Book Title: Bolti Tasvire
Author(s): Devendramuni
Publisher: Tarak Guru Jain Granthalay
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003197/1

JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLY
Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 HEAFITSSESPALIKEATERTATERP2:25 mAscI EASES MECIPEPRSORTERE SPRXSB davandramunizAstrI Jan Luceuremaliomaro Private Personaluse ORV WWWanelbarvor Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI tAraka guru jana panthamAlA puSpaH 121 bolatI tasavIreM lekhaka adhyAtma-yogI upAdhyAya rAjasthAnakesarI zrI puSkara munijI mahArAja ke suziSya devendra ati zAstrI prakAzaka zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sarkala, udayapura (rAja.) Jain Education Internationa Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upAdhyAya rAjasthAna kesarI adhyAtmayogI zrI puSkara munijI mahArAja ke dIkSA-svarNa jayantI samAroha para prakAzita * pustaka bolatI tasavIreM * lekhaka devendra muni zAstrI 45 . rA prakAzaka zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sarkala, udayapura (rAja.) pina-313001 * prathama saMskaraNa san 1976 sitambara vi0 saM0 2036 bhAdrapada mudraka : upAdhyAya presa, AgarA-2 * sUlya : tIna rupaye mAtra Jain Education Internationa Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarpaNa * jinakA pavitra jIvana jJAna-darzana aura cAritra kA jItA jAgatA bhASya hai| * jinake pavitra vicAra, sAhitya, saMskRti, dharma aura darzana kI uccatama coTiyoM ko saMsparza karane meM samartha hai| * jinakA nirmala AcAra jana-jana kA mArgadarzaka hai| * unhIM prajJAmUtti paramazraddheya sadguruvarya upAdhyAya zrI puSkara munijI mahArAja ke pavitra kara kamaloM meM sAdara savinaya -devendra muni Jain Education Internationa Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Education Internationa Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya apane sAhityapremI sajjanoM ke pANi-padmoM meM bolatI tasavIreM pustaka samarpita karate hue hRdaya Ananda se jhUma rahA hai / vidvAna lekhaka ne vizva ke cintakoM ke ve jIvana prasaGga pradAna kiye haiM, jo atyanta preraNAdAyI haiM / jIvana ko badalane meM pUrNa rUpa se samartha hai / isa pustaka ke lekhaka hamAre jAne mAne aura pahacAne hue prasiddha sAhitya manISI zrI devendra munijI haiM jo rAjasthAna kesarI adhyAtmayogI upAdhyAya pUjya gurudeva zrI puSkara muni jI ke pradhAna antevAsI haiM / jo zraddha eya sadguruvarya kI pAvana sevA meM rahakara nirantara sAhitya - sAdhanA karate rahate haiM / jinhoMne Aja taka vipula sAhitya kA sRjana kara sarasvatI ke bhaNDAra ko bharA hai / prastuta grantha AkAra kI dRSTi se laghu hone para bhI hIre kI taraha bahumUlya hai / jIvana kA nirmANa karane ke lie bahuta hI upayogI hai / hamAre anya granthoM kI taraha yaha grantha bhI jana-jana ke lie preraNA- pada siddha hogA / parama zraddhaya sadguruvarya ke dIkSA svarNa jayantI ke sunahare avasara para isa zAnadAra upahAra ko dete hue hameM apAra AhlAda ho rahA hai / mantrI - zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya Jain Education Internationa Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekhaka kI kalama se sAhitya jIvana kA abhinava Aloka hai| vaha bhUle-bhaTake jIvana sAthiyoM ke lie saccA patha-pradarzaka hai| mujhe dArzanika, aitihAsika, sAMskRtika sAhitya ke prati jitanI ruci rahI hai, usI prakAra kathA va rUpaka sAhitya ke prati bhI ruci rahI hai| jaba kabhI bhI anusandhAnaparaka zodhapradhAna sAhitya likhate samaya mujhe thakAna kA anubhava hotA hai to usa samaya maiM kathAsAhitya likhatA hU~ yA par3hatA hU~ jisase thakAna miTakara naI tAjagI kA anubhava hotA hai| dakSiNa bhArata kI vihAra yAtrA karate samaya paira hI nahIM, mastiSka bhI thakAna kA anubhava karatA rahA / pratidina kI vihAra yAtrA meM maiMne kathAsAhitya likhane kA nizcaya kiyaa| merA yaha prayoga bahuta hI upayogI siddha huaa| jaina-kathAe~ ke sampAdana ke atirikta anya aneka kathAoM kI pustakeM bhI likha gayA jo pAThakoM ke samakSa haiN| __ kathA-sAhitya ke anuzIlana-parizIlana se mere antamAnasa meM ye vicAra sudRr3ha ho cuke haiM ki mAnava ke vyaktitva aura kRtitva ke vikAsa ke lie, usake pavitra-caritra ke nirmANa ke lie kathA-sAhitya atyanta upayogI hai| kathAsAhitya kI sumadhura zailI mAnava ke antarmAnasa ko sahaja rUpa se prabhAvita karatI hai, prabhAvita hI nahIM karatI, para bAda Jain Education Internationa Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 7 ) meM usake mAnasa para aisI amiTa chApa chor3a detI hai jo varSoM taka apanA asara dikhAtI hai / yaha eka jvalaMta satya hai ki yadi uttama va zreSTha kathA sAhitya par3hane ko diyA jAya to usake mana meM uttama saMskAra aMkita hote haiM / yadi bAjAra ghAsaleTI - sAhitya par3hA gayA to usase bure saMskAra apanA asara dikhAte haiN| mujhe likhate hue hArdika kheda hotA hai ki Adhunika upanyAsa va kahAnI jisameM rahasya - romAMsa, mAradhAr3a aura aparAdhI manovRttiyoM kA nagna citraNa ho rahA hai, vaha bhArata kI bhAvI pIr3hI ko kisa gahana andhakAra ke mahAgarta meM dhakelegA yaha kahA nahIM jA sakatA / Aja kizora yuvaka aura yuvatiyoM meM usa ghAsaleTI saste sAhitya ko par3hane ke kAraNa unake antarmAnasa ko vAsanA ke kAle nAga phana phailAkara Dasa rahe haiM, jinakA jahara unheM burI taraha se parezAna kara rahA hai| unakA merI dRSTi se usa jahara kI upazAnti kA eka upAya hai aura vaha hai una yuvaka aura yuvatiyA~ ko ghAsaleTI sAhitya ke sthAna para svastha manoraMjaka zreSTha sAhitya diyA jAya / prAcIna RSimaharSi muni va sAhitya manISI uttama sAhitya ke nirmANa hetu apanA jIvana khapA kara zreSThatama sAhitya dete rahe haiM / merA bhI vaha lakSya hai / maiM bhI kathA - rUpaka va uttama upanyAsa ke mAdhyama se jana-jana ke mana meM saMyama aura sadAcAra kI Jain Education Internationa Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 8 ) pratiSThA karanA cAhatA hU~ / nyAya-nIti, sabhyatA, saMskRti kA vikAsa karanA cAhatA huuN| merA yaha spaSTa mata hai ki sAhitya sAhitya ke lie nahIM apitu jIvana ke lie hai / jo sAhitya jIvanotthAna kI pavitra preraNA nahIM detA vaha sAhitya nahIM hai, vaha to eka prakAra kA kUr3A-kacarA hai / maiMne pUrva bhI isa dRSTi se kathA-sAhitya kI vidhA meM aneka pustakeM likhI thIM aura ye pustakeM bhI isI dRSTi se likhI gaI haiM / 1 apane isa lakSya kI pUrti ke preraNA srota, mere gurudeva adhyAtmayogI upAdhyAya zrI puSkara munijI mahArAja ke asIma upakAra ko maiM sasIma zabdoM meM vyakta nahIM kara sakatA / zrI rameza muni jI, zrI rAjendra muni jI aura dineza muni jI prabhRti munivRnda kI sevA suzrUSA ko bhI bhulAyA nahIM jA sakatA jinake hArdika sahayoga se hI sAhityika kArya karane meM suvidhA rahI hai, maiM unheM sAdhuvAda pradAna karatA hU~ ki bhaviSya meM bhI unakA bhI isI prakAra madhura sahayoga sadA milatA rahegA / zrI 'sarasa' jI ne presa kI dRSTi se pustakoM ko adhika se adhika sundara banAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai vaha sadA smRti paTala para camakatA rahegA / 26-4-76 jaina sthAnaka haidarAbAda (AMdhra ) - devendra muni --- Jain Education Internationa Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukramaNikA . 1. antima vetana 2. vedanA kA anubhava 3. sahanazIlatA 4. vANI kI madhuratA 5. sadvyavahAra 6. kodha cANDAla hai 7. jIvita rahane kA mantra 8. cUMkane kI sajA 6. anyAya na karo 10. aparAdha kI kSamA 11. svArtha ke lie 12. jaba taka jIvana, taba taka adhyayana 13. kartavya 14. chAtravRtti 15. ukhAr3anA aura lagAnA 16. udhAra 17. vicitra AzIrvAda REC SMG 33 Jain Education Internationa Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 10 ) mr mar mr wOMOMOMOMOM mm * W 18. vijaya kA rahasya 16. dAna-phala 20. buddhi cAturya 21. saccI upAdhi 22. dIrghAyu kA rahasya 23. atithi deva 24. Atma-vizvAsa 25. manoraMjana 26. Atma-nirbharatA 27. kartavyaniSThA 28. preraNAsrota 26. udAra saMgIta 30. sajA 31. vAsanA-vijaya 32. vyaMgya 33. vinoda 34. adhyApaka kA Adarza 35. sacce netA 36. mukti kA mArga 37. prAyazcita 38. svAvalambI v m x x 29 x x U x - m. x 4 ) Jain Education Internationa Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36. dAna kaisA ho 40. adhikArI kA karttavya ( 11 ) 41. niSkAma bhavita 42. saMyama kI AvazyakatA 43. madhura bano 44. karor3oM kI mA~ 45. bhAI kI coTa 46. bheda bhAva 47. khAlI hAtha na loTo 48. saMgati kA asara 46. merA deza mahAn hai 50. sAhasa 51. svastha rahane kA nuskhA 52. mahAn nibandha lekhaka 53. sadguNa aMgUra kI bela 54. antima coTa 55. sammAna karo 56. jana netA 57. sarvadharma samabhAva 58. zraddhA tirAtI hai 56. guNoM kA sammAna 66 71 72 73 74 76 78 76 81 82 84 85 86 87 86 60 62 63 65 67 &c Jain Education Internationa Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) 100 10ra 104 0 108 112 60. vyartha kA abhimAna 61. pagar3I kI zAna 62. gajanavI kI nyAyapriyatA 63. prajA-vatsalatA 64. zAnti kA mUla mantra 65. mAtR bhUmi 66. bUda kA mUlya 67. vaphAdArI aura ImAnadArI 68. sahRdayI nirAlA 66. do paisA kA vidyAlaya 70. ahaMkAra kA nAza 71. puNya phala 72. buddhi-bala 73. dRr3ha saMkalpa 74. Atma-vizvAsa 75. camatkAroM kA pradarzana na karo 76. daguNa nikAlatA hU~ 115 117 116 121 123 125 126 128 126 131 Jain Education Internationa Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 1: agrima vetana bagadAda kA khalIphA bahata hI nyAyapriya thaa| usane apanA pArizramika nizcita kara rakhA thaa| vaha saMdhyA ke samaya rAjakArya dekhatA aura prajA kI sevA ke badale meM pratidina tIna dirama letA thaa| jaba ki anya karmacAriyoM kA vetana isase kaI gunA adhika thaa| eka dina khalIphA kI begama ne usase nivedana kiyA ki ApazrI yadi mujhe tIna dina kA vetana agrima de dekheM to Ida ke lie baccoM ke naye kapar3e banA lU / khalIphA ne kahA-tumhArA kahanA ThIka hai kintu maiM tIna dina taka jIvita nahIM rahA to rAjya kA karja batAo kauna cukaayegaa| isalie sarvaprathama tuma khudA se merI jindagI kA tIna dina kA paTTA le Ao, usake pazcAt hI maiM tIna dina kA agrima vetana khajAne se utthaauuNgaa| begama ke pAsa isakA koI uttara nahIM thA / vaha apane kartavyaniSTha pati kI sAvadhAnI dekhakara cakita thii| Jain Education Internationa www.jainelibrary.bry Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vedanA kA anubhava AR rAjakumAra zikSA pUrNa kara cukA thaa| rAjA maMtriyoM ke sAtha rAjakumAra ko livAne ke lie Azrama meM phuNcaa| samAvata na saMskAra sampanna hone ke pazcAt rAjakumAra ne AcArya ke zrIcaraNoM meM namaskAra kiyaa| AcArya ne kahA-jarA Thaharo, merI char3I lekara aao| rAjakumAra ne char3I lAkara AcArya ke hAtha meM thamA dii| AcArya ne rAjakumAra kI pITha para do char3I kasakara jamA diiN| char3I ke nizAna rAjakumAra kI pITha para camaka utthe| AcArya ne rAjakumAra ke sira para hAtha rakhakara kahA-vatsa ! tumhArA maMgala ho| aba Ananda se jA sakate ho| vinamra rAjakumAra nIcI dRSTi kiye hue thaa| vaha kucha bhI nahIM bolaa| kintu rAjA AcArya ke isa bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyavahAra ko dekhakara cakita thaa| usane AcArya se sanamra nivedana kiyA-gurudeva ! niraparAdha rAjakumAra ko mArane kA kyA kAraNa hai ? AcArya ne muskarAte hue kahA-rAjan ! yaha rAjakumAra itanA zAlIna hai aura itanA sAvadhAna hai ki kabhI bhI ise tAr3anA dene kA avasara nahIM milaa| kintu ise rAjA bananA hai, dUsaroM para zAsana karanA hai| usa samaya zAsaka banakara yaha dUsaroM kI daNDa degaa| ataH ise yaha anubhava honA cAhie ki daNDa kI vedanA kitanI gaharI hotI hai| aba yaha daNDa dete samaya kabhI bhI krUra nahIM hogA aura prajA kA putravat pAlana kregaa| rAjA AcArya kI dIrghadarzitA ko dekhakara mugdha thaa| vedanA kA anubhava Jain Education Internationa Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahanazIlatA satrahavIM zatAbdI kI ghaTanA hai| jApAna ke rAjamantrI o-cI-sAna kA bahuta bar3A parivAra thA, kintu unake parivAra kI sahRdayatA vizva bhara meM vizruta thii| eka hajAra sadasya unake parivAra meM the kintu kisI se kucha bhI mana-muTAva nahIM thA, kalaha nahIM thaa| unake saMgaThana kI kahAnI jApAna ke samrATa 'yAmAto' ne sunii| ve usakI satyatA jAnane ke lie unake ghara para phuNce| o-cI-sAna ne samrATa kA hRdaya se svAgata kiyaa| vArtAlApa ke prasaMga meM samrATa ne mantrI se pUchAApake parivAra kI prazaMsA atyadhika suna rahA hai| sAre deza meM Apake parivAra kI sajjanatA se janatA prabhAvita hai| kRpayA yaha batAne kA kaSTa kareM ki isakA kyA rahasya hai ? bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ o-cI-sAna bahuta hI vRddha ho cuke the| vArtAlApa karane meM unheM bahuta hI kaSTa hotA thaa| unhoMne kA~pate hue hAthoM se kAgaja para eka zabda likhA aura vaha kAgaja samrAT kI ora bar3hA diyA / samrATa ne atyadhika utsukatA se use pddh'aa| usameM likhA thA 'shnshiiltaa'| sahanazIlatA vaha viziSTa mantra hai jisase kabhI bhI vigraha nahIM ho sktaa| sahanazIlatA Jain Education Internationa Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :4: vANI kI madhuratA A LMAALANELUTA eka zahada becane vAlA thA, usakI vANI meM itanA miThAsa thA ki loga usakI vANI sunane ke lie sar3aka para khar3e ho jAte the| mahilAe~ ghara meM se nikalakara bAhara A jAtI thIM, bacce use ghera lete the / aura dekhate hI dekhate usakA sArA zahada kucha hI samaya meM bika jAtA thaa| eka cir3acir3e svabhAva vAle ne dekhA ki zahada kA dhandhA bahuta hI acchA hai, kitanI bhIr3a rahatI hai, kyoM na maiM bhI yahI dhandhA kara luu| dUsare hI dina prAtaH hote hI vaha bar3hiyA zahada kI maTakI lekara becane ke lie cala pdd'aa| svabhAva ke anusAra usake mAthe para tyauriyA~ car3hI huI thiiN| usakI AvAja itanI karkaza thI ki use koI bhI vyakti sunanA bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pasanda nahIM karatA thaa| usakI bhaddI sUrata va kar3avI vANI ko sunakara loga muMha phera lete the| dina bhara eka galI se dUsarI galI meM, eka bAjAra se dUsare bAjAra meM AvAja lagAtA rahA-'zahada le lo, shhd'| usake karkaza zabda sunane vAle ke kAnoM meM hathaur3e kI taraha par3ate the| ataH kisI ne bhI usakA zahada nahIM khriidaa| zAma ko thakakara bahuta hI parezAna hokara ghara phuNcaa| usakI patnI ne usakA ceharA dekhA / vaha samajha gii| usane upahAsa karate hue kahA badasUrata vyaktiyoM kA zahada bho kaDuA hotA hai| use koI bhI lenA pasanda nahIM krtaa| priyatama ! tuma dUsaroM ko anya kucha bhI nahIM de sakate ho to mata do, para apano vANI meM to madhuratA lA hI sakate ho| jisako vANI madhura hai vaha jahA~ bhI jAtA hai, vahIM Adara kA pAtra banatA hai| vANI kI madhuratA Jain Education Internationa Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sadvyavahAra rAstA atyadhika saMkIrNa thaa| usa rAste para eka sAtha eka hI ratha cala sakatA thaa| do viparIta dizAoM se vahA~ para do ratha A gye| binA eka ratha ko haTAye dUsarA ratha Age nahIM bar3ha sakatA thaa| eka ratha meM kAzIrAja the to dUsare ratha meM the kauzala ke mhaaraajaa| ___ kauzalarAja ke sArathI ne kAzInareza ke sArathI se kahA- kRpayA apanA ratha ghumAkara rAstA chor3a deN| kAzInareza ke sArathI ne kahA--maharabAnI kara Apa hI apanA ratha ghumA lIjiye, kyoMki isa ratha meM kAzI ke mahArAjA AsIna haiN| kauzalarAja ke sArathI ne uttara diyA ki mere ratha meM bhI to kauzalapati virAjamAna haiN| ataH Apa apanA ratha lauTAiye aura hamAre ratha ko jAne diijiye| kAzI-nareza ke sArathI ne cintana ke pazcAt kahA-sArathI ! isakA yahI upAya hai ki jo rAjA bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ umra kI dRSTi se choTA hogA vaha apanA ratha pIche mor3a legA aura bar3e kA ratha AsAnI se nikala jaayegaa| ataH batAo tumhAre rAjA kI umra kitanI hai ? kintu Azcarya isa bAta kA thA ki donoM hI rAjAoM kI umra, rAjya vistAra, senA, bala, dhana, yaza, vaMzamaryAdA sabhI samAna the| ataH kauna ratha ko pIche mor3e, yaha samasyA paidA ho gii| anta meM yaha nirNaya liyA gayA ki jisakA caritra adhika pavitra hogA use mArga de diyA jaaye| kauzalarAja ke sArathI ne kahA-mere rAjA meM yaha mahAn guNa hai ki ve zaTha ke prati zaTha haiM aura sajjana ke prati pUrNa sajjana haiM, ataH tuma mArga do|| kAzI-nareza ke sArathI ne uttara diyA ki hamAre mahArAjA kI vizeSatA nirAlI hai cAhe koI kitanA bhI durjana kyoM na ho aura mahArAjA ke sAtha durjanatApUrNa durvyavahAra karatA ho usake prati bhI mahArAjA sajjanatApUrNa sadvyavahAra karate haiN| apane saujanyapUrNa sadvyavahAra se usake hRdaya ko jIta lete haiN| yaha sunate hI ratha meM se kauzalarAja bAhara nikala Aye / ve ratha se nIce utara par3e aura sArathI se kahAratha ko ghumA lo aura paramAdaraNIya kAzI-nareza ko mArga do| ve guNoM meM mere se bar3e haiM / D sadvyavahAra Jain Education Internationa Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ krodha : cANDAla hai __ AcArya rAmAnuja eka mandira meM parikramA kara rahe the / eka harijana mahilA unake sammukha Akara khar3I ho gii| parikramA karate hue AcArya rAmAnuja ke pA~va ekadama ruka gye| jo pATha ve kara rahe the vaha bhI ruka gyaa| krodha se unakI A~kheM lAla ho giiN| unhoMne use phaTakArate hue kahA-aya cANDAlina ! dUra haTa, mere mArga ko apavitra na kr| __ vaha harijana mahilA mArga se haTI nahIM kintu do kadama aura Age bar3ha gii| madhura muskAna bikherate hue usane rAmAnuja se pUchA-bhagavan ! maiM apanI apavitratA kidhara le jAU~ ? ___ yaha sunate hI rAmAnuja kA krodha kapUra kI taraha ur3a gyaa| unhoMne usase kSamA mA~gate hue kahA- tuma paramapAvana ho, mujhe kSamA kro| vastutaH cANDAla to mere andara thaa| krodha hI to vAstava meM cANDAla hai| mA~, tUne mere cintana ko nayA mor3a diyA hai| ataH maiM tere upakAra ko kabhI bhI vismRta nahIM houuNgaa| 0 SANEducation InternationaFor Private & Personal use only bolatI tasavIreM Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 7: jIvita rahane kA mantra eka bAra yUnAna ke samrATa ne apane vajIra ko phA~sI ko sajA sunA dii| madhyAhna meM vajIra ke ghara ke cAroM ora pulisa khar3I ho gaI aura vajIra ko sUcanA do ki samrATa ke AdezAnusAra Apako chaH baje sAyaMkAla phA~sI kI sajA dI jaayegii| usa dina vajora kI varSa-gA~Tha thI, saikar3oM mitra usake ghara Aye hae the| saMgIta kI svara lahariyA~ jhanajhanA rahI thiiN| bRhabhoja kA kAryakrama thaa| samrATa kI AjJA sunate hI sabhI ko bijalI-sA jhaTakA lgaa| saMgIta banda ho gye| mitroM ke gulAba ke phUla kI taraha khile hue cehare yakAyaka murajhA gaye / sabhI rAga-raMga phIke par3a gye| parivAra vAle karuNakrandana karane lge| jIvita rahane kA mantra Jain Education Internationa 11 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vajIra ne muskarAte hue kahA-rAjA ne mahAn kRpA kI hai, jo chaH baje phA~sI kA samaya diyA hai| taba taka hamAre sAre kAryakrama vyavasthita rUpa se sampanna ho jaayeNge| kintu Apa logoM ne yaha Amoda-pramoda kA sArA kAryakrama sthagita kyoM kara diyA hai ? mitroM ne kahA-jaba paristhiti hI pratikUla hai taba Apa hI batAiye yaha Amoda-pramoda kaisA? vajIra ne madhura hAsya bikharate hue kahA-isase adhika sundara aura kyA paristhiti hogii| abhI to cha: bajane meM kAphI samaya bAkI hai| taba taka maiM apane hAthoM se apane premI mitroM ko khilAU~, saMgIta kA Ananda lU aura jIvana ke antima kSaNoM kI smRti sadA amiTa rahe aisA prayAsa kruuN| vajIra ke Adeza se punaH sAre kAryakrama prArambha ho gaye kintu sabhI ke cehare para udAsI thI, pahale kI taraha prasannatA nahIM thii| para vajIra ke cehare para pUrvavat hI prasannatA jhalaka rahI thii| vaha pUrvavat hI Ananda meM thaa| rAjA ko jaba ye samAcAra mile to use vizvAsa nahIM huA / vaha svayaM usake ghara phuNcaa| usane apanI A~khoM se dekhA ki vajIra sabhI kA prema se 12 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svAgata kara rahA hai| rAjA vajIra ke kandhe ko jhakajhorate hue bolA - pAgala ! kyA tujhe merI yaha sUcanA nahIM milI ki chaH baje tujhe phA~sI ke takhte para car3hAyA jAyegA ? vajIra ne usI taraha muskarAte hue kahA -- sUcanA mila gaI hai rAjan ! para abhI to cAra hI baje haiM / samaya rahate hue jIvana kA Ananda to lUTa lU N / pahale se hI rone se kyA lAbha ? samrATa ke pAsa isakA koI uttara nahIM thA / usane kahA- maiM vajIra kI sajA vApisa letA hU~ / itane sundara svabhAva vAle vajIra ko maiM mAra nahIM sktaa| jo acchI taraha jInA jAnatA hai use mArane kI zakti kisameM hai ? jise jIvita rahane kA mantra yAda hai use koI bhI zakti kaSTa nahIM de sakatI / jIvita rahane kA mantra 13 Jain Education Internationa Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 5: thUkane kI sajA amerikA kI eka sabhA meM raile sAhaba kA bhASaNa thA / bhASaNa pUrNa huA / sabhAsad sabhI apane sthAna kI ora lauTane lage / eka vyakti ne raile sAhaba ke hAtha para thUka diyaa| ArakSI dala unake sAtha meM thA / unhoMne aparAdhI ko usI samaya pakar3a liyA / pulisa kaptAna ne apanI pistaula aparAdhI kI chAtI kI ora tAna dI aura bolA- mAlUma hai tujhe raile sAhaba sAhaba para thUkane kI sajA yaha prANa- daNDa hai / raile sAhaba ne kaptAna kA hAtha pakar3a liyA / unhoMne muskarAte hue kahA - isakI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / thUka kA upacAra yaha pistaula nahIM, yaha rUmAla hai / aura unhoMne rUmAla se thUka pauMcha liyA tathA gAr3I meM baiThakara cala diye / 14 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :: anyAya na karo mahAtmA sukarAta nIti para bhASaNa kara rahe the / tabhI rAjadUtoM ne Akara unheM bandI banA diyA aura kArAgRha meM banda kara diyA / usa samaya ke zAsaka ne yaha Adeza diyA ki yaha pAgala hai / yaha hamArI janatA ko ulTI-sIdhI bAteM sikhAkara gumarAha karatA hai / ataH ise jahara kA pyAlA pilAkara sadA ke lie samApta kara do / rAtri kA samaya thA / cAroM ora gaharI zAnti thI / sukarAta kA eka parama bhakta krITo bandIgRha meM pahu~cA aura usane tIkSNa zastra se hathakar3iyA~ va ber3iyA~ kATa dIM, unheM mukta kara bolA - mahAtman ! yaha sabase bar3hiyA samaya hai Apa yahA~ se bhAga jAiye | anyAya na karo Jain Education Internationa 15 Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukarAta ne kahA- krITo sarakAra ke niyama ko tor3anA bilkula hI anucita hai / maiM yahA~ se nahIM bhAgU gA / krITo ne nivedana kiyA to phira Apa mujhe kucha upadeza dIjiye | sukarAta ne kahA- 'smaraNa rakhanA ! nyAyI kabhI bhI duHkhI nahIM hotA aura anyAyI kabhI bhI sukhI nahIM hotA / anyAya karane kI apekSA anyAya sahana karane meM adhika lAbha hai / ' 16 0 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 10: aparAdha kI kSamA sAmanta logoM ne mahAtmA kabIra kI kIrti sunii| ve sabhI milakara unake darzana ke lie prasthita hue| sAmane se unheM eka naMge sira vAlA vyakti AtA huA dikhAI diyA jo tAlAba para nahAne jA rahA thaa| sabhI sAmantoM ne socA-isa naMge sira vAle ne hamArA zakuna hI bigAr3a diyA hai| patA nahIM kabIrajI ke darzana hoMge yA nhiiN| sabhI vyaktiyoM ne pattharoM kI bauchAra prArambha kara dii| usa vyakti ko lahU-luhAna karake Age bddh'e| sabhI sAmanta kabIra ke ghara phuNce| kabIra kI patnI ne sabhI kA svAgata kiyaa| Asana bichAkara sabhI ko biThAyA aura batAyA ki ve nahAne gaye haiM, abhI Ate hI hoNge| aparAdha kI kSamA Jain Education Internationa Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha samaya pazcAt kabIra snAna karake Aye / jyoM hI kabIra ko AyA huA dekhA tyoM hI una sAmantoM ke paira ke nIce kI jamIna hI khisaka gaI / are, hamane mahAn aparAdha kara diyaa| kabIrajI para hI hamane patthara barasAye / hameM kyA patA thA ki naMge sira vAlA vaha vyakti hI kabIradAsa haiM / mAre lajjA ke sabhI kI A~kheM jamIna kI ora gaDha gii| kisI kA bhI sAhasa nahIM huA ki vaha kabIra se kucha kaha sake / kabIra ne hI muskarAte hue bAta zurU kIvastutaH maiMne ApakA apazakuna kara diyA thA jisake phalasvarUpa Apako kitanI pratIkSA karanI paDI / yadi maiM apazakuna nahIM karatA to itanI pratIkSA nahIM karanI par3atI / sabhI sAmanta kabIra ke caraNoM meM gira pdd'e| apane aparAdha kI kSamA yAcanA karane lage-- bhagavan ! jaisA hamane Apake sambandha meM sunA thA usase bhI adhika Apako pAyA / 18 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 11: svArtha ke lie eka saghana jaMgala thaa| eka hare-bhare virATakAya vRkSa para mora, kabUtara, mainA, kauA Adi aneka pakSIgaNa vaiThA karate the| eka bandara bhI usa vRkSa para baiThatA thaa| rAtri ke gahana andhakAra meM una pakSiyoM meM paraspara yaha vArtA prArambha huI ki isa saMsAra meM sabase zreSTha prANo kauna hai| bandara ne kahA - isa saMsAra meM mAnava se zreSTha anya koI bhI prANI nahIM hai| kabUtara ne bhI usake kathana kA samarthana kiyA ki tumhArA kathana satya hai kyoMki manuSya hI mokSa prApta kara sakatA hai| mainA ne kahA-mAnava meM buddhi hai| usane buddhikauzala se adabhuta camatkAra kara diye haiN| ataH mAnava hI sarvazreSTha hai| sabhI ne mAnava kI zreSThatA ke guNagAna kiye kintu kaue ne kahA-maiM Apa sabhI ke kathana svArtha ke lie Jain Education Internationa Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se sahamata nahIM haiN| yadyapi mAnava saMsAra meM sarvazreSTha prANI hai to sabase adhamAdhama prANI bhI vahI hai| kaue kI bAta se sabhI prANI baukhalAye ki tumhArA kathana sarvathA mithyA hai| isaliye tuma hamArI sabhA meM baiThane ke yogya nahIM ho| tuma isa vRkSa para nahIM, kisI anya vRkSa para baiThA kro|| kauA dUsare vRkSa para jAkara baiTha gayA / saMdhyA kA suhAvanA samaya thaa| bandara apanI DAlI para baiThA thaa| eka mAnava daur3atA huA udhara A rahA thA aura usake pIche use pakar3ane ke lie vyAghra daur3a rahA thaa| mAnava kI dayanIya sthiti dekhakara bandara kA dayAlu hRdaya dravita ho utthaa| usane mAnava ko kahAyadi tumheM apane prANa bacAne haiM to DAla ko pakar3a kara Upara cale aao| zAkhA-prazAkhA ko pakar3akara mAnava Upara car3ha gyaa| vyAghra ne dekhA, merA zikAra mere hAtha se nikala gyaa| kyoMki vaha vRkSa para car3ha nahIM sakatA thA ataH usane mAyA kA Azraya liyaa| usane madhura zabdoM meM bandara ko pukArA ki tuma aura hama donoM hI jaMgala meM rahate haiM ataH paraspara bhAI haiM kintu mAnava to nagara meM rahatA hai, usake sAtha hamArA koI sambandha nahIM hai aura samaya-samaya para vaha hameM kaSTa detA bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, hama logoM kA zikAra kara manoraMjana karatA ataH merA tumhAre se premabharA yaha nivedana hai ki tuma apane pAsa baiThe hue mAnava ko nIce dhakela do / bandara ne vyAghra ko samajhAte hue kahA - tuma kaisI bAta karate ho ? yaha mAnava merI zaraNa meM AyA hai / kyA zaraNArthI ke sAtha dhokhA karake apane Apako adhama siddha karU ? vyAghra - bandara ! tU bholA hai jise tU zaraNArthI mAna rahA hai vaha eka nambara kA vaMcaka hai / smaraNa rakhanA vaha samaya para tere sAtha bhI dhokhA karegA / bandara -- jo pazu adhama kahalAtA hai vaha bhI kisI ke sAtha dhokhA nahIM karatA phira mAnava jo saMsAra kA sarvazreSTha prANI hai vaha kaise dhokhA kara sakatA hai| vaha mahApuruSoM ke mu~ha se zAstra zravaNa karatA hai, vaha puNya-pApa aura dharma ko samajhatA hai ataH vaha aisA nikRSTa kArya kabhI nahIM kara sakatA / etadartha maiM ise nIce girAne kA pApa kabhI nahIM karU~gA / vyAghra -- bandara ! tujhe mAlUma nahIM hai dharmazAstra to kevala zravaNa karane ke lie hI haiN| mAnava kahA~ usakA AcaraNa karatA hai ? yadi vaha AcaraNa karatA hotA to yaha saMsAra kabhI kA svarga bana jAtA / svArtha ke lie 21 Jain Education Internationa Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bandara-vyAghra bhaiyA ! cAhe jo kucha bhI ho para maiM aisA nikRSTa kArya karane ke lie kabhI bhI taiyAra nahIM huuN| vyAghra nirAza hokara vRkSa ke nIce hI baiTha gayA / bandara ko nIMda A gaI aura vaha kharrATe bharane lgaa| manuSya bandara ke pAsa hI baiThA thaa| vyAghra ne dekhA ki bandara ko gaharI nIMda A gaI hai ataH usane dUsarI cAla calI--mAnava bhaiyA ! mujhe bahuta hI teja bhUkha laga rahI hai / yadi tU bandara ko nIce dhakela de to maiM terA mahAn upakAra mAna gaa| mAnava-chI-chI ! kaisI nikRSTa bAta karate ho tuma, jisa bandara ne mere prANoM kI rakSA kI use dhakelakara tuma mujhe kRtaghna banAnA cAhate ho| maiM aisA pApa kabhI nahIM kara sktaa| vyAghra ne socA-abhI taka isake sira para pApa aura pUNya kA nazA savAra hai isaliye ise aisI davA denI cAhie jisase isakA nazA utara jAye / vyAghra ne dhIre se kahA--mAnava ! maiM tere hita ke lie kaha rahA hU~ ki tU mara jAyegA to tere bAla-bacce bilakhabilakhakara rote raheMge, ve jIvana bhara terI smRti meM ATha-ATha A~sU bahAyeMge kintu bandara to jaMgala kA 22 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prANI hai vaha mara bhI gayA to pIche usakA koI parivAra nahIM hai jo rone vAlA ho / maiM isI vRkSa ke nIce ba~ThA rahU~gA aura Aja nahIM to kala tujhe khA ho jAU~gA / tU kaba taka yahA~ para baiThA rahegA ? dekha tere pIche dukAna kI kyA hAlata hogI, parivAra kI kyA hAlata hogI ? usakA bhI smaraNa kara / svArtha bharo bAtoM ne mAnava ke mana ko palaTa diyA / use vyAghra kI bAtoM meM tathya mAlUma huA / usane usI kSaNa apane pAsa soye hue bandara ko nIce dhakela diyA / vyAghra pahale se hI taiyAra baiThA thA / bandara jyoM hI nIce girA tyoM hI usakI nIMda khula gaI / girate-girate bhI usane vRkSa kI dUsarI DAlI pakar3I aura Upara car3ha gayA / vyAghra hatAza aura nirAza ho gayA / usane dekhA, ava mAnava kI tAkata nahIM jo bandara ko nIce dhakela sake, aba yadi bandara cAhe to manuSya ko avazya hI nIce dhakela sakatA hai / ataH usane bandara se kahAdekha bandara ! mAnava ne tere sAtha kaisA durvyavahAra kiyA ! ataH tU apanA pratizodha lene ke lie mAnava ko vRkSa ke nIce dhakela de / svArtha ke lie 23 Jain Education Internationa Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bandara ne zAnti ke sAtha kahA-vyAghra bhaiyA ! maiMne dekha liyA hai Aja mAnava ke vyavahAra ko| itanA adhama kArya mAnava kara sakatA hai para eka pazu nahIM kara sktaa| maiM kala hI pazu-pakSiyoM kI goSThI bulAU~gA aura kaue ko zatazata dhanyavAda duuNgaa| svArtha ke kAraNa mAnava adhama se adhama kArya bhI karane meM pIche nahIM rhtaa| vaha svArtha meM paramArtha ko bhUla jAtA hai| -mahAkavi kambanakRta tamila rAmAyaNa 24 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 12: jaba taka jIvana, taba taka adhyayana svAmI rAmatIrtha bhArata se jApAna jA rahe the| jahAja meM jApAna ke eka vRddha vyakti baiThe hue the jinakI avasthA nabbe varSa ko thii| unakA zarIra vRddhAvasthA se kA~patA thA, netroM kI jyIti bhI atyanta manda ho cukI thI tathApi ve ekAnta meM baiThakara cInI bhASA kA abhyAsa kara rahe the| svAmI rAmatIrtha ne unheM adhyayana karate hue dekhaa| unheM mahAn Azcarya huA ki conI bhASA bahuta kaThina hai, ina vRddha mahodaya ko isake adhyayana karane meM kitanA samaya lgegaa| unhoMne muskarAte hue vRddha mahodaya se pUchA-Apa bahuta hI vRddha ho cuke haiN| isa bhASA ko sIkhane meM kAphI samaya lgegaa| phira Apa isa bhASA kA kaba upayoga kareMge ? vRddha ne kahA--jaba taka jIvita hai taba taka adhyayana karanA merA kArya hai| yadi rAta-dina mauta kA hI jaba taka jIvana, taba taka adhyayana Jain Education Internationa Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cintana karatA rahA to jIvana meM kucha bhI pragati nahIM ho sakatI / mRtyu eka dina avazya aayegii| usa mRtyu kI cintA karanA vyartha hai| ___svAmI rAmatIrtha vRddha kI bAta sunakara bahuta hI AhlAdita hue| vastutaH vRddha kA cintana unheM bahuta hI preraNAdAyI lgaa| 26 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 13: kartavya Ra m .P. No - - - - Ame san 1618 kI ghaTanA hai| saurASTra ke calAlA nAmaka relve-sTezana para bhAvanagara nivAsI jIvana rAma IzvaralAla bhaTa sTezana mAsTara the / ve rAtri ko pleTaphArma para ghUma rahe the| unhoMne dekhA-pleTaphArma para anAja kI boriyA~ rakhI huI haiN| eka pAiMTsamaina boriyoM ke pIche chipakara anAja nikAla rahA hai| ve chipakara dekhate rahe / jaba vaha anAja nikAla cukA aura boriyoM ko punaH sIne lagA taba unhoMne bahuta hI dhIme svara se kahA-boriyA~ accho taraha se siinaa| yaha sunate hI pAiMTasamaina thara-thara kA~pane lgaa| vaha unake caraNoM para gira pdd'aa| apane aparAdha kI kSamAyAcanA karate hue bolA-bar3A parivAra hone se vetana ke paisoM se gujArA nahIM hotA, Aja prAtaHkAla se hI sArA parivAra bhUkhA-pyAsA par3A hai| ataH peTa ke lie mujhe kartavya 27 Jain Education Internationa Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha duSkRtya karanA pdd'aa| Apa mujhe kSamA kIjiye / bhaviSya meM maiM aisA kArya kabhI nahIM karU~gA / bhaTa jI ne Adeza dete hue kahA - isa anAja ko punaH boriyoM meM bhara do aura mere sAtha ghara calo / unhoMne ghara jAkara pUre parivAra ko khAne ke lie ATA-dAla, dhI- tela de diyA / unhoMne anAja ke eka bar3e vyApArI ko patra likhA ki isa vyakti ko eka mana anAja de do aura usake paise mere nAma meM likha do / kucha dinoM ke pazcAt bhaTajI usa vyApArI ko paisA dene ke lie pahu~ce / vyApArI ne kahA- bAbUjI ! Apa mere mAla kI atyadhika rakSA karate haiM / Apake Ane ke pUrva mere mAla meM se prati mahIne ATha-dasa boriyA~ kA mAla calA jAtA thA / para Apake Ane ke pazcAt thor3A bhI anAja kama nahIM huA hai / isaliye maiM isa anAja kA paisA nahIM lU~gA / prati mahIne eka mana anAja Apako pahu~cA dU~gA / bhaTajI ne sAgraha kahA- Apako anAja ke paise lene haiN| isa prakAra yadi maiM lU~gA to yaha prakAra se rizvata hI hai / maiM rizvata nahIM le sakatA / pleTaphArma para rakhe hue mAla kI rakSA karanA merA kartavya hai / maiMne apane kartavya kA pAlana kiyA hai, kisI para upakAra nahIM / O 28 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 14 : chAtravRtti __zrI hariprasAda desAI apanI dukAna se uThe aura bhojana ke lie ghara kI ora prasthAna kara hI rahe the ki eka yuvaka ne namaskAra kara kahA-maiM Apase kisI vizeSa kArya hetu bAta karanA cAhatA huuN| desAI calate hue ruka gaye aura pUchA kyA bAta hai ? yuvaka ne kahA-isa varSa maiM bI0 e0 kI parIkSA meM sarvaprathama AyA hU~ aura Aja dina taka bhI maiM prathama zreNI meM hI samuttIrNa hotA rahA huuN| merI icchA bairisTara banane kI hai aura usake lie maiM landana jAnA cAhatA huuN| yadi Apa bIsa hajAra rupaye udhAra deM to merI kalpanA mUrta rUpa le sakatI hai| maiM punaH apane deza meM Akara ApakA paisA byAja sahita de duuNgaa| desAI ne pUchA-itanI bar3I rakama tuma kisa prakAra cukA sakoge? chAtravRtti Jain Education Internationa 26 Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usane AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha kahA ki maiM bairisTarI meM sarvaprathama aauuNgaa| kucha hI samaya meM maiM paisA kamA lUgA aura Apako lauTA duuNgaa| desAI kucha kSaNoM taka cintana karate rhe| phira unhoMne munIma se kahA-isa yuvaka ko bIsa hajAra rupaye de do| rupaye prApta hone para yuvaka ne kahA--- likhA-par3hI kara liijiye| desAI ne pUchA--tumhArA nAma kyA hai ? usane kahA----merA nAma phiroja zAha mehatA hai| acchA to mehatA jI ! maiM Apako yaha RNa nahIM, kintu chAtravRtti de rahA huuN| Apa jaise coya chAtra hU~Dhane para bhI nahIM mila skte| Aja mere sadbhAnya hai ki Apa ghara baiThe hI padhAra gye| maiM isa sunahare avasara kI kisa prakAra upekSA kara sakatA huuN| chAtravRtti ke lie likhA-par3hI kA prazna upasthita nahIM hotaa| sarvaprathama Apa mere sAtha ghara cliye| Aja hama donoM sAtha baiTha kara bhojana kreNge| bhojana ke pazcAt desAI ne pA~ca hajAra rupaye aura dete hue kahA--inase apane vastrAdi banA lenaa| phiroja zAha mehatA videza gye| bairisTarI parIkSA meM samuttIrNa hokara apanI prAmANikatA aura satyaniSThA se deza ke gaurava meM cAra cA~da lgaaye| 30 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 15: ukhAr3anA aura lagAnA paMjAba meM bullezAha nAma ke eka bahuta bar3e anubhavI santa the| unake guru eka mAlI the| eka dina ve ghUmate hue guru ke seTa meM pahu~ca gye| unhoMne guru se pUchA ki aisA koI sarala upAya batAiye jisase khudA prApta ho ske| usa samaya unake guru kheta meM pyAja kI gA~The eka sthAna se ukhAr3akara dUsare sthAna para lagA rahe the| unhoMne kahA-vatsa ! khudA kA kyA pAnA ? idhara se ukhAr3anA aura udhara lgaanaa| tU samajhatA hai ki khudA AsamAna meM hai| AsamAna se khudA ko ukhAr3a kara hRdaya meM lagA lo aura phira sneha ke jala se siMcana kro| khudI ko miTAnA hI khudA ko pAnA hai| hama haiM khuda khudA, na vaha hamase hai judA / jo jAne hai judA, vaha na pAve khudA / / ukhAr3anA aura lagAnA Jain Education Internationa Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 16: udhAra eka pherIvAlA muhalle meM ghUmatA huA gannA beca rahA thaa| usane eka sajjana se kahA-gannA lIjiye, ye ganne bahuta hI madhura haiN| usa sajjana ne kahA-bhAI ! isa samaya mere pAsa paise nahIM haiM ? pherIvAle ne kahA-Apa paise kI kyoM cintA karate haiM, Apa isa samaya prema se gannA khAiye aura java bhI paisA ho jAye taba mujhe de dIjiyegA, maiM isa samaya Apase paisA nahIM mA~ga rahA huuN| hA~, tumhArA kahanA sahI hai; para mujhe udhAra lenA pasanda nahIM hai kyoMki jaba taka maiM tumheM paisA nahIM de dgA taba taka tumheM zAnti nahIM hogI aura mere mana meM bhI sadA yahI vicAra raheMge ki paisA denA hai| yadi dene meM vilamba huA to tumhArA takAjA sadA banA rahegA aura ganne kI miThAsa takAje kI kar3avAhaTa meM parivartita ho jaayegii| 32 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 17: vicitra AzIrvAda guru nAnaka jana-jIvana meM abhinava cetanA kA saMcAra karate hue eka gA~va meM phuNce| vahA~ ke nivAsiyoM ne unakA hArdika svAgata kiyA aura unake pAvanapravacanoM ko atyanta zraddhA ke sAtha sunaa| nAnaka ko usa gA~va ke loga atyanta zraddhAlu aura sajjana pratIta hue| prasthAna karate samaya nAnaka ne unheM AzIrvAda pradAna kiyA-tuma sabhI ujar3a jaao| guru nAnaka ke sAtha mardAnA nAma kA eka vyakti thA, jo rabAva bajAyA karatA thaa| usane yaha vicitra AzIrvAda sunA to use bahuta hI Azcarya huaa| guru nAnaka agale gA~va meM phuNce| vahA~ ke loga bahuta hI kara svabhAva ke the| unhoMne nAnaka ke sAtha durvyavahAra kiyA aura unake upadezoM kA upahAsa kiyaa| vicitra AzIrvAda Jain Education Internationa Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prasthAna karate samaya nAnaka ne unheM AzIrvAda diyA ki tuma sabhI yahA~ para AbAda rho| ___ mardAnA ne jaba yaha AzIrvAda sunA to vaha hairAna ho gyaa| use samajha meM nahIM A rahA thA ki ye ulaTe AzIrvAda kisa kAraNa se diye gaye haiN| usane guru nAnaka se pUcha hI liyA-bhagavan ! Apane sajjanoM ko ujar3a jAne kA AzIrvAda diyA aura jo bure vyakti the unheM AbAda rahane kA AzIrvAda diyaa| isakA kyA rahasya hai ? guru nAnaka ne kahA- maiMne jo AzIrvAda diyA vaha ucita diyA hai| sajjana ujar3akara jahA~ bhI jAyeMge vahIM para sajjanatA kI sugandha phailAyeMge aura unake prabhAva se dUsare hajAroM vyakti sajjana baneMge aura bure vyakti eka hI sthAna para jamakara raheM tAki unake duguNoM ko dUsare grahaNa na kara skeN| 34 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 18: vijaya kA rahasya yUnAna ke suprasiddha vicAraka aura mahAn dArzanika DAyojinIsa se usake eka mitra ne pUchA-aisA koI bar3hiyA upAya batAiye, jisase maiM apane duzmanoM se badalA le skuu| DAyojinIsa ne muskarAte hue kahA-mitravara ! bahuta hI sarala upAya hai ki tuma zatruoM ke prati adhika se adhika sajjana banane kA prayAsa kro| vijaya kA rahasya Jain Education Internationa Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :16: dAna-phala bAdazAha akabara ke darabAra meM navaratna the| unameM eka abulaphajala bhI the| ve binA kisI bhI bheda-bhAva ke sabhI ko udAratA se dAna dete the| eka bAra unase kisI ne kahA ki Apa musalamAnoM ke atirikta hinduoM ko kyoM dAna dete haiM kyoMki gaira-muslimoM ko dAna dene se puNya nahIM hotaa| ___ unhoMne muskarAkara uttara dete hue kahA-maiMne aisA sunA hai ki musalamAnoM ko dAna dene se pharizte jannata meM mahala taiyAra kara dete haiM aura gaira-muslimoM ko dAna dene se dojakha meM koTharI prApta hotI hai| mujhe yaha jJAta nahIM hai ki mujhe jannata milegI yA dojakha / ataH maiM donoM hI sthAnoM para vyavasthA kara rahA hU~ tAki kahIM para bhI calA gayA to jagaha mila jaaye| bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 20 : buddhi-cAturya bAdazAha akabara ne eka vyakti para kruddha hokara use deza- nirvAsana kI AjJA pradAna kii| bAdazAha ke Adeza se vaha vyakti bahuta hI udAsa ho gayA / vaha mu~ha laTakAye hue apane ghara kI ora jA rahA thA ki rAste meM bIrabala use mila gayA / bIrabala ne usase udAsI kA kAraNa pUchA to usane apanI karuNa kahAnI sunA dI / bIrabala ne use upAya sujhAte hue kahA--tuma zahara ke bAhara usa vRkSa para jAkara baiTho jahA~ para bAdazAha ghUmane ke lie nikalate haiM / yadi bAdazAha tumase pUcheM ki yahA~ para kyoM baiThe ho to tuma bahuta hI vinaya ke sAtha nivedana karanA ki jahA~panAha! maiM to Apake hI Adeza kA pAlana kara rahA hU~ / mujhe isa dharatI para aisA koI sthAna dikhAI nahIM diyA jahA~ para ApakA buddhi-cAturya Jain Education Internationa 37 Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAsana na calatA ho, ataH maiM vRkSa para car3hakara AkAza meM ur3ane kA prayAsa kara rahA hU~ jahA~ ki ApakA zAsana na ho| vaha vyakti bIrabala ke parAmarza ke anusAra vahA~ para baiTha gyaa| bAdazAha jaba udhara se ghUmane ke lie nikalA taba use dekhakara usakI bhrakuTi tana gii| vaha Adeza kI avahelanA karane ke kAraNa krodha meM AgavabUlA ho gyaa| usane kahA-tumane mere Adeza ko avahelanA kaise kI ? kyA tuma bhUla gaye ki maiMne kyA Adeza diyA thA ? usane namratA se bIrabala kI bAta doharA dI jise sunakara bAdazAha khuza ho gayA aura apane Adeza ko vApisa le liyaa| __ vastutaH buddhi gaharI se gaharI samasyA sulajhA detI hai| 38 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :21: saccI upAdhi eka rAjA apanI prajA ko vividha upAdhiyA~ pradAna karatA thaa| aneka mahatvAkAMkSI vyakti Ate aura upAdhiyA~ prApta kara prasannatA se nAca uThate / / rAjA kI sabhA meM eka yuvaka aayaa| usane rAjA ko namaskAra kara kahA-rAjan ! maiMne sunA hai Apa upAdhiyA~ pradAna karate haiN| kRpayA mujhe bhI upAdhi pradAna kreN| rAjA ne dekhA-yuvaka ke cehare para apUrva camaka hai, mana meM adamya utsAha hai| rAjA ne kahA-maiM tumheM eka nahIM, aneka upAdhiyA~ de sakatA huuN| yuvaka ne kahA--rAjan ! mujhe anya upAdhiyA~ nahIM cAhie, mujhe cAhie ki Aja mujhe sacce mAnava kI upAdhi se alaMkRta kareM aura mujhe saccA aura acchA mAnava banA deN| rAjA ne kahA-maiM tumheM anya upAdhiyA~ de sakatA hai, pada bhI de sakatA huuN| kintu saccA mAnava banAne kI zakti mere meM nahIM hai| saccI upAdhi Jain Education Internationa Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 22: dIrghAyu kA rahasya bhArata ke samrATa kA mantrI upahAra lekara cIna pahu~cA / vahA~ ke samrATa se pArasparika sambandhoM tathA nItiyoM para khulakara vArtAlApa huaa| vArtAlApa ke prasaMga meM usane batAyA ki bhArata ke samrAToM kI umra bahuta adhika hotI hai / sabhI dIrghAyu hote haiM kintu cIna ke mantrI ne kahA ki hamAre yahA~ ke samrAToM kI umra pacAsa-sATha se kabhI bhI adhika nahIM hotii| bhAratIya maMtrI ne cintana ke pazcAt kahA-maiM isa prazna kA uttara Apako taba daMgA, jaba sAmane yaha harAbharA virAT vRkSa jo dikhalAI de rahA hai vaha sUkhakara Tha bana jaayegaa| cIna kA maMtrI uttara jAnane ke lie atyadhika utsuka thA, ataH vaha pratidina usa vRkSa ke pAsa jAkara 40 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha cintana karatA ki yaha kaba aura jitanA zIghra sakha jAya to zreyaskara rahe / bhAvanAoM ke kAraNa kucha hI dinoM meM vaha vRkSa sUkha gyaa| cIna kA maMtrI isakA rahasya nahIM samajha skaa| bhArata ke maMtrI ne usa rahasya kA samudghATana karate hue kahA ki yahA~ kI prajA kI bhAvanA rAjA ke prati zubha na hone se ve dIrghAyu nahIM hote haiM, jaba ki bhArata kI prajA ke antarmAnasa meM rAjA ke prati atyanta sadbhAvanA hone se ve dIrghAyu hote haiM / ) dIrghAyu kA rahasya Jain Education Internationa Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 23 : atithi deva mahAvIraprasAda dvivedI hindI sAhitya ke jAnemAne vidvAna the / eka sAdhAraNa lekhaka unase milane lie pahu~cA / bhojana kA samaya ho gayA thA / ataH dvivedIjI ne bhojana ke lie usase atyadhika Agraha kiyA / dvivedIjI ke premabhare Agraha ke kAraNa vaha sAdhAraNa lekhaka bhojana ke liye baiTha gayA, svayaM dvivedI jI paMkhA jhalane lage / navIna lekhaka dvivedIjI ko paMkhA jhalate hue dekhakara zarmA gayA / usane namra nivedana karate hue kahAApa jaise sAhitya - manISI paMkhA jhaleMge to maiM bhojana nahIM kara sakU~gA kyoMki maiM bahuta ho laghu vyakti hU~ / dvivedIjI ne muskarAte hue kahA- mitravara ! tuma isa samaya mere se bar3e ho, kyoMki tuma mere atithi ho / atithi devasvarUpa hotA hai / isalie usakA satkAra karanA Avazyaka hai / bolatI tasavIreM 42 Jain Education Internationa Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 24 : AtmavizvAsa kalakattA ke presiDeNTa kAleja meM unhIM vidyArthiyoM ko sthAna prApta hotA thA jo pUrva parIkSAoM meM acche nambaroM se samuttIrNa hote the| san 1606 meM prastuta kAleja ke pradhAnAdhyApaka the eka aMgreja sajjana jo svabhAva se bahuta hI teja-tarrAra the| unhoMne parIkSA kA pariNAma sunAyA / eka vidyArthI ekAnta zAnta sthAna meM baiThA huA dhyAna se parIkSA pariNAma suna rahA thaa| parIkSA pariNAma sunane ke pazcAt usa chAtra ne pradhAnAdhyApaka se pUchA-Apane merA nAma kyoM nahIM liyA? pradhAnAdhyApaka ne use ghUrate hue kahA-tumhArA nAma lisTa meM nahIM hai / tuma anuttIrNa ho cuke ho| vidyArthI ne svAbhimAna ke sAtha kahA-yaha kabhI sambhava nahIM hai| maiM nizcaya hI prathama zreNI meM samuttIrNa huA huuN| sambhava hai bhUla se Apane merA nAma nahIM liyA hai| AtmavizvAsa 43 Jain Education Internationa Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pradhAnAdhyApaka vidyArthI kI satya bAta ko suna nahIM sake / unhoMne kahA- tumane merA apamAna kiyA hai, ataH pA~ca rupaye tumhAre para juramAnA karatA hU~ / kintu vidyArthI apanI bAta para ar3A huA thA / pradhAnAdhyApaka mahodaya juramAnA bar3hAte gaye / yahA~ taka ki pacAsa rupayA kA juramAnA unhoMne kara diyA tathApi vidyArthI vicalita nahIM huA I usI samaya kAleja ke pradhAna klarka ne Akara sUcita kiyA ki yaha vidyArthI kAleja meM sarvaprathama AyA hai / asAvadhAnI se isakA nAma sUcI meM likhane se raha gyaa| pradhAnAdhyApaka ne sunA to unakA sira lajjA se jhuka gayA aura chAtra kA sira svAbhimAna se Upara uTha gayA / usa vidyArthI kA nAma thA rAjendraprasAda jo bhArata ke svatantra hone para sarvaprathama rASTrapati bane the / 44 O bolatI tasavIraM Jain Education Internationa Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 25 manoraMjana eka bAra paMcatantra ke racayitA viSNu zarmA apane chAtroM ke sAtha khela rahe the| eka viziSTa vidvAn unase milane ke lie phuNcaa| usane unheM chAtroM ke sAtha khelate hue dekhakara Azcarya prakaTa kiyA-paMDitajI ! Apa itane mahAn vidvAn hokara baccoM ke sAtha khelate haiN| ApakA amUlya samaya naSTa ho rahA hai| Apako bAlakoM ke sAtha nahIM khelanA caahie| viSNu zarmA ne bAlaka se kahakara kamare meM se eka dhanuSa ma~gavAyA aura kahA--mitrapravara ! hamArA mana dhanuSa kI taraha hai| agara dhanuSa para DorI hamezA car3hI rahegI to vaha kucha hI samaya meM kamajora ho jaaygaa| isaliye kAma par3ane para DorI car3hAnI cAhie to vaha dhanuSa lambe samaya taka majabUta banA rhegaa| isI prakAra gahare manoraMjana 45 Jain Education Internationa Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parizrama ke pazcAta bAlakoM ke sAtha kucha samaya taka manoraMjana kara liyA jAya to pratibhA meM bhI tejasvitA banI rahatI hai| bAlaka kA jIvana pavitra jovana hai / isalie unake sAtha manoraMjana karane se kucha bhI hAni nahIM apitu lAbha hI hai| isIliye thakAna miTAne ke lie maiM bAlakoM ke sAtha kucha samaya manoraMjana karatA huuN| mitra ko manoraMjana kA rahasya jJAta ho gyaa| bAlatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 26 : AtmanirbharatA amerikA ke rASTrapati zrI abrAhama liMkana apane choTe-choTe kArya bhI apane hI hAthoM se karate the / mesecyuseTsa ke sIneTara cArlsa samara eka dina prAtaHkAla hI unase milane ke lie pahu~ce / usa samaya liMkana mahodaya jamona para baiThe hue apane jUtoM para pAliza kara rahe the / cArlsa samara ne jaba yaha dekhA to vaha Azcaryacakita ho gayA / usane rASTrapati se namra svara meM pUchA- kyA Apa apane jUtoM pAliza karate haiM ? liMkana mahodaya acchI taraha se pAliza ragar3ate hue bole - misTara samara ! maiM apane jUte para nahIM to kyA anya ke jUtoM para pAliza karU ? apanA kArya karate samaya hameM kisI prakAra kI lajjA kA anubhava nahIM karanA caahie| kAma karane meM nahIM, pApa karane meM saMkoca honA cAhie / AtmanirbharatA Jain Education Internationa 47 Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 27: kartavyaniSThA pUnA meM plega cala rahA thaa| danAdana mAnava mara rahe the| nagara kI sthiti viSama ho rahI thii| usa samaya lokamAnya tilaka kA jyeSTha patra bhI plega ke cakkara meM A gyaa| putra kI sthiti cintAjanaka thii| tilaka kesarI kA aMka pUrNa karane ke lie kAryAlaya jAne kI taiyArI karane lge| unheM taiyAra hote dekha kara unake mitra ne TokA ki putra mauta ke muMha meM jA rahA hai aura Apa kAryAlaya jAne kI cintA kara rahe haiN| kyA yaha ucita hai ? tilaka ne kahA-isakA upacAra cala rahA hai / Apa sabhI loga yahA~ para haiN| isIliye kesarI ke aMka ko rokanA pAThakoM ke sAtha anyAya karanA hogaa| ataH maiM apane kartavya ko pUrNa karane ke lie jA rahA haiN| aura ve cala diye| vaha thI unameM kartavya ke prati jaagruuktaa| 0 48 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 28: preraNA-strota AijanahaoNvara amerikA ke rASTrapati the| unake kAryAlaya meM zo-keza thaa| usameM eka bahuta hI sundara jhADU rakhA huA thaa| jo bhI vyakti Ate, ve usa jhADU ko dekhate, unake mana meM vividha vicAra udbuddha hote, kintu kisI kA bhI sAhasa nahIM hotA ki vaha unase jhADU ke sambandha meM pUche / eka dina rASTrapati ne dekhA ki jo bhI vyakti Ate haiM ve Azcarya kI dRSTi se jhADU ko nihArate haiN| unhoMne Agantuka vyaktiyoM kI jijJAsA ko zAMta karate hue kahA-maiMne yaha jhADU vizeSa prayojana se rakhA hai| jaba maiM rASTrapati banA usa samaya mujhe hajAroM bahumUlya upahAra prApta hue| unhIM upahAroM meM yaha jhADU bhI hai| maiMne una sabhI upahAroM meM ise sarvazreSTha upahAra maanaa| preraNA-srota 46 Jain Education Internationa Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisane yaha upahAra preSita kiyA usane jhADU ke sAtha hI yaha likhA--ki ApazrI ne apane cunAva-bhASaNoM meM kahA thA ki maiM prazAsana tathA rASTra kI gandagI ko miTA duuNgaa| etadartha hI maiM Apako upahAra ke rUpa meM jhADU preSita kara rahA hai jo Apako pratipala-pratikSaNa apane bhASaNoM kI smRti dilAtA rahegA / upahArapradAtA ke ina zabdoM ne mere cintana ko jhakajhora diyA aura maiMne ise sarvazreSTha upahAra ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyaa| isI kAraNa ise sadA apanI A~khoM ke sAmane rakhatA hU~ jisase mujhe apane kartavya kA sadA bhAna hotA rhe| 50 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 26 udAra saMgItajJa amerikA ke rASTrapati harbaTa hUvara eka garIba ghara meM janme the| Arthika sthiti viSama hone ke kAraNa unake sAmane aneka samasyAe~ upasthita hotI thiiN| jaba ve kailiphorniyA vizvavidyAlaya meM adhyayana karate the usa samaya hAlaiNDa ke vizvavizruta mahAn saMgItakAra peDerevaskI kailiphorniyA meM Amantrita kiye gye| havara ne vicAra kiyA yadi maiM unake saMgIta kAryakrama kA ThekA le lUM to mujhe acchA paisA prApta hogaa| unhoMne do hajAra DAlara meM saMgIta kAryakrama kA ThekA le liyA / para atyadhika prayatna karane para bhI TikaTa nahIM bike / hUvara ke sAmane eka gambhIra samasyA upasthita huI ki do hajAra DAlara unheM kisa prakAra diye jA sakeMge? gambhIra cintana ke pazcAt bhI jaba samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM huA to unhoMne peDerevaskI ke sAmane sArI udAra saMgItajJa Jain Education Internationa Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sthiti rkhii| udArahRdayI peDerevaskI ne kahA-havara ! tuma ghabarAo mata / TikaToM kI bikrI se jo AmadanI huI ho usase hAla kA kirAyA, bijalI Adi kA bila cukAne ke pazcAt jo kucha bhI avazeSa rahe vaha mujhe de denaa| mujhe utane meM hI santoSa hai| hUvara ne vaisA hI kiyaa| kAryakrama sampanna hone para peDerevaskI ne havara ko apane pAsa bulAkara usake hAtha meM kucha DAlara thamAte hue kahA-tumane kAryakrama ko saphala banAne ke lie mahAn zrama kiyA hai| tuma cAhate the mujhe lAbha hogaa| ataH isa puraskAra ko grahaNa kro| mere pAsa jo bhI AtA hai maiM use nirAza nahIM krtaa| hUvara usakI udAratA dekhakara gadgada ho gyaa| 52 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :30 : sajA gAMdhIjI ne Azrama meM yaha vyavasthA kI thI ki bhojana kA samaya hote hI do bAra ghaNTI bajAyI jAya / do bAra ghaNTI bajAne para bhI jo vyakti bhojanAlaya meM nahIM pahu~ca pAtA, use dUsarI paMkti meM bhojana karanA hotA / taba taka use pratIkSA karanI par3atI thii| dUsarI ghaNTI bajate hI bhojanAlaya kA dvAra banda kara diyA jAtA thA jisase bAda meM Ane vAle vyakti andara na Ane paaveN| kAryAdhikya ke kAraNa eka dina svayaM gAMdhIjI ko vilamba ho gyaa| ve jaba taka pahu~ce taba taka dUsarI ghaNTI baja cukI thI aura bhojanAlaya kA dvAra banda ho cukA thaa| gAMdhIjI barAmade meM khar3e the| gAMdhIjI ke bAda haribhAU upAdhyAya phuNce| unhoMne barAmade meM sajA 53 Jain Education Internationa Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bApU ko khar3e hue dekhA to vinoda karate hue kahAAja to Apa bhI aparAdhiyoM ke kaTaghare meM A gaye haiN| bApU ne muskarAte hue kahA--niyama ke sAmane sabhI samAna haiN| upAdhyAya ne kahA-maiM abhI kursI le AtA hai tAki Apa ArAma se baitthe| bApU ne prativAda karate hue kahA-kursI kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / sajA usI taraha se bhugatanI cAhie, jisa taraha dUsare bhugatate haiM, usI meM majA hai| 54 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 31 : vAsanA-vijaya eka vezyA ke bhavya bhavana ke sannikaTa hokara bauddhabhikSu jA rahA thA / vezyA ne bauddhabhikSu ke sugaThita sundara zarIra ko dekhaa| vaha usa para mugdha ho gaI / usane bhikSu kA abhivAdana kiyA aura prArthanA kI ki isa varSa isI bhavya bhavana meM varSAvAsa kareM / bhikSu ne kahA- bahana ! maiM AU~gA, kintu tathAgata buddha kI AjJA lenI hogI / unakI jaisI bhI AjJA hogI vaha tujhe kala sUcita karU~gA / vezyA ne kahAyadi AjJA prApta na hogI to kyA karoge ? bhikSu ne dRr3ha vizvAsa ke sAtha kahA- mujhe pUrNa vizvAsa hai, buddha avazya hI AjJA pradAna kareMge / dUsare dina bharI sabhA cala rahI thI / hajAroM kI ko jana-medinI baiThI huI thI / bhikSu ne tathAgata se vezyA kA AmantraNa nivedana kiyA aura vahA~ varSAvAsa karane ke lie anumati mA~gI / vAsanA-vijaya Jain Education Internationa 55 Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tathAgata ne use saharSa anumati dete hue kahA- tuma Ananda ke sAtha vahA~ varSAvAsa kara sakate ho| bhikSa ho, phira vezyA se Darane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? bhikSu varSAvAsa hetu vezyA ke bhavya AvAsa meM phecaa| vezyA bhikSu ko dekhakara AhlAdita thii| vaha pratidina sarasa bhojana bhikSu ko detii| bhikSu use grahaNa kara letaa| vaha bhikSu ke sAmane nRtya karatI, gAyana gAtI, ardhanagna banakara hAvabhAva aura kaTAkSa kara bhikSu ke dila ko lubhAne kA prayatna krtii| kintu bhikSu na usake prati rasa letA aura na nIrasatA hI prakaTa krtaa| vaha to sadA samabhAva meM sthira rhtaa| varSAvAsa ke do mahIne vyatIta ho gye| vezyA bhikSu ke caraNoM meM gira par3I--tuma hA~, nA, bhalA yA burA, kucha bhI to kaho na ! kintu tumhArI mauna sAdhanA aura taTasthavRtti se maiM kucha bhI nirNaya nahIM le paatii| vezyA ke nivedana kA bhI usa para koI asara na huaa| vezyA bhikSu ke apUrva tyAga aura saMyama ko dekhakara gadagada ho gyii| usakI vAsanA kapUra kI taraha ur3a gayI aura usane bauddhadharma meM dIkSA grahaNa kara eka Adarza upasthita kiyaa| bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :32: vyaMgya eka prAdhyApaka AcArya vinobA ke pAsa phuNce| unhoMne vArtAlApa meM apanI prazaMsA karate hue kahAAja dina taka eka hajAra se bhI adhika vidyArthI mere hAtha ke nIce se nikala cuke haiN| vinobAjI ne cuTakI lete hue kahA---eka hajAra se bhI jyAdA vidyArthI nikala gaye / kintu tumhAre hAtha eka bhI AyA yA nahIM ? prAdhyApaka mahodaya kA garva cUra-cUra ho gyaa| vyaMgya 57 Jain Education Internationa Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 33 : vinoda paM0 govindavallabha panta ne viziSTa vyaktiyoM ko bhojana ke lie nimaMtrita kiyA / raphI ahamada kidavaI ko kucha vilamba ho gayA / ve usa kamare ke daravAje ke pAsa jAkara ruke jahA~ para bhojana kI vyavasthA kI gayI thI / unhoMne pantajI se pUchA -jUtA utArU kyA ? pantajI ne vinoda karate hue kahA-jUte utAreMge nahIM to khAyeMge kyA ? cAroM ora ha~sI ke phavvAre chUTa par3e / 58 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 34 : adhyApaka kA Adarza - skUla meM parIkSA cala rahI thii| skUla meM eka navIna adhyApaka kI niyukti huI thii| vaha parIkSAbhavana meM caMkramaNa kara rahA thaa| usane dekhA eka vidyArthI nakala kara rahA hai| usane nakala karane ke aparAdha meM vidyArthI ko parIkSA-bhavana se nikAla diyaa| vaha vidyArthI usa vidyAlaya ke pradhAnAdhyApaka kA putra thaa| jaba parIkSA pariNAma jAhira huA usa samaya vaha vidyArthI anuttIrNa ghoSita kiyA gyaa| sabhI adhyApakoM ke antarmAnasa meM ye vicAra-lahariyA~ taraMgita hone lagI ki isa adhyApaka ne pradhAnAdhyApaka ke putra ko parIkSA-bhavana se nikAlakara mahAn aparAdha kiyA hai jisase pradhAnAdhyApaka isa para aprasanna hoMge aura ise naukarI se mukti mila jaaygii| adhyApaka kA Adarza 56 Jain Education Internationa Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisa dina parIkSAphala prakAzita huA usI dina usa adhyApaka ko caparAsI ne Akara sUcanA dI ki pradhAnAdhyApaka Apako bulA rahe haiN| vaha pradhAnAdhyApaka ke kakSa meM phuNcaa| abhivAdana kara eka ora baiTha gyaa| pradhAnAdhyApaka ne usakI pITha thapathapAte hue kahA-mujhe hAdika gaurava kI anubhUti huI ki Apane eka Adarza adhyApaka kArya kiyaa| mere putra ko daMDita karane meM bhI saMkoca nahIM kiyA aura sAtha hI nakala karane ke pazcAt bhI Apane use uttIrNa nahIM kiyaa| yadi uttIrNa karate to maiM Apako sevA se nivRtta kara detaa| navaniyukta adhyApaka ne namratA ke sAtha nivedana kiyA----yadi ApazrI mujhe apane putra ko uttIrNa karane ke lie bAdhya karate to maiM isI samaya tyAga-patra de detaa| yaha dekhiye--maiM tyAgapatra likhakara hI lAyA huuN| adhyApaka kI Adarza bAta se pradhAnAdhyApaka kA hRdaya Ananda se jhama utthaa| use apanI chAtI se lagAte hue kahA-adhyApaka ko aisA hI Adarza upasthita karanA cAhie, tabhI chAtroM ke jIvana kA nirmANa ho sakatA hai| bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :35: sacce netA - 25 apraila 1645 kA prasaMga hai| netAjI subhASa candra bosa rAnI jhAMsI rejimeNTa kI bAlikAoM aura apanI senA ke sAthiyoM ko lekara baiMkAka ke lie TrakoM ke dvArA prasthita hue| kucha hI mArga pAra kiyA to Traka kIcar3a meM phaMsa gayIM / avazeSa rAstA unheM paidala calakara hI pAra karanA thA kyoMki briTiza senA unake pIche lagI huI thI / ataH dina bhara bhayaMkara jaMgaloM meM yA kisI gA~va meM chipakara rahanA par3atA thA aura rAta meM yAtrA karanI par3atI thii| bhayaMkara a~dherI rAtri, AkAza meM umar3a-ghumar3a kara ghaTAyeM kabhI-kabhI hajArahajAra dhArAoM ke rUpa meM barasatI to kabhI-kabhI chahara chahara kara brstiiN| kIcar3a se klAnta patha ko pAra karanA atyadhika kaThina thaa| pairoM meM yatra-tatra phaphole par3a cuke the aura zarIra meM bhI rAtri meM idhara-udhara sacce netA 61 Jain Education Internationa Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TakarAne se jakhma ho cuke the jinameM se khUna aura mavAda bahatA thaa| netAjI vaisI hI viSama sthiti meM lar3akhar3Ate hue kadamoM se sabakA netRtva kara rahe the| eka jApAnI senA ke adhinAyaka ne netAjI se atyanta vinamra zabdoM meM nivedana kiyA ki Apa kitanA bhayaMkara kaSTa uThA rahe haiM / kRpA kara Apa hamAre sAtha gAr3I meM baiTha jaayeN| netAjo ne kahA-maiM svayaM gAr3I meM cala aura mere snehI-sAtho paidala caleM, yaha bilkula anucita hai| maiM apane putra-putriyoM ko chor3akara jopa meM nahIM baiTha sktaa| jApAnI aphasara kA sira netAjI ke apUrva tyAga ko dekhakara unake caraNoM meM jhuka gyaa| vastutaH aise netA ho deza kA kalyANa kara sakate haiN| bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti kA mArga mizra ke mahAn santa maikeriyasa sandhyA ke suhAvane mausama meM ghUma rahe the| eka ziSya unake pAsa aayaa| usane unase jijJAsA prastuta kI ki bhagavan ! mukti kA mArga btaaiye| maikeriyasa ne kahA-vatsa ! kabristAna meM jaao| vahA~ para jo vyakti katroM meM soye hue haiM unheM dila kholakara gAliyA~ do, una para Dhele aura pattharoM ko varSA kro| ziSya ne sunA / vaha hairAna ho gyaa| kintu guru kI AjJA kA pAlana karane hetu vaha kabristAna meM gayA aura dila kholakara gAliyA~ dI, patthara pheNke| jaba vaha thaka gayA to lauTakara santa maikeriyasa ke pAsa phuNcaa| maikeriyasa ne pUnaH Adeza diyA--aba jAo aura sugaMdhita phUla va madhura va phala una kabroM para car3hAo mukti kA mArga Jain Education Internationa Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tathA kabra meM rahe hue vyaktiyoM ko atyadhika prazaMsA karo / ziSya ne Adeza kA pAlana kiyA aura punaH lauTakara santa ke pAsa pahu~cA / santa ne kahA - tumane kabroM kI arcanA bhI kI, satkAra bhI kiyA aura apazabda bhI kahe, patthara bhI barasAye / unhoMne uttara meM tumhAre ko kyA kahA ? ziSya ne kahA- jaba maiMne gAliyA~ dIM, patthara barasAye taba bhI ve zAnta the aura jaba phUla car3hAye taba bhI zAMta hI rahe / santa ne pUchA- tuma isakA kyA artha samajhe ? ziSya ne kahA- gurudeva ! kucha bhI nahIM / santa maikeriyasa ne kahA- una kabroM kI taraha tumheM bhI apanA jIvana jInA hai / yadi tumheM mukti cAhie to cAhe aura loga tumhAro nindA kareM yA prazaMsA kreN| tumheM nindA sunakara nArAja nahIM honA hai aura prazaMsA sunakara khuza nahIM honA hai / kintu samabhAva meM rahanA hai / samabhAva ho mukti kA mArga hai / 64 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :37 : prAyazcitta premamUrti IsA eka sthAna para khar3e the| kucha vyakti IsA kI parIkSA lene ke lie eka mahilA ko lekara vahA~ para Aye aura kahA--yaha mahilA vyabhicAriNI hai / mUsA ke dharmopadeza kI dRSTi se isake pApakRtya se mukta karAne hetu ise pattharoM se mAranA caahie| IsA ne eka kSaNa cintana ke pazcAt kahA-maiM bhI kahatA hai ki ise pattharoM se mArA jAya / para vaha vyakti ise mAra sakatA hai jisane jIvana meM kabhI bhI pApa kA sevana na kiyA ho, jisakA jIvana pApa kI kAlimA se mukta ho aura dharma kI jyoti se jagamagA rahA ho| IsA kI bAta sunakara sabhI cintana karane lage ki hamArA jIvana bhI to pApI hai| hamane apane jIvana meM prAyazcitta . Jain Education Internationa Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anekoM pApa kiye haiN| hamAre ko patthara mArane kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai| eka-eka kara sArI bhIr3a chaMTa gyii| kevala IsA aura vaha gunAhagAra mahilA hI bacI rhii| IsA ne pUchA-bahana ! sabhI tumhAre para ilajAma lagAne vAle kahA~ nau do gyAraha ho gaye? unhoMne tumheM kyoM nahIM sajA dI ? bhagavan ! mujhe kisI ne bhI sajA nahIM dI hai| IsA ne sneha se kahA- tuma apane pApoM kA prAyazcitta karo aura bhaviSya meM kabhI pApa na karane kI pratijJA kro| vaha IsA ke caraNoM meM gira pdd'ii| IsA ne eka hiMsaka paramparA ko sadA ke lie banda kara diyaa| bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 38 : svAvalambI baMgAla ke eka choTe se sTezana para Trena rukI / sundara vastroM se susajjita eka yuvaka Trena se nIce utraa| usake pAsa eka choTI-sI peTI thii| usane uccasvara se 'kulI-kulI' pukAranA prArambha kiyaa| usa nanhe se sTezana para kulI kahA~ para milatA ? eka adheDa umra kA vyakti sAdhAraNa grAmINa vezabhUSA meM sTezana ke pleTaphArma para caMkramaNa kara rahA thaa| yuvaka ne kulI samajhakara use apane pAsa bulAyA aura ekAdha apazabda bolakara kahAtuma bar3e susta ho, maiM kaba se pukAra rahA hU~, sunate hI nahIM ho, uThAo yaha sAmAna aura mere sAtha clo| usa vyakti ne usa yuvaka kI peTI uThAI aura usake pIche-pIche cala diyaa| ghara pahu~cane para usane peTI yathAsthAna rakhavAI aura pArizramika ke paise dene lagA kintu svAvalambI 67 Jain Education Internationa Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usa vyakti ne muskarAte hue kahA-dhanyavAda ! mujhe paise kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| jyoM hI vaha vyakti jAne ke lie taiyAra huA tyoM hI yuvaka ke bar3e bhAI andara se nikala kara Aye, aura Ate hI usa vyakti ke caraNa-sparza kiye| yuvaka ko patA calA ki jisa vyakti se vaha peTI uThavAkara lAyA hai aura jise kulI samajhakara apazabda kahe the ve baMgAla kI pratibhAmUrti Izvaracandra vidyAsAgara haiN| usa yuvaka ke pairoM ke nIce kI jamIna hI khisaka gii| usane unake caraNoM meM girakara apane aparAdha ko kSamA-yAcanA kii| vidyAsAgara ne yuvaka kI pITha thapathapAte hue kahApazcAttApa na kro| vyartha kA mithyA ahaMkAra choDa do| apanA kArya apane hAthoM karane meM lajjA kA anubhava na kro| mere deza ke yuvaka svAvalambI baneM yahI merI majadUrI hai| bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 36 : dAna kaisA ho? eka dhanI seTha ne annakSetra kholA / seTha meM dAna kI kI bhAvanA to bahuta hI kama thI para prazaMsA kI bhUkha atyadhika thii| vaha cAhatA thA ki samAja use saccA dAnavIra smjhe| seThajI galle ke bahuta bar3e vyApArI the| anna ke saikar3oM koThAra bhare hue the| usameM se sar3A-galA aura ghuna lagA huA anAja jo bAjAra meM bika nahIM sakatA thA use seThajI annakSetra meM bhijavA dete the| usa saDe-gale anAja kI roTiyA~ annakSetra meM bhUkhoM ko milatI thiiN| seTha ke bar3e putra kA vivAha huaa| bahUrAnI ghara meM aaii| vaha bahuta hI suzola, vicAraka va dhArmika saMskAra vAlI thii| usane eka dina annakSetra meM jAkara dekhA to usake Azcarya kA pAra nahIM rhaa| zvasura ke isa vyavahAra se use atyadhika duHkha huaa| dUsare dina se usane ghara meM bhojana banAne kA kArya apane hAtha meM liyA / annakSetra se sar3A huA ATA maMgavAkara usane dAna kaisA ho ? 66 Jain Education Internationa Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka roTI banAI / jaba seTha sAhaba bhojana ke lie baiThe taba anya svAdiSTa bhojana ke sAtha usa sar3e hue anna kI roTI bhI thAlI meM parosa dI / N kAlI aura vicitra AkAra vAlI roTI dekhakara seThajI ne socA, yaha naI cIja hai / ataH pahalA grAsa unhoMne usI roTI kA liyA, para mu~ha meM jAte hI sAre mu~ha kA jAyakA hI bigar3a gayA / seThajI ne sneha se putravadhU ko kahA-beTI ! ghara meM ATA bahuta hai phira yaha sar3A huA ATA kahA~ se lAI ? eka grAMsa se hI merA jI macala uThA / putravadhU ne bahuta hI namratA se kahA - pitAjI ! annakSetra meM isI ATe kI roTiyA~ banatI haiM aura ye ho roTiyA~ bhUkha se chaTapaTAte huoM ko dI jAtI haiN| maiMne granthoM meM par3hA hai ki jo yahA~ para diyA jAtA hai vahI paraloka meM milatA hai / Apako bhI paraloka meM isI ATe kI roTiyA~ mileMgIM / maiMne socA abhI se Apako ise khAne kA abhyAsa ho jAyegA to bAda meM Apako kaSTa nahIM hogA / bahUrAnI ke kahane ke tarIke ne seTha ke hRdaya para gaharA asara kiyaa| usI dina se sar3A-galA ATA bAhara phiMkavA diyA aura annakSetra meM bar3hiyA ATe kI roTiyA~ banane lagIM / 70 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 40 : adhikAro kA kartavya nauzeravAM IrAna kA eka nyAyapriya bAdazAha thA / vaha eka bAra zikAra ke lie jaMgala meM gayA / bhojana kI sArI anya sAmagrI sAtha meM thI para namaka nahIM thA / eka sevaka ko Adeza diyA ki pAsa ke gA~va meM se thor3A-sA namaka le Ao / sevaka zIghra ho namaka lekara upasthita huA / bAdazAha ne pUchA- kyA tumane isakA mUlya diyA ? sevaka ne kahA- itane se namaka kA mUlya dene kI kyA AvazyakatA ? bAdazAha ne dhIre se use samajhAte hue kahA- aisI bhUla bhaviSya meM kabhI bhI mata karanA / jAo, pahale namaka kA mUlya dekara Ao / tumheM mAlUma honA cAhie ki bAdazAha yadi prajA kI kisI vastu kA mUlya diye binA phala le legA to usake karmacArI usa bAga ko hI ujAr3a deMge / bAga hI nahIM ujAr3a deMge apitu per3a ko kaTavAkara usakI lakar3iyA~ bhI jalA deMge / kyA deza ke uccapadAdhikArI isa ghaTanA se kucha sabaka leMge ? 0 adhikArI kA kartavya Jain Education Internationa 71 Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 41 : niSkAma bhakti bAta bagadAda kI hai / phakIra junaidA eka bAra kahIM jA rahe the / unheM mArga meM eka nAI milA jo logoM kI hajAmata kara rahA thaa| kAphI loga baiThe hue the aura vaha kramazaH hajAmata kara rahA thA / junaidA ne kahAkhuda kI khAtira tuma merI hajAmata banA do to bahuta acchA hogA / nAI ne anya grAhakoM ko chor3akara sabase pahale phakIra junaidA kI hajAmata banAI / kucha dinoM ke pazcAt junaidA usakA pArizramika lekara usake pAsa gaye aura nAI ke hAtha meM paise thamA diye| phakIra ne use usa dina kI bAta smaraNa dilavAI | nAI ne paise vApisa lauTAte hue kahA- Apako zarma nahIM AtI / usa dina Apane mujhe khudA kI khAtira hajAmata karane ke lie kahA thA aura Aja paise de rahe haiN| maiMne khudA kI khAtira hajAmata banAI thI, paise kI khAtira nahIM / nAI kI isa bAta se junaidA atyadhika prabhAvita hue aura unhoMne isa choTI-sI ghaTanA se sIkha lI ki niSkAma bhakti isa prakAra karanI cAhie / O bolatI tasavIreM 72 Jain Education Internationa Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :42: saMyama kI AvazyakatA eka paurANika AkhyAna hai ki asuroM ne apane prabala parAkrama se devatAoM ko ikkIsa bAra harAyA aura indra ke siMhAsana para AsIna hue tathApi asuroM ko svarga chor3anA pdd'aa| isa rahasya ko jAnane ke lie devarSi nArada brahmA ke pAsa pahu~ce aura sanamra prArthanA kI ki bhagavan ! asura eka bAra nahIM ikkIsa bAra vijayI hue tathApi indrAsana para apanA adhikAra kyoM nahIM rakha sake ? brahmA ne rahasya kA udghATana karate hue kahAnArada ! zakti se aizvarya pAyA jA sakatA hai para usakA upabhoga saMyamI vyakti hI kara sakatA hai| asaMyamI vyakti adhikAra aura aizvarya ko pAkara madAndha ho jAtA hai| isaliye upabhoga karane ke lie bhI saMyama kI AvazyakatA hai| saMyama kI AvazyakatA Jain Education Internationa Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :43 : madhura bano rAjakumAra ke anucita va uddaNDatApUrNa vyavahAra se rAjA atyadhika parezAna thaa| usane tathAgata buddha se nivedana kiyA- bhagavan ! rAjakumAra ko yadi ApazrI samajhA sake to maiM ApazrI kA upakAra jovana bhara na bhuulegaa| __ tathAgata buddha eka dina ghUmate hue rAjakumAra ke pAsa paha~ca gye| usase vArtAlApa karate rahe, pAsa meM ho eka paudhA thA usakI ora saMketa karate hue kahArAjakumAra ! jarA isa paudhe ko cakho, isakA svAda kaisA hai ? rAjakumAra ne usakA pattA tor3akara ckhaa| usakA muha kar3avAhaTa se bhara gyaa| usane use thUka diyA aura Aveza meM Akara usa nIma ke paudhe ko jar3a se ukhAr3a diyaa| 74 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tathAgata buddha ne muskarAte hue kahA--rAjakumAra ! tumane yaha kyA kiyA ? rAjakumAra-bhagavan ! yaha paudhA abhI se itanA kar3avA hai ki merA sArA muha kar3avA jahara ho gayA hai| yadi yaha paudhA bar3ha jAyegA to viSa-vRkSa hI bana jaayegaa| isIlie maiMne ise jar3a se hI ukhAr3a pheNkaa| tathAgata buddha ne kahA--tumhAre kaTu vyavahAra se janatA bhI isI taraha pIr3ita hai, vaha bhI tumheM naSTa karanA cAhatI hai isaliye yadi tuma phalanA-phUlanA cAhate ho to apane vyavahAra ko mRdu banAo, nahIM to isa paudhe kI taraha tumhArI bhI dazA ho jaayegii| tathAgata buddha ke upadeza kA aisA asara huA ki rAjakumAra ke jIvana kA nakzA hI badala gyaa| usake jIvana meM sAdagI, saMyama, sadAcAra aMgar3AiyA~ lene lge| ___ sabhI ke prati usakA vyavahAra bahuta hI madhura ho gyaa| h0 madhura bano Jain Education Internationa Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :44: karor3oM kI mA~ - mahAtmA gAndhI kA namaka satyAgraha bahuta hI joroM se cala rahA thaa| sthAna-sthAna se loga jeloM meM jA rahe the| vedAntiyoM kA eka ziSTamaNDala ravIndranAtha Taigora se milane ke lie phNcaa| vArtAlApa ke prasaMga meM eka sajjana ne kahA--gurudeva ! dekhiye kitanI andhazraddhA cala rahI hai ? dezabhakti kA vicAra kitanA tuccha hai ? yahA~ para kauna apanA hai aura kauna parAyA hai ? yaha to sabhI mAyA hai| yaha bhUmi to jar3a hai phira isa jar3a se itanA moha kyoM ? ravi bAbU ne bahuta hI gambhIra svara meM una sajjana se pUchA-kyA ApakI mAtA jIvita hai ? hA~ gurudeva ! jovita hai| kyA Apa mA~ kA sira kATakara lA sakate haiM ? 76 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usa sajjana ke cehare para krodha kI rekhAyeM camaka uThIM, usakI A~kheM lAla ho gaI, bolA-kyA Apa mujhe itanA nIca samajhate haiM jo maiM apanI mahAn upakAra karane vAlI mA~ kA sira kATakara lAU~ ? ravi bAbU ne dhIre se kahA-Apa svayaM nahIM kATa sakate to dUsare ko kATakara lAne kI AjJA to de hI sakate haiM ? AjJA kI to bAta dUra rahI yadi mujhe yaha mAlUma ho jAye to usa duSTa kA hI sira kATa luugaa| ravIndranAtha ne kahA-acchA to dekhie gAMdhIjI aura unake sAthI bhI apanI mA~ para isI prakAra kI niSThA rakhate haiN| antara kevala yahI hai ki ApakI mA~ kevala ApakI hI mA~ hai jaba ki unakI mA~ bhArata ke karor3oM nivAsiyoM kI mA~ hai jisakA adhika mahatva usa sajjana ke pAsa isakA koI uttara nahIM thaa| zarma se nIcA sira kiye dhIre se vahA~ se cala diye| karor3oM kI mAM Jain Education Internationa Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :45: bhAI kI coTa eka sunAra kI dukAna ke pAsa hI eka luhAra kI bhI dukAna thii| sunAra jaba kArya karatA to usakI bahuta hI dhImI AvAja hotI thI kintu jaba luhAra kArya prArambha karatA to usakI bhayaMkara AvAja se dUkAne hI kA~pa utthtii| / eka dina eka svarNa-kaNa luhAra kI dukAna meM jAkara gira pdd'aa| usane lohe ke kaNa se kahA-bhAI ! hama donoM eka hI taraha ke duHkhI haiN| mujhe bhI Aga meM tapanA par3atA hai aura tumheM bhii| mujhe bhI hathaur3e kI coTa sahana karanI par3atI hai aura tumheM bhii| kintu maiM coTa ko kitanI zAnti se sahana karatA hai aura tuma kitanA ho-hallA karate ho| lohe ke kaNa ne kahA- tumhArA kahanA satya hai kintu tumhAre para jo hathaur3A coTa karatA hai vaha tumhArA sagA bhAI nahIM hai para vaha merA sagA bhAI hai| sage bhAI ke dvArA kI gaI coTa kI pIr3A bahuta hI asahya hotI hai, jisakA tumheM anubhava nahIM hai| JaFEducation InternationaFor Private & Personal use Only bolatI tasavIreM Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bheda-bhAva pAnIpata ke maidAna meM donoM ora kI senAe~ par3I huI thiiN| eka ora marAThoM kI senA thI aura dUsarI tarapha ahamadazAha abdAlI kI senA thii| kintu sarvaprathama pahala kauna kare ? yuddha kA bigula pahale kauna bajAye? isI ulajhana meM donoM ulajhe hue the| rAtri kA gahana aMdhakAra thaa| ahamadazAha abdAlo apane mukhya saradAroM ke sAtha ghUma rahA thaa| usane dekhA, dUra jahA~ para marAThoM kI senA kA par3Ava par3A huA hai vahA~ para jagaha-jagaha Aga jala rahI hai| abdAlI ke kadama ruka gye| usane apane saradAroM se pUchA-yaha sAmane sthAna-sthAna para Aga kyoM jala rahI hai ? eka saradAra ne nivedana kiyA-hajura ! marAThA loga apanA bhojana pakA rahe haiN| bheda-bhAva Jain Education Internationa Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abdAlI ne punaH prazna kiyA-ye pRthak-pRthak kyoM pakA rahe haiM ? sabhI kA bhojana to eka sAtha hI bana sakatA hai ? dUsare saradAra ne kahA- hujUra ! inakA bhojana eka sAtha nahIM bana sakatA kyoMki ye eka dUsare kA chuA huA nahIM khAte haiN| abdAlI ne sakrodha kahA-are ! tuma logoM ne yaha bAta mujhe pahale kyoM nahIM batAI ? jisa jAti ke loga eka-dUsare kA sparza kiyA huA bhojana nahIM kara sakate ve bhalA kandhe se kandhA milAkara kisa prakAra lar3a sakate haiM ? prAtaH hote hI yuddha kA bigula bajA do, aba hamArA jIta nizcita hai| prAtaH hote hI yuddha ke nagAr3e baja gye| marAThe bahuta hI bahAdurI ke sAtha raNakSetra meM jUjhate rahe kintu pArasparika phUTa aura bhedabhAva ke kAraNa unheM parAjita honA par3A ora ekatA ke kAraNa ahamadazAha abdAlo ko vijaya milii| 80 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 47 : khAlI hAtha na lauTo eka mahAtmA parvata kI guphA meM dhyAnamudrA meM baiThe the / pUrNimA kI rAta thI / dugdha dhavala cA~danI cAroM ora chiTaka rahI thI / eka cora ne guphA meM praveza kiyaa| mahAtmA dhyAna meM lIna the| cora ne guphA ko acchI taraha se DhU~r3hA para use kucha bhI nahIM milA / nirAza hokara niHzvAsa chor3ate hue usake mu~ha se ye zabda nikala gaye - are ! yahA~ to kucha bhI nahIM milA / sArA parizrama hI vyartha gayA / vaha guphA se bAhara nikalanA cAhatA hI thA ki mahAtmA ne usakA hAtha pakar3a liyA / are ! tuma bahuta ho dUra se Aye ho / lagatA hai tuma bahuta thaka bhI gaye ho / mere yahA~ Akara khAlI hAtha nirAza lauTo yaha ThIka nahIM hai / le jAo yaha mere or3hane kA kambala | unhoMne apanA kambala usake hAtha meM thamA diyA, aura ardhanagna dazA meM guphA ke bAhara Akara baiTha gaye / candramA kI ora TakaTakI lagAkara dekhane lage / unake hRdaya tantrI ke tAra jhanajhanA uThe -kyA hI acchA hotA, maiM usa garIba AdamI ko yaha sundara cA~da de pAtA / 0 khAlI hAtha na loTo Jain Education Internationa 81 Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :48: saMgati kA asara prAtaHkAla kA suhAvanA samaya thaa| eka rAjA ghor3e para baiThakara prAkRtika saundarya-suSamA ko dekhane ke lie jaMgala meM akelA jA rahA thaa| bhIloM kI jhoMpar3iyoM ke pAsa se jyoM hI vaha nikalA tyoM hI vRkSa kI TahanI para baiThA huA eka totA pukAra uThA-dor3o ! zIghratA karo, ise pakar3a lo, mAra DAlo, isakA ghor3A chona lo, isake AbhUSaNa utAra lo| __rAjA ne ye zabda sune, vaha samajha gayA ki yaha DAkuoM kI bastI hai| rAjA ne ghor3e ko pUre vega se daur3A diyaa| DAkU rAjA ke pIche daur3e kintu rAjA ko pakar3a nahI ske| ve nirAza hokara lauTa gye| __ rAjA kAphI dUra pahu~ca gayA thaa| eka RSiyoM kA Azrama aayaa| eka totA vRkSa para baiThA huA AvAja bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagA rahA thA-padhAriye rAjan ! ApakA svAgata hai, susvAgata hai, RSipravara ! jaldI padhAriye / hamAre atithi Aye haiM / inakA svAgata kiijiye| RSi kuTiyA se bAhara aaye| unhoMne rAjA kA svAgata kiyaa| rAjA ne vizrAma lene pazcAt RSi se pUchA-bhagavan ! eka hI jAti ke pakSiyoM ke svabhAva meM itanA antara kyoM hai ? ___ RSi uttara deM usake pUrva hI tote ne kahArAjan ! hamAre donoM ke mAtA-pitA eka hI haiN| use DAkuoM ko saMgati milI aura mujhe sAdhuoM kI saMgati milii| usI saMgati ke kAraNa hama donoM bhAiyoM ke svabhAva meM yaha antara hai| saMgati kA asara 83 Jain Education Internationa Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :46: merA deza mahAna hai svAmI vivekAnanda amerikA kI yAtrA kara vapisa bhArata lauTe / eka aMgreja patrakAra ne bhArata kI majAka ur3Ane kI dRSTi se unase pUchA-vaibhava-vilAsa aura aizvarya kI usa svarNabhUmi amerikA ko dekhane ke pazcAt Apako apanI mAtRbhUmi kaisI laga rahI hai ? aMgreja patrakAra mana ho mana prasanna ho rahA thA ki yaha bhArata kA mahAna vicAraka amerikA ke virATa vaibhava, vahA~ kI camaka-damaka ko dekhakara avazya hI prabhAvita huA hogaa| kintu svAmIjI ne kahA-maiM amerikA jAne ke pUrva apane deza se pyAra karatA thA para vahA~ se lauTane ke pazcAt maiM usakI zraddhA se pUjA karane lagA hai ki merA deza kitanA mahAn hai| 84 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 50 sAhasa __ amerikA ke mahAna vicAraka aura anusaMdhAtA eDisana nIMda le rahe the| patnI ne unako jagAyA aura kahA-Apa soye hue haiM aura ApakA kArakhAnA pUrNa rUpa se jalakara bhasma ho gayA hai| ___eDisana ne patnI kI bAta acchI taraha se sunI, sthiti samajhI aura patnI ko dhairya ba~dhAte hue kahAghabarAo nahIM hama salAmata haiM phira kArakhAne kI kyA cintA ? eka nahIM hajAroM kArakhAne taiyAra ho jaayeNge| jIvana bhara kI kamAI naSTa ho jAne para bhI unakA dhairya avicala rahA aura usI dhairya ke kAraNa unhoMne kArakhAnA jalane ke ThIka satrahaveM dina grAmophona kA AviSkAra kiyaa| etadathe hI nItikAroM ne kahA hai-- "sAhase zrI prativasati" eDisana ke adbhuta sAhasa ne isa ukti ko pUrNa rUpa se caritArtha kara diyaa| sAhasa Jain Education Internationa Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :51: svastha rahane kA nuskhA eka rugNa vyakti ne eka bahuta bar3e anubhavI vaidya se pUchA-kRpayA svastha rahane kA sundara nuskhA btaaiye| vaidya ne kucha kSaNoM taka cintana ke pazcAt kahAsarvottama svAsthya ke lie 'harI, varI aura karI' se sadA dUra rahanA caahie| ___ harI kA artha hai jaldabAjI, varI kA artha hai cintA aura karI kA artha hai mirca msaalaa| jo inase sadA dUra rahatA hai vaha kabhI bhI bImAra nahIM ho sktaa| 86 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 52 : mahAn nibandha lekhaka cArlsa Dikansa eka bahuta hI garIba parivAra meM janmA thaa| jahA~ para na khAne ko pUrA anna milatA thA aura na pahanane ko pUre vastra hI mila pAte the| tathApi pitA ne use adhyayana ke liye skUla meM bhejaa| vaha cAra varSa taka ho skUla meM par3ha skaa| pitA para itanA karja ho gayA thA ki kaThina parizrama karake bhI vaha use cukA nahIM pA rahA thaa| karja na cukAne ke kAraNa usake pitA ko jela ho gii| ghara meM eka bahuta kaThina samasyA upasthita ho gaI / sArA parivAra bhUkhoM marane lgaa| cArlsa ko par3hAI chor3akara naukarI karanI pdd'ii| usakA kArya thA eka godAma meM lebala cipakAne kaa| vaha godAma landana kI eka aMdherI koTharI meM thA jisameM atyadhika cUhe the| mahAn nibandha lekhaka 87 Jain Education Internationa Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cArlsa Dikansa ko prArambha se ho nibandha likhane kI abhiruci thii| vaha jo bhI likhatA use kahIM koI na dekha le isalie likhakara phAr3a detA thA yA use kahIM para chupAkara rakha detA thA jisase ki use par3hakara koI usakI majAka na udd'aaye|| jisa koTharI meM cArlsa rahatA thA, usI koTharI meM usake sAtha do anya lar3ake bhI rahate the| una donoM lar3akoM ke so jAne ke pazcAt cArlsa uThatA aura nibandha likhatA aura use tahakhAne meM chipA detA thaa| kisI ko bhI patA nahIM thA ki vaha nibandha likhatA hai| koTharI meM rahane vAle eka lar3ake ne usakA eka nibandha eka patrikA meM bheja diyA aura vaha usa mAsika patrikA meM prakAzita ho gyaa| usameM sampAdakIya TippaNI bhI likhI thI ki cArlsa kA mastiSka nibandha likhane meM bahuta hI urvara hai| cArlsa ne pahalI bAra jaba apanA nibandha prakAzita huA dekhA to use atyadhika prasannatA huii| sampAdaka ke protsAhana se usake jIvana meM apUrva utsAha kA saMcAra ho gyaa| usakA bujhA huA dIpaka protsAhana se jala uThA aura vaha apane yuga kA eka mahAna nibandha lekhaka ho gyaa| bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :53: sadguNa aMgUra kI bela eka bAlaka ne mA~ se jijJAsA vyakta kI-mA~ ! babUla ke paudhe kI dekha-rekha karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotI aura vaha apane Apa hI itanA bar3ha jAtA hai ki mata pUcho para Ama, mosambI, nAraMgI ke paudhoM aura aMgUra Adi kI beloM kI kitanI rakSA karanI par3atI hai taba jAkara ve dhIre-dhIre bar3hate haiN| isakA kyA rahasya hai ? mA~ ne kahA-vatsa ! zreSTha vastuoM ke liye sadA parizrama karanA par3atA hai| sadguNa bhI aMgUra ko bela kI taraha haiM / jarA-sI bhI upekSA kI jAyego to ve naSTa ho jAyeMge aura duguNa babUla kI taraha haiM jo apane Apa bar3hate rahate haiN| vaha jaba taka jindA rahatA hai taba taka dUsaroM ko kaSTa detA rahatA hai, ataH vatsa ! tujhe babUla nahIM, Ama aura aMgUra bananA hai| jana-jana kA pyArA bananA hai| sadguNa aMgUra kI bela 86 Jain Education Internationa Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :54 : antima coTa - amerikA ke eka mahAn vicAraka kA nanhA-sA lar3akA zarAba pIne ke liye haTha karane lgaa| mAtA use jarA-sI zarAba pilAne ke liye taiyAra ho gii| pitA ne spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA-ise zarAba nahIM dI jaaye| pitA kI yaha bAta sunate ho lar3akA jora-jora se rone lgaa| mA~ kA komala hRdaya pasIja gyaa| usane kahAAja ise jarA-sI zarAba pI lene dIjiye, kala se isako phira kabhI bhI zarAba nahIM deNgii| vaha vicAraka uThA aura eka patthara tathA hathaur3A lekara AyA aura patthara para hathaur3e mArane lgaa| paccosa bAra coTa karane para usa patthara ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho gye| vicAraka ne apanI patnI se pUchA-kyA tuma batA sakatI ho ki kisa coTa se yaha patthara TUTA hai ? bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patnI ne kahA- yoM to yaha patthara paccIsavIM bAra kI coTa se TUTA hai / kintu isake TUTane meM sabhI coTeM sammilita haiN| vicAraka ne muskarAte hue kahA-samajhI na ! isI taraha bAlakoM kI Adata bigar3atI hai| usake pavitracaritrarUpI patthara para yadi bure saMskAroM ke, AdatoM ke hathaur3e par3ane lageMge, yaha ThIka hai ki prArambhika coToM para logoM kA dhyAna nahIM jAyegA; parantu ve hI coTeM itanA kamajora banA detI haiM ki antima coTa meM vaha bhI isa patthara kI taraha TaTakara Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho jaayegaa| antima coTa 61 Jain Education Internationa Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanmAna karo __mahAn samrAT nepoliyana eka dima ghUmane ke liye jA rahe the| rAstA bahuta hI saMkIrNa thA, usa para do vyakti eka sAtha nahIM cala sakate the / mahilA Age thI aura nepoliyana pIche the| sAmane se eka majadUra ghAsa kA bhArI-bharakama gaTTara liye hue A rahA thaa| usa mahilA ko apane uccakula kA, pada kA aura sattA kA garva thaa| vaha usa samaya samrATa ke sAtha thI ataH mArga kaise chodd'tii| vaha mArga ke bIca meM isa taraha se akar3atI huI cala rahI thI mAno usane sAmane Ane vAle majadUra ko dekhA hI na ho| nepoliyana rAste meM se eka ora haTa gaye aura mahilA ko apanI ora khIMcate hue kahA'maiDama ! bhAra ko sadA sammAna denA caahiye| jisake sira para bhAra hai cAhe vaha kama ho yA adhika, sadA usakA sammAna karanA caahie| vaha sadA sanmAna dene ke yogya hai| 12 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :56 : jana-netA rUsa paratantratA kI ber3iyoM meM jakar3A huA thaa| san 1616 meM lenina ke netRtva meM krAnti kA svara bulanda ho rahA thaa| virodhiyoM ne lenina para AkramaNa kiyA jisase ve ghAyala hokara rugNa ho gye| ve pUrNa svastha nahIM ho pAye the ki unheM samAcAra prApta huA ki bhArI varSA ke kAraNa relve pula TUTa gayA hai| usa pula kI zIghra hI marammata honI caahie| dezabhakta logoM ne anubhava kiyA ki vaijJAnika aura majadUroM ke bharose hI rahA jAyegA to kaI dinoM taka pula taiyAra nahIM ho skegaa| dezabhakta logoM kA jhuNDa pula kI marammata karane ke lie pahu~ca gayA aura sabhI ke hArdika sahayoga se pula zIghra hI taiyAra ho gayA / bahuta hI zIghra pula taiyAra hone se sabhI ke mana meM apAra prasannatA huI / usake upalakSya meM eka utsava kA jana-netA 63 Jain Education Internationa Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ayojana kiyA gyaa| logoM ne dekhA, lenina sAmAnya majadUroM kI paMkti meM baiThe haiN| unhoMne laThe Dhone kA kArya kaI dinoM taka kiyA thaa| logoM ne kahA-Apa jana-netA haiM / Apako isa prakAra kA jisameM kaThora zrama hotA hai vaha kArya nahIM karanA caahie| Apako to sarvaprathama apane svAsthya kI rakSA karanI caahie| lenina ne muskarAte hue kahA-yadi maiM itanA kaThora zrama nahIM karUMgA to mujhe kauna jana-netA khegaa| yadi maiM apanA kArya dUsaroM ke hI bharose chor3a dUMgA to phira Apa hI batAiye ki kArya kaise sampanna hogA? apane deza kI unnati aura vikAsa ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki sabhI milakara parizrama kreN| 64 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 57 : sarvadharma-samabhAva PR san 1728 meM godAvarI ke taTa para bAjIrAva prathama aura nijAma-ula-mulka ke madhya bhayaMkara yuddha huaa| marAThe vIra jIta gye| muslima senA ke pAsa anAja samApta ho gayA aura isI bIca eka muslima tyauhAra bhI A gyaa| nijAma ne bAjIrAva ke pAsa dUta bhejA, aura unase prArthanA kI ki senA meM bhojana kI atyadhika kamI ho gaI hai etadartha Apa anna aura kirAne kI madada preSita kreN| bAjIrAva ne apane sabhI pramukha saradAroM se isa sambandha meM vicAra-vimarza kiyaa| sabhI ne eka svara se kahA ki isa samaya kucha bhI nahIM bhejA jAya / bhUkha se chaTapaTAte hue ve hamArI adhInatA saharSa svIkAra kara leNge| sarvadharma-samabhAva Jain Education Internationa Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAjIrAva pezavA ko saradAroM kA yaha nirNaya pasanda nahIM aayaa| unhoMne kahA-yaha eka prakAra se anyAya hai| zatru bhUkhA ho, pyAsA ho, yA bImArI se karAha rahA ho usa samaya use naSTa karanA anucita hai| nijAma ne jitanI mA~ga kI hai usase bhI adhika bheja kara usakA sammAna karanA cAhie aisI merI rAya hai| vAjIrAva pezavA ke Adeza se pA~ca hajAra bailoM para sampUrNa sAmagrI rakhavAkara nijAma ke pAsa bhijavA dI gii| nijAma sAmagrI ko dekhakara atyadhika prabhAvita huA / jIvana bhara unake upakAra ko nahIM bhUlA / yaha thI bhAratIya vIroM kI udAratA aura sarvadharmasamabhAva kI vRtti / bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Private & Personal Use Only www.jain Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 58 : zraddhA tirAtI hai eka ziSya ko guru para apAra zraddhA thii| vaha apane ghara se guru ke darzana ke lie calA / rAste meM eka nadI meM uphAna-tUphAna A rahA thaa| ziSya ko tairanA bilkula bhI nahIM AtA thaa| kintu vaha kiJcit mAtra bhI ghabarAyA nhiiN| usane zraddhA ke sAtha guru kA nAma liyA aura pAnI para tairatA haA nadI pAra gyaa| guru kA Azrama nado ke dUsare taTa para thaa| ziSya ko isa prakAra nadI pAra kara Ate hue dekhakara gurujI ko atyadhika Azcarya huaa| ___ guru ne isakA rahasya jAnane ke lie pUchA to ziSya ne kahA-gurudeva ! mere meM kucha bhI sAmarthya nahIM hai, yaha sabhI zakti ApazrI ke nAma meM hI hai| zraddhA tirAtI hai Jain Education Internationa Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gurujI ne sunA to unheM ahaMkAra A gyaa| are, mere nAma meM itanI zakti aura sAmarthya hai jisakA mujhe dhyAna hI nahIM thaa| dUsare dina gurujI ko nadI pAra kisI kArya ke lie jAnA thaa| ahaMkAra kA kAlA nAga to mana meM phana phailAkara baiThA hI thA / ve maiM-maiM kahakara nadI meM kUda pdd'e| nadI kA pravAha itanA teja thA ki saMbhala nahIM sake aura pAnI meM DUba gye| zraddhA tirAto hai aura ahaMkAra vyakti ko DubA detA 18 bolatI tasabIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :56: guNoM kA sanmAna kAjala ne dIpaka ko upAlambha dete hue kahAbatAo, maiMne kyA aparAdha kiyA hai jo tumhAre jaise jyotipuJja kA putra hokara bhI mujhe kAlA-kalUTA rUpa milA hai ? dIpaka ne kahA-vatsa ! kyA tujhe apane rUpa para ghRNA hai / tU to mere se bhI adhika guNI hai / maiM to kevala netrajyoti vAloM ko Aloka pradAna karatA hU~ kintu tu to kSoNa-jyoti vAloM ko bhI phira se jyoti detA hai| tere ko A~jane se A~khoM meM apUrva saundarya aura kAnti A jAtI hai| tU jarA apane guNoM ko pahacAna / terA sarvatra sammAna hogaa| guNoM kA sammAna 88 Jain Education Internationa Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 60 : vyartha kA abhimAna hAru -ala razIda apane yuga kA eka mahAn bAdazAha thA / usakI udAratA, sahRdayatA se jahA~ prajA prabhAvita thI vahA~ usake tejasvI vyaktitva se aparAdhI kA~pate bhI the / eka bAra eka saMnyAsI usake rAjya meM AyA / usake pAvana upadezoM se jana-jana ke mana meM dharma kA saMcAra hone lagA / jaba saMnyAsI kI kIrti bAdazAha ne sunI to sneha se use apane mahala meM bulAyA aura usase upadeza sunane lagA / saMnyAsI kA upadeza pravAha cala rahA thA bAdazAha ko jora se pyAsa lagI / usane apane anucara ko pAnI lAne kA saMketa kiyA / jyoM hI vaha pAnI lekara AyA saMnyAsI ne hAru razIda se prazna kiyA - kalpanA kIjiye, 100 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa bhISma-grISma kI cilacilAtI dhUpa meM jA rahe hoM, Apako bahuta teja pyAsa lagI ho, prANa nikalane kI sthiti ho| usa samaya eka gilAsa pAnI kI kImata kitanI hogI ? kyA Apa batA sakate haiM ? bAdazAha-usa samaya pAnI pilAne vAle ko maiM AdhA rAjya puraskAra meM de sakatA huuN| jaba bAdazAha pAnI pI cukA to saMnyAsI ne punaH prazna kiyA--ki jo eka gilAsa pAnI Apane piyA hai, vaha pAnI pezAba banakara yadi Apake zarIra meM se punaH bAhara na nikale to usa samaya Apake zarIra ko kyA sthiti hogo ? usakI kalpanA karate hI Apa kA~pa uttheNge| yadi usa samaya Apako pezAba karAne ke lie koI vaidya AdhA rAjya mA~ge to kyA Apa use de deMge ? "hA~, use maiM AdhA rAjya de = gaa|" saMnyAsI ne upadeza dete hae kahA--jisa rAjya para tumheM itanA garva hai, jisako kalpanA se ho tuma phUle nahIM samAte ho, usakI kImata kevala eka gilAsa pAnI hai| phira vyartha kA abhimAna kyoM kara rahe ho ? yaha kahakara saMnyAsI vahA~ se cala diyaa| vyartha kA abhimAna 101 Jain Education Internationa Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 61 : pagar3I kI zAna mevAr3a kI Ana-zAna evaM maryAdA kI rakSA svatantratA ke mahAna senAnI mahArANA pratApa girikandarAoM meM aura vanoM meM bhaTaka rahe the / mahArANA pratApa kA eka bhATa jisakI atyanta dayanIya avasthA thI, vaha kucha artha - prApti kI kAmanA se bAdazAha akabara ke darabAra meM pahu~cA / usane sarvaprathama apane sira kI pagar3I utArakara samrAT ko abhivAdana kiyA / bhATa kI yaha vicitra harakata dekhakara bAdazAha akabara ko gussA A gayA / unhoMne use phaTakArate hue kahA - isa prakAra mUrkhatApUrNa vyavahAra karanA eka prakAra kA bahuta bar3A aparAdha hai / tumane hamArA apamAna kiyA hai / isakA tumheM daNDa diyA jAyagA / bolatI tasavIreM 102 Jain Education Internationa Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhATa ne namratA se nivedana kiyA maiM eka bahuta hI garIba bhATa huuN| kisI taraha idhara-udhara se mA~gakara apanA jIvana yApana karatA hU~ / peTa bar3A pApI hai / isake lie mujhe ApakI sevA meM AnA par3A hai / maiMne pagar3I utArakara Apako namaskAra kiyA, isakA bahuta bar3A rahasya hai / yaha pagar3I mujhe mahArANA pratApa ne dI hai / ve apAra kaSToM ko jhela rahe haiM kintu Apake sammukha unhoMne sira nahIM jhukAyA to unakI dI huI pagar3I ko maiM kaise jhukA sakatA hU~ / isIlie maiMne pagar3I utArakara namaskAra kiyA / bhATa kI bAta sunakara akabara ke Azcarya kA pAra na rahA / vaha socane lagA ki jisake bhATa bhI apane svAmI ke svAbhimAna aura maryAdA ko A~ca Ane nahIM dete / vastutaH vaha pratApa kitanA mahAn hogA / pagar3I kI zAna 103 Jain Education Internationa Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 62: gajanavI ko nyAyapriyatA - - mahamUda gajanavI ko itihAsa ke pRSThoM para eka luTerA, kara aura dharmAndha bAdazAha ke rUpa meM citrita kiyA gayA hai / vaha eka yogya zAsaka bhI thaa| siyAsatanAmA grantha meM usake jIvana kI ghaTanA upalabdha hotI hai| eka bAra eka garIba kisAna ne mahamUda se nivedana kiyA ki bAdazAha pravara ! Apako senA kA koI ucca adhikArI pratidina mero jhoMpar3I para AtA hai aura rAta bhara merI patnI ke sAtha durAcAra karatA hai| jaba maiM virodha karatA hU~ taba vaha mujhe mArane kI dhamakI detA hai| mahamUda ne sunA / usake Azcarya kA pAra na rhaa| senA kA adhikArI aura phira aisA nikRSTa kArya / usane kisAna se pUchA -- kyA tumhArI patnI bahuta hI sundara kisAna ne kahA-mere Asa-pAsa ke par3osI kahate haiM ki aisI sundaro kahIM nahIM hai / 104 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahamUda ne use apane pAsa biThA liyaa| rAtri ke andhakAra meM veSa parivartana kara kisAna ko lekara vaha usake ghara phuNcaa| kisAna ke ghara meM dIpaka kA mandamanda prakAza TimaTimA rahA thaa| usane dekhA ki senA kA adhikArI kisAna kI patnI ke sAtha soyA huA hai| usane kisAna ko dIpaka bujhAne kA saMketa kiyaa| mahamUda ne aMdhere meM hI usa vyakti kI garadana talavAra se ur3A dii| aura punaH kisAna ko prakAza karane ke liye khaa| kisAna yaha dekhakara hairAna ho gyaa| mahamUda ne kahA-merI kaThoratA vizvavizruta hai| sAmAnya vyakti koI bhI itanA sAhasa nahIM kara sakatA / ataH maiM soca rahA thA ki yaha vyakti mere putroM meM se yA parivAra meM se koI hogaa| prakAza meM mArate hae merA hAtha kahIM kA~pa na jAya, aura maiM nyAya se vicalita na ho jAU~, isalie maiMne andhakAra krvaayaa| para maiM Izvara ko dhanyavAda detA hU~ ki yaha vyakti mere putra yA mere parivAra kA nahIM hai| yadi hotA to isa prakAra ke duSkRtya se merA sira lajjA se jhaka jAtA ki mere kula meM aisA durAcArI paidA huA hai jo apanI prajA ke sAtha isa prakAra kA pApapUrNa vyavahAra karatA hai| gajanavI kI nyAyapriyatA 105 Jain Education Internationa Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prajAvatsalatA - anorarevaluat.TALAntaLL3. __ bAdazAha phirojazAha kI mRtyu ke pazcAt usakA bhAI ahamadazAha dillI ke siMhAsana para ArUr3ha huaa| ahamadazAha para Arya saMskRti kI gaharI chApa thii| vaha jAti se musalamAna thA, kintu usake mana meM Arya saMskRti ke prati gaharA AkarSaNa thaa| eka samaya usake rAjyakAla meM bhayaMkara duSkAla par3A / duSkAla se nadI-nAle, kue tAlAba sabhI kA pAnI sUkha gyaa| bAdazAha ne sabhI musalamAnoM ko bulAkara Adeza diyA ki ve namAja par3he aura khudA se prArthanA kareM ki varSA ho aura hinduoM ko Adeza diyA ki ve apane dhArmika anuSThAna kareM jisase varSA ho sake / varSA na hone se vaha bahuta hI parezAna thaa| usane rAjA janaka aura sItA kI kathA sunI thI ki ve bolatI tasavIra Jain Education Internationa Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prajA ke lie svayaM hala calAte the aura svayaM prArthanA bhI karate the| bAdazAha ahamadazAha svayaM ekAkI jaMgala kI ora nikala gyaa| eka U~ce sthAna para baiThakara vaha prArthanA karane lgaa| prArthanA karane meM itanA tallIna ho gayA ki use kucha bhI bhAna na rhaa| vaha taba taka usa sthAna se nahIM uThA jaba taka bharapUra varSA se pRthvI harI-bharI na ho gii| yaha thA usake antarmAnasa meM prajA ke prati apAra sneha / prajAvatsalatA 107 Jain Education Internationa Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 64 : zAnti kA mUla maMtra eka yuvaka eka mahAn yogI kI sevA meM phNcaa| namaskAra kara usane yogI se nivedana kiyA-bhagavan ! maiM varSoM se zAnti kI anveSaNA kara rahA huuN| zAnti ke liye nadI-nAle, pahAr3a-guphAe~ sabhI chAna liiN| phuTabAla kI taraha idhara se udhara bhaTakatA rahA / para zAnti nahIM milii| Aja bhI mana meM azAnti kA jvAlAmukhI dahaka rahA hai| Apa anubhavo haiM / kRpA kara zAnti kA upAya btaaiye| yogI ne snehabharI dRSTi se yuvaka ko dekhA aura kahA-tumheM zAnti cAhiye na ? zAnti ke lie rAjagRha ke nagarazreSThI ke pAsa pahu~ca jaao| tumheM avazya hI zAnti prApta hogii| 108 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - yuvaka sIdhA hI nagaraseTha ke pAsa pahu~cA kahA--usa mahAn yogI ne Apake pAsa preSita ki. hai, zAnti kA mArga jAnane ke lie| nagara-seTha ne kahA-pUjya pravara yogIrAja ne bhejA hai to tuma yahA~ raho aura dekhate rho| yadi tumhArA cintana jAgRta hai to tumheM avazya hI mArga mila jaaygaa| yuvaka seTha ke pAsa rahane lagA aura seTha kI dinacaryA ko dekhatA / vaha dina bhara kArya meM vyasta rhtaa| saikar3oM anucaroM se ghirA huA rahatA / yuvaka ne socA yaha to mAyA kA dAsa hai| ise svayaM ko zAnti nahIM to mujhe yaha zAnti kA mArga kaise batAyegA? vyartha hI yogI ne mujhe yahA~ bhejaa| yadi yogI ke pAsa rahatA to kucha na kucha mArgadarzana avazya miltaa| para yahA~ to maiM samaya barabAda hI kara rahA huuN| ___ yuvaka eka dina seTha ke pAsa baiThA huA thaa| usa samaya seTha kA pradhAna munIma ghabarAtA huA AyAseThajI, gajaba hI nahIM mahAn gajaba ho gyaa| hamArA jahAja jisameM lAkhoM kA mAla bharA huA thA, use kala hI bandaragAha meM pahu~ca jAnA cAhie thA, para abhI taka zAnti kA mUla mantra 106 Jain Education Internationa Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha bandaragAha para nahIM pahu~cA hai aura aise samAcAra prApta hue haiM ki vaha samudrI tUphAna se ghirakara kahIM naSTa ho gayA hai| seTha ne munIma ko dhairya ba~dhAte hue kahA--munomajo! ghabarAne kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / jahAja DUba gayA to koI Azcarya nahIM / samudra kI yAtrA hI aisI hai| usameM pratipala pratikSaNa yaha khatarA banA rahatA hai| yadyapi bacAne kA bahuta prayAsa kiyA gayA hogA, para nahIM bacA to bhI hameM zAnta rahanA caahie| prastuta ghaTanA ke kucha dinoM ke pazcAt munImajI daur3ate hue seTha ke pAsa pahu~ce / Aja unake tana-mana meM apAra prasannatA thii| ve prasannatA se nAca rahe the| Ate hI unhoMne seTha se kahA- seThajI ! bar3I prasannatA ke samAcAra haiM ki jahAja bandaragAha para surakSita A gayA hai| mAla utArane ke pUrva ho usa mAla kA dugunA bhAva ho gyaa| maiMne vaha sArA mAla beca diyA jisase isa mAla ke dasa lAkha ke sthAna para bIsa lAkha rupaye prApta hue haiN| prasannatA kI bAta sunakara bhI seTha pUrvavat ho zAnta the / unhoMne munIma se kahA-vyApAra meM hAni aura 110 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAbha hotA hI rahatA hai / hameM hAni hone para ghabarAnA nahIM cAhie aura lAbha hone para khuzI se nAcanA nahIM caahie| hameM to cAhe lAbha ho cAhe hAni samabhAva meM rahanA cAhie / yuvaka dekha rahA thA / Aja use anubhava huA ki yogI ne kisa lie inake pAsa bhejA thA / dasa lAkha kA lAbha hone para bhI seTha ke mana meM prasannatA nahIM aura dasa lAkha kA nukasAna hone para bhI mana meM saMkleza nahIM / yaha anukUla va pratikUla donoM hI sthitiyoM meM samabhAva meM rahatA hai / samabhAva yA samatva hI to yoga hai / Aja zAnti kA gura use mila gyaa| yahI to zAnti kA sahI mArga hai / zAnti ke lie bhaTakane ko AvazyakatA nahIM, vaha na to parijana meM hai na svajana meM hai aura na asana vasana va bhavana meM hI hai / jitanA mana samabhAva meM rahegA utanI hI zAnti prApta hogI / zAnti kA mUla mantra 111 Jain Education Internationa Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 65 : mAtRbhUmi jodhapura ke mahArAja yazavantasiMha yuddha karane ke lie kAbula kI ora jA rahe the| rAste meM eka TIle para phoga ke paudhe ko dekhakara ve jhama utthe| ve ghor3e se nIce utara par3e aura sage bhrAtA kI taraha pyAra se use Aligana karane lge| unakI hattaMtrI ke tAra jhanajhanA utthe| suNa ai dezI rukhana, mhe paradezI loga / mhAne akabara teDiyA, tU kita Ayo phoga // he mere deza ke vRkSa phoga sUna ! hama donoM hI isa deza ke lie paradezI haiN| hama to dillI ke adhipati akabara ko AjJA se idhara Aye haiM, para tU yahA~ kaise A gayA? yaha hai bhArata kI bhUmi kI vizeSatA ! yahA~ kA mAnava mAtA aura mAtRbhUmi ko svarga se bhI adhika pyAra karatA hai| yahA~ ko miTTI ko candana mAnakara vaha sneha se tilaka karatA hai aura pAnI ko gaMgAjala mAnakara arcanA karatA hai| bolatI tasavIreM 112 Jain Education Internationa Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 66 : bU~da kA mUlya vizva ke suprasiddha dhanI rAkaphelara ne eka bAra sTaiMDarDa Ayala kampanI prArambha kI / kampanI ke prArambha hone para rAkaphelara tela sApha karane ke kArakhAnoM ko dekha rahe the / dekhate-dekhate usa mazIna ke pAsa ruka gaye jo tela se bhare hue pIpoM ke surAkhoM ko rAMge ke TAMke se banda kara rahI thI / unhoMne dekhA pIpe ke surAkha para Dhakkana ko phiTa karane hetu unacAlIsa bU~deM rAMge kA upayoga kiyA jA rahA hai / rAkaphelara ne phoramaina se pUchA- kisI vyakti ne isa bAta ko anveSaNA kI hai ki surAkha ko banda karane ke lie vastutaH kitanI bU~deM rAMge kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / phoramaina ne kahA- hameM isa bAta kA parijJAna nahIM / rAkaphelara ne zIghra hI isa sambandha meM anveSaNA bUda kA mulya Jain Education Internationa 113 Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI / ar3atIsa bU~deM rA~gA Dhakkana ko utanI hI majabUto se banda karatI haiM jitanI majabUtI se unacAlIsa bU~deM / rAkaphelara ne apane anucaroM ko Adeza dete hue kahA-- pratyeka pIpe kA Dhakkana banda karane ke lie kevala ar3atIsa bU~deM hI paryApta haiM / gaNita lagAne para jJAta huA ki prati pIpA eka bU~da rA~ge kI bacata se sTaiMDarDa Aila ko 7-50 lAkha DAlara kI prativarSa bacata huI / 114 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 67: vaphAdArI aura ImAnadArI - bar3odA ke mahArAjA sayAjIrAva eka bAra zrI esa0 Ara0 zidhe ke sAtha phrAnsa kI yAtrA hetU gye| pairisa meM unhoMne eka jauharI se kImatI javAharAta kharIde / kharIdane ke pazcAt jauharI kA eka pratinidhi zrI ziMdhe se milA aura kahA-ApakA kamIzana nagada da kA ceka se d| esa0 Ara0 ziMdhe ne kahA-maiM samajha nahIM pAyA, kaisA kamIzana ? usane kahA--- jo vyakti hamArI dukAna para kImatI mAla kharIdane ke lie grAhaka lAtA hai use hama kamIzana dete haiN| Apa mahArAjA ko lekara hamAre yahA~ Aye haiM, isalie hamAre niyama kI dRSTi se Apa kamIzana ke adhikArI haiN| zidhe ne kahA-maiM mahArAjA kA anucara hai, isalie maiM kamIzana kA adhikArI nahIM huuN| sAtha hI yaha Avazyaka hai ki jitanI artharAzi Apa mujhe kamIzana meM deMge utanI artharAzi Apa mUlya meM bar3hA deNge| vaphAdArI aura ImAnadArI 115 Jain Education Internationa Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jauharI ke pratinidhi ne kahA-kamIzana kA mUlya para asara nahIM hotaa| kyoMki yaha rAzi hama apane pracAra phaNDa se dete haiN| yaha chipAne kI koI bAta nahIM hai / tuma cAho to hama isa bAta ko mahArAjA ke sAmane bhI spaSTa kara sakate haiN| ziMdhe ne kahA-mujhe kamozana svIkAra hai| jitanA mujhe kamozana Apa denA cAhe utanA mahArAjA ke bila meM kama kara diijiye| ApakI vaphAdArI aura ImAnadAro prazaMsanIya hai| maiM Apako yaha bAta mahArAjA ke karNakuharoM meM bhI DAla dagA / zidhe ne kahA-sA na krnaa| kyoMki ImAnadAro aura vaphAdArI mAnava ke kartavya haiN| vaha pracAra kI cIja nahIM hai, kintu jovana meM saMcAra ko cIja hai| dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki yadi mahArAjA kamozana kI bAta suneMge to sAtha meM Aye hue anya logoM para bhI ve zaMkA kara sakate haiN| merI ImAnadArI kisI ke lie abhizApa bane, maiM yaha nahIM caahtaa| jauharI kA pratinidhi ziMdhe ko prAmANikatA aura nirmala bhAvanA para gadgada ho gyaa| 116 ... bolatA tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 68 : sahRdayI nirAlA damoha ke eka vayovRddha sAhityakAra munnAlAla 'citra' prayAga phNce| unake antarmAnasa meM nirAlA se milane kI icchA thii| ve apane eka mitra ke sAtha nirAlA ke ghara paha~ce / nirAlA jI ko usake mitra ne paricaya dete hue kahA-Apa sAhityakAra haiM / nirAlAjI ne prasannatA vyakta karate hue kahAkyA Apa kavitA bhI likhate haiM ? kyA ApakI koI pustaka bhI prakAzita huI hai ? usa vayovRddha sAhityakAra ne nirAzA ke svara meM kahA-hama choTe vyaktiyoM kI pustake kauna prakAzita karatA hai ? yadi hama svayaM apanI pustaka prakAzita karanA cAheM to eka pustaka ke prakAzana meM Der3ha sau rupaye cAhiye / hamArI itanI zakti kahA~ hai jo hama use prakA sahRdayI nirAlA 117 Jain Education Internationa Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zita kara sake / lagatA hai isa jIvana meM to nahIM, kabhI anya jIvana meM prakAzita ho skegii| nirAlAjI ne unake mitra ko saMketa kiyA ki sAmane khUTI para jo unakA kurtA Ta~gA huA thA, ve use idhara le AveM / unhoMne kurte meM se sAre rupaye nikAlakara citrajI ke hAtha thamAte hue kahA-nirAza na baniye / aura apane isa jIvana meM hI pustaka chapavAkara AhlAda kA anubhava kojie| citrajI ne kahA- mujhe Apase rupayA nahIM lenA kintu nirAlA ne kahA- bhAI, kyoM ghabarAte ho? maiMne apanI icchA se diye haiN| citrajI ne una rupayoM se apanA kAvya prakAzita krvaayaa| usake pazcAt unakI aneka pustake prakAzita huI aura nirAlAjI kI preraNA se zAsana kI ora se unheM prati mAha sau rupayA Arthika sahAyatA bhI dI jAne lgii| jaba bhI citrajI ko nirAlAjI kA smaraNa hotA unakI A~khoM se sahRdayatA ke A~sU Tapaka pdd'te| aura unakI hattantrI jhanajhanA uThato ki vastutaH nirAlAjI nirAlA hI the| 118 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do paisA kA vidyAlaya suna v arra zearPARTeri.s..... - bAbA kailAzanAtha 'tyAgI' ke nAma se vizruta the| unhoMne paMsaTha varSa kI umra meM saMnyAsa grahaNa kiyA thaa| eka varSa taka kAzI meM rahakara ve punaH apano janmasthalI lauTa aaye| unake antarmAnasa meM eka vicAra udbuddha huA ki maiM bar3AgA~va meM eka bhavya devAlaya bnaauuN| devAlaya ke lie unhoMne eka-eka paisA pratIka vyakti se lene kA saMkalpa kiyaa| unhoMne paribhramaNa kara cha: hajAra rupaye ekatrita kiye aura eka devAlaya kA nirmANa karavAyA / 1657 meM unakA vaha saMkalpa pUrNa huA aura vaha devAlaya eka paisA vAlA devAlaya ke nAma se vizruta huaa| kisI vyakti ne bAbA kI AlocanA karate hue kahA ki bAbA ne itanI muzkila se paisA ikaTThA kiyA aura do paise kA vidyAlaya 116 Jain Education Internationa Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devAlaya banAkara sArA paisA barabAda kara diyaa| yadi isa paise se koI skUla banatA to kitanA acchA hotA? jaba bAbA ne yaha bAta sunii| unhoMne punaH saMkalpa kiyA ki ve yahA~ para eka audyogika pAThazAlA sthApita kreNge| usake lie unhoMne do paise prati vyakti se cande ke rUpa meM lenA prArambha kiyaa| loga bAbA kI prAmANikatA se paricita ho cuke the / ataH kucha ho mahInoM meM unhoMne eka lAkha kA candA ekatrita kara diyA aura usa artharAzi se unhoMne audyogika vidyAlaya sthApita kiyaa| Aja usameM 300 se bhI adhika chAtra adhyayana karate haiN| bAbA tyAgI ne yaha siddha kara diyA ki bUMda-bada se bhI ghar3A bharA jA sakatA hai| vaha vidyAlaya do paise ke sArvajanika vidyAlaya ke nAma se vizruta hai| 120 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 70 : ahaMkAra kA nAza ujjayinI ke rAjA bhoja mahAna parAkramI the / vidyA ke prati unakA svAbhAvika anurAga thaa| saikar3oM vidvAn unakI rAja sabhA meM Akara apane Apako gauravAnvita anubhava karate the / saikar3oM kavigaNa nita naI kavitAe~ banAkara unakI rAjasabhA meM upasthita hote aura yatheSTha puraskAra prApta kara prasannatA se vidA hote the / eka bAra mantrI ne rAjA bhoja ko eka sUcI batAyI jisameM rAjA bhoja ne apane jIvana meM jitanA dAna diyA thA, usakA vivaraNa thA / sUcI ko par3hakara rAjA bhoja ke antarmAnasa meM yaha vicAra laharAne lagA ki Aja taka anya rAjAgaNa itanA dAna na de sake, utanA dAna maiMne akele diyA hai / | vastutaH aba maiM apane Apako dhanya anubhava karane lagA hU~ / rAjA bhoja ke cehare ko dekhakara vRddha mantrI ne samajha liyA ki rAjA bhoja ko ahaMkAra ke kAle nAga ne usa ahaMkAra kA nAza Jain Education Internationa 121 Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ liyA hai / isakA jahara bar3A ho bhayaMkara hai| isase svayaM kA aura dUsaroM kA nAza hotA hai / ataH rAjA ko udbodhana dene hetu usane purAne koza meM se rAjA vikramAditya ke jIvana vRtta kI pustaka nikaalii| usane rAjA se nivedana kiyA- rAjan ! purAne bahIkhAte dekhate hue mujhe rAjA vikramAditya kA jIvana caritra prApta huA hai| kRpayA Apa usakA eka pRSTha sunie--- __ rAjA bhoja ne kahA- acchA avazya sunAiye / mantrI ne par3hA-rAjA vikramAditya ne eka bAra eka zloka ko sunakara ATha karor3a svarNamudrAe~, tirAnave tolA motI, pacAsa hAthI jinake gaMDasthala se mada cU rahA thA aura jo parvata ke samAna vizAlakAya the, dasa hajAra teja-tarrAra ghor3e aura sau nartakiyA~ itanI sAmagrI dakSiNa ke pANDya rAjA ne vikramAditya ko daNDasvarUpa bheMTa kI thIM, rAjA vikrama ne usa samasta sAmagrI ko usa kavi ko samarpita kara diyaa| rAjA bhoja ne jaba yaha sunA to vaha Azcaryacakita ho gye| unhoMne svayaM isa vivaraNa ko aneka bAra pddh'aa| unakA ahaMkAra naSTa ho gyaa| unheM rAjA vikramAditya ke dAna ke sAmane apanA dAna tRNavat anubhava hone lgaa| 122 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 71 : puNya-bala puNya kA bala sabase bar3hakara bala hai / dillI ke adhipati jahA~gIra kI mahAn sundarI begama narajahA~ sindha ke jaMgaloM meM utpanna haI thiiN| jeTha ko cilacilAtI dhUpa gira rahI thii| Upara se AsamAna Aga ugala rahA thA to nIce registAna kI bAlU tapta tave kI taraha tapa raho thii| usake mAtA-pitA IrAna chor3akara bhAga rahe the / na prasUtA ko khAne ke liye anna thA, na pone ke lie pAnI thaa| prastuta navajAta kanyA ko lekara yAtrA karanA atyanta kaThina thaa| pati ne kahA-isa kanyA ko sAtha lekara calanA muzkila hai| ataH pati ke kahane se patnI ne navajAta zizu ko eka sthAna para liTA diyaa| kucha dUra hI cale the ki mA~ ke mana meM apanI pUtrI ke prati sneha jAgRta huaa| usane pati se kahA-patirAja ! maiM taba taka puNya-bala ... 123 Jain Education Internationa Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Age nahIM bar3ha sakatI, jaba taka merI putro nahIM mila jaatii| pati ne bahuta samajhAyA ki usake kAraNa hamAre ko hI rAste meM rahanA pdd'egaa| para tiriyA haTha ke sAmane use jhukanA pdd'aa| vaha punaH use lene ke lie claa| vahA~ jAkara usane dekhA-eka kAlA sarpa usa zizu para phana phailAye baiThA hai| pitA kI himmata nahIM huI ki usa zizu ko uThA ske| para dekhate-dekhate sarpa vahA~ se lupta ho gyaa| pitA ne use uThAkara patnI ko sauMpa diyaa| jeTha kI usa dupaharo meM vaha zizu nahIM baca sakatA thA, kintu puNya-bala ke kAraNa hI usako rakSA huI aura vahIM kanyA narajahA~ ke nAma se bhArata kI sAmrAjJI bnii| 124 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 72 : buddhi-bala - -- - - buddhi kA bala sabase bar3A bala hai| buddhimAn asaMbhava kArya ko bhI sambhava kara detA hai| eka lokakathA hai--eka bandara nadI meM taira rahA thaa| kisI ghar3iyAla ne usakA pA~va pakar3a liyaa| bandara ne pA~va chur3Ane ke lie atyadhika prayAsa kiyA, para use saphalatA nahIM milI / ghaDiyAla usake pA~va ko khIMce jA rahA thaa| usakA dUsarA sAthI bandara kinAre para khar3A thaa| vaha yaha dRzya dekha rahA thA ki merA sAthI bahata hI parezAna ho rahA hai| usane kahA-mitra ! tuma bahuta parezAna kyoM ho rahe ho? buddhimAna bandara ne kahA-ghar3iyAla eka sUkhI lakar3I ko apane muha meM dabAye hue haiM aura vaha yaha samajha rahA hai ki maiMne bandara ke pA~va ko pakar3a liyA hai| isI se maiM usakI buddhi para parezAna huuN| yaha sunate ho ghar3iyAla ne bandara kA paira chor3a diyaa| bandara saMkaTa ke samaya bho ghabarAyA nahIM aura buddhi bala se kAla ke muha meM gayA haA bhI baca gyaa| buddhi-bala 125 Jain Education Internationa Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 73 : dRr3ha saMkalpa mahAtmA gAMdhI jela meM the| cAroM ora AjAdI kI lahara cala raho tho / hajAroM vyakti gAMdhIjI ke eka saMketa para prANa nyauchAvara karane ko prastuta the| usI samaya gAMdhIjI ko kastUrabA kI rugNatA ke samAcAra mile ki vaha atyadhika rugNa hai| rugNatA ke samAcAra sunakara bhI gAMdhIjI ke cehare para tanika mAtra bhI zikana nahIM aaii| jelara ne gAMdhIjI se nivedana karate hue kahAApa sarakAra se kSamA yAcanA kara leM aura apanI patnI ko dekhane cale jaaeN| gAMdhojI ne dRr3hatA ke sAtha kahA-maiM dezaprema ko sarvaprathama sthAna detA huuN| deza kI AjAdI meM jUjhate hue yadi patnI kA dehAvasAna bhI ho gayA to mujhe koI 126 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cintA nhiiN| maiMne jisa kArya ko hAtha meM liyA hai use apUrNa chor3a nahIM sktaa| yaha AtmavaMcanA hai| maiM isa prakAra AtmavaMcanA nahIM kara sktaa| vastutaH dRr3ha saMkalpI vyakti hI kisI kArya meM saphala hote haiN| gAMdhIjI kI saMkalpa-zakti ke kAraNa hI eka dina bhArata paratantratA se mukta huaa| dRDha saMkalpa Jain Education Internationa Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 74 : AtmavizvAsa paigaMbara muhammada apane snehI sAthiyoM ke sAtha eka sthAna se dUsare sthAna ko jA rahe the| unake saikar3oM duzmana unakA pochA kara rahe the| unake snehI duzmanoM ko dekhakara bhayabhIta ho gye| itane adhika duzmana aura hama kevala tIna hI vyakti haiN| tIna vyakti itane duzmanoM kA sAmanA kaise kara sakeMge ? hama burI mauta mAre jaayeNge| paigaMbara muhammada ne kahA-sAthiyo ! ghabarAo mata / hama tona nahIM kintU cAra haiN| yaha cauthA vyakti hamAre sAtha cala rahA hai / usakA itanA sAmarthya hai ki saikar3oM vyakti kyA, vizva kI koI bhI zakti usake sAmane Tika nahIM sakatI aura na koI bhI zakti hamArA bAla hI bAMkA kara sakatI hai| hamArA vaha cauthA sAthI hai 'AtmavizvAsa' / jaba taka vaha hamAre sAtha hai, vahA~ taka hamAre lie koI khatarA nahIM / 128 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 75 : camatkAroM kA pradarzana na karo prabhu-bhajana meM tallona bane hue rAbiyA basaro kucha bAhara se Aye hue santoM ke sAtha adhyAtma-carcA kara rahe the| usa samaya vahA~ para hasana basarI A gye| unhoMne rAbiyA basarI se kahA- Apa loga yahA~ kyoM baiThe haiM ? caleM,sarovara ke jala para baiThakara AdhyAtmika cacA kreN| hasana basarI pAno para nAva kI taraha cala sakate the| ve vahA~ para baiThe hue sabhI vyaktiyoM ko isa camatkAra se camatkRta karanA cAhate the| santa rAbiyA isa rahasya ko jAnate the| hasana ke ahaMkAra ko naSTa karane ke lie santa rAbiyA ne kahA-pAnI para kyA calanA, calo ananta AkAza meM ghUmate hue hama carcA kareMge / kyoMki santa rAbiyA ananta AkAza meM garur3a pakSI ko taraha ur3a sakate the| ataH unhoMne apane sAthI santa se camatkAroM kA pradarzana na karo 126 Jain Education Internationa Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahA-bhAI ! jo kArya tU kara sakatA hai vaha kArya eka choTI machalI bhI kara sakatI hai aura jo kArya maiM kara sakatA hai vaha eka makkhI bhI kara sakatI hai| hamArI sAdhanA ina camatkAroM ke pradarzana ke lie nahIM hai| hama satya kI khoja kareM, garva kA parityAga kre| yadi tuma satya ke saMdarzana karanA cAhate ho to tumheM ahaMkAra kA parityAga karanA hogaa| phakora hasana basarI kA garva naSTa ho gyaa| unhoMne usake bAda kabhI bhI apanI labdhi kA pradarzana na kiyaa| 130 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 76 : durguNa nikAlatA hU~ eka santa thA, jo 'baharA hAtima' ke nAma se prasiddha thA / eka dina usake Asa-pAsa bahuta se sajjana baiThe hue the / santa ne dekhA eka makkho makar3I ke jAle meM pha~sa gaI hai jisase mukta hone ke lie vaha bhinabhinA rahI hai / hAtima ke hRttaMtrI ke tAra jhanajhanA uThe / unhoMne kahA aya makkho ! aba tU kyoM bhinabhinA rahI hai ? dekha, pratyeka sthAna para zakkara, zahada aura kanda nahIM hote / lobha se hI terI yaha sthiti huI hai / baiThe hue sabhI loga Azcaryacakita ho gaye / eka ne pUchA- kyA Apane makkhI kI bhinabhinAhaTa sunI hai ? Apa to bahare haiM phira makkhI ko bhinabhinAhaTa kaise sunI ? durguNa nikAlatA hU~ Jain Education Internationa 131 Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsare ne kahA-Aja dina taka to hama Apako baharA hI samajhate rahe haiM, kyA vastutaH Apa bahare nahIM haiM? hAtima ne kahA-nirarthaka bAteM sunane se to baharA honA adhika acchA hai| yadi maiM pratyeka bAta para javAba detA to mere snehI-sAthI merI burAiyoM aura kamajoriyoM ko dabAkara mere sadaguNoM kI prazaMsA karate, unakI prazaMsA sUnakara apane Apako sarvazreSTha mAnane kI bhayaMkara bhUla karatA / isI kAraNa maiM apane Apako baharA prakaTa karatA huuN| jisase mere sAtho merI burAiyA~ spaSTa rUpa se kaha dete haiN| ve mujhe mUrkha aura baharA samajhakara merI burAiyoM ko prakaTa karane meM saMkoca nahIM krte| aura maiM apanI burAiyoM ko sunakara unheM nikAlane kA prayAsa karatA 132 bolatI tasavIreM Jain Education Internationa Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kathA sAhitya kI anamola pustakeM. ** jaina kathAe~ [bhAga 1 se 53] taiyAra 3)=156) [bhAga 54 se 100 taka saMpAdana-prakAzanAdhIna * bindu meM sindhu 2) atIta ke ujjvala caritra 2 * pratidhvani 3)50 *bolate citra 1)50 * phUla aura parAga1)50* mahakate phUla 2) * amiTa rekhAe~ 2) * meghakumAra 2)50 * mukti kA amara rAhI: jambUkumAra 5) sonA aura sugandha 2) * satya-zIla kI amara sAdhikAe~ 12) * zUlI aura siMhAsana 2) * khilatI kaliyAM : muskarAte phUla 3)50 * bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pratinidhi kathAe~ 12) zIghra hI prakAzamAna * paMcAmRta 3) * jIvana kI camakatI prabhA 3) *dharatI ke phUla 3) camakate sitAre 3) * gAgara meM sAgara 3) * atIta ke calacitra 3) bolatI tasvIreM 3) kacha motI: kacha hIre 3) ye laghu kathAe~ preraka, bodhaprada aura atyanta rocaka haiN| samparka kareM: zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sarkala udayapura (rAja.) AvaraNa pRSTha ke gumaka zaila prinTarsa' mAIthAnA, AgarA-3