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________________ Aww.jainelibrary.org zrI devendra muni zAstrI atest E 4 . - . Haiono -- ---- -- HAR THE UP S : - T . . . TV ' -. - ... -.. .. -- - - - ~ - - - - - -manana FFES SATTAl-. HTRA - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - -
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________________ zrI tArakaguru- granthamAlA kA 12vAM puSpa bolate citra lekhaka parama zraddhaya paNDita pravara prasiddhavaktA rAjasthAna kesarI zrI puSkara muni jI mahArAja ke suziSya devendra muni zAstrI, sAhityaratna prakAzaka zrI tArakaguru jaina granthAlaya padarADA (udayapura)
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________________ pustaka : bolate citra lekhaka : devendra muni zAstrI prakAzaka : zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya padarADA, jilA-udayapura (rAjasthAna) mUlya : eka rupayA pacAsa paisA prakAzana tithi : akSaya tRtIyA vi0 saM0 2028 mudraka zyAmasundara zarmA zrI prinTarsa, rAjAmaNDI, AgarA-2
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________________ samarpaNa jinake nirmala vAtsalya kI vicAra jyoti prApta kara maiMne saMyama-sAdhanA svIkAra kI jinakI pavitra preraNA aura AzIrvAda se jJAna-sAdhanA kI ora kadama bar3hAyA unhIM paramAdaraNIyA, paramazraddha yA ___ mAtezvarI satI ziromaNi prajJAmUrti zrI prabhAvatI jI mahArAja ke kara kamaloM meM -devendra muni
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________________ prakAzakIya kahAnI bhAvoM kI abhivyakti kA eka madhura prakAra hai, zreSThatama zailI hai, jo mAnava mana ko atyanta tIvra bhAvacetanA ke sAtha gudagudAkara bahuta hI zIghra prabhAvita karatI hai| kahAnI-sAhitya meM jo yaha vizeSatA hai vaha vizeSatA anya sAhitya kI vidhAoM meM nahIM hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki kahAnI sAhitya vizva kI amUlya nidhi hai| kahAnI ke madhura svaroM meM jaba mAnavIya cetanA kI jhaMkAra jhaMkRta hotI hai taba vaha kahAnI jIvana kA saMgIta bana jAtI hai| devendra muni jI zAstrI kI kahAniyoM meM vahI jIvana saMgIta mukharita hai| pratyeka kahAnI jIvana ke usa virAT satya ko ujAgara kara rahI hai|
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________________ hamArI hArdika kAmanA aura bhAvanA hai ki isa prakAra ke preraka sAhitya se bAlaka-bAlikAeM yuvaka-yuvatiyA~, vRddha aura vRddhAeM apane jIvana nirmANa kI pavitra preraNA va ucca saMskAra prApta kreN| yaha tabhI saMbhava hai jaba isa prakAra kA kahAnI sAhitya pratyeka sAkSara vyakti ke hAthoM meM pahu~ce, kintu hamArA apanA varSoM kA anubhava hai ki samAja jitanA anya vyartha ke kAryoM meM artha vyaya karatA hai usakA zatAMza bhI acche sAhitya ke lie kharca nahIM krtaa| vaha mAMga kara khAnA, pInA aura pahananA pasanda nahIM karatA, kintu kheda hai ki pustake mAMga kara par3hanA pasanda karatA hai| jisake phalasvarUpa jIvana nirmANa kI preraNA dene vAlA sAhitya jisa rUpa meM cittAkarSaka prakAzita honA cAhie usa rUpa meM prakAzita nahIM ho paataa| arthasahayogiyoM ke udAra sahayoga ke abhAva meM sAhitya ko hama jitanA sastA denA cAhate haiM usa rUpa meM bhI hama nahIM de pAte haiN| Aja dina-dUnI rAta caugunI mahaMgAI bar3ha rahI hai, jisake kAraNa prakAzana bahuta hI maMhage par3ane laga gaye haiM tathApi sAhitya ke pracAra hetu hamArA yahI prayAsa hai ki lAgata mUlya para hI pustakeM dI jaaeN| hamArI agalI yojanA hai ki bAlakoM va mahilAoM ke lie bar3e akSaroM meM raMgIna sacitra kahAniyA~ prakAzita kareM, yaha yojanA kAphI kharcIlI hai, yadi artha sahayogiyoM ___
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________________ kA pUrNa rUpa se sahayoga milA to hama isa yojanA ko zIghra hI mUrta rUpa deNge| ___abhI kucha dinoM pUrva granthAlaya kI ora se devendra muni jI dvArA likhita 'phUla aura parAga' tathA 'khilatI kaliyA~ muskarAte phUla' prakAzita huI thiiN| donoM hI kahAniyA~ kI pustakeM vijJa pAThakoM ke atirikta jana sAdhAraNa meM bhI atyadhika lokapriya siddha huii| patrapatrikAoM ne va mUrdhanya sAhityakAroM ne usakA svAgata kiyA, vaha atyanta utsAha janaka hai| hameM AzA hI nahIM, apitu dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki prastuta pustaka kA pAThaka lalaka kara svAgata kreNge|
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________________ - lekhaka kI kalama se jIvana kyA hai ? isa prazna para vizva ke mUrdhanya manISiyoM ne gaMbhIra cintana-manana kiyA hai| unhoMne vividha paribhASAeM nirmANa kI haiM / jIvana kI saikar3oM paribhASAeM Aja taka bana cukI haiM aura nitya-navIna paribhASAeM bana rahI haiN| jIvana eka hai, usako pratyeka vyakti apanI dRSTi se dekhane kA prayAsa karatA hai| jaba kisI vastu ko vibhinna dRSTiyoM se dekhane kA prayAsa kiyA jAtA hai taba vaha vastu eka hokara bhI aneka ho jAtI hai / vIra kI paribhASA meM, jIvana eka sAhasa hai / Darapoka kI paribhASA meM jIvana eka ronA hai| khilAr3I kI paribhASA meM jIvana eka khela hai| kavi kI paribhASA meM jIvana eka sundara kAvya hai| tArkika kI paribhASA meM jIvana eka ulajhana hai| cintaka kI paribhASA meM jIvana sukha aura duHkha kA saMmizraNa hai| sAhityakAra kI paribhASA al
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________________ meM jIvana eka gulAba kA phUla hai, jisameM tIkSNa kA~TA bhI rahA huA hai| yogI kI paribhASA meM jIvana eka sAgara hai jisameM bahumUlya ratna bhI haiM aura kaMkar3a-patthara bhii| anubhavI kI paribhASA meM jIvana amRta bhI hai aura viSa bhii| ____eka sAdhaka ne jijJAsA prastuta kI-ki jIvanam ? jIvana kyA hai ? ___ samAdhAna diyA gayA--doSavivarjitaM yat ? dUSaNoM se zUnya hokara aura guNa sampanna banakara jIvita rahanA hI vastutaH jIvana hai| santa tukarAma ne kahA-mAnava zarIra suvarNa kalaza ke samAna hai usameM vilAsa kI surA na bharakara sevA kI sudhA bhro| ___jIvana kA artha svayaM jIvita rahanA, itanA hI nahIM hai kintu dUsaroM ko bhI jIvita rahane meM sahayoga denA, svayaM bhI Age bar3hane kI preraNA denA hai| sveDa mArDena ne likhA-Ananda aura ullAsa hI jIvana hai| yUnAna ke prasiddha dArzanika sukarAta ne kahA hai-acche jIvana meM jJAna aura bhAvanA kA, tathA buddhi aura sukha donoM kA saMmizraNa hotA hai| mahAdevI varmA ne likhA hai-jIvana jAgaraNa hai, suSupti nhiiN| utthAna hai, patana nhiiN| dharatI ke tamasAcchanna aMdhakAramaya patha se gujarakara divya jyoti se sAkSAtkAra karanA hai, jahA~
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________________ para dvandva aura saMgharSa kucha bhI nahIM hai / jar3a, cetana ke binA vikAsa zUnya hai aura cetana jar3a ke binA AkAra zUnya hai| ina donoM kI kriyA aura pratikriyA hI jIvana hai| zeksapiyara ne likhA hai-kSaNika prakAza dene vAle dIpaka bujho, jIvana to kevala calatI-phiratI chAyA hai| ___ kalA jIvana ke lie hai kintu jIvana kalA se bhI bar3hakara hai| jIvana ke dharAtala para jisa kalA kA vikAsa huA hai, vahI saccI kalA hai| kalA ke sambandha meM zaradcandra ne likhA hai-jo asundara hai, jo anaitika hai jo akalyANa hai, vaha kisI taraha kalA nahIM hai / dharma nahIM hai| prastuta pustaka meM unhIM jIvanadarzana ke mahAn kalAkAroM ke ve madhura prasaMga haiM, jo yathArthavAda ke sAtha AdarzavAda ko lie hue haiM / eka vicAraka ne likhA haiprAcIna mahApuruSoM ke jIvana se aparicita rahanA jIvana bhara nirantara bAlya avasthA meM rahanA hai / inameM kisI vyakti vizeSa ke hI prasaMga nahIM hai, kintu granthoM ko par3hate samaya jo bhI prasaMga mere mana ko bhAe haiM unako maiMne citrita kiyA hai, ina prasaMgoM meM eka bhI prasaMga yadi kisI ke dila ko parivartana kara sakA to maiM apanA prayatna sArthaka smduuNgaa| phUla aura parAga, khilatI kaliyA~H muskarAte phUla ke pazcAt yaha tIsarA kahAnI-saMgraha prakAzita ho rahA hai| 'buddhi ke camatkAra' aura 'pratidhvani' ye do saMgraha bhI presa
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________________ meM jA cuke haiM / anya saMgraha bhI yathA samaya prakAzita hoNge| parama zraddha ya sadgurUvarya rAjasthAna kesarI prasiddha vaktA paM0 pravara zrI puSkara muni jI ma0 ke zubhAzIrvAda se hI maiM nirantara gati-pragati kara rahA huuN| ataH inake mahAn upakAra ko maiM kisa prakAra vismRta kara sakatA huuN| sAtha hI paM0 pravara zobhAcandra jI bhArilla ne pANDulipi ko par3hakara mujhe utsAha vardhaka preraNA dI hai aura snehamUrti 'sarasa' jI ne prUpha saMzodhana va sAja sajjA kara mere bhAra ko halakA hI nahIM kiyA, apitu pustaka ko mudraNa kalA kI dRSTi se bhI adhikAdhika sundara banAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai| una sabhI kA maiM AbhAra mAnatA huuN| zrI vardhamAna sthA. jaina upAzraya -devendra muni dAdara bambaI-28 mahAvIra jayantI 1971
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________________ 1 vIra kauna ? 2 nAma kI vyarthatA 3 sanatkumAra 4 sAdhanA 5 deza prema 6 tyAga vRtti 7 parataMtra nahIM raha sakatA satyaniSThA 6 jIvana kA mahattva 10 parAI vastu 11 paMca 12 daulata aMdhI hotI hai 13 gaMdagI miTAnA .... .... anukrama 1 3 5 Vvv ha 12 14 16 16 22 24 27 26
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________________ 16 akAna, mr UM 14 sahayoga hI jIvana hai 15 kuNAla kI AMkheM akAla mRtyu para vijaya phUTa 18 janatA kI Aha 16 sevA kA Adarza 20 rASTra kA gaurava 21 sAhitya ruci 22 brahmacarya kA prabhAva 23 sAhitya nirmANa 24 prema se parivartana 25 Anandaghana nispRhatA 27 bodha pATha 28 vimala kI vIratA 26 ahiMsA kI vijaya jIvana dAna 31 sira kA mUlya 32 udAtta vRtti 33 kumArapAla kI vIratA 34 cAvala ko garma karatA hU~ 35 vAgI kI mahattA 36 tRSNA 37 prANotsarga 26 30
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________________ 38 dhana kA upayoga 36 sarvazreSTha zAstA 40 buddhi kA camatkAra 41 sampatti kA vibhAga 42 yaha kaisA bhojana 43 jIvana samarpaNa 44 gunAha 45 vikAsa kA mUla 46 parivartana 14 TDP **** .... **** .... .... 107 106 112 115 117 116 122 124 126
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________________ .zrI devendra muni zAstrI
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________________ vIra kauna ? bhagavAn mahAvIra bhAratIya saMskRti ke jAjvalyamAna nakSatra haiM / unake jIvana kI tejasvI kiraNeM Aja bhI jagamagArahI haiN| ina carama tIrthaGkara kA sAdhanAkAla vighna bahula rahA hai / bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara kaSTa unheM bhogane pdd'e| romAMcakArI vedanAeM unheM sahana karanI pdd'ii| sAdhanA kA pahalA dina thaa| ekAnta zAnta kAnta kAnana meM vRkSa ke nIce prabhu dhyAna-mudrA meM avasthita the| eka gvAla bailoM ko lekara aayaa| prabhu ke pAsa hI bailoM ko chor3akara vaha gA~va meM calA gyaa| punaH lauTakara usane dekhA baila vahA~ nahIM the / vaha bailoM ko DhUMDhane ke lie jaMgala meM calA gyaa| rAta bhara idhara-udhara DhU~DhatA rahA para baila na mile / vaha lauTakara vahIM AtA hai jahA~ bhagavAn mahAvIra dhyAna meM khar3e the / sannikaTa kI jhAr3iyoM meM se baila bhI nikala kara A jAte haiM / gvAla ke mana meM zaMkA ho jAtI hai ki baila isI ne chipAe the| vaha krodhAveza meM Ape se
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________________ 2 bolate citra bAhara ho gayA / mahAvIra para DheloM, pattharoM aura rassI Adi se prahAra karane lgaa| usI samaya zakrendra vahA~ Aye / unhoMne bhagavAn se namra nivedana kiyA-prabho ! sAdhanAkAla meM Apako mahAn kaSTa Ane vAle haiM / anumati dIjie prabho ! maiM sevA meM rahakara Apake saMkaToM kA nivAraNa karatA rahU~ / mahAvIra ne kahA- devendra ! koI bhI tIrthaGkara dUsaroM ke sahAre kevala jJAna prApta nahIM karatA / jo dUsaroM ke sahAre saphalatA cAhatA hai vaha kAyara hai, vIra nahIM / vIra vaha hai jo nija ke puruSArtha se siddhi prApta karatA hai| *
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________________ nAma kI vyarthatA bharatakSetra ke chahoM khaNDoM para apanI vijaya-vaijayantI phaharAkara cakravartI bharata RSabhakUTa ke pAsa phuNce| garva se unakA sira unnata thaa| mana meM vicAra taraMgita ho rahe the ki Aja taka jo kArya dUsare na kara sake vaha kArya maiMne kiyaa| RSabhakUTa para nAma likhane ke lie kAkinI ratna lekara ve phuNce| para dekhate hI unake netra Dhake se raha gaye / usa zilA para aisA koI sthAna nahIM thA jisa para nAma na likhA ho / pUrvakAla ke asaMkhya cakravartiyoM ne usa para apanA-apanA nAma aMkita kiyA thaa| bharata cakravartI vicAra karane lage-chaha khaNDoM ko jItane ke pazcAt bhI mujhe apanA nAma likhane ke lie jagaha nahIM mila rahI hai| unhoMne usI samaya eka cakravartI kA nAma miTAyA aura usa sthAna para apanA nAma likha diyA / nAma likhate samaya cakravartI bharata ke mana eka vicAra kauMdha gayA ki jaise maiMne dUsare cakravartI ke nAma ko
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________________ bolate citra miTAkara apanA nAma likhA hai vaise hI dUsarA cakravartI bhI kisI dina merA nAma miTAkara apanA nAma likhegaa| jisa nAma kI zobhA ko bar3hAne ke lie maiMne chaha khaNDa jIte vaha nAma kitanA asthAyI hai| bharata kI A~khoM se azru Dhulaka pdd'e| jo bhI cakravartI chaha khaNDoM ko jIta kara RSabhakUTa parvata para nAma likhane ko jAtA hai / aura dUsare cakravartI kA nAma miTAkara apanA nAma likhatA hai taba usakA ahaM gala kara pAnI-pAnI ho jAtA hai /
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________________ sanatkumAra samrAT sanatkumAra sattA, mahattA aura prabhutA se mukha moDakara sacce santa bane / sundara rAjaprAsAdoM meM ramaNiyoM ke sAtha krIDA karane meM jo Ananda upalabdha nahIM huA, vaha Ananda AtmabhAva meM ramaNa karane meM horahA thaa| jo Ananda makhamala ke mulAyama gaddoM para sone meM nahIM milA vaha Ananda bhUmi para hAtha kA sirahAnA dekara sone meM mila rahA thaa| jo Ananda saMgIta kI sumadhura svara-lahariyoM meM nahIM milA vaha Ananda DaoNsa aura macchara kI gunagunAhaTa meM mila rahA thaa| jo sukha cakravartI avasthA meM nahIM thA, vaha sukha sAdhu banane para upalabdha ho rahA thaa| unakA tana mana sabhI prasanna thaa| ugra tapazcaraNa karate hue unakA zarIra sUkha rahA thA / jisake saundarya kI prazaMsA indra ne muktakaMTha se kI thI, jisake rUpa ko nihArane ke lie svarga se do deva Aye the, Aja tana kA vaha rUpa nahIM rahA / Atma-saundarya itanA adhika bar3ha
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________________ bolate citra gayA ki tana kA saundarya usake sAmane phIkA par3a gyaa| zarIra poSaka tattvoM ke abhAva meM aneka zArIrika roga udbhUta ho gaye / para zarIra meM dussaha vedanA hone para bhI mana usI prakAra prasanna thaa| devoM ne ghoratapasvI sanatkumAra kI zArIrika sthiti dekhI / vaha apAra vedanA unase dekhI na jA skii| unhoMne vaidya kA rUpa banAyA aura muni sanatkumAra ke pAsa Aye / upakAra ke lie AjJA mAMgI / kintu sanatkumAra muni mauna rahe / punaH punaH prArthanA karane para sanatkumAra muni ne apane muMha se jarA - sA thUka lekara dakSiNa hAtha kI kaniSThA aMgulI meM lagAyA ki kaniSThA aMgulI sUrya kI taraha camakane lgii| devatA to dekhate hI cakita ho gaye ! muni kI lAra meM aisI gajaba kI zakti hai ! yaha zakti to davAiyoM meM bhI nahIM hai ! devoM ne prArthanA kI-santapravara ! Apake kapha, malamUtra, prasveda aura thUka meM itanI cAmatkArika zakti rahI huI hai tathApi Apa solaha mahArogoM se kyoM kaSTa pA rahe haiM ? / sanatkumAra ne maMda-maMda muskarAte hue kahA-tana meM bhale hI vyAdhiyAM hoM para merA mana pUrNa svastha hai / tana kI vyAdhiyAM jitanI bhayaMkara nahIM hai utanI mana kI byAdhiyAM bhayaMkara hotI haiN| kiye karmoM ko bhoge vinA mukti kahAM hai ?
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________________ sAdhanA paryuSaNa kA pAvana parva thaa| munigaNa ugra tapaH-sAdhanA kara rahe the, kisI ke ATha dina, kisI ke dasa dina aura kisI ke eka mahIne kA upavAsa thaa| kuragaDu muni kI hArdika icchA tapa karane kI thI para kSudhA vedanIya ke atyadhika satAne ke kAraNa vaha tapa nahIM kara sakatA thaa| saMvatsarI jaise mahAn parva ke dina bhI vaha bhUkhA nahIM raha sakatA thA / vaha kahIM se rUkhA bhAta lekara AyA / usane una dIrghatapasvI muniyoM ke sAmane 'sAhu hujjAmi tArio' ke rUpa meM abhyarthanA kI ki Apa mujhe tAreM arthAt ise grahaNa kreN| tapasvI muniyoM ne pAtra meM bhAta dekhaa| unakA hRdaya glAni se bhara gyaa| unake mana meM vicAra AyAkitanA kAyara hai yaha-jo saMvatsarI parva ke dina bhI AhAra karane ke lie chaTapaTA rahA hai| ghRNA se una tapasviyoM ne usake pAtra meM yUMka diyaa| lAla netra kara use phaTa
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________________ bolate citra kArate hue kahA-tujhe zarma nahIM AtI, saMvatsarI jaise pavitra parva para upavAsa karanA cAhie thA para tU AhAra ke lie mara rahA hai ! kUragaDu muni soca rahA thA-maiM kaisA adhama hai ! anna kA kIr3A, eka dina bhI maiM bhUkhA nahIM raha sktaa| Aja mujhe upavAsa karanA cAhie thA, para maiM upavAsa na kara sakA / rUkhA bhAta lAyA, para mere ahobhAgya haiM ki tapasvI muniyoM ne kRpA kara isameM thUka diyA ! yaha thUkanA nahIM, ghI DAlanA hai| Aja tU dhanya ho gayA, tapasvI muniyoM ke thUka meM to gajaba kI zakti rahI huI hai ! mujhe Aja prasAdI milI hai| ___ samabhAva kI bhAvanA uttarottara bar3ha rahI thii| kavala muMha kI ora bar3ha rahA thA para mana anyatra thaa| cintana karate karate ghanaghAtI karma naSTa ho gaye, kevala jJAna aura kevala darzana kA divya Aloka jagamagA uThA / anazana kA abhimAna karane vAle mahAn tapasvI dekhate raha gaye / unheM taba samajha meM AyA ki samabhAva kI sAdhanA hI mahAn hai / viSama bhAva kI Aga jisa tapa meM sulaga rahI hai vaha tapa nahIM, tApa hai, saMtApa hai, paritApa hai| tapa vahI hai jisameM samabhAva kI sura saritA baha rahI ho|
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________________ 5 / deza prema jApAna aura rUsa ke bIca bhayaMkara yuddha cala rahA thA / kahA~ jApAna vAmana kI taraha choTA sA deza, aura kahA~ virATkAya rUsa / usa samaya jApAna kI sarakAra ne deza ke yuvakoM ko senA meM bhartI hone ke lie AhvAna kiyA / eka vRddha mAtA ne apane pyAre ikalaute putra ko kahA- vatsa ! deza ke lie tere jaise yuvakoM kI jarUrata hai / tU merI cintA chor3a aura raraMgakSetra meM jAkara, zera kI taraha jUjha kara mAtRbhUmi kI mahimA bar3hA | putra ne kahA- mA~ ! maiM tumhAre Adeza kA pAlana karane ke lie taiyAra hU~, para mere sAmane do prazna hai / pahalA yaha hai ki isa vRddha avasthA meM tumhArI kauna sevA karegA ? dUsarA jaba taka ghara kA dUsarA saMrakSaka na ho taba taka senA meM bhartI nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / ha
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________________ bolate citra ___vRddhA mA~ ne kahA-putra ! tU isI samaya senApati ke pAsa jA / usase kahanA ki merI mAtA mujhe saharSa anumati de rahI hai ataH Apa mujhe senA meM bhartI kreN| yadi senApati cAhegA to maiM likhita rUpa meM aura yadi cAhegA to pratyakSa meM Akara sammati de duuNgii| mAtA ke Agraha se putra senApati ke pAsa gayA / usane apanI aura mAtA kI icchA senApati ke sAmane rkhii| senApati ne inkAra karate hue kahA-tU apanI mA~ kA ikalautA putra hai| usakA AdhAra staMbha hai| bhale hI usakI icchA ho, kintu kAnUna ke anusAra hama senA meM praveza nahIM de sakate tumhArI mAtA kA dezaprema abhinandanIya hai| putra ne lauTakara sArI sthiti mAtA se nivedana kii| jaba yaha bAta vRddha mAtA ne sunI to use apAra duHkha huA / socA mere kAraNa mere putra ko deza sevA kA avasara nahIM mila rahA hai| vRddhA mAtA ne kucha kSaNoM taka soca kara kahAputra ! aba merA zarIra kucha kSaNoM kA hI mehamAna hai / merI antima icchA yahI hai ki tU jI-jAna se deza kI sevA karanA / senApati se kahanA ki aba merI mA~ isa saMsAra meM nahIM hai, isalie niyamAnusAra senA meM bhartI ho sakatA huuN| vRddhA ke zabda pUrNa nahIM hue the, ki usane apane hAtha se peTa meM churA bhoMka liyaa| sadA ke lie A~kheM muMda gaI /
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________________ deza prema mAtA kI uttarakriyA karake yuvaka senA meM bhartI huaa| raNakSetra meM pahu~cakara usane jo kamAla dikhalAyA vaha cakita kara dene vAlA thA /
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________________ tyAga vRtti paMjAba ke lAlA haMsarAja jI bar3e masta prakRti ke vyakti the| unhoMne eka kAleja banAne ke lie apanA sarvasva samarpita kara diyA thaa| eka dhanADya ne sunA ki haMsarAja jI kAleja ke lie kAphI zrama kara rahe haiN| unako kucha madada denI caahie| ve madada dene ke lie prAtaHkAla unake ghara para pahu~ce / sardI khUba teja gira rahI thii| haMsarAja jI eka phaTA kambala or3he ekAgracitta se pustaka par3ha rahe the| usane haMsarAja jI ke zarIra para eka jIrNa-zIrNa kambala hai| usameM bhI aneka sthaloM para thegar3iyA~ lagI haiN| dhanADya vyakti ko dayA A gaI aura vaha cupacApa ulaTe pairoM lauTa gyaa| bAjAra meM jAkara do bar3hiyA kambala kharIda kara laayaa| aura bolA-ApakI kambala phaTa gaI hai usake badale meM ye navIna kambala liijie| lAlA haMsarAja ne kahA-maiM ApakI udAravRtti ke
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________________ 13 tyAga vRtti lie AbhArI huuN| kintu maiMne dRr3ha pratijJA grahaNa kara rakhI hai ki kisI kI dI huI vastu kA maiM upayoga nahIM kruuNgaa| merA kambala bhale hI purAnA ho gayA hai, para isameM abhI bhI aneka kAriyA~ laga sakatI haiM aura mere jIvana ke anta taka zItanivAraNa ke lie yaha upayoga meM A sakatA hai| Apake dila ko darda na ho etadartha ApakI yaha prema pUrvaka dI huI bheMTa maiM isa zarta para svIkAra kara sakatA hU~ ki kAleja ke chAtrAvAsa meM jo vidyArthI garIba hoM usake upayoga meM A skeN| mana se svIkAra kI huI tyAga-vRtti ko garIbI samajhane vAle zrImanta kA abhimAna gala gyaa| vaha unakI sevA-bhAvanA se atyadhika prabhAvita huaa| usane haMsarAja jI kI preraNA ke binA hI kAleja ke lie lAkhoM rupaye dAna diye|
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________________ paratantra nahIM raha sakatA IzvI san 1858 meM svAtaMtrya saMgrAma kI cinagAriyAM yatra-tatra uchalane lagIM / bhArata ke vIra bhArata mAtA ko svataMtra karane ke lie jUjhane lge| haMsate aura muskarAte hue prAraNa samarpita karane lge| unhoMne videzI dhvaja ke sthAna para rASTra dhvaja phhraayaa| rASTra dhvaja ke gaurava kI rakSA ke lie deza ke naujavAnoM ko kitanA balidAna denA par3A haiM, yaha eka choTe se prasaMga se jAnA jA sakatA hai| kAnapura aura lakhanaU ke pAsa mAnagaMja eka nanhA sA kasbA hai / vahA~ ke yuvakoM ne videzI dhvaja ke sthAna para rASTra dhvaja phaharA diyaa| unhoMne kahA-jAna bhale hI calI jAye, kintu zAna nahIM jAne deNge| ___aMgrejI zAsakoM ko jaba yaha samAcAra milA to unake krodha kA pAra na rahA / idhara rASTradhvaja phaharA
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________________ paratantra nahIM raha sakatA rahA thA, usa kile ko hI aMgrejoM ne tor3a diyA aura saikar3oM yuvakoM ko khatma kara diyaa| / usI samaya eka vRddha vyakti bhavya-bhavana meM se bAhara niklaa| usakI A~khoM meM dezAbhimAna kA teja camaka rahA thaa| aMgreja aphasara ne pUchA-yadi tuma apanA ghara aura parivAra bacAnA cAhate ho to batAo kisa-kisa ne isa kArya meM bhAga liyA hai| vRddha ne kahA-ghara cAhe kitanA hI bar3hiyA va majabUta kyoM na ho kintu eka dina girane vAlA hai| parivAra ke sadasya bhI amara banakara nahIM Aye haiN| maiM yaha dekhane ke lie nahIM AyA hU~ aura na tumase prANoM kI bhIkha mAMgane hI AyA huuN| maiM to yaha jAnane ke lie AyA thA ki mere pA~ca putroM meM se tIna putra to rASTradhvaja kI rakSA karate hue amara ho gae haiN| yaha maiMne apanI A~khoM se dekhA hai| kintu do putra yuddha kSetra meM zahIda hue haiM yA tumhAre kArAgRha meM cale gaye haiM ? ____ aMgreja aphasara vRddha kI vIrocita bAta sunakara stabdha raha gyaa| usake mana meM yaha vizvAsa ho gayA ki jahA~ ke vIroM meM aisI bhAvanA hai vaha deza lambe samaya taka parataMtra nahIM raha sktaa|
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________________ satyaniSThA baMgAla ke prasiddha vicAraka azvinIkumAra datta ke bAlyajIvana kA eka preraka prasaMga hai| bAlyakAla meM hI azvinIkumAra kI buddhi bahuta tIkSNa thii| ve sahaja rUpa meM kaThina se kaThina viSaya ko yAda kara lete the| adhyApaka unakI kuzAgra buddhi se prabhAvita the| unake pitA ne adhyApaka se kahA-prativarSa do kakSAe~ uttIrNa karAI jAe~ to kaisA rhegaa| __ adhyApaka ne svIkRti pradAna kii| pariNAma svarUpa do varSa meM unhoMne cAra kakSAe~ uttIrNa kii| phira mAdhyamika zikSaNa prArambha huaa| jaba ve esa. esa. sI. taka pahuMce taba unakI umra kevala caudaha varSa kI thii| usa samaya baMgAla meM yaha niyama thA ki kama se kama solaha varSa kI umra ke binA koI bhI chAtra maiTrika meM nahIM baiTha sktaa|
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________________ satyaniSThA azvinIkumAra ke pitA ne eka anubhavI adhyApaka se parAmarza kiyaa| adhyApaka ne batAyA-Apa praveza-patra meM caudaha varSa kI umra ke sthAna para solaha varSa kI umra likha deN| koI bhI adhikArI itanI gaharAI se anveSaNa karane vAlA nahIM hai / kadAcit kucha gar3abar3a ho gayI to maiM agalA mArga nikAla dUgA / ___azvinIkumAra ne spaSTa inkAra kiyA ki hameM asatya kA AcaraNa nahIM karanA cAhie, kintu mAtA-pitA ke Adeza se unheM vaha bAta mAnanI pdd'ii| phira bhI unakA mana gavAhI nahIM de rahA thaa| binA kisI vighna-bAdhA ke ve kAleja meM bhartI ho gaye kintu unake mana meM santoSa nahIM thaa| raha-raha kara asatya kA tIkSNa kA~TA unake mana meM khaTaka rahA thaa| kAleja kA samaya pUrNa hone para ve sIdhe priMsipala ke pAsa gaye aura atha se lekara iti taka taka sampUrNa vRttAnta nivedana kiyA ! priMsipala ne gaharAI se vicAra kara kahA-yaha satya hai ki niyama ko bhaMga kara tumane aparAdha kiyA hai kintu tumane mere samakSa binA kisI kI preraNA ke aparAdha ko svIkAra kiyA / pazcAttApa pApa-prakSAlana kI zreSTha auSadha hai / maiM tumhArI satyaniSThA ko dekhakara bahuta prasanna huuN| maiM tumheM daNDa mukta karatA huuN| azvinIkumAra ke sthAna para dUsarA koI vidyArthI
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________________ bolate citra hotA to use prinsipala ke kathana se santoSa ho jAtA / kintu azvinIkumAra ke mana kA samAdhAna nahIM huA / vaha socane lagA-mujhe pApa kA prAyazcitta karanA hI caahie| aparAdha kiyA hai to usakI sajA bhoganI hI caahie| yadi kisI ne corI kI hai, corI ko usane svIkAra kara liyA hai kintu corI kA mAla yadi apane pAsa hI rakhA, to vastu kA mAlika bhale hI usa aparAdha ko kSamA kara de kintu kyA itane mAtra se hI cora aparAdha se mukta ho gayA ? aisA nahIM ho sakatA / kSamA mA~gane ke sAtha hI cakravRddhi byAja ke sAtha punaH mAla ko lauTAyA jAya tabhI pApa se mukti ho sakatI hai| unhoMne mana meM pUrNa nizcaya kiyA ki do varSa taka ve kAleja kA adhyayana nahIM kareMge ! usake pazcAt hI ve agalA adhyayana kareMge / unhoMne apanI pratijJA ke anusAra vaisA hI kiyA ! tabhI jAkara unheM zAnti huI /
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________________ 45 jIvana kA mahattva maharSi ramaraNa apane hAtha se pattaleM banAne kA kArya kara rahe the / usa samaya eka yuvaka ne Akara unake caraNoM meM namaskAra kiyA / maharSi ne yuvaka ke cehare ko gaharAI se dekhA / usa para prasannatA kI nahIM, viSAda kI rekhAyeM ubhara rahI thIM / maharSi ne apanI vANI meM snehasudhA gholate huye kahA - tumhArA ceharA udAsa kyoM hai ? yuvaka pahale to bAta TAlatA rahA para anta meM maharSi ke Agraha se usane batAyA - vaha adhyApaka hai / AmadanI kama aura kharcA adhika hai - kucha karjA bhI hogayA hai / ghara meM jAtA hU~ to patnI parezAna karatI hai ki amuka vastu kI AvazyakatA hai| bAjAra meM jAtA hU~ to mAMgane vAle rupayoM kI mAMga karate haiM / maiM ghabarA gayA hU~ / ghara se yaha nizcaya karake nikalA hU~ ki pahale maharSi ke darzana karUMgA aura phira kisI kue meM gira kara apane jIvana ko samApta kara dUMgA / 16
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________________ bolate citra ramaNa ne kahA- kyA tuma merA eka kArya karoge ? yuvaka ne kahA- kahie ! kyA AjJA hai ? maharSi ramaNa ne kahA- dekho ! maiMne jo ye pattaleM banAI haiM ina sabhI ko ikaTThI kara kacare meM DAla Ao-phira apana donoM zAnti se baiThakara bAta kareMge / 20 yuvaka ne kahA- mahAtman ! ye pattaleM Apane kitane zrama se banAI haiM ? itane acche pattala kyA kacarA meM DAlane ke lie haiM ? Apa AjJA deveM to maiM vyavasthita kara inheM bhojanAlaya meM rakhadUM / maharSi- inheM Apa kacarA meM DAla deMge to vizeSa nuksAna nahIM hogA / yuvaka- nuksAna kI to koI bAta nahIM, kintu inako banAne ke lie Apako jaMgala meM se khAkharA ke patra ikaTThe karane hote haiM, nIma kI saliyA~ idhara udhara se ekatrita karanI hotI haiM / patroM ko vyavasthita karanA hotA hai / isameM kitanA zrama hotA hai, yaha to vahI jAna sakatA hai jo kArya karatA hai / isalie ina para jaba taka bhojana na kareM taba taka yoM hI kacarApaTTI meM pheMka denA ucita nahIM hai / maharSi ramaraNa - Apa to bar3e samajhadAra haiM, phira mujhe samajha meM nahIM AyA ki Apa svayaM bhayaMkara bhUla kyoM karane jA rahe haiM ? yuvaka - kauna sI bhUla ?
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________________ 21 jIvana kA mahattva maharSi ramaraNa - Apa abhI mRtyu ko varaNa karane kI bAta kara rahe the na ? mAnava ko yaha anamola jIvana rAha calate sahasA upalabdha nahIM huA hai / bhArata ke tattvadarziyoM ne batAyA hai ki jaba AtmA ananta puNya kA puJja ekatra karatA hai taba mAnava zarIra milatA hai / isa zarIra kA sadupayoga na karake ise yoM hI gaMvA denA kyA buddhimattA hai ? sukha aura duHkha to dhUpa aura chAyA kI taraha jIvana meM Ate rahate haiN| unase ghabarAnA ucita nahIM hai / kaSTa jIvana rUpI suvarNa ko nikhArane ke lie AtA hai / kaSTa jIvana kA abhizApa nahIM, varadAna hai / ina pattaloM se to jIvana kA adhika mUlya hai / yuvaka - maharSi ke caraNoM meM gira par3A - 'gurudeva ! Apane mujhe sahI mArga darzana diyA hai / ' Xx
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________________ parAI vastu rAMkA aura bAMkA-donoM pati-patnI dharma parAyaNa the / prAmANikatA aura apane puruSArtha se jo bhI vastu upalabdha hotI usI meM ve santoSa karate the| prAtaHkAla ve donoM jaMgala meM jAte aura jo sUkhI lakar3iyA~ upalabdha hotI unakI bhArI bA~dhakara le aate| use becakara apanI AjIvikA calAte the| eka dina kisI dayAlU vyakti ne socA-ye donoM vRddha haiM / inako jaMgala meM idhara-udhara bhaTaka kara lakar3iyA~ ikaTThI karanI hotI haiN| maiM lakar3iyA~ ikaTThI kara bhArI bA~dha kara rakha dUM to inako suvidhA hogii| yadi maiM unake sAmane yaha kArya karUMgA to ve kadApi merI sevA svIkAra nahIM kreNge| ___ usane bhArI bA~dhakara taiyAra rakha dI aura svayaM vRkSa kI oTa meM chipa gyaa| rAMkA aura bAMkA donoM jaMgala meM pahu~ce / bAMkA ne do lakar3iyoM kI baMdhI huI bhAriyA~ dekhiiN|
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________________ parAI vastu usane kahA-nAtha ! Aja apanA zrama baca gayA hai| ye dekho bhAriyA~ taiyAra haiN| bhakta rAMkA ne sunA, usake mana ko AghAta lgaa| usane kahA-bhAriyA~ bhale hI taiyAra hoM, para ye hamArI nahIM hama inheM kaise chU sakate haiM ? hameM parizrama se bacane meM nahIM, kintu parizrama karane meM Ananda anubhava karanA cAhie / usa dina ve jaMgala meM idhara udhara khUba ghUme kintu bhAgya yoga se kahIM para sUkhI lakar3iyA~ nahIM miliiN| sAyaMkAla donoM ko khAlI hAtha ghara lauTanA par3A aura dUsare dina upavAsa karanA pdd'aa| rAMkA ne kahA-dekhA na ! parAI vastu para jarAsI najara bigAr3I ki usakA phala tatkAla mila gayA / yadi una lakar3iyoM kA upayoga kara lete to na jAne kitanA kaSTa bhoganA pdd'taa| bAMkA ko apanI bhUla pratIta huii| bhaviSya meM kisI kI bhI vastu ko nahIM chUne kI usane pratijJA grahaNa kii|
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________________ 11 | paMca kalakattA ke seTha lakSmInArAyaNa jI murodiyA bahuta sajjana vyakti the / vyApAra ke kSetra meM prAmANikatA kI aisI gaharI chApa unhoMne DAlI thI ki AbAla vRddha sabhI una para pUrNa vizvAsa karate the / ve aise buddhimAn the ki kisI parivAra meM jaba kabhI kucha vaimanasya ho jAtA to zIghra hI apanI buddhi paTutA se use sulajhA dete the / eka bAra do bhAiyoM meM eka aMgUThI ko lekara saMgharSa ho gayA / unhoMne usa saMgharSa ko miTAne ke lie lakSmInArAyaNa jI ko paMca niyukta kiyA / lakSmInArAyaNajI ne kahA- eka bhAI aMgUThI le lo aura dUsarA usa aMgUThI kI jitanI kImata ho vaha le le / para donoM bhAIyoM meM se koI bhI isa bAta ko svIkAra karane ke lie taiyAra nahIM thA - donoM aMgUThI hI lene para tule the / taba lakSmInArAyaNa jI ne kahA- Apa donoM zAnti 24
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________________ paMca rkheN| hama eka do dina meM ApakA phaisalA kara deNge| unhoMne gupta rUpa se apane hI paise se usI prakAra kI eka navIna aMgUThI banavA lI aura ve bar3e bhAI ke pAsa gaye / usake hAtha meM aMgUThI camaka rahI thii| unhoMne kahAdekho ! yaha aMgUThI hI tuma donoM bhAiyoM ke madhya saMgharSa kA kAraNa hai / jaba tuma ise pahanate ho taba tumhArA choTA bhAI ise dekhakara prAimasa kI taraha bhabhaka uThatA hai / merI prArthanA hai ki aMgUThI bhale hI tuma apane pAsa rakho, kintu kama se kama pA~ca varSa taka ise mata pahananA / tuma ise abhI apanI tijorI meM rakha do| lakSmInArAyaNa kI bAta usako pasanda AyI aura usane aMgUThI usI samaya tijorI meM rakha dii| vahA~ se ve sIdhe hI choTe bhAI ke pAsa gye| apanI jeba se aMgUThI nikAla kara dete hue kahA-tuma jisa aMgUThI ke lie jhagar3a rahe the vaha sNbhaalo| para zarta yaha hai ki tuma ise abhI kama se kama pA~ca varSa taka pahananA mata, kyoMki tumhAre bar3e bhAI dekheMge to inheM IrSyA hogii| __ choTe bhAI ne bhI unake prastAva ko svIkara kiyaa| donoM bhAiyoM kA saMgharSa samApta ho gyaa| pA~ca varSa kI avadhi samApta ho gii| donoM hI bhAiyoM ne aMgUThI pahanI donoM ke hAthoM meM eka sadRza aMgUThiyA~ camakane lgiiN| donoM hI Azcarya cakita ho gaye / anta meM unheM mAlUma huA.ki, lakSmInArAyaNa jI ne unake
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________________ 26 bolate citra jhagar3e ko zAnta karane ke lie apane paise se navIna aMgUThI bnvaaii| jaba ve unakI aMgUThI unheM lauTAne gaye taba unhoMne kahA-maiM tuma donoM se bar3A huuN| tuma donoM meM saMpa banA rahe, yahI merI maMgala kAmanA hai| vastutaH paMcoM ko isI prakAra diladAra honA caahie|
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________________ daulata aMdhI hotI hai taimUralaMga eka atyAcArI bAdazAha thaa| vaha yuddhapremI hone ke sAtha saMgIta premI bhI thaa| jaba vaha yuddha se thaka jAtA taba saMgIta-kalA kA Ananda lUTatA thaa| eka dina usakA mana kisI kArya meM nahIM laga rahA thaa| usakI icchA huI ki saMgIta sunakara mana bahalAyA jAya / usane anucaroM ko kisI acche saMgItajJa ko bulAne kA Adeza diyaa| ___ anucara gaye aura usa prAnta kI eka prasiddha gAyikA ko lekara Aye / gAyikA atyanta garIba thI kintu usake gale meM aisA jAdU thA ki sunane vAlA maMtra mugdha ho jAtA thaa| taimUralaMga ne usakA gAyana sUnA, mugdha ho gyaa| usane usI samaya usa vRddhA gAyikA ko eka hajAra rupae kA puraskAra diyaa| 27
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________________ 28 bolate citra bur3hiyA jaba jAne lagI taba taimUralaMga ne use apane pAsa biThAyA aura pUchA-tumhArA nAma kyA hai ? bur3hiyA-daulata ! daulata nAma sunakara bAdazAha ko ha~sI A gaI / usane parihAsa pUrvaka pUchA-tuma to aMdhI ho, kyA daulata bhI aMdhI hotI hai| kyoM nahIM jahA~panAha ! daulata to hamezA se aMdhI hI hai / aMdhI hone ke kAraNa hI to vaha laMgar3e AdamI ke pAsa gaI hai / aMdhI bur3hiyA ne parihAsa kA uttara parihAsa meM diyaa| bAdazAha taimUralaMga bur3hiyA ke isa vyaMga bhare uttara ko sunakara aprasanna na huaa| usane bur3hiyA kI hAjira jabAbI para khuza hokara dasa hajAra kA puraskAra pradAna kiyaa|
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________________ 13 gaMdagI miTAnA bAta usa yuga kI hai jisa yuga meM takSazilA zikSA ke kendra ke rUpa meM vizva vizruta thI / cAra vidyArthiyoM ne adhyayana pUrNa kiyaa| ve AcArya deva kA AzIrvAda lene ke lie pahu~ce / AcArya deva ne kahA ziSyo ! jahA~ kahIM gaMdagI dekho use miTAte rahanA / kiJcit mAtra bhI upekSA na karanA / yahI merI antima zikSA hai| ise kabhI vismRta na karanA / vidyArthiyoM ne AcArya ke caraNoM meM namaskAra kiyA, aura ve apanI janmabhUmi kI ora calane ke lie Azrama se bAhara nikale / unhoMne dekhA Azrama ke dvAra para eka kuSTha rogI baiThA huA hai / usake zarIra para makkhiyA~ bhinabhinA rahI thIM, mavAda nikala rahA thA / eka snAtaka ne use dekhA / ghRNA se usane dUsarI dizA meM mu~ha hI nahIM pherA kintu usake zarIra para thUka bhI diyA / aura Age bar3ha gayA / 26
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________________ bolate citra dUsare ne apazabda se usakA svAgata kiyA / tIsarA use Thokara mArakara haTAne kA prayAsa karane lagA / 30 caturtha snAtaka ne apane sAthiyoM se kahA- Apa loga isa prakAra amAnavIya vyavahAra kyoM kara rahe haiM ? kyA gurUjI kI zikSA isI prakAra havA meM ur3Ane ke lie hai ? gurujI ne antima zikSA dI thI ki gaMdagI miTAnA, kyA Apa logoM ne usakA rahasya nahIM samajhA ? gaMdagI ko idhara se udhara pheka denA to gaMdagI ko sthAnAntarita karanA hai, miTAnA nahIM / Apa Ananda se jAie, maiM to pUrNa svastha kara hI Age bar3ha sakUMgA / tIna vidyArthI Age bar3ha gaye para vaha vahIM para ruka gayA / usane rogI kA upacAra kiyA / nAnA prakAra kI jar3I bUTiyA~ lAkara lepa kiyaa| kucha hI dinoM meM rogI pUrNa svastha ho gayA / usa vidyArthI kI kIrti cAroM ora phaila gaI / Aja cAroM ora viSamatA kI gaMdagI phaila rahI hai / prazna yaha hai ki vidyArthI varga gandagI ko miTAne kA kArya kara rahA hai yA bar3hAne kA ? x
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________________ sahayoga hI jIvana haiM bhayAnaka jaMgala meM eka jhauMpar3I thI usameM eka saMnyAsI rahatA thA, jo svabhAva se bar3A phakkar3a thaa| jo bhI mila jAtA usI meM santoSa kara letA thaa| ekabAra rAtri meM bahuta jora kI varSA huI / vaha jhauMpar3I kA daravAjA banda kara so rahA thaa| acAnaka kisI ne dvAra khaTakhaTAyA / saMnyAsI ne socA-isa samaya kauna AyA hai, kahIM koI jaMgalI jAnavara to nahIM hai, aise tUphAna aura mUsalAdhAra varSA meM isa jaMgala meM kauna A sakatA hai, vaha uThA aura daravAjA kholakara dekhA-sAmane eka mAnava hai| varSA se usake kapar3e tarabatara ho rahe the| ThaNDI havA kA mArA kA~pa rahA thaa| saMnyAsI ko dekhate hI usane kahAmahArAja ! maiM rAstA bhUlakara idhara AgayA hU~ ! varSA se bacane ke lie AsapAsa meM koI sthAna nahIM hai| vizrAma ke lie Thaura mila jAya to jIvana bhara upakAra mAnagA / sUryodaya hone para calA jaauuNgaa|
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________________ bolate citra saMnyAsI ne AtmIyatA vyakta karate hue kahA - cintA mata karo / yaha kuTiyA tumhArI hI hai, andara AjAo / isa kuTiyA meM eka AdamI leTa sakatA hai, do AdamI acchI taraha se baiTha sakate hai, Ao, hama donoM sukha pUrvaka baiThege | 32 sAdhu ne bar3e prema se usako andara liyA / * dvAra banda kara donoM ArAma se baiTha gaye / kucha samaya vyatIta hone para phira daravAje para thapakiyA~ lagIM / sanyAsI ne dvAra kholA / pUrva kI taraha hI bhIgatA huA AdamI kA~pa rahA thA / usane bhI rAtri vizrAma ke lie nivedana kiyA / saMnyAsI ne kahA - prasannatA se andara AjAo, isameM ahasAna kI koI bAta nahIM hai / saMkaTa ke samaya kisI kA bhI sahayoga karanA mAnava kA kartavya hai / isa kuTiyA meM eka AdamI leTa sakatA hai, do AdamI baiTha sakate haiM, tIna AdamI khar3e raha sakate haiM / tIna AdamI kA eka sAtha rahanA bar3A saubhAgya hai / Ao andara hama tInoM khar3e rheNge| tInoM andara khar3e ho gaye / kucha samaya pazcAt phira dvAra ko khaTakhaTAne kI AvAja AyI / saMnyAsI ne dvAra kholakara dekhA ki eka vyakti pUrvavat hI dvAra para khar3A ThiThura rahA hai / saMnyAsI ne kahA - tuma andara Akara khar3e rho| maiM bAhara khar3A rahU~gA / tuma bahuta dera se ThiThurate rahe ho, aba maiM ThiThurana kA anubhava karU~gA / andara tIna se adhika manuSya khar3e
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________________ sahayoga hI jIvana hai 33 nahIM raha sakate / saMnyAsI ne usa vyakti ko andara liyA aura svayaM jhoMpar3I ke bAhara khar3A ho gayA / vaha rAta bhara sardI meM khar3A rahA, para dUsare ke kaSTa nivAraNa meM adbhuta Ananda kA anubhava use ho rahA thA / sahayoga mAnava kA kartavya hai / prAyaH mAnava dUsaroM se sahayoga to cAhatA hai para dUsaroM ke lie utsarga karanA nahIM cAhatA / use sadA smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki mAnavasamAja kI nIMva pArasparika sahayoga hI hai /
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________________ kuNAla kI AMkheM mauryavaMza ke samrATa azoka kI do rAniyA~ thiiN| bar3I rAnI ke lar3ake kA nAma kuNAla thA / kuNAla sundara suzIla aura sadAcArI thaa| samrAT usako bahuta hI prema karate the| choTI rAnI tiSya rakSitA kuNAla ke atizaya sundara rUpa ko dekhakara mugdha ho gii| samaya pAkara ekAnta meM usane apane hRdaya kI bAta kuNAla se khii| kuNAla to apanI sautelI mA~ kI yaha bAta sunakara avAk raha gayA ! use vicAra AyA ki merA yaha rUpa kisa kAma kA jo mAtA ke mana meM bhI nikRSTa pApa bhAvanA utpanna karatA hai| usane vinamra zabdoM meM kahA-mAtA ! maiM tumhArA putra hU~, putra ke sAmane isa prakAra kI bAta kahanA anucita hai| tiSyarakSitA vikAroM ke vazIbhUta thI ! usane kahA"kuNAla ! maiM tumhAre mu~ha se mA~ zabda sunanA nahIM caahtii| maiM tumhAre lie kitane dinoM se becaina huuN| tuma eka bAra
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________________ kuNAla kI AMkheM mere rUpa aura yauvana ko nihAra kara to dekho / " tiSyarakSitA usa yuga kI asAdhAraNa sundarI thI / use apane rUpa para garva thA / para kuNAla ne spaSTa kahA -- " mAtA ! putra kA dharma mAtA kI mAtA ke rUpa meM upAsanA karanA hai, anya rUpa meM nahIM / " coTa khAI huI nAgina kI taraha tiSyarakSitA phuphkAra uThI- "kuraNAla! tU merA apamAna kara rahA hai / nArI apane prema ke khAtira puruSa ke caraNoM meM saba kucha arpaNa kara sakatI hai aura prema ko ThukarA dene para vaha usakA bhayAnaka badalA lenA bhI jAnatI hai| mAlUma hotA hai ki tujhe apane ina kamala-netroM para garva hai jisake kAraNa mere rUpa ko dhyAna se nahIM dekha rahA hai / kintu samaya Ane para terI ye A~kheM nahIM raheMgI / " 35 isa ghaTanA ke kucha samaya bAda tiSyarakSitA ko badalA lene kA avasara mila gayA / takSazilA kI prajA ne bhayaMkara vidroha kara diyA thaa| usa vidroha ko naSTa karane ke lie svayaM samrAT jAnA cAhate the / para tiSyarakSitA ke kahane se unhoMne kuNAla ko bheja diyA / tiSyarakSitA samajhatI thI ki kuNAla vahA~ ke vidroha ko dabA nahIM sakegA aura burI mauta mArA jAyegA / kintu tiSyarakSitA kI icchA pUrNa nahIM huI / kuNAla ne vidroha ko zAnta kara diyA / samrAT kI AjJA se vaha takSazilA kA rAjyapAla bana gayA / kuNAla apanI dharma-patnI kaMcanA ke sAtha vahIM Ananda se rahane lagA /
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________________ bolate citra kucha dinoM ke pazcAt samrATa azoka bImAra ho ge| aneka upacAra kie gae para unakI vyAdhi nahIM miTI / anta meM tiSyarakSitA ne apane buddhi kauzala se mahArAjA kI cikitsA kii| samrAT pUrNa svastha hoge| rugNa avasthA meM tiSyarakSitA ne samrATa kI atyadhika sevA kI jisake kAraNa samnATa kI vaha kRpA pAtrI bana gii| koI bhI kArya samrAT usase binA pUche nahIM karane lge| eka dina samaya pAkara tiSyarakSitA ne samrAT se rAjamudrA le lI aura pUrva likhe hue AjJA patra para dhokhe se unake hastAkSara karavA lie| usa AjJA patra meM likhA thA-kuNAla kI A~kheM nikAla dI jAya aura sAtha hI usako rAjya se niSkAsita kara diyA jaay| AjJA-patra takSazilA ke pradhAna mantrI ke nAma para thaa| ___ jaba vaha patra takSazilA ke pradhAna mantrI ko milA to use par3hakara daMga raha gayA / use vizvAsa hI nahIM huA ki samrATa apane priya-putra ko isa prakAra kaThora daNDa de sakate haiN| para patra para rAjamudrA Adi hone se zaMkA ko avakAza hI nahIM thaa| pradhAnamaMtrI ne sakucAte hue vaha patra kuNAla ke hAtha meM diyaa| kuNAla-pitR-bhakta putra thaa| pitA kI AjJA kA ullaMghana vaha nahIM kara sakatA thaa| usane usI samaya pradhAnamaMtrI ko kahA-Apa isI samaya rAjAjJA kA pAlana kreN| pradhAnamaMtrI ne gaharAI se socakara kahA- yaha rAjAjJA kadApi nahIM ho sktii| isameM kisI prakAra kA dhokhA hai|
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________________ kuNAla kI AMkheM kuNAla- nahIM, bilkula nhiiN| ye hastAkSara mere pitA ke hI haiM, yaha unhIM kI AjJA hai, aura isa AjJA kA pAlana zIghra honA cAhie / pradhAna maMtrI isa prakAra kA dussAhasa karane se ghabarA rahA thA / kuNAla ne apane hI hAthoM se apanI A~kheM phor3a lIM aura usI samaya rAjabhavana ko chor3akara prasthita hone lgaa| usane apanI patnI kaMcanA ko samajhAyA ki tU mere sAtha na cala, para vaha kahA~ mAnanevAlI thii| donoM ne bhikSuka kA veSa dhAraNa kiyA, aura rAjabhavana ko chor3akara cala diye / takSazilA nivAsiyoM ne unako azra bharI vidAI dii| takSazilA ke pradhAna maMtrI ne prastuta ghaTanA kI sUcanA sannATa ko dii| para mahArAnI tiSyarakSitA ne vaha patra hI bIca meM gAyaba kara diyA / mahArAja azoka ko koI bhI sUcanA nahIM milii| takSazilA se vidA hokara kuNAla aura usakI patnI donoM hI gA~voM va nagaroM meM ghUmane lge| donoM gAyana kalA meM pravINa the / svara donoM kA atyanta madhura thaa| jaba ve gAne lagate, taba saikar3oM AdamI unake Asa pAsa khar3e ho jAte / unheM khAne pIne kI vastu sahaja hI mila jaatii| eka dina ghUmate-ghAmate ve pATaliputra pahu~ce / rAjamahala ke pAsa ve Thahara gaye / subaha kA suhAvanA samaya thA / kuNAla ne vahI apanA purAnA rAga cher3a diyA jo use bahuta hI priya thaa| samrATa azoka kI jyoM hI nIMda khulI tyoM hI
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________________ bolate citra kuNAla ke gItoM kI paMktiyAM kAnoM meM girIM / AvAja paricita lagI / smaraNa AyA ki isa gIta ko to merA putra kuNAla gAyA karatA thaa| usI samaya samrAT ne anucara ko bhejakara kuNAla aura kaMcanA ko bulavAyA / kintu unakI zAnta-sUrata itanI badala cukI ki samrAT unakoM sahasA pahacAna na ske| magara vArtAlApa ke prasaMga meM samrAT ne kuNAla kA svara pahacAna liyA / samrAT ne unase kahA- saca batAo ki tuma kauna ho ? mujhe lagatA hai ki tuma mere putra kuNAla ho / kuNAla ne kahA - pitAjI ! maiM ApakA hI putra hU~ / 38 yaha sunate hI samrAT ne kuNAla ko apanI chAtI se lagAyA / A~khoM se A~sU barasAte hue kahA- putra ! tumhArI yaha dazA kaise huI ? kuNAla ne sArI ghaTanA batAdI / samrAT ne zIghra hI patA lagAyA ki yaha rAjAjJA kisane dI thI ? jJAta huA tiSyarakSitA ne / samrAT ne Adeza diyA ki tiSyarakSitA kI A~khe nikAla kara usako jIte jI jamIna meM gAr3a diyA jAye / kuNAla ke Antara netra khule hue the usake mana meM mAtA tiSyarakSitA ke prati tanika mAtra bhI virodha kI bhAvanA nahIM thI / usane samrAT se prArthanA kI- pitAjI ! mA~ se jo bhUla huI hai vaha anajAna meM huI hai / kauna aisI mA~ hogI jo isa prakAra vyavahAra kare ! Apa unako kSamA karade /
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________________ kuNAla kI AMkheM 36 samrAT ne kuNAla kI prArthanA para mahArAnI ko kSamA kara diyA / tiSyarakSitA ne kahA-putra ! tU mAnava nahIM, deva hai / maiMne bhayaMkara bhUla kI para tUne virAT hRdaya kA paricaya diyaa|
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________________ akAla mRtyu para vijaya mahAtmA buddha apane pUrva janma meM kAzI deza ke kisI grAmAdhipati ke ghara paidA hue the| unakA nAma dhammapAla thaa| adhyayana ke lie ve takSazilA gye| binA kisI bhedabhAva ke pAMca sau vidyArthI eka AcArya ke netRtva meM vidyArjana kara rahe the| __ acAnaka zikSAcArya kA naujavAna lar3akA mara gyaa| sAre Azrama meM zoka chA gyaa| dhammapAla ko chor3a kara sabhI vidyArthI zokAkula the| unakI A~khoM se A~sU baha rahe the / dhammapAla ne apane sAthiyoM se pUchA-Apa udAsa kyoM haiM / vidyArthiyoM ne kahA-kyA tujhe patA nahIM hai ki apane AcArya kA javAna putra mara gayA hai| dhammapAla ne dRr3hatA ke sAtha kahA-sahapAThiyoM ! Apa mithyA bola rahe haiM / vRddha hone se pahale koI maratA hI nahIM hai| sabhI sAthiyoM ko Azcarya huaa| unhoMne pUchA 40
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________________ akAla mRtyu para vijaya kyA tumhArI kulaparamparA meM koI maratA hI nahIM hai ? dhammapAla - sAta pIr3hiyoM kA itihAsa mujhe jJAta hai, jisameM koI bhI vyakti yuvAvasthA meM nahIM marA hai / sAthiyoM ne zikSAcArya ke samakSa yaha carcA kii| AcArya ne dhammapAla se pUchA kintu usane prathama bAta hI doharAI / AcArya ko lagA - yaha asatya bola rahA hai usake kathana kI vAstavikatA jAnane ke lie AcArya Azrama kA bhAra kisI yogya vidyArthI ko sauMpa kara dhammapAla ke pitA ke pAsa gaye / sisakiyA~ bharate hue, A~sU poMchate hue unhoMne kahA - dhammapAla bar3A hI medhAvI aura yogya lar3akA thA / kintu durbhAgya hai ki vaha krUra kAla kA kavala bana gayA / dhammapAla ke pitA ne muskarAte hue kahA - AcArya deva ! anya koI vyakti marA hogA, merA lar3akA mara hI nahIM sakatA / AcArya deva kucha haDDiyA~ sAtha le gaye the / ve dikhAte hue bole- dekhie ye haDDiyA~ Apake sAmane prastuta haiM / pitA - ye haDDiyA~ kisI anya kI hoMgI, mujhe vizvAsa hai ki merA lar3akA mara nahIM sakatA / AcArya - rAjan ! Apa kauna se aise niyama vrata rakhate haiM, aisI kauna sI zra eSTha caryA kA AcaraNa karate haiM jisase Apake taruNa putra nahIM marate ? dhammapAla ke pitA ne kahA- hamAre vaMzAnukrama se sabhI sadasya maryAdA kA pAlana karate haiM, koI bhI mithyA
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________________ bolate citra bhASaNa nahIM karatA / anartha hiMsA nahIM krtaa| dAna dene ke pUrva, dAna dete samaya aura dAna dene ke pazcAt hamAre pArivArika vyaktiyoM ke cehare sadA praphullita rahate haiN| kisI ko pazcAttApa nahIM hotaa| apanI patnI ke atirikta sabhI strI jAti ko mAtA aura bahina kI dRSTi se dekhate haiN| hamAre parivAra kI mahilAe~ bhI dharma parAyaNa haiM / ve svapna meM bhI para puruSa kI icchA nahIM karatI, isalie hamAre yahA~ koI akAla meM aura asamaya meM nahIM maratA / jaise varSA meM chAtAdhArI kI rakSA chAtA karatA hai vaise hI dharmaniSTha kI rakSA dharma karatA hai| vastutaH dharma dvArA rakSita merA putra dhammapAla, Ananda meM hai, Apa ye haDDiyA~ kisI anya kI le Aye haiN| zikSAcArya vismita the| dharma para dRr3ha vizvAsa hone ke kAraNa hI inhoMne akAla mRtyu para vijaya prApta kI hai / zikSAcArya ne dhammapAla ke pitA se kSamA mAMgate hue kahA-dhammapAla bar3e Ananda meM hai, vaha jIvita hai| dhammapAla ke kahane se mere mana meM zaMkA ho gaI thI use miTAne ke lie hI maiM AyA thaa| Apa aura Apake pArivArika jana dhanya haiM jinake mana meM dharma para itanI gaharI AsthA hai| M
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________________ 17 | phUTa gaMgA ke kinAre eka gA~va thA / vaha gA~va AdhA licchiviyoM kA thA aura AdhA ajAtazatru kA / usa gA~va ke parvata kI talahaTI meM bahumUlya sugandhita vastueM paidA hotI thI / ajAtazatru unako lene kI socatA para licchivI usake pUrva hI vahAM pahu~ca jAte aura ve vastue~ le lete the / prativarSa aisA hI hotA thA / licchiviyoM kI yaha karatUta dekhakara ajAtazatru mana hI mana kur3hatA thA / vaha jAnatA thA ki licchiviyoM se yuddha karanA khatare se khAlI nahIM hai / eka dina ajAtazatru ne apane mahAmaMtrI varSakAra ko bulAkara kahA- tuma tathAgata buddha ke pAsa jAo, unako namaskAra kara kuzalakSema pUchanA aura kahanA - bhagavan ! magadha kA rAjA ajAtazatru licchiviyoM para AkramaNa 43
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________________ bolate citra karanA cAhatA hai| usake pazcAt tathAgata jo kaheM vaha mujhe Akara khnaa| usa samaya tathAgata buddha- gRdhrakUTa parvata para vicaraNa kara rahe the / mahAmaMtrI varSakAra vahAM pahu~cA / abhivAdana kara usane ajAtazatru kA sandeza sunaayaa| usa samaya Ananda ko sambodhita kara tathAgata buddha ne kahA___ Ananda, kyA tumane sunA hai-jaba taka licchivI loga kisI bAta kA nirNaya karane ke lie sammelana karate rahegeM taba taka unakA koI kucha nahIM bigAr3a sktaa| 'jaba taka ve loga eka mata hokara sammelana-yA baiThakeM karate haiM, eka mata hokara uThate-baiThate haiM, apanA kartavya pAlana karate haiM, taba taka unakA koI bhI kucha bigAr3a nahIM sktaa| __ jahA~ taka ve niyama aura nIti-viruddha kArya nahIM karate, niyama aura nIti ko bhaMga nahIM karate, taba taka unakA koI kucha bhI bigAr3a nahIM sktaa| jaba taka ve vRddhoM kA Adara va bahumAna karate haiM, unakI AjJA ke anusAra calate haiM taba taka unakA koI kucha bhI bigAr3a nahIM sktaa| jaba taka ve para-striyoM para va kumArikAoM para kudRSTi nahIM DAlate taba taka unakA koI kucha nahIM bigAr3a sktaa|
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________________ phUTa jaba taka ve sAdhu-santoM kI rakSA karate haiM taba taka unakA koI kucha bigAr3a nahIM sktaa| tathAgata ne varSakAra ko sambodhita kara kahA-jaba taka ye bAteM licchiviyoM meM raheMgI, ve unakA pAlana karate raheMge, taba taka unakA koI bhI bAla-bAMkA nahIM kara sktaa| varSakAra ne kahA- bhagavan ! ApakA kathana satya hai| ina bAtoM meM se eka bhI bAta. licchiviyoM kI rakSA karane ke lie paryApta haiM / ajAtazatru unheM nahIM harA sktaa| varSakAra tathAgata kA abhivAdana kara cala diyaa| sabhI bAteM ajAtazatru se khiiN| rAjA ne kahA- hamAre pAsa itane hAthI aura ghor3e nahIM haiM jo hama licchiviyoM ko rizvata dekara unheM vaza meM kara sakeM / aisI sthiti meM unameM paraspara phUTa DAla kara hI unheM jIta sakate haiM / varSakAra- rAjan ! SaDyaMtra racanA caahie| Apa pariSada meM licchiviyoM ke sambandha meM carcA uThAie / maiM usa samaya licchiviyoM kA pakSa lekara kahUMgA ki Apako unase kyA lenA denA ? ve bhI to rAjA haiN| Apa unheM khetI aura vyApAra dvArA jIvikA kamAne deN| usa samaya Apa sabhAsadoM se kahie ki hama jaba kabhI licchiviyoM ke sanbandha meM kucha kahate haiM to yaha maMtrI virodha karatA hai / isake bAda maiM licchiviyoM ko upahAra preSita karUMgA, isa bAta ko lekara Apa mujha para rAjadroha kA Aropa
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________________ bolate citra lagAkara, zira muMDavAkara mujhe nagara bAhara nikAla deN| usa samaya maiM roSa meM kahU~gA ki mujhe nagara ke sabhI rahasya jJAta haiM, etadartha maiM apamAna kA badalA lUgA / rAjA ne vaisA hI kiyaa| maMtrI para rAjadroha kA Aropa lagAyA aura use nagara se bAhara nikAla diyaa| maMtrI varSakAra licchiviyoM kI ora cala diyaa| licchiviyoM ko jaba yaha vRtta jJAta huA taba unhoMne eka sabhA bulaaii| kitanoM ne kahA- varSakAra dhUrta hai, use gaMgA pAra nahIM karane denA caahie| kucha logoM ne virodha karate hue kahA-hamArA pakSa lene ke kAraNa hI use nikAlA gayA hai, etadartha use Ane denA cAhie / varSakAra licchiviyoM ke rAjya meM pahu~cA / usane namaka mircI lagAkara vistAra se batAyA ki usakA kisa taraha apamAna kiyA gayA hai| licchiviyoM ne kahA-bar3A kaThora daMDa diyA hai, yaha to pratyakSa hI anyAya hai| hama Apako maMtrI pada para AsIna karanA cAhate haiM / Apa isa pada ko svIkAra kreN| varSakAra yahI cAhatA thaa| vaha licchiviyoM ke bIca rahane lgaa| nyAya Adi karatA aura rAjakumAroM ko zikSA detaa| eka dina usane eka licchivI ko ekAnta meM le jAkara pUchA, kyA tuma khetI karate ho ?
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________________ phUTa 47 licchivI-jI hA~. varSakAra-do bailoM se ? licchivI-jI hA~. dUra khar3A dUsarA licchivI yaha dekha rahA thaa| bAda meM usane usase pUchA-maMtrI tuma se kyA pUcha rahe the ? usane kahA-do bailau se khetoM karane kI bAta pUcha rahe the| kintu dUsare licchivI ko isa uttara se santoSa nahIM huaa| usane socA yaha asalI bAta chipA rahA hai / bAta kucha dUsarI honI caahie| phira dUsare rAjakumAra ko ekAnta meM le jAkara pUchAmaiMne sunA hai ki tuma garIba ho ? rAjakumAra-yaha Apako kisane kahA ? eka licchivI ne batAyA thaa| dUsare dina kisI anya rAjakumAra ko ekAnta meM lejAkara pUchA-hamane sunA haiM ki tuma kAyara ho ? usake pUchane para maMtrI ne anya licchivI kA nAma batA diyaa| isa prakAra tIna varSa meM eka se dUsare ko bhir3Akara licchivI rAjAoM meM aisI phUTa DAladI ki do rAjAoM kA eka dUsare se milanA, eka dUsare se vArtAlApa karanA,
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________________ 48 bolate citra tathA sAtha meM jAnA banda ho gayA / maMtrI ne eka dina khatare kI bherI bajAI magara koI bhI nahIM aayaa| ve socane lage hama kyoM jAe~ zUravIra ho vaha jaae| ___maMtrI ne vicAra kiyA AkramaNa karane kA yaha sunaharA avasara hai / usane ajAtazatru ko gupta rUpa se sandeza bhijavA diyA / ajAtazatru ne car3hAI karadI / bherI bajAI gaI ki zatru ko gaMgA pAra na karane diyA jAya, kintu licchavI kahane lage jo zUravIra hoM, ve jAe~ / hama kyoM jAe~ ? ajAtazatru berokaToka licchiviyoM ke rAjya meM A gayA / punaH bherI bajAI gaI ki zatru vaizAlI meM praveza na kare / dvAra baMda kara usakA sAmanA kiyA jAya ! para isake lie bhI koI taiyAra nahIM huA / anta meM ajAtazatru ne nagara meM praveza kiyA, aura apanI vijayapatA kA vaizAlI para phaharA dii|
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________________ 18 janatA kI Aha eka samaya turkistAna kA bAdazAha apane pUrvajoM kA itihAsa par3ha rahA thaa| use dhyAna AyA ki hamAre sabhI pUrvajoM ne bahuta kama samaya taka rAjya kiyA hai / bhAratavarSa kA jaba itihAsa par3hA to jAnakara vaha cakita ho gayA ki hindustAna ke rAjAoM ne lambe samaya taka rAjya kiyA hai / usane dIrghakAla ke rahasya ko jAnane ke lie apane vajIra ko bhAratavarSa bhejaa| vajIra aura usake sAthI bhArata meM aaye| unhoMne dehalI ke rAjA ko bAdazAha kA patra diyA aura pUchA ki bhAratavarSa ke rAjA loga dIrghajIvI kyoM hote haiN| rAjA ne cintana ke pazcAt kahA-kucha dina Apa Thaharie, phira uttara diyA jaayegaa| bajIra aura unake sAthiyoM ke rahane ke lie eka bhavya-bhavana khola diyA gyaa| sabhI prakAra kI vyavasthA kara dI gii| kucha dinoM ke pazcAt vajIra punaH rAjA ke pAsa gayA
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________________ 50 bolate citra aura usane apane prazna kA uttara caahaa| rAjA ne kahA-Apa bahuta zIghratA kara rahe haiM / Apa jisa makAna meM Thahare hue haiM usa makAna ke pAsa eka virAT vaTa vRkSa hai| jaba vaha sUkha jAyegA taba Apako uttara diyA jaayegaa| _____ vajIra hatAza hokara apane nivAsa sthAna para aayaa| usane apane sAthiyoM se bAdazAha kI bAta khii| sabhI nirutsAha ho ge| socane lage--kaba yaha vRkSa sUkhegA aura kaba hameM uttara milegaa| sote, baiThate, uThate, khAte, pIte, saba yaha vicAra karate ki kaba vaha sUkhegA aura kaba hameM apane deza jAne kI AjJA milegii| una sabhI kI AhoM se vaha vaTa vRkSa chaH mAha meM sUkha gyaa| ___aba vajIra prasannatA se jhUmatA huA rAjA ke pAsa gayA aura vaTa vRkSa ke sUkhane kI bAta kahI / apane prazna kA uttara maaNgaa| rAjA ne kahA-vajIra jI, maiMne Apake prazna kA uttara de diyA hai| jisa prakAra vaha harA-bharA vaTa vRkSa ApakI AhoM se sUkha gayA hai, usI prakAra Apake bAdazAha prajA kI AhoM se jaldI ukhar3a jAte haiN| ve paropakAra Adi kArya nahIM karate haiN| prajA unase ruSTa hokara durAzISa detI hai| isI kAraNa ve lambe samaya taka rAjya nahIM kara pAte / bhArata ke rAjA dAna, paropakAra Adi kArya karate
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________________ janatA kI Aha haiM, prajA ko hara prakAra kI sukha suvidhAe~ dete haiM jisase yahA~ kI prajA unheM zubhAzISa detI hai aura ve dIrghAyu hote haiN| vajIra ne apane deza pahu~ca kara bAdazAha ko sArI bAta sunaadii| bAdazAha ne apane jIvana ko parivartita kara diyaa|
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________________ 16 sevA kA Adarza tathAgata buddha aura unake pradhAna ziSya Ananda baiThe vArtAlApa kara rahe the| usI samaya pavana ke tIvra jhauMke ke sAtha vihAra meM se tIvra durgandha aayii| buddha ne pUchA- Ananda, yaha durgandha kahA~ se A rahI hai / Ananda usI kSaNa gyaa| lauTakara usane batAyAbhagavan ! eka zramaNa udara-vedanA se grasta hai| use dastoM kI zikAyata hai| usakA sampUrNa zarIra viSTA se lathapatha ho gayA hai| vastra gande ho gaye haiN| makkhiyA~ bhinabhinA rahIM hai / yaha durgandha vahIM se A rahI hai| buddha-Ananda ! kyA usakI koI paricaryA nahIM karatA ? 'nahIM bhagavan ! mujhe pahale jJAta nahIM thaa| jJAta hotA to paricAraka kI vyavasthA kara detaa|' _ 'acchA to Ananda, hama svayaM vahA~ caleM / ' 52
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________________ sevA kA Adarza 53 Ananda ke sAtha buddha rogI zramaNa ke nikaTa pahu~ce / unhoMne rugNa bhikSuka ke sira para hAtha rakha kara pUchAzramaNa ! tujhe kyA vyAdhi hai ? tere pAsa paricAraka kyoM nahIM hai ? ___ rugNa bhikSa ka ne nivedana kiyA- bhagavan ! mere peTa meM asahya pIr3A hai, atisAra kI zikAyata hai| maiMne Aja taka kisI bhikSa ka kI sevA nahIM kI to merI sevA kauna kare ? buddha ne kahA- Ananda ! zIghra uSNa jala le aao| Ananda jala le aayaa| taba donoM ne usake zarIra ko svaccha kiyA / use svaccha vastra pahanAe / tatpazcAt buddha anya zramaNoM ke pAsa phuNce| pUchAhamAre vihAra meM koI zramaraga vyAdhi grasta to nahIM hai ? zramaNoM ne kahA- bhagavan ! eka zramaNa rugNa hai, jisake peTa meM darda hai| buddha-to isa zramaNa kI kauna bhikSa sevA karatA hai ? sabhI zramaNa eka dUsare kA muMha dekhane lge| tabhI eka zramaNa ne sAhasa kara kahA- bhagavan ! usane Aja taka kisI zramaNa kI sevA nahIM kI haiN| aisI sthiti meM usakI sevA kauna kare ? tathAgata ne gaMbhIra hokara kahA-zramaNo! tumhArI koI sevA karatA hai isalie tuma usakI sevA karo, yaha
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________________ 4 bolate citra to vyApAra vRtti hai / yaha lena-dena kA vyavahAra saMsArI mAnavoM ke lie bhale ucita lage kintu zramaraNoM ke lie nahIM / jo zramaNa sevA se jI curAtA hai vaha zramaNa dharma se cyuta hotA hai / maiM tumhArI sevA nahIM karatA phira bhI tuma merI sevA kyoM karate ho ? bhagavan ! Apa to samasta saMsAra kI sevA karate haiM / buddha-to zramaraNa kyA jagata kI sevA nahIM karatA ? jo tumhArI vyaktigata sevA kare use hI tuma sevA mAnate ho / Aja se maiM una bhikSuoM kI sevA svIkAra nahIM karUMgA jo rugNa bhikSuoM kI sevA nahIM karegA / merI sevA kA use hI adhikAra hogA jo rugNa bhikSuoM kI sevA karegA | rugNa bhikSuoM kI sevA hI merI sevA hai / dUsare dina se sabhI bhikSu usakI sevA meM laga gaye aura vaha bhikSu pUrNa svastha ho gyaa| phira kabhI buddha ko sevA ke lie kisI bhikSuka ko preraNA dene kI AvazyakatA nahIM rahI / *
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________________ 20 rASTra kA gaurava raziyA ke uddhAraka, lenina kA nAma kisane nahIM sunA ? ve garIboM ke tAraNahAra the, dInoM ke sahAyaka the, anAthoM ke nAtha the, rASTra ke sacce saMrakSaka the / lenina eka bAra asvastha ho gaye / sAdhAraNa upacAra kiyA gayA, para bImArI ghaTane ke badale bar3hatI rahI / unakI bImArI se raziyA kA pratyeka nAgarika cintita thaa| bar3e-bar3e DAkTara aae| unhoMne roga kA nidAna kiyA / bahumUlya auSadhiyoM kA nuskhA likhA / lenina ne nuskhe ko dekhakara spaSTa zabdoM meM inkArI karate hue DAkTaroM se kahA- jo davAiyA~ mere garIba dezavAsiyoM ko prApta nahIM ho sakatI aisI bahumUlya auSadhiyA~ maiM nahIM le sktaa| bhale hI merI mRtyu ho jAya ! mRtyu kI mujhe kiJcit mAtra bhI bhIti nahIM hai / lenina ke sAthiyoM ne, abhibhAvakoM ne vividha dRSTiyoM 55
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________________ 56 bolate citra selenina ko samajhAyA ki apane lie nahIM, kintu dezavAsiyoM ke lie Apako bahumUlya auSadhiyA~ lenI caahie| ApakA jIvana sabhI kA jIvana hai / lenina kI patnI krapsakAyA thI / usane bhI kahAnAtha ! Apako kama se kama mere lie auSadhiyA~ lenI cAhie / lenina kA eka hI uttara thA- merA koI svataMtra astitva nahIM hai / maiM apane deza ke dIna duHkhiyoM meM samA gayA huuN| jo suvidhAe~ unheM samupalabdha nahIM unheM maiM lUM, kyA yaha deza droha nahIM hai ? lenina kI asvasthatA pratidina bar3hatI jA rahI thI / use dekhakara sabhI cintita the / krapsakAyA acchI taraha jAnatI thI ki lenina apane nizcaya se kabhI vicalita hone vAle nahIM hai / koI bhI pralobhana unheM DigA nahIM sakatA / usane gupta rUpa se DAkTaroM se bahumUlya auSadhiyA~ lI aura unheM milAkara usane spezala biskuTa banAe / vaha biskuTa cAya ke sAtha lenina ko dene lagI / biskuToM ke sAtha bahumUlya auSadhiyA~ jyoM hI lenina ke zarIra meM gaIM, unhoMne apanA adbhuta camatkAra dikhAnA prArambha kiyA / lenina kA svAsthya dina pratidina sudharane lagA / kucha hI dinoM meM ve pUrNa svastha ho gaye / do varSa kA dIrghakAla bIta gayA / eka dina
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________________ 57 rASTra kA gaurava krapsakAyA aura lenina baiThe hue the| vArtAlApa ke prasaMga meM kapsakAyA ne lenina ke sAmane biskuToM meM milAI gaI auSadhiyoM kA rahasya prakaTa kara diyaa| krUpsakAyA ne socA thA ki yaha bAta sunakara lenina prasanna hoMge / para yaha sunate hI lenina ke tejasvI cehare para krodha kI rekhAe~ ubhara aayiiN| vaha binA kucha kahe uTha khar3e hue| unhoMne usI samaya vakIla ko bulaayaa| nyAyAlaya meM kupsakAyA para kesa dAyara kiyaa| rASTrIya sampatti ke durupayoga kA abhiyoga usa para lagAyA gayA / kapsakAyA prathama to use majAka hI samajhatI rahI para jaba use sahI sthiti kA jJAna huA to usake Azcarya kA pAra na rahA / nyAyAlaya meM kesa claa| anta meM nyAyamUrti ne kapsakAyA ko aparAdhI mAnakara tIna mAsa kI sajA sunA dii| kAnUna kI dRSTi se vaha nirdoSa mukta nahIM ho sakatI thii| lenina apane vicAroM para sumerU kI taraha dRr3ha the| nyAyAdhIza ne nirNaya ke anta meM apanI ora se do paMktiyA~ aura likhIM-'isa mahAn nArI ko hama sajA to karate haiM, parantu lenina ko bacAkara raziyA kI janatA para isane mahAn upakAra kiyA hai| raziyana prajA ke koTi koTi AzIrvAda prApta kiye haiN| ataH hama isakI sajA ko mApha karate haiN|' lenina ke cehare para lambe samaya ke pazcAt punaH
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________________ 58 rASTra kA gaurava prasannatA kI rekhAe~ cmkiiN| jo sva kI cintA ko chor3a kara sarvajana kI cintA karatA hai vahI mahAn hai| aise hI vyakti rASTra ke sacce gaurava haiN| al
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________________ sAhitya ruci rAtri ke bAraha baje kA samaya, dillI meM sarvatra sannATA chAyA huA thaa| bAdazAha akabara bistara para leTe-leTe karavaTa badala-badala kara nIMda lene kA prayAsa kara rahe the, para nIMda A nahIM rahI thii| ve uTha baitthe| usI samaya dvArapAla ko bulAne ke lie ghaNTI bjaaii| dvArapAla hAtha jor3akara bAdazAha ke sAmane upasthita huA, kahie kyA Adeza hai / bAdazAha-Aja merI nIMda ur3a gaI hai, aura jaldI AtI nahIM jAna pdd'tii| ___ dvArapAla ne namra nivedana karate hue kahA-jahA~panAha ! kabhI-kabhI khAlI peTa bhI nIMda nahIM AtI hai / AjJA pradAna kareM to sugandhita miThAiyoM ke thAla magAU~, cAheM to namakIna vastue~ lAUM yA phala Adi maMgAye jAyeM ? bAdazAha- dvArapAla ! maiM pazu nahIM hU~ jo rAta-dina caratA rhuuN| mAnava ko utanA hI khAnA cAhie jitanA 56
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________________ bolate citra svAsthya ke lie anukUla ho adhika AhAra karane se tana bigar3atA hai| kSamA kIjie ! kala hI lakhanaU kI do prakhyAta nRtya karane vAlI gaNikAeM AyI haiN| ve itanA sundara nRtya karatI haiM ki dekhane vAlA mugdha ho jAtA hai| unake hAva, bhAva aura kaTAkSa gajaba ke hote haiN| nIrasa se nIrasa vyakti ke hRdaya meM bhI sarasatA kA saMcAra ho jAtA hai| ve itanA bar3hiyA gAtI haiM ki sunane vAlA jhUma uThatA hai, ve aisI bAteM karatI haiM ki sunane vAloM ke ha~sI ke phavvAre chUTa jAte haiM, cintAe~ kapUra kI taraha ur3a jAtI hai| AjJA ho to unheM hAjira karU~ ? dvArapAla ne dvitIya upAya prastuta kiyaa| bAdazAha akabara ne lambA niHzvAsa chor3ate hue kahAvarSoM se mere pAsa rahane para bhI tU aba taka merI manobhAvanA ko nahIM pahacAna sakA ! mere mAnasa kA adhyayana nahIM kara skaa| akabara na to rasa-lolupI hai, aura na bAsanA kA gulAma hI hai| vaha to sAhitya rasika hai / sAhitya kI carcA meM use jo Ananda AtA hai vaha dUsarI vastuoM meM nahIM aataa| tU isI samaya khAnakhAnA ke ghara jA aura use kaha ki rAjataraMgiNI kA phArasI anuvAda karane ko diyA gayA thA, vaha taiyAra ho gayA ho to, use lekara isI samaya mere pAsa Ae / merA mana isa samaya usakA bhASAntara sunane ke lie chaTapaTA rahA hai /
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________________ sAhitya ruci 61 yaha thI bAdazAha akabara kI sAhityika ruci, jisake kAraNa saikar3oM saMskRta aura prAkRta ke grantha phArasI meM anudita kiye gaye / *
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________________ brahmacarya kA prabhAva mAMDavagar3ha ke rAjA jayasiMha kI rAnI lIlAvatI atyanta rUpavatI thI / rAjA usake rUpa para mugdha thaa| rAnI kI bharI javAnI thii| usake zarIra meM bhayaMkara dAhajvara huA / sArA zarIra tapta aMgAre kI taraha jalane lgaa| rAjA ne kuzala se kuzala vaidya bulAye / bar3hiyA se bar3hiyA auSadhiyA~ dI, para rAnI roga mukta na ho skii| saikar3oM pur3iyA~ phAMkane para bhI vaha usI prakAra karAhatI rahI / candana Adi kA lepa lagAne para bhI zAnti kA anubhava nahIM huaa| kAr3he pIne para bhI kucha pharka mahasUsa na huaa| rAjA jayasiMha rAnI kI rugNatA dekhakara hairAna thaa| use koI upAya nahIM sUjha rahA thaa| rAnI kI vedanA se vaha svayaM vyathita thaa| rAnI rAjA ke udAsa cehare ko dekhakara murajhA jAtI thii| __ eka dina rAnI ne apanI pratibhAsampanna dAsI se 62
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________________ satyaniSThA 63 pUchA- kyA aisA koI upAya hai jisase maiM roga mukta ho sakUM / dAsI ne dRr3hatA ke sAtha kahA -- gurudeva ke mukhAravinda se maiMne sunA hai ki brahmacarya jIvana kI mahAn zakti hai / deva, dAnava, gaMdharva, yakSa aura rAkSasa sabhI brahmacArI ke caraNoM meM jhukate haiM / Apako dhyAna hogA, mAMDavagar3ha ke mahAmaMtrI pethaDakumAra pUrNa brahmacArI haiM / abhI unakI battIsa varSa kI umra hai kintu brahmacarya kA apUrva teja unake cehare para camaka rahA hai / brahmacarya ke divya prabhAva se jo asaMbhava haiM vaha bhI saMbhava ho jAtA hai / jo kArya cAmatkArika rasAyana nahIM kara sakatI vaha brahmacarya ke alaukika teja se sahaja ho sakatA hai / mujhe vizvAsa hai ki ugra brahmacArI pethaDakumAra ke or3hane kI sAla ko Apa maMgA kara or3he to avazya hI rogamukta ho sakatI haiM / dAsI ke kahane se rAnI ne pethaDakumAra ke or3hane kI sAla maMgAI / or3hate hI zarIra meM pasInA-pasInA ho gayA, aura rAnI dAha jvara se mukta ho gaI / yaha hai brahmacarya kA prabala prabhAva / X
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________________ 3 vIroM kA bhUSaNa rAjA bhImadeva ke mahAmaMtrI vimalazAha jaina zrAvaka the / ve svabhAva se bar3e hI udAra prakRti ke the| unhoMne aThAraha karor3a rupae AbU meM kharca kiye the| zrAvaka hone ke nAte kisI bhI niraparAdha prANI ko satAnA ve pApa mAnate the| ___ mahAmaMtrI vimala kI savArI nikala rahI thii| zastrAstroM se susajjita hokara ve raNakSetra meM yuddha ke lie jA rahe the / mArga meM khar3A huA gvAlinoM kA samUha mahAmaMtrI vimala ko dekhakara ha~sa pdd'aa| gvAlineM Apasa meM carcA karane lagIM-jIvoM kI rakSA karane vAlA, pAnI ko bhI chAnakara pIne vAlA yaha kAyara vyakti kaise yuddha karegA? - vimala ke karNa-kuharoM meM ye zabda gire| unhoMne savArI vahIM para rokii| rAste ke pAsa hI eka jhoMpar3I 64
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________________ vIroM kA bhUSaNa meM eka gvAlina dahI kA maMthana kara rahI thI, maMthana karate samaya vaha idhara-udhara jhUma rahI thI / jhUmatI huI gvAlina ke kAnoM meM motI kA AbhUSaNa thA / use vimala ne bANa se vIMdha diyA / jIvoM kI rakSA karane vAlA zrAvaka kaisA dhanurdhara hai, yaha usane pratyakSa batA diyaa| __ yuddha ke maidAna meM vimalazAha ne aisA vIratva dikhAyA ki zatruoM ke chakke chUTa gye| eka nahIM, anekoM yuddhoM meM unhoMne vijaya-patAkA phhraaii| unhoMne yaha siddha kiyA ki ahiMsA kAyaroM kA nahIM, vIroM kA bhUSaNa hai|
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________________ 3 sAhitya nirmANa AcArya haribhadra kA mukha gulAba ke phUla kI taraha sadA khilA rahatA thaa| jo bhI AtA, unakI madhura muskAna se prabhAvita hue binA nahIM rhtaa| lalliga nAmaka zrAvaka unakA parama bhakta thaa| vaha unake darzana ke lie pahu~cA to dekhA AcAryadeva ke cehare para pratidina kI taraha camaka nahIM thii| lalliga ne socA-kIrti, kAminI, aura kaladAra ke tyAgI ko Aja kauna sI vyathA satA rahI hai ? usane atyanta namra zabdoM meM AcArya zrI se pUchA-bhagavan ! maiM ApakA zrAvaka hUM, varSoM se Apake nikaTa samparka meM rahA huuN| maiMne anubhava kiyA hai zArIrika vedanA ke samaya bhI Apa sadA muskarAte rahe haiM, para Aja jaisI sustI pahale kabhI nahIM dekhii| maiM isa cintA kA kAraNa jAnanA cAhatA huuN| binA jAne use miTAyA nahIM jA sktaa| maiM ApakI Antarika cintA ko dekha nahIM sktaa| haribhadra ne kahA-zrAvaka ! maiM sAhitya nirmANa karanA
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________________ 67 sAhitya nirmANa cAhatA hU~ / dina kA adhika se adhika samaya sAhityika kArya meM hI lagAtA hU~ para rAtri kA samaya to yoM hI calA jAtA hai merI hArdika icchA hai ki rAta meM bhI kucha sarjana kA kArya kiyA jAya, parantu ghanAndhakAra meM vaha saMbhava nahIM hai / dIpaka kA prakAza zramaNa maryAdA ke pratikUla hai, ataH maiM usakA upayoga nahIM kara sakatA / jIvana laghu hai aura kArya virATa, isa jIvana meM yaha virAT kArya kaise sampanna hogA, yahI eka cintA hai| __ lalliga ne sunA, vaha eka kSaNa vicAra meM par3a gayA / dUsare hI kSaNa usake gulAbI hoThoM para AzA kI jyoti camakane lgii| usane kahA-gurudeva ! maiM aisA prayAsa karUMgA ki Apa dIpaka ke binA bhI rAta meM acchI taraha likha-par3ha skeN| haribhadra ne Azcarya pUrvaka pUchA-lalliga ! maiM binA dIpaka rAta meM kaise likha-par3ha skuugaa|| gurudeva ! maiM eka aisA tejasvI ratna lAU~gA jo rAta meM dIpaka kI taraha prakAza karatA hai / usa nirmala prakAza meM Apa saralatA se likha-par3ha skeNge| kucha hI dinoM meM lalliga apanI sArI sampatti ko becakara eka tejasvI ratna kharIda kara le aayaa| upAzraya usa ratna ke prakAza se jagamagA uThA / aba AcArya haribhadra usake prakAza meM sAhitya nirmANa kA kArya karane lage / unhoMne vizAla sAhitya kA sRjana kiyaa|
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________________ 24 prema se parivartana muhammada paigambara upadeza dene ke lie pratidina madInA ke bAhara khajurI ke eka vRkSa ke nIce jAyA karate the| unake upadeza ko sunane ke lie bhakta vRnda vahA~ para upasthita hotA thaa| jisa mArga se muhammada upadeza dene ke lie jAte the usI mArga para eka yahUdI strI rahatI thii| jaba muhammada usake pAsa se nikalate to vaha dvaSa vaza muhammada para dhUla pheMkatI, patthara va Dhele mAratI tathA muha se gAliyoM kI varSA karatI / bhaktoM ne muhammada se nivedana kiyA--Apa anya mArga se jAie tAki yaha strI Apako kaSTa na de ske| muhammada ne muskarAte hue kahA--jaba yaha apanA svabhAva nahIM badalatI hai to maiM apanA svabhAva kaise badala daM / ve pratidina usI mArga se nikalate aura vaha pratidina
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________________ prema se parivartana usI taraha unase peza aatii| chaha mahIne pUrNa hue| eka dina muhammada pratidina ke mArga se upadeza dene jA rahe the / unakI A~khoM se prema kI varSA ho rahI thii| ve usa bahina ke makAna ke pAsa pahuMce para Aja na to dhUla kI varSA haI, na patthara, na kA~Te Adi hI Ae / muhammada ne idhara-udhara dekhA para vaha bahina dikhalAI nahIM dii| unake kadama Age bar3hane ke bajAya vahIM ruka gye| unhoMne usa makAna meM rahane vAle anya vyaktiyoM se pUchA-vaha bahina kahA~ hai, jo mujhe pratidina puraskAra pradAna karatI hai ? / usane batAyA-Aja usa bahina ko jvara A gayA hai, use ghabarAhaTa ho rahI hai| muhammada sIdhe hI sIr3hiyA~ car3hakara usa bahina ke pAsa pahu~ce / sAtha vAle ziSyoM ne inkArI kI-Apa Upara na jAie, vaha Apa para mithyA Aropa lgaaegii| ___ muhammada ne ziSyoM ko kahA-merI bahina bImAra ho aura maiM jAkara usakI sAra saMbhAla na lUM, yaha kahA~ taka ucita hai ? ____ muhammada ne usa bahina ke kamare meM praveza kiyaa| usake tapta zira para hAtha rakhakara kahA-merI pyArI bahina ! tumhArA svAsthya kaisA hai ? tumhArI vedanA ko jAnakara merA mana duHkhI ho rahA hai / batAo ! maiM tumhArI kyA sevA kara sakatA hU~?
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________________ bolate citra muhammada ke sneha - snigdha zabdoM ko sunakara yahUdI strI apane bistara se uTha baiThI / muhammada ke caraNoM meM girakara apane aparAdhoM kI kSamA yAcanA karane lagI- 'bhagavan ! maiMne tumheM pahacAnA nahIM, tuma insAna nahIM, bhagavAn ho / Aja se tuma mere guru ho / ' 70 usakA hRdaya muhammada ke prati zraddhA aura bhakti se bhara gayA / *
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________________ Anandaghana adhyAtmayogI Anandaghana tIna dina ke upavAsa ke pazcAt bhikSA ke lie nikle| para unheM dekhakara gRhasthI loga apanA daravAjA banda kara lete| tIna cAra gharoM para ve gaye, kintu unheM satkAra ke sthAna para dutkAra milaa| bhikSA ke sthAna para zikSA milii| kisI ne kahA-yaha kaisA sAdhu hai, yaha to ardhamatta hai| kisI ne kahA-yaha to bhamatA bhUta hai| ___ Anandaghana to apanI mastI meM jhUma rahe the| unheM tanika mAtra bhI glAni nahIM thii| prasaMzA aura nindA donoM ko ve viSa samajhate the-eka mIThA viSa, dUsarA kaTuka viSa / ve nijAnanda kI mastI meM alamasta hokara gAne lage AzA orana kI kyA kIje jJAna sudhArasa pIje /
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________________ bolate citra bhautika padArthoM kI AzA kabhI bhI nirAzA meM pariragata ho sakatI hai, para niSkAma vRtti kabhI nirAzA meM nahIM badala sakatI / niSkAma sAdhaka lAbha-alAbha, sukhadukha, yahA~ taka ki jIvana-maraNa ke prasaMgoM para bhI samabhAva meM hI vartatA hai / * 72
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________________ nispRhatA AinsTAina Adhunika vijJAna ke pitA kahalAte haiN| unakA gaNita siddhAnta I ema sI sampUrNa aNuvijJAna kI utpatti kA mUla hai| kahA jAtA hai-aNu, hAIDrojana aura kobAlTa bama usI ke AdhAra se banAye gaye haiN| vaha hamezA ArAma kursI para baiThakara vizva ke rahasya kA anveSaNa-gaveSaNa kiyA karate the| unakA jIvana ekadama sAdA thaa| jaba unheM ijarAila ke pramukha pada ko svIkAra karane ke lie kahA gayA taba unhoMne spaSTa zabdoM meM inkArI karate hue kahA-vizva ke pralobhanoM ke bIca maiM nahIM raha sktaa| maiM to ekAntazAnta vAtAvaraNa meM rahakara ke nisarga kI mahAsattA kA adbhuta garigata zodhana kruuNgaa| prakRti ke mahArahasya ko ko jana-jana ke samakSa prakaTa karanA merA jIvana lakSya hai / kuberapati rokaphelara ne AinsTAina ke sambandha meM bahuta kucha sunA kintu unase pratyakSa paricaya nahIM huaa| 73
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________________ bolate citra binA paricaya ke bhI rokaphelara ne 45000 DAlara kA caika AinsTAina ko bheMTa svarUpa bhejaa| sAtha hI patra meM likhA-'jinake pairoM ke jUte bhI maiM uThAne yogya nahIM hUM usa mahAn vibhUti AinsTAina ko yaha merI zraddhAmaya bheMTa / ' AinsTAina ko vaha caika milA, kintu unhoMne use ba~TAyA nhiiN| ve jo pustaka par3ha rahe the usameM panne kI smRti ke lie use nizAna rUpa se lagA diyaa| vaha caika eka pustaka se dUsarI pustaka meM lagatA rahA / prastuta prasaMga se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki AinsTAina kitane nispRha the !
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________________ bodha pATha subaha kI suhAvanI dhUpa cAroM ora phaila rahI thii| rAjamArga para mAnavoM kI bhIr3a bar3ha rahI thii| eka vRddha lakar3I ke sahAre cala rahA thaa| sAmane se javAnI ke joza meM calatA yuvaka AyA aura vRddha se TakarA gayA / yuvaka sazakta thA usake zarIra kI nasoM meM nayA khUna daur3a rahA thA / Aveza meM Akara usane usa vRddha ke gAla para tamAcA mAra diyaa| vRddha ne hAtha jor3akara usa yuvaka se nivedana kiyA, mahAnubhAva ! Apako jJAta honA cAhie ki maiM aMdhA huuN| mujhe dikhAI nahIM detA hai / kRpA kara batAie Apako kahA~ para coTa lagI hai ? maiM ApakI kyA sevA kara sakatA hU~ / vRddha kI madhura muskAna aura kathana ke adbhuta aura AkarSaka DhaMga se yuvaka pAnI-pAnI ho gyaa| vaha vRddha ke caraNoM meM gira pdd'aa| bolA-kSamA kareM, zAnti kA upadeza to maiMne bahuta sunA hai para tumhAre jaisA vyakti maiMne nahIM 75
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________________ 76 bolate citra dekhA / tumhArI zAnti ne mere jIvana ko hI badala diyA hai / krodha kA prasaMga upasthita hone para bhI krodha na karanA hI to kSamA kI sahI paribhASA hai / usa aMdhe vRddha kI kSamA ne yuvaka ko jo bodha pATha diyA vaha hajAra-hajAra pustakeM par3hane para bhI nahIM mila sakatA / $?
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________________ 28 vimala ko vIratA vasantotsava manAyA jA rahA thaa| gurjarapati bhIma kI upasthiti meM gujarAta ke suprasiddha tIraMdAja apanI kalA kA pradarzana kara rahe the / pATara kI prajA una vIroM ko gaurava kI dRSTi se dekha rahI thI / ullAsa ke kSaraNoM meM kAryakrama cala rahA thA / anta meM eka dUra sthAna para lakSya banAyA gayA aura udghoSaNA kI gaI ki jo usa lakSya ko bIMdhegA use puraskAra pradAna kiyA jAyegA / yaha tIraMdAjoM kI kasauTI thI / eka ke pazcAt dUsare tIraMdAja Ate gaye, para koI bhI usa nizAna ko vIMdha nahIM sakA / itane meM eka aparicita yuvaka vahA~ AyA / usakA bhavya - bhAla, divya netra, lambI bhujAe~, vizAla vakSasthala tathA tejasvI cehare ko dekhakara bhImadeva prabhAvita huA / usake kaMdhe para dhanuSya TaMgA thA / usane kahA- yuvaka ! kyA tujhe bhI apanI kalA dikhalAnI hai ? yuvaka ne 77
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________________ 78 bolate citra svIkRti dii| vaha cAra kadama Age AyA, usane zarIra ko vyavasthita kiyA, dhanuSya ko jhukAkara lAkSaNika rIti se tIra ko chor3A, tIra lakSya ko vIMdhakara adRzya ho gyaa| tIra kI khoja karane ke lie bhImadeva ne eka sainika ko paidala bhejanA caahaa| taba yuvaka ne kahA rAjan ! tIra kI talAza ke lie Apa kisI ghur3asavAra ko bhejie / paidala jAne vAlA vyakti sAyaMkAla taka bhI lauTakara A nahIM skegaa| ghur3asavAra ko bhejA gyaa| vaha tIra ko lAyA aura bolA yaha tIra yahA~ se chaha mIla dUrI para milaa| Azcarya-cakita rAjA ne yuvaka kA nAma tathA paricaya puuchaa| yuvaka ne kahA-loga mujhe vimala kahakara pukArate haiM / varNa kI dRSTi se maiM vaizya hU~ aura dharma kI dRSTi se jaina hU~ / kucha dinoM ke pazcAt pATaNa kI prajA ne sunA vimala mahAmaMtrI banA hai| usakI vIratA, dhIratA, aura gaMbhIratA dekhakara janatA cakita thii|
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________________ 26 ahiMsA kI vijaya AcArya hemacandra ke prabala prabhAva se gujarAta ke tejasvI samrAT kumArapAla ke antarmAnasa meM ahiMsA kI nirmala gaMgA pravAhita hone lgii| jisa samaya aMga, baMga kaliMga Adi ke brAhmaNa bhI mA~sAhAra karate the usa samaya saurASTra ke zUdra kahalAne vAle vyakti bhI mA~sAhAra se napharata karate the| ___ eka dina gurjarezvara ke kuTumba meM eka samasyA upasthita huI / kumArapAla kI kuladevI kaMTakezvarI ke caraNoM meM pahale navarAtri ke samaya saptamI, aSTamI aura navamI ko saikar3oM pazuoM kI bali car3hAI jAtI thii| mAtAjI ke vArSikotsava ke dina jyoM-jyoM sannikaTa A rahe the tyoMtyoM kSatriyoM ke dila murajhA rahe the caulukya kSatriya mAtA kI kRpA se jitane nirbhaya the, utane hI usake kopa se kA~pa rahe the| unakI dRr3ha dhAraNA thI ki mAtAjI yadi kupita ho gaI to caulukya vaMza kA eka dina meM nAza ho jaayegaa| sabhI ke hRdayAkAza meM bhaya kI ghaTAeM umar3a 76
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________________ 80 bolate citra ghumar3a kara ghaharAne lgii| kumArapAla kA nizcaya meru ke samAna thaa| ahiMsA ke lie vaha sarvasva tyAga ne ko prastuta thaa| use kalikAla sarvajJa AcArya hemacandra para pUrNa vizvAsa thA ki ve unheM sahI patha-pradarzana kreNge| Azvina zuklA chaTha ke dina pATaNa ke prAGgaNa meM virAT sabhA kA Ayojana thaa| sabhI pradhAna puruSa upasthita hue| ucita samaya para AcArya hemacandra kA bhI Agamana huaa| sabhI ne unakA hRdaya se svAgata kiyaa| AcArya deva yogya Asana para ArUr3ha hue| __ AcArya ne sabhA - sadasyoM ko sambodhita karate hue kahA-mAtA kA bhoga avazya denA caahie| binA bhoga diye kAma nahIM calane kaa| isa varSa pazuoM ke sAtha miThAI bhI vizeSa rUpa se car3hAnI caahie| mAtA ko prasanna rakhanA atyanta Avazyaka hai| ___AcArya deva ke bhASaNa sunakara mAMsabhakSI pujAriyoM ke hRdaya nAcane lge| unheM samajha meM nahIM A rahA thA ki ahiMsA ke paramopAsaka AcArya deva hiMsA kA kisa prakAra samarthana kara rahe haiN| kucha kSaNa ruka kara phira AcArya deva ne kahA-bali denI cAhie, parantu rakta se sane hAthoM se nhiiN| jo mAtAjI ko bakare Adi car3hAnA cAhate haiM ve jIvita hI cddh'aaveN| mAtA ke mandira meM sabhI ko jIvita hI rakha
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________________ ahiMsA kI vijaya 81 diyA jaae| hama logoM ne itane samaya taka murdoM kA bhoga car3hAyA hai, aba murdoM ko, nahIM jIvitoM kA bhoga car3hAnA hai / jIvita bhoga ko prApta kara mAtAjI adhika prasanna hoMgI / sabhI jIvita bakare mAtAjI ke mandira meM pUra diye gaye / rAtri bhara bhakta - garaNa mandira ke bAhara jAgaraNa karate rahe / saptamI kA prabhAta asIma utkaMThA lekara AyA / mAtA ke mandira kA dvAra khulA 1 rAtri meM bali kA kyA huA, yaha dekhane ke lie virAT jana samUha umar3a par3A / dvAra khulate hI bakare, beM-beM karate hue bAhara nikala Aye / pUrNa prema se vibhora hokara kumArapAla ne mAtA ko namana kiyA aura prajA ko sambodhita kara kahA - batAie ! bali kisako cAhie ? mAtAjI ko yA pujAriyoM ko ? mAtA vAtsalya kI mUrti hai| vaha apane pyAre putroM ko kabhI mAra nahIM sakatI, pujArI hI apanI rasa-lolupatA ke lie unheM mArate haiM / pujAriyoM ke cehare phIke par3a gaye / kumArapAla ke cehare para apUrva prasannatA nAcane lagI / hiMsA para ahiMsA kI yaha mahAn vijaya thI / *
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________________ jIvana dAna phrAMsa ke mArselsa nagara meM I. sa. 1720 meM bhayaMkara plega prArambha huaa| makkhiyoM kI taraha paTApaTa mAnava marane lage / zmazAna meM murdo ke Dhera lagane lge| na unheM jalAne volA milatA thA aura na daphanAne vAlA hii| DAkTaroM ke sabhI upacAra nirarthaka siddha hae / rugNa vyaktiyoM ko jo DAkTara dekhane jAte ve svayaM roga grasta ho jAte / roga ke nidAna ke hetu DAkTaroM kI eka virATa sabhA huii| sabhI ne eka mata se nirNaya kiyA-prastuta roga sAmAnya cikitsA se ThIka hone vAlA nahIM hai| isa roga se jo vyakti mRtyu prApta hue haiM unake kITANuoM kI khoja karanI cAhiye tabhI roga kA sahI nidAna ho sakatA hai / kintu jaTila prazna thA plega se mRta vyakati kI zalya cikitsA kauna kare ! yaha to sAkSAt mRtyu ko nimaMtraNa denA thaa| sabhI ko apanA jIvana pyArA thA, koI bhI DAkTara isa kArya ke liye prastuta na huA / 82
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________________ jIvana dAna 83 para eka yuvaka DAkTara khar3A huA, usakA nAma henarI gAyana thaa| sabhI usakI ora AzA se dekhane lage ki yaha kaunasI navIna zodha lAyA hai / usane kahA-jaba taka hama apane jIvana kA moha nahI choDeMge dUsaroM ko jIvana dAna nahIM de sakeMge dUsaroM ko jIvana dAna dene ke liye prathama svayaM ko jIvana dAna denA hogaa| hajAroM lAkhoM vyaktiyoM ko bacAne ke liye maiM prastuta huuN| merA yaha vasIyatanAmA lIjie-maiM ekAkI hU~, merA koI parivAra nahIM hai / yaha merI sampatti plega ke rogiyoM ke upacAra hetu kharca kreN| vRddha DAkTara usa yuvaka DAkTara ke sAhasa ko dekhakara Thage se raha gye| vaha zIghra hI oNparezana khanDa meM gayA plega se mRtyu prApta vyakti kI zalya cikitsA kI, roga kA sahI nidAna kiyaa| kina kAraNoM se plega ke jantu zarIra para hamalA karate haiM unakI cikitsA kisa prakAra ho sakatI hai isa para usa ne TippaNiyAM likhIM aura ve TippaNiyAM rAsAyanika dravyoM meM rakhI jisake sparza karane para bhI roga kA asara ne ho ske| usane apanA kArya pUrNa kiyA kintu usakA sampUrNa zarIra plega se grasta ho gyaa| usake mana meM zodha kA kArya pUrNa kara lene kA santoSa thA / henarI gAyana svayaM mara gayA para plega se marane vAle hajAroM-lAkhoM vyaktiyoM ko jIvana dAna de gyaa|
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________________ 31 sira kA mUlya mahArAja priyadarzI jitane tejasvI samrATa the utane hI prakRti se namra bhI the| ve jahA~ bhI zramaNoM ko dekhate unake caraNoM meM apanA sira bhukA dete / yaha bAta unake pradhAna amAtya yaza ko pasanda nahIM thii| usane eka dina priyadarzI ko namratA se nivedana karate hue kahA-ina bhikSuoM meM pratyeka jAti ke sAkSara aura nirakSara sabhI prakAra ke loga hote haiM ataH pratyeka ke caraNoM meM namaskAra karanA Apake gaurava ke pratikUla haiM / namaskAra karanA hI ho to kisI yogya pAtra ko karanA caahiye| mahArAja priyadarzI usa samaya mauna rahe mAno amAtya kI bAta unhoMne sunI na ho / eka dina priyadarzI ko sUcanA milI ki kisI vyakti ne kisI kA sira kATa diyA hai| priyadarzI ne usI samaya apane eka vizvasta karmacArI ko bhejakara vaha sira maMgA liyA sAtha hI kasAI khAne se bakarA Adi pazuoM ke 84
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________________ 85 sira kA mUlya sira maMgA liye gaye / tatpazcAt amAtya yaza ko Adeza diyA ki ina sabhI mastiSkoM ko nagara ke mukhya dvAra para jAkara beco | yaza ko yadyapi yaha adhama kArya pasanda nahIM thA tathApi mahArAja ke Adeza ko zirodhArya kara vaha nagara ke mukhya dvAra para jAkara baiTha gayA / sAyaMkAla taka pazuoM ke sira bika gaye para mAnava kA vaha mastiSka kisI ne bhI nahIM khriidaa| amAtya ne binA mUlya hI use denA cAhA para use lene ko koI taiyAra nahIM huA / ghRNA se sabane muMha phera diyA / sAyaMkAla amAtya yaza rAjaprAsAda meM pahuMcA / priyadarzI ne pUchA- kyA sabhI sira bika gaye / nahIM, pazuoM ke to sabhI sira mAMsahArI loga le gaye, para mAnava kA sira binA mUlya bhI koI na le gayA / mAnava kA sira kra. ra se krUra vyaktiyoM ko bhI pasanda nahIM hai, amAtya ne apanI bAta pUrNa kii| priyadarzI kyA isI eka sira se loga ghRNA karate haiM yA sabhI mAnavoM ke sira se loga ghRNA karate haiM ? bhagavan ! isI mAnava ke sira se nahIM / apitu hara eka mAnava ke sira se loga ghRNA karate haiM ? amAtya ne dhIre se kahA / rAjA ne bAta ko jarA Age bar3hAte hue kahA- kalpanA karo, kabhI merA sira kaTane kA prasaMga Aye to kyA loga usakA bhI isI prakAra tiraskAra kareMge ?
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________________ bolate citre amAtya uttara dene ke pUrva kA~pa uThA / sveda bindue~ usake sira para camakane lagI / 86 priyadarzI - mahAmAtya ! ghabarAo nahIM, jo satya ho use prakaTa karo / hA~ mahArAja ! bAta to yahI hai / priyadarzI ne apanI bAta spaSTa karate hue kahA - marane ke pazcAta mere sira kI bhI yahI sthiti hone vAlI hai to phira jIte jI yadi yaha sira meM zramaraNoM ke caraNoM meM jhukAU to usameM merA kaunasA gaurava kama hone vAlA hai ? isameM tumheM kaunasI burAI mAlUma huI / jAti se bhale hI ve kisI bhI jAti meM rahe hoM, kintu ve zramaNa to haiM hI na ! mahAmAtya ke pAsa isakA kucha bhI uttara nahIM thA / *x
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________________ 32 | udAtta vRtti bhAratIya saMskRti vizva kI eka mahAn saMskRti hai / usakI hajAra-hajAra vizeSatAe~ haiM / vizeSatAoM ke kAraNa hI yaha saMskRti vikarAla A~dhI aura tUphAna ke samaya bhI jIvita rahI hai, jaba ki anya saMskRtiyA~ naSTa ho gaI / merI dRSTi se bhAratIya saMskRti kI mUla vizeSatA hai usakI udAtta bhAvanA / akabara ke putra salIma ne mevAr3a para AkramaNa kiyA / ghor3oM ko khAne ke lie cane Adi kI AvazyakatA thI / salIma ne senApati ko Adeza diyA ki jAo, khetoM meM se hare cane kATa kara le Ao / adhikArI kucha sipAhiyoM ko lekara jaMgala meM pahu~cA / cAroM ora pahAr3iyA~ thI / madhyAhna kA samaya thA / cilacilAtI dhUpa gira rahI thI / idhara-udhara kheta to dikhalAI de rahe the para kahIM para bhI AdamI dikhalAI nahIM de rahe the / cane ke kheta kahA~ hai yaha vaha jAnanA cAhatA thA / 87
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________________ 88 bolate citra itane meM kheta ke sannikaTa eka nanhI sI jhoMpar3I use dikhalAI dii| jAkara jhauMpar3I kA dvAra khttkhttaayaa| andara se eka vRddha kisAna bAhara AyA / adhikArI ne kahA-hamAre ghor3oM ke lie cane kI AvazyakatA hai| hamAre sAtha calo aura koI kheta btaao| yaha sunate hI vRddha kisAna kA muMha cintA se pIlA par3a gyaa| usane apanI cintA chipAte hue kahA-acchA to tuma mere sAtha clo| adhikArI usa vRddha kI manobhAvanA ko jAnanA cAhatA thA, para jAna nahIM skaa| vaha usI ke pIche-pIche cala diyaa| kucha dUra jAne para rAste ke kinAre hI eka bahuta sundara cane kA kheta dikhalAI diyaa| adhikArI ne Adeza diyA-ruka jAo, Age jAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| ye zabda karNa-kuharoM meM girate hI vRddha ruka gyaa| usane kahA-yahA~ nahIM, Age calie, isase bhI sundara aura bar3hiyA kheta dikhalAtA huuN| . adhikArI ne garajate hue kahA-kyA tU majAka karanA cAhatA hai / jo hameM cAhie thA vaha hameM mila gayA hai| Age calane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai ! aba terA patha-pradarzana nahIM cAhie / tU prasannatA se jA sakatA hai /
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________________ udAtta vRtti 86 vRddha ne apanI dugdha dhavala dAr3hI para hAtha pherate hue kahA-maiM itanA bUr3hA ho gayA hU~, kyA tumhAre sAtha majAka karUgA ? tuma Age calo, sundara kheta btaauuNgaa| vRddha kI tejasvI vANI se prabhAvita hokara ve sabhI Age baDhe / kucha dUra jAne para eka atyanta sundara kheta AyA, usameM cane lahalahA rahe the, vRddha ne usa kheta kI ora saMketa kiyA aura kahA-tumheM jitane cane cAhie isa kheta meM se le sakate ho| . sipAhI kheta meM ghuse aura kucha kSaNoM meM apanI icchA ke anusAra kheta kATakara cane ke Dhera kara diye| jo kheta pahale harA-bharA dikhalAI de rahA thA vaha aba ujAr3a ho gyaa| vidAI lete samaya adhikArI ne vRddha kisAna se pUchApahale hamane jo kheta dekhA thA, vaha najadIka thaa| pAka bhI acchA thA, para tumane vaha pAka hameM nahIM lene diyA, kyA isameM tumhArA kucha svArtha thA ? kisa lie yahA~ taka khIMca lAe ? ___ vRddha ne apanI dAr3hI para hAtha pherate hue kahA-svArtha to pratyeka vastu meM rahA huA hai, bhale hI vaha deha kA na ho AtmA kA ho / pahale jo kheta Apane dekhA thA vaha merA nahIM, paDausI kA thaa| yaha kheta merA hai, isIlie maiM Apa ko yahA~ taka lAyA huuN| adhikArI ke Azcarya kA pAra nahIM rahA, kahA-kyA
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________________ bolate citra yaha kheta tumhArA hai ? kisAna ne svIkRti sUcaka sira hilAte hue kahAmujhe mAlUma thA ki tuma jo bhI mAla le jAoge vaha binA paise diye le jaaoge| phira maiM apane par3osI ko hAni meM kyoM DAlU? maiM sAtha meM rahU~ aura tuma mere par3osI ko lUTo, isase to yahI zreyaskara hai ki maiM svayaM lUTA jaauuN| merA sarvasva luTa gayA hai tathApi mujhe prasannatA hai ki maiM apane par3ausI ke prati kartavyaniSTha rahA huuN| adhikArI gaharAI se socane lagA-jisa deza ke kisAnoM meM bhI isa prakAra kI udAttavRtti ho usa deza ko jItanA kaThina hI nahIM kaThinatara hai /
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________________ 3 3 kumArapAla ko vIratA pUraNarAya ne gujarAta kI dharmapradhAna saMskRti kA bhayaMkara apamAna kiyaa| gurjarezvara kumArapAla kA khUna khaula utthaa| use apamAna kA phala cakhAne ke liye, dharma aura saMskRti kI rakSA karane ke liye ve utsAha ke sAtha yuddha ke maidAna meM Aye / bijalI kI taraha talavAreM camakane lgiiN| bhAle nRtya karane lage / bar3e-bar3e vIroM ke bhI kadama kumArapAla kA rudra-rUpa dekhakara lar3akhar3Ane lge| virodhI samajha na sakA ki jo pazuoM ko pAnI chAnakara pilAtA hai, pramArjanI se jo cIMTiyoM kI bhI rakSA karatA hai, aisA dayAlu narasaMhArakArI yuddha meM kisa prakAra jUjha rahA hai ! usake prabala-parAkrama ko dekhakara vaha ThagA sA raha gyaa| use vizvAsa hogayA ki vaha yuddha meM kumArapAla se jIta nahIM skegaa| taba usane bheda nIti se kAma liyaa| kumArapAla kI senA rizvata lekara pIche haTane lgii| saMdhyA kA samaya huaa| pratidina pratikramaNa karanA
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________________ 62 bolate citra kumArapAla kA niyama thaa| pratikramaNa ke binA vaha raha nahIM sakatA thaa| usane mahAvata para dRSTi ddaalii| - rAjA ke antarmAnasa ko samajhane vAle mahAvata se kucha bhI chipA na raha skaa| usa vRddha mahAvata kI AMkhoM meM AMsU A gye| usane kahA-rAjan ! isa samaya hama ApattiyoM kI ghar3I meM se gujara rahe haiN| hamAre sainika apane kartavya ko vismRta kara cuke haiN| kisa ora se hamAre upara hamalA ho kahA nahIM jA sakatA / ataH merA nivedana hai ki dharmakriyAeMsamarAMgaNa meM nahIM kintu rAjamahala meM ho| rAjarSi kumArapAla ne kahA-mahAvata yaha to dharmayuddha haiM / laghu se laghu jIva kI rakSA karanA merA parama kartavya hai / maiMne mAnavoM ke sAmane talavAra uThAI hai usakA mUla kAraNa aparAdhI ko yaha batA denA hai ki maiM kAyara nahIM huuN| jaina anyAya ke sAmane ghuTane nahIM ttektaa| vijaya aura parAjaya jIvana ke do pahalU haiN| mujhe vijaya maiM prasannatA nahIM, parAjaya maiM khinnatA nhiiN| maiM samaya para apanA dhArmika kRtya avazya kruuNgaa| ___usane hAthI para baiThe hue hI sAMdhya pratikramaNa kiyaa| pratikramaNa pUrA hone para punaH hAtha meM bhAlA liyA aura yuddha karane lgaa| use yuddha meM vIratApUrvaka lar3ate dekhakara pratikUla bane hue sainika bhI anukUla ho gaye / rAjA Age bddh'aa| kumArapAla kA bhAlA sIdhA hI rAjA pUraNarAya kI chAtIpara lagA aura vaha pRthvI para girapar3A / pUraragarAya ne
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________________ 63 kumArapAla kI vIratA kumArapAla kii| zaraNa svIkAra kI vijayI rAjarSi kumArapAla ne use abhayadAna dekara mukta kara diyaa| jana-jana ke antarhRdaya ke tAra jhanajhanA uThe-'dhanya ! dharma aura saMskRti kI rakSA ke liye yuddha karane vAle mahAvIra ke parama bhakta gurjarezvara kumArapAla kI jaya !
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________________ 34 cA~vala ko garma karatA hU~ kSitimohana bAbU kI patnI bar3I ugra svabhAva kI thI aura kSitibAbU zarada ke cA~da kI taraha zItala the / ve krodha kA prasaMga upasthita hone para bhI muskarAte rahate the / eka dina kisI Avazyaka kArya meM vyasta rahane se sAyaM - kAla kucha vilamba se ve ghara para pahu~ce / unakI patnI Aga babUlA ho uThI / unake Ate hI garajate hue usane kahAtuma to deza sevA ke pIche pAgala bana rahe ho / bhojana kA samaya bIta jAtA hai / bhojana ThaMDA ho jAtA hai tathApi tumheM bhAna nahIM hai ! lo aba ThaNDe cAvala khAo / yaha kahakara usane ThaNDe cAvala kI thAlI sAmane rakha dI / kSitibAbU ne muskarAte hue thAlI hAtha meM lI ve use patnI ke sira para rakhane lage / patnI ne pUchA- yaha kyA kara rahe ho ? bAbU ne usI prakAra ha~sate hue kahA- jarA bhAta garama 64
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________________ 15 cA~vala ko garma karatA hU~ kara rahA hU~ / tumhAre sira meM itanI garmI hai ki sArA muMha tumhArA lAla surkha ho rahA hai, to kyA merA bhAta garma nahIM hogA ! pati ke prema se page hue zabdoM ko sunakara patnI pAnIpAnI ho gaI / kapUra kI taraha usakA krodha ur3a gayA / usane usI samaya mana hI mana pratijJA grahaNa kI ki maiM bhaviSya meM kabhI krodha nahIM karUMgI / krodha ko kSamA se jIto / krodha yadi jvAlA hai to kSamA vaha jaladhArA hai jo use zAnta kara detI hai / rakta se sane hue vastra rakta se nahIM, pAnI se hI sApha hoMge / *
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________________ 35 | vANI kI mahattA eka yuvaka samrAT ne prAtaHkAla ke samaya svapna dekhA ki usake sabhI dA~ta gira gaye haiM / svapna dekhate hI samrAT uTha baiThA ! vaha mana hI mana socane lagA- yaha to bar3A azubha svapna hai / dA~ta gira jAne se to muMha kI zobhA ho naSTa ho jAtI hai / usane usI samaya svapna - vizeSajJoM ko bulaayaa| do mahAn svapna zAstra ke jJAtA paNDita rAjasabhA meM upasthita hue / rAjA ne unake sAmane svapna kI bAta kahI / eka svapna vizeSajJa ne kahA- yaha svapna to bahuta hI bhayaMkara hai, Apake dA~ta gira jAne kA artha hai - ApakA sampUrNa parivAra mRtyu ke zararaNa ho jAya / Apa apanI A~khoM se Tukura-Tukura dekhA kareMge aura Apake parivAra ke sadasya danAdana marate jAyeMge Apa unakI rakSA nahIM kara sakeMge / svapna vizeSajJa kI bAta sunakara sArI sabhA meM 66
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________________ 67 vAraNI kI mahattA sannATA chA gyaa| rAjA kA mukha mlAna ho gyaa| dUsare svapna vizeSajJa kI ora rAjA ne dekhaa| usane kahA-rAjan ! maiM isa svapna ke sambandha meM gaharAI se cintana karUMgA aura isakA phalAdeza kala btaauuNgaa| dUsare dina ThIka samaya para vaha rAjasabhA meM upasthita huaa| usane madhura vANI se rAjA ko sambodhita kara kahA-rAjan ! isa svapna ke sambandha meM Apake mana meM jo galata dhAraNA ho gaI hai vaha mana se nikAla diijie| yaha svapna Apake dIrgha AyuSya kA pratIka hai| Apa lambe samaya taka zAsana kareMge / Apake parivAra kA koI bhI sadasya Apako apane sAmane marate hue nahIM dekhegaa| ApakI umra khUba lambI hai| dIrghAyuSya hI svapna kA phalAdeza hai| phalAdeza ko sunakara rAjA prasanna huaa| rAjA ne prasannatA se use puraskAra diyA / vidvAna vANI kI mahattA ke sambandha meM soca rahe the| phalAdeza eka hI hone para bhI vANI ke viveka se eka ko puraskAra milA aura dUsare ko tiraskAra milaa| ____ mAnava kI vANI meM eka anokhA jAdU hai / vaha amRta ko jahara banA detA hai aura jahara ko amRta / jo mAnava vANI kI mahattA ko samajha letA hai vaha naraka sadRza saMsAra ko bhI svarga banA letA hai /
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________________ 36 1 tRSNA rAtri kA samaya thA / cAroM ora gaharA aMdhakAra chAyA huA thA / AkAza meM umar3a ghumar3a kara ghanaghora ghaTAeM A rahI thIM aura gaMbhIra garjanA kara hajAra-hajAra dhArA ke rUpa meM barasa rahI thIM / san- san karatA huA teja pavana cala rahA thA / rAjagRha kI sar3akeM aura galiyAM pAnI se bhara gaI thIM / Am mahArAjA zreNika aura mahArAnI celanA rAjaprAsAda ke gavAkSa meM baiThe hue varSA ko dekha rahe the| bijalI camakI, usake nirmala prakAza meM mahArAnI celanA ne dekhA - kucha hI dUrI para eka vRddha pAnI meM khar3A tharthar kA~pa rahA hai aura pAnI meM se lakar3iyA~ khIMca rahA hai| rAnI ke Azcarya kA pAra na rahA / aise samaya meM yaha vyakti kyA kara rahA hai / mahArAnI ne AkSepa kI bhASA meM kahA- rAjan ! dekha liyA ApakA kalyANakArI rAjya / eka ora gaganacumbI aTTAlikAoM meM virAT vaibhava aThakheliyAM kara rahA hai, 68
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________________ tRSNA 69 dUsarI ora dekhiye usa vyakti ko tana Dhakane ke lie vastra nahIM hai / peTa bharane ke lie isa kAla-rAtri meM vaha majadUrI kara rahA hai / ise kalyANakArI rAjya kahA jAya yA kAla-rAjya ? magadharAja zreNika mahArAnI ke kathana ko na samajha sakA ki vaha kisa vRddha vyakti ke sambandha meM kaha rahI hai| usI samaya punaH bijalI cmkii| mahArAnI ne pAnI meM se lakar3iyAM nikAlane vAle vyakti kI ora saMketa kiyaa| ___ mahArAjA ne usI samaya dvArapAla ko bulAyA aura kahA-jo vyakti pAnI meM khar3A lakar3iyAM nikAla rahA hai use bulAkara laao| dvArapAla ne usa vRddha vyakti ko upasthita kiyA, jisake zarIra para lajjA nivAraNa ke liye kevala kaupIna mAtra vastra thaa| rAjA zreNika ne pUchA-AyuSman ! tuma kauna ho? kyA udara pUrti ke liye tumhAre pAsa anna nahIM hai ? tuma ardharAtri meM, bhayaMkara varSA meM itanA zrama kyoM kara rahe ho ? vRddha ne sabhyatA se namaskAra karake kahA-rAjan mere pAsa anna to bahuta hai para eka kamI hai jisake lie mujhe rAta dina zrama karanA par3atA hai ! rAjA-vaha kyA hai ? vRddha-rAjan ! mere pAsa eka bahuta sundara baila hai, kintu dUsarA baila na hone se jor3I adhUrI hai / usakI pUrti
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________________ 100 bolate citra ke lie rAta ko nadI meM candana kI jo lakar3iyA~ AtI haiM / unheM ikaTThI karake becatA hU~ / rAjA ne Adeza diyA - baila - zAlA meM se bar3hiyA se baila, jo isa vRddha ko pasanda ho, de diyA jAya / aura prAtaH kAla punaH mere sAmane ise upasthita kiyA jAya / prAtaHkAla hone para vRddha ko rAjA zreNika ke sAmane upasthita kiyA gayA / rAjA ne vRddha se pUchA- tunheM baila mila gayA ? usane kahA- rAjan ! mere jaisA baila ApakI bailazAlA meM nahIM hai / rAjA ko Azcarya huA-- merI baila zAlA meM isake baila jaisA baila nahIM hai / zreNika ne kahA - acchA, to tuma apanA baila dikhAo ! vRddha - rAjan ! merA baila yahA~ A sakatA nahIM / yadi Apako dekhanA hai to merI jhauMpar3I para padhArie / rAjA baila ko dekhane kI bhAvanA se usake sAtha cala diyA / sAta maMjila kA eka bhavya bhavana AyA / usa vRddha ne kahA - merI yahI jhoMpar3I hai / rAjA usake pIche-pIche calatA huA sAtaveM maMjila para pahu~cA, usane vastra se AcchAdita ratna jar3ita eka svarNa baila dikhalAyA / usameM bahumUlya ratna jagamagA rahe the / rAjA to ThagA sA raha gayA /
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________________ tRSNA 101 usa vRddha ne kahA-isameM chappana karor3a ke ratna haiN| dUsarA baila usI taraha kA thA, para usameM ratna apUrNa jar3e hue the| rAjA socane lagA-mere khajAne meM bhI aise bahumUlya ratna nahIM haiM / aise ratnoM kA svAmI hokara bhI candana kI lakar3iyA~ cunane ke lie yaha AdhI rAta meM zrama karatA hai| usI samaya zreNika ko bhagavAn mahAvIra ke maMgalamaya vacana smaraNa ho Aye ki tRSNA AkAza ke samAna ananta hai / usakI pUrti kabhI sambhava nahIM hai /
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________________ 37 prANotsarga kapilavastu para zrAvastI ke rAjA viDDabha ne AkramaraNa kiyaa| usake bhaya se kapilavastu kA agraNI bhAga gyaa| vijayI rAjA viDDabha ne kile ko tor3akara nagara meM praveza kiyaa| usane sainikoM ko Adeza dete hue kahAAja kA sunaharA dina vizvAsaghAta aura apamAna kA badalA lene kA hai| tuma jitanI bhI sampatti lUTa sako, lUTo / koI vyakti tumhAre kArya meM vighna upasthita karatA hai to use mAra do, yahI vijayotsava hai| kapilavastu ke mahAnAma ne sunaa| vaha cintana karane lagA, sattA aura sampatti ke lie mAnava kisa prakAra dAnavIya kRtya karane ko prastuta ho jAtA hai ! maiM nagara nivAsiyoM kA karuNa-krandana suna nahIM sktaa| use kucha smaraNa AyA aura vaha sIdhA hI rAjA ke pAsa phuNcaa| rAjA ne mahAnAma kA svAgata kiyA aura use baiThane ke lie yogya Asana bhI diyaa|
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________________ prANotsarga 103 mahAnAma ne pUchA-rAjan ! kyA Apa mujhe pahacAnate haiM ? rAjA-mahAnAma ! Apako kauna nahIM pahacAnatA ? jJAna kI dRSTi se, cAritra kI dRSTi se, saMskAra aura sabhyatA kI dRSTi se Apa sabhI nagarajanoM meM mahAn haiN| etadartha hI paurajana Apako mahAnAma se sambodhita karate haiM / kapilavastu ke nivAsiyoM kI taraha maiM bhI ApakA hRdaya se svAgata karatA huuN| mahAnAma-rAjana ! maiM yaha jAnanA cAhatA hUM ki ApakA aura merA kucha sambandha hai ? rAjA ne atIta kI gaharAI meM praveza kiyaa| use smaraNa AyA-zrAvastI ke rAjA prasenajita ne kapilavastu se eka kanyA kI yAcanA kI thii| abhimAnI nAgarika inkAra ho gae the| vAtAvaraNa yuddha meM parivartita hone vAlA thA / usa samaya isa mahAnAma ne apanI dAsI putrI dekara prasenajita ke krodha ko zAnta kiyA thaa| usI dAsI putrI kA putra maiM hU~ / jaba maiM avasthA meM choTA thA taba nanihAla AyA thaa| taba mahAnAma ne mujhe eka varSa taka kA adhyayana karAyA thA / sambandha kI dRSTi se ye mere nAnA haiM / aura adhyayana karAne kI dRSTi se mere vidyA guru haiM / isa prakAra inake sAtha mere do sambandha haiN| viDama ne kahA-Apake sAtha mere do sambandha haiM-nAnA aura vidyA guru kaa| ___
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________________ 104 bolate citra mahAnAma-rAjan ! maiM yahI bAta tumheM smaraNa karAne ke lie AyA thaa| vidyAbhyAsa kI pUrNAhuti para tumane mujhe gurudakSiNA ke lie kahA thaa| usa samaya maiMne kahA thA-tuma abhI apane pAsa hI rakho, jaba mujhe gurudakSiNA kI AvazyakatA hogI, mA~ga luuNgaa|| . rAjA--maiM samajha gayA / Apa na mA~ge to bhI maiM dene ke lie prastuta huuN| Apa niriMcata rheN| rAjA ne usI samaya senApati ko bulAkara Adeza diyA-lUTane vAle sainika kahIM mahAnAma ke ghara para na pahu~ca jAe~, yaha dhyAna rkhnaa| ye gurudakSiNA mA~gane Aye haiM ataH inakI rakSA karanA merA parama pavitra kartavya hai| kapilavastu para merA purAnA vaira hai, usakA badalA avazya liyA jAya para mahAnAma kA ghara pUrNa rUpa se surakSita rhe| mahAnAma ne bIca meM hI bAta kATate hue kahArAjan ! maiM aisA svArthI nahIM huuN| maiM apane ghara ke lie nahIM, nagara nivAsiyoM ke lie abhaya cAhatA huuN| gurudeva ! Apa mithyA Agraha na kreN| jisa apamAna kI Aga meM maiM varSoM se jhulasa rahA hU~ vaha Aga nagaranivAsiyoM ko jhulasA kara hI zAnta hogI-viDubha ne apanI bAta kA spaSTIkaraNa karate hue kahA mahAnAma-maiM yaha hatyAkAMDa dekha nahIM sktaa| mere khAtira hI yaha baMda kara do| rAjA--gurudeva ! mujhe smaraNa hai ki Apa jalakrIr3A
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________________ prANotsarga 105 bahuta hI sundara karate haiN| Apa isa tAlAba meM jaba taka DubakI lagAkara pAnI ke andara raheMge taba taka koI bhI sainika lUTa-pATa va hatyA nahIM kregaa| jo nagara ko chor3akara bhAganA cAhegA use saharSa bhAgane diyA jaayegaa| kahie Apako yaha svIkAra hai ? mahAnAma-hA~, mujhe svIkAra haiN| jitanA raktapAta kama ho, utanA hI acchA / use smaraNa AyA-eka dina mahApuruSa ne kahA thA-pAnI dUsaroM kI pyAsa bujhAtA hai, phala dUsaroM kI bhUkha miTAte haiM, vRkSa dUsaroM ko chAyA dete haiM, candana ghisA jAkara bhI dUsaroM ko zItalatA detA hai / gannA pIlA jAkara bhI rasa detA hai, para mAnava kyA detA hai ? Aja kapilavastu ke nAgarikoM ke lie mujhe bhI jIvanadAna denA hai| rAjA viDDama ne socA-yaha vRddha ATha dasa kSaNa zvAsoccha vAsa ko roka skegaa| taba taka nAgarika kahA~ taka bhAga sakate haiM / gurudeva ke vacana kA bhI pAlana hogA aura merI vaira-agni bhI zAnta ho jAyegI aura rAjA ne ghoSaNA kI ki jahA~ taka mahAnAma jala meM DubakI lagA kara raheMge vahA~ taka sabhI ko abhayadAna diyA jAtA hai| ___saikar3oM paurajana mahAnAma ke pAsa Akara khar3e ho gaye / mahAnAma ne pAnI meM praveza kiyaa| sabhI loga TakaTakI lagAkara dekha rahe the ki mahAnAma abhI bAhara nikaleM, abhI bAhara nikleN| para ghaNTe ke ghaNTe vyatIta ho gae,
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________________ 106 mahAnAma bAhara nahIM Aye | vibha aura usake sainika cakita ho ge| vibha ko nizcaya ho gayA mere guru, nAnA ne kapilavastu kI rakSA ke lie apane prAraNa samarpita kara diye haiM / bolate catra AjJA pAkara sainika tAlAba meM ghuse mahAnAma kA mRta deha tAlAba meM jo kIrtistaMbha thA usake sAtha uttarIya vastra se baMdhA huA thA / ve zava ko lekara bAhara Aye / sabhI ke hRdaya kI vINA ke tAra jhanajhanA uThe - dhanya haiM mahAmanA mahAnAma, jinhoMne apane Apako samarpita kara nagara kI rakSA kI hai / hajAroM-lAkhoM ke prANa bacAe ! *
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________________ dhana kA upayoga madhyAhna kA samaya thA / cilacilAtI dhUpa gira rahIM thii| Avazyaka sAmAna lekara mahA kavi kAlidAsa bAjAra se lauTa rahe the / unhoMne dekhA-sAmane se eka garIba vyakti A rahA hai / usake pairoM meM jUte nahIM haiM / tapta tave sI bhUmi para vaha kabhI daur3a rahA hai, kabhI chAyA meM ruka rahA hai, kabhI lar3akhar3Ate kadamoM meM cala rahA hai| usa dIna kI dayanIya avasthA dekhakara kavi kA komala mAnasa karuNA se AplAvita ho gyaa| unhoMne usI samaya apane paira ke jUte khole aura usa garIba ko de diye| ___ garIba vyakti ne bar3I vinamratA ke sAtha kahA-maiM isa samaya Apa ke jUte nahIM le sakatA kyoMki Apako bhI isa kar3I dhUpa meM binA jUte calane se kaSTa hogaa| ___ kavi-Apa merI vintA na kareM, merA ghara bahuta hI najadIka hai / Apa jUte le liijie| Apa na leMge to bhI aba maiM inheM nahIM pahanUMgA / naMge paira calakara dekhUgA ki ujjayinI 107
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________________ 108 kI garIba janatA kisa prakAra calatI hai / vaha garIba vyakti jUte pAkara prasanna huA aura Age cala diyA / bolate citra kAlidAsa ne tapI huI jamIna para jyoM hI paira rakhA, paira mu~ha bolane lage / phira bhI mana meM prasannatA thI / rAja kavi kucha dUra calA hI thA ki rAjA kA hAthI sAmane Akara khar3A huA / mahAvata ne kahA ---- kavivara ! isa samaya naMge paira Apa cala rahe haiM ? hAthI para baiThie, maiM Apako ghara taka pahu~cA detA hU~ / kavi - tuma apane kArya ke lie jAo, maiM calA jAU~gA / mahAvata ne kahA- aisA nahIM ho sakatA / Apako baiThanA hI hogA / anta meM mahAvata ke atyAgraha se kavi ko hAthI para baiThanA par3A / hAthI rAjamahaloM ke sannikaTa pahu~cA gavAkSa meM baiThe hue mahArAjA bhoja ne dekhA, kavi kAlidAsa hAthI para baiThakara A rahe haiM / unhoMne pUchA - kavivara, hAthI kahAM se mila gayA ? kavi ne muskarAte hue kahA - maiMne purAne phaTe hue jUte kA dAna diyA / usake puNya phalasvarUpa hAthI kI yaha savArI milI hai / jisane dhana kA dAna nahIM kiyA usakA dhana nirarthaka hai / Xx
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________________ 36 | sarvazreSTha zAstA pATalIputra ke nAgarika Ananda se jhUma rahe the kyoMki Aja samrAT azoka kA janma dina thA / nagara kI sar3akeM hI nahIM, galiyA~ bhI sApha kI gaI thIM / makAna sajAe gae the / sthAna-sthAna para mAlAe~ lagAI gaI thIM, dvAra banAe gae the, nagara meM sarvatra cahala-pahala thI / sabhI loga mahArAjA kA abhinandana karane ke lie rAjaprAsAda kI ora bar3he jA rahe the / mahArAjA priyadarzI azoka ne udghoSaNA kIprAntIya zAsaka apanA-apanA kauzala prastuta kareMge aura jo sarvazreSTha pratIta hogA use 'sarvazreSTha zAstA' upAdhi se vibhUSita kiyA jAyegA / sabhAgRha darzakoM se khacAkhaca bhara gayA / sabhI dekhanA cAhate the ki kauna sarvazra eSTha zAstA hai / bhArata ke vividha aMcaloM se zAsaka Aye aura apane-apane sthAna para AsIna ho gae / rAjasI vezabhUSA dhAraNa kara, rAja- mukuTa 106
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________________ 110 bolate citra ko pahana kara priyadarzI azoka bhI rAja-siMhAsana para AsIna hue| ___ samrATa ke sAmane sabhI zAsakoM ne kramazaH apane kArya kA vivaraNa sunAnA prArambha kiyaa| uttara prAnta ke zAsaka ne batAyA-maiMne Taiksa lagAkara AyAta-niryAta prabhRti sAdhana-srotoM ke dvArA rAjya kI AmadanI tIna gunI bar3hAyI hai aura Aya ke aise srota bhI anveSaraNa kie haiM, jisase prativarSa usameM abhivRddhi hotI rhegii| dakSiNa ke zAsaka ne nivedana kiyA--svarNa kI khadAnoM meM naukaroM se adhika kArya liyA gayA hai, jisase gata varSa kI apekSA dUnA sonA ekatrita huA hai| Taiksa bhI lagAe haiM ! isase bhI AmadanI meM abhivRddhi huI hai| pUrva-prAntIya adhikArI ne kahA-jo zatru hamArI sImAoM kA atikramaNa karate the| unheM hamane apanI zakti se isa prakAra parAsta kara diyA hai ki ve varSoM taka sAmane khar3e nahIM ho skte|| pazcimI sImAnta pradeza ke zAsaka ne kahA-hamane isa varSa Taiksa hI nahIM bar3hAe, apitu adhikArI aura rAjakarmacAriyoM kA vetana bhI kama kara diyA jisase anya prAntoM kI apekSA hamAre zAsana ko adhika arthalAbha huA hai| anta meM magadha ke zAsaka khar3e hue| unhoMne kahA-isa
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________________ sarvazreSTha zAstA 111 varSa Aya kI dRSTi se rAjya koSa kAphI ghATe meM rahA hai, kyoMki hamane prajA kI sukha suvidhA ke lie kara kama kara diye / adhikAriyoM kA vetana bar3hA diyA gayA / sthAnasthAna para pAThazAlAeM, tAlAba, kue, nahareM aura dharmazAlAeM banavAI, cikitsAlaya khole haiN| Aya kA adhikAMza bhAga jana-jana ke hita ke lie arpita kiyA gayA hai / prajA adhika se adhika sukhI ho, isa ora dhyAna diyA gayA hai / priyadarzI azoka samrAT ne sabhI kA vivaraNa sunane ke pazcAta kahA- mujhe rAjya koSa meM aisA dhana nahIM cAhie jo dIna-hIna prajA ko pIr3ita kara prApta kiyA gayA ho / jina zAsakoM ne prajA kA zoSaNa kiyA hai unheM maiM acchA nahIM mAnatA / magadha samrAT ne isa varSa sarvazreSTha zAstAkA kArya kiyA hai ataH unheM 'sarva zra eSTha zAstA' kI upAdhi se sammAnita karatA hU~ / x
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________________ buddhi kA camatkAra siddharAja jayasiMha ke bAlyakAla kI eka preraka ghaTanA hai| siddharAja ke pitA karNadeva, jaba siddharAja tIna varSa ke the, tabhI paraloka vAsI ho cuke the / mAtA mInala devI rAjya kA sampUrNa kArya calAtI thii| siddharAja yadyapi bAlaka thA tathApi usakI pratibhA kI tejasvitA se sabhI paricita the / dillI ke bAdazAha ne sunA / unhoMne mInala devI ko sUcanA dI ki ApakA putra aba bar3A ho cukA hai, dekhanA cAhate haiM / Apa use darabAra meM bhejiye / mInaladevI ko cintA huI-siddharAja abhI bAlaka hai| na jAne bAdazAha kyA pUche ! yaha una kA utara kisa prakAra de skegaa| mInaladevI ne use apane pAsa biThAkara aneka prakAra kI zikSAeM dI aura kahA yaha prazna Ae to isa prakAra uttara denaa| yadi aisA prazna Aye to isa prakAra kA 112
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________________ buddhi kA camatkAra jabAba denA / bahuta dera taka siddharAja sArI bAteM sunatA rhaa| anta meM usane atyanta namratA ke sAtha kahA-mAtAjI yadi ina praznoM ke atirikta dUsare prazna mere sAmane Aye to unakA uttara kisa prakAra denA ? ___mAtA ne kahA-putra, usa samaya apanI buddhi se vicAra kara uttara denaa| siddharAja-phira mAtAjI, Apa itanI cintA na kreN| jaba mujhe apanI buddhi se hI samayocita uttara denA hai to Apa cintA na kreN| siddharAja apane sAmantoM ke sAtha dillI ke darabAra meM phuNcaa| usake divya aura bhavya rUpa ko dekhakara sabhI cakita ho ge| siddharAja bAdazAha ke pAsa jAkara jyoM hI praNAma karane lagA tyoM hI bAdazAha ne usa ke donoM hAtha apane hAtha meM pakar3a liye / kahA-maiMne tujhe pakar3a liyA hai, aba batA tU kyA kara sakatA hai ? siddharAja ne caTa se uttara diyA-samrAT pravara ! aba maiM saba kucha kara sakatA hU~, kyoMki hamAre deza meM vara kanyA kA eka hAtha pakar3atA hai to use jIvana bhara nibhAtA hai| use kisI bhI prakAra kA kaSTa na ho, isakA dhyAna rakhatA hai / vaha usake ghara kI mAlakina hotI hai| usakI sampUrNa jabAvadArI usa para hotI hai| jaba eka hAtha
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________________ bolate citra pakar3ane vAle kI yaha sthiti hotI hai to Apane to mere donoM hAtha pakar3a lie haiM ! isalie merI sampUrNa jimmedArI Apa para AgaI hai aura maiM cintA se mukta ho gayA huuN| bAdazAha siddharAja kA uttara sunakara bahuta hI prasanna haA aura use prema va sammAna ke sAtha vidA kara diyaa|
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________________ sampatti kA vibhAga navadvIpa meM do bhAI rahate the-rAyamariNa aura ghumariNa / donoM prakANDa paNDita the| unake pAsa sarasvatI tI thI aura lakSmI bhI aThakheliyA~ kara rahI thii| __eka dina rAyamaNi ne apane laghubhrAtA raghu se kahA ba sampatti ke vibhAga kara liye jAyeM to acchA hai / ___ raghu ne nivedana kiyA-bhAI ! Apa yaha kyA kaha he haiM / mUrkha jana sampatti ke pralobhana meM par3akara alagalaga ho jAte hai, para hama to paNDita kahalAte haiN| hamAre lae alaga honA zobhAspada nahIM hai| __rAyamaNi ne prema se kahA-bhaiyA ! tuma merA abhiprAya hIM samajhe / hama donoM alaga honA nahIM cAhate haiM, para no sampatti hai vaha lar3akoM ko apane hAtha se bA~Ta deM tAki / bhaviSya meM sampatti ko lekara jhagar3A na kreN| rAyamaNi ke tIna putra the aura raghumariNa ke eka lar3akA 115
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________________ 116 bolate citra thA / rAma ne sampUrNa sampatti ke do vibhAga kiye| eka vibhAga meM apane tIna putra the aura dUsare vibhAga meM raghu kA eka putra thA / raghumariNa isa vibhAga ko dekhakara prasanna hone ke bajAya nArAja ho gayA / usane kahA- bhAI ! tumane yaha kyA kiyA ! hama donoM bhAI to alaga ho nahIM rahe haiM / hama alaga hote to do vibhAga karanA ucita thA, para hama to putroM ko sampatti bA~Ta rahe haiM, ataH cAra samAna vibhAga kiye jAe~ aura cAroM meM bA~Ta die jAe~ / raghu ne cAra vibhAga kiye aura cAroM ko bA~Ta diye / kahA~ eka-eka paise ke lie Apasa meM lar3ane vAle bhAI aura kahA~ apane hisse kI sampatti ko bhI apane bhAI ke lar3akoM ko dene vAle bhAI ! *
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________________ yaha kaisA bhojana ? samrATa sikandara kI vizAla senA zatruoM ko parAsta karatI huI Age bar3ha rahI thii| usane turkistAna kI sImA meM praveza kiyaa| turkistAna ke bAdazAha ko yaha samAcAra milaa| mantriyoM ne bAdazAha se nivedana kiyA ki hameM usakA pratikAra karanA caahie| duzmana kI senA ko bhagAnA hamArA kartavya hai| hameM yuddha karane ke lie sabhI prakAra kI khAdya va sainya sAmagrI taiyAra kara lenI caahie| turkistAna ke bAdazAha ne kahA-Apa kisI prakAra kI cintA na kreN| mujhe sabhI mAlUma hai| . anta meM sikandara kI vaha vizAla senA binA pratikAra Age bar3hatI turkistAna kI rAjadhAnI meM AgaI ! turkistAna ke bAdazAha ne sikandara kA prema se svAgata kiyaa| donoM Apasa meM prema se mile / na sikandara ne yuddha ke lie kahA aura na turkistAna ke bAdazAha ne hii|
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________________ 118 bolate citra vidAI-samAroha kA Ayojana kiyA gayA / turkistAna ke bAdazAha ne sikandara ko bhojana ke lie nimantraNa diyA / sikandara ne sneha se usake nimaMtraNa ko svIkAra kiyaa| dUsare dina nagara ke madhya meM eka vizAla va kalAtmaka paNDAla banAyA gayA aura sabhI adhikAriyoM ke lie anukrama se Asana bichAye gaye / bhojana ke samaya para sikandara ne anucaroM ke sAtha praveza kiyaa| sone ke thAla sajAye hue the / raMga viraMge rUmAla una para or3hA rakhe the / jyoM hI rUmAla haTAye gaye / sikandara ne dekhA-usakA thAla hIroM, pannoM mANaka aura motiyoM se jagamagA rahA hai / anya senApatiyoM kI thAliyA~ sone aura cA~dI se bharI huI haiN| samrATa sikandara kA ceharA krodha se lAla ho gyaa| yaha bhojana hai yA bhojana ke nAma para majAka hai ? / turkistAna ke bAdazAha ne zAnti se kahA-Apa krodha na kareM, Apa jisa bhojana kI icchA karate the vahI bhojana maiMne Apako rakhA hai / anna ke bhojana kI to grIsa meM bhI kamI nahIM thI, para isa bhojana ke lie hI Apako yahA~ taka Ane kA kaSTa karanA par3A hai / Apane isa bhojana ko pAne ke lie hI itane kaSTa sahana kiye haiN| sikandara ke pAsa isakA koI uttara nahIM thA / vaha binA yuddha kiye hI ulaTe pairoM grIsa lauTa gyaa|
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________________ 3 jIvana samarpaNa bhAratIya saMskRti meM atithi ko deva mAnA hai'atithi devo bhava' ke rUpa meM usakI upAsanA kI hai| nAlaMdA vizvavidyAlaya ke medhAvI vidyArthI apane pyAre atithi aa . aina. saMga ko vidAI dene ke liye sAtha jA rahe the / sabhI naukA meM baiThe hue the / naukA sindhu nadI ko pAra kara rahI thii| sAmAjika, dhArmika, sAMskRtika, dArzanika carcAe~ cala rahI thiiN| usI samaya eka bhayaMkara tUphAna aayaa| naukA DagamagAne lgii| kuzala nAvika ne aneka prayatna kiye para koI bhI prayatna saphala na ho skaa| ___ anta meM nAvika ne kahA-naukA meM vajana adhika hai| vajana kI adhikatA se aba yaha nadI meM DUba jaayegii| cInI yAtrI hya. ena. saMga ne bhArata ke vividha aMcaloM meM se aprApya chaha sau sattAvana pustakeM aura tathAgata buddha kI DhAI sau candana, suvarNa, cAMdI, kAMsya va saMgamarmara kI kalAtmaka pratimAe~ ekatra kI thI jisase 116
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________________ 120 bolate citra nauMkA pUrNa bharI huI thii| tUphAna uttarottara bar3hatA jA rahA thaa| nAvika ne kahA-jarA isa nirarthaka bhAra ko kama karo, varnA naukA DUba jaayegii| bhAra kama hone para zAyada naukA kinAre laga jaae| nAvika ne eka gaThaDI nadI meM DAlane ke lie uThAI kintu cInI yAtrI ne use rokate hue kahA-bhAI ! ise na ddaalo| bhArata meM phira kara maiMne yaha anamola sAmagrI apane dezavAsiyoM ke lie ekatra kI hai| yaha sAhityasaMskRti kI mahAn dharohara hai| isake sAmane mere deha kA kucha bhI mUlya nahIM hai| yaha saMskArI sAhitya jahA~ bhI rahegA vahA~ ke dezavAsiyoM ke jIvana kA nava-nirmANa kregaa| nAvika aura cInI yAtrI ke vArtAlApa ko nAlaMdA vizva vidyAlaya ke vidyArthiyoM ne sunaa| isa sAMskRtika dharohara ke lie yadi hamAre sAmane yaha atithi apane prANa samarpita karatA hai to hamAre lie atyanta lajjA kI bAta hai / una vidyArthiyoM ne A~kha ke saMketa se paraspara bAta krlii| usI samaya eka tejasvI vidyArthI khar3A huaa| usane donoM hAtha jor3akara kahA-'bhadanta ! Apane bhArata meM bhramaNa kara jo bahumUlya sAmagrI ekatra kI hai, vaha bhAra ke kAraNa naSTa ho jAya, yaha hamAre lie lajjA kI bAta
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________________ jIvana samarpaNa 121 hogii| Apa isa mahAn nidhi ko apane deza meM le jaaie|' isa prakAra kahakara vaha yuvaka sindhu meM gira par3A ! usake girane ke sAtha hI dUsare yuvaka vidyArthI bhI kUda par3e / vidyArthiyoM ko isa prakAra prANa samarpita karate dekhakara cInI yAtrI kI A~khoM se A~sU Tapaka pdd'e|
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________________ gunAha amerikA Dankarka nAmaka zahara kA nyAyAdhIza remaMDa eka dina apanI kAra meM baiThakara kisI atyanta Avazyaka kArya ke liye jA rahA thaa| mArga meM eka mor3a para saikar3oM gAr3iyoM kI bhIr3a lagI huI thii| niyama ke anusAra kramazaH gAr3iyAM pAra honI cAhiye kintu usameM atyadhika samaya lagane kI saMbhAvanA thI / ataH nyAyAdhIza ke DrAivara ne apane buddhi kauzala se anya gAr3iyoM se apanI kAra Age nikAla dii| nyAyAdhIza samaya para pahu~ca gaye / ___kArya samApta kara ve punaH lauTe rahe the ki DrAivara ne nivedana kiyA-amuka sthala para jAte samaya atyadhika bhIr3a thI maiMne Apa ko zIghra pahu~cAne ke lie dUsarI gAr3iyoM ko pIche kara apanI gAr3I ko Age lekara kAnUna bhaMga kiyA hai| DrAivara kI yaha bAta nyAyAdhIza ko jJAta nahIM thii| 122
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________________ 123 gunAha unhoMne eka kSaNa soca kara kahA- to gAr3I pulisa thAne para le calo / nyAyAdhIza ke AdezanusAra kAra pulisa thAne para le jAI gaI / nyAyAdhIza ne pulisa adhikArI ke hAtha meM pA~ca DAlara dete hue kahA- mujhe mAlUma nahIM thA, mere DrAivara ne kAnUna bhaMga kiyA hai / yaha merA vyakti hai, ataH daNDa rUpa meM maiM pA~ca DAlara de rahA hU~ / nyAyAdhIza kI nyAyaniSThA dekhakara pulisa kA adhikArI cakita ho gayA / usane kahA- Apa kI bAta satya hai, para pulisa ne Apako gunehagAra nahIM ThaharAyA hai / phira Apa svayaM daNDa bharane kA Agraha kyoM kara rahe haiN| nyAyAdhIza ne kahA - bhale hI sarakArI pulisa ne mujhe nahIM pakar3A hai kintu andara kI pulisa, jo antarAtmA hai, usane to mujhe pakar3A hI hai / jo bAhara dekhA jAya vahI gunAha hai yaha paribhASA mujhe svIkAra nahIM hai / pulisa adhikArI kA mastiSka nyAyAdhIza kI bAta ko sunakara zraddhA se jhuka gayA / $?
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________________ 45 vikAsa kA mUla DumarAvana ke mahArAjA ko eka dina jayaprakAza ne kahA-maiM Apake putroM ko hindI par3hAne ke lie atyadhika zrama karatA hUM tathApi ve par3hate nahIM haiN| yadi ve par3hanA nahIM cAhate haiM to maiM vyartha hI paccIsa rupaye vetana ke rUpa meM kyoM lU ! isase to acchA hai ki Apa mujhe koI anya kArya btaadeN| jayaprakAza kI prAmANikatA se mahArAjA prabhAvita hue| unhoMne usI samaya bila-klarka kA kArya unheM sauMpa diyaa| jayaprakAza niSThA ke sAtha vaha kArya karane lage / jaba unheM acchI taraha Atma-santoSa ho jAtA taba ve bila para svIkRti kI mudrA lagAte / eka samaya sAta hajAra rupaye kA bila dubArA aagyaa| kevala jayaprakAza kI mudrA hI laganA avazeSa thA / jayaprakAza ne gaharAI se use dekhaa| unhoMne usI 124
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________________ vikAsa kA mUla 125 samaya amaladAra ko bulAkara isakA kAraNa pUchA ? amaladAra ghabarA gayA / usane kahA-bhUla se aisA ho gayA hai, parantu yaha bila sabhI sthAnoM se pAsa ho gayA hai / Apa isa para mudrA lagA dIjie / Apa isakI carcA kisI se na kareM, maiM isI samaya sAta hajAra rupae lAkara de detA huuN| ___jayaprakAza ne kahA-yaha bAta kabhI sambhava nahIM haiN| maiM sArI bAta mahArAjA se nivedana kruuNgaa| sevaka ko mAlika se bAta chipA kara rakhanA vizvAsaghAta karanA hai| tumane bhUla svIkAra kara lI hai, isalie maiM aisA prayAsa karUMgA ki tumheM kisI bhI prakAra kI A~ca na aae| jayaprakAza ne sArI bAta mahArAjA se nivedana kI aura batAyA ki sambhavataH kAryAdhikya ke kAraNa adhikAriyoM se yaha bhUla ho gaI hai| ___ mahArAjA jayaprakAza kI prAmANikatA ko dekhakara bahuta hI prasanna hue| unhoMne usI samaya bila-klarka ke sthAna se haTAkara usako apanA pradhAnamantrI banA diyA aura unakA vetana pandrahasau rupayA kara diyaa| ___garIba ghara meM janmA huA vyakti bhI kartavya-niSThA se kitanI adhika pragati kara sakatA hai, yaha bAta isa udAharaNa se spaSTa ho jAtI hai /
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________________ parivartana iMgleMDa ke sara volTara skoTa kA svabhAva prArambha meM bar3A krUra thA kintu eka nanhI sI ghaTanA ne unake jIvana ko hI badala diyaa| unhoMne eka bAra kutte ko eka patthara mArA / kutte kA paira TUTa gayA / vaha vedanA se karAhane lgaa| kucha samaya pazcAt vahI kuttA, jisake paira se khUna cU rahA thA, unake pAsa AyA, apanI pUcha hilAkara unase kSamA yAcanA karane lgaa| kutte kA yaha atimAnavIya vyavahAra dekhakara lekhaka sara volTara skoTa vicArane lage-yadi isa kutte ke sthAna para koI mAnava hotA to vaha apanI zakti ke anusAra avazya hI kucha na kucha pratikriyA karatA / para yaha to pazu hai / mere dvArA kiye gaye aparAdha ko vismRta kara mere pAsa A baiThA hai aura pUcha hilA rahA hai| 126
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________________ parivartana 127 ve kursI se nIce utare aura kutta kI pITha para prema se hAtha pherane lge| bole-mitra ! maiMne patthara mArakara tumhArA bhArI aparAdha kiyA hai| maiM pratijJA karatA hU~ ki bhaviSya meM kabhI kisI ko coTa nahIM phuNcaauuNgaa| merA mAnasa pazcAttApa kI Aga se jala rahA hai| unakA hRdaya atyanta mRdu hogyaa| cehare para madhura prasannatA nAcane lgii|
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________________ zrI devendra muni jI dvArA likhita mahatvapUrNa sAhitya Am; 1. RSabha deva : eka parizIlana bhagavAn pArzva : eka samIkSAtmaka adhyayana 5) bhagavAn ariSTanemi aura karmayogI zrIkRSNa 10) 4. kalpasUtra (vivecana) 5. ciMtana kI cA~danI 6. anubhUti ke Aloka meM . 7. khilatI kaliyA~ : muskarAte phUla 3)50 8. pratidhvani 3)50 6. phUla aura parAga 10. bolate citra 1)50 11. buddhi ke camatkAra 1)50 1)50 samparka kareM :lakSmI pustaka bhaMDAra goMdhI mArga, ahamadAbAda-1
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________________ lekhaka kI mahattvapUrNa kRtiyA~ - -: kalpasatra pratidhvani rAma rAja nema vANI bolate citra dharma aura darzana phUla aura parAga jindagI kI lahare buddhi ke camatkAra cintana kI cAMdanI anubhava ratna kaNikA sAdhanA kA rAjamArga saMskRti ke aMcala meM minakha paNAro mola sAhitya aura saMskRti jindagI kI muskAna anubhUti ke Aloka meM oMkAra : eka anucintana RSabhadeva : eka parizIlana khilatI kaliyA~ muskarAte phUla bhagavAna ariSTanemI aura karmayogI zrIkRSNa bhagavAna pArzva: eka samIkSAtmaka adhyayana -