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________________ 1. dAnavIra jainakulabhUSaNa zeTha zrI mANikacaMda (je. pI.) bhUmikA : A jagatamAM je manuSyo paropakArarata rahIne satkAryomAM potAnI saMpUrNa zaktino upayoga kare che ane sarvatra suyazanI sugaMdha phelAve che teo sAce ja mahAna che. A zatAbdImAM keTalAka evA jaina zreSThIo thaI gayA che jemaNe potAnI dhanasabhyadAno samAjonnatinAM kAryomAM suMdara rIte upayoga karyo ane A rIte jeo zreSTha ane anukaraNIya jIvana jIvI gayA. muMbaInivAsI zrI mANikabaMda hIrAcaMda jauharInI paNa AvA ja zreSThIomAM gaNanA thaI zake. teo potAnI puNyasaMpadA dvArA jaina samAjane aneka rIte lAbhAnvita karatA gayA che. sAmAnya rIte, dhanavAnomAM vilAsitA ane potAnA dhanavaibhavanA abhimAnanuM prAdhAnya hoya che. paraMtu zeThazrI mANikacaMdanA jIvanamAM AnAthI taddana viparIta evAM nirabhimAnatA, udAratA, nirvyasanIpaNuM, karmayogIpaNuM ane dharmaprema daSTigocara thAya che. kuLaparaMparA, janma tathA bALapaNa : zeTha mANikacaMdanA pitAmaha gumAnajI bhIMDara(ji. udepura, rAjasthAna)mAM nivAsa karatA hatA. temane aphINano vepAra hato. vyApAranA vikAsArthe vi. saM. 1840(I. sa. 1783)mAM teo suratamAM AvIne vasyA hatA.
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________________ arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo suratamAM temaNe sAro dhaMdhAkIya vikAsa sAdhyo ane Arthika rIte sudaDhatA prApta karI. teo vIsA humaDa jJAtinA ane maMtrIzvara gotradhArI hatA. mANikacaMdanA pitAzrI hIrAcaMdano janma suratamAM thayo hato ane tyAM ja bALapaNa vItAvI teo dhaMdhAmAM joDAyA hatA. hIrAcaMdanAM lagna 20 varSanI uMmare surata nivAsI vIsA maDa jJAtinI vIjaLIbAI sAthe thayAM hatAM. pati-patnI banne uttama saMsakAra-saMpanna hatAM. vi. sa. 1908 ne Aso vadI 13(dhanaterasa)nA pavitra divase savAre hIrAcaMdajInI dharmapatnI vIjaLIbAInI kukhe mANikacaMdano janma thayo. bALakanI janmapatrikA parathI ja spaSTapaNe jaNAI gayuM hatuM ke te ezvaryavAna ane yazasvI banaze. bALakanuM zarIra paNa suMdara ane cittAkarSaka hatuM. hIrAcaMda bALakane potAnI sAthe maMdiramAM laI jatA ane dharmazikSA ApanA bALaka mANikacaMda zarUAtathI ja vicAravAna ane zAMtipriya hatA. temane motIcaMda tathA pAnAcaMda nAmanA be moTAbhAIo, navalarAMda nAme eka nAnAbhAI tathA hemakumArI ane maMchAkumArI nAmanI be baheno hatI. mANikacaMdanI umara jyAre mAtra 8 varSanI hatI tyAre ja temanI mAtA vIjaLIbAInuM samAdhimaraNa thayuM hatuM. patnInA svargavAsathI hIrAcaMdajIne arthopArjananI sAthe sAthe gharanuM kAmakAja paNa saMbhALavuM paDatuM. AnI asara vepAra para pANa thaI. vepAra maMda thavAthI harAcaMdajIe potAnI putrI hemakumArInI sAthe putro motIcaMda tathA pAnAcaMdane muMbaInA eka jhaverIne tyAM dhaMdho zIkhavA mATe mokalI ApyA. muMbaIgamana tathA motI-jhaverAtanA vepAramAM : mANikacaMde suratamAM gujarAtI pAMcamA dhoraNa sudhInuM zikSaNa lIdhuM. tyAra pachI temanI uMmara 12 varSanI thaI tyAre, vi. saM. 1920nI zarUAtamAM, teo pitA hIrAcaMdanI sAthe surata choDI muMbaI AvIne vasyA. hIrAcaMda jAte ja rasoI banAvI cAreya putrone jamADatA. mANikacaMda eka varSa sudhI eka zarAphane tyAM rahIne hisAbanI paddhati zIkhyA. teo khUba ja pariamI ane jijJAsu hatA, tethI motI parakhavAnI vidyA zIkhavAmAM lAgI gayA. A kAryamAM bahena hemakumArIe paNa temane khUba madada karI. ekAgratA ane athAka prayanathI thoDAka ja vakhatamAM teo motI pArakhavAmAM niSNAta thaI gayA. temanuM A kAma bAramAM paMkAvA lAgyuM. pachI to cAreya bhAIo A kAmamAM nipuNa thaI gayA. temano yaza paNa cAre bAju phelAvA lAgyo. temane sArA pramANamAM kAma paNa maLavA lAgyuM. A cAreya bhAIo khUba ja premathI, ekatApUrvaka A kAma karatA hatA. tyAre bhAI "rAma'nA hulAmaNA nAmathI oLakhAvA lAgyA. bajAramAM cAre bhAI eka dilavALA, imAnadAra, satyavAdI ane vizvAsapAtra gaNAvA lAgyA. cAre bhAIomAM pAnAcaMda ane mANikacaMda vadhAre catura, udyamazIla tathA samajadAra hatA. cAra-pAMca varSa A rIte mahenata karIne temaNe sAruM arthopArjana karyuM. cAre bhAIomAM mANikacaMda sauthI vizeSa dharmapremI hatA. ATha varSanI avasthAthI ja temane maMdiramAM pUjA prakSAlana karavAnI Adata paDI hatI. A Adata muMbaImAM paNa
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________________ dAnavIra jainakulabhUSaNa zeTha zrI mANicaMda (je. pI.) cAlu rahI hatI. dararoja savAre gujarAtI jaina maMdiramAM jaI, snAna karI, pUjAprakSAlana ane japa vage2e karatA. 15 varSanI uMmarathI temaNe niyamita svAdhyAya vagere karavAno paNa prAraMbha karI dIdho. mANikacaMde vi. saM. 1924 sudhI to motI, ratna vage2e pArakhavAnI kAmagIrImAM sArI saMtti ekatra karI lIdhI. AthI temaNe saMvata 1925mAM svataMtra rIte jhaverI tarIkeno vepAra zarU karI dIdho. vIsA hUmaDa digambaromAM sauprathama verAtano dhaMdho zarU karavAnuM zreya temane ja phALe jAya che. cAreya bhAIo potAnI AvakanI amuka TakA rakama dharmAdA khAte vAparatA ane bAkInI rakama pitAjIne soMpI detA. badhA bhAIomAM mANikacaMdajI zeThane dAnanI sarvottama ruci hatI. 11 vi. saM. 1927mAM A bhAIoe muMbaImAM peDhI zarU karavAnuM vicAryuM. mANikacaMda tathA pAnAcaMdane vizeSa puNyAdhikArI ane tejasvI jANIne te bannenAM nAma parathI 'mANikacaMda pAnAcaMda jhaverI' nAmanI peDhIno prAraMbha karyo. thoDAka ja vakhatamAM A peDhIe sArI pratiSThA prApta karI lIdhI. jhaverI kuTuMbano bAhyAMtara vaibhava : pUrvajanmanAM viziSTa puNyonA udayathI, satata udyamazIlatAthI ane pramANikatA temaja nItimattAnAM sarvocca dhoraNone apanAvavAthI thoDAM ja varSomAM zeThajInI peDhInI muMbaImAM, samasta bhAratamAM ane dhIme dhIme videzomAM paNa zAkha vadhavA lAgI. zeTha pAnAcaMda mAla kharIdavAmAM ane mANikacaMda mAla vecavAmAM vizeSa pravINa hatA. mANikabaMda atyaMta satyaniSTha hatA. teo haMmezAM kahetA : 'satya bolo, satya vyavahAra karo, satyathI ja ApaNe rUpiyA kamAIe chIe.'' peDhInI zarUAta thaI tyAre zeTha pAnAcaMda 22 varSanA, mANikacaMda 19 varSanA, motIcaMda 24 varSanA ane navalacaMda 16 varSanA hatA. badhA haLImaLIne khUba niSThApUrvaka kAma karatA, vi. saM. 1932mAM A peDhIne vepAramAM vipula dhanalAbha thayo, AthI paradezamAM paNa A peDhInI zAkhAo kholavAmAM AvI. iMglaeNnDa ane yuropanA anya dezo sAthenA vepAramAM tAra dvArA mAlanuM vecANa thavA lAgyuM. dara aThavADiye pacAsa-pacAsa hajAranAM eka-be pArsalo paradeza jatAM, jenA para bamaNo napho thato. paradezamAM te vakhate hIrAmotI vage2e paheravAno navo zokha jAgyo hato. tethI saLaMga be-traNa varSa paradeza sAthe A pramANe vepAra cAlyo. peDhInI khUba pratiSThA phelAI ane tenA mAlanI suMdaratA ane saphAI sarvatra adritIya gaNAvA lAgI. Ama jyAre A jhaverI kuTuMbamAM eka bAju bAhya vaibhavanI vRddhi thaI rahI hatI tyAre sAthe sAthe vinaya, dAna ane sAdagIrUpI umadA aMtaraMga vaibhavamAM paNa vadhAro thato jato hato. mANikacaMdano svabhAva bIjA bhAIo karatAM vadhAre milanasAra hato, muMbaImAM AjIvikA arthe AvatA jaina bhAIone teo madadarUpa thatA. uttara tathA dakSiNa bhAratanA samasta jaina samAjanI sarvAMgINa unnati thAya tevAM kAryomAM teo udAra dilathI sahakAra ApatA. Ama thoDA ja vakhatamAM mahAna dAnavIra tarIkenI temanI kIrti sarvatra phelAI gaI hatI.
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________________ 12 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo vi. saM. 1935mAM pitA zrI hIrAcaMdane lakavAnI bImArI thaI ane vi. saM. 1937mAM temano svargavAsa thayo. svAbhAvika rIte ja zeTha mANikacaMdane pitAnA svargavAsathI bhAre duHkha thayuM. temanI smRtine kAyamI karavA mATe teoe dAna-dharmanI vizeSa pravRtti karavAno dRDha saMkalpa karyo. dAnapravAhanI sAthe sAthe : dAnazIlatA e gRhasthadharmano mukhya pAyo che. dAna ApanAra puruSanI vizvamAM bhakta ane zUra pachI tarata ja gaNanA thAya che. dhIme dhIme zeTha zrI mANikacaMdanuM eka mahAna dAnezvarI tarIkenuM vyaktitva prakaTa thavA lAgyuM. AjathI Azare 110 varSa upara temaNe karelI mukhya sakhAvato nIce pramANe che : (1) te vakhate aDhI lAkhanI kiMmatanI jyubilI bAga' nAmanI AlIzAna imAratanuM temaNe samAjane dAna karyuM. A imAratanI mAsika bhADAnI Avaka 1100 rUpiyA hatI, (2) potAnA pitAnI smRtimAM 'zeTha hIrAcaMda gumAnacaMda dharmazALA' (hIrAbAga)nA nirmANa mATe temaNe rUpiyA savA lAkhanuM dAna karyuM. A dharmazALAnuM udghATana dinAMka 9-12-1905nA roja sarakArI amaladAro ane jaina-jainapremI janatAnI vizALa hAjarI vacce thayuM hatuM. (3) suratamAM caMdAvADI dharmazALA mATe rUpiyA vIsa hajAranuM dAna. (4) pAlitANAnA maMdira tathA dharmazALA mATe rUpiyA ogaNIsa hajAranuM dAna. (5) digambara jaina DirekTarI mATe rUpiyA doDha hajAranuM dAna. (6) alhAbAdanI borDiMga mATe rUpiyA pacIsa hajAranuM dAna. (7) amadAvAdanI borDiMga ane auSadhAlaya mATe rUpiyA paMdara hajAranuM dAna. (8 ) sametazikharajInA nIrthoddhAra mATe rUpiyA dasa hajAranuM dAna, (9) chappaniyA dukALa vakhate pIDAgrasto mATe rUpiyA pAMca hajAranuM dAna, (10) kolhApuramAM hIrAcaMda gumAnajI vidyAmaMdira mATe rUpiyA bAvIsa hajAranuM dAna. A vidyAmaMdiranuM udghATana I. sa. 1905mAM kolhApuranA mahaoNrAjAe karyuM hatuM. (11) jabalapura borDiMga mATe rUpiyA covIsa hajAranuM dAna, (12) suratamAM kanyAzALA mATe rUpiyA pAMca hajAranuM dAna. (13) AgrAmAM borDiMga mATe rUpiyA cAra hajAranuM dAna. (14) kolhApuramAM caturabhAI sabhAgRha mATe rUpiyA cAra hajAranuM dAna. (15) hubalImAM borDiMga mATe rUpiyA eka hajAranuM dAna. (16) ratalAmamAM borDiMga mATe rUpiyA pacIsa hajAranuM dAna. (17) mUDabadrInA maMdira mATe rUpiyA eka hajAranuM dAna ityAdi.
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________________ dAnavIra jainakulabhUSaNa zeTha zrI maNizcaMda (je. pI.) kauTuMbika jIvana : bAvIsa varSanI uMmare caturmati sAthe temanuM lagna thayuM hatuM. vepAra ane samAjasevA aMgenA vividha kAryonA adhika rokANane lIdhe potAnA kuTuMba sAthe nizcitatAthI samaya gALavAno prasaMga ocho banato. dAMpatyajIvananA phaLarUpe temane maganabAI tathA phalakumArI nAmanI be putrIo ane bIjA lagna dvArA eka putranI prApti thaI hatI. vi. saM. 1937mAM pitAnuM mRtyu thayuM. thoDA ja vakhatamAM putrIne vaidhavya prApta thayuM. tyAra pachI thoDA vakhatamAM ja) temanAM prathama patnIno paNa svargavAsa thayo. prathama patnIthI putraprApti na thaI hovAthI svajanonA Agrahane vaza thaI temaNe bIjuM lagna karyuM hatuM. zeThajInI uMmara 40 varSanI hatI tyAre temaNe muMbaImAM copATI upara rUpiyA doDha lAkhanA kharce "ratnAkara pelesa" nAmanuM bhavya nivAsasthAna banAvaDAvyuM hatuM. A nivAsasthAnamAM temaNe eka aityAlayanuM paNa nirmANa karyuM hatuM. jyArathI teoe hIrAbAga dharmazALA mATe dAna jAhera kareluM tyArathI briTiza sarakAra paNa temanAthI prabhAvita thayelI. tethI dinAMka 14-3-1906nA roja eka bhavya samAraMbha yojIne temane je. pI.nI mAnad padavIthI vibhUSita karavAmAM AvyA. tyAra pachI jaina samAja taraphathI dinAMka 10-2-1910nA roja temane "jaina kulabhUSaNa"nI padavI arpaNa karavAmAM AvI hatI. I. sa. 1911nA DisembarathI lagabhaga be mAsa sudhI teoe brahmadezano pravAsa karyo hato. aMtima be vaSaH zeThajInA jIvananAM aMtima varSomAM eka khUba ja AghAtajanaka banAva banyo. muMbaInI prasiddha spezI baeNnke devALuM kADhyuM, jenA pariNAme zeThajIne sakhata Arthika phaTako paDayo. AnI teonA vyaktitva para jabaradasta asara thaI ane aMte te prANaghAtaka nIvaDI. dinAMka 16-7-1914nA roja teoe savAre pUjA vagere karIne sAMjanA 6-00 vAgyA sudhI hIrAbAgamAM tIrthakSetra kamiTInI oNphisamAM rojidkArya karyuM hatuM. sAMjanA bhojana pachI teo samudrakinAre pharavA gayA hatA ane rAtanA moDe sudhI putra-parivAra sAthe dhArmika zikSaNa aMge vArtAlApa karyo hato. rAtanA 11-00 vAgyA pachI teonI tabiyata ekAeka bagaDI. teoe peTamAM asA pIDA thatI hovAnI phariyAda karI eTale svajanoe DaoNkaTarane bolAvavAnI tajavIja karI. AvI pIDAmAM paNa teo arihaMta-siddhano jApa karatA rahyA ane lagabhaga 2-00 vAge teono AmAM A deha choDI ciraprayANa karI gayo. temanA aMtima dehasaMskAramAM hajAro manuSyoe ane khAsa karIne samasta jaina samAje hAjara rahI teozrIne zraddhAMjalI arpaNa karI. dezamAM bhinna bhinna sthaLoe zokasabhAo yojavAmAM AvI. samAjatinAM vividhalakSI kAryo: muMbaI digaMbara jana sabhAnI sthApanA : vi. saM. 1949mAM temane paMDitavarya guru gopAladAsajI barayAno muMbaImAM samAgama thayo. baraiyAjInI zAstrazailI ane
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________________ arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo vyAkhyAnakaLAthI teo khUba prabhAvita thayA ane baMnee sAthe maLI, samAjano sahakAra meLavI, vi. saM. 1949nA mAgasara suda caudazanA roja muMbaI jaina sabhAnI sthApanA karI. A sabhA aneka prakAranAM dhArmika ane sAmAjika kAryo karatI. jaina pAThazALAo sthApavI, dhArmika jJAnanI parIkSAo levI, upadezako taiyAra karI dharmapracAra karavo, vividha maMdironA zAstrabhaMDAromAM pustaka-saMgraha karavo, tejasvI vidyArthIone skaoNlarazipa ApavI, Ayurvedika auSadhAlayo kholavAM tathA prAcIna tIrthonA uddhAra mATe yogya kAryavAhI karavI vagere A saMsthAnAM mukhya kAryo hatAM. A sabhAnA vi. saM. 1956mAM bharAyelA adhivezanamAM bhinna bhinna prAMtomAM zAkhAo kholavAno nirNaya karavAmAM Avyo hato. A kAryamAM zeThajInA bhatrIjA premacaMda motIcaMda jhaverIe paNa ghaNo sahakAra Apyo hato. 14 "jaina mitra" sAmAyikano prAraMbha : vi. saM. 1956 nA mAgasara vada 10 na divase zeTha mANikacaMde muMbaI jaina sabhAnA mukhapatra tarIke A mAsika patranI zarUAta karI. tenA prathama saMpAdaka tarIke paMDitavarSa gopAladAsajI bayA ane mAlika tarIke zeTha mANikacaMda niyukta thayA. bhAratavarSIya digaMbara jaina tIrthakSetra kamiTInI sthApanA : vi. saM. 1959nA kArataka vada (dinAMka 22-10-1902)nA roja paM. gopAladAsajI baraiyA, bAbu devakumArajI, munazI cAMpatarAyajI vagere mahAnubhAvonAM sahayoga ane preraNAthI, corAsI mathurA khAte bharAyelA bhAratIya digaMbara jaina mahAsabhAnA adhivezanamAM tIrthakSetra kamiTInI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI ane tenA mahAmaMtrIpade zeTha zrI mANikacaMdane cUMTavAmAM AvyA. adp spAAda vidyAlaya, banArasa : vi. saM. 1962nA jeTha suda 10(dinAMka 12-6-1905)nA roja A vidyAlayanI sthApanA thaI. vi. sAM. 1957mAM, vepAradhaMdhAmAMthI nivRtta thayA pachI zeThajIne 1961mAM ujjainanI pratiSThA daramiyAna brahmacArI zItalaprasAdajIno satsamAgama thayo. temaNe zeThajIne saMskRta vidyAnI unnati arthe preraNA ApI. AthI te samayanA akhila bhAratIya staranA jaina agraNIo sarvazrI bAbA bhagIrathajI, gaNezaprasAdajI varNo, pannAlAlajI bAkalIvAla tathA brahmacArI zItalaprasAdajInA sahiyArA udyamathI bhAratanA sarvocca vidyAdhAma evA banArasamAM zeThazrInA varad haste A syAdvAda vidyAlayanuM udghATana karavAmAM AvyuM. chellA poNA saikAmAM A saMsthAe jaina jagatane hajAro vidyArthIo ane seMkaDo ucca koTinA vidvAnonI bheTa ApI che. vidyAno sarvatomukhI pracAra-prasAra : dhArmika vidyAno pracAra-prasAra : A mATe teoe banArasa ane muMbaImAM vidyAlayo sthApyAM tathA te samayanA paMDita nAthurAmajI premI, paMDita pannAlAlajI
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________________ dAnavIra jainakulabhUSAra zeTha zrI mANikacaMda (je. pI.) bAkalIvAla vagere vidvAno pAse uccakoTinA graMtho taiyAra karAvyA. temane te kArya karavAmAM sarva prakAre sahAya karI tathA aneka graMtho kharIdIne bhAratanAM aneka maMdiro ane pustakAlayomAM bheTarUpe mokalyA. copATI, muMbaI khAtenA potAnA aMgata rItyAlayamAM paNa teoe moTuM dhArmika pustakAlaya vasAvyuM hatuM. A uparAMta te samayanA jaina vidyAnA agragaNya vidvAnone paNa vividha prakAre puraskRta karI temane niraMnara preraNA ApatA rahetA hatA. potAnI vidhavA dIkarI maganabAI mATe temaNe e lAlana tathA paM. mAdhavajIne dhArmika zikSaNa ApavA rokathA hanA. laukika zikSaNa : dhArmika zikSaNanI sAthe jo laukika zikSaNa levAmAM na Ave to gRhasthane AjIvikA utpanna karavAmAM muzkelI paDe. A muddAne khyAlamAM rAkhIne teoe samasta bhAratamAM TheraThera chAtrAlayo kholyAM, jemAM muMbaI, amadAvAda, ratalAma, jabalapura, lalitapura, akolA, nAgapura, meraTha, AgrA, lAhora, kolApura, hubalI, sAMgalI, belagAma, beMglora, vagere nagaronAM chAtrAlayo vadhAre prasiddha thayAM. A chAtrAlayomAMthI aneka jaina vidyArthIoe snAtaka ane anusnAtaka DigrI prApta karI. samAjasudhAraka tarIke : te kALe pracalita bALavivAha, kanyAvikraya, nigoLanI saMkIrNatA jevI aneka sAmAjika kurItione dUra karavA mATe tathA strIzikSaNa, jIvadayApracAra, mAMsArityAga vagere mATe paNa teoe khUba jahemata uThAvI hatI. A badhAM sAmAjika kAyomAM brahmacArI zItalaprasAdajI, temanI putrI mahilAratna maganabAI, te vakhatanA agragaNya vidvAno ane vividha sthAnika sAmAjika saMsthAoe temane pUro sahakAra Apyo hato. Ama potAnI vicakSaNanA dvArA samAjanI vikharAyelI zaktine ekatrita karIne teoe racanA kuzaLatA ane udAra nItinuM udAharaNa pUruM pADyuM che. vyakitagata AcArasaMpannatA ane vidyAprema : zeTha mANikacaMdamAM sAdagI, namUnA, karakarAra ane viziSTa parakhazakti jevA aneka guNo to hatA ja, uparAMta teo nyAyapAjita dhana, satya, vyavahAra, kuzIlatyAga ane parigraha parimANa ityAdi zrAvaka dharmanAM vividha aMgonA pAlana viSe khUba deDha hatA. sAMpradAyika saMkIrNatAo temane spazI zakatI nahotI; temAge kholelAM chAtrAlayomAM koI paNa jaina vidyArthI sahelAIthI praveza meLavI zakato. dinAMka 6-ra-1908 nA roja muMbaInA mAdhavabAgamAM zvetAMbara jaina visA zrImALI bhAIonI je sabhA bharAI hatI tenA pramukha tarIke teo cUMTAyA hatA. eka sthAnakavAsI jaina vidArthIne videza javA mATe paNa temaNe sahAya karI hatI. vi. saM. 1957 pachI teoe parigraha-parimANa vrata daDhapaNe grahaNa karI potAnI milakatanI yogya vaheMcaNI karI parama saMtoSa dhAraNa karyo hato ane vadhelI badhI saMpatti samAjane caraNe dharI dIdhI hatI. Ama temaNe samAjasevAnuM vrata dhAraNa karyuM hatuM. duSkALa, dharatIkaMpa ke pUra vagere kudaratI prakopanA kALamAM nAtajAtanA koI paNa bheda vinA teo dAnapravAha vahevaDAvI potAnI sahaja anukaMpA darzAvatA.
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________________ arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo temano vidyAprema addabhuta hato. temaNe svayaM vAMcanathI ane putrI maganabAIne zikhavADavA AvatA vidvAno pAsethI zAstronuM sAruM jJAna prApta karyuM hatuM. prasaMgopAtta teo svAdhyAya-pravacana paNa ApatA. vi. saM. 1955mAM muMbaImAM plega phATI nIkaLayo ane teo surata AvIne be mahinA rahyA tyAre chAtrAlayanA vidyArthIone dhArmika zikSaNa ApatA. upasaMhAra : A pramANe zeTha mANikacaMdanuM jIvana ane kartutva ApaNA mATe preraNAdAyaka che. temanI satata udyamazIlatA, manuSyane pArakhavAnI zakti, samAjane unnata banAvavAnI bhAvanA, akhUTa vidyAprema, sAgara samAna udAra hRdaya, dAnadharmanI atyaMta prIti ane pratIti, satata svArtha tyAga ane paropakAravRtti, potAnA rojabarojanA jIvanamAM sAdAI, saraLatA ane namratAno prayoga, jhaverAta jevA vyavasAyamAM paNa potAnI satyapriyatA ane nItimattAnI uccamAM ucca praNAlikAone jALavI rAkhavAno Agraha ane samasta dezavyApI susaMcAlita saMsthAo pratye, koI paNa prakArano bhedabhAva rAkhyA vinA vipula dAnarAzino dhodha vahevaDAvavAnuM sAhasa ityAdi sadguNomAM temanuM tejasvI vyaktitva prakaTa thAya che. ApaNe paNa temanA sadaguNone anusaravAno prayatna karIe.