Book Title: Bharatiya Sanskritima Dan Bhavna
Author(s): Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: Navbharat Sahitya Mandir
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Barvalia 601, Smeet Appt, Upasraya Lane, Ghatkpar (E), Mumbai - '' 022-2501 0658 prathama AvRtti : 2003 dvitIya AvRtti : eprila, 2009 mUlya : rU. 90.00 prakAzaka : azoka dhanajIbhAI zAha navabhArata sAhitya maMdira 134, zAmaLadAsa gAMdhI mArga, muMbaI - 400 002. phona : 2201 7213, 2208 5593 Email : nsmmum@yahoo.co.in lesara TAipaseTiMga : phAguna grAphiksa 48, pUrvInagara sosAyaTI, ghoDAsara kAMsa, uttamanagara, maNinagara, amadAvAda phona : 079-25381568 mudrakaH konama prinTarsa DAyanA sinemAnI galImAM, tAradeva, muMbaI Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja A taka e guma ya ra anukramaNikA mATe pAka na laka | upahAra... che su 1. dAna dvArA udAtta mAnavabhAvanAno vikAsa thAya che 2. dAnamAM saMpattinA visarjanano bhAva dAnanuM sAphalya che. 3. dAnavIronI yAdImAM bhImAzAhanuM nAma prathama lakhAyuM ! 4. ahRtva, svatva ane svAmItvanA virsajananI bhAvanA dAnanuM sAphalya che. 5. dUdhano roTalo 6. sugaMdhanuM mUlya cha, dAnamAM tyAga ane kartavyabhAva 8, ApaNe sadaiva dAnAdhIna banIe 9. prasannatApUrvakanuM dAna 10. aschdAnuM paraM dAnam 11. vyaktinA jIvananI dizA badale tevuM dAna ApavuM joie 12. taratadAna mahApuNya ! 13. divya...vaizvika beMkano ceka 14, AcaraNa dvArA dAna karavAnI preraNA 15, dAna Ape te pAme 16, akSayatRtIyaH supAtradAnanuM saMdezavAhaka dRrva 17. sUpAtradAna lakSmIjInuM siMhAsanA 18. alI khIcaranI dAna saravANI 19. jhalakA vinsakInI dAnabhAvanA. ra0. dAnamAM dhananA pasInAnI sugaMdha hoya rava tyAga ane dAna raMkane rAjA banAvavAnI pAtratA rara, dAnamAM apAcela nItinA dhanano sarkiMpaga ja thAya. ka ja to ja che che ke eka ja. A ja ka yuke Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. dAna dvArA udAtta mAnavabhAvanAno vikAsa thAya che upaniSadamAM eka prasaMga cheH ekavAra deva, asuro ane manuSyoe brahmAne kahyuM ke 'amane kartavyanuM jJAna Apo,' brahmAe da da da no dhvani karyo. devatAo teno artha samajayA ke indriyonuM damana karo, asuroe eno artha karyo ke jIvo para dayA karo ane manuSyoe bodha prApta karyo ke dAna karo ane e pratibodhane mAnavoe AcaraNamAM mUkyo. je eka hAthe dAna Ape che te baMne hAthe meLavI zake che. dAnathI samRddhimAM guNakagatie vRddhi thAya che. dAna pratiSThA ke ahaMkAranI tRpti mATe nahIM paraMtu dAnathI karuNA, sneha, sevA ane baMdhutva jevI pavitra bhAvanAno vikAsa thAya che. tenAthI manuSyanI mAnavatA ane dAnavRttinI vRddhi thAya che. divyatAnI jAgRti sAthe izvarIya AnaMdanI anubhUti thAya che. mATe ja jagatanAM dareka dharma, darzana ke saMpradAyamAM dAnabhAvanuM mahattva che. paraMtu jayAM AvI dhArmika zraddhA nathI tevA samAjamAM paNa dAnanI paraMparAne upayogI mAnIne kahyuM che ke, maMdiramAM prArthanA mATe joDAyelA be hAtha karatAM dAna devA mATe uThelo eka hAtha paNa vadhu mahattvano che. bhAratIya vaidikadarzanamAM mImAMsAdarzana puNyavAdI darzana che. temAM brAhmaNone dIdhelA dAnathI puNya upArjana karI zakAya tevuM batAvavAmAM AvyuM che. jayAre zramaNa saMskRtinI jaina ane bauddha paraMparAoe supAtre dAna karavAnI ane dAnanI bhAvanAne vadhu mahattva ApyuM che. bauddhadharmamAM buddhatva prApta karavA mATe je daza pAramitAonuM varNana karavAmAM AvyuM che temAM dAnano samAveza thaI jAya che. bhagavAna buddhe dIdhanikAyamAM dAna viSe jaNAvyuM che ke, 'satkArapUrvaka, bhAvanApUrvaka, ApaNA potAnA hAthe doSarahita ane zraddhApUrvaka dIdheluM dAna pavitra dAna che. dhammapadamAM temaNe eka bahu ja suMdara vAta kahI che. dharmanuM dAna utkRSTha dAna che, kAraNa ke dharmano rasa ja tamAma rasomAM zreSTha rasa che. dharmavimukha manuSyone dharma paMtha para lAvavA te paNa eka dAnano prakAra ja che. jJAnadAna denAra saMto, satpuruSo ane gurujano pUjanIya jJAnadAtA che. zikSakanI sAthe mAtA-pitA paNa upakArI jJAnadAtA che. A jJAnanuM phaLa viratimAM, eTale ke AcaraNamAM pariName to jIvananuM utthAna thai jAya che. jaina paraMparAmAM dAnane satkarma mAnavAmAM Ave che. svaparanA kalyANa arthe, parigraha ghaTADavA ane mamatva ochuM karavA kahyuM che. RSabhadevathI AraMbhIne carama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra sudhI badhA ja tIrthaMkaroe varSIdAna dIdhuM hatuM. varSIdAna eTale dIkSA pUrve eka varSa sudhI nitya dAna karavuM. jaina dharmamAM samyajJAna, samyakdarzana ane samyakcAritrane mokSa mArga gaNavAmAM Ave che. dAnano sabaMdha cAritra sAthe che. Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AhAradAna, auSadhadAna ane abhayadAna va. aneka prakAranA dAnanAM varNano vividha graMthomAM Ave che. bhagavAna mahAvIre 'sUtrakRtAMgasUtra' mAM abhayadAnane zreSTha dAna gaNyuM che tene jIvatadAna paNa kahI zakAya. mATe ja jaino jIvadayAne kuLadevI svarUpe mAne che. dAna ane dAnavIrane meghanI upamA ApatAM jaNAvyuM che ke, meghanA cAra prakAra che H eka garaje che paNa varasato nathI, bIjo varase che paNa garajato nathI, trIjo garaje che ane varase paNa che ane cotho garajato paNa nathI ane varasato paNa nathI. Ama megha samAna manuSyanA paNa cAra prakAra che. koika dAna viSe bole che - gAje che eTale ke moTI jAherAto kare che, paNa dAna detA nathI, koika dAna de che paNa bolatAMnathI. koIka bole che ane dAna paNa Ape che. ane keTalAka bolatA paNa nathI ane dAna detA paNa nathI. bhagavAna mahAvIre A kathanathI dAnanI garimAne spaSTa karI dIdhI che. ahIM dharmanAM cAra aMgono svIkAra karavAmAM Avyo che. dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAva A cAra aMgamAM dAnane prathama aMge gaNavAmAM AvyuM che. dharmanAM A cAra aMgomAM dAnamArga ghaNo ja saraLa che. tapomArga AbAlavRddha badhAMne mATe eTalo saraLa nathI. pratyeka gRhastha mATe dararoja zIlapAlana paNa saraLa nathI. vyApAra, vyavasAya, khetI, kArakhAnAM va. AraMbha samAraMbhamAM satata vyasta rahevAvALA ApaNane zuddha bhAvamAM rahevuM paNa muzkela che. paraMtu, dAna eka evo mArga che ke je sarvajano mATe sulabha ane saraLa mArga che. bALaka, yuvAna ane vRddha eTale ke AbAlavRddha dAna karI zake che. dAna eka evo rAjamArga che ke jayAM mAnavI saraLatAthI maMjila sudhI pahoMcavA avirata kUca karI zake che. tapa, zIla, zubha bhAvamAM dararoja rahevA mATe ghaNo puruSArtha karavo paDe che. paraMtu 3 dAnabhAvamAM dararoja rahI zakAya che. dAnathI sAmenI vyaktinuM hRdayaparivartana paNa thai jAya che. zreSThIvarya jinadAsanA viSayamAM eka vAta suprasiddha che. zeTha rAtrinA dharmakriyA karI rahyA hatA tyAre keTalAka coroe moko joi ane temanA gharamAM corI karI, zeTha to AtmaciMtanamAM lIna hatA. savAre jayAre teNe jANyuM ke cora mudAmAla sAthe raMge hAtha pakaDAi gayA che ane jelamAM che, tyAre rAjA pAse jai prArthanA karI ane corone choDAvyA ane corI karelA mAlamAMthI corone jeTaluM joituM hatuM teTaluM dhana dAnamAM ApatAM kahyuM ke, "tame garIbIne kAraNe cora banyA cho mATe AmAMthI jeTaluM joie teTaluM dhana lo ane corI karavAnuM choDI do.' coranI mA to garIbI che, te ja manuSyane cora, DAkurUpe janma Ape che. dAnanI apAra zakti vaDe e garIbI ane saMgrahakhorIne samApta karI zakAya che. te divase coronA hRdayanuM parivartana thayuM. dAna asaMkhya pApono cheda kare che to kyAreka dAna prAyazcittanuM pAvana kArya paNa karI de che. mATe ja dAnane AnaMdanI prApti ane kalyANanuM dvAra gaNavAmAM Ave che. ApaNe ApaNA bhaviSya mATe lAMbA gALAnA bonDamAM rUpiyAnuM rokANa karIe chIe, tenuM phaLa A bhavamAM maLe che, tyAre dAnamAM tyAga karela rUpiyA ke saMpattinuM anekagaNuM phaLa bhavabhavAMtaramAM maLe che. vAhavAha mATenuM dAna devA karatAM jenAthI anyonA jIvananI dizA badalAI jatI hoya, koikanA jIvanamAM zubha parivartana thai Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jatuM hoya, tevuM dAna karIe to ja kharekhara te dAna pAchaLano hetu sArthaka thaze. je dAna devAthI koinuM kalyANa thAya to te dAna UgI nIkaLyuM kahevAya, tevuM dAna anekonA aMtaranA AzIrvAda meLavI Apaze ane svane mATe zreyaskara ane parane mATe kalyANakArI banaze. AnaMda zrAvaka, karNa ane balirAjA jevA dAnavIrone bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karIe. sAMpratasamayamAM je dAnavIro paramArthe potAnI saMpattino upayoga karI lakSmIne mahAlakSmI banAvI rahyA che teone abhinaMdanI. 2. dAnamAM saMpattinA visarjanano bhAva dAnanuM sAphalya che manusmRti ane yAjJavalkayasmRtimAM dAna saMdarbhe kahyuM che ke, dAna grahaNa karanAra pAse dAtA pote jaine dAna de che te uttama. dAna che. lenArane potAnI pAse bolAvI ane dAna de te dAnA madhyamadAna che. vAraMvAra dhakkA khavaDAvIne dAna de te kaniSTha dAnA che. dAna lenAra pAse khUba sevA karAvIne dAna de te niSphaLadAna che. AcAramUlaka brAhmaNa sAhityanA AraNyakamAM kahevAyuM che ke dAnathI zatru mitra banI jAya che. gItAmAM sAtvikadAna, rAjasadIne ane tAmasadIna rUpe dAnanI dArzanika vyAkhyA karI che. je dAna kartavya samajI ane udArabhAvathI devAmAM Ave che, dezakALA ane pAtrano vicAra karIne ApavAmAM Ave che, jeNe potA para upakAra nathI karyo tevI vyaktine devAmAM Ave tene zreSTha dAna ke sAttvikadAna kahe che. koipaNa jAtanA phaLanI AzA rAkhyA vinA devAyeluM dAna madhyama ke rAjasadAna kahevAyuM che. je dAna Adara satkAra vinA ke apamAnathI athavA pAtrano vicAra karyA vinA, dezakALano vicAra karyA vinA devAtA kupAtre dAnane adhamadAna ke tAmasa dAna kahevAmAM AvyuM che. Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paraMtu je potAnA virUddha AcaraNa karato hoya tenA prati paNa udAra hatA. zrIrAme kahyuM che ke madhura vacana sAthe dAna devuM joIe. mahAbhAratamAM mahArathI karNa ane yudhiSThiranI dAnabhAvanA suvarNa akSare aMkti che. mahAkavi kAlidAse 'medhadUta' mAM kahyuM che ke dAna mAMgavuM hoya to. mahAna vyakti pAsethIja mAMgavuM, hIna vyakti pAsethI. nahIM. vidvAna vijayamuni zAstrI dAna mATe svaparanA kalyANanI vAta karatAM kahe che ke bhagavAna mahAvIre dAna mATe 'mudhAdAyI' ane 'mudhIjIvI' zabdano suMdara prayoga karyo che. eja dAna zreSTha che ke je denAranA manamAM ahaMbhAva na pragaTe ane lenAranA manamAM ladhutAbhAva (inferiority complet) ne pragaTe AvI dAnamAM lenAra ane denAra banenuM kalyANa abhipreta che. AvuM dAna dharmadAnuM kahI zakAya che bhavaparaMparAno aMta karavAnuM kAraNa banI zake che. zradhdhA ane tyAganI bhAvanA dAnakriyAmAM bhaLelI hoyato. te dAna saMpUrNa saphaLa bane. ApaNe koI maMdira, dharmasthAnaka, hospiTala vidyAsaMsthA ke samAja kalyANanI saMsthAomAM dAna ApIe tyAre ApaNe je saMsthAne jamIna, makAna, rUpiyA ke upakaraNo ApIe tyAre teja dhaDIe dAnamAM Apela vastu paranuM mamatva choDI devuM joie. vArasAgata-TrasTazIpa, hospiTalamAM beDa, kolejamAM sITa, hakka, kamITI membarazIpa ke hodo vagere zaratI dAna ApIe te pAchaLano hetu ApaNe dAnamAM ApelA nANA ane sAdhanono barAbara upayoga thAya che te jovAno ke tenApara ADakataruM niyaMtraNa rAkhavAno hoya tyAM sudhI ThIka paraMtu, temAM ahaMbhAva, mAlikI bhAva, svArtha ke Attachment nI lAgaNI nA rAkhIe toja, dAna sAthe tyAga karyo kahevAya, jJAnInuM kathana che ke jema maLatyAga pachI tenI sAmuM paNa ApaNe jotAM nathI evo ja tyAga dAna karyA pachI karavo joIe. dAnamAM saMpattinI visarjanano bhAva dAnanuM sAphalya che. ApaNAM mahAkAvyo. rAmAyaNa ane mahAbhAratamAM dAnano mahImA Thera Thera maLe che. udAra vyaktimAM ja dAtA thavAnI kSamatA che. maryAdA puruSottama zrI rAma mAtra potAnA mitro prati ja nahIM jaina paraMparAnA purANomAM AdipurANa, harivaMzapurANa trizaSTizalAkA paraSa vageremAM dAnasaMbaMdhI kathAnako ane varNano. rasaprada ane preraNAdAyaka che. zAlibhadracaritramAM, zAlibhadranA AtmAe pUrvanA bhavamAM khUbaja garIba avasthAmAM potAne khUba bhAvatI khIra ghaNA samaye maLI paraMtu, utkRSTha dAnabhAva sAthe e khIra sAdhune arpaNa karI (vahorAvI) jethI te puNyakarma pachInA bhavamAM udayamAM AvavAthI te evo samRddha ane mahAna zreSThI banyo ke Aje paNa ApaNe copaDAmAM. dIvALI samaye pUjanA karatAM lakhIe chIe ke zAlibhadranI ridhdhi sidhdhi hajo ! sAthe sAthe ApaNe zAlibhadra jevI dAnabhAvanA ApaNA jIvanamAM pragaTe tevI paNa prArthanA karIzuM to ApaNAmAM tyAgabhAvano vikAsa thaze. ane dAnabhAvanAnuM pragaTIkaraNa paNa thaze. bhagavAna mahAvIre varSIdAnamAM potAnI saMpattinuM dAna ApyA pachI bhagavatI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI vanamAM vihAra karatAM hatA. temanI pAse kazuM ja na hatuM potAnAM vastro sudhdhAnuM dAna karI digaMbara banI vihAra karatAM hatA, indra potAnI labdhi vaDe eka ratnakaMbala bhagavAnanA digaMbara deha para oDhADayuM te ja kSaNe somazarmA nAmanA garIba brAhmaNe potAne kaMika dAna ApavA Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAnane vinaMtI karI ratnakaMbalano eka TukaDo somazarmAne bhagavAne Apyo, ahobhAvathI ApaNuM mastaka jhUkI jAya tevI prabhunI parigraha pratyenI niHspRhatA ane pavitra dAnabhAvanA hatI. vastupALa tejapALa, jagaDuzA, bhAmAzA ane jAvaDazA jevA vIradAnavIronAM nAmo itihAsane pAne suvarNakSare aMkita che. kacchanA bhadresara gAmamAM eka guru padhAryA. zeTha jagaDuzA darzanArthe gayA, gurujIe bhAvinA gojhArA divasonI AgAhI karatAM kahyuM ke traNa traNa varasano kaparo dukALa AvI rahyo che. dhAnyano eka eka kaNa motI karatAM moMdhA mUlano thaze, peTanI Aga ThAravA loko DhoraDhAMkhara to ThIka paraMtu peTanA jaNyAMneya vecavA taiyAra thAya tevI paristhiti sarjAze, gurujIe zeThane mAthe hAtha mUkI AzIrvAda ApatAM eTaluM kahyuM ke 'samayane oLakhI pANI pahelAM pALa bAMdhajo' jagaDuzAe hukama choDyo deza-videzanI potAnI tamAma peDhIo dvArA jeTaluM ane je bhAve anAja maLe te kharIdI koThAro bharI lIdhA. savaMta 1313 nI sAla bhayaMkara duSkALa, lokoe potA pAse khAine varSa pUrUM karyuM. saM.1314 nI sAla kAramo dukALa, paraspara madada karI jema tema karIne vasamAM divaso vItAvyA 1315 nI sAlamAM paNa avanI para duSkALanA oLA utarI AvyA, bALakanA hAthamAMthI baTakuka roTalo jhUMTavIne khAvAno kSobha jato rahyo tevI paristhitimAM jagaDuzAe dAna karI puNya karavAnI paLa pArakhI lIdhI ane potAnA bhaMDAro khullA mukyA. gujarAtanA rAjA vizaLadeve zreSThIvarya jagaDuzAne darabAramAM bolAvI tenI pravRttinI kadara karI pachI kahyuM 'zeTha sAMbhaLyuM che ke pATaNamAM tamArA sAtaso koThAro dhAnyathI bharelA paDyA che....!' mane e anAja Apo huM moM mAgyA dAma devA taiyAra chuM. zeThe 9 kahyuM nA mahArAja, e koThAromAM mAruM kAMi nathI. rAjAne zaMkA thai vicAryuM ke vANiyAne lAlaca jAgI lAge che. AvezamAM AvI rAjAe koThAronA tALAM toDAvyAM, aMdara joyuM to bharapUra anAja hatuM. vizaLadeve karaDI najare upAlaMbha sAthe kahyuM zeTha ! vasamI veLAe paNa tamane vepArI vRtti sujhI ? vizaLadeva AgaLa bole te pahelA eka sipAi koThAra bAjuthI doDato Avyo ane rAjAnA hAthamAM tAmrapatra mUkatA bolyo ke AvuM tAmrapatra pratyeka koThAramAM dekhAya che. rAjAe tAmrapatra para kotarAveluM lakhANa vAMcyuM. kahevAya che ke jagaDuzA zeThe 'lajajApiMDa' lADavA banAvyA hatA e lADavAnI aMdaranA bhAgamAM sonuM rUpuM mUkatA. evA kuTuMbo koinI sAme hAtha laMbAvI zakatA nahotA ne bhUkhe maratA hatA, jagaDuzA zeTha dararoja vahelI paroDhe A 'lajajApiMDa' lADavo laine jAte AbarUdAra kuTuMbomAM vaheMcI AvatA. AvI hatI ApaNA dAnavIronI udAtta bhAvanA. ApaNAM rASTrapitA gAMdhIjIne parigraha duHkhada lAgela. teo dAnanI bhAvanAne anyanI sevAkAje svecchA pUrvakanA tyAgane saMdarbhe samajAvatA lakhe che ke, 'meM jayAre anyanI sevA kAje sarvasvano tyAga karyo tyAre mArA khabhA parathI bhAre bojo dUra thai gayela. temanI zradhdhA svecchApUrvakanA tyAgamAM Aropita thai ane A zradhdhA jayAre aicchika garIbAinA vratamAM pariNamI tyAre te vicAradhArAe samagra rASTrane samAjavAdno Adarza Apyo. raktadAna, cakSudAna ane dehadAna paNa Adhunika yuganI dAna bhAvanA che. zaizavakALathI yuvAna vaya sudhI putrIne pArakI thApaNa gaNI moTI karI anyane soMpI devI te lagnavidhimAM kanyAdAnano paNa dAnanI vibhAvanAmAM samAveza thAya che. 10 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayAre koI maMdira ke dharmasthAnakamAM koI kriyA ke nAma ApavA mATe dAnanI bolI, uchAmaNI ke caDAvo karavAmAM Ave che tyAre kyAreka koine ema paNa lAge ke AvI spardhA ke caDhAvo. ahaMkArane pose ke saMpattinA pradarzana jevuM lAge paraMtu, AmAM tyAga ane dAna bhAvanI spardhAnA darzana karIzuM to jaNAze ke, A bhautika sukha bhaNI doTa mUkI rahelA mAnavo bIjAnuM paDAvI levAmAM ke bhautika sukho bhogavI levAmAM gaLAkApa spardhA karI rahyAM che, jayAre ahIM to vadhumAM vadhu dAna devAnI ane tyAga karI levAnI spardhA che, je jIvana mATe maMgaLakArI che. 3. dAnavIronI yAdImAM bhImAzAhanuM nAma prathama lakhAyuM! bheguM karI saMgraha karanAra karatAM vAparanAra sAro. mATe ja kavi sarovara karatAM varasI jatAM vAdaLA ane bharapUra saMpattinA svAmI karatAM dAnavIranI prazasti kare che, lAkho Ate, lAkho jAte, duniyAmeM na nizAnI hai, | jisane kucha de ke dikhalAyA, usakI amara kahAnI hai. mahAtmA. bhartuharie kahyuM che ke, lakSmInuM upArjana jo pote ja karyuM hoya to te putrI samAna kahevAya. je lakSmI pitA dvArA upArjita hoya ane vArasAmAM maLI hoya to bahena samAna gaNAyA ane je lakSmI anya dvArA upArjita hoya to te parastrI samAnA che, putrI ke bahena prati apAra vAtsalya ke sneha hoya to paNa lAMbo samaya piyaragharamAM rAkhI zakAya nahIM. AthI A traNamAMthI koi paNa svarUpe maLelI lakSmI saMgraha karavA yogya nathI. tethI, dharmabuddhi dharAvatAM AtmAo lakSmIno parigraha karatAM tenA tyAgI ke dAnamAM ja svaparanuM kalyANa samaje che. ( 12 - Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMpattinI mukhyatve traNa gati che - bhAga, corI ane dAna. bhogopabhoga, mojazokha ane vyasanamAM saMpattino nAza thAya. corI, lUMTa, mAyA, chetarapiMDI ane daroDA dvArA paNa saMpattino nAza thAya. nyAyasaMpanna lakSmIno ucita jIvanavyavahAra mATe vivekapUrNa upayoga karyA pachI vadhe tenuM supAtre ullAsa bhAvapUrvaka dAna daie to te lakSmI mahAlakSmI bane che. lakSmIno bhoga tenI bhavyatAnuM pratinidhitva kare che, jayAre lakSmInuM dAna tenI divyatAnAM darzana karAve che. - saMta kabIre kahyuM che ke, naukAmAM pANI vadhI jAya ane gharamAM saMpatti vadhI jAya tyAre tene bane hAthothI bahAra ulecavAnuM kAma samajadArIbharyuM che. tulasIe vahI rahelA saritAnA ja La sAthe saMpattine sarakhAvatA kahyuM che ke, A jala pravAhamAMthI koi pakSI potAnI tRSA chIpAvavA thoDuM pANI pI le, to zuM nadImAMthI pANI ochuM thai javAnuM che ? evI ja rIte dAna devAthI kadI saMpatti ghaTatI nathI, jema gharamAM eka bArImAMthI havA Ave te bIjI bArImAMthI bahAra nIkaLatA, pharI tAjI havA pelI bArImAMthI AvI ja jaze, gharamAM kadI zUnyAvakAza sarjato nathI tema dAna karavAthI saMpattino zUnyAvakAza sarjAze nahIM. jaina dArzanika AcArya amitagatie dAna, pUjA, zIla ane upavAsane bhavarUpa vanane bhasma karavAvALI Aga samAna kahyuM che. ahIM bhAva zabdanA paryAyarUpa 'pUjA' no prayoga karyo che. dAnakriyAnA pAMca aMga mAnavAmAM Ave che. dAtA, dAnamAM devAmAM Ave che te vastu-pAtra, dAna karavAnI vidhi ane mati. ahIM matinA arthamAM vicAra ke bhAva abhipreta che. jevI rIte dharatImAM eka nAnakaDuM bIja vAvyA pachI kALakrame te moTuM vRkSa bane che. kuLa ane chAMyaDo ApI pazu-paMkhI ane mAnavone sukha Ape che, tevI ja rIte vidhi sahita devAyeluM nAnakaDuM dAna paNa mahAphaLa Ape che. jevI rIte varasAdI jaLa jamIna para to eka rUpe ja paDe che, paraMtu varasI lIdhA pachI te jaLa vividha rUpa dhAraNa kare cheH dariyAnuM pANI, kUvAnuM pANI, sarovaranuM pANI. tema eka ja dAtA pAsethI vividha vyaktione maLela dAna, eTale uttama pAtra, madhyama pAtra ane kaniSTha pAtra (jadhanya pAtra) dvArA vividha phaLa ApavAvALuM banI jAya che. paMcamahAvratadhArI sAdhune apAyeluM dAna supAtre dIna gaNAya che. apAtra ke kupAtrane dIdheluM dAna, jema kAcA ghaDAmAM vadhu pANI nAkhavAthI ghaDo phUTI jAya ane pANI nakAmuM jAya che, tevI ja rIte apAtrane devAyeluM dAna niSphaLatAne vare che, - rAjavaibhavachoDI, dIkSA aMgIkAra karI, bhagavAna RSabhadeva dharmacakrane pravartAvavA vana, gAma, nagaromAM vihAra karI rahyA che. badhA loko sonA, cAMdI ane AbhUSaNo prabhunA caraNe dhare che. prabhu teno asvIkAra kare che. mahAvratadhArI sAdhune bhikSAmAM zuM apAya tenI lokone khabara nathI. supAtradAnanI vidhi loko jANatA nathI ane tethI prabhunuM bhikSApatri khAlI ja rahe che. nirdoSa ahAra na maLavAne kAraNe eka varSa upara cAlIsa divasa jeTalA lAMbA upavAsa thayAM. bAibalamAM guptadAnanuM mahattva batAvatA kahyuM che ke, tamAro jamaNo hAtha je Ape che tenI DAbA hAthane khabara paNa na paDavI joIe. kurAnamAM dAna saMbaMdhI vidhAna karatAM kahyuM che ke, 'prArthanA izvara tarapha aDadhe raste lai jAya che. upavAsa izvaranAM mahelanAM dvAra sudhI lai jAya che ane dAnathI ApaNe e mahelamAM praveza karI zakIe chIe.' Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vihAra karatAM prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva bhagavAna hastinApura nagarImAM padhAre che. nagarInA rAjA zreyAMsakumAra potAnA pratApI prapitAmaha RSabhadevanagarImAM padhAratA AnaMdita thAya che. sAthe sAthe temane jAtismaraNa-jJAna thatAM supAtradAnanI vidhinA jJAtA thatAM prabhune nirdoSa zeraDIno rasa vahorAve che. eTale bhikSApAtramAM dAna Ape che. e prasaMge A putranA prathama supAtradAnanuM 'ahodAna' 'ahodAna'nA divya dhvanithI svAgata thAya che. vaizAkhamAsanI akSaya tRtIyAne divase ApeluM dAna akSaya thayuM tethI bhagavAnanA sahaja tapanI pAvana smRtirUpe akSayatRtIyAno divasa Aje paNa tapa mahotsava rUpe ujavAya che. carama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ekavAra kauzAmbI nagarImAM tera bole abhigraha (dhyeya anukULa saMkalpa) karIne vicaraNa karI rahyAM hatAM. paraMtu abhigraha pUrNa na thavAthI teo (bhikSA) gocarI vahorAvatA na hatA. eTale AhAranuM dAna na letA hovAthI temane sahaja rIte pAMca mahinA ane paccIsa divasanA upavAsa thai gayA. Akhare bhagavAna, dhanAvaha zeThane tyAM padhAryA. tyAM rAjakumArI caMdanabALA muMDAvela mAthA sAthe, hAthamAM, pagamAM beDI sAthe traNa divasanI upavAsInA hAthamAM sUpaDAmAM rahelA aDadanA bAkuLA joyA. prabhu jayAre caMdanabALA tarapha AvI rahyAM hatA. tyAre caMdanabALA vicAre che ke, mArA dhanyabhAgya ke huM Aje tIrthaMkara jevA mahAna AtmAne dAna dai zakIza. paraMtu bIjI ja kSaNe ene evo vicAra Ave che ke huM keTalI kamanasIba chuM ke AvA mahAtmAne dAna devA mATe mArI pAse Aje tuccha vastu sivAya kazuM ja nathI. tethI tene potAnI A paristhiti para AMkhamAM AMsu AvI jAya che. AMkhamAM AMsu AvatAnI sAthe ja 15 bhagavAnano tera bolano abhigraha pUrNa thAya che ane te rAjakumArI pAsethI aDadanA bAkuLA vhorAve che. Aje paNa caMdanabALAnA A utkRSTha dAnano ApaNe mahAmA gAie chIe. jemanI pAse thoDI ja saMpatti hoya ane te e thoDI saMpattinuM bhAvapUrvaka dAna kare tevI garIba vyaktinuM dAna khUba ja prazaMsanIya che. gujarAtanA catura jainamaMtrI vAhaDa (vAgbhaTa) saMghapati hatA. temaNe dharmaprabhAvanA nA kAryakramanI badhAne vAta karI. badhA zreSThIo dharmanA kAryakramamAM suvarNa mudrAo phALAmAM ApatA hatA. bhImAzAha nAmano eka garIba mANasa Ubho thAya. thoDo AgaLa Ave ne pAcho besI jAya. catura maMtrI vAgbhaTa samajI gayA ke bhImAzAhane kaMika ApavuM che. paraMtu saMkoca thAya che. temaNe badhA vacce bhImAzAhane pUchyuM ke bhImAbhAi ! tame saMghanA phaMDamAM kaMi ApavA mAgo cho ? to ahIM AvI Apo. bhImAzAha pAse potAnI saMpattimAM mAtra sAta damaDI hatI. te baMdha muThThImAM vAhaDa (vAgbhaTa) maMtrIne ApI dIdhI. catura maMtrIe badhAnI sAme mUThThI kholI sAta damaDI batAvI jANe pUrI dharmasabhA vicAratI hatI ke, ATalI moTI rakamanuM phaMDa thai rahyuM che, tyAM mAtra sAta damaDI levAthI zuM ? te na laie to ? eTalAmAM maMtrIe munimajIne bolAvyA ane jAheramAM kahyuM ke, 'pahelA to ApaNe dAnavIronI yAdI lakhavI na hatI, paraMtu have A bhImAzAhe dAna ApyuM che eTale yAdI banAvo ane temAM prathama nAma dAnavIra bhImAzAhanuM lakho. bIjuM mAruM nAma lakho ane pachI ahIM beThelA dAnavIromAMthI eka eka karIne badhAnAM nAma lakhatA jAva.' keTalAka loko sabhAmAMthI bolyA ke, 'mAtra sAta damaDInuM dAna devAvALAnuM paheluM nAma kema ? ame to enAthI keTaluMya vadhu dAna ApyuM che.' catura maMtrIe javAba Apyo 16 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke, 'ApaNe to ApaNI vizALa saMpattimAMthI eka nAnakaDo hisso dAnamAM Apyo che, jayAre bhImAzAhe tenI tamAma saMpattinuM dAna karI dIdhuM che. mATe tenuM paheluM nAma ane huM saMdhapati bhale chuM. paraMtu dAnanI bAbatamAM huM bhImAzAhanI sarvoparItA svIkAruM chuM.' bhUdAnapraNetA saMta vinobA bhAvee kahyuM che ke, dAnano artha pheMkavuM nahIM, paNa vAvavuM tevo thAya che. | sarvodaya kAryakartA vimalA ThAkara bhUdAna yajJamAM bihAranI rAMcI jillAnA kodaro gAmamAM gayA, tyAM keTalAka loko 25 ekara 40 ekara 13 ekara ane 7 ekara ema jamIna dAnamAM ApI rahyAM. hatAM. cIMtharehAla kapaDAmAM eka garIba bAi AvI. tenI pAse aDadhA ekarathI thoDIka ochI jamIna hatI. te teNe vimalAtAine dAnarUpe svIkAra karavA vinaMtI karI, kAryakaroe kahyuM, 'A kAmavALI bAi che. tenI mAtra aDadho ekara jamIna levAthI e ApaNane zuM kAmamAM Avaze ?' vimalAtAie te bAine kahyuM, 'A jamIna tame vinobAjInI prasAdI samajI pAchI lai lo.' bAie be hAtha joDI raDatAM raDatAM kahyuM ke, 'huM garIba chuM eTale mAruM dAna nathI letA ? zuM viduranI bhAjI bhagavAnane priya na hatI ? zuM sudAmAnA cokhAno bhagavAna zrIkRSNa svIkAra nahoto karyo ?' A prasaMga vize vimalAtAi lakhe che ke, 'e garIba bahenanA mukhAraviMda para mane bhAratIya saMskRtinuM pavitra darzana thayuM. A prasaMga pachI je jamInadAroe ochI jamIna bhUdAnamAM ApI hatI temAM teoe umero karI vadhu jamIno bhU-dAnamAM ApI. 4. ahaMtva, svatva ane svAmItvanA virsajananI bhAvanAdAnanuM sAphalya che. jema dAna denAra mahAna che tema dAna lenAra paNa upakArI che. dAtAe samajavAnuM ke dAna lenAra vyakti, mArA parigrahamAM ghaTADo. karavAmAM ane mane puNya upArjana karAvavAmAM nimita bane che. parigraha rAkhyo tenuM pApa lAgyuM, ama pApanA prAyazcittA rUpe thatuM dAna sAcA arthamAM parigraha ghaTADI zakaze. muni saMtabAla dAnane kartavya gaNatAM. 1948nI duSkALanI samaye duSkALa pIDitone rAhata apAvanAra saMsthAnuM nAma 'duSkALA kartavya rAhata samiti" rAkhyuM hatuM ane duSkALanA A varSamAM aneka parivArone dAna apAvyuM, 1949mAM jayAre sArI upaja thaI tyAre madada meLavanAra lokone pUjaya saMtabAle 'pratidAna' dAna pAchuM vALavAnI vAta samajAvI tyAre aneka kheDUto ane pazupAlakoe pratidAna dvArA samAjane rakama pAchI ApI. Ama garIba vyaktinuM dAna paNa mahattvapUrNa ane preraNAdAyI hoya che. - 18 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna jAhera karyA pachI tarata ja jamA karAvI devuM joIe dAnamAM je rakama ApavAno saMkalpa karyo hoya te rakamane ApaNe ApaNuM devuM gaNavuM joie ane jo cukavavAmAM moDuM thAya to vyAja sAthe cUkavavuM joie. sAMprata samaye sAmAjika ane dhArmika saMsthAomAM dAna aMge sAdhanazudhdhinI vicAraNA Avazyaka che. dAnA e pApa DhAMkavAnuM sAdhana na banI rahe tevA viveka ane jAgRtinI jarUra che. AvI saMsthAomAM mAtra dhanane ja pratiSThA na maLavI joie. ane mana dAna devA kRtanizcayI banI jAya che. dAna sAthe dakSiNAnI chApa lAgatA dAna pAkuM thaI jAya che, dAtA saMkalpabadhdha ke vacanabadhdhA banI jAya che. AjakAla saMdho - saMsthAonI sabhAo maMdiro ke saMmelanomAM koi dAnano vicAra pragaTa kare to tarata ja tenI jAherAta. karI devAmAM Ave che. mahAjana ke gurujana samakSa jAherAta thavAthI. dAtA vacanabadhdha banI jAya che. dAnamAM maLelI rakamanI vyavasthA karavAvALA TrasTI maMDaLa, kArobArI samiti, vyavasthApaka samiti, pUjArI ke vahIvaTakartA menejara vagere e dAnamAM maLelI saMpatti upakaraNo ke vastuonI taTastha ane nyAyapUrNa vyavasthA karavI joie. maMdiranA ke upAzrayanA TrasTIo, pramukha ke saMghapatio, gAdI, jagyA ke AzramanA mahaMto ke sAdhu sAdhvIjIo e saMsthAnA hetuthI viparIta ke vyaktigata prazaMsA prasidhdhi ke sagavaDatAo mATe A saMpattino kadI upayoga na karavo joie. dAnamAM svatvanI sAthe svAmItvanuM visarjana thAya che AgaLanI kakSAmAM ahaMndu ane mamatvanuM visarjana paNa jarUrI che ane pachI anyanuM svAmItva ke svatva svecchApUrvaka sthApita karavAthI. dAnanI kriyA pUrNa bane che. vizvaciMtaka 'banArDa zo'ne 192pamAM jayAre sAhitya mATe nobala pAritoSikanA vijetA jAhera karavAmAM AvyA tyAre teNe nobala prAijha phaMDanA TrasTIone vinaMtI karato patra lakhyo ke mAro. jIvana nirvAha calAvavA mATe mArI pAse pUratAM sAdhano che. mArA. pAritoSikanI rakama svIDananA garIba lekhakomAM vaheMcI devAmAM Ave A svatva visarjanamAM dAna-lenAra ane denAra bane dhanya banI jAya che. dAna ke sahAya ApatI saMsthAoe evI yojanAo dvArA dAna ApavuM joie ke lenArane vAraMvAra dAna levuM na paDe paraMtu, te svAzrayI banI zake. dAnanuM mukhya aMga svatva ane svAmItvanuM visarjana che. dAna eTale vastu ke saMpattine eka hAthathI bIjA hAthamAM soMpavI. A. prakriyAmAM saMpatti pratyenuM mamatva chUTe toja te sAcuM dAna kahI zakAya. pahelAnA jamAnAmAM RSi munionI sAkSImAM dAnano saMkalpa karAvavAmAM Avato. A saMkalpa mamatva tyAgano hoya che. Ane kAraNe svArtha ke pramAdavaza mana dAnabhAvathI pAchuM haThatuM aTake che. satyavAdI rAjA harizcandrae RSi vizvAmitrane potAnuM samagra rAjaya dAnamAM ApI dIdhuM. pachI vizvAmitre dakSiNI mAgI to bhrAMtivazA rAjAe rAjayanI khajAnAmAMthI. vastu ApavAnI AjJA karI, tyAre vizvAmitre kahyuM ke 'rAjA ! have to A rAjyapara mAro adhikAra che. temAMthI tame kaI rIte dAna ApI zako ?' rAjAne bhUla samajANI svatva visarjana karyA pachI punaHsvatva sthApita karavAnA vicAra badala kSamA mAgI. rAjapATa choDI kAzImAM jai zrama karI khuda ane rANI tArAmatI vecAine saMkalpa anusAra svapArjita saMpattithI rAjAe vizvAmitranI Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5. dUdhano roTalo dakSiNA cUkavI. rAjA harizcaMdranI dAna bhAvanA bhAratIya saMskRtinA pUrNataHsvatva visarjananA itihAsamAM suvarNa akSare aMkita thai gai. samarthasvAmI rAmadAsanA ziSya chatrapati zivAjIne potAnA gurunI nijAnaMdI mastI joine vicAra Avyo ke jIvanano sAco AnaMda rAjaya vaibhavamAM nathI. rAjaya kArobAramAM to nityanavI samasyA che. AmAMthI nivRtti lai sanyAsa lai lauM to jIvanano sAco AnaMda mANI zakuM. gurane potAnA hRdayanI vAta karI, gurue sAdhu jIvananI anumodanA karI to zivAjIe kahyuM ke, 'ApanA. khyAlamAM koi yogya vyakti hoya to huM tene rAja kAryabhAra soMpI saMnyAsa lauM.' svAmIjIe kahyuM ke 'mane rAjaya soMpI tuM zAMtithI vanamAM jA huM rAjaya calAvIza.' zivAjIe jaLa laine rAjaya dAnano tarata ja saMkalpa karyo. pachI potAnA bhaviSyanA nirvAha mATe thoDIka suvarNa mudrAo levA rAjakoSa tarapha Daga mAMDyA svAmIjIe zivAjIne rokIne kahyuM 'have e rAjakoSa para tAro adhikAra nathI, samagra rAjaya teM mane dAnamAM ApI dIdhuM che. zivAjI paheryo kapaDe cAlavA mAMDyA. svAmI rAmadAse kahyuM ke 'tuM jIvananirvAha mATe zuM karIza ?' zivAjI kahe ?' mahenata majadUrI nokarI !' svAmIjI kahe jo nokarI ja karavI hoya to mArI nokarI kara ! have teM mane A rAjaya ApI dIdhuM che. tenI vyavasthA dekhabhALa mATe huM koI paNa vyaktinI nimaNUMka karI zakuM chuM. mAre yogya vyakti zodhavI paDaze, mane lAge che ke A kAma mATe tuMja saMpUrNa yogya cho, mArA A rAjaya kArabhAranA pAlananI huM tane javAbadArI soMpuM chuM. tuM 'sevakamAtra' cho te rIte rAjya saMbhALaje, rAjyane mArI thApaNa gaNI saMbhALaje ! sevakabhAve rAjyanI saMpattino upayoga karatA rahI zivAjI eka Adarza rAjyavahIvaTakta banI gayA. - gAMdhIjIne upAdhyAya zrI puSkaramuni e kahyuM che ke ahaMtva, svatva ane svAmItva visarjana dAnanuM mukhya saphaLa aMga che. pUrvAcAryoe mArgAnusArInA guNomAM nyAyasaMpanna vaibhavane sthAna ApyuM che. nyAyasaMpanna vaibhava eTale prAmANikatAthI meLavelI. saMpatti, je saMpatti nIti, nyAya, anyanuM zoSaNa karyA vinA bIjAne. pIDA ApyA vinA, hakkanI saMpatti meLavI hoya te prAmANikatAthI saMpanna karI kahevAya, nyAyasaMpanna vaibhavanI bhAvanA bhagavAna mahAvIranA arthazAstramAM abhipreta che. je mAyA kapaTathI rahita hoya, ahiMsaka hoya, anyanI paristhitino vicAra karIne meLavelI saMpatti hoya te ja sva paranuM kalyANa karI zake. satyanA AdhAre nirvAha karatI vyaktinuM jIvana sattvazIla hoya che. vikrama saM1740mAM kAThiyAvADa ane gujarAtanA moTAbhAgamAM duSkALa paDyo, varasAda mATe prArthanAo yojAi. gujarAta nareze. yajJo karyA paraMtu varasAda na Avyo, prajA trAhimAma pokArI gai. mUMgA pazuo prANI mATe talasavA lAgyA. keTalAka zANA mANasoe rAjAne kahyuM ke ApaNA rAjayano eka vepArI jo dhAre to varasAda R Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAvI zake. rAjA te vepArI pAse gayA ane kahyuM tame prabhune prArthanA karI varasAda lAvo. vepArIe namratApUrvaka kahyuM ke huM to eka nAnakaDo vepArI chuM mArI prArthanAthI zuM thaze ? koi moTA sAdhu-saMta, bhakta, mahaMta prArthanA kare ke yajJa karavAmAM Ave to varasAda Ave, rAjAe kahyuM ame badhAM prayatno karyAM che. samagra rAjaya vatI huM Apane prArthanA karuM chuM. ke bhUkhyA prajAjAno ane abola pazuo para dayA karI Apa prabhu pAse varasAda mAMgo, rAjAnI vinaMtIthI Akhare vepArIe bhagavAnane prArthanA karI, teNe potAnuM trAjavuM uThAvyuM ane AkAza sAme joine kahyuM ke, "jo A trAjavAthI meM kyAreya koine ochuM adhikuM tolI dIdhuM na hoya to, nItinuM ja sevana karyuM hoya, satyanuM ja AcaraNa karyuM hoya to he devatAo tame anugraha karajo, megharAja amAruM kalyANa karavA padhAro.' haju vepArIe prArthanA pUrI karI teTalAmAM vAdaLA gherAvA lAgyA ane thoDIvAramAM megharAjAnI mahera thai. prAmANiktA ane nyAyasaMpannatAthI paramatattvo paNa vazamAM varte che. saMta guru nAnaka pharatAM pharatAM eka nAnakaDA zaheramAM pahoMcyA tyAM eka zrImaMta zeTha rahetA hatA. temane ghera eka bhojana samAraMbha hato. teNe ghaNA sAdhubAvA, saMto, kIro, olIyA pIrane jamavAnuM AmaMtraNa ApeluM, temaNe nAnakajIne paNa AmaMtraNa mokalyuM. jamavA samaye nAnakajI jevA vikhyAta saMta mAre tyAM Ave to mArI vAhavAha thai jAya jethI pote bolAvavA gayA. saMte zeThane kahyuM ke have bahu moDuM thai gayuM che to jethI huM tamAre tyAM bhikSA levA nahIM AvuM ahIM je TukaDo maLe te khAi laiza. zeThane thayuM mArI Ijajatano savAla che jethI teNe anucarone potAne tyAMthI bhojanano thALa lAvavAnI AjJA karI. 23 eTalAmAM lAlajI nAmano eka garIba bhakta bhojanano thALa laine Avyo, garIba lAlo be gAya rAkhIne thoDI majUrI karI, thoDuM dUdha vecIne potAnuM gujarAna calAve. thoDA dUdhamAMthI chAza banAvI pote upayoga kare ane bIjI garIbone maphata Ape ane saMtonI bhakti kare. bhojanamAM te chAza roTalo lAvelo. eTalAmAM zeThanA mANaso pakavAna bharelo bhojanano thALa lai AvyAM. nAnakajIe roTalone chAza khAvA lAgyAM zeThe kahyuM ke mArA pakavAnanAM thALa Arogo. guru nAnake eka hAthamAM roTalo ane bIjA hAthamAM pakavAna lIdho roTalAmAMthI dUdhanI dhAra thai ane pakavAnamAMthI lohInI dhAra chUTI. loko Azcaryacakita thai gayA. zeTha paNa daMga thai gayA. zeThe kahyuM Ama kema ? saMte kahyuM AnI thoDI lakSmI che paNa mahAlakSmI che tethI AnuM anna pavitra che. nItinyAyathI zrama karIne meLavyuM che ane bhaktibhAvathI pIrasyuM che. A dUdhano roTalo bhakti ane pavitratAnuM pratIka che. utkRSTha dAnanuM pratIka che. Apa dhIradhAranA dhaMdhAmAM garIbo pAsethI je vadhu paDatuM vyAja lo cho tenAthI lAcAra garIbonuM zoSaNa thAya che. garIbonA lohI cUsIne ekaThI karelI saMpatti dvArA tamArA ahaMne poSavA tame A pakavAna pIrasyo che. tethI lohInI dhAra thai che. A prasaMge zeThanA jIvananuM parivartana thai gayuM. A to mAtra upanaya kathAo che lohI zoSaNanuM ane trAjavuM ane dUdha nyAyasaMpanna AjIvikAnuM pratIka che. nyAyasaMpanna vaibhavano prabhAva, svaparane mATe kalyANakArI che. * 24 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6. sugaMdhanuM mUlyA kaThiyAro rAjamArga parathI pasAra thaI rahyo hato, teNe eka havelInI bahAra mANasonuM ToLuM joyuM. kutUhalavaza te bhIDamAM aMdara pravezyo. lokone pUchayuM, ke bhAI ! zenA ToLe vaLyA cho ? ToLAmAMthI eka vyakti tene sAmo prazna pUche che ke ahIM tane koi sugaMdhano anubhava thAya che ? kaThiyAro kahe che ke hA bhAi, koi divya, alaukika sugaMdha huM anubhavI rahyo chuM. A pUrve kyAreya AvI sugaMdha mANI nathI, paraMtu tame kaho to kharA ke A sugaMdha kyAMthI AvI rahI che ? pelI vyaktie kaThiyArAne javAba Apyo, sAme je havelI dekhAya che. tyAMthI sugaMdha Ave che. kAzmIrazreSThI sugaMdhabhaMDArInI e havelI che tenA gharamAM bhAta bane ane e bhAta jayAre e jamatA hoya tyAre te sugaMdhIdAra bhAtanI sugaMdha AjubAju eTalI prasare che te divya sugaMdha levA lokonA ToLAM havelI bahAra UbhA rahe. kaThiyAro manamAM kRtanizcayI bane che ke koI paNa bhoge huM A bhAtano koLiyo khAiza. sugaMdha bhaMDArI nAme oLakhAtA zreSThIne AMgaNe jaine kaThiyAro bhAtano eka koLiyo ApavA vinave che. bhaMDArI. tene tiraskRta karI ane kahe che ke 'maphatamAM eka koLiyo to zuM eka dANo sudhdhAM nahIM maLe..... !' kaThiyAro kahe he zeTha, 'A bhAtanI kiMmata to Apa mane kaho ?' 'tArA jevA nirdhana....kaMgAla mANasa mArA bhAtanI kiMmata na cUkavI zake' zeThe ruvAbabhera kahyuM. koipaNa bhoge huM bhAta meLavavA nizcayI chuM.' kaThiyArAe jaNAvyuM. 'eka mahino tuM mArI gulAmI kare to huM tane eka thALI bharIne bhAta khAvA ApIza', sugaMdha bhaMDArIe bhAtanI kiMmata. batAvI. kaThiyArAe A zarata maMjUra karI. eka mahinA sudhI havelImAM satata zeThanI sevA-cAkarI karI, eka mahinAnI gulAmIne aMte zeThe kaThiyArAne thALI bharIne bhAta Apyo. kaThiyAro bhAtanI alaukika sugaMdha thI prasanna thai gayo ane bhAta jamatA pahelA hAtha moM dhovA mATe Ubho thayo. icchita vastu prApta karyAno AnaMda ane saMtoSa tenA mukhAraviMda para hato. eTalAmAM teNe eka saMtonuM vRMda zeThanI havelImAM joyuM. te saMto bhikSA grahaNa karavA AvyA hatA. saMtone bhikSA ApavAnI zeThe nA pADI eTale te bhikSA lIdhA vinA ja pAchA pharI rahyAM hatAM. bhikSA na maLavA 26 - Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chatAM sAdhuonA mukha para prasana, zAMta ane saumya bhAvo hatA. kaThiyArAe sAdhuone potAnI pAsethI bhikSA grahaNa karavA vinaMtI karI te potAnA bhAtanI thALI lai saMtavRMda tarapha AgaLa vadhe che. eTalAmAM sugaMdha bhaMDArI tyAM Ave che ane kahe che ke A tuM zuM kare che ? Ato pAgalapana kahevAya, A bhAta eTale zuM te tane khabara che, tArI eka mahinAnI kALI majUrI, lohI pasInAnI kiMmata, A emane ema kAMi dAnamAM ApI devAtA haze ? 7. dAnamAM tyAga ane kartavyabhAvo 'zeTha, mane A bhAta khAvA karatAM sAdhuone khavarAvavAmAM khUbaja AnaMda Avaze', ema kahI kaThiyArAe bhAtanI thALI sIdhuonA pAtramAM ThAlavI dIdhI. sugaMdhabhaMDArI AzcaryathI cakita thai gayo, ekalapeTA thaine ekaluM khAvuM te vikRti che. sAthe maLIne vaheMcIne khAvuM te prakRti che. pote khAvAnuM tyAgI ane bIjAne khavarAvyAno AnaMda meLavavo te saMskRti che. A drazya joine sugaMdhabhaMDArInI vicAradhAra vadhu pravAhita thai tenA hRdayanuM parivartana thayuM teNe svIkAryuM ke mArA. bhAtanI sugaMdhanI kiMmata karatAM A kaThiyArAnA tyAganI sugaMdhanuM mUlya aneka gaNuM vadhI gayuM. te kaThiyArAne namI paDayo. potAnA koThAramAMthI annadAna karavA lAgyo. kaThiyArAno tyAga mUlyavAna banI gayo. itihAsamAM aMkita thayelA AvA preraka prasaMgo paranuM ciMtana, ApaNA jIvananI dizA badalavA sakSama thaze. zudhdha sAdhano dvArA meLavela lakSmI, nyAyasaMpana AjIvikA ke vaibhavamAMthI potAnI jarUriyAta pUratI lakSmI ke sAdhanono vivekapUrvaka upayoga karI vadhArAnA parigrahanuM supAtra dAna dvArA jo virsajana karavAmAM Ave to te lakSmI, mahAlakSmI bane che. jAherasaMsthAo, zaikSaNika zALA kolejo, tabIbI haoNspiTalo, ke davAkhAnAo, dharmazALA, maMdiro, dharmasthAnako, Azramo, gauzALA ke jIvadayAnI saMsthAo, vidhavA, vRdhdho, anAtho ane ruNo mATenI saMsthAonuM sakhAvata dvArA ja poSaNa ane rakSaNa thAya che. Ama dAna, jAhera saMsthAonI jIvAdorI samAna che. saMskRti, kaLA ane sAhityanA saMvardhana mATe paNa aneka saMsthAone dAnanI jarUra paDe che. vyakti ane samAjanA vikAsa mATe dAna ApavuM e ApaNuM kartavya che ema samajI dAna ApIe te ApaNo sAmAjika dharma che. Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarakAre dharmAdA TrasTone karaverAmAM chUTachATo ApI teno keTalIka vyaktio, vyApAra ane udyogagRhoe geralAbha levAnuM zarU karatAM sarakAre TrasTo para vyAjabI ane geravyAjabI niyaMtraNo nAkhyA. vaLI TrasTonI Avaka ane saMpattimAMthI kAMika meLavI levAnI sarakArI lAlasA TrasTonA astitva mATe bhayajanaka puravAra thai zake. rAjakAraNIo sattAdhArI vahIvaTakartAo dAnamAM kartavyanI bhAvanA samaje to nItinAzanA mArge jatA aTake. sarakArI niyaMtraNo ane ghaTatAM jatA vyAjanA dare TrasTIo ane saMcAlakonI mUMjhavaNa vadhArI che paraMtu, A mUMjhavaNano ukela apaNe ja kADhavo paDaze ane dareka saMsthAo Arthika rIte pagabhara thai zake tevI yojanAo samAja samakSa mUkavAnI javAbadArI paNa saMcAlakonI che. dAna evI yojanAmAM ApavuM joIe jethI saMsthA. kAyamI dhoraNe athavA lAMbAgALA mATe pagabhara ke sakSama bane. prAmANikatAthI ane parasevo pADIne meLavela nANA dAnamAM ApanAra dAtA Aje muzkelIthI maLe che. nItigraMthamAM eka suMdara zloka che. zateSu jAya te zUraH sahasteSu ca paMDitaH vatA daza sahaeSa, dAtA bhavativAnavA seMkaDo mAnavImAMthI eka zUravIra nIkaLe che, hajAromAMthI ekAda paMDita nIpaje, lAkhomAMthI eka sAro vaktA nIkaLe paNa lAkhomAMthI eka dAtA maLe ke na paNa maLe. nyAya nIti jALavI athAga mahenata karI dAtA banI zakanAra javalle ja maLI zake che. dharma pradhAnane badale arthapradhAna samAja racanA sAdhana zudhdhi ane nyAyasaMpanna vaibhavanA khyAlane hAni pahoMcADe che. munizrI saMtabAlajInA mate bhAratanI samAjaracanA dharmamayane badale divasedivase arthamaya banatI jAya che. enuM eka pradhAna kAraNa dharmasaMsthAo taraphathI paNa dhanane pratiSThA ApavI e che jayAre dharmasaMsthAnA samAraMbho hoya tyAre dhanapatine ja uccasthAne ke uccapade besADavAmAM Ave che tevI ja rIte dharmasthAnanA hodedAro paNa tevA anItimAna dhanikone banAvavAmAM Ave che. dharmasaMsthAnA bIjA gRhastha sabhyo, kahevAtAM dhanikone potAnA vyaktigata vahevAramAM mAnapAna Ape te samajAya, paNa dharmasaMsthAnA agrastaMbha munivaro ke sAdhvIo paNa jayAre anItimAna dhanikone dhanane lIdhe jAhera pratiSThA Ape tyAre to hada thai kahevAya ! eka bAju je arthamayI samAjaracanAne toDavA mAge che, badalavA mAge che, te ja dharmadhuraMdharo tenI jaDone sIMce, tenA mULiyAMne poSe, tyAre zI rIte samAjaracanA badalAvI zakAya ane dharmamayI samAjaracanA sthApI. zakAya ? koi paNa khoTAM mUlyone badalavA mATe tenA mULa upara prahAra thavo joie. koi vyakti mULa upara prahAra karyA vagara, mAtra pAMdaDAMne toDe to jema te vRkSa ukhaDatuM nathI, tema mUDIvAdInI niMdA karavAthI ke arthapradhAna samAjaracanA khoTI che agara to. arthasaMgrahI pApI che, ema uccAravA mAtrathI kAma thavAnuM nathI, eTalA mATe sarvaprathama AjanI arthapradhAna banelI samAja racanAne badalavA icchanAra sAdhusAdhvIoe jAhera samAroho, dharmasthAno, sabhAo, utsavo ke jAhera saMsthAomAM dhanane ke kahevAtA dhanikane pratiSThA na to pote ApavI joie, na to apAvavI joie. AthI mUDIvAdI lokone kamamAM kama eTaluM to. bhAna thAya ke 'huM je anIti vagerethI dhana kamAyo chuM te pApamaya che, pratiSThAlAyaka nathI.' amadAvAdamAM eka milamAlika dararoja pravacanamAM moDA AvatA, chatAM AgaLa AvIne besavAno prayatna karatA. eka divasa vadhAre moDA paDyA, eTale pAchaLa besavuM paDayuM. paNa te temane rucyuM nahi. pravacana pUruM thayA pachI teo mahArAjazrI pAse AvIne 29 30 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahevA lAgyA: 'tame A pATiyuM kADhI nAkho.' mahArAjazrIe kahyuM: 'zA mATe ?' milamAlika bolyoH 'huM ThIka kahuM chuM. e pATiyuM barAbara nathI." mahArAjazrIe kahyuM: 'ahIM tame moDA Avo cho ane pAchaLa besavuM paDe che, eTalA mATe ja ne ? dhanikonI sabhAmAM tamAruM sthAna AgaLa hoya te huM samajI zakuM chuM, ane te tamone maLe, paNa ahIM to je dhArmika hoya te ja AgaLa hoya, dharmanA sthAne dhanane pratiSThA na hoya mANasa game tyAM besI dharmanuM zravaNa karI zake. tyAganA saMdarbhamAM, davAnI dukAnano eka prasaMga ciMtana preraka che. ThIka che kahI grAhaka khissAmAMthI tamAma paisA kADhI kAuMTara para mUkyA paracuraNa sAthe badhA gaNyA to rUpiyA paMcAvana thayA, grAhake pAMca rUpiyA pachI ApI javA kahyuM. paraMtu zeThe te kabUlyuM nahi grAhake dardInI bhayaMkara sthiti jaNAvI ane ijekazananI. tAtkAlika jarUriyAta jaNAvI paraMtu zeThe kahyuM A mAlamAM rUpiyA bAkI na rAkhI zakAya. bIjo koi mAla hota to udhAra rAkhatuM, grAhaka bicAro nirAza vadane pAcho gayo. zeThanA mitre A saMvAda sAMbhaLI ane grAhakanA gayA pachI kahyuM, pAMca rUpiyA ochA AvyA hota to temAM tAruM zuM ochuM thai javAnuM hatuM ? te bicAro AzIrvAda Apata ne ? A injakazanano bAMdhelo bhAva to aDhAra rUpiyA che tenA tame vIsa rUpiyA lo paraMtu tenA kAMi sAMiTha rUpiyA magAya ? zeThajI amArA jevA garIba mANasane e kaI rIte poSAya ? ema AzIrvAda levA besIe to kAma na Ave. vepAranA samaye vepAra hoya ane AzIrvAda levAnA samaye AzIrvAda levAya. hamaNAM ja amArA gAmamAM dharmazALA baMdhAtI hatI jemAM mArA pitAzrInuM nAma ApavAnI zarate rUpiyA paccIza hajAra ApyA. maLyuM che to vAparIe, paraMtu vepAramAM to pAipAino hisAba mAMDavo joie te zeThe khulAso karyo ahIM eka evI rUDha mAnyatA ghara karI gaI che ke dharma samaye dharma ane vepAra samaye vepAra, paravaDe to lo, huM parANe kyAM Apu chuM ? zeThe kahyuM. bhAIsAba tame parANe nathI ApatAM te to ThIka paNa jarA prabhuno Dara rAkho to sAruM. grAhaka karagaryo. vepAramAM ema dayA rAkhavA besIe to kAma na Ave, kAle savAre dukAna baMdha karI devI paDe samajayAne ? cAlIza rUpiyA lo to maherabAnI, eno badalo bhagavAna tamane bIjI rIte Apaze. grAhake kahyuM. sAMiTha rUpiyAthI eka pAi ochI nahi cAle, bIje tapAsa karo. bajAramAM koi dukAnethI A ijekazana ja nahi maLe. A to mAre tamArI sAthe AMkhanI oLakhANa che eTale tamane hA pADI. paraMtu vepAra ane vyavahAramAM paNa dharmane sthAna to ApavuM ja paDe. ijekazana na maLavAne ke moDuM maLavAne kAraNe eka kuTuMba nirAdhAra paNa thai zake. ahIM paccIza hajAranI. dharmazALAmAM apAyela dAna karatAM paNa jo pAMca rUpiyAno tyAga karavAmAM Avyo hota to tenuM mUlya vadhI jAta. jIvana vyavahAra ane dAnamAM tyAga ane kartavyabhAva abhipreta hoya to tenuM sAphalya che. - 32 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratyakSa yA parokSa prayatna karato, paraMtu rAjAnA audArya sAme teno koi upAya kAma lAgato nahIM ! rAjAne sAvaceta karavAnA irAdAthI teNe ekavAra rAjAnAM zayanagRhanI bhIMta para 'ApadArthe dhana rakSeta' arthAt 'Apatti mATe dhana sAcavI rAkhavuM joie', evuM sUtra lakhI nAkhyuM. rAjAe e sUtra vAMcyuM. pradhAnanuM A cApalya joine rAjA manomana hasavA lAgyo. teNee sUtranI nIce bIjuM eka sUtra lakhI nAkhyuM. 'mahatAM kutaHApadaH ?' arthAt 'moTA mANasone Apatti kyAMthI Ave ?" 8, ApaNe sadeva dAnAdhIna banIe anukUle vidhau deyaM yataH pUrayitA hariH / / pratikUle vidhau deyaM yataH sarva hariSyati // (2) rAjAno A khyAla joine pradhAnane Azcarya thayuM. tene thayuM : 'mane Apatti Avaze ja nahIM,' evI bhrAntimAM rAjA rAce che. 'takadIra anukULa hoya tyAre dAna ApavuM, kAraNa ke, pUruM pADanAra bhagavAna che, takadIra pratikULa hoya tyAre paNa dAna ApavuM, kAraNa ke, nahi to te ja bhagavAna badhuM chinavI leze.' teNe e sUtranI nIce vaLI eka sUtra umeryuM : 'kadAcit kupito devaH' arthAt 'kadAya deva kupita thAya to ?' (Apatti Ave paNa kharI. A vAMcIne rAjAe vaLI AgaLa eka caraNa umeryuM, 'saMcita cApi nazyati,' arthAt (jo deva kupita thAya to) 'sAcaveluM paNa nAza pAme.' uparokta subhASitanuM yathocita samarthana A dRSTAMta kathAmAMthI sAMpaDI rahe che. dAnano mahimA anero che. dAna ApavAmAM kadI mANase pAchI paDavuM joie nahIM. bhagavAna jevo ApanAra beTho che tethI khUTavAno savAla ja nathI. mANase kadI dila nAnuM na karavuM joie. 'ApatAM jAo ane tamane maLatuM jaze' e kudaratano kAnUna che. 'lakSmI dAnAnusAriNI' arthAt lakSmI haMmezAM dAnane anusare che. eka rAjA khUba dAnavIra hato. te vidvAnone temaja kalAkArone khUba ja moTAM inAmo ApIne navAjato. prajAnuM duHkha dUra karavA te chUTe hAthe paiso kharacato. sAdhusaMto ne brAhmaNo tenA rAjyamAM sadA saMtRpta rahetA. enA pradhAnane rAjAnI A dAnazUratA khUba ja khaTakatI. te avAranavAra rAjAne dAna ApatAM aTakAvavAno mANase kadI dAnaparAdhIna na banavuM joIe, deva anukULa hoya to ApIne khUTaze nahIM ane deva pratikULa haze to rAkhIne bacaze nahIM. ApeluM ja mANasane pAchuM maLe che, rAkheluM nAza pAme che. tethI anukULa ke pratikULa badhI ja paristhitiomAM mANase dAnAbhimukha rahevuM joie. ApaNe saudeva dAnAdhIna banIe. 33 34. Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 9. prasannatApUrvakanuM dAna vizvanA tamAma dharmo ane saMskRtinI aMdara dAnanuM mUlya Aja sudhI akabaMdha jaLavAi rahyuM che. dArzaniko, dharmaciMtako ke samAjaciMtakoe haMmezAM vivekapUrNa ane nyAyasaMpanna vaibhavamAMthI karelA dAnanI sarAhanA karI che. dareka paraMparAe dAnavIro para prazaMsAnAM puSponI vRSTi karI che. koipaNa saMsthA mATe dAna udharAvanArAonA dAna svIkAravA mATe paNa keTalAka niyamo hoya che. denAranI bhAvanA para dAna sAphalyano AdhAra che. eka dvIpasamUhamAM ekavAra samAna dharma pALatA lokonuM saMmelana yojAyuM. saMsthAnA saMcAlakoe dhArmika kAryo mATe phaMDa udharAvatAM pahelAM temanI pUrvabhUmikA kahI. samAraMbhanA adhyakSe phaMDa udharAvatAM pahelAMnI pUrvazarato rUpe traNa prastAva rajU karyA. 35 * ahIM A saMmelanamAM upasthita ame tamAma loko phALo ApIzuM. ahIM upasthita ApaNe sahu ApaNI zaktisaMpannatA mujaba phALo ApIzuM. ame AnaMdathI - ullAsabhAve A dAna karIzuM. kAryakramamAM hAjara rahelA tamAma lokoe A prastAva svIkArI lIdhA. koi eka paNa vyaktino AmAM virodha na hato. dareka vyaktie potapotAnI kSamatA mujaba phaMDa ApavAnuM hatuM e mATe eka zreSThI ke jeo A saMmelananA adhyakSasthAne hatA, temanI bAjumAM eka peTI mUkavAmAM AvI hatI. dareka vyakie potAnI jagyAethI UbhA thai adhyakSa pAse jai potAne je dAna karavuM che te saghaLI vAta karI svahaste dAna peTImAM nAkhavAnuM hatuM. badhAM e rIte karI rahyAM hatAM. eka zrImaMta mahAnubhAva AgaLa AvavA mATe saMkocatA hatA, paNa jema tema hiMmata karIne te adhyakSa sudhI pahoMcI gayA. potAne je dAna karavuM hatuM tenI adhyakSane jANa karI. adhyakSe kahyuM 'zreSThIvarya, A to tame ApaNAM pahelA prastAva mujaba karI rahyA cho. bIjA prastAva zaratanuM AmAM pAlana thatuM nathI, mATe ApanuM dAna svIkArI zakAya nahIM. zrImaMta zreSThIne thoDo gusso Avyo paraMtu te pAchA potAnI jagyAe besI gayA. teNe potAnI vizALa saMpattinA potAnA manaHcakSuthI darzana karyA, anya loko dAna ApI rahyA hatA tenuM nirIkSaNa karyuM. tenI dAna bhAvanA prabaLa thatI jatI hatI. 36 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ potAnI jagyAethI UbhA thai saDasaDATa e pAchA adhyakSa pAse jai potAno phALo bamaNo karI dAna ApavAnI adhyakSazrIne jANa karatAM bolyA, 'lyo A che mArA dAnanI rakama'. adhyakSe enA caherA para dRSTi karI, paLa bhara aTakI gaMbhIra vadane kahyuM - 'zreSThIvarya A to bIjI zaratanuM pAlana thayuM...paraMtu ApaNA trIjA prastAvanI zarata hajI pUrNa thaI nathI, tamAruM dAna kai rIte svIkArI zakAya ? zrImaMta zreSThI stabdha banI gayA. kSaNamAM tenI vicAradhArA aMdara pravAhita thaI zubha bhAvanAno maMgalastrota sapATI para Avyo...acAnaka temanA caherA para smita...ane pachI hasatAM hasatAM, ullAsita bhAve potAno phALo traNa gaNo karyo. trIjI zarata pUrNa thatAM adhyakSe AnaMda ane prasannatA sAthe tenA phALAne svIkAryo. hRdayanA umaLakA sAthe prasannatApUrvaka kareluM dAna ja kalyANanuM kAraNa banI zake che. * 30 10. annadAnaM paraM dAnam jJAnIoe annadAnane paramadAna kahyuM che e saMdarbhamAM keTalAMka samaya pahelA eka prasaMga sAMbhaLelo. I.sa. 1728nI vAta che. godAvarI nadIno kinAro ghoDAonI haNahaNATI, hathiyAronA khaNakhaNATa ane mAnava ToLAMnI cIsothI bharAi uThyo hato, pahelo bAjIrAva ane nijhAma ulamulka vacce jabarI laDAi jAmI hatI A laDAi upara banne rAjayonI hastIno AdhAra hato banne pakSo pUrI taiyArI karIne medAnamAM AvyA hatA laDAino raMga barAbara jAmyo hato. barAbara A mokApara nijhAmanI senAmAM anna khUTI gayuM. tenA sainiko vagara laDAie maraNa pAme evI hAlata AvI UbhI thaI. jayAre tenI sattA marAThAothI comera gherAyelI hatI. kayAMyathI anAjano kaNa Ave tema na hatuM. nijhAme comera najara dhUmAvI joi paraMtu nirAza thayo. vizALa sainyane tatkALa anAja maLI zake evuM dekhAyuM nahi. eNe 38 Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukhya senAnIone maMtraNA mATe bolAvyA, paNa koI ukela nIkaLI. na zakyo, eTale nijhAme kahyu "eka rasto che'. 'kyo ?' 'bAjIrAva pAsethI anAja meLavavAno' 'paNa eto duzmana che. ApaNe tenI sAme laDAinA medAnamAM UbhA chIe. enI pAsethI ananI AzA kema rAkhI zakIe ? ne rAkhIe to paNa duzmana duzmanane anAja Ape kharo ? jayAre eka bIjAnI hastI maTI javAnI veLA UbhI hoya teve TAMkaNe ? 'mane khyAla che, tyAM sudhI bAjIrAva dharmaparAyaNa zAsaka che, mAnavatAvAdI che. eka vAra pUchI to jovA de'. hathiyAro viramI gayA. hiMsA osarI gai ne banne vacce premanA pUra vahyA. | nijhAma khuda potAnI chAvaNImAMthI ekAkI vagara hathiyAre bAjIrAvanI chAvaNImAM AvI bAjIrAvane bAthamAM lai uMcakyo. beu vacce eja paLe sukhada sema|dhAne thayuM. mAnavatA dharmamAM keTalI tAkAta che ke duzmanonA hRdayanuM paNa parivartana thai jAya che. dharmarAja yudhiSThara jevI A sajajanatA kharekhara dAda mAgI le che. AvAM nararatnothI ja A pRthvI zobhe che. AvA mahApuruSanI mahAnatA joine mastaka sadbhAvanAthI namI paDe che. AmAMthI sau koi sArI preraNA le to jIvana dhanyAtidhanya banI jAya. senAnIonI A vAta hAsyAspada jevI lAgI, paNa nijhAme eka dUta bAjIrAva pAse mokalI, potAnA sainya mATe anAjanI yAcanA karI, cokkasa mANasonA AMkaDA sAthe dUta bAjIrAva pahelI pAse Avyo ne nijhAmanI darakhAsta rajU karI. e sAMbhaLI bAjIrAve dUtane prazna karyo, 'kadAca anAja na maLe to zuM thAya ?" 'to mahArAja lagabhaga AkhuM sainya bhUkhe marI jAya. bAjIrAva tyAMthI. uThayI maMtraNA kAje sainyanA AgalI haroLanA senAnIone ane maMtrIone bolAvyA ne temanI sAme nijhAmanI darakhAsta mUkI 'ema na banI zake, duzmanane anAja ApI na zakAya, zatruno koipaNa saMjogomAM nAza karavo evo laDAino niyama che. pachI bhale te bhukhe marI jAya ke hathiyArathI mAryA jAya'. paNa maMtrIonI bAjIrAve e vAta na svIkArI. 'ApaNA dharmamAM ajanadAnane zreSTha dharma kahyo che. dharma AcaranAranuM ja kalyANa thAya che. mATe bhale te duzmana rahyo chatAM ApaNA saMskAro mujaba tene annadAna karIe ne dharma AcarIe" bAjIrAve A pramANe kahyuM ne te ja kSaNe, nijhAme jeTaluM anAja mAgyuM hatuM tethI vadhu anAja pAMca hajAra poTho para lAdI mokalyuM. AnI jAdui asara thai. bIjI ja paLe yuddhano zorabakora ane 39 Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11. vyaktinA jIvananI dizA badale tevuM dAna ApavuM joie jJAnIoe dharmamaya jIvananA cAra pAyAmAM dAna, zIla tapa ane bhAvanI vAta karI che A cAramAM dAnane prathama sthAna eTalA mATe ApyuM che ke, eka vyaktinuM dAna anekonA jIvanane sukhada suMdara vaLAMka ApI zake. tattvArtha sUtranA sarjaka AcArya umAsvAtie dAna mATe anupradArtha svacAtisaTM vAnam II kahyuM artha e ke, 'upakAranA AzayathI dhana Adi potAnI vastu ApavI te dAna che'. AcArAMga sUtra anusAra dAna denAra ane dAna lenAra banne ne jenAthI paropakAra thAya tenuM nAma dAna che, eTale dAna denAra paNa potAnAM parigraha ocho kare eTale lobha kaSAya aMze kSaya pAme to tene azubhamAMthI zubhamAM javAno mArga maLe. - dAnamAM dAtAno karUNAbhAva ane lobhanI pakkaDamAMthI mukta thavAno zubha aMtaragabhAva abhipreta che. 41 jJAnadAna, abhayadAna, auSadhadAna ke AhAradAna detI vakhate dAtAmAM ullasita bhAvo hoya to ja dAnanuM sAphalya che. zateSu jAyate zUraH sahastreSu ca paMDitA / vaktA dasa sahastreSu dAtA bhavati vAnavA || seMkaDo puruSomAM koi eka vyakti ja zUravIra nikaLe che, hajAromAM eka sAco paMDita, vaktA to dasa hajAra vyaktimAM eka muzkelathI nIkaLe paraMtu sAco dAnavIra to lAkho vyaktiomAM mAMDa eka maLe. pAzcAtya vidvAna vikaTara hyugoe kahyuM che, 'As the purse is emptied the heart is filled' jayAre dhananI thelI dAnamAM khAlI thAya che tyAre hradaya sabhara banI jAya che. tijorImAMthI ApelA rUpiyA-paisA teja kSaNe saMtoSa dhananA rUpamAM aneka gaNuM banI hRdayarUpI khajAnAne sabhara banAve che. atharvavedamAM kahyuM che ke - zatataH samAhara sahastra tttaH saMnti / seMkaDo hAthothI ekaThuM kareluM hajAro hAthothI vaheMcI do. eka kavie potAnA zlokamAM kahyuM che . - lakSmI vAyAdAzyatvAraH dharma rAzi - tAH I jyeSTha putrApamAne ne, traya kuTayaMta bAMdhavA // lakSmInA cAra putra che dharma, rAjA, agni ane cora jo lakSmInA jayeSTha putranuM apamAna karo to bAkInA traNa putro krodhAyamAna thAya che. = 42 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmIno prathama putra dharmanuM kyAre apamAna thAya ? manuSya nItino tyAga karI anItipUrNa kArya kare tyAre, dharma puruSanA kahevAyelAM vacanonA anAdara kare tyAre, adharmane dharma mAne, kapaTa hiMsA asatya ane anItithI dhana ekaThuM kare. bIjA zabdomAM kahIe to, paropakAra dAna puNya karavuM e ja lakSmInA jyeSThaputra dharmanuM bIjuM nAma che. je vyakti lobha-lAlacamAM AvI phakta dhanano saMgraha kare che ane dIna, duHkhI pIDito prati anukaMpA lAvato nathI ane dAna karato nathI tyAre lakSmInA anya traNa putro krodhAyamAna, kopAyamAna thAya che. AvI saMpatti rAjA TekSa dvArA, karaverA dvArA lai le che athavA agni dvArA saMpattino nAza thAya che thavA cora corI karI jAya che. mATe jJAnIoe dhanane zubha kAryamAM vAparavAnI salAha ApI che. bAkI lobhane thobha nathI. eka urdu kavie suMdara rIte A vAta kahI che - mu~ha se basa na karate haragIja khudA ke baMde | ina harIsA ko khudA gara sArI khudAI detA / / lobhI lokone kadAca prabhu samagra jagatanI saMpatti soMpI de chatAM paNa e vyakti basa na kahI zake. tamAma maLavA chatAM AvI vyakti lobha-lAlasAne kAraNe kAMI bhogavI paNa na zake. lobha sAthe kAma krodha AvatAM tenA Atma guNono nAza thAya che ane durgati maLe che. 43 mATe ja jJAnIo kahe che ke supAtra dAna do, kupAtrane dIdheluM dAna nirarthaka jAya che. dAna to jaLanA pravAha jevuM che je bAju vahAvo te dizA tarapha vahevA maMDe. saMta tukArAme A vAta kAvyamAM suMdara rIte kahI che - udakA nele tikaDe jAve sahaja kele taise vhAve / moharI kAMdA Usa eka vAphA bhinna rasa // udaka eTale pANI A pANIno ApaNe je tarapha vALIe tyAM vaLI jAya. jevA vRkSanA mULamAM siMcIzuM tevAM phaLa maLaze. eka kheDUta tenA khetaramAM traNa prakAranA bIja vAve che. jamIna eka che, pANI eka che tene sIMcavAvALo eka che, AkAza eka che, havA eka che chatAM alaga alaga bIjane pAyelA pANIthI bhina bhinna phaLa maLaze. prastuta kAvyamAM saMta tukArAme kahyuM ke moharI eTale ke rAinuM bIja vAvyuM, eka kAMdAnuM bIja ane eka zeraDInuM bIja vAvyuM. rAImAM tIkhAza, kAMdAmAM durgaMdha ane zeraDImAMthI mIThAza maLaze. eka pANI pAyuM chatAM zeraDI uttama, rAya madhyama ane kAMdA nikRSTha nIkaLyAM. game teTaluM icchIe ke puruSArtha karIe chatAM traNe uttama na banI zake kAraNa ke jevuM vAvIe tevuM laNIe, jevuM bIja tevuM phaLa. lAkha prayatna karavA chatAM kAMdAne suMgadhamaya banAvI na zakAya. ** Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kesara ane kastUrI sAthe sAthe hoya paNa potAnI vAta na choDe. kAMdo eka ja kyArAmAM zeraDInI sAthe ugADavAthI paNa kAMdo vAsa choDato nathI. A uparathI ApaNe samajavAnuM ke ApaNuM dAna satkAryamAM lagAvIe, supAtra dAna daie, kupAtrane dIdheluM dAna sAru pariNAma na lAvI zake. eka Adarza saMsthAne dAna dezo to e keTalAyanuM kalyANa karI zakaze. rUNAlaya haze to keTalAyanI pIDA ochI karaze. vidyAlaya haze to vidyAdAna ApI keTalAyanA jIvana sudhAraze. devAlaya haze to keTalAyanA jIvanamAM bhakita bhAva khIlAvI sAdhanA bhaktimAM sahAyaka banaze, garIba chatAM hiMsaka pravRtti karanArane rokaDamAM dAna Apazo to tenI hiMsaka vRtti vadhaze. paraMtu tenA jIvananI dizA badale tevI rIte ja dAna ApavuM joie. mATe ja jJAnIoe vivekapUrvaka supAtra dAna ApavAnI vAta kahI che. 12. taratadAna mahApuNya ! kAla kare so Aja kara, Aja kare so aba, avasara bIto jAta hai bahurI kareMge kaba | pAMca pAMDavo pAse bhikSA mAgavA janAra koi khAlI hAthe pAcho na jAya. eka vakhata eka brAhmaNa yudhiSThira pAse dAnA levA gayo. yudhiSThira kAmamAM hovAthI brAhmaNane kahyuM AvatI kAle Avajo! brAhmaNa nirAza thai pAcho vaLyo - rastAmAM bhIma maLyo bhIme brAhmaNa pAsethI vAta jANI tene khUba kheda thayo. bhIme AyudhazALAmAM jai bhaMbhA vagADI rAjayanA niyamo pramANe vijaya thAya to ja bhaMbhA vagADI zakAya. nAgarikone Azcaya thayuM. bhaMbhAnA avAjathI pazunI doDAdoDI thai ke bhaMbhA kema vagADI ? Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tapAsa karatAM yudhiSThire bhImane pUchyuM bhIma kahe ! bhAI kALa jitAyo tethI meM bhaMbhA vagADI, yudhiSThire bhImane pUchyuM, bhAi koNe kALane jItyo ? bhIme brAhmaNanI vAta karI ne kahyuM bhAi Ape dAna mATe brAhmaNane 'kAle Avajo', kahyuM tethI meM mAnyuM ke Ape kALane jItyo Apa to satyavacanI cho, yudhiSThire bhUlasudhAravA brAhmaNane pAcho bolAvI turatadAna ApyuM. zrIkRSNe yogazaktithI arjunane brAhmaNanuM rUpa ApyuM ane svayaM paNa brAhmaNanA rUpamAM parivartita thaIne pahoMcyA mahArAjA yudhiSThira pAse. tyAM jaIne bhagavAna zrIkRSNe kahyuM : 'amane eka maNa caMdananA sUkAM lAkaDAM joIe che. e tamArA jevA dAtA pAsethI ja maLI zake ema che. bIje kyAMya nahi, kAraNa ke atyAre varasAda paDe che.' yudhiSThira, 'atyAre ? atyAre sUkAM lAkaDAM kyAMthI lAvIzuM A varasAdamAM ? ane tamane to sUkAM lAkaDAM joIe che ne ?' zrIkRSNa : 'hA, ekadama sUkAM joIe. amane yajJa mATe jarUra che.' yudhiSThira : 'jo ekAda zera joItAM hoya to ApI zakata paNa maNa lAkaDAM mATe to thoDI rAha jovI paDaze.' yudhiSThiranI parIkSA lIdhA bAda baMne brAhmaNa vezamAM karNa pAse pahoMcyA ane ene paNa e ja kahyuM : 'amane eka maNa caMdananAM sUkAM lAkaDAM joIe che.' karNa : 'atre to varasAda paDe che, paraMtu thobho bhUdeva ! mArA 40 mahelanA daravAjAnA lAkaDAM caMdananAM che ane sUkAM che. e huM hamaNAM tamane ApI dauM chuM.' Ama kahIne karNe potAnA mahelanA daravAjA kADhI ApyA. palaMga vagere bIjuM je kaMI cadanamAMthI banAveluM rAcaracIluM hatuM e badhuM paNa kADhI ApyuM ane brAhmaNa vezadhArI zrIkRSNa ane arjunanI manovAMcchA pUrI karI. tyAre brAhmaNa vezadhArI zrIkRSNe kahyuM : 'karNa ! tame amArI A tuccha icchA mATe mahelanA daravAjA zA mATe kADhI ApyA ?' karNa kahe : 'brAhmaNadevatA ! kone khabara kAle huM jIvato hoIza ke nahi. tethI Aje ja A hAthathI jeTaluM satkarma thaI jAya eTaluM sAruM che. kone khabara kAle mota AvI jAya to ?' mota kyAreya paNa AvI zake che, kyAMya paNa AvI zake che, koI paNa nimitte AvI zake che. A vAta ApaNe sadaiva yAda rAkhavI joIe. * 48 Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13, divya...vaizvika beMkano ceka jainazAstromAM amarAvatInA zreSThI sumedanI eka sarasa kathA Ave che. teno sAra nIce pramANe che : amarAvatI nagarInA sauthI dhanADhaya zeThanuM avasAna thayuM, teo sumedanA pitA hatA. aMtyeSTinI kriyAmAM bhegA thayelAM badhAM sagAMvahAlAMoe vidAya lIdhI. pachI zeThanA munime sumeda samakSa AvIne badho hisAba-kitAba rajU karyo. pitAnI dhana, daulata, saMpatti keTalI che te jaNAvI. pitAno kArabhAra kyAM ane keTalo vistRta phelAyelo che, dezamAM kyAM keTalI peDhIo che, vepAra dhaMdhAmAM keTaluM rokANa thayeluM che tenI vigatavAra samajaNa ane mAhitI ApI. tyAra pachI munima sumedane bhoMyarAmAM lai gayo. bhaMDAro ane tijorIonI cAvIo soMpatAM kahyuM ke have tame A badhI ja saMpattinA malika cho. sumede saghaLo hisAbakitAba joyo, bhaMDAro ane tijArIo joi, mUlyavAna hIrAmANeko, dhana-daulata ane saMpatti joi jenuM 49 mUlya abajo ane kharco rUpiyAnuM hatuM. (eka kharva = 10 abaja) ATalI aDhaLaka saMpatti joyA bAda sumedane kazAmAM moha, mamatA ke lolupatA na dekhAi. te jANIne munimane khUba ja Azcarya thayuM. sumeda sAme najara karI to enI AMkhomAMthI AMsu TapakatAM hatAM. eTale munime prazna karyo 'tame ATalI abajo rUpiyAnI saMpattinA mAlika cho, vArasadAra cho, ApanA pUrvajonI saMpatti che pachI tame kema raDo cho ?' sumede munimane kahyuM 'mAre tamArI pAsethI eka vAta samajavAnI che. mArA vaDadAdA mRtyu pAmyA. teo paNa A saMpatti sAthe na laI gayA. mArA dAdA paNa A saMpatti ahIM ja choDI gayA ane mArA pitAjI paNa A saMpatti temanI sAthe lai na gayA. tame have koi yukti batAvo ke mArA mRtyu pachI A badhI saMpatti mArI sAthe lai javA mAMguM chuM, tene ahIM choDI javA nathI mAgato. kAla savAra sudhI koi upAya zodhI mane batAvajo. kadAca mAruM mRtyu thAya pachI. A saMpatti mRtyu pachI sAthe na lai jaiza ke na mArA saMtAno temanA mRtyu bAda A saMpatti sAthe lai jai zakaze. have huM A saMpattino nikAla karI devA mAMguM chuM.' munime sumedane javAba Apyo 'zeThazrI, AvuM to kadI banyuM ja nathI ane banavAnuM paNa nathI. koi mRtyu bAda sAthe saMpatti laine gayuM ja nathI !' khAkhare sumeE yukti zodhI lIdhI, yukta hatI saMpazcinuM dAna karI saMsAra tyAgavAnI. teNe munimane yukti jaNAvI yukti jaNAvavAnI kSaNe ja teNe A sadhaLI saMpattinuM dAna karI dIdhuM ane saMyamanA mArge javA saMdhaLuM tyAgI dIdhuM puNyanAmanI divya vaizvika kosmika beMkano TrAvelarsa ceka bhavobhava sAthe rahe che. ** 50 Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI hemacaMdrAcAryano cophALa joi rAjAe kahyuM, bhagavAna ! Apa to mArA guru gaNAva, tame AvA jADA cophALa jevAM kapaDAM pahero. te joi mane zarama Ave che. hemacaMdrAcArye javAba Apyo, tame rAjA cho, paNa tamArA ja sAdharmika garIba hAlatamAM rahe che. amane munione zuM ? amane to alpa mUlyavAna ane jIrNa vastra ja zobhe. AcaraNa ne kAraNe A. upadezanI evI asara thai ke kumArapALe sAdharmika vAtsalya pAchaLa dara varSe 1 karoDa sonAmahora kharcavAno nirNaya karyo. A rIte 14 varSa sudhI 14 karoDa sonAmahorano sadvyaya karyo. itihAsamAM kumArapALe sAdharmika vAtsalyamAM mokharAnuM sthAna prApta karyuM. upadeza karatA AcaraNanI tvarita asarathI dAna karavAnI preraNA maLI. 14. AcaraNa dvArA dAna karavAnI preraNA zAkaMbharI nagarImAM dhanAzAha nAme zrAvaka rahetA hatA. nAma dhanAzAha paraMtu dhananuM to nAmanizAna na maLe. temanI strI reMTiyA kAMte, sUtara kADhe ane dhanAzAha tenuM kApaDa vaNAvI vece. Ama potAnuM gujarAna calAvatA. eka vakhata dhanAzAhe potAnA mATe ja sUtara kaMtAvI temAMthI cophALa vaNAvyo, jethI ziyALAmAM oDhavA. kAma Ave. eka divasa zAkaMbharI nagarImAM mahArAjA kumArapALanA guru zrI hemacaMdrAcArya padhAryA. emane mana to zrImaMta ane raMka sau samAna hatA. AvA mahAna AcAryane potAne tyAM padhArelA joi dhanIzIhane khUba bhAva Avyo, eTale teNe sUjhato AhAra vahorAvyo. ane pelo cophALa paNa vaherAvI dIdho. zrI hemacaMdrAcArye tene grahaNa karyo. ApyuM te ApaNuM rAkhyuM te - rAkha thayuM. keTalAka divase zrI hemacaMdrAcArya pATaNa padhAryA, tyAM temanuM bhavya svAgata thayuM. sAmaiyAmAM mahArAja pote paNa sAmela hatA. 51 Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15. dAna Ape te pAme A saMsAramAM dAna, eka evI bhAvanA che ke tenuM koipaNa vyakti AcaraNa karI zake. dareka vyakti dAna ApavAnI kSamatA dharAve che. pratyeka vyakti potAnI yogyatA ane zakti pramANedAna ApI zake. eka bALaka potAne cokaleTa levA maLela paisAmAMthI eka divasa cokaleTano tyAga karI dAna karI zake. vidyAnuM dAna, potA pAse che evI jANakArI, mArgadarzana, bIjApratye sahAnubhuti anukaMpA, dAna karI rahela pratye pramodabhAva vyakta karI anumodanA pradarzIta karI dAna bhAvanAne pUSTa karI zakAya che. bhikhArIe koine sonAnA rathamAM besIne potAnA tarapha AvatA joyA. bhikhArIne thayuM ke Aje tenuM bhAgya khulaze. thoDIvAramAM te ratha tenI pAse AvIne Ubho rahyo. temAMthI rAjA 53 utaryA ane bhikhArInA Azcarya vacce tenI pAse hAtha laMbAvyo. bhikhArI to gaDamathalamAM paDI gayo. A tarapha rAjA potAno hAtha laMbAvelo ja rAkhe che. rAjA kahe che ke samagra rAjayanA sukhano A prazna che, kaMika to ApavuM ja paDaze, paraMtu bhikhArI zuM Ape ? chelle potAnI jhoLImAMthI eka anAjano dANo kADhIne te ApI dIdho. bhikhArIne thayuM ke rAjAe potAno hAtha laMbAvyo paraMtu potAno eka dANo ocho thayo tenuM duHkha hatuM. ghera jaine jhoLI khAlI karI to eka sonAno dANo dekhAyo. have tene duHkha thayuM ke AkhI jhoLI ThAlavI dIdhI hota to ? ahIM kSaNa ane bhAvanAnI kIMmata che, ApyuM hoyato pAmI zakAya. 54 - Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AMkhamAM AMsa, hRdayamAM vedanA ne manamAM kutuhala laine badhAM. nagarajano jotajotAmAM prabhune vIMTaLAi vaLyA. badhethI maNImuktinA varasAda varasyA kesara caMdana kapUranA coka racAyA. A saMsAramAM bhogopabhogano saMgraha to jANIto hato paNa eno tyAga ane eno tyAgI ajANyo hato. 16. akSayatRtIyaH supAtradAnanuM saMdezavAhaka parva koi kahe are pRthvInAtha page cAle che. mATe hAthI Apo. koI kahe trilokInAthane dehavilepana mATe aMga rAga Apo. ratnA motI ane paravALA dharo. mRga, mayUra ane ghenuM arpaNa karo. are trilokInAthane ghare kaI vAtanI kamInA che ! Aje e to ApaNuM pArakhuM karavA nikaLyAM che. rakhe ApaNe pAchA paDIe deha mAge to. deha Apo ! prabhuthI vizeSa A vizvamAM ApaNuM zuM ? sahastra ijane, AmaMtraNa ane vinaMtI vaccethI prabhu khAlIkhamAM AgaLa vadhyA. lokonA pokAra paDyA. ApaNA bharyA nagarane zuM karUNInA avatAra prabhu Ama chAMDIne cAlyA jaze ? zuM ApaNI aizvarya aMgArA jevA nahi bhAse ? DAhyA puruSo vicAramAM DUbdhI zA mATe jalameM mIna pIyAsI !? bhagavAna RSabhade va AdinAthane sujhato AhAra - gocarI(bhikSA) maLatI nahatI. pUrvanA aMtarAya karmane kAraNe Ama banatuM hatuM. lokone sAdhunInI jIvanacaryA supAtra dAna vize samajaNa na hatI. bhikSAyarI ajANa lokone sAdhune anudAnamAM zuM devuM te khabaraja na hatI. 400 divasanA upavAsI dharatI para vihAra karatAM AdinAtha RSabhadeva bhagavAna nagarImAM padhAratA hatA. tyAre jayAM jayAM A samAcAra pahoMcyA tyAM nagarajano doDI AvyA. kAmamUkIne kArIgaro, gokULa choDI govALo prabhudarzane doDI AvyA. paNa A zuM joie chIe ? pRthvIno pati udhADe mastake, aDavANe page, chatra cAmara vigere kazAya rAja cinho vinA rAjamArga para ekAkI cAlyA Ave che ! oha kevuM hRdaya-vidAraka dRzya ! A dRzya joi anekanI AMkhomAMthI azrupravAha vahevA mAMDyo, ahA ! pRthvInAthane ghera te zI khoTa paDI ? evuM te zuM manaDuM rIsAyuM ke bharI bharI dharatI para svAmI khAlIkhama. - hastinApuranA rAjamArgo para janapadomAM bhagavAna RSabhadevA pratyeno bhakti-sidhu laherAi rahyo hato. rAjasabhAmAM dvArapALa e. ja veLA zubhasaMdeza sAthe hAjara thayo. eNe kahyuM, svAmina, traNa lokanA pUjaya pRthvInAtha bhagavAna RSabhadeva vana jaMgalomAM vicaratA Aje ApaNA puNyayoge nagaramAM padhAryA che. traNe jaNA harSamAM AvI ekI sAthe bolyA : Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahoto. potAnA sugaMdhI kezathI eNe prabhunA paga lUchayAM. pradakSiNA karI punaH namaskAra karyA. dhanya dhaDI, dhanya bhAgya ! prabhu Aja amAre aAMgaNe ! dvArapALa AgaLa bolyo : svAmina, paNa emanA dehanI zI vAta karuM ? jANe e prabaLa pratApI pRthvInAtha ja nahi ! hajAro zatruthI gherAyelA mahAyoddhAnA jevI emanI jhAMkhI mukhamudrA che. svAmina, A pahelA to emanA. mukhanI AsapAsa sahastrarazmi sUryanI jevuM tejamaMDaLa racAyeluM jovAtuM, Aje to sarva kiraNa jANe kSata-vikSata banI emAMthI jharI gayAM hoya evuM nisteja lAge che. vadhuM zuM karyuM svAmin ? sonAno meru parvata jANe zyAma paDI gayo hoya ema emanI. kAMcanavaraNI kAyA zyAma thai gaI che. Dolato DuMgara jANe cAlyo. Avato hoya tema e cAlyA Ave che. prajAjanoe aneka prakAranI bheTa dharI paNa e letA nathI. divasothI maeNna seve che, eTale zuM joie che e paNa samajAtuM nathI. Apa jaldI padhAro ane temane khapatI vastu jANo, nahI to prabhu AgaLa cAlyA jaze ane daridranA bhikSApatrinI jema ApaNe AvelA sadbhAgyathI vaMcita rahIzuM. potAnA pratApI prapitAmahanuM nAma sAMbhalI yuvarAja zreyAMsakumAra bharI sabhAmAMthI doDyA. purNimAnA caMdranA darzana karatAM jema poyaNI khIlI uThe tema prabhu mukhacaMdranA darzana karatAM karatAM kumAra zreyAMsanuM hRdya kamaLa khIlI uThayuM. kALanA A pravAhamAM kSaNanI kiMmata che, yuganI nahi. e lAkheNI paLa zreyAMsane lIdhI - enA hRdayamAM apUrva prakAza patharAyo. te zubha ciMtananI dhArAnA pravAhamAM kheMcAtA hatA. e atItamAM DUbI gayAM hatA. AvA veza meM kyAMka joyo che, are ! mAtra joyo ja hoya ema nahi, Avo veza jANyo, mANyo hoya ema lAge che ! aho A veza paNa jo ATalo badho bhavya jaNAya che to, A vezane anurUpa AcAra - vartana to keTaluM bhavya haze ? smRtinA e totiMga daravAjA udhaDI jatAM zreyAMsa kumArane pUrvajanmanuM smaraNa karAvatuM jJAna prApta thayuM. e jJAnanA prakAze emanuM aMtara jhaLahaLa banI uThyuM. e manomana bolI uThyA ke A prabhu sAthe chellA nava-nava bhavathI huM saMkaLAto Avyo chuM. are ! kevA AzcaryanI vAta che ke, prabhue je parigrahane pApano bhAro samajI tajI dIdho che. e ja parigrahane prabhu samakSa sau dharI rahyAM che. prabhunI samakSa zuM dharAya ? enuM paNa koine jJAna nathI. A ja kAraNe dIkSA divasathI Aja sudhI prabhunuM bhikSApAtra khAlI ja rahevA pAmyuM che. ane jenA. yoge prabhune eka varSa upara cAlIza divasa jeTalA lAMbA upavAsa thayA che. supatri dAnano zubhAraMbha svarupa prabhune pariNuM karAvavAnA lAbha levAnA avasaranI vicAra mAtrathI zreyAMsakumAra AnaMdita banI. gayI. jAti smaraNathI supAtradAnanI vidhinI jJAtA banI cUkelA zreyAMsakumAra jANe Adi dAnanI pravartaka banavAnuM saubhAgya meLavavA kaTibaddha banyA. rAjA somaprabha (somayaza) dAdA adinAthanA darzana mATe doDyA. prabhunI najIka pahoMcIne rAjA somaprabhe dhArI dhArIne darzana karyA. ekalapaMDe zatru sainyanI sAme lohInuM chelluM buMda kharcI nAMkhavAnI javAMmardI sAthe jhajhUmatA koi rAjavInI sthitino aNasAra prabhu darzanathI lAdhatAM dekhAto hato. subuddhi zeThanI sthiti paNa AvIja hatI. zreyAMsakumAra doDIne prabhunA caraNamAM ALoTI paDyAM. raMkanA pAtramAM cakravartInI khIra na samAya ema enA haiyAmAM harSa samAto zreyAMsakumAra potAnA rAjabhavanamAM pahoMcyA, e pUrve jANe emanI dAnabhAvanA tyAM pahoMcI gai hatI ane e bhAvanAne anukULa ( 58 - pucha Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAkIno sarva vyavahAra ane nItino krama bhagavaMtathI pravaryo. ekaso ATha ghaDA prabhunA karapAtra dvArA mukhamAM samAi gayAM. eTaeTalA ghaDA prabhunA karapAtramAM samAI zakyA. zreyAMse ghaDo lai harSanRtya karyuM. e AnaMda enA citpAtramAM chalakAI uThayo. e romAMcita thai uThayo.. bhUmikA sarjAi gai hatI. vaizAkhano mahino hato, khetaromAM zeraDIno mabalakha pAka thayo hato ane khetare khetare zeraDInI rasadhArA vahI rahI hatI. koi kheDUta Aja avasare isurasa rasathI bharelA kuMbhonuM bheTazuM laine rAjamahela AvI pahoMcyo hato. zreyAMsakumArano manamora nAcI uThyo. zeraDIno rasa. niravadya AhArane yogya, betAlIza doSathI mukta, nirdoSa AhAra tarIke vahorAvI zakAya, evuM vittA (dAna sAmagrI) hatuM. prabhuthI caDiyAtuM pAtra vaLI bIjuM kyuM hoi zake ane potAnuM cittato bhAvanAnI bharatIthI bharapUra hatuM ja ! Ama, vita-pAtra ane cittanA tribheTe UbhelA zreyAMsakumAranI najara prabhunA darzane nAcI uThI. emaNe prabhune vinavyA : dAdA AdinAtha ! mArA ghara AMgaNe padhAro. huM Apane suvarNa ke samRddhinuM dAna nahi karuM, A zuddha dAnano svIkAra karIne Apa mane pAvanA banAvo ! Aje eNe niSpApa jIvanano Adarza ane niravadya AhArano mahimA jagatamAM sthApita karyo hato. AjanA pavitra divasa akSaya tRtIyAne supAtra dAnanuM saMdezavAhaka parva banAvyuM hatuM. jANe zreyAMsakumAre sukAtA kalpavRkSane amRtapAna karAvI navapallavita karI dIdhuM. akSaya tRtIyA parvanI pratiSThA thai ! prabhue pAraNuM karI zreyAMsakumArane tArI dIdhA. dhanya ho dAnA lenArane ! dhanya che dAna denArane ! hastinApuranI janatA mATe Aja no prasaMga ghaNA ghaNA Azcaryone kheMcI lAvanArA prazno pedA karI rahyo hato. koine samajAtuM nahotuM ke A zreyAMsakumAra kai rIte samajI gayAM ane prabhunuM pAraNuM emanAM hAthe thayuM ! A divyadhvani zAno ? dhananI vRSTi zAnI ? vAtAvaraNanI prasannatAmAM divyatA koNa kheMcI lAvyuM ? suvarNa ane samRddhinA Dhaga para najara paNa na karanArA prabhue, zreyAMsakumAranI sAme be hAtha laMbAvyA. saunA AnaMda ane Azcaryano pAra na rahyo, zreyAMsakumAra prabhunA aMjali joDela karapAtramAM ekapachI eka ikSarasanA kuMbha ThAlavavA mAMDyA. pUrA 108 kuMbha ThalavAyA ane devoe karelA ahodAna - ahodAna nA divya dhvanithI AkAza temaja paMcadivyanA prabhAvathI e dAnabhUmi bharAi gai. devatAoe A prathamadAna dvArA prabhune thayelI pariNAthI prasanna banI jaine sIDAbIra kroDa sonaiyo ane keTalAMya vastronI vRSTi karI. AkAzamAM dubhino nAda phelAvyo, temaja sugaMdhathI bharapUra pANI ane paMcavarNa puSponI vRSTi karI. vaizAkhamAsanI zukla tRtIyAne divase ApeluM te dAna akSaya thayuM tethI te parva akSaya tRtIyAnA nAmathI te divase ApeluM dAna akSaya thayuM tethI te parva akSaya tRtIyAnA nAmathI. adyApi sudhI pravarte che. jagat mAM dAnadharma zreyAMsathI pravaryo ane prabhu to 400 divasanA (phAgaNa vada AThamathI akSaya tRtIyA) upavAsanuM pAraNuM karI jaLamAM jema mIna sarake tema anyatra padhArI gayAM. pachI nagarajanoe zreyAMsakumArane kahyuM, he kumAra ! jagatamAM temane dhanya che, prabhue tamArA hAthe ikSarasanuM pAna karyuM. e ikSarasanI ghArA na hatI, paNa ujajaDa bhUmine phaLadrupa karanArI, puSkarAvartana medhanI dhArA hatI, jeNe tamAruM to zuM, ApanAranuM to 59 60 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuM paNa e pAvana, drazya najare nihALanAranuM paNa kalyANa karyuM. prabhue to ikSurasathI pAraNauM karyuM, paraMtu ame temanA darzanarUpI amRtathI pAraNuM karyuM. he zreya karanArA zreyAMsa, amArA sarvasva dAna sAme prabhue najara sarakhI paNa na karI ! ama durbhAgIone dhikkAra ! zreyAMsakumAre sahune sAMtvanA ApatAM kahyuM : tame ema zA mATe bolo cho ? prabhu Aje pUrvanI peThe parigrahadhArI rAjA nathI. ApaNAM dAdAto kaMcanakAminInA tyAgI thayAM che. emaNe kSaNabhaMgura rAjayaRddhine choDI amara rAjayanI zodha AdarI che, ApaNA mATe je vastu lAkheNI gaNAya, prabhu mATe to enI kiMmata koDInI paNa na gaNAya ! ethIja Aja sudhI gAmegAma vicaratA prabhu kazuMya grahaNa karatA nahotA, Aje emane zuddha bhikSAnI prApti thai, ethI 400 upavAsanA aMte prabhue zeraDIno rasa grahaNa karyo, je aceta hoya ane potAnA mATe karelI, karAvelI ke anumodAyelI na hoya evI bhikSA prabhu grahaNa karI zake. zeraDIno rasa Avo hato, mATe prabhue Aje ene grahaNa karyo ane enI khuzAlI rUpe devoe dhanavastra puSponI vRSTi karI. prajAjanoe zreyAMsakumArane prazna karyo ke je ame na jANI zakyA, te dAnavidhi Apane koNe jaNAvI. javAbamAM zreyAMsakumAre kahyuM ke : Aja sudhI to huM paNa dAnanI A rIta jANato nahoto, paNa Aje prabhunuM darzana thayuM ane mArI smRtinA kamADa khulI jatAM mane pUrva bhavanuM jJAna thayuM. emAM muni tarIkenA bhavamAM meM jIvI jANela municaryA tAjI thai, ethI mane khyAla Avyo ke munine kevuM dAna khapI zake ? sUryanA udayathI jema sUrajamUkhI vikase che, ema prabhunA darzana mAtrathI mArA aMtaranA aMdhArA ulecAi gayAM. jAtismaraNa jJAnathI huM munidharmano jJAtA banyo. A vAta sAMbhaLI saMtuSTa thayelA prajAjanoe zreyAMsakumArane prazna karyo : o RSabha kuladIpaka ! dayALu, mAyALu, trilokInAthane paNa ATalo samaya kSudhA-pipAsA zA kAraNe naDI ? zreyAMsakumAra kahe, karelA karma tIrthaMkarane paNa choDatAM nathI ! ekavAra rAjARSabha koi mArgethI pasAra thai rahyAM hatA tyAre zaMbala Adi kheDUtoe rAjA RSabha pAse pharIyAda karI ke prabhu A baLado amAruM dhAnya khAi jAya che to amAre zuM karavuM ?tyAre prabhue samajAvyuM ke, jayAre baLado khetaramAM kAma karatAM hoya tyAre moDhe mosarIyuM (zIkalI) bAMdhavAthI tamArI viTaMbaNA dUra thaze. prabhu ! mosarIyuM banAvatA ke baLadane bAMdhatA amane AvaDatuM nathI ! maherabAnI karI Apa e karI batAvo. kheDUtoe kahyuM. rAjA RSabhe pAtaLI dorI lIdhI ene AMTA pADIne baLadane moMDhe bharAvI zakAya evuM mosarIyuM gUMthI ApyuM. kheDUte e mosarIyuM baLadane moDhe bAMdhyuM ! bhUkhyA baLadonuM moM have baMdhAi gayuM hatuM. have eto anAja khAI zakatA na hatAM. teo savAranA bhUkhyA hatAM. temaNe bhUkhanA duHkhe ne trAse dIrgha niHzvAsa nAkhyA. kheDUto pharI potAnA kAmamAM mazagula hatAM - baLadonI bhUkhanuM duHkha joi RSabha rAjAe baLadonA moM ethI mosarIyuM choDavAnI sUcanA ApI - paraMtu AmA rAjA RSabha thoDA vilaMba ''] || sarakhA pramAdane kAraNe baLadone je kSudhA-tuSAnI pIDA sahana karavI paDI tenuM RSabhane karmabaMdhana thayuM. paraMtu prabhue upasarga ane pariSaha sahana karIne karmanirjarA karI varSItapano mahImA ane supAtra dAnanI pratISThA karI bhagavAna RSabhadevanA varSItapanI pAvana smRtimAM Aje paNa aneka loko A tapa kare che. akSayatRtIyAne divase karela supAtra dAnadharmanA prathama pravartaka zreyAMsakumAranI utkRSTha dAnabhAvanAne vaMdana. * dara Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahIM kema padhAryA ane pAchI kayAM jai rahyAM cho ? huM lakSmI chuM. jayAM pUNyano udaya hoya tyAMja rahuM chuM tArA. pUNyano udaya hato tyAM sudhI tArI havelImAM. rahI tArA pUNyano khajAnAno A chello divasa hato. avanI para sUryodaya thatAM tArA pUNyano sUrya astAcaLe jaze tAruM pUNya paravArI gayuM che. A aizvarya sukha samRdidha no svAmI tuM mAtra 23 kalAkanoja che. e kalAko pachI tArI pAse kazuMja nahi bace mATe have huM A sthaLa choDIne jAuM chuM. devI dekhAtA baMdha thayA. dAnA zeTha vicAra kare che zuM ? mAruM pUNya paravArI gayuM. 17. sUpAtradAna lakSmIjInuM siMhAsana pUrNimAno caMdra avanI parathI vidAya lai potAnA sthAna bhaNI javA jANe jhaDapa vadhArI rahyo che. kukaDAnI bAMga po. phATavAnI vadhAmaNI no nirdeza kare che ane paroDhanA AgamananI chaDI pokAre che. dAnI zeThanA pItA mAdhavarAya nedhIno dhIkato dhaMdho paNa zera mATInI khoTa dAnabApunI mAnatA mAnI, zradhdhA phaLI ane mAdhavarAya ne tyAM putra ratnano janma thayo. dAnabApu paranI zraddhAne kAraNe putranuM nAma dAno rAkhyuM. vedapAThIonA surampa maMgoccAra ane madhura kaMThe gavAtA bhakatAmara stotranI gAthAo vAyumaMDaLane pavitra kare che ane vAtAvaraNane divyatA thI bharI rahela che. dAno moTo thatAM AkhA vistArano pratiSThita vepArI banI gayo. dAnA zeThanI peDhI prakhyAta banI peDhI paranA pATIyAmAM lakhAyelA 'ApAgIgA ane ApAdAnA nuM sata amara tapo' zabdo saMto pratyenI zradhdhAmAM vadhAro karatAM. dAnAzeTha chatrI palaMga mAMthI jAgIne beThA thai gayA ane hAMka mArI koNa che e.... AMkha coLIne nIrakhe che to soLe zaNagAra sajelI koi strI havelInA mukhya dvAra tarapha jai rahela che. A svapna che ke satya, zeThe potAnA bIjA hAthe cIMTIyo. kho, nA che to satya najIka jaIne jue che to koi daivI strI lAge che. dAnA zeTha mULa dhArmika vRttinA, be hAtha joDI namratAthI pUche che ke he devI ! Apa koNacho ane ATalI vahelI savAre Aje eja pratiSThita zreSThIvarya dAnA zeTha vicAre che ke zuM mAruM pUNya paravAri gayuM, kazo vAMdho nahi. jevI uparavALAnI marajI. parigraha pratyenuM mamatva tuTI gayuM. dInA zeThamAM dAnanI bhAvanAnA pura umaTyI ane sUpatriA dAnanI zRMkhalA racavA zeThanA paga upaDyI zeThe snAnAdi, nitya 63 Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma patAvI pUjA-pATha prabhusmaraNa karyuM pachI patnIne kahyuM gharamAM tamArI pAse je jara javerAta dara dAgInA che te mane ApI zakazo. zeThANIne patimAM saMpUrNa vizvAsa hato sasmita dAgInAnA dAbaDA patinA caraNomAM dharyA, zeThe mANasane munimane ghare jai munimane tAtkAlika peDhI para teDIne AvavA jaNAvyuM. munimane kahyuM ke Aje tamAma vepAra baMdha raheze tame letI detI silaka sTokanA hisAbo taiyAra karo ane rokaDa zilaka mAMthI khaDadhI rakama mane Apo. zeTha rokaDa ane dAgInAnA dAbaDA lai anuyaro sAthe gAmamAM nikaLI paDyAM, je garIba gharamAM paraNavA lAyaka juvAnA kanyA che tevA dareka gharomAM jaI ane kanyAnA mAtA pitAne dAgInA ane rUpiyA ApatAM kahe che ke tamArI dIkarInA lagna prasaMge mArA taraphathI A bheTa Apo. keTalIka mAMdagIthI pIDAtI vyakitane zodhIne karUNA bhAve uSmAyukta sahAnubhUti vyakta karI davA suSazrA ane upacAra karAvavA rokaDa rakama Ape che. pote je zALAmAM bhaNela tyAM jaine gurujInA hAthamAM rakama mUktA kahe che ke garIba vidyArthIonI vastro. ane pustakonA madada mATe A rakama vAparajo pachI gauzALAne pAMjarApoLamAM dhAsa mATe, pANI. nI paraba mATe vadhelI rakama ApI zeTha peDhImAM pAchA phare che. ke khabara nathI A peDhInuM astitva AvatI kAle haze ke nahi dareka anucara ne lagna prasaMga davA ke ghara durasta mATe joitI rakama ApI. ane cha cha mahinAno eDavAnsa pagAra ApI dIdho anucarone samajAtuM nathI AzcaryamAM DUbI gayA. dAnA zeTha vahelA ghare AvI gayA ane zeThANI ne badhI. vAta karI ApaNe kAle savAre A vizALa havelIno tyAga karavAno. che. zeThANI sAcA arthamAM sahadharmacAriNI hatAM zeThanA dharmakAryamAM sAthe ApavA baheno dIkarIo sagA vahAlA mitro ane jarUriyAta vALAne bolAvI rAcaracIluM ane sAdhanA ApI dIdhAM potAnI tamAma gAyo potAno pUtra je gurukULamAM bhaNe che tyAM mokalAvI dIdhI. ane sAMje mahAjanane bolAvI zeThe kahyuM ke A havelI huM mahAjanane sopuM chuM. ahIM sAdhako mATenuM sAdhanAlapa ArAdhanA dhAma bane ane sAdhusaMto mATe nuM AzrayasthAna ke dharma sthAnaka bane tevI mArI bhAvanA che. AvatI kAle sUryodayathI Apa ApanuM kAma cAlu karazo tevI mArI vinaMtI che. parigrahanuM visarjana karI zeTha ane zeThANI vizALa khAlI havelImAM caTTAipara zAMtithI nidrAdhIna thayo munie alaga alaga vakhAro-goDAuno mAM paDela anAja kaThoLanA vigato ApI, zeThe kahyuM ke leNadArone cUkavAi nI jogavAi jeTaluM anAja rAkhI bAkInuM tamAma anAja garIbo ane vidhavAonA ghare mokalI Apo anAthaAzrama ane vRdhdhAzramamAM mokalI Apo. khUbaja vahelI savAre zeTha jhabakIne jAgyA prakAzapuMjamAM eka AkRti havelI aMdara pravezI rahI che zeThe AMkho coLI to dekhAyuM ke lakSmIdevI havelImAM AvI rahyAM che. dAnA zeThe vinayapUrvaka hAtha joDIne devInA punaHAgamananuM kAraNa pUchayuM. devIe kahyuM ke zeTha haveto tame jayAM nivAsa karazo tyAM mAre paNa rahevuM paDaze. badhAM anucaro munimo ane gumAstAne bolAvI ane kahyuM Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zeTha kahe Apeto mArA pUNya parivArI javAne kAraNe mArA gRhano tyAga karyo hato devI kahe e gaikAla, bhUtakALanI ghaTanA hatI. tamArA tyAga ane dAnane kAraNe Ajeto tamArA pUNyano pUnaHudaya thayo che. kAle mArA svasthAne pahocatA pahelA tamArA tyAga ane dAnanI bhAvanAne eka utkRSTha AzramasthAna maLI gayuM tamArA tyAga ane dAnanA samyaka puruSArthanA parAkrame pracaMDa pUNyanuM upArjana karyuM che jethI huM ahIM parata AvI chuM. devInA A vacano para dAnAzeTha vicAra karatAM hatAM teTalI vAramAM rAjAno eka anucare AvI zeThanA hAthamAM rAjayanuM tAmrapatra, pharamAna ane cAvInuM jhumakhu mUktAM kahyuM ke rAjaya taraphathI tamArA dAvAnI patApara karavAmAM AvI che je vaLatara rUpe rAjaye eka havelI tthA pharamAnamAM jaNAvyA pramANe sonu rUpu bharelA A gADAo mokalyA che jeno Apa svIkAra karo. dAnA zeTha jIvananA palaTAtA pravAhane nIrakhI rahyAM. jayAre AkAzamAM sUryano udaya thato hato tyAre dAnA zeThanA pUNyano sUrya madhyAnha jhagArA mArI rahyo hato. * 60 18. AlA khAcaranI dAna saravANI vAta jasadaNanA AlA khAcaranI che. AlA khAcaranA hRdayamAM dAnanI pAtALagaMgA samI saravANI satata vahetI rahetI hatI. yAcaka Avyo nathI ane dAna dIdhuM nathI ! sahaja rucivALA jIva jyAre dAna Ape tyAre lenArane eno bhAra lAgato nathI ane denArano haLavo thAya che. AlA khAcaranI dAna-saravANI nadInuM rUpa dhAraNa kare, AgaLa vadhatAM eno dhodha racAya tyAre rAjayanA dIvAnane ciMtA thAya ja thAya ! Ama ne Ama satata dAnapravAha cAlu raheze to tijorInuM taLiyuM AvI jaze. rAja kema cAlaze ? ekavAra ekAMta joine dIvAne izAro karyo : bApu ! have to hAuM karo ! A to yAcako che. roja-roja AvyA karaze. Apa Apo cho eTale Ave che. 68 Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bApu kahe : yAcaka Ave che eTale huM ApuM chuM. dIvAna kahe : e to goLa che to mAkhI Ave ja ne ! bApunA svabhAvamAM dAna ApavAnuM vaNAI gayuM hatuM. svabhAvane kAraNanI zI jarUra ? ApyA vinA cena na paDe tevo svabhAva hato. eka rAtre DAyaro barAbara jAmyo hato. cheka moDe sudhI cAlato rahyo. chevaTe bagAsAMe teDuM mokalyuM ane DAyaro vikharAyo. AchA ajavALAM veratA dIvA TamaTamatA hatA. bApue dIvAnane najIka bolAvyA. ahIM Avo to ! juo, A zuM 19. jhela kA vinsakInI dAna bhAvanA sevaka pAse kapaDuM AvuM karAvyuM joyuM to goLano ravo ! : bApu ! goLa che ! AlA khAcara kahe : to mAkhI kAM nathI ? dIvAna kahe : e to divasa hoya tyAre Ave ! bApue A sAMbhaLatAM ja kahyuM : huM paNa e ja kahuM chuM. mArA. paNa divaso che, to yAcako Ave che ! catura dIvAna marma samajI mUchamAM marakI rahyA. bApune manomana praNAma karyA. ApaNe abajopati bila geTsanI sakhAvata viSe pahelA vAMceluM. hamaNAM eka navA dAnavIranuM nAma jANavA maLyuM. jhelA kAvinsakI, pensilavAnIyAnAM jekina TAunanA A dhanADhaye potAnI lagabhaga badhI dhana-saMpatti-karoDo Dolarsa potAnAM mA-bApanA ane aMgata mitronI anicchA chatAM dAnamAM ApI dIdhI che. A kuTuMba eka madhyamavarganI kolonImAM vase che, ane bALako. ochI phI vALI pablika skUlamAM ja bhaNe che. patnI emilI potAnI DAkTarI prekTIsa pArTaTAIma ja karI zake che. A parivAra pAse gADIomAM be mInI vAna che, te paNa jarIpurANI ! sivAya koi vAhana paNa nathI. kuTuMbe haMmezA sAduM jIvana gujAryuM che. khoTo kharca ke vaibhava dekhADo kadI karyo nathI. jhalanI AkAMkSA eka ja hatI...khUba dolata kamAIne kuberapati thavuM ane pachI e badho khajAno dAnamAM vaheMcI nAkhavo. gharamAM e p Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zakIe to paNa sAruM. potAne mATe ja nahi, ane potAnAne mATe ja nahi. je koI hAjatamaMda hoya tene mATe madadano hAtha jarUra ja laMbAvI zakIe ! ApaNe diladAra avazya banI zakIe ! sAce ja e zakya che. saMgharavo nahiM. jhalanI phisUphI evI che ke - izvarakRpAthI ApaNane koi bAhya saMpatti evI maLI hoya yA AMtarika saMpadA vipula pramANamAM maLI hoya to temAMthI bane eTalI vadhumAM vadhu ApaNe sArvajalika lAbhArthe - bahujana hitAya, bahujana sukhAya, dAna karavI ja joIe. jhalano jAta anubhava paNa evo rahyo che ke jema jema e sakhAvata karato gayo tema tema ene aMdarathI eka adabhuta zAMtino, haLavAzano anubhava thato rahyo. sAta varSathI e eka madhyama kadanAM, doDha lAkha DolarsamAM kharIdelA gharamAM ja rahe che. ane phakata pacAsa hajAranI DolaranI vArSika Avaka para kula cha jaNAnAM kuTuMbano nirvAha thai rahyo che. jhelane mana dhana prAptinuM koi mahattva ja nathI. ene mana to dAna ApavAnuM ja kharUM mahattva che. itihAsamAM evA koi paNa dhanapatino ullekha nathI jeNe potAnI Arthika saMpadA to sArvajanika bhalA mATe dAna karI dIdhI. hoya, taduparAMta potAnA zarIranA eka ati Avazyaka aMganuM (kaDanInuM) dAna jIvatAM jIvate (maraNottara nahi) koi trAhita vyakti (sagA-saMbaMdhI nahiM) mATe karyuM hoya ! jhela jevA. mahA dAnI vize vAMcIne madharaTeresAnA zabdonI yAda AvI jAya che. ApatA ja raho ! badhuM ja dAna karatA raho ! (dAna, ziyaLa, tapa ane bhAvamAM dAnane prathama sthAna ApyuM che. lakSmInuM dAna vidhAdAna , jhayaNApALI abhayadAna, vaiyAvacca dvArA zramadAna ema dAnanA vividha prakAromAMthI koI eka dAna to pratyeka vyakti dararoja karI zake.) takalIpha veThIne paNa basa Apo ja Apo ! jhelanI jema ApaNe dAnano dhodha varSAvI zakIe eTalI saMpatti bhale na hoya, to ya dAnanuM eka nAnuM jharaNuM vahetuM karI Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20. dAnamAM dhananA pasInAnI sugaMdha hoya ! samrATa azoka. kaliMganuM yuddha khelyo. paNa yuddhanA mahAsaMhAre azokanA aMtarane akaLAvI dIdhuM. samrATa azokane yuddhanA vinAzathI pArAvAra pastAvo thayo. te satata vicAra karato ke evuM zuM karuM ke jethI mArA duHkhano boja haLavo thAya. yuddhamAM meLavelA vijayane kAraNe samrATa azokano khajAno saMpattithI chalochala UbharAto hato. eNe dAna ApavAnuM zarU karyuM. te roja brAhmaNone dAna Apato hato. nagaranA badhA brAhmaNo dAna levA mATe AvyA, paraMtu eka ve garIba brAhmaNa Avyo nahIM. ene dhananI ghaNI jarUra hatI, paraMtu e dAna levA taiyAra thayo nahIM. samrATa azokane Azcarya thayuM ke A te kevo mAnavI ? badhA brAhmaNo dAna lai gayA paNa e garIba hovA chatAM kema Avato nathI ? samrATa, tame kyAM dAna karo cho ? tame dAna karatA ho to jarUra huM levA AvuM. A sAMbhaLI samrATa azokanA Azcaryano pAra na rahyo. emaNe kahyuM jarA vicAra to kara ! ATalA badhA brAhmaNo dAna lai gayA ane tuM vaLI Ane dAna ja kaheto nathI ! pelA brAhmaNe kahyuM, dAna to enuM thI zake je saMpatti meLavavA mATe tame jAte parasevo pADyo hota. tame Apo cho e to rAjanI saMpatti che. prajAno khajAno che, emAMthI tame Apo ke na Apo eno kazo artha nathI. tame jAte parasevo pADIne meLavelA dhananuM dAna karo to ja sAcA dAnezvarI gaNAva. samrATa azokanI AMkha khulI gai. eNe jAte zrama karIne kamANI karavAnuM nakkI karyuM. paMdara divasa sudhI eNe nahera khodavAno zrama karya ane paMda sonAmahora meLavI. A sonAmahora laine samrATa azoka garIba brAhmaNa pAse gayo. brAhmaNa khUba khuza thayo. eNe dAnarUpe eka sonAmahora svIkArI ane AzIrvAda ApyA. 4 Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ano artha e ke sAcuM dAna te kahevAya ke je dhana meLavavA mATe mAnavIe prayatna karyo hoya, sAmAnya rIte samAjamAM evuM jovA maLe che ke mAnavI game te sAdhanathI dhana meLave ane pachI. e dhanane dharma ke sevAne mArge vAparIne kIrti meLave. je dhanamAM pasInAnI suMgadha bhaLI hoya enuM dAna e ja sAcuM dAna gaNAya. koinuM zoSaNa karIne dhana ekaThuM karavAmAM Ave ane pachI e dhananuM dAna karavAmAM Ave to eno kazo artha nathI. jema sAdhya zuddha hovuM joie te ja rIte sAdhana paNa zuddha hovuM joie. 21. tyAga ane dAna, raMkane rAya banAvavAnI pAtratA pragaTAve vItarAga vATikAmAM saMta padhAryA che. zaherathI thoDe dUra nagarazreSThInA A upavAnanuM nAma to vasaMta udyAna, paraMtu thoDA samaya mATe ahIM A saMta padhAratA zeThe A ramaNIya sthaLanuM nAma vItarAga vATikA rAkhI dIdhuM. janapatha para saMtanI carcA cAlI rahI che. darekanA mukha para saMtanuM nAma che. "bhAI, tame darzana karyA ? jarUra jaI Avajo, darzanathI. manokAmanA pUrI thAya che. jANe koI daivI labdhidhArI saMta che ." maMtrIne kAne vAta jatAM vAta maMtrInI jIbha para savAra thaI. rAjAne kAne vAta pahoMcI. rAjA ane maMtrI baMne niHsaMtAna. maMtrI kahe, "A. saMta koI camatkArI puraSa lAge che. cAlo, ApaNe paNa saMtanA darzana karIe to saMtAnaprAptinI manokAmanA pUrNa thaze." Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA ane maMtrI vItarAga vATikAmAM pahoMce che. dharmacarcA cAlI rahI che. hajAro bhAviko divyavANInuM pAna karI rahyA che. muninA mukhAraviMda para prazamabhAvo chalakAI rahyA che. e mukhamAMthI komaLa vyaMjano bharelAM zabdo sarI rahyAM che. "prabhunAM vacanomAM zraddhA rAkhajo. kadI, kyAMya camatkAro nathI thatAM. svabhAva, kALa, niyati, nimitta ane puruSArthanA saMyoga vinA kazuM thatuM nathI. A dArzanika karmavijJAnano niyama che. karmanuM gaNita cokkasa che. vizuddha bhAva ane pracaMDa puruSArtha ja saphLatAnI cAvI che. A sthiti kAyama nathI rahevAnI, du:kha to Ave ne jAya ane sthiti badalAyA kare." saMtanA zabdo saMsAranI baLabaLatI baporane caMdana jevI zItaLatA Ape che. muninAM eka-eka zabdaphUlo bhAviko haiyAnI chAbaDImAM jhIlI rahyAM che. mAMgalika vacano bAda dharmasabhA pUrI thaI. nagarazreSThI rAjA ane maMtrIne gurucaraNa samIpa laI AvyA. rAjA ane maMtrIe saMtane praNAma karyA ane kahyuM, "gurudeva ! ApanI kRpAthI ame khUba sukhI chIe. amArI pAse sukha-sagavaDasamRddhino koI pAra nathI, paraMtu eka vAtanuM duHkha che. amAre saMtAna nathI. putranA abhAvathI amArA jIvanamAM aMdhAruM che. ApanI dayA ane kRpAthI ame jo amArA putranuM mukha joI zakIe to amAruM jIvana AnaMdamaya banI jAya." saMte kahyuM, "putra joIe che, to pahelAM pitAnuM hRdaya to meLavI 9 lyo. pitRhRdaya maLyA vinA putraprApti thayethI paNa zuM lAbha ?" putra paNa sukhI nahIM thAya ane tame paNa sukhI thazo nahIM, mATe he rAjana ! putra meLavavAnI ciMtA choDo, pitRhRdaya meLavavA puruSArtha karo. rAjA kahe, "mahArAja ! putraprApti vinA pitRhRdaya kaI rIte maLI zake ? ApanI kRpAthI putraprApti thaze to huM pitRhRdaya jarUra meLavI zakIza. saMte zAMta ane madhura svaramAM pUchyuM : rAjana ! A samagra prajA zuM tArI saMtAna nathI. jyArathI tuM siMhAsana para beTho che tyArathI A prajA tane mAbApa rUpe mAne che ane A prajAnAM mAbApa kahevaDAvavAno tane AnaMda ane gaurava che. chatAMya A samagra prajA prati tArA aMtaHkaraNamAM saMtAnano bhAva na thAya to tuM saMtati pAmIne zuM karIza ? saMtAna maLaze to paNa tuM pitRhRdaya kaI rIte pAmIza ? rAjana ! tAre to samagra rAjyanAM mAbApa banavAnuM che, mATe jIvamAtra pratye vAtsalyabhAva pragaTa karavAno che, pachI huM tamane bannene evA putra ApIza je tamAruM nAma rozana karaze. rAjA ane maMtrInA aMtaradvAra khUlI gayAM. saMtane vaMdana karI svamAna grahaNa karyuM. saMte kahyuM : he rAjana, AkhA nagaramAM jAhera karo ke AvatI kAle bhikhArIone dAna ApI tenI icchAne tRpta karavAmAM Avaze. saMtanI AjJA pramANe jAhera karavAmAM AvyuM. bIje divase hajAro bhikhArIo dAna levA mATe hAjara thayA. rAjA ane maMtrI ucita vastra paridhAna karI dAna devA upasthita thavA saMte kahyuM. tamAro rAjAzAhI pozAka utAro ane sAmAnya mANasanI 02 Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ daIza." yuvAna saMtane nIrakhI ane kahe che, "rAjA banAvo ke na banAvo, paraMtu A roTalI laI lo. joke huM ghaNI moTI AzA bAMdhIne Avyo hato. khera, mane A roTalImAM paNa saMtoSa hato. paraMtu Apane enI jarUra hoya to laI lo , mArI ciMtA na karazo ne roTalI saMtane ApI dIdhI. saMte tene thoDI vAra UbhA rahevA kahyuM. pachI ghaNA mANaso pasAra thayA, paraMtu koI roTalIno eka TukaDo ApavA paNa taiyAra na hatA, jema ahIM UbhA raho. sAmAnya vyakti banazo to ja sAmAnya vyaktinI najIka pahoMcI tene samajI zakazo. dAna devAnuM zarU thayuM. vAsI roTalIo dAnamAM apAvA lAgI tyAre bhikSuko du:khI thaI gayA. ATalI moTI jAherAta pachI AvI vAsI roTalInA TukaDA ? paNa zuM kare ? rAjAnI sAme bolavAnuM konuM gajuM ? potAnA bhAgyane bhAMDatA bhikhArIo. cAlavA mAMDyA. bhikhArIone bahAra nIkaLavAnA raste saMta UbhA rahyA ane pratyeka bhikhArIne kahetAM, mane A roTalI Apo to huM tamane rAjA banAvI daIza. keTalAka bhikhArIo kahe che ke, mahAtmA, mazkarI zuM kAma karo cho ane cAlI jAya che to vaLI koI kahe che ke rAjanI lAlaca ApIne A bAvo roTalI paNa paDAvI levA mAge che. roTalI chAtIe lagAvI bhikhArI nIkaLI jAya che. koI roTalI ApavA taiyAra nathI, saMta kahe, mane je AmAMthI aDadhI roTalI Apaze tene huM maMtrI banAvI daIza. bhikhArIne maMtrIpada karatAM vAsI roTalIno TUkaDo vadhu vahAlo che, moTA bhAganA bhikhArI nIkaLI gayA, eTalAmAM eka yuvAna bhikhArI pasAra thaI rahyo hato. tenA mukha para kaMIka alaga teja hatuM. saMte pUchyuM, "tane zuM maLyuM ?" yuvAna kahe, "vAsI roTalIno TukaDo, je amArA bhAgyamAM hato. bhikhArInA bhAgyamAM roTalI ja hoya , hIrAjhaverAta thoDAM maLe. je maLyuM che te barAbara ja che." saMte vicAryuM A yuvAnanI vANImAM paristhitine anukULa thavAno saMketa che. saMta kahe, "A roTalI mane ApI de. huM tane rAjA banAvI pachI chelle eka yuvAna pasAra thato hato. saMte ene kahyuM, "mane AmAMthI aDadhI roTalIno TUkaDo ApIza to huM tane maMtrI banAvI daIza. yuvAne vicAryuM, "aDadho TUkaDo devAmAM vAMdho nathI, kema ke aDadho to mArI pAse bacaze ja. temaNe roTalIno aDadho TukaDo saMtane Apyo, saMte tene pahelA yuvAna pAse Ubho rAkhyo. badhA bhikhArI gayA. pachI rAjA ane maMtrI bannene kahyuM, "tamArA banne mATe yogya putra maLI gayA che." rAjAmAM virATa bhAvanA hovI jarUrI che. sarvasva tyAga karavAnI , priyamAM priya vastu paNa nyochAvara karI devAnI hiMmata hovI joIe. pahelA yuvAne e hiMmata batAvI, jethI tenAmAM bhaviSyano rAjA banavAnI yogyatA che ane bIjA yuvAnamAM tenAthI aDadhI yogyatA eTale ke maMtrI banavAnI yogyatA che. AnaMdanA sarjaka pUjya amaramuninI A upanaya kathAno saMketa e che ke saMsAranI vAsanAo eMThAjUThA vAsI TukaDAo jevI che. ene chAtIsarasI lagAvIne ApaNe cAlI rahyA chIe. jo tene tyAgIe, anAsakta banIe to sAdhutA prApta thaI jAya. AdhyAtmika ke vyAvahArika 80 Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ banne kSetromAM pUrNa tyAga raMkane rAya banAvI de che. adhyAtma kSetre tyAga ApaNAmAM pAtratA pragaTAvI de che, je AtmotthAna karAvavAmAM sahAyaka bane che ane vyAvahArika kSetre dAna-tyAga eka bhikSuka-raMkane rAyarAjA banavAnI kSamatA pragaTAvI de che, kadAca ApaNA jIvanamAM vAsanAo pUrNa rIte tyAgavAnI kSamatA na hoya to sAdhunI padavI na maLe, paNa zrAvakanI padavI to jarUra maLe. pUrNa tyAga sAdhunI bhUmikA che, paraMtu irachAone sImita karavI AvazyakatA uparAMta vadhArAno tyAga karavo te zrAvaka ke vaiSNavajananI bhUmikA che. 22. dAnamAM apAyelA nItinA dhanano sadupayoga ja thAya sadguru zrI rAjasuMdare nyAyasaMpanna vaibhava ane sAdhanazuddhithI meLavela dhanamAMthI karelA dAnano upayoga ja thAya tenI A lekhamAM suMdara vAta karI che, saMta kabIra dararoja upadeza Ape ke "sau koIe yathAzakti dAna ApavuM joIe." mahAtmA pote paNa sAdaDI vaNIne potAnuM gujarAna calAve ane thoDIghaNI rakama dAna ApavA mATe alaga alaga rAkhe. yathAzakyA pratidina thoDuM dAna kare. eka divasa dharmasabhA samApta thaI. temanI dAna ApavAnI vAta eka zrImaMtane gamI. tarata ja temaNe eka sonAmahora kabIra pAse mUkI. kahyuM, "Apane je vyakti yogya lAge tene mArA taraphTI A sonAmahora dAnamAM Apajo. Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "bhAI ! AvA sukRtanA kAryamAM vilaMba na karAya. jA, ahIMthI jatAM tane je yogya yAcaka jaNAya tene dAnamAM Apaje." sonAmahora laIne zrImaMta vyakti tyAMthI nIkaLyA. kaMIka cAlyA pachI eka apaMga yAcaka maLyo. dayAdRSTi-saha zrImaMte sonAmahora e yAcakane ApI. te pote AgaLa vadhyA. bIjA divase pharIne upadezanuM zravaNa karavA e zrImaMta saMta kabIranI dharmasabhAmAM AvatA hatA tyAM ja vacce e apaMga yAcakane joyo. te bIjA yAcaka vargane kahI rahyo hato : "yAra ! gaI kAle koI dhanADhya zeTha maLI gayo. dAnamAM sonAmahora ApI. A baMdAe dArU pIdho, pachI je vadhyuM temAMthI jugAra ramyA, khUba majA AvI gaI." apaMga yAcakanI vAta sAMbhaLIne zrImaMtane khUba duHkha thayuM, dharmasabhA pachI temaNe kabIrajIne kahyuM : "Ape dAna karavAnuM kahyuM hatuM. meM dAna to karyuM, paNa e sonAmahorathI yAcake dArU pIdho, jugAra ramyo. zuM AnA mATe ja dAna karavAnuM ? A to dAnano durupayoga ja kahevAya ? AnAM karatAM to meM dAna ja na karyuM hota to kamase dArU ne jugAra to na ramAta. saMta kabIrajIe eka-be paLa mATe AMkho baMdha karI. Akho kholI tyAre temanA mukha para sAhajika smita AvI gayuM, "rahasya to pachI ja kahIza..." ema vicArIne temaNe dAna ApavAnI potAnI je rUpAmahora hatI te zrImaMtane ApI ane kahyuM : "kAlanI jema ja Aje paNa tamane je yogya lAge tene dAnamAM A rUpAmahoranuM zuM kare che tenI pAchaLa jaIne gupta rIte jojo." AzramamAMthI nIkaLIne zrImaMta rAjamArga para AvyA tyAM ja 83 temane eka yAcaka dekhAyo. joke, zArIrika dRSTie te sazakta hato, chatAM paNa bhUkhanI rekhAo tenA mukha para UpasI AvI hatI. zrImaMte te yAcakane kabIranI rUpAmahora dAnamAM ApI. te yAcaka khuza thaI gayo ne potAnA ghara tarapha jato rahyo. gupta rIte zrImaMta tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa tenA ghara sudhI AvyA. te yAcaka tenA gharamAMthI jALI jevI koI moTI vastu bahAra laIne Avyo ne tene phADIne nAnA nAnA TUkaDA karyA. zrImaMte pAse AvIne pUchyuM, "bhAI ! A teM zuM karyuM ? A zuM che ? zA mATe teM AnA TukaDA karyA ?" "zeThajI ! A jALa che... mAchalI pakaDavAnI jALa !! ame be divasathI bhUkhyA chIe. peTapUrti mATe kAMIka to karavuM paDe ne ? ame mAchalAM pakaDavAno vicAra karyo hato, paNa jyAre sAmethI rUpAmahora maLI gaI che to zA mATe mAchalAM khAIne peTapUrti karavI ? have ame roTalI-zAka khAIne peTa bharIzuM ! tame mane rUpAmahora ApI jethI huM mAchalAM pakaDavAnA pApamAMthI bacI gayo !! zrImaMta AzcaryamAM garakAva thaI gayo. teo tarata ja saMtakabIra pAse AvyA. sarva hakIkata kahI. pachI pUchyuM, "mArI sonAmahorano durupayoga thayo ne ApanI sonAmahorano sadupayoga... AvuM zA mATe ???" "tArA praznano tane uttara ApIza, paNa pahelAM mane e vAta karo ke... "teM je sonAmahora dAnamAM ApI hatI e nItithI prApta karelI hatI ke anItithI ?" zrImaMtane have tenA dAnanA durupayoganuM rahasya samajAyuM ne tenuM mastaka zaramathI jhUkI gayuM. 84 Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kabIre kahyuM, "meM AMkha baMdha karI tyAre ja mane khyAla AvI gayo hato, paNa mAre tamane samajAvavA hatA eTale meM e samaye na kahyuM. eTaluM dhyAnamAM rAkhaje ke haMmezAM dharmathI-nItithI meLavelA dhanano sadupayoga ja thAya che, te kyAreya unmArge vaparAtuM nathI. A 'saMtavANI.' satya che. chAna bhATe prasuno saMdeza herI thornaTana yogya saMsthAone udAratAthI dAnA ApatA. eka kAryakartAne paccIsa DaoNlarano ceka tenI saMsthA mATe Apyo. hajI cekanI sahI paNa sUkAi na hatI tyAM to. nokara emane eka tAra ApI gayo, tAra vAMcatA ja e dhrujI uThayA, tarata ja svastha thai emaNe kAryakartAne kahyuMH 'bahu kharAba samAcAra che. mane hajAro DaoNlaranuM nukasAna thayuM che. pelo ceka pAcho Apo'.. kAryakartAne thayuM ke eo have ceka laine phADI nAkhaze. thornaTane ceka lai lIdho ne pacIsa DaoNlarano ceka baso pacIsano karIne pAcho Apyo ne kahyuM : nakha vadhe tyAre tene ApaNe kApI nAkhIe chIe. jo na kApIe to ApaNe ja vAge ane pIDA Ape tema saMpatti vadhatAM tenuM dAna karavuM hitAvaha che, nahi to e parigraha ApaNane ja pIDA Apaze. 'bhagavAne mane saMdeza mokalyo che ke mArI milakata bahu TakavAnI nathI. huM jeTaluM ApIza teTaluM ja mAruM raheze'. Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guNavaMta baravALiyA 'guMjana'nAM pustako sarjana tathA saMpAdana * hRdayasaMdeza * prIta-guMjana (100 varSanA praNaya kAvyono pratinidhi saMgraha) * kalApIdarzana * zrImad rAjacaMdra eka darzana - ahiMsA mImAMsA * samasena vayarasena kathA - caMdrasena kathA * saMkalpa siddhinA sopAna Glimpsis of world Religion * introduction to Jainisim * Commentray on non-violence * Kamdhenu (wish cow) * Glorry of detechment * kAmadhenu (hindI) * bhAratIya saMskRtimAM dAnabhAvanA * jJAnadhArA (bhAga 1thI 4) - (jJAnasatramAM rajU thayelA vividha lekhono saMgraha) * adhyAtmasudhA (DaoN. madhubahena baravALiyA sAthe) * vicAramaMthana - adhyAtma AbhA dArzanika dRSTA * jainadharma (paricaya pustikA) ra amaratAnA ArAdhake adhyAtmaniSTha saMtabAlajI * ApanI sanmukha marma sparza vItarAga vaibhava * Agama darzana (jinAgama paricaya pustaka) * jJAnasAdhanA ane sarasvatI vaMdanA * vizvavAtsalyano saMkalpa * vAtsalyanuM amIjharaNuM (mAtRvAtsalyanA vividha svarUpo) ** sarvadharmadarzana aNagAranAM ajavALAM * uranirjharA (kAvyasaMgraha) * tapAdhirAja varSItapa (jainadarzanamAM tapa) * dAmpatyavaibhava (dAmpatyajIvanane lagatA lekhono saMcaya) * uttama zrAvako * bhagavAna mahAvIra ane saMyamajIvana * mRtyunuM smaraNa (mRtyaciMtana) Email : gunvant.barvalia@gmail.com * (M) 98202 15542 Ta Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guNavaMtabhAI baravALiyAno paricaya zrI saurASTradazAzrImALI sevA saMgha, bRhad muMbaI sthA. jaina mahAsaMgha, jaina adhyAtma sTaDI sarkala ghATakopara vi. saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA che, tathA cembara jainasaMghanA TrasTI che, temanAM dharmapatnI DaoN. madhubahene hindI sAhityamAM saMzodhana kArya karI DokTareTa Ph. D, prApta karela che. guMjana baravALiyAnA nAme temanA dharma, adhyAtma uparAMtanA vividha viSayo para lakhANo muMbaI samAcAra, janmabhUmi, dazAzrImALI, 'jainaprakAza', 'kAThiyAvADI jaina', 'zAsanapragati', 'dharmadhArA', jainasaurabha', 'vinayadharma', 'janakrAMti', 'prANapuSya" vageremAM pragaTa thAya che. muMbaI samAcAramAM pragaTa thayela guNavaMtabhAInA lekhane 1997nA muMbaI 'jaina patrakAra saMgha zreSTha patrakAra evorDa'nuM prathama pAritoSika prApta thayuM che. ema. bI, baravALiyA phAunDezana, ceriTebala TrasTa holisTika heltha kerane lagatA prakalpo calAve che, tenA TrasTI che. - yogeza bAvIzI amarelI jillAnA khAMbhA gAmanA vatanI guNavaMtarAya mAdhavalAla baravALiyAe muMbaImAM sI.e. sudhI abhyAsa karyo. thoDA varSo prekTisa karyA pachI hAla TekSaTAila prosesa inDa.mAM pravRtta che. guNavaMtabhAIe dharma, adhyAtma, kavitA vagere viSaya para 40 jeTalAM pustakonuM sarjana-saMpAdana karela che. kAThiyAvADa sthA. jaina samAja, ghATakoparanA mukhapatra 'kAThiyAvADI jaina', jaina jAgRti senTara senTrala borDa, muMbaInA mukhapatra jAgRti saMdeza' phorama oNpha jaina inTara egyuela, enalAiTanamenTa, bhArata jaina mahAmaMDaLanA mukhapatra "jainajagata' (gujarAtI vibhAga) muMbaInA mukhapatramAM sevA Apela che. muni saMtabAlajI prerita vizvavAtsalya prAyogika saMgha muMbaIamadAvAdano mukhapatra 'vizva vAtsalya'mAM mAnad taMtrI tathA TrasTI che. akhila bhAratIya sthAnakavAsI jaina konpharansanA maMtrI che. 'jaina prakAza'nA sahataMtrI tarIke sevA Apela che. muMbaImAM keTalIka vyAkhyAnamALA ane parisaMvAda guNavaMtabhAInA pramukhasthAne yojAya che. phAra isTamAM siMgApora vageremAM jainadharma para temanAM saphaLa pravacana yojAyelAM. dharma ane adhyAtmanA viSayo para muMbaI dUradarzana para emanA vArtAlApa avAranavAra yojAya che. ahaMma spIrIcyuMala senTara saMcAlita saurASTra kesarI prANaguru jaina philosophikala liTararI rIsarca senTaranA guNavaMtabhAI onararI ko-orDineTara tathA TrasTI che. jemAM jainadharmanA prAcIna graMtho paranuM saMzodhananuM kArya uparAMta inTaraneTa para jainadarzana sAhityanA pracAranuM kArya thAya che. prakAzana kArya tathA jJAnasatronA Ayojana thAya che.