Charitavali athva Katha Sangraha Part 01

Author(s): Sushil
Publisher: Jain Dharm Prasarak Sabha
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034790/1

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Pebbjudke Us 4 jaina graMthamALA te dAdAsAheba, bhAvanagara, eeeheae-2eo : Pe S '' 522A00e

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| 21 WW caritAvaLI, bhAga 1 lo lekhaka: rA. suzIla. pragaTakartA - " zrI jaina dharma prasAraka sabhA bhAvanagara * * *,*

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ne caritAvaLI athavA ooooo to Rono other couche. jaina kyA saMgraha bhAga 1 lo. (r) ~ saguNAnurAgI muni kapUravijayajInI khAsa preraNAthI Sii rA. suzIlanI kasAyelI kalamathI lakhAyelI kathAo chapAvI pragaTa karanAra. zrI jainadharma prasAraka sabhA. bhAvanagara, oooooooooooooooooooo * mahaon on how AvRtti bIjI. vikrama saMvata 1996 :: vIra saMvata. 2466. kiMmata cAra AnA. o oooooooooooo mudraka:-zAha gulAbacaMda lallubhAI, zrI mahAdaya presa-bhAvanagara. Description - sooooooooooooooo

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anukramaNikA. naMbara kathA jayavijaya haMsarAja lakSmIpuM ja kaLAvatI satI subhadrA dhanazreNI hasa ane kezava vaMkacUla viSaya dharmanI aDaga zraddhA upara satyavata upara corInA tyAga upara ziyaLavrata prabhAva brahmacaryano prabhAva parigrahatyAga rAtrIbhojanatyAga niyamamAM daDhatA bIjI AvRttinI prastAvanA uparanI ATha kathAo ame rA. suzIla pAse manejha bhASAmAM lakhAvIne bahAra pADI che. tenA prAraMbhamAM prastAvanA rUpe kAMIpaNa kahevAnI IcchA nathI. je kahevAnuM che te badhuM A sAthe udaghAtamAM samAyeluM che. zrI jaina che. ejyukezana banI preraNAthI A bIjI AvRtti chapAvavAmAM AvI che. saM. 1996o Adhina sudi 15 kuMvarajI ANaMdajI bhAvanagara

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UTARUBBIENSISTERESTER prathamavRttino upadyAta che cirasaMciyapAvapaNAsaNIi, bhavasayasahassamahaNIe / cauvIsajiNaviNiggayakahAi, volaMtu me diahA / / -vaMhittAsUtra 46 jaina muni mahArAjA, sAdhvIjI, zrAvaka ane zrAvikAone ahaniza sUryodaya ane sUryAsta samaye banne vakhata pApanI AloyaNuM karyA pachI mananI zuddhine arthe divase kema vyatIta karavA te mATe bhAvavAnI A zubha bhAvanA che - ghaNA lAMbA kALanAM saMcaya karelAM pApano nAza karanArI ane lAkho bhava ghaTADanArI, covIze jinezvare kahelI uttama sthAomAM (tenAM vAMcana-manana ane punarAvartanamAM ) mArA divasa pasAra thAo." Atmika unnati meLavavAmAM ane sarva pApa-punyanAM baMdhe kAprI nAMkhI paramapada prApta karAvavAmAM jinezvaroe kathita ane tyArapachI thayela samartha AcAryo ane munirAjee gUMthita kathAo keTaluM uttama kArya kare che te A bhAvanA darzAve che. zAstrakAroe zratasamudranA cAra vibhAgo pADyA che. (1) dravyAnuyoga, (2) kathAnuga, (3) caraNakaraNanuga, (4) gaNitAnuyoga. A cAra vibhAgamAM jaina graMthono sarve lekhanavibhAga samAI jAya che. keTalAka graMthe padArthonuM pRthakkaraNa kare che. temAM dravya, guNa, paryAya kevI rIte lAgu paDe ane tatvajJAnanuM zuM rahasya che te samajAvanArA hoya che, keTalAka graMtha jaina dharma pALanArA kevA viziSTa mahAtmAe thaI gayA che ane temanA AtmA kevA uttama guNe dhAraNa karavAthI

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aihika sukha ane prAMta ucca gati prApta karI zakyA che te darzAvavA tenAM daSTAtA dekhADanArA hoya che, keTalAka graMthe kevI rItanI AcaraNa karavAthI zrAvakadharma ane munidharma barAbara bajAvI zakAya tenI vigata darzAvanArA hoya che ane keTalAka graMthe sUryanI, caMdranI ane tArA samudAyanI gati kevI rIte thAya che ane Urvaloka, adhelo, tiloka ane mokSaparyata kevI rIte cauda rAjalaka rahela che tene varNavanArA hoya che. A cAre vibhAgo paikI kathAnuganA graMtho vAMcanAra ane sAMbhaLanAra banne upara sIdhI asara karanArA hovAthI ane tenuM rahasya samajatAM vizeSa vakhata lAgato na hovAthI bALajIvAne te graMtha vizeSa lAbha karanAra che ane vAMcanArAonuM tarata dhyAna kheMcanArA hoya che. dravyAnuyoga vagere viSaya carcanArA graMtha AtmAne vizeSa lAbha karanArA, rahasya samajAvanArA ane UMDuM jJAna ApanArA hoya che, paNa bALakane vizeSa mati agara samayanA abhAve UMDuM ciMtavana karavAne paricaya na hovAthI tevA graMthe tevA chevanuM AkarSaNa karI zaktA nathI. AvA kAraNathI ja kathAnuyoganA graMtha vizeSa upayogI ane vAMcanamAM paNa vizeSa vaparAtA jovAmAM Ave che. jena lekhako ane AcAryoe jena kathAo aneka upayogI bAbate darzAvavA mATe lakhavAno prayatna karyo che. A kathAomAM aneka viziSTa guNo kevI rIte meLavAya ane te meLavanArAo kevI rIte zreSTha aihika tathA Atmika sukha pAme te batAvavA kathAkAre sArI rIte prayatna karela heya che. A kathAone mULa vibhAga jena dharmanAM mULa sUtrane AdhAre levAmAM Avela hoya che ane kartAoe te viSaya carcavA sAthe temAM tenI kavitva zakti ghaTAvelI hoya che. AvI kathAo mAgadhI, saMskRta ane gujarAtI dareka bhASAmAM labhya che. khAsa karIne saMskRtamAM ane tene AdhAre racAyela rAsAomAM kathAo ghaNI lakhAyelI che. kathAsAhitya jainamunioe jema bane tema vadhAre lakhavAno prayatna karyo che. saMskRtamAM te AvA graMthe ghaNuM che, nAnAM moTAM pala ane gadyamAM

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3. lakhAyela aneka pustake mojUda che; sAthe gujarAtI bhASAmAM paNa ghaNA jUnA kALathI lakhAyela padyamaya rAsA mejUda che. atyAra sudhImAM prasiddhimAM AvelA AvA rAonI saMkhyA lagabhaga bArase uparAMtanI thavA jAya che. jene sAhityakAroe gujarAtI bhASA khIlavavAmAM bahu moTo phALo Ape che ane kathAsvarUpe Apela rAsAonA sAhitya tarapha najara pheravIe tyAre ja A vAtane khyAla Ave tema che. jenA kathAone suMdara vibhAga haju mULa svarUpe pustakamAM lakhAyela chapAIne bahAra paDavo ghaNo bAkI che ane te bahAra paDaze tyAre gujarAtI bhASAmAM paNa sAhityadaSTie ghaNuM navuM ajavALuM paDaze. A pramANe upadezAtmaka kathAone moTo saMgraha jenakema dharAve che ane te kathAo AbAlavRddha sarva jIvone aneka rIte upayogI dizAo sUcave che. A kathAonA lekhakoe amuka viziSTa guNane lakSIne kathA lakhavAno prayAsa karela hoya che. A saMsAramAM upAdhi karAvanAra, mohane vadhAranAra, saMsArajALane phelAvanAra ane mugatimAM dorI janAra adhama avaguNa AcaravAthI, tene sAmAnya sparza karavAthI paNa kevI rIte jIva adha:patana prApta kare che ane te durgaNone choDIne tenA ja virodhI saddaguNa AcaravAthI ja kevuM aihika sukha meLavI zake che ane prAMta dareka AtmAnuM lakSyabiMdu je zAzvata sukha te kevI rIte prApta karI zake che te darzAvavAne kathAkAree sArI rIte prayatna karela che. AvI kathAo lakhatAM tenA racanArA pitAnA pAtrane evI rIte mAhAmya batAve che ane tenAmAM evuM zaurya ke daivI prabhAva darzAve che ke je vAMcatAM tevA guNenI prApti mATe zaMkA utpanna thAya che, paNa aneka narane suSTi upara vase che, temAM kaI kaI AvuM mahAsya ane viziSTa prabhAva meLave ane amuka guNa AcaravAthI deve saMtuSTa thaI aneka prakAranI zakti Ape temAM khAsa zaMkAnuM kAraNa nathI. AvI viziSTatA dharAvanArAonAM ja caritro lakhI zakAya che ane tevAM dAMtonuM vAMcana ja dhArelI asara karI zake che. madhyama prakAranA chanuM

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cAlu vRttAMta kAMIpaNa navInatA darzAvatuM nathI, tethI tevA vRttAMto cAlu jIvana upara asara upajAvI zakatA nathI. A ja rIte dareka kathAne prAMtabhAge te pAtra dIkSA grahaNa karI uttama gati prApta kare che tenuM paNa te ja kAraNa che. je pAtro uttama gati prApta kare tevAM hoya tenAM daSTAMte ja anukaraNIya thaI zake che. AvI rIte lakhAyelI kathAmAM rahela rahasya ane dareka kathAmAM carcavAmAM Avela uttama guNa jIvane naitika jIvana sudhAravA, dhArmikatA keLavavA ane uttama gati prApti karAvavA mATe mArga dekhADanArA thAya che ane kathA vAMcIne tadanusAra vartanAra chavo avazya bhAvI sukha meLavI zake ja che. AvI kathAo vagara mAtra apAyela upadeza jIvone asara karI zakato nathI, tethI AvI kathAonI ane tenA phelAvAnI khAsa jarUra che. AvI kathAonI aMdara bIjA rasanI sAthe khAsa karIne vairAgya ane zAMta rasa vizeSa rIte poSavAmAM Avela heAya che, tethI AvI kathAonAM vAMcanathI vAcaka vairAgya pAmI saMsAranirveda samajI zake che ane AcarI paNa zake che. AvI rIte kathAsAhitya aneka rIte upayogI che ane sarva jIvane bodhaprada che, tathA uttama raste dorI janAra che. A hetune lakSyamAM laIne A pustaka bahAra pADavAno prakAzake prayatna karela che. A pustakanI aMdara judA judA guNonI viziSTatA darzAvanAra ATha kathAo ApavAmAM AvI che. dareka kathA vistArathI vivecanapUrvaka ApavAmAM AvI che. A pustakamAM Apela kathAomAM nIce pramANe viziSTa guNe darzAvavAmAM AvyA che. ( 1 ) jaya vijayaA kathAmAM dharma uparanI draDha zraddhA ane game tevA upasargo thAya, vipatti AvI paDe to paNa dharmamArgamAMthI cuta na thanAra pariNAme kevI uttama Rddhisiddhi meLave che, te khAsa samajavA lAyaka che. vaLI jaya ane vijaya baMne baMdhuone bhrAtRbhAva tathA anya anya mATe apAtuM balidAna khAsa vicAravA lAyaka che, punyazALIne jyAM jAya tyAM pagale pagale Rhi maLe che; tethI

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avazya satkAryo ja AcaravA lAyaka che ane punyAnubaMdhI punyane ja baMdha karavAthI jIva sarva siddhi meLavI zake che. A vagere aneka bAbate A anukaraNIya daSTAMta batAve che. (2) haMsarAjA-satya vacanathI thatA phAyadA ane prApta thatAM sukha upara kahevAmAM Avela A daSTAMta satyanA samarthana mATe khAsa manana karavA lAyaka che. satya bolatAM kasoTI thAya che temAMthI pAra kevI rIte UtaravuM tathA satya bolavA jatAM anyane Apatti AvI javAno bhaya hoya tyAre kevI rIte vartI satya sAcavI anyane bacAvI levA te mATe A daSTAMta uttama sAdhana pUrAM pADe che. buddhimAnoe khAsa vicAravA lAyaka daSTAMta che. (3) lakSmIpuMja-- koInI paDI rahela agara apAyA vagaranI vastu (adatta) grahaNa karavAthI kevuM nukazAna thAya che ane adatta-corI tajavAthI kevAM zreSTha phaLa maLe che, te hakIkata A daSTAnta sacoTa rIte samajAve che. keI paNa mANasanuM dravya cerI lIdhAthI tenA prANa javA jeTaluM ja tene duHkha thAya che. A vratanA AdarathI A bhava tathA parabhavane viSe sarva prakAranI sukha-saMpatti prApta thAya che. te hakIkata A daSTAMtathI bahu suMdara rIte samajAya che. (4) kalAvatI-ziyaLa pALavAnA uttama lAbho jagajAhera che. maMga phaLe jaga yaza vadhe, deva kare re sAnidha; brahmacarya dhare je narA, te pAme navanidha. pApasthAnaka ceAthuM varajIe. A pramANe zrI yazovijayajI mahArAja ziyaLane prabhAva varNavI gayela che, tenI kharI sAbitI A daSTAMta pUruM pADe che. kaLAvatIne prApta thatA navA hAthane mATe zaMkA thAya, paNa uttama guNonI AcaraNuM 'uttama vastuo avazya prApta karAve ja che. sadaguNa AcaravAnI te ja

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mahatvatA che, te AvAM dRSTAMta asarakAraka rIte samajAve che. A daSTAMtamAM parabhavamAM karela pApa udayamAM AvatAM sukhI jIva paNa kevAM duHkhone bhoktA banI jAya che tenuM karela varNana bahu vicAravA lAyaka che. ziyaLaguNanuM varNana paNa aneka rIte A daSTAMtamAM batAvavAmAM Avela che. (5) satI subhadrA ziyaLanA mAhAsya uparanuM A bIjuM daSTAMta paNa khAsa manana karavA lAyaka che. prAtaH smaraNIya soLa mukhya satIo paikInI A eka mahAsatI che, aitihAsika prasiddhi pAmela che. caMpApurInA daravAjA ziyaLanA mAhAmyathI ughADI A satIe jagatamAM nAma mazahUra karyuM che ane sAsu, naNaMda vagerenI IrSyA paNa ziyaLavrata dhAraNa karanArane vighnakartA thatI nathI, paNa te ja IrSyA satInuM mAhAtamya vadhAravAmAM kAraNabhUta thAya che tenI A daSTAMta sAkSI pUre che. haju paNa caMpApurInuM eka dvAra baMdha ja rahela che tema kahevAya che. gharamAM eka saddaguNa mANasa Ave te gharanA sarvene uddhAra thaI jAya che te hakIkata paNa A daSTAMta spaSTa rIte samajAve che. (6) dhanazreSThI--dharmarUpa vRkSane umUlana karanAra, nIti, kRpA ane kSamArUpa kamalinIne kaleza pamADanAra, dharmanI maryAdA rUpI taTane nAza karanAra, zubha manarUpI haMsane uDADanAra, kaSAyonI vRddhi karanAra ane saMsAra vadhAranAra dhana, dhAnya, rUpuM, tenuM ke DhoraDhAMkhara vagerene parigraha kevo aniSTa che ane parigrahanuM pariNAma karI dhanAdi uparanI mUchane tyAga karanAra prAMte kevo sukhI thAya che, te A daSTAMta uttama rIte samajAve che, duHkhadAyI, kleza vRddhikArI parigraha sarvane sarvadA tajavA lAyaka ja che. (7) haMsa ane kezavarAtribhojananA tyAgathI prApta thatuM sukha samajavA A uttama daSTAMta che. rAtribhojana karavAthI thatA gera kAyadA ane udabhavatA vyAdhine uttama citAra A daSTAMtamAM

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rajU karela che. rAtribhAjana nahi karanAra ane te vratamAM game tevA kaSTadAyI upasargo Ave chatAM dRDha rahenAra prANI kevA uttama vaibhava A bhavamAM. taratamAM ja meLavI zake che te darzAvavA A dRSTAMtamAM pUratA prayAsa karela che. munimahArAjanA chaThThA vrata tarIke gaNAtA ane zrAvakAne tathA anya sarvAMne paNa avazya AcaravA lAyaka niyamanuM khAsa samarthana A dRSTAMta kare che. khAsa vAMcavA lAyaka che. ( 8 ) vaMkacUla-mAnasika tathA zArIrika ane Arthika adhaHpatana thayA chatAM nAnA sarakhA niyamamAM paNa nizcaLa rahenAra prANI pAchA satva A ja bhavamAM unnata pade paheAMcI zake che ane bhAvIsukha paNa sAdhI zake che, te hakIkata A dRSTAMtamAM spaSTa rIte samajAvI che. zrAvakanA sAtamA vrata tarIke prakhyAti pAmela bhAge bhAga viramaNa vratamAM AvatA abhakSya tyAga, ajANI vanaspAdine tyAga, mAMsa madirA tyAga vagerethI thatA A bhavasabaMdhInA pratyakSa phAyadAe unnatine prApta karela vaMkacUlanuM dRSTAMta suMdara rIte batAve che. A pustakamAM mUkavAmAM Avela upara jaguAvelI AThe kathA AvI rIte khAsa vAMcavA lAyaka judI judI jAtinI pragati karAvanArA, saMsAra ghaTADanArA viSaye| . cace che ane uttama dRSTAMtAthI te te guNA bane teTalA vadhAre pramANamAM petAmAM utAravA vAMcanAra ane zravaNu karanAra sarvane preraNA kare che. kathAenI bAbatamAM lekhaka mahAzaya prathamAvRttinI prastAvanAmAM bareAbara lakhe che keH- jeee leza mAtra pazu vidyAnu... adhyayana karyuM na heAya tevAene paNa kathAviSaya sAMbhaLa 66 1 zrI jaina dharma prasAraka sabhA taraphthI dhaNA varSo agAu ciratAvaLInA traNa bhAgeA bahAra paDelA che. temAMnA pahelA bhAgamAMthI A ATha thA lIdhelI che. tenA mULa lekhaka te sabhAnA maMtrI amaracaMduM ghelAbhAi che.

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vAnI jijJAsA heya che. bIjA viSayamAM vyAkhyAna samaye UMdhanArA manuSya paNa jyAre kAMI kathAprasaMga Ave che tyAre TaTAra thaIne sAMbhaLavA bese che ane temAM AvatI vArtA dhyAnapUrvaka sAMbhaLe che. strIo, nAnAM bALake ane bIjA paNa kaI ramUjI vArtA kahetuM hoya tyAM eka manathI sAMbhaLavA UbhAM rahe che. A pramANe sAMbhaLatAM kathAomAM-caritramAM AvelA vairAgya, nIti, satva, saujanyatA, satyapratijJA vagere guNo ghaNuM karIne sarva prakAranAM manuSyonAM manaraMjana karavAne tathA temane tevA guNavALAM thaI vyavahAramAM sanmArge pravartAvavAne uttama gururUpa thaI paDe che, mATe buddhimAna puruSoe caritragraMtharUpa atithinuM prItipUrvaka avalekina ane zravaNarUpa vinodavaDe Atithya karavuM yogya che." A pramANe kathAnuyoganAM AvAM pustaka janasamudAyane aneka rIte upayogI nIvaDe che. AvI kathAonAM pustake sanmitronI mAphaka sanmArge dere che, samaya AnaMdamAM pasAra karAve che. uttama guNenI prApti karAve che, adhamatA mukAve che ane prAMte A leka paralekanAM sarvazreSTha sukhe ape che. AvI uttama vairAgyapaSaka ane sanmArgadarzaka kathAonAM pustake jema vadhAre vaMcAya tema vadhAre phAyado kare che. AvAM uttama pustakone jema bane tema vadhAre pracAra karo, tevA pracAra karanArane bane teTalI sahAya ApavI ane kathAno sAra jIvanamAM utAravA prayAsa karavA te ja uttama manuSya bhava ane uttama jainadharma pAmavAne lahAvo che. tathAstu! bhAvanagara ) saMvata 1987 kApaDiyA nemacaMda giradharalAla

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ciratAvaLI bhAga 1 lA. jaya ane vijaya par e nagaranu nAma nadipura. enI zeAbhA ane samRddhi keAI pAra vagaranI hatI. duHkha, dAridraya, durbhAgya ke durbhikSa jevA zabda paNa keAI divasa kAne na paDe. enA rAjAnuM nAma dha rAja hatuM. te jevA zUravIra hatA tevA ja nyAya--nItimAM nipuNa hatA. tene zrIkAMtA, zrIdattA ane zrImatI nAmanI traNa rANIo hatI. traNe rANIe putravatI hatI. zrIkAMtAnA putranu nAma jaya ane zrIdattAnA putranu nAma vijaya. jaya ane vijaya kAMtimAM devane paNa zaramAve tevA hatA. bALapaNathI ja tee vaDIle| ane gurune viSe bhaktibhAva dharAvatA. mAranAM pIMchAMne jema keAI cItaravA nathI jatu, svabhAvathI ja jema te maneAhura hAya che tema A banne bhAInAM hRdaya paNa svabhAvathI ja dharma parAyaNa hatAM. zrIkAMtA ane zrIdattAnI jema zrImatIne paNa eka putra hatA. tenuM nAma nayadhIra. zrImatI khIjI rANIe karatAM vadhu svAthI hatI, paNa kAdavamAMthI suMdara kamaLa janme tema nayakhIra peAtAnA guNeAne lIdhe sAne vahAlA lAgatA.

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jaya ane jaya ane vijaya potAnA guNane lIdhe dhIme dhIme prajAmAM bahu ja priya ane mAnItA thaI paDyA. AthI zrImatI manamAM ne manamAM IrSAnI AgathI saLagyA karatI. te potAnA putra nayadhIrane rAjagAdI maLe ema vAMchatI hatI. ghaNI ajJAnI strIo jema zokanA putra pratye dveSa rAkhe che tema zrImatI paNa jaya ane vijayanA saMbaMdhamAM bhAre dveSabhAva dharAvatI. tene thatuM ke prajAjane jaya ane vijayane hRdayathI cAhe ane mArA putrane dAsIputra je mAne te pachI A sukha-vaibhava ane rAjAnI prIti e badhuM zuM kAmanuM ? jaya ane vijayarUpa kaMTakane pitAnA mArgamAMthI dUra karavAne te talapApaDa thaI rahI. eTalAmAM eka divase koI eka ajANuM paritrAjikA pharatI pharatI A zrImatInI pAse AvI caDI. paritrAjikA maMtra taMtra jANatI hatI. zrImatIe tene dravyathI rIjhavI prArthanA karI ke mArI zekanA A be putre mArA mArgamAMthI dUra thAya ane mArA putrane rAjagAdI maLe evo kaMIka upAya batAve." paritrAjikAe te mAgaNuM kabala karI. tene te dravyanuM ja kAma hatuM. thoDA dravyanI khAtara pitAnI zakti ane vidyAne durupayoga kare evA pAmara manuSya paNa A jagatamAM hoya che. pelI tApasIe pitAnI vidyAnA baLathI rAjAne eka svapna ApyuM ane e svapnamAM ja te rAjAne uddezI kahevA lAgI ke: "rAjana ! jene tuM tArA putro mAnI beThe che te jaya ane vijaya banne kharuM jotAM te tArA kALa samAna che. putranA svarUpamAM be daio ja tAre tyAM jagyA che. thoDA ja vakhatamAM te tane mArI nAMkhI tArI rAjaRddhi paDAvI leze, mATe sAva

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vijaya ceta raheje, huM rAjyanI adhiSThAtrI devI chuM ane tArA kalyANanI khAtara ja ATaluM kahevA sAru ahIM sudhI AvI chuM. " svapnamAMthI jAgRta thatAM ja rAjA svapnanI vAta upara vicAra karavA lAgyA. jaya vijaya jevA vinayI putro pitAne haNe e vAta tene koI rIte gaLe na UtarI. gabharAmaNane lIdhe tenA aMge-aMgamAMthI pasIne chuTavA lAgyA. eTalAmAM te zrImatI paNa tyAM AvI pahoMcI. teNe paNa potAne AvuM ja svapna AvyAnuM vRttAMta nivedana karyuM. rAjAne khAtrI thaI ke ekI sAthe be jaNane eka sarakhuM svapna Ave emAM jarUra kaMIka satya hovuM joIe. jaya ane vijaya jevA vahAlA putrane viyega tene asahA thaI paDyo. paNa adhiSThAtrI devIe bhAkheluM bhaviSya yAda AvatAM te ekadama UbhuM thaye ane bIjuM kaMI sAhasa na karatAM taratamAM ja jaya ane vijayane kArAgRhamAM pUravAne nizcaya karyo. paheregIrane bolAvI hukama karyo: "jaya ane vijayanuM he jevA huM nathI mAgato. e banne bhAIone A mahelamAM praveza karavAnI sakhata manAI karavAmAM Ave che." AjJAnA pratyeka zabdamAM rAjAne krodha UbharAI Avato hato. hukama sAMbhaLI paheregIra cAlyA gayA. zrImatIne to Aje sonAne sUrya UgavAno hato. tenA aMtaramAM apAra AnaMda vyApe emAM kaMI kahevApaNuM ja na hoya. prAta:kALa thaye eTale banne rAjakumAra nityanA niyama pramANe pitAnA paga pUjavA mahelanA daravAjA pAse AvI UbhA rahyA. paheregIre dhrujatA dhrujatA rAjAnI AjJA saMbhaLAvI. pitAne

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jaya ane Ama acAnaka uzkerAI javAnuM zuM kAraNa maLyuM haze te A banne bhAIo kaLI zakyA nahIM, chatAM pitAnI AjJA temaNe mAthe caDAvI ane pitAnA mahela taraphane mArga lIdhe. jaya ane vijaya vicAra karavA lAgyA: "pitAjIne jarUra keIe bhaMbheryA che. jyAM ApaNuM mAna na jaLavAya tyAM paDI rahevuM te karatAM te paradezamAM jaI potapotAnA parAkramavaDe sanmAna sAthe jIvavuM e ja vadhAre ISTa che. eka rIte deve ja ApaNane AgaLa vadhavAnI A sarasa taka ApI che, mATe keInI upara IrSyA ke dveSa na ANatAM bhAgyabaLanI parIkSA karavA dezAMtaramAM cAlyA javuM e ja eka rAjamArga che. " pUve puNya karyA haze te sukhasaMpadA game tyAMthI AvI maLaze ane je bhAgyamAM nahIM hoya te bApe meLavelI rAjasaddhi paNa ApaNuthI rIsAI javAnI." evo niradhAra karI e banne bhAIo naMdipuranI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. jatAM jatAM pitAne saMbadhI eka anyakti nagaranA mukhya dvAra upara lakhatA gayA. " trAjavuM je e garva dharAvatuM hoya ke mAre lIdhe ja sarva vastuone sarakhe tela thAya che, te enuM e abhimAna nakAmuM che. trAjavuM pote ja pakSapAta karIne je bhAre hoya che tene nIce rAkhe che ane je halakuM hoya che tene UMce caDAve che. " sAgaranA UMce uchaLatAM mojAM je ema mAnatAM hoya ke sAgaranA garbhamAM rahelAM ratna karatAM paNa duniyA amArI vadhu kiMmata AMkaze te temAM chetarAya che. samudranA taLiye rahenArAM rane pitAnA tejane lIdhe meTA mahIpationA

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vijaya mukuTa upara sthAna pAme che ane abhimAnathI uchaLatAM majA te bIjI ja ghaDIe zamI jAya che. " A anyakti dvArA temaNe pitAne je kaMI kahevAnuM hatuM te kahI dIdhuM. keIne mAThuM na lAge ane pitAnI AtmazraddhA spaSTa thAya evI rIte vinayathI anyakti lakhI teeAe vanane mArga lIdhe. nagaranI bahAra zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanuM eka cetya hatuM tyAM baMne bhAIoe besI zAMtithI jinezvara bhagavAnanI stuti karI ane dhIme dhIme AgaLa cAlyA. ghaNe dUra gayA pachI thoDI vizrAMti meLavavA eka vaDanI chAyAmAM beThA. vijayakumAra eTale badhe thAkI gayo hato ke te besatAnI sAthe ja UMghI gaye. jayakumAra jAgate rahI tenI cokI karato besI rahyo. lagabhaga madhyarAtrie vaDanI ghaTAmAM be jaNA bahu ja dhImethI vAtacIta karatA hoya e avAja AvyuM. jayakumAre te tarapha kAna mAMDyA. juo nAtha ! Aje ApaNe sAce be rAjakumAra atithi tarike A vRkSanI chAyAmAM UtaryA che. temanI ApaNAthI banI zake teTalI sevA-suzruSA athavA Atithya satkAra karavAM e ApaNI pharaja che. " tArI saMmati hoya te e rAjakumAronuM evuM sarasa Atithya karuM ke teo Aja rAtre te zuM paNa jIve tyAM sudhI ApaNane saMbhAre ane jagatamAM apUrva nAmanA meLavI jAya. AjasudhImAM ApaNe tyAM ghaNuM atithio AvI gayA che, paNa A be atithio jevA parAkramI ane bhAgyazALI puruSe te pahelI ja vAra padhAre che."

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jaya ane eka te atithi ane temAM ce vaLI bhAgyazALI, dharmapriya rAjakumAra hoya to temane satkAra paNa Apa kaho cho tema apUrva rIte ja tha joIe. " " te sAMbhaLa, huM temane traNa divya vastuo ApavA mAguM chuM. eka to evo mahAmaMtra ke jenuM pavitra aMta:karaNe sAta vAra smaraNa karyuM hoya to sAtame divase rAjyaRddhi prApta thAya. vaLI temane eka maNi ApavA mAguM chuM ke jenA pratApe te pitAnI IcchA pramANe pitAnI AkRti palaTAvI zake, AkAzamAM UDI zake, sarva prakAranAM jherathI sahIsalAmata rahI zake ane samRddhi tathA bhege paga paNa ApoApa hAjara thaI jAya ane trIjI eka evI vastu ApavA IcchuM chuM ke je mahiSadhInA prabhAve zastra, astra, bhUta, preta, agni, pANI, sarSa vagere tene kaMi ja hAni na pahoMcADI zake. " "nAtha! A bhAgyazALI rAjakumArone e ja yogya che. mArI paNa evI IcchA che ke ApaNA Azraye rAtavAso rahelA jinezvarabhagavAnanA A bhakto keI divasa duHkhI na thavA joIe." jayakuMvara beThe beThe A vAta sAMbhaLe che. tene te khAtrI ja hatI ke yakSa-yakSiNa sivAya AvA gADha jaMgalamAM bIjuM kaMI ja na hoya. tene potAnAM bhAgyadaya viSe have kaI paNa prakAranI zaMkA na rahI. prasanna thayelAM bhAgya prAraMbhamAM to thoDuM duHkha dekhADe che, paNa pariNAme te sukhanI paraMparA ja prApta thAya che. e satya tene barAbara samajAyuM. te manamAM ne manamAM ja vItarAgadevanI stuti karavA lAgyA.

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vijaya yakSa ane yakSiNa traNa apUrva vastuo ApI adazya thaI gayAM. rAtrinA trIjA paherane aMte jyAre vijaya nidrAmAMthI jAge tyAre ja rAtamAM banela banAva saMbaMdhI badhI hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI. A traNa vastuo bemAMthI koNe rAkhavI e eka mahAprazna thaI paDyo. moTe bhAI jayakuMvara kahe: " mArA nAnA bhAI tarIke mAre e traNe vastuo tane ja soMpI devI joIe, kAraNa ke tenA mATe tuM ja cagya pAtra che. " nAno bhAI kahe: " tame moTA che eTale e vastuo tamArI pAse ja rahevI joIe. yakSe tamane ja e ApI che, eTale tenI upara tamAro ja adhikAra che. " jayakuMvare chevaTe nirNaya Ape ke "ApaNe banne maMtra japIe, pachI jenA bhAgyamAM haze tene rAjaddhi prApta thaze." vijayakumAre e nirNaya svIkAryo. bane bhAI maMtra japavA beThA. jayakuMvare te mAtra maMtra japavAne dekhAva ja karyo, kAraNa ke tenI IcchA te nAno bhAI rAjyasaMpatti meLave evI hatI. vijayakuMvare sAcA bhaktibhAvathI maMtrano japa karyo. sUryodaya thatAM banne bhAIo AkAzagAminI vidyAnA prabhAve AkAzamAM cAlatAM ghaNe dUra nIkaLI gayA. sAtamA divasane sUrya Uge te pahelAM teo kAmapura nagaramAM eka udyAnamAM UtaryA. jayakumArane khAtrI hatI ke Aje sAtame divasa hevAthI bhAgya palaTAvuM joIe. have je huM pAse haIza to nAne bhAI mane rAjya levA Agraha karyA vinA nahIM rahe

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jaya ane mATe bahetara che ke mAre ahIMthI cAlyA javuM. A vicAra karI vijayakumArane kaMIka bahAnuM batAvI dUra cAlyA gaye. vijayakumAra udyAnamAM beTho beTho kaMIka vicAra kare che eTalAmAM nagaranA pradhAna vigere adhikArIo eka madaghelA hAthI, manahara azva ane chatra, cAmara, kaLaza Adi sAmagrI sAthe udyAna tarapha ja AvatAM hoya e dekhAva tenI najare caDyo. AgaLa hAthI, te pachI azva ane temanI pachavADe suMdara vastrAlaMkArothI sajaja rAjapuruSo dhIme dhIme cAlatA hatA. pele hAthI jANe ke koInI preraNAthI prerAta hoya tema sIdhe vijayakuMvara pAse AvIne ja aTakI gaye. te ja vakhate pelA adhe paNa AnaMdasUcaka haNahaNATI karI vadhAmaNI ApI. jotajotAmAM hastie vijayakuMvara upara kaLaza Dha ane tene jALavIne upADI pitAnI pITha upara sthA. rAjapuruSo paNa samajI gayA ke thoDA vakhata upara rAjAnA svargavAsane lIdhe je rAjagAdI khAlI paDI che tene zubhavavA mATe A ja kuMvaranuM nirmANa thaI cUkayuM che. adhikArIo ane prajAjanee "jaya jaya!"nA zabdothI AkAza bharI dIdhuM. te ja samaye devavANa thaI ke "devatAonI paNa Aja puruSane rAjagAdI ApavAnI IcchA che. je kaI tene rAjA tarIke svIkAra nahIM kare tene zikSA karavAmAM Avaze." sarva sAmaMte ane pradhAnee vijayakumArane uddezI pitAnAM mastaka namAvyAM. vijayakumAre te ghaNuM ye kahevA mAMDayuM ke -"mArA moTA bhAI ATalAmAM ja kayAMka haze ane moTA bhAIne mUkI

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vijaya mArAthI rAjagAdI na levAya." paraMtu pradhAne, sAmaMte ane purajanee te tarapha bahu lakSa na dIdhuM. temaNe te eka ja javAba vALyo ke "ApanA moTA bhAI amAre saMpUrNa mAnya che, paraMtu A AkAzavANa rAjA tarike to Apane ja abhiSeka karavAnuM pharamAve che. deva-AjJAnuM amArAthI ulaMghana na thAya." IcchA nahIM chatAM vijayakumAre kAmapura nagaranuM siMhAsana svIkAryuM ane moTA bhAIne tatkALa zodhI kADhavAno anucarane hukama karyo. jayakumAre A dekhAva dUra rahI chupAIne joI lIdhuM. pote je pragaTa thAya te nAno bhAI Agraha karyA vinA na rahe, tethI bhAInA kalyANamAM ja potAnI kuzaLatA mAnI te vidyAdharanI jema AkAzamAge ghaNA dUranA dezAvaramAM pahoMcI gaye. anucare paNa tapAsa karatAM thAkIne pAchA pharyA. * eka divase jayApurI nAmanI nagarImAM jayakumAra pharate hate eTalAmAM rUpa-sAMdarya ane lAvaNyathI nItaratI eka navavanA tenI najare paDI. jayakumAra tenA rUpamAM mehamugdha banya. e rUpavatI yuvatInuM nAma kAmalatA hatuM ane te potAnAM rUpane tathA dehane vecI potAnI AjIvikA calAvatI hatI. jayakumAre A hakIkata jANuM, vezyAe mAtra dhananI ja sagI hoya che e jANavA chatAM mohAMdha kumAra kAmalatAnI pAchaLa ghela banyA. yakSe Apela maNinA pratApe te akhUTa dhana-saMpatti meLavI zake ema hatuM, tethI dhananI ciMtA karyA vagara te kAmalatAnI mohajALamAM baMdhAI bhAtabhAtanA bhege paga bhegavavA lAgyo. kAmalatAnI vRddhamAtAne Azcarya thayuM ke " A paradezI

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jaya ane kaMI nekarI, vepAra ke dhaMdhe karato nathI, vaLI tenI sAthe kaMI vizeSa mAlamilakata nathI, chatAM jyAre jarUra paDe tyAre hajAro sonAmahAra kADhI Ape che te badhuM kayAthI AvatuM haze?"kAmalatA pote te saraLa hRdayavALI strI hatI, paraMtu A vRddhA bahu ja kapaTI ane svAthI hatI. teNe kAmalatAne samajAvI, jayakumAra A badhI lakSmI kyAMthI-kevI rIte meLave che? te vAtano khulAso meLavI levA Agraha karyo. kAmalatAe kahyuM ke: "ApaNe e paMcAtamAM zA sAru paDavuM joIe? ApaNe to dhananI sAthe kAma che ne ? te game tyAMthI meLavato hoya, ApaNe jANIne zuM karavuM che?" paNa kapaTI vRddhAne e javAbathI saMtoSa na thayo. vRddha mAtAnA vAraMvAranA AgrahathI kAmalatAe eka divase lAga joIne jayakumArane pUchayuM : "Apa jyAre jarUra paDe tyAre sonA-rUpAnI addhi kyAMthI meLavI le che?" jayakumArane spaSTa javAba ApatAM saMkeca te jarUra thaye, paNa kAmalatA jevI eka suMdarIne kadAca prema UDI jAya e bhaya lAgavAthI teNe pelA maNinuM mAhAsya samajAvyuM. maNinA pratApe ja lakSamI AvI maLe che ema tenAthI kahevAI javAyuM. kAmalatAe pitAnI vRddha mAtAne e vAta kahI. pachI to kaTake kaTake-dravya levuM te karatAM te dravyanA mahAsAgara jevA maNinuM ja gupacupa haraNa karI levuM, evI vRddhAe potAnA mananI sAthe gAMTha vALI. dUdhanA pAtra sAme billIbAI jema tAkI rahe tema pelI DozI paNa jayakumAranA maNi tarapha ja lakSa ApavA lAgI. jayakumAra ekadama chetarAI jAya e tadana kAco na hato. keTalAka divasa ema ne ema cAlyA gayA tyAre DozIe eka

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vijaya yukti goThavI. kumArane caMdrahAsa nAmanI madirA pAI cheka bezuddha banAvI dIdho. pachI te pUrepUre mUrjIvaza thaye tyAre gupta vastrane cheDe bAMdhela maNi cheDI laI tenI jagyAe tevI ja jAtane eka patthara bAMdhI dIdhe. kumAra jyAre ghenamAMthI jAgyo ane maNine badale patthara je tyAre tene potAnI mUDhatA upara ghaNe ja tiraskAra chUTyo. vezyAnI sobatamAM rahI pote keTale patita thaye hato tenuM tene bhAna thayuM. e to ThIka thayuM ke mAtra maNi ja laI lIdho, paNa madirAnA ghenamAM je koIe tenuM gaLuM kApI nAkhyuM hota to A uttama narabhavane eTalethI ja aMta AvI jAta, ema mAnI teNe pazcAttApa sAthe e gRhano tyAga karyo. kAmalatAne paNa AthI ghaNe kheda thayA. kumAranA keTalAka guNe upara tene have anurAga baMdhAyo hato. vRddhAe maNi corI lIdhe te khare, paraMtu yogyatA vinA je vastu maLe che te game teTalI mUlyavAna hovA chatAM tene pUrepUre lAbha maLI zakato nathI, e satyano jiMdagImAM A pahelI ja vAra anubhava karyo. bhAremAM bhAre oSadhI hAtha lAge paNa te kema vAparavI enavidhi na AvaDato hoya to auSadhI paNa nakAmI ja thaI paDe. vRddhAnA viSayamAM paNa ema ja banyuM. maNinI pAse kevI rIte mAgaNI karavI, vidhipUrvaka kevI rIte maMtra japa emAMnuM te kaMI ja jANatI na hatI. ISTa vastune ApanAra maNi DozIne te paththaranA TukaDA jevo ja lAgyo. tene thayuM ke AmAM lAbha karatAM paNa potAne ja adhika nukazAna thayuM che ema vicArI te AkaMda karavA lAgI. have je kumAra kayAMI maLe te tenI pAse pazcAttApa karI, kSamA yAcI A maNi suprata karI de evA nizcaya sAthe te kumAranI zodhamAM bahAra nIkaLI paDI.

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jaya ane kAmalatAnA gharanI bahAra nIkaLe te ja vakhate eka bIjuM saubhAgya jayakumAranI rAha joI rahyuM hatuM. banyuM evuM ke e ja nagaranI rAjakumArI potAnI keTalIka sakhIo sAthe jaLavihAra karavA nadIkAMThe UbhI hatI. eTalAmAM tene keNa jANe kema paNa mUccha AvI ane sakhIo gabharAI gaI. rAjAne e vAtanI jANa thatAM rAjA pite tyAM AvyuM. vaidyoe ane maMtrazAstrIoe ghaNuM ghaNuM upacAra karyA, paNa rAjakumArInI mUrchA keIthI vaLI nahIM. rAjAne e kumArI pitAnA prANa karatAM adhika priya hatI. teNe DhaDhero pITAvyo ke "je koI puruSa A rAjakanyAne zuddhimAM lAvI sukha pamADaze tene rAjA eka karoDa sonAmahora Apaze eTaluM ja nahIM paNa A rAjaputrI sAthe lagna paNa karAvI deze." jayakumArane e kAma ati sahaja hatuM. tenA pAse je divya auSadhI hatI tenA upacArathI teNe rAjakanyAnI mUcha utArI ane kumArI paNa jANe pUrva bhavanA keI premInAM akasamAta darzana karatI hoya tema rAjakumArane nehabhInAM nayane joI rahI. rAjAne AthI anahada AnaMda thaye ane pitAnuM vacana pALI, putrI paraNAvI, rAjakumArane potAnI pAse ja rAkhI lIdhe. ahIM paNa kumArane eka lucco mANasa maLe. pahelAM te teNe kumAranI sevAmAM rahI tene khUba vizvAsa meLavI lIdho, paNa eka divase jyAre kumAra bhega-vilAsa ane AnaMda-pramodamAM cakacUra paDyo hato te vakhate chAnAmAne pelI divya auSadhI laIne dUra jaMgalamAM nAsI gayo. kumArane A vAtanI khabara paDI tyAre tene potAnI bedarakArI mATe bahu ja dukha thayuM. maNi te gumAvye hatuM temAM adhUrAmAM pUruM divya auSadhI paNa gumAvI

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vijaya 13 dIdhI. pramAda, vilAsa ane bheLapabhegamAM bhAna bhUlelA puruSanI kevI dazA thAya che tene mATe be bedhapATha maLyA. te pramAdanidrAmAMthI jAge ane eka megInI jema nagara cheDIne cAlI nIkaLe. te mArge jatuM hatuM eTalAmAM sAmethI eka DozI AvatI dekhAI. A DezI te bIjuM ke nahIM paNa kAmalatAnI ja pAlaka-mAtA hatI ema te joI zakyo. DezIe paNa rAjakumArane oLakhI lIdhe. kumAra kaMI bole te pahelAM ja DozIe kumArane ati dInabhAve page lAgI kahyuM keH "A ApanI saMpatti Apa ja saMbhALe. amArA jevAM ajJAna mUDha mANasane kuTIbadAma jeTalI paNa upayogI nathI." pachI pelo maNi kumAranA paga pAse mUkI, pitAnA aparAdha badala karagarI kumAranI kSamA mAgI. kumAra samaye ke A prasaMge krodha kara nakAme che. je ke manamAM te te saLagI rahyo hato ane A lucI DozIne zikSA ApavA tenA hAtha saLavaLI rahyA hatA, paNa eka te vRddho pratyenA vinayane laIne ane bIjuM kArya siddha thayA pachI krodha karavo nakAme che e vicAra karIne teNe krodhane manamAM ne manamAM ja zamAvI dIdho. kAmalatAne potAne A kAvatarAmAM kaMI ja bhAga na hatuM ema paNa te DezInA kahevA uparathI jANI zakaye. atyArasudhI kAmalatA pratye je udAsInatA rAkhI rahyo hate te UDI gaI ane eTa pachI samudramAM bharatI Ave tema tenuM aMtaHkaraNa kAmalatA tarapha prabaLa AkarSaNa anubhavI rahyuM. DozImA cAlyAM gayAM. divya auSadhI gumAvyAnA zekamAM zuM karavuM te kumArathI na samajAyuM. eka tarapha kAmalatAnuM AkarSaNa,

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14 jaya ane bIjI tarapha divya auSadhI pAchI meLavavAnI tIvra jhaMkhanA. A be mUMjhavaNe atyAre tenA manane mUMjhavI rahI hatI. eka vRkSane AzrayI te beThA hatA tyAM acAnaka eka jaMgalI je puruSa AvIne tenI pAse UbhA rahyA ane lugaDAno cheDe cheDI kaMIka batAvato te bolyA: "meM ghaNA ghaNA sujJa puruSone pUchI joyuM, paNa A vastune kevI rIte upayoga kare e koI samajAvI zakAyuM nathI, Apa e viSayamAM kaMI samajAvI zakaze ?" A jaMgalI puruSanI buddhi ja bahera mArI gaI hatI. je ema na hota to jarUra A kumArane dUrathI joIne te nAsI jAta, paNa svArtha AMdhaLo hoya che. e svArthe ja tenI buddhizakti harI lIdhI hatI. kumAre e vastu joI. pramAdamAM gumAvelI divya auSadhI pharatI pharatI pitAnI pAse ja AvI caDI. te je tene anahada AnaMda thayo. pachI pelA puruSane saMbodhIne te belI UThyo: duSTa ! A auSadhI kyAMthI lAvyA ?" A prazna sAMbhaLatAM ja divya-auSadhIne cora gabharAyo. teNe kumArane oLakhyo ane bIjI ja kSaNe jIva laIne jaMgalamAM nAsI gaye, puNya jyAM sudhI pahoMcatAM hoya che tyAM sudhI gumAvelI vastu pote ja tenA kharA mAlIkanI pAchaLa ghelI banI tene zodhatI zodhatI pAchI pitAnI meLe AvI caDe che ane jenAM puNya paravAryA hoya che tene vizvanI sArabhUta upayogI vastu paNa kaMI ja kAma AvatI nathI; e siddhAMta viSe kumArane daDha zraddhA baMdhANa. e rIte keTalAka divaso cAlyA gayA. eka divase te AkAza

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vijaya 15 mAge jate hato tyAM pAsenI ja subhaga nAmanI eka nagarImAM hajAro mANasone eka ThekANe ekaThAM thayelAM ane aMdara aMdara kaMIka carcA karatAM teNe joyAM. kutUhaLane lIdhe jayakumAra nIce Utaryo. potAne keAI ekadama oLakhI na le te sAru teNe zyAma vAmana svarUpa dharyuM. te jema jema pelA TeLAnI pAse AvavA lAgyo tema tema leke bIjuM badhuM paDatuM mUkI tenA vicitra rUpa sAme ekITase joI rahyA. A kALe ane A ThIMgaNe mANasa e lokoe bhAgye ja koI divase je haze. juo ! juo ! A kaI devAMzI puruSa adharathI UtarI AvyA che." TeLAmAMthI eka jaNe mazkarI karatAM kahyuM. aho ! emane jotAM ja rAjakuMvarI mehita thaI jAya evuM to emanuM rUpa che." bIjAe umeryuM. jayakumAra pite je arIsAmAM potAnuM rUpa nIhALe to tene paNa hasavuM AvyA vinA na rahe. AvA beDoLa ane melAghelA mANasa pAse kaMI vidyA ke maMtrabaLa hoya ema kaI ja na mAne. TeLAnA mANaso tene joI-joIne bhAtabhAtanI TIkAo karavA lAgyA. kumAra te sAMbhaLatA ane manamAM ne manamAM hasate TeLAnI vacamAM AvI Ubhe rahyo. teNe joyuM te eka rAjakumArI sapanA daMzathI mUchita thayelI paDI hatI. subhAga rAjAnI e bhAginI nAmanI kuMvarIne ajANatAM sarpa karaDyo hate. je kaI maMtrazAstrI e kuMvarIne mRtyunA mukhamAMthI bacAve tene rAjAe eka hajAra azva, seMkaDo hAthI ane e kanyA suprata karavAnI ugheSaNa karAvI hatI.

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jaya ane "rAjakuMvarIne mahelamAM laI cAle." jayakumAre rAjAnA eka anucarane kahyuM. tenI AjJAmAM ja eTalI AtmazraddhA hatI ke anucaro tarata ja jayakuMvarIne pAlakhImAM suvADI mahelamAM laI gayA. jayakumAre keTalIka bAhA kriyAone moTo ADaMbara karyo. te je dhAre te pitAnI pAse rahelI divya auSadhIvaDe rAjakuMvarIne te ja kSaNe mUchamAMthI jAgRta karI zake paNa bAhya dekhAva ke ADaMbara vinA lokonI zraddhA meLavI zakAtI nathI, evo vicAra karI teNe keTalAka samaya vitAvyA ane jANe ke bahu ja zrama temaja sAdhanAne aMte rAjakuMvarI jherI asarathI mukata thaI hoya evI chApa pADI: rAjakuMvarI bacI javAthI rAjAne ane nagarajanone ghaNe ja AhUlAda upaje. paNa AvA beDeLa-kadarUpA puruSane rAjakanyA zI rIte paraNAvavI? e eka moTI ciMtA thaI paDI. zarUAtamAM jemaNe jayakumAranI mazkarI karI hatI temane paNa pazcAttApa thaye. AMkhane apriya lAge evA badasurata mANasamAM keTalIka vAra vidyA, kaLA ane maMtra veganuM bhAre sAmarthya raheluM hoya che ema lake joI zakyA. rAjA pote paNa vimAsaNamAM paDyo. AvA beDoLa mANasane pitAnI rUpavatI kanyA ApavI e vAMdarAnA gaLe motIne hAra bAMdhavA jevuM ja lAgyuM, paNa te vacanathI baMdhAI cUkyA hatA. jayakumAra rAjAne vinavavA lAgyo. "rAjana mArA jevA eka kadarUpA mANasane Apa ApanI kanyA sAthe paraNAvo e mane pitAne paNa ucita nathI lAgatuM. Apa kadAca vacanathI

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vijaya 17 baMdhAI cukyA cho evI dalIla lAvI zake paNa rAjakuMvarI mane kaI rIte cAhI zake evI mArI zarIra-sthiti nathI. huM mAruM svarU5 barAbara samajuM chuM. huM pite ja rAjakuMvarIne koI yogya vara sAthe paraNAvavAnI chUTa ApuM chuM." A pramANe keTalAka divasa sudhI rAjA ane jayakumAra vacce rakajhaka cAlI. jayakumAra te rAjAnI ane kuMvarInI kasoTI ja karavA mAgato hato. A kasoTImAM teo kaMcanarUpe siddha thayAM. te pachI jayakumAre potAnuM yathArtha svarUpa batAvyuM ane te ja vakhate nagaramAM apUrva AnaMda ane tRptine mahApravAha pharI va. jayakumAra kaI jaMgalamAM vasanAre melo-ghele, jaMgalI ke aghorI puruSa nathI, paNa eka devAMzI rAjapuruSa che evI lokone khAtrI thaI. cogya muhUrta rAjAe mahatsavapUrvaka potAnI kanyA sAthe jayakumAranuM pANigrahaNa karAvyuM. keTalAka divasa sudhI jayakumAre ahIM rahI svargIya sukha bhagavyuM, paNa eka vAra be sakhIonI vAtacIta tene kAne paDI ane tene badhe rasa UDI gayo. sakhIe te mAtra eTaluM ja kahyuM ke "A ApaNu rAjAno jamAI che ane potAnA sAsarAne tyAM rahI lahera uThAve che." uttama puruSe hamezAM potAnA guNethI ja prakhyAti meLave che, teo potAnA mAmAnA ke zvasuranA pratApe mAna-pAna meLavavAmAM hINapata samaje che e satya kumArane sAMbharI AvyuM. zvasuranA rAjyano tyAga karavA tenuM mana adhIruM banyuM. paNa ahIMthI nIkaLI kayAM javuM? zuM karavuM? e vAtane vicAra thaI paDyuM. nAnA bhAI vijayakumAra pAse javAnuM dila thayuM,

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jaya ane paraMtu te eka mahAna rAjyane bhoktA hovAthI, pitAne AdarasatkAra barAbara thAya ke nahIM te viSe saMdeha upaje te vicAravA lAgyuM ke "maitrI ke baMdhutA hamezAM sarakhe-sarakhA vacce ja hoI zake. eka mahAna rAjA ane mArA jevA eka rajhaLatA musAphara vacce pUrepUrI baMdhutA na pariName, mATe pahelavahelAM kaI eka vizALa rAjya prApta karuM ane pachI ja bhAIne maLuM te ThIka." A vicAra karI te rAjyamaMtranuM smaraNa karavA lalacAye, paraMtu aneka divasenA bhegapaga ane pramAdane lIdhe te maMtra te bhulAI gaye hate. maMtrabraNa thavAthI tene ghaNo kheda thaye. saMsAranAM sAmAnya sukhamAM paDI javAthI mANasa potAnI pAse rahelI bIjI daivI ane apUrva siddhine kevI rIte gumAvI bese che tenuM tene bhAna thayuM. te potAnA pramAdane dhikkAravA lAgyA. saMsArasukharUpa madirAmAM cakacUra banavAthI mANasa Akhare ke matizUnya banI jAya che ! harakoI prakAre bhAIne maLavuM e nizcaya karI teNe aSTAMga nimitta jANanAra nimittinuM rUpa lIdhuM. te vijayakumAra pAse pahoMcI kahevA lAgyA: "he bhUpati ! mArA nimittaprajJAnA pratApathI tamAre vAsa, pravAsa, divya vastunI prApti tathA aizvarya viSe badhI vAtane khulAso huM karI zakuM chuM. " ATaluM sAMbhaLatAM ja vijayakumArane potAne jUne ItihAsa yAda AvyA. pravAsanA du:khanA divasomAM moTA bhAIe karele upakAra tenI najara AgaLa khaDo thayo. te bolI UThyA: "bIjuM to ThIka, paNa henimittaka! mAre moTo bhAI kayAM che? mane kyAre maLaze?"vijayakumAranI AMkhamAMthI daDadaDa AMsu paDavA lAgyAM.

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vijaya "rAjana ! Ama zeka karavAnuM kaMI kAraNa nathI. tamAro moTe bhAI devanI jema svecchAe vicare che ane khUba AnaMdamAM che. huM dhAruM to tamArA banne bhAIone saMgama A kSaNe ja karAvI zakuM, paNa nAnA bhAInI rAjaRddhi joyA pachI bhAI IrSyAthI baLI UThe ane kalezanAM jherI bI thavAya evo mane pitAne bhaya rahe che, eTale ja huM tamane tamArA bhAI sAthe meLavavA khuzI nathI. " nimittakanA A chelA zabdo vijayakumArane zalyanI jema khuMcyA. moTA bhAIne IrSyA upaje e vAta te te zI rIte mAnI zake? kAraNa ke A rAjya, kharuM jotAM te moTA bhAIne ja AbhArI hatuM. vijayakumAre kahyuM: "evI aNaghaTatI vANI na bele. je mAre mATe bhAI annanA eka kaLIAnI jema A rAjya mane soMpI ahIMthI cAlI nIkaLe te mArA pratye IrSyA lAve e asaMbhavita che. huM enI vatI ja. A rAjya calAvI rahyo chuM. chatra ane cAmarane paNa meM e bhAInA virahane lIdhe pahelethI ja tyAga karI dIdhuM che. mAruM aMtara cIrIne tuM joze te tyAM paNa moTA bhAInI yAdagIrI tane dekhAze." A jamAnAmAM A baMdhubhAva, AvI niHspRhatA kharekhara durlabha che. thoDA svArthanI khAtara je vakhate bhAI pitAnA ja bhAInuM satyAnAza vALavA talasato hoya evA jamAnAmAM jayakumAra ane vijayakumArane A prakArane baMdhubhAva kone harSathI romAMcita na kare? aMdhakAramAM guMgaLAtA manuSyane jema ekAeka sUryanAM darzana thAya tema ATalI parIkSA karyA pachI vijayakumArane moTA bhAI jayakumAre darzana ApyAM. banne baMdhuo

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jaya ane paraspara premathI bheTyA ane jANe gharanA AMgaNe ja kalpavRkSa UgyuM hoya e AlAda anubhaLe. bane bhAIoe sAthe vasIne A pramANe keTalAka samaya javA dIdhe. te daramiyAna moTA bhAIe, nAnA bhAInI madadathI pele bhUlAyele maMtra yAda karI lIdhuM. rAjatrAddhi maMtranA jApathI tene bhegAvatInuM rAjya prApta thayuM. pachI te potAnI be strIo ane kAmalatAne sAthe laI vijayakumAra pAse ja eka judA mahelamAM rahevA lAgyA. parAkrama ane nyAya jema paraspara zobhAve tema bane bhAIe potapotAnA guNane lIdhe jagaprasiddha thayA. eka divase vijayakumAre eka svapna joyuM. temAM jayaMtIpurInA rAjAnI putrI pitAne svayaMvara-maMDapamAM varatI hoya ema lAgyuM. prAta:kALa thatAM, teNe rAja-kArabhAra moTA bhAIne suprata karI jayaMtIpurI tarapha prayANa karyuM ane rAjakuMvarInA je svayaMvaramAM aneka dezanA rAjakumAre vividha vastrAlaMkAro paherI birAjyA hatA tyAM eka ThIMgaNuM-zyAmavarNa, rAjakumAra tarIke cheka chellA Asana upara teNe sthAna lIdhuM. sArA ye svayaMvara-maMDapane potAnA saiAdaryanA tejathI cakita karatI rAjakanyA vijayA hAthamAM varamALa laI barAbara vacamAM AvIne UbhI rahI. lajajA ane saMkecathI bharelAM netravatI eka vAra teNIe rAjakumAranI sabhAnuM nirIkSaNa karyuM. vastro ane alaMkArane bAhyADaMbara vijayA jevI keLavAyelI rAjakumArIne chetarI zake ema na hatuM. eka pachI eka rAjakumAranAM guNagAna sAMbhaLatI ane temanAM vadana nIrakhatI teNI

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vijaya 21 AgaLa cAlavA lAgI. te jema jema AgaLa vadhavA lAgI tema tema rAjakumAre paNa nirAza thavA lAgyA. Akhare vijayAkumArIe peAtAnI varamALa pelA ThIMgaNA ane badasurata rAja. kumAranA gaLAmAM paherAvI ane te ja vakhate svayaMvara-sabhA AvA apamAnane lIdhe ekadama khaLabhaLI UThI. devAMzI rAjakumArIne tajI, eka ajANyA-kadarUpA-jhIMgaNA puruSane varamALa paherAvI kuMvarIe samasta rAjakuMvaronuM sakhata apamAna karyuM che ema sAne lAgyuM. e apamAnanA badale levA rAjakumAroe peAtAnAM Ayudha taiyAra karyo. eTalAmAM te AkAzamArge eka devivamAna A tarapha AvatuM dekhAyuM. temAMthI eka tejasvI puruSa bahAra Avye. teNe sarve rAjaputrAne samajAvIne kahyu ke " jene tame ThIMgaNA mANasa mAnI yuddha karavA taiyAra thayA che te baLa, parAkrama ane maMtrazaktimAM tamArA karatAM hajAragaNuA vadhI jAya tevA che. tenu yathArtha svarUpa tame joze tyAre ja tamane samajAze ke te rUpamAM paNa keAi devatAthI Utare tevA nathI. " vidyAdharanA AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI saiA stabdha banI gayA. te pachI vidyAdhare vijayakumArane vinaMti karI ke " dakSiNa zreNinA adhIzvara Apane peAtAnI kanyA paraNAvavA mAge che. huM temanA eka sevaka tarIke Apane prAnA karavA AvyA chuM. "" vijayakumAre vicAryuM ke lakSmI cAMlle karavA Ave e vakhate mAM dhAvA javuM e ThIka nahIM. pachI mULa rUpa prakaTa karI svayaMvaramAM varelI rAjakanyA vijayAne peAtAnI sAthe laI vijayakumAra vidyAdharAnA pradezamAM AvI pahoMcyA ane tyAM dakSiNa

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jaya ane zreNinA adhIzvaranI putrI-vaijayaMtI ane uttara zreNInA adhIzvaranI putrI jayaMtInI sAthe khUba dhAmadhUmapUrvaka lagna karyA. e rIte pitAthI tyajAyelA banne rAjakumAre e potAnA baLathI svataMtra rAjya meLavyAM ane rAjakumArIo sAthe vivAha karI pitAnA kuLanI pratiSThA jamAvI. vakhata jatAM e ubhaya baMdhune pitAne viraha asahya thaI paDyo. temane thayuM ke "ApaNe pitAthI dUra rahI rAjyanAM sukha bhogavIe ane pitAnI sevA-bhaktithI vaMcita rahIe te ApaNe putra tarIkeno dharma nathI pALatA ema ja jagatamAM kahevAya, mATe ApaNe eka vAra pitAnAM darzana karavA ane je teo anumati Ape to temanI sevA uThAvavA taiyAra rahevuM." pachI baMne bhAIo strI, parivAra, vidyAdhara ane senA sahita pitAnA naMdipura nagara bhaNI cAlI nIkaLyA. naMdipura pAse pahoMcatAM, vRddha pitAne A koI jambara zatru yuddha karavA Ave che e khoTe bhAsa thaye, tethI pitA ane putranA sainyanI vacce bhAre yuddha jAme evI sthiti UbhI thaI; paraMtu vijayakumAre pitAnA dehanA bhoge e sthiti aTakAvavA sainikone badale pote ja raNamedAnamAM AgaLa vadhe ane sainikanA prahAra saha, temanI sAthe jhUjhata, pitAnA pagamAM AvIne namI paDyo. pitAne pitAnI bhUla samajAI. vijayakumArane premathI chAtI sarasa dAkhe ane tenI banne durbaLa AMkhamAMthI nehanI azudhArA vahevA lAgI. bhAre mahotsavapUrvaka prajAe paNa temanuM sAmaiyuM karyuM.

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vijaya 23. vRddha pitA Aje keTalAe varasathI pitAnA A banne putrone ahoniza yAda karatuM hatuM. tene have saMsAra tyajI daI tyAgadharma-nivRttimArga aMgIkAra karavAnI utkaTa IcchA hatI. putranA AgamanathI tenI e IcchA paNa pAra paDI. vijayakumAranA AcahathI pitAe jayakumArane rAjya seMpI mahAvrata grahaNa karyuM. RSio jema traNa vegane sAthe te pramANe vijaye traNa khaMDa sAdhyA. vaLI pitAnA nAma uparathI teNe vijayapura nAmanA nagaranI sthApanA karI. e rIte keTalAka kALa vyatIta thaI gaye. evAmAM eka divase vijayapura nagaranI bahAra eka udyAnamAM kevaLI bhagavAna padhAryA. jaya ane vijaya pitAnA aMta:pura sAthe temane vaMdana karavA gayA. e vakhate kevaLI bhagavAne jaya ane vijayane temanA pUrvabhava saMbaMdhI keTalIka hakIkata kahI. mithyAtvanA udayathI manuSyamAtra tiryacapaNanA kevA duHkha veThe che ane pitRonI zAMti arthe zrAddha karanArA pitAnA ja pUrvabhavanAM mAtApitAne kevI nirdayatAthI haNe che e badhuM temane samajAvyuM. tame paNa pUrvabhavamAM deva, guru ane dharma e traNa tatvanuM ekAgratApUrvaka ArAdhana karyuM hatuM. tamArI strI ane tenI be sakhIo paNa samakitane bhajatI hatI, paNa vacamAM eka vAra jayane AtmA, je te vakhate bhAnu tarIke oLakhAto hato teNe traNa tatvane viSe zaMkA karI ane tenI strIe kuLamada karyo. enuM pariNAma e AvyuM ke jayakumAra potAnI pAsenI traNa divya vastuo gumAvI beThe ane je strIe kuLamada karyo hate tene gaNikAne tyAM janma levo paDyo. traNa tatvanA ArAdhanathI ja traNa khaMDa upara tame vijaya vartAvI zakyA che. " A matalabane

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raka jaya ane kevaLI bhagavAne prakAza pADyo. vijayakumAranuM citta samatinA pAkA raMgathI raMgAyuM. vItarAga dharmane viSe tene daDha zraddhA beThI. te zuddha samakitane pALate thake, jinapUjA, tIrthayAtrA, saMghabhakti vagere karI mithyAtvane aMdhakAra TALavA bhagIratha prayatna karavA lAgyA. aDaga samaktidhArI tarIke vijyakumAranI khyAti daze dizAmAM prasarI gaI. I sabhAmAM eka vAra tenI bhAre stuti karI: "meruparvatanI jema vijayakumAra potAnI zraddhAmAM-samakitamAM e aDaga che ke devatAo paNa tene caLAvI zake nahIM." iMdranI A anumodanA eka mithyAtvI devane na rucI. teNe nizcaya karyo ke kaI paNa prakAre vijayakumArane caLAva ane IMdranI stutine vyartha banAvavI. devatAnA upasarga pAse eka pAmara manuSyanuM zuM gajuM? ema dhArI te vijayakumAranI zraddhAne kasoTIe caDAvavA eka jaina sAdhune veSa paherI tenI rAjasabhAmAM AvyuM ane rAjAnA pitAnA mitra ke salAhakAra je ja banI tenI pAse rahevA lAgyA. pahelavahelAM e jenAbhAse rAjAne anukULa rahI jainatatvamAM, vItarAga prabhunAM vacanamAM zaMkA upajAvavAnA vividha prayatna karyA, paNa vijayakumAre tenI eka paNa zaMkA kAne na dharI, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa tenI zaMkAnA evA sacoTa uttara yuktipUrvaka ApyA ke pelA jainAbhAsa devatAne Akhare e mArga tajI daI bIjI saheja AkarI kasoTI karavAnI pharaja paDI. teNe potAnI devatAI zaktinA prabhAvathI durAcArImAM paNa durAcArI e eka jaina sAdhu rAjAne batAvyuM ane jaina saMgha lagabhaga AvA sAdhuo ane AvI sAdhvIothI ja bharela che ema kahyuM. paraMtu rAjAe potAnI pAkI zraddhAnA baLathI

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vijaya 25 e najare dekhAtI vAtane paNa e asvIkAra karyo. "sUryamAM je aMdhakAra saMbhave to ja vItarAgamArgamAM e anAcAra saMbhave. " e rAjAe daDhabhAve uttara Ape. devatAe vicAra karyo ke AvI sAdhAraNa kasoTIthI kadAca rAjA nahIM caLe. tene pitAnI eka-be yuktio niSphaLa javAthI koI paNa caDyo hato. A vakhate teNe rAjAnI sAthI vadhu bhayaMkara kasoTI karavAno nizcaya karyo. teNe zaherabharamAM sarpone bhAre upadrava upajAvyuM. rAjAnA maMtrI, rAjAnA hitaiSIo ane anucarAne paNa teNe svapnamAM AvI kahI dIdhuM ke : "jeo nagaranAM maMdirane viSe nAgenI mUrti sthApI tenI bhaktibhAva sAthe pUjA karaze tene A sarpo koI prakAre raMjADaze nahIM. " mRtyunA bhayathI loko nAgendranI pUjA karavA lAgyA. ISTadevane eka bAju mUkI nAga ja jANe devane deva hoya evI tenI upAsanA thavA lAgI. mRtyunA bhayane nivAravA mANase zuM zuM nathI karatA ? rAjA vijayakumArane tenI AvI caMcaLa vRtti joI bahu lAgI AvyuM. AyuSya pUrNa thayA pachI nAga to zuM paNa saMsAramAM evI kaI zakti nathI ke je AyuSyane eka kSaNa paNa laMbAvI zake, chatAM loko jIvataranI AzAe keTalA ghelA bane che e dekhAva joI rAjAne bahu Azcarya thayuM. rAjamahelamAM ane aMtaHpuramAM paNa ThekaThekANe bhAre viSadhara beriMga dekhAvA lAgyA. strI, putra ne paricArikAo paNa sarpanA bhayathI dhrujavA lAgI. rAjAe potAne rAjamahela badalALe.

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26 jaya ane paraMtu devatAI zaktinA baLathI rAjA jyAM jyAM jAya tyAM tyAM pAchaLa ne pAchaLa ja sarponI moTI paraMparA UbharAvA lAgI. " Apa jarA nAgadevanI pUjA kare che A upadrava tarata ja zamI jAya. " maMtrIe rAjAne salAha ApI. paNa traNa tattvamAM pUrepUrI AsthAvALA vijayakumAre mAtra maMda hAsyathI ja teno javAba Ape. vijayakumAra aDela rahyA. devatAnA upasarge vadhu ugra svarUpa dharyuM. pahelAM to rAjaputrane ane te pachI paTarANune paNa sarpanA daMza thayA. eTaluM chatAM rAjAnI zraddhA calAyamAna na thaI. potAnA vahAlA putrane ane patnIne potAnI AMkha sAme mRtyunA meMmAM paDatAM joyAM, chatAM e vItarAgadharmanA parama upAsakanuM aMtara kSobha na pAmyuM. sArAe zaheramAM hAhAkAra vatI gaye. keTalAke to rAjAne gALe paNa devA lAgyA. rAjA je nAgadevanI pAse sAcuM yA kheDuM saheja mAthuM namAve te A upadrava ekadama zamI jAya ema leke mAnatA hatA, chatAM rAjA e viSayamAM cheka udAsIna hevAthI nagarajane tenI niMdA karavA lAgyA. A badhuM rAjA zAMtabhAve sAMkhI rahyo. tene khAtrI hatI ke dharmazraddhAnuM pariNAma hamezAM sAruM ja kahevuM joIe. keIvAra AkAzamAM tophAna caDI Ave, sUryanA tejane chupAve, paraMtu e tephAna kSaNika heI sUryanA prakAzamAM zraddhA dharAvanAra puruSa ekadama gabharAI jato nathI. devatAe gAruDIne veSa laI rAjAne samajAvavA mAMDyuM "kadAca kaI mithyAtvI devane namaskAra na karavAne

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vijaya 7 tamAro nizcaya hoya te paNa lekane dekhADavAnI khAtara nAgadevanI pAse jarA mAthuM namAve che tethI tamArI zraddhA kaMI cheka kalaMkita nahIM thAya. samagra prajAne sukhazAMti maLatI hoya ane tamAre saheja mAthuM namAvavuM paDatuM hoya te e kaMI bahu moTI vAta na gaNAya. apavAda ke aticArane mela prAyazcitta karavAthI kayAM nathI dhoI zakAto?" rAjA bolyA: "e badhI yuktio nabaLAne bhramajALamAM phasAvavAne bhale upayegI thAya. pANIthI hAthapagane mela dhovAya che, paraMtu eTalA ja khAtara jANI joIne hAthapagane malina karavA e buddhimAnane na zobhe. khare zaktizALI puruSa kaI divasa apavAda nathI sevate. samakitanI rakSAne khAtara rAjya-Rddhi to zuM paNa mArA pitAnA prANanA ane putraparivArane paNa bhega ApavA huM taiyAra chuM." gADIne A sAmarthya ane zraddhAnuM teja asahya thaI paDyuM. teNe krodhAvezamAM AvI rAjAnA sarva zarIre daMza dIdhA. eka eka daMzamAM mahAvikarALa vedanA thavA lAgI. eTaluM chatAM mukhathI te arihaMta bhagavAna ane temanAM prarUpelAM tattvonI ja stuti karI rahyo. | svargamAM beThelA de ane temane pati zakeMdra paNa A kasoTI joI Azcaryamugdha banI gayA. temaNe AkAzamAMthI ekadama punI ane suvarNanI vRSTi karI. duMdubhinAdathI vizvanuM vAtAvaraNa khaLabhaLI UThayuM. vijayakumAra AkarAmAM AkarI kasoTImAMthI zuddha kAMcanarUpe bahAra AvyuM, tenA AnaMdamAM jANe pazu-pakSIo ane vRkSo paNa bhAga letAM heya tema sarvatra prasannatA pravatI rahI.

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28 jaya ane jagatamAM haMmezAM samatha puruSAnI ja kaseATI thAya che, pAmaranA kAI bhAva paNa nathI pUchatuM. upasarga karavA AvanAra deve paNa aMte e sama-zraddhAzIla rAjA vijayakumAranI kSamA mAgI ane strI-putrAdikane pAchAM sajIvana karyAM. mithyAtvI deva paNa te divasathI mithyAtvanA tyAga karI samakitanA upAsaka banyA. e rIte samakitane viSe saMpUrNa zraddhA rAkhI vijayakumAre ghaNA kALa sudhI rAjyalakSmInA upabheAga . Akhare tene cAritra aMgIkAra karavAnA abhilASa thayA. te peAtAnA jyeSTha putrane rAjagAdI upara sthApI zrI vimaLAcaLa tIthaeN gayeA. tyAM eka divase zrI jinezvara bhagavAnanI pUjA karI samitanI bhAvanA bhAvatA hatA, eTalAmAM utkRSTa pariNAmanA ceAge tene sUrya samAna mahApratApI, mithyAtvamAtrane nAza karanAruM kevaLajJAna prApta thayuM. te divasathI vijayarAjA vijayarAjarSi tarIke paMkAyA. dhruve Apela muniveSa paherIne temaNe aneka vijana upara mahAupakAra karyo. rAjarSi vijayanA pratibeAdhane anusarI temanI traNa srI, traNa putra, jaya bhUpati ane temanI traNa strI tathA traNa putra Adie jaina dharmanI pavitra dIkSA lIdhI. te saiA anukrame eka lAkha vanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI siddhipadane pAmyAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Qian www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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haMsarAjA kuzAvarta dezamAM AvelA rAjapura nagarane bhAre bhUpati hovA chatAM rAjA haMsa hamezAM rAjyanA kAmakAjamAM eTale guMthAyele rahete ke vAraMvAra bhAvanA bhAvatAM chatAM te tIrtha yAtrAe nIkaLI zakato nahIM. yAtrAthe nIkaLavAno vicAra kare ne na hoya tyAMthI upAdhi Ave. kaI vAra duzmananI sAme thaI prajAnuM rakSaNa karavAnuM hoya, keI vAra prajAne nyAya ApavAne hoya, te vaLI kaI vAra maMtrIo ane nagarajano sAthe maLI prajAkalyANa viSe carcA karavAnI heya. rAjapurathI thoDe dUra eka parvata upara zrI AdinAtha bhagavAnanuM caitya hatuM. caitrI pUrNimAne divase bhAvikenAM TeLe ToLAM prabhunA darzana mATe tyAM jatAM ane e Akho divasa dharmadhyAnamAM gALatAM. A vakhate te game te bhege paNa caitrI pUrNimAnI yAtrA karavI e rAjA haMse nizcaya karyo. vacamAM kAMI vidhra na naDe eTalA mATe pUrNimA pahelAM ja te rAjyanI sImAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gaye. hajI aradhe raste pahoMcyuM nahIM hoya eTalAmAM pAchaLathI eka dUta doDatuM AvyuM. teNe rAjA haMsane kahyuM: " ApaNA rAjya upara daMDI nagarane rAjA kaNajIna caDI AvyA che ane rAjyanA bhaMDAra luMTavAnI taiyArImAM che. maMtrIe chAnI rIta

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haMsamane ravAnA karI Apane eka vAra rAjadhAnImAM padhAravAnI vinaMti karavAnuM kahyuM che. " eka tarapha rAjyanI addhi ane bIjI tarapha tIrthayAtrAne apUrva lAbha-e bemAMthI kaI vastu pasaMda karavI tene haMsa rAjA AtmasAkSIe vicAra karavA lAgyuM. trAddhi te kadAca bIjI vAra maLe, paNa yAtrAno je avasara jAya te pAche bIjI vAra na maLe. dharmanA kAryamAM hamezAM AvA ne AvAM ja vidane Ave. " svAmina ! mAtra eka divasano vilaMba thaze. Apa laDavAne pAchA pharo cho ema jANatAM ja duzmana UbhI pUMchaDIe nAsI jaze, mATe mArA namra abhiprAya pramANe to Apa ahIMthI pAchA pharo e ja ucita che. " eka subhaTe kahyuM. bIjA subhaTe ke jeo yAtrAnA lahAva karatAM saMsAranI rAjyaRddhine adhika mAnatA hatA temaNe paNa rAjAne pAchA vaLavA prArthanA karI, chatAM haMsarAjA jarAe calAyamAna na thaye. "A saMsAramAM bhramaNa karatAM A jIve keNa jANe keTalIe vAra iMdranI samRddhine bhulAve evI lakSmI ane saMpatti bhegavI haze. e vastu kaMI durlabha ke alabhya nathI. kharekhara je koI sAra vastu hoya te bhagavAnanI bhakti athavA tIrthayAtrA ja che." e daDha nizcaya karI rAjAe AgaLa prayANa karyuM. ghaNuMkharA subhaTo to tyAMthI ja pAchA pharyA kAraNa ke yAtrA karatAM dhana-dhAnya temane adhika vahAlAM hatAM. sAthenA tamAma nokaro pAchA vaLavA chatAM haMsarAjA siMhanI jema eka yAtrAnA raste AgaLa cAlyA.

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ra jana 31 jatAM jatAM eka mahAaTathI AvI. A aTavImAM anArya jevA bhIla leke ja vasatA hatA. teo ekAda vastra ke thoDAM ghareNAM mATe game te musApharane mArI nAMkhe evA krUra hatA. AthI rAjAe pitAnAM badhAM kiMmatI vastro ane alaMkAre tyAM ne tyAM ja tyajI dIdhAM. sAdA vezamAM te aTavI oLaMgavA lAgyo. eTalAmAM eka bhayabhIta-gabharAyeluM mRgabALa tenI pAse thaIne doDI gayuM. mRganI nirdoSatA ane zIkArIonI nirdayatAne te hajI e vicAra karI rahyo hato teTalAmAM vikarALa dekhAvavALo ane hAthamAM dhanuSya-bANavALe eka bhIla e rAjAnI pAse AvIne Ubhe rahyo. mRganI pAchaLa doDI doDIne khaba lethapiotha thaI gayo hoya tema tenA moM uparathI dekhAI AvatuM hatuM. AvatAMveMta teNe pUchayuM: "ahIMthI kaI mRga gayeluM teM joyuM che?" satyavAdI rAjA haMsane, A praznane zuM javAba Apa e eka gaMbhIra prazna thaI paDyo. je sAcesAcuM ja bole te mRganuM mota nIpaje ane je khoTuM bole to asatya bolavAnuM pApa vahoravuM paDe. A bemAMthI eke pariNAma na Ave e madhyama mArga tene zodhavo paDyo. jANe ke rAjA haMsa pote kaMI samajato ke sAMbhaLatA ja na hoya tevI rItane teNe dekhAva karyo ane kahyuM: "huM koNa chuM ema tuM pUche che ne? huM eka ajANyo ane bhUle-bhaTakate musAphara chuM." tuM game te he, huM te pUchuM chuM ke ahIMthI kaI mRga gayuM che?" bhIle bIjI vAra utAvaLamAM ne utAvaLamAM prazna karyo.

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32 haMsamAruM nAma pUche che? lake te mane haMsa kahe che." rAjAe mULa savAlane ja uDAvI dIdhe. AvA baherA mANasa sAthe nakAmI mAthAkUTa karavAthI nakAme vakhata jaze ema dhArI bhIla tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLe. haMsarAjAe eka moTA dharmasaMkaTamAMthI chuTakAro meLavyo. thoDe dUra gaye eTale eka tapasvI munirAja sAmethI AvatA dekhAyA. AvA bIhAmaNuM jaMgalamAM saMsAranA tAraNahAra samA eka jainamuninA darzana thayAM tethI rAjAnA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. teNe eka sArA zrAvakane chAje tevI rIte munirAjane vaMdana karyuM ane sukhazAtA paNa pUchI. munirAjane ahIM rokAvAnuM kaMI khAsa kAraNa na hovAthI teo pitAnA mArge cAlyA gayA. keTalIka vAre rAjAne be bhIla sAmA maLyA. e banne jaNA koInI zodhamAM hoya ema temanI vyagratA parathI spaSTa thatuM hatuM. teo AsapAsa najara nAkhatAM rAjAnI pAse AvI UbhA rahyA. e apazukanIALa sAdhu kaI tarapha gaye ?eka bhIle rAjAnI sAme joI pUchyuM. haMsarAjA teno kaMI javAba Ape te pahelAM ja bIje bhIla belI UThyo: "amArA saradAra-pallI patine e sAdhunuM apazukana naDayuM ane amAre badhAne luMTaphATa karavA javAne vicAra mAMDI vALa paDyo, eTale have te e sAdhune vadha ja thavuM joIe." pote kevI muzkela sthitimAM mukAya che te haMsarAjA

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rAjA. 33 tarata ja samajI gaye. eka tarapha muninI hatyA ane bIjI tarapha asatya bolavAne deSa: e be vaccethI tene sahisalAmata mArga kADhavAne hate. tarata ja tenI kuzAgrabuddhi tenI madade AvI. rAjAe eka tattvajJAnI je dekhAva karIne kahyuM: "tame bane ajJAna lAge che. tavadaSTi te tene e ja javAba Ape ke je jue che te bolatA nathI ane je bole che te jete nathI." arthAt AMkha ke je jovAnuM kAma kare che te belatI nathI ane jIbha ke je bolavAnuM kAma kare che te joI zakatI nathI. bhIla jevA jaDamati A uttaramAM zuM samaje? rAjAne kahevAne bhAvArtha teo na samajyA. thoDI paLe sudhI te teo rAjAnA mukha sAme ja joI rahyA. temane lAgyuM ke A mANasa koI vicitra lAge che, eTale teo jhAjhI rakajhaka karyA vinA tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLyA. eTalAmAM sUrya AthamavAne samaya thayo. rAjAe eka gaMbhIra vaDalAnI othamAM besI pitAnuM pratikramaNa karI lIdhuM. paMcaparameSThInuM smaraNa karatAM te UMghavAnI taiyArI karato hato, eTalAmAM eka bakhelamAMthI nIcenA zabdo tenA kAne paDyA - AvatI kAle moTe saMgha ahIM thaIne ja nIkaLaze. ghaNA zrImaMta ane senA-rUpAnAM alaMkAravALAM strI-puruSe temAM haze. ahIM temane lUMTavAnI ThIka majA paDaze. vasatIthI A sthAna eTaluM dUra che ke ApaNe kyAM saMtAyA chIe tene paNa kaIne kaMI patto nahIM maLe."

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haMsa i paNa prakAra to, keI su camAM dUra dIvAna tIrthayAtrAe jata jaina saMgha aTavImAM luMTAya ane sAdhusAdhvI tema ja zrAvaka-zrAvikAone upadrava thAya e vicAra mAtrathI rAjAnuM dhArmika aMtara dhrujI UyuM. A lUMTArAonA paMjAmAMthI saMdhane kaI paNa prakAre mukta te karavuM joIe, paNa Aje te te nirAdhAra hato, ni:zastra hatuM, keI subhaTa paNa sAthe na hato. e ciMtAmAM thoDo vakhata vItI gaye. eTalAmAM dUra dIvAne prakAza dekhAya. hAthamAM mazAla laI, sainyanAM mANaso jevA puruSe barAbara potAnI pAse ja AvatAM hoya ema lAgyuM. navA AvanArA paikI eka sainike rAjAnI mukhamudrAnuM jhINuM AMkhe avalokana karyuM ane kahyuM: "A te kaI mahApratApI puruSa dekhAya che." jarA kahezo ke tame kene zodhI rahyA che?" rAjAe zAMtithI pUchyuM. ame sAMbhaLyuM che ke ATalAmAM luMTArAnI eka ToLI che. AvatI kAle ahIMthI saMgha nIkaLavAnuM che tene kaMI upadrava na thAya teTalA mATe ame rAtamAM ne rAtamAM ja e TeLIne jaDamULamAMthI ukheDI nAMkhavA mAgIe chIe. rAjAne sakhta hukama che. tame e lUMTArAo viSe kaMI kahI zakaze?" sainike khulAso karyo. bahu bahu te lUMTArAo viSe huM eTaluM kahI zakuM ke tamAre saMghanI sAthe khUba sAvaceta rahevuM joIe, ethI vizeSa huM zuM kahI zakuM?" - " tyAre te jarUra eNe lUMTArAone joyelA hovA

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rAja 35 joIe. kharekhara kahI vo ke tame e lUMTArAone joyA che ke nahIM ?" sainikanI utsukatA vadhI paDI. rAjA samajate hato ke je te kaMTArAonuM raheThANa batAve te lohInI nadI vahyA vinA bIjuM kaMI sAruM pariNAma na Ave. te hiMsAthI ane asatyathI paNa bacavA tema ja lUMTArAone bacA- * vavA mAgatA hatA. teNe javAba vALe: "huM sAcuM ja kahyuM chuM ke meM mArI najare e lUMTArAone joyA nathI, paNa tamAre te pahelAM karatAM paNa vadhu sAvadha rahevAnI jarUra che. " rAjAnAM vacana ane tenA ivani uparathI subhaTone lAgyuM ke AmAM kaMIka rahasya che. temaNe khUba sAvacetIthI saMghanuM saMrakSaNa karavAno nizcaya karyo ane saMghanI sAthe joDAI gayA. pilA bakholamAM beThelA lUMTArAoe vicAra karyo ke: "A mANase ApaNane maratA bacAvI levA kevI sarasa yukti karI ? je teNe saheja IsAro sarakhe paNa karyo hota ane e rIte ApaNe bakhola subhaTone cIMdhI heta te ApaNuM badhAnAM mAthAM ahIM ne ahIM ja dhaDathI judAM thaI jAta. A dayALu puruSe ApaNane bacAvI lIdhA e badala ApaNe saue tenA caraNamAM paDI tenuM dAsatva ja svIkAravuM joIe." badhA lUMTArAo bhegA thaI A dayALu rAjAnA pagamAM namI paDayA ane rAjAe paNa have pachI lUMTa ke hiMsA na karavAnI salAha ApI. pelI tarapha daMDInagaranA karNane rAjAe haMsarAjAnA badhA dhanabhaMDAra lUMTI lIdhA, paNa tene eTalAthI ja saMtoSa kema thAya? haMsarAjA je parAkramI virodhI jIvate hoya te

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haMsa yAtrAethI AvyA pachI bIjI ja kSaNe karNana jevA pAMcapacIza rAjAnA bhukkA kADhI nAMkhe. A vicAra karI kaNuM ne haMsarAjAnuM mastaka lAvI ApanArane bhAre InAma ApavAmAM Avaze evI udghASaNa karAvI. * InAmanI lAlace deDatA be savAra rAjA haMsa pAse AvI pahecA. veza uparathI te teo rAjAne oLakhI zake ema na hatuM, tethI savAroe rAjAne ja pUchayuM: haMsarAjAne A tarapha kayAM gaye jANe cho? rAjA karNArjuna tenuM mAthuM vADhI lAvanArane bhAre InAmathI navAjavA mAge che. amAre game te rIte paNa e haMsarAjAne pakaDa che." atyAra sudhI dharmasaMkaTemAMthI sIdhe-sarala raste kADhanAra rAjA haMsa, A savAranA savAla sAMbhaLI mUMjhavaNamAM paDyo. te vicAravA lAgya: "DAzA jIvataranI khAtara jUThuM bolavuM e zuM mArA jevA satyavRttivALAne zobhe? bIjA jIvane bacAvavA huM bhale yuktipUrvaka uttara ApuM, paNa jyAM mArA ekalAne svArtha hoya tyAM te mAre khullekhullo sIdhe-sarala ane satya javAba na ApI de joIe." A vicAra karI haMsarAjAe kahyuM:-" jene tame zodhI rahyA che e ja huM haMsarAjA pote chuM. tame dhAre te tene pakaDI tamArA rAjA pAse laI jaI zako che. A dehanuM game te kare. A jiMdagImAM huM koI divasa asatya be nathI ane Aje paNa thoDA jIvataranI AzAe asatya bolavAnuM pApa nahIM rahe. " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat ami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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rAjA 37 AvI nirbhaya ane satya vANuM sAMbhaLI duzmana rAjAnA lobhI mANaso paNa dAMtamAM AMgaLI nAMkhI gayA. have zuM karavuM ? eno vicAra cAle che eTalAmAM AkAzane viSe devatAoe taMdubhinA nAda karyA. " satyavAdI rAjA haMsane jaya" e jayadhvani tarapha thaI rahyo. tamArA satya ane ahiMsAvrata upara huM saMtuSTa thayA chuM. meM pote ja tamArA manane nasADI tamArA rAjya ane saMpattinI rakSA karI che. je citrI pUrNimAnI yAtrA karavA tame nIkaLyA che te divasa Aje ja che, mATe mArI sAthe A vimAnamAM besI jinezvaranAM darzana karavA padhAre. " ema kahI devatAe rAjA haMsane bahumAna sAthe potAnA vimAnamAM besAryA. rAjA haMse khUba bhaktibhAvathI tIrthayAtrA karI. pitAnA duzamana rAjAne paNa kSamA ApI baMdhanamukta karyo. tenI A prakAranI udAratA joI de adhika prasanna thayA. satya, ahiMsA ane jinabhaktino prabhAva ja e che ke jeo vivekapUrvaka e vrata pALe te manuSyane to zuM paNa devatAone paNa pitAnA dAsa jevA banAvI de che. rAjA haMsanuM jIvana e ja vratane mahimA prabodhe che.

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lakSmIpuMja saudharma zeTha janmathI ja daridra hatA. lakSamI meLavavAne te jema jema phAMphAM mAre tema tema vadhu nirAza bane. nasIbane jaga ja e ke eke pAse savaLa na paDe. pachI te saudharma zeThe paNa lakSmIvAna banavAnI AzA tyajI dIdhI. paNa je divase sAdhama zeThanI bhAryA dhannAe eka sukumAra tejasvI putrane janma Ape te divasathI acAnaka saidharma zeThanI sthiti badalAI gaI. kahevata che ke " putranAM lakSaNa pAraNAmAMthI ja kaLAya" paraMtu lakSmIpuMjane AtmA te garbhamAM AvyuM te paLathI ja tene prabhAva dekhADavA lAgyA. putra pite eTale badhe bhAgyazALI hate ke saudharma zeThane najIvA vepAramAM paNa puSkaLa lAbha thavA mAMDyo. lakSmI pote ja jANe ke bIjuM kaI sAruM sthAna na maLavAthI saudharma zeThane tyAM AvIne vasavA mAgatI hoya evAM cihna jaNAvA lAgyAM. dhIme dhIme eka vakhatanA dIna-daridra zeThane tyAM sAgaranA mojAMnI jema lakSmI uchALA mAravA lAgI. garbhamAM AvatAM ja je putra ATale puNyaprabhAva dAkhave tenA pratye mAta-pitAne asAdhAraNa vAtsalya skure emAM te kaMI kahevApaNuM ja na hoya. saudharma zeThe dhannAnA saghaLA dehada pUrA karyA. bhAre dhAmadhamathI lakSmIpujano janmotsava Uja ane zAstramAM varNavelA soLa saMskAra karAvyA.

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puMja lakSamIpuMja jema moTe thate game tema sUryanI sahastra kaLAnI peThe tene bhAgyaravi paNa pUra bahArathI khIlI nIkaLe. eka garIba pitAne putra aDhaLaka lakSamIne bhaktA banavA chatAM eTale ja nirabhimAnI rahI zake che e joI nagarajane paNa tene khUba cAhavA lAgyA. lakSamInI sAthe sadaguNa hoya e senAmAM sugaMdha maLavA je virala ga gaNAya. lakSmIpuMjanA vadana upara lakSmInuM teja vilasatuM, tenA vyavahAramAM dharma ane nItinI suvAsa pheratI. parizrama vinA-anAyAse maLelAM sukhavaibhavane bhagavate lakSmIpujA krame krame yuvAvasthAne prApta thaye. ApaNe jene bhAgya kahIe chIe te kharuM jotAM te pUrvanAM puNya athavA dharmane ja paripAka hoya che. lakSamIpuMja e siddhAMta samajato hato. paNa pite pUrvabhavamAM AcarelA vratathI taddana ajANa hatuM. eka divase eka vyaMtarAdhipati devanI kRpAthI e paDado paNa khulI gayA. vyaMtarAdhipatie pragaTa thaIne kahyuM : "Ape pUrvabhavamAM adattAdAna-viramaNavratanuM eTalI daDhatAthI pAlana karyuM hatuM ke bhAre bhayaMkara parIkSAmAMthI pasAra thavA chatAM Apa Akhara sudhI calita thayA nahatA. ApanuM nAma e vakhate guNadhara hatuM. prAya: pAMcase gADAM bharI vyApAra arthe Apa ekameTI aTavImAMthI jatA hatA. tevAmAM Apa bIjA anucarethI acAnaka vikhUTA paDI gayA. mArgamAM jatAM eka mUlyavAna maNimALA rastAmAM paDelI Ape najare najara nihALI. keInI mAlakI vinAnI A mALA Apane upADI levAnuM dila thayuM, paNa tarata ja kAInA ApyA vinA kaMI cIja na levAnuM

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lakSmIvita Apane sAMbharI AvyuM ane tethI maNimALA jANe kAcane sAmAnya kakaDo hoya tema tene tyajI daI AgaLa cAlyA. ati thAkane lIdhe Apane kaDakaDIne tarasa lAgI, paNa ajANyA mArgamAM pANInI tapAsa zI rIte karavI? pANI vinA prANa UDI jAya evI sthiti thaI. eTalAmAM eka jhADanI DALIe bAMdhelA pAtramAMthI pANI TapakatuM dekhAyuM. AsapAsa kaI mANasa na maLe. keIne pUchyA vinA ane mAlIkanI maMjUrI meLavyA vinA Apa pANI zI rIte laI zako? keTalIka vAra AvA viSama saMgamAM mANasa pitAnuM manobaLa gumAvI de che. te pitAnA manane samajAve che ke " pAchuM jevI sAmAnya vastu levAmAM kaIne pUchavAnI zuM jarUra? " paNa Ape ApanA AtmAne na chetaryo. cAhe sAmAnyamAM sAmAnya vastu hoya ke kiMmatImAM kiMmatI alaMkAra hoya, te paNa mAlIkanI rajA lIdhA vinA e vastu grahaNa na karavI evI Ape pratijJA laI lIdhI hatI. pANI vinA kaMThe prANa AvavA chatAM, Apa pANInA pAtrane tyAga karI AgaLa ravAnA thayA. Apa te sudhAtRSA veThI zake eTalA saMyamI hatA, paNa Apane vahAlo ghoDo thAka ane kSudhA-tRSAnuM duHkha sahI zake nahIM. te ApanI najara sAme ja prANu chaDI gaye. A dekhAva joI Apane bahu lAgI AvyuM. ghoDAne kaI sajIvana kare te sAthenuM sarvasva dhana tene arpaNa karI devAne nizcaya karyo, paNa e bihAmaNuM aTavImAM bIjuM koNa hoya? aMte Apa thAkIne eka vRkSa nIce beThA. mRtyu sivAya bIje kaI Aro nathI ema vicArI A5 paMcaparameSTInuM maraNa karavA lAgyA.

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puMja huM AvyuM te hate Apane harAvavA, paNa huM pote ja tamArA cAritrabaLa pAse hArI gaye. tame jyAre adattAdAnaviramaNa vrata aMgIkAra karyuM tyAre huM tamArI pAse ja Ubhe hatA. e vakhate mane thayeluM ke A zeTha bhale vrata le, paNa e vrata tenAthI paLAvuM bahu muzkela che, paraMtu have mane samajAya che ke Apa jema vrata laI zake che tema tene akhaMDapaNe nabhAvI paNa jANe che kharA. tamArA jevA vratadhArIone mArAM seMkaDo vaMdana che !" e pramANe kahI eka vidyAre Apane praNAma karyA. e ja vakhate teNe chupAvI rAkhelA ApanAM badhAM mANasone hAjara karyA. pele ghaDe paNa rajU karyo ane te uparAMta puSkaLa dravya ApanA caraNamAM dharyuM. Ape e dravya letAM pahelAM khUba AnAkAnI karI. e dravya upara mAre kaMI ja adhikAra nathI." e vAta Ape vidyAdharane yuktipUrvaka samajAvI, chatAM Akhare vidyAdharanA AgrahathI e dravya Apane levuM paDyuM. Ape tene upaga dharmanA kAryomAM karI adhika puNya prApta karyuM. e puNya tema ja e vrataniSThAnA pratApe ja Apa Aje ATalI akhUTa lakSamI ane vaibhavane upaga karI rahyA che." A vRttAMta sAMbhaLI lakSmIpuMjane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. eka sAmAnya vratanA pAlanathI je ATaluM sukha maLe te zuddha cAritranuM pAlana manuSyane keTalI UMcI padavIe pahoMcADe te tene barAbara samajAyuM. chevaTe teNe zuddha vairAgyapUrvaka dIkSA grahaNa karI ane e rIte pitAne mAnava-janma saphaLa karyo

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kalAvatI ( 1 ) A suvarNavalaya keTalAM suMdara che? sakhi ! A saMsAranI sthala dhAtune badale kevaLa saneharasanA ja e banelAM hoya ema tane nathI lAgatuM? nehIjanene UbharAte sneha hamezAM AvI bheTemAM ja AkAra pAme che. kSI dhArAne AvI bheTe ja vadhu sajIva ane pravAhI banAve che." devazAlapuranI nirdoSa rAjakanyA-kalAvatI, Aje patigRhe AvyA pachI pahelI ja vAra jANe jUnAM saMsmaraNe ukelatI hoya tema pitAnI eka sakhI pAse upara pramANe aMtaranA UbharA ThalavI rahI hatI. thoDI paricArikAo sivAya aMtaHpuramAM bIjuM kAMI nA hatuM. kalAvatInI AMkha hAthamAMnAM suvarNavalaya upara ja TharI gaI hatI. jagatanI sArabhUta vastu maLatAM jevI AtmatRpti thAya tevI ja tRpti tenI AMkhomAM spaSTa dekhAI AvatI hatI. jANe ke valaya mAlanA kalAvatI upara kaMI ajaba ja karyuM hoya tema te aMga uparanAM bIjAM AbhUSaNene bhUlI valayanuM dhyAna dharI besI rahI hatI. hAthamAMnAM valaye Aje kalAvatI upara saMpUrNa adhikAra jamAvyuM hatuM.

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vatI - sakhIo e valayane ItihAsa nahotI jANatI. temane mana te valaya eka sAmAnya AbhUSaNarUpa ja hatAM. paraMtu kalAvatI Aje pitAnAM gharanAM jUnAM sukha-smaramAM taNAtI jatI hatI. pharIthI te bolI: A valaya mArAM bIjAM badhAM alaMkArane jhAMkhA banAvI mUke che. e keTalAM sukumAra, bhabhakAdAra ane snehAMti che ? sAcA sneha vinA AvI suMdara bheTa bIjuM keNa mokale ? sneha" ane " suMdara bheTa" e zabda sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjA zaMkha ke je aMta:puramAM chupAI rahI kalAvatInI A kIDA joI rahyo hato teNe vIjaLIne eka AMcaka anubhavyuM. - "mArA sivAya bIjA koI upara kalAvatI sneha rAkhe che ane e snehanI bheTa upara ja te Aje unmatta banI che. " ema te joI zakyuM. rAjA zaMkha jyAre dhIme pagale aMtaHpuramAM AvyuM tyAre te thoDI vAra chupAI rahI, pAchaLathI ekAeka pragaTa thaI kalAvatIne Azcaryamugdha ja banAvavA mAgatA hate. tenI AzAo ekIsAthe tUTI paDI. sukha ane aizvaryanI ImArata ekAeka jamInadosta thatI hoya ane tenI nIce tene AtmA chupAI jato hoya evI yAtanA te anubhavI rahyo. rAjA zaMkhanA aMta:puramAM sneha ke nehanA upahArane kaMI sthAna ja na hovuM joIe ema te mAnate. kalAvatInI upara teNe keTalI AzA ane zraddhA rAkhelI ? gaja zreNInA putra datte jyAre pahelavahelAM kalAvatInAM rUpa-guNa viSe varNana kareluM tyAre te kalAvatIne meLavavA, tene potAnI paTTarANa

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ja kalA banAvavA keTale badhe Atura hatA ? ane kalAvatI sAthe lagna karyA pachI paNa pote potAne keTale bhAgyazALI mAnato? kalAvatImAM ja tenuM sarvasva samAyuM hatuM. kalAvatInA neha pAse te pitAnI rAjasaMpattine paNa tuccha mAnato. Aje kalAvatI tene mAyAvinI lAgI. rUpa ane guNanI nIce duSTatAnAM thara patharAyelAM hoya ema tene lAgyuM. "kalAvatI mArA sivAya anya koI puruSane cAhe che." ema te chape rahIne joI zake. tene potAne viSe tiraskAra chUTayo. eka nArImAM potAne saMpUrNa vizvAsa mUkavA badala pite pitAne ja aparAdhI mAnavA lAgyo. kalAvatInA hAthamAM A navIna valaya kyAMthI AvyAM ? keNe mekalyAM?" te viSe pUchavApaNuM ke tapAsa karavA jevuM paNa kaMI na lAgyuM. te cUpacApa eka zabda sarakhe paNa belyA vinA pitAnA AvAsamAM cAlyA gaye. tenA meM upara krodha ane viSAdanI ghora kAlimA chavAI gaI. mahelanA anucare paNa rAjAnI krUra mukhamudrA nihALI bhayabhIta banyA. - sUryanAM kiraNa paNa je aMtaHpuramAM pravezatAM tharathare tyAM snehanI bheTa pahece tyAre te anAcAranI avadhi ja aMkAvI joIe. rAjA zaMkhe nizcaya karyo ke: "kalAvatI eka durAcArI nArI navaDI. A jagata upara jIvavAne tene kaMI adhikAra na hoI zake." hajAre nAgarikone nyAya ApanAra zaMkha rAjA kalAvatIne nyAya ApavAmAM azakta nIvaDyo. nyAyapriya aMtarAtmAe che e suvarNa-valaya kevI rIte, kenI taraphathI AvyAM?" e

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vatI viSe jarA vadhu tapAsa karavA preraNA karI, paraMtu rAjAnA aMdha abhimAne e preraNAne sAda saMbhaLAvA ja na dIdho. teNe pitAnI meLe ja nizcaya karI vAje ke "jyAM pratyakSa pramANa maLI cUkayuM hoya tyAM anumAna ke vizeSa kaMI tapAsa karavAnI jarUra rahetI ja nathI." eka tarapha rAjA jyAre kalAvatIne kaThera daMDa ApavAne niradhAra karI rahyo hato te ja vakhate bIjI tarapha kalAvatI pitAnA sukhI saMsAranI eka pachI eka asaMkhya ghaTanAo saMbhArI UMDuM AzvAsana laI rahI hatI. rAtrine bIjo prahara vItavA chatAM rAjA zaMkhane samayanuM kaMI bhAna na rahyuM. Aje nidrA paNa tenAthI rIsAI gaI hatI. thoDIvAre teNe eka aMgarakSikAne bolAvI ane tenA kAnamAM kaMIka kahyuM. te pachI teNe niHkaruNa nAmanA eka subhaTane bolAvI prAta:kALa thatAM pahelAM kalAvatIne ati dUranA bhayAnaka araNyamAM ekalI mUkI AvavAnI AjJA pharamAvI. AthI rAjAnA aMtara uparane je kaMIka ocho thavA lAgyo. rAtrine aMdhakAra ogaLe te pahelAM sArathi, kalAvatIne rathamAM besArI vikaTa araNya tarapha cAlI nIkaLe. kalAvatI kaMI pUchatI te javAbamAM te mAtra eTaluM ja kaheto ke: " rAjAne hukama che, ApanI sAthe vadhu vAta karavAne paNa mane hukama nathI." eka vakhatanI pratApI paTTarANI eka kSaNamAtramAM je asahAya abaLA banI gaI. te rAjAne Azaya te zI

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46. kalArIte samajI zake, paNa sArathinA A prakAranA vartana uparathI bhayAnaka bhAvI tene gADha aMdhakAra tarapha kheMcI rahyuM hoya ema te joI zakI. rAjAnI AjJA sivAya sArathi ATalI hAma na bhIDe ema te te barAbara samajatI hatI. rAjA pote araNyamAM ja rAtavAso rahyA hoya ane aMtaHpuranA aMdhArAmAMthI be divasa chUTI ApavA bolAvatA hoya to te paNa asaMbhavita nathI. ghaNIvAra rAjA e rIte kalAvatIne vanamAM pitAnI sAthe paNa laI jate. vananI zAMtine bhedate ratha utAvaLI gatie AgaLa ne AgaLa cAlyA jato hate. kalAvatI kaMI ja nizcaya na karI zakI. ghaDImAM te sukhanA svapnanI mahelAta caNatI te ghaDIkamAM bhayaMkara bhaviSyanI AgAhI anubhavI dhrujI UThatI. sUryodaya thatAM ja sArathIe ratha thaMbhALe. prathamanA saMketa pramANe vRkSanI otha pAchaLa chupAyelI be rAkSasI jevI strIoe AvI rathane paDade Ucaka ane kalAvatIne nIce UtaravAne IzAro karyo. kalAvatIe AsapAsa najara karI. rAjAnI chAvaNa jevuM kaMI cihna sarakhuM paNa tyAM na bhAsyuM. te eka paLavAramAM A badhI utAvaLa ane ceAjanAmAM rahelA prapaMca samajI gaI. te kaMpatA hRdaye ratha nIce UtarI. tarata ja rAkSasIonA hAthamAM rahelA ghAtakI charA sUryanA tejamAM camakayA. zira chedanI ja badhI taiyArI agAuthI karI rAkhI hoya ema kalAvatIne lAgyuM. rAjA zaMkha kayA aparAdha badala potAnI

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vatI 47 eka vakhatanI Azrita abaLAne AvI krUra sajA karavA taiyAra thaye haze tenI kalpanA sarakhI paNa kalAvatI na karI zakI. teNue thoDI ja paLomAM potAnuM bhUtakALanuM jIvana eka citrapaTanI jema nihALI lIdhuM. paNa temAM keI sthaLe AchuM sarakhuM paNa kalaMka, azraddhA ke patibhaktinI UNapa jevuM na dekhAyuM. teNue ahoniza eka mAtra svAmInuM ja dhyAna dharyuM hatuM, svAmInA sukhamAM ja pitAnuM sibhAgya mAnyuM hatuM, chatAM A sajA vidhi zuM durbaLane pIDavAmAM ja pitAnA parAkramanI parAkASThA lekhe che ? kalAvatIe eka ni:zvAsa mUka. A bhavanA nahIM te pUrva bhavanAM ja kaI karmanI A sajA haze ema ciMtavI manane manAvyuM. te patinI khAtara ja jIvatI hatI. AtmAnI amaratA upara tene eTale te aTala vizvAsa hatuM ke je te garbhavatI na hota to eka nisAso nAMkhyA vinA ke AMsunuM eka TIpuM pADyA vinA te rAkSasInI charI nIce potAnuM mastaka jhukAvata ane paMca-parameSThInuM smaraNa karatAM ja A saMsArane pravAsa pUro karI cAlI nIkaLata. paNa Aje te te eka mAtA banavAnI AturatA dharI rahI hatI. potAnI khAtara nahIM paNa rAjA zaMkhanA kulagauravanI khAtara paNa tene jIvavAnI jarUra hatI. teNue gabharAyelA vadane AkAza sAme joyuM ane je rAkSasIone jotAM sAmAnya naranArInuM haiyuM dhrujI UThe tenI tarapha arthazUnya najara pheMkI. rANe sAheba! Ape akaLAvAnI kaMI ja jarUra nathI, mAtra ApanAM be kAMDAM kApI nAMkhavAnI ja amane AjJA

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48 kalAmaLI che." eka rAkSasIe khulAso karyo. A bhayAnaka ara zyamAM pote hAthanI sahAya vinA zI rIte jIvI zakaze ane pitAnA asahAya bALanuM zI rIte pAlana karI zakaze? ene vicAra karatAM tenI AMkhe aMdhArAM AvyAM. eTalAmAM te vadhAre vakhata barabAda kara niSphaLa mAnI rAkSasIoe kalAvatInAM bane kAMDAM kApI nAMkhyAM. je kAMDAM senAnAM valayane lIdhe apUrva zebhAmaya lAgatAM hatAM te kAMDAM, vRkSa uparathI kharI paDelI sUkI DALInI jema pRthvI upara kharI paDyAM. rAkSasIene paNa eTaluM ja joItuM hatuM. ghaNI vAre kalAvatInI kaLa UtarI. hAthamAMthI ghaNuM lehI. javAne lIdhe ane te uparAMta prasavanI vedanAne lIdhe te mRtaprAya jevI banI gaI hatI. keI dAsa-dAsI paNa tyAM na hatuM ke je kalAvatInAM soSAtA kaMThamAM pANInuM eka biMdu reDe. je bALakanA janma vakhate aneka prakAranAM vAjItrA vAgavAM joIe, hajAro vadhAmaNIo ane harSanA AlApathI vAtAvaraNa bharAI javuM joIe te ja bALaka Aje bhayaMkara vanamAM, nirAdhAra, durbaLa kalAvatInA paga pAse paDa hato. bALakane chAtI sarasa dAbI mAtRtvanI lAgaNIone saMtoSavAnI utkaMThA uddabhavavA chatAM hAthanA abhAve kalAvatI jaDavat joI rahI. tenI AMkhamAMthI azrunI dhArA vahI nIkaLI. paMcaparameSThInuM dhyAna dharI, zAsanadevIne saMbodhIne te kahevA lAgI:- he devI ! tuM jinazAsananA sAcA anurAgIo ane bhakatone saMrakSe che ! te ghaNA ghaNA jinabhakto ane zAsanapremIone ApattiomAMthI uddharyA che ! Aje huM tAruM ja

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vatI zaraNa mAguM chuM ane meM mArA samagra jIvanamAM ziyalavratane je UnI AMca sarakhI paNa AvavA na dIdhI hoya te mane A duHkhamAMthI bacAvo!" kalAvatInI A karuNa prArthanA zAsanadevIe sAMbhaLI ane tenI daDhatA, zraddhA tathA khAsa karIne ziyalavrata upara prasanna thaI, tenI bAhalatA pahelAM karatAM paNa adhika bhavyarUpe prakaTAvI. putra ane bAhu prApta thavA chatAM A parama ziyalavatI kalAvatIne pitAnA patine viyega, aMtaramAM eka zalyarUpe khaMcavA lAgyo. nirdoSane raMjADanAra zaMkharAjAne bheTavA tenuM niSpApa hadaya valakhI rahyuM, paraMtu A bhayAnaka vanamAMthI mArga zodhI kADhavo e tene mATe taddana azakya hatuM. te potAnA ziyalavratane ja potAnI saMpatti tathA sAmarthya samajI tyAM ne tyAM ja besI rahI. eTalAmAM eka tApasa e raste thaIne nIka. kalAvatInAM zeka, kheda ane rudanathI samasta vanazrI jANe khinna banI heya tema tene lAgyuM. pazuo ane vananAM vRkSo paNa kalAvatInA dukhamAM mainapaNe samabhAva darzAvatAM hatAM. tApasanuM aMtara dayAthI dravyuM. teNe kalAvatI pAse jaI kuzala-vartamAna pUDyAM. pachI te kalAvatIne pitAnA kulapati pAse laI gayA. pitA jevA kulapatinA Azraya nIce rahI kalAvatI pitAnuM duHkha visaravA lAgI. "jIvate manuSya game tyAre paNa kalyANane pAme che." e prakAranA kulapatie ApelA AzvAsana upara vizvAsa rAkhI teNe vanavAsanA divaso nirgamavA lAgI. bALa rAjakumAra paNa tApasanAM nAnAM bALako sAthe ramata-kUdatekhelate potAnAM tana ane mananA sAmarthyane vikasAvavA lAgyuM.

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50 kalA ( 2 ) rAkSasIe rAjAnI khAtrI mATe pAchAM ANelAM kalAvatInAM kAMDAM ane valaya rAjAe joyAM parapuruSa upara Asakti dharAvanAra nArIne AvI ja zikSA maLavI joIe ema te manane manAvI rahyo eTalAmAM te tenI najara valayanI upara kotarAvelA akSaro para paDI ane jANe AkAzamAMthI vajapAta the hoya tema dimUDha banI gaye. akSaramAM evuM te zuM hatuM? mAtra "jayasena kumAra" eTalA ja akSare e valayanI vacamAM lakhelA hatA. - satya vastunuM bhAna thatAM rAjA zaMkha pitAnA aMtaramAM avicArIpaNAnuM kAramuM kaSTa anubhavI rahyo. tene khAtrI thaI ke A valaya koI parapuruSa taraphathI nahIM, paNa teNunA sahedara-abdha taraphathI ja maLyAM hatAM ane koI paNa bahena potAnA bhAI pratye ATalI neha-lAgaNuM dharAve e taddana svAbhAvika che. nirdoSa kalAvatI upara teNe nAhakane ja kera vartAvyo hato. tenA haiyAmAM pazcAttApane agni bhaDabhaDa saLagavA lAgyo. ekIsAthe seMkaDo vIMchI karaDe evI nArakIya vedanA te anubhavI rahyo. kalAvatInI zodha karavA teNe pharIthI mANase ravAnA karyA, paNa kamanazIbe teo kalAvatIne kaMI ja patto meLavyA vinA pAchAM pharyA. rAjAnI aMtaraMvedanA anya koI darabArI ke rAjakarmacArI samajI zake ema na hatuM. tenuM hRdaya levAtuM hatuM. harakoI prakAre kalAvatIne meLavavI ane thayela aparAdha badala kSamA yAcI pazcAttApa karavo e ja tenuM mukhya dhyeya banI rahyuM. jema jema divase javA lAgyA tema tema teno jakhama

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vatI pa1 rUjhAvAne badale vadhu ne vadhu pIDA upajAvavA lAgyA. kSaNika AvezamAM AvI jaI eka nirAzrita nArIne teNe je kaThera daMDa Ape hato tenA karatAM sahasagaNa vedanA te rAtadivasa anubhavavA lAgyo. Akhare eka divase to teNe A asahya duHkhathI chUTavA AtmaghAta karavAne paNa nizcaya karI vAje. gaja zreSThIne putra dara, ke jeNe kalAvatInA guNenuM varNana karI rAjA zaMkhanI sAthe kalAvatIne vivAha karAvavAmAM mukhya bhAga lIdho hato ane je kalAvatIne dharmabaMdhu hato, te paNa rAjAnuM A prakAranuM avicArI sAhasa anubhavI khUba saMtApa pAmate hatuM. te rAjAne AzvAsana ApavA mATe kahevA lAge rAjana ! kharuM jotAM A badhAmAM mane mAro pitAne ja mukhya doSa jaNAya che. huM ja mArI dharmabahenanA sukhamAM, mArI pitAnI maMdabuddhine lIdhe kaMTakarUpa bane. je meM pahelethI ja Apane kahyuM heta ke kalAvatInA pitAnA anucaroe mAre tyAM ja Azraya lIdho hato ane temaNe ghaNuM ghaNA prakAranI kiMmatI bheTe ANI hatI, te ATalI gerasamaja UbhI thavA na pAmata. meM e anucarone ApanI pAse na mokalatAM sIdhA kalAvatI pAse mokalyA e mArI moTI bhUla thaI. e bhayaMkara bhUlanuM ja pariNAma Aje ApaNe se bhegavI rahyA chIe." dattanA A AzvAsanathI rAjA zaMkhanA duHkhamAM kaMI ja phera na paDyo. kalAvatIne meLavavA dattane ja mATe hisso hato. kalAvatInA pitA tathA bhAI jeTalA dattane oLakhatA hatA teTalA rAjA zaMkhane bhAgye ja oLakhatA haze. datta

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kalAjyAre moTA sAthe sAthe paryaTana karato hato tyAre teNe ja jayasenakumAra(kalAvatInA sahedara)ne bharajaMgalamAM ardhamUcchita nihALI tenI vividha prakAre sevA-suzruSA karI hatI; datte ja jayasenakumArane mRtyunA mukhamAMthI bacAvI lIdho hato. rAjA tathA kumAra e upakArane badale vALI zake ema na hatuM. temaNe dattane pitAnA kuTuMbI jeTaluM ja sanmAna ApyuM ane dattanI IchA tathA AgrahathI ja kalAvatI, rAjA zaMkhanI sAthe lagnagAMThathI joDAI. A sthitimAM jayasenakumAranAM mANaso dattane tyAM Ave, tene tyAM ja Utare ane tenI ja mAraphate kalAvatIne bhAInI bheTa mokalAve e svAbhAvika hatuM. badhu datta ! tame kahe che te barAbara che. tamArI saraLatA tathA mArA pratyenI tamArI prIti-bhakti ja tamArI pAse ema bolAve che, paraMtu ethI karIne meM kalAvatIne AvezamAM AvI jaI je kaThera zikSA karI che tene huM bacAva karI zakatA nathI. A badhuM zI rIte banavA pAmyuM ? kalAvatI jevI pavitra, ziyalavatI nArIne ekadama sajA karavA huM zA mATe prerA ? tenuM kaMI ja kAraNa mArAthI samajAtuM nathI. jema jema e viSe vadhu vicAra karuM chuM tema tema mArI buddhi baThI banI jatI hoya ema lAge che. jo kalAvatIne taratamAM patto nahIM lAge to mane khAtrI che ke mArA haiyAmAM saLagatI pazcAttApanI Aga mane Akhe ne A bALI mUkaze." zaMkharAjAe potAno Ubharo Thalavya. te divase datta vizeSa kaMI UhApoha karyA vinA pitAnA AvAsa tarapha cAlI nIkaLe. vaLate divase rAjA zaMkhane amitateja nAmanA jainazAsananA eka samartha-pratApI munivara pAse lai jaI temanI dvArA yogya nirAkaraNa karavAno nizcaya karyo.

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vatI para ( 3 ). AcArya amitatejanA vadanamaMDaLa upara apUrva prabhAva vilasato. zaMkAzIlene temanAM darzana mAtrathI ja mananuM samAdhAna thaI jatuM. kSamA, karuNA ane ahiMsAnI divya prabhAthI temanI AsapAsanuM vAtAvaraNa svargIya zAMti preratuM. rAjA zaMkha ane zreSThIputra datta, vidhipUrvaka vaMdana karI temanI sanmukha beThA. AcAryazrIe mAnavadehanI durlabhatA tathA dharmakaraNInI sArthakatA viSe marmaspazI vivecana karyuM. paNa rAjA zaMkhane eTalethI ja saMtoSa na thayo. te pitAnA avicArI kRtyathI eTale pIDAtuM hatuM ke jIvanane aMta ANavA athavA te kalAvatIne meLavavA te adhIre thaI rahyo hato. prasaMga vicArI AcAryazrIe krodha ane tenAM kaDavAM pariNAma viSe vivecana karatAM kahyuM. krodhAtura mANasane egya ke ayogya, guNa ke avaguNanuM paNa kaMI ja bhAna nathI rahetuM. krodhayukta avasthAmAM mANasa je bhUla kare che tenuM pariNAma tene ghaNA lAMbA vakhata sudhI veThavuM paDe che. e vakhate paNa je haiye rAkhI zake che te Akhare jItI jAya che. " enA samarthanamAM temaNe pagharAjAnuM vRttAMta vistArathI kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. e padmarAjA pahelAM eka zeThanI putrI sAthe premathI para hato. pAchaLathI evA saMge UbhA thayA ke te potAnI priyatamAne muddala maLI zaka nahIM. lagabhaga potAnI bhAryAne bhUlI ja gaye ema paNa kahI zakAya.pachI zreNInI kanyAne jyAre potAnA patine viraha asahA thaI paDyo tyAre teNIe yuktipUrvaka rAjAne potAnI

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kalAtarapha Akarthe. vilAsa, vinoda ane lalitakaLAmAM catura evI e yuvatIe pitAnA pati paddharAjAne hAvabhAva, ketuka ane cAturIthI eTale badho maMtramugdha banAvI mUkyuM ke rAjA ATalA divasanA vismaraNa badala pote potAne ja dhikakAra ApavA lAgyo. paraMtu rAtrinA chellA prahare padmarAjA jyAre vilAsanA ghenamAMnI jAge tyAre tenA aMtaramAM eka zaMkA zayanI jema khUMcavA lAgI. te pitAne ja pUchI rahyo ke: " je A yuvatI lAMbA kALanA viraha pachI pahelI vAra ja patinA samAgamane pAmI hoya te pachI tenAmAM ATaluM badhuM cAturya zI rIte Ave ? kAM te e ke ThagArI nArI che ane kAM to e duzcaritrA che ! e sivAya e mugdha bALAmAM ATalA hAvabhAva, ATalI krIDA, ATalI cAturI kadI na saMbhave ! " A zaMkAnuM samAdhAna ta na karI zake. tenI rageragamAM krodhanI jvALA vyApI gaI. evI rIte muMjhAyele padmarAjA potAnI patnIne ghAta karavA taiyAra thaI gaye. paNa bhAgyayoge e ja samaye eka evI ghaTanA banI ke jethI padmarAjAnI zaMkA ApoApa UDI gaI. banyuM evuM ke eka zeThane cAra putro hatA temane temanA pitAe maratI vakhate kaheluM ke " banatAM sudhI tamAre saue saMpIne rahevuMjUdAM judAM ghara na mAMDavAMchatAM je anivArya kAraNane lIdhe jUduM thavuM paDe to A eAraDAnI cAra dizAmAM cAra kaLaza dATelA che te tamAre anukrame grahaNa karavA." pitAnA paMcatva pachI keTaleka vakhate cAra bhAIo jUdA thayA. pitAnI AjJAnusAra gharanA cAra khUNA khedatAM pahelAnA bhAgamAM dhULathI bharele kaLaza AvyuM, bIjAnA bhAgamAM asthithI bharela kaLaza AvyuM,

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vatI 55 trIjAnA bhAgamAM cepaDA ane cethAnA bhAgamAM senAmahAra nIkaLyAM. buddhizALI pitAne Ama pakSapAta karavAnuM zuM kAraNa haze ? te keIthI na samajAyuM. teo aMdara aMdara vivAda karavA lAgyA. darekanA manamAM sonAmahora maLe te ThIka ema thayuM, paNa siAthI nAno bhAI ema pitAne bhAga zA sAru javA de ? parAjA ke je potAnI strInA vida-vilAsathI zaMkAgrasta banyo hato te paNa A vivAdano nIkAla na karI zake eTalAmAM eka bharavADa jevo mANasa rAjAno sabhAmAM AvI caDyo. teNe A vivAdane e sarasa khulAso karyo ke bhalabhalA buddhimAna maMtrIo paNa dimUDha banI gayA. bharavADe kahyuM: " ATalI sAdI-sIdhI vAta paNa tame kAM keI nathI samajI zakatA ? kharI vAta e che ke maranAra zeTha pote ghaNA vicakSaNa hatA. temaNe bahu ja buddhimattAthI potAnI saMpatti cAra bhAIone A rIte vaheMcI ApI che. jenA kaLazamAM dhULa nIkaLI tene kRSikarma (khetI) saMbaMdhI saMpUrNa sattA prApta thAya che, jenA bhAgamAM asthi AvyAM tene samasta pazuo upara svAmItva maLe che, jene cepaDA maLe che te vyApAra ane ugharANIne hakkadAra bane che ane jenA bhAgamAM senAmahAra AvI tene badhI rokaDa rakama maLavI joIe. A pramANe zeThe pite pitAnI meLe badhI milakatanA suMdara rIte bhAga karI AvyA che. " bharavADane A khulAse sAMbhaLI ne eka sarakhe saMtoSa thaye. rAjA padyane paNa khAtrI thaI ke eka bharavADa jevA abhaNa, vanavAsI je pitAnI akkalathI AvAM rahasya kaLI jAya te pachI eka kAMtA potAnI svAbhAvika kaLA cAturIthI patinuM mana raMjana kare emAM kaMI ja Azcarya

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pada kalApAmavA jevuM nathI. te divasathI rAjA ni:zaMka banyuM ane pitAnI patnIne viSe zraddhA rAkhavA lAgyA." AcAryazrI amitate je upasaMhAramAM rAjA zaMkhane saMbodhIne kahyuM: "he rAjana ! AvA viSayamAM ghaNI vAra puruSa krodha athavA AvezathI uzkerAI jAya che ane aghaTita kAma karI pitAne mahAmUle manuSya bhava hArI jAya che, mATe hamezAM dherya, zAMti ane sattAthI kartavyane nirNaya kara. rAjA zaMkhanA dilamAM A upadezane ajaba prabhAva paDyo. te divasathI te parama zAMti sAthe potAnAM dharma-karma karavA lAge. rAjataMtra calAvavA chatAM tenA aMtaramAM kalAvatInI pavitra pratikRti ja ahoniza aMkAI rahI hatI. e rIte keTalAka divase vItI gayA. rAjA zaMkhe eka rAtrie svapna joyuM " jANe ke kalpavRkSane vaLagI rahelI eka latA phaLavatI thaI hoya ane e ja vakhate keIe e latA eka ja AghAtavatI jamInadosta karI hoya ane puna: phaLavatI latA kalpavRkSane AliMgatI hAya" e prakAranuM dRzya nihALyuM. gurumahArAje e svapnane artha kahI saMbhaLAvyA. temaNe kahyuM: "kalAvatI devIne tame je tyAga karyo te ka5latAne ja cheda karyo ema samajavuM ane te ja devI Aje phaLa sAthe-putra sahita tamane prApta thaze." A svapnane e sivAya bIjo koI saMketa saMbhavato nathI. devage te ja divase, vanamAM zedhane arthe pharatAM dattane kalAvatIna patto lAgyuM. te bahu ja sanmAna sAthe ziyalanI

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vatI pa7 tejasvI pratimA samI devI-kalAvatIne nagaramAM laI Avyo. rAjA pite tenI sAme gaye ane azruthI UbharAtAM nayane kalAvatI pAse potAnA deSanI kSamA yAcate Ubho rahyo. ghaNe lAMbe vakhate premI daMpatI parasparane maLyAM. e vakhate temanAM haiyAM pazcAttApa ane tapazcaryAnA pratApe zaraRtunI pUrNimA jevAM nirmala banyAM hatAM, tethI potAnAM pUrvopArjita karmane ja A badho pratApa che-manuSya to nimitta mAtra che ema samajI dharmakaraNane viSe temaNe potAnuM samagra dhyAna parovyuM. gurumahArAje jJAnanA baLathI rAjA zaMkha ane kalAvatInA pUrvabhava varNavatAM kahyuM ke: "kalAvatIe pUrvabhavamAM eka pALelA popaTanI pAMkhe kApI nAkhI hatI tene lIdhe ja kalAvatIne A bhavamAM kAMDAM kapAvavAM paDyAM. rAjA zaMkha e vakhate popaTane jIva hato ane kalAvatIne jIva rAjaputrI-sulocanA hate." pipaTa eka tiryaMca hovA chatAM jinezvaradevanI bhaktimAM keTale udyata hato tenuM paNa temaNe marmaspazI vivecana saMbhaLAvyuM. pitAnA pUrvabhava sAMbhaLI rAjA zaMkha tathA kalAvatInAM aMta:karaNa vairAgyanA raMgathI raMgAyAM. te ja vakhate temaNe A saMsAra-sAgarane pAra pAmavA bhAgavatI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. cAritradharmanuM ArAdhana karatAM e daMpatIe pitAnA saghaLA sAmarthyane upayoga karI jinazAsanane paNa dIpAvyuM. rAjarANI kalAvatIe duHkhanA divasomAM paNa potAnA cittanI zAMti na gumAvI; ziyalavratathI leza paNa calAyamAna na thaI. Aje paNa ziyalavatI nArIomAM rANI kalAvatInuM caritra khUba bhakti ane zraddhAnI sAthe gavAya che.

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satI subhadrA vasaMtapuranA trAddhivaMta zreNIo je mahollAmAM rahetA, tyAM thaIne buddhadAsa nAmane eka yuvaka nIkaLe. te caMpA nagarIthI kaMIka vANijya arthe thoDA divasa thayAM vasaMtapuramAM AvI vacce hato. raste jatAM eka bhavya prAsAdanA gokha upara acAnaka tenI najara paDI ane jANe ke vAdaLathI vikhUTI paDI gayelI vijaLI, prAsAdamAM kayAM saMtAI jatI hoya tema eka sauMdaryamUrti gekhamAMthI nIkaLI aMdara cAlI gaI. buddhadAsane jIvanamAM pahelI ja vAra pratIti thaI ke te eka yuvAna hatuM ane tenuM hRdaya paNa evI ja eka sukumAra jIvanasaMginInI dhamAM talasatuM hatuM. e prAsAda jinadAsa nAmanA eka zreNIne hato ane gokhamAMthI aMdara cAlI gayelI kanyA, tenI putrI subhadrA hatI ema pAchaLathI buddhadAsane samajAyuM. subhadrA, jinadAsa zeThanI ekanI eka putrI hatI. te ghaNA ja lADamAM ucharI hatI; chatAM pitAnA saMskAroe putrI upara evI suMdara asara nIpajAvI hatI ke nAnapaNathI ja te zuddha samyaktvadhArI banI hatI. jinadAsa zeThane vicAra paNa A putrIratna, yogya samyakatvadhArI jainakuLamAM ja ApavAne hate. buddhadAse subhadrAnAM rUpa-guNa upara mugdha banI tenA pitA pAse subhadrAnuM pANigrahaNa karavA mAgaNI karI, paraMtu jinadAsa zeThe boddhakuTuMbamAM pitAnI kanyA ApavAnI sApha nA pADI.

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subhadrA buddhadAsane A javAba sAMbhaLI ghaNuM duHkha thayuM, paNa te nirAza thAya e yuvaka na hatuM. teNe subhadrAne meLavavA pitAne prayAsa cAlu rAkhyuM. dhIme dhIme buddhadAse jenadharmane abhyAsa karavA mAMDyo. jainamunionI sevA-bhaktimAM te AgaLa paDato bhAga levA lAgyo. devapUjana, sAdhuvaMdana ane AvazyakAdi kriyAomAM paNa tene utsAha anukaraNIya gaNAvA lAgyuM. AthI svAbhAvika rIta ja jinadAsa zeThane, buddhadAsa upara nirmaLa sneha Utaryo. budAsa mithyAtvane tyAga karI saddharma, sadguru tathA savanI upAsanAmAM rucivALe thaye. e hakIkata jANI-anubhavI pitAnI kanyA A yuvakane ja soMpavAno jinadAsa zeThe nizcaya karyo. anukULa samaye buddhadAsa tathA subhadrA lagnagraMthIthI joDAyAM. jinadAsa zeThe e avasara bhAre ullAsathI ujaLe. nagarajane paNa A ucita lagnavidhi nIrakhI AnaMda pAmyA. buddhadAsa potAnI mAtRbhUmi, mAtA, pitA tathA bahena vagerene visarI zvasurane tyAM ja sukhopabhegamAM divaso nirgamana karavA lAgyA. eka divase tenA haiyAmAM mAtRbhUmi pratyenuM svAbhAvika AkarSaNa jAgyuM. tene pitAnAM mAta-pitA yAda AvyAM. subhadrAnA pitA potAnI kanyAthI judA paDavA taiyAra na hoya e buddhadAsanI jANabahAra na hatuM. vaLI subhadrAne eka jinabhakta kuTuMbane badale eka boddhadhamI kuTuMbamAM rahevA javAnuM hatuM ane tyAM subhadrA pitAnA AcAra-vicAra barAbara pALI zake ke kema? e paNa jinadAsa zeThane ja vicAravAnuM hatuM. A prakAranI muzkelIone lIdhe buddhadAsa thoDA divasa to mana ja rahyo. paNa Akhare mAtRbhUmi-caMpAnagarInA AkarSaNe buddhadAsa upara vijaya meLavyuM. jinadAsa zeTha paNa potAnA jamAInI mUMjhavaNa samajatA hatA.

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pUrI , judI satI e jamAnAmAM baiddho ane jene vacce bhAre harIphAI cAlatI. buddhadharmanA anuyAyIo jenene apamAnita karavAnI kaI taka javA na de. jenadharmane utkarSa jemAM keTalAka baddha anuyAyIo manamAM saLagyA karatA. AvA sagomAM jinadAsa zeTha jevA eka prasiddha jaina zrImaMtanI kanyA, dUra dezamAM zrAddhadhamIM sAsu-sasarA tathA naNaMda vacce vase te kadAca kanyA duHkhamAM AvI paDe evo bhaya pitAnA hadayamAM rahe e svAbhAvika ja gaNAya. chatAM jamAInA ati Agrahane mAna ApI jinadAsa zeThe subhadrAne zvasuragRhe vaLAvI. pitAne putrInI AstiktA, zraddhA tathA daDhatA viSe pUrepUrI khAtrI hatI. temane vidAya ApatAM jinadAse buddhadAsane judA gharamAM rahevAnI ane subhadrAnA dharmavicAra tathA dharmavidhi viSe joItI saMbhALa rAkhavAnI bhalAmaNa karI. | caMpAnagarImAM keTalIka irSALu svabhAvavALI strIonI AMkhamAM subhadrAnuM saubhAgyasukha kaNAnI jema khUMcavA lAgyuM. temane mana buddhadAsa strInA dAsa je jaNAya. jotajotAmAM AkhA nagaramAM subhadrA ane buddhadAsa lekabatrIzIe caDI niMdAvA lAgyAM, paraMtu e praNayI daMpatIe apavAda ke niMdAnI muddala darakAra na karI. AtmasukhamAM ja jemano saMtoSa samAyela hoya teo jagatanI niMdA ke stutithI nilepa rahe che. paNa e sthiti jhAjhIvAra na TakI. Aghe Aghe saLagato dAvAnaLa dhIme dhIme gharanA AMgaNu sudhI pahoMce. buddhadAsanAM mAtapitA eka te prathamathI ja subhadrAnI jinazAsana pratyenI bhakti joI baLyA karatAM. eka buddhadharmAnuyAyI kuTuMbamAM subhadrA jevI nArI sauthI jUdI paDI jena AcAra pALe e jaIne

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subhadrA temane mana kuTuMbanA apamAna jevuM ja lAgatuM. thaDe vakhata temaNe mUMge meDhe A badhuM sahI lIdhuM, paNa gAmamAM jema jema subhadrAnI niMdA prasAra pAmatI gaI tema tema teNInAM sAsu-sasarA paNa sthira ke taTastha na rahI zakayAM. jinamaMdire na javAnI tema ja jainamunionI vaiyAvacce na karavAnI sAsu-sasarAe subhadrAne ghaNIvAra salAha ApI; paraMtu subhadrA potAnA nizcayamAM aDaga rahI. AthI buddhadAsanA mA-bApa tathA bahene vagerene bahu krodha upaje. pachI te teo paNa subhadrA upara kheTA apavAda mUkavA lAgyAM. subhadrA durAcArI che. " ema kahI buddhadAsa AgaLa subhadrAne lAMchita karavA lAgyA. buddhadAsa game tevo vicArazIla ke premI hoya paNa te yuvaka hate. tene thayuM ke "ATalAM badhAM mANase jyAre subhadrAne niMde tyAre emAM kaMIka satya te hAvuM ja joIe." te vahemanA pravAhamAM A rIte paDyo ane taNA. subhadrAnA zire AktanuM vAdaLa jhajhUmI rahyuM. "je kaMI thAya te joyA karavuM, saddharma, sadguru ane sadevanA pratApe badhAM sArAM vAnAM thaze " ema mAnI subhadrAe AtmabaLa ekaThuM karavA mAMDyuM. e kasoTIne divasa paNa AvI pahoMcyo. banyuM evuM ke koI eka jinakalpI muni bhikSAthe subhadrAnI pAse AvI caDyA. munijInI AMkhamAM ghAsanuM eka tarakhaluM pavanavege paDayuM hatuM, paNa zarIra pratye udAsInabhAva dharanAra e munijIe AMkhamAMnuM tarakheluM kADhavAnI paravA karI nahotI. subhadrAe AhAra vaherAvatAM munijInI vyathA jeI ane bhaktibhAvathI munine saparza na thAya evI rIte laghulAghavI kaLAthI, jillA

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satI dara vatI e tarakhaluM kADhI nAkhyuM, paNa Ama karavA jatAM subhadrAnA kapALane viSe rahelA cAMllAnuM kaMku munijInA kapALa sAthe aMkAyuM. munijI bhikSA laI pAchA pharatA hatA te vakhate sAsu, naNaMda ane buddhadAsa vageree A dekhAva joye. je agni dhaMdhavAtuM hatuM temAM AthI ghI homAyuM. gharanAM saghaLAM mANasone subhadrA upara kepa Utaryo. bauddha bhakatAe A vAtane sArA ce zaheramAM vAyuvege pracAra karI dIdhe. ThekaThekANe eka jaina zrAvikA-subhadrAnI niMdA thavA lAgI. vAdaLathI AcchAdita thayelo sUrya jema nirvikAra rahe tema subhadrA pote A niMdA, kalaMka ane apavAdanI madhyamAM paNa krodha ke AvezathI aspRzya ja rahI. ( 2 AkhI caMpAnagaramAM Aja savArathI ja hAhAkAra vartI gaye che. bharanidrAmAM paDelA mANasane jema tenA zatruo kArAgrahamAM pUrI de tema nidrAmAM paDelI caMpAnagarIne jANe kaI devatAe kedakhAnAmAM pUrI dIdhI hoya evI vyAkuLatA sarva caMpAnivAsIo anubhavI rahyA che. nagarInA cAre dizAnA daravAjA Aje keme karatAM UghaDatA nathI. caMpAvAsIene bahAranI duniyA sAtheno saMbaMdha Aje tUTI gaye che. je A daravAjA na khUle to caMpAnagarI kSudhAtRSAne lIdhe rIbAI rIbAIne mRtyunA mArge ja vahe ane vinAza pAme, e svataHsiddha satya keIne samajAvavAnI jarUra na hatI. muMjhAyelI prajA, caMpAnA nRpati pAse pahoMcI. dvArapALoe khulAse karyo keH " devakRta upasarga vinA Ama na bane. ame

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subhadrA amArAM sarva sAdhane ane baLano upayoga karI cUkyA. jyAM sudhI Apa pote puSpa-dhupAdi bali samapIne devatAone na rIjhavo tyAMsudhI nagaranA daravAjA UghaDe e saMbhava nathI." caMpApatie prajAnI prArthanA maMjUra rAkhI, devenI prArthanA karI ane kapAyelA devane saMbadhI kahyuM: "he devadAnava ! huM be hAtha joDI ApanI prasannatA yAcuM chuM. " e ja vakhate AkAzavANI thaI ke: "jyAM sudhI A nagaranI koI mahAsatI kAcA sUtranA taMtue bAMdhelI cAlavatI, kUvAmAMthI pANI kADhI nagaradvArane nahIM choTe tyAM sudhI e daravAjA baMdha ja rahevAnA. " A AkAzavANI sAMbhaLI rAjA tathA prajAnI paNa mUjhavaNa vadhI paDI. zaheranI hajAro kuLavadhumAMthI mahAsatInI parIkSA zI rIte karavI ? e eka mahAvikaTa prazna thaI paDyo. satItvanA abhimAnavALI keTalIye strIo kUvAnA kAMThe AvI, kAcA sutaranA taMtue bAMdhelI cAlaNavatI pANI kADhavAnA prayatnamAM niSphaLa nIvaDI, cUpacApa potAnA ghara tarapha cAlI gaI. devoe subhadrAnA satItvane prakaTa karavA ane tenA zire AvI caDelA apavAdane dUra karavA mATe ja A prasaMga co hato. subhadrA pite A vAta barAbara jANatI hatI. kUvAnA kAMThe gayelI strIomAMthI keInA sUtrataMtu ja tUTI jAya, koInA taMtu kAyama rahe te cAlaNImAM pANI ja na bharAya ane e banne kadAca bhAgyane bane te cAlaNa upara AvyA pachI pANInuM TIpuM sarakhuM paNa na hoya. A rIte caMpAnagarIne zire zeka ane ciMtAnuM vAdaLa jhajhUmI rahyuM che.

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satI satI subhadrA taddana nirabhimAna paNe potAnI sAsu ane naNaMda pAse jaI kahevA lAgI: "mAtA! je ApanI AjJA hoya te bIjI strIonI sAthe huM paNuM pANI kADhavAno prayatna karI jouM." eka te zaramanA mAryA ame, lokone meM batAvI zakatAM nathI. tAruM caritra ja evuM malina che ke tuM chAnImAnI gharamAM besI rahe emAM ja amArA kuTuMbanI zobhA samAyelI che, chatAM tAre amArI mazkarI karAvavI hoya to tuM jANa!" sAsue saheja krodhAvezamAM Ave uttara vALya. satItvanA teja ane AtmazraddhAnA prakAzathI jhaLahaLatA vadanavALI satI subhadrA, nIcI najare pitAnA AvAsa bhaNI gaI. tyAM snAna karI, zuddha vastra paherI, paMca parameSThInA maMtrane jApa karI, zAsanadevIne marI, kUvAkAMThA tarapha cAlI nIkaLI. e vakhate seMkaDe strIo tyAM UbhI hatI. ciMtAtura mukhavALA hajAre puruSo kUvAthI thoDe dUra UbhA UbhA caMpAnuM aMdhakAramaya bhaviSya ciMtavI rahyA hatA. lAvaNya ane lajajAnI pratimA samI satI subhadrA kUvAnA kAMThA pAse jaI UbhI. kAcA sutaranA taMtuthI cALaNI bAMdhI kUvAmAM UtArI. saMkhyAbaMdha nArIonA Azcarya vacce e ja cALaNuM jyAre kUvAmAMthI bahAra AvI tyAre temAM chalachala pANuM bharyuM hatuM. pANIthI bharelI cALaNI bahAra AvatAM sanAM mukha upara A satInI jyoti jhaLahaLI. " subhadrAne jaya " e prakAranA avAjathI AkAza guMjI rahyuM. caMpAnA nRpatine e vAtanI jANa thatAM tatkALa tyAM AvyuM. ane pitAnA

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subhadrA 65 rAjyamAM AvI satI sannArI vase che te joI praphalita thaye. cALaNInuM pANI satI subhadrAe baMdha rahelA daravAjA upara chAMTyu ane AkAzavANI pramANe tarata ja daravAjA UghaDyA. caMpAnA samasta strI-puruSoe te divase utsava pAnyA. ThekaThekANe satI subhadrAnI kIrtikathA gavAvA lAgI. IrSALa strIonAM mukha zaramathI malina banyAM. rakhene pAchaLathI kaI khoTuM abhimAna ANe ane potAne AvI taka na maLavA badala vivAda kare te sAru satI subhadrAe uttara, dakSiNa ane pazcima taraphanA ja daravAjA potAnA satItvanA prabhAvathI kholyA, pUrva taraphanuM dvAra jANuM joIne baMdha ja rahevA dIdhuM. pitAne parama ziyalavatI mAnanArI-manAvanArI strIoe subhadrAnI harIphAI karavA ghaNA ghaNA prayatna karyA, paraMtu pUrva taraphanuM caMpAnagarInuM dvAra keI khelI zakyuM nahIM. - buddhadAsane pitAnI AvI pavitra strI badala abhimAna kuMre e svAbhAvika che. tenA mukha upara zaraRtunA caMdra samI kAMti phelAI. subhadrAnI sAsu tathA naNaMda vagere Aptajane paNa potAnA doSa mATe prAyazcita karI subhadrAnuM bahumAna karavA lAgyA. rAjA pote tema ja caMpAnA ghaNA nAgarike jaina dharmano prabhAva joI vItarAga-praNIta tattvamAM rucivALA thayA. satI subhadrAnI daDha zraddhA ane ziyaLavratanA pratApe diga- digantamAM jainadharmanI vijaya-patAkA pharakI rahI. Aje paNa satIonAM guNagAna prasaMge savAranA paheramAM satI subhadrAnuM nAma levAya che.

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dhanazreSThI dravya ane vaibhavanI lAlasA manuSyane kayAMya paNa karIne besavA detI nathI. bhUtanA bhaDakA jema jaMgalamAM bhUlA paDelA mANasane dUra dUra kheMcI jAya ane chatAM chevaTa lagI AghA ne AghA ja rahe tema dravyanI lAlasA, durbaLa mANasane ghaNe dUra tANI jAya che ane chatAM sukha te tenAthI AvuM ne AvuM ja rahe che. zrIpati zeTha bhAre dhanavAna hatA, paNa temane dravyalAbha kema karatAM chuTate nahIM. eka divase samAcAryasUrijInA upadezathI zeThanI dharmabuddhi jAgRta thaI. sUrijIe lebhanA je je deze batAvyA te badhA zeThanI buddhimAM UtaryA. dravya uparane ati rAga aneka prakAranA kalaha karAve che, dravyanI lAlasAmAMthI ja lebha janme che ane e lebha ja zreSane pitAnI sAthe lete Ave che-evI evI badhI vAte tenA aMtaramAM ArapAra UtarI gaI. parigraha paranI mUccha tajI devAne teNe nizcaya karyo ane te ja divase sUrijI pAse parigrahaparimANanuM vrata aMgIkAra karyuM. vratanA prabhAve zrIpati zeThanA dhanabhaMDAra UbharAvA lAgyA. temaNe e vadhArAnA dhanane sadupayoga karavA jinezvarabhagavAnanA sarasamAM sarasa kaLA-kauzalyavALAM caitye baMdhAvavA mAMDyAM. jinapratimAnI pratiSThA, jinezvarabhagavAnanI bhakti ane satpAtre dAnamAM te chUTe hAthe dhana kharacavA lAgyA. A pramANe pari

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67 ekI graha-parimANa karatAM je dhana vadhe tene sadvyaya karavAnuM jiMdagInA aMta sudhI temaNe cAlu rAkhyuM. Akhare kALadharma pAmI teo sagatine pAmyA. zrIpatinI pachI zeThanI gAdIe temane putra dhanazreNI AvyuM. pitAnA guNa putramAM Utaraze evI je lokoe AzA rAkhelI temAM teo nirAza thayA. pitA je udAra ane jinabhakta hato te ja putra lAbhI ane avivekI nIvaDyo. tene pitAnA pitAne dharmavyaya mUrkhAIbhareluM lAge. citya ke jinabhaktimAM dravya kharacavuM e tene mana apavyaya samajAye. teNe e badhA kharce baMdha karyA. pitAnA rahevAnA ghara sivAcanA bIjAM badhAM ghara tathA dukAne vecI nAMkhI. dAsa-dAsIene rajA ApI, tema ja caityapUjA tathA prabhAvanA baMdha karI. ghaNe divase samAcAryasUrijI vicaratAM vicaratAM pAchA e ja nagaramAM padhAryA. temaNe eka yuvakane cheDe dUra utAvaLe utAvaLe jate je. A yuvAne mAtra eka jIrNa meluM vastra paheryuM hatuM. tenI kAMdha upara jUne kothaLo hato. jANe keTalAya divasane upavAsI hoya tema tenAM hADapIMjara dekhAtAM hatAM. A koI nirdhana yuvAna lAge che!" sUrijIe pAse beThelA eka zrAvakane uddezIne kahyuM. e ja ApaNe ahIMnA vikhyAta zrIpati zeThane putra." ema kahI zrAvake eka UMDe ni:zvAsa nAkhe. sUrijI paNa be ghaDI Azcaryamugdha banI gayA. zrImaMta pitAne putra Aje A avadazA bhegave che? evA evA keTalAya tarko temanA magaja mAMthI pasAra thaI gayA.

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68 dhanazrAvake pahelethI mAMDI zrIpati zeTha saMbaMdhI badhI vAta kahI. pAse puSkaLa dhana hovA chatAM udAra pitAne putra keTale kRpaNa banyo che ane lebhane lIdhe keTalI viTaMbaNAo bhegave che te badhuM vistArapUrvaka nivedana karyuM. e ahIM na Ave?" sUrijIe nirmaLabhAve prazna karyo. eka zrAvaka dhanane bolAvavA tenI pAse gaye, paNa dhane kahyuM: mAre te paisA sAthe kAma che, guru pAse AvIne huM zuM karuM?" ' sUrijIe dUrathI A vArtAlApa sAMbhaLe. eTale te teo pate lAbhane hetu vicArI dhananI pAse gayA ane atyaMta karuNA ANI snehabhAve kahevA mAMDyuM: vatsa ! zrIpati jevA zraddhALu ane dhArmika pitAne putra Ave lebhI ane avivekI bane ema te zI rIte mAnI zakAya? paNa bhale, tuM tArA pitAnA pagale na cAlI zake to kaMI nahIM. mArI eka vAta sAMbhaLI le. bIjuM kaMI vadhu nahIM, paNa zrI jinezvarabhagavAnanI pratimAnAM darzana karyA vinA bhejana na karavuM, e eka niyama le to paNa mane saMtoSa thAya." "AmAM kaMI rAtI pAIno ye kharaca nathI ane je niyama nahIM lauM te A gurumahArAja mAre nakAme samaya leze." A vicAra karI dhane e niyama mAthe caDAvyA ane tarata ja sUrijIne namI tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLe. dhanazreNInI strI bahu ja saMskArI hatI. tene potAnA patinI lobhI manedazA du:khadAyaka lAgatI, chatAM zAMtithI badhuM sahana karI letI. dhane ghera AvI, gurue ApelA niyama viSe vAta

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zreNI kahI. strIne AthI bahu ja AnaMda thaye. " AvA avivekI hRdayamAM ATalo sAmAnya bhAva paNa bhAre hRdayane ja sUcave che." ema te pitAnA manane manAvI rahI. unALAnI eka bapore dhanazreNI ghera Avyo. tApane lIdhe tenuM meM lAlacoLa banI gayuM hatuM. pasInAthI AkhuM zarIra bhIMjAI gayuM hatuM. bhUkhane lIdhe te have eka kSaNane paNa vilaMba karavA taiyAra na hato. patiparAyaNe strIe tarata ja bhejana pIrasyuM. dhana je bhojana karavA bese che tevAmAM tenI strIe pUchayuM: "paNa tame devadarzana karI AvyA? pele niyama yAda che ne ?" dhane eka vAra strInI sAme udAsa daSTie joyuM. te game teTale lebhI athavA kRpaNa hoya, paraMtu lIdhela niyama pALavAmAM eTale ja zUravIra hatuM, ema tenI strI barAbara samajatI hatI. dhanazreNI tatkALa tyAMthI UDyo ane cetyamAM pahoMcyA. Ajane divasa dhananI kasoTIne divasa hate. je koI sAmAnya mANasa, dhananA sthAne heta te kadAca niyamanI darakAra karyA vinA bhejana karI leta, paNa dhana e parIkSAmAMthI pasAra thaye. tenI ATalI dhIraja ane zAMti joI zAsanadeva paNa parama prasanna thayA. mAga ! mAga ! zreSThIputra ! " e avAja caityanA garbhAgAramAMthI AvyuM ane dhanazreNI ghaDIbhara te dilmaDha banI sAMbhaLI rahyo. ene khAtrI thaI ke " A avAja kaI mANasane nathI, deva pote ja mArI pratijJA upara prasanna thaI mane kaMIka varadAna ApavA Icche che. "

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90 dhanapaNa zuM mAgavuM te tene na sUjhayuM. jiMdagIne badho bhAga jeNe dravyanI upAsanAmAM ja gAje hoya tene zuM mAgavuM te paNa kema sUjhe? te ekadama deDate doDato potAnI strI pAse gaye ane deva pAse varadAnanA badalAmAM zuM mAgavuM te pUchavA lAgyA. strIe javAba Ape: "dhana-dhAnya to ApaNI pAse puSkaLa che, mATe tame bIjuM kaMI nahI mAgatAM devanI pAse mAtra viveka daSTi" ja mAge. emAM ja ApaNuM badhuM kalyANa samAI jAya che. " dhanane pitAnI strInI buddhimattA upara pUro vizvAsa hato. te pAcho caityamAM gaye ane adhiSThAtA devane saMbodhI bole " he deva ! jo tame kharekhara ja mArI upara prasanna thayA hai to mane vivekadaSTi Apo ! " deva paNa aMtarIkSamAM rahI " tathAstu " kahI aMtardhAna thaI gaye. A varadAna pachI dhananI daSTi ja badalAI gaI. jANe teno punarjanma thayo hoya tema dareka vastu viSe tene kaMI kaMI apUrva vicAra AvavA lAgyA. te bhajana karavA beThA ane thALImAM pIrasAyelI kaLathI joIne bolI UThyo : "ApaNe AvuM zuddhahalakuM anAja zA sAru khAvuM joIe ? zA sAru sAvika bhajana na laIe?" gharamAM AsapAsa daSTi pheravI te bolavA lAgya: "ane A gharamAM ATalI daridratA zA sAru joIe? nokarone bolAvI ghara zA sAru barAbara sAphasUpha na rAkhIe?" janmathI AMdhaLA rahelA mANasane daSTi prApta thatAM jema tene AnaMda UbharAI jAya ane badhuM navuM navuM ja lAge tema dhanane paNa vivekadraSTi prApta thatAM navuM navuM sUjhavA lAgyuM. tenA AnaMdane paNa kaMI pAra na rahyo. te manamAM ja vicAravA lAgya: " meM

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71 ATalA divase kharekhara ajJAnamAM ja vitAvyA ! mArA je ajJAnI bIje keNa heya? meM hAthe karIne mArA kuLane lajavyuM !" pachI te bahu maDe UThele mANasa jema jaladI jaladI kAma karavA maMDI jAya, tema dhana paNa pitAnI Aja sudhInI bhUla sudhAravA taiyAra thaI gayo. teNe jUnAM ghara, dukAna vagere pAchA meLavyAM. e badhAMne yatanApUrvaka uddhAra karyo. jAnA nekarane bolAvI puna: temanAM kAma upara nImyA ane jinacityane viSe pUjA-prabhAvanA vagere utsava tathA dAnAdi dharmakRtye paNa eTalA ja utsAhathI karAvavA maMDI paDyo. vivekadraSTi prApta thatAM dhananuM AkhuM jIvana ja palaTAI gayuM. eka sAmAnya niyama pALatAM te dhIme dhIme AgaLa vadhe. anukrame bIjA aneka vrata niyamamAM paNa te rasa levA lAge. vivekanA pratApe te dhana-zreSThIe pitAnA kuLane dIpAvyuM, jagatamAM asAdhAraNa yaza mUkI gayuM ane cirakALa paryata zrAddha dharma pALavAthI sagati meLavI, te mAnavadeha paNa sArthaka karI gayo !

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haMsa ane kezava yazodhana vaNikanA A banne putra-haMsa ane kezava pahelethI ja vinayI ane saraLa svabhAvI bALake hatA. eka divase pAsenA upavanamAMthI ramIne pAchA pharatA hatA teTalAmAM bhAgyedayane lIdhe temane jenazAsananA eka jiteMdriya mahApuruSa zrIdharmaghoSasUrinAM darzana thayAM. sUrijInI AnaMdanimala AkRti e banane bALakonA aMtaramAM ramI rahI. te baMne bhAIo sUrijInI sanmukha beThA ane thaDa upadeza sAMbhaLyA pachI "jIva jAya te paNa rAtribhejana na karavuM" evI pratijJA karI ghera AvyA. yazodhane jyAre A vAta sAMbhaLI tyAre tenAM phodha ane AzcaryanI sImA na rahI. pitAnI salAha lIdhA vinA bALake AvI rIte manamAnya mArga le e yazodhanathI na sahevAyuM. temaNe gharamAM potAnI strIne bolAvI kahI dIdhuM ke: "A gharamAM koIne divase khAvAnuM nahi maLe, jemane e niyama na pAlave te khuzIthI A ghara khAlI karIne cAlyA jAya." yazadhane dhAryuM ke "AthI bALako sIdhA dora thaI jaze ane rAtri bhajananI pratijJAne teDI, kuLadharmane anusarI rAtre paNa bhejanA karavA maMDI jaze." paNa yazodhananI e dhAraNA cheTI nIvaDI. pAMca-pAMca ane cha-cha divasanA uparAuparI upavAsa thavA chatAM haMsa ane kezava potAnI pratijJAmAM aDaga rahyA. putra paranI mamatAne lIdhe mAtAne paNa eTalA ja upavAsa thayA.

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kerAva 73 haMsa ane kezavane temanI mAtAe samajAvavAmAM tema ja pitAnI AjJA pALavAne Agraha karavAmAM kaMI ja kacAza na rAkhI; paraMtu haMsa ane kezave jarA paNa nabaLAI na batAvI. chaThThA upavAsanA aMte yazelane bane bALakone kahyuM: "tame A durAgraha nakAme rAkhI rahyA cho. rAtrinI cAra ghaDI e kharuM jotAM to divasano ja bhAga gaNAya. tamane keIe meLavyA che, mATe hajIye mAruM kahyuM mAnI mArI sAthe rAtre bhejana karavA bese ane je tamane mArI A vAta kabUla na hoya to AvatI kAlathI huM tamAruM meM jevA paNa rAjI nathI." A chellA zabdonI haMsa tathA kezava upara ajaba asara thaI. haMsa DagI gayo. tene A ghara mUkI jatAM bhaya lAge, paNa kezava manane majabUta karI, sAtamA divasanI savAre ja gharanI bahAra cAlI nIkaLe. sAMja paDavA AvI. AkAzamAMthI aMdhArAM UtaravA lAgyAM. jANe dizAonA daravAjA baMdha thatAM hoya tema kezavanI najare AgaLanA mArga paNa jhAMkhA thatAM cAlyA. uparAuparI sAta sAta divasanI bhUkhane lIdhe tenI ghaNuMkharI zakti haNAI gaI hatI. kayAM javuM? tene paNa kaMi nizcaya na hatuM, eTaluM chatAM vikaTa araNyamAM te AgaLa ne AgaLa mArga kApavA lAgyA. keTalIka vAre yakSanuM eka vizALa citya tenI najare paDyuM. cetyanI AsapAsa keTalAya yAtrike, bhAtabhAtanAM bhejane rAMdhatA hatA. teo Aje yakSane baLi-pUjA dharavAnA hatA. zAka, dALa, kSIra ane vaDAMnI gaMdhathI AkhuM araNya bahekatuM hatuM. pAravagaranAM svAdiSTa bhejanenA gaMja paDyA hatA. padhAre ! padhAre ! ! atithi deva ! " ema AnaMdanA

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74 haMsa ane pikArathI vadhAvatAM keTalAya yAtriko kezavanI sAme doDyA. ISTadevanI mahatu kRpA thaI hoya ane e kRpAnA pratApe ja A vikaTa araNyamAM Ave atithi AvI caDyo hoya e bhAva sanA mukha upara taravarato hato. A aNadhAryA sanmAnanuM kAraNa kezava kalpI zake nahIM. yAtrikamAMnA eka mukhya puruSe khulAse karyo: "Aje amArA vratanuM pAraNuM che. ame ekAda atithinI ja rAha jotA hatA. sAruM thayuM ke tame AvI caDyA. atithine bhejana karAvyA pachI je ame pAraNuM karIe to amane mahatuM puNya prApta thAya ema mAnIne ja ame ApanuM ATaluM svAgata tathA sanmAna karIe chIe." "are bhalA bhAIo ! rAte te kayAM pAraNAM thatAM haze?" sAta divasane bhUkhyA-tarasya atithi kezava manane majabUta karI che. tene avAja kSINa thaI gaye hato. AMkhe aMdhArAM AvatAM hatAM, mArganA atithAkane lIdhe tenuM AkhuM aMga kaLatuM hatuM, chatAM rAtri hovAne lIdhe teNe nehabharyA satkAra tema ja svAdiSTa bhajanapratye najara sarakhI paNa na karI. yakSanA upAsakoe bhegA thaIne kezavane mUMjhavavA sAru khAsuM kAvataruM racyuM hoya tema cityanA garbhAgAramAMthI eka vikarALa puruSa bahAra Avyo. aMdhakAramAM tenA be saLagatAM netro bhayaMkara bhAsatAM hatAM. tenA eka hAthamAM khaDjha ane bIjA hAthamAM mudagara hatuM. kharga tarapha IzAro karI te kahevA lAgya: pathika! tuM kyAM Avyo che te jANe che? ahIM amArI sattAmAM AvyA pachI paNa amArA dharmanuM tuM apamAna kare che? je tuM amAruM Atithya svIkArI, bhejana nahIM kare te A kharzavatI tAre ziraccheda karatAM amane kaI rokI zake tema nathI."

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kezava 75 mRtyunA paMjAmAM sapaDAvA chatAM rAtribhojana vrata upara acaLa rahenAra kezava saheja hasyuM. teNe uzkerAyA vinA javAba Ape : " mRtyune bhaya bIjA koIne batAvaje. lIdhelA vratanuM pAlana karatAM kadAca mRtyune bheTavuM paDe te paNa e mRtyu eka mahatsavanA rUpamAM ja pheravAI javAnuM." vikarALa puruSane lAgyuM ke A vratadhArI sAthe baLane badale kaLathI kAma levAmAM ja kaMIka lAbhanI AzA rAkhI zakAya. tethI teNe vAtane pheravI ane kahyuM: "tArA guru pote AvIne tane rAtre bhajana karavAnuM kahe to tane kaMI vAMdho kharo?" vItarAgapraNIta dharmane mAnanArA mArA guru koI divasa paNa mane rAtre bhajana karavAnuM na kahe ane kadAca kahe te samajavuM ke e sAcA guru nathI, paNa kaI veSadhArI pAkhaMDI che." kezave Ama kahI sAme najara karI to teNe dharmacheSasUri jevA eka puruSane sAme UbhelA joyA. teo kezavane saMbodhIne kahevA lAgyA : " mArI AjJA che. tuM khuzIthI A yAtrikonA Agrahane mAna ApI bhajana karavA besa." kezavanI sUkSma vivekabuddhine A tarakaTa samajatAM vAra na lAgI. A badhAM pAtra jANe jAduI mAyAthI hAjara thatAM hoya ane pitAne bhUlAvAmAM nAkhatAM hoya ema te kaLI gaye. kezava je bhajana na kare te tenA gurune vadha karavA sudhInI pelA bhayaMkara puruSe dhamakI ApI, paNa kezavane ethI muddala saiAbha na thaye. kaMI nahIM, e vAta javA dyo, Aje tame khUba ja thAkI gayA che. bhUkhane lIdhe bahu khinna banyA che. eTale zeDo ArAma karyo. juo sAme tamArA mATe ja pathArI taiyAra karI che. prAta:kALa thatAM tamane jamADI ame

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76 haMsa ane se pAraNuM karIzuM." vikarALa puruSe A chellI yukti ajamAvI. AmAM te kezava phasA ja joIe ema teNe mAnI lIdhuM. kezava nidrAvaza thaye. thAkane lIdhe te ghasaghasATa UMghavA lAgyA. keTalAka yAtrike tenA dehane zAtA upajAvavA sevAzuzruSA karavA lAgyA. eTalAmAM to pUrva dizA sUryanA tejathI jhaLahaLI UThI. kezava pUrI nidrA le te pahelAM ja keIe AvI tene UMghamAMthI uThADyo ane kahyuM: " satapuruSa ! rajanI kyAranI ye vItI gaI.! nidrAne tyAga karo ! UTho !" kezave AMkha ughADI joyuM te sUryanAM kiraNe prakAza phelAvatAM hatAM. te vicAravA lAgyuM: " brAhmamuhUrtamAM ja hamezAM UThuM chuM ane Aje te mArAM netramAMthI nidrAne naso Utare te pahelAM ja sUryodaya thaI gaye; mATe AmAM jarUra kaMI mAyAprapaMca che ! " tenI vicAramALA tUTe te pahelA ja yakSa beH "have lAMbA vicAra karavAno A samaya nathI. juo, eka tamArI khAtara seMkaDo yAtrike bhUkhyA besI rahyA che : jaladI UThe, dAtaNa-pANI kare ane pAraNuM karavA bese ! " yakSarAja! huM have tamane barAbara oLakhI gayo chuM. mane chetaravA mATe ja A badhI IMdrajALa racI che ema mane cakkasa samajAya che. hajI mArI AMkhamAM UMgha bharI che. huM himmatathI kahuM chuM ke A prakAza, A sUrya e badhuM banAvaTI che, mane rAtrine viSe bhojana karAvavA mATe ja A mAyAjALa racAI che!" kezava pUruM bolI rahyo nahote teTalAmAM ja AkAzamAMthI e puSpanI vRddhi varasAvI. " jaya ! jaya " nA zabdothI

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kezava kezavane satkAra thaI rahyo. yAtrikonI, caityanI ane DhagalAbaMdha bhejananI badhI mAyA ApoApa kayAMka samAI gaI! yakSanA svarUpamAM AvelA deve kezavane page paDI kahyuM: "tamArA jevA vratadhArIone lIdhe ja A pRthvI ratnagarbhA che. huM tamArI kasoTI karavA mATe ja A badhI mAyAjALa gUMthI rahyo hato. ATaATalA anukULa tathA pratikULa upasargo sahevA chatAM tame acala rahyA te joI huM tamArI upara bahu ja prasanna thayo chuM. ane e prasannatAnA badalAmAM tame mAge te varadAna ApavA huM taiyAra chuM." kezava pite te je ke vrata pAlananA badalA tarIke kaMI ja nahote vAMchate, chatAM deve tene sAketapuranagaranI khAlI thatI gAdI upara rAjA tarIke sthApe ane te uparAMta kezavanA paga dhoIne je kaMI pIve te game te rogI sAje thAya tema ja kezava jenuM ciMtavana kare te tatkALa tene prApta thAya evI be siddhio ApI. lagabhaga AThame divase teNe upavAsanuM pAraNuM karyuM. asaMkhya dInajanone dAna dIdhAM. badhe AnaMda-maMgaLa vatI rA. eka tarapha vratamAM daDha rahenAra kezava jyAre A pramANe zuddha suvarNa tarIke dIpI nIkaLe tyAre bIjI tarapha tene ja bhAI haMsa, batabhaMga karavA jatAM mRtyunI najIka jaI pahoMce. banyuM evuM ke kezava ghara cheDI cAlI nIkaLe eTale huM sa, potAnA pitAne rAjI rAkhavA rAtre bhejana karavA beThe. bhejana karyA pachI prAya: adhI rAte te bezuddha banyo. tenuM AkhuM zarIra lIluM kAca jevuM banI gayuM. tapAsa karatAM sine khAtrI thaI ke e bhejanamAM jherI sApanI garala paDI hatI. rAtribhojananuM ja e eka aniSTa pariNAma hatuM. ghaNuM ghaNA vaidyo tathA maMtravAdIoe vidhavidha prakAranA

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78 hasa ane upacAra tathA maMtrAdi karI joyA, paNa tenAthI haMsane kaze lAbha na thayuM. cikitsakoe kahI dIdhuM ke "jheranI asarane lIdhe te eka mahinAmAM ja mRtyune AdhIna thavuM joIe." keI siddhapuruSanI zodhamAM bhaTakate yazodhana, A kezavarAjanA rAjyamAM AvI pahoMcyo. teNe potAnA putrane rAjadvArI ThAThamAM je ane ghaDIbhara bhrAMtivaza banyo. pitAne putra eka moTA rAjyane adhikArI bane e vAta pahelAM to te mAnI ja na zake, paNa aMte AkhI vastusthiti spaSTa thaI. pitA-putra paraspara atyaMta hetathI maLyA. pitAe hiMsanI rogI-mRtaprAya sthiti kahI saMbhaLAvI. devanI sahAyathI tatkALa te potAnA bhAI pAse pahoMcyA ane pAdaprakSAlananuM pANI pAI tene akALe mRtyunA mukhamAM paDate bacAvI lIdhA. kezavanA pAdaprakSAlananA pANIne prabhAva jagatamAM ThekaThekANe prasiddha thayA. dUradUranA dezomAMthI loko AvavA lAgyA ane kezavanuM pAdaprakSAlana sonAnA pAtramAM bharI laI javA lAgyA. kezavarAje eka pratApI-samartha rAjA tarIke paNa baha sArI nAmanA meLavI. rAtribhojanane tyAga karavAthI eka mANasa keTalI UMcI padavIe pahoMce ane devene paNa keTale prItipAtra bane e vAta jotajotAmAM lekanI jIbha upara ramI rahI. kezavarAjanA daSTAMtane anusarIne loko rAtribhejanano tyAga karavA prerAyA. kezavarAjanA dharmarAjyamAM nAnAM bALake paNa rAtribhojana tyAgane mahimA samajatA thayA ane utsAhapUrvaka e vrata pALavA lAgyAM. vratanA pratApe ghaNuM strI-puruSa ane bALake paNa sukha, samRddhi ane AtmakalyANane varyA !

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vaMkacUla vimala rAjAne putra puSpacala nAnapaNathI ja eTale badhA nAdAna hatuM ke lokoe puSacalane badale tenuM nAma vaMkacUla rAkhyuM, paNa jyAre e tophAna prajAne asahya thaI paDyuM tyAre temaNe rAjAne phariyAda karI ane prajAne raMjADanAra pitAnA putrane paNa rAjAe tatkALa tyAga karyo. vaMkacala sAthe tenI bahena paNa bhAI pratyenA snehane lIdhe rAjyamAMthI cAlI nIkaLI. vaMkacala pharate pharate araNyamAM jaI caDyo. tyAM eka lUMTArA bhIla lokonA saradAre, tene rAjaputra jANI Azraya Ape. vaMkacUla pitAnAM parAkrama ane sAhasathI bhIlomAM bahu ja mAnIto thaI paDyuM. te bIjA bhIlone sAthe laI lUMTaphATa karavA lAgyo. bhIlee tene pitAne pallI pati-rAjA banAvyuM. eka divase saMghanA samUhathI judA paDI gayelA caMdrayazasUri bhIla lokenA A gAmamAM AvI caDyA. cAturmAsa najIkamAM ja hovAthI teo vadhu vihAra karI zake ema na hatuM. temaNe vaMkacUla pAse UtaravAnuM-dharmadhyAna karavAnuM sthAna mAgyuM. vaMkacUla game te lUMTAro thayo hoya paNa te rAjaputra hato. tenAmAM khAnadAnI bharI hatI. teNe vinayapUrvaka sUrijInuM bahumAna karyuM ane UtaravA mATe tema ja cAturmAsamAM dharmadhyAna karavA mATe sAruM sthAna kADhI ApyuM. vaMkacUle sUrijIne upAzraya te Ape, paNa te sAthe

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teNe eka zarata karI ke "mArI hadamAM Ape keIne dharmopadeza na Apa." kAraNa ke te samajatuM hatuM ke je sUrijI upadeza ApavA lAge ane tenI asara thAya te pachI hiMsA, cerI, lUMTaphATa ane jUTha upara cAlate bhIlane Ape dhaMdho ja paDI bhAMge! sUrijIe e zarata paNa svIkArI. varSARtu vItI gaI. sUrijI bhIlenA gAmamAMthI vihAra karI anyatra javA taiyAra thayA. vaMkacUlanA mana upara sUrijInA svagIya guNene prabhAva aMkAyo hato. teNe ekAda vAra sUrijIne pitAne tyAM AhAra vahoravA sAru padhAravA nimatraNa paNa kareluM, paraMtu vasAta ApanAranA gharanI bhikSA jaina munine na khape, ema kahI sUrijIe vaMkacalanI mAgaNuM pAchI vALI hatI. sUrijInI niHspRhatA, zAMti, kSamA, tapasyA vagere mATe vaMkacUlanA manamAM atyaMta pUjyabhAva pragaTyo. vihAra karatI vakhate te paNa sUrijInI sAthe vaLAvavA cA. pitAnA gAmanI sImA pUrI thaI eTale vaMkacale kahyuM: "svAmin ! have anya rAjyanI hada zarU thAya che, Apa sukhethI padhAre, punaH kaI vAra darzana Apaje." pitAne vasati-sthAna ApanAra, varSARtumAM sukha-zAMtipUrvaka rahevAnI anukULatA karI ApanAra A puruSane tenA potAnA upakArane arthe paNa thoDo hitopadeza kare joIe. ema mAnI sUrijIe bhege paga parimANuvrata saMbaMdhI keTaluMka vivecana karyuM. vaMcale e sarva zAMtithI sAMbhaLyuM. Aja sudhImAM sUrijInA upadezane kaMI lAbha na levAya te badala tene pazcAttApa paNa thayo. paraMtu te pitAnI azakti

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cUla 81 tathA saMge barAbara samajato hato. je te pote kaMIka niyama grahaNa kare te bhInA AkhAye samAja upara tenI asara paDe ane je evI sArI asara thAya te bhInI AjIvikA ja baMdha thaI jAya evI tene dahezata rahetI. vaLI te pote ghaNuM bhegavilAsamAM Uryo hato. saMyama jevI vastu hoI zake e tenI buddhi bahArano viSaya hato. sUrijIno upadeza sAMbhaLI rahyA pachI teNe potAnI nabaLAI kabUla karI. sUrijIe paNa vadhu Agraha na karatAM, sukhethI pALI zakAya evA ati sAmAnya niyama svIkAravA sUcavyuM. ane vaMcale zraddhApUrvaka nIcenA cAra niyama lIdhA : ( 1 ) ajANyuM phaLa na khAvuM. ( 2 ) kodha Ave tyAre sAta-ATha pagalAM pAchAM haThayA pachI ja prahAra karavo. ( 3) kaMI paNa rAjAnI paTTarANune mAtavata mAnavI, (4) kAgaDAnuM mAMsa kadI paNa na khAvuM. caMdrayazasUri vidAya thayA. vaMkacUla paNa potAnA rojanA dhaMdhe vaLage. dhIme dhIme vaMkacUle grahaNa karelA niyamonI kasoTInA prasaMge upasthita thavA lAgyA. eka divasa grISmaRtune lIdhe AkAzamAMthI Aga varasatI hatI. vaMkacala bhIla lekanI senA sAthe eka gAma lUMTavA jato hate. lUMTamAMthI puSkaLa mAla maLaze evI AzAthI khare madhyAhe teNe prayANa karyuM. paNa banyuM evuM ke

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vaMka gAmanA lokone agAuthI bAtamI maLI javAthI temaNe vaMkacUlanI sAme pUrepUrA baLapUrvaka Takkara jhIlI. vaMkacUlanI badhI dhAraNuM dhULa bhegI maLI gaI. bahAra jevI garamInI Aga varasatI hatI tevI ja Aga tenA haiyAmAM saLagavA lAgI. kSudhA, tRSA ane nirAzAthI vyAkuLa banela vaMkacUla araNyamAM eka vRkSa nIce beThe. jotAMnI sAthe ja AMkhane gamI jAya evAM suMdara phaLa bhIlAe tenI AgaLa lAvIne mUkyAM. AvAM phaLa mArI jiMdagImAM pahelI ja vAra jouM chuM. dekhAva uparathI ja bahu svAdiSTa hoya ema lAge che, paNa enuM nAma zuM haze?" vaMkacUle potAno niyama pALavA prazna karyo. bhIle ekabIjAnI sAme joI rahyA. kharI vAta e hatI ke A phaLanuM nAma ke guNa jANanAra temanAmAM koI ja na hatuM. ApaNe nAmanI sAthe zuM saMbaMdha che ? khAvAmAM svAdiSTa ane nIrakhavAmAM suMdara hoya eTale basa che!" eka bhIle kahyuM. ajANya phaLa na khAvuM e mAro nizcaya che. " vaMkacUle pitAno nizcaya jAhera karI dIdhuM. tenA mANase A javAba sAMbhaLI nirAza thayA. teo belavA lAgyA: badhA sAthe anukULa hoya tyAre niyama pALavAne Agraha rAkhavo e kaMIka ThIka gaNAya, paNa bhUkhane lIdhe je vakhate prANa jatA hoya te vakhate paNa AvA niyama pALavA e hAthe karIne motane AmaMtraNa karavA jevuM che. " chatAM vaMkale e vAta upara kaMI lakSa na ApyuM. niyamanI khAtara te bhUkhane sahana karate tyAM ne tyAM ja besI rahyo. tenA mANasoe peTa bharIne phaLa khAdhAM ane divasane

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cUla thAka utAravA vRkSanI nIce lAMbA thaIne sUtA. e phaLa jherI kipAkavRkSanAM hatAM. dhIme dhIme enuM jhera bhIlenI rageragamAM prasaryuM ane sUtA pachI pAchA UDI paNa na zakyA. tyAM ne tyAM ja temanA prANa UDI gayA. A dekhAva joI vaMkacUlanA Azcaryano pAra na rahyo. te guruvANInuM mahAmya anubhavI vadhu AsthAvAna banyA. guru-mahArAje ja pitAne jIvitadAna ApyuM ema vicArI temane upakAra mAnavA lAge. tyAMthI ravAnA thaI rAtanA lagabhaga pahelA pahere ghera pahoMcyA. sAmAnya rIte pallImAM A sUvAne gya vakhata nahete, chatAM vaMkacUle joyuM ke sA kaI bharanidrAmAM paDayuM hatuM. maMda maMda pagale gharamAM praveza karyo tyAre eka bAju jhAMkho dI baLato hate. e dIvAnA prakAzamAM, potAnA ja palaMga upara eka puruSa ane strIne cheka pAse pAse sUtelA sagI AMkhe nIhALyAM. dekhAva jotAM ja tenuM zAMta lohI ekadama tapI AvyuM. te vicAravA lAgya: jarUra, A mArI strI durAcAriNuM che ane mArI gerahAjarIne lAbha levA mATe ja pitAnA Azakane Aje ahIM belA lAge che." tenuM magaja bahera mArI gayuM. te vadhu vicAra kare te pahelAM te tene hAtha kamare bAMdhelI talavAra upara paDyo ane je nidrAdhIna puruSane ziracheda karavA jAya che eTalAmAM ja gurumahArAje ApelI pratijJA tenA smRtipaTa upara tarI AvI. pratijJAne anusarI, phodhamAM ne kodhamAM sAta DagalAM pAcho pharyo. te ja vakhate bhAgyane tenI talavAra bAraNuM sAthe jorathI aphaLAI. e avAja sAMbhaLatAM ja puruSanA vezamAM

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sajaja thayelI vaMkacUlanI bahena bebAkaLI UThI UbhI thaI ane " bhAI tuM jIvato rahe " ema AzIrvAda ApatI tenI sAme AvI. vaMkacUla pitAnI sAhasikatA mATe zaramA. bahene pote ja khulAso karatAM jaNAvyuM ke: " Aje gAmamAM AvI caDelA ApaNuM mane tArI gerahAjarInI khabara na paDe eTalA mATe mAre tArAM vacce paherI pallIpati tarIke keTaleka bhAva bhajavo paDyo hato. pachI sAMjha paDI javAne lIdhe ane kAMIka to thAkane lIdhe A tArA palaMga upara ja mArI bhAbhI pAse sUtI ane sUtAMveMta ja ghasaghasATa UMgha AvI gaI. " krodhanA prasaMge je sAta DagalAM pAchA bharavAne gurumahArAje niyama na karAvyuM hota to Aje potAnA hAthe pitAnI sagI bahenanuM mRtyu nIpajata ema vicArato vaMkacUla gurumahArAjanI muktakaThe stuti karavA lAgyuM. eka divase ujayinImAM lUMTa karavA nIkaLe. sAruM ye zahera nidrAdhIna hatuM. vaMkacUle eka vyavahArInI aTTAlIkAmAM A cha dIpaka baLa che. A dhanika vyavahArInA gharamAMthI sAruM dravya maLaze ema dhArI teNe te tarapha cAlavA mAMDyuM. eTalAmAM e ja gharamAMthI gharadhaNIne tenA putranI sAthe eka keDIne cheTe kharca karavA badala takarAra thatI hoya ema lAgyuM. pitA putrane Thapako Ape che ane putra javAbamAM kaMI kaMI bolato jAya che. vaMkacale vicAryuM ke: "je gharamAM eka keDIne mATe pitA-putra vacce A kalaha thatuM hoya te dravyane dhikkAra che. " vaMkacUla tyAMthI AgaLa cAlyA.

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cUla 85 brAhmaNanuM mAgI-mAgIne bheLuM kareluM dhana paNa tene lalacAvI na zakayuM. dehanA vikayane badale maLeluM vezyAnuM dhana tene tuccha lAgyuM. e pramANe vaizya, brAhmaNa ane vezyAnA vilAsabhuvanane choDI, te rAjAnA suMdara mahela pAse pahoMcyA. moTI moTI dIvAla kUdI janAra vaMkacala, saDasaDATa karate mahelanA jharukhe pahoMcI gaye. aMtaHpuramAM eka jhAMkhe dIvo baLato hato. khUNAnA palaMga upara mahArANI AMkho mIMcI paDyAM hatAM. vaMkacUlanAM pagalAMno avAja sAMbhaLI paTTarANI jAgI UThI. jharukhAmAM thaIne eka baLavAna, nirbhaya, sAhasika puruSa pitAnI tarapha ja Avate jaNAyo. jANe pahelethI ja svAgata karavA taiyAra hoya tema paTTarANuM vaMkacalanI sAme gaI ane be hAtha joDI kahevA lAgI : "bhale tame A mahelamAM dravyanI corI karavA AvyA che te A badhuM ApanuM ja che, ane A ujajayinInA rAjAnI paTTarANI paNa Aje te potAnA dehanuM dAna ApavA taiyAra che." paTTarANInI yAcanAmAM kAmavikAra hatuM te vaMkala kaLI gaye. rANIjI ujajayinInA rAjAthI asaMtuSTa che ane atyAre vAsanAoe tenI buddhi ane pavitratAne mUMjhavI nAkhI che ema te joI zakyA. vaMkacUlane vaza karavA athavA te potAnI IcchAne anukULa banAvavA paTTarANIe pahelAM te hAvabhAvathI, zAMtithI, prabhanathI kAma levA mAMDayuM, paNa e badhA upAya niSphaLa nIvaDayA. rAjAnI paTTarANuM e pratyeka prajAjananI mAtAtulya gaNAya. huM corI-lUMTaphATa vagere jevA halakA dhaMdhA karavA chatAM eTale badhe patita nathI thaye ke gRhiNIo ane

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paTTarANuonI pavitratA upara kudaSTi sarakhI paNa karuM. Apa mane vadha ke rAjadaMDane bhaya batAvatAM ho to paNa mAre mana e bahu moTI vAta nathI. ane khAsa karIne mArA gurudeve rAjAnI paTTarANune mAtA samAna gaNavAnuM mane je vrata ApyuM che tene bhaMga te prANate paNa huM karI zakuM nahIM." vaMkacUla e pramANe kahI rahyuM hatuM. sadbhAgye te vakhate rAjA pAsenI ja dIvAlanI pAchaLa chupAI A badho saMvAda kAnekAna sAMbhaLI rahyA hatA. paTTarANI nirAza thavAne badale vadhu uzkerANuM. teNIe have pitAnuM chelluM sAdhana-strIcaritra ajamAvavAnuM nakakI karyuM. teNIe potAnA ja nakhathI potAnA AkhA aMge ujharaDA karyA, vacce cIryA ane A badhuM jANe vaMkacUle ja karyuM hoya tema meTethI bama-barADA pADI dvArapALane bolAvyA. ATaluM thayA chatAM vaMkacUla gabharAyA vinA tyAM ne tyAM ja Ubhe rahyA. pote je mana, vacana ne kAyAthI pavitra che to pachI pAmara mAnavI zuM karI zakavAno hate ? e AsthA upara ja te A badhI lIlA joI rahyo. dvArapALa vagerenA sAthe rAjA pote paNa tyAM AvI pahoMce ane jANe kaMI ja na jANato hoya tema vaMkacUlane kArAgRhamAM pUravA Adeza Ape. savAre vaMkacUlane rAjAnI hajUramAM UbhuM karavAmAM AvyA. rAjAe pote ja vaMkacUlane saMbaMdhI kahevA mAMDyuM: "huM tamArI daDhatA ane pavitratA upara saMpUrNa saMtuSTa thaye chuM. tamAre banneno saMvAda kAnekAna sAMbhaLe che ane tame nirdoSa che evI mArI khAtrI thaI che. tamArI upara beTuM

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cUla ALa mUkanAra paTTarANIne zI sajA karavI? e have tamAre pitAne ja nakkI karavAnuM che." vaMkacUle javAba vALe: "paTTarANuM e mArI mAtA che. game tema paNa jo tame mArI upara saMtuSTa thayA che to mArI mAtAne kSamA Ape eTalI ja mArI prArthanA che." eka lUTArAmAM ATalI pavitratA ane UMcI bhAvanA hoI zake, e ujayinI rAjanI kalpanA bahAranA viSaya hate. teNe vaMkacalane potAnA putrapade sthApyo ane tenA AkhA kuTuMbane-vaMkacUlanI strI tathA bahenane bolAvI eka jUdA rAjamahelamAM pUrNa vaibhavathI rAkhyAM. jIvananA chellA divasamAM tenA cethA niyamanI paNa evI ja sakhata kasoTI thaI. kAmarUpa dezanA rAjA sAthe yuddha karatAM vaMkacUla eTale badhe ghavAye ke vaidyoe AzA mUkI dIdhI. divase divase tenuM zarIra kSINa thatuM cAlyuM. ghaNuM ghaNuM upacAra karyo, paNa vaMkacUlane tenI kaMI sArI asara na thaI. Akhare ujajayinI rAja vaidyo upara kopAyamAna thayA. vaidyane bolAvI chellAmAM chello asarakAraka upAya ajamAvavAnI AjJA karI. eka vaidya bolI UThyoH "vaMkacUla je kAgaDAnuM mAMsa khAvuM kabUla kare to kadAca A AphatamAMthI Ugare." rAjA to kaI paNa prakAre vaMkacUla jevA puruSane mRtyunA mukhamAMthI bacAvavA ja mAgatA hatA. teNe vaMkacUlanI pAse jaI sajaLa netre kahyuM: "vatsa ! tArI Apatti TALavAno amArA hAthamAM have eka ja upAya rahyo che. je tuM kAgaDAnuM mAMsa khAvAnuM svIkAre te tAre jIva bace."

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- rAja AgaLa bolavA jAya te pahelAM ja vaMkacala belI UThyo: "nAtha ! huM sarvathA mAMsabhakSaNathI nivRtta thaye chuM ane kAgaDAnuM mAMsa te mArAthI kaI kALe na khavAya e pramANenI pratijJAthI baMdhAyela chuM; mATe A jIva kAle jato hoya te bhale Aje ja nIkaLI jAya, paNa huM mArA nizcayathI koI kALe paNa DaganAra nathI." rAjAe bIjI bIjI rIte ghaNe e samajAvyuM, paNa vaMkala na caLe. aMte tenA divaso, kalAke ane ghaDIe paNa gaNAvA lAgI. vaMkacUlane eka parama mitra jinadAsa, je tenI sevAzuzraSAmAM hamezAM udyata ja rahetA teNe vaMkacUlanA jIvanane aMtima avasara najIka jANa samyapha prakAre dharmanI ArAdhanA karAvavA mAMDI. vaMkacala pote paNa potAnI sthiti samajI gayo. teNe cAra prakAranA AhAranuM pratyAkhyAna karyuM. cAra zaraNa svIkAyAM ane sarva prANIne viSe maitrIbhAva keLavata, paMcaparameSTInuM smaraNa karato te bAramA develekane viSe devapaNe utpanna thayo. nAnA nAnA niyame paNa prANIne dhIme dhIme kevI ucca gatimAM laI jAya che te vicArazo! [ US ra E UCUE hKHtbhKHtbhl

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thazaUhi, alebollo habara