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________________ dAnanAM vaheNa cAra prakAranA dAna che:- eka AhAradAna, bIjuM auSadhadAna, trIjuM jJAnadAna ane cothuM abhayadAna, bhUkhyA mANasane khavaDAvyuM te annadAna. mAMdA mANasane davA phrI oNpha kosTa lAvI ApIe te auSadhadAna. lokone samajaNa pADIne sAcA raste vALe ane lokonuM kalyANa thAya evAM pustako chapAvavA e jJAnadAna. ane koI jIvamAtrane trAsa na thAya evuM vartana rAkhavuM, e abhayadAna, - dAdAzrI ----- auSadha dAna dAna jJAna dAna AhAra dAna dAdA bhagavAna kathita abhaya dAna
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________________ prakAzaka ': dAdA bhagavAna phAunDezana vatI zrI ajita sI. paTela 5, mamatApArka sosAyaTI, navagujarAta koleja pAchaLa, usmAnapurA, amadAvAda-3814. phona : (09) 754,408, 7543979. dAdA bhagavAna prarUpita : saMpAdakane svAdhIna dAna prathama AvRti : pa000, dvitiya AvRti : 4000, tRtIya AvRti : 5000, sane 1999 sane 20OO sane 2002 bhAva mUlya : 'parama vinaya ane 'huM kaMI ja jANato nathI', e bhAva ! dravya mUlya : 5 rUpiyA (rAhata dare) lesara kaMpojha : dAdA bhagavAna phAunDezana, amadAvAda. saMpAdaka : DaoN. nIrubahena amIna mudraka : mahAvideha phAunDezana (prinTIMga DIvIjhana), bhoMyarAmAM, pArzvanAtha cembarsa, rijharva beMka pAse, InkamaTeksa, amadAvAda. phona : 7542964)
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________________ dAdA bhagavAna phAunDezananA prakAzano - je AptavANI -1 thI 12 Aptastra 3. huM koNa chuM? 4. pratikramaNa (graM, saM.) 5. nijadoSadarzanathI,nirdeSa karmanuM vijJAna 7. ciMtA 8. krodha 9. prema 10. ahiMsA 11. camatkAra 12. pApa-puNya 13. guruziSya 14. vANI, vyavahAramAM....... 15. satya-asatyanArahasyo 16.bhAvanA sudhAre bhavobhava 17. bhogavatanI bhUla(gu.aM,hiM.) 18. banyuM te nyAya(gu, aM.,hiM.) 19. eDajasTaevarIvhera(gu,,hiM.) 20. athaDAmaNa TALo (gu,,hiM.) 21. dAdA bhagavAnanuMAtmavijJAna 22. vartamAna tIrthaMkara zrI sImaMdhara svAmI 23. paisAno vyavahAra (graMtha, saMkSipta) 24. pati-patnInodivyavAra (zaM, saM) 25. mA-bapachawtovyavahara(5,sa) 26. samajathI prApta brahmacarya(., saM.) 27. vANIno siddhAMta (graM, saM.) 28. mRtyu samaye, pahelAM ane pachI 29. dutA mAvAnA nAtmavijJAna ). Who aml? trimaMtra 31. Ultimate Knowledge dAdAvANI' megejhina dara mahine prakAzita thAya che
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________________ saMpAdakIya dAdA bhagavAna' koNa ? jUna 1958nI e samI sAMjano chaeka vAgyAno samaya, bhIDamAM dhamadhamatAM suratanAM sTezana para beThelA e.ema.paTela rUpI dehamaMdiramAM 'dAdA bhagavAna' saMpUrNapaNe pragaTa thayA ane kudarate saryuM adhyAtmanuM abhUta Azvarya ! eka kalAkamAM vizvadarzana lAdhyuM ! 'ApaNe koNa ? bhagavAna koNa ? jagata koNa calAve che ? karma zuM ? mukti zuM ? 'I. jagatanAM tamAma AdhyAtmika praznonAM saMpUrNa phoDa paDyA ! emane prApti thaI te ja rIte mAtra be ja kalAkamAM, anyane paNa prApti karAvI ApatAM, emanA abhUta jJAnaprayogathI ! ene akrama mArga kahyo. krama eTale pagathiye pagathiye, krame krame UMce caDhavAnuM ! akrama eTale krama vinAno, liphTa mArga ! zorTakaTa !! teozrI svayaM pratyekane 'dAdA bhagavAna koNa ?' no phoDa pADatA kahetAM ke, "A dekhAya che te 'dAdA bhagavAna' nhoya, ame to jJAnI puruSa chIe ane mahIM pragaTa thayelA che te dAdA bhagavAna che, je caudalokanA nAtha che, e tamArAmAM ya che, badhAmAM ya che. tamArAmAM avyaktarUpe rahelA che ne ' ahIM' saMpUrNapaNe vyakta thayelA che ! huM pote bhagavAna nathI. mArI aMdara pragaTa thayelA dAdA ( bhagavAnane huM paNa namaskAra karuM chuM.'' puNya karavAnAM rastAo zAstroe ne dharmaguruoe aneka varNavyA che. temAMnuM eka che dAna. dAna eTale bIjAMne ApaNuM kaMIka ApI tene sukha ApavuM te. dAna ApavAnI prathA to manuSyanA jIvanamAM nAnapaNathI apanAvavAmAM AvI che. ane nAnuM bALaka hoya tene ya maMdiramAM laI jAya to bahAra garIba mANasone paisA apAvaDAve che, khAvAnuM apAvaDAve che, maMdiramAM dAnanI peTImAM paisA nakhAvaDAve che. Ama bALapaNathI dAnanA saMskAra maLatAM ja hoya che. dAna ApatAM aMdaranI ajAgRti hoya to ApIne ya kevI khoTa khavAya che, tenuM sUkSma nIrupaNa parama pUjya dAdAzrIe karyuM che. dAna detAM kaI jAgRti rAkhavI ? UMcAmAM UMcuM dAna karyuM ? dAna kevAM kevAM prakAre hoI zake ? enI pAchaLa bhAvanAo kevI ghaTe ? dAna kone devAya ? vi.vi. aneka dAnasaMbaMdhI vigato je dAdAzrInI jJAnavANI dvArA vahI che. te prastuta pustikAmAM saMkalita karI prakAzita karavAmAM AvI che. je sujJa vAMcakane dAna devAmAM uttama mArgadarzikA banI raheze ! AtmajJAna prAptinI pratyakSa lIMka parama pUjya dAdAzrI gAmegAma-dezavideza paribhramaNa karIne mumukSu jIvone satsaMga tathA svarUpajJAnanI prApti karAvatAM hatAM. teozrIe potAnI hayAtImAM ja pUjya DaoN. nIrubahena amInane AtmajJAna prApti karAvavAnI jJAna siddhi Apela. parama pUjya dAdAzrInA dehavilaya bAda Aje paNa pUjya DaoN. nIrubahena amIna temanA pagale pagale te ja rIte mumukSu jIvone satsaMga tathA AtmajJAnanI prApti nimitta bhAve karAvI rahyA che, jeno lAbha laIne hajAro mokSArthI saMsAramAM rahIne javAbadArIo pUrI karatAM paNa mukta rahI AtmaramaNatA anubhave che. - DaoN. nIrubahena amIna
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________________ dAna dAna dAta zA mATe ? praznakartA : A dAna zA mATe karavAmAM Ave che? dAdAzrI : evuM che ne, e dAna pote ApIne levA mAge che. sukha ApI ane sukha levA mAMge che. mokSa mATe dAna nathI Apato. e sukha lokone Apo to tamane sukha maLaze. je tame Apo te maLaze. eTale e to niyama che. e to ApavAthI ApaNane maLe che, prApti thAya che. laI levAthI pharI jatuM rahe che. praznakartA : upavAsa karavo sAro ke kaMIka dAna karavuM sAruM ? dAdAzrI : dAna karavuM eTale zuM ke khetaramAM vAvavuM. khetaramAM vAvI AvavuM eTale enuM phaLa maLaze. ane upavAsa karavAthI mahIM jAgRti vadhaze. paNa zakti pramANe upavAsa karavAnuM bhagavAne kahyuM che. dAta eTale ja sukha ApavuM! dAna eTale bIjA koI paNa jIvane, manuSya hoya ke bIjAM prANI hoya temane sukha ApavuM. enuM nAma dAna. ane badhAMne sukha ApyuM eTale enuM 'rIekzana' ApaNane sukha ja Ave. sukha Apo to tarata ja sukha tamAre ghera beThAM Ave ! tame dAna ApatA hoya to tamane aMdara sukha thAya. potAnA gharanA rUpiyA Apo chatAM sukha thAya, kAraNa ke sAruM kAma karyuM. sAruM kAma kare eTale sukha thAya ane kharAba kAma kare te ghaDIe duHkha thAya. enA uparathI ApaNane oLakhAya ke kayuM sAruM ne kayuM khoTuM ? AnaMda prAptinA upAya ! praznakartA: mAnasika zAMti meLavavA mATe mANase koI garIba hoya, koI azakta hoya, enI sevA karavI ke bhagavAnanI bhajanA karavI ke koIne dAna ApavuM ? zuM karavuM ? dAdAzrI : mAnasika zAMti joItI hoya to ApaNI cIja bIjAne khavaDAvI devI. kAle AIskrImanuM pIpaDuM bharIne lAvaje ane A badhAne khavaDAvaje. te ghaDIe AnaMda keTalo badho thAya che te tuM mane kaheje. A lokone AIskrIma khAvo nathI. tuM tAre zAMtino akhataro karI jo. A kaMI ziyALAmAM navarA nathI AIskrIma khAvA. evI rIte tuM jyAM hoya tyAM, koI jAnavara hoya, A mAMkaDA hoya che, temane caNA nAkha nAkha kare to te kUdAkUda kare, tyAM tArA AnaMdano pAra nahIM rahe. e khAtAM jaze ane tane AnaMdano pAra nahIM rahe. A kabUtarAMne tuM caNa nAkhe te pahelAM kabUtarAM Ama kUdAkUda karavA mAMDe. ane teM nAkhyuM, tArI potAnI vastu te bIjAne ApI ke mahIM AnaMda zarU thaI jAya. hamaNe koI mANasa rastAmAM paDI gayo ane eno paga bhAMgI gayo ane lohI nIkaLatuM hoya tyAM tAruM dhotiyuM phADIne Ama bAMdhuM te vakhate tane AnaMda thAya. bhalene so rUpiyAnuM dhotiyuM hoya, te phADIne tuM bAMdhe paNa te ghaDIe tane AnaMda khUba thAya. dAta, kyAM apAya ? praznakartA : amuka dharmomAM evuM kahyuM che ke je koI kamANA hoya emAMthI amuka TakA dAna karo, pAMca-dasa TakA dAna karo, to e kevuM ?
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________________ dAna dAna dAdAzrI : dharmamAM dAna karavAno vAMdho nathI. paNa jyAM AgaLa dharmanI saMsthA hoyane ane e lakSmIno dharmamAM sadupayoga thato hoya to tyAM Apo. durupayoga thato hoya tyAM nA Apo, bIjI jagyAe Apo. paiso sadupayogamAM jAya evo khAsa khyAla karo. nahIM to tamArI pAse paiso vadhAre haze to e tamane adhogatimAM laI jaze. mATe e paisAno game tyAM AgaLa sadupayoga karI nAkho, paNa dharmAcAryoe paisA levA nA joIe. vALavI lakSmI, dharma bhaNI ! paisA sAcavavA e to bahu muzkelI ! enA karatAM ochuM kamAIe te sAruM. ahIM bAra mahine dasa hajAra kamAyA ane eka hajAra bhagavAnane tyAM mUkI de, to ene kaMI upAdhi nathI. pelo lAkho Ape ane A hajAra Ape, be ya sarakhAM, paNa hajAreya kaMIka ApavA joIe. mAruM zuM kahevAnuM ke lakhyuM nA rAkhavuM, ochAmAMthI paNa kaMIka ApavuM ane vadhAre hoya ane te A dharma bAju vaLI gayuM eTale ApaNe pachI javAbadArI nathI, nahIM to jokhama. bahu pIDA e to ! paisA sAcavavA eTale bahu muzkelI. gAyobheMso sAcavavI sArI, khIle bAMdhI to savAra sudhI jatI to nA rahe. paNa paisA sAcavavA bahu muzkelI. muzkelI, upAdhi badhI. zAte na Take, lakSmI ? praznakartA: huM dasa hajAra rUpiyA mahine kamAuM chuM, paNa mArI pAse lakSmIjI TakatI kema nathI ? dAdAzrI : 1942nI sAla pachInI lakSmI TakatI nathI. A lakSmI che te pApanI lakSmI che, ethI TakatI nathI. have pachInAM be-pAMca varasa pachInI lakSmI Takaze. 'ame' 'jJAnI" chIe to paNa lakSmI Ave che, chatAM TatI nathI. A to inkamaTekSa bharAya eTalI lakSmI Ave eTale patyuM. praznakartA : lakSmI TakatI nathI to zuM karavuM ? dAdAzrI : lakSmI to Take evI ja nathI. paNa eno rasto badalI nAkhavAno. pele raste jAya che to enuM vaheNa badalI nAkhavAnuM ne dharmanA raste vALI nAkhavAnI. te jeTalI sumArge gaI eTalI kharI. bhagavAna Ave pachI lakSmIjI Take, te sivAya lakSmIjI Take zI rIte ? bhagavAna hoya tyAM kleza nA thAya ne ekalI lakSmIjI hoya to kleza ne jhaghaDA thAya. loko lakSmI DhagalAbaMdha kamAya che, paNa te kamajare jAya che. koI puNyazALInA hAthe lakSmI sAre raste vaparAya. lakSmI sArA raste vaparAya ne, te bahu bhAre puNya kahevAya. 1942nI sAla pachInI lakSmImAM kazo kasa ja nathI. atyAre lakSmI yathArtha jagyAe vaparAtI nathI. yathArtha jagyAe vaparAya to bahu sAruM kahevAya. sAta peDhI sudhI Take lakSmI ! praznakartA : jema inDiyAnI aMdara kasturabhAI lAlabhAInI peDhI hoya to e be-traNa-cAra peDhI sudhI paisA cAlyA kare, enAM chokarAMonA chokarA sudhI. jyAre ahIMyA (amerikAmAM) kevuM che ke peDhI hoya, paNa bahu bahu to cha-ATha varSamAM badhuM khatama thaI jAya, kAM to paisA hoya to jatAM rahe ane nA hoya to paisA AvI paNa jAya. to enuM kAraNa zuM haze ? dAdAzrI : evuM chene, tyAMnI je puNya chene, inDiyAnI puNya, e parya evI cIkaNI hoya che ke dho dho karIe to ya jAya nahIM ane pApe ya evAM cIkaNA hoya che ke dho dho karIe to ya jAya nahIM. eTale vaiSNava hoya ke jaina hoya, paNa eNe puNya evI sajjaDa bAMdhelI hoya che ke dho dho kare to ya jAya nahIM. te peTalAdanA dAtAra zeTha, ramaNalAla zeTha te sAta peDhIthI e ghara AveluM. pAvaDethI khoMpI khoMpIne dhana Apa Apa kare lokone, to ya koI dahADo khUTyuM nahIM. emaNe puNya sajajaDa bAMdhelI, sacoTa. ane pApeya evA sacoTa bAMdhe, sAta-sAta peDhI sudhI garIbAI nA
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________________ dAna jAya. pAra vagaranAM du:kha bhogave, eTale ekseseya (vadhAre) thAya che ane miDiyamaya rahe che. vadhAratuM vahAvo, dharmAdAmAM! A to lokasaMjJAthI bIjAnuM joIne zIkhe che. paNa jo jJAnIne pUchIene to te kahe ke, "nA, A zuM karavA Ama A khADAmAM paDe che ?" A duHkhanA khADAmAMthI nIkaLyo tyAre A paisAnA khADAmAM paDyo pAcho. vadhAre hoya to nAkhI de dharmAdAmAM ahIMthI. e ja tAre khAte jame thAya che. ne A benkanuM jame nahIM thAya. ane aDacaNa nahIM paDe tane. je dharmAdAmAM nAkhato hoya, tene aDacaNa paDe nahIM. enuM vaheNa badalo ! khare TAIme to eka dharma ja tamane madada karIne Ubho rahe. mATe dharmanA vaheNamAM lakSmIjI javA dejo. phakta eka suSamakALamAM lakSmI moha karavA jevI hatI. e lakSmIjI to AvyA nahIM ! atyAre A zeThiyAone hArTa pheIla ane blaDa prezara koNa karAve che ? A kALanI lakSmI ja karAve ahIM (amerikAmAM) to ubharAya che ya kharuM, pAchuM besI ya jAya ne pAchuM ubharAya che ya kharuM. besI gayelAM pachI ya pAchuM ubharAya. ahIM vAra nathI lAgatI ne tyAM (InDIyAmAM) to besI gayA pachI ubharAtA bahu TAIma jAya. eTale tyAM to sAta-sAta peDhI sudhI cAlatuM. have badhI puNya ghaTI gaI che. kAraNa ke zuM thAya che ? kasturabhAIne tyAM janma koNa le ? tyAre kahe, evAM paNyazALI emanAM jevAM ja hoya te ja tyAM janma le. pachI ene tyAM koNa janme ? evo ja puNyazALI pAcho tyAM janme. e kasturabhAInI puNya nathI kAma karatI. e pAcho bIjo evo Avyo hoya te pachI enI puNya, eTale kahevAya kasturabhAInI peDhI ane atyAre to evAM puNyazALI che ja kyAM che ?! A hamaNe A chellAM paccIsa varSamAM to koI khAsa evuM nathI. nahIM to gaTaramAM vahI jaze ! pahelAM to lakSmI pAMca peDhI to Take, traNa peDhI to Take. A to lakSmI eka peDhI ja TakatI nathI. A kALanI lakSmI kevI che ? eka peDhI ya TakatI nathI. enI hAjarImAM ne hAjarImAM Ave ne hAjarImAM jatI rahe evI A lakSmI che. A to pApAnubaMdhI puNyanI lakSmI che. thoDI ghaNI mahIM puNyAnubaMdhI puNyanI lakSmI hoya, te tamane ahIM AvavA preraNA kare. ahIM bhegA kare ne tamane ahIM kharca karAvaDAve. sArA mArge lakSmI jAya, nahIM to A dhULadhANImAM jatuM rahevAnuM. badhuM gaTaramAM ja jatuM raheze. A chokarAMo ApaNI lakSmI ja bhogave che ke, ApaNe chokarAMone kahIe ke tame amArI lakSmI bhogavI. tyAre e kaheze, 'tamArI zenI ? ame amArI ja bhogavIe chIe." evuM bole. eTale gaTaramAM ja gayuM ne badhuM paisAno svabhAva kevo che ? caMcaLa che. eTale Ave ane eka dahADo pAchAM jatAM rahe. mATe paisA lokonA hitane mATe vAparavA. jyAre tamAro kharAba udaya Avyo hoya tyAre lokone ApeluM te ja tamane helpa kare. eTale pahelethI ja samajavuM joIe. paisAno sadvyaya to karavo ja joIene cAritrano DAhyo thayo ke AkhuM jagata jItI gayo. pachI chone badhuM ja khAvuM hoya te khAya-pIve ne vadhAre hoya to khavaDAvI de. bIjuM karavAnuM che zuM? kaMI joDe laI javAya che ? je nANuM pArakAM mATe vAparyuM eTaluM ja nANuM ApaNuM, eTalI AvatA bhavanI silaka. eTale koIne AvatA bhavanI silaka jo jame karavI hoya to nANuM pArakA mATe vAparo. pachI pArako jIva, emAM koI paNa jIva, pachI e kAgaDo hoya ne e ATaluM cAkhI paNa gayo haze, toya paNa tamArI silaka ! paNa tame ne tamArAM
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________________ dAna dAna chokarAMe khAdhuM, e badhI tamArI silaka na hoya, e badhuM gaTaramAM gayuM. tyAre gaTaramAM javAnuM baMdha karAya nahIM, e to pharajiyAta che. eTale kaMI chUTako che ? paNa joDe joDe samajavuM joIe ke pArakAMne mATe nahIM vaparAyuM e badhuM gaTaramAM ja jAya che. manuSyone nA jamADo ne chevaTe kAgaDAne jamADo, cakalIne jamADo, badhAMne jamADo toya e pArakAne mATe vAparyuM gaNAya. manuSyonI thALInI kiMmata to bahu vadhI gaI chene ? cakalIonI thALInI kiMmata khAsa nahIMne ? tyAre jamA paNa eTaluM ochuM ja thAyane ? mata bagaDelAM tethI... praznakartA : huM amuka samaya sudhI mArI AvakamAMthI trIsa TakA dharmAdAmAM Apato hato paNa e badhuM aTakI gayuM. je je Apato hato, te have ApI zakato nathI. dAdAzrI : e to tamAre karavuM che to e be varSa pachI paNa Avaze ja ! tyAM kaMI khoTa nathI. tyAM to DhagalAbaMdha che. tamArA mana bagaDelAM hoya, te zuM thAya ? Ave to Ape ke Ape to Ave ? eka mANasane tyAM baMgalAmAM beThA hatA te vaMToLiyo Avyo. te bAraNAM khaDakhaDa khaDAkhaDa thayAM. te mane kahe, 'A vaMToLiyo Avyo. bAraNAM badhAM baMdha karI dauM ?" kahyuM, 'bAraNAM badhAM baMdha nA karIza. aMdara praveza karavAnuM eka bAraNuM khulluM rAkha ane nIkaLavAnAM bAraNAM baMdha karI de. eTale mahIM havA pase keTalI ? bhareluM khAlI thAya to havA pesene ? nahIM to game tevo vaMToLiyo pase nahIM. pachI ene anubhava karAvyo. tyAre mane kahe che, 'have nathI pesatuM." te A vaMToLiyAnuM AvuM che. lakSmIne jo AMtarazo to pachI nahIM Ave. eTaluM bhareluM ne bhareluM raheze. ane A bAjuthI jo javA dezo to bIjI AvyA karaze. nahIM to AMtarelI rAkhazo to eTalI ne eTalI raheze. lakSmInuM kAma evuM che. have kayA raste javA devuM e tamArI marajI upara AdhAra rAkhe che ke bairAM-chokarAMnA mojazokha khAtara javA devuM ke kIrti mATe javA devuM ke jJAnadAna mATe javA devuM ke annadAna mATe javA devuM? zene mATe javA devuM e tamArI para che paNa javA dezo to bIjuM Avaze. javA nA de tenuM zuM thAya ? javA de to bIjuM nA Ave ? hA, Ave. badalAyelA vaheNanI dizAo ! keTalA prakAranA dAna che evuM jANo cho tame ? cAra prakAranAM dAna che. jo eka AhAradAna, bIjuM auSadhadAna, trIjuM jJAnadAna ane cothuM abhayadAna. paheluM AhAradAta ! pahelA prakAranuM dAna che te annadAna. A dAnane mATe to evuM kahyuM che ke bhaI, ahIM koI mANasa ApaNe ghera Avyo hoya te kahe, "kaMIka mane Apo, huM bhUkhyo chuM." tyAre kahIe, 'besI jA, ahIM jamavA. huM tane mUkuM.' e AhAradAna. tyAre akkalavALA zuM kahe, A tagaDAne paNa atyAre khavaDAvazo pachI sAMje tame zI rIte khavaDAvavAnA hatA ? tyAre bhagavAna kahe che, tuM AvuM DahApaNa nA karIza. A bhAIe khavaDAvyuM to Ajano dahADo to e jIvaze. kAle pachI ene jIvavA mATe koI maLI Avaze. pachI kAlano vicAra ApaNe nahIM karavAno. tamAre bIjI bhAMjagaDa nahIM karavAnI ke kAle e zuM karaze ? e to kAle ene maLI Ave pAchuM. tamAre emAM ciMtA nahIM karavAnI ke kAyama apAya ke nA apAya ? tamAre tyAM Avyo eTale tame ene Apo, je kaMI apAya che. Aja to jIvato rahyo, basa ! pachI kAle vaLI ene bIjuM kaMI udaya haze, tamAre phikara karavAnI jarUra nathI. praznakartA: annadAna zreSTha gaNAya che ?
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________________ dAna 10 dAna dAdAzrI : annadAna sAruM gaNAya che. paNa annadAna keTaluM Ape ? kaMI kAyamane mATe Ape nahIM ne loko. eka TaMkeya khavaDAve to bahu thaI gayuM. bIje TaMke pAchuM maLI raheze. paNa Ajano divasa, eka TaMkeya jIvato rahyone ! have emAMya A loko vadhyuM-ghaTyuM Ape che ke navuM banAvIne Ape praznakartA : vadheluM hoya te ja Ape. potAnI jAna choDAve. vadhI paDe eTale have zuM kare ? dAdAzrI : chatAM eno upayoga kare che, mArA bhaI ! paNa navuM banAvIne Ape tyAre huM kahuM ke karekTa che. kaMI vItarAgone tyAM kAyadA hazene ke gappagappa cAlaze ? praznakartA : nA, nA, gappAM hoya ?! dAdAzrI : vItarAgane tyAM nA cAle, bIje badhe cAle. auSadhadAta ! ane bIjuM auSadhadAna. e AhAradAnathI uttama gaNAya. auSadhadAnathI zuM thAya ? sAdhAraNa sthitino mANasa hoya te mAMdo paDyo hoya ne davAkhAnAmAM jAya eTale tyAM AgaLa koI kaheze ke, "are, DaoNkTare kahyuM che paNa davA lAvavAnA pacAsa rUpiyA mArI pAse nathI. eTale davA zI rIte lAvuM? tyAre ApaNe kahIe ke "A pacAsa rUpiyA davAnA ane dasa rUpiyA bIjA. agara to auSadha ApaNe maphata ApIe kyAMkathI lAvIne. ApaNe paisA kharcAni auSadha lAvIne ene phrI oNpha kosTa (maphata) ApavuM. to e auSadha kare to e bicAro kaMI cAra-cha varSa jIve. annadAna karatAM auSadhadAnathI vadhAre phAyado che. samajAyuM tamane ? kayo phAyado vadhAre ? annadAna sAruM ke auSadhadAna ? praznakartA: auSadhadAna. dAdAzrI : auSadhadAnane AhAradAnathI vadhAre kiMmatI gaNyuM che. kAraNa ke e be mahinA ya jIvato rAkhe. mANasane vadhu TAIma jarA jivADe. vedanAmAMthI thoDI ghaNI mukti kare. bAkI, annadAna ne auSadhadAna e to saheje ApaNe tyAM bairAMchokarAM badhAM karyA kare. e kaMI bahu kiMmatI dAna nathI, paNa karavuM joIe. AvuM kaMI ApaNane bhego thAya to ApaNe tyAM dukhIyo mANasa Avyo, tene je taiyAra hoya te tarata ApI devuM. UMcuM jJAtadAta ! pachI enAthI AgaLa jJAnadAna kahyuM. jJAnadAnamAM pustako chapAvavAM, lokone samajaNa pADI sAcA raste vALe ane lokonuM kalyANa thAya evAM pustako chapAvavAM evuM tevuM e jJAnadAna. jJAnadAna Ape to sArI gatiomAM, UMcI gatiomAM jAya agara to mokSe paNa jAya. eTale mukhya vastu jJAnadAna bhagavAne kaheluM che ane jyAM paisAnI jarUra nathI tyAM abhayadAnanI vAta kahI che. jyAM paisAnI le-de che, tyAM AgaLa A jJAnadAna kahyuM che ane sAdhAraNa sthiti, narama sthitinAM mANasone auSadhadAna ne AhAradAna be kahyuM che. praznakartA : paNa te paisA vadhyA hoya to tenuM dAna to kare ne ? dAdAzrI : dAna e uttama. jyAM duHkha hoya tyAM duHkha ochAM karo ane bIjuM sanmArge vAparavA. loko sanmArge jAya evuM jJAnadAna karo. A duniyAmAM UMcuM jJAnadAna ! tame eka vAkya jANo to tamane keTalo badho lAbha thAya ! have e pustaka lokonA hAthamAM jAya to keTalo badho lAbha thAya ! praznakartA: have barAbara samajAyuM. dAdAzrI : hA, eTale A jenI pAse paisA vadhAre hoya teNe jJAnadAna mukhya karavuM joIe.
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________________ dAna 12 dAna have e jJAna kevuM hovuM joIe ? lokone hitakArI thAya evuM jJAna hovuM joIe. hA, bahAravaTiyAnI vAto sAMbhaLavA mATe nathI. e to slIpa thayA kare. e vAMce to AnaMda to thAya emAM paNa nIce adhogatimAM jayA. UMcAmAM UMcuM abhayadAta ! ane cothuM abhayadAna. abhayadAna to koI jIvamAtrane trAsa nA thAya evuM vartana rAkhavuM, e abhayadAna. praznakartA : abhayadAna jarA vadhu samajAvo. dAdAzrI : abhayadAna eTale ApaNAthI koI jIvane kiMcitmAtra duHkha nA thAya. eno dAkhalo ApuM. huM sinemA jovA jato hato, nAnI uMmaramAM bAvIsa-paccIsa varSanI uMmaramAM. te pAcho AvuM to rAtanA bArasADAbAra vAgelA hoya. te cAlato AvuM eTale pelA bUTa khakhaDe. ame pelI cakatIo naMkhAvIe eTale khakhaDATa thAya ne rAtre avAja bahu sAro Ave. rAtre kUtarAM bicArAM sUI rahyAM hoya, te nirAMte sUtAM hoya, te Ama karIne kAna UMcA kare. te ApaNe samajIe ke camakyuM bicAruM ApaNe lIdhe ! ApaNe to evA kevA jabhyA A poLamAM ke A katarAM ApaNAthI camake che ? eTale pahelethI, cheTethI bUTa kADhI ane hAthamAM jhAlIne AvuM. chAnomAno pesI jauM paNa pelAne camakavA nA dauM. A nAnI uMmaramAM mAro prayoga. ApaNe lIdhe camakyuMne ?! praznakartA H hA, enI UMghamAM paNa vikSepa paDyone ? dAdAzrI : hA, pAchuM te camakyuM ne, te eno svabhAva nA choDe. pachI koI phero bhaseya kharuM, svabhAva paDelo che. eTale enAM karatAM UMghavA daIe to zuM khoTuM ? temAM poLavALAne nA bhase. mATe abhayadAna, koI jIvane kiMcitmAtra duHkha nA thAya evAM bhAva pahelAM rAkhavA ane pachI e prayogamAM Ave. bhAva karyA hoya to prayogamAM Ave. paNa bhAva ja nA karyA hoya to ? eTale Ane moTuM dAna kahyuM bhagavAne. emAM paisAnI koI jarUra nathI. UMcAmAM UMcuM dAna ja A che paNa e mANasonuM gajuM nathI. lakSmIvALA hoya toya AvuM karI zake nahIM. mATe lakSmIvALAe lakSmIthI patAvI devuM. eTale A cAra prakAra sivAya bIjuM koI prakAranuM dAna nathI ema bhagavAne kaheluM che. bIjAM badhAM to dAnanI vAta kare che e badhI kalpanAo che, A cAra prakAranuM ja dAna che. AhAradAna, auSadhadAna, pachI jJAnadAna ane abhayadAna. banatAM sudhI abhayadAnanI bhAvanA manamAM karI rAkhavI. praznakartA : paNa abhayadAnamAMthI A traNeya dAna nIkaLI Ave che, A bhAvamAMthI ? dAdAzrI : nA, evuM che ke abhayadAna to UMco mANasa karI zake. jenI pAse lakSmI nahIM haze, e sAdhAraNa mANasa paNa A karI zake. UMcA puruSo pAse lakSmI hoya yA nA paNa hoya. mATe lakSmI sAthe emano vyavahAra nathI paNa abhayadAna to avazya karI zake. tyAre lakSmIpatio abhayadAna karatAM paNa atyAre emane e nA thaI zake, e kAcA hoya. lakSmI ja raLI lAvyA chene, teya lokone bhaya pamADI pamADIne ! praznakartA : bhayadAna karyuM che ? dAdAzrI : nA, evuM kahevAya nahIM. evuM karIneya jJAnadAnamAM kharce chene ! ahIMthI Ama game tevuM karIne Avyo, paNa ahIM jJAnadAnamAM kharca che e uttama che, evuM bhagavAne kahyuM. jJAtIo ja Ape 'A' dAta ! eTale zreSTha dAna abhayadAna. bIjA naMbare jJAnadAna. abhayadAnane bhagavAne vakhANyuM che. paheluM, koI tArAthI bhaya nA pAme evuM abhayadAna
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________________ dAna 13 1 4 dAne solaiyA dAta! praznakartA: ApaNA dharmamAM varNaveluM che ke pahelAM to sonaiyAdAna ApatAM, te e lakSmI ja kahevAya ? dAdAzrI : hA, e sonaiyAdAna hatuMne, e to amuka prakAranA lokone ja apAtuM. e badhA lokone nahotA apAtAM. sonaiyAdAna to amuka zramaNa brAhmaNo e badhAMne jene kaMIka chokarIo paiNAvAnI aTakI hoya. bIjuM, saMsAra calAvavA mATe e badhAne ApatA hatA. bAkI bIjA badhAne sonaiyAdAna apAtuM na hatuM. vyavahAramAM rahelA hoya, zramaNa hoya, temane ja apAvuM joIe. zramaNa eTale koInI pAse mAMgI nA zake. te dahADe bahu sAre raste nANuM jatuM hatuM. A to atyAre ThIka che. derAsaro bhagavAnanAM baMdhAya chene, teya 'oNna'nA paisAthI baMdhAya. A yuganI asara kharIne ! Apa. bIjuM jJAnadAna, trIjuM auSadhadAna ane cothuM AhAradAna. jJAnadAnathI to zreSTha abhayadAna ! te loko abhayadAna ApI zake nahIMne ! e jJAnIo ekalA ja abhayadAna Ape. jJAnIo ane jJAnIono parivAra hoya te abhayadAna Ape. jJAnInA pholoarsa hoyane, te abhayadAna Ape. koIne bhaya thAya nahIM evI rIte rahe. sAmo bhayarahita rahe evI rIte varte. kUtaruM paNa bhaDake nahIM evI rIte emanuM vartana hoya. kAraNa ke ene duHkha karyuM ke potAnI mahIM pahoMcyuM. sAmAne duHkha karyuM ke ahIM pahoMcyuM eTale ApaNAthI koI jIvane kiMcitmAtra paNa bhaya nA thAya ema rahevuM. lakSmI' traNeyamAM Ave ! praznakartA : to lakSmIdAnanI jagyA ja nathI ? dAdAzrI : lakSmIdAna e jJAnadAnamAM AvI gayuM. atyAre tame pustako chapAvaDAvone, to e lakSmI emAM AvI gaI, e jJAnadAna. praznakartA: lakSmI thakI ja badhuM thAya chene ? annadAna paNa lakSmI thakI ja apAya chene ? dAdAzrI : auSadha ApavuM hoya toya ApaNe so rUpiyAnuM auSadha lAvIne pelAne ApIe tyArene ? eTale lakSmI to badhAmAM vAparavAnI ja. paNa lakSmInuM A rIte dAna hoya te sArAmAM sAruM. e kaI rIte apAya? praznakartA : eTale dAnomAM lakSmI sIdhI rIte varNavI nathI. dAdAzrI : hA, sIdhI rIte ApavI ya nA joIe. Apo evI rIte ke jJAnadAna tarIke eTale pustako chapAvIne Apo ke AhAra jamADavA taiyAra karIne Apo. sIdhI lakSmI ApavAnI koI jagyAe kahI nathI. jJAtInI draSTie.. praznakartA : vidyAdAna, dhanadAna, e badhAM dAnamAM ApanI draSTie kayuM dAna zreSTha gaNAya ? ghaNI vAra AmAM dvidhA utpanna thAya che ? dAdAzrI : vidyAdAna uttama gaNAya che. lakSmI hoya teNe vidyAdAna, jJAnadAnamAM lakSmI ApavI joIe. jJAnadAna eTale pustako chapAvavAM ke bIjuM-trIjuM karavuM. jJAnano phelAvo kevI rIte thAya ? enA mATe ja paisA vAparavA joIe. lakSmI hoya teNe ane lakSmI nA hoya teNe abhayadAnano upayoga karavo joIe. koIne bhaya nA thAya evI rIte ApaNe cetIne cAlavuM joIe. koIne duHkha nA thAya, bhaya nA thAya e abhayadAna kahevAya che. dAnanI bAbatamAM loko nAma kADhavA mATe dAna Ape che, e vyAjabI nathI. nAmo kADhIne to A khAMbhIo badhI ghAle che ne khAMbhIo
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________________ dAna 15 16 dAna koInI rahI nathI ane ahIM ApeluM te sAthe Ave kyAre ? vidyA phelAya, jJAna phelAya evuM kaMIka karIe to e ApaNane joDe Ave. kAma lAge te pustaka kAmatuM ! praznakartA : A dharmanAM lAkho pustako chapAya che paNa koI vAMcatuM nathI. - dAdAzrI : e barAbara che. e tamArI vAta kharI. koI vAMcatuM nathI. ema ne ema khAlI pustako paDI rahe che badhAM. jo vaMcAtuM hoya evuM pustaka hoya to kAmanuM. tamAruM kahevuM barAbara che. atyAre koI pustaka vaMcAtuM nathI. naryA dharmanAM ja pustako chapAya chapAya kare che. pelA mahArAja zuM kahe che. ? mArA nAmanuM chapAvo. te mahArAja enuM nAma ghAle che. emanA dAdAgurunuM nAma ghAle che. eTale amArA dAdA A hatA, amArA dAdAnA dAdA ne tenA dAdA. tyAM sudhI pahoMce che. lokone kIrtio kADhavI che ane tene mATe dharmanAM pustako chapAve che. dharmanuM pustaka evuM hoya ke jJAna ApaNane kAma lAge, evuM pustaka hoya to mANasane kAma lAge. evuM pustaka chapAyeluM kAmanuM, nahIM to Ama ne Ama rajhaLapATa karavAno zo artha ? ane te badhAM koI vAMcatAM ja nathI. eka phero vAMcIne mUkI de. pharI koI vAMcatuM nathI ane eka pheroya koI pUruM vAMcatuM nathI. lokone kAma lAge evuM chapAvyuM hoya to paisA dIpe ApaNA ane te puNya hoya to ja, paisA sArA hoya to ja chapAvAya, nahIM to chapAvAya nahIMne ! e meLa khAya nahIMne ! paisA to AvavAnA ne javAnA ane kreDiTa haMmezAM DebiTa thayA vagara rahe nahIM. tamAre tyAM kevo kAyado che ? kreDiTa thayA kare ke DebiTa thAya kharI dAdAzrI : paNa te be rastA che. DebiTa kAM to sAre raste jAya ke kAM to gaTaramAM jAya, paNa temAMthI eka rastethI jAya. AkhA muMbaInuM nANuM gaTaramAM ja jAya che. nANuM ja badhuM gaTaramAM jAya che. muMbaI eTale puNyazALIono meLo ! praznakartA: moTAmAM moTAM dAno muMbaImAM ja thAya che. lAkho ne karoDo rUpiyA dAnamAM apAya che. dAdAzrI : hA, paNa e dAna to kIrtidAna che badhAM ane keTalIka sArI vastuo che. auSadhadAna thAya evI ghaNI sArI vastuo che. eTale bIjuM paNa ghaNuM che muMbaImAM. praznakartA : e badhAne lAbha maLe kharo ke nahIM ? dAdAzrI : bahu lAbha maLe. e to choDe nahIM ne e lAbha ! paNa A muMbaImAM nANuM keTaluM badhuM che ?! enA hisAbe to, ahIM keTalI badhI hospiTalo che ! A muMbaInuM nANuM DhagalebaMdha, dariyA jeTaluM nANuM che ane e dariyAmAM ja jAya. praznakartA: muMbaImAM ja lakSmI bhegI thAya che, enuM zuM kAraNa ? dAdAzrI : muMbaImAM ja lakSmI bhegI thAya ? evo niyama ja evo che ke muMbaImAM UMcAmAM UMcI vastu kheMcAIne AvI paDe. praznakartA: e bhUminA guNa che ? dAdAzrI : bhUminA ja sto ! muMbaImAM badhI UMcAmAM UMcI vastuo kheMcAya. maracAMya UMcAmAM UMcA, mahAna puruSo teya paNa muMbaImAM ja hoya ane nIcAmAM nIcA, nAlAyaka mANaso, teya paNa muMbaImAM hoya. muMbaImAM banneya kvaoNliTI hoya. eTale gAmaDAmAM khoLavA jAva to nA jaDe. praznakartA : muMbaImAM samadraSTi jevA mANasa chene ? praznakartA : baMne sAIDe che. dAdAzrI : eTale haMmezAM kreDiTa-DebiTa ja thayA kare che. praznakartA: e ja thavuM joIe.
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________________ dAna dAne dAdAzrI : badhuM puNyazALIono meLo che A. puNyazALI lokono meLo che eka jAtano. ane badhA puNyazALIo bhegAM kheMcAI Ave. muMbaInA loko badhuM nabhAvI le. e evuM bIjuM nA kare. ane potAnA paga upara kaMIka ko'kano bUTa paDene, to plIjha plIjha kare. dhola nA mAre, plIjha plIjha kare ane gAmaDAmAM mAre. eTale A muMbaInA loko Devalapa kahevAya. tANuM heMDyuM, gaTaramAM ! lokonuM nANuM gaTaramAM ja jaI rahyuM chene, sArA raste to ko'ka puNyazALIne ja jAyane ! nANuM gaTaramAM jAya kharuM ? praznakartA : badhuM jaI ja rahyuM che ne ! dAdAzrI : A muMbaInI gaTaromAM to bahu nANuM, jaththabaMdha nANuM jatuM rahyuM che. naryA mohane, mohavALuM bajArane ! haDahaDATa nANuM cAlyuM jAya. nANuM khoTuM ja ne ! nANuMya sAcuM nahIM. sAcuM nANuM hoya to sAre raste vaparAya. atyAre AkhI duniyAnuM dhana gaTaramAM jaI rahyuM che. A gaTaronI pAIpo moTI karI che, te zA hAru ke dhanane javA mATe sthAna joIe ne ? kamAyeluM badhuM khAI-pIne DhoLADhoLa karI gaTaramAM badhuM jAya che. eka paiso sAce mArge jato nathI ane je paiso kharca che, kolejomAM dAna ApyuM, phalANuM ApyuM e badhuM igoIjhama che ! igoIjhama vagarano paiso jAya te sAcuM kahevAya. bAkI A to ahaMkAra poSavAno maLI rahe, kIrti maLyA kare nirAMte ! paNa kIrti maLyA pachI enuM phaLa Ave. pAchI e kIrti jyAre UMdhI thAya tyAre zuM thAya ? apakIrti thAya. tyAre upAdhi upAdhi thaI jAya, enAM karatAM kIrtinI AzA ja nA rAkhavI. kIrtinI AzA rAkhe to apakIrti Avene ? jene kIrtinI AzA nathI, ene apakIrti Ave ja zAthI ? sArA raste vAparo ! paisA to khAlI ya thAya ne ghaDImAM bharAI paNa jAya. sArA kAma mATe rAha nA jovI. sArA kAmamAM vaparAya, nahIM to gaTaramAM to gayuM lokonuM nANuM. muMbaImAM karoDo rUpiyA gaTaramAM gayA lokonA, ghara vAparyuM ne pArakA mATe nA vAparyuM e badhuMya gaTaramAM gayuM. te have pastAya che. huM kahuM chuM ke gaTaramAM gayuM tyAre kahe che ke 'hA, evuM ja thayuM. tyAre mUA pahelethI cetavuM hatuMne ?! have pharI Ave tyAre pAcho cetaje. tyAre kahe, 'hA, pharI to have kAco nahIM paDuM." pharI to AvavAnuM ja ne ! nANuM to caDha-utara thayA karavAnuM. koI phero be varSa rAzi jAya pAchAM, pAchAM pAMca varSa sarasa Ave evuM cAlyA kare. paNa sArA raste vAparyuM, e to kAma lAgene ? eTaluM ja ApaNuM, bIjuM badhuM pArakuM. ATaluM badhuM kamAyA paNa kyAM gayuM ? gaTaramAM !! dharmAdA karyuM ? tyAre kaheze, e paisA to maLatAM ja nathI. bhegA thatAM ja nathI ne to AkhuM zI rIte ? tyAre nANuM kyAM gayuM? A to koNa kheDe ne koNa khAya ? je kamAya tenuM nANuM nahIM. je vApare tenuM nANuM. mATe navA ovaraDrAphaTa mokalyA eTalA tamArA. nA mokalyA e tame jANo ! dAta eTale vAvIne laNo ! praznakartA : AtmAne ane dAnane kaMI saMbaMdha nathI to pachI A dAna karavuM jarUrI ke nahIM ? dAdAzrI : dAna eTale zuM ke ApIne lyo. A jagata paDaghA svarUpa che. eTale je tame karIne tevAM paDaghA paDaze, enA vyAja sAthe. eTale tame Apo ane lyo. A gaye avatAra ApyuM, sArA kAmamAM paiso vAparelo evuM kaMI kareluM, tenuM ApaNane phaLa maLyuM. have pharI AvuM nA karo to pachI dhULadhANI thaI jAya. ApaNe khetaramAMthI ghauM to laI AvyA cAraso maNa, paNa bhaI e pacAsa maNa vAvavA na gayA to pachI !?
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________________ dAna 20 dAna praznakartA : to Uge nahIM. dAdAzrI : evuM A badhuM. eTale ApavAnuM. A paDagho ja paDaze, pAchuM Avaze, anekagaNuM thaIne. gaye avatAre ApeluM tethI to amerikA avAyuM, nahIM to amerikA AvavAnuM saheluM che kaMI ?! keTalAM puNya karyA hoya tyAre A plenamAM besavAnuM maLe che, keTalAMya lokoe plena to joyuM ya nathI ! lakSmI tyAM ja pAchI Ave ! tamAruM ghara pahelAM zrImaMta hatuMne ? praznakartA : evAM badhAM pUrvakarmanA puNya ! dAdAzrI : keTaluM badhuM lokone mATe helpa karI hoya tyAre lakSmI ApaNe tyAM Ave, nahIM to lakSmI Ave nahIMne ! jene laI levAya evI icchA che, enI pAse lakSmI Ave nahIM. Ave to jatI rahe, UbhI nA rahe. jema tema karIne laI levuM che, ene tyAM lakSmI Ave nahIM. lakSmI to ApavAnI icchAvALAne tyAM ja Ave. je ghasAI chUTe, chetarAya, nobilITI vApare tyAM Ave. Ama jatI rahelI lAge kharI paNa AvIne pAchI tyAM UbhI rahe. jo jo, dAta rahI na jAya ! e to Ave tyAre ja apAyane ! ane kAMI nA hoya tyAre manamAM zuM vicAre, jANo cho ? jyAre mAre Ave tyAre ApI devA che. ane Ave tyAre paDIkuM bAjue melI de ! nahIM to manuSya manano svabhAva kevo ke thAya che hamaNAM, hamaNAM doDha lAkha che, be lAkha pUrA thAya pachI ApIzuM. e ema ne ema peluM rahI jAya pachI ! AvAM kAmamAM to AMkho mIMcIne ApI dIdheluM te sonuM. praznakartA : be lAkha thAya taMye (tyAre) vAparIzuM, ema kahevAvALo mANasa ema ne ema karatAM karatAM vayo jAya (jato rahe) to ? dAdAzrI : e vahI jAya ne rahI jAya paNa. rahI jAya ne kazuM vaLe nahIM. jIvano svabhAva ja Avo. pachI nA hoya tyAre kaheze, 'mArI pAse Ave ne tarata ApI devA che. Ave ke tarata ApI devA che. have Ave tyAre A mAyA mUMjhavI nAkhe. hamaNAM che te koI mANase sATha hajAra rUpiyA nA ApyA tyAre kaheze, cAlaze have, heMDo kaMIka che ApaNA nasIbamAM nahotA. paNe chUTe paNa ahIM nA chUTe, manuSyano svabhAva evo mAyA mUMjhave ene. e to hiMmata kare to ja apAya. tethI ame AvuM kahIne ke kaMI kara. te mAyA muMjhave nahIM pachI. phUla nahIM ne phUlanI pAMkhaDI. teya eka AMgaLIno Teko ApavAnI jarUra che, sahu sahunA gajA pramANe. mAMdA mANaseya Ama hAtha aDADavAmAM zuM vAMdho che ? sAco dAtAra ! koI dahADoya khUTe nahIM, enuM nAma lakSmI ! pAvaDathI khopI khopIne dharmAdA kara kara kare, toya nA khUTe enuM nAma lakSmI kahevAya. A to dharmAdA kare te bAra mahine be dahADA ApyA hoya, ene lakSmI kahevAya ja nahIM. eka dAtAra zeTha hatA. have dAtAra nAma kema paDyuM ke emane tyAM sAta peDhIthI dhana ApyA ja karatA hatA. pAvaDethI khopIne ja Ape. te je Avyo tene, Aja phalANo Avyo ke mAre choDI paiNAvavI che, to tene ApyA, ko'ka brAhmaNa Avyo tene ApyA. kokane be hajAranI jarUra che tene ApyA. sAdhu-saMtone mATe, jagyA bAMdhelI tyAM badhA sAdhu-saMtone jamavAnuM, eTale dAna to jabarajasta cAlatuM hatuM, tethI dAtAra kahevAyA ! ame A joyeluM badhuM. darekane Apa Apa kare tema nANuM vadha vadha kare. nANAMno svabhAva kevo che ? jo kadI sArI jagyAe dAnamAM jAya to pAra vagaranuM vadhe. evo nANAno svabhAva che. ane jo gajavAM kApe to tamAre ghera kazuM nahIM rahe. A badhA vepArIne ApaNe bhegA karIe ane pUchIe ke bhaI, kemanuM che tAre ? benkamAM be hajAra to hazene ? tyAre
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________________ dAna 22 dAna kaheze ke sAheba, bAra mahine lAkha rUpiyA AvyA, paNa hAthamAM kazuM nathI. tethI to kahevata paDelIne ke coranI mA koThImAM moTuM ghAlIne raDe ! koThImAM kazuM hoya nahIM, te raDe ja ne ! lakSmIno pravAha dAna che ane je sAcuM dAna ApanAro che te kudaratI rIte ja eksaparTa hoya che. mANasane jotAMnI sAthe ja samajI jAya ke bhaI, jarA e lAge che. eTale kahe ke bhaI, choDIne lagana mATe rokaDA paisA nahIM maLe. tAre je kapaDAM-lattAM joItAM hoya, bIjuM badhuM joItuM hoya te laI jaje. ane kaheze ke choDIne ahIM bolAvI lAva. te choDIne kapaDAMdAgInA badhuM Ape. sagAMvahAlAMne tyAM mIThAI potAne gherathI mokalAvI Ape. evo vyavahAra badho sAcave paNa samajI jAya ke A naMgoDa che. rokaDA hAthamAM ApavA jevo nathI. eTale dAna ApanArA ya bahu eksaparTa hoya che. dAta kone apAya ? tame garIbane paisA Apo ne enI tapAsa karI to pAse poNo lAkha rUpiyA paDyA hoya. kAraNa ke e loko garIbonA nAma para paisA bhegA kare che ? badho vepAra ja cAle che. dAna to kyAM ApavAnuM che ? je loko mAMgatA nathI ne aMdara mahIM kacavAyA kare che ne dabaI dabaIne cAle che e komana mANaso che tyAM ApavAnuM che. e lokone bahu sapaDAmaNa che, e madhyama vargane ! maLaske cAra vAge jaIne, bIje dahADe oDhADyA badhAne, sUtA hoya tyAM jaIne oDhADyA. pachI pAMca-sAta dahADA pachI tyAM pAcho gayo, tyAre dhAbaLo-bAbaLo kaMI dekhAto na hato. badhA navenavA vecIne paisA laI lIdhA e lokoe. te kahuM chuM ke alyA, nA apAya AvuM. AvuM apAtuM haze ? emane to zukkaravArImAMthI jUnA dhAbaLA Ave te laIne ApIe. te ene koI bApeya vecAto le nahIM, enI pAsethI. ApaNe ene mATe sIttera rUpiyAnuM bajeTa kADhyuM hoya e mANasane mATe, to sitterano eka dhAbaLo lAvavo, enA karatAM jUnA traNa maLatA hoya to traNa ApavA. traNa oDhIne sUI jaje, koI bApeya lenAro nA maLe. eTale A kALamAM dAna ApavAnuM te bahu vicAra karIne Apajo. paiso mULa svabhAvathI ja khoTo che. dAna ApavAmAM ya bahu vicAra karazo tyAre dAna apAze, nahIM to dAneya nahIM apAya. ane pahelAM sAco rUpiyo hatone, te jyAM Apo tyAM sAcuM ja dAna thatuM. atyAre rokaDo rUpiyo apAya nahIM, nirAMte koI jagyAethI khAvAnuM laI ane vaheMcI devuM. mIThAI laI AvyA to mIThAI vaheMcI devI. mIThAInuM paDIkuM ApIe to pelAne kaheze, aDadhI kiMmate ApI de. have A duniyAne zuM karIe ? ApaNe nirAMte cevaDo che, mamarA che, badhuM che. ane bhajIyAM laI ane bhAMgIne ApIe. le bA ! vAMdho zo che ? ane A dahIM leto jA. zA hAru Ama bhAMgyAM kaheze. ene vahema na paDe eTalA hAru. dahIM laI jA eTale dahIMvaDA thaI jAya tAre. alyA, paNa zuM kare tyAre ? A to kaMIka hovuM joIe ne ! A to pahoMcI vaLAya evuM nathI ane e mAMgavA Avaze toya Apaje, bA. paNa rokaDA nA ApIza. nahIM to durupayoga thAya che A badho. ApaNA dezamAM ja A. A InDiyana pajhalane koI solva karI zake nahIM AkhA varlDamAM ! dAMta, samajaNa sahita ! eka jaNane manamAM jJAna thayuM. zuM jJAna thayuM ke A loko TADhe marI jatAM haze. ahIM gharamAM TADhamAM rahevAtuM nathI. alyA, hima paDavAnuM thayuM. che ne A phUTapAthavALAnuM zuM thaze ? evuM ene jJAna thayuM, A eka prakAranuM jJAna ja kahevAyane ! jJAna thayuM ne enI pAse saMjoga sIdhA hatA. benkamAM nANuM hatuM, te so-savA so dhAbaLA laI Avyo, halakI kvaoNliTInA ! ane
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________________ dAna 24 dAna A zI rIte, A zuM che, enuM solva karavA mokalIe ke bhaI amAre A zuM che ? A dhAbaLA dAnamAM ApyA te kyAM gayA ? enI zodhakhoLa karo. tyAre kahe ke sI.AI.DI. lAvo. alyA, na hoya A sI.AI.DI.nuM kAma. ame to A vagara sI.AI.DI. e pakaDI pADIzuM. A pajhala InDiyana pajhala che. tamane solva nahIM thAya. tamArA dezamAM sI.AI.DI. thI pakaDI lAvo. amArA dezavALA zuM kare e ame jANIe, bA ! bIje dahADe jA vepArIne tyAM. eTale paisAnI barakata kyAre Avaze ? kaMIka niyama hovo joIe ke nIti hovI joIe. sAdhAraNa to hoyane ! kALa vicitra che jarA. te sAdhAraNa nIti to hovI joIe ne ! hapu ema kaMI cAle ? badhuM vecI khAya tyAre choDIo hau vecI khAya, lakSmInI bAbatamAM choDIo hau vecelI. tyAM sudhI AvI gayA che aMte ! alyA, AvuM nA thAya. dAnamAM rokaDA rUpiyA ApavA nahIM. ene meInTenansInI helpa karavI. dhaMdhe caDhAvavo. hiMsaka mANasane rUpiyA Apazo to te hiMsA vadhAre karaze. dAta, paNa upayogapUrvaka ! paisA vaparAI jaze evI jAgRti rakhAya ja nahIM. je vakhate je ghasAya te kharuM. tethI paisA vAparavAnuM kaheluM ke jethI karIne lobha chUTe ne pharI pharI apAya. upayoga e jAgRti che. ApaNe zubha karIe, dAna ApIe, te dAna kevuM ? jAgRtipUrvakanuM ke lokonuM kalyANa thAya. kIrti-nAma ApaNane prApta nA thAya eTalA mATe DhAMkyuM ApIe. e jAgRtipUrvaka kahevAyane ! enuM nAma upayoga kahevAya. peluM to nAma nA chapAyuM hoya to pharI Ape nahIM. evuM che, zubhamArgamAM paNa jAgRti kyAre kahevAya ? A bhavamAM ne parabhavamAM lAbhakArI thAya evuM zubha hoya tyAre ene jAgRti kahevAya. nahIM to e dAna Apato hoya, sevA karato hoya, paNa AgaLanI jAgRti ene kazI ja nA hoya. jAgRtipUrvaka badhI kriyA kare to AvatA bhavanuM hita thAya, nahIM to UMghamAM badhuMya jAya. A dAna karyuM te badhuM UMghamAM gayuM ! jAgatAM cAra AnAya jAya to bahu thaI gayuM ! A dAna Ape ne mahIM ahIMnI kIrtinI icchA hoya to te badhuM UMghamAM gayuM. parabhavanA hitane mATe je dAna ahIM ApavAmAM Ave che e jAgato kahevAya. hitAhitanuM bhAna eTale potAnuM hita zemAM che ne potAnuM ahita zemAM che e pramANe jAgRti rahe te ! AvatA bhavanuM kaMI ThekANuM nA hoya ne ahIM dAna Apato. hoya, tene jAgRta kaI rIte kahevAya ? Ama aMtarAya paDe ! A bhAI koI eka jaNane dAna ApatA hoya, tyAM AgaLa koI buddhizALI kaheze ke, "are, Ane kyAM Apo cho ?" tyAre A bhAI kaheze. 'have ApavA done, garIba che." ema karIne e dAna Ape che ne pelo garIba laI le che. paNa pelo buddhizALI bolyo, teno teNe aMtarAya pADyo. te pachI ene duHkhamAM ya koI dAtA nA maLI Ave. ane jyAM pote aMtarAya pADe che te jagyAe ja A aMtarAya kAma kare che. praznakartA : vANIthI aMtarAya nA paDyA hoya, paNa manathI aMtarAya paDyA hoya to ? dAdAzrI : manathI pADelA aMtarAya vadhAre asara kare. e to bIje avatAre asara kare ane A vANInuM boleluM A avatAre asara kare. vANI thaI ke rokaDuM thayuM, kaeNza thayuM. te phaLeya kaeNza Ave ane manathI cItaryuM te to Avate avatAre rUpaka thaIne Avaze. te Ama aMtarAya UDe ! praznakartA : eTale eTalI jAgRti rAkhavI joIe ke jarAya ADo
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________________ dAna avaLo vicAra nA thAya. dAdAzrI : evuM bane evuM nathI. vicAra to evAM thayA vagara rahevAnA ja nathI. ene ApaNe bhUMsI nAkhIe e ApaNo dhaMdho. evAM vicAra nA thAya evuM ApaNe nakkI karIe e nizcaya kahevAya. paNa vicAra ja nA Ave evuM tyAM AgaLa cAle nahIM. vicAra to Ave paNa baMdha paDatAM pahelAM bhUMsI nAkhavAno. tamane vicAra Avyo ke, "Ane dAna nA ApavuM joIe.' paNa tamane jJAna ApyuM che eTale jAgRti Ave ke ApaNe vacce kyAM aMtarAya pADyo ? ema te pAcho tame ene bhUMsI nAkho. posTamAM kAgaLa nAkhatAM pahelAM bhUMsI nAkho to vAMdho nahIM. paNa e to jJAna vagara koI bhUMse nahIMne ! ajJAnI to bhUMse ja nahIMne ?! UlaTuM ApaNe ene ema kahIe ke "Avo UMdho vicAra zuM kAma karyo ?" tyAre e kaheze ke, "e to karavo ja joIto hato. emAM tamane samajaNa nA paDe." te pachI pAcho evuM Dabala kare ne jADuM karI Ape. ahaMkAra badhuM gAMDuM ja kare, nukasAna kare, enuM nAma ahaMkAra. pote potAnA ja paga para kuhADI mAra mAra kare, enuM nAma ahaMkAra. have to ApaNe pazcAtApathI badhuM bhUMsI zakAya ane manamAM nakkI karIe ke AvuM nA bolavuM joIe. ane bolyo tenI kSamA mAguM chuM, to bhUMsAI jAya. kAraNa ke te kAgaLa posTamAM paDyo nathI te pahelAM ApaNe pheraphAra karI nAkhIe ke pahelAM ame manamAM vicAra karyo hato ke, 'dAna ApavuM nA joIe' te khoTuM che paNa have ame vicAra karIe chIe ke A dAna ApavAmAM sAruM che. eTale enuM AgaLanuM bhUMsAI jAya. dAna ApavuM, lokonI upara upakAra karavo, oblAIjhiMga necara rAkhavo, lokonI sevA karavI e badhAne rileTiva dharma kahyo. enAthI puNya baMdhAya. ane gALo bhAMDavAthI, mArAmArI karavAthI, lUMTI levAthI pApa baMdhAya. pathya ane pApa jyAM che tyAM riyala dharma ja nathI. puNya-pApathI rahita riyala dharma che. pAMcamo bhAga pAkkA mATe ! praznakartA : AvatA janmanA puNyanA upArjana mATe A A janmamAM zuM karavuM ? dAdAzrI : A janmamAM je paisA Ave, temAM pAMcamo bhAga bhagavAnane tyAM maMdiramAM nAkhI Avavo. pAMcamo bhAga lokonA sukhane mATe vAparavo. eTale eTaluM to tyAM AgaLa ovaraDrAphaTa pahoMcyo ! A gayA avatAranA ovaraDrAphaTa to bhogavo cho. A janmanuM puNya che te AgaLa pachI Ave. atyAranI kamANI AgaLa cAlaze. rivAja, bhagavAna mATe ja dharmAdA ! A mAravADI lokone tyAM jAuM chuM te pUchuM, dhaMdho kemano cAle che ? tyAre kahe, "dhaMdho to sAro cAle che.' napho-baso ? tyAre kahe, "be-cAra lAkhano kharo !' bhagavAnane tyAM ApavA-karavAnuM ? "vIsa-paccIsa TakA nAkhI AvavAnA tyAM, dara sAla.' emane zuM kahevAnuM ? khetaramAM vAvIe to dANA nIkaLene, baLyA ! vAvyA vagara dANA zenA levA jauM ? vAvIe ja nahIM to ? A mAravADI lokone tyAM A ja rivAja ke bhagavAnanA kAmamAM nAkhavA. jJAnadAna bhagavAnamAM, bIjI-trIjI jagyAe dAnamAM ApavA ane pelA dAnamAM nahIM, e hAIskUlane, phalANAne, emAM nahIM, A ekaluM ja khAlI. maMdiromAM ke garIbomAM ? praznakartA : ApaNe maMdiromAM gayA'tAne, te loko karoDo rUpiyA paththaranI pAchaLa kharcA kare che. ane A bhagavAne kIdhuM ke A jIvatA jAgatA aMtaryAmI ane te dareka jIvamAtramAM birAjamAna che. ane
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________________ dAna 27 jIvatAne loko tataDAve che. e lokone kagarAve che ne ahIMyA karoDo rUpiyA paththaranI mUrti pAchaLa kharce AvuM kema ? dAdAzrI : hA, paNa lokone kakaLAve che e to enI aNasamajaNathI kakaLAve chene, bicArAne ! krodha-mAna-mAyA-lobhanI nirbaLatAthI kakaLAve chene ! evuM chene, A paisA kamAvA je nIkaLe che, have sArI rIte ghara cAle evuM hoya che, toya paisA kamAvA nIkaLe. te ApaNe nA samajIe ke A enA kvoTA uparAMta vadhAre kvoTA levA phare che ?! jagatamAM to kvoTA badhAno sarakho che. paNa A lobhiyA che te vadhAre kvoTA laI jAya che e pelAM amuka lokone bhAga ja nA Ave. have eya che te ema ne ema gappAthI nathI maLatuM, te puNyathI maLe che. tyAre puNya vadhAre karyuM to ApaNI pAse nANuM AvyuM to nANuM ApaNe kharcI nAkhIe pAchuM. ApaNe jANIe ke A to bheguM thavA mAMDyuM. kharcI nAkhyA to DIDakzana(bAda) thaI zakene ? puNya bheguM to thaI ja jAya. paNa DIDakzana karavAnI rIta to jANavI joIene ? eTale loko maMdiro badhuM kare che, barobara kare che. emane cAvI joIe che. emane darzana kyAM karavAM che ? je jyAM darzana karavA jAyane to ene zarama nA Ave evuM joIe che. jIvatAM joDe ene zarama Ave che ane mUrti pAse tame kaho evo nAce hau. nAce-kUde ekalo ! paNa jIvatAM joDe ene zarama Ave che. A jIvatAM hoyane ane jIvatAM pAse nA kazuM thAya. ane jo jIvatAM pAse jo karyuM to enuM kalyANa thaI jAya, parama kalyANa thaI jAya, AtyaMtika kalyANa thaI jAya. paNa evI zakti nA hoyane ! evI puNya nA hoya ! bhagavAna pAse mUkene, te badhuM niSkAma nahIM sakAma. he bhagavAna, chokarAne ghera eka chokaro ! mAro chokaro pAsa thAya. ghera paiDA DosA chene, 28 dAna emane pakSaghAta thayo che te maTI jAya. tenA basso ne eka mUke. have ahIM to koNa mUke ? ApaNe kaMI evuM kArakhAnuM che ? ane ahIM le ya koNa te mUke ? e ya hiMsA ja ! praznakartA : vepArI naphAkhorI kare, koI udyogapati ke vepArI mahenatanA pramANamAM ochuM vaLatara athavA koI mahenata vagaranI kamANI thAya to e hiMsAkhorI kahevAya ? dAdAzrI : e badhI hiMsAkhorI ja che. praznakartA : have e phogaTanI kamANI karIne dharmamAM nANAM vApare, to te kaI jAtanI hiMsA kahevAya ? dAdAzrI : jeTaluM dharmakAryamAM vAparyuM, jeTaluM tyAga karI gayo, eTalo ocho doSa beTho. jeTaluM kamAyo hato, lAkha rUpiyA kamAyo hato, have e eMsI hajAranuM davAkhAnuM baMdhAvyuM to eTalA rUpiyAnI javAbadArI ene nA rahI. vIsa hajAranI ja javAbadArI rahI. eTale e sAruM che, khoTuM nathI. praznakartA : loko lakSmIne saMgharI rAkhe che te hiMsA kahevAya ke nahIM ? dAdAzrI : hiMsA ja kahevAya. saMgharavuM e hiMsA che. bIjA lokone kAma lAge nahIMne ! jevuM AvyuM, tevuM jAya.... A to bhagavAnanA nAma para, dharmanA nAma para badhuM cAlyuM che ! praznakartA : dAna ApanArA mANasa to ema mAne ke meM zraddhAthI ApyuM che. paNa jene vAparavAnuM che e kevuM kare che, enI ApaNane zuM khabara paDe ?
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________________ dAna 30 dAdAzrI : paNa e to ApaNA rUpiyA khoTA hoya to e avaLe raste jAya. jeTaluM nANuM khoTuM eTaluM khoTe raste jAya ne sAruM nANuM eTale sAre raste jAya ! eraNacorI, soyAta ! praznakartA ghaNA ema kahe che ke dAna kare to deva thAya e kharuM che ? dAdAzrI : dAna kare chatAM narka jAya evAM ya che. kAraNa ke dAna koInA dabANathI kare che. evuM chene, ke A duSamakALamAM dAna karavAnI lokonI pAse lakSmI ja nathI hotI. duSamakALamAM je lakSmI che e to aghora kartavyavALI lakSmI che. mATe enuM dAna Ape te to UlaTuM nukasAna thAya che, paNa chatAMya ApaNe koIka duHkhIyA mANasane ApIe, dAna karavA karatAM enI muzkelI dUra karavA mATe karIe te sAruM che. dAna to nAmanA kADhavA mATe kare, teno artha zuM ? bhUkhyo hoya tene khAvAnuM Apo, kapaDAM nA hoya to kapaDuM Apo. bAkI A kALamAM dAna ApavA rUpiyA kyAMthI lAve ? tyAM sauthI sAruM to dAna-bAna ApavAnI jarUra nathI. ApaNA vicAro sArA karo. dAna ApavA dhana kyAMthI lAve ? sAcuM dhana ja nathI AvyuMne ! ne sAcuM dhana saraplasa rahetuM ya nathI. A je moTAM moTAM dAna Ape chene te to copaDA bahAranuM uparanuM nANuM AvyuM che te che. chatAMya dAna je ApatA hoya tene mATe khoTuM nathI. kAraNa ke khoTe raste lIdhuM ane sArA raste ApyuM, toya vacce pApamAMthI mukta to thayo ! khetaramAM bIja ropAyuM eTale UgyuM ne eTaluM to phaLa maLyuM ! praznakartA : padamAM eka lITI chene ke, 'dANacorI karanArAo, soyadAne chUTavA mathe." to AmAM eka jagyAe dANacorI karI ane bIjI jagyAe dAna karyuM, to e eTaluM to pAmyone ? evuM kahI zakAya ? dAdAzrI : nA, pAmyo nA kahevAya. e to narkamAM javAnI nizAnI kahevAya. e to dAnatacora che. dANacore corI karI ane soyanuM dAna karyuM, enA karatAM dAna nA karato hoya ne pAMsaro rahene toya sAruM. evuM che ne ke cha mahinA jelanI sajA sArI, vacce be dahADA bAgamAM laI jAya eno zo artha ? A to zuM kahevA mAMge che ke A badhA kALAbajAra, dANacorI badhuM karyuM ane pachI pacAsa hajAra dAna ApIne potAnuM nAma kharAba nA dekhAya, potAnuM nAma nA bagaDe eTalA mATe A dAna Ape che. Ane soyanuM dAna kahevAya. praznakartA : eTale sAttvika to evA Aje nathIne ? dAdAzrI : saMpUrNa sAttvikanI to AzA rAkhI zakAya ja nahIMne ! paNa A to kone mATe che ke je moTA mANaso karoDo rUpiyA kamAya ane A bAju eka lAkha rUpiyA dAnamAM Ape. te zA mATe ? nAma kharAba nA thAya eTalA mATe. A kALamAM ja evuM soyanuM dAna cAle che. A bahu samajavA jevuM che. bIjA loko dAna Ape che emAM amuka gRhastha hoya che, sAdhAraNa sthitinA hoya che, e loko dAna Ape teno vAMdho nathI. A to soyanuM dAna ApIne potAnuM nAma bagaDavA nA de, potAnuM nAma DhAMkavA mATe kapaDAM badalI nAkhe che ! khAlI dekhAva karavA mATe AvAM dAna Ape che !! atyAre to dhanadAna Ape che ke laI le che ! ne dAna thAya che to "mIsA'nAM (dANacorInAM). e tANuM puNya bAMdhe ! praznakartA : be naMbaranA rUpiyAnuM dAna Ape to te na cAle ? dAdAzrI : be naMbaranuM dAna nA cAle. paNa chatAMya koI mANasa bhUkhe marato hoya ane be naMbaranuM dAna Ape to pelAne khAvA mATe cAlene !
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________________ dAna dAna e che kemoklega sama ! praznakartA : be naMbaranA je paisA che e jyAM jAya tyAM Dakho thAya ke nahIM ? dAdAzrI : pUrI helpa nahIM kare. ApaNe tyAM Ave che, paNa te keTalA ? dasa-paMdara TakA, paNa vadhAre nathI AvatA. praznakartA : dharmamAM helpa nA kare, jyAM jAya tyAM helpa nA thAya eTalI ? be naMbaranuM amuka kAyadesara vAMdho Ave, bIjI rIte vAMdho nathI Avato. e nANuM hoTalavALAne Ape to e le ke nA le ? praznakartA : laI le. dAdAzrI : hA, te vyavahAra cAlu ja thaI jAya. praznakartA : dharmamAM be naMbarano paiso che te vaparAya che hamaNAMnA jamAnAmAM, to enAthI lokone puNya upArjana thAya kharuM ? dAdAzrI : cokkasa thAyane ! ene tyAga karyone eTalo ! potAnI pAse AvelAno tyAga karyone ! paNa emAM hetu pramANe pachI e puNya evuM thaI jAya, hetuvALuM ! A paisA ApyA te eka ja vastu jovAtI nathI. paisAno tyAga karyo e nirvivAda. bAkI paisA kyAMthI AvyA, hetu zo, A badhuM plasa-mAInasa thatAM je bAkI raheze e enuM. eno hetu zo ke sarakAra laI jaze, enA karatAM AmAM nAkhI done ! nirapekSa lUMTAvo ! praznakartA : oNnanA paisA bhale vaparAtA, chatAMya dharmanI dhajA lAgI jAya che, ke dharmanA nAme kharcA. dAdAzrI : hA, paNa dharmanA nAme kharce to sAruM che. paNa oNnanA nAmathI e kare ne. kAraNa ke oNna e baha gunegAra nathI, 'oNna' eTale zuM ke sarakArano pelo TekSa che te lokone bhAre paDI jAya che, ke tame amArA dhAryA karatAM vadhAre mUko cho eTale A loko chupAve che. praznakartA : kaMI meLavavAnI apekSAe je dAna kare che, te paNa zAstramAM manAI nathI. ene vakhoDatA nathI. dAdAzrI : e apekSA nA rAkhe to uttama che. apekSA rAkhe che e dAna nirmULa thaI gayuM, sattvahIna thaI gayuM kahevAya. huM to kahuM chuM ke pAMca ja rUpiyA Apo paNa apekSA vagara Apo. dAdAzrI : helpa nA kare. Ama dekhAvamAM helpa kare paNa pachI AthamI jatAM vAra nA lAge. e badhAM vaoNra kvaoNliTInAM acara, vaoNra. kvaoNliTInAM sTrakvara baMdhAyelAM badhAM ! tame joyelAMne ! e badhAM kemoklega che. manamAM zuM khuza thavAnuM kemoklegathI ? zreSThi - zeTTI - zeTha - zaTha ! pahelAMnA kALamAM, te vakhate dAnezvarI hoya. te dAnezvarI to manavacana-kAyAnI ekatA hoya tyAre dAnezvarI pAke ane tene bhagavAne zreSThi kahyA hatA. e zreSThine atyAre madrAsamAM zeTTI kahe che. apabhraMza thatuM thatuM zreSThimAMthI zeTTI thaI gayeluM che tyAM AgaLa, e ApaNe ahIM apabhraMza thatuM thatuM zeTha thaI gayuM che. te eka milanA zeThane tyAM sekreTarI joDe huM vAta karato hato. meM kahyuM ke, "zeTha kyAre AvavAnA che ? bahAragAma gayA che te ?" e kahe che. 'cAra-pAMca divasa lAgaze." pachI mane kahe che, "jarA mArI vAta sAMbhaLo." meM kahyuM, 'hA, bhaI'to e kahe che, "uparathI mAtara kADhI nAkhavA jevA che.' meM ene samajaNa pADI ke atyAre tuM pagAra khAuM chuM tyAM sudhI bolIza nahIM. bAkI mAtara kADhI nAkhIe eTale zuM rahyuM bahAra silakamAM
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________________ dAna 34 dAna praznakartA : zaTha rahyA. dAdAzrI : chatAM ApaNAthI bolAya nahIM ! AvI dazA thaI che. kevA jagaDuzA ne badhA zeThiyA thatA hatA ! e zeThiyA kahevAtA hatA. jevo bhAva, tevuM phaLa ! ghaNone dAna nA ApavuM hoya, manamAM nA ApavuM hoya ane vANImAM bole, mAre ApavuM che ane vartanamAMya rAkhe ne Ape. paNa manamAM nA ApavuM hoya eTale phaLa nA thAya. praznakartA : dAdA, e kema thAya evuM ? dAdAzrI : eka mANasa manamAM Ape che, enI pAse sAdhana nathI, eTaluM ane vANIthI bole che ke mAre ApavuM che paNa apAtuM nathI, enuM phaLa AvatA bhavamAM maLe. kAraNa ke e ApyA barAbara che. bhagavAne svIkAryuM. aradho lAbha to thaI gayo. derAsaramAM jaIne eka mANase eka ja rUpiyo mUkyo ane bIjA zeThiyAe eka hajAranI noTo mahIM dharmAdAmAM nAkhI, e joIne ApanA manamAM thayuM ke are, mArI pAse hota to huM Apata. e tamAruM tyAM AgaLa jame thAya. nathI mATe tamArAthI nathI apAtuM. ahIM to ApyAnI kiMmata nathI, bhAvanI kiMmata che. vItarAgonuM sAyansa che. ane ApanAra hoya tenuM kyAre keTalAya gaNuM thaI jAya. paNa te kevuM ? manathI ApavuM che, vANIthI ApavuM che, vartanathI ApavuM che, to enuM phaLa to A duniyAmAM zuM nA kahevAya e pUcho ! atyAre to badhAM kaheze, phalANA bhAIne lIdhe mAre ApavuM paDyuM, nahIM to huM nA Apata. phalANA sAhebe dabANa karyuM eTale mAre to ApavA paDyA. eTale tyAM AgaLa jame paNa evuM ja thAya, haM. e to ApaNe manathI, rAjIkhuzIthI ApeluM kAmanuM. evuM kare kharAM loko ? ko'kanA dabANathI Ape ? praznakartA : hA, hA. dAdAzrI : are, keTalAMka to ropha rAkhavA hAru Ape. nAma, potAnI AbarU vadhAravA mATe. mahIM manamAM ema hoya, badhuM ApavA jevuM nathI paNa ApaNuM nAma khoTuM dekhAze, tyAre evuM phaLa maLe. jevuM A badhuM cItare che evuM phaLa maLe. ane eka mANasa pAse nA hoya ane "mArI pAse hota to huM Apata' ema kahe to kevuM phaLa maLe ? sthULakarma sUkSmakarma eka zeThe pacAsa hajAra rUpiyA dAnamAM Apyo. te tenA mitre tene pUchayuM, "ATalA badhA rUpiyA ApI dIdhA ?" tyAre zeTha bolyA, 'huM to eka paiso ya ApuM tevo nathI. A to A meyaranAM dabANane laIne ApavA paDyA.' have AnuM phaLa tyAM zuM maLe? pacAsa hajAra dAna karyuM te sthULakarma, te tenuM phaLa ahIMnuM ahIM zeThane maLI jAya. loko 'vAha vAha' bolAve, kIrti gAya ane zeThe mahIM, sUkSmakarmamAM zuM cArja karyuM ? tyAre kahe, "eka paiso ya ApuM tevo nathI.' tenuM phaLa AvatA bhavamAM maLe. te AvatA bhave zeTha paiso ya dAnamAM ApI nA zake. have AvI jhINI vAta kone samajAya ? tyAM bIjo koI garIba hoya, tenI pAse paNa e ja loko gayA hoya dAna levA, tyAre e garIba mANasa zuM kahe ke, "mArI pAse to atyAre pAMca ja rUpiyA che te badhA ya laI lo. paNa atyAre jo mArI pAse pAMca lAkha hota to te badhA ya ApI deta !" Ama dIlathI kahe. have ANe pAMca ja rUpiyA ApyA, te DiscArjamAM karmaphaLa AvyuM. paNa mahIM sUkSmamAM zuM cArja karyuM ? pAMca lAkha rUpiyA ApavAnA, te AvatA bhave pAMca lAkha ApI zakaze, DiscArja thaze tyAre.
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________________ dAna 36 dAna eka mANasa dAna ApyA karato hoya, dharmanI bhakti karyA kare, maMdiromAM paisA Ape, bIjuM badhuM Akhoya dahADo dharma karyA karato hoya, tene jagatanA loka zuM kahe ke A dharmiSTha che. have e mANasanAM aMdarakhAne zuM vicAra hoya ke kema karIne bheLuM karuM ne kema karIne bhogavI lauM ! aMdara to ene aNahakkanI lakSmI paDAvI levAnI IcchA bahu hoya. aNahakkanAM viSaya bhogavI levAmAM ja taiyAra hoya ! eTale bhagavAna eno eka paiso ya jame karatAM nathI. enuM zuM kAraNa ? kAraNa e ke e badhAM sthULakarma che ane e sthULakarmanuM phaLa ahIMnuM ahIM ja maLI jAya che. loko A sthULakarmane ja AvatA bhavanAM karma mAne che. paNa enuM phaLa to ahIMnuM ahIM ja maLI jAya che ane sUkSmakarma ke je aMdara baMdhAI rahyuM che, jenI lokone khabara ja nathI. tenuM phaLa AvatA bhave maLe che ! Aje koI mANase corI karI, te corI e sthULakarma che. tenuM phaLa A bhavamAM ja maLI jAya che. jema ke ene apajaza maLe, polIsavALo mAre te badhuM phaLa, ene ahInuM ahIM maLI ja javAnuM. lakSmI mATe cArjiMga ! praznakartA: badhA loko lakSmInI pAchaLa bahu doDe che. to enuM cArja vadhAre thAyane, to ene AvatA bhava lakSmI vadhAre maLavI joIe ne ? dAdAzrI : ApaNe lakSmI dharmane raste vAparavI hoya evuM cArja karyuM hoya to vadhAre maLe. praznakartA : paNa Ama manathI bhAva karyA kare ke mane lakSmI maLe, to AvatA bhavamAM, A bhAva karyA, e "cArja' karyuM to ene kudarata lakSmI pUrI nA pADe ? dAdAzrI : nA, nA, enAthI lakSmI nA maLe. A lakSmI maLavAnA je bhAva kare che ne tenAthI lakSmI maLatI hoya to ya nA maLe. UlaTo aMtarAya paDe. lakSmI saMbhAravAthI maLe nahIM, e to puNya karavAthI maLe. cArja' eTale puNyanuM cArja kare, to lakSmI maLe. e ya lakSmI ekalI nA maLe. puNyanA cArjamAM jenI icchA hoya, ke mane lakSmInI bahu jarUra che, to ene lakSmI maLe. koI kaheze, mAre to phakta dharma ja joIe, to dharma ekalo maLI jAya ane paisA nA ya hoya. eTale e puNyanuM pAchuM ApaNe TenDara bhareluM hoya ke AvuM mAre joIe che. e maLavAmAM puNya vaparAya. koI kaheze, "mAre baMgalA joIe, moTaro joIe, Ama joIe, tema joIe'. to puNya emAM vaparAI jAya, dharmamAM kazuM nA rahe. ane koI kaheze, mAre dharma ja joIe, moTaro nA joIe. mAre to AvaDI be rUmo haze to ya cAlaze, paNa dharma ja vadhAre joIe to ene dharma vadhAre hoya ne bIjuM ochuM hoya. eTale e puNyanuM potAnA hisAbe pAchuM TenDara bhare. AvI dAtato ? tyAM dAta takkAmuM tyAre A vItarAga vijJAna tamane keTaluM mukta kare evuM suMdara che vicAratAM nathI lAgatuM ?! kevuM suMdara che ! jo samaje to 'jJAnI puruSa" pAse samajI le ane buddhi potAnI samyak karAvI le to kAma cAle evuM che. vyavahAramAM loko mArI pAse buddhi emanI samyaka karAvI le, bhale jJAna nA lIdhuM hoya, toya mArI sAthe thoDoka vakhata bese to buddhi samyaka thaI jAya, te enuM kAma AgaLa cAle ! A jJAna nA hoya tyAre zI dazA thAya ? evuM jo mANasa samaje to kAmanuM ! praznakartA : jJAna lIdhA vagara to Ano pAra ja nathI Ave evo. dAdAzrI : pAra ja nathI Ave evo. e to vAta ja karavA jevI nathI. e pacAsa hajAra rUpiyA dAna Apato hoya, toya tamane pAcho zuM kahe, "A zeThanuM dabANa che eTale ApuM, nahIM to AvuM nahIM." pote ekalo jANe eTaluM ja nahIM. tamane hau jaNAve. pAcho bIjAne jaNAve ke huM to
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________________ dAna 37 38 dAnuM Avo pAko chuM. A juo chone, A badhuM bahAra to ?" nakAmAM dhULadhANI thaI gayA. eTale A satsaMgamAM paDI rahyA, tenuM kAma thaI gayune ! AkhI duniyAnI bhAMjagaDa gaIne ! dAta paNa guptapaNe ! praznakartA: AtmArthI mATe to kIrti avastu chene ? dAdAzrI : kIrti to bahu nukasAnakAraka vastu che. AtmAne raste kIrti to enI bahu phelAya, paNa e kIrtimAM e InTaresTa nA paDe. kIrti to phelAya ja ne ! cakyakita hIro hoya te joIne sahu koI kahe ke "keTaluM sarasa lAITa Ave che, erIyA keTalAM badhAM paDe, kahe kharAM paNa ene potAne emAM majhA nA Ave. jyAre A saMsArI saMbaMdhanI kIrtio che, e kIrti mATe ja bhikhArI che. kIrtinI bhIkha che ane eTalA hAru lAkha rUpiyA hAIskUlamAM Ape, davAkhAnAmAM Ape, paNa kIrti ene maLI jAya eTale bahu thaI gayuM ! pAchAM teya vyavahAramAM bole ke dAna gupta rAkhajo. have gupta ko'ka ja Ape. bAkI sahune kIrtinI bhUkha eTale Ape. to lokoya vakhANa kare ke bhAI, A zeTha, ohoho, lAkha rUpiyAnuM dAna ApyuM ! eTalo eno badalo ahIMno ahIM ja maLI gayo. eTale ApIne eno badalo ahIMno ahIM ja laI lIdho. ane jeNe gupta rAkhyuM, ene badalo Avate bhave levAno rAkhyo. badalo maLyA vagara to raheto ja nathI. tame lo ke nA lo, paNa badalo to eno hoya dAna gupta hovuM joIe. jema A mAravADI loko bhagavAnanI pAse chAnAmAnA nAkhI Ave chene ! koIne khabareya nA paDe to e Uge. e vyavahAra sAro gaNAya ! praznakartA: hIrAbAnI bAbatamAM tame A pAchaLa vAparyuM e vyavahAramAM kevuM kahevAya ? dAdAzrI : A saMsAra vyavahAramAM sAruM kahevAya e. praznakartA: ApaNe rahevAnuM saMsAra vyavahAramAM ja. dAdAzrI : A saMsAranA vyavahAramAM kharuM, paNa emAM sAruM dekhAya A. ane e to sAruM dekhAya eTalA mATe huM nA karuM. e to hIrAbAnI icchA hatI eTale meM karyuM. A mane sAruM-khoTAnI paDelI nA hoya te chatAM khoTuM nA dekhAya evuM rahetAM hoIe. praznakartA : e to tamArA mATe vAta thaI paNa amAre mATe zuM ? dAdAzrI : tamAre thoDuM vartavuM paDe, bahu kheMcavAnI jarUra nahIM, sAdhAraNa vartavuM paDe. vAha vAhamAM puNya vaparAI jAya ! praznakartA : A kaho cho evo kAyado hoya to to hIrAbAnuM vAparyuM eTale tamane puNya maLe. dAdAzrI : mane zuM maLe ? amAre levAdevA nahIM. mAre to kazuM levAdevA ja nahIM ne ! AmAM puNya baMdhAya nahIM A. A to puNya bhogavAI jAya. vAha vAha bolAI jAya. agara to koI kharAba karI jAya to mUAe juone, bagADyuM badhuM" kaheze. eTale ahIMnuM ahIM ja badhuM thaI jAya. hAIskUla baMdhAvI'tI, potapotAnI icchApUrvaka dAna ApavAnuM hoya. A to badhuM ThIka che, vyavahAra che. koI dabANa kare ke tamAre ApavA ja paDaze. pachI phUlahAra kare eTale Ape e.
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________________ dAne 39 40 dAna te ahIM ne ahIM ja vAha vAha thaI gaI. tyAM maLe nahIM. praznakartA : skUla to chokarAo mATe banAvI, e loko bhaNyAgaNyA, sadvicAra utpanna thayA. dAdAzrI : e judI vastu che. paNa tamArI vAha vAha maLe te thaI gayuM, vaparAI gayuM. koInA timite koIne maLe ? praznakartA : vAha vAha to jene mATe vAparyuM ene jAyane nahIM ke tamane. tamo jene mATe je kArya karo cho, enuM phaLa ene jAya. jenA mATe ApaNe je puNya karIe te ene maLe. ApaNane nA maLe. kare ene nA maLe. dAdAzrI : ApaNe karIe ne pelAne maLe ? evuM sAMbhaLyuM che koI dahADo ? praznakartA : enA nimitte ApaNe karIe chIene ? dAdAzrI : enA nimitte ApaNe karone ?! enA nimitte ApaNe khAtAM hoya to zuM vAMdho ? nA, nA, e badhuM AmAM phera nathI. A to badhuM banAvaTa karIne lokone avaLe raste caDhAve, enA nimitte ! ene khAvAnuM nA hoya ne ApaNe khAIe to zuM khoTuM ? badhuM kAyadesara jagata che AkhuM ApaNA AtmAnI zakti ekadama khIlI jAya. e ApaNI joDe AvyuM. praznakartA ane ahIM to je vAparyuM, e to vAha vAha kare e ja maLene ? dAdAzrI : maLI gayuM. vAha vAha maLI gaI. vAha vAha'tuM jamaNa' ! praznakartA: huM je dAna karuM chuM emAM mAro bhAva dharma mATeno, sArAM kAma mATeno hoya che. emAM loko vAhavAha kare to e AkhuM UDI nA jAya ? dAdAzrI : AmAM moTI rakamo vaparAI te bahAra paDI jAya ne tenI vAha vAha bolAya. ane evI rakamoya dAnamAM jAya che jene koI jANe nahIM ne vAha vAha kare nahIM eTale eno lAbha rahe ! ApaNe enI mAthAkUTamAM paDavA jevuM nathI. ApaNA manamAM evo bhAva nathI ke loko 'jamADe ! ATalo ja bhAva hovo joIe ! jagata to mahAvIranIya vAha vAha karatuM hatuM ! paNa ene e "pote' svIkAre nahIMne ! A dAdAnIya loka vAha vAha karatuM hatuM ! paNa ene e 'pote' svIkAra kare nahIMne ! ane A bhUkhyA loko tarata svIkAre che. dAna ughADuM paDyA vagara rahe ja nahIMne ! loko to vAha vAha karyA vagara rahe nahIM paNa pote ene svIkAre nahIM eTale pachI zo vAMdho ? svIkAre to roga pesene ?! je vAhavAha svIkArato nathI ene kazuM ja hotuM nathI. vAhavAha pote svIkArato nathI. eTale ene kazI khoTa nA jAya ane vakhANa kare che ane puNya baMdhAya che. satkAryanI anumodanAnuM puNya baMdhAya che. eTale AvuM badhuM aMdarakhAne che. A to badhA kudaratI niyamo che. je vakhANa kare ene e kalyANakArI thAya. vaLI je sAMbhaLe enA manamAM sArA bhAvanAM bIja paDe ke "A paNa karavA jevuM kharuM, ApaNe to AvuM jANatA ja nahotA !" tyAM khIle Atmazaktio ! bAkI joDe peluM AvavAnuM che. A joDe Ave nahIM. ahIM tarata ne tarata kiMmata maLI jAya enI, vAha vAha tarata maLI jAya. ane AtmA mATe mUkeluM hoya e joDe Ave. praznakartA : joDe zuM AvavAnuM, kahyuM ! dAdAzrI : joDe to ApaNe peluM ApIe tyAM AtmA mATe, te
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________________ dAna 41 42 dAna praznakartA: ApaNe sAruM kAma tana, mana ne dhanathI karatA hoIe, paNa koI ApaNuM kharAba ja bole, apamAna kare to tenuM zuM karavuM ? dAdAzrI : je apamAna kare che te bhayaMkara pApa bAMdhI rahyo che. have AmAM ApaNuM karma dhovAI jAya che ne apamAna karanAro to nimitta banyo. vAha vAhatI prIti ! are, huM to mAro svabhAva mApI jouMne ! huM che te agAsa jato hato. te ghaDIe konTrAkTano dhaMdho hato. have so rUpiyAnI kaMI bhIDa nahI, te dahADe paisAnI kiMmata bahu. paisAnI chUTa hatI toya paNa huM agAsa jauM tyAre tyAM AgaLa rUpiyA lakhAvI lauM. te sonI noTa kADhIne kahyuM ke, 'lo pacIsa laI lo ne poNA so pAchA Apo." have poNA so pAchA nA lIdhA hota to cAlata. paNa mana cIkaNuM ne bhikhArI, te poNA so pAchA leto. praznakartA : dAdA, tame tyAre paNa keTaluM sUkSma jotA hatA ? dAdAzrI : hA, paNa mAruM kahevAnuM ke A svabhAva, prakRti jAya nahIMne ! te pachI meM tapAsa karI. Ama loko mane kahe ke "bahu nobala cho tame !" kahyuM, "A kemanuM nobala ?!" ahIM AgaLa cIkAza kare che. pachI tapAsa karatAM mane potAne jaDyuM ke mane vAha vAha kare tyAM lAkha rUpiyA kharcI nAkhe, nahIM to rUpiyo ya na Ape. e svabhAva tadana cIkaNo nahIM. paNa vAha vAha nA kare, tyAM dharma hoya ke game te hoya, paNa tyAM apAya nahIM ane vAha vAha karI ke badhI kamANI dhULadhANI karI nAkhe. devuM karIneya kare. have vAha vAha keTalA dahADA ? traNa dahADA. pachI kazuMya nathI. traNa dahADA sudhI poka paDe jarA pachI baMdha thaI jAya. juone, mane yAda Ave che. so ApavAnA tenA poNA so pAchA lauM. mane A dekhAya che, hajuye. e ophisa dekhAya che. paNa meM kahyuM, 'Avo DhaMga !" A lokonAM kevAM moTAM mana hoya che ! huM mArA DhaMgane samajI gayelo. DhaMga badhA. Ama moTuM maneya kharuM. paNa vAhavAha, galIpacI karanAra joIe. galIpacI karI ke cAlyuM. praznakartA : dAdA, e jIvano svabhAva che. dAdAzrI : hA, e prakRti, badhI prakRti che. ane A pAkAM, pelA (vANiyA) beThA chene, te pAkAM. e vAha vAhathI chetarAya nahIM. e to AgaLa jame thAya che ke ahIMnuM ahIM rahe che ? peluM vAha vAhavALuM to ahIM vaTAI gayuM. enuM phaLa laI lIdhuM meM, cAkhI lIdhuM meM ane A to vAha vAha nA khoLe, tyAM phaLa khoLe e ovaraDrAphaTa, bahu pAkA, vicArazIla lokone ! ApaNA eka karatAM vadhAre vicArazIla. ApaNe to kSatriya lokono eka ghA ne be TukaDA ! badhA tIrthakaro ya kSatriya thayelA. sAdhuo jAte kahe che, amArAthI tIrthaMkara thavAya nahIM. kAraNa ke ame sAdhu thaIe to vadhu tyAga karIne paNa ekAda 'gInI" rahevA daIe aMdara ! ko'ka dahADo aDacaNa paDe to ? e emanI mULa graMthi ane tame tarata ApI do. promisa Tu pe eTale badhuM promisa ja ! bIjuM AvaDe nahIMne ! samajaNa nahIM mahIM. "thIMkara ja nahIM. paNa chUTakAro vahelo emane maLe. praznakartA chUTakAro vahelo maLe ! dAdAzrI : hA, e loko mokSe jAya. kevaLajJAna thAya. paNa tIrthakaro to A kSatriyo ja hoya. e loko badhA kabUla kare ke mArI pAse, ApaNe kSatriya kahevAIe. ApaNane evuM AvaDe nahIM. bahu UMDuM A. ane A to vicArazIla prajA ! badhuM vicArI vicArIne, dareka vastu vicArIne kAma kare. ane ApaNe (kSatriyone) pastAvAno pAra nahIM. pelAne pastAvo ocho Ave. ...paNa taktImAM bhelAI gayuM!
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________________ dAna 44 koI dharmAdAmAM lAkha rUpiyA Ape ane taktI mUkAvaDAve ane koI mANasa eka rUpiyo ja dharmAdAmAM Ape, paNa khAnagI Ape, to A khAnagI Ape enI bahu kiMmata che, paNa bhalene eka ja rUpiyo Apyo hoya. ane A taktI mUkAvI e to 'belansa zITa' pUrI thaI gaI. sonI noTa tame mane ApI ne meM tamane chUTA ApyA, emAM mAre levAnuMya nA rahyuM ne tamAre devAnuMya nA rahyuM ! tame A dharmAdA karIne potAnI taktI mUkAvI, tene pachI levA-devAnuM kazuM rahyuM nahIMne ! kAraNa ke je dharmAdo Apyo, enuM eNe taktI mUkAvI laI lIdhuM. ane jeNe eka ja rUpiyo prAIveTamAM Apyo haze enuM levAI-devAI gayuM nathI, eTale ene belensa bAkI rahyuM. ame maMdiromAM ne badhe pharyA. tyAM keTalIka jagyAe AkhI bhIMto taktIo, taktIothI bharelI hoya ! e taktIonI velyuezana (kiMmata) keTalI ? eTale kIrti hetu mATe ! ane jyAM kIrti hetu DhagalebaMdha hoya tyAM mANasa jue ja nahIM ke AmAM zuM vAMcavuM ? AkhA maMdiramAM eka ja taktI hoya to vAMcavA navaro hoya, paNa A to DhagalAbaMdha, AkhI bhIMtonA bhIMto taktIovALI karI hoya to zuM thAya ? chatAMya loka kahe che ke mArI taktI mUkAvajo ! lokone taktIo ja pasaMda chene !! - lakSmI dIdhI te taktI lIdhI ! praznakartA : keTalAMka loko samajyA vagara Ape to arthaya nahIM eno. dAdAzrI : nA, samajyA vagara nA Ape. e to bahu pAkAM. e to potAnA hitanuM ja kare. praznakartA : dharmanuM samajyA vagara, nAma mATe Ape, taktI lagADavA mATe Ape. dAdAzrI : e nAma to, hamaNe A nAmanuM thaI gayuM ! pahelAM to nAmanuM nahIM. A to hamaNe vecavA mAMDyA nAma, A kaLiyugane lIdhe. bAkI pahelAM nAma-bAma hatuM ja nahIM. e ApyA ja kare niraMtara eTale bhagavAna emane zuM kahetA hatA ? zreSThI kahetA hatA ane atyAre e zeTha kahevAya che. zubha bhAva rye jAva ! praznakartA : eka tarapha mahIM bhAva thAya ke mAre Ama dAnamAM badhuM ApI devuM che, paNa rUpakamAM eya thatuM nathI. dAdAzrI : e apAya nahIMne ! ApavuM kaMI saheluM che ? dAna ApavuM e to agharI vastu ! tema chatAM bhAva karavo. nANuM sArA raste ApavuM e ApaNI sattAnI vAta nathI. bhAva karI zakAya paNa ApI nA zakAya ane bhAvanuM phaLa AvatA bhave maLe. dAna to bhamaraDA zI rIte Ape ? ane jo Ape che te 'vyavasthita' apAvaDAve che, tethI Ape che. 'vyavasthita' karAvaDAve che eTale mANasa dAna kare che. ane 'vyavasthita nathI karAvaDAvatuM eTale mANasa dAna nathI karatA. 'vItarAga'ne dAna levAno ke ApavAno moha nA hoya. e to 'zuddha upayogI' hoya ! dAna ApatI vakhate 'huM dAna ApuM chuM' evo bhAva thAya che, te vakhate puNyanAM paramANuo kheMcAya che ane kharAba kAma karatI vakhate pApanA kheMcAya che. e pachI phaLa ApatI vakhate zAtA phaLa Ape ke azAtA phaLa Ape. jyAM sudhI ajJAnI hoya, tyAM sudhI phaLa bhogave, sukhadu:kha bhogave. jyAre jJAnI e bhogave nahIM, 'jANyA' kare. lakSmIno sadupayoga zemAM ? praznakartA : paNa dhAro ke koInA puNyakarma enI pAse lAkho rUpiyA thAya, to e garIbomAM vaheMcI devA ke pachI pote ja upayoga karavo ? dAdAzrI : nahIM, e paisA gharanA mANasone duHkha na thAya evI rIte vAparavA. gharanAM mANasane pUchavuM ke bhaI, tamane aDacaNa nathI ne ? tyAre
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________________ dAna 4pa ina e kahe, "nA, nathI." to e limiTa enI, paisA vAparavAnI. eTale pachI ApaNe e pramANe karavuM. praznakartA: sanmArge to vAparavAnuM ne ? dAdAzrI : pachI, bIjA badhA sanmArge ja vAparavAnA. gharamAM vaparAze e badhA gaTaramAM jaze. ane bIje je vaparAze e tamArA potAne ja mATe sephasAIDa thaI gaI. hA, ahIMthI joDe laI javAtA nathI, paNa bIje raste sephasAIDa karI zakAya che. praznakartA : paNa Ama to e joDe ja laI gayA jevuM kahevAya ne ! dAdAzrI : hA, joDe levA jevuM ja ApaNe sephasAIDavALuM. eTale koI raste bIjAne kaMI paNa sukha thAya ene mATe vAparavuM. e badhuM tamArI sephasAIDa che. praznakartA H lakSmIno sadupayoga kone kahevAya ? dAdAzrI : lokonA upayoga mATe ke bhagavAna mATe vAparIne te sadupayoga kahevAya. amArI ya bhAvatA sadA rahI ! mArI pAse lakSmI hota to huM lakSmI ya Apata, paNa evI kaMI mArI pAse lakSmI haju AvI nathI ane Ave to haju ya ApavA taiyAra chuM. zuM kaMI mAre joDe laI javAnuM che badhuM ? paNa kaMIka Apo badhAMne ! chatAM jagatane lakSmI ApyA karatAM kevI rIte A jagatamAM sukhI thAya, jIvana kevI rIte calAvAya evo mArga dekhADo. lakSmI to dasa hajAra ApIene to bIje dahADe e nokarI baMdha karI de. eTale nA apAya lakSmI. evI rIte lakSmI ApavI e guno che. mANasane ALasu banAvI de. eTale bApe dIkarAne mATe lakSmI vadhAre nahIM ApavAnI, nahIM to dIkaro dArUDiyo thaze. mANasane nirAMta vaLI ke basa, bIje UMdhe raste caDhyo ! chokarAone ApavuM ke dAna karavuM ? praznakartA : eTale puNyanA udaya joIe, tenA karatAM vadhAre lakSmInI prApti thAya to ? dAdAzrI : to vAparI nAkhavI. chokarAM hAru bahu rAkhavI nahIM. emane bhaNAvavA-gaNAvavA, badhuM kampliTa karI, emane sarvisa lagAvI dIdhAM eTale pachI e DALe (kAma) lAgyA. eTale bahu rAkhavI nahIM. thoDuMka benkamAM koI jagyAe mUkI rAkhavuM. dasa-vIsa hajAra, te ko'ka phero muzkelImAM Avyo hoya to ene ApI devA. ene kahevuM nahIM ke bhaI, meM mUkI rAkhyA che. hA, nahIM to muzkelImAM nA AvatA hoya toya Ave. eka mANase mane prazna karyo ke, "chokarAMne kazuM nA ApavuM ?" kahyuM, "chokarAMne ApavAnuM. ApaNA bApe ApaNane ApyuM e badhuM ja ApavuM. vacalo je mAla che te ApaNo. te ApaNe phAve tyAM dharmAdAmAM vAparI nAkhIe. praznakartA : amArA vakIlanA kAyadAmAM ya evuM kharuM ke vaDIlopArjita proparTI(milakata) kharI, te chokarAMne ApavI ja paDe ane svopArjita tenI aMdara bApane je karavuM hoya te kare. dAdAzrI : hA, je karavuM hoya te kare. hAthe ja karI levuM ! ApaNo mArga zuM kahe che ke tAro potAno hoya te mAla tuM judo karIne vApara, to te tArI joDe Ave. kAraNa ke A jJAna lIdhA pachI haju eka-be avatAra bAkI rahyA che, te joDe joIzane ! bahAragAma jaIe chIe to thoDAM DhebarAM laI jaIe chIe, to A nA joIe badhuM ? praznakartA : vadhAre to kyAre kahevAya ? TrasTI tarIke rahe to. dAdAzrI : TrasTI tarIke rahevuM uttama che. paNa evuM na rahI zakAya, badhAthI nA rahI zakAya. teya saMpUrNa TrasTI tarIke nA rahevAya. TrasTI eTale to jJAtA-draSTA thayo. paNa TrasTI tarIke saMpUrNa nA rahevAya. paNa bhAva evo
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________________ dAna 48 dAna thoDAka ApaNe ApI devA. ene joItI hoya, temAM aDadhI rakama ApaNe ApavI ne aDadhI beMkanI lona bharyA kare. eTale godA mAranAra joIe ene. jethI dArU nA pIve. pachI chokaro kahe ke "A varSamAM mAre lona bharAtI nathI. tyAre kahIe ke huM lAvI ApuM tane pAMca hajAra, paNa ApI devAnA vahelA. eTale pAMca hajAra lAvI ApavAnA. pachI ApaNe pelA pAMca hajAra saMbhArIe. 'pelA vahelA ApI devAnA che, evuM kahyuM che." AvuM saMbhArIe to chokaro kahe, 'tame kacakaca nA karazo hamaNe." eTale ApaNe samajI javAnuM. 'bahu sAruM che e.' eTale pharI levA ja nA Avane ! ApaNane vAMdho nahIM, 'kacakaca karo cho' evuM kahe teno, paNa levA Ave nahIMne ! hoyane to thoDuM ghaNuM rahI zakAya. ane chokarAMne to keTaluM ApavAnuM hoya ? ApaNA phAdhare ApyuM hoya, kaMI nA ApyuM hoya toya ApaNe kaMI ne kaMI ApavuM joIe. chokarA dArUDiyA bane kharA, bahu vaibhava hoya to ? praznakartA : hA, bane. chokarAo dArUDiyA na bane eTaluM to ApavuM joIe ? dAdAzrI : eTaluM ja ApavuM joIe. praznakartA : vadhAre vaibhava ApIe to evuM thaI jAya. dAdAzrI : hA, e haMmezAM ya eno mokSa bagADaze. haMmezA paddhatisara ja sAruM. chokarAMne vadhu ApavuM e guno che. e to phorenavALA badhA samaje che ! kevA DAhyA che !! Amane to sAta peDhI sudhIno lobha ! mArI sAtamI peDhInA mArA chokarAne tyAM AvuM hoya. keTalA lobhiyA che A loko ?! chokarAne ApaNe kamAto-dhamAto karI Apavo joIe e ApaNI pharaja ane choDIone ApaNe paiNAvI devI joIe. choDIone kaMIka ApavuM joIe. atyAre choDIone pArTa apAvaDAve che ne bhAgIdAra tarIke ? paiNAvIe te emAM kharca thAyane ? te uparathI thoDuM ghaNuM ApIe. ene jaNaso ApI, te ApIe ja chIene ! paNa potAnuM to pote vAparavuM joIe. praznakartA: chokarAMone ghara-dhaMdho Apavo ane devuM ApavuM ne ? dAdAzrI : ApaNI pAse miliyana Dolara hoya ke aDadho miliyana Dolara hoya to ya chokaro je makAnamAM raheto hoya, te chokarAne ApavAnuM. te pachI eka dhaMdho karI Apavo, ene gamato hoya che. kayo dhaMdho game che e pUchI ane ene je dhaMdho ThIka lAge e karI ApavAno. ane paccIsatrIsa hajAra beMkanA laI ApavA. lona upara te bharyA kare enI meLe ane eTale ApaNI sephasAIDa ApaNe rAkhavAnI ane pachI khoTA nA dekhAIe, chokarA pAse. chokaro kaheze, 'bApA to sArA che, paNa mAro svabhAva vAMko che. huM avaLuM bolyo tethI. bAkI bApA bahu sArA che !" eTale chaTakI, nAsavuM A jagatamAMthI. Adarza vIla ! chokarIne amuka pramANamAM ApavuM. chokarAne ApavuM, paNa amuka pramANamAM. bAkI aDadhI mUDI to ApaNI pAse rahevA devI. eTale prAIveTa ! eTale nahIM jAhera karelI. bIjI badhI jAhera karavI ane kahevuM ke, amArAM be jaNane jIvatAM sudhI joIene ?" eTale ApaNe paddhatisara, samajaNapUrvaka kAma karavuM. praznakartA: paNa mANasa marI jAya, pachInuM vIla kevuM hovuM joIe ? dAdAzrI : nA, maryA pachI to je che te ApaNI pAse, aDhI lAkha rUpiyA vadhyA che, te to ApaNI hAjarImAM ja maryA sudhI rahevA ja nA devAM. banatAM sudhI ovaraDrAphaTa karAvI ja levA. davAkhAnAnA, jJAnadAnanA badhA ovaraDrAphaTa kaDhAvI levA ane pachI vadhe te chokarAone ApavA. te
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________________ dAna 49 50 dAna vadhAravA ya kharA thoDAka. e lAlaca emanI che ne, te lAlaca hAru pacAsa hajAra rAkhavA. pachI bIjA be lAkhanA to ovaraDrAphaTa kaDhAvI levAnA, Avate bhava ApaNe zuM karIe ? A badhA gayA avatAranAM ovaraDrAphaTa atyAre vAparo cho, to A avatAramAM ovaraDrAphaTa nA kADhavo paDe ? hA, koIne ApaNe ApyA nathI A. A lokonA hitane mATe, lokakalyANa mATe vAparyA e che te ovaraDrAphaTa kahevAya. chokarAne ApIne to pastAyelA, evA pastAyelA ke kharekhara ! chokarAnuM hita kevI rIte karavuM, te ApaNe samajavuM joIe. te mArI joDe AvIne vAtacIta karI javI. eTale huM kahuM chuM ke dhULamAM jAya enA karatAM kaMI sArA raste jAya evuM kaMIka karo. joDe kAma lAgaze ane tyAM to jatI vakhate cAra nALiyera baMdhAvaze ne ! ane te ya chokaro zuM kaheze, "jarA sastAmAMnA, pANI vagaranAM Apajo ne !" tamArA paisA jo vadhArAnA hoya to sAre raste paisA vAparajo, lokonA sukhane mATe vAparajo. eTalA ja tamArA, bAkI gaTaramAM...! A to AvuM badhuM nA bolavuM joIe. chatAM bolIe chIe ame ! te Ama hisAba cUkavAya ! praznakartA: eka mANasane ApaNe pAMcaso rUpiyA ApyA ne rUpiyA pelo pAchAM ApI na zakyo. ane bIjuM, ApaNe pAMcaso rUpiyAnuM dAna karyuM. to A bemAM zuM taphAvata ? - dAdAzrI : A dAna karyuM e judI vastu che. emAM dAna le che e devAdAra banato nathI. tamArA dAnano badalo tamane bIjI rIte maLe che. dAna lenAra mANasa e badalo nathI Apato. jyAre pelAmAM to tame jenI pAse rUpiyA mAgo cho, tenI mAraphate ja tamane apAvavuM paDe che. pachI chevaTe daheja rUpe paNa e rUpiyA Apaze. ApaNAmAM nathI kahetA ke chokaro che garIba kuTuMbano, paNa kuTuMba khAnadAna che. eTale pacAsa hajAra ene daheja Apo ! A zenI daheja Ape che ! A to je mAMgatuM che e ja Ape che. eTale Avo hisAba che badho. eka to choDI Ape che ne rUpiyA paNa Ape che. eTale Ama badho hisAba cUkavAI jAya che. khAtarIdAra kahetAra ! koI pAMca hajAra Dolara tamArA hAthamAMthI laI kheMcAvI jAya to zuM karo ? praznakartA : evA ghaNAM kheMcAI gayA che. badhI milakato paNa cAlI gaI che. dAdAzrI: to zuM karo ? manamAM kazuM thatuM nathI ? praznakartA: kAMI nahIM. dAdAzrI : eTaluM sAruM, tyAre to DAhyA cho. kheMcAI javA hAru ja Ave che. ahIM nahIM pese to ahIM pesI jaze. mATe sArI jagyAe pesADI dejo, nahIM to bIjI jagyAe to pesI javAnA ja che. nANAMno svabhAva ja evo eTale sAre raste nahIM jAya to avaLe raste jaze. sAre raste thoDA gayA ne avaLe raste vadhAre gayA. praznakartA : sAro rasto batAvo. khabara zI rIte paDe ke rasto sAro ke kharAba ? dAdAzrI : sAro rasto to Ama.... ame eka paiso letAM nathI. huM mArA gharanAM kapaDAM paheruM chuM. A dehano huM mAlika nathI ! chavvIsa varSathI A dehano huM mAlika nathI. A vANIno huM mAlika nathI. have tamane jyAre kaMIka khAtarI bese, mArI para thoDo vizvAsa bese, eTale huM tamane kahuM ke bhaI, amuka jagyAe tame paiso nAkho to sArA raste vaparAze. tamane mArI para thoDI khAtarI bese eTale huM tamane kahuM to vAMdho kharo ? praznakartA : nA.
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________________ dAna dAna dAdAzrI : e ja sAro rasto. bIjo kayo ? khAtarIdAra kahenArA hovo joIe. khAtarIvALo ! jenuM kamizana nA hoya sahejeya ! eka pAI paNa emAM kamizana nA hoya, tyAre e khAtarIvALA kahevAya ! evuM amane dekhADanAra maLyA nahIM. amane jemAM ne temAM kamizana... (jAya evuM dekhADanArA maLyA !). praznakartA : dAdA, amane rasto batAvatA rahejo. dAdAzrI : jyAM kaMI paNa kamizana che tyAM khoTe raste nANuM jAya che ! haju to A saMghanA cAra AnA vaparAyA nathI, koI kArakuna ke ene khAte ! badhA potAnA gharanA paisAthI kAma karI le che evo A saMgha, pavitra saMgha ! eTale sAco rasto A che. jyAre nAkhavA hoya to nAkhajo ane te tamArI pAse hoya to, nA hoya to nAkhazo nahIM. have A bhaI kahe ke, "huM pharI nAkhuM, dAdA ?" to huM kahuM, nA, bA, tuM tAro dhaMdho karyA kara. have eka phero nAkhyA eNe ! ahIM pharI nAkhavAnI jarUra nahIM ! hoya to gajA pramANe nAkho ! vajana dasa ratala UMcakAtuM hoya, to ATha ratala UMcako, aDhAra ratala nA UMcako. du:khI thavA mATe nathI karavAnuM ! paNa saraplasa nANuM avaLe raste nA jAya, eTalA mATe A rasto dekhADIe. A nahIM to lobhamAM ne lobhamAM citta rahyA kare, bhamyA kare ! eTale jJAnI puruSa dekhADe ke amuka jagyAe nAkhajo. tANuM lAkho sImaMdhara svAmInA dezamAM ! vadhAre nANuM hoya to sImaMdhara svAmInA derAsaramAM ApavA jevuM bIjuM ekeya sthAna nathI. ane ochuM nANuM hoya to mahAtmAone jamADavA jevuM bIjuM ekuMya nathI ! ane ethI ochuM nANuM hoya to koI du:khIyAne tyAM AgaLa Apajo. ane te ya rokaDAthI nahIM, khAvAnuM-pIvAnuM badhuM pahoMcADIne ! ochA nANAmAM ya dAna karavuM hoya to poSAya ke nA poSAya oLakho sImaMdhara svAmI ! ApaNe ahIM AgaLa tame sImaMdhara svAmInuM nAma to sAMbhaLeluMne? e hAla tIrthaMkara che, mahAvideha kSetramAM ! emanI hAjarI che Aje. sImaMdhara svAmInI uMmara keTalI sAiTha-sittera varSanI haze ? poNA be lAkha varSanI uMmara che ! haju savA lAkha varSa jIvavAnA che ! A emanI joDe tAra, sAMdho meLavI ApuM chuM. kAraNa ke tyAM javAnuM che. haju eka avatAra bAkI raheze. ahIMthI sIdho mokSa thavAno nathI. hajI eka avatAra bAkI raheze. emanI pAse besavAnuM che, eTale sAMdho meLavI ApuM chuM. ane A bhagavAna AkhA varlDanuM kalyANa karaze. AkhA varlDanuM kalyANa thaze ! AkhA varlDanuM kalyANa thaze nimittathI. kAraNa ke e jIvatA che. gayelA hoya ne e kazuM ja dhoLe nahIM, khAlI puNya baMdhAya. ananya bhakti, tyAM apAya ! ApaNe mokSamAM javAnuM che tyAM AgaLa mokSamAM javAya eTaluM puNya joIe. ahIMyA tame sImaMdhara svAmInuM jeTaluM karazo, eTaluM badhuM tamAruM AvI gayuM. badhuM bahu thaI gayuM. emAM evuM nathI ke A ochuM che. emAM to tame je (ApavA mATe) dhAryuM hoyane e badhuM karo. eTale badhuM thaI gayuM. pachI AthI vadhAre karavAnI jarUra nathI. pachI davAkhAnA bAMdho ke bIjuM bAMdho. e badhuM jude raste jAya. eya puNya kharuM paNa pApAnubaMdhI puNya. anubaMdhaya pApa karAvaDAve ane A puNyAnubaMdhI puNya. A che jIvatA jAgatA deva ! lakSmInA sadupayogano sAcAmAM sAco rasto kayo atyAre ? tyAre kahe, 'bahAra dAna ApavuM te ?" kaoNlejamAM paisA ApavA te ? tyAre kahe, nA, ApaNA A mahAtmAone cA-pANI, nAstA karAvo. emane saMtoSa Apavo e sArAmAM sAro rasto. AvA mahAtmA varlDamAM maLaze nahIM. tyAM
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________________ dAna 53 54 dAna satyuga ja dekhAya che ane badhA AvyA hoya to tamAruM kema bhaluM thAya e ja Akho dahADo bhAvanA. nANuM nA hoya ne to pelAne tyAM jamo, karo, raho, e badhuM ApaNuM ja che. sAmasAmI paraspara che. jenI pAse saraplasa che te vAparo. ane vadhAre hoya to manuSyamAtrane sukhI karo ne sAruM che ane ethI AgaLa jIvamAtranA sukhane mATe vApare. bAkI skUlomAM Apo, kaoNlejomAM Apo, tenI nAmanA maLaze paNa A sAcuM che. A mahAtmAo tadana sAcA che enI gerenTI ApuM chuM. bhale game tevA haze. paiseTake ochA haze, toya emanI dAnata sApha, bhAvanA ye bahu suMdara che. prakRti to judI judI hoya ja. A mahAtmAo to jIvatA jAgatA deva che. AtmA mahIM pragaTa thayelo che. eka kSaNa paNa AtmAne bhUlatAM nathI. tyAM AtmA pragaTa thayelo che, tyAM bhagavAna che. praznakartA: lokone jamADIe te Uge nahIM ? dAdAzrI : e Uge ne, paNa ahIMnuM ahIM vAha vAha thAya e ja. enuM uparanuM ahIMnuM ahIM maLI jAya che. ane peluM tyAM maLe. vAha vAha nA thAya e tyAM maLe. praznakartA : eTale sAthe laI javAnuM, ema ne ? dAdAzrI : peluM sAthe laI javAnuM, A tame dasa ApyA e sAthe laI javAnA ane ahIM vAha vAha thaI gaI eTale vaparAI gayuM. praznakartA : to kAlathI badhAne jamADavAnuM baMdha karI devuM paDaze. dAdAzrI : tamAre jamADavAnuM e to pharajiyAta ja che. pharajiyAtane to karyA vagara chUTako ja nA thAya. A to evuM che ne, A mahAtmAone jamADajo, bahAranA lokone jamADavuM e judI vastu che. e vAha vAhanuM kAma che. ahIM koI vAha vAha kahevA mATe nathI AvyA. A mahAtmAo to, varlDamAM koI evAM puruSo nathI maLavAnA ke evAM brAhmaNo nathI maLavAnA, ke AvAM hoya, ke jemane kaMI paNa tamAruM levAnI IcchA nathI, kaMI paNa draSTi ja phera nathI e mahAtmAone. A mahAtmAo kevA che, je koI paNa jAtano lAbha uThAvavAmAM nathI, tyAre evA mahAtmAo kyAMthI hoya ?! A to jagata badhuM lAgavALuM, A mahAtmAo to karekTa mANaso. AvAM mANaso ja nA hoyane, A duniyAmAM ja na hoya ! evuM IcchA ja nA hoya ke A DaoNkTara mAre kAmanA che. evuM emanA manamAM vicAre ya nA Ave ane pelA lokone to tarata ja DaoNkTara AvyA, ko'ka dA'Do kAmanA che. eTale mUA zuM A khAlI davA pIvA sAruM ?! sAjo chuM to ya davA pIvA doDe che. A mahAtmAo zuM che e mArA jo zabdo samajene, e bhagavAna jevA che paNa A mahAtmAone khabara nathI. A Amane cA-pANI pAze, jamADaze, khavaDAvaze, moTAmAM moTo yajJa kahevAya, pharsTa koTIno yajJa. baMgaDIo vecIne jamADazene toya bahu sAruM. baMgaDIo zAMti nahIM Ape. mahAtmAnI joDe besIe to dAnata khorI nA hoya. eTale A mahAtmAone to jeTalA jamADAya eTalA jamADa-jamADa karavA. cA pAzo to ya bahu thaI gayuM. AvI samajaNa pADavI paDe ! eka mANasa mane salAha pUchato hato ke mAre ApavA che, te kevI rIte ApavA ? tyAre meM kahyuM, Ane paisA ApavAnI samajaNa paDatI nathI. meM kahyuM, 'tArI pAse paisA che ?" tyAre kahe che, 'hA'. tyAre meM kahyuM, 'AvI rIte Apaje.' huM jANuM ke A mANasa dilano bahu cokhkho ane bhoLA dilano che. ene sAcI samajaNa pADo. vAta ema banI hatI ke ame eka bhAIne tyAM gayelA. emaNe eka
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________________ dAna 55 56 dAna mANasane mane mUkavA mATe mokalyo. khAlI mUkavA mATe ja. pelA DaoNkTarane kahe ke dAdAne gADImAM mUkavA tame nA jazo. huM mUkI AvIza. te mUkavA pUratuM AvyA ne temAM vAtacIta thAya ! e bhAI mArI pAse salAha mAgatA hatA ke mAre paisA ApavA che to kyAM ApavA, kevI rIte ApavA ? 'baMgalo bAMdhyo tyAre to paisA kamAyA hazo.' pachI tyAre kahe, 'baMgalo bAMdhyo, sinemA thiyeTara bAMdhyuM. hamaNe savA lAkha rUpiyA to mArA gAmamAM dAnamAM ApyA che. tyAre meM kahyuM ke 'vadhAre kamAyA ho to ekAda AptavANI chapAvI dejo.' tarata ja e kahe, 'tame kaho eTalI ja vAra. A to mane khabara ja nahIM AvI. mane koI samajaNa pADatuM ja nathI.' pachI kahe che, "A mahinAmAM tarata ja chapAvI daIza.' pachI jaIne pUchavA mAMDyo ke keTalA thAya ? tyAre kahyuM ke, "vIsa hajAra thAya." tarata ja kahe che ke, "ATalI copaDI mAre chapAvI devAnI !" meM utAvaLa karavAnI nA kahI e bhAIne. eTale AvA bhalA mANasa hoya ke jene samajaNa nA paDatI hoya dAna ApavAnI ane eya pUche to ene dekhADIe. ApaNe jANIe ke A bhoLo che. ene samajaNa paDatI nathI to ene dekhADIe. bAkI samajaNavALAne to amAre kahevAnI jarUra nahIM ne ! nahIM to ene duHkha thAya. ane duHkha thAya e ApaNe joItA nathI. ApaNane paisAnI jarUra ja nathI. saraplasa hoya to ja Apajo. kAraNa ke jJAnadAna jevuM koI dAna nathI jagatamAM ! kAraNa ke A jJAnanI copaDIo koI vAMce, emAM keTalo badho pheraphAra thaI jAya. eTale hoya to ApavAnA, nA hoya to ApaNane kaMI jarUra ja nathI tyAM AgaLa ! dAdAzrI : saraplasa to tame Aje Apo ne kAle ciMtA thAya evuM UbhuM thAya e nA kahevAya. haju cha mahinA sudhI ApaNane upAdhi nathI paDavAnI evuM ApaNane lAge to kAma karavuM, nahIM to karavuM nahIM. jo ke A kAma karazo to tamAre upAdhi nahIM jovI paDe. A kAma to enI meLe ja pUrAI jAya che. A to bhagavAnanuM kAma che. je je kare che emanuM ema ne ema sarabhara thaI jAya che. paNa chatAM mAre tamane cetavaNI ApavI joIe. mAre zA hAru tamane kahevuM joIe ke AMdhaLuMbaheruM karajo ? AMdhaLiyA karajo evuM huM zA mATe karavA kahuM ? huM to tamArA hitane mATe cetavuM chuM ke "gayA avatAramAM jo tame ApyuM hatuM, tethI A maLe che atyAre ane atyAre Apaze to pharI maLaze. A to tamAro ja ovaraDrAphaTa che. mAre kazuM levA-devA ya nathI. huM to tamane sArI jagyAe nakhAvaDAvuM chuM, eTaluM ja che." gayA avatAre ApyuM hatuM, te A avatAramAM laIe chIe. kaMI badhAmAM akkala nathI ? tyAre kahe, "akkalathI nathI ApyA. uparathI ja che ! tame benkamAM ovaraDrAphaTa kreDiTa karyo haze, te tamArA hAthamAM ceka Avaze." eTale buddhi sArI hoya ne to pAchuM joInTa thaI jAya badhuM. letAM ya kevI jhINI samajaNa ! ahIM phakta pustako je chapAya e ja ane eTalI khAtarI kharI ke A pustakonA paisA AvI maLaze, enI meLe ja. ene mATe nimitta che pAchaLa, e badhA AvI maLe che. emane kaMI bUma pADavI ke bhIkha mAgavI paDatI nathI. koI pAse mAMgIe to ene duHkha thAya. to kaheze ke ATalA badhA ? "ATalA badhA kahyuM ke tenI sAthe ene duHkha thAya che. evuM ApaNane khAtarI thaI gaIne ? ane koIne duHkha thayuM eTale ApaNo dharma rahyo nahIM. eTale saheje ya ApaNAthI maMgAya nahIM. e pote rAjIkhuzIthI kaheto hoya to ApaNAthI paisA levAya. e pote jJAnadAnane samaje to ja levAya. eTale jeNe jeNe ApyA che ke, te pote jJAnadAna samajIne Ape saraplasatuM ja dAna ! praznakartA : saraplasa kone kahevAya ?
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________________ dAna Avo che mokSamArga ! A bhAI bhelADI detA hatA. te pachI mane pUchatA hatA ke zuM mokSano mArga ? meM kahyuM, " A ja mokSano mArga. AthI bIjo mokSano mArga kevo hoya te ? potAnI pAse hoya e bhelADI devuM mokSane mATe. enuM nAma mokSano mArga. chevaTe to pULo mUkavAno che ne ? chevaTe to mULo mUkIe, darekane mUkyA vagara rahevuM paDe che ? tamane kevuM lAge che ? je pAse che ene bhelADI devuM. ane te sArAM kAma mATe, mokSane mATe agara mokSArthIo, jijJAsuo mATe agara jJAnadAna mATe bhelADI devuM, e mokSano ja mArga. che. enI meLe ja Ape che. atyAra sudhI mAgyuM nathI. ahIM pustaka chapAvyuM hoyane to paisA ApaNA dIpe ne te puNya hoya to ja meLa bese. paisA sArA hoya to ja chapAvAya, nahIM to chapAvAya nahIMne ne e meLa khAya nahIMne ! harIphAI nA hoya ahIM ! ane harIphamAM e bolavAnI jarUra nahIM. A harIphanI lAInavALuM nathI ke ahIM bolI bolyA ke A Amane ghI ATaluM bolyA ne A ATaluM bolyA ! vItarAgone tyAM AvI harIphAI hoya nahIM. paNa A to duSamakALamAM pesI gayuM. duSamakALanAM lakSaNo badhAM. harIphAI karavI e to bhayaMkara roga che. mANasa caDase caDhe. ApaNe tyAM koI evuM lakSaNa nA hoya. ahIM paisAnI mAgaNI nA hoya. dAdAnA hadayanI vAta ! eTalA badhA kAgaLo Ave che ke ApaNe zI rIte pahoMcI vaLavuM e ja muzkelI che eTale have bIjA loko chapAvI leze tyAre. ApaNe to A phrI oNpha kosTa ApIe e pahelI vakhata, pharsTa TAIma. pachI enI meLe loko chapAvI le. A to ApaNuM A jJAna UbhuM thayeluM chene, te bhUsAI nA jAya. eTalA mATe chapAvI nAkhavAnuM ane ko'ka ne ko'ka maLI Ave, enI meLe ja hA pADe. ApaNe tyAM ahIM pharajiyAta vastu nathI. ApaNe tyAM "laoN' nathI. 'no laoN e ja laoN'. vahAlAne vahetuM mUkyuM samAdhi ! samAdhi kyAre Avaze ? saMsAramAM jenI para atizaya vahAla che, e vahetuM mUkavAmAM Avaze tyAre. saMsAramAM zenI para atizaya vahAla che ? lakSmIjI upara. to ene vahetI mUko. tyAre kahe che ke vahetI mUke che tyAre vadhAre ne vadhAre AvavA mAMDI. tyAre meM kahyuM ke, "vadhAre Ave to vadhAre vahetI mUkajo." vahAlI cIjane vahetI mUko to samAdhi thAya.
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________________ prAptisthAna muMbaI : pUjya DaoN. nIrubahena amIna, 904-bI, navInaAzA epArTamenTa, dAdAsAheba phALake roDa, dAdara (se.re.), muMbaI-400014 phonaH (022) 4137616, Mobile: 9820-153953 amadAvAda : zrI dIpakabhAI desAI, pa, mamatApArka sosAyaTI, navagujarAta koleja pAchaLa, usmAnapurA, amadAvAda - 380 014. phonaH (09) 754,408, 7543979, TelIpheksa: 7545420 E-Mail : dimple@ad1.vsnl.net.in vaDodarA : zrI dhIrajabhAI paTela, 'jJAnAMjana', sI-17, pallava pArka sosAyaTI, vI.AI.pI. roDa, kArelIbAga, vaDodarA. phonaH (0265) 441627 rAjakoTa : zrI rUpeza mahetA, e-3, naMdanavana epArTamenTa, gujarAta samAcAra presanI sAme, rAjakoTa. phona : (0281) 234597 surata : zrI viThThalabhAI paTela, 35, zAMtivana sosAyaTI, laMbe hanumAna roDa, paMcaratna TAvara pAchaLa, surata. phona : (0261) 244964 U.S.A. : Dada Bhagwan Vignan Institue : Dr. Bachu Amin, 902 SW Mifflin Rd, Topeka, Kansas 66606. Tel.: (785) 271-0869 Fax : (785) 271-8641. E-mail : amino@attglobal.net Dr. Shirish Patel, 2659 Raven Circle, Corona, Ca 91720 Tel.: (909) 734-4715.Fax: (909) 734-4411 U.K. : Mr. Maganbhai Patel, 2, Winifred Terrace, Enfield, Great Cambridge Road, London, Middlesex, ENI 1HH U.K. Tel: 20 8245-1751 Mr. Ramesh Patel, 636, Kenton Road, Kenton Harrow. Tel.: 20 8204-0746 Fax: 20 8907-4885 E-mail : rameshpatel@636kenton.freeserve.co.uk Canada : Mr. Suryakant N. Patel, 1497, Wilson Ave, Appt.#308, Downsview, Onterio, Toronto. M3M 1K2, CANADA. Tel.: (416) 247-8309 Africa : Mr. Manu Savla, PISU & Co., Box No. 18219, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel:(R) (254119744943(O) 554836 Fax:545237 Internet : WWW.dadashri.org