Bhimsen Charitra Ambani Aag

Author(s): Ajitsagarsuri
Publisher: Mahudi Madhupuri Jain S M P Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/006060/1

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TELE SPELL LETE 5252525252525 mAMbA Aga bhImasena caritra : preraka zrI utkramakIti sAgarajI ma. sA. AcArya zrImad ajitasAgara sUrIzvarajI mahArAjA 525252525256 525252525252525252

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prakAzaka tathA prAptisthAna : zrI mahuDI (madhupurI) jaina zve. mU. pU. TrasTa mahuDI tA. vijApura (u. gu.) (C) sarvahakka prakAzakane svAdhIna. tRtIya AvRtti vIra saMvata 2513 vi. saM. 2043 sane. 1986 kimata : 20-00 mudraka sahakAra : navanItabhAI je. mahetA sAgara prInTasa pAdazAhanI pALa medInu DeluM, rIlIfADa, amadAvAda-1 mudraka H navaprabhAta prInTIMga presa ghIkAMTA roDa velTI sInemA pAse amadAvAda-380001

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ke pachI pU.A. zrImad aJTarasAiri sUrizva284] ma.sA.

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prakAzarkIya AMbAnI AganA nUtana saMskArIta-nAme prastuta bhImasena caritra graMthanuM tRtIya saMskaraNa karatAM niravadhi AnaMdano anubhava thAya, temAM kaMIja Azcarya nathI. temaja AbAla vRddha sarva janoe hadayanA umaMga bharyA bhAve AvakAra ApI ane utsAhita karyA che. te mATe ame dhanyatA anubhavIe chIe. paropakArI, parama zAsana prabhAvaka, yeganiSTha AcArya bhagavaMta zrImad buddhisAgara sUrIzvarajI ma. sA.nA paTTadhara pa. pU. prasiddha vaktA AcArya bhagavaMta zrImadda ajita sAgara sUrIzvarajI ma. sA.nI aneka sAhityIka-prasAdImAM sarvAdhika rasamaya A granthane ati addabhUta AsvAda vAraMvAra AsvAdIe, chatAM punaH punaH AsvAda levA mana asaMtuSTa ja rahe che pUjyapAd prasiddha vakatA AcArya bhagavaMta zrImadaajita sAgara sUrIzvarajI ma. sA.ne amArA upara je avarNanIya upakAra prasAdIta karyo che, tenuM varNana karavA amArI pAse zabdo ja nathI eTaluM nahi paraMtu amArI buddhi paNa tyAM kuMThIta thaI jAya che. paramopakArI, pUjyapAdazrInA sAhityane amulya khajAno ApaNI pAse je vidyamAna che, tene mahAna lAbha sahune prApta thAya, tenuM ja eka lakSa rAkhIne ame teo pUjyapAzrInuM traNa adA karavA puNyavaMta banyA chIe, te amArA mATe eka mahAna gauzvane avasara che. - pUjyapAda caganiSTa AcArya bhagavaMta zrImad buddhisAgara sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nA paTTadhara pa. pU. prazAnta mUti

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AcAya bhagavata zrImad kIti sAgara sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nA paTTadhara mahAna zAsana prabhAvaka AcArya bhagava ta zrI sukhAdhasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. sAhebe ameAne pUjyapAda parama upakArI AcAya bhagavanta zrImada ajitasAgara sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nuM sAhitya prakAzIta thAya te mATe je sahRdaya preraNA ApIne amene jAgRta karyA che. te mATe ame te pUjyapAda zrInA atyaMta RNa chIe. A prakAzananI sAthe sAthe ja surasuMdarI-caritra (gujarAtI) temaja ajitasena-zIlavatI-caritra (saMskRta prata) nuM prakAzana kArya cAlu che, temaja A sarva prakAzana kA nuM saphaLa saMcAlana karavAnI tamAma javAbadArI pUjya pArdU prazAntamUrti AcAya bhagavata zrImad mane harakIti sAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. zrIe saMbhALIne amArA kA ne saphaLa banAvI ameAne ciMtA mukta karyAM che, te mATe ame teA pUjyapAd zrI ne jeTale! paNa AbhAra mAnIe teTale alpa ja che. prastuta granthanA prakAzana kAya mAM presanA mAlika zrIyuta jayatilAla ema. zAhanA temaja jagadIzabhAI ema. zAhanA tathA navanItabhAI je. mahetAne mudraka sahAyaka mATe ame A take AbhAra mAnIe chIe. ante A granthanuM vAMcana, manana ane vAraMvAra punaH punaH parizIlana karI granthastha bhAvAne hRdayastha karI paramAtma bhAvanI prApti artha AtmabhAve sthira banIe e ja zubhAbhilASA.

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parama prakAzanA paMthe anantAnanta parama tAraka devAdhideva zrI tIrthakara paramAtmAe samavasaraNanI anuttara dharma-sabhAmAM de, dAna ane mAnavanI parSadA samakSa cAra anuyogathI samyaga gumbhIta jana bhUmi prasaratI dharma dezanA ApI mokSa mArgane prakAzIta karI vacanAtIta upakAra karyo che. dravyAnuyega, caraNa karaNAnuga, gaNitAnuyoga ane dharmakathAnuyogathI samyagU gumaphata, svayaMbhU-2maNu-samudra sama gahana zrata jJAnamAM bALa-ajJAnI ene dharma kathAnuga dvArA savizeSa sugama upakAra karI zakAya che, ema kahIe te aMza-mAtra paNa atizayoktine saMbhava nathI. dharmakathAnuga sahaja bhAve sugamya sudha kAraka hevAthI; AbAla vRddhajane asAdhAraNuM utkaMThA saha temAM rasIyA bane che. ane temAM vira-rasa, karUNA-rasa, zAMtarasa vagere dareke dareka rasanuM suMdara su-vistRta bhAvAtmaka hadaya spazI vivecana hovAthI sarva sAdhAraNa upayogI bane che. | sarva jana upakAraka A dharma--kathAnuM zraddhA bhAva sahita zravaNa karavAthI hiMsA, asatya, corI vagere zAstrokta aDhAra asaH pApAtmaka AcaraNenA phaLa rUpe ananta ananta duHkha praDha mAThA pariNAmanI ane ahiMsA

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satya, acaurya vagere zAstrokata aneka sadAcAranA phaLarUpe ekAnta Atma hitakAraka kalyANa kArI pariNAmenI tAdazya jhAMkhI thAya che. asat tara ane sat ta upara samyaga zraddhA pragaTe che, tyAre te asata tanI jaMjALamAMthI mukata thavA Atma-paMkhI tIvra jhaMkhanA seve che. ane sattAnI prApti mATe bhavyAtmAonI AMtara bhAvanA savizeSa utkaMThIta bane che. jyAre AMtara bhAvanA pUrNa svarUpe vikase che, tyAre jIva zIvane siddhipadane kAmI bane che. | mukti-padane kAmuka bhavyAtmA jIva tatva, ajIva tavAdi tattanA samya-jJAnanI prApti dvArA jIva mAtra para anantAnaH upakAra karavA samartha bane che. ane anya aneka Ivene paNa samyajJAnanuM pradAna karI anantAnta upakAra karavA samathIta kare che. A pramANe upakArarUpa velanI jaDa je koIpaNuM hoya te te paramatAraka devAdhideva zrItIrthaMkara paramAtmA ja che. prastuta "bhImasena-caritra' grantha SaTrasathI paripUrNa uttamacaritra grantha che, eTaluM ja nahi, paraMtu AtmatatvanI prApti arthe bhava nivedakAraka aneka Atma guNa piSaka ane durguNazASaka bhAva pracura grantha che. A granthanA pAne pAne ane paMktie paMkitae nIti, nyAya, paropakAra, sevA, sadAcAra, kSamA, tapa,

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titikSA, karma, udyama, satya, zIla, zraddhA, samabhAva vagere sArvajanIna siddhA tenuM parizIlana che. grantha nidi parama upakAraka siddhAntanuM vistRta vivecana karI jijJAsu vargane ahiM ja sthira karI temanI grantha vAMcananI abhilASArUpa rasanI kSati karavI ucita nahi mAnatA ahiM viramuM chuM. ane, sahu kaI bhavya prANI A granthanuM punaH punaH vAcana karI asata tathI virAma pAme, kama malathI azuddha banelAM svavane sadAcArathI suvizuddha banAvI, akSaya padanA svAmI bane, saMsAranA UMDA aMdhArethI muktinA parama prakAzane prApta kare, eja zubhAbhilASA. mane harakIti sAgara sUri kArataka suda 15 2043. zrI skuliMga pArzvanAtha jaina tIrtha zrImad buddhisAgara suri jaina samAdhi maMdira vijApura

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zAsana prabhAvaka AcArya ajita sAgara sUrIzvarajI ma.sA.nuM jIvanacaritra - jananI jaNe te jaNaje, bhakta dAtA kAM zUra; nahi te raheje vAMjhaNI, mata gumAvIza nara. A pRthvI para agaNita saMkhyAmAM mAna janme che ane mRtyune AdhIna thAya che. temAMthI Atama kAje jeoe A janamane saphaLa karyo che, saMyamI banI sAdhanA dvArA siddhine varyA che, teone ja eka janma prazaMsanIya che. gujarAta rAjyanA kheDA jillAmAM peTalAda gAmanI najIka nAra nAme gAmamAM lalubhAI nAme agragaNya nAgarIka. paTela jJAtimAM agresara. temanA patnI satItvazIlasaMpannA sannArI senabAInI ratnakukSIe vi. saM. 1942 pizasuda paMcamI dine bhAvIne tejasvI sItAro janma pApe. bALakanuM nAma nAma aMbAlAla. - sAta varSanI vaye akSara jJAna dvArA akSara--dhAma meLavavAM sasaMskAra sampanna prAdhyApaka pAse sarasvatInI sAdhanAne prAraMbha karyo. buddhine tIvra kSapazama ane tejasvItA joIne mAtApitAne ane prAdhyApakane saMpUrNa saMtoSa thaye. sAdhu satenI vANuM sAMbhaLIne bALaka aMbAlAla bhAvavibhora banI jatedhArmika adhyayana zarU karyuM. sAdhu santanI sAthe dhama cacAM, dharma goSThI karI jijJAsA saMtoSavA haMmezA tatpara banate. pArasamaNine saMga lokhaMDane suvarNa banAve, jyAre sAdhu saMtane saMga AtmAne paramAtamAM banAve.

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14 varSanI nAnI vayamAM ja aMbAlAla amISi banyA. vi. saM. 1956 zrAvaNa suda paMcamIno e divasa hate. gurunA caraNomAM jIvana samarpita karyuM. jinaAgamanuM adhyayana, siddhAnta ane darzana-zAstranuM parizIlana karyuM. bhavabhava tAraka, jinabiMbanI ananya upakAritA upara dila ovarI gayuM. antaranA anAdinA timira ulecI nAkhIne jinezvara paramAtmAnA caraNomAM mana ane AtmAne sthira karyA. sAMpradAyikatAne vyAha eka ja jhATake tyajI dIdhe, aneka vidha ane avarodhone siMha samAna banI sAmano karyo. vi. saM. 1965 jeTha suda 11 nA zubha dine ganiSTha munirAja zrImad buddhi sAgarajI ma. nA caraNe amadAvAda AMbalIpoLa jaina upAzraye samarpita banyA. pU. gurUdeva zrInA caraNe jinAgamanuM gadvahana pUrvaka adhyayana karyuM. prakhara vyAkhyAtA banyA. meghanI gaMbhIra gajene sAMbhaLIne mayura samuha jema madhura kekArava kare ane nAcI uThe, tema prakhara vyAkhyAna munivaranI vairAgya rasa bharapura jina vANInuM zravaNa karIne zrotA samUha saMsAranA kSaNa bhaMgura bhego tyajI vairAgya vAsita bane che. vi. saM. 1972 sANaMda mukAme panyAsapade alaMkRta thayA. vidvAna munivare saMskRta bhASAmAM virAgya rasa bharapura bhImasenacaritra, caMdrarAja-caritra, taraMgavatIcaritra ajitasena zIlavatI caritra, kapa-sUtra sudadhi vRti, zrImad

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buddhi sAgara sUri (saMskRta) caritra, zebhana-ratuti-TIkA vagere temaja aneka prAcina saMskRta pAkRta caritra granthanuM gurjara bhASAmAM bhASAMtara karyuM. kumArapAva bhUpAla-caritra, surasuMdarI caritra, supArzvanAtha-caritra temaja gIta prabhAkara, gItaranAkara, kAvya-sudhAkara vagere grantho temaja saMvedha- chatrIsI tAvika Agama dohana grathanuM Alekhana karI mahAna jina-zAsana prabhAvanA ane sevA karI. * amadAvAda, surata, muMbaI, pATaNa, rAdhanapura, vijApura, sANaMda, prAMtija, vaDAlI, IDara, pAlanapura, mahesANA, UMjhA, pAlItANA, jAmanagara pethApura, mANasA vagere aneka zahera ane gAmamAM prAbhAvika cAturmAsa karI aneka bhavya ane dharma sanmukha karyA. vi. saM. 1980 mahA suda 11 prAMtija mukAme mahAna zAsana prabhAvanA pUrvaka vidvadvarya panyAsa pavara zrI ajitasAgarajI gaNivara zrIne pUjyapAda yoganiSTha dhuraMdhara AcArya bhagavaMta zrImad buddhisAgara sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nA zubha haste paMcaparameSThInA tRtIyapade bIrAjamAna thayA. AcArya pade alaMkRta thayA. vi. sa. 1985 Aso suda 3 nA dine ekAeka mahAna zAsana pabhAvaka AcArya zrImadda ajitasAgara bhUrIzvarajI ma. sA. kALadharma pAmyA. Atama-paMkhI nazvara deha-pIMjarane cheDIne anAnI musApharIe uDI gayuM. - sumana murajhAI gayuM, saurabha prasarI rahI. zAsana prabhAvaka sUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA caraNa kamalamAM koTI koTI vandanAvalI. caraNaraja sumana

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anukrama viSaya prakaraNa 1. sasAra ane svapna 2. rAma-lakSmaNa 3. sumitradbhutanu dezAMtaragamana 4. suzIlA 5. vara gheADe caDayA sayama paMthe 6. 7. bhImasenaneA sasAra 8. AMmAnI Aga 9. bhImasenanI nAzabhAga 10. jaMgalanI vATe A. hariSaNanA rAjyAbhiSeka 12. nazIba be DagalAM AgaLa 13. nokarInI zeSamAM 14. suzIlAnI agni parIkSA 15, bhadrAnI bhAMDaNa lIlA 16. nahi jAu... beTA ! hAM' 6 17. prathama grAse 18. pheza nakAmA gaye 19. suzIlAnA sasAra 20.mAta paNa na AvyuM pRSTha 16 28 43 49 59 70 76 25 92 100 104 119 128 134 149 156 163 173 186

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12 203 223 21. vidhAtA! Ama kayAM sudhI? 22. AcAryazrIne Atma saparza 23. bhAgyapalaTo 23/1 kuTuMba meLe 24. mahAsatI suzIlA 25. saje! zastra zaNagAra 26. devane parAbhava 27. e ja jaMgala, e ja rAta! 28. bAMdhava belaDI 29. gurUvaranI garavI vANuM 30. AcArya zrI haripheNa sUrijI 31. pApa ADe AvyAM 32. re! A saMsAra ! 33. baMdhana tUTayAM 235 257 264 278 290 310 320 332 361 377 413 424

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MD ny DM 8888 sasAra ane svapna rAjagRha : Aja te| A nagara itihAsanI eka yAda jevuM ja anI gayuM che. paNa purANakALamAM A nagaranI jAheAjalAlI AjanA moTA moTA zaheronI harALamAM UbhI rahe tevI hatI. jabudvIpamAM AvelA bharatakSetramAM magadha nAme eka deza hatA. deza eTale AjanI parIbhASAmAM rASTra nahi, paNa eka prAMta. AjanA mahArASTra rAjyanI kalpanA karI le. evA eka prAMta magadha hatA. rAjagRha e dezanI rAjadhAnInu nagara hatuM. rAjadhAnInuM nagara eTale pUchavAnuM ja zuM hAya ? vizALa cArasa mAila dharAvatu e nagara hatuM. e nagaranI racanA aneka videzIone AkarSatI hatI. deza-paradezanA aneka sahelANIe A nagara jovA AvatAM. tyAM rokAtAM, tenA cAre ne cauTe ghUmatAM. ane vAha vAha! zuM nagara che!" evI tenI prazaMsA karatAM. 1

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bhImasena caritra tyAMnA rastAo ghaNuM ja vizALa hatA. eka sAthe pAMca pAMca hAthIonI katAra cAlI zake teTalA e rastA moTA hatA. rastAnI baMne bAjue AsapAlavanAM vRkSonI katAra ugADelI hatI. jenI zItaLa chAyAmAM nagarajane vizAkhI bapore paNa ArAmathI pharI zakatAM hatAM. ' rastAnI zerIo paNa samAMtara samacorase paDatI hatI. e badhI ja zerI ne khaDakIo kaIne koI moTA rastAne joDatI hatI. rastA upara vividha vastuonA vecANanI dukAne hatI ane e dareka dukAnomAM AkarSaka rIte mAla goThavele hato. nIcenA bhAgamAM dukAno ane uparanA bhAgamAM AvA hatAM. ne e dareka AvAsenuM praveza dvAra zerInA aMdaranA bhAgamAM ja paDatuM. A zerIo paNa ghaNI moTI hatI. traNa ghoDesvAre te ekI sAthe eka haroLamAM jaI zake tevI bheTI hatI. e rastAo ane zerIo ghaNuM ja svaccha ane sApha rahetI. nagaranA madhyabhAgamAM vizALa bagIce paNa hate. zaheranA bIjA bhAgamAM nAnA nAnA evA bagIcAo to ghaNuM ja hatA. sarovara paNa hatAM. nATayagRho paNa hatAM. citrazALA, saMgItazALA, nRtyazALA te care ne cauTe najaramAM AvatI hatI. ane dareka zerImAM eka eka vyAyAmazALA hatI. paNa rAjagRhanuM kharuM AkarSaNa to tenA maMdire ane havelI hatI. Ama te tyAM aDhAre varNanA loke vasatA hatA. paraMtu jenenI vastI tyAM moTA pramANamAM hatI.

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saMsAra ane svapna jainenI vastI hoya tyAM jinAlaya, upAzraya, jJAna maMdira, pauSadhazALA, pAThazALA vagere na hoya tema bane ja kema? ane temAM rAjagRha te magadhanI rAjadhAnInuM nagara rAjagRhanA rastA uparathI pasAra thanAra sau koIne unnata ne gaganacuMbI jinAlayanA zikharanuM darzana thAya ja. adhA ja derAsara zikharabaMdhI. UMce UMce jinazAsananI dharma patAkA pharakayA kare ane sUryanA tApamAM suvarNanA kaLAtmaka kaLaza caLakayA kare. eka derAsara juvene bIjA derAsarane bhUle. eka ekathI caDIyAtI darekamAM kArIgIrI. bahArathI derAsara jenAranuM haiyuM bhavyatAthI bharAI jAya evAM e bhavya derAsara, upAzraye, pauSadhazALAo ane jJAna maMdire paNuM evAM ja vizALa. bahArathI e jeTalA bhavya jaNAya tenAthI ya vizeSa e aMdarathI divya lAge. tyAMnA pavitra vAtAvaraNamAM jagatanA tamAma tApa ane saMtApa zamI jAya. - havelIo to badhI ja gaganacuMbI gagana sAthe vAte kare. tenA jharukhA kalAtmaka rAte dIvAonA jhagamagATathI rastAo jhaLahaLAM banI rahe. e nagaranA koIpaNa khUNe ghUmanArane samRddhinAM ja darzana thAya. sAhAbI ja sAhyabI jovA maLe. duHkha ane dAridra zeThAM ya na jaDe. tyAMnA loko paNa sukhI ane saMtoSI. dharmaparAyaNa ane prAmANika. pApabhIrU badhA jIva. vase badhAM ja aDhAre varNanA leka. paNa sau saunA dharmamAM rata. keI koInI sAthe

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bhImasena caritra vere vaMce nahi. jenenA vADAmAM brAhmaNe paNa Ave. ane brAhmaNanA prasaMgomAM jene paNa jAya. dareka kema ane jAta vacce bhAIcAre. A nagarane rAjA tyAre guNasena hate. nAma pramANe ja te aneka guNethI alaMkRta hatuM. potAnI vIratA ane parAkramathI teNe aneka duzmanane jItI lIdhAM hatAM ane zAma, dAma, daMDa ane bhedathI, jyAre jenI jarUra paDe tenAthI te rAjya calAvatA hatA. ' svabhAve te udAra hatuM. tenA darabAramAM AveluM kaI paNa khAlI hAthe pAchuM nahotuM jatuM. chUTe hAthe te saune gya dAna karata. paMDite, zAstrIo, sAdhu, saMta AnuM tA e ghaNuM ja bahumAna karatA ane moTA moTA pAriteSako ApI, moTA moTA dAna daI teonI te bhakti karate. prajAne e prathama saMtAna mAnate. prajAnuM kalyANa thAya, prajA kema vadhu ne vadhu sukhI thAya, te mATe te ahoniza prayatna karate. ochA karaverA lete ane aDhaLaka sagavaDa prajAne Apate. prajAnuM duHkha darda jANavA guptaveSe paNa e kayAreka kayAreka pharate ane duHkhIAone jAte madada karate. nyAya toLavAmAM e niSphara paNa hato ne dayALu paNa hato. gunegArane gune joIne nahi paNa gunegAranuM haiyuM joI e nyAya tente ane yogya sajA karate. na chUTake ja e kakaLatA haiye koIne dehAMta daMDanI sajA phaTakArate. A ne AvA bIjA aneka guNene lIdhe prajA paNa

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saMsAra ane svapna tenuM khUba sanmAna karatI hatI ane tene paDayA bola jhIlI. letI hatI. guNasenane priyadarzanA nAme rANI hatI. te paNa nAma pramANe guNa dharAvatI hatI. tenuM nAjuka ne namaNuM vadana jenAranA cittane umadA ja bhAve karAvatuM hatuM. tenI AMkhamAM nirmaLatA hatI ane rUpamAM te e devAMganAone paNa zaramAve tevI hatI. paNa strI sahaja svabhAvathI te para hatI. rUpanuM tene abhimAna na hatuM. jeTaluM rUpa tenAthI hajAra ghaNI e namra ne vinayI hatI. dAsa-dAsIo sAthe paNa nIcA avAje ja vAta karatI hatI. zIla ane cAritryamAM te utkRSTA hatI. zaja kuLamAM ucharI hatI ane rAjAnI mAnItI rANI hatI chatAM paNa kayAreya tenAmAM uchuMkhalatA ke uddaMDatA jaNAyAM nahotAM. saMyama ane sAdAInI te pratimUti hatI. saMsakAre te jainadhamI hatI. guNasena paNa jainadhamI hatA. baMne jaNA yathAzakti dharmanuM pAlana karatAM hatAM. pUjya zramaNa bhagavatenI sevA-suzruSA karatAM. vyAkhyAna zravaNa karatAM. A baMneno saMsAra sukhe pasAra thato hato. banne vacce pUrepUre ekarAga hate. koI caDabhaDa na hatI. AnaMdathI baMne jIvatAM hatAM ane yauvananI rasa lhANa mANatAM hatAM. eka rAte priyadarzanA saphALI jAgI gaI. tyAre rAtrine

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bhImasena caritra chelle prahara pasAra thaI rahyo hato. jAgIne teNe joyuM te pote suvarNapalaMgamAM poDhI hatI. dIvAonI vATa dhImedhIme prakAzI rahI hatI; bahAra gaganamAM tArAo jhabukI rahyA hatA ane pite zayana khaMDamAM ekalI ja sUtI hatI. e vicAravA lAgI. huM jAgI kema gaI? mArI UMgha ekAeka kema UDI gaI? kaMI kazuM karaDayuM? kaMI kazI asuvidyA thaI? paraMtu A mATe tene bahu lAMbe vicAra na karavo paDyo. tene tarata ja yAda AvyuM. pite eka svapna joyuM hatuM. zuM svapna haze e?" tenA AMtaramane tene pUchyuM. svAna tAju ja hatuM ane tAbaDatoba ja e joyA pachI AMkha khUlI gaI hatI. tene yAda AvyuM ke pote savamAM nirmaLa ane vizALa maMDaLathI vibhUSita evuM sUryanuM biMba joyuM hatuM. e jaIne priyadarzanAne lAgyuM ke sUryanAM kiraNo te camakI rahyAM che ane hajI pote sUI rahI che. savAra paDI gayuM A te. khUba ja moDuM thaI gayuM UThavAmAM. ane e saphALI jAgI gaI. AMkha kholIne joyuM tyAre te khabara paDI ke rAtrine chelle prahara pasAra thaI rahyo che ne pite te svapna joyuM che. savAra ugavAne te hajI ghaNe samaya bAkI che.

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S saMsAra ane svapna have zuM thAya? te zuM pAchuM sUI javuM? paNa nA priyadarzanA sUI na gaI. kAraNa tene khabara hatI ke te eka zubha svapna joyuM hatuM. svapnamAM pote maMgaLa pratIkanAM darzana, karyA hatAM. e svapnathI jarUra lAbha thaze eTalI tene khabara hatI. sAthe te e paNa jANatI hatI ke zubha svapna joyA. bAda je pharI UMghI javAya te e svapnanuM phaLa maLe nahi. e pachI to navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa ja karavuM joIe. ane e svapnanI vAta egya ne adhikArI pAtrane kahI kapaDAnA cheDe gAMTha vALavI joIe. ema karavAthI e zubha svapna. tenuM cekasa phaLa Ape che. ' AthI priyadarzanA pharI pAchI godaDu tANIne sUI na gaI. navakAra maMtranuM te smaraNa karavA lAgI. ane haLavA pagale e svapnanI vAta kahevA potAnA svAmInA khaMDamAM gaI. te jamAnAmAM pati-patnI eka ja zayyAmAM sAthe sUtA nahi. baMne alaga alaga khaMDamAM sUtAM. guNasena paNa te ja pramANe bIjA khaMDamAM sUtA hatA. te vakhate savAre prathama prahara hato. guNasena paNa nityanI Teva pramANe jAgI gayuM hatuM. ane Atma ciMtavana karI rahyo hate. priyadarzanAe AvIne prathama guNasenane praNAma karyA.. tene caraNa sparza lIdhe ane be hAtha joDI kaMIka kahevA mAMgatI hoya evA bhAvathI guNasenathI theDe dUra UbhI rahI. pitAnI rANIne Ama acAnaka AvelI joI guNasenane

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bhImasena caritra Azcarya thayuM. kAraNa te kaI divasa AvI rIte AvI na hatI. Aja prathamavAra ja te A pramANe AvI hatI. AthI tene navAI lAgI. temaNe pUchayuM : devI ! tame ? atyAre kaMI? zarIre te sukha anubhave che ne ? tamane joIne mane atyAre hajAre prazno jAge che. kahe, zA mATe padhAryA che?" guNasene eka sAthe aneka savAle priyadarzanAne pUchI nAMkhyA, ane pachI tenA javAba mATe rANI sAme jovA lAgyuM. tyAre ja tene khyAla Avyo ke rANI to UbhAM, che. tarata ja teNe kIdhuM: "bese, ane nirAMte ApanI vAta kahe ke atyAre ApanuM AvavuM zAthI thayuM che?" AryanArI patinA kahyA sivAya UThatI ke besatI nathI. tenI AjJAnA pAlanamAM te potAne strIdharma samaje che. priyadarzanA guNasenane page lAgI ne UbhI ja rahI. paNuM e pitAnI meLe besI na gaI. patinI AjJAnI teNe rAha joI e AjJA maLI ke tarata ja potAnAM vastrone saMkelI e suvarNa siMhAsana upara beThI. ane AdarapUrvaka vinayathI te belIH "he svAmina! gADha nidrAmAM sUtI hatI. tyAM huM jhabakIne jAgI gaI. AMkha ughADIne joyuM tyAre mane khyAla Avyo ke hajI te rAta bAkI che. ane meM svapna joyuM che. svapnane lIdhe huM jhabakI gaI."

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saMsAra ane svapna priyadarzanAne belatA vacanamAM ja aTakAvIne guNasene pUchayuM : "devI ! evuM te karyuM svapna hatuM ke jeNe ApanI madhura niMda bagADI nAkhI ?" vahAlA, e svane te mArI AjanI savAra khuza khuzAla karI nAMkhI che. ethI mArI madhura niMda tUTI gaI paNa tenuM mane duHkha nathI. e svapna darzanathI mAruM meroma AnaMdathI ulasita thaI rahyuM che..." "te te jarUra e maMgaLa svapna haze. mane e kaheze, evuM te kayuM svapna hatuM ke jethI Aja A5 savAramAM Ama harakhAI UThaDyAM che ?" "zAstromAM kahyuM che ke zubha ane maMgaLa svapna dekhAya pachI sUI na javuM. egya vyaktine e svapna kahevuM ane jAgyA bAda prabhunuM nAmasmaraNa karavuM. AthI navakAra maMtrane jApa japatI huM ApanA UThavAnA samayanI rAha jotI hatI. Apane jAgRta thayelA jANI huM Apane e vakha kahevA AvI chuM.." priyadarzanAe pite svapna aMge jeTaluM jANe che te vinayathI kahI batAvyuM. te have jaladI kaho ke e svapnamAM Ape zuM joyuM hatuM?" divya kAMtivALA ane apUrva maMgaLadAyaka evA sUryanA biMbane meM svapnamAM nIhALyuM hatuM.'

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bhImasena caritra A svapna Ape kyAre joyuM?.... zatrinA chelA prahare kema ema pUchavuM paDayuM ? zuM svapna ane samayane kaMI saMbaMdha che?" priyadarzanAne svapnanA samaya saMbaMdhanI khAsa khabara na hatI tethI pUchayuM. "hA, devI ! svapnane samaya sAthe ghaNuM ja saMbaMdha rahelo che. eka to Ape ghaNuM ja zubha ane maMgaLa svapna joyuM che. temAM vaLI te rAtrinA chelA prahare joyuM che te ghaNuM ja sucaka che...." guNasene kIdhuM. "he svAmin ! A zubha svapnanuM mane zuM phaLa maLaze, te mane jaNAvaze to upakAra thaze." sulocane ! A svapna ema nirdeza kare che ke Apane TUMka samayamAM ja putraratnanI prApti thaze." priyadarzanA te e sAMbhaLIne AnaMda vibhora banI gaI. ane kaI strI e vAtathI AnaMda na pAme ? strIjanmanI sArthakatA te janetA thavAmAM che. saMtAna vinAnI strInuM kaI zukana paNa nathI karatuM. A svapnathI pitAne putra thaze te jANu priyadarzanAnuM haiyuM nAcI UThayuM. teNe tarata ja pitAnA pAlavanA cheDAne gAMTha bAMdhI ane zukanagraMthI karI. ane umaLakAthI bolI : te te ApanA memAM sAkara. ApanuM vacana satya thAo." tyArabAda rANI pharIthI guNasenane page lAgI. svAmInI

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sasAra ane svapna 12 caraNaraja mastake caDAvI ane vinayathI vidAya laI peAtAnA khaDamAM AvIne beThI. tyAM dAsIone bhegI karI ane dharma kathA temaja prabhustavana karavA lAgI, samayane jatAM kaI vAra lAge che ? AMkhanA palakArAmAM tA savAra paDI. sUryanA kiraNethI rAjagRha nagarI camakI UThI. sau ALasa maraDIne beThAM thaI gayAM, ne sau saunA kAme lAgyAM, zate zAMta ne sUsta paDelI AjagRha nagarI divasa UgatA ja pravRttithI dhamadhamI rahI. guNusena ane priyadarzInA paNa pAtapotAnI pravRttimAM paDyAM. paNa rAtanA svapnane bemAMthI koi visayuM na hatuM. guNusene rAjadarabAra bharAtA agAu ja anucarAne mekalI svapnazAstro ane naimittikAne rAjasabhAmAM hAjara rahevA AmaMtraNa devA meAkalI dIdhA hatA. rAjagRha nagaramAM jAtajAtanA viSayanA niSNAtA ane prakAMDa vidvAnA rahetA hatA. jANe sarasvatInA darakhAra ! neyAyikA, vyAkaraNazAstrIo, sAhitya samrATa, kavio, saMgItajJA ane yuddha niSNAttA badhA ja A nagaranI zAlA hatA. guNusene naimittikene AmaMtraNa pAThavyu. e Ama traNa maLatAM ja sau rAjasabhAmAM hAjara thaI gayA. rAjA padhAre te agAu tA rAjasabhA hakaDeThaTha bharAI gaI hatI. nagarajanAne khabara paDI gaI hatI ke potAnA priya rAjAnI rANIne zubha svapna AvyuM che ne tenA phaLAdeza kADhavA mATe Aje

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bhImasena caritra rAjAe moTAmeTA naimittikone nimaMtryA che. AthI nagarajano e phaLAdeza jANavA mATe nIyata samayathI paNa agAu AvIne potapotAnI jagA saMbhALI lIdhI hatI. samaya thatAM ja chaDIdAre chaDI pokArI. guNasenanA AgamananI vadhAI khAdhI. guNasena AvIne rAjasiMhAsana upara beThe. prajAe paNa UbhA thaIne rAjAnuM sanmAna karyuM ane tenA beThA pachI sau besI gayA. rAjAe prema bhInI najare saunA upara najara nAMkhI. UMce jharUkhAmAM paNa najara karI tyAM strIonI beThaka hatI. ane priyadarzanA paNa A ja te tyAM AvIne beThI hatI. saunA meM upara utsukatA ane AturatA jaNAtI hatI. sau e jANavA adhIrA banyA hatA ke rANIne kayuM svapna AvyuM haze ane tenuM zuM phaLa Avaze. A aMgenI vadhumAM vadhu adhIratA priyadarzanAnI AMkhamAM jaNAtI hatI. tenI najara vAraMvAra nimittika upara jatI hatI. guNasene tarata ja naimittikone uddezIne kahyuM : vidvAne ! tame sau te A nagaranA bhUSaNe che. tamArI vidyAthI te sarasvatIne darabAra paNuM lajavAya che. tamane Aje meM eka svapnanuM phaLa jaNAvavA mATe nimaMtryA che. | gaIkAle rAtrinA chellA prahare rANae svapnamAM divya kAMtivALuM ane apUrva maMgaLadAyaka evA sUryanA biMbane joyuM hatuM. - A svapnathI rANIne zuM lAbha thaze ? e have tame prakAze."

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saMsAra ane svapna 13 zaNanA A svapnanI vAta jANe sau sabhAjane paNa AnaMdamAM AvI gayA. ane aMdara aMdara gaNagaNATa paNuM kazvA lAgyA. keTalAka te belavA paNa lAgyA : kharekhara ! rANIne svapna te suMdara AvyuM che.' jarUra lAbha ja thaze." are lAbha ja nahi, mahAlAbha thaze. mahAlAbha. kAraNa rAtrinA chellA prahare AvuM maMgaLa svapna dekhAya te kaI meTo lAbha ja thaze." rANIne e zuM moTo lAbha thavAne haze ?" Ama aneka jaNa aneka prakAranI vAto karavA lAgyA. naimittike paNa bhegA maLIne aMdara aMdara vicAravAlAgyA. ane A svapnanuM zuM cekakasa phaLa maLe tenI carcA karavA lAgyA. thaDA samaya bAda eka naimittike UbhA thaIne kahevAnuM zarU karyuM : he sUrya samAna pratApI rAjana ! ApanI kIti sadAya amara raho, rANIjIe je svapna joyuM che te kharekhara ja uttama che. svapnazAstramAM seMtera prakAranAM svapna batAvyAM che. jemAM trIza prakAranAM svane uttama gaNAvyAM che. svapnamAM te padArtho va. dekhAya che tenAthI te svapna jenAra vyaktine lAbha thAya che, ane bAkInA beMtAlIsa sva azubha gaNAvyAM che.. jenAthI vyaktine nukasAna thavAno saMbhava mATe hoya che..

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14 bhImasena caritra ~~ rANIjIe je svapna joyu che, tethI temane putraratnanI prApti thaze. je strI svapnamAM sUryanA biane jue che te uttama guNavALA putrane janma Ape che tema svapnazAstrAmAM matAvyu che. temAMya rANIjIe te uttama kAMtivALuM sUrya nu' khiMma eyu che, tema ja rAtrinA chellA prahare e svapna nIhALyu che. AthI TUMka samayamAM ja temane ga` raheze. A gabha khUba ja ucca haze. ne je putra janma pAmaze te putra buddhimAM bRhaspati samAna thaze. parAkrama karanArA thaze. ane leAkeAmAM sArA evA prabhAva paNa pADaze. A uparAMta te dhIra ane vIra banaze. ane potAnA ja mAhubaLathI te mItine pAmaze. ane ubhaya vaMzane te dIpAvanArA khanI raheze....' ATaluM kahI e naimittika rAjAne temaja rANIne praNAma karI potAnA Asane besI gA. svapnane A phaLAdeza sAMbhaLI rAjA ane rANInAM haiyAM te harakhaghelAM khanI gayAM. hajI te putra janma paNa thavAnA bAkI hatA, are! tevAM koi cihno paNa priyadanAne jaNAtAM na hatAM, para Mtu jANe Aje ja putrajanma na thayeA hAya tema te enAM haiyAM nAcI UThayAM. guNusene khuza thaI e naimittikane potAnA gaLAnA hAra bheTa ApyA. rANIe paNa potAnA hAra upahAra tarIke ApyA. bIjA sAthI naimittikAne paNa rAjAe chUTe hAthe

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saMsAra ane svapna suvarNa mudrAonuM dAna karyuM ane badhAyanuM rezamI zAla ApI yogya sanmAna karyuM. naimittikee paNa rAjA ane rANInI te samaye bhAra peTe stuti karI. ane maMgaLa AzIrvAda ApyA. te divase rAjasabhAmAM basa ATaluM ja kAma thayuM. sau A zubha samAcAra sAMbhaLIne putra janmanI vAta karavA lAgyA. ane AnaMdathI guNasena ane priyadarzInAnI prazaMsA kiratA vikharAvA lAgyA.

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I dh aa ;& #EFI rAma ane lakSmaNa mAnavInuM mana ati caMcaLa che. kAmaLa paNa teTalu ja che. tenA upara sArI-narasI vAte ane banAvAnI ghaNI ja asara thAya che. AthI ja mAnavI ghaDImAM AnamAM jaNAya che te ghaDIkamAM te zekamAM dekhAya che. priyadazanA ane guNusainanA mana upara svapnanA phaLAdezanI ghaNI ja zubha asara paDI hatI. te jANIne teo ane vadhune vadhu AnaMdamAM rahetAM hatAM ane aneka prakAre bhautika AnaDhAne mANatAM hatAM. ane rAjava zAne AnandvanAM sAdhanAnI zI kamInA hAya ? Aje upavana vihAra te kAle jalavihAra. savAre sAgara snAna tA sAMje azvakUca. nRtyanA jalasA, saMgItanA jalasA, nATakA, kAvya vineAda va. aneka Ana Mda temane sulabha hAya che. savAre zu thaze ? tenI jhAjhI ciMtA temane karavI paDatI nathI. jyAre mAnavI AnaMdamAM hAya che, mAjazekhamAM gulatAna

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zama ane lakSmaNa 17 hAya che, tyAre tenA samaya kayAM vItI jAya che tenI tene jAya khabara paDatI nathI. priyadarzInA ane guNusenane samaya paNa tevI ja rIte jhaDapathI pasAra thaI rahyo hatA. ane khuzamijAjamAM hatAM, bhautika bhAga vilAsanI sAtheAsAtha tee yathAzakti dhanu paNa ArAdhana karatAM hatAM. tee samajatAM hatAM ke Aje ApaNane je sukha ane sAhyabI maLyAM che te te pUrva bhavanI puNyakamAinI mUDI che. ane kayA DAhyo mUDIne vAparI nAMkhe ? zANA teA e mUDInA vadhAre ja kare. devadaza na, pUjA, vyAkhyAna zravaNa, zramaNa bhagava tAnI sevA, supAtradAna vagere aneka prakAranI dhakrayA rAjArANI karatAM hatAM. A samaya thatAM ja svapnanu phaLa dekhAvA lAgyuM. priyadanAe have Ajhu haravA-pharavAnu, zarIrane vadhu zrama paDe tevu kArya karavAnu cheADI dIdhu. ane peAtAnA garbhane peASaNa maLe, gaLathuthImAM ja zubha sauMskAra maLe te rIte teNe jIvavA mAMDyu strI mATe A samaya ghaNA ja nAjuka heAya che temAMya saMtAna mATe te A samaya ghaNe! ja agatyanA hAya che. A samayamAM tenA baMdhAtA jIvASA para, mAtAnA jIvana vyavahAranI ghaNI asara paDatI haiAya che. mAtA A samayamAM jevAM vicAro ne kAryAM karatI hAya te pramANe mAtAnA zI. 2

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18 bhImasena caritra udaramAM rahele jIva te te vicAra ane kAya nI asara jhIlatA hAya che. saMtAnane saMskArI banAvavA mATe A samayamAM mAtAe ghaNI ja kALajI levI paDe che. priyadarzanA paNa peAtAnA udaramAM rahelA jIvane ceAgya, sauMskAra maLI rahe te pramANe peAtAnA jIvananAM dainika kAryAM karatI hatI. divasanA meATe bhAga te dhamakAryAM ane dha kathAmAM ja pasAra karatI hatI. Ana vihArA tA cheDI ja dIdhA hatA. ane AhAra sAdA ne sAttvika letI hatI. Ama adhI ja rIte te peAtAnA garbhanu rakSaNa ane savana karatI hatI. guNusena paNa priyadarzInAne sukhamAM rAkhavA madada karatA hatA. samaya maLe tenI sAthe dharmakathA paNa karatA hatA. sAthe devadane ane guruvaMdane paNa jateA hateA. rANInI dareka icchA pUrI karavA te haMmeza tatpara rahetA hatA. trIjA mahine priyaThTha nAne azvasenA sAthe upavanane kriDA-vilAsa karavAnA dolA utpanna thayeA. rANIe tenI jANu guNusenane karI. guNusene tarata ja te aMgenI vyavasthA karAvI ane e dehaleA pUrA karAyeA. priyadarzInAnu` mana tethI khUba ja AnaMDhamAM AvI gayuM. te tethI utsAha ane umaMga anubhavavA lAgI. e pachI barAbara cha mahine priyadarzInAne peTamAM sakhta pIDA upaDI. tenu aMgeaMga taNAvA lAgyuM. dathI te pIDAvA lAgI. e pIDA koI rAganI na hatI, prasUtinI

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rAma ane lakSmaNa e pIDA hatI. savagnanA phaLAdezano janma thavAthI e pUrva taiyArI hatI. paricArikAo priyadarzanAnI tahenAtamAM khaDe page UbhI hatI. ane vedanAne zAMta karavA prayAsa karI rahI hatI ane rANIne mIThA ne madhurA bola belI AzvAsana ApI rahI hatI. eka dhImI ne tINI cIsa pADI priyadarzanA suvarNa zayAmAM zAMta paDI rahI, prasava thaI gaye. navajAta zizu u.u..uM raDIne tenA AgamananI jANa karavA lAgyuM. - paricArikAoe tarata ja zizune hAthamAM haLavethI laI lIdhuM. azuci sApha karI nAkhI. priyadarzanAne paNa svaccha karI, egya auSadha ApyuM ane haLavethI kAnamAM vadhAI ApI. ' "AnaMdo! rANImA! AnaMda! kuLadIpakanuM Agamana thayuM che....." priyadarzana ghaDI pahelAnI asahya pIDA visarI gaI ane tenA heDa upara hAsya pharakI gayuM. bALakane teNe mana bharIne joyuM ne vahAlathI asaMkhya cUmIo bharI lIdhI. putra janmanI A maMgaLa vadhAI guNasenane paNa dAsIe kahI. guNasena tyAre tenA khaMDamAM Atura ne utkaMThita haiye ATA mArI rahyo hato. ne vAre ghaDIe te pravezadvAra tarapha

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20 bhImasena caritra najara karI rahyo hate. priyadarzanAne prasava mATe laI gayA te samayathI ja tenuM mana caMcaLa banI gayuM hatuM ane vAre ghaDIe rANInI khabara kaDhAvI rahyo hato ane manomana navakAra maMtrano jApa japI rahyo hato. tyAM ja zvAsabhera doDatA deDatA AvIne dAsIe guNasenane praNAma karyA ane ekIzvAse vadhAI khAtA kahyuM : putrane janma thaye che...? A sAMbhaLI guNasenanuM haiyuM nAcI UThayuM. tene AtmA harakhAI UDyo. e khuzamijAjamAM teNe vadhAI khAnAra dAsIne potAnA gaLAno ratnahAra bakSIsamAM ApI dIdhuM. jota jotAmAM to nagara AkhAmAM putra janmanI vAta prasarI gaI. sau nagaravAsIoe e divase janmotsava manAvyuM. ghare gharanA rasoDe te divase miSTAnna banyAM. ane maMdire temaja derAsaramAM te divase AMgIo thaI, pUjA bhaNAvavAmAM AvI ane prabhAvanA karavAmAM AvI. saue pata pitAnI rIte rAjaputrane AzIrvAda ApyA. guNasene paNa te divase putra janmanI khuzAlImAM nagara AkhAnA gurukULe ane zALAmAM patAsAM vaheMcyAM, sAdhu, saMte ane phakIne rAja rasoDe teDI jamADayA. zramaNa bhagavaMtene bhAvathI gocarI herAvI nagaranA mukhya derAsaramAM hIrAjaDita bhavya AMgI karAvI, pUjA bhaNAvI ane sonA maherenI prabhAvanA karI. rAjadarabAramAM karmacArIo ane anucarenuM cogya

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rAma ane lakSmaNa bahumAna karyuM. vidvAne, paMDite temaja zAstrIone ucita pAritoSika ApyA. nagaranI pAMjarApoLe, gokuLa temaja azva ne gaja zALAomAM prANIone ghAsacAro khavaDAvyuM. piMjare purAyelAM aneka pakSIone te divase mukta karyo. kasAIbAnAM te divase baMdha rakhAvyAM ane aneka baMdIjanene te divase mukti bakSI. putra janmane A utsava pUrA be divasa cAle. trIjA divase navajAta zizune sUrya ane caMdranA darzana karAvyAM. chaThThInA divase sau kuLajane e jAgaraNa karyuM. bAramA divase sau svajane, snehIe, saMbaMdhIo temaja nagaranA pratiSThita ane mukhya mANasonI hAjarImAM putranuM nAmAbhidhAna karavAmAM AvyuM. sUrya svapnanA anusAre bALakanuM nAma bhImasena pADyuM. bhImasena janmathI ja taMdurasta ane rUpALA hate. tenI nAnI nAnI AMkhamAM eka apUrva teja camakatuM hatuM, kapALa paNa tenuM vizALa ane jhagArA mAratuM hatuM. tenAM dareka dareka aMga saMpUrNa vikasita hatAM. suvarNanA pAraNAmAM e sUte hoya tyAre tene joIne lAgatuM ke jANe ahIM kaI sahastra pAMkhaDIvALuM gulAba sUtuM che! e hasato tyAre jANe vahetA jharaNAne kalakala nAda saMbhaLAte. prakRtie te janmathI ja zAMta ane hasamukhe hate. bhUkha lAgatAM e raDate, ThaMDI-garamIne anubhava thatAM e raData. bAkI sAreya samaya tenA nAjuka hoTha upara hAsya

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- bhImasena caritra ramyA ja karatuM. jenAra sAne parANe vahAla karAve tevo e bALaka hate. AvA bALakanA ucheramAM zI kamInA hAya? eka te rAjaputra ne temAMya svabhAve zAMta ne hasamukhe. AthI sau kaI ene haze haze ramADatuM. tenI tahenAtamAM aneka dAsa-dAsIo hAjara rahetAM ane tenA ucheramAM pUrepUrI kALajI rakhAtI. priyadarzana ane guNasena te tene joIne harakhaghelAM banI jatAM hatAM. tenA hasavA mAtrathI temanuM leAhI zera zera caDatuM. rAjakAjanI aneka dhamadhamatI pravRttimAMthI paNa samaya kADhI guNusena AvIne bhImasenane acUka ramADI jate. tenA kAnamAM navakAramaMtra saMbhaLAvato ane vahAlanI cUmIo, bharI jate. bhImasena aDhaLaka sukha ane sAhyabImAM dhIme dhIme ucharI rahyo hato. prathama ja gAdI upara chate sUI rahetA hate te UMdhe paDavA lAgyo. UM che paDIne e khasatAM zIkhe. potAnI meLe besavA lAgyuM. ne mA.A...mA. vagere belavA paNa lAge, samaya jatAM potAnI meLe ubhe paNa rahevA lAgyA. ane vasa varasamAM to ghUMTaNiyA tANatAM tANatAM e nAnAM nAnAM pagalAM paNa bharato thaI gaye be varasamAM te e priyadarzanAnI AMgaLI pakaDI dhIme dhIme dera-upAzraye paNa javA lAgyo. guNasenanI sAthe rAja darabAramAM jato thaI gaye. ekale ekale paNa nirdoSa ramata

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rAma ane lakSmaNa ramavA lAge. sonA rUpAnAM vividha ramakaDAone e bhAMgavA ne teDavA lAge. kAlu kAlu belavA paNa lAge. e ja arasAmAM priyadarzanAe eka zAMta ne cAMdanI te suvarNa zayyAmAM sUtA sUtA rAtrinA chelA prahare eka svapna joyuM. svapna pUruM thatAM ja te jAgI gaI ane cAre bAju jevA lAgI. bArImAMthI bahAra najara karatAM joyuM te hajI tArA TamaTamatA hatA ane aMdhAruM AchuM AchuM avani. para patharAyeluM hatuM. paNa svapna eTaluM suMdara ne zubha, bhavya ane divya hatuM ke teNe sUvAnuM mAMDI vALyuM. ane bAkIne samaya vItarAga bhagavaMtanuM smaraNa karavA lAgI. guNasena jAge eTale tarata ja tenI pAse jaIne vinayathI UbhI rahI. prathama praNAma karyA ne potAnA AvavAnuM prayeAjana kahyuM : "he svAmina ! Aje meM rAtrinA chelA prahare vanamAM rUvAbathI UbhelA ane jagata AkhAne jANe paDakAra karate heya evA vanavihArI mRgendrane je hate. ene jotAM ja huM jAgI gaI ane A zubha svapna che tema samajI pachI bAkIne samaya navakAra maMtra gaNavA lAgI." he prANanAtha ! Apa mane samajAve ke A svapnanuM phaLa mane zuM maLaze ?" guNasene tarata ja kIdhuM : "devI ! Apane siMhasamAna evA parAkramI putra ratnanI prApti thaze."

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24. bhImasena caritra priyadarzanAe te jANI zukanagraMthI bAMdhI. ane AnaMdathI e divasanI rAha jovA lAgI. e zubha divasa paNa AvI gayo. A samaye priyadarzanAne vadhu vedanA na thaI. saraLatAthI prasava thaye. putra AvyuM. rAjamahela bae bALakanAM hAsya ane rUdanathI gUMjI UThayo. bhImasena tenA nAnA bhAIne tenI rIte ramADavA lAgyo. tenI kAlI kAlI bhASAmAM tene chAno rAkhavA lAgyA. bIjA putra janma utsava paNa eTalI ja dhAmadhumathI nagarajanoe manA. guNasene A bIjA prasaMge paNa agAunI rIte ja dAna karyuM ne pazu pakSIone abhayadAna ApyuM. baMdIjanene mukta karyA. * A bIjA putranuM nAma hariSaNa pAyuM. meTAnuM nAma bhImasena ane nAnAnuM nAma hariSaNa. jANe rAma-lakSmaNanI nAnI jeDI. A baMne bALako ghaNI ja kALajIthI ucharavA lAgyAM. aneka dAsa dAsIo temanI sAra saMbhALa mATe satata hAjarI ApavA lAgyAM. baMne bALakone hasatA ne ramatAM joI priyadarzanA ane guNasenanAM haiyAM harakhAI UThatAM. rAtanA baMne bALake priyadarzanAne vaLagIne ja sUI jatA. kayAreka bhImasena priyadarzanAne vaLagIne ja sUI jatAM. kayAreka kayAreka bhImasena guNasenanI

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rAma ane lakSmaNa 5 sAthe paNa sUI jatA. paraMtu hariSaNa tA mA sivAya bIjA sAthe sUtA ja nahi. divase vahetA gayA ne ane bhAI A seAnArUpAnA hAthI gheADe ramatAM ramatAM sAcA hAthI gheADA upara besatA thaI gayA. azvavArA baMne bhAIone gheADe besADIne dUra sudhI pharavA laI jatAM, kayAreka gajarAja upara paNa pharI AvatA. ja bhImasena hariSaNa karatAM umaramAM be varasa meTA hatA. paraMtu evI mATAI te rAkhatA nahi, mane jANe sarakhI uMmaranA hoya tema ja e vartIte, nAnA bhAine te khUba cAhatA. badhI vAtamAM tene ja prathama pasadagI Apate. hariSe paNa moTAbhAInuM bahumAna karatA. temanA paDayo mela jhIlI leteA. temanI sAthe UMcA avAje khelatA nahi. A badhu heAvA chatAM paNa kha'ne vacce prema ghaNuM! ja hatA. beyanA jIva ekameka sAthe khUba ja haLImaLI gayA hatA. AthI jyAM jue tyAM A baMne sAthe ja jaNAtA. bhImasenanI uMmara meATI hatI AthI tene prathama gurukuLamAM mUkayA. e pachI hariSaNane paNa te pachInA e varase tyAM mUkaye.. baMne bhAI e buddhimAM kuzAgra hatA. ane janmathI ja teone sArA ne ucca sa`skAra maLyA hatA. AthI gurukuLamAM badhA ja chAtrAnI vacamAM tee alaga tarI AvatA hatA.

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26 bhImasena cariM guru je kaMI pATha Ape te barAbara dhyAnathI te sAMbhaLatAM. tenuM manana karatA. kaMThastha karavA gya kaMThastha paNa karatA. ane jyAM potAne zaMkA paDe tyAM prazno paNa pUchatA. carcA sabhAomAM te baMne bhAIo khare rahetA-. baMne ekabIjAne mahAta karavA mATe jaDabAtoDa, ekabIjAne muMjhavI nAkhe evI dalIlo karatA. ane baMneya tenA javAba paNa suMdara ne sacoTa ApatA. keInAyathI utare tevA teo na hatA. baMne prathama rahetA. - zuM sAhitya ke zuM zastra zAsa, dareka viSayamAM baMne prathama naMbara rAkhatA. AvA vidyAthIe gurunA vahAlA hoya temAM zuM navAI ? kayAreka to e gurune paNa harAvI detA. tyAre potA karatAM potAno ziSya vadhu vidvAna banato jAya che e joIne guru evo ziSya potAne havA mATe gaurava anubhavatA. guru paNa A baMne bhAIone adakerA utsAhathI badhA ja prakAranI tAlIma ApatAM. e tAlIma ApatI veLA te e na jotA ke A te rAjaputro che, temane kema kaMI kahevAya? tyAre gurunuM mAna sauthI UMcAmAM UMcuM hatuM, temanA belane sau svIkAra karatAM. badhA ja chAtrone e chAtra ja samajatAM. A rAjaputra che, A nagarazeThane pATavIkuMvara che ne A mAmulI bApano dIkare che evA alaga cakAthI te chAtrone zIkhavatA nahi. badhA upara sarakhuM ja dhyAna ApatA. gurue aneka varSonI jahemata laI A baMne bhAIone

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rAma ane lakSmaNa 27 puruSanI tera kaLAomAM pravINa banAvI dIdhA. evI eka paNa vidyA ke zAstra na hatuM ke je bhaNyA vinA A baMne bhAIo rahI gayA hoya. gurue te baMnene tamAma zastra ne. zAstranI tAlIma ApI hatI. vidyAbhyAsa pUre thaye. A baMne bhAIo yauvananA thanaganATamAM kUdatA ne ramatA rAjamahele pAchA pharyA. rAjamahelamAMthI teo gayA tyAre sAva nAnA ane sukumAra hatA. Aja jyAre teo pAchA pharyA hatA tyAre teo yuvAna ane paDachaMda sazakata ne vIra banIne AvyA hatA. - AvIne baMne bhAIoe sau prathama mAtApitAne praNAma karyA. ane AzIrvAda mAMgyA. guNasena ane priyadarzanA te pitAnA saMtAnono A vikAsa joIne, bhAvabhInI AMkhe jotAM ja rahI gayAM. mUka AthI jANe kahI rahyAM hatAM ?" "are! mArA dIkarA !. ATalA badhA moTA thai gayA !.."

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EEEE sumitranuM dezAMtara gamana guNasena ane priyadarzanA eka bapore zItaLa gRhamAM beThAM hatAM ane alakamalakanI vAto karI rahyAM hatAM. baMne putro te samaye kaMIka bahAra gayA hatA. haLave mane badhI rAjakAja vagerenI vAta thaI rahI hatI. tyAM guNasene kIdhuM : "devI ! have ApaNI uMmara thaI. putrane vidyAbhyAsa paNa have pUro thaI gayela che ane lAge che have temanA upara javAbadArI lAdavI joIe ane temane saMsArI banAvavA joIe... barAbara che. baMne dIkarA paNa have uMmaralAyaka thayA che. temanA ne ApaNA kuLane cagya evI kanyAonI tapAsa ApaNe karavI joIe." paNa e ja vicAruM chuM. ApaNA rAjadUtane vividha dezomAM mokalI ApaNA kuLane ajavALe tevI kanyAnI - tapAsa karAvuM ane baMne pakSe barAbara hoya tyAM teonA lagna karI nAMkhuM" te emAM rAha zI jevAnI che? zubhasya zIghama

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sumitranuM dezAMtara gAmana sArA kAmamAM vaLI vilaMba zuM kare. Aje ja ApaNuM dUtane mokale. tene badhI mAhitI Ape ane yogya kULa ne kanyA joI saMbaMdha karI lAvavAnI AjJA Apo." priyadarzanAe kahyuM. e ja divase guNasene sumitra nAmanA rAjadUtane dezAMtara ekalI dIdhe. A dUta ghaNe ja vicakSaNa hato ane te badhI 0 kalAono jANakAra hatA. vArasAmAM ja tene vAcALatA maLI hatI. A vAcALatA keIne kaMTALe nahotI ApatI, kAraNa tenI bhASA ghaNI ja saMskArI hatI. ane belatI veLAe te sAmA pAtranI gyatAne prathama jete hate. uparAMta te tiSa vagerene paNa sAre jANakAra hato ane pravAse te teNe aneka kheDayA hatA. AthI deza videzanI tene ghaNI mAhitI hatI. aneka rAjAone, temanA kuLane temaja temanA saMtAno ne sagAo suddhAne te barAbara oLakhate hate. guNasenane A sumitra upara pUrepUro vizvAsa hato. ane tene zraddhA hatI ke je kAma mATe tene pite ekalI rahyo che te kAma e jarUrathI yazasvIpaNe pAra pADI lAvaze. zubha divase ne zubha coghaDiye sumitra rAjAne praNAma karI temaja temanA zubhAziSa laIne dezAMtara mATe nIkaLI paDaye. e jamAnAmAM AjanA jevA jhaDapI vAhano na hatAM. lAMbI ke TUMkI saphara karavI hoya tyAre te samayano mAnavI ke gADu, ghaDe ke sAMDhaNa laIne nIkaLI paData. jhaDapathI

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30 bhImasena caritra paheAMcavuM heAya tyAre sAMDhaNInA te upayega karatA. te yuganI sAMDhaNI eTale AjanA yuganu' jeTa vimAna, e sAMDhaNI laIne sumitra nIkaLI paDayA. vahelI savAre e mAM upara pANI chAMTIne eka gAmathI khIje gAma nIkaLI paDatA. apeAranA koI vaDanI chAyAmAM ArAma karatA. apeAra namatAM phrI daDamajala zarU karI detA. ane rAta paDatAM kAI maMdiranA ATale ke gAmanA cAre chaNIyu pAtharIne sUI jatA. rAjakanyAnI zeAdha karavAnI hatI. guNusenanA rAjamahelane zAbhAve tevI rAjavadhU jovAnI hatI. bhImasenane paDakhe UbhI rahe teA dIpI UThe evI mULavAna kanyAnI tapAsa karavAnI hatI. AthI sumitra vividha dezeAnA rAjadarakhAramAM jate. tyAMnI mAhitI meLavatA. rAjakanyAone nIrakhatA. anI zake tyAM temane sIdhA ke parokSa paricaya paNa karatA. A rIte te aneka rAjadarakhArA ghUmI vaLyA. ghaNI khadhI rAjakanyAonA nAma tenI pAse bhegA thaI gayA. ekane juvA ne khIjIne bhUlA tevI paNa rAjakanyAe teNe joI. paraMtu mAtra rUpa uparathI ja kanyAnuM pArakhuM kare ne te ja bhImasena mATe ceAgya che evA niNa ya sumitra kare tevA te na hatA. rUpa, zIla, cAritrya, vidyA, saMskAra, taMdurastI, uccakULa A badhuM ja te darekamAM jhINavaTapUrvaka jotA hatA. paNa hajI sudhI kyAMya tenuM mana mAne evI kanyA jaDI na hatI. je teNe joI hatI. temAM keAInAmAM

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sumitranuM dezAMtara gamana rUpa hatuM te zIla na hatuM. zIla hatuM te saMskAra na hatA. taMdurastI hatI te bIjuM badhuM na hatuM. ghaNo badho samaya Ama teNe jhaLapATa karyo. eka divasa daDamajala karatAM sumitre vatsa dezamAM praveza karyo. vividha gAma nagarane nIrakhate nIrakhate te kauzAMbI nagarImAM AvyuM. A nagarInI prazaMsA teNe potAnI sapharamAM ghaNI sAMbhaLI hatI. rAjagRhathI potAne nIkaLe ghaNA samaya thaI gaye hate. ane hajI sudhI je kAme nIkaLyuM hatuM te kAma pUruM thayuM na hatuM. tene manomana ema lAgatuM hatuM ke A nagarImAM tenuM kAma jarUrathI saphaLa thaze. A mATe tenI pAse kaI nakkara kAraNa na hatuM. paraMtu sumitrane AtmA tene kaheto hato ke have A sapharano zubha aMta ahIM ja AvI jaze. A kauzAMbI nagarI rAjagRhanagarIthI jarAya utare tevI na hatI. UMcI UMcI havelIo, gaganacuMbI jinAlaye, vizALa rastAo, rastAonI be bAjuoe zItaLa chAMya pAtharatAM AsopAlavanAM vRkSe, e rastAo upara cAlyA jatA rathe, haNahaNATa karatAM pANIdAra veta, kathaIne kALA azva, malapatI gatie cAlatAM mahemata gajarAje ane aDhAre AlamathI ubharAtAM vividha cauTAo, A badhuM joIne sumitrane rAjagRhanI yAda AvI gaI. A nagarI upara mAnasiMhanuM rAjya cAlatuM hatuM.

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3ra bhImasena caritra mAnasiMha pratApI rAjA hatA, tenI ANa ghaNA dezeA upara cAlatI hatI. bhATa cAraNe ane nagarajanA tenA parAkramI svabhAvanI guNagAthA gAtA dharAtAM nahatAM. sumitre jANyu ke mAnasiMha rAjA te jainadhama mAM apUrva zraddhA dharAve che, ane vItarAga prabhunA ananya bhakata che. tenI rANI kamalA paNu nAma pramANe kamala svabhAvanI che, rAjamahelamAM rahetI hAvA chatAM paNa rAjAzAhI ThATha ane ThassAthI alipta che. A rAjArANIne e kanyA e che. meATInuM nAma suzIlA che ane nAnInu nAma suleAcanA che. sumitra mATe ATalI mAhitI pUratI hatI, pachI te teNe peAtAnAM buddhi kauzalyathI ghaNI mAhitI bhegI karI ane ema karI te jANI zakyo ke suzIlA ane suleAcanAne, mAnasi Mhe rAjamahelamAM khAsa tajUo rAkhIne baMnene cAsaTha kaLAonI tAlIma ApI hatI. ane mane sutAnu ghaNI ja kALajIpUrvaka jIvanaghaDatara karyu hatuM. sumitrane lAgyu` ke peAtAnu adhu kAma te have patI gayuM che. ardhuM ja khAkI rahyuM che mAkInuM kAma patAvavA te utsAhathI suMdara vastrAmAM paridhAna thaI rAjadarakhAre javA nIkaLyeA. sAthe gusenanI pratiSThA vadhe tevuM UMcA prakAranu najarANuM paNa laI gayA. rAjadarabAre e ghaDIkavAramAM AvIne UbhA rahyo. dvAra pALane khAnagImAM seAnAmaheAra ApI. A maheAra maLatAM ja

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sumitranuM dezAMtara gamana 33 dvArapALa doDate darabAramAM gayA ane praNAma karIne Ubho hyo. ane kahyuM : svAmin ! magadhadezathI koI paradezI ApanA darzane Avyo che. ApanI AjJA hoya te te mahAnubhAvane ApanI pAse laI AvuM." mAnasiMhe tarata ja kIdhuM "jA, e mahAnubhAvane tarata ja vinayathI, Adara ApIne laI Ava." | sumitrane zraddhA hatI sonAmahera tAtkAlika asara karaze ja. e rAjamahelanI racanA te Ubhe hato tyAM ja dvArapALa AvIne praNAma karIne sumitranI sAme UbhuM rahyo, ane be ? padhAre, padhAre, mahAnubhAva! amArA pratApI rAjA mAnasiMha nareza vatI huM ApanuM svAgata karuM chuM. Apa mArI sAthe cAle, nareza ApanI rAha juve che." | sumitranA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. teNe turata ja bIjI sonAmahora dvArapALanA hAthamAM seravI dIdhI ane tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlavA lAgyo. mAnasiMhane rAjasiMhAsana upara beThele jeI sumitre dUrathI ja prathama namaskAra karyo, ane pachI pAse AvI khUba ja vinayathI narezane caraNa sparza karyo. ane be hAtha joDI temanI sanamukha Ubho rahyo. kalyANa thAo, mahAnubhAva! kahe, Apa kyAMthI bhI. 3

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bhImasena cAritra padhAre che ? ane ApanA AgamananuM zuM prajana che? mArA gya je kaMI kahevA jevuM hoya te jarUrathI kahe." mAnasiMhe zAMta svare kIdhuM. ane sumitrane bAjunA suvarNa siMhAsana upara besavA mATe sucana karyuM. sumitre siMhAsana upara besatAM pahelAM mAnasiMha narezane najarANuM thayuM ane vinayathI te be he pratApI ne parAkramI nareza! magadha dezanI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhI nagarInA nareza guNasena nRpe Apane A najarANuM me kahyuM che. Apa tene svIkAra kare...." sumitrane A pramANe kaheto sAMbhaLI mAnasiMha vacamAM ja belI UThe : "oha guNasena nareze mane yAda karIne A najarANuM kahyuM che? dhanyavAda ! dhanyavAda ! pharamAve ApavA nareze mArA mATe zuM sevA batAvI che?" sevA to ame karIe rAjana ! Apa jevA ucca ne mahApuruSae te upakAra karavAno che. huM eka ghaNA ja zubha ane maMgaLa kAme nIkaLe chuM ane mane zraddhA che Apa e kAma jarUrathI karaze ne mArA upara upakAra karaze." "mahAnubhAva! mArAthI banatuM kAma huM jarUra karIza. Apa ni saMkeca kaho. ane Apane paricaya to Ape Ape ja nahi ?" "mAruM nAma sumitra che. ane huM dUtanuM kAma karuM chuM. mArA svAmIe mane eka mahatvanA kAme dezAMtara meka

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35 sumitranuM dezAMtara gamana che. deza videzamAM pharatAM meM ApanI ghaNI ja kIrti sAMbhaLI. ApanI dIkarIo ane rANImAnI paNa ghaNuM ja prazaMsA sAMbhaLI. AthI huM bIjA dezomAM vadhu na rokAtAM sIdhe ja Apane tyAM doDI AvyA...." e ghaNuM sAruM karyuM te sumitra! have tArA svAmIe tane kyA kAme mokalyA che, te jaNAvavA gya hoya te mane jaNAvI e zuM bolyA rAjan ! Apa ja te e kAma karI zake tema che. Apane e nahi jaNAvuM te e kAma pAra zI rIte paDaze ?.." sumitra belyo. balavAmAM tuM ghaNe utAda lAge che sumitra ! je rAjAne tArA jevA dUte che e rAjA keTale bhAgyazALI ane pratApI haze! e te have mAre kalpanA ja karavI rahI..." : "Apa paNa rAjana ! mArA svAmIthI kayAM Utare tevA che? ApanA nAmane DaMke te daze dizAe vAge che. nagarajane te UThatAMnI sAthe ApanuM ja nAma prathama zravaNa paraMtu mArA svAmI ane ApanI vacce eka ghaNe mATe bheda che...." e kevI rIte ?" mArA svAmIne be rAjakuMvara che. ekane juo ne bIjAne bhUle. buddhimAM te jANe bRhaspati joI le.

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bhImasena caritra parAkramI ne sAhasI paNa evA ja che. nizAnabAja te evA che ke AMkhe pATA bAMdhIne pharatA masjanI AMkha vIdhI zake che. paraMtu haiyAnA teo baMne kumaLA che. temAMya pATavI kuMvara te aMtaranA ghaNu ja kUNA che. keInuM paNa duHkha joI temanI AMkha bhInI banI jAya che. paNa chatAMya jAta pratye te te ghaNuM ja kaThera che. tera kaLAomAM te pravINa che. A bAju Apane be rAjakanyAo che. meM sAMbhaLyuM che ApanI te baMne sutAo paNa cesaTha kaLAomAM pravINa ne dakSa che. saudaryamAM apratima che. ne zIla, cAritryamAM te te bejoDa che. basa bheda hoya te ATalo ja che. bAkI baMnenA muLa ne saMskAra, bhAvanA ane vicAra, dharma ane jAti, sukha ane sAhyabI; sattA ane zekha ekasarakhA che." sumitrane bolatA vacamAM ja aTakAvI mAnasiMha belI UThaH vAha! ghaNuM suMdara ! tArA svAmIne kuMvara che ne mAre kanyA! ghaNI ja suMdara taka kahevAya! ema kema na banI zake ke amArA baMnenA kuLe eka banI zake ?..." "rAjana ! to te ApanA moMmAM sAkara. ApanI mATI dIkarIne amArA pATavI kuMvarane Apaze te senAmAM sugaMdha bhaLI jaze. ane mane te pUrepUrI zraddhA che ApanI dIkarIne AthI suMdara vara bIje kayAMya nahi maLe !

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sumijhanuM dezAMtara gamana 37 Apa paNa jaina dhamI che ne mArA svAmI paNa jaina dhamI che. kuLane te kaI vAMdho nathI. rahI vAta kuMvara ane kanyAnI !...." sumitra! tuM e kuMvaranI kaI chabI lAvyo che ? temanI koI janmakuMDaLI tArI pAse che?" mAnasiMhe pUchayuM. rAjana ! e sivAya te A kevI rIte bane ? le A moTA dIkarAnI chabI ane temanI kuMDaLI!" ema kahI sumitre saMbhALathI bhImasenanI chabI ne kuMDaLI kADhIne rAjAnA hAthamAM mUkI. - mAnasiMha te bhImasenanI chabI joI ja rahyo. paDachaMda kAyA, sazakta ne mAMsala zarIra, bharAvadAra meM, vizALa kapALa, aNIyALuM nAka, pratApI AMkhe, lebhAmaNA hoTha ne najaramAM bhArobhAra vinamratA. mAnasiMhe e chabIne dhArI dhArIne ane manabharIne joyA karI. A joIne sumitra bolI UThaze. "zuM juo cho nareza? amArA kuMvaramAM kaMI khAmI jaNAya che?" 'e zuM be sumitra ! tArA kuMvara te savAMga suMdara che. jene kevI pratApI mukhamUddA che?" te pachI zuM vicAra kare che?" vicAruM chuM A chabI suzIlA ane tenI mAne paNa batAvI jouM. temane paNa abhiprAya jANI lauM ane

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bhImasena caritra 38 A kuMDaLI rAjarjyotiSIne jovA mATe ApI dauM.' 'ghaNuM! ja suMdara vicAra che rAjan ! pazu nareza ! ApanI dIkarIno te paricaya karAvA ? jo ke mAruM mana te sAkSI pUre ja che ke ApanI dIkarI paNa pUrepUrI sulakSaNA ane amArA pATavIku vara mATe caiAgya ja haze, paraMtu AvA jignugIbharanA sabaMdheA joDatAM agAu khadhu pAku karavu joie. mArA A avinayane Apa kSamA karaze..... 'nA, nA. temAM avinaya zAno ? e tA vyavahAra che, kanyA joyA vinA ka Mi thoDAM sagapaNa baMdhAya ? hA, te sumitra ! tAre pAchA pharavAnI utAvaLa teA nathI ne ? 'nA, rAjana ! A kAmamAM utAvaLa kare na cAle. Apa kaheze| teTalA divasa Apanu svAgata mANIza....' tA tuM kheMcAra divasa atre rokAi jA A kauzAMbI nagaramAM ne A rAjamahelamAM meAja kara. tyAM sudhI huM A age mArA pAke vicAra karI lau..... jevI ApanI IcchA.' sumitre vinayathI kIdhuM. sumitra e pachI rAjamahemAna banyA. tyAMnA rokANa daramyAnanA divaseAmAM teNe rAjakuLano,rAjakuLanA mAnavIonA paricaya karyAM. rANI kamaLAne paNa maLyA. suleAcanA ane suzIlAne paNa joI. temano paNa sa'parka sAdhyeA. mATI dIkarI suzIlAne joI teno AtmA sateSa pAmyA, tenuM lajajAzIla vadana, vinayI rItabhAta, kholavAmAM

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sumitranuM dezAMtara gamana 38 mRdutA, praznone samajavAnI tenI buddhi, kAMcanavaNu" saundaryAM, namaNeA ne nAjuka deha ane ucca saMskAra, A badhuM joine sumitra khuza thaI gayA. AnaMdanA AvegamAM teNe manomana suzAlA ane bhImasenanAM lagna paNa joI lIdhA. bhImasena sAthe suzIlAnu nakkI thaI jAya tA 2heMga rahI jAya! peAtAnu` kAma yazasvI banI jAya. ne te mane te mATe prabhune prAthanA paNa karavA lAgyA. A khAju mAnisaMhe bhImasenanI chabIne kamalAne batAvI. kamalAe paNa te manabharIne nIrakhI. ' devI ! zuM vicAra che ? suzIlA mATe A kuMvara ceAgya che ke nahi ?' mAnasiMhe pUchyuM. huM zuM kahuM ? ApanI buddhi ne guNu parIkSA mATe mane zraddhA che. Apa je karaze! te ceAgya ja haze,' kamalAe vinayathI kIdhuM. devI ! ema kahIne teA tame mArAmAM ApanI zraddhAnI vAta karI. huM te pUchuM chuM suzIlA mATe A vara kevA che ?" * A prazna te ApaNe suzIlAne pUchIe te ja sAruM che. enI paNa IcchA te ApaNe jANavI joI e ne.' ghaNAM kuzaLa che! tame hAM devI ! koi vAte paNa ema nathI kamula karatAM ke A yuvAna mane pasada che.' ' rahevA de have. ema kahI mArA vakhANa na kare. zAstramAM kahyuM che ke, strIonI bahu prazaMsA na karavI..'

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40 bhImasena caritra eTale te huM tamArI theDI prazaMsA karuM chuM." mAnasiMhe hasatAM hasatAM javAba Apyo. e pachI bhImasenanI chabI suzIlAne batAvI. bhImasenano paricaya Ape. guNasena ane priyadarzanAno paNa paricaya karAvyuM. suzIlA te bhImasenanI chabI joIne AnaMdavibhera banI gaI. paraMtu teNe pitAnA haiyAnI uchaLatI lAgaNIone bahAra pragaTa thavA na dIdhI. zAMta citte, mananAM bhAva manamAM ja dabAvIne e nIcuM meM karIne besI rahI. "beTA ! tane zuM lAge che? tane A yuvaka game che ne? kamalAe pUchayuM. mA! temAM mane zuM pUchavAnuM? Apa te mArA hitasvI che. Apa je kaMI karaze temAM mAruM kalyANa ja haze." A sAMbhaLIne sumitra vicAravA lAge kanyA keTalI vinayI che! ke moMghama javAba Ape ! bhImasena sAthe A kanyA dIpI UThaze. tyArapachI mAnasiMhe suzIlA ane bhImasenanI kuMDalIo rAja jyotiSI pAse sarakhAvI joI. baMneno pega thAya ema che ke nahi, baMne sukhI thaze ke nahi vagere graha vi. nI tapAsa karAvI. rAja tiSIoe banenI kuMDalI joI ane gaNita gaNyuM. e gaNIne abhiprAya Ape ke baMnenA grahe eTalA

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41 sumitranuM dezAMtara gamana badhA ucca ne sArA ne sAmya dharAve che ke baMnenuM joDuM sukhI thaze ane kanyA pitAnA zIla cAritryathI pitAnA saMsArane abhUtapUrva rIte ajavALaze. bhImasena paNa A kanyAne sArI rIte rAkhaze. tene sukha ane zAMti mATe sata kALajI rAkhaze. ne tene jarApaNu duHkha nahi paDavA de. temaja suzIlA pratye apUrva rAga dharAvaze. jyotiSanA AdhAre ema kahI zakAya ke A cega bahu ochAne maLe che. A lagna saMbaMdha bAMdhavAmAM sukha ne sukha ja raheluM che. rAja jatiSIono A abhiprAya jANe badhA ja AnaMdamAM AvI gayA. bhImasenanI chabI joIne te saune e yuvAna gamI gaye hate. aMtarathI badhA ja IcchatA hatA ke suzIlAno hAtha bhImasenanA hAthamAM Apa. tyAM jAtithIone A manabhAvato abhiprAya mo. pachI pUchavuM ja zuM? - vadhumAM vadhu AnaMda sumitrane thaye. pitAnA svAmIputra mATe AvI suMdara kanyA maLI gaI tethI tenA harSane te pAra ja na hato. tenuM mana te have rAjagRhamAM pahoMcI javA UDuM UDu thaI rahyuM hatuM. kema jaldI A zubha samAcAra guNasenane pahoMcADuM e vicAramAM tene manamayUra nAcI UThe. mAnasiMhe A nirNayane vadhAvI lIdhuM ane sumitra sAthe suzIlA ane bhImasenanA sagapaNanuM nakkI karyuM. sagapaNanI nizAnI rUpa sonAmahora ane suvarNa nALiyera ApyuM. bharasabhAmAM A sagapaNanI jAherAta karI ane sumitrane

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bhImasena caritra mUlyavAna vare, ratnAhAra vagere upahAra ApI, vevAInA gharane mANasa mAnI tenuM bahumAna karyuM. ane vidAyaveLAe guNusena ane priyadarzanane praNAma temaja khuzakhabara kahevaDAvyA ane jema bane tema jaladI lagna samAraMbha goThavavA jaNAvyuM. * suzIlA paNa Adra najare potAnA svAmInA rAjadUtane jate nIhALI rahI ane jyAM sudhI sumitra dekhAya tyAM sudhI tene jetI e mahelanA jharukhe UbhI rahI. ane piyunA AgamananI rAha jovA lAgI.

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0 D D D D jUrI t La La Ran Shao suzIlA sumitranA utsAhane pAra nathI. saphara lAMkhI che. para tu have tenA tene Ajhe thAka lAgatA nathI. utAvaLI gatie te sAMDhaNIne hUMkArI rahyo che. khapeAranA ArAma paNa teNe Ache karI nAMkhyA che ane cIla jhaDape te rAjagRhe paheAMcavA mATe prayatna karI rahyo che. kauzAMbI pahoMcatA tene jeTaleA samaya lAgyA hatA tenAthI ardhA samayamAM te rAjagRhamAM AvI paheAMcyA. AvIne tarata ja sIdhA e rAjasabhAmAM pahoMcI gaye. pravAsamAM dhULavALAM thayelAM kapaDAM badalAvIne ke parasevAthI rebajheba thayelA zarIre snAna karavAnI paNa teNe darakAra na karI ane caDayA zvAse guNusenane praNAma karIne Ubhe rahyo. sumitrane AvelA joI guNusene tarata ja tenu svAgata karyu. ane sau prathama tenA kSemakuzaLa pUchyA. pachI tene ucita Asane besavA kahyuM. tenA didAra joI lAgatu hatuM ke te rastAmAM kayAMya paNa khATI thayA sivAya sIdhA ja

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44 bhImasena caritra rAjasabhAmAM cAlye . Avye che. AthI tenA mATe zItaLa jaLa paNa magAvyuM. ghaNA samayathI sumitre vatananu' mIThuM ne madhuruM pANI pIdhuM na hatu. vatananuM jaLa kaThe paDatAM ja tenA dhakhatA zarIrane zAtA vaLI. jaLanA zItaLa sparza mAtrathI ja tenA pravAsanA ardhAM thAka UtarI gayA. pANI pIne te svastha thayA. parasevA lUchI nAMkhyA ane peAte lAvelI kuma patrikA guNusenane ApI. guNusene te vAMcI, vAMcIne pUchyuM : * sumitra ! teM ghaNuM ja uttama ne umadA kAma karyu che. have e kahe ke te je kanyA joI che te kevI che ? tenu mULa ne mAkhApa badhA kevA che ? tuM lagnanuM nakkI karIne Avye che tyAre e ApaNA rAjagauravane anukULa ja haze tema mAnI lauM chuM.' 'rAjan ! huM ghaNA badhA dezeAmAM ryAM. ghaNA rAjamahelAmAM ghUmI vaLyA. aneka rAjakanyAo, zreSThi kanyAo, joI, paraMtu jenI sAthe meM yuvarAja bhImasenanuM sagapaNu khAMdhyu che tenA jevI kanyAnI teA kAI joDa meM na joI. tenA jevuM ucca mULa ne umadA saMskAra mane khIje kayAMya jovA na maLyA. vatsa nAmanA dezamAM kauzAMkhI nagarI che. e nagarI para zrI mAnasiMha narezanuM Adhipatya che. khUba ja pratApI ane parAkramI rAjA che. nyAyaparAyaNa ane khUba ja nItivAna e

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Y5. suzIlA rAjavI che. jaina dharmamAM tene bhArobhAra AsthA che. tenI sAteya peDhI janma ane karmathI jainadhamI che. A rAjAne be dIkarIo che. jema Apane be dIkarAo che. ApanI jema ja mAnasiMha nareza temanI dIkarIone cesaTha kaLAonI tAlIma ApIne temanuM ghaDatara karyuM che. A mATe teozrIe rAjamahelamAM khAsa taja, vidvAne ane zAstrIone rokayAM hatAM. ane e badhI ja cesaTha. kaLAomAM te baMne dIkarIone pravINa ne dakSa banAvI che. moTI dIkarInuM nAma suzIlA che. nAma karatAM guNemAM te te lAkha ghaNuM vadhu suzIlA che. sulakSaNA paNa tevI ja che. - nAjuka ane namaNI tenI kAyA che. kaMcanavaNuM tenuM saundarya che. goruM goruM gulAbI vadana che. paravALA jevA kamanIya hoTha che. haraNInI AMkhene paNa ghaDI bhulAve evI tenI aNIyALI AMkhe che. e hase che tyAre jANe ema lAge che ke pAse koI jharaNuM vahI rahyuM che. e bole che tyAre te ApaNane ema ja lAge ke vasaMtanI koyala TarkI rahI che. tenA hAtha kamaLanI nALa jevA sukamaLa che, ne hAtha upara ratnakaMkaNa paherelAM che. tenAthI te tenI zobhA ora vadhI jAya che. kapALamAM karela cAMdalo paNa tenA vadananI zobhAmAM vadhAre kare che. e cAle che tyAre rAjahaMsI cAlI rahI hoya ema lAge che. paNa rAjana ! A badhuM te kanyAnuM bAhyarUpa che. tenuM bhItara saundarya te ghaNuM ja anupama che. buddhimAM te ghaNI

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-- bhImasena caritra ja kuzAgra che. rAjapraznone e saraLatAthI samajI zake che. paraMtu e vinayI eTalI badhI che ke tene pUchavAmAM Ave te ja te rAjakAjanA praznomAM salAha Ape che. vagara pUche te DahApaNa oLatI nathI. vivekI paNa te eTalI badhI ja che. kone keTaluM sanmAna ApavuM, kevI rIte kone ke satkAra kara vagere te khUba ja sArI rIte jANe che. ane bAlave te evI madhura bhASiNI che ke nAnA sAthe e nAnI banI rahe che ne meTA sAthe moTI paNa banI rahe che, tenA svabhAvamAM kayAMya ugatA nathI. khUba ja zAMta ane saraLa che. strI svabhAva caMcaLa kahyo che, paraMtu A kanyA te pUrepUrI svastha mijAjanI che. rAjamahelamAM ucharI che, paraMtu tenAmAM kayAMya abhimAna jaNAtuM nathI. khUba ja sAdAI ane saMyamathI e rahe che. tenuM yauvana soLe kalAe paripUrNa khIleluM che, paraMtu tenAmAM meM kayAMya udaMDatA ke uchaMkhalatA joI nathI. | meM tenI sAthe ghaNe samaya jJAnacarcA vageremAM pasAra karyo hato. e pachI ja meM nakkI karyuM ke AvI kanyA -ApaNA pATavIkuMvara mATe barAbara egya che. AthI paNa vadhu sArI rIte meM tyAM bhImasena kuMvarane paricaya Apyo hate. temanI chabI batAvI hatI. tyAra pachI teoe e chabIne manabhera nIrakhI, pUchavAyegya evA mane prazno pUchayA ane chellI vidhimAM temaNe kuMvara ane kanyAnI kuMDalIo jevAvI. tyAra bAda mAnasiMha nareze bhara rAjasabhAmAM A sagapaNanI jAherAta karI ane mAruM cogya sanmAna

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47 suzIlA karyuM. A kAma patI gayuM eTale tarata ja huM tyAMthI vidAya thaye. ane rastAmAM nika kayAMya paNa kheATI thayA sivAya sIdhe ahIM cAlI Avye chu..' sumitre peAtAnu' khelavAnu' pUru* karyu ane peAtAnA Asane besI gayA. 'zAkhAza ! sumitra, zAkhAza ! tArI buddhi ane kAya zaktine dhanyavAda che! te khUba ja uttama kULanI kanyA zeAdhI kADhI che! have ApaNe ghaNI ja varAthI lagnanI taiyArI karavI paDaze, kema kharuM ne 'hA, rAjan ! mAnasiMha nareze ane teTale! jaladI A avasara gAThavavA mane jaNuALyuM che....' sumitre kahyuM. tA kA AjathI tenI taiyArI ane zubha divase ApaNe ahI thI prayANa karIe.' guNusena lyA. jevI ApanI AjJA.' sumitre rAjAnI AjJAnA svIkAra karyAM. ane hAM, sumitra ! le A ratnahAra sagAInI khuzAlImAM tane bheTa. A rAja sAMDhaNI paNa have tArI ja pAse rAkhaje. te paNa tane upahAramAM bheTa ApuM chuM.' guNusene gaLAmAMthI ratnahAra kADhIne ApatAM kahyuM. 'ghaNuM jIve rAjan ! ghaNuM jIvA ! ApanA sukha zAMti sadAkALa rahA !' sumitre praNAma karI ratnahAra laI lIdhA. e pachI tarata ja gusene lahIyA pAse suvarNAkSare lagnapatrikA lakhAvavAnA hukama karyAM, ane eka sAMDhaNI svArane

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48 bhImasena caritra tAkhaDatAkha kauzAMbI nagara ravAnA karAvI dIdhA. ane tenI sAthe kahevaDAvyuM : lagnanI taiyArI kare| amejAna laIne AvIe chIe.' e ja divase rAjagRha nagarInA pratiSThita sajjane ne lagnanu Ama MtraNa mAkalI Apyu. ane rAjamahelamAM lagnanI taiyArI karavAne Adeza ApyA. jotajotAmAM te rAjagRhanagara lagnanI dhamAlathI dhama dhamI UDyuM. m

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vara gheDe caDyA saMsArika jIvana vyavahAramAM lagna eka ghaNe moTo utsava gaNAya che. A aMge mahinAo agAu bhAre rauyArIo thAya che. jene tyAM lagna prasaMga hoya che, tyAM pravRttinI dhamAla macI rahe che. A te rAjAnA dIkarAnA lagna hatA. pachI emAM zI maNA heya? rAjamahelanA karmacArIothI mAMDIne nagaranA sAmAnya jane paNa A utsavanI taiyArI karavA lAgI gayAM. ghareghara AnaMda chavAI gaye. strIo te A prasaMgane laI gelamAM AvI gaI, jAta jAtanA lagna gItathI rAjagRha nagara rAta divasa gUMjI UThayuM. rAja AjJAthI nagaranA pAkazAstrIe nAma sAMbhaLIne mAMmAM pANI AvI jAya tevA miSTAnna banAvavAnI tayarAmAM lAgI gayA. dUra dUra sudhI miSTAnnamAM vaparAtA sugaMdhita padArthonI suvAsathI cerA ne cauTA maghamaghI UDyA. sonIe paNa ALasa khaMkherIne sAbadA thaI gayA. bhI. 4

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50. bhImasena caritra rAjakuLanA mANasenA alaMkAra ghaDavA mATe teo rAta divasa mahenata karavA lAgyA. ane vividha kalAmAM ne nakazI kAmamAM kiI hAra, koI vIMTI, kaI bAjubaMdha, kaI ratnakaMkaNa, koI kAnanA erIMga, te kaI kAnanAM lavIMgIyAM, nAkanI nathaNI, kiTa bharavavAnAM baTana, sAphe bAMdhavAnI kalagI vagere aneka prakAranAM alaMkAranA ghATa teo ghaDavA lAgyA. darajIoe paNa pitAnA saMcAone kAme lagADI dIdhA ane mUlyavAna kApaDamAMthI paheratAM prabhAva paDe tevA poSAka taiyAra kavAmAM maMDI paDayA. - vAjiMtravAhakee pitAnA sAja ane zaNagAra navA banAvI lIdhA. ane roja rAte tenI rIyAjha karavA lAgyA. anAja bhaMDAromAM anAja sApha thavA lAgyAM. azva, zALAo, gajazALAomAM azvo ane gajarAjone khavarAvI pivarAvIne tagaDA banAvavAmAM AvyA. temane suMdara raMgethI raMgavAmAM AvyA. - rAjamahelanI bahAra eka vizALa lagna maMDapanI racanA karavAmAM AvI. A racanA mATe zipIo, kArIgare ne majUre kAme lAgI gayAM. kalAtmaka thAMbhalAo UbhA karavAmAM AvyA. ratnajaDita ne vividha raMgI maNIothI bharelA caMdaravA ne toraNa bAMdhavAmAM AvyAM. rAtanA rezanI karavAmAM AvI. ghareghare raMgenI pUravAmAM AvI. dareke pitAnA jharukhA ne aTArI upara dIvA mUkyA, teraNe bAMdhyAM. jAhera rastAo upara paNa zaNagAra sajavAmAM AvyA.

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vara dhADe caDayA 11 jotajotAmAM te rAjagRha ane kauzAMkhI ane nagarAnI surata badalAI gaI, jANe indrapurI pRthvI upara utarI na AvI hAya tevI tenI racanA thaI gaI ! vagheDAnA divasa AvI pahoMcyA. varane sajAvavAmAM ALyeA. prathama bhImasenane pIThI cALIne sugaMdhita gulAba jaLathI snAna karAvyuM, uttama ane mulAyama agaluchaNAthI bhImasenanuM zarIra lUchyu. peASAka paridhAnae AvIne bhImasenane vezabhUSA paherAvI. suravAla, paheraNa ane upara makhamalane jarIbharata jaDelA lAMbe koTa paherAvyo. mAthe kalAtmaka ne bArIka kArIgarIvALA ratnAnA teja prakAza pAtharatA mukuTa mUkayeA. tenA upara suvarNa kalagI mUkI. daze AMgaLIe vividha ra'gI vITIe paherAvI, gaLAmAM navalakhA hAra khAMdhyA. kAna AgaLa be suvaNa kaDale khAMdhyAM, kamaranI pharatI ratnamekhalA paherAvI. sugadhita masAlAthI bharapUra memAM pAnanuM bIDu khavarAvyuM. A pramANe uttamAttama rIte bhImasenane zaNagArI tenA hAthamAM zrIphaLa mUkayu.. kapALamAM kuma tilaka karyu ane pachI tene suMdara rIte zaNagArelA evA zveta azva upara besADaye.. magala ghaDI thatAM ja varagheADI cAlI nIkaLyA. zaraNAienA sUra gUMjI UThayA. Dhela-trAsAM gaDagaDI UThayAM. nagarana `yude e lagnagItethI bajArane bharI dIdhuM. sAjana eTalu * yu hatuM ke jANe mAnava maherAmaNa Umaye he! 19'

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para bhImasena caritra lAgatuM hatuM. dUra dUra sudhI varaghoDo lAMbe hate. temAM ghUgharamALa bAMdhelA gADAo, ratha paNa hatA. suMdara rIte zaNagArela ne gaLe sumadhura avAja karatA ghaMTa bAMdhelA gajarAjo paNa hatA. ane azva svArene te pAra na hato. bhImasenanA sau svajane, sAthIo Adi kimatI piSAka paherI, suMdara alaMkAra paridhAna karI varagheDAmAM cAlI rahyA hatA ane alakamalakanI vAta karatAM AgaLa paMtha kApe jatAM hatAM. A vaDa ane vararAjAne jovA mATe kauzAMbInA nagarajane rastAo upara ane potapotAnI havelIne AvA nI AgAsI ne jharukhA upara hakaDeThaTha banI UbhA hatA. ane dUra dUra sudhI cAlatA varagheDAne jaI temAM beThelAne cAlatA sAjanane joI temaja vararAjA ane sAthI pAchaLa lagnagIte gAtA nArIvRMdane jeI kauzaMbInA nagarajane prazaMsAnAM phUla veratA hatA. nAnuM moTuM sau bhImasenanA vakhANa karatuM hatuM. ane suzIlAne A suMdara ane sohAmaNe vara maLe te mATe tenA saubhAgyanI IrSyA karatA hatA. dhIme dhIme cAlate A varaghoDe lagnamaMDapa AgaLa AvIne Ubhe rahyo. bhavya evA maMDapanA dvAra AgaLa bhImasenane AvIne UbhelA joI sAsue umaLakAthI vararAjAne paMkhyA. tyArabAda jamAIrAjane lagnamaMDapamAM laI jaI ratnajaDita bAjoTha para besADayA.

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vara cheDe caDe 5. bhImasena bAjoTha para beThe ke tarata ja e anucare suMdara piSAkamAM sajaja banIne vIMjhaNe vIMjhavA lAgyA. temanA mATe zItaLa jaLa maMgAvyuM. sAjanane paNa pIvarAvyuM thaDIvAra bAda vevAIe masAlA dUdha darekane ApyuM. A bAju rAjabrAhmaNe lagnavidhinI zarUAta karI ane yajJanI vedImAM ghI nAMkhI tenI pavitra zIkhAone vadhu prajavalita karI. sAthe sAthe maMtroccAra paNa te karavA lAgyuM. rAjabrAhmaNanI AjJAnusAra bhImasena lagnavidhimAM sAtha Apato hato. tyAM rAja brAhmaNe sAda karyo : "kanyAnA mAmA, kanyAne laIne hAjara thAya." kanyAnA mAmA, suzIlAne laIne hAjara thayA. maMda pagale sazIlA lagnamaMDapamAM AvI ne zaramAtI, lajAtI bhImasenanA sAthenA bAjaTha para besI gaI. rAja brAhmaNe pharIthI lagnavidhi AgaLa calAvI. hasta meLApa karAve ne saptapadI vara-kanyA pAse bharAvI. sI sagA-saMbaMdhIoe AvIne suzIlAnA kAnamAM kahyuM : "aMkhaDa saubhAgyavatI ho." tyArabAda lagnavidhi cheDI cAlI ane thaDA samayamAM e patI paNa gaI. vidhi samApti bAda mAnasiMha rAjAe ane kamalAe temaja bhImasenanI sALI sucanAe ghaNuM ja Agraha ane umaLakAthI vararAjAne kaMsAra jamADayo. anya sAjanavargane paNa miSTAna jamADayAM. mAnasiMha rAjAe jAnaiyAone khUba ja suMdara rIte laine hAjara bhImasenanA lagnamAM

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54 bhImasena caritra sAcavyAM. temanI badhI ja jarUriyAta pUrI pADI. ane darekane premapUrvaka satkAryA ne bhAva ne AgrahapUrvaka jamADayA. be traNa divasa bAda guNasene mAnasiMha rAjAne kahyuM : Apane AdarabhAva ne egya satkAra joI ame ghaNA ja khuza thayA chIe. rAjagRhIthI nIkaLyA amane ghaNuM samaya thaI gayuM che. have Apa amane javAnI anujJA Ape." are! ATalI badhI zI utAvaLa che ? hajI to Ape pUrI kauzAMbI joI paNa nathI. thoDA divasa vadhu zekAI jAva. javAnuM te che ja ne ?..." mAnasiMhe rokAvavA mATe Agraha karyo. paraMtu guNasenathI vadhu rokAvAya tema na hatuM. teNe pAchA pharavAne Agraha jArI rAkhyuM. AthI na chUTake mAnasiMhe kanyA vaLAvavAnI taiyArI karI. mAnasiMhe azrubhInI AMkhe kanyAne vidAya ApI, kamaLAe vidAya ApatA samaye dIkarIne kIdhuM : "beTA! ApaNA kULane zobhe e rIte sAsarAmAM heje. ane have sAsu sasarAne ja tArA mA-bApa samajIne temanI sevA karaje. ane tArA zIlane barAbara sAcavaje. strInuM meTAmAM moTuM AbhUSaNa ja zIla che. tenuM jAtathI paNa vadhu jatana karaje." suzIlA raDatI AMkhe mA-bApane page lAgI. temanA AzIrvAda lIdhA ane bhImasenanA rathamAM AvIne te vinayathI aMgeaMga saMkecIne zaramAtI besI gaI.

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vara ghoDe caDaze papa mAnasiMhe A prasaMge dAyajAmAM eka hajAra hAthI, be hajAra uttama jAtanA azvo, be hajAra dAsadAsIo, lAkha sonAmaha ApI, suzIlAne cha cha jeDI nakaMkaNe, ratnAhAra, bAjubaMdha, vIMTIo temaja aneka prakAranAM mUlya vAna vacce ApyAM. A vidAya prasaMga kharekhara ghaNo ja karuNa hate.. paraMtu teTale ja te strI mATe anivArya hate. "beTA ! sukhI raheje ! tArA sukhaduHkhanA samAcAra kahevaDAvaje. tArA sAsu sasarAnI sevA-cAkarI karaje. dharmane bhUlIza nahi..." vagere avAjothI suzIlAe vidAya lIdhI. jAna kanyAne laIne rAjagRhamAM pAchI pharI. te samaye nagarajanoe vara-vadhUne akSatane phUlethI vadhAvyAM. temaja te baMnene mIThaDAM ovAraNAM lIdhAM. lagnane A mahAavasara nirvidane patI gayA eTale guNasene zAMtine zvAsa lIdhe ane rAjakAjanI dhamAlamAM lAgI gaye. A bAju bhImasena ane suzIlA paNa lagnajIvanane. AnaMda mANavA lAgyAM. hariNuM paNa have uMmaralAyaka thaye hatuM. tenI vaya paNa have lagnane lAyaka thaI hatI. gharamAM uMmaralAyaka juvAna dIkaro ke dIkarI hoya eTale svAbhAvika ja tenA mA

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56 bhImasena caritra bApane tenA lagnanI ciMtA thAya ja. temAMya dIkarInA mAApane te ciMtA savizeSa thAya. aMga dezanA rAjA vIrasenane eka suMdara ne sulakSaNA kanyA hatI. saMgItamAM te niSNAta hatI ane teno kaMTha paNa sUrIlo hato. AthI ja to tenuM nAma vIrasene surasuMdarI rAkhyuM hatuM. tenI uMmara divase ne divase vadhatI jatI hatI. lagna kALa teno thayo hate. AthI kanyAnA vivAha mATe teNe pitAnA rAjadUtane rAjagRha meka. rAjadUte AvIne guNasenane praNAma karyA, cagya ne bahumUlya najarANuM bheTa dharyuM. pachIhariSaNa mATe surasuMdarInI vAta karI. guNasena te AvA prasaMganI rAha joIne ja beThe hatA. temAM A sAmethI kaheNa AvyuM. ne e kaheNa paNa samAna kuLadhamI rAjA taraphathI AvyuM hatuM. rAjadUte pitAnAthI banatI badhI rIte surasuMdarIno paricaya Apene rAjavaibhavanI paNa badhI vAta karI. guNasena vicAravA lAgyo. zubha kAmamAM vaLI DhIla zI? teNe tarata ja e kaheNane svIkArI lIdhuM. ane ghaDIyA lagna levAnuM jaNAvI rAjadUtane satkArI vidAya karyo. thaDA divasamAM pharI ekavAra rAjagRhI lagnanI dhamAlathI dhamadhamI UThI. hariSaNane bhAre dabadabApUrvaka varaghoDe caDayo

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vara dhADa caDayA. 57 ne eka zubha divase te aMga dezamAM AvIne Ubhe rahyo. rAjA vIrasene bhAre ThAThamAThathI jAnaiyAonA satkAra karyAM. peAtAnI dIkarIne dhAmadhUmathI paraNAvI ane aDhaLaka dAyajo ApIne eka magaLa dine vidAya karI. hariSaNa ane surasuMdarI lagna karIne rAjagRhI pAchA pharyAM. nagarajanoe te baMnenuM umaLakAbhera svAgata karyu. guNusenanI have mane ciMtAe patI gaI. meTA ane nAnA kha MnenuM lagna thaI gayuM. have te haLavA mane rAjakAjamAM dhyAna ApavA lAgyA. * A mAju mAnasiMhuM rAjA peAtAnI mIjI dIkarI sulecanA mATe ciMtA karatA hatA. mATI suzIlAne te bhImasena sAthe vaLAvI dvIdhI. paNa have nAnI uMmaralAyaka thaI hatI. teNe rAjadUtane meAkalI badhe tapAsa karAvI. rAjadUte vividha deze!mAM pharIne AvIne jaNAvyu` ke, kSitipratiSThita nAme nagaramAM vijayasena nAme rAjA rAjya kare che. tenA pratApathI duzmane tharathara dhruje che. rUpa ane guNamAM temaja kuLamAM paNa ApaNI sulecanA mATe ceAgya che,' mAnasiMhe . tarata ja vijayasenane peAtAnI putrInu` kaheNa meAkalAvyu'. vijayasene paNa te tarata svIkArI lIdhu'. ane ane palle jorazeArathI lagnanI taiyArI zarU thaI gaI.

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bhImasena caritra * A prasaMge bhImasena ane tenA kuTuMbIjanone paNa lagnamAM hAjara rahevA nimaMtraNa pAThavyuM. ane eka zubha divase vAjate gAjate vijayasena ane sucanAnA lagna thaI gayA.

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#$$$ Pang t da F G sacamanA pthe eka divasa rAjagRhane AMgaNe prAtaHsmaraNIya parama pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta zrImAna caMdraprabhasUri mahArAja sAheba peAtAnA ziSya samudAya sAthe padhAryAM, AcAya bhagava MtanI AkRti divya ane prabhAvazALI hatI. temanA darzana mAtrathI sauMsAranA sarva saMtApa zAMta thatA hatA. teozrI ghaNA ja vidvAna ane sakala zAsra pAraMgata hatA. temanI vANI ghaNI ja asarakAraka hatI. ghaNI ja saraLatAthI ane sahajatAthI te zrotAone dhama zAstrAnI vAta samajAvatA hatA. rAjagRhanI bahAra udyAnamAM A sUripuMgave peAtAnA pagalAM karyAM, udyAnanA rakhevALe sUrIzvarane vidhipUrNAMka vaMdana karyuM. ane temanA mATe ceAgya sarabharA ane sagavaDa karI. pachI doDatA jaIne e guNusenane khabara karavA gaye|. guNusena tyAre nityakriyA karI rahyo hateA. udyAnanA rakhevALe AvIne vadhAI khAdhI : rAjan! ApaNA udyAnamAM bhavatAraka ane parama

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bhImasena caritra tAraka evA mahAprabhu zrI AcArya bhagavaMta zrImAna caMdraprabhasUrimahArAja sAheba padhAryA che. Apa darzanArthe padhAre guNasene A zubha samAcAra sAMbhaLI tarata ja rakhevALane pitAnA hAthanI badhI vIMTIo kADhIne bheTa ApI dIdhI. AcAryazrInA AgamanathI guNasenanuM haiyuM nAcI UThayuM. tenuM maroma harSa anubhavavA lAgyuM. teNe rAjakAjanA badhA ja kAma paDatA mUkyA ane nityakarmathI paravArI e sIdhe guru bhagavaMtane vaMdana karavA mATe AvI pahoMce. AcAryadeva pAse AvIne teNe vidhipUrvaka paMcAMga praNipAta karyA. sukhazAtAdi pUchI ane temane pavitra caraNa sparza karyo. gurudeve rAjAne dharmalAbha ApyA. thoDIvAra bAda gurudeve vyAkhyAnano AraMbha karyo. zarUmAM potAnA maMjulakaMThe navakAra maMtra bhaNyA ane pachI ArAdhya ne bhavabhava tAraka, mekSa dAyaka evA zrI tIrthaMkara prabhunI stuti karI. maMgalAcaraNa karatAM samaye sau sabhAjane UbhA rahyAM. maMgalAcaraNa pUruM thatAM ja sabhAjano "jI" kahIne vinayathI zAMta bhAve besI gayAM. AcArya bhagavaMte te pachI dhama dezanAno prAraMbha karyo. "he bhavyAtmAo! A jagatanI aMdara dharmathI ja sarva kArya siddha thAya che. dharma maMgalarUpa velIe sIMcavAmAM megha samAna che. sarva manorathane pUrA karavAmAM kalpavRkSa samAna che, pAparUpa vRkSone bhedavAmAM hastI samAna che ane sukRtane vadhAravAmAM je mukhya kAraNarUpe keIhoya te eka dharma ja che.

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saMyamanA paMthe dharmathI pitAnI abhilASA saMtoSAya che. mahAna ane ati dukhakara kaSTo zAMta thAya che. tenAthI devatAo paNa vaza thAya che. temaja tenA ArAdhanathI AtmAne lAgelA aneka kame kramazaH kSINa thatA jAya che. aneka prakAranA dAnomAM jema abhayadAna zreSTha che. sarva guNomAM jema kSamAguNa zreSTha che, sarva pUromAM jema gurU bhagavaMta zreSTha che. tema sarva sAmAM dharma zreSTha che. jeNe ekavAra dharmAmRtanuM pAna karyuM hoya te bhavyAtmAnA sarvakArya siddha thayA ema samajavuM. kAraNa jemane dUdha maLyuM hoya che, temanA mATe pachI dahIM, ghI vagere padAthe sulabha hoya che. he bhavyAtmAo ! A duniyAmAM durlabha e manuSya janma pAmIne jeo yathAzakti dharmAnI ArAdhanA karatA nathI te mUDhajo, atyaMta kaSTathI meLavela ciMtAmaNI ratnane samudramAM phedI de che. he rAjan ! jenI aMdara mukhya dayA hoya tene ja dharma kahyo che. dayAne mUkI jeo dharma kare che, teo vAstavamAM dharma karatA nathI. kAraNa zAstrakAroe dayAhIna dharmane niSphaLa kahyo che. jema nAyaka vinAnuM saunya game teTaluM moTuM hoya te paNa te niSphaLa nIvaDe che, tema dayA vinAne dharma paNa niSphaLa nIvaDe che. mATe ja dayAne ja pradhAna gaNavAmAM AvI che. vaLI guNa vinA gurU ane guru vinA tattvajJAnanuM yathArtha jJAna buddhimAna puruSane paNa thaI zakatuM nathI. tathA

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kar bhImasena caritra mANasanAM netrA game tevAM vizALa ane tejasvI hAya te paNa gADhA aMdhakAramAM te dIpakanI madada vinA barAbara joI zakatA nathI. AthI bhavijanAe sanmAga batAvavAmAM dvIpaka samAna, bhavasAgara pAra karAvavAmAM naukA samAna ane meAkSathI puruSAne hastAvalaana ApanAra gurumAM zraddhA rAkhavI joI e. guru bhagavaMtanI AvI asarakAraka vANI sAMbhaLI guNusenanA haiyAmAM dharmanA bhAveA ubharAvA lAgyA. te divasathI te vadhu dha parAyaNa anyA. bhImasena ane hariSeNe tyAM ne tyAM ja samyaktvanA svIkAra karyAM. bIjA anyadhamI ee tyAM jaina dharmono svIkAra karyAM. vyAkhyAna UThayA khAda rAjA parivAra sAthe rAjamahelamAM pAche ryAM. e pachIthI tenuM citta sAMsArika pravRttimAMgI virakti anubhavavA lAgyuM. eka rAtrie tezAMta mane Atma ciMtavana karavA lAgyAH arere! meM Aja sudhI mane maLeleA mAnava sava athahIna pravRttimAM veDaphI nAMkhyA. bhautika sukhA mATe ja meM rAta divasa dhAMdhala dhamAla karI ane nityasukha ApanAra evA samyaktva vratanI me' ArAdhanA karI nahi. e mahAtmAone dhanya che ke jeoe A saMsArano tyAga karyAM che. saMsArathI, saMsAranI vAsanAothI virakta thaI jee mAtra AtmajJAna ane AtmaciMtavanamAM ja rata rahe che tevA muni bhagava MtAne hajAra hajAra dhanyavAda che! tevAonuM ja jIjyuM sArthaka che.

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saMyamanA paMthe '63 sAMja ane savAra, sukha ane duHkha, AzA ane nirAzA, jaya ane parAjaya, amIrAI ane garIbI ema ko jagatamAM cAlayA ja kare che. kALanuM cakra niraMtara aviratapaNe ghUmatuM ja rahe che. AyuSya kSaNa kSaNa karatuM dhIre dhIre ne dhIme dhIme kSINa thatuM jAya che. ane aMte A jIva kALano ke ibanI jAya che. tyAre mAnavInA parivAramAMthI keIpaNa tenI sAthe AvatuM nathI. putra, patnI, mAtA, pitA, mitra, svajana e samaye kaMI kAma lAgatA nathI. ane e badhAMyane ahIM ja mUkIne paka gamana karavuM paDe che. te samaye te A bhave je kaMI sukRta ane duSkRta karyA hoya te ja sAthe Ave che. bAkInuM te badhuM ja ahIne ahIM ja choDIne cAlyA javuM paDe che. guru mahArAja kahe che te sAva satya che. sarvajJa bhagavaMte prarUpele traNa lekamAM prasiddha e jainadharmaja kalyANakArI che. ane temAMya nivRtti mArga te anaMta kalyANakArI che. tenI ArAdhanAthI A samasta saMsArane, Adhi, vyAdhi ane upAdhino, janma, jarA ane maraNano sarvathI nAza thAya che. mAre paNa have e ja dharmanuM ArAdhana karavuM joIe. ane kALa mAre koLiyo karI jAya te agAu ja mAre have tenI sAdhanA karI levI joIe. nahi te A AyuSyane ze bharose? A rIte guNane bAkInI AkhI rAta Ama AtmaciMtanamAM pasAra karI. bIje divase savAranA teNe potAnA maMtrIone bolAvyA

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bhImasena caritra ane kahyuM: "maMtrIo! ghaNA samaya sudhI meM A rAjakAjanI pravRtti karI. te mATe meM ghaNAM badhAM pApa bAMdhyA. have mArI uMmara thaI che. bhImasena paNa uMmaralAyaka thaye che. meM ghaNA vicAra ne manomaMthana bAda nirNaya karyo che ke, huM A mAnavabhava hArI jauM te karatAM bAkInuM je kaMI AyuSya mArI pAse bacyuM che, tene apramAdapaNe upayoga karI lauM. A mATe meM saMsAra choDI dIkSA aMgIkAra karavAno nirNaya lIdho che. jethI mArA A leka ne paraloka paNa sudharI jAya..." A vicAra sumaMtra maMtrIne na gamyuM temAM tene rAjAnuM ajJAna dekhAyuM. AthI te pitAnuM jJAna batAvatA bolyA ? rAjaziromaNa? tamArA A vicAro mane AkAzakusuma jevA lAge che. kAraNa jyAM jagatamAM jIva tava jevuM kaMI che ja nahi, pachI paralokanI te vAta ja zenI karavAnI? jyAM mULa ja nathI, tyAM zAkhA heAya ja zI rIte ? janma pahelAM ke maraNa bAda jIvanuM svarUpa jovAmAM Avatu nathI. e jIva kayAre ne kevI rIte A dehamAM praveza kare che temaja kayAre ne kevI rIte ane kyAM A khoLiyuM cheDIne cAlyo jAya che, te Aja sudhI keIe pratyakSa joyuM nathI. AthI dehathI alaga e AtmA che ja nahi. AtmA te pRthvI, agni, jala ane vAyunA saMsargathI pragaTa thAya che. mATe he rAjana ! tame dekhItA sukhane tyAga karIne na dekhAtAM sukha mATe vRthA prayatna na karo. buddhimAna purUSa

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saMyamanA paMthe te evuM nathI karatA. kAraNa gAyanA AMcaLa tyajIne karyo DAhyo zRMgAthI dohana kare ?" sumaMtrane Ama ajJAnapaNe javAba Apate joI guNasena svasthapaNe beH "sumatra! tArA A vicAramAM te mane tArA ajJAnanI ja pratIti thAya che. A leka pahelAM ane paralokamAM jIva nathI hoto ema kahevuM tAruM barAbara nathI. A jIva to svasaMvedya che. dareka jIva tene potapitAnI meLe jJAna dvArA anubhave che. te ja pramANe e bIjAnA zarIramAM rahelA jIvane anumAnathI oLakhI zake che. je jIva A janma pahelAM kayAMya naheAte ane navesarathI ja prathama vAra ja te janma pAmate heAya, te bALaka janma pAmIne mAtAnuM stanapAna e keInA zIkhavyA vinA kevI rIte karI zake? e tema karI zake che. e ja batAve che ke, pUrva bhavanA saMrakAra tene tema karavA prere che. ane jIvanuM svarUpa te amUrta ane akSaya che. A jagatamAM bAhya dRSTithI tene oLakhavA keIsamartha thaI zake tema nathI. keI sainika khaDaga laIne AkAzane bhedavA prayatna kare te e AkAzane bhedI zake khare? na ja bhedI zake evuM ja jIvanuM che. vaLI te je agAu kIdhuM ke, jIvanuM prAgaTaya pRthvI, jala, agni ane vAyunA saMsargathI thAya che, te kahevuM paNa yukti purasara nathI. kAraNa pavanathI pradIpta thayelA agnithI bhI. 5

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bhImasena caritra tapI gayelA pAtramAM jaLa bharIne tene vadhuM ukALavAmAM Ave te paNa e jaLamAM caitanya zakti pragaTa thatI nathI ja. sumaMtra! tane jaDa ane caitanyanuM barAbara jJAna nathI. jagatanI aMdara cetana-jIva spaSTa dekhAya che. dehathI te sAva bhinna che. svabhAve te trikAla sthAyI ane nirAbAdha temaja amUrta che. kamane kartA ane bhoktA paNa te ja che. jIvane svabhAva urdhvagativALe ja che. paraMtu pUrva levAmAM karelA karmone lIdhe te citravicitra rIte A jagatamAM paribhramaNa kare che, pavananA jhapATAthI jema dIvAnI ceta AmathI tema dhrujI UThe, tema A jIva aneka prakAranI jIvAyenimAM bhaTakate ne kUTAte sukha duHkhane anubhava kare che. . AthI ja meM nirNaya karyo che ke mArA AtmAne je kamarUpa kAdava lAge che, tene huM parUpI jaLa vaDe sApha karIza." guNasena laMbANapUrvaka jIvanuM svarUpa samajAvIne mauna banyuM. sumaMtra A aMge have zuM dalIla kare? teNe pitAnuM ajJAna kabUla karyuM ane rAjAnA nirNayane saharSa vadhAvI lIdhe. tyArabAda tarata ja bhImasenane belA. pitAnI AjJA thatAM ja bhImasena tarata ja rAjasabhAmAM AvI pahoMce AvIne sau prathama teNe pitAne vinayathI praNAma karyA ane bolyo. "pitAjI! Ape mane yAda karyo? hA, beTA ! mAre tAruM eka mahatvanuM kAma paDayuM

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saMyamanA paMthe che ane mane vizvAsa che, tuM e jarUrathI karIza." bhImasenane pitAnI sAthenA siMhAsana upara besADatAM guNasena che. ApanI AjJA mAre ziromAnya che, pitAjI!" bhImasene vinayathI kIdhuM. beTA bhImasena ! tuM te jANe che have mArI uMmara thaI che. mArA aMge have zithila banatAM jAya che. kene khabara A AyuSya kayAre paNa pUruM thaI jAya ? pitAjI! evuM amaMgala na bele, Apa te ghaNuM jIvavAnA cho!" bhImasena vacamAM ja lAgaNuM ne bhaktibharyA haiye elI UThaze. "beTA ! e kaMI ApaNA hAthanI theDI vAta che ? jeTaluM jIvAya teTaluM kharuM, have te huM pAkayuM pAna kahevAuM, kayAre paNa kharI paDuM. AthI meM have nirNaya karyo che ke mAruM bAkInuM AyuSya huM dIkSAvasthAmAM pUrNa karuM. A mAnavabhava huM hArI jAuM te pahelAM huM tene bane teTalo sArthaka karI levA mAMgu chuM." pitAjI ! Apane nirNaya kharekhara umadA che. have mane pharamAve ke temAM huM ApanI zI sevA karI zakuM tema chuM? beTA! tuM eka narezanuM saMtAna che. huM dIkSA laI rAjapATa cheDI dauM, te pachI A rAjyanuM pAlana koNa kare? tuM mAre moTo putra che. mArA pachI tAre ja A rAjagAdI

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6 bhImasena caritra saMbhALavAnI che. huM have dha dhuraMdhara thAu ane tu have rAjapura dhara thA...' pitAjI ! huM A rAjagAdI kevI rIte sabhALI zakIza? haju tA mArI e mATe uMmara paNa ceAgya nathI thaI. A sivAya trIjI kaI paNa AjJA mane pharavA.' bhImasene kIdhuM, ne te pachI teNe ghaNuM! Agraha karyAM ke pApakArI evI A rAjagAdI peAtAne na sAMpe. guNusene ane maMtrIee tyArabAda tene ghaNuM samajAnyA ane rAjagAdIneA svIkAra karavA mATe matAnyeA. pitA ane maMtrIe badhAnA Agraha joi bhImasene pitAnI AjJAnA svIkAra karyAM. ane eka sArA divase ne zubha ceghaDiye jhulusene bhImasenanA bhAre dabadabApUrvaka rAjyAbhiSeka kaceryA. rAmukuTa ane rAjamudrA ApatI veLAe guNusene kIdhu. beTA! A rAjamukuTa ne rAjamudrAnuM gaurava kharAkhara jALavaje. ApaNI prajAne tArA peAtAnA saMtAna samI gaNIne teonu jatana karaje ane nyAya temaja nItiparAyaNa nI raheje. prajAnA sukha duHkhamAM bhAgIdAra khano. ane rAjyanI AkhAdI temaja jAheAjahAlI vadhu ne vadhu vadhe tevA rAjavahIvaTa karaje. rAjanA badhA ja dharmane sarakhu` mAna Apaje, ane sAdhu-sa teA temaja vidvAnAnu` sanmAna karaje, pramAdanA tyAga karIne rAjakAja karaje. bhImasene vidhipUrvaka pitAnI AjJA mAthe caDAvI,

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saMyamanA paMthe nagarajanoe te pachI "rAjA bhImasenane jaya ho evA nAdathI rAjasabhAne bharI dIdhI. e pachI guNasene pitAnI dIkSAnI taiyArI karI. nagara AkhAmAM sAMvatsarika dAna karyuM. ane pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta zrImAna caMdraprabhasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAheba pAse AvIne vidhipUrvaka dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. priyadarzanAe paNa patinA pagale cAritrya dharmane svIkAra karyo. A uparAMta bIjA keTalAka bhAvi jIvoe paNa dIkSA lIdhI. bIjAoe samyakatva dharmane svIkAra karyo. keTalAke caturthavratanA paccakakhANa lIdhAM. tyArabAda varase sudhI dayAnA eka pAtrabhUta cAritra nanuM niraticAra samyagU pAlana karIne divya krAMtivALA teo baMne AyuSya pUrNa karIne anuttara devakamAM gayAM.

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bhImasenane saMsAra rAjagRhI upara have bhImasena rAja karate hate. svabhAve te ghaNe ja dharmaparAyaNa ane pApabhIru hate. rAjakAjamAM tene bahu ocho rasa hato. chatAM paNa te badhAM ja kAmakAja karate hato. paraMtu tene lAgyuM ke haraNane paNa je rAjanI thaDI javAbadArI ApavAmAM Ave te pitAne ghaNe bhAra haLavo thaI jAya. A vicAra teNe maMtrIone jaNAvyuM. maMtrIoe te vicArane vadhAvI lIdho. ane eka zubha divase hariSaNane vidhipUrvaka yuvarAja pade sthApana karyo. bhImasenanI tethI adhI upAdhi ochI thaI gaI te have vadhune vadhu gRhastha dharmanuM vizuddhapaNe pAlana karavA lA. eka vakhatanI vAta che. bhImasenanI patnI suzIlA sukharUpe zAMta rAtrIe divya zayyAmAM sUtI hatI. e rAte teNe eka svapna joyuM. svapna zubha ane maMgala hatu. vanamAM teNe uttama prakAranuM vimAna joyuM. te vimAna aneka prakAranA ucca koTinA vividha ratnonI kAnti vaDe sUrya

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bhImasenane saMsAra prabhAne teja hIna karatuM ane ghugharIonA manohara nAda vaDe cAre taraphathI digamaMDaLane vyAkuLa karatuM ghUmI rahyuM hatuM. AvA divya vimAnane joI suzIlA AzcaryathI jAgI gaI ane cAre tarapha jevA lAgI paNa. tene koI evuM vimAna bahAra dekhAyuM nahi, te vicAravA lAgI : zuM A IndrajALa haze? ketuka karanArI koI devamAyA haze? ke pachI mArA ISTa manorathane sUcavatuM keI igita haze?..." Ama vicAra karatI te zastra tyajIne beThI thaI gaI ane navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karatI bhImasenanA zayana gRhamAM gaI bhImasena tyAre sUtA hatA. suzIlAe jaIne tene haLavethI jAgRta karyo. bhImasenane jAgele joI te maMjala vare belI : vasudhAdhipa ! zAMta ane tejasvI mUrti vaDe Apa sarva janonA duHkhane hamezAM dUra karo cho. Apa te karma ane dharma bannenA utkRSTa sAdhaka che. prajApate ! A lokamAM sarva prajAnuM pAlana karavAthI Apa kharekhara pitA che. he gRpa ! teonAM mAtApitA te mAtra janmadAyaka ja che. he Iza ! huM ApanI caraNa chAyAmAM AvI chuM. A chAyA ane sarva sukha ApanArI che. he naranAtha! Apa premala daSTi vaDe mane AnaMdita

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72 bhImasena caritra kare. he janAdhipa! ApanI kRpAdRSTi vaDe sarvajane saMpUrNa sukhane bhegave che. he dubhikSanAzaka ! Apa kaTAkSa lezathI mane zigha kRtArtha karo." suzIlAnI A majala vANI sAMbhaLIne barAbara jAgrata thaI gayuM. teNe rANIne besavA mATe kahyuM ne pUchayuM : are kamalAkSi ! Apa atyAranA samaye? rAtri te hajI ghaNuM bAkI che. Ama, ekAeka ApanuM Agamana kema thayuM? e mane jaNAve..." suzIlAe tarata ja haLavA sAde pitAnA svapnanI badhI vAta jaNAvI. e jANa bhImasene svapnanuM phaLa kahyuM : priye ! tane AveluM A svapna ghaNuM ja zubha ane maMgaLa che. A svapna batAve che ke tene tethI putra thaze. e putra ApaNA kuLane dIpAvaze ane jagatamAM mahAyazane prApta karaze. prabhAvazALI paNa e ja thaze." A sAMbhaLI suzIlA AnaMdamAM AvI gaI ane te divasathI te prasutinA samayanI rAha jovA lAgI. garbhanA trIjA mAse tene dehale thayo. teNe bhImasenane jaNAvyuM ke pote hAthI para besIne baLavAna sainike sAthe laI meTA ADaMbara sahita devAdhideva zrI vItarAga prabhunI pUjA karavA mAMge che. bhImasena te rANInI A abhilASA jANIne khuza thaI gaye. eka te te jinendra bhagavAnano parama bhakata hate.

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bhImasenane saMsAra temAM A rIte bhavya pUjA karavAnuM nimita maLyuM. teNe tarata ja A mATe badhI vyavasthA karAvI ane vAjate gAjate suzIlAne dehale pUrNa karyo. tyArabAda pUrA mAse suzIlAe putra janma Apyo. kahevata che. putranAM lakSaNa pAraNAmAMthI. A putranAM lakSaNa janmathI ja ucca hatAM. te samayanA badhA graha paNa saumya ane UMcA sthAne hatA. TUMkamAM putra uttama lakSaNavaMte hato. putrajanma thatAM ja paricArikAe jaIne bhImasenane vadhAI ApI. rAjAnuM haiyuM A khuzakhabarathI nAcI UThayuM. teNe tarata ja vadhAI ApanAra paricArikAne hIrAjaDita vIMTI bheTa ApI dIdhI. anya yAcakavargane paNa yaMgya dAna karyuM. te divase sAdhu-saMtanI bhakti karI. jinAlamAM pUjA bhaNAvI ane bahumUlya prabhAvanA karI. rAjagorane belAvI putrajanma saMskAra karyo. chaThThInuM jAgaraNa karyuM ane bAramA divase, snehI-svajanene belAvI teonI hAjarImAM putranuM nAma devasena jAhera karyuM. A devasena svabhAve zAMta ane sahiSNu prakRtine hate. tenuM aMge aMga saumya ane rUpALuM hatuM. pAMca dhAvamAtAo tenuM niraMtara saMvardhana karatI hatI. bhImasena ane suzIlA paNa tene vAraMvAra ramADatAM hatAM. Ama anekanA hAthamAM ramate kUdatA devasena moTo thavA lAgyuM. tyArabAda keTalAka samaye suzIlAe pharI ekavAra zubha

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74 bhImasena caritra svapna joyuM. A vakhate svapnamAM teNe suMdara vimAna para rahela ghaNe UMce Indravaja je. svapnathI jAgrata thatAM ja te svAmInA zayana gRhamAM gaI. ane bhImasenane jagADI svapnanI hakIkata jaNAvI. ane pUchyuM : "svAminAtha ! A svaninuM mane zuM phaLa maLaze? bhImasene tarata ja kIdhuM: "priye ! A svapnanA prabhAvathI kuLamAM dIpaka samAna e tane putra thaze." AvA zubha samAcArathI kaI strIne AnaMda na thAya? suzIlA paNa te jANuM AnaMda vibhora banI gaI gya samaye teNe suMdara lakSaNathI zubhatA evA putrane janma Apyo. rAjamahelamAM te A zubha samAcArathI doDAdoDa macI gaI. bhImasene A samAcAra ApanArane ratnahAra bheTa ApI dIdho. ane rAjamahelanA tamAma anucara ane karmacArIone egya pAriteSaka vaheyAM. - bAramA divase ghaNuM ja dhAmadhumathI A bIjA putrane nAmAbhidhAna mahesava ujavyuM. A prasaMge aneka snehIsvajane ane nagaranA pratiSThita AgevAno ane vidvAnene bhojana mATe nimaMtraNa ApyuM. e saunI hAjarImAM bALa kanuM nAma ketusena pADayuM. have te rAjamahelamAM ekanA badale be bALakanA nirdoSa avAja saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. baMne bALake paNa premathI ekamekanI sAthe ramatA hatA. meTo devasena nAnA ketusenane

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GS bhImasenane saMsAra kyAreka teDIne pharate hate. kyAreka te tene hasAvate hato te kyAreka te tenuM pAraNuM paNa jhulAvato hate. | nAnA bALakonI e badhI nirdoSa ramata ne krIDA joI sau AnaMda pAmatA hatA. suzIlA ane bhImasena to temane jetA paNa dharAtAM na hatAM. e baMne temane kyAreka kyAreka bahAra udyAnamAM, upAzraye ke jinAlaye paNa laI jatAM hatAM. Ama bhImasenane saMsAra sukhe vahyo jato hate-

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BIK D 8 IVF AMbAnI Aga bhImasenanA rAjamahelathI thADe dUra eka udyAna hatu. A udyAnamAM aneka prakAranAM vRkSe hatAM. AsApAlava, rAta rANI, gulamaheAra, Amra vRkSa vagerethI udyAna bhaceM bhageryAM hatA. vividha phUlAnA paNa aneka rApA hatA. meMdInI cAre mAju vADI hatI. temAM eka divya eveA AMkhe hatA. A vRkSanA evA prabhAva hatA ke nira Mtara AmraphaLa ApatA hatA. eka divasa bhImasenanI dAsI sunaMdA ane huSaNanI dAsI vimalA A udyAnamAM AvI. ane dAsIe AmraphaLa levA mATe AvI hatI. daivAge te divase AmravRkSa upara mAtra pAMca ja AmraphaLa UtaryAM hatAM. Ama te rAja cha phaLa utaratAM hatAM. paraMtu kAI agamya kAraNasara te divase tenA uparathI eka mULa ochu UtaryuM. khAganA mALIe teA pAMca phaLa utArI ApyAM. paraMtu

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AMbAnI Aga - 77 tene vaheMcavAM kevI rIte? sarakhe sarakhA te bhAga paDI zake nahi. paNa mALI tenI bhAMjagaDamAM paDyo nahi. teNe pAMce pAMca phaLa sunaMdAne ApyA. kAraNa sunaMdA rAjAnI dAsI hatI, jyAre vimalA yuvarAjanI dAsI hatI. sunaMdAe traNa phaLa pitAnI pAse rAkhyAM ane be phaLa vimalAne ApatA belI : "be phaLa tuM laI jA. kAraNa tuM yuvarAjanI dAsI che. moTA bhAga vadhu hoya ane nAnAne bhAga e che." paNa vimalA be phaLa levA taiyAra na hatI. tene te traNa phaLa levAM hatAM. teNe traNa phaLa levA mATe jIda karI. ane UMcA avAje belI jhaghaDe karavA lAgI. te sunaMdA ya kyAM gAMjI jAya tema hatI? teNe paNa eTalA ja UMcA avAje pitAnI vAta pakaDI rAkhI. Ama A be dAsIo game tema ekabIjAne bolavA lAgI. belatI veLAe keIe vivekabhAna paNa na rAkhyuM. chevaTe sunaMdAe kIdhuM : "levAM hoya te laI le A be phaLa ane raste paDa. huM tane traNa phaLa kadI nathI ApavAnI, jA tArAthI thAya te karI le." ema dhutkArIne, be phaLa pheMkIne sunaMdA cAlI AvI. vimalAne AthI khUba ja duHkha thayuM. temAM tene pitAnuM ane pitAnI rANamAnuM apamAna lAgyuM. A sAMbhaLIne te cIDAI gaI. teNe phaLane tyAM ne tyAM ja pheMkI dIdhAM. ane udAsa vadane te surasuMdarInA mahelamAM gaI

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:78 bhImasena caritra vimalAne AvelI jeI surasuMdarI bolI UThIH "are! tuM AvI gaI? AmraphaLa kyAM che ? paNa vimalAe kaMI javAba na Ape. ne meM caDAviIne UbhI rahI. AthI rANIe pharI pUchyuM. paNa tuM Ama udAsa kema che? tArI AMkhamAM AMsu kema che? zuM bAgamAM kaMI aghaTita banyuM che?" vimalA A sAMbhaLIne gussAmAM bolI UThI. "udAsa na rahuM te zuM huM nAcI UThuM ? Aja to mAruM evuM apamAna thayuM che ke huM te jiMdagImAM kadI nahi bhUluM. ane huM tene have pUrepUre badale laIza. e sunaMdaDI tenA manamAM samaje che zuM?" "zuM karyuM sunaMdAe? kaMI mAMDIne zAMtithI vAta te kara, jethI samaja paDe." rANIne kaMI A vAtamAM samajaNa na paDI tethI te belIH * "zuM mAMDIne badhI vAta karuM? mAruM apamAna karyuM hata te ThIka, A te bheguM tamAruM ya apamAna teNe karyuM che. kayA zabdomAM huM e badhI vAta tamane samajAvuM?" vimalAe juThuM bolI potAnI vAta sAcI karAvavAne prayatna karyo. te zuM sunaMdAe mAruM paNa apamAna karyuM? enI AvI hiMmata? huM paNa tene batAvI ApIza ke surasuMdarIne cheDavI keTalI kharAba che. paNa tuM mane kahe te kharI ke teNe tene kahyuM zuM?"

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AkhAnI Aga 79 vimalAe joyu ke tIra kharAkhara nizAna upara lAgyu che. AthI tarata ja te mIThuM maracu' bhabharAvIne khelI : e sunaMdAe mane rUvAbathI kIdhuM', tane zuM adhikAra che. A AmraphaLa levAnA ? tu te neAkaranI paNa nAkara che' jyAre huM te rAjAnI rANInI dAsI chuM. A AmraphaLa upara tA amAre ja hukka che. tAre joItAM hAya tA A e phaLa laI jA. paNa tane huM traNa phaLa te nahija Apu. ema kahI e e phaLaneA mArA para chUTA ghA karIne cAlI gaI. rANImA ! have tA tame mane jhera ja pAI DhA. AvA apamAna sahana karavAM tenA karatAM te mRtyune varavuM sAru'!' Ama kahI vimalAe peAtAnuM gaLuM jorathI dabAvyuM ne maravAne DhAMga karyAM. surasuMdarIe tarata ja vimalAne tema karatAM rokI ane tene zAMta pADatAM kahyuM : * vimalA, tuM zAMta mana. huM ja A apamAnane pUrepUrA badale laIza. e sunaMdA ne suzIlA temanA manamAM samaje zu? rAjane badhA kArabhAra tA mArA svAmI ja kare che. sAcA rAjA te te ja che ane badhA adhikAra ApaNA che. tuM ciMtA na kara. huM ja mArA svAmIne kahIne teone nagara bahAra hAMkI tyArabAda surasuMdarI peAtAnA AvA kArgo teNe strI caritranI zarUAta karI dIdhI, mAthAnA vALa vIMkhI nAkhyA. AMkheAne hAthathI ceALIne lAlaghUma karI nAMkhI, kapaDAM paNa melAM ne jADAM paherI lIdhAM. ane me caDAvIne eka "....' yAM jaI

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80 bhImasena caritra khUNAmAM jaIne sUI gaI. tyAM te harinA AvavAnI pratIkSA karavA lAgI. theDI ja vAramAM hariSaNa Ave. rANIne tyAM na joI eTale teNe tyAM UbhelI vimalAne pUchayuM : "rANuM kyAM che?" vimalAe gussAthI javAba ApeH "haze kyAMka, paDI haze koka khUNAmAM, jAva ne tapAsa karo" | hariNu te A javAba sAMbhaLIne saDaka thaI gaye. te vicAravA lAgyA. jarUra kAMIka azubha banyuM hovuM joIe. ema vicAra karatAM te mahelamAM surasuMdarInI tapAsa karavA lAge. tapAsa karatAM joyuM to eka aMdhArA khUNumAM rANI zokamagna banIne sUtI hatI. tene jotAM ja hariSaNa belI UTho : "are ! devI ! A zuM ? ApanA moM upara A udAsI zAnI? AvA didAra kema banAvI dIdhA che? mArI hayAti hovA chatAM Apane ciMtAnuM zuM kAraNa che? evuM te zuM banyuM che ke Ape raDI raDIne A AMkhe lAla karI nAMkhI che ?" surasuMdarI hariSaNane joIne vadhu gussAmAM AvI gaI. strI cAritre teNe te samaye suMdara bhAva bhajavyo. te krodhathI bolI UThI : tamane zuM kahuM? tamAre adhikAra keTale! tame te bhImasenanA nokara che. nokarathI zuM thaI zake? AthI tamane kaMIpaNa kahevuM e vRthA che?"

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AMbAnI Aga surasuMdarI ! tame zuM bole che ? jarA, viveka rAkhe. zAMta banIne je vAta banI heAya te mane jaNAve. paNa Ama mAruM lehI ukaLe tevuM vacana na bole." haripheNa belI UThayo. surasuMdarIe te pachI banelI badhI bInA kahI ane chelle umeryuM: priye ! theDA varase agAu meM kuLadevInI ArAdhanA karI hatI. meM mAMgaNI karI hatI ke mArA patine bArame varase rAjya maLavuM joIe. nahi te pachI pati ne mAruM maraNa thavuM joIe. devIe mArI sAdhanAthI prasanna thaI varadAna ApyuM hatuM, ke tAre maravAnI kaI jarUra nathI. bAramA varase tArA patine rAjya maLaze. evuM mAruM vacana che. svAminAtha ! e divase have pAkI gayA che. ane tame te jANe che devatAonuM vacana kadI vRthA nathI jatuM. vaLI tame have rAjakArabhAramAM hozIyAra banI gayA che. badhe ja vahIvaTa tame saMbhALe che. chatAM paNa dAsI jevI eka mAmulI strI tamane dAsa ne nekara gaNe, e mArAthI kema sahana thAya ? have to mArAthI A gulAmI nathI sahana thatI. AvAM apamAna sahana karavA ane dAsamAM gaNavuM, tenA karatAM te bahetara che huM gaLe phAMso khAIne marI jauM. kAraNa mAre have A kUtarAnA jevuM jIvana nathI jIvavuM ' | hariNe dekhItA zAMta bhAve rANunI badhI vAta sAMbhaLI. paraMtu tenuM romeroma rANInA vacanathI saLagI UThatuM hatuM. bhI. 6

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bhImasena caritra apamAnanI dAhaka vAlA tenA aMgeaMgane dajhADatI hatI. chatAM paNa te zAMtithI be : priye! tuM zAMta thA. huM chuM pachI tAre, ciMtA karavAnuM koI ja kAraNa nathI. A rAjano kartAhartA huM je chuM. nagarajane mArI ja AjJAnuM pAlana kare che. bhImasenane te A rAjamAM koI oLakhatuM paNa nathI. badhe mAre ja pratApa ne sattA che. bhImasena to mAtra nAmano ja rAjA che. te A rAjyamAM kaMIpaNa karavA samartha nathI. kAraNu mArI AjJA vinA A nagaramAM pAMdaDuM paNa hAlatuM nathI. priya ! have tuM vadhu zeka na kara. tuM to mAruM jIvana che. mAre AnaMda che. tAruM huM A duHkha joI zakatA nathI. tuM svastha bana. ciMtAone phagAvI de. huM tArAM badhAM ja mane pUrNa karIza. tuM zraddhA rAkha ke A rAjamAM mArI ja ANuM vate che ne huM dhAruM te karI zakuM tema chuM. mATe have tuM kheda karIza nahi." svAmina ! tamArI badhI vAta barAbara che. paraMtu rAjagAdIe je beThA hoya te ja rAjA gaNAya. nekaranI mAphaka rAjakArabhAra calAve tethI kaMI te rAjA na banI jAya. loke paNa tene rAjA samajIne tene mAna Ape ja nahi. bhImasena nareza kaMIpaNa karatA nathI. Akho divasa svarganA sukhamAM mahAle che ane tame Akho divasa gaddhA vitaruM kare che. tethI tamane ciMtA ane duHkha sivAya bIjuM zuM maLe che?

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AMbAnI Aga bhImasena ja je rAjA che te pachI tame AvuM nakAmuM vitaruM zA mATe kare che? ethI tamane kaI lAbha thavAne nathI. ane huM te mAro janma saphaLa thaye tyAre ja mAnIza ke jyAre tame bhImasenane rAjabhraSTa karIne rAjyapada dhAraNa karaze...' surasuMdarInAM A vacano hariSaNanA kALajA seMsarAM nIkaLI gayAM. teNe tarata ja kIdhuM : priye ! have ema ja thaze. huM ja have rAjagAdI para besIza. ne sArA ya nagaramAM mArI ja AjJA phelAvIza. kAle savAre ja bhImasenane rAja bhraSTa karIza ne rAjanI samagra sattA mArA hAthamAM laI laIza. devage kadAca tema nahi bane to huM jAnathI bhImasenane tenA strI putra sAthe mArI nAMkhIza." priye ! A bhUmaMDaLamAM hajI e kaI mAyano pUta jamyA nathI ke je baLamAM mArI babarI karI zake. huM mArA bI. ane parAkramathI kAle savAramAM ja rAjasattAne hAthamAM laIza. te he priye ! have tuM naciMta banI jA. ane sukhethI rahe. koIpaNa vAte phikara na karIza. tArAM e badhAM ja manethe have huM pUrNa karIza." surasuMdarI e ja IcchatI hatI. tenI eka ja bhAvanA hatI, ke game tema karIne paNa pite mahArANuM bane ane pitAne svAmI rAjA bane. mahArANuM banI ghUmavAnI ane

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bhImasena caritra lako para rUvAba chAMTavAnI tenI tIvra abhilASA hatI. A rIte e IcchA bara AvatI hatI, te jANune te AnaMdamAM AvI gaI ane ghaDI pahelAM te je udAsa mukha karIne beThI hatI, te badalIne e hasatI hasatI cAlI gaI. | hariNuM paNa te pachI cAlyA gayA ane bIje divase bhImasenane kevI rIte padabhraSTa kara, tenI kAryavAhImAM lAgI gayo.

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bhImasenanI nAzabhAga kahe che dIvAlane paNa kAna hoya che. AthI ja sujJajane jyAre evI kaI khAnagI maMtraNA kare che, tyAre khUba ja dhImA avAje vAta kare che. ane be kAnathI trIjA kAne vAta na jAya tenI pUrI takedArI rAkhe che. paNa harijeNe evI kaI ja sAvadhAnI na rAkhI ane moTA avAje te badhI vAta karavA lAge. e samaye sunaMdA tyAM chAnImAnI UbhI badhuM sAMbhaLatI hatI. bhImasenane padabhraSTa karavAnI ane tema na banI zake te rANI ane kuMvare sAthe temane mArI nAMkhavAnI vAta sAMbhaLI te nakhazIkha dhrujI UThI. ane tarata ja koIne paNa . jANe na thAya te rIte gupacupa tyAMthI deDI gaI, ane sIdhI ja hAMphatA zvAse e bhImasenanA mahele pahoMcI gaI. bhImasena te vakhate ArAma karatA hatA. teNe tarata ja temane jagADavA kahyuM. bhImasena paNa tarata ja jAgI gaye. sunaMdAne Ama gabharAyelI ane Dara pAmelI joI te bolya.

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bhImasena caritra ' suna MdA ! Ama gabharAyelI kema che? zuM banyuM che ? rANI ane kuMvara teA badhA kSemakuzaLa che ne ?' sunaMdAe tarata ja koI sAMbhaLI na jAya te rIte sAvadhAnI rAkhIne dhIrA avAje badhI vAta karI. bhImasena e khInA jANIne UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayA. te vicAravA lAgyuM : ' ahAhA ! zI kamanI gati che ! mArA bhAI Aja mane mArI nAMkhavA tatpara banyA che! tene Aja rAjanuM gheluM lAgyuM che. sattAnA mamAM te AMdhaLA anyA che. strImAM te mAhAMdha banI Aja te viveka bhAna khAI beTho che. kaeNmanI ja A badhI vicitratAne ? nahi tA sagA bhAI Aja AvA duSTa vicAra kare kharA? kharekhara kama ja badhAne bhulAve che. ne na karavAnAM kAma karAve che. hiraNa paNa Aje tevuM ja duSkRta karavA udyuta thayA che. mAre have koIpaNa hisAbe mArI ne rANI temaja kuvAnA jAnamAlanI rakSA prathama karavI joIe. kAraNa huM jIvatA hAiza te A saMpadA pAchI meLavI zakIza, mATe mAre prathama tenI ja vyavasthA karavI joie.' Ama vicArI teNe tarata ja peAtAnA eka vizvAsu anucarane melAnce ane tene AjJA karI ke hamaNAMne hamaNAM pavanavegI ratha joDI lAveA. anucarane tema AjJA karI bhImasena rANI temaja kuMvarane laI javAnI khUba ja sAvadhapaNe taiyArI karavA lAgyA. A khAju bhImasena peAtAnA prANa bacAvavAvI taiyArI

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bhImasenanI nAzabhAga 87 karatA hatA, tyAre hariSeNa tenA mahelamAM tenA prANa levAnI taDAmAra taiyArImAM paDaye hateA. riSaNa cAlyA gayA. eTale surasu MdarIne ekAeka vicAra AyeA : A vAta koI sAMbhaLI te nahi gayuM heAya ne ? e vicAra AvatAM ja te sIdhI hirSaNu pAse doDI gaI ane tyAM jaI kheAlI : 8 svAminAtha ! saMbhava che ApaNI vAta koI sAMbhaLI paNa gayuM heya ane jo e vAta bhImasena jANI jaze te te jarUrathI ahIM zrI nAzI jaze. jo tema ane te e kayAreka paNa tamArA upara humaleA kare ne yuddha kare te ke mane tamArA baLa ane parAkraba upara pUrepUrA vizvAsa che. paNa chatAMya zatrune te ugatA ja DAmI dhruve! joie, jethI eka kaDI mAthuM na UMcakI zake, mATe huM prANavallabha ! tame hamaNAM ne hamagrAM bhImasenanA rAjamahela pharate cAkI paDe mUkAvI do. jethI te nAzI na zake. ane tene temaja tenAM strI ane satAnene jIvatAM ja pakaDIne kedukhAnAmAM pUrI sakhtamAM sakhta zIkSA karo. tame Ama karaze te ja mArA manAtha kharAkhara siddha thaze. hariSeNa A sAMbhaLIne khuza thaI UThayA ! ne belI UThayA H * vAha ! priye ! vAha ! tArI buddhine dhanya che. A vAta tA mArA dhyAnamAM AvI ja nahi. te ThIka samaye mane yAda devarAkhyuM. huM hamaNAM ja tenA prakhaMdha karu chuM.' '

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88 bhImasena caritra ema kahI teNe anucarane potAnA subhaTane belAvI lAvavA hukama karyo. yuvarAjanI AjJA maLatAM ja subhaTa hAjara thayo ne prathama praNAma karI betyeH "pharamAve rAjana ! mArA gya zI AjJA che." "hamaNAM ne hamaNAM ja jaIne ApaNI sazastra TukaDIne laIne tame jAo ne bhImasenanA mahelanI pharatI sapta cekI goThavI de. ane mArI AjJA vinA e mahelamAMthI keIne bahAra javA deze nahi, temaja keIne aMdara praveza karavA deze nahi. ema karatAM kaMIpaNa tamane najare paDe te tarata ja tene tyAM ne tyAM ja vadha karI nAkhaje. jAva, jaladI, jAva A tamArA mahArAjAnI AjJA che.' jevI AjJA rAjana !" ema kahI subhaTa tyAMthI cAlyo gayo. ne hariNanI sucanA mujaba bhImasenanA mahelane pharatI sazastra cAkI gaThavI dIdhI. ne darekane sapta tAkIda karI ke mahelamAMthI koI bahAra nIkaLavA na pAme, temaja mahelanI aMdara kaI praveza na kare, ema karavAmAM je cUkI jaze tenuM mAthuM dhaDathI alaga karI devAmAM Avaze. pitAnA senAnAyakanI AvI sakhta AjJA sAMbhaLI sau zUrA sainiko sAbadA banI gayA ne mahela pharatI jhINI najare jovA lAgyA. bhImasene mahelanI bahAra joyuM te khulI talavAra

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bhImasenanI nAzabhAga laIne hariSaNanA nike cAkI karI rahyA hatA. e joI te vadhu vicAramAM paDI gaye. "have karavuM? bahAra kevI rIte nIkaLavuM? bahAra ja je na nIkaLAya te prANanuM rakSaNa kevI rIte thaI zake? Ama aneka vicAramAM te UMDe UtarI gaye. suzIlAe A badhI atha Iti vAta sAMbhaLI tyAre tenuM haiyuM bhAMgI paDayuM. tenA kumaLA dila para bhAre AghAta lAge. tene ciMtA thavA lAgI. "mArAM saMtAnonuM zuM thaze? bicArAMene nAnI vayamAM upAdhi AvI paDI!" A ciMtAmAM te bebhAna thaI gaI. bhImasena ane sunaMdA tarata ja tenI pAse deDI gayAM ane tene jaLa chAMTIne bhAnamAM lAgyAM. suzIlA bhAnamAM te AvI paNa tenAM badhAM ja gAtro zithila banI gayAM hatAM. chatAM paNa teNe himata rAkhI ane AvelI muzkelIne sAmane karavA sajaja banI gaI. tyArabAda sunaMdAe bhImasenane kIdhuM : "rAjana ! have tame utAvaLa karo ne jaladIthI kuMvara ane rANIne laI nAsI javAnI taiyArI kare." paNa sunaMdA! bahAra te sakhata cekI pahero che, javAze zI rIte ? ema karavA jaIe te hAthe karIne mota ja Ave." bhImasene kIdhuM. rAjana ! tame tenI jarAya ciMtA na kara. mane A

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bhImasena caritra mahelanA gupta mArganI khabara che. tame e mAge nIkaLI jAva. savAra sudhImAM te tame A nagarathI ghaNe dUra jaMgalamAM pahoMcI jaze ane ahIM keIne khabara paNa nahi paDe." sunaMdAnI A vAta jANa bhImasene tAbaDatoba badhI taiyArI karI. kuMvarene baMne jaNAe teDI lIdhA. sAthe thoDI senA mahAra ane hathIyAra lIdhAM ane ghaNI ja tvarAthI e badhAM sunaMdAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa suraMga AgaLa AvI pahoMcyAM. sunaMdAe suraMganI kaLa dAbI. kaLa dabAtAM ja suraMganuM dvAra khulI gayuM. sau temAM dAkhala thayAM. sunaMdAe aMdara utarI kaLa dabAvI suraMganuM dvAra yathAvat vAsI dIdhuM. ane mazAla pakaDIne te rasto batAvatI AgaLane AgaLa cAlavA lAgI. cAlatAM cAlatAM bhImasene pUchayuM : "sunaMdA ! Aja sudhI te mane A suraMganI vAta kema nA karI ? ane A suraMganI tane kayAMthI khabara paDI ? vinayathI belI : "rAjana ! keTalIka bAbata evI hoya che ke te koIne khabara karavAnI nathI hotI. samaya Ave tyAre ja tene prakAza karavAnuM hoya che. Aje eve samaya hato tethI meM A suraMga tamane batAvI ane A suraMganI vAta mane mArI mAe maratI vakhate kIdhI hatI. A hakIkata Aja dina sudhI mArA sivAya kaI jANatuM nathI. Ama vAta karatAM karatAM saue be ejana jeTale paMtha kApI nAkhe tyAM sunaMdAe kIdhuM. ' he rAjana ! have mAre pAchA pharavuM joIe. tamane

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bhImasenanI nAzabhAga saune choDatAM mAruM aMtara valevAI jAya che. paNa tema kya sivAya chUTako nathI. have ahIMthI tame ardho jana jeTaluM cAlaze eTale suraMga pUrI thaze ne gADha jaMgala zarU thaze. e jaMgala pasAra karatAM eka guphA Avaze. e guphA pasAra karaze eTale tarata ja vastI Avaze. tyAMthI tame ThIka lAge tyAM jaze. ane svAmin ! huM pAmara jIva tamane zuM kahuM ? e mAro adhikAra paNa kayAMthI? paraMtu hiMmata rAkhaje. ne rANImAM temaja kuMvaranI saMbhALa rAkhaje. dharmanuM jatana karajo. vItarAga prabhunuM niraMtara ma Na kare. tene prabhAvathI sau sArA vAnA thaze." . eTaluM kahetAM te sunaMdA raDI paDI. suzIlA ane bhImasenanI AMkhamAM paNa AMsu AvI gayAM. bhImasene tene eka sonAmahora ApI. paNa sunaMdAe te na lIdhI. ane raDatI AMkhe teNe e badhAMyane vidAya ApI. e badhAM dekhAtAM baMdha thayAM tyAM sudhI e mazAla dharIne UbhI rahI. te dekhAtAM baMdha thayAM ke tarata ja te utAvaLI gatie pAchI pharI. ane suraMgane ughADI, keIne khabara na paDe te rIte baMdha karIne pitAnA khaMDamAM jatI rahI ane jANe kaMI banyuM ja nathI ema badhI pravRtti karavA lAgI.

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. 0 che . jo jaMgalanI vATe in sunaMdAnA batAvyA mujaba bhImasena ane e temaja kuMvaroe ardho jana kApI nAkhyuM. daDamajala karatAM karatAM teo suraMganI bahAra nIkaLI gayAM. . suraMganI bahAra nIkaLatAM ja ghora, gADha ane bhayAnaka jaMgala zarU thayuM. jagalanI aMdara eTalAM badhAM nAnAM moTAM ane vizALa vRkSo hatAM ke jene kaI pAra hato. vaLI e vRkSe ekamekanI sAthe evAM aDIne goThavAyelAM hatAM ke nAMkhI najara naheAtI pahoMcatI. bhImasene jyAM najara nAMkhI tyAM teNe lIlAM lIlAM ane barachaTa vRkSo ja dekhAyAM mahAmuzIbate teNe jaMgalanI keDI zodhI kADhI. e keDIe teo AgaLa vadhavA lAgyA. jema jema teo sau AgaLa vadhatAM gayAM tema tema jaMgala vadhu gADha banatuM gayuM. uparAMta siMhanI garjanAo, vAghanI trADa, ghuvaDone apazukaniyALa avAja, gajarAje, cittA ne dIpaDAe temaja zIyALavAM ane bIjAM aneka jaMgalI pazuonA

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jaMgalanI vATe vikarALa avAja saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. jaMgala eTaluM badhuM bhayAnaka hatuM ke Dagale ne pagale saunI chAtI dhaDaka dhaDaka thatI hatI. raste paNa kAMTALe ane patharALa hate. cAlatAM cAlatAM aneka vakhate teo Thokara khAvA lAgyAM. pagamAM kAMTAnA ghaNu ujharaDA paDayA. kapaDAmAM paNa kAMTA bharAyA ne kyAMka kyAMka te kapaDAM phATI paNa gayAM. pagamAMthI lehIpaNa nIkaLatuM hatuM. | devasena ane ketusena bane calAya tyAM sudhI cAlyA. paNa nAnA kumAro cAlI cAlIne keTaluM cAlI zake ? temAMya A te aghora jaMgalamAM cAlavAnuM. 2stA upara naryA khADA TekarA hatA. aNIyALA kAMTA patharAyelA hatA. uparAMta cAre bAju jaMgalI pazuonI bhayAnaka trADa saMbhaLAtI hatI. AvA jaMgalamAM cAlavuM jyAM meTAo mATe muzkela hatuM. tyAM nAnAonuM te zuM gajuM? chatAM ya rAjakuMvaro hiMmata karIne calAya teTaluM cAlyA. cAlatA cAlatA jyAre baMne thAkayA tyAre bhImasene devasenane teDI lIdho ane ketusenane keDamAM nAkhI suzIlA athaDAtI ne Thokara khAtI maMthara gatie cAlavA lAgI. strI ane saMtAne baMne A jaMgalanA bhayathI dhrujI rahyAM hatAM. kyAreka te temanA meMmAMthI vedanA ne DarathI cIsa paNa nIkaLI jatI hatI. tyAre bhImasena teone samajAvataH "A jaMgalamAM ApaNe bahu sAvadhAnIthI cAlavuM joIe ane jarA paNuM avAja na thAya tema gati karavI

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94 bhImasena cAtra joie, ApaNA avAjathI jo koI hiMsaka prANIne ApaNI gadha AvI jaze te tee ApaNane jIvatAM nahi cheDe. mATe badhAM ja duHkhAne mauna bhAve sahana karIne tame prabhunuM smaraNa karatAM A jaMgalane pasAra karI.' Ama vItarAgadevanuM smaraNa karatAM karatAM teo eka meTI guphA AgaLa AvyAM. sunaMdAnA matAvyA mujama tee sau e guphAmAM dAkhala thayAM. guphAmAM ghaNuM ja aMdhAruM hatuM. ane jIva gUMgaLAI jAya tevI havA hatI. paNa temAM dAkhala thayA sivAya chUTakA ja na hatA. sau navakAra maMtra gaNatAM temAM dAkhala thayAM. temanA padarava thatAM ja cAmAciDiyAM uDA uDa karavA lAgyA. jherI sarpA paNa phutkAra karatAM AmathI tema doDavA lAgyA. jaMgala karatAM guphA vadhu bhayAnaka hatI. bhImasena cakamaka ghasatA ne ajavALu karatA badhAnI sAthe hiMmatathI AgaLa vadhI rahyo hateA. tenu dhaiya. te samaye apUrva hatuM. te paNa manamAM A bhaya ne Apattine dUra karavA navakAramaMtranuM satata smaraNa karI rahyo hate. chevaTe A trAsajanaka ne bhayadAyaka sapharanA aMta AnyA. sau guphAnI bahAra AvI gayAM. tyAM dUra eka paNa kuTiranAM darzana thayAM. sau eTalAM badhAM thAkI gayAM hatAM ke paga have eka DagaluM paNa bharavA nA pADatA hatA. chatAMya manane makkama karI sau dhImI gatie tyAM paheAMcI gayAM.

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jaMgalanI vATe kumAra te tyAM pahoMcatA ja jamIna upara hAthanuM ozIkuM karIne sUI gayA. vAha re karmarAjA! vAha! zI tArI lIlA. kyA rAjamahelamAM suvarNa palaMgamAM ne sukomala zagyAmAM sUtA A rAjakuMvare ! ne kyAM Aja bheMya pathArI karI hAthanuM ozIkuM karIne sUtelA kuMvare ! kyAM e rAjamahelanA vaibhava ne ThAThamATha ! ne kyAM A jaMgalanI garIbAIne kacho ! kyAM e rAjamahelanI sukha sagavaDe! ne kayAM A dhULathI kharaDAyelAM zarIre ! kyAM e sugaMdhita jalAzamAM snAna ! ne telamardana ! ne kyAM Aje gaMdhAtA ne parasevAthI ladabada zarIro ! te kharekhara A karmanI lIlA aparaMpAra che. tene koI pAra pAmI zakayuM nathI. karmanA pratApe jIva ekavAra apUrva sukha ane sAhyabImAM mahAle che. te enA ja pratApe e jIva Adhi ne vyAdhimAM sabaDe che! sAce ja kahyuM che ke, svArthane nAza karanAra pragaTa racanAvALI devanI gati vicitra che. nahi to A rAjakumArene zI vAtanI kamInA hatI? kaI vastunI teone uNapa hatI. paNa mAMgatAM dUdha hAjara thatuM hatuM. temane paDa bela jhIlavA aneka dAsadAsIo khaDe page UbhA rahetA hatA. rahevA mATe AlizAna mahela hate. khAvA mATe pauSTika ne sAtvika bhejya padArtho hatA,

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bhImasena caritra paheravA mATe aneka mUlyavAna va ne alaMkAra hatAM. moja zekha mATe aneka prakAranI vividha sAmagrI hatI. tenA badale Aja teo eka parNakuTiramAM rahetA hatA. khAvA mATe kaNa kaNanA vAMdhA hatA, bhUkhathI peTa cImaLAI gayAM hatAM. ane bhUkhyA peTe ja temane sUI javuM paDayuM hatuM. ane te paNa paththaravALI ne dhULathI ragadoLAyelI jamIna upara sUvuM paDayuM hatuM. upara khUlluM gagana hatuM. bahArathI zItaLa pavana phukAte hatA. TADhathI sukemala aMge prajatAM hatAM. chatAMya tenA rakSaNa mATe vArane eka TukaDo paNa na hate. A badhI karmanI lIlA nahi to bIju zuM? kumAra vayamAM nAnA hatA. paraMtu bhImasena ane suzIlAe temane dharmanuM zikSaNa barAbara ApyuM hatuM. AthI teo samajatA hatA ke A badhe karmane ja pratApa che. pote pUrvabhavamAM kaI kharAba karmo bAMdhyAM haze, jenuM phaLa A bhave bhegavavAnuM AvyuM che. Ama potAne atyAre AvI paDelA duHkhe e pitAnA ja karmonuM pariNAma che, ema samajIne baMne kumAre samabhAve ane daDhatApUrvaka e duHkhane sahana karatAM thoDI ja vAramAM niMdrAdhIna thaI gayAM. tyArabAda bhImasene pitAnI sAthe lAvelA ghareNAM ne senAmahAranI piTalI parNakuTiranA eka khuNAmAM khADo karIne dATI dIdhI ane keIne khabara na paDe te rIte pharIthI tenA

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7 hatuM jagalanI vATe upara dhULa ane paththara vagere mUkIne te paNa AvIne kuTiramAM sUI gaye. * sauthI chelle suzIlA sUtI. kAraNa AryanArI patinA sUtA bAda ja sUI jAya che. badhAyane cAlavAthI eTale badhA thAka lAgyuM hatuM ke thoDA ja samayamAM sau nidrAdevInA kheLe zAMtithI pioDhI gayAM. keTalAka samaya bAda baMne kumAro eka jhINI cIsa pADIne jAgI gayA. e cIsa sAMbhaLIne bhImasena ane suzIlA paNa jAgI gayAM. e baMnee joyuM te baMne kumAranA pagamAMthI lohI nIkaLatuM hatuM ane pagamAM kaMIka vAgyuM hatuM. e vedAnAthI teo herAna thaI rahyA hatA. A bhImasena ane suzIlAe baMnene samajAvIne temaja jeDI suzruSA karIne zAMta karyA. ane pharIthI temane sUvarAvI dIdhA. kuMvara sUI gayA che ema jANe teo paNa sUI gayAM. teo ghasaghasATa UMdhI rahyAM hatAM, tevAmAM tyAM keTalAka cAra AvyA. ane parNakuTiranI pAchaLanA bhAgamAM cArIne lAvelA mAlanI vaheMcaNI karavA beThA. e vaheMcaNI karatAM hatAM, tyAM eka ceranI najara bhImasene je khuNAmAM ghareNAMnI piTalIe dATI hatI e jagA upara gaI. tene zaMkA gaI ke ahIM ATalAmAM kaI sUtuM hovuM joIe ane teNe A jagAe kaMI saMtADayuM hovuM joIe. teNe tarata ja kuTiramAM tapAsa karI, te bhImasena vageja badhAne teNe sUtelA joyA. teNe pAkI khAtrI karI joI bhI. 7 ane surata ane pharI paNa sUI gayAM ke ane kai saMtA pAsa karI, tema

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bhImasena caritra ke teo ghasaghasATa UMghe che ke nahi. e khAtrI thatAM ja teNe te jagA bedI kADhI ne temAM saMtADelI poTalIo kADhI lIdhI. ane e poTalIo laIne te palAyana thaI gayA. savAra paDatAM ja kukaDAe prabhAtane pokAra karyo. paraMtu bhImasena ane suzIlA temaja kumAro eTalA badhA zramita thaI gayA hatA ane eTalI badhI gADha nidrAmAM hatA ke te pikAra temaNe sAMbhaLe nahi. chevaTe kuTiramAM sUryane taDake praveza pAme tyAre teo sau jAgrata thayAM. jAgrata thatAM ja suzIlA ane kumAre e bhImasenane praNAma karyA. kAraNu zAstromAM kahyuM che ke, AryanArIe UThIne sau prathama patine praNAma karavA joIe temaja putrae paNa mAtapitAne praNAma karavA. kAraNa zAstramAM mAtApitAne prathama tIrtha tarIke oLakhAvyAM che. e vidhi patI gayA bAda saue navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karyuM. - bhImasene e bAda jyAM piTalI saMtADI hatI e jagA khAdI kADhI. paNa tyAM dhULa ne DhephA sivAya kaMI ja na maLyuM. ghareNunI poTalI kaI guma karI gayuM hatuM. suzIlAe jyAre A jANyuM tyAre te mUcchita banI gaI ane jamIna para DhaLI paDI. bhImasene ane kumAree tarata ja tenI suzruSA karI ane zItaLa jaLane tenA vadana ane netra upara chaMTakAva karyo. tyAra pachI bhImasene suzIlAne AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM : priye! A samaya rudana karavAnuM nathI. je banavAnuM hatuM

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jaMgalanI vATe Ta te banyu have te mithyA thanAra nathI anevivekI AtmAe naSTa thayelI ke guma thayelI vastuoneA zeka karatA nathI. tuM te vivekI AtmA che. mATe zeka cheDI daine svastha mana. jo tuM ema nahi kare ne A samayamAM ApaNane koI duSTa mANasa oLakhI jaze te! ApaNe nAhaka upAdhimAM mukAI jazuM, mATe tuM khadhI ciMtA cheDIne zAMta ana ane mauna banIne heve AgaLa gamana karavA tatpara thA. suzIlA paNa samajI gaI ke svAmi kahe chete kharAkhara che. je vastu cArAI gaI che. tene zAka karavA have vRthA che, mAre tA hajI ghaNuM sahana karavAnuM che. huM jo hiMmata hArI jaIza ne Ama vAre ghaDIe jo zeAkAtura banI jaIza tA A kumArA kAnA AdhAre hiMmata rAkhaze ? Ama svastha manI te AgaLa prayANa karavA mATe tatpara manI ane ketusenane peAtAnI AMgaLIe vaLagADI AgaLa cAlavA lAgI. D

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( - ) harirSaNano rAjyAbhiSeka mAnavI dhAre che kaMI ane thAya che kaMI. kayAreka e zubha manero kare che ne te mATe prayatna paNa kare che. paraMtu karmanI vicitra gatine lIdhe tenA badhA ja prayane viphaLa jAya che ane azubha banIne ja rahe che. te kyAreka mAnavI keInuM aniSTa citave che ne te mATe prayatna kare che, paNa karmanA nyAya AgaLa tenuM kaMI cAlatuM nathI. tenA badhA ja dhamapachADA phegaTa jAya che ane sAme mAnavI mAbAda bacI jAya che. bhImasena nAsI na jAya ane tene jIvato pakaDIne jera karI zakAya te mATe hariSeNe tAbaDatoba badhI rIyArI karI. tenA mahelane pharatA sazastra cokIdAre mUkI devA. koI paNu jagAethI bhImasena nAzI na zake te mATe badhA ja rastA baMdha karI dIdhA. cakaluM paNa pharakI na zake te teNe ghere nAMkhe. paraMtu A kazuM ja kAragata na nIvaDayuM. bhImasena keIne paNa jANa na thAya te rIte suraMga vATe bahAra nIkaLI

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101, harino rAjyAbhiSeka gaye. paNa hari te ema ja mAnate hate have bhIma senanuM AvI banyuM. huM ene jIvate ja pakaDIne jiMdagIbhara kedakhAnAmAM pUrI rAkhIza. tenAM strI ane putrone paNa beDIo paherAvIza ane evI sakhta sajA karIza ke kayAreka te mArA sAmuM mAthuM na uMcakI zake. bhImasenane jIvate ja pakaDI levAnA teramAM hariNa dhasamasate hAthamAM nAgI talavAra laIne bhImasenanA mahelamAM A . paNa bhImasena hoya te najare paDe ne ? teNe cAre tarapha joyuM. mahelanA ekaeka khaMDamAM e jAte gussAthI lAlALa banIne paga pachADa ghUmI vaLe. paraMtu kyAMya tene bhImasena na dekhAya. rANuM ane kuMvarane paNa patto na lAgyuM. bhImasena Ama tene hAthatALI ApIne cAlyo gaye. tethI tene gusso AsmAne caDI gaye. te jorathI barADI UThaye. "are ! keNa che ahIM ?" sunaMDha tharatharatI tyAM AvIne UbhI rahI ane praNAma karIne belI : "jI rAjana !" tene joIne hariNuM tADukI UThayeH "bhImasena kayAM che ? tenI rANI ane kuMvare kayAM che? sunaMdAe kaMI javAba na Ape, te mauna banIne UbhI rahI hariSaNe tarata ja tyAM cekI karatA subhaTane belA :

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102 bhImasena caritra ahIMthI kaI bahAra gayuM hatuM ?" . "nA rAjana ! cakaluM ya ahIMthI te pharakayuM nathI. ame ughADI AMkhe ne nAgI talavAre cakI karIe chIe." subheTa kIdhuM. te bhImasena kayAM che? tenI rANI ane kuMvare kayAM che ? mahelamAMthI e jAya kevI rIte?" subhaTa zuM javAba Ape ? te paNa mauna banI gaye. AthI hariSaNa vadhu roSe bharAye ne teNe tarata ja hukama karyo? jAva nagarane khUNe khUNe pheMdI vaLo. nagara bahAra cAre tarapha ghUmI vaLo ane bhImasenanI tapAsa kare. ane tene jIvato pakaDIne mArI pAse hAjara kare." hariNane hukama chUTatAM ja pavanavegI ao ne rathe dhanuSyamAMthI tIra chUTe tema doDavA lAgyA. sainike sAruM gAma zodhI vaLyA. nagaranI bahAra dUra dUra sudhI caDatA zvAse tapAsa karI AvyA. paraMtu kayAMya bhImasenanI bhALa na maLI. subhAe AvIne hariSaNane khabara karI : bhImasenane kyAMya patto lAgatuM nathI. A khabara sAMbhaLI haripheNa te rAjI thaI gayo. tene mana te TADhA pANIe khasa gaI. hariNe surasuMdarIne tarata ja A badhI vAtathI vAkepha karI ane baMne jaNAM tethI khUba ja AnaMdamAM AvI gayAM. bIje divase teNe potAnA rAjyAbhiSekanI taiyArI karAvI. sattA zuM nathI karI zakatI? ane A te haripeNa !

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hariSaNane rAjyAbhiSeka 103 tene pratApa nagaramAM sakhta hato. tenA avAja mAtrathI nagarajano dhrujatA hatA. maMtrImaMDaLa paNa tenI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karavAnI hiMmata nahotA karI zakatA. hariNunI AjJA thatAM ja bIje divase nagaramAM rAjyAbhiSekano utsava thaye. sIe hariSaNanI bIkathI mAM upara hAsya ne haiyAmAM dukha saMgharIne e utsavanI taiyArI karI. zubha coghaDiye rAjagore hariSaNane rAjamukuTa paherAve. ne rAjamudrA ApI. bhATa cAraNee hariSaNanI stuti karIane "rAjA hariSaNane ya he" evA jayanAda karyA.

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( che ne che bi be DagalAM AgaLa t ja che parNakuTiramAM ArAma karavAthI bhImasena - ane tenI rANa temaja kuMvarane thAka zeDo haLavo thaye hate.AthI teoe AgaLa prayANa karyuM. prayANa karatAM agAu bhImasene suzIlAne kIdhuM. "ApaNuM sonAmahoronI poTalI te cera laI gayA. have ApaNI pAse aMge upara ja alaMkAre che, te ja bacyAM che. jo ke lakSamIne caMcaLa kahI che, AthI je lakSamI cAre thaI gayA che, tene zeka karave nakAme che. have tuM A ghareNAMnI poTalI tArA mAthe laIne cAla. ApaNI pAse have je che te paNa ghaNuM che. ane gayelI lakSamInI zI ciMtA karavI? ApaNA zarIra svastha ne taMdurasta haze te pachI lakSamI ja lakSamI che. mATe priye ! zAkanA vicAre tuM cheDI che ane AnaMdathI dauryapUrvaka have tuM prayANa kara.' patinI AjJA thatAM suzIlAe ghareNAnI eka poTalI

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nazIba be DagalAM AgaLa 15 badhI mAthe mUkIne cAlavA lAgI. eka hAthe te poTalI saMbhALatI hatI ane bIjA hAthe te ketusenane pakaDIne cAlatI hatI. bhImasena ane devasena sAthe sAthe cAlatA hatA. paraMtu baMne kumAro khUba ja thAkI gayA hatA. rAtanA teoe gADha nidrA lIdhI hatI, paraMtu temane thAka utara nahate. vaLI pagamAM kaMI vAgavAthI lohI paNa nIkaLyuM hatuM, ane e ghA sapta vedanA ApatA hatA. rAjamahelamAM kaI divasa duHkha anubhavyuM na hatuM. are ! tenI kalpanA paNa nahotI karI. AthI A dube temane asahya vedanA ApatA hatA. chatAM paNa saMskAranA baLe teo thAya teTaluM samabhAve sahana karatA hatA. chevaTe jyAre e vedanA sahana na thaI zakI eTale temanAthI raDI paDAyuM. AMkhamAMthI AMsu sarI paDyAM. te potAnA saMtAnane duHkhamAM raDatA joI kayA mAbApa dhIraja dharI zake? evA te kayA mA-bApa hoya ke je mananI svasthatA dhAraNa karI zake? devasena ane ketusenane raDatA joI bhImasena ane suzIlAnI AMkhamAM paNa AMsu ubharAI AvyAM. temanuM haiyuM aMdarathI AkaMda karavA lAgyuM. tyAM devasena beH "mA mane tarasa lAgI che. mane pANI lAvI de ne." lAvI dauM chuM. beTA! jarA daurya dhara che. je sAme nadI dekhAya che tyAM sudhI tuM cAla. suzIlAe ketusenane vAtsalyathI paMpALatAM kahyuM. ' dhIme dhIme cAlatAM teo sau nadI kAMThe AvI pahoMcyAM

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o bhImasena caritra. tyAMthI thADe dUra eka jhADanI zItaLa chAyAmAM sau beThAM. bhImasene suzIlAne kIdhuM 'tame sau theDIvAra hamaNAM ahIM ArAma kare. tyAM sudhImAM nadImAM keTaluM pANI che te joI AvuM.' ema kahI bhImasena nadInA pANI uMDANu mApavA nadImAM paDaye ane peAtAnI sazakata bhujAethI nadInA nIrane vIMdhatA nadI pAra karavA lAgyA. * mA! have nathI sahana thatuM. tuM mane pANI lAvI de ne. mane khUba ja tarasa lAgI che.' nadI joine devasena khelI UThayA. * lAvI dau eTA ! huM, ahIM tuM khesa, humaNAM ja nadImAMthI pANI laI Avu chuM.' ema kahI suzIlA jhADanA pAMdaDAMnu paDIyu banAvIne nadIe pANI levA gaI. A samaye eka cAra tene pAchaLathI marAbara dhyAnathI joI rahyo hatA. tenI najara peATalI upara hatI. jevI suzIlA nadI tarapha gaI ke tarata ja teNe jhaDapathI e peTalI upADI lIdhI ane rakrucakkara thaI gayA. suzIlA ketusenane laI pAchI pharI te devasena nirAMte sUtA hatA ane pATalI gAyaba thaI gaI hatI. e joIne te haiyAphATa raDI paDI ane raDatAM raDatAM ja mUti thaI jamIna upara DhaLI paDI.

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nazIma e DagalA AgaLa 107 mAne raDatI joI ane tene jamIna upara paDI gayelI joI mane kumArA gabharAI gayA. teo paNa jora jorathI rahevA lAgyA ane * pitAjI....pitAjI...' ema bUmA mAravA lAgyA. mALakanI cIse ne raDavAnA avAja sAMbhaLI bhImasena ghaNI ja jhaDapathI taratA taratA bahAra ANye. ane doDatA kumArA pAse AvIne Ubhe! rahyo. kumAe jaNAvyu ke ghareNAMnI pATalI koI AvIne upADI gayu' eTale mA raDI paDI hatI ane raDatAM raDatAM ja jamIna upara DhaLI paDI hatI. bhImasene prathama bALakIne raDatAM zAMta karyAM. pachI nadImAMthI jaLa lAvI suzIlAnA aMgeA upara chAMTavA lAgye nepremathI tene pa pALavA lAgyA. jaLanA zItaLa ane svAmInA snehALa sparza thatAM ja suzIlA theADIvAre bhAnamAM AvI. bhAnamAM AvatAM ja haiyAphATa raDavA lAgI ane niHzAsA nAkhavA lAgI. bhImasenane paNa tethI sakhta AghAta lAgyA. tene haiyu paNa vicalita banI gayu. te vicAravA lAgyA : " have huM zuM karIza ? kayAM jaIza? mArA AduHkhanI vAta huM kAne jaIne kahIza ? koNa mAruM' sAMbhaLaze ? me A janmamAM te evA koI pApa nathI karyA. uttama prakAranA meM dAna dIdhAM che. chatAM paNa Aja mArI A dazA kema ? nahi, nahi, mArA pUrvanA karmAMnu' ja A phaLa mane maLI rahyu che. niha tA mArA sageA bhAi Aja mArA duzmana

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108 bhImasena caritra ane kharI ? e mane Ama gharavihoNA ne svajanAthI dUra kare kharA ? Aja mAruM rAja gayuM che. svajanAne manA vidheya thayA che. bhUkha ane tarase Aja mAre jagale jaMgale rakhaDavuM paDayu che. mAkI hatuM te cAro AvIne mArA dhana ane ghareNAM lUTI gayA che. A madheA ja karmonA prabhAva che! mArA pUrva janmAnA duSkRtyeA ja Aja uyamAM AvyAM che. nahi tA Avu ane ja zI rIte ?" Ama bhImasena kamanI lIlAnA vicAra karatA hatA ane peAtAnA manane manAvatA hatA. paraMtu ema te mana mAnI jAya teA e mana zAnuM? ene te eka ja vicAra AvatA hatA. dhana vinA have huM zuM karIza ? e vicAra khaLa karatAM ja bhImasena dhananA vicAre caDI gayeA : 8 dhananA prabhAva ja evA A jagatamAM che ke duniyA dhanavAnAne ja vadhu mAna Ape che. jagatamAM dhanathI ghaNA kAryAM pAra paDe che. dhana na hoya ane mAtra ekalA guNA hAya, tA e guNA paNa nidha natAne lIdhe bahAra prakAzamAM nathI AvatA. are ! kuLahIna mANasA pAse jo dhana heAya che tA dhananA pratApe te kuLavAnanI pratiSThA pAme che. kharekhara A jagatamAM dhananA jevA bIjo koi madhava joyeA nathI. putra, patnI, sagA, saMbaMdhIe sau dhanathI ja mAnavIne mUlave che. dhana heAya che te tee paNa ghaNuM. rAga sakhe che. nahi tA teo paNa ninanI upekSA kare che. V

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nazIba be DagalAM AgaLa 109 jagatanA vyavahAra ja evA manI aa che, te niyA~na mAnava Aja dharatI upara bhAra jevA lAge che. Aja mArI paNa evI durdazA thaI che. mArI pAsenuM tamAma dhana a.ja lUMTAi gayu` che. cAra tene cArI gayA che. Aja huM garIbamAM garIma . vaLI mArAM vastrA paNa sAva melAM ne gaMdAM thaI gayAM. che. rastAnA rajhaLapATa ne AvI paDelI ApattinI ci'tAthI zarIra paNa sAva kaMgAla anI gayu che. huM zuM karuM? zuM na karuM? zuM mAre have ghareghare bhikha mAMgavI paDaze ? nA, nA, bhikha te huM nahi ja mAMgu ? te huM zuM karuM ? Ama dhananA ane peAtAnI garImAInA vicAra karatAM. pharI e kanA vicAre caDI gayA : huM kharekhara mAruM' A duHkha ne daI te jJAnIe ja jANI zake tema che. tee ja kahI zake ke Aja huM mArA kayA pApeAnuM pariNAma bhAgavI rahyo chuM. A badhI karmanI ja viTaMbanA che. pUrva janmamAM jevAM karyAM karyAM... hAya tevAM ja zubha azubha phaLa A bhave bhagavavAM paDe che. AthI vRthA ciMtA zuM karavI? ka rAjAe kAIne khAkI nathI rAkhyA. meATA meTA camarakha dhI ane zAhazahenazAheAnI paNa teNe paravA nathI karI ane peAtAnA samatAla nyAya tAnyA che. rAmacaMdrane vanavAsa apAvye, malIrAjAne 'dIvAna

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110 bhImasena caritra manAnyeA, pAMca pAMDavAne ghara Ara cheDAvyA, naLarAjAne rAja bhraSTa karyAM, rAvaNa jevA rAvaNune paNa harAvyeA. e badhI kramanI ja lIlA che. ane A ja kame rAjA harizcaMdrane zu AchAM duHkha ApyAM hatAM ? caMDAlanA ghare tene gulAma banAvyeA, peAtAnI vhAlaseAyI tArAmatInu jAheramAM lIlAma karAvyuM, putrane vicAga karAye ane bIjA aneka prakAranAM duHkhA tene ApyAM. kharekhara kamanI sattA amApa che. sUrya kadAca pazcimamAM Uge, merU parvata paNa kadI caLAyamAna thAya, agni tenA svabhAva badalIne zAMta ane ane kadI paththara upara paNa kamaLa khIlI UThe, paraMtu kamanA lekha kadI pheraphphAra thatA nathI. jevAM krama mAMdhyAM hoya te udayamAM AvatAM bhAgavye chuTake thAya che. temAMthI nAzI zakAtuM nathI. temaja koIpaNa upAye khacI zakAtuM paNa nathI. Aja mArA karmAM uyamAM AvyA che ane mAre te bhAgaLye ja chuTakA che....' Ama ulaTa salaTa vicAradhArAmAM taNAtA bhImasena pAtAnA parivArane lai AgaLa vadhyA. te sau eTalA badhA zramita thai gayA hatA ke thADe sudhI cAlatAM cAlatAmAM te teo sau mUrchA khAine jamIna upara DhaLI paDayA. e samaye AkAzagAmI vidyAdharAe temane joyAM. temanA khAne joi teonAM haiyA paNa sahRdayatAthI bhIMjAI gayA. cADIvAra bAda bhImasena mUrchAmAMthI jAgrata thayA. teNe kumAro

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nazIkha e DagalAM AgaLa 111 ane suzIlAne paNa jaLa chAMTI temaja ThaMDo pavana nAMkhIne jAgrata karyAM. pachI sau dhIme dhIme Daga bharatAM AgaLa vadhyAM. paNa badhAM eTalAM badhAM thAkI gayAM hatAM ke cAlatAM cAlatAM te dhrujatAM hatAM ane cakkara anubhavatAM hatAM. paNa cAlyA sivAya chUTako ja nahAtA, koI gAma ke nagaramAM pahAMcAya te ja kaI ArAma, kherAkane AvAsanA adekhata thaI zake. AthI hamaNAM nagaramAM paheAMcI jaIza', evI AzAe sau manane majabUta karIne DagalAM bharatAM hatAM. tevAmAM adhavacce ketusena raDavA lAgyA. tenAthI have eka DagaluM paNa AgaLa maMDAtu na hatuM. temaja tene sakhta bhUkha lAgI hatI. bhUkhanI vedanA tenAthI sahana naheAtI thatI. AthI te raDavA lAgyA ane bhImasenane kahevA lAgyA : pitAjI ! mane bhUkha lAgI che, kaMI khAvAnuM Ape ne? have mArAthI bhUkhane lIdhe eka Draga paNa bharAtu nathI.' bicArA bhImasena ! kAMthI khAvAnuM lAvI Ape? dravya tA ghaNu' badhuM cArAi gayuM hatu, jaMgalanA rastA hatA ane gAma teA hajI dUra hatuM. putrane bhUkhathI pIDAtA joI tenu haiyu valAvAI gayuM. tenI AMkhanA khUNA bhInA thaI gayA. suzIlAnI AMkhamAM paNa AMsu camakI UThacAM. Aha ! zu karmanI gati che! ane keTalI. badhI e vicitra che ? indra sarakhA deva paNa tene jItavA samartha thaI zakatA nathI. nahi tA kacAM aDhaLaka sukha vaibhavamAM

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bhImasena caritra jIvate bhImasena ane kyAM Aja vana vana rakhaDate kaMgALa bhImasena ? e paNa kamanI ja lIlA ne ? tyAM to devasena paNa raDI UThaH "pitAjI ! have te khAdhA vinA mArAthI jarA paNa calAze nahi. game tema paNuM mane tame kaMI khAvAnuM lAvI de. mArAthI bhUkhyA nathI rahevAtuM. ane tame je khAvAnuM nA ApI zako tema che, te tamArI talavArathI mAruM mastaka chedI nAMkhe. ethI mArAM badhAM ja dukha zAMta thaI jaze." "evuM amaMgaLa na bela beTA ! hamaNA ja ApaNe sAme gAma pahoMcI jaIzuM. tyAM sudhI tuM dhIraja dhara, ATale samaya te bhUkha sahana karI te hajI thoDI vadhu bhUkha sahana kara. Ama hiMmata na hArI jA. duHkhamAM te tAre kaudha dhAraNa karavuM joIe. 3. pitAnA vacane upara vizvAsa rAkhI baMne kumAre - pitAnA pagane parANe ghasaDatA AgaLa cAlavA lAgyA. paNa thaDe sudhI cAlatAmAM ja teo thAkI gayA ane rastA vacce besI paDavI. besIne raDavA lAgyA ane bhUkhanI phariyAda karavA lAgyA. bhImasene pharIthI baMnene samajAvyA. vahAlathI temane paMpALyA ane devasenane pitAnA khabhe teDI temaja ketusenane suzIlAne ApI, baMne AgaLa rasto kApavA lAgyAM. * eka te bALakane teDIne cAlavAnuM, temAM rastAne

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nazIba be DagalAM AgaLa 113 pitAne lAgele thAka, bhUkha, ujAgare, AvI paDelI paristhitinI ciMtA ne saMtAnanuM duHkha- A badhAne lIdhe bhImasenane cAlatAM cAlatAM cakakara AvavA lAgyAM. mahAmuzIbate manane makkama karI, devasenane saMbhALate te AgaLa cAlavA lAge. cAlatAM cAlatAM rastAmAM eka sarovara AvyuM. havA paNa ThaMDI kuMkAvA lAgI. saunA dilane theDI zAtA thaI bhImasene devasenane sarovarane kAMThe nIce utAryo ane pote saunA mATe pANI levA sarovaramAM gaye. saune pANI pAyuM ane chelle teNe pANI pIdhuM. pANI pIvAthI senA dehamAM gheDI skUrti AvI. thaDe samaya tyAM ThaMDakamAM sau beThAM. Doka ArAma karyo ane pachI AgaLa cAlyA. tyAM kSitipratiSThitanagara AvyuM. tenA pAdare eka vAva hatI. vAva ghaNuM ja vizALa hatI. ane nagaranI zobhAmAM abhivRddhi karatI hatI. haMsanA nAdathI tyAMnuM vAtAvaraNa prasanna lAgatuM hatuM. tyAMthI thoDe dUra eka jinAlaya hatuM. zikhara upara jaina zAsananI vijayapatAkA pharakI rahI hatI. bhImasene saune vAva AgaLa besADayA. pote vAvamAM snAna karavA gayo. snAna karIne te pUjA karavA jinamaMdiramAM gayo. suzIlA ane kuMvaro paNa jinezvaranAM darzana karavA mATe tyAM AvyA. vItarAga prabhunI nirmaLa ne zAMta pratimA joI saunA aMtaranI vedanA adhIra zAMta thaI gaI. saue bhAvapUrvaka traNa bhI. 8

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114 . bhImasena caritra pradakSiNA daI caityavaMdana karyuM ane halakA kaMThe prabhunuM stavana gAyuM. bhImasenanI bhaktidhArA era vadhavA lAgI. te be hAtha joDI bhAvabharyA haiye prabhunI stuti karavA lAgyuM. he jinendra! Apa te kalyANarUpa velaDIne prakulita karavAmAM megha samAna che. ApanA caraNakamaLamAM te devendro paNa namana kare che. Apa sarvajJa che. sarvatra Apane ja mahimA prasarI rahyo che. mAMgalika kAryanA krIDAgRha che. mATe he devAdhideva! Apa mArA duone nAza karI mane sukha Ape. Apa te traNa lokanA AdhAra che. dayAnA Apa ava tAra che. duraMta saMsAra rogane zAMta karavAmAM vaidya samAna che. kSamAnidhAna he vItarAga pra! Apane praNAma karI huM mArA duHkha tamane jaNAvuM chuM, eka bALaka jema tenI kAlIghelI bhASAmAM potAnI vAta tenA bApane kare che, tema he tAta! huM paNa tamAre bALaka chuM ne mArI bhASAmAM huM tamane mArI vAta karuM chuM. he dayAnidhe! huM bahu duHkhathI pIDAyela chuM. he nAtha ! meM janma pAmIne keI supAtra dAna ApyuM nathI. zIlavratanuM vizuddhapaNe pAlana karyuM nathI. tapazcaryA paNa karI nathI. temaja meM zubha bhAvanA paNa bhAvI nathI. jethI mAre A saMsAramAM rakhaDavuM paDayuM che. krodhAgnithI huM baLI rahyo chuM. kura ravabhAvavALA lobha

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nazIba be DagalAM AgaLa 115 rUpI sarpa mane DaMkha mAryAM che. mAnarUpI ajagarathI huM thrasAce! chuM ane mAyApAzathI khaMdhAyelA chuM. tethI huM Apane kevI rIte bhajI zakuM ? paralekamAM ke AleAkamAM meM kaMIpaNa hita karyu nathI. tethI hu trileAkanA nAtha ! mane ki Mcit sukhanI paNa prApti thaI nathI. vaLI huM bhagavaMta! mArA sarakhA prANIonA janma kaivaLa saMsAra puravA mATe ja thayeA che. he jagatapAlaka ! ApanA sukharUpa caMdranA darzanathI dravita thaI mAruM mana zreSTha koTimAM rahelA mahAAnaMda rasanA svAda letuM nathI. AthI huM jANuM chuM ke mArA sarakhA prANIonuM hRdaya paththarathI paNa vadhu kaThina che. huM prase ! aneka bhavA bhamyA bAda mane A mAnava lava maLyA, temAMya te mane atyaMta durlabha evI jJAna, darzona ane cAritrarUpa bhavya ane advitiya ratnatrayInI prApti thaI chatAM paNa mUDha evA meM tenI ArAdhanA karI nahi. A aMge have mAre kAne phariyAda karavI? ne kenI AgaLa te phariyAda karavI ? khIjAenA mananuM raMjana karavA me' dhapadeza ApyA. bIjAone muDavA pUratI ja me' vairAgya bhAvanA bhAvI ane mAtra vivAda karavA ja me' zAstrAnu sevana karyu. hai jinendra bhagavAna ! huM hAsyane pAtra banyo chuM. mApanI AgaLa prabhA huM vizeSa zuM kahuM ? paraniMdA karIne

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16 bhImasena ra me' mArA mukhane, parastrIne nIrakhIne meM mArA netrane ane bIjAnA doSAnuM ja ciMtana karIne meM mArA manane duSita karyu che. huM bhagavAna ! have mArI zI gati thaze? huM trileAkezvara ! viSayavAsanAmAM Asakta banI huM kharekhara viTaMkhanAne pAtra thayA chuM. hai tInAyaka ! Apa tA sarvajJa che. sakala taiyanA jJAtA che. ApanAthI mAruM' karyu duHkha ane bhAvanA ajANI hAya, chatAM ya zaramAtAM zaramAtAM paNa me mArI je hakIkata, che, te Apane akSarazaH jaNAvI che. he devAdhideva ! me" mArI buddhine bhramita karI nAMkhI che. mUDha matine lIdhe meM ApanuM dhyAna dharavAne badale enA matta saundraya ane tenA vilAsI aMga upAMge nu ja dhyAna dharyu che. strIenA rAganA kAdavane meM mArA haiyAmAM eTalA khadheA bharyAM che, keDe tAraka ! zuddha siddhAMta samudramAM dheAvAthI paNa te jAya tevA nathI. K. he prabhu! mAru. zarIra zuddha nathI. mana paNu azuddha che. mArA dugu NAnA pAra nathI. kAIpaNa prakAranu vizuddha AcaraNa meM karyu nathI. have mArAmAM kAI prabhAva rahyo nathI. ejasa nathI. te ce mArAmAMthI hajI ahuMkAra jatA nathI. rAje rAja kSaNe kSaNe mAruM AyuSya kSINa thatuM jAya che, chatAMya mArI pApamuddhinA nAza thatA nI, mArI uMmara vadhatI ja jAya che, chatAM ya mArI viSaya vAsanA hajI virAma pAmatI nathI. zarIranAM sukha ane saundaya mATe ma

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nazIba e DagalAM AgaLa 117 ghaNA auSadha lIdhA paraMtu dharmakAryamAM meM jarAya prayatna karyo nahi. ' arere ! A mehane pAza ke jabaro che. AtmA nathI. puNya nathI. parabhava nathI, evI nAstika vANI upara meM zraddhA rAkhI. kharekhara mArA mATe e keTaluM badhuM zaramajanaka che ke satya siddhAMtarUpa Apa birAjamAna havA chatAM paNa te nAstikanA deravA derA. he prabhe! mArI e mUhatAne dhikkAra che ! manuSyajanma pAmI meM deva pUjA na karI. pAtra sevA na karI, pavitra ane mahAmUlu evuM mane jainakuLa maLyuM, chatAMya meM zAvakadharma na pALe. sAdhu bhagavaMtanI suzruSA na karI. kharekhara ! he prabhe ! mAre janma te phegaTa gaye che. he nAtha ! kAmavaza thaI meM viSayamAM prIti karI. je pariNAme te duHkhadAyaka ja heya che. chatAMya huM temAM Asakta banIne rahyo. paraMtu ubhaya lekane sudhAranAra evA jinendra bhagavaMtanA upadezamAM meM jarApaNu mana parovyuM nahi. nita navIna bhegopabheganA vicAra karyA paNa te sau zaganA kAraNa che, tevI buddhi mane sUjhI nahi ane sau maraNanA kAraNa che ane saMsAramAM paribhramaNa karAvanAra duSTa tarale che, tene meM vicAra karyo nahi. ke tAraka pratye ! sAdhunA zIlaratnanuM dhyAna karyuM nathI. paropakAra karyo nathI. tIrthone uddhAra karyo nathI. para mAruM A jagatamAM janamavuM vRthA ja gayuM che. he jaga...! gurunA vacanemAMthI zAMti meLavavAne badale

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18 bhImasena caritra meM durjananA vAsaMgamAM zAMti ne AnaMda mAnyAM ane lezamAtra paNa meM Atmatatvane vicAra karyo nahi. arere! huM A saMsAra samudrane have kevI rIte pAra karI zakIza? he bhagavaMta! pUrvabhavamAM meM kaIpaNa prakAranuM puNya bAMdhyuM nathI. tethI A bhavamAM huM duHkha pAmya chuM. Aja huM ApanI aMtaranA bhAvathI stuti karuM chuM, jethI mArA traNeya bhavanA duHkha samApta thAya. he pUjaya ! mArI buddhi duSita thayelI hoI huM ApanI AgaLa mArA duzcaritanuM zuM varNana karuM ? tema karavuM nakAmuM che. kAraNa Apa te samasta saMsAranA padArthone hastAmalakavat jue che. he dInadayALa ! Apa te dukhiyAonA uddhAraka Do. ApanA sivAya mAruM duHkha dUra karavA A jagatamAM kaI ja samartha nathI. ane ApanA sivAya huM have tenI pAse dayAnI yAcanA karuM ? prabhe! huM ApanI pAse dhananI yAcanA nathI karate. mAre te prabhe! have sattAmAM zubhatna samAna, sarvaIcchita maMgalenA ekadhAmarUpa evA ekSapadanI ja IcchA che. e ja mArI ArjavabharI yAcanA che. he jagadIza! e mane Ape ne mAro uddhAra kare !...." Ama prabhunI stuti karI bhImasena potAnA strI ane bALaka pAse Avyo.

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( zrI , nokarInI zodhamAM - ) vItarAga prabhunI stuti karavAthI bhImasenanI ciMtAo baLIne khAkha thaI gaI hatI. manane bhAra haLave banyA hatA. ane haiyAmAM ulAsa jaNAtuM hatuM. AthI teNe suzIlAne kahyuM: "priye ! tuM ane kumAra baMne atre ja ArAma kare. huM nagaramAM jauM chuM. ne tyAMthI bhejana vagerene prabaMdha karI tvarita ja pAcho pharuM chuM.' ' suzIlA ane kumAre vAvanA kAMThe, zItaLa chAMyamAM vItarAga prabhunuM smaraNa karatAM potAne thAka utAravA beThAM ane bhImasena nagaramAM gaye. nagaranA mukhya bajAramAM ghaNI badhI dukAne hatI ane ghaNI badhI tyAM bhIDa hatI. aneka loko aneka jAtanI kharIdI karatA hatA. bhImasena e bhIDamAMthI pasAra thata eka vepArInI dukAna AgaLa AvyuM. enI ja mAtra eka evI dukAna hatI ke jyAM kaI gharAka na hatuM ane e vepArI grAhake sAme Atura nayane

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110 bhImasena caritra joI rahyo hatA. bhImasena tenI dukAnanA oTalAnI eka mAjue kAI ne paNa AvavA javAnI agavaDa na paDe te rIte eThe ane vicAravA lAgyA, ke have zuM karavuM ? bheAjanane premadha kevI rIte karavA ? . bhImasena e eTale beThe hatA tevAmAM ja e dukAne grAhaka AvavA lAgyAM. ane gheADIvAramAM te tyAM grAhakonI bhAre bhIDa jAmI gaI. jotajotAmAM te e vepArIne badhA ja mAla upADI gayA. te divase tene sArA taDAkA paDayo. vepArI vicAravA lAgyuM : ' AvuM te kaI divasa Aja sudhI manyu nathI. Aja ekAeka kayAMthI badhA grAhako UbharAI paDacAM? jarUra AmAM koi devanA saMketa 'lAge che. ATalAmAM kAI puNyaprabhAvI puruSane spa thayeA hAvA joIe.' ema vicArI teNe dukAnanI bahAra joyuM. mahAra jotAM ja tene peAtAnI dukAnanA ATalA upara bhImasenane eThelA joyA. tene thayuM : * nakkI A ja mANasanA prabhAva lAge che. tenA beThA bAda ja Aja mAre sAreA vepAra thayA che.' ema vicArI teNe bhImasenane dhArI dhArIne joyA. pharI manamAM vicAravA lAgyA : 8 nakkI TAI tejasvI purUSa lAge che. paNa kaMi upAdhimAM AvI paDayA lAge che. tenI mukhamudrA jotA lAge che, te khUma ja vyagra ane ciMtAmAM haze. zenI ciMtAmAM haze? lAva tene ja pUchI lauM. ane mArAthI thAya teTalI tene madada karuM.'

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nAkarInI zeAdhamAM 11 ema vicArI teNe bhImasenane pUchyuM : 'bhAI! tuM kANu che ? kayAMthI Ave che? A nagaramAM zA mATe tAre Avavu paDayu' che. tane koI divasa A nagaramAM joyA tA nathI. AthI lAge che, tuM koI paradezI che. je hoya te bhAI! sukhethI kahe.' zeThanAM AvAM sahAnubhUti bharyAM veNa sAMbhaLI bhImasena AlyA : ' kSatriya chuM' ane pUrvabhavanA pApakarma'nu' phaLa Aja bhagavI rahyo chuM ane duSTa evI uttarapUti karavA mATe A nagaramAM Avye che. zeTha! tame teA jANatA ja hazeA, ke jeNe uttama rAjya vaibhavanA sukha meLavyAM hAya, mahAjana leAka jenI stuti karatu. hAya, sa`lAkanI zeAbhAthI je zAlatA hAya, te ja mAnava A jagatamAM prazaMsanIya sukRtanuM eka pAtra gaNAya che. tevA ja mAnavI puNyazALI manAya che. ane vidvAnajanA tA evA ja mAnavInA jIvanane sArthaka gaNe che ke je jJAna, zauya ane vaibhava temaja uttamoAthI ApatA hAya. e vinA teA kAgaDA ane kUtarA paNa game tema karIne paNa jIve che. paNa tevA jIvananI kiMmata zuM ? vaLI zeTha! jenI buddhi hita ane ahitanA vicAra karavAmAM zUnya che, jinendra bhagavAnanA siddhAMtathI je dUra che, ane je mAtra peTanA khADA bharavA mATe ja rAta divasa mahenata kare che, tevA mANasa ane pazumAM zu pharaka che ? tevA mANase ane pazu ane kharAkhara ja che.

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bhImasena caritra kharekhara A peTanu du:kha ghaNuM ja kaThina che. tenA lIdhe bhalabhalA puruSanuM abhimAna naSTa thaI jAya che. A peTanI bhUkhanI ciMtA na heAta, tenu' duHkha na heAta, teA jagatanA koI paNa mANasa koInu ya apamAna sahana na karata. zeTha ! huM jANuM chuM, ke yAcanA karavAthI mAnavInuM mahattva nAza pAme che. tenAthI mane zarama paNa Ave che. chatAMya paNa huM ApanI pAse AvyeA chuM. A peTanI baLatarA, bhUkhanuM duHkha kharekhara asahya che. 122 ane zeTha ! huM e paNa samaju chu, ke yauvana avasthAmAM garIbAImAM jIvavu ati kaSTadAyaka che, paraMtu parAdhIna rahevu. ane parAnna khAvuM, te duHkha te tenAthI ya vizeSa ne kaSTa kAraka che. zeTha ! A peTanA khADA ja evA che ke je kadI bharAtA nathI. te sadA sarvadA khAlIne khAlI ja rahe che. AthI ja mAnavI. tenA mATe ghaNA badhA prayatna kare che. A mATe teo durAcAra seve che. asatya mele che. vizvAsaghAta paNa kare che. Ama aneka prakAre te juTha ane prapoMca kare che. ane aneka pApakamAM kare che. A mAnavazarIra uttamarguNuMAnu sthAna che. koI paNa prakAranI dhakriyA karavA mATenu' te sAdhana che. ane A ja dehu aneka duHkhAnuM kAraNa paNa che. eTaluM ja nahi tiraskAranuM sthAna paNa te ja che. A jagatamAM mAnavI pAtAnA ane peAtAnA kuTu mI

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nokarInI zAdhamAM 113 janAnA peTano khADo pUrA karavA mATe te vepAra kare che, ane keTalAka te A leAkamAM nahi sevavA yeAgya evA adhamapuruSAnI sevA cAkarI paNa kare che. na jANe mAnavI A bhUkhanA duHkhane nIvAravA zuM zuM nathI karatA ? nidhana puruSo anya mANase| sAthe banAvaTa karI temanu dravya paDAvI le che, lUTArAe musAphAne rastAmAM lUMTIle che. cAra leAkeA khajAnAmAM dATelu dhana cArI jAya che. A badhA ja e peAtAnA peTaneA khADA pUravA mATe ja kare che. chatAM paNa e khADA teA adhUrA ne adhUrI ja rahe che. sAMje vALu karIne sUtA bAda savAre te pharI pAche! e khAlI thai jAya che. ne bhUkhanu duHkha kAyama rahe che. dude vane lIdhe mAnavIne garIbAI prApta thAya che. garIbAIthI zarama pedA thAya che. zarama pedA thavAthI sattvathI bhraSTa thavAya che. niHsattva thavAthI parAbhava thAya che. parAbhava pAmavAthI mAnavInA aMtaramAM zAka vyApe che. zAkathI gherAyelA rahevAthI buddhi bhraSTa thAya che. bhraSTa buddhithI nivIya thavAya che. Ama A eka garIbAI ja aneka duHkhAnI jaDa che. A mATe zaMkaranuM ja dRSTAMta juvAne ? zakaranu va mAtra eka vyAghracarma che. AbhUSaNamAM mAnavanI kheAparI che. AgalepanamAM jue teA bhasma che. ane besavAnA AsanamATe khaLadIyeA che. je gaNe! te zakanI ATalI sapatti che. ema vicAra karIne gagA jevI gaMgA nadI temanI garImAIthI dUra thaI samudramAM cAlI gaI !

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-124 bhImasena caritra zeTha! sAce ja garIba ane nirdhana mAnavInuM jIvavuM A saMsAramAM duSkara che..." bhImasenanI A duHkhadAyaka rithati sAMbhaLI lakSamIpatinuM haiyuM Adra banI gayuM. e vepArInuM nAma lakSmI pati hatuM. tene bhImasena upara dayA AvI. ane karuNAthI e belyo : "bhAI ! tAruM dukha kharekhara asahya che. keI bhavanA pApakarmo Aja tAre udayamAM AvyA lAge che. paNa kaMI nahi. tuM muMjhAIza nahi. ciMtA na karIza. tuM mAre tyAM raheje ane kAma karaje." bhImasena tarata ja beH "paNuM zeThajI! huM A nagaramAM eka nathI. mArI sAthe mArI patnI ane be bALake paNa che. temane huM A nagaranI bahAra vAva upara besADIne A chuM. teo mArI rAha jotAM haze. ane bALako te bhajana mATe adhIrAM banI rahyAM haze." kaMI vAMdho nahi. bhale tuM tArA kuTuMba sAthe ahIM cAlyo Ava. e saune paNa mAre tyAM samAveza thaI jaze. ane huM te tArA jevA mANasanI AjakAla zeAdhamAM ja hito. Aja anAyAse tuM maLI gayela che. tethI mArI ghaNI ciMtA dUra thaI gaI che. lakSamIpatie ema kahI tenA kuTuMbane paNa svIkAra karyo. thoDIvAra pachI kaMIka yAda AvyuM hoya ema saMbhALI te bolyA : je bhAI! huM tane mArI vAta paNa karuM. ame pAMca bhAIo hatA. amArA dareka vacce ekasarakho ne atUTa prema

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nekarInI zodhamAM 125 hate. ame so vItarAga dharmamAM zraddhALu hatA. uMmara thatAM amArA saunA uttama kuLanI strIo sAthe lagna thayAM. amArA saunAM kuTuMbane vyavahAra sArI rIte cAlato hato ane sI. sukha ane saMpathI jIvana vyatIta karatA hatA. paNa daivane e na rUchyuM. devage mArA cAreya bhAIo devagati pAmyA. ane huM ja eka mArI patnI sAthe jIvato rahI gayo chuM. AthI. hAlamAM ghaNAM ghare khAlI paDayAM che. temAM tuM sukhethI nivAsa karaje. ane bhAI! mAre ATalI badhI samRddhi ne sAhyabI hovA chatAM paNa mAre dukha che. mAre zera mATInI beTa che. putra vinA saMsAranuM sukha zuM kAmanuM? paNa jevI devanI IcchA. A te tane mAtra jaNAvavA khAtara ja jaNAvyuM. mATe tuM sukhethI tArA parivArane laIne Ava. mahine huM tane be rUpiyA pagAra ApIza. ane tAruM tathA tArA kuTuMbanuM huM bharaNapoSaNa karIza. vastra ne anAja ApIza. A mATe mArI dukAnanuM kAma karaje ane tArI patnI gharanuM kAma karaze. kema tane A maMjUra che ne bhAI? lakSamIpatie chevaTe pUchyuM. anAyAse ja Ama pitAnI badhI ciMtA rahevA, khAvA ne pIvAnI dUra thatI hatI, tethI bhImasenanA AnaMdane pAra na rahyo ne kRtajJabhAve bolI UThaye. dhanya zeTha! dhanya! Apane upakAra kadI huM nahi bhUluM.

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126 bhImasena caritra te basa, laI Ava tArA kuTuMbane ane lAgI jA AjathI kAme. lakSamIpatie utAvaLa karI. bhImasena e sAMbhaLI vicAramAM paDI gayuM. tene thayuM ke Aje ne Aje to kevI rIte kAme lAgI javAya. bhUkhathI peTa saunA bhaDake baLe che. ne musApharIno thAka asahya lAgyo che. AthI te dInabhAve zeThane kahevA lAgyo? zeThajI! eka vadhu upakAra mArA upara kare. chellA traNa divasathI ame keIe annane dANe paNa je nathI, tyAM khAvAnI te vAta ja kayAM karavI? mATe prathama amArA saunI sudhA zAMta thAya te prabaMdha karAvI mane upakRta kare. lakSmIpatie tarata ja tene bajAramAMthI bhajana sAmagrI maMgAvI ApI ane A bhAtu laI utAvaLI gatie te pitAnA bALako pAse AvyA. pitAnA bALakanI bhUkhanuM duHkha tenAthI joyuM nahotuM jatuM. AthI prathama teNe premathI bALakane jamADayA. vAvamAMthI pANI lAvIne temane ApyuM. peTamAM bhejana javAthI devasena ane ketusenane ThaMDaka thaI ane teo AthI utsAhamAM AvI gayA. e joIne bhImasena ane suzIlAne paNa zAMti thaI. tyArabAda baMne pati-patnIe bAkInuM bhAtuM pUruM karyuM ane upara vAvanuM zItaLa jaLa pIdhuM. DIvAra bAda suzIlA vinayathI belIH "svAmIna! AjanI ciMtA te dUra thaI gaI. paNa have pachI zuM karIzuM?

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127 nekarInI zodhamAM ApaNe kayAM jaIzuM? ApaNuM cAreyanuM piSaNa kevI rIte thaze? mane te A badhA vicArathI khUba ja mUMjhavaNa thAya che." e sAMbhaLI bhImasene lakSamIpati zeTha sAthe thayelI badhI vAta jaNAvI. suzIlAne tethI haiye TADhaka vaLI ane tenI mUMjhavaNa dUra thaI gaI. e pachI sau utAvaLA pagale lakSmIpatinI dukAne AvyAM.

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14 suzIlAnI agniparIkSA che 77 lakSamIpati zeThane parivAramAM mAtra eka patnI ja hatI. tenuM nAma te bhadrA hatuM. paraMtu nAma je te eka paNa guNa na hato. e te kubhadrA ja hatI. pitAnA kAma game tema karIne, laDIne jhaghaDIne paNa te karAvI levAmAM kuzaLa hatI. jIbha tenI ghaNuM ja lAMbI ane kaDavI hatI. paraniMdA karatAM tenI jIbha jarAya thAka nahotI anubhavatI. jhagaDAne prasaMga bane tyAre tenI jIbha tIkhA maracAM jevI banI jatI. kukarmo karavAmAM te pAvadhI hatI. tenuM dehasaundarya paNa jugupsA upajAve tevuM hatuM. TUMkA ane jADA barachaTa tenA vALa hatA. mukha te leDhIAnA jevuM hatuM. nAka vikRta hatuM. peTa paNa ghaNuM ja moTuM hatuM. A vAMdarA jevI hatI. vakSasthaLa te sAva DhaLI paDeluM hatuM. lAja zaramane te te jANatI ja na hatI. niyA hatI. dharma ane puNyanI vAta tene rUcatI na hatI. dayALu jananI

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suzIlAnI agni parIkSA 18 niMdA karavAmAM te sadAya tatpara rahetI hatI. dhamI janenI I paNa khUba ja karatI hatI. bhImasena ane tene parivAra lakSmIpati zeThanI dukAne AvyuM eTale teone laI zeTha ghare AvyA. ane pitAnI patnIne kahyuM: "suMdarI ! A leke ghaNA ja bhAgyazALI ane puNyavaMtA che. paraMtu pUrvabhavanA kaMI pApakarmane lIdhe Aja teonI AvI duHkhadAyaka dazA thaI che. ApaNuM bhAgyayoge ja teo ApaNe tyAM AvyA che. kAma karevAmAM A pati-patnI baMne kuzaLa che. meM teo saune ApaNe tyAM kAme rAkhyAM che. A puruSa che te mArI dukAnanuM kAma karaze ane A strI tane tArA kAmamAM madada karaze. mATe he AryA ! tuM mIThA ane madhura vacanathI tenI pAse kAma karAvaje. temane duHkha ApIza nahi. ane samaya thaye teone bhejana vagere Apaje. ane temanA dilane dukha pahoMce tevuM kaI kAma temane seMpIza nahi." patnIne A pramANe sucanA ane zIkhAmaNa ApI lakSamIpati zeTha ane bhImasena dukAne gayA. kahyuM che ne zeThanI zIkhAmaNa jhAMpA sudhI. ahIM paNa ema ja banyuM. zeTha cAlyA gayA. ne bhadrAe pitAnuM pita prakAzya. suzIlAnI te ja paLathI agniparIkSA zarU thaI gaI. "alI ! Ama vAMsaDAnI jema UbhI che zuM ? mArA ghera zeThAI karavA AvI che, te Ama UbhI rahI che. cAla, jaldI kara. ane tArA bhulakAMne ramavA mUkI de. hajI te

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130 bhImasena caritra keTaluM badhuM kAma gharamAM paDayuM che!" bhadrAe eka ja dhaDAke suzIlAne vinA vAMke dhamakAvI nAMkhI. suzIlA to bhadrAne A kaThora avAja sAMbhaLIne camakI gaI. AvA ra vacanathI tenA aMtarane bhAre duHkha thayuM. temAM tene pitAnuM apamAna paNa lAgyuM. paraMtu atyAre svamAna sAcavavAno avasara ja kayAM hatA ? teNe maunabhAve e kaThora vacane sAMbhaLI lIdhAM. bALakane teNe dUra javA kahyuM. paNa bALake te ethI raDavA lAgyA. ane jIda karavA lAgyA. nA, mA ! ame te tArI sAthe ja rahIzuM. ame ekalAM nahi ramIe." chatAM paNa suzIlAe temane samajAvI, paTAvIne dUra mokalI dIdhA. pachI bhadrAne uddezIne bolI : * " kahe, mAre zuM kAma karavAnuM che? mane batAve huM te karavA mAMDuM." ' ane bhadrAe tarata ja be bhAre beDAM ApyAM ane kahyuM, "le A beDAM ne sAmenA kUvethI pANI kheMcI lAva.' suzIlAe natamastake beDAM laI lIdhAM. ane eka beDuM mAthe ane eka beDuM kAkhamAM. nIkaLI te kuve pANI bharavA. beDAM vajanadAra hatAM. vaLI kaI divasa teNe kUvAmAMthI pANI bharyuM na hatuM. chatAMya manamAM navakAramaMtranuM samaraNa karatI e kuvAmAMthI doraDuM nAkhIne pANI bharavA lAgI. doraDAne lIdhe tenI hathelImAM cAMdA paDI gayAM. lehI

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131 suzIlAnI agni parIkSA nIkaLI AvyuM. chatAMya sahiSNutA rAkhI te pANI bharIne cAlavA lAgI. keI divase beDuM mAthe mUkIne e cAlI na hatI. AthI cAlatAM cAlatAM paNa ghaNuM chalakAvA lAgyuM vastro badhAM bhInAM thaI gayAM. beDuM paDI jaze te ? AvI satata bhIti sevatAM e mahAmuzIbate pANI bharIne gharamAM AvI. thoDIvAramAM te tenI keDa ane Deka duHkhavA AvyAM. pANInuM beDuM mUkIne e thAka khAvA beThI, tyAM te caMDikA barADI UThI: "are rANI sAhebA! besI zenA gayA? hajI te evAM dasa beDAM pANI bharavAnAM che. tyAra pachI cUlo pheMkavAne che. rasoI banAvavAnI che. vAsaNa mAMjavAnAM che. ghara sAphasupha karavAnuM che. anAja vaNavAnuM che. hajI to AvAM aneka kAma bAkI che. ne tuM besI zenI gaI che. UTha, UbhI thA ! ane jaladI jaladI kAma ATopa." Ama eka pachI eka bhadrAe kAma cIMdhavA mAMDayAM. suzIlA eka pachI eka kAma karavA lAgI. tenAthI thAya teTalI jhaDapathI e sarva kAma pUrAM karatI hatI. paraMtu bhadrAne e jovAnI phurasada ja kayAM hatI? te te pitAnI zeThAImAM ja masta hatI. ane beThA beThA badhA hukamo choDe jatI hatI. vacamAM vacamAM e tADukI paNa UThatI ? 'e teM kacaro sApha karyo che? tane to AMkha che ke DegA? A je ahIM keTalo badho kacaro rahI gaye che. are! tuM te keTalI badhI harAma hADakAMnI che ! A vAsaNa keTalAM badhAM cIkaNAM rAkhyAM che ? jarA ghasIne

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132 bhImasena caritra mAMjatA zIkha. ghasIne mAMjIza tA ttArI maheMdI sukAI nahi jAya. 8 TekarA sAcavavA'tAM te ahI zuM dATavA AvI hatI. khabaradAra! jo cheokarAo pAchaLa bahu samaya bagADaya che te? ahI tuM mArA gharanuM kAma karavA AvI che. karA ucheravA nathI AvI samajIne ! tArA AvI AvI te aneka kaTakaTa bhadrA karatI ne suzIlAne na sabhaLAvavAnuM saMbhaLAvatI. e sAMbhaLIne suzIlAnI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI jatAM. paNa e pragaTa satI nahi. ema raDe teA tA bhadrA vadhu ja pholI khAya ne ! AthI e chAnuM chAnu` raDI letI. bhImasenane paNa peAtAnA A duHkhanI vAta kahetI nahi. peAte ekalI ja samabhAve te badhu sahana karI letI bhadrA ALakAne vaDhatI ne DarAvatI tyAre tenA jIva kapAI jatA hatA. evu' jyAre banatu tyAre te rAte te khALakAne nahAlathI paMpALIne khUba raDatI. ane kayA pApe mArA A phUla jevA maLakAnI A dazA thaI che, ema devane pUchatI. paNa deva kaI thADA javAba Ape che ? AthI e vicAratI ke A adhI kamanI lIlA che. peAte pU`bhavamAM kAI kharAta kramAM karyA haze. te Aja udbhayamAM AvyAM che. Ama peAtAnA ja kamenA doSa daI e zAMtabhAve badhAM duHkhA sahana karatI hatI. thoDA divaseAmAM te bhadrAe suzIlA ane tenA mALakonI dazA adhamUA jevI karI nAMkhI,

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suzIlAnI agni parIkSA 133 vahelI savArathI ja teNe suzIlAne kAme jotarI. savAranA pahoramAM sau prathama tene daLavAnuM kAma sepyuM. daLIne uThe eTale tarata ja gharamAM vAsI pUje kADhavAne. e karIne taLAve ne kuve pANI bharavA javAnuM. e pachI tene savAramAM sukha-suke nAsto karavA ApatI, e nAste karI rahe eTale tarata ja tene nadIe kapaDAM dhovA mokalatI. kapaDAM dhoIne Ave ke baporanAM vAsaNa majAvatI. ane baporanA bhojanamAM paNa gaNatrI gaNune ja khAvA ApatI. vAsaNa maMjAI jAya eTale kapaDAM vALavA besADatI. bALake pAse paNa kapaDAM vaLAvatI. kapaDAMnuM kAma patI jAya eTale anAja sApha karavAnuM kAma kADhatI. Ama TheTha rAta sudhI kAma karAvatI. rAte paNa moDe sudhI tenI ane bALake pAse pitAnA paga dabAvatI. pathArIo patharAvatI. ane khUba ja moDI rAte temane sUvA mATe ekalatI. ane e dareka kAmamAM tenuM gALa devAnuM kAma te cAlu ja rahetuM. kayAreka kayAreka to e bALakone dhola-dhapATa paNa lagAvI detI. bALake te nAdAna che. kumaLA choDa che, e vicAra ja tene Avate nahi. temane paNa nAnA nAnA kAma batAvatI ane dhamakAvatI. Ama bhadrAnI zeThAI ane suzIlAnI gulAmInA divase pasAra thaye jatA hatA.

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#B *IKI = bhadrAnI bhAMDaNalIlA bhImasena rAjakuLamAM janmyA hatA. e rAjavI satAna hatA. janmathI ja teNe sukha ane vaibhava joyA hatA. rAja gAdIe beThA pachI ane e pahelAM paNa teNe mAtra hukama ja karyAM hatA. pANI levAnI paNa tene mahenata naheAtI paDI. AthI ene AjJA jhIlatAM kayAMthI AvaDe. paraMtu paristhiti AgaLa mAnavIne namavuM paDe che. je kadI na karyuM... hAya, te karavuM paDe che, e na AvaDatu hAya tA te karatAM zIkhavu paDe che. lakSmIpati zeTha svabhAve dayALu ane namra hatA. sAmA mANasanA duHkha-darda ane tenI zakti-azakti jANI zakatA hatA. bhadrA zeThANI ane temanAmAM Abha jamInanuM aMtara hatu. bhImasenane temaNe premathI badhuM kAma zIkhavADayuM, mAla kevI rIte ApavA, dukAnamAM mAla kevI rIte gAThavavA, gharAkI sAthe kevI rIte vavuM, tee peAttAnI dukAnethI ja mAla kevI rIte laI jAya temaja mAlanI kImata zuM, vagera

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13 bhadrAnI bhAMDaNa lIlA aneka vAte temaNe zIkhavI. ane bhImasenane te pachI ugharANanA kAme mekalavA mAMDaze. - vepAramAM ugharANInuM kAma ghaNuM kaThina hoya che. caDI gayelI ugharANIone vasula karatAM zeThiyAone nava nejA thAya che. A mATe mANasane ekanA eka sthaLe aneka dhakkA khAvA paDe che. mANasanI rAha joI beTI thavuM paDe che. temaNe samajAvavA paDe, temane AkarAM veNa paNa saMbhaLAvavAM paDe che." lakSmIpati zeThanI nagaramAM ghaNI ugharANI bAkI hatI. keTalIka te mahinAo ane varasothI hajI vasula nahotI thaIzeTha bhImasenane ja be cAra jagAe mekalatA. bhImasena tyAM jato ne khAlI hAthe pAchA pharatA. eka damaDInI paNa ugharANI te vasula karI zakatA nahi. ane e. kayAMthI karI zake ? svabhAvathI ja te zaramALa prakRtine hate. temAMya mAMgatA te tenuM mAthuM vaDhAI jatuM hatuM. jyAM e jate tyAM e mAtra ATaluM ja kahe : mArA zeThe paisA maMgAvyA che. ghaNI rakama tamArI pAse temane levAnI nIkaLe che. te e ApIne mArA zeTha upara upakAra kare." AvI namra vANI keNa sAMbhaLe? sau tenI pAchaLathI. majAka karatAM ane avAranavAra dhakkA khavaDAvatA. ghaNA divasa sudhI eka paNa damaDI chUTI na thaI eTale zeThane mijAja gaye. Akhara te e vepArI ne ? vepArI vANiye badhI ja gaNatrI mUke. bhImasena ne tenA kuTuMba

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136 bhImasena caritra pAchaLa pote kharca kare che, te teNe amuka kAma te karI ja ApavuM joIe. eTaluM kAma na thaI zake te dukAne tALu mAravuM paDe ne bhikha mAMgavAne ja samaya Ave. lakSamIpati zeThanI A mATe taiyArI na hatI. AthI eka divasa e UMcA avAje bolyA : "are bhAI! tuM te kAma kare che ke veTha utAre che? keTalAya divasathI tane ugharANInuM kAma soMpyuM che. paNa tuM te hajI eka badAma paNa vasula karI nathI lA. Ama kema cAle? tuM kAma na kare te mAre tane pagAra kevI rIte Ape?' A sAMbhaLI bhImasene zAMtithI javAba ApeH "zeTha! huM rAja e badhAnI tyAM jauM chuM. ne kahuM chuM, mArA zeThanA paisA ApIne temanA para upakAra karo. paNa mArI vAta keI sAMbhaLatuM nathI." bhImasene sAcI vAta jaNAvI. are mUDha! ema te kaMI ugharANuM vasula thatI haze? leNadArathI te ema bolAtuM haze? e vaLI ApaNA upara upakAra zAnA kare? upakAra te ApaNe karyo che, ke temane muzkelImAM udhAra ApyuM che. evAone to dhamakAvavA joIe. ugra zabdothI temanI sAthe vAta karavI joIe. e lokee ApaNane page lAgavuM joIe, tene badale te tuM temane page lAge che. sAva gamAra che ! gamAra tuM te. mAtra zarIra ja tagaDuM karI jAyuM che. buddhi to jarA baLI nathI. have tane huM kevI rIte mAre tyAM kAme rAkhI zakuM?

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bhaTTAnI bhAMDaNa lIlA 137 zeThanAM AvAM vacanA sAMbhaLI bhImasena lajjA anu bhavavA lAgyA ane nAkarI javAnA bhayathI gaLagaLe! manI gayA. zeThane A vabharyAM kaThe te kahevA lAgyA : 'nahi nahi, zeTha! evuM na khelazo. tame teA dayALu che. mArA parama upakArI che. tame mane nAkarImAMthI kADhI mukaze! teA huM kayAM jaiza ? mAruM zuM thaze ? hu tA ApanA bALaka chuM. mArA upara Apa dha na kare. arAkhara dhyAnathI madhAM kAma karIza.' lakSmIpati zeThane paNa dayA AvI gai. temaNe mauna dhAraNa karyuM. thADIvAra pachI khelyA : 'ThIka, havethI kAmamAM kharAkhara dhyAna rAkhaje. ane kaDaka rIte ugharANI karaje.' bhImasena te pachI kAmamAM kharAkhara dhyAna rAkhavA lAgyA. peAtAnAthI kaMI bhUla na thaI jAya tema kALajI rAkhavA lAgyA ugharANI karavAmAM te thADA ugra thavA lAgyA. Ama tenuM gADuM cAlavA lAgyuM. paNa vidhine bhImasenanuM gADuM kharAkhara cAle te pasaMda na hatuM. e hajI tenI ghaNI kaseATI karavA mAMgatI hatI. eka divasa evI kaseATI AvIne UbhI rahI. eka apeAre zeThe ghera AvyA. temane dezauca mATe javuM hatuM. A mATe temane pANI joItu hatu. bhadrA te samaye uparanA khaMDamAM hatI. AthI suzIlAe kaLaseA pANI bharIne ApyA. dehazaucathI AvyA bAda teNe ja zeThane hAtha-paga dhAvarAvyA. A samaye anAyAsa ja zeThanI najara suzIlA upara gaI,

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138 bhImasena caritra ane tenA nisteja vadanane nirdoSa ane karuNA bhAve jevA lAgyAM. bhadrA zeThANIe A joyuM. tenuM mana asUyA ne IrSAthI saLagI UThayuM. teNe hajAra hajAra vicAra karavA mAMDayA. tenuM mana kahevA lAgyuM "zeTha to suzIlanA rUpa pAchaLa Asakta thayA che. tuM atyArathI saveLA nahi cete, te eka divasa suzIlA A gharamAM besaze, te tane dhakkA mArIne baDAra kADhI mUkaze." suzIlA ke zeThanA manamAM te AvA vicArane eka aMza paNa na hato. paraMtu bhadrAe te evuM ja mAnI lIdhuM. ane zAkyanA vicArathI tenuM haiyuM bhabhaDI UMDayuM. teNe manathI nakkI karI lIdhuM ke A suzIlAne have koIpaNa hisAbe ahIMthI dUra karavI joIe. nahi to eka divasa e mArA dhaNIne chInavI leze. ane mAre saMsAra cUMthI nAMkhaze. manathI Ama nakakI karatAM ja teNe pitAnI kubuddhine kAme lagADI dIdhI. ane A mATe tene upAya paNa tarata ja jaDI Avyo. teNe dhIre dhIre ane eka pachI eka vAsaNa, kapaDAM ne ghareNAM laI jaIne pitAnA bApanA ghera mUkI AvI. pachI eka bapore zeTha jamavA AvyA tyAre teNe suzIlA pAse zeThanA mATe thALI-vADake maMgAvyA. suzIlA thALI-vADake levA gaI. paNa thALI-vADake hoya te maLe ne?

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bhadrAnI bhAMDaNa lIlA 139 suzIlA khAlI hAthe pAchI pharI. A joIne te gussAthI belI UThI: 8 khAlI hAthe kema AvI ? thALI-vADake laI Ava." tyAM te kazuM ja nathI." suzIlAe DaratAM DaratAM kahyuM. huM zuM kahyuM? tyAM thALI-vADake nathI ? te gayAM kayAM ? te ja te savAre tyAM mUkyAM hatAM. pachI jAya kayAM? mane zI khabara bena ?' suzIlAe kIdhuM. te kone khabara? mane khabara? kuTA ! eka te corI kare che ne uparathI zIrI kare che ? chellA keTalAya divasathI cAra pAMca vAsaNa khUTe che paNa huM bolatI nahotI. ane zeThane paNa kahetI nahotI. paNa Aja te mArAthI rahevAyuM nahi. meM ja tane e thALI-vADake bahAra laI jatA joI che ne pAchI uparathI zAhukArI kare che ke mane khabara nathI. Ama ja tuM badhAM vAsaNa corI jatI lAge che. bola! e thALI-vADake tuM kayAM mUkI AvI che? kene ApI AvI che? kone vecyAM che? belane, mUMgI zuM marI che? moMmAM maga bharyA che? suzIlA to A sAMbhaLIne DaghAI ja gaI. te kaMI ja na belI. mAthuM DhALIne UbhI rahI. zeTha ane bhImasena paNa A vAta sAMbhaLI sajakhta thaI gayA. suzIlAne ema mauna UbhelI joI bhadrA pharIthI tADukI UThI : bele zenI bApaDI ! bele te be khAya ne. mane te

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140. bhImasena caritra pahelethI ja enAM lakSaNa sAze nahotAM jaNAtAM. Aje te vAsaNa coryA kAle mArAM ghareNuM corI jaze. kAle tamArI peTImAMthI dhana corI jaze. AvI cAra bAyaDIne vizvAsa zo?" ema ekI zvAse bhadrA bolatI ja gaI. pachI jANe kaMIka yAda AvyuM hoya ema DoLa karIne pharI belI : mAre hamaNAM ne hamaNAM mArA dAgInAnI tapAsa karavI paDaze. e te upADI nathI gaIne? AvI halakaTa strIne vizvAsa che?" ema bolIne e potAnA dAgInAnI tapAsa karavA lAgI. A mATe teNe badhuM upara nIce karI nAMkhyuM. chevaTe kaMI ja hAthamAM na AvyuM eTale chAtI kUTatI ne moTe moTethI raDatAM e bolavA lAgI. arere! A raDe te mane lUMTI lIdhI re! mArA ghareNAM teNe cerI lIdhAM re! hAya ! have zuM karIza re!... mArA bApane have zuM javAba ApIza re..." A te strInuM zuM. temAMya bhadrA zeThANI raDavA beThAM. e kaMI raDavAmAM bAkI raheze ane tene te khoTuM ja raDavAnuM hatuM. raDIne sAmAnA dilanI sahAnubhUti chatI potAnI vAta sAcI karAvavAnI hatI. AthI e te chAtI phATa raDyAM. jANe sAta khoTane ekane eka dIkare bharajuvAnImAM marI na gayo hoya. bhadrAne raDavAno avAja sAMbhaLI ADesI pADozIo bhegA thaI gayA. tamAsAne teDuM thoDuM hoya che? vagara AmaMtraNe ja sau eka pachI eka AvavA lAgyA. ane aMdara aMdara

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bhadrAnI bhAMDaNa lIlA 141 ekabIjAne pUchavA lAgyAH "zuM thayuM? A Ama chAtI kema kUTe che?" badhAne bhegA thayelA joI bhadrAe te, hatuM eTaluM badhuM jera karIne raDavA mAMDyuM. ane raDatAM raDatAM teNe suzIlAne gALo devAnuM cAluM ja rAkhyuM. lakSamIpati zeTha Akhara kaMTALI gayA. chatAMya temaNe zAMti rAkhI ane bhadrAne samajAvavA mAMDI H tuM nakAmI rahe che. A leke evA mANasa nathI. tuM vRthA emanA upara ALa caDAve che. zAMta thA ane gharamAM tapAsa kara. kayAMka ADA avaLAM vAsaNa mukAI gayAM haze." zeThane A pramANe suzIlAnI tarapheNa karatAM joI bhadrAe te Udhe ja vicAra karyo. nakkI A dAsIe zeTha upara bhUrakI nAMkhI che. ane zeTha paNa tenA rUpamAM mehI paDayA che. AvA samaye te AvA duSTa mANasonI khabara laI nAMkhavI joIe, tenA badale A te mane ja zIkhAmaNuM Ape che. mAre have vadhu gusse thavuM paDaze. zeThanI paNa dhULa kADhavI paDaze, Ama manamAM ne manamAM vicAratI vipharelI vAghaNanI mAphaka e zeTha upara tADukI UThI. hA. hA. kahene. huM te temanA upara beTuM ALa caDAvuM chuM. arere ! tame mane paNa na oLakhI ! varasethI huM tamArI sevA karuM chuM, ane A te hajI AjakAla AvI che. huM juThuM besuM chuM ne A te bApaDI satyavAdI harizcaMdranI dIkarI che!! arere! huM mAruM duHkha kene kahuM?

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142 bhImasena caritra jyAM dhaNI ja rUThe heya, dhaNI ja eka gulAmaDInA rUpamAM AMdhaLe banyuM hoya, tyAM mAruM zuM cAle? arere ! hAya re mane te A dAsIe barabAda karI nAMkhI ! eka te mArA eNe vAsaNa vecI nAMkhyAM....ghareNAM corI gaI..ane. have mArA dhaNIne kAmaNu karavA beThI che....." bhadrAnuM A navuM svarUpa joIne te suzIlA, bhImasena ane zeTha traNeya sajajaDa thaI gayAM. suzIlAnA zarIramAMthI jANe lehI UDI gayuM. tenuM haiyuM AkraMda karI UThayuM : samabhAvathI teNe cerIne Aropa sAMbhaLI lIdhe. paNa bhadrAne cAritrya upane A AkSepa tenAthI sahana na thayuM. chatAM paNa manane kAbU gumAvyA vinA, khUba ja zAMti ane namratAthI teNe kIdhuM : zeThANI mA! tame A zuM bolo cho? zeTha te mArA pitA samAna che. huM te tamArI dIkarI barAbara chuM..." suzIlAnuM A bolavuM AgamAM ghI paDavA jevuM banI gayuM. bhadrAne ethI baLa maLyuM. te tarata ja tene jhapaTamAM levA lAgI : joI joImeTI dIkarI banavAnI vAta ! zarama nathI AvatI tane AvuM kahetA? kayAM tuM eka gulAmaDI ne kayAM ame? ane Ama kAluM kAluM bolIne ja te mArA dhaNune phasAvI nAkhyA che. huM tArI jAtane ghaNuM oLakhuM chuM, kulaTA! tAre dhaNI marI gayo to te mArA dhaNIne have kAmaNa karavA mAMDayAM che? eka te te corI karI, ne uparathI zI rajerI kare che. na jANe te AvA te keTalAya ghara bhAMgyA haze?

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bhadrAnI bhAMDaNa lIlA 143 bhadrAnu Ama raDavAnuM cAlu ja hatuM, tyAM agAuthI nakkI karyA pramANe tenA khApa ane bhAIe tyAM doDI AvyA. bhadrAne teA rAtAtA ne piyarIyAM maLI gayAM. temane joi e vadhu jorathI raDavA lAgI ne chAtI kuTavA lAgI. AthI bhadrAnA Ape zeThane kIdhuM : * are zeDa ! AvA duSTa mANasAne te kaMI gharamAM rakhAtA haze ? tame teone hamaNAM ne hamaNAM bahAra kADhI mukI ane kakaLATane zAMta kare.' peAtAnA sasarAnI A zIkhAmaNa sAMbhaLIne temane kahyuM; * zeTha ! tame nakAmI ciMtA kareA che. A mANasA evAM cAra ne lakhADa nathI. bicArA ! kama nI kaThaNAithI Aja teo AvI dazAne pAmyA che. meM kayAreya paNa teone kharAma rIte vartana karatAM joyAM nathI. teo sau ghaNAM ja zAMta ane sahiSNu che. ApaNe te AvA garIba mANasAnI dayA karavI joIe ane teone banatI badhI madada karavI joIe, tenA badale tene ghara bahAra kADhI mukIe te ApaNA tA dhama ja lAje ne ? ane lakSmI teA vIjaLInA camakArA jevI caMcaLa che. pUrvabhavamAM zubha kameryAM karyAM hoya tene ja A bhave te maLe che. ane jee A bhavamAM evAM zubha puNya temaja pApakAranAM kAma karatAM nathI, teonI lakSmIne jatI rahetA vAra lAgatI nathI. ane A bicArA ! vadhu mArI pAse mAMgatA paNa nathI.

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144 bhImasena caritra temane huM je ApuM chuM, temAM teo saMtoSa mAne che ane AnaMdathI mAruM tathA gharanuM kAma kare che.' bhadrAe joyuM ke A te bAjI bagaDatI jAya che. ane je pite have zAMta paDI jaze te banI banAvelI bAjI badhI ja UMdhI vaLI jaze. AthI e zeThane ja UMcA avAje kahevA lAgI ? "rahevA de, have rahevA de. huM paNa tamArA lakhaNuM badhAM pArakhI gaI chuM. tame A duSTa dAsInA rUpamAM lukhya banI gayA che. eTale tame enAM vakhANa kare che. paNa nahi, huM nahi calAvI lauM. mAre have A gharamAM te eka ghaDI paNa na jue. hamaNAM ne hamaNAM te badhAMne A gharamAMthI hAMkI kADhe." zeTha te A sAMbhaLIne hataprabha ja thaI gayA. potAnI sagI patnI ja pitAnA upara kalaMka lagADatI hatI. kene phariyAda kare ? te tarata ja bIjA khaMDamAM cAlyA gayAM. eTale bhadrA zeThANIe tarata ja suzIlA ane tenA bALakene bAvaDethI pakaDIne kheMcyA. ane kahyuM : nIkaLe mArA gharamAMthI. mAre tamAruM have jarAya kAma nathI. khabaradAra ! je have pharIthI mArA uMbare paga mUkyo che te !" ema belI teNe e saune dhakkA mArI gharanI bahAra dhakelI mUkyA. bhImasena paNa A apamAna sahana na karI zakyo. kulina puruSa bhUkhanuM duHkha sahana karI zake che. garIbAIne

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bhadrAnI bhAMDa, lIlA 14 te jIravI zake che. paNa A jAtanuM kalaMka ne A jAtanA apamAna teo sahana karI nathI zakatAM. AthI bhImasena raDatI AMkhe ne baLatA hiye suzIlA ane bALakone laI bahAra nIkaLI gaye. bALako-devasena ane ketusena A joIne DaghAI ja gayA hatA. temane samaja nahotI paDatI ke A zeThANI kema mArA mA-bApane vaDhe che ne kema gALe de che. te te A sAMbhaLIne hIbake ne hIbake raDatAM hatAM. devasena suzIlAne raDatA raDatA pUchato hate: "mA! mA! A loko ApaNane kema Ama bahAra kADhI muke che ?' ketusena paNa pUchate hatAH "mA ! mA! have ApaNe kayAM jaIzuM ? suzIlA ane bhImasena tene zuM javAba Ape? temane ja pitAne kayAM khabara hatI ke have kayAM javAnuM che! karmanA AdezanI ja teo rAha jotAM hatAM. e jyAM derI jAya tyAM javAnuM hatuM. chatAMya suzIlAe kIdhuM , beTA! ApaNuM leNa deNa pUrI thaI. have te jyAM bhAgya dorI jAya tyAM javAnuM." zeThanuM aMtara A lekene Ama jatAM joI dayAthI dravI UThayuM. temane thayuM: "A bApaDA kayAM jaze ? zuM karaze ? zuM khAze? A phUla jevA bALakanuM have zuM thaze?' Ama vicAra karatAM te zeThANIthI chAnAmAnA gharamAM sIdhu levA gayA. ane sIdhAnI poTalI saMtADI bhImasenane ApavA bahAra nIkaLyA. bhI. 10

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bhImasena caritra bhadrAe e joyuM. ne tarata ja vAMdarAnI jema kudakA mArI teNe e peTalI chInavI lIdhI. ane zeThane maLatA lAkaDAnA jorathI prahAra karyAM. pradvArathI zeThanuM mana vadhu vyagra ne vyathita thaI gayuM. tee tarata ja hAtha paMpALatA dukAne gayA. bhadrA paNa jANe kaMI anyuM nathI ema mAnIne cAdara oDhIne sUI gaI. 146 : bhImasena gheADIvAre dukAne Avye ane zeThane be hAtha joDI prAthanA karavA lAgyA : 'zeThajI ! mArA upara Apa dayA karI. ane leAjana lAvavA mATe mane thoDAka dAma Ape.' bhImasenanI A mAMgaNI sAMbhaLI zeTha vicAramAM paDI gayA. kAraNa temaNe nakkI karyu` hatu` ke dukAnamAMthI eka paNu kramaDIne vyaya na karavA. ane mIjI je kaMI rakama hatI te tA ghare paDI hatI ane bhadrAne te rakamanI khabara hatI. AthI e teA dharmasa kaTamAM mukAI gayA. ane kaMIpaNa javAba ApyA vinA mauna besI rahyA. A joI bhImasene pharI AjIjIbharyAM svare kahyuM: * zeTha ! Apa te sajjana ane dayALu che. sajjana puruSA tA haMmezAM du:khIyA upara dayA kare che. Apa mArA upara dayA kare ane Apa mArA bheAjana mATe ka'I prama`dha karI Ape! Apa jo bhAjana vagere na ApI zake te mArA pagAramAM vadhArA karI Ape. jethI mAruM gujarAna cAlI zake. huM teTalAmAM sa MtASa mAnIza. kAraNa saMtASa samAna A jagatamAM bIjuM ekeya sukha nathI, ane zeTha! huM tamAruM' kAma khUba

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bhadrAnI bhAMDaNa lIlA 47 ja kALajIthI karIza. mATe haiyALu! tame mArA upara dayA kare.' zeThanu* hRdaya A sAMbhaLIne pIgaLI gayuM. temaNe tarata ja e rUpiyA ApyA. ane kahyuM : le A be rUpiyA, ane joitI vastuo vagere kharIdI lAvaje.' 6 e rUpiyA kayAM sudhI cAle ? bhImasene temAMthI eka rUpiyAnI vAsaNa temaja bIjI anAja vagerenI kharIdI karI. ane ema thADA divasa kADhI nAMkhyA. chevaTe eka damaDI paNa tenI pAse khacI nahi. phrI pAche e sAva nidhana thaI gayeA. AthI pharI eka divase bhImasena zeThane kIdhuM: 'zeThajI! tame ApelA dAma teA adhA ja kharcAi gayA. have mArI pAse kuTI badAma paNa nathI. ane amAM lubdha anelA mAnavI teA smazAnanI sAdhanA karavAmAM paNa pAchu vALIne jotA nathI. kahyu che ke vayavRddho, tapavRddho ane jJAnavRddho paNa dhanikAnA ghare AzAthI jAya che. huM zeTha !mane leAjananI khUba ja ciMtA rahe che. mArA bALaka ne patnI temaja huM paNa bhUkhyA peTe divase kADhIe chIe. tA tame mArA pagAra vadhArI Ape ane mArA pagAramAMthI thADA dAma ApI mArA upara upakAra karIza.' : zeThe A vakhate dayA na karI. temaNe tarata ja kahyuM: jo bhAI ! hu* have tane eka badAma paNa ApI zakuM tema nathI. khIje tane jyAM vadhu maLatu. hAya tyAM sukhethI jA. tA tane mAtra e ja rUpiyA mahine ApIza.'

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148 bhImasena caritra A sAMbhaLIne bhImasena vicAravA lAgeH "sAcI vAta che. kaMjusa mANase AvA ja hoya che. camI teo paNa damaDI nA cheDe. loDhAnA caNA cAvavA, nAganA mAthethI maNi utArI le, sutelA siMhane chaMcheDa, eka hAthamAM parvata uMcaka, tIrNa asidhArAne sparza karavo, A badhuM ja azakaya che. chatAM te paNa kadAcita banavAne saMbhava kharA. paNa kaMjusa mANasa pAsethI dhananI AzA rAkhavI sadA, sarvathA azakaya ja che. ane evA kRpaNa mANaso napuMsaka jevA hoya che. je dhanane bhegavI paNa nathI zakatA ane bIjAne dAna paNa karI nathI zaktA. kharekhara vidvAnee sAcuM kahyuM ne ke, dhana vibhava vagaranA mANase agnimAM praNenI Ahuti ApavI zreSTha che, paraMtu dayAhIna kaMjusa mANasane prArthanA karavI te jarAya sArI nathI." , Ama vicAromAM mUDha banIne dIna vadane zeThanI dukAnethI bhImasena pAcho pharyo. ane rastA upara ciMtAthI cAlavA lAgyuM. - tenA manamAM hajAra hajAra prazna UThatA hatAH "have kayAM javuM? zuM karavuM? bALakone zuM bhejana ApavuM? kayAM rahevuM? kene duHkhanI vAta karavI? ke mArA upara upakAra kare? na jANe A dukhene kyAre aMta Avaze ?' A ciMtAnA bhAramAM ja te eka sthaLe jaIne mAthe hAtha daIne besI gaye.

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DI Vin nahi ja beTA ! hAM' - bhImasena rastAnI eka khAju beThA hatA. tenA vadana upara ciMtAo spaSTa jaNAtI hatI. bhUkhanA lIdhe tenuM vadana myAna khanI gayu' hatuM. AMkheAmAM AMsu taravaratAM hatAM. ane aMgeaMgamAMthI thAka varatAtA hatA. nAkarI jatI rahevAthI te sakhta mujhavaNa anubhavI rahyo hatA. A nagaramAM te paradezI hatA. dayAsAvathI lakSmIpati zeThe tene nekarI ApIne Azareza ApyA hatA. e ekamAtra Azaro chInavAi gayA hatA. temAM ghaNI kharAkha rIte tene gharabahAra nIkaLavuM paDayuM hatuM. AthI have khIjuM kANu A nagaramAM tene kAma Ape ? A vicArathI te satata ne asahya akaLAmaNu anubhavI rahyo hatA. tenI buddhi kAma naheAtI karatI. te aneka sakalpa vikalpa karatA hatA. peAtAnA bhAgyane ja doSa detA hatA. ane vItarAga prabhunuM smaraNu karatA te A upAdhimAMthI ugaravAnA vicAra zeAdhI rahyo hatA. tyAM eka Aga tuke tene A dazAmAM joine sahAnu bhUtithI pUchyuM : are bhAI ! tuM Ama kema plAna vadane C

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150 bhImasena caritra ahIM beThe che? tArI mukhamudrA jotAM lAge che tArA upara ghaNuM upAdhi AvI paDI che. zuM che bhAI ! je hoya te mane jaNAva. mArAthI banatI sahAya huM tane jarUra karIza.' AgaMtukanI A sahRdayatA joI bhImasene potAnI vitakakathA kahI saMbhaLAvI. e kathAnA eka eka zabda pelA AgaMtukanA hRdayane raDAvyuM. arere ! mAnavInI A dazA? Aha ! zA vidhinA khela che? kharekhara karmanI sattA ghaNI ja niSThura che ! ' vAta pUrI thaI eTale AgaMtuke kIdhuM : "bhAI ! tArI vedanA ghaNI ja asahya che. e vedanA dUra karavA huM tane eka raste batAvuM chuM. tyAM tuM jA. tArI badhI ja nirdhanatA tyAM dUra thaI jaze. ahIMthI bAra yejana dara pratiSThAnapura nAme nagara che. e nagaramAM ghaNuM ja dhanADhayo ane udAra puruSe rahe che. e nagara upara arijaya nAme rAjA rAjaya kare che. - e rAjA ghaNo ja dayALu ane paropakArI che. te dara cha mahine prajAnA duHkha, darda jANavA bahAra nIkaLe che. ane aneka dukhiyAone te madada karI temanA uddhAra kare che. jarUratavALAne dhana Ape che. bhUkhyAne anna Ape che. na vAne vastra Ape che, gharabAra vinAne raheThANa Ape che. bekArone karI Ape che. apaMge ane anAthanuM rakSaNa kare che. sAdhu ane saMtenI sevA kare che. potAnA karmacArIone te yogya pAzleiSako Ape che. jIvananirvAha mATe te

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nahi javuM eTA ! hAM ' 151 dareka ka`cArIne pratimAsa batrIsa rUpiyA Ape che, Ama aneka rIte te yAdhama nuM pAlana kare che. ane A rAjAne jamAi che, te teA temanAthI paNa vadhu mahenatANuM Ape che. pratimAse ceAsaTha rUpiyA te Ape che. tizatru tenu nAma che. tA bhAI ! tuM badhA ja saMkalpa-vikalpanA tyAga karIne e rAjA pAse paheAMcI jA. tyAM tAruM' jarUra kalyANa thaze ane tArI saghaLI ciMtA dUra thaI jAze.' bhImasene e AgaMtukano A vAta mATe AbhAra mAnyA. ane tyAM javA mATene vicAra karatA karatA te suzIlA ane kumAra pAse AvyeA. AvIne badhI hakIkta jaNAvI ane pAte tyAM javA mAMge che e paNa jaNAvyuM. A zubha samAcAra jANI suzIlA Ana MdamAM AvI gaI. ane A mATe teNe prabhune pADa mAnyA. e pachI bhImasene suzIlAne kIdhuM : * priya ! jo tuM mane anumati Ape teA huM e nagaramAM jaI AvuM. be traNa mAsamAM te! huM pAche AvI jaIza. tyAM sudhI tuM ane bALaka atre ja rahejo,' suzIlA zuM javAkha Ape? hA pADe te patine viyeAga sahana karavA paDatA hatA. ajANyA nagaramAM ekalA rahI mALAne ucheravA paDatA hatA. ane nA pADatI hatI tA duHkha dUra thAya ema na hatuM. AthI teNe kaI javAma na ApyA. mona esI rahI.

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bhImasena caritra suzIlAne mauna joI bhImasena tene samajAvatA beH "tuM jarAya ciMtA na karIza. kAryanI siddhi thatAM huM daDate AvI pahoMcIza. tuM te jANe che ke je mANasa dezAMtara karato nathI, navA navA rItarivAja, navI navI bhASAo ane vividha saMskAre jANatA nathI, zAstra vizArada evA paMDitenI je caraNa sevA karatA nathI, tevA mANasanI buddhi khIlatI ja nathI. te sadAya saMkucita ja rahe che. jema telanuM TIpuM pANImAM paDI gayuM hoya te te 'vistArane pAme che. tema jeo dezAMtara kare che, avanavA mANasonA vividha saMskAra ane rItabhAtenA saMparkamAM Ave che, temanI buddhi vikAsa pAme che. ane jeo tema nahi karatAM ALasa ne pramAdamAM samaya pasAra karI mAtra khoTA ne durbaLa vicAre karI eka ja jagAe paDayA rahe che, teo te daridratAne ja vare che. A mATe nItizAstranA vicakSaNa paMDite jaNAve che. ke, dezavidezamAM pharanArAo, nitya navA navA kautukane juve che ane vepAra karIne ghaNuM dhana kamAIne jyAre teo pitAnA vatana pAchA phare che, tyAre patinA viyegamAM taDapatI * teonI patnI temanuM umaLakAthI ne AvegathI svAgata kare che. lake paNa evA puruSane dhanyavAda Ape che ne tenI - bhurI bhurI prazaMsA kare che. : - paraMtu je puruSa mayara banIne mAtra gharamAM ja besI rahe che, kaMI paNa udyama ke prayatna karatA nathI, evA nidhana ane

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* nahiM jauM beTA ! he" kaMgALane tenI patnI paNa upekSA kare che ane tene vyaMga bANethI vadhe che. evA mANasa sauthI bhaya pAme che ane bIjAone maLatAM paNa zarama anubhave che. AvA ALasu ne pramAdI jano kuvAnA deDakA jevA hoya che. teo A vizALa duniyAnA Azcane kevI rIte jANI zake ane kevI rIte sukhane mANI zake ? dezAMtara gamana karavAthI rANakapura, bhadrezvara, zaMkhezvara Adi tIrthonI yAtrAne lAbha maLe che. sthAne sthAne navA paricaye thAya che. aneka avanavA anubhave maLe che. AthI buddhi vadhe che. vANamAM mIThAza Ave che. temaja aneka prakAre prayatna karavAthI dhanane paNuM lAbha maLe che. AvA te aneka lAbho dezAMtaramAM rahelA che. mATe he bhAminI ! eTale kALa tuM mArA viyeganuM duHkha sahana kara. tyAM sudhImAM huM ghaNuM dhana kamAIne pAchA pharIza." jema jema bhImasena dezAMtaranI vAta kara gaye, tema tema suzIlAnuM haiyuM vadhu ne vadhu zoka anubhavavA lAgyuM. patinA virahanA vicAra mAtrathI tenuM aMtara raDI UThyuM, ne te AMsu sAravA lAgI. ane belI - "he svAmina ! AvA duHkhanA samaye Apa amane cheDIne cAlyA jAva te kevI rIte cagya gaNAya? je zarIra nirogI heya te keInI paNa apekSA rahetI nathI. paraMtu

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bhImasena caritra AthI 154 nAtha! duHkhamAM te kuTumbIjanA upakAraka che. vallabha ! amane paNa tamArI sAthe ja laI jAva. ' suzIlAnI sAthe AvavAnI vAta sAMbhaLI bhImasena AlyA : priye ! tArI vAta sAcI che. paNa tyAM tamane saune kevI rIte laI javAya ? kAraNa jyAM ujhDa ne ucchaMkhala sainikonI sAthe kAma karavAnuM hAya, jayAM teenI ja vastI vadhu hAya, evA sthAnamAM strIne laine rahevu. cegya nathI. tethI teA ghaNI bIjI upAdhi AvI paDe. mATe he vallabhe ! eTale! samaya tuM prabhunuM smaraNa karatI mArA viyegane sahana karaje. tane khyAla paNa nahiM Ave eTalI jhaDapathI huM dhana kamAI ne tarata pAche! pharIza. 'tuM ahIM ApaNA saMtAnAnu` rakSaNa karaje. kAraNa e ja ApaNuM satya dhana che." A vAta cAlatI hatI, tyAM ja devasena ane ketusena rahetA rahetA tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. temanAM vastro jINu thaI gayAM hatAM ane AMkhe paNa temanI niHsteja banI gaI hatI. vadana te sAva myAna jaNAtAM hatAM. AvatAM ja teoe sIdhuM pUchyuM : pitAjI! pitAjI ! tame amane mUkIne kanyAM jAva che ? dezAMtara karavA tA sukhI leAkeA ja jAya che. ane amane mUkIne ja jo tame cAlyA javAnA hA, te pitAjI ! amArA ziraccheda karI ane pachI tame sukhethI gamana karI. ' putrAnI AvI vANI sAMbhaLI bhImasenane ghaNuM duHkha

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nahi jau beTA ! hoM" 155 thayuM. tenI IcchA paNa potAnA bALakone tyajIne javAnI nahatI, paraMtu ema karyA sivAya chuTako ja nahotuM. AthI teNe baMne bALakane vahAlathI paMpALyA. thoDIvAra ramADayA ane temane samajAvIne kahyuM, "nahi jauM beTA ! he, nahi. jauM. tame tamAre sukhethI ArAma karo !" rAta paDatAM ja baMne bALako pitAnA vacana upara zraddhA rAkhIne sUI gayAM. bALakone ghasaghasATa UMghatA joI vahelI savAre bhImasena jAgyo. suzIlA te jAgatI ja paDI hatI. pitAnA svAmine jAgelA joI, te UbhI thaI, prathama teNe praNAma karyA. bhImasene tenA mAthA para hAtha mUkI AzIrvAda ApyA. ane pachI khUba ja dhImA avAje tene mIThA belathI badhI sucanAne salAha ApI. ane suzIlA tarapha eka mIThI. ne karuNa najara nAMkhI tyAMthI vidAya thaye. - suzIlA kaMIvAra sudhI bhImasenane jate joI AMsu bhInI AMkhe UbhI rahI.

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17 998 Q 20 prathama grAse vahelI savArano zItaLa pavana phuMkAtA hatA. vAtAvaraNa AkhuMya khuzanumA ane praphullita hatu. suzIlAnI vidyaya laI bhImasene paradezanI vATa pakaDI. prathama teNe bhAvapUrvaka traNa navakAra gaNyA. pachI pUrvakrizA sAme UbhA rahI, be hAtha joDI sImaMdhara bhagavaMtanI stuti karI. ane peAtAnA A kArya mAM saphaLatA maLe tevI vinaMtI karI, navakAra gaNatAM teNe cAlavA mAMDayuM. bhImasenane AzA hatI. arijaya tenuM duHkha dura karI ja deze. AthI AzA ne umaMgathI te jhaDapathI patha kApatA hatA. vahelI savArathI te apeAra sudhI cAlatA, apeAranA kAI vAvanA kAMThe ke koi zItaLa vRkSanI chAMya taLe ArAma karatA. ane pharI khapeAra namatAM nIkaLI paDatA. rAtanA koI mandira, dharmAMzALA ke ceArA para jamIna upara khullA AkAzane jete sUI rahetA. bhUkha lAge tyAre rastAmAM AvatAM phaLavALA jhADa uparathI phaLa vagere khAI

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prathama grAse 157 lete. ane sarovara, nadI ke vAvanuM jaLa pI sudhA zAMta karI lete. Ama daDamajala karatAM eka divasa pratiSThAna-nagaranA pAdare AvI pahoMcyA. A gAma ane nagara temaja rastA ane mANasane ajANe hate. vaLI tene te ahiMya rAjAne maLavuM hatuM. AthI teNe pAdara AgaLathI pasAra thatAM eka bhAIne pUchayuM : "he mahAnubhAva! huM eka videzI duHkhIyAre jIva chuM. pUrvabhavanA duSkarmanA pariNAme muzIbatamAM AvI paDyo chuM. mane koka dayALu AtmAe jaNAvyuM ke, ApanA nagarano rAjA dayALu che. ane te mArA jevA dIna-dukhIAno uddhAra kare che. te he sujJa ! mane e narezano bheTo karavAno upAya batAva." - A sAMbhaLIne te bhAI belya : "bhadra puruSa ! tuM gaIkAle kema ahIM na Avyo ? hajI gaIkAle ja rAjAno jamAI AvyA hatA ane ghaNAne teNe kAma ane dhana ApyuM hatuM. bhAI ! tuM eka divasa meDo paDyo chuM. have te tAruM kAma cha mahine ja banaze. tyAM sudhI tuM A nagaramAM rAjAnI vATa je. e sivAya bIjuM kaI upAya have tArA mATe nathI. A sAMbhaLIne te bhImasenanI AMkhe aMdhArA AvavA lAgyA. tenAM gAtre gaLavAM lAgyAM. tenI ekanI eka AzA upara pANI pharI vaLyuM hatuM. te khinna ane udAsa banI. '

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158 bhImasena caritra gaye. tenuM haiyuM bhAre banI gayuM. tenuM mana viSAda anubhavavA lAgyuM : "arere ! e bhAgya ! tuM keTaluM badhuM nirdaya che ? tAre mane duHkha ja ApavuM che, te have mane meta ja Apa ne! mRtyunuM duHkha te ghaNuM asahya ane bhAre kahyuM che. te tuM have mane evuM mahAduHkha ja Apa. paNa mane Ama vAraMvAra nirAza ne hatAza karI rIbAva nA. e mArAthI sahana nathI thatuM.' | mAruM e saubhAgya che ke mane manuSyabhava maLe che. pUrvabhave kaMI sukRta karyo haze, te mane rAja maLyuM. rAjavaibhava ne rAjasAhyabI maLI. ane huM pUrepUrI prAmANikatAthI kahuM chuM, ke Aja sudhI meM jarAya nIti ane nyAyanuM ulaMghana karyuM nathI. chatAMya Aja mArI kevI kharAba hAlata che ! mAre jaMgale jaMgala bhaTakavuM paDe che. bhUkhyA ane tarasyA AthaDavuM paDe che. mArA bALakone paNa mAre khavarAvyA vinA ja suvarAvavA paDe che. ane A badhA ja duHAmAM mAre mArI patnIne paNa sAthe ghasaDavI paDe che. arere! bhagavAna ! mArA duHkhene te kaMI pAra che ! na jANe A duHkhemAMthI mArI kyAre mukti thaze?" - Ama viSAdathI bhAre AMtaravyathA anubhavate te tyAM ja besI paDa. e sivAya te samaye e bIju karI paNa zuM zake

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prathama grAse 150 tema hato? kAraNa daivano tiraskAra karIne mANasa je kArya karavA prayatna kare che, te kArya saphaLa thatuM nathI. jemake cAtakane tRSA lAgavAthI sarovaranA pANImAM cAMca te bALe, paNa te pANI tenA peTa sudhI pahoMcatuM ja nathI. gaLAnA chidra vATe te bahAra ja nIkaLI jAya che. AthI cAtakanI tRSA tRpti pAmatI nathI. cAtakanuM karma ja AmAM kAraNabhUta che. vaLI janma te bhAgyazALIone ja prazaMsanIya che, zuravIra, paMDita puruSane nahi. kAraNa ke zuravIra ane paMDita gaNAtAM evA pAMca pAMDe aneka vidyAomAM vizArada hatA, zastra ane zAstranA jJAtA hatA, te kIranI sAthe jugAramAM hArI gayA. bAra bAra varasa sudhI temane vanavAsa sevavo paDe. ane aneka duHkhane sahana karavAM paDayAM. che paraMtu AthI ema mAnavAnuM kAraNa nathI ke, karmanI sattA mAtra pazu ane mAnave upara ja cAle che. are ! tenI sattA te abAdha che, tene mAnava zuM ke pazu zuM. deva zuM ke dAnava zuM. nAno jIva zuM ke meTo jIva zuM. saune te tenA egya ja phaLa Ape che. temAM jarAya alpa nahi ke adhiku nahi. nahi te kubera bhaMDArI to mahAdevano mitra gaNAte hato. paraMtu te ya mahAdevane sahAya na karI zake. ane mahAdevane mRgacarmathI ja calAvI levuM paDayuM. Ama karmanI sattA AgaLa denuM paNa kaMI cAlatuM nathI. ApaNA aMgonuM nirIkSaNa karIe te, tyAM paNa

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160 bhImasena caritra A karmAMno nyAya jaNAya che. AkhA deDha chidravALe che, je madhyabhAgamAM kuTila che, te kAne aneka prakAranA alakArAne dhAraNa kare che. ane AMkhA AkhA zarIranu` eka mahattvanuM aMga ane te sArA ya zarIrane DhAratuM hAvA chatAM tene te mAtra kAjala ja maLe che. kavie kahe che : AvA kuTila svabhAvanA daivane dhikakAra hA ! ' " sUrya ane caMdra teA A jagatanA netro che. temane tA niraMtara bhramaNa karavuM paDe che. paLanI ya temane nirAMta maLatI nathI. ekadhAru temane pharavuM paDe che. kharekhara daivane ALakhavA zaktimAna te kaI ja nathI. jayAM daiva ja eka phaLane ApanArA che, tyAM bhalA bhalA mahArathIo, dhanapatie ke zAha zahenazAheAnuM paNa cAlatuM nathI. ane devanI upekSA karIne kAma karanAranA kAmane te niSphaLa ja banAve che. ane jevuM bhAgya ja rUDhayuM. hAya, tene kANu sahAya kare? duHkhamAM ane ApattimAM mAta-pitA, bhAI-bena, bhAIbaMdha-dAstAra, patnI ke putra, game teTalA peAtAnI sAthe hAya, teA paNa e sau duHkhA tA peAtAne ja sahana karavAM paDe che. temAM keAInuM kaMIpaNa cAlatuM nathI. jue teA kharA ke, kALA ane gaNagaNATa karatA evA kezarara MgathI raMgAyelA bhramarAe kamaLanA phUlanA rasarUpa madhune sukhapUrvaka AreAge che ane rUpa-raMga, raheNI-karaNIthI paNa

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prathama grAse suMdara gaNAtA evA haze pANI upara mAtra zevALa khAIne ja jIvana jIve che. devanI A vicitra lIlA kharekhara kheda upajAve tevI che. vyavahAra, nyAya ane nItinA jANakAra le Ama tema aneka prakAranA vyApAra bhale kare, paraMtu tenuM phaLa keTaluM maLaze, e te eka daiva ja kahI zake ! samudranuM maMthana sarva devee bhegA thaIne karyuM. temAMthI ne, hIrA, metI vagere sAmAnya de laI gayA. viSNudeva te aneka mane vAMchita bhega ApanAra lamIne ja laI gayA! jyAre zrImAna harahara mahAdevanA hAthamAM te bhayaMkara ane haLAhaLa jhera ja AvyuM !! AthI paMDite kahe che : daiva ja mANasane zubha athavA azubha phaLa Ape che. jemAM hajAro gAne samuha u hoya, chatAMya vAcharaDu te e samuhamAMthI tenI mAnI pAse ja pahoMcI javAnuM. tema game te bhavamAM bAMdhelA kame paNa tenA katane zodhI ja kADhe che, ane zubhAzubha phaLa Ape che. preraNA nahi karAyA chatAM paNa vRkSa egya samaye phaLa ane kula Ape che. paraMtu kALanA krama te ullaMghatA nathI, tema pUrvakAlina karma paNa kALanA kamane ullaMghatA nathI. AthI duHkhanA samaye raDavuM zuM ane harSanA samaye hasavuM zuM? kAraNuM bhavitavyatA pramANe ja pariNAmo pragaTa lI-11

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ra bhImasena ci thAya che. karmonI gati ja evA prakAranI che. temAM pachI harihara hAya ke brahmA, hAya ke khIjA koi baLavAna devA hAya te paNa lalATe lakhAyelA lekhane pheravavA kaI ja zaktimAna nathI. sajjanA hAya, pitA hAya ke putra hAya, bhAi DAya ke saheAdara hAya, mAtA hAya ke bahena hAya, paraMtu jyAM bhAgya ja ryu hoya tyAM temAMthI koI ja rakSaNa ApI zakatu nathI. ane mAtra duHkhA ja aNudhAryAM ne aNucI tavyAM Ave che, tevuM ka MI nathI, sukheA paNa tevI ja rIte Ave che. AthI deva AgaLa tA sau koI pAmara che. bhImasena paNa Aja daivanI AgaLa lAcAra manI gayA hatA. nahi teA e ghaNI AzAthI pratiSThAnapura Avye hate. paraMtu jyAM nasIma ja e DagalAM AgaLa hAya tyAM zuM thAya ? LY

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phere nakAme gaye bhAre vivAdamAM guMgaLAyelo bhImasena pratiSThAnanA pAdare beTho hato ane vicArate hate. have zuM karavuM? kayAM javuM? cha mAsane samaya . kevI rIte pasAra kare? tyAM sudhI kene tyAM rahevuM? koNa mane kAma Ape? zuM kAma Ape? keTalo pagAra maLe ?' vagere vagere. - tyAM eka anAjane vepArI tyAMthI pasAra thaye. dhanasAra tenuM nAma hatuM. eka ajANyA paradezIne Ama udAsa ane plAna joI tene karuNuM AvI ane sahRdayatAthI teNe pUchyuM : mahAnubhAva ! Apa keNu che ? ane Ama zuM vicArI rahyA che?' zeThajI ! vicAre te ghaNuM karuM chuM, paNa deva AgaLa mArA vicAranuM kaMI ja cAlatuM nathI. kSitipratiSThita nagaramAMthI huM AvuM chuM. mane tyAM khabara paDI

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bhImasena caritra ke, A nagarane rAjA arijaya ghaNe ja dayALu ane popakArI che. AthI mArAM duHkha dUra karavA huM ahIM AvyA. tyAM mane khabara paDI ke rAjA te hajI gaIkAle ja AvIne cAle gaye. have te cha mahine Avaze. e cha mahinA huM kayAM gALuM? kevI rIte teTalo samaya pasAra karuM? huM te A nagarane sAva ja ajANyo chuM. ema kahI bhImasene pitAne pUrvavRtAMta kahyo. dhanasArane bhImasena upara dayA AvI. teNe mamatAthI kIdhuM : "bhAI ! heAya e to. bhAgye ja jyAM gUThayuM heya tyAM zuM thaI zake? sau jIve e daivane Adhina che. paNa tuM muMjhAIza nahi. A cha mAsa mAre tyAM tuM raheje, khAje-pIje ane mArI dukAnanuM kAma karaje. UTha! bhAI! UTha. ciMtA cheDI de. ane bhagavAnanuM nAma laI hiMmata rAkha. aMte sau sArAvAnA thaze." bhImasenanI ciMtA dUra thaI gaI. dhanasArane pADa mAnate ane karmanI lIlAthI acaraja ne duHkha pAmate e tene tyAM kAme lAgI gaye. - cha mAsane jatAM vAra zI? jotajotAmAM te e samaya pUre thaI gaye. rAjA ariMjaya pAcho Ave. bhImasena tarata ja tenI pAse pahoMcI gayA ane be hAtha joDI namrapaNe vinaMtI karavA lAgyo ? paramadayALu rAjan ! huM khUba ja dukhI mANasa chuM,

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pharo nakAme gayA 165 ane Apane zaraNe AvyA chuM. mane zraddhA che, Apa mArA du:khane dUra karaze! ja. Apa mane game te kAma ApIne mArA A duHkhanA aMta karI.' * bhAI ! tuM koNa che? kayAMthI Ave che ? e khaSI mane vigata jaNAva' arijaye kahyuM. bhImasene badhI vAta jaNAvI. e sAMbhaLI ariMjaya vicAravA lAgyA : are ! A te dhRta mANasa jaNAya che. haritru pAse e zu karavA nahi gaye! hAya ? te paNa A mANasane te kAma ApI zake tema che. tema nahi karatAM e aneka gAunI daDamajala karatAM mArI pAse AvyA che, tenu kAraNa zuM? nakkI AmAM kaI bheda jaNAya che. AvA aANyA mANasane huM... kAma Apu' tA kaI divasa e mAru kharAba na kare enI khAtrI zI ? nahi, A mANasa upara dayA karavA jevI nathI.' Ama manamAM vicArI teNe bhImasenane kIdhuM: * bhAI ! tArI badhI ja vAta me sAMbhaLI. tAre te tArA nagaranA rAjA hariSeNu pAse ja yAcanA karavI joie. paNa e yAcanA te... tyAM bhale na karI. huM teA mArI vAta jANu. huM tane kaMI ja madada karI zakuM tema nathI. mAre tyAM humAM mANasanI jarUra nathI. mATe bhAi ! tArA samaya bagADavA vinA have tuM Aje prayatna kara.' ema elI ariya cAlyA gayeA. bhImasene AvI apekSA nahAtI rAkhI. te teA kAma

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bhImasena caritra maLaze ja ane have sarva duHkhene aMta AvI jaze, evI AzA ane utsAhathI arijayane maLavA AvyuM hatuM. paNa ahIM te ulaTuM ja jovA maLyuM. rAjAe jarAya dayA na batAvI. kAmanI spaSTa nA pADI dIdhI. bhImasenanI AzAnA cUrecUrA thaI gayA ane bhAMgelA haiye te dhanasArane tyAM pAchA AvyA. are! bhImasena ! Ama mAM kema utarI gayuM che? zuM rAjAe tAruM kAma na karI dIdhuM ?" dhanasAre pUchayuM. zeThajI! jyAM nasIba ja vAMkuM hoya, tyAM keNa konuM kAma kare? badhI kamanI ja lIlA che. karmathI ja mAnavI cakravatI, vAsudeva ane prativAsudeva thAya che. karmanA ja pratApathI mAnavIne sukha ane saMpadA maLe che ane karmanA ja pratApe mAnavI raMka ane dIna bane che. sAruya jagata A karmanA tAMtaNAthI guMthAyeluM che. jene jevuM pUrve karma karyuM hoya, tevuM teNe tenuM phaLa bhegavavuM paDe che. mArA paNa karma phuTatAM tyAre ja ne, Aja mAruM kAma na thayuM ne ?" bhImasene bhAre vyathita haiye badhI hakIkata jaNAvI. jevI bhavitavyatA ! bIju zuM ? paNa bhAI! tuM vRthA zeka na karIza. ciMtAmAM tAruM kALaju bALI na nAMkhIza. hiMmata rAkha. cha mahinA pachI rAjAne jamAI Avaze. tene tuM maLaje. te tAruM duHkha jarUra dUra karaze. tyAM sudhI tuM bhale mArI dukAne ja kAma karaje.' dhanasAre bhImasenane AzvAsana ane Azare baMne ApyAM.

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phare nakAme gaye bhImasenane thoDuM baLa maLyuM ane bhAvinI sukhada AzAe samaya pasAra karavA lAge. cha mAsa thatAM ja rAjAne jamAI jitazatru Ave. bhImasena tarata ja tenI pAse deDI gaye ane pitAnI dukhakathA kahevA lAge. bhAI bhImasena ! tArI badhI vAta meM sAMbhaLI, paNa te e te kahyuM nahi ke tuM ahIM keTalA samayathI rahe che?" jitazatrue pUchyuM. "rAjana ! mane ahIM AvyuM te bAra bAra mAsanAM vahANAM vAI gayAM. ApanI ja rAha joI rahyo hate. reja savAra paDe ne gaNuM eka divasa gaye. have kAle te Avaze ja. - "to tuM arijaya narezane kema na maLyo? e te mArA AvatA agAu eka vakhata ahIM AvI gayA hatA. tAre temane maLavuM hatuM ne ?" "dayALu prabhe! zuM vAta kahuM? mane kahetAM paNa have te zarama Ave che teone paNa maLyo hato ane Apane kahI te badhI ja vigata jaNAvI hatI. bhImasene kIdhuM. te temaNe kaMI ja paNa na karyuM !' jitazatrue AzcaryathI pUchyuM. nA pratye ! teoe mane kaMI ja madada na karI." bhImasenanA avAjamAM dInatA AvI gaI. kema? ema karyuM? prale ! e te mane zI khabara paDe? temaNe mane

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168 bhImasena caritra kIdhuM, mAre hamaNAM mANasanI jarUra nathI. basa ATalI ja vAta karI ane teo te cAlyA gayA." bhImasene arijayanI vAta karI. jitazatru e sAMbhaLI vicAramAM paDI gaye. arija kema nA pADI haze? e te dayALu che. dukhIonAM dukha joI temanuM haiyuM dravI uThe che. te A duHkhIjana para zA mATe dayA nahi karI heAya? agAu te kayAreya AvuM nathI banyuM. te Aja Ama kema? zuM temane te yogya nahi lAgyuM hoya? A mANasa sAcuM nathI kaheto, evuM temane lAgyuM haze ? A mANasa potAne chetare che, ema zaMkA thaI haze? zuM haze?--Ama aneka vicAro ghaDIkamAM karI nAkhyA. tyAM bhImasena ArjavabharyA kaThe cheH "rAjana ! Apa te dayALu che, udAra che. Apa te mane nirAza nahi ja kare. Apa game te kAma batAvazete huM karIza. paNa pratye ! have tame mAro uddhAra karaze. huM ApanA zaraNe Avyo chuM.' nahi bhImasena! e mArAthI have nahi banI zake. huM tArA mATe kazuM ja karI zakuM tema nathI. mAre tArA jevA mANasanI jarAya jarUra nathI. jitazatrue vicArane aMte nakakI karyuM. arijayanareza kaMI vagara vicArekazuM kare ja nahi. jarUra A mANasamAM temane kaMIka apAtratA ke ayogyatA jaNAI haze. mATe ja temaNe Ane kaMI madada nahi karI hoya. emaNe je ema karyuM hoya te mArAthI tene kevI rIte madada karAya?

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ke nakAme gaye nahi, meTAe je karyuM che e ThIka ja haze. mAre paNa Ane madada nahi karavI. ema nakkI karI teNe bhImasenane nane bhaNI dIdhe. "rAjana ! A Ape zuM kIdhuM? Apa mane kAma nahi ApI zako? arere! have mAruM zuM thaze ? paNa bhImasenane A vilApa sAMbhaLavA jitazatru tyAM Ubho na hate. e te nA pADIne tarata ja cAlyA gayA hatA. eka mAchalu jora karIne mAchImAranA kaThora hAthamAMthI chaTakI gayuM. paNa te na bacI zakayuM. tyAMthI chaTakI e jALamAM phasAyuM. e jALane paNa teNe teDI nAMkhI ane pharI mukta thayuM. paNa mukti tenA nasIbamAM hatI ja nahi. tyAMthI AjhAda thayuM te bagalAe tene cAMcamAM pakaDI lIdhuM. ane marI gayuM. hAthInA kuMbhasthaLe upara mAvata aMkuza mArate hate. aMkuzanA mArathI trAsIne temaNe navuM rUpa dhAraNa karavAnuM mana thayuM. ane nArInA vakSasthaLa upara te beThA. paNa hAya! bhAgya ! tyAM paNa e bicArA zAMti na pAmyA ! puruSanA nakhathI bhedAyA ane hAthathI amaLAyA! caMdramAM kalaMka, kamaLanALamAM kaMTaka, yuvatine stanabhAra, kezasamuhamAM pakavatA, samudranA jaLanuM apeyapaNuM, paMDitanI nidhanatA ane pAchalI vaye dhanaviveka. kharekhara ! vidhAtA A badhuM jotAM nivivekI ja jaNAya che!

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bhImasena gi vidhinI vakratA ane vicitratAnA vicAra karatA karatA, peAtAnA pUrvabhavanA pApane nIdatA ane have zu thaze ? zuM karIza? evI ciMtAmAM zekAtA, bhAMgelA huye ane page bhImasena dhanasArane tyAM Avye. 170 'kema bhAI ! zuM thayuM? have te tArAM duHkha da dUra thaI gayAM ne ?' dhanasAre pUchyuM. zeTha! nasIma mArAM ghaNAM vAMkA che. huM jyAM jyAM sukhanI AzAe doDuM chuM ne tyAM jaI UbhA rahe... chuM, tyAM tyAM nasIba be DagalAM AgaLa AvIne Ubhu' ja rahI jAya che. jitazatrue paNa mane nA pADI. have huM mArA bALaka ane patnIne mArU meAM kevI rIte batAvIza ? e bicArAe tyAM kevI rIte jIvatAM haze? bhImasene kakaLatA haiye kIdhuM. ane pachI umeryu zeTha! have teA khasa mAre ahIthI tarata cAlyA ja javuM joI e, jyAM have keI AzA nathI, tyAM rahIne pRthA samaya zA mATe vyatita karavA ? mATe dayALu ! tame mArA zasrA mane pAchAM Ape|. huM have ahIMthI cAlye! ja jaIza. zenAM zastrA ne zI vAta ?' dhanasAre pAghaDI pheravI. tenA manamAM zetAna vasyA. teNe bhImasenanI lAcArIne lAbha uThAvavA mAMDayeA. bhImasenane koIpaNa rIte jUDo pADI zakAya teA ja tene ApavAnA pagAramAMthI bacI zakAya. ane eTala dhana kheMcI zake. Ama dhananA pApe teNe bhImasenane AMkha pheravIne vAta karI.

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re nakAme gayo 171 "tane duHkhI jANIne eka te meM tArA para dayA karI ane have tuM mArA gaLe paDe che? tane te kaMI lAja zarama che ke nahi? mAro pADa mAnave te bAju upara rahyo ane have mArA para ALa mUke che? kharekhara! tuM te badamAza mANasa lAge che. nahi te arijaya ane jitazatru tane madada na kare? bhAImAM te lakhaNa che nahi ane have mArI pAse zatre mAMge che? jA, bhAI ! jA. tuM tAre raste paDa. mAro samaya have barabAda na kara." - bhImasenane tIraskAra karIne dhanasAra zeTha potAnA kAme cAlI gayA. bhImasena te A navI upAdhithI vadhu DaghAI gaye. hajI jitazatrunI nirAzAnA ghAthI vAgelI kaLa mAMDa mAMDa zamI hatI, tyAM dhanasAre eka vadhu AghAta Ape. tenuM haiyuM chinnabhinna thaI gayuM. marama kALajhALa gusse vyApI gaye. paNa paristhiti samajIne viveka rAkhI teNe saMyama rAkhe. ane udAsa ane hatAza haiye tyAMthI nIkaLI paDayo. | nekarInI AzAthI viphaLa thavAthI dhananI ciMtA te hatI ja. have bhImasenane patnI ane bALakanI ciMtA thavA lAgI. teo zuM karatAM haze? suzIlA bicArI kayAM kAma karatI haze? devasena ane ketusenanuM zuM thayuM haze ? teone niyamita bhejana maLatuM haze ? temanI pAse paheravA pUratAM kapaDAM haze? ThaMDInI rAtamAM oDhavAM jADAM kaI sAdhana haze ! na jANe A eka varasamAM te badhAMnI zI dazA thaI haze ?"

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bhImasena caritra kALaju bALI nAkhe ane jIvanane mRtaHpAya karI nAkhe evI bhImasenanI dazA hatI. dazA zenI? avadazA ja hatI. chatAMya samabhAvathI e paMtha kApe jatuM hatuM. ane bhUkhyA - tarasyA e daDamajala karato hato. ghaNA divaso bAda sapharathI thAkele, tRSA ne sudhAthI paDAyele, nirAza ane hatAza bane te pitAnA ghara AgaLa AvIne eka rAte Ubhe rahyo. makAnanI pAchaLanA - bhAgamAM eka jALIyuM hatuM. temAMthI e pitAne saMsAra jovA lAgyuM.

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suzIlAno saMsAra bApanA rAjamAM na samAya paNa mAnA reTIyAmAM samAya. bhImasena rAjA hatA. rAjagRha upara tenI amApa sattA cAlatI hatI. bAraNe hAthI jhulatA hatA, gharamAM suvarNa hIMcaLA hIMcatA hatA. eka kahetAM hajAra vastu hAjara karanArA hajAre dAsadAsIo hatAM. kazI vAtanI kamInA nA hatI. aDhaLaka sAhyabI hatI, aparaMpAra sukha hatuM. zAMtithI tene saMsAra cAlyA jate hato. paNa vidhinI vakra najare e badhuM ja jhuMTavAI gayuM.. rAja gayuM. vaibhava ga. zAMti gaI. e sukha ane cena cAlyAM gayAM. bhImasena rastAnA rajhaLu bhikhArI je banI. ga. eka gAmathI bIje gAma dara daranI Thekaro khAtAM. te pitAnA parivArane laIne bhaTakavA lAge. kSitipratiSThita nagaramAM AvyuM. tyAM thoDo samaya rahyo. nasIbanuM pAMdaDuM te ye na pharakayuM. ane eka vahelI savAre sUtA bALakone mUkI, patnInI azrubhInI yAda laIne bi nIkaLI paDaze.

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bhImasena caritra eka ja AzAe, ghaNuM dhana kamAIza. duHkha ane dAridratAne daphanAvI daiza. A rajhaLapATanA aMta ANI Iza. patnInI azrubhInI yAda laine e nIkaLI paDaceA. e AzA ThagArI nIvaDI, daive tenA upara jarAya maherabAnI na karI. kara khanI teNe bhImasenane bhAMgI nAMkhyA, bhImasena hate. tevA ne teve ja pAche pharyAM. peAtAnI patnI ane bALakAne maLavA adhIrA banyA. paNa hAya ! tyAM teA kALaju kaMpI UThe tevu" dRzya hatuM. khUllI jamIna upara eka katAna pAthareluM hatu. kaMtAnanAM reseresAM khahAra dekhAtAM hatAM. ane pavananA sapA.TAthI Amatema uDatAM hatAM. 174 phATelA e kaMtAna upara bhImasenanA sArI ya sa`sAra sUtA hatA, suzIlA ADe paDakhe jamaNI bAju pharIne sUtI hatI. tenu' mAM bhImasenane spaSTa dekhAtuM hatuM. AMkhA UMDI utarI gaI hatI. AMkhAnA nIcenA bhAga kALA paDI gayA hatA. tyAM e--cAra ADI avaLI karacalIo paDI gaI hatI. gAla sAva besI gayA hatA. tenA asalane gulAmI raMga ekadama UDI gayA hatA. jaDakhAnAM e hADakAM ekadama vartAtAM hatAM. kezakalApa chUTA hatA. vALa lUkhA ane rUkSa khanI gayA hatA. jamIna upara paDelA hAtha sAva kaMgALa jaNAtA hatA. tenA upara paherelAM sAhAgakaMkaNu vAre vAre sarI jatAM hatAM ane khUba ja pAtANa rahetu hatuM. chAtI sAva cImaLAI gaI hatI. zarIra

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suzIlAnA sasAra 175 AkhuM dRza thaI gayuM hatuM. tenA upara DhAMkelA vastro kharAkhara na hatAM. ghaNI jagAethI te phATelAM hatAM ane suzIlAnA eka vakhatanA apratima saundrayanI cADI khAtAM hatAM. bhImasene joyuM. suzIlA nahi paNa suzIlAnuM jIvatuM hADapiMjara sUtu' hatu', tenA haiyAe bhAre nizvAsa nAkhyA. dhruvasena ane ketusenanA dehanu' varNana te| kahyuM jAya tevuM naheAtu, anenAM DAcAM sAva besI gayAM hatAM. chAtInI eka eka pAMsaLI gaNI zakAya tevI hatI. ughADA zarIre ane phUTIyuM vALIne sUI rahyA hatA ane pavana satata phUMkAI rahyo hatA. ziyALAnA ThaMDA pavana koInI paNa zarama bhare? ThaMDI havAthI ane dhrUjI rahyA hatA. suzIlAne deha paNa ThaMDIthI kAMpatA hatA. tyAM ketusena amukIne jAgI UThayeA. 'mA ! mA !' ema kahI raDavA lAgyuM. ketunA raDavAthI suzIlA paNa jAgI gaI. devasena paNa eTho thaI gayA.. suzIlAe ketusenane geAdamAM letAM vhAlathI paMpALI pUchyuM : 'zuM thayu. eTA ! kema raDe che ?? ' * mA! mane bhUkha lAgI che, kaMi khAvAnuM Apane' " beTA ! atyAre kaMI khavAya? hajI teA rAta ghaNI AkI che. savAre ApIza hAM, sUI jA mArA lAla ! sUI jA. ' suzIlAe ketusenane thAbaDaceA. ( nA, mA! tuM jUThuM khele che. kAle paNa teM ema ja kI' hatuM. Aje savArathI te atyArasudhI te mane kai ja

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176 bhImasena caritra khAvA nathI ApyuM ane kAle paNa meM adhu padhu khAdhuM hatuM. mA ! mA ! mane khUba ja bhUkha lAgI che. bhUkhane lIdhe UMgha paNa nathI AvatI. mane khAvA Apane mA ! Ama kema kare che ? mane bhUkhe zA mATe mAre che?" ketusene raDatAM raDatAM kIdhuM. "kAle jarUra ApIza beTA ! Aje jUThuM nathI besatI kAle paNa juThuM nahotI belI. paraMtu je ghare huM kAma karuM. chuM, te zeThe mane kaMI ja na ApyuM, AthI mAre tane Aje bhUkhya rAkhavo paDyo beTA ! paNa kAle tema nahi thAya. bIjA zeThe mane kAle leTa, ghI ne sAkara vagere ApavA. kahyuM che. e Apazene eTale jarUrathI tane savAre garama garama raseI khavaDAvIza, hA beTA ! atyAre tuM sUI jA." suzIlAe ketune paTAvatAM kahyuM. paNa mA ! have mArAthI nathI sahana thatuM. Ama kayAM sudhI cAlaze?" ketue raDatAM raDatAM ja kIdhuM. "beTA have bahu divase ApaNe A dukha nathI sahana karavAnuM. tArA pitAjI paradeza gayA che ne te have AvatA ja haze. e khUba khUba dhana laIne Avaze, pachI te tane huM rAja zeja mIThAI khavaDAvIza. sArAM sArAM kapaDAM paherAvIza. tane ramavA ramakaDAM lAvI ApIza." paNuM mA !pitAjI to cha mahinAmAM pAchA AvavAnuM kahI gayA hatA. hajI cha mahinA nathI thayA mA !" ramakaDAM ne khAvAnI vAta sAMbhaLI ketusena zAMta thaI gaye.

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suzIlAne saMsAra 177 "cha mahinA te kayAranA ya thaI gayA beTA! paNa zI. khabara e kema nahi AvyA hoya ? mane paNa temanI reja satata ciMtA thAya che. zuM thayuM haze emane? e sAjasaravA te haze ne ? e tyAM sukhI to haze ne ?zuM karatA haze ? kayAM khAtA-pItA haze ? kayAM rahetA haze ? AvA AvA te beTA ! hajAre vicAra mane Ave che. temanI rAha joI joIne have te mArI AMkhe paNa thAkavA AvI che. divaso gaNIgaNIne te mArA veDhA paNa ghasAIne duHkhavA AvyA che, paNa beTA ! tuM ciMtA na karIza hAM ! tArA pitAjI have thoDA ja divasamAM AvI jaze. atyAre have tuM sUI jA."suzIlAe ketusenane thAbaDInesUvarAvavA mAMDaze. DIvAramAM ketusena UMghI gaye. mAnA hAthamAM ja ekamAtra evo jAdu che. je tene sparza thatAM ja bhUkhyuM bALaka paNa nirAMte UMghI jAya che. ketusena paNa suzIlAne vAtsalyabharyo sparza pAmatAM ja ghasaghasATa UMgha anubhavavA. lAge. - tyAM devasena phariyAda karavA lAgyAH "mA ! mA! mane kaMI oDhADa ne, mane bahu TADha vAya che." suzIlAe tarata ja UbhA thaIne pitAnI nIce pAthareluM phATeluM kaMtAna tenA upara oDhADayuM ane je eka jALiyuM ughADuM hatuM, tenI bArI baMdha karI dIdhI ane pachI pote jamIna upara ja sUI gaI. ' paNa ema UMdha zenI Ave? eka te bahAra sakhta bhI. 12

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178 bhImasena carijha ThaMDI hatI. divasabharanA kAmane tene thAka hato. babbe divasathI teNe kaMI khAdhuM na hatuM. bhUkhathI peTa cIso pADatuM hatuM. bALake bicArAM bhUkhyA tarasyAM sUtAM hatAM. pati paradeza hate. kAle zuM bALakone khAvA ApItenI saLagatI ciMtA. hatI. A badhAne lIdhe te sUI na zakI. te beThI beThI prabhune phariyAda karavA lAgI. suzIlAne jALiyA pAse AvatI joI bhImasena dUra khasI gayo. bArI baMdha thaI javAthI have kaMI jevA maLavAnuM na hatuM, chatAMya tenI phATamAMthI te prayatna karavA lAge. bArInI phATamAMthI joyuM te suzIlAnI AMkhamAM AMsu dadaLatAM hatAM ane e vidhAtAne pUchatI hatIH arere vidhAtA ! tuM kema ATalo badhe kara amArA para thaye che? tArA haiyAmAM dayAno jarA ya chAMTo nathI rahyo? zA mATe tuM amane Ama roja raja rIbAve che?" ane tAre je duHkha ja devuM che, te e tamArA duHkha mane ekalIne ja Apane. bicArAM A phUla jevA ke maLa bALakane tuM zA mATe duHkhathI dajhADe che? e nirdoSa saMtAnee tAre ze aparAdha karyo che ? ane mAna ke teoe tAre kaMI avinaya ke aparAdha karyo hoya te teonI sajA tuM mane kara. mane satAva. mane zikSA kara, paNa e bicArA bApaDAone tuM zA mATe bhUkhe mAre che? zA mATe huM temane ThaMDImAM thIjavI nAkhe che? zA mATe tuM emanAM UMdha-ArAma ne AnaMda chInavI le che ? one tAva, mane zi1 1 mATe tuM te

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suzIlAne saMsAra 18 vidhAtA ! kaI mAtA pitAnA bALakane duHkhI joI zake ? mArAthI emanuM du:kha nathI sahana thatuM. kayAM e rAjakuLanAM saMtAne ? eka vakhata teo chatrapalaMgamAM piDhatAM hatAM, mevA-miThAI ArogatAM hatAM, senAnA jhUle jhUlatAM hatAM. hIrA-motInA ramakaDe ramatAM hatAM. kInakhAba ane jarInAM kapaDAM paheratAM hatAM. eka karatAM ekavIsa vastu temane maLatI hatI. AjJA paNa nahotI karavI paDatI. vagara kIdhe ja badhuM temane maLI jatuM hatuM. sadAya AnaMda ane mastImAM rahetAM hatAM. rAta paDe nirAMte sUI jatAM hatAM. savAre UThI pharI khelakUdamAM paDI jatAM hatAM. ane kayAM AjanAM mArAM A bALako? kahe che vidhAtA bhUkhe uThADe che paNa bhUkhe sUvADatuM nathI. - vidhAtA ! huM tane pUchuM chuM, kayAM che tAre A nyAya ? mArA bALako babbe divasathI bhUkhyAM ja sUI jAya che ane bhUkhyAM ja UThe che ane jyAre temane khAvAnuM maLe che tyAre paNa te lUkhuM-sUkuM, eThuM-jUhuM. are e vidhAtA ! tuM mArA bALake pAchaLa zA mATe paDe che? temane bicArAone te sukhe jIvADa. temane rAja na Ape te kaMI nahi. senAnA gUle na mUlave te je kaMI nahi. temane masAlA dUdha ne bhAre mIThAI na khavaDAve te kaMI nahi, temane paheravA kiMmatI poSAka na Ape te kaMI nahi, paNa temane nirAMte be TaMkane lakhesUke roTale to reja Apa. temane paheravAM pUratAM kapaDAM

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180 bhImasena caritra te Apa. temane nirAMtanI UMgha te Apa. zaizavanA nirdoSa AnaMda ane mastI te Apa. vidhAtA ! tArI niyatAnI A badhI vAta mAre kene kahevI? A badhuM duHkha jANe tane ochuM hatuM, te te mArA svAmIne paNa bahAra paradeza mokalI dIdhA. temanA vinA te mArI dazA jaLa vinAnI mAchalI jevI thaI gaI che. cha mAsamAM ja teo pAchA AvavAnuM kahI gayA hatA. A ja to bAra bAra mAsanAM vahANAM vahI gayAM vidhAtA ! haju paNa mane temanAM darzana nathI thayAM. vidhAtA ! kayAM che mArA svAmI? kayAM che e te kaheteo jyAM che tyAM sukhI te che ne ? temanuM zarIra to sAruM che ne? tyAM e zuM kare che? vAyado ApIne paNa hajI te kema pAchA AvyA nathI ? are o ! niSphara vidhAtA ! mane kaMIka te javAba Apa." patinI yAde suzIlA vadhu vyagra banI gaI. bolatAM bolatAM tenAthI maTe avAje raDI paDAyuM. bhImasenanI AMkhamAMthI te codhAra AMsu dadaLI rahyAM hatAM. potAnA parivAranI A dazA joI tenuM haiyuM aMdarathI poka mUkIne raDatuM hatuM. mAnA raDavAno avAja sAMbhaLI baMne bALake jAgI gayAM ane pUchavA lAgyAM : "mA ! mA ! tuM kema raDe che ? tane zuM thayuM che? mA !" bALakane jAgI gayelAM joI suzIlAe potAnA zAkane saMbhALI lIdho ane jhaDapathI potAnAM AMsu lUchI nAkhyAM.

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suzIlAnA saMsAra 181 ane khelI : kaMI nahi beTA ! kazuM nathI thayuM, huM kAM raDuM che ? e te A AMkhamAM kaMI paDayuM che eTale tamane ema lAge che. ' peAtAnA bALako peAtAnI vedanA na jANI , jAya eTale suzIlA jUhu khelI. ' nA mA! tuM asatya khele che. tArI AMkhA ja kahe che ke tuM khUba raDI che, mA! tuM zA mATe jUhu khele che ? mane sAcu kahene.' devasene kIdhuM. * he... mA huM raDuM chuM ne khAvAnuM mAMgu chu' eTale tuM raDe che? te nA raDIza mA! huM nahi rahuM have, hu have khAvA paNa nahi mAMgu, masa. have tuM raDIza nahi hAM.' ketusena belI UDayeA. " ' nA `beTA ! nA huM tArA khAvAnA mAMgavAthI nathI raDatI hAM. tuM tAre nirAMte sUI jA mArA lAla !' ketune chAtI sarasA cAMpatAM suzIlAe gaLagaLA sAde kIdhuM. mA! tane mArA pitAnI yAda Ave che ? tenI tane ciMtA thAya che? mA ! tane zuM thAya che! tuM Ama udAsa kema che? Ama tuM vArevAre nizvAsa kema nAMkhe che?' devasene pharI pUchyuM. te jarA vadhu samajadAra ane sahanazIla hatA. mAnu du:kha tenAthI sahana na thayuM. - hA beTA ! tArA pitAnI yAda Ave che. temanI mane ciMtA thAya che. e kema haju na AvyA ? mArgamAM kaI amAMgaLa tA nahi banyu hAya ne ? AvA AvA

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182 bhImasena caritra vicArathI mArAthI raDI paDAya che! mAe adhuM sAce khulAse karyo." "mA! tuM nakAmI ciMtA kare che. pitAjI te have eka be divasamAM ja AvI pahoMcaze. tuM dhIraja rAkha. ATalA mahinA rAha joIne te ApaNe kADhayA. have zuM be cAra divasa nahi nIkaLI jAya?" devasene mAne AzvAsana ApavA mAMDayuM. bicAre bhImasena ! bahAra Ubhe Ubhe e A badhuM sAMbhaLI rahyo hate. eka eka zabda tenuM haiyuM valevAI jatuM hatuM. e vicAratA hatA: Aha! mArA AgamananI A lake keTalI AturatAthI rAha joI rahyAM che ! Aja Avaze kAla Avaze. ema ja mArI vATa jue che, ne kevI kevI AzAe bAMdhIne divase pasAra kare che? ane jyAre A badhAM jANaze ke huM AvI gaye chuM ne khAlI hAthe pAcho pharyo chuM, tyAre na jANe emanA AzAbharyA haiyA upara zuM ne zuM ye vItaze? bALakanA aramAna upara te vIjaLI ja tUTI paDaze. suzIlAnuM haiyuM paNuM bhAMgI jaze. ane mArA maLavAthI te teo sAva ja bhAMgI paDaze. temanA aMtarane bhAre dhakko lAgaze. kharekhara mane dhikakAra che ! mArA janmane dhikkAra che! puruSa je puruSa thaIne paNa huM khUda mArA ekalAnuM

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suzIlAne saMsAra 183 paNa have to pUruM karI zakuM tema nathI. tyAM mArA A saMsAranuM te kevI rIte pUruM karI zakuM? meM Aja sudhI puruSArtha karavAmAM jarAya bAkI nathI rAkhyuM. paNa daive sadAya mArI sAthe chetarapIMDI karI che. teNe mane sadAya duHkhanI ja bheTa dharI che. kharekhara daiva mAruM sAva ja meM pheravIne beThuM che. mArA sukhanI e satata upekSA ja kare che. mane eNe sadAya aNamAnIte ja mAnIne rAkhe che. ane mArI sAthesAthe mArA A parivArane paNa teNe dukhamAM pIsavAnuM bAkI nathI rAkhyuM. - have huM zuM karuM? mArA bALakane kevI rIte sukhI karuM? patnIne kevI rIte zAMti ApuM? nidhana ane aki. cana huM tene kevI rIte sukha ane zAtA ApI zakIza? ' arere ! AvA jIvana karatAM te mRtyu ja ghaNuM sAruM. mATe he mArA bhAgyavidhAtA ! have mArA A duHkhane ethI aMta lAva, A duHkha ne yAtanA have huM nathI joI zako, nathI temAMthI ugarI zakavAne koI upAya che. tema ja nathI e badhuM sahana karI zakate. mATe prabhe ! have te tArI pAse be hAtha joDI eka ja yAcanA karuM chuM. "tuM have mane mata Apa." bhImasena mRtyune vicAra karate tyAMthI dUra bhAgavA

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bhImasena caritra lAgyA. ane bhAgate bhAga nagaranI bahAra nIkaLI gaye. tyAM eka vaDa nIce jaIne Ubhe rahyo. vaDanI vaDavAIe phaNidhara nAganI jema nIce labaDI rahI hatI. e joIne bhImasene vicAra karyo. A vaDavAIo mAre udhdhAra karI zakaze. mArA gaLA kApatI e vIMTaLAIne mAre duHkhene nAza karI zakaze ane mArA jIvanane paNa aMta ANaze. bhImasene A duHkhI jiMdagIno aMta lAvavAno pAke nirNaya karI lIdhuM. have meta be AMgaLa ja cheTu che, ema samajIne aMta samaya sudhArI levA mana-vacana ane kAyAne ekAgra karI vItarAga devanuM smaraNa karavA lAgyo. ghaNA ja utkaTa bhAvathI namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM thoDA samaya mATe pArAyaNa karyuM. ane pachI pitAnA jIvana daramiyAna je kaMI jANatAM ajANatAM sthaLa ane sUkSama aparAdhe karyA hoya tene yAda karavA lAgyuM. ane jagata samastanA jIvane uddezIne e pragaTa kahevA lAgyuM : "he jIvarAzIo ! meM ajJAnatAthI, ALasa ke pramAda vaza banIne tamArA aneka aparAdha karyo haze, tamane duHkha ApyuM haze, saMtApyA haze, tamArA AtmAne dubhAvyuM haze. tamArA aMtarane kaleza karAvyuM haze. mArA koI kArya ne vicArane lIdhe tamAre Arta ane raudra dhyAna karavuM paDayuM haze. e sarva pApanI huM Apa saunI namra bhAve kSamA mAguM chuM, mArA e tamAma aparAdhane tame sau mApha karajo.

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-suzIlAne saMsAra 185 mArA upara Apa saune ghaNuM ja upakAra che. huM tamArA sarvane kANuM . Aja huM tene jarAya badalo cUkavI zakuM tema nathI. AthI tame mArA upara dayA ane karuNA varSAvI mArA e aNu bhAramAMthI mane mukta karaje. A janmamAM ghaNuM bhayaMkara duHkhe anubhavyAM che. e mATe huM tamArAmAMthI keInaya deSa jotuM nathI. mArA ja karmanuM e phaLa che. pUrvabhavanA keI azubha karmanA pariNAme A bhavamAM mAre e badhuM bhegavavuM paDayuM che. AthI temAM huM tamArA keI aparAdha jete nathI. huM have maraNane zaraNa thAuM chuM, tyAre huM aDhAra lAkha, covIza hajAra ekasone vIsa vAra mithyA duSkRta mAguM chuM. - he arihaMta bhagavaMta! tamane namaskAra thAo. he siddha paramAtmA ! tamane mArA praNAma he ! he prAtaH maraNIya pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta ! huM tamane praNipAtu chuM. ane he sarva lekanA muni zramaNa bhagavaMto ! mArA tamane A AkharanA chellA chelA namana." Ama prabhuprArthanA karI bhImasene potAnA gaLA pharatI vaDavAIone vIMTALavA mAMDI. ane kasa kasIne bAMdhI dIdhI. ane pachI pote addhara khulavA lAgyo. ane motanI vATa jetA navakAramaMtranuM raTaNa karavA lAgyA,

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che. che. 0 mata paNa na AvyuM puruSArtha ane prArabdhanA be cakrathI A jIvana cAle. che. be cakro barAbara hoya che te jIvana sIdhI gatie saDasaDATa cAlyuM jAya che. paNa temAMthI je eka paNa cakra bagaDe che te jIvana paNa Dagumagu cAle che. ane temAMya je. prArabdhanuM cakra saheja bagaDeluM hoya che, te te samajavuM ke jIvananuM AvI ja banyuM. e cakranI theDI paNa kharAbI jIvanane gabaDAvI nAkhe che, bhAMgI nAMkhe che ne tene zIrNa vazIrNa karI nAMkhe che. jIvana che temAM duHkha paNa Ave che ane sukha paNa. jevAM mAnavInAM zubhAzubha karma tevuM tene phaLa maLe che. azubha karmane ja jyAre udaya hoya che, tyAre jIvanamAM duHkhenI vaNajhAra cAlI Ave che. A dukhethI mAnava raDe che, vilApa kare che, bhAgyane deSa de che ane aneka rIte dukhane dUra karavA e prayatna kare che. paraMtu azubha karmo jyAre saresa jevA cIkaNA bAMdhyA hoya che, tyAre duHkha paNa jIddI banIne jIvanane vaLagI rahe

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meAta paNa na AvyuM 187 che. mAnavI tethI trAhya trAhya peAkArI jAya che. tenAthI gabharAI ne, trAsIne, akaLAIne tenAthI chUTavA AtmahatyA karavA taiyAra thAya che. na jANe jIvanane eka ATake kApI nAMkhavAnuM peAtAnA hAthamAM na hoya, ema te prayatna kare che. ghAsaleTa chAMTe che, viSa dheALe che, khUba UMcethI paDatuM mUke che, kUvA pUre che, jIbha kacare che. cAlatI gADIe paDatuM mUke che. AvA hajAra hajAra prayatna mAnavI duHkhathI trAsIne kare che. paNa mAgyu mAta jo maLatu hAya ane duHkhamAMthI chuTakAro maLI jatA hAya tA tA joie zuM? te te duniyAmAM badhA sukhI ja mANaseA na vasatA haiAta ? bhImasene paNa meAta mAgI lIdhu hatu. duHkhathI kAyama mATe chuTakAro meLavI levA gaLe phrAMsesa nAMkhIne meAtanI rAha jotA hatA. paNa mAgyuM mAta kAI ne ya maLyu che? te bhImasenane maLe ? e ja samaye eka zeTha tyAM paDAva nAMkhIne paDacA hatA. temanA paDAva pAse tApaNuM bhaDabhaDa saLagI rahyuM hatuM. ThaMDI sakhta hatI ane sau tenI garamIthI rAhata anubhavI rahyA hatA. tApaNAnI agnizIkhAthI cAre bAju ajavALu jaNAtuM hatuM. e ajavALAmAM zeThanI najara bhImasena tarapha gaI. temaNe dUrathI joyuM. eka mAnavI gaLe phrAMse nAkhI peAtAnA..

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188 bhImasena caritra jIvanane aMta ANI rahyo che. ghaDIne ya vilaMba karyA vinA talavAra laIne doDayA. temanuM haiyuM karuNAthI dravI rahyuM hatuM. dazya ja evuM hatuM ke sahadaya AtmAnuM aMtara pIgaLI UThe, raDI UThe. zeTha to jainadharmanA custa anuyAyI hatA. temanuM ahiMsaka hRdaya e dazya jIravI na zakayuM. vegathI doDatA e bhImasena pAse AvI pahoMcyAM ne tarata ja talavAranA eka ja ghAthI vaDavAIne pAza kApI nAMkhyo. ane bhImasenane paDato jhIlI lIdhe. nIce saMbhALathI tene mUkI gaLAnA phAMsAne kADhI nAMkhe ane bhImasenane pavana nAMkhavA lAgyA. eTalAmAM te zeThanA bIjA sAthIdAro paNa tyAM AvI pahoMcyA ane eka mANasane Ama bharajuvAnImAM ApaghAta karatA joI arerATI anubhavavA lAgyA. phAMse eTale phAMso. e te tenuM kAma kare ja. e jaDane thaDI buddhi hoya che, ke e vicAra kare, ke A mANasane mArI naMkhAya ane pelA mANasane na mArI naMkhAya. e te tenA svabhAva pramANe kAma kare ja. phase khAvAthI bhImasenane zvAsa rUMdhAvA lAge. nADIo tUTavA lAgI. gaLu saMkecAI gayuM. AMkhanA DeTA cakara vakara ghUmavA lAgyA. kapALanI nase taMga banIne sujhI gaI. mAthAnA vALa UbhA thaI gayA. hAtha DhIlA paDI gayA. chAtImAM guMgaLAmaNa thavA lAgI. paraMtu bhImasene A kazAyanI paravA na karI. kAraNa tene mana A theDI ja paLonuM duHkha

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mAta paNa na Avyu 189 hatuM. ghaDI pachI teA e saghaLA duHkhAnA, jIvana samastanI yAtanAnA aMta AvavAnA hatA. paNa vidhAtAe bhImasena mATe kaI juduM ja nirmANa . karyu hatuM. teNe sukha mAMgyuM teA duHkha ApyuM. bhikha mAMgI tA tiraskAra ApyA. nAkarI mAMgI te bekArI ApI. are! mAta mAMgyuM te eNe jIvana ApyuM. koI vAte ya vidhAtA tenI tarapheNa nahAtI karatI. e kaI judA ja mijAjamAM hate.. bhImasenane teNe meAtanA mukhamAMthI pAchA dhakelI dIdhA. zeThe AvIne tenA upara dayA karI. parApakAra karyAM. kahyuM che ke, pArakAnA bhalA mATe je prayatna nathI karatA teene janma niSphaLa ja che, mATe mAnavIe peAtAnA ane te tamAma rIte sAmA mANasa upara jarUrathI upakAra karavA. .. paropakAra karavA jatAM prANanI Ahuti devI paDe te paNa i devI. kAraNa parIpakAra karavA jatA thatuM maraNu zreSTha che. ane vidhAtAe sUrya, caMdra, vRkSA, nadI, gAyA ane sajjanAnu sana paropakAra mATe ja karyuM che. have je mANasA anyane upakAra nathI karatA. tenAthI te jaMgalamAM ugelu ghAsa paNa uttama che, e ghAsa jevuM ghAsa paNa peAtAnA prANanuM balidAna daI pazuonu pASaNa kare che. laDAImAM laDatAM sainikonu te rakSaNa kare che. zrI janArdane eka vakhata kAMTA laine parIpakAra ane muktine taLyAM ane temaNe nakkI karyu* ke mukti karatAM, paNa pApakAra bahumUlya che. ane A mATe ema kahevAya

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190 bhImasena caritra ke pApakAra karavA mATe ja zrI janA ne daza daza avatAra dhAraNa karyAM. A jIvaleAkamAM sau peAtAnAM sukha ane svA` mATe ja mahudhA jIve che. paNa jee pApakAra mATe ja jIve che, teonuM jIvana ja sAcu jIvana che. bAkI pApakArahIna manuSyanuM jIvana te dhikkArapAtra che, ane mANasA karatAM te pazue vadhAre upakArI che. jIvatAM te mANasAnA aneka prakArane! bhAra vahana kare che. ane mRtyu bAda tee peAtAnuM cAmaDuM, hADakAM, dAMta, zIMgaDAM vagere ApIne paNa bhalu kare che. pApakArathI prerAI ne tA vRkSe peAtAnAM amRta tulya, phaLa Ape che. A mATe tene aneka karavuM paDe che. mANaseAnA mArane paNa chatAMya phaLa ApavuM' e pAtAnuM kartavya che, ema samajI teo AnaMdathI phaLa Ape che. gAye peAtAnA saMtAnane kakaLatuM ne bhAMbharatuM rAkhIne paNa dUdha ApI upakAra kare che. gAvALA tenA AMcaLane aneka rIte masaLe che ne duHkha Ape che, paraMtu parApakArI gAya e duHkhane jarAya mana upara letI nathI. ane parAkAramAM Anada mANe che. prakAranu kaSTa sahana vadhAvavA paDe che. phaLe Ave che tyAre vRkSe nIcAM name che. pANI bharyAM vAdaLe paNa nIcAM Ave che. te ja rIte satpuruSA samRddhithI anuSkRta ane vinamra bane che. pApakArIAnA A saheja svasAva che. kAna dharmAMzravaNathI cAle che, kulethI nahi. hAtha

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mota paNa na AvyuM 191 supAtradAnathI zobhe che, kaMkaNathI nahi. zarIra paNuM parepakAranA parasevAthI zobhe che, caMdanathI nahiM. sUrya kamaLane vikasIta kare che. caMdra kairava samuhane vikasIta kare che. pRthvI upara megha pANI varasAve che. A mATe sUrya, caMdra ane pRthvI, keInI mAMgaNI ke yAcanA, vinaMtI ke prArthanAnI rAha nathI jotA. te potAnI meLe ja, A mAre karavAnuM ja che, karavuM ja joIe samajIne tenuM kAma kare che. sajane ane puruSone svabhAva paNa e ja hoya che. bhImasene te mRtyune AliMgana karyuM hatuM. te kaMI keInI pAse bhikha mAMgavA nahoto gaye. ke are! mane kaI mota Apa. ane gaLe phAMse khAdhe tyAre paNa teNe bUma nahotI mArI ke, "bacAve ! bacAve ! huM marI rahyo chuM - zeThe dUrathI e dazya joyuM. temano paropakArI AtmA tarata ja tyAM doDI AvyuM. ane bhImasenane mRtyunA duHkhamAMthI ugArI lIdhe. zeThe tene pavana nAMkhe. zItaLa jaLano chaMTakAva karyo. hAtha-paga dabAvyA. mAthe paMpALyo. vAMse vahAlathI hAtha pheravya. baMdha maeNmAM dhIme dhIme pANI pAyuM. A badhI kriyAthI dhIre dhIre bhImasena bhAnamAM Avate gaye. duHkhathI te te marI ja gaye hate. mana te tenuM kayAranuM ya marI gayuM hatuM. paNa dehane prANa nahete gaye. eka teNe ja sAcI vaphAdArIpUrvaka tene sAthe pakaDI rAkhyo hate.

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bhImasena caritra. thADu bhAna AvatAM ja bhImasene AMkhA khAlI. tenA hATha phaphaDayA. te khelyA : arihaMta ! arihaMta ! 192 zeTha A sAMbhaLIne camakayA. temanA haiyAmAM du:khanI sAtheAsAtha AnaMda chavAyA. temanuM aMtara kheAlI UThayuM: are! A te mArA bhAI ! sAdharmika khaMdhu ! huM paNu jaina. ane A paNa jaina lAge che. nahi te tenA hAThathI arihaM tanuM nAma kayAMthI nIkaLe ? Ame ya huM tene mANasa samajIne, tene duHkhI samajIne madada te karavAnA ja hatA. paNa have te mArI pharaja vadhI jAya che. hu jarUrathI tene badhI ja madada karIza.' manamAM Ama vicArI e pragaTa melyA 'bhAI ! tuM kANu che! Ama akALe tuM tArA jIvanane rahe'sI nAMkhavA kema taiyAra thayA che? jehAya te jaNAva. huM tane badhI ja sahAya karIza. mane tuM tArA bhAI ja mAna.' bhImasene pachI badhI hakIkata jaNAvI ane kahyuM: zeTha! have huM na maru' te zuM karuM? jIvana ja eTalu madhuM asahya khanI gayuM hatuM ke mAre maryAM sivAya kaI ja chuTake na hatA. paNa vidhine e ya maMjura nathI lAgatuM. tame mane dayAbhAvathI mukta karyAM. jIvatadAna ApyuM. paNa, have huM zuM karIza ? kayAM jaIza ? kevI rIte mAruM jIvana gujarAna calAvIza ? ? mahAnubhAva ! tArI jiMRRgI kharekhara kaSTadAyaka che. aneka duHkhe te sahana karyAM che. aneka yAtanAo te bhAgavI

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bhImasena caritra 193 che. sAce ja te kahI jAya tevI nathI. ane e sAMbhaLyA pachI sahana thaI zake tevI nathI. 6 khamara * paNa bhAI ! A mAnavabhava teA dula bha che. mahApuNyAdI Aja tane e prApta thayeA che. tenu te! tAre aneka kaSTa veThIne paNa rakSaNa karavuM joIe. tane te! kadAca haze, ke je mAjIsa ApaghAta kare che te Ata ane raudra dhyAnanA duSTaceAge narakagatine ja pAme che. tuM te| bhalA sujJa che. samajadAra che. tAre A rIte hiMmata hArI jIvananA aMta ANavAne mithyA prayatna na karavA joie. kAraNa ekavAra maraNa AvI gayuM ke khela khalAsa. jIvatA haze te tuM kaI pAmI zakaze. kaI karI zakaze. mATe bhAI ! nirAza na mana. hiMmata na hAra, " 'zeThajI! huM A badhuM ja samajuM chuM. paNa anaMta dakhAe mArI buddhine kuMThita karI nAkhI che. have mane eTalI badhI ciMtA satAve che ke, have huM zuM karIza ? kAM jaIza? mArAM patnI ane bALakeAne kevI rIte sukhI karI zakIza ? ' bhImasena ciMtAthI belI Uco. * bhAi ! ema du;khAthI hArI jaI avicArI sAhasa karIe, te kharAkha ja pariNAma Ave. pUrve hatAM tethI ya vadhu duHkheAnA bhAra vadhI jAya. tuM ja vicArI jo. zrI rAmacaMdre sagarbhA sItAne vanavAsamAM kADhI mUkI, mahArAjA naLa damayaMtIne vanamAM sUtI mUkIne cAlyA gayA, satyavAdI harizcaMdre utAvaLathI sagAM bhI. 13

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194 mAta paNana Avyu hiraNInA vadha karyAM, pAMDavAe jugAramAM sAhasa karI draupadIne hADamAM mUkI--A badhAe ja pAchaLathI zuM hAMsala karyuM...? e saue aneka duHkhAne sAmethI neAMtarI lIdhAM ane pAchaLathI khUba ja pastAyA. mATe bhAI ! saue sArAsAranA . viveka karIne ja kAma karavAM joie. ane du:khA te kone nathI paDayAM ? bhalabhalA cakravIA, are! khUda tIrthaMkara bhagava Mtene paNa duHkhanI AgamAMthI pasAra thavuM paDyuM che. te tArA mArA jevAnI te zuM visAta? sukha-duHkhanuM cakra teA nitara ghUmatuM ja rahe che. kadI duHkha tA ii sukha. jevAM karyAM tevAM tenAM phaLa. zubha karmInA zubha phaLa ane azubhakamanAM azubha phaLa. mA te zAzvata niyama che. mATe huM bhavyAtmA ! tuM samabhAva dhAraNa kara. tArA du:khAthI duHkhI na mana. e paNa tArA ja koI azubha kAMnuM pariNAma che tema samaja. ane sahiSNu khana. zAMti rAkha. utAvaLe na thA. puNya pragaTaze tyAre A duHkhAne paNa aMta Avaze.' bhImasenane ATaluM lAMbu sahRdayI AzvAsana ApI zeTha zAMta thayA. bhImasene ghaNA samayathI AvA dayALu AtmAno avAja sAMbhaLyeA na hatA. AvA zAstranA preraka ne zAtAdAyaka vacanA paNa sAMbhaLyAM na hatAM. rAjagRha cheADacA pachI tene adhI jagAethI jAkArA ja maLyeA hatA. lakSmIpati zeThe kaTu vacana

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mAta paNa na abyu 195 saMbhaLAvyAM hatAM. dhanasAra zeThe tene juTho pADayeA hateA. ari jaya ane jitazatrue tene nirAza karyAM hatA. A adhAnA lIdhe tenuM a Mtara ghaNuM ja sa Mtapta hatuM. apamAnanI vALAethI tenu haiyu dhamatu hatuM. zeThanA A zabdothI tenA saLagatA jigarane TADhaka thai. koI svajana maLyu hAya evA tenA aMtare bhAva anubhajyeA. duHkhanAM vAdaLa tene vikharAtAM lAgyAM. nirAzAnA. adhakAra bhedAtA lAgyA. teNe zeThane kIdhuM : 6 zeThajI ! ApanA preraka vacanAthI mArA dilane ghaNI zAtA maLI che. paraMtu e zAtA kAyama kevI rIte Take ? je duHkha che, te teA A garImAinuM che, bhUkhamarA ane rajhaLapATanuM che. jIvanagujArA jeTaluM ya jo gheADu' maLe, tAya saMtASathI jIvI zakAya. Apa mane evuM kaMi kAma na Ape! ? eTaleA upakAra tame mArA upara na karI ? Apane upakAra huM kadI naDhuiM bhUluM. ane Apa je matAvazo te tamAma kAma karIza." * bhAI ! mArI zakti hAvA chatAM paNa jo huM... tArA mATe kaMi na karI zakuM, te mAruM jInyu' dhULa ja thAya ne ? huM tane jarUrathI kAma ApIza. jo ame paNa dhana kamAvavA ja nIkaLyA chIe. ahIMthI ghaNe dura eka rAhuNAcala parvata che, tyAM AgaLa ghaNI badhI khANuM che. e khANeAmAM rAjAonA mukuTamAM zobhatAM ratnA che. saundraya vatI nArIonA gaLAmAM DobhatA navalakhA hAra mATenA hIrAo che. pannA che, mAtI

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196 bhImasenacaritra che. mANeka che. amArI sAthe tuM paNa e khANomAMthI te dhI kADhavA mahenata karaje. khAje-pIje ane raheje amArI sAthe ja. ApaNuM kAma saphaLa thaze eTale tane paNa huM, tuM tAruM kAyama mATe daLadaLa pheDI zake teTaluM mahenatANuM ApIza. mATe bhAI ! tuM e mATe ciMtA na kara. prabhunuM nAma laI atyArathI ja tuM amArI sAthe cAla. zeThe sakriya AzvAsana ApyuM. bhImasena e rAte zeThanA taMbumAM ja sUI gaye sarasa majAnA khATalA upara suMvALuM suMvALuM ane picuM pocuM gAdaluM pAthareluM hatuM. mAthAne TekavavA evA ja majAnA be ozIkAM hatAM. oDhavA mATe rajAI hatI. ane taMbunA, uparanA chidromAMthI caMdranA kiraNe amRtadhAra relAvI rahyAM hatAM. ghaNu badhA samaye sUvA mATe A rItanI sagavaDa bhImasenane maLI hatI. zarIra laMbAvatA ja tene rAhata thaI. dukhatAM hADakAMone ArAma maLe. ane caMdrane nIrakhate. e vicAre caDI gaye. vicAramAM tene suzIlA ane bALakanI yAda paNa AvI. eo zuM A rIte sUtAM haze ? nA. nA. AvuM sukha kyAMthI maLe teone ? mArI najare te teone meM joyAM che. bicArAM! kevI kaMgALa hAlatamAM jIvatAM hatAM. ! aMge ardhA bhAganAM badhAM ughADAM hatAM. ane ThaMDIthI dhrujI rahyAM hatAM. teo evAM duHkhamAM sabaDatAM hoya ane mArAthI .

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187 mata paNa na AvyuM A rIte sUI javAya ? nA.... nA... huM te jamIna upara ja sUI jaIza. Ama vicArI te jamIna upara hAthanuM ozIkuM karIne ADe paDa. navakAra maMtra gaNatAM gaNatAM ja sUI gaye te savAre vahelI paDe. paho phATatA te zeThanA DerA taMbu chUTavA lAgyA. baLada gADe joDavAmAM AvyA. gadheDAo upara sAmAna lAdavAmAM Avyo. gheDAo upara jIna nAMkhyuM. savAre taiyAra thaI gayA. cAlavAvALA bhemiyA sAbadA thaI gayA. bhImasena paNa A sau kAmamAM madada karavA lAgyo. samAna UMcakI UMcakIne gADAmAM bharavA lAge. ghoDAo upara jIna sarakhuM nAMkhyuM. ane pote paNa sAbado thaI gaye. ane sau cAlavA lAgyA rehaNAcala parvata tarapha. savAre saphara. baporanA keI zItaLa chAMya taLe ArAma. bapora namatAM pharI pAchI daDamajala ane rAte gAmanA pAdare DerA taMbumAM zayana. Ama sau kUca karatA hatA. bhImasena kayAreka pagapALA cAlato hato. to kayAreka gheDA upara. te kayAreka gADAmAM. tene A saphara ane sAthIdAro sAthe AnaMda Avato hato. te potAnuM dukha dhIme dhIme bhUlato jato hato. ane jIvanano ullAsa mANI rahyo hato. vacamAM vacamAM kayAreka potAnA parivAranI duHkhada ane karuNa yAda AvI jatI, tyAre baLapUrvaka e yAdane khaMkherI nAMkhate ane bhAvinI ujajavaLa AzAmAM paMtha kApe jato hato.

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198 bhImasena caritra bhImasenanA vinaya vivekathI zeTha paNa khuza hatA. tenI sAthe e mamatA ne premathI vAta karatA hatA. bane tyAM sudhI bhImasenane kaI kAma te karavA detA nahi. paNa bhImasena ja jIda karIne premathI badhAM kAma karI nAMkhate. zeThanA manamAM AthI bhImasena mATe sArI chApa paDI hatI. e temane mahenata ane prAmANika lAgyo hate dilane sApha ane svaccha lAge hatuM. AthI zeTha khUda tenI kALajI letA hatA. bhImasene khAdhuM ke nahi, teNe baporanA ArAma karyo ke nahi, rAte e nirAMte UM ke nahi, cAlatA cAlatA e thAkI te nathI gayo ne, TADhathI te herAna to thato nathI ne. AvI AvI aneka bAbatenuM zeTha dhyAna rAkhatA. gheDA divasamAM te e be vacce sArI mAyA baMdhAI gaI, eka savAre sau parvata AgaLa AvI gayA. majhila maLI gaI. have kuca karavAnI nahotI. sAdhanAnA divase zarU thavAnA hatA. kAmane prAraMbha have ja thavAne hato. rohaNAcala parvatanI eka taLeTImAM saue mukAma karyo. te divase saue mAtra ArAma karyo. musApharIne thAka utAryo, bIje divasathI sau kAme lAgI gayA. bhImasena paNa kAme lAgI gayA. kedALI, trikama, pAvaDe ane tamAruM laI e upaDI gaye. jamIna mApavA ane mATI pArakhavAnAM sAdhana paNa teNe pAse rAkhyAM. potAnA yuvAnakALamAM bhUmiparIkSAno teNe abhyAsa karyo hate. e abhyAsa ahIM kAme lAge. pUrA eka divasa

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mAta paNa na AvyuM sudhI jAta jAtanI jamInanI teNe meAjaNI karI.jamInanA ADAM avaLAM mApa deyAM. karavA ceAgya nizAna karyAM, manamAM eka plAna zveryAM. ane khIje divasathI ekalapa De eka jamIna upara trikama lai maDI paDayeA. 199 kUkaDA bele te agAu ja bhImasena e divasathI UThavA lAgyA. UThIne navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karatA karatA ja e khINamAM pahoMcI jatA. kamare kachoTo mArI, ughADA page, ughADA badane jamaNA hAthamAM trikama pakaDI e khaTAfa khaTApha khedavA maDI paDayA. bhImasenanuM zarIra sazakta ane ta Mdurasta hatuM. rAjakALamAM pUrA vyAyAma ane dehanuM pUratu poSaNa karyuM hatuM. AthI A kAma karatAM tene jhajhe thAka nahAtA lAgatA. vaLI bhUmiparIkSA te jANatA hatA. AthI ochI mahenata tene karavI paDatI hatI. traNa cAra divasa savAra ane sAMja ekadhAru khAdyA mAda teNe camakatA paththara joyA. ra`ga veratA kakaDA joyA. tenA Ana MdanI avadhi na rahI. have tenuM kAma saraLa khanI gayuM hatuM. jotajotAmAM te teNe evA ghaNA badhA camakatA ne raMgaberagI patharA judA tAravI kADhayA. e divasathI eNe kheADhavAnuM adha karyuM. e paththarAnI mAvajatamAM paDayA. huthoDI ne chINI lai e besI gayA. ne paththara temaja mATImAM jaDAi gayelAM ratno ane hIrA alaga karavA lAgyA.

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200 bhImasena caritra be cAra divasanI mahenata bAda e kAma paNa pUrNa thaI gayuM. zeTha to tenA A kAma ne saphaLatAthI khuza khuzAla thaI gayA. tenA kAmane dhanyavAda ApyA. zAbAzI ApI. tene baraDe thAbaDaze. bhImasene ghaNI mahenata bAda ane sakhta parizrama karI teNe A ratna meLavyAM hatAM. e rane pite ja rAkhI le to peDhIonI peDhIonuM daridra phITI jAya. paraMtu eNe AvI ke I melI bhAvanA sevI na hatI. tene te kAmamAM ja AnaMda ane saMtoSa hate. zeTha tene jarUrathI egya mahenatANuM Apaze ja evI tenI zraddhA hatI. AthI e lAlacu banyA vinA ane kaMIpaNa jAtanI apramANikatA sevyA vinA e tamAma ane teNe zeThane ApI dIdhAM. zeThane bhImasena upara pUrepUro vizvAsa hato. temaja temanA aMtaranI bhAvanA paNa nirmaLa hatI. lakSamIpati ane dhanasAranA jevA mananA te melA na hatA. temaNe ja bhImasenane kIdhuM : "A ratna laI tame bAjunA gAmamAM jAva. ane jhaverI bajAramAM jaI tene vecI Ave." bhImasena suMdara kapaDAM paherI ane jatanathI rane laI gAmamAM gaye. jhaverI bajAranI dukAnamAM jaI Ubhe rahyo. eka jhaverIne e badhAM ratno batAvyAM. bIjAne batAvyAM. trIjAne, cethAne ema pAMca cha jaNa pAse e 2nI kiMmata aMkAvI joI. jhaverIoe paNa ratnanI ulaTa sulaTa tapAsa karI

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201 mata paNa na AvyuM joI. ratnanI parakha karI. hIrAne nANuM joyA ane tenI kIMmata paNa kADhI joI. keIe traNa lAkha kahyA. koIe cAra lAkha kahyA. eka be jaNAe pAMca lAkha ApavA kahyuM. bhImasenanuM mana mAnatuM nahotuM. tene hajI vadhu dAmanI IcchA hatI. kAraNa te jANato hato ke A ratna ne hIrA ghaNuM ja mUlyavAna che. chevaTe eka jhaverIe tenI Akhara kIMmata AMkI. bhAI ! A ratna ne hIrAnI kIMmata nava lAkha rUpiyA thaze. ethI vadhu huM tane ApI zakuM tema nathI. tArI IcchA thatI hoya to vecI jA." bhImasenanI dhAraNA hatI ke ochAmAM ochA daseka lAkha te AnI kIMmata upajaze ja. teNe atyAra sudhI cha lAkhathI vadhu kIMmata sAMbhaLI na hatI. A jhaverIe ja mAtra nava lAkhanI kIMmata karI. e jhaverI sAthe teNe thoDA vadhu ApavA rakajhaka karI chevaTe e ratno ne hIrAne sado paDI gayo. bhImasena nava lAkha rUpiyA laIne zeTha pAse Avyo. ane vinayapUrvaka badhI hakIkata jaNAvI. zeTha te bhImasenanI pramANikatA upara vArI gayA. temane manamAM thayuM : "A keTale badhe pramANika puruSa che? nava lAkhane badale teNe mane cAra-pAMca ja lAkha ApI dIdhA hota to mane zI jANa thAta? kharekhara, A bhImasenanI mAre egya kadara karavI joIe." "bhImasena ! te te bhAre karI bhAI ! teM Aja ghaNuM eka apramAjika bika pa1

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202 bhImasena caritra. sarasa kAma karyu" che, A ratnAnI kIMmata tuM tArI pAse ja rAkha. ane temAMthI tane ThIka lAge tema kha je. ATaluM tane mAruM mahenatANuM. have je ratnA tuM mane meLavI Ape teTalA mArAM A upara have tArA ja adhikAra raheze.' zeThe kIdhuM. bhImasene upakAravaza banI e rakama lai lIdhI, ane bIje divasathI pharI kAme caDI gayA. ane zeThane. khUba O ratnA ane hIrA meLavI ApyA. 6 eka divasa bhImasene kIdhu : zeTha have A bhUmimAM kayAMya ratnA nathI. mATe tame mane have javAnI anujJA Ape. zeThe bhImasenane bhAvapUrvaka vidAya ApI. bhImasena paNa jatA samaye gaLagaLA khanI gayA. ane temane vAravAra upakAra mAnavA lAgyA. zeThanI zubhAziSa maLatAM ja te peAtAnA bALaka pAse AvavA adhIrA banI gaye..

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21 OM vidhAtA ! Ama kayAM sudhI ? Dian DIK cha mAsanA vAyado ApI bhImasena cAlyA gayA hatA. devasena ane ketusenanI saghaLI javAbadArI have suzIlAnA mAthe paDI hatI. eka samayanI rAjANI Aja rastAnI bhikhAraNu khanI gaI hatI. suzIlAnAM duHkha ane yAtanAonA pAtra na hateA. patinA viraDumAM te sukAtI jatI hatI. tenu mana ghaNIvAra caMcaLa banI jatuM hatu. devasena ane ketusena te samaye tene sArA sahAyarUpa banI rahetA hatA. te ene joI hiMmata TakAvI rAkhatI hatI ane aneka duHkhAne e samabhAve sahI letI hatI. bhadrA zeThANIe kALA kakaLATa karI temane ghara bahAra dhakelI mUkyA tyArathI suzIlA gAmanI bahAra eka ghAsanI jhUMpaDImAM rahetI hatI. tyAM rahI AjukhAjunA pADIzIe vagerenAM gharakAma karatI. koinAM vAsaNa mAMjatI, keAInAM pANI. bharatI. keAInAM kapaDAM dhAvA jatI. kuMbhAranA gharanA mATalAM

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204. bhImasena carita vecavA e bajAramAM paNa jatI. ane tyAM dhoma taDakAmAM besI e mATalAM ne bIjAM mATIThAma vecAya tenI rAha jotI. A badhA kAmamAMthI, e traNeyane jIvana gujAre mAMDa mAMDa thaI rahe. kayAreka to Akho ne Akho divasa bhUkhyA rahevuM paDatuM. kAmanA mATe rakhaDavuM paDatuM hatuM. paraMtu kAma na . maLatAM nirAza thaI, thAkyA ne bhUkhyA saune sUI rahevuM paDatuM. | devasena ane ketusena paNa have te A badhAM dukhethI TevAI gayA hatA. te suzIlAne jhAjhI phariyAda nahetA karatA. raDatA paNa nahi teo te suzIlAnI dazA joIne ja rahI paDatA hatA. pitAnA raDavAthI mAne vadhu duHkha thAya ema samajI teo baMne samabhAve duHkha sahana karatA hatA ane sukhanI AzAmAM divase vyatIta karatA hatA. paraMtu temanA nazIbamAM hajI sukha lakhyuM na hatuM. eka savAre bhadrA zeThANI suzIlAnI jhUMpaDI AgaLathI pasAra thaI rahI hatI. bahAra khullAmAM devasena ane ketusena AnaMdathI ramatA hatA. aMdara jhUMpaDImAM suzIlA rasoI banAvI rahI hatI. bhadrA zeThANInuM lehI UkaLI UThyuM. tene IrSALu svabhAva saLagI UThaye. e sIdhI ja jhUMpaDImAM dAkhala thaI ane suzIlAnuM kAMDu pakaDI UbhI karI dIdhI ane potAnI gaMdI sarasvatI cAlu karI dIdhI. "are ! kulaTA ! hajI paNa tuM ahI ja marI chuM ? tane te kaMI lAja zarama che ke nahi? mArA gharamAMthI tane kADhI mUkI, te tuM ahIM AvIne TaLI chuM. tArI dAnata

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vidhAtA Ama! kayAM sudhI? 205 hajI sudharI nathI lAgatI. paNa tane khabara nahi hoya ke huM keNuM chuM. tArI badhI ja dAnata dhULamAM ragadoLI nAMkhIza samajI ! ane A tArA bApanI jhUMpaDI che, te ahIM AvIne rahI chuM. nIkaLa ahIMthI. tArA rahevAthI te have mArI A jhUMpaDI paNa apavitra banI gaI !" suzIlA te bhadrAne Ama AvelI joI ane tene Ama bhAMDatI joI mUDha ja banI gaI. tene kaMI ja samajaNa na paDI, ke pitAne zuM vAMka che ne A kema Ama UkaLI UkaLIne bolI rahI che. te to bhadrAne sAMbhaLatI mauna UbhI rahI. devasena ane ketusena paNa suzIlAne pakaDIne, bhadrAthI DaratA dhrujatA UbhA rahyA. - A joI bhadrA vadhu tADukI UThI : "Ama ThoyA jevI. UbhI zuM rahI che. huM kahuM chuM te sAMbhaLatI nathI ? cala, nIkaLa mArI A jhUMpaDImAMthI ane khabaradAra ! je pharIthI A bAju te paga mUke che, te jIvatIne jIvatI tane saLagAvI mUkIza." ATaluM bolIne eNe TapoTapa eka eka vAsaNa jhUMpaDInI bahAra pheMkavA mAMDayAM. suzIlAne paNa dhakko mArIne. jhUMpaDI bahAra dhakelI mUkI. bALake paNa tenI sAthe bahAra : pheMkAI gayA. . paNa bhadrAne eTalAthI saMtoSa na thayo. culAmAMthI saLagatuM lAkaDuM kADhIne teNe jhUMpaDIne Aga cAMpI. ghAsane

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* 206 bhImasena caritra AganI jhALa lAgatAM ja e to saLagI UThayuM. jotajotAmAM e jhUMpaDI bhasmibhUta thaI gaI. suzIlA pharI gharabAra vinAnI thaI gaI. bALake pharI ThaMDImAM dhrujavA lAgyAM. A badhuM joI ane anubhavI suzIlAnuM haiyuM cIrAI jatuM hatuM. tenuM aMtara AkaMda karI rahyuM hatuM. te vAraMvAra pitAnA karmano vicAra karatI hatI. ane A saghaLuM pitAnA pUrvakRta karmonuM ja phaLa che, tema samajI haiyAne zAMta rAkhI, svastha ciro samabhAvapUrvaka A badhuM sahana karatI hatI. - bhadrAe te jhUMpaDI bALI nAMkhI. thoDI ghaNI ja ghara vakharI hatI, te paNa toDI pheDI nAMkhI ane jANe kaMI ja banyuM nathI tema ThassAthI cAlI gaI. A jhUMpaDI vastIthI ghaNuM dUra hatI. AthI tene kaI bacAvanAra paNa na hatuM. jhUMpaDI khAkha thaI gaI. bhadrA cAlI gaI. suzIlA bALakane laI, navakAra maMtranuM raTaNa karatI tyAM ja ghaNo samaya sudhI UbhI rahI. Ama niSkrIya UbhuM rahe kayAM sudhI cAle? thoDI vAre aMtaranI pUrI svasthatA meLavI suzIlA kAmanI zodhamAM javA lAgI. rahevA mATe paNa jagAnI tapAsa karavA lAgI. zodha karatA tyAMthI thoDe dUra killAnA eka jIrNa bhAga AgaLa theDI jagA hatI te teNe joI. ane tyAM ja teNe rahevAnuM rAkhyuM. devasenane ane ketusenane tyAM besADI e kAmanI zedhamAM nIkaLI.

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vidhAtA ! Ama kayAM sudhI? 207 babe divasa sudhI te aneka gharamAM pharI. kAma mATe prArthanA karI. paNa kayAMya tene kAma na maLyuM. saue tene tiraskArathI jAkAro Ape. e be divase mA-dIkarAoe bhUkhyA peTe kADhayA. trIjA divase eka kuMbhArane tyAM thoDuMka kAma maLyuM. e kuMbhAre tene mATInAM vAsaNe vecavA bajAramAM mokalI. eka samayanI rAjarANI Aja bharabajAre mATInAM ThAma vecavA besavA lAgI. thoDA divasa bAda tene bIjAM kAma maLavA lAgyAM. A badhuM ja kAma karatAM paNa te traNeyanuM mAMDa mAMDa pUruM thatuM hatuM. lagabhaga te te traNeya ardhabhUkhyAM ja divase pasAra karatAM hatAM. temAMya suzIlA te ardhAyathI adhI bhUkhI rahIne pitAnA jIvanane TakAvI rahI hatI. suzIlAne saMsAra Ama duHkhamAM sabaDI rahyo hate. tyAre bhImasena harakhAte harakhAte rohaNAcalathI nIkaLI kSitipratiSThita nagara tarapha AvI rahyo hate. rAjagRhI nagarI choDayA bAda pahelI ja vAra bhImasenanA hAthamAM aDhaLaka dhana AvyuM hatuM. rehaNAcala parvatamAM pite karelI kALI majUrI UgI nIkaLI hatI. kAmane tene pUrepUre badale maLe hate. zeThe tene lAkha rUpiyAnI kimatanAM rane ApyAM hatAM. have basa sukha, sukha ne sukha ja hatuM. rane hAthamAM AvavAthI bhImasenanI tamAma ciMtAo dUra thaI gaI

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208 bhImasena caritra hatI. badhI ja nirAzAonA aMta AvI gayeA hateA. rastAmAM jarA paNa kheATI rIte vilaMba karyAM vinA e cIla jhaDape AvI rahyo hatA. ghaNA lAMkhA samayathI patnI ane putrAne joyAM na hatAM. temane maLavA ane temane A zubha samAcAra ApavA tenu mana adhIruM khanI gayu hatu. ane e adhIrAImAM ghaNI ja jaldIthI kSitipratiSThita nagara AgaLa AvIne UbhA rahI garcA. tyAMthI vastI ghaNI dUra hatI ane bAjumAM ja sudara sarAvara hatuM. tenA ni`La pANImAM gulAkhI kamaLeA khIlI rahyAM hatAM. pravAsanA lIdhe bhImasenanAM kapaDAM ghaNAM ja jINu ne gaDhA banI gayAM hatAM. zarIra paNa asvaccha hatuM. AvA veze zu` peAte patnI ane putrone maLaze ? teA te! e mArA mATe zuM vicAraze ? Ama manamAM bhImasena vicAra karatA thADI paLa ubhA rahyo ane pachI teNe nakkI karyu : 'nA, peAte nAhI dhAine, suMdara ne svaccha kapaDAM paherIne ja peAtAnI patnI ane putrone maLaze. Ama nakkI karI tarata ja teNe nAhavAnI taiyArI karI. pagathiyAnI pALa upara phATalI kathA mUkI. e kathAmAM teNe kALajIthI ratnA mAMdhyAM hatAM. e kathA upara peAtAnAM kapaDAM utArIne mUkayAM ane pachI cAre khAju joyuM. tyAM kAI ja nahAtu bhImasena eklA ja hatA.

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vidhAtA ! Ama jyAM sudhI ? 209 arihaMtanu nAma laI aTapaTa teNe sAvaramAM DUbakI mArI, sAvaranA zItaLa jaLanA sparzathI tenA thAka utAravA lAgyA. ekAda evadhu DUbakI mArI te AnaMda ane ullAsathI nAhavA lAgyA. tyAM eka vAMdarA DhADatA DhADatA sarAvaranA pagathiye AvyA. pANI pIdhuM ane kathA upADIne doDatA jhaDa upara caDI gayA. A badhuM thADIka ja kSaNAmAM manyu. bhImasene sarAvaramAM UDI DUbakI mArI. A bAju vAMdarA kathA laI palAyana thaI gayA. e kSaNanA ja khela ! vAMdarA ramata ramyA ane bhImasenane prANa javA lAgyA. sAvaramAMthI bahAra nIkaLatAM ja bhImasenanI najara kathA upara gaI. paNa kathA hAya te dekhAya ne ? teNe AMkha paTapaTAvIne pharI joyuM. paNa pagathiyAnI pALa sAva korI dhakakAra hatI. tApa paDatA hatA ne taDakA tyAM patharAyelA hatA, paNa kathA tyAM na hatI. bhImasenanI AMkhe aMdhArAM AvavA lAgyAM. tenA jIva gUMgaLAvA lAgyA. te jhaTapaTa pALa upara Avyo cAre khAju jovA lAgyA. dhArI dhArIne joyuM jamIna upara paNa tapAsa karI. koInA ya pagalAM tyAM na hatAM. teA kathA laI kANu gayu' ? bhImasena kaMI ja nakkI na karI zakayeA. e hatAza haiye besI paDaceA. tenuM te lI. 14

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210 bhImasena caritra kinAre AveluM nAva DubI gayuM hatuM. te bhAMgelA page pALa upara mahAmahenate beThA. tyAM dUra ADa uparathI vAMdarAe hupAhupa avAja karyAM, bhImasenanI najara tarata ja e avAjanI dizA tarapha gai.. ane joyu tA eka vAMdarA tenA bhAvine Amatema jhulAvI rahyo hatA. tene dAMta mArI rahyo hateA. nakha bharI rahyo hateA ane tenI sAthe AnadathI ramI rahyo hatA. bhImasena utAvaLe e jhADa tarapha doDaco, jhADa nIce UbhA rahI teNe hAkoTA karyAM. e sAMbhaLI vAMdarAe jorathI hupAhupa karavA mAMDyuM. bhImasene paththara phekA. vAMdarAe te ghA cUkavI dIdhA. ane chalAMga mAratA ja bIjA jhADa upara caDI gayA. bhImasena paNa tenI pAchaLa doDayA. A samaye tA te Aste rahIne jhADa upara caDyo. paNu jevA e vAMdarA pAse pahoMcyA ke tarata ja vAMDhA khIjI DALe pahoMcI gayA. vAMdarAnA hAthamAMthI kathA choDAvavA bhImasene ghaNI mahenata karI. paraMtu vAMdazanA pavanavegI kUdakAone lIdhe e mahenata saphaLa na thaI zakI. vAMdarA eka jhADathI bIje, ne bIjethI trIjA jhADe kUdate bhImasenanI najara khahAra thaI gayA. have kathA pAchI maLavAnI koI ja AzA na rahI. bhImasenanu' yu. naMdavAi gayu, thAra nirAzAthI tenu mana mAMgI paDyuM. tenA vana upara bhAre viSAda chavAi gayA. kakaLatA aMtare e vicAravA lAgyA.

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vidhAtA ? Ama kayAM sudhI ? 211 ' are ! bhagavAna ! A te mArI kevI jiMdagI che sukhane zvAsa hajI te meM mAMDa lIdhuM hatuM, tyAM e daiva! te A duHkhane dIrgha niHzvAsa mane kayAM Ape?" kevA umaMga ane ullAsathI huM snAna karI rahyo hate ! keTakeTalA aramAnathI huM mArA haiyAne bharI rahyo hato! suzIlAnI smRtimAM huM skuti anubhavI rahyuM hatuM ! ghaNuM samaye patnI ane putranuM milana thaze. hAthamAM have dravya hovAthI garIbAI ane bhUkhamarAno aMta Avaze. sukhane reja raTale haze.zAMtinI raja niMdara haze. bALake paNa lADa pyAra ne sukha sagavaDamAM ucharaze. keTaluM ramya svapna huM nIhALI rahyo hato ! paNa hAya ! mArA bhAgyane kaMI judu ja maMjUra che. huM sukhI thavAnA prayatna karuM chuM. e mane duHkha ja Ape che. ane paNa ke mUrkha ! kaMthA mUkIne snAna karavA gaye. ema na karyuM heta te Aja A dazA na Avata ne ! A kinAre lAMgareluM nAva pharI pAchuM DUbI na jAta ne? paNa nA, snAna te nimitta ja che. mAru bhAgye ja avaLuM che. mArA pUrvabhavanAM azubha karmone udaya Aja seLe kaLAe khIlI UThe che. e karmo ja paripAka Aja huM laNI rahyo chuM. paNa Ama kayAM sudhI dukhanI jhaDIo varasatI raheze? kayAM sudhI bhAgya mane chetaratuM raheze ! have te A yAtanAo nathI sahana thatI. suzIlAnuM

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212 bhImasena caritra dukha joyuM nathI jatuM. bicArAM bALako! phUla jevA kamaLa che haju te. ane e pUrA khIlIne vikAsa pAme te pahelAM te temanA upara vedanAone kALajhALa tApa paDavA mAMDe che ! e mAsuma bALakanI asahAya najara ! temanuM e. rUdana ! temanAM AMsu he bhagavAna ! mAruM kALaju cIrI nathI sahana thatI e svajananI vedanA ! nathI je. jato e saune paritApa ! he vidhAtA! have te mArI A jiMdagIne tuM aMta ja ANa. mAre nathI jIvavuM. meta karatAM paNa vadhu kaSTadAyaka Aja mane mAruM jIvana lAge che. e jIvanane tuM have nAza kara... nAza kara..." zokathI vyAkuLa banele bhImasena pharI AtmahatyAnA vicAra karavA lAge. bhImasena samaju hate. jainadharmanuM jJAna ne saMskAra pAmelo hato. AthI potAnAM A duHkhe mATe teNe koIne doSa na kADha. harino teNe jarAya vAMka na kADhaye. dekhItI hakIkata te evI ja hatI. harijeNe tenA upara je saMkaTa na utAryuM hota te Aja tene A duHkhanA dAvAnaLamAM zekAvuM na paDayuM hatuM. A mATe te harirSaNa upara bhArebhAra krodha karI zako hota. paraMtu evuM teNe kaMI ja na karyuM. badhe ja deSa teNe pitAnA azubha karmone ja je. vAraMvAra teNe pitAnAM karmo mATe pastA kaye.

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vidhAtA ! Ama karyAM sudhI ! 213 chinna bhinna thaI bhImasenanI hi'mata eTalI badhI gaI hatI, ke e have jIvavAnI hAma khAI beThA hatA. uparAuparI maLelI niSphaLatAe tenA manane nabaLuM pADI dRIdhuM hatuM. tenAmAM e samaja hatI ja ke mRtyune hAthe karIne bheTavAthI kaMI mRtyu AvavAnuM nathI. ane AvI paNa jAya tA tethI kaMI du:khAnA aMta paNa AvavAnA nathI. urdu duHkhamAM vadhArA ja thavAnA che. A samaja te gumAvI beThA hatA. aSADhI amAsanI kALI rAta jevI hatAzAnA AvaraNa taLe tenI e samaja DhIMkAI gaI hatI. AthI ene basa eka ja vicAra sUjhatA hatA--marI javuM. A jIvananA aMta ANI devA. zubha vicAronI asara ghaNI ochI thAya che. te vicArA kriyAmAM palTAtA ghaNA samaya le che. jyAre azubha vicArI kriyA mATe jora kare che. anADhi kALathI nakhaLuM paDeluM mana azubha vicArAnI jALamAM jaldI phasAi jAya che. bhImasene paNa tarata ja maravAnI taiyArI karI. vaDanA jhADa nIce e gaye. jamIna sudhI patharAyelI vaDavAio teNe potAnA gaLe bAMdhI.ane havAmAM addhara jhulavA lAgyA. vaDavAIonA kaThaNa pAzathI tene zvAsa ruMdhAvA lAgyA. AMkhA U'ce caDI gaI. naseA taNAine ahAra upasI AvI. rAma rAma khaDuM thaI gayuM. leAhInuM bhramaNa aTakI javA lAgyuM. jIvana ane mRtyune e ghaDInu ja cheTu' hatu',

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214 bhImasena caritra pAzane laI bhImasenane asahya vedanA thatI hatI. paraMtu tenI teNe paravA na karI. ulaTu vedanAne vadhu vadhArI mUkI. teNe zvAsa rokI rAkhyA. ne mRtyunI rAha jovA lAgyA. paNa e mRtyu ya tenuM vhAluM na banyuM. jeTalA AvegathI ane AvezathI teNe mRtyunI jhaMkhanA karI tenA bamaNA vegathI mR yu dUra bhAgatuM gayuM. thoDA samaya sudhI e addhara TIMgAI rahyo. mRtyunI vedanA anubhavI rahyo. tyAM ja to e dhaba daIne jamIna upara paDaze. pAza tUTI gaye. paDatAMnI sAthe ja tenA meMmAMthI zabda sarI paDayA. arihaMta.... | mene e pAza kaMI ekAeka tUTI nahato paDaze. bhImasena jyAre jIvana ane mRtyu vacce jholA khAI rahyo hatuM, tyAre tyAMthI thoDe dUra eka jaTAdhArI sAdhu pasAra thaI rahyo hate. bhImasenane mRtyunI rAha joto joI e utAvaLe tyAM AvyuM. pitAnI pAse rahelA tIphaNa trizuLathI teNe vaDavAIo upara ghA karyo. ane pAza tUTI gaye. bhImasena mRtyunI vATa jete hatA. paNa tene jIvana ja maLyuM ke jenAthI te bhArebhAra trAsa anubhavI rahyo hate. sAdhue bhImasenane catto sUvA. kamaMDaLamAMthI pANI chAMTayuM. tenA hAtha paga dabAvyA. premathI chAtI paMpALI. tenA bhInA vadanane kaupInathI lUchI nAMkhyuM. ane hetALa avAjathI pUchayuM :

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vidhAtA ! Ama kayAM sudhI ? 21pa mahAnubhAva ! AMkha khole. juo tamane navajIvana maLyuM che." bhImasene thoDIvAre A khelI. teNe joyuM to tenI sAme eka jaTAdhArI sAdhu khulA dehe tenI mAvajata karI rahyo hato. tenI chAtI ane baraDo paMpALI rahyo hato. bhImasene nirAza svare pUchayuM : "mahAtman ! mane zuM karavA ugArI lIdhe? mane maravA ja de." "mahAnubhAva! jIvana jevuM jIvana jIvavAnuM mUkIne tuM maravAnuM pasaMda kare che? lAge che tuM ghaNuM duHkhI che. ane duHkhathI hArIne tuM AtmahatyA karI rahyo che, paNa bhoLA ! ema karIne te tuM vadhu duHkhone neMtarI rahyo che. pUrvabhavanA pApanuM phaLa te tuM bhegavI rahyo che. have A eka vadhu navuM pApa karIne zA mATe tuM tArA AvatA bhene paNa bagADI rahyo che ? mUrkha na bane. svastha thA. AtmabaLa keLava. tArA duHkhanI mane vAta kara. mArAthI banatuM tamAma huM e duHkha dUra karavA prayatna karIza." sAdhunA mAyALu AzvAsanathI bhImasene potAnI saghaLI vitaka kathA kahI. e kahetAM tenI AMkhamAM AMsu ubharAI AvyAM. sAdhunI AMkha paNa karuNathI bhInI thaI gaI kaMI nahi vatsa ! hiMmata na hAra. banavA kALe badhuM ja bane che. teno zeka na kara. svastha thA, cAla, mArI sAthe tuM Ava. huM suvarNa siddhine prayoga karavA mATe jau chuM.

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216 bhImasena caritra mArA e prAgamAM tuM sAtha Apa, tane paNa huM e siddhi ApIza. pachI tene koI ja dukha nahi rahe." upakAranI lAgaNIthI bhImasenanuM hiyuM gadgadita banI gayuM. te sAdhunA page paDo. sAdhue tenA mAthA para hAtha mUkI AzIrvAda ApyA. bhImasenanA AtmAe tethI zAtA anubhavI. ane nirAzA khaMkherI e sAdhu sAthe cAlavA lAgyo. - sAdhue jaMgalanI vATa pakaDI ghanaghora ne nibiDa jaMgalamAMthI baMne pasAra thavA lAgyA. rastAmAM kayAMkathI sAdhue cAra tuMbaDAM lIdhAM. pite prayAga karavAno che ethI teNe prayoga anusAra amuka amuka jagAe pragane anukULa ne jarUrI evI sAdhana sAmagrI teNe agAuthI taiyAra ja rAkhI hatI. be tuMbaDAMmAM sAdhue tela bharyuM. be khAlI rAkhyAM. khAlI tuMbaDAM pitAnI pAse rAkhyAM ane telathI bharelAM tuMbaDAM bhImasenane ApyAM. be hAthamAM eka eka tuMbaDuM jhAlIne karmanI vicitratA upara vicAra karato bhImasena nIcI najare cAlatuM hatuM. - jaMgala vaTAvI baMne eka parvata AgaLa AvyA. parvata upara thoDuM caDhANa karI eka guphAmAM dAkhala thayA. guphA aMdhArI hatI. sAdhue cakamakathI eka DALa saLagAvI. tene prakAzamAM baMne AgaLa vadhavA lAgyA. guphAmAM jherI janAvara ne pakSIonA citkAra saMbhaLAtA hatA. parvatanI kaMdarAomAM sUtelA vAgha siMhanI trADe paNa saMbhaLAtI hatI. kAcApicAnuM te haiyuM ja besI jAya evI bhayAnaka e guphA hatI.

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vidhAtA! Ama kayAM sudhI? 217 A be te bhaDavIra hatA. temAMya svArtha mATe sAhasa karavA nIkaLyA hatA. Dara rAkhe temane kema pAlave? jaMgalI sApa, nAga, cAmAciDiyA vagerethI bacatA ne tenAthI sAvadha banI teo eka kuMDa AgaLa aTakayA. kuMDamAM caLakATa mArate rasa ukaLI rahyo hato. te eTale badhe garama hato ke dUra sudhI tenI aganajhALa lAgatI hatI. sAdhue dUrathI ja kaMIka maMtrano jApa karyo. bhImasenane AMkha baMdha karavA kahyuM. jApa pUre karIne sAdhue kahyuM. te vAha, svAhA. bhImasene paNa sUcanA mujaba e zabdonuM be vAra punarAvartana karyuM. aganajhALa zItaLa lAgavA mAMDI. sAdhue be khAlI tuMbaDAM kuDamAM beLyAM. gaDaDaDa gaDagaDa avAja thayo. e sAthe ja bhImasene temAM telanI dhAra bheLavI. sAdhue kaMIka maMtroccAra karyo. pharI >> svAhAne sAta vAra baMnee nAda karyo, ane cAre tuMbaDAM bharIne baMne guphA bahAra AvyA. vIra bhImasena ! A tuMbaDAMomAM suvarNarasa che. tenuM eka TIpuM lekhaMDa para paDatAM ja AkhuMya lokhaMDa suvarNamAM badalAI jaze. vasonI mahenata bAda meM A siddhi prApta karI che. tane huM siddhi nahi paNa AmAMthI eka tuMbaDuM ApuM chuM, tene tuM sadupaga karaje. tenAthI tArI nirdhanatAne aMta Avaze." sAdhue bhImasena upara karuNA lAvIne kahyuM. , "mahAtmana ! ApanI karuNA aparaMpAra che. A

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228 bhImasena caritra mArA upara anahada upakAra karyo che. Apa vizvAsa rAkhaje. A rasanA ekeeka buMdano huM sadupayoga ja karIza."bhImasene upakAravaza banIne kahyuM. te cAla. have ApaNe jaladIthI kSitipratiSThita pahoMcI jaIe." - sAdhu ane bhImasena utAvaLA kSitipratiSThita nagaranA pAdare AvI pahoMcyA. jhaDapathI ekadhAre, kaMTALAjanaka paga pravAsa karyo hato, tethI baMne thAkI gayA hatA. paraMtu suvarNarasanI prApti thaI hovAthI baMnenA AtmA prasanna hatA, haiyu ullAsa anubhavatuM hatuM. baMne nagaranI bahAra eka yakSamaMdiranI parasALamAM beThA. parasALanI bahAra vaDalAnI zitaLa chAyA hatI. theDI vAra bAda sAdhu bolyA : "bhImasena ! mAruM peTa te bhUkhathI bhaDake baLe che. tane paNa bhUkha te lAgI ja haze. tuM A nagaramAM jA ane bhejana vagere laI Ava. tyAM sudhI huM ahIM thAka khAte beTho chuM." jevI AjJA mahAtmana !" bhImasene kIdhuM. ane sAdhu pAsethI theDI suvarNa mudrA laI e nagara tarapha javA ravAnA thayo. bhImasenanI pITha dekhAtI baMdha thaI ke tarata ja sAdhue pitAne khela bhajavyuM. tenuM mana bagaDayuM hatuM. tenA dilamAM pApa piDuM hatuM. raste cAlatAM cAlatAM ja te vicAra karate beThA. parasALAnI bahAra che.

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vidhAtA ! Ama kayAM sudhI? 219 hate? zA mATe huM A bhikhArI bhImasenane mAre A mahAmUle suvarNa rasa ApI dau? mahenata badhI meM karI ane tenuM phaLa A raMkane ApavAthI phAyade zuM ? AvA raMka ne dIna te A jagatamAM ghaNA rajhaLe che. sau saunA karmabhegave che. mArA puNyathI Aja mane A suvarNa rasa maLe che. e puNyane bhAgIdAra huM A bhImasenane zA mATe banAvuM? nahi, mAre tene kaI paNa yukti karIne dUra kare joIe. Ama vicArIne sAdhue eka AkhI janA vicArI nAMkhI, te anusAra bhImasenane teNe nagaramAM dhakelI dIdhe. ane te tyAMthI jhaDapathI palAyana thaI ga. bhImasene nagaramAM jaI suMdara pakavAna lIdhAM. pharasANa kharIdyAM. phaLa paNa theDA lIdhAM. ane utAvaLathI e yakSamaMdira AgaLa pAcho pharyo. - mIThAI, pharasANa ne phaLa vagerene eka jagAe mUkyAM. ane sAdhune jovA mATe maMdiramAM gaye. tyAM sAdhu nahatA. garbhadvAramAM joyuM. tyAM paNa nahotA. pharI ekavAra AkhuM maMdira joI vaLe. bahAra AvI bUma mArIH "mahAmana ! mahAmanuM !" kaI ja avAja na saMbhaLAyo. potAnA ja zabdane pratiSa tene sAMbhaLavA maLe. bhImasena hAMphaLe hAMphaLe thaI gayA. tene duniyA pharatI lAgI haiyu besatuM lAgyuM. AMkhe aMdhArAM AvavA lAgyAM. mahAmuzIbate teNe svasthatA jALavI rAkhI,

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:220 bhImasena caritra mahAtmana ! kayAM gayAM haze? zuM temanI buddhi pharI gaI haze? temanA dilamAM pApa peThuM haze? zuM agAuthI - ja temaNe nakakI karI rAkhyuM haze ke mane nagaramAM bhejananA - bahAne mokalave ne pote ahIMthI palAyana thaI javuM? hAya vidhAtA ! tuM kevI kara ramata mArI jiMdagI sAthe khelI rahI che? jItanI bAjI Aja mArI hAramAM palaTAI : gaI che. keTakeTalAM kaSTa veThIne huM sAdhu sAthe gayo hato. meM bhUkha nahatI jeI, tarasa nahotI joI. TADhataDakAnI paravA nahotI karI. pUba ja ekAgra mane ane pUrepUrI vaphAdArIthI A e siddhAtmAne sAtha Apyo hato. teno vidhAtA ! zuM A ja badalo? mArA prayatna ne pramANikatAnuM zuM A ja pariNAma ? he karmarAjA ! tame mArA kayA karmonI Aja mane zikSA karI rahyA che ? A bhavamAM te meM khUba ja zuddha jIvana vItAvyuM che. nyAya ane nItithI meM rAjazAsana karyuM che. koIne paNa kaSTa na paDe te rIte huM ja chuM. svapatnImAM meM saMtoSa mAnya che. para strIne meM mArI mA-bena gaNyAM che. vyasana ane bhabhUkatI vAsanAothI huM sadAya dUra rahyo chuM, yathAzakti meM tapa karyuM che. supAtra dAna dIdhAM che. vrata niyamonuM paNa meM yathArtha ne zuddhapaNe pAlana karyuM che. teye he karmarAja mArI A avadazA - zA mATe? A bhavanA koI karmanuM te pariNAma A nathI ja.

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vidhAtA ! Ama karyAM sudhI ? 221 te zu pUrva bhave meM ghaNAM ja azubha karyAM karyAM haze ? zu me khALakonA dhAvaNa cheDAvyAM haze ? lUMTaphATa karIne nirdoSa evA vaTemArgu Ane lUMTayA haze ? pazu pakSIone mAjamAM mAryAM haze ? sAdhu-saMtA ne srIo upara me atyAcAra gujAryA haze ? koInuM dhana dagAthI lUMTI lIdhuM haze ? na jANe meM kayAM kayAM pApA karyAM haze ? jJAnI bhagavata sivAya e mane koNa kahe ? e pApe tA je hoya te. paNu A vartamAnanI vedanA kevI rIte. dUra karavI ? dhana vinA mArA ane mArA kuTuMbane jIvana nirvAha kevI rIte calAvavA ? have tA A zarIra paNa sAtha nathI ApatuM. aneka divaseAnA rajhaLapATa ane vAravAra maLelI niSphaLatAothI te paNa kagALa banI gayu che. cetana teA. have sAva ja AsarI gayuM che. mArI AzA have marI paravArI che, bhaviSyanI kAi ja ujaLI nizAnI jaNAtI nathI. thoDI ghaNI kaMIka haiyAmAM garamI AvI hatI, te paNa sAdhunA vizvAsaghAtathI TharIne jAma thaI gaI che, eha ! mArA jIvanane dhikkAra che! mAruM' jIvavu. have vyatha che! na te! huM mArA khALaka ne patnIne upayAgI banI zakayA, ke na tA hu* khUda mArA peAtAnA upayAgamAM paNa rahI zakace mArA ekalA paDatu paNa pUruM karavAnI mArAmAM hAma nathI rahI. AvA asahAya, kaMgALa ne dIna jIvanane TakAvIne zu karavAnuM ?

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222 bhImasena caritra nahi..nahi.have bhale mane kaI bacAvavA Ave. huM temanI kaI vAta nahi mAnuM, huM mArA prANa have te cheDIne ja jaMpIza. jIvananA A aneka duHkha karatAM te maraNanuM ekavAranuM dukha sAruM have mAre basa bIje kaMI ja vicAra nathI kare. Aja jiMdagIne mAro chelle divasa banI raheze.' bhImasene pharIthI motane nimaMtraNa dIdhuM. A tene trIjIvArane prayAsa hate. pahelAM sArthavAha zeThe bacAvyA hate. ne tene rane ApyAM hatA. e ratna cAlyAM gayAM. pharI gaLe phase nAMkhyA. sAdhue bacAvya. suvarNa rasanI lAlaca ApI. rasa maLe. paNa bhImasenanA bhAge e rasa nahoto. sAdhue dago dIdhe. bhImasena have dhIraja dharI zake tema na hato. teNe tarata ja vaDanI vaDavAIone gaLA karato pAza bAMdhyuM. mRtyue tenA gaLA pharatI mUDa pakaDI. ane bhImasena jIvanane have chellA keTalA rAma rAma karavA lAge.

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rara. AcAryazrIne Atmasparza bhImasena jiMdagIthI thAkI gayA hatA. e thAke e sahaja hatuM. kAraNuM durdeva tenI pAchaLa hAtha dhoIne paDayuM hatuM. rAjagRhI choDayA pachI tenA upara duHkhane meru tUTI paheryo hate. uparA uparI maLelI niSphaLatAone lIdhe te manobaLa kheI beThe hate. babbe vAra teNe AtmahatyA karavAno prayatna karyo. beya vAra te ugarI gaye. AthI A vakhate te teNe saMkalpa ja karyo. bhale ke mane bacAvavA Ave. huM tene InakAra karIza. ane mRtyune ja varIza. bhImasena Ama hAma te gumAvI ja beTho hato. paraMtu eNe sadabuddhi sAva gumAvI dIdhI hatI. duHkhanA bhAra taLe je kaMI buddhi bacI hatI, te vaDe aMta samaya sudhArI levAne vicAra karyo, buddhie kahyuM : "bhImasena ! AyakhuM te AkhuM tAruM dhULamAM gayuM. have jyAre te A jIvanano aMta ja lAvavyane saMkalpa karyo che, te pachI A chellI ghaDIo to sudhArI ,

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224 bhImasena caritra zA mATe ArtadhyAna ne raudradhyAna dhyAvI AvatA bhavene paNa tuM bagADe che? mRtyune tAre bheTavuM che te hasatAM hasatAM bheTa. raMja ne reSa rAkhyA vinA tene maLa. aMtaranA umaLakAthI tenuM svAgata kara. zubha dhyAna dhara prabhunuM nAma samaraNa kara. ane tArA aMtane ujaLo banAva.. buddhinI A Takore bhImasenane AtmA jAgI UThayo. teNe vaDavAIone phAMse taiyAra karyo. tenI gAMTha barAbara cakAsI joI. pachI pUrva dizA tarapha UbhA rahI teNe be hAtha joyA. AMkhene baMdha karI. e baMdha AMkhee te vItarAga paramAtmAne nIhALavA prayatna karavA lAgyo. AtmAnI ujajaLa tikAne prakAza DhaMDhavA teNe prayAsa karyo. temaja hoTha ughADIne te mahAmaMgalakArI namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM bhAvapUrvaka raTaNa karavA lAgyo. namo arihaMtANuM...name siddhANuM...namo AyariyANuM name uvajajhAyANaM name e savasAhUNuM... eka eka pada e belate gaye ne kalpanAthI baMdha AMkhe e sAkSAt arihaMta paramAtmA, siddha bhagavaMta Adine nIhALI pitAnA AtmAne khamAvate gaye. | namo AyariyANuM....pUjya AcArya bhagavaMtane namaskAra thAo. ema bolI teNe mastaka namAvyuM. tyAM tenA jAgrata AtmAe vadhu ghero ne utkaTa bhAva anubhavyA. A samaye mane je teozrInAM darzana thAya te mAruM jIgyuM saphaLa thaI jAya ! paNa evuM saubhAgya mane kayAMthI

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AcArya zrInA Atmaspa maLe ? huM teA koI zakayatA nathI. 15 A ninatAmAM UbheA chuM. evA ceAgInI tA tA zu' mArA avatAra emanA hdana vinA eLe ja jaze? huM vidhAtA ! Aja sudhI meM tArI pAse sukha ne saMpatti mAMgI che. tenA khale teM mane duHkha ne vedanA ja ApI che. te paNa meM tene hasatA hasatA svIkAryAM che. Aja maraNu paNa e ja rIte svIkAruM chuM. maratA mANasanI eka aMtima abhilASA hai vidhAtA ! tuM pUrI na kare ? A ghaDIe mane basa eka ja jhaMkhanA che. jIvananI have eka ja kAmanA rahI che. vidhAtA ! tu' mane saMsAratAraka AcAya bhagavatanA darzananu dAna de!....' Ama aMtarathI bhAvivaLa banI bhImasene pUrva krizA bhaNI mAthuM namAvyuM, ne AlyA. pUjya AcAya` bhagavatane mArA lAkha lAkha namaskAra thAo !....' ane jANe sAkSAt AcAya bhagavaMta ja tenI sAme hAya tema teNe paMcAMga praNipAta karyAM. e ghaDI sudhI e ja bhAvamAM te jamIna upara mastaka aDADIne paDaco rahyo. dha lAbha' eka zAMta ne zItaLa avAja havAmAM gUMjI UThayA. bhImasena e sAMbhaLatAM ja Azcaya ne AnaMdathI ekadama UbhA thaI gayA. tenA sAzaMka mane pUchyuM: 'ahI' AcAya bhI. 15

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226 bhImasena caritra bhagavata kayAMthI ? nahi..nahiM... bhramaNA che.' paNa e avAja saMbhaLAyA hateA e nakkI. jarAya vilaMba karyA vinA, te jamIna uparathI UbheA thai gaye. ane jovA lAgyA. e pavitra ne zAMtidAyaka avAja kayAMthI AvyA e zASavA bhImasenane jhAjhA zrama na paceA, tenI sAme ja tenI aMtaranI abhilASA mUrtima Mta banIne tene AzIrvAda ApI rahI hatI. dha lAbha....' zabda pharI saMbhaLAyA. bhImasenane AtmA harakhAI UThace. peAtAnI sAme sAkSAt zramaNa bhagavaMta UbhelA joi tenuM haiyuM nAcI UThayuM, tenI AMkhAmAM umaMga ubharAI Avye.ramezama tenu haoNMsita banI gayuM. dhaNA ja bhAvapUrvaka bhImasene vidhipUrvaka zramaNa bhagavaMtane vaMdanA karI. sukhazAtAdi pUchI ane temanA caraNanA sparza karI AnadathI chalakAtI AMkhAe be hAtha joDI Ubhe! rahyo. A zramaNa bhagavaMta dhama dheASasUri hatA. A ja temane sAThe upavAsanA pAraNAnA divasa hatA. geAcarI mATe te AkAzagamana karIne keAI nagara tarapha jaI rahyA hatA. tyAM temanI karuNAdra najara bhImasena upara paDI. vaDanI nIce laTakatA phrAMse jAye. be hAtha joDIne navakAra mahAma Mtranu raTaNa karatAM bhImasenane sAMbhaLye.

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AcAryazrIne Atmasparza 27 tarata ja te nIce utaryA ane bhImasenane AtmahatyAnA mahApAtakamAMthI ugAravA tenI samIpa AvIne UbhA rahyA. ane belyA: "dharmalAbha..." pUjaya AcArya bhagavaMta jJAnI hatA. bhImasenane te oLakhI gayA. belyA: "bhImasena ! tuM A zuM karI rahyo che? AtmahatyA karIne anantA bhAve bagADavA beTho che? rAjana ! tuM te sujJa che. tuM jANe che ke duHkha ane sukha te badhA karmAdhIna che. azubha karmonAM udayathI dukha Ave che. zubha karmonA udayathI sukha Ave che. jIvanane akALe aMta ANane je kamene kSaya thaI jato hoya che ke java jIvavAnuM pasaMda kare ? bhImasena ! tuM te bhavyAtmA che. pUrvanA puNyanA baLe tane jaina zAsana maLyuM che. vItarAga prabhune tane dharma maLe che. e dharma pAmIne paNa tuM zuM A rIte vatI rahyo che? AtmAne jAgrata kara rAjana ! AvI paDelAM dukhene samabhAve sahana kara. ArtadhyAna ane raudradhyAnane dUra kara, e dhyAnathI te duHkhe ghaTavAne badale vadhatAM ja jaze. karmonAM AvaraNa jADAM banatAM jaze ane temAM AtmA te kayAMya UMDe DhabUrAI jaze. mATe evuM kRtya tuM na kara! | zubha dhyAna dhara. kamene bhogavatAM bhegavatAM paNa karmanI nirja kara. vicAra kara. A je dukhe tane paDI rahyA che, te tane nahi tArA dehane paDI rahayAM che.

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bhImasena ci tuM deha nathI. tuM AtmA che. duHkha te dehanAM hAma AtmAne duHkha na hAya. 218 sAvadha ane rAjana ! sAvadha ana. mananI nikha`LatA khakherI nAkha. AtmIya ne phArava ane maLelA A mAnava janmane sukRtyathI sAka kara....' AcAya bhagavaMtanI magaLa ane majula vANI sAMbhaLI bhImasenanA saghaLAya paritApa zAMta paDI gayA. mananI tamAma dukha LatAo ne nirAzA bhasmIbhUta thaI gai. tenA Atma caitanya anubhavavA lAgyA. duHkhathI thAkelI kAyAmAM tAjhagInA saMcAra thayA. gadagada kaMThe te khelyA : 'gurudeva ! Aja mArA janma saphaLa thaI gayA. ApanA darzana mAtrathI Aja mArAM saghaLAM duHkhA dUra thaI gayA hoya ema lAge che. Apanu kahevu yathArtha che. sukha ne duHkha karmAdhIna che, jIvananA akALe aMta lAvI devAthI kanI sattAmAMthI chaTakI nathI zakAtu mananI du.LatAne laI huM ghaNuM ja mahApAtaka karavA taiyAra thayA hatA. Ape mane saveLAe ugArI lIdhA. dhanyavAda! gurUdeva ! dhanyavAda ! mArA Apane zata keTikeTi praNAma.... bhImasene phrI paMcAMga praNipAtapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. * rAjana ! tArA Atmadharmane bhUlIza nahi, tenu yathArtha ArAdhana karaje.' ema aMtima upadeza ApI AcAya bhagavate gaucarI javA mATe paga upADayA. " gurudeva ! mArI eka namra vinaMtIne Apa svIkAra

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229 AcAryazrIne Atmasparza karaze, te mahAupakAra thaze. AcAryazrIne gocarI mATe jatAM joI bhImasene prArthanA karI. kahe rAjana ! zuM prArthanA che?" gurudeva ! huM mArA ne siddhAtmA mATe nirdoSa evuM bhojana laI Avyo chuM. nirAzAne laI meM e bhajanane parza paNa karyo nathI. Apane khape evI e vAnagIo che. becarIne lAbha mane Apaze te mAre bhava sArthaka banI jaze." aMtaranI ubharAtI bhAvanAthI bhImasene Agraha karyo. AcArya bhagavaMte dharmalAbha ApyA AtmabhAvanA raDIne bhImasene pUjya AcAryazrIne gaucarI vaherAvI. te vahorAvatAM tenI AMkhomAM AnaMdanAM AMsu dadaDI UThayAM, tenuM haiyuM zubha bhAvanAthI vibhera banI gayuM. AcAryazrIe gaucarI vahorI ne dharmalAbha ApyA. e ja samaye nIla gaganamAM devadubhi gUMjI UThI. devavimAnemAMthI devatAoe pArijAtaka punI vRSTi karI. sudhI jaLanI rImajhIma varSA karI. divya vastrone varasAda karyo. suvarNa maherenI vRSTi karI ane bulaMda svare "ahe jana! aha dAna !" nA gheSapUrvaka dharmaghoSasUri mahArAjane jyanAda karyo ane dharatI upara AvIne e sau deva-devIoe vidhipUrvaka AcArya bhagavaMtane vaMdanA karI. bhImasenanI tenA supAtra dAna mATe prazaMsA karI ane mUlyavAna vastro temaja alaMkArathI tenI uttama bhakti karI.

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230 bhImasena caritra, kharekhara A mAnavabhava uttama che. mekSamAM laI janAra A ja eka mAtra janma che. mahAmAnava bhImasenane jaya ho." ema jyanAda karI devatAo adazya thaI gayA. devadudubhine karNapriya avAja sAMbhaLIne kSitipratiSThita nagaranA prajAjane kutUhala anubhavavA lAgyA. A nAda TheTha rAjadarabAramAM paNa pahoMce. nagaranareza vijayasena tarata ja rAjakAja choDIne Ubhe thaye. jaina dharmane zraddhALu ane jJAtA hate e. teNe mAnI lIdhuM, A kaI mAnavanA vAjitrane avAja nathI. deve. dubhi vagADe che. jarUra koI puNyazALI AtmAe mahA puNya prApta karyuM lAge che. keNu haze e puNyAmA ? koNe tenA mAnavabhavane ujAnyo haze ? AvA kaMI kaMI vicAra karato vijayasena tenA rAjAzAhI rasAlA sAthe duEbhinA avAjanI dizA tarapha AvavA nIkaLe. dUrathI zramaNa bhagavaMtane jotAM te azva uparathI nIce utaryo mugaTa kADhI nAkhe. zastrAstra bAju para mUkyAM ne ughADA page zramaNa darzananI utkaTatA anubhavate zrI dharmaghoSasUri mahArAja pAse Avyo. sAthe sAthe nagarajane paNa AvyA. jotajotAmAM te nagaranA pAdaramAM sArI evI medanI jamA thaI gaI. vaDalAnI chAyA taLe pUjya AcArya bhagavaMte dharma. dezanA prAraMbha karyo :

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AcArya zrInA Atmasparza 31 * bhavyAtmAe! A akhila brahmAMDamAM ati dula bha evu kAMi jo hAya te te A mAnavabhava ja che. pUrvabhavanA koI paNa puNyakhaLe A bhava prApta thAya che ane A mAnava janma kaI . vAraMvAra nathI maLatA. e mATe te A bhavamA satata jAgRta rahevu joIe. AtmAne dareka paLe sAvadha rAkhavA joIe. Ama A manuSyajanma ati durlaMbha che. temAM ya jaina kuLamAM janma pAmave, janma pAmIne mAkSadAtA muni bhagavAnA satsaMga pAmaveA, temanI vANI pAmavI, e vANI upara zraddhA janmavI, e zraddhA jamyA bAda tene amala karavA, e tA mahA mahA atyaMta durlabha che, evu saubhAgya jeene maLyu che te kharekhara puNyAtmA che. AveA utkRSTa mAnavajanma pAmIne jee Atmadha nu ArAdhana karatAM nathI, tee A bhavane eLe gumAve che. hAthamAM Avela ciMtAmaNI ratnane pheMkI de che. bhagye ! lakSmI caMcaLa che. AyuSya caMcaLa che. sa sAranAM kahevAtAM sukha vIjaLInA camakArA jevAM kSaNika che. AvA nAzavata padArthAMnI pAchaLa jIvanane marabAda karavu' e ajJAnatA che, mUrkhAmI che. jJAnI bhagava MtAe dhahIna puruSAne pazunI upamA ApI che. jeo dhanu sevana karatAM nathI te mAnavadehamAM jIvatAM chatAM paNa pazuo ja che. bhavye ! tame mAnava aneA. mAnavane cAgya evA

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232 bhImasena caritra kayo karI. Atmadhama mAM sthira banA, dharma ja saghaLAM sukha-duHkhanA aMta ANe che, AtmadharmAMnA ArAdhanathI bhavyAtmAe A saMsAra tarI jAya che. janmamaraNanA duHkhAne tethI kAyama mATe aMta Ave che. meAkSanI prApti thAya che. AtmA AtmAmAM bhaLI jAya che. mahAnubhAvA! AtmA upara anAdikALathI kanAM aneka paDaLe caDelAM che. e paDaLeAne tapanA tApathI khALI nAkheA. vadhamAna tapa e sa` tapeAmAM uttamAttama tapa che. A tapanA ArAdhanathI nikAcIta kameryAM paNa kSaya pAme che. utkaTa ArAdhanAthI bhavyajavA A tapa vaDe tItha kara nAmakarma AMdhe che, ane anukrame sala karmIne bhasmIbhUta karIne muktine vare che. A tapanI vidhi A pramANe che. prathama eka AyaMbila ane eka upavAsa, pachI e Ayakhila ne eka upavAsa, traNa AyaMmila ne eka upavAsa Ama vadhIne pAMca Aya mila ne eka upavAsa karIne pAraNuM karI zakAya che. tyAra pachI cha AyaMbila ne eka upavAsa e pramANe eka eka AyaMkhilanI vRddhi karatAM TheTha se Aya khilane eka upavAsa sudhI tapa karatAM A vadhamAna tapa pUrNa thAya che. A tapanA ArAdhakAe rAja mAra legassanA kAusagga karavA joie, tema ja OM name arihaMtANuM, name siddhANuM, name tavasa, A traNamAMthI game te eka maMtra padmanI 20 navakAravALI gaNavI joIe.

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AcAryazrIne Atmasparza 233 A uparAMta savAra sAMja pratikramaNa, devadarzana, deva pUjA, devavaMdana, jega heya tyAM guruvaMdana, vyAkhyAna zravaNa, sAmAyika, svAdhyAya Adi karavAM joIe. A tapanuM ArAdhana karIne dayAnA sAgara zrI munIzvara mahAsena, sAdhuguNa zrI kRSNa sAvI tema ja zuddha cAritrI zrI caMdra rAjarSie kevaLajJAna prApta karIne mekSapadane meLavyuM hatuM. bhavyAtmAo ! A tapanA ArAdhanathI anaMtA bhavenA karelA karmonI nirjarA thAya che. A bhava ne parabhava baMne sudhare che ane kALakrame sakala karmane kSaya thAya che. mahAnubhAvo ! A tapanuM yathArtha ArAdhana kare. ane mahAdurlabha evA mahAjanmane sArthaka karo. pUjya AcAryazrIe tapa upara bhAra mUkyo ane vyAkhyAnanI samApti karI. bhImasena ekaci AcArya bhagavatanI amRtavANInuM pAna karI rahyo hato. AcAryazrInA eka eka zabda tene AtmA pulakita thatuM hatuM. tenA aMtaranI badhI ja zubha ne zuddha bhAvanAe saLavaLI rahI hatI. bhagavaMte tapanuM mAhAmya saMbhaLAvyuM. e sAMbhaLI teNe mane mana nakkI karyuM - ke pote paNa A tapanuM utkRSTa ane yathArtha ArAdhana karaze. vijayasena rAjAe UbhA thaI AcArya bhagavaMtane pUchayuM : gurudeva ! mArA egya kaMI AjJA hoya te pharamAve. rAjana ! tame te prajanA pAlaka pitA che. pazu

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234 pakSIe paNa tamArAM saMtAna ja gaNAya.tenu rakSaNa ane savadha na karajo. nagaramAM cAlatAM kasAIkhAnAM madha karAvajo. ane jaina zAsanI vijayapatAkA pharapharatI rahe tevAM dharmanAM kRtyA karajo.' AcAya zrIe Adeza ApyuM. bhImasena caritra 8 ApanI AjJA e ja mArA * dhama che,'vijayasene mastaka namAvI vinayathI kIdhuM', anya zreAtAgaNe paNa potAnI yathAzakti vrata niyameAnA paccakkhANa lIdhAM ane sabhAjanA eka pachI eka vikharAvA lAgyA. [] } AcAya bhagavaMte paNa gamananI taiyArI karI. peAtAnI . jadhAne temaNe hastapa karyAM ane AkAzapaMthe UDI gayA. saue khula' avAje dhama dheASari mahArAjanA jayanAda karyAM.

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23 $$$ bhAgya paTTA. traNa traNa vAra sabhAjanAe AcAya zrInA jayanAda. karyAM. paNa bhImasena tA e jayanAdathI para banI gayeA hateA. e bulaMda jayaghASaNA tenA kaNu paTa para athaDAI paNa tenA hATha kazu ja na khAlI zakayA. bhAva samAdhimAM e lIna. thaI gayA hatA. cAritrya ane tapanA tejathI jhaLahaLatI AcArya zrInI mukhamudrA jotAM e saghaLuM bhautika bhAna visarI gayA hatA, ghaNA lAMkhA samaye tenA AtmAe AvI parama zAMti anubhavI hatI. e zAMtine te khAvA mAMgatA na hatA. AtmAnI e apUrva zAMti tenA vana upara prabhAva pAtharI rahI hatI. A zAMti, deve e paridhAna karAvelAM krinca vastrone laIne aura prabhAva pADatI hatI. vyAkhyAnamAM te sauthI AgaLa beThA hatA. tenI khAjumAM ja vijayasena rAjA. ane anya maMtrI samUha beThA hatA. bhImasena pAte anahada bhAva samAdhimAM hAi tene A kazAyanA khyAla na hatA. dehathI . te anubhava karI rahyo hatA ke pAtAnI AsapAsa ane

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-236 bhImasena caritra mAnavA upasthita che. aMtarathI tenA te spaza nahAtA thavA zvetA. je divya ne gaMgAsama nimaLa jJAna sAgaramAM tene snAna karavAnA lhAvA maLyeA hateA, e lhAvAnA AnaMdane bIjI vAtAmAM dhyAna daIne khaMDita karavA nahAtA mAMgatA. vijayasenanuM tevuM naheAtuM, e te duHbhine nAda sAMbhaLIne doDI AvyeA hateA. AvIne joyu` te eka mAju rAjA hatA. bIjI mAju mahArAjA hatA. bhImasenane jotAM ja temaNe tene oLakhI kADhayA. jo ke eLakhavAmAM thADA zrama te| paDayA ja. kAraNa je bhImasenane temaNe rAjagRhImAM jocA hatA, tenA karatAM A samayanA bhImasena kaMIka juda ja hatA. duHkheAnA aneka ujharaDA tenA tanakhadana upara dekhAtA hatA. kRza kAyA ane cImaLAyelA mAM uparathI bhImasenane tarata ja oLakhI kADhavA muzkela hatA. chatAMya vijayasene tene dhArI dhArIne joI eLakhI kADhaDhyA. dhAyuM" hAta te| vijayasena sau prathama tene ja elAvata. paraMtu ema karavuM teNe ucita na mAnyuM. peAte AcAya bhagavatanA dazanAthe ALyeA hateA. temanI upasthitimAM tema karavu' e avinaya gaNAya evuM te samajatA hatA. AthI vyAkhyAna UThavAnI teNe rAha joI. vyAkhyAna UThatAM ja teNe bhImasenane premathI pAkAk : rAjagRhInA nareza bhImasena ! ahI mArA AMgaNe -padhAryAM che ?" A sAMbhaLatAM ja bhImasenanI bhAva samAdhi tUTI gaI.

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bhAgya palTo 2374 phrI tenuM mana saMsAramAM pAchuM pharI gayuM. sAme ja vijayasenane peAtAne uddezIne khelatAM joI tenI AMkheAmAM AMsu AvI gayAM. ghaNA varase snehInAM darzana thayAM hatAM. tenuM aMtara ubharAI AvyuM.. tarata ja bhImasena vijayasenane gaLe vaLagI paDaye . bhImasena thitipratiSThita nagaramAM AnyA tyAre tene khabara ja hatI, ke A nagaranA nareza vijayasena che. ane peAtAnA sAhu bhAi che. peAte tenA Azare gayeA hAta tA koI vAte duHkha naheAtuM paDatrAnuM, paNa tenA svamAnI AtmAe evA AzarA mATe InkAra bhaNyA. peAtAnA puruSAtha upara ja jIvavAnuM teNe pasa Mda karyuM.... AthI khUba ja ajJAtapaNe te A nagaramAM rahyo. suzIlA ane khALakone paNa rAkhyA. suzIlAe paNa patinuM mana jANI kAI ne jANu na thavA dIdhI, ke peAte A nagaranarezanI sALI che. peAte eka dIna kaMgALa sAmAnya strI che temaja samajIne A nagaramAM rahI. anAyAse A bheda khullA paDI gayA. bhImasene supAtra dAna dIdhuM. devAe dudubhi vagADI ane vijayasene khUde tene ALakhI kADhayA. anenI AMkhAmAMthI milananAM harSAzru vahI rahyAM hatAM. vijayasene ja aMte mauna tADayuM : * rAjan! Apa Aja sudhI kyAM hatA ? mane e samAcAra teA maLyA hatA, ke bhAI hariSaNunI kaMIka khaTapaTane

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: 38 bhImasena caritra laI Apa rAjagRhI choDI cAlyA gayA hatA. tyAra pachInA kaMI samAcAranI mane jANa nathI. are! tame ekalA kema che? bena suzIlA ne kumAre kyAM che? eka sAmaTA vijayasene premabhInA prazno pUchI nAMkhyA. vijayasena ! e sau A nagaramAM ja che. bhImasene dabAtA haiye kIdhuM. A ja nagaramAM? kayAM ?" vijayasene AzcaryathI pUchayuM. bhImasene mAMDIne badhI vAta karI. e vAtanA eka eka zabda vijayasenanuM ruvADuM ukaLI UThayuM. gussAthI tenI AMkhe lAlacoLa banI gaI. te belI UThe H e bhadrA ne lakSmIpatinI A hiMmata ?" pachI teNe tyAM UbhelA subhaTone uddezIne kahyuM : subhaTo ! hamaNAM ne hamaNAM ja tame lakSamIpati zeThane tyAM jAva. temane ane temanI patnIne muzkeToTa bAMdhIne baMdIkhAnAmAM dhakelI do. ane juo ! temane tyAM rANI suzIlA ane be rAjakumAra che. teo saune atyaMta Adara satkAra karIne darabAramAM teDI lAve." rAja AjJA maLatAM ja subhaTo tenuM pAlana karavA gheDe caDI gayA ane dabaDUka DabaDUka doDatA lakSmIpati zeThane tyAM AvI UbhA rahyA.

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bhAgya paTTA 239 subhaTanA gayA khAda vijayasene premathI kahyuM : rAjagRhI nareza bhImasena ! jue ApanA AgamananA AnaMdathI azvo paNa haNahaNATa karI rahyA che. padhAro ! azvArUDha aneA ane mArA rAjamahelane pAvana kareA.' * vijayasena ! jyAM mAre saMsAra du:khamAM sakhAte hAya, tyAM mane AvAM sukha na zele. mArA bALake bhoMya pathArI karIne ALeATatAM hAya, tyAre mane makhamalanI zayyAnA ArAma na zele. jyAre mArI patnI ughADA page leAkanA ghare majurI karIne thAkIne leAtha banI jatI hAya, tyAre mane A azvonI savArI na zobhe, tamArA Ijanane huM svIkAra karu chuM. paNa huM adhArUDha nahi banI zakuM e mATe tame mane kSamA kara.' bhImasene aMtaranI vedyanA ThAlavatAM kahyuM, ApanI vAta yathAya che. paNa have ApanuM duHkha gayuM samajo, e kALa tamArA vItI gayA. have sukhanA divasa ugyA che. subhadrA rANI suzIlAne levA gayA che. teo temane laIne sIdhA ja rAjamahela jo. mATe padhAro ApaNe sau pagapALA tyAM jaldI paheAMcI jaIe.' vijayasene bhImasenanI vAtanA svIkAra karyAM. mane rAjavIe cAlavA lAgyo. tyAM AkAzamAM devavANI thaI : ' ahI` je suvaNa maheArA paDelI che, te tamAma bhImasena mahArAjAnI che. koI e bhUlathI paNa tene laI javI nahi. jeo ema karaze tenuM mastaka dhaDathI alaga thaI jaze.' vijayasene tarata ja e saiAnAmaheArA bhegI karAvI.

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40 bhImasena caritra ane alaga rakhAvI. thaDe sudhI teo gayA haze tyAM ja subhaTo pAchA pharyA. tame sau ahIM kema pAchA AvyA" vijayasene pUchayuM. mahArAjAdhirAja ! rANImA ane kumArane te bhadrA zeThANIe mAra mArIne hAMkI kADhayA che. teo je jhUMpaDImAM rahetAM hatAM e jhuMpaDIne paNa teNe Aga cAMpI dIdhI che. atyAre teo kayAM che tenI keIne tyAM khabara nathI.' subhaTonA agresare kIdhuM. A sAMbhaLatAM ja bhImasenanA haiyA para vIjaLI tUTI paDI. tenA moMmAMthI cIsa nIkaLI gaI. su...zIlA... amaMgaLa samAcArathI tenuM haiyuM besI gayuM. tene mUcho AvI gaI. dhamba daIe dharatI upara DhaLI paDaye. - bhImasena dharatI upara pachaDAya te pahelAM ja vijayasene bhImasenane potAnA hAthamAM jhIlI lIdhuM ane potAnA kheALAmAM suvADI tene pote ja pavana nAMkhavA lAgyA. A joI subhaTo paNa hAMphaLA phAMphaLA thaI gayA. ane tarata ja jaLa lAvI bhImasena upara haLave haLave chAMTavA lAgyA. zItaLa jaLa ne ThaMDI havAnA sparzathI bhImasenanI mUcha DIvAre utarI gaI. tenA zarIramAM thoDA cetanane. saMcAra thaye. teNe AMkha khelI. bhImasena ! tame svastha bane. raNamA ane bALakane ApaNe hamaNAM ja zodhI kADhIzuM. meM badhA ja subhaTone

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bhAgya palTo ra41 temanI zodha mATe mokalI dIdhA che. tame dhIraja dhare. theDI ja vAramAM e saunuM ApaNane milana thaze." nA, vijayasena! nA. huM jarAya dhIraja dharI zakuM tema nathI. mAruM aMtara e saune maLavA adhIruM banI gayuM che. Aha! e bicArAe atyAre kayAM haze? kevI rIte rahetAM haze? nahi. huM pote ja temanI zodha mATe jaIza." ema kahI bhImasena UbhuM thaye. "paNa ApanI sAthe AvuM chuM. cAle ApaNe baMne sAthe maLIne temanI tapAsa karIe.' vijayasene lAgaNI bharyA avAje kIdhuM. aneka subhaTonA rasAlA sAthe A baMne rAjavIe, suzIlAnI zedhamAM bhamavA lAgyA. bIjA ane subhaTo nagaramAM ghUmI rahyA hatA. AthI A badhA nagara bahAra zodha karavA lAgyA. bhamatAM bhamatAM sau nagaranA killA AgaLa AvyA. bhImasena ane vijayasena jhINI najare killAnI eka eka jagyA tapAsI rahyA hatA. ghaNuvAra sudhI killAnI AsapAsa sau rakhaDayA. kayAMya patto na lAgyuM. tyAM IMTo ne dhULa sivAya keInI vastI na hatI. chatAMya saue zeAdha jArI rAkhI. che tyAM bALakanA raDavAno avAja saMbhaLA. bhImasene e avAja oLakhI kADhaye. te harSathI belI UThaH | 'vijayasena ! vijayasena ! kumAre maLI gayA. jue. haNe ketusenanA raDavAne avAja saMbhaLAya che." bhI. 16

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22 bhImasena caritra vijayasene kAna saravA karyA. tene paNa e rudana saMbhaLAyuM. tarata ja baMnee e tarapha doTa mUkI. "ketusena.devasena. ketusena. devasena..." bhImasene deDatAM doDatAM saMtAnone bUma mArI. A bUma dUrathI sAMbhaLI, bheMya upara UMdhe mAthe raDatA ketusenane joI devasene kahyuM : ketu ! eya ketu! je pitAjI ApaNane bolAvI rahyA che. UTha, UbhuM thA !" kayAM che pitAjI ! tame te juThuM bole che." ketusene raDatAM 2DatAM kIdhuM. nA ketu! tuM je sAMbhaLa. huM jarAye asatya nathI belate." - ketusene ubhA thaI kAna saravA karyA. ketusena... devasena. ketusena devasena bhImasenane sAda najIdIka Avate gayo. ketusena ekadama UbhuM thaI gaye. devasena te Ubho. ja hatA. baMne eka khUNAmAMthI daDatA bahAra AvyA. ane bolavA lAgyA. - "pitA....jI...pitA..." bhImasene sAme javAba Ape : "beTA... ketusena, beTA devasena..." pitAnA pitAne ja sAda che A te, ema baMnene

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bhAgya paTTa 243 nakkI thai gayuM. ne baMneya utAvaLA bhImasena pAse paheAMcavA DhADI gayA. bhImasena paNa doDatA hatA. sAmethI baMne kumArI doDI rahyA hatA. pitA-putro sAma sAmI krizAemAMthI doDatA eka thavA taDapI rahyA hatA. tyAM ' e....mA..... re !' cIsa pADatA ketusena geDImaDu khAIne paDI gayeA. devasena tarata ja aTakI gaye. e ja samaye vijayasena ane bhImasena tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. bhImasene ketusenane uMcakI lIdhA. tenA gAle kapALe cumIonA varasAda varasAvI dIdhe!, devasenane paNa vhAlathI bAthamAM lIdhA. tene kharaDA papALyeA. tenA paNa gAle ne kapALe cumIe bharI. putrone joI bhImasenanI AMkhamAMthI cAdhAra AMsu sarI paDayAM. tenA gaLe DUmA bharAI AvyeA. vijayasenanI AMkhe paNa sajaLa anI. tenu haiyu' pitA-putranuM milana joI eka paLa AnaMda anubhavatuM hatuM. te khIjI ja paLe putronA didAra jeI tenuM a Mtara kakaLI UThatuM hatuM. zu A rAjakumAra che! rAjagRhInA A rAjava Mze che? kayAM che, e rAja teja ? kayAM che e rAjavI prabhA ? ahAhA ! kevA thaI gayA che A phUla jevA satAnA ! AMkhAmAM teja nathI. gAlA upara surakhI nathI. hAthamAM kauvata nathI. pagamAM cetana nathI. chAtImAM hAma nathI. kapaDAM tA

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na 244 bhImasena caritra jANe che ja nahi jevA che. lehI nathI. mAMsa nathI. hADakAne jIvate mALe jANe ghUmI rahyo che. ararara ! na jANe A bALake keTalA divasanA bhUkhyAM haze ! keTalAya divasathI A sukumAre e nirAMtanI UMgha paNa nahi lIdhI hoya ! ' are vidhAtA ! koI tane na maLyuM, te te A mAsuma phUle upara tApe trATakaye? bhImasena paNa evA ja bhAva anubhavatA hatA. sAthe Avela parivAra paNa rAjakumArone joI karUNAthI raDatuM hatuM. pitAjI! pitAjI ! tame kayAM hatA ? tamArA vinA amArI kevI dazA thaI gaI che ? bicArI mA te roja raDI raDIne adhIra thaI gaI che !" devasene kIdhuM. pitAjI! have to tame amane mUkI nahi jatA rahe ne? pitAjI! have to tame amane peja khAvA Apaze ne? amane bhUkhe nahi mAre ne? amArAthI have A bhUkha nathI sahana thatI pitAjI!' ketusene jorathI bhImasenanI chAtIe dabAtAM kahyuM. nahi jau beTA ! he. have tamane mUkI kadI nahi jau ! tamane ja sAruM sAruM khAvAnuM khavaDAvIza. ramavA. ramakaDAM paNa lAvI ApIza. ne khUba ArAma ne AnaMdathI tamane rAkhIza hoM.." bhImasene AMsu luchatA luchatAM kIdhuM. "beTA devasena ! tamArA mAtuzrI kayAM che?" vijayasene pUchyuM.

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bhAgya palTA 245 : kANuM mA ? mAtA vahelI savArathI amane UMghatA mUkIne kAme gaI che. e teA have sAMjanA ja Avaze.' devasene kIdhuM. 6 kayAM kAma kare che e beTA ?' vijayasene pUchyuM. kAma te! e e cAra jaNAtu kare che. atyAre te nagarazeThanI havelIe haze. temane tyAM kaI mATe utsava thavAneA che, eTale hamaNAM tene khUba ja kAma rahe che. bicArI ! mArI mA te adhamUo thaI gaI che!" devasene bhAre ni:zvAsa nAMkhIne kahyuM. have beTA ! emane kAma nahi karavuM paDe hAM, tamane paNa have duHkha nahi paDe. cAle!, ApaNe saue rAjamahelamAM javAnuM che. tyAM tame khUba khAja, khUba ramajo, sArAM sArAM kapaDAM paherajo. ane khUba khUba UMgho. tAjAmAjA thajo. ne hera karo,'vijayasene kumAreAne AzvAsana ApyuM. he... pitAjI ! have amane khuba khAvAnuM maLaze ?' ketusene pUchyuM. tyAM devasena khelI UThayA : * pitAjI ! A vaDIla keNu che? e ApaNane temane tyAM kema laI jAya che ?'. < beTA ! e tArA mAsA che. A nagaranA rAjAdhirAja che. tee ApaNane teDavA AvyA che.' bhImasene khulAse karyAM, kumAra tA A jANI AnaMdamAM AvI gayA. ne hasatAM hasatAM vijayasenane bheTI paDayA, vijayasene vhAlathI ane kumArAne paMpALyA. ketusenane peAtAnA hAthamAM teDI

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243 bhImasena caritra lIdhe ane cAlavA mAMDayuM. devasene bhImasenanI AMgaLI pakaDI. sau have nagara tarapha javA lAgyA. jatAM jatAM vijayasene subhaTone AjJA pharamAvI. jAva, mahArANane A zubha samAcAra Apo ke tamArA bena, banevI ane temanAM bALako A nagaramAM padhAryA che. ane teo rAjamahelamAM AvI rahyAM che." bIjA subhaTane bIjI AjJA karIH tame nagarazeThanI havelIe jAva. tyAM jaIne rANI suzIlA devIne A zubha samAcAra Apa. ne teone atyaMta Adara bhAvathI rAjamahelamAM teDI lAve." baMne subhaTo A AjJAnuM pAlana karavA ravAnA thaI gayA. AvaDe mATe prasaMga kaMI chAne cheDe rahe? jeta jotAmAM te AkhA ya nagaramAM A vAta prasarI gaI. - "rAjagRhInA nareza bhImasena padhArI rahyA che. temanAM mahArANI ne bALake paNa temanI sAthe che." sucanAne A samAcAranI tarata ja khabara paDI. koI subhaTe AvIne A maMgaLa samAcAranI vadhAI khAdhI. te tarata ja potAnI moTI benane maLavA mATe pAlakhImAM besIne nagaramAM AvI. tyAM ja tene vijayasenanA subhaTo maLyA. temaNe suzIlAnA bIjA ja samAcAra ApyA. tarata ja pAlakhIne nagarazeThanI havelIe levaDAvI. mahArANI sulocanAne potAnI havelIe AvelI joI

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bhAgaya pA 247 nagarazeTha ane nagarazeThANI hAMphaLAM phAMphaLA thaI gayAM. temanA satkAra mATe tee hAtha joDIne UbhAM rahyAM. ane atyaMta Adara bhAvathI suleAcanAne pAtAnI havelImAM lAvyA. * rANI mA ! Aja Apa A tarapha padhAryAM? mane sa MdezA meAkalyA hAta tA huM pote ApanI sevAmAM hAjara thaI jAta. Ape zA sAruM' ATale zrama vece ?' nagarazeThe vinaya karyo. * nagarazeTha! Apane tyAM suzIlA nAme koI srI kAma kare che?' mahArANIe sIdheA ja prazna karyAM. ' 'hA. chellA eka mAsathI e strI mArI havelInI sApha suphInu kAma kare che. vAsaNa ane kapaDAM paNa te ja dhue che. ghaNI ja bhalI mAI che. koI UMcA khAnadAnanI e lAge che. paNa nasIbanA vAMke Aja A dazA bhagavatI hAya tema lAge che! nagarazeThe vigatathI khulAseA karyAM. suleAcanAnuM aMtara cIrAI gayuM. peAtAnI meATI benanI A avadazA ? huM rAjarANInu sukha bhAgavuM ne e ghara gharanAM ThAma mAMje? ararara khicArI ! kevAM duHkha bhAgavI rahI che! A vicAramAM tenI AMkha AMsuthI chalakAI UThI. are ! ApanI AMkhamAM AMsu ? Apa raDI kema rahyAM che ? zuM e dAsIe kaMI ApanuM kharAkha kayuM che ?" nagarazeThane kai khakhara na heAvAthI pUchyu ' nagarazeTha ! tame mane jaldI temanI pAse laI jAva, adhIrAIthI suleAcanAe kIdhuM.

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248 bhImasena caritra mahArANI evI zI jarUra che? hamaNAM ja tene huM ahI bolAvI hAjara karuM chuM." nagarazeThe kIdhuM. nA, nagarazeTha! nA. pitAnI moTIbenane hukama na karAya. temanI pAse te mATe ja javuM joIe. tame utAvaLa kare. temanA darzana vinA mAruM haiyuM muMjhAI rahyuM che?" sucanAo adhakacarI spaSTatA karI. suzIlA tamArI moTIbahena! nA, haya." nagarazeThe AzcaryathI kIdhuM. hA, nagarazeTha ! e satya che. suzIlAbena karmanI lIlAne bhega banyAM che. e mArA moTIbena che. mArA banevI paNa A nagaramAM ja che. ne temane laI tamArA mahArAjA rAjamahela tarapha jaI rahyA che. huM paNa mArI maTIenane rAjamahele teDI javA AvI chuM.' nagarazeTha to A spaSTatA sAMbhaLI Azcaryacakita banI gayA. tarata ja utAvaLA mahArANI sucanAne laI jyAM suzIlA kAma karatAM hatAM, tyAM AvIne UbhA rahyA. suzIlA tyAre vAsaNa mAMjI rahI hatI. tenA mastaka upara lAja DhAMkelI hatI. chatAMya parasevAthI nItaratuM tenuM kapALa ne gaura mukha spaSTa dekhAtuM hatuM. suzIlAne jotAM ja sucanAe deTa mUkI ne belI : me .TI.be...na..." A sAMbhaLatAM ja suzIlA ekadama UbhI thaI gaI. te

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bhAgya paTTA 249 hajI kAMi vicAre te pahelAM ja suleAcanAe tene chAtI sarasI cAMpI dIdhI ane ceAdhAra AMsue raDavA lAgI. raDatAM raDatAM khakhaDatI gaI. 6 meTIena ! tamArI A dazA ? mane te maLavuM hatuM ? zuM tame mane paNa pArakI gaNI ? me...TI.........na... me....TI...e...na' * nAraDa, mArI bena. nAM raDa, sau kanA khela che. ka'nI sattA AgaLa keAnuM cAlyuM che, te mAruM cAle ? saue peAtAnAM karelAM kame bhAgave ja chuTake che. mATe ena ! AMsu lUchI nAMkha. raDavAthI kai mArAM kama AchA ke haLavAM nathI thaI javAnAM. cAla javA de e badhI duHkhanI vAtA. kahe, mArA banevInA zA samAcAra che! kSemakuzaLa teA che ne?' * meTIbena ! tame keTalAM badhAM sahiSNu che ? mArA samAcAra pUche che, paNa tamArI teA tame kaI vAta ja nathI karatAM ?' suleAcanAe haiyAneA bhAra haLavA banAvatAM kahyuM. mArI zuM vAta karU ena ? mArA jIvanamAM have rahyuM che paNa zuM, ke huM tane kaI navI vAta karuM?' nizvAsa nAMkhI suzIlAe kahyuM: te! ena ! huM tamane tamArA jIvananI eka vAta kahuM, jANuIne tamane jarUra Anada thaze.' * khuzIthI kahe ena ! zubha samAcArathI khIjuM rUDa' zuM?' 8 mATIbena ! mArA anevI A nagaramAM padhAryAM che.

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rapa0 bhImasena caritra ane teo vAjate gAjate bALaka sAthe rAjamahelamAM jaI rahyA che." sucanAe umaLakAthI kIdhuM. suzIlAnI jIvana sitAra jhaNajhaNI UThI. khuzInuM eka gIta tenA samasta dehamAM gUMjI UyuM. virahanI AgamAM zekAI gayeluM tenuM dila pharI khIlI UThayuM. te A samAcAra sAcA na mAnI zakI. chatAMya mAnIne teNe pUchyuM. kyAM che e ? e sIdhA mArI pAse to kema na AvyA ?" meTIbena ! tArA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA ke tuM lakSmI pati zeThane tyAM nathI. tArI jhuMpaDIne bhadrAe bALI nAkhI hatI. ane pharI tame gharaviheNAM thaI gayAM hatAM. tarata ja te mUcha khAIne jamIna upara DhaLI paDayA. bhAnamAM AvyA tyAre bAvarAM banI e tArI zodhamAM doDavA lAgyA. tArA nAmanI buma pADI temaNe potAnuM hiyuM cIrI nAMkhyuM. tamArA banevI paNa temanI sAthe hatA. baMnee sAthe maLIne tamArA AvAsanI zodha karI. kumAre maLyA paNa tame na maLyAM. e paNa mArI jema tamane ja maLavA AvavA da. karatAM hatA. paraMtu saue tema karavA nA pADI. AthI tamArA nAmanuM ja raTaNa karatAM e rAjamahela tarapha pagapALA jaI rahyA che. tame paNa have tyAM padhAre." sulocanAe vistArathI badhI hakIkata jaNAvI. nagarazeTha te A badhuM sAMbhaLIne AzcaryathI dimUDha ja banI gayA. suzIlAe temane caraNa sparza karIne kahyuM

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bhAgya paTo 251. zeTha! Apane upakAra huM kadI nahi bhUluM. Ape mane je A zeDo ghaNe sahAre na Ape che, te mArA bALakonuM zuM thAta? kharekhara ! tamArI udAratAne dhanya che. have Apa rajA Apo te huM mArI bena sAthe jAuM.'' vinayathI suzIlAe nagarazeThanI rajA mAMgI. are, are ! Apa A zuM kare che ! vaMdananA adhikArI te Apa che, ema karIne mane vadhu zaramamAM na nAMkho. meM te Apano akSamya aparAdha karyo che. mane kSamA karo mA ! kSamA kare." nagarazeThe pastAvAthI kIdhuM. evuM na bole nagarazeTha ! evuM na bole. aparAdha te mATe ja che, ke meM pUrvabhave kaMi azubha pApAcaraNa karyuM haze e pApane badale Aja huM vALI rahI chuM. tame te mArA duHkhane haLavuM karyuM che. ane huM tamAre tyAM raMka banIne AvI hatI, rANInA rUpamAM nahatI AvI. AthI tamAre pastAvAnI kaI ja jarUra nathI. basa, tame mane sukhethI rajA Ape. eTale huM vidAya lauM." suzIlAe nagarazeThane sAMtvana ApyuM. nagarazeThe baMne rAjarANIonI bhakti karI. najarANuM dhayuM ane atyaMta AdarathI baMnene pAlakhImAM besADI AvI vidAya ApI. pAlakhI rAjamahela tarapha javA ravAnA thaI. bhImasena - ane vijayasena paNa kumAra sAthe rAjamahela tarapha AvI. rahyA hatA.

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252 bhImasena caritra nagaranareza khuda pagapALA rAjamahela tarapha jaI rahyo che, e jANI tene jovA ne tene sAkAra karavA nagarajane core ne cauTe, gokhe jharukhe bhIDa jamAvIne UbhA hatA. jyAM jyAMthI teo pasAra thayA, tyAM tyAM prajAjanoe temane kulaDe vadhAvyA, vijayasena ane bhImasenane paNa jayanAda karyo. nagaracokamAM AvatAM, rastAnI bAju uparanA jhADanI DALa upara beThelA eka kapirAje bhImasenanuM abhUtapUrva svAgata karyuM. teNe hupAhupa karI potAne harSollAsa vyakta karyo. pitAnA beDoLa hAthathI punI vRSTi karI. kayAMkathI upADI lAvelI kulamALAne evI rIte phekI, ke e sIdhI ja bhImasenanA gaLAmAM paDI. bhImasene upara joyuM to kapirAja tenA sAmuM joI hupAhupa karI harSanI cIcIyArI karI rahyo hato. ane be hAtha joDI tene namana karI rahyo hato. vAMdarAnI A bhakti joI bhImasena ghaDIbhara tene jote UbhuM rahyo. vAMdarAe tarata ja eka gaMdI ne jINu kaMthA DALa uparathI pheMkI. kaMthA sIdhI bhImasenanA paga AgaLa paDI. bhImasene tarata ja tene laI lIdhI ane harSathI tene pitAnA hoThe aDakADI. are bhImasena ! A zuM kare che? AvA gaMdane malina gAbhAne tame sparza kare che ? chi ! chi ! chi ! pheMkI do. tene." vijayasene jugupsAthI kIdhuM. "vijayasena ! kALI majUrInI mArI A bheTa che. A

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bhAgya palTo 253 kaMthI ja mAtra nathI. amUlya ratnane e khajAne che." bhImasene vaLato javAba Ape. cAlatAM cAlatAM pachI tenI savistara kathA kahI. vijayasene tarata ja e kaMthA. saMbhALathI rAkhavA subhaTone sUcanA karI. sau cAlatAM cAlatAM rAjamahelanI najadIka AvI pahoMcyAM. DuM ja aMtara have bAkI hatuM. tyAM eka aMdha bA doDato e saunA mArgamAM AvIne bUmo pADavA lAge. arerere ! mane koI bacAve. mane ghaNI vedanA thAya che. huM te sAva lUMTAI gaye re...arere !...mane AvI kubuddhi kayAM sUjhI ?" . bhImasene tarata ja e bAvAne oLakhI kADhayo. e siddha purUSane ahIM derI lAve. mAre temanI sAthe vAta karavI che.' bhImasene eka subhaTane AjJA karI. subhaTa siddha purUSane laI Ave. namaskAra, siddha purUSa! kuzaLa te cho ne? are ! tamArI AMkhene A zuM thayuM?" aMdha AMkhe tapha najara jatAM ja bhImasene karuNAthI pUchayuM. "koNa bhAI? A bhImasenane te avAja nathI ne ? siddha purUSe avAja oLakhIne pUchyuM. hA mahAtmana ! huM ja bhImasena chuM. paNa A avadazA. kevI rIte thaI?" bhImasene pUchayuM. "keNa bhImasena ? bhAI ! tuM? are! huM te sAva

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254 bhImasena caritra kharabAda thaI gayA chuM. arere ! tane keTaluM badhu duHkha ApyuM ! tArI sAthe huM deMge ramyA, tenuM huM A phaLa bhAgavI rahyo chuM." mahAnubhAva ! tuM mane kSamA kara. mane mArA e pApanA khUba ja pastAvA thAya che. mAruM aMtara rAja raDe che, suna ! meM rasa lai lIdhe, ne vidhAtAe mArI AMkhe laI lIdhI. mArA pApanA maDhaleA mane Aja bhavamAM maLI gayA. huM rAja tArI pratIkSA karatA hatA. paNa mane aMdhane tArA darzana kayAMthI thAya? Aja tuM maLI gayA che teA bhAI ! mArA e aparAdhane kSamA kara. meM sAdhu thaI ne zetAnanu kAma karyu che, dravyanI lAlacamAM lalacAI ne tArA jevA nirdoSanI aneka AzAenu. meM khUna karyu che. mahAbhAga ! tuM e rasanA svIkAra kar, ne mArA e "Ajane haLavA kara....' siddha purUSe raDatAM raDatAM peAtAnA pastAvA karyAM ane bhImasenanA page paDase. bhImasenane dayA AvI gaI. siddhapuruSanI AMkhA cAlI gaI hAvAthI tenu' haiyu* karUNAthI chalakAI gayu. teNe premathI siddhapurUSane UbhA karyAM. peAtAnI chAtI sarasA cAMpyA ane anuka pAthI kIdhuM : < mahAtman ! e saghaLuM visarI jAva. banavAnuM hatu ne khanI gayuM, tamAruM' aMtara pApanA pastAvAthI raDI rahyu

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mm bhAgya paTTo 255 che e ja ghaNuM che. haiyAne bhaDabhaDa baLate pastA ja tamArA jIvanane sukhI karaze kalaMkita banelA tamArA AtmAne vizuddha karaze. tame te siddhapurUSa che, jJAnI cho. tamane vizeSa huM zuM kahI zakuM? chatAM ya mArA lAyaka kaMI sevA hoya te pharamAve." bhImasena ! tArI udAratAne dhanya che ! tuM te haiyuM vizALa rAkhI chUTI gaye. paNa mArI zI gati thaze? tuM tAre e bhAga svIkArI le. ane mane e pApamAMthI mukta kara." siddhapurUSe suvarNarasathI bharelAM tuMbaDAM ApavA mATe Agraha karyo. jevI mahAtmana ! ApanI icchA." bhImasene siddhapurUSanA Agrahane svIkAra karyo. e ja paLe siddhapuruSanI AMkhamAM ajavALuM thayuM. najara AgaLa baMdhAyelAM AvaraNe tUTI gayAM. aMdhatva nAza pAmyuM. siddhapuruSe AMkha paTapaTAvIne joyuM, te sAme rAja mugaTamAM zobhatAM vijayasena ane bhImasena temaja anya sasuha pitAnI sAme Ubhe hate. siddhapurUSanA harSanI sImA na rahI. pitAnuM aMdhatva cAlI gayuM joI tene AtmA AnaMdathI nRtya karavA lAgyo. te pharIthI bhImasenane page paDaye.tenA caraNuM pakaDI vAraMvAra kSamA mAMgI ane upakAra mAnyo. bhImasenane paNa navAI lAgI. teNe kahyuM: "mahAtmana ! A badhe ja karmane pratApa che. tamArA azubha karmanA

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256 bhImasena tri kha dhane laI tamane a Mdhatva maLyuM. e kama pUruM thayuM. zubha kameya pragaTace! ne tamane prakAza maLyA. huM te temAM nimitta mAtra chuM ! mArU temAM kaI ja nathI. siddhapurUSa Ana Mda ane upakAranA bhAvamAM AMsu sArI rahyo. 'rAjan ! tame sau cAlatA thAva. huM amaghaDI e suvaNu rasa laI Avu chuM. have mAre koi ja rasanA khapa nathI. mane Atmarasa lAdhI gayA che. cAre cAra tuMbaDAM laI huM hamaNAM ja AvI paheAMcuM chuM.' ema kahI siddhapurUSo DhoTa mUkI. ane sau thADIvAramAM rAjamahelamAM AvyAM 0

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2007 kuTuMbameLe bhImasena ane vijayasena vagere rAjamahelamAM Ave te agAu ja suzIlA ane sucanA tyAM AvI gayAM hatAM. suzIlAnI adhIrAIne te pAra na hate. vAraMvAra tenAM romAMca khaDAM thaI jatAM hatAM. traNa traNa varasanA kAramA ne (viga bAda te Aja tenA prANavallabhanA darzana karavAnI hatI. tenA umaMganI koI avadhi na hatI. caMcaLa mane te bhImasenanI pratIkSA karI rahI hatI. - sulocanAe rAjamahelamAM AvI tarata ja suzIlAne rAjarANIne evAM vastro paridhAna karAvyAM. alaMkArathI tene suzobhita karI. suzIlAno deha kRza thaI gaye hate. paraMtu satItvanA tejathI tenuM vadana prabhA pAtharI rahyuM hatuM. tenI AMkhanI nirmaLatA jenAra saunA aMtarane zAtA. bakSatI hatI. rezamI ne mulAyama vastra paridhAnamAM te saundra nI tejadIpIkA lAgatI hatI. - thoDe durathI teNe bhImasenane jayanAda sAMbhaLyuM. tarata ja svAmInA svAgata mATe e bAvarI banI gaI. hAthamAM bhI. 17

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258 bhImasena caritra suvarNathALamAM AratInI pavitra tarekhAo TamaTamI rahI hatI. e suvAsa ne e ta rekhAonA prakAzathI tenuM sukumAra ne namaNuM sauMdarya era dIpI rahyuM hatuM. bhImasene rAjauMbare paga mULe ke tarata ja suzIlAe akSata ne puthI vadhAvyuM. tenI AratI utArI ane pote patinA caraNamAM paDI bhAvathI namaskAra karyA. namaskAra karatAM suzIlAnI AMkhamAMthI AMsu sarI paDayAM. ne bhImasenanA paga bhIMjAvA lAgyA. bhImasena paNa bhAvavihvaLa banI gayo hato. suzIlAnuM A rIte milana thayeluM joI tenI AMkhamAMthI paNa premAtha vahI rahyAM hatAM ane suzIlAnA kezakalApa upara paDIne e AMsuo TapaTapa tUTI paDatAM hatAM. akhaMDa saubhAgyavatI he." AnaMdathI rudhAyelA avAje, suzIlAnA mAthA upara hAtha mUkI bhImasene AzIrvAda ApyA. suzIlA bAju upara sarI gaI. bhImasena AgaLa vadhe. devasena ane ketusena mA....mA..belatAM suzIlAne vaLagI paDyAM. apUrva vAtsalyathI suzIlAe baMne bALakane pitAnI chAtI sarasAM cAMpI dIdhAM. bALake, mAta pitA baMnene sAthe joI AnaMdamAM AvI gayA. ane e traNeya bhImasenanI pAchaLa pAchaLa rAjamahelamAM AvyAM. - vijayasenanA rAjamahelamAM te utsava thaI gaye.. - - - - : - - * *

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kuTuMbameLe paTa nehIonA matAvaraNa chavAIsa ane surata snehIonA milanathI mahelane khUNekhUNe gUMjI UThe. cAre. Aju AnaMdanuM vAtAvaraNa chavAI gayuM. traNa varasanA samayamAM te bhImasena ane suzIlAnA upara eTalI badhI vItI hatI ke e vAta kahetAM teno pAra Ave tema na hate. pUrA traNa divasa sudhI sau sAthe ne sAthe ja rahyAM. vijayasene e traNeya divasa rAjakAjane bAju upara rAkhyuM. ane svajanonI sarabharAmAM e pote ja khaDe page Ubhe rahyo. - baMne bene e gaLe vaLagIne vAta karI. suzIlAe pitAnI tamAma ApavItI nAnIbenane kahI saMbhaLAvI. bhImasene paNa vijayasenane potAnI kamanI kaThaNAIonI kathA kahI. bhImasena ane suzIlAe paNa ekabIjAnA duHkhonI Apa le karI. sau jyAre bhegA maLI vAta karatAM tyAre temanI eka AMkhamAMthI AnaMdanAM AMsu chalakAtAM hatAM, te bIjI AMkha mAMthI duHkhanAM AMsu TapakatAM hatAM. punarmilananA AnaMdathI haiyuM ghaDI harakhAI UThatuM, te bIjI ja paLe viyAganA gALAmAM pahelI yAtanAonI vAta sAMbhaLI haiyuM AkraMda karI UThatuM. devasena ane ketusenane te rAjamahelamAM majhA paDI gaI. ghaNA varase temane sukha ane sAhyabI maLyAM hatAM. peTa bharIne khAvAnuM maLyuM hatuM. ramavA mATe sonA cAMdInAM ramakaDAM maLyAM hatAM. sUvA mATe makhamalanI zayyA maLI hatI.

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ra60 bhImasena caritra koI temane rokaToka karanAra na hatuM. mAtAnI mamatA ne pitAnuM vAtsalya eka sAthe baMne upara ghaNuM varase DhaLI rahyuM hatuM. mejamAM AvIne teo ramatAM hatAM. ramatAM ramatAM thAkI jatAM tyAre tyAM ne tyAM ja teo UMghI jatAM. ghaNuM varase bhImasenanA saMsAre Ama sukhane zvAsa lIdhe trIjA divasanI bapore sau bhImasenane vIMTaLAIne beThA hatA suzIlA ne sucanA paNa tyAM hAjara hatAM. devasena ane ketusena paNa tenAthI thoDe dUra hAthI-ghoDAnI rAjaramata ramatAM hatAM. vijayasena ! joyuM ne azubha kamene udaya hoya che, tyAM sudhI mAnavI sukhane zvAsa paNa laI zakato nathI. duHkhanA bhAramAM e dina pratidina kacaDAte ja jAya che. ane e ja azubha karmo jyAre pUrAM thAya che ne zubha karmone udaya thAya che, tyAre sukha AvatAM paNa samaya nathI lAgatuM. sukha duHkhanuM cakra Ama niraMtara gati karyA ja kare che. sukha paNa sthAyI nathI ne dukha paNa sthAyI nathI. baMne asthira paNe ghUmyA ja kare che. na jANe ame pUrva bhave kevAya nikAcita ne azubha karmo bAMdhyAM haze, te A bhave Aja amArI A avadazA thaI ! ane amArAM e ja karmo pUrAM thatAM amane badhuM ja pAchuM maLavA lAgyuM che. nahi to kathA gaI tyAre ne suvarNarasa chInavAI gaye tyAre huM eTale badhe hatAza thaI gayuM hatuM, ke mRtyu karatAM paNa mane jIvana vadhu duSkara ne

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OM bhameLA 261 duHsahya lAgyu hatu. ane meM A jIvananA aMta lAvavA gaLe phrAMsA paNa AMdhyA hatA. paraMtu karmanI lIlA ja vicitra che. e ja kathA ne e ja rasa Aja sAme caDIne mArI pAse AvI gayAM. A vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja suleAcanAne ka Mika yAda AvyuM. te tarata ja UbhI thaI. * kema ena ! UbhI thaI gaI ? A vAta tane pasaMda na paDI ?' suzIlAe hasatAM haMsatAM pUchyuM. 6 nA meTIbena ! evu nathI. A kathA ne rasanI vAta nIkaLI eTale mane yAda AvyuM ke tamArAM ghareNAM paNa tamane ApI dauM.' suleAcanA belI. * mArAM ghareNAM ?tArI pAse kayAMthI AvyAM ' suzIlAe AzcayathI pUchyu. * enI vAta huM tamane kahu,' vijayasena vacce khelI Uce. suleAcanA te daramiyAna ghareNAMnI peTI levA doDI gaI. amArA nagaranA jhaverInI dukAne eka paradezI AnyA. jhaverIne teNe eka peATalI ApI. jhaverIe peTalI ughADIne joyu. aMdarathI mahAmUlyavAna evAM strI ane puruSAnAM ghareNAM nIkaLyAM. jhaverIe pUchyuM' : '* mahAnubhAva ! A alakAranu' tuM zu" karavA mAMge che ? " paradezIe jaNAvyuM: ' huM te vecavA AcaiA chuM, tenI kiMmata karI mane tenA dAma Ape. atyAre huM khUba ja bhIDamAM chuM. ane Aja mAruM jIvana che.'

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262 bhImasena caritra jhaverIe pheravI pheravIne eka eka alaMkAra je. tenuM mana zaMkAmAM paDI gayuM. A aMlakAra A paradezInA nathI. sAmAnya ke asAmAnya prajAjananuM gajuM nathI ke AvA alaMkAra pitA mATe e ghaDAve. AvA alaMkAro te rAjA ne tenA parivAranA ja hoya. ane alaMkAra uparanI rAjamudrA joI tenI A zaMkA daDha thaI. teNe paradezIne kahyuM !, "tame ahIM DIvAra bese. tyAM sudhImAM huM enA kiMmatanA dAma laIne AvuM chuM.' paradezIne besADI jhaverI utAvaLe mArI pAse Avye. badhI vigata jaNAvI. meM subhaTo mokalIne tene keda karAvyuM. ne mArI pAse hAjara karAvI tene badhI vigata pUchI. prathama te kaMIvAra sudhI teNe eka ja vAta gekhyA karI. A alaMkAra mArA ja che. meM e alaMkAra jAte joyAM. sulocanAe paNa te joyAM. tenA upara rAjagRhInI mudrA hatI. vaLI sulocanAnA jevA alaMkAra hatA, tevA ja alaMkAra e hatAM. ame anumAnathI pachI nakakI karyuM, ke A alaMkAra tamArAM ja che. tamArI pAsethI e paradezIe game tema corI lIdhA che. basa e pachI meM tene baMdIkhAnAmAM naMkhAvyo. ane e tamAma alaMkAro sulocanAne sAcavavA ApI dIdhAM." moTIbena ! le tamArA A alaMkAre. che ja ne e tamArAM?" vijayasena vAta pUrI kare tyAM ja sucanA anaM. kAra laIne AvI pahoMcI.

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38 bhameLA 23 bhImasena ane suzIlAe e mA ja alaMkAro tapAsI joyA. eka paNa vastu gUma naheAtI thaI. ( joyuM ne ? AnuM nAma ja karyuM. azubha karmonuM AvaraNa jyAM sudhI hatuM, tyAM sudhI e ApaNAthI dUra rahyAM. e AvaraNa dUra thatAM ja Ape|Apa alaMkAra AvIne maLI gayAM. vAha ka rAjA ! vAha ! zu tArI lIlA che!' bhImasene anAzakata bhAve kIdhuM. e ja divasathI dharmAMmAM vadhu zraddhAvAna khanI bhImasene vamAna tapanA prArabha karyAM.

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SESS mahAsatI suzIlA bhImasene sAre divasa joI vidhipUrvaka vardhamAna tapane prAraMbha karI dIdhuM. vijayasena ane sucanAe tapa mATe utAvaLa na karavA bhImasenane samajAvyuM. temanuM ema mAnavuM hatuM ke ghaNA samayathI bhImasene bhUkha ane tarasa, thAka ane anidrA sahana karyA che, rajhaLapATa paNa sakhta karyo che. A badhAne laI tenuM zarIra sUkAI gayuM che. evA zarIre je AvuM ugra tapa e Adare te zarIra sAva tUTI jAya. zarIra te dharma ane karmanuM sAdhana che. tene je Ama bagADI nAkhavAmAM Ave te baMneya bagaDe. AthI ja vijayasene bhImasenane tapanA prAraMbhanI utAvaLa karavAnA pADI "vijayasena ! Aje je kaMI tamArA sauno mane prema ane Adara maLyA che, rahevAne suMdara AvAsa, khAvA mATe miSTa pakavAna ane paheravA suMdara vastra vagere maLyAM che, e sI dharmane ja pratApa che. pUjya zrI dharmaghoSasUri mahArAjane dIdhelA supAtra dAnanuM ja e phaLa che. ane tapathI te kAyA ane AtmA ane nirmaLa thAya. tamArI mArA mATenI ciMtA

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mahAsatI suzIlA 265 huM samaju chuM, paNa e ciMtA vyartha che. tapanA prabhAvathI . badhuM ja sAruM thaI jaze. bhImasene vijayasenanuM kahevuM na mAnyuM. tema karavuM e tenA AtmAne puchyuM nahi vijayasene paNa e pachI kaMI Agraha karyo nahi. tapanA pahelA ja divase bhImasene jIvanamAM kadIya zAMti nahetI anubhavI tevI zAMti anubhavI. tenI tamAma mAnasika vedanAe zAMta paDI gaI. baLatA jIgare TADhaka anubhavI. AyaMbilanAM lukhAM ne zuSka bhejanamAM paNa apUrva mIThAza AvI. prabhu-pUjA ane pratikramaNa vagere karatAM tene AtmA AnaMdI UThaye. suzIlA, devasena ane ketusenanI vijayasene khUba ja mAvajata karAvavA mAMDI. rAjada pAse temanA ArogyanuM nidAna karAvyuM, rAjadoe kharalamAM jaDIbuTIo ane vanaspati vagere ghUMTIne teonI sAravAra karI. - A traNeyane have kaI ja ciMtA na hatI. saMpUrNa ArAma hato. sukhanI niMda hatI. peTa bharapUra khAvAnuM hatuM. ane naciMta mana hatuM. suzIlAne bena banevIne prema paNa bharapura hatuM. bhImasena have tenI sAthe ja hatuM. viyAganuM kiI dukha na hatuM. bALake paNa pitA sAthe rahetAM hatAM. ne temanI bALa rAja ramatomAM mazagula hatAM. pati ane putrone sukhI ne svastha jeI te paNa AnaMdamAM rahevA lAgI. | devasena ane ketusena paNa mAsAnA rAjamahelamAM bhaLI gayAM hatAM. have temane keI bIka rahI na hatI. sau temane

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266 bhImasena cari vhAlathI ramADatA hatA. je joIe te temane maLI rahetu' hatu. mAta pitA paNa temanI pAse hatAM. temanA mATe have temane kai phariyAda na hatI. thaiDA samayamAM ArAma, Adya ane auSadhiee bhImasenanA piravAra para asara karavA mAMDI. temanA dehanA raMga badalAvA mAMDayA. kRza kAyAmAM leAhI bharAvA lAgyuM. tUTatAM hADakAomAM khaLa pUrAvA lAgyuM. AMkheAmAM camaka AvI. gAla para surakhI AvI. phikkI ane nisteja cAmaDImAM saundarya ubharAvA lAgyuM. saunAM zarIra cetanathI thanaganavA lAgyAM. vijayasene e arasAmAM rAjakAja zarU karI dIdhuM. eka divase teNe rAja darabAra bharyAM. e divase teNe bhIma senane amAnuSI rIte trAsa ApanAra bhadrA zeThANI, lakSmIpati zeTha temaja bhImasenanA alakArA cArI janAra cArane zikSA karavAnuM nakkI karyu hatuM. rAjadarabAra e divase hakaDeThaTha bharAyeA hateA. samaya thatAM vijayasena ane bhImasena rAjadarabAramAM AvyA. pratihArIe baMnenI chaThThI peAkArI. prajAjanoe anenA jayanAda karyAM. ane ane sAhu bhAIe peAta peAtAnA sihAsana upara beThA. rAjadarabAranuM kAmakAja zarU thayuM. vijayasene lakSmIpati ane bhadrA zeThANIne darabAramAM hAjara karavA hukama karyAM. subhaTo baMnene laIne darabAramAM hAjara thayA. ba Mnene

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mahAsatI suzIlA 267, doraDAthI AdhelA hatA. ane temanI zeThAI chInavI lIdhI hatI. ghaNA samaya sudhI khaMdIvAsamAM rahevAthI baMnenAM nUra teja uDI gayAM hatAM. zeTha-zeThANIne jotAM ja vijayasene teene pUchyuM : 'tame tamArA aparAdha kabUla kare che ne ? bhImasena ane suzIlA temaja temanAM khALakAne vinA aparAdha hezana karavA mATe ane rANI suzIlA upara khATA AkSepa mUkavA mATe tamane keda karavAmAM AvyA che. tamAre A aMge kaMi kahevuM che ? " ' 'rAjan! amAre aparAdha kSamA kare. amAza e kRtya mATe ame khUba ja zarama anubhavIe chIe.' lakSmIpati zeThe dIna sukhe kahyuM. 'nahi, tame kSamAnA jarAya adhikArI nathI. tame te mAnavatAne na zeAbhe evu kAma karyu. che. ApaNA nagarane tame kalakita karyu" che, tame tamArA AtmAne paNa DAgha lagADayA che. mAnava sAthenA mAnavanA ceAgya vyavahArane tame . cUkI gayA che. tamArA aparAdha akSamya che. rAjya tamane kSamA karI zake tema nathI. A mATe tamane mRtyu daMDanI zikSA karavAmAM Ave che. ' vijayasene hukama saMbhaLAvyeA. zeTha ane zeThANI mRtyunA bhayathI tharatharI gayA. tyAM hAjara rahelA bhImasena paNa thatharI gayA. te khelyA : * vijayasena ! A aMge mane kaMika kahevA deze ?'

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w 268 bhImasena caritra "jarUra. e mATe tamAre mArI AjJA levAnI heya ja nahi. khuzIthI tame tamAre je kahevuM hoya te kahe." vijayasene saMmati ApI. "vijayasena ! A nagaramAM huM jyAre Ave tyAre paradezI hatA. te samaye A zeThe ja mane Azaro ApyA " hato. zeThe te mAnavatAnuM kAma karyuM hatuM. temanAthI bane te tamAma rIte mane temaNe sukha ane sagavaDa ApyAM hatAM. mArA upara temane ghaNo upakAra che. alabatta, zeThANIe na karavAnuM ghaNuM karyuM che, na bolAya tevuM e belyAM che. e temanA svabhAvano deSa che. mRtyu daMDa karavAthI temanuM ja mRtyu thaze. jarUra te temanA kharAba svabhAvane nAza karavAnI che. ApaNe rAjamAMthI aparAdha ane pApane nirmULa karavA che. mANasone dehAMta daMDanI sajA karavAthI te mANasa ja ochA thaze. mane lAge che ane huM joI rahyo chuM ke have temane AtmA ghaNe ja haLavo banyA che. pApanA pastAvAthI temanuM jigara harahaMmeza baLI rahyuM che. karelA apakRtyane temane baLApa thaI rahyo che. vaLI A kaMI rIDhA gunegAra nathI. aparAdha kare e temanA svabhAvamAM nathI. khAnadAna mANaso che. temane keda karavAthI ja temane badhI zikSA maLI gaI che. kAraNa khAnadAna mANasa mATe pratiSThA cAlI javI, e meta karatAM vadhu bhayaMkara -- che. AvA mANase pratiSThAthI ja jIvatAM hoya che.

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mahAsatI suzIlA 269: AthI mArI tamane namra ane AgrahabharI vinaMtI che ke temane tame mukta karI de. vijayasene bhImasenanuM vacana mAnya rAkhyuM. zeTha ane zeThANI kRtajJabhAve bhImasenane namI paDayAM. ane tene upakAra mAnavA lAgyAM. A rIte corane paNa bhImasene mukti apAvI. ane tene corI nahi karavA mATe samajAvyuM. cera paNa sarala. AtmA hatuM. teNe tema nahi karavA pratijJA lIdhI. ane bhImasenane te page paDayo. AMsu bhInI AMkhe tenI udAratAne upakAra mAnavA lAgyo. darabAramAM upasthita prajAjanee paNa bhImasenanI dayA. ane udAratAne jayaghoSa karyo. rAjapurohitee prazaMsAnI. tuti gAI bhATa cAraNee kavita karyA. bhImasene e saune sonAmahoro ApIne khuza karyA.. e divase ATaluM kAma karIne rAja darabAra barakhAsta thayA. e. pachI thoDA divaso bAda bhImasene eka dharma kAryane. prAraMbha karyo. supAtra dAnanA mahimAthI bhImasenane aDhaLaka dravya maLyuM hatuM. e dravyane teNe bhautika AnaMdamAM kharcavAne badale dharmanA pratApathI maLelA dravyane dharmanA kAryamAM ja kharcavAnuM nakakI karyuM. | vijayasena pAsethI teNe eka vizALa jagA kharIdI. e jagAmAM bhavya jinAlaya baMdhAvavAnuM nakakI karyuM. sArA. muhUte tenI zarUAta karI.

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bhImasena caritra jinAlaya eTale pRthvI uparanu` meAkSa bhavana, temAM praveza karanAra tenI racanA jotAM ja muktinA AnaMda anubhave, evI racanA karAvavAnA bhImasene vicAra karyAM. A mATe deza videzamAMthI zilpa zAstrIone teDAvyA ane A derAsara uttamAttama ane te mATe hukama karyAM. A aMge jeTalu dravya kharcAya teTalu dravya kharcavAnI bhImasene taiyArI batAvI. 270 zilpa zAstrIoe theADA ja divasamAM jinAlayane nakazA banAvI bhImasenane matAnye!. e joI bhImasena khuza thaI gayA. ane tenA khIjA ja divasathI nakazA pramANe kArIgare kAma karavA lAgI gayA. rAta divasa kAma cAlu karavAmAM AvyuM. A kAmanI dekharekha bhImasene jAte rAkhI. vadhamAna tapanI oLI cAlu hAvA chatAMya paNa jarAya pramAda sevyA sivAya teNe jAta dekharekha rAkhI, jota jotAmAM te jinAlaya AkAra pAmatuM gayu. jyAM eka samaya ujajaDa jamIna hatI tyAM vizALa ane bhavya jinamaMdira dekhAvA lAgyuM. bahAranA gavAkSeA ane sta bheAmAM zilpIoe khArIka ke|tarakAma karyuM" hatu. temAM teoe jina bhagavatAnA jIvana prasa`geAnu' aMkana karyu hatu, jonAra sau keI te mugdhabhAve joI rahetAM hatAM. aMdaranA bhAgamAM paNa evI ja kalA kArIgIrI cAregama najaramAM AvatI hatI. raMga maDapa, tenI chatA, tenA staMbhA vagere tamAmamAM AbehUba vItarAgatvanAM darzana thatAM hatAM.

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mahAsatI suzIlA 271 raMga maMDapa barAbara madhyamAM hatuM. ne tenI cAre bAju bhamatInI racanA karI hatI. A racanA evI kuzaLatApUrvaka karI hatI ke cAre bAjunI pratimAnuM darzana eka ja sthaLe UbhA rahIne thaI zakatuM. A mATe vacalA keI paNa taMbhane aMtarAya naDate nahi. Ama te lagabhaga badhuM ja sauyAra thaI gayuM hatuM. mAtra mukhya zikharanA kaLazanuM kAma bAkI hatuM. A kaLaza zuddha suvarNane mUkavAnuM hatuM. suvarNakAre e kAmamAM lAgI gayA hatA. e kaLaza paNa taiyAra thaI gaye. maMgala coghaDiye kaLaza zikhara upara caDAvavAmAM AvyA. paNa Azcarya ! bIje divase bhImasene joyuM to e kaLaza nIce paDaye hate. zikhara dhaDa vinAnA mAthA jevuM kaLazahIna hatuM. Ama kema? teNe zilpIone pUchyuM. zilpIoe A aMge tapAsa karI. maMdiranI racanAmAM te kaMI bhUla nathI ne? nakazA sAthe badhI ja racanA tapAsI joI. temAM kaMI ja bhUla na hatI. te zuM muhUrtamAM kaMI phera paDaye haze? jotiSIone elAvI pUchayuM. temaNe AvI graha-nakSatro-sUrya-caMdra-aMza akSAMza vagerenuM gaNita gayuM. - te ya barAbara ane cakkasa hatuM. te pachI kaLaza paDI kema gaye?

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bhImasena caritra zuM koI duSTa devanuM e kAvatruM haze? kaMIka prazno vicArI joyA. kazAyathI samAdhAna na thayuM. 202 Aje divase phrI cAkasAithI kaLaza caDAvavAmAM AvyeA.. e AkhI rAta bhImasene kaLaza sAmu' joIne kADhI, maTakuM mAryA vinA e rAta teNe pasAra karI. paNa Azcaya ! savAre zikhara upara kaLaza na hatA. bhImasena U'DA vicAramAM paDI gayeA. zilpIe ane jyAtiSa vizArade paNa muMjhavaNa anubhavavA lAgyA. Ama kema anatuM haze teno kAi ukela kADhI zakatuM nahatuM. e ukela kADhave anivAya hatA. kaLaza caDayA vinA. maMdira adhUruM ja gaNAya. te kAma paDatuM mUkavuM e pAlave tema na hatuM. bhImasenanI ciMtA vadhI gaI. vijayasena paNa ciMtA karavA lAgyA. baMnee rAja hukama kADhayA. 4 A kaLaza nahi caDavAnuM je keI kAraNa zeAdhI Apaze ane te kAraNa dUra karI kaLaza caDAvI Apaze tene rAja taraphathI mAM mAMgyuM InAma ApavAmAM Avaze.' divase| sudhI tenuM koi ja kAraNa na javuM. eka savAre bhImasenane koie khabara ApyA ke videzanA koI mahA naimittika Apane maLavA mAMge che. naimittika bhImasenane maLyA. teNe jaNAvyu ke je divase e jinamaMdiranA pravezadvAramAM zuddha zIlavatI nAra

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273 mahAsatI suzIlA tenA putra sAthe praveza karaze te ja divase e kaLaza tyAM zikhara upara sthira thaI jaze. A sAMbhaLI bhImasene e naimittikane yogya pAritoSika ApyuM. ane nagaranI tamAma putravatI strIone e jinAlayamAM praveza karavA mATe nimaMtraNa ApyuM. A mATe sArAya nagaramAM teNe ghoSaNA karAvI. A ghoSaNA sAMbhaLIne te ADe divase paNa je strIo A nUtana jinamaMdira jovA AvatI ne raMga maMDapamAM jatI te paNa baMdha thaI gaI. zuddha zIlanI zaratathI nagaranI sI strI e bhaya pAmatI hatI. vizuddha zala eTale mana-vacana ane kAyAthI kaIpaNa para puruSane jAtiya saMbaMdhe vicAra na karyo hoya tevuM zIla. tevuM utkaTa cAritrya mana che. tenI caMcaLatAnA lIdhe kayAreka parapuruSa sAthe e rIte achaDate vicAra AvI paNa jAya, ane na kare nArAyaNa ne pitAnA pravezathI kaLaza sthira na thAya te? pote te asatImAM ja khapI jAya ne ? nA, bhAI, nA. ApaNe evAM jheranAM pArakhAM nathI karAvavAM. AvuM vicArI nagaranI keI putravatI strI jinAlayamAM AvavA taiyAra thatI na hatI. - - baLapUrvaka te keIne praveza karAvI zakAya tema na hate. jyAre zarata pramANenI keI strI tyAM AvatI na hatI. divaso vitatA jatA hatA. ane bhImasenanI ciMtA gherI banatI jatI hatI. bhI. 18

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raha4 bhImasena caritra pitAnA svAmIne khUba ja vyagra ne vyathita joI suzIlAe ja pUchayuM : - " Aja kAla Apa Ama ATalA udAsa kema jaNAo che? zuM tapane lIdhe kaMI Apane azAtA te nathI jaNAtI ne ?' nA, devI! tapanA prabhAvathI te mArA tamAma paritApe upazama pAmyA che. mArI udAsI to A kaLazane laIne che. zuM A nagaramAM koI vizuddha zIlavatI nArI ja nathI ?" bhImasene ciMtA vyakta karI. nA. evuM to na ja bane. paNa evAM jheranAM pArakhAM keNa kare?" suzIlA strI hatI. strInI zarama ne strInA bhayane e jANatI hatI. AthI ja teNe kahyuM : "paNa kaMI vAMdho nahi. huM devasena ane ketusenane laI kAle maMdira praveza karIza. jagata paNa bhale jANI le ke rAjagRhI narezanI patnI satI che ke asatI.' "nA devI ! nA. evuM na bele. tame te satI ja che. mane pUrepUrI zraddhA che. tamArA pravezathI jarUra e kaLaza sthira thaI jaze." bhImasene zraddhAthI kIdhuM. "mAru e ahobhAgya che ke Apane mArA para evI zraddhA che. paraMtu e zraddhAne mAre A keseTIe caDAvavI ja rahI. suzIlAe daDhatAthI kIdhuM. bIje divase te sArA ya nagaramAM A vAta prasarI gaI. jinAlaya AgaLa to mAnava maherAmaNa umaTaye hate.

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mahAsatI suzIlA 275 meTA bhAge temAM strIo hatI. ane saunA hAthamAM akSata ne phUla thALa hatAM. satIne vadhAvavA mATe sau agAuthI ja taiyAra banIne AvyAM hatAM. samaya thatAM ja rathamAM besI suzIlA devasena ane ketusenane laIne AvI. dUrathI teNe bhAvathI vItarAga prabhune mane mana praNAma karyA. ane potAnA AtmAne uddezI belIH zAsana devatA! Aja sudhI meM manathI, vacanathI ke kAyAthI koIpaNa parapuruSane sevya nathI. A aMge mArI heja paNa khalanA thaI hoya te jarUra tame mane zikSA karajo. paraMtu temAM huM je aNizuddha houM te A kaLazane tame sthira karo." prArthanA karI suzIlAe bALaka sAthe praveza karyo. e ja samaye zilpIoe zikhara upara kaLaza caDAve. ceDA ja prayatnamAM zikhara upara kaLaza sthira thaI gayo. e AkhI rAta suzIlA ane bALakee temaja anya parivAre e maMdiramAM dharma jAgaraNa karyuM. prajAjanemAMthI paNa keTalAka e rAte tyAM rokAyA. ane vahelI savAramAM te lokonI hakaDeThaTha jAmavA lAgI. loke ToLAbaMdha tyAM AvavA lAgyA. savAranA sUye pitAnuM prathama kiraNa e suvarNa kaLaza upara phekayuM. kaLaza jhagamagI UThaya. ghaNuM divase bAda kaLaza upara sUrya kiraNe viratarI rahyAM hatAM. jinAlaya baMdhAyA

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76 bhImasena caritra bAda Aja prathama divasa hato ke zikhara upara suvarNa kaLaza tenA teja pAtharI rahyo hato. suzIlAe savAramAM bhImasenane bhAvapUrvaka praNAma karyA. bhImasene tene AzIrvAda ne dhanyavAda ApyA. nagarajanee bhAre harSapUrvaka jayaghoSaNA karI. mahAsatI suzIlA rANune jaya he." rAe rAjamahela tarapha prayANa karyuM tyAre sau nagaravAsIoe tenA upara kulene varasAda varasAvyuM. nagaranI strIoe suzIlAnA satItvanAM gIta gAyAM. e pachInA eka zubha divase bhAre dabadabApUrvaka e jinAlayamAM zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanI vizALa ne bhavya pratimAnI pratiSThA karAvI. bhamatImAM paNa anya tIrthakara paramAtmAnI pratimAnuM pratiSThApana karyuM. bhImasene anargaLa dravya A prasaMge khacyuM. zAMtisnAtra mahotsava karyo. aThThAI mahotsava ujavyuM. svAmivAtsalya karyuM. muni bhagavaMtane supAtradAna dIdhuM. aneka jIne abhayadAna ApyuM. devAe ApelA dravyamAMthI je kaMI thoDuM bacyuM hatuM temAMthI bIjA paNa ghaNA zubha kAma karAvyAM. upAzraya baMdhAvyuM. para baMdhAvI. prabhAvanA karAvI. ane tenI pAIe pAI zubha kAmamAM khacI nAkhI. e ja arasAmAM bhImasenane tapa nivikane pUrNa thaye. pAraNAnA divase nUtana jinAlayamAM zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavaMtanI

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mahAsatI suzIlA - 277 pUjA karI; parama saMsAratAraka evA zramaNa bhagavaMtane bhaktibharyA haiye becarI vaherAvI temaja anya dIna garIone dAna karI pote pAraNuM karyuM. A prasaMge paNa pite aThThAI mohatsava karyo. bhImasene A badhe tapane ja prabhAva mAnya. tapanA prabhAvathI ja pitAnA dukhane aMta AvI gaye hate evI tene pAkI zraddhA besI gaI. tapane lIdhe tene AtmA vizuddha banI gaye. kAyAmAM paNa tapanA teja camakArA dekhAtA hatA. e pachI vijayasene bhImasenane zarIranI egya kALajI levA Agraha karyo. bhImasene A samaye AnAkAnI nA karI ane zarIranuM saMpUrNa svAthya meLavavA teNe egya auSadha ne anupAna levA mAMDayA. thoDA ja samayamAM tenuM Arogya pAchuM hatuM tevuM ne tevuM thaI gayuM. have tenA zarIramAM rAjeteja vatatuM hatuM. tenI mukhamudrA pratApI ne prabhAvI lAgatI hatI. teNe have nirNaya karyo ke potAnI rAjagRhI pAchI meLavavI. ane A mATe vijayasenanA sAtha sahakArathI teNe prayatna zarU karI dIdhAM.

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Cheng Fang Shao D 25 #99F so zasra zaNagAra pratiSThAnapuranA nareza arijayane samAcAra maLyA ke peAtAnA bhANeja bhImasena tenA parivAra sAthe kSitipratiSThita nagaramAM AvIne rahyo che. tyAM e bhANeje divya ane bhavya jinAlaya adhAvyuM che. kaLazanI vAtanI paNa tene khakhara paDI. maneAmana ja teNe peAtAnI satI bhANeja vahu suzIlAne praNAma karyAM. mAmA bhANejanAM nagarA kaMi ahu dUra na hatAM. eka samaye peAtAnA kAryakrama mujaba agni'ye pravAsa zarU karyAM. vijayasenaneA te mahemAna banyA. potAnA sAhune tyAM mAmA AvyA che, e khabara maLatAM ja bhImasena tarata ja temane maLavA rAjamahelamAM gayA. he praNAma, mAmA ! praNAma.' * are ! bhImasena tuM ? kema kuzaLa teA che ne ?" mAmAe bhANejane potAnI khAthamAM letAM kahyuM. * ApanA AzIrvAdathI mAmA adhuM ja kSemakuzaLa che.'

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sajo zatru zaNagAra 27 A avAjanA raNakA, te kheAlavAnI bhImasenanI Dhakha ari jaya ghaDI joI ja rahyo. tenA AMtaramanamAM ka MIka khaLabhaLATa thayA. tene thayuM A bhImasenane me' kayAMka joye che, paNa kayAM joyA haze ?? arijaye potAnI yAdadAstane sakArI joi ane thoDu thADu yAda teA AvavA lAgyuM. kuzakAya, dIna ane mlAna bhImasenanI tene jhAMkhI te thaI. paNa e ja bhImasena huze ke kema ? te ari Mjaya nakkI na karI zakaye. ' mAmAne vicAramAM paDelA joI bhImasene pUchyuM : mAmA ! zuM UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayA ? kuzaLa te che ne ?" 'bhImasena ! meM tane kyAMka prathama joyeA hAya tevu lAge che. paNa kayAM te yAda AvatuM nathI." ari jaye potAnI muMjhavaNa kahI. 'temAM zu' yAda karavAnuM hatuM, mAmA? rAjagRhImAM mane joye haze.'bhImasene asala vAta chupAvI majAka bharyAM svare kahyuM. 'rAjagRhI cheDayA pachI tane kayAMka joyA che. e tuM ja heze ke khIjo keAI e nakkI nathI karI zakatA. pachu. kharAkhara tArA jevuM ja mAM hatu. khelavAnI Dhakha paNa tArA jevI ja hatI. pharaka hAya tA eTale ja mAtra hateA. e mANasa sAva nisteja ane kaMgAla hatA. zarIre sAva dRza hatA ane tenA kapaDAnA paNa kaI ThekANA na hatA.' A sAMbhaLI bhImasenanI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayAM.

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280 bhImasena caritra e divaseA ja eTalA badhA kharAba ne kaDhaMgA pasAra thayA hatA ke tenI smRti thatAM ja haiyu gaLagaLu khanI jAya. bhImasenanuM haiyuM paNa e purANI smRtithI vaaAvAi rahyu hatuM. 'bhImasena ! tArI AMkhamAM AMsu kema ?' arija AzcayathI pUchyuM. 8 mAmA ! e kamanazIba kaMgALa mANasa khIjo koI nahi paNa huM ja hatA. huM ja tamArI pAse nokarI karavA mATe AnyA hatA.' ararara ! ane me ja tane nA pADI dIdhI ! huM bhagavAna ! mArA hAthe teM A kevu' kAma karAvyu ? bhImasena ! mane mAfa kara. meM tane ethI ghaNuM ja duHkha Apyu che. huM tane tyAre oLakhI paNa na zakayA, ke tuM mArA bhANeja che. mApha kara. bhImona ! mane mApha kara...' ariMjayane potAnI bhUla samajAI. te zarama anubhavavA lAgyA. mAmA! e aparAdha tA mArA ja hatA. pUrvabhave maiM kai azubha karmAM khAMdhyAM haze. nahi te rAjanA dhaNIne nAkarI mATe rajhaLavu' paDe kharu? karmInI sau kaThapUtaLIe chIe ApaNe teA. e nacAve tema nAcavAnu. bhImasene svasthatAthI kIdhuM. paNa bhImasena ! tAre te tArI ALakha ApavI hatI? ema karyu. hAta te zuM huM tane du:khkhamAM dhakelata are ' 8 mAmA! manavAnuM hatu te khanI gayuM. have teno raMja < "

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so zarU zaNagAra 281 ze ? mArA upara tamArA ATalA bhAva che e ja mAre mana ghaNuM.' bhImone mAdhyasthatA batAvI. kharI vAta che tArI. paNu bhImasena! tu e te kahe, tyAM te eka varasa karyuM zuM?' na chUTake mAmAnA AgrahathI bhImone e badhI vAta kahI. arijaya e vAtanA eka eka zabde AMsu sArI rahyo hatA. chevaTe jyAre bhImone zastra gumAvyAnI vAta karI, tyAre tenAM AMsu aTakI paDyAM. tenI AMkheAmAM gusso saLagavA lAgyA. e zeThanI A hiMmata ? mAre tene zikSA karavI paDaze, ajANyA paradezIone A rIte lUMTanAra dezavAsIone tA sakhta zikSA karavI joie.' ajiya elI UThayA. 6 nahi mAmA ! e zeTha tA pAritASakane pAtra che. mArA upara temane anahada upakAra che. temaNe mane e eka varasa AzarA na ApyA hAta teA na jANe tamArA nagaramAM mAruM zuM thAta ?' bhImasene karuNA matAvI. e ja samaye dvArapALe AvIne samAcAra ApyA : * pratiSThAnapurathI eka zreSThi AvyA che ane te rAjagRhI nareza zrI bhImasenane maLavA mAMge che. > * AdarathI temane ahIM laI Ava.' bhImasene AjJA karI, AvanAra zeThane dUrathI jotA ja bhImasena siMhAsana uparathI nIce utaryAM. e zeThane sAme jaI tenuM svAgata karyuM.

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281 bhImasena caritra 4 padhArA padhArA zeTha! Apa kaMI A bAju padhAryAM ?' bhImasenane A bhAva joI zeTha te tUTI paDayA. ne tenA pagamAM paDI rahevA lAgyA. kSamA kareA nareza ! kSamA kara. me Apane ALakhyA niha. mArA e aparAdhane tame mApha karo. huM te| Apane dAsa chuM. e zastrAnA Apa svIkAra karI ne mane pApathI yukta karI. . 'bhImasena ! zuM A e ja zeTha che ke jeNe tArA zastro paDAvI lIdhA hatA ?' vAtane pAmI jatAM ari jaye pUchyuM, 'hA, mAmA ! zeTha teA e ja che. paNa te zeTha ane A zeDamAM ghaNuM! ja pharaka paDI gayeA che. A zeTha pApanA bhArathI kacaDAyelA che. pastAvAthI raDatA A zeThe che. e zeTha teA maMdalAI gayA. ' * dhanya bhImasena ! dhanya che tArI udAratAne, dhanya tArI karUNAne.' ari jace prazaMsA karI. bhImasene e zeThane UbhA karyAM. tenA aparAdha mA karyAM. zasrA sabhAnI pAchA laI lIdhA ane kahyuM. 6 zeTha! mAnavI mAtra bhUlane pAtra che. paNa ekavAra bhUla bhUla gaNAya. e ja bhUla evaDAya te te gunA anI jAya che, pharI evI bhUla na karazeA. gheADAka lAbhane mATe AtmAne kalaMkita na karaze. kAraNa deha upara DAgha paDaze teA snAna vilepanathI tarata dUra karI zakAze. AtmAnA upara lAgelA .

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saje zastra zaNagAra 283 DAghane devA mATe te na jANe keTalAya bha karavA paDaze. mATe zeTha ! AtmAne ujaLe rAkhajo.' vidAya ApatAM bhImasene zeThane kahyuM. zeThe bhImasenanI salAhane zIromAnya karI ane laLI laLIne praNAma karI tyAMthI vidAya lIdhI. ariMjaya te bhImasenanI A mAnavatA ne karuNA joI Abhe ja banI gayo. potAnA bhANejamAM AvA uttama guNeno. vAsa che, te joI tenI chAtI harSathI kulAvA lAgI. cha eka divasa mAmA-bhANeja sAthe rahyA. e divase mAM baMnee khUba khUba vicAronI Apa-le karI. arijaye bhImasenanA bALakone peTa bharIne ramADayA ane temane aneka prakAranAM senAnAM ramakaDAM vagere apAvyAM. bhANeja vahune paNa yogya bheTo ApI. vidAya veLAe kahyuM "bhImasena ! jyAre paNa tane kaMI jarUra paDe te mane saMdeza mokalaje. tarata ja tene amala karIza. tuM have jarAya muMjhAIza nahi. ane jyAre tuM rAjagRha javA nIkaLe tyAre mane jarUrathI khabara karaje.' bhImasene vidAya thatAM mAmAne praNAma karyA. mAmAe tenA mastaka upara hAtha mUkI AzIrvAda ApyA : "sukhI thA. tAruM kalyANa thAya." - bhImasene e pachI pitAnuM saghaLuM citta devasena ane. ketusenanI keLavaNImAM lagADayuM. baMnenI uMmara have jIvana

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184 bhImasena caritra ghaDatarane ceAgya thaI hatI. bhImasene ane tyAM sudhI jAte te ghaDatara karavA mADayuM. rAjakumArI mATe zastronI tAlima anivAya gaNAya. bhImasene e tAlima peAte ApavA mAMDI. anya viSaya mATe tajajJAne rAjamahelamAM teDavA. anee bhegA maLI rAjagRhInA bhAvI rAjavIonu ghaDatara karavA mAMDayuM. devasena ane ketusena ane capaLa ane hAMzIyAra hatA. dhyAna rAkhIne peAtAne je pATha ne DhAva batAvavAmAM AvatA te taiyAra karatA.khUba ja mana lagAvIne tee peAtAnA jIvananuM zAstrIya ghaDatara karI rahyA hatA. saMtAneAnA vikAsane joI bhImasena ane suzIlA ane harSa pAmI rahyAM hatAM. ane A saghaLA dhanA prabhAva che tema samajI yathAzakti dharmadhyAna paNa karatAM hatAM. jota jotAmAM te mane kumArA AMtera kaLAmAM pravINa anI gayA. vyAyAma ane zastranI tAlimathI temanAM zarIra peAlAdI manI gayAM. te cAlatA tyAre temanA paDachaMDha zarIranA paDachAyA paNa ghaDIbhara joi rahe tema mana thatu hatuM. ane pUrNa brahmacaya nA pAlanathI temanA mukhAraviMda upara eka AtmA pragaTatI hatI. je jonArane pAtA tarapha khecI rAkhatI hatI. tAlImanA arasAmAM devasena ane ketusene jANI lIdhuM hetu', ke teo rAjagRhInA bhAvI vArasadAra che. peAtAnA kAkAe kAkInI caDhavaNIthI peAtAnA pitAne rAte rAta rAjathI

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saje zastra zaNagAra 285 dUra bhagADayA hatA. jema jema teo tAlIma pAmatA gayA. tema tema temano vicAra daDha thato gaye, ke pite rAjagRhI. pAchI meLavIne ja jaMpaze. anyAyane pote pratikAra karaze. ne nyAyanuM zAsana tyAM sthApaze. have tAlIma pUrI thaI gaI hatI. kaMI zIkhavAnuM bAkI nahetuM hatuM. deha ane mananuM ghaDatara pUruM thayuM hatuM. temanuM mana have rAjagRhI pAchI meLavavA talapApaDa banI rahyuM hatuM. pitAjI! Apa anujJA Ape te ame rAjagRha. upara caDAI karIe. devasene eka samaye kahyuM. devasena ! tArI mahattvAkAMkSA huM samajuM chuM. paNa ApaNe utAvaLa nathI karavI. pahelAM ApaNe tyAMnA khabara meLavI laI e. e pachI je karavuM haze te karIzuM.' te Apa Aje ja ApaNA guptacarane tyAM mokalo. amArAthI have dhIraja dharAtI nathI. ghaNe samaya kAkAne. anyAya sahana karyo. amAre nyAya joIe che ne e nyAya. karAvIne ja ame japIzuM. kema ketusena ! tAruM zuM kahevuM che?" devasenanI sAthe ja ketusena potAnI vAta kahevA AvyA. hatA. AthI tene vicAra devasene pUchaye. "mAruM paNa e ja kahevuM che pitAjI ! anyAya karanAra te gunegAra che ja. paNa tene dInabhAve sahana karanAra paNa teTale ja gunegAra che. ketusene devasenanI vAtane Teko Ape.. ema ja thaze dIkarAe ! ema ja thaze. ApaNe ane A ja kAraNa ke

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bhImasena caritra jarUrathI anyAyano sAmano karIzuM. paNa A mATe tamAre DI rAha jovI paDaze. guptacarane tyAMnA samAcAra laI AvavA de. e AthI ja ApaNe ahIMthI prayANa karIzuM.' 'bhImasene kumArone protsAhana ApyuM. bIje ja divase vijayasenanA baheza guptacaro rAjagRha tarapha javA upaDI gayA. hA mAsa bAda e guptacare pAchA pharyA. ane rAjagRha nareza zrI hariSaNanI pUrepUrI vigatathI bhImasena ane vijayasenane vAkepha karyA. temaNe jaNAvyuM ke rAjagRhI Aja nadhaNiyAta jevI banI gaI che. tyAMnuM tamAma kAmakAja vizvAsu maMtrIe ja calAve che. hari nuM mana rAjakAjamAMthI sAva UThI gayuM che. bhImasenane bhagADyA bAda hari peNune pastAvo thavA lAge. pitAthI eka mahApApa thaI gayuM che evI baLatI bhAvanA temanA dilamAM satata saLagavA lAgI. ' arere! huM kayAM strInA phaMdAmAM phasAI gaye ? he bhagavAna! have mAruM zuM thaze? pitAtulya evA moTAbhAIne terAta bhagADIne meM zuM meLavyuM? hAya! Aja teo kyAM haze? sadAya sukha ne AnaMdamAM rahetA evA mArA pUjya bhAbhInI Aja zuM dazA haze ? ane bicArAM mAsuma bALake ! thalAla cha. .

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saje zatru zaNagAra 287 oha! temano vicAra AvatAM ja mAruM haiyuM kakaLI UThe che! nahi, nahi, mAre nathI joItuM A rAja. nathI khAtA mane A vibhava ne vilAsa! ' are ! mane koI bacAve ! mArA aMge aMgamAM dAha baLe che. he bhagavAna! mArA bhAI ane bhAbhIne jyAM hoya tyAM sukhI rAkhaje ! AvI baLatarAmAM harirSaNanuM mana asvastha banI gayuM. buddhi uparano kAbU te gumAvI beThA. maMtrIoe rAjavaidone teDAvyA. sAravAra karAvI. ghaNA divaso bAda pharI temaNe ravaratA prApta karI. paraMtu asala jene taravarATa jovA maLatuM nathI. khUba ja udAsa rahe che. rAjakAjanI pravRtti paNa jANe nA chuTake karatA hoya tema kare che. ane potAnI patnI ane jenA nimitte A badhuM banyuM te vimalA dAsIne temaNe kADhI mUkI che. ane have e nareza ! ApanA ja AgamananI rAha juve che. kharekhara ! rAjagRhI Aja nadhaNIyAtI banI gaI che. tyAMnI prajA have teno asala rAjavI mAMge che. A amAruM te mAnavuM che, nareza ! ke A5 abaghaDI prayANa kare. Apane jarAya lehI nahi reDavuM paDe. vinA yuddha ja rAjagRhI ApanA caraNe namaze. guptacare pitAnI vAta pUrI karI.

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bhImasena cari A sAMbhaLatAM bhImasenanI AMkhamAM pANI AvI gayAM. tenu karuNAdra' haiyuM elI UThayuM : arere ! mArA nAnA bhAInI A dazA ? keveA pratApI ne parAkramI hatA ! hAya ! Aja tenI kevI avadazA thaI gaI che ! hAya, gussAmAM e bhUla karI beThe, paNa emAM teno zu vAMka ? e te bicArA nimitta ja che. mArA ja nazIbamAM jyAM bhAgavavAnu lakhyu hAya tyAM kANu mithyA karI zake ? nahi....nahiM...... tene mApha karIza, tene gaLe lagADIne tene bharapUra prema karIza ane kahIza. bhUlI jA, bhAI ! bhUlI jA badhuM. e eka kusvapna hatuM UDI gayuM. have savAra thai. tenA Ana Mda mANu....' pitAjI ! zuM vicAramAM paDI gayA ? ' bhImasenane Ama zUnyamanaska thayelA joI devasene pUchyuM . kaMI nahi, beTA ! ' peAtAnI vedanA chupAvatA 288 bhImasene kahyuM. te! have Apa zI AjJA karI che ?" ketusene pUchyuM. e paNa A vAtamAM hAjara hatA. mArA AtmA teA mane tItha yAtrA karavA kahe che.' pitAjI ! A avasara vijayayAtrA mATenA che. tI. yAtrA paNa karIzuM. pahelu katavya atyAre ApaNA mATe rAjagRhIne saMbhALavAnu che. devone dalIla karI. beTA ! tArI vAta marAmara che.' paraMtu mArA AtmA yuddhathI DarI rahyo che. nirdeSAnA leAhI reDavAthI e kapI rahyo che, ane kAnI sAme yuddha karavAnuM ? mArA ja nAnA

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saje zastra zaNagAra bhAI sAme ? nA.nA mArAthI e nahi bane! pApajIrU bhImasene pitAnI AMtavyathA kahI. bhImasena ! A kaI yuddha nathI karavAnuM. anyAya sAme paDakAra karavAnuM che. nAnA bhAIne mAthe kaMI talavAra vIMjhavAnI nathI. anyAyInA sAme talavAra upADavAnI che. kSatriyane e dharma che. anyAya sAmano kare, AtatAyIne jera kara." vijayasena belI UDyo. ane pitAjI ! ApaNe yuddha karavuM ja nahi paDe. guptacaro je bAtamI lAvyA che, te uparathI te ema ja lAge che ke pUjya kAkA khUda, sAme AvIne ApaNane rAja gRhIne muguTa soMpI jaze." devasene kahyuM. jevI tamArA saunI IchA. te kare prayANa ane sano zastra zaNagAra. mArA tamane AzIrvAda che." bhImasene saMmati ApI. najadIkanA ja zubha muhUrta bhImasene, vijayasenanA rInya sAthe ca AraMbhI. bhI. 19

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( 26 ja devano parAbhava ja che. devenI paNa eka duniyA che. A dharatIthI te duniyA taddana judI che. tyAMnI duniyAne svarga kahevAmAM Ave che. e svargamAM deve vase che. mAnavathI vizeSa zakti teo dharAve che. potAnA jJAna baLathI e ghaNuM badhuM joI zake che. mAtra IcchA zaktithI ja teo ghaNI uthalapAthala karI zake che. A devatAonuM paNa eka vyavasthita zAsana heya che. tyAM paNa ApaNI lokasabhAe je darabAra bharAya che. evA eka darabAramAM sau devatAo beThA hatA. alaka malakanI vAto cAlI rahI hatI. Indra mahArAjA sabhAne kahI rahyA hatA. "kharekhara ApaNA karatAM te mAnavabhava ghaNe uttama che. tyAM je sAdhanA ane siddhi meLavI zakAya che, evI sAdhanA ane siddhi ApaNA lekamAM lAvavI ghaNI dukkara che. temAMya muktinI sAdhanA te duSkarathI ya duSkara che. e mATe te mAnava janma ja levuM paDe. e bAbatamAM mAnava ApaNAthI zreSTha che.

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devane parAbhava 29 paNa Aja mane sarvazreSTha evA bhImasenanuM maraNa thAya che. tenI smRti thatAM ja mAruM mana e bhavya puruSane ApoApa namI paDe che. Aha ! kevAM kevAM kaSTomAMthI e pasAra thaye? rAja gumAvyuM. nAnA bALakane laI patnI sAthe rAterAta jaMgalanI vATa pakaDavI paDI. peTa gujArA mATe patnI ane putrothI dUra thavuM paDayuM, bhUkhamare veTho. apamAna ane AkSepa sahana karyA. aneka viTaMbaNAo anubhavI. ' chatAMya teNe vItarAgamAMthI zraddhA na khAI. aTala vizvAsathI e aparaMpAra duHkhane sahana karato rahyo. dharatI upara aneka mAnave che. paraMtu teNe je rIte vapanI vatane jALavyuM che, tevuM keIe jALavyuM nathI. zuM tene saMyama! zuM tenI niSThA ! zuM tenI AsthA! kharekhara bhImasena te bhImasena ja che ! mArA tene vAraMvAra namaskAra !..." eka pAmara mAnavInI ATalI badhI prazaMsA? chi !" eka deva tiraskArathI belI Uye. jene tame eka pAmara gaNe che, te pAmara nathI. bhaDavIra che e te bhaDavIra. Indra mahArAjAe bhImasenanI tarapheNa karatAM kahyuM.. deve AgaLa evA bhaDavIra zI visAtamAM? kayAM anaMta zakti dharAvatA de ne kayAM azaktithI khadabadatA mAna!? pelA devatAe ghamaMDathI kIdhuM.

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bhImasena caritra ' tame bhIMta bhUlA che deva ! mAnavanA jyAre AtmA jAge che, tyAre devA paNa enI tAkAta AgaLa mastaka namAve che.' ra * mAnavane mAthuM namAve e daiva khIjA, huM' nahi.' huMkArathI pelA deva melI UTharyA. 8 tA tame kaseTI karI jojo. bhImasenane tenA brahmacaya vratamAMthI calAvI zake| tA huM paNa jANuM ke tAruM devA paNa mahAna che.' 8 bhale, huM paNa Apane batAvI ApIza, ke devAnI tAkAta AgaLa mAnavA keTalA kSudra che! e divase DhavAnA darabAramAM garamI AvI gaI. indra mahArAjA ne deva vaccenI cakamakamAM saune majhA AvI gaI. irSyA ane ghamaMDamAM devA paNa mAnave jevAM ja che, alke vadhu hIna che. irSyAnI AgamAM ne ghamaMDanA tAramAM e zuM na kare e ja savAla ! pelA ghaDI deve indra mahArAjAne peAtAnI tAkAtano paricaya matAvI ApavAnuM nakkI karyuM. ane bhImasenane tenA vratamAMthI kema calita karavA tenI ceAjanA ghaDavA lAgyA. gheADI ja paLeAmAM teNe saghaLA ghATa ghaDI kADhaye ane devalAka cheADI, dharatI upara Avye. devAnA darabAramAM bhImasenanI prazaMsA thaI rahI hatI, tyAre bhImasena tenI pracaMDa senA sAthe rAjagRhI tarapha daDamajala karI rahyo hatA.

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devano parAbhava yuddha tene karavuM na hatuM ane tenI sAme yuddha? pitAnA ja nAnA bhAI sAthe? jamInanA zeDA TukaDA mATe zuM nirdoSonAM mAthAM vadheravAnAM ! aneka sehAgaNanAM kaMgana teDavAnAM?nAnA bAluDAMone temanA bApathI vikhuTAM pADavAnAM? nahi, nahi. evI hiMsAthI maLatuM ja nakAmuM che ane- kenI hAyathI maLela e vijaya gojhAro che. bhImasenanuM AMtara mana te ahiMsAne ja vicAra karI rahyuM hatuM. te to prema yuddhamAM ja mazagula hatuM. premathI je bhagavAna mahAvIre caMDakauzikane vaza karyo, te zuM pate premathI potAnA ja sagA bhAIne vaza nahi kare? na karI zake te potAne prema eTale adhUro, bAkI premanI tAkAta amApa che, apUrva che. bhalabhalA kaTTara duzmane paNa tenI najara paDatAM gaLe vaLagI AnaMda mANe che. bhImasenanuM mana Ama prema ane varamAM aTavAyeluM hatuM. tenuM aMtara vadhu prema tarapha ja DhaLeluM hatuM. kAraNa ke tenA bhAIne duzamana nahote mAnate. pitAnA azubha karmanuM e to nimitta hatuM. AthI ja pite pracaMDa senAnI AgevAnI lIdhI hovA chatAM paNa senAnI AMkhamAM je yuddhanI Aga bhaDakatI dekhAya che, tevI Aga tenI AMkhamAM jaNAtI na hatI. tyAM te narI karuNuM ja chalakAtI hatI. senAne paNa tethI teNe spaSTa sUcanA ApI dIdhI hatI. keIne paNa raMjADazo nahi, ghAsanA taNakhalAne paNa ukheDaze nahi. tamAre kaI sAmane kare te ja tame tamArA rakSaNe

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bhImasena caritra mATe talavAra upADaje. e upADatA samaye paNa tame ema ja mAnaje ke tame tamAruM rakSaNa karavA e laDAI laDI rahyA che. yuddha e ApaNe maMtra nathI. vijaya ApaNe jarUra meLave che. paraMtu ApaNe premano vijaya joIe che. e ja vijaya sAce ne aMtima che." | devasena ane ketusenane paNa bhImasena premanA pATha bhaNAvatA hatA, temanA dilamAMthI e hiMsAnA saMskAra bhUMsavA mAMgate hate. devasena ! tuM eka rAjAnuM saMtAna jarUra che. paNa e pahelAM tuM mAnava bALa che. tAruM kuLa rAjavI kharuM, paNa sau prathama te tuM mAnavuM che. e mAnavanuM kartavya tuM bhUlIza nahi. tuM rAjagRhIne rAjA bane paNa je tArAmAM mANasAI nahi heya, mAnavatA nahi hoya te rAjAzAhI tArI kaI ja kAmanI nathI. mATe prathama mAnavadharmane samajaje, e dharma samajyA pachI tene rAjadharma samaja aghare nahi paDe." baMne kumAre pitAnA pitAnI vAta dhyAnathI sAMbhaLatA hatA ane temanA AtmAne jarA paNa duHkha na pahoMce e rIte vatI rahyA hatA. savAra sAMja ekadhArI daDamajala karatAM rInyane, gaMgA nadI AvatAM thoDA divasa mATe paDAva nAMkhavA bhImasene hukama karyo. subhaToe jotajotAmAM taMbUo bAMdhI dIdhA. ghaDIe

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devanA parAbhava 95 uparathI jina utArI nAMkhyA. khabhA upara mAMdhelA dhanuSya mANu subhaToe kADhI nAMkhyA. keDa upara laTakAvelI talavAra ne kaTAra paNa bAju upara mUkI dIdhAM. ane sau mukta mane tyAM pravAsanA thAka utAravA Ana MdathI viharavA lAgyA. bhImasenane tabU sauthI alaga bAMdhavAmAM AnyA hatA. tenA tathyUthI thADe ja dUra eka upavana hatuM. e upavanamAM koyala TahukA karI rahI hatI ne pauce, piyu piyu belI rahyo hateA. jAruvaMtI ane jAsudanA phuleAnI suvAsathI havA maghamaghI rahI hatI. yauvanane hileALe caDAve evI ramya sRSTi tyAM vistarelI hatI. bhImasena mATe A STi AtmAnA Anada mATe peASaka hatI. te mAnatA hatA vAsanA ane vikAra teA mAnavInA manamAM che, padArtha teA jaDa che. mana temAM vAsanAnI kalpanA kare tA ja e padArtha dehane aNuaNAve. AkI jaDanI te zI tAkAta che ke te caitanyane cAMcaLa kare? bhImasenanA A AMtara-STinI pelA devane zI khakhara ane te! A taka uttameAttama lAgI. apeAranA samaya hateA. tApathI dharatI zeAkAI rahI hatI. sau koI ne zItaLa chAMyamAM sUI javAnuM mana thAya evI bahAra aganajhALa varasatI hatI. pAse ja nadI-kinArA hatA ane pAse ja vanani jo hatI. sau manaphAve tyAM jaine ArAma laI rahyA hatA. bhImasena paNa sainyanI vastIthI thADe dUra eka ekAMta

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296 bhImasena caritra sthaLe gheghUra AmraghaTAnI taLe ArAmathI paDayA hatA. ghaNuM lAMbA samaye tene AvI nirAMta ne zAMti maLyAM hatAM. pravAsane thAka te tene paNa lAgyuM hatuM. paraMtu tenA vadana upara jarAya kaMTALe ke vyagratA jaNAtI na hatI. svastha ci ne praphulla mane e maMjarIne nihALI rahyo hate. lIlI lIlI hariyALI jotAM tenA tana ane mana baMnene TADhaka vaLatI hatI. e ja samaye pelA devatAe potAnI mAyAjALa UbhI karI dIdhI. vAtAvaraNane teNe ekadama sugaMdhamaya karI nAkhyuM. mana bharAI jAya evI soDama havAmAM prasarI UThI, zItala havA, sugaMdhI havA. bhImasenane manamayUra harakhAI UTha. baLatA baLatA baporamAM A havA tene bhAvI gaI. tyAM to bhImasene havAmAM kayAMka saMgItano sUra ghUMTAte je. vINAnA tArane jhINe rava kayAMka gUMjI rahyo. saMgIta dhIme dhIme mane madIluM banatuM gayuM. havAmAM UDatA tenA tarage asara karavA lAgyA. kayAMkathI doDatA doDatA helane mora AvI pahoMcyAM. mere nRtya zarU karyuM. pitAnI kaLAne vistAra karyo ane Dhelane joI AnaMdathI kUdavA lAge. bhImasena je AmravRkSa nIce sUto hato, tenI DALa upara zuka ane zukI AvIne besI gayAM. ekamekanI cAMca meMmAM levA gayAM. zarIra sparzanA karavA lAgyA. A te devI mAyA ! nazIluM saMgIta ne madIlI havA! paMkhIjagata

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dhruvanA parAbhava 197 bhAna bhUlavA lAgyuM. kelInI 2maNutAmAM e jagata ramamANu anI gayuM. ughADI AMkhe sUtelA bhImasene AMkhA mIMcI dIdhI. rati prasaMge! koInA paNa na jovAya. pazu hAya ke pakSI hAya, mAnava hAya ke deva hAya. temanA evA prasa`ge ajANatA paNa jovAI jAya teA peAtAnA vratanu' skhalana thAya. bhImasena te! e vratanA kaDaka AgrahI hatA. suzIlAmAM ja teNe peAtAnI maryAdA bAMdhI hatI. tenA sivAya bIjI koI paNa strInA jAtiya saMbadha, jAtiya vicAra vajya hatA. svadArA saMtASa e ja tenuM sukha hatuM. havA ne sa MgIta teA dehane aNuaNAvI rahyAM hatAM. lAhIne dhIme dhIme e gAma karI rahyAM hatAM. bhImasena sAvadha khanI gayA. eka kSaNa paNa jo A aMge bedarakArI sevAze, te peAtAnI varasonI sAdhanA dhULamAM maLI jaze. teNe navakAra matranuM raTaNa zarU karI dIdhuM. mAnasapaTa upara vItarAganI chatrI khaDI karI dIdhI. huvA ane sa MgIta nAkAmiyAba nIvaDavAM, bhImasena upara tenI koI jhAjhI asara thaI nahi, urdu e sajAga manI gayA. AvanArA AMdhInA meLAne e pArakhI gayeA. mana viphare ne vakare te agAu ja teNe manane zubha dhyAnamAM lagADI dIdhu. devatAe tarata ja jIvaMta sRSTi khaDI karI dIdhI. tyAre bhImasena palAMDI vALI, AMkhe. mIcIne AtmadhyAna dharI

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298 bhImasena caritra rahyo hato. tenI khUba ja najadIka AvIne eka asarAe potAne pAlava bhImasenanA mukhAraviMda upara pheravyo. - bhImasenanI AMkha khUlI gaI. sAme joyuM te sAkSAta raMbhA tene AhavAhana karatI UbhI hatI. tenA hAthamAM sUrA ' pAtra hatuM ane e pAtra dharIne UbhI rahI hatI. "bhImasene svasthatAthI pUchyuM: "koNa cho tame?" tamArI janamajanamanI pUjAraNa chuM." svara TahukI UThayo. belatI veLAe asarAe mRganayanene eka mAdaka IzAro karyo. | 'pUjA vItarAganI kare. huM te pAmara chuM." - "mAre mana te tame ja mArA vItarAga che. Avo, UbhA thAva. mAre artha svIkAre." potAnA aMgane maroDa letAM apsarAe kIdhuM. bhImasena mauna rahyo. tene A strI vAcALa lAgI. te jhAjhI carcAmAM utaravA mAMgate na hato. teNe tene upekSA karI ane udAsInabhAve besI rahyo. apsarAe jhAMjharane jhaNakAra karyo. pitAnA kezakalApane ajaba rIte uchALyo. kamaLanI kumAzathI paNa caDe evI pAnIne dharatI upara tAlabaddha rIte pachADI. yauvananuM nRtya AraMvyuM. vAsanAne utkaTa nAza karyo. kamanIya dehalatAnA aMgeaMgane hacamacAvI nAkhyuM. AMkhonA izArA karI joyA, hoThanA vaLAMka vALI joyA, kaTI pradezane maroDa laI je.

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devane parAbhava nitaMbane halAvI joyA. vakSasthaLane nacAvI joyA. dhIre dhIre vastro ochA karI nAkhyAM ane mukta mane asarA nAcI. khUba nAcI. aMgeaMga zithila thaI jAya tyAM sudhI nAcI. nRtya sAthe surIluM saMgIta te cAlu ja hatuM. havAmAMthI mAdaktA te vahetI ja hatI, ane nRtya paNa gatimAM vega pakaDatuM jatuM hatuM, yauvana hatuM, ekAMta hatuM, tana ane manane tarabatara karI mUke evuM vAtAvaraNa hatuM, bhegane vilAsanuM Ijana hatuM. bhImasena udAsabhAve beThe hatuM ane sAme apsarA nRtya karI rahI hatI. patana mATenI saghaLI sAmagrI sajaja hatI. keI" rokanAra na hatuM. keI jenAra na hatuM. mana bharIne bhagavAya evI anukULatA hatI. * puruSa hato. strI hatI. yauvana hatuM. sandarya hatuM. vikAra hatA. vihvaLatA hatI. khAmI mAtra bhImasenanI hatI. te taiyAra na hate. tenuM mana svastha hatuM. tenuM yauvana zAMta hatuM. laDAI eka pakSanI hatI. sAmAne bhImasenane harAva hatuM, paraMtu bhImasena laDavA ja taiyAra na hatuM. e pAmI gayeA hato. A mAyA che, keI devanI kapaTajALa che. pitAnI parIkSA levA A badhuM te karI rahyo che. A nabaLe te ghaDInA chaThThA bhAgamAM bhAna bhUlI gabaDI.

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:30 bhImasena caritra paDe evuM vAtAvaraNa hatuM. paNa bhImasena vIra hato ane A vIratA mAtra hRSTapRSTa zarIranI ja na hatI. saMskArathI paNa te vIra hate. tenI AMkhe khullI hatI, paraMtu e AMkhamAM vikAra na hatA. vAsanA na hatI. eka gherI udAsI tyAM saLavaLatI hatI. eka taTaratha prekSaka banI e asarAnuM nRtya nihALI rahyo hate. apsarA Akhara thAkI ane Dhagale thaIne e dharatI upara DhaLI paDI. bhImasena Ubhe thayo. teNe pitAnI zAla tene oDhADI ane tyAMthI cAlI pitAnI zibikA-taMbUmAM Avyo. sau prathama teNe ThaMDA pANIe ranAna karyuM. zItaLa jalanI chAlaka vaDe AMkhene bahArathI barAbara sApha karI nAMkhI. je khullI AMkhe teNe apsarAnuM vilAsI nRtya joyuM hatuM e AMkhamAMthI te dazya te bhUMsI nAkhavA mAMgate hate. AthI teNe barAbara AMkhane sApha ne svaracha karI. dehazuddhi karI teNe Atmazuddhi karavA mAMDI. zuddha ne svaccha kapaDAM paherI te sAmAyika laIne beThe. mana che, jANe ajANe paNa te azubha saMskAra jhIlI le. nRtya vakhate pite mana upara sakhta cekI pahere mUka hatA. tene jarAya ADuM avaLuM ke UMcuMnIcuM thavA dIdhuM na hatuM, chatAMya kayAMka karatAM kayAMka paNa tenI jhINI asara rahI gaI hoya te ? duzmanano te ugatA ja nAza kare sAre ane A te vaLI AMtarika duzamana. premathI peTamAM pese ne pachI paga

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jene pAlava 301. pahoLA kare. tenA tarapha je kaDaka najara rAkhavAmAM na Ave, te te e bhavabhavanuM nikaMdana kADhI nAMkhe. AthI bhImasene AtmadhyAnamAM manane parAvyuM. deha ane AtmAnuM e ciMtavana karavA lAgyA. ema karI teNe mananI tamAma azuddhine. vALI jhuDIne sApha karI nAMkhI. bhImasene e dhyAnathI apUrva zAMti anubhavI. jyAre pele deva pitAnI A eka saddhara bAjI viphaLa. gaI tethI azAMta banI gayA. keIe kahyuM hatuM, ke saghaLI anukULatA hovA chatAM, strInuM sAme caDIne bhega mATenuM AmaMtraNa maLyuM hovA chatAM puruSa calita na thaye, te te e mAnata ja nahi paNa A te teNe pratyakSa anubhava karyo hate. jAtakasoTI karI hatI ane temAM te dharAra niSphaLa gayA hate. are ! manane te saheja paNa uzkerI zakya na hatuM, tyAM bIjI te vAta ja zI karavAnI? khera! kaMI nahi. bIje dAva lagADIzuM. ema deve. mana manAvyuM. ane e ja rIte teNe bIjI yukti laDAvI.. prathama karatAM A yukti sIdhI asara kare tevI hatI. kAraNa prathamamAM kasoTI spaSTa vartAtI hatI. bIjI yuktimAM e garbhita hatI. prathamamAM mana sAme AhavAhana hatuM. bIjAmAM AtmA sAme. bhImasenane AtmA karuNALuM hatuM. keInuM dukha e joI zaktA na hatA. eTaluM ja nahi sAmAnuM duHkha dUra karavA mATe badhuM ja karI zakavA e tatpara banate hate.

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302 bhImasena caritra deva samajatA hatA, mAnavI jyAre dhama saMkaTamAM mukAya pasaMda karavuM agharuM ane ekamAM Atmadhama jovAnA keAne vahAlA karavA ? che, tyAre tenA mATe kayu' zreSTha e che, kAraNa kha'nemAM dhama hAya che, hAya che, jyAre khIjAmAM yAdhama dayA dharmone ke Atmadhama ne ? deve bhImasenane dhama sakaTamAM utAravAnA ghATa ghaDayA. bhImasena sukhanI UMgha laI rahyo hatA. madhyarAtri tenI sattA jamAvI rahI hatI. sau japIne gADha niMdrA laI rahyA hatA. saghaLuM jagata zAMta hatu. upAdhi ne upadravA nidrAnA AMcalamAM DhaburAI gayA hatA. e samaye jhINeA ne karuNa svara havAmAM gUMjI UThayeA. svaramAM bhArAbhAra lAcArI hatI. jhINeA ne tIrNeA svara hatA. ethI ema lAgatuM hatuM ke koI duHkhI ne sa Mtapta nArI aMdhArI rAte peAtAnuM duHkha raDI rahI che. e svara dhIme dhIme gherA banatA gayA. zAkanA avAja temAM bhaLatA gayeA. sAMbhaLanAranuM haiyuM dravI jAya teve bhArAbhara temAM vilApa hatA. haiyAne cIrate e karuNa svara bhImasenanA kAne athaDAyo. tenI AMkha khulI gaI. teNe kAna saravA karyAM. avAja vadhu ne vadhu saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. * are ! A madharAte kANu raDI rahyuM haze ? kayA duHkhe e AkraMda karI rahyuM haze ? avAja parathI teA lAge che ke koI strI raDI rahI che. kANu haze e ? kayAM haze e ? *

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devanA parAbhava 303 kai vedanA tene Ama AMsu paDAvatI haze ?' bhImasenanA dayALu mane eka pachI eka prazno UbhA karyAM. pathArImAMthI UbhA thaI tarata ja teNe avAjanI dizA tarapha kAna mAMDayA. avAjanI karuNA tenA aMtarane spazI gaI. tAkhaDatAkha kaze| ya vicAra karyAM vinA eNe e dizA tarapha cAlavA mAMDayuM. jema jema e svaranI dizA tarapha AgaLa vadhatA gayA, tema tema e svaramAM zeAkanI gherAza vadhu ne vadhu tIvra banatI gai. bhImasene jhaDapa karI, utAvaLathI e avAja jyAMthI AvatA hatA, tyAM AvI UbhA rahyo. bhImasene tyAM AvIne joyu. tA eka suMdara ne svarUpavAna yuvatI chAtIphATa raDI rahI hatI. tenI AMkheAmAMthI ceAdhAra AMsu dadaDI rahyAM hatAM. tenA dehanu saundraya tA eTaluM adhu' jhagArA mAratuM hatuM, ke e aMdhArI rAte paNa tenA deha saundraya dIpikA jevA lAgatA hatA. mAthAnA vALa karI ne chAtI para hAtha pachADI pachADI te raDI rahI hatI. chuTA dRzya te. kharekhara dilane anukaMpA jagADe evuM hatu. bhImasenanuM hRdaya A banyuM. yuvatIthI gheADe dUra UbhA rahI mamatAbharyA avAje pUchyuM: . huM bena ! tuM Ama madharAte zA mATe vilApa karI rahI che ? ane tu kANu che? bhImasenane javAba ApavAne badale te e yuvatI

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304 bhImasena caritra vadhu jorathI raDavA lAgI, ne vadhu jorathI chAtI phUTavA lAgI. jamIna sAthe mAthuM paNa pachADavA lAgI. * nA raDa mena ! nAras. tuM mane tAruM duHkha kahe. zA mATe tuM Ama zeAka karI rahI che tenuM kAraNa kahe. huM tane mArAthI banatI tamAma madada karIza. tuM mane tAro zubha hitaci Mtaka mAna. ane tArI saghaLI vAta mane jaNAva, ' * arere ! huM te luMTAI gaI re ! have mAruM zuM thaze re !...huM kayAM jaIza rU!...mArA tA bhava bagaDI gayeA re..... he bhagavAna! tane A zuM sUjhayuM re!...' yuvatIe bhImasenane kaI javAkha ApavAne badale raDavAnu cAlu ja rAkhyuM. koNe tane lUMTI lIdhI? keNe tArA bhava bagADayA ? ena ! je hoya te mane spaSTa kahe, mArAthI tAruM A rudana sahana nathI thatuM. tuM have raDavAnuM baMdha kara. svastha ana. ane mArA para zraddhA rAkhI tuM tArI vitaka kathA mane kahe, ' bhImasene khUba ja lAgaNIbharyAM svare kahyuM. 6 * tamane huM mAruM du:kha kevI rIte kahuM ? tamane hu oLakhatI paNa nathI. ajANyAne mArI vedanA kahevAthI zu vaLe ? arere! have mAruM zuM thaze ? ' yuvatIe peAtAnI vedanA kahetAM kahetAM pharI raDavA mAMDayuM. , * ena ! huM rAjagRhIno nareza bhImasena chuM. mArA para vizvAsa rAkha, ane tArA duHkhanI vAta mane kara. mArAthI banatI tamAma madada karI huM tAru* duHkha dUra karIza.'

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devane pazAbhava 305 pitAnI sAme rAjagRhIne nareza bhImasena Ubhe che, e sAMbhaLatAM ja yuvatie raDavAnuM baMdha karI dIdhuM. potAnA chUTA mUkelA vALane eka ja jhATake pitAnI pITha upara nAMkhI dIdhA. AMsu luchI nAMkhyA. ane gadagada kaMThe bhImasenane kahevA lAgI ? "he nareza! mArA duHkhano pAra nathI. huM te bharayauvane lUMTAI gaI chuM. kara vidhAtAe mArI sAthe khUba ja krUra ramata khelI che. ane temAM huM mArI bAjI sAva ja hArI gaI chuM. have te he kRpALu ! tame ja mAre uddhAra kare ! tame ja mArI jiMdagI ane javAnane bacAvI le ! tamAre upakAra huM janamejanama nahi visaruM.' "paNa bena! tuM tArA duHkhanI kaMI khulAsAthI te vAta kara. tArI A vAtathI mane zI khabara paDe ke tane zuM dukha che? mATe bena! mane tuM tArI pUrepUrI hakIkatanI jANa kara." bhImasene kIdhuM. "he karUNAsiMdhu ! huM vidyAdhara kanyA che. vitAvya parvata upara vijaya nAmanuM nagara che. tyAM mArA pitA maNirDa rAjya kare che. mArI mAnuM nAma vimalA che. ane temanI huM guNasuMdarI putrI chuM. mArI yauvana avasthA thatA mArA pitAe mAruM pANigrahaNa kusumapura nagaramAM AvelA citravega vidyAdhara sAthe karyuM. A pANigrahaNa svayaMvarathI meM karyuM hatuM. bhI. 20

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'306 bhImasena caritra - svayaMvaramAM aneka vidyAdhare AvyA hatA. paraMtu mArUM mana citraga upara moha pAmyuM ane meM mArI varamALA temanA gaLAmAM Aje paNa karI. tyAre mane zI khabara ke mAruM lagna mAtra lagna ja raheze ? e svayaMvaramAM bhAnuga nAmano vidyAdhara paNa A hate. mane joIne te mArA premamAM lubdha banyo hate. tene ema ke huM tenA gaLAmAM varamALA ApIza. bharyA svayaMvara vacce teNe e pramANenI ceSTAo paNa karI joI. paraMtu mAruM mana te citravega upara DhaLI paDayuM hatuM. AthI meM tene choDI citravegane varamALA paherAvI. bhAnuvegathI A sahana na thayuM. teNe tarata ja mArUM apaharaNa karyuM. ane mane laI bhAgavA mAMDaze. mArA svAmInAtha paNa tenI pAchaLa doDayA. khUba aMtara kApyA bAda citravege amane baMnene pakaDI pADayA. - bhAnuvege mane paDatI mUkI citravega sAthe hAthohAthanI laDAI AraMbhI dIdhI. huM to bhayathI nakhazIkha dhrujI rahI hatI. dharatI upara paDelI huM UMce gaganamAM baMnene laDatA joI rahI. baMne vacce bhayAnaka laDAI jAmI. baMnee maMtra vidyAthI zastronI laDAI purajozamAM AraMbhI dIdhI. mArAthI cIsa naMkhAI gaI. paNa mAruM sAMbhaLe koNa? baMne khUba ja khunnasathI ekabIjAne parAsta karavA mathI rahyA hatA. zAnA tIkSaNa ghAthI temanuM rUdhira dharatI upara DhaLI rahyuM hatuM. mArI to keI buddhi kAma nahotI karatI.

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devanA parAbhava 309 tyAM ja me ema bhena cIsa sAMbhaLI. me DaratAM DaratAM upara najara karI teA baMnenAM mAthAM dhaDathI judAM thaI gayAM hatAM. ane leAhInA phuvArA havAmAM UDI rahyo hateA. mArA gaLAmAMthI cIsa nIkaLI gaI. huM bezuddha banI gaI. theADIvAre bhAnamAM AvIne joyuM te upara gaganamAM koi nahAtu. huM ekhAkaLI manI gaI. jyAM temanuM leAhI chaMTAyu hatu tyAM doDI gaI. paraMtu tyAM te koInIya lAza dekhAtI na hatI. huM pAgala banIne gaMgA nadInA kinArA AgaLa deDI gaI. dUrathI joyuM teA e dhaDa ne e alaga mAthAM gaMgAnA taraMge! upara tarI rahyAM hatAM. huM... tyAM paheAMcu te pahelAM tA e mArI najara mahAra jatAM rahyAM. basa, tyArathI mAru haiyuM hAthamAM nathI, mArA zekanA keAI pAra nathI. mArU duHkha heAya te have eka ja che. mArI bharajavAnI huM ekalA ekalA kevI rIte jIvI zakIza? meM lagna jarUra karyAM che, paNa me' hajI mArA patinA sparzI suddhA paNa nathI karyAM, hajI hu' akSata yauvanA ja chuM. zuM mAruM yauvana Ama akALe ja surai jaze ? jiMdagI ane javAnInA AnaMda huM have jarAya mANI nahi zakuM ? nahi....nahi mArAthI e duHkha jarAya sahana thAya

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308 bhImasena caritra tema nathI. huM te. khIjA lagna jarUra karIza. mArI javAnIne Ama cImaLAI nahi javA dauM. he kRpALu nareza ! A mAruM du:kha che. tame mArI hAtha AleA. tamArI mane patnI banAveA. tamArA hRdaya siMhA sana upara sthApe. mArI A kAyA ne AtmAnA tame bharathAra manA. ane mAruM duHkha dUra kare. tamArA jevA svAmI meLavI huM mArAM tamAma duHkha bhUlI jaiza. he karuNALu bhImasena ! muja 2'ka upara dayA kare. mane basa ATalI bhIkSA Ape. tamArI mane ardhAMganA manAvA, huM tamArI dAsAnudAsI banI jiMdagI pasAra karI nAMkhIza....' yuvatIe peAtAnI vitaka kathA kahI. bena ! tane Ama khelavu zAbhatuM nathI. tAruM duHkha jarUra asahya che. paNa bena ! kanI AgaLa keAnuM cAlyu che, ke tAruM ke mAruM cAle ? tuM svastha khana. manamAMthI AvA pApI vicAra kADhI nAMkha, satItva e ja strIne! dhama che. e dharmAMthI bhraSTa na mana. yAda rAkha. pUrvanA koi azubha kama te karyAM haze te tAre! bharathAra Aja cAlyeA gayA. ethI tuM edha pAma, ane navIna kama khAMdhI tArA bhavAMtarane na bagADe. ane meM te eka patnInuM vrata lIdhuM che. mAre suzIla ne saguNA patnI paNa che. tene e khALaka paNa che. * vaLI meM teA tane mArI bena mAnI che. ena kahIne

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devane parAbhava 3e ja tane belAvI che. bena sAthe e kaI vicAra kare te paNa mahApApa che. tuM sukhethI mArA rAjamahelamAM rahe che. eka bhAInI jema huM tAruM sanmAna karIza. tane kaI paNa vAte dAkha nahi paDavA dau. , UbhI thA! je banyuM tene bhUlI jA. dharmanuM sevana kara. AtmAne tAre gaNuM. dehanI mamatA choDI de, ane A bhavamAM evI utkaTa sAdhanA karI le ke bhavAMtaramAM ya kadI A prasaMga tane na sAMpaDe." yuvatInA kecalAmAM beThelo deva te A sAMbhaLIne TharI ja gaye. tene mane mana pastAvo thavA lAgyuM. teNe potAnI mAyA saMkelI lIdhI. ane asala deva svarUpe hAtha joDIne bhImasenanI sAme Ubhe rahyo. - "dhanya bhImasena ! dhanya! tArA satyavrata upara ne tArA svadArA vrata upara huM khuza thaye chuM. tArI meM ghaNI kasoTI karI. paNa tuM jarAya calita na thaye. mAga, mAga je mAge te tane ApuM.' deve khUza thaI kahyuM. "mArA dhanabhAgya ke mane Aja devanA darzana thayA. tame mAMgavAnuM kahe che te basa ATaluM ja mAgu chuM, vItarAganA dharma upara mArI buddhi sadAya mATe sthira raho." bIjA kaMIpaNa prabhanamAM taNAyA vinA bhImasene kahyuM, deve chevaTe tene divya vastro ne hAra bheTa ApyA, ne adazya thaI gaye, bhImasena paNa karmanI lIlAne vicAra karate pitAnA taMbUmAM AvyuM ne suI gayo.

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KK 27 PN *956 e ja jaMgala e ja rAta bhImasene gaMgA nadInA kinAre ghaNuM samaya pasAra karyA, pravAsanA thAka have UtarI gaye hatA, cAlI cAlIne thAkI gayelA subhaTanA paga have navacetana anubhavatA hatA, lAMbI majala sudhI azvo upara besIne subhaTAnI kamara jakaDAi gai hatI te have skUti'mAM jaNAtI hartA, pravAsanA ujAgarAothI lAla anelI AMkhe zAMta banI hatI, andho, gajarAjo, baLada vagere saune pUratA Ama maLI gaye! hatA, saunA tanamadana upara tAjhagI ane taravarATa jaNAtA hatA, bhImasene senAne AgaLa vadhavAnA hukama karyAM. subhaToe tAkhaDatAkha taiyArIe Ara bhI dIdhI. taMbUo upADI levAmAM AvyA. azvo upara jIna nAMkhI devAmAM AvyuM, baLadone ghUgharamALa mAMdhI dIdhI. devasena ane ketusene vAkavaca paherI lIdhuM. mAthe ziraskrANu khAMdhyuM, keDe talavAra bAMdhI. kamarapaTTAmAM jAmatamAcA khAsyA. khabhAnI pAchaLa tIkSNa dhAravALA tIrAnuM bhAthu khAMdhyuM ane jamaNA khabhAnI aMdara dhanuSyabANu laTakAvyu.

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eja jagala, e ja rAta ra zastra sajja banelA A yuvAnAne koI jue te e mAnI paNa na zake ke eka divasa A ja yuvAneA jaMgalanI madharAte bhUkhathI raDatA hatA. pUrepUruM yauvana baMnenI dehayaSTI upara jhagArA mAratuM hatuM. vadana upara vIrazrI camakatI hatI, khIDAyelA hATha sattAnuM sUcana karatA hatA. baMne pUrI taiyArI karI bhImasena pAse AvyA. pitAjIne praNAma karyAM, temane caraNa spa karyAM, AzIrvAda lIdhA. pitAne praNamI mA suzIlAne paNa vaMdana karyAM. tenA 'taranI AziSa lIdhI ane e vidhi patAvI baMne sapheda azvo upara savAra thayA. bhImasena paNa AgaLa prayANa mATe jhaDapathI taiyAra thaI gaye. te paNa azva upara beThe. sauthI AgaLa teNe potAne azva UbhA rAkhyA, tenI pAchaLa 'ne rAjakumAronA azvo geAThavAyA. ane e saunI pAchaLa AkhI senA cAlavA lAgI. bhImasene peAtAnA avane DacakArA karyAM. ave svAmInI AjJAnA svIkAra karyAM, ane dhIme dhIme cAlavA mADyuM. senAe bulaMda avAje ghASaNA karI : * mahArAjAdhirAja rAjagRhI nareza bhImasenane jaya. " 8 mahApratApI devasena kuMvaranA jaya hA." * nara khaMkA ketusena kuMvaranA jaya hA.' bhImasene e samaye navakAra matranu smaraNa karyuM. maneAmana bhAvathI teNe paMca parameSThine namaskAra karyAM. ane sUcanA prAra Mbha karyAM.

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ha12 bhImasena caritra A senAmAM kaMI hajAra subhaTo joDAyA hatA. paricAra paNa hatA. pAkazAstrIo hatA. bAMdhakAmanA jANakAra kuzaLa kArIgaro paNa hatA. Ama aneka mANasonA sathavArA sAthe bhImasena rAjagRhI tarapha jaI rahyo hato. hAthI, ghoDA, baLada, ratha, gADA vagerenI pracaMDa sAmagrI hatI. jyAM jyAMthI e sau pasAra thayA, tyAM tyAMnA rastA dhULanA geTathI ubharAI javA lAgyA. aneka gAma, nagara, pura ane pATaNamAM thaI A sainya pasAra thavA lAgyuM. gAmegAmanA nagarajanoe bhImasenanuM svAgata karyuM. nagarazreSThIoe paNa tene aneka upahAra bheTa dharyA. kumArIkAee bhImasena, devasena ane ketusenane kuMkuma tilaka karyA. suhAgaNa e vijyanAM gIta gAyAM, grAmajanoe gagana cIratA avAje bhImasenanA Thera Thera jayanAda karyA. daDamajala cAlu ja rAkhI.na chUTake kayAMka kayAMka senAe paDAva nAMkhe. te paNa eka be divasa pUratuM ja. kUca vaNathaMbhI cAlu ja rahI. rAjagRhI have kaMI bahu dUra na hatI, jyAMthI senA pasAra thaI rahI hatI, tyAMthI te rAjagRhI vacce mAtra eka gADha jaMgala ja ADe hatuM. e jaMgala vaTAvyuM ke sIdhA rAjagRhInA pAdare. devasena ! A jaMgalane oLakhe che tuM ?" bhImasene pUchayuM. nA kema oLakhuM pitAjI! ahIM ja te ApaNe

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e ja jaMgala, e ja rAta 313 saue parNakuTiramAM eka rAta kADhI hatI !" devasene jUnI mRtine tAjI karI. devasena ! jene kALano prabhAva ! eka samaya e hatuM ke TADhathI tharatharatA ne bhayAnaka jAnavaronI bIkathI prajatA ahIM ApaNe rAta vItAvI hatI. thAkathI tyAre gAtro zithila banI gayAM hatAM. bhUkhathI peTa cImaLAI gayAM hatAM. nIce rUkSa dharatI ane upara bhUkharu gagana mAtra hatuM. na kaMI oDhavAnuM. raMTIyuM vALI ApaNe saue ahIM rAta pasAra karI hatI. ane Aja e ja jaMgalamAM ApaNe rAta pasAra karI rahyA chIe. Aje ApaNI pAse zuM nathI ? kaI vAtanI kamInA nathI. ApaNe bela jhIlavA khaDe page mANaso UbhA che. ApaNI rakhevALI karavA mANaso akhaMDa ujAgare kare che. ApaNane jarAya asuvidhA na thAya te mATe je ApaNA sevakoe A kevI sarasa zibira bAMdhI che !" jaMgalamAM zibiramAM beThele bhImasena pitAnA parivAra sAthe e bhUtakALanA kaDavA ne kaparA saMsamAraNe UkheLI rahyo hato. karmanI ja A badhI ramata che. mAnavI to karmarAjAnI kaThapUtaLI che. mAnavIno tamAma dora tenA hAthamAM che. e jema nacAve tema nAcavAnuM. ane e karmo paNa ApaNA pitAnAM ja karelAM ne ? pUrvabhAmAM ApaNe jarUra kaMIka pApAcaraNa karyuM haze. nahi te A e ja jaMgala che. e ja rAta che. e ja dharatI

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314 - bhImasena caritra ne e ja gagana che. ApaNe paNa tenA te ja chIe. paNa chatAMya e be samayane keTale moTo taphAvata che ! e rAta ApaNA azubha karmanI upajanAnI hatI. A rAta zubha karmanI ! tyAre pApodaya hatA.Aje puNyadaya che ! baMne karmanAM phaLa ApaNe bhegavyAM. AmAMthI dIkarAo! eTale ja sAra leje ke kaI sukha sthira nathI, keI duHkha sthira nathI. badhuM ja pitAnA karmAdhIna che. - jevuM pAmaze tevuM laNaze. jevA bIja veraze, tenI jevI mAvajata karaze, tevo pAka pAmaze. zubha AcAravicAra rAkhaze te zubha pariNAma meLavaze. karmanuM phaLa to tamane maLaze ja ane e tamAre bhegavavuM ja paDaze, mATe mArA lADalAo ! jIvanane zuddha ne zubha AcAra-vicAravALuM rAkhajo. suzIlAe anubhavanuM tAratamya kADhayuM. tene paNa A jaMgalanI havAne sparza thatAM duHkhanA e divasonI yAda AvI gaI. e yAdathI te duHkhI na thaI temaja badalAyelA divasathI teNe ghamaMDa paNa na sevyuM. badhuM ja teNe karmanA caraNe dharI dIdhuM. e ja samaye dvArapALe aMdara AvI jaNAvyuM, ke A jaMgalane pallIpati subhadra ApanA darzanArthe AvavA mAMge che. Apa narezanI AjJA heya te tene aMdara laI AvuM. bhImasene tene aMdara AvavAnI saMmati ApI. che. paDachaMda ane bhayAnaka mukhAkRtivALe sabhadra zibiramAM

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e ja jatrala, e ja rAta 315 AngeA. AvIne teNe sau prathama bhImasenane praNAma karyAMH ' mahApratApI rAjagRhInA rAjAdhirAja bhImasena narezane mArA praNAma aa.' ' sukhI thAva. kaho kema Avavu thayu* che ?' bhImasene AzIrvAda ApatAM kahyuM. 'thoDuM bheTagu' ApanA caraNe dharavA Avye chuM ane ApanA darzana karI jIvanane dhanya karavA Avye chu.' ema kahI subhadre suvaNu no thALa bhImasenanA caraNa AgaLa mUkayA. e thALamAM mUlyavAna ratno, hIrA ne suvarNa alakAra hatAM. * are ! A te mArA ja mAjuma dha che ! ane A ratnahAra paNa mArA ja lAge che !" alaMkAra tarapha najara jatAM ja mahArANI suzIlA eTalI UThI. e satya paNa haze mahArANIjI !' sumadre satyano svIkAra karyAM. suzIlAe e alaMkAra hAthamAM laI tapAsI joyA. bhImasene paNa hAtha pheravI joyA. manene yAda AvI gayuM. A e ja alakArA che. je A ja jaMgalamAM cArAI gayA hatA. kano keve| prabhAva ! gayuM tyAre madhuM ja eka sAmaTu gayuM. raDI raDIne AMkheA lAla karI nAkhI, e meLavavA kAyAne ghasI nAMkhI paNa tyAre kai pAchuM na maLyuM. te na ja maLyuM !

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1 bhImasena caritra ane Aje ? vAdaLa vikharAtAM hatAM. vAdaLa ADe DhaMkAyele sUrya teno prakAza veratA hatA. dhummasa ochu thatuM hatuM. tejasvI kiraNA ajavALuM pAtharatAM hatAM. anAyAse madhu, Ape!Apa pAchuM AvI rahyuM hatuM. kathA pAchI maLI, alaMkArA pAchA AvyA. zasro maLI gayA, suvarNa rasa paNa prApta thayA. ane A alakArA paNa Aja pAchA maLI rahyA hatA ! " vAha re kama rAjA ! vAha! tArI lIlA akaLa che ! tArA nyAya acaLa che ! tu nathI adhIku detA, nathI eNu zvetA !" bhImasena manomana melI UThayA. ' paNa A alaMkArA ApanI pAse AvyA karyAMthI? devasene kutuhalatAthI pUchyuM. " nAnA nareza ! e kahetAM mAru' mastaka zaramathI namI paDe che. para Mtu Apa saunI samakSa asatya nahi meluM. mAre| vyavasAya cArI ne lUMTano che. mArA tAkhAmAM aneka mANase A kArya kare che. ghaNA samaya pahelAM tame A jaMgalamAM sUtA hatA. tyAre mAza mANaseAe tamArA alaMkArA cArI lIdhA hatA. e jotAM ja meM tene sAcavI rAkhyA. nirdASA ne garImAne ame luMTatA nathI.' e cArane khabara nahi ke tame rAjagRhInA nareza che. dhananI lAlacathI teNe e kAma karyu..

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e ja jaMgala, e ja rAta 317 mane pAchaLathI badhI vigatanI khabara paDI ke tamAre rAjagRhI cheDI bhAgavuM paDayuM hatuM. tyAra pachI meM tamArI tapAsa karAvI. paNa tamAro kayAMya patto lAgyuM nahi. AthI. meM nakkI karyuM, ke jayAre tyAre huM ja e ghareNAM tamane pAchA ApIza. AthI huM ja tamArI rAha jotA hatA ane je roja tamArA samAcAra meLavavA prayatna karato hato. tyAM mane samAcAra maLyA, ke Apa svayaM ahIM padhArI rahyA che ane rAtavAso A jaMgalamAM karI rahyA che. A khuzakhabara. sAMbhaLatA ja huM ApanI pAse deDI Avyo chuM.. rAjana ! e mAre mahAna aparAdha che. mane kSamA kare. subhadra nikhAlasatAthI potAnI badhI vAta jaNAvI. "subhadra ! tArI satya priyatA ane mArA mATenI tArI lAgaNI ane mAnathI mane anahada AnaMda thayo che. sAthe sAthe duHkha paNa teTaluM ja bhArebhAra thayuM che. tAruM svaccha hRdaya jotAM te mane lAge che ke tuM ghaNuM ja kAmano mANasa che, paraMtu tuM je vyavasAya Aja karI rahyo che te ghaNe ja nIca che. piTa gujArA mATe A halako dhaMdhe kara e tane zebhate nathI. ane tane khabara che, dhana e te mahAprANa che. tenA cAlyA javAthI mANasa nathI te jIvI zakata ke nathI te marI zakti. tenA vinA rIbAI rIbAIne mare che. tethI

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318 bhImasena caritra tuM mANasanuM mAtra dhana ja lUMTI nathI le, paraMtu teonI UMgha ane cena paNa chInavI le che ane teone akALe mata tarapha dhakelI de che * zAstrakAroe paNa cerIne vajarya gaNI che. tene mahA pApa mAnyuM che. cerI karanArane A bhava te bagaDe ja che paNa tenAthI tenA bhavAMtareya bagaDe che. subhadra ! tuM corIne tyAga kara. pramANika jIvana jIva. parizrama kara. paraseve pADa. tArI mahenatathI tane je kaMI maLe temAM saMtoSa mAna. ane nirdoSa jIvana gALa. | mArA pratye tane je sAcI bhakti hoya, tuM mane kharA aMtaHkaraNathI svAmI tarIke bhajato hoya te mAruM A vacana tuM mAnya rAkha. tuM cora maTI jA ane mAnava bana. asatyane choDa ane satyano sAtha kara." rAjana ! ApanI AjJA mane zIrAmAnya che. Apa kahe te karavA huM taiyAra chuM, hukama kareprANAte paNa tamArI AjJAnuM pAlana karIza." subhadra pastAvAthI vinamra bhAve kIdhuM. te cAla mArI sAthe. huM tane rAjagRhImAM tArA yogya kAma ApIza." bhImasene subhadrane sAthe laI lIdho. * subhadde pharI praNAma karI bhImasenano caraNasparza karIne kahyuM : "Apa saunI sAkSIe pratijJA lauM chuM ke AjathI huM corI karIza nahi temaja kaI pAse cerI karAvIza nahi."

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e ja jaMgala, e ja rAta 319 zAkhAza ! subhadre ! zAkhAza !' bhImasene subhadrano vAMse thAkhaDayA ane tene rAjagRhI AvavA kahyuM. " subhadre e AjJAnA svIkAra karyAM ane bhImasenanI senA sAthe ja e bhaLI gayA. khIjI savAre senAe pharI sUcano prAraMbha karyAM. ma'jhIla have najIka hatI. e traNa divasamAM tA sau rAjagRhI pahoMcI javAnA hatA. saunA utsAhano pAra naheAte. yuddha thaze ke nahi te koIne khabara na hatI. chatAMya yuddha thAya te paNa nyAya mATe laDI levAnI saunI taiyArI hatI. e mATenI saghaLI taiyArI sAthe ja sau AgaLa vadhI rahyA hatA. bhImasena A aMge taTastha hatA. tene zraddhA hatI. laDAI nahi karavI paDe. yuddhanI ne!khata vAgaze ja nahi. peAtA sAme talavAra nahi upADe, e tA sAme AvIne gaLe ja bheTaze. ghaNA samaye peAtAno bhAI jovA maLaze, e vicArathI tenu haiyu. AnaMda anubhavatu hatu.. ane e AnaMdane ullAsamAM, prema ane mamatAnA vicAramAM ja e rAjagRhI tarapha jaI rahyo hatA.

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bAMdhava belaDI rAjagRhInA darabAramAM hariSaNa zUnyaci beTho hato. rAjasabhAmAM anya maMtrIgaNa ane mahAjana paNa beThuM hatuM. eka pachI eka kAmanI carcA cAlI rahI hatI. sabhAnuM kAma kAja badhuM lagabhaga maMtrIo ja karI rahyA hatA. hariSeNa. na chuTake ja e kAmakAjamAM kaMI bhAga lete hate. rAjazAsanamAMthI enI rUci ochI thaI gaI hatI. pratibhA tenI hajI tevI ne tevI ja rahI hatI. paraMtu temAM eka mahatvano pheraphAra vartAI Avato hato. e pratibhAmAM sattAne rUvAba cAlyA gayA hatA. tyAM nehanuM saundarya camatuM hatuM pitAnA vaDIla baMdhune pitAnA kAcA kAnane laIne rAterAta bhAgavuM paDyuM hatuM, e yAdathI tenuM haiyuM bharAI rahyuM hatuM. pastAvAnI AgathI tenuM jigara banI rahyuM hatuM. eka vakhata tene sattAne meha hate. e meha Aja naSTa banI gayuM hatuM. rAjA banavAnI, rAjadhurA pitAnA

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321 bAMdhava belaDI hAthamAM levAnI eka samaye tene dhUna hatI. e dhUna cAlI gaI hatI. tenA badale Aja te kartavya bajAvI rahyo hate. rAjasabhAmAM AvI e besate khare, paraMtu e rAjasiMhAsana upara besatA nahi. pitAnA pitAe temaja vaDIla baMdhue tene je siMhAsana upara besADayo hato e yuvarAja padanA siMhAsana upara besato hato. ( rAjasabhAmAM AvI sau prathama e bhImasenanA siMhA. sanane praNAma karate. DIvAra tyAM ubhA rahI. AMkha baMdha karI manomana potAnA aparAdhanI kSamA yAcate ane pachI ja pitAnA siMhAsana upara e besato. Aja savArathI ja tenI jamaNI AMkha pharakI rahI hatI. tene lAgatuM hatuM jarUra Aja kaMI zubha samAcAra maLaze. nakkI kaI priyajananuM darzana ke tenA samAcAra sAMbhaLavA maLaze. sabhAne cAlu kAmakAjamAM paNa e tene ja vicAra karI rahyo hate. zuM Aja mane vaDIla baMdhunA samAcAra maLaze? zuM temanA ja darzana mane thaze? te te kevuM sAruM? vacamAM saMdezAvAhaka khabara lAvyuM hatuM ke vaDIla baMdhu kSitipratiSThita nagaramAM che. paNa tyAra pachI kaMI samAcAra maLyA nathI. e kuzaLa te haze ne ? bhAbhI ne bALake sAjA-naravAM te haze ne ? mArA mATe e zuM vicAratA haze? mArA upara gusse bharAyelA haze ? mane zrApa te nahi detA hoya ne? bhI. 21

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bhImasena caritra nahi...nahi...mArA vaDIla khaMdhu evA nIca vicAranA nathI, te mAro tiraskAra kare ja nahi. ane bhAbhI te khUba ja vizALa mananAM che. te te zrApa de ja nahi. 32 tamAma je hAya te. temane maLatAM ja huM temanA page paDIza. AMsuthI temanA caraNa dheAi nAMkhIza. ane mArA aparAdheAnI zikSA mAMgIza. teo mane je zikSA karaze te caraNe mUkI daIza." hariSeNu jema jema peAtAnA vaDIla baMdhu bhImasenano vicAra karatA gayA tema tema haiyuM vadhu A banatu gayuM. tenI AMkhanA khUNA bhInA khanI gayA. bhAInI yAda AMsu khanIne TapakI paDI. e ja samaye dvArapALe AvIne vadhAI ApI : ' rAjagRhInA yuvarAja zrI hariSaNano jaya heA. rAjan ! ApanI AjJA hAya tA eka zubha samAcAra Apane Apu' mAre mana have mAtra eka ja zubha samAcAra che, ane te mArA vaDIla badhu bhImasenanA. temanA ka'I paNa samAcAra lAkhyA hAya tA jaldI kahe. bAkI bIjA kaI samAcAra mAre sAMbhaLavA nathI. evA samAcAra tuM rAjamaMtrIne kahe,' hariSaNa bhAInI yAdamAM eTale badhe DUbeleA rahetA hatA ke haraha Mmeza te teno ja vicAra karatA hatA. e eTale sudhI ke temanA samAcArane ja e samAcAra mAnatA hatA.

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mAMdhava melaDI 33 rAjan ! Apa jaldI taiyAra thAva. ApanA vaDIla aMdhu bhImasena zajagRhI AvI rahyA che.' ' madhu bhImasena AvI rahyA che ? karyAM che? kayAM che? jaldI khela e sadezavAhaka ! utAvaLa kara ! ' hariSaNa AnadathI citkAra karI UThayo. ( teo ahIthI khAra yAjana dUra eka jagala che. te jaMgala vIdhIne pracarDa senA sAthe AvI rahyA che.' * matrIrAja ! mArA azvane taiyAra karAvA. AjanuM kAmakAja baMdha karA, tame paNa Avavu' hAya te sAthe cAlA. huM akhaghaDI ja vaDIla khadhu pAse javA mAMgu chuM." ane le A saMdezAvAhaka ! le, A ratnahAra. tArI zubha vadhAino mArA taraphathI tane A upahAra. ane hA, sArA ya nagaramAM DiDama, nAde jAhera karo. rAjagRhI nareza zrI bhImasena padhArI rahyA che. temanA svAgatanI sau taiyArI kare. nagaracAke! sApha karAveA. rastA upara sugadhI jaLano chaMTakAva karAve. AMgaNe AMgaNe raMgALI purAvA. dhvajAe baMdhAve. sArA ya nagarane bhavya rIte zaNagArI do. nagarajanAne jaNAvI de ke teo evuM DhamADhamApUrvaka ne zAnadAra svAgata kare ke vaDIla khaM paNa bhUlI jAya ke te rAjagRhImAM praveza karI rahyA che !' hariSeNe utsAhathI eka pachI eka sucanAo ApavA mAMDI.

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nAS3 * 3ra4. bhImasena caritra sucanAo ApI e siMhAsana uparathI ubhuM thaI gayo. ane rAjasabhA choDI pitAnA mahelamAM Aye. mahelamAM AvI rAjapASAka utArI sAmAnya poSAka paherI lIdhuM. ane umaMgathI uchaLatA haiye doDatA AvIne, taiyAra rAkhelA azva upara eka ja kUdake savAra thaI gaye. eDI mArIne azvane deDavAne saMketa karyo. adha paNa svAmInI utAvaLa samajI gayo. teNe pitAnI tamAma tAkAta vAparIne ekI zvAse doDavA mAMDyuM. hariSeNa bhImasena pAse pahoMce te agAu ja tenA maMtrIo, mahAjananA zeThiyAo, anya senAnAyaka Adi bhImasena pAse pahoMcI gayA hatA, bhImasenanI pAse pahoMcI saue egya najarANuM dharyuM. saunA kSemakuzaLa pUchayA. temanA gayA bAda hariSaNa kevI rIte bezuddha banI gaye, rAjakAjamAMthI tenuM mana kevI rIte udAsa thaI gayuM, surasuMdarI ane vimalAne kevI rIte kADhI mUkayA, rAjamAM hAla zI pravRtti cAle che, vagere athathI Iti sudhInI tamAma hakIkatothI bhImasenane jANa karavAmAM AvI. potAnA anujabaMdhunI dazAnuM varNana sAMbhaLI bhImase. nanI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayAM. suzIlAnI AMkhanA khUNA paNa bhInA banyA. devasena ane ketusena paNa kAkAnI dazA sAMbhaLI raDI paDayA. teo paNa hamaNAM AvI ja pahoMcyA samaje.." maMtrIe chevaTe kahyuM.

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mAMva melaDI 35 bhImasene senAne thaMbhI javA kahyuM. ne tyAM ja sau ADa nIce paDAva nAMkhIne harSiNanI rAha jovA lAgyA. tyAM ja hariSeNanA azva doDatA doDatA AvI paheAMcyA. subhaTAne jotA ja pUchyuM : 8 are bhAI ! rAjagRhI nareza bhImasena ! kayAM che ?? * ahI'thI sIdhA cAlyA jAva. tyAM dUra AmravRkSa taLe ArAma laI rahyA che.' pelA subhaTe AMgaLI cIMdhI javAkha ApyuM. hariSaNe pharI azvane teja karyAM, ave paNa vegathI doDavA mADayuM. hikSeNe azva uparathI ja sAda karavA mAMDayA : aDadhuM ! maMdhu !...' hariSaNanI khUma sAMbhaLatA ja bhImasena tarata Ubhe thaI gaye.. teNe sAme pratyuttara vALyeA : ' hai..... ......Nu ...............Nu' sAmethI paNa evA ja javAba maLyA : .......... .....dhu. `ne avAja ghaNu! najadIka thaI gayA. bhImasenane jotA ja hariSeNe abdha uparathI kUdakA mAryAM, ane doDatA jaI vahAlathI bhImasenane vaLagI paDaceA. bhImasene paNa tene tarata ja peAtAnI chAtI sarase. cAMpI dIdhA. be bhAionu e apUrva milana hatuM! ane gaLe vaLagI ekabIjAnA sneha pradarzita karI rahyA hatA.

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326 bhImasena caritra bhImasene vahAlathI harinA mAthA upara hAtha pheravyuM. tene vAMse paMpALe, tenA kapALe premabharyuM cuMbana karyuM. keTale sUkAI gayela che tuM hariSaNa ! jarA je te khare. tArA gAlanAM hADakAM paNa bahAra dekhAya che. arere ! tArI A avadazA bhImasene vAtsalyathI AMsu nItaratI AMkhe kIdhuM. tyAre hariSaNanI te dazA ja kaMI judI hatI. bhImasenane vaLagIne tenA khabhA upara e prake ne dhruske dhAra AMsue raDI rahyo hato. tenuM AkaMda pASANa haiyAne pIgaLAvI nAMkhe evuM hatuM. nA, raDa bhAI ! nA raDa, AMsu lUchI nAkha. tArA jevA yuvAnane Ama raDavuM zebhe che kharuM ? cAla svastha banI jA" bhImasene anujane AzvAsana ne hiMmata ApatAM kahyuM. kema karI AMsu luchI nAMkhuM baMdhu ! kema karI tene aTakAvI zakuM ? ane kevI rIte svastha banuM? nahi baMdhu ! nahi. mane Aja peTabharIne raDI levA do. mArA AMsuthI tamArA caraNane joI levA de. meM Apane ghaNuM ja kaSTa ApyAM che. mUkha, evA meM Apane ghaNo anyAya karyo che, baMdhu ! ghaNe anyAya karyo che. mAre aparAdha akSamya che. baMdhu ! akSamya che ! huM te have mRtyudaMDane ja yogya chuM. tame mane mArI nAMkhe. talavArathI mArI garadana judI karI nAMkhe. huM mahApApI chuM. baMdhu ! huM mahApApI chuM. pitAtulya evA tamArA upara

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mammain bAMdhava belaDI 3ra7 meM nirarthaka trAsa vartAvyuM che ! mArA lIdhe ja tamAre jaMgala jaMgala bhaTakavuM paDayuM che. bALake bhUkhathI taDapatA jevA paDayA che. bhAbhIne bhaya pathArI karIne sUvuM paDayuM che. A badhuM ja meM karyuM che! badhuM ! meM ja karyuM che. ehamAre gune ghaNe bhayAnaka che. ghera aparAdha meM karyo che. baMdhu ! mane sakhtamAM sakhta sajA kare. ane mArA pApa mane bhegavavA do.' hariSaNe kAramuM karuNa kalpAMta karatAM pitAnI vedanA raDavA mAMDI. bhUlI jA e badhuM hariSaNa! bhUlI jA. e yAda karIne have vadhu zeka ne kara. AnaMda mAna ke tArA vaDIla baMdhu hemakhema pAchA AvyA che." bhImasene hariSaNane samajAvavA mAMDe. kema karI bhUluM bhAI ! kema karI e badhuM bhUlI zakuM ? e yAda AvatAM ja mAruM haiyuM AkaMda karI UThe che. arere! mane hatabhAgIne e paLe evuM kayAMthI sUjhayuM? huM paNa ke mahAmUrkha ke patnInI vAtamAM phasAI gayo! nahi...nahi.baMdhu ! huM e kazuM ja bhUlI zakuM tema nathI. kazuM ja bhUlI zakuM tema nathI. e prasaMga ja meM banavA dIdhe na hota te ?" banavA kALa badhuM ja bane che bhAI ! tuM te temAM

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bhImasena caritra 38 nimitta mAtra che. amArA ja koI azubha kamermAMnuM e piraNAma hatuM. nahi te evu' ane ja kayAMthI ? ane Aja tane tArA duSkRtyanA pastAve thai rahyo. che, e ja zu` khasa nathI ? pApa te ghaNA kare che. paNa pApathI patAnArA A jagatamAM ghaNAM ja ochA che. jedivase tane tArA pApanu' bhAna thayuM, e ja divasathI tAruM pApa te dheAvAtuM cAlyuM che. rAja rAja tenA mATe Atma sAkSIe mAphI mAMgI e pApane te te... kayAranuM ya haLavuM karI nAMkhyu che. tArI badhI ja vigata mane matrIoe jaNAvI che, tuM have svastha khana. tuM niraparAdhI che, nirdeSi che. gaI gujarI have visarI jA, navA prabhAtanuM navI tAkAtathI svAgata kara. mArA paDakhe paDakha UbhA rahe. rAjanI AmAdI kara. jaina zAsananI prabhAvanA karavAmAM mane sAtha de. tArA bhatrIjAene rAjapurAnI tAlIma Apa. jA, temane vahAlathI khelAva. tArA bhAgIne paNa premathI page lAga; jA, tane maLavA e adhIrAM banI rahyAM che. bhImasena elye. 8 bhAbhI ! bhAbhI ! mane mApha kare ! mApha kara ! suzIlAnA pagamAM paDatAM hariSeNu raDatAM raDatAM elI UThayA.

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bAMdhava belaDI - 329 - " UTho, hariSaNa ! UThe. tamAre AtmA raDI rahyo che e ja ghaNuM che. bahAranA AMsune lUchI nAMkhe ane e kaDavI yAdane khaMkherI nAMkho. kAraNa ApaNe sau svakarmAdhIna chIe. kamane e maMjura haze ke tamane amArA duHkhanA nimitta banAvyA. paNa tethI zuM? amAre amArA karma bhegave ja chuTako thAta. je thayuM te sAruM thayuM ema samaje. amane aneka prakAranA, anubhava maLyA. jAtajAtanA mANase, vividha dezone tethI amane pratyakSa anubhava thayo. karmanI lIlAne ame paraco joyo. tamArA azubha IrAdAthI amane to zubha ja thayuM che. sukha, duHkha te jIvanamAM AvyA ja kare temAM tamAre zuM vAMka ? - UMTho ! svastha bane ane tamArA vaDIla baMdhunA kAmamAM madada kare. suzIlAe dIyarane bhUtakALa bhUlI javA samajAvyo. devasena ane ketusene paNa kAkAne premathI bolAvyA. baMne kAkAne page lAgyA. | 'pUjya kAkA ! Apa te sujJa che, vidvAna che, zUravIra che, tamArA jevA bhaDavIra je Ama raDaze te pachI amArA jevA nAnA bALakanuM zuM thaze? have te tame ja amArA jIvana ghaDavaiyA che. amane rAjanI tAlIma Ape. rAjadhurAne yogya evA saMskAranuM amArAmAM siMcana kareze." . saune vAtsalyabhAva ane sneha joI haripheNanuM saMtapta ane pApanA bhArathI pIDAtuM haiyuM zAMtI anubhavavA lAgyuM.

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330 bhImasena caritra tenI zarama jatI rahI, kSeAbha Ache thai gayA ane haLavA haiye peAtAnA svajanA sAthe te bhaLI gaye.. matrIo ane nagarazreSThIe te bhImasenanI A udAratA joi mugdha banI gayA. teee temanA jayanAda karyAM. thADIvAre saue prayANa karyu`'; ahIthI bhImasena ane hariSaNanA azvA sAthe sAthe cAlavA lAgyA. rAjagRhI have kaMI bahu dUra na hatI. thoDAja samayamAM sau rAjagRhInA pAdare AvI UbhA rahyA. bhImasene dUrathI dekhAtA jinacaityAnA unnata zikhara joine bhAvathI praNAma karyAM : name jiNANuM. na rAjagRhInA nagarajanA teA temanA narezanA AgamananI zaha joIne ja UbhA hatA. jevA teonA darzana thayAM ke tarata ja moMgala vAjiMtrA gUMjI UThayAM, havAmAM bhImasenanAM nAmanA jayanAdanA pracaMDa ASa UThavA lAgyA. dhvajAethI majAra badhA zaNagArelA hatA. ane UMce jharukhA ane aTArIe upara aneka janeAnI bhIDa jAmI hatI. rastA upara paNa mAnava menIneA pAra na hatA. Thera Thera raMgALI pUrelI hatI. AsApAlavanA, sAcA meAtIonA tAraNu AMdhelA hatA. nagaranI kumArikAe, yuvatIe ane seAhAgaNeA hAthamAM akSata ane phUlahAra laIne UbhI hatI, jyAM jyAMthI bhImasena pasAra thayA, tyAM tyAM saue tene phulaDe vadhAbhyeA. anekAe tene phulahAra paherAvyA.

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mAMdhava melaDI 331 devasena ane ketusenane paNa saue vadhAvyA ane bulaMda svare saue bhImasenanA nAmanI TheraThera jayaghASaNA karI. suhAgaNuAe vadhAinA gIta gAyAM. bhAta cAraNe e stuti karI. purIhitAe ane brAhmaNeAe AzIrvAda ApyA. Ama vAjate gAjate sau rAjamahelamAM AvyA. khIje divase rAjasabhAmAM bhImasena mukhya si'hAsana upara ArUDha thayA. e divase teNe aneka baMdIjanAne mukta karyAM, ghaNA badhA anucarAne temane ceAgya pAritASikA ApyA. anekAnA kara ane mahesula mApha karyAM. nagaranA tamAma jinacaityeAmAM pUjA bhaNAvI. mukhya derAsare aSTAnikA mahAtsava karAvyeA. kasAIkhAnA adha karAvyA. dIna ane garIbene bhAjana ApavAnA prama dha karyAM. temaja sArA ya nagaramAM cArI, dArU, mAMsa, jugAra, zikAra, vezyAgamana ane parastrIgamananI kaDaka aMdhI karavAnuM krUramAna karyuM'. A uparAMta anya sthaLAe upAzraye, jinacaitya, sarAvarA, dha zALAe badhAvavAnA prabaMdha karyAM. A zubha kAmeAnI jAherAta karI bhImasene te divasanI rAjasabhA kharakhAsta karI. sabhAjane e bhAre nAda pUrNAMka bhImasenane jayanAda karyAM

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$ 0. gurunI garavI vANuM divasone jatAM kaMI vAra lAge che ? thaDA divasomAM te harirSaNanI udAsInatAthI kathaLelA rAjavahIvaTane bhImasene sthira karI dIdhA. hari pitAe paNa rAja vahIvaTamAM manapUrvaka rA levA mAMDe. devasena ane ketusena paNa te kAmamAM sAthe ApatA hatA. rAjagRhI choDayA bAda bhImasena aneka duHkhamAMthI pasAra thaye hato. bhUkhathI peTa kevI cIso pADe che tene anubhava karyo hato. dhana vinA mAnavI kevI hAlAkI ne kevA kevA apamAna ne agavaDa anubhave che, tene tene barAbara para thaye hate. jAta anubhavathI te ghaNuM zIkhyo hato. du:khathI rIDhA banavAne badale ke duHkhathI trAsI jaI nAstika banavAne badale, te vadhu dharma upara zraddhALu baLe hatuM. tenuM haiyuM vadhu nAjuka banyuM hatuM. kumAzathI te pAtaLuM banyuM hatuM. AthI pitAnA nagaramAM kaI bhUkhyuM na rahe te mATe

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gurUnI garavI vANuM 333 teNe pAke prabaMdha karAvyo. koI sazakta kAmadhaMdhA vinAne na rahe, te mATe paNa teNe egya vyavasthA karI. bALakone nAnI vayathI ja egya ne uttama saMskAra maLe te mATe paNa khAsa dhyAna ApyuM. pitAnA nagarajane kema vadhu suzIla, saMskArI ne dharmiSTha bane te mATe teNe satata kALajI rAkhavA mAMDI. pite rAjagRhIne nareza hato, chatAM paNa teNe kadI rAjAzAhI bhogavavAnI IrachA na karI. eka pitAnI jema teNe prajAne putra rUpa mAnI tenuM rakSaNa ane saMvardhana karavA mAMDayuM. nagarajane tene zAsana taLe sukhI ane samRddha hatAM. keIne ya tenA mATe kaMI phariyAda na hatI. sau bhImasenanI udAratA, nyAyapriyatA ne vadhu te tenA mAnavatAlakSI guNenI prazaMsA karatuM hatuM. paradezIe te tenA mukta kaMThe gIta gAtA hatA. eka savAre udyAnapAle bhImasenanA rAjamahelamAM AvI vadhAI khAdhI ? * rAjagRhI nareza zrI bhImasena jaya ho !" kahe, zuM khabara lAvyA che ? Aja kaMI zubha samAcAra che ? hoya te jaNAve." bhImasene udyAnapAlanA praNAma svIkAratAM kahyuM. "rAjana ! samAcAra to ApanA mATe ghaNA ja zubha ane maMgala che. rAjagRhInI dharatI Aja pAvana thaI rahA che ! saunA caraNa sparzathI tenI dhULa pavitra banI rahI che ! zramaNa bhagavaMtanA AgamanathI rAjagRhInI daze dizAo

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334 bhImasena cAritra suvAsita banI rahI che ! kusumazrI udyAnamAM prAtaHsmaraNIya, saMsAratAraka, paramapUjya AcArya bhagavaMta zrI dharmaghoSasUrIzvarajI mahArAjA temanA ziSya parivAra sAthe padhAryA che ! AcArya bhagavaMtanI najaramAM zuM divya teja che! zuM temanI prabhAvI ne pratApI dehayaSTi che! aMgeaMgamAMthI jJAna ane cAritryanAM teja kiraNe jANe camake che! zuM temane gaMbhIra svara che ! temanA mukhamAMthI sarelA e zabda "dharma lAbha"hajIya mArA kAnamAM gUMje che ? mA te temanA darzana mAtrathI saghaLA tApa zamI gayAM che ! rAjana ! Apa paNa bhagavaMtanA darzanArthe padhAre. saMsAra Akhe Apane suvAsita banI jaze.' "udyAnapAla ! tArA A zubha samAcArathI mAruM reme roma harSita thaI UyuM che. mArA mana mayUra nAcI UThe che. le, A ratnahAra ! tArI vadhAIne tane upahAra ! huM abaghaDI tyAM AvI pahoMcuM chuM. ane je, AcAryazrInI pUrepUrI AgatA svAgatA karaje. teozrIne vinA pUche ja temane joItI ne temane khape evI tamAma cIja vastuonI sagavaDa karI deje. saMtanI tArI sevAne lAbha mithyA nahi jAya." jevI ApanI AjJA." udyAnapAle ratnAhAra laI vidAya lIdhI. bhImasena paNa AcArya bhagavaMtane vaMdana karavA javA

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gurUnI garavI vANI 335 mATe utAvaLa karavA lAgyA. ane tyAM UbhelA dvArapALane maMtrIne khelAvI lAvavAnI AjJA karI. temaja hariSeNu, devasena, ketusena, suzIlA saune A zubha samAcAra pahAMcADavA jaNAvyuM. rAja AjJA maLatAM ja maMtrI bhImasenane praNAma karIne Ubho rahyo. ApaNI senAne taiyAra karAveA. hamaNAM ja ApaNe kusumazrI udyAnamAM javuM che.. tyAM AcAya` bhagavaMta zrI dharma - gheASasUri mahArAja padhAryAM che. temanA darzIna karavA javu che,' jevI ApanI AjJA.' maMtrI rAja AjJAnuM pAlana karavA cAlyA gaye. 6 eTalIvAramAM teA hariSeNa, devasena, ketusena ane mahArANI suzIlA paNa sudara vastrAmAM sajja thaine AvI paheAMcyA. bhImasena paNa thADIvAramAM snAna vagere nitya kama patAvI rAjapeASAka paherIne taiyAra thaI gayA. ane senA sAthe bhImasena gajArUDha thaIne kusumazrI udyAna tarapha javA lAgyA. udyAnathI gheADe dUra pahoMcatAM ja pote gajarAja uparathI nIce utarI gayeA. peAtAnA rAjamuguTa paNa utArI kADhace.. upAnaha paNa kADhI nAkhyA ane ughADA page AtmAnA ullAsa anubhavatA AcAya zrI pAse saparivAra AvIne UbhA rahyo. paMcAMga sau prathama teNe bhAvapUva ka AcAya zrIne praNipAta pUrvaka vaMdanA karI, temanI sukhazAtAdi pUchI, tyAra

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336 bhImasena caritra pachI anya muni bhagavAne bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. saune vaMdanA karyA bAda e hAtha joDI vinayathI AcAya zrIne vinaMtI karavA lAgyA ka 'guru bhagavaMta ! ApanA danathI mAre AjanA divasa dhanya banI gayA che ! Apa te vidvAna che. gItAtha che. zAstrajJa che. ApanI amRtavANInuM amane pAna karAveA. zrI vIra paramAtmAno amane sa Mdeza suNAve. saMsAranA tApathI saLagatA evA amane tamArI vANI jaLathI zAMta kare.' AcAya zrIne bhImasena Rju AtmA lAgyA. dhama pamADavAnuM teA temanuM katavya hatuM. temaNe rAjAnI vinaMtIne saharSI svIkAra karyAM. ane nirdoSa Asana upara besI, mukha ADe muhapattI rAkhI temaNe dezanAno prAra Mbha karyAM prathama paMca parameSThI maMtranuM smaraNa karyuM. tI kara bhagava MtAnI stuti karI. guru bhagavaMtanI stavanA karI ane vyAkhyAnanI zarUAta karI : : bhavyAtmAe ! dharma ane adharmanA vivekane jANe.. dhamathI rAjya prApta thAya che. dhama thI uttama ne khAnadAna kuLamAM janma thAya che. dharmathI ja sukha ane sAhyabI maLe che. ArAgya dharmathI jaLavAI rahe che. mananI zAMti ane ArAma dhama thI ja prApta thAya che. e dhanu' aheniza tame ArAdhana kare. ' banyA ! yAda rAkhA ke e dhama nA prabhAvathI ja tamane Aja mAnavajanma maLyeA che. A mAnava janma meLavyA '

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gunI garavI vANI 336 pahelAM jIvane yazI lAkha nImAM bhaTakavuM paDayuM che. dareka bhave tene janma ane maraNanuM dukha sahana karavuM paDayuM che. tyAre keka bhavanA puNya maLe Aja tamane pAMca Indri cethI yukta evuM mAnava zarIra prApta thayuM che. zAstrakAra mahArAjAe A mAnava janmane samajAvata eka suMdara daSTAMta kahyuM che. A bharatakSetramAM vasaMtapura nAme eka nagara che. tyAM eka samaye zatAyudha rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. A rAjAne caMdrAvatI nAme eka rANuM hatI. nAma pramANe ja te zaraDha pUnamanA caMdra jevI saundaryavatI hatI. eka divasa A caMdrAvatI pitAnA mahelanA jharUkhAmAM UbhI UbhI rastA upara jatA AvatA mANase, vAhane vagerene jotI hatI. tyAM tenI najara dUrathI AvatA eka yuvAna upara paDI. yuvAna sehAmaNa ne suMdara hatuM. tenA kALA bhammara ne vAMka guphA jenAranA cittane kheMcI rAkhe tevAM hatAM. paDachaMda kAyA hatI. bhavya lalATa hatuM. vizALa netre hatAM. AjAna bAhu hAtha hatA. ane vizALa chAtI hatI. tenI cAlamAM eka chaTA hatI. rUvAba hate. siMha gatInI jema te dhIre paNa makkama pagale rastA upara cAlI rahyo hate. caMdrAvatI A yuvAnane joI ja rahI. tenI AMkhe tenA upara sthira banI gaI. jema jema e najadIka Avate za. tema tema tenI chabI spaSTa thatI gaI. jyAre e lI. 22

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338 bhImasena cAiM barAbara najadIka AvyuM, tyAre te tenuM e rUpa, tene e Adhe, tenuM gulAbI vadana joI caMdrAvatI bhAna bhUlI gaI che tenA aMgeaMgamAM kAma saLagI uThe. tenI Aga tene bALavA lAgI. tenuM mana caMcaLa banI gayuM. te e yuvAnane jhaMkhavA lAgI. manomana ja teNe nakkI karyuM. A yuvAnane huM mAro banAvIne ja jaMpIza. caMdrAvatI yuvAnanA vicAramAM eTalI badhI UMDI UtarI gaI hatI, ke tene e paNa khabara na paDI ke tenI bAjumAM AvIne tenI dAsI kayAranI UbhI rahI che. paNa dAsIe rANInI samAdhImAM bhaMga na pADo. te cUpacApa UbhI rahI ane rAhunA mane bhAva vAMcavA lAgI. rANIne jyAre khabara paDI ke dAsI tenA hukamanI rAha jotI zAMta UbhI che tyAre te belIH "are ! tuM kayAre AvI?' * rAjI! ghaNA samayathI huM to ahIM UbhI chuM. tamane UMDA vicAramAM UbhelAM joI huM kaMI bolI nahi." dAsIe kahyuM. mAru eka kAma na kare tuM ?" rANIe dhImA svare kIdhuM. eka zuM? tame kahe teTalAM kAma karI dauM.? kaho. te pelA yuvAnane meLavI ApuM." dAsIe rANInA kAna pAse jaIne kahyuM,

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gurUnI garavI vANI tane kevI rIte khabara paDI ke huM e yuvAnanA vicAramAM chuM ? khera, kaMI nahi, tuM e yuvAnane patte meLavI lAva. ane huM tane eka patra lakhI ApuM chuM, te tuM tene ApI deje." rANIe sucanA karI. ane jatAM jatAM kahyuM : jeje. A vAtanI kaIne jANa na thAya. khUba ja sAvadhAnI ane khabaradArIthI A kAma karaje." - sajajane ! vicAra karajo. A rANI pariNItA che. rAjarANuM che. chatAM paNa pitAnA pati sivAya bIjA puruSane bhegavavA kAmAMdha banI che. dAsIne e A vAta te khAnagI rAkhavA jaNAve che. kAraNa je A karmAnI rAjAne khabara paDI jAya te te pitAnuM AvI ja bane. bhavya ! A saMsAramAM ghaNuM moTA bhAganA mANase A rANI jevAM ja che. pApano temane Dara nathI hote. pApathI pakaDAI javAne ja temane Dara hoya che, kharuM jotAM te mANase pApathI ja DaravuM joIe. pApakarmane vicAra karatAM ja bhaya lAgavo joIe. paraMtu AvuM bhAgye ja bane che. mANasa pApa jarUra kare che, paNa e pApanI keIne jANa na thAya, te mATenI ja e sAvadhAnI rAkhe che. paraMtu AvuM pApa kayAM sudhI chUpuM rahI zake ? kadAca jagatathI te chAnuM rahI zake paNa karmarAjAnI AMkhamAMthI e achatuM rahe kharuM? dAsI paNa AvA kAma karavAmAM kuzaLa hatI. rANIne patra laI e yuvAnanA mahele gaI yuvAnane maLI. tene paricaya keLavyuM ane tene vizvAsamAM laIdAsIe rANIne patra Apyo.

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34o bhImasena caritra yuvAna te vicAramAM paDI gaye. zuM karavuM? rANIe patramAM spaSTa lakhyuM hatuM. tame je mArA dilanI Aga zAMta nahi kare te tamArI yAdamAM ne tamArA virahamAM huM mArA prANane paNa tyAga karI besIza. mArA mRtyunuM kAraNa tame ja banazo. tamane strIhatyAnuM mahApApa lAgaze. mATe mArA hadayanA cAra ! tame jarUrathI mArI AzA ane kAmanAne pUrI karavA satvare AvI pahoMcaje. A patra vAMcI yuvAnane pote kayAMka sAMbhaLeluM yAda AvyuM. teNe kayAMka sAMbhaLyuM hatuM, ke kAmIjananI daza dazAo hoya che. zarIramAM vikAra utpanna thayA pachI dhIme dhIme e daza dazAmAMthI pasAra thAya che. pahelAM tenA manamAM ciMtA thAya che. manamAM e vyagra bane che. Ama patranA vicAramAM ja e nizadina DUbele rahe che. e pachI anukrame bIjI dazAmAM saMganI IcchA thAya che. trIjI dizAmAM te garama garama zvAsa le che ne kADhe che. cathI dazAmAM tene jhaNe tAva Ave che. zarIra garama rahe che. pAMcamI dazAmAM AkhA zarIre tene baLatarA thAya che. aMgeaMga tenuM vihavaLa bane che. kayAMya tene cena paDatuM nathI. Ama thavAthI chaThThI dazAmAM bhejanuM pratye tene aruci thAya che. khAvAnuM bhAvatuM nathI. khAvA bese che te pUratu khavAtuM nathI. sAtamI dazAmAM tethI tene mUcha Ave che. e zUnyacitta banI jAya che. tenuM mana kazAyamAM gaThatuM nathI, ane AvIne AvI dazA vadhu rahetAM te AThamI

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gurUnI garavI vANI 31 dazAmAM gAMDA ane che. pAgala manI e bhaTake che ane graMtha pratApeA kare che. A gAMDapaNamAM te navamI dazAe paheAMcatA maravA taiyAra thAya che. ApaghAta karavA e prayatna kare che. ane Akhare A vikAra ugra ne utkaTa banatAM ne tenI zAMti na thatAM te chelle AtmahatyA kare che. yuvAnane thayu' A rANI teA chellI dazA sudhI AvI paheAMcI che. peAte jo tenA dvilane zAtA nahi Ape teA e jarUrathI AtmahatyA karaze. paNa rANI pAse paheAMcavu zI rIte ? te vicAramAM e UMDA UtarI gayA. * zuM vicAra karI che ?' dAsIe pUchyu'. paNa A ane kevI rIte ? mane aMtaHpuramAM AvavA kANu de ? ane tyAM AvI mane koI joI jAya tA tA hu jAnathI ja mAryAM jAuMne ? ? * tenI ciMtA tame na karazeA. e badhuM ja huM saMbhALI laIza. kaumudI mahAtsavanI rAte tame aMtaHpuranA pAchaLanA bhAgamAM Avaze, te rAtrie rAjA zatAyudha vagere tamAmajana aDhAra gayA haze. e samaye rANIne tyAM rokI zakhIza. tyAre tamane bharapUra ekAnta maLaze. rANI paNa maLaze, cenathI tame AnadaM karo,' Ama yuvAnane vizvAsa ne hiMMmata ApI dAsI rANI pAse AvI. 6 zu.... karI AvI? kANu che e yuvAna' dAsIne

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342 bhImasena caritra jotAM ja tene ekadama peAtAnI najadIka besADI ghaNA badhA prazno rANIe pUchI nAMkhyA. dAsIe kahyuM : ' zrIdhara nAmanA sAtha vAhanA e putra che. lalitAMga tenuM nAma che.' ATale paricaya ApI pachI peAte je ceAjanA karI hatI te badhI savistara kahI. rANI dAsInI buddhi upara khuza thaI gaI ane tene peAtAnI vITI bheTa ApI dIdhI. kaumudI maheAtsavanI rAte dAsInI caiAjanA mujama lalitAMga rANInA aMtaHpuramAM Avye. AvIne e rANInI sAme beThA. rANIe tene vAsanAne utteje tevAM miSTAnna khavaDAvyAM. tevu pINu ApyuM ne vAta paNa tevI ja karavA lAgI. lalitAMga paNa rANIne joI bhAna bhUlI gaye. tenA rUpamAM e lubdha banyA. kahyuM che ke, viSayAnA vicArathI sa`ganI icchA thAya che. soMga thavAthI kAma utpanna thAya che. kAmathI krodha pragaTe che. krodhathI saMmeAha janme che. samAhathI smRti bhrama thAya che. smRti bhramathI buddhinA kSaya thAya che, ane buddhi kSaya thavAthI sarvanAza thAya che. lalitAMganI paNu dazA evI ja thaI rahI hatI. buddhine gIrave mUkI e rANI sAthe Ana MdathI vilAsane mANI rahyo hatA. rANI paNa temAM tallIna banI gaI hatI. eyamAMthI koine kazAyanuM bhAna rahyuM na hatuM. A duniyAmAM jANe

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gurUnI garamI vANI 343 peAte e ja jIva jIve che ne khIjA koInuM astitva nathI tema vilAsamAM DUbI rahyAM hatAM. tyAM kaNa jANe kayAMthI zatayudha tyAM AvI pahoMcyA, adha bAraNAne teNe khakhaDAvyu. Ama te zatAyuSa mahAtsavamAM gayA hatA. rANIne paNa sAthe AvavA Agraha karyAM hatA. paraMtu peAtAnu' Aja mAthuM du:khe che tethI pAte AvI zake ema nathI, tevu" mahAnu kADhI e ghera rahI ane rAjA ekaleA gayA. tyAM aMtaHpuranI vRddha koI dAsIe jaIne zatAyune khaMkhara karI rANInu` mAthu' du:khatu nathI. paNa evu' asatya elI te koI parapurUSa sAthe bhega vilAsa mANI rahI che. A jANa thatAM te sIdhA aMtaHpuramAM AvyA ne rANInA kha'DanAM bAraNAM khakhaDAvyAM. khAraNe avAja sAMbhaLI rANI ane lalitAMga ane gabharAI gayAM. have zuM karavu' ? rAjAnI najarathI kevI rIte acavu? rANI tarata ja kapaDAM vagere vyavasthita karIne UbhI thaI gaI. lalitAMga paNa nAsavAnI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. rANIe tarata ja tene pAchaLanA bhAgamAM nayAM saDAsa vagere hatA e khADAmAM saMtAI javA kahyuM. DaranA mAryAM lalitAMga tarata ja e khADAmAM kUdI paDayA. khADAmAM paDatAM ja viSTA vagerethI tenAM kapaDAM ane zarIra gaAM banI gayAM. dugaMdhathI tenuM magaja phATa phATa thavA lAgyuM.

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344 bhImasena caritra paNa thAya zuM? rAjAnA krara mate maravuM tenA karatAM A gaMdakI sahana karavI sArI. ema vicArI e AkhI rAta temAM paDI rahyo. ne tyAM paDaye paDaye vicAravA lAgyuM. arara ! Aja meM mArI kevI dazA karI mUkI ! kayAM mArI buddhi ! kayAM mAruM rU5!ne meM kayAM A sAhasa karyuM ! meM vaLI kayAM A kubuddhi karI ? rANInA rUpamAM huM lubdha na banyA heta, tenI sAthe bhegavilAsamAM huM rata na banyA hatA, te Aja mArI AvI dazA thAta kharI ? he prabhe ! huM pharIthI have AvI bhUla kadI nahi karuM. kyAreya kaI parastrI sAme kudraSTithI joIza nahi. tenA viSe vicAra karIza nahi. AkhI rAta te Ama paDaye rahyo, bIje divasa u. paNa rANI te sAva bhUlI ja gaI hatI, ke tenA dilane cAra saMDAsanA khADAmAM paDe che. e te tenA jIvanamAM masta banI gaI lalitAMgathI te bahAra nIkaLAya tema na hatuM. kAraNa bahAra nIkaLavAne kaI raste ja tene dekhAto na hato. ane aMdara rahevAnuM paNa sahana thAya tema na hatuM. adhUrAmAM pU2 savAra paDatAM ja e khADAmAM viSTA ne eThAM dhAna vagere paDavA lAgyAM. lalitAMga te A vedanAthI trAhya trAhA pikArI gaye. keTalAka samaya gayA bAda e khADAne mArga keIe

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gurUnI garavI vANuM 45 khelyo. bhaMgIo e khADo sApha karavA AvyA hatA. lalitAga maLamUtrane viSTAthI kharaDAI gayo hate. te jIvate hate. paraMtu tene bhAna na hatuM. bezuddha avasthAmAM pANInA dhasArA sAthe e bahAra pheMkAI gaye. tenA bhAge daye e samaye tyAMthI tenI dhAtrI tyAMthI pasAra thaI. lalitAMgane jotAM ja teNe premathI sApha karyo. suMdara kapaDAM paherAvyAM ane tenA ghare tene mokalI dIdho. lalitAMgane eTale badhe kahe anubhava thayo hato, ke te have evA pApa karavAnI che bhalI gayo. ane e pachI dharmakarmamAM vadhu tatpara banyo. pharI ekavAra lalitAMga ghoDe caDhI rANInA mahela taraphathI pasAra thaI rahyo hato, tyAre rANIe tene belA. dAsI sAthe nimaMtraNa mokalyuM. . paraMtu lalitAMga have phasAvA nahote mAMgate. rANInA rUpamAM lubdha banI narakanI yAtanA bhegavavA nA hete Icchate. rANInA Ijanane teNe spaSTa InkAra karyo ane duHkhathI UgarI gaye. jJAnI gItArtha bhagavaMte A daSTAMtane upanaya samajAvatAM jaNAve che ke, he mahAnubhAve ! A lalitAMga kumArane tame jIva jANe. mAnava bhava e rANuM caMdrAvatI jevA che. ghaNAM badhAM AkarSaNe ne pralezanathI e jIvane pitA tarapha AkarSe che, kheMce che. pitAnI pAse e jIvane jakaDI rAkhe che. ane je dAsI che tene bhecchA samaje e IcchA jIvane

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346 bhImasena caritra vadhu vivaLa banAve che. pApamAM dorI jAya che, pApa karAve che. ne aMte narakanA khADAmAM jIvane paDavuM paDe che. rAjAne sAkSAt mRtyu jANe. tenAthI jIva Dare che ane tenAthI gabharAyele jIva game tyAM kUdI paDe che. je viSTAne khADe have te garbhavAsa che. java tyAM nava nava mAsa sudhI UMdhA mAthe rahe che. vIrya ne parasevA vagerethI e goMdhAyelo rahe che. lalitAMganA khADAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLavAnA prasaMgane prasava jANe. jIva aneka yAtanA veThI mAtAnA garbhamAMthI bahAra Ave che. dhAtrIne tame puNya mAne. puNya hoya te eve savega maLe che. sukha ne sAhyabI maLe che. bhavyAtmAo ! garbhavAsanuM duHkha kharekhara asahya ne akathya che. zAstrakAro pharamAve che ke, keLanA garbha jevuM sukomaLa zarIra hoya, e zarIra upara agnithI tapAvelI lAlacaLa aneka sau ekI sAthe bheMkavAmAM Ave ne tenAthI zarIrane je vedanA thAya, romeromamAM je lAya baLe, aMge aMgamAM je baLatarA, kaSTa thAya tenA karatAM ATha ghaNuM vizeSa dukha garbhamAM rahelA jIvane thAya che. ane prasava samayanA jIvane thatAM dukhanI te kaI gaNatrI ja nathI. anaMta duHkha te samaye jIva anubhave che. bhavyajane ! garbhAvAsanA A duHkhane sAMbhaLIne tame

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gurUnI garavI vANI 347 sau e purUSArtha kare ke jethI bhavAMtaramAM kayAreya paNa tamAre e duHkha sahana na karavuM paDe. A duHkha nivAravAne eka mAtra upAya dharma ja che. je zubha ne zuddha mane AtmadharmanI ekAgratApUrvaka utkaTapaNe ArAdhanA kare che, te jIvene pharI pharI janamavuM. paDatuM nathI. bAkI A cauda rAjalekamAM evuM eka paNa sthAna khAlI nathI rahyuM, ke jyAM karma taMtrathI parAdhina evA jIve tyAM janma na lIdho hoya ! ane A janama-maraNanA pherA jIve keTalIkavAra karyo, kyAM karyAM tene keI hisAba nIkaLI zake tema nathI. AvA anaMtA janmamAM bhamI bhamI Aja jIvane mAnavajanma prApta thayela che, tyAre A bhava keTale durlabha haze? A hisAbe A mAnava janmanuM keTaluM badhuM mUlya haze? | devabhava, tiryacabhava vagere bha te vAraMvAra maLe che. paraMtu A mAnavabhava vAraMvAra maLato nathI. AthI ja to zAstrakAra mahArAjAoe A mAnavabhavane daza daSTAMte vaDe . durlabha kahyo che. - A daza daSTAMte anukrame A pramANe kahyAM che ? (1) brAhmaNanuM bhajana, (2) pAzaka, (3) dhAnyane Dhagale, () jugAra, (5) maNI, (6) caMdranA pAnanuM svapna, (7) caka, (8) kAcabe, (9) yuga ane (10) paramANuM.

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348 bhImasena caritra A daSTAMto mAnavabhavanI durlabhatA samajAvanArA che. ApaNe te vigatathI joIe. brahmadatta cakravartIe eka brAhmaNane khuza thaI varadAna ApyuM ke "jAva, bhUdeva ! A samasta bharatakSetramAM jeTalAM ghara che, te dareka gharathI tamane roje roja bhejana maLaze. bharatakSetramAM ghara keTalA? ane brAhmaNanuM AyuSya keTaluM? e AyuSyanA divaso keTalA? e divasenA TaMka keTalA? have je gharethI te brAhmaNane eka TaMka bhejana maLyuM hAya, te gharane pharIthI brAhmaNane jamADavAne samaya Ave khare? e zakaya che kharuM? e ja rIte mAnavabhavanuM che. e ekavAra maLe te maLe. vAraMvAra te maLatuM nathI. + + + A jugAramAM khelADI cANakaye tamAma zrImaMtane jugAramAM harAvI dIdhA. ne tenAthI je dhana maLyuM tenAthI teNe caMdra guptane rAjabhaMDAra bharI dIdhe. A zrImaMtemAMthI koI kadAca cANakyane pharI jugAramAM harAvI pitAnuM dhana meLavI zake e kadAca bane. paraMtu je jIva mAnava janmane ekavAra hArI jAya che, te jIva pharIthI -bhAnavajanmane meLavI zakato nathI. ' '

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gurUnI garavI vANI 349 kaMI kareDe maNanA hisAbe eka zrImaMte dhAnyane Dhagalo karyo. temAM pAzera jeTalA ja sarasava bheLavI dIdhA. ane pachI eka DozIne e judA karavA kahyuM. A zakaya che kharuM? kadAca zakaya bane. paNa ekavAra je mAnavabhavathI bhraSTa banI gaye, te te koI kALe pachI pAche. meLavI zakAtuM nathI. + + eka rAjAe potAnA putrane kahyuM : he suta! tuM je mArI zarata pramANe mane jIte te huM tArA rAjyAbhiSeka karuM. zarata A pramANe che: ApaNI rAjasabhAmAM eka hajAra ne ATha staMbha che. dareka staMbhane ekaso ne ATha khUNuM che. ' jugAranA krama vaDe eka eka khUNAne jItatA, eka sane ATha khUNA chate tyAre eka staMbha chatAye kahevAya. Ama chatatAM je tuM ekavAra paNa hAre te tAre pharIthI dAva rame paDe. Ama tuM dareka bAjIe jItatA TheTha 1008 sthaMbha jItI le te tane rAja ApuM." devanI sahAyathI kadAca e putra badhI bAjI jItI paNa le. paraMtu sukRtya vinAno hArI gayelo mAnavabhava pharIne meLava durghaTa che jugAramAM pharIthI dAva khelI zakAya che. mAnavabhavanI zarUAta ema pharI pharI thatI nathI. e te ekavAra hAryA te hAya ja.

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35o bhImasena caritra jhaverInA putroe dezavidezathI AvelA ghaNA badhA paradezIone kiMmatI ratane vecyA. pitA te samaye bahAragAma hatA. bahAragAmathI pAchA AvI temaNe pUchyuM : "rane kayAM gayAM ? putrae kIdhuM : "e ratna te ame sArA mUlya videzIone vecI nAMkhyA che." A videzIo paNa keI eka dezanA na hatA. eka eka videzI alaga alaga dezane hatuM ane videzI te gharAka hatA. vadhu paricaya te putrone hate nahi. e rane pAchA meLavI lAvavA putrone pitA kahe te zuM e rane pAchAM meLavI zakAya kharAM ? mAnavabhava paNa eka vakhata gaye te gaye ja samaja. muLadeva ane eka bAvAnA ziSyane eka ja rAte eka sarakhuM svapna AvyuM. - svapnamAM baMnee caMdranuM pAna karyuM. muLadevane e svapnanA pratApe rAjya maLyuM. bAvAnA ziSya gurune vana phaLa pUchayuM, te gurue kahyuM Aja tane bhikSAmAM ghI ane goLavALe suMdara mAlapuo maLaze. svapna bAda je vidhi karavI joIe te ziSya karI nahi ne te uttama phaLa gumAvI beThe. mAnavabhava pAmI je sukRta karma karavAmAM na Ave te. te bhavanuM phaLa paNa gumAvI ja devAya che.

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gurUnI garavI vANI 351 telane bharele moTo kuMDa che. e kuMDanI vacamAM eka 2 IMbha che. e rathaMbha upara rAdhA pUtaLI che. e pUtaLInI nIce ulaTasulaTa kame pharatA evA cAra cako satata pharyA kare che. A uparAMta A rathaMbha upara eka moTuM trAjavuM laTakAveluM che. A trAjavAmAM UbhA rahI je kaI nIcI najare eTale ke telamAM paDatA rAdhA pUtaLInA paDachAyAne jaI tenI DAbI AMkhane tIrathI vIMdhI zake, teNe rAdhAvedha siddha karyo kahevAya. A rAdhAvedha atyaMta durghaTa che. tema sukRta vinAno hArI gayele mAnavabhava pharIthI prAtpa ke azakaya che. pUrNimAnI eka rAte sarovaranA kAMThA upara rahelA kAcabAe, pavananA jhapATAthI sevAla dUra thatA caMdrane prakAza je. A prakAza jovA mATe te potAnA kuTuMbane lAvavA deDa. kuTuMbane laI e pAcho pharyo tyAre badhuM ja pUrvavat hatuM. sevAlane laI caMdranuM darzana thatu na hatuM. A kAcabo kadAca pharI caMdra darzana karavA bhAgyazALI bane, paraMtu manuSyabhavane gumAvanAre jIva pharIthI te janma pAmI zakatuM nathI. asaMkhya ejananA vistAravALe ane hajAra jana UMDe e svayaMbhUramaNa samudra che.

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3para bhImasena caritra keI deva kautukathI A samudramAM pUrva dizAmAM gADAnI dhuM sarI nAMkhe ane pazcima dizAe tenI khIlI nAkhe. AvaDA moTA samudranA jalataraMge vacce e khIlI zuM dhuMsarImAM pese kharI ? kadAca devage te khIlI pitAnI meLe praveza kare paNa kharI. paraMtu puNyahIna mANasa ekavAra A mAnavabhava gumAvI bese che, te te kadI pAchuM meLavI zakato nathI. eka deve mANikanA banAvela eka sthaMbhanuM teNe bArIka cUrNa karyuM, e cUrNane teNe eka naLImAM bharyuM. e naLI laI te merU parvatanA UMcAmAM UMcA zikhara upara gaye. tyAM jaI teNe naLIne jorathI kuMka mArI ane badhuM ja cUrNa uDADI mUkayuM. mANikanA paramANe paramANu cAreya dizAmAM verAI gayA have tenA te ja paramANune bhegA karI, pharIthI ha. te ne te mANikano rathaMbha banAvavAnuM tene kahevAmAM Ave te zuM pharIthI e sthaMbha te banAvI zake kharo ? zuM e zakaya che kharuM? 1 te ja rIte ekavAra maLelA mAnavabhavane game tema veDaphI devAthI pharI pAcho meLavI zakAto nathI. A pramANe mAnavabhava ati durlabha che. ekavAra je

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gurUnI garavI vANI tene yathArtha upayoga karI levAmAM na Ave, A bhavamAM puNyano saMcaya karI tene sArthaka karavAmAM na Ave, te A mAnavabhava kayAreya pAcho maLato nathI. mATe he puNyazALI AtmAo ! dharmanuM ArAdhana karI, dharmamAM rAtadivasa rata banIne tame tamArA mAnavajanmane sArthaka kare. kAraNa jyAM sudhI A zarIra svastha ane rogarahita che. vRddhAvasthA AvI nathI, pAMce Indriyo hajI barAbara kAma Ape che, ane AyuSyane aMta thayo nathI tyAM sudhI sujJajanee AtmakalyANa karI levuM joIe. - ghara baLavA lAgyuM hoya ane kU khedI tene helavavA javuM, e te mUkhAI ja gaNAya ne ? kayo DAhyo purUSa tema kare ? - tema jyAre zarIra rogathI gherAI gayuM hoya, AMkhe ochuM dekhAtuM hoya, kAne saMbhaLAtuM na hoya, paga ane hAtha dhrujatA heya, sthirapaNe na UbhA rahevAtuM hoya, ke na besatuM hoya ane mRtyu najadIkamAM ja jaNAtuM hoya tyAre zuM AtmakalyANa tamArAthI thaI zakavAnuM che kharuM ? mATe bhave ! atyArathI ja jAgrata bane. pramAdane - tyAga karo. AtmadharmanuM ArAdhana kare. AyuSya te pANInA buMda jevuM asthira che. parapoTA jevuM te kSaNika che. ane rAjyAdika vaibhave te vijaLInA camakArA jevAM che. Ama je samajAtuM nathI ane pramAdane bhI. 23

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354 bhIMmasena caritra seve che, te mUkha mANasa A mAnavabhavane hArI jAya che, ane je mUrkha mANasa svarganA dvAra ughADanAra evA dhanu sevana karatA nathI, te vRddhAvasthAthI pIDAtA pastAvA karatA zAkAgnithI maLe che. bhavyeA ! guru vacanamAM dRDha zraddhA rAkho. garbhAvAsanA duHsahya duHkhAne yAda kare. evAM duHkhA vAravAra sahana na karavAM paDe, te mATe pramAdanA tyAga kare. kAraNa mUrkhAonA samaya pramAdamAM ja jAya che. teo vyasana ane vAsanAmAM ja jIvana maramAda karI nAMkhe che. jyAre tattvajJAnIo, sujJa nA ane vicArazIla AtmAo peAtAnA samaya Atma vicAraNAmAM, zubha, kAryAMmAM pasAra kare che. mUrkhAonuM jIvana dheAravAmAM ne aghaDavAmAM jAya che, jyAre dhama ne samajelA AtmAonuM jIvana AtmakalyANamAM ja vyatIta thAya che. A leAkamAM je je mANaseA janmyA, te te mRtyune vaza thayA che. koI A pRthvI upara amara nathI rahyuM. paraMtu jee dhamA mAM hamezAM Asakta che, teonA janma ja saphaLa thayA che. teonuM jIvana ja prazaMsanIya che. bhabyA ! yAda rAkheA. jeAnI samyakRtva guNathI zeAbhatI buddhi jina bhASita zAstromAM sthira rahe che, tee ja A bhava samudrane pAra karI zake che. temAM jarAya saMzaya nathI. paraMtu jee budhdhinA upayAga mAtravAkchaTAmAM, vAtAnA taDAkA mAravAmAM ke khIjI rIte pheAgata upayAga kare che, te

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gurUnI garavI vANI 355 svaya' lakSyathI bhraSTa thayelA mANunI jema janma, jarA ane mRtyuthI du:khIta thayelA kayAre paNa A bhavasAgarane pAra karI zaktA nathI. mANaseAne mAhamAM nAkhanArA keTalAka gurUe paththara jevA che. teo pAte te A saMsAra samudramAM DUbe che, paNa sAthe sAMsArika sukhanI icchAthI khIjAone paNa temAM DUbADI de che. keTalAka gurUe vAMdarA jevA heAya che. jyAM sudhI prayAjana sidhdha na thAya tyAM sudhI te Adha pamADe che, paNa tyAra pachI teonA tyAga karI lubdha thayelA tee. khIje sthaLe cAlyA jAya che. AthI vicakSaNa puruSAe mANasAmAM eka ratna samAna ane sajjanAe upAsanA karavA ceAgya evA guru upara ja zradhdhA karavI. tene ja peAtAnA gurU samajavA, mAnavA ne pUjavA mAMsa ane majAthI yukta tathA viSTA ane maLamUtranA utpatti sthAna rUpa A mAnava zarIra che. e zarIra upara jee jarApaNa Asakta banatA nathI, mAha rAkhatA nathI, tee ja sAcA tattvajJAnI che ema jANe. krodha humezAM yAya che. zatruAne pedA karanAra dha che. krAdha karavAthI ghaNuM badhu nukasAna thAya che. sAMsArika vyavahAra te tenAthI khagaDe ja che. eTaluM nahi AtmAne paNa te duSita kare che. mATe banyA ! kadI dAya karazeA niha.

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356 bhImasena caritra krodhanI paLa Ave tyAre mana upara saMyama rAkha. sahiSNu banajo. kSamAvAna thaje. A kuTuMba svajana vagere sau svapna samAna che. mRtyu bAda kaI sAthe AvanAra nathI, AMkha mIMcAtA ja e sau sAthenA tamArA saMbaMdha tUTI javAnA che. A dekhAtA vaibhava vilAse jhAMjhavAnA jaLa jevA che. temAM tame meha na pAme. adhruva, azAzvata ane anitya evA A zarIra pratye Asakta na bane. tenI mamatAne tyAga kare. deha te baLIne khAkha thaI javAne che. AtmA ja amara che. e AtmAnuM dhyAna dharI le. jeo AvI Atma saMpattimAM magna bane che, teo duniyAnI bhautika samRdhdhine te tRNavata ja samaje che. dharmanA be prakAra che. zrata dharma ane cAritra dharma. Agama sUtronuM zravaNa kare, tenA upara zraddhA rAkhe ane te pramANe jIvana vyatIta kare cAritradharmanA be prakAra che. AgArI dharma ane anagArI dharma. Aloka ane parekanA bhayane nAza karanAra pahelAM AgArI dharmamAM zrAvakanA bAra vratane samAveza thAya che. jyAre bIjA anagArI dharmamAM pAMca mahAvratane samAveza thAya che. zubha bhAvathI baMne dharmanuM ArAdhanA karavAthI bhavAMtare mekSa sukha maLe che.

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gurUnI garavI vANuM 357 bhavyAtmAo! sukha ane saMpatti joItAhaya, saundarya ane svAthya joItuM hoya, zAMti ane ArAma joItA hoya te zubha bhAvathI dharmanuM sevana kare, je bhavyAtmAo zrI jinezvara bhagavaMtanA vacanane Adara kare che, te te pramANe tenuM paripAlana kare che, teo Aloka ne paralokamAM avazya sukhI thAya che. mAnavabhavanI mahattA samajAvI AcArya bhagavaMte vyAkhyAnanI samApti karI. ane sarva maMgala mAMgalyam saMbhaLAvyuM. AcAryazrInI vANI prabhAvaka hatI. temanuM cAritrya eTaluM badhuM utkaTa ane aNizuddha hatuM, ke temanA zabdomAM eka jAdu TapakatuM hatuM. teo je kaMI bolatA tenI zrotA upara dhArI asara thatI. temanI vANI zrotAnA haiyA upara jaIne athaDAtI ane zubha bhAvanAne te jagADatI. - bhImasena ane tene parivAra te AcAryazrInI vANI sudhAnuM pAna karI harSollaSita banI rahyA hatA. paLe paLe temanA mukhAraviMda upara zubha bhAvanAonI jhalaka vartAtI hatI. AcAryazrInI maMgaLa vANuthI temanA aneka paritApa upazama pAmyA hatA. - AcAryazrInA pravacananI vadhu gherI asara te hari upara thaI. tene sAju AtmA saMsAranI asAratA anubhavavA lAgyuM. dehanI nazvaratAthI tene AtmA asvastha banI rahyo. te vicArI rahyo H have zA mATe mAre A saMsAramAM 'caDI rahevuM ? tenA mATe A badhe pApa bhAra veThavAno? ane

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358 bhImasena caritra e veThIne mane zuM maLavAnuM? temAM mAruM zuM sAdhya thavAnuM? mAre te janma viphaLa ja javAno? paNa nahi, hajI kaMI bagaDI nathI gayuM. hajI mArAmAM yauvananI tAjhagI che. taravarATa che. mArI badhI indriye hajI paNa svastha ne nigI che. je AyuSya vItI gayuM te bhale vItI gayuM. bAkInA mArA AyuSyanI paLepaLa huM AtmakalyANamAM kharcI nAMkhIza. saMsAramAM rahIne te e kaMI ja banI zake tema nathI. AthI huM have dIkSA ja aMgIkAra karIza. pUjya AcArya bhagavaMte bhAkhele e pavitra anAgarI dharma ja pALIza. Ama sau dharmabhAvanA anubhavI rahyA hatA. vyAkhyAna pUruM thayA bAda sau keIe potAnI yathAzakti pramANe vratanA paccakkhANa lIdhA. niyamanI pratijJA lIdhI. ane sva sva sthAnake gayA. paNa haripeNa te AcArya bhagavaMta pAse ja besI rahyo. vaDIla baMdhu Adine teNe javA dIdhA. ane eka tyAM saMtanA sAnidhyamAM Ubhe rahyo. mahAnubhAva! tame hajI kema ahIM UbhA che ? Apane kaMI pUchavuM che ?' vAtsalya nItaratA svare sUrijIe kahyuM. gurudeva! ApanI vANInI mArA upara eTalI badhI gherI asara thaI che, ke ApanI pAsethI mane dUra thavAnuM mana ja thatuM nathI. Ape eTalI sacoTatAthI mAnava bhavanI durlabhatAnuM

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gurunI garavI vANI 35Ta jJAna amane ApyuM che, ke e bhava huM have hArI javA nathI mAMgatA. mAre AmA te have Ape batAvelo e anAgArI dharmanuM ArAdhana karavA ja kahe che." harijeNe vinamrabhAve kIdhuM, mahAnubhAva ! te vilaMba zA mATe ? gayelI paLa kadI pAchI nathI AvatI. sukhethI dIkSA aMgIkAra kare ane Atma kalyANa kare." gurudeva ! huM Aje ja mArA vaDIla baMdhunI AjJA meLavI laIza. temanI anumati maLatAM ja huM ApanI pAse cAlyA AvIza. have te eka paLa paNa A asAra saMsAramAM rahevuM akAruM lAge che." hari jeNe potAnI AtmabhAvanA jaNAvI. "vaDIlenI AjJA jarUra meLave temanA AzIrvAda le. ane pachI cAlyA Ave. vIraprabhune A dharma te sau mATe sadAya khUle che." hari peNa tarata ja rAjamahelamAM AvyuM. AvIne bhImane senane maLe. hAtha joDIne vinamrabhAve teNe pitAnI AtmabhAvanA jaNAvI. hariNa! tArI zubha bhAvanAnuM huM anumodanA karuM chuM. AvI bhAvanA aMtaramAM janmavI e ja ghaNuM bhAgya che. tuM kharekhara bhAgyazALI che. paNa bhAI ! hajI te tuM mArAthI uMmaramAM mAne che, vaLI saMsAranAM sukhe paNa te te hajI pUrAM bhegavyAM nathI. ane dIkSA e kaMI bALakanA khela nathI. ghaNI badhI

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ae bhImasena caritra sahana zakti e mATe joie che. mAvIza mAvIza pariSaheAnA sAmanA karavA paDe che. bhAI ! e sahana karavAne tuM hajI nAnA che. uMmara thaye huM jAte ja tane dIkSA mATe anumati ApIza.' bhImasene hari Nane samajAvavA mAMDayo. * vaDIla baMdhu ! mArA avinaya kSamA karaje, huM uMmaramAM nAnA chuM tenI nA nahi. para Mtu A AyuSyanA ze| bharIse karavA ? ane kene khakhara ketu mRtyu kaI ghaDIe thavAnu che ? ane nAnI uMmaramAM je kaI dharmArAdhana thaI zake, e kai vRddha uMmare thADu thaI zakavAnuM che? vaLI saMsAranAM sukha e ! AbhAsa che. te zAzvata sukha nathI. kSaNika che, caMcaLa che. temAM zuM Anada mANavA ? ane sasAramAM paNa duHkhAneA kayAM pAra nathI ? e mATe paNa sahana zakti tA joie ja che ne ? e duHkhe sahana karI ApaNe zu' meLavIe chIe ? e karatAM te zubha dhyeya mATe sahana karavu zu kheATu? mATe pUjya bhAI ! mane dIkSAnI anumati Ape. tamArA magaLa AzIrvAda Ape. bhImasene e pachI SiSNune sasAramAM rahevA ghaNu samajAvyeA. paraMtu hiraSeNunA AtmA jAgI gayA hatA. tenI bhAvanA khaLavattara banI cUkI hatI. teNe ja badhI vAtAnA radiyA ApyA. bhImasene joyuM, ke SiNanI bhAvanA pAchI na vaLAya tevI che. AthI zubha kAmamAM viAdhaka na manatAM teNe hariSaNane saharSa anumati ApI.

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3. AcAryazrI hariSaNa sUrijI bhImasene AtmAnA ullAsapUrvaka harine dIkSA levAnI anumati ApI. harine tethI ghaNe ja AnaMda tha. bhImasenanI A anumatimAM suzIlAe paNa sAtha Apyo teNe paNa potAnA diyarane aMtaranA umaLakAthI kharA aMta karaNathI AzIrvAda ApyA. - hariSaNa vaDIla baMdhanI anumati maLatAM ja sIdhe AcArya bhagavaMta pAse AvyA. sUrIzvare dIkSAnuM zubha muhurta kADhI ApyuM. bhImasene e daramiyAna sArI ya rAjagRhI nagarImAM bhAre dhAmapUrvaka dIkSA mahotsava ujave. nagaranA tamAma jinAlamAM pUjA bhaNAvI. bhAre AMgI racAvI. aSTAdhikA motsava manAvyo. Thera Thera svAmIvAtsalya karAvyuM. garIbene bhajana ane vasonuM dAna karAvyuM. amAri paDaha vagaDAvyA. kasAIkhAnA baMdha karAvyA. ane hariSaNanA pAse mukta hAthe sAMvatsarika dAna karAvyuM.

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362 bhImasena carzitra dIkSAnA maMgaladine bhAre dabadabApUrvaka varagheDa kADhyo. hariNane suMdara rIte zaNagArelA gajarAja upara suvarNa aMbADImAM besADe. vAjate gAjate tene nagaranA mukhya raste phera. prajAjanoe tene phula, akSata ne metIethI vadhAvyuM. maMgala dharma gIta gAyAM. kusumazrI udyAna AvatAM varaghoDo utarI gaye. sau page cAlIne udyAnamAM AvyA. AcArya bhagavaMtane saue vaMdanA karI. dIkSAno avasara thatAM ja AcAryazrIe dIkSA vidhinI zarUAta karI. hariSaNane AjIvana sAmAyika levarAvyuM. samaya thatAM harigheNe paMcamuSTi lonca karyo. saMsArI va. utArI nAkhyAM. ane gurU bhagavaMte Apela zramaNanAM sapheda ane nirdoSa vastra paherI lIdhAM. AcArya bhagavaMte hariSaNane Aghe Ape. ne temanA nAmakaraNanI vidhi karI. sabhAjanee nava dIkSita sAdhunI jaya bolAvI. dIkSAne avasara patI gaye. bhImasena ane bIjAoe navadIkSita hariNu munine vaMdanA karI ane munipuMgave saune dharmalAbha ApyA. ane bIje ja divase sau zramaNa bhagavaMtee vihAra karyo. bhImasena ane suzIlAe, devasena ane ketusene temaja anya snehI ane parivAra janoe azru bhInI AMkhe hariSaNa munine vidAya ApI.

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AcArya zrIhASaNa surijI ka bhImasena have ekalA paDayA. bhAInA virahathI tenu mana vyAkuLa banyuM. bhAInI yAdathI tenI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayAM. pAtAnA nAnA bhAI nAnI uM"maramAM sa'sAra cheDIne nIkaLI gayeA, paNa pAte nathI nIkaLI zakatA e vicArathI paNa tene pastAveA thavA lAgyA. ane peAtAnI azakitane nIMdavA lAgyA. nAnA bhAInA cAlyA javAthI rAjavahIvaTanI javAbadArI vadhI. e badhu ja kAma karatAM tene hariSeNunI yAda satata satAvyA karatI hatI. e samaye e vicAratA H 'sAdhu teA calatA bhalA. Aje A gAma teA kAle khIjA gAma. na jANe have temanA darzana mane kayAre thaze? bhImasene dIkSA te na lIdhI, paraMtu potAnuM jIvana vizuddhapaNe vyatIta karavA lAgyA. dharmakriyA te vadhu ne vadhu karavA lAgyuM. A bAju hariSeNa munie paNa peAtAnu' jIvana aThThalI nAMkhyuM. peAte eka samaya rAjavI saMtAna hateA te e visarI gayA. ane khUba ja ekAgra banI Atma sAdhanA karavA lAgyA. AcArya zrInI nizrAmAM temaNe zAstrAnA abhyAsa sar karyAM. vyANu, nyAya vagerenuM adhyayana karavA lAgyA. japa ane tapathI AtmAne vizuddha banAvavA lAgyA. khUba ja sAvadhAnIthI apramattabhAve jIvananA divase vyatIta karavAlAgyA.divase vItatA gayA tema temanuM jJAna vadhatu

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364 bhImasena caritra gayuM. tapa vadhatA cAlyeA. nityanI kriyA tA thatI ja hatI. gurugamathI cega paNa karyAM. peAtAnA ziSyane Ama jhaDapathI vikAsa sAdhatA joI guru AnaMda anubhavatAM hatA. ane tene vadhu ne vadhu ceAgya manAvatA hatA. kALakrame aneka sthaLe vihAra karatAM sau zramaNa bhagavate zrI siddhAcala tIrtha AvyA. A samaye A ziSya ceAgya ane sthavIra banyA hatA. AcArya zrI dharmAMdheSasUrie peAtAnA ziSyane ceAgya jANI peAtAnA pada upara vibhUSita karyAM, have hariSaNa muni AcAya temaNe bhAvathI va MdanA karI ane rIte sArthaka kare tevA AzIrvAda mAMgyA. anyA. peAtAnA gurune A padane peAte yazasvI AcAya bhagavate peAtAnA atakALa najadIka joyA. AthI temaNe vimalAcala tImAM anazana karyuM. samasta jIva rAzIne khamAvI zula dhyAna dharyuM ane samAdhi ceAgane prApta thayelA ane nima La dhyAna ceAgathI nivRtta thayelA surIzvara siddha sthAnane varyAM. AcArya zrI hariSeNu sUrijIe gurUnI smRtimAM adrama tapa karyAM. ane tenuM pAraNu karI gAmeAgAma vihAra karatAM rAjagRhI AvyA. bhImasenane khabara paDatAM ja te saparivAra doDI AvyeA.

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AcAryazrI hariNa sUrijI 365 bhAvapUrvaka vidhisaha vaMdanA karI. ane dharmopadeza saMbhaLAvavA vinaMtI karI. AcAryazrIe e vinaMtIne svIkAra karyo ane meghasama gaMbhIra nAde dharmadezanAnI zarUAta karI A saMsAra samudramAM DUbatAM prANIo mATe samyakutva dharma naukA samAna che. A saMsArathI bhaya pAmatAM evA pApabhIru AtmAoe haMmezA zubha ane zuddha manathI. samyakatva dharmanI ArAdhanA karavI joIe. bha! AtmAnI vizuddhi mATe zrI jinezvara bhagavaMte bAra bhAvanA batAvI che. A bAre bhAvanAe nityapaNe bhAvavAthI duraMta evA saMsAra samudrane tarI javAya che. ( he mUrkha ! tuM saMsAranA sukhanI cAhanA kema kare che? e sukha te vinazvara che. bIjanA jhabakArA jevA kSaNika ane caMcaLa che. saMsAranA bhoga vilAse samudranA jaLa taraMga sarIkhA che. tene kaI aMta ja nathI. temAM ya. kyAreya tRpti maLatI ja nathI. AthI he jIva! saMsAranI jaDa rUpa evA mohane tyAga kara. mAyAne bhayAnaka viSa samAna jANu, ane vikAsane vipattinuM mULa jANu. A rIte he bhavyAtmAo ! tame anitya bhAvanAne bhA. mahAnubhA! A saMsAramAM prANIone mokSa sukha ApanAra zrI jinezvara bhagavaMta sivAya anya keI zaraNa nathI

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366 bhImasena caritra - je nindita AtmA parivAra sahita duHkhathI pIDAya che, te zuM anya niHsahAya dukhI jIvananuM rakSaNa karavA kayAre ya samartha thaI zake khare? ' are yamarAjAnA subhaTo jyAre tane levA Avaze. tyAre svAthI evA mAtA, pitA, putra, patnI mitra, bhAI, nakara vagere tAruM kaMI ja rakSaNa nahi karI zake. A jagata svapna samAna che. kSaNa vinazvara che. pANInA parapoTA jevuM A jIvana che. A saghaLuM mithyA che. bhramaNA "utpanna karanAruM che. A badhuM te alpa jJAnavALAne sama- jAvavA mATe che. paraMtu viSayomAMthI vimukha thayelA satya vaibhavavALA - mahAtmAe te A viSaya janya bheganI kSaNane bhayaMkara kALA jherI sApa samAna juve che. Ama azaraNuM bhAvanAthI tajavA lAyaka saMsAratvane vicArIne, bhavane aMta karanArA zaraNya evA zrI jinezvarane he bhavya ! tame bhaje. A saMsAramAM sarva jIvo karmAdhIna che. pitApitAnA karma anusAra sukha duHkha anubhave che. A saMsAramAM kaI jIva svargathI yeve che, jyAre kaI duHkhI jIva svargamAM jAya che. koI raMka chava rAjA bane che. ane keI rAjA raMka paNa bane che. bhavya ! satya svarUpavALI A saMsAra bhAvanAne bhAve ane Agama tara upara zraddhA rAkhe.

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AcAryazrI hariNu sUrijI 37 putra, pautra, pautrI vagere prajA janma maraNanA bhayane dUra karavA samartha nathI. narakarUpa nagaranA mArgane kuTuMbanuM keIpaNa sabhya rokI zakatuM nathI. temaja agaNita AvatAM dukhane paNa koI aTakAvI zakatuM nathI. A badhAne aTakAvI zakavA koIpaNa samartha hoya te te eka mAtra dharma ja che. vipattirUpa agnithI banelo A jIva pote karelA ati ghora karmo kedanI paNa sahAya vinA ekale ja bhegave che. tame kadAca ema mAnatA haze, ke evA duHkhanA ke pApanA udaya sAme tamAruM koI rakSaNa karaze, paNa evuM rakSaNa karavA kaI zaktimAna thatuM nathI. dareka jIvane pitAnA karelA karmo pite ja bhegavavAM paDe che. vipula bhayane ApanAra A saMsAramAM paribhramaNa karate A jIva keI paNa sthAnamAM paravazapaNAne nathI pAme ema banyuM ja nathI. mATe saMsAranA paribhramaNano aMta lAvanAra eka dharmanI tame ArAdhanA kare. he Atmana ! ekava bhAvanA bhAvavAthI prArthanA vinA ja tane zAMti maLaze. naraka vagerenA bhayaMkara duHkhenuM zamana thaze. svArtha, aMdha, duSTa ane mUrkha mANasanuM mamatva bhAvathI patana thAya che. mATe ja sugurunA mukhathI dharma tatvane jANuM te mATe udyama kara. he bhavya ! jaDa svabhAvarUpa zarIrathI caitanya svarUpI AtmA bhinna che. mATe mehabuddhine tyAga karIne zuddhAtmatattvano anubhava kara.

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3i68 bhImasena caritra vizvamAM je je padArtho jeoe bhagavyA, te te jaDa padArtho kharekhara sva svabhAvathI kSaNe kSaNe vilakSaNapaNane pAme che. he bhavya! putra, patnI, mitra, baMdhu varga tathA sarva, vastu dhana vagere paNa kSaNe kSaNe para svabhAvane pAme che. ema tame buddhithI bhAvanA bhAve. A pramANe anyatva bhAvanAnI jaDa ane cetananI bhinnatAne jANIne he sajajana puruSa! saMsAra samudramAM nAva, samAna bhavya AtmaramaNutA kare. A zarIra rUdhira, AMtaraDAM, mAMsa, majajAnA pIMDarUpa aneka nADIonA jALAthI guMthAyela che. A zarIramAM aMza mAtra paNa pavitrapaNuM jaNAtuM nathI. chatAM paNa juo to. khaza, mUrkha mANaso temAM meha pAme che. A mAnava zarIra durgadhanI khANarUpa che, tenA piSaNa, mATe aneka dukhe sahana karavAM paDe che. A ja zarIranI. je cAmaDI utArI levAmAM Ave, te tene joI tenA upara kAgaDA ane kUtarA tUTI paDe evuM tenuM baMdhAraNa che. vaLI A zarIra kSaNe kSaNe nAza pAmavAnA svabhAvavALuM che. AthI he buddhimAna purUSa! tuM zarIranA mohane tyAga kara tenI. mamatAne nAza kara. kAraNa A zarIra kRmi, kIDA vagerethI malina che. hADakAne maLe che. agaNya duHkhanuM kAraNa che. roganuM dhAma che. haMmezAM anaMta kSebhanuM kAraNa che. satata arUci

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AcAryazrI haripeNa sUrijI 39 karanAruM che. mRtyunA pariNAmavALuM che ane aMte bhasmazAta thanAruM che. AvuM A zarIra zuM kaIne svAdhina thAya kharuM? bhavyAtmAo ! haMmezAM AvI azuci bhAvanA bhAve. A bhAvanAnuM niraMtara sevana karavAthI AtmA zIdhrapaNe vikAsa pAme che. tavajJa purUSe mana, vacana ane kAyAnI kriyAne vega kahe che. karmanA vividha prakAranA bhedothI bhinna evA tenA be prakAra kahyA che. eka zubha Asrava ane bIjo azubha Asrava jIva A baMne kiyAgathI uccatA ane nIcatA prApta kare che. yama, niyama, virAgathI raMgAyeluM, tatvaciMtana ane prazamarasamAM nimagna thayeluM temaja zuddha lesthAmAM nitya anugata raheluM zubha ne zuddha mana, bhAvanAo vaDe zubha AmravanI zreSTha mitratA kare che. kaSAyarUpa dAvAnalanA tApathI abhipta thayela, bhaga vigerethI vyAkula banela ane sadAya viSayamAM raMgAyeluM mana, saMsAramAM rakhaDAvanAra evA azubha karma bAMdhe che. je bhavyAtmA, saMsAranA samasta vyApArane tRNa samAna gaNIne mRta jJAnamAM Asakata bane che, te zubha karma bAMdhe che. prabhunA vacane satya ane kalyANaprada che temaja asatya vacana siMgha temaja anyAya-anIti mAge laI janAru pApamaya che. ema mAne che ane je pitAnI kAyAnA vyApArane bhI. 24

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370 bhImasena caritra kAbUmAM rAkhe che, dehanA mamatvane tyAga kare che ane pavitra kAya vegathI nIti mAge saMyamI jIvana jIve che, te AtmA zubha karma bAMdhe che. jyAre bIjA AtmAo, ke je satata pApanI ja pravRtti kare che. pitAnI kAyAne pApakarmamAM ja DUbADI rAkhe che, teo azubha kamene bAMdhe che. bhavyAtmAo ! A prakAranI Azrava bhAvane bhAvavAthI AtmA zAzvata sukhane pAme che. sava Astrono sarva prakAre nirodha, te saMvara. A saMvara dravya ane bhAva ema be prakAre che. tapasvIo dhyAna dharIne pApane avarodha kare che. te sarva matamAM pradhAna ane prathama dravya saMvara che ane saMsAranA bhayane nAza karanAra temaja saMsAranA mULa kAraNarUpa kiyAnI virati, te bhAva saMvara che. - A saMvara eka mahAvRkSa jevuM che. zuddha AcAra ane viveka tenAM mULIyAM che. cAritra tenuM thaDa che. suvizuddha prathama tenI DALI che. saddharma pukhe che, bhAvanA tenAM phaLa che. A saMvara bhAvanAthI AtmA ghaNuM pApa karmathI bacI jAya che. bho ! jenAthI anya janmanA bIja svarUpa karmo nAza thAya che, tene jJAnI bhagavaMte nirjarA kahe che. sakAma niza ane akAma nirjarA ema tenA be prakAra che. saMyamI

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AcArya zrI hariSaNa sUrijI 371 AtmAene sakAma nirjarA heAya che, jyAre akAma nirA sa` prANIone hAya che. vRkSa upara rahelAM phaLo e rIte pakavAya che. eka phaLa Ape!Apa vRkSa upara pAke che ne khIjAM phaLa khAhya upAceAthI pakavavAmAM Ave che. te ja pramANe AtmAne lAgelA kAM thAyeAgya kALe svataH udayamAM Ave che ane bhAgavAya che. temaja tapa, anuSThAna,dhyAna vagerethI e karmAMnA kSaya thAya che. jaima prayatna vaDe sAnAmAM bhaLelI mATI vagere azuddhi agnithI dUra thAya che,te ja pramANe AtmAne vaLagelI kanI azuddhi taparUpI agnithI dUra thAya che. saMsArika duHkhAthI bhaya pAmelA, dhIra svabhAvavALA ane zruta jJAnanA pAra Mgata mahaSi e sukhapUrvaka vividha prakAranA bAhya tapanuM ArAdhana kare che. A bAhya tapa cha prakAre che. A deha zuddhi thAya che ane AMtara tapathI thAya che, A tapa paNa cha prakAre che. tapathI utkRSTapaNe AtmAnI zuddhi bhavyAtmAo! AvI nirjarA bhAvanA bhAvI tame tamArA deha ane AtmAne vizuddha kare. jenA vaDe A geleAkayanI huMmezAM vizuddhi thAya che, jenA vaDe A leAkanA uddhAra thAya che, evA pavitra ciraMtana dhama rUpI kalpavRkSane namaskAra hA ! zrI jinezvara bhagava MtAe je dhamanI prarUpaNA karI

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37ra bhImasena caritra che. tenI vizuddha mane aMzamAtra paNa sevana karavAthI ziva sukha maLe che. | zubha lakSaNavALA A dharmanA daza prakAra zAstrakAroe batAvyA che. (1) kSamA gharma (2) mAva dharma (3) Arjava dharma (4) zauca dharma (5) satya dharma (6) tapa dharma (7) saMyama dharma (8) tyAga dharma (9) akiMcana dharma ane (10) brahmacarya dharma. hiMsA, asatya temaja viSayomAM rata banelA mizrAvI AtmAo A AtmakalyANakArIdharmane prApta karI zakatAnathI ciMtAmaNi ratna, divyanidhi, siddhi, kalpavRkSa temaja prasanna kAmadhenuM vagere badhA A dharmarUpa rAja rAjezvaranA. dhanADhaya sevake che. dharmanI ArAdhanA karavAthI A sevako. icchita evI lakSmIne Ape che. traNa jagatamAM dharma samAna anya koI paNa muktinuM kAraNa nathI. sarva prakAranA aspRdayane ApanAra, AnaMda ane ullAsa dAtA, hitakAraka, pUjyamAM zreSTha temaja ziva sukhadAtA, mAtra eka dharma ja che. tenI barAbarI bIjuM kaI paNa karI zake ema nathI. ApaNA AtmAne mana, vacana ane kAyAthI je kArya aniSTa che, te kArya mANase svapnamAM paNa anya pratye AcaratA. nathI. e ja dharmanuM mukhya cihna che. dharmanA pratApathI mAna deva, devendra, temaja nAgendra

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AcAryazrI hariSaNa sUrijI 303 jevAM zreSTha sukhA pAme che. dhama mAM eTalI badhI anahada tAkAta che, ke te eka kSaNamAtramAM amarAvatInAM sukhA Ape che. A vizvamAM je jaDe ane caitanyarUpa padArthoM dekhAya che, tene gItA janAe jIvaleAka kahyo che. ane tenAthI anya AkAza che, ema kahyu che. A leAka tAlavRkSanA AkAravALo che. ghanavAta, tanavAta, ghaneSi ane taneAdhi vaDe vyApta che. ane traNeya lAkamAM vistarelA che. A leAkanA nIcenA bhAga vetrAsana jevo che.madhyabhAga allarInA sarakhA che, ane uparanA agrabhAga mujanA jevA che. A leAka anAdikALathI che ane anaMtA kALa sudhI rahevAnA che. te svayaMsiddha che. kAI ja tenA sarjaka ke rA nathI. !, A leAkanA kadI nAza thanAra nathI. anIzvara hAvA chatAM paNa te vistRta prabhAvavALe che ane jIvAdi padArthAthI te bharapUra che. A leAkamAM citra vicitra prakAranI ceAnimAM sthitine dhAraNa karatA ane pUrva kRta karUpa pAzathI paravaza banelA samasta jIveA janma-maraNu vagerenA satata duHkhA prApta kare che. A leAka utpatti ane nAza vagaranA che. vinAzAtmaka padArthothI pU bharelA che. anAdikALathI siddha che. vAyucakranI madhyamAM anAdikALathI te svaya Mmevasthita che. temaja te nirAdhAra che ane avakAzamAM avasthita che.

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374 bhImasena caritra duraMta duHkharUpa zatruthI pIDAyela ane pratikSaNe mUcchirtA ane bhAre kacchamAM paDele A jIva keIpaNa vaDe narakanI asahya vedanAthI mukAvavA mATe zaktimAna nathI. narakamAMthI nIkaLIne A jIva, pRthvI vagere sthAvarapaNamAM jAya che. tyAMthI koI azubha karmanA udaye te nitAMta duHsaha evA trasapaNAne pAme che. A sthAnamAMthI nIkaLe paryApta saMsI jIva puNyanA baLathI kadAcit prazasta zarIra avayavothI paripUrNa evA tiryaMca paMcendriyapaNAne pAme che. tyAMthI nIkaLelA manuSyapaNuM pAmIne paNa pAMce IndriyenI saMpUrNatA, sUphamabuddhi, prazAMta paNe, AgyatA, udAra bhAvanA vagere prAta thavuM te kAkatAlIyanyAya sarakhuM dekhAya che. tyArabAda kadAcit puNyagathI viSayAbhilASAthI virakta ane vizuddha bhAvavALuM mana thAya. paraMtu tenA mATe tatvanI zraddhA thavI e te atyaMta durlabha che. durlabhamAM durlabha evuM A badhuM saMpUrNa meLavyA chatAM paNa kayAreka keTalAka arthamAM Asakta ane kAmAbhilASI manuSya pramAda vazathI svahitathI bhraSTa thAya che. keTalAka mumukSuo sabhya ratnatrayarUpa mekSamArgane prApta karIne paNa pracaMDa mithyAtvarUpa halAhala jheranA pAnathI tyAga kare che. keTalAka ravayaM mUrkha jIve pAkhaMDIonA kuTa upadezathI nAza pAme che. keTalAka pote unmArge jatA bIjAone paNa

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375 AcAryazrI haripheNa sUrijI sAthe dorI jAya che ane baMnene nAza neMtare che. AvA mUDha jane saMsArane pAra pAmI zakatA nathI. keTalAka saddaguru hIna bhaktihIna mUkha AmAo aprameya svArtha siddhine ApanAra vivekarUpa mANikayano tyAga karIne bAhyADaMbaravALA matamAM joDAya che. mUDha manavALA mAna. Ama aneka duSTa mane bhaje che. jema agAdha samudramAM paDI gayelA mahA mUlyavAna kimatI ratnane pharIthI prApta karavuM kaThIna che, tema manuSyane A saMsAre samudramAM bodhI ratnane punaH prApta karavuM durlabha che. mAnavane A jagatamAM sura, asura ane rAjAonuM adhipatyapaNuM temaja Indrapada pAmavuM sulabha che. saubhAgya, uttamakuLa, zUravIratA, kaLAo, rUpalAvaNyamayI aMganAo, tralokamAM sarvapriya evI vastuo sahelAIthI maLe che, paraMtu sarvottama ane sarvazreSTha evA sabedhi ratnane prApta karavuM atyaMta durlabha che. jenA hRdayamAM hamezAM subedharUpa dIpaka prakAze che e jJAnI, A divya bhAvanAo vaDe hamezAM atIndriya evA akSayasukhane prApta kare che. A bAre bhAvanAo muktirUpI lakSamInI sakhIo che. sujJa janoe tenI sAthe sakhyapaNuM sAdhavuM joIe. ' he bhImasena nareza! tame A bAre bhAvanAnuM nitya sevana kare ane mukti sukhane vare."

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376 bhImasena caritra AcAryazrI hariSeNa sUrIzvarajInI A maMgaLa vANuM sAMbhaLI bhImasena prabhAvita thaye. bAra bhAvanAonuM suMdara ane samyapha svarUpa jANo tenI zubha bhAvanA saLavaLI UThI. AcAryazrI pAse UbhA thaI teNe zrAvakanA bAra vratanA paccakakhANa lIdhA. suzIlAe paNa sAthe hAtha joDayA. anya zrotAgaNe paNa pitAnI yathAzakti vata grahaNa karyA. AcAryazrInI amRtavANInuM smaraNa karatAM bhImasena saparivAra rAjamahelamAM pAcho pharyo. thoDA divaso sudhI AcAryazrIe rAjagRhImAM sthitA karI. ane bhavyajIne ja dharmadezanA saMbhaLAvI.. tyArabAda teo anya sthaLe vihAra karI gayA.

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31 pA5 ADe AvyAM AcAryazrI hariSaNasUri gAmegAmavihAra karatAM, tyAMnA prajAjanone pratibaMdha pamADatAM pamADatAM eka divasa pitAnA ziSya samudAya sAthe vaibhAragiri AvI pahoMcyA. AcAryazrIe atyAra sudhImAM saMyamanI uNapaNe sAdhanA karI hatI. cauda pUrvono abhyAsa karyo hate. aneka prakAranI ugra tapazcaryA karI hatI. dehanuM damana karIne dehanI aneka azuddhione bhasmIbhUta karI nAMkhI hatI. jJAna ane karmayagathI temaja sahaja samAdhithI AtmAne paNa kaMcanavarse karyo hato. A sarvane laI temane ApoApa ja aneka labdhio prApta thaI hatI. paraMtu A labdhiono temaNe kadI upayoga karyo nahi. te svamAM gopanIya ja rAkhI. girirAja upara AcAryazrI kSapakazreNI upara caDayA. ane azeSaghAtI karmane kSaya karyo. karmanA baMdhana tUTatAM ja temane kevaLajJAna prApta thayuM. bhUta, vartamAna ane bhaviSya hastAmalakavat jaNAvA lAgyuM. atIndriya evA padArthonuM

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378 bhImasena caritra darzana paNa temane sahaja banyuM. zaMkA kuzaMkAone nAza thayA. saghaLuM spaSTa ne surekha jaNAyuM. AcAryazrInA kevaLajJAnathI Indra mahArAjAnuM siMhAsana kaMpAyamAna thayuM. Indra mahArAjAe avadhijJAnano upayoga mU. jJAnathI kevaLajJAnanI jANa thaI. tarata ja denA samuha sAthe kevaLIne vaMdana karavA temaja kevaLajJAnano bhavya mahotsava ujavavA te sau AvI pahoMcyA. dee kevaLajJAnanA A samAcAra cAreya dizAmAM prasArita karyA. divya dudaMbhi nAda karyo. puSpavarSA karI ane suvarNakamaLanI racanA karI. aneka mAnava samUha kevalI bhagavaMtanA darzanArthe Ave deva, dAna, mAna ane tiryaMca paNa parSadAmAM AvyA saue bhaktibharyA haiye kevaLI bhagavaMtanI prathama dharmadezanA sAMbhaLI. ane nUtana kevaLa bhagavaMtano pracaMDa gheSaNAthI jaya jayakAra karyo. kevaLI bhagavate vaibhAragiri thaDA divasa sthiratA karI tyAMthI vihAra karyo. gAmAnugAma aneka bhavya ane saMyama mAge vALatAM, anekene samyakRttva dharma pamADatAM pamADatAM rAjagRhI AvI pahoMcyA. pitAnA nagara AMgaNe kevaLI bhagavaMta padhArI rahyAM che, e zubha samAcAra maLatAM ja bhImasena potAnI caturaMgI senA laI temanuM sAmaiyu karavA gaye ane vAjate gAjate temane pitAnA nagaramAM teDI lAvyuM.

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pApa ADe AvyAM 378 kevaLI bhagavaMta ane temane ziSya samudAya suMdara upavanamAM birAjamAna thayA. ane e udyAnamAM ja teozrIe. dharmadezanA ApavI zarU karI. 'mahAnubhAA jagata saghaLuM karmAdhIna che. dareka jIva pitAnA ja zubha azubha karmanuM phaLa bhogave che. zubha karmane jyAre udaya hoya che, tyAre jIva sukha bhegave che. ane azubha karmo jyAre udayamAM Ave che, tyAre e ja jIva. duHkhamAM sabaDe che. karma vinA kazuM ja banatuM nathI. karmathI ja jIva bhabhava bhaTake che. aneka prakAranA deha dhAraNa kare che. ane. aneka rIte sukha duHkhane te bhagave che. e tamAma kamene jyAre kSaya thAya che, tyAre ja jIva. amaratvane pAme che. pachI nathI tene maravAnuM rahetuM. nathI tene jamavAnuM rahetuM." kevaLI bhagavaMte karmanuM mahAsya samajAvatAM hatAM, tyAM ja bhImasene UbhA thaI vinayabhAvathI be hAtha joDI kahyuM : "he prabhe! A janma pAmIne meM ghaNuM ja dukhe. sahana karyA che. sukha paNa teTaluM ja gayuM che. rAjakuLamAM janmyA hovA chatAM paNa mAre jaMgala jaMgala bhaTakavuM paDayuM che. bhUkhe rIbAvuM paDayuM che. TADhe thatharavuM paDayuM che. apamAna ane avahelanA sahana karavI paDI che. prabheAma zAthI banyuM haze ? A bhave te meM evAM kaI ja azubha karmanuM AcaraNa nathI karyuM. te he.

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380 bhImasena caritra bhagavaMta ! pUrvabhavamAM meM evAM te zA pApa karyA haze, ke A bhavamAM mAre ATalI badhI viTaMbaNA sahana karavI paDI? Apa te kevaLI che. ApanAthI zuM ajJAta hoya? te Apa mane mAre pUrvabhava kahevA upakAra kare." bhImasena ! karmanI sattA amApa che. A bhavamAM karelA karmanuM phaLa A bhavamAM ja maLe e kaI aTala niyama nathI. pUrva bhAgamAM karelA karmane vipAka A bhavamAM veThavuM paDe che. ane A bhavamAM karelA zubhaazubha karmone hisAba bhavAMtaramAM cUkavavA paDaze. A bhavamAM tane je sukha dukha prApta thayAM, te tArA pUrvabhavanA zubhAzubha karmanuM pariNAma che. tAre e pUrvabhava tuM have ekacitte sAMbhaLa." ema kahI kevaLI bhagavaMta zrI hariSaNa mahArAjAe bhImasenane pUrvabhavane vRttAMta kahevA mAMDaze ? "jabudvIpa nAmanA dvIpamAM prabhAvazALI evuM bharata kSetra che. tenA madhya bhAgamAM vitAvya parvata tenuM zAsana jamAvIne Ubhe che. A parvata upara aneka jinAlaye che. ane nitAMta suMdara evA manahara sarovare che. temaja A parvata uparathI traNa jagatanA tApane dUra karatI evI gaMgA ane siMdhu nadI vahe che. A bharatakSetranA dakSiNArdha bhAratamAM madhya bhAge vArANasI nagara che. A nagarImAM eka samaye siMhagupta nAme rAjA rAjya

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pApa ADe AvyAM 381 karatA hatA. A rAjA ghaNe ja pratApI, parAkramI, tejasvI, vicakSaNa ane dharmaparAyaNa hate. - A rAjAne vegavatI nAme rANI hatI. rUpa ane saundaryamAM te samaye tenI koI joDa nahotI. te suzIla, ane pativatsalA hatI. A siMhaguptane eka mAnIta maMtrI hatA. vidyAsAgara tenuM nAma hatuM. nAma pramANe ja te kharekhara vidyAone mahAsAgara hatA. rAjA-rANu baMnene apAra sukha hatuM. khUba ja aizvarya ne vibhava temane maLyAM hatAM. yauvana paNa baMnenuM thanaganatuM hatuM ane baMne sadAya nirogI rahetAM hatAM. lagna karyAne ghaNe samaya thaI gaye hovA chatAM vegavatIne koI saMtAna prApta thayuM hatuM. AthI te ciMtAtura rahetI hatI ane A ciMtAmAM tenuM lAvaNya murajhAtuM jatuM hatuM. patnIne A rIte sadAya udAsa rahetI jeIsiMhagupta tenuM kAraNa pUchayuM. rAjana ! ApanA zAsanamAM dukha te koI vAta nathI.. paraMtu A ApaNA rAjavaibhavane ApaNA pachI bhagavaze koNa? saMsAra mAMDayAne ApaNane ghaNe samaya vyatIta thaI gayo, chatAMya hajI tene koI vArasadAra jagyA nathI, e vicArathI ja mAru mana hameza udAsa rahe che. rANIe nikhAlasabhAve kahyuM.

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382 bhImasena caritra A kAraNa jANI rAjAne paNa ciMtA thaI paNa te zuM karI zake ? teNe rANIne AzvAsana ApyuM, paNa pite AndhAsta na banI zakyo. rAjAne Ama vyagra banele joI maMtrIe temanI ciMtAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. rAjAe pitAnI ciMtA jaNAvI. maMtrI beH rAjana! A saghaLuM jagata daivane AdhIna che. A jagatamAM kazuM ja IcchA mAtrathI nathI maLatuM. e meLavavA puNya upArjana karavuM paDe che. puNyathI lakSamI meLavAya che, puNyathI ja zubha phaLa prApta thAya che. puNya hoya te ja suMdara saMtati maLe che ane puNyanA baLathI ja sukha ane sAhyabI maLe che. AthI he nareza ! Apa vizeSa prakAre dharmArAdhana kare. dharmanA prabhAvathI ApanI ciMtA jarUra nAza pAmaze." maMtrInI A suMdara ane recaka salAha sAMbhaLI te divasathI siMhagupta ane vegavatI baMne vizeSa prakAre dharma karavA lAgyAM. pitAnA dhanabhaMDAra temaNe khullA mUkI dIdhA. chUTe hAthe temaNe dAna devA mAMDyuM. sAdhu-saMtonI sevA karavA mAMDI. dIna ane garIbenAM duHkhamAM bhAga levA mAMDayo, temane anna ane vastra pUrAM pADyAM. regIone auSadhe karAvyAM. prabhu-pUjA, pratikramaNa, sAmAyika, parvatithie pauSadha, upavAsa Adi dharmakriyA paNa baMnee karavA mAMDI. eka divasa rAjA ane maMtrI ghoDe caDI nagarathI ghaNe

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pApa ADe AvyAM 383 dUra upavana vihAra karavA gayA. vanazrInA saundarya nu pAna karatAM karatAM teo nagarathI ghaNuM dUra ne krUra nIkaLI gayA. samayanu` paNa tene bhAna na rahyuM. pharatAM pharatAM baMne eka vizALa vAva AgaLa AvyA. tyAM teo thAlyA. vAvanuM nirmAMLa jaLa pIdhu' ane tenA eTale ArAma karavA beThA. A vAvathI gheADe dUra eka jinAlaya hatuM. tenu unnata zikhara gagana sAthe vAta karatu hatuM. tenI dhvajA havAmAM masta banIne muktapaNe laherAtI hatI. rAjAnI najara jatAM ja te khelI UMce : jiNANuM. ' ' namA A sAMbhaLI maMtrIe pUchyuM : ' rAjan ! zuM manamAM paMcaparameSThinu` smaraNa karI rahyA che ke zuM?" ' maMtrIva` ! prabhunuM smaraNa tA satata cAlu ja che. paraMtu A krura jinAlayanuM zikhara oyuM, tethI zrI vItarAga prabhune maneAmana ahIM beThA vaMdanA karI. matrIe tarata ja e krizAmAM joyu, te jhADanI ghaTAomAM gherAyela ekajinacaitya tyAM hatuM. ane tenA suvaNa kaLaza sahasraraminA tejathI jhaLakI rahyo hatA. * tA rAjan ! maneAmana ja zA mATe vaMdanA karavI ? cAlAne tyAM jaI sAkSAt prabhunA darzana karI AvIe ?? maMtrIe utsAha matAnyA.

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bhImasena caritra rAjAnI paNa bhAvanA teA evI ja hatI, tyAM maMtrIe utsAha batAnye, AthI tarata ja e UbheA thai gayA ane maMtrIne laI gheADIvAramAM e pRthvI uparanA meAkSabhavanamAM AvyuM.. jinAlayamAM pravezatAM ja tyAMnuM pavitra ne ni vAtAvaraNa anene asara karavA lAgyu. haiyAmAM bhaktinA bhAva ubharAvA lAgyA. 384 rAjA ane maMtrI baMnee gadgad kaMThe, AtmAnA ullAsathI zrI jinezvara paramAtmAnI stuti karI, traNa pradakSiNA pharI caityavaMdana karyu. ane pharI eka chellI najare prabhunI pratimAne peAtAnA haiyAmAM samAvI kha'ne derAsaramAMthI bahAra AvyA. prabhudarzanathI khaMne haiyuM praphullita khanI gayuM hatuM. AnandvanA anerA utsAha sAthe ane teTalAmAM ja pharavA lAgyA. tyAM temaNe eka dhyAnastha zramaNa bhagavAnane joyA. vidyAsAgara ! Aja puNyane sUraja UgyA lAgyA che. jo teA kharA, sAme ja bhavasAgaranA tAraka evA zramaNa bhagavaMta UbhA che. cAla, teozrIne vaMdanA karIe ane temanI amRtavANInuM pAna karIe.' munine joI harakhAI UThatA sihagupte kahyu. 6 anne jaNA munIzvara pAse AvyA. bhAvapUrvaka vidhisaha anee guruva MdanA karI, sukhazAtADhi pUchI ane munizrInI pAse hAtha joDI vinayathI esI gayA.

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pApa ADe AvyA 385 munIzvare dharmalAbha Ape ane upadeza Ape che bhavya ! mahA durlabha evA mAnavabhavane pAmIne, bhavya AtmAoe eka kSaNa paNa kharAba rIte vyaya na karatAM dharmanuM ArAdhana karavuM joIe. hiMsA, asatya, cerI, maithuna ane parigrahane saze tyAga kare. sarvasva tyAga na banI zake te tenAthI jeTaluM khacAya teTaluM bace. tene tyAga karavAmAM ja dharma che. jeo AvA dharmanuM niraMtara sevana kare che, teone jarUrathI svarganA sukhanI prApti thAya che. jeo dharma nahi karatAM pApamaya jIvana gujAre che, teo marIne aMte naraka Adi nIca gatimAM jAya che ane asahya duHkhAne bhegave che, AthI mahAnubhAva! dharma kare. dharma karo, munIzvaranI dharmadezanA sAMbhaLI bannenA AtmAne atyaMta AnaMda thayo ane dharma upara teo ane vadhu zraddhA sevavA lAgyA. tyAMthI teo pharI vAvane kAMThe AvyA, tyAre sUrya astAcaLa tarapha jaI rahyo hato. nagara ta pAchA pharavAmAM Ave te mArgamAM ja aMdhAruM thaI jAya. AthI banee rAtavAso tyAM ja karavAnuM nakkI karyuM. ane manamAM navakAra maMtranuM raTaNa karatAM teo e vAva upara ja nidrAdhIna banyA. meDI rAte rAjA jAgI gayuM. teNe kayAMka kaI strIne raDavAno avAja sAMbhaLe. e avAja kene haze e vicArathI te jAgI gaye. pite svapnamAM te rudanano avAja sAMbhaLyo nathI ne ? e khAtrI karavA teNe kAna saravA karyA. ema bhI. 25

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386 bhImasena caritra karatAM ja teNe eka dhImo paNa karuNa ane kamaLa rudanane svara sAMbhaLe. rAjAe maMtrIne jagADa. "maMtrIzrI ! tamane keIne 2DavAne avAja saMbhaLAya che ?' maMtrIe avAjanI dizAmAM kAna dharyA. teNe paNa e avAja sAMbhaLe. "mane lAge che ke koI strI dukhamAM che. tenA upara keI Apatti AvI paDI lAge che, AthI te raDI rahI che. cAle, tenI tapAsa karIe ane bane te tene madada karIe.' maMtrI sahAya mATe utAvaLe baLe. pitAnA zastrone sAvadha karI baMne rudananI dizA tarapha AgaLa vadhyA. rAta jAmI cUkI hatI. aMdhAruM ghanaghora hatuM. vaLI vRkSenI gADhI ghaTI hatI. rasto mahAmuzIbate pasAra thato hato. cakamakathI ajavALuM karatAM baMne AgaLa vadhI rahyA hatA. - rudanane avAja have spaSTa saMbhaLAte hate. e avAja eka devInA maMdiramAMthI Avato hato. baMne haLave pagale devInA maMdiramAM dAkhala thayA ane gupacupa zvAsa thaMbhAvI UbhA rahyA. maMdiranA raMgamaMDapamAM eka parivrAjaka beTho hate. yajJanI vedI saLagAvI hatI. hADakAM baLavAnI tIvra gaMdha AvI rahI hatI. yajJanI AsapAsa mANasenI parIone

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pASa ADe AvyA C Dhaga paDayA hatA ane pelA paritrAjaka moTA moTA avAje yajJamAM kaMIka dANA nAkhatA OM svAhA OM svAhA khelI rahyo hatA. e yajJavedInI sAmenA eka thAMbhale eka sukumAra yuvatIne dAraDAthI bAMdhI hatI. e yuvatI A dRzyathI bhaya bhIta manIne raDI rahI hatI. A ja yuvatI raDatI hAvI joie, ema rAjA temaja maMtrIne manamAM besI gayuM. e sAthe te e paNa samajI gayA, ke A pizAca parivrAjaka kaI melI sAdhanA karI rahyo che ne te mATe A yuvatIne kayAMkathI upADI lAvyeA che. yuvatInA bheAge e peAtAnI siddhi meLavavA mAMge che. A yuvatIne bacAvavI ja joIe. te mATe prANanA paNa tyAga karavA paDe teA bhale, ema nakkI karI rAjAe leTamAMthI eka ja jhATake cakacakatI talavAra kADhI ane meTA avAje khelI UceA : * sAvadhAna ! e pizAca ! sAvadhAna ! acAnaka rIte A avAja AvelA sAMbhaLI paritrAjaka cAMkI UThayA. teNe pITha pheravI pAchu joyu, tyAM rAjA ane maMtrI ane talavAra laI tenA sAmanA karavA UbhA hatA. parivrAjaka sAvadha thai gayA. teNe rAjA sAme matra aLathI talavAra laI laDavA mAMDayu. rAjA vIratAthI e ritrAjaka sAme laDI rahyo ane peAtAnA parAkramathI teNe e mAMtrika pAritrAjakane bhagADI mUA.

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388 bhImasena caritra rAjAe tarata ja pelI yuvatine mukta karI. tene bAMdhelA deraDAnA baMdhane teDI nAMkhyA. evAmAM ja A yuvatinI zodha karate tene pati tyAM AvI pahoMce. AvIne teNe pitAnI patnIne pAse lIdhI. yuvatie badhI banelI bInA pitAnA patine kahI saMbhaLAvI. tene pati vidyAdhara hate. vitADhaya parvata upara rahete hatA. madanavega tenuM nAma hatuM. A jAnanA jokhame paNa potAnI patnIne bacAvanAra rAjA upara vidyAdharane mAna uparyuM. teNe tene praNAma karI vArevAra upakAra mAnyuM. ane potAne tyAM laI javA premathI bhAre Agraha karyo. vidyAdharane atyaMta Agraha joI rAjA maMtrI sAthe vidyAdharane tyAM AvyA. vidyAre temane khUba ja Atithya satkAra karyo. ane cAra prabhAvika guTikA rAjAne bheTa ApI. e cAreya guTikAno prabhAva alaga alaga hato. eka agAdha jalamAM paNa tAranArI hatI. bIjI vikarALa zatrune saMhAra karanArI hatI. trIjI zastronA jIvaleNa ghAne paLamAtramAM rUjhavanArI hatI ane ethI guTikA saMjIvanI pradAtA hatI. A guTikA ApI ane pitAne tyAM cha mAsa sudhI rahevA Agraha karyo. A samaya daramiyAna pate teone pavitra tIrthonI yAtrA karAvaze tema jaNAvyuM. tIrthayAtrAno anupama ne mahAmUlo lAbha maLe che, ema

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pApa ADe AvyA 39 jANuM rAjA ane maMtrIe tyAM rokAvAnI hA pADI ane tyAM rokAI gayA. - vidyAre potAnA sevakane mokalI vArANasI nagarImAM rANIne khabara kahevaDAvI dIdhI ke rAjA ane maMtrI baMne tIrthayAtrAe gayA che, ane cha mAsa bAda Avaze. Ama badhI vyavasthA karI ane vArtA vinoda karatAM rAjA ane maMtrI vidyAdharane tyAM rahevA lAgyA. - have banyuM evuM ke pele parivrAjaka acAnaka mRtyu pAme. marIne te vyatara nimAM janme. eka samaye te pharate phate A vidyAdharanA mahela uparathI pasAra thaze. tyAM teNe rAjA ane maMtrIne sUtelA joyA. temane jotAM ja pitAnA pUrvabhavanuM vara tene yAda AvyuM. tarata ja teNe baMnene UMghatA upADI lIdhA. ane e baMnene UMghatA ja teNe eka vizALa ane agAdha samudramAM phekI dIdhA. pANIne sparza thatAM ja rAjA ane maMtrI saphALA jAgI gayA. jAgIne joyuM te baMne sAgaranA virATakAya mAjAo upara nAvaDI tare tema taratA hatA. sAgaramAM paDatAM ja baMne DUbI javA joItA hatA. paraMtu guTikAnA prabhAvathI baMne bacI gayA. ane taratA taratA baMne sAgaranA kAMThe AvyA. sAgara kAMThe gADha jaMgala hatuM. baMne jaMgalamAM dAkhala

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bhImasena caritra thayA. tyAM khAvA yogya phaLa khAdhAM. jharaNAmAMthI jaLapAna karyuM. ane nirAMte eka jhADa taLe ArAma karavA beThA. ArAma karatAM karatAM ja baMne pharI pAchA sUI gayA. teo zAMtithI sUtA hatA tyAM ja pele vyaMtara kodhathI dhasamasato tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. tene khabara paDI ke pitAnA duzmane maryA nathI paNa hajI te jIve che. A samaye teNe baMnene upADI eka aMdhArA kUvAmAM nAMkhI dIdhA. kuvAmAM pANI paNa puSkaLa hatuM. pANImAM paDatAM ja rAjA ane maMtrI jAgI gayAM. temane samaja na paDI, ke Ama temane keNa pANImAM DUbADI rahyuM che. A vakhate paNa guTikAnA prabhAvathI teo bacI gayAM. teo kUvAmAM hatA tyAM ja rAjAe eka jagyAe bala jevuM kaMIka joyuM. kutUhalathI rAjAe e bakholane lAta mArI. lAta mAratAM ja bakhela ughaDI gaI. rAjAe joyuM te temAMthI eka raste dekhAtuM hatuM. tarata ja rAjA ane maMtrI baMne temAM dAkhala thaI gayA. ane e raste cAlavA lAgyA. thaDe sudhI cAlyA haze tyAM eka suMdara bagIce AvyA. bagIcAnI vacce eka suMdara, bhavya ane AlizAna mahela hatuM. ane e mahelamAMthI savakinArIone sumadhura avAja AvI rahyo hate.

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paMpa ADe AvyA 31 mane jaNA tyAM AgaLa gayA. e mahela AgaLa phaLathI lacelAM vRkSe hatAM. phaLa joIne tene khAvAnuM mana thayuM. Ameya khaMnene bhUkha teA lAgI ja hatI. maMtrIe phaLa tADayAM ane ane khAvA lAgyA. phaLa khAtAM te jAdu thaI gayA. baMnenuM mAnava svarUpa adRzya thaI gayuM. ane vAnara banI gayA. ciMtAno thayelA A pheraphAra joI mane ekakhIjAnA sAmu` vismaya ane bhayathI jovA lAgyA. A avasthAmAM keTaleka samaya tee tyAMne tyAM ja DarathI dhrUjatA esI rahyA. e ja samaye pele vidyAdhara tyAM AnyA. tenI sAthe pelI yuvatI paNa hatI. e yuvatI ane vidyAdharane A baMne ALakhI gayA. eTale tarata ja temaNe bhayathI cIcIyArI karI. vAMdarAno avAja sAMbhaLI vidyAdhara te tarapha jovA lAgyA. e jotAM ja tene khyAla AvI gaye ke A te mArA upakArIjano che, teNe tarata ja eka jhADa parathI puSpa tADayuM. ane e puSpa baMnene sudhAyuM. puSpanI suvAsano sparza thatAM ja khaMnee peAtAnuM mAnava svarUpa prApta karyuM. tame ahIM kayAMthI ?' vidyAdhare pUchyuM. matrIe banelI badhI vigata jaNAvI. ane upakAra mAnatA kahyuM ; huM Ape jo amane pelI prabhAvika guTikA na ApI hAta, tA tA ame kyAranAya mRtyu pAmyA hAta. ApanA prabhAyI ja ame atyAre ApanI samakSa UbhA chIe. *

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32 bhImasena caritra e ja samaye peleA vyaMtara tyAM AnyA. teNe rAjA ane maMtrIne peAtAnI vidyAnA maLathI adhara upADayA ane nAsavA mAMDyuM. e jotAM ja vidyAdhara tenI pAchaLa doDace. tene pakaDI mADayA. ane tene sakhta rIte mAra mAryAM. vyaMtare vidyAdharanA page paDI kSamA mAMgI ane have pharIthI pAte kayAreya e ene herAna nahi kare, tevI pratijJA lIdhI. AthI vidyAdhare e vyatarane cheADI mUkayeA. tyAra pachI vidyAdhare rAjAne kaMIka mAMgavAnuM kahyuM. A taka joI ma`trIe kahyuM. rAjAne putranI ghaNI ci MtA sAthe che putra vinA temanI jiMdugI nirasa pasAra thAya che. vidyAdhare tarata ja kahyuM : 'rAjan ! tame ciMtA na karazeA. huM tamane eka maMtra Apu chuM. tenuM tame vidhipUrvaka ArAdhana karajo. e maMtranA prabhAvathI devInA sAkSAtkAra thaze. e devI pAse tame putranuM varadAna mAMgajo, ' A pramANe vidyAdhare rAjAne maMtra ApI peAtAnI vidyAthI baMnene vArANasI najadIkanA eka udyAnamAM mUkI dvIdhA. ane peAtAnA upakArIjaneAne praNAma karI teNe manenI vidAya lIdhI. A udyAnamAM te samaye eka muni bhagavaMta kAussagga karI rahyA hatA. rAjA tathA maMtrIe zramaNane vaMdanA karI. zramaNa bhagava Mte prasaMgeAcita thADa upadeza ApyA. rAjAe temanI pAse parastrI sevana nahi karavAnI pratijJA lIdhI,

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pApa ADe AvyA 33 e pachI baMne rAjamahelamAM AvyA. ' thoDA divasa bAda zubha divase rAjAe maMtra sAdhanAnI tayArI karI. kAlikAnA maMdiramAM teNe A sAdhanAnI zarUAta karI. pite aThama tapa karyo. A sAthe maMtrIne paNa teNe uttarasAdhaka tarIke rAkhyo. trIjA divasanI rAte kAlikAdevIe rAjAnI agni parIkSA karavI zarU karI. vikarALa siMhagarjanA karI. bhoriMga nAganA kutkAra karyA. cAmaDI zekI nAkhe tevI agni varSA karI. zarIrane ArapAra vIMdhI nAkhe tevA kIDAo rAjAnA zarIra upara pheMkayA. paNa rAjA pitAnI sAdhanAmAMthI jarA paNa calita na thaye. ekacitte te maMtranuM raTaNa karato rahyo. pratikULa upasargothI rAjA calita na thaye eTale devIe anukULa upasI karavA mAMDayA. teNe potAnuM suMdara ane jAjavalyamAna svarUpa pragaTa karyuM. ane belIH "rAjana ! huM tArI sAdhanAthI prasanna thaI chuM. mAMga tAre zuM joIe che." devI ! mArI mAMgathI Apa kayAM ajJAta che? Apa prasanna thayA hoya te mArI e abhilASA pUrNa kare.' " "jarUra pUrNa karuM. paraMtu e pahelAM tAre mArI icchAne tAbe thavuM paDaze."

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34 bhImasena caritra * ApanI ucita IcchAneA huM jarUrathI amala karIza. pharamAveA.' rAjAe vinamrabhAve kahyuM. teA Ava, UbhA thA. ane mArI sAthe bhAga leAgava. ' e nahi mane devI ! parastrI e mAre mana mA kharAkhara che, tame mArI mA che. pUjya che. evI anucita icchA karI mane pApamAM na DhasaDe. ' rAjAe makkama svare kahyuM. devIe tethI hAra na mAnatAM rAjAne calita karavA ghaNA prakAre prayatna karyAM. khUba ja kAmeAttejaka hAvabhAva karyAM. paraMtu si'hagupta teA sihu ja khanI rahyo. AMkha mIMcIne matranuM raTaNa karatA zAMta ane svastha citte besI rahyo. devIe joyuM, ke rAjA pratijJApAlaka che ne ugrasAdhaka che. teNe peAtAnI mAyA saMkelI lIdhI ane devIsvarUpe pragaTa thaI kahyuM : " rAjana ! tAru kAya ane zauya joI hu prasanna thaI chuM'. le A zrIphaLa vegavatIne te khavaDAvaje. tenA prabhAvathI tane mahApratApI evA e putraratnonI prApti thaze. ' ATalu kahI devI adRzya thaI gaI. rAja zrIphaLa laI rAjamahelamAM AnyA amanuM pAraNuM karyuM. ane vegavatIne peAtAnI sAdhanAnA saghaLA vRtAMta jaNAvyeA. temaja devIe ApeluM zrIphaLa paNa Apyu. zrIphaLanA prabhAvathI vegavatIe kALakrame be putrAne janma ApyA. putra janmathI rAjA ane rANI ba Mnene AnaMda AnaMda thaI ga.

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pApa ADe AvyA khAra divasa pUrA thatAM baMne kumAranuM nAmAbhidhAna karavAmAM AvyuM. ekanu nAma kAjita 2AkhyuM ane khIjAnu nAma prajApAla. pAMca dhAvamAtAonuM rakSaNa pAmatA, seAnA rUpAnA ramakaDe ramatA, mAta-pitAnA aneka prakAranA lADa pAmatA baMne kumArI moTA thavA lAgyA. ATha varasanI uMmara thatA khaMnene gurukuLamAM mUkayA. tyAM teone zAstravizArada guru aneka prakAranI vidyAonI tAlIma ApavA lAgyA. krame krame temane khetera kaLAmAM pravINa karyAM. kAmajita ane prajApAle vidyAbhyAsa pUrA karyAM. ve tee pirapUNa yuvAna banyA hatA. yauvananI tAkAta ane tAjhagIthI, saundarya ane zaktithI khaMne taravarATa anu ma bhavatA hatA. ane kumArIne lagnanI ceAgya vaye paheAMcelA joI siMhagupte khanenA lagna karAvyAM. kAmajitanA lagna prItimati sAthe karyAM ane prajApAlanA lagna vidyuti sAthe karyAM. A baMnenA sauMsAra sukhe cAlyA jatA hatA. eka divasa vArANasI nagaramAM pUjya AcAya bhagavaMta peAtAnA ziSya samudAya sAthe padhAryAM. AcAya zrI prabhAvika ane sakala zAstranA pAragAmI hatA. sihaNuptane A samAcAra maLatAM ja te peAtAnA parivAra sahita * AcAyamIne vaMdanA karavA AbhyA. ...

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396 bhImasena caritra vidhipUrvaka vaMdanA karI te AcAryazrInA sanmukha beThe ane dharma dezanA saMbhaLAvavA vinaMtI karI. AcAryazrIe pharamAvyuM, he bhavyAtmAo ! A mAnava janma vAreghaDIe maLatuM nathI. A janma pAmanAra kharekhara mahAbhAgyazALI manAya che. AvA atyaMta durlabha ane mahAmUlA mAnava janmane pAmI je sArAya jIvana paryata meja-zekha ane bhoga vilAsamAM ja racyA pacyA rahe che, teo hAthamAM AvelA ciMtAmaNuM ratna samAna evA mAnava bhavane gumAvI de che. tevAonuM jIvyuM dhULamAM jAya che. mana eLe jAya che. mAnava janma pAmIne sujJa janee pUrepUruM dhamarAdhana karavuM joIe. A dharma muktidAtA che. zrI jinezvara bhagavaMte e be prakArane dharma batAvyuM che. prathama mahAvrata dharma ane bIje aNuvrata dharma. he rAjana ! prathama dharmanuM ArAdhana karavAthI A jIva najadIkanA bhavomAM ja muktine pAme che. A dhama sarvathA virati kriyA rUpa che. bIje ANuvrata dharma zrAvakene sukhadAyaka che. ane tenI samyapaNe ArAdhanA karavAthI te paNa kramazaH ziva sukhane Ape che, jeo prathama dharmanuM ArAdhana karavAnI zakti dharAvatA nathI, teoe bIjA zrAvakadharmanuM avazya pAlana karavuM joIe.

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rUpa ADe AvyAM 390 AcAya zrIe TUMkamAM paNa sacATa rIte sayama dharmanuM mahAtmya samajAvyuM, siMhaguptane A pravacananI dhArI asara thaI. tene A saMsAra asAra jaNAyA. teNe tarata ja saMyama levAnu nakkI karyuM". rAjamahelamAM jaI teNe kha'ne putrAne rAjya zAsanane ceAgya evI hitakArI sUcanAo ApI. kAmajitanA rAjyAbhiSeka karyAM. prajApAlane yuvarAja pade sthApita karyAM. ane saunI saMmati laI bIje divase te patnI sahu AcAya bhagavata pAse AvyeA. ane patnI sahu teNe saMyama dharmAMnA svIkAra karyAM. rAjA-rANI manee dIkSA laI saMyama dhama nu utkRSTapaNe. pAlana karyuM. apramatta bhAve svAdhyAya karyAM. ugra ne utkaTa tapazcaryA karI. aMtakALa najadIka jANI ba Mnee anazana karyu ane kALadharma pAmI ane svage` gayA. kALakrame A baMne jIva sakala kane kSaya karIne mekSe jaze. pitAnA kALadhama nA samAcAra sAMbhaLI kAmajita ane prajApAlane duHkha teA thayuM ja. paraMtu te teA peAtAnuM jIvyu saphaLa karI gayAM ema mAnI e duHkha vadhu na lAgavA dIdhu. pitAe cIdhelA mAge` cAlavu' temAM ja peAtAnuM putra ketu nya che, ema samajI baMne kumAreA nItimaya rIte vArANasIne rAjakArabhAra calAvavA lAgyA.

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398 bhImasena caritra A baMne bhAIo vacce apUrva sakhya hatuM. baMnenA vicAre ne Adarzo eka sarakhA hatA. jIvananI nIti rIti paNa samAna hatI. ane beya bhAIo eka bIjA upara khUba ja sneha ne AdarabhAva rAkhatA hatA. kayAreka teo vacce jhaghaDo thate nahi. prema ane zAMtipUrvaka baMne pitapitAnuM ktavya adA karatA hatA. paraMtu A baMnenI patnIonuM tevuM na hatuM. teo baMnene jIva ekabIjAmAM maLI gayA na hatA. jeThANIne pitAnI moTAInuM thoDuM abhimAna hatuM, paraMtu e eTalI badhI kuzaLa hatI ke A abhimAnane te pragaTapaNe koIne jaNAvavA detI nahi. pahelI najare jonAra ane tenA paricayamAM AvanArane te vinamra ja jaNAtI. eka divasa devadattAe vighanmatine suMdara ane kalAtmaka alaMkArothI sajaja thayelI joI. A devadattA prItimatinI mAnIti dAsI hatI. ane prItimatI kAmajitanI patnI hatI. rAjarANI hatI. vidyanmatinA alaMkAro joI A dAsInI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI alaMkAre eTalA badhA kiMmatI ane bArIka nakazIvALA hatA, ke te joI dAsIne ghaNuM ja Azcarya thayuM. ane manamAM te laghutA anubhavavA mAMDI. AvA alaMkAre to mArA rANI prItimatinA zarIre ja zebhe ? jeThANI jevI jeThANI, mahArANu jevI mahArANI,

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pA5 ADe AvyA tenA alaMkAro sAdA ane A nAnI rANInA alaMkAra ATalA badhA bhavya ne moMghA! dAsInA manamAM ISyane kIDe saLavaLI UThaze. tarata ja teNe prItimati pAse jaIne vAta karI ? "rANI mA ! rANuM mA ! tame derANInA-nAnI rANIne 2hAra joye? zuM tenA hIrAnI camaka che!ekaeka hIrAmAM nAnI rANInA mukhakamaLanuM temAM pratibiMba paDe che !' ane zuM temanA ratna kaMkaNa che ! zuM temanA bAjubaMdha che ! jhAMjharanA jhaNakAramAMthI te jANe divya saMgItanI sarada nIkaLe che ! - evA alaMkAre te rANI mA ! Apane ja zobhe! dAsIe alaMkAronI peTa bharIne prazaMsA karI. sAthe sAthe prItimatinA manamAM ema paNa ThasAvyuM, ke e alaMkAre te mAtra tamArAthI ja paherI zakAya. evA bhAre ne meMghA, divya ne bhavya AbhUSaNe paherI je nAnI rANamA bahAra nIkaLe, te rAjarANIne prabhAva eTalo ocho thAya. e alakAre, te mahArANIne ja zobhe. ane mAtra temanAthI ja e AbhUSaNe aMga upara rakhAya. dAsIe evI kuzaLatAthI prItimatinA kAnamAM viSa reDayuM. ane tenuM mana e alaMkAre keIpaNa bhege meLavI levA talapApaDa banI gayuM. kAmajita tenA khaMDamAM AvatAM ja teNe alakAronI

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400 - bhImasena caritra vAta cheDI. derANInA e alaMkAre lAvI ApavA teNe jIda karI. paNa ApaNI pAse kaMI alaMkAro ochA che, ke tuM tArI derANInA alaMkAre mAMge che ? huM tane tenAthI e suMdara ne kArIgarIvALA alaMkAre banAvI ApIza." kAmajita AvA kSullaka kAmamAM paDavA nahotA mAgato. kAraNa tene khabara hatI, AvI badhI bAbate kayAreka bhayAnaka jhaghaDAnuM kAraNa banI jAya che. ane Apasa-Apasane prema tUTI jaI varanuM kAraNa banI jAya che. AthI teNe rANIne samajAvavA mAMDI. samajAve samaje te strI zAnI ? e te haTha laIne beThI. mane e alaMkAra ja joIe. tame mane e lAvI Ape. kAmajite strI haTha sAme hAra mAnI. e alaMkAre. jevA mATe lAvI ApavAnuM teNe vacana ApyuM. "prajApAla ! tArA bhAbhIne te tArI patnI mATe je hamaNAM navAM alaMkAro banAvyAM che, te jovA mATe joIe che. te tuM te lAvI Apa." bIje divase kAmajita pitAnA bhAIne kahyuM. pUjya ! bhAbhIthI vizeSa zuM hoya? abaghaDI huM lAvI dauM chuM.' bhAbhIne mA tulya mAnatA diyare kahyuM. ne patnI pAse jaI te alaMkAre laI AvyuM. e alaMkAre prItimatie pitAnA aMga upara paheya.

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-- -- -- -- pApa ADe AvyA 401, kema have huM kevI lAguM chuM?" abhimAnathI teNe kAmajitane pUchayuM. ghaNI ja suMdara! paNa A alaMkAre have tuM joI pAchA ApI deje. huM tane AnAthI paNa vadhu caDIyAtA banAvarAvI ApIza." kAmajite strIne khuza karI. A alakAre AyAne ATha divasa thaI gayA, te paNa prItimatie e alakAro pAchA na mekalAvyA. AthI vinmatie potAnI dAsI kAmadattAne jeThANa pAse mokalI. praNAma mahArANIjI! mane nAnI rANamAe ApanI pAse mokalI che. ane teoe Apane ApelA alaMkAra pAchA maMgAvyA che." dAsIe vinayathI alaMkArenI mAMgaNI karI. - A samaya Avaze ja. e prItimatine khabara hatI eTale tarata ja kSobha pAmatAM ane AMkhamAM AMsu lAvI kIdhuM? "arara huM to sAva luMTAI gaI. na jANe meM e alaMkAro DAbe hAthe kayAM mUkI dIdhA che, te mane jaDatA ja nathI. reja tenI tapAsa karuM chuM. paNa maLatAM ja nathI. jaDaze eTale tarata ja huM pote AvIne te alaMkAre ApI jaIza." . kAmadattA te A sAMbhaLIne TharI ja gaI. paNa te ya strI hatI. strI strIne na samaje te thaI rahyuM ne? te samajI gaI mahArANI jUThuM bole che. ne alaMkAro kayAMka mUkAI gayA che, tene oTo DeLa ane zeka kare che. alaMkAre te sahIsalAmata ja che, paNa mahArANIne te pAchA ApavA nathI, bhI-26

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40ra bhImasena caritra paraMtu A bhAva teNe potAnA manamAM ja rAkhyA. te eka zabda paNa e aMge na belI. mAtra ATaluM ja kahyuM : "ThIka tyAre, jyAre jaDe tyAre jaladI pAchA mokalAvaje." kAmadattAe vidyanmatine badhI vAta karI. potAnI zaMkA paNa jaNAvI. vighanmati te e jANIne bhAre zeka karavA lAgI. alaMkAra vinA tene jIva muMjhAvA lAgyo. prajApAlane A vAtanI khabara paDI. teNe moTAbhAI kAmajitane kahyuM. kAmajite jAte badhe tapAsa karI. paNa alaMkAre khevAyA hoya to jaDe ne? e kayAMka mUkAI gayA hoya te maLI Ave ne ? A te jANI joIne saMtADI rAkhyA hatA. prItimatie kAmajitane vAta karI, ke alaMkAre khevAyA nathI, paraMtu potAne e gamI gayA hovAthI te saMtADI dIdhA che. kAmajita khUba ja gusse thaye. A beTuM thAya che, ema tene lAgyuM. ema na karavA teNe patnIne ghaNuM samajAvyuM paNa patnI na mAnI te na ja mAnI. ulyuM A vAta keIne paNa nahi karavA mATe kAmajitane manAvI lIdhe. kAmajite jAte jyAre kahyuM, ke alaMkAre nathI maLatAM, tyAre prajApAlane khUba ja dukha thayuM. tenA kumaLA haiyA upara bhAre AghAta lAgyo. arara ! mArA moTAbhAIe mane chetaryo ! jemane meM pitA tulya mAnyA, e vaDIla badhuM e ja mAre vizvAsaghAta

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pA5 ADe AvyA 43 karyo !" prajApAlanuM haiyuM raDavA lAgyuM, vinmati paNa zakAtura banI gaI. baMnenI A dazA joI prItimatinI dAsI devadattAe paNa tene samajAvavA prayatna karyo. AvA vizvAsaghAtathI kaMI sAruM pariNAma nahi Ave. e alaMkAre tame nAnI rANIne pAchA ApI do. paNa prItimati na mAnI, te na ja mAnI.. mAyA ane chaLakapaTa karI prItimatie AthI karmabaMdha karyo. vizvAsaghAtanuM tene pApa lAgyuM. paraMtu tene te A pApanI kaMI paDI na hatI. alaMkAre A rIte meLavI levAthI te khuzakhuzAla hatI. eka divasa vArANasImAM AcArya bhagavaMta potAnA ziSya samudAya sAthe vihAra karatAM padhAryA. kAmajita, prajApAla temaja anya parivArajano te bhagavaMtane vaMdanA karavA mATe gayA. AcArya bhagavaMtazrIe saune dharmalAbha Ape ane preraka dharmadezanA ApI. AcAryazrIe te divase vizvAsaghAta viSe saceTa upadeza Ape. vizvAsaghAta e mahApApa che. e pApa karanAra durgati pAme che, ane anaMtA bhave duHkha pAme che. jeo tevA pApa AcaratA nathI, teo A leka ne paralokamAM nAgadattanI jema sukhI thAya che. Ama kahI bhagavaMte nAgadattanuM daSTAMta kahyuM. AcAryazrInI A dezanA sAMbhaLI kAmajita ane prIti

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404 bhImasena caritra matine pApabhIrU AtmA dhrujI UThaye. pote je chaLakapaTathI alaMkAre laI pApa sevyuM hatuM, e pApane yAda karatAM baMnene AtmA pastAvo karavA lAgyA. "arara ! ame bhAna bhUlI A kevuM mahApApa bAMdhI dIdhuM ! he prabho ! have ame A pApathI kyAre chuTIzuM ? baMnee khUba ja utkaTa bhAvathI pitAnA pApanI niMdA karI. e alaMkAre vidyamatine pAchA ApI dIdhA. teonI kharA aMta:karaNathI kSamA mAMgI. pastAvA ane kSamA bhAvanAthI teonuM A pApa haLavuM banyuM. karmane baMdha DhIlo paDaze. tyArapachI teo baMne vizeSa prakAre dharma karavA lAgyA. paraMtu teo hajI joIe tevI ekAgratAe dharma karI zakatA na hatA. temanuM mana hajI barAbara dharmavAsita banyuM na hatuM. AthI zeDA ja divasomAM teo saMsAranA bhogavilAsamAM pharI DUbI gayA. eka divasa kAmajita priyA saha jaLakriDA karavA nagarathI ghaNe dUra eka sarovara AgaLa gayo. A saravara ghaNuM vizALa ane manahara hatuM. kamaLAthI te apUrva zebhA pAmatuM hatuM. temAM jaLacara prANIe. paNa hatAM. kAmajita te samaye tophAne caDayo hato. tenI yuvAnI phATa phATa thatI hatI. ane te mastImAM AvI gayA hate. aMgeaMga tenuM thanaganI rahyuM hatuM.

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pApa ADe AvyAM 405 teNe sarovaramAMthI eka mahA vikarALa jaLacarane potAnI tAkAtathI bahAra kheMcI kADhyuM. jaLa vinA te jIva akaLAvA lAgyuM. tene zvAsa rUMdhAvA lAgyuM. te taraphaDIyA khAvA lAgyuM. kAmajite thoDIvAra sudhI tenI A vedanA joI. tene AnaMda Avyo. paNa pachI tene e jIvanI dayA AvI. AthI tarata ja teNe e jIvane pAcho sarovaramAM pheMkI dIdho. Ama vividha prakAre sarevaramAM priyA saha AnaMda karI te vanamAM dAkhala thaye. ane vananuM saundarya jovA lAgyuM. tyAM tenI najara jatA eka vaTemArga upara paDI. tarata ja teNe tophAna karyuM. e vaTemArgune lUMTI lIdhe. e vaTemArga rane laIne jatuM hatuM. ane jhaverI hate. Ama acAnaka pite luMTAI gaye. tethI jhaverI bebAkaLo banI gayA ne raDavA lAgyuM. lagabhaga te mUrNita thaI javA jevuM thaI gaye. kAmajitane kaMI ratnanI jarUra na hatI, e kaMI lUMTAra na hato. paNa eka gammata khAtara teNe Ama karyuM hatuM. jhaverInI dayA AvI. AthI teNe tenA ratno pAchA ApI dIdhA. tyAMthI baMne jaNA AgaLa vadhatAM eka devInA maMdiramAM AvyA. A maMdiramAM eka kanyA devInI bhakti karI rahI hatI. rANInI najara tenA gaLA upara gaI. e gaLAmAM ranahAra hatuM. e ratnAhAra upara tenI najara bagaDI.

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406 bhImasena caritra mane pele hAra lAvI Apa." IzArAthI prItimatie kAmajitane kahyuM. kAmajita tarata ja e kanyAne bhaya pamADI hAra laI lIdhe. DIvAra sudhI e kanyAne raDatI ne bhaya pAmatI. joI rahyo. rANI paNa joI rahI. pachI tenI dayA AvI. AthI e hAra teNe kanyAne pAcho ApI dIdhuM. Ama baMne vana vihAra karatAM karatAM nagara tarapha pAchA pharyA. nagaramAM praveza karatAM kAmajite eka dIna ane kaMgALa vaNikane che. tenI sAthe tenI patnI paNa hatI. baMnene paheraveza jotAM temaja temanA sUkAyelA zarIra jotA lAgatu hatuM, ke baMne khUba ja duHkhamAM che. kAmajite baMne upara karuNa lAvI pitAne tyAM kAme rAkhI lIdhA. vaNikanI patnI svabhAve namra hatI, zAMta hatI ane jAta toDIne paNa kAma karatI hatI. paraMtu prItimati tenA kAmamAM vAraMvAra bhUla kADhatI, ane tene aneka kaDavA veNa saMbhaLAvatI. toye pelI strI mUgA moMe cUpacApa badhuM sahana karatI. eka divasa prItimati khUba ja gussAmAM AvI gaI. ane te pelI strIne gharamAMthI hAMkI kADhavA tauyAra thaI kAmajitane teNe kaDavA zabdomAM pharIyAda karI. kAmajite tene ghaNuM samajAvI. evI rIte koIne

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pApa ADe AvyAM 47 reTa na chInavI levA ghaNuM samajAvyuM. paraMtu prItimatie kAmajitane eka paNa zabda kAne na dharyo. teNe potAne ja kakke khare karyo. ane teNe e strI temaja tenA pati banene tiraskAra karI kADhI mUkayA. kAmajitane patnInA A pagalAthI ghaNuM ja dukha thayuM. paNa strImAM te eTale badhe Asakta hatuM, ke tenAthI upara vaTa jaI e kazuM ja na karI zako. have eka divasa kAmajitanA rAjamahelamAM eka tapasvI bhIkSA mATe AvyA. A tapasvIe tapathI potAnI kAyA gALI nAMkhI hatI. dehanI mamatAne nAza karyo hato. jene dehanI mamatA na hoya tene deha DhAMkavAnA kapaDAne to meha ja kayAMthI hoya? AthI A tapasvIe jIrNa ane malina evAM kapaDAM paheryA hatAM. kAmajita A tapasvIne joI krodhe bharAyo. A bhikhArI mArA mahelamAM kayAMthI ghUsI gaye? ema vicAra karI e turata ja tapasvI pAse Avyo. tene tiraskAra karyo. kaDavAM veNa kahyAM. ane dhakakA mArI tene bahAra dhakelI kADho. e pachInA thoDA divasa bAda kAmajita nagaramAM hAthI upara besIne nagaracaryA karI rahyo hato. tyAM teNe eka zrAvakane supAtradAna detA je. e joIe bolI UThaH "chi ! Ama te kaMI bhIkha devAtI haze? AvA dAna karavAthI zuM vaLe?"

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bhImasena caritra peAte dAna teA yu nahi, paNa dAna karanAranI paNa teNe A rIte niMdA karI, tethI kAmajite duSTama AMdhyuM. e pachI eka vakhata kAmajita vanakrIDA karI rahyo hatA, tyAM teNe eka munine AhAra karatA joyA. kAmajitane zuM sUjhayuM te teNe munine! AhAra lAta mArI phekI dIdhA. ane munine gaLuM dabAvI khUba ja herAna karyAM. gheADIvAra pachI munine teNe mukta karyAM. muninI A rIte kada nA karavAthI kAmajite vaLI navuM eka pApakama upAna karyuM. tyAMthI AgaLa jatAM rAjAe vAMdarA ane tenA baccAne ramatAM joyA. kutUhalathI teNe eka nAnA baccAne upADI lIdhuM. mAthI vikhUTA paDavAthI khaccuM AkraMda karI UThayu. rAjAne tethI dayA AvI ane cheDI mUkyuM. nirthaka rIte Ama eka jIvane herAna karavAthI rAjAe eka vadhu pApa mAMdhyuM. eka vakhata kAmajita vanamAM gayA. tyAM eka Azrama heteA. e AzramamAM muni rahetA hatA. munine gheADA satAvavA e cArI chupIthI sAvadha pagale AzramamAM dAkhala thayeA. muni tyAre eka jalapAtra bharI rahyA hatA. jalapAtra bharI e kayAMka AghApAchA thayA. A taka joI kAmajite te jalapAtra saMtADI dIdhu.. munie pAchA pharI joyuM, teA jalapAtra na maLe. kayAM gayuM haze e ? kANu laI gayu... e ? ahIM kANu AvyuM haze ? 408

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pApa ADe AvyAM 409 tarasathI muninuM gaLuM zekAtu hatu. aMgeaMgamAM dAha khaLI rahyo hatA. jaLapAtra guma thaI javAthI te vyAkuLa anI gayA. gheADIkavAre kAmajitane muni upara dayA AvI. ane jaLapAtra pAchuM ApyuM. temaja muninI dha dezanA sAMbhaLavA e beThA. munie tene dayAdhama samajAvyeA. muninI vANI sAMbhaLI tenA AtmA jAgI UThayA ane pharI AvA aghaTita kRtyA nahi karavAnI pratijJA lIdhI. muninI vANI sAMbhaLI e nagara tarapha pAche pharI rahyo hatA. tyAM teNe eka haraNane joyuM, A haraNanA pagamAM vela vI'TAI gaI hatI, tethI te khUba ja duHkha anubhavI rahyuM hatuM. mahAmusIbate te kUdakA mArI zakatuM hatuM. kAmajite tarata ja tene pakaDI pADayu ane dayAthI prerAI teNe vela kApI nAkhI, baMdhana haLavuM thatAM ja haraNu kRdaMtu kUdatu' cAlyuM gayuM. kAmajita paNa A dhama kRtyathI AnaMda pAmatA rAjamahelamAM pAche AnyA. khIje divase e saparivAra pharIthI e AzramamAM AnyA. munine bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI, temanI amRtavANI sAMbhaLI. munizrIe saraLa ane sacATa bhASAmAM dharmAM dezanA

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410 bhImasena caritra ApI. e sAMbhaLI saunA AtmA kRtakRtya banyA ane saue ahiMsAdi mukhya vrata grahaNa karyA. e pachI kAmajita ane prItimati baMnee vizuddhapaNe dharmArAdhanA karI. utkaTapaNe jJAna, darzana ane cAritranI sAdhanA karI. A sAdhanA karatAM temaNe jarApaNa khalanA na thavA dIdhI. apramattabhAve temaNe AtmadharmanuM sevana karyuM. dharmanI utkaTa ane ugra, zubha ane zuddha ArAdhanA karavAthI AyuSya pUruM thatAM baMne marIne svargalokamAM gayAM. he bhImasena ! kAmajita svargamAMthI cyavane A pRthvI upara rAjagRhI nagarImAM AvyuM. e kAmajita te ja tuM bhImasena. prajApAlane jIva te hariSaNa rAjA thayo. prItimati devakathI cavIne suzIlA rANI thaI. surasuMdarI te vidhumatine jIva. devadattA svargathI cyavIne sunaMdA dAsIne avatAra pAmI. kAmadattA vimaLA dAsI banI. vidyAsAgara maMtrIne jIva te A devasena ane vasubhUtine jIva te A ketusena. pUrvajanmamAM te traNa traNa vAra muni bhagavaMtanI avahelanA karI hatI, AthI A bhavamAM traNa traNa vAra tArI saMpatti cAlI gaI. pUrvajanmamAM strI sahita te vaNikanuM rakSaNa karyuM hatuM ane tArI patnIe kAraNa vinA vaNika patnIne trAsa. A hate.

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pApa ADe AvyAM 411 AthI A bhave e ja vaNikane jIva marIne lakSamIpati the. tenI patnI subhadrA thaI ane teoe A bhave. tamArA gata janmane badale lIdhe. pUrvabhavamAM teM vizvAsaghAtathI tArA bhAInA alaMkAre. laI lIdhA tethI A bhave teNe tAruM rAjya jhUMTavI lIdhuM. mATe he rAjan ! bedha pAma. ane karmanI gatine. samaja. je jIva je karma kare che, te jogavavAthI ja tene kSaya thAya che. pUrvajanmamAM karelAM azubha karma te A bhavamAM bhogavyAM. have navIna karma na baMdhAya ne sakala karmane kSaya. thAya te udyama kara. haMmezA dharma kara. jyAM dharma che, tyAMja jaya che. je haMmezA sarSanI jema jana saMsargano tyAga kare che, je maDadAnI jema yuvatIne dUrathI paNa jete nathI, temaja je viSaya sukhane viSa samAna samaje che, te dhIra puruSa vijaya meLave che, ane aMte ekSapadane pAme che. - ajJAnarUpa kAdavathI utpanna thayeluM, tattva vagaranuM, duHkhanuM eka sthAna, janma, jarA ane mRtyuthI yukta evA saMsAranA baMdhanane anitya jANa! jJAnarUpa talavArathI tenAM baMdhane . kApI nAMkha ! - alakamAM suvidhipUrvaka ane samagra rIte sevana. karAyele dharma trividha tApane dUra kare che. pitAnI jema hita

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412 bhImasena caritra karanAre che. mekSa mAge gamana karanArAo mATe te parama pAtheya che. AthI bhavyAtamAo ! tame A dharmanuM utkRSTapaNe ArAdhana kare. kevaLI bhagavaMte bhImasenanA pUrvabhavanI samApti karI ane dharmanuM sevana karavAnI zIkha ApI.

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: re! A saMsAra !! kevaLI bhagavaMta zrI hariSeNa sUrIzvarajI mahArAjAnA. maMgala svara cAreya dizAmAM gUMjI rahyA hatA. zretAo mugdha bhAve e amaravANInuM pAna karI rahyA hatA. parSadA hakaDeThaTha bharAyelI hatI. deva, dAna, manuSya ane tiryaMce paNa zAMtabhAve bhagavaMtanI dezanA kAne dharI rahyA hatA. bhagavate Aje bhImasenane pUrvabhava kahe zarU karyo hite. temAM kathA hatI. kathAmAM narI saccAI hatI. e saccAImAM AtmAne jAgrata kare tevI akhUTa tAkAta hatI. - kevaLI bhagavaMtanA eka eka zabda bhImasenanuM romeroma dhrujI UThatuM hatuM. bhagavaMta evI asarakAraka vANImAM pitAnA pUrvabhavanA prasaMgenuM varNana karI rahyA hatA, ke bhImasena e tamAma prasaMge pitAnI AMkha sAme bhajavAI rahyA hoya tema anubhavI rahyo hate. suzIlA paNa pitAnA pUrvabhavane nihALI rahI hatI. suzIlAnA svarUpamAM e prAtimatinA bhavane anubhava karI. rahI hatI.

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414 bhImasena caritra " arara ! zuM huM AvA hatA ? uccha khala ane uddhata ?" kAmajitanA bhavamAM me` zu` AvAM ghera pApa karyAM hatA ? ane e pApa paNa pAchAM meM hasatA hasatA karelA. mane majAka sUjhI te jaLacara jIvane pANImAMthI bahAra khe'cI kADhacA, vAMdarAnA baccAne janetAthI vikhUTu' pADayuM", kinA ratnA cUMTavI lIdhAM, muni bhagavAnI meM traNa traNa vAra kadanA karI. A badhu... ja meM vinA kAraNe karyuM. na temane kaMI vAMka hatA. na kaMi temanA gunA! aparAdha vinA ja eka ramata karavA khAtara ja meM e madhu karyu ! e ramate hAya ! Aja mArI zI zI dazA thaI? prItimatinA premamAM lubdha banI prajApAlane chetaryAM, te A bhave teNe mAruM rAjya lUMTI lIdhuM ! Nika ane tenI patnIne vinA aparAdhe kADhI mUkayA. tA A bhave mAre khUda e rIte behAla thaI roTalA mATe rajhaLavu paDayu ! munibhagava MtAnI avahelanA karI, teA traNa traNa vAra hAthamAM AvelI saMpattine mAre gumAvavI paDI.' Aha ! zuM kanA nyAya che ! ekaeka pApakama mAre bhAgavavuM paDyuM. temAMthI * sheja paNa huM chaTakI na zakayA. ekaeka karmono mAre pUrepUrA hisAba cUkavavA paDaye.

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re ! A saMsAra !! 415 e pApamAMthI na mane prItimati ugArI zakI ke na mane mAruM azvarya e karmamAMthI bacAvI zakayuM ! mArAM karelAM karma mAre ja bhogavavAM paDayAM. temAM keIe paNa bhAga na paDAve." bhImasena pitAnA karmane saMbhArI tene baLabaLate pastA karate AMsu sArI rahyo. suzIlAnI AMkho paNa AMsuthI UbharAI rahI hatI. te paNa potAnA prItimatinA bhavane yAda karI pastAvAthI saLagI rahI hatI. pote vizvAsaghAta karI alaMkAre saMtADI rAkhyA, vaNika patnIne khoTI rIte trAsa ApI temane ghara bahAra kADhI mUkayA vagere pitAnA karmone yAda karI potAnA e pApane niMdavA lAgI. tene paNa thayuM, ke A jagatamAM je jIva jevAM karma bAMdhe che, tevAM ja karmane badale tene cUkavavuM paDe che. kamanA pAzamAMthI keIpaNa chaTakI zakatuM nathI. pApa bhale nirdoSabhAve karyuM hoya ke pachI atyaMta krura ne vairabhAve karyuM hoya, tenuM pariNAma bhogavavuM ja paDe che. sunaMdA ane vimalA dAsI paNa Aja jAtane bhAva anubhavI rahI hatI. temanuM aMtara paNa pitAne pUrvabhava jANI dharma bhAvanAthI pIgaLI rahyuM hatuM. - anya cha paNa bhImasenanA A pUrvabhavane jANIne saMsAranI asAratA, karmanI sattA, karmanA pariNAma vagerene

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416 bhImasena caritra. vicAra karI rahyA hatA. ane peAtAnA bhavAMtare peAtAnA pApathI zuM hAla thaze, te vicArathI dhrUjI rahyA hatA. peAtAnA pUrvabhava jANI bhImasenanI rahI sahI Asakti paNa saMsAra uparathI uDI gaI. ' zuM A sa MsAra jIvavAnA ? e jIvIne Akhara pAmavAnuM zu' ? duHkha ane duHkha sivAya khIjuM A saMsAramAM che paNa zu ? saMsAramAM dekhAtA sukha paNa du:kha rUpa che. sukhanA AvaraNa taLe duHkha ja DhaMkAyelu che, ane A mAnavabhava gumAvI dIdhA te ? eza ane ArAmamAM khAI nAMkhyA te ? bhega ane vilAsamAM tene veDaphI nAMkhyA te! ? ALasa ane ArAmamAM tene bagADI mUkaye te ? kene khakhara ke pachI A bhava maLe ke kema ? ane A bhavamAM mAMdhelA kama tA pAchA leAgavavA ja paDavAnA. e kamAMnA kSaya karatAM pAchAM na jANe keTalAya bhavAnIkaLI jAya ? ane eka bhava eTale ? janama-maraNanA asahyu duHkhe, Adhi-vyAdhi ne upAdhinI anaMtI vaNajhAra. ekamAMthI chuTI khIjAmAM khaMdhAvAnuM. khIjAmAMthI chuTI trIjAmAM jakaDAvAnuM, Ama para parA pAchI cAlyA ja karavAnI. nahi....nahi....A saMsAramAM have vadhu na rahevAya. A gRhastha jIvanamAM have eka divasa paNa pasAra na karAya.

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re! A saMsAra !! 417 mahAmUlA meghA samaya vyatIta thai rahyo che. jIvana eka eka paLa pasAra karatu dhImI ne cAkkasa gatie mRtyu tarapha dhasI rahyuM che. kene khakhara A jIvana kayAre kALanA kALiyA banI jaze? e jIvana pUru thAya e pahelAM ja mAre A saMsAranA tyAga karI devA joIe. saMsAranI mamatAne phagAvI devI joI e. dehanA mAhane nAza karI nAMkhavA joI e. A ja paLa che. A ja kSaNa che. jIvanane sAka karI levAnI A ja ghaDI che. have mane vilaMba na khape...' sauMsAranI asAratAthI vicAra karatA bhImasena saparivAra rAjamahelamAM pAche pharyAM. rAjamahelamAM pAchA phle| bhImasena bhImasena na hatA. lAMkhI UMghamAMthI jAgrata thayelA e AtmA hatA. rAjamahela have tene khUMcavA lAgyA. bhavAnA khaMdhanamAM AMdhanAra e kenrakhAnA jevA lAgyA. ane jANe pAte eka moTA maMdIkhAnAmAM ALyeA haiAya tevA bhAva e anubhavavA lAgyA. peAtAnI AtmabhAvanAnI vAta karatAM teNe suzIlAne kahyuM : devI ! mane A sasAra have khArA jhera lAge che. ghaNA varasA e jhera pIdhuM. e jheranI mane have akathya akaLAmaNa thAya che. bhoga vilAsathI kharaDAyelA A dehanI huM zuddhi karavA bhI-27

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418 bhImasena caritra mAMgu chuM. mAhu ane mAyAthI malina anelA mArA AtmAne jJAna-dana ane cAritrathI vizuddha karavA mAMgu chuM. svAmI ! mArI paNa e ja duzA che. jyArathI meM mArA pUrva bhava jANyA che, te paLathI ja mAruM mana te A saMsAra uparathI UThI gayu che. mane kayAMya cena paDatuM nathI. A vaibhava ne vilAsa, A sukha ane sAhyakhI, mane kaTakanI jema bheAMkAI rahI che. putronI mamatA, tamArI mAyA, A rAjalakSmInA mAha, A dehanI Asakti, A badhAthI mane zuM maLavAnuM? ethI janameAjanama eka ceAnimAMthI trIjI ceAnimAM mAre bhaTakayA ja karavAnuM ne ? paNa nA. mAre have e tA e baMdhanA badhA tADI ja karavA che. bhavabhramaNA nathI karavI. have nAMkhavA che. sakala ka`nA kSaya huve pachI na janama joIe, na mRtyu joIe, na duHkha joI e, na saMtApa joI e. na koI kazAyanI vaLagaNa joie. huM AtmA chuM. e AtmA ja mAre banI rahevu che. navara A dehanA sadAyanA mATe mAre nAza karI nAMkhavA che ane AtmAne AtmatattvamAM bheLapI saMsArane! sadAya mATe, sava thA aMta ANavA che.' suzIlAe namrabhAve peAtAnI AMtarabhAvanA pragaTa karI. 6 dhanya devI ! dhanya ! tamArI bhAvanA anumAdanIya che.

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re! A saMsAra !! *410 mArA tamane AzIrvAda che. e bhAvanAne sArthaka kare. saMsArano nAza kare. kamane kSaya karo ane muktine pAmo. bhImasene 'utsAhathI kIdhuM. bhImasena ane suzIlAe A asAra saMsArane tyAga karI dIkSA levAno daDha nirdhAra karyo. A nirdhAranI jANa temaNe vijayasena ane sulocanAne paNa karI. bhImasenane A zubha saMdeza maLatAM ja vijayasena ane sulecanA cIlajhaDape rAjagRhI AvI pahoMcyA. teo paNa A zubha kAryamAM sAthe nIkaLavA tatpara banyA hatA. temane paNa A saMsAra asAra jaNa hatA. badhAM bhegA maLatAM ja sau dIkSAnI vAta karavA lAgyA. bhImasene devasenane ane ketusenane paNa bolAvyA. temane pitAnA nirNayanI vAta karI. ane zubha divase devasenane rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. bhImasene devasenane rAjamuguTa paherAvyo. rAjamudrA ApI. ane rAjavahIvaTa mATe suMdara zIkhAmaNa ApatAM kahyuM: "putra ! varase sudhI meM A nagaranA prajAjane upara zAsana karyuM che. je rIte tAruM ghaDatara karI tAre vikAsa karyo che, ethI paNa vizeSa rIte putra bhAve meM A prajAnuM kalyANa ne hita karavA prayatna karyo che. tuM paNa havethI A prajAnuM putra bhAve rakSaNa karaje. prema ane mamatAthI temanI saMbhALa le che. saMkaTane samaya Ave tyAre dhIraja gumAvIza nahi.

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420 * bhImasena caritra darya dhAraNa karaje. kAraNa darya e purUSanuM AbhUSaNa che. ane prajAnuM zAsana saMbhALatA rAjavI mATe to e guNa ghaNe ja anivArya che. AthI jarAya utAvaLe banyA vinA svastha ane zAMta citte zairya ne zauryathI prajAnuM kalyANa karaje. rAjakArabhAra e ghaNo ja aTapaTe viSaya che. e kArabhAra karatAM tuM nItine cUkIza nahi. anIti AdarIza nahi. kAraNa anIti e aneka ApattinuM mULa che. haMmezA guNe ja meLavaje. saddaguNa vinAnuM jIvana bhArarUpa che. aizvarya ne vaibhavamAM chakI jaI avaguNethI tArA jIvanane barabAda na karIza. A rAjasaMpatti e prajAnI saMpatti che, tema mAnI tene upayoga karaje. badhI ja bAbatomAM vicakSaNa evA maMtrInI salAha leje. temane sAthe rAkhI badhA zubha kAma karaje. ane rAja lakSmIne niraMtara vadhAre karaje. ane e lakSmIne prajAnA sukha ane sagavaDamAM upayoga karaje. - sau upara prema rAkhaje. tArAthI vaye meTA ane jJAnamAM samRddha hoya tevA vidvAna ane vaDIlonuM ucita sanmAna karaje. temane Adara satkAra karaje, temanI hitavANInuM pAlana karaje. rAjazAsana tAre calAvavAnuM che, tethI tArI pAse roja baroja aneka prazno Avaze. janatAnI phariyAda Avaze. nyAya mATenI pukAra Avaze. e saghaLAmAM viveka rAkhaje. sattAnA upayoga karatAM AtmAnA avAjane vadhu mahatva Apaje

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re ! A saMsAra ! ! 421 sattAnA lIdhe abhimAnI na anIza, namra manaje, sattAnA upayega zAsanane suvyavasthita ane sutaMtrita karavA mATe karaje. yuddhanA Azare! laIza nahi. rakSaNa mATe yuddha karaje. navA navA rAjye meLavavAnA leAbhamAM nirdoSAnuM leAhI reDAvIza nahi. ane tyAM sudhI yuddhathI viramaje. yuddha karavAnuM mana jora kare te tArI peAtAnI jAta sAthe ja yuddha khelaje. tArA manane nabaLA pADanArA, tane dutimAM gherI janArA, tArA AtmAne kala Mkita karanArA evA tArA AMtarazatruo sAme khUnakhAra yuddha laDI leje. e zatruo upara vijaya meLavaze, ne AtmarAjyanA yazasvI vijetA manaje. rAjavaibhavamAM paDIne tArA dhane pahelAM mAnava che. mAnavatA e tAre dharmAMthI vyuta thaIza nahi. ane eka rAjA tarIke tArA aneka kanya dharma che, e dharmAM yathArtha pAlana karaje. atha ane kAmamAM, paisA ane patanamAM aTavAIne tArA dharmone neve na mUkIza. ane yAda rAkhaje je divase tuM tArA dharma bhUlIza, te divasathI tAruM saghaLu aizvaya nAza pAmaze. visarIza nahi. tuM prathama dhama che. e nyAyanA siMhAsana upara besIne nirdoSone daMDa karIza nahi. gunegArane paNa ucita ja phreMDa karaje. ane mRtyu daMDa te koInA paNa karIza nahi. kAraNa je jIvana ApaNe

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42 bhImasena caritra koI ne ApI zakatAM nathI, te jIvana chInavI levAnA ApaNane koI ja adhikAra nathI. ApaNu ka`nya te aparAdhAne dUra karavAnuM che, aparAdhIone nahi. AthI aparAdhanA tiraskAra karaje ane aparAdhIo upara dayA citavaje. tArA AMgaNe je kAI sa Mta, jJAnI guru bhagavaMta Adi Ave tena! vinaya karaje. temanI bhakti karaje. temanI hitakArI vANInu pAna karaje. supAtra dAna deje. garIkha gurabAene anna ane vastra deje. rAjacarcA karavA nIkaLaje ane je kAI du:khI jaNAya, teonA duHkha dUra karavA prayatna karaje. pUrvabhavanA puNyabaLathI tane A rAjya maLyu che. puNyamAM dhama ArAdhana karIne vadhAro karaje. yauvananA unmAdamAM e puNya khacI na nAMkhIza. ane AthI vizeSa tane zuM kahevuM? tuM sunna che. samajadAra che. tane, tArA kuLane, tArA dharmone temaja tAra AtmAne vadhu ujavaLa ane yazasvI kare tevI rIte A rAjapurAne vahana karaje, ' ghaNA ja vistArathI bhImasene devasanane rAja calAvavA mATenI ceAgya sucanAo ApI. devasene teno vinayapUrvaka svIkAra karyAM. pitAjI ! Apa naciMta rahejo. ApanI AjJAnu huM akSarazaH pAlana karIza. ' 6

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re! A saMsAra ! 423 e pachInA bIjA divase devasena ane ketusene pitAnA mAtA pitAne bhavya e dIkSA mahotsava ujavyuM. bhImasena ane suzIlA sAthe bIjA paNa keTalAka mumukSu AtmAo hatA. e sau vAjate gAjate kevaLI bhagavaMta zrI hariSaNa sUrIzvara mahArAjA pAse AvyA. bhagavaMte te saune vidhipUrvaka dIkSA ApI.nagarajanoe e sau nUtana muni bhagavaMte jayanAda karyo. devasena ane ketusene zrAvakanA bAra vate grahaNa karyA. ane mAtapitAne vaMdanA karI rAjamahela pAchA pharyA.

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. ty do baMdhana tUTyAM bhImasena Adi mumukSu AtmAone dIkSA ApI potAnA ziSya samudAya sAthe kevaLI bhagavaMta zrI hariNu mahArAjAe rAjagRhIthI vihAra karyo. nagarajanoe e sau zramaNa bhagavaMtone AMsubhInI AMkhe vidAya ApI. kevaLI bhagavata gAmAnugAma vihAra karatAM ane aneka bhavya jIvone pratibodha pamADatAM eka divase sametazikhara AvI pahoMcyA. bhagavaMte pitAnuM AyuSya pUrNa thavAno samaya . AthI temaNe e pavitra tIrtha upara anazana karyuM. zubha dhyAnamAM AtmA parevIne e besI gayA. dehanI mAyAne khaMkherI nAMkhI. cauda rAjalekanA jIvenI kSamApanA mAMgI. ane mAtra eka ja AtmAnuM dhyAna dharatAM ane AtmAnI AtmA sAthe suratA meLavI ekalIna banI gayAM. dhyAtA-dhyAna ne dhyeyanuM akaya racAyuM. bhagavaMtane

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aMdhana tUTayAM 425 AtmA deha ane duniyA visarI gaye. AtmA AtmAne anubhava karavA lAgyA. divya dhyAnanI A dIsI temanA mukhAraviMda upara vilasI rahI. ane sabhAnapaNe bhagavate dehanA paramANuone vesarAvI dIdhA. bhagavaMta nirvANa pAmyA. AtmA AtmAmAM maLI gaye. saMsArane bhagavaMte nAza karyo. ane teo muktine varyA. devatAoe bhagavaMtane nirvANa mahotsava ujavyo. ziSya samudAye guru bhaktirUpe te divase upavAsa karyo. gurunA guNanuM ciMtavana karyuM. gurunI hita zikSAne yAda karI. ane e mArge satata sAvadha rahI cAlavA sau sajAga banyA. - munirAja zrI bhImasena gurunA javAthI thoDA vyAkuLa te banyA. paraMtu ghaDI pachI temaNe gurunA dehanI mAyA khaMkherI nAMkhI. ane gurunA AtmAne bhajavA lAgyA. cAritradharmanI temaNe utkaTa ArAdhanA karI. jJAnAbhyAsa karyo. ugra tapazcaryA karI. gAmegAma vihAra karyo. ekacitte AtmAnuM dhyAna dharyuM. saMsAramAM rahevAthI AtmAne je kaMI bhoga vilAsa meha-mAyA vagerene kAdava lAge hato, te temaNe jJAna ane kriyAthI, tapa ane svAdhyAyathI dhoI nAMkhe. dehanI azuddhi paNa svaccha karI. ane eka divasa vihAra karatAM karatAM teo aneka ziSya samudAya sAthe rAjagRhI padhAryA.

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bhImasena caritrA A rAjagRhImAM eka vakhata teo rAjA hatA. peAtAnI pAse aDhaLaka aizvaya hatuM. sukha ane sAhyabI hatI. peAtAnI sevAnAM khaDe page UbhA rahetA anucarA hatA. 426 paNa A badhuM kazuM ja temane yAda naheAtuM AvatuM. junA sthaLeA joie sthaLeAnI smRti temane satAvatI na hatI. adhI ja Asakti temaNe bhasmIbhUta karI nAMkhI hatI. jyAM sudhI saghaLA kamermAMnA kSaya nathI thayA, tyAM sudhI e kamAM bhAgavavAnAM ja che. AyuSya karmAM pUruM nathI thayuM, tyAM sudhI jIvana jIvavAnuM ja che. ane e jIvAya tyAM sudhI saghaLAM karmone khALI khAkha karI nAMkhavAnA che. e hetuthI ja te rAjagRhI AvyA hatA. ahI temanI AtmabhAvanA vadhu ne vadhu tIvra banI. mAre bhAvanAethI AtmA samullAsa pAmavA lAgyA. AtmAnI amaratA, tenu" ekatva, tenI akSayatA, temaja AtmAnuM AtmAmAM vilIna thaI javuM te ja satya che. evI zubha bhAvanA bhAvatAM. hatAM, tyAM ja temanA cAra ghAtI karmanA baMdha tUTI gayA. munizrI bhImasenane kevaLajJAna pragaTa thayuM. leAkAleAka prakAzita thayA. sUkSmAtisUkSma ane atIndriya padArtho ane bhAvAnA sAkSAtkAra thayA. kazu' ja ajANyu na rahyuM. madhu" ja pragaTa thayuM. kevaLajJAnanA prabhAvathI indra mahArAjAnuM acala evu siMhAsana DAlI UThayuM. avadhijJAnanA upayeAga mUkI indra mahArAjAe tenu kAraNa tapAsyu

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aMdhana tUTyAM 427 joyuM teA zrI bhImasena muni kevaLajJAna pAmyA hatA. IndranA AtmA harakhAI UThayA. tarata ja teNe peAtAnA prabhAvathI rAjagRhImAM sugaMdhI jaLanI varSA karI. suvAsathI maghamaghatA puSpAnI vRSTi karI. deveAnA samuha sAthe, krizya duMdubhiene! nAda karatAM Indra mahArAjA pRthvI leAkamAM AvyA. jyAM muni bhagava Mta kevaLajJAna pAmyA hatA, e bhUmine eka ceAjana sudhI sugaMdhita karI. zItaLa chAMya karI, vizALa ne bhavya evA suvarNa kamaLanI racanA karI. - birAje bhagavaMta ! khirAjo, ane amane dha dezanA sa'bhaLAveA.'Indra mahArAjAe bhagavaMtane va MdanA karI vijJapti karI. duMdubhinA nAda sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjagRhInA nagarajanA e dizAmAM doDavA lAgyA. devasenane ane ketusenane udyAnapAle . zubha vadhAI ApI. vadhAI maLatAM ja saparivAra catura MgI senA laI kha'ne putrA pAtAnA pitAne, kevaLI bhagava Mtane vaMdanA karavA temaja dha dezanA sAMbhaLavA utsAhabhera doDI AvyA. pazu-pakSIo paNa bhagavaMtanA prema prabhAvathI tyAM kreDI AvyA. e samaye sau ekabIjAnA janma jAtavaira visarI gayA. ane nirbhaya manI ekabIjAnI sAtheAsAtha beThA. devA, dAnavA, mAnavA ane tiya ceAthI paNa dA bharAI gaI. nAnA, moTA, vRddha ane yuvAna, strI ane purUSa, aDhAre Alama bhagavaMtanI vANI sAMbhaLavA ulaTabhera AvI hatI.

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* 18 bhImasena caritra kevaLI bhagavaMta zrI bhImasene dezanA prAraMbha karyo bhavyAtmAo! A saMsAra duHkharUpI dAvAnaLathI satata bhaDake baLI rahyo che. temAM kayAMya zAMti nathI. virAma nathI. sukha nathI. AdhithI te gherAyeluM che, vyAdhithI te vITaLAcele che ne upAdhithI te ubharAyela che. janma ane maraNanA asahya duHkhethI A saMsAra bharelo che. A duHkharUpa saMsArano tame je nAza IrachatA he, te cAritradharmanuM ArAdhana kare. saMsAranA tame aneka duHkha sahana kare che. paNa tethI tamane sAcuM ne akSaya sukha maLatuM nathI. ulaTuM tenAthI tame tamArI bhavanI paraMparAmAM vadhAre ja kare che. AthI cAritradharmanI ArAdhanAmAM paDatAM pariSahene AtmAnA AnaMdathI sahana kare. e sahana karavAthI tamArA AtmAne lAgelA karmanA baMdhane tUTI jaze. karma rAjAnI bhakti karavAne badale, tame A cAritranarezanI bhakti kare, sevA kare, tenI ahoniza pUjA kare. A saMsAramAM so svArthanA sagAM che. tamArA karma bhagavatI veLAe tamane keI sAthe nahi Ape. tamArA karelA karma tamAre ekalAe ja bhogavavA paDaze. jevA karma karaze, tevAM ja phaLane pAmaze. A AtmAne anAdikALathI karmarUpI kacare bAjhele che. AtmA upara aneka zubhAzubha karmanA thara jAmI gayA che.

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baMdhana tUTyAM 429: tenA dabANane laI tame je che, tamAre je asala svabhAva che, tamAru je kharuM ne sAcuM svarUpa che, tene tamane khyAla AvatuM nathI. pariNAme dehane ja tamAre mAnI, tenA dharmamAM mazagUla banI tame aneka prakAranAM sukhaduHkha bhaMga che, bhavanI bhramaNa kare che. AthI he bhavyo ! tame tamArA AtmAne oLakho. tamArA AtmasvarUpane jANe, ane je tamAre Atmadharma che tenuM yathArtha paripAlana kare. | mohane tyAga kare, mamatAne dUra kare, Asaktino nAza kare, pApathI bace. - jJAnanuM sevana kare, tane oLakhe. sudeva suguru ane sudharmane saMga kare. A vizuddha ziyaLanuM pAlana karo, bAra prakAranA tapa kare, bAra vratonuM pAlana kare, bAra bhAvanAo bhAve. duSTa vipAkavALA asadugrahane mUkI de. zubhadhyAnathI karmamaLanuM prakSAlana kare ane vairAgya bhAvanAthI AtmAne vAsita kare. je bhavya jIvo A rIte karmane kSaya kazyA apramatta-- bhAve udyamazIla bane che, te kadI durgati pAmatuM nathI ane krame krame te muktine vare che. bho ! Adeza karelA guNenuM niyamapUrvaka niSThAthI pAlana kare. tenA pAlanathI saMsAranA trividhe ya tApane. nAza thaze.

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430 bhImasena caritra mahAnubhAva! je jIva tarane jANatA nathI, te jIva ajANyA musApharanI jema ahIMthI tahIM vyartha bhamyA kare che. A ta nava prakAranA che. jIva, ajIva, puNya, pApa, Azrava, baMdha, saMvara, nirjarA ane mokSa. Azrava tatvamAM puNya ane pApane aMtarbhAva karyo che. utpati, sthiti ane vyayavALe, amUrta, cetanAlakSaNa- vALa, kartA, bhoktA ane zarIramAM utpanna thanAra, uvagAmI te jIva tattava che. je karma pravRttine kartA che ane karmanA phaLane bhaktA che. temaja je saMsAramAM paribhramaNa kare che ane aMte mokSa pAmanAro che, te AtmA che. AtmAnA siddha ane saMsArI evA be bheda che. ane naraka - Adi cAra gatinA bhedathI saMsArI jIve cAra prakAranA che. | mATe bhavya ! A nave tane tame barAbara oLakhe. tame pApamAMthI aTake ane A mAnavabhavane yathArtha upayoga karI lo." kevaLIbhagavaMte potAnI dharmadezanA pUrI karI. zretAoe pitAnI yathAzakti te samaye vrate grahaNa karyA ane -bhagavaMtanI pracaMDa avAje jayaghoSaNA karI. - sau zrotAo vikharAI gayA. dave devasthAne gayA ane mAnave sau sva svasthAne cAlyA gayA. kevaLI bhagavaMta zrI bhImasena mahArAjAe yogya divase vihAra karyo.

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baMdhana tUTyAM 431 vihAra karatAM karatAM teo sametazikharagiri para padhAryA. ahIM teozrIe pitAne AyuSyakALa najadIka jAye. AthI girirAja upara teo zukala dhyAnamAM beThA. AtmA sAthe ekasuratA sAdhI ane thoDA ja samayamAM temaNe ekI sAthe cAre ya karma, vedanIya, nAma, gAtra ane AyuSyane kSaya ka. kevaLI bhagavaMta zrI bhImasena nirvANa pAmyA. sAdevI zrI suzIlAe paNa cAritranI utkaTa ArAdhanA, ugra tapa karI, gAtrane gALI nAMkhyA ane AyuSyane aMta samaya jANe teo paNa zukala dhyAnamAM sthita thayAM. ane sakala kamane kSaya karI teo paNa e ja bhave muktipadane pAmyA. - zrI vijayasena rAjarSi temaja sAdhvI zrI sulocanAe paNa cAritradharmanI aNizuddha ArAdhanA karI baMne kevaLI banyA ane aMte baMne sakalakarmane kSaya karI mokSapadane pAmyA. samApta

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