Book Title: Charupnu Avalokan
Author(s): Mangalchand Lalluchand, Chunilal Maganlal Zaveri
Publisher: Mangalchand Lalluchand
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ R TOTOTOTOTOTOTOTOTOTOT cArUpanA lavAda. zrImAna zeTha punamacaMdrajI karamacaMdajI keATAvALA, pATaNa ( gujarAta. lakSmI ATa, bhAyakhaLA, muMbai. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja amacArapanuM " avalokana. - prayAnA sAMi maMgaLacaMda lalacuMda tathA za0 cunIlAla maganalAla jhavera prayejaka ane prakAzaka, zA0 maMgaLacaMda lallacaMda tathA zAha cunIlAla maganalAla jhaverI (pATaNa-gujarAta.) . 1975.] 500 [ I. sa. 119 che zrIkRSNa prInTIMga presamAM ratIlAla harajIvana paTele chApyuM, naM. 9, anaMtavADI muMbaI 2. (jIjJAsuone vinA mulya bheTa.) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cArUpanuM avalokana. hajAra varSanAM cake jenA zikhara uparathI vAyunI laharIyonI mAphaka pharI gayAM che, jene prajAnI purI jAherajalAlI jeNe vAraMvAra varSonAM varSo joI che, zrImad hemacaMdrAcArya jevA samartha AcArya ane kumArapALa jevA vidvAna narezanA pratApi samayamAM jena saMghonuM sAmarthya, uttama vyavasthA, salAhasaMpa ane AbAdInI garjanAomAM jeNe pitAne sura puryo che te cArUpanuM nAma jaina samAjathI Aje ajANyuM nathIH kalezamaya sAmAjIka parivartanamAMthI hamaNAMja te svastha thayuM che ane bhAratavarSanA jaina samAjanI draSTi teNe potAnA tarapha AkaSI che. gujarAtanA prAcina pATanagara aNahIlapura pATaNathI te cAra gAu dUranuM eka nAnuM gAmaDuM che. phakta so doDhaso gharanI kheDutanI vastIvALA e gAmamAM ke jyAM jenenuM eka paNa ghara nathI tyAM zrI zAmaLAjI pArzvanAthanuM (zAmaLAjInuM) jaina devAlaya che ke jyAM bhutakALanA jainenA nivAsavALA eka AbAda sthAnanAM khaDIye bhugarbhamAM lapAyAM che te khyAla Ave che. je puNyapratimAjI tyAM virAje che te 589dadara varSa upara bharAvelAM kahevAya che. " zrIkAMta nagarIne dhaneza nAmane zrAvaka dariAI saphare javA mATe vahANamAM beThe ane vahANa haMkAravAne hukama karyo, paraMtu tenA adhiSThAyaka devatAe te vahANane thaMbhana karI dIdhuM hatuM eTale bane che te vyaMtara devatAnI vidhipUrvaka pUjA karI, tyAre te vyaMtara deve prasana thaI samudrabhUmimAMthI zyAmavarNanI 3 pratimAo lAvI zeThane tenI pratiSThA karavA kahyuM. A uparathI zeThe temAMnI eka pratimA cArUpa gAme pratiSThIta karI. pahelI pratimAjI zAmaLAjI pA. nAthajInI hatI; (je atyAre birAjamAna che, ane jene cu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAde lavAde Ape che) ane bIjI zrI ariSTanemInI hatI. trIjI pratimA pArzvanAthajInI hatI tene zrI sthaMbhana (khaMbhAta) gAma pAse zeDhIkA nadInA kAMThA upara tarUjAlyAMtara bhumimAM sthApanA karI che. "zAlivAhana rAjAnA rAjyanI pahelAM agara lagabhaga rasasiddhivALe ane buddhimAna nAgArjuna thaI gaye teNe biMbanA prabhAvathI rasane thaMbhana karyo ane tethI te sthaLe sthaMbhana gAma vasAvyuM te pArzvanAthajInuM biMba hAla khaMbhAta baMdaramAM che. biMbasananA pAchalA bhAgamAM nIcenI paMktie lakhelI havAnuM prasiddha che. " namasrtha kRtastIrthe vaSardoke ctusstthye| ASADa zrAvako gauDo kAhayetpratI mitrayam // bhAvArtha - covIsInA neminAtha tIrthakaranA zAsana pachI 2,222 varSa pachI aSADa nAmane zrAvaka geDa dezano vAsI hate, teNe traNa pratimAo bharAvI hatI. e traNamAMnI A pratimA paNa eka che. A gaNatrIthI nirNaya thAya che ke A pratimAjI banAvyAne 5,86,662 varSa lagabhaga thaI gayAM che. A hakIkata marahuma mahArAjazrI zrImad vijyAnaMda sUrizvara( AtmArAmajI) nA banAvela "zrI tatvanirNaya prasAda" nAmane granthamAM pRSTa pa33-34 mAM lakhelI che ane vadhAre khAtarI mATe prabhAvaka caritra" tathA pravacana parIkSA nAmanA graMtha jovA bhalAmaNa kare che. "vaLI pavAsaNa junuM kaDhAvatAM temAM prathamanA parIkarane (paTaghaDa) keTaleka bhAga maLI AvyuM che, tenA upara lekha che je badhe besato nathI paNa temAM "cArUpa" gAme mahAtIrthe tathA pArzvanAtha parIkArIta + + + pratiSThIta + + +" ItyAdi spaSTa vAMcI zakAya che. mahArAjazrIe tatvanirNayamAM hakIkata lakhI tyAre teone cArUpa gAmanI ke pratimAjInI kazI khabara nahotI tema hAla je lekha nIkaLe che te to keIne paNa mAlama na Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 mahA hAtA eTale A hakIkata uparathI A pratimAjInI ghaNIja prAcinatA saba MdhI jarApaNa zaMkA rahetI nathI. vaLI tIthe "A zabda lekhamAM ApyA che. te spaSTa sucave che ke prAcina kAle A cArUpanA zrI zAmaLAjI mahArAjanI pratimA mahAtIrthaMmAM gaNAtI hatI 4 mahArAjazrI kAMtivijayajI mahArAje zrI ANujI upara vastupALa tejapALanA tamAma kAmanI noMdhanA lekha hAlamAM meLabyA che temAM paNa cArUpa gAmamAM zrI AdezvarajI mahArAjanA daherAne maDapa sudharAbhyA ema hakIkata che; te zrI AdezvarajI nI pratimA hAla te| zrI zAmaLAjI mahArAjanI bAjue che. vaLI hAlanA daherAnI AsapAsanI jamIna kheAdAvatAM 20-25 hAtha uMDA javA chatAM parathAra khuTatA nathI ne pAiyA cAluja dekhAya che. ne lagabhaga 30-30 zera vajananI IMTo nIkaLe che. A uparathI paNa ahIMyAM prathama jakharadasta daherU haze ne te ghaNA kALa upara haze ema pratItI thAya che.' A devAlayanA vahIvaTa pATaNanA jaina saMdha kAvAke nImIne kare che. (6 cArUpanA zrI zAmaLAjInA devAlayamAM zrI zAmaLAjI pA nAtha tathA zrI AdizvarajInI pratimAjI uparAMta smAta bhAienA mahAdeva, gaNapatI, pArvatI vIgerenI paNa muti e hatI ke jenA utthApanathI thayele jenA ane smArta vaccenA dhArmika jhaghaDA keAraTe sTuDIne banne pakSanA hajAre rUpIA khAI cukayA hatA. . sa' 1971 nA bhAdaravA suda 15 nA dIvase A smAbhAionI mutionuM utthApana thayuM ane tethI mA bhAionI lAgaNI dukhAvAthI vaDAdarArAjyanA nA0 dIvAna sAheba vI. pI. mAdhavarAva e arasAmAM duSkALanI sthiti jovA pATaNa AvelA temanI pAse cArUpanA gAmaleAkeAe rADa karatAM dIvAnasAhebe jAte cArUpa jaI vastusthiti jANI korTamAM kAma calAvavA peAlIsane hukama ka AthI pATaNanI pheAjadArI korTamAM kesa cAlyA ane TharAva mA bhAIonA lAbhamAM thai. ArApIe-jainabhAie-na. 1 nA AreApI vADIlAla lallucane rU 300) dAMDa . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 ane te na Ape te cha mahInAnI sakhta kerdanI sajA tathA AropI naM. 2-3-4-5 nA anukrame rA, rA, hIrAcaMDha khemacaMda, rA. rA. bhIkhAcaMda sAMkaLacaMda, rA. rA. DAhyAcaMda sAMkaLacaMda tathA rA. rA. caMdulAla ratanacaMdane darekane rU 150) nA daMDa ane te na Ape teA cAramahInAnI sakhta kedanI sajA pharamAvavAmAM AvI ( jIe jajamenTa pariziSTha 62) vaLI A devAlayamAM smAbhAIe havana karyAthI jainabhAioe lAgaNI dukhAyAnI riAda karelI temAM AropIene-mA` bhAione nirdoSa cheDavAnA TharAva smA bhAionA lAbhamAM thayA hatA. AthI DIsTrIkaTanI kaDIprAMta zesanakA mAM mahesANe jainabhAie apIla karI hatI temAM jainabhAIonA lAbhamAM thai je jainaArapIene pATaNanI kA sajA pharamAvI hatI te rada karavAmAM AvI. para Mtu AthI jainabhAienI saMpurNa jIta thai hatI ema mAnavA jevu hatu nahi kAraNake mahAdeva vagere mutienu utthApana karavAmAM karanArAonI zuddhabuddhi hatI ke smA bhAionI lAgaNI dukhavavAnI icchA hatI eja prazna kArTa joyA hatA. pATaNanI kArTe zikSA paNa eja praznane lai karI hatI, cesanATe zikSA rada karI te ema mAnIne ke sanAtanIbhAienI lAgaNI dukhAvavAnA hetuthI nahi paNa pabAsana durasta karAvI punaH teja jagAe utthApana karelI mutIone besADavAnI zuddhabuddhi purvaka utthApana thayelu hAi ArapIe sAne pAtra nathI. jainaAreApIee peAtAnI jubAnIomAM paNa eja vAta jaNAvelI hatI ane pATaNanI korTa jyAre puchyu tyAre te mutiene pharI paNa ' besADIye' e zabdo jaNAvyA hatA. (jIe pari0 67) AthI AropIe nirdoSa thavA chatAM paNa te devAlayamAM sanAtanIbhAIenI e mutie punaH besADavI ke nahi e praznanuM kAMipaNa nirAkaraNa kADhe karyuM hatu. nahi ke je nirAkaraNa upara ja banne kAmeAnI kharI hArajIta avalakhIta hatI. (jIe mahesANA zekAInu jajamenTa para 60) A kesa cAlatA hatA tyAre anekAme vacce suleha sAca vavAne mATe tAlukA phojadA2 (peAlIsaophisare) mAgaNI karavAthI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 pATaNanA pharsTa kalAsa mejIsTreTa me. mehIte sAhebe te devAlaya para japtI besADI ane kAmeAne mATe darzana adharyA hatAM ane pAchaLathI teja hAdAnA cAja jyAre zrImaMta sapatarAva gAyakavADa pAse hatA tyAre teee te japatI uThAvI levAnA hukama karatAM banne kAmAnAM darzana khullAM karyAM hatAM ne devAlaya sAvajanika TharAvyuM hatuM. (jue pariziSTha 63) mahesANAnI keAmAM jaina ArapIene nirdoSa TharAvyA pachI tenA upara vaDodarA virakA ( hAikA )mAM sanAtanIbhAiee apIla karelI hatI jemAM sanAtanIbhAienI jIta thAya teA vaLI jainabhAIone tethI paNa AgaLa apIla kAMsIla sudhI jai hajArAnA kharca uThAvI pariNAma mATe rAhajovAnI hatI. hava nakesamAM jainabhAioe mahesANe zaisanakAmAM apIla karI hatI paNa temAM phateha maLI nahatI tathA je jainabhAie nAkakAna kApavAnA Arepasara keTalAka sanAtanIbhAie para pharIAda karelI hatI temAM paNa te AreApIone nirdeSa cheDI melavAmAM AvyA hatA; Ama hAvAthI A parasparanA kesanu gharameLe samAdhAna karyA vinA vaimanasya-kalezanI zAnti thaya tema na hatuM. samAdhAna. je vakhate keraTamAM arasparasa A kese cAlatA hatA te arasAmAM paNa agAu ane kAmeA vacce gharameLe samAdhAna lAva vAne banne pakSanA hamajI gRhasthA taraphathI prayatnA cAlelA hatA. ekavakhate pATaNamAM hATakezvaramahAdevanA maMdiramAM jainabhAie tathA matabhAie vacce nirAkaraNanA mArgo yAjavA prayatna karatAM jainabhAionA vakIla mI, cImanalAla brekare " amadAvAdanA e jene ane e smAne paMca nImavA ane zaMkarAcAya ne tenA sarapaca rAkhavA ane temanAthI je nirNaya thAya te banne ce svIkAravA " evI darakhAsta mukI hatI paNa mA bhAioe pATaNanAja pacA nImavA Agraha karyAthI e vAta paDatI mukavAmAM AvI hatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khIjI vakhata vaLI punaH prayatna thatAM rAjamahelamAM banne pakSanA gRhasthAe maLI jainabhAio taraphathI rA. rA. maNIlAla kesarIsIga tathA rA. rA. nAgaradAsa karamacaMda ane mA bhAie tarathI rA. rA. karUNAzaMkara kuberajI tathA rA. rA. harageAvanadAsa ghelAbhAi meADhI e cAra gRhasthAne paMcA nImI lavAdanAmu` ApyuM hatu; paraMtu cArepa cA ekamata na thaI zakavAthI e vAta paDI mukavAmAM AvI hatI. trIjI vakhata banne pakSanA taraphathI samAdhAna mATe vaDodarAnA nA0 mahArAjAsAhebanA laghubandhu te kaDIprAMtanA subAsAheba zrImata saMpatarAva gAyakavADane paMca nImavAmAM AvyA paraMtu temAM mAbhAiee khAsa lakheluM hatuM ke jenAe rU. 4000 devA ane mahAdeva vagerene jyAMthI murtie utthApana thai hatI teja jagAe agara jaina daherAsarajInI joDe padharAvavA sudhInA nirNaya thAya teAja svIkArIzuM. A pramANe AMdhI mAgaNI thatAM te vakhate paNa niSphaLatA maLI hatI. chevaTe pATaNanA jANItA ane AgevAna jaina gRhastha zrImAn punamaH karamacaMda keTAvALAne lavAda nImI ane pakSe lavAdanAmu lakhI ApyuM. jainabhAie taraphathI lavADhanAmA para rA rA. nagarazeTha popaTalAla hemacaMda, cha nyAtAnA zeThe, tathA cArUpanA daherAsaranA vahIvaTa kartAo ane AgevAne vigerenI sahIo hatI temaja smAta bhAie taraphathI vaiSNavAnA zeTha 20 rA. cunIlAla maganalAla tathA bIjA AgevAne nI sahIe hatI. smArtoe vizeSamAM TharAvane amala lavAdeja karI ApavAnI mAgaNI karenrI hatI. ( jue pariziSThA 69-70 ) vaLI muMbaimAM vasatA pATaNa nivAsI jaina andhuonA saMdhe paNu zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALAne lavAda nImavA mATe sahAnubhuti ApI hatI. ane te viSe muMbAimAM zrI zAMtinAthajInA upAzraye maLelA saghanA pramukha zeDa muLacaMda lallubhAi taraphathI pATaNa cArUpa kamITInA sekreTarIpara patra hatu. jemAM tyAMnA TharAva lakhI mAkalavAmAM Avye hateA. ( jIe pira. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat . www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78) A pramANe lavAdanAmuM saMpAyA pachI pATaNanA saMgha taraphathI rAva rA. jhaverI cunIlAla maganacaMda tathA rA0 20 maMgaLacaMda lallacaMde zrImAna lavAdane eka kabulAta cIThThI lakhI - ApI hatI. jemAM rUpIA ekathI mAMDIne be hajAra sudhI ApavA ame nIce sahI karanAra saMgha taraphathI tamArI sAthe baMdhAIe chIe, ema lakhI ApyuM hatuM (juo cIThThI pari 71 ) zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALAe lavAda nImAIne saM. 1973 nA poSa vadI 13 tA. 21-1-1917 nA roja TharAva (evorDa) lakhI Ape; jemAM jenabhAIo taraphathI rUpIA be hajAranI rakama smArtabhAIone utthApana thayelA devanI sthApanA pujana vigere sArU temaja daherAsarajInA kampAuMDa bahAranI kubAvALI khullI jamIna ane dharmazALAmAMthI be oraDIo ApavI; oraDInAM dvAra smArtabhAIe potAnA kampAunDamAM rAkhe temaja mUtaonI sthApanA kampAuMDa bahAranI jamInamAM kare ane je navina maMdira smAtabhAIo baMdhAve tenuM paNa dvArA pitAnI hadamAM pUrva uttara tarapha ja muke evuM nirAkaraNa karyuM. (juo evorDa pari. 1) TharAva zeTha koTAvALAnI dharmazALAmAM bane pakSanI samakSa jAheramAM vAMcI saMbhaLAvavAmAM Avyo hato ane te vakhate harSanAda thaI rAva rA. vidyAzaMkara karUNAzaMkara vakIla tathA rAva rA. umIyAzaMkara maNizaMkara lAkhIyAe bhASaNa karI TharAva pratye khuzAlI dekhADI lavAda sAhebane dhanyavAda ApyA hate temaja jenabhAIo taraphathI rAva rAva nagarazeTha popaTalAla hemacaMda ane mArtabhAIo taraphathI vaiSNanA zeTha cunIlAla maganalAle zrImAna lavAdane hAraterA arpaNa karI banne pakSa taraphathI upakAra pradarzIta karI saMteSa jAhera karavAmAM Avyo hato. tatpazcAt te TharAva "jaina" patramAM tA. 4-3-1917 nA aMkamAM prakaTa thaye hato temaja te pachI tA 11 mI mArcanA "jaina" mAM adhipatie lavAdanA TharAvanI prazaMsAno lekha tathA lavAdane paricaya (ItIhAsa) prakaTa karyo hato. (juo pari. 2) "jaina zAsana" patra paNa potAnA tA0 14-3-17 nA aMkamAM " cArUpa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana kesanA cukAdA para draSTipAta" karI TharAvanI prazaMzA karI hatI( juo pari0 7). zeTha kaTAvALAe cukAda banne pakSa samakSa jAheramAM vAMcI saMbhaLAvyuM temaja "jina" patramAM prasiddha thayo te pachI keTalIka mudate mubAImAM vastA pATaNanA zA. laheracaMda cunI. lAla koTavAla, zA. maNIlAla cunIlAla medI, zA. amIcaMda khemacaMda, zA. hIrAlAla lallubhAI kApaDIyA ane zA. maNIlAla ratanacaMda vaide maLI lavAdanA TharAvapara juduM mathALuM A ApI-te mathALAmAM mahesANAmAM kesa jItyA pachI cArUpano apAyela evorDa evA zabdo lakhI te TharAva pitAnI taraphathI chapAvyuM temaja tenI sAthe eka henDabIla chapAvI temAM paNa " mahesANe apIla korTamAM jaine jItyA pachI pATaNa saMghanA keTalAka gRhasthoe zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAne lavAdanAmuM ApeluM ane te lavAdanAmAnA cukAdAmAM kaTAvALAe jainadharmanA saMbaMdhamAM evA keTalAka vicAre dasAvyA che ke jethI karIne ApaNuM jaina baMdhuonI lAgaNI dukhAI. ' tathA bhaviSyamAM ApaNA tIrthone nukazAna pahoMce ane dharmane paNa hAnI pahoMce evuM ghaNAonuM mAnavuM che" evo suMcaka lekha dAkhala karI te arajI keTalAka muni mahArAje ane sadagRhastha upara mokalIne TharAva mATe abhiprAye maMgAvyA. jeonI pAsethI abhiprAya maMgAvavAmAM AvyA hatA teonI cukAdo kevA saMjogomAM apAyuM hatuM te, samAdhAna karavAnuM zuM kAraNa hatuM ane samAdhAna na karavAmAM Ave te zuM paristhiti hatI te temaja cukAdAmAMnA kayA zabda kaIrIte hAnI kare tevA che te hakIkata te henDabIlamAM na lakhatAM henDabIlanI bhASA ane TharAva uparanuM mathALuM jotAMja vAMcanAra uzkerAI jAya tevIrItanI te arajI hovAthI keTalAka muni mahArAje e cArUpa kesanI saMpUrNa vIgatamAM utaravAnI taka lIdhA pahelAM ja pitAnA abhiprAya mokalI ApyA hatA (te bAbata juo saddaguNAnurAgI muni kapuravijayajIne patra pari0 72) pitAnA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhiprAyathI keTalAmandhue kevA kalahamAge dArAze tenA vicAra ke khyAla paNa karavAmAM AvyA heta te saMbhavIta hatuM ke te evADanA uDANamAM utaravAnI taka leta ane mahesANAnI apIla ke mAM je kahevAtI jIta jainabhAionI thai hatI tenA upara sanAtanI bhAIoe apIla (vaDodarA) karelI hatI ane mahesANAnA cukAdo paNa te mutiene muLasthAne besADavAnA muddA upara heAvAthI kharIrIte te jItaja na hatI; tathA kesane lagatI sa'purNa hakIkata ane henDabIlamAM kayA zabdo hAnI kare tevA che te batAveluM nahi hovAthI zAMtipuka vicAra karyA pachI abhiprAya lakhate te jainabhAIemAM Apasa ApasamAM thayelA kalaDu upasthita thAta niha. jo ke cukAdAnI tarapheNanA karatAM virUddhanA abhiprAye| juja hatA ane munizrI vallabhavijyajI mahArAja tathA zeTha kuMvarajI ANudajI jevA pratiSThIta gRhasthAnA abhiprAya ke je A andhu enI mAnyatAne anukuLa nahi thayelA tevA jAheramAM nahi cukatAM svAnukuLa abhiprAyAnI ja sahAya teoe lIdhelI. paraMtu sadgu hasthA ane munimahArAje ke jeo A cukAdAnI upayeAgitA ane ma samajavA mATe uMDANamAM utaravAne prayatnazIla thayA hatA tenA abhiprAya paNa 'jaina' patramAM bahAra paDavAthI jainabhAiomAM prasaratI gerasamaja AgaLa vadhI zakI nahi. tyAra pachI egaNIsa sahIethI eka henDabIla ahAra pADI temAM paNa bhaviSyamAM dhama tathA tInA gAvane hAnI pahoM cavA sabhava che" evu AgaLathI lakhI muMbaImAM pATaNa nivA sIneA saMgha elAvavAmAM AvyA, paraMtu kharIrIte je gRhasthAne saMgha elAvavAne sattA apAyelI che temAMnA phakata ekanIja (rA. rA. zA. bhogIlAla hAlAbhAinI) sahI hatI tyAre bIjI aDhAra sahIovALAone saMgha kheAlAvavAnI sattA saMghe kAivakhate ApelI na hatI; Akhare presiDenTa na maLavAthI te mITIMga vIkharAi gaIhatI. (juo henDabIla pari0 4 ) 46 A rIte jainabhAIomAM cukAdA viSenI carcAe vadhatI javAthI temaja vartamAnapatramAM paNa carcA e AvavAthI te viSe vicAra karavAne tA. 18-2-1917 nA rAja rA. rA. zA. magaLa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 caMda lallacaMda, rA. rA. zA. chaganalAla vahAlacaMda, rA. rA. zA. lallubhAI nathucaMda, rA. rA. zA. jesIMgalAla bApulAla tathA rA. rA. zA. bhegIlAla hAlAbhAI e pAMca gRhastha ke jeone saMgha bolAvavAno adhikAra hate teoe pATaNanivAsIonA saMghanI mITIMga bolAvI ane te mITIMgamAM jaina dhArAzAstrIne evorDa viSe abhiprAya levAne sAtagrahasthAnI eka kamITI nakakI karavAmAM AvI jemAM uparokta pAMca gRhastha tathA rA. rA. zA maNilAla kezarIsIMga ane rA. rA. zA. cunIlAla khubacaMda maLI sAta gRhastha hatA. A saMghe nImelI sattAvAra kamITIe tA. 21-2-1917 nA roja maLI jaina dhArAzAstrI rA. rA. makanajI juThAbhAI berIsTarane abhiprAya levA TharAva karyo ane tA, 29-3-1917 nA reja zeTha makanajI juThAbhAI berisTarane abhiprAya "cukAdAmAM rU. 2000 tathA jamIna ApavAmAM lavAda gRhastha karAvyuM che te ApaNane baMdhanakata che te sIvAya cukAdAmAM je vivecana karyuM che te temane aMgata abhiprAya che ane te kAyadesara dharmane baMdhanakatA nathI e pramANene bahAra paDaze. (juo pariziSTha 21) saMghe nImelI A sattAvAra kamITIne abhiprAya bahAra paDe tyAM sudhI zAMti rAkhavAne badale cukAdAnA sAme puSkaLa carcApatra, TIkAo ane abhiprAyothI chApAMo khIcakhIca bharavAne udyama kaMI paNa pramAda vagara cAlyA ! samAja ane temanI unnatinA prayatnomAM je A satata udyama thate heta to jenasamAjane ghaNe utkarSa karI zakAta. pelA sucaka lakhANavALA henDabIla tathA eDa paranA judA mathALAnI asarathI keTalAka cukAdA sAme abhiprAya manyA hatA paNa e sucakalakhANanI asara mahArAja zrI vallabhavijayajI tathA zeTha kuMvarajIbhAI para thaI zakI nahatIH (juo pari. 45 tathA pari0 39 ba.) te viSe AgaLa lakhIzuM lavAde ApelA cukAdA anusAra tA. 16-2-17 nA roja cArUpamAM jamIna vagerene kabaje paNa sanAtanI bhAIone apAI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 cukayA hatA eTaluMja nahi paNa vaDodarArAjyanA me. sarasukhA guNAjIrava rAjamA nIbALakaranA haste tyAM navina zivAlayanA pAceA naMkhAyA, je binA tA. 23-3-17 nA 'sayAjIviya'mAM temaja khIjAva mAnapatromAM pragaTa thai cukI hatI. ( jIe pari.13) je atre jaNAvavu ucita che. cA tA. 11-3-17 nA 'jaina'mAM cukAdAne sahAnubhuti ApanArA ANaMdajI kalyAjInI peDhInA TrasTI ane vakIla rA. rA. hiralAla machArAma, rA. rA. vakIla sAMkaLacaMda ratanacaMda tathA seAlIsITarsa surajamala enDa kaMnanInA abhiprAyA prakaTa thayA hatA. teTalAmAM pelAM sucakahenDakhIle ane abhiprAya mAgavAnI arajInA piraNAme muni huM savijyajI tathA muni labdhivijayajInA cukAdAnI sDAme abhiprAye tA. 14-3-17 nA sAMjhavata mAna"mAM prakaTa thayA; jyAre tA. 11-3-17nA jaina"mAM ane tA. 14 3-17 nA 'jaina zAsana"mAM adhipatinI noMdhAmAM cukAdAnI prazaMsA prakaTa thai. tA. 15-3-17 nA 'hIMdustAna' patramAM jainadharmAMzurUe zuM kajIyA vadhAravA mAgeche? e lekha tenA adhipatie prakaTa karI jaina sAdhue taraphathI jainAne thatI aghaTIta uzakeraNI viSe janasamAjanuM dhyAna kheMcI kajIyeA vadhAravAnI nItine vakhADI kahADI. vaLI 'sAMjhava`mAna'nA tA. 20-3-17 nA aMkamAM e 'taTastha' lekhakoe paNa AvI aghaTIta uzakeraNIne vakhADI kahADI tathA cArUpanA kesamAM maLelA vijaya (mahesANAmAM) khare vijya nahatA paNa cArUpanuM maMdIra sAjanaka ThareluM hatuM tathA sanAtanIbhAiee apIla paNa hAikorTamAM karelI hatI ane temAM phaisale jainabhAIonA virUddha paNa javA saMbhava hatA vIgere je pratikuLasajAgA hatA te darazAvI gharameLe samAdhAna karavAnI AvazyaktA tathA saMjogeA joi evorDa ApavAmAM Avye tenI dakSatAnI prazaMzA karI hatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 A aMdaranI phATApuTa eTalethI aTakI nahi. aNasamaja tathA ISyae dIvase dIvase gaMbhirarUpa lIdhuM ane carcApatro upara carcA trei bahAra AvavA lAgyAM, je badhAM A pustakamAM dAkhala karavAmAM AvyAM che. jema evorDanA sAme puSkaLa carcApatra lakhAyAM che tema eDane prasaMda karanArAo taraphanAM tenA radIyAnAM paNa puSkaLa carcApatre vartamAnapatramAM prasiddha thayelAM tenI paNa nakale A pustakamAM dAkhala karavAmAM AvI che, je uparathI vAMcanArane cukAdAnI sAme uThAvavAmAM AvelA pikAramAM zuM muddA hatA tathA te keTalI vajudavALA hatA te jANavAnuM maLI zakaze. vAMdhA cArUpanA evorDanA saMbaMdhamAM evorDa sAme zarUAtamAM te kAMI vAMdhA batAvavAmAM ja AvyA na hatA paNa pachI koI lakhavA lAgyA ke rUpIA be hajAra apAvyA tathA jamIna apAvI tethI jainabhAIe nArAja nathI paNa evorDamAM je TIkA karI che tethI bhaviSyamAM jaIne dharmanA gAravane hAnI thavA saMbhava che. vaLI kaI kahevA lAgyA ke rUpIA ane jamIna bane ApI te sanA tanIbhAIo tarapha pakSapAta karyo che. A matalabanAM caca patronA sAme jyAre jaNAvavAmAM AvyuM ke samAdhAnanI tajavIja prathama thaI hatI temAM rU. 4000) jeTalI rakama sanAtanI bhAIone ApavAne jaInabhAIo taiyAra hatA chatAM teo murtio khaseDavAne taiyAra thayA na hatA ane murtie je jagAethI utthApana thaI teja jagAe besADavAne temane atyAgraha hatuM, keraTa paNa sanAtanIbhAIonI e IcchAnI virUddha gaI na hatI, jaIna AropIbadhuoe paNa te murtie teja jagAe besADavAnI hatI ema kerTamAM jaNAvyuM hatuM ane tema jaNAvavAthI ja utthApana karavAmAM zuddhabuddhi hatI ema jaja sAhebe svIkArI zikSAne hukama rada kIdhuM hatuM keraTomAM cAlelI takarAre sanAta nIbhAIonI lAgaNI dukhAyA viSenI hatI ane temAM murtione bIjI jagAe laI javAno prazna ja na hate. cArUpanA devAlayane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pharsTa kaTa mejIsTreTa (pATaNa vi0 nAyaba subA) sAhebe sArvajanika TharAvyuM hatuM ane te rIte daherAsarajImAM sanAtanI bhAIo pitAnI dhArmika kriyAo karavAne cukta nahi ane jainabhAIone te pAlatuM nahatuM. sanAtanI bhAIoe karelA havana virUddha jaina bhAIoe karelI phariyAdamAM jainabhAIene niSphaLatA maLI hatI jayAre jainaAropIone pATaNanI keTe pharamAvelI sajA kAyama rAkhavAne vaDodarA hAIkorTamAM sanAtanabhAIoe apIla karelI hatI. AvA saMjogomAM bene badale bAra hajAra rUpIA ApatAM paNa sanAtanIbhAIe potAnI murtio khaseDavA taiyAra thAya tema nahatA ane jainabhAIe te murtione kampAuMDanI bahAra khase DavAnI nemamAM pAvI zake tema na hatA. eTalA mATeja sanAtanIbhAIo upara chApa pADI zake ane sanAtanI bhAIo jenI prati chaThA tathA nyAyatulanAtmaka zakti mATe vizvAsa dharAvI zake tevA lavAda vaDeja A takarAronuM samAdhAna thAya tema hatuM ane ema kahevuM joIe ke zeTha ke.TAvALA taraphanI sanAtanI bhAIonI sadda bhAvanA, vizvAsa tathA temanI pratiSThA mATe mAnaniya vicAro ne lIdhe ja temane lavAda tarIke pasaMda karyA hatA ane temane TharAva teoe aMgIkAra karI laI murtio uThAvI lIdhI. jayAre A dalIla ApavAmAM AvI tyAre cukAdAnA pratipakSIone te kabula karavI paDI; paNa pachI teoe e vAMdhe kahADa ke mahAde vajInI rathApanA zAmaLAjInA daherAsarajIthI phakata 50) phITa jeTale najadIka che tethI daherAsarajImAM dhArmika kriyA karatAM smAta bhAIonA ghaTanAda vagerethI vAraMvAra dhyAnabhaMga thavA saMbhava che. A vAMdhA sAme jaina patrakAre cArUpane mApa sAthe nakaze prakaTa karIne jaNAvyuM ke te aMtara 150) phiTa karatAM paNa vadhAre che (juo nakaze) tyAre te bAbatamAM paNa kaMI uttara rahyo nahi. vaLI evuM te koIpaNa raLe che.nI vuiM ca zAya che ke jainabhAInA kampAuMDanI bahAra paNa anya dharmIo pitAnI dharmakriyA na karI zake. cArUpamAM te sanAtanI bhAIo che ane evorDamAM teone kaMIpaNa takarArI valaNa nahi karavAne bAMdhI levAmAM AvyA che paraMtu keIpaNa jaina devAlayamAM kampAunDanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 bahAranI jamIna paDatara ke vecAu hAya te te kAipaNa dharmIvALA kharIdIne tyAM peAtAnI dhArmika kriyA karI zake. vaLI eka vAMdhe eve kahADavAmAM Avye ke " te deva pAse zrI mahAdevajI, gaNapati vIgere devAnI pratimAe paNa birAja - mAna che" e vAkayamAM ( evemAM ) birAjamAna che." e zabdo kema lavAde lakhyA ? A vAMdhe te! taddana hAsyAspadaja che. takarAra pahelAMnI devAlayanI sthiti ke je sthiti kArTomAM jaina badhuo-ArApIe-sAkSIee potAnI jubAnIomAM paNa jaNAvI che teja sthiti lavAde lakhI che. rA0 rA. vADIlAla lallucade peAtAnI jubAnImAM lakhAvyuM che ke "caMdulAla nahAlaca Mde mane puchyuM ke daherAmAM mahAdevajI (ekAdazarUdra) che........" ( jue pari0 64) ra0 rA0 kezavalAla magaLacaMda paNa peAtAnI jubAnImAM lakhAve che ke "cArUpanA daheramAM gaNapati che '" (jue pari.65) rA0 rA. punamacaMda rAmacaMda peAtAnI jubAnImAM jaNAve che ke " jaina devaLamAM ghaNAmAM gaNapati, devie tathA evA devA vIgere hoya che !, tathA evA uparanA ayA devane ame mAna ApIe chIe ane pujIe chIe " jIA pari 66) rA. rA. caMdulAla nahAlaca'da peAtAnI jubAnImAM lakhAve che ke "< amArA devaLamAM gaNapati, devie vIgere hoya che tathA bhairava ane hanumAnanI murtI hAya che' ( jue pari. 67) rA0 kuMvarajIbhAIne puchelI prazna patrikA. AgaLa jema jema vakhata jatA gayA tema tema eveDa nAM cuthaNAMne prayatna cAluja rahyoH rA0 rA zeTha kuMvarajI AguMdajInA tarapha pAMca praznA lakhI meAlavAmAM AvyA. 10 rA zeTha kuvarajIbhAine evArDa viSe jAhera khulAseA " jaina dharma prakAza ( pustaka 33 aMka 1 leA caitra 1973) mAM karela che te atre utArIe chIe: 1 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pheMsalAnI aMdara jevI kahevAmAM Ave che tevI jaina siddhAMtane bAdhakArI hakIkata amArA samajavAmAM AvatI nathI, te AvA sAmAnya kAraNasara jaina vargamAM kaleza " upasthita kare kaI rIte egya nathI. sAmApakSavALA "eka jaina gRhastha upara vizvAsa muke eja ApaNe " magarUra thavA jevuM che....... vagere (vadhu mATe juo pariziSTha 26) rAya zeTha kuMvarajIbhAIne nIce pramANe pAMca vAMdhAo darzAvI pAMca prazna puchayA hatA: lavAdanAmAmAM lakhAyelA zabdo 1 "arasaparasa rahevAsathI sanAtana dharmanA siddhAMtanI rUDhiIo jaina dharmanA lokamAM dAkhala thavA pAmI che jevI ke lagnAdIka kriyA." 2 keTalAka jeno aMbikA vigere devane purNa AstAthI mAne che" " 3 "harakeI jAtane harakeI dharma mAnavAnI chuTa che" * 4 jaina dharma mujaba keIpaNa jIva utpanna karanArI vastu devane sparza karavAthI temaja jana vidhi kiyA virUdhdha devanuM sthApana pujana ke kiyA thAya te zrI tirthaMkara prabhunI AzAtanA thaI gaNAya che" 5 "pitAnI jagyAmAM zAstra mujaba zaMkha, bhera, nebata vI gere vAjIMtra vAge tema havana hemAdI kriyA thAya tethI jaina maMdIranA prabhunI AzAtanA thavA bhaya nathI. * amArI mAnyatA 1 smArse paNa temanA siddhAntanI rUDhIe lagna karatA nathI ane je kare te mahAna khaLabhaLATa thAya te pachI jene te kareja kema? amArI' eTale A prazrane puchanArAnI mAnyatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 temanA siddhAntamAM lagna vakhate je kriyA karavAmAM Ave che tenA dAkhalAo. (1) pA. 71 kRSNa yajurveda zAstramAM thAya che (vIvAyajJa) (2) pa, 86 A5 taMbIya grahmasutra khaMDa trIje. 2 aMbIkAne purNa AstAthI mAnanArane jana kahevAya ke kema? tene Apa vicAra karaze. tirthaMkara sivAya bIjo koI jina bIjA devone purNa AtAthI mAne nahi. 3 zuM jene paNa bIjo dharma mAnavAnI chuTa che kharI? 4 lAina karelAM vAkaye pramANe prabhu Upara pakha lamAM ghI dUdha, pANI agara pula caDhAvIe chIe te cIjo pote jIva ane jIva utpanna karanArI che te pachI tethI AzAtanA thAya (lavAdanA kahevA pramANe) te ApaNe vAparavI ke kema? 5 ApaNuM ane tenA daherAnuM aMtara cALI sathI pacAsa puTa lagabhaga che tyAre temanA maMdIramAM zaMkha bhera, nobata vAgatAM hoya ane te ja vakhate ApaNuM dharmagurUo kiyA ApaNI dharmazALAmAM karatA hoya te te kriyAomAM khalela paDe ke nahi ? A pramANe lavAdanA evorDanA zabda TAMkIne te zabdothI pitAnI mAnyatA pramANe je vAMdhAo teone (kuMvarajIbhAIne) darazAvelA te upara pramANe che. (juo pari0 43 ) uparokta vAMdhAo kevA che te have nIce samajAvIe chIeH vAMdhAo kevA che? 1 lavAde arasaparasanA rahevAsathI sanAtana dharmanA siddhAtenI rUDhIo jana dharmamAM dAkhala thavA pAmI che jevI ke lagnadika kiyA" ema lakhyuM e zabdane teo dharmanA giravane hAnIkartA jaNAvavAno prayatna karatAM kaI majabuta dalIla na maLavAthI kahe che ke "mArko paNa temanA siddhAMtanI rUDhIe lana Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 karatA nathI." ane yajurveda tathA grahmasutranAM nAme lakhI e pratipAdana karavA kozISa kare che ke smAryo paNa temanA siddhAMtanI rUDhIe lagna karatA nathI. ame samajI zakatA nathI ke mA~ pitAne siddhAMtanI rUDhIe lagna karatA nathI ke kare che e viSayamAM teone utaravAnI zuM jarUra paDI che ? lavAdanA je zabda teo Take che te kharA che ke khoTA che eTaluM ja mAtra jevAnuM hatuM. lavAda zuM khoTuM kahe che? jaina dharmane lekamAM zuM jenetara rUDhI lagnAdimAM pravezavA pAmI nathI ? ane je pravezavA pAmI che te vAta kharI ja che te tema thavAnuM kAraNa lavAde jaNAvyuM che te sivAya bIjuM kaMI che? jo hoya te te jaNAvavuM joItuM hatuM. smAryo temanA siddhAMta pramANe lagna nathI karatA mATe jene paNa potAnA siddhAMta pramANe zuM karavA kare?. ema teo kahevA mAgatA hoya te te nirarthaka che. 2 "keTalAka jaine aMbikA vigere devene purNa AstAthI mAne che " e lavAdanA vAkayanA sAme paNa kaMIja dalIla maLI AvI nahi tyAre saMbaMdha vagarane ja prazna ubhuM kareluM lAge che, te e ke " aMbIkAne pUrNa AstAthI mAnanArane jaina kahevAya ke kema?" lavAda kayAre pharaja pADe che ke aMbIkAne mAnanArane jaina kaho. jovAnuM mAtra eTaluM ja hatuM ke keTalAka jaina aMbikA vagerene mAne che emAM kaMI khoTuM che? jaina zvetAMbara kenapharansa heraDe paNa potAnA 1917 nA eprIlanA aMkamAM pAna 104 para cekanuM jaNAvI dIdhuM che ke "jene devadevine mAne che ke nahi tathA mAnavA mATe zAstranuM pramANa che ke nahi te mATe dAkhalA dalIlavALo lekha jarUra paDaze te mukavA ame taiyAra chIe" (juo pariziSTha pa6) vaLI "jaina" patramAM paNa ta 0 3-6-1917 nA aMkamAM (juo pari. 51) ceko pratyuttara ApI dIdhuM che ke "je IcchA haze to temanA membaramAMthI ja navarAtrImAM devine nAme dravya kharcanArA ane mAthe roTalAmukI devi sAme nAca karanAranA ahavAle jarUra paDaye bahAra mukavAmAM Avaze." vaLI jenarIvyu potAnA 1917 nA 7-8 aMkamAM lakhe che ke "muMbaImAM dara zanivAre seMkaDe jene mahAlakrimanA maMdire Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAya che. aMbAjImAtAnAM darazane seMkaDo jene jAya che dareka gotra devi ane kuladevIone paNa mAne che pATaNamAMthI ja ghaNuM AgevAne aMbIkA, aMbAjI vigere ThekANe jAya che" temaja "jaina hitecchuM" nA 1917 nA junanA aMkamAM pAna ra79 52 (juoparivuM 57) sApa lakhe che ke "jene paikInA keTalAka aMbAjInI mAnatA mAne che, darzane jAya che ItyAdi bAbatanI hakIkata (fact) &Ame virodha uThAvavA taiyAra thavuM e * pitAnI jAtane teija juThThI pADavA jevI mukha " tA che. eka nahi paNa agIyArase jaine te "devInI mAnatA mAne che. moTA agresarane tema " karatAM huM jANuM chuM." vaLI AgaLa jatAM te lakhe che ke "jenene pitAnAM zAstranI - " AjJA toDIne deva-devInI mAnatAmAM bhaTa " katAM-e mithyAtva tathA aMdhakAramAM sukha duMA che tA-zarama ke apamAna lAgatuM nathI ane jyAre temanAM kAmenuM kaI citra Ape che tyAre che temane apamAna lAgI jAya che. jabarI sva "mAnanI putaLIo !" (jue pari. 57) ( 3 eDamAM " harakoI jAtane harakeI dharma mAnavAnI chuTa che" zabda lakhAyA che te sAme vAMdho uThAvatAM teo lakhe che ke " zuM jene paNa bIje dharma mAnavAnI chuTa che kharI?" paNa A prazna taddana asthAne che. dareka manuSyane koIpaNa dharma pALavAmAM janasamAja ke khuda sarakAra paNa vacce AvatI nathI. eka jaina pitAnI icchA thAya te game te anya dharma pALavA mAge te zuM jaina samAja tene aTakAvI zakaze? lavada ema kahevA mAgatA nathI ke jenee anya dharma pALavo te sAruM che; paNa lavAda ema kahevA mAge che ke dareka manuSya koIpaNa dharmane svIkAra-asvIkAra karavAne svataMtra che. AtmA jyAM jyAM satya e tyAM tyAM viharI zake che eTaluM ja nahi paNa vakhate mithyAtvamAM paNa bhramIta thaI bhaTake te paNa janasamAja kaI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 66 sattAthI tene rokI zakate nathI. jaina" patramAM paNa tA. 27-5-17 nA aMkamAM lakhyuM che ke " dharma e kedakhAnuM nathI ke kAine vADAmAM ThAMsI devAya, dharma e AtmAnI svataMtratA che ane jyAM svataMtratA che tyAM chuTaja saMbhavI zake." jo dareka mANasane koipaNa dharma mAnatAM aTakAvI zakAtu heta tA jenAcArya e kevI rIte anya dharma pALanArAne jaina dharmamAM dAkhala karI jaina dharma pALavAnI chuTa ApI ? kevI rIte zrImad AtmArAmajI mahArAje paMjAkhamAM paribhramaNa karIne, athAgazrama veThIne sthAnakavAsIe vIgerene zvetAMbarIjaina banAvyA ? je chuTa na hAta te! ema zI rIte anI zakata ? vAMdhe darazAvanArAo zuM vidvAna munioe karelA bhavya prayatnA ane ApelI chuTane geravyAjakhI gaNe che? bezaka, jaina dharmanuM rahasya jANanArA ne tene sarvAze satya mAnanArA anya dharmamAM jAyaja nahi; tevIja rIte kAi Itara dharmone sarvA satya mAnanArA jaina dharmamAM Ave nahi paraMtu tethI kAipaNa dharma pALavAnI chuTa mANasa jAta pAsethI keNu kheMcAvI zake tema che ? " 4 evemAM eka vAkaya evuM che ke jaina dharma mujaba kAi paNa jIva utpanna karanArI vastu devane sparza karavAthI tI kara prabhunI AsAtanA thai gaNe che A vAkaya lakhavAnA lavAdanA Azaya .jainabhAI mATe keTalA madhe lAbha kartA hovA chatAM vAMdhA uThAvanArA te samajI zakayA nathI e AzcaryanI vAta che. lavAde A zabdo lakhI zrI tIrthaMkaranI AsAnanA na thAya eTalA mATe sanAtanIonI murti daherAsaramAMthI bahAra kADavAnI agatya jaNAvI che. chatAM te samajI na zakavAthI vAMdhA eve kahADavAmAM AvyA che ke " prabhu upara pakhALamAM je dUdha, pANI agara pula caDAvIye chIye te cIjo pAte jIva ane jIva utpanna karanArI che te pachI tethI AzAtanA nA thAya? " vAMdhA kahADanArAne jo vAkayanA vAcyA, lakSyArtha ane vyaMgA evA traNa zAstrIya prakAranI khakhara hAta te jIva utpanna karanArI' zabdonA artha AvA karI dUdha, pANI ane pulane te kadI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa lAgu karata nahi. ema te manuSya pote paNa jIva che temaja jIva utpanna karanAra che tethI manuSyae daherAsaramAM jaI pratimAne ane sparza na kare evuM lavAda kahevA mAge che ema samajI levuM? emAM lavAda kaMi jIva ajIva, sacita-acita vastuonA bhede samajAvavAne arthAta koI jaina siddhAMtanuM pustaka lakhavAne beThA hatA paraMtu je kAraNane mATe teoe erDa lakhe ane je nyAya (jajamenTa) teo ApavA mAgatA hatA- sanAtanI bhAIonI murti tyAMthI khaseDavA mAgatA hatA tenuM kAraNa ja mAtra darzAvavAne e zabda kIDIyALuM vigere dekhI zakAya evA malina jaMtuo utpanna karatA-bharAI rahetA-saDavA pAmatA pANIne ane karamAyalAM-haDelAM-pANImAM saDatAM pulane mATe vaparAyA hatA. tAjAM sugandhamaya puSpa, vizuddha pavitra jaLa ane dudhane lavAde pakhALamAM vAparavAnI manA karavAnA arthamAM e zabda vAparyA hatA ema koIpaNa buddhizALI mANasa dhArI zake nahi. 5 pAMca vadhe jaNAvatAM "ApaNA ane tenA daheranuM aMtara cALIsathI pacAsa phuTa lagabhaga che tyAre temanA maMdiramAM zaMkha, bhera, nobata vAgatAM hoya ane te ja vakhate ApaNA dharma gurUe kriyA ApaNuM dhama zALAmAM karatA hoya te te kriyAomAM khalela paDe ke nahi?". evuM lakhe che te vAMdhA viSe to ame agAu jaNAvI gayA chIe ke te aMtara pacAsa phITa nahi paNa doDhaso phITa karatAMye vadhAre che (nakazAmAM juo) ane evI rIte dhyAnamAM bhaMga thavA paNa saMbhava nathI. kAraNa ke keTalAka ThekANe eka kaMmpAuMDamAM jainenAM, vaiSNanAM ane ItaradharmIonAM dharma, - sthAne sAthe sAthe bahu najadIka rahelAM hoya che. jyAre cArUpamAM te 150 phITanuM aMtara che. (juo nakaze) musado priya vAcaka! A rA. rA. zeTha kuMvarajIbhAI para mekalelI praznapatrikAmAM batAvelA nirarthaka vAMdhAonI samAlocanA karyA pachI erDamAMnA zabdo vAMdhA vagaranA eTaluM ja nahi paNa ghaNAja. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 upacAgI, mahatvanA ane jainabhAI . mATe lAbhadAyaka che te samajAyu haze, chatAM paNa ApanI jIjJAsAnI tRpti arthe Apa Azcaya pAmaze tevA eka musaddo A cArUpanA digdarzana rUpI prekSaNiya pradarzanamAM mukayAche (jIe pari0 68) tenA tarapha jarA Apanu. lakSa khecavuM asthAne nathI. e musaddA " jaina " bhAiAe ja peAtAnA vakIla pAse taiyAra karAvI lavAdane ApyA hate ke jenI aMdara lavAda pAse jainabhAie kevA evA mAgatA hatA tenu digadarzana che. je vAkayane mATe uparanI praznapatrikA upa sthita thaI che te lavAdanAM vAkayeAnI sAthe A nIyalAM vAkaye sarakhAvatAM vhAlAvAcaka! hameja khannenI tulanA karI zakaze ke e musaddAnAM vAkaya ke jenA nIce aMDaralAina karelI che te jo evArDa mAM lakhAyAM hAta teA keTalA anatha thAta? e musaddAmAM A pramANe cheH-- 1 ra 3 11 39 ,, keTalAka jainA zrI a MbikA vigere devane pu` AstAthI peAtAnA deva tarIkhe mAne che" AvI rIte mizraNa arasparasa dharma nAM tatvAmAM paNa thayu che" dharmavALA jainava ne utaratA sanAtana gaNe che." jainabhAioe lavAdane ApelA musaddAnAM A vAkayeA ane lavAde evArDamAM vAparelAM vAkayeAnI tulanA vAcake ! Apaja karI lezeH evArDamAM sanAtana dharmanI rUDhIe mizra thavAnuMja lakha vAmAM Avyu ke je satya (Fact) che tyAre A musaddAmAM te mizraNa arasparasa dharmanAM tatkAmAM paNa thayu' che ema lakhAyu che. eve mAM keTalAka jainA akhikA vagere devAne purNa AstAthI mAne che evu lakhAyuM che ane tevA sekaDA dAkhalA ApaNI draSTigocara che jyAre jainabhAInA musaddAmAM te te devAne peAtAnA deveza tarIkhe mAne che ema lakheluM che. vaLI musaddAmAM eka vAkaya sanAtana dharmavALA jaina vargone utaratA gaNe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che'' lakhAyuM che te vAkaya zA AzayathI lavAdanI pAse eDamAM utarAvavA icchA karI haze ane te vAkaya lakhAvavAmAM zuM hita janabhAIonuM sadhAya tema haze tene vAcakaja vicAra karaze. paraMtu jena kamanuM e sadbhAgya hatuM ke musAmAMnA e zabda ke je jana kemane nukazAnakAraka thAya tevA hoI evorDamAM nahi vAparavAmAM lavAde jana kemanI eka moTI sevA bajAvI che ema vicArazIla vAcakane lAgyA vagara raheze nahi. ane musaddAnA jevA vicAro lavAdanI pitAnI nyAya buddhine vyAjabI jaNAyA teja evorDamAM lIdhA che ke jenI TharAvane puSTIkAraka, sakAraNa ane upayogI nIvaDe tevIja racanA ane vyavasthA karI che. A musaddA parathI bIjI paNa eka vAta tarapha vAcakee durlakSa karavuM joituM nathI, ke musaddAmAM jamIna tathA rUpIA sanAtanI bhAIone ApavAnuM paNa lakheluM che ane AgaLa ame e rA. rA. zeTha maMgaLacaMda lallacaMda tathA ra0 rAjhaverI cunIlAla maganalAla e banee janabhAIo taraphathI lavAdane lakhI ApelI cIThThI paNa batAvI gayA chIe ke jemAM rUpIA be hajAra sudhI sanAtanIbhAIone ApavA viSe kabUlata maLelI che temaja dharmazALAmAMthI jamIna ApavA viSe paNa kabula karyuM hatuM eTale e viSe karela pokAra taddana asthAne ne IrSyAbharyoja chevAnuM saMbhave che kAraNa ke A musaddoja ema spaSTa kahe che ke jainabhAIe sanAtanI bhAIone temanI murtio sthApIta karavA mATe maMdira bAMdhavA dharmazALAmAMthI jamIna tathA rUpIA ApavAne khuzI hatA. je tema na hatI te musaddAmAM e vize ullekhaja na heta. (jue musaddA pari0 68) eka niSphaLa prayatna jyAre saghaLethI niSphaLatAja maLavA lAgI tyAre eka ' navI yukti-cArUpanA tIrthane viccheda karI pratimAjI pATaNa lAvavAnI teone jaDI AvI ane temAM je phatehamaMda thayA hota te jaina samAjane te eka prAcIna tIrthane viccheda thavAthI dukha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23 thAtaja paraMtu A mahAzayAnA purUSA para AvI zakata. teee pATaNanA saMghamAM A viSe uhApeAha karI tIvicchedaka kamITI nImI. A yukitane mATe jaina zAsana " patre ghaNAja aNu 16 game dekhADayA che ane " tyAMnA * sadhe karelA ati hAnIkara TherAva " e uzika nIce tenA tA0 25-4-17 nA akamAM agralekha prakaTa thayA che (jIe pari0 31) temaja mukhAithI paNa keTalAka gRhasthAe pATaNa nagarazeTha tathA cha nyAtAnA zeThone patra lakhyA hatA ke cArUpa tIrthane viccheda karavA te ThIka nathI. ( jA pariziSTa 77) A jagAe eTaluM jaNAvavuM jarUranuM che ke evArDa nA amala karavAMmAM aMtarAya ubho thAya ane evorDa mujaba sanAtanIbhAIene ApavAnI mAvALI jamIna meLa vavAmAM muzkelI ubhI thAya tevA eka prayatna paNa karavAmAM Avye hatA ke jene lIdhe saghane rU. 400) nA nukazAnamAM utaravuM paDayuM ( jue kukhAvALI jamIna lIdhAnI pAvatI pari0 75) cArUpamAM yAtrIAne harakata pratimAjI pATaNa lAvavAmAM paNa saphaLatA maLI zakI nahi jo ke tema karavAne aneka prayatna AdarAyA hatA. cArUpamAM darzanArthe jatA yAtrIone muzkelIA paDe che, tyAMnA sthAnika rAjaputa lAke tAAna kare che vIgere matalakhanAM carcApatra ' jainazAsana' mAM prakaTa thayAM hatAM paNa te kharI vAta na hatI. cArUpamAM yAtrALue nirbhAyatAthI jai zakeche evA sapramANa patrA ' jaina ' patramAM keTalAka yAtrIee prakaTa karyA jethI janasamAjanA jANavAmAM A " blu ke cArUpamAM agavaDonI vAta kapAlakalpItaja che. keAi raNuMja sTezane sTezanasTAphanA mANasanuM nAma jainazAsana ' mAM prakaTa thayuM hatuM paNa jaina patramAM ta ja khulAsA AvyA hatA ke raNuja sTezane te nAmanA koi mAstaraja nahatA ! te cArUpanI yAtrAe * kharI rIte e 'sadha' na hatA paNa eka taraphI nuja mANasAnI mITIMga hatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 javAnI ane tyAM tophAna thavAnI vAta kevaLa banAvaTIja hovI joIe. A viSenAM carcApatre A pustakamAM sAmela che (juo pari. 47-48-49) vaLI cArUpamAM yAtrAnI muzkelIo sAkhIta karavAne muni mahArAjazrI buddhisAgarajIne paNa gabharAvyA tethI cArUpa jaI zakyA nahotA ema "janazAsana mAM prakaTa karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM paNa munI mahArAjazrI buddhisAgarajIe tataM ja eka patra "jaina" mAM prakaTa karI khulAse karyo hato ke "koI tapamArUoe AcAryazrI buddhisAgarajI mahArAjane cArUpanI yAtrA jatAM gabharAvyA tethI te yAtrA gayA nahi ema bIje prakaTa thayela che evuM jaNAya che te agya che-amArI khAsa mane. vRtti nahotI tethI gayA naheAtA" (jaina tA. 13 mI me 1917 pAna 368, juo pari. 40) A viSenAM saghaLAM carcApatro ane tenA javAbamAM "jaina" mAM prakaTa thayelAM carcApatre-khulAsA khAsa vAMcI jovAthI vAMcake jAteja tulanA karI zakaze. cArUpanI yAtrAe javAmAM kaMI paNa muzkelI nathI, aMtarAya nathI ke tyAMnA sthAnika nivAsIo kaMI paNa IrSyA rAkhatA nathI paNa uMlaTA ghaNuM mama: tAthI teo vate che ane ghaNA yAtrIo tyAM Ave jAya che. je tyAMnA lekae keIpaNa jAtanuM tephAna karyuM hota te kayAranIye tenA upara phojadArI adAlatomAM phariAda thaI heta paNa te eka banAva banyo nathI, kabaje seMpA ane mANI pa. cArUpane eDa apAyA pachI tA. 16 mI phebaruArI 1917 nA roja lavAda zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALAnI hAjarI samakSa sanAtanI bhAIone cArUpamAM jamInane kabaje seMpavAmAM AvyuM tyAra pachI tA. 9mI me 1917nA "jinazAsana" nA 7mAM aMkamAM (e aMkapara tA. 9 ne badale bhulathI tA. 3 chApelI che) pATaNamAM maLelA saMghane riporTa prakaTa karI temAM nagarazeThanA savAla javAbe prakaTa thayela. che (juo pari0 3 a) temAM lavAdanAmAmAM rA, rA. maMgaLacaMda lallacaMde che nyAtanA zeThe vIgerenI sahIo khoTI rIte meLavI che vagere tathA rAtre rAtre jhaverI cunIlAla Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 46 maganalAle kamajo soMpyA badala mAphI mAgI che evu lakhavAmAM Avyu che ke je lakhANu khATuM hAine te viSe khulAsA karavAne amee nagarazeTha rA. rA. peopaTalAla hemaca'ne rItasara rA. rA. vakIla mAdhavalAla gopALalAla vahIyA mAraphata neATIsa ApatAM nagarazeTha potAnA lekhI khulAsAmAM jaNAve che ke saMghamAM amArI sAthe savAla javAba te pramANe thayA nathI je lekha prakaTa thayA che te mAmata ame kazuM jANatA nathI ne ame prakaTa karAvye ke chapAvele nathI tethI te khInA khATIche. lavAdanAmAmAM sahI karatI vakhate ka sarata thai nathI, jhaverI cunIlAle mAphI mAgyAnA zabdo sAMbhaLyA nathI (jue pari0 22). temaja tA 23-5-1917 nA jaina zAsana' mAM nagInadAsa maMgaLacakranI sahInA lekha prakaTa thayA che (jue pari0 45) temAM teA vaLI je Isame| kabajo soMpI AvelA teoe peAtAnI bhula saMgha vacce kabula karI tethI sa Mghe teone mAphI bakSI che' evu lakhelu che. eTale emAMthI ekalA jhaverIeja nahi. paNa 'isame ' mahuvacana vAparI bIjAee paNa mAphI mAgyAnu sucavyuM che. paNa kharI vAta e che ke saMghamAM prAsIDIMgaja rahetuM nathI te te riporTa kayA AdhAre mekalAyA ? jhaverIe mAphI' mAgyAnI vAta paNa taddana pAyA vagaranI che ane jaina' nA tA. 27 mI me 1917 nA aMkamAM pAna 413 upara zA. amathAlAla premaca Mde te viSe khulAse paNa prakaTa karelA che ( jIe pi2047) vaLI 'jaina zAsana nA uparAsta riporTa mAM jhaverI mAphI mAge che ema lakhavAmAM AvyuM che jyAre nagInadAsa maMgaLacaMda lakhe che ke bhula kabula karI tethI saghe mAphI bakSI che. mAphI 'mAgI' ke, 'bakSI' e zakA ja e lekhAmAM asa'bhavadoSa siddha karI Ape che. ' jaina zAsana ' nA a adhipatine paNa pAchaLathI jyAre khabara paDI ke AvA riporTo meAkalanArAee teone ADe mArge doryA hatA ane satyapara DhAMkapIchADA karyAM hatA tyAre teoe zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALA pAse micchAmidukkaDaM (mAphI) mAgI hatI (juo para 54) ane peAtAnI vartaNukanA khulAsAmAM temaNe 'jaina zAsana ' tarapha AvelA riporTo kaNe meAkalelA te jaNAvI temanAM nAmeA, teoe lakhelA sahI sAthanA 9 > Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 patrA vagere kAgaLIyAM paNa zeTha kaTAvALAnA vakIla aa. za. mAdhavalAla gopALalAla vahIyA tarapha mokalyAM hatAM (jIe pari 79). ane e lekhA berisTara velInakara tathA seAlIsITara kAmadAre tapAsIne lAIbala thai zake che. evA abhiprAyeA jaNAvyA hatA. paNa kSamA vIrasya bhUSaLam e dharma zeDa kATAvALAe dhAraNa karyAM hatA. rA. 'jaina zAsana' nA adhipatine dhanyavAda ghaTe che ke jyAre teonA jANavAmAM satya hakIkata AvI tyAre spaSTa rIte teoe peAtAnA khulAso prakaTa karyAM ke amene ekataraphIja khakharo maLI hatI. vaLI zAsanakAra evenI paNa prasaMzA karI lavAdane dhanyavAda ApI abhiva'dana Ape che; eTaluMja nahi paNa je vAkayAne vAMdhAvALAM te lakhyAM hatAM tenA para vicAra karI te upayegI hAvAnuM lakhe che. jamIna ane eraDIe apAvI te vyAjakhI che ema mAne che temaja cArUpamAM yAtrAenI hADamArI viSe lakhatAM paNa tyAM koi jAtanI aDacaNa nathI ema amane jaNAyu che vIgere lakhe che; te lekha amee A pustakamAM dAkhala karelA che. (jIe pari 54). upasa hAra A pramANe cArUpakaisa upasthita thayApachI je je pravRtti. evA spAme thai tathA te viSe je je khulAsA satya ane sapramANa che te sakSiptamAM jaNAvyA che ane saghaLAM carcApatra, abhiprAyA, vartamAnapatrAmAMnA lekhA vagere paNa pAchaLanAM parizi jomAM dAkhala karavAmAM AvyAM che. muni mukti vijayajIne samajAvI phAsalAvI sahI levAnA AkSepa lavAda upara mukavAmAM AvyA hatA tenA khulAso paNa teja muninApatrathI sapramANa vAcake ja karI leze ke kharIvAta zuM hatI. (jIe muni mukitavijayajIne patra pari. 73)saddhAnurAgI kapuravijayajI mahArAja paNu lakhe che ke mane soMpurNa hakIkata samajAvavAmAM AvI na hatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (jIe pari0 72 naM. 10) jana' tathA jainazAzana' mAM paNa A takarAra viSe lAMbe vakhata agralekhanI hArAvalI prakaTa thaI hatI je saghaLA lekhe paNa A pustakamAM dAkhala karelA che. cArUpa viSe apAyele evorDa, pATaNa ane mahesANAnI kerTIe ApelA phesalAo jaina sAkSIonI jubAnImAMnA je vAkyone A pustakamAM AdhAra levAmAM AvyuM che te phakarAo, tathA cArUpanA devAlayane sArvajanika TharAvavAmAM AvyA viSene mepATaNa vi.nAyaba subAnA eAraDaranI nakala vagere paNa pustakamAM sAmIlA che. cArUpanA prAcina ane mahAna tIrthamAM jainetara devenI mutie. ekaja pavAsana upara hevAthI te tIrthane nirAbAdha karavAnuM ati kaThina ane bhagIratha kArya A kuzaLa lavAde karIne ApaNe tIrthane svataMtra karI eka apurva ane alabhya lAbha Ape che ane A parama punita tIrthanA pAMca lAkha varSanA ItihAsamAM eka mahatvane prasaMga umerIne lavAde bhaviSyanA kalezane nirmaLa karI kemanI amaraAziSa prApta karI che ema kahevAmAM kaMI paNa atizayekita nathI. - ame AzA rAkhIe chIe ke A sarva dhyAnapurvaka vAMcyA pachI vAcakone khAtrI thaze ke evorDa ghaNaja DahApaNabharI rIte ane keTalI kunehathI lakhAyelA che ane te jaina kemane tathA dharmane keTale lAbhadAyI che tathA muni mahArAjAo ane vidvAnonA eDanI tarapheNa ane prazaMzA karanArA le che ane abhiprAye jenakemanI AvI mahAna sevA bajAvanAra lavAda zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda keTAvALA keNa che te jaInazAsana' patranA adhipati ke jeoe erDa sAme ghaNuM lekhe lakhyA hatA teo-zA. puruzotama gIgAbhAI zAhe pitAnA "bhagavatI sutra' nAmanA pustakamAM zeTha keTAvALAnI kArakIdIne vRtAMta lakhele che te A pustakamAM (juo pari0 80) teonA phoTA sAthe sAmela che te parathI vAcakane lavAdanI pratiSThA viSe khyAla AvI zakaze Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 ke je sadagRhasthane banne kemee lavAda tarIke svIkArI khIjA pace nahi nImatAM ekaja vyaktipara vizvAsa mukayA hatA te vyAjakhI hatA. lI. sevA, maMgaLacaMda lalluca'da ane cunIlAla maganaDha jhaverI nA jayajIne dra. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa. jemAM e varDa, vartamAnapatronI carcA page ane ATakale, lIDIMga ATakale, bIjA mahatvanA kAgaLa ane cArUpane (tIrthane) nakazo . vagere mukavAmAM AvyAM che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTha 1. cArUpano zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAe Apela evorDa huM zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALA TharAva karuM chuM ke zrI cArUpa tA. pATaNa gAmamAM zrI zAmaLAjI pAzvanAthanuM jaina zvetAmbara AkhyAthanuM devAlaya che. sadarahu devAlayamAM zrI jaina dharmanA deva zAmaLAjI pArzvanAtha bIrAje che, te deva pAse zrI mahAdevajI gaNapati vigere devonI pratimAo paNa bIrAjamAna che. sadarahu pratimAonuM uthApana thavAthI sanAtana dharmavALI prajAnI lAgaNI dukhAI kahI, cArUpa tathA pATaNa vistA sanAtana dharmavALA samudAyanI jana saMdha virUddha lAgaNI uzkerAI tema sanAtana dharmavALAe zAmaLAjInA devAlayamAM havana karyo jenA parINAme jaina saMghanI lAgaNI dukhANa. parINAme arasaparasa mahAbhArata kaleza utpanna thayA che. sanAtana dharmanA anuyAyIo taraphathI keTalAka isamo upara pATaNa phojadArI nyAyAdhIzI varga 1 mAM gu.mu. naMbaranIpharIyAda dAkhala karI, jemAM te kAmane AropIone daMDa thaze. jenA upara kaDI prAnta phojadArI nyAyAdhIzImAM gu.vI. naM. 2 AropIo taraphathI dAkhala karavAmAM AvyuM, jemAM AropIo doSamukata TharyA, je virUddha nAmadAra varISTha nyAyAdhIzImAM mULa pharIyAdIne vivAda dAkhala thaye che. bIjI tarapha zAmaLAjIne vahIvaTa karanAra jaina saMghavALA caMdulAla mAraphata maMdIramAM havana karI dharmasthAna bhraSTa karyA kahI pATaNa phojadArI nyAyAdhIzI varga 1 mAM gu. mu naM. . nI pharIAda dAkhala karI jemAM te kAmanA AropIone bIna tahomate cheDI mukyAthI kaDI prAMta phojadArI nyAyAdhIzImAM tapAsaNI araja naM. 112 no dAkhala thayo pariNAme Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAmanI pharI agADI cokasI karavA hukama thayo che, je kAma hAla mahesANA phora nyA. varga 1 mAM cAlu che. - upara mujaba baMne komo virUddha arasaparasa pharIAdo thaI paisAne nirarthaka vyaya thayA kare che, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa pATaNa zaheranI vastImAM tathA cArUpamAM mahAbhArata kusaMpa ane kaleza cAlu che. sadarahu kaleza ane kusaMpanuM hamezAM sArU nivAraNa thAya ane tamAma loke haLImaLIne rahe evA hetuthI pATaNanA tathA cArUpa gAmanA sanAtana dharmavALAnA AgevAne temaja pATaNa jaina saMghanA AgevAno tathA zAmaLAjInA vahIvaTa karanAra AgevAna vigeree mArA upara vizvAsa rAkhI mane lekhI paMcAtanAmAthI nirAkaraNa karavA paMca nImI TharAva karavA adhIkAra Apyo che, tethI baMne pakSanI takarAre rUbarUmAM sAMbhaLI lIdhI che, temaja hakIkatathI mAhIta thaI baMne pakSanA AgevAnothI vAtacItane khulAso meLavI mArA aMtaraAtmAe je preraNA ane kAmanI hakIkata uparathI karI che te uparathI nIce pramANe nirNaya karUM chuM. sanAtana dharmavALA temaja jaina dharmanA anuyAyIo lAMbA vakhatathI haLImaLIne rahetA AvelA che, arasaparasa temanA AcAra vicAramAM keTalIka bAbatamAM mIzraNa thaI gayuM che. arasaparasanA rahevAsathI sanAtana dharmanA siddhAMtonI rUDhIo jaina dharmanA lokomAM dAkhala thavA pAmI che. jevI ke lagnAdika kriyA brAhmaNo karAve che vigere; keTalAka jaine zrI aMbIkA vigere devone pUrNa AstAthI mAne che ne bAdhA AkhaDIo rAkhe che. sanAtana dharmavALA jaina maMdIramAM pujArInuM kAma kare che, ane te sAthe keTalIka varNanA loka jana devone mAne che. eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu paryuM. paNudi parvamAM upavAsa paNa kare che. jaina e dharma che kaMI jAtI nathI harakoI janane harakoI dharma mAnavAne chuTa che. AvI rIte arasaparasa keTaluMka mIzraNa thayuM che. kharI rIte jotAM sanAtana dharmane zAstra mujaba jaina maMdIramAM temanI mAnatAnA bIrAjatA devamAM je te devanuM pratimAmAM AhAna thAya nahIM zrI pArzvanAthanA sparzIta jaLathI te deva pavitra rahetA nathI, evI temanI mAnyatA che. jaina dharma mujaba kAMI paNa jIva utpanna karanAra vastu devane sparzata kyAMthI temaja jana vidhi kriyA virUddha devanuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 sthApana ke pujana ke kriyA thAya te| zrI tIrthaMkara prabhujInI AzAtanA thai gaNe che. evA saMjogAmAM eka bIjAthI virUddha matanA zAstranA deve ekaja maMdIramAM temaja najIka evI jagAmAM ke jethI bhaviSyamAM peAtAnA dharmanA AcaraNa karatAM paNa arasaparasa mana dukhAya tevI sthItimAM deva rAkhavA e yAgya nathI. sanAtana dharmovALAne teja smRtie upara meha che te temanI mAnyatA pramANe teja smRtie temanI zAstra vidhithI devanuM AvAhana thAya teja temanI icchA saMtuSTa thAya tema che, ane te jaina maMdiramAM tema thai zake nahIM. keTalAka jaine te devAte khesavyAthI rAjI nathI, paNa jyAre sarve samAdhAnanA prazna che, ane e mUrti zrI jaina maMdImAMthI laI jaI bIje keAgya sthaLe sanAtana dharmAMnA zAstrAnusAra devAne pratiSTita kayAM vinA chuTakeA nathI tethI ema jaNAvuM chuM ke sadarahu devAnI mUrtie sanAtana dharmavALAne jaina maMdIramAMthI khIje sthaLe pratiSThita karavA ApavI, te mATe jaina sathe sthaLa kayuM ApavuM tathA kharaca vigerenA niNaeNya ema karU chuM ke . maMdiranA bahAranI navI dhazALA jaina sa Mghe bAMdhelI che. tene krUratA kATa nAMkhele che. temAM uttara taraphanA kATamAM pUrva dizAnA khUNA tarapha khUNAnI keATaDI 1 tathA te kATaDInI pazcima bAjue tene lagatI kATaDI 1 je hAla bane kATaDIe bAMdhelI che, tenAM bAraNAM hAla dakSiNa tarapha che. te mane kATaDInI jamIna tathA tamAma bAMdhakAma ImArata sAthe esarI sAthe jaina saMdhe sanAtana dharmovALAne ApavI; ane jaina saMdhe peAtAnA kharce je kATaDI khuNAnI che te kATaDIne dakSiNa tarane kare| pazcima taraph laMbAvIne ApelI bIjI kATaDInA pazcima khAjInA karA sudhI turata meLavI levA ane te ane karA dakSiNa pazcimanA bane pakSeAnA sIyArA gaNavA, paNa te karAemAM baMne pakSe e kAi vakhate kAMi paNa nazAne mukavAM nahIM. A sivAya dharmazALAnA uttara taraphanA kATanI bahAra purva taraphanA khuNA AgaLa je jamIna chuTI paDelI che, te jaina saMdhanI zA. caMdulAla nahAlacaMdanA nAma upara vecANu lIdhelI che, te jamIna uttara dakSiNu lAMkhI phruTa 36 tathA purva pazcima paheALI phruTa 41 Azare che. te jamIna tenA hada nIzAna mujaba jaina Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMghe sanAtana dharmavALAne ApavI. te pramANe upara lakhelI tamAma mIlakata jaina saMghe sanAtana dharmavALAne ApavI; ane te mIlakata uparathI pitAno hAtha uThAvI levo; ane kaI prakAre hakka dAdA koI paNa vakhate karavo nahIM. upara lakhelI sanAtana dharmavALAne ApelI jagAmAM teo potAnuM devAlaya baMdhAvI temAM sadarahu devanI murti padharAvI pratiSThita kare. maMdIranuM mukhya dvAra pitAnI hadamAM purva yA uttara tarapha muke ane pitAnI jagAmAM zAstra mujaba zaMkha, bhera, nebata vigere vAge vAge temaja havana homAdika kriyA thAya tethI jaina maMdIranA prabhujInI AzAtanA thavA bhaya nathI. AvI rIte alaga thavAthI baMne devAliyanuM ane baMne pakSanA lokonuM mAna pratiSThA ane ubhayanI lAgaNa jaLavAze. vizeSamAM vaLI huM ema jaNAvuM chuM ke sadarahu devA mATe devAlaya bAMdhavAnuM che tathA pratiSThA vigere karavAnI che tathA devone pujana arcanAdi savaDa mATe jaina saMgha jevI dayALu kome te savaDa karI ApavI te temane zobhA bhareluM che, mATe jaina saMghe tenA AgevAnoe rUA. ra001) aMke be hajAra eka sanAtana dharmanA AgevAnone sadarahu devo le eTale ApavA. upara pramANe TharAva vastuthItine anusarIne karavAmAM Avyo che. have e vAta spaSTa thAya che ke phojadArI kAmo je arasaparasa cAle che, te baMne pakSa taraphathI baMdha karavAM. baMne pakSanA AgevAnoe khulle mane kabula karyuM che eTale te kese have A TharAvathI baMdha paDaze ane bhaviSyamAM koI paNa dIvAnI dAvo ke phojadArI pharIyAda koI pakSe karavAnI nathI, eTaluM ja nahi paNa koI paNa nImItta karI dharmanA bahAnAthI kayA koI paNa kema upasthIta nahIM kare ema huM AzA rAkhuM chuM. - sanAtana dharmavALAoe temanA mane ApelA paMcAtanAmAmAM karAvana amala mAre karAvI Apo ema sucana karyuM che, tethI huM ema paNa TharAvuM chuM ke baMne pakSe A TharAvane kAyadesara koriTanA hukamanAmAmAM pheravI naMkhAvavA tajavIja karaze ane te mATe jaina saMgha taraphathI kabulAta javAba ApavA taiyAra che, ema mane jaina saMghanA AgevAnoe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sucIta karyuM. che. te pachI vizeSa amala karAvavA jo ke rahetA nathI tApaNu je jagA tathA rakama je jaina satre sanAtana dharma vALAene A TharAva pramANe ApavAnI che, te jagAne kabajo tathA rokaDa jaina saMdhanA AgevAna zeTha cunIlAla maganalAla jhaverI tathA ze magaLacaMda lakkuca da mArA thathI sanAtana dharmavALAnA AgevAnane ApavA taiyAra che, paNa je vivAda varISTa nyAyAdhIzImAM hAla dAkhala che, te kADhI naMkhAvyA pachI tathA sadarahu devAnI mUrtie lai le eTale turata temane soMpI Apaze, A pramANe TharAva thayA che mATe bhaviSyamAM have kAi paNa jAtanI zAmaLAjI pAnAthanA maMdIra ke tenI jagAmAM harakata ke dakhala sanAtana dhavALAe karavAnI nathI temaja mahAdevajInA maMdIra ke tenI jagAmAM kAi paNa jAtanI harakata ke dakhala jaina sadhanA lokoe karavAnI nathI. upara mujaba TharAva karyo che tenA khabara baMne pakSe tarapha ApavA. chevaTe jaNAvIza ke huM jaina hAvA chatAM mArA upara vizvAsa rAkhI sanAtana dharma e mane TharAva karavA sAMpyu, tema baMne pakSanA AgevAna gRhasthAe samAdhAna saMbaMdhe dareka vicAre meLavI madada karI te mATe sarave bhAione aMtaHkaraNapurvaka AbhAra mAnuM chu. tA. 21jAnevArI sane 1917 savata 1973 nA pAsa vada 13 ravIvAra. punamacaMda karamacaMda sahI dRA. pAte parizaSThi 2. jaina tA- 11 mI mArce sane 1917 cArUpa kesanA lavAda zeDa punamacaMda karamacaMdanA paricaya, jaina purI pATaNanA AgevAna kuTuMbamAM ucharelAzeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALA ke jemaNe cArUpanA kesamAM eka jana lavAda tarIkenI lAyakAta puravAra karI che, teonI kabdhabuddhine paricaya karAvaveA asthAne gaNAze nahi. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ v temano janma 1930 nA jeTha suda 11 nA roja thavA pachI tu mAtA gujarI jatAM apara mAtAnA lAlanapAlanathI ucharavA chatAM temane je keLavaNInA saMskAra maLyA hatA. tethI temaNe pATaNa ane keTA uparAMta mu`baImAM paNa vyApAramAM sArI nAmanA meLavavI zarU karI ane potAnA pUrvathI cAlatA kApaDanA dhaMdhA UparAMta, khIAM ane aphINanA dhaMdhAne hAthamAM lai eka kuzaLa vyApArI tarIke sArI pratiSThA prApta karavA sAthe lAkhA rUpiyAnI pedAyaza karI zakayA che ke je prasaMga eka svataMtra ane sAhasika vepArInA abhyAsa mATe anukaraNIya che. rAjadvArI kuzaLatA ane lAgavaga mATe paNa temanuM jIvana abhyAsa karavA yeAgya jovAya che, leAkahitane anusarI prajAkIya avAja rAjyasattA pAse raju karavA ane sagavaDa bharelI rIte rAjyamAM ekadIlI vadhArI te mATe ghaTatI dAda meLavavI. e rAjya ane prajAnA ubhaya pakSe pratiSThApAtra lekhAya che. zeTha keATAvALA A sthiti prApta karI zakayA che. kemake kaDI prAMtanI mahAjana sabhAnA pramukha tarIke temaja var3AdarA rAjyanI dhArAsabhAnA membara tarIke pratiSThita hoddA prApta karavA bhAgyazALI thayA hatA ane daramiyAna aneka prajAkiya hAjatA para vicAra karavAnA prasa Mge lIdhA hatA jethI pATaNa, zrI hemacaMdrAcArya pAThazALA taraphathI eka mAnapatra ApavAmAM AvyuM hatu. temaja nAmadAra gAyakavADa sarakAra taraphathI rAvabahAduranA mAnavatA cAMda te sattAnI te vakhatanI yAda tarIke maLye hatA. teja temanI kavya nipUNatA batAve che. dezanI gheAgika unnatine paNa teo visarI gayA jaNAtA nathI, ema pATaNamAM bharAela pradarzana ke je zrImAna rAmezacaMdra dattanA hAthe khullu mukAyuM hatuM tenI svAgata kamiTinA pramukha tarIke bajAvelI sevAthI puravAra thAya che. A UparAMta amadAvAda nezanala kaoNMgresa prasa Mge sane 1903mAM Apela gArDana pATI temaja sane 1915mAM zrImAna gAyakavADa sarakAra ziyAjI rAvabahAdura ane zrImAna sa MpatarAva gAyakavADa vagerene pAtAne dhare padhAratAM karela satkAra prasaMganA vicArAthI jovAi zake che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . prAsa'gika paramArtha e paNa tenA kartavyamAM drazya thAya che, kemake saMvata 1956-68 nA duSTa kALa prasage pATaNamAM annagRha kheAlavA ane nirAdhAra kuTumene Azraya ApavAne paNa te cukayA nathI. A sadhaLA sAthe teo dhArmika sevAne paNa visarI gayA jaNAtA nathI jJAneAdvAra mATe pATaNanA prAcina jaina bhaMDArone punaroddhAra karavAne nAnAhAra bhaDAra krUDa temanA hAtheja kheAlAyu' hatuM. muMbainI bIjI jaina konpharansa prasaMge DelIgeTane pArTI ane pATaNa jaina konpharansa prasaMge moTA kharce ane hatabhAge svAgata kamiTinA pramukha tarIkenI bajAvelI sevA cirasmaraNIya che. eTaluMja nahi paNa pAlItANAmAM yAtrikAnI sagavaDa athe khAlelI dharmazALA temaja pATaNamAM maNAjInI dharmazALAnI sagavaDa temanI udAratAne AbhArI che. A uparAMta pATaNanA AkhA zaherane jamaNu temaja judA judA tithaeN mATenA sA, aDhAi maheAtsave, svAmIvAtsalyeA ane ujamAda dhArmika unnatinAM kAryomAM paNa temaNe kharce la dravyatA saravALA cAra lAkha uparAMta thAya che. A temanI kArya parAyaNatA mATe vistArathI khelavA karatAM dIlhI kArAnezana darabAra prasa Mge temanI hAjarInI levAyela noMdha akSarasaH utArI levI ucita dhArI che. " The Imperial Coronation Dua bar ( illustrated Delhi, 1911." In his Vol. I. Publishers Mr. Knoila Brothers writes : SHETH PUNAMCHAND K, KoTAWALA is an inhabitant of Patan, in the Gaekwar's Territory. His ancestors opened a Cloth Shop, in Kota, 150 years ago. His age is 37 years, and is a Jain by nationality, and when his father died, he fed Lakh persons in Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ his district on a particular day, since then this day is being observed as a holiday in the district. He was a Chairman, of the Reception Com. mittee of the Jain Conference held at Patan, and his speech delivered on this occasion was really very instructive and full of high ideals. He was a member of His Highness the Gaekwar's Council and is still the President of the Mahajana Sabha of Kadi. He is a Pioneer Merchant of Opium Jewellery and Corn. There is a famine, in Gujarat, this year, and he has opened a charitable House where he gives food to the poor without having any caste distinction. Amongst his charities a few may be mentioned ; different Jain Tiarths, Rs. 2,00,000; Help in different Jain Funds, Rs. 1,00,000; One dinner to residents of Patan, Rs. 40,002; Ujamnas ( Jain ceremony ), Rs. 50,000; Jain in Palitana, Rs. 40,000 ; Jain Temple, Palitana, Rs. 25,000; Spent in famine of 1956, Rs. 25,000; Several others of lakhs of Rupees. AvA eka rAjakiya ane vyahArika temaja dhArmika sevAmAM pratiThThA pAmelA gRhastha jaina ane itara samAjanA dhArmika jhadhaDAmAM ubhaya pakSa tarathI ekalA lavAda cuTAvAnA je prasaMga levAyA che te temanI kartavya buddhinI kadara karAve che. AvA eka AgevAna jaina zrImAnanA paricaya karAvatAM amane AnaMda thAya che. eTaluja nahi paraMtu temanA vadhAre paricaya ame temane phATA paNa grAhakAne bheTa ApavA icchIe chIe ke je prAyazaH AvatA aMkamAM ApI zakIzuM' tema vakI che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 pariziSTa 3. - jaina tA. 11 mI mArca 1917. zaTha punamacaMdajI karamacaMdajI koTAvALAnA salA tarapha hAnubhuti dazAvanArA saMdezA. cArUpane daherAsaranI bAbatamAM jaina ane sanAtana loko vacce je takarAra cAlatI hatI tene nikAla karavAne banne taraphavALAe Apane paMcAtanAmuM lakhI ApI sopeluM te uparathI Ape tA. 21-1-17 nA roja te bAbatamAM lakhatavAra phesale Apela che, te phesalo amee tamAma vAMcI che, ane te jotAM banne tarapha nakAmo kaccha cAlato hato teno nikAla barobara rIte karavAmAM Avela che. ane nI te nikAla evI rIte karelo che ke bhaviSyamAM eka bIjAne takarAra karavAne saMbhava rahe nahIM. ane te phesalAmAM dharma virUddha kAMI paNa vicAre cheja nahIM temaja tirthonA gauravane hAni karatAM kAMI zabdo che ja nahIM, paraMtu je phesalo thayo che tethI ApaNA cArUpanA tirthane rakSaNakartA che ane e phesale evo che ke havethI koI pakSane takarAra karavAnuM kaMI paNa kAraNa che ja nahIM. mu. amadAvAda tA. 24-2-17 HARILAL MANCHHARAM. ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhInA kasTI ane vakIla. (2) zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAe cArUpanA deherA saMbaMdhamAM paMca tarIke tA. 21-1-1917 evorDa karelo te a ne vaMcAvavAmAM Avyo che ane paMca tarIke je nirNaya karela che te vAstavIka jaNAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 che. evArDamAM je lakhANa karela che te vyavahArIka najarathI jotAM kharAkhara ane tamA kAi paNa dharma virUddha lakhANa nathI temaja tIrthonA gAravane hAnIkAraka nathI. evorDa jotAM have ApaNe jaina bane ane bIjA smAta dharmo vALAenA vacamAM bhaviSyamAM jhadhaDe uDe tema evA mAM karelA TharAvathI saMbhava raheteA nathI. tA. 24-2-1917 mu. amadAvAda, lI. vakIla sAMkaLacaMdra ratanacaM. (3) muMbai tA. 7-3-1917 roDa punamacaMdajI karamacaMdajI koTAvALA mu. pATaNa zeThajI sAheba, vi. Apane tA. 4-3-1917 ne kAgaLa tathA tetI sAthe cArUpa kesamAM Ape Apela cukAdAnI chApekSa nakala maLI che te bAbata abhiprAya puchavAthI vicAra karA Apte jaNAvavAnu ke te cukAdAthI kAi rIte jaina dharmanI lAgaNI du:khAya tevu nathI, temaja jaina tIrtho tathA dharmanA gAravane hAnI thAya tevuM kAMi cheja nahIM. lI. ApanA sevakA, surajamala enDa kaMpanI. seAlIsITarsa hAikA -mu khai. pariziSTa jI. zrI pATaNa jaina sadhanI jAhera sabhA. sujJa jaina badhuA, savinya jaNAvavAnuM ke cA 5 kesanA aMge potAnA lavAdanAmA nA cukAdAmAM mIpunamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvAlAe ApaNA dha virUdhdha vicAro darzAvyA che ane te cukAdAmAM ApaNA tIrthonA tathA dharmonA gAravane hAnI karelI che ane havA cukAdA jo raSTara thAya te bhaviSyamAM ApaNA tIrtho tathA dharmAMte hAnI pAMhacAvAne sabhava che te aTakAva karavAnI khAsa AvasakayatA che mATe saMvata 1973 nA mAhA vadI 1 ne gurUvAra 50 8-2-17 nA reAja rAtrInA chAA vAge (mu, TA.) zrI sAMtInAthajInA dehare saMdhanI jAhera sabhA lAvavAmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ave che mATe pATaNa nIvAsI dareka jaina baMdhune padhAravAnI vinaMtI karavAmAM Ave che. lIka saMdhano sevaka che. zeTha surajamala leheracaMda dAmaNIlAla kesarIsiMga >> bhogIlAla hAlAbhAI' , cunIlAla khubacaMda >> maNIlAla DAhayAbhAI saMghavI >> maMgaLacada anepacaMda , jesaMgalAla bApulAla lallubhAI che leharUbhAI cunIlAla amIcaMda khemacaMda maNIlAla DAhyAbhAI , bAbu sAheba ratanalAla cunIlAla jhaverI che mehanalAla javeracaMda hIMmatalAla lalubhAI lAlIvAlA ka pipaTalAla pAnAcaMda i maNIlAla khubacaMda gAMdhI gabharUcaMda sarUpacaMda mehanalAla nAgaradAsa , bhogIlAla nagInacaMda ! i maNIlala ratanacaMda , hImatalAla nahAlacaMda pariziSTa che. jena tA. 11 mI mArca sane 1917. cArUpa kesanuM lavAdathI Avela chevaTa. che, jene samAje anukaraNa karavA yogya prasaMga. dharma jevI pavitra bhAvanA ke jenA sevanathI AtmA nirmaLa banI parama zAMtine prApta karI zake che. e badale AjakAla dharmanA nAme Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 gharamAM ane bahAra, jJAti ane kuTuMbamAM, prAMta ane dezamAM je jhadhaDA vadhI paDayA che tene vicAra karatAM eTaluM te kahayA vinA cAcAlatuM nathI ke AvA dharmanA nAme vadhI paDelA jhaghaDAmAM jema dharmonu gArava ane mahattAne hAnI pahoMce che; tema dezanu aikya, zaiya ane gArava AvA niraka AMtara vikhavAdamAM kharcAi javAthI ApaNe hamezAM pAchaLa paDatA jae chIe; eTaluMja nahi paNa aneka parizrame meLavela parasevAnA paisA paNa temAM jaLapravAhanI peThe vahI jAya che. AvA vikSepo ke vicArabhedo dura karavAne jema mAnasika vicAramAM nirmULatA ane vizALatAnA saMskAre| pASAya teTalA aMze dhama nuM udAra svarUpa jagatanI dareka vyaktine zikhavAeluM hovu joie paraMtu te sthiti prApta karavAne lAMbA kALanA avakAza joze. daramyAna AvA vicArabhedene kAnI devaDIe dhasaDI jai paraspara pAyamAla thavA sAthe dharmAMte vageAvavA karatAM AvA vicArabhedeAnu chevaTa samajI paMca ke lavAdathI lAvavAne zikhavuM hitAvaha che. ApaNA dezamAM pUrva kALamAM AvI lavAdanI yeAjanA eja ka hatI. TAMpanA kharcA vagaranI vAtacIta e mukha jubAnI hatI ane vakIla ke berIsTaranA khIssA tara karavA sivAya bane pakSeAnI dalIlA teja rajIvAta hatI. je samaya zAMta aikayarakSaka ane sukhI hatA. ke je prAcina zAMtimaya samaya punaH prApta karavAne have samajI varga himAyata karatA thayA che ane nAmadAra sarakAra pase grAmya paMcAyatA ubhI karavAne mAgaNI thavA lAgI che te AzAjanaka zubha cinha che. hAlamAM ApaNA mATe AvA vivAdaka e prasa Mge| mukhya hatA te paikI sameta zikharanA kesa mATe lavAdathI chevaTa lAvavAne sI. vADIlAla meAtIlAle prayatna zarU karyA hatA; jo ke te vicArA niNaeNyAtmaka svarUpa dhye te agAu A kesane kArTathI ni ya thai gaye tepaNa eTaluM tA kharU che ke mI. vADIlAlanI A pragatie AvA jhaghaDAnuM lavAdathI chevaTa lAvavAnA vicAra karavAne taka ApI che. pATaNa ( gujarAta pAse Avela prAcina tirthaM cArUpa ke jyAM zyAmaLA pArzvanAthanuM bhavya jInAlaya che. tyAM jaina vastI khIlakula na Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hovAthI tenI sevAnA kArya mATe brAhmaNa pUjArI rekAela yarna, daramiyAna tyAM zaMkara AdinI mUrti derAsaramAM mukAola hatI A hakIkta tarapha jena prajanuM traNa varSa para lakSa kheMcAtAM tene pheravavA goThavaNa thavAthI jena ane sanAtanadharmIo vace vaimanasya utnanna thavA pAmyuM hatuM. ane e vAta carasa upara jatAM mArAmArI ane pAchaLa paisAnI barabAdI zarU thaI hatI. A kesa mATe judI judI korTomAM eka bIjAnA lAbhamAM pheMsalA thavA pachI apIlo AgaLa vadhatI cAlavAthI tenuM pariNAma lAvavAmAM baMne pakSane kharca ane jhera veranI vRddhi thatI rahevAnA dareka saMbhava hatA, paraMtu subhAge A dharmanA nAme vadhatAM jhera vera dura karavAnA vicAra para bane pakSe jaI lavAdathI tenuM chevaTa lAvavAnuM TharAvyuM ane te mATe pATaNane sanAtanapakSa temaja pATaNa ane muMbaImAM vastA pATaNanA saMghe zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAne lavAda tarIke nImyA hatA. A takarArI kesano chevaTano pheMsale zeTha punamacaMda taraphathI apAI ga che je amArA vAcakonI jANa mATe gayA aMkamAM prakaTa karyo hato, tethI joI zakAze ke jaina ane sanAtanadharmIo vaccenA raNe caDhelA jhaghaDAne A rIte lavAdathI aMta lAvavAno vicAra thAya ane te mATe baMne pakSe ekamate eka jaina zrImAnane lavAda tarIke svIkAre te jaina samAja mATe mAna levA yogya prasaMga che, vadhAre khuzI thavA jevuM e che ke lavAda tarIke je phesale zeTha koTAvALAe Apela che. te uparathI spaSTa jevAI zake che ke temAM temaNe jema pitAnI javAbadArIne vicAra karI nirNaya karyo che, temaja jaina prajAnI udAratA suspaSTa karavAnuM temaNe ziva matine tyAM alAhedo kaMpAunDa vALI ApI pratiSThita karAvI ApavAne rUA. 2001) nI rakama ucaka evA AzayathI ApavA TharAvyuM che ke "jaina jevI dayALa kome te sagavaDa karI ApavI. te temane zobhA bhareluM che ema jaNAvI A vicArothI jema jaina komanI dayALu udAratAnuM sUcana karela che tema sanAtanadharmInA sabhAdhAnanI zAMti arthe bahu vicArapUrvaka jamA thaI hoya tema mAnavuM khoTuM nathI. vaLI tevA udAra nirNaya mATe jhaverI cunIlAla maganacaMda tathA zA. maMgaLacaMda lalacaMda vigere AgevAnonI lekhIta saMmati paNa nirNayanA telanAzrama mATe vadhAre vajanadAra lekhAze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 phaisalAmAM mukhya svAla urdvApannane tapAsavAnA hatA. ke je bALatanA samAdhAna arthe ATalI udAratA vagere karIne paNa ziva vagere sanAtana dharmanI mUrtione tyAMthI alaga lai javAne niya karavA ane terIte hamezane mATe temanA havanAdi dharmakriyAnA prasageAmAM vikhavAdanA kAraNarUpa bhayano aMta ANyo che te jaina prajAne khuzI thavA yeAgya che. AvA nirNayathI pATaNanI jaina prajA uparAMta zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhInA TrasTI vakIla harIlAla maMcchArAma temaja vakIla sAMkaLacaMda ratanacaMda solIsITarsa, surajamala khI. mahetA vageree phesalA mATe saMtASakAraka abhiprAyo mokalI potAnI lAgaNI jAhera karI che te kAya kartAnA preAtsAhana mATe anukaraNIya che. ApaNA samAje have samajavu oe ke AvA dhArmika jhadhaDAne zAMnatithI ane ekatra dIlIthI aMta lAvavAmAM Ave tevA prayatna karavA jarUranA che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa AjakAla aMgata dveSabhAvAne AvA prasagA sAthe dhrusADI daine tevAM kAryone AdhAta paheAMcADavAnA je pA prayatna thAya che te paNa samAjanA hitane khAtara cheDI devAnuM DahApaNa darzAvatAM zIkhavu joie che. jaina prajA AvA matabhedanA praznanA nirNaya lAvavAne pAtAnI kAmamAM samAna vizvAsavALA AgevAnA dharAve che te mATe magarUra cavA jevu che. ane zeDa punaHcaMda karamacaMda kaTavALAnA AvA sevA bhAga mATe amArA taraphathI ata:karaNathI mubArakabAdI ApIe chIe. ane jaina prajA paNa temanA sevAdharmo mATe mubAraka khAdInA sadezA mokalI temanA ka vyadhama te vadhAre avakAza ApavAne taka Apaze temaja tevA ApaNA samAja mATe aneka keATAvALA utpanna karavAne preraze tema AzA rAkhIe chIe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa 6 sAMjha vartamAna tA. 14-3-17 cArUpa kesanI lavAdI. jaine dharmagurUo zuM kahe che? nIcalI hakIkata pragaTa karavAnI ane araja karavAmAM AvI che gujarAta pATaNanI najIka AvelA cArUpa gAmamAM jaInenA prAcI na zrI zAmaLAjI pArzvanAthanA tIrthane aMge mahesANu apIla korTamAM jaI no jItyA pachI mI, punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAe lavAda tarIke Ape lA cukAdAnA aMge jaInanAM dharmagurUoe ApelA abhIprA nIce mujaba che : mA cheTA udepurathI tA. paMnyAsa saMpata vIjayAdI haMsava jayajI munIone dhama lAbha vAMcavo muMbaI baMdara sujJa zrAvaka zrIyuta leheracaMda cunIlAla tA. maNulAla cunIlAla tA. amIcaMda khemacaMda tA. hIrAlAla lallubhAI tA. bhaNalAla ratanacaMdane mAluma thAya ke Ape mokalelI arajI tathA lavAdanAmAnI ane tenA cukA dAnI nakala bIDI te pahoMcI che te bAbata lakhavAnuM ke lavAdanI cukAdo dIlagIrIdAyaka ane arUcIkara che vAste korTamAM rajIsTarDa thavA deve yogya nathI dharmasAdhana vIzeSa karavuM. phAgaNa vada 3. surata tA. 10-3- 17, mu. zrI suratathI lI. munIlabadhI vIjaya tathA kulamunI varganA taraphathI zrI muMbAI madhye zA. amIcaMda khemacaMdajI vigere saMdha samudAyajoga dhama lAbha vAMcazo. tamAro patra pahoMce che. henDabIla vagere maLyA, vAMcyA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 dIlagIrI sAthe. keTAvAlA zeDa. punamacaMda karamacaMde je cArUpa bAbata phaisale karela che te paNa vAMcyA. jaNAvavAnuM eja ke je kesane salA mahesANA mukAme thai gayA chatAM lavAdanAmuM kATAvALAne seAMpavAnuM kAraNa kAMi hatuM nahI. chatAM paNa temaNe je cukAdo karela che te kevaLa eka tararI cukAdo karyo che. te jo kAyama rAkhavAmAM Avaze te mane lAge che ke havethI uparAMkata cukAdAthI ApaNAdareka tIrtho ane dareka gAmanAM derAsarane bhavISyamAM moTu nukazAna sahana karavuM paDaze . mATe A cukAdA vAste tamArA pATaNanA saMghe Agala kaMi paNa pagalAM savelA levAM ena mate jaNAya che. A cukAda vAMcI mave koi dharmAMSTa manuSyonAM mana dukhAya che. kharekhara koTAvALAe je cukAdo karyA che te tadana ekataraphI che. emAM jarA paNa zaka thAya tema nathIja. AthI dharma ane dhI ene atyaMta nukasAna thAya tema che saMvata 1973 tA phAgaNa vada 2 ne zanIvAra. dA. lakhadhI vIjayanA dharmalAbha vAMco. A patra pATaNanA saMdha samudAya ne vaheMcAvajo ane A uparathI jema bane tema kaTIbadha thaine Agala pagalAM bharaze| evI AzA rAkhIe chIe jethI bhavISyamAM sarva saMdhanuM saMpura rIte kalyANa thAya, upadrava rahIta thavAya tema zrIsadye varatavu joie A lasa tajIne. pariziSTa 7 jainazAsana tA 14-3-17. cArUpa jaina kesanA cukAdA para draSTipAta 'cArUpa' jaina kesa Aja traNa varSa paryaMta sanAtana dharmavALAe ane jaina kremavacce cAlI ubhaya praznanAM aMtaHkaraNamAM vaimanasya utpanna karI aMte pATaNanA prasiddha zeTha punamacaMda koTAvAlAnA lavAdapaNA nIce ata AvI ubhaya kemamAM tapUrti zAMti phelAvanArA samAcAra krIvalyA che. ane te rIte ubhaya pakSanI cAlatI takarArenA aMta Avyo che, tema joi zakAyache. jovAnuM mAtra eTaluMja che ke cArUpa gAmanA zrI derAsaramAM hindu mUrti sthApita thavAnuM kAraNa zuM haze e vicAraNiya pakSache. ukata grAma, jayAM vasatI prajAmAM jaina dharma pALanArA abhAva che tethI prabhunI sevA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 pujA mATe jema anya sthaLomAM bhAvasAra mALI Adi jainazAsanane mAnanAra vyaktine goThInuM kAma soMpAya che tema ahI brAhmaNa dvArA eTale ke sanAtana dhamavAlA jaina maMdiramAM pujArInuM kAma kare che A prathA lAMbA samayathI cAlI AvatI hovAthI ukata sanAtana dharma pujArIe svadharmanI mUrtio jaina pratimAjI pAse sthApIta karI heya e saMbhavita che. e pachI paNa enI eja prathA cAlu rahelI hevAthI jaina pratimAjI sAthe ja temane sthAna maLeluM gaNAya evuM anumAna karI zakAya che. have bhinna bhinna dhavala bIonA devanI pujA ane vidhi eka ja sthAne ekane je vidhi mAnya te bIjAne amAnya che evI jayAM sthiti tyAM paraspara kalaha utpanna thAya e banavA joga che ane tenuM ja pariNAma A cArUpa kesa che. A kesane nirNaya ane lavAda nImIte karavAnuM je pagaluM ubhaya pakSe bharI DAhapaNa vAparyuM che te cAlu paristhitIye yogya ja lekhI zakAya. AvA dhArmIka keso korTanI devaDIe caDAvI paisAnI je hAnI thavA pAme che tenA karatAM AvI lavAdIthI nIkAla lAva teja lAbhaprada gaNI zakAya che. lavAda tarIke ApaNe jANItA ane lokaprIya eka jaina gRhastha che ' ane jaina prajA zAMtine icchanArI hoI suleha saMpathI rahevAya e udde- zathI sanAtanadharmavALAone rAjI rAkhavA ane suleha jALavavAnI khAtara temanA devanI mUrti te sthAnamAMthI anya sthAnamAM sthApavA je rU-2001 tathA zrI derAsara bAhAranI dharmazALA ke je jaina saMghe bAMdhelI che. jenI pharato koTa che tenA uttara bhAganA pUrva dizAnA khuNa taraphanI be koTaDIo tathA jamIna tathA imalA sAthe ApavAnuM TharAvyuM che. eka ja sthAnamAM maMdiranAja eka bhAgamAM jaina dharmathI bhinna vidhithI kriyAthI pujanAdika kArya thatAM eja IcchavA gya nahatuM. temaja zrI derAsaramAM pUjana darzana mATe AvelA munimahArAje zrAvakonI hRdayadhyAnanI mahA kriyAmAM A pagalAthI aDacaNa AvavA saMbhava hatA. ahIM hRdayadhyAna thAya eja samaye derAsaranA aMgabhUta vibhAgamAM ghaTe AdinA svarane lIdhe dhyAnabhaMga thata AthI eka prakAre prabhunI AzAtanA thaelI mAnI zakAya. vaLI hema havanAdi kriyAo paNa temanI dhajJAnusAra jina maMdiranA vibhAgamAM karavA lAgyA e paNa ApaNI dhArmika mAnyatAthI virUddha hatuM ema mAnavAmAM keTalAMka kAraNane laI ApaNuM samaju ane dAnezamaMda tarIke oLakhAtA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lavAdetat saMbaMdhI rogya vicAra karI zrI saMghane atyAre A kesane lIdhe rU. 2001 tathA jamIna Imela vagere je ApavAnuM TharAvyuM che te yogya che, jo ke ethI paNa vizeSa dravya ApI zrI jinamaMdirathI kevaLa alaga sthAne ja sanAtana dharmanA devanuM maMdira sthApavAnuM TharAvyuM hota te vizeSa ga gaNI zakAta A bhAvibhaya hovA chatAM paNa sAMpratanI paristhiti ne vicAra karatAM zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAe je nirNaya karyo che tene mAna ApI saMtoSa mAnI le te kaI rIte paNa agya nahIM ja lekhI zakAya. ame icchIzuM ke have A lavAdane nirNaya chevaTane ja gaNavAmAM Ave te ubhaya pakSane lAbhadAyaka nIvaDavA saMbhava che. pariziSTa 8 hiMdusthAna. tA.15-3-17. jina dharma gurU zuM ka vadhAravA mAMge che jaththo pATaNathI thoDeka dura cArUpa nAmanA nAnA gAmaDAmAM jaina maMdIramAM hiMdu devonI murtI che, tene lIdhe pATaNanA jaina ane sanAtanIo vacce lAMbA vakhatathI jhaghaDo cAla hato. A bAbadamAM thoDA vakhata upara baMne pakSe pATaNanA jANItA jaina zeDIyA zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAne lavAda nImyA hatA. A zeThIyAe baMne pakSanI takarAra sAMbhaLI laI thoDA vakhata Upara cukAdo Apyo hato. haMmezA korTa darabAre laDavA jaIe to eka pakSa hAre ke jIte. A mukadamAmAM lavAdanAmuM jene ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM te eka jaina zeThIyA hatA, ane temanI pakSane harAvavAno temane IrAdo hoya e saMbhaveja nahi. temaNe samAna draSTithI cukAde Apavo joIe. pharIyAda karavAne kAraNe utpanna thAya che te jainene nahi paNa sanAtanIone hatuM, paNa joIne ajAyabI upaje che ke jaina zeThIyAe lavAdanAmAmAM ApelA cukAdA sAme thavAne jaina dharmagurUo bahAra AvyA che teo jene kamane lavAde Apelo cukAde svIkAravA nA pADe che ane jainone korTa darabAre laDavAne salAha Ape che. chellA dasa varSathI jaina komamAM je jhaghaDA cAlyA che temAM aMdarakhAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina dharmagurUone hAtha jovAmAM AvyuM che. jene pitAnA dharmagurUo upara AsthA rAkhe che ane teonI salAha nahi mAne ema amAre kahevAnuM nathI, paNa jaina dharmagurUoe to korTa darabAramAM jainane laDavAne uzkeravA mAMDayA che te joI amone dalagIrI upaje che. kadAca zeTha punamacaMde Apelo cukAdo jainAne arUcIkara hoya te lavAdanAmuM seMpavAmAM AvyuM te pahelAM vicAra thavAnI jarUra hatI. jene kema lavAdanAmuM sope ane pachI te upara pANI pheravavA bahAra paDe to bIjI komo temanI sAthenA jhaghaDAo lavA danAmAthI kema patAve. A lavAdanAmAnI sAme thaI jaina koma korTamAM jItaze tenI zI khAtrI! je lavAdanAmA karatAM paNa kharAba cukAdo Avyo te baMne pakSane hajAro rUpIyAnA khADAmAM utaravAno deSa kone mAthe! zeTha punamacaMbo cukAdo ame sa bhALathI vAMcyo che, temaNe pATaNanI bane kema sulehathI kema rahe te draSTie kAma lIdhuM che. sanAtanIo amArA mitra nathI tema jaine amArA duzmana nathI.A jamAnAmAM jayAre hiMdusthAnane AgaLa vadhavAnuM che tevA vakhatamAM jene ane sanAtanIo vacce saMpa thavAnI jarUra che. ApaNA jhaghaDA korTa darabArathI patavA karatAM lavAdanAmAthI patAvavA joIe. jenone kAMI ochuM paDyuM hoya to teoe sanAtanIo paNa teonA baMdhu che ema samajIne kAma levAnI jarUra che. ame lavAdanAmAnA guNadoSamAM utaravA mAMgatA nathI, paNa jaina kome eka vakhata lavAdanAmuM ApyuM ane te lavAdanAmAnA cukAdA sAme jaina komane uzkeravAmAM Ave te jaina dharmagurUone zobhatuM nathI. AgalA jaina dharmagurUo jayAM jatA tyAM zAMtI phelAvatA, jaina komanA jhaghaDAmAM nahi paDatA, pitAnI pratiSThA sAcavavA temanAthI dura rahetA. dIgambarIo ane vetAmbarIo vacce cAlatA jhaghaDA, ApaNA ilAkAmAM lAlana zivajIne cAlate jhaghaDo jaina dharmagurUo vacce paDI patAvI zakate. Aje jaina kemamAM eka paNa baLavAna patra nathI. khAsa karIne A cukAdo rada karavAne suratanA sAdhuoe patra lakhyo che, temAM , nIcalAM vALe cheH "zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMde je cArUpa bAbada phesalo karela che te vAMcyuM che. jaNAvavAnuM eja ke je kesano phesale mahesANuM mukAme thaI gayo chatAM lavAdanAmuM kaTAvALAne soMpavAnuM kAMI kAraNa hatuM nahi. chatAM paNa temaNe je cukAdo karela che te kevaLa ekataraphI ane ne prathamathI goThavI rAkhela cukAdo karyo che. te je kAyama rAkhavAmAM Avaze te mane lAge che ke havethI upakata cukAdAthI ApaNA dareka tIrtha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 ane dareka gAmanAM derAsarAne bhaviSyamAM meTuM nukazAna sahana karavu paDaze. mATe A cukAdA vAste tamArA pATaNanA satre AgaLa kAMipaNa pagalAM saveLA levAM ema mane jaNAya che. A cukAdo vAMcI sarve kAi dharmISTa manuSyanAM mana du:khAya che. kharekhara kATAvALAe je cukAdo karyA che te anyAya, avicArIta ane ekatI che AmAM jarApaNa zakA thAya tema nathI." A jainadharma gurUe upalA zabdomAM jainone laDavAne zura caDAvavA sAthe potAnI kAmanA mAnavata zeThIyAnuM ane jaina kAme jete lavAdanAmu ApyuM hatuM tenuM kevuM haDahaDatuM apamAna kare che? cukAdA ekataraphI ane avicArIta che eTaluMja nahi paNa AgaLathI lakhI rAkhela cukAdo karyAM ema kahevAnI paNa teo hiMmmata kare che, te tenI pharaja e hatI ke jaina kAmanA eka mAnavata zeThIyAne apamAna ApatAM pahelAM peAtAnI pAse kAMi cukAdA hAyatA bahAra lAvI pachI humalA karavA hatA. ame zeTha punamacaMdane eLakhatA nathI. pATaNanA eka jaina zeThIyA tathA sakhAvatI nara tarIke temanAM kAmeA bahAra AvyAM che ane sanAtanIoe paNa pAtAnu lavAdanAmuM temane soMpyu te uparathI pATaNamAM temanuM mAna keTaluM hovu joie te jaNAi Ave che. AvI rIte eka peAtAnI kAmanA AbarUdAra grahasthanA cukAdAsAme jaineAne uzkeravAne jaina sAdhue bhAga le e jaina sAdhuo mATe anya kAmamAM je mAnanI vRtti che temAM khalela pahoMcADe che. jainA potAnI kja sArI rIte samaje che ane A khAmadamAM zAMtacitte jaina keAma vicAra calAvI ane kAma vacce je jhaghaDA cAle che te dAkhI devAne prayatna karI peAtAnI kIrtimAM vadhAreA karaze evI AzA rAkhIe chIe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa 9 prajAmitra ane pArasI tA. 15-3-17 cArUpa (pATaNa)jaIna kesane mI. koTAvAlAne cukAdo. hidanA jaina sAdhuoe te saMbadhamAM jAhera karela abhIprAya. prajAmItra ane pArasI" nA adhIpatI jega. sAheba,-gujarAtamAM pATaNa najIka cArUpa gAmamAM jaina derAsara chanA sabaMdhamAM je kesa cAlato hato, te kesamAM mahesANAnI koraTe jaI nonI tarapheNamAM cukAdo Apayo hato. A cukAdo apAyA bAda A kesa nA sabaMdhamAM mI. koTAvAlAe je cukAdo Apyo che, te cukAdo rajIsTa 2 thatuM aTakAvavo ke kema te bAbata jANItA jaIne dharamagurUonA abhI prA mane malyA che. A abhIprAyomAMthI huM phakta be abhIprA hAla jAhera prajAnA ane khAsa karIne pATaNanI jaIne prajAnI jANa mATe pragaTa karavAne huM araja karIza. A abhIprAyo nIce mujaba cheH zrI mu. choTAudepurathI munImahArAjazrI haMsavIjayajI tA, panyAsa saMpata vIjayAdI munIone dharmalAbha vAMcavo muMbaI baMdara sujJa zrAvaka zrIyuta laheracaMda cunIlAla tA. maNIlAla hIrAlAla tA. amIcaMda khemacaMda tA. hIrAlAla lalubhAI tA. maNIlAla ratanacaMdane mAluma thAya ke Ape mokalelI arajI tathA lavAdanAmAnI ane tenA cukAdAnI na bIDI te pahoMcI che. te bAbata lakhavAnuM ke lavAdane cukAdo dIlagIrIdAyaka ane arUcIkara che vAste korTamAM rajIsTaraDa thavA devA yogya nathI. dharmasAdhana vizeSa karavuM. phAgaNa vada 3. surata, tA. 10-3-17. mu. zrI suratathI lI. munA labadhI vIjayajI tathA kula munI varga taraphathI zrI muMbaI madhe zA. amIcaMda khemacaMdajI vIgere saMghasamudAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ P jega dharmalAbha vAMcazo. tamAre patra pahoMce che. henDabIla vagere maLyAM, vAMcyAM dIlagIrI sAthe keTAvALA zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMde je cArUpa bAbata phesale karela che te paNa vAMco. jaNAvavAnuM eja ke je kesane phesale mahesANA mukAme thaI gaye chatAM lavAdanAmuM koTAvALAne soMpavAnuM kAraNa kAMI hatuM nahI. chatAM paNa temaNe je cukAdo karela che te kevaLa ekataraphI ane prathamathI ja goThavI rAkhela cukAde karela che te je kAyama rAkhavAmAM Avaze te mane lAge che ke havethI uparokta cukAdAthI ApaNuM dareka tIrtho ane dareka gAmanA derAsarane bhaviSyamAM moTuM nukazAna sahana karavuM paDaze mATe A cukAdA vAste tamArA pATaNanA sAthe AgaLa kaMI pagalAM saveLA levAM ema mane jaNAya che. A cukAde vAMcI sarve koI dharamISaTa manuSanAM mana duHkhAya che. kharekhara koTAvALAe je cukAde karyo che te tadana avIcArIta ane ekataraphI che. AmAM jarApaNa zaMkA thAya tema nathI ja. AthI dharma ane dharmIone atyaMta nukazAna thAya tema che. saMvata 1873 nA phAgaNa vada 2 ne zanIvAra. dA. labapIvIjayanA dharma lAbha vAMcaje. A patra pATaNanA saMdha samudAyane vaMcAvaje. lIDa pATaNane eka jaina. pariziSTa 10 jaina tA. 18-3-17.. jaina jaghaDAonA aMtanA be prasaMge vacce mukAbale. jemAM jainaprajA saMDovAelI hatI tevA be mukhya jaghaDAne hAlamAM aMta Avyo che te sametazIkhara kesa ane cArUpa kesanA tirtha saMbaMdhanA hatA. A baMne kesanA phesalAo amo pragaTa karI gayA chIe chatAM te tarapha punaH dhyAna kheMcavAnI jarUra eTalA mATe paDe che ke sametazIkharane korTathI thayo che jyAre cArUpa kesane phesalo lavAdathI ane te paNa eka jaina gRhasthanI bAMhedharI nIce suprata thaela sattAthI thavA pAmela che. A pramANe baMne vAMdhAonA nirAkaraNa tathA sattAsthAno bhinna bhinna hoyane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 . tenA saMbaMdhamAM vadhAre bArIka vicAra karavAthI bhaviSyamAM AvA takarArI prasagoe ka mArga levo vadhAre hitakara che te vicAravAne ThIka taka maLe tema che. sametazIkhara kesano phesale ame akSarazaH chellA ATha aMkathI pragaTa karatA rahyA chIe ane te A aMka sAthe pUre thAya che. komanA samaju ane vicAraka AgevAnoe A phesalo athathI itisudhI vAMo haze. agara laMbANathI kaMTALI te tarapha dhyAna ApavuM durasta na dhAyuM heya te atyAre te phesalo saMpUrNa vAMcI javA punaH Agraha karIe chIe. ame A phesalAnA saMbaMdhamAM je ke jANItA selIsITaro ane bArIsTarinI salAha puchI che te have pachI pragaTa karavA taka laIzuM, paraMtu A phesalo jevA pachI eTaluM te sAdI draSTie kahevuM joIe ke lAkhono kharca karIne jainaprajA pachI te vetAMbara che ke dIgaMbara he paNa dareka uMdara mATe DuMgara khode che are eTaluM ja nahi paNa svameva kUvAmAM paDavAne udhama karyo che. ekaja paramAtmAnA putroe pitAnA pitAnI sevA mATe vAMkA ubhA rahevuM ke sIdhA ubhA rahevuM-agara pahelu jhADa ke bIja tene insApha karAvavAmAM aikya ane dravyano ekatra bhoga Apela che. jyAre phelAmAM nyAyAdhIze palakArenI dalIlone bhInI saMkelavAne udhaDo nyAya patAvI meTA bhAge DuMgara ane jamIna tathA TuMkonA tarapha deDI jaI mULa, vastune eTalI te chinna bhinna sthitimAM mUkI javAya che ke te mATe bhaviSyamAM jaina prajAne bevaDA baLathI vicAra karavo paDaze. dAyakA pahelA sametazIkhara upara A prAMtanA hAkema enyuphejaranI baMgalA bAMdhavAnI IcchAne rokanAra jaina prajAnuM aikyabaLa hatuM. ane atyAre teja DuMgaranA jamInanA bhAgo mATe kaMpanI sarakAra ane pachInA vakhatanA nakazAo ane saravemAM DuMgaranA bhAge ane tenA hakka mAlekInA rUpAMtara jANe ke sattAthI sthApita thatAM hoya tevA zabdo jaina sAMbhaLe che. jagatagurU mahAtmA zrI hIravijayasUrie akabara bAdazAha pAsethI jaina prajA mATe acaLa pade apAvelAM tIrthona mudrAlekhe ane bAdazAhI mahore ke je prAcina mahArane tadana maLatI hovAnuM nyAyakAra kabule che teja mahora ane teja lebane zakamaMda sthitimAM darzAvavAnA ADA vicAre carcA eka nyAya korTanA hAthe phesalo karAvavA jatAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainoe bakaruM kADhatA uMTa pesADayuM che. ema samaju loko kahe che chatAM haju te tarapha jaina prajAnuM lakSa gayuM hoya tema amArA jANavAmAM AvyuM nathI. eka taraphathI jayAre ApaNuM samagra jaina komanI sametazikharanA phesalAe kaDI sthiti karI che tyAre ApaNe samAja zAMta nidrAmAM jAMkhI paNa karato nathI. ane pitAnuM bhaviSya keTaluM bhayaMkara nukazAnamAM che tenuM bhAna paNa nathI tyAre bIjI taraphathI potAnI ja komamAM madhyastha buddhithI mAjIsTreTanuM kAma karavAne eka jaina bacce bahAra Ave te jANe amAhya utpAta thato hoya tema cArUpanA phesalA sAme keTalIka vyakitaoe hADA macAvI mUkI che. ane "nabaLo mATI bairI upara zUra rahe tema che mAMhe sAthiyA pUravA lAgela jaNAve che amone A aThavADIyAmAM cArUpanA phesalAne rajIsTara thatuM aTakAvavAne Agraha karanArA patro maLyAM che temAM mukhya eka vyakita ane be munionA patro che. lakhanAranA nAma sAthe komane kAma nathI tema phesalo karanAranA nAma ke zrImaMtAIthI komane vicAra karavAnuM nathI. paraMtu insAphane khAtara AvA carcApatrIonA muddA upara vicAra karavo jarUrI che, teo pUche che ke phesalo karanAra athavA tene mATe abhiprAya ApanAra zuM zAstrajJa che? amane Azcarya e thAya che ke be pakSanI takarArano phesalo karavA mAM ke tenA saMbaMdhamAM kAyadAnI daSTie vicAra karavAmAM je zAstronI jarUra hatuM te korTanA Asane saghaLA dharmazAstrIone rokavA joitA hatA. ane kAyadAo badhA dharmagraMthomAM ja samAvI devA joItA hatA lavAda e zuM che te samajavAnI jyAM buddhi nathI, tyAM pachI AvI bAbatamAM vadhAre zuM kahevuM. carcA karanAre prathama to samajavuM joIe ke lavAda e vAdI ane prativAdI pakSanI ekamate sthApIta thaela variSTa keTe che. ane tene phesalo te chevaTano sahIsIke che. je A bAbatamAM carcApatrIne svataMtra aichika nirNaya jete hatuM te AvuM lavAda nImAvA pahelAM ane te mATe savAMnumate sattAvALI saMmati apAvA agAu te mATe carcA upasthita karavI joItI hatI ApaNAmAM keTalA manAtA AgevAna pachI te tyAgI che ke rAgI he, paNa teone takarAra cAlu jovAne evAM te vyasana paDI gayAM hoya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 che ke temanA jIvanamAM eka pachI eka pakSApakSanA yuddha na hoya te te di rAtrImAM temane nivRttie nidrA AvatI haze ke kema? te teo jANe. paraMtu AvA prasaMgo zodhI rajamAMthI gaja karavA ane te rIte jaghaDAe vadhAratA rahI te mArge komane hajAronA kharcamAM utArI saMtoSa mAnavAnuM vyasana have ochuM thAya te lAbhaprada che ane teja udezathI ame AvA. carcApatrone mulatavI rAkhI icchIzuM ke AvA vAMdhAonA vicArapUrvaka aMta lAvavA ane nyAyabuddhithI hitAhita tapAsIne bhalAmaNa karate ApaNA bhAIo zIkhaze. pariziSTa 11. sAMja vartamAna tA. 20-3-17 cArUpa kesanA cukAde ane dharmagurUo. "sAMja vartamAnanA adhIpatI jaga - sAheba, vI. vI. maherabAnI karIne nIcaluM carcApatra ApanA kaprIya patramAM pragaTa karI kharI vAta jAheramAM mukavAnI A pravRttIne sthAna ApazojI. "cArUpanA mahAdeva saMbaMdhI pATaNanA jaine ane sanAtanIo vacce moTe jhaghaDo koraTamAM cAlatA hatA, ane hajAro rUpIyAnI barabAdI bane komonI thatI hatI, te aTakAvavAne banne komanA dIrghadarza AgevAnoe lavAda nImI tene aMta lAvavAnuM vicArI pATaNanA pratIkIta gRhastha zrImAna zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAne te kAma oNpyuM. temaNe nISapakSapAta cukAde Ave, ane tadanusAra vaDodarA rAjyanA me. sarasubA sAhebanA hAthe tyAM navIna zIvAlaya pAse paNa nakhAye. zrImAna zeTha koTAvALA eka custa jaina che ane jaina dharmanI temaNe ghaNuM sevAo bajAvI che tathA jAhera sevAomAM paNa teo sAre bhAga letA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hovAthI baMne komoe temane pasaMda karyA hatA ane lavAda tarIkene TharAva paNa nyAyapurNa draSTIe baMne kemonA hitAhitano vicAra karI ghaNe vikatA bharela Ape che. chatAM keTalAka jaina sadagRhasthonI temAM gerasamaja thayelI lAge che ane jaina dharmagurUoe paNa tene Teko ApI temAM vadhAro karyo che jeDIka jamIna tathA 2000) rUpIA jaina saMghe sanAtanIone ApavAnuM emAM lakheluM che te vAta jena AcAryone arUcIkara lAgI che. evorDa kevA saMjogomAM lakhAya che. tene barAbara abhyAsa jeoe karyo che teo evorDa mATe mAnabuddhi dharAve che paNa jaina dharma gurUoe ke jemanA abhiprAyo gaI tA. 14mInA sAMja vartamAnamAM pragaTa thayA che, teoe te vakhatanA kharA saMjogo para DhAMkapIchoDo karIne jaina komane kajIyo vadhAravA uzkeraNI karI che e dIlagIra thavA jevuM che. dareka dharmagurUoe dezamAM sulehazAMtI vadhAravAne mathavuM joIe e siddhAMta samajIne ja saghaLAM jainAcAryo Aja sudhI evorDanI bAbatamAM nyAya vicArI zAMta beThA hovA chatAM eka be munI mahArAjone keTalAka jenoe purI hakIkata samajAvI nathI, ane te chatAM te mahArAjee evorDa mATe potAno abhiprAya ApI dIdho che e Azcarya pAmavA jevuM che kharIbInA evI che ke pATaNanI korTamAM cArUpane lagatA kesomAM jainonI hAra thai hatI. masANAmAM pheMsale mahAdeva utthApananA kesamAM jenA lAbhamAM thayo hate paNa vaDodarA hAIkorTamAM te upara sanAtanIoe apIla karelI hovAthI mahesANAnI jItathI jainoe phulAI javAnuM nahatuM. kAraNake hAI korTamAM paNa teja thaze, evI jainane zuM khAtro? havana kesa ane nAka kAna kApyAnA kesamAM paNa pATaNamAM sanAtanIonI chata. mahesANAmAM jainonI apIlathI pharI tapAsaNIne hukama thatAM pharI tapAsaNImAMye sanAtanIonI achata ane vaDodarA hAI korTamAM moTA kesamAM zuM cudo thaze te anIzcIta eTale virUddha paNa kema na jAya e bhaya; AvAM kAraNone laIne jenoe tene aMta lavAdathI lAvavAnuM che... dhAryuM hatuM. korTamAM je jainone saMpUrNa vIjaya ma ta ane AmalI korTono bhaya na hota to teo kadI paNa samAdhAna karavA tayAra thAta nahIM. vaLI eka koTAvALAe paNa e korTonA saMgeno bArIka abhyAsa karIne ja A cukAdo Apelo che ema temAMnA buddhi bharelA zabadothI jaNAI Ave che. cukAdo lakhatI veLA zeThajIe naSpakSapAtapaNeja lakhavuM joIe ane tema lakhAyuM che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evA mAM paNa zaika koTAvALAe jaina dharmonA gaurava tarapha mAnabuddhi rAkhIne zabdo lakhyA che, ane tethIja 2000) rUpIA jainAe udAra ane dayALu tarIke ApavA lakhyuM che, jo ke te rUpIA jaine dayA karIne ApavA ttayAra hatA nahi paNa te samajatA hatA ke mahAdevane asala jagAethI khaseDavAnA che mATe ApavAnA che ane sanAtanIo paNa AvI bAbatamAM yA kayAM che e samajI zake che pagu aikaya ane sulehanI khAtara tathA lavAda tarapha ate nyAya taraphanA sanmAnanI khAtara te zabdonevadhAvI lIdhA che. ekadara jotAM keTalAka jaina vIle| ane dhArA zAstrIe evArDa vAMcIne tenI prazaMzA karI cukaya che ane emAM bane kAme| tarapha ane banne kemeAnA dharma tarapha nyAya puraHsara mAna rAkhavAmAM AvyuM che jainonA dhama saMbadhI ke tIrtho sabaMdhI hAnIkartA ekapaNa zabda temAM lakhAyA cheja nahi paraMtu berIsTara jInhAe hiMdu musalamAne vacce aikaya vadhAravAne lakomAM potAnA bhASaNamAM bane kAmAne udezIne je zabdo kahyA hatA tevAja uddezathI zeTha sAhebe jaitA ane smArtonI keTalIka rUDhIenuM maLatApaNuM batAvyuM che. rUDhIe e kaMI dharma nathI ane rUDhIe mATe lakhAyelA zabdo dharmane koIpaNa rIte bAdhaka nathI e paNa jaina gurUe joyu nathI. pujya mahArAjazrI labdhIvIjayajI tathA mahArAjazrI saoNjayajI korTanA te vakhatanA soge ane aikaya tathA saMpanI kamatanA abhyAsa karIne peAtAne evorDa mATeno abhIprAya poteja pharIthI vAMcI joze te teone jaNAyA vagara raheze nahIM ke evArDa tadana nyAyapurNa ane vyAjakhI tathA ane dharmo mATe mAnaprada ane zaiAbhAprada che. lavAde haMmezAM samAnatA prathama jALavavI joieja, (2) sAMja vamAna"nAM adhipatI joga: sAheba, lI "taTastha" tamArA patranA gai tA. 15mInA aMkamAM pATaNanA jANItA jaina AgevAna zeTha punamacaMda kATAvALAe cArUpa kesa sabadhamAM je cukAdo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 29 Apyo che te sAme kAi e vyaktioe e munIrAjonA abhiprAyA meLavI chapAvyA che te yogya thayuM nathI. e rIte eka sArA kAmane teDI pADavA mATenI kezeza karavAmAM AvI che. je jaina kAma mATe eka kusaMpanu cInha che. e cukAdo zuM che te Apa joi zako te mATe A sAthe tenI eka nakala meAkalu chuM, je uparathI Apa joi zakaze ke temAM jaina dharma virUddha kAMI che ke nahI? zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALA jaina dharmanA custa anuyAyI che ane jaina kAmanA tema pATaNanA jaina sadhanA eka AgevAna che etA eka jANItI vAta che. pATaNa khAte maLelI jaina konpharansanI rIsepzana kamITInA pramukha tarIke, kaDI prAMta mahAjanasabhAnA pramukha tarIke ane vaDAdarAnI dhArAsabhAnA eka sabhya tarIke teoe meLavelI tehe jaina kAma haMmeza yAda kare che, eTaluM ja nahI paNa jaina dharma paranI temanI custa zradghA paNa jagajAhera che. eka evI vyakti evuM kAma kare, ke je jaina dhane nukazAna karanArUM haiAya te taddana asabhavita che ane temanA cukAdo vAMcatAM Apane tema mAlama paDayA vagara nahIM rahe. mahesANA ke mAMjainee kRteDhu meLavyA chatAM paNa pATaNanA jaina saMghe temane lavAda nImyA hatA. teja bInA sAbIta kare che ke temAM kAMi paNa hetu hAvA joie. vaLI smAta prajAe paNa temane lavAda tarIke kakhulyA hatA e khInA temanA nyAya upara dareka kAmane saMpurNa vizvAsa hatA ema sucave che. vaLI muMbaimAM paNa e cukAdA para vicAra calAvavA eka kamITI nImavAmAM AvI che tethI jo koine paNa lavAdanA cukAdApara kAMipaNa salAha ApavAnA ke TIkA karavAnA kharA haka heya te| te pATaNanA jaina sadhane ane te pachI kamITIne che, teomAMnA keie hajI potAnA abhIprAyA bahAra pADayA nathI te chatAM doDAdoDI karI peAtAnI marajI mAkana abhIprAyeya meLavIne chApAmAM deADI javAnI je tajavIja karavAmAM AvI che te a sucaka che. AthI je bhAicArAnI lAgaNI jainA ane anyadarzInI vacce che tene meATA gheAkeA paheAMcavAnA bhaya rahe che. A vakhata kAma kAma vacce supa vadhAravAne nathI paNa je kusa Mpa hAya tene dura karI ulaTI aikayatA vadhAravAne che, chatAM dharmAne nukazAna thavAnAM chahAnAM heThaLa AvI kezezeA karavAmAM Ave che, e jaina kAmanu durbhAgya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdusthAna tA0 20-3-17 30 pariziSTa 12 hIMdustAnanA adhIpatI jema. sAheba, cArUpa jana kesa. cukAdA sAme vAMdhA zuM che? pATaNa najIka cArUpa tIrthanA sabaMdhamAM jaine ane smA bhAie vacce cAlelA jhaghaDAnA saMbaMdhamAM pATaNanA jaina sadhanA AgevAno pachI kae AgevAna punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAe je lavAda tarIke cukAdo Apyo che, te cukAdApara agra lekha lakhavA mATe Ape ApanI kImatI kaTArA rokI te mATe ane tenI aMdara Ape je vIcArA Apane pramANIkapaNe yogya lAge te jAhera karyA te mATe jaina kAma Apane AbhAra mAnaze. Ape A lavAdanAmAnI bAbatamAM je TIkA karI che, te TIkAnA pramANIkapaNApara zaka lai javAne mane athavA koine kAMipaNa kAraNa nathI. huM pote te khAtrIpurvaka mAnu chuM ke tamArA jevA svataMtra patramAM hamezAM svataMtra ane pramANIka vIcArAja alekhamAM jAhera karavAmAM Ave che. kamanasIbe A lekhamAM Ape je TIkA karI che te TIkA saMpurNa vIgato nI gerahAjarImAMja ane A bAbatanI parIsthItInA AchA jJAnathIja thavA pAmI che. jo tameA pAse saMpurNa vIgate hate te Apa jarUraja ApanA lIDara nu rUpaja kadAca pheravate. huM tethI ApanA pramANIkapaNApara vIzvAsa rAkhI nIcenI vIgate ApazrInA temaja ApanA hajArA jaina temaja janetara vAMcanArAonI jANa mATe pragaTa karavAne araja karIza. mahAre pahelAM te ApazrIne jaNAvI devu joie ke lavAda tarIke zeTha kATAvALAe smAte jaina dharmazALAmAMthI e eDIe apAvI ane rUA. 2000, tema 45 corasavAra jeTalI khIjI jamIna apAvI tethI jai ne nArAja thayA nathI. alabata jo ke pATaNanA jaitene amuka va ema A mAne che ke ApavAmAM AvelA badalA kAMika vadhAre paDatA te che. paNa pATaNanA agara dezAvaranA jainemAM ane jaina sAdhue A cukAdAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 nArAja thAya che, tenuM kAraNa rUpIA jevI najIvI bAbata nathI. jaina koma be hajAra te zuM? paNa tethIbI vadhu rakama dharmarakSaNa athavA suleha rakSaNa mATe ApavAne acakAI nathI ane A bAbatamAM paNa acakAI nathI, paNa cukAdAnI virUddhata no mudoja judo che. zeTha kaTAvALAne lavAdanAmuM lakhI ApyuM tyAre lavAda tarIke zeTha koTAvALAnI je pharaja hatI te mAtra saMjogo dhyAnamAM laI korTanA kesonuM parINAma dhyAnamAM laI suleha saca vAya tevI rIte baMne pakSonAM mana sAcavIne amuka yogya lAge te badalo nakkI karavAnuM hatuM. paNa koTAvALA zeThe pitAnA laMbANa evorDamAM bIna jarUrI dhArmIka TIkA karI che, tethI pATaNa ane pATaNanI bahAranA jaine ane jaina sAdhuomAM A cukAdA sAme majabuta abhAva che. Apa vyAjabI rIte kahe che ke koi bI jhaghaDAomAM jaina sAdhuoe utaravuM joIe nahi. jaina dharma paNa sAdhuone jhaghaDAmAMthI dura rahevAne jaNAve che paNa jaina dharma rakSaNa vAste, zAsana sevA vAste jaina sAdhuone pitAno mata ApavAne manA karatuM nathI balake dareka dharmanA gurUe.nI pharaja che ke teoe pitapotAnA dhamaparanA humalAomAMthI potAnA dharmane bacAva karavo. koTAvALA zeTha jaina che. jeo jainenA agara jaina dharmanA duzmana nathI ja tema teo smArlonA khAsa mitra nathI. teoe je TIkA dharmanI bAbato para karI che, te teoe te pramANIkapaNeja agara dhAmaka tatvonI saMpurNa samajanI gherahAjarImAM ja karI haze. paNa jo A TIkA tethI cAlI javA devAmAM Ave to tenuM pariNAma jaina tIrthonA bIjA cAlatA mukaradamAmAM kadAca bInaIcchavAyogya Ave kAraNake A cukAda (TIkA sAthe purAvA tarIke sAmA pakSavALAo raju kare. AvA tIrthonA mukaradamAonA cukAdA hamezAM purAvA tarIke tIrthonA jaghaDAomAM vaparAya che. A saMjogomAM je jaina sAdhuo maina rahe te teoe jaina dharma rakSaNanA potAnA kAryamAM galatI batAvI che. emaja kahevAya. Apa tethI samajI zakazo ke jaina sAdhuoe khAsa karIne A kesamAM potAne je mata Ape che te mata ApavAnI pitAnI mukhya ane agatyanI pharajo bajAvyA karatAM kaMi vizeSa kayuM nathI. jaina sAdhuo zeTha koTAvALAnA cukAdA para je mata Ape che te mata cukAdAmAM nANAne lagatI bAbato para che ja nahIM jaina sAdhuonuM te bAbato para utaravAnuM kAma nathI. jeno ane jaina sAdhuomAM maheM jaNAvyuM tema je vAMdho cukAdAnA saMbaMdhamAM dharAve che te vAMdho cukAdAmAM zeTha koTAva LAe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 karelI keTaleka ThekANe bIna jarUrI TIkA che, A TIkA jANIbujIne thai che ema jaina sAdhue kahetA nathI paNa teo jaNAve che ke A TIkAne laine cukAdo vAMdhA bharele che ane TIkAnA saMbadhe cukAdo rajIsTara nahIM thavA de. keTaleka phekANe A cukAde ekataraphI gaNAtA agara kahevAtA haze: ane A mAnyatA koi ThekANe hAya tA tenu kAraNa e che je A cukAdo mahesANA apIla korTamAM jaine jItyA pachI apAyo hato eTale jaina ema dhAratA hatA ke smAne aDadhe raste maLavAmAM Avaze. Apa kahe| che tema zeDa kATAvALA smAnA kAMi khAsa mItra nathI e vAta kharI che paNa e vAtanI kharI che ke keTAvALA zeThanA pItAzrInI tIthI smA paNa pATaNamAM pALe che. A mAna vyAjabI rIte dhaNuM meTuM mAna kahevAya che ane te mATe AkhI jaina kAma magarUra che. paNa A jhadhaDA ubhA thatAM smAte A tIthI pALavI baMdha karaze evA bhaya hatA. A bhaya amalamAM na Ave te mATeja zeTha punamacaMde cukAdAmAM smA` bhAione vIzeSa sateSa ApyA che ema huM kaheto nathI paNa A sogeAnA sAme cukAdo ekataraphI heAya evA koi ThekANe zaka rahetA hAya tA te zaka tadana pAyA vagaraja che ema teA kahevAze nahI. paNa AtA cukAdAnI eka bAjunI vAta che. jaitA agara jaina sAdhue tethI kAMi A cukAdA vIrUdda thayA che ema che nahI. me khullA zabdamAM jaNAvyuM che ane pharI jaNAvu hyu ke cukAdAnA saMbaMdhamAM te vAMdhA te cheja nahi je vAMdhA hatA ane hajI paNa che te cukAdAnI aMdaranI TIkA sAme che. A TIkA karavAnI ka4 khAsa jarUra hatIja nahI ane te chatAM zeTha kATAvALA jevA kunehI grahastha kema A TIkAmAM utarI gayA haze te samajavuM muzkela che. paNa TIkA jayAM che te vAMdhA bharI kAine jaNAtI hAya te te sAme preTesTa karavAne haka nathI ema Apa jevA svataMtra adhIpatI sAheba kadI kaheja nahI. huM dhAra' hyu ke A khulAsAthI Apane temaja ApanA hajAre vAMcanArAone cArUpa jaina kesanA lavAda tarIke zeTha koTAvALAnA cukAdAnA saMbaMdhamAM je vIrUdhdhatA che te vIrUdhdhatA mukhyatve karIne cukAdAnI adaranI TIkA sAme che. ema samajAyuM haze. vaLI A cukAdAparathI banne pakSA vacce suleha thai che ematrI nathI cArUpamAM jaina dhara eka paNa nathI eTale jaina murtIonA apamAnane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 bhaya bhavISya mATe na rahe te hetuthI pATaNanA jaina saMdhe cArUpa gAmamAMthI jaina devAnI murtIo pATaNa lAvavA eka kamITI A cukAdo apAyA pachI nImI che ane smArtoe sattAdhikArIone jaina maMdIranA aMge eka va . . arajI karI che tema sabhaLAya che have pachI tenuM Ave te jaNAze. pariNAma * je pariziSTa 13. zrI sayAvijaya vaDodarA. tA0 22-3-1917 cArUpamAM navuM zivAlaya. lI eka jaina. - me. nI...bALakara sAhebane haste thayelu' muhu, cArUpanA jaina-smAnA jhadhaDAnu' samAdhAna zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda keTAvALAnA lavAdanAmAthI thayA pachI cArUpamAM zrIzAmaLezvaranI krI pratiSThA karavA mATe navina maMdiranA khAtamuhurtanI kriyA me. sarasubA nIbA-- lazkara sAbbA haste gai tA. 9mIe thai hatI. pATaNathI bapore me. nI bAlakara, me. jogalekara ane me. vahIvaTadAra sevakalAlabhAi tathA smAta prajAnA AgevAne ane AmaMtrIta gRhasthe lagabhaga pAMcaseA jeTalI saMkhyAmAM vAjategAjate cArUpa javA upaDayA hatA. cArUpa sTezanathI gAmanA raste zaNagAryA hatA cArUpanA paramAra rAja~~ putA ane rahIzA lagabhaga hajAra mANaseA-gADAMe sTezane gayAM hatAM. devAlaya pAse meATA ma`Dapa ubhA karyAM hatA. bhakta ThAkaraDAoe maMdira najIkanAM makAneA pADI na khAvI bIje nivAsa karyA hatA ane tethI navA maMdirane sArI jamInanI chuTa maLI hatI. makAneAnA mAlIkane pasA ApI makAne maMdira khAte kharIdI lIdhAM hatAM. maDapamAM pesatAM hIMduonA zeTha zrIyuta cunIlAla maganalAle rUpAnAM puSpothI me. nIbALakara vagerene vadhAvyA hatA. ane bIjA puSponI vRSTi paNa temaNe sanAtana sa- sA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 mudAyapara karI hatI. bAda mI bhAilAle zakaranI prArthanA ane zrImaMtanI prazaMzA hAmA nIyama sAthe kavitAomAM gAi hatI. sI. umIyAza kara lAkhIyAnuM bhASaNa. bAda zrIyuta umIyAzaMkara maNIzaMkara lAkhIyAe bhASaNa karatAM ja NAvyu ke, AjanI zubhakriyAne prAraMbha me. sarasubAsAhebane haste thAya te agAu e zabdo khelavAnI rajA lauM chu. A samAraMbha mATe ApaNe jayAM atyaMta utsAhathI AvyA chIe te cArUpa gAma prathamathIja AvI sthitimAM na hatuM, pahelAM A gAmanI vastI vadhAre hatI, ane uccavarNa nA leAkeAnuM-eTale vyApAraku2La jene ane dharmasaMrakSaka brAhmaNAnuM A gAma nivAsthAna hatuM. A kAraNane lIdhe tenI AbAdI paNa hAla karatAM te samaye vadhu hatI ane je zivAlayanA sabaMdhamAM gheADAja samaya upara vivAdanuM kAraNa upasthita thayuM hatu te paNa dhaNA junA vakhatanuM hevAnAM pramANa maLI zake che.eTale ahIMnA vRddha leAkeAne AjanA prasaMge ahIM AvelA sadagrahasthAnI hAjarIthI kSaNabhara A gAmanI junI samRdhdhinuM bhAna thAya te svAbhAvikaja che. me. sarasubA sAhebe ahIM padhArIne A dhArmika kriyA karavAnI ApaNI vinaMtI svIkArI A purANA gAmane tenI AgaLanI jAheAjaMlAlI punaH prApta karavAnuM eka dvAra kholI Apyu che, ema kahu te te atizayokti nathI. jaine ane samasta hiMdu prajA vacce je dhArmika matabheda theADA vakhata upara ubhA thayA hatA tenuM samAdhAna ane kemane sataiSaprada rItie me zeTha kATAvALA taraphathI karavAmAM AvyuM che te badala, sarva sanAtanIya prajA taraphathI te zeThane huM AbhAra mAnuM chuM. vartamAna samaigamAM devAlayanI khAtakriyA mATe salAha zAMtithI prajA ekaThI thAya e banAva kharekhara sataiyakAraka ane abhivaMdanIya che kAraNa ke cAlu laDAIne aMge duzmanA taraphathI devAlayeA upara ane anya dhArmika saMsthAe upara je atyAcAra thAya che tene hevAla vAMcatAM ApaNuM hRdaya kaMpe che. duniyAnA moTA bhAgamAM jayAre atyAre azAMti, dharmalApa, ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khekanI paNa taMgI che tyAre ApaNe ahIM tadana nirbhaya rahI A dharmasaMvardhaka kriyAo karI zakIe chIe tenuM mAna ApaNI catura aMgreja sarakArane ane teTaluM ja prajAhitatatpara ApaNuM zrImaMta mahArAjA sAheba ne ghaTe che. te mATe ApaNe temano jeTalo upakAra mAnIe teTale ochA che. pratyupakAramAM mitra rAjyonI phateha ane kRpALu zrImaMta mahArAjA sAhe ane dIrdhAyuSa tathA adhika abhyadaya aMta:karaNa pUrvaka IcchIe chIe. adhika AnaMdanuM kAraNa AjanI kriyA mATe bahuja yogya netA maLyA che te che jyAre ahIM uparokata banAva banyo tyAre tenI pharIyAda sAMbhaLavA nA. dIvAna sArA sAthe me nIMbALakara sAhebaja daivayoge ahIM hatA ane zaMkarakRpAthI tenuM samAdhAna sAMbhaLavA tathA navA zivAlayano pA nAkhavA padhAravAnI ApaNI vinaMtI paNa teoeja svIkArI che A iSTApati e bhAvizivAlayanI kIrti ane geravanuM cinha che. me. nIMbAlakara sA yurapAdi pradezomAM pravAsa karI AvelA hoI pazcimanI pragati ane saMskRtithI paNa vAkephagAra che ane temanA hAthe Aje purvanI A purANI dhArmIka saMsthAno pAyo naMkhAya che e banAva kharekhara AnaMdadAyaka che A dezanI dharma pravartaka saMsthAone te dezanA vicArothI paNa samarthana maLatuM hoya ema sahaja lAge che me. sarasubA sAhebanI sAthe ahIM padhArelA me. jogalekara sAhebane paNa ApaNe ghaNe upakAra mAnavAne che kAraNa ke temaNe zubha kAryamAM bhAga leI utsAhamAM vRddhi karI che. me. nAyaba subA zIragAMvakara sAhebe paNa khAsa Aja prasaMgane mATe ahIM AvavA tasdI lIdhI che ane A mAMgalIka kAryamAM anumodana ApyuM che te mATe temane upakAra mAnuM chuM. baMne prajAhitaciMtaka sadagrahasthonI samakSa je kriyAne Aje prAraMbha thAya che te uttarottara saphaLa thAo ane samasta sanAtana dhamanuyAyI lokAnuM sadAziva' sadA ziva ja karo, eTaluM icchI prastuta kAryanI zarUAta karavA me sarasubA sAhebane savinaya vinatI karuM chuM bAda rA. lAkhIyAe vadhumAM jaNAvyuM ke Apa saghaLAo jANIne khuza thazo ke pATaNanA zeTha haravIMdadAsa modIe zAmaLezvaranuM navina bhavya maMdIra pitAnA kharce baMdhAvI ApavA IcchA darazAvI che e Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 taraphanI rU. ra000)nI rakama temAM kharacavI nahi. vaLI zrI. mahArAjA sA. nI padharAmaNI vakhate rU 15 hajAranI sakhAvata boDIMga mATe jAhera karanAra zeTha ujamasI pItAMbaradAse paNa eka ku ane eka dharmazALA bAMdhI ApavA IcchA darzAvI che ane gAmanA lokoe majurI maphata karavA IcchA jaNAvI che vagere. rA. vidyAzaMkara karUNAzaMkara vakIle Teko ApatAM jaNAvyuM ke - A rAjayamAM sArvajanika saMsthAonA pAyA nAkhavAnI kriyA ghaNuM sarjana amaladAronA haste thaI che paNa devAlayone pAyo nAMkhavAnI kIyAnI pahela Aje thaI che ane tethI me nIMbALakara sAhebane te kriyA karavA vInaMtI karuM chuM. vaLI zrIyuta modI tathA zeTha ujamazIbhAInI bhAre sakhAvate mATe upakAra mAnuM chuM vagere jaNAvyA bAda rA. lajyAzaMkara joSIe prasaMge cita kavitA vAMcyA bAda rA. maNizaMkare saMskRta leka ane kavitA vAMcI hatI. e. nIMbALakara sAhebe bhASaNa zarU karatAM jaNAvyuM ke mane A magaMLakriyA mATe nimaMtraNa karavA mATe Apa sarvane jeTalo upakAra mAnuM teTalo paDe che. A kArya mArA hAthe thaze teve svapane paNa mane khyAla na hato kAraNa ke zrImanmA dhavatIrtha mahArAja zaMkarAcArya hayAta hota te A kriyA temanAja hastaka thAta. sanAtane prajAnA AgevAne lagabhaga doDha varSathI satata mahenata kare che ane tethI ja Aje A zubha prasaMge prApta thayuM che ane tenuM mAna prayatna karanArA AgevAnone ghaTe che. A rAjya brAhmaNa pratipALa che ane zrI mahArAja sAheba dareka prajAnA dharmo samAna lekhe che. temanA rAjyamAM A dhArmIka jhaghaDe ThIka na hatuM paNa tenuM sAruM samAdhAna zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALA e karI ApyuM che te mATe temane ghaNo dhanyavAda ghaTe che. che. zrI mahArAja sAheba dharma tarapha ghaNuM umadA lAgaNI rAkhe che ane dara varSe pAMca lAkha rUpIA khace che ane jaine, musalamAne, vaiSNava darekane madada Ape che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 banne kAmeAe zeTha punamacaMda kATAvALA para vizvAsa mukyo e zeThanI nyAyapriyatA sucave che ane leAkeAnI saMpa taraphanI rUcI dhanyavAdane pAtra che. huM nA. dIvAna sAheba sAthe duSkALanI tapAse AvelA tyAre ahIM nA leAkeAe A krIyAda amane saMbhaLAvelI tyAre je dIlagIrI amane thatI hatI te AjanA samAdhAna prasaMge ane maheAtsave dara karI che vagere jaNAvIne khAtakriyA karI hatI. bAda vahIvaTadAra me. sevakalAlabhAie smAta prajAnA pratinIdhI tarIke me. nI bALakara sA.nA tathA me jogalekara sA. ane me. zIragAMvakara sAheba vagere sarvane AbhAra mAnyA bAda rA. kavi akhAlAla lajyAzaMkara AcAyaeN bhASaNa karatAM sapa ane salAhazAMti mATe sArUM vivecana karI eka kavitA ghaNIja uttama zailInI vAMcI hatI, bAda meLAvaDA visarjana thatAM sadhaLA sTezane AvyA hatA, ane me. nIbALakara sAhebe jhADanA chAMyaDA nIce vIlejamInIsTara peThe turI, jogI, DholI vagere leAkeAnI gammata ane gAnatAnane lAbha lai nAmA ApyAM hatAM. bAda trenamAM pATaNa thai AgaLa jatAM pATaNa sTezane me. vahIvaTadAra sAhebe hAra kalagI pAnase'pArI ApyAM hatAM. pariziSTa 14. hiMdusthAna tA. 23 mI mA sane 1917. cArUpanA samAdhAna viSenI carcAe. 'hi MdusthAna'nA adhipatI joga, sAheba, cArUpanA samAdhAnanI kharI mInAe bahAra lAvavAne lakha:yeluM nIcaluM carcApatra hiMdusthAnamAM prasIdhdha karI upakRta karaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 38 pATaNa pAsenA prAcIna ane pavItra tIrtha cArUpanA deya saMbadhI moTA jhaghaDA jaitA ane smA dharmAe vacce ghaNA vakhatathI cAlatA hatA, tevu Uparakata Ubhaya kemA taraphathI nImAyalA pratISThIta lavAda zrImAna zeDa punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALAe je TharAva lakhI samAdhAna karyu che te DarAvate mATe jaina kAmamAM keTalAka jainAe vividha carcA zarU karI che. ane eka be munImahArAjee paNa e adharIta carcAne anumAdana ApavAthI kAmamAM kusapa thavA jevI sthitI thai che. ze? koTAvALAtA evA bahAra paDayA pachI keTalAkoe muMbainA pATaNavAsInA saMdhamAM kolAhala macAvI eka e mITIge meLavI hatI paNa temAMnI eka pramukhanA abhAve ane bIjI saMdhanA kAyadA bahAranI gAi hatI. chevaTe satyAsatyane nirNaya karavAne adhIkAranIyukata pAMca grahasthAe sa Mdha lAvI evorDamAM dhama tathA tIthyane hAnIkartA lakhANa che ke kema tene dhArAzAstrIne puchI nirNaya karAvavA eka vagavaLI kamITI nImI jaina dhArAzAstrIne evArDa batAvavA tajavIja karI ane huM dhArUM chuM ke koipaNa custa jaina dhArAzAstrI evorDa lakhANa mATe vAMdhA kahADI zake tema cheja nahIM kAraNake ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhInA TrasTI zrImAna harIlAlabhAI tathA amadAvAdanA RRNInA jaina vakIla sAMkaLacaMdabhAi ane bIjA paNa e cAra jaina kAyadAzAstrIoe evArDa mATe praza zAvALA abhIprAyA ApelA che Ama chatAM vIghnasa teASIee agata irSyAne lIdhe va! keTalAkAe UMDA na utaravAthI gerasamajane lIdhe aghaTIta carcA UpasthIta karI che e dIlagIra thavA jevu che vaLI sadhanAyaka nagarazeThe eveDa bahAra pADatAM lavAdane phulahArathI sanmAna ApyuM hatuM. evArDa lakhatAM pahelAM saMjogA nIce pramANe hatA :-- 1 pATaNanI koImAM TharAva sanAtanIonA lAbhamAM thaye| hatA ane apIlamAM mahesANAmAM TharAva jenenA lAbhamAM thatAM tenApara vaDedarA varIkAmAM apIla karelI hatI ane tene cukAdo tenA lAbhamAM Avazeja evI khAtrI na hatI paNu vakhate virUdhdha paNa javA sabhava kharAja, ane ra cArUpanA zrI zAmaLAjInA devAlayane kaDI prAMta subAe sA janIka TharAvI dana, badhA vagerenI sane chuTa ApI hatI ane jetAe tenApara karelI apIla hAi korTe kADhI nAkhI hatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 39 AvA saMjogane lIdhe dAdarzI jainAe lavAdathI samAdhAna karAvI levAnu durasta dhAyuM ane zeThane atyAgrahathI vinaMtI karatAM te temaNe svIkArI ane sanAtanIoe paNa zeThanI pratISThA ane yeAgyatAthI jANItA hAvAthI sapurNa vizvAsa rAkhI samAdhAna karavA soMpyuM. sanAtanI asala jagAethI mahAdevane khaseDavA jarA paNa khuzI na hatA. agAU paNa cAra hajAra rUpI ApavAnI tajavIja thai hatI paNa sanAtanIee te svIkAyuM na hatuM, chatAM ane memAMthI kalezane nAza thAya te artha zeTha sAhebe sanAtanIene samajAvI dIdhadraSTI vAparI kukata 2000) rUpIA ApavAnA tathA thADIka dharmazALAmAMthI jamIna ApavAnI dharAvI mahAdevane alaga karyAM ane jeneA tathA smArto vacce punaH kaleza na thAya tenA mATe paNa agamacetI vAparI je zabdo lakhyA che te temanI kAyelIyata mATe mAna pedA kare che. vaLI jaina gRhasthAe paNa je jamIna everDamAM ApavAnI lakhelI che te zeDane batAvIne te ApavAnI IcchA evA ApatAM pahelAM batAvelI hatI ane rUpIA 2000) ApavAte paNa icchA batAvI hatI. samAdhAnane mATe A rastA zene paNa yogya lAgavAthI zeTha cunIlAla maganalAla ane zeTha maMgaLacaMda lakkucada pAsethI rUpIA bAbata sIDI karAvI lIdhAnuM paNa jagajohera che. vaLI jainAe pAtAnA vakIla pAse evADA musaddA karAvI zeThane ApyA hatA ane tenA para najara rAkhI zeke eDa tayAra karelA che, chatAM pAchaLathI zabdone mATe kheATI mArAmArI karI carcA karavAmAM Ave che ane kayA zabdo vAMdhAvALA che te suddhAMta carcA karanArA jaNAvatA nathI e Azcarya pAmavA jevu che. jainadharma ane jainatIrthAne mATe zeTha kATAvALA ghaNI zraddhA dharAve che ane tethIja evArDa mAM temaNe jaina dharmanA gAravane zabdezabdamAM sabhALyuM che. jaineAnA vakIle taiyAra karelA musaddA ke jenApara draSTi rAkhI zeThe evArDa lakhelA che te hAla pATaNamAM bIrAjatA munImahArAja zrI dha vIjayane paNa batAvavAmAM AvyA hatA; chatAM zeDa kAMTAvALA jevA meAbhAdAra sadagrahasthapara ekatarInA AreApa mukI satyanA surya tarapha dhuLa uchALavAmAM kaipaNa mAnavabudhdhInA vIkAsa jaNAtA nathI. evA mAM lakhAyelA zabdothI cArUpanA tIne UlaTu surakSItapa zuM maLe che ane jaina dharma pramANe sadhaLI krIyA tyAM nIrvIne thai zake ane sanAtanIe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 temAM kaMI dAkhala karI na zake tenA spaSTIkaraNane sArUja goLagoLa zabda na lakhatAM baMnenA pitA potAnA devAlayamAM svadharma pramANe vIdhI karavAnuM sphoTana karavAmAM AvyuM che spaSTIkaraNa je na karyuM hatuM te sanAtanIo pitAnA alaga maMdIramAM havana na karatAM eka be vakhata havana kesa ubhA thayA che tema amAro asalane krama che kahIne janadevAlaya AgaLa havana vagere karata ane te hamezAMnuM kajIyAnuM muLa raheta e bAbata agamacetI vAparIne ja baMnene alaga karI, hadamaryAdA nakkI karI pitapotAnA AlayamAM dharmAnusAra vIdhI karavA sucaveluM che. sanAtanIone pitAnA dharma pramANenI krIyA karavAnI manA karavAne adhIkAra lavAdane hoI zake ja nahi ane vaLI mahAdevanA maMdIramAM hIMsA vagere pApa kadIpaNa thaI zakatuM nathI ema temanAM zAstro kahe che ane hIMsAne sakhta rIte nIde che. sanAtanIo pitAnA maMdIramAM game te dharmavIdhI kare temAM jene kaMI levAdevA che ja nahIM. munImahArAjee A bAbatamAM satyanuM UMDANa tapAsIne, saghaLA saMjogo joine ane kAyadAnI purI mAhItI meLavIne ja abhIprAya Apavo joIe. munIzrI haMsavIjayajI ane munIzrI lambIvIjayajIe Ama chatAM saMdhane uzkeranArA ane ajJAna lokonuM hathIyAra bane tevA zabdo zA mATe lakhyA te samajAtuM nathI. huM te dhAruM chuM ke saghaLA saMjoge munIrAjena paNa jANavAmAM na hovAthI ja Ama banyuM che evorDa jainenA atyAgrahathI, anumatIthI ane jainenA dharma lAbhane vicAra karI lakhAyo che ane saMdha tenI tapAsa karavAnI pharaja bajAvI cukyo che sanAtanIoe jema suleha zAntIne kAje saMtoSa pradarzita karyo che. tema jainee paNa sulehanI kIMmata samajavI ja joIe, ane pavitra munImahArAjAe paNa bhrAtRbhAva vadhe tevo upadeza Apavo joIe, kAraNake evorDanA zabdezabdamAM nyAya devatAne nIvAsa che. astu - lI. jaina taTastha. 7 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 41 pariziSTa 15 hiMdusthAna tA0 24-3-17 cArUpa jaIna kesa. bAla keTalAka jaIne sAdhuone abhiprAya. pATaNa cArUpa kesanA saMbaMdhamAM zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAe je cukAdo Apyo che te saMbaMdhI keTalAka ina sAdhuonA abhIprAya amo upara mokalI ApyA che. jaIne sAdhuo taraphathI je abhIprAya bAhara pADavAmAM Ave che temAM lavAdanA cukAdAnA kayA bhAga sAme teo vadhe uThAve che te jaNAvavAmAM AvyuM nathI e dIlagIrI bharyuM che paNa teo je abhIprAya upara AvyA che te jaine vAMcakenI jANa mATe ame pragaTa karIe chIe. mu. kapaDavaNaja phA. va. 8 pujayapAda- jaInAcArya 1008 zrI zrImAna zrImatI jaya kama1 surIzvarajI mahArAja tathA zrImada jaine rana vyAkhyAna vAcaspatI munI zrI labadhI vIjayajI mahArAja AdI munI maMDaLakI taphase tatra. mu. muMbAI madhe zuzrAvaka devagurU bhakatIkAraka zA. lahephacaMda cunIlAla koTavAla tathA zA. maNIlAla cunIlAla modI tathA amIcaMda khemaca da tathA zA. hIrAlAla lalubhAI kApaDIyA, zA. maNIlAla ratanacaMda vaIda, AdI samasta zrI saMdha yoga dharmalAbhapurvaka vadIta rahekI uhApara zrI devagurU dharma ke prasAdase sukhasAtA hai. vI. tumahAra patra tathA chapI hui cukAdAjhI nakala ora henDapIla AdI pahuMce. atyaMta khedake sAtha lIkhA jAtA haI kI koTAvAlA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda ne parama pavItra prAcIna zrI cArUpa tIrtha ke saMbaMdhameM jo cukAdA lIkhA ha va ekataraphI henese jaIne zrI saMdhadhra kabula nA gya nahI haI. ora mesANa korTane jIsa kesame jaIna lekAMkI chata huIthI te phira usa kesake lavAdanAmA ukata zeThajIka separekI kyA jarUratathI. era cukAdAbhI ekahI takkA-lIkhA gayA haI yadI vo cukAdA kAyama rahA te bhavISyameM usa cukAdemeM apane prAya sarva jana tIrthome era grAma va zaheroke derAsaremeM baDA bhArI bhayaMkara nukazAna jaIne zrI saMgha uThAnA paDegA. kaMkI prAya aneka jaine maMdIre meM brAhamaNa pujArIne svapujA karane ke lIye mahAdeva AdI devakI murtIe rakhI haI era jaIne lihAja tathA dayAbhAvase nahIM rokA IsalIye yaha cukAdA una una sthAnopara atyaMta hAnIkAraka ho jAyegA. vAste je jaina leka Isa vakhata kuMbhakaraNakI nIdameM paDe raheM aura cukAdA rajIsTara ho gayA te sAsanakI hAnI nemeM jarAbhI saMdeha nahI samajanA. kayAMkI isa cukAdeke vAMcane dhamISTa sabhI jaInake mana atyaMta duHkhIta hotehaI isa lIye pATaNa AdI samasta jaine sakaLa zrI saMghako zeThajIke lIkhe hue cukAdepara purNa dhyAna dete hue jaladI hI yogya baMdobasta karanA cAhIye. vI. dharmakAryame udhdhama rakhanA. da. munI gaMbhIrIjyakI tameM dharmalAbha vAMcanA. pAlItANA tA8-3-17 lI. sadaguNAnurAgI kapuravajaya taraphathI dharma lAbha saha nIvedana ke tamArA patrathI hakIkata jANI nakalo vAMcI. anyatra paNa vAMcavAmAM AvelI tyAre mIrA koTAvALA pite eka jaine chatAM ane kesanI vastusthItI samajatA hovA chatAM hAvo cukAdo ApavA kema deravAyA haze he vicAra Avyo. cukAdAmAM keTaluMka mIzraNa pitAnI kalpanA mujaba kareluM jaNAya che ane keTalAka nakAme be jaIne upara nAkhyo lAge che tema chatAM sAva najIkamAM sAmAne mana mAnya lAbha Apelo hevAthI bhaviSyamAM teo sAva zAntI jALavI rAkhe evI AzA mI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 43 kaTAvALAe kalpI rAkhelI vAstavIka jaNAtI nathI. bahuto te murtIo ke jainonAja kabajAnI che, tema chatAM tyAMthI sAmAvALAo anyatra laI javA, jaIne pAsethI samajAvIne ApavA jevuM karavuM ThIka hatuM. sIvAya keTaluMka lakhANa eka bIjAnI lAgaNI saMtoSavA mATe IrAdA pUrvaka kareluM samajAya che. cukAda mAhArI samajamAM barAbara nyAyasara thayele jaNAto nathI. prathama jaie aneka rIte samAdhAna mATe pagalAM bharelAM chatAM sAmAvALAe temane nAhaka kharcamAM utAryA. jaInee paNa nyAyanI khA- tara nyAya meLavavA kharcamAM utarI kesamAM jaya meLavyo. pachI eka bIjA lAgaNI saMtavanI khAtaraja bI. koTAvALAne vacce nAkhI samAdhAna karavA notaryA hoya te temanI pharaja koIpaNa pakSane gerainasApha na thAya, ane bhavISyamAM pharI jhaghaDA thavA na pAme e vAta najaramAM rAkhI adA karavAnI hatI. te keTale daraje thaI che tenI khAtrI tame tyAM prasIdhdha solI- sITara (mI motIcaMda gI- kApaDIyA vagere) nI salAha laIne karaze. kAyadAnI bArIkI ane vastusthItIne khyAla teo vadhAre sArI rIte ApI zake ema mane bharoso che bAkI prathamathI agamacetI vAparatAM rahevuM e visarI javuM joIe nahIM. dharmarAgI baMdhuone dharma eja nIvedana rA0 kuMvarajI ANaMdajI vIgerenA abhIprAyo upayogI thaze. A bAbata mItra keTAvALA sAthe rUbarU khulAsAnI jarUra paDe to tema karI zakAya te ThIka. dAru pote. svastI zrI suratathI lI. maNavIjaya. zrI devagurU bhakatIkAraka amIcaMda khemacaMda godaDabhAI egya dharma lAbha tamAre kAgaLa vAMcatAM nIce pramANe bhAre abhIprAya jaIna komanA rAITasa rIjharva thavA mATe jaNAvuM chuM - 1 pheMsalo ApanAra pitAnu jaIne dharmanA svarUpamAM bahuja anabhIgnapaNuM sucave che, eTaluM ja nahI paNa jaIna tarIke je pheMsale na apAya tevo A pheMsalo mArA abhIprAyamAM lAge che. 2 je AvA aNInA vakhate jaIne kAmanI jAgratI thaze nahIM te ThekANe ThekANe A uMdhI chApathI herAnagatI ane vimAsaNa ubhI thaze. 3 A saMbaMdhe ThekANe ThekANenA jana saMghanA abhIprAyo levAja joIe evI mArI AkAMkSA che, kAraNa ke A phesalo kaMI ekalA pATa nI jaIna komane ja herAnagatImAM tathA nIcI pAyarImAM nAMkhe tema nathI eja. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa 16. henDabIla naMbara 1. cArUpa kesa. ---- - zeTha keTAvALAe ApelA cukAdA aMgeparama pujya 1008 zrI jainAcArya temaja pujya muni mahArAjAe zuM kahe che. mukapaDavaNuMja pha. va. 8 pujaya pAda jainAcArya 1008 zrImAna zrImadvijaya kamala surIzvarajI mahArAja tathA zrImada jaina ratna vyAkhyAna vAcaspati munIzrI labadhI vijyajI mahArAja AdI munI maMDalakI taphase tatra mu. muMbaI madhe suzrAvaka devagurU bhaktikAraka zA. laheracaMda cunIlAla koTavAla tathA zA. maNIlAla cunIlAla medI tathA zA. amIcaMda khemacaMda zA. hIrAlAla lallubhAI kApaDIA zA. maNalAla ratanacaMda vaida AdI samasta zrI saMdha yogya dharma lAbha pUrvaka vidIta rahekI yahAM para zrI devagurU dharma ke prasAdaseM sukha sAtA hai. vi. tumhArA patra tathA chapa huI cukAdAnI nakala era henDabIla AdI pahuMce atyaMta khedake sAtha lIkhAtA he kI koTAvAlAzeTha punamacaMda karamacaMdane parama pavitra prAcIna zrI cArUpatirthake saMbaMdhameM je cukAdA lakhA hai ve eka tarapha honese jaina zrI saMdhaka kabula karanA. egya nahi hai. era mesANa ke jIsa kesame jaina lekAMkI chata huIthI te phIra isa kesake lavAdanAmA ukata zeThajIka sapanakI kyA jarUrata thI era cukAdAbhI ekahI taka lIkhA gayA hai. yadI va cukAdA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 45 kAyama rahA te bhaviSyameM usa cukAdemeM apane pAya sarva jaina tirthomeM ora grAma va zahereke deherAsarameM baDAbhArI bhayaMkara nukazAna jaina zrI saMdho uThAnA paDegA. kI prAya aneka jaine maMdIre meM brAhmaNa pujArIone svapujA karane ke lIye mahAdeva AdI devakI murtI rakhI hai ora jainone lIhAja tathA dayAbhAvase nahi rekI Isa lIe yaha cukAdA una unasthAna para atyaMta hAnIkAraka ho jAyegA vAste je jaina loka Isa vakhata kuMbhakaraNakI nIMdarbhe paDe rahe eN cukAdA rajIsTarDa ho gayA te sAsanakI hAnI nemeM jarAbhI saMdeha nahi samajanA koMkI isa cukAdeke vAMcanemeM dhamaSTa sabhI joke mana atyaMta dukhIta hote hai isa lIe pATaNa AdI samasta jaina sakala saMgha zeThajIke lakhe hue cukAde para purNa dhyAna dete hue jaladIthI regya baMbasta karanA cAhIe vi. dharma kAryameM udhama rakhanA da. munI gaMbhIravijayakI tarapha dharma lAbha vAMcanA. tA. ka - A abhiprAya bALabodha lIpImAM lakhAine Ave che. pAlItANA tA. 9-3-17. lI. sadaguNa rAgI kapuravijayajI taraphathI dharma lAbha saha nivedana ke tamArA patrathI hakIkata jANI nakalo vAMcI anyatrapaNu vAMcavAmAM AvelI tyAre mi. koTAvALA pote eka jaina chatAM ane kesanI vastu sthitI samajatA hovA chatAM A cukAdo ApavA kema deravAyA haze. evo vicAra Avyo. cukAdAmAM keTaluMka mIzraNa pitAnI kalpanA mujaba kareluM jaNAya che, ane keTaloka nakAme be jene upara nAkhyo lAge che tema chatAM sAva najIkamAM sAmAne manamAnya lAbha Apelo hovAthI bhaviSyamAM teo sAva zAMti jALavI rAkhe evI AzA mI, kaTAvALAe kalpI rAkhelI vAstavika jaNAtI nathI bahuto te mUrtIo ke jenenAja kabajAnI che tema chatAM tyAMthI sAmAvALAone anyatra lai javA jene pAsethI samajAvIne apAvavA jevuM karavuM ThIka hatuM sivAya keTaluMka lakhANa eka bIjAnI lAgaNI saMtoSavA mATe IrAdA purvaka kareluM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 49 samajAya che cukAda mahArI samAjamAM barAbara nyAyasarathaelo jaNAte nathI prathama jainoe aneka rIte samAdhAna mATe pagalAM bharelAM chatAM sAmAvALAe temane nAhaka kharcamAM utAryA jenee paNa nyAyanI khAtara nyAya meLavavA kharcamAM UtarI kesamAM jaya meLavyA pachI eka bIjAnI lAgaNI saMtoSavAnI khAtaraja mI. koTAvALAne vacce nAkhI samAdhAna karavA notaryA hoya to temanI pharaja koIpaNa pakSane gera insApha na thAya ane bhaviSyamAM pharI jhaghaDo thavA na pAme e vAta najaramAM rAkho adA karavAnI hatI te keTale darajajo thaI che tenI khAtrI tame tyAM prasiddha selIsITara (mImotIcaMda gI kApaDIyA vIgere) nI salAha laIne karaze. kAyadAnI bArikI ane vastu sthitIne khyAla teo vadhAre sArI rIte ApI zake ema mane bharoso che bAkI pRthamathI agama cetI vAparatA rahevuM e vIsarI javuM joIe nahi dharma rAgI baMdhuone dharma eja nivedana rA0 kuMvarajI ANaMdajI vagerenA abhiprAye upayogI thaze A bAbata mI. koTAvALA sAthe rUbarU khulAsAnI jarUra paDe che tema karI zakAya te ThIka. dA. pite. zrI 1 svastikI suratathI maNivijayajI. zrI devagurU bhakitakAraka amIcaMda khemacaMda godaDabhAI yogya dharma lAbha tamAro kAgaLa vAMcatAM nIce pramANe mahA abhiprAya jaina komanA rAITasa rIjharva thavA mATe jaNAvuM che. 1 pheMsale ApanAra pitAnuM jaina dharmanA svarUpamAM bahuja anabhIpaNuM sucave che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa jaina tarIke je pheMsale na apAya te A pheMsale mahArA abhIprAyamAM lAge che. 2 je AvA aNanA vakhate jaina koma jAgrata thaze nahi te ThekANeThekANe A uMdhI chApathI herAnagatI ane vimAsaNA ubhI thaze 3 A saMbaMdhe ThekANe ThekANenA jana saMdhanA abhiprAya levAja joIe evI mAhArI AkAMkSA che. kAraNake A pheMsale kAMI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ekalA pATaNanI jaina komane ja herAnagatImAM tathA nIcI pAyarImAM nAkhe tema nathI eja. mItI saMvata 1973 nA phAgaNa vada 15 mu. choTA udepurathI. munI mAhArAja haMsaviye tA. panyAsa saMpata vijyAdI munIonA dharma lAbha vAMcavA. muMbaI baMdara. sujJa zrAvaka zrIyuta laheracaMda cunIlAla tA. maNIlAla cunIlAla tA. amIcaMda khImacaMda tA. hIrAlAla lallubhAI tA. maNIlAla ratanacaMda ne mAluma thAya ke Ape mekalelI arajI tA. lavAdanAmAno ane tenA cukAdAnI nakala bIDI te picI che te bAbata lakhavAnuM ke lavAdane cukAdo dalagIrI dAyaka ane arUcIkara che vAte korTamAM rajIsTarDa thavA de nathI, dharma sAdhana vizeSa karavuM. phAgaNa vada 3 surata tA.10-3-17, muM zrI suratathI lI. munI lagdhI vijayajI tathA kula munI varganA taraphathI zrI muMbaI madha amIcaMda khemacadaMcha vagere saMdha samudAya joga dharma lAbha vAMcaze tamAre patra pio che henDabIla vagere maLyAM vAMcI dIlagIrI sAthe koTAvALA zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMde je pheMsalo karela che te paNa vAMco jaNAvavAnuM eja ke je kesano pheMsale mahesANA mukAme thaI gayo chatAM lavAdanAmu koTAvALAne eNpavAnuM kAraNe kaMI hatuM nahi chatAM paNa temane je cukAdo karela che te kevaLa eka taraphI ane prathamathI ja gaThavI rAkhela cukAde karyo che ema anumAna temane cukAde vAcatA sahaja thAya che koTAvALAe je cukAdo karyo che te je kAyama rAkhavAmAM Avaze te mane lAge che ke havethI Uparokata cukAdAthI ApaNA dareka tirtho ane dareka gAmanA derAsarane bhaviSyamAM moTu nukazAna sahana karavuM paDaze. mATe A cukAdA vAste tamArA pATaNanA saMghe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 AgaLa kaMi paNa pagalAM saveLA levAM ema mate jaNAya che A cukAde vAMcI sarva kAi dharmISTa manuSyeAnA mana dukhAya che kharekhara koTAvALAe cukAdo karyA che te tadana anyAya avicArIta ane eka taraphI che AmAM jarA paNa zaMkA thAya tema nathIja AthI dharma ane dharmIone atyaMta nukasAna thAya tema che mavata 1973 nA phAgaNa vada 2 zanIvAra. dA labdhIvijayanA dharma lAbha vAMcajo. A patra pATaNanA samudAyane vaMcAvo ane A upara jaeNma ane tema kaTIbadha thai ne AgaLa pagalA bharA evI AzA rAkhIe chIe jethI bhaviSyamAM sarve sadhanu sa purNa rIte kalyANa thAya Upadrava rahIta thavAya tema zrI saMghe vartavu joie ALasa tajIne hAla eja. tA. ke. * uparanA pAMca abhiprAyA zivAya amArI pAse bIjA ghaNAja pujya mahAtmAonA tathA jaina dhArAzAstrIenA abhiprAyA AvelA che te jaina prajAnI jANa mATe prasaMgeApAta raju karIzu. lI dharmAnurAgI (pensIlathI.):-- sadhanA sevA pariziSTa 17 hIMdusthAna. tA0 26-3-1917 cArUpa jaina kaisanI cA, (0)~~~~ 'hiMdusthAna " nA adhipati nega sAheba, jata ApanA patranA tA0 20 mInA aMkamAM "eka jaina terathI je lekha Avyo che te vAMcI mane ha sAthe zAka thAya che, ke eka sArA kAmanI thADI ghaNI paNa kadara karavAne eka jana tayAra thAya che, jayAre zAka e kAraNathI thAya che ke teo jayAre tamane tamArA agra lekha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 49 mATe ema jaNAve che ke "kamanasIbe A lekhamAM Ape je TIkA karI che te TIkA saMpurNa vigatonI gerahAjarImAM ja ane A bAbatanI parIsthItInA ochA jJAnathI ja thavA pAmI che, je tame pAse saMpurNa vIgate have te Apa jarUraja ApanA lIDaranuM rUpa kadAca pheravate," chatAM teoe saMpUrNa vigato bahAra pADI hoya tema teonA lekha uparathI jaNAtuM nathI . . . . . ' - teo "45 cerasavAra jamIna apAvI" ema jaNAve che ke zuM kharI bAbata che? mArA dhAravA pramANe e bAbata kharI nathI. AgaLa cAlatAM teo saMpurNa vigato ApatA nathI, paNa amuka prakAranA zabdonI ramata rame che. jaIne ane pATaNanA jano taraphathI teo kaMIka vAgata jaNAve che. te jaNAvavAne zuM pATaNanA temaja bIjA jaInee temane koI paravAnagI ke satA ApI che athavA zuM teo potAnA ja vicArene pATaNanA jaInanA ke jaIne saMghanA vIcAre tarIke dekhADe che. chatAM teo ema paNa jaNAve che ke jaino be hajAra to zuM paNa tethI paNa vadhu rakama dharmarakSaNa athavA suleha rakSaNa mATe ApavA acakAya ema nathI to ATalI badhI carcA zA kAraNathI cAle che? teo A bAbatamAM eka judAMja mudo che ema kahe che, paNa te mudde zuM che te khullA zabdomAM jaNAvavAnuM teo bhulI gayA che athavA to bhIrUpaNa kAraNa teo te khullA zabdomAM jaNAvatA nathI. AkhI doDha kalamanA carcApatrImAM e mudade jAte ja nathI, paNa kaMIka TIkAne viSe gaLa gaLa jaNAvI teo ema jaNAve che ke cukAdAnI virUddhatAno sadada e che paNa te mudade te jAte ja nathI. Akhu carcApatra ema dekhADavA mATe lakhavAmAM AvyuM che ke tame saMpurNa vIgatAnI gerahAjarImAM tamArI lIDara lakhI che te teoe saMpurNa vigato bahAra pA- DavI joIe ane te pachI tamoe lakhelI lIDara keTalI bhulabharelI che te sAbita karavuM joIe. tema kaMIpaNa thayuM nathI e "eka jaIna". jevA bIrUda dhArIne mATe dIlagIrI karanAruM che. - have huM ema jANavA mAguM chuM ke tame eTale hIMdusthAnanA adhIpatIe te saMpUrNa vigatonI gerahAjarImAM TIkA karI che te je sAdhuo dharmanA rakSaNamAM sthabha tarIke teo oLakhAve che teo te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMpurNa vIgate jANe che ke? teoe ApelA abhIprAyA ane bAjunI saMpurNa vIgate jANavA pachIja lakhAyA che? "eka jana" pote banne bAjunI saMpurNa vIgate jANe che ke ? tee pATaNanA je jana saMghe ane sanAtanI mahAjane lavAdanAmuM lakhI ApayuM hatu temAM-- nA eka che ke ? teoe je cukAdo apAya te kevA sa MjogAmAM apAye hatA tenI khabara kADhI che ke? teo je vakhate badhA lavAdane maLatA hatA te vakhate temanI sAthe sAmIla rahetA hatA ke ? ane saMpuNaeN vIgateAnI tapAsa rAkhatA hatA ke? jo tema hoya to teoe cukAdye apA vA agAu saMdhanI temaja zeThanI potAnI salAhaApI, hatI ke kema? ane jo nahIM ApI hAyA kema nahIM ApI cukAdo ekaja kalAkake dIvasamAM taiyAra thai gayA hatA ke teoe emAMthI kAine salAha ApI zakayA nahI. ATalI bAbatAne khulAsA eka jaina karase te meNAMnI thaze ane te thayA bAda temanI saMpuraNu vIgatA ane saMpuraNa jJAna sa- baMdhamAM huM kAMika lakhIza, 50 pariziSTa 19 hiMdusthAna tA0 27-3-17 hiMdusthAnanA adhIpatI bega sAheba, cArUpa jaina kesanA cukAde, lI eka khIjo jaina. . pATaNathI gheADeka dura jaina kAmanu eka maMdIra che. A maMdIra mAhadeva, gaNapatI vIgere devAnI murtI hatI. sanAtanIee A madIramAM havana karyAM hatA tema pATaNanA jaine e sanAtanIonI murtI potAnA maMdIramAMthI kahADI nAMkhI hatI. A mAbadamAM pATaNanA jaina ane sanAtanIe vacce jhaghaDAe cAlyA hatA. e kATA sudhI judA judA kese cAlyA hatA, ane baMne pakSanA AgevAnoe A jhaghaDAne aMta lAvavA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pATaNanA eka pratISThIta grahastha zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAne lavA danAmuM ApyuM hatuM. teo zeThe lavAda tarIke je cukAdo Apayo che te saMbaMdhI jaina komanA eka bhAganI lAgaNI duHkhAI che, ane keTalAka grahasthoe jaina komanA sAdhu munI mahArAjonA abhIprAya meLavI mITa kaTAvALAe Apela cukAda je kAyama rahe te jaina dharmane hAnI pahoMce tema che tevA vIcAra jAhera karAvyA che. kharUM puche te ja vakhate jhaghaDo thayo ane korTe laDayA tyAre sAdhuone koI puchavA gayA nahotA. je vakhate pATaNanA jaina AgevAnoe lavAdanAmuM lakhI ApayuM tyAre paNa teoe jaina sAdhuono abhIprAya lIdhe nahatA. je bAbadamAM teoe jaina sAdhu varganI salAha levAnI paravA karI nahotI, te vargane have ha- thIyAra banAvI jemAM jhaghaDo cAlu rAkhavAnI je hIlacAla cAlI rahI che te sakhata vakhoDavA lAyaka che. A bAbadamAM jeone lAgevaLage che ne jeoe lavAdanAmuM lakhI ApyuM che teone che. teo taraphathI mI. koTAvALAnA cukAdA sAme vAMdho uThAvavAmAM Avato nathI. pATaNanA jene e saMdha meLavavAne pATaNamAM je kozIzo karI te nISphaLa nIvaDI che. A cukAdo eka nahI. paNa traNa vakhata vAMce che. jaina munIo nuM kahevuM evuM che ke cukAdAmAM eka bhAga evo che ke je je kAyama rahe to bhaviSyamAM jaina komane sahana karavuM paDe. vAta TuMkAmAM e che ke cArUpanA devaLamAM jema hIMdu devanI mutI hatI tema bIjA jaina maMdIramAM che ane dareka ThekANe jainene A deve mATe maMdIre baMdhAvavAnI rakama ApavI paDe, jagyA kADhI ApavI paDe che jene samAjane sahana karavuM paDe, evI teone dhAstI che. zuM che kharI vastu sthItI che te chupAvI zakAya tema che. hIMdu devonI murti jaina devaLomAM brAhmaNo pujA karatA hatA te atyAra sudhI jainoe calAvI kema lIdhuM ? zuM have te mutie kahADI nAkhavAne jena koma prayatna kare che tethI zuM sanAtanIonI lAgaNI nahI duHkhAya ? atyAra sudhI jaina sAdhu varga je have jainene kuMbhakaraNanI nIdrAmAMthI jagADavA nIkaLyo che te ja varga sAdhu varga ATalA varSo sudhI jaina devaLomAM sanAtanIonI muti o rAkhavA kema dIdhI? ane pitAnI dharma gurU tarIkenI pharaja teoe kema na bane jAvI? mI. kaTAvALAne cukAde tadana vAjabI che ke je tame sAthe nahI rahI zakatA ho to salAha saMpathI chuTA paDe. eka bIjA vacce Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - para kusaMpa thAya tevuM na kare. jeoe hIMdu devanI murtIo ukheDI nAMkhI hatI ane teoe te gune karyo hase te samajatA hatA teo ja A jhaghaDAne aMta lAvavA vadhu Atura hatA. eka jaina zeThIyAe Avo sukAdo Ape te rajIsTara nahI karavAne jenone uzkeravAmAM Ave che paNa je jaina athavA sanAtanI nahI evA koI trAhIta zakhase A heta te jaine zuM karate? sAdhue kahe che ke AgaLa samAdhAna karavAne sanAtanIone kahevAmAM AvyuM hatuM paNa teoe mAnyuM nahotuM paNa rakama ApIne jaine samAdhAna karavA Atura hatA te mI- koTAvALAe apavelI rakama karatAM bevaDI hatI te jaina sAdhuo jANe che ke?mIkeTAvALAe AgaLathI lakhI rAkhelo cukAdo Apyo che ema kahevAne paNa eka sAdhu mAharAja taiyAra thayA che. A bAbadamAM temanI pAse kAMI purAvA che ke koI paNa AbarUdAra gRhasthane meTuM mAna ApI pachI temanA upara humalo kare te zuM jaina munIone chAje che ke ? kharUM pucho te A bAbadamAM sanAtanIone teo dhAratA hatA tenA karatA che badale maLavAthI babaDavAnuM kAraNa mArI jANa mujaba maLyuM che paNa teo te eka vakhata vacanathI baMdhAI gayA jethI mIkoTAvALAne cukAdo mAnya rAkhe che, tyAre jaina varga hamezAM pitAnuM vacana pALavAne anya komAmAM jANItI thaI che teja vacana bhaMga karavA bahAra AvI che, ane khAsa karI jaina sAdhu varga jene mATe sanAtanIo uMcu mAna dharAvatA hatA teja varga keTalAka vIba saMtoSIonA cahaDAvyAthI teonA jALamAM phasAyo che te joI mane dalagIrI upaje che. pitAnA abhIprAyo ApatA pahelAM AkhA kesathI teo vAkepha thayA hoya te mi. koTAvALAe pitAnA cukAdAnA bIjA peregrAphamAM je sAmAnya TIkA karI che te sAme vAMdho uThAvata nahiM. jaina devaLamAM hIMduonI mutao che te bInA teene svIkAryA vagara chuTako nathI. brAhmaNoe te lAvIne pujA karI hoya te tema karavA devAmAM jenenI bhula hatI, paNa je doSa brAhmaNane mAthe Aje sudharelA jeno muke che te zuM vAstavIka che. muta pujAnA sabaMdhamAM A dezamAM eTalI gaDabaDa thaI che ke gAmaDAonA ardha da% jene pitAnA deva sAthe A devane paNa mAne che. teo e murtI tarapha mAnathI juve che. ghaNA sanAtanIo te pramANe jaina maMdIramAM jAya che. A mIzraNa have jainamAM jAgRtI phelAvAthI jainone rUcIkara nahI hoya paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 ATalA varSo sudhI jaina kAme je murtIe rAkhI te murtIe have te kADhI nAMkhe te sanAtanIone kema rUce jo mane kAme sulehasaMpathI rahevu hAya te jaitAe mI. kATAvALAe je cukAdo ApyA che te dIrdhadraSTI vAparI ApyA che ema svIkAryA vagara chuTako nathI. jo jhadhaDAo jainee utpanna karavA na hoya te je vastu sthItI heAya te svIkArI potAnA devAmAM mue rAkhavI eja uttama rastA che. jaina dhane zuddha banAvatA anya dharmIonI lAgaNI na du:khAya te jaine e jovAnuM che. mI. kATAvALAe saghaLA saMjoge dhyAnamAM lai je cukAde Apyo che te svIkAravAmAM jaina kAmanu DahApaNa che bIje ThekANe jhadhaDA utpanna thaze evI dhAstI lAgatI hAya teA navA jhaMDA utpanna thAya tyAre peAtAnI kAmanA keTalA deSa che te pahelAM tapAsavAnI nyAyamudhdhI jaina sAdhue vAparaze evI AzA rAkhu chu pariziSTa 19. 6 jainazAsana" tA. 28-3-1917. lI sanAtanI. cArUpanA tIrtha mATe zrI sadhane saveLA cetavaNI. surata, tA. 11-3-17, jainazAsananA adhipati joga dharma lAbhanI sAthe mAluma thAya je A nIcene lekha lakhela che te tame pragaTa karaze. cArUpa tI te mATe je. lavAdanAmu gaNyA gAMThayA zrAvakA taraphathI kaTAvALAne seAMpavAmAM Ave lu te lavAdanAmuM kadIe paNa zrI pATaNanA sadha tathA khInna deza dezAMtara nA sadheA kabula rAkhaze ke kema? ke te lavAdanAmuM kADhAvALAne zA kAraNathI apAya te kAraNa darzAvavA sivAya je jAhera heMDakhIlA dvArAe je kATAvALAe nyAya kIdhA te taddana anucIta anyAyaja gaNelA che. te huM khIleA nAnAthI moTA sudhI zrAvakAe tathA anya lokoe paNa vAMcyAM haro te sarva leAkeAe peAtAnI meLe je kATAvALAnI buddhine viveka jANI lIdhe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne kahetAM paNa haraze ke Aje nyAya cukAdA je kaTAvALAe Apyo . te tadana pakSapAta tarIke eka takneAja prathamathI gAvIne Apela te cArUpa tIrthatA kesa sa MpUrNa rIte mahesANA mukAme tyAM chatAM A te zeka anyAya? kadIe paNa kAi vakhata AvuM banI zake nahi mATe A khAnatane pATaNanA saMdha tathA dezadezAMtaranA sA tene vAste yogya vicAra karaze. Aje jaina tIrthI ne gaNyA gAMThayA zrAvake bhegA thai eka kATAvALAneja lavAdanAmu saMpe tema bIjA dezadezAMtaranA sadhAnA vicAra puchyA vagara je kAryo kare te zuM yogya che kema? mATe sadha vicAra karI te zrI jaina cArUpa tIrthanA upadrava TALavA mATe taiyAra thAya evI AzA rAkhIe chIe. nahi teA jaina dharma ane jaina dharmIone bhaviSyamAM nukazAnamAM UtaravuM paDaze emAM jarApaNu zaMkA karavAnuM nathI tethI karIne zrI pATaNa saMdha bhAyu zeThIA vIgere saveLA cetIne A tIrthanuM rakSaNa karIne punyAnubaMdhI punyane UpArjana karI ApanA manuSyabhavane ghaNI muzakelIthI meLavelane saphaLa karI ne ane mAMgaLIkanI mALA paherIne mekSa sapadAvaze yalama zubha bhavatu. lekhakaH50 suni labdhIvijyajI-surata. pariziSTa 20 bhAIbaMdha lADANA hitecchu DuMgare caDhayA. doDha varasa thayAM prakaTa thatA bhAibaMdha lohANA hitecchu Du Mgare caDhI gayA che. bhAibaMdha enI jJAtinu bhalu karavAne prakaTa thayA che, bhAIbaMdha enI jJAtinA paisAthI pASAya che eTale enuM hita karavuM enI kUraja che. vaLI bhAibaMdhe nAma paNa hitecchuja rAkhyuM che paNa te jJAtihitecchunA kAmane ghaNIvAra tilAMjalI Ape che. amane navAi lAge che ke tara dharma samAja ane eka kAma tarIke gaNAtI jaina prajAnA viSe leza paNa jJAna na heAvA chatAM te peAtAnI jJAtinA pAse jainadhama gurUnAM gANAM gAtAM DuMgare caDhI gayA che, AmAM te potAnI jJAtinuM zuM bhaluM kare che? jainazAsana tA. 28-3-17 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa samajyA vinA DAhyA thavuM enu nAma DeADhaDAhyA kahevAya che ane peAtAnu kartavya mukI anya rIte Acaravu ene zAstraka vya-bahirmukha kahe che. bhAibaMdha hitecchue DADhaDAhyA ane kartavya bahirmukha nAmanA ane khetAbheA DuMgare caDhI potAnI meLe lai lIdhA che. eka tA cApa kema ane jainasamAjanI dharmavRtti enA viSe bhAIbaMdha khIlakula aNutA nathI. chatAM tatasaMbadhI gayA aMkamAM temaNe jaina dharmagurUnA prapaMca evA mathALA nIce lakhyuM che ane temAM jaina dharmagurUne vagAvyA che. mI. kATAvALAnuM lavAdanAmuM jaina dharmagurUne rUcyu nathI, ane tethI te te sAme aNagamA batAve che tathA potAnA ziSya zrAvakane yAgya kahe che temAM jaina dharmAMgurUe kayA prakAranA prapaMca kare che te bhAIbaMdha DuMgare caDhatAM kAMi samajI zakayA nathI paNa amane te jaina dharmagurUnA prapaMca evu kauMsamAM vAMcI adhipatijI sAheSe kAMi navi jaina kAmanI kathA noMdhavA ThekANe lakhI haze ema jaNAyuM paNa vizeSa vAMcatAM te jaNAye lavAdanAmAneA aNugamA. bhalA bhAibaMdha sAheba dharmagurUonI jarUra ja Apa te nahi dhAratA hA. dharmathI virUddha lAgatAM dharmagurUonI lAgaNI dukhAya e zu apeAgya che? vevanI havelImAM zrIkRSNanI murti sAthe kALabhairava ane melaDInI mutie ane A samAjanA madiramAM zrI zivajInuM thALuM ane lIMga sthApita kare te zuM geAsAMIjI mahArAja ane AryasamAjanA kherakhAMtu te nibhAvI leze ke bhAibaMdha hitecchu sAheba cArUpa kesanuM paNu temaja hatu ane tethI amArA dharmagurUonI lAgaNI dukhAya, vaLI lavAdanAmAmAM paNa dharmagurUonI mAnyatA pramANe kAMi gya nyAya jaNAya ane teo potAnA ziSyAne tatsaMbadhI samajAve temAM te kayA prakAranA prapaMca kareche te maherabAna bhAibaMdha DuMgarathI nIce utarI khatAvaze te maherabAnI thaze ane nahi te AvI eDIteDI vAte karavI mukI tamArUM nAtihItanu kAmaja kayAre karaze! nahitA e jaina ane Itara dharmomAM cAlatA dharma sa MbaMdhInAM kAmeA upara vagara samaje lakhavAthI luhANA jJAtinuM kayA prakAranuM dAridra ITavAnuM' hatuM. + + + ame sate|Sa mAnIzu. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa6 pariziSTa 21 berisTara makanajI juThAbhAIne abhiprAya muMbaI tA. ra9-3-17 zrI pATaNa nivAsI jaina saMdhane vijJApta. priya baMdhuo, majakura saMdhanI eka sabhA tA. 18- 2-17 nA roja maLI hatI. temAM cArUpa kezanA lavAda zeTha. punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAe ApelA cukAdA upara abhIprAya levA eka kamITI nImavAmAM AvI hatI ane tethI kamITInI eka mITIMga tA. 21-2-17nA roja meLavavAmAM AvI hatI ane cukAdA upara berIsTara zeTha makanajI juThAbhAIne abhI- prAya levAno TharAva karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM te pramANe berIsTara zeTha makanajI juThAbhAIe Apela abhIprAya nIce pramANe che te Apane vIdIta thAya. A cukAdAmAM rU. 2000 tathA jamIna ApavAmAM lavAde gRhastha TharAvyuM che. te ApaNane baMdhanakartA che te zIvAya cukAdAmAM je vivecana kya che te temane aMgata abhIprAya che ane te kAyadAsara dharmane baMdhana kata nathI. majakura abhIprAya upara kamITInA grahonI sahI,-- maMgalacaMda lalacaMda maNIlAla kezarI zIMga cunIlAla khubacaMda chaganalAla vahAlacaMda lallubhAI nathucaMda jesalAla bApulAla - eja vinaMtI lIsevaka, maMgalacaMda lalucaMda te majakura kamITInA onararI sekreTarInA : jayajIneM vAMcazejI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa7 pariziSTa 22 nagarazeThane khulAso. . (tA. 9-5-17 nA jainazAsanamAM pragaTa thayelA nagarazeThanA savAla javAba viSe pATaNanA 2. rA. nagarazeTha pipaTalAla hemacaMda pitAne khulAse nIce pramANe lakhe che. - zA. maMgaLacaMda lallacaMda rahevAzI pATagunAne ame nagarazeTha popaTalAla hemacaMda rahe. vAthI pATaNanA tamane ame tamArI beTasa tA. 18-8-17 nI amane tA. 20-8-17 nA roja maLI che tenA javAbamAM lakhavAnuM ke tA. - pa-17 nA jainazAsananA aMkamAM cArUpakeza saMbaMdhe amArA je javAba savAla chapAyelA che te ame prasiddha karAvyA nathI, prasiddha karAvA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pra .. kAine kaheluM nathI. saghamAM je kAma karavAmAM Ave che te lekhI karavAmAM Avatu nathI te savAla javAba saMbadhI ame kAMi jANatA nathI tema je javAba savAla lakhAyelA che te pramANe karavAmAM AvyA nathI. cArUpakesanA lavAdanAmAmAM je ame sahI karI te vakhate kaIM paNa sarata karI nathI. tA. 23-8-17. (sahI) zeTha pe paTalAla hemaca'da sahI pATaNanA nagarazeTha. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 59 pariziSTa ra3 hindusthAna tA. 31-3-1917 cArUpa jaIna kesane cukAdo. hiMdusthAnanA adhIpatI joga, sAheba, jata ApanA mAna pAmelA nyAyI patramAM nIcalI bInA pragaTa karazeche. tamArA patramAM pATaNanA jANItA AgevAna ane cArUpa jaina kesa mATe nImAyelA lavAda zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALAe je cukAdo Apyo che te sAme koIe meLavelA abhIprA pragaTa thayA che, ane e rIte eka sArA kAmane teDI pADavAnI kozIza karavAmAM AvI che, je dIlagIrI bharyuM che, ane vadhu dIlagIrI eTalI ja che ke tamArA AgevAna patrane hathIyAra banAvavAmAM AvyuM che. zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALI jaina dharmanA custa anuyAyI che ane tethI teo jaina dharma viruddha janAre cukAdo kadI paNa Ape nahIM te kudaratI che. cukAdAnI nakala uparathI eka taraphI zuM che te kaMIpaNa jaNAtuM nathI. tethI bhavISyamAM jaina tIrthone tathA daherAsarene moTuM nukasAna zuM thaze te samajAtuM nathI, ane dareka dharmISTa manusyanA mana kema duHkhAya te paNa kalpI zakAtuM nathI, ane cukAdAmAM jaina dharma virUddha kAMIpaNa nahI hovA chatAM ATaluM karavAmAM AvyuM che te dIlagIrI bharyuM che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaLI Azcarya tA e che je pATaNanA sathe zeTha kaTAvALAne lavAda nImyA, te te kAmamAM je koine paNa khelavAne haka hAya te pATaNanA jaina saMdhate che, vaLI muMbaimAM paNa keTalAkAe pATaNanA jaina saMdha khelAvI cukAdA saMbaMdhamAM abhIprAya meLavavA eka kamITI nImI hatI te kamITIe peAtAne abhIprAya bahAra pADayeA nathI, te agAu eka e vyakatI kamITI ane saMdhanI satA jANe potAnI pAse hAya tema kAinA abhIprAye meLavI jaine ane anya danI vacce vIkhavAda vadhAravA prayatna kare e zuM yogya che? saMdh yA kramITI e sabaMdhamAM rItasara kAma laI zake ema che ne tema nahi karavAmAM Ave te saMdha temaja kamITInuM apamAna thAya che, e te joi zakatA nathI e kharekhara zAcanIya che, A vakhate kAmakAma ane nyAta nyAta vacce kusupa vadhAravAnA nathI paNa dezanI unnatI mATe dareka kAme ane nyAte sa Mpa vadhAravAnI jarUra che. dezanI ekayatA vadhAravAnA TAime AvA kAmamAM tamArA patrane hathIyAra banAvavAmAM AvyuM che e jaNAvatAM mane meTI dIlagIrI thAya che. AvA kAmamAM je vadhu sArI rIte abhIprAye ApI zake evI sthItImAM che te jaina vakIlA ane kAyadA zAstrI ane daherAsarA tathA tIrthonA vahIvaTakartA che teo kevA abhIprAya dharAve temAMnA ceADAka A sAthe huM mAkalI ApuM chuM je ApanA patramAM chApI jaina kAmane AbhArI karazejI. lI taTastha. zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALAne mhAnubhutI batAvanArA sadezA cArUpanA derAsaranA bAbatamAM jaina ane satAtana leAkeA vacce je takarAra cAlatI hatI, tene nIkAla karavAne bane taraphavALAe Apane paMcAtanAmu lakhI ApI sAMpeluM te uparathI Ape tA 21-1-17 nA roja lekhItavAra phesA Apele che, te phaisalA amee tamAma vAMcI joyA che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te jotAM baMne tarapha nakAmo kaio cAlatuM hatuM tene nIkAla barAbara rIte karavAmAM Avyo che, ane vaLI te nIkAla evI rIte karavAmAM A vyo che ke bhaviSyamAM eka bIjAne takarAra karavAno saMbhava rahe nahI ane te pheMsalAmAM dharma virUddha koIpaNa vicAra che ja nahIM temaja tIrthonA nairavane hAnIkartA koi zabdo cheja nahI, paraMtu je pheMsalo thayo che tethI ApaNuM cArUpanA tIrthane rakSaNakartA che, ane pheMsalo e che ke havethI koI pakSane takarAra karavAnuM kAraNa che ja nahI. tA. 24-2-17. mu. amadAvAda, IgrejImAM sahI. harIlAla maMchArAma, ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhInA TrasTI ane vakIla. muMbaI tA. 7-3-1917. zeTha punamacaMdajI karamacaMdajI kaTAvALA mu. pATaNa. zeThajI sAheba, vI. Apane tA. 4-3-17 kAgaLa tathA tenI sAthe cArUpa kesamAM Ape Apela cukAdAnI chApela nakala maLI che, te bAbata abhiprAya puchavAthI vicAra karI Apane jaNAvavAnuM ke te cukAdAthI koI rIte jaina dharmanI lAgaNuM duHkhAya tevuM kaMIpaNa nathI temaja jaina tIrthonA tathA dharmanA nairavane hAnI thAya tevuM kAMI che ja nahI. lI. ApanA sevaka, surajamala eMDa kaMpanI, selIsITarsa, hAIkorTa, muMbaI. zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALAe cArUpanA daherA saMbaM. dhamAM paMca tarIke tA. 21-1-1817 evArDa karela te amane vaMcAvavAmAM AvyuM che, ane paMca tarIke je nirNaya karelo che te vAstavika jaNAya che. evAmAM je lakhANa karela che te vyavahArIka najarathI jatAM barobara ane temAM koIpaNa dharma virUddha lakhANa nathI temaja tIrthonA geravane hAnIkAraka nathI evArDa jotAM have ApaNe jene baMdhu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ene ane bIjA smAta dharmavALAone vacamAM bhavISyamAM jhaghaDe uDe tema evAmAM karelA TharAvathI saMbhava rahetuM nathI. tA. 24-2-1817. lI. vakIla sAkaLacaMda ratanacaMda. [ jaina saMdha koIpaNa bAbadamAM pagalAM nahI bhare te jaina dharmagurUnA abhIprAya levAne koIne paNa hakaka che. jaina sAdhuoe A takarAramAM bhAga levo joIe ke nahI te judo savAla che, paNa tethI jaina sAdhuone abhIprAya levAne koine haka nathI ema karatuM nathI. phakata vakIla, solIsITaraja abhIprAya ApI zake ane bIjA na ApI zake te dalIla paNa cagya nathI vaLI upalA abhIprAya paNa koI vyakatIe meLavyA hoya to te vyakatIe paNa abhIprAya meLavavAno zuM hakaka che te samajAtuM nathI.] *(a. hiM) pariziSTa ra4 jena. tA. 1 lI eprIla sane 1@7. cArUpa" samAdhAna ane tenI carcA pATaNa pAsenA prAcina ane pavitra tIrtha cArUpanA devAlaya saM- baMdhI moTo jhaghaDe jaina ane samApta dharmIo vacce ghaNA vakhatathI cAlato hato. tenuM uparokata ubhaya komo taraphathI nimAyelA pratiSTituM lavAda zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAe je TharAva lakhI samAdhAna karyuM che te TharAvane mATe jaina komamAM keTalAka jainee vividha carcA zarU karI che ane eka be munirAjee paNa aghaTIta carcAne anumodana ApavAthI komamAM kusaMpa thavA jevI sthiti thaI che. zeTha koTAvALAne evorDa bahAra paDayA pachI keTalAkoe muMbaInA pATaNavAsIonA saMghamAM kolAhala macAvI eka be mITIMga meLavI hatI paNa temAMnI eka pramukhanA a Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAve ane bIjI mITIMga bIje kAraNe kaMI paNa nirNaya upara AvI zakI nahi, jethI trIjI mITIMgamAM chevaTe satyAsatyane nirNaya karavAno adhikAra niyukta pAMca gRhasthoe saMdha belAvI evorDamAM dharma tathA tIrthone hAnI karatA lakhANa che ke kema tene dhArAzAstrIne puchI nirNaya karAvavA eka vagavALI kamITI nimI ane jaina dhArAzAstrIne evorDa batAvavA tajavIja karI. A eDanA saMbaMdhamAM jANavA pramANe ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhInA TrasTI harIlAlabhAI maMchArAma tathA amadAvAdanA jANItA jene vakIla sAkaLacaMdabhAI ane bIjI paNa be cAra kAyadAzAstrIoe prazaMsAvALA abhIprAye ApelA che, Ama chatAM aMgata irSAnA lIdhe keTalAkae uMDA na utaravAthI gerasamajanA lIdhe aghaTIta carcA upasthita karI che e dIlagIra thavA jevuM che. vaLI saMdhanAyaka nagarazeThe evorDa bahAra pADatAM lavAdane phulahArathI sanmAna ApyuM hatuM. - evorDa lakhatA pahelAM saMjoge nIce pramANe hatA, pATaNanI korTamAM TharAva sanAtanIonA lAbhamAM thayo hato ane apIlamAM mahesANAmAM jainonA lAbhamAM thaye tenA para sanAtana prajAe vaDodarA variSTa korTamAM apIla karelI hatI teno cukAdo jenonA lAbhamAM Avazeja evI khAtrI nahatI ema mAnavAmAM AvatuM hatuM. vaLI bIjI rIte paNa cArUpanA zrIzAmaLAjInA devAlayane kaDI prAnta subA sAhebe sArvajanIka TharAvI darzana bAdhAo vigerenI sarvene chuTa ApI hatI. AvA saMjogane lIdhe dIrghadraSTi vAparI jainoe lavAdathI samAdhAna karAvI levAnuM durasta dhAryuM ane zeThane atyAgrahathI vinaMti karatAM te temaNe svIkArI, ane sanAtanIoe paNa zeThanI pratiSThA ane gyatAthI jANItA hevAthI saMpUrNa vizvAsa rAkhI samAdhAna karavA soMpyuM. sanAtanIo asala jagyAethI mahAdevane khaseDavA khusI na hatA. agAu paNa te saMbaMdhamAM cAra hajAra rUpIA ApavAnI tajavIja thaI hatI, paNa sanAtanIoe te ravIkAryuM nahatuM, chatAM banne komomAMthI kalezana nAza thAya te arthe zeThasAhebe sanAtanIone samajAvIne dIrghadraSTi vAparI phakata be hajAra rUpIA ApavAnA tathA thoDI dharmazALAmAMthI jamIna ApavAnI TharAvI mahAdevane alaga ryA ane jeno tathA sa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 mArta vacce punaH kaleza na thAya tenA mATe paNa agamacetI vAparIte evA mAM zabdo lakhAyA che te mATe mAna pedA kare che. je jamIna evemAM ApavAnI lakhelI che, te jamIna pATaNanA jaina AgevAnoe ApavAnI icchA batAvelI hatI ane sAthe be hajAra rUpIyA ApavAne paNa icchA batAvI hatI tethI samAdhAnane mATe A rastA zeThane paNa yAgya lAgavAthI zeTha cunIlAla bhaganacaMda ane zeTha magalacaMda lakuda e e gRhasthA pAsethI rUpIA bAbatanI cIphI karAvI lIdhAnuM paNa jagajAhera che. vaLI jaitAe potAnA vakIla pAse avArDane musade karAvI zeThane ApyA hatA ane tenApara najara rAkhI zeThe eveDa taiyAra karyA hAya ema paNa jANavAmAM Avela che, chatAM pAchaLathI khATI carcA upasthita karavAmAM Ave che te dIlagIra bharelu che. jaina dha ane jainatIrtha te mATe zeTha kATAvALA ghaNI ja zraddhA dharAve che, ema sarva kAi kabula kare che ane tethI evAmAM temane jainadharmInA gAravane ghaNe sthaLe sabhALyu che. jaineAnA vakIle taiyAra karelA musado ke jenApara draSTi rAkhI zeThe evA rAkhele che, te pATaNamAM khIrAjatA panyAsajI mahArAja zrIdha vIjayajIne paNa batAvavAmAM AvyA hateA chatAM zeTha koTAvALA jevA mebhAdAra sagRhasthapara ekatarIte AreApa mukI satyanA sUrya tarapha dhula uchAlavAmAM kAMipaNa mAnavabuddhine vikAsa jaNAtA nathI. evArDamAM lakhAelA zabdothI cArUpatI ne ulaTuM surakSitapaNu' maLe che. ane jaina dharma pramANe saghaLI kriyA niravighne thai zake, ane paraspara kAi kAinA maMdiramAM dakhalagIrI karI nA zake tenA spaSTIkaraNane sAja medhama zabdo na lakhatAM bannenA pe|tapotAnA devAlayamAM svadhama pramANe vIdhI karavAnuM sphATana karavAmAM AvyuM che. spaSTIkaraNa o na karyu hAta te sanAtanIo peAtAnA alaga maMdIramAM havana na karatAM eka e vakhata havana kesa ubhA thayA che tema amAre asalane haka kAyama che kahIne jaina devAlyamAM havana vigere kadAca karata ane te hamezAMnu kachanuM muLa raheta. e bAbata agamacetIne vAparIne ja temaNe banne te alaga karI da maryAdA nakkI karI ApI potupotAnA sthAnamAM dharmAnusAra vidhI karavA sucavelu che. kAipaNa dharmavALAne potAnA dharma pramANenI kriyA karavAnI manA karavAnA adhikAra koipaNu lavAdane he| zakeja nahI. sanAtanIo potAnA madIramAM game te dharmavIdhi kare, temAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa jamAte kai levAdevA che nahI. munImahArAjAe A bAbatamAM satya nuM uMDANu tapAsIne sadhaLA sajogo joi ane kAyadAnI saMpurNa mAhItI meLavIneja abhIprAya ApavA joie, chatAM eka bAjunI hakIkata sAMbhaLI, lavAdanAmAmAM sahI karanArA (jaina saMdhanI vatInA) jaina grahasthA nA taraphathI kharI hakIkata jANyA vinA virUdhdha anumAna karI te bahAra mukayu te nyAya draSTie kASTha rIte IcchavA yeAgya nathI. jethI ema cokakasapaNe dhAravAmAM Ave che ke sadhaLA sabjegA munimahArAjanA jANavAmAM na heAtrAthIja ema banyuM che. ekaMdara rIte jotAM jaNAya che ke janAnA atyaMtta AgrahathI, anumatIthI lavAda nImAyA bAda sahI karanArA jaina gRhasthA-AgenAnI tamAma hakIkata sAMbhaLI, jANI temanA dharmAMlAbhAne vicAra karIteja evA lakhAye che e nirvivAda che. eka taTastha jaina. pariziSTa 25. jainazAsana cetra zudi 12 budhavAra vI. sa. 2443. cArUpa ( pATaNa ) kesa saMbaMdhI lavAdanI vicitratA. te bAbatamAM samAje tumAM zuM karavu? ghaNA divasathI jaina samAjanI batrIsIe caDhelA cArUpa tI kesanA lavAde tA. 21-1-17 te rAje ApelA phesalAnI 1 nala amane maLela che, A bAbatamAM ApaNI kAmanA munirAjo ane AgevAnAnA zAzA vicAra che. te jANavA ame Aja sudhI thejyA hatA. te pramANe AvelA keTalAka abhIprAyeA ame amArA gatAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamAM ApI cukyA chIe. A bAbatamAM khAsa dilagIrI sAthe amAre kahevuM paDe che ke lavAda tarIke nImAyelA zeThazrIe je buddhithI kAma levuM jAIe te buddhithI lIdhuM nathI ke buddhine vadhAre parizrama ApavA rogya vicAryuM nathI. e binA zuM zekatpAdaka nathI? majakura zeTha zrI pitAnA pheMsalAmAM lakhe ke-"sadarahu devAlayamAM zrI jaina dharmanA deva zrI pArzvanAthajI virAje che. meM davAnI pAse zrI mahAdevajI gaNapati vigere davAnI pratimAo paNa virAjamAna che." eka sAdhAraNa akakalavALA mANasane paNa e vicAra AvI zake tema che ke-pahelAM te te mUrtio eka jaina devAlayamAM kevI rIte ane kyAMthI ghusI gaI? teja bAbatanA nirNaya mATe zeThazrIe jarAe parizrama lIghela nathI amArA anumAna pramANe ame amArA pAchaLanA aMkomAM jaNAvI gayA te pramANe ane haju paNa jaNAvavAne bilakula AMcako khAI zaktA nathI ke anya devanI pratimAne e koI sanAtanI khaTapaTI purUSe ke maMdiranA pUjArIe ApaNA maMdiramAM ghusADI dIdhelI hovI joIe. nahIM te eka jaina maMdiramAM te Ave kyAMthI? e ame samajI zakatA nathI. nAnA gAmamAM ghaNA bhAge e eka rivAja hoya che ke ekaja pujArI ApaNA maMdiramAM pUjananuM kAma karatuM hoya te ja anya dharmIonA maMdiromAM paNa tevuM ja kAma karatA hoya che. te manuSya pitAnA dharmanI ghelachAne lIdhe ke bIjAonI zIkhavaNIne lIdhe tevuM kArya karI zake, e zuM na banavA joga che ? A uparathI ame samasta jaina samAjane savinaya sucana karI e chIe ke pUjArIo upara khAsa karI dekharekha rAkhavI ke jethI teo anya devenI pratimAone ApaNuM maMdiramAM ghuseDI na de! uparanI binA dhyAnamAM laIne sAdhAraNa buddhithI vicAra karI jotAM amArA vicArane ke anumAnane nyAya pura:sara vyAjabI Teko maLe che ane anumAna baMdha besyuM che. vaLI pitAnA phesalAmAM zeThazrI pitAne kevA vicitra saMjogomAM ke ajANapaNAmAM mUkI de che, je temanA zabdo jotAM kharekhara hAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 67 ane viSAda banne AvyA vinA rahI zaktAM nathI. teethI karyu kApe che ane peAtAnuM ajANapaNuM kevI rIte siddha karI batAve che, te temanA zabdomAMja ame TAMkIe chIe. " keTalAka jainA aMbikA vigere devIne pUrNa mAne che. ane temanI AdhA tathA tathA AkhaDI AzAthI rAkhe che!" A ajJAnatAnuM kyAMe ThekANuM che kharUM ke? A zabdo ezaka 1 eve uddeza spaSTa paNe siddha karavAne pUratAM che ke, sanAtanI dharmanI mRtti e kASTha jaitAe sthApana karI haze. ame jaNAvavAne ghaNAja dilagIra chIe ke ApaNA dha sthAnemAM kAi vakhata AvA avanavA banAva bane te tene uparane phesalA e vAta pramANa ApavAne pUratA che ke jene tevI mUrttine mAne che. ame zeSazrIne ema puchIe chIe ke keTalAka jatA potAnI ajJAnatAthI anya (mithyAtvI) deva devIenI bAdhA ke a!khaDIe rAkhe te zuM tethI ema sidhdha thAya kharUM ke? janAe tevA devAnI pratibhAone mAnavuM ke tamAma jaina samAja tema kare che. e kaMi samajAtuM nathI. pUjavuM' ? athavA zeDazrInA ukata zabdo samAjanA mastake thoDe ghaNe aMze jANatAM ke ajANatAM paNa mithyAtvanA bhAra mukI anya jatene evu kahevAnA vakhata Ape che ke jainonA maMdiramAM paNa anya mi enI mUttio dhaNA vakhatathI hAya che ! 'A vAta jatene keTaleka aMze mithyAlI banAvavAne mATe ane pUratI che, ane eja vAte jaina kAmamAM eka prakAranA khaLabhaLATane janma ApyA che ane teNe kharA jatAnA hRdaya upara eka prakAranA kalezanI sajjaDa asara karI che, juo aMka 1 le! pRSTha 9 mAM vamAna carcA). lavAda drArAe apAyelA phesalAnI virUddha amAre kAMIpaNa kahevAnu nathI, paraMtu amAre je kaMi kahevAnu che te e ke temAM vaparAyelA zabdo ane vAkaye ApaNA samAjane kafADI sthitimAM mUkanArA che. bhaviSyamAM kadAca game tyAM tevA banAva bane te te lulA ane dveSa buddhithI banelA kheTA banAvane eka sAcA banAva tarIke mAnavA mATe zeThazrInA zade purAvArUpa thai paDe tevA che. tevI vAta eka jainahadaya mATe bilakula taiyAra naja hAya, e svabhAvika che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 jo ame na bhUlatA hAie te| A bAbatamAM khuda pATaNamAM khaLabhaLATa macI rahayA che. muMbaimAMnA pATaNanA saMdhanI sabhA paNa phesalAmAM vaparAyelA vAMdhA paDatA-khAdhaka-zabdonI tapAsa karavA mATe maLI hatI ane te bAbata ApaNA vidvAna munirAjo ane jaina esasIezana upara mokalI ApI hatI. je je munirAjo upara te bAbata mAkalI ApavAmAM AvI hatI temAMthI gheADAka taraphathI AvelA asaSakAraka javA ame amArA gayA aMkamAM ApI cukyA chIe. vaLI pharIthI vicAra karavA mATe pATaNanA sadhanI bIjI mITIMga gai tA. 30 mI e muMbaimAM maLI hatI jenA haitAla amee AjanA aMrkamAM pAchaLanA bhAgamAM ApyA che tethI samajI zakAze. je uparathI sarve bAbatane vicAra karatAM pariNAma sArUM' ke saMtAkAraka AvI zakyuM nathI, eja dilagIrI che ane tenAja cuMthaNAM thayA kare che. A khAkhatanA thayelA pheMsalAthI haMmezane mATenI patAvaTa ke ceAkhavaTa thai gai hoya athavA thaI che, te ame mAnI zakatA nathI. kAraNa ? vicAra karI jotAM ema jaNAya che ke bhinna bhinna dharmAnuyAyionA pAse pAse AvelA sthAnemAM suleha jaLavAi raheze ke kema ? e samajavuM paNa muzkela che. bannemAMtha eka purva tarapha tANe te bIjo pazcima tarapha kheMce, evI hAlatamAM sulehanI AzA rAkhavI, e murkhAi bharelu gaNI zakAya jyAM traNa sAMdhatAM tera tuTatA hAya tyAM saMpa ke suleha jaLavAya kayAMthI ? ane temAM paNa je tAphAnI mANasA nAka-kAna kApI levAnI nIcatA darzAvatA ane evu asabhaya AcaraNa AcaratAM lagAre acakrayA nahi teja tAphAnI khArakasA taraphathI sulehanI AzA zI rIte rakhAya ? ane teja bhejA karelAM mANasA krI paNa tAkAna na jagADe, enI jAminanagarI zuM? e bAbata saheje samajI zakAya tevI tevI che. amane rahI rahIne A phaisalA ApanAra lavAda zA. keATAvALA zeDa mATe te evI viSama ajAyabI upajyA vinA nathI rahI zakatI ke AvI AvI bAbate ne teozrIe kema kaMi vicAra nahIM karyAM hAya! ane kadAca kA hAya teA paNa tethI jaina samAja ajJAta che, sthitimAM ame nathI dhAratA ke rA. kATAvALA zeke lavAda thai je phaisale ApyA che, te jaina kAmane mATe satASakAraka lekhI zakAya athavA te phesalAthI jaina kAma sa MtAya pAmI zake. lagabhaga paMdara hajAra jeTalI bAdazAhI rakamanA bhoga ApanAra pA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tAnI komanI eka vyaktinA upagI aMga gumAvanAra, pitAnA amUlya samayane naSTa karanAra ane eTalo gaMjAvara bhAga ApanAra jaina samAja rA. koTAvALA zeThazrInA pheMsalAthI saMtoSa naja mAnI zake, e svAbhAvika che. dhAro ke eka takarAranI khAtara mAnI laIe ke kadAcita jaina koma saMtoSa mAne to paNa te satiSa sadAne mATe TakI rahe tema nathI. ame rahI rahIne Azcaryacakita thaIe chIe ke ATaATale bhoga ApanArI kemanI pAsethI rU. 2001 nI rakama ane uparathI dharmazALAmAMnI be oraDIo uparAMta bIjI paNa jagyA rA. koTAvALA zeTha sAhebe sAmA pakSane apAvI che. zAbAsa? zeTha sAheba, zAbAsa? tamArI komanAM-samAja nAM nAka kAna kApI janArane bakSIsa paNa ThIka ApI ? nAka kApIne zairaDI ne sATha kadAca nAka kApanAra Ape paNa Ato tethI ulaTuM ja banyuM che? Ate kapAvanAre kApanArane uparathI cakacakatI ropya mudrAnI bharapUra dakSiNa ane uparathI khAtara upara dIvela mujaba jamIna-matalaba ke jara ane jamIna bane ApI jaina samAjanuM hita te khUba karyuM. A hitathI samAje rAjI thavAnuM nathI. samAjanI dAjha haiDe dharAvanArA ane samAjane mATe magarUra banI pharanArA loko AvI karaNa karI samAjanI dAjha ke samAjanuM abhimAna dharAve te abhimAna temane mubAraka ! - ame je kaMI kahevA mAgIe chIe te eja che ke sadarahu zeThazrInA pheMsalAmAM je zabdo ke vAko jainone bhaviSyamAM bAdhaka thaI paDe tevA kADhI nAMkhavA ane temAM evA zabdo ke vAkayo umeravA ke jethI te koIpaNa kALe ApaNane bAdhaka banI zake nahi. A kAmane mATe jaina samAje eka pracaMDa AMdolana karI sadarahu pheMsalAmAMnA vAMdhA paDatAM vAkyo kaDhAvI nAMkhavA ane te mATe jaina samAje potAthI banatA prayatno karavAnI khAsa AvazyakatA amane jaNAya che. ame amArA samAjamAM vidvAna ane vicAravAna gaNAtA pUjaya munirAje ane agresarane namra sUcana karIzuM ke teoe A bAbatamAM pitAnI banatI kozIza karI sadarahu pheMsalAmAM vAMdhA paDatA zabdo -vAkyomAM zA zA sudhArA vadhArA karavA, te jAhera patro dvArA prakaTa karavAno prayatna avazya sevavo. te prayatno karavA pahelAM smaraNamAM rAkhavAnI jarUra che ke-sadarahu pheMsale rajIsTara thAya te pahelAM ja banatI tvarAe - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 . delana karavAnuM bhUlavuM nahi; je tevo prayatna sevavAmAM nahi Ave to lavAda dvArA thayela pheMsale rajIsTara thaI jaze ane pachI-hAthamAMnA dhanuSyamAMthI chUTI gayelA bANanI jema-kaMI paNa karI zakAze nahi. je kadAcita ApaNA taraphathI usI bAbatamAM kaMI paNa pagalAM levAmAM Avaze nahi to bhaviSyamAM zuM thaze, te ame kaMi kahI zakatA nathI. mATe A bAbatamAM pramAdane tyajI che gya pagalAM taratamAM levAnI jarUra che. bhUtakALamAMnAM draSTAMte eka nahi paNa ane ApaNI draSTi sanmukha che ke je draSTAMta e sUcave che ke pramAdathI ApaNe keTakeTaluM gumAvyuM che. ame atre ekaja draSTAMta ApIzuM ke ApaNA samAja taraphathI saveLA rogya pagalAM na levAyAthI ApaNe vartamAnamAM zatrujya tIrthanI bAbatamAM kevI hADamArI bhogavIe chIe te jANItuM che. atyAre te ATaleja aTakIe chIe. jaina esosIezana opha inDIyAne cetavaNuM. jaina esosIezana opha InDiAnA vArSika meLAvaDA prasaMge pATaNavAlA mI. laheracaMda cunIlAle zeTha devakaraNa nAnajI tathA esasIezananA sekreTarI mI. ratanacaMdabhAIne cArUpa kesanA lavAdanAmAnI eka eka nakala ApelI ane jaNAveluM ke sadarahu gRhastho pitAnI menejIMga kamITImAM A lavAdanAmuM raju kare ane te lavAdanAmuM jainadharma anusAra che ke kema te jAhera rIte jaNAvavuM. melAvaDa phebruArI mAsamAM bharAyela ane haju esosIezana taraphathI sadarahu lavAda saMbaMdhI kaze mata bahAra pADavAmAM Avyo hoya ema jaNAtuM nathI. esosIezana je maMda gatie kAma kare che ane samAjane utsAha temAM nathI tethI have esosIezana uparanI pharajanA viSe paNa amArI zraddhA ochI thatI jAya che. esosIezana sArAM kAme samAja mATe karaze evI amane ghaNI AzA hatI ane che chatAM tenI maMda gatithI amane kheda thAya che. ApaNo samAja AvI saMsthA tarapha bedarakAra hoya, e amArA khedanuM moTuM kAraNa che ane esasIezananA mULa ane sAmprata samayanA utsAhI kAryavAhake e dIpakamAM tela puratA nathI e viSeza khedanuM kAraNa che. esosIezana pAsethI samAjanA kalyANanAM amAre ghaNuM kAma karAvavAnAM che ane samAja ane amArA vAyakagaNane paNa A esosIezana jevI saMsthAnI upayogitA viSe kahI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 71 bhaMbheryA che paNa samAjanuM jayAM durlakSa che ane kAryavAhakomAM utsAha nathI tyAM amArI zI gati? ThIka che. samaya samayanuM kAma karaze ja. eso sIezana jevI saMsthAnA sAdhanasaMpanna dakSa kAryavAhake utsAhita thaze, teone pramAda uDI jaze. have bIjuM kazuM te nahIM, paNa mI. punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAnA ghaDelA lavAdanAmA saMbaMdhI je mata mAgavAmAM AvyuM che te bAbatamAM te potAno mata satvara bahAra pADaze te ThIka thaze. amArA carcAvALA kolamamAM niDara munimahArAjee mokalelA abhiprA pragaTa thayA che. tema saveLA esosIezananA DAhyA kAryavAhako mata darzAve, ema samAjane keTalAMka bhAga Icche che. esasIezana uMdhI rahe ane ghaDAnI kulaDI thaI gayA pachI esosIezana jAge e zuM yogya kahevAya ? esosIezananA vArSika meLAvaDA prasaMge ja je DhaMga dhaDA vinAnuM kAmakAja batAvavAmAM Ave che, ane tethI je kheda utpanna thAya che, te kheda AvA prasaMge pramAdamAM ja pasAra thaI javAthI paNa utpanna thAya. esosIenanA vidvAna kAryavAhaka mI. kaTAvAlAnA lavAdanAmA saMbaMdhI zuM mata dharAve che, e jayAM sudhI aMdhArAmAM rahe tyAM sudhI vidvAna kAryavAhakonI budhdhi, nyAyaparAyaNatA ane dharmAbhimAnanA viSe samAja jANa paNa zuM zake ane jayAM sudhI te jANe nahIM tyAM sudhI te saMsthA tarapha samAjanuM AkarSaNa paNa kyAMthI thAya? mATe regya che ke jaina esaezana opha IDIAnI menejIMga kamiTIe pitAne mata veLA jAheramAM mUko. pariziSTa 26. jaina dharma prakAza" aMka 1 le. 50 33 muM. (saM. 1973 nA caitra vIra saMva ra443) pATaNa tAluke cArUpa kesano pheMsale. pATaNa tAbe cArUpa gAmamAM zrIzAmaLA pArzvanAthajInuM suMdara maMdira che. A jainanuM tIrtha ghaNuM prAcIna che ane tenuM nAma aneka stotra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 stavanAdikamAM pUrva purUSo lAvelA che. te maMdiranI aMdara jainavanI *darakArIthI tyAMnA brAhmaNa pUjArIe gaNapati, mahAdeva vigerenI murtie esADI dIdhelI kALe karIne e vAta junI thai eTale te murtIe te tyAMthI khaseDatAM sanAtana dharmavALA sAthe jaita vane mATe takarAra utpanna thayA ane tene pariNAme kArTa caDavAne vakhata Avyeo. jemAM kAyama bane che tema hArajItanA prasaMgeA banyA. chevaTe baMne pakSe maLIne zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALA ke jeo eka dhanADhaya ane mAnavatA jaita gRhastha che temane ekamate lavAda nImyA. temaNe baMne pakSanI hakIkata sAMbhaLIne peAtAne yAgya lAgyA pramANe tA 21-1-17 nA rAja phesalA ApyA. A phaisalAnI aMdaranI amuka vAkaya racanA pATaNanA keTalAka jaina badhuone yogya na lAgavAthI temaNe te phaisaleA rajIsTara na thAya teTalA mATe muMbaimAM vasatA pATaNa nIvAsIne ekatra karyA ane vAMdhA uhALyeA. A sabaMdhamAM vadhAre khArIkImAM na utaratAM amAre te atI namra abhiprAya e thAya che ke te phesalAnI aMdara jevI kahevAmAM Ave che tevI jaina siddhAMtane bAdhakakArI hakIkata amArA samajavAmAM AvatI nathI, te AvA sAmAnya kAraNasara jaina vamAM kaleza upasthita karavA e kAi rIte yAgya nathI. sAmA pakSavALA eka jaina gRhastha upara vizvAsa muke eja ApaNe magarUra thavA jevuM che, te have A hakIkruta jema bane tema TukAmAM patAvavI yeAgya che. A jamAneA kaleza vadhAravAne nathI, tethI ATalI namra sucanA karavAmAM AvI che. AzA che pATaNanA zrI saMdhanA AgevAne A bAbatamAM dIrdha draSTi vAparI lezane nirmuLa karaze. pariziSTa 27. jaina, tA0 15-4-1917, cArUpa kesanI carcA, zA, amIcaMda khemacaMda taraphathI cArUpanA kesa khAtre lavAde karelA evArDa saMbadhe meLavelA abhiprAyA maLyA che. jemAM zrImad vijayakamaLa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 73 surI, vyA. vA. labdhivijayajI. hA. munI gaMbhIravijayajI, munI kapuravijayajI, munI maNIvijayajI, munIzrI haMsavijayajI tathA panyAsa saMpatavijayajI, munI labdhIvijayajI vagere. yati nAnacaMdajI, munI AnaMdasAgara jI, rA. cunIlAla ema. kApaDIyAnA te evorDara rajIsTara thatuM aTakAvavAnA vicArasucaka patronI nakale temaja muMbaImAM te mATe maLela sabhAne rIporTa maLyo che. temaja suratathI eka munI taraphathI AvA abhiprAya lakhanAra suratathI paM. labdhIvijayajInA patra sAme vAMdho darzAvanAra carcA paNa maLela cheamane Azcarya e thAya che ke lavAda ane saMghanA zeThIyAonA khAnagI jajameMTa vacceno bheda samajavAmAM paNa AvA jANItA vidvAna bhulI jatA jaNAya che. vaLI je khabare anyatra pragaTa thaela che te pramANe smArta lokone alAhedI jagA vALI ApavA ane tyAM temaNe pAyo nAkhavAnI kriyA paNa atyAra emAunI karI cukyAnuM jovAya che. tevA saMjogomAM bhaviSyanI salAmatI mATe je zaMkA rahetI hoya to tenuM samAdhAna karavAne ekadilIthI mArga zodhavAne badale mAMhomAMha "hamabama"nI spardhAmAM ApaNe muLa hetune keTale pAchaLa nAkhIe chIe te bhulI javuM joItuM nathI. abhiprAya lakhanAre ke carcA upasthita karanAre kAryanI suMdara rUpa revA de ravAne pahelI take AgaLa vadhavuM joIe che. khAlI carcA jamAvavAmAM ApaNe bahu gumAvyuM che. aneka sAhityamAM jainIjhama virUddha carcAo sAme kevaLa ApaNe mAMhomAMhe vAta karavAmAM purUSArtha kharacI nAkhavAthI lAbha karatAM hAnI vizeSa jevAI che. thoDA vakhata agAu pATaNanI prabhutAmAM yati ke yamadUta saMbaMdhenI carcAe janma lIdho-uchALA mAryo ane aMte saghaLuM zAMta-e ApaNa nanAyakI sthiti che. saMghanA mahadda padane saMbhALavA ane AvA prasaMge sattAyukta vicAra arpavAne ApaNe haju sanAtha thavAne bhagIratha prayatna karavAnI jarUra che. kaMI paNa pAyA vagara kevaLa hohA karI parAyAmAM ApaNuM kIMmata ochI karavAthI amane to kaMi sArthaka jaNAtuM nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 pariziSTa 28. jaina zAzana, tA0 18-4-17. cArUpa kesanA lavAde ApelA cukAdAmAM karavA joitA sudhArA. cArUpa kesa e hindu ane jaina dhAtuyAyIe vacce ubhe thayelA hAi AjathI traNa varSanA dIkALa paryaMta cAlI eka kArTImAM hindu pakSanA lAbhamAM tA khIjI ke ApaNA lAbhamAM evI rIte cAlyA pachI aMte ubhaya pakSe DahApaNa vAparI lavAda nImI te dvArA tene niya karavAnA nizcayapara AvI lavAda nImavAmAM AvyA e pagaluM ati stuta che. ane evA evA prasagAmAM kAnI devaDIe caDI dravya vyaya karavA karatAM jo AvI rIte lavAda nImIte tevA prasaMgAnA niya karavAmAM Ave te te dhaTanA ati AnadRSTA che. prastuta prasaMgamAM hindu pakSanAee ApaNI jaina kAma para vizvAsa rAkhI lavAdamAM koi vidharmIne nahiM nImatAM eka jainadharmIne nImelA che te pagaluM temanA ApaNA paranA vizvAsanuM sucana che ekadare A pagaluM abhivadanIya che ane e rItInu pratyeka evA prasageAmAM anukaraNa thavuM Avazyaka che, paNa atra lavAdamAM nimAyelA pATaNanA zeTha rA. koTAvALAe asamAna vRtithI je niya prakaTa karyAM che te pUrNa vicArane aMte ayogya hAi kAmanI lAgaNI dukhavanArA che. rA. kATAvALA potAnA pheMsalAmAM ukta jinAlayamAM vidharmI tarIke gaNAtI hindu prajAnA devAnI mUrtie kevI rIte tyAM AvI zakI tenA kazA paNa khulAseA karyAM zivAya te bAbatanI kazI paNa tapAsa ka zivAya jainemAM paNa aMbAjI Adi hindu devAne mAnI bAdhA AkhaDI rAkhavAmAM Ave che evA samasta kAma upara je aghaTIta AkSepa kare che te jaina zAsanane mAnanArI prajAnI zithIlatA darzAve che. samasta jaina prajAmAMnA gaNyA gAMThayA hAre agara lAkhanI sakhyAe eka e pramANe kAi jaina vidharmIonA devadevAne mATe tenI bAdhA AkhaDI rAkhe ethI karIne sarva jaina dharmane mAnatI prajAne doSita TharAvavI e jaina kAmane utArI pADelI gaNI zakAya. tenA A AzayanA zabdothI te| evA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa dhvanitArthe prakaTa thAya che ke uparanI ghaTanAnA udezane anusarIne jaina pakSanAoe ja A hindu muo pitAnI bAdhA AkhaDIo mATe ja sthApI heya. atra evI tapAsa karatAM ame evA anumAnapara AvIe chIe ke cArUpa chanAlayanuM pujana brAhmaNa kare che. have uta gAmamAM jaina vastIne abhAva che ane kadAca bhAva hoya to paNa anya pratyeka sthaLamAM zrI pujanAdi kAryo mATe banatA sudhI brAhmaNa athavA jaina dhamInAM anuyAyIne rAkhavAmAM Ave che. have jyAre eka brAhmaNa jIna maMdiramAM pujana vigere karato hoya tene teja brAhmaNa hindu maMdIramAM hindunA devonuM pujana kare e svAbhAvika che have je gAmamAM eka paNa zrAvaka raheto nathI. tyAMnA ApaNuM pratimAjIne apujya rahevA devA e prabhunI AzAtanAja che mATe tyAM brAhmaNane pujana kArya mATe niyata karelo haze ane teja brAhmaNanI kozIzathI tenA dharmanA devanI mutIonuM tyAM sthApana thayuM haze. eTale ke ekaMdara anumAnathI nizcaya para AvatA tyAMnA ApaNA jInAlayamAM vidhamI enA-hinduonA deve AvavAnuM kAraNa e tyAM pUjana karatA brAhmaNanI tyAM ekI sAthe ubhaya devanI pujA karavAnuM haze. astra koipaNa prakAre e AvelI mUtao hinduonI hovAthI te mUtI o tene vinA takarAre ApaNe seMpI devI joIe lavAde tene nirNaya karatAM hinduonA lAbhamAM jaI eka pote eka jenIgRhastha hovA chatAM jainaprajAnA vidIrNa thatA aMtaHkaraNane jarA paNa khyAla rAkhyA sivAya tat saMbaMdhI dhruvAdhuvano vicAra karyA pahelAM lavAda mI. kaTAvALAe je cukAdo Apyo che te ApaNe kemane amAnya che tethI temanA cukAdAno pratikAra karavA mATe muMbaI, vagere sthaLomAM tathA khuda pATaNamAM ja sabhAo bharAI darakhAsta mukI teno pratihAra karyo che te yegyA che. cArUpa jInamaMdIranuM svAmitva ApaNuM che te ApaNuM belavA parathI ja nahIM paNa mahesANAnI korTamAM prastuta kesa cAlatAM te kesane cukAdo ApaNA lAbhamAM Avyo che temAM mukhya kAraNa koIpaNa heya te paNa te maMdIrane bhegavaTe AjathI so varSathI paNa AgaLanA samayathI ApaNo che. have evI rIte maMdIranuM svAmitva ApaNuM che eja batAvI Ape che ke tyAM hiMdu dharmanI je mUrti sthApita thaI che te jinAlaya thayA pachI e sthAnamAM AvelI che. have ubhaya dharmanA anuyAyIo Ama eka ja sthAnamAM eka ja maMdiramAM, ubhaya dharmIonA deva virAjatA hovAthI tyAM pujana arcanAdi Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 mATe tyAM Ave e banavA joga che. ApaNI pramANeja hinduomAM pujanAdija karavAmAM AvatAM hAya tA tethI ApaNI dhArmika mAnyatAne leza paNa khAdha Avate nathI. paNa yajJAdika kriyA ke je ApaNI dhArmika mAnyatA pramANe ayeAgya gaNAya che. ApaNA mukhya sutra ahiMsA paramo dharmaHnI avajJA thatI hAvAthI hindu bhAIe ApaNuAMja svAmitvavALA ApaNAja devamaMdIramAM tevA prakAranI kriyAo kare ethI ApaNAM dila dUbhAya e svAbhAvika hAi prastuta kesanuM mukhya kAraNa AvuMja kAMika hAvA saMbhava che. have AvA prakAranI thatI kriyAo aTakAvavI ane zrI prabhunI karavAmAM AvatI AzAtanA na thAya evI yeAjanA yeAjavI Avazyaka hovAthI lavAda nImIne A uddeza purNa karavAnI AzA rAkhavAmAM AvI, ane eka draSTithI jotAM thoDe ghaNe aMze te AzA purNa tha che ane te AzA paNu alpa samaya mATeja. pachI te ame evuM dhArIe chIe ke A kalaha vizeSa vRddhi pAmavA sabhava che tethI lavAde karelA A cukAdo, anya sabaLa kAraNo A kSaNe dura mukIe tANa, ekaja sthaLe bhinna bhinna dharma vicAravALAnA maMdIre| hAvAthI aneka viTabaNAe Upasthata thAya. ApaNe jyAre dhyAnasthamAM besIe eja samaye sAmA pakSanA je dhaTAdikanA dhvanithI temAM khalala pahoMcADe ane tethI eka prakAre prabhunI AzAtanA thAya ethI paNa ukata jInAlayanA amuka bhAgamAMja hindu 'maMdIra bAMdhavA mATe jaina svAmitvanI jagA ApavI evA je TharAva rA. kaTAvALA zeke karyo che te sa rItye ayeAgyaja che; ane temAM paNa daMDa para DAma tarIke rU|. 2001 athavA ethI paNa vizeSa dravya sahAya tarIke ApavAnuM TharAvyuM hAta te cAlata; paNa jInAlayanI amuka jagA temanA maMdIra mATe ApavAnuM jaNAvyuM te te ApaNane ati hAnikara che. ApaNA maMdIramAMthI temanI mUrti te jo lai javA mAgatA hAya teA vinA sa Mkoce te temane svAdhina karavI eja zebhAprada che. ane ApaNe tema vavA taiyAra paNa chIe. kiMtu atre jovAnu tA e che ke ApaNAM pratimAjI temanAM svAmitvavALA maMdiramAMthI hastagata thatAM zu te ApaNe jema jamIna tema madirAdi bAMdhavA ane vidhi sahIta tenI sthApanA karavA vagere kriyAmAM je dravya ApavAnI AjJA lavAde karI che tenuM anukaraNa anya prasaMge hiMdu bhAi karaze ke? kadi nahI. ghaNI vakhata evuM bane che ke khetarA vageremAM khAdANa kAma thatAM temAMthI prA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'G cIna jinabiMba maLI AvatAM teja kSetrane svAmI kAMi svadravya vyayathI tenI sthApanA Adi karAvatA nathI paNa ApaNeja tene mATe sarva prakA- ranI vyavasthA karavI paDe che. kAraNa ke kSetrane svAmI itara jana che jyAre pratimAjI ApaNAM che. mATeja temane je rU. 2001 tathA cArUpa jInAlayanI jamInane amuka bhAga ApavAne harAva rA. kATAvALAe karyo che te rada thavA ucita che. ubhaya prajAmAM zAMti ane salAha rahe evA uddezathI prerAine A nirNaya za. koTAvALAe karyA haze evu kadAca mAnIe tepaNa nIcenuM vRttAMta tethI juduM pariNAma sucave che. muMbainA amArA para eka gRhastha rA. amIcaMda khemacaMda potAnA patramAM jaNAve che ke kATAvALA zeThe evu saMbhaLAvyA pachI, tema smAne temanA devA tathA lavAde ApelI jaMge ne kAgaNa zudI 1 lagabhaga kabajo soMpAi gayA che, chatAM-cArUpanA rajaputeA hajI paNa rAtanA eka vAge tema ApaNu herUM maMgaLIka thayA pachI jakharAthI udhaDAvI dAkhala thAya che, eTaluMja nahI paNa thoDAka divasa para pATaNanA eka AgevAna grahastha zeTha dalachA dolAcada cArUpa gayelA ane tenI sAmane tyAMnA rajapute thayA ane haju paNa te kevu vana rAkhaze te eka savAla che. game teTalA paNa kelavaNI lIdhA vagaranA ajJAna gAmaDIyA, AvA prasaMge jayAM bhAga ApyAM chatAM paNa banatAja rahevAnA tyAM zAMtinI AzA kema rAkhI zakAya? mATeja te cukAdo rajIraTarDa thavA pUrve prajAe juesa uThAvI rada karavA Avazyaka che. pariziSTa 29. jaina zAsana, vaIzAka zudI 4 budhavAra vI. sa` 2443. cArUpa kesa. pATaNa pAse AvelA cArUpa tIrtha zAmaLA pArzvanAthajInA derAsaranA sabaMdhamAM zeTha kATAvALA punamacaMda karamacaMde lavAda tarIke ApelA cukAdA sAme ApavAmAM AvelA abhIprAyA. 3 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 Messrs. Amichund Khemchand, Leherubhai Chunilal and others have placed before ine the award published by Mr. Kotavala on the 21st day of January 1917 with reference to the notorious Charup Case of Patan. On a careful perusal of the judgment delivered by A. A. Kehimkar in Criminal Case No. 18-15-16 the submission paper dated 2-12-16 and other materials furnished to me, I come to the following conclusions, (1) It appears that the signatories to the submission paper have signed in their individual capacites and it is not at all clear whether these signatories had any authority from the Jain Sangh of Patan to refer a matter of such capital importance to arbitration under circumstances, which would have elicited more prudent consideration from any other arbitrator. The learned arbitrator has based his Award on the ground that the submission paper is sufficiently signed, but it is apparent that the blunder committed by him is of twofold character, In the first place the signatories are not accused persons who are required by law to sign the submission paper and in the second place the said signatories have not put their signatures under the weight of any representative capacity. Not only the said Sangh has conferred no authority on the said signatories but it is distinct from the opposition at present created that the Sangh as a whole had no hand in the matter of the present arbitration. Under the circumstances it appears to me that this Award is not binding on the Sangh which is not made a party to the submission paper. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ It is on the other hand equally clear that the Sangh is also guilty of laches, carelessness and reinissness in as much as it did not stir itself at an earlier date to entitle themselves to justice and fairness in any Court of Law. Coming to the merits of the Award itself the impression that is likely to be created in any thinking mind is that the Award is in favour of the complainants only, a circumstance which indicates entire partiality at the hands of the learned arbitrator. Where a criminal liability is once determined by a competent Court it ought to have been dealt with on its merits, but the learned arbitrator seems to have entirely ignored the matter. One more noteworthy feature of the Award is that it is not signed by the complainants The statements to whieh the arbitrator has committed himself ' sanAtana dharmavALAoe ApelA paMcAyata nAmAmAM TharAvano 24 HEL HOTEL 521 ziyat 77 yella sua ." leads a man to believe strongly that the arbitrator has very likely colluded with the complainants which would entitle the Jain Sangh to move a Law Court to set aside the present award on the ground of misconduct of the learned arbitrator. Ordinarily the principle that inust prevail is that the Award should not leave undetermined any of the inatters referred to arbitration and should not deterinine a matter not referred to it. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ The production of the Award speaks itself that this principle of ordinary cominon sense has been entirely brushed aside by the learned arbitrator. Before concluding perhaps I inay mention that the certain statements in the award may warrant inference that the arbitrator has been wilfully misled or deceived by the other side. My conclusion upon the whole matter is that the Award is tainted with illegality, entirely without merits and of a kind that ought to be severely discouraged. Further more I only add that if the Jain Sangh encourages awards of this kind it wouid open up an alarming vista of undesirable possibilities. Bombay, 20-3-17. . Sd. CHUNILAL M. Kapadia, mI. amIcaMda khImacaMda tathA laheracaMda cunIlAla ane bIjA oe pATaNanAM jAhera thayelA cArUpa kesa saMbaMdhamAM tA. 21-1-17 nA reje mI. koTAvALAe bahAra pADela TharAva mArI pAse mukyo huM sa. 1815-16 nA naMbara 182 vALA phojadArI mukaradamAmAM e. e. kahImakare Apela jajameMTa tathA tA. 2-12-16 nuM lavAdanAmuM tathA mArI AgaLa jaNAvavAmAM Avela bIjI bAbatono purato vicAra karI nIce pramANe abhiprAya ApuM chuM. . (1) ema jaNAya che ke lavAdanAmAmAM sahI karanArAoe pitAnA ja nAme sahIo karI che ane ema bIlakula jaNAtuM nathI ke A sahI karanArAone Avo mukhya agatyane savAla lavAdane seMpavAne pATaNanA jaina saMgha taraphathI sattA hatI ke je savAle AvI sthitImAM koI bIjA lavAdI pAse vadhAre DahApaNa bharelo vicAra bahAra pADayo hota; vidhAna lavAde pitAne TharAva evA kAraNa e Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apyo che ke lavAdanAmA Upara puratI sahIo che paNa e dekhItuM che ke temanI karela bhUla nIcenA be kAraNonI banelI che. pahelA te sahI karanArAo tehamatadAra nathI ke jeo lavAdanAmAmAM sahI karavAne kAyadAthI baMdhAyela hoya ane bIju te sahI karanArAoe pote koIpaNa vyaktinA taraphathI sahIo karI nathI sahIo karanArAene saMgha taraphathI koIpaNa jAtanI sattA ApavAmAM AvI nathI eTaluM ja nahi paNa cAlatA lavAdamAM saMdhano jarA paNa hAtha nathI ema hAlamAM thayela uzkeraNI batalAvI Ape che. A uparathI mane jaNAya che ke A TharAva saMghane baMdhana karatA nathI je saMghane lavAdanAmAmAM eka pakSakAra gaNela nathI. (2) vaLI eto cekhuM dekhItuM che ke koIpaNa kAyadAnI koraTamAM saMghe pitAne nyAya tathA vyAjabIpaNuM meLavavAne turataja pagalAM bharyA nathI tethI potAnI ALasAI tathA bedarakArIpaNA mATe saMgha gunhegAra che. (3) TharAvanA guNa deSa jotAM koIpaNa manuSyanA mana upara je asara thavA saMbhava che te e che ke TharAva phariyAda karanAranA ja lAbhamAM che ane te bAbata vidvAna lavAdanA hAthe thayela tadana pakSapAta batAve che jyAre eka phejidArI javAbadArIne ekavAra eka lAyaka kerTathI nirNaya karavAmAM Avyo hoya tyAre tene AdhAra tenA guNa deva upara rAkhavAmAM Ave che. paNa vidvAna lavAdIe te bAbata taddana visArI mukI che. (4) vaLI eka vadhAre jaNAvA lAyaka TharAva e che ke temAM phariyAdIonI sahI nathI "sanAtana dharmavALAoe ApelA paMcAyatanAmAmAM TharAvane amala mahAre karAvI Apo ema sucIta karyuM che" e zabda ke je lavAdanA pitAnAja che te zabda koIpaNane majabuta rIte mAnavAne dere che ke lavAda phariyAda karanArAone taddana maLI gayA hoya tema lAge che ane jethI jaina saMghane vidvAna lavAdanI geravartaNukanA kAraNe Apela TharAva rada karavAne kAyadAnI korTe javAne kAraNa maLe che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (5) sAdhAraNa rIte e hetu hoya che ke TharAvanI aMdara lavAdane soMpavAmAM Avela bAbatemAMnI koIpaNa bAbatane nirNaya tha rahI ja nahi joIe. temaja lavAdanA saMbaMdha vinAnI bIjI bAbatane nirNaya le nahi joIe TharAvanA amalathIja jaNAI Ave che ke vidvAna lavAde pitAnI sAdhAraNa akkala eka bAju besADI dIdhI che. (6) chevaTamAM kadAca mAre jaNAvavuM joIe ke TharAvanI keTalIka bAbato evI sucanA Ape che ke lavAdane jANI joine sAmI bAju vALA taraphathI bhUla khavarAvavAmAM AvI che athavA te chetaravAmAM AvyA che. badhI bAbate uparathI mAro abhiprAya e che ke TharAva geravyAjabI rIte karavAmAM AvyuM che guNa doSa vinAne che ane te e che ke jene sakhata rIte vakhoDI nAkhavuM joIe vadhArAmAM huM jaNAvIza ke je jaina saMdha AvI jAtanA TharAvane uttejana Apaze te bhaviSyamAM ghaNuM kharAba pariNAma AvavAne rasto UghADa thaze. tA. 20-3-17 ] cunIlAla ema. kApaDIyA, muMbaI. I ema. e bI. sI. bI. e. ela ela. bI. pariziSTa 30, jaina zAsana, vaIzAka sudI 4 budhavAra vI. saM. ra443. mu0 kapaDaNaja phA. ba. 9 pujyapAdA jainAcArya 1008 zrImAna zrImadvIjaya kamala surIzvarajI mahArAja tathA zrImada jaina ratna vyAkhyAna vAcaspati munI zrI labadhIvijayajI mahArAja Adi munI maMDalako tarphase tatra, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 83 mu0 muMbaI madhye suzrAvaka devaguru bhaktikAraka zA0 laherucaMda cunIlAla koTavAla tathA zA0 maNIlAla cunIlAla modI tathA zA0 amIcaMda khemacaMda zA0 hIrAlAla lallubhAi kapaDIo zA0 maNIlAla ratanacaMda caida Adi samasta zrI saMgha yogya dharmalAbha pUrvaka vidIta rahekI yahAM para zrI devaguru dharmake prasAda se sukha mAtA hai. vi. tumhArA patra tathA chapI hui cukAdAkI nakala aura henDabIla Adi pahuMca atyaMta khedake sAtha lIkhA jAtA hai kI koTAvAlA zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda ne parama pavitra prAcina zrI cArupa tirthake saMbaMdha meM jo cukAdA lIkhA hai vo eka tarphI honese jaina zrI saMghako kabula karanA yogya nahi hai. aura mesANA korTaseM jIsa kesameM jaina lokokI jIta hUithI to phira isa kesa ke lavAdanAmA ukta zeThajIko soMpanekI kyA jaruratathI aura cUkAdA bhI ekahI tarphakA lIkhA gayA hai yadi vo cUkAdA kAyama rahA to bhaviSya meM usa cukAdeseM apane prAya sarva jaina tithoM meM aura grAma va zaharoMke deheMrAsaroMme vaDA mArI bhayaMkara nukasAna jaina zrI saMghako uThAnA paDegA, kyoMki prAya aneka jaina maMdiro meM brAhmaNa pujArIone svapujA karaneke lIye mahAdeva Adi devokI murtIye rakhI hai aura jainone lIhAja tathA dayAbhAvaseM nahi rokA isa liye yaha cUkAdA una una sthAnApara atyaMta hAnIkAraka hojAyagA vAste jo jaina loka isa vakhata jo kuMbhakaraNakI nIMdageM par3e rahe aura cukAdA rajIsTarDa ho gayA to sAsanakI hAnI honemeM jarAbhI saMdeha nahi samajanA kyoMki isa cukAdeke bAMcanese dharmoSTa sabhI jaina ke mana atyaMta dukhIta hote hai isa lIe pATaNa Adi samasta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 jaina sakala zrI saMghako zeThajIko likhe hue cUkAdepara pUrNa dhyAna dete hue jaladI hI yogya baMdobasta karanA cAhIe. . dharma nA 3cama vinA. dA0 munI gaMbhIravijayakI tarphase dharmalAbha vAM. pAlItANA, tA. 3-17. lI. sadaguNAnurAgI kapuravijayajI taraphathI dharmalAbha saha nivedana ke tamArA patrathI hakIkata jANI nakale vAMcI anyatra paNa vAMcavAmAM AvelI tyAre mi. koTAvALA pite eka jaina chatAM aneka aneka kesanI vastusthitI samajatA hovA chatAM AvA cukAdo ApavA kema devAyA haze. e vicAra Avyo cukAdAmAM keTaluMka mIzraNa pitAnI kalpanA mujaba kareluM jaNAya che ane keTalAka nakAme be jene upara nAkhyo lAge che tema chatAM sAva najadIkamAM sAmAne manamA lAbha Apela hevAthI bhaviSyamAM teo sAvazAMti jALavI rAkhe evI AzA bhI koTAvALAe kalpI rAkhelI vAstavIka jaNAtI nathI bahute te murtIo jainonA kabajAnI che, tema chatAM tyAMthI sAmAvALAone anyatra laI javAM jene pAsethI samajAvIne apAvavA jevuM karavuM ThIka hatuM sivAya keTaluMka lakhANa eka bIjAnI lAgaNI saMtoSavA mATe IrAdA purvaka kareluM samajAya che cukAdo mArI samajamAM barAbara nyAyasara thaelo jaNAto nathI prathama jainoe aneka rIte samAdhAna mATe pagalAM bharelAM chatAM sAmAvALAe temane nAhaka kharcamAM utAryA jainoe paNa nyAyanI khAtara nyAya meLavavA kharcamAM utarI kesamAM jaya meLavyA pachI eka bIjAnI lAgaNI saMtoSavAnI khAtaraja mIra kaTAvALAne vacce nAkhI samAdhAna karavA notaryA hoya te temanI pharaja koIpaNa pakSane gerainsApha na thAya ane bhaviSyamAM pharI jhaghaDA thavA na pAme e vAta najaramAM rAkhI adA karavAnI hatI te keTale daraje thaI che tenI khAtrI tame tyAM prasiddha solIsITara mI. metIcaMda gIra kApaDIyA vigere) nI salAha laIne karaze kAyadAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bArIkI ane vastu sthitIne khyAla teo vadhAre sArI rIte ApI zake ema mane bharose che. bAkI prathamathI agamacetI vAparatA rahevuM e visarI javuM joIe nahiM dharmarAgI baMdhuone dharma eja nivedana rA0 kuMvarajI ANaMdajI vigerenA abhiprAya upayogI thaze A bAbata bI. koTAvALA sAthe rUbarU khulAsAnI jarUra paDe te tema karI zakAya te ThIka. . dAru pite. svatizrI suratathI maNivijayajI zrI devagurU bhaktikAraka amIcaMda khemacaMda godaDabhAI yogya dharma lAbha tamAro kAgaLa vAMcatAM nIce pramANene mahAre abhiprAya jaina komana rAITasa rijharva thavA mATe jaNAvuM chuM. 1 pheMsale ApanAra potAnuM jaina dharmanA svarUpamAM bahuja anabhijJapaNuM sucave che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa jaina tarIke je pheMsale na apAya te A pheMsalo mahArA abhiprAyamAM lAge che. ra je AvA aNIne vakhate jaina koma jAgrata thaze nahi te ThekANe ThekANe A UMdhI chApathI herAnagati ane vimAsaNA UbhI thaze. 3 A saMbadhe ThekANe ThekANenA jaina saMghanA abhiprAya levAja joIe evI mArI AkAMkSA che. kAraNake A pheMsale kAMI ekalA pATaNanI jaina komane ja herAnagatimAM tathA nIcI pAyarImAM nAkhe tema nathI eja mItI saMvata 1873 phAgaNa vada 15 zrI cArUpa jaina derAsara aMgane kesa. - majakura kesanA sabadhe zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALAe ApelA cukAdAthI pATaNanA saMghanA grahonI lAgaNI duHkhAvavAnA saMbaMdhe muMbaImAM vasatA pATaNa nivAsI gRhasthA taraphathI sarva jaina grahasthone eka vinaMtIpatra pAMca grahanI sahIthI ravAnA karavAmAM AvyuM che je temAM jaNAvyuM che ke " lavAdanA cukAdAmAM jaina dharma Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sabaMdhamAM vicAro darzAvyA che te jaina dharmanA siddhAMtathI virUddha ke nahi, te turata lakhI jaNAvavA kRpA karaze." ukta vinaMtipatrano uttara ApavAne koI paNa dharmAnurAgI manubane svAbhAvika rIte icchA thai Ave dharmacusta munIrAje temaja grahasthoe potAnA dharmanu dharmakriyA karavAnA sthaLonuM saMrakSaNa karavA sadA kALajI rAkhavI te saMbaMdhe pitAnA vicAro priya ane ane mRdu bhASAmAM darzAvavA ane kAraNa paDe utsAhathI zarIra zakitae vicArone amalamAM mukavA mukAvavA tatpara thavuM e puruSatvanI pahelI pharaja che. jenA siddhAMta pramANe kahIe to koI paNa zubha kArya mana vacana kAyAe karavA karAvavA ane karaNa karAvaNanI zakti abhAve anamedana ApavA khaDA rahevuM e sujJa jananuM prathama kartavya che. cArUpa derAsarajInA aMge thayela cukAdAthI dharmanuM yA dharma sidhdhAMtenuM koI paNa aMze ulaMdhana thAya che ke kema? ane thayuM che te keTale daraje hAnIkAraka che te tapAsavAnI khAsa jarUra che zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTavALAe ApelA cukAdAnI prasidadha thayela nakala tarapha nigAra mukatAM ema samajAya che ke teo pote jainazAstra siddhAMtanA joI e tevA mAhItagAra na hovAne lIdhe cukAdAmAM keTalIka aprastuta ane dezane saMbaMdha na dharAvanArI evI vIcItra vAto lakhI che ane jaina siddhAMta virUdhdha vicAre anAyAse game tema darzAvAI gayA che A kesamAM prathama mude eTale ja che ke ukata derAsaramAM mahAdeva pArvatI vigerenI murtI zI rIte kyArathI tenAthI ane zA hetuthI dAkhala thavA pAmI A praznane aMge zeThe lavAdanAmAmAM koIpaNa Isaro karyo nathI, zrI jaina zAsane (phA. va. 6 budhavAra) mAM pA. 755 me e prakanane aMge kareluM anumAna nIce pramANe che ane te vyAjabI lAge che. je cArUpa gAmanA zrI zAmaLAjInA derAsaramAM hindu murta sthApita thavAnuM kAraNa zuM haze e vicAraNIya prazna che ukata kAma jyAM vasatI prajAmAM jaina dharma pALanArAone abhAva che tethI prabhunI sevA pUjA mATe jema anya sthaLomAM bhAvasAra bhALI AdI jaina zAsanane na mAnanAra vyakitane gADInuM kAma soMpAya che ema ahIM brAhmaNa dvArA eTale sanAtana dhama vALA jaina maMdIramAM pujArInuM kAma kare che A prathA lAMbA samayathI cAlI AvatI hovAthI ukata sanAtanadhami pujArIe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 87 svadhanI murti jaina pratimAjI pAse sthApIta karI hAya e sa Mbhavita che. pachI pazu enI eja prathA cAlu rahelI hAvAthI jaina pratimAjI sAtheja temane sthAna maLelu gaNAya evu anumAna karI zakAya che. have dhAro ke anumAna pramANe eka pujArIe peAte jainetara hAvAne sabae peAtAne pujanIya murti jaina derAsaramAM lAvI mukI haiya tethI tenA haka athavA tenA vaMza vArasA ke lAgatA vaLagatAone dAve te derAsaranI mIlkatamAM koipaNa aMze pahoMcI zake khare A mahAdeva vIgerenI murtio bhale je dharmanA anuyAyIone svAdhIna karavI vyAjabI hatuM paNa enI kANu ane kayAre jaina derAsarAmAM emanA zasra ` vidhi pramANe pratiSThA karAvI hatI ke jethI teonI pratiSThA karAvI ApavAnu jaitAne mAthe nAkhavAmAM AvyuM e murtio jaina derAsaramAM lAvI gAvI denAra kayA zakhsAe jaina derAsaranI mIlkata vasAvavAmAM bAMdhavAmAM kAMi paNa kALA ApyA hatA ke jaina derAsaranA aMganI jamIna te smAta dharmovALAne ApavI paDe te sAthe be hajAra rUpIA jaina derAsaramAMthI anya dharmanA leAkeAne apAvAya A sthaLe sheja vicAra karavA ghaTe che. ke jaina mu`ie koi anya dharmanA derAsaramAMthI gharamAMthI ke kASTha bIje sthaLethI jaina loko potAne kabaje levA mAMDe te te leAkA pAse derAsara bAMdhavAnI jamAtanA ke derAsara bAMdhavA pAchaLa kharcavAne koIpaNa rakama haka karI zake? ane kare te te kevA akalavAna gaNAya te have smAta dharmavALAnI e murti hatI te te loko pote potAnI murtinI pratiSThA pAtAne phAvatI anukuLa jagyAmAM bhale karIle paraMtu te pAchuM zAkayanA sAla mujaba jaina derAsaranI sAtheja zaMkhanAda havana Adi jaina dharmane amAnya kriyA derAsaranI najadIkamAM karavAnuM karAvavAmAM Avyu` ke jethI kalezanuM AI balavAne bale bhaviSyamAM ulaTA jhaghaDA thavAne prasaga Ave sAthe vicAra karavA ghaTe che ke jainanA paisAvaDe anya dharmanI murtinI pratiSThA thAya e zuM zAstra virUddha nathI atre mesANA korTathI thayelA cukAdAmAM ApelI hakIkate lakSamAM levA yAgya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 cArUpa derAsarane vahIvaTa 60 varSathI jaina che. badhI ImArate jaina lokoe baMdhAvelI che pujArI paNa teo rAkhatA ne pagAra paNa teo ApatA. 2 sadarahu maMdIra jainenu che e maMdIrano kabaje tathA vahIvaTa jainenA hAthamAM che te vAta gAmanA lokone rUcatI nathI. 3 jaina jevA vahevAra pakSa loko hindu sAthe haLImaLIne kAma le ane temanI lAgaNI duHkhAya evuM kAMI kRtya kare nahi eja saMbhavanIya che, upalI hakIkatathI sahaja samajI zakAya ke jaina pitAnI mAlIkInA derAsarane regya rIte vahIvaTa kare temAM thatI AsAtanAo dura karavAne sadA tatpara rahe ane anya kema sAthe sadA haLImaLIne rahe e anucIta gaNI zakAya ema nathI kalezanuM bI bALavuM jhaghaDAo na karavA ane thatA aTakAvavA sarva sAthe haLImaLIne rahevuM e nItIvAna sarva manuSyanuM kartavya che jaina siddhAMta pramANe jaina siddhAMta pramANe "nitI ghaTUuge vAkya sadA vicAraNIya uccAraNIya ane AcaraNIya cheja evo koNa hIta bhAgI haze ke je jhaghaDe nIvAraNa thate joI rAjI nA thAya badhe nIrmaLa karavA nIraMtara udyamI thavuM eja sAdhya bIndu hovo joIe paraMtu e paNa vicAravuM ke jema kAraNe karoDa rUpIA kharacavA uccita che vinAkAraNe eka kAMkINI paNa eka mahAra barobara gaNavAnI che. temaja hakadArane saMpUrNa haka Apa e uccita che. paraMtu bIna hakadArane dakSINatAmAM dabAI ke nabaLAi dekhADI pitAno haka teone hAthe luMTAvA devo ane te sAthe teonI temaja anya sujJa janonI hAMsIne pAtra thavuM te svamAna (Self respect) nI koI paNa kIMmata samajavAvALo purUSa aMgIkAra karI zakaze ja nahI te nyAyAsane beThelA purUSanI to vAta ja zI karavI vaLI eka bIjo prazna vicAravAne che ke aneka sthaLanA aneka derAsaromAM AvI rIte anya dharmanI mutio mukavAmAM AvelI najare paDe che. to te derAsaranI mIlkatanI temaja vahIvaTadArenI bhaviSyamAM A cukAdAne prInsIDenTa gaNavAmAM Ave te kevI kaDhaMgI sthiti thaI paDe deva dravyane keTale anartha thAya? ane saMdhane keTaluM khamavuM paDe ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 89 jANatAM vA ajANatAM dhAratA tathI dareka amane peAtAne zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALA mATe amArA alpa paricayathI mATuM mAna che paraMtu teoe karelI bhula tarapha apekSA karavA ame durasta mANasa bhulane pAtra thAya che anyAya anusAre kadAca ame pote paNa zeTha kATAvALAnI bhula gaNavAmAM bhulatA hoie te te mATe prathamathIja temanI tathA sujJajatAnI mArI cAhIe chIe te sAthe eTaluM ja vadhAre jaNAvavAnI rajA laie chIe ke amane amArI zudhdha budhdhithI je bhula samajyAmAM Ave te potAnA dharma bhAione sucai tene bhula sudhArAve athavA te sudhAre te amArI namra sucanA kRtA thai mAnIzuM zeTha kATAvALA pote sun dI draSTivAna nIkhAlasa ane saraLa heAvAthI thayelI bhula peAtAnA manathI sAkhIta thaelI sudhAravA pAchA haDe tema nathI evI amane potAne te saMpurNa khAtrI che. A lakhANamAM kAMi paNa zAstra maryAdA virUdhdha RjANatAM paNa lakhAyu hAya tema tenI kSamA yAcanA che. >> lI saMdhatA sevaka, cunIlAla chaganada tA. 18-3-1917 rAjakADha. suzrAvaka pujayaprabhAvaka zAhazrI paMca zAha laherUcada cunIlAla keTAvAlA zA. maNIlAla cunIlAla, zA. amaracaMda khemacaMda tathA hIrA- lAla lallubhAi, zA. maNIlAla ratanacaMda vaida zrI muMbaibaMdara. rAjakoTathI lI yato nAnacaMdajI akhecachanA dharmalAbha vAMcaze bAda lakhavAnuM ke tamArA kAgaLa tyA tenI sAthe cArUpanA derAsara sabadhInA kAmane gherameLe nIkAla lAvavA mATe zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALAne pATaNanA saMdha taraphathI lakhI ApelI lavAdanAmAnI nakala sthA zeTha punamacaMda karamade Apela cukAdAnI nakala tamAe mekalI te paheAMcI che dIlagIrI sAthe utaramAM lakhavAnuM ke zeTha punamacaMda karamacade je yukAdo Apyo che te ApaNA dharmane hAnI karatA che ane te jorajI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 sTara thAya te vizeSa hAnikAraka nIvaDe ema amArU mAnavuM che mATe te rada karAvavuM yeAgya che. athavA temAM potAne hAthe sudhArAvadhArA karI sadAyane mATe jeneAnA rItasara lAbhe| sacavAi zake temaja anya kAme sAthene kalaha june ke navA ubhA thavA nAM pAme tema sudhArI zakAya teAja sArU che. hAla eja mIti phrAgaNa vada 11 sAmavAra sa'. 1973, yati nAnacaMdrajI akheca'jI. 8 surata. Ana sAgarajI mukhaba dare suzrAvaka maNIlAla cunIlAla yogya dhalAbha vAMcavA, tamArI taraphathI Avela lavAdapatra vAMcyuM te vAMcatA mAluma paDe che ke tamArI tarapha cAlatA hAlanA kesanI bhAMjagaDa hAla mAtra maTI che paNa dareka gAme dareka dahere jayAM jayAM pujArInA apramANIkapaNAthI ane kA- vAhakanI bedarakArIthI anya dezanI murtie paDI che te dareka jagA upara bhAMjagaDa ubhI karaze ane tethI dareka jagApara sadhanI mahattAne, tirthAne ane tethI dharmane dhaNu nukazAna caze mATe kAipaNa prakAre nyAyaja thavuM joie ke jethI vartamAna ane bhaviSya sudhare. jo ema nahI thAya te nyAyane cAhanAra lAkA herAnagatI pAmaze tthA apramANika leAkeAne vadhAre jora maLaze. 1973 phAgaNa sudI 15. pariziSTa 31 jainazAsana. vaizAka zuddhi 4 budhavAra vI. sa. 2443. cArUpa kesanA lavAde ApelA cukAdAmAM karavA joitA khulAsA. Se tyAMnA saMdhe karelA ati hAnikara rAva. amArA gatAMkamAM ame jaNAvI gayA chIe ke cArUpa kesane niSNuya lAvavA nimAelA lavAda rA. kATavALAe samatAla vRtithI nyAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 91 nahi teALatAM ekapakSI phesalA ApyAthI ApaNI jaita prajApara eka prakAranA evA AdhAta thAya che ke je A lavAdanAmAne bahAla rAkhI tavrata vyavasthA karavAthI ApaNe keTaluM sahana karavuM paDe che ane tethI jaina prajAmAM keTale badhA khaLabhaLATa thai rahyA che te amee Aje ApelA abhiprAyathI bei zakAze, have ApaNe kadAca ema dhArI laie ke lavAde Apele phesalA yogya che ane te pramANenI vyavasthA karavAthI tatpUratI zAMti ane hiMdu tathA jaina prajA vacce udbhavelA vidmaha zAMta thAya che paNa atra atidRiSTithI levAnu che. jema cArUpanA jita`dIramAM AvI dhaTanA banI che ane te mATe ApaNe ATalo badho bhAga Apave paDe che te pramANeja anyasthaLe evAja prasaMga upasthita thatAM A phaisale| draSTAMta rUpa banI te pramANe haravakhata ApaNe daDAvu paDazeja temaja anya dharmIonI pAse ApaNe vinA kAraNe namavuMja paDaze. AvA prakAranuM vana zu ApaNI zithiLatA nathI darzAvatuM ke? vaLI AvA pra- kArane nirNaya rA. keATAvALAne lAvavA hatA te A bAbata eka amuka vyakti paratvenI nahAi samasta jaina samAja che eTaluMja nahIM paNa A kesa jaina dharmAMtA eka anuyAyInA na heAi jaina zAsananI aMkita thaelI samagra prajAne hAvAthI nirNaya pragaTa karyA pUrve ApaNA muni mahArAjo, prajAnA nAmAMkti vicAravaMta purUSo AdinI yogya salAha laine pachIja koi paNa prakAranA nirNaya para AvavuM eja rA. keATAvALA zeThane iSTa hatu ApaNe kadAca ema mAnIe ke A kesamAM jaina prajAnA agresara rUpa gaNAtI vyaktionA vicAra jANavA jatAM vizeSa samaya vyatita thAya te ayogya hovAthI pATaNanAja agresareAnAM vicAra jANIne kadAya tee AvA nirNaya para AvyA haze, te tevuM paNa dekhAtu nathI jo pATaNanAja agresarAnI sa Mmati anusAra AvA prakArano nirNaya thayeA hAya te! pachI pATaNamAM sadha maLIne temaja mULa pATaNa nivAsI paNa sAMpratamAM vyApArArthe muMbamAM vasatA pATaNanA zeDIAee sabhA meLavI tene pratikAra karyoche ane hajI paNa lavAda nAmu rajIsTarDa thAya nahI te mATe je hilacAla khuda pATaNaneja sadha kare che tevI khaTapaTamAM teone paDavAnu prayeAjana zu` heAya ? vaLI zrI muni mahArAjonI saMmati heAvAnu mAnI laie tA tevu paNa dekhAtu nathI. te amArA patramAM temaja itara sthaLe prakaTa tha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ elA zrI muni mahArAjena ane vicAravaMta jaina agresaranA prakaTa thapelA cArUpa kesa saMbaMdhInAM abhiprAya lavAdanAmAthI ulaTA che. have jayAre samAjanA netAnI vastusthiti AvA prakAranI che teja batAvo Ape che ke A lavAdanAmuM ekapakSI che temaja temAM darzAvelI hiMdu dharthIone ApavAnI bAbate ApaNI dhArmika lAgaNI dubhAvanArI che. mATeja amo pharIthI kahIe chIe ke rA. koTAvALAe kareluM lavAda nAmuM rada thavuM ucita hoI teja ApaNI dhArmika mAninatAnuM gaurava vadhAranAruM che. atra eka prazna e upasthita thAya che. cArUpa gAmamAM ke jayAM jaina maMdira che. tyAM ekapaNa jaina gRhasthanuM vAstavya nathI tethI zrI zAmaLAjI pArzvanAthajInA pujanAdi kAryamAM ApaNe nirUpAye brAhmaNa Adi ke jenAthI jaina gRhasthonA abhAve ukta kArya thaI zake che temane niyata karavA joIe athavA te mATe anya sagavaDa thavI joIe have anya sagavaDamAM tyAM ekAdA jaina gRhasthanuM tyAM vAstavya thAya te A agavaDa dUra thAya. paNa jayAM ATalo badhe bhoga ApI hiMdu prajAnuM mana manAvI ApaNe temane mArga niSkaTaka karI devA chatAM paNa jayAM hiMdu dharmanuyAyIo aneka prakAranA vine kare che tyAM A lavAdanAmuM naSTa karI ApaNane thato geralAbha aTakAvI ane ApaNI mAnyatA pramANe vyavasthA karIe te ethI paNa bhayakAraka ghaTanA banavA ukata binA prati jotAM saMbhava dekhAya che ane Aja bhAvi ApattithI bacavA pA.. TaNane saMgha maLI ukata maMdIramAMthI ApaNe pratimAjIne pATaNamAM lAvavAne baMdebasta karavA kamiTI nImavAno TharAva pasAra karI DoDha DAhyuM pagalu bharavA taiyAra thayo che e ati Ayakara che saMghe sahelathI A TharAva karyo che khare paNa ethI ApaNane zuM geralAbha thAya che. jenA dharmanAM siddhAMto para dharmAjJApara kevuM pANI vaLe che te zrI saMghe vicAryuM heya evuM dekhAtuM nathI. have je pATaNanA saMghe karelA A TharAva pramANenI kamiTI nImAIne te pramANene baMdebasta thAya ethI aneka prakAranA geralAbha thatA hoI ApaNe DhIMgalA DhIMgalInI ramata mAMDI prabhunI AzAtanAja karIe chIe evuM gaNI zakAya che eTaluM ja nahi paNa A TharAvathI thanAre amala draSTAMta rUpa banI evA aneka sthaLoethI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 93 - ApaNe ApaNA jaina madIrA dUra karavA paDero. pavitratama sameta zikharanI TekarIo para ApaNAM je jInamaMdira che. te TekarI upara baMgalA bAMdhavA amuka jagAnI mAgaNIyAthI te tyAMthI khaseDI anyatra lai javA mATenI kozIza pUrve thai hatI evu amArA smaraNamAM che paNa eka sthaLe sthApita thaelA jainamaMdiranI pratiSThIta thayela pratImAjInuM utthApana karI anya sthaLe sthApana karavu' evI ApaNI dharmAnA nathI ane jA evI dharmAnA hAta teA pachI prAcina jInamaMdizanuM ATaluM badhu mahAtmya gaNuAta nahI eTaluMja nahi paNa prAcina maMdirAnA jarNoddhAra mATe atyAre ApaNe je mahenata karIe chIe ane e kArya te ApaNe atipuNyaprada mAnIe chIe evuM mAnata nahIM vaLI e TharAva pramANe vartavAthI te ApaNe atyAre yAtrAdikane je zrama veThavA paDe che tevA veThavA paData nahI paNe ApaNI anukuLatA pramANe jayAM jaina prajAnu vAstavya vizeSa pramANamAM heAya tevA sthaLeAmAM uttama kauzalyathI taiyAra karelA navIna jainamaMdiramAM ApaNA prAcina maMdiramAMthI ApaNA yAtrAnA gaNAtA sthA nemAMnI pratima jIonu utthApana karI tevA sthAnAmAM sthApita karyo hata ane evuM vanavat ApaNA thatA kALa-dravya-vyaya aTakAvyA hata ane A rAvane amala te upara kathita bAbatAne puSTikara heIApaNI dhArmika mAnyatA dhArmika siddhAMta-ane chevaTe ApaNI dhArmika bhA- vanA-zraddA Adipara pANI pherave che vaLI A TharAvanA prabhAve te ApaNA jainamaMdirA keTaleka sthaLe evA sthanamAM hAya che ke-je tyAMthI pheravavAthI te sthaLeAmAM anyane aneka prakAranI sagavaDa thai zake che muMbaimAMnA vAlakezvaramAMnA maMdira mATe eka samaye Ave! prasaMga AvatAM te pramANe zrI derAsarane te sthAnamAMthI pheravavA mATe sarakAra taraphathI rIta- saranI neTIsA maLelI hAvA chatAM ApaNane evI dharmAnA nahI hovAthI ApaNuM dila dubhAtuM jANI nAmadAra sarakAre pote karelA TharAva rada karave paDayA che, pATaNanA sathe A TharAva pasAra karatAM A bhAvI Apattine vicAra karelA dekhAtA nathI e saMdhane lAMchanaprada che mATeja ukata lavAdanAmA pramANe A DeTaDaghA TharAva paNa rada thavA joie ane AvA pratyeka prasaMgeAmAM dareka prakAra sapUrNa vicAra karyA pachIja A amuka nizrayapara AvavuM ucita che pATaNanA sadhamAM pasAra thayelA A TharAva lavAde ApelA phesalAthI ApaNe amuka prakAranI jeviDa banAo veThavI paDe ethI sahasra gaNI vizeSa viDaMbanAe A TharAvanA amalathI bhAgavavI paDaze e bAbata smaraNamAM rAkhavI Avazya che. mATeja A bAchatane yogya niveDA thavA yogya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 pariziSTa 32 je tAra0mI eprIla sane 1917.. jaina esesIezana ane cArUpa kesa. zrI jaina zAsananA adhipati joga, cAlu varasanA caitra sudI 12 nA tenA patranA aMkamAM cArUpa kesa saMbaMdhamAM lakhAyela eka mukhya lekha ane te pachI jaina "esosIezana opha inDIyA " ne ApelI cetavaNIne lekha meM sakhedAzcarya sAthe vAMcyuM che. temAM lakhelA mukhya lekha saMbaMdhamAM ghaNuMka lakhAya temaja belAya ema hovA chatAM te sAthe mArI "esosIezana" ne kAMI sIdho saMbaMdha nahi hovAthI huM te bAbatane javAba jeone lAge vaLage che teo uparaja ApavA cheDIza. paNa je bAbatane mArI "esosIezana" ne lAge vaLage che te saMbaMdhamAM maheM kaMIka lakhavA dhAryuM che. jaina esosIezana" nA vAlIMka melAveDA prasaMga pATaNavAlA mI laheracaMda cunIlAle zeTha devakaraNa nAnajI tathA sekreTarI mI ratanacaMda bhAIne cArUpa kesanA lavAda nAmAnI eka eka nakala ApelI ane jaNAveluM ke sadarahu gRho potAnI menejIMga kamITImAM A lavAdanAmuM raju kare ane te lavAdanAmuM jaina dharma anusAra che ke kema te jAhera rIte jaNAvavuM ema teo jaNAve che. tema mI. devakaraNa nAnajI nAmanA koI gRhastha amArI esosIezanamAM sabhAsada nahi hovAthI temane viSe huM kAMI samajI zakatuM nathI. je nakala mane ApavAmAM AvelI te koIpaNa rIte jema ghaNuM agatyanA kAmomAM thAya che tema sattAvAra rIte mane ApavAmAM AvI nahotI ke te mATe koI patra esesIezana upara lakhavAmAM Avyo nahote chatAM te bAbata meM esesIezananI menejIMga kamITImAM mUkI hatI evuM dhArIne ke e kAma saMbaMdhamAM jo koI kAMI samajI zake ema hoya te kAMI nirAkaraNa Ave te sArUM paNa AvI . agatyanI bAbatamAM nirNaya upara AvavAne agatyanA koIpaNa sAdhana esosIezananI menejIMga kamiTI pAse nahi hovAthI te je nirNaya upara AvI hatI ane te saMbaMdhamAM mI. laheracaMda cunIlAla upara laga Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 95 bhaga doDha mahinA upara je patra lakhavAmAM AvyeA hateA tenI nakala A sAthe che. have jyAre teNe A bAbata upADI lIdhI che te e sabaMdhamAM nIcalA khulAsAe teone pUchIza ke (1)cArUpa kesanA mehesANAnI korTanA cukAdAmAM ApaNe jIta meLavyA pachI zA kAraNathI lavAda nImavAmAM AvyA? (2)lavAda nImavAmAM ze! hetu hatA? (3)jeoe mI. kATAvAlAne lavAda nImyA teoe temane eka jaina dhArIne nImyA hatA ke kema? zuM sanAtanIoe paNa teja rIte nImyA hatA? (4)lavAda nImanAra kANu hatA? (5) muMbaimAM vastA pATaNanA sadhe temane lavAda tarIke nImyA hatA ke nahi? (6)lavAde jaina dharma virUddha zu karyu che? (7) kevA prakAranA cukAdA lavAda Ape te| jaina kAmane AnaMda thAya (8) kevA prakAranA cukAdA ApavAmAM Ave te khate kAmane AnaMda thAya? (9)lavAdanA cukAdo khATA heAya te zuM pagalAM bharavAM iSTa che? teo ATalI bAbatano khulAse Apaze te bAda te jainakAmanI marajI haze te huM te khInA amArI menejIMga kamITImAM krIthI raju karIza. temanA lekhamAM eseAsIezana " taraphathI sadarahu lavAda sa MbaMdhI kaze| mata bahAra pADavAmAM Avye hAya ema jaNAtuM nathI ema lakhyuM che te keTale darajje kharUM che te amArA upalA khulAsAparathI vicAra karavA tastI leze. (6 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varasa sudhI jaina komanI zithIla lAgaNInA sababe nidrAvaza thayelI "esosIezana ' ne jAgRta karavA ame amArAthI banatuM karIe chIe paNa te chatAM je te maMdagatie cAlatI hoya te temAM amAro kAMI deSa nathI "esosIezana" AkhI jaina komanI che ane amArA ekalAnI nathI. tame paNa tenA kAmamAM joDAI jaina komane uddhAra karavA amArA sarakheja hakka dharAve che, paNa jeone dUra rahI mAtra koI sArA kAmane tenI ugatI avasthAmAM ja teDI nAkhavA vicAra thato heya tene mATe ame koI paNa rIte lakhavA mAgatA nathI. esesIezana" sArA kAma samAja mATe karaze evI amane ghaNI AzA hatI ema teo lakhe che, te sAthe amo paNa saMmata chIe. ane te AzAo kai rIte pAra paDI nathI teo jaNAvavA kRpA karaze te upakAra thaze. ame kyAM sArAthI ulaTAM kAmo karyA che, te paNa ja| bAda ja kheda karazo te bahu ThIka thaI paDaze. "samAjanuM durlakSa" e paNa je esesIezana maMdagatinuM kAraNa heya te amAro ke teone utsAha kayAM sudhI upayogI thaI paDe te nahi samajI zakAya evuM chuM. "kharuM te e che ke samaya samayanuM kAma karaze ja ane teo paNa temaja mAne che chatAM teo ekalAnA abhiprAyane AkhI jaina komanA abhiprAya tarIke gaNAvavA ane amane cetavaNI ApavA je prayatna karyo che te kheda utapanna karanAra che. - esosIezananA vArSIka melAvaDAmAM teo hAjara nahi chatAM tyAM thayelA kAryane teoe upamAo vagara ke anubhave ApI che te kAMIka utAvaLo svabhAva, satya zodhavA taraphanI IMtejArInI gerahAjarI ane pakSApakSI jevI dekhAtI lAgaNInuM pariNAma huM mAnuM chuM je mATe amAre kAMI kahevAnuM nathI; dharmAbhimAnano ke nyAyaparAyaNatAno ijAre kAMI koI ekalAne ja hoto nathI paNa ghaNI vakhata evuM bane che ke Tools rush in where angels fear to tread. lI. sevaka, (sahI) ratanacaMda talakacaMda mAstara, onararI sekreTarI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 97 cArUpa kesanA saMbaMdhamAM esosIezana taraphathI javAba Apela tenI kepI nIce mujaba che. muMbaI tA. 22-2-17 rA. rA. leherabhAI cunIlAla koTavAla, zrI muMbaI. Ape tA. 12-2-17 ne reje janarala mITIMga vakhate amone zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALAe cArUpa kesa saMbaMdhamAM lavAda tarIke Apela cukAdAnI nakala ApI hatI ane A bAbata menejIMga kamITImAM mukvA kahyuM hatuM. amoe tA. 20-2-27 ne roje maLela menejIMga kamITImAM e nakala raju karI hatI ane tenA saMbaMdhamAM nIce mujaba TharAva karavAmAM AvyuM che tenI neMdha lezojI. A esosIezana evA vicAranI che ke mI. koTAvALAnA saMbaMdhamAM pATaNane saMgha e kAma hAtha dharI sArI rIte kArya karI zakaze, ane tethI A esosIezana emAM vacce AvI zakatI nathI." lI. sevaka, (sahI) ratanacaMda talakacaMda mAstara enararI sekreTarI. pariziSTa 33. jena tA. 29 mI eprIla sane 1917 cArUpa kesapara vicAra, vartamAnakALe korTomAM kiMvA nyAyamaMdiramAM je nyAya maLe che te eTale badho megha dIrgha samaya-sApekSa ane kharacALa thaI paDe che ke ApaNu prajAkIya AgevAno Aje varSo thayAM inDIana nezanala koMgresadvArA, paMcAyata dvArA kayA-kaMkAsanA nirNayo lAvavAnI tarapheNamAM prajA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mata keLavavAnuM bhagIratha prayatna karI rahyA che. paMcAyatanA kAyadA A dezanI prajA barAbara samajatI thaI hoya ema kahevAnuM huM sAhasa karatA nathI, paraMtu paMcAyatanI upayogitA ane AvazyaktA darzAvanArAM je kaMI daSTAMta bahAra Ave te viSe yathAmati abhiprAya kiMvA svAnubhUtio pragaTa karI janasamAjanuM lakSa kheMcavuM e pratyeka bhArata hitaiiSi kivA samAjanA netAnuM kartavya che. cArUpa kesanA chellAM nirNaya viSe be zabdo lakhavAne huM taiyAra thaye huM temAM paNa mAre eja udeza che. cArUpa kesanI mULa hakIkata A pramANe che -gujarAta pATaNa pAse AvelA cArUpa gAmamAM zrI zAmaLAjI pArzvanAthanuM zrI jaina vetAmbara AmnAyanuM eka mahAna prAcIna jaina maMdira che. temAM zrI zAmaLAjI pArzvanAtha bIrAje che. te deva pAse zrI mahAdevajI, gaNapatI vigere devonI pratimAo paNa hatI-jainee mahAdeva vagere devanI mUrtinuM utthApana karyuM, tethI sanAtana dharmavALA bhAIoe uzkerAI jaina derAsaramAM havana karyo AthI jainonI lAgaNI dubhAI. kesa korTe caDha, apIla thaI, bane pakSe kharcanA khADAmAM utarI paDayA chatAM keme karatAM samAdhAna thayuM nahIM, tyAre sanAtana dharmavALA baMdhuoe tathA jaina bhAIoe A TaMTane nIkAla lAvavAnI zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALAne sattA ApI. zrIyuta zeTha koTAvALAe baMne pakSonuM niSpakSapAta rIte samAdhAna karyuM. temaNe je nirNaya Apyo che te bahu gaMbhIra ane DahApaNabharyo che. te e sanAtana dharmavALA badhuone mATe amuka jagyA tathA maMdiranuM bAMdhakAma karAvavA rUpiyA behajAra dayALu jana koma pAsethI ApavAne nirNaya Ave che. jainanA maMdiramAM mahAdeva tathA gaNapatI Adi devanI mUtio kevI rIte bIrAjavA pAmI e prazna A sthaLe upasthita thAya che itihAsanA spaSTa purAvA sivAya ene nirNaya thaI zake tema nathI tema e nirNaya sarvavAdI saMmata thAya evI AzA paNa rAkhI zakAya tema nathI, mATe e viSaya hAla turata te ja kare emAM sahisalAmatI che. bAkI A dezano madhyakALa ke je aneka vigha azAMtiothI paripUrNa hate te kALamAM jainenI dekharekhanI khAmIne lIdhe A vartamAna kalezanuM nimitta ubhuM thayeluM hovuM joIe eTale isAro karavo aprAsaMgika nahIM gaNAya. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 99 jaina koma jemAM pratIpakSI hoI evA eka kesamAM eka jaina gRhasthane nirNaya ANavAnI sattA sanAtana dharmavALA bhAIoe ApI tenuM zuM kAraNa ? game te hoya to paNa jainoe ekaMdara A banAvathI bahu magarUra thavAnuM che, zeTha kaTAvALAe batAvI ApyuM che ke, hajI paNa jaina prajAmAM evA nyAyapriya netAo vidhamAna che ke jeo game tevA bArIka saMgomAM dharma jevI nAjuka bAbatone niDaratAthI nirNaya lAvavAne zaktimAna che. zeTha koTAvALAe je nyAya Ape che te ghaNeja DahApaNabharyo che ema upara kahevAI gayuM che, ane tene mATe teo saMpUrNa dhanyavAdane pAtra che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa sanAtana dharmI baMdhuoe tathA jana baMdhuoe temanA upara mukele vizvAsa vyAjabI che, to paNa janatvanuM abhimAna dharAvanAra vyakitane ema zuM nathI lAgatuM ke jenene kadAca ki cit aMze paNa sahana karavApaNuM prApta thayuM hoya te paNa jenee tene mATe jAtIya gauravanI khAtara taiyAra rahevuM joIe ? jo ke A nirNayamAM kazuM evuM che nahIM ane eTalA mATe jene te te vizeSa AvakAradAyaka lAge emAM kAMI Azcarya nathI. sanAtanadharmIya baMdhuoe zeTha koTAvALA jevA eka jaina grahasthanI nirNayapradAtA tarIkenI pasaMdagI karavAmAM samasta jana kemane bhAre sanmAna ApyuM che ema kahevAmAM harakata nathI. jene pote potAnA AMtaravigrehamAM AvI kuneha vApare ane jana kema jaina dharmane punaH geravazALI banAve evI AzA A prasaMge vyakta karyA vinA rahI zakto nathI. ApaNAmAM kevA kevA AMtarakaleze cAle che e vize aMgulInirdeSa karakaravAnI zuM jarUra che ? ane tenuM samAdhAna kevI suMdara rIte ANI zakAya tema che te paNa zuM A draSTAMta uparathI nathI spaSTa thatuM ? zeTha koTAvALAe pitAnA TharAvamAM bahuja namratA pUrvaka jaNAvyuM che ke- mahAdeva AdinI pratiSThAnA kArya badala "jana saMgha jevI dayALa kome " rU. 2001) aMke be hajAra eka sanAtana dharmanA AgevAnane ApavA. jaina koma pAsethI rUpIyA apAvatAM zeTha kaTAvAbAne kaMIka saMkoca athavA lajja thaI hoya ema A " dayALa kema " Adi zabathI jaNAI Ave che. amane ema lAge che ke, evI lajA ke saMkoca rAkhavAnuM zeTha koTAvALAne kazuM kAraNa nahatuM. jana komamAMthI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 hajI udAratA, sahRdayatA ane maitrIbhAva Adi azA cheka naSTa thayA nathI ane eTalA mATe temaNe dayA dAkhala nahIM paNa kartavya badala apAvyA hAta tApaNu jaina kAma tene mATe vAMdhe leta nahIM. saMpa ane snehanI vRddhi thatI hAya te| evI nhAnI sarakhI rakama kahADI ApavAmAM jaitA kadI vAMdhA le nahIM chatAM jo e zabdane eveza artha thatA hoya ke jaine krUrajIyAta nahIM paNa kevaLa suleha sapane arthe eTalA bhAga ApavA taiyAra che. te zepha kATAvALAnA e zabdo gabhArA sUcaka che ema paNa kahI devu joie. ane jaina kAmanA AgevAtAe paNa evAja artha kaDADavA ucita che ema paNa mAre bhAra mukIne jaNAvavu joie. zeTha kATAvALAnA nirNayane amala thayethI bhaviSyamAM evI jAtane kAi kaleza upasthita thAya evA bhaya mane lAgatA nathI. AzA che ke jaina bandhue tathA sanAtanadharmIya andhue e nirNayanA sAdara svIkAra karazeja ane bhaviSyamAM A dAkhalAne anusarI pAtAnA kaleza kaMkAsAnA niNaeNya lAvavAnuM DahApaNu darzAvaze. puna: zeTha keATAvALAne, jaina kAmane tathA sanAtana aMdhuone dhanya vAda ApI A vivecana samApta karU chuM. tA. 2-4-17. lI. muni cAritravijayajI, pAlItANA. ~(0) pariziSTa 34 jainazAsana verAka de 11 budhavAra vI. sa. ra443. cArUpa kesanA lavAde ApelA cukAdAmAM karavA joitA khulAsA. [3] [ 3 ] cArUpa tImAM ubhI thavA mAMDelI muzkelIyA. pATaNa pAse AvelA cArUpa tInA saMbaMdhamAM ame gata aMkAmAM keTaluMka dIgdarzana karAvI gayA chIe, te uparathI vAMcaka samajI zakayA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 101 haze ke A tItha Aje ghaNAM vakhata thayAM pramidda che ane dezAntarathI yAtrIkA tyAM AvajA kare che. paraMtu the!DA samaya thayAM A cArUpa tInA saMbaMdhamAM sanAtanIo ApaNI sAthe takarAramAM utaryA che, ane ApaNI dhArmIka lAgaNIyA duHkhAvavAnA keTalAka prayoga teeAnA taraphathI thavA zarU thayA ane tethI te tItha mATe jagaDAnuM mATu rUpa vadhI paDayu ane keza kAnI devaDI upara javA pAmyA ane arasaparasa hajAreAnA kharcomAM utaravA pachI ApaNA mAnanIya zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALA pAsethI lavAda tarIke phesalA levAnuM keTalAka pATaNanA kahevAtA graharathAnI sahI sAthanu eka pa'cAtanAmu banne pakSo taraphathI karavAmAM AvyuM. A bAbatamAM amArI tapAsamAM keTalIka hakIkata evI paNa kahevAmAM Ave che ke je lavAdanAmu pahelA taiyAra karavAmAM AvyuM hatu ane temAM keTalIka sarato karavAmAM AvI hatI te rada karI pharIthI bIjI lavAdanAmu amuka vyakatInIja sahIvALu taiyAra karavAmAM Avyu che, game tema hA tenI sAthe ApaNe hAla sabaMdha nathI. paraMtu ApaNA mAnanIya zeThajI sAhebe lavAdanAmAnI rUie peAte peAtAnA TharAva jaina samAja pAse raju karyo che, te upara jyAre najara nAMkhavAmAM Aveche tyAre te TharAva ghaNIja khAmIvALA temaja jaina dharmanA mULa siddhAMta virUddhAbhAsa batAvanAra dekhAya che. je uparathI ApaNA keTalAka pratiSThita AcAryae temaja munimahArAjAe ane samAjanA netAe tathA dhArAnA himAyatIoe te harAvathI cIDAi potAnA abhiprAya TharAvanI virUddhamAM ane te .amAre amAnya che tevA peparAThArA bahAra mukavAmAM AvyA che, je amAe gata akAmAM keTalAka abhiprAya TAMkI paNa batAvyA che. te uparathI joi zakAya che ke A kesanA phesalA yogya nyAyathI apAyA nathI. yAtA kAMI paNa khAmIvALA che, ane tethI jaina samAjanI dhArmIka lAgaNIo dukhAvA pAmI che, evuM spaSTatAthI dekhAya che. vaLI tenA sabaMdhamAM muMbaimAM vastA pATaNanA vatanIonI eka me mITIMga te harAvane rajIsTara thateA aTakAvavA mATe bharavAmAM paNa AvI hatI tenI noMdha paNa A patrAre samAja pAse raju karavAmAM AvI che. vaLI cAlatA mAsamAM eka pATaNanA sadhanI mITIMga vaizAka zudI 1 nA roja bharavAmAM AvI hatI ane cArUpa tImAMthI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 zAmaLApArvanAthajInI pratImAne tyAMthI pATaNamAM padharAvavA bAbata hIlacAla karavAmAM AvI che. te hIlacAlane mATe ame gata aMkamAM kAMIka isAra karI gayA chIye, A TuMka parIcaya ApyA pachI cArUpa tIrthamAM jatA samAjanA koIpaNa vyakatIne keTalIka musIbate have ubhI thavA pAme che, tene eka dAkhalo hAlamAM gayA mAsamAM banavA pAmyo che je khedajanaka che. ApaNA pATaNanA kevAtA zeTha dalachAcaMda dalatacada pite cArUpa darzana karavA gayA hatA to tyAMnA vastA sanAtanI taraphathI teonA upara hAthacAlAkI karavA upara AvI gayA hatA. paNa polIsa vacce paDI hatI ane teone tyAMthI pAchA pharavuM paDayuM hatuM. amArI jANa pramANe A zeTha, eka mebhAdAra temaja kAryavAhaka che. chatAM temane muzIbatamAMthI pasAra thavuM paDayuM che. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa kahevAya che ke eka jana gRhasthatA nAka kAna kApavAmAM AvyA che, ane tene kesa korTanI devaDIe caDe che, zuM A thoDuM duHkhadAyaka pariNAma che. AvuM thavAnuM mukhya kAraNa gotavA javAnI kAMIpaNa jarUra nathI kAraNa ke sau koI samajI zake che ke sanAtanIne lavAda tara: phathI je moTI rakama temaja ApaNI mAlIkInI jagyAne moTe bhAga kADhI ApI teone navAjeza karavAmAM AvyuM che te ja batAvI Ape che ke teone moTuM utejana maLyuM che ane teo ema paNa mAnatA hovA joIe ke ApaNe phAvyA chIe, game tema ho paNa majakura zeThe je lavAda thI nIkAla lAvavA prayatna karyo che, te eka pakSiya karyo che te ni sadaNa vAta che, ema te mAre paNa kahevuM ja paDaze. cArUpatIrtha eka prAcIna ApaNI mAlIkInuM tIrtha che ane hajAro jAtrALu tyAM darzanArthe jatAM hAlamAM tyAM relavenI sagavaDa thaI che, jethI hajAra saMkhyAbaMdha jAtrALu tyAMne lAbha letA thayA hatA, paNa thoDA sabhayathI jyArathI A kesano cukAda lavAde teonA lAbhamAM karI Apyo che ane jamIna temaja rokaDa rakama ApI che, tyArathI sanAtanIo derAsare rAtanA bAra vAge ughaDAve che, yAtrIkone utaravA detA nathI temaja tyAM ekapaNa jainanI vastI nahi hovAthI koI modIe yAtrIkone sIdhuM paNa nahIM ApavA tyAMnA rahIza sanAtanIo taraphathI baMdobasta karavAmAM Avyo che, AvI musIbata ubhI karI ApaNA kahevAtA tIrthanA - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 103 rakSaNa mATe je kAMi dravya upArjana thatuM hatuM, tene paNa eka taraphathI moTu nukazAna ubhuM thavA pAmyuM che, A rItanA sanAtanIyA taraphathI haju paNa josabhera uzkeraNIyA cAlu rAkhavAmAM Ave che. thoDA vakhata pahelAM ApaNA pUjya AcArya zrI buddhisAgarajI pATaNathI cArUpa tInA derAsaranA danArthe javAnA hatA, paNa tene pATaNanA keTalAMka AgevAnee tyAM TaMTA sAda thavAnA bhayathI javA mATe aTakAvyAnuM kahevAya che, AvI rIte ApaNA mAnanIya zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAnA lavAda tarIkenA phesalAnA pariNAme yAtrIkAne te sthaLe javAnu baMdha thavAnuM kahevAya che. vaLI amene jaNAvavAmAM Ave che ke sanAtanIyA taraphathI hAlamAM moTI dharmAMzALA tathA maMdirane bhAga vadhArI moTA vistAramAM karavAnI hilacAle cAlI rahI che. AthI samajI zakAya che ke thoDA samaya vyatIta thayA pachI tee potAnA eka dhAma tarIke tene oLakhAvI ApaNA tI sthaLane moTI muzkelImAM mukavAnA prayatne zarU thavAne bhaya utpanna kararo. AvI rIte ApaNA prAcIna tIrtha mATe tenA AgevAne kAMipaNa lakSamAM lIdhA vinA A TharAvane rada karavA mATe banatuM nahIM kare te ame mAnIe chIe ke samaya jatAM jevI rIte makSIjI sameta zikhara vigeremAM jagaDA cAle che tevI rIte karIthI meTu rUpa pakaDavA pAmaze, yAtA ApaNane namI ja ApaNuM tIrtha khaseDavAnI pharaja paDaze tA saveLAnI amArI cetavaNI che ke kAipaNa rIte A TharAvane rada karAvavA dareka sthaLe tene mATe mITIMgeA bharI pregreTesTa jAhera karavA joie, ane mahArAjA gAyakavADa sarakArane A bAbatanI jANa karavI joie pariziSTa 35 jaina zvetAMbara konpharansa heDa. caitra-eprIla 1919 yu. 13 a, 4 cArUpa kesa. dIvAnI-pheAjadArI kA mAM tIrthAMnA sabaMdhamAM ApaNe jaina bhAie nirathaka dhana khacce jaie chIe ane pariNAme paisAnI khuvArI uparAMta virAdha vadhate jAya che. sametazikhara, aMtarIkSajI, makSIjI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 tAraMgAjI vagere tIrthonA aMge dhArmika jhaghaDAone mahatvanuM svarUpa ApI ApaNe zvetAmbaro ane digambaro lAkho rUpiyAnI khuvArI karyo jaIe chIe. teTalAthI ja nahi aTakatAM vaLI cArUpanA eka najIvA kese moTuM svarUpa dhAraNa karela ane A kesamAM ApaNe smArtA pakSavALAo sAme takarAramAM utaravuM paDela. baMne pakSene hajAre rUpiyAnA kharcamAM utaravuM paDayuM che ane kema bhaviSyamAM kevuM svarUpa leze te samajI zakAtuM nahatuM, korTathI game te prakArano phesalo thAya te paNa baMne pakSa vacce hamezane mATe virodha rahe te dekhAva thaI paDayo hato. cArUpa kesamAM baMne taraphathI kAma karatA pATaNanA AgevAne samAdhAnIthI nikAla na kare te pATaNanI prajA vacce kAyamane mATe kusaMpa rahe teve dekhAva najare paDatuM hatuM, gAyakavADa sarakAranA bhAI me. saMpatarAva gAyakavADe. baMne pakSo vacce A takarAranuM samAdhAnIthI nirAkaraNa karAvavA ghaNI ja mahenata karela paraMtu te bara AvI nahotI. vaDodarA rAjyanI variSTa korTa sudhI A takarAra gaI hatI, paraMtu Akhare baMne pakSavALAone kaMIka sArI preraNA thavAthI zeTha punamacaMdajI karamacaMdajI koTAvALAne paMcAtanAmuM lakhI ApavAmAM Avela te AdhAre temaNe TharAva karI ghaNIja kunehathI A takarArane aMta ANela che. . teo sAheba jaina chatAM paNa sAmA pakSavALAone temanAmAM saMpUrNa vizvAsa hovAthI teo temane paMca tarIke nIkAla lAvavAnuM soMpavA mATe lalacAyA hatA ane Akhare ApaNA jaina bhAIone je utkaTa icchA-mahAdevane ApaNA derAsaramAMthI bahAra kADhavAnI hatI te-pAra paDI che. gaI tA. 4-3-17nA jaina patranA aMkamAM zeTha sAhebe karela evorDa' prasidhdha thayela che te vAMcaka varga dhyAna daIne vAMcI jeche haze ane je na vAM hoya te pharIthI vAMcI jovAnI ane ApaNI kaI virUdhdha jAya tevI hakIkata che ke kema agara kaMI zAstra virUdhdha lakhAyuM che ke kema tenI khAtrI karavA bhalAmaNa karIe chIe. amane lAge che ke e evorDa-cukAdo ghaNa kunehathI saMtavikAraka ane baMne pakSane nyAya maLe tevI rIte kare che ane temAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 105 koIpaNa jAtanI virUdhdhatA karavI e amane te agya ane anya pramANika lAge che. evuM kAMI nathI ke je jaina dharmathI ke jaina zAstrathI virUdhdha heya. ame te je niSpakSapAta ane nyAya zeTha sAhebe vAparyo che tene mATe temane dhanyavAda ApIe chIe. samAdhAnIthI sAMsArika jhaghaDA patAvavA e jeTaluM ISTa che tenA karatAM dhArmika jhaghaDA ApasamAM suleha saMpathI yAte AgevAnonA lavAdamAM patAvI samAvavA ane tethI parasparasa ekhalAsa vadhAre e asaMkhyAgaNe iSTa ane lAbhakAraka che. je tema na thAya te dharmanuM eka prAdhAnya sUtra "maitrI bhAvanA' para charI mUkAI prabhunI AjJAnA bhaMgane A5 ApaNe zire Ave che. koIpaNa dharma ema kahetA nathI ke kaveza kara. sarva dharma kahe che ke kalezamAM avanati che-kaleza papasthAnaka che te kRtajJa thaI sarva zAMtipada yojanAmAM dareka jaina baMdhu joDAze ane vIra prabhue prarUpela mitrIbhAvanA-sArvatrika baMdhubhAva sarvadA prasAraze jene devadevIone mAne che ke nahi tathA mAnavA mATe zAstranuM pramANa che ke nahi te mATe dAkhalA dalIlavALo lekha jarUra paDaze te mukavA ame taiyAra chIe. pariziSTa 36 jaina tA. 6 ThI me sane 1917 cArUpa tIrthanA viccheda mATe thaelI hIlacAla. pATaNanA paTelomAM cArUpanA nAme khelAelI sevaMja, hiMdanA saMdhanA sattAyukta kAyadAsara borDanI jevAtI khAsa agatya, cArUpa tIrtha ane tenA kesano paricaya. pATaNa (gujarAta) pAse AvelA cArUpa tirthanA aMge pATaNanI jaina ane smArta dharmanI prajA vacce je vaimanasya pedA thayuM hatuM, tenuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 chevaTa anne pakSanA AgevAne vAdI ane prativAdIe svIkArela lavAda mAraphata sapUrNa samAdhAnI bharelI rIte AvI javAnA satASajanaka khabara ame| teja prasa Mge ApI gayA hatA. kesanuM vastusvarUpa samajanAra dareka vyakti amArA te rIpethI spaSTa joi zakela haze ke je jhadhaDAe gabhIra rUpa lIdhu. hatu. ane banne pakSa tenA pAchaLa puSkaLa khuvAra thavA chatAM tenuM bhaviSya bahuja dura ane ciMtAyukta jevAtuM hatu tenu chevaTa samayasucakatAthI ane DahApaNa bharelI rIte lAvavAmAM lavAda zaktivAna thayela che eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa khAsa karIne jaina jevI DAhI kAma A chevaTathI peAtAnA udezane jALavavA sAthe peAtAnu ti nirAbAdha thayela che. tema joi zakela haze. ATalI hakIkata zrI saMdhanI draSTie suspaSTa karavA pachI chuTA chavAyA aMgata dveSathI ke pachI aNusamajathI udabhavatA avAjo amArA kaNa gocara thayA che. paraMtu te eTalA teA nirmAlya ane bIna pAyAdAra jovAyA che ke te tarapha dhyAna ApavAne zrama sevavA te nakAme che ema samajI ame te kesanuM krI krIne spaSTIkaraNa karavAnuM piSTapeSaNa karavuM dararata dhAyuM nahotuM paraMtu te pachInA maLatA rahelA khakharA uparathI jyAre ema jovAya che ke Apa NAmAM AjakAla keTaleka sthaLe jema deva, gurU ke dharmanA nAmeA vacce aMte khI aMgata hetu ke mAgI meATAi meLavavAnA yatnA sevAya che, ane tenA parINAme sa MdhanI mahatA ke dharmanA nairavane AdhAta ApAne paNa pAchI pAnI karavAmAM AvatI nathI. tevI pavitra (!) bhAvanAthI ahIM SaNa setraja khelAvA lAgI heya. AvI mAgI mahattA meLavavA mATenI bAjIe peAtapAtAnA vepAra vyApAramAM ramAya te sAme kAmane kai snAna sutaka nathI paraMtu tevI hada oLaMgI A ramatanA maheArAM tI hAnI tarapha vALavAmAM AvelAM jovAyAM che tyAM amAre te kesanuM punaH avalokana karavAnI kja bajAvavI paDe che. cArUpanA kesane vadhAre sArI rIte samajAvavAne A tinA 'ge jaina ane ramA vacce matabheda paDayA tyArathI lavAdanA chevaTanA nirNaya sudhInA saMpUrNa ahevAla ame have pachI anukrame spaSTa karIzuM temaja lavAdanA nirNayamAM kahevAtA vAMdhA tarapha paNa puratu' dhyAna ApI te dareka muddApara have pachI vicAra karIzuM paraMtu te pUrve hAla tu` keTalIeka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 107 vyaktie maLI cArUpa ti viccheda karavAne je hilacAla karI che te mATe janasamAjanI dRSTie kharUM svarUpa batAvavAnI pahelI pharaja adA karavI durasta dhArIe chIe. eka patra jaNAve che ke " cAlatA mAsamAM eka pATaNanA saMdhanI mITIMga vaizAka sudI 1 nA rAja bharavAmAM AvI hatI, ane cArUpa tImAMthI zAmaLA pArzvanAthanI pratimAne tyAMthI pATaNamAM padharAvavA bAbata hIlacAla karavAmAM AvI che. + + pATaNanA saMdha maLa ukta maMdiramAMthI ApaNI pratimAjIne pATaNamAM lAvavAnA badobasta karavA kamITI nImavAne TharAva pasAra karI doDhaDAhyuM pagaluM bharavA taiyAra thayA che. " A vAta je kharI hAya tA tevA ni ya e jaina zAstranI AjJAne mahAna droha che. kemake adhApI evA eka paNa banAva noMdhAyA nathI ke jemAM jaina maMdira ke pratimAjInuM utthApana ane te paNa khAsa karIne jaitAnAja hAthe karavAnA vicAra paNa thaye hAya. ApaNAM evAM ghaNAM tithya che ke je atyAre nirjana jagAmAM--pa temAM ke gukAmAM ekAMta sthAne che. evAM ghaNAM maMdiza che ke jyAM tenI vastI paNa nathI ane evAM paNa derAsare che ke je sarakArane potAnI keTalIka sagavaDane khAtara khaseDavAnI icchA thai hAya. e sadhaLuM chatAM adyApi jainane ke zAhanazAhIsattAne paNa tema karavAne svapna vaTIka AvyuM nathI. tyAre A cArUpanu pavitra tirthaM jaMtAnAja hAthe viccheda karavAnI hilacAla kevaLa thAya te paNu nIcu jovarAvanArU che. A tI zAstra daSTie dhaNuM prAcina ane prabhAvazALI che eTaluja nahi paNa tyAM khIrAjatA zro zAmaLAjI prabhunI mUrti e daivI prasAda che, ane te samudra paranamAM prApta thavA pachI cArUpamAM padharAvavAmAM Avela che. vaLI atihAsIka draSTie paNa eTalu te puravAra thai cukela che ke sAtamI sadImAM eTale terase varSa agAu vanarAja cAvaDAnA rAjya amala daramiyAna nAgedragacchAcArya zrI zIlaguNasUrInA ziSya devacaMdrasUrIe A prAcIna tIrtha zrI cArUpa nAmaka zAmaLA prabhunI pratiSTha karI hatI. A pramANe hajArA varSanA prAcina ane prabhAvazALI patine viccheda karavAnA game tevA kahyu hRdayane paNa pIgaLAvI de tevA bhayaMkara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 khabara amAre jANavAmAM AvyA tyAre bhArI kheda thaze. ane ame jyAre temAM vAMcyuM ke "pATaNanA saMdhanI kamITIe A TharAva karyo che" tyAre Azcarya sAthe prazna e thayo ke uparokta khabara ApanAra bhAIbaMdha, lavAda mATe lakhatAM eka vakhata jaNAve che ke "A kesa jaina dhamanA eka anuyAyIne na heI jaina zAsananI aMkIta thayelI samagra prajAne hevAthI nirNaya pragaTa karyA pUrve ApaNA munimahArAje prajAne nAmAMkti vicAravaMta purUSa AdInI cogya salAha laIne pachI ja keIpaNa prakAranA nirNaya para AvavuM eja rA. koTAvALA zeThane ISTa hatuM." A pramANe cArUpane vahIvaTa jANe ke hiMdane samagra saMgha karate heya ane korTanI devaDIe cAlatA tenA A kese samagra saMdha laDate hoya tema mAnI laI eka nyAyAdhIzane pitAne phesale dareka vAdI ane prativAdIne ghareghara jai vaMcAvavA ane temanA saMmatIpa laIne phesale ApavA zIkhAmaNa ApI hatI temaNe ja A tirthotthApana karavAnI satA pATaNanA saMghanAja hAthamAM hoya tema mAnavAnI kema bhUla khAdhI haze ? niyama evo che ke jene duHkha thAya tene davAnI jarUra che. cArUpanA mULa kesamAM ApaNe have pachI joIzuM tema pATaNanA saMghane ja saMbaMdha hatA ane te pramANe tyAMnA saMghanI che nyAtanA AgevAna zeThe, nagarazeTha temaja kesanA vAdI pratIvAdI tathA kAryavAhakoe lavAdane saMpUrNa sattA svahaste lakhI ApI hatI, je vadhu pramANethI ame have pachI batAvavAnA chIe, tevI saMpUrNa sattAne paNa " kahevAtA zeTha" tarIke oLakhAvanAra badhu AvA gaMbhIra viSayamAM kyAM bhUla khAya che te amoe bArIka draSTie tapAsavA prayatna karyo che. pUrvane kesa sthAnika sattAne hatuM, jyAre tirtha usthApananA vicAra sAme samagra jaina saMghane saMbaMdha che kemake koIpaNa derAsara ke prabhunI pratiSThA deza paradezanA saMdhanA pratinidhio maLI ekatra saMghanA hAthe thAya che. ane tethI tenuM utthApana paNa teja pramANe samagra hiMdanA zrI saMghanA ekatra vicAra pachI thavuM joIe, tene badale samagra hiMdanA saMdhanI sattA para tarApa mArasvAne vicAre ekAeka bahAra AvavAthI ja temAM kaMI chupa hasya che tema amAre mAnavuM paDayuM hatuM, ane ati vadhu tapAsane parINAme jovAyuM che ke A tirtha ucchedanI vAta satya nathI, paraMtu eka zetrajanI bAjI khelAI che ane temAM ajJAna pAyadaLane vara karyA che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 lavAdanA pheMsalA mATe ame have pachI batAvIzu tema pATaNa ane muMbainA pATaNa vAsIee lavAdane khullI saMmati ApavA pachI aMgata bhAvAne sAdhavA mATe uzkeraNI zarU karI ane te mATe phaisale ra74ra na karavA devA bAjI ramAi paraMtu jyAre phesalA amalamAMja mukAi gayA ane rajITaranuMja kAraNa na rahyu tyAre dUranI jaina prajA ane dharmapremI munirAjone uzkeravA utthApanAnA vAtAvaraNa phelAvavAnI yeAjanA ghaDAi te mATe pATaNamAM sadhane khelAvavAmAM AvyA. pATaNamAM zrImALI, esavAla, pAravADa, evI evI cha nyAte maLIne saMdha kahevAya che. jyAre A kArya mATe cha nyAtene ekaThI karavA yatna thaye tyAre traNa nyAte te sAme nApasa MdagI darzAvI dUra rahyA, jyAre bAkInI traNa nyAtemAM paNa matabheda paDayA tethI bAkI rahelA maLatA vicAranA jaina gaNumAMthI 35 nAmeA cuMTI temAMthI bAra vicArene chuTA chuTA meLavIne A TharAva karavAnI vAta bahAra mukAyela hAya tema jaNAya che, ke jene satranA nAme TharAvIne jaina prajAne gabharAvanArA khabara bahAra mukAyA che tethI dIlagIra thai tevA uchAMchaLA vicAravAna mATe hasavuM Ave che. A bAjI khelavAmAM jANe ATalAthI teya na thayeA hAya tema jaNAvyuM che ke--"pATaNanA kevAtA ro. dalachAMdAlAcaMda pote carUpa dana karavA gayA hatA, te tyAMnA vasatA sanAtanIyA taraphathI teenA upara hAtha cAlAkI karavA upara AvI gayA hatA. * * eTaluMja nahi paNa kahevAya che ke eka jaina grahasthanA nAka kAna kApavAmAM AvyA che. ane tene kesa korTanI devaDIe caDayA che, jamIna temaja rokaDa ApI che tyArathI sanAtanIyA derAsare rAtanA bAra vAge udhADe che, yAtrIkAne utaravA detA nathI, temaja tyAM eka paNa jainanI vastI nahi hAvAthI kAi medIe yAtrIkAne sIdhu` paNa nahi ApavA tyAMnA rahIza sanAtanIyA taraphathI deAkharata karavAmAM Avyo che. * " sanAtanIyA taraphathI hAlamAM eka meATI dhazALA tathA maMdIrano bhAga vadhArI meTA vIstAramAM karavA hIlacAla cAlI rahI che. A vagere jaina prajAne gabharA vanArA khakharAmAM alpAMze paNa vajuda nathI tema ame barAbara khAtrI karI che ane tethI temAMja jaNAvavA pramANe jema AcArya zrI buddhisAgarajI mahArAjane AvA gapageALAe gabharAvI tidana na karavA devanu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 atarAya karyuM tevI teApamArUoe bAMdhyu che tema vadhu kabaMdha na thAya ane yAtrIke vadhAre chuTa ane hAMsathI A pavitra tinA nirbhaya rIte lAbha letA rahe te mATe A dareka hakIkata mATe kharI khInA jaNAvavA ame jarUra joie chIe, ' upara zeTha tarIke dalachAcada deAlAca Mdane batAvyA che te satya nathI, paNa pATaNamAM popaTalAla hemacaMda zejha che. have mAneA ke kahevAtA e zabdathI mI. dalachAcadane zeTha mAnavAneA zaka rAkhyA hoya te| pachI temAMja cArUpane ApaNA kahevAtA tIrthaM " ema lakhavAmAM tI mAnavAne zaka tA rahetA nathI ke ? astu jANavA pramANe zA. dalachAcaMdane je kai khelavuM thayela te temanA khAnagI verabhAvane lIdhe ane parasparanA vacana vilAsane pariNAme che, paraMtu tethI smA dareka sAthe mArAmArI kare che tema kahevu e temane hAthamAM lAkaDI ApI zIkhavavA jevuM che. vaLI nAkakAna kApyAnI vAta pUrva kALamAM banI che ane te kesa paNa lavAde mAMDIvALyeA che te pachI A pUnA jamAnAne atyAre yAda karI ajANyAne gabharAvavAthI sAka zuM haze te samajI zakAtuM nathI. +6 AgaLa jatAM teo derAsara rAtronA bAre udhADe che tema jaNAyu che, te paNa pUrva kALanIja mAMDI jaNAya che. kemake lavAdanA hukama mujaba hAla smAnI mUrtione tene soMpI alAhudI kADhI Apela oraDImAM padharAvI Apela che, ane tyAM javA AvavAnuM dvAra paNa nirALu che ( je ame have pachI tene nakazA ApIzuM. tethI jovAze ) teA pachI dharmazALAnA kATanA dvAra udhADavAne ke udhaDAvavAne temane kAraNa rahetuM nathI, to pachI dha zALAnA gaDhanA dvAra, derAsaranA gaDhanA dvAra ane derAsaranA khAra madhya rAtre teo kai devatAi zaktithI udhADatA hAya ? yAtrIkeAne utaravA detA nathI te vAta paNa teTalIja khInapAyAdAra che. kemake dharmazALAnA cha eraDA, meDI, rasADuM, tenI e AraDI ane DhALIyuM te sa ApaNA svataMtra kabajAnA kampAunDamAM che ane tyAM modIkhAnAne paNa bilakula pratibaMdha nathI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 111 atre jaina vastI garIba saMsAranI paNa che te eTalAparathIja jovAze ke smAtane Apela eraDI AgaLanA bhAganA paDatara bhAga ke je kubAnA nAmathI oLakhAya che te sadhatA chatAM eka kALInA vaparAsa prasa Mge teNe eka jainane gIravI sAMpela hatA ane je pAchA rUpiyA trIzathI sAMdhanA kabajAmAM levAyA che. vaLI A kukhAnA hakka zrI saMdhane na maLe te mATe zetraMjanA nAyaka muMbaivALA zeTha (jenA nAma have pachI sapramANa ApIzuM ) taraphathI moTI rakamanI lAlaca ApI A kabajo uDAvavA yatna thayA hatA te chatAM tyAM jainanI khIlakula vastIja nathI tema kahevuM zuM gapa nathI ? vaLI jaNAve che ke smArTA dhazALA tathA maMdirane bhAga vadhArI vIstAramAM karavA hIlacAla kare che te paNa AMkhe pATA bAMdhanArI khInA che. kemake temane apAela jamInanI e tarapha rAjamArga che, jyAre e tarapha ApaNA bAMdhela gaDha che teA pachI pAtALa ke AkAzanI sImAmAM teo game tema kare ke pachI gAmamAM game tema kare temAM ApaNe cIMtA karavAnuM kAraNa rahetuM nathI. ekaMdara ti mAMthI prabhune utthApana karavAnI pATaNanA saMdhane sattAja nathI tema tevI kAi hIlacAla zrI sa Mdhe karIja nathI. tema rAjya taraphathI paNa tema thavA de tema nathI, teA te ciMtA dUra thAya che. vaLI yAtrIkAne javA AvavAmAM khIlakula vighna nathI eTaluMja nahi paNa sAMbhaLavA. pramANe AvatI pUrNimAse tyAM moTI pujA tathA sadhanuM jamaNu thanAra che te AvI dhAstIne dura karI A pavitra tine utsAhathI lAbha levA cukavuM nahi. kemake A tIrtha sTezana che tethI javAAvavAnI sagavaDa sArI che. A kesanuM vastusvarUpa khAsa abhyAsa karavA jaina prajAne jarUranu che tema lavAda sAme batAvAtA vAMdhA bInapAyAdAra che te mATe have pachI vicAra karIzuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 pariziSTa 37 jaina. tA. 6 ThI me sane 1917, me. cArUpanI carcAo. 8 jaina ' nA adhipati sAheba, cArUpanA lavAde ApelA cukAdAnI sAme dhaNI aTita carcAe " * jaina zAsana ' mAM ane khIjA carcApatrAmAM AvavAthI jaina kAmamAM uzkeraNItA pavana phelAyeA che, ane tethI keTalAka majabuta javAmA jAheramAM mukavAne ApanA pramANika patrane Azraya ApavA vina Mti karU chuM. , tA. 20 mI mArcanA ' hIMdusthAna ' mAM eka ' jaina ' lakhe che ke eve mAM je bInajarUrI dhArmika TIkA karI che, temane huM tA. 4-4-17 tuM " jaina zAsana ' vAMcavA bhalAmaNa karUM chuM. jaina zAsananA adhipati sAheba temAM lakhe che ke pahelAM te te mUrtie eka jaina devAlayamAM kevI rIte ane kayAMthI ghusI gai ? teja bAbatanA nirNaya mATe zeThazrAe jarApaNa parizrama lIdhela nathI. " vAstavika rIte jotAM ' ghusI gai ' e siddha karavAnI koinIe tAkAta nathI. kArTImAM ghaNAe prayatna karavAmAM AvyeA hateA paNa devAlayamAM jainene vahIvaTa 50-60 varSa uparAMtane batAvI zakAyA nathI, eTale AvA saMjogAmAM kAipaNa nyAyAdhIza saMjoge uparathI anumAna uparaja AvI zake. zrImAna zeTha keATAvALA paNa evA anumAnapara AvelA evADa parathI lAge che ke jaine ane smArtAnI rUDhIenA mizraNane laine kAipaNa kAraNathI e mUrtie devAlayamAM AvI hevI joie ane tethI mizraNane mATe vivecana vAstavika che te ka che. jo e vivecana na kayu hata te mUrtie * sadarahu devAlayamAM zrI jaina dharmonA deva pArzvanAthajI virAje che te devanI pAse zrI mahAdevajI gaNapati vagere devAnI pratimA bIrAjamAna che, e jeoe cArUpa joyu che teonI sarva svIkRta vAtane khulAsA thave sathA azakaya hatA. e vivecana jo na karavAmAM AvyuM hata te samAdhAnanuM kA 6 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 113 saMpAyuM te vakhate korTamAM apIla sanAtanIonI cAlu hatI, ane teo te pAchI kheMcI na le to evorDa temAM purAvAmAM AvI jene hAnI kartA thaI paDe te saMbhava hato. smArlone pUrvapakSa zuM hato ? korTa tene keTalA pramANamAM vijaya ApyuM hatuM ane tethI samAdhAna samaye kevA saMjogo hatA, e "jaina zAsananA adhipatie je joyuM heta to zrImAna lavAda upara aNaghaTatA AkSepa teo kadI paNa karata nahi. vaLI eDanA je vivecana mATe vAMdho batAvavAmAM Ave che te dhArmika gaNI zakAya tema che ja nahi. kAraNa ke amuka dharma Ama kahe che ema temAM lakheluM nathI paNa keTalAka manuSya Ama kahe che ema temAM jaNaveluM che ane tema chatAMye koTAvALAe ema spaSTa lakheluM che ke je " jana dharma mujaba koIpaNa jIva utpanna karanArI vastu devane sparza karavAthI temaja jena vidhInI kriyA virUddha devanuM sthApana, pujana ke kriyA thAya to zrI tirthaMkara prabhunI AzAtanA thaI gaNAya che." rUDhIomAMja mizraNa thayeluM che paNa dharma tethI jude ja che ema teo spaSTa kahe che ane tethI be judA judA dharmonA devone alaga karI hada maryAdA nakkI karI pitapatAnA devAlayamAM svadharmAnusAra kriyAo karavA jaNAve che. mahesANAnI korTane phesale ke jeno jene "chata" mAne che te phesalo phakta mUrtionuM utthApana pramANIka AzayathI AropIoe kareluM ane e dene punaH asalanI jagAe besADavAnI IcchA pUrvaka kareluM mATe AropIone zikSA mukta kare che ane ethI sanAtanIoe apIla na karI hota to paNa mUrtio asala jagAe besADavI paData tathA havana kesanA smArtAnA lAbhamAM thayelA chellA cukAdA pramANe eka ja maMdiramAM havana tathA mahAdevanI pujA vagerethI jana devanI azAtanA cAlu rahetA ane sanAtanIoe karelI apIlano paNa mAthA upara bhaya te kharAja. evA saMjogomAM jainenI IcchA zuM hatI ke ekaja maMdIramAM havana vagere bhale thAya ane e mUrtio bhale ekaja maMdIramAM bese ! zeTha koTAvALAe ekaja maMdiramAM havana na karatAM alaga maMdiramAM pratiSThA karI tyAM te kriyAo karavA sucavyuM e zuM jene ochuM lAbhaprada che? jo zuM ema kahevA mAge che ke cukAde taddana sanAtanIonA geralAbhamAM ane jainenAja saMpurNa hitane thavo joItuM hatuM ? je ema hatuM te pachI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 keTamAMja pitAnAM majabuta kAraNe batAvavAnI hIMmata khoI nAkhI samadhAnanA vicArapara AvavAnI zI jarUra hatI ? evorDanuM carcAvALuM lakhANa bIjA AvA prasaMge jAge to jainane hAnIkartA thAya evo eka vAMdhA raju karavAmAM Ave che te paNa vajuda vagarane ja che. A evorDamAMnuM e vivecana eka vyakti svAtaMtryavALe abhiprAyaja mAtra che ane tethI te kaMI nukazAnakartA hovAno saMbhava ja nathI; saMjoga paNa badhA devAlayomAM eka sarakhA hotA nathI. cArUpanA devAlayanA saMjogo ane paristhiti kevI hatI te jozo ? cArUpanA devAlaane te me. subAsAhebe sArvajanika TharAvyuM hatuM. sanAtanIo temAM darzane ane bAdhA AkhaDIe Ave che e pramANabhuta mAnI eTalo temane haka - sArvajanika haka korTe svIkAryo hate. nA gAyakavADa sarakAra taraphathI varSAsana maLe che ane tethI te ekalI jaina mAlakInuM karI zake nahi; AvAM kAraNene laIne bannenA devane judA pADavA ane kAMI paNa ApyA vinA sanAtanIone sateja Apa e asaMbhavIta hatuM. "jinazAsana bAdazAhI rakamane kharca jenoe karyo ema vAraMvAra lakhyA kare che te smArloe zuM navAbI rakamano kharca karyo hato ? kharca banene thayuM hate. vaLI samAdhAna mATe rU. 4000) ApavAne jano prathamathI ja khuzI hatA. muni mahArAjAe je abhiprAya ApyA che tenA paNa khulAsA uparanA lakhANamAM thaI jAya che, ane e nirvivAda che ke keTalAka ja aMbikA vigere devone mAne che. pATaNanI kerTamAM jaina sAkSIoe cArUpana maMdiramAM mahAdeva pArvatI vigere devone e de amArA che ema jaNAvyuM che ane e sAkSIoe dhama virUddha sAkSI ApI ema zA mATe carcA thatI nathI ? kharuM kAraNa e che ke mahAlakSmi mAtAnA havanamAMye keTalAka jano kharcamAM phALo Ape che tyAM AzAtanAnuM puchavuM ja zuM? paNa e kaMI dharma nathI mAtra rUDhInuM mizraNa che. keTalIka vyaktio ema kare tethI kai dharmanI AjJAo doSIta TharatI nathI. keTalAka badamAsa cerI ke khuna kare tethI kaMI kAyadAmAM tevI AzA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 115 thoDIja che ? pATaNamAM cerInA gunhA ghaNAM bane che ema kaI kahe te te kaMI rAjadrohI nathI. tevIja rIte keTalAka hIMduo Ama vartana kare che ema kahevAthI hIMdu dharmane kAMI lAMchana nathI. satya bInA lakhavI e kaMI TIkA gaNAtI nathI paNa aghaTIta uzkeraNIone lIdhe pATaNanA saMghanI sthiti paNa DAmADoLa thatI jAya che. kAraNa ke muMbaInA pATaNavALAonA saMghe cArUpanA evorDamAM vAMdhAbharyA zabdo che ke nahi teno chevaTano nirNaya lAvavAne mATe sAta gRhonI eka kamITI nImI hatI ane te kamITIe saMghe ApelI satAnusAra koI vidvAna berisTara ke je jaina hoya tenI salAha levAnuM vyAjabI ghArI jaina bArIsTara mAsTara makanajI juThAbhAInI salAha lIdhI ane temaNe (mI makanajIbhAIe ) abhiprAya Apyo ke evorDanuM vivecana dharmane baMdhanakartA nathI, have jyAre vivecana dharmane baMdhana kartA nathI te tirthonA tathA dharmanA gauravane hAnIkartA hAija zI rIte zake ? paNa prathamanA saMdhane uzkeranAra ogaNIsa sahIovALA henDabIlamAM evA zabdo lakhelA hovAthI keTalAkae baMdhAraNa virUddha saMdha bolAvI pitapitAnA zabdono khoTo bacAva karavAne vAsteja mI. makanajIbhAInA abhiprAyanI darakAra na karatAM saMdhanA nAme saMgheja nImelI kamITIno kevo satkAra karyo che ? vaLI TharAva paNa mAnanIya ane baMdhanakartA nathI evo goLamoLa artha vagarano karIne jaina samAjamAM nakAmo kolAhala karI mukyA che zeThane evorDa je emane pasaMda nathI ke mAnanIya ane baMdhanakartA nathI to pachI evA TharAvothI have lAbha zuM che ? evorDane to amala paNa thaI cukayo. mahAdevanA maMdIranuM me. sara subAnA hAthe khAtamuhuta paNa thaI cukyuM chatAM have rajIsTara karavA devo ke ? karavA devo e savAlanuM zuM mahatva che. have te je te cukAdo pasaMda na hoya te zA mATe te kabulaja na karavAnAM pagalAM levAmAM nathI AvatAM ? kharI rIte jotAM te badhuM khoTI uzkeraNInuM ja pariNAma che. saMghe nImelI kamITImAM cAra membara rA. maNilAla kesarIcaMda, rA. bhogIlAla hAlAbhAI rA. cunIlAla khubacaMda tathA . jesIMgabhAI bApubhAI chellI baMdhAraNa virUdhanI mITIMgamAM paNa hAjara hatA. chatAM temaNe te mITIMganA kAmakAjamAM kaMI paNa proTesTa uThAvya nathI e temanI saMdha ane sAthe nImelI kamITI taraphanI pharaje kevI bajAvI tene acache khyAla Ape che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 pharIne e vAta bhAra daine jaNAvavAnI krUraja paDe che ke lavAdanI krUraja kkta mahAdevanI muti puratuja samAdhAna karavAnI nahi hatI paNa havana kesamAM smArtAnI je dalIla hatI (kAraTe teone lAbha ApyA che ) tene nIkAla paNa lavAdeja karavAnA hatA ke havana kayA maMdiramAM karavA ? havana karavAnuM spaSTIkaraNa lavAde eTalA sArU karyu. che ane dara varSe havananI takarAra thavAne bhaya niSphaLa karyo che. lavAde khanne pakSanI bhAgaNIonA ane vyAjakhIpaNAnA tathA sajogono khyAla karavA joie, eTalA mATeja e vivecana khInajarUrIAta nahi paNa agatyanuM che. ane te lavAdanuM prathama kavyuM hatuM. vaLI kaI paNa kAraNa jaNAvyA sivAya suti ene alaga karavA pharamAvavu e kai evA kahevAya nahi, ane tethIja vivecana karavAmAM AvyuM che. kAraTAnA phesalAmAM ane khIjA paMcanA TharAvemAM zu A vivecananI rIta khInajarUrIAta samajavAmAM Ave che ? keTalAka pUjya jainAcAryAM ane keTalAka jainoe evA mATe je vAMdhAbharyA lakhANane savAla ubhA karyA che teoe te cArUpa kesanI saMpuNaeN khInA jANI hAta, muti enAM ane havana kesanA kATanAM kAgaLIyAM vAMcyA hAta ane jaineAnI te vakhatanI laDavAnI sthiti tathA paisA kharcAvAnI zaktine vivekapUrvaka khyAla karyA hAta te| saMdhanA bhAvIhita ane aikayane nAza thAya tevA durAmaha ane kAlAhalathI jarUra dUra raheta. kAraNa ke sAdhu mahArAjonA abhiprAya maMgAvanArAe evArDanA upara peAtAnu heDIMga lakhI temAM * mahesANAne kesa jItyA pachI ' evA bhaDakAvanArA zabdo lakhyA hatA temaja je henDakhIla egaNIza saddagRhastheAe jainene uzkeravAnA prathama niSphaLa prayatna karyo hateA te henDabIla ke jemAM kATAvALAe ApaNA dharma virUddha vicAro darzAvyA che ane te cukAdAmAM ApaNA tIrthonA tathA dharmanA gauravane hAnI karelI che, evu ekamArgIsucaka lakhANa lakhelu hatuM te banne dharmAcAryapara meAkalavAthI temanA vicAre| paNa teja dIzAe doravAi gayA che ane kharI vIgate aMdhArAmAM rAkhI hatI ke je hajI paNa bhAgyeja jAvA dIdhI haze, mahe sAjInI chatamAM vaDAdarAnA jaina vakIla mI. naMdalAla lallubhAi vagara paise kATamAM ubhA rahyA hatA teoe paNa jIta maLyA pachI e samA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat d www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 117 dhAna karavAnI salAha ApI hatI ke jenI nakala ( ApanA jaina patramAM ) chapAi gayela che vaLI munimahArAja kapUravijayajIe paNa dhArAzAstrIonI ane bhAvanagaravALA kuMvarajI ANaMdajInI salAha levA sucavyuM hatuM, ane kuMvarajI ANuMdajIe pAtAnA kevA abhiprAya mekalyA che te ApanA patramAM pragaTa thai cukayA che, jenA uparathI samAja satyAsatya jANI zakaze, keTalAka munirAjonA abhiprAya paNa cukAdo taddana vyAjabI che pazu sAdhu sAdhumAM vIredha thAya te mATe ApatA nathI, pariziSTa 38 jainazAsana. vaizAka zuddhi 11 budhavAra vI. sa'. 2443. jaina maMdizaM me anya devAMkI murtiyA kaise AI Ara cArUpa kesa? lekhaka-zrImAna khAlacaMdrAcAryajI mahArAja taTastha. khAmagAMva. cArUpa (pATaNa) ke mukadame ke,lavAdake. phaisalepara jaina trAM me' AdaeNlana calarahA hai muniyeAMne era sampAdAM ne apane vicAra prakaTa kie hai ataH hamane bhI isa viSayame hamAre vicAra prakaTa karanA ucita samajhA. cArUpa kaisakA phaisalA pATaNa-nivAsI zeTha kATevAlene diyA hai. yaha jaina dharmAnuyAyI haineSara zrI jaina dharma ke virUddha ne phaisaleme likhA hai. usakA khaMDana jaina pAme hA cukA hai? paraMtu du;kha isa bAtakA haiki jisakoM yogya vizvAsu samajha kara hindu Ara jainiyAMne lavAdame mukarara kiyA usa ke hAyase ( cAhe phaisalA kaisA hI kyAM nahI paraMtu) jaina dharmAMse virUddha ullekha dekha kara kisa dharmAbhimAnIkAM kheda na huA haigA ? jaina zAstrone at devakAM aura anyAnya devatAoM kA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 kisa rUpameM mAne che isa bAtakI 1keTavAle zeTha sarine sanmAna pAtra vyakti ke lakSya ke bAhAra rahane yAha jaina samAjameM dhArmika zikSAkA abhAva pratIta ho rahA hai? astu. koTavAle zeTha yadi ItihAsa kA nirIkSaNa kara phaisalA dete te unakI lekhanI kucha bhinna rUpameMhI calatI ? aura. je laka isa samaya tIrtho ke jhamake lavAda dvArA teDaneka Ajolana kara rahe hai unhane Isa phesa para daSTi dekara vicAra karanA cAhie? lavAdase kisI eka pakSaka asaMtoSa avazya hetA che. te phira nyAyAlaya dvArA phelA henA kathA burA hai? isa viSaSameM meM merA mata kisI anya lekha dvArA prakaTa karUMgA bhagara yahAM para kevala itanAhI kahanA hai ki lavAda dvArA bhI ekAna nyAyakI AzA rakhanA vyartha che. aura isake lie koTavAle zeTha kA kiyA huA cArUpa kaisakA pheMsalA udAharaNameM paryApta che. jaina maMdiromeM jainetara devatAonI murtiya kaise sthApita huI 6 isakA bhI theDa nirIkSaNa karAdiyA jAtA hai. zatruMjaya tIrtha para yuvake aMgArazAha pIrakI kabara hai. kesariyAcha aura kisI tIrtha para ziva aura vikI murtiyAM rakakhI huI hai yaha kayAM? aura kaise rakhI gaI hai? kayA ukta sthAna para bhI yavana aura ziva hakadAra he sakate hai? kabhI nahI. yaha koI yaha kahe ki hakadAra nahI he sakta te unakI murtiyAM ke rakhI gaI hai? isake utarameM suniye? lava ke rAjyaha kAlameM yavana bAdazAhane era yavanAdhikArine agaNita jaina maMdira ke udhvasta kara DAle the jisakA Aja nAma nizAna bhI nahI hai. isa bAta kA patA kevala itihAsa se lagatA hai. jina dineme yavanekA esA anyAya thA ki prANa bacAnA muzkila thA taba buddhimAna 1 noTa- sunAgayA hai ki pATaNa nivAsI zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda ke gharameM sidhAM taka viduSi hai tathA svayaM dhanavAna hone para bhI vidvAna hai. ese jaina vyakti dvArA esA pratikUla likhAjInA yaha sUcita karatA hai ki unheM svAdAdI graMthakI adhyayana evaM zravaNa nahIM kiyA thA zraddhAna kucha bhinna rakhate he! jehe, abhI gujarAta sarIkhe jainiyoke kendra dezameM nAkhI jaina gharameM esI paristhiti hai taba unnati kahAM? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 119 jainine tIrtha rakSArtha jaina maMdireke tArA para masajIda ke cinha kitaneka sthAne nemeM karadiye? kabare sthApakara bhujAvara rakhadie ! jisako dekhakara, maMdira aura tIrthoke yavanone uddata nahI kie unadiname rakSAke tu hI esA kArya jainilene kiyAthA. samaya to bIta gayA hai paraMtu te ciha abataka kitanIka jagaha para mojUda che. te kyA ese sthAnaeN para musalamAna lega hakadAra yA mAlIka he sakate hai? kadApI nahI. isI prakAra yuvake pazcAt pune ke zivAMkA bala hinda meM baDhA taba bhI jaina maMdirepara aneka saMkaTa Aye hai! pezake rAjyameM aura vizeSa kara punameM jaina maMdirakI yaha hAlatathI jaina maMdireke ghaMTanAda rAjya pathame sunane na pAve esI rAjajJA thI. itanAhI nahIM kitaneka hindu rAjAoke rAjyameM jainikI - rase bane hue jaina maMdirame brAhmaNane balAtuM zivaliMga pratiSTita kara die haikhAsa ujaina meM je kSiprA nadI ke taTapara jainine avanti pArzvanAthakI murti pratiSThita karane ke lie eka zikharabaMdha maMdira banAyA thA chasameM brAhmaNane balAt zivaliMga pratiSThita karadiyA ! aura jaba nyAyAlaya dvArA nyAya mAgA gayA te hindu rAjAke nyAyAlaya dvArA yaha nyAya milA ki aba zivaliMga uTha nahIM sakatA ? jainI dUsarA maMdira banAve! dekhie yaha kaisA nyAya! taba bicAre jeniyane dUsarA bhUgarbha maMdira banAkara avanita pArzvanAthakI murti sthApita kI ! yaha dRzya abhI ujayi nImeM vidhamAna hai aura je yAtrI jAte hai unake draSTigata hatA hai. jaisalamerameMthI thIrasAha osavAla eka baDe dhanADhaya jenI he gaye hai! uone vicAra ke jesalamerane kilemeM ane maMdira banAkara lakSmIkA lAbha luM aura maMdira banavAnA zurU kiyA. usI samaya vaidika brAhmaNone rAjAe jAkara kahA ki yahAM (kilemeM) hama bhI rahate hai isa lie jainike maMdirekI chAyA hamAre para nahI giranI pAvuM yadyapi jesalameraka rAjA vaidhika thA tathApi thIrUsAha zeThake satya kAryake nahIM roka sakA tathApi brAhmaNoke haThako purA karane ke nimita zeThako bulAkara kahA kI maMdira, dvArake upara eka gaNezanI muti patharameM ukarA dege te ThIka hogA nahIM to ye brAhmaNa upadrava karege taba bicAre thIrUzAha zeThane paristhitikA vicAra karake maMdirane dvAra para gaNezaka murti khudavAdI vaha abhI mai juda che. yadi seTha esA nahIM karate to kayA upadrava nahI baDhatA? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 pAThaka smaraNa rahe jesalamerane kilemeM seMkaDe brAhmaNa ke ghara hai aura rAjA ke mahale hai ese sthAna meM jInamaMdira banAnA kayA muzkila nahIM hai. IsI prakAra pAlI (mAravADa) pAsameM kisI gAMvameM sune gayA che jenine jana bhagavAnakI murti pratiSTita karane ke liye maMdira banAyA thA usameM pratiSThake eka dina prathama viddhasatiSI kitaneka brAhmaNane zivaliMga rakha diyA aura jaba adAlatameM kAravAI kI gaI te yaha pheMsalA sunAyA gayA ki zivaliMga aba uTha nahI satA ? kyA koI buddhimAna ise nyAya kaha sakatA hai ? hindu rAjAoM ke rAjyameM aisI ghaTanAe aneka sthaLa para huI hai? abhI thoDe dinakI bAta hai kI bIkAneravAle nagarazeTha zrImAna cAMdamalajI cha sI. AI. I. kI kAzIpurImeM dukAna hai, usame pradhAna karmacArI zaiva ha. usane jaina samAjI mAlIkIkI jagahameM zivaliMga rakhA diyA thA taba kAzI ke jaina samAjane seThajIke munimaka zivaliMga uThAnekA kahA ! para kula kucha nahI huA taba kAzI jaina samAjane seThajIe lIkhA paDhAkI taba baDI muzkelase uThAyA gayA. zrImAna cAMdamala seTha jaina dharma ke bhakta hai vise zivakabhI Apa mAnate hai paraMtu hai buddhimAna isa lIye apane asatyaka pakSa nahI kIyA. sunate hai aba zeThajI jaina dharma para bhI adhika prema rakhate hai, aura isake lIye aneka dhanyavAda hai. yaha vRtAMta hamane unake eka vizvAsu karmacArIne mukhase sunA hai aura yaha bAta yahAM para lIkhanekA prayojana yaha hai ki vartamAnameM bhI avicArI dvArA aisI ghaTanA hatI hai aura isakA prAyazcita samaga samAja bhoganA paDatA hai. ItihAsake dekharese patA lagatA hai ki jenI para baDI baDI Aphatte gujara cukI hai. aura aisI AphatameM bhI jenIne baDI buddhimAnIse dharmarakSA kI hai kesariyAjI aura makasI prabhUti sthAnomeM zivaliMga aura viSNukI murti daSTigata ho rahI hai isakA kAraNa e hai ki vahAM ke rAjA ziva aura vaiSNava hai aura pujAre bhI vedika brAhmaNa hai Isa lI kIsI samaya vaha rakha dI gaI hai. bahutase sthAne meM vaidika brAhmaNa AjIvikA artha jIna maMdiromeM pujA karate hai aura usameM bhI kesariyAke paMDekA phUla hAla samAcAra patromeM prakaTa cukA he. kesarIyAjI jaina tIrtha hone para bhI jaina rItI virUdhe kItane kAma hote hai yaha bAta jaina samAjane daSTigata Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 121 hone parabhI yogya Andolana nahI kIyA jAtA kyA yaha bAta samAjakI Atmika durbolatA sucita nahI karatI? mAsI para bhI pujAre jainetara hI hai vahAM para bhI zivaliMga sthApita hai. vetAMbara aura digabarake ghareluM kadAgrahake kAraNa ThIka prabaMdha nahI ho sakatA yaha vRtAMta lIkhakA matalaba yaha hai ki aneka sthala para kati paya kAraNa kalApavaza jainike svAmitvake sthAna para jainetara devatAonI murtiyAM rakha dI gaI hai. te vahAM para jainetara kIsa prakAra dAvA kara sakta hai? kahIpara rAja zAsanake kAraNa te kahIM para jainetara pujArI che kAraNa te kahIM para jainike durlakSyane kAraNuM aisA huvA hai ora yaha bAta nirvivAda hai ki vahAMpara jainetarakAM svAmitva hehI nahI sakatA yaha jainIyoMkI udAratA aura para dharma sahiSNutA samajanI cAhiye ki apane svAmItvake sthala para evuM maMdiro meM jainetara deva hane para bhI IrSyA va Sa nahIM karate ? isa InsAniyatakA phala ulaTA hatA hai ataH aba jaina samAjane dezakAlakA vicAra karake upAya karanA cAhie tAkI kahIM ora jagaha para phira esI ghaTanA na hameM pA? baMbaI hAtheke jaina maMdiromeM gujarAta ke tapodhana brAhmaNa pUjArIka dhaMdhA karate hai paraMtu unakA bhI bhItarI nirIkSaNa kiyA jAya to unheM kisI hAlatameM pujArI nahIM rakhane cAhie paraMtu ajJa jainika haTha aura durAgrahakA pariNAma sAre jaina samAja ko bhogatI hai. . hamArI rAyase te pUjArI jaina jAtIkAhI henA cAhiye pagAra lekara haka-imAnase nekarI kare te kayA burA hai? kaI loka yeha kete hai zrAvaka jaina maMdirokI nokarI kara ke devadravyase pagAra kese le? hamArI 1 noTa- jaise koI vyakti ane svAmitvake gRhameM apane aneka mitrAMkI evaM vividha dharma-paMthake deva era gurUkI tasvIre zobhAke vie rAkhe te kayA usake svAmitvake ghara para evuM citro para usake mitra tathA vidhamI samAja haka kara sakatA hai? taddata jaina maMdiromeM jainetara murtiyAM kisI bhI kAraNase sthApita hepara zrIjainetara samAja upara kisI hAlatameM bhI hakadAra nahI hasatA kaki jaise tasvIra kAgajapara hai vaise hI tasvIra dhAtu pASANakI hai. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 samajake anusAra te pagAra leneme devadravya khAnekA deSa nahI lagatA ? jo abhI deva dravya hajama kara beThe haiM aura samAjane baDe baDe banakara agraNI kahalAte hai unAM te| kAi burA nahIM khatalAtA aura nAkarIkara pagAra le vahu doSI? yaha kIsa gharakA nyAya? merA tA yahI anurAdha ki jahAM taka ane vahAM taka jainI hI pujArI rakhanA cAhie. yaha sava isalie likhA gayA hai ki jaina samAja apane satya pakSakAM na cheDa kara isakI yogya Andolana kare aura para kATe vAle zeTha bhA mere lekhakAM paDhakara apane kie hue phaisalepara vicAra kara apani punaH sammati prakaTa kare kayAMka vaha bhI eka jaina vyakti hai kira unhoMne apanI samAjakI ayAjapara lakSya kayAM nahI denA cAhie yati era muniyeAMne bhI apane vicAra bahAra DAlanA cAhie Ara phaisalA rajikTara na heAne pAve esA prabaMdha karanA cAhie zam pariziSTa 39 (4). tagaroDa pratamALA. jaina zAsana tA0 9mI me. 1917 vaizAka vidma 3 vI. saM. ra443, cArUpa--pATaNa kesa upara karavAmAM AvatA DhAMka pAcheDA, zetraMjanI bAjI kANu khele che? jaina samAje khecavu joitu dhyAna. cArUpamAM (pATaNa) kesanA lavAda tarIkenA karavAmAM AvelA TharAva sAme Aje lAMbA vakhatathI jaina samAjanu dhyAna kheMcavA mATe, A patradvArA tenuM digadarzIna karAvavAmAM Ave che. ane lavAde Apela cukA jaina draSTIthI dhama virUddha che, tevuM A patranA gata aMkamAM, ApaNA mapUjya munivaronA abhIprAye temaja keTalAka sabhAvIta grahasthonA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 123 hasta lekhIta abhIprAyA TAMkI batAvyA che, te uparathI spaSTa samajAya che ke, lavAde je cukAdo Apyo che, te eka pakSIya che. vaLI bhAIbaMdha 'jaina' temanA gata aDhAramAM aMkamAM tenI hImAyata karavA bahAra paDayuM che, ane A cArUpa tI te prAcIna tIrtha che, ane tene jene Aje 60 varSa thayAM bhAgavaTA karatAAnyAnu mesANAnA kATathI thayelA TharAvathI cayelA TharAvathI kabula paNa kare che, chatAM have tene bIjI kAi paNa chaTakI javAnI bAjI hAtha nahI AvatA adAtadA lakhI, jaina samAjanu jude raste dhyAna kheMcavAnA prayAsa zarU karyeA che. te peAtAnA gata aMkamAM lakhe che ke "je jhaghaDAe gaMbhIra rUpa lIdhuM hatu. ane baMne pakSa tenI pAchaLa puSkaLa khuvAra thayA chatA tenuM bhaviSya bahu dura ane ciMtA yukata jovAtu hatuM tenu chevaTa samayasucakatAthI ane DahApaNa bharelI rIte lAvavAmAM lavAda zikatavAna thayela che. eTaluMja nahi paNa khAsa karIne jaina jevI DAhI kema A chevaTathI peAtAnA uddezane jALavavA sAthe potAnu tI nIrAbAdha thayela che. tema joi zakela haze amArA bhAibaMdha patrakArane puchavAmAM Ave che ke zu jaina samAjanA uddeza za Mkara pAtI ane mahAdevanI mutie utthApI tene eka judu makAna ApavAne hateA ke tene pheMkI devAnA hatA? AthI te jaita samAjane doSita banAvavAnA eka jIde prazna hAtha dharavA bAjI khele che. vaLI smAte uzkeravAnuM na chAje tevuM pagaluM bharyuM che. ameA hImatathI kahIe chIe ke ApaNA samAja temaja pATaNatA sadha kadI paNa bIjA devAne apamAna ApavAne saMkalpa paNa na kare chatAM paNa bhAibaMdha patrakAra teja udeza jALavAsAthe peAtAnu tI nIrAbAdha thayela che tema joi zakela haze, " Ama lakhI eka jAtanI uzkeraNI phelAvavAne prayatna sevye che. vaLI bhAibaMdha patrakAra A tI te have nirAbAdha mAne che. te zu have smAta leke ApaNA najIkanA sahavAsamAM rahyA chatAM ApaNI dharmanI lAgaNIo na hiMja du:khAve tevuM atyArathI mAnI lIdhuM ke zuM ? bhAibaMdha patrakAre be bArIka dRSTithI avaleAkana karavAnI tastI lIdhI hAta te joi zakata ke lavAdanA TharAva pachI teoe keTakeTalA upasagaeN zarU karyA che. tene tAjo dAkhalA ame gata aMkamAM dalachAcaMda delAcaMda upara thayelA prasaMganuM bhAna karAvI gayA chIe. vaLI bhAIbaMdha patrakAra lakhe che ke " ApaNAM Aja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 kAla keTaleka sthaLe jema dhruva, gurU ke dharmonA nAmeA vacce ate khI - gata hetuthI ke mAgI meATAi meLavavAnA yatnA sevAya che, ane tenA 5riNAme saMdhanI mahattA ke dharmAMnA gAravate AdhAta ApavAne paNa pAchI pAnI karavAmAM AvatI nathI. tevI pavitra bhAvanAthI ahiM paNa zetraMja khelAvA lAgI hoya" AthI bhAibaMdha patrakAra evu kahevA mAgatA hAya ke pATagunA saMdhanI amuka jJAtInA grahasthAne satkAra nahi maLavAthI, lavAdanAmuM ApanAra zeThane mAna maLI na jAya mATe, A eka jAtanuM kaubhAMDa ubhuM karavAmAM AvyuM che. tevA tene aMgata abhIprAya samajAya che. have ApaNe tapAsIe ke A cArUpa tInA saMbaMdhamAM lavAdanAmuM kayA sjoga vacce lakhAyu che, ane te kAyadesara lakhAyuM che ke kema, tenu STIkaraNa karI batAvyA pachI A kesamAM caitrajanI bAjI kANe khelI che, te batAvavAnuM kAma muzkela nahIja lAge. spa lavAde peAtAno TharAva bahAra mukayA pachI pATaNamAM tyAM sthAnIka saMdha mahA vadI 0))nA dIvase khelAvavAmAM AvyA hatA, ane te saMdhamAM te vakhate pATaNanA nagarazeThane nIcenA savAle saMdha taraphathI puchavAmAM AvyA hatA jenA javAba sAtheja TAMkavAmAM Ave che. saMghamAM kAmakAja zarU thatA nagarazeThe rajI karelI hakIkatA nIce mujaba che. saMdhamAM padhArelA grahasthA taraphathI puchavAmAM AvelA savAla-koTAvAlA zeThe je cukAdA ApyA che, tenI aMdara maMgaLacaMda lalluda tathA cunIlAla maganacaMda jhaverIne AgevAna tarIke lakhyA che eTaluMja nahI paNa te e grahasthAe saMdha tara thI AgevAna tarIkenI salAha ApI temaja ka Mika javAbadArI paNa ApelI te A be grahasthAne saMghe sattA ApelI? nagarazeThane javAba-me' A grahasthAne sattA ApavA saMdha bhegA karelA nathI tema sattA ApelI nathI. savAla-tyAre tamArI gerahAjarImAM saMdha khelAvavAnI sattA kAine ApIne jAe che? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 125 * : javAbamArA chokarAne ane mArA bhAIne. che . savAla-tamArA gharamAM khAtrI kare ke teoe saMdha belAvavA sattA ApI che? javAba-te banne jaNa (mAro bhAI tathA kare) muMbaI hatA eTale mArI gerahAjarImAM saMdha bhege thaye nathI. A savAla-tyAre A be grahasthone saMdhanA AgevAna banI jaI saMghanI rajA sIvAya zAmATe A kAma karavAnI jarUra paDI? temane belAvI temane khulAse meLavo. je saMdhamAM teone bolAvI barobara khulAso nahIM karavAmAM Ave te pAchA bIjA koI be AgevAne thaI saMdhanA hukama zIvAya bIjuM kaMI karaze te saMghane bhogavavuM paDaze. . . javAba-maMgaLabhAI muMbAI che paNa jhaverI atre che AthI temane cha vakhata brAhmaNa tathA keTalAka jaine belAvavA gayelA paNa teo ghare nahi maLavAthI bIjA divasa upara mulatavI rAkhyuM che. savAla-lavAdanAmuM koTavAlane lakhI ApyuM te saMdha vacamAM lakhAeluM? tene mATe saMgha meLavavAmAM Avela. ? ' javAba-lavaMdanAmuM saMghamAM lakhAyuM nathI paNa traNeka mahInA pa2 saMgha maLelo te vakhate vAghATe thayelI. savAla-te vakhate zuM vATAghATa thayelI? javAba-jyAre lavAdanAmuM soMpavA mATe vATAghATa thayelI te vakhate jhaverI taraphathI ema kahevAmAM AveluM ke eka oraDI jeTalI jamIna tathA vadhumAM vadhu rU. 2000 sudhI ApavA paDaze. tyAre meM kahyuM ke amAre lavAdanAmuM soMpavuM nathI kAraNake te pramANe saMghane ApavAnI marajI hoya te huM pate tema karI zakuM chuM, kAraNake te loko sAthe mAre vATAghATa thayelI che paNa saMdhanI IcchA AvI rIte phesalo karavAnI nahi hovAthI te vakhate te vAta paDatI mukavAmAM AvI hatI. savAla-lavAdanAmA upara tame sahI kaI jagAe karelI ane sahI karAvA kayA grahastho AvelA? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 javAma-maMgaLabhAi, jhaverI, hIrAcaMda khemacaMda temaja khIjAM paNa eka be jaNa hatA ane tene eka dukAna upara lavAdanAmAmAM meM sahI karI ApelI. savAla-sahI karI ApatI vakhate kapaNu sarata athavA vATAdhATa thayelI ? Ape che tyAre oraDI jeTalI javAma-meM pUchyuM ke A lavAdanAmuM kevI rIte magaLacaMda tathA jhaverIe ema ceokhkhuM kaheluM ke eka jagA agara vadhAremAM vadhAre rU. 2000 sudhI eTale A bemAMthI eka AvI sarata mArI sAthe karelI tema meM kahelu ke A lavAdanAmAM upara dareka nAtanA zeThIyAo tathA dareka nAtanA AgevAnanI sahI karAvavI. AvI rItanI mArI sAthe sarata thayelI. savAla-jyAre AvI sarata thayelI tyAre lavAdanAmAmAM tame gere TI kema na karI? javAma-lavAdanAmAmAM kei jAtanI gereMTI thAya nahi ane gereMTI thAya te te lavAdanAmuM kahevAya nahi. savAla-lavAdanAmuM kATAvALAne ghera kANu ApavA gayuM hatuM ? temaja dareka nAtanA zeDIyAnI tathA dareka nAtanA AgevAnAnI sahIye levAM kANu gayu hatu ? AgevAnAnI lavAdanAmA para sahIyA che? karAvavA javAma-lavAdanAmu kATAvALAne tyAM maMgaLabhAi tyA jhaverI Apa vA gaelA. nAtAnA zeThIyAe pAse paNa te gRhasthe sahI gaelA ane karAvelI-paNa eka paNa nAtanA AgevAna pAse sahI karAvavA gayA haiAya tevu lAgatu nathI kAraNa ke, tenA upara eka nAtanA AgevAnanI sahI nathI. A vakhate huM bahAragAma gayelA ane bahu!ragAmathI AvIne tene puchyuM ke nAtanA AgevAne pAse sahIe|karAvI? jyAre te kahe ke hA karAvavA gayelA pachI meM AgevAnane puchyu. te teoe kahyuM ke-amArI pAse kAi sahI Avyu nathI tyAre meM tene puchyu ke tame AgevAne pAse kema gayA nahi tyAre teo pAsethI joie tevA khulAsA maLyA nahi. karAvavA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 127 savAla--lavAdanAmu zeThane tyAM ApavA javAne maMgaLabhAI tathA jhaverIe kaheluM ? javAma-tA. savAla-ema saMbhaLAya che ke tame temaja bIjA zeThIyAe kATAvALAne tyAM lavAdanAmAnI bhAMjagaDa karavA gaelA, javAmazI bhAMjagaDa ! savAla--ke zeTha game tema kare paNa tame phaisaleA karI Ape. javA uN gaelA nahi tema mAhArA dhAravA pramANe bIjA paNa eTale zeThIyAe A vakhate pAravALanI nAtanA, esavALanI nAtanA, tathA zrImALInI nAtanA, tathA dazAnI nAtanA zeThe tathA khIjA AgevAne olyA ke-zeTha pAse ame gayA nathI, jo lavAdanAmAnI khaTapaTa karI hAya tA jhaverI tathA maMgaLabhAi tema temanI sAthe rahIne kAma karAvavAvALAoe karI che. saMdha jANatA nathI. savAla--tyAre A vAta khoTI che ke-( tame gayA nathI, ) ? javAma--hA. khoTI che. chatAM jo tamAre ema hAya te| kATAvALA zeThane sa MdhamAM khAlAvA ane puche eTale khAtrI thaze. karanArA savAla~te lavAdanAmu lakhI ApeluM te tame| sahI ee sahI karyA pachI kASTha AgevAne te lavAdanAmu che kahyu che ? javAma--te mane khabara nathI. savAla-tyAre te asala lavAdanAmu cekAyu che tema sabhaLAya che mATe te asala lavAdanAmu jovAnI jarUra che. javAba zeThane kahevarAvavu ke lavAdanAmAnI asala nakala laine saMdhamAM hAjara thAya ke jethI tene khulAsA thaI jaze. - savAla--hamaNAM je gRhasthAe cArUpa jane kabajo soMpyA te lokeAe haravAthI virUdhdha jaine ApyA che ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 javAba-mAhArA sAMbhaLavA pramANe ane dhArevA pramANe te lekoe Apelo che, mAhArA dhAravA pramANe dazA ozavALanI nAtanA zeTha A vakhate belyA ke smArToe rAjInAmuM ApeluM hovuM joIe. nahiM te temane tema kabaje Ape nahi ( A vakhate zrImALInI nAtanA zeThe Akho cukAdo vAMcI saMbhaLAvyo hato, ane temAM je kalama lavAde nAMkhelI te upara dhyAna devarAvyuM hatuM temaja smAryoe rAjInAmuM ApyuM nathI tenA purAvA tarIke zA. kezavalAla maMgaLacaMde vaDodarethI vakIla naMdalAlabhAIno tAra raju karyo hato ke te lokoe rAjInAmuM ApyuM nathI) te uparathI ema nakkI thayuM ke kabaje kAyadA virUdhdha apAve che. A vakhate leke ghaNAja uzkerAI gayelA ane eka ja vAta karavA lAgyA ke cunIlAla jhaverIne bolAvo temaja bIjI bAjuthI ema paNa kahevA lAgyA ke koTAvALA zeThane bolAve ane pucho ke pisa zuda 14 nA dIvase cArUpa tIrthamAM smArlone abhakSa (baTATA vaMttAka vigere) cIjo vigerenuM rAtanA jamaNuM ApyuM te kharekhara ApaNuM dharmanI virUdhdha che temaja tirthamAM kAma thaeluM che tevuM saMghamAM ghaNo bhAga kahe che mATe temane bolAvI puchavAnI jarUra che A vakhate saMghamAM darekedareka A vicArane maLatA thayA hatA paNa rAtanA traNa vAgI javAthI bIjA dIvasa upara saMdha maLavAnuM mulatavI rahyuM hatuM. - phAgaNe zuda 1 nA saMdhamAM thaeluM kAmakAja-rAtanA sADAsAta vAge sAgaranA upAzraye ) cunIlAla jhaverI vagere AvI pachI nIce mujaba nagarazeThe temaja bIjA gRhasthoe javAba savAla karelA nagarazeThe karelo savAla A TharAvavAmAM ja tamane tathA maMgaLabhAIne AgevAna tarIke kaTAvALAe lakhyA che te tamane saMghe AgevAnIpaNuM ApeluM ? cunIlAla jhaverIne javAba-nA. savAla- tyAre AgevAna tarIke tamArA nAma kema lakhAyAM ? javAba-te kaTAvALA zeThane pucho amane khabara nathI. savAla-tame je A kabaje sepIAvyA te saMdhane pucheluM. javAba-temane puchavAnI jarUra nathI kAraNa ke huM cArUpa kamiTIne sekreTarI chuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 129 savAla-tamane sekreTarI koNe nImelA ? jAma-cunIlAla nAhanAcaMda jyAre muMbAi gayA tyAre mane soMpI gayelA.. savAla-tame sekreTarI tarIke che te tamArU zuM kAma hatuM? ane tamArI kamITImAM koNa koNa ane keTalA membara che? tema tamArI kamiTInu kAmakAjanuM daphatara tathA kAgaLIyA lAve, javAba-mAhArU kAma tA cIDIyA lakhavAnuM tathA sahIyA kara - vAtu. membarAnA nAmanI khabara nathI kAmaLIyAnI paNa khabara nathI. savAla-phakata tamane jayAre cIDI lakhavA ane sahIyA karavAne adhIkAra che tevu samaje che te pachI kabajo kevI rIte soMpyA ? (A vakhate cokasa khulAse karI zakayA nahi ane goTA vALavA mAMDayA AthI saMdhamAM dhaNI hA. hA thai te vakhate zeTha lallucaMda DAlAcaMda ema khelyA ke A zrImALInI nAta bhegI thai che kharasAnAM tA hajAra karyAM te bAkI rahayu hoya te sAtasA kahe!) A vakhate pAravALanI temaja vIsAosavAlanI nAta taraphthI e nAtanA AgevAne e temaja zeThIyAoe nagarazeThane puchyuM ke A zrImAlInI nAta bhegI karI che ke sudha bhegA karyo che ! namarazeThane javAba-he Aje sadha bhegA karavAnA brAhmaNa pheravye che te te e sadhaja bhAgA thayA che bAkI kAi vadhAre mele te tenI mukhAi kahevAya upara pramANe saMdhamAM vATAdhATa thayA pachI nIce mujaba sadhamAM TharAva thayA hatA TharAva pahele nagarazeThe mukayeA. khajo TharAva vIrUddha soMpavAthI temaja cunIlAla jhaverI potAnI bhula kabula karI mArI mAge che. rAtra bIje. kATAvAlAe ApelA cukAdA rajIsTara karAvavA nahi. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 TharAva trIje. cArUpanI aMdara haju paNa ApaNe tIrthanI temaja prabhunI AzAtanA smAte kare che tethI bhagavAnane atre lAvavA te aMge eka kamiTI nimI tene sattA ApI ke tenA mATe purato vicAra karI yogya lAge te TharAva karavAnI sattA ApI. upara mujaba traNe TharAvo sarvAnumate pasAra thayA pachI bAbu sAheba ratanalAlajI cunIlAlae jJAna maMdIra bAMdhavA mATe je rakama ApI udAratA dekhADI che ane te jJAnamaMdIra bAMdhavA mATenI jagyAnI rakama nakkI karavAnI nagarazeDane sattA ApI hatI ane rAtanA cAra vAgyAnA sumAre saMgha vIjana thayo hate. uparanA pATaNanA nagarazeThanA tamAma nAtenA ekatra thayelA saMdha samakSa khulAsA karavAmAM AvyA che. tethI samajI zakAya che ke cArUpa tirthanA phesalAnuM lavAdanAmuM kAyadesara hatuM ja nahi. paNa eka jAtanI zetrajanI bAjI khelAI gaI che ane tene vaLagI rahIne pitAnuM gaurava vadhAravA jude jude sthaLe cuthaNa karavAnA prayAsa zarU thayA che. vaLI bhAIbaMdha patrakAra tyAMnA sathe cArUpatIrthanI zAmaLAjInI pratImAjIne pATaNa lAvavAnA saMbaMdhamAM kamITI nImAithI temaja amArI vadhu tapAsane parINAme jevAyuM che ke A tIrtha ucchedanI vAta satya nathI paraMtu eka zetrajanI bAjI khelAI che ane temAM ajJAna pAyadaLane vara kya che." vAha, adhipatIrAja, Ape tapAsa te sArI karI jaNAya che. tame pATaNanA nagarazeThane ajJAna pAyadaLa banAvavA lAge che. ApanI draSTimAM tamAma nAtanA AgevAnoe bhegA thai karelo TharAva paNa ajJAnIoe karyo che ema kahevAne AMcako khAtA nathI khera, ApanI draSTimAM temaja haze, paNa jarA bArIka tapAsamAM utaryA hatA te tamAre satyane bahAra lAvavA Ama varALanA bAcakA bharavA paDatA nahi paNa tamAre tevI tasdI zA mATe levI paDe ? vaLI adhipatIrAja lakhe che ke "vAdI prativAdI tathA kArya vAhakoe saMpUrNa sattA ApI hatI, je vadhu pramANethI amo have pachI batAvavAnA chIe. , adhIpatIrAja, Apane tasdI levAnI kaMI paNa jarUra nathI, tamArI bArIka tapAsanI muzkelI ochI karavA ame upara nagarazeThane puchelA svAla tathA javAbonuM dIgadarzana karAvI gayA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 131 chIe, jethI Apane te muzkelImAM utaravAnI koI paNa jarUra nathI. chatAM, Apa kAMI vadhAre ajavALuM pADaze te samAja tenA upara vadhAre dhyAna Apaze ke A zetraja koNe khele che. rA. koTAvALAne lakhI Apela lavAdanAmuM keTaluM saharAgata bhareluM che, temaja pATaNanA saMghe atyAra sudhImAM zuM zuM pagalA lIdhA che ane cArUpamAM dalachAcaMda lAcaMdanI sAthe thayela takarAra khAnagI vairabhAvane lIdhe che ke yAMtrIka tarIke ? smArtane mutao sevAI gaI che, te kAyadesara che ke nahi, temaja have tene mATe zuM pagalAo levA ISTa che temaja lavAde ApelA TharAva pachI kayA kayA banAvo haju banyA kare che, vigere spaSTatAthI samajAvavA amArAthI banatuM karIzuM. pariziSTa 39 (ba) nagarazeTha praznamALA-khulAsA jena. tA.17 mI me sane. 1917 cArUpa tirthanA viccheda mATe thayelI hIlacAla. pATaNanA paTelomAM cArUpanA nAme khelAelI sevaMja, hiMdanA saMdhanA sattAyukta kAyadAsara borDanI jovAnI khAsa agatya. cArUpa tirtha ane tenA kesano paricaya cArUpa tirthanA vicchedanA nAme phelAelA khabaro gapa goLAnI setaraMja che tema amArA tapAsane parINAme jaNAvAthI yAtrIko A bIna bharUMsApAtra khabarathI gabharAI jaI yAtrAne pavitra lAbha na gumAvI de mATe ame gayA aMkamAM tenA mATe keTalAka khabara purA pADayA hatA eTaluM ja nahi paNa te sAthe cArUnA kesano banI zake teTalo ahevAla Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 pure pADavA vacana Apela hatuM. te pramANe A prasaMge keTalIka vadhu vigate raju karIe te pUrve A gapa goLAnA prakAzakane jANe A kesa aMgata viSaya hoya tema duHkha thayuM jaNAya che ane tethI teone ahIMthI tahIM navA navA ghoDA deDAvavAne zrama sevatAM joI Azcarya thAya che. patrakAra tarIkenuM kavya kadAgraha, kusaMpa ke ISyanA vAtAvaraNa ochA thAya tevo yatna karavAnuM ane satya zodhananI daSTie AgaLa vadhavAnuM che. tethI AvI carcAone agaMta karI kALakSepa karavAnuM ame 5saMda na karatAM temanA vicAramAM gothA khAvA na jatAM ApaNane je navuM jANavAnuM maLI jAya che te para vicAra karI mULa hakIkata para AvavuM ame durasta dhArIe chIe. jyAre ame cukAdAnuM telana karavAnuM samAja upara choDI Akho kesa spaSTa karavAnuM jaNAvyuM hatuM tyAre teoe zarUAtamAM ja keTalAka muni mahArAjAo ane gRhasthonA abhiprAyothI cukAda ekapakSI hovAnuM jaNAvI anabhijJa sthitimAM ja komane ADe mArge kheMcI javA prayatna karyo hoya tema jovAya che. teo cokkasa munirAje ane vyaktionA abhiprAya pragaTa karI teTalAthI ja cukAda ekapakSI hovAnuM jaNAve che te pachI pazna e thAya che ke te abhIprAya ApanAra maMDaLe kesane pUrate abhyAsa karI vicAro (abhiprAyo) jaNAvyA che ke nirNayAtmaka TharAva jaNAvyA che ? je nirNayAtmaka TharAvo hoya te te maMDaLa hiMdanA saMdha taraphathI agara te pATaNanA saMgha taraphathI sattAvAra cuMTAela pratinidhIonuM maMDaLa che ke kevaLa muMbaIthI temane maLela patro ane evorDanI mathALuM vadhArelI nakala vAMcavA pachIne abhiprAya che, te saMghe tapAsavuM joIe. kemake muMbaIthI je evorDanI nakala mokalAI che temAM mathALe "mesANAnI korTamAM cArUpa kesa jItyA pachI apAele evorDa" e zabda mukAyA che temaja patramAM ApaNu tirthanI kapheDI sthiti darzAvI che te pachI AvI upalaka bInA raju karI dhArmika premanI lAgaNane uzkeravAnA parINAme je lakhAya te chevaTane abhiprAya mAnI levAne samAja taiyAra hoya tema ame mAnatA nathI. eTaluM ja nahi paNa mesANAnI keTe ApaNu lAbhamAM zuM phesale Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 133 Ape ? ane te phesalA pachI je ke sAmApakSe vaDodarA varISTa korTamAM apIla na karI hate te paNa te phesalAmAM ApaNane lAbha kyAM hato ? te tapAsavAnI ke jANavAnI abhIprAya lakhanAre darakAra karI hoya te mATe paNa amane te zaka che. (ame A kahevAto ApaNA lAbhane phesale ne temAM rahelI baMne pakSanI bhaviSyanI takarAronI cIMtAo mATe have pachI vistArathI lakhIzuM. ane amArI khAtrI che ke prathama je abhIprAya bahAra mukyA che, teo kesanuM Akhu vastusvarUpa samajavA pachI pitAnA abhiprAyo bahAra mukaze temAM kaIka juduM ja ApaNe joIzuM.) abhiprAya ApavAnI sai koine sattA che paraMtu te uparathI nirNaya karavo te utAvaLa che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa bIjA tevA ja mahAna purUSone anyAya ApavA jevuM che. kemake jema upara joyuM te pramANe keTalAka virUddha abhiprAya apAyA che tema lavAdane Teko ApanArA abhipAyo paNa apAyelAM che. muMbaIthI pATaNanA vastA cokasa nAmee AvA patro meTI saMkhyAmAM phelAvyA hatA jayAre virUddhanA abhiprAya gaNyA gAMThayA batAvI mata bAMdho te utAvaLuM sAhasa che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa A TharAvanA pakSamAM paNa temane abhiprAye sArA maLelA hovA joIe ke je temaNe chupAvI lekone aMdhArAmAM rAkhyA hoya tema zaka lAvavAnuM kAraNa e che ke bhAvanagarathI zeTha kuMvarajI ANaMdajIe sAdare vakIla nyAlacaMda lakSmIcaMda upara eka patra lakhele che. temAM jaNAvyuM che ke - cArUpane pheMsalo vAMco mArA taraphathI abhiprAya mATe sAmA pakSa taraphathI patra Avyo hato. mane to kaMI geravyAjabI lAgatuM nathI, ema spaSTa lakhI dIdhuM che. aMdara aMdaranA dveSathI kaleza vadhAre che jamAnAnI virUdha che. phAgaNa vadI 7 da0 kuMvarajI ANaMdajI. A patra khullu batAve che ke temaNe muMbaIthI patra lakhanArane javAba lakhela che chatAM aksasa ke teNe ane tenA pitAnA vicArane nahi baMdha besatA patroe irSAne aMge chupAvavAnI koziSa karI che te pachI tevA adhurA bahAra AvelA abhiprAya uparathI vicAra kema ApI zakAya? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 vaLI "A pramANe jema virUddha abhiprAM temaNe bahAra mukyA che tema vyAjabIpaNuM darzAvanArA abhiprAyo paNa tethI vadhAre saMkhyAmAM bahAra AvyA che. jemAMnA keTalAka ame agAu pragaTa karI gayA chIe tyAre te uparAMta muni yatnavijayajI, (zrImAna karparavijayajI mahArAjanA ziSya) muni muktivijayajI, (paMnyAsajI nItivijayajInA ziSya) muni amaravijayajI, muni bALavijayajI (panyAsa caturavijyajInA ziSya) muni tilakacaMdajI, AcArya kRpAcaMdajI, muni bhaktimuni, muni darzanamuni, muni avadAtavijayajI, muni ridvimunijI, muni devamunijI, muni jayavijayajI vagere muni mahArAjanA abhiprAyo amane maLyA che je saghaLAne sAra e che ke-"je pheMsalo apAyo che te barAbara yogya che. temAM jaina komane ke jene dhamane koIpaNa jAtane bAdha AvatuM nathI." A abhiprAya vAMcavA pachI have kayA abhiprAyo upara draDha nirNaya kare te guMcavaNI ubhI thAya che, ane teTalA uparathI ja je eka pakSI mAnI levAnI utAvaLa karI hoya te have teo AvI utAvaLanI pAchaLa eka be nahi paNa daza vIza pakSIone uDatA joI pitAne nirNaya jarUra sudhAraze tema bhalAmaNa karavI asthAne gaNAze nahi. kemake atyAre cukAdo ekapakSI kahenAra teja bhAIbaMdhe potAnA 18-ra-17 (phAgaNa vadI 6) nA aMkamAM jaNAveluM che ke ApaNA samaju ane dAnezamaMda tarIke oLakhAtA lavAde tatva saMbaMdhI yogya vicAra karI zrI saMghane atyAre A kesane lIdhe rU. 2001) tathA jamIna imala vagere je ApavA TharAvyuM che te yogya che. jo ke ethI paNa vizeSa dravya ApI zrI jIna maMdirathI kevaLa a- laga sthAne ja sanAtana dharmIonA devanuM maMdira rayApavAnuM TharAvyuM hata te vizeSa regya gaNI zakAta. A bhAvi bhaya hovA chatAM paNa sAMpratanI paristhitine vicAra karatAM zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTavALAe je nirNaya karyo che tene mAna ApI saMtoSa mAnI levo te kaI rIte paNa ayogya nahIM ja lekhI zakAya. ame IcchIzuM ke have A lavAdane nirNaya chevaTane ja gaNavAmAM Ave te ubhayapakSane lAbhadAyaka nIvaDavA saMbhava che." A pramANe teo cukAde vyAjabI che tema svahaste jaNAvavA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 135 pachI punaH asatiSa darzAvI lekane bhramamAM nAMkhavAnuM kAraNa zuM haze ? temaNe samajavuM joIe ke AvA ghaDI ghaDI pharatA vicAro uparathI samAja tevA vicArane sapramANa mAnI yahoma kare teTalI utAvaLI have nathI; phakta temaNe amane je prazna puchavAne taddhi lIdhI che tenA khulAsA. * temanA asthira citanA samAdhAna arthe TuMkamAM ja ApavAnI jarUra vicArIe chIe. teo puche che ke "zuM jaina samAjane udeza zaMkara, pArvati ane mahAdevanI murtio utthApI tene eka juduM makAna ApavAno hato ke tene pheMkI devAno hato?" prazna jema zIMga puMcha vagarane che tema utara paNa teo pote ja ApI de che ke "ApaNo samAja temaja pATaNano saMgha kadI paNa bIjA devone apamAna ApavAne saMkalpa paNa na kare" A temanA himata bharyA javAbathI amAre have vicAra karavA jevuM rahetuM nathI. kemake pATaNanA saMghe apamAna karavAne dhAryuM hoya ke phekavAno nizcaya karyo hoya tevo apavitra zabda ame lakhyo nathI. A pramANe praznanuM samAdhAna pote ja karI levA pachI vaLI lakhe che ke "smAta loko ApaNuM najIkanA sahavAsamAM rahyA chatAM ApaNI dharmanI lAgaNIyo nahi ja dukhAve tevuM atyArathI mAnI lIdhuM ke zuM ?" A bIjA praznane uttara zuM pahelAmAM ja samAI jatuM nathI! amane A vicitra praznazailI joI hasavuM chuTe che. paraMtu vivekane khAtara kahevuM joIe ke samAdhAnane aMte zAMti mAnavI ja joIe. je ApaNI bhAvanA koInA dharmanI lAgaNI dukhAvavAnI nathI tema teo jaNAve che te pachI bIjAone ApaNI lAgaNI dukhAvavAne kAraNuM ja saMbhavatuM nathI. chatAM je evA khoTA bhayabharyA vicAronA ghoDA doDAvIe te pachI ApaNe e paNa TharAva karavo paDaze ke jyAM ApaNuM derAsara hoya tyAM kaI paNa dharmanA keI paNa sthAnako ke devAlayo na ja hovAM joIe. kemake nahi to pachI kALAMtare kalaha na thAya tenI khAtrI zuM ? matalaba ke AvI zaMkA karavI te ja zaMkALu hRdayanI nabaLAI nahiM te bIjuM zuM? AgaLa jatAM teo pitAnA vicArone puSTa karavAne pATaNanA zeThanI praznamALA raju karI te jaNAve che ke "pATaNanA nagarazeThane ajJAna pAyadaLa banAvatA lAgo cho " A rIte bAjI racatAM pitAnA hAthe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 ja pitAnI bhAvanA khulI paDI jatI joI amane dayA Ave che. kemake ame pATaNanA nagarazeThane ajJAna hovAnuM bIlakula jaNAvyuM ja nathI. eTaluM ja nahi paNa nagarazeThane samAjane parIcaya karAvyo che, tyAre bhAIbaMdhe pronI hAramALA mukavAmAM kAcuM kApI nAkhela che te temane bhAgye ja khabara haze. eka gAmanA nagarazeTha saMghamAM mukadamo raju karatAM * tevuM saMbhaLAya che." "mane khabara nathI mane puchayuM nathI." evA ajJAnasucaka javAbo pragaTa karI teo zuM ema batAvavA mAge che ke saMdha ke jJAti jevI samartha sattA potAnA kAmakAja mATe rItasara daphatara ke vizvAsapAtra neMdha rAkhatI nathI agara eTalI te adhurI rAkhe che ke jyAre je joIe te teo bharUsApAtra rIte purUM pADI zakatA nathI. bhale Ama thatuM hoya te prasaMge temAM sudhAraNa karavA ane kAyadAsara saMdhanI vyavasthA rAkhavA sucavavuM durasta hatuM. jyAre atyAre tevA ajJAnatAsucaka drazya mukI uparathI anyane nAme Takora karavAthI lAbha zuM? eka vizALa saMdha upara AgevAnI bhogavanAra gRhastha Avo uzkeraNImAM phasAya jAya te mAnavuM bhUlabhareluM che. zeThAyane artha ja jAhera himmata janasevA ane eka vacane satyane saMbaMdha jALavavo te ja che. ane te pramANe nagarazeThe A praznamALAmAM spaSTa jaNAvyuM che ke "lavAdanAmAmAM meM sahI karI ApelI" vaLI AgaLa jatAM utaramAM jaNAve che ke "meM kaheluM ke A lavAdanAmA upara dareka nAtanA zeThIyAe tathA dareka nAtanA AgevAnI sahIo karAvavI. " A pramANe saMghanA nagarazeTha eka kAryamAM sahI kare ane dareka nyAtanA AgevAnonI sahI karavAne AjJA kare che teja batAvI Ape che ke lavAdanAmuM saMdhanI ekamatIthI apAyeluM heIne tenA dareka zabdo svIkAravAne teo pitAnI kartavya draSTithI temaja kAyadAthI badhAe lAja che. ane te pharajanI rUe smAryone jamIna tathA rakama vagere cukAdA pramANe soMpavAmAM pATaNanA saMghe DahApaNa karyuM che. have ame kesanA muLa mudA upara AvIe te pUrve yAtrIkone punaH jaNAvavA taka laIe chIe ke A prAcina tirtha nirAbAdha ane nirbhaya sthitimAM che. ane bahAra Avela gapa te gapa ja che mATe tenI pavitra yAtrAne lAbha levAne cukavuM nahi. kemake e khabaro bahAra AvyA hatA te paNuM keTalAka satyathI vegaLA hatA nIcenA prasaMgothI vAMcako joze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 137 paraMtu tAkAnanA bhayathI aTakayA hoya tema hatuM jayAre A aMkamAM ame AcAya zrIne che te uparathI jovAze ke gabharAmaNanI vAta AcArya zrI buddhisAgarajI mahArAja cArUpa na karavA padhAravAnA hatA bhAibaMdha patrakAre jaNAvyu peAtAneAja patra pragaTa karela kheATI kalpita rIte ubhI kare lI che. vaLI tyAM jatA yAtrIkAne tAAnane bhaya che tema jaNAvyu hatu. tyAre cArUpanA mukhI ane paTela madArasama jaNAve che ke-- pATaNanA eka bhAie tyAM evI kheTI gapa phelAvI che ke mArA upara kAMkarA pheMkavAmAM AvyA. ame te A vAtanI khabara paDI tyAre ame cokasa tapAsa karI che ane ame kahIe chIe ke te vAta tadana khanAvaTI ane peAtAne kAi nIca hetu pAr pADavAne te bhAie phelAvI hAvI joie. 22 (6 sthAnika satAvALAnA A zade yAtrIkeAnA AzvAsana mATe puratA che eTaluMja nahi paNa gayI pUrNImA ane ekamanA dIvase cArUpamAM yAtrIkAne sadha janmyA hatA. aDhIse uparAMta jatA A prasaMge ekatra maLyA hatA ane te temaja smAe prItibhAjata paNa kayuM hatuM. A saghaLA tinI saMpUrNa zAMti sUcavatA khamarAthI sarvatra AnaMda jovAze e niHzaMka che. AgaLa jatA teo je svAla javAba bahAra muke che temAM jaNAve che ke lavAde peAtAneA TharAva hAra mukavA pachI pATaNamAM tyAMne sthAnika saMdha mahAvadI 0)) nA divase khelAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. vicAravAnuM e che ke lavAde peAtAnA TharAva (phesalA ) pezavadI 13 ( tA. 21-1-17 ) nA rAja ApelA che. jayAre A bhAibaMdhane acAva zekhavAne pahele saMgha mahA vadI 0)) ( tA. 21-2-17 ) nA rAja maLe che eTale tenA vacce eka mAsanuM aMtara pasAra thAya che. teA pachI vacce pasAra thayele eka mAsa zu nidrAmAM ja pasAra thayA haze? tema sa kAi zakA kare te svAbhAvIka che. paraMtu te vacagALenI muddatanA kAryo mATe tapAsa karavA pachI khulluM jovAya che ke zetraMjanI bAjInI ramata A muddatamAMja zarU Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 thavA pAmI che ane tethI ja A sarva vAta upara DhAMka pIchoDo karIne duranA netAone aMdhArAmAM rAkhI ulaTA vicAra laI javAno prayatna thayo hoya tema mAnavuM asaMbhavIta nathI. A bAbata ame kaMI paNa ekakasa tarka karIe te karatAM banelI hakIkata raju karIne tene tola karavAnuM kAma samagra samAjanI sattA nIce rahevA devuM ame durasta dhArIe chIe. upara joI gayA tema kesano cukAda lavAde piza vadI 13 ( tA. 21-1-17 ) nA ja lavAje vAMcatI vakhate jaine temaja smAryo hAjara hatA. eTaluM ja nahi paNa cukAda vaMcAI rahevA pachI lavAdane baMne pakSa taraphathI hAratone satkAra karavAmAM Avyo hato. te batAve che ke, lavAdanI sevA tarapha te prasaMge bane pakSanI ekasarakhI pUjya lAgaNI ane hAnubhUti hatI. cukAdo apAyo te prasaMge mahesANAnI korTamAM ApaNA taraphathI mAM oM sAme temaNe havana karI ApaNI lAgaNI dukhAvI che te kesa hato. paraMtu cukAdo sAMbhaLavA pachI piza zudI 7 (tA. 31-1-17) nA roja rAjInAmuM ApI ApaNe kesa pAchA kheMcI lIdhuM che. teja batAve che ke thayela cukAde sarva priya hatA ane tethI ja A takarAranuM ATalethI chevaTa AvyuM che tema mAnI kesa pAchA kheMcI levAmAM AvyuM hoya. A prasaMge ja vaDedarA varIjha korTamAM smArloe ApaNA virUddha mahAdeva utthApana kesanI apIla raju karela hatI te paNa temaNe mahA vadI ) tA. 21-2-17 nA roja pAchI kheMcI laI kesanI mAMDavALa karAvI che. A saMghanI mITIMgamAM eka vAta khAsa dhyAna kheMcanArI e che ke je mesANe jaI kesane mATe pite ekavIsa divasa agAu rAjInAmuM Apela hatuM ane je rAtre mITIMga maLI te divase koInA TAIme vaDedare smArtabhAIoe rAjInAmuM ApI dIdhuM hatuM. A rIte jyAre cArUpanA kesanuM sadAne mATe chevaTa AvI gayuM hatuM tyAre pachI teja rAtre AvA savAla javAba karI zAMti ane maitrInA jamAnAmAM azAtinuM navuM prakaraNa ughADavAnuM kAraNa zuM haze ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 139 vaLI A pramANe svAla javAbe karatAM leAkeA barAbara uzkerAyA jaNAyA nahi, tyAre pATaNanA saMdha taraphathI enararI kAma karatA vaDeAdarAnA vakIla mI. naMdalAla lallubhAAA eka pUrvakALane tAra raju karI leAkeAne pATA baMdhAvavA prayatna thayA jaNAya che. agara te divase samAdhAna thavA chatAM te khakharA meLavavAne netAe bedarakArI sevI jaNAya che. e game tema haze paraMtu jo temane uddeza lokone khoTI rIte uzkeravAtA na hatA teA pachI vakIla naMdalAlabhAIne pAchalA tAra vAMcatI vakhate temane patra paNa raju karavA jeteA hateA. kemake A patra temane AvI AMtara khaTapaTa nahi karavAne khulluM sUcavatA hatA. A patramAM vakIla naMdalAlabhAi jaNAve che ke * kATAvALA zeThasAhebanA upara vIzvAsa mukI anne pakSe temane paMca tarIke nImI adhIkAra ApyA ane te adhIkAranI rUie temaNe TharAva karyA ane te harAvatA amala paNa thai gayA che ema tapAsa karatAM jaNAya che. banne pakSe mukelA vizvAsa ane Apela adhikAranI rUiye teoe bahAra pADelA TharAvanA sabaMdhamAM have ApaNe koipaNa abhIprAya bahAra pADavA athavA te saMbadhI carcA karavI e mahArA mata mujaba barobara thatu nathI. e uparathI te ApaNA aMdara aMdarano kusa Mpa mAluma paDaze ane sAmApakSa ane DAhyA mANase ApaNA jaina leAkanA mananI nIba LatA upara hasaze mATe e saMbaMdhI kAMIpaNa carcA thavA devI athavA mate bhegA karI tenuM samarthana karavuM ke bIjAe e vIrUddha paDI khaMDana karavuM baMdha rAkhavu evA mArA namratApUrvakanA mata zrI saMdhane jAhera karavAnI mArI vinati che. > A patra spaSTa batAve che ke agatyane patra chupAvI june tAra raju karavAmAM kAMi bAjI ramAi paraMtu samAja te bAjImAM phasAya jAya tevI utAvaLI ke ajJAna nathI te bhAna temane rahyuM jaNAtuM nathI. have kesanuM vastusvarUpa samajAya te mATe tenI zarUAta, mahesANAnI keAnA TharAva, tathA te pachInA prayatno temaja evArDane mATe cAlela praznaTIne vicAra sthaLa sakAcathI AvatA aMkamAM karIzu. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 pariziSTa 40 jaina tA. 13-5-17. cArUpa kesanA paDadA. surata tA. 29-3-1817. jaina peparanA adhipati joga, bhAvanagara, ' lakhavAnuM ke zAsana patranA tA.-28-3-17. nA aMkamAM "cArUpa kesanA lavAdathI thayelA TharAva mATe munirAje zuM kahe che." evA mathALA heThaLa suratathI tA. 10-3-17 nA abhiprAya ApanAra " muni labdhi vijayajI " che. ne teja aMkamAM suratathI tA. 11-3-17, ne roja eka lekha che temAM "5. munI labdhivijayajI" karIne eka lakhanAranI sahIthI chapAyela che. te uparokta munI labdhivijayajI che yA bIje koI jude lakhanAra che te samaja paDatI nathI. vAte te lakhanAre ApanA peparamAM khulAso karavA tasdI levI, jethI samaja paDe. bIjI "pa" e kaI padavI samajavI te paNa khulAse thavuM joIe. kadAca ekaja mANasa lakhanAra hoya ne bhulathI "pa" zabda umerAI gaye heya te te zabda pAchA kheMcI levo joIe. muni. (jarUra paDe te nAma khuzIthI Apaze.) lI. (2) kAgano vAdha. cArUpa kesanA saMbaMdhamAM phesale bahAra pADyA agAu jaina saMghanA jANavAmAM ja hatuM je zeTha punamacaMda kasmacaMda koTAvALAne paMca tarIke nImavAmAM AvyA che. vaLI phesale bahAra paDe tyAre paNa chApAvALAoe tenI prazaMsA karI hatI, bAda hAlane zAMtIne samaya ApaNuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 141 saMdhamAM cAlatA hatA tevAmAM A takarAra ubhI thaIne " kAgane vAgha" karavA zrAvako tema munIrAje taiyAra thayA che ane kaTAvALAnA TharAvane tIraskArI kADhayo che. baMdhuo vicAro ke takarAro karavAno samaya nathI. TharAva rUcIkara na hoya to tene mATe zAMtIthI samAdhAna karavArUpa palAM levAM paraMtu nakAme kolAhala ubhuM karI saMghanI zAMtIne bhaMga karavo yogya nathI. lakSabiMdu na bhUle. lI. dAsa amRta, mu. kalakattA. (3). AjanA jaina patramAM cArUpanA kesanI gabharAmaNathI kaI topa mArUoe AcAryazrI buddhisAgarajI mahArAjane cArUpanI yAtrA jatAM gabharAvyA tethI te yAtrA gayA nahi ema bIje pragaTa thayela che evuM ja. NAya che, te ayogya che. kAraNake amane punamacaMda zeThe paNa yAtrAmAM sAthe AvavAnI mAgaNI karI hatI temaja bIjA pakSanA AgevAnoe paNa amArI sAthe AvavAnI mAgaNI karI hatI, paraMtu khAsa amArI manovRtti nahatI tethI gayA nahotA. pATaNanA vahIvaTadAra sAheba sevAbhabhAIe paNa jAtrAmAM sAthe rahevAnI IcchA darzAvI hatI to paNa amArI IcchA nahatI mATe gayA na hatA e pramANe hakIkata che. lI. (AcAryazrI) muni buddhisAgarajanA dharmalAbha. pariziSTa 41. jaina zAsana. tA 16mI me 117 vaizAkha vadI 10 vI. saM. ra443 cArU-pATaNa kesa upara karavAmAM Avate DhAMka pIchaDo. zetruMjanI bALa keNa khele che? A kesanA phesalA upara ApaNA dharmanuM laTakatuM bhaviSya satya zuM che? atyAra sudhImAM A kesa jaina prajAmAM eTale badhA carcA che, chatAM tenA mahatvano khyAla ghaNA thoDA manuSyone che ane teTalA mATe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 zarUAtathI atyAra sudhI A kesanuM zuM thayuM che, tene ame samAja samakSa raju karIe chIe, ke jethI temAM samAja jANI zake. Akhe ahevAla satya zuM che te cArUpanuM varNana. cArUpa e eka nAnuM gAmaDuM che ane pATaNathI cAra gAu upara AveluM che, tyAM ApaNuM eka derAsara che, je dhaNuM prAcIna che, te gAmanI vastI 100 dharanI che. je badhA ThAkaraDAnIja vastI che, ThAkaraDA sadhaLA kheDuta che. atre jaina eka paNa dhara nathI. zAmaLA pArzvanAthajInI pratimAnA itihAsa. 1 A pratimAjInI sthApanA koNe ane kayAre thai te vAta tadana aMdhArAmAM hatI. murti bhavya, alaikika ane AkarSIka hAvAthI prAcina hAvI joie ema lokamata pracalita hateA, paNa te sAbIta karavAnuM sAmarthya te samaye kAImAM na hatuM keTaleeka kALa vyatIta thayA pachI A cArUpa gAmanA derAsaranA vahivaTa jyAre vakIla laherUcaH DAhyAbhAinA hastaka hatA tyAre temaNe zeAdhakheALa zarU karI. tene pariNAme ApaNune jaNAvyuM ke A pratimAjI pa86,662 varSa upara bharAvelA che. ATalI junI pratimAjItA itihAsa paNa rasamaya hAveAja joie, ane te jANavAnI saiA koi zAsanapremIne jIjJAsA thAya. tapAsa karatAM ema jaNAya che ke zrIkAMtanagarIne dhaneSa nAmane zrAvaka dariyAi sare javA mATe vahANamAM kheDA ane vahANu haMkAravAnA hukama karyo. paraMtu tenA adhiSThAyaka devatAe te vahAte sthaMbhana karI dIdhuM hatuM. eTale dhaneSe te vyaMtara devatAnI vidhipUrvaka pUjA karI, tyAre te vyatara deve prasanna thaI samudra bhUmimAMthI zyAma vaNunI 3 pratimAe lAvI zeThane tenI pratiSThA karavAnuM kahyuM. A uparathI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143 zeThe temAMnI eka pratimA cArUpa gAme tI pratiSThIta karI. khIjI zrIyattanamAM AmalInA vRkSa nIce prAsAdamAM pratiSThIta karI. pahelI pratimAjI zAmaLA pArzvanAthanI hatI; ( je atyAre birAjamAna che, ane jene cukAdo lavAde ApyA che. ) ane bIjI zrI ariSTanemInI hatI. trIjI pratimA pArzvanAthajInI hatI. tene zrI sthaMbhana (khaMbhAta) gAma pAse zeDhIkA nadInA kAMThA upara tarUjAlyAMtara bhumimAM sthApana karI che. zAlivAhana rAjAnA rAjayanI pahelAM agara lagabhaga, rasasiddhivALA ane buddhimAna nAgArjuna thai gayo, teNe biMbanA prabhAvathI rasane sthaMbhana karyA ane tethI te sthaLe sthabhana gAma vasAvyuM te pAnAthajInu biMba hAla khaMbhAta baMdaramAM che. babAsananA pAchalA bhAgamAM nIcenI paMkitao lakhelI hAvAnu prasiddha che. namastI kRtastIrtha, vuke catuSTaye; aSADa zrAvako gADA, kAyetsatI mitrayam bhASA :--A ceAvIsInA neminAtha tIrthaMkaranA zAsana pacho 2, 222 varSo pachI aSADa nAmanA zrAvaka gADa dezanA vAsI hatA, teNe traNa pratimA bharAvI hatI. e traNamAMnI A pratimA paNa eka che. A gaNatrIthI nirNaya thAya che ke A pratimAjI banAvyAne 5, 86,662 va lagasaga thai gayA che. A hakIkata marhumamahArAjazrI zrImavijayAna da surizvara ( AtmArAmajI ) nA banAvela zrI tatvaniya prasAda nAmanA graMthamAM pRx 533-34 mAM lakhelI che ane vadhAre khAtarI mATe prabhAvaka caritra tathA pravacana parIkSA nAmanA graMtha jovA bhalAmaNa kare che. "" 66 66 . "" vaLI tyAM pavAmaNu junu kaDhAvatAM temAM prathamanA parIkarane (paTaghaDa) keTaleka bhAga maLI AvyA che, tenA upara lekha che je badhA kharekhara besatA nathI paNa temAM " cArUpagrAme mahA tI tathA pArzvanAtha parIkArIta x x 4 pratISThIta x x + ityAdI spaSTa vAMcI zakAya che. mahArAjazrIe tatvaniNaeNyamAM hakIkata lakhI tyAre teone cArUpagAmanI ke pratimAjInI kazI khabara naheAtI. tema hAla je lekha nIkaLyA che te te kASTane paNa mAlama nahetA, eTale A badhI hakIkata uparathI A pratImAjInI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 ghaNI ja prAcInatA saMbaMdhI jarA paNa zaMkA rahetI nathI. vaLI "mahAtIrthe' A zabado lekhamAM ApyA che. te spaSTa sucave che ke prAcInakAle A cArUpanA zrI zAmaLAjI mahArAjanI pratImA mahAtIrthamAM gaNatI hatI. mahArAja zrI kAMtIvIjayajI mahArAje zrI AbujI upara vastupALa tejapALanA tamAma kAmanI noMdhano lekha hAlamAM meLavyuM che, temAM paNa cArU5 gAmamAM zrI AdezvarajI mahArAjanA deharAne maMDapa sudharAvyo ema hakIkta che. te zrI AdezvarajInI pratImA hAla te zrI zAmaLAjI mahArAjanI bAjue che. vaLI hAlanA deharAnI AsapAsanI jamIna khodAvatAM 20-25 hAtha uMDAM javA chatAM parathAra khuTatuM nathI ne pAIAcAluja dekhAya che, ne lagabhaga 30-30 tIza, tIza zera vajananI ITo nIkaLe che. A uparathI paNa ahIMyA prathama jabaradasta daherUM haze ne te ghaNuM kALa upara haze ema pratItI thAya che, anya darzanIyo jeo cArUpa tathA tenI AsapAsanA gAmomAM rahe che. teo zAmaLAjI mahArAja upara pUrNa AtA rAkhe che ne kadIpaNuM temanA khoTA sogana khAtA nathI, evo mutine camatkAra che. cArU 5 gAmamAM zrAvakanI vastI cheja nahi. rajaputa lekenI vastI che, ane teonA gharaDA mANaso kahe che ke kALanA vakhatamAM pATaNanA zrAvakoe pratImAjIne laI javAno vicAra dhArele paNa game teTalA baLade joDavA chatAM gADuM na cAlavAthI te vicAra mAMDI vALyo hato. upara pramANe A cArUpatIrthanI prAcInatAnA pramANe zAstranA pustakathI siddha thAya che. te derAsarano vahivaTa ApaNe samAja karato Avyo che, chatAM A jhaghaDo utpana kema thayo ? cArU gAmamAM Azare pAMca cha varSa pahelAM derAsaranuM samArakAma cAlatuM hatuM, te vakhate pavAsanane keTaloka bhAga rIpera karAvavAno hato eTale tyAM birAjatI zaMkara pArvatInI pratimA ke je pratiSThIta karelI nahi paNa chuTI hevAnuM kahevAmAM AvatuM hatuM tene bahAranA raMgamaMDapamAM mukavAmAM AvI. ane bhIMtamAM gaNapatinA sthAnaka pAchaLa Arasa jaDA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 145 vavAnA hatA tethI gaNapatIne paNa raMgamaMDapamAM mukayAnuM kahevAya che. Ama kahevAnA udeza jarA paNa dveSI ke irSAkhAra naheAtA, te chatAM smAta lekAe peAtAnI lAgaNI dukhAyAnuM nimita kADhI ane phe|jadArane araja karI ane pAMca zakhsA upara samansa kaDhAvyA. kesane ane teTale laMbAvavA sAmA pakSe prayAsa karyo. kesa lAMkhe| samaya cAlyA pachI hemANA ke mAM jaineAnA lAbhamAM phaisale thayA ane taheAmatadArane cheDI melavAmAM Avye hate, A kesane ahevAla ame AgalA aMkamAM ApI gayA chIe. lavAdanAmuM zA mATe ApavAmAM Avyu ? smA ane jene vacce cAlatA jhaghaDAnuM nirAkaraNa mahesANA kAmAM ApaNA lAbhamAM thaI gayA pachI sAmA pakSe vaDedarAnI kArTImAM tenI apIla lai javAnI teAMdha korTamAM levaDAvI, paNa samaju mANase A kesa laMbAvavA khuzI nahAtA ane tethI tenI gharameLe samAdhAnI thAya tA sArUM ke jethI kadI banne pakSa nakAmA kharcanA khADAmAMthI u gare. eTale lavAda nImI kesane niveDe lAvavA e vadhu ThIka che, ema sI keAnI salAha maLI. lavAdanI nimaNuka kAyadesara hatI? me pakSa vaccenA jhaghaDAnuM samAdhAna karavA mATe lavAda nImavAmAM Ave che, paNa lavAda tarIke keNu nImAya ane tene kANu nImI zake? banne pakSa bhegAM thai eka mANasane lavAda tarIke nIme che ane te je phaisalA Ape te banne pakSa mAnya kare che. eka pakSamAM smA` leAkeA hatA ane bIjA pakSamAM jaina saMdha hatA, paNa lavAda nImavAmAM saMdhanI sa mati, amArI mAnyatA pramANe, levAmAM nathI AvI. amuka mANaso judA judA AzAmIonI sahI lai AvyA ane te sakaLa sadhane mAnya che ema manAvyuM. A bAbatamAM eka teA (1) saMdha bhegA karavAmAM nahetA AvyA. (ra) je je gRhasthAnA nAme lavAdanAmAmAM levAmAM Ave che, temAMnA ghaNA kharAnI pAtAnI sahIo nathI, paNa temanI vatI keI bIjAoe sahIo ApI che. (Ama karavAmAM te grahasthAe paravAnagI ApelI che, ke kema te vicAravA jevu che.) dhaNA grahasthA ke jeoe sahIo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 ApI che te amuka sarate (eTale ke jo amuka amuka mANaso sahI karo teAja ame karazuM) ApI che ane A zarata sahI karAvanArAoe pALI nathI. (AnA dAkhalA amArI pAse mAjIda che.) A uparathI sAbIta thAya che ke lavAdanI nImaNuka kAyadesara gaNI na zakAya. A prazna eka bAjue mukIe te bIjA savAlA ubhA thAyache ke? 1) lavAde pote karela TharAva upara banne pakSanI sahI levI jeie. te ekaja kAgaLa para levI joie evA kAyado che ke nahi ? ane jo hAya te| mI. kATAvALA ke jeo lavAda hatA temaNe te pramANe karyu che ke kema 2) lavAdanAmuM kAmAM rajIsTarDa karAvyA vinA tenA amala kAyadAnI rUe thaI zake kharo ke? ane tene amala kA karI zake ke lalavAda te ? A kesane age kATAvALA zeThe zu karyu che. (amArI tapAsa pramANe mI. kATAvALAe ApelA pheMsalAne phrarAva kArTamAM rajIsTarDa karAvyA pahelAMja tene amala pAte jAte karyAM che. A pramANe te karavA hakadAra che ke kema te kAyadAno mahatvane prazna che.) lavAdanA phaisalA nyAyapuraHsara apAyA che ke kema ? sarasvatIcaMdramAM gADAmAM musApharI karatA strI purUSe saMnyAsIne gADAmAM besavA devAno paramA karyo eTale te sanyAsIe te strI potAnI hAvAnA dAvA dharyA tevIja rIte ApaNA derAsaramAM paradharmanI murti ApaNe rahevA dIdhI tenA badalAmAM ApaNI udAra vRtinI gaNanA karavAne badale ApaNe sAmA pakSane rU. 2000) reAkaDA, khe eraDIe, ane teAne dira caNAvA mATe jagyA ApavI evA TharAva karyAM. eka to pete lavAda nImAyA te gerakAyadesara hatuM ane temAM vaLI nyAya karavAne badale ati phaisalA ApyA. teTalethI je aTakayA hAta teA * paNa ThIka hatuM. paNu bAkI hatu te phesalAne amalapaNu pAteja gerakAyadesara karyAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 147 ame kaTAvALA zeThane eTaluM ja puchavA mAgIe chIe ke pheMsalo ApatI vakhate niSpakSapAta budhi hatI ke kAMI svArtha sAdhavAnI vRtti * hatI ? smArta loko herAna karaze evI kadAca dhAstI lAgI hoya ? ane thavA paisAnI dhIradhAra cArUpa vagere gAmamA karatA hoya ane tethI kadAca ema lAgyuM hoya ke te lokonI marajI sAcavavI. paraMtu jagatamAM jIvana kSaNika che, lakSmI asthira che, mAtra nyAya ane nitImaya jIvana ja lokonI yAdadAstAmAM rahe che. mANasa Ama samaje chatAM amuka vRttine AdhIna thaI amuka kArya karI nAkhe e saMbhavita che. mANasanI budhdhinI maryAdA hoya che eTale bhula thaI jAya paNa je pitAnI bhUla koI dekhADe te tene mamatvathI khoTo bacAva nahi karatAM bhula sudhAravI temAMja manuSyanI zobhA che. bhulano DhAMkapIchoDa karo athavA to te bhula nathI evo bacAva karavA jude jude sthaLe prayAso zarU rAkhI potAnA tarapha deravavA peravI karavI te kaI rIte zobhAspada nathI. amAruM kahevuM evuM nathI ke mI. koTAvALAe pakSapAta karyo che, paraMtu eTaluM te kahI zakIe chIe ke lavAda tarIkenuM kartavya bajAvavAmAM teo kaMIka ekapakSI doravAI gayA hoya tevo amane bhAsa thAya che. jaina samAjanuM kartavya ane A kesanA phesalA upara A paNuM dhamanI bhaviSyanI sthitine AdhAra je A kesanA phesalAne thaela TharAva kAyama raheze te tenuM parI. NAma e Avaze ke bhaviSyamAM jyAre jyAre AvI jAtanA vAMdhA uThaze tyAre tyAre A dAkhalo hIMdu batAvaze, ane A pramANe ApaNuM hako khuMcavAI jaze. mAravADa AdI ghaNAM dezomAM ApaNuM derAsaramAM ghaNI ghaNI jAtanI anya dharmanI mutie jovAmAM Ave che. eTale te te dharmanA anuyAyIo paNa ApaNuM derAsare upara ane tenI milakata upara haka dharAvaze. je A pramANe thayA karaze te dharmane keTalo dhakako pahoMcaze tene vicAra karavAno che. agAunA vakhatamAM brAhmaNonuM jyAre prabaLa jora hatuM tyAre teoe ApaNuM derAsaramAM zivalIMga besADI dIdhA che. ane tyAranA briTIza rAjayamAM e julama thavo asaMbhavita che. paNa koI kaI vAra pUjArI pote brAhmaNa hoya ane gAmamAM ke jainanI vastI na Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 hoya te AvI murtio derAsaramAM ghusADI de che. ane teTalAja mATe jene pujArIonI AvazyakatA che. temAM khAsa karI je gAmamAM jainanI vastI na hoya tyAM to jaina pujArIja rAkha jarUra che. A uparathI jaNAze ke A kesa samAjanA ane dharmanA mahatvanA bhAga sAthe saMbaMdha dharAve che. ApaNuM hako bhaviSyamAM jaLavAze ke kema tene AdhAra A kesanA pariNAma upara rahe che. eTalA mATe dareka jaina baMdhunuM ane dareka muni mahArAjanuM kartavya che ke A kesamAM ApaNane nyAya maLe tene mATe pitAthI banatuM karavuM joIe. ekalA dharmanI khAtaraja nahi paNa nyAya ane satyatAnI khAtara ApaNe A kesanA thaela TharAvanI virUddha sakhta vAMdho uThAvo joIe. ApaNI samAjanI mAnahAni thAya te kaI rIte IcchavA yogya na gaNAya. ane eka patrakAra tarIke satya zuM che te zodhI kADhI samAja samakSa mukavuM ane samAjanuM hita bagaDe nahi tene mATe samAjane yogya mArga batAvavAnI amArI pharaja che, ane tene laIne ame A kesanI pAchaLa athAga parizrama laI e chIe. A cArUpa kesanA lavAdanA TharAva sAme pATaNanA saMghamAM uzkeraNI phelAI che. lavAde ApelA cukAda dharmanI lAgaNI dukhavanAro che, tathA lavAdanAmAmAM lakhAelA zabado bhaviSyamAM jaina tIrthone mATe nukazAna kartA che. te lavAdanAmu rada karavA mATenA prayAso zarU thayA che. chatAM tene gapagoLA mAnI amArA bhAIbaMdha patrakAra te lavAdanAmAne Teko Ape che ane tema karI jaina samAjane satyathI vimukha rAkhI bIje raste doravavA mAge che, te ghaNuM dilagIra thavA jevuM che. eTalAja mATe ame purAvA sahIta khulAso karI kesanI vastusthiti zuM che ? temaja lavAdanAmuM apAyA pachI A pramANe kema thavA pAmyuM te samAja pAse raju karavuM ane zreyaskara lAge che, ke jethI samAja pite koIpaNa pakSanA vicArathI daravAI na jatAM pote pitAnI meLe kesanuM telana karI zake. patrakAranI pharaja tyAreja adA thaI gaNI zakAya ke jayAre te zabdonI mArAmArI karavAne badale athavA khoTAne bacAva karavAne badale satya hakIkata sarala bhASAmAM samAja sanmukha muke, ane tene nirNaya samAjane pitAne karavA de, ane teTalA mATe A kesanA ahevAlanuM athathI itI sudhInuM sAmAnya digdarzana karAvyuM che. lavAdanAmAne pheMsalo ApyA pachI koTavALA zeThe zuM zuM pagalA lIdhA che te AvatA aMkamAM ApazuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 149 jaina samAjane amArI bhalAmaNa ane cetavaNI. A lavAdanAmAne phesalA apAyAne pAMca mahInA vItI gayA che. cha mahinA purA thAya te pahelAM jo tenI virUdhdha ApaNA taraphathI vAMdhe levAmAM nahi Ave te te rAva ApaNe kabula karavA paDaze, mATe jema bane tema A TharAva jaladIthI pheravAvavA ApaNAthI banatu karavu joie, AzA che ke munimahArAje dharmanI rakSA mATe prayatnazIla thaze. jo A eka mAsa cAlyA jaze te pachI saghaLI mahenata qAgaDha jaze. Avye prasaMga krI karIne AvatA nathI ane eka vakhata dharmanuM gAravADita thayuM. te vAraMvAra evA prasa Mgo banavAnA. dharmAMnI jhuMbeza nyAya ane nItipurvaka svArtha rahita uThAvavI temAMja jIvananI sAphalyatA che. pariziSTa 42 jaina tA. 20 mI me sane 1917. dharmanA nAme utAvaLI dhamAla. kAyadAnI draSTie cArUpa kesanu' avalokana. (3) cArUpatInA nAme pATaNanA jaine ane smAte vaccenA jhaghaDAnu chevaTa AvI javA pachI jANe ke zAMti catI na hoya tema gaNIgAMThI vyakitae je navA navA dhatIMgo ubhA karatI rahI che tethI kemane ubhaya draSTie jovA taka maLe te hetuthI ame A tInA kesane paricaya ApavA vacana ApI cukayA chIe. jo ke tema karavA jatAM ApaNA aneka kAryanuM bhaviSya vadhAre muzkelImAM AvavAne vakI che tema ame samajIe chIe, paraMtu jyAM atyArapUrva dRSTi sanmukha ArasI batAvavA chatAM haju mAM na jovAi zakavAthI unmAda vadhI paDayA hoya tevAM cittane zAMti apavA amAre keTalIka khInA anicchAe paNa bahAra mukavA paDaze tema Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 bhaya rahe che ane tethI tevA paDadA upADavA purve ame kesanuM vastusvarUpa raju karavA jarUra vicArI che. ArUpa kesane janma. cArUpamAM ApaNuM zAmaLAjI pArzvanAthanuM derAsara tathA pratimAjI ghaNA prAcIna kALathI che tene kula vahIvaTa chellA sATha varSathI pATaNanA saMghe akhalItapaNe karyo che tema korTe paNa svIkAryuM che. A mudata daramyAna tathA purve kadI paNa matabhedanuM kAraNa utpanna thayuM na hatuM. kemake prabhunuM adhiSThAyaka baLa alaikika heyane sarva kema temanA pratye pujaya budhdhi dharAvatI rahela che. A pavitra bhUmi pATaNathI dura gAmaDAmAM hevAthI ane vahIvaTa karanAra kamiTi pATaNamAM vasatI hovAthI game tevA saMjoga vacce derAsaranA muLa gabhArAmAM pabAsaNa upara zaMkara, pArvatI ane gaNapatInI murti dAkhala thaI hatI ane tyAM jaLavAI rahI hatI. kesa daramiyAna levAelI jubAnImAMthI ke carcA karanArAonA taraphathI te mutiyo kayAre kevI rIte dAkhala thaI te mATe joItA pramANu hajI barAbara AvyAM nathI. paraMtu eTaluM anumAna karavuM khoTuM nathI ke brAhmaNa pujArInI sagavaDe tema thavA pAmela hoya ane te vAtane pujArInI anukuLatA mATe jatI karavAmAM AvI hoya. A murti jarA nicANamAM hovAthI tyAM pANI bharAtAM rIpera kAma karavAne tene tA. 23-9-1915 nA roja ukheDatAM smAteM uzkerAI javAthI temaNe pATaNanI korTamAM pharIyAda raju karI hatI ane bIjI taraphathI pitAnA kAyamI haka ane sattA umeravA tyAM muLa derAsaramAM ha vana karI bhagavI dhajA caDhAvIne ApaNI lAgaNI uzkerI hatI. jethI ApaNe paNa tene sAme baLAtkAre praveza karI lAgaNI dukhAvavAnI pharIyAda karI. A rIte paraspara jaina ane smArTa koma vacce takarAranuM rUpa vadhI paDayuM ane sAthe rahI AnaMda karatI be AgevAna kema mItra maTI zatru II. . mahesANA keTane TharAva. A kesa pATaNanI korTamAM cAlatAM murti ukheDavA ane temAM madada karavAne Arepa mukIne pAMca jenene ghasaDavAmAM AvyAM. jyAM ekane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 151 300 daMDa agara cha mAsanI sakhta keda ane bIjA cArane rUA. 150 ne daMDa agara cAra mAsanI sakhta keda bhogavavAne hukama thaye. ke je sAme mahesANAnI korTamAM apIla thaI. bIjI taraphathI smArta sAme ApaNe mAMDelA kesamAM smArToe jabarajastIthI ApaNA derAsaramAM dAkhala thaI ApaNe haka kabaje chatAM havana karI ApaNI lAgaNI dukhAvI kesa cAlyo jemAM korTe pratipakSIone nirdoSa TharAvyA tathA te mATe mesANunI korTamAM ApaNe apIla karI jemAM paNa te nirdoSa TharyA. vaLI tA. 25-8-15 nA roja pATaNa vibhAganA phojadArI nyAyAdhIze kesanA chevaTa sudhI maMdIra sarakAra kabaje levA hukama kADhayo ane chevaTa darekane chuTa ApavAnA TharAva sAthe te hukama tA. 11-11-16 nA reja rada karyo. A pramANe ApaNuM lAgaNI dukhAvavAnA kesane Azraya na maLavA sAthe smArTonA muni uthApananA kesamAM paNa asaMtoSa thavAthI ApaNe te sAme mahesANAnI korTamAM apIla karI jeno pheMsale AjanA aMkamAM bIje sthaLe akSaraza: pragaTa karela che. tethI jevAze ke temAM ApaNA pAMce bhAIo tahematathI mukta thayA che ane te rIte tahomata dura thayuM tene artha ApaNe kesa jItyA tema takarAra uThAvanAra vyaktio mAne che, pheMsalAmAM zuM chayA ? mahesANAnI korTe ApaNe tyA" ema mAnanArAone ApaNe puchIzuM ke temAM jItavA jevuM zuM hatuM te kRpA karIne teo batAvaze te upakAra thaze. eka patI gayela vAtane bahu gaMbhIra rUpa ApI dhamasANa macAvanAra bhAIbaMdha chatyAnI vyAkhyA kare che ke -"pabAsanane keTaloka bhAga rIpera karavAnuM hatuM eTale tyAM birAjatI zaMkara pArvatInI pratimA ke je pratiSThA karelI nahi paNa chuTI hovAnuM kahevAmAM AvatuM hatuM tene bahAranA raMga maMDapamAM mukavAmAM AvI ane bhIMtamAM gaNapatinA sthAnaka pAchaLa Arasa jaDavAno hato tethI gaNapatine raMga maMDapamAM mukavAnuM kahevAya che. Ama karavAno uddeza jarA paNa hevI ke iSokhAra nahote te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 chatAM smAta lokoe potAnI lAgaNI dukhAyAnuM nimitta kADhI ane phojadArane araja karI ane pAMca sakhkhA upara samansa kaDhAvyA. kesane ate teTalo lakhAvavA sAmA pakSe prayAsa karyo. kesa lAM samaya cAlyA pachI mahesANA ke mAM jaitenA lAbhamAM phesalo thayA ane taheAmatadArane cheDI melavAmAM AvyA hatA 39 alaga alaga thAya te ThIka tema tema Ama karavAM " uddeza jarA eTale 66 Arasa jaDavAneA hateA aMtyAnA artha taheAmatadArane cheADI mukavAthIja pUrA thatA hAta te pachI svAla e che ke ApaNe tahomatadAra thavA ane pachI phruTI javA mATeja A kesa laDavA pAchaLa hajArA rUpIyA kharcyA hatA ? kesanA tihAsa batAve che ke takarArane uddeza kedamAM javA ane pAchA chuTI jai tALIyA pADavAnA nahAtA, paraMtu derAsaramAM anya pratimA ekaja sthAnapara hovAthI paraspara jaLaspaSTa thatA bannenA dharmasUtreA pramANe ThIka thatuM nahatuM eTalA mATe banne sthAne hevA joie. chatAM bhAibaMdha lakhe che. paNa dUSI ke irSAkhAra nahetA ' paNa ke zakara gaNapati vagerene rIpera kAma karIne pAchAM jayAMtAM tyAM padharAvAnAM hatAM tema temanA uddezanA sAra jovAya che ane te uddeza mahesANAnA phaisalAmAM jaLavAi rahela che te uparathI kadAca kesa jItyAnu` mAnatA hoya te tevI mAnyatA temaneja mubAraka rahevA devI joie- kemake eka taraphathI jayAre lavAde za karI gaNapati vagere murti ene mATe derAsara ane dharmazALAnA khate gaDhanI bahAra muLa sthAnathIja lagabhaga se jhuMTa karatAM vadhAre dura padharAvavAnerAva karyo ane te paNa taddana alAhedI goThavaNu karI ApI tenA sAme je bhAie pachADA mArI kAmane uzkere che teja bhAie muLa pamAsaNa upara jayAMnI tyAM murtIo rahevA devAnA harAvane jItane rAva kahe che te joi temanI bAjIne paDadA ughADatAM amane dayA Ave che. paraMtu AvA AMdhaLA pATA vadhAre vakhata badhAvA devA te durasta na dhArI ATaluM spaSTikaraNa karavuM paDayuM che te mATe dIlagIra chIe. mahesANAnI keAnA phesalAmAM ApaNI sthiti mahesANA kA pheMsalA A sAthe che temAM jaNAvyuM che ke, " tenI sAthe e maMdiramAM bIjA derAsaranI mAka keTalIka bIjI muti Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 153 A e jemake gaNapatI, pArvatI tathA mahAdevanI che, sadarahu murti enI pujA jatA taraphathI je pujArIyA hatA tenA taraphathI thatI hatI " zabdo ApaNA bhaviSya mATe pheravAvavA jevA che. jaMtAnA kAipaNu derAsaramAM kAipaNa sthaLe anya dhanI mutie pabAsaNamAM sAthe hAya te banavAjoga nathI. delavADAnA derAsaranA kaMpAuMDamAM paNa AvI mue na rAkhatAM tyAM ja tene alaga padharAvavAne junAgaDhanI korTa pAMca varSa agAu pharamAvyuM che chatAM korTe H khIjA derAsarAnI mAka " e zabdo lakhavAmAM khullI bhUla karI che. cAlatA kesa daramIyAna zA. kezavalAla maMgaLacaMda, caMdulAla nyAlacaMda vageree pAtAnI jubAnImAM paNa anya deve potAne tyAM hAvA ane mAnavAnuM svIkAravAmAM ajJAnatA batAvI che. jyAre bhAibaMdha takarArane khIlavavA jatAM kAcuM kApe che ke " mAravADa AdI dhaNA dezamAM ApaNA derAsarAmAM ghaNI ghaNI jAtanI anya dharmanI mUrti e jovAmAM Aveche." amane kheda e thAya che ke leAkeAne khATI rIte uzkeravA jatAM jaina samAjanuM zAMtimaya jIvana keTalu vajanadAra thAya che tene vicAra jo temaNe kayo hate te A zabda ApaNe joi zakata nahi, jo ke keIpaNu derAsaranA pabAsapara AvI muei cheja nahi ane tevA sthApIta haka kadI paNa kAI upasthIta kare te sa MbhavI zakatuMja nathI teA paNa AvI rIte che tema kahevAmAM keTalI gaMbhIra javAbadArI che te bhUlI javu joitu nahetu . mahesANA ke phesalAmAM AgaLa jatAM jaNAve che ke " gAmamAM mukhya vastI rajaputAnI che te tathA anya kAme| jema ke AkaraDA, khAreTa vagere paNa madiramAM darzana karavA Ave che. ane mukhya devanI mAnatA vagere kare che. mahAdeva gaNapatI ane pAtI A jo ke mukhya hiMduonA deva che to paNa jaitA paNa temane pUjya mAne che. alabata hiduo jeTalA bhAvathI temane mAnatA na heAya e svAbhAvika che. "" A zabdomAM anya kAmo paNa maMdiramAM darzana karavA Ave che ane mukhya devanI mAnatA vagere kare che e zabde amane te ApaNA hita mATe phIka jaNAtA nathI. jaineAnA deva rAgadveSathI virakta che temanI 29 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 mAnatA thAya ke tema thavA devAya te vAtaja amane te baMdhabesatI jaNAtI nathI. hA, kadAca derAsaramAM je anya mUrtIo hatI tenI mAnatA loke karatA hoya, ane te rIte temanI mAnatA karavAnI rItine TakAvI rAkhavA A zabdo korTa phesalAmAM umeryuM hoya paraMtu have ApaNe te zabdo sAme ciMtA karavA kAraNa rahetuM nathI. kemake mahesANAnI korTamAM chetyAnA byugala phukanAranI IcchA pramANe anya mUtI o derAsaramAM ja rIpera karIne padharAvela hatuM te kadAca A svAla bhaviSyamAM upasthita thavA kAraNa hatuM, paraMtu jyAre lavAdanI kuzAgra buddhie zaMkara vagerenI murtiene bIrAjavAne judI ja goThavaNa karI che te pachI A ciMtA hamezanI dUra thAya che. AgaLa jatAM korTa lakhe che ke " takarArI maMdIrano kabajo tathA vahIvaTa jainenA hAthamAM che te vAta gAmanA lokone racatI nathI, ane te saMbaMdhInA prasaMgopAta temanA taraphathI vAMdhA uThAvavAmAM AvelA hatA tethI hAlanI pharIyAda janma pAmI che. " A zabdomAM kabaje ane vahIvaTane svAla umerAya che. A tirthane jema yAtrIkonI Avaka che tema sthAnIka gIrAsa paNa che. ane tethI tevI AvakamAM dakhalagIrI karavAnA bhayanuM A zabdo sUcana kare che. paraMtu te mATe paNa lavAde kabaje alAhe karI devAthI svAla raheto nathI. eTaluM ja nahi paNa A vicitra bhAMjagaDa patAvavA mATe dayAnI draSTi darzAvI rU 2001) ApavAne lavAde je pharamAvyuM che te paNa DahApaNuM bharyuM che kemake tethI AvI tadana aNaghaTatI takarArane bhaya nirmaLa thAya che. ApaNA pAMce prativAdIne nirdoSa TharAvatAM korTe jaNAve che ke " temanA (prativAdIonA) kahevA pramANe devene navaDAvavAmAM AvatA hatA tenuM pANI sadarahu mUrtionI jagyA mukhya devanA siMhAsanathI nIcI hovAthI ekaThuM thatuM hatuM ane tethI kIDIo bhegI thatI hatI tethI teja jagyAe ArasanuM pATIyuM besADavAnA IrAdAthI muti o ukheDI hatI tema vADIlAla lallubhAInuM kahevuM che" vaLI- caMdulAla nahAlacaMda jaNAve che ke pItAMbara salATane huM maMdiranI aMdara laI gayo ane gaNapatI pArvatI, mahAdeva hatA te jagA batAvI, te ukheDI tyAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 155 Arasane paththara besADavA kahayuM ane pachI mUkI hatI tyAM ne tyAM pAchI besADavA kahayuM." matalaba ke prativAdIne hetu lAgaNI dukhAvavAne nahoto tethI temano gunho sAbIta na gaNuM choDI mukavAmAM AvyA temAM zuM jItyA hatA? e kaMi samajI zakAtuM nathI. chatAM A TharAvanI sAme smAe vaDodarAnI varISTha korTamAM apIla karI hatI. sAmAdhAna mATe hIlacAla. kesa cAlatA hatA te daramiyAna gharameLe samAdhAna karavAne judA judA prasaMgo zarU rahyA hatA. daramIyAna eka vakhata pATaNane hATakezvara . mahAdevanA maMdiramAM jaino ane smAte vacce nirAkaraNanA bhAge yojavA prayatna thatAM ApaNA vakIla mI. brokare darakhAsta karI ke- " amadAvAdanA be jaina ane be smAtane paMca nImavA ane zaMkarAcAryane tenA sarapaMca rAkhavA ane temanAthI je nirNaya thAya te bannee svIkAra." A vAtanA sAme pATaNanA ja paMca cuTavAnI takarAra smAe raju karavAthI te vAta paDI rahI hatI. vaLI eka navo prayatna thatAM rAjamahelamAM baMne pakSanI mITIMga maLI ane jeno taraphathI rA. maNIlAla kesarIsaMga tathA rA. nAgaradAsa karamacaMda ane smAte taraphathI rA. karUNazaMkara kuberajI tathA rA. haragevanadAsa chaganadAsa modInA nAme paMca tarIke svIkArI lavAdanAmuM ApyuM paraMtu te cAra mate ekatra na thaI zakavAthI vAta paDI rahI. ane punaH trIjI vakhata bane pakSa taraphathI zrImAna saMpatarAva gAyakavADane paMca nImavAmAM AvyA paraMtu temAM smAe khAsa lakhela hatuM ke-"jenoe rUA. 4000 devA ane mahAdeva vagerene derAsara bahAra paNa dharmazALanI aMdara padharAvavA sudhIne nirNaya thAya to ja te svIkA razu." A pramANe bAMdhI mAgaNI thatAM te vAta adhurI rahI ane chevaTe A kesa zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAne bane pakSa taraphathI lavAdanAmuM lakhI tene amala karavAnI zarate soMpavAmAM AvyuM jaNAya che, eTale uparokta itihAsa upara daSTi rAkhI ane pakSane nyAya ApI zAMti prasarAvavAmAM lavAdane jema vIcAra kare paDayo haze tema samAjane paNa ATalI bInA pachI lavAdanA phesalAnI kiMmata AMkavAne ThIka taka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 maLaze. eTaluM ja nahi paNa aneka mahAna parIzrameA ane sattAvALAnA zrama temaja hajArone bhega ApavA pachI ATalI zAMtithI nikAla lAvanAra bAheAza bhejI jaina kAmamAM che te jovAthI sA keAi magarUra thaze, lavAda mATe ekamatI. lavAda kAyadA nImavA sAme bhAibaMdha zaMkA upasthita karatAM " amArI mAnyatA pramANe " je ta kare tenA sAme takarAramAM utaravA ame jarUra dhAratA nathI kemake eka sahI karanAra sahI kare ane pachI amuka sahI karaze te ame kazu tema khele te vAta kevaLa asabadha che eTaluMja nahi paNa tema lakhavA jatAM saMdhanA netAe amukanA kahevA upara jIve che tema batAvI temanI AgevAnInA gAravane lAMchana lagADavAne A na mAk thai zake tevA humalA thayA jaNAya che tethI temAM vace Avavu durasta jaNAtuM nathI. lavAdanAmu jainA taraphathI cha nyAtAnA zeDa nagarazeTha, kesanA vAdI prativAdI ane cArUpa tirthaM kamiTinA AgevAneAnI sahIthI apAela che tema ame khAtrI karIne prathama ja jaNAvyuM hatuM temaja muMbainA sadha taraphathI pATaNanI cArUpa kamITI upara pramukha mukhyada lallubhAinI sahIthI patra lakhIne zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMdane lavAda nImavAnI mejanA mATe saMmatI darzAvI che. ane smAta taraphathI paNa dareka AgevAneAnI sahI che. te chatAM lavAdanI kAyadesara temaneAka mATe zaMkA lAvavI teja ajJAnatAche. AvI rIte sahI karanArane peAtAnI kiMmatathI utArI pADavAnA prayatna karavA karatAM bahetara e hatuM ke te lavAdanAmuM khIna kAyadesara kahenAranAM khullAM nAmeA bahAra lAvI tene kAyadAno abhyAsa karatAM zIkhavavA joie ke jethI punaH teo AvI bhula kare nahi. phesalA tarapha dIlasojI jema lavAdanAmA tarapha sanI saMmatI jovAyache temaja phesalo vAMcatI vakhate hAjara rahela anne pakSe karelA satkAra ane te pachI banne pakSe kheMcI lIdhela kesa teja te TharAva pratyenI khullI dIlasAjI che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa TharAvane amala lavAde ja karavA te lakhAyela zabdo uparathI saghaLe amala karAvI Apela che teja zAMtinuM zubha cinha che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 157 zaMkara pArvatI ane gaNapatInI murtIone smArta bhAIoe A nAkAnI vagara nIrAkaraNa karela bahAranI oraDImAM padharAvI che ane tethI phesalAmAM jaNAvavA pramANe rakama ane jamIna chuTI pADI nAMkhI A kesane sadAne mATe aMta Avyo che te jANI sarve koI khuzI thaze. * amArUM kartavya paNa ATalethI purUM thAya che, chatAM lavAdanA TharAvanuM gAMbhIrya samajavAthI azAMta jIvone paNa zAMtI vaLe ane jaina samAja have kAyadesara saMghanuM baMdhAraNa yukta borDa nImavAnI jarUra che tema joI zake te mATe keTalIka hakIkta have pachI raju karIzuM. pariziSTa 43. jainazAsana. jeTha sudI 3 budhavAra vI. saM.ra443 cArUpa pATaNa kesa upara karavAmAM Avate DhAMkapIchoDe. zetraMjanI bALa keNa khele che? (3) cArUpa tIrtha mATe lavAde ApelA cukAdA sAme munimahArAjAonA temaja pATaNanA saMgha taraphathI te TharAvane rajIsTara nahIM karAvanArA TharAvo karyA che, vigere bAbatonuM dIgadarzana jaina samAjanuM te tarapha dhyAna kheMcavA A patrakAre jayAre lakhavAmAM Ave che, tyAre te sAme bhAIbaMdha patra te vAtane vajuda vagaranI kahI tene sAme pikAra uThAve che, ane te pikAra keTalo satyathI vegala che te amAre batAvavuM te amArI pharaja che, tema dhArI gaI tA. 13-5-1917 nA jaina patramAM cArUpatirthanA viccheda mATe thayela hIlacAla " e mathALAvALA agra lekhamAM je bInA jaNAvI samAjane avaLe raste deravA temaja amArA upara je AkSepa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 muke che te keTale beTe che ane te AkSepa teonA pitAnA uparaja ke Ave che te nIcenI hakIkatathI jaNAI Avaze tA. 13 mInA aMkamAM te bhAIbaMdhe rA, rA. kuMvarajI ANaMdainA patramAMthI adhurUM TAMcaNa karyuM che, ane tema karI kuMvarajIbhAInA kahevAnA Azayane be artha karyo che. teNe A pramANe patra utAryo che. cArUpano phesalo vAM; mArA taraphathI abhiprAya mATe sAmA pakSa taraphathI patra AvyuM hatuM, ane te kAMI geravAjabI lAgatuM nathI, ema spaSTa lakhI dIdhuM che. aMdara aMdaranA SathI kaleza vadhAre che. jamAnAnI virUdhdha che " da: kuMvarajI ANaMdajI, patrakAranI pharaja che ke koInA kahelA ke lakhela. zabdo . akSarasaH chApavA joIe paNa tema nahIM karatAM potAnA vicArane puSTi ApanArA zabdo TAMkavA ane bAkInA uDAvI mukavA te zobhA bharyuM nathI. rA. rA. kuMvarajIbhAIe je patra lakhyuM che tenI nakala nIce pramANe che. zaTha leherUbhAI cunIlAla vagere dharmabaMdhuo yogya. muMbaI Apane chApele patra ane te sAthe mokalela phesalAnI nakala dhyAna purvaka vAMcI joI. tenI aMdara amukanI mAnyatA amuka prakAranI che. evA rUpanuM je kAMI lakhyuM che tethI jainadharmanA prInsIpala ( sidhdhAto) ne bAdhaka lAge che; ema mAruM mAnavuM thatuM nathI. chatAM tenI aMdaranA kyA zabda Apane virUdhdha lAge che te jaNAvazo to te saMbaMdhamAM vadhAre cekasa abhiprAya ApI zakIza AvI bAbatamAM ApaNe aMdara aMdara kaI prakArano virodha utpanna kare te mane ghaTita lAgatuM nathI. Apa sahu bhAIyo sujJa cho te je pagaluM bharo te dIrdha vicAra karIne bharaze e mane bharUso che. A taraphane mArA lAyaka kAma pharamAvazo. saMvata 1973nA phAgaNa vadI 7 vAra gurUvAra lI. dharmabaMdhu kuMvarajI ANaMdajInA bahu mAnapurvaka praNAma vAcaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 159 A uparathI jaNAi Avaze ke rA. rA kuMvarajIbhAie peAtAnA mata spaSTa rIte jaNAvye| nathI " harAvanI aMdaranA kayA zabdo Apane virUdhdha lAge che te jaNAvaze! te te sabaMdhamAM vadhAre cokasa abhIprAya ApI zakIza A vAkaya sAbItI Ape che ke kuvarajIbhAie jaNAvela mata chevaTane nathI. dharma virUdhdha kayA kayA zabdo TharAvamAM lakhAyA che tathA A phesalAne amala dharmonI lAgaNIthI kai rIta virUdhdha che te sadhaLI vigatanA patra muMbaImAM vastA pATaNanA saMdha taraphathI kuvarajIbhAte lukhavAmAM Avye che te nice pramANe, 6 rA. rA. zeThajI sAheba kuvarajIbhAi ANaMdajIbhAi vigere. 3. bhAvanagara. Apa mAnyavarane kAgaLa AvyA te paheoMcyA che. Ape lakhyu te pramANe amane je zabdo TIkA rUpa lAge che te nIce mujaba che. lavAdanAmAmAM lakhAelA zabdo. 1 arasaparasanA rahevAsathI sanAtana dharmanA sidhdhAMteAnI rUDhIe jaina dharmanA leAkAmAM dAkhala thavA pAmI che jevIke lagnAdIka kriyA. 2 keTalAka jaine aMbIkA vigere devane pu` AstAthI mAne che. 3 harakAI jAtane hAi dharma mAnavAnI chuTa che. 4 jaina dharma mujaba koipaNa jIva utpana karanArI vastu devane sparzI karavAthI temaja jaina vidhIthI krIyA virUdhdha devanuM sthApana pujana ke krIyA thAya te zrI tIrthaMkara prabhunI AsAtanA thai gaNAya che. 5 ane peAtAnI jagyAmAM zAstra mujaba sakha bhera tekhata vIgere vAjIMtra voge tema havana hAmAdI krIyA thAya tethI jaina maMdiranA prabhunI asAtanA thavA bhaya nathI amArI mAnyatA 1 ramAtA paNa temanA sIdhdhAntanI rUDhIe lagna karatA nathI ane jo kare te mahAna khaLabhaLATa thAya te pachI jaine te kareja kema Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ temanA sIddhAntamAM lagna vakhate je kriyA karavAmAM Ave che tenA dAkhalAo. (1) 5 71 kRSNayajurveda zAstramAM sIddha thAya che. (vavA yajJa) (2) pA. 86 A5 taMbIya grAsutra khaMDa trIjo 2 abIkAne purNa AstAthI mAnanArane jaina kahevAyake kema ? tene Apa vicAra karaze. tirthaMkara sivAya bIjo koI jene bIjA devone purNa AstAthI mAne nahIM. 3 zuM jainene paNa bIje dharma mAnavAnI chuTa che kharI ? 4 lAina karelA vAka pramANe prabhu upara pakhAlamAM je dudha pANu agara phula caDhAvIe chIe te cIjo pote jIva ane jIva utpana karanArI che te pachI AsAtanA thAya (lavAdanA kahevA pramANe ) te ApaNe vAparavI ke kema ? 5 ApaNuM ane tenA daherAnuM aMtara cAlIsathI pacAsa phuTa lagabhaga che tyAre temanA maMdIramAM saMkha-bhera-nobata vAgatA hoya ane teja vakhate ApaNA dharmagurUo kriyA ApaNI dharmazALAmAM karatA hoya te te krIyAomAM khalela paDe ke nahIM ? temanA zAstra mujaba havana hemAdI kevI rIte thAya che te Apa ajJAnatI mIrabhAskaramAMthI jANI leze. eTale cekasa khAtrI thaze ke A paNa tIrthaMkara prabhunI kevI AzAtanA thaze. bIjuM AkhA hindustAnanA jaina tIrtha tathA devAlayomAM ke jyAM anya devenI muti o che temaja pATaNanI aMdara paMcAsarajInA tirthamAM mahAdevanuM lIMga che te te ane bIjA dareka ThekANe A lavAdane cukAdo korTamAM rajIsTara thavAthI purAvA rUpa raheze ane tethI gAmogAma jhagaDA thaze ane dareka ThekANe A pramANe jagAo ApavI paDaze tyAre tIrthonA gauravane nukazAna karatA thaze ! vaLI paMcAsarajInA derAsarajI (pATaNanuM) nA saM. baMdhamAM cArUpa jevIja bhAMjagaDa ubhI thavAno saMbhava che. ane cArUpanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 161 cAlatA kesa vakhate paNa teoe te derAsara sarakAranA kabaje levA arajI karI hatI ane A cukAdAthI vadhAre krUvyA che. have jo ApaNI sthItI upara mujaba che tyAre cukAdo rajIsTara thAya te ApaNA dareka tizuM ane daherAonA gauravane nukazAna thaze ke ? Apa mAnyavara badhuM vidvAna hAvAthI uparanA svAlA tathA amArI mAnyatA tathA bhaviSyanu nukazAna te vigerenA yeAgya khulAse Apaze evI AzA rAkhIe chIe. eja tA. sadara lI. sevake, laherUbhAI cunIlAla vigerenI sahI da: zA amIcaMda emaca'da. A patrane pratyuttara kuMvarajIbhAI taraphathI haju ApavAmAM Avye jaina " nA adhipati sAheba lakhe che ke mI. naMdalAla lalu bhAInA tAra je sadha samakSa raju karavAmAM AvyeA hatA te jIneA hateA. kAMipaNa tapAsa karyA vinA bhAibaMdha jenI tenI upara Aropa mukavA tatpara thAya che. paNa te bhulI jAya che ke kheATAnuM bhepALuM bahAra paDayA vinA rahetu tathI. tAranI nakala nIce pramANe nathI. To 66 Nancllal Date Hours Minutes 18 18 0 PATAN Reed here at 7 H, 15 M, 19FF 17 Keshavlal Mangalchand Patan Resignation not field NANCLLAL LALUBHAI, A uparathI jaNAze ke tAr jIne hatA ke tA. 18 mo ne! kurelA hatA. . kAyadAne niyama evA che, ke lavAdanA phaisale apAya ke kesanu turataja rAjInAmuM apAvu joie. ane rAjInAmuM apAyA pachIja phesa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 lAnA amala thai zake, balke kabajo sAMpI zakAya. have AmAM bhula kai rIte thai che te joie. tA. 18 mInA mI. naMdalAla lallubhAInA tAthI spaSTa thAya che ke tA. 18 mI. sudhI rAjInAmuM apAyuM nahAtu, chatAM mI. koTAvAlAe tA. 16 mI phebruArI 1917 nA rAja kabajo sAMpI dIdhA hatA. kesanuM rAjInAmu tA. 21-2-17 nA roja apAyuM hatuM, bhAvArtha ke je kamajo sepavAmAM Avye che te tadana gerakAyadesara che. pATaNanA sa Mdhe paNa tA. 20 mInA rAja bhegA thai kesanA phesalA pratye potAnA virAdha darzAvyeA hateA. A uparathI sA joi zakaze ke lavAdane phesalo sadha samakSa vAMcI sa MbhaLAvavAnuM ane te sa Mdhe kabula rAkhyAnu kahevAmAM ave che te tadana khoTu che. vaLI bhAibaMdha patrakAra tA. 13 mI nA aMkamAM jaNAve che ke " patramAM ApaNA tirthanI kaeNphADI sthiti darzAvI che. A bhrakhavuM keTaluM satyathI vegaluM che, kAraNa ke, abhIprAya mAgavA mATe je patreA lakhavAmAM AvyA che, temAM tevuM kAMi paNa lakhavAmAM AvyuM nathI. jenI nakala ameA nice pragaTa karIye chIye. . zrI mahAvIra nama: svastI zrI mahAzubhasthAne pujayArAdhe joga zrI mu Mbai baMdarathI lI. ameA nIce sahI karanAra namrattA pUrNAMka araja karIe chIe keHpATaNathI traNa gAu cArUpa gAma che. jenI aMdara ApaNu zrI zAmaLAjI pArzvanAthajInuM purAtana tIrthaM che. ane te tIrtha pATaNanI najIka hAvAthI pATaNanA saMdha saMbhALe che. te tIrthonA sadhamAM jaina ane smAta dharmovALAnI vacce keTalAka vakhatathI kArTImAM takarAra cAlatI hatI, ane mahesANe apIla korTamAM jaino jItyA pachI pATaNa saMdhanA keTalAeka grahasthAe zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALAe lavAdanAmuM ApeluM, ane te lavAdanAmAnA cukAdAmAM kATAvALAe jaina dharmanA saMbaMdhamAM evA keTalAka vicAre darzAvyA che. ke jethI karIne ApaNA jaina baMdhuonI lAgaNI du:khAi. ane A cukAdo kArTomAM rajIsTara thanAra che. ema saMbhaLAya che. jo cukAdo korTamAM rajIsTara thAyatA bhaviSyamAM ApaNA tIrthIne nukazAna pahoMce, ane dharmAMte paNa hAnI pahoMce evuM ghaNAonu mAnavu che. mATe lavAdanAmAnI nakala tathA lavAde ApelA cukAdAnI nakala Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 163 vIgere A arajI sAthe mekalela che. te Apa sAheba lavAdanAmuM tathA cukAdo vAMcI A lavAdane cukAdo kAmAM rajIsTara thAya te bhaviSyamAM ApaNA tIrthAne nukasAna paheAMce che ke nahiM ? temaja lavAdanA cukAdAmAM jaina dharma saMbaMdhamAM vicArA darzAvyA che te jaina dharmanA sidhdhAMtathI virUdhdha che ke nahi ? te turata nIcenA saranAme lakhI jaNAvavA kRpA karazojI. mItI saMvata 1973 nA phAgaNa te vAra lI sevaka. zA lahecaMda cunIlAla keTavAla. zA. maNIlAla cunIlAla meAdI, zA, amIcaMda khemacaMda zA. hIrAlAla lallubhAi kApaDIyA. zA. maNIlAla ratanacaMda vaida saranAmuM. bhAIbaMdha patrakAra cArUpa janArA yAtrIkeAte tAkAnane bhaya nathI tevuM batAvanAra mukhI madArasa`ganA zabdo TAMke che, tenA saMbaMdhamAM amee jAte te tIrthonI mulAkAta lIdhI che, ane teja mukhI temaja gAmanA ke Azare 200 mANasA lAkaDI daMDA lai derAsaranA gaDhamAM dAkhala thayA hatA. jene mATe, pATaNanA nagarazeThane karavAmAM AvelI arjanI eka nakala pAchaLanA bhAgamAM TAMkavAmAM AvI che. te batAvI Ape che ke haju tyAM bhaya A thayA nathI. va amane khabara maLyA che ke cArUpa gAmamAM kATAvALA zeTha vADIlAla lallucaMda cuDagara mAraphata traNa cekIdArA hAvA chatAM bIjo eka havAladAra rU 6 nA pagArathI rAkhavAmAM Avyo che, jenu nAma nAthAjI amarasaMga che. ke je zA laherUca 6 AlamaMdanA nArka, kana kApavAnA kesamAM AropI nabara 2 jo hatA. AvI rIte havAladAra tarIke nImaNuMka karavAnI tema zeTha keATAvALAnI zu haze te vAMcakeAjasamajI leze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 pariziSTa 44 jenazAsana. jeTha zudi 7 budhavAra vI. saM. ra443. carcA patra. jainazAsananA adhipati joga bhAvanagara jaina patranA adhipatie pitAnA tA. 13 mInA patramAM pitAnA ArTIkalamAM keTaluMka lakhANa khoTuM ane atizayoktivALuM lakheluM hovAthI mahane khulAso karavAnI pharaja paDe che. te Apa ApanA patramAM pragaTa karIne AbhArI karazo. 1 jaina patranA adhipati sAheba pitAnA ArTikalamAM lakhe che ke " varISTa korTamAM ApaNA virUddha mahAdeva uthApana kesanI apIla raju karelI hatI, te paNa temane mahA vada 0) tA. 21-ra-17 nA roja pA chI kheMcI lai kesanI mAMDavALa karI che" adhipatirAja A bInA mArI samaja pramANe beTI ane saharAgata bharelI che. kAraNa ke je mahA vadI *) tA. 21-ra-17 nA roja kesa pAchA kheMcAI gayeluM hatuM, te kebajo soMpanAra ismAne mAphI mAgavI paData nahi, kAraNa ke teo tarata pitAne bacAva karavA phAgaNa suda 1 tA. 22-2-17, nA dIvase saMdhanI sabhAmAM te puro raju karata. paNa tA. 21-2-17. nA roje kesa kheMcAI nahiM gayela. vaLI je kheMcAI gayela hatuM te teone te purA meLavavAne purate TAIma hatuM. jo ke mahArI pAse te tArIkhe kesa pAcho kheMcAyo nathI, tevA ceksa purAvA che, to paNa huM jaina patranA adhipati sAhebane jaNAvuM chuM ke temanI pAse tA. 21-2-17 nA roja kesa pAcho kheMcAya che tevA purAvA hoya te te raju karaze vaLI adhipati sAheba AgaLa jatA jaNAve che ke 2 "vaLI A pramANe savAla javAba karatA lake barAbara UskerAyA jaNAyA nahi, tyAre pATaNanA saMgha taraphathI onararI kAma karatA vaDodarAnA vakIla ma. naMdalAla lalubhAIne eka pUrva kALane tAra raju Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 165 karI lokone pATA badhAvavA prayatna thayA jaNAyache" adhipati rAja A pramANe lakhavAne ApaNA hetu zuM che te huM samajI zakatA nathI. zuM tame ema kahevA mAMge che ke sadhanI aMdara je tAra raju karavAmAM AnyA hatA, te tAra lavAde evArDanI aMdara jaNAvela jamIna tathA eraDIeno kabajo smAtAne soMpAya te pahelAnA hatA ? jo ApaNuM mAnavu' tema hAya te| tenA purAvA tamArI pAse hAvAja joIe, te te purAvA AvatA aMkamAM raju karaze! "6 3 jo temanA uddeza khATI rIte uskeravAnA nahAtA te pachI vakIla nadalAbhAIne pAzceA tAra vAMcatI vakhate temane patra paNa raju karavA joitA hateA" vIgere lakhI Apa te patranI nakksa muke che.. paNa adhipatirAja te patranI aMdara nathI jaNAtI mItI yA tArIkha, nathI gAma ke nathI keAnA upara lakhAyelA te maherabAnI karI jaNAvaze| ke A patra kAnA upara lakhAyelA ane kaI tArIkhanA che te khulAsA AvatA amAM karaze, jo Apa upara batAvelI traNa bAbatane AvatA aMkamAM khulAse nahi kare te samAjane kevaLa Apa uMdhA raste doravavA mATe satya banA upara DhAMka pIchADA karI jema Ave tema gapagALAja gagaDAve che, tema mAnavAne samAjane tathA mane kAraNa maLaze te Apa jarUra AvatA aMkamAM raju karaze. lI. kezavalAla maMgaLaca, :0: cArUpa tImAM bhAgavavI paDatI hADamArInA saMbaMdhamAM pATaNanA nagarazeThane karavAmAM Avela araja. zeThajI sAhema. zeTha popaTalAla hemacaMda nagarazeTha, muA. pATaNa vaizAkha vadI 4 bAma vAra. jayajItedra sAthe lakhavAnu ke meAje cArUpa tA. pATaNa gAmamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 ApaNu' prAcIna zrI zAmalAjI pArzvanAthanuM tI che ane te tIrthonA 6na karavA khAtara ame vaizAka vada 5 ne zukaravAre atare sAMjanA cAra vAgyAnA sumAre gADI laine gayA hatA. temAM nIce mujaba gRhasthA hatA zeDa premaca MdajI jhaveracaMda thA jaina zAsananA adhipati mI. purUSA ttamadAsa gIgAbhAi tthA nAnakada nagInadAsa tyA zA. amIMca6 khemacaMda tthA zA jesa galAla rAmacaMdra tthA kezavalAla moMgalacaMda A atyaMta dIlagIrI sAthe lakhavAnuM ke ame dareka je vakhate pavitra tIrthanI aMdara dAkhala thayA, teja vakhate rajaputa vIgere gAmanA lekAe hathiyAra sahIta tthA chekarA chaMTA sAthe ekadama ApaNI dharmazALAnI aMdara dAkhala thai amArA pratye zatru bhAva batAvyA eTalethIja zAMtI nahi thatAM amene apamAnakAraka temaja apabhraMza (gALA) zabdothI amArA tiraskAra karyo A vakhate ame vANIyA na thayA ha|ta te ameA temanA bhAga thai paDate temAM koipaNa jAtanI zaMkA naheAtI A vakhate samaya sucakatA vAparI jaina zAsananA adhipatIe tene dharmAMzALAnI bahAra kADhavA prayatna karyo ane jo ke teo bahAra nIkaLyAM chatAM teone kredha ane Aveza tevAja hatA. baLatAMmAM dhI heAmatAnI sAtheja eTale paTela aMbArAma jerAma modI tyA khAreATa hAlAzaMkaranI uddhRta uzkeraNIthI teomAM pAchA teveAja jussA pragaTa thayeA ane aMdara dAkhala thai ApaNA derAsaranA eTalA upara kharAba gALA detA kheDA, ane a khArAme je vakhate jainazAsananA adhipatie puchyu ke A daherUM kAnu che? tyAre tene kahyuM ke amArUM che. amArI marajI Ave te vakhate dAkhala thaie, ane amArI marachamAM Ave tema karIe temAM tane puchavAnA hakka zuM che? AvI rIte ghaNAja amaryAdIta ane apamAnakAraka zabdothI vartaNuka calAvI hatI. AvI temanI vartaNukathI ApaNA cokIAtAne (dhazALAnI cAkI karanArA ) kahevuM paDayuM. A leAkAne bahAra kADho, temaja temanA nAma amane Ape, paNa amArI sucanA upara koipaNa jAtanu` dhyAna nahiM ApatAM yA tA vArtA karI amArI dareka vAta uDAvI dIdhI. jo ke temAMnA keTalAkanA nAma ame jANatA hatA chatAM ceAkIAtA taraphathI amete je nAmeA jANavAnI icchA hatI te kAipaNa rIte khabara AvI zakI nahi. uparanuM kAraNa kheda sAthe lakhavuM paDe che Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 167 ke je cAkItA ApaNAja ( sadhanA) reATalA upara nabhe che; ApaNAja pavItrasthAnanI ceAkI kare che. te jyAre evakA thAya ane anya dharmIonI aMdara haste vakte maLI jAya tyAre nIrAdhAra gayela jAtrALuonI zuM sthiti? je gAmanI aMdara (cArUpamAM) eka paNa jainabaMdhu dIlAsA ApavA rahetA nathI tyAre jAtrALuo kevA kaphoDA sogeAmAM AvI jAya, tenuM manana karavA Apa sAhebanu dhyAna kheMcIe chIe. cArUpanI aMdara ApaNA maMdIranI AjubAju AvelI dharmAMzALAmAM ame paga mukatAMja tyAMnA rahiza rajaputA ane bIjAenI praznatie kema caMcaLa banI? krodhanuM kAraNa kema upasthita thayu? tenu rahasya jANavA Apa sAheba prayatna karI ameAne jaNAvavA upakAra karaze. jo ke amAre vicAra cArUpamAM rAta rahI savAre sevA pujA karI nIkaLavAne hatA paNa cArUpanA lokonI A geravartaNUka ane uzkerAyalI lAgaNI jotAM kharekhara amArA darekanA manamAM bhayane! vAsa thayeA hateA. ane te bhayanAja lIdhe jema bane tema ame tarataja gADIomAM aisI yAkuLavyAkuLa thatAM amArA saMbadhIone maLyA. A bAbatamAM Apa sAhebane ame namra araja karIechIe ke cArUpanI aMdara jatA jAtrALue mATe zAMti prasarAvavA sarvara upAyAnI yojanA karavA kRpA karaze. kAraNa ke AvA uchAMchaLA ane apakArI humalAothI ApaNI kemanA jAtrALuonI keTalIbadhI lAgaNI dukhAya te Apa sArI rIte jANI zake che. te krIamArI namra araja che ke A bAbatamAM Apa puratA dekhasta karavA kRpA karazeA. lI. saMdhanA seva zA amIcadra premacaMda muA. pATaNa gujarAta sAraphatIyAmahetAnI pALa zA. amIcaMda khemacaMdanI sahI daH pAte zA. nAnakalAla nagInadAzanI sahI daH pAte *neTa amArA kuTuMbIe temaja snehIe yAkuLavyAkuLa prathamathI thavAnu kAraNa e che ke pahelA teja dIvase khAranI gADImAM atathI zeTha nahAlabhAi lallubhAi tyA zeTha hAlAbhAi khecaradAsa tathA maNuMdanA mAstara mI. gopALadAsa vIgere dazathI pannara grahastheA cArUpa gayelA ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 cA patra. maherabAna jaina zAsananA adhipati sAheba jainanA adhipati potAnA 19 mAM aMkamAM agra lekhamAM lakhe che ke, jyAre cukAdAnuM teAlana karavAnu samAja upara cheDI AkhA kesa spaSTa karavAnuM jaNAvyu hatu tyAre teoe zarUAtamAMja keTalAka munimahArAjAe ane gRhasthAnA abhiprAyAthI cukAdo ekapakSI hAvAnu jaNAvI anabhijJa sthitimAMja kAmane ADe mArge kheMcI javA prayatna karyo. hAya ema jovAya che' dhanya che Apa jevA adhipatirAjane ke Apa ApanA jaina patramAM AvatA aMkamAM kesanuM spaSTIkaraNa karI cukAdAnI vastusthitinu teAlana karavA samAja upara cheDayuM evA avAlA parIgrAfA vAraMvAra lakhIne jaina kAmane kheATe dIlAsA ApI kei judA rastA levA mAgatA hai| tema lAge che. "teoe (sAmAvALAoe) keTalAka muni mahArAjAe ane gRhasthAnA abhiprAyethI cukAdo ekapakSI hAvAnu jaNAvI anabhijJa sthitimAMja kAmane ADe mAge khecI javA prayatna karyo hoya tema jovAya che." Apa upara pramANe lakhA che paraMtu Apa taraphathI thayela aMdha pIcheDA khullA karatAM mane dIlagIrI thAya che, paNa lAcAra chuM ke eka satya zodhakanI raja samajI khullA karyA vinA khIlakula cAle tema nathI. kharI mInA tA e che ke Apa mAnyavaranA peparamAM prathama te! lavAde magAvelA lagabhaga e traNa abhiprAye! amene najare AvyA hatA. ane tyAra pachIja sAmAvALAoe tA potAnA taraphathI abhiprAya maMgAvelA che. ema pepara tapAsatAM mAluma paDe che, te je abhiprAyA magAvyA te uparathI zu' ema samajI zakAya che ke-lavAda pAtAnA cukAdA tarak cAkasa rIte zakAzIla hAvAja joie nahitara teone sIrIkeTA meLavavAnI jarUra hatI. bhale je pATIne vAMdhA haiAya te game te kare. temanA upara paNa gAmavALAe caDhI AvelA tethI tevaNa grahastheA vaLatI gADImAM pATaNa AvI temanA upara cArUpamAM AvelI A atare lAkAne mATe kahI te vakhate ame gADImAM cArUpa gaelA AthIja amArA sagA sabaMdhimAM keALAhaLa macI rahelA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 169 Apa ApanA peparamAM lagabhaga agIyAramuni mahArAjAonA khAlI nAme lakhI ema lakheA che ke-sAra ejache ke-lavAdanA cukAdo dha virUddha nathI. tema nukasAna karatA nathI. paraMtu Ape te munimahArAjAe kayA gAmathI kai tArIkhe lakhyAche. te te jaNAvatAja nathI. vAha gALagALa lakhavAmAM ekkA jaNAvA che. mArI draSTie kharUM te eja lAge che ke jema sAmA pakSe dareka muni mahArAjAe temaja gRhasthAnA abhiprAyeA varDa bAya varDa bahAra pADayA temaja tamAre paNa varDa bAya va pADavAnI jarUra che ke te abhiprAyA kevI rItanA lakhANavALA che. zuM muddAthI lakhAyA che te samAja AgaLa khulle khullu' dekhAi Ave. "smAte jamIna tathA rakama vagere cukAdA pramANe soMpavAmAM pATaNanA sadhe DahApaNa karyu che.' adhipatirAja Ape paNa gapagoLA urADavA bahuja hImata karI che chatAM paNa tamArA gapagoLAthI samAja ADA raste na doravAya teTalA mATe mane khulAsA karavAnI jarUra paDe che ke kADhAvALAe jeve TharAva saMbhaLAvyeA ke saMdhamAM moTA bhAga virUddhamAMja hatA AthI kabajo sAMpavA janAra isameAne khAtrI thai ke TharAva rada karAvavA cekasa kAsa kArTa caDaze, tethI tAtkALIka kabajo soMpI daie te ThIka thAya. AvA rItane saMghanI paravAnagI lIdhA sivAya temaja DarAvathI virUddha jaI je isame geravyAjakhI kabajo sAMpI AvyA ke tarataja pATaNamAM zrI saMdha bhegA thai kabajo sAMpanArane mArI magAvI, eTaluMja nahi paNa cukAde rajIsTara nahiM karAvavA tevA saMghe TharAva karyo. te vakhatanA ane saMdhA rIporTa jaina zAsanamAM AvI gayelA che, chatAM paNa Apa aTakaLatA gheADA deDAvI pATaNanA zrIsatre karelA kAmakAjane khATuM TharAvavA ekaja khIMgala kayA urdUzathI vagADe che, te samajI zakAtu nathI. Apa lagAre lAMbI draSTithI vicAra te kare ke pATaNanA zrI sakala saMghe temaja muMbaImAM vastA zrI pATaNanA saMghe sarvAnumate haivA TharAvA kAryo che ke cukAdo raSTara karavA nahi tathA cukAdAnuM lakhANa jaina kAmane mAnanIya temaja baMdhata karatA nathI. ATaluM karyA chatAM paNa huM bhulatA hAu tA rada karAvavAnI kAzISA thAya che. tyAre zuM A dareka sadhamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 huM hAjara rahelA khATA ke Apa uDatA vicArA laI oDanu cADa cItarI mArA te khoTuM ? " te| pachI vacamAM pasAra thayelA eka mAsa zu nidrAmAMja pasAra thayA haze ? tema koi zaMkA kare te svabhAvika che. paraMtu te vacagALanI muddatanA kAryo mATe tapAsa karavA pachI khulluM jovAya che ke caitrajanI khAjInI ramata A muddatamAM zarU thavA pAmI che. " sa Mghe te eka mAsa nidrAmAMja pasAra thavA dIdhA nathI. Apaja kAMi nIMdrAmAM rahI lAkhuM lAMbu lakhANa A aMge lakhA che tema lAge che. kAraNu tA. 21-1-17 nA rAja lavAde TharAva sa MbhaLAvyeA ane tA. 8-2-17 nA rAja muMbaImAM vastA pATaNa nivAsI jainenA sadhanI eka jAhera sabhA maLI koTAvALAe ApelA cukAdA dharmAvirUdhdha che. temaja bhaviSyamAM dhama tathA tirthAMnA gAravane hAnI pahoMcavA sabhava che. hevA muddAnuM ogaNIsa sahIonu (jemAM dareka meTA AgevAnAnI sahI sAthe henDabIla bahAra pADI sadha khelAvAmAM AvelA te parathI Apa samajI zakaze ke saMdha zetraMjanI bAjI nahotA ramatA paNa TharAvanI virUddha sakhatamAM sakhata hIlacAla karatA hatA. jo ke lekha NAja lAMkhA thai javAthI phakata tamArA theADAja mudAnA hAlanA javAba ApIza. kAraNa tamArA cArUpakesanA aMge uDatA gapa geALAothI jaina kAma ADA raste nahi dAravAi jAya ane potAnA tIrthonA bhaviSyanA hukA jALavavA mATe kaTIbadha thavA kAipaNa kheATI vAtenI pAsamAM nahi phasAi jAya teTalAja mATe A kharA khulAseA karavAnI jarUra paDI che. lI. saMdhanA sevaka zA. nahAnacaMda nagInadAsa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 171 pariziSTa pa ( abhiprAyA ) jainazAsana jeTha sudI 3 budhavAra vI. sa 2443 asala uparathI nakala. (1) phAgaNa vada 9 gurUvAra 1993 khabhAta, muni vallabhavijayajI AdInA taraphthI "zrI muMbai suzrAvaka zA. laherUcaMda cunIlAla kATavALa, zA. maNIlAla cunIlAla, modI, zA. amIcaMda, khemacaMda zA. hIrAlAla lallubhAI kApaDIcyA, zA. maNIlAla ratanacaMda vaidha yogya dharma lAbhanI sAthe mAluma thAya ke kAgaNa vada 4 te vAra semane tamArA patra maLye samAcAra jANyA. sadarahu patramAMthI cAra patrA lavAdanAmAnI nakala zrI pATaNa jaina saMdhanI jAhera sabhA zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvAlAe ApelA cukAdA zrI. mahAvIra namaH A heDIMganA nIkaLyA che je vAMcI harSa ane zAka e anubhavyAM che. ha` e mATe ke paraspara virAdha temaja kharca ane vadhatA aTakayA ane jaine temaja jainetaro vacce pAcho bhAtRbhAva amuka hada sudhI pragatimAM AvavA saMbhava jaNAyA. zAka eTalI vAtanA ke tene na chAjatu kArya karavAmAM utaravAnA prasaMga Avye. astu ? samayanI balIhArI che. e paNa eka divasa ItihAsamAM paMkAtA pATaNane mATe jJAnIe dIThoja hAvA joie ? tameA sadarahu cukAdAnI bAbata mAre mata mAgeche te e bAbatamAM mahArI potAnI eja salAha che. ke have AgaLa je koi kAma karavA cAhe te meAtIcaMdra kApaDIA seAlIsITara vIgere jaina dharmAMnA custa himAyatI kAyadAnA jANunI salAha lai karaze teA AzA che ke tame avazya teha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 meLavazA paNa phakata kAyadAnAja hImAyatI khArIsTa ke seAlIsITara ke vakIleAnAja kahevA pramANe cAlaze| te te potAnA khIsA bharavAne rastA tamane batAvaze emAM zaka nahi samajavA. A mArI potAnI mAnyatA che. tamArA mokalela cAra patra paikI te lavAdanAmAnI nakala che. te vAMcatAja khAtrI thai Ave che ke lakhatI vakhate koi jainadharma kAyadAnA jANunI salAha levAmAM AvI nathI. nahi prathamaja jaina dharmane bAda nAM Ave evA prakArane cukAdA levA ame badhAie chIe. A akSaro spaSTa paNe lakhavAnI jarUra hatI. have ApaNA eTale pATaNanA jaina saMdhanA murakhIe lakhI ApyuM ane te paNa ApaNAja eTale jaina saMdhanA eka nAmAMkita purUSane te kAma sopyuM te have teNutA meAbhA jaLavAi rahe tevAja pagalA ApaNate levA yAgya bhAse che. ApaNA eTale pATaNanA saMdhanA eka mukhanI halakAimAM ApaNIja halakAI samajavAnI che mATe je thai gayuM tene vadhAre cALAcAMLa nAM karatAM sadarahu cukAdAnA aMge ApaNane bhaviSyamAM je bhayane saMbhava che, tene aTakAvavAnI khAtaraja phakata kAi meAtIcaMdrabhAi jevA jaina kAyadAzAstranI salAhathI sadarahu zeThane arja karavAmAM Ave ke " Ape je lavAdanAmAnA cukAdA ApyA che. te phakata potAnI marajI mujaba hAlanA saMjogone dhyAnamAM lai ane pakSane vizeSa aTakAvavAnI khAtara ApyA che ke jainazAstranuMsAra ApyA che. temaja sadarahu cukAdo phakata vartamAnanA, prasaMgane mATeja che ke AgaLane mATe ? paNa e cukAdo draSTAMta rUpe koI levA cAhetA laI zake. sadarahu e vAtane khulAse ASaNA cukAdAmAM najare paDavAthI amArI khAtrI karavAne mATe A aja ApaNune karavAmAM AvI che. teA AzAche ke Ane satvara javAba ApI Apa sarva zrI jaina sadharnuM samAdhAna karaze ,, mahArI samaja mujaba A pramANe pATaNune zrI jaina saMdha kare eTaluja nahi alake zvetAMbara jaina kanapharansa temaja jaina esesIezana eka IMDIyAnA tarathI paNa A kAma thAya te sadarahu cukAdAnA rajIsTarDa thavAthI je bhaya rAkhavAmAM Ave che tethI nirmukata thai javAze Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 173 mATe ekadare pukhta vicAra karI pAkA payAthI kAma karazo. ghaNI utAvaLa karavAthI pATaNanA zrI jaina saMdhamAM bhAgalA nAM paDe A vAta vadhAre lakSamAM rAkhavAnI jarUra che. bhAgalA paDatAM vAra nahi lAge paNa sAMdhatAM ghaNA varSo lAgaze mATe akarI kADhatAM uMTa na pese e upara dhyAna Apavu hAla e. pAchA 6: valabhavijayanA dharmalAbha (2) phA. vI. maMgaLavAra tA. 20 paMDita mAhavajayajI, jasavijayajI likhatA hai ki ApakA patra milA usake sAtha lavAdanAmA yA lavAdake cukAdekI nakala mAli / vAMcanese kula hAla mAluma huA uke bAreme hamArA abhiprAya. pATaNake najIkame jo cArUpa gAmame zrI zAmaLA pArzvanAthakA prAcina tirthaM ke bAreme jo mI. punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvAlAne jo cukAdA kayA vA cukAdA sIk` ekatak hai ve bilakula dhase virUddha hAtehi. bhaviSyakAlame sarva tIthe meM yA sa` mulkoke jInAlayeAMme hAnikAraka hA nekA saMbhava haiyAMke Azu ke prAcina jaina graMtha va siddhAMteAkI ina lAkAne kyA kyA hAni pahoMcAithI Ara jaina veSadhArI yA zrIsadho kayA kayA takaliba uThAnekI vakhta AithI se| kayA Apa bhula gae, vAste kaccha vicAra tA kare aura ye dharma virUddha cukAdA hamaku' majura nahi hai Ara jo ye cukAdA hai|vegA ANu' jAte zrIsadhakA baDA hI saMkaTame paDanA hogA aura jo cukAdeke aMdara jIva utpana karanevAlI vastuvAMke bAreme jo lIkhA hai vA dharma virUddha hai, dekhA jaina siddhAntAMme jIvAbhigamame vijayadevatAdhikAre naMdivardhIpa pujAyA, era rAyapaseNime. sUmidevAdhikAre Ara ja khUMdIpa patime IMdrane karI hui snAtra pujAdhikArame dekhake vicAra karI Ara kAi jaMge jaina veSadhArIyeAMse pUche| Ara vicArake kArya karA ityalam. (3) mu. pATaNathI lI. munI maMgalasAgaranA dhabrAbha paheAMce bAda lakhavAnu je cukAdo vAMcyA paNa dIlagIrI sAthe lakhavAnu je lavAde Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 Apela cukAdo bhaviSyamAM jaina kemane tema tIrthone AkramaNa karatA che ema mAruM mAnavuM che to te para dhyAna ApavAnI jarUra che. eja dhama dhyAnamAM udhama kare. mItI 1873 nA caitara vada 6 sukara pate. " (4) zrI pAlaNaputhI lI. muni kumudavijaya AdInA dharmalAbha vAMcaze. tame mokalela cArUpa kesanA lavAdano cukAdo tathA bIju vAMcI samAcAra jANA dilagirI sAthe jaNAvavuM paDe che ke A cukAde bhaviSyamAM paNa nukazAnakAraka che. vastusthitIe tapAsatAM ekataka hovAthI nyAyedraSTi bAju upara rahelI lAge che. anya sthaLe paNa nukazAnakAraka nIvaDavA saMbhava che. tethI rajIsTara thavA devo egya lAgato nathI. dharmadhyAnamAM udhama karaja eja. mI. 1973 caitra vada 8 dA. pite (5) pArzvajIne praNamya. pAlaNapurathI budhdhivijayAdinA dharmalAbha pe ce. bIjuM cArUpa kesanA lavAde ApelA cukAdAnI nakala vAMcI te bAbatamAM amAre abhiprAya nIce mujaba lakhI jaNAvIe chIe. lavAdane Apela cukAdo bhaviSyamAM dharmane athavA tirthone hAnIkaratA lAge che tethI tene mAna ApavuM yogya nathI. eja dharmakaraNInA bhAva che tethI vizeSa rAkhavA miti. 1873 vada 8 zrI. tilakavijayanA dharmalAbha vAMcavA. pAlaNapurathI lI. vijayasAgara AdInA dharmalAbha vAMcavA. vizeSa lakhavAnuM ke lavAde Apela cukAdo temaja tenA aMtarapaTanA kAgaLa vAMcyA. lavAde ApelA cukAda vAMcatA mAlama paDe che ke te jainadharmathI virUdhdhatAvAlo lAge che mATe te cukAde rajIsTara thavA deve cogya nathI temaja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 175 vartamAna tathA bhaviSyamAM paNa anya tIrthAne hAnIkAraka che. ema amane lAge che. mATe yogya dekhasta karavAnI jarUra che. dhanamAM udyama karavo, teja manuSyanuM phUla che eja daH pAte. hAla esa. dharmosAtithi caitra vadI 8 (A) pATaNathI lI. panyAsajI zrI dharamavijayajI AdInA joga dharma lAbha pAMce, tamAre patra Avye te tA, 25-3-17 pahoMcyA vAMcI samAcAra jANyA lakhavAnu` ke je carcA patra tA. 23-3-17 nA hiMdusthAna patramAM Avelu che te sabaMdhe tameAe javAba mAgyA te lakhavAnuM ke te cukAdAne mutsadA mahane zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvAlA taraphathI agara zrI saMdha taraphthI vaMcAvavAmAM Avye nathI paraMtu vyAkhyAnamAMthI udbhayA pachI svAbhAvIka rIte zA. cunIlAla dalachAca de vaMcAvelA tyAre e traNa grahasthAnI samakSa meM kahelu ke A mutsadA DIka nathI ema kahIne me mahArI nApasaMdagI jaNAvI hatI. ane hajI paNa nApasaMdagI jaNAvuM chuM eja dharmadhyAna vIzeza karajo mItI caitra zuda 4 sAmavAra sa. 1973 vIracada mAkamacaMda ( 8 ) savaritI zrI mukha bhAi amIcaMda khemacaMda tathA bhAi maNIlAla cunIlAla pATaNathI lI. zeTha dalachArAma deAlatacaMdanA ghaTIta vAMcaze tamArA patra pahoMcyA bAda kAgaNa zudI 15 nA divase ame vAgaDejathI pATaNa AvatA hatA. rastAmAM cArUpa gAma AvavAthI tyAM darazana karavA gayA. gAmamAM thaine jatA hatA tyAre rajaputA kahevA lAgyA ke tamA zrAvaka che. . ke vaRRva che ? tyAre me kahyu ke tamAre puchavAnI zI jarUra che. tyAre teo melyA ke * khelane akAla " e uparathI amArene tene hu kAre TuMkAre AvI gayA te khelyA ke ahIMthI zAmalAjI lai javA che. lai jatAM keTalAkanA bhADA paDaze, A pramANe banyu hatu, ne huM darazana karI pATaNa AvyA hatA eja kAmakAja lakhazeA. kAgaNa vadI 6 zA. cunIlAla dalachAMda Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 ( 9 ) pATaNa tA. 18-3-1917.. muMbai, prIyasnehI bhAI maNIlAla ratanacaMda vada-Apa patra pahoMcyA tameAe je prazno puchyA che tenA javAba nIce pramANe. 1 je vakhate kATAvALA zeThane-lavAdanAmuM soMpAeluM te vakhate mahArI nyAtanA tarathI mArI sahI mhArI nyAtanA e AgevAnAe nagarazeDa popaTalAla hemacaMdanA nAme tenI pAse karAvelI kAraNa ke te vakhate huM muMbAi hatA. paNa mane pATaNa AvyA pachI mahArI sahI kevI rIte thai ane kANe karI te sabadhI meM tapAsa karI. tapAsa karatAM jaNAyuM ke saMdha bhegA thayelA nahi paNa amuka grahasthAnI dukAne lavAdanAmA upara sahI karAvelI eTale e uparathI sidhdha thAya che ke lavAdanAmAM upara sahIo sadha bhegA thaele tyAM thai nathI paNu darekanI sahI amuka amuka jagyAe thaelI che. ane tapAsa karatAM te pramANeja thaelI jaNAya che. ane mahArI sahI nIcenA majakurathI thai che. sahInI aMdara zrImALInI nyAta taraphathI vahIvaTa karanAra zeTha popaTalAla hemacaMdanI sahI 6: pAte e AgevAtAnA kahevAthI. A pramANe-tapAsatAM jaNAyuM che. mArA abhiprAya. uparanI sahImAM nyAta baMdhAtI nathI te huM vakhata Ave puravAra karI ApIza-mATe te kAyadAthI virUdhdha che. prazna 2. zeTha pAza vada 13 ne dIvaze,baporanA thamaNAjInI dha zALAmAM cukAdAne TharAva vAMcI saMbhaLAvelA te vakhate jaina kAma taraphathI Azare 15 thI 20 mANasa hAjara hatA ane temAM mukhya zeThIAemAMthI paNa gerahAjara hatA ane huM paNa gerahAjara hatA ane amArI nyAtanA mukhya e AgevAne paNa gerahAjara hatA. eTale tamAja vicAra karI zakaze| ke zeThanA TharAvathI pATaNanA sadhe khuzI thaIne satASa jAhera karele! nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 177 prazna 3 ne javAba mahA vada 0) phAgaNa suda 1 nA divase rAtanA saMdha bhego thaelo tenI aMdara nIcenA cAra TharAvo thaelA. 1 A TharAva bhaviSyamAM dareka maMdiromAM nukazAna karatA che. tethI A TharAva hukamanAmAnI mAphaka noMdhAvo nahi. 2 A TharAva thayA chatAM paNa sAmAvAlA taraphathI rAtanA dahera ughADavAmAM Ave che ane hajupaNuM bhaviSyamAM kaleza thavAno saMbhava hovAthI zrI zAmaLAjI pArzvanAthajIne atre lAvavA ane te lAvavA mATe cIDIo vagere nAkhavA tathA baMdobasta karavA eka kamITI nImavAmAM AvelI te kamITInI aMdara Azare paMdarathI aDhAreka mANasa neMdhAelA te temane hAla yAda Ave che. te huM nIce mujaba jaNAvuM chuM bAkI tame zeTha pipaTalAla nagarazeTha pAsethI maMgAvI leze. kamITInA membare. nagarazeTha che nAnA cha zeTha, zeTha. kalAcaMda rAmacaMda. zeTha. bhANAbhAI lallubhAI , premacaMda javeracaMda , saMghavI vadhucaMda hemacaMda , dalachAcaMda lAcaMda >> pAnAcaMda ujamacaMda , nAnakacaMda nagInadAsa >> TubhAI motIcaMda jhaverI che, mANekacaMda khImacaMda [, khemacaMda godaDacaMda vigere nAmo che. ' 3 je isame kabajo soMpI AvelA teoe pitAnI bhula saMgha. vacce kabula karI. tethI saMghe teone kSamA bakSI che. 4 bAbu ratanalAlajI cunIlAlajI jJAna maMdira bAMdhavA je rakama saMghamAM jAhera karela che. paNa jagyAnI agavaDatAne lIdhe jJAnamaMdira baMdhA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 evu nahI tene lIdhe paMcAsarajImAMthI teone jeTalI joIe teTalI jagya ApavI ane tene amuka AMka pADavA, zaMghe nagarazeTha tathA chae nAtanA cha zeThIAone sattA ApelI che e pramANe kAmakAja thaeluM eja tArIkha sadara. - dA. zeTha nagInadAsa maMgalacaMda. (10) mu. muMbaI baMdara tA. 15-3-1917 zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajInI paheDI. mu. amadAvAda. ame nIce sahI karanAra pATaNavAzI. jaina baMdhuo, namratApUrvaka ja gvavAnI rajA laIe chIe ke, pATaNathI traNa gAu cheTe AvelA ApaNA cArUpa tIrthanA zrI zAmaLAjI pArzvanAthanA derAnA aMge pATaNanA saMdhane cArUpa gAmanA smA sAthe kesa cAlato hato jemAM mezANA korTamAM apIlamAM ApaNe jItyA pachI sAMbhalavA pramANe keTalAka gRhasthoe lavAdanAmuM zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAne lakhI ApyuM te lavAdanAmAnA cukAdAthI ApaNuM dharma tyAM dareka tIrthane nukasAna pahoMce evuM ghaNAonuM mAnavuM che ane jenA aMge pATaNa thA muMbaImAM saMdha malyA hatA, ane jenI tapAsa mATe kamITIo nImAI che eTaluM ja nahi paNa vidvAna dharmagurUo taraphathI abhiprAye bahAra pADayA che te prajAmitra vigere pepara vAMcavAthI mAhItagAra thaze. bAda lavAdanAmAnI tathA lavAdanA cukAdAnI tathA methANuM korTamAM apIlanA cukAdAnI nakala bIDI che te barAbara vAMcI ANaMdajI kalyANajInI paheDInI meneja kamITI belAvI yogya abhiprAya lakhI me * kalazojI. vaLI gayA ravIvAranA jena peparamAM ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhInA traSTI zeTha harIlAla maMchArAma tathA zeTha sAkaLacaMda ratanacaMde abhiprAya ApyA che ke lavAde ApelA cukAdAmAM dharmanA virUddha vicAro nathI tema tIrtha tathA dharmanA nairavane nukazAna thAya tema nathI. ene lagatA vi Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 179 cAra che. te maherabAnI karIne jaNAvazo ke A baMne grahonA abhiprAyo aMgata che ke ANaMdajI kalyANajInI paheDI taraphathI che? A baMne mudAne javAba turata nIcenA saranAme lakhI mokalavA kRpA karaze. lI. sevake zA. amIcaMda khemacaMda daH pite zA. lahecaMda cunIlAla koTavALa, zA maNIlAla cunIlAla modI dara pote, zA. maNIlAla ratanacaMda vaida daH pote zA. maNIlAla vADIlAlanI saI daH pite zA. piopaTalAla dolAcaMdanI saI daH pite zA. zarUpacaMda hIrAcaMdanI zaI. daH pote, zA. haragovanadAza vADIlAlanI zaI daH pita, zA. jezaMgalAla manubhAI daH pite, zA mohanalAla umedacaMda daH pite. zA. maNIlAla nagInadAsa da: pote, zA. bhegIlAla premacaMda, zA. khubacaMda lallubhAI, zA. kAMtIlAla kasturacaMda, zA. jezaMgalAla lahecaMdanI saI. zA. pipaTalAla lallubhAI zA. trIkamalAla nahAlacaMda, zA. bhogIlAla ratanacaMda, zA. hIrAlAla lallubhAInI saI da. pite. saranAmuM zA. hIrAlAla lalubhAI The. masajIda baMdara roDa, gabujInI cAlI. trIje mALe-pi naM. 3-muMbai. (11) kAgalano patravahevAra zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajInA nAmathI rAkhavo. zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajI tA 25 mAhe mArca 1917 saMvata 1873 nA caitara vada 2 ra1 zA hIrAlAla lalubhAI ThekANuM masajIda baMdararoDa gabujInI cAla muMbaI naM. 3 vizeSa muMbaIthI tA. 15-3-1817 ne kAgaLa jemAM zA. amI.. caMda khemacaMda tathA laherUbhAI cunIlAla vagere ogaNIsa nAmanI sahIye ekaja jAtanA akSarathI karelI hoya ema jaNAya che ane jemAM chelI sahI ApanA nAmanI che. tathA javAba ApanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 zaranAmA upara lakhavAnuM lakhyuM che. te kAgala tenA AMtarapatra sAthe pahoM cyA che. tenA javAbamAM lakhavAnuM ke tA. 11 mI mArca sane 1917 nA jaina peparamAM rA. harIlAla maMchArAma tathA rA.sAMkaLacaMda ratanacaMdanI sahIvALA tA. 24-2-1917 nA patrA chapAyAche. te amArI kamITI tararaphathI temaNe abhiprAya ApyA nathI temaNe temane aMgata abhiprAya ApyA che, te sAthe kamITIne kAMi nIsbata nathI te baMne grahathAe potAnA abhIprAya vaDIla tarIke ApelA che. zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajInA pratInIdhI tarIke ApelA nathI. tA. sadara lAlabhAi tIkamadAsa harIyada ma cchAda (iMglIzamAM ) vahIvaTadAra pratinIdhi. muMbaI tA. 24-3-1917. ( 12 ) zeTha. ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhI. mu. amadAvAda jata lakhavAnuM ke amee tamAne egaNIza sahIethI eka patra tA. 15-3-17 nA rAje lakhyA che. jene javAba ameAne hajI sudhI maLyA nathI. A patra ghaNAja kImatI che. ane te javAba AvethI amArA sadha bhegna thAya temAM raju karavAnA che. mATe A patranI sAthe amArA tA. 15-3-17 nI nakala kIthI bIDIe chIe, ameAne AzA che ke ApasAheba maherabAnI karIne amArA patramAM mAgelI hakIkatane khulAsA tarata lakhaze jethI amAre tameAne pharIthI tatI ApavI paDe nahI tamArA jevI eka sAtabara-ane jokhamadAra paheDI taraphathI turata javAba maLavA joitA hatA bIjuM jaina patrAmAM tamArA e trasTIe taraphathI bahAra paDelA abhiprAye! tamArI paheDInAche ke temanA peAtAnA aMgata che? tene paNa amane javAba Apaze. amane dhaNA kharA jaina sAdhuonA tathA dhArAzAstrIe (jaina) nA abhiprAyA maLI cukayA che. mATe tamAre abhiprAya mokalAvA ApavA turata maherabAnI karaze ane kAgaLa geravale na jAya tethI rajIsTara karA Deche. hAla eja. lI sevaka. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 181 prathamanA kAgaLanI ogaNIza sahIonA taraphathI zA. hIrAlAla lallubhAi sahI. 6H pote. ( 13) kAgaLa patranA vyavahAra zeTha. ANuMdajI kalyANajI zeTha, ANujI kalyA amadAvAda tA 27 mAhe mAsane 1917, sarvata 1973 nA caitra zudI 5 ne vAra mAMgaLa, zA. hIrAcaMda lallubhAI hai masIdamaMdara reDa, gabujInIcAla mubai na. 3 vIzeza tamArA patra tA. 24-3-17 nA patra pahoMcyA che tenA javAbamAM lakhavAnuM ke tamArA prathamanA tA. 15-3-17 nA patrane javAba atrethI tA. 25-3 17nA rAja lakhavAmAM Avye che te paheAMcyA haze. tAM. sadara lAlabhAi trIkamabhAi haricaMda machAcaMda ( IMglIzamAM che. ) vahIvaTadAra pratinIdhi. pariziSTa, 46. jaina tA. 27 mI me sane 1917 cArUpanA phesalA upara thatAM cuthaNAM. bacAva zeAdhanArAonI bahAra AvI gayelI mAjI. cArUpa kesane spaSTa karatAM ame tinuM gaiArava, takarAranA kAraNe, kArTamAM cAlelA kesamAM ApaNI sthiti ane A takarAra zAMta karavAne thayelA yatnA sabaMdhe jaNAvI gayA chIe tathA te sAthe have pachI lavA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 danA TharAvanuM gAMbhIrya darzAvavAne vacana ApI cukyA chIe. amArI IcchA lavAdanA TharAvanA dareka muddA upara ajavALuM pADavAnI hatI ane che. paraMtu te daramiyAna azAMta cha taraphathI navA ubharA bahAra nIkaLI paDyA che ane tema karavA jatAM A kesane gaMbhIra banAvI bheLA jevAne , uzkeravAne ramAela zetruMjanI bAjI khulI paDI javA pAmI che, je ke AvA paTa ramanArAone ughADA pADI komanI draSTie kaDI sthitimAM mukavA e amane jarA trAsajanaka jaNAtuM hatuM paraMtu jyAre teo AvI rIte pitAnA hAtheja bahAra AvavA pAmela che. te pachI te para DhAMkapIchoDe karIne temanI hasane dAbI devI te ThIka na jaNAvAthI amAre temanI bahAra AvavAnI hasane avakAza ApavAnI dilagIrI bharI pharaja bajAvavI paDe che Dubate mANasa taNakhalAMne jAlavA prayatna kare che, tyAre hAthamAM zuM Ave che tenuM tene bhAgyeja dhyAna rahe che, tema bhAIbaMdhe bacAva zodhatAM amArA tA. 13 mInA aMkamAM pragaTa thayela rA. kuMvarajI ANuM jIne patra adhuro che tema batAvI chIMDuM zodhyuM che. paraMtu gabharAyelA magajamAM tema karavA jatAM bevaDI bhula thaI gaI che te temane bhAgyeja khabara rahI haze. je temaNe tA. 13 mIna aMka barAbara vAMcyo hate agara hajI paNa punaH jeze te jaNAze ke te patra rA. kuMvarajI ANaMdajIe sAdare vakIla nyAlacaMda lakSmIcaMda tenI upara lakhelo patra che, tema spaSTa jaNAvyuM che chatAM bhula banAvanAre patra sataraMja maMDaLano hoya tema mAnI laI pitAnA hAthe ja eka jarUrane patra khullo mukI dIdhuM che, ane te rIte bAjI ramanArA ne bahAra mukavAne ane te kekasa kaMpanImAM pite paNa joDAela che. tema batAvavAne ajANatAM taka ApI dIdhI che. muMbaImAM pATaNane saMdha eTale zuM? saMgha e zabada gahana che ane tenI mahattA jeTalI ja javAbadArI paNa mahAna che. kamane saMbhALavI tenuM hita tapAsavuM ane temAM jovAtAM vidane sAme satata zramathI upAya javA te saMdhanuM mukhya kartavya che. AvA saMghe pitAnI A sevAnA kSetrane jANI zake te mATe ApaNAmAM dara varSe sAdhAraNanA nAme phI levAya che. eTale ke tevI phI (sAdhAraNa) bharanAraja te saMdha (society) nA mebara gaNI zakAya che. ane tevA paying meMbarathIja saMdha zabda sattAyukta hoI zake kemake jema tevI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 183 sattAne hukama karavAno adhikAra che tema rakSaNa karavAnI pharaja paNa teTalI ja che ane te krUraja sthAyI kuMDa sivAya bhAgyeja khajAvI zakAya. muMbaImAM bahAranA sadhA muMbaimAM aneka gAmeAnA meATA jatthAmAM samuhA vase che. ane teoe peAtapAtAnA sthAnIka prema ( mAtRprema ) ne yAda karI tenI sevA athe maDaLA sthApela che. jayAre mAMgarALa bhaiee sAdhAraNanI yeAjanA rAkhI. mAMgareALa sabhA sthApI te mAta aneka sevAo karI che. A sivAya mukhyatve muMbaimAM muMbainAja sadha che. tyAre pATaNa mATe AvA sattAyukta saMdha hoya te mATe zaka che. chatAM A praznane javA daie tA pazu saMdhanA nAme kAma karavAne sAsATInuM baMdhAraNa thatAM temAM zA. maMgaLacaMda lallubhAi, chaganalAla vahAlacaMda, lallubhAi nathucaMda, jesaMgalAla bApulAla tathA bhAgIlAla hAlAbhAi e pAMca grahasthanI kamiTIne sadha khelAvavA ane tenI vyavasthA karavAnI sattA tA. 9-3-1912 nA rAja apAI che. e jANItI vAta che. kAsa kaMpanIne janma. cArUpane phesalA thavA pachI doDha mahIne tathA tene banne pakSe saMpurNa mAna sAthe svIkArI potapotAnA kesA mesANA ane vaDedarAnI korTamAMthI pAchA kheMcI levA pachI paNa paMdara divase A prasarelI zAMti na rUcI heAya tema tA. 8-3-17 nA roja muMbaImAM 19 sahIethI tyAMnA kahevAtA saMdha khelAvavA hIlacAla thai jAya che. jo ke A hIlacAla nyAya puraHsara na hAvAthI sadhane pramukha na maLatA mITIMga baMdha rahI hatI te paNa temAMthI e vAta nIkaLI Ave che ke A vagara sattAe thayelI 19 sahIyAmAM eka sahI bhogIlAla hAlAbhAinA nAmanI che ke je sadha khelAvavAne nImAelI pAMca zakhsonI kamiTImAMnA eka che. have jo A pramANe carcAne janma ApavA vyAjabI hatA te te peAtAnA sahayeAgIe pAMcene sAthe rAkhI saMdha kheAlAvavAne haMkadAra hatA chatAM A navuM taTa ubhuM karavAmAM te mArga anukuLa na joi nAmanA hAMsIlAe ne ubhA karI A navIna hIlacAla zarU karI hAya tema mAnavu khoTuM nathI. kemake tA. 11 mIe vaLI AvIja 21 sahIthI sadha khelAvavA pachI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 paNa temanAthI saMdhanA sthApIta pAMca grahasthAne sadha khelAvavAne vinatI karavAnA harAva karavA zivAya kaMi banI zakayu nahatu. tA 18-2-17 nA rAja uparokta pAMca grahasthAe A hAhA zuM che te tapAsavA saMdha khelAvyo ane temAM cArUpanA lavAde Apela cukAdA upara abhiprAya levAne amuka sattA sAthe kamiTI nImavAmAM AvI A kamITImAM sa MdhanA pAMca kAryavAhaka uparAMta rA. maNIlAla kezarImala ane zA. cunIlAla khubacaMdanA nAmeA hatA. A kamiTIe tA. 21-2-17 nA roja maLI rA. makanajI juDAbhAI bArIsTara-eTa-le ne abhiprAya levA rAva karyo. setrajanI zarUAta muMbainA sa Mghe A phesalA upara vicAra karavAne kimiTa nImavA pachI bIjAne hIlacAla karavAne kazu kAraNa rahetuM nathI, chatAM lecaMda cunIlAla, maNIlAla cunIlAla, amIyada khemacaMda, hIrAlAla lallubhAi ane maNIlAla ratanacaMda e pAMca grahasthA jee paikI eka paNa A kimiTamAM nathI tema saMghanA nAme kAmakaravAne ekane paNa satA nathI temaNe kesanu gaMbhIra svarUpa karavA gAmegAma munirAjo ane AgevAno upara patra lakhI jANe ke abhiprAyA mAMgatA hoya tema uzkeraNI zarU karI. uzkeraNI kevI rIte ? 61 A patramAM uzkeraNI karyAM che te na jANI zakavAthI bhAibaMdhe A AkhA patra pragaTa karyAM che. patramAM joizu. te paNa spaSTa jovAya che ke A patre uzkeraNIthI kAna bharyA che. te patramAM lakhe che ke " mahesANe alikA mAM jaine jItyA pachI ' ( ApaNe agAu joi gayA tema murtine tyAMja rAkhavAnI jubAnImAM nAdAna kamulata ApI musIbate kedamAMthI chuTavAnA artha temaNe jItyA heAe te karyA che) ' pATaNa saMdhanA keTalAeka gRhasthAe zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAnuM lavAdanAmuM ApeluM. " ( tema lakhavAmAM jANe pATaNanI cha nyAtanA cha ze--kesanA vAdI ane prativAdI temaja muMbainA sadhatA samatipatra e saghaLu zrImAnAnI draSTimAM nakAnI ramata lAgatI hAya tema batAvyuM che) AgaLa lakhe che ke te lavAdanAmAnA cukAdAmAM kATAvALAe jaina dharmanA sabaMdhamAM dr Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 185 evA keTalAka vicAro darzAvyA che ke jethI karIne ApaNA jaina baMdhuenI lAgaNI dukhAi ( jANe ke vicAreAmAM dharma virUddha che ke jaita kAma uzkerAI gaI che mATe tame have jAgeA ' vaLI lakheche ke- jo rajIsTara thAya te bhaviSyamAM ApaNA titha te nukazAna cukAdo ke mAM paheAMcaze ane te paNa hAnI paheAMce evu dhaNAonu mAnavu che " ( jANe ke badhu rMdhAi gayu che ane badhu dhuM vaLI gayu che mATe kaMipaNa vicAra karyA vinA doDe ) A pramANe patrane yuddha kevI rIte pATA baMdhAve che te jayAre have utAvaLe abhiprAya lakhanAra joze tyAre A mAyAvyuha taraph temane keTalAka tIraskAra chuTaze te patra lakhanArane te vakhate dhyAna rahyu hAya tema jaNAtu nathI muMbainI kamITInI sabhA virUddha hilacAla prathama ApaNe joi gayA tema mubainI doDadhAme abhiprAya levA kamiTI nImavA chatAM A navIna kAsa kamiTIe AvA patra lakhI sateSa na mAnatA tenA javAkheAmAMthI potAnA matane maLatA javAmA judA tAravI kADhayA have tA. 29-3-17 nA reja nImAyela kamiTie cAra sahIthI berIsTara makanajIbhAine abhiprAya sa Mdhane jAhera karavA ekatra karatAM te prasa Mge kAkasa kamiTie uparokata potAnA IcchIta uzkeraNI bhA` pA raju karI sadhane paNa pATA baMdhAvavAnuM sAhasa karyuM. ke je pramANe A patrA saMghamAM mukavAne tene sattA ke bhalAmaNa nahAtI. zuM chupAvyuM ? icchIta patrA eTalA mATe kahevA paDe che. ke jemAM hAlamAM bahAra AvelA patrAmAM rA. rA, kuMvarajI ANu jIte! patra mukavAmAM AvyuM| nahAtA. kemake temAM spaSTa lakhela hatuM ke '* jaina dharmanA prInsIpAle ( sidhdhAMtA ) te bAdhaka lAge che ema mArU mAnavu thatuM nathI. " vaLI phAgaNa vadI 7 tA. 15-3-17 te munI mahArAja zrI vallabhavijayajIne khaMbhAtathI lakhAela patra paNa chupAvavAmAM AvyA ke je patra hAlamAM temaNeja bhulathI bahAra pADI dIdhA che temAM lakhe che ke " pATaNanA jaina saMdhanA murabbIe lakhI ApyuM' ane te paNu ApaNAja eTale jaina sadhanA eka nAmAMkita purUSane te kAma sopyuM te have tetrane mAbho jaLavAI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 rahe tevA pagalAM ApaNane levA yogya bhAse che " " have AgaLa je koI kAma karavA cAho te metIcaMda kApaDIyA selIsITara vigere jina dharmanA custa himAyatI kAyadAnA jANunI salAha laI leze " -"eTaluja nahi balake zvetAMbara jaina kansapharansa temaja "jaina esosIezana opha inDIyAnA taraphathI paNa A kAma thAya to sadarahu cukAdAnA rajIsTarDa thavAthI je bhaya ( tame taraphathI) rAkhavAmAM Ave che tethI nimukta thaI javAze - bhAgalAM paDatAM vAra nahi lAge paNa te pAchA sAMdhatAM ghaNAM varSo lAgaze. mATe bakarI kADhatAM UMTa na pese e upara dhyAna ApavuM" vagere. . A bAbatamAM motIcaMdabhAIne abhiprAya mAgatAM temaNe " A saghaLI beTI dhamAla kare che ' tevI zIkhAmaNa ApavAthI tene puchavAthI hetu jaLavAtuM nahotuM. vaLI jaina zvetAMbara konpharansane puchavA jAya te temaNe te konpharansa heralDa (pu. 13 aM. 4 caitra, eprIla 1817) mAM te sabaMdhe cokhuM lakhela che. ke- dIvAnI-phojadArI korTomAM tIrthonA sabaMdhamAM ApaNe jaina bhAIo nirthaka dhana kharce jaIe chIe ane pariNAme paisAnI khuvArI uparAMta virodhdha vadhato jAya che. sametazikhara, aMtarIkSajI, makSIjI, tAraMgAi vagere tirthonA aMge dhArmika jhagaDAone mahatvanuM svarUpa ApI ApaNe vetAmbare ane digambare lAkho rUpiAnI khuvArI karyo jaIe chIe teTalAjathI ja nahi aTakatAM vaLI cArUpanA eka navA kese mahaTuM svarUpa dhAraNa karela ane A kesamAM ApaNe smA pakSavALAo sAme takarAramAM utaravuM paDela. baMne pakSene hajAro rUpiAnA kharcamAM utaravuM paDayuM che. ane kesa bhaviSyamAM kevuM svarUpa leze te samajI zakAtuM nahetuM korTathI game te prakArane pheMsalo thAya te paNa baMne pakSa vacce hamezane mATe virodha rahe te dekhAva thaI paDa hatuM. cArUpa kesamAM baMne pakSa taraphathI kAma karatA pATaNanA AgevAne samAdhAnIthI nIkAla na kare te pATaNanI prajA vacce kAyamane mATe kusupa rahe tevo dekhAva najare paData hatA. gAyakavADa sarakAranA bhAI me. saMpatarAva gAyakavADe baMne pakSo vaccenI A takarAranuM samAdhAnIthI nirAkaraNa karAvavA ghaNI ja mahenata karela paraMtu te bara AvI nhotI. vaDodarA rAjayanI variSTa korTa sudhI A takarAra gaI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 187 hatI, paraMtu Akhare baMne pakSavALAone kaMIka sArI preraNA thavAthI zeTha punamacaMdajI karamacaMdajI koTAvALAne pacAtanAmuM lakhI ApavAmAM Avela te AdhAre temaNe TharAva karI ghaNIja kunehathI A takarArane aMta Akhela che - teo sAheba jana chatAM paNa sAmA pakSavALAone temanAmAM saMpurNa vizvAsa hovAthI teo temane paMca tarIke nikAla lAvavAnuM sapavA mATe lalacAyA hatA ane Akhare ApaNA jena bhAIone je utkaTa IcchA mahAdevane ApaNA derAsaramAMthI bahAra kADhavAnI hatI te pAra paDI che. gaI tA 4-3-17 ne jaina patranA aMkamAM zeTha sAhebe karela eI ke prasiddha thayela che. te vAMcaka varge dhyAna daIne vAMcI je haze ane je vAMcyo na hoya te pharIthI vAMcI jovAnI ane ApaNI koI rIte virUddha jAya tevI hakIkata che ke kema agara kaMI zAstra virUddha lakhAyuM che ke kema tenI khAtrI karavA bhalAmaNa karIe chIe. amane lAge che ke e evoDa-cukAdo ghaNe kunehathI saMtoSakAraka ane baMne pakSone nyAya maLe tevI rIte karela ane temAM koIpaNa jAtanI virUddhatA karavI e amane te yogya ane apramANika lAge che, evuM kaMI nathI ke je jaina dharmathI ke jaina zAstrathI virUdhdha heya, ame te je niSpakSapAta ane nyAya zeTha sAhebe vAparyo che tene mATe temane dhanyavAda ApIe chIe. samAdhAnIthI sAMsArika jhagaDA patAvavA e jeTaluM iSTa che tenA karatAM dhArmika jhagaDA ApasamAM suleha saMpathI yA to AgevAnonA lavAdamAM patAvI samAvavA ane tethI arasparasa ekhalAsa vadhAravo e asaMkhya gaNo iSTa ane lAbhakAraka che. jo tema na thAya te dharmanuM eka prAdhAnya sUtra "maitrI bhAvanA " para charI muMkAI prabhunI AjJAnA bhaMgane Apa ApaNe zire Ave che. koIpaNa dharma ema kahetA nathI ke kaleza kare. sarva dharma kahe che ke kalezamAM avanati che kaleza pApasthAnaka che to kRtajJa thaI sarve zAMtipradA yojanAmAM dareka jaina baMdhuo joDAze ane vIra prabhue prarUpela maitrIbhAvanA sArvatrika baMdhubhAva sarvadA prasAraze. jeno deva devIone mAne che ke nahi tathA mAnavA mATe zAstranuM pramANa che ke nahi te mATe dAkhalA dalIlavALA lekha jarUra paDaze te mukavA ame taiyAra chIe. " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 188 vaLI jana esesIezana opha inDIyAne soMpavA jAya to teNe tA. 22-2-17 nA roja mI. laheracaMda cunIlAlanA patrane javAba - khe ApI dIdho hato je ame tA. 28-4-1917 nA amArA patramAM pragaTa karela che. vaLI bhAIbaMdha "jaina rIvyu" jaNAve che ke jana eso. sIezana opha inDIyAe mI. laherUbhAIne javAba paNa ApI dIdhuM ke " bhAI sAheba, tamArA pATaNanA jhaghaDAmAM duniyAne na heme - A pramANe temaNe sarala mAne chupAvI potAnA aMtara hetu sAdhavAne anekane phasAvavA ane kAyadA ke sattA virUddha pitAnAja managamatA ekataraphI patro te sabhAmAM mukavAnI jALa pAtharI che, jyAre kami TinI tapAsa pramANe berIsTara eTa-la badhu makanajI juThAbhAIe jaNa vyuM che ke -"cukAdAmAM rUA. 2000 tathA jamIna ApavAmAM lavAda grahastha TharAvyuM che te ApaNane baMdhanakartA che, (mATe te ApI baMdhanamukta thavuM) te sivAya cukAdAmAM je vivecana karyuM che te temane aMgata abhiprAya che. ane te kAyadAsara dhamane baMdhana nathI." ATalI TuMka bInAthI kesanA gaMbhIra svarUpanuM nidAna karavA pachI te mATe vadhu paDadA ukelavAnuM jarUra paDaze te te prasaMga para mulatavI rAkhI have te kokasa kamiTie evorDamAM je vadhe batAvyuM che tenuM samAdhAna karIzuM. kesakamiTi emAM zuM vAMdhe jue che? muMbaIthI gharameLe jagatane uzkeravA ubhI thaelI uparokata kokasa kamiTie emAM kyAM vAMdho che? te vAta kothaLAmAM pAMcazerInI peThe atyAra sudhI baMdha bAraNe TIpI hatI paraMtu rA. kuMvarajI ANaMdajIne temaNe bIje patra lakhela che ane je kamiTinA membara bhAIbaMdhathI pragaTa thaI gayo che te uparathI tenuM samAdhAna karavuM ThIka thaI paDaze. jo ke A praznovALA patrane javAba rA. kuMvarajIbhAI taraphathI - je nathI tema bhAIbaMdha mAne che. paraMtu jarA cAre tarapha draSTi pheravatAM zIkhaze te jevAze ke te pachI pragaTa thaela jaina dharma prakAza (pu. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 189 33 aM. 1 le citra 193)mAM rA. kuMvarajIbhAI A kesane ItihAsa raju karI muMbaInA A bhAIone vAMdho jaNAvI devaTa lakhe che ke "pheMsalAnI aMdara jevI kahevAmAM Ave che tevI jaina siddhAMtane bAdhakArI hakIkata amArA rAmajavAmAM AvatI nathI, te AvA sAmAnya kAraNasara jaina vargamAM kaleza upasthita kare te kai rIte kegya nathI. sAmA pakSavALA eka jaine grahastha upara vizvAsa muke eja ApaNe magarUra thavA jevuM che." ....vagere pheMsalAnA cuthaNAmAM jovAtI ajJAnatA. ATaluM chatAM jyAre te praznanA javAba meLavavA Icche che te te mATe vicAra karIzuM. te arasaparasanA rahevAsathI sanAtana dharmanA siddhAMtonI rUDhIyo jaina dharmanA lokamAM dAkhala thavA pAmI che jevI ke lagnAdIka kriyA " A zabdomAM khoTuM zuM che te teone batAvavAnI jarUra hatI. kemake jenA lagna vidhi hovA chatAM lagabhaga jene moTe bhAga te vidhithI lagna karatAM nathI te jagajAhera che. A bAbata ThIka thatI nathI te ApaNA samAjamAM jaina lagnavidhi dAkhala karavAno prayatna thavAnI pahelI jarUra che ne tema na bane tyAM sudhI thatI vAta kahevAya temAM deva kahe te mukhai che) 2 keTalAka jaine aMbIkA vigere devane pUrNa AratAthI mAne che. (lavAdanuM kahevuM saghaLA jeno mAne che evuM nathI, paNa keTalAka e zabda lakhyo che. te dharmanA siddhAMtane bAdha kyAM Ave che te samajAtuM nathI. keTalAka jaine dArU pIe che-te vAta kharI hoya chatAM te chupAvavI te tene uttejana ApavA jevuM che. ane temane ughADA pADavAmAM jainadharma zarU pIvA pharamAve che tema mAnavuM teja mUkhaI che. ajJAna strIyo mithyAtvI pa mAne, TADhuM khAI, zrIphaLa vadhere ke mAnatA mAne te kevaLaNInI khAmInuM phaLa che mATe tene keLavo-AvI thatI bInAne DhAMka pIcho karI tevA doSa vadhavA devA teja khare deha che ne te droha ocho karavAne badale kesamAM jene eja jubAnI ApI che ke ame devIo vagerene mAnIe chIe-pUchae chIe- te zabda jaje ( lavAde) mukayA temAM kesanuM avalokana che te ajJAna bhejamAM kayAMthI utarI zakyuM hoya ?) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 190 - 3 harakoI jAtane harakoI dharma mAnavAnI chuTa che (A vAta te nAnuM baccuM paNa samaje tevI che. dharma e kedakhAnuM nathI ke koIne vADAmAM ThAMsI devAya dharma e AtmAnI svataMtratA che ane jayAM svataMtratA che, tyAM chuTaja saMbhavI zake kemake sAruM che te sahu koI svIkAre che ne svIkAraze. A chuTanA pariNAme ja jainatva anaMta utsarpiNI, avasarpiNI ne rAjyakrAMti vacce paNa aDaga ane anAdI acaLa che ane raheze ) ja jaina dharma mujaba koIpaNa jIva utpanna karanArI vastu devane sparza karavAthI temaja jaina vidhI kriyA viruddha devanuM sthApana ke pujana ke kyiA thAya te zrI tIrthaMkara prabhunI AzAtanA thaI gaNe che. (A zabda khulI AMkhe tIrthaMkara prabhunI AzAtanA na thavA pAme te mATe smArtabhAionI murtio tyAMthI dUra padharAvavA jarUra che tema darzAve che. jyAre kokasanI draSTie pakhAla karavI e jANe AzAtanA thatI hoya tema samaya ke saMbaMdha vagarane artha upajAvavA jatAM akkalanI kiMmata aMkAya che.) 5 ane pitAnI jagyAmAM zAstra mujaba zaMkha bhera, nobata vagere vAtra vAge tema havana hamAdI kriyA thAya tethI jaina maMdiranA prabhunI AzAtanA thavA bhaya nathI. A prazna ubho karavAmAM kevaLa uzkeravAnI bAjI mANI che paheluM to e vicAravuM joIe ke zakara, pArvatI agara gaNapatI e traNa paikI koIpaNa devane havana hobhAdI kriyA thatI ja nathI. ane tethI erDamAM zAstra mujaba e zabda mukavAmAM lavAde DahApaNa vAparyuM che. vaLI A kesamAM mAe ApaNA derAsaramAM baLAtkAre praveza karI tene dharmanI kriyAo karI hatI ane te mATe ApaNe pharIyAda karatAM kaMI dAda maLI nahatI eTaluM ja nahi paNa pATaNa vibhAganA phojadArI nyAyAdhIze tA, 25-10-15 thI eka varSa karatAM vadhAre vakhata japtIne kesa rAkhI aMte sarvene darzana bAdhA vigere karavA devAno hukama pharamAvyo hato tethI je phesalAmAM A zo na Avete uparane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 191 hukama tathA ApaNI lAgaNI dubhAvI havana karavA sAmenI ApaNI uDI gayelI krIyAda bhaviSyamAM ApaNane hamezane mATe agavaDarUpa thai paDe tethI A tIne aMge atyAre ke have pachI paNa kALAMtare Ave! bhaya dura karavAne tevI kriyA tenI mukarara thayelI jagyAmAMja karI zake tema batAvavAmAM lavAde je dI vicAra karyo che te lavAdanI buddhi mATe uMcuM mAna utpana kare che. eTaluja nahi paNa rAjayanA nyAya mA~dirAe je smArtAnA hUkA derAsaramAM che tema kramAvyuM che te upAdhI dura karavA mATe dezadezanA jenee lavAdanAM vicArabaLa mATe dhanyavAdanA harAvA pasAra karavA jevuM chatAM te kevaLa kaMkAsanA premI maMDaLane kayAMthI sujI zake ? vaLI temaNe teApa mArI che ke ApaNA derAsara ane tene apAyela jamIna vacce 40 thI 50 phuTa aMtara che. A vAta tadana gaLata che. kemake A baMne sthaLe vace 150 phuTa karatAM vadhAre aMtara che. te batAvavA A patine nakazA ame A sAthe judeja ApIe chIe. tethI spaSTa jovAze, vaLI have pachI ame A nakazAthI khIjI ghaNI gapene khulI karIzu mATe te nakaze saMbhALathI jALavI rAkhavA vAcakane bhalAmaNa karIe chIe. chevaTe bhAibaMdha tA 18-2-17 nA tAra pragaTa karI kabajo geravyAjabI ApyA che, tema jaNAve che paraMtu tA. 31 1-17 nA rAja ApaNe rAjInAmuM ApI cukela hovAthI ApaNe te teja tArIkhathI navA vAMdheA lai zakatA nathI te vAta tee bhulI gayA jaNAya che vaLI cArUpanI kamITInA sekreTarIe 'smArtAne je kamajo vagere Apela che te mATe mAphI mAgavAnI vAta kevaLa ubhI karelI che. bhAIbaMdha peAtAnA vaizAka vadI 3nA aMkamAM vagara rekanA mAgavAneA ravAla .javAba ubhA karyA tyAM sudhI sekreTarInA meAMethI mArI zabda nIkaLyA hoya tema jaNAtu nathI, vaLI AjanA amArA patramAM zA. amathAlAla premacaMdanA khulA-. sAthI paNa spaSTa jovAze ke mArI mAgavAnI vAta kheATI che eTale te prapa ca paNa khullo paDI jAya che. tirthomAM janArane dhAstI che. tema batAvI te ApavItI kare che saDAvyA che te kAkasa te mATe have pachI khelIzu. kemake temAM je nAmeA kamiTInA membareAnAja che. zeTha Upara arajI karanAra paikI khudda kayAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 192 vadhAranAra zrImAna bhAibaMdha uparAMta amIyada khemacaMdra mubaithI hakaka sivAya patro lakhI uzkeranAra paikInA eka che. kezavalAla magaLacaMda sAthe janAra tathA eka carcApatra lakhI vidyAna bananAra kesamAM na 122 nA sAkSI che. tenI jubAnIyI te 21 varSa phakata sAta copaDI bhaNI zIlAlekhate kAgaLa Upara dabAvI utArI letAM zIkhelA oLakhAvyA che te ApaNA devaLamAM tIrthaMkarA sIvAya devIyA vigerenI mutiyA haiAyate temanI pujA jatA taraphathI thAya tema jaNAvavA jeTalI akakalane namune pATaNanI korTamAM peAtAnI jubAnInI aMdara batAvI ApaNane muzkelImAM mukanAra che. vaLI nAnakacaMda nagInadAsa bahurUpI che, temaNe ekaja vakhate potAnA nAma nAnakacaMda nAnakalAla ane nahAnacaMda ema trimurti utpanna karI leAkeAne bahurUpe bhramamAM nAkhavA prayatna karyo che. A saghaLA mAnavatenI pAtra have pachI joIzu temaja vIzAzrI nI nyAtanA zeThe muMbaI patra lakhI tathA te khuleA mukI potAnA kAkA sAthenA punA aMgata varano prasaMga sAdhavAne je bAjI racI jaNAya che, te paNa jarUra jovAze teA have pachI rajI karIzuM, paraMtu eTalu' jaNAvavuM joie ke cArUpamAM gabhadhAstI che. te darzAvavAnA avAjo khAlI bhramanAda che te yAtrIkAe rAvAnu nathI. hamezAM ghaNAM yAtrIko jAya che te sukhethI divase sudhI rahe che tene hamezana noMdha ane tevA yAtrIkeAnA zAMtibharyo patrA amane maLatA rahyA che, te sthaLasa kAcathI jo ke pragaTa karyA nathI paNa yAtrIkeAnI niyatA mATe ame khAtrI ApI zakIe chIe. tsu chevaTe lavAdanA A budhdhiyukata cukAdA ane tethI aneka bhAjagaDAnu Avela chevaTa e eka jaina jajja mATe saMpUrNa zAbhA bharyu che mATe tenI AtararI sevA mATe jaina esasIezana ke hiMdane samagra sadha mAnapatra Ape te temAM te temanI pharaja adA kare che. ema mAnavu khATu nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 193 pariziSTa 47 jaina tA 24 mI me sane 1917 zA. amathAlAla premacaMdanA khulAsA. zrI jainapatranA adhIpatI sAheba joga. bhAvanagara. pATaNathI lIM. zA. amathAlAla premacaMda nIcenI hakIkatanA A panA nAMmAkita peparamAM khulAse karavAnI jarUra che, mATe jAheramAM mukavA kRpA karaze. .. 66 jaina zAsana tArIkha 9 mI me 1917 nA aMkamAM lakhyuM che ke TharAva pahelA ke khIjo dharAva vIrUddha sAMpavAthI temaja cunIlAla jhaverI peAtAnI bhula kabula karI mAphI mAge che" ane sAzana tA. 23-5-17 nA aMkamAM nagInadAsa maMgaLacaMdanA lekhamAM ema lakhe che ke " je isame kabajo soMpI AvelA teoe peAtAnI bhula sadha vacce kabula karI tethI sadhe tene kSamA bakSIche. A pramANe paraspara vIrodhI lakhANa che. mahA vada 0)) tathA kAgaNa zuda 1 saMdha bhegA thayeA hateA. temAM hame hAjara hatA. kharI vAta e che ke temAM kabajo soMpavAnI bAbatamAM koie paNa mAphI mAgI ja nathI. tema traNa nyAtanA zeThe tathA AgevAne tathA bIjI nyAtanA AgevAnA sadhamAM hAjara nahAtA. je rAve! lakhavAmAM AvyA che te pramANe kharI rIte tema banyu ja nathI, paNa pratImAjI cArUpathI lAvavA ke nahIM te mATe vicAra karavA kamITI nImavAne keTalAka gRhasthAnAM nAma lakhAvavAmAM AvyAM hatAM paNa je gRhasthAnAM nAma chapAvavAmAM AvyA te gRhastheA tyAM hAjara hatA nahI. zAsanavALAe evA je DarAvAnA sabaMdhe lakhANa kayuM che te mATe maherabAnI karIne te jaNAvaze ke savAlanI kaI bukamAM TharAva noMdhAyA che ane kayA kayA zabdo emAM lakhANA che tenI kharI nakala jAheramAM mukaze ke jethI leAkeAne jaNAi Ave. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 194 vaLI A bAbata bIjuM mAre jaNAvavAnI jarUra che ke amIcaMda khemacaMda lakhe che ke cArUpamAM hamo dAkhala thayA te vakhate rajaputa vagere gAmanA lokoe hathIAra sahIta tathA chokarAo ITo sAthe ekadama ApaNI dharmazALAmAM dAkhala thaI amArA pratye zatrubhAva dekhAze. vigere lakhIne nagazeTha upara arajI ApelI te ehavAla zAsanamAM pragaTa karavAmAM Avyo che. paNa A hakIkata satyathI keTalI vegaLI che temaja saharAgata bharelI che te jaNAvavA sArU tevA TAIme jAtrAe gayelA nAmAMkIta gRhastha zeTha nagInadAsa karamacaMda tathA zeTha nIhALacaMda lalubhAI tathA zeTha laheracaMda ujamacaMda vI. saMbhavita gRhastho gayelA teonI sAthe mAre vAtacIta thayelI te uparathI huM jaNAvuM chuM ke tyAM jAtrALuo mATe gAmavALAe ghaNAja nehabhAvathI varte che. yAne upalA gRha gayelA tyAre paNa teonI jaDe regya sanamAnathI vatyA hatA. A uparathI - majI zakAze ke tyAM jAtrALuo mATe koIpaNa jAtanI harakata che nahi. tArIkha 25-5-1417 lI. zA. amathAlAla premacaMda dA. pite pariziSTa 48 jaina zAsana. tA. 30 mI me. 1917.. cArUpa tIrtha mATe khulAse. saMvata 173 nA varakhe jeTha suda 7 ne vAra sema. zeTha sAheba paTalAla hemacaMda nagarazeTha, mu pATaNa ame cArUpa jaina tirthanA cekIAte Apane jaNAvavAne raja laIe chIe ke vaIzAkha vada 5 nA roja bapore temaja sAMje jAtrALuo cArUpa jAtrA karavA AvelA, te vakhate gAmanA loko rajapute lAkaDIo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 vigere laIne jAtrALuo upara caDI AvelA ane dhAMdhala karelI, te vakhate je jAtrALuo sAhAmA thayA hota to vakhate tophAna thAta paNa ame hovAthI koI jAtanuM tephAna thayuM nathI. phakata gALo dIdhelI. upara lakhelI hakIkata lakhavAnI jarUra e che ke amoe sAMbhalyuM e che ke tamArA upara jAtrALuoe eka arajI karI che, temAM ema lakhyuM che ke cokIA gAmanA loko sAthe bhaLI gayA hatA, e vAta khoTI che, ane jAtrALuone pATaNa jatA bIka lAgavAthI amArAmAMthI be - kIAto pATaNa mukavA gayA hatA. A dhAMdhala thayA pachI amArA upara havAladAra tarIke keTAvAlA taraphathI rajaputa nAthAjI catasaMgane ( gAmaDAnA pilIsa paTelanA bhAIne) rAkhavAmAM Avyo che. to have gAmanA loko jAtrALuone herAna karaze. te ame javAbadAra rahIe tevI sthItimAM nathI. to Apa tenA mATe baMdobasta karaze. te sadara, lIcArUpanA zAmalAjInA jana daherAsaranA cekIAto ThA. hAthIjI havAi saI, da: pote ThA phatAjI dalAjI sai da hAthIjI havAjI dhaNInA kahevAthI. pATaNa-zeTha koTAvALA taraphathI zeTha hAlAbhAI becaradAsa tathA nahAlabhAI lalubhAInI sahIo levAnA prayAso zarU ryA che. ane saMbhALavA pramANe sahIo paNa karI che, AvI rIte koTAvALA zeThe potAnA pakSamAM levAnA prayAsa je zarU karyA che, tethI samajAya che ke pitAne AmAM kAMI dhAstI che kharI ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 196 pariziSTa. 49. jaina zAsana jeTha suda 9 vI. saM. ra443 cArUpa-pATaNa kesa upara karavAmAM Avate DhAMka pIchoDo. zetruMjanI bALa keNa khele che? [ 8 ]. kepaTAvALA zeTha tarasthI thatA prayAsa ane bahAra AveluM vadhAre bhepALuM. cArUpa kesane lavAde Apele cukAdo apurNa che, ane te cukAdAne kAyadesara amala koNa karAvI zake ? te bAbatanuM amoe gata aMkomAM vivecana karI samAjane kesanI vastu sthiti samajAvavAno prayAsa karyo che. ane te uparathI vAcaka samajI zakyA haze ke, A kesamAM lavAdanAmuM ApanAra pATaNane samagra saMdha nathI paNa amuka vyakitane hastagata karI laI A phesalo apAyo che; te gerakAyadesarane che, temaja lavAde ApelA phesalAmAM evA paNa zabda umeryA che ke " A TharAvane amala lavAde pita karI Apa." AvI rIte zabdo lakhavAne kAyadesara temane haka nathI, kAraNa ke nyAyAsana upara bIrAjamAna thaela jaja pitAnA phesalAmAM pite amala karAvI ApavAnuM kadI paNa sucana karAve nahi, kAraNa ke temanuM kAma phakata nyAyanuM telana karI pitAno abhiprAya bahAra mukavAnuM hoya che, ane te baMnemAMthI eka pakSane na rUce te tenA upara apIla paNa laI javAya che. ane te mudatamAM hoya te daramIyAna koI pAse TharAvane amala paNa karAvI zakAtA nathI, tevI rUDhI pracalita che. tevIja rIte lavAda eTale eka "paMca " gaNI zakAya. paMcanA TharAva sAme paNa bane pakSamAMthI ekane je bAbata na rUce te rada karAvI zakAya che. matalabake kesa laMbAvI zakAya. vaLI paMcanuM kartavya eja ke pitAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 197 abhiprAya koTa mAM lAvI zake che, paNa kadI amala karAvI ApavAnuM sAhasa kheDI zakato nathI, chatAM A lavAde ApelA TharAvane amala teija karAvI. Ape che, te kAyadesara te naja gaNI zakAya. paisAdAranA pujArIo. pATaNanA cArUpa kesamAM lavAde Apela cukAde kAyadesaranA che tevI rIte samAjane samajAvavA aneka prayAsa zarU thavA lAgyA ane tene ughADA pADI satya bAbatane ajavALAmAM lAvavA A patrakAre keTaluMka lakhANa asabhyatAthI karavAmAM AvyuM te amArA bhAIbaMdha patrakArane nahi racavAthI tenI sAme potAnI kalama uDAvI, satyane dAbI devA paisAdAranA pujArI banI, pitAnI svataMtratAne dAbI, na chAjatA humalAo karI, gapagoLA hAMkI, mana kalpita banAvone samAjane sAcA tarIke kabulAvavA prayatno zarU karyA che. ane lavAda sAme vAMdho uThAvanAra pATaNano saMgha nathI evuM manAvavA eka svayaM banelI eka kamiTI che, evuM batAvavA yAtadhA cItarI mArI, pitAnI kiMmata aMkAvI che. tene mATe amane hasavuM chuTe che ane kheda thAya che ane pitAnuM magaja koI bIjIja dizAmAM kAma karatuM jovAya che. te magajane ThekANe lAvavA amAre keTalAka bhUpALA bahAra mukavAnI IcchA nahi chatAM te bhAIbaMdhanI prabaLa IcchAne tAbe thavuM paDayuM che, ane temanI zAntine mATe phakata amane maLelA patramAMthI phakata beja bhopALA bahAra mukIe chIe, chatAM bhAIbaMdhanI tethI zAMti nahi thAya to bIjA paNa mukavAnI taka dIlagIrI sAthe hAtha dharIzuM. lavAde ApelA cukAdAne satya manAvavA mATe thaelA prapaMce. lavAde Apela cukAdo pATaNanA saMghe jyAre mAnya nahi rAkhe, ane tene mATe saMgha eka thaI tenA sAme sakhta virUddha TharAva kya, ane muni mahArAjAonA mate bhagavAvAmAM AvyA, tyAre zeTha koTAvALA gabharAyA, ane pitAnA TharAva bahAla nahiM rahe tevI jyAre pitAne khAtrI thaI tyAre pitAnA taraphathI lAgatA vaLagatAone mokalI pote kareluM che te vyAjabI che, ane temAM meM kAMI virUddha karyuM nathI, tevuM mAnavA mATe munirAjo temaja bIjA kahevAtA pitAnA pAse mato maMgAvavA mANaso deDAvyA; Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 198 temAM keTalIka niSphaLatA gaI che, te amee gata aMkomAM batAvyuM che. chatAM gaNyA gayAne je mati adhurA temaja diarthi meLavI zakyA che, tene potAnA lAbhanA manAvavAno prayAsa bhAIbaMdhanA patrakAre karyo ane tene bhAIbaMdhe svikAra karI tenA mana kalpita arthe batAvavA lAgyA. jene . mATe amee zeTha kuMvarajIbhAIne patra akSarasaH mukyA, jyAre bhAI badhe pitAnA gata aMkamAM khulAse karyo ke " amee sAdarA vALA vakIla nyAlacaMda lakSmIcaMdanA lakhelA patrano sAra Ape hato" paNa bhAIbaMdha ne aMdhArIvALA casmAthI dekhAtuM nathI ke, amoe paNa je lakhyuM che te bIjAnA patrane sAra che, tevuM spaSTatAthI jaNAvyuM che, chatAM temanA magajane ThekANe lAvavA punaH dAkhala karIye chIe. "cArUpane phesale vAM, mArA taraphathI abhiprAya mATe sAmA pakSa taraphathI patra Avyo hato, ane te kAMI geravyAjabI lAgatuM nathI. ema spaSTa lakhI dIdhuM che. aMdara aMdaranA dveSathI kaleza vadhAre che, jamAnA viruddha che " caskI gayelA magajathI eTaluM paNa samajAyuM nathI ke ame je lAina bharelI che te zabdo zuM batAve che ? tenuM bhAna paNa pitAne rahyuM hoya tema lAgatuM nathI. vaLI bhAIbaMdhe zeTha kuMvarajIbhAIne patra ane muni mahArAja zrI vallabhavijayajInA je patro amoe pragaTa karyA che tene chupAvyAnuM jaNAvI ane cekasa zabdone utAra karI te patra potAnA tarapheNanA samajAvavA prayAsa karyo jaNAya che. paraMtu eTaluM paNa bhAna rahyuM jaNAtuM nathI ke te patromAM temane cekasa mata zuM che ? vaLI lavAde pitAnA mANaso dvArA muni mahArAjAonA keTalAka mata meLavyA che, paNa samAjamAM azAMtI phelAya tene mATe lavAde bahAra mukavAnuM vAjabI dhAyuM nathI. tema lakhI keTalAka munirAjonA nAmanI eka hAramALA temanA mata aMkamAM ApI che. paraMtu bhAIbaMdhane khabara nathI ke, te abhiprAyo kevI rIte meLavyA che, ane te mATe amArA bhAIbaMdhanA magajane kAMI ThekANe lAvavA temaja pramANIkatAne pATha zIkhavavA phakata beja munionA patro akSarasa: TAMkavAnI dIlagIrI sAthe pharaja paDe che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 199 zrI bhAvanagara ma zrI jainazAsananA adhipati jega, dharmalAbha mu. zrI suratathI lI. muni zrI devamunijanA taraphathI tamArA patramAM chApaze. atre koTAvALA taraphathI Avela AdamIe amone kahyuM ke, zrI cArUpanA derAsarajInA kaMpAuMDamAM zivadharmione eAraDI vigere Apela nathI. AvI rIte amee sahI ApI hatI. paNa pAchaLathI chApAkAre khabara paDI ke be AraDIo dharmazALAmAMthI Apela che. te amAre kabula nathI. ane kaMpAuMDa bahAra mATe samajAvIne sahI lIdhI hatI, tethI amAre kabula nathI. A patra lakhyo che, te tame chApazo. zudI 3 ne vAra gurU, da. devamuni pATaNa mati 1973 nA jeTha sudI 3 gurU. jaina zAsananA adhipati je. jata jana patranA tA. 18 nA aMkamAM mAruM nAma AveluM ane temAM lakheluM che ke koTAvALAno cukAdo dharma virUdhdha nathI tema nukazAnIno nathI, tevuM lakhANa che tene khulAsAmAM mAre lakhavuM paDe che vizanagara hato tyAre koTAvALA zeTha taraphathI zA. amathAlAla premacaMda mahArI pAse AvI mane ghaNI khoTI vAta karI, temaja lavAde ApelA cukAdA paNa vaMcAvyA vagara udhe raste doravI mahArI sahI karAvelI tethI tenA khulAsAmAM lakhavAnuM ke huM atre Avyo ane lavAdane cukAdo vAMcatAM temaja vastusthiti jotAM mane cokasa lAge che ke, koTAvALAe je cukAdo Apyo che te dharma virUdhdha che, tethI te mAnya karavA lAyaka nathI. lI panyAsa nItivijayajInA ziSya muni mukitavijayajI. uparanA patrothI eTaluM te samajAya che ke, keTAvALA zeTha taraphathI pitAnA TharAva mAnya rAkhavA mATe keTalAka munirAjene udhuMcituM samajAvavAno prayAsa karyo che, ane tevo prayAsa kare, te lavAda tarIkenA eka paMcane yogya hatuM nahiM. ane jyAre tema karavA potAnA taraphathI prayAso jovAyA che te temAM lavAde bhula khAdhI che te spaSTa samajAya che, ane pitAne eka pakSIya deravAI gayAnuM bhAna thAya che, tyAre AvA prapaMcenI hAramALA goThavavAnI jarUra paDI hoya tevuM anumAna kADhI zakAya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 vaLI jainanA tA. 27 mInA aMkamAM eka evo khulAso kare che ke kuMvarajIbhAIne je prazna puchavAmAM AvyA che, te jainadharma prakAza (pu. 33 aMka. 1 lo citra 1917) mAM rA. rA. kuMvarajIbhAI A kesane itihAsa raju karI muMbaInA A bhAIono vAMdhe jaNAvI chevaTa lakhe che ke "phesalAnI aMdara jevI kahevAmAM Ave che tevI jaina siddhAMtane bAdhakArI hakIkata amArA samajavAmAM AvatI nathI" paraMtu bhAIbaMdhe te aMkano Akho lekha dAkhala karyo nathI. jethI te bhAIbaMdhanA manasvi lakhANenI zudhdhi lAvavA mATe ame puchavA mAgIe chIe ke te aMka ame vAMcyo che, temAM muMbaIthI lakhAyelA patramAM je savAlo puchavAmAM AvyA che, temaja vAMdhA batAvyA che, tenI nakala amoe gata aMkamAM dAkhala karI che, temane eka paNa praznano ullekha te aMkamAMnA lakhANamAM jovAmAM AvatuM nathI. chatAM khulAso karyo che, tevuM zA AdhAre lakhyuM che? te bhAIbaMdha pitAnA AvatA aMkamAM te Akho lekha dAkhala karI samAjane batAvI Apaze to UpakAra thaze. paraMtu gapagoLA hAMkI pitAne gamatA artho samAjane samajAvavAnI paMDitAI batAvavI te asthAne che. chevaTamAM ame eTaluM ja kahevA mAgIe chIe ke, lavAdano cukAde apurNa che ane TharAvamAM vaparAyelA zabdo dharmanI lAgaNI dukhAvanArA temaja jaina siddhAMtane bAdhaka che, mATe te phesale rada karAvavA mATe pATaNanA saMdha upara AvI paDelI pharaja adA karI bhaviSyamAM AvA banAvo pharIthI na thavA pAme tevo dAkhalo besAra ISTa che. pariziSTa 50 jainazAsana jeTha suda 9 budhavAra vI. saM 2443 jene ane kenapharansa heraDa cArUpakesa-A lekhamAM taMtrI sAhebe jene lokone mAtA, bhavAnI devI, devatAnA upAsako banAvyAM che. bIjA arthamAM jaino jANe kema vahemI hoya ema jaNAvIne mI. koTAvAlAno pakSa ekAMta kheMce jaNAya che. hajI te taMtrI sAhebane devI devatAnI sidhdhI karavA mATe lekha lakhavAnI jIjJAsA che, devI devatAnI sidhdhI karIne zuM jaine vahemI che. athavA vItarAga Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 201 devanA purNa upAsaka nathI ema sidhdha karavuM che? ve bIjI icchA che te samaja paDe tevuM nathI. devI devatA upara bhAra mukIne lakhavAne artha te eTale ja dekhAya che ke heralDanA taMtrI sAheba koTAvALAne gADe beThA che. paNa heralDa patra kAMI komamAM takarAra-vadhAravI ke koIne gADe besIne temanA gIta gAvA mATe nathI paNa komanA bhalA mATe che. pariziSTa 51. jaina tA. 3 jI juna sane 1917. muddA vagaranI mArapachADamAM kekasanI kimata. jaina saMghanA kAyadAsara baMdhAraNanI jarUrIyAta mATe cArUpa prakaraNe ApeluM zikSaNa. koIthI paNa zAMta rIte patavAmAM muzkela thaI paDela, cArUpa tirthanA jhaghaDAnuM chevaTa eka lavAdathI Ave ane te paNa jaina ane smArta prajA maLI eka avAje jaina upara vizvAsa muke te asAdhAraNa prasaMga phatehamaMda rIte pAra utaravAthI keTalAka javAsAnI prakRti bhogavatI vyakitaonI kekasa kamiTie maLIne pAyA vinAne pahADa ubhe karyo ane temAM na phAvatAM chevaTa tirthane viccheda karavAne paNa na mApha thaI zake tevI hilacAla zarU karI, tyAre kheda sAthe amAre A kesanuM vastusvarUpa samajAvavAno prayatna karavo paDe che. jo ke Ama karavA jatAM AvI prapaMcajALo aNachuTake amAre khulI paNa karavI paDI che chatAM eTaluM te joI zakAyuM che ke tema thatAM aneka samaju magaje A jALamAM phasAtAM bacI javA pAmela che, ane aneka phasAi gayela bhavI AtmAo pitAnI bhaLAI mATe prazcAttApa kare che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 202 A pavitra prAcina tirthane viccheda karavAnI bAjImAM koksa niSphaLa thavA sAthe A prAcina tirthabhUmi sarvatra jagajAhera thavAthI tenA darzana sparzanano lAbha levAne samAjamAM navI jIjJAsA utpanna thavA pAmela che. ke je zubha lAgaNIne janma thayela joI amArA zramane saphaLa thayela lekhIe chIe. | lavAdano phesalo thavA pachI ane te saMpUrNa mAna sAthe amalamAM mukAvA sAthe rAjInAmA apAyA pachI A navA maMDaLane janma thavA pAmela hatA ane temAM zuM bAjI ramAI hatI te ame atyAra ane gAu batAvI gayA chIe. vaLI A navA maMDaLe atyArasudhI kaMI paNa zIMga pucha vinA kevaLa deDe Aga lAgI che tevA gabharAvavAnA pokaLa avAjo karI mukyA hatA te pachI jyAre lavAdanA phesalAMmAM khoTuM zuM che te pUchavAmAM AvyuM tyAre je pAMca muddA temaNe rA. kuMvarajIbhAInA patramAM TAMkyA hatA te saghaLAmAM pokaLa hatuM te paNa ame gayA aMkamAM batAvI gayA chIe temaja te dareka muddAnA khulAsA paNa te sAthe darzAvyA che tyAre have kaMI paNa dalIla na rahevAthI kevaLa paththarA urADavAne bhAIbadhe zarU karela jaNAya che. paraMtu te rIte gaMdha ke dalIla vagaranA paththaro pheMkatAM ulaTuM pite aMkAya jAya che te temane dhyAnamAM rahela jaNAtuM nathI. bhAIbaMdhane have kaMI paNa bacAva ke dalIla rahI nathI tyAre gharanI dalIla ubhI kare che ke "A TharAvane amala lavAde pote karI Apa" tevA zabdo lavAde phesalAmAM umeryA che te kAyadesara nathI AvI ThAvakI dalIla karI kAyadAnA khAM hovAno DoLa karavA jatAM bhAIbadhe A zabda lavAdanA evorDamAM kyAMthI vAMcyA te samajI zakAtuM nathI. lavAda nAmAnI nakala ame ane bhAIbaMdhe paNa akSarasaH pragaTa karela che temAM te zabdanI jhAMkhapaNa nathI paraMtu evorDamAM khuluM jaNAvyuM che ke-"sanAtana dharmavALAoe temanA mane ApelA paMcAtanAmAmAM TharAvane amala mAre karAvI Apo tema sucavyuM che" A pramANe paMcAtanAmAnA zabdono artha paMcano TharAva che tema batAvavAno prayatna karo te paNa akkalane namuno che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 203 AgaLa jatAM bhAIbaMdha paMcanA TharAva upara apIla thaI zake che tema batAvavA gayA che. paraMtu tema karavA jatAM kAyadAnI draSTie akkala guma thai jaNAze. kAyadAnuM spaSTa krUramAna che ke paMcanA nirNaya te prIvImAMsilanI kAnA niya che eTale paMcanA phesalA upara apIlanuM dvAraja nathI chatAM AvI uMdhA pATAnI bhAjImAM have jaina samAja sapaDAya naya tema mAnavuM teja mukhAI che. dalIlanuM kSetra aMdha thAya tyAre gaLacI pakaDavA ane kAve teA gAlIpradAna karavAnuM bhAIbaMdhanuM jagajAhera vyasana sevavAnA prayatna zarU thayela jovAya che. paraMtu atyAre te samaye te sAme tevI galIca gaTaranA mArge javA amArI pAse apavitra sthAna nathI te mATe dIlagIra chIe. vamAna patrane dharma janasamAjane kharI vastusthitinu bhAna karAvI svataMtratAnuM poSaNa karavAneA che. A dhama bhAibaMdha paNa keTalIka vakhata zabdomAM jaNAve che. paraMtu prasaMga Avye jANe AkhA samAja potAnI cAMde cAMda khelanAra hAjIyA thavAja joie tema mAnavuM ane game teTalu nyAyI chatAM peAtAnA vicAra virUdhdha khelanAranI nIMdA karavI te zuM mAyA kapaTa nathI? jaina esasIezana e muMbaimAM AgevAna kAma karanAra jItuM ane vagavALu maDaLa che tema aneka vakhata stuti karavA pachI teja maMDaLa jayAre lavAdanI A sevA mATe ha batAvavAnI pharaja adA karavA taiyAra thAya tyAre tene namAluM ane nakkAmu batAvI niMdA karavA besavu e zuM yeAgya che? AvA javAbadAra ane AgevAna kAma karanAra maMDaLanA kAryavAhaka| zuM hRdayanA eTalA nabaLA te mAnatA haze ke je AvI khoTI TIkAothI peAtAnI karaja cukI jAya ? amane te bhaya che ke potAnA cAMdamAM cAMda bheLavavAne AvA khATA AkSepeA karavAthI peAtAnA zabdonI ki Mmata samAjamAMthI ulaTI ochI thavA pAme che. te vAta teo samajI zakayA nahi hAya? 'kAnpharansa heralDa" ne Aje tera varSa thavA AvyAM tyAMsudhI tenI nidA karavAnA ke khAmI jovAne vakhata na maLyA te jyAre atyAre bhAibaMdhanI hAmAM hA na meLavI tyAre kharAba ane cItharIyu' e paNa jamAnAnI khukhI che. jo ke A uparathI ame tevA AkSepa sAme sIkArasa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 karavA mAgatA nathI. paraMtu eTaluM to puchIzuM ke heralDanA ATalA varSanA junA taMtrI janmathI ja DhuMDhIyA che ke be cAra divasathI DhuMDhIyA thaI gayA che? hA, heralDa' e lakSmI vagara DacakAM letI kanphansane bhArarUpa jovAya che te kharUM che ane kadAca tevI sthitimAM tatrIne manasvI taraMgo phelAvavAmAM tene durUga thavA saMbhava paNa heya chatAM te bhule atyArasudhI na zedhatAM pitAnA aMgata prasaMge AgaLa dharavI te ulaTI asara kare te temAM Azcarya pAmavA jevuM nathI. lavAdanI sevA sAme kaTAkSa karavA taiyAra thayelA bhAIbaMdha ImArate ghaNI caNe che. ane koIvAra temane halakA batAvavA oDanuM coDa vetarI nAMkhe che je lavAdane AkhA vaDodarA sTeTamAM vepAra ke levaDadevaDano saMbaMdha nathI ema ame khAtrI karI che tene cArUpanuM leNuM patAvavAne svArthI apavAda mukatAM paNa bhAIbaMdhe pAchuM pharI joyuM nathI, ane tevA aneka AkSepa karyA che. vaLI lavAdanI upakAra sevA mATe lakhanArAmAMnA koIne vidharmI karAvyA che. koIne nANanA pujArI karyA che ane koIne susta ane pramAdI cItaryA che. A rIte tane khAuM ane tArA bApane paNa khAuM tevI zailIne zuM Azaya hoya tene teja jANe, paraMtu tema karavA jatAM koI vakhata pAchI lavAdanI sevA mATe ajANI stuti bhAIbaMdhathI thaI jAya che. ane te rIte gAra upara lIMpaNa thaI javAthI samAja satya joI jAya che te temane dhyAna rahetuM jaNAtuM nathI, te bhaviSyamAM A rIte bedhArI talavAra na pheravAya te mATe bhAIbaMdhane temanA ja zabdonI yAdI ApavI asthAne gaNAze nahi. lavAda ane lavAdanA kAryanI niMdA karanAra bhAIbaMdha pitAnA ja tA. 16 mI menA patramAM lakhe che ke " samaju mANaso A keza laMbAvavA khuzI mahetA ane tethI tenI gharameLe samAdhAnI thAya te sAruM ke jethI karI banne pakSa nakAmA kharcanA khADAmAMthI ugare eTale lavAda nImI kesane niveDe lAve e vadhu ThIka che ema saukoInI salAha maLI " vicAravAnuM e che ke lavAda nImI kesane naDe lAvavAnA vicAra sudhI saikoInI salAha maLI che ane te ja samaju mANaso hatA. tema teo svIkAre che, tyAre zuM lavAda nImavAmAM be pakSa paDayA hatA? ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 205 : temaNe kahelA samaju ane se koI suI gayA hoya tyAre lAge sAdhIne murkhAoe lavAda cuMTI kADhayA che tema teo kahevA mAge che ? ke zuM muMbaImAM pATaNanA vasatA samagra maMDaLe sabhA meLavI pramukhanI sahI sAthe koTAvALAne lavAda svIkAravAne saMmatipatra mokalyo te badhuM svapnAnuM phArasa gaNe che? agara zuM lavAdanAmAmAM sahI karanAra che nyAtanA zeThe, vAdI, prativAdIo ane AgevAnone bALako banAvavA dhAre che? te kaMI samajI zakatuM nathI. AvuM phArasa paheluMja nathI paNa cukAdo thayA pachI te yogya che ane dharmane anusarate che mATe dhanyavAdane pAtra che, tyAM sudhI paNa bhAIbaMdha jaNAvI gayA hatA te ame prathama tenA zabdathI pragaTa karI batAvyuM hatuM. chatAM pAchA navA tamAsAmAM badhuM ayogya dekhADavAne vAra na lAgI to pachI AvI vadhu jALamAM vadhu bhulavaNI hoya temAM Azcarya jevuM nathI. ame AgalA aMkamAM rA. kuMvarajIbhAine mI. senI uparane patra pragaTa karyo hato tene bhAIbaMdhe kokasa kamiTi uparane patra mAnI te adhuro che tema batAvavA jatAM chupAelI pola chatI thaI javA pAmI che tyAre have jANe te samaja purvaka bhula thaI hoya tema batAvavA prayatna karatA te bhulane vadhAre prakAzamAM lAvavA jevuM thayuM che. kemake janadharma prakAzanA caitra mAsanA aMkamAM pragaTa thaelI bAbata ke je khAnagI meTara nathI ane jemAM be kesalAnI aMdara jevI kahevAmAM Ave che tevI jaina sidadhAMtane bAdhakArI hakIkta amArA samajavAmAM AvatI nathI" e zabda ja batAvI Ape che ke jeno sidhdhAMtane bAdhakArI hakIkata je kahevAmAM AvI che te khoTI che. ATaluM chatAM A TuMkA mahA maMtrathI AMkho nahi ja khule tema amArI khAtrI hovAthI kokase dariye DaLI kADhelA pAMca praka ( ratno ) mAM rahelI pAla ame gayA aMkamAM ja spaSTa karI che, chatAM je IcchA haze to temanA meMbaromAMthIja navarAtrImAM devIne nAme dravya kharcanAranA ane mAthe reTalA mUkI devI sAme nAca karanAranA ahevAla jarUra paDaye bahAra mukavAmAM Avaze. AgaLa jatAM bhAIbaMdhe be muni mahArAjanA vicAra bhedanA patro mukyA che Ama karavA jatAM temaNe te mahAtmAnA vajanane halakuM pADavAne yatna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 karyo che. te mATe teja javAba mAgaze. kemake kAma upara sattA dharAva nAra muninAM magaja ATalAM nabaLAM, parataMtra ke adRDha hAya tema ame mAnatA nathI vaLI ' devamuni " nI sahIthI je patra pragaTa karyo che te javAba temane vagara mAgyA mAMcaDe che. suratathI panyAsa sidhdhimuni vagerenA patra che ane temAM sahI labdhImunie karI che. te pachI sAthe vicaratAM munimaMDaLamAM paNa AvI phATa uTA cAle che, tema A draSTAMtathI mAnavAne kAraNa maLe che, ke je kalpanA jainagurUnA meATA mAna mATe nIcu jovarAvanAra che. vaLI panyAsa nItivijayajInA ziSya muni mukita vijayajIne patra mukayeA che. te paNa temanA mATe baMdha besate| nathI. je munI tA. 25-3-17 nA patramAM svahaste pATaNanA saMdha. upara lakhe che ke ' TharAva amee vAMcyA che ' tema spaSTa jaNAvI pAchA teja muni je zu. 3 ne patra bhAIbaMdhane lakhI * temAM lavAde Apele cukAdo paNa vaheMcAvyA vagara udhe raste deAravI mahArI sahI karAvelI " tema jaNAve che teA pachI tevA niLa magajanA sAdhuo mATe zuM kahevuM te amArA pAse zabdo nathI (6 chevaTe bhAibaMdha have badhe pATale vakIlAta karatAM lakhe che ke cukAdo apurNa che ane vaparAela zabda dharmanI lAgaNI dukhAvanArA temaja jaina siddhAMteAne bAdhaka che " te zuM apurNa che ane kayA siddhAMtanA bAdha Ave che ane kenI kevI rIte lAgaNI dukhAya che te jarA spaSTa lakhIne pachI phraja samajAvaze. kemake aMdhArAmAM athaDAvAnA kAmane have avakAza nathI. cArUpanI azAMti mATe paNa bhAibaMdhe DIka ceAgamAM UbhAM karyAM jaNAya che. paraMtu subhAgye A sAMkaLamAM saDAvela sarve bhAte have jAgrata thai javAthI temaNe amArA tarapha khulAsA mAkalI Apela che tethI jovAya che ke A ubhI karelI pAkaLa imArata paDI bhAgI che. gai tA. 30 mI nA patramAM temaNe cArUpanA e cekIyAtenI sahIthI nagarazeTha upara lakhAyela patra pragaTa karyAM che. te vAMcI A baMne cekIyAte lakhe che ke-- me, jainanA adhipati sAheba, jainazAsananA tA. 30-5-1917 nA 10 mA aMkamAM pATaNanA nagarazene lakhele patra ame lakhele che evA svarUpamAM cArUpa tI mATe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 207 - khulAse e mathALA nIce pahelAja pAne lekha chApelo che. tethI jAtrALuomAM gerasamaja na thAya te mATe hakIkatanuM baTApaNuM Apane jAtrALuo ane sarvanI jANa mATe lakhI mokaluM chuM te mahebAnI karIne pragaTa karaze. amane cArUpa tIrthanA vahIvaTa karatAoe rAkhyA che ane nagarazeTha kaMI te tIrthano vahIvaTa karatA nathI ane tethI temane kaMIpaNa hakIkata gujAravAnI amane jarUra hoyaja nahi ane ame kaMIpaNa lakhANuM nagarazeTha tarapha kyuM nathI paNa bIjA ja koIe amane UlaTuM ja samajAvIne amArI sahI lIdhI che amane to ema samajAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM ke jAtrALuone ahIM kaMi harakata thatI nathI evo lekha mokalavAnuM che mATe tame sahI Ape. tethI ame sahI ApalI paNa chApAmAM te ethI ulaTuM ja lakhANa prakaTa kareluM jovAmAM AvyuM tethI te khoTuM che. e jaNAvavAnI jarUra che. tethI pragaTa karazojI. jeTha sudI 10 ne gurUvAra saM 1973 ThA. hAthIjI havAjha saI da. pite. ThA. phatAjI dalAjI saI dA. hAthIjI havA dhaNInA kevAthI.. vaLI AgalA aMkamAM bhAIbaMdhe tyAM yAtrIkane bhaya che tema batAvavAno DoLa karIne tevI ApattimAM AvI paDavA mATe keTalAka nAme goThavyAM hatAM paraMtu amane jaNAvavAnuM dilagIrIbharI pharaja paDI che ke maNuda reDanA sTezanamAstara choTAlAla haragovanadAsa svahaste lakhe che ke, maNuMda roDa sTezana upara gopALadAsa nAme koi mAstara ja nathI. tema amArA sTezana uparathI koI jAtrA karavA cArUpa gayuM ja nathI. vaLI hAlAbhAI becaradAsa lakhe che ke,-zAsana amArI sahI zaramane laIne thaI che tema jaNAve che te tadana juduM che. temaja ame tathA zeTha nahAlacaMda lalucaMda vagere daza jaNa cArU5 jatAM amArA upara caDhAI thavAnuM jaNAve che te paNa haDahaDatuM khoTuM che. amane koI prakAranI aDacaNa thaI nathI. vaNacaMda vI. zAha, zA dalapatabhAI rAmacaMda vagere paNa patra lakhI cArUpamAM zAMti che tema khAtrI Ape che. chatAM je A banAvo satya hoya to te aMkuzamAM lAvavAne kAyadAsara korTa mArphata dAda mAgavI joIe tene badale AvI khoTI banAvaTe karI yAtrikone deha thate joI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 kheda thAya che. te samAjane beTI jALamAM phasAvanArI banAvaTo bhaviSyamAM bhAIbaMdha nahi kare tema IcchIzuM. pariziSTa para. jenazAzana jeTha vadI 1 budhavAra vi. saM. ra43. bhAibaMdha patrakAre lavAdanA TharAva upara pADeluM vadhAre ajavALuM. cArUpa kesanA lavAde ApelA cukAdAmAM zuM zuM bhula thavA pAmI che, temaja te keTale apurNa che, temaja kAyadesara lavAdanAmuM hatuM ke kema? kabaje gerakAyadesara apAya che ke kema? vigere hakIkata samAja pAse A patradvArA raju karavAmAM AvI hatI, ane tenI sAme dalIla paNa AvI che. banne bAjunI dalIlo keTalI vyAjabI che? te samagra hiMdanA jaina samAjanuM kAma che. ame amArA keTalAka gata aMkomAM ApaNA samAjamAM agragaNya kahevAtA muni mahArAjAo temaja AgevAnonA abhiprAye darzAvI cukyA chIe. ane temAM keTalAkae "je thayuM che te kharU che." "amane kAMI jena sidhdhAMta virUdhdha lAgatuM nathI." saMghamAM bhAgalA na paDe tema kAma levuM vigere sucaka zabda vaparAyA che, te uparathI abhiprAya ApanAranA mana ekasapaNe vyAjabI thayuM che tevuM batAvatA nathI. ane e uparathI samajI zakAya che. ku lavAde A kesamAM game te saMjoga vacce bhula khAdhI che, vaLI A kesanA cukAdA pachI lavAda tarakethI keTalAka evA paNa prayatna zarU rahyA che, je uparathI jANI zakAya che ke TharAvone amala tAkIde karAvI Ape che. Ama utAvaLa karavAnuM zuM jana haze, te saheje samajI zakAya tema che ke, pitAnA TharAvano amala nahi thAya te pitAnI pratiSThAne hAnI pahoMce game tema hoya paraMtu utAvala bazAvI Ape che ke je kAMI thayuM che te vyAjabI thayuM nathI. vaLI lavAdanAmuM gera kAyadesara che tevuM ame gataaMkamAM batAvI gayA chIe, tenI sAme amArA bhAIbaMdha dalI lAve che te lavAda nAmAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 209 k nakala ame ane bhAibaMdhe paNa akSarasaH pragaTa karela che, temAM te zabdanI jhAMkha paNa nathI paraMtu evA mAM khullu jaNAvyuM che ke, sanAtana dharmavALAoe temanA mate AMpelA paMcAtanAmAmAM TharAvane amala mAre karAvI ApavA tema sucavyu che," ArIte dalIla lAvatA bhAdhmadhane khabara nathI ke, kAyadAnI, bArIkImAM vadhAre sapaDAya che. jo bhAibaMdhanA A pramANe ' sanAtana dharma vALAee temanA mate AvelA paMcAta nAmAmAM A zabdethI samajAya che ke, sanAtanIe taraphathI temane judu paMcAtanAmuM ApavAmAM AvyuM|ya ane temAM amala karAvIApavAneA karAra hAya te kAyade lavAdanAmu judu judu levAnu kaheteAnathI paNa eka kAgaLaupara banne pakSanI sahI hovI joie. temaja kAi jAtane karAra ke ulaMdhana hAya nahi ane jo tevu kAMI paNa lakhAyuM hoya te te kAyadesara nathI. ane amArI mAnyatA pramANe lavAdanAmAmAM tema thavA pAmyu hAya tema jovAya che. te tene gera kAyadesara TharAvavA mATe ApaNane puratuM sAdhana maLI zake che vaLI bhAibaMdha eka evI paNa dalIla lAveche ke, lavAdane phaisalA thavA pachI ane te saMpuNaeN mAna sAthe amalamAM mukAvavA sAthe rAjInAmA apAyA pachI A nava! maMDaLanA janma thavA pAmela hatA.' A dalIla keTalI saharAgata bharelIche? bhAibaMdha potAnA kyA aMka 19 13mI menA arkamAM tA 22-2-17 mIenAmuM apAyAnuM jAhera kare che. tyAre AmAM sAcuM zuM? kAraNa ke sa MdhanI mITIMga mahA.))ne divase maLI te vakhate kabajo soMpAyA bAbata puchavAmAM AvyuM hatuM ane te vakhate bhAIbaMdha kahe che te maMDaLa kAyadesara kAma karatuM hatuM ane te 'bhAibaMdhe kabula paNa karyu che. AvI rIte dalIla lAvatAM lavAdane muzkelImAM utAre che, kAraNa ke temanA zabdo sAcA hoya teA lavAde je TharAva kayA che temAM lakhyuM che ke, je vivAda variSTa nyAyAlayamAM hAla dAkhala che te kADhI nAMkhyA pachI tathA sadarahu devanI murtie lai le eTale turata temane soMpI ApavA. A zabdo batAvI Ape che ke, jyAM sudhI sanAtanavALA pote karelI apIla pAchI kheMcI na le, tyAM sudhI amala karavA nahiM. chatAM lavAde zA mATe arajI khecI lIdhA pahelA amala karAvI ApyA? jethI te gerakAyadesara che, tevuM batAvI Ape che, chevaTamAM ame ATalethI samApta karIe chIe. tA.. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 210 pariziSTa 53 jaina na tA. 10 mI jIna sane 1917. cArUpa kesanuM zAMtimaya chevaTa. samAjane maLelA upayAgI anubhava. ti kSetrAnA sa MrakSaNa ane niyamIta hakka jALavavAmAM dharanI ane bahAranI je aneka agavaDe AvI paDe che tene zAMtithI pAra pADavI teja DahApaNa che. chellA daza varSamAM AvA tirthonA eka pachI eka jhapATA thatA rahyA che. sametazIkharanA mahAbhArata jhaghaDAe khAsa kA nImAvI DepyuTezana mAta jubAnIo ekaThI karI, baMne pakSe lAkhA rUpI kharcavA pachI aMte DuMgara khAdI uMdara meLavyeA che ane have te uMdarane mATe pAMjarU dhaDAvavAnA hoya tema AgaLa dADavAne vicAra karatA kahevAya che. mIkSImAM paNa Aja rIte zvetAMbare| ane dIgabarA laDe che. ane te rIte mAMheAmAMhe kriyAvAda pAchaLa moTA kharca zarU che. tyAre cA rUpamAM ApaNA ane smAta vaccenA matabhedanu chevaTa je kArTothI na thai zakayuM ane kAmaLI palaLIne bhAre thai javA pAmI hatI te kUzaLatAthI nIceAvIne lavAdanA hAthe sataSakAraka chevaTa AvavA pAmela che. te pachI AvA takarArA lavAdathI patAvavAnI himAyata karavI asthAne gaNAze nahi. vadhAre khuzI thavA jevuM e che ke A lavAda eka jaina gRhastha che. ane tee smAta prajAnA pazu eka sarakhA vizvAsa prApta karIne kuzaLatAthI chevaTa lAvI zakayA che. je kesa mATe jainee paMca nimavAmAM te pakSanA sarakhA pratinidhi rAkhI sarapaMca tarIke ekalA zakarAcAya ne rokavA mAgaNI karI cukayA hatA. te ja kesa mATe eka ja lavAda ane te paNa eka pakSakAra kAmaneA netA ekale hAthe pA~ca hAya te kadI paNa na banI zake tevI magarUrI bharI ghaTanA che. A sadhaLI mahAna dhaTanA ane amAdI bharyAM chevaTa mATe jyAre jaina kAma eke avAje magarUra thavI joie ane lavAdanI A kAryo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 211 kuzaLatA mATe jainee abhimAna lai gAmegAmathI mubArakabAdInA sa MdezA ane mAnanI navAjezathI lavAdanI niHsvArtha sevA ane kuzAgrabuddhinI kadara karavI oie ke jema have pachI thaze tyAre ja ApaNe yAgyanI ceogyatA pIchANI kahevAze. ApaNI sthIti hajI vidyArthI jevI grAhaka che tyAM parIkSaka banavAne paNa ghaNAne Teva paDI gayela jovAya che. eka sabhAmAM joine joizu te maLela prekSakanA TeALAmAM upadezakanA vicArene vivekapUrvaka samajavAne badale ghaNA bhAga tenI ki Mmata AMkavA besI jAya che. tenA hAvabhAva, khelI ane bhASAnA jANe zrAtA parIkSakA hAya ane vakatA e eka parIkSA devA Avela vidhArthI hAya tevI meTA bhAge jAhera bhASaNAnI sthIti che. ane tethI ja ApaNe haju jyAMnA tyAM rakhaDayA karIe chIe. cArUpakesanA zAMtimaya chevaTa pachI ApaNI A TevanI asara keTalAka bhAIomAM jovAi hatI ane jema jamaNu karanAranuM kaiMkatA khAra meALu kahevu joie tema vagara pAyAnI vAto karavA lAgyA hatA. A vAtAnuM parINAma jayAre kaMipaNa na jovAyuM tyAre A pavItra tIne utthApana karavA jevI nahi icchavA joga hIlacAla zarU karI tyAre amAre kheda sAthe A viSayane spaSTa karavA paDayA hatA, ane te jayAre kesanA kharA svarUpane te bhAie samajavAthI zAMta thayA che, tema jayAre ame joi zakayA chIe, tyAre amArA zrama ane thatI kadara thavA mATe amane evaDe AMnada thAya che. bIjI tarafathI A cArUpa ti mAM hamezAM AvatA yAtrIke sAdhu sAdhvI mahArAjo ane khAsa karI dareka puname meLAmAM ekatra thatA AsapAsanA gAmAnA jaine taraphathI timAM rahelI zAMtI mATenA patra maLatA ja rahyA che. gaI purNimAe atre gAma sarIyada, dhArAja, tharA, kAMkara, gIlIvADA, khemANA, jhAlamAra vagere dhaNA gAmeAnA yAtrIkenI sahI sAthene patra maLyA che. jo ke ApaNA bhAioe vastu svarUpa samajIne zAMti taraph rUcI batAvI che. tethI A ane tevA aneka pramANe pragaTa kar pAchaLa amArI jagA rAkavI e amane have jarUranu jaNAtu nathI paraMtu eTalu tA jovAyu che ke A rIte ApaNA tIne vadhAre bahAra mukavAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 212 banyuM che. ane te rIte purvanuM cArUpa e hAlanuM paNa moTuM tirthadhAma thavA pAmela che te mATe ame amArA ahobhAgya samajIe chIe. A kesanA parINAme ApaNA samAjane zIkhavAnuM e che ke saMgha jevI mahad sattA kaMIpaNa dhoraNa ke niyamIta baMdhAraNa vagara bahu durbaLa thatI jAya che. jenI IcchAmAM Ave te marajI mujaba game tyAre game tenA upara saMghanA nAme patro lakhe, uzkeraNI calAvI zake ane marajImAM Ave tyAre saMgha koNa che ? ema paNa choka puchI zake evI pila jaina saMghamAM dhoLe divase cAlI jAya te paNa samayane mAna che. jo ke A kesamAM te zAMtinuM chevaTa paNa zAMtimaya ja thayuM che. paraMtu bhaviSyamAM saMghanA mahAna birUdanI yegyatA TakI rahe te mATe hiMdanA samagra saMghanuM eka satAdhAra beDa ubhu thavA jarUra che. agara hiMdanA samagra pratinidhIthI rItasara cuMTAela ApaNI zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhIe AvA prasaMgee saMdhanA gauravane saMbhALavAnI pharaja adA karavA jAgRta rahevuM joIe che. pariziSTa 54 jainazAsana aSADa vadI 7 vI. saM. 2444 cArUpa tIrtha mATe Apele cukAde ane jaina samAja sAme lavAda. mI. keTAvALAne amAre khulAse. A patra dvArA cArUpa kesanA pheMsalA sAme amane maLatI rahetI khabaro uparathI amoe amArA vicAre jaina samAja pAse raju karyo hatA ane ame te TharAva upara TIkA karatA zeTha koTAvALAne eka pakSIya deravAI gayAnuM paNa jaNAvI gayA chIe. jo ke patrakAra tarIke pharaja bajAvavAmAM keTalI muzkelI ubhI thavA pAme che, temaja keTalI jokhamadArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 213 zIra upara vaherI levI paDe che, te tenA adhIpatIo ja samajI zake che, amAre paNa tevI tevI keTalIka muzkelImAMthI pasAra thavuM paDayuM che; temaja A kesanA aMge mI. kaTAvALAne temanA mane duHkha thavAnA kAraNe ApyA haze, paraMtu amAre dIlagIrI sAthe jaNAvavuM paDe che ke, amo je je khabare meLavI zakAyA hatA te eka taraphathI maLI zakI hatI, ane tenA uparaja amoe madAra bAMdhI imArata ghaDI hatI, paraMtu jyAre banne bAjunI hakIkta meLavavAnI amone taka maLI ane temAM keTaluM satya chupAvyuM che, tene vicAra karavAno ane avakAza maLe, tyAre amArA vicArane dAbI devA sAthe satyane satyanA rUpamAM lAvavA amoe prayAsa karyo che, jo ke keTalIka vakhate tema karavA jatAM samAjamAM patrakAra tarIke je chApa pADavAmAM Ave che, tene bAdhaka lAgatuM haze, paNa amoe tenI darakAra karyA sIvAya amArA vicArane satya svarUpe jANavAmAM kadAca tevA apavAda bahAra paDe te tenI darakAra rAkhyA zivAya amAro khulAso samAja pAse raju karavA hIMmata karI che, te gRja karyuM tema ame te kabula karIzuM ja. zeTha koTAvALA eka pATaNanA saMdhanA AgevAna temaja paisAdAra gRhastha ja che tema nathI paNa te gAyakavADa rAjyanA eka dhArAsabhAnA sabhAsada hatA, temaja jaina dharmanA purNa lAgaNIvALA hAvAthI A cArUpa kesanA lavAda tarIkene pheMsalo ApavAno Agraha thavAthI mAthe lIdhuM, ane te kAma pUrNa karavA pitAno kIMmatI vakhate rekI TharAvane samAja samakSa raju karyo ane te sAme keTaloka pikAra amuka vyaktidhArA uThAvavAmAM Avyo, A pikAra keTale satya hatuM te jovAnuM eka bAju rAkhI hAmAM hA meLavavAmAM AvI. jethI amoe keTalAka aMkamAM te pheMsalA sAme TIkA paNa karI che, paraMtu temAM amArI koIpaNa rIte tenI jAta upara TIkA karavA irAdo na hovA chatAM tema mAnI levAmAM AvyuM hoya tema jaNAyAthI tene mATe amAre khulAso karavAnI jarUra paDI che ke, ame e je kaMI lakhANo atyAra sudhI karyA che te phakata amene maLatI rahelI khabaro uparathI ja karavAmAM AvyA che, temAM amAro leza paNa IrAdo koInA mana duHkha karavAno hato ja nahIM, chatAM koI paNa kAraNathI tema mAnI levAmAM AvyuM hoya te tene mATe ame mIchAmIna dukAM dahIye chIe. vaLI amoe amArA gata aMkamAM lavAda tarIke AvA kesene nIkAla lAvavo te lAbhaprada che tema jaNAvyuM paNa che eTaluM te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 kahevuM jarUranuM che ke zeTha koTAvALAe lavAda tarIke A kesamAM je jahemata uThAvI che te prazaMsApAtra che ane samAja upara pite je kaneha vAparI be pakSane rAjI rAkhavA pitAne je jAti bhoga ApI samajatI para lAvavA pitAthI banatuM karyuM tene mATe yogya kadara samAje bujhavI joIe, ane lIdhelA zramane mATe abhInaMdana ApI amAre khulAso nIce pramANe karIe chIe. amAre vAMdho lavAde ApelA cukAdAmAM vAparelA zabdone hatuM ane tene mATe amane je khulAso karavAmAM AvyuM che. tenA upara jyAre lakSa ApI banne bAjuno vicAra karavAmAM Ave che, tyAre jaNAya che ke tevA zabdo kesanA aMtanA parINAme lAvavAnI jarUra jaNAya che. lavAde Apela gaDhanI be oraDIyuM temaja chuTI jamIna mATe paNa belavAmAM AvyuM che, temAM tapAsa karatA ema mAluma paDe che ke, tema karavAmAM paNa lavAde bhula karI hoya tema jaNAtuM nathI, kAraNa ke darekanI cAla lavAde judI judI rAkhavAne TharAva karyo che ane jamIna koTanI bahAra che. cArUpamAM paDatI jAtrAnI hADamArInA saMbaMdhamAM tapAsa karatAM, cArUpanA loko mukha jubAnIthI jaNAve che ke pATaNanA saMghe cArUpanA zAmaLAjIne utthApana karavAnA TharAva sAme amAro pikAra che, jethI amone ghAstI hatI, ke, te leke atrethI pratimAjI laI javA mATe Ave che tema mAnI amo bheLA thatA hatA amoe koI yAtrALune darzana karavA bAbata aTakAvyA nathI ane te ghaNuM mANaso yAtrA karavA Ave che tene madada karIye chIe mATe te bAbata samajapheranI jaNAI che ane yAtrALuone AvavA bAbata kaI jAtanI aDacaNa nathI tevuM amone jaNAyuM che. ATale khulAso ane jarUra jaNAyAthI samAja samakSa raju karyo che chevaTamAM lavAde je zrama sevyo che tene mATe ame teone dhanyavAda ApIe chIe ane jarUra vicArIe chIe ke AvA kesanuM chevaTa moTe kharca koTathI nahI lAvatAM lavAdathI lAvavuM teja uttama rasto che, ane tema karavAthI devadravyamAMthI kharca thatA aTakI zake che. lI. adhIpatI jainazAsana. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 215 pariziSTa papa. jena tA. 22 mI julAi sane 1917 bhAIbaMdha zAsananAM ughaDelAM paDaLa. . jaina samAjanI kartavya parAyaNatA kevI rIte sAdhya thaI zake ? dharmanA nAme jhaghaDo have te ja je ke ivA jega prasaMga nathI chatAM devage tevo matabheda upasthita thAya to te mAMhomAMhenA paMcathI ja patAvI devAnI tarapheNamAM se koI samaju varga che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa baMgALAmAM eka Ave jaina kesa keTe jatAM bhAiTreTe jaNa hyuM ke "tame vaNika jagatamAM DAhI kema kahevAo che ane jagatanA kajIyA patAvavAne samartha manAo che, chatAM tame jagatazeThanA putronA kajIyA ke caDhe te tamArA gaurava mATe zaramAvanArUM che. " A sonerI sUtrane anusarI pATaNa pAsenA cArUpa tirtha saMbaMdhI jaina ane smArta prajA vace vaimanasya utpanna thatAM te kesa keTe caDhI khuvAra thayo ane lavAda sabaMdhInI aneka yojanA niSphaLa nIvaDI tyAre chevaTa baMne pakSanA ekamate zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAne lavAda tarIke svIkAryA hatA. A pramANe pratipakSa paNa eka jainane hAtha pitAno kesa muke te jana prajAnA pramANuka gaurava mATe dunIyAmAM asAdhAraNa prasaMga gaNAze temaja temaNe Apela nyAyamAM AgaLa pAchaLanA dareka takarAronuM zAMtibharyuM chevaTa lAvavAnI kuzAgra budhdhi mATe samagra jaina koma magarUra thAya te svAbhAvIka che. dIlagIrI e hatI ke A kesanuM vastu svarUpa na samajavAthI ke pachI mAthuM dukhavA chatAM peTa kuTavAnI TevanI peThe keTalAka vyakitanI deravaNI para bhAIbaMdha zAsane te kesa sAme moTo khaLabhaLATa macAvI muka hato ane muMbaInA be traNa jaNanI kekasa kamiTIe maLI mesANAnI korTamAM jaine jItyA hoya tevA uMdhA pATA baMdhAvI dharmanI ghelachA phelAvIne keTalAka munio ane utAvaLA jainone temanI jALamAM phasAvavAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 prayatna karyo hato A uparathI sevA uThAvanAra lAyaka jananI lAyaka sevAnA badalAmAM paDaLa patharAelAM joI amAre te kesanuM kharUM vastusvarUpa samajAvavA ane te phesalAmAM rahela budhi pUrvakanA nirNayanuM nirIkSaNa karAvavA jarUra paDI hatI jenA parINAme aMte paNa te bhAIbaMdhanI AMkhanA paDaLe utaryA che tema jANI AnaMda thAya che. sadarahu bhAIbaMdha pitAnAja patramAM tA. 11 julAinA aMkamAM puSTa 247 me ma. koTAvALAne amAre ( zAsanano ) khulAse e mathALA nIce lakhe che ke - "A patradhArA cArUpa kesanA pheMsalA sAme amone maLatI rahetI khabaro uparathI amoe amArA vicAre jaina samAja pAse raju karyA hatA ane ame te TharAva upara TIkA karatA zeTha koTAvALAne ekapakSIya doravAI gayAnuM paNa jaNAvI gayA chIe. jo ke patrakAra tarIke pharaja bajAvavAmAM keTalI muzkelIo ubhI thavA pAme che, temaja keTalI jokhama dArI zIra Upara vaherI levI paDe che, te tenA adhIpatIo ja samajI zake che, amAre paNa tevI tevI keTalIka muzkelImAMthI pasAra thavuM paDyuM che; temaja A kesanA aMge mI. koTAvALAne temanA manaH duHkha thavAnA kAraNo ApyA haze, paraMtu amAre dilagIrI sAthe jaNAvavuM paDe che ke, ame je je khabare meLavI zakyA hatA te eka taraphI ja maLI zakI hatI, ane tenA upaja amoe madAra bAMdhI imArata ghaDI hatI, paraMtu jyAre banne bAjunI hakIkta meLavavAnI ane taka maLI ane temAM keTaluM satya chupAvyuM che, tene vicAra karavAne amone avakAza maLe, tyAre amArA vicArane dAbI devA satyane satyanA rUpamAM lAvavA amoe prayAsa karyo che, joke keTalIka vakhate tema karavA jatAM samAjamAM patrakAra tarIke je chApa pADavAmAM Ave che, tene bAdhaka lAgatuM haze, paNa amoe tenI darakAra karyA sivAya amArA vicArane satya svarUpe jaNAvavAmAM kadAca te apavAda horavo paDe to tenI darakAra rAkhyA sivAya amAro khulAso samAja pAse raju karavA hImata karI che, te ja karyuM tema amo te kabula karIzuM ja. zeTha kaTAvALA eka pATaNanA saMghanA AgevAna temaja paisAdAra gRhasthaja che tema nathI paNa te gAyakavADa rAjyanA eka dhArAsabhAnA sabhAsada hatA, temaja jainadharmanA purNa lAgaNIvALA hovAthI A cArUpa kesanA lavAda tarIkene pheMsalo ApavAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 217 Agraha thavAthI mAthe lIdhuM, ane te kAma purNa karavA potAne kImatI vakhata rokI harAvate samAja samakSa raju karyA ane te sAme keTalAka pAkAra amuka vyaktika rA uThAvavAmAM AvyA, A pAkAra keTalA satya hatA, te jovAnuM eka mAjI rAkhI hAmAM hA meLavavAmAM AvI. jethI amee keTalAka akAmAM te phesalA sAme TIkA paNa karI che; paraMtu temAM amArI kAipaNa rIte tenI jAta upara TIkA karavA irAde na heAvA chatAM tema mAnI levAmAM AvyuM hAya tema jaNAvAthI tene mATe amAre khulAsA karavAnI jarUra paDI che ke, ameAe je kaMi lakhANe atyAra sudhI karyA che, te phakata amene maLatI rahelI khabare! uparathIja karavAmAM AvyA che temAM amAre leza paNa irAdA koinA mata dukha karavAneA hateAja nahi, chatAM koipaNa kAraNathI tema mAnI levAmAM AvyuM hoya te tene mATe ame mIcchAmIdukakaDa daie chIe vaLA amee amArA gata akAmAM lavAda tarIke AvA kesene nIkAla lAvavA te lAbhaprada che. tema jaNavyuM paNa che eTaluM te kahevu jarUranu che ke zeTha kATAvALAe lavAda tarIke A kesamAM je jehamata uThAvI che te prasasA pAtra che ane samAja upara pAte je kuneha vAparI e pakSane rAjI rAkhavA pAtAne je jAtibhoga ApI samajutI para lAvavA pAtAthI anatu karyuM, tene mATe yAgya kadara samAje yujhavI joie, ane lIdhelA zramane mATe abhIvadana ApI amAre khulAse nIce pramANe karIe chIe. amAreza vAMdhA lavAde ApelA cukAdAmAM vAparelA zabdone hateA ane tene mATe amAne je khulAse karavamAM AvyA che, tenA upara jayAre lakSa ApI banne bAjunA vIcAra karavAmAM Ave che. tyAre jaNAya che ke tevA zabdo kesanA aMtanA parINAme lAvavAnI jarUra jaNAya che. lavAde Apela gaDhanI e eraDI' temaja chuTI jamIna mATe paNa khelavAmAM AvyuM che; temAM tapAsa karatAM ema mAluMma paDe che ke, tema karavAmAM lavAde paNa bhula karI heAya tema jaNAtuM nathI. kAraNake darekanI cAla lavAde judI judI rAkhavAne TharAva karyo che ane jamIna keTanI bahAra che. * cArUpamAM paDatI jAtrAnI hADamArInA saMbaMdhamAM tapAsa karatAM, cArUpanA loko mukha jubAnIthI jaNAve che ke pATaNanA saMdhe cArUpanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218 zAmaLAjIne utthApana karavAnA TharAva sAme amAre pAkAra che. jethI amAne dhAratI hatI ke te leAke atrethI pratimAjI laI javA mATe Ave che tema mAnI ame bheLA thatAM hatAM. amee kAI yAtrALune daza na karavA khAkhata aTakAvyA nathI. ame te ghaNA mANase yAtrA karavA Ave che tene madada karIye chIe mATe te bAbata samaja pheranI jaNAi che ane yAtrALuone AvavA bhAmata koI jAtanI aDacaNa nathI tevu amAne jaNAyuM che. ATalA khulAsA amene jarUra jaNAyAthI samAja samakSa rajI karyo che. chevaTamAM lavAde je zrama senyeA che tene mATe ame tene dhanyavAda ApIye chIe ane jarUra vicArIye chIe ke AvA keseAnu chevaTa mATe kharce kA thI nahI lAvatAM lavAdathI lAvavuM teja utama rastA che, ane tema karavAthI devadravyamAthI kharca karatA aTakI zake che. lI adhIpatI (6 3 + zAsana. bhAibaMdhanA A khulAsAthI jovAya che ke A kesamAM A TharAvanI sAme keTalAka pokAra amuka vyaktidvArA uThAvavAmAM AvyA ane e pAkAranI satyatA na jotAM pAte hAmAM hA meLavI TIkAnuM TaDuM calAvyuM hatuM. paraMtu jyAre aMte paNa temaNe satya samajIne peAtAnI ajJAnatA vacce bharaDAi gayela bhAgavata mATe pazcAtApa jAhera karyAM che te pachI te mATe temane mubAraka khAdI (!) ghaTe che. bhAibaMdhe aMte paNa potAnI bhula sudhArela heAvAthI sa'teSa mAnI ame te mATe kaMi paNa ullekha karavA mAMgatA nahAtA, paraMtu ATalA vakhatamAM amArA tarapha temanA lekhanI utaprekSA karanAra carcA karanAra ca cA patrAne mATeDhaga AvI paDayA che. ane temAM keTalAeke te temanA AvA vanane jaina kAmane sAvavAnA AkSepothI saMbadhAne na chAjatI kaDaka bhASAmAM prahAro karyo che. ane AgaLa vadhI jaNAvyuM che ke, jaina keAmamAM jo baMdhAraNa, sattA ke nAyakabhAva heAya te kAmanA vahANane kharAbe athaDAvanArA ane tene Azraya ApanAra patrane hAthu paNa na lagADavAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 219 pratijJA levAnA ubharA kADhayA che. keIe te AgalI pAchalI yAda karI hiMdI prajA svarAjyane lAyaka nathI" evA bhAIbaMdhane upadezapara krodhane vasada varasAvyo che. A saghaLAne sthAna ApavuM te amane ucita jaNAtuM nathI. kemake temaNe puratI tapAsa ke vicAra vagara eka AgevAna ane jAtibhega ApanAra purUSanA sAme aNachAjatA-khoTA AkSepo karavAmAM pAchuM vALI joyuM nathI tema jayAre teo ja kabula karI te mATe pastAya che te pachI temanA mATe AvA prahAro bahAra mukavA te yogya jaNAtuM nathI. prasaMgopAta bhalAmaNa karavI asthAne gaNAze nahi ke zrIyuta koTAvALAnI sevAnI yogya pachANa sarvatra thAya ane bhaviSyamAM AvA kaTokaTInA prasaMge sevA uThAvavAne komamAMthI aneka netAone prema jAme eTalA khAtara muMbaInA keTalAka AgevAne zeThazrIne mAnapatra ApavA je vicAra kare che te tAkIde amalamAM mukavA jarUra che eTaluM ja nahi paNa ApaNI ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhIye khAsa kamiTinI mITIMga meLavI ApaNA prAcina tirthanA sAme upasthIta thayelI agavaDanuM eka jainanA hAthe zAMtithI mAnabharyuM chevaTa AvavA mATe temane mubArakabAdI ApanArI noMdha levI jarUrI che ke jethI bhaviSyamAM AvA prasaMge tevI sevA uThAvavAmAM te daSTAMtika ane anukaraNIya thaI paDe. ApaNuM pujaya munigaNane paNa A prasaMgathI ghaNuM zikhavAnuM maLe tema che. kemake moralIne nAda pArakhyA vinA keTalAka munioe kevaLa dharmanI ghelacchAnA pATA bAMdhI kudAkuda karI mukI hatI, teoe have pitAno utAvaLA abhiprAya mAM thayelI bhula sudhArI lIdhI haze. paraMtu bhaviSyamAM AvI aNasamajabharI utAvaLa na thavA pAme te mATe ATalI vinaMtI karavI durasta dhArI che - - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 pariziSTa pa6 jana vetAMbara kenpharansa heralDa eprIla 1917. pu 13. aM. 4 pR. 103. cArUpa kesa. dIvAnI-phejadArI korTomAM tIrthonA saMbaMdhamAM ApaNe jaina bhAIo nirarthaka dhana kharce jaIe chIe ane pariNAme paisAnI khuvArI uparAMta virodha vadhato jAya che. sametazikhara, aMtarIkSa. makSIjI, tAraMgAi vagere tIrthonA aMge dhArmika jhaghaDAone mahatvanuM svarUpa ApI ApaNe vetAmbaro ane digambaro lAkho rUpiyAnI khuvArI karthe jaIe chIe. teTalAthI ja nahi aTakatAM vaLI cArUpanA eka najIvA kese maheThuM svarUpa dhAraNa karela ane A kesamAM ApaNe smArtA pakSavALAo sAme takarAramAM utaravuM paDela. baMne pakSene hajAro rUpiyAnA kharcamAM utaravuM paDayuM che ane kesa bhaviSyamAM kevuM svarUpa leze te samajI zakAtuM nahatuM. korTathI game te prakArane phesale thAya to paNa baMne pakSa vacce hamezane mATe virodha rahe tevo dekhAva thada paDayo hato. cArUpa kesamAM baMne pakSa taraphathI kAma karatA pATaNanA AgevAne samAdhAnIthI nikAla na kare te pATaNanI prajA vacce kAyamane mATe kusaMpa rahe tevo dekhAva najare paDate hata, gAyakavADa sarakAranA bhAI me saMpatarAva gAyakavADe baMne pakSo vaccenI A takarAranuM samAdhAnIthI nirAkaraNa karAvavA ghaNI ja mahenata karela paraMtu te bara AvI nahatI. vaDodarA rAjyanI variSTa korTa sudhI A takarAra gaI hatI, paraMtu Akhare baMne pakSavALAone kaMIka sArI preraNa thavAthI zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMdajI koTAvALAne paMcAtanAmuM lakhI ApavAmAM Avela te AdhAre temaNe TharAva karI ghaNu ja kunehathI A takarArane aMta ANela che. teo sAheba jaina chatAM paNa sAmA pakSavALAone temanAmAM saMpurNa vizvAsa hovAthI teo temane paMca tarIke nikAla lAvavAnuM oNpavA mATe lalacAyA hatA ane Akhare ApaNA jaina bhAIone je utkaTa icchAmahAdevane ApaNuM derAsaramAMthI bahAra kADhavAnI hatI te pAra pADI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 221 gaI tA 4-3-17 nA jaina patranA aMkamAM zeTha sAhebe karela evorDa' prasiddha thayela che te vAMcaka varge dhyAna daIne vAMcI je haze ane je na vAMcyo hoya te pharIthI vAMcI levAnI ane ApaNI koI rIte virUddha jAya tevI hakIkata che ke kema agara kaMI zAstra virUddha lakhAyuM che ke kema tenI khAtrI karavA bhalAmaNa karIe chIe. amane lAge che ke e eDa-cukAdo ghaNe kunehathI saMtoSakAraka ane baMne pakSone nyAya maLe tevI rIte karelo che ane temAM koIpaNa jAtanI virUhatA karavI e amane te ayogya ane apramANika lAge che. evuM kAMI nathI ke je jaina dharmathI ke jana zastrathI virUddha hoya, ane te je niSpakSapAta ane nyAya zeTha sAhebe vAparyo che tene mATe temane dhanyavAda ApIe chIe. samAdhAnathI sAMsArika jhaghaDA patAvavA e jeTaluM iSTa che tenA karatAM dhArmika jhaghaDA ApasamAM suleha sapathI yAte AgevAnonA lavAdamAM patAvI samAvavA ane tethI arasparasa ekhalAsa vadhAra e asaMkhyagaNo ISTa ane lAbhakAraka che. jo tema na thAya te dharmanuM eka prAdhAnya sutra "maitrI bhAvanA para charI mukAI prabhunI AjJAnA bhaMgano A5 ApaNe zire Ave che. koIpaNa dharma ema kahetuM nathI ke kaleza karavo. sarva dharma kahe che ke kalezamAM avanati che-kaleza pApasthAnaka che te kRtajJa thaI sarva zAMtiprada lejanAmAM dareka jaina baMdhu joDAze ane vIra prabhue prarUpela mitrIbhAvanA-sArvatrika baMdhubhAva sadA prasAraze. jene devadevIone mAne che ke nahi tathA mAnavA mATe zAstranuM pramANa che ke nahi te mATe dAkhalA dalIlavALe lekha jarUra paDaze te mukavA ame taiyAra chIe. pariziSTa pa7 jana hitecchu pu. 19 juna 1917 pR 275. jenene thayeluM paisAnuMajIrNa. jyAre koI uttama sAdhu ke gRhastha jenene keLavaNI Adi rUDAM kAmamAM paisA kharcavAnI apIla kare che tyAre keTalAka taraphathI kahevAmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 Ave che jene pAse have pahelAM jeTalo paiso rahyA nathI. hakIkatamAM jainasamAja te zuM paNa Akho bhAratavarSa ghaNe nidhana thaI gayo che, tavAI gaye che, enI dekhAtI chuTIchavAI zobhA e bIju kAMI nahi paNu Hectic red eTale tAvanI (ane nahi ke tandurastInI ) lAlI che. te paNa jene jyAre laDavAno prasaMga maLe che tyAre teo paise uDADavAmAM bAkI rAkhatA nathI. dharmanA bahAne lokone uzkerIne nANuM ekaThAM karI chUTe hAthe uDADe che agara koI prasaMge karaja paNa kare che. A cokhI paDatInI nizAnI che. jyAM sudhI eka dezamAM ke eka komamAM AvI vRti kAyama che tyAM sudhI te deza ke te koma garIbAIne ja lAyaka-duHkhane ja lAyaka-parataMtratA ane pIDAne ja lAyaka che. bahAranAM kAraNe karata. kAraNe kaI vRttionAM amuka pariNAmo che te jovAnI buddhizALIoe hameza darakAra karavI joIe che. gAyakavADa tAbAnA cArUpa gAmamAM jana ane anya hiMduo vacce takarAra ubhI thatAM babbe korTe AthayA pachI banne pakSanA surone lavAda para javAnI jarUra jaNAi banenI sammatithI zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAne lavAda nImavAmAM AvyA. teo eka jana hovA chatAM temanI pramANikatAmAM banne pakSane eTale vizvAsa hato ke je kesamAM jaina dharmanuM lAgatuM vaLagatuM hatuM te kesa paNa hemanI lavAdI para niDaratAthI mukavAmAM AvyA. cukAdo apA. jaino temaja janetAe e cukAdAthI satiSa batAvyo. paNa pAchaLathI bujhAyalI Agane taNakho bhabhukyo ane e cukAdA hAme maherI garjanAo thavA lAgI. A vAMcanArane svAbhAvika rIte emaja lAge ke e garjanA jainetaro taraphathI thaI haze; paNa khubI te e che ke jena lavAda virUddha garjanAo khuda jana taraphathIja thaI ! jainonI mukhane cheDaja jovAmAM Avato nathI. AkhI dunIyAnA mAleka jANe ke pitaja haya, je paNa hemanAja (jainonAja ) cuMTAyelA hovA joIe, eTaluM ja nahi paNa janonA mAnavA pramANe ja jajamenTa hemaNe ApavuM joIe evuM jaine bhAgatA hoya, ema A durAgrahI pikAre dunIyAne dekhADI ApyuM che. mane lAge che ke have nAmadAra sarakAre korTe baMdha karavI joIe che, ane jeneja inasApha trAjavuM soMpI devuM joIe che; kudarate paNa potAnA kAnuna rada karIne tene vizvasattA sepavI joie Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 223 che, ke jethI teo IcchA thAya te vakhate varSAda varSAvI zake ane potAnI - sagavaDa hoya tyAre Aga lAvI zake ane manuSyonI buddhi, kIti mAlekI AbAdI sarvapara pitAne kAbu rAkhI zake, jabarI mahatvAkAMkSA ! piteja lavAda nImyA, dharma saMbaMdhI takarAra hovA chatAM potAnA ja dharmanA gRhastha lavAda nImyA, ane te chatAM jaina lavAdanuM jajameMTa paNa emanuM peTa bharAya eTale saMtoSa ApanArU thaI zakyuM nahi ! ane ApaNe kAnunI mudAmAM utarIzuM nahi; kAraNa ke vAMcanAra paikI moTo bhAga kAnunI carcA rahamaja vAnI lAyakAta dharAvato hoI zake nahi. e kAma vakIlamaMDaLane mATe rahevA daI ApaNe mANasAInA kAyadAnI kalamo tapAsIzuM. rA. koTAvALAno pheMsalo jenone lAbhakArI che ke nahi e savAla paNa huM uThAvIza nahi. e savAlane jagAja na maLavI joIe. duniyAmAM hameza jainonAja lAbhamAM kesa utAravA joIe evo pado je kaI deva pAsethI jene lakhAvI raju karatA heya te ja e savAlane jagA maLI zake. savAla e che ke banne pakSanI sammatithI nImAyelA lavAda athavA jajanA pheMsalA virUddha pikAra karavo ane e bavAda para aMgata AkSepa karavA e zuM mANasAI bhayu gaNI zakAya ? lAkho mANasamAthI je ekane hame pasaMda karyA te zuM apramANika ke jenA zatra dhArane pasaMda karyA hatA ? ane je pramANika dhArIne pasaMda karyA hatA te zuM eka divasamAM teo pramANika maTI hamAreja mATe apramANika thaI gayA ? eka IjatadAra pramANika AgevAna zaherInuM AvuM apamAna zuM ochuM asahya che ? ane te apamAna karanAra paNa khuda jaino ja che ema jahAre jANavAmAM Ave che tyAre jenonI tuchatA mATe bahuja lAgI Ave che ane jana samAjanI paDatInAM mAThAM ci ho pratyakSa dekhAya che. teo ema hamajatA lAge che ke ApaNe paisA uDADIne harakoI mANasanI Ijjata luTI zakIe, hara koI anyAya-dharmanuM jhanuna lokone haDAvIne-karI zakIe, khAnagI verajhera ane irSAnI tRptI khAtara dharmane DhAla banAvI zakIe. aphasosanI vAta te e che ke khuda jaina sAdhuo A dhatiMganA nAyaka banyA che lavAdanA phesalA pachI patharAyelI zAntine khoLI mAranAra amuka sAdhuo ja hatA, ane jahAM sAdhuoe-muktinA IjAradAroe ema kahyuM ke amuka jajameMTa khoTuM che hAM pachI gADarIA lokasamAjanI dhAMdhaLanuM puchavuM ja zuM ? kAnunano akSara paNa nahi jANanArA jaina sAdhuo kAnunI bAbatamAM mAthuM mAravAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhITatA kare enA jevuM hAsyAspada ane vaDavA joga kRtya bIjuM zuM hoI zake ? atyAra sudhI rA. kaTAvALAnA pheMsalA bAbatamAM sAro ke beTo abhiprAya he irAdA purvaka uccAryo nathI, paraMtu have jayAre . savAla e upasthita thAya che ke sAdhuo dunIyAnI sattA ane duniyAnI zAnti pitAnA hAthamAM hovAne dA karavA bahAra paDayA che te dAve vAjabI che ke nahi, hAre hAre kahevuM joIe che-kahevuM paDe che ke, jaina sAdhune dharma saMsAranI khaTapaTathI-rAga dveSathI mane hajAra koSa dUra rahevA pharamAve che tethI jeo evI khaTapaTa uzkeratA heya mane jainazAstra "sAdhu " tarIke svIkArI zake ja nahi; bIjuM; sAdhu he vA sAdhuneya sAdhu hoya te paNa ene dunIyAne niyamika hevA je dAvo karavAnI satA dunIyAe ApI nathI, ApI zake nahi, ane muThThIbhara jaino pitAnA nANAnA baLathI pitAnA sAdhuone evI satA ApavA mAgatA hoya te bAkInI vizALa dunIyA te muThThIbhara lakanI dharmaghelachAne nAbuda karavAne puratI zakitamAna che. hane yAda che ke phesa bahAra paDe tyAra pachI te hAme pahelAmAM pahele vadhe dharmaghelaDAoe e matalabane raju karyo hato ke ke TalAka jaine aMbAjIne mAne che evuM eka kathana (statement) lavAda mahAzaye pitAnA jajamenTamAM lakhyuM hatuM te khoTuM ane jainanI dhArmika lAgaNI dukhAvanAruM hatuM? eha jainenI dhArmika lAgaNInI nAjukatA? paNa subhAgye A zabda eka custa jainadhanuyAyI lavAdanI kalamathI ja nIkaLyA che, ke je jaina lavAda jenenI tamAma rItabhAta, rIvAja, sthiti vagerethI sArI rIte vAkephagAra che. je paikInA keTalAka aMbAjInI mAnatA mAne che, darzane jAya che, ItyAdi bAbatanI hakIkta (fact) hAme virodha uThAvavA taiyAra thavuM e pitAnI jAtane pote ja juThThI pADavA jevI murkhatA che. eka nahi paNa agayAra jaine te devInI mAnatA mAne che. maheTA moTA agresarane tema karatAM huM jANuM chuM. rA. koTAvALAe eka jaina tarIke lakhelI A hakIkata taddana sAcI che eTaluM ja nahi paNa jainene koI jAtanuM apamAna pahoMcADavAnA irAdAthI mukata che. teo ema jaNAve che ke, mAtra brAhmaNe ja e devIne mAne che ema nathI paNa keTalAka jaine paNa mAne che ane tethI jaina ane samAta varga vacce Te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 225 na thavA pAme eja uttama che. AmAMjaino dharmanuM apamAna karavAne Azaya kaye khuNe che te hamajAtu nathI, jainene potAnAM zAstrAnI AjJA teDIne deva-devIonI mAnatAmAM bhaTakatAM-e mithyAtva athavA aMdhakAramAM sukha huMDhatAM--zarama ke apamAna lAgatuM nathI ane mhAre hemanAM kAmeAnu citra kASTha Ape che tyAre hemane apamAna lAgI jAya che ? jabarI svamAnanI putaLIe ? aksAsa, jaitemAM svamAnane aMza mAtra rahevA pAmyA hota te AvA ijjata ane dezanu aikayabaLa gumAvavA jevA TaMTA karata ja nahi. ane jaina sAdhuo, hemanu zu haMmajavuM? hemane have cekapu parakhAvI devu joie che ke ame zrAvaka vage amArI sAmAnya ekala ( Common sense ) kAMI hamAre saaN dharANe mukI nathI; ame amArI buddhi, vivekazakita ane icchAzakitane hamArI vecANu banAvavA taiyAra nathI ame paNa manuSya chIe, kadAca sAdhu vaga paikInI kaleSapriya vyakita karatAM vadhAre ucca keTinA manuSyA chIe; ane manuSya tarIke amArU tatra ame ja calAvavA mAgIe chIe. sAdhune ame amArI buddhi ane zAntinA vidhAtA thavA devA khuzI nathI - huM AgaLa vadhIne--jaina ke smArTa koinA tarapha nahi DhaLatAM eka satyazodhaka ane eka hiMdI tarIke kahIza--ke, jaina--smAta vaccenA dhArmika TaTAmAM eka jaita gRhasthane lavAda nImavAmAM kAMi paNa nukasAnane saMbhava hoya te te nukasAna jainene nahi paNa smAta vate che. rA. kATAvALAe pakSapAta karavA IcchA rAkhI janahAtI te paNa hemanuM leAhI jainA taraph kheMcAya eTaluM brAhmaNA tarapha na ja kheMcAya hemaNe eka pramANika purUSa hAvA chatAM brAhmaNAne badaleA ApIne paNa mahAdevanI muti jaina maMdiramAMthI bahAra kahADavAnI jaitenI icchAne jo ke khubIthI-tRpta karI che ane te chatAM jaine ATaluM dhAMdhaLa macAve che thAre mhArU aMta:karNa preraNA kare che ke jaine lavAdanA pheMsalA shAme adAlate jAya. ane hamezanI yAdagIrI rahe evI sajjaDa thappaDa khAya eja ThIka che. jainAne shamajAvavA javu e--A amuka bAbatamAM tA--kudaratanA nakakI karelA mA virUddha kAzIza karavA barAbara che. mhArA sAbhaLavA pramANe A uzkeraNIthI keTalAka chApAvALAone sAre| bhakSa maLyA che. zubha kAma Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 vakhate garIbAinAM rAdaNAM reAnAr jaina samAjanA paisA Ave ja raste javAne. garIbAi ane adhogatinA cheka chellA pagathIe gayA sivAya unnatinI zarUAta thavAnuM kudaratamAM nimAyalu ja na hoya - TyAM pachI jaitAnA rastAo mATe kheda karavA nakAmA che. -(0) pariziSTa, 58. jaina rIvyu. DIsembara jAnyuArI sa. 1916-17 pu. 1 a` 9-8 jaina kasa. cArUpa zeTha kATAvAlAnA cukAdAnA sabaMdhamAM vadhu ajavALu cArUpa ( pATaNa ) jaina kesanI vIgatA, temaja lavAda tarIke zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvAlAe ApelA cukAde amee amArA gatAMkamAM pragaTa karI dIdhA che. A cukAdAnA sabaMdhamAM amee gatAMmAM je uDatI noMdha lIdhI che, te jeoe vAMcI haze, tene khullu jaNAyu haze ke amee cukAdAnA saMbaMdhamAM dhArmIka draSTi-apekSAe kAMi virUddha TIkA thai che ke kema, te bAbata temaja cukAdA kAyadesara che ke kema, agara te ra7rara thatA aTakAvavAnI jarUra che ke kema, vigere bAbatemAM je carcA hAlamAM pATaNa jaina saMdhamAM cAlI rahI che, temAMnA ekakhI muMdAnA sabaMdhamAM amee kAI paNa pakSanI tarapheNamAM mata ApavA pahelA, rAha jovAnu pasaMda kIdhuM hatuM. amArA chellA lekha lakhAyA pachI, muMbainA judA judA vartImAna patramAM, temaja bhAvanagaranA jaina aThavADIkAmAM mAsIkeAmAM zeTha kepTAvALAnA cukAdAnA saMbaMdhe je prasa MgeApAta TIkAo thai che, te pI niSpakSapAta paNe vIcAra karavAnI suMdara taka have pATaNanA jaina bhAIeja nahi paNa samagra jaina kAma dharAvatI thai che. have A cukAdApara vIcAra karatAM-ApaNe AgamacathI amuka cekasa mata bAdhI levA joie nahi. ApaNe eka taraphI matapara jo AvI jaie, ane pachI jo cukAdApara vIcAra karIe te ApaNe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 227 banne pakSone InasApha ApavAmAM niSphaLa jaIe te majabuta bhaya rahe che. ApaNe ema nahiM mAnI levuM joIe ke zeTha koTAvAlAe cukAdo A mATe ja te kharo ane vyAjabI che, athavA to ema paNa nahi mAnavuM joIe ke zeTha koTAvAlAe cukAde A mATe ja te eka taraphI ane geravyAjabI hovo joIe, have jeo " sAMja ) " hindustAna " jena " " jenazAsana" " AtmAnaMda prakAza" " jaina-rIvyu." Adi patramAM A bAbatanA saMbaMdhamAM pragaTa thaelA lekho saMbhALa purvaka vAMcaze, teone eka bAbatanI khAtrI thaze ane te bAbata e che ke- "sAMja" hIMdustAna " ane "jaina" patro zeTha koTAvAlAnA cukAdAnI tArIpha kare che. ApaNane bIjI khAtrI e thAya che ke "jaina zAsana" zeTha koTAvALAnA cukAdAnI viruddha che. A bannemAM nizcitapaNe satya amuka patro che, ema kahevuM che ke muzkela che, chatAM eTaluM te kahevuM saheluM che ke cukAdAnA sabaMdhamAM vadhu pAe potAnI tArIpha jAhera karI che. matabheda zuM mudAra che? have ApaNe joIe ke banne pakSo vacce zuM bAbatenA sabaMdhamAM matabheda che te tapAsIe A bAbata para vicAra karavAne pATaNanA saMghane ane samagra jaina saMghane sagavaDa maLe te mATe amo banne pakSo taraphathI, amane maLelA keTalAeka "carcA patro ne nIce pragaTa karIe chIe, je vicAra pUrvaka ane tadana niSpakSapAtapaNe vAMcavAne ame bhalAmaNa karIe chIe. paheluM carcApatra agatyanuM che ane tene carcApatrI pATaNanA eka gRhastha che. A carcApatra " hidusthAna ' patramAM zeTha koTAvAlAne cukAdo saMtoSakAraka che evo je " agralekha " pragaTa thayo hato, tenA javAbamAM lakhavAmAM Avyo heya, ema lakhANanI Dhaba parathI dIse che ATalo khulAso karI ame nIcenAM carcApatra jAhera jaina saMgha mATe raju karIe chIe.- cukAdA sAme vAMdho zuM che ? ' hiMdusthAnanA adhIpati joga. sAheba, pATaNa najIka cArUpa tIrthane saMbaMdhamAM jene ane smAta bhAIo vacce cAlelA jhaghaDAnA sabaMdhamAM pATaNanA jaina saMdhanA eka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 228 AgevAna mI. punamacaMda kATAvAlAe je lavAda tarIke cukAdA ApyA che, te cukAdApara agralekha lakhavAne mATe Ape, ApanI kImatI kaTArA rokI te mATe ane tenI aMdara Ape je vIcArA-Apane pramANIkapaNe yogya lAge te jAhera karyo te mATe jaiva kema ApatA AbhAraja mAnaze. Ape A lavAdanAmAnI bAbatamAM je TIkA karI che, te TIkAnA pramANIkapaNA para zaka lai javAne mane athavA kane kAMi paNa kAraNa nathI. huM te te khAtrIpuka mAnu chuM ke tamArA jevA svataMtra patramAM sumezA svataMtra ane pramANIka vIcAroja agralekhamAM johera karavAmAM Ave che. kama nazIbe A lekhamAM Ape je TIkA karI che, te TIkA sa'puN` vIcArAnI gerahAjarImAMja ane A bAbatanI paristhitinA echA jJAnathIja thavA pAmI che. jo tame pAse saMpurNa vIgate hate te Apa jararaja ApanA lIDaranu rUpaja kadAca pheravate; huM tethI ApanA pramANIkapaNA para vIzvAsa rAkhI nIcenI vIgate ApazrInA temaja ApanA hAre| jaina temaja jainetara vAMcanArAonI jANa mATe pragaTa karavAne araja karIza. mAre pahelAM ApazrIne jaNAvI devu joie ke lavAda tarIke zeDa kATAvALAe, sanAtanIone jaina dharmazALAmAMthI be eraDI apAvI, ane rU. 2000 tema 45 ceArasa vAranI bIjI jamIna apAvI tethI jenA nArAja thayA nathI, alabata je ke pATaNanA jaitAno amuka eka varga ema bI mAne che ke ApavAmAM AvelA badale * kAMika vadhArA paDatA te che. paNa pATaNanA agara dezAvaranA jaineAmAM ane jaina sAdhue A cukAdAthI nArAja thayA che, tenu kAraNa rUpI jevI najIvI mAmata nathI. jainake|ma be hajAra teA zu paNa tethI bI vadhu rakama dha rakSaNa athavA suleha rakSaNa mATe ApavAne acakAI nathI, ane A mAkhatamAM paNa acakAI nathI. paNa cukAdAnI vIrUdhatAnA muddeAja judA che. zeTha kATAvAlAe lavAdanAmu lakhI ApyuM tyAre lavAda tarIke zeTha kATAvAlAnI pharaja hatI te mAtra soge dhyAnamAM lai, konA kesenu parINAma dhyAnamAM lai suleha sacavAya tevI rIte banne pakSeAnA mana sAcavIne amuka yAgya lAge te badalA nakakI karavAnuM hatuM. paNa kATAvALA zeThe peAtAnA lavAdamAM peAtAnI sattAnI hada oLaMgI gayA hatA, ane teoe potAnA laMbANu evArDamAM bInajarUrI dhArmIka tatvo para TIkA karI che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 229 A pramANe jaineAnA dharmanA tatva ane sIddhAMteA para je TIkA zeTha kATAvAlAe karI che, te TIkA A lavAda tarIke karavAnI tene mAthe kAMi krUraja nAkhavAmAM AvI nahAtI. ane pATaNa ane pATaNanI bahAranA jaina ane jaina sAdhuemAM A cukAdA sAme je abhAva che, te annAvanuM kAraNa mI. kATAvAlA zeThe dharmanI bASThatApara pAtAnA cukAdAmAM karelI TIkA che. Apa vyAjabI rIte kahA che ke kAizrI jhaghaDAomAM jaina sAdhuoe utaravu joie nahi. jaina dharma paNa sAdhuone jhadhaDAmAMthI dura rahevAneja jaNAve che. paNa jaina dharma, dharma rakSaNa vAste zAsana--sevA vAste jaina sAdhuone peAtAne mata ApavAne manA karatu nathI. balke dareka dharmonA gurUenI ja che ke teoe peAta peAtAnA dharma paranA humalAomAMthI potAnA dharmone bacAva karavA. koTAvAlA zeTha jaina che. teo jaitAnA agara jaina dharmanA duzmana nathIja tema tee sanAtanIonA khAsa mItra nathI. teee je TIkA dharmanI bAbate para karI che, te teoe te pramANIka bheda agara dhArmIkatAnI saMpUrNa samajanI gerahAjarImAMja karI haze paNa jo A TIkA tethI cAlI javA devAmAM Ave te tenuM parINAma jaina tIthA bIjA cAlatA mukadamAemAM kadAca khIna IcchavA cegya Ave, kAraNake A cukAdes TIkA sAthe ) purAvAja tarIke sAmA pakSavALAe raju kare AvA tIthenA mukadamAeAnAM cukAdA hamezA purAvA tarIke tIthenA jhaghaDAemAM vaparAya che. A sa MjogeAmAM jo jaina sAdhue saiAna rahe te, teoe jaina dhama rakSaNanA peAtAnA kAmAM gaphalatI batAvI che emaja kahevAya. Apa tethI samajI zakaze ke jaina sAdhuoe khAsa karIne A kesamAM potAne je mata ApyA che, te mata ApavAmAM potAnI mukhya ane agatyanI pharaja bajAvyAM karatAM kAMi vizeSa karyu nathI. jaina sAdhue mI. keTAvAlAnA cukAdApara je mata yAle che, te mata cukAdAmAM nANAne lagatI bAbate para cheja nahi jaina sAdhuonu te bAbatApara utaravAnu kAma nathI. jaine ane jaina sAdhue me jaNAvyu' tema je vAMdhA cukAdAnA saMbaMdhamAM dharAve che te vAMce cukAdAmAM mI. kATAvALAe karelI keTalIeka ThekANe mInajarUrI TIkA che. A TIkA jANI bujhIne thai che, ema jaina sAdhu kahetA nathI, paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 230 teo jaNAve che ke A TIkAne laIne cukAda vAMdhAbharyo che, ane TIkAnA sababe cukAdo rajIsTara nahI thavA de. keTaleka ThekANe A cukAda eka taraphI gaNAto agara kahevAtA haze. ane A mAnyatA koI ThekANe hoya te tenuM kAraNa e che ke A cukAdo mahesANAnI korTamAM jaino jItyA pachI apAye hate. eTale jaine ema dhAratA hatA ke sanAtanIone aDadhe raste maLavAmAM Avaze Apa jaNAve che tema mI. koTAvAlA zeThanA pItAzrInI tIthI sanAtanIo paNa pATaNamAM pALe che A mAna vAjabI rIte ghaNuM moTuM mAna kahevAya che, ane te mATe AkhI jaina koma magarUra che. paNa A jhaghaDe ubhe thatAM sanAtanIo A tithI pALavI baMdha karaze e gaMbhIra bhaya hato, A bhaya amalamAM na Ave te mATeja zeTha punamacaMde cukAdAmAM sanAtanI bhAIone viSeSa saMtoSa Ape che, ema huM kahetA nathI. paNa A saMjogonA saMbaMdhe cukAda eka taraphI hoya e kaI ThekANe zaka rahetA hoya te te tadana pAyA vagarano ja che ema te kahevAze nahi. paNa A cukAdAnI eka bAjunI ja vAta che. jene agara jaina sAdhuo tethI kaMI A cukAdAvIrUpa thayA che ema che ja nahi. meM khullA zabdamAM jaNAvyuM che, ane pharI jaNAvuM chuM ke cukAdAnA saMbaMdhamAM te vadhe te cheja nahi je vAMdhe hato ane hajI paNa che te cukAdAnI TIkA sAme che. A ' TIkA karavAnI kAMI khAsa jarUra hatI ja nahIM, ane te chatAM mI. koTAvAlA jevA kunehI gRhastha kema A TIkAmAM utarI gayA haze te samajavuM muzkela che paNa TIkA thaI che, te vAMdhA bharI koIne jaNAtI hoya, te tene te sAme proTesTa karavAne haka nathI ema Apa jevA svataMtra adhipati sAheba kadI kaheja nahi, huM dhAruM chuM ke A khulAsAthI Apane temaja ApanA hajAro vAMcanArAone cArUpa jaina kesana lavAda tarIke zeTha koTAvAlAnA cukAdAnA saMbaMdhamAM virUdhatA che, te vIrdhatA mukhyatve cukAdAnI aMdaranI TIkA sAme che, ema samajAyuM haze. vaLI A cukAdA parathI banne pakSo vacce suleha thaI che emabI nathI. cArUpamAM jaina ghara e bI nathI eTale jaina murationA apamAnane bhayaja bhavISya mATe na rahe e hetuthI pATaNanA jana saMghe cArUpa gAmamAMthI jaina devanI muratione pATaNa lAvavA eka kamITI A cukAdA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 231 apAyA pachI nImI che. ane cArUpanA smArtAe satAdhikArIone cArUpa jaina maMdIranA aMge eka vAMdhAbharelI arajI karI che ema saMbhaLAya che to have pachI tenuM pariNAma zuM Avaze te Apane jaNAvIza. A eka pakSano lavAdanA cukAdAnA sabaMdhamAM mata che; have A matamAM je mukhya vAMdhAo che, tene saMtoSakAraka javAba nIcenA bIjA carcApatramAM Ave che - jAhera jena prajAe jANavI hatI keTalIka vigate jaina-rIvyu" nA adhipati joga, sAheba. cArUpa (pATaNa) jaina kesa zuM che, te kema ubho thayo, pATaNamAM ane mahesANAmAM A kesane aMge jhadhaDAo kema utpana thayA, ane bane pakSanA AgevAnoe laMbANuM kharaca karyA pachI, ane bhaviSya anizcita che ema samajI zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvAlAne lavAda tarIke kema namyA, e bInA have ItihAsanI eka jANItI kathA hovAthI te saMbaMdhamAM piSTapeSaNa karavA huM atre mAMgatA nathI. paraMtu A lavAdanA cukAdAnA sabaMdhamAM pATaNa jaina saMghanI muMbaInI chellI sabhA maLI hatI, te vakhate tyAM ApaNe keTalAka vidvAna pujya sAdhuonA abhIprAya lavAdanA cukAdAnI virUdha raju thayA hatA, je parathI ema jaNAya che ke jaina sAdhuo ane keTalAeka jaina kemanA gRhasthamAM A evAraDa kevA saMjogomAM apAye, te bAbata gaMbhIra ajJAnatAmAM rame che. AcArya zrI kamalavijayajI suri potAnA abhiprAyamAM jaNAve che ke mahesANA korTamAM jIta thayA pachI A lavAda nemavAnI jarUra ja nahatI. A jarUra zuM hatI, te tethI samajAvavAnI rahe che. mahesANAnI kerTamAM ApaNuM jIta kevI thaI hatI? A bAbatamAM tethI khulAso thavAnI pahelI jarUra che. ApaNe je mudA mATe laDatA hatA, te mudAmAM mahesANAnI korTamAM ApaNI jIta thaI hatI ke kema e savAla mukhya che. je kAraNathI ane je mudAthI A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. 232 AkhA kesane, pATaNane kusaMpa, janma thayo che, te mude zuM che ? te e che ke-pATaNa najIka "zAmaLAjI pArzvanAtha' mAM prAcIna jaina tIrthamAM mahAdevanI muratI rahe, e jina dharma anusAra nahi hevAthI pATaNanA keTalAeka jana gRhasthoe A muratIone jaina derAsaramAMthI khaseDI, jina deharAsaranA gabhArAmAM A hiMdu muratIo khaseDavAno mude e hatA ke jainazAstra anusAra jaina maMdIramAM hiMdu muratIo nahi hovI joIe, paraMtu jyAre pATaNamAM hiMdu muratIone beseDI, hIMdu bhAIonuM apamAna karavAno phojadArI kesa muratI khaseDanArAo para melAyo, tyAre ApaNe korTamAM zuM kIdhuM ? ApaNe bacAva zuM kIdho ? A bacAva e hatuM ke deharAsarajInA gabhArAmAM jyAM hIMdu muratIo bIrAjIta hatI, tyAM AgaLa eka nAne khADe paDI gayo hato, ane tethI tyAM kIDIo vigere bharAtI hoI, hiMsAno bhaya hate. A bhaya dura karavA eTale ke khADe hatuM te puravA mATe amoe salATa khADo purI rahe teTalA vakhata mATe hiMdu muratIo khaseDI hatI. paNa kamanasIbe pathara salATane yuke paze, ane muratIo tethI khaseDAelI hatI, temane tema rahI gaI. pATaNa korTa A bacAva svIkAryo nahi, ane ApIne moTI rakamanA daMDanI sajA karI. paNa apIlamAM eTale ke mahesANAmAM A ApaNo bacAva amuka khAsa saMjogone lIdhe svIkAravAmAM Avyo ke je saMjogo para jAhera patramAM vivecana karavAthI jaina saMghane lAbha nathI ane te ApaNe bacAva parathI ApaNuM AropIne thaelI sajA rada karavAmAM AvI. pariNAma zuM AvatuM ? A daMDanI sajA rada thaI ke tarata smAe vaDodarA khAte rIvIjhana mATe apIla karI dIdhI hatI paNa ApaNe ema mAnI paNa laIe ke A bayAva rIvIjhanamAM kabula raheta, ke je mAnavAne mATe jarIbI kAraNa hatuMja nahi te zuM pariNAma Avate ? je bacAva para ApaNe mahesANamAM jItyA, eTale ke daMDanA mArAmAMthI chaTakyA, te bacAva e ja hatuM ke ( juo mahesANA korTamAM sAkSIonI jubAnI ane korTane cukAda) janoe daherAsaramAMthI hIMdu muratIo apamAnanA irAdAthI nAkhI devA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 233 mATe nahi, paNa pabAsana rIpera karI tyAM pAchI tarataja bIrAjamAna karavAnA hetuthI ja khaseDI hatI. mahesANA korTe Aja mude svIkArI AropIonI niSThA pramANIka gaNI teone sajAmAMthI mukta kIdhA, vArU, have jene ApaNe chata kahIe chIe, te chatathIja mAmalo aTakyo hato, te ApaNuM jana bhAIone pharI derAsaramAM hIMdu muratIo besADavI ja paDate, ane tema karyA vinA chUTako ja nahote ? kAraNa ke te bacAvathI te ApaNe mahesANAmAM jItyA hatA, ane korTe te bacAva svIkArI ApaNane choDayA hatA. vaLI smArtAo, mahesANAmAM ApaNe AvI je polI ta meLavI te sAme paNa vaDedare apIla karI dIdhI hatI. vaDodarAmAM ApaNe A bacAva jema mahesANAmAM svIkArAya tema svIkArAte ke kema te bAbatamAM bhAre bhaya hato AthI pATaNanA sujJa zrAvakone vIcAra karatAM ema jaNAyuM ke vaDodarAmAM je jItIzuM topaNa ApaNuM derAsaramAM hIMdu muratIo to besADavI ja paDaze. te pachI ApaNe A kharaca ApaNI A dhamAla je mudA para thaI, te mude to uDI gayo ApaNane te hiMdu muratIo ja jaina maMdIramAM joItI nahotI ane korTamAM te khuda mahetANAmAM paNa ema karyuM ke jethI ApaNane te muratIo ApaNA daherAsa- ' ramAM besADavI ja paDaze, mATe bAbata lavAdapara nemI kaI rIte A hIMdu muratIo derAsaramAM pAchI na ghuse tema karavuM vaLI teoe vIcAra karyo ke smArtee vaDedarAmAM apIla karI che, je temAM smAteM phAve, ane ApaNe hArIe to daherAsaranI mAlekI je ApaNI mahesANAmAM karI che, te pAchI sArvajanIka Tharaze. ane bIjA hajAre rUpIAno kharaca thaze, mATe lavAdane nemI kaI rIte A hiMdu muratIo "daherAsara' mAM pAchI na Ave tema karavuM. ane jaina bhAIone neka jALava. Avo vicAra karIne zAmalAjInA deharAsarajInA vahIvaTa kartAoe ane pATaNanA nagarazeTha ane jena nyAtanA zeTha tathA . AgevAnoe zeTha kaTAvALAne lavAda namyA, ane lavAda tarIke teoe nemAyA bAda je mude ApaNe korTamAM gumAvyo hato te mude pAra pADe che, ane sadAne mATe jena daherAsaramAMthI hIMdu muratIo dura rAkhI. A kArya keTaluM muzkela balake asAdhya hatuM e to pATaNamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 234 . niSpakSapAtI gRhasthe barAbara jANe che. jo bIcha kAmanA ke gRhasthe, peAtAnI kAmanI AvI sevA AvA khArIka vakhate khAvI hate, te te kAma te grahasthane vadhAvI lete paNa kATAvAlA zeTha jaina kAmanA kAma mATe ubhA rahyA, e tenI bhUla; kAraNa ke teoe jyAre jaina kAmanI araja svIkArI, sadhanA kuramAnane mAnya rAkhI, lavAda tarIke kAma karavAne kabula karyuM tyAre teone Aja pATaNanI jaina kAma vadhAvI le che? paNa mane vIzvAsa ane umeda che ke jema dIvase thaze, tema tema pATaNanA jaina sadhanI AMkhA ughaDaze ane teone paNa khAtrI thaze ke keTAvAlA zeThe je kArya karyu che, te kArya koTAvAlAthIja thaI zakate, ane bIjA pArTaNunA AgevAno mATe te kArya asAdhyu ke azakaya hatu te jaina sAdhue paNa A sajogA para bArIkIthI vIcAra karaze, te tene paNa samajAze ke 'mhesANA' kArTImAM mukhya muddAmAM jaine hAyA` hAvAthIja A paNA jainAe te muddA pAra pADavA zeThane lavAda tarIke temavAne araja karI hatI zeThe koine kahyuM nahatu ke mane lavAda tarIke temA. paNa jaina saMghe joyuM hatuM ke A kArya temanA vInA bIjA pAra pADe ema nahetu. kamanasIbe pAchaLathI pATaNa jaina sa Mdhane eka bhAga, keTalIeka khaTapaTa ke je aMgata iMkhyA e utpanna karI che, tene bhega thai paDI che. have huM eka bIjI agatyanI bAbatapara kAMika khulAsA jainakAmamAM gera samajutI dura karavAne jaNAvIza. keTalAeka gRhasthA ema kahe che ke kATAvALA zeThe potAnA evAraDamAM dharmanI TIkA karI che. Ama kahenArA ekakhI gRhasthe ke sAdhue, evAramAM je vAMdhA bharI lITIe hAya, te jAheramAM raju karI nathI. evArDa dhathI vIrUdha che, athavA evArDanA amuka vAkayo dharmAMthI vIrUpa che ema kAine kahevu e saheluM che, paNa te vAkayeA jAhera prajA AgaLa raju karI puravAra karavuM joie ke evAraDa A pramANe dhanI ApekSAe vAMdhA bharyA che. kharI vAta e che ke lavAde ' je TIkA karI che te phakta smAte ane hIMduemAM cAlatI keTalI eka rUDhIonA saMbaMdhamA che. dunIAmAM koi samajI gRhastha emate nahiMja kaheze ke rUDhI e dharma che. dharma e judI cIja che, rUDhI e taddana vRMdI cIja che. A rUDhInI TIkA karavAnI jarUra hatI, kAraNake zeTha lavAda tarIkenA potAnA cukAdAmAM ema puravAra karavA mAMgatA hatA ke- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 235 cArUpa deharAsaranI mAlakI kulle jainanI che, ane mahAdevAdi muratIo koI pUjArIe koI vakhate derAsaramAM besADI haze, paNa mahAdevanI muratI deharAsaramAM hovAthI ema nathI karatuM ke A deharAsaranI mAlikI smAtenI che." A bInA spaSTa AkAramAM samajAvavA jaino ane smAtemAM cAlatI keTalI eka rUDhIo (je cAle che, ane je nathI cAlatI ema koI kahetuM ja nathI) te saMbaMdhamAM vIvecana karyuM che. ApaNe kAMI selanI sadImAM nathI, A sadI vIsamI cAle che. hA, pATaNanI jema kAma kadAca teTalI hajI -pachAta haze. paNa tethI lavAde pitAne cukAde tevo Apo joIe nahi. hAlanA lavAde, to pitAne korTa samajI dareka bAbatane khulAso karIne ja evAraDa Apavo joIe. je hImata keIe karI nathI, te hImata tamArA eka bhAIbaMdha patrakAre karI che. jaina zAzana" patre pitAnI kaTAramAM, A evAraDamAMthI be vAkyo pitAnA vAMcanArAonI jANa mATe TAMgyA che ke je vAkayo jaina zAsananI AMkhoe jonArAone vAMdhA bhaya dIse che, A be vAkyo nIce mujaba che -" sadarahu devAlayamAM zrI jaina dharmanA deva zrI pArzvanAthajI bIrAje che, ne devanI (zAsanamAM bhulathI devInI chapAyuM che.) pAse zrI mahAdevajI gaNapati vigere devanI pratimAo paNa bIrAjamAna che." zuM A vAkayamAM kAMI jaina dharma virUdhdha lakhANa che ke ? A vAkayamAM to rUDhIne lagatA paNa isAre nathI. A vAkyamAM te deharAsaranI kesa pahelAMnI halata kevI che, te bAbatanI satya vigataja lakhAI che, zuM jaina zAsana" ema kahe che ke deharAsaramAM mahAdevanI murti nahatI, ane te chatAM zeThe jaNAvyuM che ke mutI bIrAjamAna che. je tene kahevAnI matalaba tevI nA hoya te pachI A vAkayamAM vAMdhA bharyuM 'jaina zAsana' zuM lAge che, te samajavuM azakaya thaI paDe che. have bIjuM vAkya je A mAnavaMta patranA adhipatine vAMdhA bharyuM jaNAyuM che, te vAkya A che.'' keTalAeka jaine aMbikA vigere devIone purNa AsthAthI mAne che, ane temanI bAdhA AkhaDIo rAkhe che." A vAkyanA saMbaMdhamAM jaina zAsana" TIkA karatAM jaNAve che ke " ajJAnatAnuM kyAMe ThekANuM che kharuM ke" zuM jaina zAsana ema kahevA mAge che ke jemAM keTalAeka jane evA nathI ke je deva-devIone mAnatAja nathI? zeTha ema nathI kahetA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 236 ke keTalAeka jaine je deva devIone mAne che, te mAnavAmAM teo jaina dharma anusAra varate che. teo phakata emaja kahe che ke keTalAeka jene deva devIone paNa mAne che. ane A bInA khoTI che, ema koNa kaheze ? muMbaImAM dara zanIvAre seMkaDe jeno mahAlakSmInA maMdIre jAya che aMbAjI mAtAnA darasane seMkaDo jene jAya che. dareka gotradevI ane kula devIone paNa mAne che. pATaNamAMthIja ghaNA AgevAno aMbIkA, aMbAjI vigere ThekANe jAya che. A batAve che ke " keTalAeka jaina deva devIomAM zraddhA rAkhe che, A vAkyamAM tethI khoTuM zuM che? jaina samAjamAM keTalIka evI rUDhIo cAlatI hovA chatAM, jaina zAsana ema jaNAve che ke ApaNe te emaja kahevuM jaina dharma mAnanArAomAM eka paNa jaina e nathI ke deva devIone nahi mAnate hoya, AvI rIte pitAnA doSo ke pitAnI nabaLAI chupAvavAthI jaina saMghane zuM lAbha ? A vAkyamAM khoTuM zuM che? vadhAbharyuM zuM che, dharma virUddha zuM che, te te bhAIsAheba lakhatA ja nathI. cukAdAmAMnA bIjA koI vAkyo sAme teoe vadhe lIdhe nathI. AvA pAyA vagaranA vAMdhAo raju karI jAhera jaina komanuM zuM kalyANa teo karavAnI umeda rAkhatA haze! jaina ezesIesana oNpha InDIA sAme humale murabI jaiina-zAsananA adhipati patrakAra tarIkenI javAbadArI nathI samajatA e teone mATe mAna bharyuM nathI. puratI tapAsa karyo vInA teoe "jaina ezosIesana opha InDIA jevI saMsthA5ra je AkSepa melyo che, te keTalo DhaMgadhaDA vInAne, ane pAyA vInAno che, te huM tamane jaNAvIza, A patrakAra jaNAve che ke pATaNanA eka bhAI mI. herUbhAI cunIlAle jaina ezosIesana opha InDIAnA dhyAna para A bAbata lAvyA hatA. ane jena ezosIesana opha inDIAe mI. herUbhAIne javAba paNa ApI dIdho che ke: " bhAI sAheba, tamArA pATaNanA jhaghaDAmAM dunIAne nA he " A matalabane javAba paNa mI. laherUbhAine maLI cukyA che, chatAM A patrakAra kAMI paNa tapAsa vInA, lakhe jAya che, e kharekhara dIlagIrI bhareluM che. jaina ezosIesana epha inDIAe, cAlIonA savAlanA saMbaMdhamAM. arajunalAla zeThInA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 237 savAlanA saMbaMdhamAM, jAvara jaina tIrthakesa, jaina seneTarIama, pitAnA baMdhAraNa pramANe eka jaina mAsIka kADhavAnA savAlanA saMbaMdhamAM je UMcu mAna dharAvatI hatI, te have dharAvatI baMdha thaI hoya te te svAbhAvIka che, ane ezosIesananI tevI kAmakAja karavAnI rUDhI sAme muMbaInA jaina-rIvyuM" patre paNa avAranavAra prasaMgopAta jhATakaNI kADhI che. paNa prasaMge jaina zAsana miona pakaDe che, ane hAlamAM vInA prasaMge eka nabaLA kAraNane uMcakI laI te ezesIesana sAmene pitAno ubhare khAlI kare che. lekhakoe hamezA potAnI javAbadArI samajavI joIe. vyAjabI TIkA, vyAjabI kAraNe malatAM karavAno haka che, paNa A hakano upayoga karatAM teoe potAnI vicArazaktine bAjue melI devI joIe nahi. A lavAdanA evAranI tarapheNamAM atyAra sudhImAM jaina " patramAM "pAMca " vakIlenA mato pragaTa thayA che, paNa lavAdanA tarapheNamAM koI sAdhuoe mata kema ApyA nathI, e bAbatamAM jaina koma vyAjabI rIte savAla puchI zake ? pATaNanA je pAMca utsAhI ja.' vAnIAoe sAdhuonA virUddha mate ekaThA karyA hatA, teoe je patra sAdhuo para mata mAMgavA mATe mokalAvyuM hatuM, te patramAM teoe AgamacathI mata ApI dIdhuM hatuM ke. zeTha koTAvAlAne evAraDa jaina tIrthone tathA dharmane nukazAna pahoMcADe evuM keTalAekanuM mAnavuM che " mata mAganArA patramAM, pitA taraphathI mata, mata mAMganArAoe ApI de nahija joie ane je mata bAMdhI dIdho hoya te pachI mata mAMgI ApanArAonuM apamAna nahi thavuM joIe. have A kaMpanI nava sAdhuonA ane be traNa zrAvakonA ane eka vakIlanA mate virUdhdha mato tarIke meLavI zakI che, paNa eka bAbata pATaNa AkhAe dhyAnamAM ja rAkhavI ke pATaNanI A utsAhI kaMpanIe mata mAMgavA mATe gAme gAma, ane sAdhue sAdhue kAgaLo lakhyA hatA, paNa teone teonA lAbhamAM jAya tevA mata phakata 12 thI vadhu maLyA nathI. zeTha kuMvarajI ANaMdajIe ane tevA bIjA ghaNuoe A kaMpanIne teonA lAbhamAM nahi evA mate mokalAvyA haze, paNa zrI saMdhanI sabhAmAM A mato teoe dAbI rAkhI phakta potAnI tarapheNamAM jAya teTalAja mate raju karyA hatA. A pramANukatA nathI pATaNanA saMghe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A kaMpanIne puchyuM joie ke kATAvAlAnA lAbhamAM jatA mate zeTha kuMvarajI ANaMdajI vigerenA tameAe kema dAbI rAkhyA hatA ? jayAre A kapae sA khasA patra lakhyA tyAre phakata Dajhaneka javAba AvyA, tyAre bAkInA khenI valaNa kevI haze, te samajavuM muzkela nathI, tene evaraDanA sabaMdhamAM mata zepha koTAvAlAnI tarapheNamAMja hAvA joie. A bAbatamAM meM zeDa keTAvAlAnI mulAkAta lIdhI hatI, ane teone puchyu hatuM ke evAraDanI tarapheNamAM tamArI pAse sAdhue ane vidavAneAnA mate che ke kema ? A bAbatamAM zeTha koTAvAlAe jaNAvyuM ke mArI pAse ghaNA jaina vidyAne vakIlo ane sAdhuonA mate che ! paNa pATaNa saMdhanI eka taraphI sabhAmAM te raju karavAthI kAMI iSTa pariNAma nahi Avaze, ema dhArIne temaja sAdhuonA sAmasAmI mate pragaTa thAya te ' pATaNanI A takarAra ' saMdhamAM eka gabhIra jhaghaDA utpanna kare te mATe A matene prasiddhi ApavAnu zeThe kadAca vyAjabI dhAyuM` nahi haiAya, ' lI. zrI saMdhane zubhecchaka ' taTastha, ' A uparAMta bIjA carcApatra amene maLelA che, paNa amee banne pakSene inasApha maLe te mATe A e carcApatreAja pragaTa karavAnuM !jabI dhArata, paNa amene A uparAMta eka vadhu carcApatra dAkhala karavAnI pharaja paDI che kAraNa ke carcApatra ' jaina-rInyu nA chellA aMkamAM pragaTa thaelA eka lekhanA sabadhamAM che. ame tethI te carcApatra paNa nIce ApIe chIe.-- " jaina rIvyunA adhipati joga mahAzaya, 238 6 cArUpa jaita kesa'nA saMbaMdhamAM tamArI uDatI tedha mheM vAcI che. A noMdhamAM tame e jainazAsananI mAka evAraDamAM dharmane agara tIne nukasAnakAraka vAkayo che ema khullI rIte jaNAvyuM nathI, paNa tamArA lakhANunI Dhaba parathI koine ema anumAna thAya ke cArUpa kesa ' mAM zeTha keTAvALAe je evAraDa ApyA che te kAMika hIMduonA lAbhamAM vadhAre hatA, ane tema karavAnuM kAraNa e hatuM ke kATAvAlA zeThanI pATaNamAM je * Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 239 tIthI paLAtI hatI, te baMdha paDe tevo je bhaya ubhe the hato, te dura karavAnuM hatuM. ApanuM lakhANa "gelagela ' che ane te taddana phuTa nahi hovAthI A artha keTalAkoe karyo che. je ApaNA lakhANanI matalaba tevIja hoya to kharekhara zeTha koTAvALAne khare ja gerainasApha Ape che, kAraNa ke koTAvALA zeThe A cukAdo ApI " jaina maMdIramAM anya devone game te bhege dura karavA je ApaNe mAgatA hatA, te devone koTAvALA zeThe game te bhoge nahi paNa phakata sarakhAmaNImAM thoDe bhAgeja dura karyA che. zeTha koTAvALAne cukAda e Ama kesanA saMjogo para, ane mahesANAnI taddana polI chata, ane tenI sAme paNa vaDodare thayelI apIlapara, ane vaDodarAmAM smAnene balavAna lAgavaga ane te parathI kesanA sabaMdhamAM ubho thata bhaya vigere bAbata para vicAra karaze to jaNAze ke kaTAvALAe jaina komanA lAbhamAMja cukAdo Apyo hato. kome ane pATaNanA saMghe A mATe zeThane upakAra mAnavAne badale, pATaNanA keTalAeka bhAIoe teonA saMbaMdhamAM je valaNa dekhADI che, te khacIta ja teone mATe mAnabharI hoya, ema bIjAo te nahi samajaze. kaTAvAlAnA cukAdAnA sabaMdhamAM je vAMdho dhArmIka zabda sAme hoya, te te vadhe nabaLe che. cukAdAmAM jainamAM cAlatI jainadharma virUddhanI rUDhIo jaNAvI che rUDhIo cAle che, je bAbata koIe nA pADI nathI. jeo rUDhIone dharmanI TIkAo gaNe che, teonI samaja zakitanI vizALatA samajavI muzkela che lI. taTastha have A carcApatro para bArIka ane niSpakSapAtapaNe vicAra karatAM amane jaNAya che ke " eka jaina" je vicAro ane mudAonA saMbaMdhamAM -- ghaNe sAre khulAso bIjA carcApatramAM ApavAmAM Avyo che. jaina kome je vicAravAnuM che te A che ke. mahesANA korTamAM jIta thaI hatI te mudAmAM hAra hatI ke nahi? mahesANAnI korTanI chatathI "mahAdeva" daherAsaramAM ApaNane pAchA dAkhala karavA paDe che ke kema, jo hA, te te ApaNI mudAmAM hAra gaNAya ke chata ? mahesANAnI korTanA cukAdAmAM jaina sAkSIo, salATa, ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 240 jaisanA vakIloe evA bacAva karyAM hatA ke " pabAsanamAM kIDI bharAya che, tethI pabAsanamAM paDele khADA dura karavA bIjI pATIuM melI zIvanI muratI pAchI tyAM mesADavA mATeja khaseDI hatI ? zuM mhesANAnI ke A bacAvaneja pramANIka samajI ArepIone choDI dIdhA hatA e vAta kharI che ke ? ane jo hA, te pachI cArUpamAM ApaNane deharAMsa7mAM ' zIvanI ' muratI pAchI mesADayA vinA chuTakA hatA ke ? pATaNa ane vAdarAmAM smArtAne lAgavaga vadhAre hatA e vAta kharI che ke ? mhesANAmAM cukAdA sAthe smAte e je apIla karI hatI temAM ApaNane hAra pAmavAne majabuta bhaya hateA ke kema ? A bhaya khare| paDe te zuM thate. zuM e vAta kharI che ke vaDedare jo ApaNe hArata te ArapIene daMDanI sajA kAyama raheta, zIvanI muratI daherAsaramAM dAkhala thAta, ane khuda daherAsara sAvajanIka mAlekanu darate ? A saMjogo vacce pATaNanA jainoe lavAda tarIke zeDa kATAvALAne, vaDAdarA apIla thayA pachI temI dIdhA, teee DahApaNa ane dura dezI vAparI gaNAya ke kema ? zuM e vAta kharI che ke zeTha keATAvAlA zIvAya khIjA koi bI gRdgasthane peAtAnA lavAda tarIke temavAne smArto rAjI nahatA ? zuM e vAta kharI che ke jaineeja zeTha kATAvALAne 'lavAda' temyA tenuM kAraNa, e hatuM ke zeTha kATAvAlA pATaNamAM dareka pakSamAM lAgavaga vadhAre hatA, ane teonA mata pramANe smArTone samAvavAmAM zeThe sivAya bIjAne phateha male tema nahotuM ! have. A saMjogomAM zeTha koTAvALAe cukAdo Apyo te cukAde eka tarI, gaNuAya ke ? cukAdAmAM je TIkA-vivecana thayuM che, te jarUrI hatuM ke khIna jarUrI, te dhArmIka hatuM ke te rUddIne lagatu hatuM ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 241 rUDhIo ane rIvAje e dharma che ke ? rUDhI ane rIvA dharmathI tadanaja judI cIja che e vAta kharI che ke? koipaNa zAstramAM rUTIne dharma tarIke gaNavAmAM Ave che ke ? deharAsaramAM zIvanI muratI kema dAkhala thaI te bAbata cukAdAmAM khulAso karavA A lakhANa-vivecana thayuM hatuM ke nahi? ame A prazna mahatvanA ane muddAnA samajI jAhera jaina saMgha ane pATaNanA jaina saMghanA vIcAra mATe raju karyA che. amoe mahesANuM keTe cukAda ane sAkSIonI jubAnI chApelI vAMcI che, ane te vAMcavAne ame darekane bhalAmaNa karIe chIe. A cukAdo vAMcatAM ane tenI aMdara paDelI jubAnIo parathI khAtrI thAya che ke mahesANA koThe ApaNane daMDamAMthI bacAvyA hatA, paNa ApaNI je mukhya jarUra hatI, te bAbatamAM ApaNane A koTe rAhata ApI nahotI. A cukAdA pachI ApaNane daherAsarajImAM zIvanI muratI pAchI besADavI ja paDate, kAraNa ke korTamAM ApaNA vakIle ane sAkSIoe te mujaba ekarAra karavAthI ja ApaNe daMDamAMthI chuTayA hatA, vaLI A cukAdA sAme vaDedare apIla thaI hatI. jaina koma sArI rIte jANe che ke smArlonI tyAM keTalI lAgavaga che. A saMjogomAM jema rA. rA zeTha koTAvALAne lavAda tarIke namavAmAM "janoe kharekharI vANIA vIghA ja vAparI hatI ane zeTha koTAvAlAe teonI IcchA pAra pADI ApI, te mATe zeDa koTAvALAne dhanyavAda ghaTe che. mukhya savAla zeTha koTAvAlAe cukAdAnA karelA vivecanamAM che. A vivecana rUTInuM che ke dharmanuM che e bAbata takarAra cAlI rahI che; amoe "jainazAsana patra lakhelo pahelo lekha vAMcyuM che, paNa te lekhamAM je vAkayo dharmanI TIkA tarIke jaNAvavAmAM AvyAM che, te vAke phakta rUDhIo" nAM ja che, ema amoe pragaTa karelA naM-2 carcApatra vAMcatAM sahelAIthI jaNAI Avaze. naM.-2 carcApatrI jaNAve che ke zeTha koTAvAlAne teo maLyA che. ane teonI pAse jaina sAdhuonA mate che ke je cukAdAne dharma virUdha ke tirtha virUdha che ema mAnavAne nA pADe che. A ja carcApatrI jaNAve che ke-AvA virUddha mato pragaTa karavAthI saMghamAM sAdhu sAdhuo vacce jhaghaDo thAya tethI ja te pragaTa karavAmAM AvyA nahi hoya. amone paNa emaja lAge che, cukAdo vAMcatAM darekane spaSTa rIte jaNAya che ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 242 cukAdAmAM thaelI TIkA phakta rUDhInI che. te TIkA dharmone lagatI cheja nahi; A TIkA jarUrI hatI kAraNa ke te vInA 'zIva' nI muratI jaina daherAsaramAM kema dAkhala thai te samajAvavuM muzkela thai paDe; cukAdAmAM je rakama ane jamIna ApavAmAM AvI che, te sAme vAMdho kASThane cheja nahi. naM.1 ne carcApatrI te bAbatamAM spaSTa che, eTaluMja nahi paNa pATaNa saMdhanI muMbainI chellI sabhAmAM zeDa herUbhAi cunIlAla koTavAla ane zeTha bhAgIlAla hAlAbhAi maganalAle te sabaMdhamAM vAMdhA jaNAvyA nahatA. nakhara traNane carcApatrI jaNAve che ke " jaina-rIvyu 'mAM AveluM A kesane lagatuM lakhANa gAla gAla che. te carcApatrI jaNAve che ke zeDa keTAvALAe peAtAnI ' tIthI te mATe hIMduenA lAbhamAM cukAdo Apya che, ema e lakhANa parathI keTalAeka atha kare che. " ame| A bAbatamAM khulAsA karavAnI amArI pharaja samajIe chIe. amArU lakhANo naM. traNanA carcApatrIe ane khIjA bhAi ke jeo AvA arthe upajAve che, teoe sa MbhALapUrvaka vAMcyuM hatuM te te amArA lakhANamAMthI AvA artha uThAvatAM pahelAM vIcAra karate. ameA krUrI jaNAvIzu ke amArA lakhANamAMthA tevA a thaI zakatA nathI. zeDa keATAvAlA AvI 'tIthI'nI lAgaNIthI AvA mahAna kAryamAM deravAi gayA hoya ema cukAdA parathI jarI paNa saMbhavatuM nathI. ameAe je bAkInA muddAone javAba na 2 ane na. 3 nA carcApatrAmAM apAi gaelA heAvAthI, ame zeTha kATAvA lAnA saMbaMdhamAM amArI kalama vadhu calAvavA mAMgatA nathI. ame phakta eTaluMja kahIzuM ke A cukAdApara, rahI rahIne cuMthaNA thAya che, tethI pATaNanA sadha mATe jaina kAmanuM mAna vadhaze ema jo koi mAnatu hoya, te tema mAnavAmAM tee vyAjabI nathI. AvA cuMthaNAthI zrI sa MdhanuM kalyANa kevu thatuM haze, te samajavuM muzkela che. AtmAnaa prakAza zrAvaNa vIra sa'. 2443 pu. 15 a'1 cArUpatIrthanuM lavAdathI sAmAdhAna, ( 1. 22 ) --- dareka vastusthiti mATe tenI baMne bAju tapArayA sivAya abhiprAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 243 ApavA doDI jatAM keTalIka vakhata sAhasa karyuM gaNAya che, ane kaleza uddabhavavA paNa sabha che, ane temAM dharmanI bAbatemAM te| khAsa vicAravA jevuM che. kAraNake samAjane tenI sAthe nIkaTa saMbaMdha che. cArUpatI mATe paNa atyAra sudhInu avalekana karatA joi zakAyuM che ke cArUpatI nu dharameLe samAdhAnI lAvavA mATe pATaNa nivAsI sadgRhastha zeTha punamacaMda karamacada koTAvALAne jaina samAja taraphathI paMca nImyA teTaluMja nahi, paraMtu je na banI zake tevuM zivadhIe tarathI paNa temateja paMca nImavAmA AvyA ! jene mATe jena kAme kharekhara magarUra thavA jevuM banyuM che. te vAtane te keTalAka ( lavAdane phaisale nahi pasaMda karanArA ) pATaNa nivAsI jainabaMdhuoe kAre mukI khAlI kAlAhala mukhadrArA, nyusapeparadvArA karI ulaTuM sAmI bAjuenA zIvadharmImAM hAMsI karAvI teTaluMja nahi paraMtu jaina samAjamAM kusaMpa che tevuM batAvyuM che. lavAdanAmuM ApatAM vicAra karyAM nahi, phaisalA sabhaLAvatAM, phesalAnA amala thatAM sudhI paNa kAi khelyuM nahi, tyArabAda amuka divasa pachI ( je ke amala thayA pachI jarApaNa jarUra rahetI nathI chatAM) phesalA virUddha hakIkata bahAra Ave che, chevaTe aneka hakIkatA peparadvArA prasiddha thayA bAda phesalA virUddha hakIkata je peparamAM AvatI hatI tevA peparAe paNa phaisalA yAgya thayuM che ema hAlamAM pragaTa karela che. zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALAe peAtAnA amulya vakhata bhoga ApI bate bAjune sateSa ApavA [ ane jaina devAlayamAMthI anya devanI murtine khIje sthaLe rAkhavA je hakIkata kAyamanA baMne dhavALAne mATe kalezanu muLa hatI tene mATe ) yAgya karyA chatAM ane hamezAne mATe ane vacce zAMti samAdhAnI rahe tema karavA chatAM anya kAmanI vAta bAjue mukIye paraMtuM potAnA baMdhue jemAM che tevI jaina kAmanA te zaheranA amuka mANasA ukata zeThane dhanyavAda-mAnapatra ApavAne badale ( teee) karelA kAryonI avagaNanA ane ekadara kare te jaine mATe anya kAma zuM samajaze ? AgaLa pAchaLanI hakIkata tapAsatAM, cAlelA kesanuM avalokana karatAM lavAdanA phaizalAmAMtA paNa AgaLa pAchaLanA sabaMdha jotAM amete kAMI temAM virUddha heAya tema jaNAtu nathI. jainadharmInA aneka jhagaDA kese Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 244 phATAmAM jatAM hajArA ane lAkhA rUpIyA devadravyanA kharacAtAM vakhatane aparimIta bhAga apAya che ane naphAmAM kusaMpa kAyama rahe che tevA sa Mjoge aneka vakhata jovAya che tevu chatAM A pavitra tIyanI khAkhatamAM bhaviSyamAM kaleza khIlakula rahetA nathI tema phesalA uparathI jovAya che ane kharcamAMthI bacyA chIye tene mATe lavAda punamacaMda zeThane ame! dhanyavAda ApIye chIe. tevIja rIte jaina kAmanA paNa te hajArA dhanyavAdane pAtra che eTaluMja nahi paraMtu cArUpatInA karelA A phesalA mATe jaita kAma taraphathI mubArakabAdI mAnapatra ApavAne ane teozrI levAne mATe dareka rIte cegya hAine tevuM kAMI paNa zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMdajI kATAvALA mATe jainakAme karavAnI jarUra che evI ame namra sucanA karIye chIye. pariziSTa 6. jaina tA. 20 mI me sane 1917, mahesANAnI kAMTe apIlanA karelA phesalo, pATaNa phe. nyA. gu. mu. na. 182 sana 15-16. gu. vi. naM. 129 sana 15-16. zrImaMta sarakAra gAyakavADa vidhamAna kaDI prAMta pheAjadArI nyAyAdhizI. vivAdI ( ApI. ) 1 zA. vADIlAla lallubhAi 2 zA. hIrAcaMda khemacaMda 3 zA. bhIkhAM sAMkaLacaMda 4 zA. DAhyAcada sAMkaLacaMda 5 zA. caMdulAla ratanacaMda jAte badhA zrAvaka vANIyA umara anukrame A. va. 45-68-32-para-rapa badhA na, 1-2-3-4 vehepAra na. 5 te nAkarIre. sarave pATaNa taraphe vIla vAmana apAcha tIkate naM. 2-3-4-5 nA taraphe tathA naMdalAla lallubhAi naM. 1 nA taraphe hAjara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 245 prativivAdI. zrImaMta sarakAra taraphe vakIla rA. dAmodara mAdhava AMbegAMvakara hAjara. vivAda. zikSAne TharAva radda thavA bAbata. " hakIkta 1 hakIkata TuMkAmAM evI che ke moje cArU5 tAbe pATaNa gAmamAM sAmaLAjInA deharAmAM sAmaLAjInI mUrtinI jamaNI bAjue mahAdeva pArvatI ane gaNapatInI murti sthApIta chatAM tA. 28-8-15 nA roja AropIoe ukheDI nAMkhavA naM. 4 nA sAkSI salATa pItAMbara jumakharAma pAsethI TAMkaNuM hathoDe laI naM. 2-3-4 nA AropIo madadamAM bAraNu pAse ubhA rahI naM. 1-5 nA AropIoe ukheDI nAMkhyAM sababa AropIo Ipara pha. ni. 5 nI kalama 256-52 mujaba tahemata che.. avela cA no TharAva 2 sadara kAmanI cekasI pATaNa phojadArI nyAyAdhiza varga 1 rA. gajAnana raghunAtha agAsakara emaNe karI tA. 24 eprIla sana 1816 nA roja TharAva karyo ke, ka. 256-502 mujaba gunahe AropIo virUddha sAbIta mAnavAmAM Ave che. sababa AropI naM. 1 ne e rU. 300 daMDa Apa na Ape te mAsa cha nI sakhata keda bhogavavI ane AropI naM. 2-3-4-6 e dareke rU. 150 daMDa Apa na Ape te dareka mAsa cAranI sakhata keda bhogavavI. vivAdanAM kAraNa 3 sadarahu TharAvathI nArAja thaI vivAdio (mULa AropIoe) hAlane vivAda ANyo che tenA kAraNe nIce pramANe 1 phejadArI ni. ka. 256 mujaba gunha banatuM nathI e bAbata yogya vicAra thayuM nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 246 2 A kAmamAM gunhAita kRtya sAkhIta mAnavA kAyadA mujaba je tatvAnI jarUra che te krIyAdI pakSa taraphathI sAkhIta thavAoie te adA karavAnI pharaja amArI nathI chatAM te sAbIta karavAnI amArI krUraja hoya ema mAnI amane doSIta TharAvavAmAM bhula karI che. 3 madIramAM mukhya deva zAmaLAjI che ane te deva jainanA che chatAM te mahAdeva che ema krIyAdI pakSe prayatna karyAM che te nISphaLa gayA che chatAM gunho bane che ema TharAvavAmAM bhula karI che. 4 sArvajanIka milakata ane sarvijanIka maMdIrane A kAme prazna nastAM te saMbadhe TharAvamAM je vicAra darzAvyA che te sakAraNa nathI. 5 mahAdeva vigere mutie rItasara zAstra pramANe sthApIta karelI che ke nahI' e mahatvanA savAla nathI evuM mAnavAmAM cuka karI che, 6 vadhu hakIkata sunAvaNI vakhate jAhera karazuM. pherava hakIkata 1 A kAmanA vivAdIe muLa tAheAmata vALAone phA. ni. ka. 256-102 mujaba hIndu lokonA dharmane apamAna karavAnA irAdAthI meAje cArUpa tAluke pATaNa madhye zAmaLAjInA derAmAMnI mahAdeva, gaNapatI ane pArvatInI murti ene ukheDavAnA gunhAnA takasIravAna TharAvI pATaNa pahelA varganA pheAjakArI nyAyAdhiza rA. agAskara emaNe nabara 1 nA vivAdIne rU. 300] tathA bAkInA vivAdIone darekane rU. 150 daMDanI zIkSA pharamAvI tenA upara sAMpratane vivAda che. takarAra sAMbhaLI, 2 vivAdI taraphe mesasa nikate ane na MdalAlanI tathA sarakAra tarapheNu mI. AMmegAvakaranI dalIla sAMbhaLI lIdhI tathA kAmanA kAgaLA vAMcI joyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 247 kAmanI TuMkAmAM hakIkata. 3 hakIkata TUMkAmAM evI che ke, meAje cArUpa tAluke pATaNa gAmamAM zAmaLAjInuM maMdIra che temAM mukhya murti zAmaLAjI nAmanA kALA pArzvanAthanI pratImA che tenI utare tenAthI saheja nAnI dheALA pArzvanAthanI bIjI pratImA che. mukhya murtInI dakSiNa bAjue mahAdevanuM lIga pIMDa sAthe ( jaLAdhArI ) tathA gaNapatI ane pAvatInI murtI e che. chellI traNa murtIe gai tArIkha 23-9-15 nA rAja vivAdIee ukheDI nAMkhI tethI amArI lAgaNI dukhAi che. evI kryAda neka nAmadAra divAna sAhebanI svArI vAgaDeAda tarapha padhArelI temanA AgaLa tA. 289-15 nA rAja thatAM polIsane tapAsa karavA hukama thayA pramANe tA. 29-9-15 nA rAja majakura gAmanA mukhI madArasIMga catarazI Mge karI ( nI. 37 ) te uparathI tapAsa karI vivAdIo upara kAma cAlI" upara mujaba tene zIkSA thai che. suddA. 4 kAmamAM nakI karavAnA praznaneA evA che ke 1 mahAdeva gaNapatI tathA pArvatInI murtI ene hiMdue pavitra mAne che murtIo bhraSTa karavAmAM AvI che? 3 sadarahu kRtya tee paikI kAe karyAnu sAbIta che ke kema ? 4 apamAna pahoMcADavAnA irAdAthI sadarahu kRtya karavAmAM AvyuM che ke kema? athavA te kRtyathI hiMdue peAtAnA dharmane apamAna paheoMcyuM ema samajaze, evA sabhava che evuM jANIne karavAmAM AvyuM che ke kema? ke kema ? 2 te vivAdIoe agara hiMdunA dharmAMte tararArI murtI vivAdIe ukheDelI che. pa takarArI maMdIra ghaNA junA vakhatanuM che te muLa hiMduenuM ke jaitAnuM hatuM te nizcayAtmaka kahI zakAtuM nathI temaja tenI mAlIkI kAnI che tene paNa niya karavAnI hAlanA kAmamAM AvazyakatA nathI. jo ke ubhaya pakSakAro taraphathI potAnI mAlIkI che, evuM batAvavA purAvA karavAmAM Ave che. kAmamAM paDelA purAvA uparathI lagabhaga 60 varasathI tene vahivaTa jaine taraphathI thAya che. evu mAnavA kAraNu maLe che. maMdIrane krUratA keTa che tenI aMdara akeka evu DhALIyu che ane bahAra bIjo keTa che. temAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 248 dharmazALA che te badhI imArata jaina koe baMdhAvelI che pujArIo paNa te loko rAkhatA tathA temanA pagAra paNa teo ja ApatA hatA te uparathI temaja A maMdIramAM mukhya murtI kALA pArasanAthanI che te uparathI sadarahu maMdIra janonuM che ema kahevA harakata jaNAtI nathI. tenI sAthe e maMdIramAM bIjA derAsaranI mAphaka keTalIka bIjI murtIo jema ke, gaNapatI, pArvatI tathA mahAdevanI che. sadarahu murtionI pujA jaina taraphathI je pujArI hatA. tenA taraphathI thatI hatI. cArUpa gAmamAM jananI vastI nathI, paratuM dara punameM pATaNa tathA bIjA najIkanA gAmomAMthI jano darzana karavA Ave che ane varasamAM eka vakhata kArtaka jaina saMgha tyAM Ave che. gAmamAM mukhya vastI rajaputanI che teo tathA anya komo jema ke ThAkaraDA, bAreTa vigere paNa maMdiramAM darzana karavA Ave che. ane mukhya devanI mAnatA vigere kare che, mahAdeva, gaNapatI ane pArvatI A je ke mukhya hiMduonA deva che te paNa jaine paNa temane pUjya mAne che, alabata hiMduo jeTalA bhAvathI temane mAnatA hoya teTalA bhAvathI teo temane mAnatA na hoya e svAbhAvika che. sadarahu gaNapatI, pArvatI ane mahAdevane hiMdu loko pavitra mAne che e saMbaMdhI kAMI zaMkA levA kAraNa nathI. te murtIo takarArI maMdIramAM hatI ane tA. 23-4-15 nA roja ukheDavAmAM AvI hatI e vAta purAvAthI sAbIta thAya che. vivAdIonI dalIla. 6. vivAdIo taraphathI sadarahu murtIo ukheDavAmAM AvI che e bAbata takarAra nathI temanA kahevA pramANe devane nahavaDAvavAmAM AvatA hatA tenuM pANI sadarahu murtIonI jagyA mukhya devanA siMhAsanathI nIcI chevAthI ekaThuM thatuM hatuM ane tethI kIDIo bhegI thatI hatI. teja jagyae ArasanuM pATIyuM besADavAnA irAdAthI murtIo ukheDelI hatI ane te kAma maMdIranI dekharekha rAkhanAra caMdulAla hAlacaMda nAmanA sakhase tenI salAhathI karAvI lIdhuM e pramANe naMbara 1 nA vivAdInuM kahevuM che (nI. 78)naMbara 2-3-4 nA vivAdIo sadarahu kRtya bAbata pitAnI ajANatA batAvI gunhAnI tArIkhe cArU5 gayA nahatA evuM jAhera kare che. naMbara 5 ne AropI maMdIranA bahAranA daravAjAnuM bAMdhakAma cAlatuM hatuM tethI majuro upara dekharekha rAkhatA hatA. mutao ukheDavAmAM teNe kAMI bhAga lIdhe nahetA ityAdI jaNAve che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 249 mutI A khaseDavAthI te mA. hIMduonI lAgaNI viSe. 7 kAmamAM vicAravAnA pahelA prazna e che ke mutIe ukheDavAthI te bhraSTa thayelI gaNAya ke kema ? vivAdIo taraphathI evuM batAvavAmAM prayatna thayA che ke gaNapatI tathA pArvatI khaseDavAthI zu parINAma Ave te bAbata kAMi purAveA nathI. je purAve! raju karavAmAM AvyA che ke te mahAdevanA lIMga puratAja che ane lIganI zAstrokta vIdhIthI sthApanA thai tenI prANa pratiSTA vigere thai nathI tene prathama pIMDI (jaLAdhArI) naheAtI tethI temaja tenI pujA brAhmaNeAnI kAmanA mANaseAthI thatI hatI tethI te. carlIMga hoi tene khaseDavAthI kAMi gunhA thate! nathI athavA te bhraSTa thayelI kahevAya nahIM. have mutI eka ThekANethI bIje ThekANe khaseDavA kAMI Adha nathI evuM jaina loko mAnatA haiAvAnuM lAge che. kAraNa hAlatA zAmaLAjInI murtI khIje ThekANe lai javAtA agAu eka vakhata prayatna thayeA hatA paraMtu aLada cAlyA nahIM. tethI te vAta paDatI mukI evA kAmamAM purAvA che te paNa hIndu leAkeAnI mAnyatA tevI che, evu amene lAgatuM nathI ane devanI murtIo khaseDavAthI te bhraSTa thai evu te samaje che; evuM purAvA uparathI spaSTa thAya che, e muddA upara kryAda pakSa take tathA bacAva taraphe ekeka zAstrInI jubAnI levaDAvavAmAM AvI che ( nI. 51-164 ) paraMtu mahAdevanI sthApanA vidhi purvaka thai hatI ke nahI temaja te,cara ke sthIra che e savAlamAM ame utaravA mAgatA nathI. kAraNuM te A kAmamAM bahu mahatva che, ema amene lAgatu nathI. prazna eTaleja che ke, sAmAnya hIndu samudAyanI lAgaNI murtI khaseDavAthI dukhAya ke kema ? A kAmamAM te pramANe hIMduonI lAgaNI dukhAi hatI e bAbata amArA manamAM zakA rahetI nathI. gunhAhIta nRtya hAlanA vivAdIoe karyu che ke kema ? 8. kAmamAM tapAsavAnA bIjo prazna e che ke sadarahu kRtya hAlanA vivAdIoe kavA te paikI kAie karyAnu sAkhIta che ke kema ? khuda kryAdI cArUpa gAmane mukhI che tene A saMbadhI kazI jAtamAhItI nathI teNe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 polIsamAM kryAda karelI temAM sAMpratanA vivAdIe pATaNanA musalamAna salATa abadularahemAna pAse mahAdeva gaNapatIne pAvatI che!mAMthI UkheDI nAkhyA che. sadarahu kryAda nIce polIsa pheAjadAra AgaLa tenA javAba thaye temAM mutie vivAdIe musalamAna pAse kaDhAvI abhaDAvela che evu kahyuM che. kAma cAlatA kryArInI jubAnI thai ( nI. 7 ) temAM uparo majakura sAkSIdAra hAlA khAreTa ( nI. 13 ) kahevAthI lakhAvyAnuM te jaNAve che. hAlA khAroTa musalamAna pAse mutie kaDhAvyAnI hakIkata kalAnI nA pADe che arthAta sadarahu kathana khATuM che e nirvivAda che ane tema karavAnA karyadIne hetu hiMdu kAmanI lAgaNI uzkeravAnA hatA emAM zaka nathI! sarakArI vakIle tene eve khulAsA karyAM che ke kai hiMduethI te kAma ane nahi tethI musalamAna pAse murti ukhaDAvI evuM anumAna pharyAdIe karelu hAvu joie. A khulAsA kevaLa apuratA ane asateSakAraka che ane tenuM parINAma bhayaMkara AvavAne sabhava che. vivecana 9. have hAlanA pAMca vivAdI murtio khAdavAmAM hatA evu kahenAra nI. 8 nA sAkSI salATa pItAMbara jumakharAkha nI. 13 tA hAlAzaMkara nI. 14 nA cAkIyAta geAkaLajI annAjI tathA tI. 51 ne amRdularahemAna salATa eTalA sAhede che. nI. 8 ne! sAkSI pItAMbara salATa che ane daravAjAnuM kAma nI. 51 nA sAkSIe kanTrAkaTathI rAkhelu tenI sAthe kAma karavA cArUpamAM gayA hatA. punamane dahADe bapore 12-1rA vAge te leAkeA khAvA jAya che ane pAchA sumAre 3-35 vAge kAma upara Ave che te pramANe pAchA kAma upara AvyA bAda naM. 5 nA ArepIe daherAnA bAraNA pAsethI mane Take karavAthI huM hathArDa tathA TAMkaNA lai gayA. aMdara na. 1 AropI vADIlAla tathA. na 5 tA AropI evA be jaNA hatA ane bAkInA AreApIe bahAra chatrInA ( sabhAmaMDapa ) thAMbhalA pAse ubhA hatA ane caMdulAle ( naM. 5 ) murtIo ukheDavA kahyuM paNa meM nA pADI te uparathI mArA hAthamAMthI hathoDA ane TAMkaNA lai naM. 1 nA ArepIe murtIo ukheDI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat . www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 251 nI. 13 nA sAkSInI hakIkata evI che ke, bapore huM maMdIranI pAchaLa kuvA che tyAM nAhAvA gayA hatA, ane nahAine maMdIramAM jai cokIyAta pAse calama pIvA beThA, tyAre e salATa ane pAMca vANIyA aMdara jatA hatA vANIyA bahAra nIkaLyA eTale huM aMdara na karavA gayA tyAre mahAdeva pArvatI gaNapatI ukheDelA bhALyA pachI cokIyAtane vAta karIne huM ghera gaye| ane khAine karyAMdIne jAhera karyuM. nI. 14 nA cokIyAta kahe che ke murtIo sthApana thayAnI mane cAra vAge khabara paDI. vANIyA hAi dhoine sevA karIne verAi gayA hatA pachI huM darzana karavA gaye| tyAre murtIo ukheDelI joi maMdIramAM jaine bahAra Avye eTale tarata mane hAlAzaMkara mAreTa maLyA ane kuvAparathI hAiderAmAM gayA ane pachI mArI pAse AvIne khe| ane calama pIdhI. eNe kahyu ke, zakara ukheDayA che meM kahyuM zuM karIe huM joi Avyo chuM. nI. 51 ne abadula rahemAna kahe che ke, punamanA Agale dahADe naM. 1 thI 4 sudhInA AropI cArUpa AvyA hatA, apAranA sumAre 3 vAge ame ATalA upara kAma karatA hatA te vakhate pItAMbarane hathoDA TAMkaNA laine naM. 5 nA ArepIe khelAyeA. caMdulAla daherAnA bAraNAmAM hateA tyAM bIjo keAI hatA ke nahi te joyu nathI. pItAMbare aMdara jaine zuM kayuM` te khabara nathI theADIvAre te pAchA AbhyA A sAkSIenI jubAnIe amee lakSapUrvaka vAMcI joi te uparathI tenA kahevA upara vajana rAkhavuM amene surakSIta lAgatuM nathI. pItAMbaranu nAma nI. 37 nI arajImAM ApavAmAM AvyuM nahetu paNa pAchaLathI naM. 1 nA AreApIneA javAba pATaNanA inacA vahIvaTadAra AgaLa thayA temAM tenuM nAma teNe lakhAvyuM, ( nI. 181 lagata ) te pachI tene polIsamAM tapAsavAmAM AvelAnuM jAya che te salAmatI che tethI tenA kahevAne puSTIkAraka bIjo purAve hAvA vagara te bharesApAtra mAnavI joie nahIM evI vivAdIe tarak dalIla karavAmAM AvI che. sarakArI vakIlane javAba evA che ke, teNe gunhAmAM kAMi bhAga lIdhA nathI tethI te sAmalAtI sattAmAM AvatA nathI te sAmalAtI che ke kema nirNaya karavAnI bahu jarUra nathI. te sAmalAtI nathI ema cAlatAM paNa tenI jubAnI upara ame vizvAsa rAkhI zakatA murtI bhIMtamAM ceDhelI hatI te kADhavAnu rAma kArIgarI sivAya khIjAthI thai thai zake evu tene mAnIne nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 252 amane lAgatuM nathI, ane tethI A murtIo salATa pItAMbareja bedI kADhelI evuM bacAva pakSanuM kahevuM che te amone saMbhavIta ane bharosApAtra lAge che tenI sAthe vivAdIonI hAjarI saMbaMdhamAM A sAkSIdAronA kahevAmAM mahatvane taphAvata che. jyAre pItAMbara pAMce AropIonI hAjarI batAve che tyAre salATa abadula rahemAnanI jubAnI uparathI te naM. 5 nI ekalAnI hAjarI gunhA vakhate nikaLe che. na, 1 thI 4 nA vivAdIone teNe punamanA Agale dahADe ane punama- * nA roja savAre 11-11 vAgyAnA arasAmAM joyelA hAlAzaMkara pAMce AropIo te maMdIranI aMdara be salATonI sAthe jatAM ane bahAra AvatAM jue che tene rokIyAta gokaLacha khoTo pADe che. teNe hAlA bAroTanA AvatAM pahelA murtIo ukheDelI joI hatI ane te vakhate badhA vANIyAo verAI gayA hatA evuM te spaSTa lakhAve che. TUMkamAM sAkSIdAronA kahevAmAM kAMI meLa paDato nathI. salATa pItAMbaranI vartaNuMka lakSamAM letAM paNa te satyane sAkSI che evuM amone lAgatuM nathI. murtIe ukheDavA kahyAthI tene bahu cheTuM lAgyuM ane lAgaNI uzkerAI evuM te kahe che, chatAM te saMbaMdhamAM gAmamAM koIne vAta karatA nathI mAtra abadula rahemAnane kahyuM hatuM ema jaNAve che. jo ke abadula rahemAnane te vIze kAMI smaraNa nathI evuM mAluma paDe che. khuda pItAMbaranA kahevA pramANe paNa naMbara 1-5 nA maMdIranI aMdara gabhArAmAM murtIo ukheDatI vakhate hAjara hatA, te pratyakSa keNe ukheDI te vize paNa teNe ghaNe chabaraDe karelo che. ekavAra naMbara 1 nAe ukheDI ema kahe che ulaTamAM naM. 5 nAe ukhADayAnuM jaNAvI phera tapAsamAM naM. 1 nAe ukheDI evuM kahe che. naM. 2 thI naM. 4 no bahAra sabhA maMDapamAM hatAM. teo A kRtyamAM kAMI bhAga lIdho hato evuM nIkaLatuM nathI. teo mAtra eTaluM ja belyA hatA ke jhaTa kare, te pramANe bolyA hatA evuM takarAra khAtara mAnavAmAM Ave te paNa teTalAja uparathI temaNe A gunhAmAM madadagArI karI evuM karI zakatuM nathI, ene nIcenI nyAyAdhIzIe koIpaNa vicAra karyo hoya ema jaNAtuM nathI. vivAdIo sAthe pharyAdIne agara sAkSIdAne adAvata nathI tethI temanuM nAma zuM karavA le evI dalIla sarakArI vakIla taraphathI karavAmAM Ave che. tathApI naM. 1 AropI maMdIrane vahIvaTa kare che ane naMbara 5 ne te gunhAnA arasAmAM cArUpa raheto hato temaja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 253 ArepIe avAranavAra darzana mATe cArUpa AvatA evu cokIyAtanI jubAnI uparathI mAluma paDe che tethI temanA nAma pharyAdamAM jaNAvyA che evu anumAna derI zakAya che. muLa karyAdamAM naMbara 2-3-4 nA vivAdIenA bApanA nAma lakhyA nathI e paNa vicAramAM levA lAyaka che. TuMkamAM uparanA sAkSIdArAnA kahevA upara ame vizvAsa rAkhI zakatA nathI. 10 bacAva taraphe A banAvanA sabaMdhamAM nI 156 nA caMdulAla nAhAlacaMdanI jubAnI thai che teNe ApelA hevAla amene eka darImAM kharA. ane vizvAsapAtra lAge che. tenu kahevuM evu che ke huM bhAdaravA suda 13 nA rAja cArUpamAM gayeA hateA bIje dahADe na, 1 ne vivAdI tyAM AvyeA cAdazanI rAtre tene meM kahyuM ke pabAsana upara kIDIe nIkaLe che ane pANI bharAya che tethI durastI karavAnI jarUra che. tyAre teNe kArIgara hAjara che tenI pAse karAvI levAnu kahyuM. baporanI gADImAM na 1 te vADIlAla pATaNanI gADImAM gayA te pachI ardhI pANI kalAke eTale sumAre 3-3 vAge pItAMbara salATane huM madIranI aMdara lai gayA ane gaNapatI pAtI mahAdeva hatA te jagyA batAvI te ukheDI tyAM ArasanA pathara besADavA kahyuM ane pachI murti e hatI tyAMne tyAM pAchI besADavA kahyuM te pramANe kArIgara kAma karavA lAgyA, pachI hu nAyatA gAme kAma prasaMge gayA ane tyAMthI sAMje pAchA AvatAM pATIuM cADheluM jaNAyuM niha paNu mutie ukhaDelI hatI tenu kAraNa pItAMbarane puchatAM pATIu TuMkuM paDayuM. tethI besADayuM nahi evA teNe javAba ApyA pachI khIje dahADe huM pATaNa Avyo mArI sAthe pItAMbara pazu AvyA. caMdulAla nyAlacaMdanI hakIkatane nI. 172 nA sAkSIdAra bhAdacaMda utamacaMdanI jubAnIthI puSTI maLe che . pItAMbarane ke abadularahemAnane caMdulAla nyAlaca Mde murtIe ukheDI pATIuM mesADavA kahevA sabadhe prazna puchavAmAM AvyA nathI tethI tee pAchaLathI ubhA karelA sAkSI che ane cadulAla nyAlacaMda ArepImAM na hAvAthI gunhAnI javAbadArI peAtAne mAthe vhArI le che temaja caMdulAle sadarahu gunhA karyAM hAta teA tenuM nAma pharIyAdamAM jaNAvavAmAM Avata evI sarakArI vakIla tarphe takarAra karavAmAM Ave che tathApI temAM vizeSa vajuda hoya ema amene lAgatu nathI pItAMbarane te bAbata prazna karavAmAM na AvyA teTalAja uparathI tenI hakIkata khATI che e mAnavuM sayukatIka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 254 nathI te vakhate bIjA koI hAjara nahatA tethI pItAMbarane te inakAra kare te khoTo pADavA sAdhana nathI tethI te vize bacAvanA vakIle savAla karavA yogya dhAryuM na hoya te banavA joga che chatAM pharyAda pakSanA be sAkSIdArethI caMdulAla nyAlacaMdanI hAjarI gunhAnA dahADe nIkaLI Ave che. ( nI 8-51 ) nI. 51 ne spaSTa tene joyAnuM lakhAve che nI. 8 ne bIjo eka vANI naM. 5 sAthe Agale dahADe AvyAnuM modhama lakhAve che A samagra hakIkata kALajIpUrvaka lakSamAM letAM mutio ukheDavAnu kAma nI. 156 ne sAkSIdAra naM. 1 nA vivAdI vADIlAlanI salAhathI nI. 8 nA sAkSIdAra pItAMbara pAse karAvyAnuM ame sAbIta mAnIe chIe naMbara 4 temaja naMbara 5 nA vivAdIe te kRtyamAM kaMIpaNa bhAga lIdhAnuM puravAra thayuM nathI evA nirNaya upara amo bIna Acako khAdhe AvIe chIe. 11 uparanA vivecana uparathI mahAdeva pArvatI ane gaNapatinI mutie naMbara 1 nI salAhathI ukheDavAmAM AvI hatI evuM jaNAze te mutione hiMduo pavitra mAne che emAM paNa vAda nathI ane tethI te ukheDavAthI hIMduonI lAgaNI dukhAI hatI ema paNa mAnavA harakata nathI je ke takarArI maMdIrano kabaje tathA vahivaTa janonA hAthamAM che te vAta gAmanA lokone rUcatI nathI ane te sabaMdhanA prasaMgopAta temanA taraphathI vAMdhA uThAvavAmAM AvelA hatA tethI hAlanI phAMda janma thavA pAmI che evuM mAnavA kAraNa maLe che pATaNanA hiMduoe A saMbaMdhamAM eka jAhera sabhA bolAvelI tenuM hastapatraka nI. 150 mAM raju thayuM che temAM moje cArUpa gAma paMcAyatanA devo paikI keTalAka devenuM due uthApana ane khaMDana kareluM che evI je sakhta bhASA vAparelI che te uparathI jeno pratye kevI kaDavAsanI lAgaNI A saMbaMdhamAM utpanna thaI hatI tene bhAsa thavA je che pachI te kharI aMtaHkaraNanI hoya ke tenA kAraNo bIjA hoya tenuM nirAkaNa karavAnI AvazyakatA nathI, paraMtu hiMduonI lAgaNI dukhAI hatI eTaluM ja sAbIta thavAthI gunho banato nathI. pha. ni. ka. 256 je. i. pI. ko. ka. 285 nI sAmyatAnI che temAM kahelA gunhAnuM mukhyatatva e che ke je kRtyathI lAgaNI dukhAI ema kahevAmAM AvatuM hoya te kRtya lAgaNI dukhAvavAnA IrAdAthI karelA tethI lAgaNI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 255 dukhAze evuM spaSTa jJAnathI kareluM hovuM joIe tethI halanA kAmamAM tevo irAdo athavA jJAna mutie UkheDanArAnuM hatuM evuM sAbIta thayuM che ke kema ema tapAsavAnuM che A tatva nIcenI nyAyAdhizinA lakSa bahAra gayAnuM jaNAya che temaNe evo mudo kADhayo che de sadarahu murtIe kADhavAne vivAdIone adhikAra hato ke kema ? ane e adhikAra temane nathI evuM TharAvI vivAdIone takasIravAna TharAvyA che, amArA mate A temanI mAnyatA bhula bharelI che have mutao amuka hetuthI khadI kADhavAmAM AvI hatI evuM pharyAda pakSa taraphathI batAvavAmAM AvyuM nathI tyAre vivAdIonI vartaNuka uparathI temaja temanA kRtya UparathI temano IrAdo hinduonI lAgaNI dukhAvavAno hato ke kema e nakakI karavAnuM che. murtIo maMdIramAM ne maMdIramAM paDI hatI eTale te pheMkI devAmAM AvI na hatI evuM kAmamAM paDelA purAvA uparathI spaSTa jaNAya che nI. 12 no gunhAnI jone paMcakyAsa thayo che te uparathI paNa teja sthIti varNavelI che sadarahu mutI e ja vakhate ukhaDelI nahe. tI ATalA gunhA pahelAM temanI pUjA bIjI mutI enI sAthe hatI e paNuM nirvivAda che, paNa paMcazvAsa vakhate temanI upara pujA thayAnA nizAna hatAM eTaluM ja nahIM paNa te mutao apUja rahe nahIM tethI temane naM. 1 nA AropInA svAdhIna phojadAre karI hatI. evuM paMcakyAsa uparathI mAluma paDe che. naM. 1nA vivAdInuM prathamathI evuM kahevuM che ke A mutIo je jagyAmAM hatI te jagyA nIcI hovAthI tyAM pANI bharAtuM ane kIDIo AvatI tethI tyAM ArasanuM pATIyuM besADI tenA upara sadarahu murtIo muLa jagyAe besADavAne IrAde hato A tene khulAso khoTo che ema kahevA kAmamAM bIlakula sAdhana nathI evo amAro mata thAya che. nI. 156 nA sAkSIdArane jaina saMgha pAchI mutie besADavA khusI che ke kema? te bAbata prazna puchavAmAM AvelA tyAre teNe cokasa hA pADI nathI teTalA uparathI vivAdIo virUddha anumAna nIcenI nyAyAdhIsI e kADheluM jaNAya che, paraMtu te dekhItI rIte bhula bhareluM che. sAkSI pote . te murtIo besADavA taiyAra hato ane che ane sAkSI cokasa javAba ApI zakaze nahIM. tethI jaina saMdha karavA taiyAra nathI ema mAnI levuM barAbara nathI. have mahAdeva pArvatI ne gaNapatI sAthe jenenA nAnA zAmaLAjI tathA bIjI eka murtI paNa ukheDavAmAM AvI hatI evuM purA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 256 vAthI niSpanna thAya che (nI. 13) paMcakyAsamAM paNa te saMbaMdhI ullekha che tethI mutao khaseDavAmAM kAMI harakata nathI. evI jainanI mAnyatA che evuM spaSTa mAluma paDe che tenI sAthe gaNapatI ane pArvatInI mutao je bhIMtamAM hatI te bhIMtamAM agAu Arasane pathara besADele te vakhate mutao kADhavAmAM AvelI evuM bacAvanuM kahe che. pharyAda pakSa taraphathI te saMbaMdhe vAMdho uThAvavAmAM Avelo che ane ema kahevAmAM Ave che ke mutIo ukheDyA vagara ArasanA paththara besADayA hatA amoe jAte cArUpa jaI maMdIranI sthiti joI te uparathI prathama paNa A murtio paNa kADhI Arasa besADelA hovA joIe evuM mAnavA kAraNa maLe che, tethI jainane murtio pharI kADhavAne haka pahoMce che ke nahi e prazna nathI, tethI vivAdInI zuddhabuddhI hatI ke nahi eTalAja purata ja tene upayoga karavAnuM che te draSTIthI jotAM mutio ukheDavAmAM hInduonI lAgaNI dukhAvavAno vivAdIono IrAdo hate, agara hIMduonI lAgaNI dukhAze evuM temane kRtya karatI vakhate cekasa jJAna hatuM evuM anumAna karavA kAmamAM bIlakula purAvA nathI. gAmamAM jainenI vastI nathI, chatAM AvuM karyAM teo kare evuM paNa saMbhavIta nathI je dahADe A kRtya karavAmAM AvyuM te dahADe punama hatI ane savAramAM bIjA ghaNuM jene darzana karavA AvyA hatA. te vakhate eTale temanI hAjarImAM ane temanI madatanA bharosA upara AvuM kRtya karyuM hatuM te kadAca temanA bada IrAdA vize anumAna karavA kAraNa maLata nahi paraMtu jaino badhA cAlyA gayA pachI A kRtya thayuM che te uparathI hIMduonI lAgaNI dukhavavAne temane udeza nahote evuM ja anumAna karavuM durasta thaze. tA. 28-2-8 nA roja cArUpa gAmanA lokoe kaDI prAMtanA subA tarka eka arajI karI temAM gaNapatI vigerenI mutio ukheDavAno vicAra maMdIranA vahIvaTa karanAra lahera vakIlano che. te uparathI sAMprata je kRtya karavAmAM AvyuM te karavAno irAdo hiMduonI lAgaNI dukhAvavAne hatuM evuM pharyAdapakSa manAvavA mAge che. sadara arajInI 54 mAM raju thaI che. tathApi te arajIthI jevuM anumAna vivAdI virUdhdha nIkaLI zakatuM nathI evuM nIcenI nyAyAdhIzIe TharAvyuM che temanA mata sAthe amo maLatA AvIe chIe. sadara arajI uparathI kAMI kAma cAleluM nahotuM tethI tenA kharApaNuM badala anumAna karavA kahyuM sAdhana nathI tenA kharApaNA badala anumAna karavA kazuM sAdhana nathI ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 257 laherane vicAra amuka hatA tethI sAMpratanA vivAdIone teAja vicAra hatA evuM kayA taka zAstra mAnI levu te amene samajAtu nathI arthAta nI. 54 nI arajIthI vivAdI virUdhdha kAMipaNa anumAna dorI zakAya nahi e udhaDa che. chevaTe ryAda pakSa taraphathI evuM dekhADavAneA prayAsa thayeA che ke hiMduonA devanI pujA karavI ene jaina loko prAyazcita mAne che evuM temanA dha pustakamAM lakheluM che te bAbata nI. 164 nA zAstrInI jubAnI upara AdhAra rAkhavAmAM Avele che tathApi graMthemAM hiMduonA devanI pujA viSe game te lakhyuM hoya vastusthiti evI che ke hiMduenA ane jainanA devA ekaja siMhAsana upara bIrAje che ane temanI ekatra pujA arcA thAya che ane te svAbhAvika che. jaina jevA vyavahArapakSI lokA hIMdu sAthe haLImaLIne kAma le ane temanI lAgaNI dukhAya evuM kAMi kratya kare nahi eja saMbhaniya che tethI mutie ukheDavAmAM vivAdI naM. 1 nA irAdA hIMdu kAmanI lAgaNI dukhAvAnA hatA agara te kRtyathI temanI lAgaNI dukhAze evu tene jJAna hatu evu puravAra thayuM nathI ane tethI phA. ni. ka 256 mujaba gunho banate nathI evA nirNaya upara ame AvIe chIe. abhiprAya. 12 sababa vivAdIone pheA. ni. ka, 256-102 mujabanA gunhAnAtakasIravAna TharAvI temane je sIkSA karI che te TharAva TakI zakatA nathI tethI hukama ke hukama. vivAdIo upara nIcenI nyAyadhIsIe karelI zikSAne hukama rada karI vivAda maLura karavAmAM Ave che ane vivAdIone dveSa mukata karAvI cheDI mukavAmAM Ave che. vivAdIe pAsethI daMDa vasula thayA hoya te temane pAche| ApavA. tA. AgaSTa 1916 Sd. A. A. Kehimkar. 6. prAM. tyAM, TharAva nyA. mAM vAMcI khatAbyA tA. 30 AgaSTa 1916 Sd. A. A. Kehimkar. ka, prAM. nyA, asala uparathI nakala karI tA. 5-8-1916 geApALa sIvalAla. pheA. kArakuna mukAbala joi tA. 7-9 16 meDI sahI 7-9-16 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat kA. kharInakala meADI sahI. nyA. a. www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 258 pariziSTa 61. jaina-rInyu phebruArI 1917. pu. 1 a. 9. pR0 225 cArUpa tIthanI utthApanAnA savAla. L cArUpa ( pATaNa najIka ) jaina kesa ane te saMbaMdhamAM punamacaMda karamacaMda keTAvAlAe ApelA evArDanA saMbaMdhamAM amene je kahevAnu hatuM te ame kahI cukyA heAvAthI, ame zeTha keATAvAlAnA cukAdA saMbaMdhamAM-kAMi paNa vadhu sArA A lekhamAM karavA mAgatA nathI. kamanasIbe zeTha kATAvAlAnA cukAdAne jAherAtamAM lAvavA 'jaina' ane 'jainazAsana ' patrAe, peAtAnA darajjAnI hadanI bahAra jai, je saMkhyAbaMdha cAlu lIDaro lakhI pATaNa saMdhamAM kaleza ane kusaMpanAM je khIja rApyAM che, te khIja have jo A banne patreA seMkaDA lIDara lakhaze tApaNu nAbuda thaze nahi. jaina-zAsana ane 'jaina '' ane patrae ApaNe mAnI lezuM ke pramANikapaNe ane zAsana sevAnI zubhecchAthIja A lekho pragaTa karyA haze; paraMtu evAraDanI khukhIe ke khAmIe dekhADavA mATe e mAsa sudhI, cAlu lIDarA ane carcApatrA pragaTa karavA, e ameA mAnIe chIe ke vartamAna patrakArAnA meAbhA ane darajjAnI bahAra che. muMbaimAM ghaNA agatyanA savAlo para atrenA dainIka patrAmAM matabheda paDe che. cArUpa jaina kesa karatAM ghaNI vakhate A savAle vadhAre agatyanA hAya che. judA judA pakSane rA karatAM vartamAnapatra te savAlAnA sabadhamAM judA judA lIDaro lakhe che, paNa te lekhe eka athavA dhaNuM to e ke traNa, have dainIkapatrA karatAM aThavADIka patrAne dareka cIja sa MkSepamAM rajI karavIja joie. ekaja bAbatane lagatI me mAsa sudhI cAlu carcAthI khIjI aneka vizeSa agatyanI bAbate taraph mukhya dhyAna ApI taja zakAya, vaLI AvI rIte ekaja bAbata para haTha karI lekhe| lakhavAthI, sAmAnya jAhera prajAne vamAna patrAnIpramANikatA para zaka leI javAne kAraNa maLe che. jainazAsana' ane 'jaina' banne patrAnA anubhavI tatrIone, anubhava puravAra karI Apaze ke pATaNa sadhanu kalyANa thAya evI zubhecchAthI teoe je Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 259 sAmasAmI ubharA khAlI karyA hatA te ubharAe pATaNa sa Mghanu kAMi kalyANa karavAne niSphaLa gayA che, eTaluMja nahi paNa te ubharAe pATaNa saMdhamAM ane khAsa karIne AgevAneAmAM kusa Mpa ane arasparasa avizvAsanAM jherI khIjo rAkhyAM che, ane tenI asara atyArathIja pATaNanI pAMjarApAla vigere khAtAMo para jaNAvA lAgI che. ame umeda rAkhIzu ke pATaNa jaina kherDIMga para kAMI paNa kharAba asara A kaDavAsa utpanna karavAne niSphaLa jaze. cArUpa na kesanA sabaMdhamAM chellA paDado paDI cUkayA che, ema ame mAnI laie chIe, je ke ame jANIe chIe ke hajI A evArDa rada karAvavA mATe kezeze para chevaTaneA paDade paDaye| nathI. A kezesA, jo ke ghaNA utsAhI javAneA taraphathI karavAmAM AvatI rahI che, paNa A javAne je zrImaMta AgevAna agara AgevAtene peAtAnA pakSamAM che ema vyAjabI rIte agara bhUlathI doravA mATe che, te AgevAne kamanasIbe jAhera himmatamAM eTalA te| zuSka ane pachAta che ke, A kezesA *tehamada thaze, eve! vizvAsa, khuda te kezeSa karanArI utsAhI TALI paNa dharAvatI nathI. ame tethI mAnI lee chIe ke cArUpa tI kesa, tenI A hade have rahezeja. potAnI pITha TokanArAnI nabaLAi joyA pachI, anubhavyA pachI, ApaNe icchIzuM ke pATaNanI A utsAhI TALI, peAtAnA tArIpha lAyaka utsAha, kAi bIjI paramArthInI dIzAmAM vAparaze, ane jaladIthI A kesane lagatI bAbate - mAMthI peAtAnA hAtha dheAi nAkhaze. jana kAmanA AgevAneAmAM jAhera hiMmata keTalI che, ane temanA para vizvAsa rAkhI kAma levuM e zAbhAbhayuM che ke jokhamabharyuM che, tenA barAbara anubhava, A utsAhI TALIne, agAu nahi thayA hoya. paNa have cArUpatI kese " teone khulA haramAM, phruTa AkAramAM khAtrI ApI che ke dunIAmAM dareka cIja para AdhAra rAkhavA, paNa nabaLA dilanA AgevAne para kadIkhI AdhAra rAkhavA nahi. A anubhava bhaviSyamAM, khIjA savAlo hAtha dharatI vakhate A utsAhI TALIne ghaNA-dhaNA upayegI thai paDaze. A utsAhI TALI have jema vicAra karaze, tema tema tene jaNAze, balke khAtrI thaze ke, teone hetu-dhArelI tema je zeTha kATAvAlAne cukAdo rada karavAnI, athavA te temAM teonI dRSTie jaNAtA vAMdhAbharyAM zabdea agara vAkayAmAM sudhArA karavAnI hatI, te tema hajI sudhI khar nathI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 260 ( AvI, tenuM kAraNa, temaja * cArUpa tI 'te khaseDI pATaNamAM te tIrthaM lAvavAnI teonI kAzeSa niSphaLa gai tenuM kAraNa, teeAnA utsAha ke teonA prayatnonI khAmI nahAtI, paNa keTalAeka AgevAneAnA ramakaDA banI, te AgevAne para je vizvAsa meLye, te vizvAsa melavAmAM teoe je thApa khAdhI te hatuM. zeTha maMgalacaMda lallubhAi ane A utsAhI TALInA yuvAna gRhasthA. A kesane jema jema vicAra karIe chIe tema tema ApaNane khAtrI thAya che ke pATaNanI A utsAhI TALI, pAte pramANIkapaNe keTalAeka sAdhuenA matanA AdhArapara ema mAnatI hatI ke A cukAdo jaina sadhane kAi thakhate nukasAna karaze, A utsAhI javAnA je laData calAvatA hatA temAM tene koi jAtanA aMgata svArtha nahotA, naheAte teone dravya lAbha, ke nahAtA tene kAti lAbha, phkata saMdha sevA-zAsana sevAnI zubhecchAthIja teoe potAnI kArosA hAthapara lIdhI hatI. zeTha maMgalacadalallubhAinA saMbaMdhamAM paNa temaja che. teo pAte pramANIkapaNe ema mAnatA hatA ke ane te paNa keTalAeka sAdhunA mata anusAra ema mAnatA hatA ke zeTha keATAvAlAne cukAdo vAMdhA bha nathI, ane tethI sadhane agara zAsanane jarIbI nukasAna thAya tema nathI. te pramANIkapaNe ema samajatA hatA ke cukAdAmAM thaelI TIkA tadana rUDhIone lagatI hatI, ane zeThe kATAvAlAne Teko ApavAmAM tee taddana pramANIkapaNe varate che. balke te ema mAnatA hatA ke zeTha koTAvAlApara je humalA thayA che, te vyAjabI nathI, ane tene teee Teke Apave joie. ahiM sudhI A banne pAraTIe taddana ekaja sapATIpara che khAsa karIne je magajanu samatelapaNu jALavIne jee vIcAra kare che, tene tema lAge che zeTha ma galacaMda lallubhAine paNa gAYa vahArI levI paDI hatI teone A kAmathI nahAtA dravya lAbha ke nahAtA prIti lAbha. paNa taphAvata have zarU thAya che. A utsAhI TALIne dhaNA pATaNanA AgevAne hImmata ane jarUra jaNAtAM madada ApavAne taiyArI batAvI hatI. paNa A AgevAnemAM eka bI hajI sudhI hImmatathI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 261 bahAra paDayo nathI, jyAre rA. rA. zeTha maMgalacaMda lallubhAI game teTalI gAlonA varasAda sAme zeTha koTAvALAnI bAjumAM khaDA rahyA hatA. juvAnIAonI ToLI potAnA hetumAM niSphala gaI, kAraNake teone jeone Teko hato, te Teko ApanArA nabaLA dilanA, phakata vAto karanArA, bIjAne hathIAra banAvI pitAno hetu sAdhanArA hatA. zeTha koTAvAlAne phateha bhalI tenuM kAraNa tenI pIThe khaDA rahenArA thaDAo paNa hImmatavALA hatA. ghaNuM nabaLA mANasanA TekA karatAM eka hImmatavAnane Teko vadhAre kImatI che. cArUpa tItha uthApanA. jayAre pATaNanA saMdhanA eka athavA vadhu gRhasthoe cArUpanA daherAsarajImAMthI mahAdevanuM lIMga pheMkI dIdhuM te vakhate, temaja te pheMkI devAthI ubhA thayelA mAmalAne pahoMcI vaLavAne pATaNanA saMgha, pATaNamAM temaja muMbaImAM TharAva karyo tyAre saghaLAo pATaNanA temaja pATaNanI bahAranA jeno temaja jainetaro-ema Agraha purvaka mAnatA hatA ke jainakoma pitAnAM pavItra dhArmIka sthaLo mATe hamezAM je uMDA cAhathI ane asAdhAraNa bhaktithI jotI AvI che, te jotAM te pavitra dhArmIka sthaLanI salAmatI mATe tenI pavItratA upara thatA humalAo aTakAvavA mATe ane cArUpa tIrtha hamezA jainenA aneka pavitra amara tIrthomAM hamezane mATe mukhya ane AgevAna prAcIna tIrtha tarIke salAmata ane akhaMDita rahe te hetuthI ja A badhI dhamAla hAtha dharavAmAM AvI hatI hamezAM jaina tIrtha e sakala jaina saMghanI milakta che, pachI bhale sakala jaina saMghanI sagavaDa khAtara te tIrthanI vyavasthA koI eka peTA saMghe upADI lIdhI hoya. A peTA saMgha tethI, karIne A tIrthane mAlIka thato nathI ane tenI game te vyavasthA je te sAmAnya jaina saMghane pasaMda nA hoya to te karI zake nahi; cArUpa tIrtha e jaina kemanA aneka pavitra prAcIna tIrthomAMnuM eka jANItuM aitihAsika tIrtha che, AvA tIrthonI haiyAtI jaina komanI tavArIkha ane itihAsa para ajavALuM pADatI rahe che. A tirtha pATaNanI najadIka hovAthI samasta jaina saMghanI rajAthI A tirthanI dekharekha ane vyavarathA pATaNa saMgha ghaNAM-ghaNAM varasothI karatuM AvyuM che. paNa tethI A tirtha pATaNanA saMdha-ke je samasta jaina saMghano eka peTA-saMdha gaNAya tenI mAlekInuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 262 : kahI zakAya nahi, AvA eka prAcIna ane aitihAsIka tIrthanI hatIja baMdha karavAne harAva jyAre kAiJI peTA-saMdha kare, tyAre samasta jaina sadha A peTA-sa MdhanI nabaLAi mATe ane TuMkI buddhi mATe aksesa karyA vInA rahI zake nahi. te kAimI tIrthaM jAtrALuo mATe saMpurNa salAmata nA hoya, agara salAmatInA sabaMdhamAM bhaya hoya, teA te tInA vyavasthApaka saMghe pahelAM te bhayanAM kAraNeA dura karavAne, athavA jo jarUra hAya te salAmatInAM sAdhane vadhAravAno prayAsa karavA joie. AvA koipaNa prayAsa karyA vInA, bhaya ane salAmatInAM kAraNothI, jayAre amuka eka peTA-saMdha te tI teja khaseDavAnI vAta kare, tyAre je kai te saMdha kare che te eTaluMja ke te samasta jaina saMdha AgaLa potAnI nabaLAI, azakti ane kusa Mpanu pradarazana raju kare che. ajaba jevu te e che ke je peTA saMdha the|DAja mahInA agAu vIsa hajArathI vadhu rakama kharcI, khuda keTalAeka jaina bhAionA aMgata bhAga ApI, aneka muzkelIe ane ateka agavaDAM, jaina pratijJAsamAM suprasiddha - cArUpatI ' nI saMpurNa salAmatI mATe pagalAM bharavAne taiyAra thayA, teja sadha jayAre ATalA kharaca ane mahenata pachI evA rAva kare ke A tIrthonI hastI baMdha karavI tyAre A mahenata ane kharca karanArAonI kuneha ane uMDI samaja mATe uMcA khyAla bAMdhavA e azakaya che. TuMkAmAM jyAre pATaNa saMdhanA eka bhAMge evA TharAva bahAra pADayA ke, cArUpI utthApana karavuM, tyAre te TharAva vAMcI jaita kema ajAyaba thai hatI. sadhaLA jatA A TharAva karanArAo-karyA kAravyA para pANI pheravanArA sAme hasatA hatA. ame A lekhamAM zeDa keTAvALAnA evArDanA sabaMdhamAM jarIbI isArA karavA mAMgatA nathI. te bAbatapara amee amAre mata ApI dIdhA che pachI bhale te kAine arUcikara paNa hAya. atre ame je kahevA mAgIe chIe te e ke A * tItha utthApana " nA TharAva zeTha koTAvALAnA cukAdAe ubhA karyA hatA, evI gerasamajutI ajJAna vargamAM phelAvavAnI je tajavIja karavAmAM AvI hatI; te tajavIja vyAjabI naheAtI, ane te vyAjI rIte tenA lAyaka phejeja paheAMcI che. zeTha kATAvAlAne ' cukAdo ' kadAca koine arUcikara, kAine kadAca geravyAjabI lAgyo hAya. darekanI samaja eka sarakhI A dunIAmAM nathI. khuda punya sAdhuomAM paNa matabheda che. keTalAeka sAdhue cukAdAne dekha sahita samaje che; keTalAeka tene deSa rahita Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 263 mAne che. khuda solIsITara ane vidvAna maMDalamAM paNa matabheda che, keTalAeka vakIla berIsTaree cukAdAnI tArIpha karI che, jayAre ceDAe ke tenI sAme viruddhatAbI jAhera karI che. A pramANe je cukAdAnA sabaMdhamAM khuda sAdhu ane vidvAna vargamAM matabheda che te cukAdAnA saMbaMdhamAM pATaNanA ochA bhaNelA vargamAM matabheda hoya te mATe teone koI Thapako ApI zake nahi AvA matabhedane tethI vajana ApI zakAya nahi AvA matabhedapara vizvAsa melI, tIrtha utthApanAnA gaMbhIra zAstra virUddha dharma virUddha kAryamAM pakSa jhIMpalAve che. ane bIjAone tevA kAryamAM uzkere che te pakSa ghaNuM ja jokhama bharyuM kAma, javAbadArIne khyAla bhulI jaIneja kare che emaja kahI zakAyA amane jANIne AnaMda thAya che ke A tIrtha utthApana karavAnI hIlacAla paDI bhAMgI che, ane cArUpanuM aitihAsIka tIrtha jayavatuM rahyuM che. pariziSTa 62. pATaNanI keTene TharAva. zrImaMta sarakAra vI. pATaNa pahelA varganI phojadArI nyAyAdhizI. phariyAdI. madArasIMga catarasIMga jAte rajaputa rahevAsI cArUpa tAbe pATaNa prAMta kaDI. AropI. 1 vADIlAla lallu tathA 2 hIrAcaMda khemacaMda tathA 3 bhIkhAcaMda sAMkaLacaMda tathA 4 DAhyAcaMda sAMkaLacaMda tathA 5 caMdulAla ratanacaMda jAte zrAvaka vANIyA re. pATaNa, prAMta kaDI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ..264 tahemata. phe nI. 5 nI kalama 256-502 mujaba. gunhAne prakAra hakIkta evI che ke -maje cArU5 tAbe pATaNa gAmamAM sAmaLAjInA daherAmAM sAmaLAjInI muratInI jamaNI bAjue mahAdeva pArvatI ne gaNapatInI muratIo sthApIta chatAM tA 23-4-15 nA roja AropIoe ukheDI nAkhavA naM. 3 nA sAkSI salATa pItAMbara jumakharAma pAsethI TAMkaNuM hathoDA laI naM. 2-3-4 nA AropIo madadamAM bAraNuM - pAse ubhA rahI naM. 1-5 nA AropIoe ukheDI nAkhyA. phariyAda. cArUpamAM sAmaLAjInuM maMdIra che temAM mahAdeva, gaNapatI, pArvatI vigere muratIo ukheDI nAMkhyA ane te kRtya amArA hIMdu dharmane apabhAna pahoMcADavA karyuM che ane tethI amArI lAgaNI duHkhI che evI AropIo virUddha phariyAda che. ApIne javAba. AropIo gunhAno InakAra kare che, paNa AropI 1 kahe che ke eka caMdulAla nahAlacaMdanA kahevAthI te jagyAe kIDIo thatI hatI te aTakAvavA ane tyAM Arasa nAMkhavA mATe e muratIo kADhI nAMkhelI ane jyAMne tyAM mukavAnI hatI, ane e kAma caMdulAleja pItAMbara salATa pAsethI karAvyuM che ane te vakhate huM hAjara nahatA ane bAkInA Are pIo ema e saMbaMdhe kaMI jANatA nathI ema kahe che. mudA. . (1) AropIoe phe. ni. ka. 256-502 pramANe gunha karyAnuM sAbIta che ? (2) chevaTa zo hukama kare joIe ? nirNaya. (1) hakAramAM. (2) AropIone sajA karavI joIe, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 265 kAraNe. A kAmamAM jaina ane hIMdu vacce takarAra che, kAmamAM je savAla uThayA che te vizISTa prakAranA che. ane phe. ni. ka. 256 pramANenA gunhAnI takarAra hIMdu ane jaina vacce koI vakhate uDI zake ema kAyadA karatI vakhate paNa dhyAnamAM AveluM na hoya; je maMdIra saMbaMdhe takarAra che te maMdIra paNa vizISTa prakAranuM che. e maMdIramAM je mukhya deva che te sAmaLAjI che e vAta ughaDa che zAmaLAjI mukhya deva che. ane phariyAdI (nI. 7) ane keTalAka sAkSInI jubAnI uparathI te maMdIra sAmaLAjInuM kahevAtuM hatuM e spaSTa che, chatAM phariyAdI pakSa taraphathI sAbhaLezvaranuM maMdIra e pramANe zarUvAta thatAM chevaTe mukhya deva teja mahAdeva che ema sAbIta karavAno prayatna thayo paNa te niSphaLa ge che. e pramANe je ke phariyAdI pakSane beTI salAha maLI che te paNa tethI A kAmanA mukhya savAlanA nirNaya saMbaMdhI bAdha AvatuM nathI. ghaNuM junuM maMdIra che. takarArI maMdIra ghaNuM junuM maMdIra che e vAta bane pakSakArone kabula che ane temAM mukhya deva zAmaLAjI eTale jainenA che ema upara batAvyuM che paNa e maMdIramAM vizeSa evuM che ke sAmaLAjI joDe mahAdeva, pArvatI, gaNapatI vigere devo che te paikI gaNapatI e nAma phakta ApI pakSa taraphathI kabula karavAmAM Ave che, ane mahAdeva ane pArvatI ame jANatAja nathI ema AropI pakSanuM kahevuM che, paNa e devone ApI taraphathI kaMI paNa nAma ApavAmAM AvatuM nathI paNa jene hIMdu leke mahAdeva kahe che te ja e deva che ema AropInA sAkSIone kabula karavuM paDyuM che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa phariyAdI taraphathI je sAkSIo thayA che te paikI nI. 48 ne pujArI ane nI. 14 ne cakIAda je bane ApI taraphathI nekara hatAM ane nI. 14 hajI sudhI nekara che, ane jemaNe sIdhI rIte ghaNI kharI hakIkata kahelI jaNAya che te paNa e devane mahAdeva ane pArvatIja kahe che te e devo hIMdunA che e spaSTa che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 266 mahAdeva pArvatI saMbaMdhe. AropI taraphathI ema kahevAmAM AvyuM che ke ame paNa e devone pujIe chIe te phariyAdI pakSanA sAkSIo paNa kahe che ke ame sAmabAjIne deva tarIkhe mAnIe chIe. eTale ene artha eTale ja che ke - je pramANe hIMdu ane musala mAna ke pArasI ke brIcana e taddana judA judA dharmanA mAnavAmAM Ave che te pramANe hIMdu ane jaina nathI, jaina e dharma tadana jude che ke kema te savAlamAM utaravAne kaMI kAraNa nathI. paNa e be komamAM vizeSa bhInnabhAva nathI ema upara batAvyuM che te zavAya e hakIkata paNa dhyAnamAM levAnI che ke je takarArI maMdIra jainonuM eTale jaina dharmanuM kahevAmAM Ave che temAM temanA pitAnA taraphathI je pujArIo vakhate vakhata rAkhavAmAM AvelA che te hIMduo che eTale pitAnA devane hIMdu dharmanA pujArI cAle che ema thAya che. ApI taraphathI mahAdeva vigere deve saMbaMdhI dalIla. upara batAvyA pramANe A maMdIramAM jainonA tathA hIMdunA deva che ema TharAvuM chuM. e deva ghaNA varasathI te maMdIramAM che e vAta AropI pakSane paNa kabula jevI che ane phariyAdInA sAkSIo te ghaNuM varasathI emaja kahe che, ane kAmanI hakIkata uparathI paNa emaja nIkaLe che paNa AropI taraphathI je hIMdunA deva kahevAmAM AvyA che te saMbaMdhe judI judI jAtanI takarAre karavAmAM AvI che tene vIcAra karavAne che. mAlakI. pahelI takarAra evI che ke e maMdIra pATaNa jaina saMdhanI mAlakI kabajAnuM che ane ame saM. 181ra thI vahIvaTa karatA AvyA chIe; evA nAmanA utArA vigere Apa taraphathI raju karavAmAM AvyA che (nI. 144) e saMbaMdhI eTaluM kahevuM basa che ke e maMdIra ghaNuM junuM che ane koI ekalA mANasanI mAlikInuM nathI. ApaNuM devanuM eka junuM maMdira cArUpamAM che (cArUpamAM jainenI vastI nathI) ema Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 267 pATaNanA jainonA dhyAnamAM AvyAthI te loke tyAM sukhaDa, kezara tathA pujAne baMdebasta tyAM karavA lAgyA, AgaLa jatAM saM. 1937 mAM junuM jIrNa thayeluM deharU navuM baMdhAvyuM ane tene pharato koTa baMdhAvyo te pachI, saM. 1864-65 ke te ArasAmAM tyAM Arasa naMkhAvyo ane teja ArasAmAM maMdira bahAranI jamIna sarakAra pAsethI vecAtI lai ( 145-146 ) bahArano na koTa ane temAM dharmazALA baMdhAvI. e badhe kharaca jenoe karyo che ane gAma vALAe kaze kharaca karyo nathI e vAta pharayAdIne kabula che paNa e kAraNasara maMdIranuM sArvajanika svarUpa jatuM rahyuM ema nathI, e sArvajanika nathI ema ApI taraphathI paNa kahevAmAM AvatuM nathI ke kahevAya nahi paNa phakta jaine puratuM sArvajanIka ema kahevAmAM Ave che paNa eka vakhata mIlakata sArvajanIka TharAvyA pachI te amuka eka kamanI mIlakata che ema kahevAya nahi. phakata amuka eka komane teno vahIvaTa karavAno vizISTa adhikAra che eTaluM ja thaze. upara batAvyA pramANe jaina lokoe maMdIra upara kharaca kayathI hinduo virUddha temanI mAlakI ke kabaje thayo ema bIlakula kahevAya nahi. phakata hinduone tene vahIvaTa saMbaMdhe kaMI keTalo adhikAra Apavo eTale ja savAla raheze. paNa hIMduo virUddha kabaje thayo ema evI sArvajanIka mIlakata saMbaMdhe bIlakula kahevAya nahi, mIlakata sArvajanIka kahyA pachI koI paNa khAnagI mANasanA maMdIra jevI mIlakata saMbaMdhe zo hakka hoya temAM darzana pujA vagere karavAno hakaka eTaleja te saMbaMdhe virUddha kabaje kevI rIte thaI zake; ane hakIkatamAM paNa hIMduo darzana karavA AvatA ema phariyAdI pakSano purAve che ane pujArI (nI. 148) tathA cekIyAda (nI. 14) e pramANeja kahe che. Ara . pInA sAkSI paikI koI gAmamAM rahenAra nathI, chatAM hIMdu darzana karavA AvatA nathI ema kahevA taiyAra thAya che to paNa sAkSI caMdulAle (nI. 156) bIjI jubAnImAM ema kaheluM kabula rAkhyuM che ke hIMduo Ave te kahe ke amane sAmaLAjInuM darzana karAve. maMdIramAMnI muratIo pheravI naMkhAya ke kema? mATe ema TharAvuM chuM ke hIMdu loko A maMdIramAM darzana karavA AvatAM have bIjo savAla evo che ke -jainoe vahIvaTa zarU karyo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 268 eTale maMdIramAM je muratIo hoya temane game te rIte pheravI nAkhavAne temane hakaka pahoMce che ke kema ? A kAmamAM vizeSa hakIkata evI che ke maMdIra pATaNa jana saMghanI mAlakI kabajAnuM kahevAmAM Ave che, e jaina saMdha eTale keNa e kaMI purAvAmAM AvyuM nathI paNa saMdhanI taraphathI eka judI dukAna saM. 1958 thI kADhavAmAM AvI ane TrasTIo vigere namavAmAM AvelA che evI kaMI hakIkata nIkaLI che, AropI 1 TrasTI paikI nathI paNa saMdha taraphathI cArUpa maMdIrano vahIvaTa juve che, eTale tyAM nokara cAkara vigerene pagAra ApavAnuM tathA navuM bAMdhakAma vigere dekharekha rAkhavAnuM kAma karatA paNa coTelI muratIo ukheDavI evuM mahatvanuM kRtya te pitAnI jabAbadArI upara karI zake ema bIlakula jaNAtuM nathI. AropI taraphathI je hakIkata kahevAmAM Ave che temAM e kRtya jaina saMdha ke kamITIe TharAvyuM hatuM ema bIlakula AvatuM nathI ane evI hakIkata heta te zuddhabuddhI vakhate sAbIta thAta paNa ulaTa je hakIkata kahevAmAM Ave che temAM e kRtya tadana be darakArathI karavAmAM AvyuM che ema jaNAze. gunhAnI tArIkha pahelAM traNa mahinA upara eka vakhata caMdulAla nahAlacaMda (nI. 156) AropI 1 ne vAta karelI ke tyAM kIDIo thAya che. vacamAM kaI vAta thaelI nahi te pachI punamanA Agale dahADe (gunhAnA Agale dahADe) caMdulAla cArUpamAM AropI 1 ne te vAta kahe che tyAre AropI kahe che ke majure che tenI pAsethI TharAva ane ArasanuM pATIyuM che te naMkhAva. e vakhate te maMdIranI dharmazALAmAM ja hatA chatAM zuM kAma karavAnuM che te jovA AropI jatuM nathI ke AropI ne tyAM dekharekha rAkhate hate tene ke majurane kahI rAkhatA nathI ane bIje divase baporanI TrenamAM cAlI jAya che ane caMdulAla ekalo te pachI te kAma pItAMbara pAsethI karAve che eTale phakata pItAMbaraneja kahI jAya che ane pATIuM besADyA pachI muratIo kevI rIte besADavAnI te kahI rAkhatA nathI. ane pite najIkanA gAmamAM cAlI jAya che ane sAMjare AvIne juve che te muratIo ukheDelI paNa pATIyuM puratuM nahIM mATe besADeluM nahi e hakIkata mAnavA jevI nathI eTaluM ja nahI paNa eja sAkSIe bIjI jubAnImAM ema kahevuM che ke e muratIo koNe ukheDI te mane khabara nathI ane te uparathI ema jaNAya che ke e sAkSInA salAhathI e kAma thayeluM che ane pite bIjA najIkanA gAma cAlI gayA che, ane tethI tenI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 264 gerahAjarI hatI ane te paNa pItAMbare batAvelA hAlanA AropIo uparAMta pote AropImAM hovo joItA ho e muratIo prathama paNa ukhelI. AropIo taraphathI ema kahevAmAM Ave che ke mahAdeva vigere muratIo prathama paNa ukheDelI hatI. gaNapatInA pAchaLa Arasa che teja pramANe pAravatI ArasamAM kocIne besADelI hatI evI hakIkata kAmamAM nIkaLelI che ane korTa piote maMdIra jevA gayelI te vakhate tevI ja sthiti jaNAyelI. saM. 1864-65 mAM Arasa karyo te vakhate e thayuM che ema kahevuM che paNa te vakhatane pratyakSa kAma karanAra ke karAvanAra koI sAkSImAM AvatuM nathI paNa sthiti uparathI ema jaNAya che ke evuM hovuM joie. teja pramANe mahAdevanI jalAdhArI paNa te ja vakhate besADelI ema kahevuM che. mahAdevanuM prathama lIMga hatuM ane pachI jalAdhArI thaI evuM pharIyAdIne sAkSI paNa kahI gayela che. (nI. 48 ane te badalanI spaSTatA thaI nathI, jalAdhArInuM kANuM nAnuM hovAthI lIMga ukheDyA vagara jalAdhArImAM besADAya nahi ema sAkSI (nI. 164) pratyakSa joine kahe che ane te pramANe hovuM joIe ema lAge che paNa mahAdeva chemAM besADelo hato ema pharyAdIne teja sAkSI ( nI. 4 ) kahe che ane bIjA sAkSI paNa kahe che ane jalAdhArI keNe besADelI te badalanI purI hakIkata AropI tarapha AvatI nathI e hIMduoe besADelI hovI na joIe ema AropIeno sAkSI ( nI. 148 ) kahe che eTale prathama jalAdhArI na chatAM e sudhAroja jene kahevuM joIe te kema thayo tene kaze khulAso AropI taraphathI Avato nathI. muratIo sthApIta hatI ke kema? eka vakhata muratIo ukheDI hoya te bIjI vakhata paNa ukheDavAne haka prApta thAya che ema nathI e phakta zuddhabuddhino savAla che, mahAdeva vigere muratIo rItasara zAstra pramANe sthApIta karelI che ke nahi, e mahatvane savAla nathI, ane te jovAnuM A kAmanI hakIkatamAM bIlakula kAraNa nathI. junI muratIo che e vAta kabula che ane te besADelI hatI eTalI ja vAta basa che, ane besADelI muratIo ukheDavuM e ghaNuM ja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 270 jokhama bhareluM che ane tethI te muratIne pavitra mAnanArAonI lAgaNI dukhAya ema dareka mANasa jANato hovo joIe emaja mAnavAnuM che ane AropIo e pramANe mAnatA na hoya ema mAnavAne kaMI kAraNa nathI. besADelI muratIo ukheDelI che to te yogya kAraNasara ukheDelI che ema batAvavAno bojo AropIo upara che. temanA taraphanI hakIkata mAnavA jevI nathI eTaluM ja nahi paNa samAdhAnakAraka paNa nathI. kaMIpaNa prathama taiyArI karyA vagara muratIo ukheDelI che, ane ukheDelI paDI mukI che ane evI muratIo joI lAgaNI duHkhAya ema AropIo samajatA hevA joIe. pATIyuM besADayA pachI tenA upara muratIo besADavAnI hatI ema kahevAmAM Ave che, paNa te spaSTa nathI ane jevIne tevI besADavAne spaSTa irAdo sAbIta thAya te AropIo virUddha vakhate gunho nA sAbIta mAnavAmAM Avata, paNa e hakIkata spaSTa nathI eTaluM ja nahi paNa sAkSIthI caMdulAlane muratIo hajI besADavA taiyAra che ema puchatAM sIdhe javAba ApatA nathI. ane besADIe ema kahe che, AropIo taraphathI mahAdeva pArvatI e devone nAma ApavAmAM AvatuM nathI eTaluM ja nahi paNa mahAdevane orasIo vagere apamAnakAraka zabdathI tenuM varNana caMdulAla vigere AropInA sAkSI kare che. upara batAvyA pramANe AropIoe je pitAne mAthe zuddhabuddhi batAvavAne be hatuM te sAbIta karelo nathI ane maMdIranI hakIkata upara batAvelI che te uparathI AropI na jevo mANasa je phakata maMdIrane vahIvaTa karato hato teNe yogya salAha vagara agara hIMduonI saMmato vagara muratIo ukheDavAnuM jevuM mahatvanuM kAma karyuM che tema karavAne tene adhikAra nahote eTaluM ja nahi paNa tenI zuddhabuddhi paNa jaNAtI nathI. prathama eka vakhata ukheDelI hatI ema kahevAmAM Ave che paNa te saMbaMdhInI puratI hakIkata korTa AgaLa AvelI nathI, ane te vakhate te kRtya gunhAIta nahatuM ema nathI, ane teTalI ja vAta pakaDI pharI bIjI vakhate besADelI muratI ukheDI nAkhavAne adhikAra prApta thato nathI ke tene upara AdhAra rAkhI pharI UkheDAya nahi ema upara batAveluM cheja. te thayeluM kRtya pha. nI ka. 256 pramANe gunhAIta thAya che ema karAvuM chuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 271 kRtya koNe kareluM ? bIjo savAla e kRtya kANe kareluM te che e sabaMdhe ghaNI takarAra che, krIyAdIe prathama peAlIsa AgaLa jAhIrAtamAM pAMce ArapIenA nAma batAvelAM kharAM paNa naM. 2-3-4 nA bApanAM nAma batAvelAM nahi ane sAkSImAM abadula rahemAna salATanuM nAma batAveluM ane pItAMbaranu nAma khatAveluM nahi. pharIyAdIne kevIkhabara maLI. kAmamAM je hakIkata AvelI che te uparathI phryAdIne muratIe ukheDayAnI khabara sAMjare hAlA khAreATa ( nI. 13 ) pAsethI paDI. hakIkata mAM amane ema lAge che ke muratIe ukheDelI joi te kRtya musalamAna pAsethI karAveluM hevu joie ema mAnI abadula rahemAnanu nAma batAvyuM ane pharIyAdI ( nI. 7 ) kahe che ke pAchaLathI bIjI hakIkata mAluma paDayuM te pItAMbaranI jubAnI je vakhate polIsa AgaLa thai te vakhate kharI hakIkata khabara paDelI heAvI joie; e sabaMdhenI hakIkata tapAsa karanAra peAlIsa amaladAre pAte thaine sAkSImAM AvI batAvavI joyatI hatI evI AropI taraphenI takarAra barAbara che paNa teTalAja kAraNasara pAchaLathI judI hakIkata ubhI karI che ema mAnavA kAraNa nathI. AropI 1 nI gerahAjarI saMbadhI AropI 5 tyAM dekharekha rAkhavA mATe hateAja, ArApIe naM. 1 thI 4 tyAM kayAre AvyA ane kayAre gayA te saMbaMdhanI hakIkata spaSTa nathI. AreApI 1 taraphathI paNa je sAkSIe raju che te juTAche, ( nI. 152-156-172 ) sAkSI caMdulAla ( nI. 156 ) bharAMsAne pAtra nathI ema upara batAveluM che. sAkSI ( nI 172 ) evAja che te phkata 15 gAu Ave che te savArathI sAMja sudhI cArUpa rahe che ane emanA ema nakAmA besI rahe che ane taDakAnu kAraNa batAve che. sAkSI ( nI. 1para paNa kahe che ke pATaNu jatI vakhate tathA pATaNathI AvatI vakhate AropI 1 sAthe hatA te hakIkata ArepI 1 nI hakIkatathI khATI paDe che teja pramANe gADImAM besI sTezana upara gayA te hakIkata udhaDa jukI jaNAya che teja pramANe jatI vakhate caMdulAle pamAzana upara sudhArA karavA saMbadhe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puchayuM te hakIkata paNa caMdulAlanI hakIkatathI ulaTa paDe che. eTale A ripI batAve che te pramANe gerahAjarI sAbIta nathI. AropIo na. 2 -3-4-5 taraphathI purAvA nathI. mukhya sAkSI pItAMbara che. have phariyAda taraphathI je sAkSIo thayA che temAM kaMi vakhate gunho banyo te saMbaMdhe pItAMbara ane abadula rahemAnanI jubAnI ane gokAjI (nI. 14) ane hAla bAroTanI jubAnImAM (nI. 13) taphAvata che, amArA mAnavA pramANe gokAjIe ane hAlA bAreTe phakata muratIo ukheDelI joI che te zIvAyanI temanI hakIkata amane kharI lAgatI nathI paNa kAjI tyAMne cekIyAta che te pAMce AropIonI te dIvasanI hAjarI batAve che. te kharUM nahi mAnavA kAraNa nathI te zIvAya abadula rahemAna (nI. 51) paNa hAjarI batAve che, ane pItAMbarane Tavako karyo te AropI pa e ema AvAja parathI kahe che. caMdulAla tyAM ja rahetA hatA ane ghaNuM dahADA kAma cAlatuM hatuM te avAja oLa khavA harakata hatI ema nathI. ane mukhya sAkSI pItAMbara che. (nI. 8) tenA kahevA pramANe ApI 5 hathoDA TAMkaNA laI Ave, evo Tavako karyo ane aMdara jatAM AropI 1 e muratIo ukheDavA kahyuM meM na pADI eTale teNe pote thaIne ukheDI. ulaTAmAM caMdulAle naM. 5 e ukheDI ema kahe che paNa teno khulAse teNe pheratapAsamAM Ape che ke be gabhArAmA hatA eTale caMdulAlanuM nAma ApyuM te khulAso khoTo mAnavA kAraNa nathI. AropIo 1-5 gabhArAmAM hatA ane AropIo 2-3-bahAra chatrInA thAMbalA pAse hatA ane jhaTa kare ema AropI 1 ne kahetAM ema kahe che e hakIkata khoTI mAnavA amane kAraNa jaNAtuM nathI pAchaLathI eka pILuM pATIyuM meM kADhayuM ane pachI bIjuM moTuM pATIyuM mahAdeva besADelA te jagyAmAM besADavA kahyuM te puratuM nahi ane masAlo nahi mATe besADavuM nahi ema kahe che e badhI hakIkata amane kharI lAge che, AropI 1 tyAM ne vahIvaTa karanAra teja ane AropI 5 tyAM dekharekha rAkhatuM hatuM te A prasaMge paNa hAjara hoya e saMbhavita che ane AropIo ne 2-3-4 nuM beTuM nAma devA A sAkSIne kaMI kAraNa hatuM ema jaNAtuM nathI tyAre AropIo savAre baLada gADImAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 273 AvyA ane baLada gADImAM sAMjare gayA ema enu kahevu che, AropI taraphathI ema kahevAmAM Avelu che ke A sAkSI pItAMbareja suratIo ukheDelI che, paNa A sAkSI traNe muratIe ArApIe ukheDI ema batAve che temAM gaNapatI dhaNuM moTA che ane emAM keTalAka vakhata gaye haze ane e hakIkata kheATI hAya, e sAkSIne ulaTamAM vistArapuka hakIkata kai muratI prathama ukheDI vigere hakIkata puchavAmAM Avata ane tema karavAthI sAkSI keTalA kharA che ke khATA che te jaNAyA vagara raheta nahi paNa te saMbadhe eke savAla puchavAmAM Avye nathI. A sAkSInI hakIkata amane kharI lAge che eTale sagana matathI A pAMce AreApIAe A gunhA karyAM che ema thAya che. kAmamAM bIjI takarArA batAvavAmAM AvI che paNa tene vizeSa vicAra karavAnuM amane kAraNu jaNAtuM nathI. kariyAdI taraphthI tathA AreApI tarathI zAstrIonI ( nI. 71-164) jubAnI levAmAM AvI che paNa tenu mahatva kAmamAM kazuM nathI. zAstrAkata lIga e che ke nahi tenu uththApana thAya ke nahi vigere savAla mahatvanA nathI. e gunhAita kRtya AreApI 1 tyAM vahIvaTa karatA hate tenI saMmatI vagara thayelu na hovu joie. ane tenI saMmatI vagara thaI zakata nahi mATe te vadhAre sajAne pAtra che. riyAdI taraphathI nI. 54 nI arajI upara AdhAra rAkhI prathama eka leharUnA vIcAra emaja suratI ukheDavAnA hatA ema sAbIta mAnavA mAge che paNa te hakIkata sAbIta nathI ane te hAlanA AropIo virUddha purAvAmAM levAya nahi, jaita sadhane eve prathama irAdo hateA ane te kAma lehathI thayuM nahi ane have hAlanA AreApIo pAsethI karAvyu evA kazA purAve kAmamAM nathI. * zrAvakAnA vahIvaTa saMbadhe upara kahevAmAM Avyu cheja, temanA vahIvaTa hAya te paNa muratIe evI rIte ukheDavAne hakka pahoMcatA nathI. mATe je kRtya thayu che te hIMdu lokeAnA dharmane apamAna paheAMcaze ema jANI ane tevA apamAna paheoMcADavAnA irAdAthIja thayuM che ema harAvuM chu, ame paNa A devane pujIe chIe te temane kema ukheDIe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 274 vigere takarAra ArepI taraphathI uThAvelI che, paNa e phakta pAchaLathI kahevuM che ane temanA purAvAthI e lokoe e muratIne vadhAre pUjya mAne che ema jaNAtu nathI. amArUM nAnu parIdhara ane nAnA sAmaLAjI paNa ukheDelA che ema kahevuM che, paNa te gunhAnI tArIkhe ukhADeluM hatuM ema spaSTa nIkaLatuM nathI ane potAnA nAnA deva kaiM sudhArA mATe ukheDe te je devane hIMdu punya mAne che ane je besADelA deva hatA temane te ukheDe ema kahevAya nahi, jItu pakSAzana uparanA lekha (nI. 123 ) rajI karavAmAM Avyo che te uparathI eTaluMja thaze ke e jInu maMdIra che. sabhA maMDapamAM pADI hatA te paNa prathama ukheDeleA ema phariyAdI taraphathI kahevAmAM Ave che e vAta ArepI taraphathI kabula rAkhavAmAM AvatI nathI paNa tenA upara AdhAra rAkhI pADIe ukheDayA tA keAie takarAra karI nathI mATe A deva ukheDIe te keAE takarAra kare nahi, ema mAnIne vakhate AropIoe e kRtya karyuM haze evI takarAra che, paNa te barAbara nathI, te upara je prathama vIvecana karyu che te uparathI jaNAze. tA. 23 ne gunhA chatAM tA. 29 sudhI phariyAda kema thai nathI evI takarAra paNa sArvajanIka kAma hAvAthI ane dIvAna sAheba paNa te arasAmAM avyA hatA vagere kAraNeA ceAgya che mATe aa. nI. ka. 256 -502 pramANenA gunhA Are pIo virUddha sAkhIta mAnavAmAM Ave che hukama. ane hukama ke AropI 1 e rUA. 300 ne daMDa Apave, nahi Ape te 6 cha mahInAnI sakhata kedanI sajA bhAgavavI ane ArepIe na. 23-4-5 e dareke za. 150 ne daMDa ApavA, nahi te dareke 4 cAra mahInAnI sakhata kedanI sajA bhAgavavI. tA. 24-4-16, ( I.sa. ) jI. Ara. agAskara pA. phA. nyA. va. 1 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 275 pariziSTa. 63. pATaNa-cArUpa kesa saMbaMdhI maMdIra uparathI japtI uThAvavAnA karAva. A pATaNa tAlukAnA pheAjadAre zerAna, 1453 tA. 25-10-15 cArUpa gAme sAmaLAjInA madIramAM zrAvaka leAkeAe muratI uthApana karI che, te maMdIra mA janIka hAvAthI darzana karavAmAM mADhuM tAkAna thavAnA saMbhava che mATe kAmane Akhara nIkAla thatAM sudhI sarakAra japtImAM rahevA karelA rIporTa lagata thayela TharAva. kIra mu. naM. 5 sa. 1915-15 rAva. hakIkata. mAje cArUpa tA. pATaNa gAme ekaja maMdIramAM hIMdunA deva zrI mAhAdeva pA.tI ane gaNapatI ane jainanA deva zrI sAmaLAjI che. ane te eka ThekANe che. hI dunA devanI pujA tathA jaInanA devanI purjA ekaja pujArI kare che, hIMdunA deva paikI zrI mAhAdevanI khIjA kAi harAmakheArAe ukheDI nAkhI che, te bAbatanuM kAma rA. pATaNa pahelA vanA fAjadArI nyAyAdhIzImAM cAle che. sadarahu gAme pATaNanA keTalAka gRhastho gayA hatA te paikI jaina lekone darzana mATe pesavA dIdhA, ane te sIvAyanA lAkAte manA karI. je leAkeAne manA karavAmAM AvI te leAkeAe A. pATaNa tAlukAnA pheAjadAra tarapha rIpepa karyo ke, devasthAna sArvajanIka hAvAthI amane aMdara jatAM jaina leAkeAe peAlIsanI madadathI aTakAvyA. sadarahu rIporTa sAthe rAkhIne A phAjadAre Aja rAja tA 25-10 ne rIporTa karyAM che ke, AvI rIte aTakAva thavAthI moDhuM tekna thavAno saMbhava che. tethI sadarahu maMdIra mAtreTa korTamAM kAma cAle che tene nIkAla thatA sudhI sarakAra kabaje rAkhavu. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 276 pAlIsanI madada mATe tapAsa thavA mAkhata. 2 upara pramANe hakIkata A. tAlukA pheAjadAre jAhera karelI che. A phaeNAjadAra je hakIkata lakhe che te saMbhavanIya lAge che. dIvALI upara dhaNA hIMdu leAkeA tathA jaina leAkeA sadarahu maMdIramAM darzIna mATe jaze ane te vakhate hIMdu leAkeAne aTakAvavAmAM Ave agara jaina lokene aTakAvavAmAM Ave te teAAna thavAnA saMbhava che. e devasthAna sAjanIka che. temAM javAne jaina leAkeAne tathA hIMdu lokone sarakhA hakka che. te bAbata cekasI karavI e jarUranuM che. jaina leAkeAne polIsanI madada zA kAma mATe ane kevI rIte maLelI che, e paNa jovAnI jarUra che. maheMdIra sarakAra kamaje. 3 uparanA kAraNeAthI hukama karavAmAM Ave che ke, sadarahu maMdIra sarakAra kabaje levuM. te rA0 pahelA va phA. nyA. te harAva thatA sudhI rAkhavu; ane hIMdu tathA jananA deva pujya na rahe eTalA mATe pujArIte pujA karavAnI savaDa A. phojadAre karI ApavI, pujArI zIvAya bIjA kAi leAkeAne maMdIramAM pesavA devA nahIM A pramANe A phe|jadAre tajavIja karavI. harAva. 4 A0 pheAjadArane je hakIkata jAhera karelI che te bAbata purAvA ApavA sAratA 30 AkaTAMbara sana 1915 nA rAja ne pakSe purAvA rajI karavA paTANu mukAme hAjara thavA neTIsa ApavI. teja pramANe sAmAvALA zAha ca MdulAla nyAlacaMda tathA leheracaMda AlamacaMda upara batAvelI tArIkhe javAba ApavA sArU neTIsa kahADavI. peAlIsanA khulAsA mA. 5 hAla tyAM je peAlIsa rAkhavAmAM AvI che te kAnA hukamathI, zuM kAma karavA mATe ane zA AdhAre rAkhelI che te vISe rA. rA. kaDI prAMta polIsa nAyaba subA sAheba tarapha lakhI khulAsA maMgAvave. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 A TharAva phe. nI. 6 nI kalama 601 pramANe karavAmAM Ave che tA. 25 akaTobara sa. 1915 muM uMjhA X 277 X japtI uThAvavAne jasImAM je je vastu jemane pAvatI levI. tA. 11-11-16 mu. asala mu. karanAra. kalyANarAya rasIkarAya, ( Sd ) J. B. Mohite. pATaNa vI. phA. nyA varga 1 + X rAva. A pATaNa tAlukA phojadArano rIpena. + 10-11-16 kAmanA kAgaLA nyA. ne rA. rA kaDI prAMta polIsa nAyaba subA sAheba mAraphata AvyeA te nyA0 mAM cArUpanA sAmaLAjInu maMdIra sarakAra kabaje rAkhavA tA. 20-10-16 te daramIyAna hukama thayA che, temAM dIvALInA tahevArAmAM cArUpagAme ghaNA jaina tathA hIMdu lAkA javAnA ane tethI sulehatA bhaMga thavA bAbata lakheluM che, te dIvALInA tahevAre| salAha zAntIthI pasAra thayA che, vaLI cArUpagAmanA lokeAthI hakIkata puchatAM paNa sulehanA bhaga thavA sa Mbhava nathI, ema 11 nA kAgaLathI khAtarI karI lIdhI che, eTale tevee purvavata dana-bAdhA AkhaDI karavAnI chuTa rahevA mAgaNI karI, ane sulehane bhaMga na thavA paNa khAtarI ApelI che mATe te pramANe temane darzIna-bAdhA-AkhaDI karavA harakata have raheze nahI, eTale have japtI rAkhI leAkeAne daza nanI-bAdhA-AkhaDInI harakata karavA kAraNa rahetuM nathI. samakSa pheAjadArI nI 6 nI kalama 604 anavaye sarakAra japtI uThAvavAmAM Ave che. ! soMpI che te temane parata soMpavI. vAgaDe da. (sa) saMpatarAva gAyakavADa i. pATaNa vI. phrA. nyA. varga 1. A bAbata nA0 varISTa kAmAM thayelI majura thaI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat kharI nakala. J. B. Mohite, 31-10-16. vI. phe. nyA. tapAsaNI araja nA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 278 pariziSTa. 64 ekAdaza rUdra che " rA. vADIlAla lallubhAInI jubAnIne phakare. (pATaNa mahalane pharajadArI nyAyadhIza 2 varganI rUbarU) savAla-cArUpa gAmanA maMdIramAMthI mahAdeva, pAravatI, gaNapatI vigere devanI mutI e ukheDI nAkhyAnA saMbaMdhamAM tamAre zuM kahevAnuM che ? javAba-huM bhAdaravA sudI 14 nA roja pATaNathI cArUpa gAmamAM jaine dIvase tyAMhI rahyA hatA te vakhate caMdulAla nAhAlacaMde mane puchayuM ke daherAmAM mahAdevajI (ekAdazarUdra) che tenuM ane deva zAmaLAjInuM pANI bheMtamAM pazI kIDIo nIkaLe che, mATe enI durastI karAvIzuM ke ? tyAre meM hA kahI e durastI karavA mATe mahAdevajIno nIceno pathara toDI kADhI ane gaNapati tathA pAravatI bhItamAM amArA zAmaLAjI jeDe hatA temane bhIMtamAMthI ukheDI kADhavA ane taLe pathare naMkhAva eTale durastI barAbara thaze ema meM kahyuM hatuM. ( pATaNa mAM phe. nyAyAdhIza la, vi. kAnaDenI rUbarU) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' 209 pariziSTa kRpa cArUpanA daherAmAM gaNapati che. rA. kezavalAla magaLacaMdanI jukhAnImAMthI phakaro. ( pATaNa pheAjadArI nyAyAdhIza varga 1 nI rUbarU ) (saratapAsamAM rA. kezavalAla kaheche:- ) vagerenI amArA devalamAM tIkA sIvAya devI suratIe hoyache. e bIjI dhruvIe vigere DhA hoya tenI pujA vIgerenI vyavasthA jaina taraphathI thAya. cArUpanA daherAmAM gaNapatI che te mArA jovAmAM AvyA che. pariziSTa 66 badhA devAne ame puSTae chIe.' rA. punamacaMda rAmacaMdanI jubAnImAMthI phakarA ( pATaNa pheAjadArI nyAyAdhIza varga 1 nI rUbarU ) savAla-e deharAnI aMdara jalAdhArI vIgere jovAmAM AvyuM che ? javAma-nA, jalAdhArI eTale zuM te mane samajaNa paDatI nathI. jalAdhArInA AkAra vakIle kADhI batAvyA te uparathI sAkSI kahe che ke evA AkAravALu pabAsana upar che te Asare 8--9 varasathI jovu chu kATa-te pahelAM na hatuM ja ema tamArUM kahevu che ? javAba-jalAdhArInA vacamAM eka kALA raMganI murtI che. e kALI mu jalAdhArImAM kAcIne dhAlelI che. e kALI mUrti ArapAra jaI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 280 zake evI nathI kAraNa uparathI jADuM che, ane taLe pAtaLuM che eTale kALI mutanuM upara mathALuM jaLAdhArInA kANA karatAM meTuM lAge che. e kALAdeva pahelA chUTA- hatA. jaIne devaLamAM dhaNamAM gaNapati, devIo tathA evA deva vagere hoya che. ' keTa--evA eTale kALI murtI kahI tevA ? (javAba) evA uparanA badhA devane ame mAna ApIe chIe ane pujIe chIe. (pATaNa jidArI nyAyAdhIza varga 1 me. gajAnaMda raghunAtha agAsakaranI rUbarU) pariziSTa 67 'besADIe.' rA. caMdulAla nahAlacaMdanI jubAnImAMthI phakarA. (pATaNa jidArI nyAyAdhIza varga-1 nI rUbarU) mArA dharma pramANe segana upara lakhAvuM chuM ke mAruM nAma caMdulAla che. mArA bApanuM nAma nahAlacaMda che mArI umara Asare 55 varSanI che, mArI jAta zrAvaka vANIyA che. mAre kasaba vepAra che. huM rahevAsI pATaNa chuM (saratapAsamAM)-cArUpanuM derAsara tathA te aMgenI mIlakata ane kabajo vahIvaTa jaIna vetAMbara saMghano che. jAnI gopALa kezavarAmane oLakhate. e marI gayuM che. nahAlacaMda khemacaMdane oLakhate ane kuMbhAra govInda vastAne oLakhuM e banne marI gayA che, amArA devaLamAM gaNapatI devIe hoya che. tathA bhairava ane hanumAnanI mutI hoya che. bANa agara lIga kahevAya tevuM paNa kaI ThekANe heya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 281 che e je deva amArA daherAmAM heya che te amArA deva che. cArUpamAM gayA bhAdaravA su. 13 nA roja huM gayo hato te mArI ugarANI tyAM che mATe ane punama AvatI hatI, mATe darazana karavA. AropI 1 ne oLakhuM e mArA gayA pachI bIje dIvase tyAM relagADImAM Avelo pachI e ApI 1 punamane dahADe pAcho Avyo te relagADImAM. AropI 1 sAthe mArI vAtacita caidasanA rAtre thaI hatI te evI ke meM kahyuM ke moTA pabAsana upara gaNapatinI joDe tyAM kane kIDIo nIkaLe che ane pANI bharAI rahe che tethI A durasta karAvavAnI jarUra che tyAre vADIlAla kahe ke kArIgara ahIMyAM che, te karAvI leje. pANI bharAyAthI kIDIonuM maraNa thAya. amArA dharma pramANe kIDIo mare te amArI lAgaNI dukhAya ane doSa lAge. huM terasanA dahADe cArUpa Avela tyArathI te punama sudhI AropIone naM 2 thI 4 ne tyAM jayalA nahi huM nAte gayo hato tyAM mArI ugharANI hatI ane baMdhAvelI bheMsa hatI ane nAyatethI teja dIvase sAMjare cha vAge cArUpa pAcho gayo hato nAtethI cArUpa ra-ra gAu che. AropI 5 ne oLakhuM e cArUpamAM majuro upara rekhadekha rAkhe che. rAtre vAta AropI vADIlAla sAthe thaI te pachI bIje dIvase je vakhate vADIlAla relapara javA nIkalyA te vakhate meM kahyuM ke moyelIkora pabAsana durasta karAvI lau chuM tyAre vADIlAla belyo ke A kArIgara che te durasta karAva. kArIgara hIMdu hato. eka kuMbhAra hato pachI vADIlAla gayA keDe ardhapAu| kalAke meM ene belA ane aMdara laI jaI batAvyuM ane A baMdhu ukheDIne samuM karAvI ArasanA patthara ceDhI do ane pachI je pratimA uThAve te jyAMne tyAM mukI do. (ulaTa tapAsamAM) savAla-pATIuM besatuM Avata to pachI muratIo kevIrIte besADavAnI hatI ? * javAba-je pramANe hatI te pramANe. ane Aje paNa tevIne tevI muratIe besADavA tame taiyAra che enA javAbamAM kahe che ke "besADIye" eTale besADavA taiyAra chIe. (pATaNa ke, nyA. va. 1nI rUbarU) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 282 pariziSTa 69. jaina bhAiee taiyAra karelA kharaDA. pATaNanA jainabhAo taraphathI temanA vakIla pAse lakhAvI cArUpa kaisanA lavAda roDa punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALAne ApavAmAM Avele kharA. " L ~ -- paMcanA TharAva. ' zrI cArUpa tA. pATaNa gAmamAM zAmaLAjI pAnAthanu jaina zvetAMbara devAlaya che. sadarahu devAlayamAM zrI jaina dharmonA deva zAmaLAjI birAje che te deva pAse zrI mahAdevajI, gaNapati vigere devAnI nAnI pratimAe paNa khIrAjamAna che. sadarahu pratimA nu utthApana thavAthI jaina dharmonA anuyAyI nahI evA sanAtana dharmIvALI prajAnI dharmanI lAgaNI dukhAi kahI cArUpa tathA pATaNa vasatA sanAtana dharmavALAe samudAyanI jainasadha virUdhdha lAgaNI uzkerAi, pariNAme sanAtana dharmavALA peAtAnA dharmonA nimIte zrI zAmaLAjInA devaLamAM havana karyAM jenA pariNAme jaina sadhanI lAgaNI dukhANI pariNAme arasparasa mahAbhArata kaleza utpanna thayA che. sanAtana dharmanA anuyAyIe taraphathI keTalAeka isameA upara pATaNa pheAjadArI nyAyAdhIzI va` 1 mAM gu. mu. nakhara--nI krIyAda dAkhala karI jemAM te kAmanA AreApIone daMDa thayA jenA upara kaDIprAMta pheAjadArI nyAyAdhIzImAM gu. vI. nakhara--ne ArepIe taraphathI dAkhala karavAmAM AvyA . jemAM ArepIe doSa mukta karyo je virUddha nAmadAra varITa nyAyAdhIzImAM muLa pharIyAdI vivAda dAkhala thayA che, bIjI tarapha zAmaLAjInA vahIvaTa karanAra jaina sadhavALA caMdulAla mAraphata maMdIramAM havana karI dharmasthAna bhraSTa karyo kahI pATaNa pheAjadArI nyAyAdhIzI va` 1 mAM gu. mu. nakhara~~nI krIyAda dAkhala karI jemAM te kAmanA AropIone bIna taheAmata cheADI mukayAthI kaDIprAMta pheAjadArI nyAyAdhIzImAM tapAsaNI araja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 283 naMbara-ne dAkhala thayo pariNAme kAmanI pharI agADI cekasI karavA hakama thayo che je kAma hAla masesANuM phe. nyA. vaga 1 mAM varga phera thavAthI cAlu che. upara mujaba bane komo virUddha arasaparasa pharIyAda thaI paisAno nirthaka vyaya thayA kare che eTaluM ja nahiM paNa pATaNa zaheranI vastImAM tathA cArUpamAM mahAbhArata kusaMpane kaleza cAlu che. sadarahu kaleza ane kusaMpanuM hamezanA sArU nirAkaraNa thAya dIvAnI dAvA karavA prasaMga rahe nahi ane tamAma zaherIo haLImaLIne rahe temaja moTA kalezanA aMtaragata svArthanA kAraNathI paraMtu dhamane dekhItA bahAnAnA kalezo ane UMcA mana thatAM je cAlu che te tamAmane aMta Ave ane bhaviSyamAM dIvAnI dAvA ane phojadArIo thatI sadara sArU aTake evA hetuthI sanAtanI dharmavALAnA AgevAno temaja zrI zAmaLAjInA vahIvaTa karanAra AgevAne vigeree jaina saMdha taraphathI mArA upara vizvAsa rAkhI mane lekhI paMcAtanAmAM sahIo karI ApI upara darzAvelI takarArano nirNaya karavA paMca nImI TharAva karavA adhikAra Apyo tethI banne pakSanI takarAro rUbarU. sAMbhaLI lIdhI che temaja hakIkatathI mAhIta thaI mArA aMtaraAtmAe je preraNA kAmanI hakIkata UparathI karI che. te uparathI nIce pramANe nirNaya karuM chuM. sanAtana dharmavALA temaja jaina dharmanA anuyAyIo seMkaDo varSathI haLImaLIne rahetA AvelA che. arasaparasa temanA AcAra vicAranuM keTalIka bAbatamAM mIzraNa thaI gayuM che. arasaparasa sahavAsathI sanAtana dharmanA siddhAnto jaina dharmanI karmavidhImAM dAkhala thavA pAmyA che. jevA ke lagnAdIka kriyA brAhmaNo karAve che vigere. keTalAka jaina zrI aMbIkA vigere devane pUrNa AsthAthI potAnA deva tarIkhe mAne che, ne bAdhA AkhaDIo rAkhe che. sanAttana dharmavALA jaina maMdIramAM pujArInuM kAma kare che ane te sAthe keTalIka varNana leka jaina devone pitAnA deva tarIke vikAre che. eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu paryasaNa AdI apavAsa paNa kare che jaina e dharma che kaMI jAtI nathI. harakoIpaNuM janane mAnavAne chuTa che. kharI rIte jotAM sanAtana dharmavALA jina vargane utaratA gaNe che ne temanA zAstra mujaba jaina maMdIramAM temanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 284 mAnatAnA bIrAjatA devamAM je te devanuM pratimAmAM AvAhana thAya nahi zrI pArzvanAthanA sparzIta jaLathI te deva pavitra rahetA nathI evI temanI mAnyatA che. jaina dharma mujaba kaMIpaNa jIva utpanna karanAra vastu devane sparzata kyathI temaja jaina vidhI krIyA virUdhdha devanuM sthApana ke pujana ke kiyA thAyate zrI tIrthaMkara prabhujInI AzAtanA thaI mahApApa thAya che. ane tethI sanAtana dharma mAnanArAnA deva sAthe je jano mAnanI lAgaNIthI jue che ne temanuM sthApana utthApana-pUjana arcana janavidhI pramANe ja kare che. eTale tevA devane deva tarIke mAne che kAraNa sanAtana dharmavALA devanuM temAM AvAhana temanAja zAstra mujaba hetuM nathI. ubhaya pakSanI dharma draSTithI vastu sthiti upara mujaba che. temAM harakoI sujJa-DA purUSa nA pADI zake ja nahi. have cArUpamAM zrI zAmaLAjI devAlayamAM birAjatA devonuM utthApana jaina kathana mujaba jaina vidhI mujaba temanA nAnA pAzvanAthanI murtI sAthe kIDIyAnuM baMdha karI pharI jana vidhI mujaba sthApIta karavA thayeluM. sanAtana dharmavALAe svAbhAvika rIte te temanA deva hovAthI te utthApana temanI najara paDatAM devanI pratiSThA toDI ema mAnyuM. pariNAme kalezo utpana thayA ne maMdIranI mAlikI kabaje vahIvaTa sanAtana dharmavALA pitAne kahevA lAgyA. emAM vajudanathI. ghaNA vakhatathI jana dharmavALAne mAlakI kabaje che ne teo jana vidhI pramANeja pujana arcana vahIvaTa kare emAM navAI nathI ja. phejadArI pharIyAdothI mAtra kalezane kusaMpa vadhe che tethI koI devanuM yogya rIte sanmAna thayuM nathI, AvA prasaMgamAM virUdhdha matane zAstranA deve eka ja maMdIramAM temaja najIka evI jagyAmAM ke jethI bhaviSyamAM pitAnA dharmanA AcaraNa karatAM paNuM arasaparasa mana dukhAya tevI sthitImAM deva rAkhavA e yogya nathI. jaina dharmavALA zrI mahAdevajI gaNapati vigere devane deva mAne che temane tenAthI vikhuTA paDavuM e paravaDatuM ke gamatuM nathI. sanAtana dharmavALAne eja muratio upara meha che ne emanI mAnyA pramANe teja murtI temanA zAstra vidhithI devanuM AvAhana thAyateja temanI icchA saMtuSTa thAya tema che ane te janamadIramAM tema thaI zake nahi. keTalAka jainene te te devene besavyAthI temanI te deva uparanI AsthA hevAthI dukha thAya che. paNa jyAre sarva samAdhAnano prazna che ane e murtI zrI jaina maMdIramAMthI laI jaI bIje sthaLe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 285 pratiSThIta karyA vinA chuTako nathI tethI ema TharAvuM chuM ke sadarahu devenI murtIo sanAtana dharmavALAne jana maMdIramAMthI bIje sthaLe pratiSThIta karavAne ApavI. te sthaLa kayuM ne kevI rIte ApavI e mudAne nisya ema karuM ke maMdIranA pharatA kampAuMDanI bahAranI navI dharmazALA baMdhAya che. temAM...........dizAnA khuNAmAM ke..........dizAmAM pUrva pazcima pahoLI gaja.tathA uttara dakSiNa gaja......jamIna zrI zAmaLAjI maMdIranA vahIvaTa karanAra jaina saMghe sanAtana dharmavALAne temanA devanI murtIe birAjamAna karavA makAna bAMdhavA ApavI. je jagyAnI jamIna ApavAmAM Ave che te evI che ke te jagAmAM te devanuM daherUM bAMdhavAmAM Ave ne temanA zAstra mujaba zaMkha, bhera nebata vIgere vatro vAge temaja havana homAdI kriyA thAya tethI zrI jInamaMdIranA prabhujInI AzAtanA thavA bhaya nathI. ne jenezvara prabhunA zevane arcanAdimAM kaMI aDacaNa Avaze nahi ema mane lAge che. sadarahu jagAmAM sanAtana dharmavALAe derUM bAMdhI temAM devanI mUrtIo padharAvI pratiSThA karavI ane jaina devAlayanuM kampAuMDa te jagAthI ( ) karI tenI pAchaLa koTa bAMdhI temanI devAlayanI ne te jagA alaga karI nAkhavI AvI rIte thayAthI bane devAlayanuM mAna pratiSThA ne ubhaya komanI lAgaNI jaLavAze. jaina maMdIramAM birAjatA mahAdevajI vagere deva che tenI IcchA jaina maMdIra tyAga karI javAnI thAya che. jene koma kaMI apamAna bharelI lAgaNIthI te deva tarapha jatI nathI te deva jaina maMdIramAMthI vidAya thAya che ne temanA sArU savaDa karI ApavI e jaina koma jevI paradukhe dukhI thanArI komane zobhA bhareluM che. vigere kAraNothI ema paNa TharAvuM chuM ke upara jaNAvelI jagAmAM daherUM bAMdhavA athavA yogya te devanA pUjana sArU savaDa karavA jaina sAthe temanA AgevAnoe rUpIA...... ane rUpIA... rekaDA ApavA. upara pramANe TharAva kAmanA guNadevanI hakIkta uparathI ane vastusthitine anusarIne karavAmAM Avyo che. have e vAta spaSTa thAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #318 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 286 che ke. pheAjadarI kAme arasaparasa cAlu che. tene samAdhAnIthI aMta lAvavA joie ane bhaviSyamAM kAi paNa dIvAnI dAvA ke pheAjadArI pharIyAdo kAi paNa pakSe karavAnI ke cAlu rAkhavAnI nathI eTaluM ja nahi paNa aMdara aMdara kaMi paNa nimitta karI dhanA bahAnAthI kayA koi paNa kAma upasthita nahi kare ema huM mAnu chuM. paMcAtanAmAmAM A che tethI huM ema sanAtanadharmavALAoe temanA mate ApelA TharAvo amala mAre karAvI ApavA ema sucana karyuM paNa TharAvuM chuM ke banne pakSa A TharAvane kAyadesara rIte hAraTanA hukamanAmAmAM pheravI naMkhAvavA tajavIja karaze. jaina kAma taraphe paMcAtanAmuM ApanArA te vAta mAnya rAkheche te kabulata javAba ApavA mArA kahyAthI taiyAra che ne tema thAyA pachI vizeSa mAre amala karAvavA rahetA nathI. nAmadAra variSTha nyAyAdhIzImAM je murtI utthApana saMbaMdhI prAMta phojadArI nyAyAdhIzIe ArapIene cheDI mukayAnA TharAva upara je vivAda dAkhala thayAche te kAma baMdha na paDe ne te kAmanA AropIne `mAM utaravu paDe te A TharAvane amalamAM mukavA prasaMga Ave te kharcamAM temane thayelI rakama temane majare ApI bAkInI rokaDa aveja de bAMdhavA ApavAne harAvuM dhru kadAca te kAmamAM sajA thAya te pachI jagA tathA rUpIA ApavAneA TharAva amalamAM AvI nahi zake e vAta spaSTa ja che. te A TharAva temane baMdhanakAraka gaNavA ke kema te temanI marajInI vAta upara raheze. A pramANe TharAva thayA che mATe bhaviSyamAM kapaNa prasaMga kAraNa ke nimittathI zrI zAmaLAjInA maMdIra ke tenI jagAmAM koipaNa jAtanI harakata ke dakhala kAIpaNa sanAtana dharmovALAe karavAnI nathI. upara mujaba TharAva me tamAma hakIkata samajI lai karyAM che. te banne pakSe mAnya rAkhavA joie. chevaTamAM huM jaina chatAM mArA upara sanAtanadharma vALA bandhuee purA vizvAsa dekhADI mane TharAva karavA soMpyu che te temanA mArA pratyenA vizvAsanI lAgaNI sArU huM temane upakAra mAnuM chuM jaina bandhue paNa kalezanA Akharane aMta lAvavA mana moTu karI jamIna tathA rUpIyA Apaze ane mArA upara vizvAsa rAkhyA che. tethI temane paNa upakRta thayo chuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 287 pariziSTa 69 prakAra zrI lavAdanAmuM (jena saMgha taraphanuM) zrI 1 saMvata 1973 nA mAgasara suda 8 ne vAra saneu tA 2-12 1916 rA. rA. zeTha punamacaMdajI karamacaMdajI kaTAvALA jega lI. pATaNa jaina saMgha taraphathI ame nIce sahI karanAra AthI lakhI ApIe chIe ke zrI cArUpagAme jaina svetAMbara saMghanI zrI zAmaLAjI pArzvanAthajInuM deheruM che ane tenI lagatI dharmazALA che. majakura bAbatamAM amArA ane pATaNanA sanAtana dharmanA mahAdeva saMbaMdhI bAbata cArUpa gAmanA loko sAthe hAla keTalAka vakhatathI takarAra cAle che te hakIkata sarve tamane kahelI che tene gharameLe nIkAla karavAne mATe lavAda tarIke tamone nImIe chIe ane te bAbatamAM tame je kAMI pheMsalo Ape te kabula rAkhavA amo baMdhAIe chIe. tA. majakura. (sahIo ) 1 nagara zeTha popaTalAla hemacaMda sahI 1 vAsAzrImALInI nyAta taraphathI hAla va. zeTha popaTalAla hemacada sahI AgevAnanA kahevAthI 1 zeTha jeacaMdabhAI becaradAsa sA. dasakata cunIlAla 1 zeTha vADIlAla pAnAcaMda saI dA. DAhAcaMda pAnAcaMda 1 zeTha pAnAcaMda jeacaMdanI saI da. javAcaMda 1 zeTha mehanalAla pItAMbaradAsa saI de, pote ke zeTha laheracaMda uttamacaMda sahI dA. pote - 1 javerI cunIlAla maganacaMda saI dA. pite 1 sA. maMgaLacaMda lalacaMda dA. pote 1 maNIyAra vADIlAla lalucaMda sahI dA. pite 1 sA. hIrAcaMda khemacaMda sahI dA. pote 1 sA. bhIkhAcaMda sAMkaLacaMda dA. pote Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa 70 lavAdanAmuM ( smAta bhAio taranuM) AjI punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALA mA. pATaNa joga ame cArUpa tthA pATaNazaheranA sanAtana A vaidIkA Apane paMca nImI adhi kAra ApIe chIe ke meAje cArUpa gAme zrI mahAdevajI gaNapatI vIgere devenAM uthApana sabaMdhe ame tathA jaine vacce je takarAra cAle che te sabaMdhI hakIkata rUbarUmAM Apane samajAvelI che te badalanA vicAra karI nIkAla karI Apaze te hame!ne kabula che. A sabaMdhe Apa je nIkAla kare tene purepuro amala Ape ja karI ApavAnI sarate ja Apate paMca nImavAmAM AvyA che. tA. 20-12-1916 saMvata 1973 nA bhAgasara vadI 10 budhavAra ( sahIo ) 1 zA. cunIlAla maganalAla dA. peAte 1 madArasIMga cetasaMga sadA, pote 1 paTela aMbAlAla jayArAma sarka dA. pete 1 mAlajI galAjInI sa dA. peAte 1 hIrAjI jeDAjInI sahI dA. aMbAlAla 1 nAnAlAla gIrajAzaMkara sai dA. te 1 cheTAlAla chaganalAla sa0 dA. peAte 1 cerAsInAtanA gAra dave bhAi zakara lallubhAi sahI dA. pote 1 pArIkha jeDAlAla cheTAlAla sa pote dA 1 zA gIradhara gopALa sa dA. peAte 1 metA vIThalarAma pasAtamanI sa daH pote 1 kuraNAzaMkara kuberajInI saI da: pote 1 sA. gIradharalAla chaganacaMda 1 ceAkasI gIradharalAla govIMdarAma 1 darajI dalasukha sAMkaLacaMda 1 bhagata barakatarAma 1 gulAbazakara jezakara inAmadAra 1 maNIlAla nathubhAi 1 rAmI vIThaladAsa gAvIdarAmanI sai daH pote 1 UjamasI pItAMbaradAsa da- pere 1 nAraNazaMkara nathuza Mkara daH khuda 1 metA narabherAma jamIyatarAmanI sa H pote Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 289 1 haragovana gelAbhAI saIda. pite [ 1 sALavI devacaMda chaganacaMdanI saI 1 kacarAlAla jeThAlAla modI | da: pite 1 harasadarAya gIradhararAya majamuna- 1 suthAra nepALa valabharAmanI saI dAra dA. khuda daH pite 1 bhagavAna ujama sahI dA. nAgara | 1 amaratalAla pasAbhAI daH khuda 1 paMDayA bhAIzaMkara maganalAla | 1 mAMcI galAba dalabhanI saI dara saI dA. pote aMbAlAla 1 AcAraja puMjIrAma kezavarAma sava dA pote 1 mAMcI bhAIcaMda bhIkhAnI saI 1 datarAma mosanalAla saI dA. pote da: aMbAlAla 1 5. kuberadAsa jeThAbhAI bIDIvALA 1 daracha camana mAdhAnI saI dada 1 ayAcI mazaMkara maganalAlanI amaratalAla dalasukha saI daH pite | 1 kadAI raNachoDadAsa malukacaMda 1 lakSamIzaMkara prANazaMkara da. khuda 1 travADI choTAlAla lakSmIrAma 1 umIyAzaMkara maNIzaMkara lAkhIyA | 1 sAnI kRSNalAla vIThaladAsa 1 vidhAzaMkara karUNAzaMkara vakIla | 1 vyAsa aMbAlAla gopALajInI saI 1 mIstrI trIbhovanadAsa ugaracaMdanI | da: pate sahI daH pite 1 moDAi galAba saI daH takhatasIMga 1 bhIkhArAma goviMdarAma da: pite 1 1 dezAI jumA nathanI saI daH 1 gopALadAsa khuzAladAsanI saI | takhatasIMga || 1 pArekha maNIlAla nArAyaNalAla - - pariziSTa. 71 lavAda joga cIThThI. zeThajI sAheba zeTha punamacaMdajI karamacaMdajI koTAvALA vinaMti purvaka lakhavAnuM ke hAlamAM zrI cArUpa jaina derAsara sabaMdhI smAtA lokone tathA ApanA saMdhane je takarAra cAle che te saMbaMdhI nIkAla karavA mATe atrenA saMdha tathA muMbAInA saMdha taraphathI lavAdanAmuM tamone karI ApyuM che te bAbatamAM kaMI rakama ApavAnI jarUra paDe te rUpIyA ekathI mAMDI behajAra sudhI ame nIce sahI karanAra saMgha taraphathI tamArI sAthe baMdhAie chIe. saMvata 1873 nA mAgazara vada 2 somavAra ( sahI ) jhaverI cunIlAla maganacaMdanI sahI daH pite ( sahI) sA. maMgaLacaMda lalacaMda sahI daH pite Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 290 pariziTa. 7ra. --- *-- evorDanI prazaMzAnA abhiprA. (naMdalAla lalubhAI vakIla) zrI vaDodarA kaThI pALa tA. 9-3-17 jhaverI cunIlAla maganacaMda - muM. pATaNa. vi. vi. Apane patra malyA che. hakIkata jANI me. koTAvAlA sAhebe ApelA TharAva saMbaMdhI Ape abhiprAya maMgAvyuM che. mesANa apIlamAM ApaNA lAbhamAM TharAva thayA pachI A bAbatamAM atre puchavAne mATe saMdhanA keTalAka sadagRhastha padhArelA hatA te ja vakhate bhaviSyanI sulehanA mATe baMne pakSa vacce paMca nImI samAdhAna karavA meM mahA abhiprAya batAvelo hato ja. mekoTAvAlA zeTha sAhebanA upara vizvAsa mukI baMne pakSe temane paMca tarIke nImI adhikAra Apyo ane te adhikAranI rUie temaNe TharAva karyo ane te TharAvano amala paNa thaI gayo che ema tapAsa karatAM jaNAya che. baMne pakSe mukelA vizvAsa ane ApelA adhikAranI rUie teoe bahAra pADelA TharAvanA saMbaMdhamAM have ApaNe koipaNa abhiprAya bahAra pADavo athavA te saMbaMdhI carcA karavI e mhArA mata mujaba barobara thatuM nathI. e uparathI te ApaNI aMdara aMdarane kusaMpa mAluma paDaze ane sAmApakSa ane DAhyA mANaso ApaNA jaina lekanA mananI nIrabaLatA upara hasaze mATe e saMbaMdhI kAMI paNa carcA thavA devI athavA mate bhegA karIne tenuM samarthana karavuM ke bIjAoe virUddha paDI khaMDana karavuM baMdha rAkhavuM e mAre namratA pUrvaka mata zrI saMghane jAhera karavAnI mArI vinaMti che. A mujabanI mAro abhiprAya hovAthI hAla huM vizeSa kAMI paNa lakhI zakatA nathI. TharAvanI chApelI kopI tathA muMbAInuM henDabIla A sAthe mokalyAM che. uttara jaNAvaze. (sahI.) sevaka naMdalAla lalubhAI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 291 (2) ( zeTha kuMvarajI ANu 67 ) bhAvanagara phAgaNa vadI 9 bhAi zrI nyAlacaMda lakSmIcaMda mu. sAdarA. patra pahoMcyA. bahAragAma hovAnA kAraNathI uttara lakhavAmAM vIla ba thayA che. vezavALa bAbata cIMtA thAya te svAbhAvika che. yAtrA karI AvyA te ThIka karyu che. prakRti sudhare lekha avazya mAkalAvaze| cArUpane phesale vAMcyA. mArItarapha abhiprAya mATe sAmApakSa taraphathI AvyeA hateA mane te kAMi geravyAjabI lAgatuM nathI ema spaSTa lakhI dIdhuM che. aMdara aMdaranA dveSathI kaleza vadhAre chaeN jamAnAthI vIrUddha che. khuzIkhabara lakhazeA kAryakramA vazeA phAgaNa vadI 9 gurU lI (sahI) kuvarajI AnaMdajInA praNAma. (3) ( vakIla nyAlacaMda lakSmida ) sAdarA tA. 10-3-17 rojI punamacaMdrajI karamacaMdajI koTAvAlA su. pATaNa joga zrI sAdarAthI lI, vakIla mI. nAlaMda la,imacaMda seAnI khI. e. ela. ela. bI. nA praNAma vAMcaze. vizeSamAM jaNAvavAnuM: jaina prajA ane mAtA vacce pATaNamAM cArUpakese eka mahatvanuM svarUpa dhAraNa karela, banne pakSavALA hajAre rUpIAnA kharcamAM utarI gayA ane kesane samAdhAnathI nakAla Ave te banne samudAya vacce haMmezane mATe viredha ane kusaMpanI lAgaNI jora pakaDe teve dekhAva thai rahyA hatA tevA sa`yeAgeA vacce banne pakSavAlAone paramAtmAnI kRpAthI kaMika subuddhinI preraNA thavAthI teoe samajutI upara AvI Apa sAhebane megya lAge te rIte takarAranA chevaTano nIkAla lAvavAne hamezane mATe soMpa jaLavAi rahe te hetuthI kula adhikAra sAthe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 292 paMca nImI paMcAtanAmuM lakhI Apela te uparathI Apa sAhebe je evorDa Apela che te jainapatranA tA. 4-3-17 nA aMkamAM akSare akSara dhyAnapUrvaka meM vAMcI joyela che ane A cArUpa kesanI hakIkata saMbaMdhamAM zarUAtathI ja kaMIka mAhItI meLavate rahetA hovAthI lakhavA hIMmata dharuM chuM ke A rIte kesane samAdhAnIthI nIkAla lAvavAmAM Apa sAhebe je kuneha vAparI evorDa Apela che tethI ghaNuM ja khuzI thavA jevuM che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa eka jaina AgevAna tarIke Apa sAheba sArI rIte prasiddha hovA chatAM ApanAmAM saMpUrNa vizvAsa rAkhIne Apa sAhebane banne pakSavALAoe AvA mahata kAryonI suprata karela teno yogya rIte phaDa karavA Apa sAheba zaktimAna thayA che tethI abhimAna levA jevuM che. Apa sAhebanA erDamAM jaina dharmanA siddhAMte virUdhdha kaMI hakIkata hoya tema jaNAtuM nathI temaja ApaNuM jaina bhAIonA hitane paNa kaMI nukazAna pahoMcyuM hoya tema jaNAtuM nathI AvI rItanI sthiti chatAM paNa keTalAka jaina bhAIo taraphathI evorDamAM vaparAyela bhASA virUddha agara Apa sAhebe pradarazata karela abhiprAya virUddha kevala TheSabuddhithI vadhe levAnI tajavIja karavAmAM Ave che te temanA viddhasatevI svabhAvanuM pariNAma che, thoDA roja pahelAM zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthanA temaja pATaNa tarapha yAtrArtha huM Avela te arasAmAM erDathI Apa sAhebe mahAdeva mATe judI jamIna kADhI Apela temAM pAyo nAkhavAnI kriyA karavA mATe vaDodarA rAjyanA sasubA me0 guNajIrAva rAjabA nIbAlakara sAhebanuM padhAravuM thayela te vakhate temaNe pATaNanA sTezana para evA zabdo ucArela ke banne pakSa vacce hamezanA mATe dastIne pAyo naMkhAya che te kadI paNa bhulAya tema nathI. ApaNAM tIrtho saMbaMdhInI dareka takarArane AvI rIte samadhAnIthI nIkAla thAya tevuM icchavA egya che. tA sadara. (panyAsajI saibhAgya vImalajI vIgere) vastIthI pArzvana praNamya. vaDanagarathI lI. panyAsajI saubhAgya vimalajI gaNi tathA panyAsa mukti vimala gaNuM vagere thANA pAMca Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 293 yogya dhama lAbha vAMcaze. pATaNa madhe devagurU bhaktikAraka punyaprabhAvaka suzrAvaka nehIvarya punamacaMda karamacaMda tathA pATaNanA saMdha samasta atre devagurU prasAyathI sukhasAtA che tatApyastuH bIjuM vizeSa jaNAvavAnuM ke cArUpatirthanI bAbatamAM suratathI muni labdhivijyajI tathA choTAudepurathI muni saMpatavijya je kAgaLo lakhyA te tA. 14-3-17 nA sAMjhavarta. mAnamAM pragaTa thayelA che te vAMcIne amArA manamAM kheda utpanna thAya che kema ke pATaNanA saMghe Apane lavAda tarIke nImyA temAM pATaNanA saMghe kaleza dura karavA vAste te sArU DahApaNa vAparyuM hatuM ne Ape temAM paripUrNa sArI pharaja bajAvI hatI eja ke pATaNanA saMdha taraphathI saMdhanA AgevAnonA abhiprAya pramANe rUpIyA tathA jamIna je ApavAmAM AvI te prathama keTalAeka lokone jaNAvI pachI evorDanI nakala keTalAeka zrAvaka tamane ApI AvelA te paNa panyAsa dharmavijyajInA kahevAthI amArA jANavAmAM AvelI hovAthI te Ape vastusthiti joIne paripUrNa rIte e kartavya banAvyuM che ne paraspara dharma saMbaMdhI kalezane dura karyo che temAM nisaMdeha vAta che je evorDanI nakala vAMcI te barobara che ne gya che. A kAgaLa pATaNanA saMghasamastane vaMcAvaje lavAda tarIke je paMcAtI koTAvALA zeTha punamacaMdabhAI e karI che te bhaviSyano vicAra karatAM barAbara lAyaka che. deva darazana karatAM saMbhAraje ane saMbhArIe te anumodaje saMvata 1873 varase phAgaNa vada 10 ravivAre lekhaka panyAsa muktivamala gaNI saMbaMdhI dharmalAbha vAMcIe zrIrastuH ' (5) (muni yatnavijyajI) (kapuravijyajInA ziSya) tA. 21-3-17 pATaNa jainasaMdha nIcenI hakIkata jaNAvavAnuM ke pATaNanA zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAe je lavAda tarIke nImAIne cArUpa saMbaMdhI je phesalo Apyo che te barAbara vyAjabI che. koI paNa rIte ApaNuM dharmazAstrane tathA tIrthane hAnIkartA nathI. A kAgaLa saMdhane pATaNa madhye vaMcAvaje Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #326 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 294 ne koI pIloke kaMipaNa ADuMavaLuM lakhANa kare tene upara kaMIpaNa lakSa saMghe ApavuM nahi. je kAma thayuM che te megya vicArathI thayuM che dA. yatnavijyajI (muni mukitavijayajI te pa, nitI vijyajInA ziSya) visanagara tA. 21-3-17 zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALA tathA pATaNane saMdha vigere- mu. pATaNa : nIcenI hakIkatathI jaNAvavAnuM ke cArUpa saMbaMdhI zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMde lavAda tarIke nImAIne pheMsalo Apyo che te barobara cogya che. dharmane koIpaNa prakAre nukazAnakartA nathI ne ekaMdarIe vicAra karIne phesalo karyo che te kalezane dura kartA che TharAva amoe vAMcyuM che je barobara gya che ne koIpaNa rIte harakata kartA nathI tethIja karelo phesalo yogya che eja A patra saMdhane vaMcAvaje dharmasAdhana karajo dada muni mahArAja panyAsajI nitI vijayajInA ziSya mukitavijayajInA dharmalAbha vAMcajo. (muni tilaka vijyajI panyAsa nitI vijyajInA ziSya.) surata caItara suda 2 pATaNa saMdha. cArUpa sabaMdhamAM hareka prakAre kaleza e che thAya e vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhI vartavuM te ghaNuM ja sAruM che, dada munitilaka vijaya. (8) ( muni bAlavijayajI te panyAsa catura vijayajInA ziSya ) zrI pAlItANuM tA. ra7-3-17 zeTha punamacaMdajI karamacaMdajI koTAvALA mu. pATaNa. vi. lakhavAnuM je pATaNa mukAme cArUpano kesa je cukAda tamoe Ape che te TharAva hamArA vAMcavAmAM Avyo che ApaNI janakoma ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 295 sanAtana dharmavALAoe tamArA upara vizvAsa rAkhI je lavAdanAmuM lakhI ApyuM tene ubhaya kemane saMtoSakAraka ane haMmezAne kaleza nivAraNa je cukAdo tamoe Apyo che te badala tamone dhanyavAda ghaTe che eTaluM ja nahi paNa tamArA upara sanAtana dharmavALAoe je vizvAsa rAkhe te saMbaMdhI hamone saMtoSa thayo che ane vizeSamAM jaNAvavAnuM ke sadarahu cArUpa kesanA ApelA tamArA TharAvamAM jaina komane agara jainadharmane keIpaNa jAtane bAdha Avato nathI ema ame mAnIe chIe. lI. panyAsa caturavijyajInA ziSya muni bAlavijayajInA dharmalAbha | dara pote * (muni amaravI vagere.) zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALA mu pATaNa amo nIce sahI karanAra lakhI ApIe chIe ke pATaNa mukAme cArUpanA kesane je cukAdo tamoe Apyo che te TharAva hamArA vAMcavAmAM Avyo cheApaNe jene koma ane sanAtana dharmavALAoe tamArA upara vizvAsa rAkhI je lavAdanAmuM lakhI ApyuM tene je cukAdo tame Ape che te badala tamane dhanyavAda ghaTe che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa sanAtanadharmavALAoe je vizvAsa rAkho te saMbaMdhI ane saMtoSa thayo che ane vizeSamAM jaNAvavAnuM ke cArUpanA A lA tamArA TharAvamAM jainamane agara jaina dharmane koIpaNa jAtane bAdha AvatuM nathI 1 muni amaravI je dA. pitAnA saI. 1 panyAsa zrI caturavijyajInA ziSya muni bALavijyajInI sahI dA. pote 1 dA. bhaktimuni saI dA. pitA 1 dA. darzanamuni sahI mehanalAlajI mahArAjanA ziSya 1 lI. muni tilakacaMdajI gurU amicaMdajI dA. pite 1 mu. avadatavijyajI dA. pitAnA saI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 296 (10) ( sadaguNAnurAgI karavijyajI ) pAlItANA tA 31-3-17 lI. sadaguNuAnurAgI karavijyajI taraphathI taMtra pATaNapure sadaguNarAgI zrIyuta punamacaMda joga dha lAbha sahIta, nivedana tamArA munIma umedacaMda aMtare hamane maLyA cArUpa kesanA saMbaMdhamAM hamArA abhiprAya puchyA A pramANe anya sthaLathI paNa abhiprAya puchavAmAM ALyeA hateA tenepaNu aMtaHkaraNane ThIka samajAtuM hatuM te prasaMge jaNAvyuM hatuM. joke tenI sthiti ma yagAthI joie enI mAhitI meLavI zakAi na hatI phakata lavAdanA cukAdAsAthe lakhelI bIjI hakIkata uparaja lakSa rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM tyArabAda bIjA ka! hitastrI baMdhuonA abhIprAya patrA dvArA ane rUbarU paNa jANavAmAM AvyA te cukAdo ApavAmAM Avela che te rajIsTarDa nahi karavA devA mATe sAmApakSanA pokAra jaNAya che ane te kASTa rIte vyAjabI che ema tamane paNa dIrgha draSTithI samajAtuM ja hAya te| te rIte thavA devAmAM eTale rajIsTara nahi karAvAne abhiprAya mane paNa pasa Mda paDe che. sAmA pakSanI eTalAja puratI lAgaNI hAya te tenuM zAMtavana karavA upara upara mujabane! tamArA abhiprAya tame peteja jAhera karA, bAkI te caDasAcaDasImAM ajJAnapakSa ApaNI samAjamAM vaimanasya vadhatuM jAya che, te kAirIte icchavA yogya nathIja tevA kasoTInA vakhate peAtAnI gaMbhIra javAbadArI samajIne zAsananu` hIta sAcavavA ane aikaya sAMdhavA anatI sAvadhAnatA vApare che tenIja chevaTe prazaMzA thavA pAme che. eTale kadAca koieka pakSavALA UzkerAi yadmAtA kheAlI yA lakhI nAkhe teTalA mAtrathI sujJajanoe peAtAnA kavyathI cukavAnu` ke DarI javAnuM nathI kharA gaMbhIra ane umadA svabhAvavALAnu'katavya potAnuM aMtaH karaNa je vyAjakhI karavAnuM kahe temaja karavAnu che. zuddha aMtaHkaraNanA avAja te paramAtmAnA vacananA paDachaMda tulya lekhAya che paraMtu temAM jyAre kAi bIjAnI dAkSiNyatAnu mizraNa thAya che tyAre te khukhI naSTa thaI javA pAme che have jo tame A cukAde zuddha aMtaHkaraNanA avAja mujaba Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 297 Apele tamane barAbara bhAsato hoya te tamAre AkhI AlamamAM koI paNa vyaktithI DaravAnuM rahetuM nathI ane jo temAM kaMipaNa mizraNa thavA pAmyuM ja hoya te have pachI evA keI zubha prasaMge tene pramAda nahi. sevavA khAsa bhalAmaNa che. AvI mahatvanI bAbatamAM cukAdo ApavA pahelAM bahuja gaMbhiratAthI vicAravAnI jarUra sujJajane svIkAre che. ane tene prasidhdhimAM mukyA pahelAM badhA saMyogeno khyAla rAkhI cukAdAmAM ekeeka zabda paNa sArI rIte sAvadhAnatA purvaka tapAsI javA ane temAM kyAMya koI zabda atyAre ke have pachI bAdhakarUpa thavA saMbhave te jarUrI sudhArI levA kALajI rAkhavI ja joIe. jo ke tamArA jevA eka gRhastha jainane ItarapakSavALA lavAda tarIke nIme te jana samAjane mATe mAnabharelI bInA samajavA gya che paNa te sAthe banI zake teTalA vartamAna ane bhaviSyanA saMga ane pariNAmane uhApohapurvaka vicAravA koI tevA niHsvArthI dirghadraSTi ane zAstra ( vidvAne ) nI salAha khAnagI rIte puchI levAnI eTalA mATe jarUra rahe che ke pote sadgahastha hoI bhulane pAtra che ane pitAnAthI evI koI eka bhula thaI na jAya ke jenuM pariNAma pitAne ane bIjA Azritone sahana karavuM paDe eTaluM ja nahi paNa te hRdayamAM khyA ja kare. je buddhi pAchaLathI upaje te budhdhi prathamathI upaje te pAchaLathI pastAvo karavAne prasaMga ja na bane e khyAla sutane ho joIe. tamoe Apelo cukAda meM be eka vakhata vAMcavAmAM Avelo che khare paNa AgaLa pAchaLanA badhA sa yogathI vAkephagArI nahi hevAthI upara mujaba sucanAtmaka lakhIne satiSa pakaDavAnuM rahe che. tA. ka. gata kArtakI upara samAgama thayele tyAre ame ja tamane ukata kesanI mAMDavALa karavA izAre karelo amane saMbhAre che. te pachI kevA saMge vacce A mAMDavALa thavA pAmI che te purNa rIte jANavAmAM Avela nathI. paraMtu tamoe te badhI vAte ja lakSamAM rAkhI cukAdo ApavA tajavIja karI haze athavA ema ja thavuM' joIe rU. 2001 jevI nAdara rakama bIje sthAvara mIlkatamAM lAbha sAmApakSane apAvatAM tame jainakomanI dayALutA upara bhAra mukayo che kharo paraMtu eja zabdanI sArthakatA avaguNu upara je guNa kare te vIralA jaMga joya evI dazA prAptane mATe ghaTI zake che. bIjAne kadAca e Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #330 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 zabdanI sArthakatAne paNa samajAya temAM paNa hIMdanA durbhAgye sahaja vAtamAM AvA kaleze upasthita thAya che tyAM eka pakSa game teve dayALu hAya yA dayALu thavA prayatna kare tene namratA ane vyAjabI rIte lAbha bhAgyeja bIjo pakSa levAne lAyaka hAya che. bahudhA tA` sAme kAkhalI kuTI dayALu pakSanI hAMsI karavA ma'DI jAya che. jo ke AnuM muLa kAraNa dhanI ghelachAja bahudhA hAI zakeche ApaNe evI kaMika vArtA jANIe chIe ke jo tenA ThIka khyAla rAkhI samayAnukuLa vartI zakIe te ApaNane pAchaLathI pastAvu paNa na paDe. ane bIjAne hAMsI karavAne paNa vakhata na Ave dharmazALAmAM yAtrIkenI vadhAre sagavaDatA sacavAya te mATe kAi vizvAsu ane nisvAthI dekharekhanI khAsa jarUra che vaLI nakAmI phAjala jagA heAya temAM vadhAre sagavaDa thAya te paNa gAThavaNa karI zakAya hAla eja dA,pote chahastha aMtaHkaraNanI preraNAthI lakhavA jatAM je kaiM hIta jaNAya te satya gRhaNa karI leze. (11) ( zrI kRpAcaMdrasurI ) vazAka suda 3 enavA vaDasADase lI. zrI kRpAcadra surI bhiH dANA 11 zrI pATaNanagare suzrAvaka zrI devagurU bhaktikAraka zrI samasta saMdha joMga dhalAbha vAMcazeA. aparca cArUpa ke vAste jo samAdhAna zeDa punamacaMda karamacaMdane karAhai UsakI nakala sunanese ThIka mAluma hAtA hai. samAdhAna rahe aisA karanA, herAva hAnI karanevAlA nahi hai kintu ucita hai maitrI bhAvanAme kharatanA, ke koI sAtha apritI nahi have vesA karanA hitakArI hai. tirthaMkara devakA Upadeza hai ki samAdhI utpanna karatA samAdhI pAve hai. dharma dhyAna karasA deva yAtrAme sabhAreAge yAdA zubha. dA. khudda (12) ( panyAsa riddhimuni vigere) zrI. pAjaina praNamya surata se lI. panyAsa riddimuni devamuni jayati, lakhama mita labdhimuni pATaNa madhye zrI samasta sadhA dharmo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #331 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 299 lAbha bacanA lIkhaneka e haya ki cArUpakI bAbatameM zeTha punamacaMdajI e je TherAva kIyA hai e vyAjabI hai koI prakArase dhamakI hAnIkAraka nahi hai kAraNake je mahAdevakA maMdIra banAnA hai e dharmazAlAse bAhara . koI nAlAyaka purUSe jhaghaDA UThAve Aira khoTA chapAve o saMparka sAMbhalanA lAyaka nahi hai. vinasaMtoSI bahota hete hai dharmadhyAna karanA. saMvata 1873 vaIzAka suda labdhimunikI taraphase dharmalAbha mAluma have. (13) (panyAsajI vRddhi vijayajI gaNuM) zrI. "jaina" nA adhipatI sAheba joga | mu. bhAvanagara nIcenI hakIkatathI jaNAvavAnuM ke hamAre A kAgaLa lakhela ApanA prasiddha chApAmAM chApI prasidha karaze jethI sarave jaina bhAIone jaI Ave. lakhavAnI hakIkata evI che ke huM jeTha vada 13 vAra ravine roja pATaNa Avela. jaina chApuM temaja jaina zAsana chApuM huM ghaNA vakhatathI vAMcuM chuM ane Azare be traNa mAsathI pATaNa pAse AvelA cArUpa tIrthanI pArzvanAthajInA maMdIramAMthI mahAdevajI alaga rAkhavAmAM AvelA te sabaMdhamAM temaja lavAda tarIke nImAIne zeTha kaTAvALA rA. rA. punamacaMdajI e TharAva Apela te bAbata upara batAvelA chApAMomAM caracA cAlatI hatI paNa pATaNa AvyA pachI tapAsa karatAM temaja mAhItI meMLavatAM spaSTa rIte jaNAI Ave che ke je pheMsalo zeTha punamacaMdajIe karelo che te nyAyathI karela che ane vyAjabI ane yogya che. cArUpa tIrthanA zAmaLA pArzvanAthajInA maMdIramAMthI mahAdevajInI muratI jaina derAsarathI ghaNI ja cheTI che temaja alaga che te kAraNathI ke paNa prakAranI harakata tema AzAtanA kaI rIte thAya tevo saMbhava nathI viSezamAM je TharAva thayelo che te tame vAMcelo che. bArIkIthI tapAsya paNa te TharAvanI aMdara koI paNa evA prakArane akSara nathI ke jethI dharmanI hAnI thAya tema koIpaNa dharmovALAne nukazAna thAya. te TharAva thayelo barAbara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #332 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 300 vyAjabI ane egya che ane koI prakAre dharmanI hAnIkAraka nathI to pachI aMdara aMdaranA kalezanA kAraNathI temaja IrSAnA hetuthI loko game tema bolI saMdhanI aMdara nAhaka kaleza kare te sArA purUSane yogya nathI, mATe thayelo TharAva barobara egya mAnIne saMgha salAha saMpathI cAle tevIja mahArI prArthanA che; temaja munimahArAjene paNa mahArI prArthanA che ke jema saMghanI vRddhi thAya te upadeza thAya te zreya che. lI. pacAsa vRddhivijaya gaNI gurU zrI vinayajI mahArAjajI daH pite (14) (maMDalAcArya kamalasurijI) vati zrI pArzvana praNamya amadAvAdathI lI. maMDaLAcArya kamalasurijI vigerenA yogya dharmalAbha vAMcazo. pATaNa madhye devagurUbhakti kAraka pATaNa saMdhasamasta. atre devagurU pasAyathI sukhasAtA che, tatrAstu. bIjuM pATaNa pAse AvelA cArUpa gAmanA jaina maMdira saMbaMdhamAM koTAvAlA zeThane je lavAda nImelA emAM je paMcAta thaI te barobara yogya che tema dharmane kaiprakAre hAnIkatA nathI te te saMbaMdhamAM pATaNanA saMghe koI prakArane kaleza nahi karatAM dharma sAdhana karavuM keInA lekha upara derA vavuM nahi. saMvata 1973 nA vaizAkha su. 2 vAra sema lI. maMDalAcArya kamaLasUrinA dharmalAbha vAMcanA (15) (muni jyavijyajI) (bagavADAgAmathI ) zrI chanaMdrAyanama: pATaNanA saMgha samasta yogya dharmalAbha sAthe lakhavAnuM ke, cArUpa saMbaMdhI kesamAM je koTAvAlA zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda lavAda tarIke paMcAtIyA nIbhAI nIkAla kare che te dharmane koI paNa prakAre hAnIkata nathI. ekaMdare jotAM vyAjabI che te mATe saMdhamAM koI prakArane jhaghaDe nahi ghAlatAM zAMtithI saMtoSapaNe rahevuM. eja dharma sAdhana karatA rahevuM mI. citara vada 13 lI. munI jyavijyanA dharmalAbha vAMcajo A kAgaLa saMdhamAM vaMcAvajo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #333 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 pariziSTa 73 - muni muktivijayanA khulAsA patra ( panyAsajI nItivijayajInA ziSya muni mukita vijayajIe prathama vIsanagarathI evA nI prazaMzAvALA abhiprAya lakhelo paraMtu 'pAchaLathI kei zrAvaka taraphathI ' khATuM samajAvavAthI evArDa vize pote ulaTA mata lakhelA te jainazAsanamAM pragaTa thayA hatA te mATe pote khare khulAsA nIce mujaba pragaTa karyAM che ) jaina patranA adhipati sAheba joga mu. bhAvanagara. . > nIcenI hakIkatathI huM jaNAvuM ke cArUpa sabaMdhI vIsanagarathI amee je abhiprAya Apele te kharAkhara hatA evArDa vAMcIneja ApyA hatA. te vyAjabI ane yeAgya hatA. te saMbadhamAM kATAvALA taraphthI zA, amathAlAla premacaMde kAMi ADu avaLu amane samajAvyuM hetu pAchaLathI amAdI sahIvALu jainazAsana mAM UlaTA lekha AvelA te lekha kAi zrAvaka taraphathI mane samajAvIne te lekha lakhAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. tethI te lekha khoTA che. ameA pATaNathI vihAra karIne rAjapura tarapha javAne nIkaLyA tyAre ame jeTha vadI 9 ne rAja cArUpa AvelA te vakhate je jagyA sAmAvALAne ApavAmAM AvI che te ame joyelI paNa te kASTha rIte harakata kartA nathI tema je TharAva thayeleA che te vyAjabI ane ceAgya che. A patra ApanA prasiddha peparamAM chApaze! evI AzA che. mItI savaMta 1973nA prathama bhAdaravA vadI 1 ne zanivAra lI muni mukita vijayajI panyAsa nItI vijayajInA ziSyanA dharmalAbha vAMcajo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #334 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 302 pariziSTa 74 zeTha bhegIlAla hAlAbhAIne patra " hamezAMnI takarAra maTI gaI che te ghaNuMja uttama thayuM che ? loke je hilacAla kare che ThIka nathI.' zA hAlAbhAI maganalAla dhanajI sTrITa, tAMbAkAMTA, mubaI naM. 3 tA. 23-2-1917 maNIyAra vADIlAla lallubhAI tathA jhaverI cunIlAla maganalAla yogya mukAma pATaNa. jata cArUpa kesanI mahesANAnI apIlamAM vakIla choTAlAla sAMkaLacaMdane belAvelA temanI phI hajusudhI apAI nathI tethI temano kAgaLa mahArA upara AvyuM che ne temAM teo rUpIyA mAge che mATe temanA jeTalA dIvasa hoya teTalA dIvasanA rUpIyA 25 pramANe jarUra A kAgaLa pahoMcyAthI mokalI temanI pAvatI lai leje (maMgAvI lejo ) bhulazo nahI. kAraNake nAhaka teo ugharANI mane kare che te ThIka nahi; mATe bhAIjI cArUpa khAtAnuM badhuM aTapAI gayuM che te have lAMbe vakhata sudhI ApaNe temanI phI rokavI ApaNane zaramabhareluM gaNAya. vaLI cArUpa kamITI khAtAmAM rUpIyA ApaNe tyAM paDelA che to jarUra tarata rUpIyA mokalI Apaje. AjathI rokazo nahi eja. lI, sevaka, * bhegIlAla hAlAbhAI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #335 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 303 cArUpa kesanI takarAraneA zrIyuta zeTha punamacaMda kaTAvALAe phaisale mukayA te AdhAre jagA sabaMdhI ane rUpIyA zeThe ApyA tevA samAcAra tamArI taraphathI phaLI vaLyA che tevuM jANI sateSa mAnavA jevu che ane haMmezAMnI takarAra maTI gai che te ghaNu ja uttama thayuM che. have dharmazALAmAM ane derAsaranA pujArI vIgere badalI cAkasathI te tInu rakSaNu rahe tema tajavIja karaze. bhulazo nahI tamArI tarapha leAkeA je hIlacAla kare che te ThIka nathI.ahI cukAdAmAM jagA nANAM sabaMdhI kAinI takarAra nahAtI ane nathI. phakata cukAdAmAM keTalIka zabda racanAmAM keTalIka muzakelI bhaviSyamAM dAkhalA rUpe nukazAna karatA thAya te hetuthI te cukAdo rajIsTara thai dAkhalA rahe nahi teA ThIka evI atre mAnyatA che te| have sAmAvALAne jagAnANAM apAi gayAM che; te pheMsalA rajIsTara thavAnI kazI jarUra nathI rahetI. te leAkeAne jagA tathApI pAvatI lIdhI te rajIsTarDa thAyateA kazI aDacaNu bhaviSyamAM rahe nahi ema ahIMvALA ghaNAenI samaja che. Apane sahaja jaNAvavA lakhyu che eja. lI bhAgIlAla hAlAbhAinA savinaya praNAma A kAgaLa cunIlAla zeThane vacAvajo. pariziSTa upa kubAvALI jamIna vISe pAvatI. jhaverI cunIlAla maganalAla dvega, lI. zA. vastA AlamaMda rahevAzI pATaNanA jata hamArI kabajA mAlakInI jamIna kubA sAthe gAma cArUpamAM jaina dharmazALAnI UtarAdA kATanI joDe je hatI te rU. 3] mAM vecAtI ApavAnuM nakakI karelu dastAveja paNa thayA hatA. pAchaLathI te jamIna kubAsAthenI zeTha premacaMda jhaveracade vadhAre rakama ApavA ane vecAtI levA amArI pAse Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 304 mAgaNI karelI tethI tene pAko dastAveja rajIsTara karAvavA tathA tamone . kabajo ApavA mATe hamoe nAmarajI batAvelI tethI atre hamane rU. 401 rokaDA mItI mahAvadI 11 e ApI rAjI karyA tethI te jamInane dastAveja caMdulAla nahAlacaMdanA nAmano hamoe rajIsTara karI Apo tathA kabaje Ape che ne rU. 401] hamane rokaDA purA pahoMcyA che tenI rasIda A lakhI ApuchuM saMvata 1873 nA mItI phAgaNa vada 1 zA. vastAcaMda AlamacaMdanI sahI da: pite upara lakhyuM te sahI che. pariziSTa 76 rA. nagInadAsa karamacaMdanapatra. zA. zevaMtIlAla nagInadAsa jhaverI bhuvana, tAranuM saranAmuM dhanajI sTrITa, pisTa na 3 muMbaI. jhaverI cunIlAla maganalAla tathA jhaverI motIcaMda maganalAla mu. pATaNa jogazrI muMbAIthI lI. zA. nagInadAsa karamacaMdanA juhAra vAMcajo * jatare Apane patra prathame che. atre zeDI sahI thaI che. ane thoDI sahIo bAkI che. te karAvI tamone kAgala mokalIzuM. zeTha punama caMdane suleha karavA soMpavA badalamAM te jANaze. rU. 500) ne juvAba saMbaMdhI vadhubhAI hemacaMda upara lakhAvyA che tethI tyAMthI leze. atre rUpIyA koI ugharANInA jaldI ApatuM nathI mATe DhIla thAya che. saM. 1873 nA kAtIvada 13 dA, nagInadAsa amArA sAMbhaLavA pramANe vaDedare ApaNuM taraphathI gayelA che te zuM thayuM te lakhazo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #337 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 325 pariziSTa 177 tirtha vi. vi. muMbaIthI lakhAyele patra. - muMbaI tA. 24-4 17 - zrI mu. pATaNa nagara zeTha popaTalAla hemacaMda tathA zeTha nagInadAsa maMgaLacaMda tathA zeTha jecaMdabhAI becaradAsa tathA zeDa vADIlAla pAnAcaMda tathA zeTha pAnAcaMda jecaMda tathA zeTha laheracaMda uttamacaMda tathA zeTha mohanalAla pItAMbaradAsa ane saMdha samasta joga - vI. vI. sAthe hame nIce sahI karanAra muMbAI temaja pATaNamAM . vasatA pATaNanivAsI jaina baMdhuo Apane jaNAvIe chIe ke hAlamAM 'keTalAka baMdhuo ApaNA zrI cArUpanA mahAna ane pavitra tIrthano viccheda karI mulanAyaka jI mahArAja zrI zAmaLAjI pArzvanAthajI ane bIjI muratIo uthApanna karI pATaNa lAvavAnI tajavIja kare che tema hamArA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM che te temanuM kRtya aghaTIta, jainenI lAgaNI dukhavanAruM ane nahi IcchavA gya che tethI hama proTesTa (vAMdhe ) raju karIe chIe ke majakara tIrthano viracheda nahi karatAM jayAM hAla pratimAjIo sthApIta che tyAM ja rAkhavI tene noMdha leze. ( sahIo ) 1 maMgaLacaMda lallacaMda 1 chaganalAla vahAlacaMda 1 laheracaMda sarUpacaMda { 1 zA. jIvAbhAI vADIlAla 1 zA. kesarIcaMda parabhudAsa 1 zA hemacaMda khemacaMda saI 1 parI. punamacaMda maganalAla dA. bhogIlAla nagInadAsa 1 vADIlAla lallacaMda | 1 zA kasturacaMda lAcaMda saI ' 1 zA. maNIlAla haThIcaMda - dA. pite , 1 zA. popaTalAla khubacaMda ( 1 zA. maNIlAla hIrAcaMda saI 1 zA. gelama haThIcaMda dApate 1 zA. cunIlAla uttamacaMda . -1 zA. lalubhAi phayucaMda 1 zA. hakamacaMda hIrAcaMda | 1 sarUpacaMda DAhyAcaMda saI dA. pite 1 maNIlAla kesarIsIMga 1 zA. cunIlAla nAhAnacaMda dA. te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa. 78 muMbaI khAtenA pATaNa nivAsI jana saMdhano TharAva. - zrI. zrI. pATaNa cArUpa kamiTInA sekreTarI sAheba joga mu. pATaNa vi. Apane jaNAvavA rajA laIe chIe ke pATaNa saMghanI eka sabhA Aje henDabIla kADhI lAvavAmAM AvI hatI ane zeTha muLacaMda lallubhAInA pramukhapaNuM nIce nIce mujaba TharAva karavAmAM Avyo che. TharAva. cArUpanI takarArane aMta lAvavA mATe zeTha punamacaMda koTAvALA tathA vaDedarAnA DAkaTara bAlAbhAI maganalAlane lavAdanAmuM lakhI ApavuM baMne gRhasthomAMthI eka paNa gRhasthane lavAdanAmuM lakhI ApavAmAM saMmata chIe. mATe ame AzA rAkhIe chIe ke jema bane tema utAvaLathI gya gRhasthanI salAha lai lavAdanAmuM lakhI Apaze. lI. zA. muLacaMda lalubhAI mAgazara suda 8 ravIvAre zrI zAMtinAthanA upAzraye maLelA saMdhanA pramukha. pariziSTa 79 ' jena zAsana nA rIperTIne lagatA pa. ( " jaina zAsana " patranA adhipati para mekalAyelA riporTo ke je prakaTa karyA pachI aMte jayAre satya hakIkata samajAI tyAre "zAsana" nA adhipatizrIe micchAmI dukkaDa karI khulAso pragaTa karyo che te riTe tathA nIcenA patro ke je dhArAzAstrIoe tapAsatAM lAyabala thAya che evI salAha maLelI paNa kArya rAkhI te mArgane lIdhe te patro) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 307 ta. (1) -"" " rA. rA. purUSotamadAsa gIgAbhA mu. bhAvanagara [ A zIranAmAnI nakala che. A zIranAmAvALA patramAM mahA 16 30 tathA kAgaNa suda 1 me pATaNamAM sadha maLelA evA riporTa jainazAsanamAM pragaTa thayelA che te rA. rA. hIrAlAla lallubhAinI sahIthI pragaTa thayelA che te mekalAyeA hateA. ) naM. (2) 66 muMbai tA. 28-4-17 ( naM. 1 mAM jaNAvele patra che, te riporTa parizisTa 39 rA. rA. " jainazAsana nA adhipati sAheba jega A kAgaLa sAthe saMdhanA riporTa mAkalyuM che tene ApanA peparamAM sthaLa ApI AbhArI karaze. "2 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat muMbAi tA. 1-4 17 lI. amIca khemacaMda The. masIda baMdara roDa, gabujInI cAla trIje mALe muMbAi naM. 3 riporTa prakaTa karavA sArU A bhalAmaNu ( a ) mAM pRSTa 122 upara vAMce.) naM. (3) muMbaI tA. 17-6-17 mI. purazotamadAsa gIgAbhA' mu. bhAvanagara. ApanA kAgaLa 1 tArIkha vagarane atre AvelA paNa huM bahAra gAma javAthI te paDayA rahelA te AvIne vAMcyA, kheda sAthe lakhavuM paDe che ke tamArUM lakhANu dhaNuMja vicitratAvALuM jaNAya che. tamArA manamAM je adhIrAi ane avizvAsa dAkhala thavA pAmyA te kharekhara navAi jevuM lAge che tamArI adhIrAIneja lIdheja lakhavuM paDe che ke AvatA budhavAranuM AvatuM aThavADIka bahAra paDayA pachI atre Avajo. sAthe mArI kesanI kAila ane pustako letA Avajo. je tArIkhe nIkaLA te pahelAM atre khabara Apaze. eTale relapara AvIzuM tame lakhelI dhamakIthI A lakhAyu www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 308 che te AzA rAkhatA nahi. ame te Apane vacana ApeluM te vacaneja teDAvavA lakhyuM che jo ke teDAvavA mATe DhIla thavAnu kAraNa eja tamArA hakane vizeSa lAbha thavAnI AsthAe, cArebAju gherI lIdhA tyAre tamArI adhIrAnA lIdheja teDAvyA che te Apa avazya padhArazeAjI kATAvALA zeTha tamArI pAse mArI magAvavAnI dhamakI ApatA hoya te lagAre Daravu nahi kAraNa ke tame atyAra sudhI cArUpanA mATe je lakhyuM che te dhanI lAgaNIthI te temAM paNa eke muddA e nathI ke tamane kAraTamAM dhasaDI zake. e teA khAlI vakhate dhamakI ApatA haze te pachI have evI dhamakIthI tamArA jevA nIDara adhipatioe jarAye DaravAnu' cheja nahi. ApaNe bhegA thaye vadhu hakIkatano khulAso karIzu. hu Aje vaDodare javAnA chuM eTale lagabhaga budha gurU atre jarUra AvIza mATe Apa gurUvAre chevaTa Avaze. cArUpa kesanI phAilabuka ane pustako jarUra letA Avajo hAla eja tA. majakura lI, amIcaMda khemacaMdanI sahI naM. (4) mu. pATaNa mItI 1973 nA jeTha suda 6 ravI bhAizrI purUze tamadAsa gIgAbhAi Apanu kArDa gai kAle Avyu' te paheAgyu che che. parama dIvase atrethI pustaka naM 12] Apa tarapha pAtyAM lakhaze 3, bhAvanagara. vAMcI khInA jANI ravAnA karyA che te huM tathA nAnakalAla suda 8 atrethI ceAkasa mu Mbai javAnA chIe tyAM gayA pachI Apane jarUra teDAvIzuM gayA zAsananA aMkamAM je hame nagarazeThane arajI karelI tenI nakala Ape chApelI che tenA mATe kATavALA taraphathI atre evI hIlacAla thAya che ke hAlAcaMda khecaradAsa tathA nahAlabhAi lallubhAI A e gRhasthAnI sahIethI eka lekha lakhAvavA ke ame cArUpa gayAM tyAre kAi jAtanI dhamAla nahetI amArAM nAme lakhI mAryAM che. A rItanA lakhANa upara te leAkeAthI sahIo levAne khaTapaTa cAle che hajI sudhI karI nathI AthI tamArA upara mAstara geApALadAse je amadAvAdathI lekha lakhIne mekalelA che tene AvatA aMkamAM dAkhala karaze, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat . www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #341 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 308 muni muktivijayajInA hAthane je khulAso ApanA upara rajIsTa.. rathI mekalyo che te pi haze tene banatA prayAse agralekhamAM dAkhala karazo.1 mathALuM ramujI bAMdhajo ke lokone khAtrI thAya ke munione phesalAvI prapaMca ramIne abhiprAya lakhAvI levAmAM Ave che jethI lokonuM citta vadhAre kheMcAya. tame teDAvIye ke jarUra muMbAI Avaze prathamathI huM tamane kAgaLa lakhI mokalIza pachI tAra karIza. Avo te vakhate kesanI phAilo jarUra letA Avaje. cArUpanA derAnuM plAna taiyAra thaIne AvI gayuM che tema phoTAo paNa taiyAra thaI gayA che temane pustake mokalavAnI DhIla thavAnuM kAraNa eTaluM ja ke vacamAM cAra ja dIvasa mane tAva AvI gayo tethI tamane kAgaLa paNa na lakhAyo ane pustaka levA javAyuM nahi AthI mokalavAmAM DhIla thaI che bIjuM kaMI kAraNa hatuM ja nahi, paMcAsarAjInA hamArI taraphathI vigatavAra samAcAra nahi Ave tyAM sudhI tamArA jyusamAM samAcAra dAkhala karatA nahi pachI ApanI marajI. hAlaeja tA. majakura, lI zA. amIcaMda khemacaMdanA jaya jIne vAMcaze. - naM. (5) : muMbaI tA. 8-6-17 rA. ra. puratamadAsa gIgAbhAI mu. bhAvanagara ApanuM kavara Aje AvyuM te pahoMcyuM che. vAMcI bInA jANI che. bAda lakhatA raheze. atre kaI jAtanuM DhIlApaNuM nathI. phakata matIlAlabhAI kApaDIyA upara rAkhyuM che ke je pramANe salAha Ape te pramANe karavAnI icchA AgevAnonI che. joke amArI nathI kAraNa ane - 1 muni kaThita vijayajI potAnA patramAM khulAso kare che te pari0 73 mAM jevAthI kharUM rahasya jaNAze. 2 zrIyuta motIlAlabhAI kApaDIyA solIsITare je salAha ApI che te juo 50 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #342 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 310 kuMvarajIbhAi tathA mahArAja kAntivijyajI vIgere hAvAthI motIbhAi cekasa meheraTa salAha Apaze ema amArUM dhAravuM che paNa AgevAne e e kaja haTha lIdhI che ke meAtIbhAi jema kahe tema karavuM. joie chIe zuM thAya che. bAkI amArI icchA te game tema karI korTa kesa lai javAnI che pachI teA thAya te kharUM. atre suleha have ame ApanI salAha mAgIe chIe ke suleha karavI teA kevA prakAranI karavI te lakhaze. karaze suleha karo tevI vAte paNa loko kare che. karavI ke kaeNma ane kesa korTe caDaze te paNu ane kadAca nahi caDe te paNa tamane atre te teDAvavA nirvivAda che. bhAi maNIlAla cunIlAlanA nAmathI je Apa jainazAsana pATaNa jainamaDaLa kherDIMgane pATaNa meAkalA che tenA lavAjamanA paisA tathA bheTanI buka atre mekalajo eTale atrethI lavAjamanA paisA meAkalI ApIzuM paNa bheTa kheDIMgamAM mokalatA nahi paNa maNIbhAi uparaja mAkalajo temanu ThekANu -- medI maNIlAla cunIlAla masIda ba Mdara roDa gabhujInI cAla trIje dAdare muMbAi naM. 3 ApaNI pArTInI jo DhIla thavAnu kAraNa thatu hAya tA AvelA mahAtamA temaja lakhAtA TAima, ame parama dIvase Apane kAgaLa lakhyA che te pAtyA haze. Apane javAba Ave jANIzuM. gayA budhavAranA aMkamAM ApanA lakhANamAM chevaTe ema lakhyuM che ke have samApta karIe chIe tethI ApaNI pATImAM kai jAdIja asara thavA pAmI che. jo ke amane Apa taraphanI pu khAtrI che; kAraNa amArA karatAM Apane lAgaNI vizeSa che, ema ApanA lakhANa UparathI temaja rUbarU vAtacIttathI jANyuM che eTale amArA manamAM te kaMi Apa taraphanu cheja nahi. hAla eja tA. majakura. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat lI. zA. amIca khemacaMda pA! patra lakhaze, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 311 pariziSTa. 80 zrImAna zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALAnu jIvana vRttAMta. * ===== zeTha kATAvALA, ,, A jIvana vRttAMta pATaNa nivAsI eka kulina vaMzanA suprasiddha pApakArI jaina sagRhasthanu AlekhAya che ane emanA purUSArthyamaya jIvanamAM je su Mdara prasaMgeA banyA che te vAMcanArAne daivisapattie ApI zake tema che. A jaina kAmanuM ratna pATaNamAM ja nahi paraMtu hIMdusthAnanA jaina jagamAM ane sa`tra tejasvI gaNAyuM che eTaluMja nahi paNa aitihAsika prAcinatA ane e prAcinatA je samRddhine mATe gaiArava dharAve che te samRddhinA jema pATaNa zahere saMgraha karI rAkhyA che ane tenA mATe te zahera magarUra che tema " kATAvALA " jevu khAnadAna ke je pATaNanA prAcina nAmAMkti zeThIAonuM smaraNa karAve che te potAnA pratApi utsaMgamAM rAkhavAne mATe paNa pATaNane kAMi enDru mAna nathI. rAjakIya uthala pAthalane lIdhe chellAM gheADAka saikAomAM pATaNa zahere dhaNAM meAbhAdAra ane yazasvI kuTuMbe paradezane soMpyAM che ane paradezamAM paDI rahIne mAtra ( paTaNI ) aTaka kAyama rAkhI pATaNanI bhUminuM RNa teo cukave che paraMtu A eka junA khAnadAna kuTuMbe pATaNanI paDatI ane avanatinA samayamAM paNa janmabhUminA pyAra ane tenA pratinuM sanmAna chAtI sarasuM rAkhyuM che ane peAtAnI kIrtine pATaNanI kIrtithI kadI paNa judI pADI nathI e mATe eka vakhata pArTa bhagavatI sutra prathama mumAMthI: prasiddha karanAra~~ purUSAtamadAsa gIgAbhAi pAMcabhAyA adhipati jaina zAsana bhAvanagara. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #344 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 312 NanA chatra nIce je je vizALa prAMtae sukha ane samRddhi tathA dharma ane pharajane puSkaLa lAbha lIgho che te sarva prAMto A mobhAdAra ane junA khAnadAna-kuTuMbane mATe moTuM bhAna dharAve che ane bhaviSyanA pATaNano ItihAsa "koTAvALA" nA khAnadAnathI chuTo paDI zakato nathI. janma ane ApattimAM paya prabhAva vikrama saMvata 1930 nA jeTha suda 11 nA divase A zrImAna zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAno janma thayo hato ane janma pachI cha3 ja dIvase temanAM mAtuzrI caMdanabAIno dehavilaya thayo hato. haju mAtuzrInuM dhAvaNa rageragomAM prasare te pahelAM ja je bALaka mAtA vinAnuM thaI paDe tenAM kaSTanI sImAja zI ? paNa pUNyazALI ane saMskArI bALakonI parikSA pAraNAmAM ja thayA vinA rahetI nathI " putranAM lakSaNa pAraNe, e gujarAtI kahevata A vAtanI sAkSI pure che ane zeTha pUnamacaMdanA jIvananA chaThThA ja dIvase temanAM pUrvanAM pUNya ane saMskAroe eka adabhUta ghaTanA banI che ke je vAMcatAM vAMcanArane AnaMda ane Azcarya thayA vinA raheze nahi. zeTha punamacaMdanA pitA zeTha karamacaMda kaTovALA ghaNA dhArmika ane nItijJa purUSa hatA paraMtu keTalAMka kAraNone laI dvitiya lagna karavuM paDayuM hatuM, Ama chatAM banne saMpatnio vacce sagI bahene jevo sneha hatuM ane caMdanabAinA mRtyu samaye A bALaka kudatI rIte ja temanAM aparamAtA jharamarabAInA khoLAmAM soMpAyuM. atyaMta mamatA ane vAtsalyathI pitAno ja putra hoya tema lAgaNIthI jharamarabAIe ene uchertAnI aMtaHkaraNanI IcchA dhAraNa karatAM ja aparamAtAnA stAnamAM pUrvanA pUoe dhAvaNano saMcAra karyo ane A pavitra vicAro ane ucca kalina saMskAravALAM aparamAtAe zeTha punamacaMdane purNimAnA caMdra samAna zAMta, tejasvi ane paropakArI banAvyA. Aje e mAtA A jagatumAM hastImAM nathI paNa putra vAtsalyane eka addabhUta siddhAMta temane yazanuM gAna karI rahyA che. dihI darabArane lagatA eka pustakamAM temano paricaya. zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALAne paricaya karAvatAM "dhI IpIrIyala konezana darabAra--dIlhI (I. sa. 1811) nA prathama volyumamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 313 tenA prakAzaka mezarsa khADIyA bradharsa A pramANe lakhe che -(para bIjAmAM Avelo che mATe atre Apyo nathI juvo 5ri. 2) keTA. saMvata 1700 mAM gujarAtamAM bhAre duSkALa paDyo hato te vakhate zeTha punamacaMdajInA pUrvajoe dhaMdhArojagArane khIlavavAne ane dinapratidina paDatImAM AvatA pATaNa zaherane dhaDa ApavAne paradeza-prayANa karyuM. zeTha pAnAcaMdajI ane uttamacaMdajI banne bhAIoe uttarahIMdamAMja koTA zahera vyApAra mATe pasaMda karyuM ane pATaNa nivAsI zA. nAthurAma vakhatarAmanA bhAgamAM kApaDanI dukAna tyAM polI; ane tyAra pachI peDhI utAra lagabhaga savA varaso payaMta te dukAna sahIyArI cAlyA pachI saM. 1822 mAM bhAgathI chuTA thaIne zeTha utamacaMdajInA putra zeTha motIcaMdachae " pAnAcaMda uttamacaMdajI" nA nAmathI kApaDanI svataMtra dukAna zarU karI ane purUSArtha tathA puNyanA udayathI dinapratidina yaza ane lakSminI saMvRddhi thavA lAgI. zeTha motIcaMda kaTAvALAnAM trIjA patni zrImatI bhAgyavaMtabAIne saM. 1878 mAM be putra thayAH 1 bhavAnIlAlajI ane 2, karamacaMdajI. putrone bAlyAvasthAmAM mukIne ja zeTha motIcaMdajI paMcatva pAmyA hatA paraMtu bhAgyavaMtabAI kharekhara bhAgyavaMta ja hatAM ane potAnI bAhozIthI dukAnane sarva vahIvaTa temaNe munIma hastaka umaMgathI saMbhALyo. bane putrone pitAnI kuzaLatAnA saMskAro janmathI ja ApyA ane vyApArika dakSatA paNa zIkhavI. umaralAyaka thatAM banne bhAIo chuTA paDyA ane zeTha karamacaMda koTAvALA ke jeo zeTha punamacaMda koTAvALAnA pitA thAya temaNe uttarahIMdamAMthI gujarAtamAM vyApArika draSTi deDAvI. zeTha karamacaMdajIe amadAvAdamAM mIla morageja rAkhI laI pitAno vyApAra vadhAryo ane pramAdanI rAtrImAMthI gujarAta jyAre jANyuM tyAre udyoganA bAlasa pratApI kINethI gujarAtanA zeThIAo para je prakAza pheMkyo hato tenAthI zeTha karamacaMdajI paNa tejasvI ane yazasvI smita karI rahyA hatA. prArabdha ane purUSArtha tathA hIMmata ane DahApaNu bharelA sAhasathI teo AgaLa paDatA vyApAri gaNatA hatA ane Aje temanuM kuTuMba je mAna maratabo bhogave che te e devi saguNothI prApta thayo che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 314 zeTha karamacaMdajI kaTAvALA. zeTha karamacaMdajI kaTAvALA phakata samRddhi ane sAmarthyanI vRddhi karIneja aTakyA na hatA paNa ghaNuM dhArmika kAryo ane paramAthe temanA hAthe thayAM che ane lArUpIAne sadupaga dAnapUNyamAM temaNe karyo che. temanA vakhatamAM te relvenI paNa ATalI badhI sagavaDa na hatI ane chatAM paNa ghaNI dura duranI jaina tirthonI vAraMvAra yAtrAo teoe karI hatI ane zrI saMghane paNa karAvI hatI. tAraMgAi, kezarIyAjI, kuMbhArIyAjI, amadAvAda, pAvAgaDha, ghaNorAva, zetrujyajI, ane gIranArajInA teoe kahADyA hatA ane lagabhaga eka lAkha rUpIA temAM temaNe kharyA hatA. pAlItANunA DuMgarapara temaNe derAsara paNa banAvyuM che ane dharma zALA jaina yAtrALuonI sagavaDa arthe baMdhAvI che. pATaNamAM paNa teoe ghara derAsara banAveluM che temaja ujamaNAo, svAmivAtsalya ane nakArazIo kyAM che. pATaNamAM paMcAsarAnI pAse zrIthamaNajInI dharmazALA paNa lagabhaga vIsa hajAranA kharce baMdhAvI che ane judI judI TIpamAM paNa hajAre rUpIA teoe ApyA che. zeTha punamacaMda kaTAvALA. zeTha punamacaMdajIne paNa janmathI ja uttama saMskAre paDyA hatA. zeTha punamacaMda potAnI trIza varSanI vaya paryata potAnI mukhya dukAna koTAmAM hovAthI koTAmAM rahyA hatA. saM. 1850 mAM teoe haidrAbAda tarapha pahelI ja musApharI karI ane tyAra pachI potAnA pitAnI sAthe sAthe vyApArano kAryabhAra upADo zarU karyo. ane aphINanA, jhaverAtanA tathA samaya oLakhI aneka vyApAra dvArA temaNe paNa pitAnI samRddhimAM ghaNI ja saMvRddhi karI eTaluM ja nahi paNa paropakAranAM ane dharmanAM kAryomAM pitAnA pagale cAlI audArya darzAvI meTI sakhAvato ane dAna karavA uparAMta prajAnI sAmAjIka sevA bajAvavAnA navina kSetramAM paNa temaNe virahAka karI ane ghaNe yaza saMpAdana karyo. dhAmaka junA vicAro ane rASTriya navina vicAronuM umadA saMmIlana thaI temanA AtmA upara prakAza pheMkavA lAgyuM ane kartavyanA vistRta kSetramAM thAkyA vinA utsAhathI pravRtti karavA mAMDIH Aja bhAratavarSamAM keLavAyelI prajA teone sArI rIte oLakhe che ane temanA nAma para gujarAtanI prajA hogAra kahADe che e te azrAMta kartavya parAyaNatAnuM ja pariNAma che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #347 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 315 vidyAbhyAsa. zeTha punamacaMdajIe gujarAtI, grejI ane ane pazyanabhASAnuM sAruM zikSaNa lIdhuM che. teo vizeSe karIne gujarAtI ane urdU sAhitya tarapha ghaNI rUcI dharAve che ane mAtRbhASA gujarAtIne mATe ghaNI lAgaNI ane pyAra dharAve che. saMgIta ane sAhityane paraspara gADha saMbaMdha che ane tethIja " pAditya rota kA vihIraH sAkSAt paNa pucha vizALa hinA e lokokti ApaNAmAM pracalita che. zeTha punamacaMdajI saMgItano paNa sAro zokha dharAve che ane saMgIta vidhAnA jANakAronI kadara karatA rahe che. + + zeThajIe dhArmika abhyAsa paNa yati zrIcaMdajI gurU pAse utama prakAre karyo hato. . pitAne dehAnta. I. sa. 1804 nA juna mahInAnI 8 mI tArIkhanI rAtrIe pAlItANAmAM eka mAsanI mAMdagI bhogavI zeTha punamacaMdajInA pavitra pitAe jagatane sabaMdha choDavAnA dukha khabaro pATaNamAM AvyA. pAlItANu jevA pavitra sthaLamAM dehatyAga thavo e ApaNI komamAM te punyazALItvanuM cinha gaNAya che. zaheramAM vAyuvege e vAta vistAra pAmI ane zeka prasaH zaiTha karamacaMdajI koTAvALAe patera varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI pATaNanI prajAnuM dIla jItyuM hatuM tenAM sthaLe sthaLe smaraNe thavA lAgyAM. "muMbaI samAcAre tenI nIce pramANe neMdha lIdhI hatI: pATaNanA rahIza ane buMdikoTAnA nAmathI oLakhAtA koTAmAM lAMbI mudatathI pAnAcaMda utamacaMdanA nAmathI cAlatI peDhInA mAleka mI. karamacaMda motIcaMda eka mAsanI mAMdagI bhogavI gaIkAla rAtanA pAlItANA khAte gujarI gayAnA khabara atre pharI vaLyA che : = + + temaNe potAnI kArakIrdImAM saMghe kahALyA hatA, ujamaNAM mAMDayAM hatAM, zAMti sanAtro, dharmazALAo ane svAmivAtsalyo karyA hatAM. + + saM. 1822 nI sAlamAM zrI punamIyA gacchanA zrI zAMtisAgara surI pAse koTAmAM pIsatALIsa Agama sAMbhaLyAM hatAM. 4 + + + savaMta 1855nI sAlamAM pATaNanA jana bhaMDAranA kImatI pustako lakhAvavA mAMDayAM temAM chUTe hAthe sArI madada karI karI hatI. saMvata 1856 nI sAlamAM bhaMyakara duSkALanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #348 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 316 vakhate anAthAzrama UdhADI garIba lokone madada karI hatI. e zivAya A paragaju pApakArI gRhasthe zaheramAM garIba garabAete chuTathI gupta madada karI nAmanA meLavI hatI ane zaheranA tamAma nAnA meTAnA moDhe temanu nAma ramI rahyuM che x x x x temaNe potAnI jIMdagImAM lagabhaga dazalAkhanI nAnI meATI dha mAge rakama kharcI dhadAna karyuM che chevaTamAM temane temanI jJAtI taraphathI eka mAnapatra gayA phAgaNa mAsamAM ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM x x x x A pare|pakArI zeThane zrImaMta gAyakavADa sarakAre temanI duSkALanA vakhatanI lAMbI AzISa garIe pratyenI lakSamAM lai kAImAM hAjara thavAnI mArI bakSI hatI. maranAra zeThanA eka purA putra mI. punamacaMda ghaNA utsAhI, jamAnAne anusaratA sudhArA vadhArA karanArA che temaNe gheADArAja upara peAtAnI dIkarInA lagna prasa Mge sudhArAne anusaratAM kAryo karI nAmanA meLavI che. maranAra karamacaMda meAtIcaMdanA maraNathI pATaNanI ... samagra prajA dilagIra thatAM temanA mAnArthe Aje haDatALa pADavAmAM AvI hatI. " ( muMbai samAcAra, zanivAra tA 11 mI juna 190 savaMta 1960 jeTha vada 3 ) kaika sAMsArIka. zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAnI jAhera sevAone paricaya ApatAM pUrve kAMika sAMsArika ghaTanAe AlekhIe chIe. sa. 1973 nA vaIzAkha mAsamAM pATaNamAM zeTha nAgaradAsa gulAbaca MdanA dIkarA ujamalAlanI putrI zrImatI sA. samaratabAi sAthe zeTha punamacaMdanu lagna hIMdu rItarIvAja pramANe nhAnI vayamAM thayuM, zrImatI samaratAne sa. 1946 mAM zrAvaNa vada 14 nA dIne putrI-meAtIkhAnA janma thayA. mhena meAtIbhAInAM lagna bAbujI panAlAlajI punamacajInA putra zrImAn mAhanalAlajI vere dhaNI dhAmadhumathI karyAM. vhena motIbhAi suzIla, zAMta ane gaMbhIra svabhAvanAM che. zeThaLanI vaya trIsa varSanI thatAM sudhI putra prApta na thavAthI zeThajInAM mAtuzrIe dvitiya lagna karavA Agraha karavAthI temanAM krI lagna saM. 1961 nA jema zuda 5 ne rAja pATaNamAM zeTha bhIkhAcada mahekamacaMda te tyAM zrImatI sA. meAtIba sAthe thayAM. sa, 1964 mAM zrImatI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 317 meAtIkhAIne putra ratnanI prAptI thai ane vartamAna patrAmAM khuza khabara pragaTa thayA hatA; paraMtu kudratanA adraSya niyamene manuSya zIrIte jANI zake ? putra prasava thayA pachI paMdara dIvaseja tAvane lIdhe zrImatI metImAi e deha tyAga karyo. zrImatI ghaNAM sabhya, vivekI, vinayI ane kAryakSa hatAM, temaja saMskArI hatAM paNa punA rUNAnubaMdha pramANe temaNe dehatyAga karyA pachI e viyAga putrathI sahana thayA nahi-teNe paNa asAra saMsArane 1965 mAM kAtmaka zuda khIje tyAga karyo, sa. 1965 mAM vazArka suda 5 e zepha sAhebe tRtiya lagna pATaNamAMja zeTha laheracaMda devacaMdanAM putrI zrImatI sA. hIrAlakSmI sAthe karyA. zrImatI hIrAlakSmI paNa ghaNAM sabhya, vinayI ane kA dakSa che, pratiSThIta kuTuMbamAM gRha kAryabhAra ka Ache hateA nathI paraMtu te sa te Utama rIte upADI levA uparAMta dhAramika abhyAsa ane sAhityanA abhyAsamAMye samaya roke che. gujarAtI bhASA upara apAra mamatA te dharAve che. svabhAve zAMta, suzIla ane sadaguNI hAi teme Ada sannArI che. zeTha punamacaMdajI cAthI jaina zvetAMbara konpharansanI risepzana kamITInA pramukha tarIke. teoe zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALAe jaina kAmanI tana mana ane dhana traNe prakAreAthI aneka sevA bajAvI che. bIjI jaina zvetAMbara kensara muMbaImAM bharAi te vakhate kenpharansanA DelIgeTane bhAre mAnapuka pArTI ApI hatI ane deza paradezathI AvelA jaina baMdhuonA utama prakAre satkAra karyeA hateA. saMvata 1962 mAM ceAthI jaina zvetAMbara kAnpharansa vakhate risepzana kamITInA pramukha nImAyA hatA ane paMdara vIsahajAranA kharce temaNe uThALyA hatA. jJAnAMbheAnidhI pradarzananI svAgata kamITInA pramukha paNa te cuMTAyA hatA ke je pradarzana vaDedarA rAjyanA sva. dIvAna ramezacaMdra dattanA haste khullu mukAyuM hatuM.. hIsTArikala noleja. zeTha punamacaMdajIe jaina itihAsAnu uttama avalokana ane abhyAsa karelA che ane kAnpharansanuM svAgata karatAM temaNe je chaTAdAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 318 ane vidvatA bharyuM bhASaNa karelu che te vAMcatAM temanA aitihAsika jJAna mATe mAna pedA thayA vagara rahetuM nathI. vaLI keLavaNI saMbaMdhI paNa temaNe ghaNA umadA vIcAra pAtAnA bhASaNamAM darzAvyA che. svAgatanuM bhASaNa. kenpharansanuM svAgata karatI vakhate temaNe dhaNIja gaMbhIratAthI zAMta ane cittAkaka svare bhASaNa ApyuM hatuM. bhASaNamAM mAtRbhUmi parane pyAra tene ujavaLa itihAsa kahetAM hadayamAM umaLakAmAM uchaLate te kAnpharansamAM hAjara rahelAoe joyA hatA. vidvatAbharI madhura ane saMskAra vALI mAtRbhASA gujarAtImAM temaNe peAtAnu bhASaNa nIce pramANe ApyuM hatuMH-- "paramapriya svadharmAnuyAcIbandhue ! vhenA ane saddagRhasthA ! " judAM judAM vRkSAthI khIce khIca bharAyeluM vana joi sane AnaMda thAya che. ethI viSeza AhlAda tareha tarehanAM nhAnAM mhoTAM phula vRkSA, kusumalatA, bhUmipara patharAtI velA ane suMdara suAAbhita navina navita AkRtimAM ugADelA dhAsathI daidipyamAna bAgathI thAya che. eka sthAne kramasara phranIcara geAThavavAmAM Ave che te te sthAna paNa ramaNiya lAge che; te| A maMDapamAM ke jene pUjya dharmAcAryo bhinna bhinna nagaranA vRdhdho, utsAhI tarUNA ane srI ratnA alaMkRta kare che te maDapa sIne keTalA meAda Ape ! suthI vikAsa pAmatA kamaLane joi harSa thAya che te pachI jJAna sunA udayathI eka ja sthAne vadana kamaLA tathA nayana kamaLeA hajArenA samuhamAM vikAsa pAmatAM joI keTalA AnaMda thAya ? A AnaMdanu varNana bhASAnA kayA zabdomAM karavu te bhASAnipuNa mANasAne are ! sarasvatidevine mATe muzakela che te huM zuM kahi zakuM ? tethI mAtra eTaluMja kahevu che ke Apa sarva dharmAzinna bandhuone sAmAnyakA mATe khIrAjelA joI huM AnaMdamAM garakAva thaI jAuM chuM ane tenA lIdhe huM je karaja bajAvavA ubhA thayA ... temAM vilaMba thatA hAya te| Apa bandhuonI huM prathamathI ja kSamA icchu chuM. + X X x X + " ekaja dhama mAMthI gaMThAyelA svadharma ane jJAtinI unnatInA vicAramAM prerAyelA peAtAnA vadhu-vasu ane vicAra thakI saMdhanI sevA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 319 bajAvavAmAM tatpara ane teja kArya mATe padhArelA pratinidhi sAheboe 4 + + x x x baMgALa, paMjAba, mAravADa, dakSiNa, kaccha, gujarAta Adi prathama prathaka pradezamAMthI padhArI pATaNapurane dIpAvyuM che * * * * * x te mATe amArA pATaNanA sakaLa saMgha taraphathI Apane sahavinaya, saprema, sahRdaya, AvakAra ApuM chuM. x x x + x x - "baMdhuo ! A pATaNapura jenI purANuM khyAti eTalI badhI che ke tene mukAbalo hAlanuM prathama paMkti dharAvatuM nagara paNa karI na zake chatAM kALakrame karI tenA abhyadaya, vaibhava, ane AbAdAnIne asta thayo che ane hAla Apa sAhebanA sanmAnArthe gya sAmagrI paNa dharAvI zakatuM nathI. X + x x x + amadAvAda, surata Adi ramaNiya tathA vyApAra dhaMdhAnI rIddhithI bharapura zaheranA mukAbale pATaNanagara hAla AvI zake nahIM, paraMtu tene prAcina itihAsa tene AvA maMDapone mATe sarvarIte lAyaka banAve che. Aja pATaNa zahera prAcinakALamAM, gurjarabhUminuM alaMkAra hatuM, sarva zaheromAM zreSTha hatuM. tene vaibhava, tenI samRddhi, tene udyoga, tathA kaLAkezalyatA sarvene ajAyaba pamADe tevAM hatAM. prAcina pATaNanuM varNana vAMcatAM ane AjanuM pATaNa najare jotAM konA manane kSobha nathI thatuM? je pATaNapurane bAvana bajAra ne coryAzI cATAM hatAM, jemAM hAthIo senAnI aMbADi sAthe sajaja thatA, jemAM deza paradezanA gRhastha vyApAra arthe AvatA, jemAM eka vakhate karoDo rUpIyAnI sakhAvata karanAra gRhastha bIrAjatA hatA, jemAM rAjAo rAjamahela karI rahetA hatA, te pATaNa zahera A ja ema bolatAM zaka nathI thato ! pATaNa zaheranA jananI kevI jAhojalAlI hatI, temAM kevAM jenaro thaI gayAM che + x + x pATaNanA mahAna AcAryoe, mahAna rAjAoe, ane ApaNuM pUrvajoe je kAMi karyuM che tenA phakta DA dAkhalA Apa sAheba sAme raju karavA lalacAuM chuM. prathama zIlaguNasurI AcAryo A pATaNa nagaranA vasAvanAra mahArAja vanarAjane jaina rIlInA kharA rastA batAvI zrI pArzvanAtha svAminA devAlayane pratiSThA mahotsava karI zrI paMcAsarA pArzvanAtha nAma Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #352 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 320 sthApita karyuM hatuM. A tirtha adhyApi paryata vidhamAna che ane temAM vanarAjanI murti sevaka rUpe bIrAje che. kaLIkALasarvajJa nAme oLakhAtA zrI hemacaMdrAcAryasurIe siddharAja tathA kumArapALarAjAne dharmabodha Apo hato ane kumArapALe kuchavadayAne amaragheSa vajaDAvyA hatA. xxx + temaNe ApaNuM kalyANarUpe sADAtraNakaroDa leka banAvyA che. temanA graMthomAM mukhya(1) siddhahema vyAkaraNa (2) hemakoza (3)trISaSThI zalAkA (4) yogazAstra (5) vItarAga stavana (6) dvayAzrama (7) abhidhAna ciMtAmaNI (8) alaMkAra cuDAmaNI (9) nAma mALA 10) nighaMTukeza (11) chaMdAnuzAsana (12) lIMgAnuzAsana vagere che. 4+4+ ApaNI koma upara agAdha upakAra karanAra ane pATazupurane mATe amarakatI mukI janAra A AcAryazrIne amo bhUlI gayA nathI x + + emanI parama pAvanIya muratI paNa zrI paMcAsarA pArzvanAthanA daherAsaramAM sthApita karavAmAM AvI che tathA dharma saMbaMdhI vivAda karI vijya meLavanAra tathA rAzI hajAra hekano syAdvAda ratnAkara nAmano graMtha lakhanAra zrI achata devasurI paNuM A zaheramAM thayA hatA. temaja zrI hemakumAracaritra kartA zrI somaprabhAcArya, kAvyakalpalatA tathA bALabhArata vagerenA katAM zrI amaracaMdra kavi jemanI muratI hAla paNa TAMgaDIyAvADAmAM vidhamAna che, tathA upadezamAlAdinA kata zrI ratnaprabhAcArya, kAvya prakAzanA prathama TIkAkara zrI mANekacaMdrasurI, tathA gaNadhara sArdhazataka vigerenA kartA zrI chanadAsurI 4 + + Aja nagaranA alaMkAra hatA. "akabara bAdazAhane pratibodhI x + + jaina parvomAM hiMsA na thAya tevo baMdobasta karAvanAra zrI zetruMjaya, sametazikharajI, giranArajI Adi tirthonI bAdazAhI dastAveja sAthe mAleka meLavanAra zrI hIravijayasurIe A ja nagaramAM dIkSA grahaNa karI hatI. + + x - + x + + zuravIra ane dAnI vimaLazAhanuM nAma hIMdamAM koNa nathI jANatuM ? temaNe sIMdha tathA mALavAnA rAjAo sAthe yuddha karI vijya meLavyo hato. + + + * saMvata 1088 mAM abudAcaLanI cula upara zrI rUSabhadeva svAmine prasAda pitAnA umadA manathI zreSTha anupama kArI- * Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 321 " garInA anAtmyA hatA. huM X ArAsura parvata para zrI kuMbhArIyajInA bhavya ane vizALa daherAM paNa temaNe baMdhAvyAM hatAM. teo bhImadevanA maMtrI hatA. zAMtu nAme siddharAjanA maMtrIe potAnI bahu mahenate niHsImadravyanA kharce baMdhAvelA mahela pASAdhazALA tarIke aNu karyAM hatA. " have huM tameAne evA mahAna purUSanuM nAma ApIza. + + x te mahAna narA bIjA kAi nahi paNa vastupALa hatA. temanAM dhama kRtya nI eka TuMka yAdI huM Apa sanmukha raju karIza temaNe 1300 zrI jaina prAsAda zikharabaMdha navina karAvyAM. 3202 zrI jaina prAsAdA jINA dhvAra karAvyeA. 105000 navina jainakhIba bharAvyAM. 984 pASadhazALAo karAvI. 400 pANInA parve karAvyAM. chatrIza lAkha dravya kharcI jJAna pustakAnA bhaMDAra karAvyA. 125300000 dravya kharcI zrI arju dAcaLa parvata upara bhavya prAsAda karAvyeA. + + + + traNa lAkha dravya kharcIne eka jJAna bhaMDAra zrI khaMbhAta nagaramAM karAvyA. 505 samAzaraNu karAvyAM. 700 nizALeA karAvI. 700 dharmazALAo karAvI. 700 sadArR teA karAvyAM, x x + + x X bhASaNamAM zeTha koTAvALAe aitihAsika khInAe ghaNI su Mdara rIte rA karavA uparAMta hAlanI ane prAcina keLavaNInI tulanA karI keLavaNI kevA prakAranI hAvI joie te mATe ghaNA upayeAgI vicAra raju karyA hatA. prazana. jJAnAMbheAnidhi pradarzananI svAgata kamITInA paNa teoja ceramena hatA ane zrImAna Ara. sI. datta--vaDeAdarA rAjyanA nA, dIvAna sAhebanA haste khullu mukatI vakhta paNa temaNe dhaNu vidvatA bharyuM bhASaNa ApatAM pATaNanA prAcina pustaka bhaMDArA tathA temAMnAM kIMmatI pustakAnI jANavA yeAgya haMkIkatA rajI karI hatI. DIprAMta mahAjana sabhAnA pramukha tarIke. kaDI prAMtamAM kaDI prAMta mahAjana sabhAnI sthApanA i. sa. 1907 nA ekaTAbara mahInAnI sataramI tArIkhe mahesANAmAM karavAmAM AvI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 322 ane te saMsthAnA pramukha tarIke eka lAyaka UtsAhI kAryadakSa ane pratiSThita netAnI jarUra paDI. pATaNamAM e vakhate zeDa punamacaMda mahAjananI draSTimAM stutya kAryAMthI tarI AvyA ane mahAjananI mAgaNI temaNe paNa svIkArI. kaDI prAMta mahAjanasabhA jevI leAka hitakArINI saMsthAnA pramukha tarIke jyAre zeTha kATAvALA mahesANAnA sTezane UtayA tyAre prAMtanA pratitti AgevAna ane zaherIe sTezanapara hAjara rahI ghaNA lAgaNI bharyAM AvakAra ApatAM vesaTIyarenI TukaDI, benDa ane lAkasamuhanA harSagheASa sahIta tene sabhA maMDapamAM lai javAmAM AvyA hatA. x x x x zrImaMta vaDedarA narezanI sudhAraka pravRttie ayoddhAranuM bIDuM hIMdusthAnamAM A vakhate jhaDapyuM hatu ane cheka dhArAsabhA sudhI aMtyajane praveza karAvavA teee prayatna AdaryA hatA. kaDI prAMtanuM mahAjana A vAtathI khaLabhaLI uThayuM hatuM. paraMtu mahAjanasabhAnA sukAnI zeTha kATAvALAe ghaNI buddhi bharI dalIleAvALuM bhASaNa karI kaDI prAMta mahAjana sabhAne avAja cheka zrImaMta mahArAjA sAheba sudhI paheAMcADayA hatA AvA eka vIraprabhunA utsAhI vatsanI kadara mahAjana sabhAe paNa pIchANI hatI ane teone kAyamanuM pramukhapada Apyu hatuM. mahesANA, pATaNa, kherALu vagere thayelI vArSIka sabhAomAM teoe pramukha tarIke uttama sevA bajAvI hatI siddhapuramAM i. sa. 1909mAM A sabhAnI cothI vArSika sabhAnI beThaka thai te vakhate zeTha kATAvALA pramukha tarIke tyAM padhAratAM prajAe dhaNeja umaLakA bhaye satkAra karyA hatA. vepArIoe khAra zaNagAyA hatAM ane dhAmadhumathI heATuM saraghasa kahADIne pramukhane sabhAmarUpamAM laI javAmAM AvyA hatA. rastAmAM sthaLe sthaLe kamAtA ubhI karavAmAM AvI hatI. svAgatanAM kheDeDa ane vividha prakAranAM tAraNAthI sarasvatI kinAre vaselu mahArAjA siddharAjanuM mAnItuM A zahera anupama ane apUrva zeAbhAne dhAraNakarI rahyu` hatu ane sidhdhapuranA rastAemAMthI pasAra thatAM prajA asadhAraNa mAnathI zeThane- pramukhane nIhALatAM hathI chalakAtI hatI. ahIM paNa dhaNuMja vidvatA bharyuM bhASaNa temaNe ApyuM hatuM. dhArmika saMsthAone lagatA nibaMdhamAM Ara. sI. daMtanA samayamAM mahAjana sabhAe prajAne anukuLa pheraphAra karAvyeA hateA tathA 1956 nA duSkALamAM mahesulanI mArI karAvI hatI e paNa zeThanA prayatnane AbhArI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #355 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23 dhArA sabhAnA membara tarIke. I. sa. 187 mAM teo kaDI prAMtamAM lokamatanI teonI taraphanI adhikatAne lIdhe vaDodarA rAjyanI dhArAsabhAmAM membara ( lekhasaleTIva sIlara)tarIke cuMTAyA hatA ane dhArAsabhAmAM paNa dareka mITIMgomAM lAbha laI prajAne avAja vAraMvAra pitAnA hIMmatabharyA savAlamAM raju karyo hato. aMtyajone karI ApavAnI bAbatamAM, inkamaTekSanI hada rU. 1000) nI AvakanI upara laI javAnI bAbatamAM ane bIjA ghaNA agatyanI prajAkIya savAle temaNe sacoTa dalIla sahIta dhArAsabhAmAM mukAyA hatA. pitRbhakti ane nagara bhejana zrImAna zeTha punamacaMdajI jema bIjI badhI bAbatamAM AgaLa vadhelA che tema eka pitRbhakta putra tarIke paNa temanuM eka mahaddakArya bhulI javuM joituM nathI, saM. 1865 (I. sa. 1908) mAM teoe potAnA pitA zrImAna zeTha karamacaMdajInI pAchaLa AkhA pATaNa zaherane eka ja dIvase ( jeTha sudI 6 nA roja ) prItIbhajana ApyuM hatuM. lagabhaga eka lAkha mANasone ane te paNa bhinnabhinna jJAtiomAM vibhakta thayelA nagarane eka ja dIvase bhejana ApavuM e kAMI sAdhAraNa kArya na hatuM. mahInAothI tenI taiyArIo ane vANotaranI doDadhAma cAlI rahI hatI bhAgarajatI vaNIkAdI jJAtio mATe zIrAnI, dALa, caNA, bhAta vagerenI TAMkIo bharavAmAM AvI hatI ane Itara jJAtione potapotAnI anukuLatA pramANe zaheramAM ane zahera bahAra bhojananI vyavasthA karI ApavAmAM AvI hatI. Avo apurva draSya jovAne AsapAsanAM gAmanAM hajAro lokonAM ToLAMo pATaNamAM AvyAM hatAM ane bharacaka vastIthI ubharAtA pATaNanA rastAo kumArapALanA samayanI prajAnI AbAdI-vastIno khyAla ApatA hatA. pATaNane draSya te vakhate ghaNe addabhuta ane Akardhaka banyo hate. bahAragAmathI AvelAM hajAre manuSyane paNa AmaMtraNa karI rokI rAkhavAmAM AvyAM hatAM ane A puNyazALI purUSanA annane svIkAra sarva khuzIthI karatAM hatAM. vaLI A prasaMge arUAI mahesava paNa karavAmAM Avyo hato ane potAnA nivAsasthAnane aneka zaNagAre ane rozanIthI parama ramaNIya banAvavAmAM AvyuM hatu. jainadharmanA siddhAnta pramANe sarva manuSyo prati Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #356 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 324 samAnatA ane sneha darzAvI hIMdu musalamAna sarva komenuM A prakAre Atithya karyuM hatuM. mAMsAhArI komene paNa annAhAranI ujANI ApI eka dIvasa pATaNa zaherane hiMsAthI mukta karyuM hatuM. A eka sAmAnya vareja nahi te paNa dharmanA siddhAMtAnusAra zaheramAM sarva kAmomAM aikya ane baMdhutvanI lahANI karavAnI ghaNAM maheTA kharce ane mahAna parizrame IcchA purNa karI hatI, ane zradhdhA tathA pitRbhaktie A prAcIna padhdhatine sevA mArga temane mATe saraLa karI Apyo hato. zaheramAM smAraka tarIke pAkhI pALavAne dAkhala. A prakAre pitR sevA nimite bajAvelI asAdhAraNa nagarabhakitathI AkhuM zahera tenA tarapha mAnapurvaka AkarSAyuM ane pATaNa nagare paNa zeTha sAhebane apurva mAna ApyuM. sva. zeTha karamacaMdajI koTAvALAne smAraka tarIke AkhA zahere temanI mRtyutithInA dIne dara varSe pAkhI pALavAne TharAva karyo ane daravarSe te tithIe AkhA zaheramAM pAkI pALavAmAM Ave che. A vize zeTha sAhebane pATaNanA samasta zaherIo taraphathI nIce mujaba dAkhalo lakhI ApavAmAM Avyo che. dAkhala. " rAva bahAdura zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALA rahevAzI pATaNa ThekANuM mahAlakSmInA pADAmAMnAne A dAkhale ApavAmAM Ave che ke tame A pATaNa zaheranI tamAma kemane saM. 1865 nA jeTha sudI ja nA roja eka pritibhojana ApavAthI tamAma zahere tamAma nyAta bhAgarajatAvALI tamAre tyAM jamIne, bhaNe nahi khapavAvALI vAtane tema je je nyAne pitAnI khuzIthI ilAyaduM jamavAnuM hatuM temane tame sIdhAM ApI sarve kAmane prItibhojana tame ApyuM. hA banAva lagabhaga bahe traNaseMhe varSamAM banyo hoya ema jaNAtuM nathI tethI A zaheranI hIMdu tathA musalamAna keme uparanI tArIkhe pATe AvI ekatra vicAra karI TharAva karyo ke A zahera jakhyuM hatuM evI yAdagIrI rahevA mATe tArIkha pALavI tevo nizcaya TharAva karyA pachI sarvAnumate tamArA pitAzrI devagata thayAnI tArIkha pALavA sarvAnumate TharAva thavAthI TharAvavAmAM AvyuM che ke ke jeTha vadI 11 nI pAkI A zaheranI tamAma kAma sAla dara sAla Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #357 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 325 pALyA karaze. hAvo banAva kaIvakhate banela nathI ne tame pahela vaheluM A eka meTuM TANuM karavAthI A pramANe karavAmAM AvyuM che te jANavuM tA. juna. sa. 1908 mItI jeTha vadI 11 AjathI pAkhI pALI amala zarU. (sahI) (sahI) sAkha cunIlAla maganalA zeTha popaTalAla hemacaMda sahI da: pitAnA, sahI da: khuda vizanavanA zeTha, nagarazeTha. duSkALamAM annagraha ane guptadAne. (saMvata 1856) chappananA duSkALa vakhate temaNe hajAro duHkhI ane bhUkhyAM pIDita garIba janene annagRha kholI Azraya Apyo hato temaja saM. 1867 ne duSkALa vakhate paNa temaNe kaDI prAMta subA me. . rA. khAsarAva jAdhava sAhebanA haste khulluM mukavAnI kriyA karAvI annagraha khulluM mukI garIbone Azraya Apyo hato. jenone madada ApavA mATe eka peTImAM chupI arajIo levAmAM AvatI ane annagRhamAM De. koThArIne nImI davAo ane ArogyanI saghaLI vyavasthA karavAmAM AvI hatI. ane saMvata 1861 mAM paNa sastuM anAja khoTa khAIne be paise zera ke je vakhate bhAva ghaNuM uMcA hatA. vecavAnI dharmAdA dukAna ughADIne garIbone madada karI hatI. dareka duSkALAmAM garIbone A prakAre madada karavA uparAMta madhyamavarganAM AbarUdAra paNa aMdarakhAnethI duHkhI kuTuMbane guptadAna ApIne dayALa hAtha garIbonI sahAya mATe khullo rAkhyo hate. hajAro rUpIAnI deNagI temaNe AvA paropakAromAM karI che ane emanA audArya tathA dayAne mATe garIba varga temanA tarapha pitA jevI pUjya lAgaNI dharAve che. savabahAduranI paki. AvAM AvAM pAramArthika kAryonI ane janasevAnI kadara karIne zrImaMta vaDedarA nareze teone "rAvabahAduranI padi" arpaNa karelI "che. (te vakhate dezI rAjakartAone "savabahAdura" nI paddhi ApavAne pratibaMdha na hato). Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #358 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 326 * * nezanala koMgresanA DelIgeTene ivaniMga pArTI. . sa1803 (saM. 1858) mAM amadAvAda zaheramAM bharAyelI nezanala koMgresanA DeligeTone paNa teoe bhAre dhAmadhumathI ivanIMga pArTI ApI hatI. loka sevA, mahAjana sevA ane dharmanI sevAnI sAthe teo rASTra sevAne paNa bhulyA nathI; ane A tenuM draSTAMta che. potAnI pavitra bhUmi pATaNa nagarIne AgaLa paDavAne teoe yazasvI prayane karyA che ane kare che. vaDodarA nareza zrImaMta mahArAjA sAheba sayAjIrAva gAyakavADane DInarapATI. I. sa. 1815 nA jAnevArI mahInAnI 21 mI tArIkhe vaDodarA nareza zrImaMta sayAjIrAva gAyakavADane moTI dhAmadhumathI teo sAhebe Dinara pArTI ApI hatI. bagavADA daravAjA bahAranA pitAnA baMgalAne ane bAgane te vakhate aneka rIte temaNe zaNagAravAmAM ane zrImaMta mahArAjA sAheba mATe bhojana vyavasthA karavAmAM hajAro rUpIAne kharca kIdho hate. hajAro dipakothI prakAzIta pitAnA udhAnamAM sthaLe sthaLe manamehaka ane AkarSaka vastuo goThavI hatI. zAmIyAnA ubhA karyA hatA. zrImaMtanI sAthe zaheranA AgevAno ane amaladArone paNa notaryA hatA temaja pArTInI sAthe saMgItanI, jAdunA khelonI, AtasabAjI ane evI ghaNI goThavaNa karavAmAM AvI hatI. zrImaMta mahArAjA sAheba paNa potAnA rAjavI pozAkamAM sajja thaI smIta vadane zeThanA sadane padhAryA hatA ane zrImata svArIno ThATha tathA koTAvALA zeThanI rozanI vagere jovAne hajAre bhANasonI ThaTha baMgalAnI cAre bAjue jAmI gaI hatI. premanA bhUkhyA bhupALe rAjabhaktithI ane amIrIthI chalakAtA zeTha punamacaMdajIne tyAM lagabhaga be kalAka AnaMdamAM vyatita ryA hatA ane pAnasepArI Adi sarva prakAre satkAra suvarNAsana para virAjI zrImate svikAryA pachI zeThasAhebe gadagadItakaMThe zrI. mahArAjA sAhebane upakAra pradarzIta karatAM lAgaNI bharyA zabdomAM rAjabhakti utArI hatI. gurjarezvare paNa gujarAtanI prAcIna pATanagarI pATaNane AMgaNe AvuM uttama Atithya karavA mATe prema bharyA zabadathI zeThane dhanyavAda ApyA hatA. ane zeThajInA zabadone sAnaMda Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #359 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 327 jhIlyA hatA. tA. 25mI jAnyuArInA rAja zeTha sAheba taraphathI zrImaMta mahArAjA sAhebane pAzAkanA najarANA karavAmAM AvyA hatA. zrImata peAtAnA rAjyamAM bIje naMbare gaNAtA pATaNa zaheramAM AvA rAjabhakta ane amIra khavAsanA zeThane vasatA joi pATaNane mATe magarUrI dharAve che ane zeTha kATAvALA taraph ghaNI prIti dharAve che. rAjgyA sAthenA saMbadha rAdhanapura, pAlaNapura, bhAvanagara, keTAM, jhAlAvADa ( rAjaputAnA ) vigerenA rAjA mahArAjA temaja keTalAka rAjadvArI mahApurUSo sAthe teo sArA saMbaMdha dharAve che ane upara jaNAvelAM rAjyAmAM tenI eThaka bhAi, eTA ane umarAve! saradAreAnI sAthe thAya che. temaja lagnAdi praMsage sirapAvanI Apa le thAya che tenI sAthe mitrAcArI bharele patra vyavahAra paNa cAle che ke je utAravAnI ame jarUra dhAratA nathI. mahAtsavanA mahInA ane lhANI sa'. 1966 (I.sa. 1911) mAM teoe vizA zrImALInI nyAtamAM dazazera vajananI pittaLanI kArDionI lhANI karI hatI. A lhANI bIjI lhANIonI mAphaka phakata lhANIja na hatI paraMtu te dhArmi ka unnati-prabhu bhakitanA uddeza saha karavAmAM AvI hatI. dareka mahellAomAM, deherAsaramAMpujA racAvavAmAM AvatI, mhATAM daherAMomAM pujA bhaNAvavAmAM AvatI, ane sAMjhanA AratI, gAyana prabhubhaktinAM ane beThaka vagere sAthe strIonAM mAMgalika gItA tathA prabhAvanA vagere paNa lhANInI sAthe sAthe thatAM. AvI rIte lagabhaga mahInA sudhI bhinnabhinna mahAllAomAM lhANInI vhecaNI ane mahAtsavA cAlyA hatA. dareka maheAllAvALAo paNa zeThajInA mAnamAM pAnasopArI, puSpahAra, pATI vagerethI satkAra karatA hatA. AvA prakAranI lhANI apUja gaNAya. kAraNake tethI karIne baMdhubhAvanI sAthe dhA lAbha paNa thAya ane dravyanA sadupayoga thAya. A prakAranI lhANI atyAra sudhI thayelI jaNAtI nathI. mAnapatrA. zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kATAvALAe aneka rIte zaheranI prAMtanI, dezanI rAjyanI ane jaina kAmanI sevAe majAvI che ane tene late Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #360 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 328 pATaNanI judI judI saMsthAo taraphathI teone mAnapatre ghaNuM dhAmadhuma vALA prajAkiya samAraMbha vacce ApavAmAM AvyAM che. tenI nakalo A sAthe joDavI anukuLa ane upayogI thaI paDaze. mAnapatra. (1) maherabAna re. bA. zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALA. mu. pATaNa, " mAnavaMtA sAheba, Aje ame pATaNanuM samasta mahAjana Apa sAhebanI kaDI prAntanI raiyatanA sabhAsada tarIke dhArAsabhAmAM je nImaNuMka thaI che te mATe Apane aMtaHkaraNanI mubArakabAdI ApavAnI A taka laIe chIe. gAyakavADI rAjyamAM dhArAsabhA A pahelI ja che, ne temAM A zaheranA vatanI tarIke Apa sAheba pahelAja membara hovAthI amo pATaNavAsIo A mAna amone maLyA barAbara hamajIe chIe. " ApanI dhArAsabhAmAM nimaka karI sarakAra vadhumAM vadhu je bhAna Apane ApI zakatI hatI te ApyuM che. ane tethI zrImaMta mahArAjAsAhebano A take AbhAra mAnIe chIe. " ApanuM kuTuMba sakhAvatone mATe nAmIcuM che ane te kuTuMbamAM Apa AzA ApanArA suputra hovAthI ame ApanA hAthe ghaNuM sArAM kA thavAnI AzA rAkhIe chIe. " Apa zrImaMta chatAM paNa garIbenAM duche. jANavA jIjJAsA dharAvI te dura karavA prayatno kare che; ane ApanI tevI lAgaNIne lIdheja kaDI prAMta mahAjana sabhAnA pramukhano jokhama bhale odhe Ape svIkAryo che. e vAta ame sArI peThe jANIe chIe. - " nyAtanA, saMghanA, mahAjananA vagere hareka kAryamAM jyAre paNa amane ApanA kuTuMbanI ke ApanI madada tathA salAhanI jarUra paDI haze tyAre te amone maLatI rahI che ne saM. 1956 nA bhayaMkara duSkALanA vakhatamAM duSkALIyA mATe anAja ApavAnI goThavaNa karI ApanA vaDIlo tathA Ape je madada karelI te amo kadI paNa bhulI javAnA nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 329 ApanA marahuma pitAzrI karamacaMdajI tathA vaDIla badhu koDIlAlajInA mathI amene je khATa gai che te purAvAnI nathI te paNa amene AzA tathA khAtrI che ke ApazrI paNa hemameja pagale cAlanArA che. eTale paDelI kheATa kAMika aMze purAelI jovAne ame bhAgyazALI thazuM. " ApanA jevA gRhasthanI dhArAsabhAmAM nimaNAka thavAthI amA ApanA kuTumbanI tathA ApanI kArakIdI taraph vicAra karI mhoTI mhoTI AzAe bAMdhIe te ame dhArIe chIe ke hemAM ameA bahu kheATA nathI. vaLI aMtyaja leAkAne sarakArI hareka khAtAmAM lAyakI pramANe karI ApavA hAla tajavIja cAle che ne tethI ApaNI tamAma raiyatamAM je vasavasA utpanna thaye che te kAMi ApanA jANavA bahAra nathI. te Apatu paheluM kartavyU jo kAMi paNa hAya tA te A ubhA thayelA vasavase| dura karAvavA zrImaMta mahArAjA sAhebane kAne vyAjabI tathA kharI hakIkata nAkhavAnuM che ema amhArUM mAnavu che. vaLI ame vadhAre ema paNa mAnIe chIe ke, ApanA jevA raiyatanA AgevAna, zrImAna me bhAvALA gRhasthanu kahevu sarakAra upara jarUra asara karaze ja. " chevaTe Apa dirghAyuSI thai ApanA hAthe bhaviSyamAM ghaNAM sukRtyA thAo ema IcchI zrImaMta mahArAjA sAhebe ApanI karelI nImaNeAkanA saMbaMdhamAM pharIthI hemane AbhAra mAnIe chIe. te sAthe Ape amhArUM mAnapatra svIkAyu mATe ApanA upakAra mAnavAnI rajA laie chIe. bhAti phrAgaNa vadI 5 vAra ravi 1964. tathAstu (sahI) zeTha pApaDhalAla hemacaMda saI 6: khuda nagarazeTha. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 330 - mAnapatra, ( 2 ) zeThajI sAheba rA. rA. zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALA, mu. pATaNa mAnavaMtA sAheba !" Apa zrI gAyakavADI rAjyanI dhArAsabhAmAM kaDI prAMta taraphathI raiyatanA pratinidhi tarIke nImAyA te zubha prasaMga mATe ame zrImad hemacaMdrAcArya sabhA (pATaNa) nA membare Apane aMtaHkaraNanI mubAraka ApavAnI A taka laIe chIe. gAyakavADI rAjyamAM dhArAsabhA e nave ane pahelo ja prasaMga che, ne eka jaina gRhastha tarIke ApazrI pahelAja tathA ekalAja membara tarIke phatehamaMda thayelA hovAthI ApasAhebane A maLeluM mAna tamAma jaina komane maLyA samAna samajIe chIe. " Apa sAhebanI dhArAsabhAnA membara tarIkenI nImaNuMka karavAmAM zrImaMta mahArAja sAhebe uMcAmAM uMcuM je mAna ApI zakAya te Apane ApyuM che ema amo mAnIe chIe. ne tethI A take zrImaMta mahArAjA sAhebane te mATe upakAra mAnavAnI khAsa ame jarUra joie chIe. che kaDI prAMta mahAjana sabhAnA pramukha tarIke Apa sAhebe je svataMtratA batAvI che ane tethI je kIrti meLavI che te jotAM dhArAsabhAmAM hAlane samaye ApanI nImaNuMka amone jarUra AvakAradAyaka thaI paDaze. kAraNake ame khAtrI dharAvIe chIe ke aMtyaja lekone lAyakI pramANe sarakArI hareka khAtAmAM ja ApavA zrImaMta mahArAjA sAhebane je vicAra che te bAbatamAM raiyatanA pratinidhI tarIke amAro avAja zrImaMtanA kAne Apa jarUra nAkhaze ne te vicAra baMdha rakhAvavA bane to prayatna karaze. " Apa garbhazrImaMta chatAMe keLavAyelA che ne vakhato vakhata pitAnA jAtibhAionAM hita karavAnA kAmamAM utsAha pUrvaka bhAga jo cho Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #363 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 331 vaLI A sabhAnA paNa zarUthI membara che ne tethI ApanA jevA sabhAsada amArI saMsthA dharAve che te mATe ame kharA magarUra chIe. . . " chevaTe Apa sAhebane jaNAvavAnI rajA laIe chIe ke ApanA hAthe banI zakatA tamAma ilAje laI raiyatamAM ubho thayelo vasavaso dura karAvavA Apa ApanAthI banatuM karI ApanuM kuTuMba ke je hamezAM sArAM kAma karyAne mATe jANItuM che hemanI zobhAmAM era vadhAre karazo ne zAsana devatA Apane kAryamAM phateha Ape evuM mAgI Apane cuMTI kahADavA mATe kaDI prAMtanI cuMTaNI karanArAone upakAra mAnavAnI taka laIe chIe. " amArI saMsthAnI mAgaNuM kabula rAkhI Aje Ape ane amArI lAgaNuM batAvavAnI taka ApI amAruM mAnapatra svIkAryuM te mATe ame ApanA AbhArI chIe. - mItI phAgaNa vada 5 ravI saMvata 1864. (sahI). herUbhAI DAhyAbhAI vakIla sekreTarI zA. hAlAbhAI maganacaMda de laheracaMda pramukha mAnapatra. me. rA. rA. mAnavaMtA zrIyuta svajJAti badhu koTAvALA zeTha zrI karamacaMda metIcaMdanA suputra zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda. "sujJa ane mAnavatA mahAzaya " Apa pratye ame pATaNanA vizAzrImALI vaNika ApanA svajJAti baMdhuo Apane mAnapurvaka jaNAvavAnI rajA laIe chIe ke - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 332 ApanuM kuLadipaka kuTuMba ApaNI jJAtimAM je mAna bhagave che. te khAte amane atizaya AnaMda ane saMtoSa thAya che. "dharmanAM kAryomAM sadA Apa AgaLa paDato bhAga lyo . dharmakAryane uttejana mATe meTA meTA yAtrAnA saMghe kahADI lagabhaga savA lAkha rUpIA jeTalI moTI rakama kharcA pATaNanA jaina baMdhuone dharmane raste deravAmAM mahAna kartavya Ape karyA che. pAlItANuM ApaNuM dharmanuM moTuM sthAna che, tenA upara ApanA vaDIloe daherUM baMdhAvyuM che ane Ape cAlIza hajArano kharca karI yAtrALuonA AzrayasthAnanA sukhane mATe dharmazALA baMdhAvI utama kArya karyuM che. " pATaNamAM thamaNAnI dharmazALA paMcAsara pAse trIsa cALIza hajAra rUpIA kharca karI baMdhAvI ane AvatA yAtrALuone uttama prakAranI sagavaDa paNa karI ApI che jethI puNya-kAryane meTI madada thaI che. chappananA bhayaMkara duSkALamAM annagraha kahADI ghaNI lAMbI mudata sudhI nIrAdhAra lokone nibhAva karavAmAM zumAre vIza pacIsa hajAra jeTalI meTI rakama udAra dIlathI kharcA jaina dharmane jIvaupara dayA rAkhavI e mukhya mudo uttama prakAre jALavI jaina baMdhuo ane pATaNa zaherane ApanA AbhAra nIce mukyAM che; pATaNanA jaina bhaMDAranAM pustakone jIrNoddhAra karavAmAM rUpIA be hajAra ApI vidyA pratyenI pUjya lAgaNuM batAvI ApI che vagere aneka yazasvI kA tarapha ApanI gRhasthAI pramANe vata gRhasthonAM uttama lakSaNa Ape batAvyAM che. jenA mATe ame aMtaHkaraNa pUrvaka saMtoSa pradarzIta karIe chIe. ApaNI bhAtabhUminA kalyANArthe amadAvAdamAM bharAyelI nezanala koMgresamAM pratinidhione IvanIMgapArTI ApI dezanI uttama sevA bajAvI ApaNI jaina komane oLakhAvI che, temaja muMbai nagarImAM jaina kanpha ransa vakhate jaina baMdhuone ApelA mAnathI ane ApanA prayAsathI pATaNanI zobhAmAM vadhAre thA che jene mATe ame Apane atyaMta AbhAra mAnIe chIe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 333 kr A mAMgaLIka prasaMge Apa sadagRhasthAne vizeSa jaNAvavAnI rajA laIe chIe ke A zaheranI ApaNI kAma vidyAabhyAsamAM AgaLa paDatA bhAga lai zake tevI koi yeAjanA ApanA taraphathI thavI ati jarUranI che temaja dharmanAM kRtya tarapha Aja sudhI jevI najara ApanI rahelI che tevI haMmezA raheze evI AzA che. k ApanA jevA udAra, nitijJa ane dhanISTha saddagRhasthane mATe ame jJAti baMdhu jeTalA magarUra thaie teTaluM enDru che ane tethI Apane avicaLa yaza IcchI Apanu mAnavaMtuM kuTuMba Apane pagale ahenIza cAlI satyakRtyomAM joDAya evI jagataniyaMtA prabhu pratye prArthanA karIe chIe. " A ApaNI vizA zrImALI vANika jJAti samAja taraphathI mAnapatra Apane aNu karavAmAM Ave che te svIkAravAnI kRpA karI ApanA jJAtibaMdhuone upakArI karaze evI AzA che. eja vinaMti mAti mAtra kRSNapakSa 7 sAmavAra sa Mvata 1967 tA. 8 mAhe phebruvArI sane 1904 66 (sahI. ) lI Apane magaLacaMda uttamacaMda nagarazeTha samasta vi. zrImALI jJAti taraphathI. cArUpanA adhA patAvanAra pharALa lavAda tarIke. saM. 1973 mAM pATaNa khAte jene ane smAte vacce cArUpa tine lagatA mahAna vaimanasyane jhadhaDe ubhA thayAnI vAta jagajAhera che. cArUpamAM zrI zAmaLAjI pAnAthanuM devAlaya ghaNuM prAcina che. temAM ekaja pavAsaNu upara smAnA zaMkara, gaNapati devi, vagere deve paNa hatA. keTalAka jaina baMdhuoe tenuM utthApana karavAthI ramA ane jaine vacce ke mAM jhadhaDA cAlI banne pakSanA hajArA rUpIyAnI arabAdI thai hatI, pATaNanI kA mAM jaineAnI hAra thaI utthApana karanArane AreApI gaNI daMDa karavAmAM AvyeA hateA paraMtu mahesANuAnI apIla kA mAM utthA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #366 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 334 pananuM kArya zuddhabuddhithI kareluM gaNIne zikSA rada karavAmAM AvI hatI. jhaghaDe ATalethI ja aTake nahato, paraMtu smAe vaDedarA hAIkorTamAM apIla neMdhavI hatI ane hajurasIla te bAkI ja hatI. Ama korTanA jhaghaDAmAM banne pakSanA vakhata ane paisAne puSkaLa bhega apAyA karato hato. ane kusaMpa vadhI gayuM hatuM ke je bhAratanI paDatInuM cinha gaNAya. mahesANA zesana korTamAM jainoe karelI apIlamAM pATaNanI korTane TharAva rada karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM paNa A jItathI te mAtra AropIone Aropamukta, "zuddhibuddhi" nI dalIlathI kSikSAmukta kIdhA hatA paraMtu zaMkara gaNapati vagere smArTonA devone punaH eja sthaLe besADavAnI vAta te ubhI ja rahI hatI ane tethI smArlone paga jeramAM hatuM. jenee smArlonI murtIone pharIthI pavAsaNa para pratiSThita karavAne khuzI na hatA. temaja smAryo tyAMthI khaseDavAne khuzI na hatA. A takarArI bAbatane nyAya keTathI nIkaLe tema na hatuM kAraNa ke haju e prazna ja ubho thayo na hato. ane e praznane mATe vaLI karmonAM bAraNAM zedhavAM paDe tema hatuM. ane tema karavAmAM jhaghaDe varSo sudhI laMbAvA saMbhava hate. AvI sthiti vacce banne komee paraspara hamajI lavAda dvArA nyAya meLavavAnI IcchA kIdhI. pratiSThita tathA pramANika purUSa tarIke bane komoe zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvALAnI pasaMdagI kIdhI. lavAdanAmA upara baMne pakSanA AgevAnoe sahIo karI zeThane lavAda nImyA ane lavAda tarIke zrImAna zeTha sAhebe dIrgha draSTithI vicAra karI, cArUpa jaI tyAMnI vastu sthitine vicAra karI, temaja pharIthI ubhaya kema vacce kaleza na rahevA pAme tene vicAra karI, lavAda tarIkenuM kartavya pUrNa kIdhuM-cArUpanI takarArane chelle nirNaya temaNe lakhIne banne pakSane ekaThA karI te vAMcI batAvyo. jene taraphathI zrImAn nagarazeTha pipaTalAla hemacaMde ane mArko taraphathI zrImAna cunIlAla maganalAla vaiSNavanA zeThe puSpahAra vaDe zeThane satkAra kIdhe. evorDa apAyA pachI ghaNuM vidhAna muni mahArAje temaja jANItA jaina AgevAna ane dhArA zAstrIoe e ghaNaja uttama lakhAve che evA prakAranA abhiprA paNa ApyA hatA; paNa pATaNanA saMdhamAM keTalAka gerasamajane lIdhe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #367 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 335 khaLabhaLATa thavAthI chevaTe muMbainA sa Mghe evArDa para sArA jaina vidyAna ane dhArAzAstrInI salAha levAne kamITI nImI hatI ane kamITIe dhArAzAstrI zeThe makanajI juDAbhAInI salAha lai evArDa vAMdhA vagaranA hevAnA peAtAne abhiprAya saMdhane jAhera karyo hateA. kAzamiranA pravAsa zeTha punamacaMdrajI pravAsanA paNa ghaNA zAkha dharAve che, sImalA, dArjIlIMga vIgere havAkhAvAnAM mathaka upara te ghaNIkharI udghALAnI rUtumAM jai AvyA che eTaluMja nahi paNa bhAratavarSanA suMdara bagIcA athavA tA kudaratanI kharekharI yuvAnI jayAM khIlI che te dezanA parama aizvaryavAna kAzmiramAM paNa temaNe pravAsa karyo che, phakta havAkhAvAnA uddezathIja nahi paNa vyApArika ane aitihAsika draSTithIe te dezanuM temaNe nirakSaNa kareluM che, saMvata 1970 nA zrAvaNa vada 10 me temaNe kAzmira taraph pravAsanA AraMbha kIdhA hatA sAthe zrImati hIrAlakSmI ( temanAM dhama patni ) nathA mIjI paNa maMDaLI ane teAkara cAkarA hatA. rAvaLapIMDI ane marIhIla thaI teo zrInagara jai pahoMcyA hatA. zrInagaramAM veTaravarkasa bahu jovA jevu che. pANImAMthI vijaLIka zakita pedA thai zrInagaramAM reAzanI (lAiTa) vIgere apAya che eTaluM ja nahi paNa te vIjaLIka baLathI mIla paNa calAvavAmAM Ave te sArI pedAza thavAne saMbhava che; paNa tyAM relve na hAvAthI keTalIka mazInarI lai javAnI agavaDA paNa che. zrInagaramAM teoe kAzmiranA mahArAjAnI mulAkAta lIdhI hatI. kAryAzmara mahArAjAne vanaspati raMganA hIrA joitA hatA te viSayamAM ghaNI vAtacita thai hatI. te vakhate nivAsa sTImaramAMja rAkhyA hatA, paraMtu kAzmira narezanA e. DI. sI, paMDita ratananAtha kAlanA mahemAna ( gesTa ) tarIke tenA mitra hAvAthI rahyA hatA. divAnasAheba zrImAna amaranAthajI tathA prAiveTa sekreTarI zrImAna badrInAthajI vIgerenI mulAkAta paNa lIdhI hatI zrInagarathI te amaranAtha gayA hatA. zrInagarathI amaranAthanI 2karI sudhI javAne zarUAtamAM vIseka mAila hAusameTamAM jaLapravAsa karI salAmAbAda javuM paDe che, ane raratAmAM be dIvasa lAge che, paraMtu kezaranAM khetare| rastAmAM AvatAM hAvAthI bahu ramaNiya lAge che, zeTha sAhebe A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #368 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 336 khetarAnu vyApArika draSTie avalokana karavAne hAusameTa tyAM cAra kalAka ubhI rAkhI hatI ane tyAMnI mATI tathA kesaranAM muLIyAM tyAMthI sAthe lIdhAM hatAM. A muLIyAM tathA mATI temaNe pATaNa mokalI ApyAM hatAM ane pATamAM prayoga karatAM te ugI nIkaLyAM hatAM. tyAMnI mATI ahInI mATImAM mizra karI vAvetara karavAmAM Ave te paNa ugI zake che paraMtu tene tApa vizeSa * na lAge te mATe khAsa lakSa rAkhavuM joie che A dezamAM A prayoga ajamAvavA jevA che ane saphaLa thAya te hajArA rUpIAnI pedAza thAya tema che. isalAmAbAda paheAMcyA pachI tee azvasvArI para pAlagAma gayA hatA. pAlaigAma jatAM rastAmAM eka gAma + + x Ave che ane tyAM paDAe dhaNA hAya che te ThekANe eka jaina maMdIra dhaNu khaMDIyera sthitimAM jovAmAM AvyuM hatuM tapAsa karatAM te bAvana jInAlayA (daherIyA ) hatAM ema jaNAyu hatu ane khArIkIthI tenuM avalokana karatAM te dhaNu' prAcIna jainamadIra lAgatu hatu. zeTha sAheba tenuM avalokana karavAne e kalAka sudhI rokAyA hatA. A gAmamAM eka prAcIna guDhDhA che te bAra gAu lAMbI hovAnI lokekita che tenI aMdara jai zakAya che paNa dura sudhI javAnI hImata cAlatI nathI. pAlagAma amaranAthanI talATimAM AveluM che, ane tyAMthI amaranAtha mahAdevanuM devAlaya lagabhaga aDhAra hajAra kriTa UMce che. zrAvaNa suda paDavAthI purNimA TapakavAthI tene baraph zivalIMgAkAra badhAi gaNapati, pAtI vIgere AkRtie paNa sudhImAM yAMthI kuti pANi jAya che. eTaluMja nahi paNa kudrutathIja banI jAya che. + + + + + zeTha sAhebe A sarva sthaLAmAM patharAyalI kudaratanI zAbhAnuM sArU avalAkana karyuM hatuM, ane temanA pravAsane A saMkSipta nRttAMta temanI sAthe gayelA eka gRhastha dvArA amane maLyuM che. sAcA gujarAtI ane zaherI zeTha kATAvALA eka zaherI tarIke, eka jaina AgevAna tarIke, ane eka sAcA gujarAtI tarIke mAnanIya purUSa che ema kahyA vagara cAlatu nathI. dhaNAe gujarAtIe evA jovAmAM Ave che ke jeee paradeza vasIne pachI svadezamAM AvatAMye tyAM paradezI pozAka aMgIkRta karyAM hAya che. keTalAka te mahArASTrI ane bIjI pAdhaDIeja nahi paNa kuTuMba Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #369 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 37 bhASA tarike gharamAMthI gujarAtIne tilAMjali ApI anya prAMtika bhASAne gharamAM upayoga karatA ApaNA jovAmAM Ave che ane gujarAtImAM vAta karatAM teone viTaMbaNuM thaI paDe che. paraMtu zeTha koTAvALAe gujarAtI pAghaDI ane gujarAtI bhASA gujarAta bahAra paNa jALavI rAkhyAM che, e kaMI gujarAtanuM ochuM abhimAna nathI. vaLI gujarAtI lekhaka tarapha paNa teo sAcA hRdayane pyAra dharAve che ane sanmAna kare che. eka zaherI tarIke paNa teo pATaNanI saghaLI pravRttiomAM dravyano ane samayane vAraMvAra bhoga Ape che. bAlAbhAI kalabanA teo rUA. 1000) ApI peTana thayelA che temaja "jainadharma prasAraka-sabhA"-bhAvanagara, AtmAnaMda sabhA-bhAvanagara, zrImadda hemacaMdrAcArya sabhA-pATaNa vagere saMsthAonA lAipha membara che tathA ghaNuM saMsthAone teo madada karatA rahyA che. A * tathA pATaNa jaina maMDaLamAM rU. 1001 ApI teo peTana thayA che, uparAMta zrI pATaNa jainamaMDaLa beDaga hAusanA sthAyi phaMDamAM rU. 3501) nI sauthI moTI rakama bharI che. vaLI pATaNanA pAMjarApoLanA phaMDamA paNa rU. 12101) nI rakama zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda koTAvAlAe bharI che. samApta Sjhara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #370 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #371 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - hahahaha49999999999 jIru mAna patra. >> zrImAna zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMdajI kaTAvALA nivAsasthaLa, pATaNa. samasta gujarAtamAM ghASaNa karanArI rAjasabhAomAM, samasta bhAratavarSamAM vijayadhvaja pharakAvanArI dharmasabhAomAM ane sRSTisamastanA dezomAM vyApAranI yazaduMdubhI vagADanAra mahAjananI mahAsabhAomAM je sthaLe ApaNA pUrvajoe rAjyamAnya ane lokamAnya purUSa tarIke bhAga lIdhe che teja sthaLe gujarAtanA prAcina pATanagara pATaNamAM te pUrva jenA pagale cAlanAra temanAM saMtAne ame pATaNanA sarva zaherIo ApazrInA sadUguNa, saMskRta ane samAjasevA tarapha amArI hArdika sahAnubhUti ane sanmAna prakaTa karI praphulla thaIe chIe, sthaLamahimA haju lupta thayuM nathI, musaddI pUrvajoe aNahilanI yAdagIrI arthe vasAvelA A prasiddha nagaramAM hajue rAjasabhAmAM virAjanArA ane rAjakulatilaka guja rezvarane pratApi pagalAM jemane tyAM thAya che evA purUSe Aja paNa vase che ema pATaNanA zaherIo aitihAsika vAto karatAM koIne abhimAnathI kahe to ApanuM nAma prastAvanAmAM ja kahevuM paDe tema che; kAraNa ke - kaDIprAMta mahAjanasabhAnA pramukha tarIke jemAM prathama Apa ja svIkArAyA hatA tema vaDodarA rAjyanI dhArAsabhAmAM paNa kaDI prAMta taraphathI prathama Apaja virAjyA hatA ane zrImaMta sayAjIrAva mahArAjA sAhebanA padaspa thI pavitra thayelI raja ApanA baMgalAnI AsapAsa smaraNiya rIte patharAI che. vartamAnamAM ApanA mATe A amArI magarUrI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #372 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' dhArmikavRti ApanA vaDIloe ane Ape paNa uttama rIte dhAraNa karelI che. zrI zetruMjayamAM chanAlaya racAvI, zrI pAlItANumAM tathA pATaNamAM dharmazALAo baMdhAvI tathA bhAratanI pavitra yAtrAonAM saMghe kahADIne ane aThThAI mahetsa, svAmivAsalyo, ujamaNuo tathA aneka utsave karIne Ape paramapuNya prApta karyuM che. vaLI ethI jainakonpharansa tathA jJAnabhanidhi pradarzananA bhavya samAraMbha karI zaherIone apUrva lAbha Apyo cheH ApanI A sarva sajjanatA ja nahi paNa dharma priyatA che. ApanuM audArya paNa amArA hadayamAM parama zAMti utpanna kare che. jenabaMdhuo hastaka cAlatI saMsthAo, pustakAlaya, pAThazALAo, chAtrAlaya (borDIMga) vagerenAM phaDamAM Ape sArI sArI rakamo bharI che, pATaNa pAMjarApoLanA phaMDamAM hamaNAM ja Ape eka nAdara rakama sAdara bheTa karI che eTaluM ja nahi paNa saM 1956-1968 nA duSkALamAM Ape, calAvelAM annagRha ane sastA anAjanI dukAna temaja anya sArvajanika saMsthAomAM Ape darzAvelI udAratA samasta janasamAjanA hItanI ApanI pravRti prasidhdha kare che. ApanA pitAzrInA yazasvI smarNArthe karelA samasta nagaranA prItibhejanamAM paNa Apane eja sidhdhAMta hatA ane te mATe sarva zaherIoe yAdagIrI arthe te tithie hameza mATe dara varSe pAkhI pALavAnuM TharAvI Apane moTuM mAna ApeluM che. bhartuharinA "niHstu nIti nipuLAdri vAtuvantA :samavishtigcchtivaa yatheSTam / adyaivavA maraNamastu yugAMtarevA, nyaayaasva:vizvatiyaMta dhIrAH che e loka pramANe ApanAmAM nyAya parAyaNatAne ame sAkSAta anubhava karyo che. seMkaDe varSathI sAthe rahetI, uMcA siddhAMta ane uMcA sadAcAra vALI, ekaja zarIranA be hAtha jevI pATaNanI (jaina ane smArta ) be mahAna kememAM bhAvikAbalyathI je vaimanasya thavA pAmyuM hatuM ane tenAM je kahuphaLa cAkhavAM paData tenuM muLa dura karavAmAM Ape nyAyanipuNatA dAkhavIne cArUpa saMbaMdhI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #373 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lavAda tarIke utama samAdhAna karI saMpa ane zAMtinI zreSThabhAvanA jAgRta karI che Apane A purUSArtha zaherIone ArzivAda samAna thaI paDaze. AvAM aneka yazasvI kAryo, prazaMzaniya guNe ane amArA uparanA atyaMta premathI AkarSAIne ame pATaNanA samasta zaherIo taraphathI amArA hadayanI AziSa ane sahAnubhutithI bharapura A mAnapatra ApanA karakamalamAM samarpavA rajA laIe chIe astu lI. ame chIe (sahI) zeTha popaTalAla hemacaMda saI daH khuda nagara zeTha (sahI) zA. cunIlAla maganalAlanI saI viSNavanA zeTha (sahI) A. nAnAlAla gIrajAzaMkaranI sai cArAzI nAtanA zeTha svIkAravuM bhASaNa nAmadAra dIvAna sAheba (sI. AI. I. ) ane nAgarika baMdhuo! . varSArUtunA AlhAdaka samaye pulakti thayelA pATaNa nagaramAM nA dIvAna sAheba manubhAInI padharAmaNuM thavAthI nAgarikonA AnaMdamAM apUrva vRddhi thaI che. meherabAna manubhAI sAheba te guja. rAtanA chellA rAjA karaNaghelAnI kArakIrdI lakhanAra sAkSarazrI naMdazaMkarabhAInA putra hAI eja gujarAtanA pradhAna tarIke Aje pATa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAM pahelAghelA ja padhAryA che e javAne emanA pitAzrI haiyAta heta te Aje emanA AnandanI sImA ja na rahI hatI paNa emanA AtmAnI AziSa pATaNamAM nagarajananA harSadvArA Aje sAkSAtkAra karatI jaNAya che. AvA AnandanA prasaMganI eka yAdagIrI amara akSaroe AlekhIne zaherIonI hArA kuTuMba uparanI pratibhAvanAe Aja mAnapatranuM murtaravarUpa dhAraNa karyuM hoya ema mane lAge che. eka * mAnapatra pATaNanA nAgarIkonA meLAvaDAmAM vaDodarAnA nA dIvAna sAhebanA haste enAyata thavAnI kriyAnA ehavAle tA. 8 mI ogasTa 1818 nA prajAmItramAM, tA. 7 mI ogasTa 1818 nA sAMjha vartamAnamAM, tA. 5 mI ogasTa 1818 nA muMbAI samAcAramAM, tA. 7 mI ogasTa 1818 nA sayAjI vijayamAM tathA tA. 10 mI ogasTa nA " jena" mAM prakaTa thayA hatA temAM thI eka be peparanA utArA atre mukavAmAM AvyA che. prajAmItra ane pArasI zanivAra tA. 8 mI ogasTa 1818.. nAmadAra dIvAnanI pATaNamAM padharAmaNI. Dinara pArTI. bapore eka vAgatAM zeTha punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALA taraphathI nAmadAra manubhAI sAhebane sahakuTuMba DInara pArTI ApavAmAM AvI hatI. pATImAM dIvAna sAhebanI sAthenA ophIsare, me. subA sAheba, sthA amaladAre tathA AgevAna zaherIone moTI saMkhyAmAM notaravAmAM AvyA hatA. divAna sAhebanI svArI padhAratAM zeTha koTAvALAe AvakAra ApI dIvAnakhAnAmAM beThaka ApI hatI tathA gAnatAna thayA pachI DInara pArTIne inasApha A hate bAda zeTha koTAvALAe nA, dIvAna sAhebane tathA paroNAono AbhAra mAnI hAra, kalagI, pAnasepArIthI satkAra karyo hato, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ priya nAgarikA ! Ape je va A zaheranI jAhera ane dhArmika sevA vI che te pUrvajonA pUNyapratApe mhArA vaDIleAe ane mhe yacAzakita mAtra pharaja ja khAvI che; ane hamezAM zaheranA lAbhAmAM tathA sarkaTAmAM Apa sanI sAthe joDAyelA rahevAnI-mAtRbhUmi pratyenI eka zaherI tarIke hArI pharaja che; zaherIonA hakakA, sukha ane AbAdI mATe mArAthI khanatuM karavAne ApanI aziSAnA baLathI huM hamezAM tapara rahIza ane nAgarikAnI prItinuM pAtra thavAmAM hu eka magarUrI mAnIza. zaherIo taraphathI ivanIMga pATI. sAMje pAMca vAgatAM pATaNanI jAhera prajA taraphathI nA. dIvAna sAhebane jAhera AvakAra ApavAne dhvanIMga pArTInA moTA meLAvaDA thayA hatA, jemAM zaherIe gaMjAvara sakhyAmAM hAjarI ApI hatI. zeTha phoTAvALAne mAnapatra. bAda zeH punamacaMda karacaMda kATAvALAe majAvelI sevAo mATe pATanA zaherIo taraphathI mAnapatra enAyata karvAnI darakhArata nagaraThe raju karI hatI. khAda rA. jIvAcaMda pAnAcaMda, rA. vidyAzaMkara vakIla, rA umIyAzaMkara lAkhIyA vageree TekA ApatAM zeTha kATAvA..e karelI sakhAvatA tathA cArUpanuM samAdhAna karI pATamAM e kAmenA ha dura karavA mATe prazaMzA karI hatI. khAda zeThe punasyaMda harAjIvALAe manapatra vAMcI khatAvyu hatu. bAda nagarazeThe vinati karatAM nA. dIvAna sAhee zeTha kATAvALAne enAyata karyu hatu. zeTha kATAvALAe te vIkAratAM vaLatA javAbanuM bhASaNa karatAM zaherIe tathA nA. dIvAna sAhebane AbhAra mAnyo hateA tathA pATanI jAhera sevAe karIne prajAnI prItinuM pAtra thavA utkaMThA batAvI hatI x x x x bAda sukhA sA. me. rA lAlabhAe bhASaNa karatAM zeTha kATAvALAe pATaNamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSyajAtinI jagata pratyenI sAmAnya pharajone vicAra karatAM kuTuMbasevAnA pagathIyA parathI jamaNA paga upADatAM kartavyanI nisaraNIye uMcA chaDatAM bIjuM pagathI nagarasevAnuM ja Ave che. pratyeka nAgarikane potAnA jamaNA paga A pagathIyA para ja pahelI vAra mukavA paDe che ane te pachI ja uparanAM pagathIyAM para javAne mArga prApta thai zake che. TAuna hela bAMdhavA rUA. 25000) nI sakhAvata jAhera karyAMnu x x x jaNAvI x x dhanyavAda ApyA hatA. bAda me. rUpazaMkara mArArajI e bhASaNa karatAM tA. manubhAinI rAjanItinI praza MzA karatAM pradhAna dharama viSe asarakAraka bhASaNa karyuM hatuM. temaja zeTha kATAvALAne cArUpanA jhadhaDA patAvavA mATe dhanyavAda AvyeA hateA. x x x x pachI nA. dIvAna sAhebe vaLatA javAbamAM zaherIe ne! AbhAra mAnatAM pATaNa mATe ghaNI lAgaNI darzAvI hatI tathA sakhAvatI zeDhAne dhanyavAda ApyA hatA temaja zeThe kATAvALAne TAuna hAlanI akSIsa karavA mATe ane zeTha vADIlAlane TAvara mATe dhanyavAda ApyA hatA. bAda hAratArA, pAnaseApArI vaheMcAi meLAvaDA vIsarjana thayeA hateA jaina tA. 10 ogasTa 1919. kATAvALAne mAna ane jAhera sakhAvata. pATaNa khAte zeDa punamacaMda karamacaMda kaTAvALAe duSkALamAM karelI udAra lokasevA mATe zaherI taraphanuM mAnapatra vaDeAdarA nA dIvAnanA hAthathI tA. 2 chae jAhera meLAvaDAmAM ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. A prama`ge temaNe cArUpa kesamAM jaine ane smA vaccenA vAMdhAnuM karela samAdhAna tathA jAhera sevA mATe prazaMsA thaI hatI. zeTha keATAvALAe A sarve kAma karavA peAtAnI pharajathI vizeSa kaMi karyu nathI tema jaNAvatAM pATaNamAM TAuna hAlanI khAmI dura karavA rU|. 25) hAranI madada jAhera karI dIvAna sAhebanA AgamananI yAdagIrImAM TAuna hAla baMdhAvavA jaNAvyuM hatu. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #377 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 A nAgarika dhama pramANe mhArI sAmAnya karajo yathAzakti adA karavAthI cittAMzati ane AtmAnnatinA mahAna lAbha mane maLe che ja ane vizeSamAM Apa sarve e mhArI yathAzakti ka vyaniSThAnI kadara yujhI. zvane je mAna ApyuM che te mATe aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka Apa sarvonA AbhArI chuM; temaja nAmadAra dIvAna sAhebe A kriyAmAM petAnA samayane bhoga ApI tathA svahaste tasdI lai je sahAnubhUti darzAvI che te mATe huM te sAhebanA aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka AbhAra mAnu chuM. temaja amaladAra sAhebe ane zaherI saddagRhasthAe je mhArA tarapha sahRdayatA darazAvI che te mATe Apa sarve sAhebene phIkrI upakAra mAnavA rajA lauM chuM samasta rAjyamAM sthaLe sthaLe je jAgRti jevAmAM Ave che; temaja keLavaNImAM, vANijyamAM, tathA sAmAjIka pragatimAM prajA je unnati karI rahI che te sarvanA mULamAM je pratApi AtmAe ghaNAM varSothI satatu amRtasicana kareluM che jeo prajAnA netA ane pitA che, ane je ApaNane dizA batAvanAra eka mahAna rAzanI che te zrImanta sayAjIrAva mahArAjA sAhebanA ApaNe aneka rIte rUNI chIe ethI ApaNuA sarvAMnA hRdayanI urmIothI teozrInu dirdhAyu icchI A take aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka upakAra mAnI esI javAnI rA lauM chu. pATaNa ( gujarAta ) tA. 2-8 1919 } punamaca'da' karamacaMda ATAvALA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com