIba gAya jevA ja banI jatA. prabhunI padAmAM rAjA ke raka, ucca ke nIca jevA muddala bheda nahAtA. jana-prANI mAtra peAtAnA Asane AvIne zAMtithI besI jatAM bhagavAne, madArInI jema prANI mAtrane nacAvanAra AsaktinA viSayamAM leAkAne upadeza ApavA mAMDyo. Asakti kevA jUjavA veSa dharone, bhalabhalA buddhizAlIone paNa AMdhaLA bhIMta banAvI de che te saceATa zailImAM emaNe karNavyuM.

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mRgAvatI [ 14pa ] eTalAmAM eka dhanuSadhArI jevo dekhAte yuvAna, parSadAnI eka bAju acAnaka AvI Ubho rahyo. mULa brAhmaNa hovA chatAM dhADapADune dhaMdho karanAra A yuvAna dekhAve kaThera ane nirdaya jevo lAgate. paNa atyAre enI glAni ane taravarATa jetAM eka vakhatane A dhADapADu jANe ke pote ja potAne bhUlI gayA hoya ema lAge. auphukyathI prerAyelete brAhmaNa Ubhe Ubhe bhagavAnanI dizAmAM be DagalA AgaLa vadhe. lajajA, sakeca ane kiMcit bhayamizrita vANImAM, tharAtI jIbhe, be hAtha joDIne, e belyAH prabhu! yA sA sA sA" prabhue paNa be ja zabdamAM meghagaMbhIra dhvanimAM javAba Ape. dhanuSyadhArI saMveganA raMgamAM raMgAIne tatkALa tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLyA. AThe pahora jIvanane vAvI nAkhatI keI bhAre dvidhAmAMthI chUTa hoya tema tIravege parSada choDIne nIkaLI gaye. (tyAra bAda teNe pitAnA 49 sAthIone samajAvI, bhagavAna pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI hatI.) prabhu kaMI samajAyuM nahi. pelA dhanuSyadhArI sAthe Apane zI vAta thaI " prabhune chUpuM rAkhavA jevuM zuM hoya? gautamasvAmInA praznanA javAbamAM lekakalyANa khAtara prabhue AkhI vAta, pahelethI mAMDIne kahevI zarU karI. * "e brAhmaNa yuvAnane enAM mA-bApe gharamAMthI kADhI mUkela hovAthI, ghaNA varSathI, pitAnA cAra so navANuM - sAthIo sAthe dhADapADuno dhaMdho kare che. eka vAra A luTAruoe eka gAma leTayuM, bIjI mAlamita sAthe eka yuvatI paNa temaNe pakaDI. yuvatIne teo potAnI pallImAM

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[ 146 ] mahAdevIe laI AvyA. brAhmaNa yuvAne A yuvatIne cheDI mUkavAno pitAnA sAthIone Agraha karyo paNa sAthIo na mAnyA. yuvatIe paNa kulaTAnuM jIvana gujAravA mAMDayuM. thoDA vakhata pachI A cAra se navANuM laTAruoe vicAra karyo ke A bicArI ekalI strI AvuM patita jIvana gujAraze to thoDA divasamAM ja akALe marI jaze. pele brAhmaNa yuvAna A anAcArathI prathamathI ja alaga rahyo hate. bAkInA cAra so navANu sAthIoe pelI yuvatIne thoDI rAhata ApavA bIjI eka strI ANa. bane strIo eka-bIjA upara IrSAnI Aga varasAvavA lAgI. eka divase e be jaNIo aMdara aMdara evI laDI paDI ke prathamanI yuvatIe A bIjI strIne, ekAMtane lAbha laIne eka aMdhArA kUvAmAM dhakelI dIdhI. 49 puruSonI vacce pote have ekalI ja mAnItI banaze evI AzAthI teNIe A bhayAnaka pApa karyuM to kharuM paNa puruSa tenI upara ciDAyA. bIjI strInI hatyA karanArI A pApaNuM ja che e paNa emanAthI ajANyuM na rahyuM. pelA brAhmaNa yuvAnane A badhI vAtanI jyAre khabara paDI ane teNe pelI adhama nArIne najaronajara nihALI tyAre ene zaMkA gaIH "rakhene mArI nAnI bahena te A nahi hoya! nAnapaNamAM jene huM ja ramADate, rIjhavate ane jenI khAtara mA-bApe mane gharamAMthI hAMkI kADhele te ja A nahi hoya ? pUchavuM paNa kene? A zaramabharI vAta kahevI paNa kayA zabdomAM sarvajJa bhagavAna badhuM jANatA hovA joIe ema samajIne te A parSadAmAM AvyuM ane

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mRgAvatI [ 147 ] saMkSepamAM mAtra eTaluM ja pUchyuM "yA sA?" eTale ke "mArI nAnapaNanI bahena te e ja paNa enA manobhAva samajI javAba ApeH "hA te te ja che." mAtra be zabdonA savAla-javAbanA kocalAmAM keTale rahasya ane romAMcabhaya jIvanaitihAsa bharyo hoya che? parSada AkhI Azcaryamugdha banI sAMbhaLI rahI. prANInI vAsanAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA AghAta-pratyAghAte jJAnI puruSo nakhadarpaNanI jema joI zake che. ApaNe vAsanAtRptinI pAchaLa doDanArAo, Asakita ane rAgadveSa vigerene mAtra pANInA parapoTA jevA ja mAnI laIe chIe. pANImAM asaMkhya parapoTAo uddabhave che ane bIjI paLe laya pAmI jAya che-emane pitAnA itihAsa athavA vizvanA bhAvI sAthe zuM saMbaMdha hoya che? alpo ema bhale mAne. jJAnIo te saMsAranA saghaLA ja vyApAra sAthe kArya-kAraNane vyavasthita saMbaMdha jovAnI alokika zakita dharAvatA hoya che. adhUrI ke dharAyelI vAsanA, pitAnI pAchaLa anekavidha AMdhIo UbhI kare che. bhagavAna mahAvIre e ja vAta pRthakakaraNapUrvaka samajAvavA mAMDI . caMpAnagarImAM pUrve eka senI rahe. Asaktie ene e pAmara ane paravaza banAvyuM hatuM ke kaI paNa rUpavatI kanyAne jue eTale enI pAchaLa ghele. bane-pAMca so sonAmahora ApIne kharIdI le. eka eka

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[ 148] mahAdevIe karatAM e pAMca so strIone svAmI banya. strIo paNa kaI zikArInA paMjAmAM sapaDAI gaI hoya tevuM muDadAla jIvana gALatI. strIonuM e eka nAnuM kedakhAnuM ja hatuM. senI keIne pitAne tyAM bolAvate nahi tema rakhene zikAranAsI jAya evA bhayathI pote paNa gharabahAranaute nIkaLatA. chANAnA kIDAnI jema ja e strIo ane temane svAmI aMdhArI-gaMdI duniyAmAM vasatA. eka vakhate bhAgyayege sanIne mitra bahu Agraha karIne ene pitAne ghera jamavA teDI gaye. ghaNe divase sonIne bahAra gayele jANuM pAMca so strIoe chUTakArAne dama kheMce. e divasa emane eka moTA parva jevo lAge. cekIdAra-paheregIre cAlyA gayA heya ane jema kedakhAnAnA kedIo svaccha de harephare tema A strIo paNa snAna, aMgavilepana, vastrAbhUSaNa paherI AnaMda-kallola karavA maMDI gaI; eTalAmAM te pahele raghavAye sanI tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. pitAnI gulAmaDI jevI strIone AnaMda karlola karatI joI e nakhathI zikhA sudhI baLuM baLuM thaI rahyo. kodhanA AvezamAM AvIne acAnaka ja je strI hAtha AvI tene mAravA-jhuDavA maMDI gaye. mane AghAta, lAgavAthI eka bAI tyAM ne tyAM ja marI gaI ekane marelI joIne bIjI strIo vAghaNanI jema ja cheDAI. uzkerAyelI badhI strIoe ekasaMpa thaIne sanIne tyAM ja chuMdI nAkhe. paLavAramAM A badhuM banI gayuM. have e strIone pazcAtApa thaye. Akhare

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mRgAvatI [ 149 ] bIje kaI IlAja na sUjhavAthI gharane Aga mUkI, e AganI aMdara ja badhI baLI gaI. pelI strI-ke je sanInA mArathI mRtyu pAmI hatI te ja A dhanuSadhArI brAhmaNa yuvAna ane pele sonI te ja enI A bhavanI sagI bahena." Asakti, nirjIva jela jaNAtI Asakita paNa jIvane ke pIcho pakaDe che, keTakeTale ThekANe bhamAve che ane kevI kevI yAtanAo UbhI kare che te saune samajAyuM. dezanA pUrI thatAM ja mRgAvatI uThIne UbhI thaI ane pote saMsArano tyAga karI, dIkSA levA mAge che evI matalabanI prabhune prArthanA karI bhagavan! mane have A saMsAranuM kaI baMdhana rokI zake tema nathI. mAtra eka avaMtipati caMDapradyota sAthe vacanathI baMdhAelI chuM- teo anumati ApatA hoya ane mArA bALakuMvaranI javAbadArI upADI letA hoya te mane ApanA sAdhvIsaMghamAM sthAna Apo." saunI najara caMDapradyota tarapha vaLI. AsaktinI bhagavAne varNavelI vyathAe enA aMtara upara chUpA ghaNanA prahAra karyA hatA. hajI enI kaLa UtarI nahotI eTalAmAM ja mRgAvatIe cheDeluM bANa pitAnI chAtI sAme ja AvatuM hoya tema ene lAgyuM. lajajAthI e nIcuM joI gaye. eka zabda sarakhe bolavAnuM paNa have enAmAM baLa ke dharya rahyuM nahotuM. bhagavAne pradyotanA maunane sammatisUcaka mAnI mRgAvatIne dIkSA ApI, sAdhI caMdanabALAne suprata karyA.

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[ 150 ] mahAdevIe dhULa, karA ane varasAdanA taphAna pachI dharatI jema zAMta chatAM prANavAna ane stabdha chatAM vAtsalyabharI lAge tema pradyotane paNa aMtaramAM temaja AsapAsanI duniyAmAM saMvega ane sAtvikatAnI lIlIchama haricALI laherAtI dekhAI. AsaktinI bhUtAvaLe ja A neha-vAtsalyabharI zILI duniyAmAM dhagadhagatA raNanI javALA ane zuSkatA upajAvI hatI ane pote nakAme ja temAM paLe paLe baLato hato enuM ene bhAna thayuM. bha0 mahAvIranI dezanA meghadhArAnI jema caMDapradyotanA aMtaranA eke eka khUNAne palALatI ane pakhALatI anaMtatAmAM bhaLI gaI. pazcAttApanA bhArathI bhAre banelA enA pipacA jyAre haLavA banyA ane eka vAra mRgAvatI ane AjanI tapasvinI mRgAvatI vacce jANe ke lAkhe ejananuM aMtara hoya ema lAgyuM. bhagavAna mahAvIrane veSa tathA AziSa yAcatI kauzAMbInI rAjamAtA mRgAvatI jANe traNa jagatanI jagadaMbA hoya, jenA rema remamAMthI mRdutA ane pavitratAnI kiraNAvalI puTatI hoya ema te joI zake. pradyotanuM aMtara ke atyAre vAMce te tyAM mRgAvatI mATe bhakti ane zraddhA sivAya bIjuM kaMI na jaDe. puNyakSaNamAM prakaTelA AvA nirmaLa-sukumAra bhAve e lAMbo samaya nathI nabhatA, smazAnavirAganI jema e alpa AyuSa bhegavIne adazya thaI jAya che. mAnavInI A eka moTI kamanasIbI che. caMDapradyota ane caMDakauzikane Aje jyAre

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mRgAvatI [ 151 ] ApaNe lagabhaga aDhI hajAra varSanA kALapaDadAmAMthI joIe chIe tyAre zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranA yugane jhIlanAra jANe ke e be mahAdigagaja hoya ema lAge che. je caMDakauzika keIne bUjha nahote bUjhAte, bUjhavanAranI sAme je pitAnI viSArI phaNA ugAmI, prANa levA ghasate te zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranI apAra karuNa jeIne gaLI gapitAno DaMkha jaDamULamAM kheMcI kADhayA. jenI pAse ekaluM viSa ja hoya, dUdha game teTaluM pAIe chatAM badalAmAM te viSa ja maLe ema duniyA mAnatI tene bhagavAne pitAnAM tapa, saMyama ane maitrInA maMtrabaLe niviSa jevuM banAvI dIdho. caMDanuM caMDatva pADavAmAM nahi paNa sahiSNutAmAM pariNamyuM. vizvanA ItihAsamAM e keTInA bIjI ghaTanA virala che. caMDakauzikanI jema ja caMDapradyota paNa bhagavAna mahAvIranI chAyAmAM sajajana ane saMyamI banate jaNAya che. mRgAvatI jevI potAnI lAMbA vakhatanI kAmanAnI-upaleganI vastune te pitAnA hAthamAMthI sarakI jatI maunabhAve joI rahe che. bIjI kaI sthitimAM je mANasa lehInI nake vahevaDAvavAmAM pAchuM vALIne na jete te ja caMDapradyota ahIM dIna ane AjJAdhIna jevuM jaNAya che. ahiMsA janmaverIonAM paNa verabhAva bhulAvI de che e sUtra ahIM mUrtimaMta bane che. cAreka varSa pachInI A vAta che. bha. mahAvIra vizAlI vANijyagrAma ane rAjagRhamAM anukrame cAtu

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1. 15ra ] mahAvIo masa gALI, vANijyagrAmanuM ra3 muM cAtumAsa pUruM karI brAhmaNakuMDagrAma padhAryA ane tyAMnA ghati lAza cityamAM Utayo. te divase jaina zAstramAM varNavelA dasa Azcaryo paikI eka. Azcarya banI gayuM. ema kahevAya che ke caMdra ane sUryadeva pitA potAnA vimAna sAthe bhavya mahAvIrane vaMdana karavA UtarI AvyA. sAmAnyataH evA sthira gaNAtA padArtho pitAnA svabhAvathI calita nathI thatA. sUrya-caMdranA tejapuMja jevA vimAne pRthvI upara avataravAthI cetarapha prakAzane jhaLahaLATa vyApI gaye. rAtrine samaya hovA chatAM lokone divasa hoya e bhrama thaI Ave. bhagavAna mahAvIranA sAdhvIsaMghanI agresarI caMdanabALA te rAtri pahelAM ja pitAnA samudAya sAthe upAzrayamAM pAchI AvI gaI. niyama pramANe divasa asta thatAM pahelAM pitapotAnA sthAne dareka sAdhusAdhvIe pahoMcI javuM joIe, mAtra mRgAvatIne lakSamAM e vAta na AvI. eNe te prakAzane jhaLahaLATa joIne hajI divasane bhAga che, ema mAnI lIdhuM. jyAre sUrya caMdra deva mahAvIra prabhune namIne pitAnA sthAne pAchA gayA tyAre mRgAvatInA dilamAM ekadama dhrAsako paDyo. pite niyamabhaMga karyo hate, e vAtanuM smaraNa thatAM gabharAmaNa paNa thaI. utAvaLe utAvaLe e upAzrayamAM pahoMcI gayAM. sAvI caMdanabALAne zire sAdhI-saMghanA niyamana

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mRgAvatI [ 153] nI moTI javAbadArI hatI. teo mRgAvatIne niyamabhaMga joIne, kayAranA ya akaLAtAM beThAM hatAM. AvatAMnI sAthe ja caMdanabALAe TeNe mAryo: "tamArA jevI kulIna strIe Ama meDI rAta sudhI bahAra rahevuM e ucita nathI." caMdanabALA mRgAvatI pAse te bAlikA ja gaNAyaH kSiAparyAyamAM ane bIjI rIte paNa caMdanabALA meTAM hatAM. mRgAvatI catura ane paristhiti samajIne vartanArI nArI hatI. pitAne deSa hatuM ane mukhya sAdhvI tarIke caMdanabALA je kaMI kahe te sAMbhaLI levuM joIe ema samajIne te mauna rahI. jIbha mauna jALave, paNa aMtaramAM udbhavatA tephAnane keNa rekI zake? mRgAvatInuM aMtara-nava tephAne caDyuM caMdanabALA kezu? saunA sAMbhaLatAM mane evAM marmavedhaka zabda saMbhaLAvanAra e caMdanabALa keNa? meM e che ke bhAre aparAdha karI vALyuM hatuM ? sUrya-caMdranA vimAna pite UtarI AvyAM ane prakAza patharAI gaye. temAM huM zuM karuM? rAtrine rAtri jANIne bahAra rahI haiuM te haju ye huM deSane pAtra gaNAuM. ema thayuM hoya ane mane Te. mAre che. khamI lauM paNa divasa je divasa hoya ane ajANye thoDuM meDuM thaI jAya emAM khATuM-maLuM zuM thaI gayuM ane huM bIje kayAMI kuthalI ke niMdA karatI thoDI ja beThI hatI? -hatI te bhagavAna mahAvIranI pAse ja ne?"

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[ 154] mahAdevIe - vahANanA viMjhAtA zaDhane saMkelI letI heya-tephAnI pavanane zaDhanI aMdarathI kADhI nAkhatI hoya tema vaLI te vicAravA lAgIH "rANIpadanuM eka vakhatanuM abhimAna A badhuM chAnuMmAnuM bolI jatuM lAge che. huM koNa? kauzAMbInI eka vakhatanI mahArANI! khoTI vAta. mahArANupadane ane huMpada-meha-abhiniveza mAtrane vizvavaMdya vIraprabhunI sAkSIe sarAvanAra-tyAga karanAra huM kevA avaLA cIle caDI gaI? bhikSuNIne vaLI mAna-sanmAna zuM ane apamAna-avagaNanA zuM? laukika temaja AsurI viTaMbanA mAtranuM svAgata karavA taiyAra thayelI mRgAvatI AvAM meNAM-ToNAM gaNIne gAMThe bAMdhe te pachI enI dIkSA, saMyama, tapanI baDAI AtmachalanA sivAya bIjuM zuM gaNAya? caMdanabALAe mArA hitArthe ja mane be veNa kahyAM hatAM. evA te bIjA keTalAya de aMtaranA taLiye beThA haze. ene saMzodhana karavAne badale huM kevA durthonamAM sarakI paDI ?" AkhI kauzAMbI upara nidrAnuM ghAraNa pharI vaLyuM hatuM. saMsAranI burAIo dhoI nAkhavA, ghara-saMsAra tajIne tyAgI-tapasvI banelA mahArathIo paNa atyAre na-chUTake nidrAnA kheALe paDyA hatA. mAtra mRgAvatInI AMkhamAM UMgha nahotI. cadanabALA ane bIjI sAthvIenA saMthArA vacce maunabhAve besIne aMtaramAM UThelA jhaMjhAvAtane zamAvavA ekale paMDe jhUjhatI hatI. eTaluM eka sadbhAgya hatuM ke mRgAvatI haja dhyeya ane sukAna nahetI bhUlI. lekakalyANa ane

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mRgAvatI [ 155 ] AtmakalyANanA sAdhaka-sAdhikAonA rAha, phUlathI chavAyelA nathI detA-tyAM te. aNadhArI zULo pagamAM bheMkAya che, anukULa ane pratikULa upasargonuM AkhuM kaMTakavana vadhI javAnuM nirmAyuM hoya che. e badhuM enA lakSabahAra nahotuM. pagale pagale jyAM anyAya ne apamAnane prasanna mane satkAra karavAno hoya tyAM eka meNuM, eka upAlaMbha kayA hisAbamAM che? je Avo ja hisAba rAkhavAne heya tepachI bhagavAnanI samakSa AtmAne sarAvavAne, rAjIkhuzIthI sarvasvanuM balidAna dharavAnI pratijJAne artha ja zuM che? camaranI paTarANu kAlIne kisso paNa mRgAvatI je ja hato. sukAna enA hAthamAMthI sarakI gayuM, ceya ADA gADha aMdhakAranA paDadA paDI gayA ane kAlI saMyamane dhorI mArga bhUlI gaI. e paNa hatI te bhagavAna mahAvIranI ja ziSyAH puSpacUlA AryAne suprata thaelI. paraMtu kAlInI vadhu paDatI TApaTIpa ane rathAnazekha mATe, eka divase, puSpaculAne jarA bolavuM paDyuM. kAlInuM abhimAna ghavAyuM. ene thayuM keH "huM jyAre zrAvikA hatI tyAre te A loko mane priya lAge evI vANuM ja belatA. dikSA lIdhA pachI huM zuM emanI eTalI badhI ezIyALI banI gaI ke emane Thapako mUMge moDhe sAMbhaLI lauM?" bIje ja divase te judI paDI gaI, svacchedanA mArge cAlI nIkaLI. mRgAvatI kemaLa chatAM kaThaNa haiyAnI hatI. AtmasaMzodhanamAM te krame krame eTale UMDe UtarI gaI ke je e vakhate eka viSadhara sApa tyAM thaIne

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[ 156] mahAdevIe na nIkaLe hatA ane caMdanabALAnA hAthanI cheka najIka -na pahoMcyA hatA te te keNa jANe te kyAM sudhI ema ne ema dhyAnalIna banIne besI raheta. sApane najIka Avate joIne, mRgAvatIe caMdanabALAne hAtha saheja UMcakIne jALavIne bIje sthAne mUke eTalAmAM te : caMdanabALA paNa jAgI gayAM. mRgAvatIne sthira Asane beThelI joIne pUchyuM: , "atyAre mArA hAthane tame kema aDyA?" ahIM hamaNA ja eka sApa meM jAte je. tamArA hAthanI cheka najIka hatuM eTale tamAre hAtha UMcakIne bIje mUke." paNa ahIM ghora aMdhArAmAM tame sApa zI rote bhA ?" caMdanabALAne navAI lAgI. paNa mRgAvatInuM tophAne caDheluM nAva kevaLajJAnanA kinAre pahoMcI cUkayuM hatuM. jayAM - satata ekadhAre avicchinna-avirata jJAnaprakAza relAI rahyo che, jyAM cakSurindriya jevI bAhya IndriyenI sahAyanI jarUra nathI, jyAM svayaMti svarUpa AtmAne svAbhAvika prakAza kadi avarAte ke Athamato nathI te sarvocca sthAne eka ja rAtamAM mRgAvatI caDI cUkI hatI.

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sujayeSThA ne calaNa \(10) ' T ja G ) " 5 ja = (8) celaNa ane sujeThAne bIjI pAMca bahena hatI. paNa A be nAnI bahene vaccene neha ceTaka mahA

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[ 158 ] mahAdevIe rAjAnA kuTuMbamAM judI ja bhAta pADate. ekabIjAnA chAyAnI jema e bane bahene haMmezA sAthe ja rahetI, ramatI ane ceTaka mahArAjA jevA bhadrika ane bahAdura virAgaraMgI chatAM vAtsalyabharapUra pitAnI zILI chatrachAyAmAM karlola karatI. ceTaka mahArAjA vizAlAnA gaNataMtranA eka nAyaka athavA eka mahArathI hatA. teo ghara ke saMsAranA vahevArika prapaMcamAM lagabhaga udAsIna rahetA. badhI maLIne emane sAta putrIo hatI paNa emAMthI kene kayAM paraNAvavI e ciMtA ceTaka mahArAjane bhAgye ja sparzatI. ceTaka nizcita ane AzAvAdI haze eTale ja emanI pAMca putrIo te vakhatanA samrATa jevA mukuTadhArIonI paTarANI banavAnuM virala saubhAgya meLavI zakI. suceSThA ane calaNA e baMne kuMvArI hatI. - nizcita kaumArAvasthAmAM A be bahenoe sAthe besIne ke jANe keTalIe manorathaSTio racI hazeH game tema thAya paNa ApaNe be bahene te kadi paNa judI nahi paDIe. deha ane chAyAnI jema, phUla ane suvAsanI jema, prakAza ane umAnI jema sAthe ne sAthe ja rahIzuM." kaumArAvasthAnA sukhasvapna, samasta saMsAra suvarNaraMgI ja hoya evI e bahenanA nirdoSa hiyAmAM pratIti prakaTAvelI. paNa saMsAranA tophAnI pavanane eka ja AMcake lAgatA, kaumArAvasthAnA mulAyama mane ratha AkaDAnA rUnI jema ja UDI jAya che e niSphara satya emane koNa samajAve? samajAve te ce anubhava rahita haiyAM e kema svIkAre ? -

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suceSTA ne calaNA [ 159] eka divase suceSTA aMtaHpuramAM beThI hatI eTalAmAM eka tApasI tyAM AvI caDI. dharma saMbaMdhI carcA nIkaLatAM e tApasI snAna ane buddhi e ja dharmanuM mukhya aMga che evI matalabanuM pratipAdana karavA lAgI. ceTaka mahArAjAne parivAra pahelethI ja jana saMskArothI raMgAele hato. putrIo paNa mAtAnA dhAvaNa sAthe e saMskAranuM pAna karI cUkI hatI. "snAnathI zuddhi thAya e tamArI vAta barAbara che. paraMtu nAnazuddhi ja sarvasva che ema kema kahevAya? aMtaHzuddhi na hoya ane se vAra nadImAM kaI snAna karI Ave tethI karIne te dharmaparAyaNa che ema kaMI DuM ja kahevAya?" suSThAe tApasInA upadeza sAme moraco mAM. snAna haze, zuddhi haze te kaIka divase paNa aMtazuddhi Avaze, mATe bAhya zudhdhi e ja kharUM dharmasAdhana che." tApasI pharI pharIne pitAne eka ja kakko ghUMTyA karatI. tame bAhyazuddhine vadhAre paDatuM mahatva ApI, aMtaHzuddhine avagaNe che. eTale ja Aje gaMgAsnAna, yamunAsnAna, sAgarastAnamAM puNya, svarga, mokSa e badhuM samAI jatuM hovAnI bhramaNAmAM leke paDI gayA che. bIje ThekANe tamArI dALa gaLatI haze, ahIM nahi gaLe." suyeSThA, banatAM sudhI kaIne kaDavuM vacana nahAtI kahetI paNa tApasInA durAgrahe suyeSThAne vANune saMyama cukAvI dIdho.

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[ 160 ] mahAdevIe sarvatra AdaramAna pAmanArI ane tethI karIne abhimAnanA cakaDoLe caDelI A tApasIne suSThAnA zabda apamAnajanaka lAgyA. yajJayAga, zrAddha, naivedya ane snAna jevI niprANa ane bhArabhUta banI gayelI rUDhioe sAmAnya janasamudAyane eTale maMtramugdha banAvI dIdhA hatA ane tApasa tathA tApasIonuM varcasva e vakhate eTaluM badhuM jAmI cUkayuM hatuM ke zramaNa-saMskAranI sAdI sIdhI vAta paNa kaI subhAgIne ja samajAtI. tApasI sudheThAne dRSTikoNa na samajI zakI. pitAnuM apamAna karanAra e kanyAne kaI paNa rIte khuvAra karavAne teNue nizcaya karyo. bIju te e zuM karI zake ? sIdhI rIte sukA upara tApasInI sattA ke adhikAra cAlI zake ema nahotuM, tethI te rAjagRhI nagarInA aMtaHpura tarapha vaLI. rAjagRhIne rAjavI zreNika rAjakAjamAM ane saMgrAmamAM je kuzaLa hatuM teTale ja vaibhavI ane caMcaLavRttine hate. enA aMtaHpuramAM keTalI rANIo haze tenI pUrI kalpanA keI karI zakayuM nathI. eka vAra mahArAjA zreNikanI paravAnagIthI naMdAthI mAMDI bhUtadattA sudhInI tera rANIoe ane bIjI vAra kAlIthI mAMDI mahAsena kRSNA Adi dasa rANuoe bhagavAna pAse dIkSA lIdhelI ane te uparAMta abhayakumAranI mAtA, tema durgadhAnI dIkSA saMbaMdhI, tapa ane adhyayana saMbaMdhI je hakIkta maLe che te uparathI mahArAjA zreNikanuM aMtaHpura rANIonuM sAruM evuM vasatisthAna

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suceSThA ne celaNA [ 16 ] hevuM joIe. bauddhonA mahAvaSyamAM te rAjA zreNikane pAMcase strIo hovAne ullekha che. atizayokti javA daIe te paNa zreNika mahArAjAnAM vaibhava, vaya, putraparivAra ane rUpameha e badhAne vicAra karatAM, e yuganA eka karatAM adhika patnI karavAnA rUDhirivAja pramANe mahArAjA zreNikane ghaNI strIo hevI joIe ane jyAM eka ja puruSane avalaMbIne rahenArI Azrita nArIo moTI saMkhyAmAM sAthe rahetI hoya tyAM ISa-asUyA ane tenI saMtatine phAla paNa UgyA vinA na rahe. tApasIe suSThAne zreNikanA aMtaHpuramAM baMdIvAna banAvavAne peMtare ra. zreNikanA dilamAM cheDe paNa sujyeSThA pratyeno meha jagADI zakAya te zreNika harake bhege ene meLavyA vinA na rahe ane meLavyA pachI prathamane meha UDI jatAM, sukA zenI kaMTaka jALamAM evI gUMcavAI jAya ke ene jIvavuM akAruM-thaI paDeH AvI ja duSTa bhAvanAthI tApasIe zreNikanI pAse AvI sujhAnA rUpalAvaNyanuM adbhuta citra derI batAvyuM. zreNika have sukAnA apratyakSa rUpadarzane ghele banyo. pahelAM te teNe suceSTA ummaralAyaka-paraNAvavAne gyA hovAthI enA pitA pAse mAguM mokalyuM, paNa te pAchuM vALavAmAM AvyuM. ceTaka mahArAjA karatAM zreNikanuM kuLa halakuM gaNAtuM hoya, rAjagRhInI sAthe vizAlAne rAjaprakaraNI saMbaMdha DeLAyelo hoya athavA te zoryanA du:khonI bhaThThI jyAM aheniza saLagatI 11

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[ 162] mahAdevIe hoya te aMtaHpuramAM sukAne anucitatA bhAsI hoyagame te kAraNe, zreNika e prathama pAsAmAM nirAza tha buddhinidhAna abhayakumAre pitAnI nirAzA, emanA caherA upara vAMcI te kharI, paNa premamAM nirAza thaelA pitAnA audAsinyanuM mULa kAraNa na kaLAyuM. abhayakumAre ja eka divase glAnimAM garaka thayelA pitAne saMbodhIne pUchayuM : "pitAjI, evI te kaI Aphata UtarI che ke jene lIdhe Apa ATalA badhA gamagIna rahe che ?" | pitA jevA pitA ane magadhanA mahArAjAne suceSThA saMbaMdhI niSphaLatAno ItihAsa, putra pAse kahetAM saMkoca na thaye, ane putrane paNa pitAne sAru suceSTA laI AvavAnuM bIDuM jhaDapatAM kaMI zarama na lAgI. abhayakumAra je sAhasa hAtha dhare te pAra paDyA vinA na rahe evI zreNikane khAtarI hatI. putranI khAtara kanyA zodhavA janArA ane sAhasa kheDanArA pitAnAM vRttAMta duniyA AkhI jANe che, paNa pitAne mATe kanyA meLavavA bhAre prayAsa karanAra AvA rAjakuMvaranAM nAmaThAma ItihAsamAM bahu nahi maLe. sukAnI sAthe saMparka sAdhavA abhayakumAre vaNika ne veza laI vizAlAmAM vasavATa karyo. ceTaka rAjAnA mahelanI pAse eka dukAna paNa bhADe rAkhI lIdhI. aMtaHpuravAsinI ramaNI ane kanyAo mATe je snAnavilepanAM sugaMdhI dravyo vigerenI jarUra paDe te vastuo dukAnamAM gaThavI, dAsIonetheDI kiMmate adhika pramANamAM ApavA mAMDI. abhayakumAra kaMI ahIM na karavA naheAte

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suyeSThA ne celaNA [ 163 ] Avyo. khAsa karIne sudhekAnI dAsIne te sarvottama sugaMdhI dravya nAma mAtranI kiMmatathI ApavA lAgyo. AvA udAra ane khoTa khAIne vastune vikaya karanAra vepArInI kIrti baMdhiyAra te theDI ja rahe? dAsIoe A dukAnadAranA niSkapaTa svabhAva ane audAryanA khUba vakhANa karavA mAMDyA. e rIte suceSThA pAse vepArInI kIrtisuvAsa pahoMcI gaI. paNa abhayakumArane pitAnI kIrti ke vAhavAhanI paravA ja kayAM hatI ? e te potAnA pitA zreNikanAM yaza ane pratiSThA vistAravA ane suSThAne AkaSavA ahIM AvIne rahyo hate. zreNikanI mahattAne ceTaka mahArAjAnA aMtaHpuramAM pracAra karavA, abhayakumAre zreNikanI eka surekha-raMgayukta chabI dukAnamAM rAkhI hatI tene upAsya deva tarIke, suceSThAnI dAsInI hAjarImAM e joI zake te rIte ghaNIvAra namate ane pUjate. kautUhalathI prerAyelI dAsIe keTaleka divase abhayakumArane pUchayuM: "A kenI chabI che ?" "mArA pUjya pitAnI-magadhanA mahArAjA zreNikanI." dAsI Agraha karIne e chabI abhayakumAra pAsethI laI gaI ane suceSThAne batAvI. jotAM ja suceSThA e chabI upare meha pAmI. abhayakumAranI sAdhanA phaLI. paNa suceSThA ane zreNika vacce mehanI gAMTha bAMdhyA pachI suSThAne vizAlAnA eka variSThanA aMtaHpuramAMthI kema khaseDavI e eka meTI samasyA thaI paDI.

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[ 164] mahAdevIe chabImAM jenI AkRti AlekhAyelI che e puruSa pite je levA sAme na Ave te suceSThAne ekadama vizvAsa paNa kema bese ? vepArI dago karIne haraNa karI jato hoya te pachI ene pratikAra kayAM jaIne kara? ane zreNika je khullI rIte suSThAne levA Ave te vizAlA kaMI rAMDarAMDanuM khetara nahetuM ahIM te ceTaka mahArAjAne isAre thatAM licchavI yuvAne zreNikane pIche pakaDavA taiyAra ja beThA hatA. suSThAnI tIvra IcchA jANa lIdhA pachI abhayakumAre chUpI rIte eka moTI-lAMbI suraMga khodAvI, mukarara karelA divase zreNika mahArAjA pote suceSThAne levA Ave ane suceSThAe keIne paNa kahyA vinA nAsI javuM evI goThavaNa karI. . - paNa suceSTA ekalI gharabahAra kema nIkaLe celaNa sAthe na hoya te suSThAnI sthiti pANI vinA taraphaDatI mAchalI jevI ja thAya. AjasudhI eka paLa paNa nAnI bahenathI vikhUTI nahi paDelI suceSThA celaNa vinA ekalI-aTUlI, parAyA pradezamAM ajANyA-aNuoLakhyA puruSa sAthe zI rIte jaI zake? celaNAbahena vinAnA saMsAranI kalpanA ja e karI pAkatI nahatI. celaNane sAthe lIdhI hoya te ? e A chUpA sAhasamAM sammati Apaze ? zreNika be bahenane saMgharaze? eka sAthe AvI asaMkhya mUMjhavaNa suSThAnA aMtarane valevI rahI.

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suceSThA ne celaNA [ 165 ] deha judA heya, mana-prANa-zIla eka ane abhinna hoya tyAM ekabIjAthI kaI vAta chUpI theDI ja rahe? celaNuM sukAnI ceSTAo kaLI gaI hatI. sujyeSThAnI vANI ane vahevAramAM je spaSTa palaTo Avyo hato te enA lakSabahAra nahoto rahyo. dAsI mAraphate cAlatI vaSTio ane vATAghATenI havA celaNAne pahoMcI cUkI hatI. eTale ja eka divase ullAsa ane viSAda vacce vimanaska jevI banelI suSThAne celaNAe kahevA mAMDayuM: - "bahena, tuM mArI ciMtA na karatI. tuM kaheze te huM tArI sAthe AvIza. tArA sukha duHkhamAM bhAgIdAra banIza. mArI khAtara tuM tArA dilane dubhAviza nahi." - subbAne paNa e ja joItuM hatuM. bahena sAthe hoya, sAthe rahevAnI hoya te pachI saMsAramAM bIjuM zuM joIe? enA haiyA upara badhe bhAra UtarI gaye. zreNika Ave te tenI joDe pitAnA gharamAMthI nAsI chUTavAnI badhI yojanA thaI gaI. nAnI ke meTI badhI gUMca ukelAI gaI. zaDha ke sukAna vagaranuM hADakuM kinArA tarapha dhakelAtuM hatuM. kAThe paNa bahu dUra nahoto. sahIsalAmata. UtaravAnI ghaDIo ja gaNAtI hatI. suceSThA ane celaNAnAM haiyA paLe paLe nAcI UThatAM hatAM, zreNikanA rAjamahelamAM sAthe rahIzuM, sAthe pharIzuM, sAthe ja sarva sukhasAhyabIne upabhega karIzuM, saMsAranI koI paNa

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[ 166] mahAdevIe UnI vALA ApaNane sparzI zakaze nahi. AvA AvA mane rathanA ghenamAM banne bahene cakacUra hatI. adazyamAM rahelI bhAgyadevI be bahenonA A anerA upara chUpuM chUpuM smita veratI haze e keI nahetuM jANatuM. madhurasathI bharelA, haThane aDakelA keNa jANe AvA keTalAya kaTerA bhAgyadevIe niSpharapaNe heLI nAkhyA haze ? magadharAja zreNika ratha laIne AvavAnA hatA tenI AgalI rAte e be bahenee eka eka paLa keTalA bhaya, keTalA ausUkayathI gaNI hatI? vastro ane A bhUSaNonI tAravaNuM karatAM sAthe laI javAnI vastuo bAMdhatAM hAsya ane kRtrima AkozanI keTalI jhaDIo ceTakanA aMtaHpuranA eka chUpA khUNAmAM varasI gaI hatI ? celaNuM kahetI : "paNa bahena, ApaNe kapaDAM, ghareNAM ke sugaMdhI cUrNa levAnI jarUra ja zI che? rAjagRhanA mahelamAM kaI vAtanI khoTa che?" sujayeSThA kahetIH " paNa e game tema teye pArakI vastu gaNAya ne? mArI pasaMdagInI vastu te mArI sAthe ja rahevI joIe." suSThAnA saraLa svabhAvane kautuka tema mukta hAsyathI vadhAvI levA sivAya celaNA pAse bIje kaI ilAja mahete. savAra thatAM ja samAcAra AvyAH "ratha AvI gayo che. TheTha seMyarAnA meM pAse AvIne Ubhe che." ' mAtA pitA ane vaDIlene vinaya karanArI, emanA thI kaMI chUpuM na rAkhanArI A banne bahenane gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLatAM, coranI jema pagalAM mAMDatAM keTalI

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suceSThA ne celaNA [ 167 ] dvidhA, keTalI vyathA thaI haze? je gharamAM have pAchA AvavAne saMbhava ja nathI, je mahelane eke eka paththara jANe ke pAchaLathI kheMcI rAkhatuM hatuM tene tyAga karatAM haiyAnI keTalI hiMmata-dhIrajanI navI kumaka, e be bahenane belAvavI paDI haze? bIjI tarapha magadhapatinA mahelanA vaibhava, svayaM zreNikanI meha-mamatAe dhIme UpaDatA kumArIonA pagamAM keTalI vijaLInI gati pUrI haze ? bhaya, ciMtA, vyagratA, ullAsanI anekavidha aTapaTI lAgaNI anubhavatI bahene suraMga pAse sahIsalAmata pahoMcI te kharI, paNa utAvaLamAM ne utAvaLamAM athavA asahA mane maMthananAM mojAMo sAme thavAmAM, suceSThA pitAne dAgInAne karaMDiye ja bhUlI gaI. rAte jAgIne je AbhUSaNe bhegAM karI rAkhyAM hatAM jemAM suSThAne jIva parovAyeluM hatuM te ja karaMDiye ja rahI gaye. - "bahene celaNa, mAro pelo dAgInAne karaMDiye rahI gayo!" dInatA ane nirAzAnI UnI varALa ThalavatI hoya tema sukho belI. enA meM uparanuM kSaNa pahelAnuM teja UDI gayuM. dAgInA e karatAM savAyA-deDhA maLI raheze. bALakanI jema e nakAme meha javA de, rathamAM besI jA. atyAre bIje kaI avaLo vicAra karavAne avakAza nathI." calaNa paristhiti samajatI hatI, paNa te potAnuM kathana pUruM kare te pahelAM ja suceSThA ati dInabhAve

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[ 18 ] mahAdevIe belIH "nA bahena, mane dAgInA te joIe ja. huM deDatI jaIne hamaNAM ja laI AvuM." suSThAne reke te pahelAM te haraNanI jema deDatI Aghe nIkaLI gaI. zreNika theDI vAra te A be bahenenAM heta ane haThane joI rahyo. AmAM suSThA kaNuM ane celaNA keNa e nakkI thaI zake ema nahatuM ekane badale be bahene kema taiyAra thaI, chabIvALI kanyA kaI e prazno eNe potAnI jAtane pUchI joyA paNa javAba na maLyo. eka te A kanyAo sAthe A prathama paricaya hate, suraMganI aMdara prakAza paNa je joIe te pahoMcatuM nahatuM ane te uparAMta pakaDAI javAne ane baMdivAna banavAne bhaya mAthA upara jhajhUmatA hatA. eka strInI khAtara pite keTaluM bhayaMkara jokhama kheDayuM hatuM tene vicAra AvatAM atyAre zreNikanA aMge pasIne chUTyo. licchavIone je jANa thAya ke vizAlAne A janma verI preNika ahIM ceranI jema AvyuM che te kaI paNa upAye tene pakaDIne baMdivAna banAvyA vinA na rahe. zreNika jokhamethI bhAgye ja Darate. paNa ahIM te apakIrtAi sAthe pAMjarAmAM purAIne jiMdagInA chellA divase kADhavA paDe evI bIka hatI. keIpaNa buddhimAna mANasa AvuM jokhama na kheDe- ahIM sudhI AvavAmAM pote narI mUDhatA ja batAvI hatI evuM bhAna thatAM tene thoDI dhrujArI paNa AvI gaI. have e adhIre banyo. bIjI tarapha sujyeSThAne padarava sAMbhaLavA kAna mAMDayA, paNa padaravane badale ceTakanA

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suceSThA ne celaNA [ 18 ] mahelanI aMdara dUra dUra A che ghaMghATa macI rahyo hoya ema lAgyuM. - have eka paLavAra paNa suraMganI aMdara rokAI rahevuM e kALanA mukhanI aMdara pravezavA jevuM che evI zreNikanI khAtarI thaI. bAlyA: "have ApaNe bhAgI chUTavuM ja joIe ! sArathi ! ratha mArI mUka! pAchuM vALIne joIza mA ! " subhaTa jevA e caddhAnI vANImAM gabharAmaNa taravaratI hatI. sArathi paNa mAtra AjJAnI ja rAha jotA hoya tema teNe zreNikane IsAra thatAMnI sAthe ja ratha haMkArI mUkya. vegathI daDatA azvonA DAbalAnA paDachaMdAne lIdhe hoya ke suraMgamAMthI UThatA rathanA dhamadhamATane lIdhe heya game tema paNa vizAlAnA cokIdAre saLavaLI UDyA. kaMIka paNa kAvataruM che ema lAgatAM ja hajAre licchavI yuvAno tIra ane bhAlA sAthe zreNikanA vAyuvege deDatA ratha tarapha dhasyA. licchavIo jarA moDA paDyA tepaNuM lakSyavedhI bANavaSamAMthI mAMDamAMDa bacate zreNika mahAmahenate rAjagRhI bhege thaI gaye. sulasAnA batrIza putre A yuddhamAM marAyA. suSThA jyAre pharIne dAgInAne karaMDiyo laIne AvI tyAre tyAM nijanatA nihALI pAchI pitAnA mahelamAM cAlI gaI. vizAlAmAM virodha ane vitarkone ke jambara vaMTeLa UDyo haze tenI vigatamAM ApaNe nahiM Uta

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[ 17 ] mahAdevIe rIe. magadhane mahArAjA pite vizAlAmAM AvIne A rIte dhoLe divase nAka kApI jAya te jANIne saradAre ane juvAne saLagI UDyA hatA. celaNAnuM haraNa emane mana bahu moTI vAta nahatI. gAMdharva lagnanI ja e eka prathA hatI. - sau karatAM UMDe ane mamadhI ghA te suceSThAne lAge. je bahenathI chUTA paDavAnI kadi kalpanA paNa nahatI AvI te ja bahena, pitAne mUkIne nAsI gaI e ciMtA zalyanI jema tene khUMcavA lAgI. zreNikane sneha, rAjagRhInA rAjamahelanA raMgarAga,bahena pratyenI zraddhA e badhuM jANe varALa banIne paLavAramAM adazya thaI gayuM hoya ema ene lAgyuM. svapnasRSTine keTalI nakkara ane avinAzI mAnelI ? eka gaganacuMbI mahela jANe ke jotajotAmAM jamInadesta banyA hoya ane pote enA paththare nIce gUMgaLAtI hoya evI asahya yaMtraNa suceSThA anubhavI rahI. celaNAmAM ja jenI AkhI sRSTi samAI jatI hatI tene duniyA have verAna jevI lAgavA mAMDI dhIraja ke sAMtvananA be zabda paNa enA kAnamAM reDanAra keIja na hatuM. ekalI-aTUlI tyajAelI suSThAne heTha sudhI Avele sukhane pyAle vidhAtAe DhaLI nAkhe. zarUAtamAM AveganA tAjA UbharAmAM teNe celaNAne, zreNikane, abhayakumArane saMbhArIne UMDA uNa nizvAsa nAkhyA. pitAnA jIvana-AkAzamAM e kahevAtA vepArI ane zreNika ema be graho acAnaka na UgI nIkaLyA

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suceSThA ne celaNA [ 17 ] heta te keTalI sukhI hatI abhayakumAra ane zreNika pitAnA sukhanA lUMTArA ja hoya ema ene lAgyuM. celaNuM paNa keTalI svAtha nIvaDI? be paLa vadhAre rAha joI hota te enuM zuM lUMTAI jAta ? zreNikanA rathamAM besavAne ene adhikAra ja zuM hato ? mArI sAthe AvavAne baMdhAela e bahena mane mUkIne ekalI ja kAM cAlI gaI? saMsAra svArthathI kharaDAyela che ja, paNa celaNa Akhare ATalI svArthI banI? samasta vizva sAme roSe bharAyelI suceSThA unmAdinInI jema AvA tarka-vitarka karatI pitAnA divaso vitAvI rahI. Ubhare jyAre za, ghA jema jema rujhAvA lAge tema tema te aMtarmukha banI pote ja potAne javAbadAra gaNavA lAgIH "celaNa upara dekho karavAne mane zuM hakaka che? bhAgyamAM ja je Ama chUTA paDavAnuM lakhAyuM hatuM te e bhAgyanI lipi celaNa paNa zI rIte bhUMsI zake ? ane zreNika te udyAnanA khIlatA puSpa upara gUMjato, ghaDImAM puSponI rajane spazata te ghaDIkamAM kayAM kayAMya UDI janAra bhramara gaNAya. eka chabI nihALI, tenI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI, gAMDI ghelI banI janArI huM pote ja ochI haiyAphUTI nahatI?" pitAnI bhUla, brAMtionI samIkSA karatI sujayeSThA eka divase sukhanA mULa siddhAMta pAse pahoMcI "zelaNA hoya te ja mane sukhazAMti, ArAma ane AnaMda maLe ? zreNika maLe te ja mAre pitAne ullAsa AkAMkSA paripUrNa bane? tyAre huM te paMcabhUtanA

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[ 172 ] mahAdevIe pUtaLA jevI ja ne ? mArAmAM paNu AtmA che, mArA potAnAmAM ja nijAna ane alaukika azvanI samRddhi bharelI che e badhuM zuM mArA mATe mAtra vANI vaibhava jevu' rahevAnu ? " '' AvA smazAna vairAgya te! ghaNA pAmara strIpuruSAne sparzI jAya che. smazAnamAM saLagatI citAnI sAthe ja te pAche. AlAI jAya che. sujyeSThAnA paNa zuM e smazAna vairAgya haze ? atyata nirAzAnI paLeAmAM mAnavI mAtrane je sahaja che teja raga zuM sujyeSThA dheALatI haze ? AtmavaMcanAnA AnaMda lUMTatI haze ? bha. mahAvIra pAse jaIne sujyeSThAe dIkSA lIdhI te pahelAM kevAM samavedhaka manAma thanAmAM divasa ane rAtrio vitAvI haze-keTakeTalA AzA-nirAzAnA taphAnI meAjAonA mAra veThyA haze te Aje kANa kahI zake ? enI jIvanacaryA jotAM e bhagnAza kumArikAe sAMsArika snehanA tUTelA tAra sAMdhavAnA ki prayatna karyo hAya ema nathI lAgatuM. hRdayavINAnA hajAra tAra ekI sAthe jenA tUTI gayA haiAya te ja sujyeSThA jevI keADabharI yuvatInA aMtaranI vyathA kalpI zake. bha. mahAvIranA sAdhvIsa dhanA Azraya meLavI sujyeSThA punaHjIvana pAmI. virAga ane saMyamanA rasAyaNamaLe tUTelA haiyAnA tAramAMthI maitrI, karuNA ane tyAga-tapazcaryAnI amara rAgiNI suceSThAe relAvI. dIkSA-paryAyamAM eka divase sAdhvI sujyeSThA jyAre dhyAnAvasthAmAM hatI tyAre kAi duSTa devanA yoge ene

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sujayeSThA ne celaNa [ 173] garbha rahe ane vakhata vItatAM sAtyakI nAmane putra paNa prasavele-AvI matalabane anucita Arepa suSThAnA nAma sAthe keIe sAMdhI dIdhA hoya ema lAge che. suceSThA jevI pavitra ane agragaNya sAdhvInA nAmane A durupayoga, bahu pAchaLanA kALamAM (ghaNuM karIne tAMtrika yugamAM) thayele ho joIe. e Akho prasaMga banAvaTI ane vikRta mAnasamAMthI udabhavele jaNAya che.

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ce la Na , 6 - *** ccc E L kramabaddhatAlabaddha vahetA vizvavyApAramAM jyAre kaMIka aNaciMtaLyuM athavA aNagamatuM banI jAya che tyAre tene ApaNe akasmAta kahIe chIe. A akamAte ja, kharuM kahIe te, vizvanA sUtradhAra che. A akasmAte che eTale ja vizvavyApAra gUDha, rahasyamaya

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celaNa [ 17pa ] ane camatkArika lAge che. akasmAtene lIdhe ja avAranavAra harSa ne viSAdanA kalela ne rudana parasparamAM gUMthAI jatA lAge che. akasmAta jevuM kaMI na hatavaziSTa guru jevA munie muhUrta joI ApyA pachI rAmane rItasara rAjyAbhiSeka thayo hota athavA te parvasarevaramAM kamaLanI kaLI vacce kArAvAsa bhegavate bhramara nityanA niyama pramANe savAra thatAM ja chUTIne UDI jate heta te kavinI kalpanA keTalI kuMThita banI jAta? sauMdarya ane vaicitrya talasatI rasavRtti, jhAMjhavAnA nIra tarapha deDatA mRganI jema deDI deDIne kyAranIye vizeSa na banI gaI hata? rAmanA barAbara rAjyAbhiSeka vakhate ja kekeyIne ne maMtharAnA durAgrahane akasmAt bane che. ane temAMthI itihAsa tema ja kAvyanA raMgIna paTa vaNAya che ane kamalavanamAM paNa e ja pramANe akasmAta monmatta hAthI AvI caDe che ane padadalita banelA bhramaranA manoratha tyAM ne tyAM ja mATI bhegA maLI jAya che. akasmAta na hatI eTale ke eka ne eka be ja thAya e krame kalpanA, dhAraNA, janA pramANe ja badhuM pAra paDatuM heta te saMsAra keI kuzaLa gaNitazAstrIe gaNavA mAMDelA hisAbanA aMta rahita dAkhalA je ja sAva zuSka na banI jAta ?' - suSThAnA manorathe akasmAtane eka ja AMcako lAgatAM mATImAM ragadoLAI gayAH celaNAnA bhAgyamAM e ja akasmAte jANe ke navA lekha lakhI nAMkhyA. zreNika

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[ 176 ] mahAdevIe AvyuM hatuM suSThAnuM haraNa karavA, paNa AbhUSaNanI peTI levA gaelI suceSThA hAtha ghasatI rahI ane je celaNA hajI pUrvarAgathI raMgAI paNa nahotI te akasmAt rAgaraMganA UchaLatA kallela vacce AvI caDhI. zreNikanI jagyAe bIje kaI heta te kadAca vicAramAM paData ke jenI chabI joI hatI, jenA rUpalAvaNyanI ghaNI yazagAthAo sAMbhaLI hatI te ja A suceSThA ? ane e sujayeSThA na hoya to elaNAbhale, enI sagI bahena rahI, paNa enuM haraNa karavAmAM ane gAMdharva vidhithI lagna karI nAkhavAmAM pote kaMI pAtaka te nathI karatA ne ? vaLI kaI eka divase sujayeSThAnuM saMsmaraNa thaI Ave ane prANa aMdarathI pikArI UThe te te divase keI paNa sAcA premIne akathya vyathA thayA vinA na rahe. . zreNikane evI kaI ciMtA na naDI. eNe jyAre celaNAnI jIbhethI ja sAMbhaLyuM ke " suceSThA, mArI bahena, pAchaLa rahI gaI, ene badale huM jhaDapAI gaI!" tyAre paNa zreNike te eTaluM ja kahyuM keH "mAre mana te tuM ja suceSThA !" celaNAne meLavIne zreNika parama saMteSa pAme ane jene mATe kaI sthAna haju nizAyuM ke nirmAyuM nahatuM te rAjagRhInI paTarANInuM sthAna meLavI pitAne ahabhAgI mAnavA lAgI. bahena sujyeSThAnA viyeganuM dukha te hatuM ja-ghaNA samaya sudhI e vyathA celaNa bhUlI zakI nahatI, paraMtu roga zokane zamAvavAmAM kuzaLa evA kALe e viyAganuM duHkha visarAvI dIdhuM.

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suyeSThA ne calaNA [ 177 ] zramaNayuga AlekhanArI-ItihAsavidhAtAnI lekhinI paNa have dhamadhamATa karatI deDatI dekhAya che. atyAra sudhI je hAtha tharAte hato te have celaNAnA Agamane ekadhAre gatimAna banate jaNAya che. celaNa ane zreNikanI lagnagraMthimAM itihAsaracanAne kaI gUDha saMketa have joIe. - zreNika upara gautama buddhadevanA tyAga ane tapanI UMDI asara hatI. e vakhate enuM hRdaya korA kAgaLa jevuM hatuM te vakhate prathama akSare buddhadevanA tyAgavirAge ja UjaLI zAhIthI lakhelA. ema kahevAya che ke gautama buddha mAtApitAne suMvALA kheALe tajI daI kaThora sAdhanA mArge vaLyA tyAre bhikSA mATe rAjagRhamAM rajhaLatA ane vAsI reTalAne TukaDe meMmAM parANe dhakelatA emane mahArAjA zreNike prathama joyA ane temanI AkRti tathA bIjAM lakSaNe uparathI A navIna sAdhaka keI advitIya puruSa hoya ema lAgyuM. tAja tyAgInA vadana upara jhaLakatI AtmanirbharatA ane acaLa zraddhA joIne zreNika emane aMtarathI bhakta banI gayA. " bIjI vAra paNa A ja eka prasaMga banyA zreNike rAjakumAra jevA eka zreSThInA sukumAra yuvAnane ati dIna anAtha dazAmAM eka beThele che. zreNi kanA prathama praznanA uttaramAM ja e yuvAne pitAne anAtha tarIke oLakhAvyuM. zreNikanuM snehALa hRdaya 12

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[ 178] mahAdevIe kaMpI UThayuM. je yuvAna rAjamahelanA vaibhavane cagya hate te Aje dharatInI dhULamAM ALeTe che te joIne tene bhAre duHkha thayuM kahyuM -"cAla mArI sAthe, huM tane anAthanahi rahevA dauM. tane je joIe te huM ApIza." pachI e baMnene saMvAda AgaLa vadhe che ane yuvAna tapasvI pite kevA saMgamAM gharabahAra nIkaLI paDe hata ane pitAne sanAtha mAnanArA vastutaH keTalA anAtha che te vistArathI saMbhaLAvyuM tyAre zreNikanA aMtaranA daravAjA ekadama UghaDI paDayA. ApaNuM jana sAhityamAM je anAthI muninA nAmathI prasiddha che temane zreNikane e rIte bheTe thayela ane te divasathI jana sAdhusaMghamAM AvA addabhuta tapasvIo tathA virAgIo che ema jANIne zreNika jaina dharma tarapha AkarSaela. elaNae have e pAyA upara zreNikanI dharmazraddhAnuM caNatarakArya AraMkyuM. bha0 mahAvIra paNa eka divase apApAnagarImAM gautama indrabhUti jevA e jamA nAnA diggaja samA agiyAra brAhmaNa paMDitanA madajavara utArI-pitAnA ziSya banAvI rAjagRhImAM padhAryA. mAsu paNa ahIM ja nigamyuM. zreNika mahArAjA vakhatevakhata bha0 mahAvIranA dazane jatA ane bha0 mahAvIra paNa emane parama bhadrika, sajajana ane zraddhALu jANI ghaNu ghaNu praznonAM uttara ApatAM-zaMkAonuM samAdhAna karatA. jyAM preNika mahArAja hoya tyAM calaNa paNa hoya. celaNuM te pitAnA mAvataranA gherathI na saMskAra pAmI hatI. zreNi

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suceSThA ne celaNa [ 17 ] kane jaina zAsananA raMgathI raMgAyele jaIne celaNA bhAre saMtoSa anubhavatI. chatAM kaI kaI vAra zreNikanI zraddhA jyAre halI UThatI tyAre celaNane ja enuM samArakAma karavuM paDatuM. te kALa ne te samayamAM bha0 mahAvIra jevA jJAnadivAkaro ane gautama gaNadhara jevA prakAzamAna jyotidhara hatA, tema lokenI bhadrikatA ane saralatAne vaTAvI khAnAra daMbhIo ane pAkhaMDIo paNa hatA. pAkhaM DiIonI saMkhyA seMkaDonA hisAbe gaNuM zakAya eTalI moTI hatI. lokone AkarSavAnA emanA jAdu paNa vividha ane vicitra hatA. keI jAduthI, maMtrataMtrathI, tiSathI, sAmudrikathI, vaidyakathI teH kaI kaI kevaLa kaSTakriyA ane vAcALatAthI buddhibheda ane zraddhAbhedanI jALa bichAvatA. celaNA pitAnI tIkSaNa buddhi ane bhagavAna mahAvIranA zAsana pratyenI acaLa zraddhAnA baLe pAkhaMDInI jALa kevI khUbIthI bhedI nAkhatI ane zreNikane sIdhA rAjamArgo derI jatI tene thoDo AbhAsa nIcenI eka be kahANuo uparathI maLI zakaze. - zreNika dareka dharmanA sAdhu saMtene sanmAnate. eka divase cAra pAMca DhegIo zreNUiMkanA mahelamAM AvyA. teo potAne sarvajJa kahevarAvatA. sarvAnuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja zreNika temanI sAme gayeH kaMIka ' no prakAza Apaze evI AzAthI emane pitAnA aMtaHpuramAM laI A.

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[ 18 ]. mahAdevIe "calaNa ! Aje ApaNA ahobhAgya ke cArapAMca sarvajJa puruSe ApaNe AMgaNe AvI caDyA che." zreNikane harSa jANe ke samAta nahote. celaNAe jarA ya auyukya na dAkhavyuM. e samajatI hatI ke Aje te jAdu kapaTanA khela karanArA paNa pitAne sarvajJa tarIke oLakhAvI bhaLI janatAne chetarI zake che. bha. mahAvIra sivAya Aje bIjo sAco sarvajJa dulabha che. te bhale Aje ApaNuM mahelamAM ja rahe ane AhAra pAna paNa ahIM ja kare evI vinaMti kare. huM pate emanA sAru raseI karuM chuM." celazrAe javAba Ape. zreNika samajyo ke pitAnI zraddhA-bhaktine paDo celaNanA cittamAM paNa paDyo che. nahiMtara pite rasoI karavA bese che ema na kahe. - zreNikanI vinaMtine mAna ApI sarvajJo rAjamahemimAM ja rahyA ane bIjI tarapha celaNAe emane jamADavA bhAtabhAtanI vAnIe taiyAra karavA mAMDI. savajJo vakhatasara jamavA beThA. celaNAe pote Agraha karIne emane khUba jamADyA. savajJo paNa lADubhaTTanI jema akarAMtIyAnI peThe jamyA. celaNa emanI khAvA pIvAnI, belavA cAlavAnI rItabhAta uparathI A kaI DhagIo che ema barAbara kaLI gaI hatI. jamI rahyA pachI emane pAna sepArI paNa elaNAe ja dharyA. pAchA vaLatAM sarvajJoe pitAnAM pagarakhAM zodhavA mAMDavAM, paNa hAtha na AvyAM. cheDe vakhata ema

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sujyeSThA ne celaNA [ 181 ] nIkaLI gaye eTale eka dAsI deDatI AvIne kahevA lAgI keH " A tapasvIonAM pagarakhAM keIka upADI gayuM. " celaNAe TADhakathI javAba Ape : " sarvajJo pitAnAM pagarakhAM kayAM che te na jANe evuM bane ja nahi. sAdhAraNa mANasa paNa eTaluM te jANe ja." eTalAmAM te zreNika mahArAja pite savane madada karavA e dizAmAM cAlyA, celaNuM paNa emanI pAchaLa pAchaLa gaI. | sarvajJonAM meM levAI gayAM hatAM. eka te ThAMsIThAMsIne bharyuM hatuM, Azrame pahoMcavAnI utAvaLa hatI ane bIjI tarapha keIe mazkarI karavA emanA upAna saMtADI dIdhAM hatAM. sarvajJo reSe te bharAyA ja hatA. paNa niSphaLa krodha kare zuM kAmane ema dhArIne manamAM ne manamAM ja samasamIne UbhA hatA. eTalAmAM celaNa rANIne svara saMbhaLAH pagarakhAM te tamArI pAse ja che. sarvajJa thaIne eTaluM ye nathI jANatA ?" vaLI pilA dhUtoe pharI AsapAsa joyuM. kayAMI pagarakhAM na dekhAvAthI zreNike celaNane saheja reSathI kahevA mAMDayuM: "kayAM che? tamane khabara hoya te kahI de. AvA saMtane nAhakanA zA sAru paja che?" .. paNa meM eka vAra te kahyuM ne ke "pagarakhAM emanI pAse ja che!" cheka pAse rahelI cIja paNa na dekhAtI hoya te pachI emanI sarvajJatA zuM kAmanI?

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[ 182 ] mahAdevIe jANIbUjhIne bhoLA lokone chetaravAne dhaMdhe zA sAru, . laI beThA haze?" celaNa paNa have ciDAvAne DoLa karavA lAgI. krodhathI UkaLelA eka sarvajJa te tyAM ne tyAM je besI gayA. ene jIva cUMthAvA lAgekhAdheluM badhuM bahAra Avaze ema lAgyuM ane sAce ja thoDI vAre eka pachI eka sarvajJoe ulaTI karavA mAMDI. kahevAnI jarUra nathI ke celaNAe ja dAsI mAraphata e savajJa hevAne dAvo karanArA daMbhIonA pagarakhAM maMgAvI, enuM jhINuM cUrNa karI khATA-khArA-tIkhA-madhura rasa sAthe meLavI emanA pitAnA ja peTamAM padharAvI dIdhAM hatAM. eTale te e pahelethI kahyA karatI ke tamArAM pagarakhAM tamArI pAse che chatAM bahAra kAM zuM che ? daMbhIo zaramAyA ane te divasathI sarvajJa kahevarAvIne bheLI duniyAne chetaravAne dhaMdhe emaNe mUkI dIdho. bIjI vAra pitAne parama dhyAnI kahevarAvanArA daMbhIenI paNa calaNae evI ja durdazA karI hatI. kahe che ke zreNikanI pAse AvI keTalAka tApasa ema kahevA lAgyA ke ame dhyAnamAM eTalA badhA tallIna banI jaIe chIe ke amane amArA deha ke duniyAnuM paNa kaI ja bhAna nathI rahetuM. dhyAnAvasthAmAM amArA jIva TheTha brahmaloka sudhI pahoMcI jAya che. zreNike te "kadAca haze ema mAnI lIdhuM. paNa celaNAe emanI phajetI karavAmAM bAkI na rAkhI. dhyAnapravINa kahevAtA e kone celaNAe eka

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suceSThA ne calaNA [ 183 ] taMbumAM besArI dhyAnane prayoga batAvavAne Agraha karyo. bhalI-bheLI rAjamahelanI nArIne chetaravI e to emane mana ramatavAta hatI. tApasee te kabUlyuM ane dhyAnamAM besI gayA-emanA kahevA pramANe emaNe brahmalekanI-devakanI saphara zaru karI dIdhI. have celaNue taMbunA eka cheDe Aga saLagAvI. dhyAnanuM nATaka karanArA e tApasee Agane najIka AvatI joI, jIvane tarata ja pAche bolAvI lIdhuM ane mUThI vALIne tyAMthI nAsI chUTayA. zreNike jyAre celaNAne Thapake ApavA mAMDe tyAre celaNae saheja hasatAM javAba ApeH meM te emanA bhalA mATe Aga lagADI hatI. jIva ane dehane saMbaMdha ja anarthanA mULarUpa che. brahmakamAM gaelA jIvane pAcho kheLiyAmAM dAkhala thavA ja na dIdhuM hoya te e bicArA saMsAramAMthI chUTI jAyatarI jAya. jo sAcA heta te tyAM ne tyAM kAM na besI raheta? prANavinAnA LiyAne baLatuM joIne te teo rAjI thAta. paNa A te dhUtta hatA eTale nAsI gayA." - zreNika zuM javAba Ape? celaNa ghaNI vAra AvA tephAna karatI ane zreNikane e rIte navA navA bedhapATha ApI vItarAganA zAsanamAM dRDha karatI. zreNika e badhuM samajato ane mauna rahe. AvI buddhimatI calaNuM paNa eka divase AphatamAM gherAI gaI. zreNika ane celaNa abhinna hRdaya havA chatAM-celaNAne parama pavitra ane pativratA mAnavA chatAM

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[ 184] mahAdevIe . eNikane celaNAnA cAritra viSe sadeha Upaje. hakIkata, evI banelI ke te divase zreNika ane celaNa upavanamAM sAthe pharavA gayelAM poSa mahinAnI ThaMDI eTalI badhI hatI ke UnanA vastrothI dehane DhAMkavA chatAM dAMta kacakacI UThatAM. paMkhI paNa khare bapore mALAmAMthI UDIne bahAra javAnI himmata na kare te divase puSkaLa hima paDayuM hatuM. vIMchInA khamAM ane A himanA sparzamAM jhAjhe bheda nahe. rAtri pahelAM mahelamAM pahoMcI javA zreNika ane celaNa utAvaLe pagale ratha tarapha jatAM hatAM eTalAmAM emaNe eka nigraMtha munivarane taLAvanI pAse khullA medAnamAM kAusagga dhyAnamAM beThelA joyA. zreNike ane celaNAe dUrathI ja e ughADA zarIravALA tapasvIne be hAtha joDIne vAMdyA. vadhu beTI thavAya ema nahatuM eTale teo ekadama mahelamAM pahoMcI gayAM. | madhyarAtrine sUnakAra jAmyo hato. hADapiMjarane paNa khakhaDAvI de evuM hima varasatuM hatuM. jagata AkhuM thIjI gayuM hoya ema lAgatuM hatuM. celaNa UMghatI hatI, paNa TADhanA susavATA ene vAreghaDIe jhabakAvI detA. zreNika pAse ja sUtA hatA, paNa enI AMkhamAM UMgha na hatI. ciMtAne lIdhe hoya yA te asahya ThaMDIne lIdhe hoya, paNa te UMghavAnA prayatnamAM saphaLa na thaye. celaNAnI jAmatI jatI UMgha ane nizcitatA upara ene theDI adekhAI paNa AvI haze. eTalAmAM celaNAe paDakhuM pheravyuM. acAnaka ja enA avaza eNamAMthI tUTaka-chUTaka zabdo saryAH "arere ! TADhathI emane keTalI vyathA thatI haze ?"

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sujayeSThA ne celaNa [ 18 ] "emane eTale ke ne ?" zreNikanA zaMkAzIla haiyA upara jANe ke keIe khaMjara bheMkI dIdhuM ! UMghamAM paNa A celaNa keI parapuruSane saMbhAre che, UMghanA AvezamAM potAnA keI priyatamane jANe ke saMbaMdhe che. pitAnA pati sivAya bIjAnuM ciMtana karanAra A celaNa kharekhara kulaTA ja hevI joIe. mArI uparane ene prema daMbhAcAra che. huM ja e mUkha ke enA kapaTI nehane meM sAce dAMpatya neha mAnI lIdhe. zreNikane AkhI rAta UMgha na AvI. e pite aneka strIone svAmI hate. darekanI pAsethI ekaniSTha snehanI AzA rAkhato. temAMye je strI pitAnI adhikAdhika nehapAtrI ane mAnanIya hoya tenI pAsethI te te vadhu mAM vadhu vaphAdArI ane zudadha kaMcana jevA pAtivatyanI apekSA rAkhe e svAbhAvika che. paNa jene sneha haMmezA vaheMcAto ja rahyo che, palaTAto ja rahyo che ane je caMcaLa citta kayAMya karIne ThAma besavAnI haMmezA nA saMbhaLAve che te ati UMDA gahana snehazAstranA rahasya samajavAne dAvo kaI rIte karI zake ? caMcaLa manamAM zaMkAo ane kutarkone phAla na Utare te bIjuM zuM kare? zreNika pote bhale e yuganA lokAcArane AdhIna hoya, paNa je aMtarathI ekaniSTha premI na banI zako hoya te tene e ekaniSTha prema badalAmAM mAgavAne zuM adhikAra heI zake ? celaNa jevI pavitra sannArI viSe paNa enA hadayamAM kuzaMkA prakaTe ane e rIte pite ja pitAnI caMcaLatAnI chUpI achUpI vedanA kiMvA sajA veThe emAM kaI zuM kare?

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[ 186] mahAdevIe vaLI thoDI vAre celaNAe pAsuM pheravyuM ane chAtI upara hAtha paDatAM bALaka bhayabhIta banIne cIsa pADe tema zelaNA AkaMda karatI hoya tema belI UThI: "are re! kemaLa deha upara vyathAne A ke asahA bhAra che?" zabda ane tene artha pUre samajAye haze ke nahi te te koNa jANe, paraMtu pavitratA ane ekaniSThatAne paheregIra zreNika rAjA eTaluM te e prakaMpa ane gabharATa uparathI joI zako ke "celaNAnuM mana atyAre patimAM nathI-bIje kyAMka bhaTake che. A vihavaLatA-A bhaya ene ja lIdhe che. celaNa pavitra nathI-pativratA te nathI ja." paTarANInA AsanethI celaNA bhraSTa thavI ja joIe evA nirNaya upara AvatAM zreNikane vAra na lAgI. ene pUchavAnI ke hakIkata sAMbhaLavAnI paNa jarUra na jaNAI. strIne saMpatti mAnavA yuga prAyaH pUre thayo hate. strIomAM paNa vyaktitva che, strIo paNa anaMta zaktinI adhikAriNI che ema bha0 mahAvIra bhAra mUkIne kahetA. cAra mahAvratane badale pAMca mahAvratanI bhejanA karavAmAM emane e ja uddeza hate. eTale ke pahelAM parigrahanA tyAgamAM ardhAMganAne je tyAga samAI jatuM hatuM tene badale dhana-delata ane mAlamilakatanI keTImAMthI strIne chUTI pADI bhagavAne pite ja svataMtra vyaktitva ApyuM hatuM. lekasamudAyamAM e vAta pracAra pAmatI jatI hatI. zreNika mahArAjA te haju ye strIne aMgata milakata jevI ja ' mAnatA

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sujyeSThA te celA [ 187 ] hAvA joIe. strI nyAya ane sanmAnanI adhikAriNI che ema emane cha nahAtu TharyuM, bIje divase UThatAMnI sAthe ja celaNAne mATe ekadaMDIyeA mahela khaDA karavAnI ane emAM celaNAne maMdinI tarike rAkhavAnI zreNika mahArAjAe tarakIba gADhavI. celaNA savAramAM UThI ane peAtAnA najIkamAM najIka rahelA patithI jANe ke ghaNe Adhe jai paDI hoya ema lAgyuM.patinA sneha ane AdaranA akhUTa bhaMDAra jANe ke eka ja rAtamAM lUMTAI gayA hatA. eka rAtamAM ja AkhI mAjI palaTAI gayelI joyA pachI celaNAne keTalI vyathA thaI haze ? aMtaranI e UMDI vyathA ThalavavAnu ene khIjuM eke sthAna na hatuM. peAte zuM aparAdha karyAM hatA te paNa naheAtI jANatI. zreNika sAthe kaI matabheda thayo hAya, zreNikanI koI AjJAnuM jANye-ajANye ullaghana thayuM hoya athavA tA zreNika pratye kAi prakAranuM kaThera veNu khelAyu hAya ane peAte patinA sneha ke Adara gumAvI beThI hAya tA tene mATe pazcAttApa paNa thAya, evA dASa khIjI vAra na karavAno nizcaya paNa karAya. peAtAnA doSathI sAva ajANu, chatAM zraNikanA snehanA unnata girizikhara uparathI gakhaDelI ane dharatInI dhULamAM ALATatI celA zuM karavuM teno kaMi nizcaya karI zakI nahi. je zreNika eka divase celAnI aNudhArI prAptithI peAtAne svarga samAna sukha vaibhavanI prApti

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1 188 ] mahAdevIo thayelI mAnatA, je zreNika jalakrIDAmAM celaNA sAthe khelatAM kirdi thAkatA ja nahi, je zreNika celaNAnA kezapAne peAtAnA hAthanI AMgaLIethI ekAMtamAM ALatA, je aiNika sugaMdhI kastUrIthI celAnA gAla ane kapAla para vicitra patra ane velIe AMkatA vakhatanu bhAna paNa bhUlI jatA te ja zreNika Aje have celaNAnu` mAM jovAmAM paNa pApa samajavA lAgyA che. celaNA jevI pApiNI nArIonu tA nikaMdana ja kADhI nAkhavu joie ema mAnavA lAgyA che. prItinI vikRtimAMthI je iSTa prakaTa thAya che tenI AgamAM baLatA zreNika snehasRSTinA eka baLavAkheAranA pATha bhajavI rahyo. . celaNA, sAce ja zuM parapuruSamAM Asakta haze ? sAce ja UMghamAM ane svapnamAM paNa e peAtAnA koi premi kane jhaMkhatI haze ? zreNikanI zaMkA sAva nimULa ane asthAne haze ? nimULa ja hAya teA pachI svapnamAM e peAtAnA kayA prItamane sabhAratI haze ? kayA premInI japamALa raTatI haze ? svapna hAya, mithyA raTaNa hAya te paNa ene AdhAra ke pAyA te! hAvA joie ne? zreNikanI za`kA cheka nirAdhAra nahAtI. celaNA kharekhara e vakhate eka svapna nihALatI hatI. taTastha dRSTA tarIke ja e svapna jotI hAta tA e mauna sta rudha rahI zakI haiAta. paNa ema naheAtuM. celA mana, prANa ane anerA autsukaya, alaukika anumedana tema apUrva tanmayatAthI e svapna nihALatI hatI. svapna paNa eka puruSanuM ja hatu. zreNika sivAyanA bIjA kAI

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suceSThA ne calaNuM [ 189 ] puruSanuM ciMtana e parapuruSa pratyenI Asati gaNAtI heya ane zreNika sivAyanA bIjA keI puruSa pratyenI zradhdhA bhakti je kRtajanatA athavA bevaphAI gaNAtI hoya te celaNa e mATe javAbadAra gaNAya. zreNike je pUchyuM hatuM te te nisaMkecapaNe kahI zakata-jarAye ADapaDado rAkhyA vinA kahI zakata ke ApaNe baMnee je munipuMgavane, taLAvanI najIka khullA dehe kaDakaDatI TADhamAM dhyAnastha nihALyA hatA-vAMdyA hatA te munivara pratyene bhaktibhAvathI AkarSAI emanI kaThora tapazcaryAnI anumodanA karatA UMghamAM paNa prajatI hatI * dhyAnastha munivare te TADha taDakA upara vijaya vartAvyo hazeH TADhathI nahi dhrujatA heya paNa celaNAnA bhakti ane zraddhAnA je tAra e munivaranA tapa sAthe sadhAyA hatA ane temAMthI je anubhUti ane anumodanAnI jhINuM sItAre vacce vacce raNajhaNa UThatI hatI te hatuM te snehasaMgIta paNa emAM vikAra, Asakti ke skUla vAsanAne eke sUra nahe. pavitra ane subhAgI aMtaramAM ja ke dhanya paLe evI ekAdI mUInA ApoApa prakaTI jAya che. celaNa nirdoSa hatI, niSpApa hatI, niHsvArtha bhaktibhAvathI tarabaLa hatI eTale ja enA aMtaramAMthI A devI saMgIta chalakAyuM hatuM. nahatI emAM malinatA ke nahotI koInI te chalanA. paNa zreNika eTalA UMDA pANImAM zA sAru Utare? magadhanI prajAne nyAya teLanA rAjavI saMtapuranA

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[ 18 ] mahAdevIe AvA nyAya chaNavA bese te pachI sAmAnya prajAjanamAM ane samrATamAM zuM taphAvata rahe ? celaNa, alabata priya hatI. celaNAnI khAtara e keIpaNa bhega ApavA ke jokhama kheDavA taiyAra hato, paNa e ja celaNuM je kapaTI, daMbhI ane durAcAriNI nIkaLe te pachI emAM nyAya ke tapAsane avakAza ja kayAM rahe che? celaNAnA pitAnA meMmAthI nIkaLela zabdo ja zuM ene aparAdha sAbita karavAne basa nathI ? celaNAnA khulAsAthI rakhene pite bharamAI jAya ane pite pitAnI nabaLAIthI kadAca mApha karI bese ane e rIte aMtaHpuramAM vadhatA jatA pApanA ukaraDAne moTA DuMgara samo kadAca banAvI de evI paNa zreNi kanA dilamAM UMDe UMDe bIka te haze ja. "celA jevI mArA satata sahavAsamAM rahenArI nArI paNa mArI nathI te pachI aMta:puranI bIjI strIo keNa jANe keTalI duSTa haze?" vikRtine kI zreNikanA aMtarane phelate UMDe ne UMDe Utarate hato. eNe mAnI lIdhuM ke celaNa jevI strI je zuddha zIlavatI na hoya te pachI aMtapuranI bIjI strIo saMbaMdhe vadhu vicAra karavA jevuM kaMI ja nathI rahetuM. pAke pahero bharAto hoya te ja aMtaHpuranI zIlarakSA thaI zake ema zreNika mAnatA ane pite celaNanA saMparkamAM AvyA pachI pAke paheregIra rahI zakate nahete e vAtanuM paNa ene bhAna hatuM. have je AkhuM aMtApura AvuM kalaMkita hoya te ene rAkhIne paNa zuM karavuM?

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suceSThA ne celaNa [ 1lI ] tarataja abhayakumArane bolAvIne zreNike AjJA karI:-"beTA, mane mAruM AkhuM aMtApura aMdarathI saDI gaeluM lAge che. e saDe AgaLa na vadhe eTalA sAruM ene AgathI saLagAvI devuM joIe." " jevI AjJA, pitAjI ! " abhayakumAre AjJAMkita putra ane vaphAdAra sevakanI jema javAba Apyo. e rIte zreNika bhAre bhAgyazALI hate. abhayakumAra jevA buddhinidhAna ane kartavyaparAyaNa putrane e pitA hataH eka vAra IcchA mAtra prakaTa karyA pachI ke ekAda vAra AjJA uccAryA pachI zreNikane pharI vAra e viSe tapAsa karavAnI jarUra nahatI lAgatI. pitA zreNikanI IcchAne amala karavAmAM, pitAjInI keIpaNa janA saphaLa5Ne pAra pADavAmAM abhayakumAra je bIjo putra pRthvI upara avataryo jANyo nathI. buddhi ane kartavyaniSThA uparAMta bAjIne sudhAravAnI kaLA paNa ene svabhAvathI je varI hatI. ( pitAjI potAnA aMtaHpura upara roSe bharAyA che, tethI ja to temaNe aMtaHpuramAM Aga mUkavAnI AjJA karI che eTaluM te abhayakumAra tarata ja samajo ane pitAjInI AjJAnuM pAlana paNa eTalI ja tvarAthI karavuM joIe ema ene lAgyuM. pitAjInI AjJAmAM Aveza ane avicAra hato. abhayakumAra jevA buddhinidhAnathI e vAta cheDI ja ajANI ke aNasamajAI rahe? eNe aMtaHpurane bALavAne ane chatAM aMtApurane bacAvI levAne madhyama

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[ 12] mahAdevIe mAge . pitAnI AjJAnuM eka tarapha pAlana thAya ane bIjI tarapha aMtApuranuM paNa rakSaNa thAya evI yukti AdarI. kadAca e zreNika jevA pitAnA svabhAvane UMDe abhyAsI paNa haze. eTale ja teNe aMtaHpuranI pAse-paDakhe je eka jUnI hastIzALA hatI tene saLagAvI mUkI ane mahArAjAnuM AkhuM aMtApura emAM sapaDAI gayuM ema jAhera karyuM. aMta:puramAM Aga mUkavAnI AjJA ApIne zreNika eranI bahAra AvyA. atyAre je enI pAse jaIne jue te haMmezA praphulla ane prasanna rahenArA zreNika mahArAjAnA moM upara viSAda ane vihavaLatAnI kALI vAdaLaghaTA chavAyelI te joI zake. celaNAnI ciMtAe atyAre ene cheka nisteja banAvI dIdhA hatA. zreNikano patnI ane putrane parivAra ghaNe bahALo hatemeghakumAra ane naMdiSeNa jevA yuvAna putre rAjamahelanA vaibhane tuccha gaNI bha0 mahAvIranA munisaMghamAM bhaLI gayA hatA. saMsAranuM keI sukha sthAyI ke nirvikAra nathI hatuM e vAta zreNika pote paNa jANatA hatA-ghaNI vAra e upadeza teNe prabhunA mukhethI sAMbhaLe hato. atyAre zreNikanI parIkSAnI paLa hatI. thoDuM mane baLa meLavyuM hatuM te te potAnA vahemane viSaghUMTaDe gaLA nIce utArI gayo hota. ATale saMkSubdha na banata. subhAgye bhagavAna mahAvIra e vakhate rAjagRhInA udyAnamAM ja hatA. zreNikanI ghaNIkharI samasyAo bhagavAna paLavAramAM ukelI detA. bhagavAnanA pAdapakvamAM

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celaNA [ 17 ] vaMdana karI Aje zreNike pahele ja prazna e pUcho ke "bhagavad ! celaNa patiparAyaNa che ke patitA?" rAjana !" vinA vilaMbe bhagavAne javAba vALya. calaNa viSe zaMkA karavI nakAmI che. e mahAsatI che ane zIla-alaMkArathI bhitI che." prANI mAtranA aMtaranA ati sUkSma bhAvo hastAmalakavat jaI tathA samajI zakanArA prabhu mahAvIranA A khulAsA pachI zreNikane bIjo koI prazna pUchavAnI jarUra na lAgI. aMtaranI eka vyathA te aLagI thaI, paNa te abhayakumArane aMtaHpuramAM Aga lagADavAnuM kahIne AvyuM hatuM tenuM zuM karavuM? eka vyathA jatAM bIja vyAkuLatAe zreNikanA aMtaramAM zULa pedA karyuM. bhagavAna mahAvIra pAsethI nIkaLI zreNika mahArAjA sIdhA abhayakumAra pAse AvyA. aMtaHpuramAMthI nIkaLatA dhUmADAnA goTA zreNike nagaranI bahAra jatI vakhate ja joyA hatA ane abhayakumAra je AjJAMkita putra, pitAnI AjJAnuM pAlana karavAmAM vAra na lagADe e vAtanI emane pUrI khAtrI hatI, eTale nidoSa calaNAnuM, potAnI vahema ane kuzaMkAnI vedI upara balidAna devAI gayuM haze e lagabhaga nizcita hatuM. abhayakumArane pUchavAnI himmata paNa e zI rIte karI zake? mUcha e mRtyunI ja sahacArI gaNAya che. mAnavInAM asahya saMtApa ane kaSTane zamAvavA, mAtAnI jema ja e mUI potAnI godamAM le che. vyathAne visArI devAnI durbaLa mAnavIne sarasa taka Ape che. 13.

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[ 194 ] mahAdevIe celaNA mahAsatI che ane chatAM aMtaHpuranI Agane bhAga banI che e kalpanAe mahArAjA zreNikane mUMcchita banAvI dIdhA. zreNika atyAre hajAro vIMchIenA Dakha vedI rahyA hatA. gheADI vAre e jyAre jAgyA ane zuddhimAM AvyA tyAre abhayakumAre pahelethI mAMDI badhI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI. aMtaHpurane unI AMca sarakhI paNa nathI lAgI-- celaNA kSemakuzaLa che e vAta paNa kahI. celaNAe paNa svapnamAM, tapasvInI bhAre titikSA nihALI sahAnubhUti ane bhaktinA je vijaLIka AMcakA anubhavyA hatA te vigata yathAkrame kahI saMbhaLAvI. zreNikane have eka meATI bhayaMkara ghAtamAMthI ugo hAya eTale AhlAda thayA. snehanA akaLa ne agamya chatAM vyApaka ne virATa udadhimAM AvAM bharatI--eTa ne vAvAjhoDAM ghaNI vAra Ave che. zakA, vahema ne vikAranA bhayaMkara magaramaccha ghaNI vAra nAnA--moTA trApAne jhapaTa lagAvI jAya che. e vakhate te vizva AkhuM adRzya banI jatuM. hAya ane gADha aMdhakAra sivAya bIjuM kAMI astitvamAM ja na hAya ema lAge che. paNa e bharatI--eTa zake che, maMgaLa prabhAtanAM kiraNA sphuratAM dekhAya che ane snehasRSTinA pravAsIe jANe navA avatAra pAmyAM hAya teTalA ullAsathI peAtAnA mArga kApavA maMDI jAya che. vizno ane sa MtApAnI adhArI rAtri vItyA pachI jANe ke AtmAne navI pAMkhe phUTatI hoya ema lAge che.

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celaNA [ 195 ] zreNika ane celA, zaMkAnA vamaLamAMthI chUTyA pachI jANe navuM prAtsAhana ane navA prANa pAmyA hAya tema abhinna ane advaita banIne vruMpatI-jIvana nirgamI rahyAM. meTA rAjamahelamAM celAne jarA Aghe javuM paDe teA zreNikanA haiyAnA prIti-dera tUTu-tUTu thai jatA. celaNA ghaDIvAra AMkha AgaLathI adRzya thAya tA zreNikane AkhI sRSTi sUnI banI gaelI lAgatI. A akaLAmaNumAMthI bacavA mahArAjAe devavimAna jevA suMdara, nAjuka ane game tyAM pazu celaNA najara sAme ja rahI zake evA eka ekaDiyA mahela banA. eka ja vRkSanA thaDa ane zAkhAmAMthI, ekaiDiyA banAvavA e sahelI vAta nahAto. zreNikanI e maneAbhAvanA kadAca sthUla AkAra na pAmI zakata paNa buddhinidhAna abhayakumAre zreNika mahArAjAnuM e svapna pazu peAtAnI khaMta ane tapanA pratApe sidhdha karI batAvyuM. ekadaDiyA mahela kratu sarva Rtue sa kALa krIDA kare evu eka udyAna paNa vaka nAmanA vyaMtaradeve cAjI dIdhu'. x x adhikAra, azva, vaMzavistAra ane Arogya; bhAgepabhega, AjJAdhIna sevaka-sevikAo, svajane ane devAdhideva zramaNu bhagavAna mahAvIranI sAkSAt sevAbhakti e saghaLuM zreNika mahArAjA ane celaNA paTTarANIne mATe sahajasulabha hatuM. sa MsAra jene svargApama kahe evI saghaLI sukhasAmagrI e i'patonA caraNamAM X

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[ 196 ] mahAdevIe ALATatI; chatAM eka divasa evA Ugye ke je divase celaNA ane zreNikanI durdazA ane deva joIne, raste jatA raMkane paNu arerATI chUTayA vinA na rahe. sukha, zAMti, sahisalAmatInI parAkASThAnI paLeAmAM ja e bhadrika daMpatInA zIre aNudhArI, kAramI AphatanI jhaDo varasI paDI. ucATa, Aphata ke najIvA saMtApa DAkiyu karI zake evAM badhAM khArI-khAraNAM madha hatAMH prayatnapUrvaka adha kayAM hatAM ema nahi paNa svAbhAvikapaNe ja zreNika ane celaNA karatA eka abhedya durga racAi gayA hatA. ane zarIre taMdurarata hatAM, ullAsamaya hatAM. duzmanA paNa emanI saraLatA, bhaktiparAyaNutA muktaka ke praza'satA. kAi rAga nahotA, kai virodhI nahAtA, kAine emanI irSA ke adekhAi Ave evuM paNa nahAtu, chatAM zraNikanA peAtAnA ja rAjamahelamAM eka khUNe chUpA vidnehanI UDatI cINagArI AvI caDI. zreNika e AgamAM sapaDAyA ane celaNA paNa enI UnI javALAomAMthI khacI na zakI. bhadrabAhu ane varAhamihiranA saMbaMdhamAM evI eka vAta pracalita che ke varAhamihira mATe rAjamAnya paMDita hatA. jyAtiSazAstramAM enA jevA pAragAmI hajI kAI thayA jANyA nathI. eNe peAtAnA kheTanA ekanA eka putranuM AyuSa, yathAzAstra ku'lI mAMdhI-tapAsI se varSanuM kaheluM : peAtAnI gaNanAmAM kAnA-mAtrane paNa krUra nathI ema garvapUrvaka uccArela. bhadrabAhusvAmIne

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calaNA [ 17 ] jyAre e vAtanI khabara paDI tyAre emaNe niHzvAsa sAthe uccAreluM ke mAre sahedara badhu varAhamihira game teTale meTa paMDita hoya, paNa eTalo gammatta che ke kaI kaI vAra je kharuM jovAnuM hoya che te ja bhUlI jAya che. bALaka so varSa te zuM paNa eka aThavADiyuM paNa mAMDa jIvaze ane eno ghAta paNa eka bilADIthI ja thavAno. varAhamihire e vAta hasI kADhelI, chatAM gharamAM kayAMIthI bIlADI pravezavA ja na pAme evI khAsa takedArI rAkhI. barAbara sAtame ke AThame divase bALakanuM acAnaka mRtyu thayuM. bilADIthI nahi paNa bAraNAne AgaLIye, jUnA jamAnAmAM lekhaMDane jADe-lAMbo saLIye-bAraNA pAchaLa agalArUpe rAkhavAmAM AvatuM hatuM te-paDyo ane varAhamihirane beTane kuLadIpaka olavAI gaye. - varAhamihiranI gaNanA te beTI paDI, paNa bhadrabAhusvAmInuM bilADI viSayaka kathana mithyA ThayuM ema sane lAgyuM. pachI jyAre bhadrabAhu svAmI potAnA saMsArI bhAIne tyAM AzvAsana ApavA AvyA tyAre varAhamihiranA pUchavAthI emaNe argalA maMgAvI. enA eka cheDA upara je gAMTha hatI temAM bilADInI AkRti AlekhelI batAvI. jIvatI bilADIe nahi, paNa AkRtivALI-citrAmaNanI bilADIe bALakanA lalATanuM bhAvI nirmANa karyuM athavA bhUMsI nAkhyuM. zreNika mahArAjA ajAtazatru hatA, emane kaI zatrune bhaya nahote, paNa lalAlekhe gharamAMthI ja putranA rUpamAM eka zatru UbhuM karyuM. jene mahArAjAe ajAta

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[ 18] mahAdevIo mahAdevImA zatrunuM nAma ApeluM te ja pitAnA pitAne verI banyA. teNe dagA-phaTakAthI pitAne kAchapiMjaramAM pUrI, magadhane mukuTa paherI lIdho. bahArathI AvatI Aphata sAme mANasa killebaMdhI UbhI karI nizcita rahI zake, paNa jyAM AkRtimAM AlekhAyelI bilADI, prANa haravA samartha hoya tyAM sneha ane vAtsalyanI hUMphamAM paLelA-ucharelA saMtAne pitRghAtI ane ene karmanI lIlA sivAya bIjuM zuM kahevAya? ane e anivArya bhAvIne teNe anyathA karI zake? zreNika che ke have varSa ane mahinAnA hisAbe vRSya thayA hatA, paNa emanA deha ane mananI tAjhagI hajI enI yuvAnIne yAda karAvatI. itihAsamAM je ke te zraddhALu ane bhakta tarIke paMkAI gayA che, paNa jo teNe bhagavAna mahAvIra ane gautama buddhanA upadezane anusarI, pitAnI talavAra myAnamAM na rAkhI hota te najIkanA nAnAM-moTAM rAjya ane gaNataMtrane mATe paNa e bhayaMkara banI jAta. AvA eka yoddhAne pitAnA ja eka putranA hAthe, chUpA vidrohane aMge, baMdivAna banyA pachI keTaluM dAruNa duHkha thayuM haze ? magadha jevuM ananya sAmrAjya pitAnA bAhubaLathI sarajAvavAnI tAkAta dharAvanAra e ddhAne e vakhate ema ja thayuM haze ke A piMjaramAMthI ghaDIka vAra bahAra nIkaLuM ane khullI talavAra laIne medAnamAM UbhA rahe te mArI sAme UMcI AMkhe jovAnI paNa keI hAma na bhIDe-A bAvaDAmAM hajI paNa ulkApAta upajAvavA jeTaluM baLa che. bIjI ja paLe bha0 mahAvIra ane gautama buddhanI

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calaNa [19] tapazcaryA ane saMyama yAda AvatAM putrane A atyAcAra prasannapaNe sahI levAnI ane anivArya bhAvabhAvane bheTavAnI bhAvanA paNa e ja putravatsala hiyomAM sparatI heya te te paNa asaMbhavita nathI. celaNAnI sthiti vadhu karuNa ane kaDI hatI. e TI hovA chatAM asahAya hatI. putranI uddhatAI sagI AMkhe jevA chatAM eka abaLA tarIke eka zabda sarakho ya uccAravAnI enI hImmata nahotI cAlatI. aMtarathI te te zreNika sAthe baMdIdazA bhogavavAnuM ja pasaMda karatI haze. paraMtu have magadhapati banelA putra pAse eTalI najIvI mAgaNI karavA karatAM dharatI mArga Ape te temAM samAI javAnuM e vizeSa pasaMda karatI, eTale te e bahudhA mauna rahetI. celaNa pahelethI ja samajatI hatI ke pite je putrane janma Ape che te eka divasa pitRghAtI nIvaDavAne. e garbhamAM hato te vakhate ja calaNane potAnA patinuM kamaLa kALanuM bhakSavAnA dehada upajelA. zreNike abhayakumAranI madadathI e dehada khUbIthI purelA. putranA janma pachI paNa celAe te ene tyAga ja kareleeka ukaraDA upara pheMkI dIdhela. saddabhAge te ane zreNikanA vAtsalya-prabhAve te rAjakumAranI jema ja ucharyo. ukaraDA upara enI AMgaLI eka kUkaDAe karaDelI-pAchaLathI e pAkelI, paraMtu zreNika mahArAjA pite e putrane ArAma ApavA, enI parUvALI AMgaLIne pitAnA meMmAM rAkhI, UnI bApha ApatA. celaNAne

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[ 200 ] mahAdevIe AvA sukumAra ane nirdoSa putrane ekadama tyAga karavA badala emaNe Thapake paNa Apela. sAce ja, zreNika mahArAjA pitA tarIke paNa, samrATa hovA chatAM ye, pUrepUrA putravatsala hatA. durAcAriNI, karkazAo paNa vyabhicArathI pedA thaelA pitAnA putrone tyAga nathI karato, to pachI ApaNuM snaDanA prathama phaLa jevA A putrane azekavananI ekAMta bhUmi upara pheMkavAmAM tame nAnosUno anyAya nathI karyo." azekavananA ukaraDAmAMthI potAnA bALakane pAche gharamAM laI AvatA zreNika mahArAjAe celaNAne e ja zabda saMbhaLAvelA. bALakanI kumaLI AMgaLI e vakhate eka kukaDAe saheja karaDI khAdhelI ane tethI te buMDI banI gaI hatI, eTale keTalAka snehIjano-mitro ene kuNaka kahIne paNa saMbodhatA. ajAtazatrunA nAmathI paNa e ItihAsamAM prasiddha che. mAtAne enI upara prathamathI ja bahu prema nahote, paNa zreNike pitA tarIke ene badale vALI Apela. kuNika Akhare kRtakti nIvaDyo. - putranA hAthathI baMdIvAna banelA, athavA te putranA kAvatarAmAMthI nAsI chUTelA ane akALe mRtyunI gAdamAM sUtelA rAjavIonI saMkhyA e kALe apavAdarUpa hovA chatAM apavAda ja utsaganI sAthe spardhA karatA hoya ema jaNAya che. zreNikanA samakAlIna kozaLanA rAjavI prasenajItane paNa potAnA putra-virudhdhakanA vidrohane lIdhe zrAvastImAMthI bhAgI chUTavuM paDyuM hatuM.rastAmAM

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celaNA [ 201 ] ja vRddhAvasthAne aMge enuM mRtyu thayuM hatu evA aitihAsika ullekha maLe che. ema paNa kahevAya che ke gautamabuddhanA eka dRSTa ane kAvatarAbAja pratispa devadatta karIne te tenI salAha ane preraNAe A banne vidrahamAM mukhya bhAga bhajavele. kuNike zreNikane pajavavAmAM-trAsa ApavAmAM kaMI mAkI nahAtI rAkhI. celaNAe anunaya vinayathI rAja gheADIvAra zreNika pAse kedakhAnAmAM javAnI kRNika pAsethI paravAnagI meLavelI. anAhAra, ekAMtavAsa ane AdhAtA temaja pratyAdhAtAthI bharelo aMdhArI temaja gaMdha mAratI sAva saMkucita sRSTimAM vasavA chatAM zreNika celaNAnA darzane potAnuM badhuM duHkha bhUlI jatA. ghAra aMdhakAramayI rajanImAM kAMIka paNa rUperI rekhA te hAya che ja. celA zreNikanI rUperI rekhA hatI--kAjaLakALA vAtAvaraNamAM calaNA prakAzikaraNarUpa hato. asaMkhya apakAromAM kine A eka upakAra zreNikane mATe bhAre mUlyavAna banI gayA. aDhIkhAnAnI nirjana AraDImAM jaine celA peAtAnA patidevane kevA prakAranuM AzvAsana ApatI haze-du:khamAM dhairya dharavAnuM athavA AzAvAdanA elAtA dIpakamAM tela pUravAnuM pAtAnuM karttavya kevI rIte majAvatI haze tenI te mAtra kalpanA ja karavAnI rahe che. bAkI ATalI vAta te spaSTa akSaromAM lakhAi che keH "calaNA rAja rAja se| vAra dheAyelI surAvaDe snAna karIne, utAvaLe pagale, bhInA keze zreNikanI

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[ 02 ] mahAdevIo pAse pahoMcatI ane enA kezapAzamAne phUlanA daDAnI jema ja goThavI rAkhele aDadane lADa khAIne temaja ' kezapAzamAMthI nItaratA surAnA biMduo pIne zreNika svarganuM sukha anubhavate." putranA hAthanA amAnuSI julamanuM AkaMTha viSapAna karavA chatAM zreNika be ghaDI nIlakaMTha same dekhAte. evAmAM kuNika pite pitA banyA. vAtsalyanA mAdhurya temaja daurbalyano e pate bhetA banyA. kuNikanI padmAvatI nAmanI strIe udAyIne janma Ape. ene janmatsava paNa bhAre dhAmadhUmathI ujavAye. eka divase kuNika potAnA bALakuMvarane khoLAmAM besArI, bhejana karate hate. celaNa paNa tyAM ja beThI hatI, eTalAmAM bALake pezAba -kuNikanA thALamAM thoDA chAMTA uDyA. kuNike lezamAtra aNagamo ke sUga na dAkhavI. hato tenI te ja sthitimAM besI rahyo. eTaluM ja nahi paNa pIrasAyelA thALamAMne cheDe bhAga tAravI, jude pADI, bAkIne AhAra jamavA maMDI gaye. e rIte ene potAnA putra upara keTaluM asAdhAraNa heta hatuM te batAvI ApyuM. celaNa jevI buddhimatI ane samayajJa nArI e takane vyartha kema javA de? je vAta kahuM kahuM ema thAya, chatAM kahetAM jIbha ja na upaDe-rakhene vAtane mahimA UDI jaze evA bhayathI eSTha sudhI AvelA ugAra pAchA gaLI javA paDatA te vAta kahevAnI celaNane Aje-atyAre sonerI taka maLI gaI. beTA" jIvanamAM pahelI ja vAra ATalAM nehAvegathI

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celaNa [ 203] kuNikane saMbodhatI hoya tema kahI rahI. "eka divase tArI parathI saDatI AMgaLIne ArAma ApavA tArI jema ja tArA pitAe gaMdakIne paNa pavitra mAnI eNnI garamI ApelI. tane te atyAre e kyAMthI yAda hoya? paNa jene te Aje baMdIvAna banAvyA che e ja pitAe tArA mATe pitAnuM kuNuM kALajuM kADhI ApavA jeTalI tatparatA batAvelI. abhayakumAra sivAya e vAta bIjuM keI nathI jANatuM. vAtsalya e vastu ja evI che ke je gaMdAmAM gaMdI cIjane paNa pavitra banAvI de che. tArA pitAmAM eka divase e ja vAtsalya rasa chalakAto. e vakhate emane zI khabara ke jenI khAtara pite ATaluM kaSTa veThI rahyA che te ja putra emane baMdIkhAne nAkhI, bhUkha-tarasa ane keraDAnA mArathI rIbAvI rIbAvIne prANa levAne che?" celaNA kuzaLa tiraMdAjanI chaTAthI kuNikanA hRdayane marmALA chatAM suMvALA vANathI vadhI rahI. je vacane be cAra divasa pahelAM saMbhaLAvyA hatA te kadAca viparIta rUpe pariNamata e ja vacanee kuNikanA vAtsalyapUrNa haiyAne vadhu Adra banAvyuM. celaNAe jANe ke potAnI hAramAMthI AkharI vijaya sAdhI lIdhA. bIje ja divase kuNike pitAnA pitAne baMdIvAnanI dazAmAMthI mukta karavAno nizcaya karyo. celaNAne jIvanasidhdhi mAtra be ja tasu dUra hoya ema lAgyuM, paNa e AnaMda, AzA ane AkAMkSA ThagArI nIvaDyAM. ItihAsa uccAre che ke kaNikane moTA kuhADA sAthe

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"[ 204] mahAdevIe pitAnI tarapha dhasI Avate joIne, putra mane rIbAvIrIbAvIne mAre te pahelAM ja jIbha karaDIne marI javuM bahetara che ema mAnIne zreNike te ja ghaDIe pitAnA prANa tajI dIdhA. - kuNika te jAte hate piMjara teDavA-kuDADAthI piMjaranA saLiyA teDIphADIne pitAne chUTA karavA paNa pAse jaIne joyuM te zreNikano nizcaNa deha paDyo hate. kuNika pazcAttApa karatA tyAMthI pAcho vaLe. pachI te vakhata vItatAM kuNika, halla-vihaMlla vigere bhAIo aMdara-aMdara laDyA, ane vizAlA nagarI upara vinAzanI nebate gaI UThI. kuNika ane tenA sagA mAmA vacce tumula saMgrAma thaye. etihAsika yuganA AraMbhanuM e yuddha jaina sAhityamAM eka AzcaryarUpe oLakhAyuM che. ene mahAzilAkaMTakasaMgrAma athavA rathamUzaLasaMgrAma paNa kahevAmAM Ave che. lagabhaga cha-- lAkha jeTalA ddhAonAM raktathI magadhanI bhUmi tarabaLa banI hatI. hatAza banelI celaNAnA badhA maratha bhAMgIne bhUkkA thaI gayA. hRdayamAM AkAMkSA ane utkaMThAnI je svargIya kalikAo prayllatI hatI tyAM dAvAnaLanA agnikaNa dhakhI UThyA. aMte, bha, mahAvIra caMpApurI padhAyAM tyAre celaNa Adi zreNikanI bIjI keTalIka strIoe sAdhvIsaMghamAM pravezI AtmasAdhanAne rAjamArga aMgI. kAra karyo.

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durgadhA | | III ( 12 ) durgadhAnuM mULa nAma DhaMkAI gayuM che. - vAsavadattA nAmanI mathurAnI madhurakaMThI gAyikA paNa eka divase durgadha mAratI mRtyunI rAha jotI, gaDhanI bahAra paDI hatI. bIjAne e zItaLA jevA rogane cepa

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[ ra06 ] mahAdevIe na lAge athavA rogane lIdhe savatA paranI gaMdha asahya thaI paDe tyAre kaI kaI vAra kuMTubIo ke sagA snehIo AvA dardIone gAmabahAra pheMkI AvatA. vAsavadattAne mRtyunA mukhamAM paDatI, eka upagupta nAmanA bhikSue bacAvI lIdhelI. dudhAne keNa bacAve ? vAsavadattA eka divase yovanama matta banI hatI. upaNupta paNa navayuvAna hate. abhisAra mATe nIkaLelI vAsavadattAe rAtrInA gADha aMdhakAramAM, mAtra AchA dIpakanA prakAzamAM saMnyAsIne dharatI uparasUtele nIhALyA tyAre enA rU5-lAvaNyane mada ogaLI gaye. saMnyAsInI saumya kAMti ane kSamAsuMdara cakSue ene vivaza banAvI dIdhI. vAsavadattAe lajajAthI mAthuM jhUkAvIne kaheluM keH "tapasvI! A kaThaNa dharatI ApanI zayyAne yogya nathI-mAre tyAM padhAre." paraMtu saMnyAsIe e vinatino asvIkAra karele, mAtra eTaluM kaheluM ke "Aje te jyAM jatA he tyAM jAva! mAre samaya Avaze tyAre huM pote tamArI pAse AvIza." vAsavadattA te nirAza banI cAlI nIkaLI ane lAMbe vakhate e vAta bhUlAI paNa gaI. e pachI jyAre zItaLAnI maDAmAro phATI nIkaLI ane sagA-saMbaMdhIo paNa regIne rajhaLatA mUkI, prANanA bhaye nAsI chUTavA lAgyA ane vAsavadattA mathurAnA gaDha bahAra UMDI gaMdhAtI khAimAM paDI saDatI hatI te vakhate tapasvIe enuM mAthuM meLAmAM laI, caMdanane AkhA zarIre lepa karo; maratI acAvI lIdhI hato.

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dugaMdhA [ 207 ] du dhA yovanathI ajANa hatI. jamatAM ja e gaDagUmaDathI DhaMkAI gaI hatI. enI mAtAne AvI regISTa putrInuM meM joyuM ja nahotuM gamatuM. kharI rIte te durga dhA mAtAnA udaramAM AvI tyArathI enI jananIne cena nahotuM paDatuM. dudhAnI mAtA rAjagRhInI eka vAravanitA hatI. eNe garbhapAta karavA ghaNuM auSadhe ajamAvI jeyAM. e auSadhee A durgadhAne. deha re.jarjara banAvI dIdho. janamatAMnI sAthe ja mAtAe ene tyAga karyo-zaheranA gaDha pAse khAImAM mUkI dIdhI. durgadhA ATalI avagaNanA ane avahelanA vacce paNa prANadIpaka prakaTAvI rahI. rAjagRhInA mahArAjA biMbisAra bhagavAna mahAvIrane vAMdavA jatA hatA te vakhate barAbara A durgadhAvALI jagyA pAse thaIne nIkaLyA. mahArAjAnI AgaLa aMgarakSaka ane sinika cAlatA hatA temaNe acAnaka nAka ADA hAtha dharyAkhamI na jAya evI durgadha AvatI jANI akaLAI uThyA. mahArAjAe aMgarakSakone pUchyuM: "badhAe ekI sAthe nAka ADA hAtha kAM dIdhA ?" sinioe khAI taraphathI AvatI durgadhanI vAta karI. ane mahArAjAe tapAsa karI te tyAM taratanI janamelI paNa jIvatI eka bAlikA paDelI dekhAI. . e vakhate te mahArAjA zreNika kaMI na bolyA paNa smazAnamAM mANasane je virAgya thAya che tevA ja vicArenA cakAve zreNika mahArAjA caDI gayA. kenI e

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[ 208] mahAdevIe putrI haze? pUrve kevA pApakarma karyA haze? kevAM kaThora mA bApane tyAM e janmI haze? koNa jANe hiMsaka pazu-paMkhI e bALAnI kevI durdazA karI nAkhaze? pitAnA saMtAnane A rIte akALe yamadUtane havAle karanArAM mA-bApa keTalAM niSphara haiiyAvALAM haze? bha0 mahAvIra jevA tyAgI ane tapasvIne vAMdavA jatI vakhate, saMsAranI AvI sAmAnya ghaTanAone vismRtinA paDadA pAchaLa dhakelI devI joIe. pavitra ane unmata aMtara sAthe bhagavAnanI samipe javuM joIe. mahArAjA zreNika e vAta jANatA hatA, chatAM durga dhAnI je asahya durgadhe emanuM pitAnuM mAthuM ciMtAthI bharI dIdhuM hatuM te gaMdha bhUlAtI nahatI. zreNika gaMbhIra mauna sAthe AgaLa cAlyA. bhagavAna ! janmathI ja AvAM durgadha mAratAM saMtAne janamatAM haze ? eThavADanI jema saDatuM e saMtAna have jIve e saMbhavita che?" gya avasara maLatAM zreNike, mahAvIra bhagavAnane vinayapUrvaka pUchayuM. rAjamArgamAMthI thoDe dUra tajAelI paDelI gaMdhAtI eka bAlikAnI ja vAta zreNika mahArAjA pUchatA hatA ema bha0 mahAvIra joI zakyA. emanA jJAnaprakAzamAM e bALAne pUrvabhava ane sAthe saMkaLAyelI AjanI durdazA taravarI nIkaLI. emaNe kahyuM: "rAjana, eka divase e bALikA saheja durgadha paNa sahI zakatI nahi. durgadhanI e eTalI ghaNA karatI ke melA-ghelA tapasvIo paNa enA tiraskArathI bacI zakatA nahi. eka vAra e sugaMdhI jaLathI snAna karI, suMdara vastro sajI beThI hatI.

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| durgadhA [ ra09) eTalAmAM enA pitAe Adeza karyo "putrI! sadabhAgye ApaNe tyAM zramaNa-mahArAja AvI caDyA che. emane AhAra vaherAva!"putrIe e AjJA mAthe caDAvI. paNa zramaNane AhAra ApatAM, zramaNanAM melAM vastramAMthI saheja durgadha AvI. zreSThInI putrI, eka rIte bhoLI ane dharmaparAyaNa hatI. paNa ene thayuM ke A sAdhuo kaI kaI vAra snAna karatA hoya to kevuM sAruM? zramaNa pratye ene durbhAva thaye. e durbhAva viSe pazcAttApa sarakho paNa eNe na karyo. enuM pariNAma e AvyuM ke durgachAnA pratApe te A rAjagRhInI eka vezyAnA udaramAM avatarI. karmanA deze te janamathI ja durgadhA banI. ene lIdhe e tarachoDAI." have te e bacI rahI! kAgaDA-kUtarAM ene khAI jaze." eTaluM kahIne zreNika mahArAjAe eka UMDA nIzvAsa nAkhyo. . nahi, rAjana !eka vakhatanI e svaccha-suMdara-sukumAra zreSTha putrIe potAnAM pUrva karma bheLavI lIdhAM che. e bacI jaze, eTaluM ja nahi paNa AThame varSe te , tamArI paTTarANI banaze." | durgadhA pitAnI paTTarANI banaze e vAta sAMbhaLI zreNika Azcaryamugdha banI bhagavAnanI sAme kayAMI sudhI nihALI rahyA. bhagavAna mahAvIranA mukhamAMthI vicAra ke nizcaya vinAnI koI vAta kadi nIkaLe ja nahi ema 14

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| [ 210 ] mahAdevI te e saMpUrNa zraddhApUrvaka mAnatA ane evI pAra vagaranI pramANabhUta pratItio paNa maLI cUkI hatI. pharIthI pUchavAnuM zreNikane mana thayuM, paNa bha. mahAvIrane bIjI vAra pUchavAthI, uttara te ene e ja maLavAno hato ema lAgavAthI e pate ja pitAnA manane pUchI rahyoH "A, nAka ADA hAtha dharavA paDe evI durgadha mAratI vezyApatrI zuM mArI paTTarANI banaze ? keNa jANe?" . ekadama mAnavAmAM na Ave evI vAtane yathArthatAnuM svarUpa ApatA hoya tema bhagavAne pote ja umeryuM durgadhA tamArI rANI thaze, pratIti e ke AThame varSe tamArI ja pITha upara caDI tamane ramADaze." - zreNika mahArAjA bhagavAna mahAvIrane vAMdI, pAchA pitAnA mahelamAM AvyA. vaLatI vakhate pelI dudha na AvI. kadAca durgadhA bALAne kAgaDA-kUtarAM tANI gayAM hoya athavA to koI rAhadArI mAnavatAthI prerAI pitAne ghera laI gaye heya. game te banyuM hoya, e durgadhA pitAnI paTTarANI zI rIte bane tenI ghaDa besAravA zreNike mananA gheDA te ghaNuM deDAvyA. paNa te kaMI nirNaya na karI zake. dhIme dhIme, na bhUlAya tevI je vAta sAMbhaLI hatI te paNa bhulAI gaI. jiMdagImAM kadi na bhUlAya evA anubhave jene mAnatA hoIe chIe tenI upara viznatinA gADhA thara patharAI jAya che, te A tela bha. mahA

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dugarbhadhA [ 211 ] vIra sAthe eka sAmAnya praznottara mAtra hatA. rAjakAjamAM vyasta rahenAre ane strIo tathA putrane bahoLA parivAra dharAvanAra,vibhavI ane vilAsI magadhapati zreNika mahArAjA evI vAto keTalAka divasa saMbhArato besI rahe? zreNika mahArAjAnI trevIsa jeTalI rANIo te bha. mahAvIranA zAsanamAM dIkSita thaI hatI. te uparAMta paNa ene bIjI keTalIka rANIo hAvI joIeH durgadhAvALI vAte zreNikane cheDe ciMtita banAvyuM, paNa e ciMtAne vadhu avakAza na maLe. rAjagRhI nagarI, e jamAnAmAM, sauthI vadhu samRddha ane sukhI nagarI hatI. zreNika nyAya ane vIratAnI mUti same hatA, eTale rAjagRhIvAsIone paracakrano bhaya nahote. bha. mahAvIra ane gautamabudhdhanA satkArasamAraMbhamAM ane upadezomAM paNa te bahu rasa leto. enI dhArmikatA ane zraddhAne raMga prajAnA jIvanamAM paNu utaryo hate. paNa e uparathI rAjagRhI nIrasa ke zekIyuM haze ema nathI mAnavAnuM. - rAjagRhInAM naranArIo kaumudI utsava jyAre ujavatAM tyAre emanA raMga, ullAsa ane Ameda-pramoda jANe ke hIloLe caDatA. te divase zahera lagabhaga nirjana araNya jevuM banI jatuM. vRddho ane azakta sivAya bALake, yuvAne, yuvatIo ane prauDha udyAnamAM jaIne kaumudInA uchaLatA rasasAgaramAM yatheccha vihAra karatAM. rAjagRhInI samRddhi ane rasavRtti kaumudI mahatsavamAM jANe ke pravA

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[ 212 ] mahAdevIe hanuM rUpa dharI mukta gagAnI jema vahI nIkaLatI. . vividha raMganA vastra paherI, jyeAnAmAM kuMja-nikuMjomAM haratAM-pharatAM, parasparamAM vinAda tathA kautuka karatAM ane vAjIMtrAnA nAda temaja surIlA sa'gItathI upavanane bharI zvetAM yuvaka-yuvatIonAM maryAdA baMdhane ahIM sarI jatAM. mahArAjA zreNika ane emanA yuvAna putra paNa ghaNIvAra prajAnA A utsava ane unmAda jovA jAte AvatA ane emAM abhimAna anubhavatA. AvA eka kaumudI utsavamAM, zveta vastrAmAM sajja anI, sAmAnya prajAjananI mAphka, janapravAhanI bhIDamAM dhakelAtA zreNika ane emanA buddhinidhAna putra-abhayakumAra vagara prayAse taNAtA hatA. eTalAmAM phAInA kAmaLa aMganA sparza thatAM zreNika mahArAja, jarA camakayA. emaNe pAchuM vALIne joyu te eka yuvatI emanI pAchaLa ja AvatI hatI. bhUlathI mahArAjAnA hAtha e yuvatInI chAtI upara paDyo hatA. keinu e tarapha lakSa nahAtu. mahArAjAe tatkALa peAtAnA hAtha kheMcI lIdheA. paNa eTalA kSaNa mAtranA sparze mahArAjAne ghenamAM nAkhI dIdhA. yuvatInA vadana upara emaNe lajajA ke sakAcanA AbhAsa sarakhA na joyA. gheADI vAre emaNe pAchuM vALIne joyuM te yuvatInI AMkheAmAM cAMcalya ane krIDAnu tAphAna ubharAtu dekhAyuM. mahArAjA meAhanI mUrchAmAM enA hAtha pakaDavA jatA hatA, paNa tarataja emane peAtAnuM gaurava yAda AvyuM. saheja svastha manavAnA prayatna karyo. emaNe khIjI ja paLe- peAtAnA .

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[ 213 ] durgaMdhA jamaNA hAthanI vIMTI AMgaLImAMthI kADhI, pAchaLa AvatI yuvatInAM eDhaNAnA eka cheDAmAM kAI na jANe tema bAMdhI dIdhI. abhayakumArane sa'keta karIne mahArAjA eka mAjI lai gayA. emaNe dhImethI kumArane kahyuMH " mArA hAthanI vIMTI A bhIDamAM khAvAi che--game tema karIne e vIMTIneA ane e kADhI janAranA patto meLavavA joie." rAjaprakaraNI temaja kauTuMbika gu'cA ukelavAmAM abhayakumAra khUba ja niSNAta ane nipuNa hatA. sAmAnya mANasanI mati mujhAI jAya tyAM abhayakumAranI sAdI budhdhi-yukti adbhuta kauzalya dAkhavatI. mahArAjA zreNikano vIMTInA cArane pakaDavA e te abhakumArane mana ramatavAta hatI. mahArAjAnA hAthanI AMgaLImAMthI mahAmUlI vIMTI kADhI levAnuM, prathama teA, keAI prajAjana sAsa ja na kare. abhayakumArane gheADI zakA e vakhate ja upajelI. paraMtu e jeTaleA buddhinidhAna hatA teTale ja pitRbhakta paNu hatA. AmAM kaMika paNa akaLa rahasya che ema ene lAgyuM. pitAnI dRSTimAM gheADI vyagratA paNu dekhAi. abhayakumArane khAtrI thaI ke A mAtra vIMTInA sAmAnya prazna nathI. vIMTInI pAchaLa saMtAI rahelA manmatha kaIMka navu" kArastAna racI rahyo che. udyAnanAM badhA dvAra baMdha karAvI, eka ja daravAjethI utsavaghelAM nara-nArIone bahAra nIkaLavAnA

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[ 214] mahAdevIo eNe Adeza karyo. ekaeka nAgarikanI kumAre tapAsa karavAmAMDI. thoDIvAre eka bharavADanI putrI AvI-enA vastramAM. cheDe bAMdhelI vIMTI zreNika mahArAjanI hAya e viSe abhayakumArane kaMI zaMkA na rahI. pUchayuM: "A vIMTI tamArI pAse kayAMthI AvI?" bharavADaputrIe javAba ApeH "e vIMTI mArI nathI-keNe bAMdhI e viSe paNa huM kaMI nathI jANatI." bAlikA jevI lAgatI e svastha ane suMdara tarUNInA zabdamAM rahelI pAradarzaka nirdoSatA abhayakumArathI ajANI na rahI. - vIMTI cheDethI choDatAM eka vAra abhayakumAre e mugdhA sAme joyuM. jotAM ja enI daSTimAM je mAdakatA chalakAtI hatI tene nasa pitAne caDela hoya ane emAMthI ja A kubhAMDa racAyuM hoya ema abhayakumArane thayuM. paNa gunhegAra pakaDAyA pachI nyAya toLavAnuM kAma enuM nahetuM. eNe te vIMTIvALI e bAIne sIdhI aMtaH"puramAM ekalI dIdhI. zreNika mahArAjAnI kRpAne prasAda pAmelI e AhIranI kanyA aMtaHpuramAM ja rahI. mahArAjAnI aneka rANIomAM ekano umere thaze. bIjI rANIo ane A AhIra-kanyA vacce eka moTe bheda e hatuM ke bIjI rANuo mahArAjA sAthenI kriDAmAM pitAnA Agraha ane svamAna jatAM karatI mahArAjAnA gauravane aNizudhdha rAkhavAmAM potAnuM gaurava

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durgadha [ 215] mAnatI. paNa A AhIra-kanyA saMpUrNa svataMtra-grAmya vAtAvaraNamAM ucharI hatI. nAnI vayamAM prakRtinI godamAM nirbhaya-nirlajapaNe viharI hatI. lajajo ke saMkeca enAmAM nahetAM ema nahi, paNa e mAnavA niyamo ke baMdhanathI bahudhA aparicita hatI. zreNika mahArAjAnA AkarSaNanuM paNa kadAca e ja kAraNa hoya. A AhIrakanyAnA aMge aMgamAMthI tAjuM navapallavita svAthya ane sauMdarya nItaratuM. prakRti jema uddAma ane ramatiyALa bane che ane rasikane mugdha kare che tema A AhIra kanyA paNa pitAnI akRtrima uddAmatA ane kriDAparAyaNatAthI mahArAjAnI bahu mAnItI thaI paDI. mahArAjAnI samRddhi ke pratApanI ene kaMI paDI ja nahotI-mahArAjAne e pitAnA eka saMgI-sobatI jevI ja mAnatI. badhI rANIomAM A AhIra-putrInI tejasvItA judI ja chApa pADatI. eka divase zreNika mahArAja A AhIra-bALA sAthe pAsAnI ramata khelatA hatA. bheTe bhAge mahArAja hAre te jItelI rANe mahArAjanI pITha upara caDe evI eka sarata rahetI. paNa kuLavAna rANIo evI saratanuM akSarazaH pAlana karatA saMkecAtI. saratane hetu jaLavAya ane jItanArI rANInuM mAna rahe eTalA mATe rANIoe pate e tela kADhaye hate ke magadhanA mahArAjAnI pITha upara rItasara caDavuM tenA karatAM potAnuM eka vastra emanI upara nAkhavuM e savArI karavA barAbara ja gaNAya. e pramANe badhI

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[216] mahAdevIe rANuo ramatamAM pitAne vijaya mAtra mahArAjAnI pITha upara vastra sthApIne ujavatI. - AhIra-kanyA pitAnI sarata paLAvavAmAM svataMtra hatI. bIjI rANIo jema karatI hoya tema pote karavAne baMdhAyelI nahatI, eTale greNika mahArAja jevA pAsAnI ramatamAM hAryo ke tarata ja mukta hAsyathI vizALa khaMDane gajAvatI A yuvatIe mahArAjAnI pITha upara besavAnI ane ghoDAnI jema ja mahArAjAne calAvavAnI haTha pakaDI. ( hArelA mahArAjAe AhIra-ALAne pitAnI pITha upara rAjIkhuzIthI caDavA dIdhI. paNa e ja vakhate emane, bhagavAna mahAvIre saMbhaLAvelI bhaviSyavANI yAda AvI. pite bhagavAnane vAMdavA jatA hatA te vakhate durgadha mAratI eka bALA gaDha pharatI khAImAM paDI hatI. te prasaMga sAMbharI Avyo. emane thayuM ke "rakhene A dudhA te nahi heya?" kharekhara e durgadhA ja hatI. raste jatI ke eka niHsaMtAna bharavADaNe ene bacAvI lIdhI hatI. pitAne bALaka na hovAthI A kanyAne potAnI putrInI jema ucherI hatI. durgadhA pote paNa e vAtathI sAva ajANI hatI. e pote potAne bharavADanI putrI ja mAnatI hatI. zreNika mahArAje jyAre enA pUrvabhavanI tathA A bhavanI tAjI durdazA saMbaMdhI savistara hakIkata ene kahI tyAre e dugaMdhAnI AMkha AgaLanA

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| dudha [ 217 ] badA paDadA sarI paDyA. je sonerI svapnamAM rAcatI hatI te svapna jANe ke keIe zUrapaNe jhUMTavI lIdhuM. saMsAramAM sarvatra sonerI raMga jetI AMkhe gaMdhAtI-uDI khAImAM ke mAnavazizu taraphaDatuM hoya evuM dazya joI rahI. ghaDIbhara te ene tammara caDI AvyA! pate eka vAra vanitAnI putrI che ane eka AhIranI dayAthI ja bacI che. e rIte ukaraDAmAM ucharelI ane anukaMpAthI pivAyelI pitAnI dehalatA upara ene ghaNA AvI. AvatI kAle jyAre dehamAM rogANu pravezaze-vRddhatvane paMjo paDaze tyAre paNa e gaMdhAtI khAImAM saDatI kAyAnI ja punarAvRtti thavAnI! A rIte tAtvika ciMtanazreNI upara ArUDha thaelI durgadhAnI jIvana saMbaMdhI daSTi ja palaTAI gaI. nirbhaya, nisaMkeca, rasa-ullAsathI ubharAtI e durga dhA pachI te zAMta-sarovara samI banI, dIkSA laI, bha. mahAvIranA sAdhvIsaMghamAM lIna thaI gaI.

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samA ane jayaMtI a & kaDa karI (DJ Milli'i'il' i. StilipbhI\t if INS - IIMA UUkr Rupli Jr LILIH I * pA; linuous : . VIII kaH :: wkhA't - - - - - - - - - - (13) "keNa che e aMdhArA khUNAmAM? bahAra nIkaLe!" cerAka nAmanA gAmaDAnA eka paheragIre, khaMDIyera jhuMpaDImAM saMtAIne bharAI beThelA be jaNane TapAyAM.

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samA ane yaMtI [219 ] paheragIranA avAjamAM sattAne mIjAja hate. pite thoDI ja vAramAM be gunhegAre pakaDI pADaze e AtmasaMteSa paNa hatA. TADhathI dhrujatA aMdhArA oraDAmAM sapaDAyelA be cAra jevA mANase have nAsavA mAge te paNa nAsI zake ema nahatuM. bAraNAnI vacce yamadUta je paheragIra Ubhe hate. sAmethI kaMI javAba na maLe. pitAne haMkArabharyo avAja sAMbhaLyA pachI koI jAgyA ke uThyA vinA na rahe ema e vikarALa AkRtivALe cokIdAra mAnate. eNe pharIthI pelA be jaNane paDakAryA nathI sAMbhaLatA ? bahAra nIkaLe.-ajavALAmAM. tamArAM meM te jouM!" rAtrI jAmatI jatI hatI. paheragIranA Akrozane paDaze AkAzamAM guMjI rahyo. chatAM aMdhArA khUNAmAM rahelA be jaNamAMthI koI hyuM-cAlyuM nahi tyAre paheragIrane lAgyuM ke-"jarUra, A be jaNA cera DAku ke guptacara che. kulIna gRhastha ke musAphara heya te sIdhe javAba kema na Ape?" pAse jaIne joyuM te bane dhyAnastha mudrAmAM beThA hatA. vAcakenI mAhitI mATe ahIM eTaluM kahevuM joIe ke e be paikInA eka hatA bha. mahAvIra ane bIjo hatA gozALA. gozALAe dhAryuM hota te " javAba ApI zakata, paNa e moTe bhAge mahAvIranuM anukaraNa ja karato. bhagavAna vidhipuraHsara dhyAnasthitamana hatA. emane te, merU Dage te paNa pitAnuM

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[ 220 ] mahAdevIo mauna na Dage evA prathamathI ja nizcaya hatA. ane A Aphata kai pahelavahelI naheAtI. upasargAno sAme chellI hada sudhI jhUjhavAnI pUrepUrI taiyArI karIne ja traNeka varSa upara gherathI nIkaLyA hatA. asthikagAmamAM zUlapANI-yakSanA gheAra upasarga emaNe zAMtithI-niSkapapaNe veThayA hatA. duHkha denArA zUlapANI Akhare thAka-aMte bhagavAnanA caraNamAM jhukI paDaye. te pachI bhayaMkara phaNidhara ca'DakauzikanA ane gaMgA nadI pAra karavA hADImAM beThelA tyAre bhaya'kara vAvAjhoDuM sarjI, hADonA zaDha cIrI nAkhanAra ane UMDA jalamAM hADIne UMdhI vALavA mathanAra suSTranA upasarga paNa hajI tAjo ja hatA. AkRta ke kaSTa mAtrane paDakAranAra ane Aphatane ni:sattva manAvavAnI kaLAmAM siddhi meLavanAra bha. mahAvIranuM mauna teADavAnI mAmulI paheragIramAM te keTalIka tAkAta hoya ? geAzALAe, cheka chellI paLe bhagavAna peAtAne acAvo leze ane paheragIrane kSamA mAgavI paDe eve mArga kADhaze evI kadAca AzA rAkhI haze. mahAvIranA pratApa e jANutA, eTale ja enI jIbha javAma vALavA saLavaLI te kharI, paNa te kai khelye nahi. zUnya gRhamAM chAnAmAnA bharAI beThelA A be jaNu sArA mANusa nahi haiAya evI zakA laI javAnuM eka khIjuM kAraNu paNa e paheragIrane hatu. hamaNA hamaNA guptacaronI avarajavara A tarapha vadhI paDI hatI. peAtAnA pradezanI chupI rAkhavA jevI khAkhatA, duzmana rAjA

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somA ane jayaMtI [ 21 ] jANI jAya te bhAre khuvArI thayA vinA na rahe. pahelAM evI ghaTanAo banI hatI. tethI A vakhate paheragIre, cora-DAkuo karatAM paNa guptacarAnA viSayamAM bahu sAvaceta rahevA mathatA. che te sArA mANaso paNa guptacara nahi heya tenI zI khAtrI ? " paheragIre pAse jaIne, bannene caherA joyA. je leke kaMI javAba na vALe emane jatA paNa zI rIte karavA ? emanA aMtaramAM kaMI durAzaya nahi hoya ema kema manAya? kaMIka javAba vALe te vadhu anumAna karavAnI sUjha paDe. pharI pharIne paheragIre, pAse AvIne, emane samajAvyA. paNa keI zabda sarakhe ce belatuM nathI tethI ene thayuM ke "have te A lokone sIdhA karavA ja paDaze. joIe kayAM sudhI muMgA rahI zake che?" mauna mAtra banAvaTI bura haze, cokIdArane chetaravAnI eka kaLa mAtra haze e nizcaya karIne paheragIre jarA sakhata hAthe kAma levAno nirNaya karyo. vakhata te ghaNe vItI gayo hato. prAtaHkALa thavAnI taiyArI hatI. ajavALuM thatAM A be DhagIo kadAca thApa ApIne nAsI jAya evI bIka paNa kharI. paheragIre AsapAsa joyuM. cheDe Aghe eka lAMbuM rAMDhavuM paDeluM dekhAyuM. enI dubuddhine vega maLe. tarata ja doDate jaIne jADu rAMDhavuM e laI AvyA ane banane maunadhArIone bAMdhI, have A lokone

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[ rarara ] mahAdevIe pAMzarA kema karavA tenI yukti zata zAMtithI besI rahyo. ujajaDa gharanI pAse ja eka avAvarU kU hate. paheragIre vicAra karyo ke A lekone mAravA-jhuDavA karatA, TADhavALI rAtrinA pAchalA pahere kUvAmAM gaLakA khavarAvavA e ja ThIka che. nahi bole te kyAM jaze? kUvAmAM be-traNa gaLakA khavarAvIza eTale ApameLe emanAM meM ughaDI jaze. A vicAra karI e paramAdhAmI jevA paheragIre bhagavAna mahAvIrane ane gozALAne bAMdhIne kUvAmAM utAryA. jemaNe potAnA kSamA ane apratikAranA baLa upara upasarga mAtrane sAmane karavAno nirNaya karyo hato, ane jemaNe IMdrane paNa vacce na paDavAnuM sApha sApha saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM hatuM te sahAya ke bacAva mATe keInI sAme zA sArU jue? prANAMta kacchanI taiyArIvALe sAdhaka baLAtkAre uMDA kUvAmAM gaLakA khAtAM thaDe ja akaLAya? bane maunadhArIone kUvAmAM gaLakA khavarAvate paheragIra pite ja have te thAkya hate. enI dhAraNa khoTI paDI hatI. bIjI tarapha sUryadevanAM lAla locana ughaDatAM hatAM. lokene avarajavara zarU thaI gayo hate. eTalAmAM be sAdhvIo e raste thaIne nIkaLI. emaNe dUrathI kaI kALamukha AdamI, be tapasvIone raMjADato hoya evuM dazya nIhALyuMH pAse AvIne joyuM te siddhArtha rAjAnA putra mahAvIra ja dekhAyA. mahAvIra

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samA ane jayaMtI [ 223 ] jevA vizvavaMdya puruSane eka paheragIra satAve che te jANIne emane bahu duHkha thayuM. tarata ja emaNe pelA paheragIrane kahyuM: "bhAI, tame kone raMjADI rahyA che tenuM tamane bhAna che? A mahAvIra ke sAmAnya mAnavI nathI. siddhArtha mahArAjAnA putra che-moTA camarabaMdhIo emanA pAdamAM mukuTamaMDita mastaka namAve che. ajANatAM tame bhAre aparAdha karyo che. emanI kSamA mAge, A vizvavatsala puruSa koInI upara krodha nathI karatA eTale tamane saheje mAphI maLI jaze." ' Ama kahIne, paheragIrane vadhu julama karate rekanArI ane bha. mahAvIrane vadhu trAsamAMthI e vakhate bacAvI lenArI baMne sAdhvIoH samA ane jayaMtI ApaNuM vaMdanane yogya bane che, A be bahenasamAM ane jayaMtI, pArzvanAtha prabhunA zAsananI sAmagrIo hatI. pArzvanAtha prabhunA zAsananA bhalabhalA sAdhuo paNa mahAvIrane oLakhI zakyA nahotA. keTalIka sAdhvIo te nirvAhanI khAtara paritrAjikAo paNa banI hatI. pArzva prabhunA keTalAka sAdhuo, citravicitra vastro ane pAtra rAkhatA hovA chatAM pitAne nigraMtha tarIke oLakhAvatA. e joIne eka vAra gozALa Takera paNa karelI ke "tame te jUThA che-tamane nigraMtha kaNa kahe? lekene dhUtavA khAtara ja A veSa dharyo che. bAkI kharA nigraMtha jevA hiya te, cAla mArI sAthe, mArA dhamAcArya mahAvIra tamane batAvuM. kharA nigraMtha te e mahAvIra che jene nathI paravA vastranI ke nathI paravA dehanI. "

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[ ra24 ] mahAdevIe vastutaH mahAvIra ane pArzvanAtha prabhunI vacce kALane lAMbA gALe nahe. 150-200 varSanI aMdara ja krAMtinuM evuM eka mahApUra pharI vaLyuM hatuM ke pArzvanAthanA vidvAna sAdhuo paNa mahAvIrane pUrepUrA pIchAnI zakyA nahotA. mahAvIranA mAtApitA paNa pAzvaprabhunA ja anuyAyI hatA. AvI aMdhAdhuMdhImAM somA ane yaMtIe prabhu mahAvIrane oLakhyA. samA ane yaMtInI jema, kUpikA nAmanA gAma pAse paNa cokIdAree bha. mahAvIra ane gozALAne guptacara mAnI pakaDelA. e vakhate pragallA ane vijayA nAmanI be sAdhvIo-je paritrAjikA banIne e ja gAmamAM rahetI hatI temaNe prabhunI oLakhANa ApI, nirarthaka trAsamAMthI bacAvI lIdhA hatA. rAka ane kUpikA gAmanA ane paheregIree, chevaTe, prabhunA pAdapadyamAM namI, pitAnA duSkRtanI kSamA mAgelI. samA ane jayaMtI sAdhvIonI jema emanA bhAI utpalanI eka nimittazAstrI tarIkenI thoDI hakIkata bha. mahAvIranA caritramAMthI maLe che. paNa te ahIM asthAne gaNAya. utpala aSTAMga nimittamAM kuzaLa hato ane bhagavAna mahAvIrane paNa anurAgI hatA. AvA bhAInI be bahene-somA ane jayaMtI, bhagavana mahAvIranA yuganI mahAdevIomAM ucca sthAna pAme e svAbhAvika che.

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mahAranI zrI revatI nAma, * (14) mahAzataka, bha. mahAvIrane agragaNya zradhdhALu zrAvaka hite. vaibhava ane bhegapaganI vacce paNa saMyama ane sAdAIthI jIvavAne maMtra ane mahAvIra taraphathI maLe - 15 -

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[ rara6 ] mahAdevIe hateA. mahAzataka, bha0 mahAvIranA saMparkamAM AvyuM te pahelAM khUba parizramI ane puruSAthI have joIe. deza dezAMtaramAM enI nIti ane prAmANikatAnI khyAti phelAI hatI. mahAzataka tera strIone svAmI hate. pite puruvArthanA baLe puSkaLa dhana-saMpatti upAI hatI. temAM dareka strI je lakhalUTa senuM-rUpuM tathA bIjAM dravyo laI AvatI tene umere thavAthI mahAzatakanA saMpattisAgaramAM meTI tera nadIo AvI maLI hoya ema ja lAge. mahAzataka sukhI ane nizcita hate. bhega ane ezvaryathI dharAI gaelA zaktizAlIe jyAre tyAganA mAge vaLe che tyAre e tyAga paNa tejedipta bane che. mahAzatake bha. mahAvIrane upadeza jhIlya. vatanI ArAdhanAmAM keme kame eNe eTalI pragati karI ke bha. mahAvIranA zrAvake mAM enuM nAma gharagatuM banyuM. bAra-bAra strIone svAmI mahAzataka rahyo tyAM sudhI te ene saMsAraratha cIle cIle cAlyA. teramI revatI AvatAM ja mahAzatakanA jIvanamAM eka durghaTanA upasthita thaI. mahAzatakanI sAthe ene kaI rIte meLa naheAte maLatuM. bIjI bAra strIo sAthe paNa A revatI niraMtara kalaha karyA karatI. mahAzataka saMyamI ane namra hovA chatAM revatInA vartanathI ghaNIvAra ciMtAmagna banI jatA. revatI bhAre svacchedI ane abhimAninI hatI. e mAnatI ke "mArA pati-mahAzataka upara mAre eka

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- mahAzatakanI strI revatI [ rara7 ] lAne ja adhikAra rahevuM joIe." revatI zrImaMta mAtApitAnI meDhe caDAvelI putrI hatI-svabhAve caMcaLa ane uddAma mane vRttivALI hatI. moTA parivAramAM samAdhAnIthI kema rahevuM e ene AvaDatuM ja nahotuM. revatInAM pagalAM thatAM mahAzatakanuM ghara eka yuddhamedAna jevuM thaI paDayuM. svachaMdI revatIe dhIme dhIme khIjAelI sarSiNanuM svarUpa dharyuM. potAnI bAra zeyane e bharakhI gaI. eka yA bIjI rIte emane jhera ApIne, pote jene kaMTakarUpa mAnatI hatI temane kAMTAnI jema ja ukheDIne phekI dIdhI. mahAzatakane ethI ghaNe AghAta thaye. uparAuparI AghAta pAmatuM mahAzatakanuM haiyuM valevAI jatuM. paNa pate zramaNanAyaka bha. mahAvIrane zrAvaka che-mahAvIrane zrAvaka kaDavuM veNa sarakhuM paNa keIne na kahe, ema mAnI zAMta rahete. jheranA mAtra ghuMTaDA nahi, paNa ghaDAnA ghaDA e sahiSNu zrAvaka mahAzataka pI gayA. revatane zAMtithI samajAvavAno prayatna karavA chatAM pari NAma viparIta AvavAthI mahAzataka pitAnA eka judA gRhamAM maunapaNe rahevA lAgyA. mahAzataka moTe bhAge mauna rahe che, khAvApIvAnA padArthomAM paNa eka sAdhune chAje e saMyama pALe che-potAnI sAthe chUTathI bolacAlatuM nathI e joIne revatI aMdarathI baLI maratI. koI kaI vAra

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[ 228 ] mahAdevIe khIjAelI vAghaNanI jema ugra paNa khanatI ane mahAzatakane kaDavAM veNu saMbhaLAvatI. revatInI pajavaNIthI rIDho khanI gaele mahAzataka mATe bhAge, Ave vakhate bha, mahAvIre upadezelA sUtreAnu smaraNa karI, peAtAnA sayamamAM sthira rahetA. bhagavAna mahAvIra kahetA ke maravAnI ALase jIvatA-maDadAla baLado mahAvikaTa araNya pAra karavAmAM madadarUpa nathI khanI zakatA, vacce ja gaLIyA thaine besI jAya che; tema asayama, Aveza ane pramAdane vaza banelA sAdhake vacce ja rahI jAya che-lakSyane sAdhI zakatA nathI. vikArAthI bharelA vAtAvaraNanI vacce rahIne je peAtAnA Atmasayamane aDaga rAkhI zake che te ja vahelA mATe sasAra-araNya tarI jAya che. revatIne Adeza mahAvIranA parama zrAvaka mahAzatakanA meru samA maunanI sAthe athaDAi pAche vaLI jatA. baudhdha sAhityamAM, majijhamanikAyamAM, eka kathA che: vaidaihikA nAmanI eka gRhiNI zAMta ane namra hato. enI zAMti ane namratA leAkeAmAM dRSTAMtarUpa banI hatI. kALI nAmanI dAsIe vicAra karyA ke kharekhara, mArI zeThANI zAMta ane namra haze ke azAMtinuM koi kAraNa na maLavAthI zAMta tathA namra dekhAtI haze ? eka vAra parIkSA te karavA de. ' mIje divase kALI, rAja karatAM bhUkha meDI UDI. zeThANIe pUchyuM: " Aje kema meDI thai ? mArA gharamAM ema nahi cAle, samajI ?"

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mahAzatakanI sI revatI [ rara9 ] kALIe kaMI javAba na Ape. ene mAtra eTaluM samajAyuM ke videhikAmAM gusso te cheH jela to kharI ke e gusso kyAM sudhI pahece che. vaLate divase paNa kALI moDI uThI. uparAuparI be divasa kALIe kareluM hovAthI videhikAne krodha kAbUmAM na rahyo. eNe kALIne evI mArI ke enA mAthAmAMthI lehI nIkaLyuM. loko bhegA thaI gayA. saune khAtrI thaI ke videhikAnI zAMti mAtra eka burakhe ja hatA, namratA paNa kRtrima ja hatI. vastutaH enA dilamAM kodhanI cItA bhabhUkatI hatI-mAtra nimittanA abhAve enI jvALAo bahAra nahotI dekhAtI. videhikAnI prathamanI khyAti be divasanI aMdara ja vilupta thaI gaI. vratanA ArAdhake mATe AvA eka-be nahi paNa aneka bhayasthAne rahelAM che. bhagavAna mahAvIranA mahAzataka jevA zrAvake e na jANatA hoya ema kema bane? kaparI kasroTInI paLe paNa e potAnI zAMti jALavavA yathAzakti prayAsa karatA. cauda cauda varasa sudhI mahAzatake pitAnI kaMkAsapriya strI-revatInAM meNuM-ToNAM-TIkA-TIkhaLa sahana karyA. eka divase mahAzatakanA maunane vAsukI nAga jarA DagI gaye. dharatIkaMpa jevI nAnI zI durghaTanA banI gaI. pUrI sAvacetI rAkhavA chatAM jIbhe jarA chUTa "laI lIdhI. " mahAzatakathI eTaluM belI javAyuM. "revatI! have hada thAya che. yAda rAkhaje, sAta rAtanI aMdara tuM

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[230 ] mahAdevIe marIne nArakImAM jaIza. tyAM cerAzI hajAra varasa sudhI nArakInuM duHkha bhogavIza." mahAzatake dhAkadhamakI ApavA A vAta joDI kADhI nahotI. tapa ane dhyAnathI enI cittavRtti atyAra sudhImAM evI nirmaLa banI hatI ke revatInI nArakIya gati ene pratyakSa dekhAtI hatI. ene je dekhAyuM hatuM te ja teNe revatIne kahyuM hatuM. eke akSara upajAvI kADhele ke banAvaTI nahote. alabatta mahAzataka gusse thaele ane kedhanA AvezamAM A yathArtha vAta jarA AvezapUrvaka kahelI. paristhiti paNa te divase evI hatI ke mahAtakanuM dhirya saheje DagI jAya. revatIe puSkaLa dArU pIdhela ane mAMsAhAra paNa ThaMsI ThAMsIne karelo. prathamathI ja revatI mAMsalupa hatI. surApAnamAM e eTalI ja Asakti dharAvatI. rAjagRhImAM je divase hiMsA karavAnI rAjya manAI karI hoya te divase paNa revatIne surA ane mAMsa vinA nahotuM cAlatuM. potAnA piyarIyA mAraphate gAyanA vAcharaDA marAvI potAnI jihavAna lupatAne saMtoSatI. AvI rIte surApAnathI unmatta banelI chUTA kevALI revatI mahAzataka pAse enI piSadhazALAmAM AvI. pavitra devamaMdiramAM kaI rAkSasIe praveza karyo hoya ema ja ApaNane lAge. mahAzataka kaMI na bolya. paNa jyAre revatIe mahAzatakanI sAme yatheccha cenacALA karavA mAMDyA tyAre te muMjhAye. *

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mahAzatakanI strI revatI [231 ] ugra tapathI mahAzataka ghaNe kRza ane durbaLa thayo hatA. saMsAranI lagabhaga saghaLI ja graMthIo eNe DhIlI karI vALI hatI. moha-mamatA jevuM bahu nahatuM rahyuM. mRtyunA dUtane satkAravA taiyAra thaIne ja beThA hatA. jANe ke potAnA mitra-mRtyudeva mATe varamALa guMthIne utsuka bhAve rAha joI rahyo hato. aMtaramAM ane bahAra jyAre AvI zucitA vilasI rahI hoya tyAre ke I. svachaMdI unmatta banIne AvecenacALA karIne pajave te glAni thayA vinA kema rahe? mahAzatakanA mukhamAMthI, AvI sthitimAM, karkaza veNa sarI paDyAM. nArakIya yAtanAnI vAta sAMbhaLI revatIne paNa bhAre AghAta thayo. mahAzatake kahyuM hatuM tema sAta rAtanI aMdara ja e mRtyu pAmI. - je revatI svacchedI hatI, patine paNa pajavatI ane je narakagatine pAmI che tene bha. mahAvIranA yuganI mahAdevIomAM zI rIte sthAna maLe? revatI mahAdevI te nahatI ja. mAtra bha. mahAvIranA yuganI eka game tevI paNa nArI hatI. bha. mahAvIra samasta nArI jAti pratye kevI daSTithI jotA tene thoDe AbhAsa A revatInI kathAmAMthI maLe che. eTalA sAru ja mahAzatakanI strI revatInuM caritra ahIM saMkSiptamAM ApyuM che. . - revatInA mRtyu bAda thoDA divasanI aMdara ja bha. mahAvIra rAjagRhImAM padhAryA. lekemAM revatInA mRtyunI vAta khUba carcAne pAtra banI hatI. revatI sAta rAtanI

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[ ra35 ] mahAdevIe aMdara gujarI javAthI lokee bahu vicitra anumAne bAMdhelAM kaI kahetuM ke "bicArI revatI bIkamAM ne bIkamAM bharakhAI gaI. svAmInAM Akrozayukta vacane sAMbhaLavAthI enuM haiyuM besI gayuM." kaI kahetuM ke "e te ThIka thayuM ke rohiNI te marI gaI, nahitara mahAzataka pite kadAca ene akALe mArI nAkhata. mahAzataka eTale badhe uzkerAyA hatA ke revatIne jIvatI rahevA na deta." pAThAphe A hakIkata rAjagRhInI lekajIbha upara caDI cUkI hatI. bha. mahAvIre e vAta sAMbhaLI, gautamasvAmI mAraphata, mahAzatakane kahevarAvyuM keH "mahAzataka, tArI bhUla thaI che. tAre prAyazcitta karIne nirmaLa thavuM joIe. zrAvakathI koIne paNa kaDavuM veNa na kahevAya. sAcuM hoya te paNa na kahevAya. satya hitakArI hoya tenI sAthe te priya paNa hovuM joIe. vratadhArIthI aniSTa ane apriya vAta kema belAya?" gotama svAmIe, mahAzatakane e saMdeza saMbhaLAvyuM. mahAzatake tarata ja pitAnI bhUla kabUlI lIdhI. pite je kaDavAM veNa pitAnI patnIne kahyAM hatAM, te badala prAyazcitta karI nirmaLa the. mahAzataka Akhare devagatine pAmyA.

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kapilA * II IIuli dAja :hilI u/ II ! ( 15 ). bhagavAna mahAvIranA mukhethI, prasaMgopAta, zreNike jyAre sAMbhaLyuM ke pote ahIMthI mRtyu pAmyA pachI narakagatie javAnuM che tyAre tenI AkulatA vadhI paDI. pite moTe rAjAdhirAja hatuM ane te uparAMta mahAvIra

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[ 234 ] mahAdevIA devanA parama bhakata hatA, chatAM narakati nasImAMthI nathI TaLI te jANI ene bahu becenI thai. k bhagavan ! A narakagatimAM javuM na paDe. evA zuM koi ilAja nathI ?" zreNike dayAmaNA ravare pUchyuM. mahAvIre karmanA phaLanI vAratavika sthiti samajA vavAnA prayatna karyo, paNa zreNikanA vyAkula citta upara tAttvika upadezanI kai asara na thai. vizeSamAM mahAvIre ene khinna na thavAnI salAha ApI temaja viSyamAM " tuM padmanAbha nAmanA prathama tIrthaMkara thavAnA che" ema paNa kahyuM, chatAM narakagatinA bhaya teA Ubhe ja rahyo. zreNike pharI pUchyuM: " e narakata TALavAnA kaI ja upAya nathI ? prabhu ! "" mahAvIre have zreNikane khIjI rIte samajAvavAnI yukti AdarI. " eka upAya che, '' bhagavAna mAlyA. 2) zreNikanA mukhamaDaLa upara ullAsanuM teja pharI vaLyuM. " mahAvIra prabhu jevA puruSa, jemanI sevAmAM devA-IMdro khaDA rahe enI pAse upAya na hoya ema kema ane ? ane huM te rahyo bha. mahAvIrane prathama paMktinA anuyAyI. " AvI keAI vicArazreNInI zItaLa laherI anubhavatA zreNika bha. mahAvIra sAme animeSaAzAbharI daSTie joi rahyo. e-cAra mahinA ke pAMca-paMdara varSa pachI kAine zULIe caDAvavAnA hAyaene peAtAne e vAtanI jANa karavAmAM Ave te ene jIvana-AnaMda kayAM sudhI Take ? zreNikanI sthiti paNa atyAre evI ja-athavA te e karatAM paNu - kharAma

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kapilA [ 135 ] hatI. nArakInI yaMtraNAo eNe sAMbhaLI hatI. bha. mahAvIra emAMthI bacavAne IlAja batAve che te joIne zreNika pulakita bane. dharmanAyakene-bhavone ekalI tAtvika vAta kahI devAthI nathI cAlatuM. dadInI jema jijJAsuo ane mumukSuone ekanI eka ja vAta vividha svarUpe kahevI paDe che. bha. mahAvIranI, sAmAnyajanene paNa gUDha vAta saraLa zabdomAM samajAvavAnI kaLA emanA upanayo ane udAharaNomAM dekhAya che. emane " niyati "karmaphaLa niSphaLa nathI jatAM e ja vAta kahevAnI hatI-nArakInuM je AyuSa baMdhAyuM hoya te te veThavuM ja joIe e satya samajAvavuM hatuM. auSadha te e ja hatuM, paNa enuM bAhya svarUpa palaTAvavA mahAvIre zreNikane kahyuM: tamArA rAjyamAM eka kAlasaurika nAmano kasAI che, e roja pAMcase jeTalA pADAono vadha kare che...." oLakhuM chuM, kahe, kaho. ene Apa pharamAve tevI sajA karavA taiyAra chuM. mAruM narakanuM AyuSa tUTavuM joIe." harSaghele zreNika vacce ja bolya. sajAnI vAta ja nathI, eka divasa paNa je e pADAonI hiMsA baMdha kare te tamAre nArakamAM javAnI jarUra na rahe." bha. mahAvIra vAkya pUruM kare te pahelAM ja zreNika belyo " e to mArA mATe ramatavAta che. kAle ja pADAne vadha karanAra kAlasaurikane baMdha karuM."

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[236 ] mahAdevIo te sAthe tamArI dAnazALAmAM kapilA nAmanI eka dAsI rahe che, e je zramane-tapasvIone dAna Ape te tamArI narakagati nivArI zakAya." . kAlasorikane hiMsA karato reko ane kapilA jevI eka dAsI pAse, pitAnI ja dAnazALAmAMthI tapasvIone AhAra apAve emAM te e kaye bhAre puruSArtha karavAnuM hatuM ? eka Adeza ja karavAnI jarUra hatI. capaTI vagADavA jeTaluM e sahaja-saraLa hatuM. kAlasaurikane eka divasa kArAgrahamAM pUrI rAkhyo hoya athavA te heDamAM nA hoya te tenAmAM pADAno vadha te ThIka, kIDInI hiMsA karavA jeTalI paNa zakti ke smRti na rahe. paNa pAchA zreNike vicAra karyo ke dhAre ke kArAgrahamAMthI chaTakI jAya-heDa teDIne nAsI jAya te pAchuM nArInuM duHkha UbhuM rahe. Akhare zreNike ajaba upAya ciMta. kAlasaurikane page bAMdhIne eka aMdhArA kUvAmAM UMdhe mAthe laTakAvya heya te pANInI aMdara e pADAne vadha karavA mAge te paNa kaI rIte karI zakavAne hatuM ? bIjI tarapha kapilA dAsIne, je kaI zramaNa-bhikSaka ke sAdhu-saMta Ave temane chUTe hAthe potAnI dAnazALAmAMthI ja vaharAvavAnI spaSTa AjJA karI. bane ThekANe, hoziyAra paheragIre mUkI dIdhA. bIje divase zreNike mahAvIra prabhu pAse AvI nivedana karyuM: "bhagavan! kAlasIrike gaI kAlane

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[ 237 ] kapilA AkhA divasa ahiMsakapaNe gujAryo che. ane kapilAe paNa peAtAnA sagA hAthe zramaNeA-tapasvIone chUTathI AhArAdika ApyAM che. " 88 bha. mahAvIranA kamaladala jevA bIDAyelA sukumAra echo upara karuNAmizrita smita pharakayuM. emaNe zreNika mahArAjAne uddezIne kahyuM: " leAhI nathI reDAyuM, paNu hiMsA te| kUvAmAM paNa thaI che. pUchI jojo e kAlasaurika kasAIne, eNe pANImAM pADA cItarIne, eke eka kAlpanika. pADAnI garadana upara kRpANa pheravyu che. A mAnasika hiMsA vAcika temaja kAyika hiMsA karatAM vadhu bhayaMkara hAya che. hAthe page eDIethI badhAele| mAnavI bhale kAyAthI keAInI hiMsA na karI zake, paNa enA maneAbhAva te hiMsAthI khadabadatA ja rahe che. ahiMsA mahArathI nathI AvatI. zudhdha aMtara e enu udbhavasthAna che, kAlasaurikane hiMsA karate rokavAnuM keAI rAjA-mahArAjAmAM ke devI-devatAmAM paNa sAmarthya nathI. tame ene khaLAtkAre ahiMsaka na anAvI zake. " " e ja pramANe kapilA dAsInuM. " bha. mahAvIra vadhu spaSTatA karI: " dAna ApavAmAM kapilAe bAkI nathI rAkhI. annabhaMDAra rAjavInA hatA-bhikSukA ane zramaNeA paNa supAtra hatA. mAtra kapilAnI maneAdazA dAnIne zaile evI nahAtI. AhAra vaheArAvatAM paNu kapilAe ema ja ciMtavelu ke-" mAruM zuM che ? zreNika mahArAjAnA A cATavA bhale dAna dete. mAre ne A

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[ ra38 ] mahAdevIe dAnane levAdevA ja kayAM che?" AvI zuSka ane dazAvALI kapilA, pitAne hAthe dAna karavA chatAM e dAnanA puNya ke gauravathI cheka vaMcita ja rahI che." zreNika have eTaluM samajyo ke niyati jeTalI niSphara-nirmama ane nizcita hoya che teTalI ja A be vyakitao paNa UMdhI khoparIvALI hatI. niyatinI ja e be chAyAmUrtio hatI. kAlasIrika kasAI ke kapilA dAsInI manodazA palaTAvavAnuM jema azakya ane asaMbhavita hatuM tema niyatinI ghaTamALane mithyA banAvavI e keIna paNa hAthanI vAta nathI. kapilAne mahAvIradevanA yuganI mahAdevI te na kahevAya enuM aMtara kaI judA ja tatvethI ghaDAeluM hatuM. bha. mahAvIre zreNika sAthenI vAtacItamAM, kapilAne niyatinA eka pratIka tarIke ja oLakhAvelI heya ema lAge che. zreNika mahArAjano annabhaMDAra, eka rIte kapilAno ja hate. asaMkhya bhikSuo, zramaNe, tApase enA hAthathI vividha AhAra-sAmagrI pAmI, saMtuSTa banatA. mAtra e AhAradAnanI kapilAe anumedanA ja karI hatI te te saheje tarI jAta. kapilAe pitAnI saMkucita-gaMdhAtI vAsanAsRSTimAM geMdhAI rahevAnuM pasaMda karyuM gharaAMgaNe vahetI dAnanI bhAgIrathImAM snAna karavAnuM ene na sUjhayuM. mAtra anumedavArUpe hAtha-paga palAnyA heta tepaNa e tIrthodakanA pratApe navuM svargIya jIvana pAmI jAta. mahAvIra prabhunA yugamAM vasavA chatAM, mahAvIranuM mAhAnya De

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kapilA [ ra39 ] ghaNe aMze samajavA chatAM eNe pitAnA pUrvagraha ane abhinivezanA purANuM aMdhakAramaya bheMyarAmAM ja paDI rahevAnuM pasaMda karyuM. kapilAe potAnA AtmAnI svAbhAvika bhavyatAne vikasavAnI keI taka ja na ApI. eka abhavI tarIke eNe pitAnuM AkhuM jIvana vItAvyuM. bha. mahAvIre emanA yuganAM hiMsAtmaka yajJayAga ane bIjA nAnA moTA ane atyAcAra sAme jehAda jagavI-ahiMsAne maMtra daze dizAomAM guMjate karyo. enA pariNAme ghaNA nirdoSa pazuo abhayadAna pAmyAM, kulInanA julamanI dhuMsarIethI dInadurbaLa uddhAra pAmyA. paNa mahAvIranI ahiMsAnA patitapAvanI dhArA, eTalethI ja aTakI jatI nathI. pramAda paNa hiMsA chevAcika ane mAnasika pramAdavALA AcaraNamAM hiMsAnAM bIja chupAyelAM paDayAM che e molika sidhdhAntanI jhAMkhI A kAlasaurika ane kapilAnA nAnA jIvanaprasaMgamAM maLe che. eka baMdivAnanA rUpamAM hovA chatAM hiMsArata che, bIjI dAna ApavA chatAM kRpaNa che. - kAlasaurika je jarA kapilA jevo thaI zakyo hota te te pANImAM pADAnAM citra AMkI, vadha karate viro hataH "hAza, baLAtkAre paNa Aje hiMsAnA pApamAMthI ba " ema kahIne pitAnA dila upara bhAra haLave - karI zakyA hota. kapilA paNa jarA kAlasaurika thaI zakI hota to bhikSukane annadAna ApatAM te ciMtavata ke-"zreNikanA annabhaMDAra sAdhu-saMta kAje, mArA hAthe

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[240 ] mahAvIo lUMTAvAya che e mAruM keTaluM ahebhAgya! A rIte bhale bIjA hajAre bhaMDAre lUMTAtA!" paNa jemane jIvanadaSTi ja nathI lAdhI emanA saMbaMdhamAM AvI kalpanAo karavAne kaMI artha nathI. kapilA ane kAlasaurikanI jIvananaiyA avaLI dizAomAM ja dhakelAtI hatI. spaSTa ane samyagadarzanathI e banne vaMcita rahyAM hatAM. kapilAnA jIvanamAM keI anukaraNIya tattva nathIH mAtra enAM avaLA jIvanavaheNa joyA pachI eTaluM bha0 mahAvIra pAse prAthaeH "kadAca svataMtrapaNe kaI mahAna satkArya amArAthI na thAya-bhAre puruSArtha paNa na purAvI zakIe-sAmarthya ane vikAsamAM theDA pAchaLa rahI jaIe, paNa satkAryane-bhavya puruSArthane, tyAganA ke dAnanA sAmarthyane ame anudI zakIe eTale the prakAza te amArI pAse je che te rahevA deje! bhagavan! amArI jIvanadaSTine krame krame e rIte zuddha ane samyagU banAvaje!"

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AnaMda presa-bhAvanagara.