Book Title: Buddhiprabha 1961 06 SrNo 20
Author(s): Chabildas Kesrichand Sanghvi, Bhadriklal Jivabhai Kapadia
Publisher: Buddhiprabha Samrakshak Mandal - Khambhat
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/522120/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ||11||||||| budhdhiprabhA zrAmad jayAta dAMta parApAka dalasukha Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nA che ke huM , , . aMtima abhilASA... huM have jhAjho samaya kADhIza nahi. pazu mAne ke huM vadhAre jIvuM te A mahuDI pradezamAM eka gurukula mATe prayatna karuM ke jemAMthI samartha jaine bane evA pitAe taiyAra thAya ane samartha AcAryo bane evA niHspRhI nivaDe tathA netAo dhavAne bhega ApanArA paNa pAke. A kArya huM na karI zakuM te ajitasAgarasUrijI ane sau ziSyo te karo ema huM -zrImad buddhisAgarasUrizvarajI ma jeNe jIvana AkhuM jaina dharma ne jaina samAjanA utkarSa mATe kharca nAMkhyuM, rAta-divasa satata ciMtA karI ane samRddha sAhitya nI bheTa dharI evA yugapuruSanI janmajayaMti prasaMge, ame zuM samAjane kaMi kahIe ? A paNe sau temanA Ada, temanA zarU karelA kAryo ane temanI abhIpsAne yatki cit paNa sapha La karIe te ja temanI bhakitanI sArthakatA gaNAya, ApaNe sau temanI aMtima abhilASane paripUruM karIe e ja abhyarthanA, -taMtrIo Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ budhdhiprabhA laure mAsika taMtrIo:- paMDita chabIladAsa kesarIcaMda saMghavIe su zrI. bhadrIkalAla jIvAbhAI kApaDIA rI vartu 320 eMjalI arpaNa t // saMvata 2017 je sAdhunAM jAhera vyAkhyAnanI pahela karanAra, adhyAtmajJAnanI, vIra prabhunA sAcA uDA gabhira tattvajJAnanI gheASA vaDe janatA jagADanAra, kriyAmAM jJAnane Ataprota karanAra, ahiMsA ane sa'dha pramatIne cAranAra, yuvAna ne bALakomAM vyAyAma dvArA navAM cetana jAvanAra, caiganAM navAM rasAyaNa dvArA muDadAlemAM paNa navAM jIvana pUranAra, dravyAnucega jevA gahana viSayane gharanA upayegI mAla banAvanAra, guphA, DuMgara, ketara, meghAM, nadi kInArAnA custa bhegI, bAla brahmacArI, jaina dharmanA jhaMDA lai gujarAtanA ghara dhare jaI jAgRta thA jaita kema"nA nAda karanAra akhaMDa pravAsI evA zrImad bhukhrisAgarajIne A aMka sAdara, savadanA, sama......... 4. Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jy najaags DAkalA - hika ciMtana kaNikAo devatA! mArA, tArA mATe huM hajAra jiMdagI kurabAna karI dauM, paNa eka zarata para : tArA caraNakamaLa pAse besavAnuM mane je kula banAve te eha! zAMti mATe saMsAra kho khUMdI vaLe, jiMdagI lagabhaga adha kharcI nAMkhI ane e maLI tyAre te e mAre ja aMtaranA oraDAmAM beThI hatI. kevuM bhavya samarSaNa! uDADIe vRkSa pAse potAnA mATe hAthe mAge ane vRkSe pitAnA hAthe ja mata mAgI lIdhuM.... mata mokale tyAre devatA! mArA, sAthe sAthe jIvane dhyAne AnaMda paNa mokalaje jethI e AnaMdanA AvegamAM ane huM premapUrvaka bheTI zakuM... mArI bAjunI erImAM be cAra jaNA garama avAje bolI rahyA hatA. koIne e gALe detA hatA. zrApa ApatA hatA, tiraskAratA hatA. meM jANyuM ke keIe kazuMka pApa karyuM hatuM ane temane AtmA ukaLI rahyo hate. paNa e keTaluM duHkhada hatuM. emanA ukaLATamAM kyAMya pApano baLApa na hate !.. badhA e pApI para ja tUTI paDayA hatA !!.. meta mare che; jiMdagI nahi. jiMdagI nahi, mata janme che. eka ja mULAkSarenA be saMtAna sevA ne sattA. sattA mATe meM mArAmArI joI che, sevA mATe paDApaDI... vIjaLI mane kahI rahI hatI : "saMjoga saMga tuM zuM kare che. saMga te A vAdaLo jevAM che. jene prakAzavuM ja che ene vAdaLI jhAlI ja nathI zakatAM ane rekI ya nathI zakatA.' strI-sattA ne saMpatti-yuddha mATe AmAMthI ekAda ja kAraNuM basa che... mRtyu ! tAruM bIjuM nAma yamadeva che, nahi? le, mane levA Ave che ne ? laI, cala. devanA pagalAM mArA AMgaNe kayAMthI ?" veba pahere sAdhu dekhAya. heya ja evuM kAMI nahi.. rUpajavAnI ne ekAMta eTale ghI, Aga ane pavanano vIveNI saMgama... buddhine meM lagAma epI hatI jethI e mArI bhAvanAne lagAma kheMcI egya mArge vALe, paNa eNe te cAbUka mAravAnuM zarU karyuM. basa, tyArathI meM buddhine chellI salAma bharI dIdhI che.... - mRdula Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tava caraNakamaLe.. tA daMDa ! ApaNe sau mAnavajana mUrtipUjaka chIe. ane e bhavya mUrti adazya thaI che. paNa nIrakhI che. temanA aMtaramAMthI te kadI bhUsAthe nahi ja, harIbhAInI vADI, amadAvAda. tA. 11, juna, 1925. patra maLe. vAMcIne e saune avazyamevanA samAcAra jANyA. {1, nIrakhIe chIe, saunuM e bhAvI che. bu, jJAna ne anubhavanAM e DahApaNa che. paNa hRdaya e DahApaNa bola svIkAravA nA pADe che, AnaMdaghana pachI AvA avadhUta jaina saMghamAM thoDA ja thayA haze. sAthanA ziSyamaMDaLanA te brahma janmadAtA pitA ane zirachatra gayA che. keTalIka veLA AzvAsananAM vacana uccAravAM e ge mIThA che. e te kharekhara sAgara hatA. nAnAlAla kavinA jayajI hari. jaina saMgha Aje Lane nathI ke enuM keTaluM Atma dha varAyuM che. Ave sAdhu saMghane pacAsa vee maLe te sAdhanA saddabhAgya. e te sAce sanyAsI tA. enA dilanI dharatI para saMpradAyAone vazIkaNuM karatI. jJAna ane bhakti pamAma na mATe jarUranAM che paNa manuSyanA manuSya pratinAM dharma ghaNA visare che. te pote potAnA saMkocanA durgama bharAi rahe che. buddhisAgara mahAnubhAva virAmanAmAM khelanA. saMpradAyamAM te e zobhatA paNa aneka saMpradAyanA samudAya saMpAmAM paNa emanI tejasvItA achAnI nahatI. tA. ka. --eka mAre bhajana sAMbharI Ave che te lakhuM chuM. enuM prathama caraNa te junA eka prasidhdha bhajananuM che bAkInuM mAruM che. emAM zrI dhisAganI ja jANe AtmabanimAM utarI hoya ravuM che mATe mokaluM chuM. me je ja ati re kaI sAhebane darabAra dhamAladhArI bhArekhamAM sarvima taNA zaNagAra punya pApanA padA kAM brahmaAMkhalaDI manamAM ramatI ukaLe urane pUra sat cit Anada vaMda dharma dhuraMdhara zarU maLe je jati sati re kaI AhalekanA darabAra emanI bhavyamUtAM, emanA AtmasvarUpa jevI | bhavya hatI. vizALa bhUkhaviMda, ucca ane puSTa che dehathaMbha, yogendranA jevI dAdI ! emane jabarajasta & 4 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jeNe mANasa banAvyA. jeNe sAcuM amajIvana jIvatAM zIkhavyuM, jeNe mukti mArga batAvyo e gurUdeva AcArya bhagavat cAlyA ja gayA? hAya ! bApAne paNa dhAruM lAgyuM. mAre te bAra vatta levAnA tathA zira para e avadhUta yogIrAja vAsakSepa naMkhAvavAnA manoratha manamAM ja rahyA. vIsanagara, tithi. e! pUjya moTAbhAra ! A ekAeka vaprahAra ze ? zo bhayAnaka kAra kApa vidhine ? hA tAraNahAra, sAcA Atmadharmane batAvaNahAra zuM sAce ja uDI gayA? e naya, niHpa, satasaMgI ane hemAne phuTa rIte jaNAnAra bIrAja zuM jatA ja rahyA che A sAcuM che ke meM te mAnavI ne ja pADI. paNa uparAuparI samAgAra mAnyA ane vyApA tatha huM bahAra nIkaLI paDayA. tame te jANe che badhI vAtamAM vIrAnagara pAchaLa che chatAye ame gAmamAM haDatAla paDAvI. piyA bhegA karI pulanAe bhaNAvavA mAMDI che. pujAo mATe rUpiyA maLe ja jAya che. devavaMdana paNa karyuM che. have te emanA A zire dhAryA karI temanAM smaraNa mAnasIka pUjana ane arcana karavAM ja ApaNuM mATe rahyAM ne? vIrA ! have nahi maLe che. e sAcA sUrivara! evA samartha sAhityAcArya, prakhara vakatA, mahA kavirAja, pAdarzana natA, svabhAvamAM ramanAra Ama dayALu gurudeva ! namana emanA caraNomAM ! e AnaMdadhana che avatAranA padamAM. e bhAI ! have adhyAtmajJAna baMgAnI vaharIe kANu uchALaze ? have AtmadharmanA jhaMkAra ke jagAze? AmA ane pudgalanA be kANa jaze hA, AtmadharmanA olIyA, sAcA saMta, kIrtidAna kesarI, kavisamrATa, rizekhara, anekavAdi vijetA e budhinipAna gudeva kayAM maLaze? bhAI ApaNuM te sarvasva gayuM ho! gurudevanI caraNaraja. bahena lADakI vizrAmabAI, visanagara 4 A & Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMDita lAlacaMda bhagavAnadAsa gAMdhI. ' vaDedarA rAjaya, senTrala lAyabrerI, saMkuna vibhAga, vaDedarA. je vadI-4, 1981. Aje ekAeka vajaprahAranI jema zrI buddhi che sAgarajI sUrijI mahArAjanA svargavAsanA duHkhada che. bolatI tArIkhe ane gAtA nAma :khabara malyA ativa dilagIrI thaI. saMta te pitAnuM sAdha sAdhI gayA che, paNa janmasthAna : vijApura (vaDedarA rAjya) temanA vargavAsathI jaina samAje potAne eka gRhasthadazAnuM nAma : bahecarabhAI aditIya pratinIdhI, asAraNa subhaTa, uccATIne mAtAnuM nAma : aMbAbhAI mahApuruSa, eka uttama pagI, zubhecchaka saMta, pitAnuM nAma : zivajIbhAI avirala udyoga, zreSTha kavi, zAsanane apratima tAni : kaNabI pATIdAra ( kUrma kSatriya). bhakta, jaina zAsanano bhAnu, sAhityane eka viziSTha 5 dizAsthAna : pAlaNapura vilAsI, adhyAtmarAnane apUrva nidhi, nispRhI vihArasthAna : mukhyatve gujarAta chatAM zAsana dAjha dharAvanAra, sadguNamaMDita, vicakSaNa | yusthAna : vijApura buddhine sAgara gumAvyuM che, ke jemanI bheTa purAvI janmatithi : vi. saM. 1930nA mahA vada-14 dikSAvidhi : vi. saM. 1957nA mAgasara suda-6 haripada : vi. saM. 184nA mAgasara suda-5 - je samaye tirtho ane parsa upara aneka prakArathI ? mRtyutithi : vi. saM. 19 nA jeTha vada 3 AkramaNa thatAM jAya che, tevA vipakALamAM AvA | dharmavIra buddhisAgara jevA zAsana taM, zAsana | subha, sAsana rana mahApuruSa adA thatA jAya che che e jANI kyA zAsana zubhecchakane dukhanAM aNu ! na Ave ! sadgatanA AtmAne zAMti maLo ema prANuM chuM. w mukela che. Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ co zrImad buddhisAgarane zrI.guNavaMta zAha eNe AMkha mAlI, najara mAMDI. ane--- eNe AkhA mIcI tyAre, mRtyu ya ii thayuM hatuM ! !... ....... e byA hatA. hA ! e kharekhara jIvyA hatA. e kuzaLa ziSTapI hatA. jiMdagI paththara hatI e mana: zraddhAnA eNe thoDA lIdhe kramanuM saMcchu AyuM. ane emaDI paDayA.... gAmaDAnA aNajANa ne bhare. TInI uDatI dhULathI dhULIyA methAya te basUrata aNaghaDa e paththara enA dilane mana thayuM : . huM. bhagavAna anIza aMtaryAmI Iza ! thaze teA huM paramAtmA ja. " ane e paththara hatA paNa dhamA pASANa hatA, paNa cetanabharyAM pRththAM ya prANa hatA. Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ane jiMdagInA thA ghaDavA e lAgI gayA. paththara khUda enI pratimA kAvA presI gayA. jJAnanA jala IMTakAva karyAM khetaranI mULa i gAmaDAnI bharAtA gai jiMdagI nirmaLa manI. tapanA tApama kau dhyAnanA thAma mukhA za masUrata badalAi vanamAM teja raMgayu. jIvana have saraLa hatu AjasvI, ekhalAsa hatu. sAdhutAnu eNe rekhAMkana karyuM upAsanA mane sAdhanAnA eNe kapAsa ata vyA jiMdagIne ghATa pharI gA paththara paththara maTI ga pASANu pratimA banI gayA !... e hatA-- khetaranA kheALAnA khUMdanAra gAmaDAnA zeThIceA chANuM te mATInA gUnAra phAza hAMkanAra mUMgA baLadAnA sAthIdAra kheDU ALa mahecara ! mA aMbAnA lADakA ! zIvAbhA nA kuLadIpaka ! ! zrI ravisAgare kIdhuM : 'tu AtmA che. prabhu tu pAte ja che, paNa e tArI aMdara TAyA che ane bahAra phApha basa, ; Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ene pASANa lAgyuM e pASANa jemAM ene bhagavAna daTA hatA. anee rAta jAge. divase maMDa. bhUkha i. bhAna khAyuM mahA dhUnI banI ma. kalA sAdhakanI tamannAthI aya evI jhaMkhanAthI jiMdagIne eNe opa Ape, ane bahecara ! buddhisAgara banI gayo !.. gRhasthIne bhUkake thaI ga zramaNanI mUrti upasI AvI : AkhAmAM alakhane agni prajavaLI phiDA Atamane aMtaranAda zvAsamAM dhasI rahyo kAmadevanA bANa, enI bhramamAM bheravAI gayAM vadana para yoganuM sukumAra sIndarya adhara para samAdhinuM zAMta rasaraLa smita vilasI rahyuM aMge aMgamAM, saMyamanA se se nahi, lAkha lAkha nahi agaNita, tejabharyo pIvaDA TamaTamI uDayA. anejagata maMdire joI AnaMdadhanajInI yAda ApI jatI akSaya, nitAMta nirmalA. sauzAlina, tejapuMja karmayoganI bhavya ne bhAvabharI jIvaMta sAkSAta pratimA Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ene - ke - saMsAra namaze. enI yAga samArSi para jagata pUjaze enI karma sAdhanA para duniyA kula caDAvaze enI jJAna ArAdhanA para itihAsa yAda karaze enI alakhanI dhUna mATe samAja saMbhArI enI akhaMDa jAgRti mATe kavi gAze enI "satyam zivam suMdarama sAhitya sarjanA mATe citrakAra citara enA aNizuddha jIvananI virATa evI maMgala chabI. visarI na visarAya bhUlI na bhUlAya avismaraNIya evI kama voganI mahAna kalyANakArI prANa bharapUra preraNAmUrtine-.. akiMcana huM to huM enA saMvatsare zuM ApuM ? bhAvabhInA, bhakitabharyA zata keTa keTI vaMdana hai ! e alakhanA avadhUta jogaMdara je karmogI evA e zrImad buddhisAgarane, - - -- * - - = = = = = = - --- -- - - Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ka gaMgAnA ovArethI lekhakaHzrImad buddhasAgarasUrijI { gatAMkathI cAlu) vAlA A cAra bAbatomAM aMtivAsika pie mArI bhUla karI che. lAlAjI ItihAsa lakhavA be che te saMbaMdhI ke jaina zAso vAMcyA nathI. ane phakta tIrthakara ane jaina dharmane anyAya ApavA mATe anya lokonA sAmAya etihAsika pramANanI sAkSI che ApatAM anya lokonuM anumAna che ke bauddha dharmanA AraMbhe lakavAmAM jaina dharma prakAra che. vAha ! lAlAjI e anya tenA anumAna upara hu calAvyuM. keka graMtha pramANanI sAla na ApI ane itihAsa lakhavA beThA. tethI je dharmanA para prahAra karI jenAM lli dukhavyAM te pramANe ja potAne khAsa tapAsa vinA rAjakIya prakaraNamAM paNa lokonA anumAna para aMdhavizvAsa rAkhI cAlaze te briTIsa rAjya prakAranA adhikArIe . karatAM paNa ghaNA ThA utara.. lAlAjI ! tamo jAte kai purata: prAgano anubhava lIdhA vinA AvuM aMdhera lakhANa karavA beThA tethI ulaTuM tamArA jJAnanA pramANikapaNAmAM bhUla thai ane tethI tArA uparanA aitihAsika vizvAsane vidAyagIrI maLe. bAlAjI ! ! AvI rIte jaina zAne abhyAsa karyA vinA tame jaina dharma choDI Arya samAja thayA tethI ApanA guru zrI dayAnaMda sarasvatIne paDe anya dharmo para AkSepa karI dharmanI prAcI. janatAno dhUmAM lAgI gayA jaNAo . lAlA : u rane hakIkato jAgo ( ame kayA aMkamAM te pragaTa karI gayA chIe -taMtrIo ! ke jaina dharma te veda dharma jeTaluM prAcIna che ema kathanAra lekamAnya tilaka vagerenI dalIla teDI heta ane pachIthI bolyA heta che ke tamArA vacana para vicAra karata. te jJAnapUrvaka anubhava karyA vinA lekenA anumAna cAlyA . pelA iglAMDanA rAdhyadvArIonI tame hita mATe bhUla kare tevI rIte tamArI bhUla kADhavA jevuM siddha thayuM che lAlAjI ! tamee te lakhavAmAM kaMI pramANa AvyuM nathI. lakathI tamo yuropIya vidvAna mATe kahetA he to te saMbaMdhamAM kahevAnuM ke have yupIya vidvAna jaina dharmanI prAcInatA jANavA lAge che ane jaina dharma che te bauddha dharmanI pahelAM che ema prophesara harmana je bI vagere vidvAnoe pitAne pustAmAM jAhera karyuM che. jaina dharma te bodha dharmanI zAkhA che evI yuropI vidvAnoe tathA ahIMna zrI dayAnaMda Adie mAnyatA jaNAvI hatI, tevA brAMtimUlaka mAtAne have yuropIya vidvAnoe aMta ANe che. te saMbaMdhI temanAM kalpasUtra vagere para laLelAM pustako vAMce. svAmI dayAnaMda sarasvatIe jaina dharma ane bauddha dharma eka che ema lakhyuM che, paNa hAla ne te jIvatA hatA te potAnI bhUla kabUla karata. DakaTara bura nA hAlanA jaina dharmanA abhyAsI Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuropIyana vidvAna mukI ke na kare che ke corasa nAkano pUrve gesanA tIrtha kara le pArzvanAtha hatA ne temane pUrva bAvIsa tIrthakara thai gayA che. jene dharma prAcIna ane vataMtra dharma che ema have A deza tathA yuropamAM sarva vidvAna mAnavA lAgyA che. mATe lAlAjIe potAnI bhUlane bIjI AvRttimAM sudhAvI je e. - lAlA lakhe che ke jene dhamaka mUla pravartaka pArzvanAtha hatA A temanI bhUla che. lAlAjIe ekavAra jaina zAstronuM vAMcana karyuM hatuM te temanI AvI bhUla vAna nahiM. dareka tIrthakara jaina dharmane nAza thavAno vakhata Ave che tyAre kevaLa jJAnathI jaina dharmanA prakAza kare che. trevIsamA tIrthakara zrI pArzvanAtha pUrvanA bAvIsa tIrtha kare e jaina dharmane prakAza karI caturvidha saMghanI sthApanA karI hatI. A avasarva kAlamAM prathama nArAjanA ane makavA mAtAnA putra dhI kAmila thayA ane te kAzyapa karIara ke prAMsa thayA. temaNe jaina dharmanI sthApanA karI. zrI aSabhadeva bhagavAne jaina dharmanI sthApanA karI eba bhAgavata purASnA bhadevanA AkhyAnA paNa puSTI maLe chemATe lAdhAjIe potAnAM bALa bhUlane bhAratanA ka. hAsanI dilIpattimAM sudhAro kare che ke jethI jainone tathA jaina vidyArthI ane je dharmanA saMbaMdhamAM miyA buddhi na rahe ane jainene anyAya paNa na rahe. dezanAyake ane dharmanA bAbatamAM potAnuM ajJAnapaNuM ya tyAM sudhI ke paNuM brAMta vakhANa na karavuM joie. jenA dharma saMbaMdhI lAlAjIe je lakhyuM che tevuM brAMta lakhANa je musalamAnane dharma saMbaMdhI lakhyuM che te lAlAjIne tenuM kharAba pariNAma veThavuM paData. A te jene narama dekhI "garIbanI je sarjana bhAnA" jevuM lakhe che sAhasa che. prathama tIrtha kera e kAmadeve jenadharma yA che te bAbatamAM mathurAnI TekarImAMthI nIkaLelA tIrNa. karanI mUrtio para je zilAlekha che ethI sidha thAya che. pAtrIya vidvAna DAkAra hara mAnA le che. je siMdha - che ke pUrva kALamAM prAcIna kALamAM jene je kAmadevanI mUrtio banAvatA hatA. e viSayane leba evI kiyA inDika che e bAvIsa varSa pahelAM lekha karaka, haviSya ane vAsudeva rAjAonA vakha tane lAge che. arthAt zrI mahAvIra prabhu pazcAt be saikA gayA pachInA lALa kAbena che tethI siddha thAya che ke vIsamA tIrthakara mahAvIradeva ane trevIsamA tIrthakaranA vakhatamAM zrI rAmadeva tIrthakara thayA ane temaNe jenadharmanI sthApanA karI ema siddha thAya che ativAsa dAla, je hAlanA vidvAno karAve che tenI paNa purve zrI amadevajI bhagavAnuM tharDa gayA che. zrI mahAvIrajIne bina pAta eka be kAmAM ghAyelA bIja tIrtha karI ma i che. ema zrI vijaya+ mAravADamAM maLI AvelA zilAlekhadhI jAhera karyuM che. zrI mahAvIprabhunA vakhatamAM zreNika bayata biMbasAra rAjAnA putra abhayakumAre A dezanA AmA para thI jinezvaranI pratimA mokSA hatI. tathA zI kamadenA putra bhana rAkhe aSTApada parvata para thI e gaMgAnI pratimAmA thApA - mI. nA thI pat: putra bharatanajarSie tenI racanA karI tene paNa nA na purA nathI nAcatI gAyathI khyAla Ave che. 1 prANa-- miribharahavAka baTTI, sArita dhAma viraH3II mAhaNa paThaNatha miNa, kahiaMmuhajhANa vavahAra / / tirthe sujhikare. michale mAha tevigA apaNA hAgniA // // zrI bharata cakravatie Arya cAra vedetI racanA Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karI. "brAhmaNone bhaNavA mATe zubha khAna vyavahArarUpa potAnA dharmanI prAcInatA siddha karavA kaTi ta vedo racyA. navamA tIrthakara zrI suvidhinAtha ane kare che. ane jaina dharmanA arvAcInatA siddha karI dazamo tIrthaMkara zrI zItalanAthanA vacakA kALamAM batAvavA kuta kare che. paNa have, jJAnI jene, jina tIrtha . cheda thatAM brAhmaNoe pitAnI pUjA lAlA jevA leke rAnamAnonI brAMtithI Dage. mATe temAM pinAne pasaMda paDatA pheraphAra karyo. te naMbara, zrI rAmacaMdranA vakhatamAM thayela vasamAM bharate (1) sara darzana (2) saMsthAna parAmarzana tIrthakara zrI munisuvrata pranuM karavAmAM thayA hatA {3) tAva bAdha (4) vidyAdhi - e cAra verA ane gautama gotrI hatA. tathA bAvIsamAM tIrthakara banAvyA. ghaNI kALa pachI temAM brAhmaNoe aneka zrI neminAtha prabhune harivaMza hatA ane gautama gotra svAnukuLa buniye vadhArI pheraphAra karyo ane pazcAta hatuM. zrIkRSNa ane pAMDavonA samakAlIna zrI neminAtha jyAre vyApi thayA tyAre temaNe aneka yuni prabhu bava brahmacArI tIrthakara thayA che. temaNe ekaThI karIne Aveda, yajura, zAma ane atharva e era naihika ghera brahmacarya pALyuM hatuM tethI te ghera vedanA anukramamAM goThavI. jaina vedanuM jJAna je satya adhinA nAme oie temane baMdopanivamAM hatuM, te che tene je. zAstramAmAM sAra AvI nahera karyA hatA. ariSTa neminAtha ane ghera kapi maLe che. e jaina veda bhUtiyAne ke je gRhastha eka ja hatA. divyapaniSadamAM kaNe ghara kavinI saMskArAdinA maMtra bhAga rUpe hatI teono AcAra pAse jJAna meLavyuM tene dazAro Ave che tethI dinakara vagere pramAM samAveza thayo che. hAla je upaniSadanA kALamAM je tIrtha kara vA neminAthanI jaina Diza saMskAra pratiSThAdi maMtro che tene je hayAtI hatI te pachI piniSada rayAI ane vedomAthA udhAra thayuM che. tethI te samajaze ke temAM ghara kavi ane kuNanuM varNana AvyuM kema jaina dharma ane vede ane ghaNA prAcIna che mAna zakIe e ravA yogya che. A avasarvikALamAM prathama vA yamadeve ja simA tIrthakara zrI pArzvanAthane vA dharmanI sthApanA karI. temane AdinAtha kahevAmAM vaMza hato. ane te kAzyapa gotrI hatA. vIsamI Ave che, musalamAna bAvA Adima vagere nAmathI vAryakara nAthanA bhApitA jena hatA ane saMbaMdhe che. A abhadevane kapa, kAzyapaRSi, tema mAM jaine pUrve paNa hovA joIe. brahmA tarIke loko kahe che tathA dharmanA jagatamAM kada anumAnathI jaina tIrthakaroe jaina dharma kartA hovAthI temane brahmA paNa kahe che. bharata rAjA pravartAvyuM che ane je abhadevajI ke. covIsamA tathA bALa nIrthakara zrI ajitanAthathI gaNizamAM tIrthakara sudhI avijhana dhArA pravAha jaina dhamo tIrthaMkara zrI mallinAtha sudhInA tIrtha kare, kazyapa cAra Ave che. vIsamA tIrthaMkara zrI mahAvIra getrI ane kyAkuvaMzI hatA te sarve jaina tIrthaMkara prabhu ane te pahelAnA sarva tIrthakara kevalajJAnI hovAthI jaina dharmanI prAcInanA siddha thAya che, hAvAthI sarvanuM eka sarakhuM kevaLajJAna vAva temAM paDa ane rAmacaMdranI pUrve zrI kAbudevathI te eka vizeSa jJAna tathA eka ajJAnI e bheda vIsamA tIrthakara zrI munisuvrata sudhInA tIrtha ko kahetA nathI. jeo sarva jagatanA sarva padArtho ke je thayA che, te kA5 getrI ane vAkuvaMzI kSatriyeDa mAM arUpI hoya che teone pratyakSa jANe che, ane hatA. tethI rAmacaMdra ane pAMDenI pUrve jaina eka sarakhA laI pArtha paMkha je dekhI zake che, teo tArtha karo ane je dharma hato, ema madhyastha zAba- va AnAo, sanA kahevAya che. evA rthika vetAe saheje samajI zake tema che. je pakSapAtI, paNa evA eka sarakhA kevaLajJAnI sarvajJa hevAthI kAgrahI che, teo to potAnA dharma pustakanI ane tene vedanA AdhAre upadeza devAnI jarUra paDatI Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahena temaja pite sarvajJa hevAthI anya tIrthakaranA upadezano Azraya levAnI paNa jarUra paDatI nahatI. temaja eka tIrthakaranA vakhatamAM je pustaka vidyamAna hoya tenI sahAya levA bIjA tIrthakarane jarUra paData nahetI, kAraNa ke dareka tIrthakara sarvajJa hovAthI te tIrtha-saMghanI sthApanA karatA ane kevalajJAnathI upadeza che navuM zrutajJAna tIrtha pravartAvatA hatA. trevIsamAM tIrthakara zrI pArzvanAthane ane covIsamA tIrthakara zrI mahAvIra devane eka bIjAnI sahAyanI jarUra na hatA, kAraNa ke teo kevalajJAnI havAthI bane eka sarakhA sarvajJa hatA. tethI jena tIrthakara mahAvIra deve kevala nAnajI je jaina dharma tatvajJAna karyuM hatuM te ja jaina dharma tatvajJAnane temanI pahelAMnA vIsa tAryakaroe paNa temanA jevuM ja prakAryuM hatuM. cakSavALA manuSya prakAza ane aMdhakArane eka sarakhe jANI zake che temAM bIjanI AMkhonI jarUra paDatI nathI. kevalajJAna rUpI cakSathI eka sarakhuM dekhI zake che tethI te kaLe che te satya kathAya che. pustakomAM to vAraMvAra prakSepa pheraphAra tathA teo | artha mAM matabheda vagere aneka bheda upasthita thAya che. tethI veda vigerenA arthomAM hAla jema aneka darzana matabhede thayA che, tevuM thAya che ane thaze. tethI manuSya tatvajJAna samajavAmAM tibhede aneka bhede karI geTALo kare che tethI amArA jana zAstronA AdhAre ame jano mAnIe chIe ke e goTALe na thAya te mATe kevalajJAnI nIrthakara jaIne dharmanI puna: sthApanA kare che. tethI paraMparAe thatI asatya malInatA kaLI jAya che ane pUrNa satyatAno nIrthakaronI apekSAe vAraMvAra tIrtharUpe prakAza thAya che ane tene pUrNa sayata jANavAnuM maLe che tevI covIsa tIrtha kare e jana dharma prakAza karyo che ane e covIse tAryakaroe kacela vaDAvya ane sAta-nava tavamAM hajI sudhI pheraphAra paDyo nathI. - lAlAjI mahAzaya ! ! have tame jANo ke, zrI pArzvanAtha tathA zrI mahAvIra ane sarvajJa hovAthI banee kevalajJAnapI svataMtra ra te ekasarakhuM jena tattvajJAna tathA jaina dharma prakA , - zrI mahAvIra prakane jANe kevalajJAna prA. tyAre hiMdamAM DitA kaDabhUti vagara agiyAra mahA maMDana brahmA aAvyA, mahAvIra deve teonI zaMkAo vera bhUtinA AdhAre TaLI hatI. adhyAre pati. tene mAnA vA. ane teone vedanAM yutimAM re paDI hatI, tethI prabhu mahAvIra deve, veda yuniyane paraspara samazya karI tathA tenuM laphA thI temane be dina karyA tethI teoe jANyuM ke prabhu parvata chee uparathI jAgaze ke prabhu mahAvIra deve venuM khaMDana karyuM navuM ane vedonI jAvALAne vedanA AdhAre sarvane teone jana dha banAvyA hatA. tethI kaMI vede khaMDana thayuM nahi. kAraNa ke tho paNa jana dha siddhi thAya che evuM ame e amArA racita hazAvA pavipad bhAvArthavivecanamAM jaNAvyuM che jemAM je pAvAda daSTie satya che teone jaine mAne che. ane asAyane tyAga kare che. e tIrthakarano upadeza che tethI jakanane vedamAM je sApeDhA satya nA che ke je svAghAda daSTie sAkSAe ya ra che tenAthI virodha nathI. lAlAjI hiMda ane yuropanAnA ane ke pitAno mata bAMdhIne je kaI anya dezIya vidva: nA badhAe mAne che temAM te bhUla che kAraNake je e pramANe samajyA vinA anya kena! mane mAne te yuropanA aneka vi no vene nA 14varSanA karAve che tathA temAM nara nA ja che nathI, tathA bAthakAlanI dazAnuM jJAna emAM che e jaNAve che te lAlAjIne mAnya karavuM paDaze. - badhe vedane apramANika karAve che te paNa che paDaze. tethI lAlAjIe te bhAga 1 thI 5 nAM vidarAba jhithI te mATe anya ko =mAM na pramANika mAnyuM ane jana dharma mATe anya yuropIya lekenuM ju ane AmaLa karyuM temAM Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ temAM paNa ta tathA anya dharma ahiSNunA : - vede mAna para ja ane dharma. ene kAvavAnI kalA pAka polITIkala 6. hAla te che, tethI temanA khulAsA vinA teo kala kAno Aropa che sanAtana hiMdane, porANiyAne tathA bI paNa temane tenI mAnyatA upara vALavA pradhAna karyo che temAM kazuM Azcarya - thiI. kAraNa ke dareka ma) pinAnA dharmanA pApAtatA karIne lakhe che temAMthI lAlA ya na.. mUkI pitAnA vicArone aprasthAna ApyuM che tema na banavuM joIe. lAlA jI tame dezanI bAbatamAM sarvane carAjyamAM eka sakhI mAnyatA chevAthI temAM AgevAnIpaNu bhogavI zake paNa dharmanI bAbatamAM hAtha ghAlIne jainene anyAya ApavAthI temAM tamArI mahattAne ghaTADI che te pratyakSa dIpaka jevuM che. tamArA Arya samAjanA uthApaka zrI dayAnaMda svAmIe jaIne dharmanuM khaMDana karavA satyArtha prakAza graMthamAM ghaNA phAMphAM mAthAM, temane anusarI tamAre paga kaMi lakhavuM paDayuM te agya che. kAraNa ke tamoe sArvajanika etihAsika bAbatamAM jainene ghaNe cAya karyo che. tame satya jijJAsu haze te dvitIyAvRttimAM tamArAthI thaelI bhUlo sudhAre kaze ane tamArI TIkAone pAchI kheMcI leze, lAlA lajapatarAya ane janadharma pustakmAMthI unA kAkA dezane che. temaNe to e nAmaka dhAmAM dareka ra sa mAnyata: te te dharmavALA sAstrAnusAra lai jaIe paNa temAM nina taMtra mata nahera che ke je e, temAM ja temaja dhArmika etihAsika mahattA che. lAlAe bhAratanA ItihAsamAM aitihAsika draSi ura - . navAM be prakAzana: 1 sacitra zrI zrIpALa rAsa-(40 phoramane pUjAe ujamaNAdhi vi. zrI bharapUra) para kalotha bAInDIMga AkarSaka jekeTa sAthe ki rU. 7-10. 2 214 rivAnI pleToLe citramaya zrIpALa rasa paMcaraMgI nAkanA jekeTa ane kalAmaya sAthenA daLadAra graMtha ki. rU. pacIza pAMcathI vadhu nakala maMgAvanArane mizana ApavAmAM Avaze, patra vyavahAranuM saranAmu 1 paM, chabIladAsa kezarIcaMda saMghavI dAdAsAheba pikha bhAta. ra zrI jazavaMtalAla giradharalAla 30 dezIvADA poLa-amadAvAda, uparokata bane sthaLethIzrI kawtra khemazAhI 6i. . 22, zrI pUjA saMgraha : bhAga 3 - paba, pratiSThA kA bhA. 1 lo mora : pratiSThA ka5 bhA. 2 joza , aTAra abhiSekavidhi a ! tena: 19 sudAmA : vana jama aMjanA AI kArDa upara phekae, bAvana kaDapada na ka vImA sthAnaka a Jpa, kabaLa zAMti snAvAdinI vastuonI yAdA. . sAM ane pratiSThA Adi vidhimAM kALI sAhitya mATe uparanuM aranAmuM avazya yAda rAkhaM, Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAtA kula: lekhaka guNavaMta zAha lekhaka : guNavaMta zAha thaze ! mArI bena ! are ! e te kahe tane vardhamAna kevuM lAge ? bAkI che te rUpane TUkaDe he ! enuM meM jyAre hasamukha meM joyuM, tyAre te mArA ya heTha saLavaLI UThayA hatA. ghaDo thai gayuM, ke eka, na, cuMbano e gAva para varasAda varasAvI dauM..." ahaM..........ema nA belIza. nA bAlIza mArI bena ! ema nA vIza.. e vicAra paNa na karIza. bena ! mane paNa tArA jevuM ja thayuM hatuM. paraNavAnI pahelI rAte meM ene pahelA vahela joya tyAre huM paNa bhAna bhUlI gaI hatI ! manamAM evA mIThA spaMdane tephAna karI UThayA hatA ke huM ya kAbU gumAvI beThI hatI ! pa...Na... jyAM meM enI AMkhamAM AMkhe pavI tyAre meM AzcaryonuM eka Azcarya anubhavyuM. ' yauvanane uchALe dhImo paDI gayo. UrmienAM tephAna zamI gayAM. enI adhIrAI jatI rahI, aMtara maTha api zAMta banI gaye. huM dhIme dhIme kayAMka gUma thaI gaI.. zarIranuM bhAna huM bhUlI gaI !.. eka tejakhA kayAMka pragaTI UDI. dhImI, varatha enitAMta nimala e prakAza rahI. bena ! jIvanamAM kyAreya nahi anubhavI evI meM zAMtinI lAgaNI e ThaMDA kirahAthI anubhavI. bhale ! zaramAtI, paNa huM kabhI te ene bheTavA ja thaI hatI. enI chAtIe jaDAI javAnI utAvaLamAM ja huM te hatI. para...tu.. enI AMkhanuM e ojasvI teja enA vadana para relAtuM meM mulAyama sita joyuM ane tenI chAe vaLagavAnuM visarI, ene cAmAMja huM tA thI paDI !... ane jyAre eNe mane dhImA svare bolAvI UbhI karI tyAre ja huM samajI zakI, ke huM kaI saMsArIne nahi, eka lAgI mahAyogIne paraNI hatI !.. enA zvAsamAMthI koI agamya evA divya saMgItanA sUre ghaLAtAM meM sAMbhaLyAM !... enA heThe para meM kaI anokhI mastInI gIta paMkitao gUMjatI sAMbhaLI!.. meM enI AMkhamAM pavitra evI eka - lekha camakatI joI !.. ane mane e sthira bakAzane chavAnuM ThIka na lAgyuM. eno sUra samAdhi teDavAnuM mane na gamyuM. e gIta.ne pha gujarA aTakAvavAnuM mAruM mana na mAnyuM. ane huM ene kada mAM DhaLI paDI !.. bena! mArI, e vadhuM mana mane, rUpALA sphaTika jevA hADakAnI nIce chupAla: kaMi gaMdara jenI la: alakhane avadhUta meM e hADamAMsamAM beco !.. ane meM nakakI karyuM. nA, e dehane abhaDAvAtha na. e. huM pUjA ja karIza. basa, tyArathI meM ene mAro pati nathI Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja ho ! enA badhAja pratibiMba meM mArA jIvana arasAmAM upasAvyA ha !.. 5..... mane enA jevI zAMti na ja maLI . ene mukita maLI ane huM te bhavabhava bhaTakta ja cA. e AtmatatvamAM ogaLa gaye paNa huM te haju ya a! saMsAramAM khadabadu chuM ... meM mArA manane pUchayuM : "Ama kema? jIvana te barAbare enA jevuM ja chuM te ja hate. chatAMya ene mukita ne mane A jIvana maraNanI gulAmI kema ? paraMtu e te mane viSAdanA gherA. atigharA ziMDA ane jhINA avAje kIdhuM tyAre samajAyuM mAne mArA ArAdhya deva gaNa meM enI bhakinaja karI che. - e te mane vivAdanA gherA, atighara, UMDA ne jhINA avAje kIdhuM tyAre ja mane samajAyuM. bAkI, na te meM ya enA jevuM karava.mAM kazuM ja bAkI nathI rAkhyuM. enI jema ja meM ghara choDayuM hatuM. mAra me ha. ane jaMgalamAM jaI va hatA. e jayAM jayAM game tyAM tyAM huM zA hatA. e je khaMDeramAM akhaMDa rAta jAgyo hato te khaMDeromAM meM paNa akhaMDa jAgaraNa karyuM hatuMpelA nadI kinAre huM paNa mRNyA dehe Ubho rahyo hato, jyAM che ke veLA e paNa tema ja bha rahyo hato, ane raste te huM khUdI vaLe hatuM ane te paNa enI mAphaka ja UghADA page ane nirava !... eya bhupe rahyo hate. 2. ya zarIrane sUkavI nAkhyuM hatuM. meM paNa rUpAsa karI karIne A zarIrane khokhalu bana vI dIdhuM hatuM barAbara enI jemaja palAThI vALI, che mIMcIne divase sudhI beTho hato. eNe je je karyuM, jema jema karyuM. jeTaluM karyuM te badhuM ja meM karyuM hatuM. are ! enI ekalAnI ja chaba AMkha sAme rAkhI huM varasa sudhI jIbha zIvane bhaTakyo hate ! caMDakauzika te mane nahote bece, paNa eka vAra mane pelo vikAra Do have tAre huM paNa, barAbara, e je zabda che ho te ja buka bujha" zo belI gaye !... arekhara! huM ene ara banIne ja eNe samajAvyuM : ame ghara choDyuM hatuM, ghara meha nahi, saMsAra melyA hatA. ene rAga nahi. khaMDeramAM akhaMDa rAta jAge hatA, paNa rAha te huM, "kayAre savAra paDe e ja jete hate. nadI kinAre enI jema udhADA zarIre bhe te hya hatuM, paraMtu meM ema zA mATe e te kadI vicAryuM ja nahatuM. ughADA page vicaratuM hatuM, paNa ranI jema karuNAbhAvathI nahi. basa e vica te eTale paNa vicarate hate. bhUkhe te huM vaso sudhI rahyo hato paNa meM vAda no gumAvyo. palAMThI vALI AMkha mIMcIne kalAko sudhI huM besI rahyo hatA. paraMtu meM e baMdha AMkhethI kazuM ja joyuM nahatuM. e sthira Asane meM ciMtana te saheje ya nahetuM karyuM. "bujha bujha' (adhurU pAna 17 para) Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtmajJAnadivAkara a - lekhakaH-maNIlAla hAkemacaMda udANI, ema. e. elaela. bI. eDakaTa-rAjakoTa, duniyA mAM jeTalA mahAna puro thayA che te dasa pADavAmAM Avela che. temane jakha mAM sabhA badhA purvajanmanA gIo hovAthI temanuM adhurUM tAlukAmAM vijApura nAma- sonA ,mamAM che raheluM kArya purU karavAne ja Ave che. teo hatA. mAtApitA zIva ane vizva ' pALanA pUrvajanmanA sarakAra ane jJAna laIne ja janme che hatA. dhaDa hatA ane ene baMdha karI da ane temanA adbhuta kAryothI amara thaI jAya che. jIvana gujAratA hatA. bALaka jema ja tejathvI zrImad buddhisAgarasurIzvarajI tevAja eka mahApuruSa hatA. eka DIvAmAM mA lAvI hatI tyAre hatA, ane temanuM jIvana Adarza che. jovA maLato nAga kIyA para ja che. mAtAjI hemacaMdrAcArya ane AnaMdaghanajI maDAna kArya karI rADa paDI gai paraMtu koi na ga ane gayA. tyAra pachI A zrImada budhisAgarasUrIzvarajInuM tevAmAM eka mera nA rasa nIkaLave che rathAne agrasthAne Ave che. temano janma eka kahyuM ke "ii: terA pha ba 'mArA ja kaNabI kuTuMbamAM thayo hato. pitAnuM nAma zavadAsa, te chatA bAvA. A basa mA ane te sAcuM paDavuM. mAtAnuM nAma aMbAbhAI ane temAM nAma bahecara gAmaDAmAM bhagavA i sApa . paraMtu janmathIja mA sarasva ne yA hovAthI teo jovA maLe tyAMthI (pAna 16 nuM adhurU) jJAna meLavavA lAgyA. bALapaNamAM pitAne baMdha te huM ye be hatA, paNa e te e khetani che !aa dara cAravA natha. mAtAne daLaNuM zabda meM gekhI nAkhyA hatA eTale enA bAvAmAM madada kare. evI rIte gharakAma paNa karatA. jevI zabda sAdhanA te meM karI ja nahatI. jarA thayA tyAre jenonA prasaMgamAM aAvyA. meM sAdhanA karI hatI, paNa dhyAna munione tyAM javA lAgyA ane temanuM mana jaina dharma pratye AvuM. mAtApitA muLI gayA. vinAnI, tapa karyuM hatuM, paNa bhAvanA vinAnuM. jaina kuTuMba mAM tene mATe mAna havArtha tyAM AMkha mIMcI hatI, paNa mana te jAgrata hatuM. uchaLyAM. paraMtu purva karmanA cAnI hovAthI saMsAranA eNe rAdhanAmAM prANa pUryo hate. upA koI kArya ke ra temanuM mane lAgyuM nahiM jethI sanAmAM cetana reDayuM hatuM eNe bhAvanA bhAvo saMsAra tyAga karavAno vicAra karI jaina munizrI hatI aMtaranI uMDI AratethI eNe Are sukhasAbaracha pAse dikSA lIdhI. dikSA mahesa dhanA karI hatI. deha ekale nahi, mananA pAlanapuramAM thaze tyAre hAthInI aMbADI upara vikAra paNa eNe e khalA karyA hatA. besADIne temane vareDa karavAmAM AvyuM tu jyAre huM te enuM nirjIva pratibiMba ja temane kazAmAM meha na hato. pIThI cAne mATe bALakIone paNa temanA zarIrane banI rahyo hato. prANahIna evI eka nakalI sparza karavAnI nA pADI ane jIvanaparyata akhaMDa brahmacArI rahyA. AkRti ja banI rahyuM hatuM. te badhA.. tethI chevaTa sudhI temanI AMkhamAM kharekhara, A badhuM te mane viSAdanA apAra teja ane zakita rahI. jaina sAdhuonuM jIvane gherA, atizerA, UMDA ne jhINA avAje evuM hoya che ke temane sine eka vakhata kIdhuM tyAre ja samajAyuM .. .. upadeza ApavAmAM jAya che. keTalAka veba dharma. Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phsiAmAM jAya che, bhIkSA laI Avane nirvAha che. ane kapaDAMnA paga paricaya rAkhavA paDe che. sthitimAM paNa A mahAtmAe je dharmanA zAstrone, hindu dharmanA zAsrota ane saMskRta, mAgadhI vagere dhaNI bhASAe uDe abhyAsa karyo, kAzImAM jane banAzanuM adhyayana karyuM ane tyArabAda mahAna puratA lakhavAnuM kAma karavA mAMDayuM, jyAre paNa samaya maLe tyAre rAjanI me pensIla ghasAI jAya teTaluM lakhyA karatA. ane tene pariNAme teo adhyAtma jJAnavI kapUra sAtha ekase. agIkhAra arthe lakhatA gayA. mA pukA atyAre mRkhamAM aAtma sAthe prasAraka maMDaLa tarakathA prasidhdha tha ya che. temane karmayoganA graMtha 66 pAnanA che te adbhuta che. ane tIlaka mahArAjane paNa kAmaLamAM lakhavuM paDyuM ke "je mane khakhara hAta ke Apa Ave. uttama karmayAganA graMtha lakhavAnA che, teA huM gItAnA karmayoga lakhata nahI' sAkSara zrI kRSNalAla mehanalAla jhaverIne lakhavuM paDayuM ke "jaina saMpradAyanA ane gItAnA tattvajJAnamAM bheda nathI" svargastha surIzvarajInI mAdAza phulame lakhAyelA ghaNA graMthamAM A graMtha amulya che. gItAmAM je meSa zrIkRSNe arjunane Aye| tevuM ja sthAna A graMthamAM saMskRta racIne zrImade ApeluM che. temanA badhA prathAmAM ayyAjJAna nItare che. a karma karyA chatAM niSkAna rahI jIvanamukata thavAno upadeza ApavAmAM Ave che. temanA graMthA jaitA, hindue, muslIma ane jJAtinA leke vAMce te temAMthI kSu' jANavAnuM maLe tema che. teo eka mahAna sAhityakAra, yAmI, kavi ane tyAgI hatA, ane bhajana saMgrahanAM gIkhAra graMtho kudaratI zudhdha AtmAnA jharA vahetA hAya tevA bhajanothI bharelA che. Azare 40 varSa teoe je bhaviSya bhAkhyuM hatuM te kharuM che. ke!! jAgutu na hatu ke rAjAonA rAjya jaze chatAM Aje nAkhudda thyA che. hunnarakaLAnuM sAmrAjya vadhyu' che. sAyansanI zAdhA AgaLa vadhI che, ane zla karNa temanA kare va rIte ja uttama pahelAM paDayuM 18 reDI) mAraphata dezadezanA khamo sAMbhaLI zakIe me. badhA dezamAM vAtaMtranA kANuM thaI rahyA che. ane jJAnavIra tathA kAca uttpanna thatA jAya che. A uparathI ApaNe joI zakAe chIe ke teo bhaviSyavettA hatA.tematA jvatamAM aneka camatkArI ghaTanAo banI maryuM che. jyAre ASamAM jJAnano vaNakhI vaya che, tyAre je vANI ane lekha lakhAya che, te badhA AtmAnI svazikRtamAMthI ja nIkaLatA hovAthI te asara dareka vAMcanArane thAya che. A anubhava ANe mahAmAtrInA vanamAM jo e chIe. aneka dhanavAne * manI tahenAtamAM hAjara havA chatAM teNee kASThanI pAse dhananI yAcanA karI nathI. kAmadevane te temaNe jItI lIdhA hatA. jethI kaMcana ane kAmItInA bhaTThAna tyAga hovA chatAM temane kIrtinI paNa lAlasA na hatI. temanA graMtha paNa chapAvavAnI temaNe pruththA karI na hatI. rAjyataMtrane paNa temaNe uDe abhyAsa karyAM hatA ane temanA graMthamAM briTana, amerikA vagere ghaNA dezane vizvazAMti mATe je upadeza ApyA te ma na karavA jevA che. A adhyAtma yAgI me badhA dezane mATe lakhyuM che ke huM sattAdhIkArIe ! tame tamane maLelI sattAnA duraupayAga na karo. hRdyamAM paramezvarane rAkhIne varto. prAtA zrItasvI anI rAtrIdivasa lokeAnA dvIpa mATe pravRtta karI. anyAya, julama, ba, haMMsA, jhu vagaeN pAka karmothI dura rahuM! dhanavaMtA ! tamArA dhanane sadupayAga karI, anyAnA bhalA mATe dhana vAparo. kRSNa na bane, anyonA du:kha dekhI besI na rahe. dhAnyanA bhaMDArAte lakAnA hItArthe vAparo. pazuo ane pA~khIonI katala na thAya tevA upAyo yojaze." bhAratane mATe tenaNe lakhyuM che ke bhArata ! sarva lakAne adhyAtma jJAna baLa Adha, tArA sava prajAkIya aMgomAM satva, satya, nirbhayatA, ekatA, ane zudhdha prema vIkasAva, svarAjyavAdIne bhIkha bhAgavAnI hAya niha. tArI zAMti svataMtratAmAM sa vizvanI unnati che. ane te bhaviSyamAM prakAro ( adhurA mATe jue pAna 19 ) Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * ** daws *. . 3 nI AgAhI ane AliMgana.. -zrImad buddhisAgarasurijI Indr, . ...arere ! .. mane koI samajanAra maLe !.. jIvatA marajIvA "nAne karavuM joIe. AvI dazAne khyAla Avyo che ane tethI AgaLanA ..mArA zarIramAM eka paNa levAnuM thayuM anubhava pradezamAM AgaLa javA puwArtha karuM chuM... jyAM sudhI haze tyAM sudhI huM mArI pharaja bajAvyA ja karavAne... zarIra sAruM thAya agara TaLI jAya, te baMnenAM vastranA prANa tyAga lI bu iupamA jyAM sudhI A dehamAM zvAsozvAsa cAle vate che... che, tyAM sudhI te koIpaNa kArya karatAM parizcama nahi. mArA zarIra mATe De. kupano mata jAye. gaNuM. A jIvanane jaLanA upakArArthe vAparavAmAM hane te kayAre zarIrano bhasI nathI. jeTaluM kema nirbaLatA dharavI... cetAya che teTaluM cekIe chIe. AvatI kAle ( pAna 1ra: adhu ) mRtyu Ave che A mA ane tenuM varSa hindu, musalamAna Adi sarva dharma ane jAtio nApAthI nava dA che. A mAta re vALA paraspara eka bIjAnA AtmAne dekhI Atma che. huM te paravArIne kArane beTho chuM. vize preme vArtA ane bhAratanI svataMtratAmAM eka AtmA bhAge karmayogInI pravRtti sevAya che.. banI rahe " jaina munione bramaNa karavAnuM . bhAIo, musApharI pUrI thaI che. je kAMI hovAthI teoe ghaNuM kArya karyuM. mahArAja sara phara, hoya te laI le, nahitara pAchaLathI parata sayAjIrAva gAyakavADa paNa teone maLIne gharAja khu thaI gayA. sAhityanA patramAM teoe ghaNe ..mArI zarIra prakRti have narama rahe che. vadhAre karyo che. gujarAtamAM aneka sAkSara thaI gayA tene upaga rAkha vijApurathI eka be divasamAM che. temAM A mahAna vibhUtie ghaNe phALe A mahuDI jaIza.. che. mRtyune paNa temaNe mahesava gaye hato ane . bhAI ! have A chelle varaNAgiyA vaDA temaNe deha choDavAne nakhamA AvyA tyAre jema sAva navI kAmaLa nAnI nathI. A kAmaLa kAyAne mukIne cAlI jAya che tema temane Ama saMvata 1941 mAM A duniyA choDI ja mamaraNane have A dehane bharose natha. huM tamane pherAmAMthI mukta thaI amara thai gayo. sahune ghaNu namra bhAve majAvuM chuM. keTi vaMdana che ! e vizva virAva, rivya, bhAI ! vRddhisAgara, AtmasvarUpamAM raheje; paNa vijetA, vibhUtine ! jarA paNa gabharAiza nahi, tArI pAchaLa ja AvuM chu.. Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 vana gaMgA lekhaka-nAgakumAra mahAtI - - - - - - - - - - - - ni - - AMkhalaDI ane mAM ramatI uchaLe uranAM pUra, sat cita AnaMde khelaMdA dharma dhUrapara mUra. ---kari nAnAlAla je mahiM cAluM te, vipurA kaNa mI- divase savAre bahecara pharI chetare gayo tyAre enA bAramAM zukala pakSanI bAraso che phATavAnI jApharIyAe dATele pATale khAdI kAle ane khAdho. taiyAra . baThe beThA kaNabIne eka navI be traNa agIArasa sudhI jApharIyAnI parIkSA vane karA taNa cAvI rahyo hate. levAI paraMtu te sAce upavAsa karyo. * bora " gharamAMthI tAvathI pIDAnI eka bate avAja Avyo. nAnA bahecarane ghaNuM Azcarya thayuM. kutaro agIArasa je rIte samajI zakti haze ane te " zuM che mA !" kahetAkane bahecara hAthamAM zA mATe upavAsa karatA haze e prakane tenA bAla : sAgharamAM doDayA. magajane muMjhavA lAgyA. teno ukela tenAthI te "bhAI, mAre kAne agIArasa vakhate na thaI zake te paNa jApharIyAe bahecaranA upavAsa che. A pataramAM pharI A kutarAne nAnakaDA magaja para eTalI jabara asara karI ke paNa kalane upavAsa che. huM tene khAvA ApavA jaMdagI paryata pharIyAne tAnA jIvana vikAsanA jaiza? mArI tabIyata sArI hota to huM jAta." eka sImA cinDa tarIke tenAthI bhUlI zakAze nahi mAtAe hanathI pUchyuM ane dhana bhagata tarIke tenA tarapha atyaMta mAna pharI upavAsa kare che ? kutare te upavAsa karatA haze ?' nAnI bahecarane Azcarya thayuM ! dha kharI vAta che. tuM raTele ApI Ava." kuMdana mATImAMthI nIkaLe che tema moTA mANasa bhAvoe ka. ati sAmAnya vargamAMthI pAke che e jAtano - bahecara le ne chAza lai khetaramAM gaye jUno anubhava che. budhisAgaranI jIvanakathAe A e tA.: pAra karIne AvI vyuM. te anubhavane sAce Thera che kaNabI pATIdAra jevA bhAratamAM 19mAnaH parIkSA karavAno vikAra A eka pachAta komamAM jainAcArya jevA mahAna bIjI agiyArase divase bapore pharI rA. lakane kaThA ane javAbArIvALA dharmaguru pade pahoMcavuM khetaramAM gayo ane jApharIyAnA mAM se . paNa e jevuM tevuM kArya nathI. temAM prakhara buddhimattA, japharIyAe te nahi khAtAM dhULamAM ghaTa rAdhe. bIje uSTa saMyama, agAdha jJAna, pracura ejasa, ane Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAna pratiAnI jarUra paDe che. zrI budhdhisAgarajI (punAma bar3eyara) mAM 1 vastue hatI ema temanI samasta kArakIrdi khetAM jaNAi Ave che. bALapaNathI ja temanA magaja para nItinA sarakArA je rIte paDayA hatA. khetI upara vanAza kheDuta bhAgyeja kAvAdAvA jAgutA haiAya che. te saraLa ane satevI DrAya chaeN. budhdhisAgarajInA mAtApitA kheDuta hatA. temanI saraLatA ane satAtti temanAmAM purNa rIte utaryAM hatAM. mAtA aMbAbAI vaiznava saMpradAyamAM dharma gaNAtAM hatAM ane pitA paNa zivanA bhakata hatA. temanI mAtA temaneM vaizvara iidaramAM darzana karavA teDI jatAM ane pitA khAkhacAka izvaradAsajI mahAtmA pAse laI jatA. temanA mADhamAM sAdhu saMto dhrA AvatA. te rAmacaMdra, kRSNa, prahalAda, dhRdha vagerenI vA kahuM . ApaNA bahecarane manamAM dhruva ane prahalAda jevA cavAnu mana thatuM... aMte prabhu temanI pere peAtAne darzana Ape te mATe dhamAM geAkhalAmAM prabhunA nAmane trIne dIveA karI prArthanA karatA ane kapALamAM rAmanuM TIluM karatA. mADhamAM bAvAo, bhakatA, mAbhaTTo, purANISma paNa AvatA ane darekanI pAsethI judI judI dharmakathA ane vArtA sAMbhaLavAmAM temane rasa paDeteA. nAnapaNamAM purANA vagerenI ghaNI vAto temane kaMTharatha thai hatI ane tenI upara zra! besI gaI hatI. musalamAnA nA dharmanI vAte sAMbhaLavAnA paNa temane prasaMga paDatA khuddAnI vAta Avato tyAre tenAM darzana karavA te talapApaDa thaI jatA. eka vakhata mADhanI pAchaLa kabara pAse eka gharaDA mele kAr AvyA hatA. te te pratI pAse bhAgavA jatA. natA kAnI sAthe mAtratA. bahucara eka divasa tenI pAse zirAmaN laIne gayA ane tenA page paDyA. phakIra bAvA temanA sAmu tAkIne joSa rahyA ane pachI khuba hasyA ane esyAH tere klime khudAkA praveza hAJA. tuM khudAkA 1 baMdA hogA, bacarate mAMbAvAnA khelavAmAM samaja paDI nahi paNa eTaluM to lAgyuM ke sAMdakhAva AzirvAda Ape che tethI sAM thayuM te parIkSAmAM pAsa thavAze. eka kheDuta bALakamAM je nirbhaya ane hinA sArI taMdae te heMcarAmAM kla.nA ipaNamAM te ghaNI vakhata pitAnI sAthe khetaramAM jatA ane ziyALavA tathA zADuDI vageravI bhaya nahi pAmatAM temane hAMkI kADhata!. te peAtAnI mAne pAM bharavAmAM, khetaramAMthI ghAsacAro lAravAmAM, bA[ vaDhAvAmAM ane kAcata ghaTI kheMcavAmAM paN madada karatA. tema DI phinA ane rIala eTaluM sarasa hatuM ke kAcA ghauM, kAcI bAjarI ane kA ma muThThIe muThThIe khAtA tA paNa temane pamAM jatA, kAcI cALAnI sIMge pacAvI e temane mana ramata vAta hatI. akhAne mAkhAM lA? maryA bAvAnI hadamAM emane paDo naMbara Avaze, temanA bAMdhe ghaNe bhajavruta hateA, tA divasomAM sAmasAmA pakSa laDAkhAmAM ghaNA bALaka emanI AgevAnI svIkAravA ane sAmA pakSane hAra ApavA. nizALamAM paN bhAgyeja vidyArthI emanuM nAma lagna zakattA, kAraNu ke amane khIjavavAI methIpAka maLavAnI sAstramAM dareka bALakane rahetI. meTI uMmare paNa emanI zaMketa apUrva rahelI e emane jonAra dareka kahI zake tema kavi nAnAlAle bAmara lakhyuM che ke emanI mukhya mUrti emanA AtmasvarUpa jevI bhavya hatI, vizALa mukhAraviMdra, ucca ane puSTa deva stha, yogendrapa jevI dAdI, emane jagata 'DA ! ApaNe sau mA-vAta mUrtipUjaka chaThTho ane e bhavyamUrti adrazya thaI che paNa tIkho che temanA aMtaramAMthI te jaladI bhusAthe nahi ja..." eka vakhata temanI nirALanA zikSaka mAMDAbhA prAgajInI strIne bhUta Avatu hatu. te eka phakIre Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gALa, ghI kADhayu ane kIH vIjApura gavADAnA mArga upara mIrAM dAtArata bhalAdo caDhAvavAnuM kahyuM. mIrAM dAtAranI tra pAse gIya jhADI ane paradezI yuvara hatA. tyAM javAnI kAI vidyArthInI hiMmata cAlI nahi. eTale baheMcara javA taiyAra thayA, je nALiyera, ane ATAnA eka zeranA mA hatA. vADImAM navAMka thI hatuM sAthe ane dIvAsaLI paNa zikSake ApyAM, badhI vastuAA lai bahecara mIrAM dAtArI ka pAse gayA, DuMgarane vicAra Avyo ke deva, pIca, lAyA, devIe kASTa annanuM bhujana karatAM nathI tethI temaNe zrInA dAvA karI cALo kazra pAse mUkI kahyuM ke "mIrAM dAtAra, pIra sAheba ! te tamAre A malIde khAvela DAya te A pArgomAM TAMTIne tamArI mA nA klApha mUkI rAkhuM chuM mATe khAI jazo." pA kalAka pachI thALI udhADI paNa malIdedya echA thayA nate. eTale temaNe be hAtha joDI kahyuM : 'mane bhUkha lAgI che. ghera jatAM aMdhArU thaI 1 tema che hu vidyArthI '. mArA khAvAthI tame jarUra khuzI thavAnA ema dhAruM chuM." ema kahI vATakImAMta dhI nAMkhI mAMdya pote ja khA! gayA !... ane ghera AI mAstarane pALo vAA pAchAM ApyAM. G 0 0 bhaNavAmAM budhdhisAgara bhAre hAMziyAra tA. nizALamAM lagabhaga pahele ja naMbare teI rahetA. ghI parIkSAomAM temaNe nAmeLavyAM hatAM. temanI bharaNuzakti ane prakina ghaNI tIvra dvAda zikSaka paNa tenAthI khuza rahetA. kSikAnA gharanuM kAmakAja paNa katA ane AzirvAda meLavatA. te temane temanA zikSake eka vakhata kruhyuM ke kAlidAsa kavine saravatI mAtA prasanna thayA hatAM te divasathI te rAja sarasvatInI kena nA savAramAM uDIne bhaNatI vakhate te sararavatI mAtAnuM nAma letAM. nizALamAMthI chUrI ghera japa temanA nAmanA dIvA karatA ane vidyA caDhavA mATe temanI chatrI pAse AjI karatA. temaNe jyAM sudhI abhyAsa cAlu rahe tyAM sudhI pAta sepArI, TIMDoLAnuM zAka, ane aDadanI dALa nahi khAvAnI prati lIdhI hatI. eka jUnA pAnAmAMthI sarasvatInA maMtra maLyo hata tene nitya Apa karatA. temaNe gujarAtI huM dheAraNa pAsa karyuM hatuM. iMglIza che. cApaDI ane kaka udu marAThInA addArAnA abhyAsa karyA hatA. Q d . atyAra sudhI teo jainetara vAtAvaraNamAM ja pharyAM hatA, keTalAka jahna vidyAyA ane jaita mRtthAnA saMsargamAM AvavA sivAya jaina dha prAMta khAsa anurAga thayele niha. paraMtu keTalAka citra sAMgAmAM temane zrI. ravisAgarajI maha rAjanA paricaya thayA ane tyArathI teo jaina tatvajJAna tarapha phreMcavALA thayA. eka divasa savAramAM te peAtAnA mADha pAse pharatA hatA tevAmAM mADhavALI bhAgoLe kahle javA AvelA zrI ravisAMgajI mahArAja tarapha eka bheMse sIMgaDAM hulavI doDavA mAMDayuM. bahecarane lAgyu ke bheMsa sAdhune mArI pADaze eTale te ekadama lAkaDA laine deDayA ane te bheMsanAM zIMgaDAM upara mArI bheMsane bhagADI mukI. zrI. ravisAgarajI temanA tarapha karIne melyA "mahAnubhAva ! bhesane mAravI nahi. tenA AtmAne duHkha thAya che. pazu vANIthI potAnu duHkha kaho zakatuM nathI. '' 4. paNa nahArAja teAphAne caDhelI bheMsa hamaNAM tamane bhArI pAData, pazunI jAtane lAkaDI vaDe ja samAvI zakAya che. '' (( nahi bhASa ! ApaNane jevuM du:kha grAphaDI vAgavAthI thAya che tevuM ja temane thAya che. mumAM prANIe prati dayAnI draSTie ja evuM joe, ' '' ghaNA ca thAya. fl pazu mahArAja tamAruM rakSaNa karavAthI mane ' " te rIka che. paN amArA mitte kA Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te jANe sAdhuonI badhI rItabhAtathI vAkepha heya. paraMtu tenI tejI bhASA uparathI te sApha dilathI belo hoya tema na jaNAyuM tethI temaNe jAte khAtrI karavAno vicAra rAkhe. ravisAgarajI mahArAja mADhavALI bhAgoLa tarapha jhADe pharavA jatA hatA. teo jhADe pharIne ravAnA thayA ke turata te rathaLe bahecara pahoMcI jatA. ghaNI vakhata tapAsa karavA chatAM eka paNa vakhata vidhyA delI jaNAI nahi ane tyAM pANI paheluM jaNAyuM chatAM temaNe vize khAtrI karavA zrI bhAvasAgarajI mahArAjane pUchayuM. temaNe kahyuM ke "mahAnubhAva ! dharmadevI lake evI vAta uDAve che. ame tANImAM pANI lai jaie chIe, viSTA khuMdatA nathI, kapaDA ane mukha sApha rAkhIe chIe." AthI temanA manane saMzapa TaLI jIvane duHkha thAya tethI amArA AtmAne duHkha thAya che. sAdhu sarva nI mAtA gaNAya che. " hiMsaka prANI pratye paNa ATalI mamatA batAvanAra sAdhu upara temane ghaNuM mAna thayuM. tethI temaNe pUchayuM : " mahArAja ! tamArAM darzana kare vAnI ane tamArA upAzrayamAM AvavAnI amane chUTa haze..." " hA bhAI darekane chUTa che." bahecara tyAthI haMmezAM upAzraye jyA lAge ane vRddha mahAtmA ravisAgarajInAM darzana karavA lAge. dhIme dhIme dhArmika abhyAsa paNa zarU karyo. dhArmika sikSaka ravizaMkara zAstrI hatA. temaNe kahyuM ke rAtre na khAvAmAM Ave ane DuMgaLI lasaNa paNa na khAo te bhaNavuM. temanA ghera roja rAtreja khavAI ane DuMgaLI lasaNuM paNa vaparAtuM tathApi bhaNavAnI IcchAe te pramANe vartana rAkhavAnuM kabula karyuM. AthI temane ghaNI vakhate vahelA ghera jaI su roTa ane maracuM khAI calAvavuM paDatuM. ravizaMkara zAstrIe kahyuM ke jhADe jatI vakhate navakAra maMtra pAda na kare ane judu vastra paherI jhADe javuM. temaNe vastra juduM paheravA mAMDayuM paraMtu navakAra maMtra jhADe jatAM yAda AvyA kare ane bulavA prapana kare tema tema vadhu pAda Ave. ravizaMkara zAstrIne tene upAya pUchaze paNa teo kaMi upAya batAvI zakyA nahi. - duniyAmAM sArA thavAnI temane ghaNI hoMza hatI ane vidyA meLavavAnI ane satsaMgathI sArA thavAya che evI temane khAtrI thaI hatI tethI dhArmika abhyAsamAM temaNe barAbara citta parivuM ane kAkuonA darzane paNa vAraMvAra javA mAMDyuM. temane mADhanA nagdha hajAmane A vAtanI khabara paDI. teNe temane bolAvIne kahyuM ke "zrAvakanA apAsarAmAM javuM nahi. zrAvakanA garajIo viSTA karIne gudAne tA nathI, vijhAne pheda che, kAtA detA nathI ane dAtaNa karatA nathI." naccha hajAma evI Dhabe beke dhIme dhIme teo derAsaramAM pUrI karavA javA lAgyA. temanA hidudhama sebIe temane khIjavatA. paraMtu temanI pAse eka javAba hatuM. je dharma satya lAge te zA mATe grahaNa na karo ?" pratikramaNa, sAmAvi, ane patha Adi dharma kriyAo paNa samajapUrvaka teo karavA lAgyA. ghaNA jaina sAdhu munivaronA paricayamAM AvyA. temanI sevA-vaiyAvacca karatA. temanI sAthe dharma carcA karatA ane sAruM lAge te grahaNa karatA. cha raNa pasAra karyA pachI zuM karavuM te savAla upasthita thayA. keTalAka vakIlAtanI, keTalAka mukhI talATInI, keTalAka avala kAnanI parIkSA ApavAnuM jaNAvatA. zaka nathubhAI maMchAnaMda ( jemane temanI upara apaMta prema hato. } nI salAha evI hatuM ke temaNe sAdhu thavuM. tyAre temanA patnI jaDAva kAkA gRhasthAzramamAM rahevAnI bhalAmaNa karatAM hatAM. mA-bApa koipaNa rIte dhana kamAvAnI rikSA ApatAM hatAM. temaNe thoDe vakhata nAmAnuM zikSaNa lIdhuM ane pachI vakIlAta abhyAsa zarU karyo. paraMtu vakIla jIvananA jUkApaNAne jANI te upara aruci utpanna thaI. chevaTe saMsA Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ramAM gRhastha dazAmAM vidvAna thaI. brahmacArI rI vidyArthI e vagerene bhaNAvavA ane dharma sAdhana karavuM... eTalA nizcaya upara AvyA ane Ajesa gAme dhArmika zikSaka tarIkenI nokarI svIkArI. karI daramyAna temaNe petAne abhyAsa traNe dhAryA. traNA rAsA temaja jaina tatvajJAnanA graMthe! vAMcyA, jema jema zAstranamAM teo uMDA utaratA gayA tema tema jaina tatvajJAnanI satyatA anubhava temane thavA lAgyuM. jaina ane jainetara sidhdhAMteAnI sarIkSA, sarakhAmazuMI te kramI karI baLe utare te sidhdhAMtA rIkAratAM chevaTe temanI jaina va upara pa!kI zreSA thai ne jJAnapurvaka te dharmA aMgikAra karyAM... sa. 1956mAM temaNe pANapuramAM zrI sukhasAgarajI mahArAja pAse svabaMdhuenI anumatipUrvaka dIkSA zrI. A prasaMge temanA manamAM kharajasta nabhathana anubhavyuM. jemAM chevaTe dunyavI bhAvatAenA dhAya thaI aAtmika bhAvanAone vijaya thaye tA. X X sAdhu tarIkenuM temanuM jIvana ati utkRSTa prakAranuM hatuM. zarUAtathI ja temaNe sendriya ra saMyama keLavavA mAMDayA hatA. game tevA svAdiSTa vividha prakAranA bhejatene ekatra karI mesvAda banAvI khAi javAnA banAva hatra ghA bAvakAne sAMsare che. ne temaNe AkhAe jIvanamAM di da. pazu cAkhyuM. na hatA. pAchaLanA varSomAM jyAre temanI tabIyata narama rahevA lAgI te siva5 temA ugrapaNe vihAra karatA. cAritryanI zuddhatA jALavavA teeAtrI vizeya lakSa khApatA ane patra dvArA paNa strI ricayamAM nahi AvavAnI te kALajI rAkhatA. sAdhu ziSyo ane gRghdha bhakate tarapha te atyaMta nAyALutAthI vartatA hatA, AcArya hatAM. ni bacapaNa ane vistRtA chatAM abhimAnane abhAva temanAmAM khAsa tarI AvatA. temanA vyavahAra kuzaLatA ajaba jevI hatI. bhAsatA X 14 caDherA parathI temanA vicAro samajI le' ghaNI vakhata sAmAne Azcaryacakita banAvatA. . . temanA lakhANomAM sudhAraka vicArA bhArAbhAra bharelA che, jaita kAmatA vikAsanI dhImI gatInI sAthe sarakhAmaNI karavAnI hoya te temanA vicAre pacAsa varSa AgaLa hatA ema kahevuM e. jaina khaLakA ane bAlikAe mATe gRkuLa, jaina sAdhue mATe gurUkuLa, jaina kaleja pratyA dinI AvakatA temaNe AjathI vIsa varSa pahelAM bhArapUrvaka jaNAvI che. te amalamAM sakayAnI jarUra SA svIkAre che. chatAM analamAM mUkAtAM bIjuM keTalAM varSA jAmaze te nizcita che. dhana sahiSkRta e temA meTAmAM meTe sadgu hatA. kArlR dharma te vakhADatAM temane kAie di sAMbhatmA nathI. sarva va mAMthI ma" grahaNa karavuM e temanA mudrAlekha hatA. tethI ja 55mIe paNa temanA caraNuM merA dharmAmRtanuM pAna nipaNe karI rAtA kAne potAnA dharma upara temanA hAthe prahAra thaze evA bhaya bhAgyeja rahetA. temanI udAratAthI ghaNA paratI vidyAnA temanA tarapha AkarSAtA ane temanAM mukta kaMThe vakhANa karatA. nAnAlAla kavinA rAbdomAM kahIe te- enA dilanI udA ratA parasapradAyIone vazIkaraNa karatI. jJAna ane bhakita paramAtma yoga mATe jaranAM che paNa manu dhyeyamAM manuSya pratinA dharma ghaNA visare che. te pote potAnA kAcanA mAM bharAi rahe che, budhdhisAgarajI bhadrAnubhAva viSNatAmAM maMtranAM sAMpradAyamAM te e rIHbhatA paNa aneka sapradAyaenA samudAya saMdhamAM paNa enA tejasvItA ahAnI nahatI. t. zrI mulacaMdranA lakhyA mujaba-dharmanaoN vizALa bhAvanA ebItA eTalA arI hatI ke petAnI pAse tyAM, samAna bhAi, phrIga anya saMpradAyanA sAdhu ane anuyAyIe bahu chUTathI AvatA ane peAtAnI pAse AthI haMmezA bhAra Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ medanI e badhA bhAionI namatI. dharmanA ane AtmA paramAtmAne vivAde bahu rasabharyA ane yathAzAtra thatA. A vivAdomAM pate eTalA badhA talIna thaI jatA ke pitAne potAnI sAmAyika vidhi karavAnA samayanuM paNa smarama na hatuM... ane panAne eochIe jaina dharmanuM svarUpa prathama mulAkAte je dRSTie samajAvyuM te daSTi meM agAu kaI jaina baMdhu 5 sethI sAMbhaLI na hatI. meM jyAre e mimAMsA sAMbhaLI tyAre mArI ghaNA aMze dharmanI ekAbheda daSTi ochI thai che ane huM jaina dharmane pUjArI bane.." temanuM vAcana ati vizALa hatuM. lagabhaga pacIsa hajAra pustako temaNe vAMcyA hatAM. kahevAya che ke daipha letA sudhImAM zrImad devacaMdra kRta "adhyAtmasAra" zreya temaNe se vAra vAMcyuM hatuM. temanA vAcana zikhamAMthI ja lekhana zekha pragaTe. ane tenA pariNAmarUpe nAnA moTA savAse jeTalA che teo pitAnI pAchaLa mUkI gayA che. Aje jo ke teo pArthiva dehe hayAta nathI to paNa akSara dehe teo amara che. tatvajJAna, dharma, samAja, sudhAro, zAsananati, svadeza prema, nisarga prema vagere viSayanI talasparzI carcA temanA pramAM karavAmAM AvelI che. temanA vizALa sAhitya viSe jaina" patranA tA. 14-6-25nA aMkamAM lakhavAmAM AvyuM che ke- "buddhisAgarajI mahArAja eTale ja sahityanI sarItA, emanI preraNA ane nirapakSapaNAne nivAsa.. A vINA gaNAtA kALamAM zrI badhi. sAgarajI mahArAje ekaniSThA ane sAtathI jaina sahitanI je sevA karI che te jaina samAjanA itihAsamAM ujavaLa akSare AlekhAze * viSe amane lezamAtra paNa zaMkA nathI. premAnaMda kavie gurjarI girAne bIjI samevaDI bhAzAmAM gauravavaMtI banAvavAne arthe je paNa karyuM hatuM ane e paNa pALavA je ujAgarA veThayA hatA tenuM zrI budha- sAgarajI mahArAjanI sAhitya pravRtti jenAM smaraNa thayA vinA rahetuM nathI, jenetara sAhityanI sAme jaina sAhityane pati bhAve unnata mastaka ubhuM rAkhavAnA temanA puNyabhilAra pAra mA che ema kahevAmAM atizayokti nathI..." jenee jaina dharmane vizvadharma banAve che te vIra banavuM joIe ane kAyaratAne tilAMjalI ApavI joIe. ema teo vakhatevakhata kahetA. jaina bALakone majabUta banAvavA ane vyAyAmathI kasavAne upadeza ApatAM teoe pAnanAM pAnAM bharyo che. teo jema paropakAra mATe pravRtti karatAM tema AtmakalyANa mATe satata tevuM ja jAgRti rAkhatA. teo bhAgye ja pramAda karatA eTalu ja nahi paNa pramAdavaza thavAya evI pravRttine tyAga karatA. teo kadi jidagImAM alIne be nA ke koI divasa vilAyatI davA vAparI nathI. kadI mukhavAsa paNa khAdha nathI. kAra karatAM ke kAmaLa teonI pAse kadI jovAmAM A nathI. zrI sidhanijI zrImannI aMtima mAMdagInA prasaMgano ullekha karatAM lakhe che ke " zrImad buddhisAgarajI nI sAthenA A bahu thoDA divasenA samAgamamAM paNa te aneka bAbato saMsmaraNIya thaI paDI che. sAtamanA bapore traNa vAgatAM huM temanA sArA para hAtha mUkatAM be ke-saMvAra bahuja ochA che. temAM anya kaMbavAdi paMkhavA joIe. teo spaSTa na sAMbhaLe tema huM dhImethI be have mArAthI belAI javAyuM hatuM. paNa teoe te sAMbhaLI vadhuM ane belyA-kema, sidhamunijI tame jANatA nathI ke huM eka Asana para ja niraM. tara paDaze rahenAra chuM ? atyAre ATalA e DucA bIjAoe ghAlI dIdhA che. zarIranI phI cUtro ?" temanI apramatta dazA vize eja munirAja lakhe che ke zarIranI asvasthatA chatAM paNa temane upayoga kare te. jagata hitanA ane jene binA eke eka savAla teo gaMbhIratAthI jotA hatA. jarAka svasthatA maLI ke chapAtAM purAkanuM praka hAthamAM le, TapAla vace, ekAduM AveluM mAsika Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ alakhane avadhUta ! le. jayabhikhu alaga ma ra : misAle tAra naM . jarA e mite da misAle jA ja cAhe... sAbaramatInAM nIra, eno dara tIra pradeza, hariyALA DuMgarA ane mAtAnI bAda jevI guphAo (dhA) ane enI vacce besI sevaMnA jApa japate. jagI abu lAge che. mananA mana mAM che. dilanAM DAgha gayA che. dehanA abhimAna gayAM che. bALuDo jogI jANe ramaNe caDe che, ane te enI e ramata ! kAdavAra pethApuranA rU citarAnI bAju che athAka uthalAve, prakartAne javAba Ape athavA tevuM kAMI prati thatI ja hoya. niHsaMga bhAve zarIranI darakAra rAkhyA vinA prabupri. thathe, ApaNA dezamAM Ama hitArthe karavAnI pravRttine Adarza ahI mane jovA maLe.' zeTha harAlAlabhAInA zabdomAM kAe te-- gujarAtanA je- ane chatara ke mo mATe emaNe hADacA vecI ApyAM hatAM. " zrImad mAnavo upara jeTalI apratima karaNa draSTi hatI teTalo ja pazu prANuo upara hatI. tene dAkhale ApatAM . gaNI lakhe che ke " eka vakhate atrenA dAvAda aAMbalI paLanA upA. ame guru mahArAjanA paMdara gaye hato tyAM eka kutaro caDhI AvyA ane mahArAja sAhebanI najIka mAthA naya che, dUra dUra aMdhAmAM utarI jAya che. ekalA che. jhADImAMthI acoka be vara nIkaLe che nAnI nAnI nALA mANasane davA pUratA che; paNa ahIM kone Dara che... suvare jue che, pele cAlyo Avate AdamI. pitAnI boDa pAse e dhyAna dhare che. aDadhe kalAka vAtI jAya che. virAja baDa thaIne cAlatA hoya che, tA. 17 :-15nI rAjanIzImAM lakhe che - "nirbhaya dazAna para lA karavA dhyAna dharyuM. AmAnI nirbhayatA anubhavI." vaLA eka aura zA nirbhayatAnI dekhAya che. zrImad buddhisAgara pethApuramAM goLIbAramA medAnamAM A che me rahyo tyAM te vizvAsa karI sadgurUnuM 1 ukaLavA lAgyuM ane tamane saMpAdhI kahevA yA-tarasama che ! e bAgamAM bana rahe, amane bhula ne jaze. " kuna paNa mugdha bhAve joI jho. TUMkamAM zrImadanA javAthI vaMti lAlacaMdra gAMdhInA zabdomAM " je. samAje potAno eka aMtIya pratinidhi, asAdhAraNa mura, ucca karIne mahApu, eka uttama yogo, gubeka saMta, avirala udyoga, zreSTha kavi, zAsanano apratima bhakata, jaina zAsane bhAna, sAhityane eka viziSTha vilAsI, adhyAtma tAnane apUrva nidhi, niHspRhI chatAM zAsana dAjha dharAvanAra saguNa maMDita, vicakSaNa budhane sAgara gumAve che, Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAMca lAkheka saMtAnane temanI prakriyA zIkhavI rahI ke mArI mAM ne ! . te vArtha che. te samAdha lagAvI beThA che. yAM e gari pU karavAnuM kasa che ! deva la ka ka kaM, saMta dinAM vAMdhAmAMthI kai mAne eka sAM te karAla ke maMna, e.Dasa huM ya ka ra ta vArtha bInA najIka AvI pahoMcyA. pAM jaNA bUma sAdhanA mATe e sahune pUje ! A pavitra AtmAnI pADI AyA, paNa murijI na DagyA, temaNe hasatAM khyAta vatI cAlI. da na prApti mATe aneka hasatAM kahyuM ke "e ApaNane upadrava karavA miyAM dobiyAM Avaze . A veLIna. hRdaAvyuM nathI." thamAM sadAkALe sahunA sthAna mAM rAkha tA. - sApano bIjo prasaMga bAta eka lAla lakhe mAMganArane maLyuM maLatuM ja ba : jene pharI e che. mahuDInA kono vAro mUchALe e sarpa hate. mamiAne varatAra kare. zrI mohanalAla bhAkharIyA gabharAI gayA. sUrije jaMgalamAM gayelA mahAna yogI AnaMdadhanajIne zAMtithI kahyuM : 'e te satanI pAse AnaMda evI vItI hatI te banI zI vAta atriIA kare che. Dara mA !" . rAe haTha lIdhI ke : "vacana sidhirALa che. kyAM vArtAmAM nitya maMgalA saravAsa mA Ape, je putra thAya." te paNa nirjana jaMgalo ne ! zaheramAM mANasathI yogI chUTayA dhaNuM , paNa pelA strAthI mANasa bhaTakAya ema jelamAM jAnavara jAnavara prANI ema kaMI che ? athaDAya ! ekAda vAra vAMdarAnA zikAre nIkaLelA doDa paba maLelA, mUrija najIka pahoMcatA ja e mata Apa. mALIyuM banAvI bAMdhavA eka zikAra che. DAM mAla thaI gayA. kahyuM. varSa hADe te mAne che vaLa * nA. rAta te ThAThamALA che. gIra ja khAnadAna " kavAra kI e ja A cALa maga cAle. galanI kai guphAma. . . thaI jatAM. ezvara pAdarAnA lakata che! : : " mA nA navI ughADe ! mohanalAla hemacaMda sAthe pAsanA kAma karavA kayA maMtra che ?" hatA. acAnaka eka vAMdaro kUtAM Theka cUkyo ne chetaromAM . sAthe ja nara deya. rALa bhAdaLIyuM teDI vAMce che, tije bUma mArI : "vakIlajI, A de, " nakI karI lai, to te pela. kRtarA vAMdarAne phADI khAze." ke " ne huM ne e kA: ", baLa doDa a helAM potAno jabarajasta sahu viya rAkhyA. rAja karyuM. "vAgarAja daMDa upADI poteja deDayA. rasto sAro na hovA - tamAruM vacana ne mArI zraddhA phaLa. chanAM ThekatA hatA tyAM AvI pahoMcyA; paNa kUtarA- ema surirAja jema jema badhA saMga cheDatA e kAma khalAsa karyuM hatuM. pI bI nAkhelA cAlyA, ema ema emanA samA vadhavA lAgyA. vAMdarA pAse jaI kAmamAM vakAra maMca sAva amadAvAdanA gALA mA ke : " ba, saMbhaLAvatAM rikAre gara. gada kaMDa : " , mAra rara nAma kaMpanI nA che." bhAI, mArI guna mani thAo ! " che e che ke pahelA nI nA ane vAbhASika che ke, ATalI nibaMra mA. zAkane be ke : " !'. dhAM 13 - dayA prApta karyA pachI varSanuM jagata mI pAse vAne dhaMdho baMdha kara." Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa kaMpanI lAkhe nI thApaNuthI zarU thaI gaI heya have baMdha karavI eka mANasanA hAthanI vAta na hoya Akhare de sAcA paDyA. kaMpanI zarU thatAM pahelAM tUTI gaI. kesa cAle. dIvA che ne phojadArI cAlI. sana thavAno ghATa Abe. jamAbhAI zeTha surirAja pAse AvyA, bahu bahu vina ni o karI. Akhare eka mALA ApI : gALe, kya, karma chUTatAM nathI. chatAM dharma paLAye sAruM thaze." date deve paDe. paNa jyanI sajAmAMthI chUTI gayAM. zeTha jagAbhAInuM nAma hatuM ke surirAjanAM darzana karIne annajaLa levuM. doDatI mAre teo vIcaMda bhagata sAthe pethApura AvyA, ne surirAjanAM darzana karyA te tAva nIcI DIgrIe jato hato. savAre te sAruM hatuM. cAturmAsa prasaMge koIkavAra trAvakane belAvIne surijI kahe: "Aje sTezane jaje. keI ApanAra che." "paNa koIne kAgaLa te nathI." "chatAM ja." ne e divase mahemAne ave ja. AvA aneka vizvAsa tra ne valajI jevA mANasa pAsethI meLavelA prasaMge nodhI zakAya che, paNa mutavAcaka kadAca chekuM halAvaze. nA re bhAI, AvuM te hepa A kALamAM ? tame Diga dIdhe rAkhe bhA. ame kahIzuM, svAmI rAmakRSNa paramahase juvAna vivekAnaMdane aMgUTho dAbI prabhu ninAM darzana karAvyAM hatAM, ne nAstika samA zrI vivekAnaMde karyA hatAM : tame zuM e mAnI leze ? ame kahIzuM : muni devendrasAgara ane bhAkharIyA popaTalAlane teoe AtmatinAM darzana karAvela. tamane tarata athaddha thaze kaheze ke vaLI A jamAnAmAM je sAdhumAM AvuM zahura kyAMthI ? ane AvA te aneka kissA kahenArA amane maLyA che. kekane peTanI pIDA maTI. kokane saMsAranI pIDa maTI, keka kahe : "emaNe nA kahI, huM na gaye ne mane lAbha thaze." zeTha vIracaMda kRSNAne janmathI peTanI pIDA. varSo sudhI saMbaMdha rahyo, chatAM sAruM na karyuM. ekavAra pratikramaNa vakhate ja pADa upaDI, surijIe odho phera ne sArAM thaI gayAM, jamane roga ma. eka sAdhIne rAte sa karo, mAtra pAchuM melAvyuM te sapa utarI gaye. eka bIjAne karaDa, kahyuM : "nahIM utare, kALa coghaDiye karyo che." vIjApuranA vatanI vakIla cunIlAla durlabhadAsa elaela.bI.nI Tarma bharatA hatA. mAMdagInA lIdhe taiyArI karI zakayA na hatA. parIkSAmAM besavAne vicAra nahatA. surirAje kahyuM : esa, sahu sArA vAnAM thI." beThA ne pAsa thayA. ghaniSTha paricaya dharAvanAra zrI bhAkharIyA kahe che : "mane TAiphoDa tAva hato, dAkta ciMtA karatA hatA. Tempara haDeja nahi. mahArAjazrI ghare AvyA ne kahyuM : 'kayAM che tAva ane joyuM - tamArI e vAta ame paNa mAnIe chIe, yogInI adbhuta vAta mAnavI mAnI zakatA nathI. dina dina mAyakAMgale banato samAja haLavadIA brAhmaNa lADu khAtA e vAta Aje nahi te pAMca varSe gapa mAnaze, ne rAmamUrti chAtI para hAthI Ubhe rAkhate e vAta eka dahADe uMDA pahAranAM badhAM mAnaze, jamAnAne pitAnA gajathI sahu mApe che. vijJAnane nAme game te vAta savIkAravAmAM saMkoca na anubhavate, AtmAnA sApathyanI vAta AvatAM zaMkA karavA lAge che. maMganI zakitathI sApha che Aje ApAsa che. Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAraNa ke evuM niSkalaMka vAMga brahmacarya Aje utsava to evAone be ke je keIe jovuM nathI. AtmAnI evI nirbhayatA jANe ke to lakSmI tejIne Ave che, ke sarasvatI lagabhaga adazya bI che. mAna nathI, dharma nathI, ' laIne Ave chebAkI zA jhaLA : luccAI che. sagavaDIo dhamAM che. mAnyA mATe mAthuM ApavAnI tamannA nathI, savAmAM svArthanI meTAI A eTaramalajI-muni ve uttama mara4, che. niSkalaMka cAri Aje durlabha banyuM che. mRtyu su9i anya bhakata hatA. ekavAra arijIe bhayanI beparavAI e je dekhAtI nathI. kakSAnA hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM: "mArI game tevI ajJA pALe premane jharo jANe mAnavInA hRdayamAMdhI zevAI tevo kaI zidha che kharA" gayo che. ciMtA, asaMtoya ne i Aje mAnava- uttamasAgarajI pAse che. temaNe kahyuM : jIvananAM viziSTa aMga banyAM che. moTAImAM khayAM kuvAmAM paDavAnI AjJA karI te kuvAmAM paDuM. che. kendranuM ja pUruM bhAna nathI tyAM AmAnI yAda AjJA Apo." }ne hoya ! nahIM hogA zako AnA !" premano e aphATa , bahmacarya e mahAna pratApa, AtmAnuM e divya sAmarthya jaNAM zuM maLyuM jarUra pALIza" tyAM je kArya thAya te Aje mAre lAgaze. "te cAra kADhIne mAMDa doDavA. mAkaDanA caTakAne mihA maTakA gaNI AnaMda mAnanAra, lIMbaDAne, kutarAne, nadIne pitAnA bhAI kuvAmAM jhaMpalA navuM saheluM hatuM. A kArya lekhanAra divya premAne che. azakaya che ? mukela hatuM. e rIte yurijIe emanA abhimAnane phaTa mAryo ke nivAe maga na karavo. Aje - zrImadda lakhe che : "ekavAra kabUtara para kavitA jyAM prema tyAM kAle premabhAva thA vAra lAgatI lakhatAM kabUtara bIjI paMktie DAyarI para AvIne nathI. be" bhakate kahetA : sAheba, leke TIkA kare jhaverI mULacaMda AzArAma kahe che : "tarAne che ke Apa hamaNAM DAM nazAe jatA nathI." joI teo premanI vANImAM kahevA kutarasIbhAI, " natAe ke " ne muja kSaNabhara che. te majAmAM ne ?" samAdhimAM diyara ne gayA. thAvAra jA ne kahyuM : paNa javA de A vAta ! jyAre koI "yAtrA karI A ekalA pada maLI che. bAkI Amane saMgI maLe tyAre eno nirNaya karIza! te jame je kahetuM hoya tene kahevA de ! bhaka, pela yAda che ne ! "eke kahAM Tura ba , malajI nAmanA eka mAravADI bhakata hatA. ata AjJApAlaka. enI dIkSA levAnI meM te terI pAsa" icchA thaIsurirAja cAlatA hatA ke vadhu dhamAla vagara dIkSA ApI de , ga gAmamAM khabara paDI gaI, ne hu - pa . papa mAma karavAnuM kAraNa pUche vAra temanuM spaSTa zabdomAM jaNAvyuM Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * ' ' r ET zradhdhAMjali... * Ikare B. Tiaa. . pI iaaN WI RT E ja SY.. :-- HTTP : "teo sAcA sAdhu che. AvA cheDA ja vadhu sAdhuo hoya te bhAratavarSane uddhAra -zrImaMta sayAjIrAva gAyakavADa, hAthamAM che." The most brilliant jewel of learning has been snatched from the Jains. -Bhailal Jain H M. B. Municipal Commissioner, KATNI. * The death of Acharya Shree Budhisagarjce Maharaj las caused an irreparable loss to the Jain Community. The Bombay Chronica) 21, June '25, buddhisAgarajI mahArA ja sAthinI sarIpA, yAganI preraNA ane nirapekSapaNAne vasa. -jaina patra, 14 juna, 5. ...zrImad buddhisArika mAtra jaina dharmAcAryuM ja nahatA, paraMtu viSa dharmAcArya nA, ema kahevuM : imare jaNA nI... na lAla * e eka menu majA vA. --jayaMtilAla e chavalAla mahetA bI. e. elaela, bI. vAda. Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .dhI buddhisAgarasurijha : sAhitya eTale ? ene hiMdu paNa vAMcI zake, jaina paNa vAMcI zake, ane bhUmi paNa vAMcI zake, saune sarakhuM upayogI thai paDe evuM e kAvya sAhitya, zrI budhasAgara surine ApaNA bhakta ane jJAna vaonI kAramAM mUkI de evuM che. enuM e 17 jJAna, ene eja rAma thI para javAne bApa, enI eja pArthiva mukhya pratyenI sAthe mana beparavAhI, sattA ane dhana doba sAmenI masta upekSA-emanA kAvyonI mAphaka emanA manamAM tarI Ave che. sAthe sAthe eka mAnazInAM anukaMpAna te temanA jIvanamAM aneka verAyelAM paDayAM che. Arya saMskRtinA eka bhava, namUnA sarakhA thI buddhisAgarasurijIne gujarAta pharI baLane ane temanA jIvanamAMthI eka aMza ke aMzane aMza meLa{I kRtArtha thAya eja abhilASA. - sva. ramaNalAla vasaMtalAla desAI vaDeda, 25 ogasTa, 1948. ... jaina sAdhuoe hAMre vathA pranone ane prajAnA AgevAnone zuddha varmalAmAM Ape che evA aneka sAdhuonAM zrImad buddhisAgarasurijI mahArAjanuM tyA cAkakasa prathama sahaze.... --, kezavalAla hiMmatalAla kAmadAra. ( itihAsa, arthazAstra ane rAjazAstranA prophesara ... gujarAtanA jete ane chatara kAma mATe emaNe hADacAma vecI ApyAM hatAM... ---zeTha hIrAlAlabhAi, mane pitAne eozrIe jaina dharmanuM svarUpa prathama mulAkAte je draSTie samajAvyuM te draSTi meM agAu kaI jaina baMdhu pAsethI sAMbhaLI na hatI. meM jyAre e mimAMsA sAMbhaLI tyAre mArI ghaNA aMze dharmanA bhedabhAva draSTi ochI thaI ane huM jaina dhana pUjArI banyA . --mUlacaMda buddhisAgarajI e gujarAtI padma sAhityanA dalapatarAma, buddhisAgarajI eTale gujarAtI sAhityanA premAnaMda buddhisAgara eTale gujarAtI sAhitya saritAnA sAgara. buddhisAgarajI eTale prakhara utsAha mUrti. buddhisAgarasuri eTale prabala vicAra AMdolana pragaTAvanAra vicAraka. buddhisAgarasurI eTale jaina zAsanane bhAratamAM vijaya DAM vagADavAnI tamannA rAkhanAra vIrabhakata. buddhisAgarasurI eTale pracaMDa vicAra zakitane mahAsAgara. buddhisAgara eTale saraLatA ane namratAne Alaya. budhisAgara eTale jainatattvane pracAraka. buddhisAgarasurI eTale zAsana hita ciMtaka saMta maNi. -caMdrakAMta Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI AdIzvara dAdAnuM derAsara-pAlItANA - - - - . .... . . . . . . .' na . - * * : * * * * : : : A jo vAta ::: :+ 6 * * * * * * * - * * * * * * * * * * * , , * . * , , 3:::: , ' : - w . che che , ke.. . ' ' , , . 4 fka : . *** it ? che kerI : pharakana SA I - : ? pheTa vijayakumAra ghI, khaMbhAta Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 kara ila :: *, ** dharatInuM gIta...... , , , lekhaka : viza. - - - - - - - " 1 st - 2 DI....ma.." ane lAThInA ekaja pharaka sa pU dara vIne mApI gai !... e phaTa cUkeye heta te sAdhu rAmazaraNa thaI gayA hatA paNa sAdhu bacI gaye. ke kAma karI gaye. sAdhu jIvI gayA !... bhAI ! pazune Ama mArIe nahi.' paNa e tamAro jAna la nAMkhata. evA karAyA che te vADIe ja pAMsaLA thAya.' bhAI ene paNa jIva che , enA AtamAne paNa duHkha thAya che. ane bicArA ! e mUMgA prANIo emanI vedanA kone kahe ? mAravAmAM dharma nathI bhAI !...' zabda haiyAnI bhInAza laIne saratA hatA. kaNAmAM e palaLIne Tapakata hatAM. paNa mahArAja ! meM tamane bacAvIne te puNya pedA karyuM che." amArA nirmita kene bharAya nahi, bhAI ! amAre mana te badhA ja sarakhA che." badhA ja sarakhA ? mAravAmAM dharma nahi navuM hatuM A badhuM. pahelAM kadIya AvuM sAMbhaLyuM na hatuM. are ! Avo koI mAnava je na hato ! meM para jata saMmati beThI hatI. AMkhomAMthI amApa kI lakatI hatI. zarIramAMthI eka tejapitA nI ha hatI. evuM e bhAvabhInuM belate hatuM ke jA jANe aMdarathI enA tarapha khAto hato. ane evA dhImA pagale cAlato ke rane nAnI kaDI paNa pama ta kacaDAI na jAya! kora e mahAtmAne joI rahyo. e page paDayo. mahArAja ! mane prabhu maLe kharA ? mAre emanA darzana karavA che.' ! tuM khuda prabhu banI zake che.' mahArAja! e kevI rIte ? upAzraye Avaje. e badhuM ja tane huM batAvIza." kizoranuM mana nAcI uThayuM. huM have bhagavAna banI zakIza.. mAnava maTI huM izvara thaIza .. ane Izvara banavAnI A dhUne enA trane pAsu badalyuM !!.. dAvA rajano thaI gaye, jaina sAme saMga nitya banI gayo. vItarAganI pUjA zaru thai gaI. AhAdanI ArAdhanA maMDAI gaI. khetI zrI gaI. khetara bhUlAvA mAMDe. Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kheDutane bALa samyak jJAnanI sAdhanA pAchaLa lAgI gayA. janamanA saMskAra chUTI gayAM. janamanI bhAvanAe lA gai. jIvana AkhAnuM dhyeya pAi gayuM ... 'mAnavanuM du:kha jai! bIjA mAnavanI AMkha raDI UThe che, tyAre bhagavAna nirdaya khatI ja kema zake ? e mUMgA khetI ja zA mATe rahe ? nA...nA... kaja moTI bhUla thAya che. dara sarjanahAra nathI. e duHkha mApate nathI. sukhanI e dANI karate natha... te pachI eka duHkhI te banne sukhI; e garIbI te tavagara; pelA rAtrI ne A nirogI; A kahyuM kema ? AvA visa'vAda zAthI AvI anaeNka praznAvalIne e javAba zAdhe che. ane.. karma jvananA ghATa dhaDe che. e ja jiMdagInA avanavA AkAra saje che... karmanI A klisuphI enA chatranane gamI ga ane e eNe jIvanamAM paNa utArI lIdhI kAdavamAMthI kamaLa janamatuM hatuM !!!... vInuM e saMtAna hatA. kheDUto e dIkarA tA. khetI ane padhA hatA. mA viSNunI pURRNa hatI, sApa zivane ArAdhaka hatA. te dIphA vItarAgatA cele khate jatA hatA. paNa dharmanI tyAre sAMkaDI dIvAle nahatI. saMpradAyanI jaDa pakaDa nakatI satya e dharma hatA. sAruM e badhu khAsa hatuM. guNatI e pUjA hatI. cAritryane tyAre vadana hatAM. ane e mAbApe kaEja rokaToka na karI, dIkA bhaNavA lAgyA. e vakhate thaye, e vAMcata! thayo. vicArA enA magajamAM UbharAvA lAgyAM. nAnatI bhukha vadhavA lAgI. ane A bluya banyuM. kANu enA bApane 34 kAra sAdhue kahyu hatuM : zivAbhAi ! dI tamArA kAI mahApuruSa thavAne chaeN.' AthI bApe AzISa ApyAM. ane e jJAnanI bhUkhamAM bhaTakavA lAgyo. tyAM DhArAjane meTA thaI gayA. mAMjhAnI pagathAra maLI gai ... paNa sAcA jainatvanA sarakAra eTalA saraLa nathI, ravizaMkara zAstrIe kIdhuM : 'tane huM bhaNAvuM, paNa rAtre khAvAnuM madha karavuM paDerI, lasaNlR DuMgaLI va. kamaLa cheDavA paDaze' enA mATe A kaDaka zarata hatI. je gharamAM e janmyA hatA e gharamAM e badhu svAbhAvika hatuM. sImamAMthI pAchA vaLatAM mAruM te rAja tha! jAya. sAMjanuM vALu te rAtre ja levAtu. ane rakSAne baTa ne DugaLInuM uMcakuM e ja te emanA eka khArAka hatA. vaLI janmagata e badhAnAM saMskAra hatAM. rUA. 10-00 vArSika lavAjama bharI Ajeja grAhaka tarIke ApanuM nAma noMdhAvazeA, pesTa kharca judu dhara, lAyabrerI, bheTa, lahANIne yAgya sAhitya cAra vamAM pustakAnI caturmu`khI ga'gA vahevaDAvanAra saratI ne sa`skArI graMthamAlA zrI jIvana-maNi sAcanamALA TrasTa na sAva zuSka sAhitya na sAva aparasa sAhitya sa rasabharyuM --nItibodhabharyuM" ghara, lAyabrerI, inAma, bheTane megya rUpakaDu` sAhitya : lakhkhA : zrI jIvana-maNi sAcanamALA TrasTa DIbhAtI vADI sAme, dilhI daravAjA : amadAvAda. Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa aMtaranI lagana hatI. temanI dhUna karmanuM A pIMjaNa ATalA varase vadhI : te hatI. rAtre khAvAnuM baMdha karyuM. lasaNa, DuMgaLI zuM eka te pasIne saMsAra mAMDa nA maTe mUkI dIdhAM. ane Asana jamAve e mA zAradAnI bhaNavuM kamAvuM samara mAMDavo emAM ja ArAdhanAmAM lAgI ?.. zuM java nI tivI karI devI ? bhaNavAnuM bhUta vaLagyuM hatuM ne ! jenAmAM te samAja pratye mArI kaMda ja pharaja hi? e mArA e vidyAthI maTI jaina TharALIne e adhyApaka mAthe zuM jarAya RNa nathI ? je varSe bhAre vabanI gaye..! nane saM kAra ane vyuM, je dharma ane jIvana jovAnI paNa aMtaranI temanA kaMi judI hatI, Ata- ane jI nI sA ] nirmaLa AMba Apa gadharma manI jhaMkhanI bAjI ja hatI. mATe zuM mArI keda ja pharaja nathI ?' - jIvanamAM jaNe ju kaMIka khUTatuM hatuM. e saMsAra ane jarUra pacato hato. paraMtu enA je mAM have te maLyuM na hatuM e uNapa ene dipabhe mane ema lAlasA na hatI. enuM aMtara te salatI hatI. e adhurapa ene akaLAvatI hatI. dehatuM hatuMpela. sa dhuva bhagI, rmie to nAcatI zikSaNa vyavasa eNe mAMgIne lIdhA hatA. e hade pelA ala nA bhajana ". maTe eNe rUpiyAnA Dhaga khaDatI vakIlAta choDI rAta pa ma hatI A manoma thatamAM hatI. pratiSThA ane AbarU ApatI avele kAra- jIvamAMthI jaMpa ye hate ArAma thI hate. kunIne jatI karI hatI. zAMti gaI hatI. javane have ukela mamatuM hatuM : jIvanane sAcA arthamAM keka banAvavuM hatuM. saMsara ke sAdhu ?? ?..... jida ne khara mAM saMskArI hatI. ene kajhaka banavuM hatuM. ane e mATe te samAje jene tya samAcAra AvyA : "tamArA mAta pitA tu' kahe che e e panu banyA hatA. cAra pAMca divasa | manare devaloka pAme che. ' paNa enI bhUkhane dharapata nahatuM. e tara mAbApanuM !!! akhama amu ApI sane keAI tRta nahatI gAM , bhara I AvyuM. paNa Avukhya kama e enuM dila visaMvAda anubhavatuM hatuM. A tama bhaNIne beThA hatA. meM e koDa anubhava karIne e mA maMthana anubhavatA hatA ? A beThe hate. "sara vIkAryuM ke sAdhu ? sAdhutva e ja AyuSya khatama thayuM ane da. gUrI sAcA rAha che, ApanI eLakha enA sAkSAtkAra thayAM. janamavuM te bharavuM e ja saMsA. mATe eka ja mArga che. . enuM ciMtana hatuM. te pachI mArI kauTuMbIka javAbadALanuM zuM ? zoka na ka pAka na mUkI, he enuM mAta pitAnuM mArA para traNa che enuM zuM ? bhAMgI na gaNuM karmanI badhI lIlA che ane badhe zuM A jiMdagIne be cAra mANasanI sara vyavahAra e patAvI le che. bharAmAM khacI nAkhuM ? jIvananI zuM sArthakatA have te te saraLa hate. ba, have ekaja emAM ja che ? kartavya emAM ja samApta thai maMjhi ! vananuM have eka ja kema ! jAya che ? deva : mArI drA na juve. meM te pachI mAruM A jJAna zA kAmanuM ? nirNaya karI lIdhuM che. A jIvana have jainadharmane AtmAnI A jhINI carcA ne abhyAsa zA kAmanA? ( arpaNa karuM chuM.' Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ane gAmaDA eka 1953nA mAgasara mudde aA gayuM !... kheDUta khALa vi. sa. nArAje jaina sAdhu have ke che Ladha nahatAM, mukta vidura hata samruddhanuM sarva hatuM. cAritryanA sathAna hate. tananA vikAsamAM have kAi phakAvaka nahatI ane alakhanI dhUnamAM e taMgI lAgI gayA paNa guphAmAM sAme e mesI tyAM. padma sana vALAne e atra abhanu dhyAna ja dharIte e yA na oN. e varasAthI zAMkhyA hate. mA re kAM e mAnava hatI| kALu mATe che. mAnavana utthAna mATe haiM. mArUM sAdhu banyA te. eN. jaina dharma'ne zramaN yeA hate. pramAdane spre natA nahatA. pravRttimAM niSkRttanA samanvaya karate have.. aMtaH jIvanamAM e saddAya jAgRta rahyo che. avita jJAna, dhyAna, lekhanamAM e mazagUla rahyo che. anadhana pachI e ja eka alakhane vArSika TAiTala peja cAyu:- 325 iH peja trIju - 250 15 100 nA che jJAna te xa 35 1 3 // 35 avadhUta jovA maLyo che. paNa meM badhuM ya chatAM e yAda 1 enI sAhitya sarjanA mATe raheze. ane temAMya te eka krAMtikArI sAhityakAra tarIke dRzya amara raheze va eNe navalakathA ekreya nathI lakhI, nAne ekeya akSara nathI mAMDayo. vArtA paNa lakhA nathI. mAyA paNa maMDANa nathI karyA, pana nA vihAra Ne nathI karyA. jAhera khabaranA cha mAsika 175 130 tA kAi kahe, tA e sAhityakAra za tA eNe vamanA tattvanuM je ciMtata sa eno kA koDa nathI. jaina,duniyA samajI zake evI rIte mUkavAmAM eNe je ayaga ama vahyA che. enI kAI kIMmata mUkI zakAya ema nathI, mAtra gaNatrInA javAmAM eNe savAsA prathAnI sarjanA karI che. eNe je kaI vaLyu che vipu" che, anubhavyuM che, enI draSTimAM eNe je bhAvi joyu che; e badhuM ja eNe zabdamAM gUthyu che. jaina tattvajJAna eNe kharA aMtarathI cAlyuM che ane dharmanA AMdhaLA jhanUnathI nahi paNuM eka bhAve trimAsika 250 70 o 35 20 1 vadhu vigata mATe lakhe :zrI. taMtrI, buddhimattA" kAryAlaya, 0 zrI jazavaMtalAla gIradharalAla rAhu 109 4 khatrInI khaDakI, derIvADAna peLa, mAvA mAsika : pa hradaya sa Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satyadharma-sAcA dharmanI kharI dAjhathI eNe jaina dharmanI samaja ApI che. - pristIonA AkSepo jena dharma ane khristI dharmane mukAbale tathA chAtI jaina saMvAda" lakhA enA saTa javAba Ape che. lAlA lajapatarAyane paNa temanA galata vidhAnane jaDabAtoDa javAba vALyo che. sthAnakavAsIone paNa mUrtipUjAnuM riharaya samajAvyuM che." tatvajJA , tavA na dIpikA, jaina tattvajJAna, zipaniSadu, jaina daSTie izAvAsyopaniSada, bhAvArtha ane vivecana, vagere artha bIra graMtha lakhI jaina dharmanuM kharuM hArda samajAvyuM che. jaina darzananA svAvAda siddhAMtanI emAM ghaNI ja saLatAthI. suMdara samaja ApI che. ane aneka vi para, samAjanI aneka samasyAo para, rASTranA saLagatA savAle para, jIvananA aneka saMvedano para dharmane tara para, eNe bhajane mAyA che. evA, e bhajananA agiyAra chAdAra saMgraha AyA che! viSayonuM vaividhya, vicAronI eka sUtratA, zabda sAma, vidhyane ya evuM UMDuM, gaMbhIra ciMtana ane kalAtmaka cabagUMthaNI temaja saraLa zailI vagere aneka bALa ! e saMgrahamAM jovA maLe che. alakhane emAM ghegha saMbhaLAya che. vyAhArU purUSanI bela emAM saMbhaLAya che. kASTAnI yugavANI emAM saMbhaLAya che. samAjanI nirdaya vyavasthA para Aga jharatI jabAna emAM saMbhaLAya che. are ! temAM eka kuzaLa netAgIrIne ukela paNuM jovA maLe che. ene , sAcuM lAgyuM che e eNe niDara tAthI lakhyuM che, kIdhuM che. jaina samAja, jaina, jaina sAdhuo mATe enA jeTaluM kaDaka ne nirbhaya bIna e lakhyuM nathI. rASTranI samazyAo para paNa kho pitAne svataMtra mata raju karyo che. pa dvArA, DAyarInA pAnA para jAhera vyAkhyAmAM mAnavana.nA eka anA zubhecchaka tarIke eNe ghaNuM lakhyuM che, ghaNuM ghaNuM kIdhuM che. kadAca A badhuya ke sAMpradAyika lAge, paNa saMpradAyanI vADamAM pAvuM e na hatuM. e tA thavAda sAce ArAdhaka hatA. ane enI sAkSI te e muramaNi 'kAga' pure che. lokamAnya tilaka jevA gInAnA aThaMga abhyAsIe paNa A mATe lakhyuM hatuM: je mane ema khabara hatI ke tame A kAga lakhI rahyA cho to huM mArA karma kadI na lakhata." ranamAM eNe bIjuM kaMI ja na lakhyuM hota ane mAtra A 'kAga' je ja e mUkI gayo che. to paNa e amara banI jAta. prakRtti ne ti , karma : phaLa, saMsAra ne sAva Adi aneka bAbatenI eNe ghaNI ja dalIlathI temAM carcA karI che. e mATe duniyAbhara ItihAsamAMthI eNe deza ApyAM che. jIvane pravRtti maTe che. vana karma bhare che. e eka che che. e sAdhanA che. enI temAM eNe ghaNI suMdara chaNAvaTa karI che. e AkhAya prava vAMcatA lAge ke eNe rapa00 , pustake mAtra vAMcyA nathI enA para UMtu manana karyuM che. jhINuM AvAhana karyuM che. ane pachI e A "kAga lakhe che enA dha name che paNa pAnuM uthalA kyAMya tamane bIjA dharmanA pa javA nahi maLe. koI vyaktinI TIkA ke nika vAMcavA nahi maLe. satyanI sAdhanAnA ja badhe darzana thaze. ane enA sAdhu vyavahAramAM paNa evo ja e vizALa ne udAra dilane hate. AthI ja te vasaMtanA mahAkavi ja nAlAla lakhe che : "enA dilanI udAratA para saMpradAyane vazIkaraNa karatI, jJAna ane bhakita-paramAtma thAya mATe jarUranAM che paNa maLenA manuSya pratina dharma ghaNA visare che. Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 pote potAnA sa kAcanA dumAM bharAi rahe che e mahAnubhAva virAgatAmAM khelatAM. saMpradAyamAM te e zAbhatAM paN aneka saMpradAyanAM samRddha saMdhamAM paNa emanI tejasvitA che ! nahatI." hate.. e samaya sAdhu te. UMDA ciMtaka mAM takArI sudhAraka hatA. alakhane avadhUta hatA. nijAnaMda bharatInA adriya kavi hatA. e ajoDa gadyakAra hatA. mAnava tarIke e mahAna hate. sAdhu tarIke e bhavya hate. virATa hatA. mAnavajIvananA utkarSa mATe eNe jIvananI paLepaLa kheMcI nAMkhI zeDa hIrakSAlabhAInA zabdo mUkyuM te-- "gujarAtanA jaitA ane patara kAmA mATe eNe hADa-rAma vecI ApyA hatA." yuJa draSTA hatA e. vananuM bhAvi paNa eNe jANI lIdhuM hatuM. have vadhu samaya pote jIve tema nathI evA ene agAuthI khabara paDI hatI. tyare mutirAja zrI sidhdhamunijI emanI sevAmAM hatA teoe zrImaddhe pUchyuM : 'tame vadhAre samaya A saMsAramAM hayAta rahI to zuM bhaN kAya karI? athavA jo hayAta na raDI zake! ema lAge te tamArI praznAte anusaranAra zAkane tame zuM karavA kahe ?' ane pujhAtA dIpe chellA agAdha karyAM... huM have AjhA samaya kADhIza nahi. paNa mAna ke hu vadhAre jIvu te e mahuDI pradezamAM eka gurUkula mATe prayatna karyuM. ke jemAMthI samartha jainA ane evA pitAme taiyAra thAya ane samartha AcAryAM ane evA ni:spRhI nivarDa tathA netAe yuvAne bhoga ApanArA pazu pArka. A kArya huM na karI zake te zrI atasAgara A ziSyo ane tame te kare. ema huM InuM dhru bAkI mAruM lekhana kArya te ma rI jiMdagInA aMta sudhI lagabhaga cAlu ja raheze..." ane 1. sa, 1991nA jeTha vada trIje e dIna khullaI gayA !...jyAta enI viI gar3a !.. e jatamyo. kheDUta banIne, e uThyo jaina thane, jIvye e sAdhu banIne ane eNe chellI AMkha mIMcI tyAre e avadhUta banyA hateA sata thayuM hatuM, Ja bALAe ene janma Apyo. zivAbhAie ene meM Ta| karyo. zrI naththubhAi maMchArAme khete saMskAra ApyAM. ravizaMkara zAstrIe enu ghaDatara karyuM. pUjanIya zrI ravisAgarajI mahArAje ene AzIrvAda yA. e dhULamAM ramatA hatA tyAre e bahucara hatA. va / ya sukhasAgarajIe ane ziSyatva ApyuM tyAre ge budhdhisAgara banyo. ane jyAre duniyAne eNe chellI salAma bharI tyAre lAkha lAkha vaMdana hai! e adhyAtma jJAta dIvAkarane, kArI koTI praNAma hA e yoga vijetA karmacAgIne, namaskAra hai e digdha jyaMti ra sadgurUdeva zramad budhdhisAgarajIne. Ama kahI ete alI a... dharatInuM saMtAna sarakAradAtA banIne jIvI gayo, mArInu mALa mahAmAnava khetI gyo. rAta karI vadatA ho e vizva vila, virATa vibhUtine... do Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zALavamAcAra, khaMbhAta pa. pa. va. jainAcArya zrImadijaya kalyANa- surIzvarajI mahArAja sAhebanA ziSyaratna, prasiddha vakatA pU munInI pharALavijayajI mahArAja sAheba ' dara ravivAre atre jAhera pravacana rAkhavAmAM Ave che. amRtalAla kAlIdAsa zAhanI balI bhAvanagara khAte thatAM vidAyagirine samAraMbha tA. 4--61nA roja sadhArmika sevAsaMdhanA netRtva nIce jAtAM vakIla zAMtilAla parIkSaka vADIbhAI vakIla. cimanalAla zAha prAsakayuTara aMbAlAla zAhanAM prasaMgocita bhAraNa thayA bAda kAra enAyata thayela. apahAra bAda samA visarjana thaI hatI. agAsI kALadharma pAmyA parama pUjya A. ma. sA. zrI. kIrtisAgara surIzvarajInA ziSyaratna zrI, prasiddha vakatA paM. pra. zrI. subodhasAgarajI maNivarSa Adi ThANuM 4 bhAvanagarathI vihAra karIne agAsI padhAryA che. atre thoDA divasa thiratA karI teo malADamAM cAturmAsa mATe javAnA che. mahesANA " mahesANA pAThazALAnA 37 vidyArthIoe zrI rAjanagara dhArmika inAmI parIkSAomAM uttIrNa thaI rU. 1cha9.00nAM nAme meLavyAM che. vidyArthIenI vArSika, dhArmika saMskRta, prAkRta, nyAya, vyAkaraNa, saMgIta, nAmu, IglIza Adi viSenI parIkSA vayAkha vadamAM jaina vidvAne mArA levarAva vAmAM AvI hatI. ' parIkSaka kAtilAla bhAIcaMda mahetA tA. 9-6-1nA roja parIkSA aMge dakSiNa gujarAtanA pravAse upaDaze. pU panyAsajI, zrI ravivijayajI mahArAja (DahelAvAlA) 4. jeTha suda 9 nA rAtre bAra vAge pATaNa khetaravasInA upAzraye samAdhi pUrvaka kodharma pAmyA che. svargastha chellAM pAMca varSathI bImA hatA. cummAlIsa varSanA dikSA paryAyamAM suMdara ArAdhanA karI sarala ane bhadrakRtithI aneka jIvo para jJAnadAnAdi upakAra karela, aMta samaye chellA divasamAM TikaTa ArAdhanA karI pU. rAmajI mahArAja Adi sakaLa saMghe suMdara ArAdhanA karAve, kalAke sudhI zrI navakAra maMtrane pracaMDa prada sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM bAra vAge dehatyAga karyo. kola samAcAra maLatAM kuvAlA, cANasmA, amara vAra vigere sthaLethI saMghanA AgevAne AThamane savAre AvI pahoMcatAM bhavya smazAna yAtrA nikaLela, suMdara tAsathI maDhela pAlakhImAM dehane padharAvI vAjate gAjate jaya jaya naMdAnA ghAva sAthe zaheramAM pharI nadI kinAre pavitra bhUmimAM agnidAha devAmAM Avela. upaja paNa kIka prama NamAM thayela, zrI. khetaravasI saMghe svargasthanI vaya vacce bhakita ane aMta samayanI kriyAmAM ghaNo sAro lAbha lIdho hate. vidAyagIrI maMsANa prAMtanA madadagAra nyAyAdhIza zrIyuta Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mATIvAvaDI gaTAvavI kAlItANA JAme gata varSamAM zAMtinA ALa thayela tene tha pUrNa vazAkha sudi 13nA thatAM zudhdhi tilakavijayanA paMnyAsajI jIvanavijayajI ma. sAheba tathA munizrI mahiyAvijayajIne vinaMtI karatAM pAlItANAthI padhA rela, te7nA divase pUjA, AMgI bhAvanA ane navakArazI mukhya ja sArI rIte thayela, caudasanA divase panyAjae savA lAkha navakAra maMtrane samudra hapa AyaMbila karAvavA vicAra raju karatAM saMdhatI rAAMti a` apurva lAbha te ja divase saue lIdho. ane 4! AyaMbila ane savAlAkha navakAr maMtrane 1pa samUhamAM nAnA evA gAmamAM thayo. Abala karatArAone jasarAja raNacheDa tarI prabhAvanA thaI hatI. mana sucanA bheTa pustako chapA yA che. jemanAM vAjamA hajI sudhI bAphI che teoe satvare nIcenA saranAme bharAvI devA. bAkI lavAjamanA sabhyane bheTa pustakanA lAbha nahi maLe, (1) kathAbhAratI kAryAlaya, C/0 zrI bhAnu sTesa, buddhiprabhA kAryakraya 394, khatrInI khaDakI, dozIvADAnI poLa, a ma aa vI che. AvatA ka cImanalAla kezavalAla zAhu zrIjInA upAya sAme, tAsA jaLamAM 6. naM. 99,i, amadAvAda. ...---------- w Apa kathAbhAratInA grAhaka thaya ? kathAbhAratI" kevaLa zAsanasevAnA udezathI zarU thayela sacitra dvimAsika patra che, je pAMca varSathI niyamita pragaTa thAya che. A beMka 20-21mAM aka tarIke pragaTa thAya che, eTale AvatA 'pha madha raheze, nAnA-moTA saune eka sarakhA bedha ane AnaMda Ape che. suMdara vArtAo saraLa zailImAM sacitra apAya che. zrI jinezvaradevanA AgamazAstrathI viruddha jatI kei kathA-vArtA AmAM levAmAM AvatI nathI. bALakone nirbhayatAthI A vArtAo vAMcavA ApI zakAya che. ekaekathI caDhiyAtA ekA ApI dina-pratidina pragati karI rahela che, samAjanA sahakArathI cAlI rahyu che. vArSika lavAjama najIvuM rUA. 2-8-0 rAkhavAmAM AAvyu che, tA Apa tAkIde lavAjama bharI zAsanasevAnA kAryamAM sahukAra Apa, (ra) zA. mAbulAla sakazrcaMda vIjApuravAlA Co bAbulAla ramaNalAla TopIvALAnI kAM. 27 agiyArIlena, dhanajI sTrITa, muMbai-3. -----. Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sadamAcAra. jInA DIkA pUjyapAda prazAMtamUrti gacchAdhipati AcArya pravara zrImad ahiMsAgara surIzvarajI ThANA traNu junA DIsA saMdhanI AgrahapUrvaka vinaMtIne svIMka 2 karI amadAvAdathI vihAra karI Dije sudI 4ne zatI. vAranA zubha muddate atre cAturmAMsa mATe padhAryAM che, gaDha pUjyapAda AcArya deveza zrImad atisAmar surIzvarajI ma. sA., budhdhibhAnA preraka munirAja zrI zaileka sAgarajI, zrI arokasAgarajI, zrI jayAna sAgarajI ki DANA pArajI, sAgaramacchanA kaSAyethI vihAra karI atre cAturmAsa mATe padhAryA che. pU. sA. ma, zrI prabhAojI tathA sA. ma. caMdraprabhAstrIjI thA ko priya nAzrIja tathA navadIkSita zrI cAphazilAbI Adi ThANA, vaDI dIkSAnA yega karavA mATe pUjyapAda AcArya deveza 108 zrI kIrtisAgarajInI nizrAmAM gaDha cAturmAsa mATe pAryA che. mATuMgA ( muMbai ) parama pUjya upAdhyAyajI mahArAja sAheba zrI kailAsasAgarajI gaNivaryaM Adi prANA je vadI trIjanA rAja zrImad budhdhisAgarasUrIzvarajInA jayati samApta ujavavA zrI gArIMcha jaina upAzraye padhAraze. amadAvAda zrI amadAvAda tathA sANuMda sadhanA, atre pU. pa, pra, zrI mahedayasAgarajI ddiA cAtu mAMsa mATe pavAre tevI vinaMtIne A, ma, sA. zrI kArti sAgarasUrIzvarajIe svIkAra karyAM che, ane teekatrInI AjJA maLavAthI pU. 5. pra. zrI mahezya sAgarajI, munizrI durlabhasAgarajI, zrI surendrasAgarajI atre cAturmAsa mATe padhAraze. malADa (huM baI) pUjyapAda prasidhdha vanA bAla brahmacArI panyAsa pravara zrI sukhAdhasAgarajI gaNivarya Adi phANA je vadI trInA zrImad jayaMti samArehu ujIne malADa cAturmAsa mATe padhAranAra che, muMbai (mATuMgA) pU. 5. pra. zrI subhadrasAgarajI ThAA che, AgamonI vAMcanAlayA nimitte pU. upAdhyAyajI ma. sA. zrI kaiM| sasAgarajInI nizrAmAM mATuMgAmAM cAturmAsa mATe sthiratA dhAraNa karanAra che. zrI za Mkhezvara tIrthayAtrA vihAra pUjyapAda prazAnta mUrti AcArya pravara zrImad kArti sAgarasUrIzvarajI tathA paMnyAsa pravara zrI. maDu,yasAgarajI maryAdi ThANA sAta pAjI, rAjakAvADA uSAyethI pra. jeTha sudI 1 nA rAja vihAra karI kruSNuvera, cAjInA, beSTha, hArIja ane zaMkhezvara pragaTa prabhAvaka tItha yAtrAdi kSetra AnA pAmI je vadI 8 nA rAja bhAlakumArI kheta tA bAnAnI dIkSA nibhAnA zrI, sAgaragaccha upAzraye padhAryA hata.. prathama vihAra kuvera pAratAM saMdha taraphathI umaLakAbhera sAmaiyuM, ghara dhardI gaDulIe, vyAkhyAnavANI, prabhAvanA sAthe bhakti bhAvathI Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pujA kANAvavAmAM Avela zrI. kuNaghera saMghanI ati AgrahapUrvaka vinaMtI thatAM be divasanI sthiratA pAmatAM pu. AcArya bhagavaMtazrInI preraNAthI zrI. zAnninAtha je pAkazALAnI sthApanA thavA pAmela ane samIvALA adhyApaka zrI. maMgaladAsa gulAbaaMdanI nimaNuMka thavA pAmela che. cANamAM phagagherathI jeTha sudI 7 nA roja pu. AcArya devAdi, kaLA e mANarame padhAratAM saMdhanI vinaMtIthI pAMca divasanA riyaratA pAmavA sAthe vyAkhyA vANIne lAbha levA sAthe zrI, bAI parasananA smaraNArthe zA. temacaMda gabharUcaMda taraphathI zrI, vIza anakanI pujA rAgarAgaNIthI bhaNAvavAmAM Avela ane te nimite peMDAnI prabhAvanA, AMga. temaja rAtre bhAvanA vi. thavA pAmela ane prathama jeTha sudI 7 ne somavAre cANasmAthI koI tIrthe padhAryA hatA. zA. ratIlAlabhAI tathA vakIla zrI. amRtalAlabhAI tathA sarakArI davAkhAnAnA phIjhIzIyana DokaTara zrI. naTavaralAla trivedI vi.nI vinatI thatAM jatAM AvatAM baMne TAIma rAge cekamAM jAhera pravacana rAkhavAmAM Avela bI. zaMkhezvara tIrtha yAtrAethI pATa padhAratAM hArIjathI muni durlabhasAgara munivarya zrI narendra sAgarajI, buddhiprajAnA prekara munibhyazrI zaileSasAgarajI ThANA traNa beravADA padhAratAM baporanA jAhera pravacana munivarya cho. surendrasAgarajIe tathA munivarya dha kiyasAgarajIe Apela. zrI. kuNaghara chozAMtinAtha jana pAThazA nuM uddaghATana Ki jeTha sudI ne gurUvAra prAtaH zukamute muni durlabhasAgara sthA munivarya zrI azokasAgarajI DANA-ranA sAnidhyatAe sarakArI davAkha nAnA phIjhIziyana DiTara bAreja nivAsI dharmasaMskAra zrA, navInacaMdra zAhanA zubhaharate zeTha premacaMdabhAi vicaMdabhAI vi. saMdha samasta sarave AgevAnonI hAjarImAM siAhapUrvaka uddhATana thavA pAmela che te nimItte zrI snAtra pUjA prabhAvanA vi. thavA pAmela che. dhINeja za. haragovIMdadAsa lIlAcaMdabhAinI pU. mAtuzrI ratanabena u. va. 70nA kALadharma pAmatAM lAcAra vyavahArane tyAga karI, tenA badale cAturmAsanA cAra mahInA sudhIne jaina pAThazALAne temaja A bAla khAtu calAvavAno kharca ApavA udAratA daza la che. hArija- mujapura hArija mukAme be dhisa sthiratA pA pu. AcArya devAdi ThANAo cAra, mujapura thaIne temaja paM, zrI. mahAsAgarajI gaNivaryAdi ThANAo traNa samI thaIne zaMkhezvara prathama jeTha muM 12-13 nA roja padhAryA hatA, mujapura sva. zeTha gemadAsa mohanalAlanA suputra tathA Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ---sAbhAra svIkAra - 2) . pa. pU. sAdhvIjI zrI rana bIjI mahArAjanA samadezathI kI pATaNa nivAsI zA cImanalAla vADIlAlabhAI taraphathI pa . thI pATaNa nivAsI zA dIpacaMdabhAI bhayAcaMdabhAI takSazrI teonAM sva. pU. manuzrIno smaraNArthe. kA. zA hIrAlAla lallubhAI zrI kezavalA vADIvAlanI preraNAthI tathA zrI manasukhalAla laheracaMdanA sahakArathI paMcavaya 1 bI kIkAbhAi izvarIgirI cANamAM che , kezavalAla vADIlAla bhIvaMDI (mahArASTra) 3 ,, ramagnalAla rAyacaMda ja , caMpakalAla jeThAlAla , 5 ,, jagajIvanadAsa nihAlacaMda ,, vArSika 1 zrI sAkaracaMda nihAlacaMda bhIvaMDI (mahArASTra) 2 , panAlAla cImanalAla kalakattA 3 . bAbulAla peparalAla phulacaMda muMba-3 ,, hIla caMda laheracaMda 4 amRtalAla punamacaMda , DAhyAlAla rAmacaMda borIvalI ,, maphatalAla jesaMgala vaDAvalI ? , kasturacaMda premacaMda cANasmA - sevantIlAla jeThAlAla harakhacaMda bhIkhAcaMda 13 , chaganalAla mayAcaMda 12 varSa lAla popaTalAla , manasukhalAla laheracaMda 14, vakIla surajamala punamacaMda 15 , vRjalAla somacaMda 16 , trIkamalAla vADIlAla 17 ,, govInda maryAda 18 ,, punamacaMda gabharUcaMda 19 , semacaMda cunIlAla 20 , ratanacaMda mohanalAla 21 ,, mahAsukhalAla lIlAcaMda 22 kaI dilIpakumAra prabhudAsa 23 zrI cImanalAla uttamacaMda 24 , jayaMtIlAla munamacaMda 25 ,, caMdulAla punamacaMda 26 ,, rAyacaMda harIcaMda ratanaca ra DAhyAcaMda zIvalAla DAhyAcaMda 29 , zIvalAla tArAcaMda 30 , gautamacaMda tulajArAma 31, govIndajI me hanalAla vaDAvalI 32 , kezavalAla saMgajIbhAI mAstara ena. bI. zAha ane zrI. premacaMda zavalAla samIvAlAnA sahakArathI paMcavarSiya 1 vakIla amRtalAla maNIlAla hArIja 2 dezI ramezacaMdra sakaracaMda 3 paTavA kAtilAla bulAkhIdAsa 4 verA hiMmatalAla ratIlAla 5 ,, ramaNIkalAla mulacaMda ke. 6 zrI. jesaMgalAla nagInadAsa rAjavALA hArIja cha,, manaharalAla mehanalAla 8 choTAlAla nAgajIbhAI pipaTalAla mehanalAla 10 , manasukhalAla jhaveracaMda 11 ,, zAntilAla lAlacaMda 12, kesarIcanda maNIlAla 13 , mehanalAla jecaMdabhAi pa. pU. munirAja zrI manojJasAgarajInA sadupadezathI thayelA grAhake paMcavarSiya 1 zrI zA zrImALI jaina lAyabrerI. rAjA Co. mANekalAla dalasukhabhAI Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2 zrI mAmavijyajI jaina lAyabrerI iTAdarA che , jaThAlAla varUpacaMda goregAMva - 4 ,, maMgaLadAsa bI, zAha amarelI inkamaTekSa prekaTIzanara 5 ,, matalAla maNIlAla vANIyAvaDA vArSika 1 zrI kAMtilAla amathAlAla rAdhe ' mAsikanA AkarSaNathI paMcavarSiya 1 zrI caMdulAla motIlAla vakhArIyA vIjApura 2, maphatalAla premacaMda 3 , De. choTubhAI govindajI 4kAntilAla ghelAbhAI 5 , kodaralAla talakacaMda 6 , navinacaMdra jagajIvanadAsa 7 , 3ThArI amRtalAla hiMmatalAla 8 cokasI nagInadAsa gokaladAsI 9 ,, zAntilAla motIlAla 1. zrI ramezacaMdra dalasukharAma , palavAI 11 zrI caMdulAla karaturacaMda 12, mANekacaMda nihAlacaMda pethApuraskALA naM. 1 13 , lamIcaMda gAvI mAra 14 , amRtalAla cunIlAla umeTA 15. popaTalAla dalasukhabhAi amadAvAda 1 , mehanalAla cunIlAla 1 , lIlAcaMda bhUlacaMda 18 , manasukhabhAI tArAcaMda nAyakA 19 , jaina saMgha mu. gAMsu 20 , punamacaMda DAhyAlAla betavADA 21 ,, DonaTavaralAla trivedI kaDIvALA mujapura 22 , hovIdAsa lAlAcaMda mu. dhINoja dvivArSika 1 thIkezavajI vIrajIbhAi triIthara 2 mApaNI kIrtilAla amRtalAla bhaTAmala 3 jayAbena hIrAlAla ze sAvarakuMDalA 4 mAstara zevanIlAla premacaMda pArasITI, 5 bora bAbulAla kalacaMda samartha vArSika 1 zrI zAninakAla maNIlAla mAsara roDa muMbaI-3 2 parIkha caMdulAla manasukharAma amadAvAda 3 zrI mohanalAla chaganalAla jharavALA Ameda (4 , jamanAdAsa svacaMda gaMbhIra 5 ,, mANekalAla phulacaMda naDIAda 6 , zAntilAla bhalAbhAI amadAvAda 7 talATI aMbAlAla mathuradAsa 8 madhusudana pI. trivedI 9 zrI. cInubhAI mAdhavalAla 10 , bharatakumAra kAntilAla 11 ,, zAntilAla phulacaMda 12 , vi dayadra maNIlAla sama 13 sI. suzIlAbena kAntilAla jhaverI muMbaI 14 zrIva vacaMda vIracaMda Akhaja 1pa , mehanalAla puMjIrAma 16 , kAntilAla pracaMda vIjApura 17 ,, jesaMgalAla hAthIbhAI kAMdIvalI. 18 ,, DAhyAlAla savAIcaMda dunAvADA 19 ,, zanIlAla kALIdAsa pATa paMcavarSiya 1 zrI caMdulAla lallubhAI 2 ,, panAlAla kezavalAla rAjakeTa 2 ,, jesaMgalAla mehulAla muMbai-2 4 ,, rasIkalAla ema. zAha cInubhAI bApulAla metIvAlA ) 3 ramaNalAla cImanalAla 7 , cInubhAI maNIlAla |8, rasIkalAla talakacaMda jamaNapura 9 , cunIlAla uttamacaMda muMbaI- 2 10 , caMdulAla mANekalAla 1 zrImatI viSene haMsarAja pATaNa 2 zrI. kIrtikumAra amRtalAla ke ,, vADIlAla DAhyAbhAI ,, bAbubhAI lakSmIcaMda 5, jesaMgalAla nahAlacaMda 6 ,, kAntilAla khemacaMda muMbaI-6 7, legIlAla metIlAla muMbaI--4 2 ,, bAbulAla bhogIlAla muMbaI-ra 9nemacaMda jecaMdabhAi gaDhavALA pATaNa 10 zrImatI subhadrAbena gIradharalAla saMghavI pATaNa Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | buddhiprabhA'' nA mAnadda pracAra karo 1 nAnAlAla hIrAlAla enDa kuM, eDana kempa | 22 zrI gIradharalAla maMgaLadAsa 2 ramaNikalAla cImanalAla dANI jaina bhejanazALA, mAtara 40 -baralA sTrITa, kalakattA. | 20 zrI lalubhAI rAyacaMda ke nAnAlAla cImanalAla | C/o bhArata vAca kusTezana roDa, ANaMda - zAhapurI peTha, kahApura (mahArASTra) | | 24 bApulAla metIlAla | vAsaNanA vahepArI, kaMsArA bajAra, naDIA. 4 zrI. kezavalAla vADIlAla bhIvaMDI (jI. thANA) 25 ramaNalAla jecaMdabhAI, kApaDa bajAra, kapaDavaMja 5 jayaMtIlAla lalubhAI dalAla, para -caMpAgalI, muMbaI-2 26 haragoviMdadAsa saMprItadAsa adhyApaka, 6 rajanIkAnta gIradharalAla | 55-zarIpha devajI sTrITa, cothe mALe, muMbaI-3 - zrI abhayadevari jJAnamaMdira, kapaDavaMja. 27 zeTha manubhAI mANekalAla, 7 dANI popaTalAla lamIca lI. ( 6 , dhanajI sTrITa, muMbaI 3 28 naTavaralAla mAdhavajI junI darajI bajAra rAjakoTa 8 caMdulAla je. zAha khaMbhAtavALA ( 6 3/67 cakalA TrITa, bIje mALe, muMbaI -3 | 29 nagInadAsa jasarAja, jIvananivAsa, pAlitANA | 30 dInakararAva mehanalAla, bebIzerI, zihera (saurASTra) 9 gaNeza paramAra herI menazana, kamalaTokIjha sAme, muMbaI 4 |31 pAri nyAlacaMda DAhyAbhAI ziyANI, liMmaDI tha. 10 zrI. hasamukhabhAI rAyacaMda kura bhogIlAla narotamadAsa pelerAvALA 140, zIyApura, vaDodarA. C/o. zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhI surendranamaH 11 zAMtilAla kezavalAla, devarAnA pADAnI sAme, ge | 33 paTavA ramaNalAla ratIlAla anila vivAsa, trIje mALe, amadAvAda. ANa dIyAnI khaDakI vIramagAma 12 amRtalAla sakaracaMda 34 manasukhalAla amRtalAla kArapaTIyA, - ratanapALa, jhaverIvADamAM AMbalIpALa, amadAvAda. | rAjakAvADe, abajI mahetAne pADa pATaNa 13 caMdulAla ema. parIkha, gusI pArekhanI pALa, | 35 adhyApaka jecaMdabhAI nemacaMda khetaravasI, pATaNa derAsara pAsenI khaDakImAM, amadAvAda, 36 bhogIlAla amathAlAla vakhArIyA 14 ratIlAla kezavalAla prAMtIjavALA C0 zrImadabuddhisAgarasUrI jaina jJAna maMdira, dhanA sutAratI poLa, amadAvAda, vIjApura (u. gu.) - 15 zrI babaladIsa dIpacaMda, nAgajI bhudharanI peLa, | 37 zrI ghaMTAkarNa mahAvIranI peTI (munIma) | derAsaravALo khAMcA, amadAvAdu . | mu. mahuDI tA. vIjApura (u. gu.) 16 pravINacaMdra choTAlAla | 38 bhegIlAla cImanalAle, upAzraya pAse, mahesANA jaina derAsara pAse, amadAvAda -5 sAbamatI. 39 zrI. manasukhalAla laheracaMda cANasmA 17 nAgaradAsa amathalAla mahuDIvALA 40 zrI. haragovIdadAsa lIlAcaMda dhINoja 2 /- jaina sosAyaTI, amadAvAda-9 41 mAstara ena. bI. zAha hArIja 14 munIma kAntilAla haThIsIMgabhAI 4ra cImanalAla ratanacaMda sAMDasA | jaina daherAsaranI peDhI, naroDA rAjapura (DIsA) jI. banAsakAMThA 19 bAbulAla caMdulAla, dIpakabhuvana, jaina derAsara pAse maNInagara amadAvAda-8 | 43 jesaMgalAla lakSmIcaMdadANI, gaDha (jI. banAsakAMThA) 20 sAgaraga7 kamITInI peTI, sANaMda. 44 manubhAI khImacaMda lAva 21 dalasukhabhAI gAviMdajI mahetA, sANaMda | 85 caturadAsa bhIkhAbhAI vaTAdarA Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BUDDHI PRABHA-CAMBAY Regd. No. B. 9045 ekalavIra.... aneka madhubharI pAMkhaDIovALuM e suvarNa kamaLa ! e kamaLanA 'jala kamalavata' jIvanamAM kadI bhegInI Ahaleka saMbhaLAya che, kadI premagInI pukAra saMbhaLAya che, koivAra gepIca danAM gIta ne keIvAra mahAkavi rAmacaMdranAM AjhAdI gAna saMbhaLAya che ! kaiivAra adhyAtmAgI mahAvIranI ahiMsA ane krAMtinI gRja saMbhaLAya che ! keLavAre kALaguphAmAM koi joga jagadaranAM darzana thAya che ! te kaivAra mastaphakIrInA Ahaleka saMbhaLAya che ! koivAra ekase ATha amara ziSya sajavA e kamara kasIne kalama kasatA jovAya che. te keIvAra tyAM karmavAda ne rASTravAdanA nAda saMbhaLAya che ! e mitva, e sAdhutva, e kavitva, e vakatRtva, e Atmaprema, e mastI, e diladilAvarI ane khI hatI. kavi, tatvajJa, vakatA, lekhaka, vidvAna, cagI, avadhUta, ekalavIra, ema aneka saritAnA saMgama e buddhi-adhimAM (buddhisAgara )mAM thatA jovAya che. kharekhara, ApAga zraddhAtatva baha meLuM hovA chatAM ApoApa kahI devAyuM che ke, e ekamAM aneka hatA anekamAM e eka hatA. ..vibhAjita mAnavatAne eka sAMkaLe bAMdhanArI jaina philasuphanI e chabI hatI. pracaMDa, pratApI, nimkata, nirbhuja, kuLa, jAti, jAtapAta vihoNI, gaganavihArI jaina sAdhutAnA zeSasamI e chabI hatI. - emAM jIvananAM jhaNakAra hatA. brahmacaryano camakAra hatA. Atmapremane prakAza hate. vairAgyano vikAsa hato. sAhityanI sarjanA hatI. yogane adhikAra hatA, satyazodhananI jhaMkhanA hatI.......... --jayabhikhuM A mAsika mANekalAla harajIvanadAsa zAhe "gujarAta TAImsa" prinTIMga presa naDIAdamAM chApyuM ane tenA prakAzaka budhiprabhA saMrakSaka maMDaLa vatI hiMmatalAla choTAlAle traNa daravAjA khaMbhAtamAMthI pragaTa karyuM.