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________________ grAbrahmacArIjInI hajIyAhabA zrImadAjacaMdra mumukSu (anuyAyI) maMDaLa zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama,agAsa
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________________ RUITMum mit wtainuinninIntAnATS zrI brahmacArIjInI jIvanarekhA tailllllllliA [IIllutilllllllllllllllllllllllllllMid allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll zAMti paTela tAWISi[LIlluminIIIlliejilllllllllllllllllhillllllllliwillIIIIIIiitillllllliotilllllllllwillllllllliilllllllliiiilllllllisillllllllas dvitIyAvRtti prata 3500 vi. saM. 2043 I. sa. 1987 nAnA paIIIIIIIIIutA llllllllllllllllllllllllllll l llllllllllu mA prakAzaka zrI manaharalAla govardhanadAsa kaDIvAlA, pramukha zrImad rAjacaMdra mumukSu (anuyAyI) maMDaLa zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, agAsa Hi Alumii uuuilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllieLilllllllllllll l lllllllllllinguille u inmentillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll...paully ""= tin llen - a
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________________ smaraNAMjali * mAlinI mana-vacana-zarIre puNya sudhA prakAze, tribhuvana paNa jenA upakAre vikAze; paraNu-paramANu giri jevA goMne, nija ura vikasAve saMta te keTalA che ?" druvilaMbita tadapi kuTila kALagati ati, harI lA~dhI mati saMta-pichAnanI; patita-pAvana saMta na ALakhyA, amita zAMti amIrasa relatA. anuSTupa sanAtana muktinA mArga uddhAryAM je kRpALue, AdhyA, sthApyA laghurAje, vistaryAM ApanA khaLe. chatAM ye sarvathA Apa mAyA saMtanA de; gaNI ke nA avajJAne, kaSTo ke apamAnane, kiMtu sat paramAnaMde jhIlyA saune jhilAviyA,- prabhu-bhaktibharyA haiye; pavitra premamUrti hai ! amArA sarvenAM haiyAM ujALe hai yAnidhi ! svIkAre aMjali saunI samAdhi-mAdhinA nidhi. pASa suda 8, 2010 --zAnti -- sudraka: bhIkhAbhAI esa. paTela, madhuram TApa-seTiMga varksa, 19, ajaya inDa. esTeTa, dUdhezvara roDa, amadAvAda-380001
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________________ zrI brahmacArIjI govardhanadAsajI janma : bAMdhaNI dehavilaya : Azrama, agAsa vi. saM. 1945 janmASTamI, ravi vi. saM. 2010 kAtika suda 7
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________________ zrI brahmacArIjInI jIvanarekhA 1 jhIlatA, prale, tAre jJAne sahaja jaga virATa lasatuM, pra, tAre dhyAne mana parama bhegInuM vasatuM, prabhe, tAre pAde hRdaya DhaLatuM bhaktajananuM, prale, tAre nAme durita baLatuM duSTa jananuM. 1 navAI tenI ke mama tarala citte na lasatI, navAI! saMtenI parama saralA mUrti vasatI ure sAre mAre, tava sakala vibhUte latI, sudhA- snA jene vimalanayane divya khalatI, 2 ane gI-citte dhRti marajIMvAnI vitaratI. kRpA saMtanI e patita-ura zraddhA jagavatI ane zraddhALune ura parama bhakti khaulavatI. navAI sAcI e, jIva-zivataNuM bheda haratI. 3 ahoaMze zAtA thaka raNa siddhiya sudhInI samAdhi sarvenuM satapuruSa che kAraNa kharuM; chatAM kai nA spRhA ura garava ke gArava nathI, nathI vA unmatta, nava jarIya pitApaNuM dharyuM. 4 prabhe, evA saMte sarala ati tArAthI adakA kRpALuM, detA e tava zaraNa, Azcarya--pratimA! mRtithI saMtenI sakala duHkhanAM kAraNa gale, sadA sevA cAhuM samapa vasavA saMta-pagale." 5
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________________ [4] AvA alaukika virala saMte saMbaMdhI jagata ghaNuM ja ochuM jANe che. sAce ja, gupta camatkAra sRSTinA (jagatanA) lakSamAM nathI. tathApi kudarata te saMta puru nA jIvananI mahattA pichAne che, ane ene aneka saMketothI pradarzita kare che. zrI brahmacArIjIne janma cArutaranA bAMdhaNI gAmamAM vi. saM. 194panA janmASTamI dine eka viSNuvajanane tyAM thayo e paNa kudaratane eka saMketa hato. janmAnusAra emanuM nAma goradhanabhAI (govardhanadhara) rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. parama pUjya prabhuzrI te ullAsathI temane keIka koIka vAra giradharabhAI paNa kahetA. emanA pitAzrInuM nAma kALIdAsa dvArakAdAsa hatuM. temanuM jIvana dharmanA raMge raMgAyeluM hatuM. traNa traNa vAra te gokuLa-mathurAnI yAtrA karI AvelA, prathama vakhata te pagapALA ja karelI. maMdirano jIrNoddhAra ityAdi dAnanI pravRtti tyAganI vRttimAM pariNamI ane chellI yAtrAmAMthI maryAda (marajAda) laIne ja AvyA. Ama AyuSya DuM bAkI rahyuM hatuM, tyArathI te cetI gayA ane baLatA gharamAMthI jeTaluM bacAvAya teTaluM bacAvavA kuTumbathI dUra jaI beThA ane bhagavadU-bhaktimAM joDAyA. mAtuzrI jItAbAne to gharanA bAlamukuMdamAM ja AzvAsana lAdhyuM. janmASTamIe janma ane janmathI ja zAMta
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________________ [5] ane AnaMdI eTale emane manamAM ema ja rahetuM ke A keI devIpuruSa che. eka vakhata eka joSIe emanI e mAnyatAne adhika daDha karI dIdhI. jamaNA paganA DhIMcaNe lAbuM joIne ja eNe te umaLakAthI kahyuM ke A to kaI mahApuruSa che. paganI Urva rekhA sAbitIrUpa banI. vizALa bhAla, gAle khaMjana, kAnanI bharAvadAra buTTIo ane gaura vadana para AchuM AchuM smita emanA saumya vyaktitvamAM rahela mahattAne khyAla ApatAM. zAMta, sarala, vinayI, AjJAMkita, AnaMdI ane samaju hovAthI svajana-samudAyamAM te khUba priya hatA. koInI sAthe laDavA jhaghaDavAnuM te samaje ja nahIM. pharajanuM bhAna paNa eTaluM ja tIva. jJAte pATIdAra eTale ghera khetInuM kAma; badhuM ja ochuM moTAbhAI (narasiMhabhAI)ne mAthe nakhAya che ? cAra gAu cAlIne piTalAda bhaNavA jAya, toya banatI madada karI chUTe, te eTalA sudhI ke abhyAsamAM khAmI AvI ane thayA nApAsa. abhyAsa choDa paDe. pitAzrIno svargavAsa thayA bAda eka varSe tera varSanI uMmare lagna te thaI gayelAM eTale pharajabhAna vadheluM. gharaDA mANasane baLadanI sAthe DhoranI jema vitaruM karatA joI kuTumbanI bhAvi javAbadArInA vicAramAM ne vicAramAM kyAreka roI paDatA. bhaNavAthI kaMIka uddhAra thAya ema samajAvAthI bhaNavAnI
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________________ [6] jhaMkhanA khUba vadhI ane bhagavAnane dararoja prArthanA karatA ke he bhagavAna, tuM mane bhaNava, mAre khUba bhaNavuM che. paNa zaramanA mAryA moTA bhAIne kahI zakAtuM nahIM. prasaMgavazAt paragAmathI AvelA eka sagAe "kema bhaNatA nathI ?' ema pUchatAM, bhaNavAnI IMtejArI batAvI. eTale temaNe narasiMhabhAIne kahyuM ke goradhanane bhaNAvone. pharIthI peTalAda aMgrejI pahelA ghoraNamAM dAkhala thayA. aMgrejI sAruM hatuM eTale parIkSA laI bIjAmAM besADayA. beMDiMgamAM rahevAnI jogavAI ane meMtIbhAI amInanI dekharekha eTale dAjha rAkhI bIjuM-trIju ghAraNa sAthe karI gumAvelA be-eka varSane badalo vALyo. tyAM te jIvanane nakkara ghATa ApatI abhyAsa uparAMta adhika agatyanI vastu tarapha temaNe lakSa ApyuM. peTalAda beMDiMgamAM emane vAcana-vicAraNA ane jAtaghaDatarane sAro moko hato. sva.motIbhAI sAhebe paisA kamAvAnI latAone Thokara mArI Adarza zikSaka thavAnuM svIkAreluM eTale jAtaghaDatara mATe emaNe pote je parizrama uThAvelo te anubhava te mekaLA mane vidyArthIo AgaLa ThAlavatA, ane yogya doravaNI utsAhapUrvaka ApatA. te pote paNa samayane pUro kasa kADhatA ane khUba ciMtanamagna rahetA. AvA preraNAmUrti maLatAM emanA saraLa, kartavyaparAyaNa ane saccAIbharyA svabhAvano vikAsa tvarita
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________________ [7] ane daDha banyo. benjAmIna phrenkalInanI jema TAImaTebala banAvI niyamitatA keLavI. nepoliyananA jIvananI je ekAgratA ane kAmamAM tallIna thaI javAnI vRtti te potAnA svabhAvamAM evI te vaNI lIdhI ke dhAryuM kAma dhAryA samaye pAra paDatuM. sadUguNe ane durguNanuM Tebala banAvI dararoja tenI neMdha rAkhIne sadUguNe khIlavavA ane doSa TALavAne udyama satata rAkhyo. upavAsa Adi karI paisA bacAvI neTo-pensilo ane jamavA sivAyanuM pravAsa Adi pravRttionuM itara kharca temAMthI ja kADhatA. InAma ane skaoNlarazipa maLatAM tene upayoga garIba vidyArthIone sahAya karavAmAM karatA. Ama eka bAju "voH varmag aurAsTa"nI zakti keLavAI to bIjI bAju kavi zrI kAntanI prabaLa asara nIce AvelA ane carotaranI janatA tathA zikSaNa AlamamAM Adarza zikSaka tarIke nAmAMkita thayelA zrI karuNAzaMkara mAstaranI preraNuM ane doravaNIthI temanA nAjuka UrmizIla svabhAvane sAhityaprema ane ucca AdarzonI khIlavaNI saMgama thaI, pote paNa suMdara kAvyo lakhatA thayA. maeNTrika thaI baraDA Asa kolejamAM joDAyA. tyAM paNa potAnA kAmamAM eTalA badhA mazagUla rahetA ke temanI niyamitatAnI chApa bIjA vidyArthIo upara paDatI. miniTe miniTane upayoga karI abhyAsa uparAMta khUba vAMcyuM
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________________ [4] vicAyuM, jJAna ane saMskArasatrasamA vidyArthI jIvananI eka paLa paNa vya kema javA devAya ? samaya amUlya che e jANe haiye vasI gayeluM. InTara ArTsa pasAra karyA bAda peTalAda beMDiMganA jUnA mitrAne maLyA. vidyAnagaranI janapada vidyApITha (Rural Uni.) sthApavAnI dhagaza dharAvatA zrI bhIkhAbhAI emAM mukhya hatA. svAyatta vidyApIThanAM svama te e tyArathI ja sevatA; ane eTaleA bhAvi jIvananI saMgIna taiyArInI vicAraNA te vakhate karI lIdhI. peTalAda DiMgamAMthI janasevAnI, dezadvAranI bhAvanA pragaTelI tene kAyadAnI kalame nahIM (tyAre tA vakIlAta zAhI gaurava pAmelI) paNa zikSaNudvArA sakriya ane saphala banAvavAnI umeda hovAthI UMcA prakAranu zikSaNa meLavI dezabharamAM svAtaMtryanuM khamIra reDatA zikSaNanA keLavaNInA pracAra karavAnuM vicAryuM. zikSaNamAM sarvatra aMgrejInuM mahattva hAvAthI bAmbe presiDansI'mAM khyAtanAma prAfesara skaoNTa pAsethI ucca kakSAnuM aMgrejI jJAna meLavavA muMbaInI vilsana kolejamAM joDAvAnuM nakkI karyuM. ghaNI muzkelIA ane bhAre kharca veThIne zrI bhIkhAbhAI sAthe te e va muMbaI bhaNI I. sa. 1914mAM B. A. thayA. B. A.mAM aMgrejI sAhitya mukhya viSaya rAkhI tenA upara evA tA sAro kAbU meLavyA ke TAimsa oNpha inDiyA'mAM paNa temanA
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________________ [9] lekho chapAtA. avibhakta kuTumba (Joint Family) upara temaNe ghaNuM ja suMdara lekha lakhelo. grejyueTa thayA eTale mAtA ane moTA bhAIne evI AzA ke have te moTA amaladAra banaze. paNa emane mana sarakArI nokarI karavI e paradezI sarakAranI gulAmI karavA jevuM lAgatuM. ane dezoddhAranI pravRtti hAtha dharavA mAganArane kuTuMbanI khAsa paDI paNa zI heya? te ja varSanA DisembaramAM peTalAda baeNDiMganA jUnA vidyArthIonuM saMmelana temanA ja vatana bAMdhaNImAM bharAyuM. temAM carotaranI unnatine arthe motIbhAI sAhebanI AgevAnI heThaLa carotara ejyukezana sosAyaTI sthapAya to pote, bhIkhAbhAI ane aMbAlAla e traNe mitroe svayaMsevaka tarIke joDAvAnI taiyArI batAvI; te svIkArAtA sosAyaTInI saMsthA pagabhara thatA sudhI I. sa191panA jAnyuArIthI bhIkhAbhAI ane abAlAla bArasada ane pote vasonI sevAmAM joDAyA. vasAnI aMgrejI zALAmAM temane chaDuM ghAraNa saipAyuM. bIjI bAju motIbhAI sAhebanI preraNA ane kAryadakSatAthI vAmAM gujarAtanuM sauthI prathama bAlamaMdira zarU thayuM. temAM pite meMTesarI paddhatie zikSaNa ApavA mAMDayuM. zikSakene paNa pate taiyAra karyA. sosAyaTInA prathama riporTamAM tenI prasiddhi vize ullekha che : "A prayoga ApaNA pradezamAM
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________________ [10] taddana navIna ja hovAthI dUra dUrathI te jAte nihALavAne keLavAyelA loko Ave che." e prayoga evI to saphaLatA pAmyo ke pachIthI zrI gijubhAI badhekA vageree gujarAtabharamAM enA pracAranuM kArya upADI lIdhuM. - tyArabAda be-eka varSamAM te ca. e. sesAyaTIe pitAnuM kendra ANaMdamAM sthApI svataMtra keLavaNI saMsthA calAvavI zarU karI. tyAM svayaMsevakonI jarUra hovAthI vase choDI I. sa. 1919mAM te ANaMda gayA. I. sa. 1920-21mAM dA. na. hAIskUlanA heDamAstara tarIke kAma karyuM. banne varSa "vinIta vaganuM 100pariNAma AveluM. vidyArthIo pratye prathamathI ja khUba mAyALu vRrtana rAkhatA. anya zikSakone ya khAsa bhalAmaNa karelI ke koI vidyArthIne game te gune hoya to paNa tAtkAlika zikSA na karatAM bIje divase karavI. Ama karavAthI zikSakane tAtkAlika Aveza samAI jate ane vidyArthIne sudharavAnI taka maLatI, kyAreka anyAya tha paNa aTakI jatA. ane zikSaka ane vidyAthIone saMbaMdha mIThe banato. zIkhavavAmAM e eTalA to tallIna thaI jatA ke keTalIka vakhata piriyaDane aMte thatA ghaMTanA kerA temane saMbhaLAtA nahIM. bIjA zikSakane bahAra bArIe UbhelA joI cAlatA thAya. vidyAthIonI Te sudhAravAnI paddhati paNa temanI te judI ja. chAtrone
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________________ [11] paroDhiye UThI paravAravAnA niyama. keTalAka vidyAthI A kUMve nAhIne pAtAnAM dhAtiyAM dhAyA vagara tyAMne tyAM ja rahevA detA; te temanI dhyAnabahAra nahIM. keTalAka divasa ema cAlyu. eTale eka be vakhata chAnAmAnA dheAtiyAM barAbara dhoI chokarAonI AraDIe sUkavI dIdhela. AthI vidyAthI A zaramathI peAtAnI Teva sudhAratA. A arasAmAM asahakAranI pravRtti bhAratavyApI hatI. ane gAMdhIjIe rASTrIya keLavaNInA lakSya amadAvAdamAM gujarAta vidyApITha sthApelI. eTale gujarAtanI keTalIka hAIskUlA vidyApITha-mAnya banI temAM gaurava letI. sAsAyaTInA kAryakarone tA keLavaNIne evA AMdreolanathI ya para rAkhavI hatI; paNa tevI paristhiti nahIM hAvAthI maeNTrika va vidyApITha mAnya karAvyo ane dA. na. hAIskUla vinayamaMdira banI. eTale pAte heDamAstara hAI AcAya" kahevAtA. mana, vacana ane vananI jIvanamAM ekarUpa saMvAditA sAdhanAra govardhanabhAIne 'AcAya' padavIe cetAvI dIdhA. temane lAgatuM ke seMkaDA vidyAthI - AnA AcArya thavA mATe te kevuM sAcuM jJAna ane kevA uttama AcAra joI e, te vinA AcAya gaNAvu e tA zaramAvA jevuM. Ama AcArya pada khUMcavA lAgyuM. ane zrI arivaMda ke koI mahApuruSa pAse jaI jIvana unnata karavAnI jhaMkhanA jAgI. paNa tevA yoga nahIM banatAM mujhavaNa vadhI.
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________________ [12] Akhare saM. 1977nI divALInI rajAomAM bAMdhaNI AvelA tyAre bhagavAnabhAI pAsethI zrI laghurAja svAmI (prabhuzrI) saMbaMdhI jANavA maLyuM, eTale agAsa AzramamAM AvavAnuM goThavyuM. dazerAne divase vahelI savAre gherathI nIkaLatAM bhagavAnane prArthanA karI ke he bhagavAna, have kaMIka mArga sujhADaje. AzramamAM AvyAM tyAre bodhisatvasamA rAyaNanA vRkSa nIce prabhuzrIe "mULa mAraga sAMbhaLo jinamo re e pada eka chokarAne gAvAnuM kahyuM-jANe prabhuzrIe temanI prArthanA - suNI hoya ! tethI emanA AnaMdane pAra na rahyo. "jJAnInI pAsethI jJAna na IcchavuM paNa bhakti icchavI e emane pUrvanA saMskArathI ya hoya tema prabhuzrInAM darzanathI ja temane thayuM ke pitAnI sevA to na thaI zakI paNa A mahApuruSanI sevA karI hoya te jIvana saphaLa thaI jAya. pachI prabhuzrIe temane pUchayuM ke ""TALI svachaMda ne pratibaMdha eTale zuM? pratibaMdhane artha temane na AvaDatAM prabhazrIe samajAvyo. emaNe to gAMTha vALI ke prabhuzrInI sevAmAM rahevA svaccheda ane pratibaMdha TALavA. pachI prabhuzrIe kALIcaudazane divase temane evA te apUrva vAtsalyathI maMtra Apyo ke potAnI sevAmAM rahenAra bhagatajIne temaNe ullAsathI kahyuM ke AvuM smaraNa (maMtra) hajI sudhI ame koIne ya ApyuM nathI. kharekhara !
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________________ [13] "pavitra puruSanI kRpAdaSTi e ja samyagdarzana che. te bIjI bAju pote paNa prabhuzrIe ApelA "tavajJAna'mAM evA ja alaukika ullAsabhAvathI noMdhe che: "maMtradIkSA'! kALIcaudaza jevA siddhiyogadine AvA mahApuruSanA haste "maMtradIkSA maLe te kevI apUrva ghaTanA! prajJAbedhamAMya kRtajJa hiye te gAya che : "jJAnI guruzrI rAjaprabhujI zara-pUrNazazI samA, laghurAja rUDI vAdaLIphaeNpa badha-jaLa-bhAre namyA; saMsArasAgaramAM mumukSu chIpa sama mukha khelatA, ne maMtra jaLabiMdu grahI racatA jIvana-muktA-latA." -puSpa 25 prabhuzrIe temane "tattvajJAnamAM maMtra uparAMta keTalAMka vacane lakhI ApelAM. temAMthI "svaccheda TALI apramatta thA, jAgrata thA. pramAdathI mukta thaI svarUpane bhaja' ityAdi ane AtmasiddhinAM "pratyakSa sadUguruyogathI svachaMda te rokAya; anya upAya karyo thakI prAye bamaNo thAya e vacane khyAlamAM eTale prabhuzrI vinA bIje kakyAMya gamatuM nahIM. vyavahArakAryamAMthI bacata samaya bhaktimAM ja gALatA. evI bhaktinI laya lAgelI. sosAyaTInA mitromAM te e goradhanabhAI bhagatane nAme. ja oLakhAtA. rajA ke avakAza maLatAM AzramamAM AvI jatA. 'tattvajJAna'mAM e pitAno nizcaya noMdhe che -
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________________ | [14] 1. prabhuzrInA darzananI-sevAnI sadeva IcchA. 2. gurudevanI AjJAnuM smaraNuM........ (sahajAmasvarUpanI prApti-svachaMda ne pratibaMdha tajI, zrImad rAjacaMdranuM vAcana. prabhuzrInA lekhanuM manana. ...) 5. ahaMbhAva TALavA banatA prayatna karuM. kyAreka to virahAgnithI rahyuM na jAya tyAre prabhuzrI amadAvAda jevA sthaLe hoya to tyAM bhADAnA paisAnI pUrI gaNatarI vinA doDI jatA. amadAvAdathI beeka vakhata to ANaMda cAlatA AvelA. "TALI svachaMda ne pratibaMdha e vacane rAmabANa jevAM haiye vAgelAM, tethI prabhucaraNe sevAmAM besI javAnI ja tAlAvelI ! eka vakhate te ghera pAchA nahIM AvavAnI bhAvanAthI AvavAnuM bhADuM paNa lIdhA vinA e te pahoMcyA amadAvAda prabhuzrI pAse. prabhuzrIjI saeNneToriyamanI lAMbI parasALamAM pATa para birAjelA. prabhuzrIne vaMdana karI UbhA tyAM prabhuzrIe prasAda apAvyuM. sAme cheDe besI prasAda letA hatA. tyAM prabhuzrInI lAkaDI khakhaDI ke te tarapha dhyAna ApyuM. prabhuzrIe page mojAM paheryo. pachI pAdukA paheravA prayatna karI choDI dIdhI. zrI brahmacArIjI samajI gayA ke pAdukAnI jema pAdasevA karavAmAM vacce mojAM je
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________________ [15]. pratibaMdha che. prasAda ArogI prabhuzrInI pAse AvyA tyAM prabhuzrIe kahyuM: "prabhu ! padhAro!!* pitAne sevAmAM rAkhavAnI jarA paNa vinaMti karyA vinA te saralacitta AjJAMkita puruSe vaMdana karI vidAya lIdhI. "gALa dhonI zikSA phUlanI jema mastake caDhAvI. vinA vilaMbe sIdhA ja amadAvAdathI cAlIne maLasake ANaMdamAM ghera pAchA AvyA. te arasAmAM emanA ciraMjIvI jazabhAInAM (babunAM) bA jazabhAIne aDhI varSanA mUkIne ja svargastha thayelAM. eTale saMskArajhIlananA agatyanA kALamAM tenA ucheranuM kAma koIne seMpavuM yogya nahIM lAgavAthI pite pitAnA sasarA sAthe ANaMdamAM rahetA. prabhuzrI kyAreka kahetA ke bahu utAvaLane mAga nathI eTale ane prabhuzrIe AcaravAnA guNamAM paNa prathama "dayA lakhI ApeluM eTale "babu pratyenI pharaja samajI rahyuM jatuM; kaMIka dhIraja rahetI. sagAM-svajane taraphathI pharI paraNAvavAnI sahaja taiyArI thayelI chatAM prabhuzrInI sevAmAM te pratibaMdharUpa jaNAtAM na paraNavAne vicAra makkama rAkhyo. eka bAju potAne pharajanuM tIvra bhAna te bIjI bAju tyAga-vairAgyanI vRtti paNa prabaLa. tene temanA moTA bhAIne lakhela patranAM thoDAM avataraNothI khyAla Avaze :-
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________________ - "A babunA janma pahelAM tene moTo bhAI viThThala hato te vakhate mane uparanI (AtmakalyANanI) bhAvanA e saMsAra choDIne nAsI javA je prayatna karavA ekabe vakhata prerelo, eka vakhata te rAtre traNa vAge bAMdhaNIthI leTa laIne nIkaLI paDelo. te evA vicArathI ke cAlatAM cAlatAM kaI jaMgala Ave to temAM saMtAI rahevuM ane uttama jIvana mATe taiyAra thavuM. paNa be kalAka sImamAM ADAavaLI pharatAM pharatAM savAra thavA AvyuM tyAre lAgyuM ke hajI te huM bAMdhaNInI pAse ja chuM ne koIne (mane) pakaDI pADavo saheluM thaI paDe tema che tethI... mananI vRttio dabAvIne ghera pAcho Avato rahyo. AvI tyAgavRtti to ghaNI vAra UchaLI AvatI. paNa saMsAra bhegavavAnuM karma paNa teTalA ja vegathI ke tethI vadhAre vegathI jIva khapAvato. e moTo dIkaro traNa ja varSa jIvyo, paNa tame eka chokaro ucherI trIsa varSa mATe karo tyAM sudhI je ciMtA karo teTalI ciMtAo teNe mane karAvelI ane tenI keLavaNI mATe zuM zuM karavuM, zI goThavaNa karavI, mAre keTalI taiyArI karavI, vagere banyuM teTaluM vicAryuM hatuM. ane duniyAnI koI paNa vastu karatAM tenA upara vizeSa moha rAkhelo, tema chatAM tenuM zarIra kSaNabhaMgura che eTaluM ya samajAyeluM nahIM--e ja dIvA taLe aMdhAruM-ane
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________________ [17] ApaNAM saMsArInAM badhAM kAmeAmAM A ja dhabaDakA hoya che; vAtA DAhI DAhI karIe paNa mana ja cAkhyuM nahIM. tene vArasAmAM zuM ApI javuM tenA vicAra paNa me karI mUkayo hatA; ane uttama jIvana pitA gALe e putrane mATe jeTalu uttama che tenA jeTalA uttama vArasA koI paNa pitA putrane ApI na zake e mArA manamAM svAbhAvika rIte kAI pUrva karmonA baLe sphureluM jAgrata raheluM. tethI paisAdAra tene jovAnAM svamo me karelAM nahIM; kAraNa ke meM jene sAru mAneluM tevu uttama jIvana ja vArasAmAM tene maLe evI mArI icchA hoya ja. mAruM adhUruM raheluM kAma pUruM kare tevA putra thAya evI meM icchA rAkhelI ane te pramANe mAre ApaNA pitAe adhUru' mUkeluM kAma pUruM karavuM ema paNa manamAM hatu ane hajI che..." Ama paramA` ja jIvananA kartAvyarUpa lAgela eTale jazabhAI 5-6 varSanI ummaranA thatAM (brahmacArIjI) aThavADiye AzramamAM AvatA ene badale pAsa laI dararoja rAtre AzramamAM AvI savAre ANuMda javAnuM rAkhyuM. rAtre moDA sudhI vAcanalekhana ane paroDhiye vahelA traNa vAge UThI prabhuzrI AgaLa vAcanamAM rahevAnuM eTale Udha na pajave ane pramAda na thAya te mATe sAMjanA khArAka paNa najevA rAkhatA. prabhuzrIe te viSe eka
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________________ [18] divasa jaNAveluM "A giradharabhAI roja pAsa laI Ave che, vAMcana kare che temAMya pahelAMnA karatAM keTalo phira che?.....badhuM mUkI dIdhuM. ema A pramANe koI koI kaMI kAma kADhI jaze.' I eka mumukSune e vAtanI khUba asara thaI gaI eTale bIje divase prabhuzrIne pUchayuM :-"jI prabhu, kaI jIvane mUkavuM hoya paNa mukAtuM na hoya, samajAtuM na hoya ke kema mUkavuM, tenuM kema?" prabhuzrI :-"kaMIka e ja rahyuM che. mUkavAnuM evuM kayAM dekhAya evuM che ke nakha vadhela hoya to tene kApI nAkhIe tema dUra thAya ? paNa je jJAnInI daSTie sAcuM nathI tene sAcuM mAnavuM nahIM. pachI bhalene badhuM paDyuM rahyuM. e to ene kALa AvyuM jaze....mamatA ochI thAya tema karavuM. ThAra ThAra marI javA jevuM che." ' paNa Ama dararAjane avarajavara e te dUdhamAM ne dahIMmAM paga rAkhavA jevuM lAgatuM, eTalethI potAne saMtoSa na vaLe. emane te "mULamAganAM "TALI svaccheda ne pratibaMdha' e vacane "kyAre chUTuM kyAre chUTuMnA bhaNukArA jagavatAM hatAM. eTale pratibaMdharahita thavAnI adamya icchA darzAvato eka paccIseka pAnane patra potAnA moTA bhAIne lakhelo. tenAM nIcenAM avataraNethI bhAgeDu
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________________ [19] vRttinI nahIM paNa temanI sarvabhadra-sva-parahitanI vizALa bhAvanA, UMDI samaja ane hRdayanI saccAInI pratIti thAya che:- TUMkAmAM kahuM to Aja sudhI abhyAsa karIne, duniyAne anubhava laIne, ghaNA lekhakoe pitAne anubhava pustakamAM lakhele che te samajIne, jIvatAjAgatA puruSonI dazA mArA gajA pramANe samajIne mane je kaMI samajAyuM te TUMkAmAM A patramAM mArA jAta-anubhavanA kaMI sAra jevuM tamArA AgaLa tamArI AziSa mATe rajU karuM chuM, bheTa dharuM chuM. ane te dvArA tamAruM citta-AtmA sAco vastu samajIne tamAruM ane mAruM kalyANa je raste thAya tene vicAra karI, temAM saMmati sahAya Ape eTalo ja hetu A patra lakhavAne che. huM....paramArthanI zodhamAM ane tene prApta karavAnA prayatna mATe jIvuM chuM. tene mATe sarvasva arpaNa karIne paNa saMpUrNa unnati sAdhI zakAya te mATe taiyAra thavA mAruM citta talapApaDa thaI rahyuM che.... jevA anukULa saMjogo (niHspRhI ane AtmAnA anubhavI sadUgurunI sevA ane samAgama) agAsamAM che tevA anukULa saMjogomAM rahevAthI mane babu ke kuTuMba sAbharI zake nahIM, ke eka vAra tene tyAga karyA pachI
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________________ [20] tenI kaI kALe mane phikara ke IcchA thAya nahIM. mArI jAta upara game teTalAM saMkaTa paDe te paNa mane sAMsArika sagavaDe ke sukhanI icchA paNa nahIM jAge e paNa lAge che. ane badhA karatAM mukela vAta hAla je sAMsArika sukha che te karatAM vizeSa bAhya sukhamAM gherAI javAne kadI udaya Ave to paNa gurukRpAthI ane temane zaraNe rahevAthI tathA temanA hAthe hajI tAlIma levAze tethI nahIM caLI javAya evI atyAre khAtarI lAge che.... - kaTaMbane sadAne mATe choDIne AkhI duniyAne kaTuMba gaNI mArA prArabdha upara AdhAra rAkhIne A bhavamAM bAkI rahelAM varSo parama kRpALudevanAM caraNakamaLamAM arpaNa karavA tatpara thayo chuM. saMsAra choDI AzramamAM rahevAnI AjJA na maLe te mATe kaMI kahevAtA sAdhu thaI pharyA karavuM nathI. paNa te yogyatA prApta karavA mATe je je upAya dIrdhadaSTithI batAve te mATe mAnya hovAthI pahelo huM bIjI javAbadArIomAMthI mukta thaI, cokhe thaI temane (prabhuzrIne) vAta karavA vicAra rAkhuM chuM.....bhale mane kAzI jaI zAstra-abhyAsa karavAnI AjJA maLe ke AzramamAM pUje vALavA ke ghaMTa vagADavA jevuM najIvuM kAma soMpe te paNa mane pUrepUro saMtoSa thavAne, kAraNa ke mAruM kalyANa te puruSanI AjJA uThAvavA mATe ja jIvavAmAM che...........
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________________ [21] mAre vaheluM marI levuM che eTale je ciMtA maryA pachI, thavAnI te pahelAM thavAnI hoya te thaI jAya ane pachI baccAM teTalAM varSa mArA AtmAnI kahe, AzramanI kahe, ke jagatanI kahe, paNa jemAM sarvanI sAcI sevA samAya tevI pharaja bajAvavA mATe huM gharabAra choDI aNugAra thavA icchuM chuM...............saMta, mahaMta ke gAdIpati thavAnI gaMdha sarakhI paNa mArI icchAmAM nathI. paNa sarvane sevaka ane AtmAthI thavAnI icchA ghaNA kALathI bAMdhI rAkhI che, tevA thavuM che. nathI huM sosAyaTInA kAmathI kaMTALyA ke nathI sosAyaTIvALAoe mane kADhI mUkavAne vicAra karyo ke jethI mAre bIju koI sthaLa zodhavuM paDe. jo tema hoya to Aje baso-pAMcase rUpiyA mahine maLe tevI nokarI huM zodhI zakuM eTalI mArAmAM mane zraddhA ane zakti jaNAya che. paNa te badhA gulAma ke nokara banAvanArAM kArakhAnAM hovAthI, mAtra svataMtra jIvana samajavuM, svataMtra thavuM ane yathAzakti svataMtra thavA icchatA hoya tevA anya janane AMgaLI batAvI, mArga dekhe hoya ane tenA kalyANane jaNAya te dekhADe eTaluM ja kAma banI zake to ATalA TUMkA jIvanamAM ochuM nathI ema atyAre lAge che. je vastu mAla vagaranI lAge che temAM ne temAM gocalA gaNavA ane tenA te vicAromAM gUMcAyA karavuM
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________________ [22] te have asahya lAge che. temAM jIvavu te sAkSAt maraNa dekhAya che. jene mATe jIvavuM che te je na bane teA hAlatAcAlatA maDadA jevI sthitimAM jIvavA jevu che.'' bIjI bAju prabhuzrIne paNa vinatipatromAM lakhe cheH - "game te kSaNe je ApanA taraphathI eka sUcanA mAtra maLe ke mAre sevAmAM AvI khaDA thavuM, teA kAI paNa vastu kadI paNa meM mArI na gaNI hoya tema tene cheDI ApanI sevAmAM hAjara thavAnA ghaNA vakhatanA mAro nizcaya che.......kAI koI vAra ema thaI Ave che ke kAviThAnA kalyANajI DosA tathA maganabhAI sTezanamAstarane Apa spaSTa zabdomAM ja jALa cheoDI satpuruSane Azare AvavAnu` kaheA che tema mane paNa kahezeA ja evI AzA rAkhIne huM paNa beThA chuM. ane jyAre AjJA maLaze tyAre vinAvilakhe ApanI sevAmAM hAjara thaI javuM evA nizcaya karI rAkhyA che; kAraNa ke ApanI AjJA thaI eTale temAM kAI paNa jAtanuM vicAravAnuM ja rahetuM nathI evuM huM bhaNyA chu.. AjJA gurunAM vicAraLIyA' gurunI AjJA maLatAM te yAgya che ke kema tene vicAra ja na AvavA joI e, mAtra tene amalamAM mUkavI ghaTe." pavitra sevAne ke te na bane teA parama satsaMganA ke je AjJA thAya te uThAvavAnA prasaMga meLavI prayatna
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________________ [23] karavA tatpara A dInadAsanA savinaya sASTAMga namaskAra pavitra sevAmAM prApta thAya." "alpa AyuSyamAM kalpanA manuSyane? Aja kIdhuM vaLI kAla karavuM; zvAsane nAtha vizvAsa nahi nimiSane, Aza adhUrI ane ema maravuM. he prabhu, mujane bhakti deje sadA, dIna jANune saMbhALa leje." AvI sarvasvArpaNanI tatparatA chatAM manamAM eka saMkoca raheto ke kAma vinA AzramamAM rahI jArUpa thavuM tenA karatAM bahAra nokarI karI paisA mokalavA, eTale prabhuzrIe jaNAveluM ke ahIM to kAmanA DhagalA che. pachI to temanAthI rahyuM ja na gayuM. prabhuzrInI AjJA meLavI, gherathI moTA bhAInI rajA meLavI, ca. e. sesAyaTImAM rAjInAmuM ApI (jUna 1925) prabhuzrInI sevAmAM joDAyA. ane "sarva cAritra vazIbhUta karavAne mATe, sarva pramAda TALavAne mATe, AtmAmAM akhaMDa vRtti rahevAne mATe, mekSA saMbaMdhI sarva prakAranA sAdhananAM jayane arthe brahmacarya adUbhuta anupama sahAyakArI che athavA mULabhUta che." eTale brahmacarya dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. pachI te prabhuzrI emane mATe "brahmacArI saMjJA ja vAparatA; eTale e sAmAnya nAma paNa viziSTatA pAmyuM, govardhanadAsajI sarvatra "brahmacArIjInA nAmathI ja oLakhAtA. tA. 11-1-ra6nI rAtre dasa vAgye prabhuzrI pAse pote vAcana karI rahyA ke mohanalAlajI muni bhaktimAMthI
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________________ [24] prabhuzrI pAse AvyA eTale prabhuzrIe kahyuM : "amArI te have kRpALudeve jaNAvyuM che tema tenA upara jene daSTi hoya temaNe saMbhALa rAkhavI. "emane-munine sAcavI leje, saMbhALa rAkhaje.' ema jaNAvyuM che tema karavuM ghaTe. jema nAnA bALakanI, ladhunI tema A laghurAjanI saMbhALa rAkhavI ghaTe ke chokarA jema DosAnI avasthA thatAM saMbhALa le tema karavuM joIe. have kaMI bolAya che? nahIM to deDa paNa karIe. paNa pahelAMnI te amArI te bhAvanA ja evI che ke kaMIka sAMbhaLIe; koI saMbhaLAve, sAMbhaLa sAMbhaLa karIe evuM rahetuM ane hajIya rahe che. kALa te jAya che ne ? bIju have zuM karavuM che. AvA prabhuzrInA uddagAro sAMbhaLIne aMtarathI rovAI gayuM. prabhuzrInI sevAmAM joDAyA pachI to rAtadivasa joyA vinA saMta-sevAnuM kAma karyuM ja rAkhyuM. rAtre bhakti pachI agiyAra vAgyA sudhI vAcana, bAra-be vAgyA sudhI DAyarI, utArA, pustakonI saMkalanA, bhASAMtara, patralekhana ItyAdi kAryo ane paroDhiye UThIne traNa vAge to prabhuzrI samIpa gemadasAra AdinuM vAcana, pachI bhakti ane Akho divasa prabhazrInI sevA. Ama UMdha-ArAma mATe samaya na je ja maLato. majabUta zarIra, uttama naiSThika brahmacarya, mananI svasthatA, upayoganI tIkSNatA
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________________ ane saMyamamaya niyamita jIvana tathA "nizadina ninameM nIMda na Ave, nara taba hI nArAyaNa pAve e mudrAlekhathI jAgelo apUrva ullAsa eTale Avo avirata zrama paNa cittaprasannatAmAM pariNamato. prabhuzrInI chatrachAyAmAM rAtadivasa cAlatAM svAdhyAyabhaktimAM keTalAMya zAstronuM vAcana, manana, nididhyAsana, carcA thatAM tenA avagAhanamAM mahinAnA mahinAo vItye jatA. pite badhuM zravaNa-manana karI pacAvye ja jatA, kyAre ya te jJAnane vikharInI vATe vahevA dIdhuM ja nahIM--vikramanI traNa putaLIomAMnI ekanI jema kAnethI sAMbhaLI kaThAmAM zamAvI detA; mukhethI nIkaLe ja zAnuM? patra-lekhanAdi karavAM paDe te paNa mAtra prabhuzrInI AjJAthI ja. huM kaMI ja nathI' evA bhAvathI Atmavilopana karI dIdhuM. AkhuM jIvana palaTAvI dIdhuM. aMgrejInA upara suMdara kAbU hato chatAM te paNa bhulAI gayA jevuM thaI gayuM. "game te kriyA, - japa, tapa ke zAstravAcana karIne paNa eka ja kArya siddha karavAnuM che te e ke jagatanI vismRti karavI ane satunA caraNamAM rahevuM. e jANe caritArtha karI batAvyuM. prabhuzrI kayAreka kahetA ke e te kuMdana jevo che; vALyo vaLe jema hama tevo sarala che, jevo ghATa ghaDa hoya te ghaDAya. evAmAM prabhuzrIe saM. 198ramAM parama kRpA karI
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________________ [26] emane 'samAdhizataka' svAdhyAyArthe ApyuM. cha cha varSanA svAdhyAyathI e 'samAdhizataka' temaNe evuM teA pacAvyuM ke prabhuzrIe prasanna thaI evI eka apUrva vastu ApI ke je vastunI mAgaNI moTA agraNI gaNAtA mumukSuo ca kayAreka adhIrajathI khUba AjIjIpUrvaka karatA. paNa prabhuzrI teA lAga oI mArmika zabdomAM jaNAvatA ke "beTA thaI ne khavAya, bApa thaI ne na khavAya." "yogyatA vinA vastu maLe nahIM. jJAnIe teA raste janArane yeAgyatA hAya teA meAlAvIne Ape evA karuNALu hAya che." upamiti bhavaprapa`camAM keTalI vAta Ave che! temAM bhAre karI che. eka satpuruSa upara dRSTi rAkhavAnI ja lAtA Ave che. e ja huM teA oyA karuM chuM ke A zuM lakhI gayA che! paNa yAgyatA vagara kema samajAya ?" Ama ceAgyatA vinA bhalabhalAne ya na maLe tevI apUrva vastu te *gurugama' prabhuzrIe zrI brahmacArIjIne sa. 1988nA jeTha suda navamIne dine daIne jJAnAMjanathI kheAlelAM nayananI prajJAne preAvala karI, prAvINya baDhyuM. prasaMgopAtta zrI brahmacArIjInA saMbaMdhI prabhuzrIe jaNAveluM ke ane samyagdarzana che te ja tene chApa che, chApanI jarUra nathI. te samyagdarzana gurugamathI samazitA banI rahyuM. ghaNI vAra pAtAnI hayAtImAM paNa prabhuzrI mumukSu . * pU. zrI brahmacArIjInI nAMdhanA AdhAre.
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________________ [27] ene nityaniyama, vrata, maMtrAdi ApavAnuM kAma zrI brahmacArIjIne pharamAvatA. saM. 1992nA mahA suda purNimAthI te prabhuzrInI tabiyata khUba narama thaI gaI potAnI jIvanalIlA saMkelI levA mAgatA hoya tema saM. 1992nA citra vada pAMcamanA pavitra dine, paramakRpALudeve uddhArelA satya dharmane pote pravartAvelo tenI soMpaNI zrI brahmacArIjIne TrasTIonI hAjarImAM kare che : A badhuM Azrama khAtuM che; zeTha, cunIbhAI, maNibhAI. dALa vAMhe kaikaLI. kahevAya nahIM; seMpaNI jANavI. maNibhAI, zeTha, brahmacArI ghaNu kALe, jo ke zarIra che tyAM sudhI kaMI kahevAnuM nathI; paNa mukhya brahmacArI saMpaNI. (brahmacArIjIne) kRpALudeva AgaLa javuM, pradakSiNa daIne smaraNu levA Ave to gaMbhIratAe lakSamAM rAkhI lakSa levo, pUchavuM. kRpALudevanI AjJAe ane zaraNAe AjJA mAnya karAvavI." A maMgalamaya prasaMga sau AzramavAsIjanene parama baMdhavarUpa, parama AnaMdollAsarUpa banI rahyo. saM. 1980mAM jyAre prabhuzrI AzramamAMthI pUnA vihAra karI gayA tyAre prabhuzrInA darzana arthe keTalAMka mumukSujane ANaMda gayelAM temaNe nirAzAthI sAthu nayane uddagAra kADhelA : "prabhu, amAro have koNa AdhAra?" prabhuzrIe AzcA
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________________ [28]. sana ApatAM kaheluM ke amArI sevAmAM jenI ANe . jamanAjI mAga de evo eka kRSNa jevo bAlabrahmacArI Avaze. tene AzramamAM mUkatA jaIzuM. anya prasaMge paNa zrI mANekacaMdajI zeTha, zrI jIjIkAkA, zrI kalyANajIkAkA vageree AzramanA adhAra bhAvi mATe ciMtA vyakta karatAM, prabhuzrIe jaNAveluM ke eka brahmacArI pAchaLa mUkatA jaIzuM, je amArI sevAmAM 11 varSa raheze. te vacane sau mumukSune Aje pratyakSa thatAM sarvatra AnaMda AnaMda vyApI gayo. bIje divase prabhuzrI dharma ane AjJA saMbaMdhI samajAve che : "AtmA dharma-AjJAe dharma kRpALudevanI AjJA... AjJA kRpALudevanI je che te. zALAdhamo, Apa tavo. paramakRpALudevanuM zaraNuM che te mAnya che.... sau saMpe maLIne rahejo." - prabhuzrIe pharIthI zrI brahmacArIjIne khAnagImAM paNa A eNpaNI saMbaMdhI jaNAvyuM te prasaMge "prabhuzrInI vItarAgatA, asaMgatA temanI mukhamudrA AMkha vagerenA pheraphArathI spaSTa tarI AvatI ane jANe te bolatA nathI, paNa divya dhvaninA varNananI peThe ApaNe sAMbhaLIe chIe ema lAge. "maMtra Apa, vIsa deharA, yamaniyama,
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________________ [29] kSamApanAnA pATha, sAta vyasana, sAta abhakSya jaNAvavAM. tane *dha sAMpuM chuM.' ' (zrI brahmacArIjInI DAyarI) pachI tA prabhuzrI samAdhi-ArAdhanAmAM lIna banyA. tatsaMbaMdhI zrI brahmacArIjI jaNAvatA : "prabhuzrInI dazA Akhara vakhate avadhUta jevI hatI. rAga-dveSa jevuM kaI maLe nahIM. kapaDuM paNa zarIra upara rAkhatA nahIM. teTalA mATe bAraNAM baMdha rAkhavAM paDatAM. jyAre dazana karAvavAM hoya tyAre ja upara kapaDuM nAkhavAmAM AvatuM; bAkI digaMbara avasthAmAM ja rahetA." sa. 1992nA vaizAkha suda AThamanI rAtre mATA munione dubha evI nizcala asagatAthI nija upayAgamaya dazA rAkhIne' te mahAprabhu samAdhi varyA. * dharma', dhama zravaNa, dhama kheAdha ane dhama' pamADavA saMbaMdhI Aje game te prakAranI goTALAbharI vicAraNA vahetI mukAya che tyAre prabhuzrIe ane zrImade te vAtanI gaMbhIratA upara mUkelA bhAra nIcenAM spaSTa vacaneAthI lakSamAM Avaze :"mumukSuoe te satpuruSanA guNagrAma karavA; paNa dhama' te satpuruSa pAsethI ja sAMbhaLavA. kaI DahApaNa karavA gayeA te jhera khAdhA jevuM che." --pRSTha 263, upadezAmRta "AtmapariNAmanI sahajasvarUpe pariNati thavI tene zrI tItha kara "dhama' kahe che." --patrAMka 568, 'zrImad rAjacaMdra' "jIve dhama peAtAnI 5nA vaDe athavA lpanAprApta anya puruSa vaDe zravaNa karavA joga, manana karavA joga ke ArAdhavA joga nathI. mAtra Atmasthiti che jenI evA satpuruSathI ja AtmA ke Atmadhama' zravaNu karavA joga che, yAvat ArAdhavA joga che."--patrAMka 404, 'zrImad rAjacaMdra'
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________________ | [30] have zrI brahmacArIjInI paristhiti vikaTa thaI paDI. eka bAju samasta saMdhanI javAbadArI uThAvavAnI te bIjI bAju prabhuzrIne viraha. virahAgni zAMta pADavA prabhuzrInA smaraNamAM ja lIna rahevA temanuM jIvanacaritra lakhavA mAMDayuM ane prabhuzrI je tIrthasthaLoe pharelA tenI yAtrA karI. paNa tema to gADha saMsmaraNothI virahAgni adhika teja thato gaye. Akhare tenuM phaLa zrImad rAjacaMdra lakhe che tema sukhada AvyuM: "atizaya virahAgni hari pratyenI jalavAthI sAkSAta tenI prApti hoya che. tema ja saMtanA virahAnubhavanuM phaLa paNa te ja che.' yAtrAnI aMtima rAtrie saM. 1993nA jayeSTha vada chaThane dine temane apUrva brahma-anubhava thaye tene gharmarAtri nAmanA kAvyamAM pote gAya che : dharmarAtri * yAtrAnI aMtima rAtrIe jAgratibhAva jaNAye re, mAMgalika zubha adhyavasAye aMdhakAra gamA re. *dharmadhyAna je zreyarUpa che zreSTha jayeSThamAM sAdhyuM re, chaThThI rAtrI kRSNapakSanI brahmacaryabaLa vALuM re. gauraupUjAmAM kare jAgaraNa kumArikA vratadhArI re, laukika rUDha rivAja bhUlI AtmArthe nIMda nivArI re. * pUjyapAda zrI brahmacArIjInI DAyarI. 4 jue zrImad rAjacaMdra patrAMka 62, pRSTha 188.
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________________ [31] dha tri cArAnI aMtima rAtrie jAta bhAva jAmyo che, mAMgalika zubha 16 me 24 dhAra, gamAyA 2. 1 krama dayALa je zreya rUpa che, zreSTha menDamAM sArI chaThThI rAja kapanI brAyalaLa va . . vI prabajAralA kurika kalaharIra lauss 3% vAja bhUlI AtmA nida nivAra) mRti mAtmasiddhinI dhArI sa yo sadA upa zarIra je mAM je je yogya jaNAve te Atama-hitakarIra. 4 rajA retImAM rAsa 1in newAva pAmyAM 2 pIjanano) juga judo ) RiAra--maraNa virAmAM. - mAtAjI nAma ghaNuM che navarAtrinuM zAre? dayAnA phaLa javA navajIvana jIve jhALI 2 6 zA na rAtri Atma DriDamAM majA jana gALe che to kaLisLa vaDe nahi tana ( no saMpUrava bhALa 2 9 jeTha vada 8 gurUvAra 16Se 139 zrI brahmacArIjInA hastAkSara
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________________ ' [3ra) smRti AtmasiddhinI dhArI sadguru sadA upakArI re, jyAM jyAM je je egya jaNa te AtamahitakArI re. zAMta surAtri AtmahitamAM dharmAtmA jana gALe re, te kaLikALa naDe nahi tene brahma apUrava bhALe che. thoDA samaya bAda jANe e anubhavajJAnanI daDhatAnuM ghAtaka na hoya tevuM "sva-para-vicAra-preraka "vivekabAvanI nAmanuM kAvya "mokSamArga prakAza" uparathI lakhyuM. tyArabAda "jJAnasAra ane "jJAnamaMjarIne anuvAda karyo. paNa tethI - kaMI mana mAnyuM nahIM. eka kAvyamAM e lakhe che - nathI nAtha jagamAM sAra kaMI, sAra saguru-pyAra che." zrImad rAjacaMdra mahAtmA vyAsajI saMbaMdhI lakhe che : "Atmadarzana pAmyA chatAM paNa vyAsajI AnaMdasaMpanna thayA nahotA; kAraNake harirasa akhaMDapaNe gAyo nahoto.' tevI alaukika ghaTanA jANe A mahApuruSanA jIvanamAM na banI hoya tema temaNe e AnaMdasaMpannatA mATe jANe prajJAbedha lakhavo zarU karyo. emAM eka zAMtarasamAM pariNamelo e harirasa vividha prakAre gAyo che. temAM ya vaLI paramakRpALudevanI anekAneka dazAonI ApaNane e jhAMkhI karAve che, jethI eka evI romAMcaka pratIti thAya che ke je rasa jagatanuM jIvana che, te rasane anubhava thavA pachI hari pratye atizaya laya thaI che.
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________________ [33] ane tenuM pariNAma....jyAM jeve rUpe icchIe teve rUpe hira....Avaze." kharekhara ! prajJAvabheAdhanA puSpa puSpa paramakRpALudeva vividha svarUpe pragaTa thAya che. e samayanI temanI caryA sabadhI temanI sevAmAM rahenAra mumukSue jaNAveluM ke prajJAvamAdha tA mATe bhAge e rAtre lakhatA. meADA sudhI rAtre jAgatA. kacAreka thoDI vAra sUI jAya, vaLI UThIne lakhe. vaLI pAchA tenA ne tenA vicAramAM sUI jAya, thoDI vAre pAchA UThIne lakhavA mAMDe! Ama eka bAju evI eka prakAranI ghelachA tA bIjI bAju evA ja daDha saMyama--traNa varSa sudhI enA sarjananuM kArya cAlyuM, bIjA ekAda varSo sudhI tenuM 'rivijhana' cAlyuM ane AkhAya graMtha padyamAM, bhalabhalA DAlI UThe evI emAM chaMdonI vividha halaka; paNa kayAreya kAI e temane mukhe tenA eka svara sarakhA ya sAMbhaLyA nathI. vaikharIe DAhIDamarI banI jaI e adhyAtmayAgIne sanasamayanI dhyAnAvasthAmAM lIna ja rahevA dIdhelA ! sa. 1996nA vaizAkha vada navamIne guruvAre noMdhe che : Aja UgyA anupama dina mArA, tattvaprakAza vikAse re; svarUpa abhedya aMtare, ati ati pragaTa prabhAse re. Aja0 sandUru
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________________ [34] pachI te emanuM AkhuM ya jIvana eka AnaMdavarSaNa banI rahyuM. parIkhajIe temane nivApAMjali arpatAM e dhanya jIvananuM suMdara saMsmaraNa karyuM hatuM: "parama kRpALu ladhurAjajInA dehAvasAna pachI lagabhaga sattara varSa sudhI paramAtmapadanA AnaMdamAM ati utsAhapUrvaka pite jhIlyA. ane ApaNuM sarva mumukSune jhilAvyA. te mATe svaparahitArthe ja apramattapaNe jeNe jIvana gALyuM evA A pAvana AtmAnI guNasmRti zuM karI zakAya?" Ama emanA e AnaMdI gaura vadanathI paramAtmAnA saccidAnaMda svarUpanI jhAMkhI thatI; dharma parama AnaMdarUpa che, pUjana cittaprasannatArUpa che e sahaja samajAtuM. emanA e AnaMdavarSaNamAM eka jJAtA-draSTA-maMtradraSTA kavinI daSTinuM darzana thatuM. game tevI UMcI ke sUkSma siddhAMtika vicAraNAmAM jyAre keTalAka mumukSuo DAhyA ThAvakA gaMbhIra banIne naya-pramANanAM chotarAM-chelAM ukhADatA ke kAMtaNupIMjaNa karatA athavA puruSanI agamya dazA saMbaMdhI nAne mAthe meTI pAghaDI paherI gaMbhIratAthI guNaThANuM ityAdinAM eka pachI eka kekaDAM gUMcavye jatA tyAre e to e saiddhAMtika jJAna jene tIvrapaNe AtmasAta thayeluM che tevA sapuruSamAM vRttine tanmaya karI prasannacitta rahetA. kyAreka koI kaI kathA prasaMge adhamavRttinA jIvonuM caritravarNana AvatuM tyAre ya te to bAladhUli
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________________ [35] gharalIlA sarakhI bhavaceSTAne sujJa vaDIlanI adAthI hasI kADhatA. emanA svabhAvamAM evI te nirdoSatA hatI ke emanA aMtaramAMthI akhaMDa evuM vizvabaMdhutva UbharAtuM ane harakaIne temanAmAM eka prakAranI AtmIyatA. anubhavAtI; emanA romeromamAM evI eka AtmIya saccAI hatI ke emane keInAthI bhedabhAva anubhavAto nahIM. sAgaranA jevI gaMbhIratA ane bAlakanA jevuM nirabhimAnIpaNuM bannenuM emanAmAM eka sAthe darzana thatuM. vizALa zAstrajJAna, mAnavasvabhAvanuM UMDuM sUkSma jJAna ane cetanAnI adhamAdhama sthitithI mAMDI sarvotkRSTa bhUmikA sudhInI UMDI alaukika samaja hovA chatAM sadAya samAyelA rahetA. badhuM jANe paramakRpALudevanA yogabaLanA pratApe ja che ema mAnatA. kayAre ya jJAna ke mahattA batAvavAno prayatna sarakho karyo nathI; UlaTuM saraLatAthI nikhAlasatAthI vAta karatA. emane e svabhAva akSaya bhagatanI eka uktinuM bhAna karAve che : jJAnI guru na thAye kene; seja svabhAve vAta ja kare, akhA, gurupaNuM manamAM nava dhare." chatAM temanA sAnidhyamAM saunI sattvazIlatA. sAttvikatA khIlI UThatI. pote game tevA duSTa pratye paNa
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________________ [36] ajoDa karuNAthI mitrIbhAva dAkhavatA. kyAreka kRpALudevanA vacananI yAda karAvatA ke keIthI bhinnabhAva anubhavAto nathI. ane ethI emanAmAM parama vizvasanIyatA pragaTelI ke bALakanI jema temanI AgaLa hRdaya ThAlavI zakAtuM. to bIjI bAju vajAthI paNa adhika kaThora hRdayane aNusAro maLato ke jenA smaraNa mAtrathI game tevA deSa thavAnA prasaMgathI bacI javAtuM. emane game tevA reDhivALane sudhAravA kyAre ya gusse thavuM paDayuM nathI. e saheja gaMbhIra thAya eTaluM ja basa hatuM. e jyAre gaMbhIra banI jatA tyAre pAchaLa rahela chUpA pratApanI sakhtAIne khyAla AvatAM ja dhrujI uThAtuM. chatAM ya e gaMbhIratAmAMthI ja eka prakAranI karuNu varasatI, evuM hRdayanuM audAryuM hatuM. temaNe hajAro mumukSuone kRpALudevanuM zaraNa grahaNa karAveluM. seMkaDe sajjanene temane nikaTano paricaya maLelo. darekanAM nAma, ThAma ane kAmadhaMdhA, pravRtti-nivRtti tathA aMgata muzkelIothI te pUrA vAkepha rahetA. eTalI badhI tIvra smRti ane AtmIyatA chatAM evI te udAsInatA ke jhINavaTathI jonArane temanI AMkha game te dazAmAM paNa nyArI ja lAgatI. e AMkhamAM camakAra hate. zrImadda yathArtha lakhe che : "niraMjanapadane bUjhanArAM niraMjana kevI sthitimAM rAkhe che, e vicAratAM akaLa
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________________ * [7] gati para gaMbhIra, samAdhiyukta hAsya Ave che. eka vakhata mane mArI bhANI-bhatrIjIoe prazna pUchelo ke brahmacarya eTale zuM. tyAre meM jaNAveluM ke brahmacArIjI Ave tyAre temane ja pUchajo. thoDAka samaya bAda te suNAva padhArelA tyAre pelA praznano uttara meLavavA ame badhAM emanI pAse gayAM. samAgama karI AvyA pachI ame ghera AvyAM tyAre teo aMdaroaMdara vAta karatAM hatAM ke "...emanI AMkha kevI ! evI te koInI Ija nathI. hase, bole, jue paNa jArI ne nyArI !' pachI meM pUchayuM : "emanA hAvabhAva kevA hatA? amArA-puruSa- jevA hatA ? to kahe, "nA." "tyAre zuM tamArA jevA hatA?" to kahe : "nA. evA keInA ya jevA nahi." eTale meM kahyuM : "enuM nAma brahmacarya." brahmacaryanA anupama lakSaNasamI emanI parama amIbhInI daSTi pUnad sudhAtrAdhA dadaSA manISAmanI smRti karAvatI. e pUrNAnaMdasUcaka prasannatAbharyA, zrAvaNanAM saravaDAMsamAM temanAM hAsya-varSaNa to prabhuzrInI kRpAkaTAkSabharI yogezvarI lIlAne AbhArI che ! jUnAgaDhanA jogIzvara, giranAranA avadhUta evA prabhuzrI gopAMganAo jevI premakhumArI saM. 1975-76nI bhaktiomAM thoDI vahAvI gopavI dIdhI hatI, te ASADhI megha jevA bhaktivinamra snehaghaTAchAyA hiMyAnA milanaTANe
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________________ " [38] pragaTatA vIjasamA kRpAkaTAkSathI pragaTI yogezvaranA hAsyarUpe ! - IsunI vIsamI sadInuM ekavIsamuM varSa vidAya laI rahyuM hatuM. tenI jIvanasaMdhyA navA varSa mATe kaMIka adUbhuta-ramya bheTa mUkI javA mAgatI hatI. maMda zAMta zanizvara ciraMtanatAnuM tatva saMkrAnta karavA mAgatA hatA. sAMjano samaya che. prabhuzrI Aje koI alaukika AnaMdollAsanA bhAvAvezamAM che. Aje prabhuzrI prabhuzrI nathI, paNa jANe jUnAgaDhanA jogezvara che ! carotarane vRMdAvanamAM pheravyA bAda Aje tene naMdanavanamAM pheravavA punaH jANe asalI pita prakAzI rahyA hoya tevA AnaMdAzamAM che. zrI brahmacArIjI te bhaktibharapUra haiye, bhaktibhAre namela nayaNe vidAya laI rahyA che. prabhuzrI vidAya ApavA sTezane sAthe sAthe jaI rahyA che. guju mauna cAlyAnam Aje kaTAkSagirArUpe skure che: "mukha para prasannatA ke hAsya kema nathI?" bharyA bharyA baMdhanA AgaLa khUle tema zrI brahmacArIjInA hiMyAnA baMdha chUTI gayA! gADImAM beThA ne emanAM nehaDhaLyAM nenAM sajala banI gayAM. gADInA eMjine dhrusakAM lIdhAM. tyAM to prabhuzrI khilakhilATa adUbhuta-ramya kRpAvarasatuM hAsya verI rahyA. A te lIlA hatI! gADI rUmajhuma karatI vega pakaDI cAlI gaI.
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________________ [39] varSanI chellI saMdhyA prabhuzrInA ekala paMthane sonala- gulAbI lIlAmayatAthI navAjatI AratI TANe devadivALI pragaTAvI vidAya thaI kharekhara! A te mahAprabhunI akalita lIlA hatI. paNu kAvya vinA tenI vedhakatA zI ? vidAya letA varSane upAlaMbha hato navA varSane-bheTa dhare kAvya, mahAprabhunI lIlAne amara karatuM. navA varSe paDakAra jhIlI lIdho. I. sa. 1922nA varSanuM e prathama prabhAta hatuM. ravikiraNe Aje nUtana prakAza relAvI rahyAM hatAM. zrI rAjaprabhunI adhyAtmalIlAne pragaTa karatuM, e kavivaranI girAne jhIlatuM "vacanAmRta prabhuzrIe zrI brahmapArIjIne bheTamAM ApyuM. paNa bheTamAM te mahAprabhune jhIlatuM aMtara beThuM che ne? lIlAnI vedhakatA kAvyamAM kurI paNa e kAvyanA, e aMtarAlanA paDaghA UThe keInI hRdayaguphAmAMthI te ja sArthakane? te ja tenI vedhakatA ne? A rahyA e viddha hRdayanA saraLatAthI raNakatA jIvaMta pratidhvani pUzrI brahmacArIjInI DAyarImAM - zrI sadUgurudevanI pUrNa kRpA che. zanivAre Apelo, ne ravivAre maLelA bheTanA pustakamAMthI Aje semavAra tA. 2-1-rarane roja nIcene uttama saMdeza samajAyo. svAmIzrI kahe che -
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________________ [40] he sakhI ! patine prasanna karavAnA teA ghaNA prakAra che. aneka prakAranA zabda--sparzada bhAgathI patinI sevA karavAmAM Ave che. evA ghaNA prakAra che. paNa te saumAM cittaprasannatA e ja sauthI uttama sevA che ane kayAre paNa khaMDita na thAya evI sevA che. kapaTa rahita AtmA arpaNa karIne patinI sevA karavAthI dhaNA AnaMdanA samUhanI prAptinA bhAgyodaya thAya. bhagavAnarUpa patinI sevAnA prakAra ghaNA che....paNa temAM sarvotkRSTa tA citta prasannatA eTale bhagavAnamAM caitanyavRtti parama hathI ekatvane prApta karavI te ja che. temAM ja sarva AnaMda samAya che. te ja akhaMDita pUjA che." ane pachI potAnI mitAkSarI zailImAM zI ke te kRpAkaTAkSane akitapUrNAMka smRtirUpa kare che: "mArA mukha para prasannatA ke hAsya nathI te zabdamAM prabhuzrIe zanivAre kahyuM hatuM ne gADI UpaDatAM pAte hasyA hatA.' kharekhara ! e citta prasannatAdyotaka hAsyanI ja emaNe jIvanabhara amIbharI lahANI karI che, e kRpAprasAdanAM saune bhAgIdAra banAvI dhanya karyA che. e tA kharekhara parama mahAtmyA gApAMganAonuM bhAgavatI zIla hatuM. 66 AvA uttama zIlanI sAthe sakhya dAkhavatI emanI vacanAtizayatA hatI. e meAlatA tyAre kalAkonA kalAkA
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________________ detI, ala AyAsa nahan jatI. bhALI [4] sudhI mumukSuo sAMbhaLyA ja karatA, thAkatA ja nahIM. Eveready CellnI jema temane sAMbhaLavA teo taiyAra ja- basa, sAMbhaLyA ja karIe ema rahetuM. emAM haiiyAnsesarI UtarI jatI vedhakatA nahotI; chatAM emAM zarada pUrNimAnA caMdranI pavitra amIbharI zItaLatA hatI, je romaroma pasarI jaI cetanA pUratI, AtmAne zAMtabhAvanAthI rasI detI, aMtarane ajavALatI, hRdayane pavitra karatI. emane satya bolavA AyAsa nahoto kare paData; emanI svAbhAvika vANI ja satya banI jatI. bhUta-bhAvinI ghaTanAonA emAMthI aNasArA maLatA. paramArthane phaLIbhUta thavAmAM anukULa-pratikULa nimittonI varSo agAuthI sUcanA maLI jatI. kyAreka emane eka ja prazna aneka bAbatone cheDato to eka ja uttara aneka praznonuM samAdhAna karI deto. keTalAya mumukSuonA aMtaramAM cAlatAM mane maMthane emanI eka ja vAtathI sAra meLavI letAM; kyAreka pAMca-sAta mumukSuone aMtaramAM UgelA mArmika praznonuM temAM samAdhAna maLI jatuM. ema koI naya na dubhAya ane darekane poSaNa maLe tevI vANInI RtamaMgalA zakti hatI. . emanI vANImAM kyAreka marmALutA ane vinoda bhaLatAM. ghaNuMkharuM e sUcanAtmaka bolatA, AdezAtmaka nahIM; chatAM emAM sacoTatA Adhaka AvatI. carotara
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________________ . [42] ejyukezana seAsAyaTImAM rDiMganA vidyAthI A ziyALAnI ThaM'DI meAsamamAM eDhavA mATe cAdara, kAmaLI, zAla vagere lAve. kAI be rUpiyAnI cAdara lAve; kAI pAMcanI kAmaLI lAve teA keAI pacIsa-pacAsanI zAla lAve. tyAre eka vakhata pUjya brahmacArIjIe vineAdamAM jaNAveluM ke jema vadhu paisA tema vadhAre TADha vAya! eka vakhata meM pUcheluM ke have thADAM aMgrejI pustaka vAMcuM ne ? tyAre jaNAveluM ke maracA vinA na cAlatuM hoya tA tema kara. te arasAmAM me ghaNA mahine pharI maracuM khAvu zarU karelu. emaNe teA eka kAMkare be nizAna lIdhAM. eka vakhata koI e jaNAveluM' ke AphrikA javA vicAra che, tyAre temaNe kahyuM ke e teA lagna karavA jevu. e bhAI kharA aMta:karaNathI lagna na karavAnA vicAranA hatA paNa kaMIka bahAranA dabANathI kaMTALIne mujhavaNamAM rahetA te A vacanathI cetI gayA ane AnaMda pAmyA, AphrikAnu ya mAMDI vALyuM. eka vakhata teA khUba gaMbhIra ane nAjuka prasaMga hatA. eka mATA gaNAtA mumukSu mAnatA ke emane jJAna hoya teA nahIM, paNa lAvAne emane ja pUchIe, jevuM haze tevu kaheze; e teA paheAMcyA brahmacArIjI pAse, ne hasatA hasatA ma`mAM kAra karI : "kaI (jJAna) thayuM hoya teA kahejo; amane bamamAM nA rAkhatA." emaNe tA tarata ja mArmika javAba
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________________ [43] saMbhaLAvyo: "jene thaze tene ahIMthI thaze; kaMI bIjethI thavAnuM che?" emanI vANImAM bIjI eka evI khUbI hatI ke game tevI vyavahAranI vAtane e paramArthamAM palaTAvatA. eka vakhata emanA ciraMjIvI jazabhAInAM patnI AzramamAM AvelAM. prasaMgopAtta gharanI vAta nIkaLI. paraspara saMskAra sArA paDe ane samUhamAM bhaktivAcana thaI zake e lakSya brahmacArIjIe pUchayuM : badhuM bheguM che ne ? tarata vidamAM uttara maLe ke ghera AvIne amane vaheMcI Apo. tyAM to emaNe kahyuM: "badhuM sau saunA prArabdha pramANe pahelethI vaheMcAyeluM ja che. have deha ane AtmA bene viveka karavAne che; AtmAne badhAthI juda karavAnuM che." emanI vANI karatAM emanA maunamAM adhika sAmarthya hatuM; maunamAM to e bedhamUti samA lAgatA. temane jotAM ja saMkalpa-vikalpa ane kaSAyo maMda paDI jatA; vaDalAnI chAyA nIce "otu mane cAhyAnanI jhAMkhI thatI. ane asaMga, pUrNa kAma svarUpane lakSa thatuM. tabiyatane kAraNe chellA varSamAM nAsika traNeka mAsa rahelA tyAre evI to asaMgadazAmAM rahetA ke emanI pAse jatAM mauna ja thaI javAtuM ane ghaDIbhara saghaLuM svamavata lAgatuM.
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________________ [44] . vANInA saMyamana jevuM emanuM kAyAnuM saMyamana hatuM. kAyAne to emaNe kamAna jevI rAkhelI. UMcA DuMgarAonI katare ane karADomAM ekalA nIkaLI paDe ane kayAreka mumukSuo sAthe hoya te yuvAnanI ya AgaLa ja hoya, emanI sAthe thavuM bhAre paDI jAya. cosaThamA varSa sudhI e ja ema ane e ja khumArI. brahmacaryavrata lIdhuM tyArathI nahIM snAna, nahIM spaMjaMga, nahIM mardana* ke * mAlisa chatAM zarIranI zILI saumya kAMti jANe brahmateja jevI nirmaLa ane sateja. e kAyAe UMgha ArAma te jANe jANyAM ja nathI-kyAreka padmAsane dhyAnamAM ke UbhA kAyotsargamAM rAtri vahI jatI; mAMDa ekAda-be kalAka ArAma maLe. chatAM cheka sAThamA varSa sudhI to emanuM vyaktitva evuM anekhuM lAgatuM jANe nahIM yuvAna, nahIM vRddha, nahIM bAlaka ! pote svAdhyAya, dhyAna, bhaktimAM apramatta rahetA ane mumukSuone temAM yojatA. darekanI yogyatA bhAvanA ane zakti anusAra tene dharma ArAdhanamAM joDatA. dara varSe pravAsa paryaTana dvArA carotara, mAravADa, dhAmaNa (surata DisTrIkTa) vagere pradezomAM mumukSuone dharma * chellA varSe vaidyanA upacAra thatA tyAre karavAnuM rAkheluM. * AMkhanA upacAra mATe kyAreka cheTalAM varSomAM thatuM.
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________________ 4i. ArAdhanamAM preratA. temanA haste kAviThA, dhAmaNa, bhAdaraNa, saDedarA, AhAra vagere sthaLoe te te pradezanAM bhaktikendra samA zrImad rAjacaMdranA Azramo sthapAyA. tIrthayAtrAneya emane utsAha anero. be-traNa varSe yAtrAmAM nIkaLI paDatA. sAthe se-basone kyAreka to cAra-pAMcasene ya saMdha thaI jAya. delavADA, zetruMjaya, giranAra, vavANiyA, rAjakoTa, kesariyAjI, nAkeDA, paMcatIrtha, jesalamera, Indora, ujajaina, sametazikhara, kAzI, ayodhyA, mathurA, caMpApurI, pAvApurI, rAjagRhI, muDabidrI, zravaNabelagela, kArakala, bhadrAvatI pArzvanAtha, ramaNAzrama, nAsika, mahAbaLezvara vagere tIrthoe pharI AvelA. tyAM tIrthonuM mAhAsya batAvI caturthIkALanuM smaraNa karAvatA. musApharImAMya "tavAthasAra'nuM bhASAMtara ane self-Realization jevA graMthonuM kAma cAlu rAkhatA. - je padArthanA anubhavamAMthI sAcAM nIti, bhakti, dharma ane AdhyAtmikatA pragaTe che te padArthane anubhava jene thayela che tevA A alaukika puruSanA jIvanane yathArtha samajavAnI zakti nathI chatAM eTaluM eka bhAna to rahyuM ja che ke A puruSa iMdriya-manane ke jarajeruno gulAma nahoto, e ethI para hato, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa alaukika daSTi hovAthI eNe jIvanamAM evo
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________________ ( [46]. sAco puruSAtha dAkhavyo che ke jenI kiMcit jhAMkhI lAdhatAM eTaluM to sApha sApha samajAI jAya che ke- bhakti e narI vevalAI nathI paNa jIvamAMthI ziva banavAnI eka avirata sAdhanA che. AdhyAtmikatA e nizcayanayanA zabdo vAparI jANatuM kevaLa zuSkajJAna nathI paNa saccidAnaMdamaya sajaga, sa-upayogI, pauruSamaya jIvana che; e . eka khayAlI jIvana nathI paNa khUba ghaniSTha (intense), nakkara, vAstavika ane yathArtha evuM jIvana che ke sAmAnya mAnavInI dravya, kSetra, kALa, bhAvanI sImAothI te mApI zakAtuM nathI. emane mana paramakRpALudevanI bhakti e sahajAtmasvarUpa pragaTAvavAne eka bhagIratha puruSArtha hatA. e ja eka puruSArtha A puruSa prabhuzrInI kRpAthI laI beThelA. zrImadda lakhe che: "huM keI gacchamAM nathI paNa AtmAmAM chuM e bhUlazo nahIM." "je je prakAre AtmA AtmabhAva pAme che te prakAra gharmanA che. AtmA je prakAre anyabhAva pAme te prakAra anyarUpa che; dharmarUpa nathI." "sarva jIva che siddha sama, je samaje te thAya; sadaguru AjJA, jinadazA nimitta-kAraNumAMya." sapuruSa e ja ke nizadina jene AtmAne upayoga che, zAstramAM nathI, ane sAMbhaLyAmAM nathI chatAM anubhavamAM Ave evuM jenuM kathana che; aMtaraMga spRhA nathI evI jenI gupta AcaraNa che, bAkI to kaMIkahyuM jAya tema nathI."
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________________ [47] pADedhADA vaDhe ane jhADane khoDe kADhe tevA gacchamatanA jhaghaDAnA kaTokaTInA samaye paNa jenuM rUMvADuM ya pharakayuM nathI; UlaTuM te ja samayamAM "samAdhizataka' jevA zAstranuM vivecana lakhIne kaLiyugane mAthe puruSArthanI vijayamahera mArI ! e ja samAdhibodhinA nidhinI gabhIratA che. e vivecanamAM to puruSonAM vacanane AtmaanubhavanI sarANe caDhAvI parasparanA saMdarbhamAM goThavyAM che. samAdhizataka saMbaMdhI teozrIe eka vakhata nIce mujaba jaNAveluM te vicAratAM e nIcI mUMDI rAkhIne rahenAranI anubhavamUlaka Urdhvagatine khyAla Avaze - te pustaka pUjyapAda svAmInuM raceluM che, samAdhi prApta karAve tevuM che, jene AgaLa vadhavuM che tene ghaNuM hitanuM kAraNa che. sattaramA lokamAM ghaNuM sarasa varNana che. eka mAsa je puruSArtha kharA hRdayathI karavAmAM Ave to AtmA prApta thaI jAya. loka pacAsa sudhImAM te hada karI dIdhI che. TUMkANamAM vAta che, paNa te uparathI ghaNAM zAstro banI zake ema che. "samAdhizataka che te eka kAyadAnI copaDI mAphaka che, aMtaranA ukelarUpa che. jyAre jarUra paDe tyAre kAma lAge tema che. dekhAya sAmAnya TUMkANamAM paNa zAstranAM zAstra bane tevuM che. jema jIvanI yogyatA vadhe tema
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________________ [48] samajAya che. potAnA anubhavamAM kaMI AvyuM hoya tevuM zAstramAM kaMI maLI Ave te ghaNo Teko maLe che, AnaMda thAya che ane AgaLa vadhavAnuM thAya che. - "eka hoya traNa kALamAM, paramAratha paMtha; prere te paramArthane, te vyavahAra samaMta." e puruSanI paramazrutatAnI eka camatkRti e hatI ke Agama-siddhAMtanI zAstrIyatAne gALI ene jIvanamAM vaNI levAya tevI bhAvanAtmakatA arpatA. ane e ja emanI jIvaMta AdhyAtmikatAnA purAvArUpa che - "prajJAbedha", "samAdhizataka-vivecana" ane "Atmasiddhivivecana enI pratIti karAve che. evI e virala parama zratatAnI siddhi to emanI anubhavapUta, parama satyapUta anavadya vizuddhaH dRSTi che. e dRSTine ya sateja rAkhanAra te emanI potAnI jAta pratyenI saccAI che. e saccAIne raNake emanI vANImAM sarvatra UThe che - bhale pachI e bodha hoya, vivecana hoya, patralekhana hoya ke pustakalekhana hoya. "zrImad rAjacaMdra jIvanakaLA'nA maMgala-vacanamAM to emaNe sApha sApha jaNAvI dIdhuM che: "sarvatobhadra-svaparahitakArI kAryanI pratIti thayA pachI A kalama pakaDI che." emanI vANInuM phuraNa emanA jIvananA savamAMthI, khamIramAMthI pragaTayuM che. e
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________________ [9] khamIrane aNasAro emanA moTA bhAI uparanA patranAM avataraNamAMya ApaNane spaSTa lAdhyo. thoDAM varSa upara ja eka bhAI eka noTamAM pote prajJAvadha racI lAvelA; brahmacArIjIne maLyA ane kahyuM : "atyAra sudhI prajJAvabadha bahAra paDyo nahIM eTale thayuM ke jevuM AvaDe tevuM cAlo lakhIe. A lakhyo che temAM kaMI sudhArA sUcavavA yogya hoya te jaNAvaze." brahmacArIjI tene sAmAnya joI gayA ane khUba AtmIyatAthI jaNAvyuM: e te anubhavInuM kAma; svAdhyAya mATe vicAravuM te judI vAta, paNa paramakRpALu deve saMkalana yojI che tema lakhavuM te te anubhavanuM kAma bAkI vANI ne vApANI." Ama emanI adhyAtmalekhana pratyenI daSTi ja judI hatI, e kaMI dhaMdhAdArI lekhaka (professional writer) nahatA. emanA hAthe mokSamALAne "vivecana' bhAga lakhAyo hota to mAnavajAtane tavadarzananI eka saccidAnaMdamayI judI ja dRSTi lAdhata. emanA adhyAtmajJAnamAMthI ja kurato emane puruSAtha paNa apUrva hato; e satata puruSArtharata raheta cAritramohane TALavAmAM emaNe pAchI pAnI karI nathI dehane te jANe emaNe phagAvI dIdhelo. IDara, giranA Abu ityAdi sthaLoe yAtrAe jAya tyAre bhayaMkara va
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________________ [50] guphAomAM chAnAmAnA rAtrio gALI AvatA. rAtre te emanI ja. madhyarAtrie UMcA nadhArA evA sthaLoe UbhA rahIne kAryotsarga karatA. ane je UMghanuM ke Ave ke page khAlI caDhe te lacI paDe, ane paDatAM ja rAma ramI jAya. sImaraDAnA nivAsa daramiyAna to rAtrie upara rAtrio kAyotsargamAM ja vyatIta karatA. ane te paNa tevA ja noMdhAnA sthaLe. UMdha-ArAma mATe kahIe tyAre kahetA ke UMgha te heya che, upAdeya ochI che! sahazIlatAya ajaba! muMbaIthI B. A.nI parIkSA ApIne TrenamAM AvatA hatA. vaDodarA mitro ane murabbIone maLavA DabAnA adhakhullA bAraNuM AgaLa UbhelA. keIe ekadama bAraNuM baMdha karyuM. emanA hAthane aMgUTho kapAI gayo ane TeravuM bAraNe coMTI rahyuM. paNa temaNe nahIM sItkAra bharyo ke nahIM pelA bhAIne eka zabda ThapakAne kahyo! eka AMkha akasmAta gaI te cha mAse amane jANavA maLyuM. paga-keDane sakhata du:khAvo deDha varSe pUchatAM jaNAvyo. paNa A adhyAtmajJAna, phanAgIrIbharyo puruSArtha ane saumyatAnI pAchaLa saMtAyeluM akhUTa pauruSa e badhAnA AdhArarUpa. e saghaLAmAM prANa pUratuM je preraka tattva hatuM te te temanI ajoDa ananya gurubhakti. e
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________________ [51] kahetA ke jJAna teA niravadhi che; pustakothI tene pAra pamAya tema nathI. jJAna tA jJAnImAM che, AtmAmAM che; bahAra nathI. AtmAnI jeTalI zuddhi thAya teTaluM jJAna pragaTe. AtmAnI, hRdayanI zuddhi mATe bhakti sarvottama ane sugama mA che. jJAnI pratye sarvANabuddhi thAya, ahaMbhAva TanI abhedabuddhi thAya teA jJAnInu jJAna tenu peAtAnuM ja thaI jAya. paramakRpALudevathI juduM mAre kaI kahevAnu ke karavAnu nathI ema rahevuM joI e pramakRpALune pragaTAve rAma rAma te hIralAjI." enI pratIti te temanA sAnnidhyathI tarata ja thaI AvatI; e jANe paramakRpALudevamAM kheAvAI gayA na hoya tema lAgatuM. ane ene lIdhe teA emanI dazAmAM evI eka sAhajikatA AvI gayelI ke kayAreya koI paNa kAryamAM e AyAsa karatA hoya tevuM lAgatuM ja nahIM; badhuM jANe lIlayA thaye jatu hoya tema lAgatuM. sAdhanAmAM kAI jAtanA AyAsa ja vartAtA nahI, evI teA upayAganI sAhajika svasthatA hatI. jANe e badhAnI pAchaLa aciMtya akhUTa zakti kAma na karI rahI hoya tema lAgatu. temanA sAnnidhyamAM paramakRpALudevanI hAjarI cAlu lAgyA ja karatI--emanI pAse evuM vAtAvaraNa ja jAmI jatu ke ApaNane kahI rahyA che ema bhaNakAra lAgatA. peAte paNa kahetA : "badhuM kRpALudevanA yAgabaLe thAya che, badhu
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________________ [52]. emanI AjJA laIne karavuM," tyAre pUchayuM ke "paramakRpALudeva kaMI kahevA AvavAnA che?" tyAre kaheluM: "hA, kahe paNa kharA. prabhuzrI kahetA ke kRpALudeva hAjarAhajUra che; jJAnI enI sAthe vAta kare che. paramakRpALudeve prabhuzrIne jaNAveluM ke muni, amArAmAM ane vItarAgamAM kaMI bheda gaNaze nahIM. jIvane zraddhA sivAya zI rIte mAnya thAya ?" eka vakhata to e vAtanI suMdara spaSTatA thayelI. eka * vakhata zrImad rAjacaMdra AzramamAM paramakRpALudevanA bhANeja tathA javalabena ane temanI dIkarIo AvelAM. teoe pUchayuM: "paramakRpALudevanA thaI gayA bAda pacAsa varSe dharmanI unnati ke zuM karanAra che? ane temane koNu pragaTamAM lAvanAra che?" tyAre brahmacArIjIe jaNAvyuM: "je paramakRpALudevane Izvaratulya mAnI temanI bhaktimAM joDAyA te. bAkInA badhA to temane pragaTamAM lAvanAra na kahevAya, paNa DhAMkanAra kahevAya. teozrInAM vacane uparathI game te artha karI vAta thatI hoya topaNu paramakRpALudeve jaNAvyuM che ke ame mahAvIra svAmInuM hRdaya zuM hatuM te jANIe chIe. tema paramakRpALudevanuM hRdaya zuM hatuM te je jANe te ja temane pragaTamAM lAvI zake tema che. temanuM hRdaya saheje kyAM samajAya tema che?" teozrI vAraMvAra kahetA ke bIjAM zAstro vAMcavAM che
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________________ [53] te ya paramakRpALudevanAM vacanane samajavA mATe. paramakRpALudevane samajavA mATe jIvavuM che; paramakRpALudevane zaraNe ja jIvavuM che ane emane zaraNe ja maravuM che. emanA dehotsarganA Agale divase saM. 2010 kArtika suda chaThe te prakAze che - - "saMsAranuM svarUpa jJAnIoe atyaMta kalezamaya dIThuM che te satya che. game tevA samaju mANasane paNa japavA na de te saMsAra che, tethI jJAnIoe tene pUTha dIdhI che. temAM kaMI jovA jevuM nathI jANI AMkho mIMcI dIdhI che. temAM kaMI karavA jevuM nathI jANI hAtha para hAtha rAkhI niSkriyatA dhArI che. caraNane saMsAramAM pravartAvavAnuM baMdha karI padmAsana vALI beThA che. AvA vItarAga puruSanA upAsakane mAtra udAsInatA ja ArAdhavI ghaTe cheja...dustara saMsArane jJAnI puruSo nirvikalpa dazA ArAdhI gAyanI kharImAM pANI bharAya te alpa karI oLaMgI gayA cheche. - maraNa samIpa ja che ema jANI jJAnI puruSo kevalajJAna thatAM sudhI virAgyanI vRddhi karI AtmAne baLavAna karatA rahyA che. temanuM avalaMbana laI ApaNe paramArthamAM daDha rahevAnuM che....samabhAva e sava prasaMga vakhate bacavAno sarvottama upAya che." --patramAMthI
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________________ roja maraNa saMbhAravuM, mahemAna jevA chIe. jenuM AyuSya pUruM thAya tene javuM paDe." -bedha cothanA divase te sAMjanA kaheluM : "khamAvuM chuM. have te keI ne kaMI kahevuM nathI, keIne doSa kahevA nathI, pUche toya kahevA nathI. evuM citta thaI gayuM che.... mane have koI kahenAra nathI, mAre ja doSo TALavAnA che ema lAge te pachI dezo kADhe. have te samAdhimaraNa karavAnuM che. ApaNeya mAthe maraNa che ne?" dararoja savAranA prabhuzrInA bedhanI presa-kaoNpI * tapAsavA teozrI amArI sAthe besatA. pAMcamane divase to kahyuM ke sAMjanA ya have te besavuM che, pUruM thaI jAya. mane kahyuM ke tAre tAruM lakhavAnuM patAvavuM, tuM nahIM Ave to cAlaze. upadezAmRta saMbaMdhI sUcanA. paNa ApI ke jemaNe rakama ApI hoya temane posTathI ApaNe kharca bheTa mokalavAmAM saujanya. pachI to sAtamane divase sAMjanA baMdhanuM kAma patAvI dararoja jaMgala jatA tema jaIne jarA vahelA AvyA. AvIne hAthapaga dhoI upara paramakRpALudevanA citrapaTanI sAme ja kAtsagapUrvaka samAdhi varyA. Aje emanI hayAtI atre nathI paNa emanA
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________________ jIvanamAM ane kavanamAM vaNAI gayela paramakRpALudevane caraNe phanAgIrInI bhAvanAnA paDaghA hajIya hAkala de che - "kRpALunI kRpA dhArI, banIzuM pUrNa brahmacArI; sahanazIlatA kSamA dhArI, sajI samatA nIti sArI. karIzuM kArya suvicArI, kaSAye sarva nivArI, gaNIzuM mAta paranArI, pitAsama parapuruSa dhArI. jIvIzuM jIvana sudhArI svaparane AtmahitakArI, banIne alpa saMsArI ughADI mekSanI bArI. paNa kubedhanI kyArI, vicarazuM vAsanA mArI; samarpa sarva svAmIne, tarIzuM sarvane tArI." navarAtri, 2011 --zAMti
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________________ zrI brahmacArIjI racita sAhitya vivecane - 1. Atmasiddhi-vivecana 2. mokSamALA-vivecana 3. badhAmRta bhAga 2 (vacanAmRta-vivecana) 4. nityaniyamAdi pATha (bhAvArtha sahita) 5. ATha dRSTinI sajajhAya (bhAvArtha sahita) 6. graMtha-yugala (laghugavAsiSTha-sAra ane samAdhizataka-vivecana) - bhASAMtare- 1. samAdhi-sopAna 2. jJAnamaMjarI 3. Self-Realization 4. tatvArthasAra pa. dazavaikAlika (apragaTa) anya- 1. zrImad rAjacaMdra jIvanakaLA 2. zrImad laghurAja svAmInuM jIvanacaritra 3. pravezikA (mokSamALA-pustaka paheluM) 4. prajJAbedha (mokSamALA-pustaka thuM) 5. bedhAmRta bhAga 1 6. badhAmRta bhAga 3 (patrasudhA)
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