Book Title: Bhagvana Mahavira Diwakar Chitrakatha 057 058
Author(s): Jinottamsuri, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Diwakar Prakashan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/002856/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAkRta divAkara citrakathA jayapura bhAratI akAdamI aMka 57-58 mUlya 50.00 bhagavAna pArzvanAtha bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kA samparNa jIvana caritra parvabhava sahita Jan Education International For Pale & Personal Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLITILLINITIALINITION kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha jainadharma ke caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva the aura aMtima tIrthaMkara hue bhagavAna : mahAvIra / teIsaveM tIrthaMkara the bhagavAna pArzvanAtha / bhagavAna pArzvanAtha nissaMdeha aitihAsika mahApuruSa the| sabhI itihAsakAra unakI aitihAsikatA svIkAra karate haiN| unakA janma Aja se lagabhaga tIna hajAra varSa pUrva bhArata ke pUrvAMcala meM prasiddha dharmanagarI vArANasI (kAzI) meM huaa| jainadharma ke caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM Aja sabase adhika prakaTa prabhAvI aura vyApaka prasiddhi vAle tIrthaMkara pArzvanAtha haiN| bhArata meM jitane prAcIna tathA navIna jina mandira pArzvanAtha ke haiM, jitane stotra, stutiyA~, maMtra va bhakti gIta pArzvanAtha se sambandhita haiM, utane anya tIrthaMkaroM ke nahIM haiN| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kA nAma riddhi-siddhi dAyaka gaNeza kI taraha, saMkaTa mocaka hanumAna kI taraha aura zIghra phaladAyI AzutoSa bhole zaMkara kI taraha bAla, vRddha, strI, puruSa sabhI ke lie dhyeya va manovAMchita phala pradAna karane vAlA hai| isIlie unakA eka vizeSaNa prasiddha hai-ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha / jainoM ke atirikta hajAroM ajaina bhI bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI upAsanA ArAdhanA karate haiN| kahA jAtA hai, tathAgata buddha ne bodhiprApta karane se pahale bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kA cAturyAma dharma svIkAra kiyA thaa| bauddha graMthoM meM cAturyAma saMvara dharma kA bAra-bAra ullekha AtA hai| yaha bhI mAnA jAtA hai ki gorakhanAtha, siddhanAtha jaise yogI bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI upAsanA karate the| prabhu pArzvanAtha kA nAma acintya mahimAzAlI aura sarvakArya siddhidAyaka hai| prastuta pustaka meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke karuNAmaya paropakArI jIvana ke pichale nau janmoM se lekara tIrthaMkara banane taka atha se iti taka kA jIvanavRtta hai| jisase hameM zikSA milatI hai ki kSamA karane vAlA mahAna hotA hai| kSamA karane se AtmA pavitra aura nirmala banatA hai| -mahopAdhyAya vinaya sAgara -zrIcanda surAnA 'sarasa' * lekhaka : AcAryazrI vijaya jinottama sUrIzvara jI ma. . sampAdaka: prakAzana prabaMdhaka: citrAMkana : zrIcanda surAnA 'sarasa' saMjaya surAnA zyAmala mitra III prakAzaka zrI divAkara prakAzana e-7, avAgar3ha hAusa, aMjanA sinemA ke sAmane, ema. jI. roDa, AgarA-282 002. dUrabhASa : 0562-2151165 saciva, prAkRta bhAratI akAdamI, jayapura 13-e, mena mAlavIya nagara, jayapura-302 017. dUrabhASa : 2524828, 2561876, 2524827 adhyakSa, zrI nAkor3A pArzvanAtha tIrtha, mevAnagara (rAja.) RAULILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLINS Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (pUrvabhava kathA) kamaTha aura marubhUti bahuta prAcInakAla kI bAta hai, potanapura meM araviMda nAma kA rAjA thaa| rAjA kA 'purohita thA vizvabhUti / vizvabhUti rAjanIti aura dharmanIti kA vidvAn thaa| saMtoSI, dayAlu aura sarala svabhAva kA thaa| eka dina saMdhyA ke samaya vizvabhUti apanI gRhavATikA meM baiThA thaa| AkAza meM bAdala chAye the| bAdaloM ke bIca indradhanuSa banA dekhaa| vizvabhUti bahuta dera taka indradhanuSa ke banate-miTate raMgoM ko dekhatA rhaa| socane lagA- 'indradhanuSa kI taraha hI manuSya kA jIvana hai| hara kSaNa isake raMga badalate rahate haiN| kabhI sukha, kabhI duHkha, kabhI khuzI, kabhI gama ! jIvana kitanA asthira hai| agale kSaNa kyA hogA kucha bhI patA nahIM / ' kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha phira vaha apane jIvana ke sambandha meM socatA hai- 'maiM vRddha ho cukA huuN| kaba taka zAsana aura gRhasthI kI jimmedAriyA~ DhotA rhuuNgaa| kyoM na inase mukta hokara ekAnta- zAnta jIvana bitAtA huA sAdhanA karU~ / ' AVAINT WAA kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 1 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizvabhUti utthaa| usane apanI patnI va donoM putroM ko bulAkara kahA-"maiM aba tapa-japa, dhyAna-sAdhanA karake ekAnta jIvana jInA cAhatA huuN| parivAra kI saba jimmedArI tuma sNbhaalo|" rAjA kI AjJA lekara vizvabhUti muni banakara Atma-sAdhanA karane lgaa| rAjA ne vizvabhUti ke bar3e putra kamaTha se kahA-"apane pitA kA rAjapurohita pada aba tumheM sa~bhAlanA hai|" kamaTha ahaMkArI aura durAcArI svabhAva kA thaa| rAjapurohita banakara to saba jagaha apanI manamAnI karane lgaa| choTA bhAI marubhUti bar3A saMtoSI aura tapasvI svabhAva kA thaa| hara samaya mandira va upAzraya meM jAkara pUjA, upAsanA aura svAdhyAya karatA rahatA thaa| ___eka dina nagara ke prajAjanoM ne rAjA se zikAyata kI-"mahArAja ! hamane dekhA hai, rAjapurohita kamaTha rAta ke samaya aDDoM para jAkara juA khelatA hai, zarAba pItA hai aura durAcAra sevana karatA hai|" rAjA ne kamaTha ko cetAvanI dI-"tU rAjapurohita aura brAhmaNa hokara aise kukarma karatA hai ? Aja pahalI bAra kA aparAdha to maiM kSamA karatA huuN| bhaviSya meM dubArA aisI zikAyata milI to kaThora daNDa diyA jaayegaa|" kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekina kamaTha apanI AdatoM se bAja nahIM aayaa| eka dina usane ghara para hI chakakara zarAba pI lii| zarAba ke naze meM pAgala huA vaha apane choTe bhAI kI patnI vasuMdharA ke kakSa meM calA gayA-"vasuMdhare ! dekha maiM tere liye kyA lAyA hU~?" usane eka sone kA hAra usake gale meM DAlakara usakA hAtha pakar3a liyaa| vasuMdharA ghabarAI-"jeTha jI ! Apa yaha kyA pApa kara rahe haiM ? maiM Apake choTe bhAI kI patnI huuN| ApakI putrI ke smaan|" naze meM cUra kamaTha ne kahA-'"sundarI ! terA pati to napuMsaka hai| isalie vaha mandira meM par3A rahatA hai| aba tU mere sAtha jIvana kA Ananda lUTa le|" aura usane eka sone kA kaMgana usake hAthoM meM pahanA diyaa| __ vasuMdharA pralobhanoM meM phaMsa gii| aba kamaTha binA kisI Dara, bhaya ke pApa-lIlA racAne lgaa| kamaTha kI patnI ne yaha saba dekhA to usane vasuMdharA ko phaTakArA-'nIca ! pApinI ! pitA tulya jeTha ke sAtha yaha pApAcAra karatI hai ? tere zarIra meM kIr3e par3a jaayeNge|" kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Jain Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vasuMdharA ne kamaTha se kahA- "jeThAnI ko hamArI pApa-lIlA kA patA cala gayA hai| vaha kabhI mujhe mAra DAlegI / " kamaTha krodha meM Aga-babUlA hokara jalatI lakar3I lekara apanI patnI varuNA para jhapaTA-'"terI yaha himmata ! mere sukha meM ar3aMgA lagAtI hai ? Aja tujhe jalAkara rAkha kara ddaaluuNgaa|" RTER udhara sAmane hI marubhUti AtA mila gyaa| usane bhAI kA hAtha pakar3a liyA- "tAta ! kSamA karo ! merI mAtA tulya bhAbhI ko kyoM mArate ho ?" kamaTha bar3abar3AtA vahIM ruka gyaa| usane pUchA - "bhAbhI ! kyA bAta ho gaI ?" varuNA ne donoM kI pApa--kahAnI sunAkara kahA - "tuma to ghara meM rahate nahIM ho| pIche se yaha pApa-lIlA calatI hai|" marubhUti (kAnoM para hAtha rakhakara ) - "nahIM ! nahIM ! merA bar3A bhAI aisA nIca kAma nahIM kara sktaa|" varuNA ke bAra-bAra kahane para marubhUti bolA- "maiM kAnoM sunI bAta para vizvAsa nahIM krtaa| A~khoM se dekhakara hI koI nirNaya luuNgaa|" 4 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varuNA-"vizvAsa na ho to apanI A~khoM se dekha lenaa|" marubhUti ne eka dina patnI se kahA-"mujhe dUsare nagara meM pUjA karavAne jAnA hai| cAra-pA~ca dina ke lie bAhara jA rahA huuN|" gA~va ke bAhara jAkara usane saMnyAsI kA veSa bnaayaa| sAyaMkAla kamaTha ke ghara para Akara pukArA-"maiM tIrthayAtrA karatA huA yahA~ AyA huuN| rAtabhara Thaharane kA sthAna caahie|" kamaTha-"bAbA ! ghara ke bAhara barAmade meM rAtabhara Thahara jaao|" marubhUti barAmade meM Thahara gyaa| pati ko bAhara gayA jAnakara vasuMdharA kamaTha ke sAtha khullama-khullA pApakrIr3A karane lgii| _marubhUti ne chupakara yaha saba dekha liyaa| usake mana meM bahuta glAni huii| A~kheM banda kara lii| socA-'jaba apane ghara meM hI yaha pApa pala rahA ho to kisase zikAyata karU~?' Akhira usase rahA nahIM gyaa| jAkara rAjA se kahA-"mahArAja ! jisa bar3e bhAI ko maiM apane pitA samAna samajha rahA thA, vaha aisA nIca karma kara rahA hai ? isa pApAcAra ko rokie|" 5 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA araviMda ko bahuta krodha aayaa| rAjA ne kamaTha ko bulAkara phaTakArA-"duSTa ! nIca ! prajA kI bAteM sunakara maiMne tujhe daNDa nahIM diyaa| aba to tUne sabhI maryAdA tor3a ddaaliiN|" phira daNDAdhikArI ko bulAyA-"brAhmaNa hai, isalie ise mRtyu-daNDa nahIM diyA jA sktaa| isakA kAlA mu~ha karake nagara ke bAhara nikAla do|" "isa duSTa nIca ne apanI anuja vadhu ke sAtha durAcAra kiyA hai| isalie nagara se bAhara nikAlA jA rahA hai|" loga usa para thUkane lage-"dhikkAra hai isa pApI ko|" apanI isa durdazA se kamaTha ko bahuta Atma-glAni huii| sAtha hI marubhUti para krodha AyA-"usa duSTa ne rAjA se zikayata karake mujhe daNDa dilAyA hai| maiM isakA badalA avazya luuNgaa|" duHkhI hokara socatA hai-'aba maiM kisI ko mu~ha dikhAne lAyaka nahIM rhaa| vana meM tapa karake hI apanA jIvana pUrA kara duuNgaa|' vana meM bhaTakate hue usane tApasI dIkSA le lii| apane bar3e bhAI kI badanAmI aura durdazA dekhakara marubhUti kA mana bhI duHkhI huaa| Jal Education International kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAthA Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ INWYS TAVNIVE apane Apa para pazcAttApa huA-'maiMne apane bhAI kI zikAyata rAjA se kI, yaha acchA nahIM kiyaa| mere kAraNa hI merA bhAI jaMgala meM calA gyaa|' eka dina marubhUti kA mana bhAI ke lie bahuta pachatAne lagA-'aba mujhe bhAI ke pAsa jAkara kSamA mA~ganI caahie| mere kAraNa hI bhAI kI Aja yaha durdazA huI hai| bhAI se bhI jyAdA maiM doSI huuN|' marubhUti ne rAjA se apane mana kI bAta khii| rAjA ne kahA-"aba usa duSTa kA mu~ha bhI mata dekhanA ! aise nIca karma kA to isase bhI kaThora daNDa milanA cAhie thaa|" kintu marubhUti kA mana nahIM maanaa| cupacApa vaha jaMgala meM bhAI se kSamA mA~gane calA gyaa| ___eka pahAr3I ke Upara kamaTha sUrya ke sAmane khar3A tapa kara rahA thaa| marubhUti ne dekhate hI pukArA-"bhrAta! mujhe kSamA kara denaa| merI bhUla huii| mere kAraNa hI Apako yaha kaSTa bhoganA pdd'aa|" hAtha jor3akara marubhUti Akara kamaTha ke caraNoM meM gira gyaa| usakI A~khoM se pazcAttApa ke A~sU baha rahe the| ____ marubhUti ko dekhakara kamaTha Aga-babUlA ho uThA-"duSTa ! pahale ghAva dekara phira usa para paTTI bA~dhane AyA hai| DhoMgI ! pAkhaMDI ! tU merA bhAI nahIM, zatru hai|" krodha meM bhAna bhUle kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 7 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamaTha ne eka patthara kI zilA uThAkara marubhUti ke sira para paTaka dii| marubhUti kA sira phaTa gyaa| khUna kI dhArA bahane lgii| marubhUti uThane kI ceSTA karane lagA to phira dUsarI zilA uThAkara usa para prahAra kiyaa| marubhUti sisakatA, tar3apatA mara gyaa| ____ marubhUti kI hatyA karake bhI kamaTha kA krodha zAMta nahIM huaa| pratizodha kI bhAvanA se jalate usane marubhUti ke mRta zarIra ko Thokara mArakara parvata se nIce girAyA aura mana meM saMkalpa kiyA-'isI duSTa ne mujhe apamAnita karAyA hai| agale janma meM phira isakA badalA luuNgaa|' ___ eka dina potanapura meM samaMtabhadra nAma ke jJAnI AcArya pdhaare| araviMda rAjA ne guru kA upadeza sunA to use bhI vairAgya ho gayA-"gurudeva! mujhe bhI Atma- kalyANa kA mArga btaaie|" __ AcArya kA upadeza sunakara rAjA ne apane putra ko rAjya sauMpakara dIkSA le lii| guru ke pAsa jJAnArjana kara tapasyA karane lgaa| eka dina araviMda muni ke mana meM bhAvanA jagI-'mujhe aSTApada kI yAtrA kara apanA jIvana saphala karanA caahie|' kA muni ne sAgaradatta nAma ke sArthavAha se kahA-"bhadra ! aSTApada mahAtIrtha kI vandanA karane se manuSya kA jIvana saphala ho jAtA hai|" seTha ne pUchA-"mahArAja ! usa girirAja para kauna-se deva virAjamAna haiM aura kisane unakA bimba bharAyA ?" muni ne aSTApada tIrtha kI mahimA batAI-"vahA~ para Adideva tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva virAjamAna haiN| indradeva bhI unakI vandanA karane jAte haiN| unake putra cakravartI bharata ne vahA~ para caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI ratnamaya pratimAe~ sthApita krvaaiiN| usa tIrtharAja kI vandanA karane vAlA kabhI durgati meM nahIM jaataa| tIrtha vandanA karane se AtmA duHkhoM se mukta hokara mokSa kI prApti kara letA hai|" J8Education International kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIrtha mahimA sunakara sAgara seTha bolA- "mahArAja ! tIrtha vandanA karane kI merI bhAvanA hai / Apa bhI hamAre sAtha clie| " ise kahIM dekhA hai ? araviMda muni sArtha ke sAtha calate-calate eka bhISaNa jaMgala meM pahu~ca gye| seTha ne kahA--"mahArAja ! yahA~ para sundara vizAla sarovara hai| aneka saghana vRkSa haiN| hama kucha dina yahA~ vizrAma karanA cAhate haiM / " eka dina hAthiyoM kA jhuMDa sarovara para pAnI pIne aayaa| yUthapati hAthI ne dUra bahuta tambU Adi dekhe| manuSyoM ko ghUmate dekhaa| usane socA- 'avazya koI rAjA hAthiyoM ko pakar3ane ke lie yahA~ Akara ThaharA hai|' yUthapati ko krodha AyA- 'ye duSTa manuSya hameM pakar3ane ke lie apanA jAla phailAyeM usase pahale hI inheM naSTa kara denA caahie|' usane jora kI ciMghAr3a maarii| sabhI hAthI sAvadhAna ho gaye aura tambuoM kI tarapha daur3ane lge| krodha meM Aye hAthI sU~r3oM se vRkSoM ko ukhAr3ate, pA~voM se pattharoM ko Thokara mArate tambuoM para TUTa pdd'e| tambuoM meM Thahare yAtrI idhara-udhara bhAgane lge| cIkhane-cillAne lage / kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 9 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patA surakSAkarmiyoM ne hAthiyoM para tIra chodd'e| parantu hAthI-dala rukA nhiiN| cAroM tarapha bhUcAla-sA dRzya upasthita ho gyaa| araviMda muni ne socA-'yaha jana-saMhAra kyoM ho rahA hai ?' yAtriyoM kI rakSA karane ve svayaM uThe aura jidhara hAthiyoM kA dala A rahA thA, udhara jAkara kAusagga (dhyAna) karake khar3e ho gye| bhayabhIta yAtrI jAna bacAne ke lie munirAja ke pIche khar3e ho gye| muni ke tapobala kA prabhAmaMDala rakSAkavaca banakara hAthiyoM ke sAmane khar3A ho gyaa| krodha meM ciMghAr3ate, sa~r3a uchAlate hAthI vahIM para ruka gye| yUthapati hAthI Age AyA, sabako Age bar3hane kA Adeza dene lagA-"ruka kyoM gaye ? bar3ho ! inheM bhagA do ! mAra DAlo!" parantu koI bhI hAthI Age nahIM bddh'aa| yUthapati ne jaise hI sAmane khar3e araviMda muni ko dekhA to vaha bhI patthara kI taraha stabdha ho gyaa| usane ciMdyAr3a mArI, sa~r3a uchAlI, jamIna para pA~va paTake parantu Age eka kadama bhI nahIM bar3hA skaa| usane hAthiyoM ko Adeza diyA-"zAMta ho jaao| upadrava baMda kro|" socane lagA-'yaha tapasvI kauna hai ? kyoM hameM roka rahA hai?' 10 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tabhI dhyAna pUrA hone para muni ne hAtha U~cA uThAyA-'"he yUthapati ! krodha zAMta kro| kSamA karanA siikho| mujhe pahacAno ! khuda ko pahacAno ! tuma pichale janma meM marubhUti the aura maiM hU~ rAjA arviNd| apane pUrva sambandhoM ko yAda kro|" muni kI vANI sunakara yUthapati gahare vicAra meM DUba gyaa| use jAtismaraNa jJAna huaa| pichalA janma citroM kI taraha usakI smRti meM ubharane lagA-'are ! maiM marubhUti huuN| yaha mere upakArI mahArAja araviMda haiN| ye saba yAtrI aSTApada tIrtha kI vandanA karane jA rahe haiN|' yUthapati ne sira jhukAkara donoM agale pA~va jhukAkara muni ko vandanA kii| sUMr3a uThAkara kSamA maaNgii| _jJAnI muni ne yUthapati ko kSamA kA upadeza diyaa| kahA-"pUrvajanma meM tU tattvajJa brAhmaNa thA, zrAvaka thaa| saba jIvoM para dayA aura premabhAva rakhatA thaa| kintu marate samaya bhAI kamaTha ke prati krodha A jAne se marakara hAthI banA hai| aba krodha tyaag| kSamA, sahanazIlatA dayA aura karuNA bhAva bddh'aa|" | hAthI ne apanA pUrvabhava jAnA to usane bAra-bAra munirAja se kSamA maaNgii| sArthavAha ke samakSa sUMr3a uThAkara apane aparAdha kI kSamA mA~gI-"maiMne Apako kaSTa diyA ! kSamA kareM! Apa dhanya haiM, jo aSTApada tIrtha kI vandanA karane jA rahe haiN|" kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mani se pratibodha pAkara yUthapati ne saMkalpa liyA-"aba maiM punaH apane zrAvakadharma kA pAlana kruuNgaa| kisI para krodha nahIM kruuNgaa| kisI ko kaSTa nahIM duuNgaa|" upadrava zAMta hone para munirAja ke sAtha-sAtha sArtha bhI Age yAtrA para cala pdd'aa| sabhI yAtrI kaha rahe the-"Aja to munirAja ke tapobala se hama sabakI prANa-rakSA huI hai|" kucha kaha rahe the-"Aja hamane saMtoM kA divya prabhAva pratyakSa dekha liyaa|" yUthapati aba jaMgala meM vApasa Akara zrAvakadharma ke anusAra ahiMsaka jIvana jIne lgaa| jaMgala ke sUkhe patte khAtA aura sUrya tApa se tapA sarovara kA prAsuka jala piitaa| na rAta ko khAtA, na hI kisI jIva ko kaSTa detaa| krodha aura pratizodha kI durbhAvanA meM jalatA kamaTha marakara kurkuTa jAti kA mahAsarpa bnaa| usake lambe-lambe paMkha aura jaharIle dA~ta jaise sAkSAt yamarAja kA avatAra thaa| kurkuTa sarpa ur3a tA-ur3atA usI jaMgala meM A gyaa| ___eka dina jaMgala meM ghUmatA vaha yUthapati hAthI pyAsa se vyAkula huA eka sarovara meM pAnI pIne utraa| sarovara meM pAnI kama thaa| daladala bharA thaa| hAthI daladala meM pha~sa gyaa| jyoM-jyoM nikalane kI ceSTA karatA tyoM-tyoM gaharA daladala meM pha~satA calA gyaa| kurkuTa sA~pa ne hAthI ko pha~sA dekhaa| dekhate hI pUrvajanma ke baira saMskAra jAga gye| Jai 12 ucation International kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TAVAIDYA krodha meM phukArate hue nAga ne hAthI ke kuMbhasthala para DaMka maaraa| tIvra jahara samUce zarIra meM phaila gyaa| jAtismaraNa jJAna se hAthI ne ur3ate nAga ko pahacAna liyA-'yahI to merA bhAI kamaTha hai| maiMne pUrvajanma meM isakA ahita kiyA thA, isalie isane mujhe Dasa liyaa| ajJAnI jIva hai, dveSa se prerita hokara isI prakAra baira se baira bar3hAte rahate haiN|' phira socatA hai-"mujhe krodha nahIM karanA hai| krodha ko kSamA ke jala se zAMta kruuNgaa| vedanA ko zAMti se sahana karU~gA to agalA janma sudhara jaayegaa|' kaI dina taka bhUkhA-pyAsA hAthI daladala meM pha~sA par3A rhaa| Upara se sUraja kI tapatI dhUpa, jahara kI tIvra jalana, phira bhI zAMti aura samabhAva ke sAtha namokAra maMtra japate-japate prANa tyAgakara AThaveM devaloka meM devatA bnaa| kurkuTa nAga apane jaharIle daMtoM se saikar3oM-hajAroM prANiyoM ke prANa lekara aMta meM marakara pA~caveM naraka meM gyaa| kSamA se eka tiryaMca deva bnaa| krodha se eka mAnava nAga banA aura naraka meM gyaa| kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pAzrvanAtha www.jainelibrar 13 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kiraNavegaauranAga AThaveM svarga kA AyuSya pUrNa kara marubhUti kA jIva eka rAjakumAra bnaa| putra-janma para rAjA ne khUba utsava mnaayaa| rAnI ne kahA-"hamAre putra kA mukha sUrya kiraNoM se bhI | adhika tejasvI hai| isalie isakA nAma kiraNavega rkheNge|" kiraNavega ne gurukula meM rahakara vidyAdhyayana kiyaa| aneka prakAra kI vidyAe~ siikhiiN| | sundara rAjakumArI ke sAtha usakA vivAha huaa| phira vaha rAjA bana gyaa| eka bAra suraguru nAma ke AcArya pdhaare| rAjA kiraNavega upadeza sunane gyaa| pravacana sabhA meM munirAja ne kahA-"pUrvajanma ke zubha karmoM se yahA~ Apa manuSya bane haiN| saba prakAra ke sukha-sAdhana prApta hue haiN| agara yahA~ para zubha karma nahIM karoge to agale janma meM kyA milegA?" munirAja ne Age kahA-"loga samajhate haiM dhana se, bala se aura buddhi se saba kucha pAyA jA sakatA hai| dharma kI kyA jarUrata hai ? parantu soco, dhana, bala aura buddhi kisase milatI hai?" _munirAja ne hI uttara diyA-"dharma se ! tapa, japa, dAna, tIrthayAtrA Adi zubha karmoM se hI yaha tInoM cIjeM milatI haiN| aura yaha saba isI manuSya-janma meM hI ho sakatA hai| tapa, saMyama, dAna manuSya hI kara sakatA hai, devatA nhiiN|" __munirAja kA upadeza sunakara rAjA ne dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| zAstra adhyayana kara muni kiraNavega aneka prakAra ke kaThora tapa karate hue vicarane lge| eka bAra muni ke mana meM AyA-'puSkaravara dvIpa meM arihaMtoM kI zAzvata pratimAe~ haiN| unakI vandanA karane kA mahAn phala hai|' __vidyAbala se muni AkAzamArga se calakara puSkaravara dvIpa meM aaye| vahA~ zAzvata jinapratimAoM kI bhAva vandanA kii| ahobhAva ke sAtha arihaMta stuti kii| phira socA-'aba vaitADhya giri para jAkara kAusagga kruuN|' va muni vaitADhya parvata para aaye| eka vRkSa ke nIce kAusagga pratimA (dhyAna) dhAraNa kara khar3e ho gye| aneka varSa bIta gye| sardI, garmI, varSA ke bIca muni patthara kI pratimA kI taraha dhyAna meM sthira khar3e rhe| kurkuTa nAga marakara naraka meM gayA thaa| vahA~ se nikalakara vaha isI parvata para eka bhayaMkara viSadhara sarpa bnaa| eka dina usa nAga ne muni ko dhyAna meM khar3A dekhA to usake bhItara krodha kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 14. Education International Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pA bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 15 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Cooooo ADOOT 7 aura baira kI tIvra jvAlA jalane lgii| sA~pa ne muni ke pUre zarIra para A~Te lgaaye| sthAna-sthAna para DaMka maare| bAra-bAra DaMka mArakara muni ke zarIra ko chalanI banA diyaa| tIvra jahara kI vedanA meM bhI muni zAMta khar3e rhe| socane lage-'yaha nAga merA zatru nahIM, mitra hai| isake kAraNa hI mujhe Aja vedanA sahane kA avasara milA hai| maiM samabhAva ke sAtha isa pIr3A ko sahana karU~gA to zIghra hI mere karmoM kA nAza ho jaayegaa|' samatA bhAva ke sAtha deha tyAgakara muni kiraNavega bArahaveM svarga meM deva bne| viSadhara nAga eka dina dAvAnala meM jala gyaa| marakara chaThI nakara meM gyaa| vajranAbha aura kuraMga bhIla ___ marubhUti kA jIva mahAvideha kI zubhaMkarA nagarI meM eka rAjakumAra bnaa| Ao vajakumAra ! hamAre pAsa Akara baittho| bAlaka kA zarIra atyaMta baliSTha aura vaja jaisA sudRr3ha hone ke kAraNa usakA nAma vajanAbha rakhA gayA ___ choTI-sI Ayu meM hI vajabhAna bahuta hI baliSTha aura tAkatavara dikhAI detA thaa| kucha bar3A hone para rAjakumAra ko vidyAdhyayana hetu gurukula meM bhejA gyaa| vaha zIghra hI cauMsaTha kalAoM meM nipuNa ho gyaa| bAlaka vajanAbha vidyAdhyayana pUrNa karake nagara vApasa lauTa aayaa| _ taruNa hone para mAtA-pitA ne kahA-"putra! aba hama donoM saMsAra tyAgakara dIkSA lenA cAhate haiN| kintu isase pahale do kAma tujhe karane haiN|" 16 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtA-"vatsa ! tuma vivAha karake hamArA kula claaoge| rAjya-bhAra sa~bhAlakara prajA kA pAlana kroge| yaha do kAma tumheM karane haiN|" "mAtA-pitA kI AjJA svIkAra hai|" vajanAbha bolaa| vajanAbha kA vivAha huaa| phira rAjatilaka huaa| rAjA-rAnI ne dIkSA lekara apanA kalyANa kiyaa| vajanAbha ko eka putra huaa| putra yogya hone para vajanAbha ne kahA-"vatsa ! hamArI kula paramparA ke anusAra aba yaha rAjya-bhAra tuma grahaNa kro| hameM dIkSA lene kI AjJA do|" ___usI samaya udyAnapAlaka ne Akara sUcanA dI-"udyAna meM kSemakara tIrthaMkara padhAre haiN|" vajranAbha bolA-"sacamuca maiM bhAgyazAlI huuN| merA saMkalpa saphala hone kA avasara A gayA hai|" rAjA vajanAbha ne jinezvara bhagavAna kI vandanA kara prArthanA kI-"prabho ! maiM apane dAyitva se mukta ho gayA huuN| aba mukti ke mArga para calane kI AjJA diijie|" - ___tIrthaMkara kSemaMkara ne rAjA vajranAbha ko dIkSA de dii| vajanAbha muni nirantara zrutAbhyAsa aura ugra tapa karane lge| kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 17 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka dina vajanAbha muni kI icchA huI-sukaccha vijaya meM bhI tIrthaMkara bhagavAna vicara rahe haiN| vahA~ jAkara unake darzana kruuN| AkAzamArga se ur3akara muni sukaccha vijaya meM phuNce| tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke darzana kiye| bhagavAna ne dezanA meM kahA-"kAusagga savva dukkha vimokkhaNo-kAyotsarga saba duHkhoM se mukti dilAtA hai|" - muni ne socA-'prabhu ne kAyotsarga kA mahAn phala batAyA hai| maiM kAusagga kruuN|' muni parvata kI guphA ke pAsa jAkara kAyotsarga karane lge| kamaTha kA jIva sarpa yoni se marakara naraka meM gayA thaa| vahA~ se nikalakara vaha isI jaMgala meM bhIla banA thaa| jaMgala ke jIvoM ko mArakara vaha apanI jIvikA calAtA thaa| eka dina vaha bhIla zikAra karane udhara aayaa| rAste meM muni mile| bhIla ko krodha AyA-"are ! muMDe sira vAlA sAmane mila gyaa| apazakuna ho gyaa| Aja zikAra nahIM milegaa|" ____ muni kI tarapha dekhane se mana meM pUrvajanma ke baira saMskAra jage-"calo, pahale isa duSTa apazakunI kA hI zikAra kara luuN|" bhIla ne apanA viSa bujhA tIra muni kI chAtI para pheNkaa| tIra cubhate hI muni ke zarIra se khUna ke phavvAre chUTa gaye aura dhar3Ama se bhUmi para gira pdd'e| girate-girate muni ke mu~ha se nikalA-"namo jinnaannN.........|" bhIla khuzI se nAcane lagA-"ahA ! bar3A majA aayaa| pahalA zikAra acchA milaa|" muni bhUmi para gira pdd'e| vedanA se zarIra jalane lgaa| phira bhI zAMta aura prasanna the| apane jJAnabala se dekhA-"are! yaha to vahI kamaTha kA jIva hai| maiMne isakA apakAra kiyA thA, isI kAraNa Aja isane mujhe kaSTa diyaa|" _phira muni socane lage-'isane jo kiyA, vaha mere lie acchA hI huaa| karmoM kI nirjarA ho rahI hai| purAne karmoM kA karja cuka rahA hai|' ___ muni uThakara baiTha gye| zarIra se rakta kI dhArA baha rahI thii| parantu muni zarIra kI mamatA se mukta hokara Atma bhAva meM sthira ho gye| "arihaMtoM ko namaskAra ! siddha bhagavaMta ko nmskaar| aba merA jIvana dIpa bujhane vAlA hai| maiMne Aja taka pramAdavaza jo koI bhUla kI ho, asad vicAra kiyA ho, usakA tassa micchAmi dukkdd'| arihaMta-siddha prabhu kI sAkSI meM apanI AtmA kI sAkSI meM maiM jIvana paryaMta anazana vrata grahaNa karatA huuN| samasta jIvoM se kSamApanA karatA huuN|" isa prakAra zuddha nirmala bhAva dhArA meM bahate hue muni ne atyanta samAdhipUrvaka deha tyAga kiyaa| madhya greveyaka deva vimAna meM deva bne| svarga kA AyuSya pUrNa kara mahAvideha kI purANapura nagarI meM janma liyaa| kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 18 Wan Education International Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 19 www.jainelibrarylorg Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ suvarNabAhu cakravartI __purANapura nagara meM vajabAhu nAma kA rAjA thaa| usakI rAnI kA nAma sudarzanA thaa| eka rAta rAnI ne caudaha adbhuta svapna dekhe| prAtaH rAnI ne rAjA se kahA-"mahArAja ! rAta ko maiMne adbhuta svapna dekhe haiM, inakA kyA phala hogA?" svapna sunakara rAjA ne kahA-"mahArAnI ! ye svapna bahuta zubha haiN| tuma kisI cakravartI putra kI mAtA bnogii|" samaya Ane para rAnI ne putra ko janma diyaa| rAjA ne vizAla utsava mnaayaa| bhikSukoM ko dAna diyA, svajana-mitroM ko bhojana kraayaa| putra kA nAma 'suvarNabAhu' rkhaa| ___yogya hone para suvarNabAhu kA rAjyAbhiSeka huaa| usake mAtA-pitA ne AcArya ke pAsa dIkSA dhAraNa kara lI aura saMyama kA pAlana karane lge| _rAjA suvarNabAhu ne apane pratApa se chaH khaNDoM para vijaya prApta kI aura cakravartI pada ko prApta kiyaa| 20 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ___eka bAra suvarNabAhu apanI azvazAlA (ghur3asAla) kA nirIkSaNa kara rahA thaa| eka atyanta capala sundara sapheda ghor3e ko dekhakara rAjA ne pUchA-"yaha ghor3A dIkhane meM itanA sundara hai, kyA savArI meM bhI yogya hai ?" sainika-"mahArAja! yaha bahuta hI tIvra gati vAlA pavanavegI azva hai|" rAjA-"acchA ! taba to hama Aja isI para savArI kreNge|" rAjA ke Adeza se turanta ghor3e ko sajAkara upasthita kiyA gyaa| rAjA ghor3e para savAra huaa| usake pIche aMgarakSaka ghur3asavAra sainika bhI taiyAra ho gye| rAjA jyoM hI ghor3e para car3hA to ghor3A havA meM tairane lgaa| sainika saba pIche raha gye| ghor3A daur3atA-daur3atA eka gahana vana meM calA gyaa| rAjA ne lagAma khIMcI to ghor3A aura teja daur3ane lgaa| jyoM-jyoM lagAma khIMcatA ghor3A teja-teja daur3atA calA gyaa| rAjA pasInA-pasInA ho gyaa| pyAsa se galA sUkhane lgaa| thaka-hArakara rAjA ne ghor3e kI lagAma DhIlI chor3akara kUdane kI taiyArI kI tabhI ghor3A ruka gyaa| - rAjA-"are ! mujhe to patA hI nahIM thA, yaha ghor3A vakra zikSita thaa| rAjA utraa| sAmane hI eka sarovara diikhaa| rAjA sarovara ke kinAre Akara eka vaTa-vRkSa kI chAyA meM kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 21 Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sustAne lgaa| phira sarovara meM snAna kiyA aura zItala jala pIkara vizrAma karane lgaa| use nIMda laga gii| kucha dera bAda nIMda khulii| rAjA uThA aura AsapAsa bhojana kI talAza karane lgaa| sAmane eka sundara tapovana dikhAI diyaa| tapovana ke hare-bhare vRkSoM ke jhuMDa aura unameM sundara hiraNa zAvakoM ko kiloleM karate dekhakara rAjA socatA hai-'yahA~ avazya RSi rahate hoNge| calU~ kanda-phala mile to khAkara bhUkha zAMta kruuN|' rAjA vRkSoM ke jhuMDa ke pAsa AyA to eka RSi kanyA dikhAI dii| rAjA kI najara kanyA para par3atI hai-'yaha kauna hai ? koI deva kanyA hai, apsarA yA urvazI hai|" vRkSa kI oTa lekara rAjA khar3A hokara use dekhatA hai-'RSi kanyA ! itanI tejasvI, itanI sundara / lagatA hai sRSTi kA samUcA saundarya isI meM samA gayA hai|' tabhI eka bha~varA ur3atA-ur3atA kanyA ke muMha para baiTha gyaa| kanyA jora se cIkhI-"are bacAo! bacAo!" naMdA nAma kI sahelI daur3akara AtI hai-"padmA ! padmA ! kyA huA ?" padmA ne ur3ate bha~vare kI tarapha izArA kiyA-"isase bacAo ! yaha DaMka mAra degaa|" 22 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha / Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakhI ha~sakara kahatI hai-"sakhI ! suvarNabAhu rAjA ke sivAya terI rakSA kauna kara sakatA hai ? usI ko pukAra na ! vahI terI rakSA karane aayegaa|" suvarNabAhu ne chipe hue hI AvAja dI-"jaba taka isa dharA para vajabAhu putra suvarNabAhu vidyamAna hai, kauna upadrava kara sakatA hai| kisakI himmata hai ?" donoM cauMka gaIM-"kisI puruSa kI AvAja ! yahA~ kauna chipA hai ?" DarI-DarI | idhara-udhara dekhatI haiN| donoM Darakara sahamakara Apasa meM lipaTa jAtI haiN| tabhI suvarNabAhu sAmane A jAtA hai-"bhadre ! Daro mata ! tuma tapasviyoM ke jIvana meM yahA~ kauna vighna karane vAlA hai? mujhe batAo, maiM abhI usa duSTa kA saMhAra karatA huuN|" DarI huI-sI padmA ne ur3ate hue bha~vare kI tarapha izArA kiyaa-"yh|" suvarNabAhu ha~sA-"bAle ! yaha bicArA tumhArI sugaMdha kA pyAsA bhUlA-bhaTakA A gayA hai| isase kyoM DaratI ho| lo, mujhe AyA dekhakara vaha bhI bhAga gyaa|" donoM sakhiyA~ isa tejasvI puruSa ko dekhakara sahama jAtI haiN| naMdA ne sAhasa karake pUchA-"Apa koI asAdhAraNa puruSa lagate haiM, koI deva haiM ? vidyAdhara haiM? kauna haiM Apa..?" rAjA ha~sakara kahatA hai-"Daro mata ! maiM na to deva hU~, na hI vidyaadhr| maiM mahArAja suvarNabAhu kA dUta huuN| rAjA kI AjJA se isa tapovana meM RSiyoM kI rakSA karane AyA huuN|" kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha www.jainelibrary23 Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsarI sakhI ne eka kaTAsana bichA diyA- "baiThiye Apa !" aura donoM ne madhura hAsya ke sAtha namaskAra kiyA / padmA Tukara-Tukara nihAratI hai-'yaha dUta to nahIM ho sktaa| jarUra yahI suvarNabAhu hai| itanA tejasvI, itanA sundara / ' nIcI najara jhukAe usane pUchA - "bhadra puruSa ! Apa hamArI rakSA karane Aye haiM, bahuta acchA kiyaa| baiThie hama abhI guruvara ko sUcita karatI haiN|" suvarNabAhu - "bhadre ! Apa kaSTa kyoM karatI haiN| maiM hI RSivara se mila luuNgaa|" phira jarA najadIka Akara bolatA hai- "oha! maiMne ApakA paricaya to pUchA hI nhiiN|" padmA muskarAkara nIce dekhane lagatI hai| sahelI bolI - "bhadra puruSa ! yaha RSi kanyA lagatI hai na ? parantu yaha RSi kanyA nahIM rAjakanyA hai|" "oha ! yaha to inakI zAlInatA aura sundaratA hI batAtI hai| kyA maiM jAna sakatA hU~ Apake bhAgyazAlI mAtA-pitA kauna haiM ? rAjamahala chor3akara vana meM kyoM AIM ?" sahelI ne kahA- "yaha ratnapura ke vidyAdhara rAjA kI putrI hai| isakA janma hote hI pitA kI mRtyu ho gii|" "oha ! azubha huA.. / " rAjA bolA / phira rAjya ke lie rAjakumAra Apasa meM lar3ane lge| rAjya meM vidroha ho gyaa| taba inakI mAtA ratnAvalI apanI putrI ko lekara yahA~ Azrama meM A giiN| gAlava RSi rAnI ke bhAI haiN|" rAjA-'"to mahArAja suvarNabAhu ke viSaya meM Apane kaba sunA ?" sahelI - eka dina yahA~ koI jJAnI muni padhAre the| taba RSivara ne munivara se pUchA - "mune ! isa kanyA kA pati kauna hogA ?" jJAnI ne batAyA- "vajrabAhu rAjA ke putra cakravartI suvarNabAhu ko vakra zikSita azva yahA~ lekara AyegA aura ve isa kanyA kA varaNa kreNge| yaha cakravartI samrAT kI paTarAnI hogii|" rAjA ha~sA - "oha ! yaha rahasya hai| Apa to sacamuca hI mahArAnI banane yogya haiN|" taba taka rAjA ke aMgarakSaka sainika bhI A phuNce| sabhI ne samrAT suvarNabAhu kI jaya bolii| sainikoM ko dekhakara padmA sahelI ke sAtha vahA~ se calI gii| sahelI ne RSi se kahA- "gurudeva ! mahArAja suvarNabAhu hamAre Azrama meM padhAre haiN|" RSi atyanta prasanna hue - " ahA ! Aja jJAnI saMta kA vacana satya ho gyaa|" phira gAlava RSi, rAnI ratnAvatI tathA anya AzramavAsI samrAT kA svAgata karane Aye / rAjA ne RSi ko praNAma kiyA / 24 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha www.jainelibrary_g Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSi prasannatA ke sAtha bole-"Aja hama dhanya hue| cakravartI samrAT suvarNabAhu kA isa tapovana meM svAgata hai !" W32874 RSi ne campaka vRkSoM ke jhuMDa meM eka U~cI vedikA para samrAT ko baitthaayaa| kanda-mUla kA bhojana kraayaa| phira bole-"rAjan ! jJAnI muni ke vacana Aja satya ho gye| (padmA kI tarapha saMketa karake) yaha ApakI amAnata hai| itane dina maiMne isako sNbhaalaa| Aja se Apa ise svIkAra kreN|" __ AzramavAsI tapasvI-tapasviniyA~ A gye| harSa utsAha ke sAtha maMtroccArapUrvaka donoM kA vivAha kara diyaa| putrI ko vidA karate samaya rAnI ne use chAtI se lagA liyaa| A~khoM se A~sU varSAtI huI bolI-"beTI ! Aja tujhe dene ke lie mere pAsa na to hIre-motiyoM ke hAra haiM, na hI sundara vastra haiN|" ___ padmA bhI rotI huI mA~ ke gale se laga gaI-"mA~ ! terA AzIrvAda hI mere lie saba kucha hai|" RSi ne kahA-"bahana ! tU aisA kyoM kahatI hai| tere pAsa jJAna va anubhava ke kitane divya ratna haiN|" DURAL S.Mitra kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha cation International 25 Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAnI-"hA~ putrI ! tujhe patigRha meM jAte hue maiM sAta ratna denA cAhatI hU~ ! suna1. sadA mIThI vANI bolnaa| 2. pati ko bhojana karAke phira bhojana krnaa| 3. apanI sautoM ko sauta nahIM, bahana smjhnaa| 4. sAsa-sasura kA sammAna krnaa| 5. cakravartI kI paTarAnI hone kA kabhI abhimAna mata rkhnaa| 6. sauta kI saMtAna ko apanI saMtAna ke samAna pyAra krnaa| 7. dharma aura kula kI maryAdA kA pAlana krnaa|" mAtA kI zikSAoM ko dhAraNa karatI huI padmA bolI-"mA~ ! tere ye anamola vacana anamola ratna kI bhA~ti sadA apane sAtha rkhuugii|" phira vaha mAtA kI chAtI se lipaTakara sisaka utthii| __gAlava RSi ne rAjA ko AzIrvAda dete hue kahA-"rAjan ! maiMne isa padmA (lakSmI) ko Aja Apake hAthoM meM sauMpa diyA hai| Apa isakI hara prakAra se rakSA kreNge|" rAjA ne RSi aura rAnI ko praNAma kiyA-"Apa ciMtA na kreN| yaha hara prakAra se sukhI rhegii|" Azrama se vidA lekara suvarNabAhu apanI rAjadhAnI meM A gyaa| eka dina AyudhazAlA ke rakSaka ne Akara nivedana kiyA-"mahArAja ! AyudhazAlA meM cakraratna pragaTa huA hai|" suvarNabAhu uThakara AyudhazAlA meM aayaa| usane cakraratna kI vidhivat pUjA-arcA kii| isake pazcAt samrAT ne apane senApati ko Adeza diyA-"hamArI AyudhazAlA meM cakraratna pragaTa huA hai| ataH aba hameM SaTkhaMDa vijaya ke lie prasthAna karanA caahie|" rAjA ke AdezAnusAra vizAla senA taiyAra huii| aneka choTe-bar3e rAjA bhI apanI senA ke sAtha A gye| vijaya yAtrA meM sabase Age AkAza meM cakraratna calatA thA, usI ke pIche vizAla senA cala rahI thii| cakraratna ke sAtha vizAla senA ke Ane kI sUcanA milane para dUsare rAjA socate haiM-'cakravartI samrAT kA pratirodha kara narasaMhAra karanA vyartha hai| acchA hai, hama svayaM hI usakI adhInatA svIkAra kara leN|' isa prakAra cakravartI ne SaTkhaMDa kI vijaya yAtrA kara apanA cakravartitva sthApita kara liyaa| phira apanI rAjadhAnI meM Akara usane aSTama tapa kiyaa| phira senApati ko bulAkara kahA-"aba rAjyAbhiSeka kI taiyArI kro|" bahuta hI ullAsa aura dhUmadhAma ke sAtha suvarNabAhu kA cakravartI pada para rAjyAbhiSeka huaa| suvarNabAhu SaTkhaMDa adhipati cakravartI samrAT banakara prajA kA pAlana karane lge| 26 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 000000000 00000000 HOO 27 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka bAra cakravartI mahaloM ke gavAkSa meM baiThe the| AkAza se devatAoM ke jhuMDa Ate dikhAI diye| socane lage-'Aja yahA~ itane deva kyoM A rahe haiM ?' tabhI udyAnapAlaka ne sUcanA dI-"mahArAja! nagara meM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna padhAre haiN|" cakravartI ne Asana se uThakara bhagavAna kI dizA meM vandanA kii| phira rAjaparivAra ke sAtha dezanA sunane aayaa| samavasaraNa meM devatAoM ko dekhakara vicArane lagA- 'maiMne pahale bhI aise devatAoM ko kahIM dekhA hai ?" ____ gahare vicAra meM DUbane para jAtismaraNa jJAna utpanna huaa| apanA pUrvabhava yAda AyA-'aho ! maiMne pUrvabhava meM tapa va kAyotsarga dhyAna sAdhanA kI thii| usI ke prabhAva se maiM svarga meM deva banA aura yahA~ para cakravartI kI samRddhi milI hai| yahA~ para jo bhI milA hai, vaha to pUrva janma meM kiye hue zubha karmoM kA phala hai| aba yadi isa janma meM maiM zubha karma, DP (IVULUUIOMUUDAD DVD TOTTTTTTTTCOCOTING 28 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tapa-japa-sAdhanA nahIM karU~gA to bhogoM kI Asakti ke kAraNa agale janma meM durgati meM jAnA pdd'egaa| isa prakAra cintana karate hue suvarNabAhu ko vairAgya prApta huaa| usane putra ko rAjyabhAra sauMpakara tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke pAsa saMyama dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| aneka prakAra ke tapa, kAyotsarga sAdhanA abhigraha karate hue suvarNabAhu ne punaH-punaH bIsa sthAnakoM kI ArAdhanA kara tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kA upArjana kiyaa| eka bAra muni suvarNabAhu kisI parvata zikhara para jAkara sUrya ke sAmane donoM bhujAe~ 2 siddha arihaMta 3 pravacana AcArya sthavira upAdhyAya sAdhu jJAna 9 darzana 10 vinaya 1110 cAritra 1 mati mana: paryava kevala 3 avadhi SION (13 kriyA na brahmacarya jina 11 tapa | gautama jJAna 20 16. saMyama 18 19) tIrtha / abhinava jJAna 29 lain Education International kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uThAkara AtApanA le rahe the| usa samaya eka khU~khAra siMha udhara aayaa| muni ko dekhate hI usake bhItara krodha-dveSa kI jvAlA jalane lgii| pU~cha uchAlatA, dahAr3atA vaha siMha muni para jhapaTa pdd'aa| nAkhUnoM se muni ke zarIra ko cIra ddaalaa| girate-girate muni ne anazana le liyaa| zubha bhAvoM ke sAtha AyuSya pUrNa kara dazaveM svarga meM utpanna hue| CALAG 700417 suvarNabAhu deva ne apane deva parivAra ko sAtha lekara naMdIzvara dvIpa Adi kSetroM meM (bharatAdi 10 kSetroM meM) pA~ca sau bAra tIrthaMkaroM ke paMcakalyANaka utsava mnaaye| jinezvara devoM kI pUjA-arcA-bhakti kii| jisase atizaya puNya karmoM kA upArjana huaa| mAnA jAtA hai kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 30 Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ki inhIM atizaya puNyoM ke prabhAva se 23veM tIrthaMkara prabhu pArzvanAtha kI vartamAna samaya meM sarvatra sarvAdhika mahimA aura pUjA hotI hai| eka samaya suvarNabAhu deva ne jAnA ki aba merA AyuSya kevala chaha mAsa zeSa raha gayA hai| yahA~ se maiM vArANasI nagarI meM mAtA vAmAdevI ke putra rUpa meM janma luuNgaa| mere janma se mAtA ko kaisA anubhava hogA, jarA dekhU~ / kautUhalavaza deva eka sundara salaune zyAmavarNI zizu kA svarUpa banAkara mAtA ke sAmane aaye| mAtA vAmAdevI ne adbhuta rUpazAlI bAlaka ko apane sAmane dekhA to usake aMga-aMga Ananda se pulaka utthe| A~khoM se harSa barasane lgaa| vaha ekaTaka zizu kA mukha nihArane lgii| mAtA ke mukha para harSa aura Ananda dekhakara bAlaka rUpa deva kA mana prasanna ho gyaa| mAtA ko namana kara vApasa apane sthAna para A gye| chaha mAsa bAda bIsa sAgaropama kA utkRSTa AyuSya pUrNa kara caitra vadI 12 ko prANata nAmaka dazaveM svarga se cyavana kiyaa| annon kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha COOOOOOX 31 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pArzva janmotsava : kAzI deza kI vArANasI nagarI meM azvasena rAjA zAsana karate the| unakI azvasenA meM aneka jAti va aneka raMgoM ke ghor3e the| dUra-dUra ke loga carcA karate the- "rAjA kI azvasenA ajeya aura adbhuta hai / " rAjA azvasena kI rAnI kA nAma thA vAmAdevI / grISmakAla ke prathama mAsa, prathama pakSa arthAt caitra mAsa kI kRSNa caturthI ke dina madhyarAtri ko vizAkhA nakSatra ke samaya candramA kA yoga A jAne para bIsa sAgaropama kI sthiti vAle dazaveM prANata devaloka se suvarNabAhu deva kA jIva cyavana kara mAtA vAmAdevI ke garbha meM AyA / mAtA vAmAdevI ne sukhazayyA meM ardha-nidrAvasthA meM gaja, vRSabhAdi caudaha mahAsvapna dekhe| tatkSaNa sAvadhAna ho evaM svapna kI smRti kara apane patideva ke pAsa AI aura dekhe hue svapnoM kA varNana kiyA / rAjA ne kahA ki "mahArAnI ! aise zubha aura mahAn svapna-darzana se pratIta hotA hai ki tumhAre garbha meM atizaya puNyazAlI AtmA kA Agamana huA hai|" sUryodaya hote hI rAjA ne rAjasabhA meM svapna phala kathana ke jJAtA vidvAnoM ko bulaayaa| vidvAna paMDitoM ne apane zAstroM ke AdhAra para vicAra vimarza kara kahA-"he rAjan ! mahArAnI ne bahuta hI uttama svapna dekhe haiN| jisase Apake kula meM ketu samAna mahAbhAgyazAlI putra janma legaa| bar3A hone para vaha cAroM dizAoM kA svAmI, cakravartI, rAjyapati rAjA hogA yA tIna loka kA nAyaka dharmazreSTha, dharma cakravartI jinezvara tIrthaMkara hogaa| samaya Ane para pauSa kRSNa dazamI ke dina rAnI ne eka sundara zizu ko janma diyaa| kSaNabhara ke lie samUce saMsAra meM prakAza jagamagA utthaa| hara jIva apane andara do pala ke liye apUrva Ananda kI anubhUti karane lagA / usa samaya kA vAyumaMDala svabhAva se hI svaccha, ramya aura sugandhamaya bana gyaa| dasoM dizAe~ acetana hone para bhI praphulita ho utthiiN| bhagavAna ke janma ke prabhAva se bhinna-bhinna dizAoM meM rahane vAlI chappanna digkumArikAoM ke Asana kampAyamAna hue| unhoMne jJAna bala se dekhA-"aho, pRthvI para prabhu ne janma liyA hai|" bhagavAna kA janma jAnakara harSita hotI huI ve pRthvI para AIM aura prabhu evaM prabhu-mAtA ko namaskAra kara kahA- "he ratna kukSiNI mAtA ! 'hameM jagatAraka prabhu kA sUtikA karma karane kI AjJA pradAna kiijie| " chappanna digkumArikAoM ne prabhu kA sUtikarma tathA snAnAdi karAkara janmotsava mnaayaa| janmotsava sampUrNa hone ke pazcAt zakrendra kA Asana kampAyamAna huaa| 32 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ VOD Daininit ATOPAT 000000 SARVASNA prabhu janma se tInoM loka prakAza se jagamagA utthe| sUtikA karma karatI chappana digkumArikAyeM / kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 33 Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usI samaya eka devendra vahA~ AyA- "he mAtezvarI ! maiM saudharma devaloka kA svAmI zakra Apako praNAma karatA huuN|" phira zakrendra ne zizu rUpa tIrthaMkara deva ko namaskAra kiyA-"he tIna loka ke tAraNahAra ! merI vandanA svIkAreM ! maiM ApakA janma abhiSeka karanA cAhatA huuN|" kahakara zakrendra ne mAtA ko avasvApinI nidrA meM sulA diyaa| phira zizu kA eka pratibimba banAkara mAtA ke pAsa rakha diyaa| __ indra ne apane pA~ca svarUpa bnaaye| eka svarUpa ne zizu-prabhu ko godI meM utthaayaa| do, donoM ora cAvara bIjane lge| eka ne chatra kiyA aura eka svarUpa hAtha meM vaja ghumAtA huA Age calane lgaa| ___meru parvata kI zveta sphaTikamayI zilA para goda meM lekara baiTha gye| cAroM dizAoM se aneka indra A-Akara prabhu ko vandanA karane lge| IzAnendra ne sone ke vRSabha sIMga meM se jaladhArA prakaTa kara bAla prabhu kA abhiSeka kiyaa| 10 vaimAnika, 20 bhuvanapati, 32 vyantara, 2 jyotiSaka, isa taraha 64 indroM ne 1 kroDa 60 lAkha kalazoM se prabhu kA janmAbhiSeka kiyaa| 34 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0000000000 500 phira candana kesara Adi sugaMdhita padArthoM kA lepa kiyA / sundara vastroM se lapeTa liyaa| sabhI indra hAtha jor3akara prabhu kI stuti karane lage-"he jJAna divAkara ! he sAkSAt dharma ke avatAra ! he mokSamArga ke prakAzaka ! hama Apako namaskAra karate haiN|" phira bAla prabhu ko mAtA ke pAsa lAkara sulA diyA / pratibimba uThA liyaa| # prAtaHkAla priyavaMdA dAsI ne Akara rAjA ko sUcanA dI - "mahArAja ! mahArAnI ne sUrya ke samAna tejasvI zizu ko janma diyA hai|' rAjA aaye| zizu ko dekhaa| zizu ke paira kI tarapha saMketa kara rAjA ne kahA-'dekho, bAlaka ke paira para nAgadeva kA cinha hai| avazya yaha nAga jAti kA uddhAra karegA / " rAnI ne kahA- "mahArAja ! ApakA kathana satya hai| garbhakAla meM eka rAta ghora aMdhere meM mere pAsa se eka kAlA nAga AyA thaa| mere a~gUThe kA sparza kara vaha calA gyaa|" # samasta devoM aura indroM ne naMdIzvara dvIpa jAkara vahA~ ke 52 caityoM meM aSTAhnikA mahotsava kara prabhu-bhakti kI / lain Education International 35 Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA ne antaHpura se vApasa Akara daNDanAyaka se kahA - "kArAgAra meM baMdI sabhI kaidiyoM ko chor3a do| pUre kAzI deza meM bAraha dina kA utsava ghoSita kro| bAraha dina taka pUre nagara meM utsava manAyA jaaye|" rAjakoSa kA mu~ha khola diyA gyaa| garIboM ko anna-vastra-bhojana diyA gyaa| vRddha dAsoM ko dAsa karma se mukta kara diyA gyaa| isa prakAra samasta nagaravAsI daridratA dInatA evaM bandhanoM kI pIr3A se mukta hokara khuziyA~ manAne lge| loga dhanya-dhanya hokara kahane lage-"saMsAra ko tApa-saMtApa se mukti dilAne vAlA koI mahApuruSa avatarita huA hai|" svajanoM ke prItibhoja meM rAjA ne ghoSita kiyA- "garbhakAla meM mAtA ke pArzva se nAgadeva nikalA thA, isalie isa bAlaka ko hama 'pArzva kumAra' kheNge|" kula kI vRddha mahilAoM ne zizu kA divya nIlavarNI rUpa dekhakara kahA- "yaha to nIlakamala jaisA suramya hai / " dUsarI bolI - "nIlamaNi jaisI isakI divya deha kAMti to dekho|" candramA kI kalAoM kI taraha pArzvakumAra bar3hA hone lagA / pArzvakumAra ATha varSa kA huaa| pitA ne socA- 'pArzvakumAra ko kSatriyocita vidyAoM kA jJAna karAnA caahie|' agale dina gurukula ke kalAcArya ko bulAyA gayA"AcAryavara ! isa bAlaka ko sabhI prakAra kI zikSA dekara yogya bnaaeN|" kalAcArya - "mahArAja ! yaha to janmajAta suyogya hai| isako maiM kyA kalA sikhAU~gA ?" svayaM kalAcArya ne pArzvakumAra se kaI taraha kA jJAna prApta kiyA, kyoMki jaba prabhu mAtA ke garbha meM Aye the taba se mati, zruta, avadhi jJAna arthAt tIna jJAna se yukta the I yuvA hone para pArzvakumAra sAkSAt kAmadeva kA avatAra lagane lgaa| nau hAtha U~ce pArzvakumAra jaba ghor3e para savAra hokara nagara meM nikalate to striyA~ kahane lagatIM - "vaha strI parama saubhAgyazAlI hogI jisakA pati kAmadeva jaise apane rAjakumAra hoNge|" 36 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ trOHTOTO eka dina mahArAja azvasena rAjasabhA meM siMhAsana para baiThe the tabhI dvArapAla ne Akara nivedana kiyA-"mahArAja ! eka sundara AkRti vAlA paradezI dUta Apake darzana cAhatA hai|" rAjA-"use sammAnapUrvaka rAjasabhA meM laao|" dUta ne Akara rAjA ko namaskAra kiyA-"vIra ziromaNi mahArAja azvasena kI jaya ho!" rAjA ne baiThane kA saMketa kiyaa| vaha Asana para baiTha gyaa| rAjA ne pUchA-"bhadra puruSa! tuma kisa deza se Aye ho? kauna ho, kyA prayojana hai?" "mahArAja ! maiM kuzasthala ke mahArAja prasenajita kA mitra dUta huuN| puruSottama merA nAma hai| maiM unakA sandeza lekara AyA huuN|" rAjA-"kahie, kyA sandeza hai ?" ___ "Apane vIra ziromaNi mahArAja naravarma kA nAma to sunA hI hogaa| ve mahAn parAkramI | the| dUra-dUra pradezoM ke rAjAoM ko jItakara rAjya kA vistAra kiyA thaa|" rAjA azvasena-"hA~, sunA hai rAjA naravarma bar3e vIra aura parAkramI the|" "rAjan ! aneka rAjAoM ko apane adhIna karane vAle rAjA eka dina eka sadguru AcArya ke darzana karane gye| unakA upadeza sunA to mana virakta ho gyaa|" kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 37 Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ azvasena-"bar3e bhavya AtmA the|" "mahArAja ! unhoMne apane putra prasenajita ko rAjya sauMpakara dIkSA grahaNa kara lii|" rAjA azvasena-"dhanya hai unheM ! jisa rAjya ke lie manuSya apane prANoM kI bAjI lagA detA hai| bhayaMkara yuddha karake jisa rAjya ko prApta karatA hai, use tuccha samajhakara tyAga denA sacamuca mahAn tyAga hai| dhanya hai unheN|" sabhI sabhAsada-"dhanya hai unake vairAgya ko|" rAjA-"hA~, to Age btaao|" dUta-"mahArAja ! una mahArAja naravarma ke putra prasenajita rAjA abhI rAjya kA pAlana karate haiN| mahArAja prasenajita kI eka deva kanyA samAna putrI hai-prbhaavtii|" rAjA (muskurAkara)-"hA~, kanyA sundara hai, suyogya bhI hogI.........to........?" rAjA ne jijJAsA kii| dUta-"mahArAja ! jaise phUloM kI sugaMdha se AkRSTa hokara bha~vare Ate haiM, vaise prabhAvatI ke guNa va rUpa kI prazaMsA sunakara aneka rAjakumAra vahA~ Aye, parantu usane kisI ko bhI pasanda nahIM kiyA ?" Jain E 38tion International kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha . Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA-"kyoM? kyA vaha vivAha karanA nahIM cAhatI?" dUta-"rAjan ! bAta yaha hai, prabhAvatI eka bAra kaumudI mahotsava ke dina udyAna meM gii| candramA kI zItala cA~danI meM vaha sarovara ke taTa para baiThI thii| tabhI vahA~ kucha gaMdharva kanyAe~ snAna karane aaiiN| vahA~ ve nRtya karatI huI eka gIta gA rahI thiiN| jisakA bhAva thA-isa dharatI para pArzvakumAra sAkSAt kAma ke avatAra haiN| divya rUpa, divya guNa, ananta balI, | adbhuta rUpa-lAvaNyazAlI pArzvakumAra ko jo prApta karegI, usa nArI kA jIvana dhanya hai| gaMdharva bAlAoM kA gIta sunakara prabhAvatI to jaise pArzvakumAra kI hI ho gii| usane saMkalpa kiyA-"pArzvakumAra ke sivAya saMsAra ke saba puruSa mere bhAI tulya haiN| ve hI mere prANAdhAra hoNge|" ___ rAjA azvasena (muskarAe)-"to isalie Apa Aye haiM !" dUta-"mahArAja ! abhI merI bAta adhUrI hai...........Age sunie|" rAjA-"sunAiye !" dUta-"kuzasthala ke nikaTa kaliMga deza kA yavana rAjA bar3A parAkramI aura durjeya yoddhA hai| usane jaba prabhAvatI ke rUpa saundarya kI carcA sunI to dUta ke sAtha kahalAyA-"tumhArI kanyA yavanarAja ko sauMpa do| anyathA tumhAre rAjya kA vidhvaMsa kara ddaaluuNgaa|" rAjA prasenajita ne uttara diyA-"rAjahaMsI motI cugatI hai| kabhI kaMkara nahIM cuga sktii|" kruddha hokara yavanarAja ne kuzasthala para AkramaNa kara diyaa| usakI vizAla yavana senA ne Akara nagara ko cAroM tarapha se ghera liyA hai| pUrA nagara baMdIghara jaisA banA huA hai|" rAjA azvasena-"yaha to anyAya hai| anIti hai|" "usa anyAya-anIti kA pratikAra karane ke lie sahAyatA kI jarUrata hai| Apa jaise nItimAna rAjA hI dharma kI rakSA karate haiN| vipatti meM ghire mitroM kI sahAyatA karate haiN|" talavAra kI mUTha para hAtha rakhate hue mahArAja azvasena bole-"kSatriya kA dharma hai anyAya se lar3anA aura nyAya nIti kI rakSA krnaa|" phira kahA-"Apa nizciMta ho jaaie| hama turanta hI sahAyatA ke lie senA lekara pahu~cate haiN|" rAjA ne senApati ko Adeza diyA-"raNabherI bajA do ! turanta senA ko taiyAra kro| hama yuddha ke lie taiyAra hokara Ate haiN|" raNabherI bjii| cAroM tarapha sainika daur3ane lge| apane-apane zastra uThAne lge| kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 39 Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahala meM Atma-ciMtana meM lIna baiThe pArzvakumAra ne raNabherI sunii| cauMkakara khar3e ho gye| sevaka se pUchA-"kyA bAta hai ? acAnaka raNabherI kyoM bjii|" sevaka-"mahArAja! yuddha kI taiyArI kA Adeza huA hai|" pArzvakumAra ne pitA ke pAsa Akara praNAma kiyA-"pitAzrI ! kyA bAta hai ? kisa daitya, rAkSasa yA adhama puruSa ne ApakA aparAdha kiyA hai, jisake lie Apa yuddha sajjita ho rahe haiM ?" prasenajita rAjA kI bAta sunAkara rAjA azvasena bole-"vatsa ! kisI vipadAgrasta kI sahAyata karanA aura anyAya kA pratikAra karanA hamArA rAjadharma hai na?" . ___pArzvakumAra-"pitAzrI ! yaha to satya hai| anyAya kA pratikAra nahIM karanA bhI anyAya hai, adharma hai, kAyaratA hai|" "vatsa ! isIlie hamane yuddhabherI bajAI hai|" pArzva-"kintu yuvA putra ke baiThe pitA yuddha meM jAye, kyA yaha upayukta hai ? putra kI zobhA hai isameM ?" .. htrianterant S.M 40 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna paarshvnaath| Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 01010 6 S.Mitta NOOOOOOO 10 rAjA -"vatsa ! tumako to krIr3A karate dekhakara hI mujhe prasannatA hotI hai| yuddha karanA to merA hI kArya hai na !" Laal pArzva-'"pitAzrI ! maiM to yuddha ko bhI krIr3A hI samajhatA huuN| maiMne yuddhavidyA kisalie sIkhI hai ? kyA mere parAkrama para Apako bharosA nahIM hai ?" pitA-"vatsa ! tumhAre bala parAkrama para kauna sandeha kara sakatA hai| kintu maiM abhI tumako yuddha meM nahIM bhejanA caahtaa|' pArzva-'"pitAzrI ! vizvAsa rakhie, maiM aisA yuddha karU~gA ki eka bhI sainika kA khUna na bahe aura nyAya nIti kI rakSA bhI ho jaaye|" rAjA (Azcarya ke sAtha) - " vatsa ! tuma jo kahate ho, vahI kara sakate ho...... prntu....|" kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha pArzva-'"pitAzrI ! kintu-parantu kucha nahIM hai| Apa nizciMta hokara dharmArAdhanA kiijie| mujhe AzIrvAda diijie|" pitA kA AzIrvAda prApta kara vizAla senA ke sAtha pArzvakumAra ne prasthAna kiyaa| mArga meM senA ne rAtri vizrAma kiyaa| 41 Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAtaH prasthAna ke lie nikale tabhI AkAza se eka divya ratha utraa| (usameM cAra baliSTha sundara zveta ghor3e jute huye the| sUrya ke ratha ke samAna divya teja kiraNeM phUTa rahIM thiiN|) __eka divya zastradhArI sArathI ratha se utarakara pArzvakumAra ko praNAma karatA hai-"maiM saudharmendra kA sArathI praNAma karatA huuN|" (pArzvakumAra ne hAtha uThAkara AzIrvAda diyaa|) sArathI-"deva ! indra mahArAja ne nivedana kiyA hai, yadyapi Apa anantabalI haiN| ApakI aMgulI hilate hI tIna loka kaMpAyamAna ho sakatA hai| Apako kisI kI sahAyatA kI apekSA nahIM hai| phira bhI bhakti bhAvanA ke vaza indradeva ne divya zastroM se sajjita yaha divya ratha bhejA hai| isa para virAjane kA anugraha kreN|" pArzvakumAra ratha para AsIna hote haiN| divya ratha sUrya ke ratha kI taraha dharatI se Upara uThakara calane lgaa| dharatI para hAthI, ghor3e, ratha, paidala sainikoM kI vizAla senA pIche-pIche cala rahI thii| kuzasthala ke bAhara Akara sImA para par3Ava ddaalaa| KATEO IDO 42_ducation International kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ UKRIOUw 500 devatAoM ne eka ramaNIya udyAna meM bhavya mahala bnaayaa| pArzvakumAra mahala meM tthhre| prAtaH dUta ko bulAkara kahA-"yavanarAja ke pAsa jAkara hamArA sandeza do|" dUta yavanarAja ke pAsa aayaa| namaskAra kara bolA-"mahArAja prasenajita ke mitra mahArAja azvasena ke putra pArzvakumAra kA maiM dUta huuN|" yavanarAja ne ghUrakara dekhA-"kisalie Aye ho ? yuddha se Darakara samarpaNa karane?" dUta (ha~sakara)-"he yavanarAja ! jaba taka jaMgala meM kesarI siMha Akara nahIM hu~kAratA taba taka hI kSudra prANI uchala-kUda macAte haiN| Apako patA hogA, pArzvakumAra ke samakSa zakrendra svayaM Akara namaskAra karatA hai| unakI kRpA dRSTi kI icchA karatA hai| pArzvakumAra atyanta dayAlu haiN| khUna kI eka bUMda bhI bahAnA nahIM caahte| zatru-mitra sabake prati unake mana meM karuNA bhAva haiN|" yavanarAja-"dUta ! vyartha kI bar3AI mata kro| dayA, karuNA kI bAta to kAyara AdamI karate haiN| tumhArA svAmI vIra hai to kaho yuddhabhUmi meM A jaae|" dUta-"yuddhabhUmi meM to A hI gaye haiN| unake hAtha kA eka amogha bANa hI tumhArI senA meM pralaya macA sakatA hai| kintu tumheM eka avasara diyA jAtA hai, yadi apanI kuzala cAhate 43 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho to unake samakSa Akara kSamA mA~ga lo| anyathA nIti-anIti kA phaisalA yuddhabhUmi meM to hogA hii|" yavanarAja krodha meM Akara bolA-"mUrkha ! kAyara ! apane svAmI ko kaho, bhujAoM meM bala hai to maidAna meM aaye|" dUta-"yavanarAja ! hamAre svAmI kI dayA ko tuma durbalatA samajhane kI mUrkhatA mata kro| yuddha kA pariNAma vinAza hotA hai| isalie eka avasara tumako diyA jA rahA hai|" dUta kI bAteM sunakara sabhAsada krodhita ho utthe| khar3e hokara bole-"mUrkha ! tU apane svAmI kA duzmana hai kyA ? kyoM yavanarAja ko krodhita kara rahA hai| jaise sA~pa aura siMha ko uttejita karane vAlA apanI mauta pukAratA hai, vaisA hI tU dIkhatA hai|" taba yavanarAja ke vRddha maMtrI ne uThakara kahA-"sabhAsado ! apane svAmI kA drohI yaha nahIM, kintu Apa haiN|" ____ yavanarAja cakita hokara maMtrI kI tarapha dekhatA hai| maMtrI bolatA hai-"svAmI ! pArzvakumAra koI sAmAnya puruSa nahIM, vaha anantabalI tIrthaMkara padadhArI haiN| hajAroM deva-devendra unakI sevA karate haiN| vAsudeva aura cakravartI se bhI adhika balI haiN| aise lokottara puruSa se TakarAnA parvata se TakarAne jaisA hai|" TAYAVANAIVARTAINMMANAYAYANAVARTAVAINTAIDIAN FOd 44 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha www.gairnerbrary.org Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mmm maMtrI ne hAtha kA izArA karake kahA- "jarA apanI chAvanI se bAhara nikalakara yojanoM meM phailI unakI senA ko to dekho !" yavanarAja bAhara AtA hai| parvata kI coTI para car3hakara pArzvakumAra kI senA ko dekhatA hai| hAthI, ghor3e ratha, paidala sainika dUra-dUra taka ghUma rahe haiN| mantrI ne batAyA- 'vaha dekheM mahArAja ! pArzvakumAra ke liye devatAoM ne divya mahala kI racanA kI hai| ve adbhuta aura ajeya haiN|" bhayabhIta hokara yavanarAja ne pUchA- "maMtrIzvara ! phira hama kyA kareM ?" maMtrI - "rAjan ! Apa unakI zaraNa meM jaaie| kSamA mA~gie / " 9804441 yavanarAja upahAra sajAkara maMtrI Adi ke sAtha pArzvakumAra kI chAvanI meM AtA hai| pArzvakumAra ko dekhakara cakita raha gayA-"ahA ! kyA yaha koI deva puruSa haiM ? A~khoM meM kaisI karuNA hai ? cehare para kitanI prasannatA hai !" phira hAtha jor3akara kahatA hai-"he deva ! mujhe kSamA kreN| maiM bhayabhIta hokara AyA thA, kintu aba merA mana bahuta zAMti aura abhaya kA anubhava kara rahA hai|" kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 45 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Molestatram thE-F0.4 pArzvakumAra muskarAkara kahate haiM- "yavanarAja ! mere mana meM Apake prati krodha hai hI nhiiN| to kSamA kyA karU~? maiM to sirpha yaha cAhatA hU~ ki Apa anyAya, anIti kA mArga chor3a deN| yuddha kI jagaha zAMti aura dveSa kI jagaha prema kA vyavahAra siikheN|" yavanarAja-"svAmI ! Apa AjJA dIjie mujhe kyA karanA hai ?" pArzvakumAra-"Apa prasenajita rAjA se kSamA mA~gakara unake sAtha mitratA sthApita kreN| apane rAjya meM jAkara nyAyapUrvaka prajA kA pAlana kreN| na to mujhe ApakA rAjya cAhie aura na hI Apako sevaka banAnA hai|" yavanarAja-"dhanya hai ApakI udAratA aura mhaantaa| binA yuddha kiye hI Apane mujhe apanA sevaka banA liyaa|" sainikoM ne jAkara rAjA prasenajita ko samAcAra diyA-"mahArAja ! camatkAra ho gayA ! pArzvakumAra ne binA yuddha kiye hI yavanarAja ko apane adhIna kara liyA hai|" prasenajita rAjA aneka prakAra ke upahAra lekara pArzvakumAra ke pAsa aayaa| hAtha jor3akara bolA-"svAmI ! Apane to abhUtapUrva kAma kara diyaa| bhayaMkara narasaMhAra se bhI jo kAma nahIM banatA, vaha apane prabhAva se sahaja hI banA diyaa|" pArzvakumAra-"ye Apake mitra yavanarAja haiN|" 46 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yavanarAja aura prasenajita donoM mitra kI taraha paraspara gale milate haiN| eka-dUsare se kSamA mA~gate haiN| upahAroM kA AdAna-pradAna karate haiN| rAjA-"Apa kRpA kara merI rAjadhAnI ko pavitra kiijie|" pArzvakumAra hAthI para baiThakara nagarI meM padhArate haiN| pIche donoM rAjA aura unakI vizAla senA A rahI hai| prabhAvatI ne mahaloM ke gavAkSa se pArzvakumAra ko dekhA-"jaisA sunA thA usase hajAra gunA sundara ! adbhuta !" ___ vaha hAtha jor3akara prArthanA karatI hai-''he prabhu ! Apa jaisA svAmI jise mile usakA jIvana dhanya-dhanya ho jAtA hai|" phira bhI use ciMtA thI-"svAmI ! pitAzrI kI prArthanA svIkAra kareMge yA nahIM ?" phira socatI hai-'yadi mujhe svIkAra nahIM kiyA to maiM AjIvana kumArI rhuuNgii| inhIM kA dhyAna-pUjana karake jIvana bitaauuNgii|' rAjasabhA meM svAgata samAroha karake prasenajita ne prArthanA kI-"he mahAmahima ! aba merI putrI kI prArthanA svIkAra kiijie|" INDIAnninninIOLOD OLDIorninIOUS tt (Om kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ucation Thternational 47 Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pArzvakumAra-"rAjan ! abhI to maiM pitAzrI kI AjJA se ApakI sahAyatA ke lie| AyA huuN| vivAha kI bAta yahA~ nahIM ho sktii|" prasenajita-"svAmI ! ApakA kathana ucita hI hai| maiM Apake sAtha vArANasI jAkara mahArAja azvasena se prArthanA kruuNgaa|" pArzvakumAra ke sAtha rAjA prasenajita bhI vArANasI aayaa| prasenajita ne rAjA azvasena se prArthanA kI-"he svAmI ! merI putrI prabhAvatI kA manoratha Apa hI pUrNa kara sakate haiN|" ___rAjA azvasena ne pArzvakumAra kI tarapha dekhA-"vatsa ! rAjA prasenajita kI prArthanA svIkAra kro|" ___ pArzvakumAra-"pitAzrI ! mujhe jisa parigraha kA tyAga hI karanA hai use svIkAra karane se kyA lAbha hai ?" mAtA-pitA-"putra! tuma nispRha aura vItarAga ho, hama jAnate haiN| parantu mAtA-pitA kA manoratha pUrNa karanA bhI putra kA kartavya hai|" mAtA vAmAdevI ne kahA-"vatsa! eka bAra tumheM vivAhita dekhakara merI manobhAvanA pUrI ho jaayegii|" __sabakA Agraha mAnya kara pArzvakumAra ne prabhAvatI ke sAtha pANigrahaNa kiyaa| donoM kI sundara jor3I dekhakara mAtA-pitA tathA parijana harSa se nAca utthe| J48Education International kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pAyajAva Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamaTha kA jIva aneka yoniyoM meM bhaTakatA huA eka daridra brAhmaNa ke ghara utpanna huaa| janma lete hI usake mAtA-pitA mara gye| vaha galiyoM meM bhaTakatA, bhIkha mA~gatA rAjamArga para par3A rhtaa| usakI durdazA dekhakara loga use 'kamaTha' (karmahIna) kahane laga gaye / 1400 OF eka bAra koI saMnyAsI vahA~ AyA / kamaTha ne unase pUchA - "bAbA ! ye dhanavAna loga mevA-miSThAnna khAte haiM, mahaloM meM rahate haiM aura maiM dAnA-dAnA mA~gatA hU~ phira bhI peTa nahIM bhrtaa| aisA kyoM hai ?" saMnyAsI - "yaha saba puNyoM kA khela hai| inhoMne pUrvajanma meM tapa- japa, dAna kiyA hai| usI ke phalasvarUpa yahA~ Ananda karate haiN| " kamaTha-''bAbA ! kyA maiM bhI tapa kara sakatA hU~ ? kaise karU~ ?" saMnyAsI ne use tApasa dIkSA de dI aura kahA - "ekAnta meM jAkara tapa kara / tapa se saba kucha milatA hai|" ghUmatA- ghUmatA kamaTha tApasa vArANasI gaMgA nadI ke taTa para Akara tapa karane lgaa| eka dina pArzvakumAra mahaloM meM baiThe the| dekhA, saikar3oM nara-nArI gaMgA taTa kI tarapha jA rahe haiN| kisI ke hAtha meM phUloM ke Topale haiM, kisI ke hAthoM meM prasAda hai| kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 49 Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pArzvakumAra ne dvArapAla se pUchA-"logoM kA jhuMDa kahA~ jA rahA hai ? kyA koI utsava hai?" dvArapAla-"svAmI ! nagara ke bAhara kamaTha nAmaka eka tApasa paMcAgni tapa kara rahA hai| loga tApasa ke darzana, pUjana karane jA rahe haiN|" pArzvakumAra ne dhyAna lgaayaa| apane tathA kamaTha ke pichale nau janmoM ke dRzya cintana meM ubhara gye| 1. kamaTha tApasa ko marubhUti jhukakara namaskAra karatA hai| vaha usa para patthara mAratA hai| 2. hAthI bhava-hAthI sarovara ke daladala meM pha~sA hai| ur3atA lambA sA~pa DaMka mAra-mArakara ghAyala kara rahA hai| 3. sahasrAra devaloka meM deva bane haiN| 4. rAjA kiraNavega bane aura ugra tapasyA kI evaM viSadhara sarpa ne DaMka lgaayaa| 5. bArahaveM devaloka meM deva bne| 6. vajanAbha rAjA banakara dIkSA lii| bhIla ne chAtI meM tIra mArakara ghAyala kara diyaa| 7. madhya greveyaka deva vimAna meM deva bne| 8. suvarNabAhu cakravartI bane, eka khUkhAra siMha ke rUpa meM kamaTha ke jIva ne upadrava kiyaa| 6. prAMNata devaloka meM deva bne| "acchA ! aba yahA~ tApasa banA hai| calo dekhate haiN|" 50 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAya Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pArzvakumAra ghor3e para savAra hokara gaMgA nadI ke taTa para phuNce| vahA~ pahu~cakara unhoMne dekhA tApasa ke pUrva-pazcima cAroM dizAoM meM bar3I-bar3I lakar3iyA~ jala rahI haiN| tApasa bIca | meM baiThA hai| nagara janoM kA jhuMDa cAroM tarapha khar3A hai| ___pArzvakumAra jJAna bala se dekhate haiM ki eka bar3e lakkar3a meM lambA-sA nAga hai| lakkar3a Aga meM jala rahA hai-"are ! yaha anartha ! yaha kaisA ajJAna tapa hai !" karuNA se dravita pArzvakumAra ne tApasa se kahA-"paMcendriya jIvoM ko Aga meM homa kara Apa yaha kaisA tapa kara rahe haiN|" tApasa ne uttejita hokara uttara diyA-"kumAra ! abhI tuma bAlaka ho| tapa ke viSaya meM tuma nahIM, hama tApasa hI samajhate haiN| tuma kyA jAno ki merI paMcAgni meM koI jIva jala rahA hai?" pArzvakumAra ke bahuta samajhAne para ki usa lakkar3a meM sarpa jala rahA hai, tApasa nahIM maanaa| taba pArzvakumAra ne sevakoM ko Adeza diyA-"usa lakkar3a ko bAhara nikAlo ! usameM |eka nAga jala rahA hai|" kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 51 Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sevakoM ne lAThiyoM se lakkar3a ko kuNDa se bAhara nikaalaa| kucha logoM ne usa para pAnI DAlakara Aga bujhA dii| eka vyakti ne sAvadhAnI se lakkar3a phaadd'aa| tApasa -"rAjakumAra! hamAre tapa meM vighna mata ddaalo|" pArzva-"yaha kaisA hai tapa ! jisameM jIvoM kI ghAta hotI ho, vaha tapa kyA tapa hotA hai? tapa ke nAma para tuma kitane jIvoM kI ghAta karate jA rahe ho, dekho|" ___taba taka sevaka ne lakkar3a ko phAr3a liyA to usameM se AdhA jalA eka kAlA nAga niklaa| nAga kA zarIra AdhA jala gayA thaa| vaha tApa ke mAre tar3apha-tar3aphakara bhUmi para loTa-poTa ho rahA thaa| pArzvakumAra ne izArA kiyA-"dekho ! tumhArI dhUnI meM itanA bar3A nAga jala rahA thaa| kyA yahI tumhArA dharma hai| yahI tumhArA tapa hai ?" 52 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha www.jainelibrary Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahA~ khar3e sabhI loga cakita hokara dekhate haiN| loga tapasvI ko dhikkArate haiM-"dhikkAra hai tumhAre tapa ko| nAgadeva tumhArI dhUnI meM jala rahe the aura tumheM patA taka nahIM ! thU! thU!!" tApasa bhI cupa hokara nIce sira jhukA letA hai| A~kheM lAla ho jAtI haiN| pArzvakumAra ghor3e se utarakara nAga ke pAsa Ate haiN| "nAga ! maiM jAnatA hU~ tuma bhayaMkara vedanA bhoga rahe ho| mana ko zAMta rakho ! maMtra suno, maMtra para zraddhA kro|" phira unhoMne sevaka ko AjJA dii| sevaka ne jalate hue nAga ko madhura svara meM tIna bAra navakAra maMtra sunAyA-"namo arihaMtANaM........namo siddhaannN............|" nAga ne zraddhApUrvaka navakAra maMtra sunA aura pIr3A sahate-sahate samatApUrvaka prANa tyaage| nAga ke zarIra se eka halakA nIlA-sA prakAza nikalakara Upara kI ora utthaa| nAga kA jIva dharaNendra nAmaka nAgarAja bnaa|" kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 53 Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAgarAja ne jJAnabala se dekhA-"aho ! mere tAraNahAra upakArI to yaha pArzvakumAra haiN| inhIM ke prabhAva se maiM yahA~ nAgakumAroM kA indra banA huuN|" nAgarAja ne AkAza se pArzvakumAra ko praNAma kiyaa| pArzvakumAra aura nAga ke prasaMga ko dekhakara logoM ne "pArzvakumAra kI jaya !" bolI / cAroM tarapha gU~jane lagA-' - "pArzvakumAra kI jaya ! dharma kI jaya !" kamaTha krodha meM phuMkAratA huA uThA- "rAjakumAra ! tumane merI tapasyA meM vighna DAlA hai| phala bhugatane ko taiyAra rhnaa| badalA luuNgaa|" aura vaha pA~va jamIna para paTakatA huA jaMgala kI tarapha calA gyaa| aneka prakAra kA ajJAna tapa karake marakara vaha meghamAlI nAmaka asura deva banA / isa ghaTanA ke bAda pArzvakumAra kA cintana naI dizA meM mur3a gyaa| ve socane lage- "dharma para ajJAna kA AvaraNa chA rahA hai| hiMsaka yajJa va ajJAna tapa Adi meM loga bhaTaka rahe haiN| unheM satya dharma kA mArga dikhAnA caahie|" unhoMne saMsAra tyAgakara dIkSA lene kA saMkalpa kiyA / brahmaloka nAmaka pA~caveM svarga ke nava lokAntika devoM ne Akara prArthanA kI- "he prabhu ! ApakA pavitra saMkalpa saMsAra kA kalyANa karegA / dharmatIrtha kA pravartana kiijie|" pArzvakumAra ne vArSika dAna diyaa| ve eka karor3a ATha lAkha svarNa-mudrAe~ pratidina dAna karate the| dhanI, garIba, strI, puruSa jo bhI dvAra para AtA vaha mana icchita dAna prApta krtaa| isa taraha eka varSa meM tIna sau aTThAsI karor3a assI lAkha svarNa mudrAe~ dAna meM diiN| abhiniSkramaNa kA samaya nikaTa Ane para hajAroM deva tathA rAjA pArzvakumAra kA dIkSA divasa manAne ekatra hue| usa samaya zIta Rtu kA dUsarA mahInA aura tIsarA pakSa cala rahA thaa| pauSa kRSNa ekAdazI ke dina pUrvA meM eka vizAla zivikA meM baitthe| Age manuSya tathA pIche devagaNa milakara zivikA ko kaMdhoM para uThAye cala rahe the| hajAroM nara-nArI tathA asaMkhya deva-devI puSpa varSA kara rahe the / zivikA Azramapada udyAna meM pahu~cI / I pArzvakumAra ne apane divya vastra tathA AbhUSaNa utaare| zakrendra ne unheM ratnathAla meM grahaNa kiyaa| phira keza luMcana kiyA / indra ne prabhu ke zarIra para devadUSya (pIlA kesariyA raMga kA dupaTTA) rkhaa| vRkSa ke nIce khar3e hokara prabhu ne 'namo siddhANaM' kahakara namaskAra kiyaa| karemi sAmAiyaM......savvaM sAvajjaM joga paccakkhAmi / " maiM Aja se sabhI sAvadya karmoM kA tyAga karatA huuN|" prabhu ke sAtha tIna sau manuSyoM ne cAritra grahaNa kiyA / 54 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Que dou 40 55 Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSA ke divasa svIkAra kiyA huA aTThama tapa paripUrNa hone para prabhu vihAra karate hue kaupakaTa nagara pdhaare| vahA~ dhanya nAma ke gRhastha ke ghara para bhikSA ke lie pdhaare| gRhastha ne bhAvapUrvaka prabhu ko khIra kA dAna kiyaa| usI samaya devatAoM ne AkAza meM "ahodAnaM ahodAnaM" ghoSita kiyA aura pA~ca divyoM kI varSA kii| ____eka bAra prabhu kozAmba vana meM dhyAnalIna the| dharaNendra deva ne Akara prabhu kI vandanA kI-"aho ! prabhu ke mastaka para itane teja sUrya kirnneN|" deva ne prabhu ke mastaka para tIna dina taka sarpa ke phana rUpa chatra khar3A kara diyaa| kahA jAtA hai isI kAraNa usa sthAna kA nAma ahichatrA prasiddha ho gyaa| vihAra karate hue prabhu eka tApasa Azrama ke pAsa aaye| prabhu kUpa ke nikaTa eka vaTa-vRkSa ke nIce dhyAna-mudrA meM khar3e ho gye| meghamAlI deva AkAzamArga se kahIM jA rahA thaa| nIce usane dhyAnastha pArzva prabhu ko dekhaa| avadhijJAna lgaayaa| baira kI ugra bhAvanA jAgrata huii| krodha kA dAvAnala bhabhaka www.jainelibrary.no Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uThA-"yahI merA zatru hai| pichale janmoM meM isane bAra-bAra mujhe kaSTa diye| merI durdazA kraaii| Aja una sabakA badalA luuNgaa|" usane apane mAyA bala se kesarI siMhoM ko utpanna kara diyaa| pA~ca-chaha siMha dahAr3ate, pU~cha uchAlate eka sAtha prabhu para jhptte| nAkhUnoM se pArzva prabhu ke zarIra ko ghAyala kara diyaa| dahAr3e lgaaiiN| garjanA se jaMgala kA~pa utthaa| kintu prabhu to mUrti kI taraha dhyAna meM sthira khar3e rhe| rAkSasa AkAza meM khar3A socatA hai-'yaha to abhI bhI sthira khar3A hai| mere saba prayatna vyartha ho rahe haiN|' krodha meM hoTha kATatA dA~ta kiTakiTAtA rAkSasa hu~kAratA hai-"Aja isa zatru kA saMhAra karake hI rhuuNgaa| bahuta janmoM se tumane mujhe kaSTa pahu~cAyA hai| Aja saba purAnA hisAba cukatA karake dama luuNgaa|" krodhAndha ho vaha apanI deva zakti dvArA AkAza meM gahare kAle bAdala banAkara kalpAntakAla ke megha samAna ghanaghora varSA karane lgaa| moTI-moTI jaladhArA barasane lgii| dharatI para cAroM tarapha bAr3ha A gii| kAlI-kAlI ghaTAe~ chAne lgiiN| bijaliyoM kI cakAcauMdha TREETIT 57 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se jaMgala camaka utthaa| vRkSa pAnI meM DUba gye| pahale jala prabhu ke ghuTanoM taka AyA phira bar3hatA-bar3hatA kaMdhoM taka A gyaa| prabhu abhI bhI avicala khar3e rhe| tabhI svarga meM dharaNendra deva kA Asana Dolane lgaa| deva -"yaha kyA ho rahA hai? koI zatru A rahA hai yA kisI mahApuruSa para saMkaTa AyA hai ?" ___dharaNendra ne dhyAna lagAyA aura acAnaka bolane lage-"anartha ! ghora anartha ! parama upakArI prabhu saMkaTa meM haiN| duSTa asura meghamAlI upadrava macA rahA hai|" pAsa baiThI devI padmAvatI bolIM-"svAmI ! caleM hama prabhu kI sevA meN|" donoM hI divya gati se nIce Ate haiN| prabhu ko namaskAra karate haiM-'he devAdhideva ! yaha duSTa Apako kaSTa pahu~cA rahA hai|" ___ tabhI eka vizAla kamala prabhu ke nIce uThatA hai| prabhu jala se Upara uThate haiN| nIce se eka nAgadeva prakaTa hotA hai| prabhu ke samUce zarIra ko lapeTatA huA mastaka para apane sAta phana phailAkara chatra banAtA hai| jyoM-jyoM jala bar3hatA hai| kamala para sthita prabhu kA Asana U~cA uThatA jAtA hai| 58 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tabhI dharaNendra deva ne meghamAlI ko lalakArA-"are duSTa ! kyA anartha kara rahA hai ? kSamAsAgara karuNAvatAra prabhu ko kaSTa dekara ghora pApakarma kara rahA hai| duSTa ! yaha vaja abhI terA saMhAra kara ddaalegaa| kintu kSamAmUrti prabhu ke samakSa rahane se maiM tujha para prahAra nahIM kara sktaa| apanI mAyA sameTa le|" meghamAlI dekhatA hai, sAmane dharaNendra deva khar3e haiN| dharaNendra deva kahatA hai-"duSTa ! prabhu ne to tujha para kRpA kara hiMsA pApa se bacAyA thaa| janma-janma meM tujha para kSamA kA amRta vrssaayaa| kintu tU hara janma meM inako kaSTa detA rahA aura krodha kI Aga meM jhulasatA rhaa| aba ruka jA ! anyathA bhasma kara ddaaluuNgaa|" krodhita dharaNendra deva ko dekhakara meghamAlI bhaya se kA~pa utthaa| usane turanta apanI mAyA sameTa lI aura prabhu ke caraNoM meM Akara mAphI mA~gane lagA-"kSamA karo prabhu ! merA aparAdha kSamA karo ! maiMne Apako nava janmoM taka kaSTa diye aura Apane mujha para kSamA kii| Aja merI rakSA kro| dharaNendra deva ke krodha se merI rakSA karo prabhu !" prabhu pArzvanAtha to abhI bhI dhyAna meM sthira the| unake mana meM na dharaNendra deva para rAga thA aura na hI kamaTha para dveSa / upasarga zAMta ho gyaa| kamaThe dharaNendre ca, stocitaM karma kurvti| prabhu stulya manovRttiH, pArzvanAyaH zriyestu tH|| -AcAryazrI hemacandra sUri praNIta sakalArhata stotra, zloka-25 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 59 Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ donoM deva apane-apane sthAna para cale gye| prabhu pArzvanAtha ne vahA~ se vihAra kiyaa| vArANasI ke pAsa Azramapada udyAna meM pdhaare| dhAtakI vRkSa (A~vale kA per3a) ke nIce prabhu dhyAna meM lIna khar3e the| prabhu pArzvanAtha ko dIkSA liye tirAsI dina bIta cuke the| caurAsIvA~ dina cala rahA thaa| vaha garmI kA pahalA mahInA aura prathama pakSa thaa| caitra kRSNa caturthI ke dina pUrvA ke samaya telA tapa kA pAlana karate hue dhyAnamagna the / bhAvoM kI vizuddha zreNI para ArohaNa karate hue prabhu ko kevalajJAna-darzana utpanna huaa| hajAroM devoM kA samUha AkAza se dharatI para Ane lgaa| prabhu ko vandanA kara kaivalya mahotsava mnaayaa| samavasaraNa kI racanA kii| udyAnapAla ne rAjA azvasena ko sUcanA dI - "mahArAja ! udyAna meM virAjita prabhu pArzvanAtha ko kevalajJAna prApta huA hai| devagaNa utsava manA rahe haiN|" 60 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ESSIER FO0 SDEO rAjA apane parivAra ke sAtha darzana karane aayaa| hajAroM jana prabhu kI dezanA sunate haiN| bhagavAna ne dharma ke svarUpa para prathama pravacana diyaa| hiMsA-tyAga, asatya-tyAga, caurya-tyAga tathA parigraha-tyAga rUpa cAturyAma dharma dvArA AtmasAdhanA kA mArga dikhaayaa| vizeSa rUpa se bhagavAna ne zrAvaka ke 12 vrata, 60 aticAra, 15 karmAdAna Adi ke vistRta varNana ke sAtha dharma svarUpa pratipAdana kiyaa| ___ bhagavAna kI dezanA sunakara rAjA azvasena, vAmAdevI, prabhAvatI Adi saikar3oM strI-puruSa dIkSita huye| saikar3oM gRhastha zrAvaka vrata dhAraNa karate haiN| usa samaya ke prasiddha vedapAThI zubhadatta Adi aneka vidvAnoM evaM rAjakumAroM Adi ne bhI bhagavAna kI dezanA se prabuddha hokara dIkSA grahaNa kii| bhagavAna ne zrAvaka-zrAvikA, sAdhu-sAdhvI rUpa cAra tIrtha kI sthApanA kii| zubhadatta (dinna) prathama gaNadhara bne| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke dharmatIrtha meM kula ATha gaNadhara hue| parantu Avazyaka sUtra meM dasa gaNa aura dasa gaNadhara kahe hue haiN| sthAnAMga sUtra meM do alpAyuSI hone ke kAraNa nahIM batAye gaye haiM, aisA TippaNa meM batalAyA hai| una AThoM ke nAma the-zubha, AryaghoSa, vaziSTa, brahmacArI, soma, zrIdhara, vIrabhadra aura yshsvii| Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hujan aneka varSoM taka vihAra kara prabhu ne dharma kA upadeza diyaa| hajAroM logoM ne dIkSA grahaNa kii| aMta samaya meM prabhu teMtIsa muniyoM ke sAtha sammetazikhara giri para pdhaare| anazana dhAraNa kara prabhu padmAsana meM virAjamAna ho gye| dhyAna-mudrA meM sthita prabhu ne zrAvaNa zuklA aSTamI ke dina nirvANa prApta kiyaa| __bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 30 varSa taka gRhastha jIvana meM rahe, tatpazcAt 70 varSa taka saMyamamaya jIvana jIte hue zrAvaNa zuklA aSTamI ke dina 100 varSa kA pUrNa AyuSya bhogakara sammetazikhara para mokSa ko prApta hue| 62 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 vRddha kumArikAe~ bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke zAsanakAla kI eka viziSTa ullekhanIya ghaTanA kA varNana jaina sUtroM meM milatA hai, jisakA ullekha bahuta kama logoM ne kiyA hai| vaha hai, unake zAsana meM 206 vRddha kumArikAoM kI dIkSA / bhinna-bhinna nagaroM kI rahane vAlI, jIvanabhara avivAhita rahakara vRddhAvasthA prApta hone para aneka zreSThI - kanyAoM ne samaya-samaya para bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke zAsana meM dIkSA lI aura tapa-saMyama kI ArAdhanA kii| parantu uttara guNoM kucha doSa lagane ke kAraNa usakI AlocanA vizuddhi kiye binA AyuSya pUrNa karake unameM se camarendra, balIndra, vyantaradeva Adi kI agramahiSiyA~ (mukhya rAniyA~) bniiN| unhoMne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa meM sUryAbhadeva kI taraha apanI viziSTa Rddhi-pradarzana ke sAtha darzana kiye, jise dekhakara sAmAnya janatA to kyA, svayaM gaNadhara gautama bhI Azcarya-mugdha ho gaye / gautama ne bhagavAna mahAvIra se una deviyoM ke viSaya meM jaba pUchA to bhagavAna mahAvIra ne yaha rahasyodghATana kiyA ki ve vibhinna indroM kI agramahiSiyA~ haiM, jinhoMne 'puruSAdAnI' bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke zAsana meM vRddha kumArikA ke rUpa meM dIkSita hokara tapa-saMyama kI ArAdhanA kI, jisa kAraNa inako viziSTa deva Rddhi prApta huI / ina varNanoM se eka bAta spaSTa hotI hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga meM bhI jana-sAdhAraNa meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke prati vyApaka asAdhAraNa zraddhA aura unake nAma-smaraNa se logoM ke saMkaTa nivAraNa evaM kArya siddha hone kA dRr3ha vizvAsa vyApta thA / isI kAraNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke lie 'puruSAdAnI' kA AdarapUrNa sambodhana pracalita thA / aneka vidvAnoM kA mata hai ki bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kA cAturyAma dharma usa samaya samagra bhArata meM pramukha dharmamArga ke rUpa meM mAnyatA prApta thA / tathAgata buddha ne bhI pahale isI cAturyAma dharmamArga ko grahaNa kiyA, phira isI ke AdhAra aSTAMgika dharmamArga kA pravartana kiyA / dekheM - nirayAvalikA varga 4 ke dasa deviyoM ke dasa adhyayana - jJAtAsUtra zrutaskaMdha 2, varga 1 se 10 nAma lAMchana vaMza pitA mAtA cyavana sthAna cyavana tithi janma-bhUmi janma-tithi dIkSA tithi kevalajJAna-prApti kevalajJAna-prApti tithi kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha tIrthaMkara pArzvanAtha (saMkSipta paricaya) nirvANa sthala nirvANa tithi : : : : : : : : ......... pArzvanAtha sarpa ikSvAku azvasena vAmAdevI prANata caitra vadi 12 vArANasI pauSa vadi 10 pauSa vadi 11 vArANasI caitra vadi 4 chadmastha kAla AyuSya pradhAna gaNadhara gaNadharoM kI saMkhyA sAdhuoM kI saMkhyA pradhAna sAdhvI sAdhvI saMkhyA zarIra varNa zAsanayakSa zAsana yakSiNI : sammetazikhara : zrAvaNa zukla 8 84 dina 100 varSa zubha (dinna) 10 : : :. + : 16,000 puSpacUlA 38,000 bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke nirvANa tathA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dharma pravartana kAla ke madhya lagabhaga 250 varSa kA antarAla mAnA jAtA hai| isa kAla avadhi meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI paramparA meM cAra pramukha paTTadhara prabhAvazAlI AcArya hone kA ullekha milatA hai : : nIla : pArzvayakSa : padmAvatI 63 Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (1) gaNadhara zubhadatta (zubha), (2) Arya haridatta, (3) AcArya samudrasUri, (4) Arya kezI zramaNa / Arya zrI kezI zramaNa kA samaya bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke nirvANa ke 166 se 250 varSa taka mAnA jAtA hai / Apa bar3e hI prabhAvazAlI AcArya the| Arya zrI kezI zramaNAcArya ne apane zramaNasaMgha kI eka virATa sabhA kii| AcArya kezI zramaNa ne apane sAdhuoM ko svakarttavya samajhAte hue kahA ki " zramaNo ! Apane jisa uddezya ko lakSya meM rakhakara saMsAra kA tyAga kiyA thA, vaha samaya Apake liye A pahu~cA hai| jagat kA uddhAra Apa jaise tyAgI mahAtmAoM ne kiyA hai aura kreNge| ataH dharma pracAra hetu taiyAra ho jaaiye|" Arya zrI kezI zramaNa kA vIratApUrvaka upadeza sunakara sabhI zramaNoM ne kahA ki "jisa prakAra ApakA Adeza hogA, usa taraha hama dharma-pracAra hetu kaTibaddha haiN|" Arya zrI kezI zramaNa ne zramaNoM kI yogyatA para alaga-alaga nau samUha banAkara sudUra dezoM meM vicaraNa kI AjJA pradAna kii| 500 munioM ke sAtha vaikuNThAcArya ko tailaMga prAnta kI ora / 500 munioM ke sAtha kalikAputrAcArya ko dakSiNa mahArASTra prAnta kI ora / 500 munioM ke sAtha gargAcArya ko sindha sauvIra prAnta kI ora / 500 munioM ke sAtha yavAcArya ko kAzI kauzala kI ora / 500 munioM ke sAtha arhannAcArya ko aMga baMga kaliMga kI ora / 500 munioM ke sAtha kAzyapAcArya ko surasena (mathurA) prAnta kI or| 500 munioM ke sAtha zivAcArya ko avantI prAnta kI ora / 500 munioM ke sAtha pAlakAcArya ko koMkaNa pradeza kI or| aura svayaM ne eka hajAra munioM ke sAtha magadha pradeza meM rahakara sarvatra upadeza dvArA dharma pracAra kiyaa| AcAryazrI ne nimna samrAToM ko bhI upadeza dekara jinadharmAnurAgI banAyA (1) vaizAlI nagarI kA rAjA ceTaka, (2) rAjagRha kA rAjA prasennajIta, (3) campA nagarI kA rAjA dadhivAhana, (4) kSatriyakuNDa kA rAjA siddhArtha, (5) kapilavastu kA rAjA zuddhodana, (6) polAsapura kA rAjA vijayasena, (7) sAketapura kA rAjA candrapAla, (8) sAvatyI nagarI kA rAjA adIna zatru, (6) kaMcanapura nagara kA rAjA dharmazIla, (10) kaMpIlapura nagara kA rAjA jayaketu, (11) kauzAmbI kA rAjA saMtAnIka, (12) sugrIva nagara kA rAjA balabhadra, (13) kAzI- kauzala ke aThAraha gaNarAjA, (14) zvetAmbikA nagarI kA rAjA pradezI / zrI pArzvanAtha santAnIya kezI zramaNa aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prathama gaNadhara indrabhUti gautama kA milana zrAvastI nagarI ke tandukavana udyAna meM huA thA aura dharma carcA ke pazcAt uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke 23veM adhyayana ke varNana ke anusAra kezI zramaNa ne paMcamahAvrata ko svIkAra kara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zAsana kI ArAdhanA karate hue paramapada ko prApta kiyA / 64 00 kSamAvatAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka bAta Apase bhI......... sammAnanIya bandhu, sAdara jaya jinendra ! jaina sAhitya meM saMsAra kI zreSTha kahAniyoM kA akSaya bhaNDAra bharA hai| nIti, upadeza, vairAgya, buddhicAturya, vIratA, sAhasa, maitrI, saralatA, kSamAzIlatA Adi viSayoM para likhI gaI hajAroM sundara, zikSAprada, rocaka kahAniyoM meM se cuna-cunakara sarala bhASA-zailI meM bhAvapUrNa raMgIna citroM ke mAdhyama se prastuta karane kA eka choTA-sA prayAsa hamane gata cAra varSoM se prArambha kiyA hai| * aba yaha citrakathA apane chaTaveM varSa meM padAparNa karane jA rahI hai| ina citrakathAoM ke mAdhyama se ApakA manoraMjana to hogA hI, sAtha hI jaina itihAsa saMskRti, dharma, darzana aura jaina jIvana mUlyoM se bhI ApakA sIdhA samparka hogaa| hameM vizvAsa hai ki isa taraha kI citrakathAyeM Apa nirantara prApta karanA caaheNge| ataH Apa isa patra ke sAtha chape sadasyatA patra para apanA pUrA nAma, patA sApha-sApha likhakara bheja deN| __ Apa isake tIna varSIya (33 pustakeM), pA~ca varSIya (55 pustakeM) va dasa varSIya (108 pustakeM) sadasya bana sakate haiN| Apa pIche chapA phArma bharakara bheja deN| phArma va DrAphTa/ema. o. prApta hote hI hama Apako rajisTarDa posTa dvArA aba taka chape aMka turanta bheja deMge tathA zeSa aMka (ApakI sadasyatA ke anusAra) jaise-jaise prakAzita hote jAyeMge, DAka dvArA hama Apako bhejate rheNge| dhanyavAda ! ApakA noTa-vArSika sadasyatA phArma pIche hai| saMjaya surAnA prabandha sampAdaka SHREE DIWAKAR PRAKASHAN A-7. AWAGARH HOUSE, OPP. ANJNA CINEMA, M. G. ROAD. AGRA-282 002 PH. : 0562-21511651 hamAre antarrASTrIya khyAti prApta sacitra bhAvapUrNa prakAzana pustaka kA nAma mUlya pustaka kA nAma mUlya pustaka kA nAma sacitra bhaktAmara stotra 325.00 sacitra jJAtAsUtra (bhAga-1,2) 1,000.00 bhaktAmara stotra (jebI guTakA) 20.00 sacitra NamokAra mahAmaMtra 125.00 sacitra dazavaikAlika sUtra 500.00 sacitra maMgala mAlA 20.00 sacitra tIrthaMkara caritra 200.00 sacitra uttarAdhyayana sUtra 500.00 sacitra bhAvanA AnupUrvI 21.00 sacitra kalpasUtra 500.00 sacitra antakRddazA sUtra 500.00 sacitra pArzvakalyANa kalpatarU 30.00 citrapaTa evaM yaMtra citra sarvasiddhidAyaka NamokAra maMtra citra 25.00 zrI gautama zalAkA yaMtra citra 15.00 bhaktAmara stotra yaMtra citra 25.00 zrI sarvatobhadra tijaya pahutta yaMtra citra zrI varddhamAna zalAkA yaMtra citra 15.00 zrI ghaMTAkaraNa yaMtra citra 25.00 zrI siddhicakra yaMtra citra 20.00 zrI RSimaNDala yaMtra citra 20.00 Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vArSika sadasyatA phArma mAnyavara, maiM Apake dvArA prakAzita citrakathA kA sadasya bananA cAhatA huuN| kRpayA mujhe nimnalikhita varSoM ke lie sadasyatA pradAna kreN| tIna varSa ke liye pA~ca varSa ke liye dasa varSa ke liye nAma (Name) (in capital letters) patA (Address). M.O./D.D. No. aMka 34 se 66 taka (33 pustakeM) aMka 12 se 66 taka (55 pustakeM) aMka 1 se 108 taka ( 108 pustakeM) maiM zulka kI rAzi ema. o. / DrAphTa dvArA bheja rahA hU~ / mujhe niyamita citrakathA bhejane kA kaSTa kreN| (kRpayA baoNksa para [7] kA nizAna lagAyeM) noTa- * yadi Apako aMka 1 se citrakathAyeM maMgAnI ho to kRpayA isa lAIna ke sAmane hastAkSara kareM 1. kSamAdAna 2. bhagavAna RSabhadeva 3.. NamokAra mantra ke camatkAra 4. cintAmaNi pArzvanAtha .Bank. 13. siddha cakra kA camatkAra 14. meghakumAra kI AtmakathA 15. yuvAyogI jambUkumAra 5. bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bodha kathAyeM 6. buddhi nidhAna abhaya kumAra 7. zAnti avatAra zAntinAtha 8. kismata kA dhanI dhannA 9-10 karuNA nidhAna bha. mahAvIra (bhAga-1, 2) 11. rAjakumArI candanabAlA 12. satI madanarekhA sadasyatA zulka 540/ 900/ 1,800/ hastAkSara (Sign.). . pina (Pin) * kRpayA caika ke sAtha 25/- rupaye adhika jor3akara bhejeN| * pina koDa avazya likheN| * tIna tathA pA~ca varSIya sadasya ko unakI sadasyatAnusAra prakAzita aMka ekasAtha bheje jaayeNge| caika/DrAphTa / ema.o. nimna pate para bhejeM SHREE DIWAKAR PRAKASHAN A-7, AWAGARH HOUSE, OPP. ANJNA CINEMA, M. G. ROAD, AGRA-282002. PH. : 0562-2151165 divAkara citrakathA kI pramukha kar3iyA~ 25. ajAta zatru kUNika 26. piMjare kA paMchI 27. dharatI para svarga DAka kharca 100 150 400 16. rAjakumAra zreNika 17. bhagavAna mallInAtha 18. mahAsatI aMjanA sundarI 19. karanI kA phala (brahmadatta cakravartI) 20. bhagavAna neminAtha 21. bhAgya kA khela 22. karakaNDU jAga gayA (pratyeka buddha) 23. jagat guru hIravijaya sUrI 24. vacana kA tIra - Amount. 28. nanda maNikAra ( anta mati so gati) 29. kara bhalA ho bhalA kula rAzi 640 1,50 2,200 30. tRSNA kA jAla 31. pA~ca ratna 32. amRta puruSa gautama 33. Arya sudharmA 34. puNiyA zrAvaka 35. choTI-sI bAta 36. bharata cakravartI 37. saddAla putra 38. rUpa kA garva 39. udayana aura vAsavadattA 40. kalikAla sarvajJa hemacandrAcArya 41. kumArapAla aura hemacandrAcArya 42. dAdA gurudeva jinakuzala sUrI 43. zrImad rAjacandra Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma ke prasiddha viSayoM para AdhArita raMgIna sacitra kathAeM: divAkara citrakathA jainadharma, saMskRti, itihAsa aura AcAra-vicAra se sIdhA samparka banAne kA eka saralatama, sahaja maadhym| manoraMjana ke sAtha-sAtha jJAnavarddhaka, saMskAra-zodhaka, rocaka sacitra khaaniyaaN| * 55 pustakoM ke saiTa kA mUlya 1100.00 rupyaa| 33 pustakoM ke saiTa kA mUlya : 640.00 rupyaa| - kSamAdAna - bhagavAna RSabhadeva / NamokAra mantra ke camatkAra cintAmaNi pArzvanAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bodha kathAyeM buddhinidhAna abhayakumAra O zAnti ___avatAra zAntinAtha kismata kA dhanI dhannA / karuNAnidhAna bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjakumArI candanabAlA satI madanarekhA siddhacakra kA camatkAra meghakumAra kI AtmakathA / yuvAyogI jambukumAra - rAjakumAra zreNika bhagavAna mallInAtha - mahAsatI aMjanAsundarI karanI kA phala (brahmadatta cakravartI) - bhagavAna neminAtha 0 bhAgya kA khela 0 karakaNDU jAga gayA 0 jagat guru hIravijaya sUri vacana kA tIra ajAtazatru kuNika piMjare kA paMchI dharatI para svarga-nanda maNikAra kara bhalA ho bhalA tRSNA kA jAla pA~ca rtn| pratyeka pustaka kA mUlya :20/ bhagavAna bhagavAna mahAvIra samAvimAdizAhI camatkAra ET RSabhadeva Phone: (079125 ALL IS buddhinipAna SICra bhANAkhAnA rAmA malInAtha candanabAlA rAjA pravadhI laselor citrakathAe~ga~gAne ke lie aMdara diye gaye sadasyatA phaoNrma ko bharakara bhejeN| Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pRSTha-20 pRSTha-33 TIOLOR SARVANTON pRSTha-46 pRSTha-57 pRSTha-59 pRSTha-61 OCOCODIO F Jain Education international For Privale & Personal use only