Chandanabala

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/201021/1

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21. caMdanabALA bhAratanA bihAra rAjyamAM Avela caMpApurInA rAjA divAhana ane rANI dhAriNInI vasUmatI nAme suMdara dIkarI hatI. eka divasa kauzaMbI pAse rAjA dadhivAhana ane pADozI rAjA zatAnika vacce yuddha thayuM. yuddhamAM rAjA dadhivAhana hArIne nAsI gayA. jyAre rANI dhAriNI ane kuMvarI vasumatIne A hAranI khabara paDI to teo paNa nAsI chUTyA. teo mahelathI thoDe dUra gayA tyAM to duzmananA sainike temane pakaDI lIdhA. baMne gabharAI gayA. have teonuM zuM thaze tenI ciMtA karavA lAgyA. sainike dhAriNIne potAnI sAthe lagna karI levA kahyuM ane vasumatIne vecI devA taiyAra thayo. A sAMbhaLIne rANI to tyAM ja AghAtathI mRtyu pAmyAM. te sainika vasumatine laine kauzAMbI gayo. te vasumatIne vecavA bajAramAM Ubho hato te samaye dhanAvaha nAmanA zeTha tyAMthI pasAra thayA. temaNe vasumatInA bhoLA tathA gabharAyelA mukhane joI vicAryuM ke A koI khAnadAna gharanI chokarI che. koI gulAma kanyA nathI. A cokkasa tenA mAtA-pitAthI chUTI paDI gaI haze. tene gulAma tarIke vecI devAze to te atyaMta duHkhI thaze A lAgaNIthI prerAIne dhanAvahe vasumatIne pote kharIdI lIdhI ane potAne ghera laI Avyo. rastAmAM teNe vasumatIne te koNa che? tenA mAtApitA koNa che? vagere vigato pUchI paNa vasumatIe koI javAba na ApyA, dhanAvahe tene hiMmata ApIne gabharAvAnuM koI kAraNa nathI tema samajAvyuM. dhanAvaha zeThe ghera jaIne tenI patnI mUlAne kahyuM, "priye, A chokarIne huM ApaNA ghera lAvyo chuM. bahu pUchavA chatAM teNe potAnA vize kaMI kahyuM nathI. tene dIkarI gaNIne rAkhaje." vasumatIne zAMti thaI. khUba ja AdarathI teNe te vepArI tathA tenI patnIno AbhAra mAnyo. vepArInuM kuTuMba tenAthI khUba ja khuza hatuM. vasumatie potAnuM sAcuM nAma kahyuM na hatuM tethI teoe tenuM nAma caMdanabALA rAkhyuM. caMdanabALA te vepArInA gharamAM tenI putrInI jema ja rahevA lAgI. caMdanabALAnA AvavAthI vepArI dhanAvaha khUba ja khuza hato. bIjI bAju mUlAne caMdanabALA ane potAnA patinI vartaNUMka para zaMkA rahetI, te khUba ja suMdara hovAne kAraNe dhanAvaha kadAca tenI sAthe lagna karaze tethI caMdanabALAnuM gharamAM hovuM tene rucatuM na hatuM . caMdanabALA ekavAra dhanAvaha kAmadhaMdhethI ghera AvyA tyAre tenA paga dhovaDAvanAra nokara hAjara na hato. tethI pitAtulya dhanAvaha zeThanA paga dhovaDAvavA caMdanabALA AvI. te nIcI namI paga dhovaDAvatI hatI tyAre tenA vALa nIce sarI paDatA hatA. dhanAvaha zeThe e joyuM ke AnA AvA suMdara lAMbA vALa nIce paDIne melA thaze eTale pakaDIne UMcA karyA. mulAe A joyuM ane te jhanUne bharAI. tene lAgyuM ke tenI zaMkAo sAcI ja che, jema bane tema jaladI caMdanabALAthI chUTakAro meLavavo joIe. ekavAra dhanAvaha zeTha vepAra arthe traNa divasa bahAragAma gayA tyAre mUlAe A taka jhaDapI lIdhI. eNe hajAmane bolAvIne caMdanabALAnA suMdara vALa kapAvI nAMkhyA jaina kathA saMgraha caMdanabALAnA nirdoSa kAryane zaMkAnI najare jotI mUlA 89

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bhagavAna mahAvIrannA samayanI jIvana kathAo ane mUMDana karAvI nAMkhyuM. bhAre sAMkaLothI tenA paga bAMdhIne tene makAnanA bhoMyarAmAM pUrI dIdhI. nokarone kaDaka sUcanA ApI ke dhanAvaha zeTha Ave tyAre caMdanabALA kyAM che te tamAre nahi kahevAnuM. nahi to tamArA hAla paNa caMdanabALA jevA thaze. mUlA tarata ja potAnA piyara cAlI gaI. dhanAvaha jayAre pravAsethI pAchA AvyA tyAre temaNe caMdanabALA ke mUlAne na joyAM. temaNe nokarone pUchyuM tyAre nokaroe mUlA piyara gaI che ema jaNAvyuM, paNa mUlAnI bIke caMdanabALA kyAM che te kahyuM nahi. ciMtAtura vadane temaNe nokarone vAraMvAra pUchyA karyuM. "mArI dIkarI caMdanabALA kyAM che? mane tame je jANatA ho te satya kaho." chatAM koIe eka harapha suddhAM na kahyo. teo khUba khinna thaI gayA ane zuM karavuM te vicAravA lAgyA. eka gharaDI nokarabAI vicAravA lAgI, "huM to gharaDI thaI chuM. lAMbu jIvavAnI nathI, mUlA karI karIne mane zuM karaze? bahu to mane mArI nAMkhaze." Ama vicArI caMdanabALA pratyenI sahAnubhUtithI prerAIne mUlAe caMdanabALA sAthe zuM karyuM ane atyAre caMdanabALA kyAM che te vigatavAra kahyuM. te zeThane caMdanabALAne jayAM pUrI hatI tyAM laI gaI. dhanAvahe bhoMyarAnA tALAM kholyAM ane caMdanabALAne joIne temane khUba ja AghAta lAgyo. temaNe caMdanabALAne kahyuM, "mArI vahAlI dIkarI, huM tane ahIMthI bahAra kADhIza, tuM khUba bhUkhI tarasI hoIza, pahelAM mane tArA mATe khAvAnuM lAvavA de." teo rasoDAmAM gayA paNa tyAM kaMI ja khAvAnuM na hatuM. eka vAsaNamAM bAphelA aDada hatA. te lAvIne caMdanabALAne khAvA ApyA. tenI beDIo toDAvavA mATe teo luhArane bolAvavA gayA. caMdanabALA vicAravA lAgI ke tenuM jIvana kevuM badalAI gayuM che. bhAgya mANasane kyAMthI kyAM laI jAya che? kyAM huM sukhI gharanI rAjakumArI ane kyAM mArI A asahAya dazA? teNe koI sAdhu ke sAdhvIne potAne maLela bhojanamAMthI kaMIka vahorAvyA bAda ja pote khAze tevuM vicAryuM. te UThI, bAraNAM pAse gaI ane eka paga UMbarAnI bahAra ane eka paga uMbarAnI aMdara rAkhIne beThI. tenA Azcarya vacce bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmIne tenI tarapha AvatA joyA. temane jotAMja caMdanabALA bhAvavibhora thaI ane tenI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayAM. AMkhamAM AMsu sAthe teNe kahyuM, "he pUjaya guruvarya, mArA A bAkuLA svIkAro." bhagavAna mahAvIre abhigraha karyo hato. te abhigraha pramANenI vyakti pAsethI ja gocarI vahorI zake. temano abhigraha hato ke - * khorAka vahorAvanAra rAjakuMvarI hovI joIe * tene mAthe muMDana hovuM joIe * tenA pagamAM beDIo hovI joIe * eka paga uMbaranI bahAra ane eka paga uMbaranI aMdara rAkhI aDada laIne beThI hoya te ja vahorAve * tenI AMkhamAM AMsu hovAM joIe bhagavAna mahAvIre joyuM ke potAnA abhigraha pramANe badhuM barAbara che. abhigrahanI tamAma zarato pUrNa thatAM mahAvIre khuza thaIne caMdanabALAnA bAkaLA vahAryA. abhigrahane kAraNe mahAvIrane pAMca mAsa ane paccIsa divasanA upavAsa thayA hatA. pAraNuM thavAthI svarganA devI-devatA paNa khuza thayA. tyAM ja camatkAra thayo ane caMdanabALAnI beDIo tUTI gaI. mAthAnA vALa UgI gayA ane rAjakuMvarI jevAM vastromAM zobhI rahI. devaduMdubhinAnAdathI rAjA zatAnika vicAramAM paDyA. te potAnA rAjaparivAratathA gAmaloko sAthe 90 jaina kathA saMgraha

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caMdanabALA caMdanabALAne maLavA AvyA.potAnApitAnAsamayanA cAkaresampale caMdanabALAne oLakhI. te caMdanabALA pAse gayo ane namaskAra karI raDI paDyo. rAjAe pUchyuM, "are bhAI, tuM zA mATe raDe che?" tyAre sampale javAba Apyo. "rAjAjI, A caMpApurInA rAjA dadhivAhana ane rANI dhAriNInI dIkarI vasumatI che." rAjA rANI have ene oLakhI gayA ane potAnI sAthe rahevA bolAvI. jyAre bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmIne kevaLajJAna prApta thayuM ane emaNe caturvidha saMghanI sthApanA karI tyAre te samaye caMdanabALAe dIkSA lIdhI ane prathama sAdhvI banyA. zrAvikAonA jainasaMghanA teo mukhya vaDA sAdhvI banyA. pAchaLathI temane paNa kevaLajJAna prApta thayuM. ane janmamaraNanA pherAmAMthI mukti meLavI. caMdanabALA pAsethI gocarI svIkAratA bhagavAna mahAvIra A vAtaoN dvArA aoNka sA? vartaNUko barza zIkhavA maLe che. mUlAnA manamAM bhAraoNbhAra adekhAI bharaeNlI che tethI te caMdanabALAnuM daMza tasaAnA vartaNUka samajI nA zakI ane tenA pati dainAvaha zeThano pitA tannano prema oNLakhI nA zakI tethI teNe caMdanabALAne bhayaMkara trAsa Apyo. teNe nIca 8ma bAMdhyA. A uparathI ApaNe irSyAnA banAzakA? zakti jaoNI zakIeN chIeN. ane tenAthI dUra rahevuM joIeM tema samajAya che. vaLI, naHsvArthabhAvai vRddha dAsIe dhrunAvaNane je kaMI banyuM te jaNAvyuM. teNe A kevaLa dayA bhAvathI prerAIne ja karyuM. jenA kAraNe mUlAnA hAthe tene ghaNuM sahana karavuM paDayuM hatuM. A sAruM kArce tainA AtmAne sArA karmothI bhare che jene puNaya kahAeN je jainadharmano mahatvano uddhAMta che. te ja pramANe nAvaNanaoN dasAbhAva ane caMdanabALAne MiGbhAvathI AdhAra aApavaoN tathA anAthane madada karavAnI icchA ApaNane tevA dayA rAkhavA jaNAvye che. chelle caMdanabALAno potAnI dayAjanaka sthiti hovA chatAM bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmInne makSA zrApavI e aMta2mAMthI pragaTaeNlaoN niHsvArtha pUrA bhAva che. jainadharmanA zrA siddhAMtaoNnuM pAlana caMdanabALAne mokSanA mArga laI gayA. jaina kathA saMgraha